Social and Enterprise Development Innovations . Social and Enterprise Development Innovations ( SEDI ) Founded in 1986 , Social and Enterprise Development Innovations ( SEDI ) is a Canadian nonprofit organization dedicated to helping low-income earners gain financial independence through financial literacy , asset building and entrepreneurship . To achieve its goal , SEDI partners with businesses , governments and not-for-profit organizations to find innovative ways to reduce poverty in Canada . SEDI also helps shape Canada ’ s social policies by conducting market and policy research and acting as a knowledge broker between communities and governments . SEDI is unique for its economic development innovations which , by being incorporated into public policies , affect Canadians on a large scale . Financial literacy task force . The included the creation of a financial literacy task force , a measure recommended by SEDI to the government . The independent , multi-sectoral task force will make recommendations to the minister of finance on a national strategy for financial literacy . With this initiative , Canada will join a growing list of countries including the United Kingdom , the United States , Australia and New Zealand that have developed national strategies to improve the financial literacy of their citizens . Canadian Centre for Financial Literacy . In November 2008 , SEDI launched the Canadian Centre for Financial Literacy , a first of its kind in the country . The Centre seeks to partner with businesses , governments and communities across Canada to achieve its goal of increasing the financial literacy of over 230,000 lower-income Canadians by 2013 . According to Statistics Canada , more than 4.7 million Canadians live on a low income . Self-Employment Benefit program . SEDI ’ s early work in the area of self-employment was incorporated into Canada ’ s new Employment Insurance legislation in 1992 , making the Self-Employment Benefit available to unemployed people nationwide . From 1993 to 2005 , under SEDI management , the Self-Employment Benefit program generated over $ 172 million in business revenues and 2,000 new jobs in the city of Toronto alone . Youth Ink . SEDI ’ s Youth Ink program has provided entrepreneurship training to over 250 front-line agents throughout the province of Ontario since March 2006 . These agents have offered self-employment workshops to more than 2,000 youth from 50 communities . `` learn '' $ ave . The 3,609 participants in SEDI ’ s learn $ ave pilot program accumulated personal savings of $ 3.7 million over three years . These savings leveraged over $ 10 million in matched contributions from the federal government , enabling participants to invest in post-secondary education and job training or start small businesses . Independent Living Accounts ( ILA ) . The 100 participants of the 2005 Independent Living Accounts ( ILA ) pilot saved over $ 33,000 in 16 months . The participants ’ savings were matched with funds from the private sector , helping them move from shelters into private rental accommodation . In 2008 , the program was implemented in six shelters across Toronto and received the Vital Ideas Award from the for its lasting impact on the community . Entrepreneurship for people with disabilities . Communities across the Canadian provinces of British Columbia , Alberta , Saskatchewan , Ontario and Nova Scotia are participating in SEDI ’ s program , which offers e-tools for individuals with disabilities who want to start their own business . History . SEDI was founded by Canadian social entrepreneur Peter Nares . In 2008 , Nares was awarded an Ashoka Senior Fellowship for his innovative work in socio-economic development in Canada .
Ray Barretto . Ray Barretto ( April 29 , 1929 – February 17 , 2006 ) was an American Grammy Award-winning conga drummer and bandleader of Puerto Rican ancestry . Throughout his career as a percussionist he played a wide variety of Latin music styles , as well as Latin jazz . His first hit , `` El Watusi '' , was recorded by his Charanga Moderna in 1962 , becoming the most successful pachanga song in the United States . In the late 1960s , Barretto became one of the leading exponents of boogaloo and what would later be known as salsa . Nonetheless , many of Barretto 's recordings would remain rooted in more traditional genres such as son cubano . A master of the descarga ( improvised jam session ) , Barretto was a long-time member of the Fania All-Stars . His success continued into the 1970s with songs such as `` Cocinando '' and `` Indestructible '' . His last album for Fania Records , `` Soy dichoso '' , was released in 1990 . He then formed the New World Spirit jazz ensemble and continued to tour and record until his death in 2006 . Early years . Barretto ( his real name , `` Barreto '' , was misspelled on his birth certificate ) was born on April 29 , 1929 , in New York City . His parents moved to New York from Puerto Rico in the early 1920s , looking for a better life . He was raised in Spanish Harlem and at a young age was influenced by his mother 's love of music and by the jazz of Duke Ellington and Count Basie . In 1946 , when Barretto was 17 years old , he joined the Army . While stationed in Germany , he met Belgian vibraphonist Fats Sadi . However , it was when he heard Dizzy Gillespie 's `` Manteca '' with Gil Fuller and Chano Pozo that he realized his calling . Beginnings as a sideman . In 1949 , when Barretto returned home from military service , he started to visit clubs and participated in jam sessions , where he perfected his conga playing . On one occasion Charlie Parker heard Barretto play and invited him to play in his band . Later , he was asked to play for José Curbelo and Tito Puente , for whom he played for four years . Barretto developed a unique style of playing the conga and soon he was sought by other jazz band leaders . Latin percussionists started to appear in jazz groups with frequency as a consequence of Barretto 's musical influence . Charanga Moderna and rise to fame . In 1960 , Barretto was a house musician for the Prestige , Blue Note , and Riverside labels . He also recorded on Columbia Records with Jazz flautist Herbie Mann . New York had become the center of Latin music in the United States and a musical genre called pachanga was the Latin music craze of the early 1960s . In 1962 , Barretto recorded his first hit , `` El Watusi '' for Tico Records . He was quite successful with the song and the genre , to the point of being typecast ( something that he disliked ) . Boogaloo and early salsa . In 1965 , Barretto signed with the Latin division of United Artists , UA Latino , and began recording a series of albums in the boogaloo genre , which merges rhythm and blues with Latin music . On his album `` El Ray Criollo '' , Barretto explored the modern Latin sounds of New York , combining features of charanga and conjunto to birth a new style which would later be known as salsa . After recording four albums for the United Artists label , Barretto joined the Fania record label in 1967 , and his first recording for the new label was the 1968 album `` Acid '' , which is often cited as one of the most enduring boogaloo albums , with songs such as `` A Deeper Shade of Soul '' . During this period , Adalberto Santiago was the band 's lead vocalist . Success with Fania . In 1972 Barretto 's `` Que viva la música '' was released . `` Cocinando , '' a track from the album , opened the soundtrack of the Fania All Stars film `` Our Latin Thing '' in which Barretto had a role . In 1973 , Barretto recorded the album `` Indestructible '' , in which he played `` La familia '' , a song written by José Curbelo in 1953 and recorded by the sonero Carlos Argentino with the Cuban band Sonora Matancera ; Tito Allen joined as new vocalist . After a number of successful albums , and just as his Afro-Cuban band had attained a remarkable following , most of its members left it to form Típica 73 , a multinational salsa conglomerate . This left Barretto depressed and disappointed with salsa ; he then redirected his efforts to jazz , while remaining as musical director of the Fania All Stars . In 1975 he released `` Barretto '' , also referred to as the `` Guararé '' album , with new vocalists Ruben Blades and Tito Gomez . Barretto played the conga in recording sessions for the Rolling Stones and the Bee Gees . In 1975 , he was nominated for a Grammy Award for the song `` Barretto '' . From 1976 to 1978 , Barretto recorded three records for Atlantic Records , and was nominated for a Grammy for `` Barretto Live ... Tomorrow '' . In 1979 , he recorded `` La Cuna '' for CTI records and produced a salsa record for Fania , titled `` Rican/Struction '' , which was named 1980 `` Best Album '' by Latin N.Y. Magazine , with Barretto crowned as Conga Player of the Year . New World Spirit . In 1990 , Barretto won his first Grammy for the album `` Ritmo en el corazón '' ( `` Rhythm in the Heart '' ) , which featured the vocals of Celia Cruz . His 1968 song `` A Deeper Shade Of Soul '' was sampled for the 1991 `` Billboard '' Hot 100 # 21 hit `` Deeper Shade of Soul '' by Dutch band Urban Dance Squad . Also in the 1990s , a Latin agent , Chino Rodríguez , approached Barretto with a concept he also pitched to Larry Harlow . The idea was `` The Latin Legends of Fania '' , and Barretto , Harlow , Yomo Toro , Pete `` el Conde '' Rodríguez , Junior González , Ismael Miranda , and Adalberto Santiago came together and formed `` The Latin Legends of Fania '' , booked by Chino Rodríguez of Latin Music Booking.com . However , Barretto had to leave the Legends to focus on his new jazz ensemble , New World Spirits , with which he recorded several albums for the Concord Jazz label . In 1999 , Barretto was inducted into the International Latin Music Hall of Fame . Barretto lived in New York and was an active musical producer , as well as the leader of a touring band which embarked on tours of the United States , Africa , Europe , Israel and Latin America . Death . Barretto died of heart failure and complications of multiple health issues on February 17 , 2006 at the Hackensack University Medical Center in New Jersey . His body was flown to Puerto Rico , where Barretto was given formal honors by the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture ; his remains were cremated . As sideman . With Gene Ammons With the Bee Gees With Ray Bryant With Kenny Burrell With Arnett Cobb With Billy Cobham With Celia Cruz With Eddie `` Lockjaw '' Davis With Deodato With Art Farmer With Jimmy Forrest With the Red Garland Trio With Dizzy Gillespie With Al Grey With Slide Hampton With Eddie Harris With Willis Jackson With Clifford Jordan With Yusef Lateef With Johnny Lytle With Junior Mance With Herbie Mann With Jack McDuff With Wes Montgomery With Oliver Nelson With Dave Pike With Michel Sardaby With Johnny `` Hammond '' Smith With Jeremy Steig and Eddie Gómez With Sonny Stitt With Julius Watkins With Weather Report With Frank Wess With Charles Williams
Sakanashi Tunnel . The Sakanashi Tunnel ( 坂梨トンネル `` Sakanashi Tonneru '' ) is a tunnel on the border of Akita Prefecture and Aomori Prefecture on the Tōhoku Expressway . The tunnel crosses Sakanashi Pass of the northern Ōu Mountain Range . Its northbound tunnel is the longest tunnel on the Tōhoku Expressway . Its completion in 1986 was one of the final pieces of the Tōhoku Expressway from Tokyo to Aomori . Description . The northbound bore of the tunnel is long while the southbound bore is long . The northern end of the tunnel sits at above sea level and the southern end sits at . The speed limit in the tunnel is set at 70 km/h . The tunnel is the longest on the Tōhoku Expressway . Alternate route . Prior to the opening of the tunnel the primary high-speed route from Morioka to Aomori was the Michinoku Toll Road . That route is currently being extended to relieve National Route 4 and the Tōhoku Expressway of traffic from Hachinohe to Aomori , via the Hachinohe Expressway , Second Michinoku Toll Road , and Kamikita Expressway . National Route 282 runs parallel to the tunnel , but winds through the mountain pass . History . The Sakanahi Tunnel opened on July 30 , 1986 . This allowed the expressway to open between Kazuno , Akita and Hirakawa , Aomori .
Foreign relations of Latvia . The foreign relations of Latvia are the primary responsibility of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs . Today 's Republic of Latvia regards itself as a continuation of the 1918–1940 republic . After the declaration on the restoration of its full independence on August 21 , 1991 , Latvia became a member of the United Nations on September 17 , 1991 , and is a signatory to a number of UN organizations and other international agreements . Latvia welcomes further cooperation and integration with NATO , European Union , OECD and other Western organizations . It also seeks more active participation in UN peacekeeping efforts worldwide . Council of Europe , CERCO , International Council for the Exploration of the Sea , International Civil Aviation Organization , International Atomic Energy Agency , UNESCO , UNICEF , International Criminal Court , the World Bank , International Monetary Fund , and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development . It also is a member of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe ( OSCE ) and of the North Atlantic Coordinating Council . On 20 September 2003 , in a nationwide referendum , the Latvians voted to join the European Union and Latvia 's EU membership took effect on 1 May 2004 . Latvia became a member state of NATO on March 29 , 2004 . Through its Ministry of Foreign Affairs , Latvia maintains embassies in Argentina , Austria , Belarus , Belgium , Canada , the People 's Republic of China , the Czech Republic , Denmark , Estonia , Finland , France , Germany , Greece , Israel , Italy , Lithuania , Netherlands , Nicaragua , Norway , Poland , Portugal , Russia , South Africa , South Korea , Sweden , Ukraine , the United Kingdom , the United States , and Uzbekistan . It also operates missions to the United Nations in New York City and Geneva , to the European Union , the Chemical Weapons Nonproliferation Organization , the OSCE , NATO , World Trade Organization , and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations . Latvia has a Consulate General in Russia ; Consulates in Belarus and Russia ; Honorary Consulates General in Australia , Cyprus , India , Israel , and Norway ; and Honorary Consulates in Argentina , Australia , Austria , Belarus , Brazil , Canada , Chile , Cyprus , Denmark , Egypt , Finland , France , Georgia , Germany , Greece , Iceland , Ireland , Israel , Italy , Jordan , Kazakhstan , Kyrgyzstan , Lebanon , Luxembourg , Mexico , Moldova , Netherlands , Norway , Pakistan , Philippines , Poland , Singapore , South Africa , South Korea , Spain , Sweden , Switzerland , Thailand , Turkey , and Venezuela . Illicit drugs . Transshipment point for opiates and cannabis from Central and Southwest Asia to Western Europe and Scandinavia and Latin American cocaine and some synthetics from Western Europe to CIS ; limited production of illicit amphetamines , ephedrine , and ecstasy for export .
Piper Anne Wind Campbell . Piper Anne Wind Campbell ( born 1965 ) is an American diplomat . She was the 9th U.S . Ambassador to Mongolia . As of June 2018 , she is the `` Chargé d'affaires ad interim '' at the United States Mission to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations . Campbell was born in Buffalo , New York , in 1965 , the daughter of Gay and David N. Campbell . She attended Nichols School in Buffalo and was inspired to pursue a career in the Foreign Service after a study abroad program in Japan . She obtained a bachelor 's degree from Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in 1988 and joined the Foreign Service in 1989 . Campbell 's early assignments included Manila , Brussels , the State Department 's Operations Center in Washington , DC , and the Department 's Bureau of International Organization Affairs . In 1996 she joined the civil affairs section of a United Nations peacekeeping mission in eastern Croatia and helped open an office of the U.S. Agency for International Development ( USAID ) in Eastern Slavonia , Croatia . In 1999 Campbell took a year 's leave to pursue a master 's degree in Public Administration from the Harvard Kennedy School . Campbell went on to work at the U.S . Missions to the United Nations in New York ( 1999-2002 ) and Geneva ( 2002-2006 ) . From 2006 to 2009 she was the Deputy Chief of Mission in Phnom Penh , Cambodia where she spent almost five months as chargé d'affaires ad interim from August 25 , 2008 , to January 19 , 2009 . She then became Chief of Staff to the first-ever Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Jacob J. Lew ( who later became Treasury Secretary ) , and his successor Thomas R. Nides . From June 2011-June 2012 , Campbell served as the senior civilian representative of the U.S. government in southern Iraq , opening Consulate General Basra on July 5 , 2011 . President Barack Obama nominated Campbell as U.S . Ambassador to Mongolia on March 5 . 2012 and the U.S. Senate confirmed her on June 29 , 2012 . She was sworn in on August 6 , 2012 and presented her credentials to President Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj on August 24 , 2012 . Campbell characterized her tenure in Mongolia as `` steering the U.S. government interaction with Mongolia , driving that relationship through a change , a transition . '' She has stated that there were three main areas upon which she wanted to strengthen ties between the U.S. and Mongolia ; broadening commercial development , military and development cooperation , and cultural cooperation . Campbell 's tour in Mongolia ended in 2015 . She then served as an assistant professor for National Security Studies at the National War College until 2017 . After that she was put in charge of the recruitment and examination of new Foreign Service Officers plus some other internal State Department programs until 2018 .
Rochas . Rochas is a fashion , beauty , and perfume house founded in 1925 by French designer Marcel Rochas ( born 1902 , died 1955 ) the first designer of 2/3-length coats and skirts with pockets . Rochas had been known primarily for its signature perfume , `` Femme , '' which was packaged in a pink box with black lace . The company found recent recognition for its fashion design when it chose Olivier Theyskens as its creative director in 2002 . ( In the years leading to his appointment , its clothes had not been considered notable . ) Theyskens , within his first few months , created an `` entirely new silhouette for the house '' that was French-influenced and elegant . His first full collection , for Fall 2003 , was praised by style.com as `` ravishing '' and `` nothing short of magnificent . '' For the next several years , Rochas continued to garner praise among fashion critics and to attract loyal followers . Rochas ' clients included Nicole Kidman , Jennifer Aniston , Kirsten Dunst , Kate Bosworth , Jennifer Lopez , Rachel Weisz , and Sarah Jessica Parker . In 2006 , the Council of Fashion Designers of America awarded Theyskens the International Award . However , Theyskens ' focus on `` demicouture '' ( special pieces too costly to mass-produce but which may not meet strict couture rules regarding hand-stitching and numbers of fitting ) was questioned by fashion insiders as a viable business strategy . His gowns , some of which were priced upwards of $ 20,000 , were often out of reach for all but the most fabulously wealthy . Theyskens took a purer approach to fashion and did not rely ( like many fashion houses ) on accessory sales and cheaper sister lines for a steady stream of revenue . In July 2006 , Procter & Gamble announced the discontinuation of Rochas ' fashion division , shocking many in the fashion industry . One `` longtime designer , '' commenting anonymously in the New York Times , said of the closure , `` That sort of perfect , made-to-measure business ca n't exist today , which is really too bad . Everything is about business now , and fashion should n't have to follow normal economic models—that 's not the point . What happened to investing in beauty ? '' News emerged in 2008 that there were plans to reopen the fashion house . On November 3 , 2008 , Marco Zanini was named new artistic director for the fashion house . He showed his first collection during Paris Fashion Week in February 2009 . About half a century separate Marco Zanini from the creator and founder of the house , Marcel Rochas . Born in 1971 , Marco Zanini graduated from the Fine Arts Academy of Milan in 1995 . After having been Assistant at Dolce & Gabbana for their ready-to-wear line , he became Donatella Versace 's right arm . He then relaunched the American brand of Halston . Rochas conferred the responsibility of its ready-to-wear collections upon him in 2009 . His ambition to build `` brick by brick '' and season after season the foundations of a renewed House of Rochas , his insistence on making each new collection `` unpredictable '' , confirm the renaissance of Rochas in fashion . In September 2013 , it was confirmed that Zanini would be leaving Rochas after five years with the brand to take on the role of Creative Director at the House of Schiaparelli . He would be replaced by Alessandro Dell'Acqua who currently also designs his own line No . 21 . Dell'Acqua 's first show for Rochas is set to take place in February 2014 . In 2017 Rochas has made their first foray into menswear . In January the formerly only women 's wear oriented label unveiled their first menswear collection , created by French designer Béatrice Ferran .
Roanoke City Council . The Roanoke City Council is the governing body of the city of Roanoke , Virginia . Currently , the council has six members , all elected in an at-large manor , and a mayor elected in an individual election . The city council ’ s duties are primarily legislative . It also oversees financial decisions the city pursues . Council directs affairs of Roanoke by passing ordinances or adopting resolutions . Roanoke uses a weak mayor system in which the mayor is simply the `` first of equals '' on the City Council .
Atagawa Tropical & Alligator Garden . The is a botanical garden with alligators located in the Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park at 971-9 Naramoto , Higashiizu-cho , Kamo , Shizuoka Prefecture , Japan . It is open daily . An admission fee is charged . The garden opened in 1958 . According to Kawata , in 2004 it contained 29 reptile species ( 349 specimens ) in its zoo . The garden also contains a tropical botanical garden and fruit garden heated by hot spring water , with a lotus greenhouse ( giant lotus , etc . ) , main greenhouse ( hibiscus , orchid , etc . ) and annex greenhouse ( banana , papaya , pineapple , etc. ) . Other plants include bougainvillea .
Vinia Mojica . Vinia Mojica is a singer-songwriter from Queens , New York , United States of America . She is best known for her collaborations with the Native Tongues collective and other hip hop artists . Life and career . Her recording career began in 1989 with the song `` Acknowledge Your Own History '' , from the Jungle Brothers ' 1989 album `` Done By the Forces of Nature '' . It would be the beginning of her association with the Native Tongues Posse - which would produce De La Soul 's 1991 hit `` A Roller Skating Jam Named `` Saturdays '' '' - and continue with A Tribe Called Quest and later with its second generation of Mos Def , Talib Kweli , Hi-Tek and Common . Mojica also made numerous appearances on Heavy D 's album `` Nuttin ' But Love '' ( 1995 ) and his 1997 single , `` Water Bed Hev '' ; collaborated with French hip hop group Alliance Ethnik in 1995 and 1998 ; and made guest appearances on albums by Heltah Skeltah , Rahzel , and Pete Rock . Outside of hip hop , she has also recorded and performed with Mary J. Blige , Youssou N'Dour and Arto Lindsay , as well as downtempo artists like Cibo Matto , DJ Spinna , and , in 2005 , Jneiro Jarel . In 2002 Mojica collaborated with French hip hop and electro artist DJ Mehdi ( credited as Espion ) on `` Anything Is Possible '' , a track later remixed by Château Flight . In 2003 , Mojica finally released her debut single , `` Guilt Junkie '' ( with the B-side `` Sands of Time '' ) .
Lilac chaser . The chaser effect results from the phi phenomenon illusion , combined with an afterimage effect in which an opposite , complementary , colour—green—appears when each lilac spot disappears ( if the discs were blue , one would see yellow ) , and Troxler 's fading of the lilac discs . History . The illusion was created by Jeremy Hinton some time before 2005 . He stumbled across the configuration while devising stimuli for visual motion experiments . In one version of a program to move a disc around a central point , he mistakenly neglected to erase the preceding disc , which created the appearance of a moving gap . On noticing the moving green-disc afterimage , he adjusted foreground and background colours , number of discs , and timing to optimise the effect . In 2005 Hinton blurred the discs , allowing them to disappear when a viewer looks steadily at the central cross . Hinton entered the illusion in the ECVP Visual Illusion Contest , but was disqualified for not being registered for that year 's conference . Hinton approached Michael Bach , who placed an animated GIF of the illusion on his web page of illusions , naming it the `` Lilac Chaser '' , and later presenting a configurable Java version . The illusion became popular on the Internet in 2005 . Explanation . These effects combine to yield the remarkable sight of a green spot running around in a circle on a grey background when only stationary , flashing grey spots have been presented . Psychophysics . , no systematic study of the stimulus properties of the illusion had been published . Hinton optimised the conditions for all three aspects of the illusion before releasing it . He also noted that the colour of the green disc could be outside the colour gamut of the monitor on which it was created ( because the monitor never displays the green disc , only lilac ones ) . Michael Bach 's version of the illusion allows viewers to adjust some aspects of the illusion . It is simple to confirm that the illusion occurs with other colours , and that Troxler fading is enhanced by reducing the saturation of the discs . Other effects . It is not necessary to fixate the black cross for the effects to occur . As long as the eyes are held steadily on any point of the figure , even the centre of one of the discs , the illusion will occur . If instead of fixating the black cross , one follows the moving gap with one 's eyes , one will see only a moving gap and 12 lilac discs rather than a single green disc . This is because the green disc arises as an afterimage , requiring the eyes to be held steadily to occur , and the disappearance of the lilac discs is from Troxler 's fading , also requiring the eyes to be held steadily to occur . Moving the eyes prevents the formation of afterimages and the occurrence of Troxler 's fading . If after looking at the effect for 5 minutes or so , one moves one 's eyes elsewhere ( e.g. , to another point on the figure or to a blank sheet of white paper ) , one will see a stationary ring of 12 green discs that will fade after a short time . These green discs are the afterimages of the 12 lilac discs . If one watches the illusion for long enough to see only the green disc and then moves away from the computer screen while keeping the eyes on the cross , one sees larger green spots outside a ring of lilac spots with a smaller green disc running around them . The smaller green disc may merge briefly with the outer green spots , making the spots appear to be radial blobs . The outer green spots soon fade . These outer green spots are afterimages that appear larger because of Emmert 's law : the size of an afterimage becomes larger as its viewing distance is increased . They are outside because moving away from the computer screen has decreased the visual angle of the lilac spots . They fade because the lilac discs that constantly refresh the green afterimages are now projected onto a different part of the retina . If one moves towards the screen , the effects are opposite . If one closes the right eye and moves close to the stimulus so that the nine-o'clock disc falls in the blind spot , one sees that the movement is no longer smooth . There is a noticeable pause when the disappearance of the disc occurs on the region of the retina having no rods or cones . This suggests there are limits to the filling-in that normally prevents us from noticing a black hole in our visual fields at the location of the blind spot .
Countess Henriette Charlotte of Nassau-Idstein . Henriette Charlotte of Nassau-Idstein ( 9 November 1693 - 8 April 1734 ) , was a German noblewoman member of the House of Nassau and by marriage Duchess of Saxe-Merseburg . Born in Idstein Castle , Idstein , she was the fourth of twelve children born from the marriage of George August , Count and since 1688 Prince of Nassau-Saarbrücken-Idstein and Henriette Dorothea of Oettingen-Oettingen . From her eleven older and younger siblings , only four survived to adulthood : Christine Louise ( by marriage Princess of East Frisia ) , Albertine Juliane ( by marriage Hereditary Princess of Saxe-Eisenach ) , Auguste Fredericka ( by marriage Princess of Nassau-Weilburg ) and Johannette Wilhelmine ( by marriage Countess of Lippe-Detmold ) . Life . In Idstein on 4 November 1711 , Henriette Charlotte secretly married Maurice Wilhelm , Duke of Saxe-Merseburg . After eight years of childless union , on 23 June 1720 the Duchess gave birth a daughter , Fredericka Ulrike , who died within hours . Although officially appears as the Duke 's daughter , is highly probable that she was product from the affair of her mother with Friedrich Carl von Pöllnitz , Henriette Charlotte 's `` Hofmarshal '' and lover for several years . After her husband 's death in 1731 , Henriette Charlotte retired to Delitzsch Castle , Delitzsch , where she openly lived with von Pöllnitz until her death three years later , aged 40 . She was buried in the `` Stadtkirche SS Peter und Paul '' , Delitzsch .
Fazilka ( Lok Sabha constituency ) . Fazilka was a Lok Sabha parliamentary constituency in Punjab , India until 1967 . Later parts of it came under the newly devised Firozpur ( Lok Sabha constituency ) .
The Prisoner of Zenda ( 1952 film ) . `` The Prisoner of Zenda '' is a 1952 film version of the classic novel of the same name by Anthony Hope and a remake of the famous 1937 film version . This version was made by Loew 's and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer , directed by Richard Thorpe and produced by Pandro S. Berman . The screenplay , attributed to Noel Langley , was nearly word-for-word identical to the one used in the 1937 Ronald Colman version , which was by John L. Balderston , adapted by Wells Root , from the Hope novel and the stage play by Edward Rose , with additional dialogue by Donald Ogden Stewart . The film stars Stewart Granger , Deborah Kerr , and James Mason ( with Louis Calhern , Robert Douglas , Jane Greer and Robert Coote ) . Alfred Newman 's 1937 music score was adapted by Conrad Salinger , since Newman was unavailable to work on the film ; and the cinematography by Joseph Ruttenberg . The art direction was by Cedric Gibbons and Hans Peters and the costume design by Walter Plunkett . The silent film versions , `` The Prisoner of Zenda '' ( 1913 ) starred James K. Hackett and Beatrice Beckly and `` The Prisoner of Zenda '' ( 1922 ) starred Lewis Stone and Alice Terry . A comedy version `` The Prisoner of Zenda '' ( 1979 ) starred Peter Sellers and Lynne Frederick . Plot . In June 1897 , English gentleman Rudolf Rassendyll ( Granger ) takes a fishing vacation in Ruritania , a small kingdom in the Balkans . While there , he is puzzled by the odd reactions of the natives to him . Rassendyll discovers why when he meets Colonel Zapt and Captain Fritz von Tarlenheim . Zapt introduces him to the soon-to-be-crowned king , Rudolf V , who turns out to be not only his distant relative , but also looks just like him ( except for the Englishman 's mustache ) . The king , surprised at first , takes a great liking to the Englishman , and invites him to stay at the royal hunting lodge . They celebrate their acquaintance by drinking late into the night . Rudolf is particularly delighted with a bottle of wine given to him by his scheming half-brother , Duke Michael ( Douglas ) , so he drinks it all himself , and he soon passes out . The next morning brings a disastrous discovery : the wine was drugged . Rudolf can not be awakened , and if he can not attend his coronation that day , Michael will try to assume the throne as Regent . It is revealed that Michael is bitter that , because his mother was not of royal blood , the younger Rudolf is the heir to the kingdom . Zapt is able to convince a reluctant Rassendyll to impersonate Rudolf for the ceremony . Rassendyll meets Rudolf 's betrothed , Princess Flavia ( Kerr ) . She had always disliked her cousin Rudolf , but now finds him greatly changed , very much for the better . As they spend time together , they begin to fall in love . With the coronation accomplished , Rassendyll returns to resume his real identity , only to find the king has been kidnapped by Rupert of Hentzau ( Mason ) , Michael 's charmingly amoral henchman . Rassendyll is forced to continue the impersonation while Zapt searches for Rudolf . Michael can not denounce the masquerade without incriminating himself . Help comes from an unexpected quarter . To be king , Michael must marry his cousin Flavia . Rupert sets a trap for Rassendyll and arrives with 2 other men to kill him . But before Rupert arrives , Antoinette de Mauban ( Greer ) , Michael 's jealous French mistress , slips in and reveals to Rassendyle that ( 1 ) it is a trap to kill him , and ( 2 ) that the king is being held in Michael 's castle near Zenda and promises to help rescue him . Since Rudolf would be executed at the first sign of a rescue attempt , she proposes that one man swim the moat and hold off his would-be assassins , while loyal troops storm the castle . With the help of Antoinette and Captain Fritz von Tarlenheim , Rassendyll escapes After meeting with Rupert where he offers Rassendyll 100,000 pounds to leave ( and having Fritz and Col Zapt killed ) , Rassendyll , Fritz , and Col Zapt plan a rescue . Rassendyll decides that he is that man to swim the moat , over Zapt 's strenuous objections . Their carefully laid plans go awry when Michael finds Rupert trying to seduce his mistress . After Rupert kills him , a heartbroken Antoinette blurts out just enough to alert Rupert to danger . Rassendyll fights and kills the guards , but must engage in a prolonged duel with Rupert while at the same time trying to lower the drawbridge to let Zapt and his men inside . When he finally succeeds , Rupert flees . Rudolf is restored to his throne . Rassendyll tries to persuade Flavia to leave with him , but her devotion to duty is too great , and their parting , while loving , is bittersweet . Background and production notes . This version of `` The Prisoner of Zenda '' used the same shooting script as the 1937 David O. Selznick film directed by John Cromwell and starring Ronald Colman and Madeleine Carroll . Slight variations in the screenplay were added by Noel Langley . In addition to the dialogue , the same film score , composed by Alfred Newman for the 1937 version , was also used for this version . A comparison of the two films reveals that settings and camera angles , in most cases , are the same . According to a `` Hollywood Reporter '' news item , MGM was to pay Selznick USD $ 225,000 for the remake rights to the novel and the play by Edward Rose . In 1999 , blacklisted writer Donald Ogden Stewart , who was credited with additional dialogue on the 1937 production , was given a restored credit for the 1952 film . Director Richard Thorpe and producer Pandro S. Berman had previously collaborated on `` Ivanhoe '' ( 1952 ) and , in addition to `` The Prisoner of Zenda '' , would go on to team up again in `` All the Brothers Were Valiant '' ( 1953 ) , `` Knights of the Round Table '' ( 1953 ) , `` The Adventures of Quentin Durward '' , ( 1955 ) and `` Jailhouse Rock '' ( 1957 ) Reception . According to MGM records the film earned $ 2,078,000 in North America and $ 3,550,000 elsewhere , making an overall profit of $ 1,759,000 . The film was a hit in France , with admissions of 2,415,938 .
Stadsomroep Den Haag . Stadsomroep Den Haag is a Dutch local radio and TV broadcasting service in The Hague region . It operates the media channels Den Haag FM , radio Den Haag Totaal , and Den Haag TV . Since 2011 Stadsomroep Den Haag collaborates with Omroep West . Its website features its broadcasts in full HD and audio twenty-four hours a day . Den Haag TV is the local television channel from The Hague . It 's based on what goes on in the city . Items about recreation , culture , news from the local neighborhood everywhere from town and a daily local news service . Also local musicians , hiphop-artists , and singer-songwriters have a stage at Den Haag TV . Den Haag FM Is the local radio from The Hague . It plays most music from the 00 's and nowadays . It 's a fresh and modern city radio . It is also broadcast at Den Haag TV . Den Haag Totaal Is a local cable radio only received in The Hague . It plays 24H non-stop music from the 70 's till the 00 's .
Everworld . `` Everworld '' is a fantasy novel series written by K. A. Applegate and published by Scholastic between 1999 and 2001 . It consists of twelve books and a companion music CD titled `` The Everworld Experience '' . Old-Worlders . The Old-Worlders are people who do not live in Everworld and who live Vikings . The Vikings are very similar to their real world counterparts , but in many ways are easier to relate to than other groups of people . A mixture of farmers , craftsmen and warriors that glorify battle , but are trustworthy allies . Among the peoples of Everworld they are easy to get along with and motivate into needed action instead of bickering amongst themselves . They are also the most cosmopolitan of Everworld humans , as they readily accept people of other races into their ranks ( African , Asian , etc . ) They worshiped Loki for an unknown period of time when he overthrew Odin and other major gods such as Thor and Balder disappeared . Aztecs . The Aztecs , in their `` Everworld '' incarnation , are portrayed as an utterly savage and barbaric society . They are first encountered at the end of the first book , `` Search for Senna '' . The Aztecs are known by many names in Everworld , including `` The Blood-Drinkers , '' `` The Mexica , '' and `` The Heart Eaters . '' Some groups worship Huitzilopoctli , while others worship Quetzalcoatl . Coo-Hatch . The Coo-Hatch are strange creatures from an alien world who abandoned their gods after their God of the Flame and Goddess of the Ore brought them to Everworld against their will . A majority of the Coo-Hatch seem to be disillusioned by their deities and Everworld and want to go back to their realm . They often ally themselves with whomever they believe can achieve this goal . They have large red eyes with blue pupils , two main arms as well as two smaller arms that have more dexterity and are on the sides of their faces . Their mouths are long and tapered . Juvenile Coo-Hatch are small and flighted with needle-like mouths . The juveniles are very fast fliers , covering a space of 20 feet in the length of a human blink . The Coo-Hatch are also master metal forgers and can create blades sharp enough to cut through any known material ; they use this skill to make small , accurate throwing blades and metal tools . In exchange of April 's chemistry book , the Coo-Hatch improve Jalil 's pocket knife to their quality of metal , giving them a small blade that can cut through anything , the group dubbing it `` Excalibur '' . The Coo-Hatch had no knowledge of guns or explosives prior to the exchange . The Coo-Hatch used the textbook to develop primitive cannons . The Coo-Hatch then aided the Hetwans in almost taking over Mt . Olympus . Later , some of the tribes of the Coo-Hatch team up with the protagonists and develop cannons to use in an assault on the Hetwans ( which supposedly takes place after the series end ) . Their one true desire is to go back to their forges on their home world , which they can not do without a gateway like Senna or her mother . Though this plot was not built upon later in the series , Senna 's mother was sought out to send them back to their world . Hetwan . The Hetwan are large , sentient insectoid aliens that seem to exist as a collective hive rather than as a group of individuals . Male Hetwan consist of two arms , a pair of wings , fly-like eyes , and three constantly moving claws near their mouths . The claws are used to grasp a tube that is then used to project the Hetwan 's acidic saliva . They continue moving at a slower pace after death . Female Hetwan are flying translucent sacks of organs . They travel in packs , where , upon encountering male Hetwan , they are savagely torn apart , thus birthing perhaps a dozen Hetwan on the waist of the male . The Hetwan worship Ka Anor , the dread god of terror , and serve his will to devour all the gods in Everworld . Though aliens , the Hetwan have no high-tech weaponry . They do , however , wield devices similar to long straws ( nicknamed `` Super-Soakers '' by the main characters ) , out of which they shoot a burning , venomous acid . The Hetwan themselves seem to feel no fear of death or anything . As repeatedly stated by them they exist merely to serve Ka Anor and are absolutely loyal to him . The Hetwan live in a great city that resembles a giant needle sticking out of a pit ( referred to by Chris as `` Junkie Dreamland '' ) , with an assortment of strange creatures from their home world . The main characters often fight against the Hetwan . Because Ka Anor intends to eventually kill and consume all of Everworld 's gods , most of the peoples of Everworld would be considered enemies of the Hetwan , although they generally seek to appease them out of fear of destruction . Little is known about the Hetwans ' life before Everworld , but like all alien species ( those not from human mythology ) , they were brought there from another world ( not `` our '' world ) by their particular deity , the dread-god Ka Anor . They then began to conquer everything they came across , while collecting gods for their deity to consume . The Hetwan kingdom in Everworld alternates between perfectly hemispherical hills and gullies , giving a scooped-out appearance . The alien trees make strange musical sounds . The Hetwan capital , where Ka Anor resides , is a massive tower ( dubbed `` Junkie Dream Mountain '' for its needle-like appearance ) in the middle of a lava and glass filled crater . The only transportation across this gulf is by means of the `` Red Wings '' , giant insects that can carry passengers . Knights . The knights are classic men of chivalry . Self-described as `` creatures of myth and legend '' , their main pastimes seem to be slaying dragons , rescuing young girls , and feasting . Despite witnessing April taking out several trolls , the knights still believe that women should act `` womanly '' —no fighting , allowing themselves to be looked over and pampered . They are very brave and value honor highly . The knights met in the series were all surviving members of the Knights of the Round Table such as Galahad . While they had not aged since entering Everworld they lack the immortality of many other beings . Merlin is often allied with these beings . Eunuchs . The eunuchs in Everworld are male warriors with big , muscular bodies but with high-pitched voices ; this is because they were castrated before they reached puberty . The symbol on their breastplates is a bloody dagger with two red diamonds . They always say `` jewels '' when referring to testicles . The eunuchs guard the City of Hel ( known only as `` Her City '' ) , kidnapping men to inhabit it as Hel 's personal harem . ( Why Hel 's harem requires eunuchs is never explained , but perhaps indicates that her powers over or interest in castrated males is reduced or nonexistent . ) Fairies . The fairies share some characteristics with the wood nymphs . Like nymphs , they are about four feet tall and rather thin . Fairies can move quickly when necessary , though not as quickly as nymphs can . Unlike the fairies commonly portrayed , they do not have wings . Their typical attire is a leather tunic and a tight helmet , and their main weapons are arrows and swords . Different colored tunics signify different jobs within Fairy Land ; for example , a fairy wearing a dark blue tunic is part of the fairy version of the IRS and goes around making notes on the various stands within the city , while a fairy in a black tunic is part of the police force . Fairies in Everworld , also called `` leprechauns '' , are known for their cupidity -- -Fairy Land , which is very pristine and clean compared to other parts of Everworld , serves as a kind of economic center for the entire world . It has a King and Queen ; though it is unclear who has official power , the Queen is portrayed as the brains of the two . Greeks . In the books , the Greeks are battling the Hetwan to keep Ka Anor from conquering Mount Olympus . They live in the land surrounding the Everworld equivalent of Mt . Olympus . They worship Zeus along with the other Olympian gods such as , Ares , Hera , and Athena . Among the gods of Everworld , Olympus is implied to be one of the most powerful places due to the large number of gods living there . Athena is one of the few gods who not only acts in a sane manner , but also aides the protagonists in their quest . Egyptians . The Egyptians are a reactionary race living along the Nile . Due to centuries of ritual and inbreeding the Egyptian culture became weak . The Amazons , led by Pretty Little Flower used this to their advantage and proceeded to subjugate and loot Egypt . This ended when the crocodile god Sobek freed the capital and killed Pretty Little Flower , becoming Lord of all Egypt . The rest of the Egyptian gods had become living statues due to their long lives and dedication to ritual . Dwarves . Dwarves are a mountain dwelling race . Dwarves stand about four feet tall with extremely stocky builds . Most dwarves have long hair and beards . They are generally seen with chainmail and some sort of weapon . While most dwarves seen are men , often women are mistaken for men , due to their masculine appearance . They are skilled in both mining and blacksmithing . The dwarves are led by King Baldwin , who resides in his capital of Daggermouth . Beneath Daggermouth is a mining complex known as the Five Hills , each of which produce a different kind of metal . They are known to have close relations to the Vikings , as is evidenced by their metalwork in Viking ships , as well as their reverence for Thor and Baldur . Mermaids . Mermaids are ruled by Neptune . In the book , there are Mermen as well . The Mermen act as guards and are part of Neptune 's army . The Mermaids swim around topless , and much to Christopher 's delight , their hair rarely manages to cover their nudity . They live underwater in the Roman version of Atlantis . Atlanteans . A technologically advanced race living under the Everworld 's ocean . They are led by Jean-Claude LeMieux , who serves as mayor of the city . There is Roman and a Greek version of the city . Irish . In the books , the Irish have embraced technology faster than any other people ; in one of their cities , they have electricity and cable cars . This is believed to come to some degree from the telegraph that the main characters brought to Everworld , but also from the goddess Brigid . Their knowledge also may have come from the Druids , who are ordered by colors ; the `` yellow '' druids being those in the study of electricity and technology . The lands of the Irish are protected by the Fiannans , a special order of knights . They are ruled by a number of kings who are ruled by a high king . Merlin is closely allied with them and they attribute his wisdom to maintaining peace in their land for over two hundred years . Sennites . The Sennites are a group of white supremacists Senna brought over from the real world . With modern weapons , they are a force to be reckoned with . At the beginning of the final book , `` Entertain the End '' , with Senna dead , David and the others wonder if the Sennites might forge an alliance with Ka Anor ; this forces the four to make a deal with the gods in order to stem the threat .
Ferrari 312T . The Ferrari 312T was a Ferrari Formula One car design , based on the 312B3 from 1974 . In various versions , it was used from 1975 until 1980 . It was designed by Mauro Forghieri for the 1975 season and was an uncomplicated and clean design that responded to mechanical upgrades . The 312T series won 27 races , four Constructors ' and three Drivers ' Championships , and was replaced for the 1981 season by the 126 C , Ferrari 's first turbocharged F1 car . Mechanical configuration . The car was powered by the powerful and ultra reliable flat-12 engine which gave around 510 bhp . The T in the name stood for `` trasversale '' or 'transverse ' five speed gearbox ahead of the rear-axle line , improving the car 's handling characteristics , which had been the downfall of its predecessor . 312T . The development of the 312T began in 1974 , as it became apparent that problems with the handling of the then current 312B3 chassis could not be solved , and a radical re-think was required . As with all Ferrari F1 cars of this era , the design of the new model was led by Mauro Forghieri . The car was constructed with aluminium panels over a tubular steel spaceframe , as was typical in F1 at the time , but featured a large number of new design features , the most interesting of which was the transverse-mounted gearbox – the T in the car 's name stood for `` Trasversale '' . The gearbox design allowed it to be positioned ahead of the rear axle , in order to give a low polar moment of inertia . The suspension was also significantly different from that of the 312B3 , and the front of the chassis was much narrower . The handling of the car was found to be inherently neutral , not suffering from the persistent understeer which blighted the 312B3 . Niki Lauda tested the car extensively during the off season , ready for a full-on championship challenge . The first 312T was completed in the autumn of 1974 , and unveiled to the press in Modena after the end of the 1974 season . However , the team used the old 312B3 at the first two races of the 1975 season , and it was not until the South African Grand Prix the 312T received its race debut . The car 's performance at its debut race was disappointing , with Clay Regazzoni 's car being set up incorrectly , and Niki Lauda 's suffering from a lack of power . A subsequent test of Lauda 's engine proved that there was a technical problem . The 312T was tested alongside the 312B3 at Fiorano , proving conclusively that the newer car was faster , and indeed it went on to win its next race , the non-championship International Trophy race , with Lauda at the wheel . In the world championship , after the slow start to the season in which Brabham , Tyrrell and McLaren put up strong competition , Lauda won 4 out of 5 races mid season before snatching the title at Monza by finishing third , whilst Clay Regazzoni 's win in that race secured Ferrari its first Constructors ' Championship since 1964 . Lauda went on to win the US Grand Prix at season 's end , confirming Ferrari 's superiority in 1975 . The Formula 1 technical regulations were changed for the 1976 season – from the Spanish Grand Prix in May , the tall air boxes which had become popular would be banned . The rules therefore allowed Ferrari to continue to use the 312T for the opening 3 races of the 1976 season ( Lauda won the first two and Regazzoni the third ) , before the introduction of its successor , a revised version called the 312T2 . Five 312T chassis were used in races ( chassis numbers : 018,021,022,023,024 ) . The car 's final world championship race was at the 1976 United States Grand Prix West . 312T2 ( 1976 ) /312T2B ( 1977-1978 ) . The 312T2 was launched at Fiorano and featured a number of modifications over the 312T . In order to comply with the revised aerodynamic rules , the car no longer featured an airbox behind the cockpit . Instead `` NACA shaped '' air intakes were incorporated into the cockpit sides , feeding air into each cylinder bank of the flat 12 engine . At 2560mm , the wheelbase was 42mm longer than that of the 312T . At the time of launch , the car also featured some notable mechanical modifications , including a de Dion rear suspension arrangement , although this was abandoned after extensive testing , in favour of a more conventional suspension set up . The 312T2 was given its race debut at the non-championship Brands Hatch Race of Champions in March 1976 and was first used in a world championship race in May at the Spanish Grand Prix . The 312T2 was , if anything , more successful than the 312T . Lauda was comfortably leading the world championship after another 3 wins , when at the 1976 German Grand Prix at Nürburgring he had a massive accident caused by a suspected rear suspension failure . In the aftermath he nearly burned to death , but was miraculously back to racing just 6 weeks later . Lauda conceded the title by just a single point to James Hunt , but the 312T2 's superiority helped Ferrari win its second consecutive constructors ' title . The 312T2 was uprated to B-spec for the 1977 season . At the early races the cars were little different from the 1976 specification cars , indeed two of the 1976 cars ( chassis 026 and 027 ) were used in the early races . One of the few visible changes was the addition of Fiat logos to a Ferrari F1 car for the first time . Lauda was unhappy with the performance of the car at the first two races of 1977 , and led an extensive test programme to develop the car in the weeks between the Brazilian and South African grands prix . These tests resulted in the introduction of several changes to the car , including a new rear wing , revised bodywork and suspension . Lauda went on to win the South African race , albeit in tragic circumstances , his car heavily damaged by debris from Tom Pryce 's fatal accident . Over the course of the season , three new cars were constructed ( chassis numbers 029,030 & 031 ) and the car 's development continued . Several different noses and rear wing profiles were used , some especially tailored for specific circuits , and numerous changes were made to the suspension and rear bodywork . One of the problems Ferrari had with the 312T2B in 1977 was that the Goodyear tyres were increasingly unsuited to the car . As Goodyear continued to develop the tyres to cope with the high downforce of the Lotus 78 , it became more difficult for the Ferrari ( with less downforce ) to build up sufficient tyre temperatures . However , despite its problems , the 312T2B was good enough to win the Drivers ' Championship for Lauda , who won more through the car 's reliability than outright speed . He took 3 wins , while Reutemann won once . The Constructors ' Championship was also secured for a third successive season before Lauda walked out on the team before season 's end . He was replaced by the fiery Canadian Gilles Villeneuve but Villeneuve could not get a handle on the T2B , as its neutral handling did not suit his oversteering driving style . The 312T2B was used for the first two races of 1978 , before being replaced by the 312T3 . 312T3 . The 312T3 was introduced for Villeneuve and Reutemann at the third race of the 1978 season . The car featured the same flat 12 engine as had been used since 1970 , albeit tuned to give around 515 bhp . The chassis was completely new , with a new monocoque structure and a different suspension arrangement , designed to work with the Michelin tyres . The bodywork visibly very different , with a flatter top to the body , allowing improved air flow to the rear wing . All the hard work came to nothing though as the pioneering Lotus 79 ground effect `` wing car '' took on and beat all comers with ease that season , and Ferrari were left to pick up the pieces of any Lotus failures . Reutemann won 4 races , whilst Villeneuve won for the first time at the final race , his home race in Canada , but it was more a season of consolidation . Reutemann moved to Lotus for 1979 , replaced by Jody Scheckter . Ferrari was 2nd in the Constructors ' Championship . 312T4 . In 1979 , a significant amount of progress was made in aerodynamics and to challenge Lotus , Forghieri realised he had to follow their lead and design a ground effect car for 1979 . The 312T4 , introduced at the 1979 South African Grand Prix was closely based on the 312T3 . Its origins placed restrictions on the aerodynamic design since the T series had never been designed with ground effect in mind . The 312T4 monocoque was designed to be as narrow as possible , to take advantage of ground effects , but this was limited by the width of the flat 12 engine . The car was extremely reliable and it won 6 races in 1979 , three each for Villeneuve and Scheckter . Other solid placings helped Ferrari win its fourth Constructors ' Championship in 5 seasons and Scheckter his only Drivers ' Championship . Scheckter was given the 312T4 car he drove to his championship after the new 312T5 was ready to be debuted in Argentina in 1980 . He still owns it , and ran it at the 2010 Bahrain Grand Prix weekend to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Formula One along with every living Formula One world champion ( except for Nelson Piquet and Kimi Räikkönen ) . 312T5 . The 1980 season saw further aerodynamic progress by Cosworth DFV teams , and a heavily updated version of the 312T4 , the 312T5 was introduced at the start of the season . The Ferrari was totally outclassed as their wide 312 `` Boxer '' engine did not suit the aerodynamic needs . The car was unreliable , slow , and ineffective against the competition . The other constructors ' cars got better throughout the season whereas the 312T5 's development virtually went nowhere – the car became less and less competitive over the season . For the first time since 1973 , Ferrari did not win a race for an entire season , and the team finished 10th in the Constructors ' Championship . Scheckter even failed to qualify in Canada and , after only managing 2 points , retired from the sport at the end of the year . The 312T5 was succeeded by a completely new car , the 126CK , for the 1981 season . 312T6 . The six-wheeled 312T6 used four tyres at the rear , specially developed for the purpose . It was one of a few six-wheeled designs during that period , although Tyrrell 's P34 was the only example which raced . The car followed in the footsteps of the Tyrrell P34 , but instead of four smaller front wheels , the T6 used 4 normal sized rear wheels on one rear axle . The car was tested by both Niki Lauda and Carlos Reutemann in 1977 , but it never raced . Quite apart from the fact that it was far wider than the regulations permitted it also proved a challenge to drive . During one test session at Ferrari 's Fiorano test track , Carlos Reutemann , on the 12th lap , crashed the car , which then burst into flames . On another occasion , it suffered a rear upright failure . Needless to say , Reutemann was not impressed with the 312T6 . Following the 312T6 experiment articles appeared in the Italian press with pictures and illustrations depicting a secret Ferrari Formula 1 car , dubbed the `` 312T8 '' . They showed four wheels at the front , like the Tyrrell P34 , and another four at the rear , like the March 2-4-0 . The idea was evidently crazy and no such car ever materialised . Many years later , these pictures were revealed to be a mock up , released by Ferrari itself ( although not officially ) to keep attention high . Complete Formula One World Championship results . In 1975 , nine points were scored driving the Ferrari 312B3 .
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East Coast Bays ( New Zealand electorate ) . East Coast Bays is a New Zealand parliamentary electorate . It was first formed in 1972 and has existed apart from a break lasting two parliamentary terms . The electorate has been held by Erica Stanford of the National Party since the 2017 general election . Population centres . Since the , the number of electorates in the South Island was fixed at 25 , with continued faster population growth in the North Island leading to an increase in the number of general electorates . There were 84 electorates for the 1969 election , and the 1972 electoral redistribution saw three additional general seats created for the North Island , bringing the total number of electorates to 87 . Together with increased urbanisation in Christchurch and Nelson , the changes proved very disruptive to existing electorates . In the South Island , three electorates were abolished , and three electorates were newly created . In the North Island , five electorates were abolished , two electorates were recreated , and six electorates were newly created ( including East Coast Bays ) . The electorate is based around the north-eastern suburbs of North Shore City in north Auckland , including Torbay , Browns Bay and Mairangi Bay . The electorate crosses State Highway One at its southern end , which includes a section of Glenfield . East Coast Bays is a wealthy electorate , with incomes above the national average and boasting some of the most expensive real estate in the country . The electorate also contains many émigrés from South Africa . History . East Coast Bays was an electorate in the New Zealand Parliament between and , before being abolished to make way for the electorate at the change to Mixed Member Proportional ( MMP ) voting . High population growth in North Auckland lead to the electorate 's western fringe being removed in 2002 , and with it the eponymous suburb of Albany , thus recreating East Coast Bays ahead of the . Although now a safe electorate for National , it was held for seven years by Social Credit MP Gary Knapp , from the when he defeated future National party leader Don Brash . In the , and 1987 general elections , Labour came third , with Knapp defeating Brash in 1981 and Murray McCully in 1984 . But in the declining fortunes of the Democratic Party ( as Social Credit renamed itself ) , led to Knapp being defeated by Murray McCully , who held the electorate for National until 2017 . In December 2016 , McCully announced that he would not stand for parliament in the 2017 general election , and the seat of East Coast Bays was won by Erica Stanford , retaining it for the National Party . Members of Parliament . 1 Resigned when appointed Ambassador to the United States List MPs . Members of Parliament elected from party lists in elections where that person also unsuccessfully contested the East Coast Bays electorate . Unless otherwise stated , all MPs terms began and ended at general elections . 2Resigned in October 2009 , five months after losing Green Party co-leadership vote to Metiria Turei 2011 election . Electorate ( as at 26 November 2011 ) : 47,305
St. Teresa 's College of Education . St. Teresa 's College of Education is a teacher education college in Hohoe ( Hohoe Municipal District , Volta Region , Ghana ) . The college is located in Volta Zone zone . It is one of the about 40 public colleges of education in Ghana . The college participated in the DFID-funded T-TEL programme .
August Konow . August Konow ( 19 October 1780 – 9 April 1873 ) was a Norwegian businessman and politician from Bergen . Early life . Konow was born in Bergen , Norway . He was one of thirteen children of Friedrich Ludwig Konow ( 1746–98 ) and Anna Hedvig Rieck ( 1756–1810 ) . He was the brother of merchant Wollert Konow ( 1779–1839 ) and naval officer Thomas Konow ( 1796–1881 ) . He received a trade education together with his brother Wollert at Johan Köhns Institute in Hamburg ( 1792–94 ) . His father had immigrated from Schwerin in Mecklenburg during 1769 and established an import-export business . Career in Norway . Following the death of his father in 1798 , his merchant business went bankrupt . Krohn and his brother Wollert subsequently started the company Konow & Co. , which was engaged in fish exports and grain imports . Konow was an alternate member of the Storting 1815–16 , 1818 and 1821 and permanent representative in 1824 . His brother Wollert died in 1839 after which August continued the company , under the name of Aug. Konow & Sønner . Late life in Denmark . Konow moved to Denmark in 1761 . He shared his time between his townhouse at Amaliegade 13 in Copenhagen and his country house Villa Konow in Springforbi on the coast to the north of the city . His son Hans Konow followed him to Copenhagen .
SWAX . `` SWAX '' is an album by American hip-hop music band Scapegoat Wax , released in 2002 by Mammoth Records .
Justice Sung II . `` Justice Sung II '' ( 狀王宋世傑 ( 貳 ) ) is a Hong Kong television series . It was first run on TVB in 1999 . Episodes 1-3 . The story picks up from what was left off in the first installment . Sung Sai Kit ( 宋世傑 ) along with his wife , Lin Lung ( 白玲瓏 ) , and his family , which now includes his son , are trying to elude the Ching officials because he had offended the King 's mother and she wants him dead . Seven years later , the Sung family is residing in a northern cold region called San Tong . Sung Sai Kit opens a medicine shop with the help of his wife , who knows medicine and martial arts well . Along the way , Sun Sai Kit meets Lai Sam , who is a peasant with a greedy and evil personality . They can be considered mutual friends at first , but becomes enemies later . Sai Kit also meets Siu Chui , an orphan whose father just died . She seeks the help of anyone who can help her bury her father , in return , she will do anything this person wants . Sai Kit sees this and tries to buy her , but another rich guy has the upper hand and wins her instead . Little did she know that this rich guy is a pervert and intends to rape her at an abandoned house . Fortunately , Sai Kit saves her in time and she decides to be his peasant for the rest of her life . Sai Kit admires her beauty and intends to make her his second wife . His wife , without knowing , interferes and Sai Kit had to make an excuse that Siu Chui belongs to Lai Sam , who immediately agrees because he also admires her beauty . He , like the rich guy , intends to rape her also , but Lin Lung 's disciple , Cho Kau , saves her . Lin Lung sees that Siu Chui is the only person who can get their son to speak . Their son has an unusual sickness that makes not speak , write or read . This was the result of Sai Kit , who had accidentally cause this . Lin Lung decides to let Siu Chui and their seven-year-old son marry . Sai Kit misunderstood that Lin Lung is making plans to allow him to marry Siu Chui . On the wedding day , Sai Kit is shocked to see that Siu Chui will be his daughter-in-law . He is depressed and during the night of the celebration , a headless person riding on a white horse crashes the celebration . Thus , leading to a mysterious case . This case piques Sai Kit 's interest because that 's his lifelong profession . His wife , however , forbids him to meddle in these kinds business because they are criminals on the run and if Sai Kit makes a public appearance in front of the Ching generals and officials , their family will likely die . It turns out that the headless corpse is that of a great general named Tit Tau . He is the great general who helped the Sung dynasty win many battles and is the best friend of the King 's brother , Kung Chan Yeung . It is through Kung Chan Yeung that the identification of headless body is known . Tit Tau has three scars on his body due to his many battles and Kung Chan Yeung knows about these . Sai Kit becomes even more interested and wants to do anything to solve the case , even enlisting the help of Lai Sam in which he will be the lawyer . Episodes 4-6 . Note : For the rest of the summaries , I will replace the name of Sung Sai Kit with Justice Sung . Also , there was an error in episode 1-3 . If you see the Sung dynasty , it should be the Ching dynasty . Lai Sam is now a lawyer on the case , but he does not know anything . It is Justice Sung that is directing him . Many lawyers develop their theory on how Tit Tau died , but the best only came from Lai Sam with the help of Justice Sung . He alleges that only someone who can get near Tit Tau and his horse can chop off his head . At this time Lai Sam tries every attempt to rape Siu Chui and luckily Cho Kau saves her , but Lai Sam , angered and vindictive , plans to accuse and blame Cho Kau of the murder of Tit Tau . Justice Sung finds out and refuses to help Lai Sam , but soon is forced to comply because Lai Sam threatens . It turns out that Lai Sam has discovered that Justice Sung is the well-known justice that the Ching officials have been trying to seek . Lai Sam orders Justice Sung to help him or he will reveal Justice Sung 's identity . Justice Sung can not do anything but agree to because he must protect his family 's safety . Thus , Cho Kau is arrested after Lai Sam explained his theory on Cho Kau killed Tit Tau . First , Lai Sam asked Cho Kau to come near Tit Tau 's white horse . The horse does not react and allows Cho Kau to touch him . Lai Sam then explains that the white horse is very rebellious and only let those that he trusts , touch him . Cho Kau was able to touch the white horse , therefore he should be able to get near Tit Tau . The next test is asking Cho Kau to chop a piece of log . Cho Kau then chops it with fierce force . Lai Sam explains only a person with great power and force will be able to chop off Tit Tau 's head . The final test was Cho Kau 's origin . He was born in some region that its native people were killed by Tit Tau . This would explain Cho Kau 's motive because he wants revenge . These three evidence proved him to be the killer and Kung Chan Yeung holds him captive waiting for sentence in a few days . Meanwhile , Lai Sam asks Justice Sung to set him up with Siu Chui . Justice Sung reluctantly agrees and lied to Siu Chui to make her drink this medicine which is a sleeping pill . However , his wife , Ling Lung accidentally drinks it and she falls asleep in Siu Chui 's bedroom . Loi Sam comes and thinks that she ' s Siu Chui . Justice Sung does not know about this until Siu Chui shows up at his room and she told him Ling Lung had taken the medicine . Justice Sung runs to Siu Chui 's room and stops Lai Sam , telling him that the person lying on the bed is wife . However , Lai Sam does n't stop and wants to continue . Justice Sung has taken enough and hits Lai Sam , thus causing Lai Sam to leave in defeat . Justice Sung now knows that his identity will be made public and he asks his family to leave during the night . The next morning , he comes to the court and declares his identity . At first , some did n't believe him until he described his case in a very detailed manner . Everybody now agrees that he ' s Justice Sung . However , he must help Cho Kau to get rid of his guilty sentence and ask Kung Chan Yeung to let him have a few days to find evidence . Kung Chan Yeung agrees . When Justice Sung return home , he felt lonely because his family had left the night before , however they did n't leave and he was very happy to see them . He promised them that he would prove Cho Kau 's innocence . Justice Sung then had a reason to prove that the headless corpse not Tit Tau through a goose/duck analogy that he had encountered the day before the trial is to begin . In court , he asked the audience to identify an animal and they said it 's a goose because he said he had bought it at a goose shop that has been open for twenty years . It turns out that this animal is duck . The reason that people can not tell the difference is because this animal has been chopped off its head . Justice Sung claims that since the headless corpse does not have a head , it 's hard to tell if it is Tit Tau or not . Justice Sung then says that these three scars can be made up . Episodes 7-9 . Justice explains that the body was scarred at most 3 years ago , but it is a known fact that Tit Tau 's scars were of many years of battles and wars . Also , the corpse 's feet had a lot of calluses . Justice Sung then claims that Tit Tau 's feet could not have been that callused because he 's a great general and he usually rides in his horse and would never walk . Thus , proving the corpse is not that of Tit Tau 's . The final verdict will be pronounced the next day . While everyone is complementing Justice Sung 's great argument , they begin to look down upon Lai Sam and treat him poorly because he appeared useless in front of Justice Sung in the court . However , the next day , Lai Sam appeared confident and argued his case . He said that the corpse is definitely Tit Tau 's and he has proof . Lai Sam said that 3 years ago , Tit Tau had taken a special medicine to peel his skin and create a new one , which explains why the skin around the scars on the corpse looks so new and young . Also , Lai Sam also said that the calluses on the corpse 's feet were the result of Tit Tau 's heavy uniform and when he did walk , the equipment and clothing were so heavy , it created pressure on his feet . Everybody is confused now and some thinks the corpse is Tit Tau and some think it ' s not . The case is delayed for another day . Justice Sung tries to understand how can Lai Sam know a lot of Tit Tau 's information . He then follows Lai Sam to the woods and saw a man who 's sharpening his sword . This mysterious man had told Lai Sam of Tit Tau 's personal life . It turns out this man is Tit Tau and he is hiding , trying to live a normal life with his young wife . Justice Sung also finds out that the body is that of a soldier who left his home 3 years ago to war . Tit Tau is forced to reveal himself and admits that he killed the person . Tit Tau uses his popularity , his accomplishments , and his friendship with Kung Chan Yueng to rid him of the murder charge . He said that he 's tired of the fighting and war life and he wants to settle down . However , Justice Sung wants to seek justice for the innocent person who was killed and he wants Tit Tau charged . Tit Tau then makes up a story that this person owes him his life because Tit Tau had saved him before . Justice Sung counters and brought in an old man who had saved Tit Tau 's life when he was young and claims that this man has the right to kill Tit Tau also . Lai Sam then figures out a way to help Tit Tau . He explained that Tit Tau had to kill this person because he violated the army camp 's rule and tried to escape . The next day , Justice Sung meets Tit Tau 's young wife , who is a tribal girl . Justice Sung now understands Tit Tau 's reason for hiding . He then goes to court and said that Tit Tau also violated the army camp rules because he had left the camp 's vicinity to visit his young wife just like the innocent person and thus he should be killed also . Tit Tau has nothing to say , but accepts his punishment of decapitation . He asked for a day to be with his wife and he will decapitate himself and bring the head the next day . At night , he went to see his wife for the last time and when he was about to kill himself , Lai Sam came in and stopped him . The next morning , Lai Sam came with a head , but this head is that of Tit Tau ' s wife . It turns out that Tit Tau had chopped his wife 's head the night before when Lai Sam said that since his wife belongs to a tribe that Tit Tau was ordered to kill . This tribe was completely wiped off by Tit Tau . He found a baby crying and he took her home and fell in love with this baby 16 years later . Tit Tau explains that since she belongs to the tribe , he was only trying to find the rebels and kill them when he left the army camp . He is free to go . Kung Chan Yeung and Justice are shocked and horrified . Kung Chan Yeung ca n't believe that his friend Tit Tau would kill his own wife . Tit Tau makes Lai Sam one of his assistants . However , Justice Sung found out that Tit Tau ' s wife was pregnant and gets angry . He confronts Tit Tau and told him that he no t only killed his wife , but also his unborn baby . Tit Tau goes crazy and could n't believe it . He then takes Lai Sam with him to the court and told Lai Sam to tell everybody of his evil doings . He confessed that he did kill the innocent person and did all sorts of evil deeds during his battles ( like killing women and young children ) and worst , he killed his wife and his own baby . He kills himself by chopping his head off in the court . Episode 10-15 . Justice Sung is granted 3 years of freedom with the help of Kung Chan Yeung . So he and his family decides to move back to their original hometown . It was during this time that he met a famous monk , whom I will call `` Si Fu . '' This monk is a well-respected one and is admired by the royal court . When Ling Lung hears about him , she asks Justice Sung to take her to him to help their son get better . Justice Sung doesn ’ t agree but eventually takes them anyway . It turns out that Justice Sung ’ s father knows Si Fu very well before he decided to become a monk . While visiting Si Fu , Siu Chui suddenly sings a tune and Si Fu somehow is struck by it and asks Siu Chui to come with him to the room . Moments later , Si Fu is found dead on his bed with Siu Chui holding the bloody knife . She is taken into custody . Justice Sung doesn ’ t believe that Siu Chui would commit such a horrible act and visits her in prison . He then suddenly see Siu Chui ’ s voice change into 4 different people – a man , a lady , a kid , and an old man . He tries to ask them if they were the one who killed Si Fu , but then Siu Chui wakes up and said that she doesn ’ t know what happens . Justice Sung is confused as walks home . Suddenly , he encounters a fortuneteller . The lady said his forehead is dark and is sure that he ’ s been visited by spirits and told him to be careful . Justice Sung is now scared . The next day , he visits the fortuneteller who claims she can bring back the spirits and she did . Four different voices claimed that Si Fu killed them and each of them swore they would kill him . One of them admitted the murder . Justice Sung then goes to court the next day trying to explain that spirits visited Siu Chui and that the spirits were the one who killed Si Fu . Many believe him because Siu Chui spoke in 4 different voices and it was quite impossible to do that . Also , one of the spirits claimed that he was murdered by Si Fu after Si Fu robbed him of his gold statue . Si Fu then buried him in a forest and left behind his pair of shoes with the corpse . Justice Sung then tries to find the forest and a skeleton was found with a pair of shoes . The next spirit claims that he was killed by Si Fu because he knew of Si Fu ’ s scam to swindle money from civilians . The third victim was a lady who was raped by Si Fu and she hung herself because she was ashamed . The fourth victim was a child and he was killed by Si Fu and was thrown into a well . The kid ’ s body was found in a well . All of this evidence confirms that Siu Chui was visited by spirits and did not kill Si Fu , but it was the spirits . Siu Chui is acquitted . Every body now hates Si Fu and condemns him although he is dead already . His reputation as a well-respected monk is tarnished and Justice Sung ’ s dad feels that Si Fu would never commit such lecherous acts . He then recognizes the fortuneteller to be somebody he knew but can ’ t remember who . Justice Sung and his dad have an argument because Justice Sung believes that Si Fu is an immoral person and his dad defends Si Fu saying that before Si Fu became a monk , he was very rich and can have as many beautiful women he wants . Thus does not make him the thief , rapist , and killer that everybody thinks he is . Siu Chui overhears this and leaves the house at night feeling that it is all her fault that father and son argued . She went to see the fortuneteller and the next morning , turns herself in and admits that she is the murderer . Justice Sung is shocked and asks her why she did that . She wouldn ’ t explain and he said he believed in her innocence . Siu Chui will be sentenced to death . Justice Sung ’ s father visits the fortuneteller and now remembers her . It turns out that the fortuneteller was Si Fu ’ s lover 30 years ago and she was a famous opera singer . However , she was greedy and evil , so Si Fu breaks up with her and leaves her . Si Fu then falls in love with her maid , who also sings very well too . On the day they were to be married , the fortuneteller came to the ceremony and killed the maid and is about to kill Si Fu , but he took a lamp and burned her face . She then escapes and is forced to jump off the cliff . She survives , but everybody in town doesn ’ t recognize her because her face is deformed . People threw rocks at her and are repulsed by her . She swore to seek revenge on Si Fu , who was so saddened by his bride ’ s death that he decides to become a monk . The fortuneteller then tell Justice Sung ’ s father , who is now tied to a chair , that she adopted Siu Chui when she was very small and young . She overheard Siu Chui sing and her voice was very good . The fortuneteller then buys Siu Chui from her father and teaches her how to sing with different voices ( thus , explaining how Siu Chui had four different voices ) . At first , Siu Chui refused to listen to the fortuneteller and kill Si Fu , but the fortuneteller told Siu Chui that she was the one who saved her and she should repay the deeds . Siu Chui reluctantly agrees . When Siu Chui was invited into Si Fu ’ s room , he questioned her how she knew how to sing the song . It reminded him of his bride who also sang the song and Siu Chui ’ s voice sounded just like her . Then , Siu Chui takes out a knife and is about to stab him , but couldn ’ t . The fortuneteller is hiding in his room and comes out and stab him multiple times . She then put the knife in Siu Chui ’ s hand , who is now frightened , and she is the assumed murderer… . The fortuneteller set the house on fire hoping to burn Justice Sung ’ s father . However he is saved . While the fortuneteller is rejoicing her success in her revenge , she sees two people , a man and a woman , who looks like Si Fu and her maid . She follows them into an abandoned house . The two people hide behind a curtain and starts talking in the voice of Si Fu and the maid . They talked of how happy they are now that they are joined in death and how the fortuneteller will be unhappy for the rest of her life . Justice Sung is hiding in the house too . He had hired two opera singers to make the fortuneteller admit that she had committed the murder . The fortuneteller hears the two singers and gets mad , however , she discovers the plan and the plan fails . Siu Chui will be sentenced at night and Justice Sung is scrambling to help . Ling Lung sees this and rescues Siu Chui . The fortuneteller is at her house and looks into the mirror and sees a reflection of her young beautiful self . The reflection then talks to her and tells her that she did not do the right thing . The fortuneteller finally admits to killing Si Fu . Siu Chui appears behind the mirror . She has been impersonating the voice and appearance of the fortuneteller . The fortuneteller is arrested and Siu Chui is set free…… . Episodes 15-21 . After Siu Chui is set free , she decides to leave the Sung family secretly because she feels she has cause great trouble for the family . Luckily , Cho Kau finds her , however a snake while finding her bites him . While unconscious , he unknowingly declares his love for Siu Chui and Ling Lung decides to let Siu Chui break her ties with the Sung family and legally marry Cho Kau . So , Siu Chui and Cho Kau decide to leave the family and start their life together in another city . Justice Sung is disappointed because he has feelings for Siu Chui . Siu Chui and Cho Kau move to a city called Ching Yeen . While choosing unsolved cases , Justice Sung purposely picks one in Ching Yeen so that he can be near Siu Chui . The case is of a dog being accidentally killed . While Justice Sung takes on this case , a mysterious person is hiding behind and recording every details of the case . Justice Sung won the case easily . It turns out that Cho Kau and Siu Chui though legally married have n't sleep together . Justice Sung comes and visits them and told his servant that Cho Kau is like the guy who sells bread in the story `` Fan Kim Lin . '' Cho Kau is the ugly husband and Siu Chui is the beautiful wife who eventually will ditch her husband and marry a rich guy . Cho Kau overhears this and is greatly disappointed that he can not support Siu Chui and make her happy . He decides to be a coolie at a medicine shop to make more money . The mysterious person who has been recording Justice Sung 's every move is Lai Sam . Unbelievably , he is now more keen , intelligent and sly . He tells a lawyer to argue with Justice Sung on another case and Lai Sam is the person directing the lawyer . In court , the puppet lawyer gives Justice Sung the fits and he is confused as to why this lawyer has the crafts to defend and argue with him . Lai Sam then piques Justice Sung 's interest by revealing some foods that describes Justice Sung , who tries to find who this mysterious person is . Justice Sung wins the case , but is still confused . Cho Kau joins a rebel group who is trying to resist the Ching 's forces after Siu Chui finds out that Cho Kau injured himself while working as a coolie for a medicine shop . She decides to sell bread and stumbled upon the city 's general , who is a pervert . He wants to rape Siu Chui , but Cho Kau stops him and is badly injured by the general 's men . Justice Sung goes back to his home and asks Ling Lung for some medicine to cure Cho Kau 's injuries . However , she forgot to remind him that the medicine must be drunk with wine only . Ling Lung chases after Justice Sung to Ching Yeen . Justice Sung then gives Cho Kau the medicine and he drank it with tea and starts to spit blood . They thought it was okay , so Justice Sung and Siu Chui decides to buy some food in the market . While at the market , Justice Sung declares his love Siu Chui , she did n't say anything and was a bit shocked . However , at this time , Ling Lung overhears their conversation and is extremely mad . She decides not to say anything until Justice Sung comes home . When Justice Sung arrives back , Ling Lung confronts him about the situation but he denies it . She momentarily forgives him . Cho Kau and his rebel friends decide to teach the general a lesson for trying to rape his wife , Siu Chui . They beat him up and he does n't know who is doing this . Then , another general ( I 'll call him general 2 ) with great kung fu comes and saves the general . General 2 has been trying to find the rebels for a long time . They took the general hostage in a brothel house and Cho Kau is now stuck in this situation . General 2 decides to take Siu Chui as hostage also . Siu Chui begs Cho Kau to give up , but his rebel friends told him that if they give up now , they would mostly die because General 2 will kill them after they release the general . General 2 asks Justice Sung to come and discuss a possible agreement between the rebel and the General 2 . Justice Sung finally convinces them to give up and as they walk out of the brothel , the soldiers shoot them to death , their body hung in front of people as an example . Justice Sung felt betrayed by the General 2 and wants to put the General , General 2 in prison for their broken agreement . Lai Sam appears to defend them and Justice Sung is shocked . Justice Sung purposely wrote some phrases that when they are read backwards , it becomes phrases that solicit rebellious comments . He is then put into jail . However , Justice Sung does n't seem to be worried and is happy . Lai Sam then figures out Justice Sung 's plans . It turns out that Justice Sung did this because he wants Kung Chan Yeung to take the case and knowing that he is good friends with Kung Chan Yeung , the two Generals will likely be convicted . Lai Sam warns them about this and on the day Kung Chan Yeung arrives , Justice Sung explained the phrases to Kung Chan Yeung that these phrases commends and praises the Ching 's dynasty . Justice Sung is set free to argue the case . Lai Sam and the two generals have their agenda prepared saying that they were unknowingly coerced into killing the rebels . Lai Sam went as far as claiming that the Justice Sung is the perpetrator behind the killings . Lai Sam stated Justice Sung 's motive saying Justice Sung was in love with Siu Chui and wanted Cho Kau dead and this was a perfect opportunity . Justice Sung is convicted and will be sentenced to death . Ling Lung does n't believe him and leaves him . Siu Chui stabs him in the stomach . On the day of the Kung Chan Yeung 's leaving , Ling Lung takes him hostage demanding the two generals to release her husband . They comply and Justice is taken to the brothel where his wife is holding Kung Chan Yeung hostage . Lai Sam and the two generals try to find the Sung family . Luckily they left in time . Siu Chui told Lai Sam that she hates Justice Sung very much for killing her husband , so she said she thought of a plan . When they went to the brothel , they told Justice Sung and Ling Lung that they have their son , which is not true . Ling Lung and Justice Sung believed them and decides to make an agreement like last time with the rebels . Lai Sam was allowed to come inside the brothel and make the agreement with Kung Chan Yeung as the valid witness should anything happen to them . Little did they know that they were tricked . Lai Sam had designed to have weapons in Justice Sung 's clothing . Luckily , Ling Lung traded Kung Chan Yeung 's clothing with Justice Sung . As they walk out of the brothel , the two generals ask the fake Justice Sung to raise his two hands up and weapons starts flying out . The general orders his soldiers to shoot at Justice Sung because he has weapons and that broke the agreement . However , it was Kung Chan Yeung that they shot at . Marco Ngai is the new general taking on this case . Justice explains in court that it was Lai Sam who orchestrated to kill Kung Chan Yeung just like how Lai Sam explained Justice Sung killed the rebels . Kung Chan Yeung appears and he is uninjured because he had worn a protecting vest . He set up the two generals and Lai Sam . Even Siu Chui set up Lai Sam claiming he was the one who thought of the plan to use a fake boy to be Justice Sung 's son . The two generals were sentenced and General 2 shot at Lai Sam . Siu Chiu decides to become a nun after so much tragedy . Ling Lung has n't forgiven Ling Lung and leaves Ching Yeen without Justice Sung . Chapters 21-26 . After Ling Lung leaves Ching Yeen , Justice Sung returns home later with Marco , who is also overseeing the business matters in Justice Sung ’ s city . Ling Lung still refuses to forgive Justice Sung and kicks him out of the house . He decides to take residence at Marco ’ s place . Justice Sung tries to impress his wife by defending a lady whose husband has committed numerous acts of infidelity with prostitutes . However , he fails and tries again by trying to incite men to beat him up over a gambling game . He too fails this time for Ling Lung is stubborn . Marco is an honest and respected general . He gives free rice and sponsors charities . One day he met a lady at the charity and feels a sense of closeness with her . He tries to find her with Justice Sung at a poor shelter . He learns that she works as a sanitary lady ( one who gathers the feces in human toilets ) . When he finally found her at her house , he found her husband dead with a kitchen knife on her hand . She is taken into custody . Marco senses that she is innocent and tries to ask her if she has a reason , but since she can ’ t talk ( she is mute ) and refused to cooperate , he is forced to put her on trial . Just then , her daughter played by Margaret Chung rushes in and explains her mother ’ s innocence . Margaret said that her father is an abuser and always hits her mother . He always gamble and takes the money her mother earned to gamble , he even tried to sell Margaret to a brothel , but did not succeed . Marco then remembers that the mute lady is his nanny when he was little . He confronts her and she finally gives in . The next day Justice Sung figured out a way to help the mute lady . After a conflict with his son ’ s tutor , Justice Sung was put on trial for trying to kill the tutor . He said that the tutor was one of the main reasons that he and his wife always argued so Justice Sung attacked him . While in the market , the tutor attacked Justice Sung back and claims that it was for self-defense . Justice Sung said that the tutor is right in attacking him for self-defense . Marco agrees in this and asks Justice Sung to be punished . Justice Sung then uses the same analogy with the mute woman and her husband . Marco sees that this analogy is credible and sets free his nanny . Marco tries to persuade some of the other generals to help free his nanny , but got refuted by them . He felt useless and Margaret tried to cheer him up . They both have feelings for each other . They decide to get married . While Marco ’ s nanny is in prison , Marco told her the good news and she immediately becomes surprised and shocked . She signals to him that he must see his other maid , who is now a nun . The nun told him that Marco ’ s father had raped his nanny and she gave birth to Marco . Nobody knew of this and thought he was the legitimate son . The nanny is forced to eat coal and become mute to stay by her son . She later is kicked out of the house and sold to her currently dead husband . Marco is shocked and gets drunk . Margaret came and he begins to avoid her for he knew that she is his half sister . He told her to go away and he won ’ t marry and insulted her . She was sad and ran to the forest and Marco chased her . He found her hanging on a tree limb . She has hung herself and committed suicide . Marco is sad and he then asks God why is he always giving him a hard time . The next day Marco changed completely to another person . Justice Sung expects him to release the nanny , but he didn ’ t and said further investigation need to be done . Marco called in witnesses and it seems that the nanny will be found guilty . Justice Sung is shocked to see how Marco is changed from an honest and righteous human being to a cold and heartless man , even after Margaret ’ s body was found , he didn ’ t release a bit of emotion . He then moves out of Marco ’ s house and begs his wife for a favor . At night , Ling Lung and Justice rescue the nanny and took her to see a Tibetan lip reader . He can translate what the nanny is trying to say . The nanny told them that the nun also knew that Marco is her son . Marco is worried that the secret that he is the illegitimate son of the nanny will be leaked so he goes to the nun and kills her because she also knew . Kung Chan Yeung came because Marco had said that Justice Sung tried to rescue the nanny , but the next morning the nanny is found in her jail cell . Marco is shocked and admitted his failure to do a good job . Marco tries to get sympathy from his mother and she gives in and tells him that after she gave birth to him , she had signed a paper to sell Marco to his father ’ s wife . Marco knew that the paper is in the mouth of his mother ’ s dead husband , so he takes the paper out of the dead man ’ s mouth . The next day , Justice Sung says that there should a paper stating that Marco is the son of the nanny . So he asks for the body to be examined to see if the paper is still in his mouth . Obviously , it is not since Marco took it last night . But , then Justice Sung does an experiment . He said last night , he took the paper out of the month , but the paper was shredded and smeared so it was not conclusive evidence to prove Marco was the nanny ’ s son . So , Justice Sung then poor some chemical in the mouth along with a fake paper to trick Marco . Justice Sung said that if anyone who touches the chemical within 12 hours will be detected by pouring another chemical into the affected area . Quorra was scared and went crazy and wouldn ’ t allow Justice Sung to test his hand . Quorra chopped off his arm and it is evident that he is real killer and son of the nanny . He is executed… . Chapter 27–32 . Justice Sung and his family moved to Beijing by Kung Chan Yeung taking them . The next day , Justice Sung received a ride ; by the time he reached his destination , he realized it was in the garden around the palace to see the King 's mother . It turns out Kung Chan Yeung purposely took Justice Sung to see her after years of elude from her . The Empress then forgives Justice Sung ; meanwhile when Justice Sung was walking down the streets of Beijing he notice a cart , and sees Siu Chui which leads to the brothel house . Justice Sung went to the brothel house to see Siu Chui , then he come across half-Chinese , half-English man name Fleming . Justice Sung was worried that Fleming was going to rape Siu Chui , but really they were talking and drinking wine . Justice Sung and Siu Chui discuss what 's going on and turns out that she got over the death of Cho Kau . Another day in the brothel , there was a bidding of Siu Chui ; however , some mysterious man won the bid . The mysterious man is Lai Sum , only this time he was accompanied by a Mr . Sunglasses . Later in the brothel , there were dead bodies , the cause was a poisonous needles and Siu Chui was still alive . But she 's ill , Fleming is struggle to cure her , and finally using mold to treat the poison inside of her body . Back in the palace , the king became ill , and Kung Chan Yeung is frustrated wondering why is this happening to him . He wanted to see the King 's personal eunuch servant ; he took his frustration believing it was his servant that made him sick , then he kicked him . Kung Chan Yeung is shocked that the King 's servant was Lai Sam . Lai Sam explained to Kung Chan Yeung how did he became a eunuch in the palace ; he told that back in Ching Yeen courtroom , the general that shot him in the penis and has no choice , but a palace to become a eunuch . Kung Chan Yeung was furious at Lai Sam thinking it was his fault that made the King ill . But the King stopped Kung Chan Yeung from beating Lai Sum up . Soon , Fleming cured Siu Chu . After a while , Fleming was accused of murdering people in the brothel house , and Justice Sung trying to prove Fleming is innocent . Meanwhile , the King died from illness . When Justice Sung was walking in the night , he found a fan written the identity of Mr . Sunglasses by a beggar ; it was the King . The next day in court , he reveal the identity of Mr . Sunglasses , but he claimed he is Mr . Sunglasses and he murder the people in the brothel , so Justice Sung is sentenced to execution . Kung Chan Yeung came to the prison cell of Justice Sung asking why did committed crime . Justice Sung said that he did it because he thought he and Kung Chan Yeung were allies , but he felt betrayed , that 's why he did . Kung Chan Yeung was disappointed at Justice Sung and then he left . On his way to execution , he asked Fleming to take care of his family . The execution is ready , but stopped by the Empress ' eunuch and had him covered with a black bag . Then , the black bag was removed . It is Lai Sam ; he was responsible for the murder of the King . He was executed . Meanwhile , at the garden of the palace , Justice Sung was surprise he was here and it was the Empress that saved him . Justice Sung remember the fan that the beggar gave him and run into the Empress ' eunuch asking him to show the fan to the Empress . She was stunned that it was the King 's hand writing . The Empress saved Justice Sung that she given him full pardon and he thanks her while bowing . One year later , the Sung family moved and living in Hong Kong opened a physical therapy , medicine , and clinic . Justice Sung is working on getting his lawyer license in Hong Kong . As well as learning English and his son , too . Justice Sung walks with his son down the streets of Hong Kong and come across two English men arguing . But Justice Sung got involved , the two English men were annoyed of him getting into their business and one of them toss him . That 's the end .
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration . The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA , like `` Noah '' ) is an American scientific agency within the United States Department of Commerce that focuses on the conditions of the oceans , major waterways , and the atmosphere . NOAA warns of dangerous weather , charts seas , guides the use and protection of ocean and coastal resources , and conducts research to provide understanding and improve stewardship of the environment . NOAA was officially formed in 1970 and in 2017 had over 11,000 civilian employees . Its research and operations are further supported by 321 uniformed service members who make up the NOAA Commissioned Corps . Since October 2017 , NOAA has been headed by Timothy Gallaudet , as acting Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and NOAA interim administrator . History . Another direct predecessor of NOAA was the Environmental Science Services Administration ( ESSA ) , into which several existing scientific agencies such as the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey , the Weather Bureau and the uniformed Corps were absorbed in 1965 . NOAA was established within the Department of Commerce via the Reorganization Plan No . 4 and formed on October 3 , 1970 after U.S. President Richard Nixon proposed creating a new agency to serve a national need for `` better protection of life and property from natural hazards …for a better understanding of the total environment… [ and ] for exploration and development leading to the intelligent use of our marine resources . '' In 2007 , NOAA celebrated 200 years of service in its role as successor to the United States Survey of the Coast . In 2013 , NOAA closed 600 weather stations . NOAA Administrator . Since October 25 , 2017 Timothy Gallaudet , Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere , has served as acting Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere at the US Department of Commerce and NOAA 's interim administrator . Gallaudet succeeded Benjamin Friedman , who served as NOAA 's interim administrator since the end of the Obama Administration on January 20 , 2017 . In October 2017 , Barry Lee Myers , CEO of AccuWeather , was proposed to be the agency 's administrator by the Trump Administration . NOAA Services . NOAA works toward its mission through six major line offices , the National Environmental Satellite , Data and Information Service ( NESDIS ) , the National Marine Fisheries Service ( NMFS ) , the National Ocean Service ( NOS ) , the National Weather Service ( NWS ) , the Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research ( OAR ) and the Office of Marine & Aviation Operations ( OMAO ) . and in addition more than a dozen staff offices , including the Office of the Federal Coordinator for Meteorology , the NOAA Central Library , the Office of Program Planning and Integration ( PPI ) . National Weather Service . The National Weather Service ( NWS ) is tasked with providing `` weather , hydrologic and climate forecasts and warnings for the United States , its territories , adjacent waters and ocean areas , for the protection of life and property and the enhancement of the national economy . '' This is done through a collection of national and regional centers , 13 river forecast centers ( RFCs ) , and more than 120 local weather forecast offices ( WFOs ) . They are charged with issuing weather and river forecasts , advisories , watches , and warnings on a daily basis . They issue more than 734,000 weather and 850,000 river forecasts , and more than 45,000 severe weather warnings annually . NOAA data is also relevant to the issues of global warming and ozone depletion . The NWS operates NEXRAD , a nationwide network of Doppler weather radars which can detect precipitation and their velocities . Many of their products are broadcast on NOAA Weather Radio , a network of radio transmitters that broadcasts weather forecasts , severe weather statements , watches and warnings 24 hours a day . National Ocean Service . The National Ocean Service ( NOS ) focuses on ensuring that ocean and coastal areas are safe , healthy , and productive . NOS scientists , natural resource managers , and specialists serve America by ensuring safe and efficient marine transportation , promoting innovative solutions to protect coastal communities , and conserving marine and coastal places . The National Ocean Service is composed of eight program offices : the Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services , the Coastal Services Center , the National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science , the Office of Coast Survey , the Office of National Geodetic Survey , the Office of National Marine Sanctuaries the Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management and the Office of Response and Restoration . There are two NOS programs , namely the Mussel Watch Contaminant Monitoring Program and the NOAA Integrated Ocean Observing System ( IOOS ) and two staff offices , the International Program Office and the Management and Budget Office . National Environmental Satellite , Data , and Information Service . The National Environmental Satellite , Data , and Information Service ( NESDIS ) was created by NOAA to operate and manage the US environmental satellite programs , and manage NWS data and those of other government agencies and departments . NESDIS 's National Centers for Environmental Information ( NCEI ) archives data collected by the NOAA , U.S. Navy , U.S. Air Force , the Federal Aviation Administration , and meteorological services around the world and comprises the Center for Weather and Climate ( previously NOAA 's National Climatic Data Center ) and the Center for Coasts , Oceans , and Geophysics ( created by a merger of NOAA 's National Coastal Data Development Center ( NCDDC ) , National Oceanographic Data Center ( NODC ) and the National Geophysical Data Center ( NGDC ) ) . In 1960 TIROS-1 , NOAA 's first owned and operated geostationary satellite was launched . Since 1966 NESDIS has managed polar orbiting satellites ( POES ) and since 1974 it has operated geosynchronous satellites ( GOES ) . In 1979 NOAA 's first polar-orbiting environmental satellite was launched . Current operational satellites include NOAA-15 , NOAA-18 , NOAA-19 , GOES 13 , GOES 14 , GOES 15 , Jason-2 and DSCOVR . In 1983 , NOAA assumed operational responsibility for Landsat satellite system . Since May 1998 , NESIDS has operated the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program ( DMSP ) satellites on behalf of the Air Force Weather Agency . New generations of satellites are developed to succeed the current polar orbiting and geosynchronous satellites , the Joint Polar Satellite System ) and GOES-R , which is scheduled for launch in March 2017 . NESDIS runs the Office of Projects , Planning , and Analysis ( OPPA ) ] formerly the Office of Systems Development , the Office of Satellite Ground Systems ( formerly the Office of Satellite Operations ) the Office of Satellite and Project Operations , the Center for Satellite Applications and Research ( STAR ) ] , the Joint Polar Satellite System Program Office the GOES-R Program Office , the International & Interagency Affairs Office , the Office of Space Commercialization and the Office of System Architecture and Advanced Planning . National Marine Fisheries Service . The National Marine Fisheries Service ( NMFS ) , also known as NOAA Fisheries , was initiated in 1871 with a primary goal of the research , protection , management , and restoration of commercial and recreational fisheries and their habitat , and protected species . NMFS operates twelve headquarters offices , five regional offices , six fisheries science centers , and more than 20 laboratories throughout the United States and U.S. territories , which are the sites of research and management of marine resources . NMFS also operates the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries Office of Law Enforcement in Silver Spring , Maryland , which is the primary site of marine resource law enforcement . Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research . NOAA 's research , conducted through the Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research ( OAR ) , is the driving force behind NOAA environmental products and services that protect life and property and promote economic growth . Research , conducted in OAR laboratories and by extramural programs , focuses on enhancing our understanding of environmental phenomena such as tornadoes , hurricanes , climate variability , solar flares , changes in the ozone , air pollution transport and dispersion , El Niño/La Niña events , fisheries productivity , ocean currents , deep sea thermal vents , and coastal ecosystem health . NOAA research also develops innovative technologies and observing systems . The NOAA Research network consists of seven internal research laboratories , extramural research at 30 Sea Grant university and research programs , six undersea research centers , a research grants program through the Climate Program Office , and 13 cooperative institutes with academia . Through NOAA and its academic partners , thousands of scientists , engineers , technicians , and graduate students participate in furthering our knowledge of natural phenomena that affect the lives of us all . The Air Resources Laboratory ( ARL ) is one of the laboratories in the Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research . It studies processes and develops models relating to climate and air quality , including the transport , dispersion , transformation and removal of pollutants from the ambient atmosphere . The emphasis of the ARL 's work is on data interpretation , technology development and transfer . The specific goal of ARL research is to improve and eventually to institutionalize prediction of trends , dispersion of air pollutant plumes , air quality , atmospheric deposition , and related variables . The Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory ( AOML ) , is part of NOAA 's Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research , located in Miami , Florida . AOML 's research spans hurricanes , coastal ecosystems , oceans and human health , climate studies , global carbon systems , and ocean observations . AOML 's organizational structure consists of an Office of the Director and three scientific research divisions ( Physical Oceanography , Ocean Chemistry and Ecosystems , and Hurricane Research ) . The Office of the Director oversees the Laboratory 's scientific programs , as well as its financial , administrative , computer , outreach/education , and facility management services . Research programs are augmented by the Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies ( CIMAS ) , a joint enterprise with the University of Miami 's Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science . CIMAS enables AOML and university scientists to collaborate on research areas of mutual interest and facilitates the participation of students and visiting scientists . AOML is a member of a unique community of marine research and educational institutions located on Virginia Key in Miami , Florida . In 1977 the Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory ( PMEL ) deployed the first successful moored equatorial current meter – the beginning of the Tropical Atmosphere Ocean , TAO , array . In 1984 the Tropical Ocean-Global Atmosphere program ( TOGA ) program began . Office of Marine and Aviation Operations . The Office of Marine and Aviation Operations is responsible for the fleet of NOAA ships , aircraft , and diving operations . It has the largest research fleet of the Federal government . Its personnel is made up of civilians and the NOAA Commissioned Corps . The office is headed by a NOAA Corps two-star rear admiral , who also commands the Corps . National Geodetic Survey . The National Geodetic Survey ( NGS ) is the primary surveying organization in the United States . National Integrated Drought Information System . The National Integrated Drought Information System is a program within NOAA with an interagency mandate to coordinate and integrate drought research , building upon existing federal , tribal , state , and local partnerships in support of creating a national drought early warning information system . NOAA Commissioned Corps . The NOAA Commissioned Corps is a uniformed service of men and women who operate NOAA ships and aircraft , and serve in scientific and administrative posts . Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change . Since 2001 , the organization has hosted the senior staff and recent chair , Susan Solomon , of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change 's working group on climate science . Flag . The NOAA flag is a modification of the flag of one of its predecessor organizations , the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey . The Coast and Geodetic Survey 's flag , authorized in 1899 and in use until 1970 , was blue , with a white circle centered in it and a red triangle centered within the circle . It symbolized the use of triangulation in surveying , and was flown by ships of the Survey . When NOAA was established in 1970 and the Coast and Geodetic Survey 's assets became a part of NOAA , NOAA based its own flag on that of the Coast and Geodetic Survey . The NOAA flag is in essence the Coast and Geodetic Survey flag , with the NOAA logo—a circle divided by the silhouette of a seabird into an upper dark blue and a lower light blue section , but with the `` NOAA '' legend omitted—centered within the red triangle . NOAA ships in commission display the NOAA flag ; those with only one mast fly it immediately beneath the ship 's commissioning pennant or the personal flag of a civilian official or flag officer if one is aboard the ship , while multimasted vessels fly it at the masthead of the forwardmost mast . NOAA ships fly the same ensign as United States Navy ships but fly the NOAA flag as a distinguishing mark to differentiate themselves from Navy ships .
Hugh Hastings . Hugh Hastings ( 1917–2004 ) was an Australian writer best known for his play `` Seagulls Over Sorrento '' . He moved to England in 1936 determined to break into theatre as an actor or writer . He served in the British navy for over five years during World War II . Life . Hastings 's `` Seagulls Over Sorrento '' made theater history by running for 1,551 performances at London 's Apollo Theatre . Only two other plays had then run longer in theater history : Noël Coward 's `` Blithe Spirit '' ; and R. F. Delderfield 's `` Worm 's Eye View '' . Part of the play 's appeal was that it was radical for the time . The play was set inside a Royal Navy research station near Scapa Flow . The play was not popular with everyone , and not everyone saw the humor in it . It elicited subdued laughs as well as frowns , depending on whether the audience was liberal or conservative . He estimated he made ₤50,000 from `` Sorrento '' . The fortune grew to £100,000 when in 1954 a film version made by the Boulting Brothers was released . Hastings also has a movie role to his name , although his appearance was uncredited . He worked on the script of the 1952 film `` The Gift Horse '' . It was in that movie that he acted . Hastings also wrote the dialogues for a Marghanita Laski melodrama , `` It Started In Paradise '' ( 1952 ) . He also wrote another naval play , `` Red Dragon '' . It was based on the 1949 Yangtze Incident , which involved the . The play failed to make an impression . And in fact none of his other works reached the success levels of `` Sorrento '' . Even different versions of his most famous work failed to succeed . The television version of `` Sorrento '' was broadcast in 1960 with no real impact . He also financed and wrote a musical version , entitled `` Scapa '' , which ran for a few weeks at the Adelphi Theatre in 1962 .
Kenichi Yoshida ( animator ) . is a Japanese animator and illustrator . He is a graduate of Tokyo Designer Gakuin College . He is a member of Japan Animation Creators Association ( JAniCA ) . Biography . Upon joining Studio Ghibli in 1990 , Yoshida worked on `` Only Yesterday '' and `` Porco Rosso '' . In 1999 , he left Studio Ghibli to become freelance . Currently , he is focusing on working on Sunrise and Bones works . He is good friends with fellow animator Akira Yasuda ( Akiman ) and has collaborated with him in numerous productions . In 2005 , he was awarded the individual prize in the 10th Animation Kobe awards . In 2006 at the Tokyo International Anime Fair , he was given the character design award for his work in `` Eureka Seven '' .
Ilya Khrzhanovsky . Ilya Andreevich Khrzhanovsky ( ; born August 11 , 1975 in Moscow , Soviet Union ) is a Russian film director . He is the son of Andrei Khrzhanovsky ( b . 1939 ) , one of the top Russian animation directors , and the grandson of the artist and actor ( 1905—1987 ) . Early career . Educated at the Bonn Academy of Fine Arts ( 1992–1993 ) and the All-Russian State Institute of Cinematography ( 1998 ) ( VGIK ) , Khrzhanovsky 's directorial debut was the production of `` That Which I Feel '' ( ) at the Kukart Festival at Peterhof in 1997 . Khrzhanovsky also co-directed `` Stop '' ( ) , which is a short film , together with Artyom Mikhalkov in 1998 . Between 1998 and 2002 , Khrzhanovsky worked as a director and producer in commercial advertising . He was also the responsible producer of a Russian TNT Channel TV project `` The List of Lovers of the Russian Federation '' , a series directed by leading Russian movie directors . In 2003 , the project became a part of the Berlin International Film Festival program , as well as other Russian and international film festivals . `` 4 '' . Khrzhanovsky directed the film `` 4 '' , which had earned him several awards including a Golden Cactus and Tiger Award at the Rotterdam International Film Festival in the Netherlands , Best Director Prize at the Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema ; Grand Jury Prize as Best New Director at the Seattle International Film Festival ; the Best Film and Best Camera Prize at the Transylvania International Film Festival ; the Best Director Prize at the Athens International Film Festival , and nominated for Fassbinder Prize European Film Award . It was included into official programs of more than 50 international film festivals , including Venice Film Festival , International Film Festival Rotterdam , Los Angeles Film Festival , Seattle International Film Festival , and Tribeca Film Festival . `` 4 '' was also distributed in the United Kingdom , France , Italy , Netherlands , Belgium , the United States , and also Scandinavian and South Asian countries . `` Dau '' . `` Dau '' is an unfinished ( as of 2018 ) film based on the life of Soviet physicist Lev Landau . Khrzhanovsky started developing the project in 2005 . It is the biggest co-production of Russia and Europe . From the Russian side , DAU is produced by Phenomen Films . From the European side , the participants of the project are some of the most important funds , TV channels , and film companies , including - European Cinema Support Fund Eurimages ; - production company ( France ) , - production company ( France ) ; `` WDR '' /Arte - production company ( Germany ) , Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg - funding ( Germany ) , - funding ( Germany ) , - production company ( Germany ) ; Swedish Film Institute - funding ( Sweden ) , Film I Väst - production company ( Sweden ) , - production company ( Sweden ) ; ( Netherlands ) , AG Interfilm B.V. ( Netherlands ) . `` DAU '' was awarded as the best presentation at European Film Market , Sofia , Bulgary . It was included in the best 10 projects at International Film Festival CineMart ( Rotterdam , Netherlands ) . In 2006 , DAU became a part of the Cannes Film Festival official program and was selected as one of the 17 best world projects at the Atelier of the Cannes Film Festival . Film production . In 2005 , Khrzhanovsky co-founded Phenomen Films production company . Phenomen Films developed and produced , among others , the film '' Paper Soldier '' by Aleksei German , which received a Silver Lion award and a Golden Osella award ( for cinematography ) at the Venice Film Festival . It was also nominated for the European Film Award , and received other awards and nominations in 2008 . In 2010 , Khrzhanovsky co-founded Phenomen Berlin Filmproduktions GmbH ( Germany ) . In 2011 , he co-founded Phenomen UK Ltd. ( UK ) .
Sisu KB-45 . Sisu KB-45 is a light off-road lorry made by the Finnish heavy vehicle producer Suomen Autoteollisuus ( SAT ) in 1965–1970 . The two-axle , all-wheel-drive vehicle with payload of 4 000 kg was developed after an assignment of the Finnish Defence Forces . It was followed by almost similar AH-45 in 1970 . Development . KB-45 was developed for the use of light infantry battalions of the Finnish Defence Forces . The project coordinator was Senior Engineer Uoti Hartikainen . The first prototype was built by SAT Testing Department in Fleming Street , Helsinki in March 1964 . It was the very last Sisu powered by SAT 's own type AMI petrol engine . The axles were made by Kirkstall . The vehicle was nicknamed at an early stage `` Proto '' , which was derived from `` prototyyppi '' ( prototype ) . After the first prototype was finished the Defence Forces suddenly changed the specifications ; the wheelbase had to be shortened by 30 cm . The decision was based on the Defence Forces ' measuring results of average distances between trees in the Finnish forests . The new requirement lead to excessive problems in transmission design ; gearbox and reduction gear had to be relocated . A long drive shaft between them had to be substituted by a structurally challenging gear socket system which enabled a shorter distance . Another requirement , replacing the petrol engine by a diesel engine , also caused problems . The original platform fastening system had to be redesigned due to a too small payload . When the final prototype was ready the Defence Forces were satisfied with the result . Production and use . The first 18 vehicles were handed over to the Defence Forces in August 1965 . Their primary use was pulling of howitzers and anti-aircraft cannons . The Defence Forces got in total 83 KB-45 's of which two were fire engines . The successor of KB-45 , AH-45 , was very similar . The biggest difference was in transmission as the Kirkstall axles were substituted by Sisu 's own products . At the same time the production was moved from Karis to Hämeenlinna , the former Vanaja factory which was merged with SAT in beginning of 1969 . The KB-45 models have been substituted in Finnish army by 2008 presented Sisu A2045 lorries . Technical data . KB-45 is powered by a Leyland in-line diesel engine with a maximum output of 135 hp . The usable revolution area is 1000–2400 1/min . The fuel tank capacity is 226 litres . The 5-speed transmission is fully synchronised . The vehicle is also equipped with a two-speed reduction gear . Both axles are driven and equipped with lockable differentials . The suspension consists of longitudinally mounted leaf springs and two-way acting telescopic shock absorbers . The vehicle frame is twisting type enabling of each wheel touching the ground also in rough terrain . The glass fibre and steel made cabin is fastened on the frame from three points and the 4.28-metre long platform , on which is space for 25 people , from four points . The reconnaissance winch capacity is 6 tonnes and it is equipped with a torque limiter . Some of the KB-45 's were equipped with Sisu Nemo hydraulic system for a hydraulically driven trailer which improved significantly the off-road capability of the combination . The system was marketed with name `` Two-In-One '' . Characteristics . Payload is 2 300 kg in terrain and 4 000 kg on road . The front overhang is 1 300 mm and rear overhang 1 000 mm . The turning radius is 7.6 metres and top speed 90 km/h . The good off-road capability is carried out by a torsionally bending frame structure and middle located engine which enable an even wheel load even in rough terrain . One of the wheels can be jacked up by one metre the rest three still touching the ground . During the validation tests , the vehicle was driven up 60 % steep hills and it could also withstand a 45 % side slope without falling .
ORCA ( quantum chemistry program ) . ORCA is an ab initio quantum chemistry program package that contains modern electronic structure methods including density functional theory , many-body perturbation , coupled cluster , multireference methods , and semi-empirical quantum chemistry methods . Its main field of application is larger molecules , transition metal complexes , and their spectroscopic properties . ORCA is developed in the research group of Frank Neese . The free version is available only for academic use at academic institutions .
Zip , the Dodger . `` Zip , the Dodger '' is a 1914 short comedy film directed by and starring Fatty Arbuckle .
2015–16 Gateshead F.C . season . The 2015–16 season is Gateshead 's 127th season of existence and their seventh consecutive season in the Conference . Along with competing in the National League , the club will also participate in the FA Cup and FA Trophy . The season covers the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016 . Pre-season friendlies . On 4 June 2015 , Gateshead announced their first pre-season friendly against Newcastle United . A list of other pre-season games Gateshead have confirmed were added to the fixture list . Gateshead XI sides will face five away pre-season fixtures . Matches . On 3 July 2015 , the fixtures for the forthcoming National League season was announced . Gateshead started away against Aldershot Town .
FTH1 . Ferritin heavy chain is a ferroxidase enzyme that in humans is encoded by the `` FTH1 '' gene . Function . This gene encodes the heavy subunit of ferritin , the major intracellular iron storage protein in prokaryotes and eukaryotes . It is composed of 24 subunits of the heavy and light ferritin chains . Variation in ferritin subunit composition may affect the rates of iron uptake and release in different tissues . A major function of ferritin is the storage of iron in a soluble and nontoxic state . Defects in ferritin proteins are associated with several neurodegenerative diseases . This gene has multiple pseudogenes . Several alternatively spliced transcript variants have been observed , but their biological validity has not been determined . Interactions . FTH1 has been shown to interact with Ferritin light chain .
USCGC Edisto ( WAGB-284 ) . USS `` Edisto '' ( AGB-2 ) was a in the service of the United States Navy and was later transferred to the United States Coast Guard as USCGC `` Edisto '' ( WAGB-284 ) . She was named after Edisto Island , South Carolina . The island is named after the Native American Edisto Band who inhabited the island and the surrounding area . As of 2011 there is a namesake cutter USCGC `` Edisto '' ( WPB-1313 ) . The newer `` Edisto '' is a 110-foot and is stationed in San Diego County , California . Construction . `` Edisto '' was one of the icebreakers designed by Lieutenant Commander Edward Thiele and Gibbs & Cox of New York , who modeled them after plans for European icebreakers he obtained before the start of World War II . She was the last of seven completed ships of the of icebreakers operated by the United States Coast Guard . Her keel was laid on May 15 , 1945 at Western Pipe and Steel Company shipyards in San Pedro , California , she was launched on December 28 , 1946 , and commissioned on March 20 , 1947 . Her outer hull plating was constructed with -thick high tensile steel . `` Edisto '' had a double bottom above the waterline with the two `` skins '' being approximately apart , insulated with cork . Framing was closely spaced and the entire hull girder was designed for great strength . `` Edisto '' s bow had the characteristic sloping forefoot that enabled her to ride up on heavy ice and break it with the weight of the vessel . `` Edisto '' s stern was similarly shaped to facilitate breaking ice while backing down . The sides of the icebreaker were rounded , with marked tumble home , that enabled the ship to break free from ice by heeling from side to side . Such heeling was accomplished by shifting water rapidly from wing tanks on one side of the ship to the other . A total of 220 tons of water could be shifted from one side to the other in as little as 90 seconds , which induced a list of 10 degrees . Ballast could also be shifted rapidly between fore and aft tanks to change the trim of the ship . Diesel electric machinery was chosen for its controlability and resistance to damage . `` Edisto '' was built during peacetime , so she had a much lighter armament than her war-built sisters , one 38 caliber gun 38 caliber deck gun when in Navy service , and unarmed for the Coast Guard . U.S. Navy service . On April 11 , 1947 , `` Edisto '' sailed for the United States East Coast on a shake-down cruise . That summer , during a training cruise to Greenland , she crossed the Arctic Circle for the first of many times in her career . Upon her return to Boston , Massachusetts , `` Edisto '' was assigned to Task Force 39 for the Second Antarctic Development Project . She sailed on November 1 , 1947 for a rendezvous via the Panama Canal with at American Samoa . Together , they ventured south , becoming the first ships to penetrate the pack ice east of the Ross Sea . While in the Antarctic on this deployment , `` Edisto '' trained sailors and tested cold weather equipment , as well as investigating installations and equipment left by Operation Highjump of the previous year . She also collected valuable scientific data concerning geographic , hydrographic , photographic , oceanographic , meteorological , and electromagnetic conditions in the south polar regions . Upon her return to Boston , Massachusetts on March 31 , 1948 , `` Edisto '' immediately began preparing for operations in the far north . During this summer deployment , her task force resupplied weather stations at Thule , Greenland , and on Ellesmere and Ellif Renghes Islands . The ships in this task force did reconnaissance to establish additional weather stations , trained men in cold weather operations , tested equipment , and collected a variety of data . Except for brief repairs in Boston for replacement of a broken propeller shaft , `` Edisto '' continued this grueling grind until September 25 , 1948 . During December 1948 , in company with , she successfully rescued , which had been damaged by ice and had run aground in Tunulliarfik Fjord at Narsaq , Greenland . The next cruise of `` Edisto '' to the north polar regions was for purely exploratory purposes . Not even waiting for summer , she sailed out of Boston Harbor on January 24 , 1949 to determine how much an icebreaker would be limited by the foul Arctic storms and lowest temperatures . She weathered extreme sub-zero conditions and returned to Boston on March 25 , 1949 . From 1949 until her transfer to the U.S. Coast Guard on October 20 , 1965 , `` Edisto '' continued her support to exploration in both Arctic and Antarctic regions . The icebreaker supplied bases , reported ice packs and floes , took part in oceanographic , hydrographic , geological , coast and geodetic , and hydrophone surveys , and participated in Arctic convoy exercises . In 1949 , `` Edisto '' took part in Operation Bluejay , the construction of radar stations in the far north . The following year , on August 6 , 1950 , `` Edisto '' set a record for northern most penetration by reaching latitude 82 degrees North while conducting oceanographic surveys . In 1952 , the work she had begun in Operation Bluejay was completed . While participating in Operation Deep Freeze I during the winter ( Antarctic summer ) of 1955-1956 , `` Edisto '' penetrated unexplored areas in the Antarctic near Cape Hallett , leaving `` Edisto Bay '' and `` Edisto Acres '' penguin rookery named in her honor . After her return to Boston the ship was again assigned to Arctic missions , aiding shipping in the Newfoundland and Labrador area for the remainder of 1956 and all of 1957 . In December 1958 , `` Edisto '' departed for Operation Deep Freeze IV . Her work in the Antarctic this time was in support of the International Geophysical Year . From April 16–26 , 1959 , while en route home , she stopped in Montevideo , Uruguay , which was experiencing disastrous floods . The crew labored many long hours in flood relief work , rescuing 227 persons by helicopter , thereby receiving the personal thanks of the president of Uruguay on their departure . Her next Antarctic trip came during the winter ( Antarctic summer ) of 1960-1961 as a member of Operation Deep Freeze 61 . While operating far south of New Zealand in an attempt to salvage a naval vessel that had broken loose from its moorings , `` Edisto '' encountered what was probably the worst storm of her career . With tons of ice loading her topside down , she staggered to regain stability at the end of each long , agonizing roll . Before the storm had blown itself out , `` Edisto '' had lost most of her rigging and her starboard propeller . As a unit of the task force for Operation Deep Freeze 63 in 1962-1963 , she spent 131 consecutive days in the ice . During this time , her crew witnessed the breakup of Rear Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd 's Little America III , built in 1940 and 1941 . Instead of going south for the 1963-1964 season in the Antarctic , `` Edisto '' entered the Boston Naval Shipyard for an overhaul . Then , on June 15 , 1964 , she departed Boston for military resupply operations in the Arctic . While on this cruise , `` Edisto '' used Prince Christian Sound instead of rounding Cape Farewell , Greenland probably making her the first US naval vessel to transit this sound since in 1941 . Before returning to Boston in early October 1964 , she picked up some scientists in Iceland and proceeded to the waters between Greenland and Spitsbergen , Norway to carry out an oceanographic survey . On December 10 , 1964 , `` Edisto '' departed for the Antarctic as a unit of the task force for Operation Deep Freeze 65 on an assignment unprecedented in icebreaker history . She had the responsibility for constructing the new Palmer Station for marine biological studies on Anvers Island off the Antarctic Peninsula . No sooner had she accomplished this assignment and returned to Boston , than `` Edisto '' was ordered to sail on a polar rescue mission . Drifting south was the Ice Island Arlis II , with 20 scientists on board waiting to be evacuated before the island broke up underneath them . Departing Boston on April 6 , 1965 , after a stay of only five days , she battled some of the thickest and hardest ice ever encountered by an American icebreaker to moor alongside Ice Island Arlis II and to effect the evacuation of the men and equipment . During the summer of 1965 , `` Edisto '' again sailed to the Arctic in support of the northern defense outposts and for oceanographic survey work . Before her return to Boston in early October 1965 , a message informed her that she would be the first of the United States Navy icebreakers turned over to the United States Coast Guard under the transfer agreement signed between the United States Department of the Treasury and United States Department of the Navy . As `` Edisto '' sailed south , U.S. Coast Guard officers boarded who would command the vessel following the turnover . U.S. Coast Guard service . On October 20 , 1965 , `` Edisto '' was transferred to the U.S. Coast Guard and re-designated as USCGC `` Edisto '' ( WAGB-284 ) . The icebreaker was decommissioned by the U.S. Navy , transferred , and immediately commissioned by the Coast Guard at Constitution Wharf , U.S. Coast Guard Base in Boston , Massachusetts . The Coast Guard changed `` Edisto '' s hull number to WAGB-284 . Her first mission as a Coast Guard icebreaker came the following month , when a vital undersea defense cable broke near Thule , Greenland . Although she got underway on short notice and steamed far north to join the other Canadian and American icebreakers in the repair operation , `` Edisto '' arrived only to learn that the cable had already been repaired . After her return in early December 1965 , `` Edisto '' spent the entire winter in the Bethlehem Steel Shipyard , where she underwent major repairs and alterations . Part of the alterations consisted of installations of a new flight deck with a telescopic hangar to house two helicopters which she would carry . The summer of 1966 saw `` Edisto '' deployed to the Arctic waters off Greenland and Iceland to participate in `` Arctic East Summer '' ( AES ) operations , which entailed the annual resupply of American bases in the Arctic and the advancement of polar sciences . As in the previous winter , `` Edisto '' was ordered on an unusual winter penetration into northern Baffin Bay . The vital undersea cable connecting the remote North American defense outposts with the mainland of the United States had broken again . Reaching the break area on December 12 , 1966 , the icebreaker braved extreme cold , continual darkness , gale winds , and heavy icing until the break was located and repaired . For their `` extremely meritorious service in support of Coast Guard operations '' during this emergency , `` Edisto '' and her crew were awarded the U.S. Coast Guard Unit Commendation for the period of December 2–22 , 1966 . In 1967 , while in company with , `` Edisto '' made an unsuccessful attempt to circumnavigate the Arctic , a feat that would have rivaled the 16th century voyages around the world of Magellan and Drake and has yet to be accomplished by surface vessels of any nation . In 1968 and 1969 , `` Edisto '' participated in Antarctic polar deployments in support of operations Deep Freeze 69 and Deep Freeze 70 . In 1971 , as in every summer since she became a U.S. Coast Guard icebreaker , `` Edisto '' took part in `` Arctic East Summer '' ( AES ) operations . In December 1971 , she was temporarily transferred to Milwaukee , Wisconsin to take part in a test , along with of icebreaking operations designed to extend the length of the shipping season on the Great Lakes and the Saint Lawrence Seaway system . In the autumn of 1972 , however , `` Edisto '' conducted icebreaking operations off Greenland in concert with the U.S. Navy oceanographic research ship . She was sent there from the Great Lakes after the cutter originally assigned the duty , suffered an engine casualty ; although she remained off Greenland . `` Edisto '' arrived in the Arctic on September 30 , 1972 and began escorting `` Mizar '' into the icepack for oceanographic research . At one point , the two were as far as into the heavy ice , some of which was a thick as . In early October 1972 , one of the `` Mizar '' s engines went out , so `` Edisto '' took her in tow , intending to take the research vessel out of the ice . On October 6 , 1972 , `` Mizar '' slipped out of its tow with `` Edisto '' and collided with the icebreaker , doing minor damage to `` Edisto '' s starboard side superstructure . Later , `` Edisto '' , due to the heavy ice ; lost her starboard propeller and damaged her rudder and starboard shaft . Although `` Mizar '' repaired her engine , the ship could not break ice , so the need for a fully operational icebreaker still existed . U.S. Coast Guard officials , through the U.S. State Department , arranged for the support of Canada 's icebreaker , in case `` Southwind '' was unable to free `` Mizar '' . `` John A. Macdonald '' sailed from Baffin Bay around the southern tip of Greenland and berthed at Reykjavík , Iceland and awaited the call for assistance . Fortunately , `` Edisto '' managed to work her way through the open leads in the ice while `` Southwind '' , with only four of her six engines running was able to reach `` Mizar '' , still icebound where it had struck `` Edisto '' , and freed her . `` Southwind '' then took `` Edisto '' in tow , and made for Reykjavík . They arrived on October 23 , 1972 and `` Edisto '' s crew made temporary repairs to her rudder for the long tow back to the U.S . They departed and headed for the U.S. , but the repairs did not hold and they once again returned to Iceland . On November 2 , 1972 they once again set sail . U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters decided that `` Southwind '' would take `` Edisto '' s place on the Great Lakes for that season . They were under pressure to get a second icebreaker there before the Welland Canal closed on December 15 , 1972 . To lessen the impact on the crews , headquarters also determined that the ships would simply exchange their entire crews . `` Southwind '' s crew would take over during the repairs on `` Edisto '' while `` Edisto '' s crew would join `` Southwind '' once she made her new home port of Milwaukee , Wisconsin in preparation for the 1972-1973 winter season . On November 10 , 1972 rendezvoused with the icebreakers and prepared to take over the tow but severe weather prevented a switch . By November 13 , 1972 , however , the weather moderated and she took over towing , and set course for Baltimore , Maryland . `` Southwind '' then made her way to the Great Lakes . On November 24 , 1972 she rendezvoused with approximately west of the `` Nantucket '' Lightship after first dodging a storm by sailing towards Nova Scotia . `` Chilula '' took over the towing and headed to Hampton Roads , Virginia and then to the Coast Guard Yard , where the two cutters arrived safely on November 30 , 1972 . After repairs were finished she was homeported in Baltimore , Maryland and used for icebreaking . `` Edisto '' s final cruise was a three-phase `` Arctic East Summer '' ( AES ) voyage that commenced at Baltimore on July 7 , 1974 . She first sailed in support of the International Ice Patrol , studying some 35 icebergs of varying sizes and shapes off the west coast of Greenland and the east coast of Baffin Island , Canada . Her crew took aerial , surface , and sonar measurements of bergs to be used by marine scientists to determine their rates of deterioration and drift . As tribute to their wives , some of the crew named the icebergs under study after their loved ones . During the voyage north , `` Edisto '' assisted , a cargo ship that sustained ice damage to her hull off Hamilton Inlet , Labrador . `` Edisto '' then sailed for Edinburgh , Scotland , arriving August 12 , 1974 . She departed Edinburgh on August 17 , 1974 and headed for the Icelandic Sea for the second phase of her cruise , where she worked in conjunction with the Icelandic government . Her crew took 40 `` Nansen Casts '' in the Icelandic Sea and then , on September 2 , 1974 , made Reykjavík . `` Edisto '' departed Reykjavík on September 5 , 1974 and sailed for the Labrador Sea for the third phase of her cruise . Arriving off Cape Farewell , Greenland on September 8 , 1974 , her crew took 52 `` STD Casts '' in the Labrador Sea and along the coast of Labrador , Canada . On September 14 , 1974 she finished the third phase and began her return journey to Baltimore , arriving there on September 24 , 1974 . She was decommissioned at Baltimore , Maryland on November 14 , 1974 and then transferred to the U.S. General Services Administration ( GSA ) . GSA sold `` Edisto '' on September 29 , 1977 to Boston Metals Company of Baltimore , Maryland who then sold her for scrap metal to the Union Minerals Company of Carey , New Jersey .
Matakana . Matakana is a small town in the Rodney District of New Zealand . Warkworth lies about 9 km to the south-west , Snells Beach the same distance to the south , Omaha is about 7 km to the east , and Leigh about 13 km to the north-east . The Matakana River flows through the town and into Kawau Bay to the south-east . The surrounding area contains several vineyards . It is also known for its farmers ' market , cinema , cafes , restaurants and boutique food-shops . The reasonable proximity to Auckland ( around one hour 's drive away ) has led to the region becoming a trendy getaway spot for foodie Aucklanders . From 2018 it is served by 7 buses a day between Warkworth and Omaha . From 2013 it had 5 buses a day and is also served by Mahu City Express . Matakana has had a bus since at least 1930 , including buses to Auckland . History . Māori inhabitants of the area were from Ngāti Raupo , a `` hapu '' of Te Kawerau , Ngāti Manuhiri ) and Ngāti Rongo . Crown purchases started in 1841 with the Mahurangi Purchase , described by the Waitangi Tribunal as , `` a crazy quilt of '' `` multiple and overlapping transactions '' . Loggers then moved in to fell the kauri and other timber . George Darroch had a large shipyard building timber ships by 1852 , which continued for over 50 years . By 1853 John Heyd'n 's sawmill was at the falls on the Matakana river . Flax was also harvested . Matakana 's first public building , the Presbyterian School and church , opened in 1864 . By 1881 , Matakana had about 150 people and most of the bush had been cut . Agriculture replaced it , especially fruit . Matakana Dairy Factory opened in December 1902 ; the building is now a shop . A shark oil factory opened in 1905 and continued till at least 1921 and the industry longer . Electricity came to Matakana in 1936 . Matakana War Memorial . The Matakana War Memorial commemorates fallen servicemen from around Matakana who served during the First and Second World Wars . It is dedicated to 13 men from the district who lost their lives in the First World War . After the Second World War another plaque was added listing six men from the district who died in that conflict . The memorial is unique as it features a sculpture of George V , sculpted by New Zealand sculptor William Henry Feldon ( 1872-1945 ) . Instead of ordering a sculpted figure from overseas , which was a common practice in New Zealand at the time , soldier and politician Sir James Allen commissioned Feldon for memorials in Matakana , Helensville , Mercer , and the Arawa Memorial in Rotorua . The memorial was unveiled in 1920 but has been vandalised and restored several times . In 2006 the memorial was moved from its original location on the corner of Matakana Wharf Road and Matakana Road to a nearby site in the Matakana Wharf Reserve . Demographics . Matakana area unit is growing rapidly and becoming wealthier . It had these census results - Education . Matakana School is a coeducational contributing primary ( years 1-6 ) school with a decile rating of 9 and a roll of 382 . The school was established in 1862 . Events . Matakana hosts many varied events throughout the year . The Matakana Farmers ' Market is held every Saturday . Matakana School Gala is an annual event which attracts thousands from the surrounding district . Music Mountain Matakana is a musical event held in the hills behind Matakana in late summer . The Matakana Seagull Raft Race is held on the Matakana River every November . Power for the rafts is provided by restored British Seagull outboard motors .
Frank A. Hoare . Frank Alan Hoare CBE ( born 4 October 1894 ) was an English film producer known for his documentaries and work for the Children 's Film Foundation ( CFF ) . He was chairman of the Association of Specialised Film Producers . Early life . Frank Hoare was born 4 October 1894 in Cobham , Surrey . At the time of the 1911 census he was living in the parish of East Challow , Wantage , in Berkshire . Career . In 1932 , Hoare was director of research for Western Electric Limited . He developed 16mm mobile film units to produce industrial and documentary films . In 1936 he was a director of Sound Services Limited , Publicity Films Limited and Merton Park Studios Limited , being appointed managing director in 1940 . He was the representative for film production on the Films Council of the Board of Trade and produced propaganda and training films during the Second World War . He was particularly known for his documentaries and work for the Children 's Film Foundation . He was a member of the British Kinematograph Society . and was chairman of the Association of Specialised Film Producers in which capacity he made a plea at their annual meeting in 1950 for the tax on cinema tickets to be cut to the same level as that on football match admission . He was appointed CBE in the New Year Honours 1959 . Later that year he was appointed joint managing director of Westward Television Syndicate which had been established to act as programme contractors for a new television station to established in the South-West of England . It began broadcasting in 1961 . Hoare resigned in August 1963 .
François-Rodolphe de Weiss . François-Rodolphe de Weiss ( von Weiss , also von Weiß , surname at birth Wyss ' '' ) ( 1751–1818 ) was a Swiss political and military leader , writer and philosopher , a follower of Jean-Jacques Rousseau . Life . He was born at Yverdon , son of François Rodolphe , seigneur de Daillens , and Henriette Russillon . He entered the French military service in 1766 , and the Prussian in 1777 . In 1785 he became a member of the Grand Conseil at Berne . A supporter of the ideas of the French Revolution , de Weiss was sent to Paris as an envoy in 1792 , and maintained a peace between France and the Swiss confederation . In 1794 he attributed the Revolution to ideas emanating from Geneva . In 1798 the Bernese bailiwick at Lucens Castle was ended by a popular uprising , with Weiss defending the castle . Weiss then went into exile , in Germany . He died by suicide at Coppet on 21 July 1818 .
Henrietta High School . Henrietta High School is a public high school located in Henrietta , Texas ( USA ) . It is the sole high school in the Henrietta Independent School District . In 2015 , the school was rated `` Met Standard '' by the Texas Education Agency .
John Manners Smith . Lieutenant Colonel John Manners Smith VC CIE CVO ( 30 August 1864 – 6 January 1920 ) was a recipient of the Victoria Cross , the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces . Background . Smith was educated at Norwich School and Royal Military College , Sandhurst . After transferring from the Norfolk Regiment to the British Indian Army , Smith was 27 years old , and a lieutenant in the Indian Staff Corps and 5th Gurkha Rifles , British Indian Army , during the Hunza-Naga Campaign , India when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC . On 20 December 1891 near Nilt Fort , British India , Lieutenant Smith led the storming party at the attack and capture of a strong position occupied by the enemy . For nearly four hours on the face of the cliff which was almost precipitous , he moved his handful of men from point to point , and during this time he was unable to defend himself from any attack which the enemy chose to make . He was the first man to reach the summit within a few yards of one of the enemy 's sangars , which was immediately rushed , the lieutenant pistolling the first man . Further information . Smith later served with the India Staff Corps , and was promoted Major in July 1901 . He achieved the rank of lieutenant colonel before he retired from the army . His Victoria Cross is displayed at The Gurkha Museum in Winchester , Hampshire , England .
A Little More Faith . `` A Little More Faith '' is an album by blues musician Reverend Gary Davis recorded in 1961 and released on the Bluesville label . Reception . AllMusic reviewer Bruce Eder stated : `` it 's a masterpiece : its dozen songs recorded on one day in August of 1961 are nothing less than priceless . Davis presents an easy virtuosity on his solo guitar , and runs his voice across a surprisingly wide range in what is mostly gospel repertory . Not that any blues fans will mind his approach : Davis was one of those figures where the sound and feel of blues becomes indistinguishable from those of gospel . He was just doing what came naturally on this record , laying down 12 songs he knew well from across decades of performing '' . Track listing . All compositions by Gary Davis except where noted
McManus House ( Davenport , Iowa ) . The McManus House is a historic building located in the West End of Davenport , Iowa , United States . It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1983 . History . James McManus , who built this house , moved to Davenport in the 1840s . He was engaged in farming and retail . McManus was elected to the Iowa General Assembly and served as a Scott County supervisor . His son Parker took over the estate when James died . Parker continued to operate the farm and he was also elected to the state legislature . At one time there were several estates in the West End that lined Telegraph Road at the base of the bluff and were home to prominent families such as the Putnams , Koenigs , Glasspells , and the Fejervarys . The McManus House is the only one that remains . Architecture . This house exemplifies the combination of the Italianate and the Greek Revival styles that were popular in Davenport in the mid-19th century . The two-story house is built of brick and is three bays wide with a doorway in the left bay . The simple bracketed cornice that rings the top of the house , and the low hipped roof evoke the Italianate style . The Greek Revival style is found in the simple window pediments and the wide , glass framed doorway . A porch wraps around the front of the house to the east side . It was built 40 to 50 years after the house and adds the Neoclassical style to the house .
Thompson-Neely House . The Thompson-Neely house is part of Washington Crossing Historic Park in Washington Crossing , Pennsylvania . It was a former military hospital .
Tamás Mórocz . Tamás Mórocz ( born 2 July 1987 ) is a Hungarian indie musician , best known as the lead singer of the Hungarian indie band Jacked and Bermuda . Early life and personal life . Mórocz was born in Székesfehérvár , Hungary . Jacked . Mórocz is the founding member of Jacked . Bermuda . Mórocz is the founding member of Bermuda . In 2012 , the hit single `` Monte Carlo '' was released . In 2013 , Bermuda 's second single was released entitled , London . In 2014 , the `` A Délután az Új Éjszaka '' was released .
Deduce , You Say ! `` Deduce , You Say ! '' is a 1956 Warner Bros. cartoon short of the `` Looney Tunes '' series , directed by Chuck Jones and written by Michael Maltese , with musical arrangements by Milt Franklyn . The title is a play on the exclamation , `` The deuce you say ! '' The cartoon features Daffy Duck as the dim-witted detective Dorlock Homes ( a parody of Sherlock Holmes ) and Porky Pig as his sidekick Watkins ( based on Dr. Watson ) , as they attempt to locate and apprehend the dangerous `` Shropshire Slasher '' . Plot . Mr. Watkins narrates throughout the cartoon . Dorlock Holmes lives on Beeker Street in London . Inside of their apartment , Holmes is busily engaged in `` deduction '' — tax deduction , that is , hoping to write off such costs as `` magnifying glasses and gumshoes , taxi fares , to and from murders '' . Following a knock on the door , a mailman falls into their flat . While Holmes attributes it to curare , a type of poison , the mailman chides him for not fixing the step . The letter says that there is a criminal on the loose named the Shropshire Slasher . Holmes and Watkins go to a pub where the Slasher is known to hang out . Holmes ' attempts to gather clues land darts in his bill . When the Shropshire Slasher is finally revealed , Holmes repeatedly attempts to arrest him , but the Slasher proves much stronger and effortlessly defeats Holmes ; meanwhile , Watkins speaks reasonably to the suspect and he not only willingly divulges his identity but is peacefully persuaded to turn himself in to the police . Just then , a woman arrives selling flowers . Holmes accuses her of selling them without a license and threatens to arrest her . The Shropshire Slasher moans `` Mother ! '' Before Holmes has time to consider what has happened , the Shropshire Slasher grabs him by the neck and starts shaking him violently , causing an assortment of objects to fall from Holmes ' person . The Shropshire Slasher and his mother then leave , with him explaining to her that he promised `` the nice gentleman '' that he would give himself up . Watkins asks a beat-up looking Holmes in what school he learned to be a detective . Holmes answers : `` Elementary , my dear Watkins . Elementary '' . Availability . This short can be found on Disc Two of the ' DVD set , Disc One of the ' Blu-ray set , and Disc One of `` The Essential Daffy Duck '' DVD set .
Renato Brunetta . Renato Brunetta ( Venice , May 15 , 1950 ) is an Italian economist and politician who was minister for public administration and innovation from May 2008 to November 2011 in the Berlusconi government . He is currently the head of Forza Italia 's group of deputies in the Chamber of Deputies . Childhood . Son of an Hawker and the youngest of three brothers , Renato Brunetta grew up in Venice . He says that as a boy he cultivated his own initiative classical studies with excellent results , despite a social gap should seem to differentiate it from the companions of Liceo Foscarini . Political activity . He is a former member of the Italian Socialist Party , Member of the European Parliament for the North-East from 2004 to 2009 with the Forza Italia , part of the European People 's Party , and vice-chair of the European Parliament 's Committee on Industry , Research and Energy .
Ernest L. Ransome . Ernest Leslie Ransome ( 1852–1917 ) was an English-born engineer , architect , and early innovator in reinforced concrete building techniques . Ransome devised the most sophisticated concrete structures in the United States at the time . Ernest was the son of Frederick Ransome , who had patented a process for producing artificial stone in 1844 . Ernest was apprenticed to his father 's factory in Ipswich . By the 1870s Ernest had moved to the USA and was the superintendent of the Pacific Stone Company in San Francisco . In 1884 after experimenting with reinforced concrete sidewalks , he patented ( ) a system of ferro-concrete with the iron rods twisted to improve the bond , then developed a patented Ransome system for practical reinforced concrete construction . In 1886 Ransome built two small underpass bridges in the Golden Gate Park in San Francisco which survive today , and which are the first reinforced concrete bridges in North America , and among the first three or four in the world . After a long string of accomplishments Ransome continued to meet with skepticism and resistance . His techniques were vindicated when his 1897 Pacific Coast Borax Refinery in Bayonne , NJ in 1902 went through a massive building fire hot enough to melt brass ; the concrete frame was only slightly damaged and thereby concrete framed industrial architecture was shown to have a key superiority over competing steel and iron framed structures . Likewise Ransome 's two experimental buildings at Stanford survived the 1906 San Francisco earthquake essentially without damage while the university 's newer , conventional brick structures literally crumbled around them . The published analysis of these two buildings by fellow engineer John B. Leonard did much to advance the safety of buildings in post-1906 San Francisco and nationwide . In his later career Ransome focused on mixing equipment , formwork , and integrated building systems . In 1912 Ransome and Alexis Saurbrey co-authored `` Reinforced Concrete Buildings '' .
1991 in Sweden . Events from the year 1991 in Sweden
Economic History Society . The Economic History Society ( EHS ) is a learned society that was established at the London School of Economics in 1926 to support the research and teaching of economic history in the United Kingdom and internationally . The society also acts as a pressure group working to influence government policy in the interests of history and economic affairs , alongside other societies and professional bodies with similar interests . In addition , the Society regularly liaises with funding bodies such as Higher Education Funding Council for England , the Arts and Humanities Research Council , and the Economic and Social Research Council . History . The Economic History Society was established at a general meeting held at the London School of Economics on 14 July 1926 . R. H. Tawney took the chair and , after the resolution to form the society had been carried unanimously , the meeting discussed the constitution and aims of the society and proceeded to elect its first officers , with Sir William Ashley as the first President . The publication of `` The Economic History Review '' was also discussed and Tawney and Lipson were appointed as joint editors . Aims . Along with the Economic & Business History Society , the Business History Conference , the Cliometric Society , the EHS sponsors EH.net , which provides resources and distributes communications to scholars in economic history and related fields . `` The Economic History Review '' . The EHS publishes a quarterly peer-reviewed journal , `` The Economic History Review '' . The journal was established in 1927 and publishes scholarly research articles and book reviews in the fields of economic and social history .
Princess Maria Anna Victoria of Savoy . Princess Maria Anna Victoria of Savoy ( ; 11 September 1683 – 11 October 1763 ) was the daughter of Prince Louis Thomas of Savoy , Count of Soissons , and Uranie de La Cropte de Beauvais . Biography . She was the niece of Prince Eugene of Savoy , the great general and statesman of imperial Austria , and a patron of the arts . She was styled `` Mademoiselle de Soissons '' prior to her marriage . Upon Eugene 's death in 1736 , Maria Anna Victoria inherited his estate in Austria , which she then proceeded to quickly sell off at cut rate prices . His mansions , art collections , wartime medals , and the sword given to him by Anne , Queen of Great Britain , for his part in the War of the Spanish Succession were sold ; nothing was spared . Last years . She was married on 17 April 1738 to the German officer and Feldzeugmeister of the Imperial Army Prince Joseph of Saxe-Hildburghausen , but it ended in divorce in 1757 , having had no children . She then lived for a time in France , and eventually died in Turin , Italy , in 1763 at the age of 80 .
Police corruption . Police corruption is a form of police misconduct in which law enforcement officers end up breaking their political contract and abuse their power for personal gain . This type of corruption may involve one or a group of officers . Internal police corruption is a challenge to public trust , cohesion of departmental policies , human rights and legal violations involving serious consequences . Police corruption can take many forms , such as bribery . Types . Soliciting or accepting bribes in exchange for not reporting organized drug or prostitution rings or other illegal activities and violations of law , county and city ordinances and state and federal laws . Flouting the police code of conduct in order to secure convictions of civilians and suspects—for example , through the use of falsified evidence . There are also situations where law enforcement officers may deliberately and systematically participate in organized crime themselves . In most major cities there are internal affairs sections to investigate suspected police corruption or misconduct , including selective enforcement , but there are situations where Internal Affairs also hides departmental and individual corruption , fraud , abuse and waste by individual officers , groups of officers or even unwritten departmental policies . There are also Police Commissions who are complicit in the same cover-ups , often to hide internal and departmental problems , both from public view , and also from inter-departmental reviews and investigations . Certain officers can be fired , then rehired by petition after they accrue enough signatures , often from the very criminals and violators from whom corrupt officers have garnered previous favors in exchange for officers `` turning a blind eye '' , resulting in selective enforcement of violations being deterred , but actually promoted . Similar entities include the British Independent Police Complaints Commission . Police corruption is a significant widespread problem in many departments and agencies worldwide . It is not possible to measure the level of corruption in a country . Surveys of police officers , citizens and businesses can be used to provide estimates on levels of corruption . These are often inaccurate , as respondents involved in corruption are reluctant to provide any information implicating themselves in criminal activity . Despite this limitation , information collected from International Crime Victim Surveys and surveys conducted by the Global Corruption Enumerated Barometer can be used to estimate the level of police corruption . Corrupt acts . Police officers have several opportunities to gain personally from their status and authority as law enforcement officers . The Knapp Commission , which investigated corruption in the New York City Police Department in the early 1970s , divided corrupt officers into two types : `` meat-eaters '' , who `` aggressively misuse their police powers for personal gain '' , and `` grass-eaters '' , who `` simply accept the payoffs that the happenstances of police work throw their way . '' Behavior . Corrupted behavior can be caused by the behavioral change of the officer within the department 's `` subculture '' . A subculture is a group of individuals within a culture that share the same attitudes and beliefs . Police officers within the department share the same norms and that new behavioral development can be attributed through psychological , sociological , and anthropological paradigms . Prevalence . Accurate information about the prevalence of police corruption is hard to come by , since the corrupt activities tend to happen in secret and police organizations have little incentive to publish information about corruption . Police officials and researchers alike have argued that in some countries , large-scale corruption involving the police not only exists but can even become institutionalized . One study of corruption in the Los Angeles Police Department ( focusing particularly on the Rampart scandal ) proposed that certain forms of police corruption may be the norm , rather than the exception , in American policing . In the UK , an internal investigation in 2002 into the largest police force , the Metropolitan Police , Operation Tiberius found that the force was so corrupt that `` organized criminals were able to infiltrate Scotland Yard `` at will '' by bribing corrupt officers ... and that Britain ’ s biggest force experienced 'endemic corruption ' at the time '' . Where corruption exists , the widespread existence of a Blue Code of Silence among the police can prevent the corruption from coming to light . Officers in these situations commonly fail to report corrupt behavior or provide false testimony to outside investigators to cover up criminal activity by their fellow officers . The well-known case of Frank Serpico , a police officer who spoke out about pervasive corruption in the New York City Police Department despite the open hostility of other members , illustrates how powerful the code of silence can be . In Australia in 1994 , by 46 votes to 45 , independent politician John Hatton forced the New South Wales state government to override the Independent Commission Against Corruption and the advice of senior police to establish a ground-breaking Royal Commission into Police Corruption However , in a number of countries , such as China , Pakistan , Malaysia , Russia , Ukraine , Brazil or Mexico , police corruption remains to be one of the largest social problems facing their countries . Austria . Until 2010 , few corruption cases have been prosecuted against the Austrian police . There have been a low number of indictments relating to corruption . This is supported by Transparency International ’ s Corruption Perception Index which ranks Austria among the 16 countries with the lowest corruption levels with 7.8 points . The general public support these statistics further as only 25 % believe that bribe offering and bribe acceptance is widespread amongst Austrian police officers . Whilst this figure may still appear to be high , it is still much lower than the average for the EU ( 34 % ) . The success , in comparison to many other nations , can be in part attributed to the stable economic performance of the state , which allows the Austrian police force to receive appropriate salaries . As a result , the likelihood that a significant number of Austrian police officers would consider engaging in corrupt practices as a way of making a living is minimal , and rather acts of police corruption tend to be committed episodically . It must also be noted that Austria is a gateway to the European Union from the Eastern European countries , which creates additional corruption opportunities . Despite this , studies illustrate that officers and supervisors tend to be knowledgeable about the boundaries of the police culture , especially with regards to the types of behaviours permitted and prohibited . Whilst Austria has somewhat been devoid of corruption , there have been several corruption cases particularly over the last several years , which question the accountability of the Austrian police . In 2006 , the Vienna police chief was charged with abuse of office and unauthorized acceptance of gifts from private companies , testament to the rising number of corruption acts committed by Austrian police . This is further expressed by Eurobarometer data that emphasises this recent spike in police corruption , as surveys highlighted that in 2011 80 % of Austrian citizens exclaimed that corruption was a serious problem , compared to 60 % in 2009 . The figures from 2011 are above the EU average of 76 % , indicating that the recent years have been littered with police corruption crimes that include abuse of office , unauthorized disclosure of information , as well as bribe acceptance . Despite such a rapid elevation in corruption cases amongst police authorities in Austria , no public data and scarce quantities of academic research detailing the number of police officers registered or suspected of or involved in acts of corruption are available . This makes it extremely difficult to assess the extent and nature of the corrupt practices being conducted by the Austrian police . This is because the institutions in charge of countering corruption have only started analyzing it in the last few years , due to the contemporary context that police corruption in Austria is situated . It must be noted that despite this recent escalation in police corruption prevalence , Austria still remains a country that is characterized by a low number of corruption cases compared to other countries throughout the world . The economic security of Austria has allowed the police to develop internal control measures that are necessary for identifying and combating corruption . Established internal control measures include the Office for Internal Affairs , the Office for Public Affairs , as well as the Office of the Ombudsman . These developments , amongst many others , are illustrative of the active , preventative approach adopted by the Austrian government and the Ministry of the Interior to address the recent trend of corruption manifestations . These institutional bodies , coupled together with the high degree of intolerance toward corruption amongst Austrian citizens , and the stable nature of the Austrian economy , appear to facilitate the foundations for a positive framework needed in order to mitigate and eradicate police corruption throughout Austria . Canada . See Paul Manning . China . In mainland China , the collusion between corrupt police officers and gang bosses is a big concern , bringing legitimacy crisis to the police as well as the ruling party . Since 1990s , China 's anti-corruption campaigns have focused on serious organized crime and corrupt government officials who act as 'protective umbrella ' ( protectors ) for local gangsters . Criminal organizations who are not able seek protection from local police officers are very likely to be destroyed during China 's anti-crime campaigns , while criminal groups under police protection are able to survive and control illegal businesses ( e.g . gambling , prostitution and drugs ) in their territories . Wang 's book `` The Chinese Mafia '' , based on rich empirical data , examines how organized crime and police corruption interact , how gang bosses make use of social network to initiate and build mutually beneficial networks with police officers . Belgium . Belgium ’ s levels of corruption in police and business matters are considered to be low . A 2012 ranking specifically on police corruption rated Belgium 16 out of 176 . The 2013 Special Eurobarometer stated that 67 % percent of Belgium ’ s population felt general corruption , not just police-related , was widespread , compared to the EU average of 76 % . Respondents to the Global Corruption Barometer in 2014 stated that , on a scale of 1-5 ( 5 being extremely corrupt ) , police corruption was at 3.2 . 11 % of respondents felt police corruption had increased since 2011 , 51 % felt it had decreased . 61 % of respondents felt the government ’ s response to police corruption was ineffective . Two independent organizations deal with police corruption : the General Inspectorate of the Police ( AIG ) and the Committee P. There are also 196 internal control units within local police forces to deal with minor incidents and police misconduct in conjunction with the AIG and Committee P. In 2011 , out of 1,045 investigations by the AIG , 6 were specifically corruption-based , with higher numbers of breaching professional confidence ( 44 ) or fraud ( 26 ) , but lower ( 3 ) of abuse of police power . To maintain impartiality , the AIG has completely separate servers to the police , but draws on a number of databases for its investigations , as well as working together with the Committee P. The Committee P generally deals with the most important corruption cases , such as those relating to organized crime or torture . Belgium also has other institutions which deal with corruption , including police-related cases , on a wider scale : the Standing Police Monitoring Committee , and the Central Office for the Repression of Corruption ( OCRC ) . Case of Marc Dutroux . In 2004 , the high-profile case of Belgian serial killer and child molester Marc Dutroux resulted in outrage in the community amidst allegations of police corruption and incompetence . Dutroux was meant to be under police surveillance the night he kidnapped two of his victims , but the police had programmed the camera to operate only during the day . The police failed to locate two living victims being held captive during a search of Dutroux ’ s home in 1995 . A locksmith who was accompanying the police during the search said he heard children ’ s cries , but was dismissed by the police . The police claimed that they did not view seized videotapes of Dutroux constructing his `` dungeon '' as at the time they had no VCR . Dutroux claimed he was part of a sex ring that involved high-ranking members of Belgian police and government . The widespread anger over the continued failings of the police and Dutroux ’ s sex-ring allegations , as well as residing judge Jean-Marc Connerott ’ s dismissal , led to the `` White March '' in 1996 , demanding reforms to Belgian police and judicial systems . Connerotte testified that the investigation was deliberately hampered by officials . Dutroux also escaped from police custody in 1998 before being apprehended . A parliamentary commission into the Dutroux case in 1998 found that the defendant benefited from police corruption and incompetence . Although police were cleared of direct compliance in Dutroux ’ s crimes , the report cited major gross negligence throughout Belgium ’ s police system , and an overhaul was called for . The case severely damaged the Belgian community ’ s trust in their police and law enforcement systems . Case of Stefan P. In 2006 , a Flemish , i.e . Dutch-speaking , Belgian police officer was sentenced to six months in jail for attempting to extort the equivalent of £160,000 from the parents of a missing woman in 2004 , telling them they would be more likely to see their daughter again if they acquiesced . He confessed , but after serving his sentence successfully appealed his sacking from the police as the sacking had been done by a French-speaking officer . Belgium has laws in place to uphold the `` rights '' of the speakers of each language , including that of a police officer who is being disciplined to undergo questioning in their own language . The former officer was working on a compensation claim and calling for reinstatement as of 2012 . Bulgaria . Data from the 2011 Eurobarometer research places Bulgaria fourth in the European Union ( EU ) in terms of bribes paid to public officials . The main factor behind this ranking is bribes paid to police officers . According to the same research , Bulgaria sits first on the list of EU member states with widespread police corruption . While much of the duties of safeguarding - largely through oppression - the communist rule in Bulgaria was undertaken by the Ministry of Interior ( MoI ) , after 1989 its make-up changed dramatically . From 1990-1993 , almost one quarter of the MoI ’ s staff were dismissed - between 12,000 and 19,000 police officers , 60-90 % of which were officers at the medium and senior levels . Additionally , a role in the political conflicts of the 1990s led to further dismissals of national and regional police detectives and mass layoffs of middle ranking officers . Simultaneously , Bulgaria was undergoing a transition from the Soviet Communist regime to democracy , leading to a sharp increase in crime and criminal incidents ( up to ten times in growth for some crimes ) , coupled with a severe economic downturn and the emergence of a large number of criminal groups . The effects of these drastic changes to the MoI and dramatic upheaval of Bulgaria ’ s political landscape culminated with the financial and economic crisis of 1996-97 , during which police corruption rose on almost all levels . Before these changes , during the period of 1944-1989 , abuses within the MoI were investigated by the State Security - an almost exact replica of the Soviet KGB - who had total control of law enforcement . This was achieved by monitoring the political loyalty of MoI staff , but also by exceptional powers to investigate abuses ; including the use of undercover agents and virtually unlimited powers to investigate . However , the considerable experience accumulated over these years was lost immediately after the democratic change in 1989 , when the body was disbanded . After Bulgaria joined the EU in 2007 , the country was seriously challenged to eliminate instances of police corruption . As a result of this , the deputy-chief of a police service was dismissed over accusations of illicit contact with an alcohol producer , and police misconduct has been limited by institutional and legal changes . However , Bulgaria continues to experience everyday police corruption , and the Bulgarian people continue to hold negative views of the nation ’ s police force . Corruption and conflicts of interest continue to offer a serious challenge to public perceptions of the Bulgarian police , attitudes that are not only encouraged by political scandals and frequent media coverage of police corruption , but also by the personal experiences of everyday Bulgarians . In 2013 , 65 % of respondents to Transparency International ’ s Global Corruption Barometer thought that the police were either corrupt , or extremely corrupt . However , comparing this to 86 % who felt the same of the judiciary and 71 % for the parliament/legislator , shows that Bulgarians are regaining trust in their police force , or at the very least , have more trust in them than other public officials who have some effect on their legal protection . Bribery . In 2011 , Eurobarometer research that asked respondents to report whether or not they have been pressured to pay bribes to the police ranked Bulgaria first in the EU , with 7 % of respondents claiming that they had been . Within this research , it was found that 450,000 Bulgarians annually were asked for bribes by police , a number that did not change substantially between 2009 and 2011 . According to the same research , 70 % of Bulgarians believe that bribe-taking is widespread in the police force . This perception was not aided by the arrest of seventeen traffic police officers on 27 September 2011 for charges of corruption and operating in organised crime groups . According to Sofia City Prosecutor Nikolai Kokinov , these officers were pooling the bribes they received at the end of their shifts and dividing the money between them , sometimes taking up to 500 liva a shift . According to Kokinov , police do not receive large bribes , but instead are given small ones regularly . These arrests have not affected instances of bribing the police . Transparency International ’ s 2013 Global Corruption Barometer recorded 17 % of respondents claiming that they paid a bribe to the police . Combating . Bulgaria begun undergoing political stabilisation in the late 1990s/early 2000s , after which attempts were made to fill the watchdog and counter-corruption enforcement agency hole left by the State Security . A telephone hotline and internet site was open for the submission of complaints to be used by the MoI Inspectorate . The Inspectorate was also given controlling , preventative and disciplinary functions by the Ministry of Interior Act . It is split into two divisions : `` control of management '' and `` countering corruption in the Ministry of Interior '' . The 35 officers of the Inspectorate have a number of functions , ranging from assessing corruption risks , undertaking inspections aimed at reducing and preventing corruption , reviewing complaints received about the MoI and supervising the implementation of inspections . They report directly to the Minister of Interior . In 2008 , Bulgaria also introduced a new intelligence and counter-intelligence agency , the State Agency for National Security ( SANS ) . It is directly subordinated to the Prime Minister and exists outside the MoI , which gives the agency a degree of independence if it is tasked with investigating corruption within the MoI , particularly regarding corruption among senior officers and management . However , SANS is purely intelligence-gathering , and has no police powers . As a result of these two initiatives , 74 disciplinary sanctions were imposed against members of the Bulgarian police . Of these 74 , six cases were referred to the prosecution , and the MoI was advised to dismiss officers accused to misconduct in a further seven of them . 2008 also saw the establishment of the Internal Security Directorate ( ISD ) of the MoI , the first service since 1990 that has multiple officers around the country , as well as the ability to combine covert methods with police powers . This means that for the first time since the dissolution of the State Security , a branch of the MoI had the ability to use surveillance techniques to expose police corruption , including a network of undercover agents , as well as take proactive measures - on the basis of risk analysis - to end corruption , actively seeking and collecting evidence on MoI staff without complaints being submitted , something that neither SANS nor the Inspectorate can do . In 2011 , data from the ISD indicated that 1,200 complaints were followed up on that year , leading to around 300 infringements being substantiated and 100-120 officers were dismissed or indicted . This large upswing is due to the organisational changes undertaken in the MoI , which no longer allow complaints to remain within the division they were made , but instead must be referred to the ISD or the Inspectorate . Further changes were undertaken to reduce police corruption in 2014 , with all MoI cars being equipped with GPS systems , and then video cameras and microphones being fitted to all traffic police patrol cars that record what passes between traffic police and drivers . As part of this initiative , rules were changed that allowed an MoI vehicles to carry out roadside checks of motorists . As of 25 November , these checks have only been allowed to be undertaken by traffic police . Bulgarian Interior Minister Vesselin Vuchkov claimed these new measures were expected to cut corruption by 80 % by reducing direct contact between police and motorists , and thus lowering the opportunity for police to receive bribes and participate in corruption . Croatia . Police corruption throughout Croatia is widespread . Accepting bribes is a common form of street police corruption in Croatia . According to the International Victim Crimes Survey , 15 out of 100 respondents reported paying a bribe within the last year- 44 % of which were paid to police officers . This frequency is higher than most other East-European countries , with respondents suggesting that police in Croatia are targeted more frequently for successful bribes compared to other countries in East-Europe . These results indicate that police corruption , especially in regards to the acceptance of a bribe by a police officer , seems to be more prevalent among Croatian police than among police in other East-European countries . Controlling . Prosecution of corruption is based on the 1997 Criminal Code . Article 337 of the code states that `` a public official who abuses the office , oversteps the limits of official authority , or fails to perform the official duty with the aim of obtaining pecuniary gain or other non-pecuniary benefit could be charged criminally '' . As well as this , section 347 of the code prohibits the acceptance of a bribe by any public official , explicitly listing police officers . These two sections provide grounds for the prosecution of police for several forms of police corruption . In order to establish a successful corruption-control system in Croatia it is essential that police be held responsible for corruption . There must be a legally sound basis for the punishment of corrupt police officers and legal tools to achieve this punishment . Section 337 and 347 makes this achievable , as do the sanctions listed in the Criminal Code . As well as this , these norms of not accepting police corruption should be enforced . That is , police officers must be held responsible for their actions and sanctions should be exercised . Cyprus . Police corruption in Cyprus is unofficially monitored by the Independent Authority for the Investigation of Allegations and Complaints Against the Police . In 2013 , the Authority heard a total of 145 complaints against the police by the public , from 132 complaints in 2012 . However , there is no official , government-mandated authority to combat and monitor corruption , nor an official government anti-corruption strategy . Corruption within the Cyprus Police should be handled internally , as per the Cyprus Code of Police Ethics . Corrupt activities among the police are typically defined as using a position of power to influence particular decisions , such as nepotism , the giving and taking of bribes , accessing information that is not directly related to an officer ’ s current work or investigation ( s ) , and lower levels of organised crime are also commonly noted in cases of police corruption . A Eurobarometer Report by the European Commission in 2009 indicated that the grand majority of Cypriots ( 94 % ) believe that corruption is widespread in the police and the wider public affairs sector at national , regional , and local levels . A follow-up survey in 2012 indicated that 97 % of Cypriots believed that corruption was a major issue for the country . The 2009 report also showed that 89 % of Cypriots believed that corruption was widespread within the Cyprian Police Service involving bribes and the abuse of positions of power ( nepotism ) , compared to an average of 39 % of European Union citizens believing corruption is widespread among their own police services or institution . Additionally , 80 % of Cyprian respondents to the Eurobarometer 2009 Report agreed that corruption is unavoidable within the public , police , and government sectors , whereas only 14 % disagreed with the statement . The 2013 Eurobarometer Report on Corruption indicated that the top three reasons for corruption occurring in Cyprus are ; `` because politicians and government are not doing enough to fight corruption ( 88 % ) , the lack of real punishment ( 87 % ) , and the lack of meritocracy ( 87 % ) '' . Oddly , 65 % of Cypriots have reported to have a strong level of confidence in the police in an unofficial 2013 survey comparing trust in the police across 50 countries . However , this disparity may be influenced by the continually changing perceptions of respondents based on recent experiences , or the political climate . Due to Cyprus ’ geographical composition as an island , corruption can spread across several networks , as high-ranking locals across several disciplines such as politics , law enforcement , judicial officials , and businessmen interact closely within the same social circles ; whereas these relationships may be significantly diffused across larger mainland countries . Transparency International ( TI ) has recommended that a Coordinating Body Against Corruption should be established under the Cyprian Attorney General , which is able to combat and enact strategic policies against corruption in the public and law enforcement sectors . Specifically , TI has recommended that an increase in police salaries , a reinforcement of the ethical code , and improved working conditions should be implemented to discourage the risk of accepting bribes to increase officers ’ own income . Additionally , a greater transparency in the disclosure of assets , or second jobs to supplement income , should be incorporated into the duties of high-ranking law enforcement officials , so that future conflicts of interest can be made aware of and monitored . Czech Republic . Police corruption in the Czech republic can be perceived in two categories : petty everyday corruption ( e.g . bribery and favouritism ) , and major economic corruption , involving foreign investments requiring both state support and subsidy decision-making . The Czech Republic joined the EU in May 2004 , following the splitting of Czechoslovakia in 1993 . Since this split , corruption has made a steady incline . In 2001 , 163 individuals were prosecuted with corrupt activity , of those 142 in relation to bribery . This in comparison to the 110 individuals prosecuted in 2000 . In 1995 the number of ascertained crimes committed by officers with involvement in management and administration was calculated at 1,081 , by 1999 this figure had jumped 10.1 % to 5,081 , which steadily declined into the 2000s . Royalties gained through major economic corruption are largely conspicuous . Tied up in ostentatious villas , over budget public construction projects and local government offices^ . These `` landmarks '' are prominent enough to prompt guided tours around Prague . Curious tourists are directed between structures funded through large sums of taxpayers ’ money . Money ending up in the pockets of civil servants and corrupt businessmen . In 1991 the `` Service for the Protection of Economic Interests '' was set up , this later evolved into the `` Unit for Combating Corruption and Serious Economic Crime of the Criminal Police and Investigation Service '' in January 2002 . Its function : to detect connections between corruption and organised crime , in cooperation with the `` Criminal Police Service and Investigation Unit of the Czech Police for Revealing Organised Crime '' . Similarly the `` Inspection Department of the Ministry of the Interior '' ( IDMI ) , a police unit that deals with offences committed by police officers . This unit targets petty everyday corruption , involving low-level employees of the state who abuse their power for personal gain . Policemen earn a fraction the salary of a military officer . Where the Fire Brigade has 14 districts within the Czech Republic , the Police force only has 8 , resulting in limited opportunity for climbing regional ranks . Policemen must also undergo far lengthier training than their better-paid Army and Fire Brigade colleagues . Such inequities prompt feelings of resentment among Police ranks . As a result , systems are now in place to combat petty corruption . Including automated cameras at traffic lights sending infringements directly to a driver , avoiding any physical interaction with a policing officer . At the same time , `` The Unit for Combating Corruption and Financial Crime '' ( UOKFK ) , established by the Ministry of the Interior , also provides continuing education relating to domestic corruption and integrity of the Czech police force . Police Corruption in the Czech Republic is an ongoing issue , however one that is actively combatted through state and local action . Denmark . When asked specifically about public perceptions of police corruption , a rating of 2 was given ( with 1 being least corrupt and 5 being most ) , which was lower than the perceived corruption in any other sector surveyed , other than education which also was rated a 2 . Danish police have a respectable reputation of not being associated with corruption and the public have great trust in the Danish police force . Although corruption is a rarity amongst Danish Police , there are effective procedures in place for the investigation and punishment of any police corruption . The Danish Independent Police Complaint Authority was formed to handle any allegations ( corruption or other matters ) made against the police force . The Police Complaints Authority council and chief executive deliberate and make decisions , based upon complaints of police misconduct , independently of police and prosecutors . To ensure transparency , the council consists of two members of the general public , as well as the Chair , who is a High Court Judge , an attorney , and a professor of jurisprudence . This council is reappointed every four years . Outlined in a very clear and simple document , is a guide of how complaints can be made by oneself , a bystander or on behalf of another . The document explains how lodging a complaint is free of charge and can be made in writing online or in person , or over the telephone , within six months of the relevant incident . In 2012 , the Police Complaints Authority received 655 complaints , with most cases involving accusations of general misconduct such as traffic violations ( e.g. , speeding without activated police lights ) , excessive use of force during arrests , foul language , or illegitimate access to the police database ( officers are only allowed to check the database in police cases they are directly involved in ) , whereas accusations of corruption were very rare . There were concerns surrounding the difficulty with the investigation of a number of the general misconduct incidents due to problems with identifying the involved officers . This resulted in the suggestion of police officers wearing identity numbers on their uniforms . Uniform numbers were introduced in 2016 . Estonia . Estonia ’ s experiences of corruption in general , and more specifically , corruption in the police force are low in comparison to the European Union ’ s average . While there are no specific anti-corruption agency or body which deals with corruption in Estonia , the Security Police Board and Police Board are in charge of investigating and regulating any instances of police corruption . The Security Police , established in 1993 , is an impartial board within the Ministry of Internal Affairs . Their main aims are to gather intelligence , counter-terrorism , and enact anti-corruption measures . This board comprises four regional departments who mainly deal with corruption surrounding ‘ higher officials ’ . The majority of their force have received higher education with `` specialised training in corruption investigations '' . Their primary purpose is to investigate instances of corruption crime , committed only by public servants . The achievements of this board , thus far , have been solving cases in significant white-collar crime and corruption in border and customs guard . In regards to the Estonian Police , in particular , while all police officers have to go through some initial anti-corruption training there are no yearly requirements they must fulfill in terms of continued training . The general police are governed by the Police Board who have an Internal Control Division who are responsible for the investigation of misconduct and corruption . The Police board is in control of investigating smaller instances of corruption , as well as those cases concerning civic officials . These anti-corruption strategies and boards fall under multiple Anti-Corruption Strategies which have been implemented by the Ministry of Justice . The most recent of these strategies is the ‘ Anti-Corruption Strategy 2013-2020 ’ . The strategy crosses many private and public areas and sectors of Estonia . The aim of the strategy is to both raise awareness and educate the population of corruption and corruption-willingness . Within the guidelines of this strategy all decisions , regulations and policies implemented by the different ministries and boards must abide by the rule of transparency , whereby the public must be informed of what is occurring , how much it will cost and why . In the report for this strategy it is acknowledged there is a higher risk of corruption for those working in law enforcement agencies . Therefore , the Ministry of Justice pays close attention to these areas and have set about implementing strict measures and bodies to govern all law enforcement agencies . While the anti-corruption strategy has greatly assisted in decreasing levels of corruption in the general police force , the rate of corruption in the Border and Custom Guard Agency is still fairly high . Due to Estonia ’ s position on the border of the European Union ( EU ) their Border and Customs Guards come in contact with a great deal of organised crime and immigrants wanting to cross the Eastern border of Estonia into the EU . The result being many officials in this agency see the opportunity to increase their wealth through corruption and in turn accept bribes to let immigrants into Estonia and the EU . These type of corrupt officials pose a serious threat to both national security and the security of the EU when they let in illegal immigrants , in particular those involved in organised crime . In the Permanent Mission of Estonia , the Estonian Government states the aim of all anti-corruption strategies set up in their country is to ensure their population is allowed full enjoyment of their human rights . Through the long-term anti-corruption strategies , the Estonian Government aims to rid their country of any sort of corruption which could infringe on people ’ s rights or pose a threat to national or international security . Finland . Finland has been found to consistently be one of the world ’ s least corrupt nations . In 2012 , the Corruption Perceptions Index rated the Finns as the world ’ s least corrupt country ( tie with Denmark and New Zealand ) . However , they fell to third in 2013 and remained there the following year , losing only one point on the table in that time . The Finns believe that this is due to heavily ingrained societal values that are shared amongst the population , as well as there being adequate wages and low disparities of income for the majority of the country . The latter reduces the propensity to accept bribes and checks economic greed . In terms of police corruption , regular surveys of the public are taken in order to gauge perceptions of transparency in law enforcement officials . The 2007 Police Barometer survey found that one in four Finns think that it is very likely that corruption exists in some form within the Police . Further , one in six Finns think that the Police might act in an unethical manner towards foreigners by misusing information or mistreating detainees . The survey also found that trust in police remains high , but whilst the public consider that law enforcement officers generally conduct themselves well in interactions with clients and citizens , the standard has deteriorated somewhat . This could be due to the high expectations Finns carry of the Police , but it certainly shows that the public are of a high opinion of the transparency afforded them in the department of law enforcement . More recent surveys show significant changes in the figures , however . In 2012 , when Finland was at the top of the Corruption Perceptions Index , 27 % of Finns believed that it was very likely that corruption existed in some form within the Police . This figure is not dissimilar from the 2007 Police Barometer survey , yet the figure in the 2014 survey jumps to 42 % of Finns . This is most likely due to the high-profile case of Jari Aarnio . The story on Aarnio broke in September 2013 , and in June 2015 the former head of the Helsinki drug squad was sentenced to 20 months imprisonment for aggravated abuse of office from 2009 to 2010 and for taking bribes from a private company . Prosecutors asked for a 13-year sentence during hearings . France . France is a member of the Council of Europe which has many legal frameworks against corruption in place including GRECO ( Group of States Against Corruption ) which applies for all Council of Europe signatories . GRECO works by equally monitoring rights and obligations of the Council of Europe ’ s Member States . Police are bound by the Recommendations on Codes of Conduct for Public Officials and Criminal Law Convention on Corruption . In addition , France has its own Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen approved in August 1789 which outlines the rights of civilians inclusive of conduct applicable to public officials for fair treatment . In 1993 , The Central Service for the Prevention of Corruption was also established in France to prevent corruption and transparency of economical life and public procedures . There are a number of bodies that monitor and investigate police corruption in France . The Inspection Générale de la Gendarmerie Nationale enables consistency , independency and impartiality of inspections carried out by the Gendarmerie Nationale . Inspection Générale de la Police monitors and regulates police behaviour and the Commission Nationale de Deontologie de la Securite ( CNDS ) monitors ethical and moral codes required to be upheld by security forces in France . Other strategies such as disabling officers to be on duty in their originating neighborhood and prohibiting officers from working in private investigation for three years after leaving the police force are enforced to ensure impartiality . There are limited studies or reports on police corruption within France because the issue is generally avoided by official institutions and no institution has a comprehensive understanding of its prevalence . This may be due to a lack of attention from media and other social science areas . It is a common assumption that police corruption in France is a rare occurrence in the area of organised crime . One explanation for institutional corruption in France is the hierarchical police system . This is due to higher rankings and specialised units having more discretion and being at higher risk of corruption . Areas that have a heavy presence of organised crime , such as Marseille , are known to experience higher levels of police corruption . Marseille . In 2012 , twelve French police officers were apprehended after an internal complaint was lodged into suspected corruption within the elite anti-crime squad , also known as the Brigade Anti-Criminalite ( BAC ) that operates within the Marseille north . This region is known for high drug activity . Despite attention being brought to the head of Centrale Directorate of National Security , Pascal Ladalle , a full-scale judicial enquire was not undertaken until the new police chief of Marseille was appointed . A total of 30 officers from the squad have been suspended for allegedly seizing drugs , money , cigarettes and jewellery from dealers and letting them go . The seized narcotics , money and valuables were all found in a makeshift ceiling at their station after a few months of investigation and surveillance . Investigations are still pending . François Stuber . François Stuber was a police captain and Deputy Head of the Drug Squad in Strasbourg , France . One of Stuber ’ s duties was to destroy drugs seized from operations ; however between 2003 and 2007 , the officer instead traded narcotics including marijuana , heroin and cocaine to an established drug network . In addition to this , Stuber also imported drugs from various other networks . The former captain had an intimate relationship with a worker from the local court , Laurence Hamon , where they would use court information to ensure his drug network associates were not under investigation . This method was also employed to avoid tracing mechanisms imposed by the Inspection Generale de la Police Nationale to detect any abuse of information . Stuber worked closely with Laurence , using her residence to store the seized drugs and her banking accounts to launder money . Stuber was jailed for the maximum term of 10 years . Germany . The substantial legislation covering corruption offences within the German Criminal Code is indicative of the importance placed on combating this type crime in Germany . In general , corruption is construed as an individual offence , although it is possible to be prosecuted for actions committed on behalf of a corporation under the Administrative Offences Act . Alongside civil servants , judges and other public officials undertaking or appointed a public administrative role , police officers may be held liable for criminal prosecution for corruption-related offences under Sections 331-338 of the German Criminal Code . Specifically , according to Section 331 , a public official who requires , allows themselves to be promised , or accepts an advantage for themselves or a third party for the discharge of their duty is liable to criminal prosecution . An advantage involves any type of benefit that may improve the individual ’ s financial , legal or personal standing , which they are not legally entitled to receive . Although there is no statutory minimum to what can be interpreted as an unlawful benefit , minor customary advantages that are unlikely to impact the perception or decision making process of the individual are not considered criminal . Additionally , pursuant to Section 332 of the German Criminal Code , the past or future undertakings of an official act ( e.g . lobbying of certain laws , services regulations , etc . ) that violate official duties are considered unlawful . Penalties for this offence , as well as bribery in a public office in general , can range from fines to imprisonment , where the sanctions apply to each count of bribery , with a maximum sentence of 10 years for serious cases . In addition to legislation , strategic approaches which target all German government bodies , including the police , are employed through the Federal Government Directive concerning the Prevention of Corruption in the Federal Administration . This directive recommends internal auditing , employment of a contact person for corruption related-issues rotation of staff and the principle of multiple controls in order to prevent and combat corruption within governmental bodies . Beyond the domestic level , Germany is heavily involved in the creation and compliance to international anti-corruption standards via the United Nations , the World Bank , the Group of Eight ( G8 ) and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development ( OECD ) . German public institutions , such as the police , have also been acknowledged by the Council of Europe 's Group of States against Corruption ( GRECO ) to have done considerable work to prevent corruption . Public perception of police corruption is low among German citizens according to the 2013 Special Eurobarometer on Corruption report . German respondents ( 16 % ) were among the least likely ( within European Union ) to think that corruption , or the giving and taking of bribes and abuse of power for personal gain , is widespread among police and customs officers . More generally , 92 % of German respondents do not feel personally affected by corruption in their daily lives , considerably higher than the 70 % EU average . However , although more than half ( 59 % ) of respondents believe that corruption is prevalent within Germany , this is still considerably lower than the 76 % EU average . Despite the more than half of German respondents perceiving a prevalence of corruption in German society , the actual experience of corruption is quite low . Less than 1 % of German respondents reported they were requested or expected to pay a bribe in the year of the report , while only 9 % indicated they were personally aware of someone who had accepted bribes , respectively below the 4 % and 12 % average among European Union citizens . Greece . Today , Greece experiences some of the highest levels of police corruption in Europe , with 99 % of its citizens believing that corruption in the country is widespread . Transparency International surveys show that Greece ranks high among European Union nations in terms of perceptions of corruption . From 2013 to 2016 , the annual Transparency International reports showed that Greeks ranked second-most corrupt among EU countries , behind only Bulgaria . Bribing police officers is common in Greece . Citizens may offer the police monetary sums as a way of avoiding getting a ticket or in order to obtain a drivers license . 96 % of Greek citizens believe that this is an acceptable practice and 93 % believe that it is the easiest way of obtaining public services . The Hellenic Police Internal Affairs Unit has investigated cases of corruption among police , including police acceptance of bribes from traffickers . Human trafficking has become a more prominent issue in the realm of police bribery in recent times . Particularly as the state is an optimum destination for those seeking asylum , due to its many small islands and borders being difficult to patrol . It is not unusual for Greek police to provide fake documentation and plane tickets to illegal immigrants . A trafficker ’ s circuit was discovered in the Santorini police department as recently as June 2015 . It was reported that airline employees contacted the local police , concerned about passengers who may be travelling to European countries using forged documents . However , the police performed only rudimentary checks , and permitted the migrants to board the flights . According to the US Department of State 2014 Trafficking in Persons Report , police also recently dismantled a sex trafficking ring involving two police officers , who were then suspended from duty . Greece is a member of the European Partners Against Corruption ( EPAC ) . It is housed in Greece within the Hellenic Police Internal Affairs division , established in 1999 and has 120 staff . The National Strategic Reference Framework has also put forth €340,000 to fund `` transparency and anti-corruption for good governance in public administration-police '' seminars . The program will be made available to graduates of the Police Officers Academy of Greece . However , only 14 % of Greeks believe that the government ’ s efforts to combat corruption are effective . Furthermore , unlike other member states , the amount of corruption in Greece has increased rather than decreased , with its global ranking falling from 80th in 2011 to 94th in 2012 . This is likely because of the states financial difficulties . Data collected by the Greek anti-corruption task-force in 2012 showed that corruption in the state had spiked , with 1,060 cases investigated – a 33 % increase on 2011 . Moreover , 710 ( or 66.9 % ) of these were concerned with police officers . Hungary . Hungarian criminologist Geza Finszter has named Hungary a fundamentally dishonest society . Due to this , real justice is nearly impossible to achieve . Government operations are not transparent . This leads to corruption which is reflected in many aspects of its society , including politicians , judges , and the police force . Police force corruption affects the criminal investigators who , have a greater amount of exposure to corruption than others . They are paid poorly , allowing well endowed criminals to corrupt them . This corruption in the lower level of the police is not the biggest problem when it comes to police corruption in Hungary . In the National police Organised Crime Division , high-ranking officers , with possible underworld ties can choose to proceed or halt sensitive operations . In short if an investigation runs the risk of exposing political or other types of corruption they tend to more often than not be shut down without much delay . According to Transparency International , many state run institutions in Hungary are directed by government loyalists allowing for an easy spread of corruption . It was also found that when it came to reporting corruption in Hungary , 70 % of the population would not report instances of corruption due to a mistrust of authorities and a fear of the consequences for doing so . Transparency International claims that the government discourages its citizens when it comes to reporting corruption as no adequate protection measures have been implemented to help whistle blowers . Due to Hungary ’ s geographical position that is bordering the former Yugoslavia and , its political history it has become a major crossroads for the transportation of narcotics between Asia and Western Europe . According to the International Narcotics Control Strategy Report 2007 , Hungarian border control and narcotics police seem to be tackling and resisting corruption to an extent . The report showed that education of border police was making some difference when it came to the issue of corruption . Contrary to this however it would appear when it comes to prosecuting high-profile cases involving organised crime , including drug trafficking , sentences tend to be lenient . It would appear that corruption is systematic and prevalent through the entirety of the Hungarian Criminal Justice system reaching as high as Judges and , not just its police force . After being ranked in the bottom third of countries when it comes to corruption , and when looking at the ineffectiveness of the new anti corruption laws that have been put in place it is all too clear that corruption seems to be an accepted practice in Hungary ’ s police force at least for the foreseeable future . Italy . The Italian Police Force is difficult to monitor in terms of corruption due to its decentralised nature . There are four different branches of the Italian policing system , broken up into the Carabinieri , the State Police , the Local Police and the Guardia di Finanza . Due to the delegation of responsibilities between the branches it is the case that monitoring all of them with one centralised and independent body becomes extremely logistical and difficult . The Guardia di Finanza is charged with the responsibility of regulating all financial dealings , within and outside of Italy . It can be seen , therefore , that this branch of the national police force may need the most attention and regulation , due to their constant dealings with money . Latvia . Latvia joined the European Union in 2004 following a chequered history . It became a democratic parliamentary democracy in 1918 . The Soviets installed a puppet government from 1945 through 1991 , when it resumed its independence . Police corruption in Latvia is more prevalent than it is in other EU states . According to Transparency International , Latvia has a Corruption Perception Index score of 4.9 out of ten , indicating a high level of perceived corruption . Particularly concerning is that the judiciary and police received high scores ( out of five ) for public perceptions of corruption , being 3.2 and 3.3 respectively . Political parties and the legislature received scores of 4 and 3.7 . Police and customs have been identified as corruption hotspots in Latvia , with a majority ( 58 % ) of Latvians regarding it as widespread . In particular , road police has one of the lowest ratings for perceived honesty and integrity and is considered more corrupt than any other government institution . This stems from the common practice of demanding bribes , for example at traffic stops . In these situations a person has little option other than to pay the bribe ( and thus avoid a fine or more severe penalty ) . The motivations for corruption are not entirely clear . Public officials point to low salaries , which may explain a significant proportion of bribery incidents . However , other public institutions , such as the postal service , have significantly lower salaries than police or customs , yet much lower rates of bribery and corruption . Since 2000 , highway police are not allowed to levy on-the-spot fines , which is likely to reduce the incidence of bribery in that context . Latvia began developing an anti-corruption policy in 1995 , culminating in the Corruption Preventing and Combatting Bureau ( KNAB – Korupcijas novēršanas un apkarošanas birojs ) in 2002 . KNAB is a multi-purpose anti-corruption body whose functions include investigating corruption offences , controlling activities of public officials and education and training on corruption risk . This is the most common example of a single-body approach to anti-corruption policy , with similar bodies existing in Hong Kong ( on which KNAB is based ) and Australia . KNAB operates as a pre-trial investigation body , with authority to refer matters to the public prosecutor . It has a broad jurisdiction , though most of its cases involve bribery offences . In 2001 , a high-profile corruption case emerged when the then Deputy Chief of the Economic Police was arrested for receiving a bribe in an attempt to prevent the investigation of a smuggling and tax evasion case . Latvia is a relatively new Member state of the European Union , having only joined in 2004 . A recent survey found that people in new member state countries , especially Latvia , agree that bribery is the easiest way of obtaining certain public services than those in the original EU states . In 1998 , a survey posed the following question to Latvian households : `` A system whereby people could anonymously report instances of corruption would not be successful because corruption is a natural part of our lives and helps solve many problems '' . Only 37 % of respondents disagreed with the statement . Additionally , Latvia has one of the lowest reporting rates for corruption in the EU , and most Latvians do not believe the government ’ s anti-corruption efforts are likely to be successful . Lithuania . Police corruption in Lithuania is considered to be prevalent . Corruption is considered to be a widespread issue in Lithuanian society in general , occurring during interactions in both the private and public sectors . Two thirds of people in Lithuania prosecuted for corruption related offences between 1995-98 were police officers . In 2002 the Lithuanian Police Department admitted that they were aware of the high levels of corruption within the force . Despite this , some progress to combat police corruption in Lithuania has been made . The Police Department of the Ministry of Interior is the national police agency of Lithuania . The Criminal Police Bureau and the Public Police Bureau are additional , separate agencies . The Criminal Police Bureau consists of various departments , including , but not limited to , the Organised Crime Investigation Services . The Public Police Bureau also has numerous departments , including , but not limited to , the Preventative Service and Traffic Control Service . The Traffic Control Service is considered to be one of the most corrupt criminal justice bodies in Lithuania . Uniquely , Traffic Control officers are empowered to issue on the spot fines far greater than their own salaries . As such , a common form of police corruption is known to occur where members of the public bribe traffic officers to avoid receiving expensive fines . This particular power is one explanation to the high levels of police corruption specific to the Traffic Control Service . The police force has put into place measures to prevent such corruption , including disciplinary measures that in extreme cases can lead to dismissal from service . Lithuania appears to have of recent , taken a stance against police corruption . This is evident through its creation of anti-corruption bodies as well as its introduction of various legislative measures . Targeting police corruption in Lithuania has been predominantly taken in the 21st century , in the lead up to applying to , and successfully entering , the European Union in May 2004 . Application and entrance to the EU saw Lithuania introduce numerous anti-corruption measures . Lithuania ’ s anti-corruption system is considered compliant to the UN Convention against Corruption to which it signed in 2003 and ratified in 2006 . Compliance is met through Lithuania ’ s anti-corruption legal framework as well as the Special Investigation Service that is considered an independent anti-corruption law enforcement body . The Special Investigative Services ( SIS ) is an independent national Lithuanian anti corruption body formed in 1997 . In 2008 SIS was rated second , after the media , as the most effective anti corruption measure in Lithuania . Previously SIS was a subordinate of the Ministry of Interior however in 2000 it became an independent agency . The SIS ’ responsibilities range from solving and preventing corruption , to developing Lithuania ’ s anti corruption strategy . Any member of the public can report potential cases of corruption to SIS . Established in 1998 , the Internal Investigation Service ( IIS ) is an internal police department that performs legal monitoring and is tasked with enforcing disciplinary sanctions when necessary . The IIS can investigate the actions of individual officers . The IIS reports to one of the Deputy Commissioner Generals and has the ability to investigate cases of police corruption . As well as the Internal Investigation Service , the Immunity Service is responsible for preventing and investigating corruption within the Lithuanian police force . The Immunity Service reports to the Commissioner General of the Police . Despite these measures , the issue of police corruption in Lithuania continues to be prevalent . The Special Eurobarometer 397 report on corruption found that 63 % of Lithuanian respondents believed corruption within the police or customs to be widespread . Lithuania ’ s levels of police force corruption can be deemed particularly high when compared to other European Union states . The police force was considered to be the most trusted of all institutions in the majority of European Union member states ; however , Lithuania was one of three exemptions to this ( along with Latvia and Croatia ) . The success of Lithuania 's anti-corruption methods has been difficult to measure . This was a main criticism made in a 2014 report by the European Commission measuring Lithuania 's implementation of the United Nations Convention against Corruption . Whilst Lithuania has put appropriate anti-corruption measures in place , the success of such measures is difficult to measure due to limited disclosure of statistics and further limited public release as to how such anti corruption institutions work in practice . Luxembourg . Luxembourg is fundamentally a transparent , and incorrupt country . This reflects within the actions of their public service personnel , including their police force . The European Union ’ s 2014 Anti Corruption report placed Luxembourg , along with Denmark and Finland , as having the lowest experiences of bribery in the European Union Luxembourg was ranked in a 2013 report as being the 11th ( out of 177 ) best country in regards to their perceived level of corruption existing in their public sectors . A perception survey published in 2013 suggested that 94 % of respondents had not witnessed corruption in that past year and 92 % of respondents did not feel that they had been affected by corruption in every day life . The results of these reports and perception surveys suggest that whilst there is instances of corruption within Luxembourg , the country 's assessment by the European Union suggests that mechanisms exist to combat these instances and promote ethical behaviour on the part of public officials . Whilst Luxembourg lacks a specific anti corruption strategy , soft law instruments such as the quasi-legal instruments of organisations like the European Union , inform judicial bodies and government officials when prosecuting . In recent years , their Anti Corruption framework has had a particular focus on efficient control of public institutions such as police and government bodies to avoid anti corrupt behaviours in these sectors . Criminal law was last amended in 2011 to accommodate anti-corruption legislation , although the OECD ( Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development ) recommended in August 2014 that more reform needed to implemented to modify their criminal policy framework ( due to gaps in legislation regarding foreign bribery offences ) . Positively , an inter-ministerial committee , the Corruption Prevention Committee , was established in 2007 and meets annually , which shows a conscious effort on behalf of the country to keep anti corruption mechanisms on the forefront . A hotline has also been established which is run by Transparency International in Luxembourg . This hotline is an avenue for members of the public to submit claims of corruption and is a useful anti corruption mechanism employed by Luxembourg . Malta . The Malta Police Force ( MPF ) is the main law enforcement authority in Malta . It is the responsibility of the MPF to ‘ preserve public order and peace , to prevent , detect and investigate offences , to collect evidence ’ , and to ultimately bring the offenders before the court . Further , the MPF obtains the duty of maintaining efforts in investigating the abuse of police power and undertakings of corrupt activity . Unfortunately , for the Maltese community , it is common practice that there is a ‘ code of silence ’ within the MPF , where an officer may ‘ turn a blind eye ’ to the misconduct performed by their fellow officer . Typically , this behaviour is customary regardless of the severity of the consequence , as it heightens the likelihood of the corrupt officer reciprocating assistance , trust and support when needed . Whilst over one-third of Maltese citizens believe that the MPF engage in police corruption , particularly acts of bribery and abuse of their legitimate power , this figure has significantly reduced from 2014 . A nations corruption level can be determined through the `` Corruption Perception Index '' ( CPI ) . The CPI ranks countries on how corrupt their public sector is perceived by the World Bank and the World Economic Forum . Malta ’ s CIP is 5.7 out of ten , which indicates Malta is 54 % better than the average . This achievement can be seen as an outcome of the Maltese Government initiating various preventative bodies and relevant legislation . The `` Economic Crime Unit of the Malta Police Force '' was initiated in 1987 , and is primarily involved in investigating and detecting a variety of corruption offences , including smuggling , fraud and bribery . The MPF and the Police Commissioner initiate all prosecutions in Malta . Thus , to ensure legitimacy across all prosecutions , the MPF are required to adhere to disciplinary rules and are bound by a Code of Ethics . Additionally , chapter 164 of the `` Maltese Police Act '' 1961 regulates the organisation , discipline and duties of the Malta Police Force . Specifically , section 7 of Article 33 Offences Against Discipline , provides a comprehensive list of activities undertaken by a member of the MPF that are considered to be ‘ corrupt practices ’ . Such ‘ corrupt practices ’ include , but are not limited to : receiving any bribe ; failing to promptly return any money or property received ; improperly using their position as a police officer for ‘ private advantage ’ ; or , directly or indirectly requesting or receiving any gratuity without the consent of the Commissioner . As corrupt practices are considered to be a serious punitive offence within Malta , if a member of the public submits a complaint regarding a minor corruption practice of a police officer , the `` Internal Affairs Unit '' will investigate . Alternatively , where allegations regard serious police corruption offences , the `` Economic Crime Unit '' will intervene , investigate and may consequently initiate criminal proceedings . However , from 1998 , there have been few cases of police officers charged with corruption offences , consisting of five bribery prosecutions and six unlawful arrest cases . To further ensure societal security from police corruption , the `` Permanent Commission Against Corruption '' ( PCAC ) was established in 1988 . The PCAC entirely deals with investigations for alleged or suspected police corruption practices . The PCAC comprises one chairman , and two members who are selected by the Malta President and act on advice of the Prime Minister . Article 4 of Chapter 326 `` Permanent Commission Against Corruption Act '' 1988 highlights the functions of the Commission , these include : considering and investigating alleged or suspected corrupt practices ; investigating ‘ the conduct of any public officer ’ ; investigating ‘ any person who is/has been entrusted with functions relating to the administration of a partnership where the Government has a controlling interest ’ and the Commission believes such conduct may be corrupt ; investigating ‘ practices and procedures of government departments where the Government has a controlling interest to facilitate the discovery of any corrupt practices ’ ; and , to ‘ instruct , advise and assist ministers who are entrusted with the administration of government departments where the government has a controlling interest on ways in which corrupt practices could be eliminated ’ . Reports of the Commission ’ s findings are then submitted to the Minister of Justice . History . During the mid 1990s , widespread police corruption in Poznan became heavily publicized in newspaper reports , which lead to an investigation by central authorities . Poland ’ s police chief and his deputy offered to resign after being implicated in the newspaper reports . The investigation and the deputy minister of internal affairs at the time stated that there were breaches of duties by police and it was found there were certain discrepancies in police operations . However , the deputy vouched that there was no actual evidence of corruption . Nevertheless , the public remained distrustful of Poland ’ s institutions and towards the end of 1997 , the minister of internal affairs and administration admitted that corruption was still a pervasive issue in the police force . Additionally , there are reports that Poland ’ s traffic police engaged in bribery during the 1990s . Present . Transparency International is a global non-governmental organisation that provides oversight of corruption in the corporate and political sphere and publishes comprehensive reports annually . It tracks public opinion on corruption with the Global Corruption Barometer while the Corruption Perceptions Index derives its rankings of perceived levels of corruption from both public opinion surveys and expert assessments . Despite Poland being marked at a moderate level , it greatly falls behind its European counterparts such as Denmark , Finland , Sweden and Norway who are all consistently in the top 10 countries with the lowest perceived levels of corruption . As of 2014 , Poland currently holds a ranking of 35 out of 175 countries , marking an almost decade long improvement in both score and ranking in the Index . The steady improvement can be attributed to the Poland ’ s efforts to combat corruption over the last decade with the establishment of the Central Anticorruption Bureau ( CBA ) in 2006 , their participation in the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention in 2000 and the subsequent slow adoption of anti-corruption policies . However , over the last decade or so , there have been limited reports on Polish police corruption , which indicates that it is possibly underreported , as corruption is difficult to detect and measure due to its deceptive , hidden nature . Additionally , there is currently no specific legislation to protect whistleblowers . The CBA has training courses , which encourage officers to identify corruption but there is a fear of retribution given the lack of legal protection . Furthermore , it is evident from reports and surveys that the population of Poland and the European Commission are still concerned with the issue of corruption throughout Poland ’ s public institutions , including the police department . It is noted that Poland has made considerable progress towards the eradication of corruption , however , there is a compelling need to increase these efforts and implement necessary reforms . The Central Anticorruption Bureau . The CBA specialises in the investigation of public officials and legal entities suspected of misconduct and fraudulent behaviour but do not wield the ability to prosecute defendants . Therefore , in order to be effective , the CBA exchanges information or evidence to the public prosecutors who possess executive powers . Moreover , this division of the Polish government has a responsibility that extends from the detection of corruption to crime prevention . In order to reduce the occurrence of corruption , the CBA conducts preventative and educational activities with the assistance of non-governmental organisations and financial support from the European Union . The efforts to remove corruption have pushed Poland to increase international cooperation as global networking can result in the pooling and exchange of resources and knowledge . The Bureau currently has obtained permission from Poland ’ s Prime Minister to cooperate with 50 other countries and 11 international organisations to tackle corruption on both a national and global scale . The CBA continues to pursue its anti-corruption goal with its latest project , `` Rising of the Anticorruption Training System '' , whereby over the course of 3 years from 2013 – 2015 , the CBA has been working closely with specialised law enforcements of Lithuania and Latvia . The project also consists of international anti-corruption training conferences whereby notable countries such as Norway and Denmark are able to share their high standard practices with Poland . Additionally , the project has also taken advantage of technology by launching an e-learning platform that is equipped with anti-corruption education tools and online activities . The online platform is a training course designed to educate the general public and Polish working in both the government and business sectors . The key objective of this online platform is to provide an easily accessible set of educational tools that increases public awareness of corruption and informs the necessary steps to assist with its prevention and detection . European Commission anti-corruption report . The European Commission provides a report on the level of corruption in each Member State and details the strengths and weaknesses of their anti-corruption policies . In the 2014 report on Poland , the European Commission has acknowledged Poland ’ s efforts but criticizes Poland ’ s successive governments for not appropriately prioritising the fight against corruption . For instance , Poland has had difficulty establishing anti-corruption policies with its last one having expired in 2009 . It was only after a few years of domestic and international pressure did the Polish government conduct consultations on a draft 2014-2019 Programme . Similar to the CPI , the European Commission conducts perception surveys and in 2013 found that 82 % of Polish respondents believe corruption is prevalent in Poland and that 15 % of Polish respondents have encountered bribery over the past 12 months . The European Commission also has some reservations over the CBA , suggesting that the CBA may be negatively influenced by politics due to its strong political ties with powerful government officials including the Prime Minister . The European Commission report has suggested that safeguards against politicization of the CBA should be strengthened with transparent and impartial recruitment processes . In addition , the report suggests that Poland needs to enact a long-term strategy against corruption to ensure successive governments remain committed to anti-corruption efforts National Integrity System Assessment . Transparency International and the Institute of Public Affairs publishes the National Integrity System Assessment ( NIS ) for each country listing whereby it evaluates the capabilities of the country ’ s key institutions to hinder the prevalence of corruption . According to the 2012 assessment , Transparency International notes that Poland has achieved a fairly satisfactory outcome and that corruption is not as problematic as it was during the mid 1990s after the collapse of Communism . Additionally , Poland ’ s joining of the European Union in 2004 has placed expectations on Poland to improve the integrity of their political and corporate affairs . During 2002-2005 , Poland is noted for implementing legal changes that extends punishment of corruption in Poland ’ s Criminal Code . However , the assessment highlights that corruption in Poland is still a concern and must be addressed . The assessment asserts that a key component of Poland ’ s relatively slow and small improvements in dealing with corruption is the lack of commitment from Poland ’ s decision makers as there have been several unsuccessful attempts to launch a comprehensive anti-corruption policy . NIS suggests that nepotism and cronyism is still prevalent in the political and corporate sphere , which provides a tolerant setting for corruption . The assessment also takes into consideration Poland ’ s Corruption Perception Index , highlighting that the public ’ s distrust of public entities and the difficulty to establish effective anti-corruption policies has discouraged Poland ’ s decision makers to improve public relations . Portugal . Portugal is recognized within the area of Police corruption for its somewhat unsuccessful attempts in combating the ever-increasing images of corruption within governance and policing , through legislation . Though the ability for police services to protect individuals from crime is high and the mechanisms set in place to combat police corruption are extensive , citizens confidence in police integrity is very low . In accordance with Portugal ’ s Criminal Code , the Unlawful Receiving of an Advantage can result in imprisonment for 3–5 years . Delving further , the Criminal Code also stipulates that Passive Corruption ( conducted through an intermediary ) and Active Corruption ( conducted directly ) can receive 1–8 years imprisonment . Though there are minimal cases of police corruption occurring with this added legislation , Portuguese citizen ’ s views on police corruption are in conflict , and the implementation of such administration appears non-existent . Coming under the global microscope in 2007 for their efforts in the disappearance of Madeline McCann , the Portuguese police force were heavily criticised and compared for their responses and actions after the abduction . In light of this , Portugal ’ s policing system was opened up to international critique , and many shortfalls were found in its governance and follow through of crime and criminal activity . Explanations for this inability to follow through and effectively punish offenders are varied , with heavy correlations built between trust within legal and political institutions . By the mid-1990s , moralisation within parliamentary procedures became highly controversial with voters remaining tolerant of unethical behaviour during a lack of response shown by parties to their electorate . This build in transparency and lack of trust run alongside Portuguese citizen ’ s understanding of government as well as the current police force . The 2012 Transparency International report found that Portugal ranked 33rd in the list of nations facing high levels of corruption within its borders . Looking at national surveys , police corruption was seen as a part of everyday life , with Portuguese citizens accosted with daily reports of scandals in government , crimes that go unpunished , and obstacles within everyday investigations . Further survey ’ s conducted amongst citizens found a general consensus in which 75 % of individuals agreed that governmental efforts to combat corruption are ineffective , and maintained a below average trust of police officials . In comparison to fellow nations within the European Union , Portugal has also seen a recent spike in social unrest surrounding the inability to trust police , with figures showing individuals believing police to be corrupt to have spiked . Larger bodies such as the UN and GRECO have placed recommendations to adapt the Criminal Code and develop a more detailed understanding of the responsibilities of policing officials in order to combat this . In accordance , the Portuguese Parliament has enacted a law as of 22 April 2015 , where specifications were made on the corruption of international trade , sports activity , and bribery , with special attention to the protection of whistle-blowers in corruption related matters . The implementation of this into everyday Portuguese life however , is yet to be seen . Romania . Over the past century Romania has experienced political instability , including dictatorships , Soviet government control , and monarchies . It is a constitutional democracy . Instability often leads to corruption , and historically , a clear link has existed between countries with government corruption and countries with police corruption . Romania is no exception . According to Transparency International , 87 % of people feel that from 2007 to 2010 the level of corruption in Romania increased after joining the EU in 2007 , and 83 % feel that their government 's efforts to fight corruption are ineffective . On a scale of 1-5 ( with 1 being not at all corrupt and 5 being extremely corrupt ) , Romanians rated both their political parties and their parliament and legislature as 4.5 , and their police 3.9 . This is relatively high for the European Union especially compared to countries such as Denmark who scored 2.8 for political parties , 2.3 for parliament and legislature and only a 2 for police . Another alarming statistic is that 28 % of people in Romania reported paying a bribe in 2010 . There are two main Anti-Corruption Bodies in Romania ; the National Anti-Corruption Directorate ( DNA ) and the National Integrity Agency ( NIA ) . The former was created for `` discovering , investigating and indicting high and medium level corruption cases '' whilst the latter aims to `` ensure the performance of public dignities and positions in conditions of impartiality , integrity and transparency '' . Since 2011 the NIA has also been a member of the European Partners against Corruption ( EPAC ) who are , among their many roles , the authorities responsible for corruption in regard to the national police . Anti-fraud organizations have experienced fraud . In February 2015 , the DNA prosecutors detained Ionut Vartic , the head of the Suceava Fight against Fraud Department ( DLAF ) for having used confidential information for private interests . Then , in March 2015 , Horia Georgescu , director of Romania ’ s NIA , was arrested on corruption charges . This news followed only days after Darius Valcov , the Romanian finance minister resigned after being accused of accepting £1.4 million in bribes when he was a town mayor . Both maintain their innocence but the cases do nothing to help Romania ’ s reputation as `` one of the EU ’ s most corrupt states '' . Yet Romania desires to gain admission into Europe 's passport-free Schengen zone and thus is at least appearing to make an effort to reduce local and political crime and corruption . Romania is under enormous pressure from the European Commission to deal with their `` graft culture '' at the risk of losing EU aid funds . Official data revealed in the year of 2009 alone , six magistrates , 22 police officers and five fiscal inspectors had been convicted of bribery on the grounds of having received bribes of between 100 and 45,000 euros . While most civilians denounce the government for the current state of police immorality in Romania , those from above blame the police forces for deliberately failing to produce evidence in court that would allow successful prosecution of corrupt businessmen and politicians . In February 2015 , Monica Iacob Ridzi , Romania ’ s former sports and youth minister , was sentenced to five years in prison for abusing her position , overspending public money , illegally contracting private companies for goods and services and of trying to delete allegedly incriminating e-mails . Adam Clark , a journalist for the World Post , claims that Romania is `` violently using its police forces against its own people '' . Given the state of corruption in Romania ’ s government and anti-fraud agencies this is not surprising . This statement is supported by Jennifer Baker from Revolution News who reported on the violence used by riot police to suppress anti-corruption protestors in Bucharest following the passing of legislation that immunized the political class from corruption charges , criminalized critical speech , and criminalized demonstrations against government persecution . She states that protestors were accusing the police of protecting thieves . Furthermore , she reported that people living in villages where Chevron ( an American multinational energy corporation ) is searching for shale gas `` were beaten in their houses '' by riot police and were `` arrested at random '' There are hundreds of cases in the European Court of Human Rights to indicate police brutality and corruption in Romania . Even smaller cases such as the Case of Ciorcan and others v. Romania demonstrate police violence and racism . In this case twenty-five Roma were reportedly injured and/or shot when a team of Special Forces officers arrived in Apalin to arrest two men and claimed they were attacked by locals . The court found that `` the authorities deployed a grossly excessive force '' to summon two men who were `` not known as dangerous or armed '' and all `` for the investigation of a minor crime '' especially given this summons could have been delivered through the post . The court also noted that there had been several attacks on this particular neighbourhood leading to suspicion of racially motivated violence on part of the police force . There are many similar cases all of which demonstrate the frequency and damaging nature of police corruption in Romania , which often appears to be not only initiated but protected by the Romanian Government . Slovakia . According to corruption watchdog Transparency International , Slovakia is the 17th most corrupt state within Europe and the 59 ( out of 178 ) most corrupt state in the world . There has been heavy criticism of Slovakia for having corrupt political and justice systems . In particular , the Gorilla scandal led to a series of protests aimed at ending top-level government corruption . In comparison to its neighbours , Slovakia has relatively little corruption within its police force and they are instead assigned the task of breaking the cycle of corruption in other official bodies . The police force consists of a special anti-corruption department , a specialized criminal court on corruption and special prosecution units . There are a series of laws in Slovakia in the Penal Code which aim to prohibit corruption within all areas of Slovakian society . The Strategy of Crime and Prevention in the Slovak Republic ( 2007-2010 ) was also created to establish an Anti-Corruption Strategy . Within the EU Anti-Corruption Report ( 2014 ) , the European Commission noted that there were many structural weaknesses in promoting the rule of law whilst Transparency International `` considered the police force to be among the weakest institutions in Slovakia '' . This indicates the police force faces challenges in fighting corruption . The inefficiencies of the police force in Slovakia would suggest that a certain level of corruption exists within its own structure . The Slovak Republic requested the World Bank and the United States Agency for International Development to complete diagnostic surveys of corruption in Slovakia . Surveys were conducted in households , enterprises and public offices and the results between the three survey groups showed similarities . They all agreed that the health system , the justice system , customs , the National Property Fund and the police were corrupt . Within police corruption , the surveys found that traffic police were the ones to be held accountable for the most corruption . From 388 household respondents , 37 % claimed to have paid a bribe to a police officer at least once , while 19 % claimed to have done so several times . Moreover , the United States Department of State Country Report on Slovakia found that they were 11 serious cases of police corruption in 2011 . The most common form of police corruption within Slovakia is the extortion of bribes , which predominantly occurs at traffic stops . The low rate of police corruption in Slovakia – besides the traffic police – suggests that the extensive laws against corruption act as a deterrent for police officers . While the level of the corruption within the justice system in Slovakia remains quite high , corruption in the police force remains somewhat confined to traffic police and their extortion of minor bribes . Slovenia . Contemporary concerns about police corruption are largely reflected by public opinion , which demonstrate widespread consensus that corruption within all public sectors is a `` very big problem '' in Slovenia . The 2013 Special Eurobarometer on Corruption showed that 76 % ( the second highest percentage in the EU ) of Slovenian participants believed there had been an increase in corruption in the last three years . Furthermore , public opinion suggests that police corruption in particular is a significant issue , which much concern over bribery , and abuse of power for personal gain amongst Slovenian police officers . Initially , Slovenian legislation did not provide for corruption as a separate offence distinguished from other forms of crime . Corruption is not used as a legal term in Slovenia , instead , the legislation provides for each offence individually as a criminal act . The Prevention of Corruption Act , adopted in 2004 , defines corruption as `` ever trespassing of the obligated treatment of official or responsible subject in the private or public sector , as well as the treatment of subjects that are initiators of violators , or subjects that can benefit from the violations '' . Changes within the organisation of policing in Slovenia were brought about initially by the 1991 Constitution , in line with political changes towards a more democratic system with a greater sensitivity towards human rights . These changes , along with the birth of the Constitutional court to enforce these , brought about strict limitations on powers of police to search and seize , as well as more emphasis on the protection of privacy and fundamental rights in criminal proceedings . The judicial control over police powers was further strengthened in the Police Act of 1998 , later reinforced by the New Organisation and Work of the Police Act 2013 . These acts provide specifically for instances of police corruption . Additionally , the 2013 act allowed an individual to file a direct complaint against a police officer if they thought the act , or failure to act , of the officer violated human rights or fundamental freedoms . Following the cases of Rehblock v Slovenia ( 2000 ) and Matko v Slovenia ( 2006 ) , a department for the prosecution of officials with special authorisations was established , which removed any police involvement in the investigation of other officers suspected of committing criminal offences . Since this recent introduction , there has been increased investigation and action taken for police offenders . In 2011 , the department conducted 80 investigations , out of which 19 police officers were dismissed as a result of the suspicion of them committing a criminal offence . Lobinkar & Mesko ( 2015 ) found that within a sample of 550 Slovenian police officers , 23.6 % agreed that covering up a police DUI was 'not all that serious ' . Additionally , 34 % of respondents claimed that they would not report another police officer who had engaged in conduct such as receiving free meals , gifts from merchants , police DUI and verbal abuse . While this study demonstrated a trend in Slovenian police officers to ignore less serious forms of police corruption , there is agreement ( 59.1-75 % ) that police integrity within the Slovenian police work environment is generally high . Within the wider context of the European Union , corruption continues to be an economic burden . Aside from the consequences within each member state , corruption reduces levels of investment , obstructs the fair operation of the Internal Market and has a negative impact on public finances . It is estimated that approximately 1 % of the EU GDP is made up of economic costs incurred by corruption . Specifically , an estimated los of 1.5 and 2 % of the Slovenian GDP is incurred as a result of corruption . Slovenia has administered substantial improvements to their legal framework to address the issue of police corruption among Central and Eastern European Member States . However , issues with the effective enforcement of these anti-corruption measures still remain , due to 'weak control mechanisms ' administered by the government . Lobinkar & Mesko 's 2015 survey demonstrates a high level of police integrity strictly connected to the 'code of silence ' in the police community . Therefore , anti-corruption strategies related to changing perceptions and moral beliefs about the seriousness of corruptive police conduct may be the most effective at improving Slovenia 's anti-corruption enforcement . Spain . In Global Corruption Barometer 2013 report conducted by Transparency International , Spain ranked 37th out of 175 countries ( 1st being the least corrupt ) on the Corruption Perception Index with the highest form of corruption being political at 4.4 % . The 3rd highest was police corruption at 3.1 % . Under the Spanish Constitution , corruption is defined as where a holder of public authority or public official who solicits or receives a gift or offer for carrying out in the course of his duties , for his own gain or for the benefit of others , an act or omission which constitutes an offence shall be liable to imprisonment for 2 to 6 years . The term corruption can also be interpreted as to include police brutality . It is the duty of both an Ombudsman and the Internal Affairs Unit to investigate and process complaints against law enforcement officials . According to the Human Rights Report : Spain - In 2012 , there were 32 reported complaints of police brutality . As an example , in June ( date unknown ) , six prison officials were charged with `` crimes of torture , assault , and humiliations to inmates at the Quatre Camins detention facility during a prison revolt in 2004 . '' These officials received sentences ranging from four months to one and a half years . In a case study on Spain , it is documented that there 220 officers of the law being held in Spanish prison ( either remanded or convicted ) . Since 1996 , on average per year , there have been 25 reported police corruption cases to the media . Measures taken by Spanish Authorities to combat Corruption The highest standard of policing , respect for the rule of law and human rights in all policing activities , greater public confidence in policing , proper systems of accountability for police officers and other law enforcement officials , effective redress for those who are victims of police misconduct , greater openness and understanding of policing by citizens , systems to ensure that lessons are learnt from incidents and errors , greater respect for the law , policing and as a consequence reductions in criminality . However , according to Freelance Journalist ; Guy Hedgecoe , `` corruption [ has ] been accepted as a part of Spanish everyday life '' . United Kingdom . There is a consensus from independent and governmental institutions that corruption is not endemic in the United Kingdom ( UK ) , however it is an issue that requires attention . A 2011 report by Transparency International concluded that although corruption is not endemic , it is a much greater problem than recognised and that there was an inadequate response to its growing threat . The report also found that the response to corruption from UK institutions was often underwhelming and failed to adequately address the issues . A 2015 report by Her Majesty 's Inspectorate of Constabulary ( HMIC ) on the capability of UK institutions to tackle police corruption argued that progress had been made in combating corruption since 2011 , noting that allegations of misconduct and corruption inside the police force are being taken seriously , and that superior officers displayed strong ethical commitments to tackling corruption . However , the report also condemned the relatively large number of investigations where no further action was taken , roughly two thirds of all investigations . HMIC Mike Cunningham noted that many cases of police corruption are dropped due to being unfounded , however they believed many cases had not been adequately investigated . Officers were also shown to lack confidence in the anonymity and mechanisms in place for reporting the misconduct of peers , which hinders the ability of institutions to effectively identify and combat police corruption . In the UK the Independent Police Complaints Commission ( IPCC ) is responsible for overseeing the system of handling complaints made against police officers in England and Wales , while these duties are handled by the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland ( OPONI ) in Northern Ireland , and the Police Investigations and Review Commissioner ( PIRC ) in Scotland . These agencies can manage or supervise police investigations into corruption , conduct independent investigations into the most serious cases , and can refer cases for prosecution should enough evidence be found to form a case . A 2012 report into police corruption in England and Wales by the IPCC noted the prevalence of the serious offences referred to them from 2008 to 2011 ; perverting the course of justice ( 33 % ) , theft or fraud ( 30 % ) , abuse of authority ( 15 % ) , unauthorised disclosure of information ( 13 % ) , and misuse of systems ( 9 % ) . The IPCC received 837 referrals during this period , mostly from UK citizens . 47 cases were referred for prosecution , resulting in ten prison sentences , one suspended sentence and one fine . As a result of all investigations into the corruption and misconduct of UK police and staff between 1 April 2013 and 31 March 2014 , 134 police officers and staff were dismissed , while a further 711 faced disciplinary sanctions . 103 Metropolitan Police officers were also suspended during this period . Offences included drug related offences , bribery , theft or fraud , sexual misconduct , and information disclosure , where information disclosure and theft or fraud were the most common offences . The Directorate of Professional standards considers the `` exploitation of staff through inappropriate relationships with journalists , private investigators and criminals '' the biggest threat to police integrity . On 27 June 2012 the Home Affairs Committee announced an inquiry into the IPCC including , but not limited to , analysis of the independence of the Commission , the powers and responsibilities of the Commission and the effectiveness of Commission investigations . The Committee began hearing evidence on 17 July 2012 . The report was published on 29 January 2013 and was scathing , describing it as `` woefully underequipped and hamstrung in achieving its original objectives . It has neither the powers nor the resources that it needs to get to the truth when the integrity of the police is in doubt . '' United States . Police corruption in the United States is not often reported on in the media , however cases of police brutality and corruption have been reported on , such as US police having faced killing charges have Noble cause corruption . Noble cause corruption , as ethical corruption , is a departure from conventional discussions on police corruption , which typically focus on monetary corruption . According to the field of Police Ethics , noble cause corruption is police misconduct `` committed in the name of good ends . '' In `` Police Ethics '' it argued that some of the best officers are often the most susceptible to noble cause corruption . According to professional policing literature , noble cause corruption includes `` planting or fabricating evidence , lying or the fabrication and manipulation of facts on ports or through testimony in court , and generally abusing police authority to make a charge stick . '' According to Robert Reiner , a professor at the London School of Economics , stops based on statistical discrimination are also a form of noble cause corruption . Effects . Police corruption affects society , including political , economic , and sociological . The social aspect is perhaps easiest to define , because even one corrupt officer in a department can generate an overall distrust of the department ( the Rotten Apple theory ) . This negative outlook on policing by civilians helps maintain an `` us versus them '' mentality among police , which only serves to further the rift between police officers and civilians . Police corruption , when brought to the public eye , increases pressures on departments by lawmakers to enact change from within . In 2013 , the West Valley City , Utah police 's narcotics unit was disbanded due to rampant corruption among its officers . These officers were found stealing small items from seized vehicles , taking evidence , and placing tracking devices on potential suspects ' vehicles without warrants . This action , like many others , not only increases distrust among the public , but lawmakers begin to feel pressure from the masses to remove officers and revamp entire departments . Civilian involvement . Civilians within the jurisdiction look to lawmakers and justice officials to enact justice against the officers involved . If the instance of corruption happens to fall on an election year , their re-election campaign may be lost . In areas such as Afghanistan , media exposure and civilian involvement in combating corruption is rarely seen . Rather , international officials step in to help eliminate corruption in the department . Top-down discipline . Depending on the number of people involved and severity of the acts , the state executive or legislature may be compelled to demand that the department be scrutinized and its policies corrected . This can involve replacing individual officers , mid-level leadership , or asking for a resignation by the department chief . Disciplinary actions depend on the severity of the act , but typically result in disciplinary actions by the department and negative media coverage for the department . In 1970 , the New York City Knapp Commission began holding officers and supervision accountable and instituting real disciplinary actions for police corruption . In countries where corruption is a major issue , such as China and Russia , state government is often directly involved in investigating and disciplining cases of corruption , such as in the Chongqing gang trials , where police chief Wen Qiang was detained and put on trial for accepting bribes , rape , and other crimes during the Chongqing gang crackdown . General distrust of police in the community . While political issues can easily be worked through , the social effect of police corruption is much harder to overcome . Civilians , especially those who or know someone who has been victimized by certain types of corruption , tend to see police officers as enemy forces . Similarly , police officers view civilians in the same light . Both issues have only been exacerbated by the War on Crime and War on Drugs . The `` us versus them '' mentality is especially prevalent among inner city minorities , where stereotyping and racial targeting seem to be the norm . Rotten apple theory . This theory suggests that one bad cop ruins the entire department . A single officer can not only cause leadership to initiate investigations over entire sections or the department as a whole , but that one corrupt officer/the rotten apple can bring a generally appreciated department to its knees in terms of public relations . People look at that one bad cop and assume , sometimes correctly ( especially in this case , where several other officers were found to be committing similar violations ) the entire department is corrupt and committing similar or worse acts . Reduced effectiveness . Police corruption not only generates distrust among the public , but undermines the criminal justice system as a whole . Judges and prosecutors may develop a negative opinion of officers who come to testify in cases , especially those who have a history of disciplinary action related to corrupt acts . The trustworthiness of officers who work in departments where corruption has been discovered is severely diminished , and even if the testimony they provide in court is an exact recollection of the events in question , a prosecutor or judge may choose to simply ignore these facts because of their association with a seemingly corrupt department . In the case of the Waldo Police Department located in Florida , the entire department was disbanded partly due to allegations of corruption , meaning county law enforcement must take over where the city failed . Officer training . Should the corrupt act not be extremely severe , or the department decide discharge of the officer is unnecessary , those involved in corrupt acts may be charged to undergo remedial training . This could be inside or outside the department , and becomes another red mark on the already strapped budget of most departments . The cost of this remedial training pales in comparison to the cost of having to train new officers to replace those who are relieved of their duties , since these new hires will need to undergo initial academy training as well as whatever additional training the officer would require as they advanced in their career . Investigations . Investigation and litigation costs may be high . These investigators are either part of their own department or taken from other squads ( county sheriff investigating a city department , for example ) , or can be private entities . The department must also invest in retaining attorneys for both themselves and the officers involved .
Ju-Ju-Be ( brand ) . Ju-Ju-Be is an American bags , wallet , purse and accessory company that was founded in 2005 by Joe Croft and Kristin Hunziker . The company is based in Costa Mesa , California . The brand is specialized in manufacturing diaper bags , handbags , laptop bags and related accessories . The brand manufactures specially designed bags that are eco-friendly and helpful for parents with young kids . Joe and Kristin met at Oakley and worked together in the apparel and shoe departments . Joe was thinking of starting up a bag company , but had no idea that it was going to be diaper bags . He and Kristin got to talking and thought they could add quite a bit of expertise to the diaper bag industry . A friend of his introduced him to the top management for Babystyle and private label bags were going to be made for them as a side project . One thing led to another and Ju-Ju-Be turned into a big deal . HoboBe , BFF , Be Classy , Be Sporty , Be Right Back 2.0 , Be Prepared , MiniBe 3.0 , Helix , BeLight 2.0 , Super Be , Starlet , Superstar , Itty Bitty Be Be Quick , Be Set 2.0 , Be Organized , Fuel Cell , Be Ready , Mega Tech , Micro Tech Be Neat , Paci Pod , Messenger Strap , Backpack Straps , Be Connected , Changing Pad Be Charged , Be Rich 2.0 , Be Spendy MiniBe 1.0 , Be Hip , Be Small , Between , Behave , PackaBe , Limited Be Unique Be All , Be All , Better Be , Be Smart , Be Spicy , Be Fabulous , Be Right Back 1.0 , EL Be Prepared , WannaBe , Be Light 1.0 , BeBop , Mighty Be , GigaBe , MicraBe , Be Changed Be Set 1.0 , Wardrobe Station , Belicious , Mess Shuttle , Space Station Original Paci Pod , Be Tagged , Bottle Rocket , Sippy Rocket , Brag Book , Be Shady , Snack Capsule , Light Changing Pad Business Be , Be Thrifty , Be Rich 1.0 , Be Major , Be Mine , CheckaBe ( 2005 ) Perky Perennials , Lush Paisley , Sassy Stripes , ( 2006 ) Blue Bouquet , Sienna Swirls , Sporty Stripes , Black , Brown , ( 2007 ) Citrus Sorbet , Tiki Toffee , Purple Paisley ( 2008 ) Mint Julep , Groovy Garden , Cinnamon Champagne , Lotus Lullaby , Drip Drops , Midnight Eclipse , Julia 's Ribbons ( 2009 ) Cherry Lemonade , Zany Zinnias , Navy Berry , Cloud Break , Champagne Bubbles , Houndstooth , Leopard Bubblegum , Sangria Sunset ( 2010 ) Dizzy Daisies , Marvelous Mums , Shadow Waltz , Pretty Tweet , Slate , Timber ( 2011 ) Cobalt Blossoms , Fuchsia Blossoms , Onyx Blossoms , Evening Vines , Morning Vines , Jungle Maze , Safari Stripes , JuJuBerry Squares , Choco Cha Cha ( 2012 ) Bashful Begonias , Blush Frosting , Powder Icing , Sweethearts , Coral Kiss , Sea Glass , Stargyle , Black Cherry Twirl , Dreamy Diamonds , Licorice Twirl ( 2013 ) Crimson Kaleidoscope , Perfect Paisley , Pink Pinwheel , Royal Envy , Early Sunrise , Mint Chip , Charcoal Roses , Mister Gray , Platinum Petals , Scarlet Petals , Ziggy Zag , Lilac Lace ( 2014 ) Flower Power , Sapphire Lace , Silver Ice , Pixie Dust , Mystic Mani , Syrah Syrah , Magic Merlot ( 2015 ) Moonbeam , Perky Perennials ( 10 year ) , Frosted Blossoms , Olive Juice , Pinky Swear , Dancing Dahlias ( 2016 ) Blooming Romance , Dandy Lines , Sweet Scarlet ( 2010 ) Black Earth Leather , Brown Earth Leather ( 2011 ) Steel Earth Leather , Vanilla Earth Leather ( 2014 ) Queen of the Nile , Duchess , First Lady , Marquess ( 2015 ) Countess , Monarch , Empress , Queen of the Jungle , Queen Be ( 2016 ) Imperial Princess , Heiress , Royal Garden ( 2016 ) Black Diamonds , Black Beauty , Black Magic , Black Out , Black Widow , Black Ops ( 2017 ) Nantucket , Newport , Palm Beach , Providence , Coney Island ( 2013 ) Toki Perky , Farfalle , Fairytella , Unikiki ( 2014 ) Animalini , Sea Amo , Bubble Trouble , King 's Court ( 2016 ) Space Place , Donutella 's Sweet Shop , Kaiju City , Unikiki 2.0 ( 2017 ) Super Toki , Sweet Victory , Sea Punk , Tokipops ( 2014 ) Tick Tock , Lucky Stars , Hello Skates ( 2015 ) Peek A Bow , Strawberry Stripes , Hello Perky , Dreamworld
2016–17 Santo Antão North Premier Division . The 2016–17 Santo Antão North Premier Division season was the 18th competition of football and fifth of the Premier Division that took place in the northern part of the island of Santo Antão , Cape Verde . Its started on 12 November and finished on 26 March , along with the South Zone , the season finished the earliest of any of the country 's island leagues . The tournament was organized by the Santo Antão North Regional Football Association ( Associação Regional de Futebol de Zona Norte do Santo Antão , ARFZNSA ) . Paulense won their seventh championship title which they did on February 19 and later finished with 28 points and participated in the 2017 Cape Verdean Football Championships in mid May , it was also be the first that had three groups each and Paulense was placed in Group A alongside the champion of the south of the island Académica do Porto Novo and Mindelense , last season 's national champion . Janela finished last place and participated in the Second Division in the following season . The scheduling were made in September . Overview . CD Sinagoga was the defending team of the title . A total of six clubs participated in the division , Santo Crucifixo , a club based in the parish seat of Coculi competed in the Premier Division for the first time . A total of 91 goals were scored , three less than the previous season . Paulense led the whole season and out of the ten matches they played , they had nine wins and a draw and made their second best season and scored 29 goals which was also second for the club to theirs made in 2012 . Each two of the highest scoring matches with five goals and a difference of all ( 5-0 ) were Paulense . Paulense scored the most goals numbered 29 , fifth placed Foguetões was second with 16 and Janela with the least numbering six . The most number of goals scored in a single week was week 5 , the least number of goals scored was week 7 . On the opposites , Janela suffered and had not a single win , it had four draws and six losses and was relegated to the Second Division which they participated in the following season . The club each had a week off in the last week of November , the first and the last two weeks of December , the first three weeks and the last week of January , the first and the last weeks of February and the first week of March due its subregional and regional cup competitions .
Lesięcin . Lesięcin ( ) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Węgorzyno , within Łobez County , West Pomeranian Voivodeship , in north-western Poland . It lies approximately north of Węgorzyno , south-west of Łobez , and east of the regional capital Szczecin . Before 1945 the area was part of Germany . Following World War II the native German populace was expelled and replaced by Poles . For the history of the region , see History of Pomerania .
Praeparkinsonia . `` Praeparkinsonia '' is an extinct genus from a well-known class of fossil cephalopods , the ammonites . It lived during the Jurassic Period .
Tome and Blood . `` Tome and Blood : A Guidebook to Wizards and Sorcerers '' is an optional rulebook for the 3rd edition of `` Dungeons & Dragons '' , and notable for its trade paperback format . Contents . The guidebook provides supplemental information for characters belonging to the Wizard and Sorcerer base classes . This book contained tips for creating and playing characters of the aforementioned class , as well as a large number of prestige classes . `` Tome and Blood '' includes 15 prestige classes . Publication history . `` Tome and Blood '' was published in 2001 by Wizards of the Coast , and was designed by Bruce R. Cordell and Skip Williams . Cover art was by Todd Lockwood , with interior art by Wayne Reynolds . The book was not updated to 3.5 Edition , although most of the prestige classes were later reintroduced in the 3.5 supplemental sourcebook `` Complete Arcane '' . Reception . The reviewer from `` Pyramid '' commented that `` In some ways , the theme of `` Tome And Blood '' could be everything old is new again . '' The reviewer cited the example of the Arcane Order , originally found in the 2nd edition book `` The College of Wizardry '' , by Bruce R. Cordell .
Ampullae of Lorenzini . The ampullae of Lorenzini are special sensing organs called electroreceptors , forming a network of jelly-filled pores . They are mostly discussed as being found in cartilaginous fish ( sharks , rays , and chimaeras ) ; however , they are also reported to be found in Chondrostei such as reedfish and sturgeon . Lungfish have also been reported to have them . Teleosts have re-evolved a different type of electroreceptors . They were first described by Stefano Lorenzini in 1678 . These sensory organs help fish to sense electric fields in the water . Each ampulla consists of a jelly-filled canal opening to the surface by a pore in the skin and ending blindly in a cluster of small pockets full of special jelly . The ampullae are mostly clustered into groups inside the body , each cluster having ampullae connecting with different parts of the skin , but preserving a left-right symmetry . The canal lengths vary from animal to animal , but the distribution of the pores is generally specific to each species . The ampullae pores are plainly visible as dark spots in the skin . They provide fish with an additional sense capable of detecting electric and magnetic fields as well as temperature gradients . Electric field sensing ability . The ampullae detect electric fields in the water , or more precisely the potential difference between the voltage at the skin pore and the voltage at the base of the electroreceptor cells . A positive pore stimulus would decrease the rate of nerve activity coming from the electroreceptor cells , and a negative pore stimulus would increase the rate of nerve activity coming from the electroreceptor cells . Each ampulla contains a single layer of cells that contains electrically excitable receptor cells separated by supporting cells . The cells are connected by apical tight junctions so that no current leaks between the cells . The apical faces of the receptor cells have a small surface area with a high concentration of voltage dependent calcium channels and calcium activated potassium channels . Because the canal wall has a very high resistance , all of the voltage difference between the pore of the canal and the ampulla is dropped across the receptor epithelium which is about 50 microns thick . Because the basal membranes of the receptor cells have a lower resistance , most of the voltage is dropped across the apical faces which are excitable and are poised at threshold . Inward calcium current across the receptor cells depolarizes the basal faces causing presynaptic calcium release and release of excitatory transmitter onto the afferent nerve fibers . One of the first descriptions of calcium activated potassium channels was based on studies of the ampulla of Lorenzini in the skate . Large conductance calcium activated potassium channels ( BK channels ) have recently been demonstrated in the ampulla by cloning . Sharks may be more sensitive to electric fields than any other animal , with a threshold of sensitivity as low as 5 nV/cm . That is 5/1,000,000,000 of a volt measured in a centimeter-long ampulla . All living creatures produce an electrical field by muscle contractions , and a shark may pick up weak electrical stimuli from the muscle contractions of animals , particularly prey . On the other hand , the electrochemical fields generated by paralyzed prey were sufficient to elicit a feeding attack from sharks and rays in experimental tanks ; therefore muscle contractions are not necessary to attract the animals . Sharks and rays can locate prey buried in the sand , or DC electric dipoles that simulate the main feature of the electric field of a prey buried in the sand . Any moving conductor , such as sea water , induces an electric field when a magnetic field such as the Earth 's is present . The electric fields induced in oceanic currents by the Earth 's magnetic field are of the same order of magnitude as the electric fields that sharks and rays are capable of sensing . This could mean that sharks and rays can orient to the electric fields of oceanic currents , and use other sources of electric fields in the ocean for local orientation . Additionally , the electric field they induce in their bodies when swimming in the magnetic field of the Earth may enable them to sense their magnetic heading . Behavioral studies have also provided evidence that sharks can detect changes in the geomagnetic field . In one experiment , sandbar sharks and scalloped hammerhead sharks were conditioned to associate a food reward with an artificial magnetic field . When the food reward was removed , the sharks continued to show a marked difference in behavior when the magnetic field was turned on as compared to when it was off . Temperature sensing ability . Early in the 20th century , the purpose of the ampullae was not clearly understood , and electrophysiological experiments suggested a sensibility to temperature , mechanical pressure and possibly salinity . It was not until 1960 that the ampullae were clearly identified as specialized receptor organs for sensing electric fields . The ampullae may also allow the shark to detect changes in water temperature . Each ampulla is a bundle of sensory cells containing multiple nerve fibres . These fibres are enclosed in a gel-filled tubule which has a direct opening to the surface through a pore . The gel is a glycoprotein based substance with the same resistivity as seawater , and it has electrical properties similar to a semiconductor . This has been suggested as a mechanism by which temperature changes are transduced into an electrical signal that the shark may use to detect temperature gradients , although it is a subject of debate in scientific literature . Material properties . The hydrogel , which contains keratan sulfate in 97 % water , has a conductivity of about 1.8 mS/cm , the highest known amongst biological materials .
Juiz de Fora Airport . Francisco Álvares de Assis Airport , popularly called Serrinha Airport , is an airport in Juiz de Fora , Brazil . History . The airport was inaugurated in 1958 and since 2007 it is operated by Sinart . The aviation club of Juiz de Fora is based at the airport . On 2 April 2014 the airport ceased to receive commercial flights . All flights were transferred to the new and larger Pres . Itamar Franco Airport located from downtown Juiz de Fora . Airlines and destinations . No scheduled flights operate at this airport . Access . The airport is located from the centre of Juiz de Fora .
A Flag on the Island . `` A Flag on the Island '' is a collection of short stories written by V.S . Naipaul , and first published by André Deutsch in 1967 . It includes the title novella , `` A Flag on the Island , '' outtakes from previous books such as `` The Enemy '' , from `` Miguel Street '' , and pieces published in periodicals in Britain or the United States . The book is dedicated to Diana Athill . List of stories included . * '' The Raffle '' Title story : `` A Flag on the Island '' . In late 1964 Naipaul was asked to write an original script for an American film . He spent the next few months in Trinidad and Tobago writing a novella , `` A Flag on the Island '' . The finished version was not to the director 's liking and the film was never made . The novella is set in 1964 in a Caribbean island that is not named . The main character is an American named `` Frankie '' who affects the mannerisms of Frank Sinatra . Frankie has links to the island from having served there during World War II . He revisits reluctantly when his ship anchors there during a hurricane . Naipaul wilfully makes the pace of the book feverish , the narrative haphazard , the characters loud , the protagonist fickle or deceptive , and the dialogue confusing . Balancing the present time is Frankie 's less disordered , though comfortless , memory of 20 years before . Then he had become a part of a community on the island . He had tried to help his poor friends by giving away the ample U.S. Army supplies he had . Not everyone was happy about receiving help and not everyone benefited . Frankie was left chastened about finding tidy solutions to the island 's social problems . This theme , indirectly developed in the story , is one to which Naipaul would return again .
Memecylon flavescens . `` Memecylon flavescens '' is a species of plant in the Melastomataceae family . It is endemic to India . It is threatened by habitat loss .
Cyril Briggs ( footballer ) . Cyril Briggs ( 24 November 1918 – 26 November 1998 ) was an English professional footballer who played as a central defender in the Football League .
All Time Hits . `` All Time Hits '' is an album by American country singer Ernest Tubb , released in 1960 ( see 1960 in music ) . It is not a compilation of Tubb 's hits . Instead he covers older songs that had been hits for other country and honky-tonk singers . Reception . In his Allmusic review , Bruce Eder wrote of the album `` The mere existence of these songs makes them priceless , as documents of Tubb 's style , even if they lack the urgency of his `` own '' songs . ''
Solla Solla Inikkum . `` Solla Solla Inikkum '' ( English : Tastes on telling ) is a 2009 Tamil film directed by G. Murailappas , who earlier directed `` Raasi '' with Ajith and Rambha.The film stars Navdeep , Madhumitha , and Mallika Kapoor in lead roles . Prakash Raj , Suja , Sara Alampara , Livingston , Santhanam . and Ashish Vidyarthi play other supporting roles in this film . The film was launched on 14 May 2008 , released Summer 2009 . Plot . Sathya ( Navdeep ) , the son of Vijayakumar , completes his degree and spends time with friends Guru ( Abhinay Kinger ) and Sathyan ( Sathyan ) , among others . Life goes uncomplicated until he meets Anjali ( Sara Alambra ) . What starts as friendship develops into love . When he proposes to her , she turns it down , saying it was only friendship and nothing more than that . Next comes Meghna ( Suja ) . What starts as love between them ends the same . Meghna insists they part as lovers as it was all timepass for her . Now , Sathya comes across Radhika ( Madhumitha ) . They become close friends . So is Guru with her . When Sathya decides to inform Radhika about his desire to marry her , she throws a bombshell saying that she and Guru are in love with each other . However , Guru takes her for a ride . After using her , he deserts her . Sathya steps in and ensures that both gets married . Guru seeks solace with Bhadri Narayanan ( Prakash Raj ) . A do-gooder and influential man in the society , he takes sides with Guru . Sathya goes hammer and tongs and ensures that all ends well . Also enters Anu ( Mallika Kapoor ) in his life .
Cristo de La Laguna . The Cristo de La Laguna ( `` Christ of La Laguna '' in English ) is a Catholic figure of great historical , artistic and cultural image that represents the crucified Jesus of Nazareth . Situated in the Real Santuario del Santísimo Cristo de La Laguna ( `` Royal Sanctuary of the Christ '' ) , in city of San Cristóbal de La Laguna ( Tenerife , Canary Islands , Spain ) . It is the image that represents Jesus most revered and important of the Canary Islands , the image procession at Easter and September 14 to the Cathedral of La Laguna where he remained until a few days after returning to her shrine , which is visited daily . This work is one of the best ones that are part of the historical heritage of the Canary Islands . It is one of the Spanish religious sculptures of the highest artistic value . He is also considered one of the best European crucified in terms of artistic quality . History . There are many theories on the origin of the figure of Christ . It was Professor Joaquin Yarza who assumed that its origins were northern European , although he did not deny its Sevillian origins . The latest studies conducted by Professor Francisco Galante Gomez confirm that the figure came from the flourishing workshops of Antwerp , thus making it of Flemish-Brabanzon origin , and it was sculpted by Louis Van Der Vule around 1514 . It is claimed that the Santisimo Cristo went to Venice before coming to Tenerife , as the city was a major trading and economic centre at the time . From there , it was taken to Barcelona and from Barcelona to Cádiz , where it was given temporary accommodation in the church of La Vera Cruz in Sanlúcar de Barrameda . After finally come to Tenerife in 1520 . Over the centuries , the solemn worship of this image of Christ has made it one of the most venerated religious images in the entire archipelago . This image has been taken in rogatives through the streets of the city in multitude of occasions throughout the history , generally to ask for its intercession in diverse public calamities like epidemics , plagues or droughts that were produced in the island of Tenerife . Before the image of the Christ of La Laguna received the episcopal consecration Monsignor Domingo Pérez Cáceres , September 21 , 1947 , that became the first bishop born in Tenerife that governed his own native diocese . The image of the Christ had been exceptionally transferred to the Cathedral of La Laguna for such occasion a few days before . The church of the christ is currently classified as a Royal Sanctuary , and is highly popular with church goers . It was returned to the Franciscan community of the annex to the Convent of San Miguel de las Victorias . The church of the christ in the course of history was enriched by the Popes pardons that are granted to the Basilica of St. John Lateran in Rome . The `` Real Santuario del Santísimo Cristo de La Laguna '' was listed as a Cultural Monument in 2005 by the Canary Islands Government . Legends about its origin . There are alternatives legends that attempt to explain the origin of this enigmatic sculpture . Some of these legends say that the image of Christ of La Laguna was sculpted by angels and even by the Evangelist Saint Luke . `` Fray Luís de Quirós '' said the image of Christ of La Laguna was taken to the island of Tenerife by Saint Michael Archangel . In both cases these `` holy sculptors '' sculpted image with facial features that had Jesus Christ at the time of his crucifixion . Another legend tells that a stormy night the religious from the Convent of San Miguel de las Victorias ( today Sanctuary of Christ ) felt knocking the door , and when they opened it found a large box , the bright lights inside out . After opening the box found in the image of Christ , this fact was taken as a miracle . Brotherhood of Cristo de La Laguna . From the image of Christ is responsible for a fraternity or sorority is the largest of the Canary Islands , call : `` Pontificia , Real y Venerable Esclavitud del Santísimo Cristo de La Laguna '' . The Spanish King Alfonso XIII to this brotherhood Awarded the title of `` Royal '' on 19 December 1906 , and Pope Pius X gave him the title of `` Pontifical '' on 15 February 1908 .
Alsónyék . Alsónyék is a village in Tolna County , Hungary .
March 28 , 2006 EP . `` March 28 , 2006 EP '' is a live album by American singer-songwriter Willy Mason , which was released in the USA in 2006 . It was recorded at the Showbox in Seattle , Washington . All songs written by Willy Mason , except Lovesick Blues , by Cliff Friend and Irving Mills , and The Way I Am by Sonny Throckmorton .
Black-breasted puffbird . The black-breasted puffbird ( `` Notharchus pectoralis '' ) is a species of puffbird in the family Bucconidae . It is found in Colombia , Ecuador , and Panama . It measures between in length and weighing around . The plumage is mostly glossy blue-black , with a white collar , cheeks , throat and belly and a blue-black breast band and black tail . The heavy bill is black , as are the feet , and the iris of the eye is dark brown or red . The two sexes are the same , and the plumage of juvenile birds has n't been described . Its natural habitats are moist lowland rainforests from sea-level to . It is seldom found near forest edges , and is more restricted to forests than its close relatives , but is often found near running water . The species is usually uncommon , but may be overlooked frequently due to its habit of remaining motionless for hours . It is assumed to be non-migratory . It is usually found in high foliage in the canopy , but will descent to the forest floor to pursue prey flushed by army ants , and even follow swarms of them . The Black-fronted puffbird takes a range of prey species , including centipedes and millipedes , scorpions , spiders , cockroaches , praying mantises , grasshoppers , beetles and lizards . It hunts by watching for prey at a perch before diving down to take it , then returning to the perch to beat the prey prior to eating it . Little is known about its breeding . Both parents excavate the nesting burrow in the arboreal termitariums . Three eggs are laid , and both parents incubate the eggs .
Agonopterix encentra . `` Agonopterix encentra '' is a moth in the Depressariidae family . It was described by Meyrick in 1914 . It is found in Japan and the Russian Far East . The wingspan is about 22 mm . The forewings are light ochreous brownish , with scattered black specks , especially on the veins . There is a grey oblique mark from the dorsum near the base and four blackish dots on the termen . The hindwings are dark grey , lighter towards the base .
Bernt Støylen . Bernt Andreas Støylen ( 17 February 1858–18 November 1937 ) was a Norwegian theologian , psalmist , and Bishop in the Church of Norway . Personal life . Støylen was born in Sande in Møre og Romsdal county , Norway on 17 February 1858 . He was the son of farmer and fisherman Andreas Olsen Støylen and Margrete Helgesdatter Bringsvor . He was married in Bergen in 1890 to Kamilla Karoline Heiberg . His son was Kaare Støylen , a future bishop , and his brother-in-law was Georg Sverdrup , the Norwegian-American theologian . He died in Bærum , Norway in 1937 . Career . Støylen graduated from a teaching school in Volda in 1875 . After some time as a teacher , he took his examen artium in 1879 . He then went on to study theology at the University of Oslo , receiving his Cand.theol . degree in 1885 . He began his career as a curate in the Johannes Church parish in Bergen from 1887-1890 . After that , he served as a priest of the Norwegian Church Abroad at Cardiff in Wales in the United Kingdom . He worked there from 1890 until 1895 . After returning to Norway , he was hired to teach at a new seminary in Notodden from 1895-1902 . After that , starting in 1902 , he taught at the Theological Seminary at the University of Oslo , first as a teacher , and in 1909 he was named a professor . In 1914 , Støylen was appointed to be the bishop of the Diocese of Kristiansand . In 1925 , when he was Bishop of Kristiansand , the government approved the division of the diocese with all of Rogaland county breaking off from the diocese to form the new Diocese of Stavanger . Støylen continued on as bishop of the newly-renamed Diocese of Agder until his retirement in 1930 . Selected works . He published a series of readers for primary school , `` Lesebok for folkeskulen '' , from 1908 to 1911 . In 1925 , he was co-editor of the hymnal `` Nynorsk salmebok '' together with Peter Hognestad and Anders Hovden . This hymnal was written in the Nynorsk written language , one of the two main written forms of Norwegian .
Järvenpää railway station . Järvenpää railway station ( , ) is a railway station in Järvenpää about north from Helsinki Central station . It is situated northeast of the city centre on a small hill . It was one of the first railway stations in Finland . Local lines D , R , T and few rush hour trains stops at the station . In 1999 the station building was moved approximately further away from the tracks . The station has three platforms . Track 1 is for southbound trains , track 2 is for northbound non-stop-trains and the northbound local trains stops at platform 3 . Tracks 2 and 3 form an island platform . Next to the station is the Järvenpää taxi rank . Many local bus lines stops at the station . The bus station is north of the station .
Connecting Railway . The Connecting Railway was a subsidiary of the Pennsylvania Railroad , incorporated to build a connection between the Philadelphia and Trenton Railroad and the PRR in the city of Philadelphia . Connecting railway . The PRR controlled the Philadelphia & Trenton , and had originally intended to directly connect the two lines through the heart of Philadelphia . However , attempts to buy out and demolish buildings in the right-of-way led to riots , and the Philadelphia & Trenton was forced to end at Kensington . To resolve the problem , Connecting Railway Company was incorporated May 15 , 1863 , and between 1864 and June 1867 , constructed a connecting line between Frankford Junction on the Philadelphia & Trenton and Mantua Junction ( now Zoo interlocking ) on the PRR main line , passing through what is now North Philadelphia . Bustleton Branch . On July 18 , 1863 , the Frankford and Holmesburg Railroad was incorporated to build a line from Frankford to Holmesburg . This would have paralleled the Philadelphia & Trenton between those points . The charter was amended on April 10 , 1867 , to allow it to build from the Philadelphia & Trenton at Holmesburg Junction to the nearby town of Bustleton instead . It built of line between the two points about 1870 . On January 1 , 1871 , it was leased to the Philadelphia & Trenton to operate as their Bustleton Branch . The company subsequently went bankrupt and was sold at foreclosure on November 18 , 1890 , and was reorganized on January 12 , 1891 as the Bustleton Railroad and leased to PRR . Chestnut Hill Branch . On January 2 , 1883 , the Philadelphia , Germantown and Chestnut Hill Railroad was incorporated , to construct a line between Germantown Junction ( now North Philadelphia ) and Chestnut Hill . This project was directed by Henry H. Houston . This line of was built between 1883 and 1884 , closely paralleling the Chestnut Hill Railroad ( controlled by the Reading ) , and now forms the basis of SEPTA 's Chestnut Hill West Line . Between 1892 and 1893 , two additional branches were built : the Midvale Branch , running from Midvale to the Midvale Steel Company plant , and the Fort Washington Branch or Cresheim Branch , running from Allen Lane to Fort Hill , where it connected with the Trenton Cut-Off . Kensington & Tacony Branch . On March 26 , 1884 , the Kensington and Tacony Railroad was incorporated . From a connection with the Philadelphia & Trenton at Tioga Street and Delaware Avenue , it built along Delaware Avenue between 1886 and 1887 . The Frankford Creek Railroad was incorporated March 17 , 1890 , and built of track from the Philadelphia & Trenton down Butler Street and towards Frankford Creek . It was merged on April 14 , 1891 into the Kensington & Tacony as the Frankford Street Branch . The K & T built further along Delaware Avenue in 1891–1892 to connect to the Philadelphia & Trenton just east of Tacony , and extended the Frankford Street Branch across and parallel to Frankford Creek 1893–1894 . At some point it also bought the connecting Philadelphia & Trenton line of from the P & T main down Tioga Street . Oxford Road Branch . The Philadelphia and Bustleton Railway was incorporated on March 17 , 1892 to build from Front Street and Erie Avenue , on the Connecting Railway main line , to Bustleton . The Bustleton and Eastern Railroad was incorporated on January 27 , 1893 to extend the Philadelphia & Bustleton from Bustleton to Fallsington , just west of Morrisville on the Trenton Cut-Off . The two were consolidated into the Philadelphia , Bustleton and Trenton Railroad on May 1 , 1893 . The Philadelphia & Bustleton had done only a little grading and built several cuts and viaducts . The cuts and viaduct work that were performed can be seen today , as they are used as a bridle path through the Pennypack Park that run about 1/2 mile that runs from Krewstown Road to about 1/4 of a mile west of Bustleton Avenue on the south side of the Pennypack Creek . On the north and south sides of the creek , there is evidence of approach work for a trestle over the Pennypack Creek . The Philadelphia , Bustleton & Trenton , after completing of the line in December 1896 , built no further towards Fallsington . It crossed the Philadelphia and Frankford Railroad ( Reading ) about a mile south of its terminus . Fairhill Branch . On June 13 , 1892 , the Fair Hill Railroad was incorporated , and built of line from the Connecting Railway main line near Rosehill Street to Cambria Street 1895–1896 . Engelside Branch . On September 22 , 1892 , the Engelside Railroad was incorporated , and built of line from the Connecting Railway main line near 32nd and Jefferson Streets to near 32nd and Thompson Streets , where it connected with the Reading ( former Philadelphia and Columbia Railroad trackage ) . On January 1 , 1902 , these seven corporations were consolidated into The Connecting Railway Company . This company and all its predecessors were directly or indirectly controlled by the PRR throughout their history . On December 9 , 1956 , the Pennsylvania , Ohio and Detroit Railroad , an agglomeration of certain PRR Lines West , was merged into the corporation . This was solely for the sake of corporate bookkeeping and had no effect on operations . Operations . The Connecting Railway main line was operated as part of the PRR main line from Philadelphia to New York , providing through and local passenger service and extensive freight service to the many industries located in northern Philadelphia . The main passenger station on the line was North Philadelphia station . Because of the northern alignment of the Connecting Railway , passenger trains between New York and Pittsburgh would stop there only , bypassing 30th Street Station . The Chestnut Hill , Fort Washington and Bustleton Branches also saw passenger service ; the other lines were exclusively freight lines . In particular , the Kensington & Tacony Branch served the upper Philadelphia waterfront and the Frankford Arsenal , and the Oxford Road Branch served a Sears distribution center near its crossing of the Reading . Passenger service on the Bustleton Branch was discontinued in 1926 , but the Chestnut Hill and Fort Washington Branches became part of the PRR suburban electrification program . Electrified service from Chestnut Hill to Broad Street Station began in 1918 and over the Fort Washington Branch in 1924 . The rest of the main line was electrified by 1935 to allow electric service to New York . Abandonment . The little-used Fort Washington Branch was de-electrified , and passenger service discontinued in 1952 . In 1953 , the middle of the branch , from Sunnybrook to Wyndmoor was abandoned . The remaining stubs were removed in the 1980s . In the 1960s , part of the right-of-way was used for Pennsylvania Route 309 . The loss of industry in Philadelphia began to take its toll , and many of the freight branches became little-used . In 1973 , the Oxford Road Branch was abandoned north of the Reading crossing . The Connecting Railway survived as a separate corporation through the Penn Central merger , but all its tracks were sold to Conrail and Amtrak in 1976 and the corporation was subsequently dissolved . The main line became part of the Northeast Corridor , and the Chestnut Hill Branch was sold to SEPTA in 1983 ( although Conrail continued switching industries along the line ) . The Bustleton Branch , Frankford Street Branch and Engelside Branch are still operated by Conrail . The Fairhill Branch , Oxford Road Branch , Midvale Branch and the Kensington and Tacony Branch were abandoned during the 1980s .
Pristella maxillaris . `` Pristella maxillaris '' , the only species in the genus `` Pristella '' , is commonly known as the X-ray fish or X-ray tetra because of its translucent body . It is a widely distributed and adaptable fish , found in the Amazon and Orinoco basins , as well as coastal rivers in the Guianas in both acidic and alkaline waters . Unlike most other characins , it is tolerant of ( and sometimes found in ) slightly brackish water . It is small ( up to around in length ) and lives in large groups , and males can be distinguished from females by being smaller and thinner than the females . Like most other tetras , it feeds primarily on small insects and planktonic animals . Nomenclature . Older aquarium books often refer to this species by the junior synonym `` Pristella riddlei '' . Aquarists tend to refer to this fish as the golden pristella tetra , though some call it the X-ray tetra , instead . Other common names include goldfinch tetra , a reference to the similarly coloured goldfinch , and pristella tetra , a modification of its Latin name . A common name that was once widespread but is now rarely used is signal tetra , a reference to the similarity between the yellow and black dorsal fin and the arm of a semaphore railway signal . In aquaria . `` Pristella maxillaris '' is a small , adaptable fish that is often kept in a home aquarium and will eat most fish foods . It is tolerant of a range of water chemistry values ( pH 6–8 ; hardness up to 20 dGH ) . As a shoaling species , it is usually kept in groups of at least six specimens and away from aggressive or predatory tankmates , but is otherwise easily kept in the community tank . The minimum aquarium size is typically 60 x 30 cm ( 15 Gallons ) .
John N. Williamson . John Newton Williamson ( November 8 , 1855 – August 29 , 1943 ) was an American rancher and politician in the state of Oregon . A native Oregonian , he served in both chambers of the Oregon Legislative Assembly representing central and eastern Oregon in the late 19th century . A Republican , he then served in Congress from 1903 to 1907 and was involved in the Oregon land fraud scandal . Early life . John Williamson was born in Lane County , Oregon , near Junction City on November 8 , 1855 , to Joseph and Minerva Williamson . He earned his education at the local schools of Salem and then at Willamette University in that city . Williamson married Sarah V. Forrest in Albany and they had three children . In 1876 , he moved to Eastern Oregon and started in the livestock trade in Wasco and Crook counties . He also owned and edited the `` Prineville Review '' in Crook county from 1893 to 1896 . Political career . In 1886 , he was selected as sheriff of Crook County , serving in that office until 1888 . That year he was elected to serve the county in the Oregon House of Representatives . In 1898 , he returned to the House as a Republican during a special session of the legislature and returned for the 1899 session . Williamson was elected to the Oregon State Senate in 1900 and served in the 1901 and 1903 sessions , but not the special session in 1903 . Williamson represented Crook , Klamath , Lake and Wasco counties , and served as president pro tempore of the Senate in 1901 . He was elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives from Oregon and served from March 4 , 1903 , to March 3 , 1907 . He declined to run for re-election in 1906 . In 1905 , Williamson was convicted along with Oregon senator John H. Mitchell and other co-conspirators on crimes involving political corruption and the illegal acquisition of public lands in the Oregon land fraud scandal . His conviction was overturned in 1908 by the United States Supreme Court in `` Williamson v. United States '' , 207 U.S. 425 , 28 S. Ct. 163 . The court remanded the case for a new trial , but no new trial occurred . Later years . After leaving Congress he returned to Crook County and raising livestock and other agricultural activities . Williamson returned to public life in 1922 , when he was appointed as the postmaster for Prineville , serving in the position until 1934 . John Newton Williamson died on August 29 , 1943 , at the age of 87 in Prineville where he was buried at the Masonic Cemetery .
Thomas Grey , 2nd Earl of Stamford . Thomas Grey , 2nd Earl of Stamford ' '' , PC ( `` c '' . 1654 – 31 January 1720 ) was a British peer and politician . Grey was the only son of Thomas , Lord Grey of Groby , and inherited his title from his grandfather . His mother was Lady Dorothy Bourchier , daughter of Edward Bourchier , 4th Earl of Bath . Grey took some part in resisting the arbitrary actions of Charles II , and was arrested in July 1685 ; then after his release he took up arms on behalf of William of Orange , after whose accession to the throne he was made a Privy Counsellor ( 1694 ) and Lord Lieutenant of Devon ( 1696 ) . Politically he was described as an `` unrepentant Whig '' who reaffirmed his belief in the Popish Plot by voting against the motion to reverse the attainder on William Howard , 1st Viscount Stafford . In 1697 he became Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster , and in 1699 President of the Board of Trade , being dismissed from his office upon the accession of Anne in 1702 . From 1707 to 1711 , however , he was again President of the Board of Trade . On his death without children , his titles and Leicestershire estate at Bradgate Park passed to his first cousin Henry Grey , 3rd Earl of Stamford ( 1685–1739 ) , a grandson of the first earl , from whom the later earls were descended . See also . List of deserters from James II to William of Orange
Lluvia al Corazón . `` Lluvia al Corazón '' ( English : `` Rain to the Heart '' ) is the first single from Mexican Latin pop/Rock en Español band Maná 's eighth studio album `` Drama y Luz '' . The song is produced by Fher Olvera & Alex González . Chart performance . The song became a number-one debut on the Hot Latin Songs and Latin Pop Songs chart .
Lass uns tanzen . `` Lass uns tanzen '' is a song by German musical group Scooter . It was released on 26 March 2007 , as the second and last single from their twelfth studio album `` The Ultimate Aural Orgasm '' . The title translates into English as `` Let Us Dance '' .
August Hanko . Lieutenant August Hanko was a German World War I flying ace credited with five aerial victories . Biography . August Hanko 's origins are unknown . He first served in the German infantry in the early stages of World War I . In 1915 , he joined `` Die Fliegertruppen '' ( Imperial German Air Service ) . He first served with `` Feldflieger Abteilung '' ( Field Flier Detachment ) 38 , then with `` Kampfgeschwader '' ( Tactical Bomber Wing ) 2 . Hanko then progressed to fighter pilot 's training . Upon graduation , he was posted to his first fighter squadron , `` Jagdstaffel 20 '' , on 2 November 1916 . On 24 January 1917 , he transferred to `` Jagdstaffel 28 '' . He scored his first aerial victory on 22 April 1917 , downing a Nieuport 17 from No . 1 Squadron RFC in a morning fight . Lieutenant AW Wood , the pilot , was wounded , but survived to be taken prisoner . Another 1 Squadron Nieuport followed on 7 May . On 25 May , he shot down a Royal Aircraft Factory FE.2d from No . 20 Squadron RFC piloted by eventual 11-kill ace Lt. Campbell Hoy who was injured . He was awarded Germany 's highest decoration for enlisted men , the Military Merit Cross , on 28 June 1917 . Hanko went on to down an Airco DH.4 from No . 57 Squadron RFC on 21 August 1917 . On 16 September , he became an ace when he shot down a Martinsyde Elephant from No . 27 Squadron RFC . On 24 January 1918 , having been commissioned a Leutnant , he was given command of `` Jagdstaffel 64 '' . He led them without personal result until being removed from duty for illness on 7 July 1918 .
Gimmie Dat . `` Gimmie Dat '' is a song by American singer-songwriter Ciara . The song was written by Ciara , along with its two producers Christopher `` Tricky '' Stewart and Kenneth `` Soundz '' Coby for her fourth studio album , `` Basic Instinct '' ( 2010 ) . `` Gimmie Dat '' is an uptempo dance song , featuring speedy , kinetic beats and a sensual-breathy tone . The song has been compared to her previous hip hop-flavored dance songs , `` Goodies '' , and `` Work '' , and has also been compared to Missy Elliott 's `` Work It '' . `` Gimmie Dat '' was released as the third single from `` Basic Instinct '' on October 15 , 2010 . In some countries , the song was released alongside `` Speechless '' , as a dual single . `` Gimmie Dat '' was well received by music critics , who compliment its uptempo beat . Although the song was well received by critics , it only managed to peak at the lower half of US and UK charts . An official remix of the song , dubbed the `` Slow Bass Remix '' was released in the United States on December 21 , 2010 . It was later confirmed that Ciara had paid for the music video , radio play and promotion of the single herself because the label refused to do so . According to Ciara , her record label even told radio stations to stop playing the song . `` Gimmie Dat '' was Ciara 's final single released under LaFace Records , which she had her contract released from due to `` Basic Instincts underperforming sales . Background . In May 2010 , on the red carpet for Maxim 's annual Hot 100 celebration , Ciara gave hints to `` Rap-Up '' about her next single from `` Basic Instinct '' , commenting , `` Get ready to dance off the freaking roof . Now it 's time to go back , it 's time to throw on my sneakers , it 's time to just really get bossy for a couple of seconds . '' `` Rap-Up '' also reported that the song was produced by Tricky Stewart and The-Dream . The track was leaked online on July 7 , 2010 , with production credits now being reported as Stewart and Soundz . In August 2010 , it was officially announced that `` Gim me Dat '' will serve as `` Basic Instincts dual second single , alongside `` Speechless '' . It was released from October 15 , 2010 as the international second single , and third US single from `` Basic Instinct '' . The American release came in November 2010 , and was followed swiftly by the release of a remixed versionof the song . On November 30 , 2010 , the official `` Urban Bass Remix '' of the song was uploaded to Ciara 's official YouTube account . Produced by Soundz , the Urban Bass Remix removes some of the electro-rhythm of the original version and replaces them with synths . Ciara also recorded new vocals for the remix . The remix was officially released for digital downloads as `` Gimmie Dat ( Slow Bass Remix ) '' on December 21 , 2010 . In February 2011 , Ciara took to her official Facebook page to address rumors that she had been dropped by Jive Records . In statement , reported by Rap-Up , Ciara denied those rumors but did say that she did not have the full support of her label on the album . She said the release of `` Gimmie Dat '' went against label wishes and it was n't the first time that the label and herself had disagreed over singles . `` ... I even tried to get 'Gimmie Dat ' started I spent tens of thousands of my own money only to hear the radio pds tell me my label did n't want the song played . I even spent more than one hundred thousand dollars out of my pocket on the video to bring my vision to it and still no label support . '' Composition . `` Gimmie Dat '' is a R & B dance song with a length of four minutes and eleven seconds . The song has been described as a `` fast-paced burner '' recalling Ciara 's hip hop-flavored dance music as in `` Goodies '' and `` 1 , 2 Step '' . `` Gim me That '' is also reminiscent of her song , `` Work '' , and has been compared to Missy Elliott 's `` Work It '' . Ciara gives her lines in a sing-speak delivery , presented by her trademark breathy tone . The song is filled with `` let 's go-type dancefloor declarations '' , as well as screams and `` super-speedy , hyper-kinetic beats . '' She also states the catchphrases `` gimmie that bass '' and `` bring it back and take it back '' multiple times . The `` that '' described in the song is referring to the bass . Reception . Becky Bain of `` Idolator '' called the song `` fantastic '' , stating that `` Gimmie That '' , `` has a great beat , is n't filled to the brim with Auto-Tune like most dance tracks circulating today , and makes us want to go clubbing immediately . Ryan Brockington of the `` New York Post '' said , `` start stretchin ' , because it looks like the latter part of summer should be full of reason 's to give people 'dat . ' I guess when is comes to Ciara , there is no time to rest that booty ! Or rehab ours . '' Calling the song an `` absolute destroyer '' , Tamar Antai of MTV Buzzworthy stated , `` It 's by far the sickest jam of the summer so ( no offense , Usher 's `` OMG '' ) , and an all-out sexy assault on your mind in the same kinda way that Missy Elliott 's `` Work It '' dropped bombs on your brain . '' While comparing it to what she called `` Fantasy Ride '' 's best song , `` Work '' , Sonya Eskridge of `` Sister 2 Sister '' , said the song was better than the previous and that , `` she 's returning to the sound that made her famous in the first place , and we love it ! '' WERQ said , `` I was a little worried for Ci Ci , but I think the ATLien is back ! I 'm feeling this new Ciara , Gim me That ! It has that Bmore Club sound to it , so you already know it 's a go ! '' Additionally WHTD said , the track was `` pop-pop-popping and is guaranteed to get everyone on the dance floor . '' Andy Kellman of Allmusic noted `` Gimmie Dat '' as a standout track from `` Basic Instinct '' Allison Stewart of `` The Washington Post '' said the track `` offers a throughline to Ciara 's crunk past . '' Matthew Horton of BBC Music said that the song 's `` high-speed electro-jacking is a lesson in ferocious dancefloor inspiration . '' Jon Caramanica of `` The New York Times '' said the song was one of the `` Basic Instinct '' tracks that `` mingles music with lust as programmed drums and keyboards pound and blip . '' Randall Roberts of `` The Los Angeles Times '' criticized the song 's lyrical content , commenting that it `` makes the Black Eyed Peas seem positively Shakespearean . '' `` Gimmie Dat '' debuted on the UK R & B Chart at number 27 on October 27 , 2010 . The single debuted at number 70 on the US Hip-Hop Songs chart on the week of November 20 , 2010 . Live performances . Ciara performed `` Gimmie Dat '' live on `` The Ellen DeGeneres Show '' for the first time on December 15 , 2010 . The following day , on December 16 , she performed it on `` Lopez Tonight '' . It was also performed in an episode of Hellcats when she guest starred as herself . Music video . The song 's music video is directed by Melina and Ciara and was filmed on September 6 , 2010 in Los Angeles . Photos from the shoot were released on September 10 , 2010 . An unedited version of the video premiered online on October 11 , 2010 . The official video premiered on Vevo on October 12 , 2010 and since then has received favorable reviews from critics . The video begins with Ciara arriving to an abandoned warehouse in a Lamborghini , where she then gets out of the vehicle and pops off the front hood , showing speakers as the song beings to play . She then struts across the road and performs her famous matrix move in custom designed Converse heels . The singer then makes her way inside the warehouse to perform intense choreography with several male dancers . The military-inspired dance routine has been highly compared to Janet Jackson 's `` Rhythm Nation '' music video . During this the video shows Ciara dancing by herself and moving seductively against the wall . In the final scenes , she dances solo in the rain where she performs a tribute to the late James Brown , the video then video cuts to another scene showing her dancing with multiple versions of her until the song finishes . The singer wears numerous outfits throughout the entire video .
HMS Belvoir ( L32 ) . HMS `` Belvoir '' was a destroyer of the Royal Navy . She was a member of the third subgroup of the class , and saw service in the Second World War . She was adopted by the civil community of Sutton in Ashfield , Nottinghamshire during Warship Week in 1942 . Service history . On commissioning `` Belvoir '' was deployed to Scapa Flow for service with the Home Fleet . She was subsequently allocated to the 2nd Destroyer Flotilla and escorted convoys to South Africa , then transferred to the Mediterranean , including service escorting Malta Convoys . In 1943 she took part in escort duties as part of Operation Husky , the allied landings in Sicily and subsequently the landings at Salerno . In 1944 she was prepared for service as part of the Allied landings in the south of France and subsequently in the Adriatic . In June 1945 she returned to the UK for paying off . In 1946 she was reduced to reserve status and laid up at Portsmouth . She was placed on the disposal list in 1957 and sold . She was scrapped by McLennan , arriving at their yard at Bo'Ness on 21 October 1957 .
Clay drum ( archaeology ) . Clay drums ( German `` Tontrommeln '' ) are ceramic objects in the shape of an hourglass , eggcup or tulip with no feet , with a ring of up to 15 holes at either end . They are typical of southeastern groups within the Funnelbeaker culture , particularly the Walternienburg-Bernburg group , but are also found in southern successor groups of the Michelsberg culture . They are often well decorated and , unlike collar bottles , are often found completely shattered . Find spots . Around 200 clay drums have been found in German Megalithic complexes ( e.g . Barskamp , Oldendorf in Landkreis Lüneburg ) , in settlements of the Walternienburg-Bernburg culture ( Dölauer Heide ) and in pit houses . One richly decorated , smashed clay drum was found in the Lower Franconian cemetery of Großeibstadt . Examples from the Wartburg culture were found in the gallery graves of Calden and Warburg . Another 20 or so examples have been found further afield in Denmark , Kujawy and Czech Republic . Cultures . The double cone or tulip shaped clay drums found to date belong to the late Neolithic Globular Amphora Culture and to several subgroups of the Funnelbeaker culture , especially the Walternienburg-Bernburg group , the Havelland group , the Salzmünde group , the Schönfeld group and the Wartberg group . Function . Hermann Müller-Karpe raised the question of whether the drums were actually musical instruments in 1974 . They could also be beakers for libations , with skin or cloth across the openings . Reports from Großeibstädt mention that they contained liquid , which is not further identified . The question remains open .
Incorporated Trustees of the Islamic Community Fund of Hong Kong . The Incorporated Trustees of the Islamic Community Fund of Hong Kong ( ) is an organisation recognised by the Government of Hong Kong that represents the interests of the Muslim communities in Hong Kong . It is generally known as The Board of Trustees among local Muslims . The board office is located at the Ammar Mosque . The board manages the Jamia Mosque , Ammar Mosque , Chai Wan Mosque and Kowloon Mosque and also the Cape Collinson Muslim Cemetery and Happy Valley Muslim Cemetery . History . The certificate of incorporation for the trustees was issued on 1 December 1970 and the trustees is recognised by the Government of Hong Kong as the main body representing the interests of the Muslim communities in Hong Kong .
ObjectDatabase++ . ObjectDatabase++ ( ODBPP ) is an embeddable object-oriented database designed for server applications that require minimal external maintenance . It is written in C++ as a real-time ISAM level database with the ability to auto recover from system crashes while maintaining database integrity . Its unique transaction process allows for maintenance of both the indexes and tables , preventing double allocation of index entries that could prohibit rollback of transactions . Features of ODBPP include : full multi-process and multi-thread transaction control , auto real-time database recovery , hierarchical object data design , native code and script access , static hash index on object IDs , numerous supported index methods including full-text and biometric pattern matching . Hierarchical data objects . ODBPP supports objects that are hierarchical in design , similar to XML , JSON or serialized PHP . It is this hierarchical object that separates object databases from their relational cousins and it is the process of keeping the entire object in one record rather than spreading it out over multiple tables that give object databases the distinction from the relational model . Traditional relational design . Traditionally databases have been designed with the relational model . This would separate data over several tables and use a common identifier to relate all the child records back to their parent . These model was based on each row within the table containing individual pieces of data . SQL databases based on this design would create joins that would reconnect the entire relation back together , suffering performance limitations . Object database design . In the object database design , instead of using multiple tables to store a data object , it is stored in one a single record . This keeps the entire object intact and reducing the need to join the data back together . This process of storing the entire object in one table reduces the total amount to lock , reads and write operations required . It is also this ability to store an object in one record that reduce the amount of file reads and writes , which enables the object design to maintain efficiency with very large and very complex database designs . Looking at the images to the right , the on above depicts the relational model and has the data spread over two tables , with the parent in amber and the children in blue . In the object model , both the parent and children are stored in the one data record , the information that was previously stored within the related table is now stored within the sub or nested table of Foo . Multi-process transaction control . ODBPP implements a transaction control that allows for process to continue while another is terminated . This unique transaction control allows the continuing process to identify the terminated transaction , recover database integrity and continue mid transaction . It is this ability to terminate transaction at any point that enables real-time transactions implementation by server using the method . The transaction control utilizes four separate file to implement the entire process and flushed each change of state to the drive before continuing to the next state . This creates a time consuming process where each individual write to a file has three separate states and the entire transaction is required to pass through three separate files . Initially all adds , edit and deletes are written a shared memory file , this enables all transaction to know if a resource , such as an index value has been allocated . This memory file can be destroy when the OS starts without interfering with the database integrity , and is only used for IPC purposes . Once a transaction call the commit transaction method , the database then does the bulk of the work and writes the entire transaction from the memory file to the log file . This is done through a three stages process , first is to identify what changes are needed , then it flushed those plans to the rear of the file , once written to the drive , the header is updated to indicate the presences of the update . Secondly the file is then updated , before finally the header is modified to finalized the update . This state process ensure the consistency of the file is always valid because if the process ceases during the first stage , the file is simply truncated and the file is returned to the original state and if the transaction ceases during the second stage , the next transaction the opens the file , identifies the saved plans and re-executes those saved instructions . Each of the four files in updated in this manner . The transaction starts in the memory file , before been written in one update to the log file , once the transaction has the protection with the transaction secured in the log file , the ODBMS then able to update the index and table files . The entire commit process can be executed concurrently with multiple transactions committing simultaneously and is greatly benefited by using a solid-state drive , although the process of caching the entire transaction in the memory file and only committing to the drive at the end does help reduce the entire transaction time and is comparable to non-flushing DBMS . Supported indexes . Contrary to some of the earlier object database models , as an ISAM level database ODBPP supports a large variety of indexes . During the initial development of the object model , the basic design was to use a schema that contained only a serialized binary object that was referred to by its ID and provided no other index access . This prevented basic search on labels and so on , and was done due to the fact that the underlining architecture was still based on the related model . Since ODBPP was always designed with the object model , it understands the hierarchical nature of the objects and is capable of indexing on data contained within . Static hash index . All objects within the database are referenced by their object identifier which is itself managed via a static hash index . A static hash index is simply an array index where the location containing the address of the object is deduced by taking the ID value , multiplying it by 12 and adding an offset value . This reveals the location of the physical address of the object . This method translating the ID into its physical address enables true order one ( O ( 1 ) ) retrieval of data , regardless of how many objects are stored within the database . Imposing the static has index on all table schemata allows for real-time compaction of the file , as object locks are on the index and not the object itself . This than allows for even locked objects to be moved within the file by other transactions that require more space or are deleting objects from the file . This ability to move objects within the file at any time also imposes the need to access the via the index , while SQL databases may scan through all records by scanning the file from beginning to the end , the real-time compaction prohibits this style of access . B+ tree indexes . The B+ tree index is the primary workhorse of all databases and ODBPP is no exception . The majority of searches are carried out via seeking an index position than repetitively call for the next largest value . ODBPP supports a large number of filters on the B+ Tree to make the results more usable . For example , it can be set to convert all lower case characters to upper case , or set for the removal white spaces or non-alphanumerical characters , and also provide a natural sort order where '9 ' is before '10 ' . One of the features of ODBPP over the standard DBMS is that data stored within hierarchical object can also be indexed . This will then create a situation where there are 0…n index values created for any one object . Spatial & temporal indexes . Spatial indexes are used to allow searching on both two- and three-dimensional coordinates spaces . Temporal indexes are a similar idea along a one dimensional of time . Biometric pattern matching . ODBPP also supports sets of spatial data that represent key points of both two and three dimension objects such as finger print or human faces . These sets are indexed via a Spatial index which allow for group searching . The search itself will create a temporary index that has as many objects that have at least the search pattern or more points within a given error . Full text searching . ODBPP provides full text indexing via the token list indexes . These indexes are a combination of the B+ Tree and an bucket overflow , where a text string is broken up into its individual tokens and indexed into a B+ Tree and since multiple object will have the same token value , the ID is stored in a bucket overflow ( similar to dynamic hashing . With this design , full text searches are done by scanning through all tokens in the B+ Tree leaves and identifying which tokens fit the search criteria and retrieving the matching IDs . The full text search query also provide set logic functions to reduce the search results to a number that is usable . It allow the user to search of objects that contain token A and not token B for example . Interface basics . ODBPP has been designed to function in both a procedural style and encapsulated object C++ style . Although the object style still uses the procedural method to interface with the database at the low level , in the example the procedural method is demonstrated . Native example . char16_t *fooName = TEXT ( `` FooName '' ) , *message , buffer [ 128 ] ; if ( ( error = database.OpenDatabase ( TEXT ( `` C : \\Path\\To\\Database.odc '' ) ) ) == NO_ERROR & & ( error = database.BeginTransaction ( ) ) == NO_ERROR & & ( error = database.OpenTable ( Foo : :TableID ) ) == NO_ERROR & & ( error = database.ReadObject ( Foo : :TableID , CODBPP : :EQUALTO , & object,1 , fooName ) ) == NO_ERROR ) if ( error & & database.GetErrorMessage ( & message ) == NO_ERROR ) TScript example . The equivalent TScript example of reading an object from the database that has the name `` FooName '' is as follows . public main ( variable parameters = null : Structure results ) C # example . ObjectDatabase++ is also exposed via COM wrapper class 'ODBPPLib.ODBPP ' . The equivalent C # example of reading an object from the database that has the name `` FooName '' is as follows . private void button1_Click ( object sender , EventArgs e )
Steller 's sculpin . Steller 's sculpin ( `` Myoxocephalus stelleri '' ) , also known as frog sculpin , is a species of sculpin in the fish family Cottidae . The species is native to the northern Pacific , from the Aleutian Islands to the Sea of Okhotsk and the Sea of Japan . Described by Wilhelm Gottlieb Tilesius von Tilenau in 1811 , it is the type species of the genus `` Myoxocephalus '' .
Lookout Point Dam . Lookout Point Dam is an earth-type dam on the Middle Fork Willamette River in the U.S. state of Oregon . It is located in Lane County . Its reservoir is called Lookout Point Lake . The dam 's primary purpose is flood control , with secondary purposes of power generation , recreation , and irrigation .
Zvi Dinstein . Zvi Dinstein ( ; 24 July 1926 – 10 April 2012 ) was a former Israeli civil servant and politician who served as a member of the Knesset for the Alignment and Labor Party between 1965 and 1974 . Biography . Born in Tel Aviv during the Mandate era , Dinstein studied at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem , and later at the University of Geneva , where he gained a PhD . Between 1948 and 1952 he worked with immigration and arms procurement in Europe , and was head of the Ministry of Defense delegation to the continent . Between 1952 and 1954 he served as deputy director of the Development Authority , before working as director of the Foreign Assistance and Foreign Currency departments of the Ministry of Finance until 1956 . In 1960 he became chairman and president of the Israeli Petroleum and Energy Institute , remaining in post until 1989 . From 1962 until 1964 he was director of the Investment Authority . In 1965 he was elected to the Knesset on the Alignment list , and on 6 December 1966 was appointed Deputy Minister of Defense . He lost the post on 5 June the following year , but on 24 July was appointed Deputy Minister of Finance . He was re-elected in 1969 and remained Deputy Finance Minister until losing his seat in the 1973 elections . From 1972 until 1977 he chaired the board of directors of the Development and Industrial Bank , before becoming an economic attaché to North America , a post he held until 1979 . In 1980 he became chairman of the Balfour Centre for Energy Research , and in 1990 became chairman of the Vita-Yizhar company . He has also been a member of the board of directors at the Weizmann Institute , Tel Aviv University and the Hebrew University .
Pete Standridge . Alfred Peter Standridge ( April 25 , 1891 – August 2 , 1963 ) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball . He played for the St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs . He was later the player/manager of the Edmonton Eskimos in the Western Canada League in 1920 .
Anthony Way . Anthony Way ( born 14 December 1982 ) is an English chorister and classical singer who shot to fame after appearing as a chorister in a BBC TV series . He has since had success as a recording artist , with gold and platinum discs to his credit . Biography . Way was born in London on 14 December 1982 , and was a chorister by the age of eight . He is the 6th child put of 8 siblings . His mother ( Eileen Way ) was a housewife . His father ( Garry Way ) worked as an officer at Wormwood Scrubs Prison . In 1990 , the prison chaplain , the Rev . Ray Guymer , suggested to Way 's father that young Anthony should go for a voice trial at St. Paul 's Cathedral . Anthony passed the audition and was given a place at the Cathedral Choir School at the age of nine . At the age of twelve , he received attention for his portrayal of Henry Ashworth in the lavish 1995 BBC mini-series based on the Joanna Trollope novel 'The Choir ' as a gifted young chorister whose voice saved a cathedral and its choir . The series comprised five one-hour episodes , and has since aired on America 's PBS Network . Anthony was the prominent voice on 'The Choir ' soundtrack , and was backed by the Gloucester Cathedral Choir and the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra . Released by Polygram label `` Decca '' , the recording went platinum , selling 350,000 copies worldwide and spent 15 weeks at the top of the UK classical chart . It was notably the fastest selling classical release since the Three Tenors five years previously . Meanwhile , in the UK Singles Chart the album secured a No 3 spot , squeezing out Michael Jackson . ( The DVD of the series was eventually released in March 2006 , shortly after `` The Choirboys '' debut album became the fastest selling classical debut album ever ) . In 1995 , his record label released `` The Choirboy , '' an amalgamation of classic and contemporary songs which was excluded from the UK classical charts . A court battle then ensued between Anthony 's record label and the Classic Chart compilers that resulted in huge media controversy and saw Anthony splashed across the national press , propelling the album to gold status and taking total album sales to half a million . The chart compilers soon thereafter started a new classical crossover chart ( in January 1996 ) . From this album also came the hit singles `` Panis Angelicus '' and `` The Lord 's Prayer '' which both went gold or platinum within a short time of their release . In the summer of 1995 , Way and the choir played an important part in the `` VE Day 50 '' celebrations : Firstly , St. Paul 's Cathedral hosted the National Service of Thanksgiving that was broadcast live on British television ; the day after in London 's Hyde Park , the youngster confidently performed `` Panis Angelicus '' in front of an estimated crowd of 150,000 people including HM the Queen and the rest of the Royal Family . The event was broadcast live to millions of people on television worldwide and introduced the boy to a whole new audience . By the summer of 1996 , Anthony had risen to Deputy Head Chorister at St. Paul 's . The choir was given the honour of serenading Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother on her 96th Birthday . Way recorded `` The Choirboy 's Christmas '' with the English Chamber Orchestra , released in November 1997 . This album was recorded in London 's famous Temple Church , where chorister Ernest Lough had recorded his version of `` O For the Wings of a Dove '' more than sixty years earlier , in 1929 . It was reported that Decca spent an initial advertising budget of £300,000 in the run up to Christmas to promote his new album . By the following Easter , the album had sold over 60,000 copies . The choir also recorded two other albums at this time , `` How Can I Keep From Singing ? '' and `` Passiontide at St. Paul 's '' both of which featured a number of soloists , including Anthony on one track . In May of that year , maturity took its toll on his signature treble voice forever . His final few concerts saw him perform in King 's College Chapel , Cambridge and at the home of the English Sinfonia in Stevenage , where he performed tracks live from the album for the very last time alongside his old friend and `` Choirgirl of the Year 1995 '' , Tabitha Watling . To mark his retirement as a treble soloist , Decca Records released `` The Best of Anthony Way '' in 1998 . He starred as Tom Long in 1999 's film version of `` Tom 's Midnight Garden '' , alongside Greta Scacchi , James Wilby , Joan Plowright and Nigel Le Vaillant , filmed in the summer of 1997 on the Isle of Man . The film won considerable critical acclaim on its release at the Giffoni Film Festival in Italy .
Kavalam Chundan ( film ) . `` Kavalam Chundan '' is a 1967 Indian Malayalam film , directed by J. Sasikumar and produced by VPM Manikkam . The film stars Sathyan , Sharada , Adoor Bhasi and P. J. Antony in lead roles . The film had musical score by G. Devarajan . Soundtrack . The music was composed by G. Devarajan and lyrics was written by Vayalar Ramavarma .
Al Brancato . Albert Brancato ( May 29 , 1919 – June 14 , 2012 ) was a shortstop and third baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the Philadelphia Athletics from 1939 to 1941 and in 1945 . His career in the majors was interrupted by military service in the U.S. Navy during World War II . Brancato served in the Pacific theater and played on the Navy 's all-star baseball team , composed of Major League players in military service . While entertaining the troops at the all-star games , Brancato appeared alongside Joe DiMaggio , Phil Rizzuto , Bill Dickey , Tom Ferrick , Bob Feller , and Eddie Collins , Jr . He holds the post-1940 record for errors in a season , with 61 . He was born in Philadelphia , one of seven children of Italian immigrant parents . Brancato died on June 14 , 2012 , at age 93 at Sunrise at Granite Run , an assisted living facility in Delaware County , Pennsylvania . He had recently moved to the facility in failing health and had broken his hip several months before his death . He was a long-time resident of Upper Darby , Pennsylvania with his wife , Isabel , to whom he was married for 69 years . His children included Sister Helen Brancato , Albert Jr. , and David Brancato .
Unconditional Union Party . The Unconditional Union Party was a loosely organized political entity during the American Civil War and the early days of Reconstruction . First established in 1861 in Missouri , where secession talk was strong , the party fully supported the preservation of the Union at all costs . Members included Southern Democrats who were loyal to the Union , as well as elements of the old Whig Party and other factions opposed to a separate Southern Confederacy . The unconditional union party was disbanded in 1866 . Missouri 's Unconditional Union Party . Following the splintered presidential election of 1860 , it became apparent that much of the South would not abide by the election of Abraham Lincoln . In Missouri , Francis P. Blair Jr. began consolidating that state 's adherents of Lincoln , John Bell , and Stephen A. Douglas into a new political party , the Unconditional Union Party , which would lay aside antebellum partisan interests in favor of a single cause , the preservation of the Union . Blair and his supporters ' primary goal was `` to resist the intrigues of the Secessionists , by political action preferably , by force if need were . '' Another faction in Missouri also supported restoration of the Union , but with conditions and reservations , including granting the extension of slavery westward . Others believed that once the Southern states should be allowed to leave the Union peaceably , as they would soon realize their mistake and petition for restoration to the Union . Blair worked to form an alliance with these so-called `` Conditional Unionists '' to bolster his numbers . The first formal convention of the Missouri Unconditional Union Party was held February 28 , 1861 , in St. Louis . No avowed secessionists were invited ; only those political leaders who had openly supported Bell , Lincoln , or Douglas were allowed to participate . The delegates passed a series of resolutions including formally declaring `` at present there is no adequate cause to impel Missouri to dissolve her connection with the Federal Union , '' As a compromise to the Conditional Unionists , the convention also entreated `` the Federal government as the seceding States to withhold and stay the arm of military power , and on no pretense whatever bring upon the nation the horrors of civil war . '' Missouri 's secessionists failed to garner enough statewide support to dissolve the Union , so they , under the leadership of Governor Claiborne F. Jackson , broke away and formed a separatist government and eventually took up arms against the Union Army . Pro-Union politicians consolidated their control over Missouri politics as the war progressed and Jackson and his pro-Confederacy Missouri State Guard were forced out of the state . Unconditional Unionist Benjamin Franklin Loan was elected to the 38th United States Congress . The Unconditional Union Party in other border states . Similar efforts to Blair 's sprang up in other states south of the Mason–Dixon line where the populations and political leaders were split in their loyalty to the Union . In Kentucky , the Unconditional Union Party emerged as a counter to the pro-secession views of several of the state 's more outspoken leaders . A similar movement was underway in Maryland , where its leaders also advocated the immediate emancipation of all slaves in the state without compensation to the slave owners . With the help of the Federal government and its troops , Maryland 's secessionist voices were stilled . The party was not formalized until the summer of 1863 when adherents worked to elect pro-Union candidates at the state and local level , particularly in Western Maryland . Because Lincoln 's Emancipation Proclamation only applied to slaves in those states in rebellion , and did not include border states such as Maryland , the party shifted its emphasis to the question of freeing slaves locally . The Conservative Union State Central Committee , led by Thomas Swann and John P. Kennedy , met in Baltimore on December 16 , 1863 . It passed a resolution supporting immediate emancipation `` in the manner easiest for master and slave . '' Supporters included the local military commander , Robert C. Schenck . When the Federal government failed to respond , the Unconditional Union policy held a second similar meeting on April 6 , 1864 , and again overwhelmingly supported immediate emancipation . General Schenk 's replacement , Lew Wallace , supported the resolution . Following the war , the radical wing of the Unconditional Union Party remained active in pushing its agenda of not allowing former slaves or former Confederates to vote . In their convention in Baltimore in 1866 , the radicals pledged to the maintenance of the state constitution of 1864 , `` which expressly and emphatically prohibits both rebel suffrage and negro suffrage . '' Henry Winter Davis , a leading voice within the party 's radicals , was elected to the 38th United States Congress as a candidate of the UCP .
Politics of Shaanxi . The politics of Shaanxi Province in the People 's Republic of China is structured in a dual party-government system like all other governing institutions in mainland China . The Governor of Shaanxi ( 陕西省省长 ) is the highest-ranking official in the People 's Government of Shaanxi . However , in the province 's dual party-government governing system , the Governor is considered to have less power than the Shaanxi Communist Party of China Provincial Committee Secretary ( 中共陕西省委书记 ) , colloquially termed the `` Shaanxi CPC Party Chief '' ; since the Governor is always ranked as the First-Deputy Secretary in the Shaanxi Communist Party of China Provincial Committee . Shaanxi was established as a provincial government since Qing Dynasty . On 10 January 1950 , the People 's Government of Shaanxi was established in Xi'an . Ma Minfang was then appointed as the first Governor of Shaanxi .
Myrtle Corbin . Josephine Myrtle Corbin ( May 12 , 1868 in Lincoln County , Tennessee – May 30 , 1928 in Cleburne , Texas ) was an American woman , who was a sideshow performer born a dipygus . This referred to the fact that she had two separate pelvises side by side from the waist down , as a result of her body axis splitting as it developed . Each of her smaller inner legs was paired with one of her outer legs . She was said to be able to move her inner legs , but they were too weak for walking . Early life and career . Corbin 's parents were William H. Corbin , aged 25 at the time of his daughter 's birth , and Nancy Corbin ( née Sullins ) , aged 34 . Both parents were described by physicians who examined the infant shortly after her birth as being very similar in appearance , `` both having red hair , blue eyes , and very fair complexion '' ; in fact , they looked so similar that the physicians felt compelled to point out that they were not `` blood kin '' . The Corbins had four sons and four daughters in total , including a daughter from Nancy 's first marriage . Myrtle 's birth was not marked by anything `` peculiar about the labour or delivery '' according to her mother , which was itself a stroke of luck : doctors who examined the child shortly after her birth noted that a breech presentation `` would have proved fatal to the infant , and possibly to the mother . '' Corbin soon showed herself to be a strong child , weighing 10 lbs three weeks after her birth , and it was reported in a journal published later that year that she `` nurses healthily '' and was `` thriving well '' . Corbin entered the sideshow circuit with the moniker `` Four-Legged Girl from Texas '' when she was 13 years old ; one of her first promotional pamphlets described her as being as `` gentle of disposition as the summer sunshine and as happy as the day is long . '' Her popularity in this industry was such that other showmen turned to exhibiting four-legged gaffs ( falsified performances ) and once Corbin herself was no longer performing , there were several phony four-legged women to whom audiences could turn . At the age of 19 she married James Clinton Bicknell , and she would go on to give birth to four daughters and a son . Presence in medical literature . Teratologists in medical journals and encyclopaedias in the nineteenth century classified Corbin 's anomaly using several different , yet equally complex , terms , according to conventions of the time . Some referred to her as a `` dipygus dibrachius tetrapus '' , others named her condition posterior dichotomy , ' subvariety schizorachis '' . One doctor , Brooks H. Wells , described her as `` female , belonging to the monocephalic , ileadelphic class of monsters by fusion . '' In the spring of 1887 , approximately a year after marrying Bicknell , Corbin became pregnant for the first time : her condition was discovered by Dr. Lewis Whaley , of Blountsville , Alabama , who was sent for after Corbin had experienced pain in her left side , fever , headache , and a decreased appetite . In addition , the physician noted that `` vomiting and amenorrhoea had persisted for two months '' . Whaley went on to write up the case for the `` Atlanta Medical and Surgical Journal '' , which led to a resurgence of interest in Myrtle throughout the late 1880s , now known in medical journals as 'Mrs . B . ' Examining Corbin , Whaley discovered that the duplication of her external sexual organs was mirrored by a similar duplication internally . He determined that it was in her left uterus that Mrs. B. was pregnant . According to Whaley , upon being told that she was pregnant , she replied in disbelief , saying `` If it had been in my right side I would come nearer believing you are correct . '' From this comment , physicians determined that Corbin preferred intercourse in the right side , and this fact was commented upon in several subsequent reports . Later life . The pregnancy caused Corbin to become gravely ill , and after consulting with colleagues , Whaley decided to perform an abortion eight weeks after her initial examination . She was , reportedly , between three and four months pregnant at the time . She made a full recovery , and the procedure ( as well as her unique anatomy ) , did not prevent her from successfully carrying future pregnancies to term . As medical journals across the United States and around the world turned renewed attention to a now mature Corbin , details about her personality revealed a sense of the woman : One article noted that `` The lady , Mrs. B ... the Myrtle Corbin of days gone by , [ is ] attractive in face , physically well , and able to attend to all her household duties '' , while she was described elsewhere as being `` very intelligent '' and `` a refined woman , of some musical taste . '' Death . She died in Cleburne , Texas on May 30 , 1928 . Her casket was covered in concrete and various family members kept watch until it was fully cured . This was to prevent grave robbers from stealing her corpse . Several medical practitioners and private collectors shrewdly offered financial compensation for her corpse .
New York State Route 265 . New York State Route 265 ( NY 265 ) is a long state highway located in the western part of New York in the United States . NY 265 is a north–south route that roughly parallels the western parts of the Niagara River in Erie County and Niagara County . For much of its southern course , it is more frequently referred to by its longtime name , Military Road , which dates back to 1801 as a road to connect the city of New Amsterdam ( now Buffalo ) and Fort Niagara near Lake Ontario . The route begins at an intersection with NY 266 ( Niagara Street ) and ramps for the Scajaquada Expressway ( NY 198 ) in the city of Buffalo . The route runs through the Black Rock and Riverside sections of Buffalo , the village of Kenmore , the town and city of Tonawanda in Erie County ; as well as North Tonawanda , Wheatfield , Niagara Falls and Lewiston . The route ends at a junction with NY 104 in Lewiston . Buffalo and the Tonawandas . NY 265 begins at an intersection with NY 266 ( Niagara Street ) and ramps to the Scajaquada Expressway ( NY 198 ) in the Black Rock section of Buffalo in the shades of the NY 198 / Interstate 190 ( I-190 ) interchange . NY 265 runs north along Tonawanda Street through Black Rock , passing the former New York Central Railroad freight depot in the area and tracks used by Amtrak for their `` Empire Service '' and `` Maple Leaf '' trains . At the junction with Amherst Street , NY 265 turns east onto Amherst , crossing towards the intersection with Military Road . Forking northeast onto Military Road , NY 265 continues through Black Rock as a two-lane city street . Crossing over some railroad tracks , the route descends into the Riverside section of Buffalo , reaching the town of Tonawanda and soon after , the village of Kenmore . Military Road runs along the west side of Kenmore , soon reaching an intersection with NY 324 ( Sheridan Drive ) . The route continues north along Military , expanding to four lanes from two , continuing through the town of Tonawanda . After crossing under I-290 ( the Youngmann Expressway ) , NY 265 enters the city of Tonawanda . After passing the city cemetery , NY 265 runs north along Main Street , crossing under tracks once used by New York Central . At Fletcher Street , the route turns off Main and turns onto Seymour Street , running north until an intersection with the northern terminus of NY 266 ( Niagara Street ) in downtown Tonawanda . Crossing over the Erie Canal , NY 265 enters Niagara County and the city of North Tonawanda . Now known as River Road , NY 265 remains a four-lane boulevard through North Tonawanda , bypassing downtown to the west and paralleling the Niagara River . As the route begins to bend towards the riverside , NY 265 meets a junction with NY 384 ( Main Street ) . NY 265 and NY 384 become concurrent through North Tonawanda , passing a junction with the western terminus of NY 429 ( Wheatfield Street ) , following the riverside and the industrial area of the city . Continuing along the riverside , the routes start paralleling the Amtrak tracks and begin following along Gratwick Riverside Park . Wheatfield , Niagara Falls and Lewiston . Entering the town of Wheatfield , NY 265 and NY 384 retains River Road , returning to two lanes . The tracks turn northward from the routes , which turn westward along the riverside section of Wheatfield , paralleling the Niagara . The route soon junction with Williams Road , unsigned NY 952V , a reference route . Williams Road serves as the eastern terminus of the LaSalle Expressway , which begins paralleling NY 265 and NY 384 as they enter the city of Niagara Falls . The routes soon enter the Love Canal section of Niagara Falls at a junction with 102nd Street . Becoming a frontage road for the LaSalle , the routes fork at a junction with South Military Road . Now split from NY 384 , NY 265 crosses under the LaSalle , turning northwest into a junction with Cayuga Drive . Dropping the South Military Road name , NY 265 runs northwest through Niagara Falls ' east side as Cayuga Drive . Running along the west bank of Cayuga Creek , NY 265 soon reaches a fork with Military Road , which continues northwest as NY 265 while Cayuga Drive continues north along the creek . Military Road is a two-lane street through the east side of Niagara Falls , crossing an intersection with U.S. Route 62 ( US 62 ; Niagara Falls Boulevard ) . The route expands to four lanes , passing the Fashion Outlets of Niagara Falls , crossing an intersection with Factory Outlet Boulevard ( unsigned CR 115 ) . NY 265 begins to parallel I-190 ( the Niagara Expressway ) and crossing an intersection with NY 182 ( Packard Road ) . Crossing into the town of Niagara , NY 265 continues as Military Road , entering the hamlet of Pletchers Corners at a junction with Lockport Road ( CR 6 ) . Passing Niagara Falls Memorial Park , the road crosses a junction with Old Military Road and begins bending northwest toward the town of Lewiston and a junction with NY 31 ( Witmer Road ) . Reaching I-190 , NY 265 and I-190 parallel onto a bridge over the Niagara Falls Power Reservoir , The routes fork as I-190 reaches exit 25A , which is a single northbound ramp to NY 265 . Crossing Upper Mountain Road ( CR 11 ) which serves I-190 exit 25B and the Niagara Scenic Parkway , the route crosses Fish Creek and through the Niagara Falls Country Club . At the club , NY 265 turns westward and reaches a junction with NY 104 ( Lewiston Road ) , marking the northern terminus of NY 265 . History . Military Road , the road that would precede NY 265 , was authorized in 1801 to be constructed between Fort Niagara to the area of New Amsterdam ( future Buffalo ) to General James Wilkinson to facilitate transportation . Construction began in 1802 through the town of Tonawanda . The new road , which went through settlements such as Youngstown , Lewiston , Niagara Falls , and Buffalo , due to concern about the new inhabitants of the area . The fatigue parties at the nearby Fort Niagara helped construct the new road , which went through Tonawanda from 1802–1809 , helping to create a settlement called `` Mohawk '' . Although Military Road was designed to defend the Niagara Frontier , it contributed to major commercial development through Erie and Niagara counties . The road , however , was muddy for the next two decades , and it was not until 1832 when the route became passable for adequate transportation all year round . During the 1890s , trolley service through the village of Kenmore was extended along Military Road , and commuters who lived in Kenmore could now easily access the Belt Line , which would take them to the city of Buffalo for work . A station was located along Military Road to permit this access . The surviving portions of that route are those that still carry the name . NY 265 , meanwhile , was assigned to the portion of its modern alignment south of Tonawanda . That year , a stone was installed at the junction with NY 324 ( Sheridan Drive ) by the town of Tonawanda to honor the Military Road during the centennial of the city . It was extended northward along NY 384 and Military Road to its current northern terminus near Lewiston in the early 1940s .
Yoxter . Yoxter Training Camp is a British Army training area and camp owned by the Wessex Reserve Forces ' and Cadets ' Association and situated on the Mendip Hills in Somerset . It is between the villages of Charterhouse and Priddy . It is adjacent to the Chancellor 's Farm biological Site of Special Scientific Interest , and the Somerset Wildlife Trust , Wessex RFCA , Ministry of Defence and Natural England work together to enable conservation grazing on the site . History . The camp was purchased from non-public funds in 1934 to provide a training facility for the Territorial Army . It was used for Regular Army training in the run-up and during the Second World War , and afterwards the camp reverted to the Territorial Army . In 1964 the Royal Anglian Regiment renovated the camp and it has been in use by the Regular Army , Royal Marines , TA and the Army Cadet Force ever since . Facilities . The training area has of land . It has an 8 lane rifle range , which is long and is primarily used for this purpose . When firing is not in progress the training area is also used for fieldcraft exercises as well as helicopter training and the driving of non tracked vehicles . The camp has billet accommodation for 100 , store rooms , a kitchen , classrooms and toilet facilities . All accommodation was refurbished or rebuilt in 2012/13 .
James Roy Tucker . James Roy Tucker ( 25 December 1909 – 22 September 1987 ) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada . Born in Burnt Point , Newfoundland , he was a manager and merchant by career . He was first elected at the Trinity—Conception riding in the 1958 general election then was re-elected there in 1962 , 1963 and 1965 . With riding boundary changes , Tucker was a candidate at the Bonavista—Trinity—Conception riding in the 1968 federal election but was defeated by Frank Moores of the Progressive Conservative party .
Mwe ( town ) . Mwe is a settlement in Kenya 's Eastern Province .
János Kővári . János Kővári ( born April 5 , 1971 ) is a Hungarian politician , member of the National Assembly ( MP ) for Pécs ( Baranya County Constituency III ) between 2010 and 2014 . He was a member of the Committee on Human Rights , Minority , Civic and Religious Affairs . In October 2009 he was the candidate of the Fidesz during the by-election in Pécs ( Baranya County Constituency III ) , after MP László Toller , who had been in a coma , declared incapacitated . After three unsuccessful rounds , fourth time Kővári received a whopping 88.3 % of the votes , however , only 11 % of registered voters cast their ballots , less than half of the 25 % required for the result to be binding . After that the MP position remained vacant . His local movement , the Alliance for Pécs Association ( ÖPE ) ran independently from the Fidesz during the 2014 local elections . Kővári was a non-partisan candidate for the position of Mayor of Pécs , but defeated by incumbent mayor Zsolt Páva . Personal life . He is married and has four children .
Beecher , Michigan . Beecher ( or also , Beecher Metropolitan District ) is an unincorporated community in Genesee County in the U.S. state of Michigan . It is a census-designated place ( CDP ) for statistical purposes and has no legal status as a municipality . The population was 10,232 as of the 2010 census , down from 12,793 at the 2000 census . The CDP area is situated on the east side of Mount Morris Township where Interstate 475 turns westward between the cities of Flint and Mount Morris . The eastern one-third of the CDP is in the western part of Genesee Township . The name `` Beecher '' is used for a number of institutions covering some part of the census-designated place : Beecher Community School District , Beecher Fire Department and Beecher Metropolitan Water and Sewer District . Geography . According to the United States Census Bureau , the CDP has a total area of , of which , or 0.32 % , is water . The southern part of the CDP is served by the Flint ZIP codes of 48504 and 48505 . The northern portion is served by the Mount Morris ZIP code 48458 . Beecher Road runs through Genesee County , but it lies mostly in Flint Township and Clayton Township and not Beecher itself . Demographics . As of the census of 2000 , there were 12,793 people , 4,476 households , and 3,280 families residing in the CDP . The population density was 2,159.8 per square mile ( 834.4/km² ) . There were 5,002 housing units at an average density of 844.5 per square mile ( 326.2/km² ) . The racial makeup of the CDP was 65.90 % White , 28.01 % Black or African American , 0.59 % Native American , 0.08 % Asian , 0.04 % Pacific Islander , 1.92 % from other races , and 3.41 % from two or more races . Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.96 % of the population . There were 4,476 households out of which 39.1 % had children under the age of 18 living with them , 32.6 % were married couples living together , 33.7 % had a female householder with no husband present , and 26.7 % were non-families . 22.1 % of all households were made up of individuals and 7.1 % had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older . The average household size was 2.85 and the average family size was 3.27 . In the CDP , the population was spread out with 34.3 % under the age of 18 , 9.8 % from 18 to 24 , 26.9 % from 25 to 44 , 19.6 % from 45 to 64 , and 9.3 % who were 65 years of age or older . The median age was 29 years . For every 100 females there were 88.5 males . For every 100 females age 18 and over , there were 81.0 males . The median income for a household in the CDP was $ 25,925 , and the median income for a family was $ 26,500 . Males had a median income of $ 29,150 versus $ 21,870 for females . The per capita income for the CDP was $ 13,484 . About 25.0 % of families and 30.3 % of the population were below the poverty line , including 45.0 % of those under age 18 and 9.3 % of those age 65 or over . Due to the schools ' mascot , the Buccaneers , the area is also known as Buc-town . Beecher tornado . At about 8:30 pm , on Monday evening , June 8 , 1953 , a tornado touched down near the intersection of W. Coldwater and North Linden roads , just north of Flint . Before the storm left Genesee County , 116 people died in the Beecher district . A track of destruction wide was left . Most people living in the area were at home with the children in bed . By the time people heard the storm 's roar their houses were being torn apart . The slow-moving tornado wrecked 340 houses , severely damaged many others , and injured 844 persons . The major damage was concentrated between Clio Road and N. Dort Highway . This area contained mostly small homes with some businesses and a high school . It is ranked the 10th deadliest tornado in U. S. history , being displaced from 9th position in spring 2011 by the Joplin , Missouri tornado . Beecher Fire Department . The former Beecher Fire Department ( now known as Mt . Morris Township Fire Station 3 ) is one of three stations in Mount Morris Township , Michigan . The station serves the Beecher area ( and population of 21000 ) within the Township . The department was founded in 1948 and operated independently of the other two stations until recently . Beecher Metropolitan Water and Sewer District . The Beecher Metropolitan Water and Sewer District is a special district for water and sewer serving generally the same area as the Beecher Community School District with 4,500 homes . A district board of five elected members oversees operation . The district 's source of water is underground wells . The District was formed in 1938 . Heavy rains in April 2009 led to the district reporting 5,000 gallons spilling into the Hughes Drain , which drains into the Flint River . In August 2009 , all members of the board were discovered to have taken a 19-day , $ 36,000 trip to San Diego , California , for a four-day American Water Works Association conference . After the nonrenewal of administrator Richard Wurtz 's contract , language was submitted to recall three of the five board members : Leo McClain , Sheila Thorn and Jackie Corlew . The Genesee County Election Commission approved the language that included the reasons of misusing District funds and `` for causing embarrassment to Beecher area residents '' .
Ostalo je ćutanje . `` Ostalo je ćutanje '' ( Serbian Cyrillic : Остало је ћутање , trans . `` The Rest Is Silence '' ) is the thirteenth studio album from Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band Riblja Čorba . Apart from its title , the album contains several more references to William Shakespeare 's `` Hamlet '' : album features a track entitled `` Nešto je trulo u državi Danskoj '' ( `` Something 's Rotten in the State of Denmark '' , the song itself referring to Serbia ) , and the album cover features the band 's frontman Bora Đorđević holding a skull . `` Ostalo je ćutanje '' is the first album recorded with the band 's first official keyboardist Vladimir Barjaktarević . It is also the last album recorded with guitarist Zoran Ilić . `` Odlazi od mene , ubico , idi '' features former female members of Đorđević 's former band Suncokret , Snežana Jandrlić , Biljana Krstić and Gorica Popović , on vocals . The song is notable for being the only Riblja Čorba song which does not feature Bora Đorđević on lead vocals . `` Gastabartejrska pesma '' features a passage from `` Užičko kolo '' played on accordion by Legende member Dušan Suvajac . The track `` Ljubomorko '' is a cover of John Lennon 's song `` Jealous Guy '' . Album cover . The album cover was designed by Jugoslav Vlahović .
Scottish National Party leadership election , 1990 . There was a Scottish National Party leadership election to choose the new leader of the Scottish National Party ( SNP ) in 1990 . The election followed the announcement by SNP Leader Gordon Wilson , that he would not seek re-nomination as party leader . Two candidates presented themselves for election . Alex Salmond , the party 's depute leader and Member of Parliament for Banff and Buchan , and Margaret Ewing , MP for Moray , who had served as depute leader until 1987 . Both candidates were seen as being on the left-wing of the party . Jim Sillars , the party 's other Westminster MP , supported Ewing . Although Ewing 's official campaign remained positive , Silllars created an unofficial group of Ewing supporters who were highly critical of Salmond . The result of the election was announced at the party conference , held in Perth on 22 September . Salmond won the election by 486 votes to 186 , a larger-than-expected margin .
Hamming distance . In information theory , the Hamming distance between two strings of equal length is the number of positions at which the corresponding symbols are different . In other words , it measures the minimum number of `` substitutions '' required to change one string into the other , or the minimum number of `` errors '' that could have transformed one string into the other . In a more general context , the Hamming distance is one of several string metrics for measuring the edit distance between two sequences . It is named after the American mathematician Richard Hamming ( 1915-1998 ) . A major application is in coding theory , more specifically to block codes , in which the equal-length strings are vectors over a finite field . Properties . For a fixed length `` n '' , the Hamming distance is a metric on the set of the words of length n ( also known as a Hamming space ) , as it fulfills the conditions of non-negativity , identity of indiscernibles and symmetry , and it can be shown by complete induction that it satisfies the triangle inequality as well . The Hamming distance between two words `` a '' and `` b '' can also be seen as the Hamming weight of `` a '' − `` b '' for an appropriate choice of the − operator , much as the difference between two integers can be seen as a distance from zero on the number line . For binary strings `` a '' and `` b '' the Hamming distance is equal to the number of ones ( population count ) in `` a '' XOR `` b '' . The metric space of length- '' n '' binary strings , with the Hamming distance , is known as the `` Hamming cube '' ; it is equivalent as a metric space to the set of distances between vertices in a hypercube graph . One can also view a binary string of length `` n '' as a vector in formula_1 by treating each symbol in the string as a real coordinate ; with this embedding , the strings form the vertices of an `` n '' -dimensional hypercube , and the Hamming distance of the strings is equivalent to the Manhattan distance between the vertices . Error detection and error correction . The minimum Hamming distance is used to define some essential notions in coding theory , such as error detecting and error correcting codes . In particular , a code `` C '' is said to be `` k '' error detecting if , and only if , the minimum Hamming distance between any two of its codewords is at least `` k '' +1 . A code `` C '' is said to be `` k-errors correcting '' if , for every word `` w '' in the underlying Hamming space `` H '' , there exists at most one codeword `` c '' ( from `` C '' ) such that the Hamming distance between `` w '' and `` c '' is at most `` k '' . In other words , a code is `` k '' -errors correcting if , and only if , the minimum Hamming distance between any two of its codewords is at least 2 '' k '' +1 . This is more easily understood geometrically as any closed balls of radius `` k '' centered on distinct codewords being disjoint . These balls are also called `` Hamming spheres '' in this context . Thus a code with minimum Hamming distance `` d '' between its codewords can detect at most `` d '' -1 errors and can correct ⌊ ( `` d '' -1 ) /2⌋ errors . The latter number is also called the `` packing radius '' or the `` error-correcting capability '' of the code . History and applications . The Hamming distance is named after Richard Hamming , who introduced the concept in his fundamental paper on Hamming codes `` Error detecting and error correcting codes '' in 1950 . Hamming weight analysis of bits is used in several disciplines including information theory , coding theory , and cryptography . It is used in telecommunication to count the number of flipped bits in a fixed-length binary word as an estimate of error , and therefore is sometimes called the signal distance . For `` q '' -ary strings over an alphabet of size `` q '' ≥ 2 the Hamming distance is applied in case of the q-ary symmetric channel , while the Lee distance is used for phase-shift keying or more generally channels susceptible to synchronization errors because the Lee distance accounts for errors of ±1 . If formula_2 or formula_3 both distances coincide because any pair of elements from formula_4 or formula_5 differ by 1 , but the distances are different for larger formula_6 . The Hamming distance is also used in systematics as a measure of genetic distance . However , for comparing strings of different lengths , or strings where not just substitutions but also insertions or deletions have to be expected , a more sophisticated metric like the Levenshtein distance is more appropriate . Algorithm example . The function codice_1 , implemented in Python 2.3+ , computes the Hamming distance between two strings ( or other iterable objects ) of equal length by creating a sequence of Boolean values indicating mismatches and matches between corresponding positions in the two inputs and then summing the sequence with False and True values being interpreted as zero and one . `` `` Return the Hamming distance between equal-length sequences '' '' raise ValueError ( `` Undefined for sequences of unequal length '' ) return sum ( el1 ! = el2 for el1 , el2 in zip ( s1 , s2 ) ) where the function merges two equal-length collections in pairs . The following C function will compute the Hamming distance of two integers ( considered as binary values , that is , as sequences of bits ) . The running time of this procedure is proportional to the Hamming distance rather than to the number of bits in the inputs . It computes the bitwise exclusive or of the two inputs , and then finds the Hamming weight of the result ( the number of nonzero bits ) using an algorithm of that repeatedly finds and clears the lowest-order nonzero bit . Some compilers support the __builtin_popcount function which can calculate this using specialized processor hardware where available . int hamming_distance ( unsigned x , unsigned y ) Or , a much faster hardware alternative ( for compilers that support builtins ) is to use popcount like so . int hamming_distance ( unsigned x , unsigned y ) //if your compiler supports 64-bit integers int hamming_distance ( unsigned long long x , unsigned long long y )
Vz . 58 . The vz . 58 ( `` model 58 '' ) is a 7.62×39mm rifle designed and manufactured in Czechoslovakia and accepted into service in the late 1950s as the `` 7,62 mm samopal vzor 58 '' ( `` 7.62mm submachine gun model 1958 '' ) , replacing the vz . 52 self-loading rifle and the 7.62×25mm Tokarev Sa 24 and Sa 26 submachine guns . While externally the vz . 58 resembles the Soviet AK-47 , it is a different design based on a short-stroke gas piston . It shares no parts with Kalashnikov rifles , including the magazine . History . Development of the weapon began in 1956 ; leading the project was chief engineer Jiří Čermák assigned to the Konstrukta Brno facility in the city of Brno . The Soviet Union had begun insisting that the Warsaw Pact forces standardize on a common ammunition . As a result , the prototype , known as the `` Koště '' ( `` broom '' ) , was designed to chamber the intermediate Soviet 7.62×39mm M43 cartridge , rather than the Czech 7.62×45mm vz . 52 round , used in both the earlier vz . 52 rifle and the vz . 52 light machine gun . The assault rifle entered service in 1958 and over a period of 25 years ( until 1984 ) , over 920,000 weapons had been produced , fielded by the armed forces of Czechoslovakia , Cuba and several other Asian and African nations . The vz . 58 was produced in three main variants : the standard vz . 58 P ( `` Pěchotní '' or `` infantry '' ) model with a fixed buttstock made of a synthetic material ( wood impregnated plastic , older versions used a wooden stock ) , the vz . 58 V ( `` Výsadkový '' — '' airborne '' ) , featuring a side-folding metal shoulder stock , folded to the right side , and the vz . 58 Pi ( `` Pěchotní s infračerveným zaměřovačem '' — '' infantry with infrared sight '' ) , which is similar to the vz . 58 P but includes a receiver-mounted dovetail rail bracket ( installed on the left side of the receiver ) used to attach an NSP2 night sight ; it also has a detachable folding bipod and an enlarged conical flash suppressor . A successor to the vz . 58 was proposed in the 1990s ; the 5.56×45mm NATO ČZ 2000 assault rifle has been suggested as a possible replacement but due to a general lack of defense funds within the Czech Republic , the program was postponed . Another recent contender is the ČZW-556 assault rifle and ČZW-762 light machine gun which both use lever-delayed blowback which has more reliable accuracy and performance over the gas operation . In 2011 , the Czech army started replacing vz . 58 with CZ-805 BREN . While vz . 58 still remains the main assault rifle of the Slovak army , the Slovak army has also been eyeing CZ-805 as a possible replacement to the aging vz . 58 rifles . Operating mechanism . The vz . 58 is a selective fire gas-operated weapon that bleeds expanding combustion gases generated in the barrel from the ignited cartridge through a port drilled in the barrel , from the chamber , opening into a hollow cylinder located above the barrel that contains a short-stroke piston . The vz . 58 does not have a gas regulator and the full force of the gas pressure is exerted on the piston head , propelling it backwards in a single impulsive blow . The piston is driven back only when a shoulder on the piston rod butts against the seating and no further movement is possible . There is a light return spring held between the piston shoulder and the seating which returns the piston to its forward position . The gas cylinder is vented after the piston has traveled back and the remaining gases are exhausted into the atmosphere on the underside of the cylinder via two ports . The entire piston rod is chromium-plated to prevent fouling . The locking system features a locking block hinged from the bolt and housed in the bolt carrier that contains two locking lugs which descend into and engage locking shoulders in the receiver 's internal guide rails . The weapon is unlocked by the short tappet-like stroke of the piston rod as it strikes the bolt carrier and drives it rearwards . After of unrestricted travel , a wedge-like surface on the bolt carrier moves under the breech locking piece and lifts it up and out of engagement with the locking recesses in the steel body . The breech locking piece swings up and this movement provides the leverage required for primary extraction . The breech block is then carried rearwards extracting the empty cartridge casing from the chamber . A fixed ejector passes through a groove cut in the underside of the bolt and the case is flung upwards clear of the gun . Features . The spring-loaded extractor and firing pin are both housed inside the bolt , while the fixed ejector is slotted inside the receiver . The extractor retains the firing pin and is powered by its own plunger and spring . The weapon does not have a conventional rotating hammer but a linear hammer instead . The hammer is a steel cylinder hollowed from one end almost throughout its entire length to accommodate its own operating spring . At the open end of the cylinder , a plate is welded and a groove is cut in each side of this to slide on the receiver guide rails . This linear hammer enters the hollow bolt and drives a free-floating firing pin forward with each shot . The vz.58 uses a trigger mechanism with a lever-type fire mode selector , which is also a manual safety against accidental discharge . When the selector lever is placed in its rear position ( `` 1 '' —single fire ) the sear is disabled and the left hammer catch is rotated by the disconnector , which is depressed by the bolt carrier after every shot and is therefore disconnected from the hammer catch . The forward setting of the selector lever ( `` 30 '' —automatic fire ) disables the disconnector , and the left hammer catch meshes with the sear mechanism . The center ( `` safe '' ) setting with the selector lever pointing vertically downwards , mechanically lowers the trigger bar and the disconnector so there is no connection between the trigger and the semi-automatic sear which holds the hammer . The rifle also has an internal safety , which prevents the weapon from discharging when out of battery . The right linear hammer catch disables it , and it can only be released by pulling the charging handle back and cocking the weapon . The weapon is fed from a detachable box magazine with a 30-round cartridge capacity and made from a lightweight aluminium alloy . When the last round from the magazine is fired , the bolt will remain locked open on the bolt catch , activated by the magazine 's follower . The magazine release tab is located at the base of the receiver on the left side , behind the magazine well . The bolt carrier has a built-in guide rail used for reloading from 10-round stripper clips ( from the SKS rifle ) . Despite their similarity , vz . 58 magazines are not interchangeable with those of the Kalashnikov-pattern weapons . An interesting feature on this rifle is the ability to quickly change the type of stock . The vz . 58 can appear either with its original fixed stock ( in either beech wood or composite material ) or folding steel stock , or with one of the many aftermarket stocks available – including AR-15 style stock adapters that mount a buffer tube to the receiver . The latter usually has the buffer tube slightly angled down as to compensate for the very low ironsights on the vz . 58 . Switching between the various options requires merely removal of a bolt at the rear of the receiver and swapping in the stock of choice . Sights . The rifle 's iron sights consist of a fully adjustable front post and a tangent rear sight with a sliding notch with range denominations from 100 to 800 m , graduated every 100 m. Besides this , the left side of the rear sight leaf is marked with the letter `` U '' ( `` univerzální '' meaning `` universal '' ) , for snap shooting , firing at moving targets and night combat at ranges up to 300 m. The rifle 's sight radius is . The front sight base also serves as a mounting platform for the vz . 58 edged bayonet . Accessories . Several modernization accessories have been manufactured for the vz . 58 platform from different companies . Accessories include `` tactical '' bolt release , extended and/or ambidextrous magazine release paddles , ambidextrous fire mode selectors , custom handguard rails , several types of sight mounting options and various muzzle brakes and compensators . Both civilian and military users use these upgrades , and they also see frequent use with private military companies in the Middle East . Additional equipment supplied with the rifle includes : 4 spare magazines , a magazine pouch ( in either canvas , leather , or leatherette ) , vz . 58 bayonet and scabbard , cleaning brush and rod , muzzle cap , oil bottle , unified sling , front sight adjustment tool , disassembly aid and a threaded blank-firing adaptor . The vz . 58 also has a proprietary bipod , flash hider and scope mount for NSP-2 night vision scope ( vz.58 Pi variant ) . Grenade launching inserts , as well as under barrel grenade launchers were developed but never adopted .
Charles Finch ( disambiguation ) . Charles Finch is an American author .
Jenkins v. Georgia . `` Jenkins v. Georgia '' , 418 U.S. 153 ( 1974 ) , was a United States Supreme Court case overturning a Georgia Supreme Court ruling regarding the depiction of sexual conduct in the film `` Carnal Knowledge '' . The changes in the morals of American society of the 1960s and 1970s and the general receptiveness to the public to frank discussion of sexual issues was sometimes at odds with local community standards . A theatre in Albany , Georgia showed the film . On January 13 , 1972 , the local police served a search warrant on the theatre , and seized the film . In March 1972 , the theatre manager , Mr. Jenkins , was convicted of the crime of `` distributing obscene material '' . His conviction was upheld by the Supreme Court of Georgia . On June 24 , 1974 , the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the State of Georgia had gone too far in classifying material as obscene in view of the Court 's prior landmark decision in `` Miller v. California '' , ( the `` Miller '' standard ) , and overturned the conviction . The court said ,
Acyl-CoA-binding protein . In molecular biology , the Acyl-CoA-binding protein ( ACBP ) is a small ( 10 Kd ) protein that binds medium- and long-chain acyl-CoA esters with very high affinity and may function as an intracellular carrier of acyl-CoA esters . ACBP is also known as diazepam binding inhibitor ( DBI ) or endozepine ( EP ) because of its ability to displace diazepam from the benzodiazepine ( BZD ) recognition site located on the GABA type A receptor . It is therefore possible that this protein also acts as a neuropeptide to modulate the action of the GABA receptor . ACBP is a highly conserved protein of about 90 amino acids that is found in all four eukaryotic kingdoms , Animalia , Plantae , Fungi and Protista , and in some eubacterial species . Although ACBP occurs as a completely independent protein , intact ACB domains have been identified in a number of large , multifunctional proteins in a variety of eukaryotic species . These include large membrane-associated proteins with N-terminal ACB domains , multifunctional enzymes with both ACB and peroxisomal enoyl-CoA Delta ( 3 ) , Delta ( 2 ) -enoyl-CoA isomerase domains , and proteins with both an ACB domain and ankyrin repeats . The ACB domain consists of four alpha-helices arranged in a bowl shape with a highly exposed acyl-CoA-binding site . The ligand is bound through specific interactions with residues on the protein , most notably several conserved positive charges that interact with the phosphate group on the adenosine-3'phosphate moiety , and the acyl chain is sandwiched between the hydrophobic surfaces of CoA and the protein .
Wordsley Hospital . Wordsley Hospital was an NHS hospital located in Wordsley , near Dudley , West Midlands ( formerly Staffordshire ) , England . History . The facility was built as part of the redevelopment of the Stourbridge workhouse between 1902 and 1904 . It was extended in 1915 during the First World War to provided an annexe to the 1st Southern Military Hospital . Seven new wards were built during the Second World War . Ridge Hill Hospital , which specialised in mental health , opened on an adjacent site in 1982 . At the beginning of the 1980s , Wordsley Hospital was chosen as the site of a new maternity unit to serve the whole Dudley borough and replacing the existing maternity wards at Wordsley as well as Burton Road Hospital in Dudley and Mary Stevens Maternity Home in Stourbridge . Construction work on the new 118-bed maternity unit began during 1985 . The maternity unit was officially opened by the Duchess of Gloucester on 24 November 1988 . However , in the early 1990s plans were unveiled for Wordsley Hospital , Guest Hospital and parts of the Corbett Hospital to be closed and the services relocated to an expanded Russells Hall Hospital . Local MP Ian Pearson was at the centre of a campaign to try to keep at least some services , particularly the maternity unit , at Wordsley . There was much outrage in the local community at the decision to close down Wordsley Hospital , with the closure of the Corbett Hospital and Guest Hospital attracting similar condemnation from the local community . The first phase of Wordsley Hospital 's closure took place on 7 January 2005 , when the maternity unit closed after just under 17 years in use and was relocated to Russells Hall . The last services at Wordsley were relocated on 22 April 2005 . The sale of the site was agreed in March 2005 ( when some services were still at the hospital ) when Mar City Developments purchased it for £14.75 million with a view for redeveloping it for housing . Redevelopment . A new facility at Ridge Hill Hospital was officially opened on 18 October 2006 by local MP Ian Pearson . Some of the original Ridge Hill Hospital buildings are still in use , although others were demolished in 2007 and several are still standing disused . The road link to Wordsley Hospital was severed when the bulk of the Wordsley buildings were demolished in 2007 . 12 homes on Ashdown Drive , which had been built in the 1960s and houses doctors and nurses at the hospital until its closure , were finally put up for sale by the local health trust in December 2010 , nearly six years after the hospital closed . Baby snatch incident . On 6 May 2002 , a newborn baby girl was snatched from the unit by a local woman who had recently suffered a miscarriage . She was recovered seven hours later . It was later revealed that CCTV cameras at the maternity unit were not working when the baby was snatched .
Kirpal Singh ( politician ) . Kirpal Singh was an Indian politician and elected official . Formerly a member of the Janata Dal party , he was the founder and president of Punjab Janata Morcha . He was elected to the Lok Sabha as an independent after failing to get the nomination of Janata Dal . Punjab Janata Morcha ( PJM ) , in English the Punjab Popular Front , was a Sikh political party in the Indian state of Punjab . The party formed in 1989 as a splinter group of the Janata Dal . The party failed to win any election seats in its lifetime . Party president Kirpal Singh announced that the PJM was disbanded in 1997 . Most members joined the Jan Morcha by 2003 .
Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress . The Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress is an honour presented annually at the Kerala State Film Awards of India since 1969 to an actress for the best performance in a leading role within the Malayalam film industry . Until 1997 , the awards were managed directly by the Department of Cultural Affairs , Government of Kerala . Since 1998 , the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy , an autonomous non-profit organisation functioning under the Department of Cultural Affairs , has been exercising control over the awards . The awardees , decided by an independent jury formed by the academy , are declared by the Minister for Cultural Affairs and are presented by the Chief Minister . Award history . The 1st Kerala State Film Awards ceremony was held in 1970 with Sheela receiving the Best Actress award for her role in `` Kallichellamma '' ( 1969 ) . The following year , Sharada was recognised for her performances in two films '' Thriveni '' and `` Thara '' . Since then , several actresses have been awarded for more than one film during a year . Recipient history . Throughout the years , accounting for ties and repeat winners , the Government of Kerala has presented a total of 50 Best Actress awards to 33 different actresses . Urvashi has been the most frequent winner in this category , with five awards . She is followed by Sheela and Srividya with three awards each . As of 2018 , nine actressesJayabharathi , Seema , Samyuktha Varma , Suhasini Maniratnam , Navya Nair , Meera Jasmine , Kavya Madhavan , Shweta Menon and Parvathy have won the award two times in their careers . The 2005 ceremony was the only occasion when the category was tied ; Kavya Madhavan and Geetu Mohandas shared the award for their performances in `` Perumazhakkalam '' , and `` Akale '' and `` Oridam '' respectively . Parvathy is the most recent recipient , awarded for her role in `` Take Off '' ( 2017 ) .
Long Live the Past E.P.. `` Long Live the Past '' is the second of two EPs by The Pack . Released by Cyclõps Records in 1982 , it spent five weeks on the UK Indie Chart , peaking at number 12 . Track listing . All songs written by Kirk Brandon .
Corrected speed . Corrected speed is the speed a component would rotate at if the inlet temperature corresponded to ambient conditions at sea level , on a standard day ( i.e . 288.15 K ) . Corrected speed is often abbreviated to formula_3 or formula_4 ( for referred speed ) . In relative form , corrected speed , referred speed and non-dimensional speed are all measures of peripheral Mach number .
Villa College . Villa College is a tertiary education and training institute established by the chairman of Villa Group , Hon . Qasim Ibrahim to offer educational opportunities to Maldivians , at an affordable price , in the country . With the aim , Villa College began its historic journey on the 28th of January 2007 , with the registration of its first institute , Villa Institute of Water Sports followed by the Villa Institute of Information Technology ( VIIT ) and Villa Institute of Hospitality and Tourism Studies . In 2016 Villa College started to conduct business and management programs in affiliation with University of the West of England . History . Villa College commenced its first program early October 2007 with a total number of twenty students . Since then , the student numbers have grown steadily and today over three thousand students , learning various disciplines , are enrolled . Although Villa College started its operations in October 2007 under the Faculty of Computing and Business Management , all academic courses began in July 2008 . Campuses . Villa College currently consist of six campuses ; QI campus , Green Campus , Knowledge Village Fuvahmulah Campus , Lakeside Campus & Eydhafushi Campus . QI Campus . Villa College Qasim Ibrahim ( QI ) campus is the central operation of Villa College . It is located at the heart of Male ’ City in Central Business District surrounded by several government and private offices and amenities . The QI campus is designed to be environmentally friendly with a huge rose garden , an alley of orchids and neatly trimmed grass all across the horizon . All the central administration , faculties and teaching are carried out in QI campus . Fuvahmulah campus . Villa College Fuvahmulaku Campus is located in Gn . Fuvahmulaku . This campus runs Villa College courses from Certificate level to master 's degree level . The campus has fully air conditioned classrooms with state of art multimedia facilities . A modern computer lab is as well available for students . Lakeside Campus . Villa College Lakeside Campus ( VCLC ) is located in Shaviyani Funadhoo at a very picturesque location . The campus is surrounded by a beautiful lake with several domesticated animals across the lake . The campus offers certificate level and degree foundation programs and is expected to offer degree programs from 2014 onwards . State of art modern class rooms and facilities are available for the students studying in VCLC Eydhafushi Campus . Villa College Eydhafushi Campus ( VCEC ) is located in Baa Eydhafushi delivering certificate levels to degree level courses . In 2015 VCEC will commence delivering master 's degree programs . The campus is located in the historic Bahiyya land and also operates Bahiyya pre-school as part of Villa College . Faculties and institutes . Teaching and learning at Villa College is organized and coordinated by a number of faculties , institutes and centres .
Do n't You Dare Read This , Mrs. Dunphrey . `` Do n't You Dare Read This , Mrs. Dunphrey '' is a 1996 young adult novel written by Margaret Peterson Haddix . It tells the story of high school student Tish Bonner through journal entries assigned throughout the year by her English teacher , Mrs. Dunphrey , and follows her as her life slowly begins to spin out of control through familial and social troubles . Summary . Tish Bonner leads a fairly average teenager 's life . She has three best friends , Sandy , Rochelle , and Chastity , all of whom are described to have 'big hair and sit in the back of every classroom . ' She had a part-time job at the local `` Burger Boy '' restaurant and lives with her mother and her father is absent , presumed to have left the family . Despite this , Tish shows indifference to his absence , while their mother seems to be getting worse and more distant every day . At the beginning of the school year in 1992 , her English teacher , Mrs. Dunphrey , assigns journal entries , which Tish initially sneers at and attempts to get by on the bare minimum requirement of two entries a week . She talks casually about her friend Sandy 's shoplifting habit and Bud Turner , Tish 's co-worker who attempted to ask her on a date . She does this only because Mrs. Dunphrey has announced she will refuse to read any entry marked `` Do Not Read This , Mrs . Dunphrey . '' Tish begins marking every entry as such to test Mrs. Dunphrey to see if she keeps to her word , and she eventually concludes that she does . Soon , her father re-enters her family life before the holidays and begins warming up to Matt and Tish 's mother , although Tish still remains frustrated and skeptical about him . On Christmas Eve , he hands out fancy presents while dressed as Santa Claus , which causes Tish to go over the edge and snap at him . He hits her and then he leaves much to his wife 's despair . Tish soon learns that the reason why her father could afford those expensive gifts was by charging them to her mother 's credit card . Tish 's mother becomes increasingly desolate after her husband 's disappearance , and Tish and Matt begin to notice she has been skipping work and lying around all day . One day , Tish discovers that her mother has abandoned her children to look for her husband , leaving only a note assuring Tish that she knows Tish will take good care of Matt . Tish 's schoolwork slips as she finds herself the head of a household with very little means of getting by . She ca n't increase her hours at work after Bud Turner is promoted to manager , spitefully cuts back Tish 's wages , and then fires her . Her little brother begins wetting his bed and regressing due to the absence of either parents . Food is running out with no money to buy it , and bills begin coming in that Tish can not pay . Her mother sends no money , only a postcard saying that she found her husband , and the two of them are very happy . In the end , Tish 's mother admits it was a fake . Soon , Tish falls out with her friends , who do n't understand her home situation and begin taking advantage of her . Tish begins shoplifting food from her mother 's workplace to survive , sending back bills only half-paid , and looking for a new job , although no one is hiring . The electricity is turned off , and food is becoming scarcer and scarcer . Tish then gets a foreclosure notice asking for a $ 200 property tax or else the house will be repossessed , which will leave Tish and Matt homeless . Meanwhile , Sandy is finally arrested for shoplifting . Finally , Tish marks April 29 Again , Really April 30 Very Early in her journal `` DO read this , Mrs . Dunphrey . '' In this last entry , she tells her teacher to read the entire journal and asks for help , so long as she and Matt can stay together . In an aftermath letter , Tish writes to Mrs. Dunphrey explaining that she and Matt were placed with her paternal grandparents in Florida , her parents were found and are now in counseling , and life is beginning to get better for her and Matt . Location . Many people assume the plot describes a fictional burger chain , however , there is a `` Burger Boy '' in Columbus , Ohio . This book likely takes place in Columbus because Ohio is where Margaret Peterson Haddix grew up . ‍‌
Dick Wicks . Dick Wicks ( 18 August 1929 – 20 April 2006 ) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League ( VFL ) .
Lee Charm . Lee Charm ( ; born 3 April 1954 as Bernhard Quandt ) , formerly known as Lee Han-woo ( ) , is a German-born South Korean actor and entrepreneur . He was CEO of the Korea Tourism Organization from July 2009 to November 2013 . He stepped down as head of Korea Tourism Organization amidst a massive public criticism that revealed he had sex with a prostitute in Japan while on a business trip . Recently , he started directing a new movie known as Happy .
Murray Goodwin . Murray William Goodwin ( born 11 December 1972 ) is a former Zimbabwean cricketer who played 19 Tests and 71 One Day Internationals . He is a right handed top-order batsman , who is strong on the back-foot , as well as being a good cutter and puller of the ball . International career . Born in Rhodesia , Goodwin emigrated to Australia as a child . He moved back to Zimbabwe , and represented that country for two years between 1998 and 2000 . His wife had trouble settling in Zimbabwe , and so , after the England tour of 2000 , they moved back to Australia . Murray Goodwin Now resides in the South West Region of Western Australia with his Family . He along with Grant Flower set the record for the highest 5th wicket runstand for Zimbabwe in ODI cricket ( 186* ) Domestic career . After his retirement from international cricket , he became a regular for the Western Warriors in Australia and for Sussex in England . He made 1,183 runs for Western Australia in 2003–04 and highlighted his consistency with 840 the following season . He has also played for the Netherlands as an overseas player . Goodwin holds the Sussex record for the highest individual innings , with 344* against Somerset in 2009 , beating his own record of 335* set in 2003 . Goodwin 's 2003 innings helped Sussex to win their first-ever Championship title , after 164 years . He is also the only Sussex batsman to have twice made a double century and a century in the same match . Goodwin led Sussex to the league title in the final match of the 2008 NatWest Pro40 competition . After the collapse of Sussex 's top and middle order against Nottinghamshire CCC , his 87 not out from 64 balls steered Sussex to victory . Needing three runs from Charlie Shreck 's final delivery to tie the match and ensure victory for Sussex in the league table , Goodwin hit a six over long-on to clinch the game . Goodwin was released by Sussex County Cricket Club in August 2012 , but was soon snapped up by Glamorgan , with whom he signed an initial 1-year contract on 17 October , 2012 . In his first season with Glamorgan , Goodwin averaged over 56 with the bat in the County Championship , this triggered a year extension to his contract .
List of Persepolis F.C . managers . Persepolis F.C . is a professional football club based in Tehran , Iran , which plays in the Iran Pro League . The first full-time manager of Persepolis was Parviz Dehdari in 1968 . Branko Ivanković is the current head coach of the Persepolis since 6 April 2015 . List of managers . From December 1963 to now , Persepolis F.C . has thirty-five head coaches . twenty-three persons of them were Iranian ( one Iranian-American ) and fifteen persons were foreign . Five persons served as caretaker head coach : Parviz Ghelichkhani in 1977 , Mahmoud Khordbin in 1993 , Mohsen Ashouri in 1997 and 2011 , Tomislav Ivić in 1998 and Hossein Abdi in 2015 . The most successful Persepolis F.C . manager in terms of trophies won is Ali Parvin , who won three league titles ( one Iran Pro League , two Azadegan League ) , two Hazfi Cup trophy , four Tehran Provincial League , two Tehran Hazfi Cup and one Asian Cup Winners ' Cup trophy in his 17-year reign as manager . Alan Rogers and Stanko Poklepović both are the most successful foreign head coach which Manuel José de Jesus is the worst foreign head coach . A . Formerly played for the club C. Most honours won and longest-serving manager in club history Statistics . Only official matches included ( Iranian Football League , Hazfi Cup , AFC Champions League or Asian Cup Winners ' Cup matches ) . See also . Persepolis F.C .
Chita ( film ) . `` Cheeta '' h is a 2008 Bengali action film . A revenge tale , with Mithun Chakraborty in the lead role .
2016 Northwest Missouri State Bearcats football team . The 2016 Northwest Missouri State Bearcats football team represents Northwest Missouri State University in the 2016 NCAA Division II football season . The Bearcats play their home games on the newly renovated Mel Tjeerdsma Field in Bearcat Stadium in Maryville , Missouri , as they have done since 1917 . 2016 is the 100th season in school history . The Bearcats are led by sixth-year head coach , Adam Dorrel . Northwest Missouri State is a charter member of the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association , joining in 1924 . Preseason . The Bearcats entered the 2016 season as the defending NCAA Division II National Champions , after finishing the 2015 season with a 15–0 record overall and in conference play . On August 2 , 2016 at the MIAA Football Media Day , the Bearcats were chosen to finish in 1st place in both the Coaches Poll and in the Media Poll . `` Sporting News '' released their Top-25 on May 25 , 2016 , landing Northwest Missouri State at # 1 . On June 15 , 2016 , Lindy 's NCAA Division II Preseason Top 25 released its poll ranking Northwest Missouri State at # 1 . On August 15 , the American Football Coaches Association released the Preseason Division II Poll , landing Northwest Missouri State at # 1 . On August 22 , D2football.com released its Top 25 poll , ranking Northwest Missouri State 1st . Coaching staff . Along with Dorrel , there are 12 assistants . Schedule . ! colspan=8 style= '' | NCAA Division II Playoffs Missouri Western . With their win over Missouri Western , the Bearcats clinched their fourth straight conference title . Emporia State . Entering postseason as the No . 1 team , the Bearcats earn a bye during the first week of playoffs and will play the winner of the Emporia State and Minnesota–Duluth game .
Stephane Leonard . Stephane Leonard ( born April 19 , 1979 ) is a German artist . Leonard works in various different medias . His oeuvre spans from drawing and painting to sound installation , music , video installation , music videos and film . Education . Stephane Leonard studied philosophy and art history at the Humboldt University of Berlin from 2001 to 2002 . From 2002 to 2007 he studied fine arts at the University of the Arts Bremen . His main focus was on drawing , studying in the class of professor Paco Knöller . Leonard was also a frequent visitor of the video art class under Professor Jean-François Guiton and participated in various courses about Electroacoustic music and Elektronic music and composition . From 2007 to 2008 Stephane Leonard became a master student ( honours student ) under Paco Knöller . Since 2014 Leonard is a guest lecturer at the Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Berlin , where he teaches drawing and sound design at the department of Industrial Design .
Battle of Congaree Creek . The Battle of Congaree Creek was a four-hour action that took place in the waning days of the American Civil War , fought in Lexington County , South Carolina , on February 15 , 1865 , just south of Columbia on the site of the former town of Granby . Battle . The battle featured the Union 's Army of the Tennessee against the Confederacy 's Army of Tennessee meeting at a half-mile-long earthwork erected by Southern forces near the Old State Road Bridge over Congaree Creek . Confederate General George Dibrell 's dismounted cavalry brigade , supported by infantry and artillery , manned the earthworks , but General Charles Woods ' 1st Division of General John A. Logan 's XV Corps pushed skirmishers ahead while one of Woods ' brigades crossed upstream and turned the Southerners ' right flank . Dibrell 's force withdrew from Congaree Creek and then from its earthworks , retreating to Columbia . Though the Confederates set fire to the bridge , the Federals saved it and made their camp nearby that night , according to a historical marker erected at the site by the 15th Regiment S.C. Volunteer Camp of the Sons of Confederate Veterans . Aftermath . Two days later , Union General William T. Sherman 's army advanced to Columbia .
Lalit Mohan Jain . Lalit Mohan Jain ललित मोहन जैन , of the Indian Administrative Service , served as the National Commissioner of the Bharat Scouts and Guides from November 1995 . Jain served as the first Director of the National Informatics Centre from 1983 to 1984 . Jain ( then International Scout Commissioner ) took initiative to create the National Youth Complex at Gadpuri , which met with success on February 23 , 1989 when a plot of 8.70 sq . acres was procured . The Lalit Mohan Jain Cub and Bulbul Park at the National Training Centre at Pachmarhi is named after him . In 2008 , he was awarded the 317th Bronze Wolf , an award of the World Organization of the Scout Movement , for exceptional services to world Scouting .
Jean-François Legendre-Héral . Jean-François Legendre-Héral ( 21 January 1796 , Montpellier – 13 September 1851 , Marcilly ) was a French classical sculptor . Biography . Jean-Francois Legendre-Heral was born on 21 January 1796 in Montpellier . His father was a postal worker . After his father 's death , his mother married a musician , who introduced him to the arts . He was soon allowed to enroll in the École nationale des beaux-arts de Lyon , where he studied with Joseph Chinard and Joseph Charles Marin . In 1817 , he obtained a grant from the city for a study trip to Rome . It was at this time that he added his step-father 's name to his own to become Legendre-Héral . During his stay there , his fellow sculptor James Pradier accused him of casting his sculptures from life ; an accusation that would later become the source of rumours in Lyon and Paris , apparently spread by François Joseph Bosio . In 1819 , he was named to a professorship at the École , where Jean-Marie Bonnassieux and Hippolyte Flandrin were among his first students . In 1825 , he went to Paris with a deputation from Hérault to work on implementing an equestrian statue of Louis XIV for his hometown of Montpellier . He took this opportunity to request an extended leave from the École . Three years later , he returned to Lyon . He executed several major commissions for the City of Lyon . In 1837 , he was named a Chevalier in the Legion d'Honneur . The following year , he resigned from his teaching position and moved to Paris , where he was awarded major government contracts for the Jardin des Plantes , Versailles and several churches . In his last years , he suffered from a disease of the spinal cord , ceased working , and retired to Marcilly . His son , Charles , who served as a model for some of his father 's best-known statues , married an American and emigrated to the United States in 1854 , where he became a Union General during the Civil War , an ambassador to China and an advisor to the governments of Japan and Korea . Selected sculptures . `` An exhaustive list of his works may be found in the corresponding article on French Wikipedia ''
Alexander Benede . Alexander Aquayo Benede ( born 20 September 1988 in Munich ) is a German footballer who plays as a left wing-back for SV Pullach . Career . Benede began his career in the youth team of TSV 1860 München , before moving to cross-town rivals FC Bayern in 2005 . After two years in Bayern 's youth team , he was promoted to the reserve team . He made 13 appearances before being released in 2009 . He spent a year without a club before joining Aindling in July 2010 . One year later , he signed for BC Aichach . Benede is a versatile player , most at home on the left flank . In the earlier part of his career , he was a forward , but more recently he has been used in more defensive roles . Personal life . His adoptive father is leader of the SOS Project of the Munich Police Department .
Raphaël Nadjari . Raphaël Nadjari ( ; born 1971 ) is a French-Israeli writer and director for film and television . In 1993 , Nadjari started working for French television as a writer and director . In 1997 , he wrote the television screenplay `` Le P'tit Bleu '' , which was directed by Francois Vautier for Arte as part of the TV drama collection `` Petits Gangsters '' . The same year he wrote and directed his first US feature , `` The Shade '' ( released in 1999 ) , which starred Richard Edson , Lorie Marino , and Jeff Ware . It was an adaptation of `` A Gentle Creature '' by Dostoevsky that Nadjari updated , setting it in contemporary New York City . This film was an official selection for `` Un Certain Regard '' at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival and also appeared at the Deauville Film Festival ; the film was awarded in Bergamo Film Festival ( Italy ) . At the end of 1999 , Nadjari directed his second feature , `` I Am Josh Polonski 's Brother '' ( 2001 ) . Starring Richard Edson and Jeff Ware , it was shot on Super 8 mm film in New York . The film opened in Paris on June 6 , 2001 , and was selected for the Forum for New Cinema at the Berlin International Film Festival in 2001 . The same year , Nadjari shot the film `` Apartment # 5c '' in New York ; it was released in 2002 . The film starred Richard Edson and Tinkerbell , an Israeli actress , and was selected in Cannes ' Director 's Forthnight . In 2004 , Nadjari filmed `` Avanim '' in Tel Aviv with Asi Levi who has been nominated for Best Actress in the European Film Award . The film received also the Best Film award in Cinéma Tous Ecrans and the Best Director award in the Cannes 2005 France Culture Award , Awards at the Seville Film Festival . In 2006 `` Tehilim '' was set in Jerusalem and stars Michael Moushanov and Limor Goldstein , two prominent figures of Israeli television and theatre ; it has been shown at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival in the Official Selection and won the Tokyo Filmex Best Film Award the same year . In 2009 , his documentary `` A History of Israeli Cinema '' , a two-episode film of 104 minutes each , telling the story of Israeli Cinema since 1933 until today , was screened at the Berlin film festival forum . In 2013 , `` A Strange Course of Events '' , a film set in Haifa was screened in the Directors ' Fortnight section at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival . Nadjari 's 2016 film `` Night Song '' ( `` Mobile étoile '' ) won the Tobias Spencer Award ( in the Between Jewish and Israeli Identity competition ) at the Haifa International Film Festival .
United States presidential election in Alabama , 1944 . The 1944 United States presidential election in Alabama took place on November 7 , 1944 , as part of the 1944 United States presidential election . Alabama voters chose 11 representatives , or electors , to the Electoral College , who voted for president and vice president . Alabama was won in a landslide by incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt ( D–New York ) , running with Senator Harry S. Truman , with 81.28 percent of the popular vote , against Governor Thomas Dewey ( R–New York ) , running with Governor John W. Bricker , with 18.20 percent of the popular vote , a margin of 63.08 percent . Third-party candidates only managed to pick up 0.53 percent of the vote .
Norheim Church . Norheim Church ( ) is a parish church in Karmøy municipality in Rogaland county , Norway . It is located in the village of Norheim , just south of the town of Haugesund . The church is part of the Norheim parish in the Karmøy deanery in the Diocese of Stavanger . The white , concrete church was built in 1978 by the architect Bjarne Gjerde . The church seats about 425 people .
Inna Suslina . Inna Evgenevna Suslina ( ) ( born January 5 , 1979 ) is a Russian team handball player who currently play for ŽRK Vardar and Russian women 's national handball team . She won gold medal with the Russian winning team in the 2007 World Women 's Handball Championship . She received a silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing .
Sucellus . In Gallo-Roman religion , Sucellus or Sucellos was a deity depicted as carrying a large mallet ( also described as a hammer ) and also an `` olla '' and/or barrel . Originally a Celtic deity , his cult flourished not only among Gallo-Romans , but also to some extent among the neighbouring peoples of Raetia and Britain . He has been associated with agriculture and wine , particularly in the territory of the Aedui . Sculptures . He is usually portrayed as a middle-aged bearded man , with a long-handled hammer , or perhaps a beer barrel suspended from a pole . His companion Nantosuelta is sometimes depicted alongside him . When together , they are accompanied by symbols associated with prosperity and domesticity . In a well-known relief from Sarrebourg , near Metz , Nantosuelta , wearing a long gown , is standing to the left . In her left hand she holds a small house-shaped object with two circular holes and a peaked roof – perhaps a dovecote – on a long pole . Her right hand holds a patera which she is tipping onto a cylindrical altar . To the right Sucellus stands , bearded , in a tunic with a cloak over his right shoulder . He holds his mallet in his right hand and an `` olla '' in his left . Above the figures is a dedicatory inscription and below them in very low relief is a raven . This sculpture was dated by Reinach , from the form of the letters , to the end of the first century or start of the second century . Inscriptions . At least eleven inscriptions to Sucellus are known , mostly from Gaul . One ( `` RIB '' II , 3/2422.21 ) is from Eboracum ( modern York ) in Britain . The syncretism of Sucellus with Silvanus can also be seen in artwork from Narbonensis . Etymology . In Gaulish , the root `` cellos '' can be interpreted as 'striker ' , derived from Proto-Indo-European `` *-kel-do-s '' whence also come Latin `` per-cellere '' ( 'striker ' ) , Greek `` klao '' ( 'to break ' ) and Lithuanian `` kálti '' ( 'to hammer , to forge ' ) . The prefix `` su- '' means 'good ' or 'well ' and is found in many Gaulish personal names . `` Sucellus '' is therefore commonly translated as 'the good striker . ' An alternate etymology is offered by Celticist Blanca María Prósper , who posits a derivative of the Proto-Indo-European root `` *kel- '' ‘ to protect ’ , i.e . `` *su-kel-mó ( n ) '' `` having a good protection '' or `` *su-kel-mṇ- '' , an agentive formation meaning `` protecting well , providing good protection '' , with a thematic derivative built on the oblique stem , `` *su-kel-mn-o- '' ( and subsequent simplification and assimilation of the sonorant cluster and a secondary full grade of the root ) . Prósper suggests the name would then be comparable to the Indic personal name `` Suśarman- '' , found in Hindu mythology .
Daylight saving time in Iran . Before 1979 , Daylight saving time was observed in Iran . Thereafter it was abandoned until 1989 , when it started on the first day of Farvardin ( 21–22 March ) in the Iranian calendar and ended on the last day of Shahrivar ( 21–22 September ) . In the Spring of 2006 , the government of Iran ceased observing DST . However in September 2007 , the Majlis ( Iranian parliament ) passed a law restoring daylight saving time starting from March 21 , 2008 , despite opposition by the contemporary government .
Xavier Ginard Torres . Xavier 'Xavi ' Ginard Torres ( born 10 November 1986 ) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for UE Olot as a goalkeeper . Club career . Born in Artà , Balearic Islands , Ginard was a youth product of FC Barcelona 's La Masia . He made his debuts as a senior with CE Felanitx in the 2005–06 season , in Tercera División . Ginard moved to fellow league club CE Manacor in June 2006 , and first arrived in Segunda División B in 2009 after agreeing to a deal with CE Sabadell FC . After acting as a backup to David de Navas during the campaign he returned to the fourth level , signing for CE Campos . On 2 August 2011 , Ginard joined CD Atlético Baleares in division three . Initially playing second-fiddle to Biel Ribas and Ian Mackay in his first two years , he was an undisputed starter in his third , appearing in 30 matches as a captain and being also awarded the Ricardo Zamora Trophy for the category . On 28 May 2014 , Ginard moved abroad for the first time in his career , signing a two-year contract with Superleague Greece side Veria FC . He played his first match as a professional on 24 September , starting in a 4–1 home win against A.E . Ermionida F.C . for the season 's Greek Football Cup ; in the same competition 's next round , he kept a clean sheet in a 2–0 success at Ergotelis FC . Ginard made his league debut on 7 February 2015 , in a 1–1 home draw against Atromitos FC . After countryman Jonathan López 's return in the summer he was deemed surplus to requirements , and his contract was mutually terminated .
Thomas Egerton , 2nd Earl of Wilton . Thomas Egerton , 2nd Earl of Wilton GCH , PC ( 30 December 1799 – 7 March 1882 ) , known as Thomas Grosvenor until 1814 , was a British nobleman and Tory politician . He served as Lord Steward of the Household in 1835 in Sir Robert Peel 's first administration . Background . Wilton was the second son of Robert Grosvenor , 1st Marquess of Westminster and his wife Lady Eleanor Egerton , daughter of Thomas Egerton , 1st Earl of Wilton . Richard Grosvenor , 2nd Marquess of Westminster was his elder brother and Robert Grosvenor , 1st Baron Ebury , his younger brother . In 1814 , at the age of 14 , he succeeded to the earldom of Wilton according to a special remainder on the death of his maternal grandfather . He assumed by sign manual the surname of Egerton in lieu of Grosvenor in 1821 . He also inherited Heaton Park through his maternal grandfather . Political career . Lord Wilton took his seat in the House of Lords on his twenty-first birthday in 1820 . In January 1835 he was appointed Lord Steward of the Household in the Tory administration of Sir Robert Peel and the following February he was admitted to the Privy Council . However , the government fell in April 1835 and Lord Wilton was never to return to office . Horse racing . Lord Wilton was also a leading sportsman . Considered an expert horseman , he established the Heaton Park Races in 1827 . Yachting . He was also interested in yachting , and was a founding member of the Royal Mersey Yacht Club in 1844 . He was Commodore of the Royal Yacht Squadron from 1849 to 1881 . In this capacity , he was most notable for inviting members of the New York Yacht Club to race in the Royal Yacht Squadron regatta open to all nations around the Isle of Wight on 22 August 1851 . The N. Y. Y. C. yacht `` America '' won the event and its silver trophy was subsequently renamed the America 's Cup . Lord Wilton was inducted into the America 's Cup Hall of Fame in 2001 in a ceremony at the Royal Yacht Squadron during the America 's Cup Jubilee . Music . Lord Wilton was also a composer . He composed the anthem `` O Praise the Lord , all ye heathen '' , a hymn titled `` Hymn to Eros '' , as well as several other vocal compositions . Family . After his first wife 's death in December 1858 Lord Wilton married secondly Isabella Smith in September 1863 . They had no children . Lord Wilton died in March 1883 , aged 82 , and was succeeded in the earldom by his third but eldest surviving son Arthur . The Countess of Wilton died in January 1916 .
Panola Mountain . Panola Mountain is a granite monadnock near Stockbridge on the boundary between Henry County and Rockdale County , Georgia . The peak is above sea level , rising above the South River . The South River marks the boundary between Henry/Rockdale counties and DeKalb County , Georgia . Due to its delicate ecological features , Panola Mountain was designated a National Natural Landmark in 1980 .
René Bidal . René Bidal ( born January 18 , 1960 ) is the High Commissioner in French Polynesia . Earlier , he was the prefect of the departments of Eure ( 2014–16 ) , Pyrénées-Orientales ( 2011–14 ) , and Hautes-Pyrénées ( 2010–11 ) . He had previously served in a variety of positions in Eure-et-Loir ( 1986–89 ) , Landes ( 1992–93 ) , Finistère ( 1993–96 ) , Aveyron ( 1996–98 ) , Guingamp ( 1998–2000 ) , Charente-Maritime ( 2000–03 ) , Hauts-de-Seine ( 2003–06 ) , Béthune ( 2006–08 ) , and Rhône ( 2008–10 ) . He was named to his post as High Commissioner on May 4 , 2016 , and inaugurated on May 30 , succeeding Lionel Beffre , who had been named the prefect of Isère .
Jayathri Samarakone . Jayathri Ranjani Samarakone ( born 18 September 1953 ) ( known as `` Jayathri Samarakone '' ) is a former Sri Lankan High Commissioner to Singapore . She is a Sri Lankan lawyer , accountant and former diplomat . Early life . She is the third daughter of Donald Samarakone ( formerly of Ceylon Civil Service ) and Srima ( née Rathnayake ) . Samarakone has three sisters Kusum , Sucharitha and Deepthi . Education . She was educated at Visakha Vidyalaya , Colombo and attended Sri Lanka Law College where she graduated as a lawyer with Honours in 1979 . She became an associate member of Sri Lanka Chartered Institute of Management Accountants in 1982 . Diplomatic role . In 2008 she was appointed as a Sri Lankan High Commissioner to Singapore , where she served as the Head of the Sri Lanka Diplomatic Mission for a period of 3 years . During that time , she played an important role in promoting Ceylon tea , investment , trade , tourism and strengthening the diplomatic relations of Sri Lanka with Singapore .
Lake Rosseau/Arthurlie Bay Water Aerodrome . Lake Rosseau/Arthurlie Bay Water Aerodrome , is located adjacent to Port Carling , Ontario , Canada .
Lumplee F.C.. Lumplee Football Club ( Thai องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลลุมพลี ) , is a Thai football club based in Ayutthaya province , Thailand . The club is currently playing in the Thai Football Division 3 .
Porvoo Cathedral . Porvoo cathedral ( , ) is a cathedral of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland in Porvoo , Finland . It was built in the 15th century , although the oldest parts date from the 13th century . It is the seat of the Diocese of Borgå , Finland 's Swedish-speaking diocese ( Borgå is the Swedish language form of Porvoo ) . The cathedral is also used for services by the Porvoo Finnish-speaking parish , which is administratively part of the Diocese of Helsinki . The church had first become a cathedral in 1723 , when the diocese of Viipuri ( Viborg ) ( now the Diocese of Tampere ) moved to Porvoo , after the Russian occupation of Viipuri . History . The church was originally made of wood . The first stone walls were built between 1410 and 1420 , and in about 1450 , the church was expanded four meters towards the east and six meters towards the south . The church has been destroyed by fire numerous times ; in 1508 by Danish forces and in 1571 , 1590 and 1708 by Russian forces . On May 29 , 2006 , the outer roof collapsed in a fire , however with the inner ceiling undamaged and the cathedral interiors intact . An 18-year-old man was convicted of arson and sentenced to six and a half years in prison . The Cathedral was reopened on July 2 , 2008 . The Cathedral was the site of the opening of the first Diet of Finland on 28 March 1809 , at which Finland was declared an autonomous Grand Duchy , with the Emperor of Russia ( Czar / Tsar ) as the Grand Duke of Finland . The cathedral hosted the joint celebration Eucharist to mark the signing of a formal agreement between the British and Irish Anglican churches and the Nordic ( Scandinavian ) and Baltic Lutheran churches ( completed in 1992 ) , which took its name from Porvoo as the Porvoo Common Statement theological agreement , forming the Porvoo Communion was adopted .
Seongho Cha . Seongho Cha ( also known as Jimmy Cha ) is a South Korean ballet and classical Chinese dancer currently with the New York-based Shen Yun Performing Arts . Cha began dancing at the age of 15 , and rose to prominence in his home country of South Korea , winning top honors at a national ballet competition , and going on to represent South Korea at the 2006 USA International Ballet Competition , held once every four years in Jackson , Mississippi . Biography . Cha joined Anaheim Ballet in 2002 as a soloist and principal dancer . He subsequently won a full scholarship to study dance at Point Park University , where he was called a `` resident powerhouse technician . '' While dancing the lead role of Ichabod Crane at a Pittsburgh Playhouse production of `` Sleepy Hollow '' in 2004 , Cha was lauded as a `` complete package…a deceptively intelligent dancer . '' Cha graduated with a BA in dance from the Conservatory of Performing Arts in 2006 , and continued his studies at New York University . Cha had also previously attended Sejong University in Seoul . He has an interest in Oriental medicine and has sought to find ways of combining the philosophy of traditional medicine with his dance . In 2008 , Cha made the transition from ballet to classical Chinese dance , joining Shen Yun Performing Arts as a principal dancer . In 2008 , he won honorable mention in an international Chinese dance competition held by New Tang Dynasty Television , and the following year won silver at the same event .
Kahjuq . Kahjuq ( , also Romanized as Kahjūq ) is a village in Sarajuy-ye Shomali Rural District , in the Central District of Maragheh County , East Azerbaijan Province , Iran . At the 2006 census , its population was 1,256 , in 306 families .
Michael J. Fitzgerald ( writer ) . Michael James Fitzgerald ( born November 14 , 1957 ) is an American writer . He is the author of more than 20 books , and is best known for his technical books . Fitzgerald was born in Portland , Oregon . In addition to English , his technical works have been translated into Spanish , Portuguese , French , German , Polish , Korean , Japanese , and Chinese . Fitzgerald is also a novelist and has also written extensively for XML.com . An avid diarist , Fitzgerald has written over 7,000 pages in his private journals since 1976 .
Ron Suart . Ronald Suart ( 18 November 1920 – 25 March 2015 ) was an English football player and manager . Playing days . Born in Barrow-in-Furness , Suart started his career as a full-back at Blackpool . He played alongside fellow defenders George Farrow and Harry Johnston in a team which also included Stanley Matthews and Stan Mortensen . Blackpool reached the 1948 FA Cup Final , but Suart missed it through injury . He transferred to Blackburn Rovers in 1949 , before retiring in 1955 . A 29 August 1953 issue of 'Soccer Star ' magazine described Suart as `` capable at right and left-back as he is when taking over the centre-half position . A fine man to have in any defence . '' Management career . He took over at Wigan Athletic as player-manager , making 34 appearances in all competitions during the 1955-56 season . He left the club join Scunthorpe & Lindsey United in 1956 . After leading the club to promotion as Division Three North champions in 1957-58 he returned to Blackpool , the first ex- '' Seasider '' to return to the club as manager , who were then in the First Division . `` I intend to work really hard at Blackpool , '' he said . `` I have my own plans and , with the co-operation of the directors , players , staff and public , I am sure they will work out to the good . Following a man like Joe Smith , with his wonderful record , will not be easy , but I feel confident , and the thought of managing the club I once played for gives me a great thrill . '' Suart managed to retain Blackpool 's place in the top tier for the next eight seasons and reached the League Cup semi-finals in 1962 , losing to eventual winners Norwich City . While at Blackpool , he helped unearth future England internationals Alan Ball , Ray Charnley , and Emlyn Hughes , though with the abolition of the maximum wage and the new freedom which players had , he was unable to prevent many of his star players moving on . He resigned in January 1967 , four months before Blackpool were relegated to Division Two , and was succeeded by Stan Mortensen . He remains Blackpool 's second-longest-serving manager behind Joe Smith . Suart became assistant manager to Tommy Docherty at Chelsea , where he spent seven years . Docherty left the club in October , and Suart briefly became caretaker manager . His services were retained by new manager Dave Sexton . He was with the club as they won the FA Cup in 1970 and the Cup Winners ' Cup in 1971 , but declined thereafter . When Sexton was sacked in October 1974 after a poor start to the season , Suart took charge of the first team . However , he was unable to prevent the club 's slide towards relegation and was replaced by Eddie McCreadie the following April . He later became a scout at Wimbledon but , with the club in heavy financial trouble , he was released in February 2002 . Death . Suart died on 25 March 2015 , aged 94 , in Surrey .
José María Samper . José María Balbino Venancio Samper Agudelo ( 31 March 1828 — 22 July 1888 ) was a Colombian lawyer , politician , and writer . In his writing he covered many genres including poetry , drama , comedy , novels , didactic works , biographies , travel books , and critical and historical essays . He collaborated in different periodicals of his time , was founder of `` La Revista Americana '' , and worked as managing editor of `` El Deber '' , and editor-in-chief of `` El Comercio '' . Personal life . José María Balbino Venacio was born on 31 March 1828 to José María Samper Blanco and Tomasa Agudelo y Tafur , in Honda , present-day Tolima . Among his siblings , two stand out : Agripina , who was married to Manuel Ancízar Basterra , and his older brother Miguel , a businessman and politician , and great-grandfather of Ernesto Samper Pizano . He married Elvira Levi Espina in 1851 , but she died soon after in 1852 leaving no children . On 5 May 1855 he married Soledad Acosta Kemble , a renowned writer and journalist , and together they had four daughters , Bertilda , who become a nun , and took up poetry like her parents , Carolina ( b . 1857 ) and María Josefa ( b . 1860 ) , both of whom died in 1872 during a smallpox outbreak in Bogotá , and Blanca Leonor ( b . 1862 ) .
Bitam . Bitam is a town in northern Gabon on the N2 road on the border with Cameroon.. Population 7,473 ( 1993 ) It is home to a large market , an airport and a small museum .
Mucorpepsin . Mucorpepsin ( , `` Mucor rennin '' , `` Mucor aspartic proteinase '' , `` Mucor acid proteinase '' , `` Mucor acid protease '' , `` Mucor miehei aspartic proteinase '' , `` Mucor miehei aspartic protease '' , `` Mucor pusillus emporase '' , `` Fromase 100 '' , `` Mucor pusillus rennin '' , `` Fromase 46TL '' , `` Mucor miehei rennin '' ) is an enzyme . This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction This enzyme is isolated from the zygomycete fungi `` Mucor pusillus '' and `` M. miehei '' .
Overton , Nova Scotia . Overton , Nova Scotia is a fishing village in Yarmouth County , Nova Scotia , located approximately northwest of the town of Yarmouth . The Overton Stone is a granite glacial boulder with carvings of unknown origins .
HP 300LX . __NOTOC__ The HP 300LX was one of the first handheld PCs designed to run the Windows CE 1.0 operating system from Microsoft . Unlike other HPCs of the time , the resistive touch screen had an enhanced screen resolution of 640x240 with 4 shades of grey , rather than the standard 480x240 resolution of other devices , such as the Casio Cassiopeia A-10 . The device also sported a full PC card slot , a serial link cable plug , and an infrared port . It was released with 'Pocket ' versions of Microsoft applications , such as Word and Excel , and PIM applications such as Tasks , Calendar , and Contacts . A very basic version of Internet Explorer was included with Windows CE . Version 1.0 ( with an update to 1.1 released shortly after ) , Inbox was also included for email capability . Access to the internet required use of 3rd party PCMCIA card modem or network card . The device was made of molded grey plastic with a lighter gray plastic stylus which is stored on the right hand side of the device under the keyboard . The left hand side of the device is taken up by the PCMCIA card slot and eject button . On the right-hand side towards the back is the infrared port . On the back of the device is the proprietary serial connection which has a maximum baud rate of 115,200bit/s and the power adapter port . Power for the device was provided by 2 AA batteries with a CR2032 backup battery to save user data when the 2 AA batteries ran out . A single mono speaker , ROM door and battery compartment are located on the underside of the device . HP 320LX and 360LX . The HP 320LX , released in 1997 , was an improved version of the 300LX . It was largely identical to its sister unit , but included a backlit screen , an increase in RAM from 2MB to 4MB , and a dedicated compact flash slot . It was also upgradable to Windows CE 2.0 ( which required a physical replacement of the ROM card containing the OS ) . The 320LX came boxed with an AC adapter and serial cradle in addition to the standard equipment from 300LX . An even later variant , HP 360LX , increased the RAM to 8 megabytes and increased the clock speed of the CPU to 60 MHz . It also shipped with Windows CE 2.0 . Ericsson MC12 and MC16 . Ericsson marketed re-branded variants of the 320LX and 360LX named MC12 and MC16 , respectively . They consisted of essentially the same hardware , but were shipped with a cable and software combo that allowed for using select Ericsson phones as modems .
Hoodlum Priest ( album ) . Hoodlum Priest is the 3rd and possibly final album from UK industrial and trip hop band Hoodlum Priest . This album features an Egyptian theme sampling various bits of Egyptian mythology and experiments with elements of Drum n Bass and Indian/African influenced music . This album also features vocals from former Gaye Bykers on Acid frontman Ian Hoxley ( on this album called `` Mary Magdelyte '' ) . The song Gas was recorded with longtime collaborator Cliff Hewitt , and was recorded in Helsinki from the Ambient City project .
Elgin Area School District U46 . Elgin Area School District U46 , often referred to as `` U-46 '' , is a unit school district headquartered in Elgin , Kane County , Illinois . Covering , the district serves portions of eleven communities in the northwest suburbs of Chicago in Cook , DuPage and Kane Counties . School District U-46 serves over 40,000 children in grades preK-12 . The district ranks as the second largest in Illinois with forty elementary schools , eight middle schools and five high schools .
Stackhousia muricata . `` Stackhousia muricata '' is a species of plant in the `` Celastraceae '' family . The annual or perennial herb typically grows to a height of . It blooms between July and November producing yellow-green-brown flowers . The species is found from the Pilbara through the Mid West and Goldfields-Esperance into the northern Great Southern region of Western Australia .
Yonderboi . László Fogarasi Jr. ( born September 14 , 1980 ) , known by his stage name Yonderboi , is a Hungarian composer , music producer and visual artist . He released three studio albums so far , which he considers to be a trilogy : Shallow and Profound , Splendid Isolation and Passive Control . Yonderboi ’ s music is difficult to pigeonhole because it is quite conceptual and combines a wide range of sources , plays around with various musical styles . Despite of these a certain intense atmosphere and the distinctive melodies remain recognizable in all of his works . Each record was followed by a tour , the first and the second with a live band and the current one as a one-man act . He performed on diverse stages over the years , including festivals such as Sónar , Pukkelpop , Lowlands , Big Chill , Sziget , ADE and venues like Razzmatazz , Melkweg , Paradiso ( Amsterdam ) . Yonderboi 's music is often licensed to films , TV and fashion shows or video games . He also enjoys making field trips to different art-forms , he scores movies and theater pieces once in a while and he also composes music for art exhibitions like the Swiss Pavilion of the Venice Biennale 2001 . His most notable collaboration was performing an audio-visual show with British film director legend Peter Greenaway during the Berlin Film Festival 2009 . Besides his extraordinary musical talent Yonderboi utilizes his visual creativity as well . By now he shoots his own photos and videos , designs the album cover and the stage set for his shows . Early years . Yonderboi started experimenting with music in his teenage years , and had his first release in 1998 while he was still a high-school student . The song was called `` Pink Solidism '' , which was a groovy instrumental cover of Riders on the Storm by The Doors . Later that summer his first five track EP came out on vinyl , called `` Cinnamon Kisses '' . Some of the songs got licensed to Western European compilations and soon after he received a record deal from a German label . Shallow And Profound . He recorded his first long-player right after graduation , on his own budget , which was almost 300 USD . This allowed 2 days in a cheap studio to record the acoustic instruments , like vibraphone , accordion , sax and vocals . Everything else like keys , synth , guitars , bass , scratches were recorded at home , and the material got produced and mixed on an average home PC . The album titled `` Shallow and Profound '' came out in 2000 and its success put Yonderboi on the international map of electronic music . He was amongst the pioneers of downtempo and trip hop , the youngest member of the movement , and the only one from the former Eastern Bloc . His music was very much in sync with the global culture of the era , yet it was distinctly different with its Eastern European charm . The album invoked and melted together the romance of several decades of the 20th century , from 30 's poetry and chanson throughout 50's/60 's jazz to cinematic soundtracks . As the title also suggests the record is divided into two main parts , a more vivid and playful , sometimes cartoonish first part and a rather contemplative , dreamy second part . The most successful song of the album ( which came out on single as well ) , the vibraphone ruled Pabadam was widely recognized . Even Laurent Garnier announced and played it on Radio Nova , not to mention that Gilles Peterson has supported the song on BBC Radio 1 in his program Worldwide . The listeners voted the track up to position 9 in the Worldwide Winners 2000 . Still today Pabadam is a frequent guest on compilations , fashion shows and radio programs . Other notable tracks are Road Movie ( also available as video ) , `` Fairy Of The Lake , Pink Solidism '' , `` Ohne Chanteuse '' . Yonderboi also started to perform his music live , supported by his temporary band called Yonderboi Quintet . They played various festival stages , amongst many others Sónar , Lowlands , Oslo and Rotterdam Jazz Festivals and several clubs throughout Europe and Russia , like Melkweg , Supper Club , Razzmatazz , 16tons . Splendid Isolation . Yonderboi wanted the second album to be substantially different from its predecessor both in content and on the surface . There were more resources available this time , yet his basic approach to recording remained simple , he recorded almost everything at home , from electric guitars through male vocals to cellos and brass . Only one day was spent in a proper studio , to record the children 's choir for the opening track `` All We Go To Hell '' , which obviously needed a bigger space than Yonderboi 's bedroom . The post-production of the material ended up surprisingly in Los Angeles , thanks to the lucky meeting with Dutch producer Tom Holkenborg , who helped Yonderboi to finish up the record . The album was named `` Splendid Isolation '' and came out in 2005 . Even though it does have some Eastern European qualities , it is much more melted into Western culture than Shallow and Profound . The record has three main parts , a rather downtempo-ish beginning , then a guitar pop inspired core and a mind bending soundtrack-like closing . Two songs were copied on singles , `` Were You Thinking Of Me ? '' and `` People Always Talk About The Weather '' , each had a gorgeous cinematic video directed by Yonderboi himself . Both the songs and videos got played by several stations , amongst others MTV Europe , KCRW , Studio Brussels . Several songs of the album got licensed to films , TV shows and video games , probably most often the ultra-dark and cynical `` Before You Snap '' . On the Splendid Isolation Tour Yonderboi was supported on stage by his second temporary band Kings Of Oblivion . They visited many festivals all over Europe like Pukkelpop , 5 Days Off , Sziget and venues like Paradiso , Melkweg , A38 or Uebel and Gefaehrlich . Passive Control . The goal was to create the female sequel of the quite masculine `` Splendid Isolation '' . Yonderboi found the female voice that he was looking for via Myspace , in the person of a previously unreleased young German singer Charlotte Brandi . The recordings of the album took place in Yonderboi 's home studio again . However this time only a few instruments got captured , like female vocals , acoustic guitar and a little cello . The rest of the sounds were played and programmed by Yonder , he also produced and mixed the album all by himself . His intention was to compose a rather coherent sonic universe , where the organic and the artificial creates harmony , and the border between them is almost unrecognizable . The album is difficult to place both geographically and in time , it does not really belong anywhere , however it has a strong European character . Both the soundscape and the artwork is created to be futuristic and outmoded at the same time , the album invokes the utopian art deco vibe of early 20th century , 70 's folk and 90 's electronic music . The new songs got already recognized and played by amongst others Jason Bentley on Morning Becomes Eclectic at KCRW . The German Vogue ( magazine ) reviewed the album and had `` Paint Hunting On The Wall '' on its monthly playlist at position 5 . Yonderboi In House . Last year Yonderboi started a remix project called Yonderboi In House , which will be released as an EP series on his own label Yonderland . Until then these tracks can be heard exclusively on his current , similarly titled live act . While creating the show Yonderboi used his DIY skills to design a matching , conceptual stage set : a glowing house frame and a Y-shaped DJ booth . So far the tour included venues like Palác Akropolis in Prague , Sziget Festival or Amsterdam dance event 2012 . As a consequence he was able to cross off an important line on his childhood bucket list “ tweak a real Roland TB-303 on stage ” .
Path Press . Path Press is a non-profit entity , which handles legal matters and holds the copyrights of all Ven . Ñāṇavīra Thera 's writings together with some the writings from others ; Path Press Publications is an independent non-profit publisher of books by Ven . Ñāṇavīra Thera and the writings of Samanera Bodhesako . It has its office in the Netherlands . The Path Press is also a society whose goal is to explain and spread the doctrine of the Buddha . It was founded in Sri Lanka in 1987 by Samanera Bodhesako . Originally conceived as a limited effort to publish Clearing the Path but later become an entity who is holding copyrights of writing of Ñāṇavīra Thera and it consist of the small group of 4 bhikkhus and 5 layman ( upāsakas ) who are aspiring to make late Ven . Ñāṇavīra Thera 's teachings more available for those who are interested . About . Path Press was a name of convenience , originally intended to include those who , through the years , have contributed their various talents to bring `` Clearing the Path '' to realization . Path Press was not planned to be an ongoing publishing house . However , it now turns out that there remains sufficient worthwhile materials from the writings of the Venerable Ven . Ñāṇavīra Thera to issue other volumes to the present work ; and there are a few other writings , unpublished or now out of print , which , like `` Clearing the Path '' , are of high quality , worthy of publication or reprinting . Therefore , it was established a publishing house , called 'Path Press Publications ' . These writings are probably not commercially viable ; nor do they represent the views of any established sect , school or university which might sponsor their publication . The idea has been put forward that inasmuch as Path Press has already published one book of this type it could use that experience as a basis for issuing those occasional writings which are of exceptional merit and yet do not attract established publishers . Clearing the Path ( 1960–1965 ) . Clearing the Path was the most important work for Path Press . In 1963 , Ñāṇavīra Thera completed a book called `` Notes on Dhamma '' ( 1960–1963 ) , which was privately published by the Honourable Lionel Samaratunga in the same year ( 250 copies ) . Following production of that volume , the author amended and added to the text , leaving at his death an expanded typescript , indicated by the titular expansion of its dates , ( 1960–1965 ) . `` Notes on Dhamma '' has been variously described as `` arrogant , scathing , and condescending '' , as `` a fantastic system '' , and as `` the most important book to be written in this century '' . Ñāṇavīra Thera himself remarked of the book that `` it is vain to hope that it is going to win general approval ... but I do allow myself to hope that a few individuals ... will have private transformations of their way of thinking as a result of reading them '' . And the influence of `` Notes on Dhamma '' on Buddhist thinkers continues to increase more than three decades after its publication . This book has aroused extreme interest and controversy . The `` Notes '' `` attempt to provide an intellectual basis for the understanding of the Suttas without abandoning `` saddhā '' ( faith ) '' ; that they `` have been written with the purpose of clearing away a mass of dead matter which is choking the Suttas '' ; and that , above all , `` the `` Notes '' are designed to be an invitation to the reader to come and share the author 's point of view '' . The `` Notes '' assume that the reader 's sole interest in the `` Pali Suttas '' is a concern for his own welfare . However , the `` Notes '' , with their admitted intellectual and conceptual difficulties , are not the only way to discuss right view or to offer right-view guidance . `` Letters '' are a selection of 150 letters written by Ñāṇavīra Thera from his `` kuti '' in the Bundala Forest Reserve to local and foreign readers of the `` Notes '' who had requested explanation and clarification . Some are thinly disguised essays in a wholly modern idiom . The letters which are collected and published in `` Clearing the Path '' are not only something of a commentary on the `` Notes '' ; they are , independently , a lucid discussion of how an individual concerned fundamentally with self-disclosure deals with the dilemma of finding himself in an intolerable situation , where the least undesirable alternative is suicide . With openness , calmness , and considerable wit Ñāṇavīra Thera discusses with his correspondents ( including his doctor , a judge , a provincial businessman , a barrister , a British diplomat , and another British citizen ) the illnesses that plague him and what he can and can not do about them , and about his own existence . His life as a Buddhist monk in a remote jungle abode is not incidental to the philosophy he expounds : the two are different aspects of the same thing , namely a vision that penetrates into the human situation both as universal and as particular , and recognizes that it is this situation which it is the business of each of us to resolve for ourselves . In presenting this view Ñāṇavīra Thera offers a contemporary exposition of the Teaching of the Buddha . In living this view he evokes a dramatic situation wherein an individual resolutely faces those questions which every lucid person must eventually face . The letters are in language , idiom and quotations from a galaxy of thinkers such as Camus , Heidegger , Kierkegaard , Sartre , Kafka . Though familiar to a Western reader , it can be incomprehensible in part , to anyone without such background . Most of the editorial work connected with Ñāṇavīra Thera 's writings was performed by Sāmanera Bodhesako ( Robert Smith ) , who died in Kathmandu in 1988 . During the last years of his life in Sri Lanka he founded Path Press which published `` Clearing the Path : Writings of Ñāṇavīra Thera ( 1960-1965 ) '' . He also worked as editor for the Buddhist Publication Society in Kandy which published `` The Tragic , The Comic & The Personal : Selected Letters of Ñāṇavīra Thera ( Wheel 339/341 ) '' in 1987 . Prof. Forrest Williams of the University of Colorado also participated as the co-editor of `` Clearing the Path '' . It is now out of print . The Buddhist Cultural Centre decided to issue it in its two constituent parts , `` Notes on Dhamma '' and `` Letters '' .
Grant Road railway station . Grant Road ( ) , named after Sir Robert Grant , the Governor of Bombay between 1835 and 1839 , is a railway station in South-Central Mumbai , and is the former terminus of the erstwhile Bombay Baroda and Central India Railway . The terminus was established in 1859 to connect to Surat , over the years the terminus facilities were moved to Bombay Central and facilities at Grant road were converted to cargo operations . Post independence the road which lends its name to the area and the station has been changed to Maulana Shaukatali Road Overview . Towards the west of the Grant Road station is Nana Chowk ( named after Jaganath Shunkerseth ) and residential localities of Gamdevi , New Chikhal Wadi , Juni ( Old ) Chikhal Wadi , Bhaji Gully ( the local vegetable market ) . To the east of Grant Road station is the retail electronic market of Bombay along Lamington Road . Grant Road station also connects famous Radha Gopinath Temple [ ISKCON ] at Chowpatty . Novelty cinema is at the junction of Grant Road with Lamington Road . Famous places accessible to the West are Gowalia Tank ( also known as August Kranti Maidan ) , Mani Bhavan at Gamdevi , Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan , Bhavan 's College , Wilson College , Girgaum Chowpatty and Walkeshwar . Famous places accessible from the East are Gol Deol off Duncan Road , Chor Bazaar on Mutton Street , Hurkisondas Hospital , Prathana Samaj , Badr Baug . For information on area , see Grant Road Accessibility . Bus routes connecting Grant Road Station ( West ) include bus number 155 . Bus number 155 is a ring route via Pedder Road .
Portumna Castle . Portumna Castle is a semi-fortified house in Portumna , County Galway , Ireland . It was built in the early 17th century by the 4th Earl of Clanricarde , Richard Burke . Location . Portumna Castle is located close to the shore of Lough Derg near where the River Shannon enters the lake . Portumna Abbey is to the east . History . When it was built , Portumna Castle was without equal in Ireland at the time in style , grandeur and distinction , outshining castles at Rathfarnham , Kanturk , Carrickfergus , Charlemont and Burncourt . Its builder was Richard Burke , 4th Earl of Clanricarde , Lord President of Connaught , of the de Burgo family of Norman descent . The castle was built around 1610 to 1617 at a cost of £10,000 . The Earl also built a mansion , Somerhill House , Royal Tunbridge Wells in Kent . Portumna castle was built in the Renaissance style already prevalent in Italy and France for over a century , but not commonly found in Ireland or England at that time . The Renaissance features of the exterior are , strictly speaking , limited to the doorcase of the front entrance and the Tuscan gateway of the innermost courtyard , but the layout is an expression of Renaissance ideas . The castle is symmetrical in shape and consists of three stories over a basement with square corner projecting towers . The castle measures 29.7m by 21.2m and the corner towers are 6.5m square with gunports . A central corridor , 3m wide , runs longitudinally from top to bottom , supported by stone walls , which contain numerous recesses and fireplaces . The castle was abandoned as a home following a fire in 1826 . The Office of Public Works has re-built the huge chimney stacks . The estate grounds contain walled gardens , gate lodges , gateposts and a yard .
Minnan region . Minnan , Southern Fujian , or Minnan Golden Triangle ( ) refers to the coastal region in southern Fujian Province , China , which includes the prefecture-level cities of Xiamen , Quanzhou and Zhangzhou . The region accounts for 40 percent of the GDP of Fujian province . It is the origin of the Hoklo people who speak the Quanzhang variety of Southern Min , or mainstream Minnan Chinese . G. William Skinner used the term Zhang-Quan ( 漳泉分区 ) to describe the region in his physiographic macroregions of China .
Automation World . Launched in 2003 by Summit Media Group , Inc. , `` Automation World '' is a monthly publication which covers the latest developments in the automation field . Each issue contains articles in the following departments : Operations & Engineering Skills , Managers & Executives Skills , IT & Networking Skills . Feature articles , safety and security issues , industry news and a monthly Product World roundup are also included with monthly issues , along with one of three quarterly supplements - Industrial Ethernet Review , Packaging Automation Review , and Wireless World Review . History and profile . The first issue of `` Automation World '' was published in June 2003 . VP/Publisher David Harvey began his publishing career in advertising sales with Technical Publishing in 1980 . He later moved on to Reed Business Information ( Technical , Cahners , Reed Business ) , where most of his years were spent with `` Control Engineering Magazine '' in sales and sales management , the last nine of those years as publisher . As of December 2010 , the audited BPA circulation of `` Automation World '' was 56,336 subscribers .
The Notebook ( novel ) . `` The Notebook '' is a 1996 romantic novel by American novelist Nicholas Sparks , The novel was later adapted into a popular film of the same name , in 2004 . The Indian Bollywood film , `` Zindagi Tere Naam , '' starring Mithun Chakraborty , is also based on it . Background . This was Nicholas Sparks ' first published novel . It was the third written after `` The Passing '' and `` The Royal Murders '' , which he did not publish . He wrote it over a period of six months in 1994 . Literary agent Theresa Park discovered Sparks by picking the book out of her agency 's slush pile and reading it . Park offered to represent him . In October 1995 , Park secured a $ 1 million advance for the book from the Time Warner Book Group , and the novel was published in October 1996 . It was on `` The New York Times Best Seller list '' in its first week of release . `` The Notebook '' was a hardcover best seller for more than a year . In interviews , Sparks said he was inspired to write the novel by the grandparents of his wife , who had been married for more than 60 years when he met them . In `` The Notebook , '' he tried to express the long romantic love of that couple . Plot . Noah , 31 , returns from World War II to his town of New Bern , North Carolina . He finishes restoring an antebellum-style house , after his father 's death . Meanwhile Allie , 29 , sees the house in the newspaper and decides to pay him a visit . They are meeting , again , after a 14-year separation , which followed their brief but passionate summer romance when her family was visiting the town . They were separated by class , as she was the daughter of a wealthy family , and he worked as a laborer in a lumberyard . Seeing each other brings on a flood of memories and strong emotions in both of them . They have dinner together and talk about their lives and the past . Allie learns that Noah had written letters to her for one year after their breakup . She realizes that her mother hid the letters so that Allie could never receive them and would conclude that Noah had forgotten about her . They talk about what could have happened between them without her mother 's interference . At the end of the night , Noah invites Allie to come back the next day and promises her a surprise . She decides to see him again . During this time , her fiancé , Lon , tries to reach her at the hotel . When Allie does not respond to his calls , he begins to worry . The next day , Noah takes Allie on a canoe ride in a small lake where swans and geese swim . She is enchanted . On their way back , they are caught in a storm and end up soaked . When they return to his house , they talk again about how important they were to each other , and how their feelings have not changed . Noah and Allie share a kiss and make love . Allie 's mother shows up the next morning and gives Allie the letters from Noah . When her mother leaves , Allie is torn and has a decision to make . She knows she loves Noah , but she does not want to hurt Lon . Noah begs her to stay with him , but she decides to leave . She cries all the way back to the hotel and starts reading the letters her mother returned to her . At the hotel , her fiancé Lon is waiting in the lobby . The man stops reading the story at this point , and implies to the audience that he is reading to his wife , who suffers from Alzheimer 's disease and does not recognize him . Throughout the story he explains he is also ill , battling a third cancer , and suffering heart disease , kidney failure , and severe arthritis in his hands . He resumes reading the story and describing their life together : her career as a noted painter , their children , growing old together , and finally the diagnosis of Alzheimer 's . He had changed the names in the story to protect her , but he is Noah and she is Allie . They walk together and Allie , although she does not recognize him , says she might feel something for him . That night they have dinner together . Referring to the story , she ca n't quite remember who Allie chose . Recognizing her husband , she tells him that she loves him . They embrace and talk , but after almost four hours , Allie fades . She begins to panic and hallucinate . She forgets who Noah is again . The nurses have to come in and they have to sedate her . Later Noah has a stroke and can not visit Allie . When he recovers he visits Allie late at night , as he is staying in the same care home . Noah tries to sneak past the nurse station , the nurse on duty pretends that she is going for a coffee , even though she has one on the counter and tells Noah she wo n't be back for a while . And not to do anything while she is away . Noah realises it is just a ruse to let him go see Allie and he finds Allie in bed in her room , asleep . She wakes up and recognizes him as Noah and tells him that she loves him . They kiss and fall asleep next to each other , believing irrationally their love will take them away together . Adaptations . The novel was adapted into a popular film of the same name , in 2004 . The Indian Bollywood film , `` Zindagi Tere Naam , '' starring Mithun Chakraborty , is also based on it . A Bengali film , `` Niyoti , '' was inspired by The Notebook . A television series based on the novel is also being developed by writer Todd Graff , who will also exec produce along with Sparks and Theresa Park for the Warner Bros. Television and Nicholas Sparks Productions .
Venezuelan Consulate-General , Houston . The Consulate-General of Venezuela in Houston ( Spanish : `` Consulado General de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela en Houston '' ) is a diplomatic mission of Venezuela in Houston , Texas , United States . It is located at Suite 220 at 2401 Fountain View Drive . The consulate serves Texas , Kansas , New Mexico , and Oklahoma . History . At one point the consulate was located in Suite 900 at 2925 Briarpark Drive in the Westchase area of Houston . In August 2008 the Venezuelans asked for permission to move to a new location . Nichole Thompson , a United States State Department spokesperson , said that the Venezuelan officials moved into the new location before receiving permission from the U.S. officials . Therefore , in November of that year the United States State Department announced that it would revoke the visas of the diplomats at the Houston office and close it . The consulate resumed normal operations on December 1 of that year .
Rouhollah Ataei . Rouhollah Ataei ( born September 11 , 1983 Iran – Qazvin ) is an Iranian footballer . He currently plays for Paykan in the IPL . Club career . Ataei has been with Paykan since 2009 .
Trow , Wisconsin . Trow is a ghost town in the town of Dewhurst , Clark County , Wisconsin , United States . History . The community was named for A. S. Trow , a local landowner .
Pantheon Macroeconomics . Pantheon Macroeconomics is an economic research consultancy founded by `` Wall Street Journal Economic Survey '' 2014 US forecaster of the year , Ian Shepherdson . The firm is located in Newcastle upon Tyne , England . Description . Founded in 2012 , Pantheon Macroeconomics publishes independent economic intelligence to financial market professionals in the form of daily research products , offered by subscription only . The firm 's publications include Daily articles and datanotes on the US , Eurozone , U.K. , Asian and Latin American markets . Pantheon Macroeconomics also offers conference calls for its clients and speaking engagements . The firm 's team of economists have been quoted frequently by The New York Times '' , `` The Wall Street Journal '' , `` The Times '' , and other media . History . Ian Shepherdson founded Pantheon Macroeconomics in 2012 , after leaving High Frequency Economics , where he served as Chief US Economist . Ian previously held roles at HSBC as Chief UK Economist and as Chief US economist . Ian was named `` Wall Street Journal Economic Survey 2014 forecaster of the year for the second time , having previously won the award in 2003 .
I-Balita . `` i-Balita '' was the flagship news broadcast of Net 25 ( DZEC-TV ) in the Philippines , replacing `` Newsbeat '' on March 24 , 2008 . The show was premiered on August 13 , 2007 . It is currently anchored by Onin Miranda and Elaine Fuentes . It airs live via satellite through 30-minute newscast , aired at 7:00 AM Philippine time and a 60-minute newscast , aired at 5:30 PM Philippine time . On August 11 , 2008 , it produced spin-offs in English was premiered as `` i-News '' replacing `` World Report '' and the first in Philippine news program aired in HDTV format through their sister station GEM-TV 49 ( DZCE-TV ) using ISDB-T digital television standard . `` I-Balita '' was also the first to interview the three hostages of Abu Sayyaf for the first time since their capturing by the bandits ( DZEC had also simulcasted this interview ) . It also covered the updates about Eraño G. Manalo 's death and wake . On January 17 , 2011 , there is also a news-related topic talk show airs after the last `` I-Balita '' at 5:30 PM . It is called `` I-Balita Online '' anchored by Arlyn Dela Cruz , it airs every 6:30 PM . Also , the program have launched on January 22 , 2011 as a weekly news program that airs every Saturday . It is known as `` I-Balita Weekend Report '' anchored by DZXL anchor Ely Saludar , it focuses on news events happened in the last 5 days ( Monday to Friday ) , and airs at 5:30 PM As of May 2 , 2011 , Onin Miranda and Elaine Fuentes became the new anchors of `` I-Balitas primetime edition replacing Ivy Canlas and Joy Maico . However , Joy Maico will still anchor the morning and noontime edition along with Gel Miranda , replacing Ivy Canlas . The last episode was aired on October 21 , 2011 to make way for `` Mata ng Agila '' .
Billy Ward and his Dominoes . Billy Ward and his Dominoes were an African-American R & B vocal group . One of the most successful R & B groups of the early 1950s , the Dominoes helped launch the singing careers of two notable members , Clyde McPhatter and Jackie Wilson . Career . Billy Ward ( born Robert L. Williams , 19 September 1921 , Savannah , Georgia , died 16 February 2002 , Inglewood , California ) grew up in Philadelphia , the second of three sons of Charles Williams and Cora Bates Williams , and was a child musical prodigy , winning an award for a piano composition at the age of 14 . Following military service with the Coast Guard Artillery Choir , he studied music in Chicago , and at the Juilliard School of Music in New York , something that very few blacks like Ward had achieved . While working as a vocal coach and part-time arranger on Broadway , he met talent agent Rose Marks , who became his business and songwriting partner . The pair set out to form a vocal group from the ranks of his students , hoping to cash in on the new trend of vocal quintets in R & B . The group was at first called the Ques , composed of Clyde McPhatter ( lead tenor ) , whom Ward recruited after McPhatter won `` Amateur Night '' at the Apollo Theater , Charlie White ( tenor ) , Joe Lamont ( baritone ) , and Bill Brown ( bass ) . Ward acted as their pianist and arranger . As for Charlie White , his greatgrandchild , BreeAnna Marie , has made a name for herself as model , singer , songwriter and actress , managed by his granddaughter , Tonya . After the group made successful appearances on talent shows in the Apollo Theater and on the Arthur Godfrey show in 1950 , Rene Hall recommended them to Ralph Bass of Federal Records , a subsidiary of King , where they were signed to a recording contract and renamed themselves the Dominoes . Their first single release , `` Do Something For Me '' , with McPhatter ’ s lead vocal , reached the R & B charts in early 1951 , climbing to number 6 . After a less successful follow-up , the group released `` Sixty Minute Man '' , on which Brown sang lead , and boasted of being able to satisfy his girls with fifteen minutes each of `` kissin ' '' `` teasin ' '' and `` squeezin ' '' , before `` blowin ' '' his `` top '' . It reached number 1 on the R & B chart in May 1951 and stayed there for 14 weeks , and crossed over to the pop charts , reaching number 17 and voted `` Song of the Year '' of 1951 . It was an important record in several respects—it crossed the boundaries between gospel singing and blues , its lyrics pushed the limits of what was deemed acceptable , and it appealed to many white as well as black listeners . In later years , it became a contender for the title of `` first rock 'n ' roll record '' . The group toured widely , building up a reputation as one of the top R & B acts of the era , edging out the Five Keys and the Clovers ( two of the top R & B groups of the early 1950s ) and commanding an audience which crossed racial divides . However , Ward 's strict disciplinarian approach , and failure to recompense the singers , caused internal problems . Jackie Wilson recalled , `` Billy Ward was not an easy man to work for . He played piano and organ , could arrange , and he was a fine director and coach . He knew what he wanted , and you had to give it to him . And he was a strict disciplinarian . You better believe it ! You paid a fine if you stepped out of line . '' Ward most likely got the idea of levying fines against group members from his tenure in the military . Article 15 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice gives a unit commander authority to mete a certain amount of punishment to troops under his or her command without going through a court-martial , which includes fines ( partial forfeiture of pay ) . The name `` The Dominoes '' was owned by Ward and Marks , who had the power to hire and fire and to pay the singers a salary . Clyde McPhatter was being paid barely enough to live on , even though most of the Dominoes ' success was due to McPhatter 's soaring vocal abilities . `` Whenever I 'd get back on the block where everybody 'd heard my records—half the time I could n't afford a Coca-Cola , '' according to McPhatter . Allegedly , Ward paid his singers $ 100 a week ( US $ in dollars ) , minus deductions for taxes , food and hotel bills . McPhatter often found himself billed as `` Clyde Ward '' to fool fans into thinking he was Billy Ward 's little brother . Others assumed Ward was doing the lead singing . White and Brown both left in 1951 to form the Checkers and were replaced by James Van Loan ( 1922–1976 ) and David McNeil ( 1932–2005 , previously of the Larks ) . In March 1952 , the Dominoes were chosen to be the only vocal group at Alan Freed 's `` Moondog Coronation Ball '' . The hits continued , with `` Have Mercy Baby '' topping the R & B charts for 10 weeks in 1952 . Later records were credited to `` Billy Ward and His Dominoes '' . In early 1953 , McPhatter left to form his own group , the Drifters . His replacement in the Dominoes was Jackie Wilson , who had been coached by McPhatter while also singing with the group on tour . Lamont and McNeil also left and were replaced by Milton Merle and Cliff Givens ( Givens had been in the Southern Sons Gospel Quartet ; he joined the Ink Spots in 1944 upon the death of original bass Orville `` Hoppy '' Jones ) . With Wilson singing lead , singles such as `` You Ca n't Keep a Good Man Down '' continued to be successful , although the Dominoes did not enjoy quite the same success as they had with McPhatter as lead tenor . In 1954 , Ward moved the group to Jubilee Records and then to Decca Records , with which they had a number 27 pop hit , `` St. Therese of the Roses '' , featuring Wilson on tenor , giving the Dominoes a brief moment in the spotlight again . However , the group was unable to follow that success on the charts , and there were a succession of personnel changes . They increasingly moved away from their R & B roots with appearances in Las Vegas and elsewhere . Elvis Presley went to hear Jackie Wilson and the Dominoes in Las Vegas in 1956 and was so impressed with Wilson 's singing that he went back to Sun Studios and cut the Million Dollar Quartet 's of `` Do n't Be Cruel '' . Presley introduced the song by saying how Wilson sang it much better and then proceeded to do an impersonation of the much slower Dominoes version , backed by Johnny Cash , Carl Perkins and Jerry Lee Lewis . In late 1957 , Wilson left for a solo career and was replaced by Gene Mumford of the Larks , after which the group signed a contract with Liberty Records . They had a # 13 pop hit with `` Star Dust '' . `` Star Dust '' was one of the earliest multitrack recordings in the rock & roll era . The session was on March 7 , 1957 . The tapes have been mixed into true stereo , making the recording one of the first songs ( 1957 ) by a rock & roll/R & B artist in true stereo . The track also reached # 13 in the UK Singles Chart in October 1957 . It was to be their only million seller . It was followed by `` Deep Purple '' . This proved to be their last major success , although various lineups of the group continued recording and performing into the 1960s . They were inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 2006 . Federal Records discography . Federal 12001 - `` Do Something For Me '' / '' Chicken Blues '' Federal 12010 - `` Harbor Lights '' / '' No , Says My Heart '' Federal 12016 - `` The Deacon Moves In '' ( with Little Esther ) / '' Other Lips , Other Arms '' ( Little Esther ) Federal 12022 - `` Sixty Minute Man '' / '' I Ca n't Escape From You '' Federal 12036 - `` Heart To Heart '' ( with Little Esther ) / '' Looking For A Man To Satisfy My Soul '' ( Little Esther ) Federal 12039 - `` I Am With You '' / '' Weeping Willow Blues '' Federal 12059 - `` That 's What You 're Doing To Me '' / '' When The Swallows Come Back To Capistrano '' Federal 12068 - `` Have Mercy Baby '' / '' Deep Sea Blues '' Federal 12072 - `` Love , Love , Love '' / '' That 's What You 're Doing To Me '' Federal 12105 - `` I 'd Be Satisfied '' / '' No Room '' Federal 12106 - `` Yours Forever '' / '' I 'm Lonely '' Federal 12114 - `` The Bells '' / '' Pedal Pushin ' Papa '' Federal 12129 - `` These Foolish Things Remind Me Of You '' / '' Do n't Leave Me This Way '' Federal 12139 - `` You Ca n't Keep A Good Man Down '' / '' Where Now Little Heart '' Federal 12162 - `` My Baby 's 3-D '' / '' Until The Real Thing Comes Along '' Federal 12178 - `` Tootsie Roll '' / '' Move To The Outskirts Of Town '' Federal 12184 - `` Handwritting On The Wall '' / '' One Moment With You '' Federal 12193 - `` Above Jacob 's Ladder '' / '' Little Black Train '' Federal 12209 - `` Ca n't Do Sixty No More '' / '' If I Never Get To Heaven '' Federal 12218 - `` Cave Man '' / '' Love Me Now Or Let Me Go '' Federal 12263 - `` Bobby Sox Baby '' / '' How Long , How Long Blues '' Federal 12301 - `` St. Louis Blues '' / '' One Moment With You '' Federal 12308 - `` Have Mercy Baby '' / '' Love , Love , Love ''
The Seventh Survivor . `` The Seventh Survivor '' is a 1941 [ British , black-and-white , spy , war film , directed by Leslie S. Hiscott and starring Felix Aylmer , Jane Carr , Wally Patch , Linden Travers , Austin Trevor , Frank Pettingell , Ronald Shiner , and Martita Hunt . It was produced by British National Films and Shaftesbury Films . Synopsis . During the Second World War , a German spy goes on the run , carrying important news about a U-Boat campaign . The ship he is travelling aboard is hit by a torpedo . The spy winds up at a lighthouse with other survivors , one of whom is a counterintelligence agent who reveals the German spy 's true identity .
United States Drought Monitor . The United States Drought Monitor is a collection of measures that allows experts to assess droughts in the United States . The monitor is not an agency but a partnership between the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln , the United States Department of Agriculture , and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration . Different experts provide their best judgment to outline a single map every week that shows droughts throughout the United States . The effort started in 1999 as a federal , state , and academic partnership , growing out of an initiative by the Western Governors Association to provide timely and understandable scientific information on water supply and drought for policymakers . The monitor is produced by a rotating group of authors and incorporates review from a group of 250 climatologists , extension agents , and others across the nation . Each week the authors revise the previous map based on rainfall , snowfall , and other events , and observers ' reports of how drought is affecting crops , wildlife , and other indicators . Authors balance conflicting data and reports to come up with a new map every Wednesday afternoon . The map is then released on the following Thursday morning .
Virtual Theatre . The Virtual Theatre is a computer game engine designed by Revolution Software to produce adventure games for computer platforms . The engine allowed their team to script events , and move animated sprites against a drawn background with moving elements using a point-and-click style interface . Upon its first release , it rivaled competing engines like LucasArts ' SCUMM and Sierra 's Creative Interpreter , due to its then high level of artificial intelligence . The engine was first proposed in 1989 , while the first game to use it , `` Lure of the Temptress '' , was released in 1992 , followed by `` Beneath a Steel Sky '' ( 1994 ) , ' ( 1996 ) and ' ( 1997 ) . It allowed in-game characters to wander around the gameworld independently of each other , performing `` everyday life '' actions , which was not previously possible , and all characters and objects occupied space ; consequently , non-player characters had to side-step the player 's protagonist and any other object they came across , as well as the player having to side-step them , achieving a more realistic game world that previous engines were unable to provide , though non-player characters could unwittingly block a path as the player was traversing the game scene . Non-player characters performed much simpler tasks with each release due to size constraints . Two games ( `` Broken Sword : The Shadow of the Templars '' and `` Broken Sword II : The Smoking Mirror '' ) that use a Virtual Theatre variant engine can now be played on modern hardware using ScummVM , which as a result allows the engine to run on platforms where the titles were not officially released . In 2012 , it was confirmed that the engine would be revived as `` Virtual Theatre 7 '' for the fifth `` Broken Sword '' titled ' ( 2013 ) . Development . Charles Cecil and Tony Warriner had worked together at Artic Computing , an English video game development company . In 1990 they decided to set up their own video-game development company , together with David Sykes and Noirin Carmody . For their debut adventure game , `` Lure of the Temptress '' , released in 1992 for Amiga , Atari ST and PC , Cecil , Warriner , Sykes and Dan Marchant created the concept of the game engine titled `` Virtual Theatre '' , which Warriner wrote . For `` Beneath a Steel Sky '' , released in 1994 for Amiga , and PC , Revolution used an updated version of Virtual Theatre , Virtual Theatre 2.0 , written by Warriner and Sykes . However , because the game was six times the size of `` Lure of the Temptress '' , non-player characters had to perform much simpler tasks than in its predecessor . `` Broken Sword : The Shadow of the Templars '' , released in 1996 for PC , Mac and PlayStation , and its sequel , ' , released in 1997 for PC and PlayStation , also used modified versions of the Virtual Theatre engine . The engine subsequently underwent various updates . For ' a brand-new engine ( `` VT7 '' ) was developed in order to deal with multiple platforms and , in particular , with screen resolution ( the system is built on C++ and OpenGL , and a custom scripting-language to implement the game itself ) . Features . Traditionally in adventure game engines , non-player characters were static awaiting the player to interact with them to trigger an event . However , Virtual Theatre allowed non-player characters to traverse the world in seemingly random patterns , interacting with their environment . Upon the engine 's first release , it rivaled competing engines such as LucasArts ' SCUMM engine , and Sierra 's Creative Interpreter , due to its then high level of artificial intelligence . Another advantage of the engine is that it is a cross-platform engine . It was also faster on the Amiga than the C code that was used by many USA programmers at that time . Compared to the Sierra titles , the engine became in this respect more sophisticated , a reason why Revolution did the conversion of `` King 's Quest VI '' to the Amiga . All of the in-game objects ( including non-player characters ) in Virtual Theatre occupied space , which was a unique feature for an engine at the time . Consequently , non-player characters had to side-step the player 's protagonist and any other object they came across , as well as the player had to side step them . When a non-player character bypassed the protagonist , he or she uttered a comment ( like `` Excuse me , Sir '' ) . As the result , the engine achieved a more realistic game world than previous engines were able to provide , though non-player characters could unwittingly block a path as the player was traversing the game scene . This was remedied with the release of `` Broken Sword : The Shadow of the Templars '' , where the protagonist , if found his way blocked by another character , could simply walk through them . Two games ( `` Broken Sword : The Shadow of the Templars '' and `` Broken Sword II : The Smoking Mirror '' ) that use a Virtual Theatre variant engine can now be played on modern hardware using ScummVM .
2014 Hockey India League players ' auction . 2014 Hockey India League Players ' Auction or HIL Closed Bid was the mini auction/closed bid of players for the second season of the professional field hockey tournament , Hockey India League . Auction took place on November 22 at Lalit Hotel in New Delhi . A total of 154 players were auctioned out of which 95 were Indian players and 59 were foreign players from 14 countries . The base price for the players varied from 2,600 to 25,000 . The salary cap available to each franchise for the auction was increased from 650,000 ( 4 crores ) to 725,000 ( 4.46 crores ) as per the requests of the franchises . The players were signed for the term of two years . During the closed bid , Kalinga Lancers , the new franchise of the Hockey India League , bought its 24 players while rest of the five franchises bought players due to the permanent withdrawals to complete their squads . Transfers . Transfer window for second season of HIL was open from August 19 to September 30 . Replacement signings . Franchises can sign players after the HIL auction , as replacement of contracted players who are not available to play due to injuries and national commitments . Under HIL rules , the replacements have to be chosen from the pool of players who went unsold in the auction . See also . Hockey India League 2014 Hockey India League
Unna-Königsborn station . Unna-Königsborn station is located in the city of Unna in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia . It is at the end of the remaining section of the line from Dortmund . Line S 4 trains of the Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn reverse here on their way to and from Unna station . It is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 6 station . The station is served by S 4 services between Unna and Dortmund-Lütgendortmund station via Dortmund Stadthaus and Dortmund-Dorstfeld . It is also served by bus route C43 at 60-minute intervals during the day and R53 at 20- or 40-minute intervals , both operated by `` Verkehrsgesellschaft Kreis Unna '' .
Harald Fuchs . Harald Fuchs ( born April 15 , 1951 ) is a Professor of Experimental Physics at the University of Münster , Germany , Scientific Director of the Center of Nanotechnology ( CeNTech ) in Münster , and co-director of the Institute of Nanotechnology ( INT ) in Karlsruhe . His research focuses on nanoscale science and nanotechnology , ranging from scanning probe microscopy to self organized nanostructure fabrication , and nano–bio systems . He has published more than 450 scientific articles in various journals as an author or co-author . He was awarded the Philip Morris Research Prize `` Challenge Future '' in 1994 and the Münsterland Innovation Prize in 2001 . He is currently member of the German Academy of Natural Scientists Leopoldina , the German `` National academy of science and engineering ( acatech ) as well as `` The world academy of sciences '' ( TWAS ) . He holds two guest professorships in China . He is a cofounder of several nanotechnology companies and a member of the Editorial Boards in several international journals . In 2015 he received an Honorary Professorship at the Nanjing-Tech-University , China .
Depressaria incognitella . `` Depressaria incognitella '' is a moth of the Depressariidae family . It is found in France , Spain , Switzerland and Italy .
Frank Gerster . Frank Gerster ( born 15 April 1976 ) is a German football manager and former footballer who played as a midfielder . He is currently the manager of FC Neu-Anspach . Career . Gerster played youth football in Bavaria , playing for his hometown club FC Kempten and later FC Augsburg , before joining Bayern Munich in 1994 . He progressed through Bayern 's reserve team , and was promoted to the first team in 1996 , making his Bundesliga in March 1997 as a substitute for Marcel Witeczek in a 2–0 defeat to Arminia Bielefeld . He made a further eight appearances for Bayern - all as a substitute - seven came in the League and one against IFK Göteborg in the group stage of the 1997–98 UEFA Champions League . During his time at Bayern , Gerster won a League title and a Cup and also represented Germany , being named in the squad for the 1995 FIFA World Youth Championship in Qatar , and making fourteen appearances for the Germany under-21 team . In 1998 , Gerster left Bayern to sign for Eintracht Frankfurt , where he had a hugely unsuccessful three years , making only one first-team appearance , in a 4–1 defeat to 1860 Munich . After leaving Frankfurt , Gerster embarked on a journeyman career , playing for various Regionalliga clubs before retiring in 2009 after a year with Chemnitzer FC . A year later , he was appointed as assistant manager of Borussia Dortmund 's reserve team , assisting David Wagner .
Leadville Trail 100 MTB . The Leadville Trail 100 MTB is the second oldest of the growing number of marathon mountain bike races held in the United States , the first being the Wilderness 101 in Central PA . The Leadville Trail 100 MTB was first run in 1994 and has become one of the best marketed , attended and known marathon events in mountain bike racing . Entry to the event is controlled and restricted . Some entries are awarded by a random lottery , while other entries are awarded by finishing well in a series of qualifying events . The lottery entries are due by the end of December for the race that is run the second Saturday in August . The qualifying events are similar to the Leadville 100 race but shorter , typically around 100 km in length . These course typically cover similar paths ( roads , dirt roads , gravel roads and mild trails ) with similar vertical elevation gains ( ~100 feet per 1 mile ) . History . The Leadville Trail 100 MTB race is an outgrowth of the Leadville Trail 100 footrace . Both races were begun by Ken Chlouber as part of an effort to spur the economy of the town of Leadville after a local mine that employed many residents closed . The mountain bike race began after a sponsor of the footrace offered to sponsor it and to arrange for television coverage . The first running of the race drew just 150 entrants , while the 2009 edition allowed 1400 entrants . Course . The race is run on a out and back course , starting and finishing in downtown Leadville , Colorado , United States , at elevation . Major climbs include an over ascent from miles 40-50 to the Columbine mine , Powerline at mile 80 , and St Kevins at mile 86 . Total elevation gain is somewhere around when verified by GPS tracks of past competitors . The actual length of the course is approximately 104 miles . Winners . Between 2003 and 2008 , David Wiens , a 2000 inductee to the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame , won the race each year . In 2007 , Wiens broke the 7 hour mark for the first time at 6:58:46. while holding off Floyd Landis by just under 2 minutes . In 2008 , Wiens won again beating Lance Armstrong by just under 2 minutes and setting a new course record of 6:45:45 . In 2009 , Armstrong returned winning and establishing a new course record of 6:28:50.9 . Armstrong 's involvement with the race has brought increased attention to the Leadville Trail 100 MTB , evidenced by the fact that race organizers offered a live webcast for purchase beginning in 2009 . In 2010 , Armstrong was unable to return due to injury , but his Team RadioShack teammate Levi Leipheimer , riding in his first mountain bike race , won and set a new course record of 6:16:37 . In the concurrent women 's race , two-time winner Rebecca Rusch also broke the course record , which had stood since 1997 . In 2011 , a conflict with the Tour of Utah kept Leipheimer away , but U.S. national cross-country bike champion Todd Wells turned in the second-fastest time ever to win , 6:23:38 , while Rusch won the women 's race again and shaved over 15 minutes off her previous record , with 7:31:46 .
Royal Research Ship . A Royal Research Ship ( RRS ) is a merchant navy vessel of the United Kingdom that conducts scientific research for Her Majesty 's Government . Organisations operating such ships include ; the Natural Environment Research Council ( NERC ) , the British Antarctic Survey ( BAS ) and the National Oceanography Centre ( NOC ) . A warrant from the Queen is required before a ship can be designated as an RRS . Relationship with the Royal Navy . In the 1950s and 1960s the Royal Research Ships of the day were owned by the Admiralty , partially managed by the Royal Fleet Auxiliary ( RFA ) , and run as ships of that fleet . The work of the two Royal Research Ships operated by the British Antarctic Survey is complemented by a Royal Navy icebreaker , currently HMS `` Protector '' , which provides science logistics support to the British Antarctic Survey . Current Royal Research Ships . All ships bear the prefix `` RRS '' - Royal Research Ship . RRS `` Sir David Attenborough '' . On 25 April 2014 the government announced that £200 million would be invested in the construction of a new polar research vehicle , to replace `` Ernest Shackleton '' and `` James Clark Ross '' . The ship is to be built by Cammell Laird with construction expected to start in Autumn 2016 . The new icebreaker will be designed with a helipad , on-board labs and the capability to deploy subs ; and should enter service in 2019 . On 17 March 2016 , the Natural Environment Research Council launched a poll to name the ship . By 29 March 2016 , the leading name was RRS `` Boaty McBoatface '' with more than 101,000 votes . When polling closed on 16 April 2016 , the name had 124,000 votes , more than four times that of its nearest rival , RRS `` Poppy-Mai '' . Many more , if not most of the suggested names were in jest . Other top 10-finishers were RRS `` Its Bloody Cold Here '' , `` Usain Boat '' , `` Boatimus Prime '' , and `` I Like Big Boats & I Can not Lie '' . Another popular name , RRS `` Blas de Lezo '' ( after Admiral Blas de Lezo ) , attracted over 38,000 votes before it was removed from voting for being `` liable to cause offence '' . Jo Johnson , the Minister of State for Universities and Science , said that ministers were `` unlikely to endorse the fantastic and very imaginative suggestions [ because ] ... we want something that fits the mission and captures the spirit of scientific endeavour . '' In May 2016 , it was announced that the new ship was to be named after the naturalist and broadcaster Sir David Attenborough , while `` Boaty McBoatface '' would be retained as the name of one of the new ship 's ROVs .
Enrique Coria . Enrique `` Quique '' Coria ( coh-rhia ) is a guitarist from Dique Los Molinos , Argentina . Coriahas appeared on over 400 recordings in South America and the US including with David Grisman 's DGQ ( David Grisman Quintet ) . He speaks both Spanish and English and currently resides in Oakland , California with his wife , singer , Yolanda Aranda . Coria has two children from his first marriage , the eldest being Carol and ten years younger , Raymundo Coria .
Silver Oak Cellars . Silver Oak Cellars is a family-owned , California winery dedicated to producing only Cabernet Sauvignon . Silver Oak was established in 1972 by Ray Duncan and Justin Meyer . It is currently operated by Ray 's sons David Duncan , who serves as the President and CEO , and his brother , Tim Duncan , who serves as Executive Vice President . Silver Oak has two wineries ; one in Oakville in the Napa Valley and one in Healdsburg in the Alexander Valley . The Duncan Family also established Twomey Cellars in 1999 , named after Ray Duncan ’ s mother , where they produce Pinot noir , Merlot and Sauvignon blanc . Twomey has wineries in Calistoga and Healdsburg . In 2007 , the `` ColoradoBiz '' cited Silver Oak as one of a dozen California wineries which `` have reached cult status '' for its Cabernet Sauvignon production and occupies an `` important niche in California 's wine industry . '' History . Silver Oak was the vision of Justin Meyer . Entrepreneur and oil tycoon , Ray Duncan had purchased Franciscan Vineyards and approached Justin Meyer , whom he ’ d met through mutual friends , and asked him to plant and manage his vineyards and winery . Then working at Christian Brothers , Justin agreed , and started Silver Oak on the side . Ray invested in Meyer and Silver Oak was established in 1972 . Named after its location between Oakville and the Silverado Trail in Napa Valley , Justin and Ray ’ s vision for Silver Oak was to devote all their resources to producing a single wine and Justin 's favorite focus - Cabernet Sauvignon . Justin 's vision was to perfect and make a wine that was 100 % Cabernet , no blending . In 1972 , Ray purchased a dairy farm in Oakville , in the Napa Valley , which is the site where the Silver Oak Napa Valley winery stands today . It was on this dairy farm in 1972 where Silver Oak ’ s first vintage was produced using grapes from Silver Oak ’ s Alexander Valley vineyards . That same year , Ray and Justin began planting Silver Oak ’ s first Napa Valley vineyard . Seven years later , Silver Oak harvested the grapes for the company ’ s first Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon . Silver Oak produced 1,600 cases of 1972 North Coast Cabernet Sauvignon , Silver Oak ’ s first wine . However , according to David Duncan , quoted in 2007 , the company did n't sell wine for the first five years but then sold out for 28 years consecutively , and the company has continued to grow . In 1981 , on the site of the old dairy farm in Oakville , Silver Oak broke ground on their Napa Valley winery which was completed in 1982 . Growth of the company from 1977 onwards enabled Silver Oak to purchase further vineyards in the 1980s and early 1990s , becoming one of the most successful Cabernet Sauvignon brands of the 1980s . In 1994 , Justin Meyer brought on Daniel Baron to become his successor . Daniel Baron has served as Silver Oak ’ s Director of Winemaking since 2001 . After being approached by numerous large scale alcohol industries with offers to buy Silver Oak , the partners decided they had different visions for the winery . As Justin 's son , Matthew Meyer was starting a small production winery on the side - Meyer Family Cellars - in January 2001 , co-founder Justin Meyer sold his share of the company to Ray Duncan . Justin wished to focus on his family business and to maintain this highest belief in keeping business small and concentrated on a passion and more specialized production and quality of wine . Soon after , Justin Meyer died on August 6 , 2002 , and was commemorated in the Culinary Institute of America 's Vintner Hall of Fame at Greystone in Saint Helena . Larry Walker of `` Wines & Vines '' accredited Meyer with making important contributions in uniting growers and winemakers , reviving the American Vineyard Foundation , where he served as president , and catapulting the California wine industry to a leading player on the world stage . On New Years Day 2006 , the Oakville winery experienced a major flood from the Napa River . The following month , on February 2 , 2006 , the Oakville winery was devastated by a fire which destroyed the dairy barn , the original structure on the property . David Duncan said , `` The new winery is a winemaker 's dream . We incorporated all the technological advancements of recent years into the winery 's design but made sure we could accommodate changes down the line . '' The rebuild included using some 550 tons of reclaimed stone from a 115-year-old dismantled mill in Coffeyville , Kansas , installing 1,464 solar panels to generate solar power for the facility , elevating the property 4.5 feet above the flood plain and moving their iconic water tower 12 feet . The Duncan Family was able to salvage the two stained glass windows in the original winery that had been created by local artist Diane Peterson in the theme of the Napa Valley . With the rebuild of the winery , they asked Diane Peterson to create two new stained glass windows . Together , the windows represent the four seasons . In the tasting room , adjacent to the new tasting bar , built from white oak which had previously been a barn in Missouri , is a glass-house library displaying Silver Oak wines dating back to the 1970s . Upon appointment , visitors can be taken on a `` Silver Tour and Taste '' or a Silver Tour and Food Pairing , featuring foods prepared by Winery Chef Dominic Orsini . In August 2012 , Silver Oak announced the acquisition of Sausal Vineyard and Winery , a boutique winery and vineyard in the Alexander Valley known for its variety of soils which had not been previously available to Silver Oak . In March 2014 , Silver Oak Cellars was visited by Hollywood A-listers Drew Barrymore , Reese Witherspoon , and Cameron Diaz . In July 2014 , a second generation Napa Valley winemaker Nate Weis joined the firm , a winemaker with ten years of experience who formerly worked for the Patz & Hall Wine Company , Etude Wines , and Antica Napa Valley and Aril Wines . On 24 August , Silver Oak was affected by the 2014 South Napa earthquake , although $ 32,500 worth of wine was saved thanks to Duncan 's decision to install steadier four-barrel racks after the 2006 fire in anticipation of a future earthquake . Vineyards . Fruit for Silver Oak ’ s Cabernet Sauvignon is sourced from estate-owned vineyards in the Napa and Alexander Valleys , and from independent partner growers who have a contract with Silver Oak to grow grapes for them . The backbone of Silver Oak ’ s Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon comes from Silver Oak ’ s 113 acre Soda Canyon Ranch Vineyard in the Napa Valley where Silver Oak grows Cabernet Sauvignon , Merlot , Cabernet Franc , Petit Verdot and Malbec grapes . Silver Oak also owns Jump Rock Vineyard , an 18 acre vineyard with rusty-red , rocky soils dedicated to Cabernet Sauvignon . In St. Helena , Silver Oak farms the small 8 acre Navone Vineyard . Its gravelly loam soils help to produce Cabernet Sauvignon and Petit Syrah . In Alexander Valley , all of Silver Oak ’ s vineyards are dedicated to growing Cabernet Sauvignon . In 1987 , Silver Oak purchased an 80 acre vineyard they named Miraval , the cornerstone of Silver Oak ’ s Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon . Miraval Vineyard sits at an elevation of 200–350 feet with clay and sandy loam soils . In the southern end of the valley , near the course of the Russian River , Silver Oak cultivates the 45 acre Red Tail Vineyard , which they purchased in 1988 . It has clay and sandy loam soils at an elevation of 320–340 feet . Silver Oak ’ s third Alexander Valley vineyard is the 12 acre Geyserville Estate Vineyard that surrounds the Silver Oak Alexander Valley winery . This vineyard sits at an elevation of 270 to 360 feet , with soils that vary from dense clay to clay loam with underlying serpentine rock . Because of the vineyard 's range of soils , the vineyard uses two different rootstocks and is divided into six irrigation areas . Some of Silver Oak 's Napa Vineyards in the St. Helena and Rutherford AVAs are managed by Oscar Renteria . Winemaking . Silver Oak Cabernet Sauvignon is aged for about 25 months exclusively in American oak barrels . Silver Oak ’ s Alexander Valley wines are aged in both new and once-used American oak barrels and spend an additional 14 months in bottle before release . Silver Oak ’ s Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon spends about 20 months in bottle after barrel . In answer to the question of why Silver Oak insists upon aging their wines in American oak barrels , Meyer once said , `` I 'm happy with a cellar of about 65 degrees . Aging is speeded up by heat and slowed down by cold , but the only thing I do to modify my cellar is drink it faster ... To my palate , American oak imparts less wood tannin than French oak . I like tannic wine about as much as I like tough steak . '' The company formed a partnership with Missouri-based barrel producer A & K Cooperage in 2000 to have a steady supply of American oak barrels made to Silver Oak ’ s specifications . Silver Oak ’ s Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon , produced at the Oakville Winery , is considered to be a wine of deep garnet color with a `` complex nose of black cherry , boysenberry , cassis , licorice , coffee and spice . '' Reception . In 2007 the `` Colorado Biz '' cited Silver Oak as one of a dozen California wineries which `` have reached cult status '' for its Cabernet Sauvignon production and occupies an `` important niche in California 's wine industry . '' The popularity of the wines means that their new releases are eagerly awaited , cited by `` The California Directory of Fine Wineries '' as a `` ritual for connoisseurs '' , and people often camp out overnight to be at the front of the queues . Noted wine critic Robert Parker cited Silver Oak as one of the best producers of Cabernet Sauvignon in the Napa Valley . `` Orange Coast Magazine '' cited Silver Oak ’ s Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon as a `` beautiful , complex contemporary wine with more than enough polish to stand up to the classics . '' `` The Rough Guide to California '' considers Silver Oak 's Cabernet Sauvignon to be the `` crème de la crème of the heady red . '' Frommer 's said that the firm was `` long known for producing the go-to cabernet for label-conscious big spenders '' , and Lonely Planet cited the wine as `` one of those names that you bring to the dinner table to turn heads '' and added that it was `` pricey , yes , but legendary . '' Philip Goldsmith described Silver Oak as a `` temple for red-wine lovers , '' highlighting the `` powerful , velvety '' taste and `` unusual aroma , '' resulting from aging in exclusive American oak barrels . Oz Clarke described the wines as `` forward , generous , fruity wines , impossible not to enjoy . '' Peg Melnik and Tim Fish described the wine as an `` art form , '' which is `` known to cabernet lovers around the country . '' In 2012 , Wine & Spirits Magazine selected Silver Oak ’ s 2008 Alexander Valley Cabernet as one of `` Year ’ s Best Cabernet Sauvignon , '' which was acclaimed by critics . Technology . In 2009 , Silver Oak ’ s Associate Winemaker Christiane Schleussner , working with Carlos Macku , Lesa Gonzalez , Ana Cristina Mesquita and Leonard C. Kirch at Cork Supply USA and Cork Supply Portugal , pioneered the commercial sensory evaluation method known as `` dry cork sensory screening '' for detecting the chemical compound TCA ( 2,4,6-trichloroanisol ) , which is responsible for cork taint . The breakthrough process was described in the `` Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry '' , Vol . 57 , Issue 17 in 2009 . Sustainability . Silver Oak has considered sustainable methods important since its inception . The Duncan Family states that the company ’ s livelihood and future livelihood depend upon the `` ecological viability of the land '' and contribute to a better quality grape and wine . The new winery in Oakville , built using reclaimed materials , features 1464 solar panels which provide far more energy than the winery needs and results in 292,000 kilowatt hours sent back to the municipal power grid . The building itself was designed to increase energy efficiency and features a fermentation room with a natural air conditioning system . This system expels hot air , allowing cool night air to enter while the room ’ s large windows and thick walls regulate temperature . The Napa Winery is Green Business certified under the Napa Green Winery Program , administered by the Napa County Department of Environmental Management ( DEM ) , and the Association of Bay Area Government 's ( ABAG ) Green Business Program , meeting the requirements of environmentally sustainable farming such a soil , water and energy conservation . In the vineyard , Silver Oak practices Integrated Pest Management to regulate harmful pests and have installed nesting boxes in their vineyards for bluebirds and owls to help control pests . Between vine rows , Silver Oak grows cover crops to aid in the growth of organic matter , reduce weed growth , help retain soil nutrients and improve soil structure . Their irrigation system in the vineyards is regulated with soil moisture and plant stress monitors to conserve water application . Silver Oak 's Soda Canyon Ranch , Miraval , Calistoga , and Geysersville vineyards have been awarded the Fish Friendly Farming Certification , which is awarded to agricultural properties which help restore fish and wildlife habitat and improve the quality of water .
Anne van den Ban . Anne Willem van den Ban ( ; 28 February 1928 – 7 May 2016 ) was a Dutch scholar , whose work focused on agricultural extension . Biography . Van den Ban ( son of two extension agents ) studied Agricultural Economics at the `` Landbouwhogeschool '' ( agricultural university ) in Wageningen between 1945 and 1953 . The `` Landbouwhogeschool '' is currently known as Wageningen University ( part of Wageningen University and Research Centre ) . In an article that van den Ban wrote with Everett M. Rogers ( from whom the diffusion of innovations theory originates ) , he describes how Professor E.W . Hofstee made a study-tour in 1950 of land-grant universities in the U.S . This study-tour was sponsored by the Marshall Plan . Hofstee had been impressed with the research on the adoption of new farm practices and when he returned to the `` landbouwhogeschool '' he stressed this topic in his lectures . Van den Ban , who was a student of Hofstee , chose the adoption of innovations as topic for his Master ’ s thesis . After completing military service , van den Ban started working for the Dutch Ministry of Agriculture , for which he did research on agricultural extension at the Department of Rural Sociology of the `` Landbouwhogeschool '' . Based on this research , van den Ban obtained his PhD in 1963 with Prof. E.W . Hofstee being his tutor . His thesis was called ' ( Farmer and agricultural extension , the communication of new farming practices ) . His work is believed to be the first empirical study on agricultural extension in Europe . In 1964 van den Ban started the department of Extension Education . At the time of his retirement , in 1983 , the department had grown to be one of the 5 largest departments at the `` Landbouwhogeschool '' . Nowadays , this is the department of Communication Science with two sub-departments ; Communication and Innovation Studies , and Communication Strategies . Although van den Ban retired from the department in 1983 , he continued to work as a consultant in different countries , mainly in India and Tanzania . Van den Ban is advisor to the Executive Council of the International Society for Extension Education ( INSEE ) and received a Life Time Achievement Award in September 2008 for his `` outstanding contribution in the field of Extension Education , Agricultural Development and Rural Development '' from this organization Van den Ban was appointed an Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau for his outstanding scientific achievements on a national and international level on 15 September 2011 . The award was presented during a meeting to mark the award of the 200th scholarship by the . Publications . The work of van den Ban is well known throughout the world . In 1974 he published a book called `` Inleiding tot de voorlichtingskunde '' , which was ( together with Helen Stuart Hawkins from Australia ) revised , translated and published as `` Agricultural Extension '' in 1988 . By now it has been translated in 10 different languages . Cees Leeuwis revised this book with contributions from van den Ban and it was published as `` Communication for rural innovation : rethinking agricultural extension '' in 2004 . Van den Ban did not limit his work to agricultural extension . With Maria Koelen he wrote a book on `` Health education and health promotion '' ( 2004 ) . Different versions of this book were translated and published in 13 languages . On 28 February 2008 ( van den Ban ’ s 80th birthday ) Wageningen University digitalized his life ’ s work and made this publicly available through their website . Over 230 publications are offered in open access . Anne van den Ban Scholarship Fund . In 1992 , Anne van den Ban and G.J . Kerkhoven started a scholarship fund called `` Stichting Redelijk Studeren '' ( which was translated as Sharing Responsibilities for Students ) . In 2005 the fund was renamed ' . The Anne van den Ban Scholarship Fund “ ... '' exists to enable promising students from developing countries to study at Wageningen University . The long-term goal is the training of talented experts who will go on to play leading roles in improving the agricultural production , rural development and environment in their own countries '' . ” As of September 2011 , the fund supports the 200th student at Wageningen University .
Sir Edward Seymour , 4th Baronet . Sir Edward Seymour , of Berry Pomeroy , 4th Baronet , MP ( 1632/1633 – 17 February 1708 ) was a British nobleman , and a Royalist and Tory politician . Life . Born at Berry Pomeroy Castle of a family greatly influential in the Western counties , he was a son of Sir Edward Seymour , 3rd Baronet , and his wife Anne Portman , and a descendant of Edward Seymour , 1st Duke of Somerset , in the senior line . ( Because of the alleged adultery of the Duke 's first wife , the Dukedom had been entailed with preference to his sons by his second marriage . ) A skilled debater and politician , he was twice Speaker of the House of Commons during the Cavalier Parliament , the first non-lawyer to be chosen for that position for a considerable time . He was one of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty from 1673 until 1679 , when he was made a Privy Counsellor . He also held office as Treasurer of the Navy from 1673 until 1681 , Lord Commissioner of the Treasury from 15 November 1690 to 2 May 1696 and Comptroller of the Household from 1702 to 1704 . He was also responsible for the Habeas Corpus Act 1679 . Though able , Seymour 's character was marred by his haughty pride in his ancestry ( much like his cousin , the 6th Duke of Somerset ) and by venality . However , his influence was much courted , and he led a powerful faction of Western members in Parliament . An opponent of the Exclusion Bill and a quintessential country gentleman , his Tory credentials were impeccable . Samuel Pepys in his Diary records the unpleasant impression Seymour 's arrogance made on most people who met him ; nearly 40 years later the Duke of Marlborough wrote that while one should not wish for any person 's death , he was sure that Seymour 's death would be no great loss . From the security of this position , Seymour moved that the Loyal Parliament investigate the irregularities surrounding the election of its members before it granted any revenues to James II , but as no other member dared to second it , it brought about no immediate consequence . He continued to oppose the arbitrary measures of James throughout his reign . During the Glorious Revolution , he was one of the first Tories to declare for the Prince of Orange . The remarks that supposedly passed between the two on the first meeting are indicative of his pride of birth : `` I think , Sir Edward , '' said the Prince , `` that you are of the family of the Duke of Somerset . '' `` Pardon me , your highness , '' replied Seymour , `` the Duke of Somerset is of my family . '' However , he adhered to the Tory party , acting as a sort of whip or manager , and remained a vigorous rhetorical opponent of the Whig . He particularly attacked Lord Somers , the Chancellor , and managed the several attempts made to remove him from office . In 1699 , the death of his third son , Popham Seymour-Conway , from the effects of a wound incurred in a duel with Captain George Kirk , prompted him to make an attack upon the standing army . He seems to have suffered from diabetes in later life , an exchange of wit between Seymour and his physician , Dr. Ratcliffe , being recorded in `` Joe Miller 's Jests '' . He died at Bradley House , Maiden Bradley .
Torbjörn Mårtensson . Torbjörn Mårtensson ( born 17 February 1972 ) is a Swedish sprinter . He competed in the men 's 4 × 100 metres relay at the 1996 Summer Olympics .
Jersey Shore Shark Attack . `` Jersey Shore : Shark Attack '' is a 2012 television film that aired on Syfy on June 8 , 2012 and was written by Michael Ciminera and Richard Gnolfo . It was built around the popularity of the well-known MTV program , `` Jersey Shore '' . Plot . The film centers around a series of deadly shark attacks in New Jersey . Drilling for a new park attracts rare sharks which slowly devour the tourists . In the middle of the movie , the character 'Nookie ' is invited over to a yacht party which turns deadly as the sharks attack the vessel . They are rescued and they move on to save the main character 's dad who had jumped in the water to save a stranded girl . At the end a reporter says that the attacks are over . However , a shark jumps out of the water and the screen cuts to black . The torment is far from over .
Quentin Neujahr . Quentin Troy Neujahr ( born January 30 , 1971 ) is a former American football center who played five seasons in the National Football League with the Baltimore Ravens and Jacksonville Jaguars . He played college football at Kansas State University and attended Centennial High School in Utica , Nebraska . He was also a member of the Los Angeles Raiders , Cleveland Browns and Denver Broncos . Los Angeles Raiders . Neujahr spent the 1994 offseason with the Los Angeles Raiders . He was released by the Raiders on August 23 , 1994 . Cleveland Browns . Neujahr spent the 1995 season with the Cleveland Browns . Baltimore Ravens . Neujahr played from 1996 to 1997 for the Baltimore Ravens , appearing in 14 games and starting seven . Jacksonville Jaguars . Neujahr played from 1998 to 2000 for the Jacksonville Jaguars , appearing in all 48 games and starting 18 . He was released by the Jaguars on February 27 , 2001 . Denver Broncos . Neujahr signed with the Denver Broncos on April 3 , 2001 . He was released by the Broncos on August 28 , 2001 .
Fusion Party . Fusion Party is a name for multiple political parties in United States history . The different parties that used the name do n't share any particular political positions ; instead , confederations of people from disparate political backgrounds united around a common cause individual to their situation—often opposition to a common enemy—and used the name Fusion Party to reflect the aggregate nature of their new party . Fusion Party in Ohio and Indiana . The Fusion Party was the original name of the Republican Party in the state of Ohio . In 1854 , anti-slavery parties were forming in many northern states in opposition to the Kansas Nebraska Act of 1854 . While many of these state parties adopted the name `` Republican '' , the Ohio convention adopted the name `` Fusionist '' or `` Fusion Party '' , which they felt more accurately described the fusion of persons from a variety of political backgrounds , including members of the Free Soil Party , the Conscience Whig Party , and the Know-Nothing Party along with members of the Democratic Party who were opposed to slavery . Similarly , in Indiana , the Know-Nothings were not strong enough to run candidates on their own , and so combined with Republicans and other interest groups to run candidates on the Fusion or People 's Party tickets in opposition to the Anti-Nebraska movement . Fusion Party in South Dakota . In South Dakota , the Fusion Party was a short-lived political party that existed in the late 19th and early 20th century . The party was formed in 1896 from an alliance of Democrats , Free Silver Republicans , and Populists who were opposed to the platform of the state Republican Party . A total of 56 Fusion Party representatives were elected to the state legislature during its brief existence . In addition , Senator Richard F. Pettigrew , who served from 1889–1901 , was the Fusion Party candidate for Senate in 1900 , having left the Republican Party to join the Silver Republicans in 1896 . South Dakota Governor Andrew E. Lee was also an elected to his second term as a Fusionist . Fusion Party in North Carolina . North Carolina ’ s Fusion Party was a coalition of Black Republican and Populist Party members who cooperated in state elections and in state government between 1894 and 1900 . While the involved Republicans and Populists maintained separate organizations and did not affiliate their united actions with a separate , third party , the group ’ s cooperation was labeled `` fusion '' or `` fusionist '' by its Democratic opponents . In the middle and late 1890s Republican-Populist cooperation resulted in new state delegations to Congress , Republican-Populist control of the state 's General Assembly , Republicans and Populists in state executive offices , and a non-Democratic state supreme court . A significant number of fusionist officeholders were African American .
New Mexico State Road 418 . New Mexico State Road 418 ( NM 418 ) is a state-maintained highway in the southwestern corner of New Mexico , running from Interstate 10 ( I-10 ) to a intersection with Spruce Street in Deming . Originally , NM 418 was a section of U.S. Route 80 ( US 80 ) , a transcontinental highway running from San Diego , California , to Tybee Island , Georgia , but was bypassed when a new section of US 80 ( now I-10 ) was built between the current western terminus of NM 418 and Pine Street in Deming . Route description . NM 418 is a short highway of only between I-10 near Gage and Spruce Street in Deming . The road starts at the north fence of the I-10 right of way at the interchange of exit 68 . The highway travels south for a short distance then immediately east through rural Luna County . At Doña Ana Road and County Road 61 , NM 418 swings to the northeast . The highway then passes the western terminus of NM 427 , which is known as Florida Street through Deming . NM 418 enters the urban area of Deming at the intersection of 15th Street . Through the western part of Deming , NM 418 cuts a diagonal path through several residential intersections before reaching its eastern terminus at an intersection with Spruce Street . When NM 418 was still part of US 80 , the highway continued on a sweeping curve that merged into Spruce Street rather than the T shaped intersection that exists today . From there US 80 would have continued east on Spruce Street , later I-10 Business and NM 549 towards Las Cruces . History . In 1903 , the New Mexico Territorial Legislative Assembly and Territorial Roads Commission established New Mexico Territorial Road 4 , which became New Mexico State Road 4 in 1913 . NM 4 ran from Rodeo through Lordsburg and Deming to NM 1 in Las Cruces . NM 4 was designated as part of the Dixie Overland Highway auto trail in 1917 . The Dixie Overland Highway was the first marked route to run between Savannah , Georgia and southern California . The auto trail entered New Mexico through El Paso , Texas , then traveled north to Mesilla Park where it turned west to Deming , Lorsburg and Steins , before heading south into Rodeo and southwest into Arizona towards Douglas . By 1920 , the Bankhead Highway also followed the majority of this route , further joined by the Old Spanish Trail in 1923 . On November 11 , 1926 , the highway was added to the newly created U.S. Highway System as U.S. Route 80 . US 80 followed much of the same routing as the previous auto trails , but turned west at Las Cruces instead of Mesilla Park . Between 1930 and 1931 , the highway between Deming and Gage was rebuilt onto a straighter diagonally shaped alignment , which remains the path NM 418 takes today . The original 90 degree shape the route took is now part of Doňa Ana Road and 8th Street . In 1935 , US 70 was extended west from Clovis to Los Angeles , California , becoming concurrent with US 80 between Las Cruces and Lordsburg . US 70 and US 80 would continue to use this alignment well into the 1950s . By 1956 , US 70 and US 80 were placed on a new alignment further north . The new alignment was later rebuilt into a section of Interstate 10 between Gage and Pine Street in Deming . In 1989 , US 80 was decommissioned from most of New Mexico . The remainder of the highway was removed from the state in 1991 . US 70 on the other hand was never removed from New Mexico and still runs through Las Cruces , Deming and Lordsburg to Arizona . The 1931 alignment of US 80 between I-10 Exit 68 and Spruce Street in Deming is now the entirety of New Mexico State Road 418 .
Nasrin Sotoudeh . Nasrin Sotoudeh ( also spelled Sotoodeh ; ) is a human rights lawyer in Iran . She has represented imprisoned Iranian opposition activists and politicians following the disputed June 2009 Iranian presidential elections as well as prisoners sentenced to death for crimes committed when they were minors . Her clients have included journalist Isa Saharkhiz , Nobel Peace Prize laureate Shirin Ebadi , and Heshmat Tabarzadi , the head of the banned opposition group National Democratic Front ( Iran ) . Sotoudeh was arrested in September 2010 on charges of spreading propaganda and conspiring to harm state security and was imprisoned in solitary confinement in Evin Prison . In January 2011 , Iranian authorities sentenced Sotoudeh to 11 years in prison , in addition to barring her from practicing law and from leaving the country for 20 years . An appeals court later reduced Sotoudeh 's prison sentence to six years , and her ban from working as a lawyer to ten years . Family and education . Nasrin Sotoudeh was born in 1963 in a `` religious , middle-class '' Iranian family . She had hoped to study philosophy in college and ranked 53rd in the Iranian national university entrance exam but lacked high enough marks to get a place and ended up studying law at Shahid Beheshti University in Tehran . After completing her degree in international law from the university , Sotoudeh took and passed the bar exam successfully in 1995 but had to wait another eight years to be given her permit to practice law . Sotoudeh is married to Reza Khandan . They have two children together . Sotoudeh has emphasized that Reza is `` truly a modern man , '' standing beside her and her work during her struggles . Work and activity . Sotoudeh started her career at the Iranian Ministry of Housing legal office and after two years joined the legal section of the state-owned Bank Tejarat . During her tenure at the bank she was `` heavily involved with preparing the legal case and the legal arguments for many of the cases that Iran presented at The Hague '' in its dispute with the United States during `` the Algeria court summons there '' . Sotoudeh 's `` first work in the field of women 's rights '' was a diverse collection of interviews , reports , and articles for the journal `` Daricheh '' . The editor-in-chief of the publication rejected the collection which `` made Sotoudeh even more determined in her work for women 's rights '' . In 1995 at the age of 32 she took the Bar ( `` Kanoon Vokala '' ) exam and earned her lawyers credentials , and became one of the most active members of the law society . Sotoudeh 's work has included defending abused children and mothers and working to protect abused children from returning to their abusive fathers . She believes that many abusers are ill or past victims of mistreatment themselves , and in need of professional care and medication . She hopes that the courts will make better use of child specialists and psychologists in verifying abuse cases to better protect innocent children . Prior to her arrest , Sotoudeh represented activists and journalists such as Kourosh Zaim , Isa Saharkhiz , Heshmat Tabarzadi , Nahid Keshavarz , Parvin Ardalan , Omid Memarian , and Roya Tolouie , as well as child abuse and criminal cases . She worked closely with Nobel Peace Prize laureate Shirin Ebadi and her Defenders of Human Rights Center . Following Sotoudeh 's arrest , Ebadi called for her release and expressed concern regarding her health . In the statement , Ebadi said , `` Ms. Sotoudeh is one of the last remaining courageous human rights lawyers who has accepted all risks for defending the victims of human rights violations in Iran '' . Former Czech President Václav Havel and Zahra Rahnavard , the wife of opposition leader Mir-Hossein Mousavi , also called for Sotoudeh 's release . Arrest and trial . On 28 August 2010 , Iranian authorities raided Sotoudeh 's office . At the time , Sotoudeh was representing Zahra Bahrami , a Dutch-Iranian dual citizen charged with security offenses ; it was unclear whether the raid was related to Bahrami . On 4 September 2010 , Iranian authorities arrested Sotoudeh on charges of spreading propaganda and conspiring to harm state security . The `` Washington Post '' described the arrest as `` highlighting an intensifying crackdown on lawyers who defend influential opposition politicians , activists and journalists . '' Amnesty International launched an urgent call for her release , designating her a prisoner of conscience and noting that she was `` at risk of torture or other ill-treatment '' . Sotoudeh , who was imprisoned in Evin Prison , was reportedly held in solitary confinement . On 9 January 2011 , Iranian authorities sentenced Sotoudeh to 11 years in jail for charges that include `` activities against national security '' and `` propaganda against the regime . '' Additionally , she has been barred from practicing law and from leaving the country for 20 years . In mid-September 2011 , an appeals court reduced Nasrin Sotoudeh 's prison sentence to six years ; her ban from working as a lawyer was reduced to ten years . On 13 June 2018 , Nasrin Sotoudeh started a second term in prison . She was given a five-year imprisonment for “ acting against national security ” . International response . Sotoudeh 's imprisonment was widely condemned in the international community . In October 2010 , the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran , Human Rights Watch , the International Commission of Jurists , the International Federation for Human Rights , the Iranian League for the Defence of Human Rights , the Union Internationale des Avocats and the World Organisation Against Torture joined Amnesty International in a joint statement denouncing Sotoudeh 's arrest and calling for her immediate release . The US condemned what it called the `` unjust and harsh verdict '' against Sotoudeh , who it called `` a strong voice for rule of law and justice in Iran '' . On 20 December 2010 , Amnesty International held a day-long protest at the Iranian embassy in London to protest her imprisonment . In January 2011 , the Law Society of England and Wales also issued a call for her release . On 26 October 2012 , Sotoudeh was announced as a co-winner of the Sakharov Prize of the European Parliament . She shared the award with Iranian film director Jafar Panahi . European Parliament President Martin Schulz called the pair `` a woman and a man who have not been bowed by fear and intimidation and who have decided to put the fate of their country before their own '' . European Union High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton stated of the prize , `` I am following the case of Nasrin Sotoudeh and other human rights defenders with great concern ... We will continue to campaign for the charges against them to be dropped . We look to Iran to respect the human rights obligations it has signed up to '' . Human rights defender and Freelance journalist , William Nicholas Gomes demanded Immediate and unconditional release On 22 August 2018 , 60 members of the European parliament called on Iranian President Hassan Rouhani to forcefully work for Sotoudeh 's `` unconditional release . '' Release . Sotoudeh was released on 18 September 2013 along with ten other political prisoners , including opposition leader Mohsen Aminzadeh , days before an address by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani to the United Nations . No explanation was given for her early release .
Stuart Weinblatt . Stuart Weinblatt is an ordained rabbi and the President of the Rabbinic Cabinet of the Jewish Federations of North America . He is the senior rabbi of Congregation B ’ nai Tzedek in Potomac , Maryland . He and his wife founded the Conservative synagogue in 1988 with only a handful of families . The congregation ’ s membership is now over 650 families . Rabbi Weinblatt also served as Director of Israel Policy and Advocacy for the Rabbinical Assembly starting in 2009 and was tapped by the JNF to head up and organize their `` Rabbis for Israel '' affinity group . Biography . Rabbi Weinblatt graduated from the University of Maryland in 1974 with high honors in history . During his time as a student , he served as Director of State Affairs , and acted as the representative of the student government to the Maryland State government . In these roles , he lobbied and spoke before numerous committees of the State legislature , and conducted a highly successful voter registration drive . He also chaired the Committee for Jewish Studies at the university , which led to the creation of several faculty positions in Jewish Studies . Because of these achievements during his undergraduate career , Rabbi Weinblatt was elected to `` Who ’ s Who in American Colleges and Universities '' in 1973 . Rabbi Weinblatt was elected president of his senior class at Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati , where he was ordained in 1979 . Career & activities . Rabbi Weinblatt has held a number of leadership positions in Jewish organizations at both the local and national level . He has chaired the National Convention of the Rabbinical Assembly , served as President of the Washington Board of Rabbis , and chaired the Annual Israel Bonds Ambassador ’ s Ball . Rabbi Weinblatt has given the opening prayer as a guest chaplain for sessions of the U.S. House of Representatives , the United States Senate , the inaugurations of Maryland ’ s Governors and Montgomery County Executives , both houses of the Maryland State legislature , and many other public gatherings . Rabbi Weinblatt has been an adjunct professor at Wesley Theological Seminary since 1992 , teaching Jewish history and theology . As a result of his teaching , he was selected as a Bronfman Fellow by CLAL and as a Senior Rabbinic Fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute of Jerusalem . Rabbi Weinblatt is the author of many articles , poems , and op-ed pieces concerning Israel and other Jewish causes . He has served as a speaker , auctioneer , and emcee for many local charities . His first book ‘ ’ God , Prayer and Spirituality ’ ’ is a compilation of his sermons and articles , and was published in 2008 . His second book ‘ ’ Living in the Shadow of Death : A Rabbi Copes with Cancer ’ ’ traces his own battle with cancer and was published in May 2015 . Family . Rabbi Weinblatt and his wife Symcha have four children and four grandchildren . Awards . Rabbi Weinblatt has been recognized for his leadership and community involvement . In 2002 , he was named “ Man of the Year ” by the Great Washington area chapter of ORT . He received the “ Pillar of the Community ” award from the Jewish Community Relations Council ( JCRC ) of Greater Washington in 2007 . Weinblatt was named the “ Best Rabbi in Washington ” in a reader survey conducted by `` Washington Jewish Week '' in both 2008 and 2009 . In 2016 , he was chosen by the Forward as one of `` America 's Most Inspiring Rabbis . ''
Phragmatopoma californica . `` Phragmatopoma californica '' , commonly known as the sandcastle worm , the honeycomb worm or the honeycomb tube worm , is a reef-forming marine polychaete worm belonging to the family Sabellarididae . It is dark brown in color with a crown of lavender tentacles and has a length of up to about . The worm inhabits the Californian coast , from Sonoma County to northern Baja California . Sandcastle worms live in colonies , building tube reefs somewhat similar to sandcastles ( hence the name ) , which are often seen on rocky beaches at medium and low tide . The sandcastles , which have a honeycomb-like outward appearance , can cover an area of up to on a side . They may share areas with mussel beds and are found in any place that provides some shelter , such as rock faces , overhanging ledges and concave shorelines . The worms remain in their tubes and are almost never seen . At low tide , when above the water , they close the entrance to their tubes with a shield-like operculum made of dark setae . When submerged , they extend their tentacles out of the tube to catch food particles and sand grains . The grains are sorted , with the best ones used to keep the tube in repair , and the rest ejected . The colonies are formed by the gregarious settlement of larvae , which require contact with an existing colony to metamorphose into adult worms . Gregarious settlement of this species has been linked to specific free fatty acids associated with the tubes of adult worms . On rocky beaches , settlement is dependent on larval behavior in the water column and perception of chemical cues when the larvae contact the tubes . Sandcastle worms should not be confused with the similar , but more northern `` Sabellaria cementarium '' which are found from Alaska to southern California and have an amber-colored operculum . Unlike `` P. californica '' , `` S. cementarium '' rarely forms colonies , does not settle gregariously , and its larvae do not respond to free fatty acids . Underwater glue . In 2004 , researchers from the University of California , Santa Barbara ( UCSB ) discovered that the glue used by the `` Phragmatopoma '' worm to build its protecting tube was made of specific proteins with opposite charges . Those proteins are called polyphenolic proteins that are used as bioadhesives . They succeeded in obtaining the sequence of these adhesive proteins . Inspired by these results University of Utah researchers reported in 2009 that they succeeded in duplicating the glue that the worms secrete and use to stick sand grains together underwater . The typical amount of glue that the worm produces at once is approximately 100 picoliters , requiring 50 million to fill a teaspoon . They believe the glue to have applications as a biocompatible medical adhesive , for instance to repair shattered bones . If found to be practicable , the synthetic glue , which is based on complex coacervates , could be used to fix small bone fragments , instead of metal stabilizer devices such as pins and screws , which are challenging to use . Other potential medical applications include sealing skin cuts , repair of cranio-facial bones , and corneal incisions . Obstacles include ensuring that the bond is to the substrate rather than the surface layer of the water . Another is that in order to cure , glues need to dry out . Most either do not cure underwater or set too quickly . The proteins that are the basis of its adhesive contain side chains of phosphate and amine groups , which are well-known adhesion promoters which probably helps wet the surface . The glue has two parts , with different proteins and side groups in each . The two are made separately in a gland , like an epoxy , and mix as they are secreted . The glue sets in about 30 seconds , probably triggered by the large difference in acidity between the acidic glue and seawater . Curing takes about six hours , as the proteins cross-link , reaching the consistency of shoe leather . Existing medical superglues are highly immunogenic . Initial experiments with the new synthetic on animals show no immune response . But inside the body , the glue needs to eventually degrade , ideally at roughly the same rate as the bone or tissue regrows . Degradable versions therefore include proteins that are broken down by specialized cells . Other species that produce underwater glues include certain species of mussels , oysters , barnacles and caddisfly larvae .
Miltochrista striata . `` Miltochrista striata '' is a moth of the family Erebidae . It was described by Otto Vasilievich Bremer and William Grey in 1852 . It is found in the Russian Far East ( Middle Amur , Primorye , southern Sakhalin , Kunashir ) , China ( Jiangsu , Zhejiang , Jiangxi , Fujiang , Hunan , Guangxi , Shaanxi , Sichuan ) , Korea and Japan .
Daniel Osherson . Daniel Nathan Osherson ( born 1949 ) is an American psychologist and the Henry R. Luce Professor of Psychology at Princeton University .
Laimonis Laimins . Laimonis A. Laimins is an American microbiologist currently the Guy and Anne Youmans Professor at Northwestern University and an Elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science . Education . He earned his B.S . in physics at Case Western Reserve University followed by his Ph.D at University of Chicago in 1981 . Research . His interests are cervical cancer , papillomaviruses and epithellia cells . His highest cited paper is `` Human papillomavirus oncoproteins : pathways to transformation '' at 947 times , according to Google Scholar .
Snake ( 1808 ship ) . `` Snake '' was a prize that came into British hands in 1808 . Her first owner employed her a privateer , but in 1810 sold her . Thereafter she sailed between London or Plymouth and the Cape of Good Hope ( CGH ) , or from Falmouth in the packet trade . She may have spent her last years sailing between London and South America . She was last listed in 1824 . Origins . Between 1808 and 1814 both `` Lloyd 's Register '' and the `` Register of Shipping '' give `` Snake '' s origin as a Spanish prize . However , in its issue for 1814 , `` Lloyd 's Register '' showed a change of origin from Spain to Île de France . The `` Register of Shipping '' followed suit in 1816 . Neither register published in 1817 . In 1818 and 1819 the `` Register of Shipping '' showed two vessels named `` Snake '' , one a Spanish prize and with other data from its pre-1816 listings , and the other a vessel with origin Île de France , and data broadly consistent with that in `` Lloyd 's Register '' . In its volume for 1820 , the `` Register of Shipping '' showed only the vessel with origin Île de France . Hackman , in his listing of vessels that either served the British East India Company ( EIC ) , or after 1814 sailed to the East Indies under license from the EIC , used as a source a volume of `` Lloyd 's Register '' from after 1814 . He then jumped to the conclusion that the British had captured her during the 1810 British invasion of Isle de France . The information from the registers shows that this assumption is incorrect . Furthermore , on 15 February 1811 , `` Lloyd 's List '' reported the names and tons ( bm ) of the vessels taken at Port Louis after the invasion . Although some vessels are of roughly the correct tonnage , no vessel is a close fit . Career . `` Snake '' first enters online British records in 1808 when Captain Thomas Cuzens acquired a letter of marque on 29 February 1808 . The table below broadly outlines her subsequent career ; it draws on both `` Lloyd 's Register '' and the `` Register of Shipping '' , highlighting when either of the sources indicated a change from its previous information , or when the two sources differed . `` Snake '' also appears on occasion in `` Lloyd 's List '' .
Oj Srbijo , mila mati . `` Oj Srbijo , mila mati '' ( ) , translated `` O Serbia , Dear Mother '' , is a Serbian patriotic song . It dates to the 19th century , its first , longer version , `` Srbiji '' ( `` to Serbia '' ) by poet Luka Sarić was published in 1860 in the literary magazine of `` Slovenka '' in Novi Sad . In 1891 , a Czech migrant to Serbia , Vojtěch Šístek , a member of the Singing Association `` Branko '' in Niš , composed the melody and the song quickly became very popular . A very long song , with seven stanza with eight lines each , it was shortened in 1909 by another member of the `` Branko '' association , Dragomir Brzak , to four stanza with four lines each . This version , with the name `` Oj Srbijo '' ( O , Serbia ) entered the school program prior to World War I . It was very popular during the Balkan Wars and World War I , having entered the repertoire of the Royal Guard . It was the opening song in a 24 June 1917 concert of the Serbian Royal Guard in Versaille . During World War II , it was the unofficial anthem of the Serbian puppet state ( the Government of National Salvation ) . It has been theorized that the original writer , Luka Sarić , was a pseudonym , since no information has been found on him ; it has been assumed that Prince Mihailo Obrenović was the writer , his 1861 song `` Što se bore misli moje '' having the same rhythm . Original 1860 version . Срећно живит ’ к ’ о у рају , Да нам будеш што си била ; Да се чује и твој глас .
Stephen Pangburn House . Stephen Pangburn House is a historic home located at Guilderland in Albany County , New York . It was built in 1864 and is a two-story frame farmhouse with one story ell . It features attic story eyebrow windows on the ell and unusual pedimented lintels at the windows and doors . It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982 .
Yuriy Tkachuk ( footballer , born 1995 ) . Yuriy Tkachuk ( ; born 18 April 1995 ) is a professional Ukrainian footballer who plays as a midfielder for FCI Levadia on loan from Ukrainian club Karpaty Lviv . Career . Born in Kelmentsi , Chernivtsi Oblast , Tkachuk is a product of the Metalist Kharkiv Youth School System . He made his debut for FC Metalist in the match against FC Sevastopol on 7 May 2014 in the Ukrainian Premier League . On 9 March 2016 , Tkachuk signed for Atlético Madrid , being initially assigned to the reserves in Tercera División . On 30 August , he was loaned to Segunda División B side UD Melilla , for one year .
Mosquito Aviation XE . The Mosquito Aviation XE is a single seat homebuilt helicopter . By 2015 Mosquito Aviation was out of business and the design was being produced by Innovator Technologies of Rockyview , Alberta , Canada . Design and development . The XE is a development of the Mosquito Air , with a cockpit fairing and a more sophisticated exhaust system , plus a rotor diameter increased by to support the higher gross weight . The aircraft was designed to comply with the US `` Experimental - Amateur-built '' and European microlight aircraft rules . It features a single main rotor and tail rotor , a single-seat enclosed cockpit with a windshield , skid landing gear and a two-cylinder , air-cooled , two stroke MZ 202 engine . The aircraft fuselage is made from composites and metal tubing . Its two-bladed rotor has a diameter of and a chord of . The aircraft has a typical empty weight of and a gross weight of , giving a useful load of . With full fuel of the payload for the pilot and baggage is .
Viscount Chilston . Viscount Chilston , of Boughton Malherbe in the County of Kent , is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom . It was created in 1911 for the Conservative politician and former Home Secretary , Aretas Akers-Douglas . The title derives from Chilston Park , Akers-Douglas 's country house in Kent . He was made Baron Douglas of Baads , in the County of Midlothian , at the same time , also in the Peerage of the United Kingdom . His son , the second Viscount , served as British Ambassador to Russia from 1933 to 1938 . He was succeeded by his eldest surviving son , the third Viscount . the titles are held by the latter 's first cousin once removed , the fourth Viscount , who succeeded in 1982 . He is the grandson of the Hon . George Alexander Akers-Douglas , second son of the first Viscount . The family seat now is The Old Rectory , near Twyford , Hampshire . Viscounts Chilston ( 1911 ) . The heir apparent is the present holder 's eldest son the Hon . Oliver Ian Akers-Douglas ( b . 1973 ) The heir apparent 's heir apparent is his son Ivo Aretas Akers-Douglas ( b . 2007 )
Shamrock Rovers Ladies F.C.. Shamrock Rovers Ladies Football Club is an Irish association football club based in Dublin . It is the women 's section of Shamrock Rovers F.C.. During the late 1990s and early 2000s , Shamrock Rovers Ladies were one of the most successful teams in women 's association football in the Republic of Ireland , winning both the Dublin Women 's Soccer League and the FAI Women 's Cup five times in a row . In 2002–03 Rovers became the first women 's team to represent the Republic of Ireland in Europe and in 2011–12 they were founder members of the Women 's National League . 1990s . In the early 1990s Denis Power helped establish Castle Rovers F.C. , a women 's football club founded by employees of the Irish civil service . Castle Rovers played in the Dublin Women 's Soccer League and were league champions in 1995 and 1996 . In 1996 they also won the FAI Women 's Cup . In 1996 this club was taken over by Shamrock Rovers F.C.. With a team that included Olivia O'Toole and Sharon Boyle , Rovers went on to become one of the leading Republic of Ireland women 's football teams during the late 1990s and early 2000s , winning four successive Dublin Women 's Soccer League/FAI Women 's Cup doubles between 1998 and 2001 . 2002–03 UEFA Women 's Cup . After winning the 2001 FAI Women 's Cup , Shamrock Rovers Ladies qualified for the 2002–03 UEFA Women 's Cup . They played in Group 3 , finishing third . Women 's National League . In 2011–12 , together with Peamount United , Castlebar Celtic , Cork Women 's F.C. , Raheny United and Wexford Youths , Rovers were founder members of the Women 's National League . Rovers played just three seasons in the WNL . In both 2011–12 and 2012–13 they finished bottom of the league and at the end of the 2013–14 season they withdrew .
Narendra Luther . Narendra Luther ] is a writer , former civil servant , author and columnist and presently lives in Hyderabad , Telangana State India . He works on the history and culture of erstwhile Hyderabad state and its rulers . He is the present President of the Society to Save Rocks , Hyderabad , India .
Washington State Route 506 . State Route 506 ( SR 506 ) is an long state highway in Cowlitz and Lewis counties , part of the U.S. state of Washington , serving the communities of Ryderwood and Vader . SR 506 begins at the intersection of 2nd and Morse Street in Ryderwood , a community in Cowlitz County , traveling north into Lewis County and turning east past Vader to parallel the Cowlitz River and interchange ( I-5 ) twice west of Toledo . Originating as Secondary State Highway 1P ( SSH 1P ) in 1937 , the highway was designated in its current form in 1964 and it shared its eastern terminus with . terminated at Vader and both SR 411 and SR 505 were moved away from SR 506 in 1991 . Route description . SR 506 begins as the continuation of Morse Street at the Second Street intersection in Ryderwood , a community located in the Campbell Creek valley in northern Cowlitz County . Traveling north to exit Ryderwood , the highway crosses Campbell Creek and enters Lewis County . The roadway parallels Stillwater Creek in its valley northeast and turns east to cross the creek into Vader . The street is named 7th Street after crossing Olequa Creek ; SR 506 crosses a railroad track owned by BNSF Railway and used by two Amtrak services , the `` Cascades '' and `` Coast Starlight '' , between the Kelso and Centralia stations . Traveling east through Vader , 7th Street intersects the West Side Highway , formerly until 1991 , and leaves the city heading northeast , paralleling the Cowlitz River , to cross Lacamas Creek , the busiest segment of the highway at a daily average of 1,800 vehicles in 2008 . The roadway crosses Bear Creek near its confluence with the Cowlitz River and interchanges ( I-5 ) southbound exit 59 ; the route turns north to interchange I-5 again at exit 60 in a full diamond interchange . Exit 60 is also the western terminus of the Toledo-Vader Road , formerly until 1991 . History . SR 506 was established in 1964 , but was preceded by Secondary State Highway 1P ( SSH 1P ) , established in 1937 . Originally , SSH 1P traveled from Ryderwood , paralleling the Longview , Portland and Northern Railway line to Vader and paralleling the Cowlitz River to ( US 99 ) in Toledo . The rail line , established in 1922 by Longview 's founder , Robert A . Long , was completed in 1929 . In 1953 , the rail line was removed , and in 1963 , SSH 1P was shortened and moved west to the newer US 99 freeway , later ( I-5 ) . During the 1964 highway renumbering , SR 506 was created , ended in Vader and ended at the I-5 / SR 506 interchange . In 1991 , SR 411 was moved south to end in Castle Rock and SR 505 was moved onto former to Winlock .
Otha Foster . Otha Foster III ( born September 27 , 1988 ) is an American professional gridiron football safety currently playing for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League . He played college football at West Alabama . He has been a member of the Kansas City Chiefs and Baltimore Ravens of the NFL , and the Toronto Argonauts , Edmonton Eskimos and Saskatchewan Roughriders of the CFL . College career . Foster played two years at Pearl River Community College during 2009 and 2010 . He then transferred to the University of West Alabama where he completed his college career in 2011 and 2012 , where his career record included 96 tackles , 16 pass deflections and 10 interceptions . Kansas City Chiefs . In May 2013 , Foster signed with the Kansas City Chiefs of the NFL , as an undrafted free agent He played three preseason games with the Chiefs before being cut from the team . Toronto Argonauts . He then moved to the Canadian Football League , signing with the Toronto Argonauts from whom he was acquired by the Edmonton Eskimos in 2014 . He was traded to Edmonton from Toronto on May 13 , 2014 along with Toronto 's first and second round picks ( 6th and 15th overall ) in the 2014 CFL Canadian Draft , import offensive lineman Tony Washington and a negotiation list player , in exchange for Edmonton 's first and third round picks ( 3rd and 21st overall ) in the 2014 CFL Canadian Draft and a negotiation list player . Edmonton Eskimos . After being traded to the Eskimos Foster became an immediate starter , and played in 16 games in the 2014 season . Foster recorded 46 defensive tackles , five special teams tackles , five pass knockdowns , one interception , one sack , one fumble recovery and one forced fumble . In the Labour Day Classic , Foster recovered a blocked punt by Willie Jefferson and scored a 57-yard touchdown . In the West Semi-final against Saskatchewan , Foster recorded one defensive tackle . In the West Final against Calgary , he recorded two defensive tackles . Foster continued his strong play in the 2015 season , contributing 57 tackles , 2 special teams tackles , 2 sacks , 1 interception , 1 forced fumble and 1 defensive touchdown . Saskatchewan Roughriders . On February 10 , 2016 , Foster signed as a free agent with the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the CFL . Foster had his best statistical season in 2016 playing in all 18 regular season games and racking up 71 tackles and 3 quarterback sacks . Set to become a free-agent in February 2017 , Foster had a workout with the New Orleans Saints In December 2016 . On January 20 , 2017 Foster had a workout with the Baltimore Ravens . On January 27 , 2017 , a couple weeks before becoming a free agent , Foster was released by the Riders so he could pursue NFL opportunities . Baltimore Ravens . On January 31 , 2017 , Foster signed a reserve/future contract with the Baltimore Ravens . He was waived on September 1 , 2017 during final roster cutdowns . Saskatchewan Roughriders . He signed with Saskatchewan in September 2017 . BC Lions . Foster signed with the BC Lions on February 14 , 2018 . Personal life . Foster joined the United States Marine Corps in 2007 after he was redshirted at Southern University , attending basic training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island and becoming a communications expert . He served in the Marines while playing football for two years at Pearl River Community College . He is the father of one daughter , Olavia K. Foster , born on April 16 , 2010 . Foster 's Mother is Valerie Lee Foster Aikens . Foster 's father , Otha Foster Jr. , died January 9 , 2010 after being a disabled dialysis patient for 19 years . Foster III was the main caregiver for his father since the age of eight . Even though Foster Jr. was on dialysis , he still managed to coach Foster III 's little league football team . He lived to see him play JUCO , but he died at the age of 43 , during Christmas break , before Foster III started at West Alabama . Otha 's Mother is Valerie J.Lee-Aikens and his stepfather is Steven L. Aikens . Otha III 's parents , Otha Jr. and Valerie separated when Otha III was 3 years old and later divorced . Otha has three sisters Clara Lopez , Tiffany Lee , Tiara Foster and one brother , Tyler Smith . Cook Richmond Funeral Home Bogalusa La Otha Foster , Jr. , the tenth child of the late Otha Foster , Sr. and Nettie Mingo Foster , was born June 8 , 1966 . He departed this life on Saturday , January 9 , 2010 at St. Tammany Parish Hospital in Covington , La. , at the age of 43 . He was a dialysis patient for nineteen of the forty-three years of his life . He was a member of the VHS graduating class of 1986 . Otha was preceded in death by his parents Mr. & Mrs. Otha ( Nettie ) Foster , Sr. ; grandparents , Mr. & Mrs. John Foster ; and Mr. & Mrs. Gable Mingo ; a brother , Edward Charles Foster ; a sister , Helen Jean Peters ; and a nephew , Otha L. `` Pokey '' Peters . He leaves to cherish his memories , one son , Otha Foster III of Varnado , LA . ; two daughters Tiara J . Foster of Columbia , MS. , and Clara Lopez of Bogalusa , LA. , one grandson , Jairus Peters of Bogalusa , LA and one unborn grandchild ; seven sister ; Edgie ( Charles ) Alford of Hammond , LA . ; Dorothy Cotton , Elaine Morris , Odessa ( Amos ) Peters , Carolyn ( Levon ) Harry , Beverly ( Cory ) Harry , and Brenda Thomas , all of Varnado , LA . ; Brother-in-law , Isaai Lee Peters of Varnado ; special friends , Casey Adams , Reginald Adams , Raymond Adams , and Jacoby Adams , all of Bogalusa , LA .
Dexter Asylum . Dexter Asylum was a `` poor farm '' on the East Side of Providence , Rhode Island . It was built in 1828 and housed poor , elderly , and mentally ill residents who could not otherwise take care of themselves . In 1957 it was sold via auction to Brown University and demolished for a complex of athletic fields and buildings . Benefactor . Providence had no institution to care for the poor prior to the Dexter Asylum . People unable to support themselves would be taken care of in private homes by caretakers who bid for the job . Ebenezer Knight Dexter was a wealthy mercantile trader in Providence . Upon his death in 1824 , he bequeathed to the town his 40-acre Neck Farm on the East Side of Providence . Dexter stipulated in his will that a poor farm or almshouse must be built on the site within five years . In 1828 , the Dexter Asylum was completed and opened , named for its benefactor . Building . The building itself was originally three stories high , and later expanded with a mansard roof and dormers . Wall . The property was known as much for its unusual stone boundary wall as for the building itself . The specifications of the wall were detailed in Dexter 's will , which required that the city build `` a good , permanent stone wall of at least 3 feet thick at the bottom and at least 8 feet high and to be placed on a foundation of small stones as thick as the bottom wall and sunk 2 feet into the ground . '' It took eight years and $ 12,700 to complete the wall , which was over a mile long . It is unclear whether the purpose of the wall was to protect the privacy of asylum residents , or to protect the neighbors from seeing the downtrodden residents within . Over time , the wall grew into local legend . Boastful locals would claim to have picnicked on the wall or to have walked or even bicycled the entire perimeter . Wealthy neighbors sometimes viewed the wall as an eyesore ; portions still stand today . Life at Dexter Asylum . At the time of its building , poor farms were considered a humane , progressive way to deal with poverty . The idea was that poor , elderly , and ill people would earn their keep by working in a vegetable and dairy farm instead of begging on the streets . Proceeds from the farms helped the asylum to be financially self-sufficient and even to turn a profit , at least for a time . The dairy farm included cows and pigs . Residents at Dexter Asylum were typically unemployed immigrants , mostly from Ireland . They were indentured for a period of six months and subject to strict rules of daily conduct . Residents included both men and women , but they were strictly separated . Visitors were admitted only once every three weeks . Despite living on a working farm , residents were served only white bread and tea for dinner . By 1849 , the institution faced overcrowding , with 190 residents living at the asylum at its height . That number was trimmed to around 100 , where it remained for most of the rest of its existence . Closing and destruction . By the early 20th century , the asylum began to decline . A poorhouse was seen as undesirable as the neighborhood grew in affluence . Also , society 's ideas were changing on how to help the poor ; poor farms were becoming an anachronism as states started establishing welfare programs . The resident population at Dexter also declined . The city started to look for ways to close the institution ; however , Dexter 's will had specified that the town could never sell the property and that it could only be used for his specified purpose . The city spent years in court working to overturn this requirement and brought its first case as early as 1926 , in an effort to turn the property into housing . This case was lost , but the state Supreme Court eventually cleared the way for a public auction . In 1956 , the plot was auctioned off , and Brown University won with a bid of $ 1,000,777 , or $ 25,653 per acre . Eight people were still living in the facility at the time of the sale . They were moved , the existing buildings were demolished , and an athletic complex was eventually built on the site . The city set aside the money from the sale to create the Dexter Donation , which gives annual grants to assist the city 's poor .
2000 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix . The 2000 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix was the second round of the 2000 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season . It took place on 2 April 2000 at the Sepang International Circuit .
Dolní Datyně . ( Polish : , ) is a village in Karviná District , Moravian-Silesian Region , Czech Republic . It was a separate municipality but became administratively a part of the city of Havířov in 1974 . It had a population of 466 in 2010 . Village lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia . At 218 hectares in area it is one of the smallest villages in Zaolzie , and it is one of the youngest villages in the whole of Cieszyn Silesia . History . The settlement of Datyně was first mentioned in 1577 as `` z Datynie '' . It belonged then to the Duchy of Teschen , a fee of the Kingdom of Bohemia and a part of the Habsburg Monarchy . Later two separate settlements were differentiated : Dolní and Horní Datyně . After Revolutions of 1848 in the Austrian Empire a modern municipal division was introduced in the re-established Austrian Silesia . The village became a part of the municipality of Dolní Bludovice but gained independent status in June 1864 . It was the subscribed to the political and legal district of Cieszyn . According to the censuses conducted in 1880 , 1890 , 1900 and 1910 the population of the municipality grew from 462 in 1880 to 586 in 1910 . In 1880 80.7 % of the population declared speaking Czech-language at home and the rest ( 19.3 % ) Polish language . In the three next censuses the majority were Polish-speakers ( between 93.3 % and 96.9 % ) followed by Czech-speaking minority ( between 3.1 % and 6.3 % ) . In terms of religion in 1910 majority were Protestants ( 85.7 % ) , followed by Roman Catholics ( 14.3 % ) . The village was also traditionally inhabited by Silesian Lachs , speaking Cieszyn Silesian dialect . After World War I , fall of Austria-Hungary , Polish–Czechoslovak War and the division of Cieszyn Silesia in 1920 , it became a part of Czechoslovakia . Following the Munich Agreement , in October 1938 together with the Zaolzie region it was annexed by Poland , administratively adjoined to Cieszyn County of Silesian Voivodeship . It was then annexed by Nazi Germany at the beginning of World War II . After the war it was restored to Czechoslovakia . The first school , which conducted classes in both Polish and German , was built in the 19th century ; it is not clear in what year it was completed . In 1879 a brick Polish school was built , and in 1920 , a Czech school . The Polish school was closed several years after World War II due to lack of children . Its building now houses a Czech school . Landmarks . The most notable landmark in the village is the Protestant chapel , built in 1886 by Józef Prymus and Jan Kołorz . People . Notable people associated with the village include Józef Kiedroń , Polish politician ; Josef Kotas , Mayor of Ostrava ; Franciszek Czyż , Polish politician ; and Jan Bystroń , Polish linguist .
Asian Film Award for Best Costume Design . The Asian Film Award for Best Costume Design is one of the Asian Film Awards , starting in 2010 in its fourth edition . It has been awarded annually by the Hong Kong International Film Festival Society , and later by the Asian Film Awards Academy , starting in 2013 . Winners and nominees . Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold .
Shakunthala T. Shetty . Shakunthala Thimmappa Shetty ( born 1 March 1947 ) is an Indian politician and a former member of the legislative assembly of Karnataka . Representing Puttur at the assembly , she was elected as a member from the Bharatiya Janata Party first and the Indian National Congress in her second term . She retired from electoral politics following her defeat at the 2018 election . Career . Shetty joined the Indian National Congress after she was expelled from the Bharatiya Janata Party in May 2008 . Film . Shakunthala Shetty played the lead role in a Tulu film `` Kanchilda Baale '' .
Grabówek , Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship . Grabówek is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Mikołajki , within Mrągowo County , Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship , in northern Poland . It lies approximately north-east of Mikołajki , east of Mrągowo , and east of the regional capital Olsztyn . Before 1945 the area was part of Germany ( East Prussia ) . The settlement has a population of 200 .
South Sioux City , Nebraska . South Sioux City is a city in Dakota County , Nebraska , United States . It is located immediately across the Missouri River from Sioux City , Iowa , and is part of the Sioux City , IA-NE-SD Metropolitan Statistical Area . As of the 2010 census , the city population was 13,353 , making it the 14th largest city in Nebraska . History . Meriwether Lewis and William Clark passed through the South Sioux City area in 1804 . European settlement on the Nebraska side of the river began as early as 1854 . Several town sites were platted and incorporated in the 1850s . Pacific City , incorporated in 1858 , was a short-lived settlement . Covington and South Covington , both incorporated in 1857 , merged in 1870 . Another town , Stanton , was founded in 1856 . South Sioux City was incorporated in 1887 . A special election in 1893 approved the merger of Covington and Stanton into the city of South Sioux City . Geography . South Sioux City is located at ( 42.471095 , -96.414732 ) . According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of , of which , is land and is water . In contrast to its hilly larger neighbor , South Sioux City is relatively flat . The difference in elevation across most of the city is less than 20 feet , generally ranging between 1,085 and 1,105 feet above sea level . 2010 census . As of the census of 2010 , there were 13,353 people , 4,512 households , and 3,139 families residing in the city . The population density was . There were 4,739 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 62.7 % White , 4.7 % African American , 3.0 % Native American , 2.9 % Asian , 0.2 % Pacific Islander , 23.8 % from other races , and 2.8 % from two or more races . Hispanic or Latino of any race were 45.3 % of the population . There were 4,512 households of which 42.7 % had children under the age of 18 living with them , 47.5 % were married couples living together , 14.9 % had a female householder with no husband present , 7.1 % had a male householder with no wife present , and 30.4 % were non-families . 25.0 % of all households were made up of individuals and 10.4 % had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older . The average household size was 2.93 and the average family size was 3.51 . The median age in the city was 30.5 years . 31.4 % of residents were under the age of 18 ; 10.4 % were between the ages of 18 and 24 ; 26.1 % were from 25 to 44 ; 21.8 % were from 45 to 64 ; and 10.4 % were 65 years of age or older . The gender makeup of the city was 49.6 % male and 50.4 % female . 2000 census . As of the census of 2000 , there were 11,925 people , 4,304 households , and 2,961 families residing in the city . Of the 11,925 people , 48.6 % are male and 51.4 % are female . The population density was 2,431.6 people per square mile ( 939.6/km² ) . There were 4,557 housing units at an average density of 929.2 per square mile ( 359.1/km² ) . The racial makeup of the city was 75.9 % White , 0.9 % African American , 2.36 % Native American , 3.19 % Asian , 0.09 % Pacific Islander , 14.57 % from other races , and 3.05 % from two or more races . Hispanic or Latino of any race were 24.8 % of the population . There were 4,304 households out of which 38.9 % had children under the age of 18 living with them , 49.7 % were married couples living together , 13.7 % had a female householder with no husband present , and 31.2 % were non-families . 25.6 % of all households were made up of individuals and 10.3 % had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older . The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.26 . In the city , the population was spread out with 29.8 % under the age of 18 , 11.1 % from 18 to 24 , 29.6 % from 25 to 44 , 19.2 % from 45 to 64 , and 10.4 % who were 65 years of age or older . The median age was 31 years . For every 100 females , there were 94.6 males . For every 100 females age 18 and over , there were 92.0 males . The median income for a household in the city was $ 36,493 , and the median income for a family was $ 42,712 . Males had a median income of $ 27,259 versus $ 21,709 for females . The per capita income for the city was $ 16,165 . About 10.1 % of families and 11.5 % of the population were below the poverty line , including 14.9 % of those under age 18 and 8.3 % of those age 65 or over . 72.7 % of the population held a high school diploma or higher ; 12.7 % held a bachelor 's degree or higher ; and 4.8 % held a graduate or professional degree . 4.1 % of the population were unemployed . Employed residents traveled an average of 15.3 minutes to their jobs . Public transit . Local bus service to South Sioux City is provided by the Sioux City Transit System . Aviation . The nearest commercial airport is Sioux Gateway Airport/Colonel Bud Day Field ( SUX ) in Sioux City . A smaller general-aviation airport , Martin Field ( 7K8 ) , is located just west of South Sioux City along U.S. Highway 20 .
Taj Tashi . The Taj Tashi is a hotel in Thimphu , Bhutan . Opened in 2008 , the hotel is the first five-star hotel in Bhutan . The hotel is a joint venture of local Indian hotel giant , Taj Leisure Hotels and local tashi group . The hotel also hosts a conference space .
Vladimir Kobekin . Vladimir Aleksandrovich Kobekin ( Владимир Александрович Кобекин ) ( b . 22 July 1947 , Berezniki ) is a Russian composer best known for his opera compositions . He studied under Sergei Slonimsky at the Leningrad Conservatory . After graduating in 1971 he taught music composition at the Urals Mussorgsky State Conservatoire ( 1971–1980 ) . From 1992 to 1995 he served as chairman of the Ural branch of the Union of Soviet Composers . Since 1995 he has been a senior lecturer in the composition department at the Urals Mussorgsky State Conservatoire . Among his notable pupils is opera composer Anastasia Bespalova . In 1987 he won the Honoured Representative of the Arts Award , and later that year he was made a laureate of the USSR State Prize .
Boyfriends and Girlfriends . `` Boyfriends and Girlfriends '' ( French title : `` L'Ami de mon amie '' , also known as `` My Girlfriend 's Boyfriend '' ) is a 1987 comedy film directed by Éric Rohmer . The film stars Emmanuelle Chaulet , Sophie Renoir , Anne-Laure Meury . The title literally means the ( male ) friend of my ( female ) friend , or perhaps the boyfriend of my girlfriend : it echoes the proverb `` Les amis de mes amis sont mes amis '' ( `` My friend 's friend is my friend '' ) . Plot . Blanche is freshly installed in Cergy-Pontoise , a trendy new town near Paris . She has a new apartment , a new job with no one over and no one under her . She meets Léa at lunch one day , and soon she meets an acquaintance of Léa , Alexandre , whom she approaches somewhat awkwardly . The film then follows the time-honored plot of exchange of relationships , as Blanche and Léa switch boyfriends . Reception . The film received generally positive reviews from major critics , with 100 % favorable rating from 9 critics at Rotten Tomatoes . Vincent Canby of New York Times praises the film highly , saying `` L'Ami de Mon Amie '' is as clean and functional in appearance as the satellite city , but it 's full of unexpected delights . '' Film critics Jonathan Rosenbaum and Roger Ebert also give the film a favorable rating .
Michael Johnson ( defensive end ) . Michael David Johnson ( born February 7 , 1987 ) is an American football defensive end for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League ( NFL ) . He was drafted by the Bengals in the third round of the 2009 NFL Draft and has also played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers . He played college football at Georgia Tech . Early years . Johnson played high school football at Dallas County High School in Plantersville , Alabama . Playing tight end , Johnson was the team captain and MVP for coach Richard Bush . As a junior , he had 25 receptions for 300 yards and three touchdowns . He caught 42 passes for 650 yards and six touchdowns as a senior while making 92 tackles and 14 sacks on defense . Johnson was also an outstanding basketball player , who averaged 16 points and 10 rebounds as a junior . Johnson Graduated valedictorian of his class . College career . As a senior at Georgia Tech , Johnson , in 2008 , ended the regular season with Recorded 46 tackles ( 28 solos ) as he led the team and finished third in the conference with nine sacks and 17.5 stops for losses and two forced fumbles . He was voted as an AFCA coaches First-team All-American with the likes of Brian Orakpo and Terrence Cody . He also garnered first team All-ACC honors as well as numerous other accolades . In 2007 , Johnson played in 13 games and started one . He had 21 tackle ( 11 solo ) and six went for losses . He had four sacks and forced three fumbles and recovered one . He also blocked two kicks . The previous season , 2006 , he played in and started all 12 games and had 34 tackles ( 25 solo ) and six were for a loss . He recorded five sacks and forced three fumbles and broke up two passes . In 2005 , as a true freshman , he played in 11 games and had 5 solo tackles and one assisted for a total of six tackles , one going for a loss . He also recorded one sack and forced one fumble . On May 2 , 2015 , after six seasons in the NFL , Johnson officially earned his degree from Georgia Tech . Cincinnati Bengals . Johnson was not selected in the 1st round of the 2009 NFL Draft where many analysts predicted he would go , instead falling into the 3rd round and being picked up by the Bengals . During an interview , Johnson was mentioned by head coach Marvin Lewis as maybe being `` one of the best pass rushers he has ever worked with . '' Before the 2010 season , the Bengals announced that Johnson would be moved to outside linebacker . In 2012 , Johnson accumulated 52 tackles , 35 solo , and 11.5 sacks . He also had one interception and one force fumble . The Bengals placed their non-exclusive franchise tag on Johnson on March 1 , 2013 . Tampa Bay Buccaneers . Johnson signed a five-year , $ 43.98 million contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on March 11 , 2014 . Johnson 's debut season for the Bucs was marred with injuries consistently the entire year . His 2014 season stats are 27 Combined tackles , 4.0 Quarterback sacks , and 2 forced fumbles which was disappointing after having an 11 sack campaign with the Bengals prior to joining Tampa Bay . On March 11 , 2015 , exactly one year to the day he signed with the Buccaneers , Johnson was released . The move saved $ 2 million in cap space despite the loss of $ 7 million in guaranteed money that the team still had to pay . Second stint with Cincinnati Bengals . On March 15 , 2015 , Johnson re-joined his former team , signing a four-year , $ 24 million contract with the Cincinnati Bengals .
British Institute at Ankara . The British Institute at Ankara ( BIAA ) , formerly British Institute of Archaeology at Ankara , is a research institute that supports , promotes , and publishes research into the humanities and social sciences of Turkey and the Black Sea region . The Institute was founded in 1947 and became legally incorporated in 1956 as part of a cultural agreement between the Republic of Turkey and the United Kingdom . The institute is a UK registered charity and part of the British Academy 's Overseas Institutes . The Institute has an office in London and has its base in Ankara , where it maintains a library , research facilities , and accommodation for visiting scholars . Archaeologist Lutgarde Vandeput is the current Director of the BIAA . In addition to funding the publication of research monographs on archaeology and the history of Turkey , the institute regularly publishes the journal `` Anatolian Studies '' and the annual magazine `` Heritage Turkey '' . By the decision of the Turkish government , all scholars from the United Kingdom wishing to do archeological research in Turkey must channel their permit applications through the British Institute in Ankara . History . The BIAA was founded on 22 November 1947 after proposals by the British archaeologist John Garstang , who became the Institute 's first director . He was instrumental in choosing Ankara as the location of the new institute , in contrast to similar existing organizations that were based in Istanbul . The Institute 's journal , Anatolian Studies , was first published in 1951 , becoming a key reference for all archaeology-related disciplines in the region . Seton Lloyd succeeded Garstang as director in 1949 , In 1961 , Michael Gough became the institute 's third director . He had a focus on the Byzantine period , with excavations at the church complex at Alahan and at Dağ Pazarı . James Mellaart , as assistant director from 1957 to 1961 , started excavations at the site of Çatalhöyük , identifying it as a unique Neolithic settlement . David French became the institute 's fourth director in 1968 . In 1993 French retired and in 1995 Roger Mathews became the 5th director . Hugh Elton , who was appointed as the director in 2001 , changed the name of the British Institute of Archaeology to British Institute . The current director is Lutgarde Vandeput , who became director in 2006 . British archaeologist Shahina Farid is honorary secretary .
Central District ( Tangestan County ) . The Central District of Tangestan County ( ) is a district ( bakhsh ) in Tangestan County , Bushehr Province , Iran . At the 2006 census , its population was 35,259 , in 8,134 families . The District has two cities : Ahram & Abad . The District has two rural districts ( `` dehestan '' ) : Ahram Rural District and Baghak Rural District .
TKO ( Justin Timberlake song ) . `` TKO '' is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Justin Timberlake for his fourth studio album , `` 20 Experience – 2 of 2 '' ( 2013 ) . It was written and produced by Timberlake , Timothy `` Timbaland '' Mosley and Jerome `` J-Roc '' Harmon , with additional writing from James Fauntleroy and a sample of Barry White 's `` Somebody 's Gon na off the Man '' . The song was distributed on September 20 , 2013 by RCA Records , as the second single from `` The 20/20 Experience – 2 of 2 '' . A remix of the track by rappers J. Cole , ASAP Rocky and Pusha T , known as the `` Black Friday Remix '' , was also released . The lyrics use boxing metaphors to explain how somebody being knocked out feels to them when they see their ex out with another guy . `` TKO '' entered the top 40 on the US `` Billboard '' Hot 100 , where it reached number 36 . The song was eventually certified Gold by Music Canada . The seven-minute official accompanying music video was released in October 2013 , and stars Elvis Presley 's granddaughter Riley Keough as Timberlake 's love interest . Production and composition . `` TKO '' was written and produced by Justin Timberlake , Timbaland and Jerome `` J-Roc '' Harmon , with James Fauntleroy also serving as co-writer of the track . The song samples Barry White 's `` Somebody 's Gon na Off the Man '' . Jerome Harmon performed as keyboardist , while Elliot Ives played the guitar . Justin Timberlake handled production and arrangement of his vocals , which were recorded at Larrabee Studios in North Hollywood . The track was engineered by Chris Godbey , and mixed by Jimmy Douglass , Godbey and Timberlake at Larabee Studios , with assistance from Alejandro Baima , The song contains heavy drums and `` scratchy '' studio effects , which according to a staff writer of `` Consequence of Sound '' , is reminiscent of a `` slightly more refined `` Justified '' . '' For Jocelyn Vena of `` MTV News '' , `` Timberlake was n't lying when he said that this album would be 'more dangerous ' than part 1 of the 20 Experience , as evidenced by 'TKO , ' writing that , `` The track is a Timberlake/Timbaland joint , with signature bleepy production and dark undertones , a far cry from the album 's lead single , upbeat throwback jam 'Take Back the Night ' . '' Lyrically , `` TKO '' leans heavy on boxing metaphors , specially with the title `` TKO '' , which means technical knockout , to describe the feeling of being knocked out when he sees his ex out with another guy , with lines like `` I 'm out for the count , yeah girl you knock me out . '' During the song , Timberlake sings , `` It cuts right on my eye , yeah it hurt , wo n't lie/ Still ca n't see , think I saw you with another guy/ Ca n't fight , knocked down , then I got over you/ Ca n't fight no more , you knock me out/ What am I supposed to do ? . '' The song is punctuated by beat-boxing and Timbaland repeating the line , `` Kill me with the coo-coochie-coochie-coo . '' Release . After releasing `` Take Back the Night '' as the first single from the second part of `` 20 Experience '' album , Timberlake faced controversy for its title , due to the `` Take Back the Night foundation '' . After that , on September 19 , 2013 , the singer teased his fans with an Instagram post , saying , `` Should I release a new single today ? ? ? . '' Later , he posted another photo , saying , `` Get Ready ... '' , attached to a photo of him in the studio recording a song . Five hours later , Timberlake posted a tease of the track with a 15-second snippet . To finish the teasing , the singer posted the single 's cover art , saying , `` You ready to hear it in full ? ? ? , '' also revealing its title : `` TKO '' . On September 20 , 2013 , the single was released . A remix of `` TKO '' , subtitled the `` Black Friday Remix '' , premiered on November 29 , 2013 . It features new rap verses from J. Cole , ASAP Rocky and Pusha T. Cole starts the song off and responds to Kendrick Lamar 's `` Control '' verse while also borrowing the Migos flow à la Drake on the `` Versace '' remix . Rocky jumps in next and delivers some slick bars before Pusha addresses what everyone will be talking about come December . `` All this album of the year talk/Niggas claiming they the best out , '' he barks before making his own case . Critical reception . `` TKO '' received mixed reviews from music critics . In a favorable review of the song for PopCrush , Amy Sciarretto wrote that `` TKO '' `` would have been quite comfortable nestled in the track listing of `` Justified '' or `` LoveSounds '' , '' however , Timberlake is n't recycling old music material , but giving it a modernized update . She added that the song is essentially this decade 's `` Cry Me a River '' . According to James Shotwell of `` Under the Gun Review '' , the song is `` not what you would call a conventional single choice , '' but an infectious Timbaland-built production : `` There is something about how the heavy bass and snare blends with JT ’ s signature voice that taps into the soul of every pop music fan when Timbaland is in the mix that simply can not be denied . '' He also expressed his opinion that `` TKO '' was far superior to Timberlake 's previous single , `` Take Back the Night '' . In a less enthusiastic review , Tom Breihan of Stereogum commented that the song `` works as a midtempo club track that doesn ’ t have much of the old-school loverman slickness that Timberlake brought to the last album , '' referring to `` 20 Experience '' , and that `` the melody doesn ’ t quite stick the way you ’ d hope a Timberlake melody would . '' Sal Cinquemani of Slant Magazine called the track `` another underwhelming single '' and `` a retread of Timberlake 's past work with longtime collaborator Timbaland . '' However , he commented that the second half of the song is slightly more sonically interesting . Annie Zaleski of `` The A.V . Club '' wrote the song is `` sunk by both its tired boxing clichés and chattering Timbaland beats that break no new ground . '' Kyle Jackson of Common Sense Media was disappointed , writing that , `` JT is notably lacking the swagger that has made him an icon . The lyrics are repetitive and heavily reliant upon weak metaphors and predictable songwriting , and the production is uninteresting at best , monotonous at worst . '' Commercial performance . In its first week of release , the single sold 79,000 downloads in the US , debuting at number 54 on the `` Billboard '' Hot 100 chart . On the chart issue date December 14 , 2013 , the song reached a peak of number 36 . The song did better on other Billboard genre charts , such as the Hip-Hop Songs and Pop Songs chart , where it reached number 9 and 12 , respectively . In Canada , the song only managed to reach number 28 . Elsewhere , the single did n't manage to even reach the top-forty , peaking at number 58 on the UK Singles Chart , in Switzerland number 68 and France 163 . Music video . A music video for the song , directed by Ryan Reichenfeld , was released on October 29 , 2013 . Timberlake 's love interest in the video is played by Elvis Presley 's granddaughter Riley Keough , with the video lasting for 7 minutes . The video was written by Timberlake and director Ryan Reichenfeld , and it splices scenes from a cushy loft—where Timberlake and Keough engage in various adult activities—and a not-too-distant future where the singer is roped behind a moving truck driven on a dusty road by his lady . In another scene , Keough delivers a cast-iron skillet to Timberlake 's cranium . Through it all , Timberlake keeps his chin up and continues to sing even while being dragged to his death . The video received positive reception from most critics . Carl Williot of `` Idolator '' wrote that Timberlake `` dropped another epic visual from '20 Experience ' with 'TKO , ' and while the subject matter couldn ’ t be further from that of his instant classic 'Mirrors ' video , this one is just as sprawling and beautifully shot . '' `` Billboard Magazine '' wrote that the video is `` a knock-down , drag-out good time , with the singer getting into a bit of a mess with co-star Riley Keough in a slickly produced and thematic seven-minute clip . '' Erika Harwood of `` The Michigan Daily '' called it `` Disturbing and captivating , [ ... ] another well crafted addition to the Timberlake canon . '' However , Melinda Newman of `` HitFix '' did n't like the violence on the video , writing that , `` [ ... ] this is a misguided look at domestic violence and there ’ s really no way you can make it work unless you take a much more obviously cartoon-y look than they do here ( they already pull all their punches- the sex is pretty antiseptic , no blood after the skillet hit , he almost seems to be enjoyed being dragged ) or you really commit and go all out ( and run a link to a domestic violence hotline afterwards ) . ''
Goniosema anguliscripta . `` Goniosema anguliscripta '' is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae . It was described by Lucas in 1890 . It is found in Australia , where it has been recorded from New South Wales and Queensland .
Greg Jefferson . Greg Jefferson ( born August 31 , 1971 ) is a former American football defensive end in the National Football League . He was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the third round of the 1995 NFL Draft . He played college football at Central Florida .
António Mendes Correia . António Mendes Correia ( 1888 - 1960 ) was a Portuguese anthropologist , physician and scientist .
Roxanne Lowit . Roxanne Lowit is a New York-based fashion and celebrity photographer who is said to have `` become as much a celebrity as those she photographed . '' Career . Lowit did not go to school to be a photographer . She graduated from the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York with a degree in art history and textile design . It was during her successful career as a textile designer that she realized something . `` I paint and there were people who I wanted to sit for me but had no time , so I started taking pictures of them . I liked the gratification of getting the instant image so I traded in my paintbrushes for a camera . '' Lowit started taking pictures in the late 70s with her 110 Instamatic , photographing her own designs at the New York fashion shows . Before long she was covering all the designers in Paris where her friends – models like Jerry Hall – would sneak her backstage . It was there that she found her place ( and career ) in fashion . `` For me , that 's where it was happening , '' she says . `` No one thought there was anything going on backstage , so for years I was alone and loved it . I guess I made it look too good because now it 's so crowded with photographers . But there 's enough room for everybody . '' Today , her photographs have appeared in many magazines , such as Italian `` Vanity Fair '' , French `` Elle '' , `` V Magazine '' , and `` Glamour '' , and become a vehicle for much of her advertising work , including campaigns for Dior , Barney 's NY and Vivienne Westwood .
Christopher Komla Dewornu . Christopher Komla Dewornu is a former Ghanaian police office and was the acting Inspector General of Police of the Ghana Police Service from 12 June 1986 to 31 October 1986 . He was appointed the substantive IGP from 1 November 1986 to 31 December 1989 .
Terrenate , Tlaxcala . Terrenate ( formally : San Nicolás Terrenate ) is a city , and the surrounding municipality of the same name , in the Mexican state of Tlaxcala . It is situated in the highest part of the state , at 2,680 metres above sea level . `` Terrenate '' is a Nahuatl name meaning `` land the colour of masa '' ( maize dough ) . Economy . Chiefly agricultural : crops and livestock . Little other industry or employment opportunities . Migration levels , particularly to the United States , are high . Towns . In 1996 , what are now the municipalities of Emiliano Zapata and Lázaro Cárdenas , were split off from Terrenate when the state created 16 new municipalities . In addition to the municipal seat , the municipality has another six towns and numerous hamlets . Culture . The church of San Nicolás de Tolentino in the municipal seat dates from the 17th century .
Nasal fracture . A nasal fracture , commonly referred to as a broken nose , is a fracture of one of the bones of the nose . Symptoms may include bleeding , swelling , bruising , and an inability to breathe through the nose . They may be complicated by other facial fractures or a septal hematoma . The most common causes include assault , trauma during sports , falls , and motor vehicle collisions . Diagnosis is typically based on the signs and symptoms and may occasionally be confirmed by plain X-ray . Treatment is typically with pain medication and cold compresses . Reduction , if needed , can typically occur after the swelling has come down . Depending on the type of fracture reduction may be closed or open . Outcomes are generally good . Nasal fractures are common , comprising about 40 % of facial fractures . Males in their 20s are most commonly affected . Signs and symptoms . Symptoms of a broken nose include bruising , swelling , tenderness , pain , deformity , and/or bleeding of the nose and nasal region of the face . The patient may have difficulty breathing , or excessive nosebleeds ( if the nasal mucosa are damaged ) . The patient may also have bruising around one or both eyes . Cause . Nasal fractures are caused by physical trauma to the face . Common sources of nasal fractures include sports injuries , fighting , falls , and car accidents in the younger age groups , and falls from syncope or impaired balance in the elderly . Diagnosis . Nasal fractures are usually identified visually and through physical examination . Medical imaging is generally not recommended . A priority is to distinguish simple fractures limited to the nasal bones ( Type 1 ) from fractures that also involve other facial bones and/or the nasal septum ( Types 2 and 3 ) . In simple Type 1 fractures X-Rays supply surprisingly little information beyond clinical examination . However , diagnosis may be confirmed with X-rays or CT scans , and these are required if other facial injuries are suspected . A fracture that runs horizontally across the septum is sometimes called a `` Jarjavay fracture '' , and a vertical one , a `` Chevallet fracture '' . Although treatment of an uncomplicated fracture of nasal bones is not urgent—a referral for specific treatment in five to seven days usually suffices—an associated injury , nasal septal hematoma , occurs in about 5 % of cases and does require urgent treatment and should be looked for during the assessment of nasal injuries . Treatment . Minor nasal fractures may be allowed to heal on their own provided there is not significant cosmetic deformity . Ice and pain medication may be prescribed to ease discomfort during the healing process . For nasal fractures where the nose has been deformed , manual alignment may be attempted , usually with good results . Injuries involving other structures ( Types 2 and 3 ) must be recognized and treated surgically . Recovery . Bone stability after a fracture occurs between 3 and 4 weeks . Some experts suggest not wearing glasses or blowing the nose during this time as it can affect the bone alignment . Full bone fusion occurs between 4 and 8 weeks . General activity is fine after 1–2 weeks , but contact sports are not advisable for at least 2–3 months , depending on the extent of injury . It is recommended that when participating in sports a face guard should be worn for at least 6 weeks post-injury .
Han-Tang Yuefu . The Han-Tang Yuefu Music Ensemble ( ) is a music and dance company based in Tamsui , Taiwan . It specializes in Nanguan , a form of classical Chinese music from Fujian and Taiwan , and Liyuan , a dance style derived from the string puppetry used in regional opera . It was founded in 1983 by choreographer and Nanguan musician Chen Mei-o , to preserve and promote Nanguan by fusing it with other traditional arts like Liyuan . The company has won several important arts awards in Taiwan and received international acclaim for their performances at various music festivals throughout the world .
Öxeryd . Öxeryd is a locality situated in Lerum Municipality , Västra Götaland County , Sweden . It had 491 inhabitants in 2010 .
Cư Jút District . Cư Jút is a rural district ( `` huyện '' ) of Đắk Nông Province in the Central Highlands region of Vietnam . As of 2003 , the district had a population of 86,377 . The district covers an area of 719 km² . The district capital lies at Ea T'Ling .
Austral , New South Wales . Austral is a suburb of Sydney , in the state of New South Wales , Australia . It is 42 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district , in the local government area of the City of Liverpool . It is bounded to the west by waterway Kemps Creek , to the east by a Sydney Water supply channel , to the north by a straight division , and to the south by Bringelly Road . Bonds Creek flows southeast-northwest through the suburb , and confluences with Kemps Creek near Fifteenth Avenue . It is of note in its design , its streets laid out in a grid pattern , and all horizontal ones named 'Avenue ' , in numbers from south to north increasing . History . The area that now constitutes the suburbs of Austral was a parcel of land in West Hoxton purchased by the Austral Banking and Land Proprietary . When residents pushed for a second public school in the Hoxton Park area in 1891 , Austral Banking and Land Proprietary donated of its land for the site and , in return , the school was named Austral Public School . The name of the school became synonymous with the area although it was n't officially recognised until 1972 . Austral Post Office opened on 7 February 1894 . Demographics . According to the 2016 census of Population , there were 3,024 residents in Austral . 60.4 % of people were born in Australia . The next most common country of birth was Italy at 10.1 % . 52.3 % of people only spoke English at home . Other languages spoken at home included Italian 14.4 % and Arabic 6.9 % . The most common response for religious affiliation was Catholic at 47.7 % . Landmarks . Austral has a sportsground , youth centre , tennis court and skate ramp at Craik Park , the W V Scott Memorial Park , with a pavilion , and a bowls grounds , Petanque . It has a Rural Fire Service station , primary school ( Austral Primary ) , Retirement Villages ( RSL LifeCare Tobruk Village and Scalabrini Village ) , Nursing Home ( John Edmondson VC Gardens ) and a small area of commerce , including a post office and telephone . It is the site of Camp Austral girl guides camp , and another small shopping area near the corner of Fifteenth Avenue and Edmonson Avenue . It is also the site of a Sikh temple and an animal shelter . Transport . Bringelly Road connects Austral to Liverpool and the Westlink M7 , a pay road providing relatively quick connection to Sydney CBD and other parts of greater Sydney . The Route 853/855 bus service connects Bringelly to Liverpool via Rossmore , Austral , Hoxton Park and Cartwright . In 2015 , a railway station opened in the neighbouring suburb of Leppington .
TOMCAT/SLIMCAT . TOMCAT/SLIMCAT is an off-line chemical transport model ( CTM ) , which models the time-dependent distribution of chemical species in the troposphere and stratosphere . It can be used to study topics such as ozone depletion and tropospheric pollution , and was one of the models used the IPCC report on Aviation and the Global Atmosphere . It incorporates a choice of detailed chemistry schemes for the troposphere or stratosphere , and an optional chemical data assimilation scheme . The original model code , called the Toulouse Off-line Model of Chemistry And Transport ( TOMCAT ) , was written by Martyn Chipperfield at Météo France . `` Off-line '' in this sense describes the fact that although the meteorological data ( wind components and other fields ) which are used as input to the CTM typically derive from a general circulation model ( GCM ) , the CTM is run as a separate program outside of a GCM ; this is as distinct from a chemistry simulation scheme which runs within a GCM , in which the simulated chemical distributions , e.g . of ozone , can provide feedback on the meteorology via the GCM 's radiation scheme . A version called the Single Layer Isentropic Model of Chemistry And Transport ( SLIMCAT ) was developed in 1995 . This used a level of constant potential temperature ( or equivalently , of constant specific entropy , hence `` isentropic '' ) , exploiting the fact that due to approximate conservation of energy , atmospheric motions are approximately adiabatic and hence air parcels remain on isentropic levels on short timescales . A diabatic heating scheme was later added , to allow for multiple isentropic levels with transport between them on longer timescales , although the name `` SLIMCAT '' has remained despite the multiple levels . The two programs are now maintained as a single code base , which runs in Fortran , and has been parallelised . TOMCAT has been further extended to include a detailed treatment of aerosol . GLOMAP ( Global Model of Aerosol Processes ) simulates a wide range of aerosol species including black carbon , sulfate , sea spray , soil dust , and secondary organic aerosol . The primary purpose of TOMCAT/GLOMAP is to simulate aerosol radiative forcing and the impact of aerosol on climate .
Muskoka Wharf . The Muskoka Wharf is located in the town of Gravenhurst , Ontario on the southern edge of Muskoka Bay on Lake Muskoka . The Muskoka Wharf is the home port of the RMS `` Segwun '' , the oldest operating steamship in North America and the last surviving original steamship from the fleet of several dozen that served the county of Muskoka , Ontario in the late 19th century and early 20th century , and the `` Wenonah II '' , a modern replica of an early 20th-century steamship . The Muskoka Wharf , once a vibrant hub of economic activity at the union of a major railroad terminus and steamship port , fell into decline as roads and automobiles were introduced to the region , but has experienced a major economic resurgence since the creation of a heritage-based development area in 2005 . History . Long before today 's Muskoka Wharf had any restaurants , stores , or hotels , the wharf was a major center of Ontario ’ s boat building and logging industries . When steamboating began in Muskoka in the 1860s , the shipment of logs and other goods to markets along the east coast of the United States and Canada became easier and faster . When the railroad reached Muskoka in 1875 , hundreds , even thousands , of immigrants , summer tourists , visitors , and cottage dwellers were seen on the Muskoka Wharf Station docks , ready to board steamships that would take them to their destinations on Lake Muskoka , Lake Joseph , and Lake Rosseau ( together , the “ Muskoka Lakes ” ) . As the waterfront became more popular and as the region 's economy boomed with people coming to and from Muskoka , cottages were set up lakeside and Gravenhurst became a very attractive area for settlers and companies . In the early 1900s , however , the prosperous and successful Muskoka Wharf lost a lot of its activity to the development of the automobile . As more people drove to their new cottages and tourist destinations , trains and steamships declined in Muskoka , creating an economic downturn for the Muskoka Wharf . Recent . In 2005 , a $ 170 million , 89-acre development took place at the Muskoka Wharf , transforming the former industrial land into an improved , “ inclusive cottage destination ” that now offers boat rentals , hotel rooms , gourmet restaurants , museums , parks and playgrounds , shopping , a farmers market , nearby golf , and more . The Muskoka Wharf offers a variety of steamship cruises on the RMS `` Segwun '' and the `` Wenonah II '' . One of the most popular occurrences at the Muskoka Wharf is the annual Farmers ' Market , established in 1992 . Over 80,000 cottagers , tourists , and local residents come to the wharf each year to buy and sell an assortment of arts and crafts , jewelry , produce , meats and cheese , apparel , and much more . People can explore the stores and restaurants , play on the playground , take a swim in the lake , take a boat ride on one of the steamships , visit the marina , or venture off into the town of Gravenhurst . A weekly waterski show is held at Muskoka Wharf during the summer as well as fireworks displays .
Chelers . Chelers is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France . Geography . A farming village located 13 miles ( 22 km ) west-northwest of Arras at the junction of the D77 with the D72 road .
Fred Anderson ( historian ) . Fred Anderson ( born 1949 ) is an American historian of early North American history . Education and career . Anderson received his B.A . from Colorado State University in 1971 and his Ph.D. from Harvard in 1981 . He has taught at Harvard and at the University of Colorado , Boulder , where he is currently Professor of History . He has held fellowships from the National Endowment for the Humanities , the Charles Warren Center of Harvard University , the Guggenheim Foundation and the Rockefeller Foundation . He is the author or editor of five books including `` Crucible of War : The Seven Years ' War and the Fate of Empire in British North America , 1754-1766 '' ( New York : Alfred A. Knopf , February 11 , 2000 ; London : Faber and Faber , 2000 ) , which won the Mark Lynton History Prize and the 2001 Francis Parkman Prize as best book in American history . Together with Andrew Cayton ( Miami University ) , he has recently published `` The Dominion of War : Empire and Liberty in North America , 1500-2000 '' ( New York : Viking ; London : Atlantic Books , 2005 ) . His newest book , '' The War That Made America : A Short History of the French and Indian War '' ( Viking ) is a companion to the four-hour PBS series `` The War that Made America , '' which was broadcast January 18 and 25 , 2006 . The series and book were released to coincide with the 250th anniversary of the French and Indian War , organized by French and Indian War 250 Inc. , as part of a collaborative effort with a variety of museums , historic sites and educational workshops spanning several states . In late 2006 , it was announced that Anderson and Cayton have been assigned the volume on the later colonial period ( Volume II : 1674-1764 ) of the newest ( and partially published ) `` Oxford History of the United States '' . Professor Anderson has told his students he plans to retire at the end of the Spring 2017 semester .
HiCAD . HiCAD is a 2D-/3D-CAD-system from ISD Software und Systeme GmbH based on the software kernel ESM ( European Solid Modeller ) , developed by ISD . HiCAD supports 2D design and 3D modeling . The construction method can also be freely selected between the parametric and feature-and the free and direct construction . In parametric design the construction work starts with the mental model construction , with all parameters and conditions . However , In free design changes can be made directly in the 3D model , without considering the history of a part . Applications . Mechanical product design and development , machine building and sheet metal applications , industrial and commercial steel structural constructions , piping and plant construction and metal construction . Additions . Tools to automate repetitive tasks , to simulate , for photorealistic rendering . Interfaces . Interfaces include STEP , IGES , CATIA , E , Unigraphics , Inventor , SolidWorks , Parasolid , ACIS , DSTV , DWG , DXF , JT and V11 . Company data . The company was founded in 1977 . The headquarters and development facility are located in Dortmund , Germany . ISD has subsidiaries in Switzerland , the Netherlands , Austria , Japan and Italy . There are distributors in Germany , Italy , Scandinavia , India , and Korea . Other products include : HELiOS ( PDM ) and Helicon ( product configurator ) .
Herluin of Bec . Herluin otherwise Hellouin ( 995/ 997–August 26 , 1078 ) was a knight at the court of Gilbert of Brionne and subsequently a Benedictine monk . He founded the Abbey of Our Lady of Bec , Normandy . Early life . Herluin was born around 995/997 in Bonneville-Aptot , according to Mabillon , of Norman nobility . His father was Ansgot . According to the `` Vita Herluini '' , ( Gilbert Crispin , c . 1055-1117 ) , Ansgot was descended from a Danish Viking follower of Rollo , while his mother , Heloise , was related to the counts of Flanders . In his youth , he was a brave soldier to whom the Duke Robert gave more than one mark of esteem . Later , he was poorly paid for his services by Gislbert and began to look on the profession of arms with disgust . One day in 1034 , amid a frightful melée where he had little hope of survival , he vowed to `` drop the sword '' and become a monk . Monastic career . He survived and retired as a hermit to one of his fields , in about 1041 . With several companions , he laid the foundation of a monastery . Herbert , Bishop of Lisieux , dedicated on 25 March 1034 the chapel built by Herluin and ordained him as head of the small community . In 1034/1035 , the Duke granted land to the abbey . Herluin built the cloister and the monastic buildings and adopted the Rule of St. Benedict . Bonneville , however , was difficult to access and lacked water . Herluin and the brothers resolved to leave , and in about 1039 settled in Bec . His students included Lanfranc and Saint Anselm , future archbishops of Canterbury . The monastery experienced significant growth and founded a second church at Le Bec-Hellouin . William the Conqueror endowed the abbey , as did his sons . Students of Herluin at Bec included Pope Alexander II ; Theobald of Bec , Archbishop of Canterbury ; William Bona Anima , Archbishop of Rouen ; Guitmund , Bishop of Aversa ; Arnost , Bishop of Rochester ; Turold of Brémoy , Bishop of Bayeux ; Yves , the Bishop of Chartres ; Fulk of Dammartin , the Bishop of Beauvais ; Gilbert Crispin and the Abbot of Westminster . Death . Herluin died on August 26 , 1078 ; at his side was Roger , abbot of Lessay . His funeral was presided over by Gilbert Fitz Osbern , Bishop of Évreux . The remains of Herluin can be seen in the abbey church , with some of his documents . He is considered Blessed and his feast day is August 26 . He is often referred to as Saint Herluin but was not canonised .
Cloustonville . Cloustonville is a small settlement in the Akatarawa Valley of New Zealand 's North Island , north of Upper Hutt in the foothills of the Tararua Range . The 2006 New Zealand census recorded Cloustonville 's population as 348 , a rise of 24 people since the 2001 census . A sawmill once operated in Cloustonville and it was served by a bush tramway .
Automatic Vaudeville Studios . Automatic Vaudeville Studios ( AVS ) is an underground movie collective based out of Montreal . Founded in 1998 and modeled after the golden age of Hollywood 's movie studios , AVS has churned out close to 100 shorts using local artists , musicians , actors and other unpaid talent to bring their no-budget genre inspired entertainments to life . Some of Automatic Vaudeville 's notable productions include `` The Recommendations '' , a comedy about jealousy and revenge in the literary demi-monde , ' , about the tumultuous life and times of a fictional performance artist , `` Young Cons '' , and the ongoing provocative art project / film series known as the `` Schandcycle '' , which features improvised music performed by Montreal music collective Schandkollektief . A selection of Automatic Vaudeville 's work can be found on their limited-run DVD releases , `` Your Hi-Class DVD , Vol . 1 '' and `` Your Hi-Class DVD , Vol . 2 '' .
Ricardo Sánchez Mujica . Ricardo Sánchez Mujica ( born 1983 ) is a Venezuelan politician and former student leader . He was elected as María Corina Machado 's substitute legislator in the Venezuelan parliamentary election , 2010 , representing Un Nuevo Tiempo . In November 2012 Sánchez was one of three opposition substitute legislators who broke away from the Mesa de la Unidad Democrática opposition coalition , accusing its leadership of acting in an `` abusive '' and `` arbitrary '' manner . Sánchez was elected President of the Federación de Centros Universitarios ( FCU ) at the Central University of Venezuela in 2007 and re-elected in 2008 , and was one of the most prominent student leaders during 2007 protests against the failure to renew RCTV 's broadcast license , and the Venezuelan constitutional referendum , 2007 . In 2008 Sánchez was named by the United Nations Economic and Social Council as Youth Ambassador for the promotion of peace in the Americas . Sánchez has suffered several attacks by persons unknown , including an incendiary device thrown at his car in 2006 , and an assault in 2009 .
Mohamed Saleck Ould Mohamed Lemine . Mohamed Saleck Ould Mohamed Lemine ( born 1963 ) is a Mauritanian politician and diplomat . A former ambassador to Switzerland , Lemine was named on 28 April 2007 to the post of foreign minister in the new government under Prime Minister Zeine Ould Zeidane and President Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi . Ould Mohamed Lemine was born in Kiffa . He joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation on August 1 , 1984 . He served in a number of positions , including first advisor of Mauritania 's permanent mission to the United Nations from February 1992 to January 1996 and Consul General in the Canary Islands from February 1996 to August 1997 . In September 1997 he became Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the Office of the United Nations and the International Organizations in Geneva , Switzerland , and in November 2006 he became Ambassador to Switzerland . In parliament on 7 July 2007 , Lemine denied accusations that there were U.S. prisons , secret military bases or training camps in Mauritania , responding to concerns from deputies . The claims about the existence of these facilities were first published by `` The New Yorker '' in June ; Lemine described the claims as `` false rumors '' .
Agonopterix sabulella . `` Agonopterix sabulella '' is a moth in the Depressariidae family . It was described by Walsingham in 1881 . It is found in North America , where it has been recorded from Idaho , Alberta and British Columbia and from Washington to Arizona and California . The wingspan is 19–23 mm . The forewings are pale ochreous , irrorated with fuscous and shaded with reddish scales . There are two fuscous discal spots at the basal third and a fuscous spot at the end of the cell , preceded above by a less conspicuous spot of the same colour . There is a poorly defined fuscous cloud between the outer and inner pairs of spots in costal half of wing and the apical half of the costa and termen have a reddish suffusion . The hindwings are greyish ochreous . The larvae feed on `` Eriophyllum confertiflorum '' , `` Eriophyllum lanatum '' and `` Eriophyllum stachaediflorum '' .
Youth International Party . The Youth International Party , whose members were commonly called Yippies , was an American radically youth-oriented and countercultural revolutionary offshoot of the free speech and anti-war movements of the 1960s . It was founded on December 31 , 1967 . They employed theatrical gestures , such as advancing a pig ( `` Pigasus the Immortal '' ) as a candidate for President in 1968 , to mock the social status quo . They have been described as a highly theatrical , anti-authoritarian and anarchist youth movement of `` symbolic politics '' . Since they were well known for street theater and politically themed pranks , they were either ignored or denounced by many of the `` old school '' political left . According to ABC News , `` The group was known for street theater pranks and was once referred to as the 'Groucho Marxists ' . '' Background . The Yippies had no formal membership or hierarchy . Abbie and Anita Hoffman , Jerry Rubin , Nancy Kurshan , and Paul Krassner founded the Yippies ( according to his own account , Krassner coined the name ) at a meeting in the Hoffmans ' New York apartment on December 31 , 1967 . `` If the press had created 'hippie , ' could not we five hatch the 'yippie ' ? '' Abbie Hoffman wrote . Other activists associated with the Yippies include Stew Albert , Ed Rosenthal , Allen Ginsberg , Judy Gumbo , Ed Sanders , Robin Morgan , Phil Ochs , Robert M. Ockene , William Kunstler , Jonah Raskin , Steve Conliff , Jerome Washington , John Sinclair , Dana Beal , Betty ( Zaria ) Andrew , Matthew Landy Steen , Joanee Freedom , Danny Boyle , Ben Masel , Tom Forcade , Paul Watson , David Peel , Wavy Gravy , Aron Kay , Tuli Kupferberg , Jill Johnston , Daisy Deadhead , Leatrice Urbanowicz , Bob Fass , Mayer Vishner , John Murdock , Alice Torbush , Judy Lampe , Walli Leff , Patrick K. Kroupa , Steve DeAngelo , Dean Tuckerman , Dennis Peron , Jim Fouratt , Steve Wessing , John Penley , and Brenton Lengel . A Yippie flag was frequently seen at anti-war demonstrations . The flag had a black background with a five-pointed red star in the center , and a green cannabis leaf superimposed over it . When asked about the Yippie flag , an anonymous Yippie identified only as `` Jung '' told `` The New York Times '' that `` The black is for anarchy . The red star is for our five point program . And the leaf is for marijuana , which is for getting ecologically stoned without polluting the environment . '' This flag is also mentioned in Hoffman 's `` Steal This Book '' . Abbie Hoffman and Jerry Rubin became the most famous Yippies—and bestselling authors—in part due to publicity surrounding the five-month Chicago Seven Conspiracy trial of 1969 . They both used the phrase `` ideology is a brain disease '' to separate the Yippies from mainstream political parties that played the game by the rules . Hoffman and Rubin were arguably the most colorful of the seven defendants accused of criminal conspiracy and inciting to riot at the August 1968 Democratic National Convention . Hoffman and Rubin used the trial as a platform for Yippie antics—at one point , they showed up in court attired in judicial robes . Origins . Anita Hoffman liked the word , but felt that `` The New York Times '' and other `` strait-laced types '' needed a more formal name to take the movement seriously . That same night she came up with Youth International Party , because it symbolized the movement and made for a good play on words . Along with the name Youth International Party , the organization was also simply called Yippie ! , as in a shout for joy ( with an exclamation mark to express exhilaration ) . `` What does Yippie ! mean ? '' Abbie Hoffman wrote . `` Energy – fun – fierceness – exclamation point ! '' First press conference . The Yippies held their first press conference in New York at the Americana Hotel March 17 , 1968 , five months before the August 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago . Judy Collins sang at the press conference . The `` Chicago Sun-Times '' reported it with an article titled : `` Yipes ! The Yippies Are Coming ! '' The New Nation concept . The Yippie `` New Nation '' concept called for the creation of alternative , counterculture institutions : food co-ops ; underground newspapers and zines ; free clinics and support groups ; artist collectives ; potlatches , `` swap-meets '' and free stores ; organic farming/permaculture ; pirate radio , bootleg recording and public-access television ; Squatting ; free schools ; etc . Yippies believed these cooperative institutions and a radicalized hippie culture would spread until they supplanted the existing system . Many of these ideas/practices came from other ( overlapping and intermingling ) counter-cultural groups such as the Diggers , the San Francisco Mime Troupe , the Merry Pranksters/Deadheads , the Hog Farm , the Rainbow Family , the Esalen Institute , the Peace and Freedom Party , the White Panther Party and The Farm . There was much overlap , social interaction and cross-pollination within these groups and the Yippies , so there was much crossover membership , as well as similar influences and intentions . `` We are a people . We are a new nation , '' YIP 's New Nation Statement said of the burgeoning hippie movement . `` We want everyone to control their own life and to care for one another ... We can not tolerate attitudes , institutions , and machines whose purpose is the destruction of life , the accumulation of profit . '' We shall not defeat Amerika by organizing a political party . We shall do it by building a new nation – a nation as rugged as the marijuana leaf . The flag for the `` new nation '' consisted of a black background with a red five pointed star in the center and a green marijuana leaf superimposed over it ( same as the YIP flag ) . The Chicago Museum shows a different flag for the new nation . It is not the marijuana leaf . It has the word NOW under what looks like the all-seeing eye on a pyramid seen on the back of a dollar bill . Culture and activism . The Yippies often paid tribute to rock 'n ' roll and irreverent pop-culture figures such as the Marx Brothers , James Dean and Lenny Bruce . Many Yippies used nicknames which contained Baby Boomer television or pop references , such as Pogo or Gumby . ( Pogo was notable for creating the famous slogan : `` We have met the enemy and he is us '' —first used on a 1970 Earth Day poster . ) At demonstrations and parades , Yippies often wore face paint or colorful bandannas to keep from being identified in photographs . Other Yippies reveled in the spotlight , allowing their stealthier comrades the anonymity they needed for their pranks . One cultural intervention that misfired was at Woodstock , with Abbie Hoffman interrupting a performance by The Who , trying to speak against the incarceration of John Sinclair , sentenced to 10 years in prison in 1969 after giving two joints to an undercover narcotics officer . Guitarist Pete Townshend used his guitar to bat Hoffman off the stage . The Yippies were the first on the New Left to make a point of exploiting mass media . Colorful , theatrical Yippie actions were tailored to attract media coverage and also to provide a stage where people could express the `` repressed '' Yippie inside them . `` We believe every nonyippie is a repressed yippie , '' Jerry Rubin wrote in `` Do it ! '' `` We try to bring out the yippie in everybody . '' Early Yippie actions . Yippies were famous for their sense of humor . Many direct actions were often satirical and elaborate pranks or put-ons . An application to levitate The Pentagon during the October , 1967 March on the Pentagon , and a mass protest/mock levitation at the building organized by Rubin , Hoffman and company at the event , helped to set the tone for Yippie when it was established a couple of months later . Another famous prank just before Yippie was coined was a guerrilla theater event in New York City on August 24 , 1967 . Abbie Hoffman and a group of future Yippies managed to get into a tour of the New York Stock Exchange , where they threw fistfuls of real and fake US $ from the balcony of the visitors ' gallery down to the traders below , some of whom booed , while others began to scramble frantically to grab the money as fast as they could . The visitors ' gallery was closed until a glass barrier could be installed , to prevent similar incidents . There was a clash with police on March 22 , 1968 , where a large group of countercultural youths led by the Yippies descended into Grand Central Station for a `` Yip-In '' . The night erupted into a violent clash with police that Don McNeill of `` The Village Voice '' christened a `` pointless confrontation in a box canyon '' . A month after the Grand Central Station Yip-In , Yippies organized a `` Yip-Out , '' a be-in style event in Central Park that went off peacefully and drew 20,000 people . The Yippies ' unorthodox approach to revolution , which emphasized spontaneity over structure , and media blitz over community organizing , put them almost as much at odds with the rest of the left as with mainstream culture . Wrote ( Jerry ) Rubin in the `` Berkeley Barb '' , `` The worst thing you can say about a demonstration is that it is boring , and one of the reasons that the peace movement has not grown into a mass movement is that the peace movement -- its literature and its events -- is a bore . Good theatre is needed to communicate revolutionary content . House Un-American Activities Committee . The House Un-American Activities Committee ( HUAC ) subpoenaed Jerry Rubin and Abbie Hoffman of the Yippies in 1967 , and again in the aftermath of the 1968 Democratic National Convention . The Yippies used media attention to make a mockery of the proceedings : Rubin came to one session dressed as an American Revolutionary War soldier , and passed out copies of the United States Declaration of Independence to people in attendance . Then Rubin `` blew giant gum bubbles while his co-witnesses taunted the committee with Nazi salutes '' . Rubin also attended HUAC dressed as Santa Claus and a Viet Cong soldier . On another occasion , police stopped Hoffman at the building entrance and arrested him for wearing an American flag . Hoffman quipped for the press , `` I regret that I have but one shirt to give for my country '' , paraphrasing the last words of revolutionary patriot Nathan Hale ; meanwhile Rubin , who was wearing a matching Viet Cong flag , shouted that the police were Communists for not arresting him also . In the fifties , the most effective sanction was terror . Almost any publicity from HUAC meant the 'blacklist . ' Without a chance to clear his name , a witness would suddenly find himself without friends and without a job . But it is not easy to see how in 1969 a HUAC blacklist could terrorize an SDS activist . Witnesses like Jerry Rubin have openly boasted of their contempt for American institutions . A subpoena from HUAC would be unlikely to scandalize Abbie Hoffman or his friends . Chicago '68 . Yippie theatrics culminated at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago . YIP planned a six-day Festival of Life – a celebration of the counterculture and a protest against the state of the nation . This was supposed to counter the `` Convention of Death . '' This promised to be `` the blending of pot and politics into a political grass leaves movement – a cross-fertilization of the hippie and New Left philosophies . '' Yippies ' sensational statements before the convention were part of the theatrics , including a tongue-in-cheek threat to put LSD in Chicago 's water supply . `` We will fuck on the beaches ! ... We demand the Politics of Ecstasy ! ... Abandon the Creeping Meatball ! ... And all the time 'Yippie ! Chicago – August 25–30 . ' '' First on a list of Yippie demands : `` An immediate end to the war in Vietnam . '' Yippie organizers hoped that well-known musicians would participate in the Festival of Life and draw a crowd of tens if not hundreds of thousands from across the country . The city of Chicago refused to issue any permits for the festival and most musicians withdrew from the project . Of the rock bands who had agreed to perform , only the MC5 came to Chicago to play and their set was cut short by a clash between the audience of a couple thousand and police . Phil Ochs and several other singer-songwriters also performed during the festival . In response to the Festival of Life and other anti-war demonstrations during the Democratic convention , Chicago police repeatedly clashed with protesters , as many millions of viewers watched the extensive TV coverage of the events . On the evening of August 28 the police attacked the protesters in front of the Conrad Hilton hotel as the demonstrators chant `` The whole world is watching '' . This was a `` police riot , '' concluded the National Commission on the Causes and Prevention of Violence , saying `` On the part of the police there was enough wild club swinging , enough cries of hatred , enough gratuitous beating to make the conclusion inescapable that individual policemen , and lots of them , committed violent acts far in excess of the requisite force for crowd dispersal or arrest . '' The conspiracy trial . Following the convention , eight protesters were charged with conspiracy to incite the riots , and there was a heavily publicized , five-month trial . The Chicago Seven represented a cross-section of the New Left , including Abbie Hoffman and Jerry Rubin . `` Never mind `` Hair '' , the so-called Chicago Eight ( then Seven ) trial was the countercultural performance of the sixties . Guerrilla theater stared down courtroom farce to decide the civil dispute of the era : the Movement vs. the Establishment . The eight defendants seemed finically chosen to represent the world of dissent : SDS leaders Rennie Davis and Tom Hayden ( who had authored `` The Port Huron Statement '' ) ; graduate students Lee Weiner and John Froines ; portly fifty-four-year-old Christian socialist David Dellinger ; Yippies Rubin and Hoffman ; and -- briefly -- Black Panther Bobby Seale . `` Conspire , hell , '' Hoffman quipped . `` We could n't agree on lunch . '' Several other Yippies – including Stew Albert , Wolfe Lowenthal , Brad Fox and Robin Palmer – were among another 18 activists named as `` unindicted co-conspirators '' in the case . While five of the defendants were initially convicted of crossing state lines to incite a riot , all convictions were soon reversed in appeal court . Defendants Hoffman and Rubin became popular authors and public speakers , spreading Yippie militancy and comedy wherever they appeared . When Hoffman appeared on `` The Merv Griffin Show '' , for example , he wore a shirt with an American flag design , prompting CBS to black out his image when the show aired . The Yippie movement . The Youth International Party quickly spread beyond Rubin , Hoffman and the other founders . YIP had chapters all over the US and in other countries , with particularly active groups in New York City , Vancouver , Washington , D.C. , Detroit , Milwaukee , Los Angeles , Tucson , Houston , Austin , Columbus , Dayton , Chicago , Berkeley , San Francisco and Madison . There were YIP conferences through the 1970s , beginning with a `` New Nation Conference '' in Madison , Wisconsin in 1971 . Street protests . On the final day of the Madison conference , April 4 , 1971 , hundreds of riot police broke up a block party organized by local Yippies to cap the event , resulting in a street clash between Yippies and police . During an anti-war protest in Washington , D.C. , on November 15 , 1969 , East Coast Yippies led thousands of youths in the storming of the Justice Department building . On August 6 , 1970 , L.A. Yippies invaded Disneyland , hoisting the New Nation flag at City Hall and taking over Tom Sawyer 's Island . While riot police confronted the Yippies , the theme park was closed early for only the second time in the park 's history ( the first being shortly after the assassination of President Kennedy. ) . As many as 23 of the 200 Yippies attending were arrested . Vancouver Yippies invaded the U.S. border town of Blaine , Washington , on May 9 , 1970 , to protest Richard Nixon 's invasion of Cambodia and the shooting of students at Kent State . Columbus Yippies were charged with inciting the rioting that occurred in the city on May 11 , 1972 , in response to Nixon 's mining of North Vietnam 's Haiphong harbor . They were acquitted . YIP was a member of the coalition of anti-Vietnam War activists who , over several days in early May 1971 , tried to shut down the U.S. government by occupying intersections and bridges in Washington , D.C . The May Day protests resulted in the largest mass arrest in American history . A frequent 'national ' complaint among Yippies was that the New York 'central HQ ' chapter acted as if other chapters did not exist and kept them out of the decision-making process . At one point , at a YIP conference in Ohio in 1972 , Yippies voted to 'exclude ' Abbie and Jerry as official spokespersons from the party , since they had become too famous and rich . In 1972 , Yippies and Zippies ( a younger YIP radical breakaway faction whose `` guiding spirit '' was Tom Forcade ) staged protests at the Republican and Democratic Conventions in Miami Beach . Some of the Miami protests were larger and more militant than the ones in Chicago in 1968 . After Miami , the Zippies evolved back into Yippies . ... five hundred die-hard Yippies staged one last march on the Mitchell home , no longer the Watergate but a grand apartment building on Manhattan 's Fifth Avenue . `` Free Martha Mitchell ! '' they chanted . `` Fuck John ! '' When the Mitchells finally appeared at the window to see what all the commotion was about , the stoners cherished their last `` eye-to-eyeball confrontation with Mr. Law 'n ' Order . '' To commemorate the moment , they placed a giant marijuana joint on the Mitchells ' doorstep . Yippies regularly protested at US presidential inaugurations , with a particularly strong presence at the 1973 inauguration of Richard Nixon . Smoke-Ins . Yippies organized marijuana `` smoke-ins '' across North America through the 1970s and into the 1980s . The first YIP smoke-in was attended by 25,000 in Washington , D.C. on July 4 , 1970 . There was a culture clash when many of the hippie protesters strolled en masse into the nearby `` Honor America Day '' festivities with Billy Graham and Bob Hope . On August 7 , 1971 , a Yippie smoke-in in Vancouver was attacked by police , resulting in the Gastown Riot , one of the most famous protests in Canadian history . The annual July 4 Yippie smoke-in in Washington , D.C. , became a counterculture tradition . Alternative culture . Yippies organized alternative institutions in their counterculture communities . In Tucson , Yippies operated a free store ; in Vancouver , Yippies established the People 's Defense Fund to provide legal help for the often-harassed hippie community ; in Milwaukee , Yippies helped launch the city 's first food co-op . Many Yippies were involved in the underground press . Some were the editors of major underground newspapers or alternative magazines , including Yippies Abe Peck ( `` Chicago Seed '' ) , Jeff Shero Nightbyrd ( New York 's `` Rat '' and `` Austin Sun '' ) , Paul Krassner ( `` The Realist '' ) , Robin Morgan ( `` Ms. magazine '' ) , Steve Conliff ( `` Purple Berries '' , `` Sour Grapes '' and `` Columbus Free Press ) '' , Bob Mercer ( `` The Georgia Straight '' and `` Yellow Journal '' ) , Henry Weissborn ( `` ULTRA '' ) , James Retherford ( `` The Rag '' ) , Mayer Vishner ( `` LA Weekly '' ) , Matthew Landy Steen and Stew Albert ( `` Berkeley Barb '' and `` Berkeley Tribe '' ) , Tom Forcade ( `` Underground Press Syndicate '' and `` High Times '' ) and Gabrielle Schang ( `` Alternative Media '' ) . New York Yippie Coca Crystal hosted the popular cable TV program `` If I Ca n't Dance You Can Keep Your Revolution . '' Yippies were active in alternative music and movies . Singer-songwriters Phil Ochs and David Peel were Yippies . `` I helped design the party , formulate the idea of what Yippie was going to be , in the early part of 1968 , '' Ochs testified at the Chicago Eight trial . The strange , legendary cult film `` Medicine Ball Caravan '' ( partly financed by Tom Forcade ) , chronicled Yippie drop-outs and a variety of other fascinating and dynamic characters of the era . The movie title was later controversially changed to `` We Have Come for your Daughters '' . YIP-affiliated John Sinclair managed Detroit 's proto-punk band the MC5 . The first-ever concert by the influential and iconic proto-punk band the New York Dolls , was a Yippie benefit to raise funds to pay legal fees for one of Dana Beal 's marijuana arrests in the 1970s . Pete Seeger played a Vancouver Yippie rally in 1970 against construction of a highway through Jericho Beach Park . The Youth International Party founded the U.S. branch of the Rock Against Racism movement in 1979 . Rock Against Racism USA later morphed into the critically acclaimed , Yippie-organized , widely recognized national Rock Against Reagan tour in 1983 . Well-known bands on the tour included Michelle Shocked , the Dead Kennedys , the Crucifucks , MDC , Cause for Alarm , Toxic Reasons and Static Disruptors . A young Whoopi Goldberg performed stand-up comedy ( as did Will Durst ) at the San Francisco R-A-R show . Vancouver Yippies Ken Lester and David Spaner were the managers of Canada 's two most notorious political punk bands , D.O.A . ( Lester ) and The Subhumans ( Spaner ) . New York Yippie/High Times publisher Tom Forcade financed one of the first movies about punk rock , `` D.O.A . `` , featuring footage of the Sex Pistols ' 1978 tour of America . Infamous Baltimore Yippie John Waters became a renowned independent filmmaker ( Pink Flamingos , Polyester , Hairspray ) , once claiming in an interview that the Yippies influenced his irreverent sense of style : `` I was a Yippie agitator , and I wanted to look like Little Richard . I dressed like a hippie pimp back then , because punk was n't around yet . Pranking the system . Yippies mocked the system and its authority . The Youth International Party , having nominated a pig ( Pigasus ) for U.S. president in 1968 , famously ran Nobody for President as its 'official ' candidate in 1976 . Vancouver Yippie Betty `` Zaria '' Andrew ran as the Youth International Party 's candidate for mayor in 1970 . One of her campaign promises was to repeal every law , including the law of gravity so that everyone could get high . That same year , Berkeley Yippie Stew Albert ran for sheriff of Alameda County , challenging the incumbent sheriff to a high-noon duel and receiving 65,000 votes . In 1970 , Detroit Yippies went to city hall and applied for a permit to blow up the General Motors building . After the permit was denied , the Yippies said that it just goes to show you ca n't work within the system to change the system . `` This destroys my last hope for legal channels , '' said Detroit Yippie Jumpin ' Jack Flash . Some Yippies , including Robin Morgan , Nancy Kurshan , Sharon Krebs and Judy Gumbo , were active in the Guerilla theatre feminist group W.I.T.C.H . ( Women 's International Terrorist Conspiracy from Hell ) , which combined `` theatricality , humor , and activism . '' On November 7 , 1970 , Jerry Rubin and London Yippies took over `` The Frost Programme '' when he was the guest on the popular British TV program . In all the chaos , a Yippie fired a water pistol into host David Frost 's open mouth , the broadcaster called for a commercial break and the show was over . `` The Daily Mirrors banner headline : `` THE FROST FREAKOUT . '' Pie-throwing . Pie-throwing as a political act was invented by Yippies . The first political pieing was carried out by Tom Forcade , when he pied a member of the President 's Commission on Obscenity and Pornography in 1970 . Milwaukee Yippie Pat Small was the first person to be arrested for a pieing , following a hit on a Miami alderman prior to the convention protests in 1972 . Columbus Yippie Steve Conliff pied Ohio Governor James Rhodes in 1977 to protest the Kent State shootings . Aron `` The Pieman '' Kay became the best-known Yippie pie-thrower . Kay 's many targets included Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan , New York City Mayor Abe Beame , conservative activist Phyllis Schlafly , Watergate burglar Frank Sturgis , ex-CIA head William Colby , National Review publisher/editor William F. Buckley , and notorious Studio 54 disco-owner and tax-evader , Steve Rubell . Kay 's flamboyant 1979 attempt to pie Elvis Costello ( for racist comments made to Bonnie Bramlett and Stephen Stills in a Columbus , Ohio Holiday Inn bar , earlier that year ) was thwarted by security at the Manhattan punk nightclub `` Great Gildersleeves . '' Nobody for President and `` None of the Above '' . `` See also : '' `` Nobody for President '' `` and '' `` None of the Above '' Perhaps one of the swan songs of Yippies was a groundbreaking effort to place a new voting option , None of the Above , on the election ballot in Santa Barbara County , in California , by the Isla Vista Municipal Advisory Council in 1976 . This represented an incipient libertarian impulse of Yippies and the first example in the United States of this election ballot alternative , in what one of the resolution 's two co-sponsors , Matthew Steen , described as an `` anti-institutional Yippie up-yours . '' Years earlier Steen had been a Yippie activist with Stew Albert , as a reporter with the `` Berkeley Tribe '' . This novel motion was adopted unanimously by the Council , having a ripple effect across the country , with voters in Nevada approving this option in a change to state election laws in 1986 . And in 2000 a citizen initiative to place None of the Above on the official state ballot in California was qualified although the proposition was voted down 62 % to 38 % in the general election that year . The most recent addition , internationally , are for state elections in India where this option must be made available in electronic voting machines . In 1976 , national Yippies took a cue from Isla Vistans , backing Nobody for President , a campaign that took on a life of its own in the post-Watergate malaise of the mid-70s . The Yippie campaign slogan : `` Nobody 's perfect . '' ( Meanwhile , in a strange twist of Yippie fate , Matthew Steen had become treasurer of a student-led campaign to elect Jerry Brown for President , competing against both `` Nobody for President '' and Jimmy Carter during the presidential primary campaign of that year . ) From the experimental combination of Isla Vista local politics , presidential campaigns and the Yippies , the name and spirit of this unexpected ballot initiative spread quickly—in the form of None of the Above music festivals , radio and television shows , rock bands , T-shirts , buttons , ( decades later ) countless websites and other related social phenomena . The die-hard dedication to the 'option ' of Nobody for President and None of the Above has not abated since the counter-cultural 70s , but has only grown , unexpectedly taking the Yippie legacy into a new century and succeeding generations . Writings . `` An exegesis on women 's liberation '' by the Women 's Caucus within the Youth International Party was included in the 1970 anthology `` Sisterhood is Powerful : An Anthology of Writings From The Women 's Liberation Movement '' , edited by Robin Morgan . In June 1971 Abbie Hoffman and Al Bell started the pioneer phreak magazine `` The Youth International Party Line '' ( `` YIPL '' ) . Later , the name was changed to `` TAP '' for `` Technological American Party '' or `` Technological Assistance Program . '' The semi-official Yippie house organ , `` The Yipster Times '' , was founded by Dana Beal in 1972 and published in New York City ; the name was changed to `` Overthrow '' in 1979 . Milwaukee Yippies published `` Street Sheet , '' the first of the anarchist zines later to become so popular in many cities . `` The Open Road , '' an internationally known journal of the anti-authoritarian left , was founded by a core of Vancouver Yippies . The mercurial Yippie-turned-Zippie Tom Forcade founded `` High Times '' magazine . The most famous writing to come out of the Yippie movement is Abbie Hoffman 's `` Steal This Book '' , which is considered to be a guidebook in causing general mischief and capturing the spirit of the Yippie movement . Hoffman is also the author of `` Revolution for the Hell of It '' which has been called the original Yippie book . This book claims that there were no actual yippies , and that the name was just a term used to create a myth . Jerry Rubin published his account of the Yippie movement in his book `` Do IT ! : Scenarios of Revolution . '' Books on Yippie by Yippies include `` Woodstock Nation '' and `` Soon to Be a Major Motion Picture '' ( Abbie Hoffman ) , `` We Are Everywhere '' ( Jerry Rubin ) , `` Trashing '' ( Anita Hoffman ) , `` Who the Hell is Stew Albert ? '' ( Stew Albert ) , `` Confessions of a Raving , Unconfined Nut '' ( Paul Krassner ) and `` Shards of God '' ( Ed Sanders ) . Some other books about that era : `` Woodstock Census : The Nationwide Survey of the Sixties Generation '' ( Deanne Stillman and Rex Weiner ) , `` The Panama Hat Trail '' ( Tom Miller ) , '' Ca n't Find My Way Home : America in the Great Stoned Age , 1945-2000 '' ( Martin Torgoff ) , `` Groove Tube : Sixties Television and the Youth Rebellion '' ( Aniko Bodroghkozy ) , and `` The Ballad of Ken and Emily : or , Tales from the Counterculture '' ( Ken Wachsberger ) . `` Buy This Book '' , written and illustrated by political cartoonist and post-'60s Yippie activist Pete Wagner ( ME Publications , 1980 ) who distributed copies of the `` Yipster Times '' on the University of Minnesota campus in the mid-1970s , was promoted by Hoffman , who said the book `` manages to reach to the limits of bad taste . '' `` Buy This Too '' ( Wagner , Minne HA ! HA ! /Brain Trust , 1987 ) recounted efforts by the guerrilla street theater gang , the 1985 Brain Trust , a group inspired by a series of meetings and interviews between Wagner and Krassner in May 1981 , when Krassner was in Minneapolis to perform standup comedy at Dudley Riggs ETC Theater , to fight the New Right with Yippie-like myth-making tactics in the Midwest during the early 1980s . In 1983 , a group of Yippies published ' ( Bleecker Publishing ) , a large , 'phone-book sized anthology ' ( 733 pages ) of Yippie history , including journalistic accounts from both alternative and mainstream media , as well as many personal stories and essays . Includes countless photographs , old leaflets and posters , 'underground ' comics , newspaper clippings , and various other historical ephemera . The editors ( often doubling as authors ) officially called themselves `` The New Yippie Book Collective '' ; which included Steve Conliff ( who wrote over half the volume ) , Dana Beal ( head archivist ) , Grace Nichols , Daisy Deadhead , Ben Masel , Alice Torbush , Karen Wachsman , and Aron Kay . It is still in print . Vancouver Yippie Bob Sarti 's play `` Yippies in Love '' , premiered in June 2011 . 2000s . The Yippies continued as a small movement into the early 2000s . The New York chapter was known for their annual marches for decades in New York City to legalize marijuana ; NYC Yippie Dana Beal started the Global Marijuana March in 1999 . Beal also continued to crusade for the use of Ibogaine to treat heroin addicts . Another Yippie , A.J . Weberman , continued the deconstruction of the poetry of Bob Dylan and speculation about tramps on the Grassy Knoll through various websites . Weberman has for a long time been active in the Jewish Defense Organization . Throughout this decade , NYC Yippies frequently joined in local anti-gentrification protests over the continuing transformation of New York 's Lower East Side . In 2008 , there was a very public feud between A.J . Weberman and fellow founding-Yippie , popular New York radio host Bob Fass of WBAI . The incidents around this feud briefly brought increased local attention to Yippies , particularly since this occurred around the same time a new PBS movie about the Chicago riots was getting widespread national attention . The film featured Hank Azaria as Abbie Hoffman and Mark Ruffalo as Jerry Rubin , touching off a new generation 's interest , since both are now deceased and have passed into legend . In 1989 , Abbie Hoffman , who had been suffering intermittent bouts of depression , committed suicide with alcohol and about 150 phenobarbital pills . By contrast , Jerry Rubin became a fast-talking ( and by all accounts , fairly successful ) stockbroker and showed no regrets . In 1994 he was fatally injured by a car while jaywalking . By the age of 50 , Rubin had broken with many of his previous countercultural views ; he was interviewed by `` The New York Times '' , which described him as a `` yippie-turned-conspicuous-yuppie . '' In the interview , he stated that `` Until me , nobody had really taken off their clothes and screamed out loud , 'It 's O.K . to make money ! ' '' Yippie museum and cafe . In 2004 , the Yippies , along with the National AIDS Brigade , purchased the long-time Yippie `` headquarters '' ( which had initially been acquired by squatting ) at 9 Bleecker Street in New York City for $ 1.2 million . After official purchase , it was converted into the `` Yippie Museum/Café and Gift Shop '' , housing a multitude of counter-cultural and leftist memorabilia from all over the world , as well as providing an independently operated café that featured live music on scheduled nights . Performers at the café included both nationally known figures and local bands , including Roseanne Barr , Ed Rosenthal , The Fiction Circus , and Joel Landy . The museum was chartered by the Board of Regents of the University of the State of New York . According to the original curator 's message , the museum was founded `` to preserve the history of the Youth International Party and all of its offshoots . '' The Board of Directors : Dana Beal , Aron Kay , David Peel , William Propp , Paul DeRienzo , and A. J. Weberman . George Martinez was a semi-frequent speaker at the Yippies ' Open-Mic , known as `` Occupational Hazards/The People 's Soapbox , '' as was Andy Stepanian and Captain Ray Lewis . In Summer 2013 , The Yippie Cafe officially closed . At the beginning of 2014 , the Yippie building ( Museum ) at # 9 Bleecker was sold , closed and permanently cleaned out ; most of the memorabilia and historic materials dispersed among the remaining New York Yippies . As of 2017 , the old Yippie building at # 9 Bleecker had been totally transformed into a successful Bowery-area Boxing club called `` Overthrow '' , deliberately and artfully retaining much of its original Yippie/60s-revolutionary decor . Tourists still drop by to see it .
Euphrates Region . Euphrates Region , formerly Kobanî Canton , ( , ) , is the central of three regions of the de facto autonomous Democratic Federation of Northern Syria , factually comprising Ayn al-Arab District of the Aleppo Governorate , Tell Abyad District of the Raqqa Governorate , and the westernmost tip of Nahiya Ras al-Ayn of the Ras al-Ayn District of Al-Hasakah Governorate . Euphrates Region unilaterally declared autonomy in January 2014 and since `` de facto '' is under direct democratic government in line with the polyethnic Constitution of Rojava . The regional capital city is Kobanî , which was under siege between October 2014 and January 2015 by ISIL . The region has two subordinate cantons , the Kobani canton consisting of the Sarin area ( with the al-Jalabiya district subordinate to it ) and the Kobani area ( with the Şêran and the Qenaya districts subordinate to it ) , as well as the Tel Abyad canton ( with the Ain Issa and Suluk districts subordinate to it ) . Geography . The region is bordered by Euphrates river to the west , Urfa Province of Turkey to the north , Jazira Region to the east , al-Thawrah District and Raqqa District of the Raqqa Governorate to the south and south-east respectively . At latitude approximately 36 and a half degrees north , its landscape consists of plains and low hills , rivers being Euphrates and Balikh . Part of the Fertile Crescent , its climate is mostly `` warm mediterranean '' on the Köppen climate classification , as opposed to the colder , semi-arid regions in its and further to the south and east . Demographics . The current population of Euphrates Region is unknown due to substantial refugee movements ; however , the population of the territory before 2014 was estimated at roughly 400,000 , with an ethnic Kurdish majority . Due to intense fighting at least three-quarters of the population fled across the border to Turkey in 2014 ; however , many returned in 2015 . Cities and towns with more than 10.000 inhabitants according to the 2004 Syrian census are Kobanî ( 44,821 ) and Tell Abyad ( 14,825 ) . History . The present Kurdish populated area on the left bank of the Euphrates was settled by Kurdish tribes at the beginning of the 17th century . In modern post-independence Syria , the Kurdish society of the region was subject to heavy-handed Arabization policies by the Damascus government . In the course of the Syrian Civil War and the Rojava conflict , Damascus government forces withdrew from the area , and on 27 January 2014 an autonomous `` Kobanî Canton '' under the Constitution of Rojava was declared and institutions established . In July 2013 , the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant ( ISIL ) began to forcibly displace Kurdish civilians from towns in Raqqa Governorate . After demanding that all Kurds leave Tell Abyad or else be killed , thousands of civilians , including Turkmens and Arabs , fled on 21 July . Its fighters looted and destroyed the property of Kurds , and in some cases , resettled displaced Sunni Arab families from the an-Nabek District ( Rif Damascus ) , Deir ez-Zor and Raqqa , in abandoned Kurdish homes . A similar pattern was documented in Tel Arab and Tal Hassel in July 2013 . As ISIL consolidated its authority in Raqqa , Kurdish civilians were forcibly displaced from Tel Akhader , and from the immediate Kobanî area , in March and September 2014 , respectively . Euphrates Region has seen fighting with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant ( ISIL ) since 2014 . In September 2014 , ISIL launched a major assault against Euphrates Region , seizing more than 100 Kurdish villages . As a consequence of the ISIL occupation , up to 200,000 Kurdish refugees fled from the Euphrates Region to Turkey , allowed in only under the condition that they leave vehicles or livestock behind . While committing massacres and kidnapping womenen the seized villages , ISIL forces were not able to occupy the entire region , as the People 's Protection Units ( YPG ) and Women 's Protection Units ( YPJ ) forces successfully put up stiff resistance in the city of Kobanî . After weeks of isolation as a result of Turkey blocking arms and fighters from entering the city , the US-led coalition finally began to target the ISIL assault forces with airstrikes . This move helped the YPG/YPJ to force ISIL to retreat from the city , and much of the surrounding region was retaken by Kurdish forces . After the successful summer 2015 Tell Abyad offensive of YPG/YPJ forces against ISIL , municipalities there voted to join the autonomous Kobanî Canton administration , creating the region in its contemporary shape . Airmen from the 621st Contingency Response Wing of the United States Air Force have expanded an airstrip south of Kobanî for use by U.S. forces . Politics and administration . Kobanî 's Legislative Assembly has appointed a president , two deputies and 22 ministers to rule Euphrates Region . Its prime minister is Enver Müslim . According to the constitutional Charter of the Social Contract , the Kobanî Canton 's Legislative Assembly on its 27 January 2014 session declared autonomy . The assembly elected Enver Müslim prime minister , who appointed Bêrîvan Hesen and Xalid Birgil his deputies . The government is lobbying for a humanitarian corridor , and the creation of new refugee camps inside Syria , where they can help with rebuilding . Economy . The economy of the region is mainly based on agriculture , with the invention of greenhouse agriculture since the constitution of Euphrates Region . While there is no significant industrial area in Euphrates Region , there is a notably large number of cement production facilities . Electricity is supplied by Tishrin Dam on the Euphrates , within Euphrates Region ; apart from that , electricity is produced by diesel generators . Around the region , but in particular in the city of Kobanî , economic priorities are the continuing war and reconstruction , including help for returning refugees . Most of the city and surrounding villages have been destroyed or badly damaged , and there is a danger of landmines . As of January 2017 , in spite off the paucity of resources available and the embargoes imposed on the region , the rebuilding process has made considerable progress ; over 70 % of damaged roads have been restored , two hospitals rebuilt and another two added , and the 15 schools rebuilt now host over 50,000 students . Education . Like in the other DFNS regions , primary education in public schools is initially instructed according to each student 's mother tongue , be it Kurdish or Arabic . Students then begin to learn their second language of Kurdish or Arabic , as well as additional instruction of English . This is due to Rojava 's stated goal of students achieving bilingualism in both Kurdish and Arabic by secondary schooling . Curricula are a topic of continuous debate between the regions ' Boards of Education and the Syrian central government in Damascus , which partly pays the teachers . With Euphrates Region being home to a Syrian Turkmen minority , school education bilingual in Turkish and Arabic has also been made available . The federal , regional and local administrations in Rojava put much emphasis on promoting libraries and educational centers , to facilitate learning and social and artistic activities . One cited example is the May 2016 established `` Rodî û Perwîn Library '' in Kobani . Euphrates Region has no institution of higher education .
1975 Pulitzer Prize . The Pulitzer Prizes for 1975 , the 59th annual prizes , were ratified by the Pulitzer Prize advisory board on April 11 , 1975 , and by the trustees of Columbia University on May 5 . For the first time , the role of accepting or rejecting recommendations of the advisory board was delegated by the trustees to the university 's president , William J. McGill ; the change was prompted by the desire of the trustees to distance themselves from the appearance of approval of controversial awards based on work involving what some considered to be illegal leaks , such as the 1972 Pulitzer Prize awarded for the publication of the Pentagon Papers . It was also the first year that the prize for editorial cartooning went to a comic strip artist ( Garry Trudeau , writer/artist of `` Doonesbury '' ) , and the first year that a film critic won a Pulitzer ( Roger Ebert ) . Dumas Malone , 83 , become the prize 's oldest recipient . Journalism awards . The list of winners and the citations accompanying the award , are taken from the Pulitzer Prize website . Letters , Drama and Music awards . The list of winners and the citations accompanying the award , are taken from the Pulitzer Prize website .
OnClassical . OnClassical is an Italian independent record label . It features classical music mostly for single instrument or chamber ensemble . History . Founded in April 2003 by Alessandro Simonetto , harpsichordist , producer and sound engineer , it enlists selected first-prize international contest winners and young talented musicians who do not hold exclusive contracts with managers or traditional recording houses . `` OnClassical '' was the first Italian label to produce , realize , distribute and sell recordings through the web and amongst the first to apply the new philosophy of Creative Commons to MP3 and other files . OnClassical has no relationship with societies of rights collecting due to the facts it only threats public domain music . Versions . The website started as a simple collection of classical music audio performances of some of the most important pianists such as Maurizio Baglini , Rustem Hayroudinoff , Gianluca Luisi , Alberto Nosè , Mariangela Vacatello and other . Only in January 2004 ( second version ) it evolved as an online record label and a mobile recording studio working with its own equipment . The third , of February 2005 ( the 14th ) , and the last version , of July 2007 ( the 14th ) , have always maintained the graphic unchanged ( white blackground with yellow left border ) and the main concepts tied to contents and licences . The late versions . Since 2006 the house only publishes self-produced recordings through a more careful selection . Albums are sold in a CD-quality uncompressed format ( PCM / WAV , at 44.1 kHz × 16-bit while more recently only Studio Masters FLAC are actually available ( recent albums at 88.2 kHz x 24 bit ) . No DRM are present inside the files . Compressed formats can be found through the online stores such as Amazon , iTunes , emusic , Qobuz , eClassical and many other shops . The recordings . The recordings are considered of high quality . Some recordings have also been licensed for notable record labels such as Naxos or Brilliant Classics . Today the catalogue has more than 60 titles . One of the main discographic projects is the recording of the complete works for clavier of Buxtehude and Bohm as performed by Florentine organist and harpsichordist Simone Stella now also released by Brilliant Classics . Collaborations . OnClassical company furnishes the largest quantity of the classical music for Jamendo pro : the commercial program for music licensing at jamendo.com .
Naticornus . `` Naticornus '' is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae . It is known from Laos , and contains only one species , `` Naticornus luteum '' .
Sandgates On Cat Creek . Sandgates On Cat Creek is a historic home located at Oakville , St. Mary 's County , Maryland . It is a -story , three-bay frame structure with brick ends built between 1740 and 1780 . It is one of the best and most authentic restorations in Southern Maryland . It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978 .
Opposition to the Mauna Kea Observatories . Opposition to the Mauna Kea Observatories has existed since the first telescope was built in the late 1960s . Originally part of research begun by Gerard Kuiper of the University of Arizona , the site has expanded into the world 's largest observatory for infrared and submillimeter telescopes . Opposition to the telescope from residents in the city of Hilo , Hawaii were concerned about the visual appearance of the mountain and Native Hawaiians voiced concerns over the site being sacred to the Hawaiian religion as the home of several deities . Environmental groups and activists have been expressing concern over endangered species habitat . The last proposal in 2006 was canceled after a court order to submit a completed Environmental Impact Statement . A current proposal for one of the world 's largest optical telescopes , the Thirty Meter Telescope ( TMT ) was the focus of protests concerning the continued development of the mountain Hawaiians consider the most sacred peak in the island chain . The Supreme Court of Hawaii approved the resumption of construction of the TMT on 31 October 2018 . Background . After studying photos for NASA 's Apollo program that contained greater detail than any ground-based telescope , Gerard Kuiper began seeking an arid site for infrared studies . While he first began looking in Chile , he also made the decision to perform tests in the Hawaiian Islands . Tests on Maui 's Haleakalā were promising but the mountain was too low in the inversion layer and often covered by clouds . On the `` Big Island '' of Hawaii , Mauna Kea is considered the highest island mountain in the world . While the summit is often covered with snow the air itself is extremely dry . Kuiper began looking into the possibility of an observatory on Mauna Kea . After testing , he discovered the low humidity was perfect for infrared signals . He persuaded then Governor , John A. Burns to bulldoze a dirt road to the summit where he built a small telescope on Puu Poliahu , a cinder cone peak . The peak was the second highest on the mountain with the highest peak being holy ground , so Kuiper avoided it . Next , Kuiper tried enlisting NASA to fund a larger facility with a large telescope , housing and other needed structures . NASA , in turn decided to make the project open to competition . Professor of physics , John Jefferies of the University of Hawaii placed a bid on behalf of the university . Jefferies had gained his reputation through observations at Sacramento Peak Observatory . The proposal was for a two-meter telescope to serve both the needs of NASA and the university . While large telescopes are not ordinarily awarded to universities without well established astronomers , Jefferies and UH were awarded the NASA contract , infuriating Kuiper who felt that `` his mountain '' had been `` stolen '' from `` him '' . Kuiper would abandon his site ( the very first telecope on Mauna Kea ) over the competition and begin work in Arizona on a different NASA project . After considerable testing by Jefferies ' team , the best locations were determined to be near the summit at the top of the cinder cones . Testing also determined Mauna Kea to be superb for nighttime viewing due to many factors including the thin air , constant trade winds and being surrounded by sea . Jefferies would build a 2.24 meter telescope with the State of Hawaii agreeing to build a reliable , all weather roadway to the summit . Building began in 1967 and first light seen in 1970 . Expansion renews opposition . In Honolulu , the governor and legislature , enthusiastic about the development , set aside an even larger area for the observatory causing opposition in the main city of the Big Island , Hilo . Native kānaka ʻōiwi believed the entire site was sacred and that developing the mountain , even for science , would spoil the area . Environmentalists were concerned about rare native bird populations and other citizens of Hilo were concerned about the sight of the domes from the city . Using town hall meetings , Jefferies was able to overcome opposition by weighing the economic advantage and prestige the island would receive . There has been substantial opposition to the Mauna Kea observatories that continues to grow . Over the years , the opposition to the observatories may have become the most visible example of the conflict western science has encountered over access and use of environmental and culturally significant sites . Opposition to development grew shortly after expansion of the observatories commenced . Once access was opened up by the roadway to the summit , skiers began using it for recreation and objected when the road was closed as a precaution against vandalism when the telescopes were being built . Hunters voiced concerns , as did the Hawaiian Audubon Society , which was supported by Governor George Ariyoshi . The Audubon Society objected to further development on Mauna Kea over concerns to habitat of the endangered palila , an endemic species to only specific parts of this mountain . The bird is the last of the finch billed honeycreepers existing on the island . Over 50 % of native bird species had been killed off due to loss of habitat from early western settlers , or the introduction of non-native species competing for resources . Hunters and sportsmen were concerned that the hunting of feral animals would be effected by the telescope operations . A `` Save Mauna Kea '' movement was inspired by the proliferation of telescopes , with opposition believing development of the mountain to be sacrilegious . Native Hawaiian non-profit groups , such as Kahea , ( whose goals are the protection of cultural heritage and the environment ) , oppose development on Mauna Kea as a sacred space to the Hawaiian religion . Today , Mauna Kea hosts the world 's largest location for telescope observations in infrared and submillimeter astronomy . The land itself is protected by the U.S . Historical Preservation Act due to its significance to Hawaiian culture , but this still allowed development . Outrigger telescopes . Development of the Mauna Kea observatories is still opposed by environmental groups and Native Hawaiians . A 2006 proposal for the Outrigger Telescopes to become extensions of the Keck Observatory was canceled after a judge 's determination that a full environmental impact statement must be prepared before any further development of the site . The `` outrigger '' would have linked the Keck I and Keck II telescopes . Environmental groups and Native Hawaiian activists were much stronger in their opposition this time than they had been in the past , but NASA went ahead with the proposal for lack of an alternate site . The group `` Mauna Kea Anaina Hou '' made several arguments against the development , including that Mauna Kea was a sacred mountain to Native Hawaiians where many deities live , and that the cinder cone location being proposed was holy in Hawaiian tradition as a burial site for a demi-god . The group raised several other concerns , such as environmental , concern for the preservation of native insects , the question of Ceded lands , and an audit report critical of the mountain 's management . Thirty Meter Telescope proposal . The Thirty Meter Telescope ( TMT ) is a controversial proposal for an extremely large , segmented , mirror telescope , planned for the summit of Mauna Kea . It is now the focal point of further development of the observatory site , and a legal battle was fought through the Hawaii court system . The Supreme Court of Hawaii approved the resumption of construction of the telescope on 31 October 2018 . The TMT project is a response to a recommendation in 2000 from the US National Academy of Sciences that a thirty-meter telescope be the top priority and be built within the decade . Urgency in construction is due to the competitive nature of science with the European-Extremely Large Telescope also under construction . Mauna Kea 's summit is the most sacred of all the mountains in Hawaii to many , but not all , Native Hawaiian people . Hawaiian cultural practitioners cite impacts to indigenous cultural practice , while recreational users have argued that construction harms the scenic view plane . Some environmentalists are concerned that irreparable ecological damage may be done by construction , although this has been disputed by other environmental advocates . All three groups are represented among the petitioners opposing the TMT . According to the State of Hawaii law HAR 13-5-30 , the eight key criteria must be met before construction be allowed on conservation lands in Hawaii . Among other criteria , the development may not `` cause substantial adverse impact to existing natural resources within the surrounding area , community , or region , ” and the `` existing physical and environmental aspects of the land must be preserved or improved upon . '' Native Hawaiian activists such as Kealoha Pisciotta , a former employee of the Mauna Kea Observatories , have raised concerns over the telescopes on Mauna Kea desecrating what some Native Hawaiians consider to be their most sacred mountain . Pisciotta , a former telescope systems specialist technician at James Clark Maxwell telescope , is one of several people suing to stop the construction , and is also director of Mauna Kea Anaina Hou . As of April , 2015 , two separate appeals were still pending . The 1998 study `` Mauna Kea Science Reserve and Hale Pohaku Complex Development Plan Update '' stated that `` ... nearly all the interviewees and all others who participated in the consultation process ( Appendices B and C ) called for a moratorium on any further development on the summit of Mauna Kea . '' The Hawaii Board of Land and Natural Resources conditionally approved the Mauna Kea site for the TMT in February 2011 . While the approval has been challenged , the Board officially approved the site following a hearing on April 12 , 2013 .
David Nightingale . David Reginald Nightingale ( born 15 August 1927 ) is an English footballer , who played as a full back in the Football League for Tranmere Rovers .
Pentila preussi . `` Pentila preussi '' , the ochreous red pentila ' '' , is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae . It is found in Senegal , Guinea , Sierra Leone and Ivory Coast . The habitat consists of drier forests .
Jangalbari Fort . Jangalbari Fort is a fort situated in Jangalbari village under Karimganj Upazila of Kishoreganj District . History . After the battle of Egarasindhur , 16th century ruler Isa Khan took over the Janglabari Fort from Laksman Singh Hajra . After Musa Khan became loyal to Mughal foce , the descendants of Isa Khan transferred their families from Sonargaon to Jangalbari Fort .
St. Joseph Valley Parkway . The St. Joseph Valley Parkway is a freeway in the U.S. states of Indiana and Michigan , serving as a bypass route around Elkhart , Mishawaka , and South Bend in Indiana and Niles in Michigan . The freeway runs to the south and west of Elkhart and South Bend and Niles and consists of segments of U.S. Route 31 ( US 31 ) and US 20 ; those two highway designations run concurrently at the southwestern rim of the South Bend metropolitan area . It continues north to run along the St. Joseph River valley . The freeway was first built in Indiana in the 1960s , although plans in Michigan date back to the 1950s . Indiana completed its portion of the freeway in 1998 , while Michigan has opened its last segment in early 2003 . Further plans , if completed , would extend the freeway from the current end to the north . The ultimate end will either be at the interchange between Interstate 196 ( I-196 ) and I-94 as originally planned , or another interchange immediately to the southwest . Environmental and other issues have forced a re-evaluation of the original 1981 plans for the northern end of the freeway . Route description . The Parkway begins where US 20 expands to a divided highway southeast of Elkhart . To the east in Indiana the freeway feeds into an undivided segment of US 20 at County Road 17 ( CR 17 ) . From there it runs westward along the south sides of Elkhart and Mishawaka . South of South Bend , US 31 joins the Parkway , and then the Parkway turns northward along the west side of South Bend . Along this segment , US 20 turns back west and leaves the Parkway . The Parkway meets the Indiana Toll Road which carries I-80/I-90 before crossing the state line into Michigan . West of Niles , the Parkway meets US 12 and continues northwesterly running west of Berrien Springs . From there it runs northward to end at Napier Avenue east of St. Joseph . The St. Joseph Valley Parkway ends at Napier Avenue , but US 31 continues as a five-lane highway west along Napier to connect with I-94 and the rest of the US 31 routing north of there on I-196 . The Indiana Department of Transportation ( INDOT ) and the Michigan Department of Transportation ( MDOT ) both maintain the sections of the St. Joseph Valley Parkway in their respective states . Additionally , both departments have listed their freeway segments as part of the National Highway System , a system of roads important to the nation 's economy , defense , and mobility . The two departments conduct surveys to measure the traffic levels along their roadways . This measurement is expressed in terms of annual average daily traffic ( AADT ) which is a calculation of the traffic volume on a stretch of roadway for any average day of the year . INDOT 's figures for 2007 showed that 30,753 vehicles used the freeway near its western end . The traffic volume drops to 19,914 vehicles near the Indiana Toll Road . In Michigan , the levels drop as low as 7,402 vehicles near the Napier Road interchange . Name . The `` St. Joseph Valley Parkway '' name was chosen by local chambers of commerce in the fall of 1992 as the result of a local contest held by a group of local businesses . The name was officially adopted by Michigan in 1993 ( dedicated late 1995 ) and Indiana in 1995 ( dedicated in mid-1995 ) . Indiana section . The first section of the St. Joseph Valley Parkway was completed between US 20 and State Road 2 ( SR 2 ) by 1962 . The freeway was extended to SR 23 and construction was started to extend it further to US 31 . The freeway was given the Bypass US 20 ( BYP US 20 ) designation at this time as well . This extension to US 31 was completed in the mid-1970s . The BYP US 20 designation was replaced by the US 31 designation in 1978 . The exit with the Indiana East–West Toll Road/I-80/I-90 was finished in 1979 . Construction in the early 1990s extended the freeway in sections from US 31/Business US 31 ( Bus . US 31 ) to its current end with US 20 at CR 17 , with the portion from US 31/Bus . US 31 to SR 331 ( Bremen Highway ) paved first , by 1991 . Ramps from Nimtz Parkway were completed in 1998 , and the portion in Elkhart was also named the `` Dean R. Mock Expressway '' in March 2002 . Michigan section . A plan to relocate US 31 in Berrien County , Michigan , existed as early as 1952 . Planning to extend the South Bend Bypass northward into Michigan as a bypass of Niles began in 1967 . A report issued in 1970 detailed four routing corridors , spawning a lawsuit over how Berrien Springs would be bypassed . Construction was to begin in 1975 , but the Michigan State Highways Department delayed construction plans in 1972 , pushing the start to 1977 . The first section , running from the state line north to US 12 , was completed and dedicated August 10 , 1979 , and opened to traffic by September 6 of that year . From there , US 31 was routed east along US 12 to Bus . US 12 and north along Bus . US 12 to the former routing of US 31/US 33 . Final plans for the routing north to I-94 were approved in 1981 . The Niles bypass section was opened August 16 , 1987 , bringing the freeway north to Walton Road northwest of Niles . Bus . US 31 was created along the former routing in Niles and Walton Road was rebuilt as a state trunkline connection between the northern end of the freeway and the former two-lane routing of US 31 . The Berrien Springs bypass section was opened in late 1992 , the southbound lanes opening on October 23 and the northbound on November 20 . As a cost-saving measure , this section was initially an expressway with crossroads , and was converted to a freeway in stages through 1999 . Since then , MDOT built a freeway segment north to Napier Avenue that was opened on August 27 , 2003 at a cost of $ 97 million ( equivalent to $ in ) . Future . East of Benton Harbor , Michigan , the St. Joseph Valley Parkway extension was under study due to environmental , economical and historical site issues . One of the environmental concerns relates to the habitat of an endangered species , the Mitchell 's satyr butterfly that has its habitat in the area of the freeway extension . The habitat is home to the second-largest population of the rare butterfly . This freeway connection was originally approved in 1981 as part of a final environmental impact study that included the freeway built from Niles northward to Napier Avenue . Since that approval , the butterfly was discovered in the Blue Creek Fen in the late 1980s , and it was listed an endangered species in 1992 . The listing stalled construction of the freeway north of Berrien Springs . The US Fish and Wildlife Service ( USFWS ) issued an opinion two years later that the freeway project would jeopardize the species . MDOT was given permission to modify the previously approved freeway to cross the Blue Creek on longer bridges ; the USFWS also required that any construction be done from elevated platforms , among other restrictions . In the interim , MDOT proceeded with construction of the southern portion of the last freeway segment , completing the freeway northward from Berrien Springs to the Napier Avenue interchange in August 2003 . A revised environmental impact study to account for the butterfly 's habitat was approved in 2004 . The study compared the original proposal for this extension that involved connecting directly to I-196 at I-94 with a pair of alternate routines that involved connecting US 31 directly to BL I-94 at I-94 near Benton Harbor with auxiliary lanes to I-196 . The recommendation was to use the PA-2 version of the alternative connection to avoid the Blue Creek Fen . At the time the last freeway segment was opened in 2003 , MDOT expected the remaining segment would not take much longer to complete , but funding was not available for many years . Construction of the extension was not included for this reason in subsequent MDOT five-year highway projects plans , although most of the design work and land acquisition was identified in 2013 as having been finished . Funding for the project was listed in the 2017–21 plan draft released in July 2016 , which split the remaining work into three phases . Until the freeway is complete , US 31 follows a stretch of Napier Avenue , which was upgraded in conjunction with the St. Joseph Valley Parkway opening to that point , westward to I-94 . The US 31/I-94/BL I-94 interchange will be converted to a cloverleaf interchange if a connection is completed in the future , and the St. Joseph Valley Parkway name has already been applied to this unbuilt section .
Cristóbal Fernández Valtodano . Cristóbal Fernández Valtodano ( died 14 November 1572 ) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela ( 1570–1572 ) and Bishop of Palencia ( 1561–1570 ) . Biography . On 2 June 1561 , Cristóbal Fernández Valtodano was appointed during the papacy of Pope Pius IV as Bishop of Palencia . On 20 February 1570 , he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Pius V as Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela . He served as Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela until his death on 14 November 1572 .
Kajaani railway station . The Kajaani railway station was built from 1904 to 1905 , when the railway from Iisalmi to Kajaani was completed as an extension to the Savonia railroad . The station building was designed by Gustaf Nyström . This Jugend building has been called the most beautiful station building in Finland . Services . The station has a ticket vending machine and a ticket sales office . The waiting room is open during train service hours . Trackyard . The Kajaani station trackyard underwent a large amount of upgrade and repair work in 2005 , when the railway from Iisalmi to Kontiomäki was electrified . Also the manual switchboard on the Kajaani station trackyard was dismantled . Nowadays the traffic is handled remotely from Iisalmi railway station . The trackyard has two tracks for passenger transport and five tracks for cargo transport . The trackyard has a track connection to the Lamminniemi paper factory and towards Petäisenniska .
Ricky Anderson . Ricky Anderson is a retired Canadian boxer , born in historic Africville , Nova Scotia . Anderson was due to represent Canada at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow , but the Canadian teams boycotted the event . He soon became a top amateur boxer , and later a champion professional boxer . Olympic career . Making Canada 's Olympic team was the biggest highlight of the young light-welterweights ' career up to that point . Later that year , Anderson won a gold medal in the light-welterweight division at the Acropolis Cup tournament in Athens , Greece before the Moscow Olympic boycott was announced . Anderson was unaware that politics ran so deeply in sports and he felt in his heart he would be going to Moscow , it never happened . Hear Anderson 's personal comments on the boycott in a 2012 Chronicle Herald article entitled : An Olympic dream KO 'd by politics . Amateur career . Yet , 1981 was another big year for Anderson , he won his fourth amateur Canadian Championship . Then , in Shreveport , La. , he added the North American light-welterweight crown to his growing collection of gold medals by knocking out U.S. Champion James Mitchell , a former World Army Champion . Following the win over Mitchell , he was named Canadian athlete of the month for September by the Canadian Sports Federation . The stage was now set for the 1981 World Cup of Boxing in Montreal , he would battle for the world championship against Vasily Shyshev of the Soviet Union . Anderson said , he went into the fight a little overanxious . The first two rounds were close and Anderson would need to win the final round to win the fight . But Vasily Shyshev turned it on in the last round and won the fight . Anderson had knocked on the door of a world championship and just missed by a few punches . Anderson had come to this point twice in his amateur career , losing in world championship bouts , in 1979 at the World Junior championship in Yokohama , Japan he lost a narrow decision in the gold medal round to a fighter from the Soviet Union . ( Anderson was the first Canadian to win a Silver medal at that level . ) But in light of those past performances , he was quite pleased with what he had achieved . His overall amateur record stands at 97 fights , with 85 wins and 12 losses . Professional career . In 1985 , Anderson finally got what he was looking for—a crack at the Canadian Welterweight Boxing Championship . He was delighted by the fact that he was going to meet Guerrero Chavez in a rematch . Anderson said that the Chavez loss might have been the best thing to happen to him . It had opened his eyes and made him realize that he could n't go in and take out a man like Guerro Chavez in one round . He had to go in , work hard and take his time . Before the fight , Chavez was a picture of confidence , blowing kisses to the ladies at ring-side , mugging for the cameras , and hamming it up for the crowd . This time , however , the ending would be different . This time Anderson would make no mistakes . Anderson fought a text-book fight , using a stinging right hand to up set up Chavez in the same corner where he had dominated Chavez in their previous fight . The end came quickly in the eighth round when Anderson delivered a straight left hand that put Chavez down . Chavez was in no shape to continue . Anderson was the new Canadian welterweight champion , a dream come true for the Halifax native . Education . Following his 12 year boxing career , Anderson completed his education at Saint Mary 's University and currently works as a Drug Prevention Specialist at Addiction Services in Dartmouth . NS . Anderson was once quoted by the Halifax Herald during a Race Against Drugs Program at a local school , when he was asked who is at risk ? Anderson replied , `` I 'm at risk , you 're at risk , we are all at risk , keep your dreams alive by not getting involved . '' Anderson is also the owner of Go Ricky Motivational Services ( www.goricky.ca ) , a motivational consultant company in Halifax . He is a current member of the Nova Scotia Boxing Authority and Canadian Boxing Federation , government agencies that regulates professional boxing and mixed martial arts events provincially and federally . The former CTV Atlantic sportscaster and author of `` Win in the Arena of Life '' voluteered for 10 years with the Ward 5 Community Centre in Halifax , two years of which he was chairman of the board . The Ward 5 Community Centre is a non profit organization that runs programs to help youth , seniors and others who may be in need . Hall of Fame induction . Anderson is a member of both the Canadian Boxing Hall of Fame and the Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame .
Tazehabad , Abbasabad . Tazehabad ( , also Romanized as Tāzehābād ) is a village in Kelarabad Rural District , Kelarabad District , Abbasabad County , Mazandaran Province , Iran . At the 2006 census , its population was 1,360 , in 377 families .
Entropic value at risk . In financial mathematics and stochastic optimization , the concept of risk measure is used to quantify the risk involved in a random outcome or risk position . Many risk measures have hitherto been proposed , each having certain characteristics . The entropic value-at-risk ( EVaR ) is a coherent risk measure introduced by Ahmadi-Javid , which is an upper bound for the value at risk ( VaR ) and the conditional value-at-risk ( CVaR ) , obtained from the Chernoff inequality . The EVaR can also be represented by using the concept of relative entropy . Because of its connection with the VaR and the relative entropy , this risk measure is called `` entropic value-at-risk '' . The EVaR was developed to tackle some computational inefficiencies of the CVaR . Getting inspiration from the dual representation of the EVaR , Ahmadi-Javid developed a wide class of coherent risk measures , called g-entropic risk measures . Both the CVaR and the EVaR are members of this class . Definition . In finance , the random variable formula_16 in the above equation , is used to model the `` losses '' of a portfolio . Solving the equation formula_18 for formula_19 results in By considering the equation ( ) , we see that which shows the relationship between the EVaR and the Chernoff inequality . It is worth noting that formula_22 is the `` entropic risk measure '' or `` exponential premium '' , which is a concept used in finance and insurance , respectively . where formula_28 and formula_29 is a set of probability measures on formula_30 with formula_31 . Note that is the relative entropy of formula_33 with respect to formula_34 also called the Kullback–Leibler divergence . The dual representation of the EVaR discloses the reason behind its naming . Examples . For formula_59 For formula_61 Figures 1 and 2 show the comparing of the VaR , CVaR and EVaR for formula_63 and formula_64 . Optimization . Let formula_65 be a risk measure . Consider the optimization problem Let formula_75 be the support of the random vector formula_76 If formula_77 is convex for all formula_78 , then the objective function of the problem ( ) is also convex . If formula_79 has the form and formula_81 are independent random variables in formula_82 , then ( ) becomes It can be shown that by increasing the dimension of formula_85 , problem ( ) is computationally intractable even for simple cases . For example , assume that formula_81 are independent discrete random variables that take formula_87 distinct values . For fixed values of formula_88 and formula_89 the complexity of computing the objective function given in problem ( ) is of order formula_90 while the computing time for the objective function of problem ( ) is of order formula_91 . For illustration , assume that formula_92 and the summation of two numbers takes formula_93 seconds . For computing the objective function of problem ( ) one needs about formula_94 years , whereas the evaluation of objective function of problem ( ) takes about formula_95 seconds . This shows that formulation with the EVaR outperforms the formulation with the CVaR ( see for more details ) . Generalization ( g-entropic risk measures ) . Drawing inspiration from the dual representation of the EVaR given in ( ) , one can define a wide class of information-theoretic coherent risk measures , which are introduced in . Let formula_96 be a convex proper function with formula_97 and formula_98 be a non-negative number . The formula_96-entropic risk measure with divergence level formula_98 is defined as where formula_108 is the conjugate of formula_96 . By considering with formula_111 and formula_112 , the EVaR formula can be deduced . The CVaR is also a formula_96-entropic risk measure , which can be obtained from ( ) by setting with formula_115 and formula_116 ( see for more details ) . For more results on formula_96-entropic risk measures see .
Acerbas ( skipper ) . `` Acerbas '' is an Indomalayan genus of skipper butterflies . Biology . `` Acerbas anthea '' larvae feed on `` Calamus '' .
İsafakılı , Alaplı . İsafakılı is a village in Alaplı District , Zonguldak Province , Turkey .
Ravne pri Cerknem . Ravne pri Cerknem ( ) is a settlement west of Cerkno in the traditional Littoral region of Slovenia . The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Ulrich and belongs to the Koper Diocese .
Stuart Murphy . Stuart Neil Luke Murphy ( born 6 November 1971 in Leeds ) , is the Chief Executive of the English National Opera . He was educated at St Mary 's School , Menston and Clare College , Cambridge . From 2012 - 2015 , he was Director , Entertainment Channels at Sky overseeing Sky 1 , Sky Living , Sky Arts and the launch of Sky Atlantic . Under his tenure Sky won its first Emmy Awards and Oscar nominations as well as multiple BAFTAs , British Comedy Awards and Royal Television Society Awards . He oversaw Sky Arts , increasing the channel 's commissioning budget by more than 40 % to turn it into the biggest on-demand library of arts and cultural content in Europe . Previous to his work at Sky , Murphy devised , launched and ran BBC Three in 2003 , commissioning shows such as Little Britain , Gavin and Stacey and Flashmob The Opera . Before BBC Three , he was Channel Controller of BBC Choice , and previously he ran UK Play , a music and comedy channel co-owned by BBC Worldwide . He was previously a board member of the A & E Networks International , and Silicon-Valley based Jaunt Virtual Reality Company . He was made a Fellow of the Royal Television Society in 2016 . Murphy has stated that he wants to broaden the appeal of opera and mix up the age , ethnicity , and social background of the audience at the ENO . As a teenager , he played clarinet for the Leeds Youth Orchestra and Leeds Youth Opera . Early and personal life . Stuart grew up in Leeds , where his passion for classical music was sparked by playing the clarinet in Leeds Youth Orchestra and Leeds Youth Opera . He attended St. Mary 's Menston in West Yorkshire . He studied Political Geography at Clare College , Cambridge in 1990 . He has two sons with his ex-wife . He is openly gay and first spoke publicly about his sexual orientation in a 2012 interview . His partner , David Clews is Creative Director of TwoFour , and directed the BAFTA-award winning Educating Essex . Career . He started his career as a tea boy at BBC Manchester working in DEF II programming . He then worked on shows such as `` Reportage '' , `` The Sunday Show '' , `` Fist of fun '' , and `` Lifeswaps with Paul O'Grady '' . He later worked as a producer at MTV on `` Hanging Out with Davina McCall '' , and at the `` Big Breakfast '' . He re-joined the BBC to work for Jane Root in the Independent Commissioning Group , and later developed `` Radio One TV '' for Roly Keating , on UKTV . He launched and ran UK Play , a music and comedy channel owned by UKTV from 1998 . In 2016 Murphy was made a Fellow of the Royal Television Society . BBC Choice . He joined BBC Choice , the BBC 's forerunner to BBC Three , becoming Head of Programmes in 2000 , and then Controller . BBC Three . Became the first channel controller of BBC Three , which launched in February 2003 . He commissioned comedies including `` Little Britain '' ( which had been originally commissioned by BBC Radio 4 ) , `` Pulling '' , and `` Early Doors '' as well as various dramas including `` Torchwood '' , and `` Conviction '' . He kickstarted parenting programming on TV , with `` Who Rules The Roost '' , `` Honey , We 're Killing The Kids '' , `` Little Angels '' and `` The House of Tiny Tearaways '' both presented by Tanya Byron . Other commissioned shows included `` Flashmob The Opera '' ( a live opera from Paddington station ) and `` Flashmob The Opera : Meadowhall '' . He was tipped as an outsider in the running for the controllership of BBC One in 2007 . In 2004 The Observer included Murphy in a list of 80 young people who they believed would shape people 's lives in the early 21st Century . Commercial Broadcasters . After BBC Three he joined RDF Media in 2006 where he stayed for 11 weeks . Between 2006 and 2008 , he was the Creative Director of Twofour Broadcast . Sky1 . He joined Sky1 in May 2009 and commissioned a variety of drama , entertainment , and factual programmes including Got to Dance , Must Be the Music , A League of Their Own , Terry Pratchett 's Going Postal , Strike Back , Mad Dogs , The Runaway , Little Crackers , Ross Kemp : Middle East Special , Pineapple Dance Studios , Louie Spence 's Showbusiness , An Idiot Abroad , Trollied , Mount Pleasant , Spy , Stella , Starlings , among many others . Sky Atlantic . In November 2010 he was made Director of Commissioning across all Sky Entertainment channels . He was also given responsibility for launching Sky Atlantic , a new entertainment channel which is the home of the majority of HBO content in the UK . He bought Mad Men ( previously at the BBC ) , Entourage ( previously at ITV ) as well as Blue Bloods and The Borgias . He commissioned screenwriter Paul Abbott to make Sky Atlantic 's first drama , Hit & Miss , starring Chloë Sevigny , commissioned cult comedy This is Jinsy , brought Alan Partridge back to TV , commissioned Kathy Burke 's Walking and Talking , Julia Davis 's new comedy Hunderby , as well as documentary Flying Monsters with David Attenborough . Sky Atlantic launched on 1 February 2011 . In May 2012 , he was made Director of Entertainment Channels at Sky , overseeing all of the entertainment and commissioning portfolio . In November 2015 , he made the decision to leave Sky to pursue more creative endeavours , he has signed a deal to develop his own scripts with Sky Vision . English National Opera . In March 2018 , Stuart was appointed Chief Executive of the English National Opera , where he joins Daniel Kramer and Martyn Brabbins on ENO 's leadership team .
John Bernard Riley . John Bernard Riley ( born June 11 , 1954 , Aberdeen , Maryland ) is an American jazz drummer and educator . He has performed with Woody Herman , Stan Getz , Milt Jackson , Miles Davis , Dizzy Gillespie , John Scofield , Bob Mintzer , Gary Peacock , Mike Stern , Joe Lovano , Franck Amsallem , the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra , the Carnegie Hall Jazz Band , John Patitucci , and Bob Berg . Early education . Riley began playing drums at age eight , after receiving a snare drum as a gift . In the biographies provided to the media , Riley acknowledges the early support of his parents , John and Mary Ann . While attending fourth grade in Scotch Plains , New Jersey , Riley began studying percussion privately with Thomas Sicola , Jr. ( b. Mar . 1944 ) , who , at that time , was a recent graduate of the New York College of Music ( bachelor of music ) and a music teacher in the nearby Cranford Township Public Schools . While studying with Sicola , Riley gained control of the snare drum through work on the rudiments ( `` beats of the day '' ) , reading , and coordination — both in the classical and jazz idioms . Sicola trained John on a variety of traditional percussion instruments , including xylophone , timpani , and drum kit . At age twelve , Riley began playing in rock bands and heard his first jazz recordings : ( i ) the soundtrack to `` The Gene Krupa Story '' and ( ii ) Max Roach 's `` Conversation '' . Two years later , he played his first professional gig , which he obtained through an audition played over the telephone . Riley began studying with Joe Morello in 1971 after meeting him at a drum symposium . Riley graduated from Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School in 1971 and enrolled at the University of North Texas . Sicola has since retired and is now is a Deacon at Our Lady of the Mount Roman Catholic Church in Warren , New Jersey . College . Riley studied music at the University of North Texas College of Music , where he was introduced to a larger world of music and percussion . While there , he played , toured , and recorded `` Lab 76 '' with the One O'Clock Lab Band . `` Lab 76 '' was nominated for a Grammy Award for `` Best Jazz Performance by a Big Band . '' Jazz drummer Paul Guerrero had been one of his influential teachers at North Texas . New York . Riley moved to New York City in September 1976 and in 1978 became a member of Woody Herman Band . Following that experience , John began freelancing with a wide spectrum of world-class musicians including Stan Getz , Milt Jackson , Miles Davis , Dizzy Gillespie , John Scofield , Bob Mintzer , Gary Peacock , Mike Stern , Joe Lovano , the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra , the Carnegie Hall Jazz Band , John Patitucci , Bob Berg , and many others . Riley had been subbing for Mel Lewis in the Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra . When Lewis died in 1990 , the orchestra decided to continue as the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra and Riley became its permanent drummer , a chair he has held for years . Discography . With Bob Mintzer With Bobby Paunetto With Eijiro Nakagawa and Jim Pugh With George Gruntz With Luis Bonilla With Mike Metheny With Vanguard Jazz Orchestra
Portishead ( album ) . `` Portishead '' is the eponymous second studio album by English electronic band Portishead , released on 16 September 1997 by Go ! Discs . Music . `` Only You '' samples Ken Thorne 's `` Inspector Clouseau '' and The Pharcyde 's `` She Said '' . `` Western Eyes '' is listed as sampling `` Hookers & Gin '' by the Sean Atkins Experience in the album 's liner notes . In reality , this song does not exist ; like most of the samples on the album , it was created by the band . Release . Released in September 1997 , the album reached No . 2 on the UK Album Chart and No . 21 on the `` Billboard '' 200 chart . On 3 December 2008 , Universal Music Japan re-released `` Dummy '' and `` Portishead '' as a limited SHM-CD version . Reception . `` Portishead '' received critical acclaim upon its release . `` Spin '' praised the record and noted that the band created a `` gothic '' , `` deadly '' and `` trippy '' atmosphere . Commenting on the textures of the music , music journalist Barry Walters observed that the group got `` darker , deeper and more disturbing '' in comparison to their previous effort `` Dummy '' . Credits . All songs produced by Geoff Barrow , Adrian Utley , Beth Gibbons and Dave McDonald .
Korean League Cup ( Supplementary Cup ) . In addition to Adidas Cup , K-League launched new cup tournament in 1997 . But these competitions were a short-lived just for 4 years . Busan I'Park dominated it , winning the trophy on two of the four occasions and finishing runners-up once . It was discontinued after the 2000 season
2013–14 SV Wehen Wiesbaden season . The 2013–14 SV Wehen Wiesbaden season is the 89th season in the club 's football history . In 2013–14 the club plays in the 3 . Liga , the third tier of German football . It is the clubs fifth season in this league , having been relegated from the 2 . Bundesliga in 2009 . Off-season . Wehen made 9 signings over the summer period , including Maximilian Ahlschwede from rivals Kickers Offenbach , Julian Grupp from SG Sonnenhof Großaspach , Stephan Gusche from Hansa Rostock , as well as Alex Nandzik from Fortuna Düsseldorf , Tobias Jänicke from Dynamo Dresden , Maik Vetter and Luca Schnellbacher from Eintracht Frankfurt , Marco Königs from Preußen Münster and Sascha Wolfert from 1.FC Kaiserslautern . They also signed former Slovenian U-21 footballer Denis Perger on loan from SC Freiburg . SVWW also lost Dominik Stroh-Engel , Zlatko Janjic , Sven Schimmel , and Pascal Bieler from the first team over the summer . 3rd Liga . SV Wehen Wiesbaden began the 2013-14 season away to 1.FC Saarbrücken on 20 July . Hesse Cup . Wehen entered the 69th edition of the Hesse Cup in the Round of 16 , with the winners qualifying for the 2014-15 DFB Pokal . Biggest & amp ; smallest . Biggest home win : 4-0 vs. SV Stuttgarter Kickers , 27 July 2013 Biggest home defeat : 0-2 vs. SpVgg Unterhaching , 19 October 2013 - 1-3 vs. Hansa Rostock , 7 December 2013 Biggest away win : 1-3 vs. Wacker Burghausen , 24 August 2013 Biggest away defeat : 3-0 vs. Rot-Weiß Erfurt , 3 September 2013 - SV Elversburg , 21 September 2013 Biggest home attendance : 4790 vs. MSV Duisburg , 8 September 2013 Smallest home attendance : 2613 vs. SSV Jahn Regensburg , 2 November 2013 Biggest away attendance : 8000 vs. Hallescher FC , 10 August 2013 - 1 . FC Heidenheim , 26 October 2013 Smallest away attendance : 600 vs. SV Elversburg , 21 September 2013
Margaret E. Winslow . Margaret E. Winslow ( 1836-1936 ) was an American activist , newspaper editor , and author of several temperance books . She served at two separate times , and during the longest period of any editor-in-chief of `` Our Union '' , the national organ of the Woman 's Christian Temperance Union ( WCTU ) . It was a burst of inspiration from Winslow , relative to its simplicity and purity , which at the National WCTU Convention in Chicago determined the union to wear the white ribbon as a badge rather than the red , white , and blue which was strongly urged by many . Early years and education . Margaret Elizabeth Winslow was born in New York City , in 1836 . She was of Puritan antecedents , and spent most of her life in Brooklyn , and Saugerties on the Hudson River . Winslow signed the pledge and wrote temperance compositions when but eight years old . At fifteen , she declined to come into the parlor on New Year 's Day if wine was offered , and carried her point . She was educated partly at the Abbot Institution in New York , and partly at Packer Collegiate Institute , of which she was a graduate . Teacher . For twelve years , Winslow taught at Packer Institute . The last year of her stay , she held the position of composition teacher , and had charge of the Art Department of Pictures , Coins , and so forth . At the age of nineteen , she united with the Episcopal church , of which she remained a loyal member . She spent 1869-70 in Europe studying and traveling in England , France , Italy , and Germany . She became acquainted with many foreign Protestants , and on coming home was made one of Albert Woodruffs `` Foreign Sunday School Association '' ( Italian Committee ) . Activist . The Women 's Crusade ( 1873–74 ) in Ohio roused her interest and enthusiasm . Dr. Diocletian Lewis came to Brooklyn fresh from the great awakening in Ohio . The Packer Institute teacher attended several temperance prayer-meetings , and was present at the one ( March 17 , 1874 ) at which the first Brooklyn WCTU was organized . Desiring to attend the daily meetings which followed , she persuaded the editor of the `` New York Witness '' to accept reports , and every day for fourteen weeks , went directly from school to the YMCA in Brooklyn , where these meetings were held . Here was uttered her first public testimony for Christ . One evening , Winslow went with fifteen women to a prayer meeting in a liquor saloon . In a letter to one of her friends she thus graphically describes the scene : — From that time , Winslow spoke at temperance gatherings , missions , prisons , and other places , in Brooklyn and elsewhere . She also took part in Dwight L. Moody 's work in Brooklyn , and later in New York . Later on , she went to Florida . In 1877 , at the National WCTU Convention in Farwell Hall , Chicago , there was much controversy as to what should be the badge of the WCTU . Some advocated royal purple , and some the red , white and blue . The committee first recommended a badge of royal purple and violet ; this was amended to a bow of white ribbon with a cross of red and an anchor of blue combined , woven in the fabric and stamped with the initials , “ W . C. T. U. ” Winslow rose at the crisis of the debate and made an inspired speech on the superior symbolic meaning of the white ribbon as the badge . She moved to substitute a bow of white ribbon with “ W . C. T. U. ” in gold letters . After much discussion , this was finally adopted by the convention . Editor , writer . Winslow attended the National WCTU Convention held in Newark , 1876 , where she was chosen editor of `` Our Union '' . She declined re-appointment to the position for a principle— because she objected to the Home Protection movement . Becoming somewhat less conservative , she accepted this position again in 1880 , and retained it until the paper was united with `` The Signal '' in 1883 . In 1880 , Winslow began writing for the press , her works appearing in the `` New York Observer '' , `` New York Evangelist '' , `` Independent '' , `` Christian Union '' , `` Churchman '' , `` Christian at Work '' , `` Christian Advocate '' , `` Christian Register '' , `` Sunday School Times '' , and `` St. Nicholas '' . She was the author of five or six story books , published by the National Temperance Society , American Sunday School Union , and others . She also wrote poetry , and lyrics to hymns , including `` Intercede for Us '' , `` Waiting for Thy Coming '' , and `` We Shall Know Each Other There '' .
Rabeca . The rabeca or rabeca chuleira is a fiddle from northeastern Brazil and northern Portugal featured most commonly in Brazilian forró music . It is descended from the medieval rebec . History . The rabeca is thought to have originated in the Entre-Douro-e-Minho region of northern Portugal , especially in the areas around Amarante during the 18th century . Rabeca have also sephardic origins . In the Portuguese tradition , the `` rabeca chuleira '' is a short-scale variation played in village bands alongside guitars or `` viola braguesa '' , drums , triangle and , now occasionally , the `` gaita transmontana '' or the galician bagpipe . The repertoire consists of the 2/2 `` chula '' and 3/4 `` chamarrita '' . In Portugal , the `` rabeca chuleira '' ( also known as `` rabeca rabela '' , `` chula de Amarante '' , `` chula de Penafiel '' or `` ramaldeira '' depending on the region it is played with very little variation ) is still widely associated with the people of Minho , Douro Litoral and , to some extent , Beira Litoral . However , it does n't have an important popularity in the rest of the country and it has been slowly replaced by the violin in Portuguese folklore . In the Brazilian tradition , the `` rabeca chuleira '' is simply called `` rabeca '' and is not a short-scale instrument unlike its Portuguese cousin . The Portuguese `` viola braguesa '' finds a counterpart in its Brazilian cousin , the `` viola caipira '' . In forró music , the rabeca is typically accompanied by accordion , zabumba drum , and triangle . The three primary dance rhythms of forró are the 4/4 `` xote '' , `` baião '' , and `` arrasta-pé '' . Tuning . The short-scale rabeca chuleira from Portugal is tuned an octave above the violin . The Brazilian rabeca , on the other hand , plays in the same range as a violin , but may be tuned in fourths or fifths .
Museum of Nevis History . The Museum of Nevis History is a museum in Charlestown , Saint Thomas Lowland Parish , Saint Kitts and Nevis . History . The museum building was originally built around 1680 . It was the birthplace of Alexander Hamilton . In 1840 , the building was destroyed during an earthquake . The building underwent restoration in 1983 . Architecture . The museum is a two-story building . The ground floor houses the museum and the upper floor houses the Nevis Island Assembly .
Murkhani . Murkhani ( , also Romanized as Mūrkhānī ) is a village in Bahmayi-ye Sarhadi-ye Sharqi Rural District , Dishmok District , Kohgiluyeh County , Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province , Iran . At the 2006 census , its population was 297 , in 50 families .
Timo Kunert . Timo Kunert ( born 12 March 1987 in Gladbeck ) is a German footballer who currently plays for 1 . FC Saarbrücken . Career . Kunert began his career 1992 with VfB Kirchhellen and joined than 1999 to Schalke 04 , who has played seven years in the youth , before promoted to first team in January 2006 . He made his debut in the Bundesliga on 7 April 2007 for Schalke 04 , when he came on as a substitute for Mesut Özil in the 90th minute of a game against Borussia Mönchengladbach . Kunert left FC Schalke 04 then after eight years in summer 2007 and signed with Hamburger SV . After two years with Hamburger SV he returned to Nordrhein-Westfalen and signed for Sportfreunde Lotte in summer 2009 . On 14 April 2009 , he had a trial at Rot-Weiß Oberhausen . Early life . Kunert attended the Gesamtschule Berger Feld .
Pihlakare . Pihlakare is an island belonging to the country of Estonia . See also . List of islands of Estonia
ARHGEF10 . The human ARHGEF10 gene encodes the protein Rho guanine nucleotide exchange factor 10 .
Yuvakudu . `` Yuvakudu '' ( English : `` Youngman '' ) is a Telugu film released in May 2000 , which was produced by Akkineni Nagarjuna and N.Sudhakar Reddy , directed by A. Karunakaran . It stars Sumanth and Bhumika Chawla . The film was the second venture for both Karunakaran and Sumanth . Plot . `` Yuvakudu '' is the story of a free spirited college student Siva ( Sumanth ) who shares a very close bond with his mother ( Jayasudha ) . Siva is the son of an army officer who is killed in the line of duty . Despite his mother 's disapproval , Siva secretly harbors a strong desire of following in his father 's footsteps by joining the army . Siva falls in love with Sindhu ( Bhumika Chawla ) , but she does not reciprocate his love . She rejects his marriage proposal , and the relationship takes a negative tone . Siva 's mother , knowing her son 's love for Sindhu , takes the responsibility of bringing them together . She meets Sindhu , who too takes an instant liking for her . She eventually asks Sindhu to marry her son . Sindhu accepts the proposal , saying that she is doing so only for Siva 's mother 's sake . Despite a rocky start to their marriage , their relationship finally settles down . However , the story takes an unexpected turn when Siva is selected into the Army . He joins the army against his mother 's wishes , and their relationship turns sour . How Siva eventually proves himself in the line of duty and reconciles with his mother forms the rest of the story . Soundtrack . The soundtrack was composed by Mani Sharma and penned by veterans Sirivennela Sitaramasastri and Veturi Sunderammurthy . The soundtrack consists of 5 songs .
Huron Broadcasting . Huron Broadcasting was a Canadian radio and television broadcasting company , active in Sault Ste . Marie from 1976 to 1990 . The company first entered the broadcasting business in 1976 , when it acquired the assets of the city 's prior Hyland Broadcasting and Algonquin Broadcasting companies , including CJIC-TV and the radio stations CJIC , CJIC-FM , CKCY and CKCY-FM , as well as CJWA in Wawa , CKNR in Elliot Lake , CJNR in Blind River and CKNS in Espanola . Due to concentration of media ownership rules , Huron then sold the CJIC radio stations to another new company , Gilder Broadcasting , shortly after the merger was completed . ( Gilder changed those stations ' call signs to CFYN and CHAS . ) Huron subsequently also opened CKCY-TV in 1977 . Huron sold its radio stations to other owners in the mid-1980s . Telemedia acquired Sault Ste . Marie 's CJIC and CJIC-FM , by this time known as CFYN and CHAS-FM , in 1985 , while the remaining stations were sold to Mid-Canada Radio in two separate transactions , in 1986 ( the stations in Blind River , Elliot Lake and Espanola ) and 1988 ( the remaining stations in Sault Ste . Marie and Wawa ) . The television stations were acquired by Baton Broadcasting in 1990 , and were converted by Baton to the MCTV branding in use on the Mid-Canada Television stations in Sudbury , Timmins and North Bay , which had been acquired by Baton in the same year . At the same time Mid-Canada sold the radio stations to Pelmorex , where they formed part of the Pelmorex Radio Network until 1998 .
François Dambourgès . François Dambourgès ( 1742 – December 13 , 1798 ) was a businessman , militia officer and political figure in Lower Canada . He was born in Salies , France in 1742 and studied at Bayonne . Dambourges came to the parish of Saint-Thomas in Montmagny , Quebec in 1763 , where he established a business . He served with the Royal Highland Emigrants and helped defend the town of Quebec during the American invasion of 1775-6 . Dambourgès became a lieutenant in 1776 and was taken prisoner in 1777 . He retired on half pay in 1784 . He was named a justice of the peace and served in the local militia , becoming colonel in 1790 . In 1792 , he was elected to the 1st Parliament of Lower Canada for Devon . In 1795 , Dambourgès became a captain in the Royal Canadian Volunteer Regiment and moved to Montreal . He died there of pleurisy in 1798 . His daughter Marie-Elizabeth later married Roger , the son of Augustin-Jérôme Raby .
Trams in Barcelona . Historically , the city of Barcelona , in the Spanish autonomous community of Catalonia , had a large tramway network . The city 's first tram line opened in 1872 , but almost all of these historic lines had closed by 1971 , being replaced by buses and by the expanding Barcelona Metro . The one remaining line , the Tramvia Blau , was retained as tourist attraction , utilising historic rolling stock . However at the beginning of the 21st century , two new tram systems , the Trambaix and Trambesòs , opened in the suburbs of the city . History . The first tramway line in Barcelona was the `` Barcelona-Gràcia ( Josepets ) '' , a horse tramway that opened by the `` Barcelona Tramways '' company on June 28 , 1872 . Within a few years , lines were built throughout Barcelona and many of its surrounding villages . As the tramways helped to integrate the metropolis , these villages became quarters of today 's Barcelona . Lines were built by a number of companies , but by the 1900s the two main companies were `` Barcelona Tramways '' and `` Compañía General de Tranvías '' . Electrification took place in the 1900s , with the introduction of route numbers following from 1910 onwards . In 1925 , the two main companies merged to `` Tranvías de Barcelona '' ( TB ) . The Spanish Civil War ( 1936-9 ) caused major damage to the tramways . Services recovered in the 1950s and 1960s , and double-decker trams were used to operate some services . In the early 1960s , a fleet of 101 PCC cars were purchased second-hand from the United States city of Washington and , after modification , placed in service in Barcelona . However closures then started to happen . With the exception of the Tramvia Blau , the last two tramway lines operated on March 18 , 1971 . For the next thirty years or so , this one short line was the only tramway in Barcelona . Towards the end of the 1980s a number of new tramways were opened in other European cities , and Barcelona started to consider the possibility of building new lines . To test this idea , in 1997 a short test tramway was built along the Diagonal with just two tram stops . Tests were conducted with a tram from the Grenoble tram system in June 1997 , and a month later with a Siemens Combino . The tests were successful , and the decision was made to build two new tram systems , both operating on parts of the Diagonal , although not interconnected . Both lines commenced operation in 2004 , with TramBaix in the west starting on April 5 , whilst Trambesòs in the east commenced on May 8 . Tramvia Blau . The Tramvia Blau is a long heritage streetcar line serving a hilly area of the Sarrià-Sant Gervasi district . It links the Avinguda Tibidabo terminus of Barcelona Metro line L7 with the lower station of the Funicular del Tibidabo , thus providing part of a through link from the city centre to Tibidabo . Tramvia Blau is operated by Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona ( TMB ) , albeit not part of Autoritat del Transport Metropolità ( ATM ) and therefore not fare-integrated with the other public transportation networks of the metropolitan area ; ticketing is paid cash only to the tram operators . The line is operated with a fleet of seven tram cars dating from between 1901 and 1906 . Trambaix . The Trambaix is a light rail ( tram ) system connecting the Baix Llobregat area with the city of Barcelona . It includes three routes ( T1 , T2 and T3 ) , which have an inner terminus at Plaça Francesc Macià , to the west of the city centre , and extend west , passing L'Hospitalet de Llobregat , Esplugues de Llobregat , Cornellà de Llobregat , Sant Joan Despí , Sant Just Desvern and Consell Comarcal in Sant Feliu de Llobregat . The Trambaix is operated by the TramMet company and is part of the ATM network and is fare-integrated with the other public transportation networks of the metropolitan area . The line uses a fleet of Alstom Citadis trams . Trambesòs . Trambesòs is a light rail ( tram ) system , consisting of three routes that connect the district of Sant Martí in Barcelona to Badalona and Sant Adrià de Besòs municipalities . Its name comes from the union of the words `` tram '' , an abbreviation of the Catalan word `` tramvia '' , and `` Besòs '' , the name of an area in northern Barcelonès dominated by river Besòs . Like the Trambaix , Trambesòs is operated by the TramMet company and is part of the ATM network and is fare-integrated with the other public transportation networks of the metropolitan area . It uses the same type of rolling stock as the Trambaix system .
Blue Yonder EZ Flyer . The Blue Yonder EZ Flyer is a Canadian-designed-and-built , tandem two-seat , open cockpit , pusher configuration , recreational and training aircraft provided as a completed aircraft or in kit form by Blue Yonder Aviation . It can be constructed in Canada as a basic ultra-light , an advanced ultra-light or amateur-built aircraft . Development . The EZ Flyer was the first aircraft design of Wayne Winters of Indus , Alberta . In 1991 Winters set out to design a high performance kit plane that he intended to produce commercially . While considering the design parameters of that proposed aircraft he saw a picture of a Breezy homebuilt and decided instead to design a smaller and lighter aircraft inspired by the Breezy instead . Winter 's own past experience flying Ultraflight Lazairs provided the motivation for the design of a slow , easy to handle aircraft with an open cockpit . Winters designed a new open lattice , `` N '' girder fuselage constructed from 4130 steel tube along with a new tail to be fitted with wings from the Merlin EZ . The aircraft retained the Junker 's ailerons of the Merlin along with the Clark `` Y '' airfoil that produces docile handling characteristics . The wing also features the Merlin 's leading edge `` D '' cell construction , with foam ribs . The prototype has two seats in tandem and is powered by a Rotax 503 two stroke engine of . The first prototype of the new design flew in October 1991 and was initially unnamed . Winters allowed several pilots to fly the new design and all remarked on its docile handling , its suitability as a trainer and the ease with which pilots mastered it . As a result Winters initially named it `` Easy Flyer '' and later `` EZ Flyer '' ( pronounced in the American way as `` Eezee Flier '' ) . Operational history . The prototype proved robust and easy for students to learn to fly on and has been used since new as a trainer at the Blue Yonder Ultralight Flight School . By May 2001 the prototype had 2500 hours accumulated in student training and showed little signs of wear . Over 30 aircraft have been built for private owners and other flight schools . In November 2016 there were eight EZ Flyers registered in Canada and eight in the USA .
Lutak ( surname ) . Lutak ( , , ) is a Rusyn , Slovak and Ukrainian surname . Origin . Probably , surname Lutak originated in the early 17th century in the northern regions of the Kingdom of Hungary , where the majority of the population were Rusyns , Slovaks , Croats , Vlachs and Serbs . The references in historical documents . For the first time in official documents surname Lutak is mentioned in historical Subcarpathian Rus in 1699 in Bereg Country - Lutak János and his son Vaszil 12-year-old from Nagy Ábránka ( now Lokit , Irshava district , Zakarpattia Oblast , Ukraine ) . And in 1704 the same János Lutak is mentioned already as kuruc in Mukachevo list of Greek Catholics who participated in Rákóczi 's War of Independence ( 1703-1711 ) .
Waltraud Meier . Waltraud Meier ( born 9 January 1956 in Würzburg ) is a Grammy Award–winning German dramatic soprano and mezzo-soprano singer . She is particularly known for her Wagnerian roles as Kundry , Isolde , Ortrud , Venus , Fricka , and Sieglinde , but has also had success in the French and Italian repertoire appearing as Eboli , Amneris , Carmen , and Santuzza . She resides in Munich . Meier has performed in the world 's famed opera houses ( including La Scala , Covent Garden , Metropolitan Opera , the Vienna State Opera , the Bavarian State Opera , Lyric Opera of Chicago , and Colón Theater ) . She performed Wagner at the Mecca of Wagner performance , the Bayreuth Festspielhaus . She has performed under the batons of conductors including Riccardo Muti , Daniel Barenboim , Claudio Abbado , James Levine , Lorin Maazel , Zubin Mehta , and Giuseppe Sinopoli . She has been named a `` Kammersängerin '' by both the Bavarian State Opera in Munich and the Vienna State Opera , and `` Commandeur '' of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French Government . Education , vocal training and early career . Waltraud Meier was born in Würzburg , Germany . She sang in various choral groups during her younger years . Upon finishing her secondary education , she began graduate studies in English and Romance Languages while also taking voice lessons . She studied singing with Professor Dietger Jacob . In 1976 , she decided to concentrate on a singing career and soon thereafter debuted at the Würzburg Opera as Lola in `` Cavalleria rusticana '' . Over the next several years she performed regularly at the opera house in Mannheim ( 1976–78 ) . 1980s . She made her international debut in 1980 at the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires , appearing as Fricka in Die Walküre . She continued to appear regularly in Germany at the opera houses in Dortmund ( 1980–1983 ) , Hanover ( 1983–1984 ) and Stuttgart ( 1985–88 ) . Following a success as Kundry in Wagner 's `` Parsifal '' at the 1983 Bayreuth Festival , Meier 's international career gained momentum , and she had debuts at Covent Garden ( 1985 ) and the Metropolitan Opera ( 1987 ) ( as Fricka , with James Levine conducting his first `` Das Rheingold '' at the Met ) . She also had debuts at La Scala , the Opéra National in Paris , the Vienna State Opera and the Bavarian State Opera in Munich . She continued to appear regularly at Bayreuth as Kundry between 1983 and 1993 . 1990s . In addition to appearing as Kundry at Bayreuth , Meier continued to appear elsewhere in the role during the 1990s , including a 1991 production at La Scala under the baton of Riccardo Muti and at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris , in a version staged by Klaus Michael Grüber and conducted by Semyon Bychkov . In 1992 , she appeared for the first time as Kundry at the Metropolitan Opera , opposite Siegfried Jerusalem as Parsifal , with James Levine conducting . `` The New York Times '' reported : `` Waltraud Meier , bringing her acclaimed performance as Kundry to the Met for the first time , was seductive and gentle in her first approach to Parsifal , holding in reserve a strength and determination that gave her singing an eerie calm . '' The following year , Meier returned to the Met as Santuzza in `` Cavalleria rusticana '' . Of that performance , `` The New York Times '' wrote : As Santuzza in `` Cavalleria '' , Waltraud Meier was superb at the first performance on Friday evening , singing clearly and evenly throughout her range , carrying lines smoothly and coloring her tone richly . She gradually worked an incisive , telling edge into her voice without sacrificing its basic beauty ; even her shrieks were musical . And she projected a riveting dramatic presence , convincingly fragile as well as ferocious . During the 1990s , Meier also moved into roles within the dramatic soprano repertoire . Between 1993 and 1999 , she appeared at Bayreuth as Isolde in `` Tristan und Isolde '' staged by Heiner Müller and conducted by Daniel Barenboim . In 1998 she added additional dramatic soprano roles , debuting as Leonore in `` Fidelio '' with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra , again under the direction of Barenboim , and also appearing as Ortrud in a new `` Lohengrin '' production at the Bavarian State Opera . 2000s . In 2000 , Meier appeared again at Bayreuth , performing the role of Sieglinde in `` Die Walküre '' in the `` Millennium Ring '' at the 2000 festival staged by Jürgen Flimm and conducted by Giuseppe Sinopoli with Plácido Domingo . She also appeared that year as Isolde at the Salzburg Festival , with Lorin Maazel conducting . In 2001 at the opening of the Munich Opera Festival , the singer made her debut in the role of Didon in Hector Berlioz 's `` Les Troyens '' with Zubin Mehta conducting . In 2003 Meier shared a Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording for her contributions as Venus in `` Tannhäuser '' under the direction of Daniel Barenboim . She devoted her 2003-2004 season exclusively to recitals and concerts . She performed in Bach 's `` St Matthew Passion '' and toured throughout Europe , Russia and the United States with a recital program featuring works by Brahms , Schubert and Hugo Wolf . She returned to the opera stage in 2004-2005 , including appearances as Carmen in a new production at the Semper Oper in Dresden directed by Katarina Lauterbach . In 2005 , she appeared again as Isolde , this time in a new production at the Opéra Bastille in Paris , staged by Peter Sellars and conducted by Esa-Pekka Salonen . She also returned to the Vienna State Opera as Kundry in `` Parsifal '' . She returned as Kundry in the Met 's `` Parsifal '' in 2006 , appearing opposite Ben Heppner . `` The New York Times '' wrote : The role of Kundry is that of a lone woman surrounded by men , but Waltraud Meier made it the star turn of the evening . Known as volatile both onstage and off , Ms. Meier is suited to the part , propelling herself into it like a wide-bore , high-explosive cannon shell . This was singing of fierceness and fearlessness , all of it pertinent to the persona she represented . Ms. Meier gives all and takes risks , and her audience went crazy for her . Meier 's 2007 performances include appearances as Isolde ( Japan , Berlin , Munich , Milan ) , Leonore ( Munich ) , Ortrud ( Milan , Paris ) . A CD featuring Meier and Breinl performing works by Franz Schubert and Richard Strauss , with her song accompanist Joseph Breinl was released in late 2007 . Meier and Breinl are performing numerous recitals in 2007-08 in Japan , Germany , France , Austria , and Spain . In July 2008 , Meier appeared as Venus in a production of `` Tannhäuser '' in Baden-Baden , directed by Nikolaus Lehnhoff , conducted by Philippe Jordan , and also starring Robert Gambill ( Tannhäuser ) , Stephen Milling ( Herrmann ) , and Camilla Nylund ( Elisabeth ) . The New York Times reported that `` Ms. Meier , a musician with deep reserves of force and a gift for madness , was the perfect Venus . '' On 22 August 2009 , she appeared in a televised concert performance of `` Fidelio '' at a Henry Wood Promenade Concert in London 's Albert Hall in which she also spoke a narration . This was reported as her 2,000th professional engagement . It was conducted by Daniel Barenboim with the West-Eastern Divan ( orchestra ) . In the London `` Daily Telegraph '' Rupert Christiansen wrote : '' She looked wonderfully elegant and was in good voice - some wild top notes seemed a small price to pay for her total musical and dramatic involvement in Leonore 's fate . What a true star and a trouper she is . ''
David Hartin . David Hartin was born in 1824 . He married Sarah Malcomsom ( 1827–1904 ) , daughter of Robert Malcomson , and together they had seven children - Charles ( 1854–1914 ) , Robert ( 1856–1883 ) , Gilbert ( 1858– ? ) , David ( 1865–1914 ) , William Henry ( 1861–1948 ) , Catherine ( 1862–1924 ) , and Margaret Ann ( 1867–1932 ) . David Hartin died 23 November 1893 and was buried in the Carp Road Presbyterian Cemetery , Huntley Township . On July 23 , 1870 , David Hartin purchased the former Malcomson Tavern in Bells Corners from then owner William Corbett Jr. who had acquired it from Malcomson in 1855 . Unfortunately , in August of that year it was destroyed in the great fire . He subsequently rebuilt a larger stone structure on the site in 1871 and named it Hartin 's Hotel . It still stands today as the home of the East India Company restaurant and conference centre . It is one of the oldest buildings in Bells Corners . In November 2014 it was designated a heritage building by Ottawa City Council . According to the 1881 census , David is described as a 56-year-old Presbyterian farmer of Irish descent born in Ontario . With his wife Sarah , they had a large family , five sons and two daughters , ranging in age from 26 to 11 . The three youngest were all attending school . David and his eldest son Charles farmed 50 acres of land in the area . One structure is visible in the 1879 Belden map .
Luka Radelić . Luka Radelić ( born March 8 , 1981 in Split ) is a Croatian sailor . Radelic represented Croatia at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing , where he competed for the Laser class . He placed twelfth out of forty-three Laser sailors at the end of ten preliminary races in this event , with a score of 101 net points . Radelic achieved his best results in Laser sailing by winning the championship title at the 2005 International New Year 's Regatta – Laser Europa Cup in Hvar . He is also a member of Mornar Sailing Club in his home city Split , and is coached and trained by Nenad Viali .
Eburodacrys fraterna . `` Eburodacrys fraterna '' is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae . It was described by Galileo and Martins in 2010 .
Panthiades bitias . `` Panthiades bitias '' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae . It was described by Pieter Cramer in 1777 . It is found from Mexico to the Amazon and Suriname .
J. R. Tolver . Gregory D. Tolver Jr. ( born January 13 , 1980 ) is a 6 '' 1 ' 205 lbs . wide receiver for the Los Angeles Avengers in the Arena Football League ( AFL ) . Gregory D. Tolver Jr. was born on January 13 , 1980 in Long Beach , California to Gregory Tolver Sr. and Brenda Tolver . J.R. Tolver attended Mira Mesa Senior High School where he began his football career . High school . He was a two-year starter and a three-year letterman as the quarterback of the Mira Mesa Marauders . During his senior year , he was selected to the All-Academic team and he was also named the most valuable player for the Marauders . He passed for 1,880 yards and 15 touchdown along with 1,004 yards and 5 touchdowns in his last year . Tolver accounted for 410 yards alone ( 278 yards passing and 132 yards rushing ) . Although Tolver 's main focus was football , he was also a two-year letterman on the Mira Mesa men 's basketball team . College career . Tolver attended college at San Diego State University where he would earn a degree in business . Tolver finished his collegiate career for the San Diego State Aztecs with a total of 262 receptions for 3,572 yards and 17 touchdowns . During his senior year with the Aztecs , he accumulated 128 catches for 1,785 yards and 12 touchdowns , which made him a unanimous choice to be on the All-Mountain West Conference First Team . He was also placed on a couple of All-American teams after leading the entire nation in receiving yards per game with 137 yards per contest ( 13.9 yards per reception ) . He also finished second in the nation in catches per game averaging close to 9 receptions per game . By scoring 86 points as a senior , J.R. Tolver led the San Diego State Aztecs in scoring and was honored by the Mountain West Conference as the Player of the Week three time including after a 12-reception , 296-yard game versus the Arizona State Sun Devils . During his junior season , he was the Aztecs ' leading receiver with 63 receptions for 878 yards and 2 touchdowns . He became a starter as a redshirt sophomore followed by a 62-catch , 808-yard season . Professional career . In the 2003 NFL Draft , Gregory D. Tolver Jr. was selected in the 5th round as the 169th pick by the Miami Dolphins . On November 25 , 2003 , he was placed on the injured reserve list due to a right knee injury . He was removed from the Injured Reserved list on February 23 , 2004 but would eventually be cut on September 5 , 2004 . On October 19 , 2005 , J.R. Tolver was the newest addition to the Dallas Cowboys practice squad and on January 3 , 2006 , the Cowboys signed him to the team . But it would not last long with him being cut from the team on August 28 , 2006 . After spending four years in and out of the NFL , he finally landed in the Arena Football League signing a contract with the Los Angeles Avengers on February 14 , 2008 . Broadcasting career . Tolver is a guest member on the 39 Football Night sportscaster team in San Diego . Coaching career . Tolver is the Head Coach for Sage Hill School 's football team . His first season was the fall 2009 season where he led the Lightning a 7-4 season ( 2-1 in league ) which helped redeem the team who only won 2 games in the 2008 season before Tolver signed on as the coach . In his second season , he led the Lightning to an 8-3 record . Tolver also serves as the school 's athletic director . Personal life . During his younger years , he collected over 5,000 sports card including Barry Sanders ' and Jerry Rice 's rookie cards . He also started a business of his own in solid waste management . J.R. Tolver 's younger brother , Tredale Tolver , attended and played football at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo . J.R. also spent a number of years in Mansfield , LA . His father , Gregory Dale Tolver was a standout quarterback at DeSoto High School in Mansfield and Lynwood High School in Lynwood , California during the mid-1970s .
Sebastian Borger . Sebastian Borger ( born 1964 in Kronach ) is a German journalist and author based in London . Life . Having attended the Hamburg school of journalism Henri-Nannen-Schule from 1987 to 1988 , Sebastian Borger started his career in journalism in 1989 as a crime reporter for `` Abendzeitung '' in Munich . From 1991 to 1995 he worked for news magazine `` Der Spiegel '' , both in Hamburg and Dresden . Since graduating from the London School of Economics and Political Science in 1998 , he has worked as independent adviser and London correspondent for a number of German-speaking publications , amongst them `` Berliner Zeitung '' , `` Der Standard '' and regional Swiss newspapers . Borger is a regular pundit on German-British and international topics for the BBC .
Equator . An equator of a rotating spheroid ( such as a planet ) is its zeroth circle of latitude ( parallel ) . It is the imaginary line on the spheroid 's surface , equidistant from its poles , dividing it into northern and southern hemispheres . In other words , it is the intersection of the spheroid 's surface with the plane perpendicular to its axis of rotation and midway between its geographical poles . On Earth , `` the Equator '' is about long , of which 78.8 % lies across water and 21.3 % over land . Indonesia is the country straddling the greatest length of the equatorial line across both land and sea . Etymology . The name is derived from medieval Latin word `` aequator '' , in the phrase `` circulus aequator diei et noctis , '' meaning ‘ circle equalizing day and night ’ , from the Latin word `` aequare '' meaning ‘ make equal ’ . Overview . The latitude of the Earth 's equator is , by definition , 0° ( zero degrees ) of arc . The Equator is one of the five notable circles of latitude on Earth ; the other four are both polar circles ( the Arctic Circle and the Antarctic Circle ) and both tropical circles ( the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn ) . The Equator is the only line of latitude which is also a great circle — that is , one whose plane passes through the center of the globe . The plane of Earth 's equator , when projected outwards to the celestial sphere , defines the celestial equator . In the cycle of Earth 's seasons , the equatorial plane runs through the Sun twice per year : on the equinoxes in March and September . To a person on Earth , the Sun appears to travel above the Equator ( or along the celestial equator ) at these times . Light rays from the Sun 's center are perpendicular to Earth 's surface at the point of solar noon on the Equator . Locations on the Equator experience the shortest sunrises and sunsets because the Sun 's daily path is nearly perpendicular to the horizon for most of the year . The length of daylight ( sunrise to sunset ) is almost constant throughout the year ; it is about 14 minutes longer than nighttime due to atmospheric refraction and the fact that sunrise begins ( or sunset ends ) as the upper limb , not the center , of the Sun 's disk contacts the horizon . Earth bulges slightly at the Equator ; the `` average '' diameter of Earth is , but the diameter at the Equator is about greater than at the poles . Sites near the Equator , such as the Guiana Space Centre in Kourou , French Guiana , are good locations for spaceports as they have a faster rotational speed than other latitudes ; the added velocity reduces the fuel needed to launch spacecraft . Since Earth rotates eastward , spacecraft must also be launched eastward ( if not , to the southeast or northeast ) to take advantage of this Earth-boost of speed . Precise location . The precise location of the Equator is not truly fixed ; the true equatorial plane is perpendicular to the Earth 's spin axis , which drifts about during a year . This effect must be accounted for in detailed geophysical measurements . Exact length . In two widely used geodetic standards , the Equator is modelled as a circle whose radius is a whole number of metres . In 1976 the IAU chose a radius of ( codified as the IAU-1976 value ) , later refined by the IUGG to and adopted in WGS-84 . Despite this change , the yet more recent IAU-2000 retained the old IAU-1976 value . If it were really circular , the length of the Equator would be exactly 2 times the radius , namely . However , due to the effect of the tides on the Earth 's surface the actual circumference at the equator is about . The geographical mile is defined as one arc minute of the Equator , so it has different values depending on which radius is assumed . For example , by WSG-84 , the distance is , while by IAU-2000 , it is . This is a difference of less than one millimeter over the total distance ( approximately ) . The earth is commonly modeled as a sphere flattened 0.336 % along its axis . This makes the Equator 0.16 % longer than a meridian ( a great circle passing through the two poles ) . The IUGG standard meridian is , to the nearest millimetre , one arc minute of which is , explaining the SI standardization of the nautical mile as , more than less than the geographical mile . The sea-level surface of the Earth ( the geoid ) is irregular , so the actual length of the Equator is not so easy to determine . `` Aviation Week and Space Technology '' on 9 October 1961 reported that measurements using the Transit IV-A satellite had shown the equatorial `` diameter '' from longitude 11° West to 169° East to be greater than its `` diameter '' ninety degrees away . Crossing-the-Equator ceremonies . Certain navies , such as the Royal Navy , Russian Navy , and US Navy , have a tradition of holding ceremonies aboard ships to mark sailors ' first crossing of the Equator . These ceremonial events have in the past been notorious for their brutality . Milder line-crossing ceremonies , typically featuring King Neptune , are also held for passengers ' entertainment on some civilian ocean liners and cruise ships . Equatorial countries and territories . Despite its name , no part of Equatorial Guinea lies on the Equator . However , its island of Annobón is south of the Equator , and the rest of the country lies to the north . Equatorial seasons and climate . Seasons result from the tilt of the Earth 's axis compared to the plane of its revolution around the Sun . Throughout the year the northern and southern hemispheres are alternately turned either toward or away from the sun depending on Earth 's position in its orbit . The hemisphere turned toward the sun receives more sunlight and is in summer , while the other hemisphere receives less sun and is in winter ( see solstice ) . At the equinoxes , the Earth 's axis is perpendicular to the sun rather than tilted toward or away , meaning that day and night are both about 12 hours long across the whole of the Earth . The Equator lies mostly on the three largest oceans : the Atlantic Ocean , the Indian Ocean , and the Pacific Ocean . Near the Equator there is little temperature change throughout the year , though there may be dramatic differences in rainfall and humidity . The terms summer , autumn , winter and spring do not generally apply . Lowlands around the Equator generally have a tropical rainforest climate , also known as an equatorial climate , though cold currents cause some regions to have tropical monsoon climates with a dry season in the middle of the year , and the Somali Current generated by the Asian monsoon due to continental heating via the high Tibetan Plateau causes Greater Somalia to have an arid climate despite its equatorial location . Average annual temperatures in equatorial lowlands are around during the afternoon and around sunrise . Rainfall is very high away from cold current upwelling zones , from per year . There are about 200 rainy days per year and average annual sunshine hours are around 2,000 . Despite high year-round sea level temperatures , some higher altitudes such as the Andes and Mount Kilimanjaro have glaciers . The highest point on the Equator is at the elevation of , at , found on the southern slopes of Volcán Cayambe [ summit ] in Ecuador . This is slightly above the snow line and is the only place on the Equator where snow lies on the ground . At the Equator the snow line is around `` lower '' than on Mount Everest and as much as lower than the highest snow line in the world , near the Tropic of Capricorn on Llullaillaco .
St. Charles East High School . St. Charles East High School is a public four-year high school located in St. Charles , Illinois , a western suburb of Chicago , Illinois , in the United States . It is part of Kayleen and Community Unit School District 303 . The school was known as `` St. Charles High School '' from its opening in 1977 until fall of 2000 when a second school in the city , St. Charles North High School , was opened . At that time the school name changed to `` St. Charles East High School . '' Academics . In 2011 , Saint Charles East had an average composite ACT score of 19.0 and a graduation rate of 89.8 % . The average class size is 23.3 . Saint Charles East has made Adequate Yearly Progress on the Prairie State Achievements Examination , a state test part of the No Child Left Behind Act . Activities . In 2012 , the Saint Charles East team finished first at the state Science Olympiad held at the University of Illinois . The Theater Department produces three shows per year , including one musical . Students who are active in the theater department are often members of the Drama Club . Music classes are taken for credit . Choir , Jazz Band , Band and Orchestra are offered as elective courses within the school day . At this time St. Charles East High School has six performing bands . Athletics . Saint Charles East has 29 athletic teams , of 14 boys ' and 15 girls ' teams , which compete in the DuKane Conference and Illinois High School Association . Saint Charles East 's mascot is Sir Charles the Great . In the 1998–1999 school year St. Charles East set an IHSA State Record for most State Championships won by a school with a total of 7 ( not including Color Guard or Drill Team ) . Jason Potter also won an individual state wrestling title that year , which is not included . St. Charles East Girls ' Soccer was a prevailing and dominant legacy during the 1990s , winning eight IHSA soccer state championships in 1990 , 1992 , 1994 , 1996 , 1997 , 1998 , 1999 , 2000 . In 1978/79 , the fledgling St. Charles High School Boys ' Swim Team won its first state championship . St. Charles boys ' won in 1980 , 1982 , 1983 , 1984 , 1985 and 1986 . They were runners up in 1987 , 1988 , and 1990 . At one time , signs hung at the city limits next to the population sign that stated , `` Welcome to St. Charles , State Capital of Illinois High School Swimming for the 1980s . '' `` There were also championship wins in swimming in 1993 , 1997 , and 1999 . The St. Charles Girls ' Swim Team won consecutive state championships from 1994/95 through 1999/2000 . Swimming World Magazine named St. Charles the public high school girls ' `` Team of the Year '' in both 1999 and 2000 . The streak was broken in the 2000/2001 school year when the new St. Charles North High School ( Illinois ) was opened and the pool of athletic talent in the school district was divided . The renamed St. Charles East finished third that year while St Charles North finished 9th . History . St.Charles East High School is located at 1020 Dunham Road in St.Charles , Illinois . At one time it was the only high school serving the city of St.Charles . Prior to moving to its current location in 1977 , the high school was located in the middle of town at the corner of Main Street and Seventh Street , in the building that now serves as Thompson Middle School . The new St.Charles High School campus was built in the open fields to the east of Dunham Road , adjacent to the existing Norris Recreation Center and Dunham Junior High School ( which educated 7th graders for the 1975–76 and 1976–77 school years before being annexed into the new High School campus for the 1977–78 school year ) . The campus change was not made without controversy – the old downtown campus was an `` open '' campus that allowed the student body to depart and return during the school day , while the new campus is `` closed '' . The first month in the new school featured student protests , leaky roofs , and problems with the school 's ( at the time ) state-of-the-art solar heating system . The first class to graduate after attending all four years at the newly built high school was the class of 1981 . In the year 2000 , due to increasing population in the area , District 303 was split between two high schools , and St. Charles High School was renamed St. Charles East High School . ( A new high school , `` St. Charles North High School , '' was built on the west side of town ) . The first class to graduate after attending all four years at the renamed school graduated in 2004 . The Saint Charles East High School campus includes the Norris Cultural Arts Center , and the Norris Recreation Center . These facilities were established to serve not only the high school but the community as well . The Delora A. Norris Cultural Arts Center , a 1,000-seat performing arts theater and art gallery , was founded in 1978 with funding from the St. Charles Charities , which was created in 1924 by Lester and Delora Norris and Edward Baker . During spring break in 2001 , a serious black mold problem was discovered at the campus ( Stachybotrys and Aspergillus ) . It was believed to be the source of some student and teacher illnesses . In 2001 the building was shut down and the students remained on an extended spring break while officials struggled with the issue . For the rest of the 2001 school year , St. Charles East students shared a split-schedule with St. Charles North High School . East students attended class at the North campus during the morning , while North students went during the afternoon . During the summer of 2001 through the next school year , the school underwent an enormous renovation . For the entire 2001–2002 school year , the current students had to take classes in the adjacent Wredling Middle School building and mobile classrooms surrounding it ( brought in specifically to accommodate the larger student body ) . Meanwhile , the Wredling Middle School students took classes in mobile classrooms parked in a field between Haines and Thompson Middle Schools . Classes resumed their normal locations and schedules the following school year ( 2002–2003 ) .
Library Associates Companies . LAC Group , formerly known as Library Associates Companies ( LAC ) , is a library services vendor , providing staffing , recruiting , consulting , and other services , to academic , public , special , medical , and law libraries . LAC Group 's service lines of business include : Consulting & Project Management , Information & Asset Management , Library Staffing & Research Services , Legal Staffing , Managed Services , and Recruiting . History . LAC Group was founded in 1986 by Deb Schwarz as a staffing agency specializing in law libraries . By 1989 , it was offering technical services and serving other academic and other special libraries . In 1999 , Library Associates caused a stir in library circles and gained national attention when they were selected by Pillsbury Madison & Sutro LLP to manage their library operations . The company continued its expansion into different markets with its acquisition of Medical Library Consultants ( MLC ) from Betsey Beamish in 2001 and of Sanad Support Technologies from Jodi and Fuad Suleiman in 2003 . With the acquisition of Sanad , Library Associates consisted of two divisions , Library Associates and Library Associates of Maryland . In 2007 , the divisions were integrated and the company name was changed to Library Associates Companies .
German colonization of Valdivia , Osorno and Llanquihue . From 1850 to 1875 the region around Valdivia , Osorno and Llanquihue in Southern Chile received some 6,000 German immigrants as part of a state-led colonization scheme . Some immigrants were leaving Europe as consequence of the aftermath of the German revolutions of 1848–49 . They brought skills and assets as artisans , farmers and merchants to Chile , contributing to development . German settlement had a long-lasting influence on the society , economy , and geography of Southern Chile . Early colonization . Beginning in 1842 German expatriate Bernhard Eunom Philippi sent a proposal of German colonization of Southern Chile to the Chilean government . In 1844 Philippi presented a second colonization scheme ; both of these schemes were rejected by Chilean authorities . The second scheme considered the colonization of both the shores of Llanquihue Lake and the mouth of Maullín River . The mentioned river was also to be made navigable . In 1844 Philippi formed a partnership with Ferdinand Flindt , a German merchant based in Valparaíso , who also represented Prussia there as consul . With financial backing from Flindt , in 1844 Philippi purchased land in Valdivia and along the southern bank of Bueno River to be developed by future immigrants . Philippi 's brother , Rodolfo Amando Philippi , contributed to the colonization plans by recruiting nine German families to emigrate to Chile . These families arrived to Chile in 1846 aboard one of Flindt 's ships . By the time the first immigrants arrived , Flindt had gone bankrupt and his properties were taken over by another German merchant , Franz Kindermann . He supported German immigration and took over Flindt 's responsibilities . Some of these immigrants settled near La Unión . State-sponsored colonization . Worried about the potential occupation of Southern Chile by European powers , Chilean authorities approved plans for colonization of the southern territories ; they also wanted to have residential development to make a claim for territorial continuity . The Chilean legislature entered colonist recruitment with passage of the Law of Colonization and Vacant Lots ( `` Ley de Colonización y Tierras Baldías '' ) , which was signed by president Manuel Montt in 1845 . That same year Salvador Sanfuentes was appointed intendant of Valdivia and tasked with surveying the colonization potential of the Province . To carry out the survey , Sanfuentes commissioned Philippi as `` provincial engineer '' . The outbreak of the 1848 Revolution in the German states persuaded the previously hesitant Philippi to travel to Europe to recruit settlers . The Chilean government initially ordered Philippi to recruit 180-200 German Catholic families . Troubled by Catholic bishops in Germany who opposed the departure of their parishioners , Philippi asked for and was granted permission to recruit non-Catholic immigrants . Philippi also succeeded in having the Chilean government put fixed prices on fiscal colonization land to stimulate immigration of economically independent individuals and avoid speculation . Most of the immigrants recruited by Philippi during his 1848-1851 stay in Germany were Protestant . The few Catholic families recruited were all poor people from Württemberg . The immigrants recruited by Philippi arrived in 1850 at Valdivia , where Vicente Pérez Rosales was declared colonization agent by the Chilean government . One of the most notable early immigrants was Carl Anwandter , who settled in Valdivia in 1850 after having participated in the Revolution of 1848 in Prussia . Most immigrants had their own economic means and were therefore free to settle where they wished . They settled mainly around Valdivia . The few Catholic families from Württemberg , who needed Chilean state support , could be allocated as the government wished . By 1850 , this last group was too small to establish a functional German settlement at the shores of Llanquihue Lake as Philippi had envisioned . He decided to settle the Catholic families in the interior of Valdivia Province . Upon his return to Chile in 1851 , Philippi was admonished by minister Antonio Varas for sending too many Protestant settlers . As punishment Philippi was appointed governor of Magallanes instead of being appointed leader of the future Llanquihue settlement as he wished . In Magallanes , Philippi was killed by indigenous people in 1852 . Pérez Rosales succeeded Philippi as government agent in Europe in 1850 ; he returned to Chile in 1852 with many German families to settle the shores of Llanquihue Lake . The sponsored colonization of Valdivia and Osorno lasted until 1858 . The shores of Llanquihue Lake were largely colonized between 1852 and 1875 but Puerto Montt ( then called Melipulli ) and Puerto Varas had already been founded by Chileans in 1850 . Frutillar on the shores of Llanquihue Lake was founded in 1856 . The Puerto Montt and the zone around the Llanquihue Lake developed rapidly ; its status as colonization territory established in 1853 was superseded in 1861 when the Llanquihue area was constituted as regular province . The zone had a formal police force established in 1859 to deal with cattle theft –the most common crime at the time . By 1871 Puerto Montt had over 3000 inhabitants and the whole Llanquihue Province had a population of 17,538 . Economic impact . Following independence in 1820 , Valdivia entered a period of economic decline . Since colonial times the city had been isolated from Central Chile by hostile Mapuche-controlled territory , and it depended heavily upon seaborne trade with the port of Callao in Peru . With independence this intra-colonial trade ended but it was not replaced by new trade routes . About 6000 Germans settlers arrived in Southern Chile between 1850 and 1875 . Of these 2800 settled around Valdivia . The plurality of those Germans settled in Valdivia came from Hesse ( 19 % ) , and 45 % of them had worked as artisans in Germany . The next largest occupation group were farmers ( 28 % ) , followed by merchants ( 13 % ) . Most German settlers who reached Valdivia brought current assets , including machinery or other valuable goods . Wealthy immigrants in Valdivia provided credit to poorer ones . The nature of the German immigrants to Valdivia contributed to the city 's urban and cosmopolitan outlook , specially when compared to Osorno . In Osorno German industrial activity declined in the 1920s at the same time that the city 's economy turned towards cattle ranching . With land ownership heavily concentrated among a few families , many indigenous Huilliche of Osorno became peasants of large estates ( latifundia ) owned by Germans . Among the achievements of the German immigrants was the deepening of division of labour , the introduction of wage labour in agriculture , and establishing Chile 's first beer brewery in Valdivia in 1851 by Carl Anwandter . Relations with Mapuches and Chileans . Early German settlers had good relations with the indigenous Mapuche and Huilliche , in contrast to their more uneasy relation with the Spanish-descent elite of Valdivia , whom they considered lazy . A pamphlet published in Germany by Franz Kindermann to attract immigrants states that while neither Chileans ( meaning those of Spanish descent ) nor the Mapuche liked to work , the latter were honest . German-indigenous relations chilled over time . This had to do with the Germans becoming the new European social elite of southern Chile and their adoption of some customs of the older Spanish-descent elite . Another reason for the soured relations was that German immigrants and their descendants became involved in land claims conflicts with Huilliche , Mapuche and other Chileans . Land ownership conflicts . As German colonization expanded into new areas beyond the designated colonization areas , such as the coastal region of Osorno and some Andean lakes and valleys , settlers began to have conflicts with indigenous peoples . The Chilean state ignored laws that protected indigenous property , in some instances purportedly because people who were Christian and literate could not be considered indigenous . The Sociedad Stuttgart , a society established to bring German settlers to Chile , had one of the first major conflicts . In 1847 and 1848 this society purchased about 15,000 km2 under fraudulent conditions from Huilliche west of Osorno . The Chilean government objected to these purchases but the transactions were ratified in Chilean courts . As result of Chilean and European settlers , including Germans , settling around Bueno River , Osorno Huilliches living in the Central Valley migrated to the coastal region of Osorno . German settlers taking lands in the south of the Mapuche territory was one of the factors that led chief Mañil in 1859 to call for an uprising to assert control over the territory . According to Mañil , the Chilean government had granted Mapuche land to the immigrants , although it was not under national control . But , the southern Mapuche communities near the German settlers did not respond to Mañil efforts to create unrest . Mañil 's uprising did provoke a decision by Chilean authorities to conquer the Mapuche in Araucanía ; this in turn opened more land for European and Chilean colonization , at the expense of the Mapuche . Forest fires . Vicente Pérez Rosales burned down huge tracts of forested lands to clear lands for the settlers . The area affected by these fires spanned a strip in the Andean foothills from Bueno River to Reloncaví Sound . One of the most famous intentional fires was the one of the `` Fitzroya '' forests between Puerto Varas and Puerto Montt in 1863 . This burning was done taking advantage of a drought in 1863 . The forests were burned to clear them rapidly for settlers , who had no means of subsistence other than agriculture .
EU Ban on Seal Products . The EU ban on seal products was implemented in 2010 on the notion that it had caused pain and distress to the animals . Regulations of the European Union ( `` EU Seal Regime '' ) generally prohibiting the importation and placing on the market of seal products , with certain exceptions , including for seal products derived from hunts conducted by Inuit or indigenous communities ( IC exception ) and hunts conducted for marine resource management purposes ( MRM exception ) . Canada and Norway filed a complaint before the WTO seeking to overturn the ban , but the ruling supported the ban . Seal hunting . Seal hunting occurs in various parts of the world for commercial , subsistence and cultural reasons . Seal hunting is also carried out in some areas for the sustainable management of marine resources . At least 15 seal species are currently hunted , but the majority of hunted animals belong to five species : harp seals , ringed seals , grey seals , hooded seals and cape fur seals . The seal populations that are hunted for commercial purposes – an estimated 15 million animals – are generally not endangered . Some 900,000 seals are hunted each year around the globe , with the commercial hunt in Canada , Greenland and Namibia accounting for some 60 % of the seals killed each year . Hunting for commercial purposes also takes place in Russia and Norway . Around one third of the world trade in seal products either passes through or ends up in the EU market . Seal hunts around the world are governed by different rules and regulations . In some countries comprehensive systems are in place , while in others the seal hunt is regulated to a lesser degree . Within the EU , certain methods and means of capture and killing are prohibited in areas protected under EU nature law ( i.e . the Habitats Directive ) . Conflict . As a result of the ban , Canada and Norway filed a complaint with the Dispute Settlement Body of the WTO against the European Communities claiming that the European Communities were being discriminatory against their producers of seal products . Both Canada and Norway are insistent on the fact that the seals are killed in an ethical manner and argued that ruling would potentially set a dangerous precedent going forward because it was based on morality and not science . Canada also argued that the Canadian government places strict regulation on their seal hunt industry , enforcing a quota to not allow any more than 400,000 seals be hunted in a given year . It is believed that only approximately 55,000 seals have been hunted through 2014 . Product at issue . Products that are either processed or unprocessed , deriving or obtained from seals . Ruling and reaction . The WTO ruled in favour of the EU Seal regime and Canada and Norway filed for an appeal . The Dispute Settlement Body appellate committee upheld the initial ruling issued . The decision reached by the WTO appellate will only spark more debates as to determine how such a controversial ban can be implemented when it had upheld some of its prior rulings while overturning others . They upheld the initial findings of the committee that the EU Seal Regime was in violation of the most-favored nation status of the GATT agreement . This is because the Seal Regime did not immediately allow access to the same market advantage to Canada and Norway as it did with Greenland . The appellate body upheld the panel 's findings that the EU Seal Regime was `` necessary to protect public morals '' . Ross Lord reported that the WTO had found that despite the fact that the ban had been discriminatory towards Canadian and Norway as compared to the European seal hunting producers yet it had fulfilled the objective of addressing the EU 's public moral concerns on seal welfare . The IFAW was very happy with the ruling , stating that it was a `` great day for seals '' . Sheryl Fink , IFAW 's wildlife campaigns director , blasted what she called `` the desperate , last-ditch effort '' to have the ban overturned . `` The ruling confirms yet again that animal welfare concerns are a legitimate reason for WTO members to regulate trade , and that the EU is justified in banning the importation and sale of products from cruel commercial hunting of seals , '' Fink said .
Broadgreen . Broadgreen is a suburb of Liverpool , Merseyside , England . Located on the eastern edge of the city , it is bordered by Old Swan to the north-west , Knotty Ash to the north-east , Childwall to the south and , further east , Bowring Park in the borough of Knowsley . Until 2004 , it was a Liverpool City Council Ward . Description . Historically a part of Lancashire , Broadgreen is primarily a residential area , made up of semi-detached and detached houses . As a small district , it is often merged with Childwall or Knotty Ash larger suburbs of the city . It is home to Broadgreen Hospital , Broadgreen Primary School and Broadgreen International School Broadgreen covers an area of just over a square mile ( 2.97 km2 ) and in the 2001 Census had a population of 14,889 ( 6,919 males , 7,970 females ) . Transport . Situated close to the end of the M62 , the area is served by Broad Green railway station , where regular trains depart for Liverpool city centre , Manchester , Wigan and St Helens .
Baron 52 . Baron 52 was the call sign of a United States Air Force EC-47 carrying eight crew members that was shot down over Laos during the predawn hours of 5 February 1973 , a week after the Paris Peace Accords officially ended the United States involvement in the Vietnam War . The remains of four crewmen were recovered from the crash site , but those of the remaining four have never been found . Although the U.S. government considers them to have been killed in action and as late as 1996 listed them as `` accounted for '' , family members and POW/MIA advocates believe the four survived the crash and were taken captive and possibly sent to the USSR . The intelligence gatherers and their equipment would have been highly valued by the Soviets who maintained a presence both in Laos and North Vietnam . The incident has been featured on several nationwide news programs and a 1991 episode of the U.S. television series `` Unsolved Mysteries '' . More recent research by the National Alliance of Families for the Return of America 's Servicemen presented to Congress has prompted a status review of the incident scheduled to take place in 2016 . The mission . Although the Paris Peace Accords had officially ended the United States ' direct role in the Vietnam War , only a week after its signing the U.S. Air Force sent an EC-47Q electronic warfare collection aircraft on a night-time radio-direction-finding mission to monitor the Ho Chi Minh trail and locate North Vietnamese tanks moving south . The plane , tail number 43-48636 , belonged to the 361st Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron and began its mission from Ubon Royal Thai Air Force Base . The flight crew also were part of the 361st while the collection crew manning the rear of the plane were from Det 3 , 6994th Security Squadron . Over Laos , the plane began taking anti-aircraft fire and went down in Salavan Province , Laos about east of the city of Salavan and from the border with South Vietnam at a site in the jungle within of three major roads leading into North Vietnamese-held territory . Recovery efforts . The location of the wreckage was first discovered by U.S. Air Force search and rescue on 7 February 1973 . The plane was determined to have crashed inverted , coming to rest upside down in the jungle ; both wings had been sheared off . A team consisting of three pararescuemen and an intelligence expert were on the ground for approximately an hour and found three bodies in the charred wreckage , those of Spitz , Prim and Bollinger in the cockpit , still strapped in their seats . Outside of the wreckage , they found Lt. Bernhardt 's body . In the rear of the plane they observed that the jump door had been removed ( it was never located ) , the crew 's safety belts were unbuckled , and all of the top secret sensitive equipment was missing as were the rear crew 's parachutes . On 9 February 1973 , Bernhardt 's remains were recovered and positively identified four days later . On 22 February , the other seven men were declared killed in action despite no confirmation of the fates of the four members of the collection crew . Controversy . The families of the missing crew members believe there is evidence they bailed out and were taken captive by the North Vietnamese Army ( NVA ) . They point to information in official reports , such as the fact that their safety belts were unbuckled and their remains were not at the crash site , to support their beliefs that the rear crew had time to bail out . In addition , at approximately 8:00 AM on 5 February , U.S. Intelligence listening post at Phu Bai Combat Base in South Vietnam intercepted NVA communications from the area indicating they were transporting four captured Airmen . Such communications continued to be intercepted for the next three months . Also on record is a Pathet Lao radio intercept regarding four `` air pirates '' captured the day Baron 52 was shot down ; no other U.S. aircraft was downed that day . A Laotian operative secretly working for the U.S. reported observing the transport of four prisoners along the road near the crash site . All of these records remained classified by the U.S. government . This evidence was first presented to the American public by columnist Jack Anderson on the U.S. news program `` Good Morning America '' in 1978 . During Anderson 's report , he stated a `` Pentagon spokesman now agrees there 's a good chance these four men were survivors of the crash . Yet , the Pentagon deliberately gave the families misinformation '' . In 1992 , in front of the MIA Affairs , a representative of the Defense Intelligence Agency testified that it was the government 's position that these reports were unrelated to Baron 52 ; this testimony was repeated in 1994 before the House Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific of the Committee on Foreign Affairs . In November 1992 , the Lao government allowed a team to survey the crash site where a dogtag with Sgt . Matejov 's name on it was found , after nearly 20 years , lying in plain sight . Also recovered were 23 bone fragments and half of a tooth which were taken to the Central Identification Laboratory in Hawaii , where Ellis R. Kerley publicly stated that the bone fragments `` can not be proven conclusively to be human . '' According to further testimony given before the House Subcommittee by Albert Santoli , Kerley was replaced by `` a U.S. Army Lt . Colonel , professionally a dentist , who has limited forensic experience '' , and the bone fragments were declared to be the remains of all seven of the remaining crew members . The families requested DNA analysis be done on the bone fragments and tooth , but their requests were denied by the government . On 27 March 1996 , the bone fragments were interred at Arlington National Cemetery in a group burial . The families of all seven men attended although the families of the four rear crew members were there to `` honor the sacrifice '' of the flight crew and did not believe the bone fragments were those of Melton , Matejov , Cressman or Brandenburg . Matejov 's younger brother , John Matejov , has sought help from both Wyoming Senators and Congressmen in petitioning the Pentagon for further information as well as appealing directly to President Obama . Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Roger Shields said the government `` acted 'precipitously ' to declare Matejov and the other three missing crew members to be dead '' . In their book , `` The Men We Left Behind '' , Mark Sauter and Jim Sanders wrote that `` The names were scratched from the list ( of MIAs ) because they were an inconvenience that would have complicated Henry Kissinger 's life '' . Kissinger negotiated the Paris Peace Accords and was responsible for carrying out President Nixon 's promise to bring all POWs home . They further alleged that `` the men were n't dead , and the Pentagon knew it '' and that it was covered up because the flight was illegal under the Paris agreement . Congress is set to review the status of the four crewmen in 2016 . The status of one of the four crewman was not changed to MIA 2016 .
Al Motazawegoon . `` Al Motazawegoon '' ( المتزوجون , `` The Married Couples '' ) is an Arabic play , conceived , produced and performed in the various theaters of Egypt . The cast included several yesteryear Egyptian theater icons such as Samir Ghanem and Sherin . The play received great adulation and praise from critics and audiences alike . It provided great relief to Egyptian audiences plagued by economic collapse and poverty . Fast forward to more than 30 years after its inception and performance , Al Motazawagezoon has gone on to become a cult comedy theatrical classic , and it has managed to attract and impact thousands of Arabs for its realistic portrayals of marital issues , class differentiation and the attitudes of Egyptian men and women of that particular time . The play was performed in the year 1978 and was credited with resurrecting Egyptian comedy theatre in an age of decline for both Egyptian theatre and film . Plot . The play mainly discusses and addresses the issues of matrimony and the class divide in Egyptian society in a comic light . Set against the background of a crumpling Egyptian economy , it highlights the disparities between the wealthy and poor strata of Egyptian society and the differences between the attitudes of men and women in regards to matrimonial issues . It is the story of two married couples from different socio-economic backgrounds . Masoud ( Samir Ghanem ) and Hanafi ( George Sudhom ) are lifelong friends living in extreme poverty and economic deprivation . Through coincidence and sheer luck , Masoud meets a girl hailing from a wealthy family and background ( Shireen ) who is fascinated and amazed by his simple , unfussy and uncomplicated lifestyle . They marry , with Masoud hoping to escape his old and tough life behind and migrate to his father-in-law 's majestic palace whereas Masoud ’ s wife wants experience the simple reality of most Egyptian people and wishes to leave her superficial and comfortable life . The contrast in background and attitude provides for one of the funniest yet realistic portrayals of the 1970s Egyptian society and has gone on to make the play a benchmark for other comic productions. < ref name= '' http : //www.maqam.com/ '' > Reception . All critics unanimously commended the play for its pragmatic portrayal of Egyptian society and its relevance to current societal issues . Critics also praised the excellent acting prowess of the lead cast and their outstanding comic timing . However , critics disproved of the weak dialogue , the use of constant improvisation by the lead cast and the slow pace of the production . Although exact audience attendance figures are not available , each show has been claimed to receive a phenomenal response from audiences in terms of attendance and interaction . Today , different clips of the play across YouTube have amassed views of around 96,000 to 151,700 , proving the play 's timeless appeal. < ref name= '' https : //www.youtube.com '' > Distribution . The work has been distributed via DVD and also as part of in-flight entertainment programmes of various Arab airlines. < ref name= '' http : //www.saudiairlines.com/ '' >
George Keith ( footballer ) . George Keith ( born 26 May 1944 in Scotland ) is a Scottish-born former footballer who represented Australia in the late 1960s . Keith is a member of the Football Federation Australia - Football Hall of Fame . Club career . 1959 – 1961 . Keith was signed up by Arsenal F.C as an apprentice professional footballer , after Arsenal ’ s chief scout saw him playing for Glasgow Schoolboys v London Schoolboys at Wembley Stadium . At the end of his term with Arsenal he returned to Scotland to take up a professional career with Greenock Morton and Third Lanark in the scottish premier league . In 1965 Keith migrated to Australia where he played for Melbourne Hakoah and A.P.I.A . Leichhardt Honours . In 2008 Keith was inducted into the Football Federation Australia - Football Hall of Fame in the Award of Distinction category .
1958 Asian Games medal table . The 1958 Asian Games , officially known as the Third Asian Games ( ) , was a multi-sport event held in Tokyo , Japan , from 24 May to 1 June 1958 . A record total of 1,820 athletes representing 20 Asian National Olympic Committees ( NOCs ) participated in 13 sports divided into 97 events . The tradition of the torch relay was introduced for the first time in the Asian Games , and the Games cauldron was ignited by the first Japanese Olympic gold medallist and the first Asian Olympic champion in an individual event , Mikio Oda . Athletes from 16 nations earned medals at the Games , and athletes from 11 of these nations won at least one gold medal . Indian national record holder in 200– and 400 metres , Milkha Singh , won gold medals in both the events and set a new Asian Games record in 400 metres . 1956 Melbourne Olympics silver medallist in 400– and 1500 metres freestyle events , Tsuyoshi Yamanaka , won gold medals in these two events . The Japanese 4×100 metres medley relay team of Keiji Hase ( backstroke ) , Masaru Furukawa ( breaststroke ) , Manabu Koga ( freestyle ) and Takashi Ishimoto ( butterfly ) won the gold medal with a time of 4:17.2 and broke the world record . A total of 350 medals ( 112 gold , 112 silver and 126 bronze ) were awarded . Only the Republic of China managed to improve its position in the medal table compared to the 1954 Asian Games . The host nation , Japan , topped the medal table for the third consecutive time in the history of the Games , having collected almost 60 % of the total gold medals ; it also secured the most silver and bronze medals . Competitors from the host of the 1954 Games , the Philippines , won 48 medals ( including eight gold ) and helped their nation to be seated at the second place on overall medal tally . South Korean athletes improved their total medal count by eight from 1954 , earning third spot on the table . Medal table . The ranking in this table is consistent with International Olympic Committee convention in its published medal tables . By default , the table is ordered by the number of gold medals the athletes from a nation have won ( in this context , a nation is an entity represented by a NOC ) . The number of silver medals is taken into consideration next , followed by the number of bronze medals . If nations are still tied , equal ranking is given ; they are listed alphabetically by IOC country code . The total number of bronze medals is greater than the total number of gold or silver medals because two bronze medals were awarded per event in three sports : boxing , table tennis and tennis .
2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men 's discus throw . The men 's discus throw at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 10 and 12 July . Records . , the existing world junior and championship records were as follows . Qualification . Qualification : Standard 59.40 m ( Q ) or at least best 12 qualified ( q ) Participation . According to an unofficial count , 28 athletes from 22 countries participated in the event .
Simrothula . `` Simrothula '' is a genus of air-breathing land slugs , terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Veronicellidae , the leatherleaf slugs .
John H. Edmison . John Henry Edmison ( April 5 , 1875 – March 22 , 1932 ) was a doctor and politician in Manitoba , Canada . He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1922 to 1932 . Edmison was born in Waterdown , Ontario , the son of Reverend Henry Edmison , and was educated in Owen Sound , at Queen 's University and at the University of Manitoba . He had a professional medical degree , and worked as a physician . In 1901 , he married May A. McMillan . He was first elected to the Manitoba legislature in the 1922 provincial election , for the constituency of Brandon City . In the previous election , vote-splitting between the Liberal and Conservative parties in Brandon had resulted in the election of Albert E. Smith , a candidate of the Labour Party . In 1922 , Edmison ran as an independent endorsed by both the Liberals and Conservatives , and defeated Smith by 1,221 votes . Edmison remained an independent throughout his time in the legislature . He was re-elected in the 1927 election , defeating candidates of the Labour and Progressive parties . Once again , neither the Liberals nor Conservatives fielded a candidate against him . He died at home in Brandon shortly before the 1932 election .
Levon Julfalakyan . Levon Julfalakyan ( , born 5 April 1964 ) is a former Soviet Armenian Greco-Roman wrestler . He is an Olympic , World , and European Champion and was merited Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR in 1988 . Julfalakyan is the current head coach of the Armenian national Greco-Roman wrestling team and President of the Union of Armenian Olympians , as well as a member of the Executive Committee of the NOC . Early life . Levon Julfalakyan was born in Leninakan , Armenian SSR ( now Gyumri , Armenia ) . Coming from an athletic background , both of his parents had been gymnasts . Levon attended gymnastics sections from an early age , then started wrestling in Gyumri Youth Academy . In 1983 , he won the junior championship of the USSR . He graduated from Gyumri State Pedagogical Institute ( now Shirak State University ) . Career . Julfalakyan joined the Soviet national wrestling team in 1985 and , in that same year , won a gold medal at the Wrestling World Cup team competition . Julfalakyan later became a European Champion when he won a gold medal at the 1986 European Wrestling Championships . Four months later , Julfalakyan also became a World Champion by winning a gold medal at the 1986 World Wrestling Championships . At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul , Julfalakyan competed in the weight category of 68 kg . Julfalakyan was very dominant in all of his matches and defeated every opponent by a wide margin of points . Julfalakyan was awarded an Olympic gold medal for his victory . A year prior to becoming an Olympic Champion , Julfalakyan came in third place at the 1989 World Wrestling Championships . He decided to retire from wrestling afterward . After retiring from competitions Julfalakyan worked as a wrestling coach . In 1999 he became the head coach of the Armenian national Greco-Roman wrestling team and president of the Union of Armenian Olympians . In 2002 he was appointed as vice-president of the Armenian Wrestling Federation , and next year became a member of the Executive Committee of the NOC . Julfalakyan was also President of the Armenian Olympians Association . Personal life . Julfalakyan currently lives in Yerevan . He is married and has two sons Arsen and Aram , who are also wrestlers . His elder son Arsen Julfalakyan won an Olympic silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London for Armenia and carried the national flag at the closing ceremony . Awards . Julfalakyan was awarded the `` For Merit '' 1st degree medal in 2012 .
Herman Liebaers . Herman Liebaers ( February 1 , 1919 in Tienen , Belgium – November 9 , 2010 in Jette , Brussels ) was a Belgian linguist . He was director general of the central Belgian Royal Library and `` Marshal of the Royal Household '' of the Royal Court of Belgium . He was married to Isa Hereng . They had a son , Dirk , and a daughter Inge Liebaers , who was a Professor of genetics at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel . Education . He obtained a master 's degree in literature from Ghent University in 1942 and a Ph.D. in 1955 at the same university . Career . In 1943 he started working at the Royal Library of Belgium in Brussels ( `` Albertina '' ) . During the war he was captured by the Nazis and imprisoned in the concentration camps of Breendonk and Huy . In 1950 he was for 6 months in the U. S. with a Fulbright scholarship and worked a few weeks at the Library of Congress . From 1951 until 1956 he was also Assistant Secretary of the Belgian American Educational Foundation . In 1954 he moved on to become the librarian of the CERN . In 1956 he returned to the Royal Library in Brussels , being appointed its director general , during the years in which new premises built . From 1969 until 1974 he was president of the International Federation of Library Associations ( IFLA ) , and currently honorary president . He was an editor and biographer of the 19th-century poet Hélène Swarth . From 1973 until 1981 , he was `` Marshal of the Royal Household '' of king Baudouin I of Belgium . He was the first Dutch speaking Fleming in this post . Other Flemings had preceded him but where French-speaking members of the old nobility .
Window Cleaners . `` Window Cleaners '' is an animated short film produced in Technicolor by Walt Disney Productions and released to theaters on September 20 , 1940 by RKO Radio Pictures . Summary . Donald Duck is working at a job washing windows on the skyscraper building < nowiki/ > s , while Pluto the dog sleeps on the job . Donald 's job goes from bad to worse when he teases a bee by almost drowning it with water and the bee attacks Donald Duck . Plot . Donald Duck is hoisted up on a roped platform while Pluto the dog is pulling Donald up . Donald Ducks hat and tail feathers gets trimmed exposing his bare tail . Pluto easily gets distracted by a flea and lets go of the rope and Donald Duck falls but the rope gets entangled by the stop sign and stops the platform , Donald lands on a statue horse . Later on Donald Duck throws a bucket of water to wash the window and quickly runs out of water , Donald Duck orders Pluto to wake up but he refuses and Donald Duck gets angry at Pluto , yelling at him and finally throws a brush down the drainpipe and Pluto wakes up and blows the pulley to the wrong bucket full of nuts and bolts and Donald Duck smashes a window and pulls down the window curtain in embarrassment . Donald is working while Spike the Bee flies over to the tulip and Donald Duck plays a practical joke on the bee by almost drowning him in water . This proves to be a mistake as the bee gets revenge and attacks Donald Duck who defends himself with a bucket . Donald Duck tries to attack the bee on the building pole and loses balance and falls on the roped platform . Then the bee dives down at Donald Duck who swings at the bee with his mop and misses , Donald Duck spins , gets tangled in the rope and tied up . Spike the Bee sees this as an opportunity to sting Donald Ducks exposed rear end . Donald Duck warns the bee not to touch him but the bee ignores Donald and dives for him , Donald Duck blows at the bee really hard until both Donald Duck and the bee gets tired out . The bee lands on the platform . The bee slowly gets up and aims his stinger into Donald 's rear end which causes Donald Duck to yell and gets untied from the roped platform and dives headfirst into the drainpipe until his head comes out of the bottom of the drainpipe . Donald yells at Pluto for help but Pluto ignores Donald and shoves his head back into the drainpipe where Donald Duck continues to scream and goes back to sleep . Notes . The first cartoon to feature Spike the Bee as Donald 's main rival . It 's also the first Donald Duck cartoon with an opening theme that was used in more than one cartoon .
Celenza sul Trigno . Celenza sul Trigno ( Abruzzese : ' ) is a `` comune '' and town in the province of Chieti in the Abruzzo region of southern Italy .
Abrosimov . Abrosimov ( ; masculine ) or Abrosimova ( ; feminine ) is a Russian surname . Variants of this surname include Abrasimov/Abrasimova ( / ) , Abraskin/Abraskina ( / ) , Abrosenko ( ) , Abrosenkov/Abrosenkova ( / ) , Abrosin/Abrosina ( / ) , Abroskin/Abroskina ( / ) , Abroskov/Abroskova ( / ) , Abrosov/Abrosova ( / ) , Abroshin/Abroshina ( / ) , Abroshchenko ( ) , Ambrosov/Ambrosova ( / ) , Amvrosimov/Amvrosimova ( / ) , Amvrosov/Amvrosova ( / ) , Amvrosyev/Amvrosyeva ( / ) , Obrosimov/Obrosimova ( / ) , Obrosov/Obrosova ( / ) , and Ovrosimov/Ovrosimova ( / ) . All these surnames derive from various forms of the given name Ambrose ( `` Amvrosy '' ) , which is of Greek origin where it means `` god-like '' . Another possibility is that the surname derives from the Russian dialectal word `` ( `` abrosim '' ) , meaning `` a person who gives oneself airs '' , `` a person who plays the peacock '' . Sources . __NOTOC__
Apostolos Katsifaras . Apostolos Katsifaras ( ; born 1959 in Kalentzi , Achaea ) is a Greek politician with PASOK . From 2004 on , he served as a member of the Hellenic Parliament , and shortly held the post of a deputy minister . Elected in 2010 and reelected in 2014 , Katsifaras currently serves as the Regional Governor of Western Greece . Education and early career . Apostolos Katsifaras was born 1959 in Kalentzi and is a nephew of former government minister Georgios Katsifaras . From 1981 , following his graduation from the School of Economics and Management of the Technological Educational Institute of Patras , he worked for the Greek National Tourism Organization . Since the 1994 prefectural election , he also served as a prefectural councillor of Achaea . He was appointed and served as the Deputy Prefect of Achaea from 1997 until 2000 and he was Alternate Prefect between 2003 and 2004 . National political career . Following the 2004 legislative election , Katsifaras assumed a seat in the Hellenic Parliament representing the Achaea constituency , and was reelected in 2007 and 2009 . In October 2009 , Prime minister George Papandreou appointed him Deputy Minister of Justice , Transparency and Human Rights . In the wake of the stirring trial against the police officers who killed Alexandros Grigoropoulos , militants attacked Katsifaras ' first floor office in the Exarcheia neighborhood of Athens twice , once in November , and again in January 2010 . Katsifaras said `` Democracy can not be coerced , nor bullied , nor killed . It responds with further enhancing individual and social rights , protection of the weak and eliminating disparities . Humanizing prisons , improved detention conditions and the protection of human rights will continue to be at the core of our policy . '' In September 2010 Katzifaras resigned from his post to run for the office of the Regional Governor of Western Greece . Governor of Western Greece . Supported by his PASOK party , Katsifaras clearly distanced Nea Dimokratia 's candidate Georgios Papanastasiou in the 2010 regional election 's second round , and became the first governor of the region to be newly created in the course of the Kallikratis reform . During his term , he was also the 1st Vice President of the Union of Greek Regions ( ENPE ) . Since 2011 , Katsifaras has been a Member of the European Union Committee of the Regions where he sits with the PES Group . He also serves as the 1st Vice President of the CPMR Intermediterranean Commission . In the 2014 regional election , he repeated his electoral success , this time running an independent platform . With 50.5 % , he narrowly defeated ND candidate Andreas Katsaniotis in the second round , to serve another and this time a five year term .
Suyá language . Suyá is a Ge language of Brazil .
Garland Nevitt . Garland `` Chief '' Nevitt ( c. 1890 – ? ) was an American football , basketball , and baseball coach . He served as the head football coach at Central Michigan University for one season in 1919 , compiling a record of 2–2–3 . He also coached the basketball team at Central Michigan that year to a 10–5 record . A member of the Lenape tribe , Nevitt was born around 1890 in Oklahoma . He played Minor League Baseball with the Battle Creek Crickets of the Southern Michigan League from 1911 to 1913 and with the St. Thomas Saints of the Canadian League from 1914 to 1915 .
USS Aristaeus ( ARB-1 ) . USS `` Aristaeus '' ( ARB-1 ) was planned as a United States Navy , but was redesignated as one of twelve `` Aristaeus '' -class battle damage repair ships built for the United States Navy during World War II . The lead ship in her class , she was named for Aristaeus ( in Greek mythology , the son of Apollo and the huntress Cyrene ) , the only US Naval vessel to bear the name . Construction . The ship was laid down as `` LST-329 '' on 12 November 1942 , at the Philadelphia Navy Yard ; reclassified ARB-1 on 25 January 1943 ; launched on 1 February 1943 ; sponsored by Mrs. Arthur Taylor ; converted at Fairfield , Maryland , by the Maryland Drydock Company for service as a battle damage repair ship ; and commissioned on 18 May 1943 , with Lieutenant Ralph M. G. Swany , Jr. , in command . Service history . On 1 June , the ship got underway for Norfolk , Virginia . During the next six weeks , she conducted shakedown training out of Norfolk and in the Chesapeake Bay . On 23 July , she left the east coast and shaped a course for the Pacific . The vessel transited the Panama Canal and joined the Pacific Fleet on 1 August . She then continued on via Bora Bora , the Society Islands , and Tutuila , American Samoa to Nouméa , New Caledonia . `` Aristaeus '' reached Nouméa on 14 September , and operated in its immediate vicinity through the remainder of 1943 , and the first six months of 1944 . Early in July 1944 , she anchored at Sydney , Australia . After upkeep at that port , the repair ship journeyed to New Guinea , in late September , and provided battle damage repairs to vessels in this area into April 1945 . On 1 May , she anchored at Kerama Retto in the Ryukyu Islands . The vessel remained at Kerama Retto during the next two months . As a member of Service Squadron ( ServRon ) 10 , she performed battle damage and voyage repairs to various ships of the fleet . On 2 July , the ship moved her base of operations to Buckner Bay , Okinawa , where she provided routine repair services . On 13 August , she was ordered to assist in repairing the torpedoed battleship . Many of `` Pennsylvania '' s compartments were flooded , and she had settled heavily by the stern . `` Aristaeus '' repair efforts , however , enabled the man-of-war to get underway for Pearl Harbor on 24 August , nine days after the Japanese capitulation ended hostilities . Post-war service . `` Aristaeus '' remained at Buckner Bay until early December . She left Okinawa on 3 December , and shaped a course for the west coast of the United States . The ship reached San Francisco , California , on 27 December , and entered a period of upkeep and repairs . She remained at San Francisco until 22 May 1946 , when she got underway for San Diego . Upon her arrival there , the vessel reported to the San Diego Group , 19th Fleet , for inactivation . `` Aristaeus '' was decommissioned on 15 January 1947 , and was placed in the Pacific Reserve Fleet . Her name was struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 1 July 1961 . The vessel was sold to Brown Industries , Inc. of Oakland , California on 14 March 1962 , and was subsequently scrapped . Awards . `` Aristaeus '' earned one battle star for her World War II service .
Puisieux-et-Clanlieu . Puisieux-et-Clanlieu is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France .
D-class lifeboat ( IB1 ) . The `` D '' -class ( IB1 ) lifeboats are inflatable boats serving in the UK 's RNLI inshore lifeboat ( ILB ) fleet . Although they are known as the `` IB1 '' at times , they are the latest development of the `` D '' -class lifeboat and as such are mainly referred to as a `` D '' -class '' . This class of lifeboat is one of the smallest operated by the RNLI , and they are becoming a common sight at lifeboat stations round the coast . Unlike other members of the ILB fleet , the `` D '' -class ( IB1 ) does not have a rigid hull . All others with the exception of the Arancia , hovercraft & ALB tenders are rigid inflatable boats . The IB1 normally has a crew of two or three and is primarily used for surfer/swimmer incidents as well as assisting in cliff incidents where the casualty is near the water . The very nature of its work requires a swift response , and the IB1 can normally be afloat within five minutes of the pagers going off .
Love Has No Recession . `` Love Has No Recession '' is the fourth studio album by American neo soul group Kindred the Family Soul . It was released on July 26 , 2011 by Shanachie Records . Release and promotion . The album was released on July 26 , 2011 by Shanachie Entertainment . It peaked at # 90 on the `` Billboard '' 200 .
Carl Mears . Carl Mears is a Senior Scientist , at Remote Sensing Systems , since 1998 . He has worked on validation of I derived winds , and rain-flagging algorithm for the QuikScat scatterometer . He is best known for his work with Frank Wentz in developing a satellite temperature record from MSU and AMSU . Intercomparison of this record with the earlier UAH satellite temperature record , developed by John Christy and Roy Spencer , revealed deficiencies in the earlier work ; specifically , the warming trend in the RSS version is larger than the UAH one . Mears was a major contributor to `` Temperature Trends in the Lower Atmosphere : Steps for Understanding and Reconciling Differences '' , the first released report from the US Climate Change Science Program . He also contributed to the IPCC Fourth Assessment Report Working Group one report , `` Climate Change 2007 - The Physical Science Basis '' .
Now , Now . Now , Now , formerly known as Now , Now Every Children , is an American indie rock duo formed in Blaine , Minnesota , United States , and based in Minneapolis . The band is composed of Cacie Dalager ( vocals , guitar , keyboard ) and Bradley Hale ( drums , backing vocals ) . Formation . The band was formed in roughly 2003 . Classmates Cacie Dalager and Bradley Hale met in their high school marching band when they were both sixteen years old ; they eventually started writing songs together , starting with an acoustic song dedicated to a college-bound friend . The band 's name , according to Dalager , was an in-joke resulting from a typo in an online chat . The band considered using the name for an EP title , but it stuck as the band name when they officially started the project . Dalager and Hale were joined by Brad 's sister Britty on keyboards , and school friend Justin Schweim on bass for the recording of their first EP and their first few shows in the Minneapolis area . Shortly before the band began recording their first album , Schweim left their live setup , and stepped in . Jess Abbott joined the band in Summer 2009 after moving from Maine to Minnesota , initially just for the summer until she left for college , however she became a permanent member shortly after . In 2017 , after a new musical release , it was announced that Jess Abbott had left the band . `` Cars '' ( 2007–2009 ) . In 2007 , Now , Now signed to local Minneapolis-based indie record label Afternoon Records , founded by friend Ian Anderson . The band recorded and released two EPs on the label in early 2008 , titled `` Not One , But Two '' and `` In The City '' . In September 2008 , the band opened for Mates of State in Minneapolis , a performance that Dalager then regarded as `` easily my favorite show we have ever played . '' Anderson produced their full-length debut album `` Cars '' , released digitally on December 15 , 2008 and on CD on July 9 , 2009 . Its release was accompanied by an album release show on December 12 at Minneapolis venue 7th Street Entry . The band played The Bamboozle festival on May 3 , 2009 and supported Paramore on tour across Europe in December 2009 . Label changes and `` Neighbors '' ( 2010–2011 ) . After about three years at Afternoon Records , Now , Now left the label , which they announced on their official blog on April 16 , 2010 . Since then , the band has shortened their name from `` Now , Now Every Children '' to simply `` Now , Now '' . Of the name change , Dalager explained to SPIN : `` We felt like we needed to disconnect ourselves from any childish image we had . It was a way of starting over and simplifying things for us . '' Under their new name , they self-produced an EP titled `` Neighbors '' , which was digitally released on September 7 , 2010 for 24 hours . There were also 140 physical copies of the EP made , which sold out within 8 minutes of going on sale . The album was re-released on December 7 via No Sleep Records . The band performed at the first Popsickle Festival , presented by Motion City Soundtrack , at First Avenue on December 18 , 2010 . Now , Now began 2011 as a support act on all dates of Hellogoodbye 's winter tour , along with Jukebox the Ghost , You , Me , and Everyone We Know and Gold Motel . The band was also scheduled to be one of the support acts for Fake Problems on their Spring 2011 tour , but pulled out to prepare new material for their next full-length record and to `` clear [ their ] heads after so many straight months of touring '' ; they still performed on the Minnesota date . On May 3 , 2011 , Now , Now released a collection of remixes of the `` Neighbors '' tracks , called `` Neighbors : The Remixes '' . In the same announcement , it was confirmed that the band would be recording their second full-length album shortly thereafter , produced by Howard Redekopp . The band gained some mainstream exposure when their song `` Neighbors '' appeared in an episode of Grey 's Anatomy ( `` It 's a Long Way Back '' ) , which aired on April 28 , 2011 . In fall 2011 , Now , Now performed a short tour supporting All Get Out , with an additional 2 dates supporting Mansions . `` Threads '' ( 2012–2013 ) . On December 8 , 2011 , it was announced via their Facebook page that they had signed to Chris Walla 's Trans Record Label - an imprint of Atlantic Records , and that their second album `` Threads '' would be released on March 6 , 2012 . Since the release of `` Threads '' , Now , Now have been an opening act for The Naked And Famous ' US Spring Tour , and joined fun . on their Summer US tour in May . In September , they embarked on a 7 date run of the UK , in support of the UK release of Threads , and are supporting Motion City Soundtrack on most of their UK and US tour dates . Now , Now made their television debut on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on November 7 , 2012 , performing `` Thread '' . In early 2013 Now , Now joined To Write Love on Her Arms 's Heavy and Light US tour . Delays and `` Saved '' ( 2014–Present ) . In 2014 , the band announced that they were in the process of writing a new record . 2015 saw no new touring or new releases for Now , Now , but the band continued to interact with fans through social media , maintaining that the new record was still being written . They were announced to appear at both the 2016 and 2017 editions of the SXSW festival , however in both instances they withdrew without commenting on the scheduled appearances . On May 8 , 2017 the band deleted all previous content from their Twitter and Facebook page and posted a short teaser video . No comments were provided with the video . Furthermore , the band 's new homepage nownowmusic.com was opened . The following day an eight-date US Summer tour was announced - their first since 2013 . On May 11 , 2017 the band released a new single , `` SGL . '' It was also announced that Jess Abbott amicably parted ways with the band . The band released another single , `` Yours , '' on September 15 , 2017 . They had posted a number of teaser videos to their social media accounts in advance of the release and premiered the song September 14 on The Fader . The band released a third single , `` AZ , '' on March 1 , 2018 , along with announcing the title of their new album `` Saved '' , set for a May 18 release date . On May 2 , 2018 , the band released a fourth and final single , `` MJ . ''
Patent visualisation . Patent visualisation is an application of information visualisation . The number of patents has been increasing steadily , thus forcing companies to consider intellectual property as a part of their strategy . Patent visualisation , like patent mapping , is used to quickly view a patent portfolio . Software dedicated to patent visualisation began to appear in 2000 , for example Aureka from Aurigin ( now owned by Thomson Reuters ) . Many patent and portfolio analytics platforms , such as Patentcloud , Relecura , PatSnap and Patent iNSIGHT Pro , offer options to visualise specific data within patent documents by creating Topic Maps , Priority Maps , IP Landscape reports , etc . Software converts patents into infographics or maps , to allow the analyst to `` get insight into the data '' and draw conclusions . Also called patinformatics , it is the `` science of analysing patent information to discover relationships and trends that would be difficult to see when working with patent documents on a one-and-one basis '' . Patents contain structured data ( like publication numbers ) and unstructured text ( like title , abstract , claims and visual info ) . Structured data are processed by data-mining and unstructured data are processed with text-mining . Data mining . The main step in processing structured information is data-mining , which emerged in the late 1980s . Data mining involves statistics , artificial intelligence , and machine learning . Patent data mining extracts information from the structured data of the patent document . These structured data are bibliographic fields such as location , date or status . Advantages . Data mining allows study of filing patterns of competitors and locates main patent filers within a specific area of technology . This approach can be helpful to monitor competitors ' environments , moves and innovation trends and gives a macro view of a technology status . Principle . Text mining is used to search through unstructured text documents . This technique is widely used on the Internet , its success in bioinformatics and now in the intellectual property environment . formula_1 A frequently-used word in several documents has less weight than a word used frequently in a few patents . Words under a minimum weight are eliminated , leaving a list of pertinent words or descriptors . Each patent is associated to the descriptors found in the selected document . Further , in the process of clusterization , these descriptors are used as subsets , in which the patent are regrouped or as tags to place the patents in predetermined categories , for example keywords from International Patent Classifications . Software offer different combinations but title , abstract and claim are generally the most used , providing a good balance between interferences and relevancy . Advantages . Text-mining can be used to narrow a search or quickly evaluate a patent corpus . For instance , if a query produces irrelevant documents , a multi-level clustering hierarchy identifies them in order to delete them and refine the search . Text-mining can also be used to create internal taxonomies specific to a corpus for possible mapping . Visualisations . Allying patent analysis and informatic tools offers an overview of the environment through value-added visualisations . As patents contain structured and unstructured information , visualisations fall in two categories . Structured data can be rendered with data mining in macrothematic maps and statistical analysis . Unstructured information can be shown in like clouds , cluster maps and 2D keyword maps . Visualisation for both data-mining and text-mining . Mapping visualisations can be used for both text-mining and data-mining results .
Dave Currie . David Findlay Currie ( born 1945 ) is a New Zealand sports administrator who has been the chef de mission at many international sports events . In the 2009 New Year Honours , Currie was appointed a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to sports administration . Career . Previously he was the race director of the Ironman Triathlon from 1987 to 1997 , the executive director of the Halberg Trust for 17 years from 1988 , and the Manager of the New Zealand Black Caps cricket team 2009–11 . He was also chairman of WEL Energy Trust 2008–09 and a motivational speaker .
Liberty Township , Carroll County , Arkansas . Liberty Township is one of twenty-one current townships in Carroll County , Arkansas , USA . As of the 2010 census , its total population was 158 . Geography . According to the United States Census Bureau , Liberty Township covers an area of ; of land and of water .
Asa Wentworth Jr.. Asa Wentworth Jr. ( April 4 , 1797 – August 7 , 1882 ) was a Vermont businessman and politician who served as President of the Vermont State Senate . Biography . Asa Wentworth Jr. was born in Alstead , New Hampshire on April 4 , 1797 . He was raised and educated in Alstead , became active in business , and represented Alstead as a Whig in the New Hampshire House of Representatives from 1828 to 1829 , and again in 1832 . Wentworth was also active in the New Hampshire militia , and attained the rank of Colonel . Wentworth subsequently relocated to Bellows Falls , Vermont . He was a Vice President of the Bellows Falls Savings Institution , and later a Director of the Bellows Falls National Bank . In addition he operated a hardware business with his brother , A . & J. H. Wentworth . Active in local government , Wentworth served as Rockingham 's Town Treasurer from 1846 to 1870 , and was also the longtime Treasurer of Rockingham 's School District . Maintaining his Whig affiliation until joining the Republican Party at its founding , Wentworth served in the Vermont House of Representatives from 1838 to 1839 and 1848 to 1849 . He served in the Vermont Senate from 1851 to 1852 was Senate President . Wentworth returned to the Vermont House from 1852 to 1853 and again in 1856 . Wentworth died in Bellows Falls on August 7 , 1882 . He was buried in Bellows Falls 's Immanuel Cemetery .
Orworth , Kansas . Orworth was a small settlement in Lincoln County , Kansas , United States . History . Orworth was issued a post office in 1879 . The post office was discontinued in 1892 .
Éva Ruttkai . Éva Ruttkai ( 31 December 1927 , Budapest – 27 September 1986 , Budapest ) was a Hungarian actress , well known from her work on stage , cinema , and television productions . She was the wife of Miklós Gábor , and later Zoltán Latinovits . Life . Éva Ruttkai ( born Éva Russ ) was born on 31 December 1927 , in Budapest , as the sixth child ( though only she , and her brothers Iván and Ottó reached adulthood ) . The family had hard time to make a living . The two brothers already worked as child actors , with Ruttkai following them from age 2 . With her brother Iván she worked in the Vígszínház theatre , then in the children theatre of Artúr Lakner , where Ruttkai could work together with well-known actors like Lili Darvas or Artúr Somlay . Gaining the attention of Dániel Jób , director of the Vígszínház , she was contracted at age 16 , playing there until her death ( except for 1948–51 , playing in the National Theatre ) . She married Miklós Gábor in 1950 , giving birth to a daughter , Júlia , two years later . Meeting Zoltán Latinovits in 1960 during rehearsals , they lived together until Latinovits 's death . Half a year after her last stage appearance , she died on 27 September 1986 . Legacy . During her four decade of career , Éva Ruttkai became one of the most versatile actress of her time , gaining critical acclaim in both classical and modern , native and foreign stage roles , and a wide range of movies and television films . She won the Kossuth Prize in 1960 .
Greeting ( album ) . `` Greeting '' is the first album by Japanese pop singer Nami Tamaki . The album was released in Japan by Sony Music Japan , then re-released in America by Tofu Records .
Mohammadabad-e Geluski . Mohammadabad-e Geluski ( , also Romanized as Moḩammadābād-e Gelūskī ; also known as Moḩammadābād , Moḩammadābād-e Kalūkī , and Moḩammadābād-e Kelūskī ) is a village in Posht Rud Rural District , in the Central District of Narmashir County , Kerman Province , Iran . At the 2006 census , its population was 533 , in 122 families .
Rehabilitation Trauma Center . The Rehabilitation Trauma Center ( RTC ) at the Santa Clara Valley Medical Center ( SCVMC ) was founded in 1972 and is part of the only federally designated spinal cord injury center in Northern California . The Center is one of the oldest spinal cord injury neurointensive care units in the United States and participated in the original National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research Database collecting retrospective data to 1973 . The Center is currently a ten-bed unit based in the Sobrato Pavilion 's Respiratory Rehabilitation Unit ( opened in 2017 ) under the direction of Dr. Stephen L. McKenna . The Center is known for ventilator weaning after catastrophic neurological injury . The Center is notable for clinical research in cellular therapies for neurological disease . In the first US clinical trial of hESC based therapies for spinal cord injury , 40 % of the patients in the trial were enrolled through the Rehabilitation Trauma Center at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center . In the subsequent dose escalation trial , the Center treated the first patient in the nation with complete ( AIS-A ) cervical spinal cord injury at the highest dose of 20 million cells of AST-OPC1 ( oligodendrocyte progenitor cells ) ; as well as , the first incomplete spinal cord injury ( AIS-B ) . The results of the 10 million cells cohort showed a doubling of the expected rate of recovery from traumatic spinal cord injury . The Center is a clinical program site in the Stanford Partnership for Spinal Cord Injury and Repair . The Center is a core facility for Stanford residents and fellows in training . Stanford Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation residents learn the acute care of patients with catastrophic neurological injuries through consultation in the Rehabilitation Trauma Center . The Stanford/VA Advanced Fellowship Program in Advanced Spinal Cord Injury Medicine features the Center as a core training site for the management of acute neurological injury .
Marjorie Crocombe . Dr. Marjorie Tuainekore Tere Crocombe ( born 1930 ) is an author and academic from the Cook Islands . Background . Crocombe was born in 1930 in Rarotonga , in the Cook Islands . Her early education was at Titikaveka Primary School and Epsom Girls ' Grammar School . In 1971 , she was one of the first Cook Islanders to graduate from the University of the South Pacific and then went on to study Pacific history and sociology at the University of Hawaii , University of Papua New Guinea , and University of California , Los Angeles . In 2011 , Crocombe was the first woman from the Cook Islands to receive a Doctor of Letters ( `` honoris causa '' ) from the University of the South Pacific . Career . Crocombe trained as a teacher and in the 1950s began working for the Cook Islands Education Department , developing primary school readers in the Māori language . She then translated and published writings of early Cook Islands missionaries including those of Pa Maretu Ariki and Ta'unga , as well as editing sections of the stories into simple English readers . Crocombe often collaborated with her husband , Ron Crocombe , including co-writing and editing several books and articles . Following his death , she co-wrote ( with Rod Dixon and Linda Crowl ) a book of list life and work , `` Ron Crocombe : E Toa : Pacific Writings to Celebrate His Life and Work . '' Crocombe has worked as a lecturer at the University of the South Pacific Cook Islands and senior lecturer at the Centre for Pacific Studies at the University of Auckland . Non-fiction . Crocombe is also the author of numerous academic journal articles , including in `` The Contemporary Pacific '' , `` The Journal of Pacific History '' , `` Comparative Education , '' and `` The Journal of the Polynesian Society '' . Awards . In the 2009 New Year Honours , Crocombe was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire ( OBE ) for services to the Cook Islands , the Pacific , education , literature and the community . Crocombe was named Pacific Islands Woman of the Year by Island Business in 1990 and the Cook Islands Business & Professional Womens Association 's woman of the year in 2000 .
Oslo Nye Teater . Oslo Nye Teater ( ) in Oslo is one of Norway 's most visited theatres . The theatre opened in 1959 as a merge between Det Nye Teater and Folketeatret , and consists of four stages ; Oslo Nye Hovedscenen , Oslo Nye Centralteatret , Oslo Nye Trikkestallen and Oslo Nye Teaterkjeller ’ n .
Broad Institute . The Eli and Edythe L. Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard ( ) , often referred to as the Broad Institute , is a biomedical and genomic research center located in Cambridge , Massachusetts , United States . The institute is independently governed and supported as a 501 ( c ) ( 3 ) nonprofit research organization under the name Broad Institute Inc. , and is partners with Massachusetts Institute of Technology , Harvard University , and the five Harvard teaching hospitals . History . The Broad Institute evolved from a decade of research collaborations among MIT and Harvard scientists . One cornerstone was the Center for Genome Research of Whitehead Institute at MIT . Founded in 1982 , the Whitehead became a major center for genomics and the Human Genome Project . As early as 1995 , scientists at the Whitehead started pilot projects in genomic medicine , forming an unofficial collaborative network among young scientists interested in genomic approaches to cancer and human genetics . Another cornerstone was the Institute of Chemistry and Cell Biology established by Harvard Medical School in 1998 to pursue chemical genetics as an academic discipline . Its screening facility was one of the first high-throughput resources opened in an academic setting . It facilitated small molecule screening projects for more than 80 research groups worldwide . To create a new organization that was open , collaborative , cross-disciplinary and able to organize projects at any scale , planning took place in 2002–2003 among philanthropists Eli and Edythe Broad , MIT , the Whitehead Institute , Harvard and the Harvard-affiliated hospitals ( in particular , the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center , Brigham and Women 's Hospital , Children 's Hospital Boston , the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Massachusetts General Hospital ) . The Broads made a founding gift of $ 100 million and the Broad Institute was formally launched in May 2004 . In November 2005 , the Broads announced an additional $ 100 million gift to the Institute . On September 4 , 2008 , the Broads announced an endowment of $ 400 million to make the Broad Institute a permanent establishment . In November 2013 , they invested an additional $ 100 million to fund a second decade of research at the institute . Organizational structure . The Broad Institute has 11 core faculty and 195 associate members from Harvard , MIT , and the Harvard-affiliated hospitals . The Broad Institute also supports the Data Visualization Initiative led by the Institute creative director Bang Wong , which is aimed at developing data visualizations to explore and communicate research findings . Core members . The faculty and staff of the Broad Institute include physicians , geneticists , and molecular , chemical , and computational biologists . The faculty currently includes 11 Core Members , whose labs are primarily located within the Broad Institute , and 195 Associate Members , whose primary labs are located at one of the universities or hospitals . Facilities . The Broad Institute 's facilities at 320 Charles Street in Cambridge , Massachusetts , house one of the largest genome sequencing centers in the world . As WICGR ( Whitehead Institute/MIT Center for Genome Research ) , this facility was the largest contributor of sequence information to the Human Genome Project . In February 2006 , The Broad Institute expanded to a new building at 415 Main Street , adjacent to the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research . This seven-story building contains office , research laboratory , retail and museum space . In 2011 , the institute announced plans to construct an additional tower adjacent to the 415 Main Street site at 75 Ames Street . On May 21 , 2014 , the Broad officially inaugurated a 375,000-square-foot research building at 75 Ames Street in Cambridge ’ s Kendall Square . The new facility has 15 floors , 11 of which are occupied , and has LEED gold certification . As of July 2014 , it has around 800 occupants . Funding . Between 2009 and 2012 , the operating revenue of the institute was approximately $ 200 million , with 55 % of that coming from federal grants . The Broad Foundation ( Eli and Edythe Broad ) has provided $ 700 million in funding to the Broad Institute as of February 2014 . The Klarman Family Foundation provided a $ 32.5 million grant to Broad to study cellular processes in 2012 . In October 2013 , Fundación Carlos Slim ( the Carlos Slim Foundation ) of Mexico announced a $ 74 million grant to Broad Institute for the SIGMA2 consortium . In July 2014 , coinciding with the publication of a new study on the genetics of schizophrenia , the Broad Institute received a $ 650 million gift from the Stanley Family Foundation , one of the largest private gifts ever for scientific research . On October 10 , 2017 , it was reported that Deerfield Management Co. was giving $ 50 million to the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard to support biology research . Honors . Since 2010 , the Broad Institute has been listed on the `` Boston Globes Top Places to Work . The 2014 report from Thomson Reuters ' ScienceWatch entitled `` The World 's Most Influential Scientific Minds '' recognized that 12 out of the 17 `` hottest '' researchers in science belonged to genomics , and 4 out of the top 5 were affiliated with the Broad Institute . Additionally , Stacey B. Gabriel of the Broad Institute topped this entire list . Twenty-eight researchers from Broad Institute have been recognized on ISI 's Highly Cited , a database that recognizes the top 250 researchers in multiple areas of science . Eric S. Lander , Stuart L. Schreiber and Edward M. Scolnick are members of the National Academy of Sciences and the Institute of Medicine . David Altshuler is a member of the Institute of Medicine . Feng Zhang received the 2014 Alan T. Waterman Award from the National Science Foundation , its highest honor that annually recognizes an outstanding researcher under the age of 35 , for contributions to both optogenetics and CRISPR technology . In biochemistry , genetics , and molecular biology areas , the institute was ranked # 1 in the `` Mapping Excellence '' report , a survey that assessed high-impact publications . For its architecture , Broad 's 415 Main Street building architects Elkus Manfredi Architects of Boston and AHSC McLellan Copenhagen of San Francisco received high honors in the 2007 Laboratory of the Year competition of the R & D Magazine .
1952 Paris–Nice . The 1952 Paris–Nice was the tenth edition of the Paris–Nice cycle race and was held from 25 March to 30 March 1952 . The race started in Paris and finished in Nice . The race was won by Louison Bobet .
Trần Văn Vũ ( born 1992 ) . Trần Văn Vũ is a Vietnamese footballer who plays as a Centre-back for V.League 1 club Sanna Khánh Hòa BVN .
Dawbon Township . Dawbon Township ( ) is located in the southeastern part of Yangon , Myanmar . The township comprises 14 wards , and shares borders with Thingangyun township in the north , Mingala Taungnyunt township in the west , Thaketa township in the east , and Pazundaung township in the south across the Pazundaung Creek . Dawbon is connected to downtown Yangon via the Maha Bandula Bridge . The township has twelve primary schools , four middle schools and one high school .
AutoCAD Architecture . AutoCAD Architecture ( abbreviated as ACAD ) is a version of Autodesk 's flagship product , AutoCAD , with tools and functions specially suited to architectural work . Architectural objects have a relationship to one another and interact with each other intelligently . For example , a window has a relationship to the wall that contains it . If you move or delete the wall , the window reacts accordingly . Objects can be represented in both 2D and 3D . In addition , intelligent architectural objects maintain dynamic links with construction documents and specifications , resulting in more accurate project deliverables . When someone deletes or modifies a door , for example , the door schedule can be automatically updated . Spaces and areas update automatically when certain elements are changed , calculations such as square footage are always up to date . AutoCAD Architecture uses the DWG file format but an object enabler is needed to access , display , and manipulate object data in applications different from AutoCAD Architecture . AutoCAD Architecture was formerly known as AutoCAD Architectural Desktop ( often abbreviated ADT ) but Autodesk changed its name for the 2008 edition . The change was made to better match the names of Autodesk 's other discipline-specific packages , such as AutoCAD Electrical and AutoCAD Mechanical .
Grand Lisboa . Grand Lisboa ( ) is a 47-floor , hotel in Sé , Macau , China . It is owned by Sociedade de Turismo e Diversões de Macau and designed by Hong Kong architects Dennis Lau and Ng Chun Man . Its casino and restaurants were opened on February 11 , 2007 , while the hotel was opened in December 2008 . The casino offers 800 gaming tables and 1,000 slot machines . The hotel contains 430 hotel rooms and suites . The Grand Lisboa is the tallest building in Macau and the most distinctive part of its skyline . The casino is the first in Macau to offer Texas hold 'em poker ring games . It was also the first to offer craps , though several other casinos in Macau now offer the game . In 2017 it was reported that the Grand Lisboa suffered a decline in revenue and profits during 2016 . Venues . Joël Robuchon joined the group in 2007 as the owner of the hotel restaurant , `` Robuchon au Dome '' , which in 2008 was awarded three stars by the Michelin Guide when it was known as `` Robuchon a Galera . '' The restaurant was renamed when it moved locations inside the hotel . The wine list features over 14,600 wines and has won the Wine Spectator “ Grand Award ” . In January 2013 , the Miele Guide named Robuchon Au Dome as the top restaurant in Asia . It is ranked number 6 in the world by Elite Traveler in 2016 and 2017 . Art and attractions . `` The Star of Stanley Ho '' is on permanent display at the Casino Grand Lisboa . According to the Gemological Institute of America , the diamond is the largest cushion shaped internally flawless D-color diamond in the world .
Asuka period . The was a period in the history of Japan lasting from 538 to 710 ( or 592 to 645 ) , although its beginning could be said to overlap with the preceding Kofun period . The Yamato polity evolved greatly during the Asuka period , which is named after the Asuka region , about 25 km south of the modern city of Nara . The Asuka period is characterized by its significant artistic , social , and political transformations , having their origins in the late Kofun period but largely affected by the arrival of Buddhism from China . The introduction of Buddhism marked a change in Japanese society . The Asuka period is also distinguished by the change in the name of the country from to . Naming . The term `` Asuka period '' was first used to describe a period in the history of Japanese fine-arts and architecture . It was proposed by fine-arts scholars and Okakura Kakuzō around 1900 . Sekino dated the Asuka period as ending with the Taika Reform of 646 . Okakura , however , saw it as ending with the transfer of the capital to the Heijō Palace of Nara . Although historians generally use Okakura 's dating , many historians of art and architecture prefer Sekino 's dating and use the term `` to refer to the successive period . Yamato polity . The Yamato polity was distinguished by powerful great clans or extended families , including their dependents . Each clan was headed by a patriarch who performed sacred rites for the clan 's `` kami '' to ensure the long-term welfare of the clan . Clan members were the High Nobility , and the Imperial line that controlled the Yamato polity was at its pinnacle . The Asuka period , as a sub-division of the , is the first time in Japanese history when the Emperor of Japan ruled relatively uncontested from modern-day Nara Prefecture , then known as Yamato Province . The Yamato polity was concentrated in the Asuka region and exercised power over clans in Kyūshū and Honshū , bestowing titles , some hereditary , on clan chieftains . The Yamato name became synonymous with all of Japan as the Yamato rulers suppressed other clans and acquired agricultural lands . Based on Chinese models ( including the adoption of the Chinese written language ) , they developed a central administration and an imperial court attended by subordinate clan chieftains but with no permanent capital . By the mid-seventh century , the agricultural lands had grown to a substantial public domain , subject to central policy . The basic administrative unit of the system was the county , and society was organized into occupation groups . Most people were farmers ; others were fishers , weavers , potters , artisans , armorers , and ritual specialists . Soga clan and Shōtoku Taishi . The Soga clan intermarried with the imperial family , and by 587 Soga no Umako , the Soga chieftain , was powerful enough to install his nephew as emperor and later to assassinate him and replace him with the Empress Suiko ( r. 593–628 ) . Suiko , the first of eight sovereign empresses , is sometimes considered a mere figurehead for Umako and Prince Regent Shōtoku Taishi ( 574–622 ) . However she wielded power in her own right , and the role of Shōtoku Taishi is often exaggerated to the point of legend . Shōtoku , recognized as a great intellectual of this period of reform , was a devout Buddhist and was well-read in Chinese literature . He was influenced by Confucian principles , including the Mandate of Heaven , which suggested that the sovereign ruled at the will of a supreme force . Under Shōtoku 's direction , Confucian models of rank and etiquette were adopted , and his Seventeen-article constitution prescribed ways to bring harmony to a chaotic society in Confucian terms . In addition , Shōtoku adopted the Chinese calendar , developed a system of trade roads ( the aforementioned `` Gokishichidō '' ) , built numerous Buddhist temples , had court chronicles compiled , sent students to China to study Buddhism and Confucianism , and sent Ono no Imoko to China as an . Six official missions of envoys , priests , and students were sent to China in the seventh century . Some remained twenty years or more ; many of those who returned became prominent reformers . The sending of such scholars to learn Chinese political systems showed significant change from envoys in the Kofun period , in which the five kings of Wa sent envoys for the approval of their domains . In a move greatly resented by the Chinese , Shōtoku sought equality with the Chinese emperor by sending official correspondence that was addressed , `` From the Son of Heaven in the Land of the Rising Sun to the Son of Heaven of the Land of the Setting Sun . '' Some would argue that Shōtoku 's bold step set a precedent : Japan never again accepted a `` subordinate '' status in its relations with China , except for Ashikaga Yoshimitsu , who accepted such a relationship with China in the 15th century . As a result , Japan in this period received no title from Chinese dynasties , while they did send . From the Chinese point of view , the class or position of Japan was demoted from previous centuries in which the kings received titles . On the other hand , Japan loosened its political relationships with China and consequently established extraordinary cultural and intellectual relationships . Taika Reform . About twenty years after the deaths of Shōtoku Taishi ( in 622 ) , Soga no Umako ( in 626 ) , and Empress Suiko ( in 628 ) , court intrigues over succession led to a palace coup in 645 against the Soga clan 's monopolized control of the government . The revolt was led by Prince Naka no Ōe and Nakatomi no Kamatari , who seized control of the court from the Soga family and introduced the Taika Reform . The Japanese era corresponding to the years 645–649 was thus named `` Taika '' , referring to the Reform , and meaning `` great change '' . The revolt leading to the Taika Reform is commonly called the Isshi Incident , referring to the Chinese zodiac year in which the coup took place , 645 . Although it did not constitute a legal code , the Taika Reform mandated a series of reforms that established the `` ritsuryō '' system of social , fiscal , and administrative mechanisms of the seventh to tenth centuries . was a code of penal laws , while was an administrative code . Combined , the two terms came to describe a system of patrimonial rule based on an elaborate legal code that emerged from the Taika Reform . The country was divided into provinces headed by governors appointed by the court , and the provinces were further divided into districts and villages . Naka no Ōe assumed the title of Crown Prince , and Kamatari was granted a new family name—Fujiwara—in recognition of his great service to the imperial family . Fujiwara no Kamatari became the first in a long line of court aristocrats . Another , long-lasting change was the use of the name , or sometimes in diplomatic documents and chronicles . In 662 , following the reigns of Naka no Ōe 's uncle and mother , Naka no Ōe assumed the throne as Emperor Tenji , taking the additional title Emperor of Japan . This new title was intended to improve the Yamato clan 's image and to emphasize the divine origins of the imperial family in the hope of keeping it above political frays , such as those precipitated by the Soga clan . Within the imperial family , however , power struggles continued as the emperor 's brother and son vied for the throne in the Jinshin War . The brother , who later reigned as Emperor Tenmu , consolidated Tenji 's reforms and state power in the imperial court . `` Ritsuryō '' system . The `` ritsuryō '' system was codified in several stages . The Ōmi Code , named after the provincial site of Emperor Tenji 's court , was completed in about 668 . Further codification took place with the promulgation by Empress Jitō in 689 of the Asuka Kiyomihara Code , named for the location of the late Emperor Temmu 's court . The `` ritsuryō '' system was further consolidated and codified in 701 under the Taihō Code , which , except for a few modifications and being relegated to primarily ceremonial functions , remained in force until 1868 . Though the `` ritsu '' of the code was adopted from the Chinese system , the `` ryō '' was arranged in a local style . Some scholars argue that it was to a certain extent based on Chinese models . The Taihō Code provided for Confucian-model penal provisions ( light rather than harsh punishments ) and Chinese-style central administration through the , which was devoted to Shinto and court rituals , and the , with its eight ministries ( for central administration , ceremonies , civil affairs , the imperial household , justice , military affairs , people 's affairs , and the treasury ) . Although the Chinese-style civil service examination system was not adopted , was founded for training future bureaucrats based on the Confucian classics . Tradition circumvented the system , however , as aristocratic birth continued to be the main qualification for higher position , and titles were soon hereditary again . The Taihō Code did not address the selection of the sovereign . Several empresses reigned from the fifth to the eighth centuries , but after 770 succession was restricted to males , usually from father to son , although sometimes from ruler to brother or uncle . Fujiwara no Fuhito , son of Nakatomi no Kamatari , was among those who produced the Taihō Ritsuryō . According to history book , two of the 19 members of the committee drafting the Taihō Code were Chinese priests ( Shoku Shugen and Satsu Koukaku ) . Chinese priests also took an active part as linguistic specialists , and received rewards two times from Empress Jitō . Foreign relations . Chinese culture had been introduced to Japan by the Three Kingdoms of Korea before the imperial Japanese embassies to China were established . Although the missions continued , the transformation of Japan through Chinese influences declined , despite the close connections that had existed during the early Kofun period . Meanwhile , the kingdoms of the Korean peninsula , often at odds with each other , frequently sent diplomatic missions with gifts to Japan , probably with the aim of securing Japanese neutrality or diplomatic/military support in their rivalries ; ultimately , this proved to be of the greatest benefit to Baekje , as Japanese military support for that kingdom increased . People , many of them artisans and skilled workers , also emigrated to Japan from the Korean peninsula , including two high priests who arrived in Japan in 595 : Eji from Goguryeo and Esō from Baekje . Kanroku also came from Baekje , and was a tutor to Prince Shōtoku , counseling him politically . When Japan allied with Baekje , the Goguryeo priests left Japan . The Yamato court , concentrated in the Asuka region , exercised power over clans in Kyushu and Honshu , bestowing titles , some hereditary , on clan chieftains . The Yamato name became synonymous with all of Japan as the Yamato rulers suppressed the clans and acquired agricultural lands . Based on Chinese models ( including the adoption of the Chinese written language ) , they developed a central administration and an imperial court attended by subordinate clan chieftains but with no permanent capital . By the mid-seventh century , the agricultural lands had grown to a substantial public domain , subject to central policy . The basic administrative unit was the county , and society was organized into occupation groups . Most people were farmers ; other were fishers , weavers , potters , artisans , armorers , and ritual specialists . From 600 to 659 , Japan sent seven emissaries to Tang China . But for the next 32 years , during a period when Japan was formulating its laws based on Chinese texts , none were sent . Though Japan cut off diplomatic relations with China , Japan sent 11 emissaries to Silla , and Silla is also recorded in Nihon Shoki as sending embassies to Japan 17 times during the reigns of Emperor Tenmu and Empress Jitō . The ruling classes of Yamato and Baekje were on amicable terms , and Yamato deployed its navy to aid Baekje , in 660–663 , against an invasion by Silla and Tang China ( see battle of Baekgang ) . Numerous official missions of envoys , priests , and students were sent to China in the seventh century . Some remained twenty years or more ; many of those who returned became prominent reformers . In a move greatly resented by the Chinese , Shotoku sought equality with the Chinese emperor by sending official correspondence addressed `` From the Son of Heaven in the Land of the Rising Sun to the Son of Heaven of the Land of the Setting Sun . '' Shotoku 's bold step set a precedent : Japan never again accepted a subordinate status in its relations with China . Although the missions continued the transformation of Japan through Chinese influences , the Korean influence on Japan declined despite the close connections that had existed during the early Kofun period . Introduction of Buddhism . The introduction of Buddhism to Japan is attributed to the Baekje king Seong in 538 , exposing Japan to a new body of religious doctrine . The Soga clan , a Japanese court family that rose to prominence with the ascension of the Emperor Kinmei about 531 , favored the adoption of Buddhism and of governmental and cultural models based on Chinese Confucianism . But some at the Yamato court—such as the Nakatomi family , which was responsible for performing Shinto rituals at court , and the Mononobe , a military clan—were set on maintaining their prerogatives and resisted the alien religious influence of Buddhism . The Soga introduced Chinese-modeled fiscal policies , established the first national treasury , and considered the kingdoms of Korea as trade partners rather than as objects of territorial expansion . Acrimony continued between the Soga and the Nakatomi and Mononobe clans for more than a century , during which the Soga temporarily emerged ascendant . In the Taika Reform , the Funeral Simplification Edict was proclaimed , and the building of large `` kofun '' ( tumuli ) was banned . The edict also regulated size and shape of `` kofun '' by classes . As a result , later `` kofun '' , though much smaller , were distinguished by elaborate frescoes . Paintings and decorations in those `` kofun '' indicate the spread of Taoism and Buddhism in this period ; the Takamatsuzuka Kofun and Kitora Kofun are notable for their wall paintings . The use of elaborate kofun tombs by the imperial family and other elite thus fell out of use amidst the rise of prevailing new Buddhist beliefs , which put greater emphasis on the transience of human life . Commoners and the elite in outlying regions , however , continued to use kofun until the late seventh century , and simpler but distinctive tombs continued in use throughout the following period . In 675 the use of livestock and the consumption of some wild animals ( horse , cattle , dogs , monkeys , birds ) was banned by Emperor Tenmu due to the influence of Buddhism . This ban was renewed throughout the Asuka period , but ended with the Heian period . The pest animals , deer and wild boar , were not affected by this ban . Influence of Taoism . Taoism was also introduced during the Asuka period . In the mid-7th century , Empress Saimei built , a Taoist temple , at . The octagonal shape of monarchs ' tombs of this age and the celestial maps drawn in the Kitora and Takamatsuzuka `` kofun '' also reflect the Taoist cosmology. , the new title of the Japanese monarch in this period , could also be argued to derive from the name of the supreme God of Taoism . Taoist belief was eventually amalgamated with Shintō and Buddhism to establish new styles of rituals. , a sort of Japanese geomancy and cosmology , is one of the fruits of these religious mixtures . While the Asuka period started with conflicts between clans over religious beliefs , later in the period , the imported religions became syncretized with Japan 's native folk beliefs . Asuka culture . Some architectural structures built in the period still remain today . Wooden buildings at Hōryū-ji , built in the seventh century , show some influence from Chinese and west Asian countries . For instance , the pillars at Hōryū-ji are similar to the pillars of the Parthenon of ancient Greece , as seen in their entasis . The is a transformation from the Indian mound-like reliquary structure called a `` stupa '' . In addition , mural paintings in the Takamatsuzuka and Kitora `` kofun '' dating from the fifth century show strong influence from Tang dynasty and Goguryeo wall painting . The Japanese Buddhist sculpture art of this period is believed to have followed the style of the Six Dynasties of China . The characteristics of the sculptures of this age are also referred to as Tori Style , taken from the name of prominent sculptor Kuratsukuri Tori , grandson of Chinese immigrant Shiba Tatto . Some of the characteristics of the style include marked , almond-shaped eyes , and symmetrically arranged folds in the clothing . The most striking and distinguishing feature of these sculptures is an expression of the smile that is called the `` archaic smile '' . Kudara Kannon at Hōryū-ji is the most prominent Buddhist sculpture from this period . Hakuhō culture . The second stage of Buddhist art , coming after the Asuka ( cultural ) period , is known as the , and is generally dated from the Taika Reform ( 646 ) until the moving of the capital to Nara in 710 . During the latter half of the 8th century , a large number of songs and poems were composed and performed by various ranked people from warriors to the Emperor . The earliest collection of these poems is known as the . This includes works by several remarkable poets such as Princess Nukata and Kakinomoto no Hitomaro . also emerged as a new form of poetry at this time . This term was coined to distinguish native styles from those imported from China ; within the umbrella of `` waka '' poetry , one of the more popular forms is known as . It consists of a total of 31 Japanese syllables ( morae ) divided over five lines , in the syllabic pattern 5/7/5/7/7 .
Children & Youth Funding Report . `` Children & Youth Funding Report '' is a news service ( or newsletter ) produced in Silver Spring , MD by CD Publications . It reports on public and private sources of funding for programs focused on high-risk , low income and underserved youth and children . History . CD Publications began publishing housing-related newsletters in 1961 , starting with `` Housing Affairs Letter '' . The company branched out into senior affairs with `` Aging News Alert '' in 1984 , and into grant-seeking with `` Federal Assistance Monitor '' in 1986 . `` Children & Youth Funding Report '' was added in 1992 . In Fall 2006 , the company acquired `` Child Protection Report '' from Eli Research . Following an attempt to promote `` CPR '' on its own , it was folded into `` CYF '' . `` Family Services Funding Report '' , which also once was a freestanding newsletter , now is part of `` CYF '' as well . Current Coverage . `` CYF '' posts announcements of federal , foundation and private grants for child welfare , juvenile justice , education , health care and other related areas . It covers legislation , government policy , local programs , proposal-writing , and federal departments/agencies related to child services . Expansion . In 2007 , `` CYF '' was changed to a web-based format and , along with CD Publications ' other funding news services , was moved onto the web portal GrantsandFunding.net .
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Brachypeza . `` Brachypeza '' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family , Orchidaceae . It contains 7 known species , native to Southeast Asia , New Guinea , and Christmas Island .
1989 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Men 's Combined . Final point standings . In Men 's Combined World Cup 1988/89 all three results count . Men 's Combined Team Results . bold indicate highest score - `` italics '' indicate race wins
Pokrov , Russia . Pokrov ( ) is the name of several inhabited localities in Russia .
Hafat Idris . Hafat Idris is a village in west-central Yemen . It is located in the San ‘ a ’ Governorate .
Handkerchief skirt . Handkerchief skirts are skirts with asymmetric hems , created from fabric panels of different lengths sewn together , to create a hem with several corners that hang down as points . The hem resembles a handkerchief that is held by the centre so that its corners hang down as points . History . Handkerchief hems have been used in women 's tops and skirt hems for centuries in many cultures , to add a flattering drape , especially over the hips . They can be seen in women 's clothing in art from Ancient Greece , and appeared in Parisian fashions in the 1910s-1920s , such as the dresses of designer Madeleine Vionnet . Jean Patou followed Vionnet 's lead , using the handkerchief hem to transition hemlines away from the shorter Flapper styles he had helped popularize , and towards the longer lengths that were fashionable during the 1930s . In the simplest design , a square of fabric is cut with an opening in the middle for the waistband . When the skirt is put on , the four corners hang down as points . More panels of material can be used to increase the number of corners , or points , along the hem . Revival . In the first decade of the 21st century , handkerchief hems returned as a trend in women 's clothing . Since the design involves pleats that drape , the effect is achieved with lightweight , flowing fabrics . In 2003 , the trend was evident in bohemian styles such as designs by American clothing label Free People . In 2004 , handkerchief hems were modelled at Milan fashion shows .
John O'Neil ( priest ) . John Thomas O'Neil was an eminent Irish Anglican priest . Educated at Trinity College , Dublin , he was the Chancellor of Killaloe Cathedral before his appointment as Dean of Kilmacduagh in 1837 . He resigned the following year .
Suzuki Mehran . The Suzuki Mehran is a globally retired small car manufactured and marketed by Pak Suzuki Motors , a subsidiary of Suzuki in Pakistan . It is a rebadged second-generation Suzuki Alto CA/CC71 which was sold in the Japanese and European market from 1984 to 1988 . When the second generation of Suzuki Mehran arrived in Pakistan in 1989 , it cost around PKR 90,000 . It is among the top-selling cars in Pakistan . The vehicle is still in production in Pakistan . It is expected to be replaced by the eighth-generation Suzuki Alto in the first quarter of 2019 . The car features two trims : VX and VXR . The difference between the two trims is that the VX trim has plain plastic bumpers while the VXR has body coloured bumpers . The VX does not have pre-installed A/C while the VXR has , and the VX trim has plain steel wheels while the VXR offers plastic wheel cups on the wheels . The price difference between the two trims is around 40K PKR . In 2015 , press reports indicated the car sold for US $ 6,500-7700 , a very high price for a car with everything manually operated , and with no safety features . The car lacks airbags , ABS , rear window defogger , steering wheel adjustment , power windows , power steering , RPM meter , fog lights , remote boot/fuel lid , side air conditioner vents , seat belt reminder and even rear seat belts . As of 2018 , the car is priced around 800-840K PKR . From its production till date , the car has received two minor cosmetic changes in the name of facelifts , mainly in the exterior . As of interior , the driver and passenger side air vents have been dropped since the first facelift . Front speakers were installed after the second facelift . However , around 2013 , a EURO II engine was installed to meet the requirements of Pakistan 's lagging emission standards . The suspension system is based on a low cost obsolete earlier leaf spring rigid axle instead of shock absorbers . The build quality of the car is poor in the exterior as well as the interior . The plastic accessories are substandard and finishing is lagging as well .
Benjamin Flores Jr.. Benjamin Christopher Flores Jr. ( born July 24 , 2002 ) , also known as Lil ' P-Nut , is an American child actor and rap artist . In music , he is known for his rap , `` You Might Be the One '' . In acting , Flores starred as Louie Preston on the Nickelodeon television series `` The Haunted Hathaways '' ( 2013–2015 ) , and since 2015 he has played Triple G on the Nickelodeon series `` Game Shakers '' . Music . Flores was born in Memphis , Tennessee . Flores first came to wider notice after he was interviewed by the local Memphis Fox 13 television station at age 7 . After that interview , he appeared on `` The Ellen DeGeneres Show '' , where he performed his first rap single as Lil ' P-Nut , `` You Might Be the One for Me '' ; it was released on September 25 , 2010 . He then appeared on Cymphonique 's song , `` All That '' . His other raps include `` Bad Dream '' and `` Choosin ' '' . Acting . Flores appeared in an episode of the TBS sitcom `` Are We There Yet ? `` , and played Atticus the rapping penguin in the animated film `` Happy Feet 2 '' , in 2011 . He made a cameo appearance in Yo Gotti 's music video for `` Look In The Mirror '' . Flores appeared in the film `` Ride Along '' , which was released in January 2014 . In 2013 Flores was cast in a starring role on the Nickelodeon television series `` The Haunted Hathaways '' , playing Louie a young ghost that resides in the same house with a living family called the Hathaways . The show ran two seasons before ending in 2015 . He was nominated for Favorite TV Actor at the `` Nickelodeon Kids ' Choice Awards '' in 2014 and 2015 for his role on `` The Haunted Hathaways '' . On July 7 , 2015 , it was announced that Flores would be co-starring in Dan Schneider 's newest TV series , `` Game Shakers '' , playing the role of Triple G , the son of famous rapper Double G ( Kel Mitchell ) . The series was renewed for a third season in November 2016 . On June 13 , 2016 , Flores was announced as the new voice of Gerald Johanssen in the upcoming television movie ' . In 2017 , he had a role in the fantasy-action film ' .
Ardozyga ochrobathra . `` Ardozyga ochrobathra '' is a species of moth in the family Gelechiidae . It was described by Turner in 1933 . It is found in Australia , where it has been recorded from Queensland . The wingspan is about 20 mm . The forewings are brown mostly suffused with dark fuscous and with a pale brownish basal area bounded by a straight line from one-fourth of the costa to near the base of the dorsum , containing two fuscous costal dots . The first discal and plical are lost in dark fuscous suffusion , the second discal slightly beyond the middle , oval , transverse , whitish with a fuscous center . The apical half of the costa has alternate dark and pale bars and the tornal area is less suffused and more brownish . The hindwings are grey .
Martin Lemay . Martin Lemay ( born March 19 , 1964 in Amos , Quebec ) is a politician in Quebec , Canada . He is the Parti Québécois ( PQ ) Member of the National Assembly ( MNA ) for Sainte-Marie–Saint-Jacques in the National Assembly of Quebec . Background . He studied history and sociology at the Université du Québec à Montréal . He also received a post graduate certificate in public management at the École nationale d'administration publique . Montreal city politics . Lemay began his political career in municipal politics being a councilor for the district of Sainte-Marie in the Montreal region from 1994 to 1998 . In 2000 , he was president of the Ville-Marie borough . When Pierre Bourque tried to be elected MNA for the Action démocratique du Québec ( ADQ ) , he became leader of Vision Montréal , which was then the Official Opposition party against Gérald Tremblay . Member of the legislature . In April 2006 , he was elected in Sainte-Marie–Saint-Jacques , the former stronghold of Claude Charron and André Boulerice , in a by-election , defeating the Liberal candidate Nathalie Malépart , who was the daughter of former MNA Jean-Claude Malépart . This was the first election in which the Québec Solidaire party took part . Lemay had received the support of the SPQ Libre of Pierre Dubuc . At the time of his assembly nomination , Lemay asked Jean Charest to legislate on climate change , trying to benefit from the recent resignation of Thomas Mulcair . He was named spokesperson on Housing , replacing Nicole Léger . After his 2007 re-election , he was named the PQ critic for Immigration and Cultural Communities .
Yuanba gas field . The Yuanba gas field is a natural gas field located in Sichuan . It was discovered in 2011 and developed by and Sinopec . It will begin production in 2015 and will produce natural gas and condensates . The total proven reserves of the Yuanba gas field are around 5.6 trillion cubic feet ( 160 km³ ) , and production is slated to be around 325.5 million cubic feet/day ( 9.3×105m³ ) .
Jerry Weyer . Jerry Weyer ( born 4 January 1986 ) is a Luxembourgian politician , activist and lawyer . He served as a Co-Chair of Pirate Parties International alongside Grégory Engels from March 2010 to March 2011 , and also helped found and served as the first Vice-President of the Pirate Party of Luxembourg . Education . Weyer studied European law at the Robert Schuman University and later at the London School of Economics . Political career . Weyer is a co-founder of the Pirate Party of Luxembourg ( Piratepartei Lëtzebuerg ) , the other being Sven Clement . Weyer therefore served as Vice-President of the party from its incarnation on 4 October 2009 until 28 October 2012 . Weyer ran the Pirate Party of Luxembourg 's campaign in the 2013 general election , and also stood as a candidate . On 1 March 2010 , Patrick Mächler stepped down from his role as Co-President on the Pirate Parties International Coreteam . Weyer was elected by he Coreteam to replace Mächler until the founding conference could be held on 18 April 2010 , where two Co-Chairs would be properly elected . During the April 2010 conference , Weyer and Grégory Engels , became the first properly elected Co-Chairs of Pirate Parties International . Weyer continued to serve in this role until the next conference , on 13 March 2011 . From October 2012 to July 2013 , Weyer served as the coordinator of the Luxembourgish parliamentary monitoring organization , Politikercheck.lu . Weyer has also written for the `` Pirate Times '' , arguing that Pirate Party members worldwide should see themselves as politicians , not just activists . Personal life . Weyer currently lives in Moesdorf , and , alongside his fellow Pirate Party of Luxembourg co-founder Sven Clement , runs Clement & Weyer Digital Communication Consultants .
Efren Ramirez . Efrain Antonio Ramírez ( born October 2 , 1973 ) is an American actor and DJ , best known for playing Pedro Sánchez in the 2004 indie film `` Napoleon Dynamite '' . He later reprised his role in the 2012 animated series of the same name . Early life . Ramírez was born in Los Angeles , California , to Mexican and Salvadoran parents . He has four brothers , one of whom is his identical twin Carlos . Career . Ramirez has starred in a number of films , including `` Napoleon Dynamite '' as Pedro Sánchez , `` Employee of the Month '' with Dane Cook , Jessica Simpson , and Dax Shepard , `` Crank '' and ' with Jason Statham , `` Searching for Mickey Fish '' with Daniel Baldwin , `` All You 've Got '' with Ciara , and HBO 's Walkout and made cameos in `` Nacho Libre '' and `` Mr. & Mrs. Smith '' . In 2009 , Efren starred in the comedy `` American Summer '' with Matthew Lillard as well as appearing as a contestant on MTV 's `` Celebrity Rap Superstar '' . On July 14 , 2008 Sierra Mist released a series of commercials aimed at multicultural consumers in which Efren stars . The first being named `` Wedding Girl '' followed by `` Mannequin Man '' and an online spot , `` The Whiner , '' which will be posted at the Sierra Mist dedicated site , RefreshYourMind.com Soon after the success of `` Napoleon Dynamite '' , the music group G. Love and Special Sauce asked Efren to appear in their music video `` Booty Call '' . He also played Ashlee Simpson 's boyfriend in the music video for her 2005 song `` Boyfriend '' . Ramírez made a cameo appearance in a 2005 episode of ABC 's `` George López '' wearing a T-shirt similar to the shirt Jon Heder wears in `` Napoleon Dynamite '' that reads , `` Vote For Pedro '' . In 2007 Ramírez appeared as the judge for an acting challenge on Cycle 8 of `` America 's Next Top Model '' . Ramírez made several cameos throughout his career . In `` King Cobra '' , he portrayed a teenager playing a game of hide-and-seek with his girlfriend ( portrayed by Ramirez 's wife Iyari Limon ) . They later end up as prey for the title antagonist . In the music video for Sleazy , Pedro appears as a cameo and lip syncs André 3000 's verse . He co-founded Powerhouse Pictures Entertainment , LLC with Chris Barrett , and they co-authored the book `` Direct Your Own Life : How To Be A Star in Any Field You Choose '' being published on June 10 , 2008 through Kaplan Publishing . Personal life . In 1998 , Efren married actress Iyari Limon . The marriage was later annulled . Ramírez is also a popular DJ , who has performed worldwide and toured in over 50 cities across 5 continents . His sets include a variety of music , from hip hop , funk , disco , to hard house . His production company `` Nocturnal Rampage '' throws a recurring rave event every summer in Austin .
Elateia ( Thessaly ) . Elateia or Elatia ( ) was a town in Pelasgiotis in ancient Thessaly , described by Livy , along with Gonnus , as situated in the pass leading to the Vale of Tempe . Elateia is called Iletia by Pliny the Elder , and Iletium or Iletion ( Ἰλέτιον ) by Ptolemy . It is mentioned by Stephanus of Byzantium under its right name .
Who Owns the Future ? `` Who Owns the Future ? '' is a book by Jaron Lanier , published in 2013 . Content . Lanier posits that the middle class is increasingly disenfranchised from online economies . By convincing users to give away valuable information about themselves in exchange for free services , firms can accrue large amounts of data at virtually no cost . Lanier calls these firms `` Siren Servers , '' alluding to the Sirens of Ulysses . Instead of paying each individual for their contribution to the data pool , the Siren Servers concentrate wealth in the hands of the few who control the data centers . For example , he points to Google 's translation algorithm , which amalgamates previous translations uploaded by people online , giving the user its best guess . The people behind the source translations receive no payment for their work , while Google profits from increased ad visibility as a powerful Siren Server . As a solution to this problem , Lanier puts forth an alternative structure to the web based on Ted Nelson ’ s Project Xanadu . He proposes a two-way linking system that would point to the source of any piece of information , creating an economy of micropayments that compensates people for original material they post to the web .
1987 Holly Farms 400 . The 1987 Holly Farms 400 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series racing event that was held on October 4 , 1987 , at North Wilkesboro Speedway in North Wilkesboro , North Carolina . The most dominant drivers in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series during the 1980s were Bill Elliott , Darrell Waltrip , Terry Labonte , Bobby Allison and Dale Earnhardt . Background . During the 1980s , North Wilkesboro Speedway was noticeably lagging behind other speedways on the NASCAR circuit , but the fans were more interested in the great racing action between the legendary drivers . Enoch 's focus was more on the fans ' enjoyment rather than on building large suites and new facilities . Attendance and total purse for races at the track were the lowest in NASCAR , but the events continued to sell out and attract more fans each year . In the 1981 Northwestern Bank 400 , Dave Marcis , driving an unpainted car , won the pole with a lap record of 19.483 sec / 115.485 mph on the newly repaved track . The lap was 0.241 seconds faster than the previous record set by Dale Earnhardt one year earlier . A 22-year-old newcomer , Mark Martin , made his NASCAR Cup Series debut with a quick qualifying run , starting fifth . But he ended up dropping out 166 laps into the race with rear end problems and finished 27th . Bobby Allison was up front , leading the most laps with 186 . Marcis stayed up front and led 123 laps but fell off the pace late in the race when his tires wore out . Richard Petty took the lead and led the final 62 laps for his 194th career win . This was Petty 's 15th and final win at North Wilkesboro , the most Cup wins at the track . It was also Petty 's 107th and final win on a short track . The top five finishers behind Petty were Allison , Darrell Waltrip , Marcis , and Harry Gant . Darrell Waltrip dominated the Holly Farms 400 of 1981 . He started on the pole , leading 318 . He lapped the field on the way to the win , beginning a streak of five straight wins at the track . Bobby Allison finished second , one lap down after leading 76 laps . Other leaders in the race were Jody Ridley leading four laps , Dave Marcis with one lap , and Richard Petty with one . The Northwestern Bank 400 of 1982 was ESPN 's first broadcast at North Wilkesboro Speedway . Bob Jenkins and Ned Jarrett called the race , with Ron Kendrick as the pit reporter . They broadcast every North Wilkesboro race afterward until the final race there in the fall of 1996 . Bobby Hillin Jr. , at 17 years old , made his first career start and set the record for the youngest driver ( A 1998 rule change raised the minimum age in NASCAR to 18 , meaning this record is unlikely to be broken ) to start a NASCAR Winston Cup race . Darrell Waltrip won the race from the pole , leading 345 laps . The 1982 Holly Farms 400 was a total domination by Darrell Waltrip and the Junior Johnson team . Waltrip started the weekend by gaining his third straight pole at the track with a qualifying lap of 19.761 sec / 113.860 mph . He led 329 laps in the race . Bobby Allison was the only driver who could stay close to the No . 11 team . As the only other leader in the race , Allison led 71 laps but was forced out by engine problems after 141 laps . Only Waltrip and Harry Gant finished the race on the lead lap . It was Waltrip 's third straight NASCAR Cup Series win at North Wilkesboro . In the spring of 1983 , NASCAR ran its first Busch race at North Wilkesboro . Tommy Ellis won the pole with a qualifying speed of 116.692 mph . Ellis led the first 15 laps before being passed by Butch Lindley . Sam Ard got the lead from Lindley on Lap 34 and led the rest of the 200-lap race . Only ten of the 23 cars finished the race . That fall , Phil Parsons won the pole for the second Busch race . Jack Ingram led a race-high 126 laps , but Tommy Ellis took the win . Only one event was held in 1984 , with Sam Ard winning his final Busch race . Tommy Houston won the pole in 1985 for the last Busch race , with Jack Ingram taking the win . Darrell Waltrip and Junior Johnson enjoyed a big win in the 1983 Holly Farms 400 . It was Waltrip 's fifth straight win at the track and Johnson 's 100th career NASCAR Cup Series win as an owner , which just happened to take place at his home track within ten miles of his home and farm . Waltrip got the pole and led 252 laps on the way to victory . Dale Earnhardt was runner-up in the race with 134 laps out front . The Northwestern Bank 400 of 1984 was dominated by Ricky Rudd , who got the pole and led 290 laps . But at the end of the race , Tim Richmond had a better pit stop to beat Ricky Rudd out of the win . Richmond 's victory broke Darrell Waltrip 's five-race winning streak at North Wilkesboro . In the 1986 First Union 400 , Geoffrey Bodine started on the pole . On Lap 85 , Trevor Boys crashed out of the race and blocked the entrance to Pit Road , but no caution flag was thrown . Instead , a wrecker was sent out on the bottom of the track to haul Boys out of the way under green-flag conditions . Dale Earnhardt won the race and led 195 laps , followed by Ricky Rudd in second place with 102 . Summary . Exactly 6 % of this race was run under caution ; with the stretch of green flag laps lasting an average of 94 laps . A star-studded cast of crew chiefs were on hand for this race ; with the most notable being Kirk Shelmerdine , Tim Brewer , Larry McReynolds , Dale Inman , Andy Petree and Joey Arrington . In this 400-lap event , Bill Elliott and Dave Marcis dominated the first 100 laps while Terry Labonte managed to dominate most of the race . Two Canadian drivers were in this 32-car grid - Trevor Boys and Larry Pollard . Slick Johnson would end up finishing in last-place due to a problem with his stock car engine on lap 11 . Terry Labonte would end up beating Dale Earnhardt under a caution flag after two hours and thirty-six minutes of racing . Chevrolet and Ford vehicles would play a huge role in determining the starting lineup . Davey Allison would become the lowest-finishing driver to complete the event . Hut Stricklin would be involved in a crash on lap 207 that knocked him out of the race . Drivers who failed to make the grid were Glenn Moffat , Lynn Gibson , J.D . McDuffie ( # 70 ) , Bobby Gerhart , Kevin Evans ( # 54 ) , Joe Dan Bailey ( # 36 ) , D. Wayne Strout ( # 97 ) , Ronnie Adams ( # 38 ) , Bill Hollar , Graham Taylor , Brandon Baker ( # 88 ) , Clark James and Rodney Combs . Individual race earnings for each driver ranged from the winner 's share of $ 45,575 ( $ when adjusted for inflation ) to the last-place finisher 's share of $ 1,125 ( $ when adjusted for inflation ) . The total prize purse for this event was $ 247,620 ( $ when adjusted for inflation ) .
Lewis Street Block . The Lewis Street Block is a historic district encompassing the southern half of Lewis Street and some adjacent buildings in downtown Hartford , Connecticut . The streetscape is reminiscent of a mid-19th century city street , with architecture extending from that period into the early 20th century . The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976 . Description and history . Lewis Street historically marked the western edge of Hartford 's developed city center , extending north-south between Pearl and Trumbull Streets . It was deeded to the city in 1798 , and was little more than an alley until 1841 , when it was widened and named Wells Street . It was renamed Lewis Street in 1883 , in honor of Lewis Rowell , its principal landowner . The streetscape is divided , with the northern end near Pearl Street now taken over by modern development . The southern half of the block includes five buildings dating to the 1850s , and modestly scaled late 19th and early 20th-century commercial buildings . It is downtown Hartford 's only surviving example of this type of mid-to-late 19th-century streetscape . The west side of the southern half of Lewis Street is lined by three 1850s houses , now adapted as commercial office space , with two low-rise office buildings built in the 1920s . The latter two are modest in scale and styled in the Classical Revival . The three houses were built in the 1950s by Lewis Rowell , one of them as his personal residence . The east side of the street has three more 1850s brick houses , possibly built by Austin Daniels , and a substantial Georgian Revival building erected in 1908 to house the church offices of the adjacent First Church of Christ . These buildings are all owned by either the church , or by Hartford 's University Club .
Der Stechlin . `` Der Stechlin '' is a novel by Theodor Fontane written between 1895 and 1897 , and first published in the literary journal `` Über Land und Meer '' . It was published in book form in 1898 . It is Fontane 's second longest novel , and last novel before he died about a year after its publication . Its central figure is the aging Dubslav von Stechlin , widowed for thirty years and living alone in his somewhat dilapidated mansion near the shore of the Stechliner Sea , to be imagined in the neighbourhood of Fontane 's native Neuruppin . Dubslav , a man of honest and humorous character , refuses to take himself seriously and lives modestly and contentedly in contact with his elderly valet Engelke , his politically progressive vicar Lorenzen , and Krippenstapel , the most Prussian of Prussian schoolmasters . Dubslav 's only son , Woldemar , is a captain in a cavalry regiment of the guard in Berlin .
Li Shuang ( snowboarder ) . Li Shuang ( ; ; born 27 June 1992 ) is a Chinese snowboarder . She represented China at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi .
Economy of Bermuda . Bermuda is a British Overseas Territory comprising a number of islands , with an area of , located in the North Atlantic Ocean , which in 2016 had a population of 65,331 . It has one of the highest per capita incomes in the world , which is mainly fueled by offshore financial services for non-resident firms , especially offshore insurance and reinsurance , and tourism . In 2014 , 584,702 tourists visited the territory . Tourism accounts for an estimated 28 % of gross domestic product ( GDP ) , 85 % of which is from North America . The industrial sector is small , and agriculture is now severely limited by a lack of suitable land . About 80 % of food is imported . International business contributes over 60 % of Bermuda 's economic output . A failed independence vote in late 1995 can be partially attributed to Bermudian fears of scaring away foreign firms . Government economic priorities are for further strengthening of the tourist and international financial sectors . History . Bermuda has had steady economic prosperity since the end of World War II , although the island has experienced recessions , including during the early 1990s , when the contraction of the economy led to a population reduction of 2,000 people ( with work permits of many long-term residents not being renewed ) , and a mild recession in 2001–02 , both paralleling recessions in the United States . Its economy is based primarily upon international business ( especially re-insurance , for which it is now a world centre ) and tourism , with those two sectors accounting for more than 70 % of the total balance of payments current account foreign exchange receipts . However , the role of international business in the economy is expanding , whereas that of tourism is contracting . Current economy . The Bermuda Monetary Authority ( BMA ) is an independent regulator of Bermuda 's financial services sector , including the Bermuda Stock Exchange . The BMA is not a central bank , and does not provide lender of last resort facilities . The BMA has licensed two local banks : Butterfield Bank and the HSBC Bank Bermuda . In 2009 , Butterfield had 51 % of local deposits and HSBC had 41 % . Bermuda 's currency is the Bermudian dollar , which is pegged to the US dollar on a one-to-one basis . Both currencies circulate in Bermuda on an equal basis , but the Bermudian dollar is not normally traded outside the territory . Bermuda Government ’ s debt was $ 2.515 billion at September 2017 . The BMA implemented Basel II in Bermuda from 1 January 2009 and Basel III from 1 January 2015 , combined becoming the final rules for the enhancement of capital adequacy and liquidity in Bermuda 's banking sector . In 2013 , Bermuda had a GDP of $ 5.574bn , and the GDP per capita was $ 85,748 , with a real growth rate of 4.6 % . In 2012 ( est . ) , agriculture contributed 0.7 % to GDP , industry 7 % , and services 92.3 % . In 2004-05 fiscal year , government revenues were US $ 738 million and expenditures was $ 665 million . In 2000 , 19 % of the population lived below the poverty line . The inflation rate ( consumer prices ) in 2005 was 2.8 % . In 2004 , 19 % of the total labour force of 38,360 was in clerical occupations , 22 % services , 3 % labourers , 17 % professional and technical , 15 % administrative and managerial , 19 % sales , and 3 % agriculture and fishing ; there was an unemployment rate of 2.1 % . In 2006 , Bermuda 's exports ( mostly reexports of pharmaceuticals ) were valued at $ 783m ; export partners included Spain ( 13.8 % ) , Germany ( 11.7 % ) , Switzerland ( 8.8 % ) , Denmark ( 6.6 % ) , and the UK ( 6 % ) . In 2007 , imports ( of clothing , fuels , machinery and transport equipment , construction materials , chemicals , food , and live animals ) were valued at $ 1.162bn ; import partners included South Korea ( 36.4 % ) , the US ( 15.7 % ) , Germany ( 13.2 % ) and Italy ( 11.8 % ) . Offshore financial services . Bermuda is considered an offshore financial centre . According to the Foot report , Bermuda is the second largest captive insurance domicile , and is the third largest reinsurance centre in the world . It is the domicile of 6 % of offshore funds ( at 2010 ) and has a presence in aircraft registration and maintains an open ship registry . Bermuda has a reputation for the integrity of its financial regulatory system . An outdated ( October 2000 ) KPMG report titled `` stated that the island 's legislative framework was not compliant with international standards , which led critics to conclude that Bermuda is committed to the facilitation of money laundering and other financial crimes . The Bermuda Government has signed tax transparency and compliance agreements with the United States . Aiming to meet or exceed international financial standards , the BMA has taken a decision to be opaque about its duties and responsibilities . For example , in response to the KPMG October 2000 report , Bermuda enacted the `` Trust ( Regulation of Trust Business ) Act 2001 '' to transfer the finance minister 's responsibilities to the BMA , with respect to granting and revoking trust company licences . It also requires all individuals or companies operating trust companies to have a licence unless they are exempt . Previously , only trust companies needed a licence . Additionally , the legislation gives the BMA more comprehensive intervention powers . It will be able to request more detailed documentation and , in the event of a problem , restrict a trust operator 's licence . Information will be kept confidential , except in the event of a criminal investigation . Comprehensive new legislation will be introduced in the upcoming parliamentary session to further streamline the incorporation process , facilitate registration of foreign names and address conflicts in law for registered securities , again consistent with the KPMG report . Amendments are being proposed to the BMA ( Collective Investment Scheme Classification ) Regulations 1998 , part of a strategic plan for the development of financial services in Bermuda . It is a mark of Bermuda 's commitment that each financial sector is seen to be in line with international standards . Foreign companies . Most foreign companies in Bermuda are incorporated under the `` Companies Act of 1981 '' . Bermuda-registered companies need only one director and one shareholder , who can be the same person , and neither needs to be resident in Bermuda . Most companies do not need to file financial accounts or annual returns . Business records can be maintained outside the territory . A company need only file an annual declaration , which lists the authorized share capital , which is the basis for determining the annual fee . ( See Licence fees . ) Foreign companies require a local secretary and agent , which charges a fee . Foreign companies that wish to establish a place of business in Bermuda require a permit , but a permit is not required for offshore activities . There are no taxes on profits , income , dividends , capital gains , estate , or death duties . There are more than 12,500 foreign companies registered in Bermuda , many US-owned , which are an important source of foreign exchange for the island . Offshore companies spent US $ 967m in Bermuda in 2000 . Total income , including secondary effects , was US $ 1.3bn . Many large international companies are based in Bermuda , including Bacardi Ltd. , Bunge Limited , Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd. , Global Crossing Ltd. and Royall Lyme Bermuda Ltd . Some companies , however , are considering or planning a move to Ireland in search of `` a more stable environment '' , including Willis Group . The growing importance of international business is reflected in its increased share of GDP , which grew from 12.6 % in 1996 to 13.8 % in 2000 . In 2000 , foreign companies directly employed 3,224 Bermudians and non-Bermudians . Foreign companies directly and indirectly supported 9,450 jobs in Bermuda and strongly influenced a further 4,670 . The Bermuda Department of Maritime Administration maintains an open ship registry , enabling foreign-owned ships to be registered in Bermuda , fly its flag , and be subject to its maritime and taxation laws . It is considered a flag of convenience state . In 2012 , 139 vessels were registered in Bermuda of which 105 were foreign-owned ( 76 % ) . 160 ships were registered in 2017 , including 18 oil tankers , 10 bulk carriers , 8 container ships , and one general cargo ship . Thirteen of the 17 ships of the Princess Cruises line are registered in Bermuda , as are seven of the eight ships of the P & O Cruises line . In 2011 , the Cunard Line registered all its ships in Bermuda to enable its ship captains to marry couples at sea , weddings at sea being described as a lucrative market . The move brought in additional hundreds of thousands in annual fees to a registry that already takes in about $ 3 million a year . Bermuda is notable for its open aircraft register . Tourism . Tourism is Bermuda 's second most important industry . That it is an industry in trouble is evident from the statistical comparison . In 1996 , Bermuda had 571,700 visitors . By 2000 , that figure has dropped to 538,059 visitors , and further decreased to 454,444 visitors in 2001 . Bed nights sold declined from over 2.4 million in 1995 to 1.9 million in 2001 . Visitors contributed an estimated $ 475 million to the economy in 1996 , but that figure declined to $ 431 million in 2000 . Direct employment in the tourism industry ( 5,700 jobs in 2000 ) and related industry is dropping in tandem with declining visitor numbers . Following the September 11 , 2001 attacks in the United States , a number of new re-insurance companies located to the island , contributing to an already robust international business sector . On the other hand , Bermuda 's already weakening tourism industry was hit hard , as American tourists chose not to travel . Total arrivals in 2014 were 584,702 out of which air arrivals were 224,329 ( down by 5.1 % ) , cruise arrivals were 356,093 ( up by 4.7 % ) , and yacht arrivals were 4,280 ( up by 24.6 % ) . Population and labour . The population of Bermuda on census night , 20 May 2010 , was 71,328 persons ( an increase of 7 % over 2000 ) , comprising 59,014 civilians , 822 persons in institutions and 11,492 visitors and transients ( an increase of 38 % ) , including those on board cruise ships and yachts . There were 64,319 persons usually resident in Bermuda ( ie. , including those temporarily out of the territory ) , an increase of 4 % or 2,178 persons . About 79 % of Bermuda ’ s 2010 resident population has Bermudian status and 31 % does not . Bermudian status arises by birth , grant or marriage . There were three cruise ships in Bermuda on census night compared to one at the 2000 census . According to the 1991 census , about 73 % of Bermuda ’ s 1991 resident population was born in Bermuda and 27 % was foreign-born . UK immigrants constituted 30.6 % of the immigrant population ; U.S. , 19.9 % ; Canada , 10.5 % ; and Portugal and the Azores , 13.5 % . In 2016 Bermuda had a resident population of 65,331 . Total filled jobs in 2000 were 38,017 , but preliminary estimates for 2001 revealed a 1.1 % decline in employment . Nevertheless , unemployment remained in the 4 % range , and many Bermudians held more than one job . In 2000 , about 25 % of workers were union members . There are three primary unions in Bermuda : the blue-collar Bermuda Industrial Union , Bermuda 's largest labour organisation ; the professional Bermuda Public Services Association , with a steadily increasing membership ; and the Bermuda Union of Teachers , which is affiliated with the Caribbean Union of Teachers . Organised labour enjoys a high profile in Bermuda . Union action , however , was moderate in recent years . The average days lost per worker involved dropped from a high of 65 in 1991 to a low of 0.8 in 1999 . Although still active , unions have tempered their demands , partly as a result of new labour legislation and partly in recognition that Bermuda 's economy , in line with that of the United States , entered a recessionary phase in 2001 . The island 's tourism industry , in which many Bermudians have historically been employed , continues to experience tough times , made even worse by 11 September . Past industrial action in the tourism sector hurt that industry , which was already suffering a chronic downturn without the additional blow of tourist displeasure and displacement due to work stoppages . Foreign trade . Bermuda has little in the way of exports or manufacturing , and almost all manufactured goods and foodstuffs must be imported . The value of imports continues to rise , up from US $ 551m in 1994 to US $ 712m in 1999 . The U.S. is Bermuda 's primary trading partner ; from a value of US $ 400m in 1994 , U.S. imports expanded to US $ 533m in 2000 . The United Kingdom , Canada , and the Caribbean countries ( mainly the Netherlands Antilles ) also are important trading partners . Exports from Bermuda , including imports into the small free port , which are subsequently re-exported , increased from US $ 35m in 1993 to almost US $ 51m in 1999 . Duty on imports is a major source of revenue for the Government of Bermuda . In fiscal year 1998–99 , the government obtained slightly more than $ 166 million , or about 30 % of its revenue base from imports . Heavy importation duties are reflected in retail prices . Even though import duties are high , wages have kept up with the cost of living , and poverty—by U.S. standards—appears to be practically nonexistent . Although Bermuda imposes no income , sales , or profit taxes , it does levy a real estate tax and a payroll tax . Agriculture . A major Bermuda industry of the 1920s was the export of early vegetables and flowers to New York . Bermuda had three crops per year . The Bermuda Botanic Gardens ( now with 38 acres ) had been established in 1898 . In 1922 complete , concise and clear acts dealing with agriculture were placed on the Bermuda statute book ; inspection of produce was initiated ; and seed testing began . Local seedsmen were registered in 1923 . Mr McCallan , the Agricultural Director reorganised the Agricultural Exhibition for 1923 . Seed potatoes were gradually improved after much investigation with US experts . A local farmers ' market started in 1923 . For a year in 1921–23 , Professor H H Whetzel of Cornell University advised remedies for the cash crop diseases of potato blight , onion thrips , celery leaf spot , lily `` Botritis '' , melon mildew etc . He suggested that the colony should appoint a full-time plant pathologist . Lawrence Ogilvie was the plant pathologist from September 1923 to April 1928 . He introduced regulations in 1924 governing the control of local diseases and pests , and the import of plants – so vital for an island . Import embargoes applied for banana plants , lily bulbs , sweet poatoes , citrus fruits from the West Indies , and certain Irish potatoes . In 1924 a concrete fumigation chamber was built to fumigate infected imports . Good crops of celery were achieved in the 1920s . Citrus cultivation was affected by the Mediterranean fruit fly and only really developed in 1944 . The early Easter Lily exports to New York — vital financially to Bermuda – became badly diseased from the late 19th century to the mid-1920s . Lawrence Ogilvie saved the industry by identifying the problem as a virus ( not aphid damage as previously thought ) and instituting controls in the fields and packing houses . There was a marked improvement by 1927 when he inspected 204 fields of lilies . The lily export trade continued to flourish until the 1940s when the Japanese captured much of the market .
Driller ( oil ) . The Driller is a team leader in charge during the process of well drilling . The term is commonly used in the context of an oil well drilling rig . Driller comes after the Toolpusher in the Rig crew hierarchy . Toolpusher takes the operation orders from the Company-man . Toolpusher then supervises these order to the driller and the rest of the drilling crew and gets the job done . While Toolpusher , driller and the drilling crew generally belong to the Drilling contractor company , Company-man is the employee of the operator company . The driller is in charge of the crew , and running the rig itself . Most of the time , his or her job is simply to monitor the rig 's activity , while the automatic driller runs the breaks and drills the hole . The driller is responsible for interpreting the signals the well gives regarding gas and fluids with high pressure . In an emergency he is also responsible for taking the correct counter measures to stop an uncontrolled well control situation from emerging . The driller will watch for gas levels coming out of the hole , how much drilling mud is going in , and other information . While tripping , the driller will run the floor and work the rig . While Company-man takes all the decision on the rig ( after consulting the supervisors in the office ) , but at times of emergency the driller will be the one in charge of real time decisions . According to and , the hierarchy on an oil platform correspond to the timescale of which the sections operate . The automatic drilling equipment work on the timescale of seconds and both reports to and gets its orders from the driller , who operates on a timescale of several seconds to hours . The person will report and gets his or her orders from those planning the current drilling operation , on a timescale of days and weeks . The chain extends to those who are in charge of managing the whole oil field , on a timescale of decades .
FM Towns . system is a Japanese PC variant , built by Fujitsu from February 1989 to the summer of 1997 . It started as a proprietary PC variant intended for multimedia applications and PC games , but later became more compatible with regular PCs . In 1993 , the FM Towns Marty was released , a gaming console compatible with existing FM Towns games . The `` FM '' part of the name means `` Fujitsu Micro '' like their earlier products , while the `` Towns '' part is derived from the code name the system was assigned while in development , `` Townes '' . This refers to Charles Townes , one of the winners of the 1964 Nobel Prize in Physics , following a custom of Fujitsu at the time to code name PC products after Nobel Prize winners . The e in `` Townes '' was dropped when the system went into production to make it clearer that the term was to be pronounced like the word `` towns '' rather than the potential `` tow-nes '' . History . Fujitsu decided to release a new home computer after the FM-7 was technologically overcome by NEC 's PC-8801 . During the life of the FM-7 , Fujitsu had learned that software sales drove hardware sales , and in order to acquire usable software quickly , the new computer was to be based on Fujitsu 's `` FMR50 '' system architecture . The FMR50 system , released at 1986 , was another x86/DOS-based computer similar to NEC 's popular PC-9801 . The FMR50 computers were sold with moderate success in Japanese offices , particularly in Japanese government offices . There were hundreds of software packages available for the FMR , including Lotus 1-2-3 , WordStar , Multiplan , and dBASE III . With this basis of compatibility , the more multimedia-friendly FM Towns was created . NEC 's PC-9801 computers were widespread and dominated in the 1980s , at one point reaching 70 % of the 16/32-bit computer market . However , they have poor graphics ( 640×400 with 16 of 4096 colors ) and sounds ( 4-operator/3 voice monaural FM sounds ) . Just as Commodore saw an opening for the Amiga in some global markets against the IBM PC , a computer with improved graphics and sound was considered to overcome the PC-9801 in the home-use field in Japan . With many multimedia innovations for its time , the FM Towns was that system , though for a number of reasons it never broke far beyond the boundaries of its niche market status . Eventually the FM Towns lost much of its uniqueness by adding a V ( PC clone plus DOS with native Japanese language support ) compatibility mode switch , until Fujitsu finally discontinued making FM Towns specific hardware and software and moved to focus on the IBM PC clones ( Fujitsu FMV ) that many Japanese manufacturers—who previously were not players in the PC market—were building by the mid to late 1990s . To this day , Fujitsu is known for its laptop PCs globally , and FM Towns ( and Marty ) users have been relegated to a small community of aficionados . Overview . Several variants were built ; the first system ( FM TOWNS model1 and model2 ) is based on an Intel 80386DX processor running at a clock speed of 16 MHz , with the option of adding an 80387 FPU , features one or two megabytes of RAM ( with a possible maximum of 6 MB ) , one or two 3.5 '' floppy disk drives , a PCMCIA memory card slot and a single-speed CD-ROM drive . Its package includes a gamepad , a mouse and a microphone . The earlier , more distinctive models featuring a vertical CD-ROM tray on the front of the case ( model1 , model2 , 1F , 2F , 1H , 2H , 10F and 20F ) were often referred to as the `` Gray '' Towns , and were the ones most directly associated with the `` FM Towns '' brand . Most featured 3 memory expansion slots and used 72-pin non-parity SIMMs with a required timing of 100ns or less and a recommended timing of 60ns . Hard drives are not standard equipment , and are not required for most uses . The OS is loaded from CD-ROM by default . A SCSI Centronics 50/SCSI-1/Full-Pitch port is provided for connecting external SCSI disk drives , and is the most common way to connect a hard drive to an FM Towns PC . Although internal drives are rare , there is a hidden compartment with a SCSI 50-pin connector where a hard drive may be connected , however the power supply module does not typically provide the required Molex connector to power the drive . The video output is 15 kHz RGB ( though some programs used a 31 kHz mode ) using the same DB15 connector and pinouts as the PC-9801 . Operating system . The operating system used is Windows 3.0/3.1/95 and a graphical OS called Towns OS , based on MS-DOS and the Phar Lap DOS extender ( RUN386.EXE ) . Most games for the system were written in protected mode Assembly and C using the Phar Lap DOS extender . These games usually utilize the Towns OS API ( TBIOS ) for handling several graphic modes , sprites , sounds , a mouse , gamepads , and CD-audio . The FM Towns is capable of booting its graphical Towns OS straight from CD in 1989 - two years before Amiga CDTV booted its GUI-based AmigaOS 1.3 from internal CD drive and the CD-bootable System 7 was released for the Macintosh in 1991 , and five years before the El Torito specification standardized boot-CDs on IBM PC compatibles in 1994 . To boot the system from CD-ROM , the FM TOWNS has a `` hidden C : '' ROM drive in which a minimum MS-DOS system , CD-ROM driver and MSCDEX.EXE are installed . This minimal DOS system runs first , and the DOS system reads and executes the Towns OS IPL stored in CD-ROM after that . The Towns OS CD-ROM has an IPL , MS-DOS system ( IO.SYS ) , DOS extender , and Towns API ( TBIOS ) . A minimal DOS system that allows the CD-ROM drive to be accessed is contained in a system ROM ; this , coupled with Fujitsu 's decision to charge only a minimal license fee for the inclusion of a bare-bones Towns OS on game CD-ROMs , allows game developers to make games bootable directly from CD-ROM without the need for a boot floppy or hard disk . Various Linux and BSD distributions have also been ported to the FM Towns system , including Debian and Gentoo . A version of GNU called GNU for FM Towns was released in 1990 . Graphics . The FM Towns features video modes ranging from 320×200 to 720×512 resolutions , with 16 to 32,768 simultaneous colors out of a possible 4096 to 16 million ( depending on the video mode ) ; most of these video modes have two memory pages , and it allows the use of up to 1024 sprites of 16×16 pixels each . It also has a built-in font ROM for the display of kanji characters . One unique feature of the FM Towns system is the ability to overlay different video modes ; for example , the 320×200 video mode with 32,768 colors can be overlaid with a 640×480 mode using 16 colors , which allows games to combine high-color graphics with high-resolution kanji text . Up to two graphical layers can be overlaid , whether it is two bitmap layers , or the sprite layer with a bitmap background layer . The latter is useful for action games , though the sprite function is not as advanced as that of rival 16-bit computer , the Sharp X68000 . When the sprite layer is used , it is rendered to VRAM layer 1 on top , with the bitmap background as VRAM layer 0 below . When two bitmap layers are used , then both are rendered to VRAM layers 0 and 1 . CPU . The following is a list of models and the CPUs they contain from the factory . Sound . The FM Towns system is able to play regular audio CDs , and also supports the use of eight PCM voices and six FM channels , because of the Ricoh RF5c68 and Yamaha YM2612 soundchips , respectively . The system has ports in the front to accommodate karaoke , LEDs to indicate volume level , and software to add popular voice-altering effects such as echoes . The Ricoh RF5c68 is an eight-channel sound chip developed by Ricoh . It is notably used in the FM Towns computer system , along with Sega 's System 18 and System 32 arcade game system boards . The RF5c68 supports eight 8-bit PCM channels , with 19.6 kHz or variable sampling rate . Audio bit depth ranges from 8-bit to 10-bit . Games on the FM Towns regularly use Red Book ( audio CD standard ) orchestral music tracks , especially if they are designed specifically for the Fujitsu system . Games ported from the PC9801 , for instance , might have used only PCM/FM music . This was a novelty and innovation far ahead of other PCs of the time made possible by the standard CD-ROM drive in every FM Towns computer .
Georissa laseroni . `` Georissa laseroni '' is a species of minute cave snails that have an operculum , gastropod mollusks in the family Hydrocenidae.This species is endemic to Australia .
3AM ( TV Series ) . 3AM is an American reality documentary series about the late-night life of New York City . The voyeuristic documentary series puts the spotlight on the lives of five New York citizens and veterans to the city 's night life . The series debuted on the premium cable channel Showtime on May 28 , 2015 . Showtime continued to air a 7 episode-long first season . The season finale aired on July 9 , 2015 . `` 3AM '' was met by critics with a mixed reception . The series has been praised for its provocative visual style , but has also been received as mildly entertaining . After its initial 7-episode run , Showtime cancelled the show in January 2016 . Main . Each episode of the series follows a single evening with the following five members of New York City 's night life crowd . Production and development . `` 3AM '' was created by television producer Dick Wolf . Wolf , along with Tom Thayer with Wolf Reality , are also executive producers on the show , as well as Banks Tarver and Ken Druckerman from the New York-based Right Productions ( part of the Red Arrow Entertainment Group ) and Marie McGovern . Although Wolf is credited as the creator of the series , Marie McGovern stated in an interview with the NY Daily News that the series was her brainchild . In the interview , McGovern , a former news assignment editor at the same newspaper , noted that she was inspired by working in the early morning shifts and reading police reports on the `` craziness that would go on the night before . '' Critical Response . Upon the series premiere , `` 3AM '' was met with a mixed critical reception . In a more negative review , Brian Lowry from Variety thought that while the show was `` visually provocative '' , `` 3AM '' was `` only mildly entertaining '' and `` never for a moment truly convincing . '' Lowry also criticised the title of the series , which he noted in his review as conveying the impression that `` strange things happen at night while those who work the day shift slumber , especially around the designated hour . '' Lowry claimed this was an insubstantial construct that was employed primarily to present titillating moments to the audience . In addition , Lowry criticised the character followed by the series for giving the impression of posturing for the cameras , which `` offsets the effect of the gritty photography and dreamy music used to set the mood . '' However , Mike Hale of The New York Times held a more positive review of the series . Hale referred to the series as `` refreshing '' when compared to Showtime 's more popular and Emmy award-winning shows such as Masters of Sex . In his review , Hale noted that the show had a `` disarming matter-of-factness '' that he thought to make the show `` easy to watch . ''
Rhododendron selense . `` Rhododendron selense '' ( 多变杜鹃 ) is a rhododendron species native to southwestern Sichuan , eastern Xizang , and western Yunnan in China , where it grows at altitudes of 2700–4000 meters . It is a shrub that grows to 1–2 m in height , with leaves that are oblong-elliptic or obovate to elliptic , 4–8 by 2–4 cm in size . Flowers are pink .
2012 Copa del Rey Final . The 2012 Copa del Rey Final was the 110th final since its establishment . The match was contested by Athletic Bilbao and Barcelona on 25 May 2012 at the Vicente Calderón in Madrid . This was the clubs ' first meeting in the final since the 2009 final where Barcelona won the trophy with a 4–1 victory . The same teams , which are the two with the most cup wins in the history of the competition , also met in the Round of 16 of the 2010–11 edition , in which Barça prevailed on away goals after two draws . Barcelona lifted the trophy for the 26th time in their history .
John Gourlay ( Scottish footballer ) . John Gourlay ( 1879 - `` unknown '' ) was a Scottish footballer . His regular position was as a defender . He was born in Kirkendbright . He played for Manchester United and Annbank .
Toulouse Olympique Broncos . Toulouse Olympique Broncos are a semi-professional rugby league team based in Toulouse in the south of France . Formerly called Toulouse Jules-Julien Broncos XIII the club changed name at the end of the 2011-12 season after being taken over by Toulouse Olympique . Formed in 1980 , they currently play in the Elite One Championship History . Founded in 1980 as Association Sportive Toulouse Jules-Julien XIII the club joined the amateur ranks in rugby league . In 1987 a youth academy was set up running teams from 4 years and up . The club was promoted in 1994 after winning the National Division 2 title . During the following season the club , after getting into financial trouble , had to withdraw from the league . It was n't until 2010 that a senior side reappeared , they were created to compete in the Elite Two Championship . During this time the youth sides had still competed . Before the 2012/13 season had started , the senior side moved under the umbrella of city neighbours Toulouse Olympique changing their name to the current one used today . In 2015 following Toulouse Olympique 's acceptance into the British League 1 competition , the Broncos were moved up to the Elite One Championship to replace the departing Toulouse club and to also act as their feeder team , while also maintaining a Toulouse presence in the French League . The original club name Toulouse Jules-Julien XIII lives on to this day at academy level with teams from ages 4 to 20 . Colours and badge . The original club played in predominantly red with yellow , after being taken over the club used the same colours as their parent club , blue and white . They have retained their nickname 'Broncos ' . The academy sides still play in the original colours Stadium . The clubs first stadium was the Stade Philippe Struxiano named after a former player from the 1920s . In 2014 they moved to their current home the Stade des Minimes or as its also known Stade Arnauné the current capacity is 4,066 but this will be increased to about 10,000 in the coming years .
Diogo Lopes de Sequeira . D.Diogo Lopes de Sequeira ( 1465–1530 ) was a Portuguese fidalgo , sent to analyze the trade potential in Madagascar and Malacca , he arrived at Malacca on 11 September 1509 . He left the next year when he discovered that Sultan Mahmud Shah , the local leader , was devising his assassination . This gave Afonso de Albuquerque the opportunity to embark upon his expeditions of conquests . Sequeira was subsequently made governor of Portuguese India ( 1518–1522 ) , and in 1520 led a military campaign into the Red Sea which hastened the first legitimate Portuguese embassy to Ethiopia .
Catocala praegnax . `` Catocala praegnax '' is a moth in the family Erebidae . It is found in Japan , northern China and Taiwan .
Athmonum . Athmonum or Athmonon ( ) , also Athmonia ( Ἀθμονία ) , was a deme of ancient Attica , situated on the site of the Marousi ( Amarousion ) . The name of the modern village has been derived from Amarysia , a surname of Artemis , who was worshipped under this designation at Athmonum . An inscription found near Marousi , in which the `` temenos '' of this goddess is mentioned , puts the matter beyond dispute . Athmonum also possessed a very ancient temple of Aphrodite Urania . The inhabitants of this deme appear to have been considered clever wine-dressers .
Samisoni Fonomanu Tu'i'afitu . Hon . Tu'i'afitu ( 21 December 1933 – 4 October 2005 ) , born Samisoni Fonomanu Tu'i'afitu , was a Tongan nobleman , Member of Parliament , and the Governor of Vavaʻu . Education . Tu'i'afitu was educated at Tonga High School and then in Australia at Newington College ( 1953–1955 ) . He then attended Seddon Memorial Technical College in Auckland , New Zealand . Public service career . He joined the Tongan Civil Service as a clerk in 1962 and was promoted to the role of administrative officer at Fua'amotu International Airport in 1968 . He became senior administration officer at the airport in 1984 and then senior administration officer of the Lupepau'u Airport in Vavaʻu in 1987 . Parliament . Tu'i'afitu served as Minister of Lands , Survey , and Natural Resources . Governor . Hon . Tu'i'afitu was appointed to the Noble title of `` Tu'i'afitu '' in 1976 and as Acting Governor of Vavaʻu in 1988 and then Governor of Vavaʻu in 1991 .
Øyvind Myhre . Øyvind Kvernvold Myhre ( born 2 January 1945 ) is a Norwegian author of science fiction and fantasy literature . He has written more than twenty novels and short stories . from 1975-1977 he was author and editor of the Norwegian science fiction magazine NOVA . He also published a fanzine called GANDALF . Øyvind Myhre earned his siv.ing . degree from the Norwegian Institute of Technology . He has worked for IBM as a system consultant . Born in Fluberg , Myhre is a member of Gran municipal council for the period of 2007-2011 , representing a local list .
Litoria rubrops . `` Litoria rubrops '' is a species of frogs in the family Hylidae . It is endemic to Papua New Guinea . Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and rivers .
Sumit Kumar ( field hockey ) . Sumit Kumar ( born 11 May 1997 ) is an Indian professional field hockey player who plays as a Forward . He is in the Indian squad at the 2014 Sultan of Johor Cup .
Sphaerocodon . `` Sphaerocodon '' is a species of plants in the Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1876 . It is native to southern Africa .
Limonia acidissima . `` Limonia acidissima '' is the only species within the monotypic genus `` Limonia '' . Common names for the species in English include wood-apple and elephant-apple . In India in some regional languages its known as Kavat in Hindi , Kavath in Marathi , kotha in Gujarati , Kaitha/ kaintha in Odia , kabith in Bengali , kaitha in UP/ MP , விளாம்பழம் in Tamil , Kapitthhamu or velagakaya in Telugu , Kapitya ( कपित्य ) in Sanskrit and so as Divul in Sri Lanka , Kvet in combodia , kawis/kawista in Indonesia ( javanese ) , Kawes in Malaysia . Description . `` Limonia acidissima '' is a large tree growing to tall , with rough , spiny bark . The leaves are pinnate , with 5-7 leaflets , each leaflet 25–35 mm long and 10–20 mm broad , with a citrus-scent when crushed . The flowers are white and have five petals . The fruit is a berry 5–9 cm diameter , and may be sweet or sour . It has a very hard rind which can be difficult to crack open , it appears greenish-brown in colour from outside and contains sticky brown pulp and small white seeds . The fruit looks similar in appearance to the Bael fruit `` ( Aegle marmelos ) '' . It contains considerable amount of protein , carbohydrate , ferus , fat , calcium , Vit-B & C etc . 100 g of ripe fruit pulp contains up to 49 KCal . Taxonomy . A number of other species formerly included in the genus are now treated in the related genera `` Atalantia '' , `` Citropsis '' , `` Citrus '' , `` Glycosmis '' , `` Luvunga '' , `` Murraya '' , `` Microcitrus '' , `` Micromelum '' , `` Naringi '' , `` Pamburus '' , `` Pleiospermium '' , `` Severinia '' , `` Skimmia '' , `` Swinglea '' , and `` Triphasia '' . Distribution . `` Limonia acidissima '' is native to India and Sri Lanka . Some sources include Fiji in the native distribution , but `` Flora Vitiensis nova '' dates the species ' introduction there to around 1880 . The species has also been introduced to Indochina and Malesia . Uses . The fruit is used to make a fruit juice with astringent properties and jams . Ripe fruit can be used as `` aachar '' ( smashed with green chilly , sugar and salt only ) . Another species of this fruits are considered auspicious to be offered to Shiva and Ganesha in pujas . A majority of Hindu temples will have a sacred tree within its compound and is known as the `` sthala vriksha '' .
Saroornagar Lake . Saroornagar Lake is a lake in Hyderabad , India . From the year of its creation in 1626 , the lake remained largely clean until 1956 when Hyderabad expanded . Spread over , the lake was restored by the Hyderabad Urban Development Authority in 2003–04 at a cost of . After the restoration of the lake , migratory birds returned to the lake in big numbers a few years later . History . In 1626 , the lake was created for agricultural and drinking purposes . Spread over , the lake has a maximum depth of . It is one of five major water bodies in Hyderabad . After 1956 when Hyderabad became the state capital of the Andhra Pradesh , the city witnessed unprecedented population growth , industrialisation and agriculture using synthetic fertilizers and insecticides . Inevitably , untreated domestic sewage , solid waste and industrial effluents entered into the catchment area of this lake . In 2003 , the Minister of Tourism for Andhra Pradesh announced that the lake and its surroundings would be developed at a cost of . As a part of this initiative , two sewage treatment plants with the capacity to treat 250 million litres of sewage a day were to be installed . In addition to this , tourism-centric facilities such as a boating facility in the lake , a children 's park and a restaurant were to be taken up . The minister also announced that all construction activity on the lake bed were to be stopped . Soon after , city 's civic agency Hyderabad Urban Development Authority took up the task of cleaning up the lake . Four years after the installation of the sewage treatment plant , the officials reported 95 % of sewage being treated . With the groundwater conditions improved , migratory birds returned to the lake in big numbers . In 2007 , park was developed alongside the lake at a cost of . The park featured sculptures , ornamental landscape , boating facility and an environment education centre . Citizens of nearby localities such as L. B. Nagar and Vanasthalipuram welcomed this development.It has last its charm now After the restoration , the civic agencies have taken necessary steps that the lake does not get polluted because of the annual immersion of Ganesh idols . In addition , steps were taken to curb unauthorised construction near the lake bed . However , by 2009 , the filtration unit of the sewage treatment plant stopped functioning properly . As a result of this , the lake was getting polluted with domestic waste .
Luis Morales ( bishop ) . Luis Morales , O.S.A . ( 1608 – 10 January 1681 ) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Tropea ( 1667–1681 ) and Bishop of Ariano ( 1659–1667 ) . Biography . Luis Morales was born in Lucerna , Spain in 1608 and ordained a priest in the Order of Saint Augustine . On 10 March 1659 , he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Alexander VII as Bishop of Ariano . On 16 March 1659 , he was consecrated bishop by Marcantonio Franciotti , Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria della Pace . On 7 February 1667 , he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Alexander VII as Bishop of Tropea . He served as Bishop of Tropea until his death on 10 January 1681 .
Gymnosoma par . `` Gymnosoma par '' is a Nearctic species of fly in the family Tachinidae .
Demion Williams . Demion Denzel Williams ( born 10 November 1992 ) is a Caymanian footballer who plays as a midfielder . He has represented the Cayman Islands during World Cup qualifying matches in 2011 .
Bonn Stadtbahn . The Bonn Stadtbahn ( ' ) is a part of the local public transit system in Bonn and the surrounding Rhein-Sieg area , that also includes the Bonn Straßenbahn . Although with six actual Stadtbahn lines ( as well as three tram lines ) the network is relatively small , two of Bonn 's Stadtbahn lines connect to the much larger Cologne Stadtbahn ( and are numbered according to that system , not Bonn 's ) . The Stadtbahn network comprises of route . There are 64 stations and stops in the city of Bonn proper , and another 17 in Siegburg and Bad Honnef . Additionally , of the Stadtbahn is located underground , as are 12 of the Stadtbahn stations . History . This arrangement was inexpedient for a city which boasted 140,000 inhabitants and served as the seat of government for West Germany . The existing arrangement faced competition from the development of automobile traffic , and the federal government was anxious to transform Bonn from a provincial town to a modern capital . At the time trams were considered outmoded and unmodern , so the government was willing to provide funds for removal and replacement . In 1967 the Bonn City Council approved a new transportation plan which included underground railway ( U-Bahn ) between Bonn and Bad Godesberg ; the initial ground breaking took place in October of the same year . The overall concept involved a mixed system of trams ( operated by the SSB ) and heavy rail ( operated by the KBE ) . However , the KBE went into financial decline at the end of the decade and survived only with the support of the North Rhine-Westphalia government ; in this environment expansion was impossible . Instead , the railway lines of the KBE would be used to provide a link between Bonn and the Cologne tram network . To this end , new , lighter rolling stock was introduced that would be more suitable on Cologne 's Rhine bridges and subway tunnels . The Siegburg lines had already switched to Stadtbahn rolling stock in 1974 . On 22 March 1975 , the Bonn Stadtbahn was officially inaugurated . Routes . The Bonn Stadtbahn operates over former tram and heavy rail routes , which were either rebuilt for city rail traffic or replaced by underground lines . The only completely new section is the connection over the Südbrücke ( South Bridge ) , which is used by the 66 and 68 on the southbound journey from Bonn Hauptbahnhof to Ramersdorf and Bad Honnef . Stammstrecke . The `` Stammstrecke '' ( trunk route ) is the segment between the Bonn Hauptbahnhof station and the Deutsche Telekom stop at United Nations place , which is served by all Stadtbahn lines , but not by the three tram lines . The majority of the route runs through a tunnel constructed in 1975 , replacing the BGM-operated tram tracks which ran above-ground along the Adenauerallee and down to Bad Godesberg .
Michael Moore ( saxophonist and clarinetist ) . Michael Moore ( born December 4 , 1954 ) is an American jazz musician who has lived in the Netherlands since 1982 . Background and career . The son of a semi-professional musician , Moore was born and raised in Eureka , California . He studied music at Humboldt State and in 1977 graduated from the New England Conservatory of Music , where he studied with Jaki Byard and Gunther Schuller , and was a classmate of Marty Ehrlich . He played in a variety of musical contexts , especially those in support of theatre and dance groups . By 1982 he was a regular member of Misha Mengelberg 's Instant Composers Pool and had moved to Amsterdam . He was also a member of Georg Gräwe 's Grubenklang Orchester . Moore is one-third of the Clusone Trio ( aka Trio Clusone and Clusone 3 ) with cellist Ernst Reijseger and drummer Han Bennink . Originally meant only to play a single date at a festival in Clusone , Italy , the trio toured irregularly for several years and recorded six albums , including one of freely-interpreted Irving Berlin compositions . Moore 's first recording as a leader was in 1992 but it was with 1994 's `` Chicoutimi '' that he began to earn recognition as a composer . The drummerless trio on this album ( Fred Hersch , piano , and Mark Helias , bass ) was inspired by the duo recordings of Lee Konitz and Gil Evans and recalls in places the Jimmy Giuffre trios of the early 1960s . Moore also plays in Jewels and Binoculars , a collective trio with bassist Lindsey Horner and drummer Michael Vatcher which is devoted to interpretations of Bob Dylan songs . In 1986 , Moore won the Boy Edgar Award , the most prestigious jazz award in the Netherlands . In 1991 , he founded Ramboy Records to document his music . Moore started his jazz quintet in 2005 , in which he works with accomplished Dutch players : trumpeter Eric Vloeimans , pianist Marc van Roon , bassist Paul Berner , and drummer Owen Hart , Jr . In October 2005 , the quintet recorded the album `` Osiris '' . In 2013 , he performed with InstanPool , a group of international musicians making improved music and occasionally playing a composition . InstanPool consists of Michael Moore and Mark Alban Lotz ( winds ) , Korhan Erel and Robert van Heumen ( laptops ) , Sevket Akinci and Giray Gürkal ( guitars , electronics ) . Some members are also in Islak Köpek . As leader . With Dave Douglas
Children 's rights movement . The Children 's Rights Movement is a historical and modern movement committed to the acknowledgment , expansion , and/or regression of the rights of children around the world . It begun in the early part of the last century and has been an effort by government organizations , advocacy groups , academics , lawyers , lawmakers , and judges to construct a system of laws and policies that enhance and protect the lives of children . While the historical definition of child has varied , the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child asserts that `` A child is any human being below the age of eighteen years , unless under the law applicable to the child , majority is attained earlier . '' There are no definitions of other terms used to describe young people such as `` adolescents '' , `` teenagers '' or `` youth '' in international law . Now that child labor had been effectively eradicated in parts of the world , the movement turned to other things , but it again stalled when World War II broke out and children and women began to enter the work force once more . With millions of adults at war , the children were needed to help keep the country running . In Europe , children served as couriers , intelligence collectors , and other underground resistance workers in opposition to Hitler 's regime . Natural rights . The concept of children having particular rights is a relatively new one . Traditional attitudes towards children tended to consider them as mere extensions of the household and 'owned ' by their parents and/or legal guardian , who exerted absolute parental control . Views began to change during the Enlightenment , when tradition was increasingly challenged and the value of individual autonomy and natural rights began to be asserted . The Foundling Hospital in London was founded in 1741 as a children 's home for the `` education and maintenance of exposed and deserted young children '' . Thomas Spence , an English political radical wrote the first modern defence of the natural rights of children in `` The Rights of Infants '' , published in 1796 . Social reform . With the onset of the Industrial Revolution , children as young as six began to be employed in the factories and coal mines in often inhumane conditions with long hours and little pay . During the early 19th century this exploitation began to attract growing opposition . The terrible conditions of the poor urban children was exposed to liberal middle-class opinion , notably by the author Charles Dickens in his novel Oliver Twist . Social reformers , such as the Lord Shaftesbury , began to mount a vigorous campaign against this practice . Ameliorating legislation was achieved with a series of Factory Acts passed during the 19th century , where working hours for children were limited and they were no longer permitted to work during the night . Children younger than nine were not allowed to work and those between 9-16 were limited to 16 hours per day . Factories were also required to provide education to the apprentices in reading , writing and arithmetic for the first four years . An influential social reformer was Mary Carpenter , who campaigned on behalf of neglected children who had turned to juvenile delinquency . In 1851 she proposed the establishment of three types of schools ; free day schools for the general population , industrial schools for those in need and reformatory schools for young offenders . She was consulted by the drafters of educational bills , and she was invited to give evidence before House of Commons committees . In 1852 she established a reformatory school at Bristol . In the United States , the Children 's Rights Movement began with the orphan train . In the big cities , when a child 's parents died or were extremely poor , the child frequently had to go to work to support himself and/or his family . Boys generally became factory or coal workers , and girls became prostitutes or saloon girls , or else went to work in a sweat shop . All of these jobs paid only starvation wages . In 1852 , Massachusetts required children to attend school . In 1853 , Charles Brace founded the `` Children 's Aid Society '' , which worked hard to take street children in . The following year , the children were placed on a train headed for the West , where they were adopted , and often given work . By 1929 , the orphan train stopped running altogether , but its principles lived on . The `` National Child Labor Committee '' , an organization dedicated to the abolition of all child labor , was formed in the 1890s . It managed to pass one law , which was struck down by the Supreme Court two years later for violating a child 's right to contract his work . In 1924 , Congress attempted to pass a constitutional amendment that would authorize a national child labor law . This measure was blocked , and the bill was eventually dropped . It took the Great Depression to end child labor nationwide ; adults had become so desperate for jobs that they would work for the same wage as children . In 1938 , President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Fair Labor Standards Act which , amongst other things , placed limits on many forms of child labor . The Polish educationalist Janusz Korczak wrote of the rights of children in his book `` How to Love a Child '' ( Warsaw , 1919 ) ; a later book was entitled `` The Child 's Right to Respect '' ( Warsaw , 1929 ) . In 1917 , following the Russian Revolution , the Moscow branch of the organization Proletkult produced a Declaration of Children 's Rights . Rights of the Child . The first formal charter to set out the rights of children was drafted by British social reformer Eglantyne Jebb in 1923 . Jebb founded Save the Children in 1919 , one of the first charities aimed at the young , to help alleviate the starvation of children in Germany and Austria-Hungary during the Allied blockade of Germany in World War I which continued after the Armistice . This manifesto was adopted by the International Save the Children Union and endorsed by the League of Nations General Assembly in 1924 as the World Child Welfare Charter . In 1925 , the first International Child Welfare Congress was held in Geneva , where the Declaration was widely discussed and supported by organisations and governments . Declaration of the Rights of the Child . From the formation of the United Nations to the present day , the Children 's Rights Movement has become global in focus . Children around the world still suffer from forced child labor , genital mutilation , military service , and sex trafficking . Several international organizations have rallied to the assistance of children . These include Save the Children , Free the Children , and the Children 's Defense Fund . The Child Rights Information Network , or CRIN , formed in 1983 , is a group of 1,600 non-governmental organizations from around the world which advocate for the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child . Organizations report on their countries ' progress towards implementation , as do governments that have ratified the Convention . Every 5 years reporting to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child is required for governments . Children 's rights by country . Many countries have created an institute of children 's rights commissioner or ombudsman , the first being Norway in 1981 . Others include Finland , Sweden , and Ukraine , which was the first country worldwide to install a child in that post in 2005 . Argentina . In 2005 , in order to implement the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child , national Law for the Integral Protection of Children and Adolescents was enacted . This not only allows for protective measures for children , but also created the groundwork for a juvenile justice system . This system allows for children to be integrated back into society and established tactics to protect children from abuse and exploitation . Australia . Australia is a participant to all significant treaties that impact on children ’ s rights . The rights and protection of children are governed by both Federal and state and territory law . Brazil . Brazil is a founding member of the UN and a signatory of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights , which was adopted by General Assembly resolution in 1948 . The Universal Declaration of the Rights of the Child emphasizes that motherhood and childhood are entitled to special care and that children born out of wedlock are allowed the same social protection . In 1990 , Brazil approved the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and fully incorporated it onto Brazil ’ s positive law . China . China has ratified many international documents with regard to children ’ s rights protection , including the 1989 Convention on Rights of the Child , the Optional Protocol to the Convention on Rights of Child on the Sale of Children , Child Prostitution , and Child Pornography 2000 , the Worst Forms of Child Labor Convention 1999 , and The Hague Convention on the Protection of Children and Cooperation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption 1993 . France . France is in cooperation with all the major treaties dealing with children rights . It has in place several mechanisms to monitor the implementation of the 1989 Convention on the Rights of the Child , in particular , an ombudsman for children . Germany . Germany is in agreement with the global conventions that protect the rights of the child . However , Germany prefers to interpret these according to the principles of European agreements , specifically the European Human Rights Convention and also in accordance with German Constitutional guarantees . Greece . Greece has various laws and a number of measures and services to promote and advance the rights of children . In 2002 , the Greek Parliament adopted a new law on human trafficking ; in 2003 the juvenile system was reformed ; in 2006 an additional law was created to combat intra-family violence which states a prohibition of corporal punishment of children . United States . There is a long history of children 's rights in the U.S. < a href= '' Children % 27s_rights_movement % 23cite_note-20 '' > a > < /a > Many children 's rights advocates in the U.S. today advocate for a smaller agenda than their international peers . According to the U.S , for the purposes of the present Convention , a child means every human being below the age of eighteen years unless under the law applicable to the child , majority is attained earlier . Groups predominately focus on child abuse and neglect , child fatalities , foster care , youth aging out of foster care , preventing foster care placement , and adoption. < a href= '' Children % 27s_rights_movement % 23cite_note-21 '' > a > < /a > A longstanding movement promoting youth rights in the United States has made substantial gains in the past . Refer to the United Kingdom . The Children 's Rights Movement assert that it is the case that children have rights which adults , states and government have a responsibility to uphold . The UK maintains a position that UNCRC is not legally enforceable and is hence 'aspirational ' only - albeit a 2003 ECHR ruling states : `` The human rights of children and the standards to which all governments must aspire in realizing these rights for all children are set out in the Convention on the Rights of the Child . '' ( Extract from Sahin v Germany , Grand Chamber judgment of the ECHR , July 8 , 2003 ) . 18 years after ratification , the four Children 's Commissioners in the devolved administrations have united in calling for adoption of the Convention into domestic legislation , making children 's rights legally enforceable.. Convention on the Rights of the Child . The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child has 54 articles , each outlining a different right . They cover four different groupings of rights ; survival , protection , development and participation . The Convention establishes a standard premise for the children 's rights movement . It has been ratified by all but two countries ; the United States and South Sudan . The US administration under Bush opposed ratifying the Convention , stating that there were `` serious political and legal concerns that it conflicts with US policies on the central role of parents , sovereignty , and state and local law . '' The Convention is supplemented by the Optional Protocol on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict ( against military use of children ) and the Optional Protocol on the Sale of Children , Child Prostitution and Child Pornography ( against sale of children , child prostitution and child pornography ) . Children in power . Presently , there are at least thirty countries that have some kind of non-adult structure of parliament , whether nationally or in cities , villages or schools . Many children 's parliaments , especially in wealthier nations , are oriented more toward children 's education in politics than toward the actual exercise of power in adult political systems . On the other hand , some children 's parliaments do exercise a degree of political power . One of the first children 's parliaments , set up in the 1990s in village schools in Rajasthan , India , involves children aged six to fourteen electing child representatives who have been able to make genuine differences for their communities . Some children 's parliaments , such as in the city of Barra Mansa in Brazil , have extensive powers over children 's issues and control parts of the government budget . There are also private institutions which are largely governed by children , for instance democratic schools ( including Sudbury schools ) . References . weds . The New York Times . Retrieved from https : //www.nytimes.com/2012/11/27/world/asia/calls-to-end-child-marriages-in-malaysia-after-12-year-old-weds.html ? _r=0 universal standards on the rights of children read more : Children 's rights - historical roots of the children 's rights movement , universal standards on the rights of children . Retrieved from http : //family.jrank.org/pages/251/Children-s-Rights.html Rights Have to be Realised ? The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child as a Frame of Reference for Pedagogical Action . Journal of Philosophy of Education , 41 ( 3 ) , 431-443. doi:10.1111/j.1467-9752.2007.00568.x Difference . International Journal of Children 's Rights , 19 ( 4 ) , 595-612. doi:10.1163/157181811X547263
SMP Negeri 1 Cilegon . Sekolah Menengah Pertama Negeri 1 Cilegon ( `` English : State Junior High School 1 Cilegon '' ) or nicknamed SMPN 1 Cilegon is a public junior high school situated in Jalan Cut Nyak Dien No.34 Cilegon , Banten , Indonesia . History . Firstly , this school opened in January 1958 in Pegantungan , Cilegon , was originally remote classes from the SMP Negeri Serang . Then in the 70 's , the school relocated to Jalan Stasiun ( Jalan Cut Nyak Dien ) with the name of SMP Cilegon , which at the time was a former prison built by the military region command of Maulana Yusuf . so it known by the name of SMP Maulana Yusuf .
Arhopala dajagaka . `` Arhopala dajagaka '' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae . It was described by George Thomas Bethune-Baker in 1896 . It is endemic to Borneo .
Fernanda Flores . Fernanda Flores Cariola ( born 14 September 1993 ) is a Chilean field hockey player . Flores has been part of both the Chile junior and senior national teams . She made her junior debut at the 2012 Pan-Am Junior Championship , and her senior debut a year earlier in 2011 . Flores has medalled with the national team at two South American Games , in Santiago in 2014 and Cochabamba in 2018 . She also won a historic silver medal with the team at the 2017 Pan American Cup in Lancaster .
3Teeth ( album ) . `` 3TEETH '' is the self-titled debut studio album by the American industrial metal band 3Teeth , released in 2014 through Artoffact Records . Two years after the album 's release , 3Teeth embarked on the 2016 Tool tour as first opening act , followed by Primus . Track listing . All music composed by 3Teeth , except `` Dust '' and `` Unveiled '' which are co-written by Yöri Bjártsdöttir .
Only the Lonely ( The Motels song ) . `` Only the Lonely '' is a song by American new wave band The Motels . It was released in 1982 as the first single from their third studio album `` All Four One '' . Propelled by a popular music video , it debuted at number 90 on the U.S. `` Billboard '' Hot 100 on April 24 , 1982 . It would ultimately climb to number 9 on July 17 of that year where it spent four weeks in that position . On the U.S. `` Cash Box '' Top 100 , it performed slightly better , peaking at number 8 for two weeks .
Secure Fence Act of 2006 . On October 26 , 2006 , U.S. President George W. Bush signed the Secure Fence Act of 2006 ( ) into law stating , `` This bill will help protect the American people . This bill will make our borders more secure . It is an important step toward immigration reform . '' The bill was introduced on September 13 , 2006 by Congressman Peter T. King , Republican of New York . In the House of Representatives , the Fence Act passed 283–138 on September 14 , 2006 . On September 29 , 2006 – the Fence Act passed in the Senate 80–19 . Background . The fencing built under the 2006 act was not the first border fencing in the United States . The U.S. Border Patrol first began to erect physical barriers in its San Diego sector in 1990 . Fourteen miles of fencing were erected along the border of San Diego , California and Tijuana , Mexico . Provisions . In 2006 , at the time it was passed , George W. Bush 's White House touted the fence as `` an important step toward immigration reform . '' The White House Office of the Press Secretary stated that the Act `` Authorizes the construction of hundreds of miles of additional fencing along our Southern border ; Authorizes more vehicle barriers , checkpoints , and lighting to help prevent people from entering our country illegally ; Authorizes the Department of Homeland Security to increase the use of advanced technology like cameras , satellites , and unmanned aerial vehicles to reinforce our infrastructure at the border . '' 2007 amendment . The original 2006 act provided for `` at least two layers of reinforced fencing '' to be built . However , the U.S. Department of Homeland Security ( DHS ) successfully argued to Congress `` that different border terrains required different types of fencing , that a one-size-fits-all approach across the entire border did n't make sense . '' An amendment introduced by Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison , Republican of Texas , was passed , amending the law to read : `` nothing in this paragraph shall require the Secretary of Homeland Security to install fencing , physical barriers , roads , lighting , cameras , and sensors in a particular location along an international border of the United States , if the Secretary determines that the use or placement of such resources is not the most appropriate means to achieve and maintain operational control over the international border at such location . '' Erection of the fence . By April 2009 , DHS had erected about 613 miles ( 985 km ) of new pedestrian fencing and vehicle barriers along the southwest border from California to Texas . Delays frustrated some , such as Senator Jim DeMint , Republican of South Carolina , who in 2010 introduced legislation seeking to require completion of the 700-mile-long , double-layered fence . ( DHS had since 2007 begun `` to shift its focus to erecting a 'virtual fence ' along the 2,000-mile border , using sensors , cameras and other high-tech equipment to prevent illegal crossings. '' ) . DeMint 's legislation was defeated in a 52–45 Senate vote in 2010 . By May 2011 , DHS reported completing 649 miles of fencing ( 99.5 % of the 652 miles planned ) . The barrier was made up of 299 miles of vehicle barriers and 350 miles of pedestrian fence . The fencing includes a steel fence ( varying in height between 18 and 26 feet ) that divides the border towns of Nogales , Arizona in the U.S. and Nogales , Sonora in Mexico . A 2016 report by the Government Accountability Office confirmed that the government had completed the fence by 2015 . A 2017 GAO report noted : `` In addition to the 654 miles of primary fencing , CBP has also deployed additional layers of pedestrian fencing behind the primary border fencing , including 37 miles of secondary fencing and 14 miles of tertiary fencing . '' Cost . Although the 2006 law authorized construction of a fence , Congress initially did not fully appropriate funds for it ( see authorization-appropriation process ) . `` Congress put aside $ 1.4 billion for the fence , but the whole cost , including maintenance , was pegged at $ 50 billion over 25 years , according to analyses at the time . '' A 2017 GAO report noted : `` According to CBP , from fiscal year 2007 through 2015 , it spent approximately $ 2.3 billion to deploy border fencing along the southwest border , and CBP will need to spend a substantial amount to sustain these investments over their lifetimes . CBP did not provide a current life-cycle costs estimate to maintain pedestrian and vehicle fencing , however , in 2009 CBP estimated that maintaining fencing would cost more than $ 1 billion over 20 years . '' Illegal border-crossings . A report in May 2008 by the Congressional Research Service found `` strong indication '' that illegal border-crossers had simply found new routes . A 2017 Government Accountability Office ( GAO ) report , citing U.S. Customs and Border Protection ( CBP ) data , found that from fiscal year 2010 through fiscal year 2015 , the U.S.-Mexico border fence had been breached 9,287 times , at an average cost of $ 784 per breach to repair . The same GAO report concluded that `` CBP can not measure the contribution of fencing to border security operations along the southwest border because it has not developed metrics for this assessment . '' GAO noted that because the government lacked such data , it was unable to assess the effectiveness of border fencing , and therefore could not `` identify the cost effectiveness of border fencing compared to other assets the agency deploys , including Border Patrol agents and various surveillance technologies . '' The fence is routinely climbed or otherwise circumvented . The GAO reported in 2017 that both pedestrian and vehicle barriers have been defeated by various methods , including using ramps to drive vehicles `` up and over '' vehicle fencing in the sector ; scaling , jumping over , or breaching pedestrian fencing ; burrowing or tunneling underground ; and even using small aircraft . `` New York Times '' op-ed writer Lawrence Downes wrote in 2013 : `` A climber with a rope can hop it in less than half a minute ... . Smugglers with jackhammers tunnel under it . They throw drugs and rocks over it . The fence is breached not just by sunlight and shadows , but also the hooded gaze of drug-cartel lookouts , and by bullets . Border agents describe their job as an unending battle of wits , a cat-mouse game with the constant threat of violence . '' Environment . Fencing built under the 2006 Secure Fence Act caused habitat fragmentation that adversely affected wildlife , including endangered wildlife . A 2011 study published in the peer-reviewed journal `` Diversity and Distributions '' determined that the habitat fragmentation determined that `` small range size is associated with a higher risk of extinction , and for some species , the barriers reduce range by as much as 75 % . '' The study identified the most `` at risk '' species as the Arroyo toad ( `` Anaxyrus californicus '' ) , California red-legged frog ( `` Rana draytonii '' ) , black-spotted newt ( `` Notophthalmus meridionalis '' ) , Pacific pond turtle ( `` Clemmys marmorata '' ) , and jaguarundi ( `` Puma yagouaroundi ) '' . The study also identified coastal California , coastal Texas , and the Madrean Sky Island Archipelago of southeastern Arizona as the three border regions where the barrier posed the greatest risk to wildlife . In Texas , for example , `` the border barrier affects 60 % to 70 % of the habitat in the South Texas Wildlife Refuge Complex , which includes the Laguna Atascosa , Lower Rio Grande Valley , and Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuges . '' Violence . A paper by University of Pennsylvania political scientist Benjamin Laughlin estimates that the Secure Fence Act caused at least 2000 additional deaths in the border region . The `` construction of the border fence caused fighting between drug cartels by changing the value of territory for smuggling , undermining agreements between cartels . '' Proposals for further expansion . The Republican Party 's 2012 platform called upon the `` double-layered fencing '' to be built as originally called for in 2006 law ( prior to the 2007 amendment ) . The Washington Office on Latin America writes that the extremely high cost of complying with the Secure Fence Act 's mandate—estimated at US $ 4.1 billion , or more than the Border Patrol 's entire annual budget of US $ 3.55 billion—was the main reason that the fence was not fully built . In 2016 , Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump proposed building a border wall `` as high as 55 feet '' along the U.S.-Mexican border , making the pledge the centerpiece of his campaign . Trump 's proposed wall—which he said would consist of 2,000 miles `` of hardened concrete , and ... rebar , and steel '' across the entire southern border would be much more extensive than the fencing built under the 2006 act . On January 25 , 2017 , days after taking office , Trump issued Executive Order 13767 , directing construction of a U.S. border wall . Such a wall is not under construction , and Congress has not appropriated the funds to build such a wall . Experts `` have voiced doubts about whether a wall would actually stem illegal immigration , or if it is worth the billions it is expected to cost . ''
A519 road . The A519 is a road in the United Kingdom that runs between Newcastle-under-Lyme , Staffordshire and Newport , Shropshire . At Newport it meets the A518 and A41 . It heads broadly north , passing via Eccleshall , junction 15 of the M6 motorway , and then meets the A53 and various other roads in Newcastle-under-Lyme town centre . The road follows the first part of the route of the medieval road from Shrewsbury to York , which passed through the ancient Forest of Lyme . Prior to Tudor times , this was the only major highway from the West Midlands to the North .
Bill Orcutt . Bill Orcutt ( born February 2 , 1962 ) is an American guitarist and composer whose work combines elements of blues , punk , and free improvisation . Biography . Inspired by seeing Muddy Waters in `` The Last Waltz '' , Orcutt began playing the guitar as a teenager in Miami . In 1992 , he formed the band Harry Pussy with his wife , Cuban/American drummer and vocalist Adris Hoyos . The group recorded three LPs and toured the US frequently , often in support of indie bands like Sonic Youth and Sebadoh . Their music , which drew from American no wave , hardcore punk and free jazz was influential and `` served as a progenitor for the Noise movement . '' In 1997 the band dissolved and the couple divorced . Orcutt moved to San Francisco and took a long hiatus from music , returning in 2009 , with an LP of solo guitar entitled `` A New Way To Pay Old Debts '' which was well received , ranking third of 2009 in the Wire magazine 's annual `` Rewind '' list . His follow-up release `` How The Thing Sings '' was similarly praised , reaching number 3 on NPR 's `` The Best Outer Sound Albums Of 2011 '' . Since 2009 , Orcutt has toured often appearing at festivals in the US and Europe , including Hopscotch , Incubate , Le Nouveau Festival du Centre Pompidou , Hardly Strictly Bluegrass , Donau and Big Ears . Typically a solo performer , Orcutt has also recorded or performed with Loren Mazzacane Connors , Chris Corsano , Peter Brotzmann and Alan & Richard Bishop .
Bettina Walker . Bettina or Bessie Walker ( 1837 – 4 February 1893 ) was an Irish pianist and composer . Biography . Walker was born in Dublin , the daughter of physician William Augustus Walker , who died in 1838 . Walker studied in the 1870s , first with William Sterndale Bennett in London and Carl Tausig in Berlin and Giovanni Sgambati in Rome . In 1883 she came to Weimar and continued her studies with Franz Liszt . She also studied under Ludwig Deppe , Xaver Scharwenka and Adolf Henselt . After Henselt 's death in 1889 she settled in Fulham , London , where she taught her piano methodology , but died four years later . Of lasting importance are her memoirs , in which she details her numerous encounters with important musicians .
We Are One ( Simba 's Pride ) . `` We are One '' is song in Disney 's 1998 film ' . Production . The song was written and composed by Marty Panzer , Thomas Snow , and Jack Feldman and was later performed by the four time Grammy Award winner Angelique Kidjo ; this version is half English and half Swahili . Context . Within the context of The Lion King 2 , the song is used to represent and explain the way The Circle of Life works so that Kiara and kids would understand . It starts by explaining how life is hard to understand and ends by explaining how life works . This song also resembles the part of the first film when Mufasa told Simba about the `` Great Kings of the Past '' . It is sung by both Simba ( Cam Clarke ) and Kiara ( Charity Sanoy ) . Later in the film , when Kiara and Kovu 's love are causing ripts between the two tribes , Kiara tells her father : `` A wise king once told me `` We are one '' . I did n't understand him then ... now I do ... Them ? Us ! Look at them they are us ! What differences do you see ? '' . This teaches children the film 's underlying message that `` love and acceptance know no boundaries '' , rendering We Are One to be the film 's main musical motif that carries the piece . Reception . The New York Times writer Caryn James thought the `` subtle and graceful '' tune was `` attuned to the film 's hopeful theme of regeneration '' . Despite believing thatThe Lion King 2 not having the same `` impact '' or `` pizazz '' of its predecessor , Black Family Today thought Kidjo 's version of this song was strong enough to last beyond the context of the film it was written for . Drum : A Magazine of Africa for Africa felt Kidgo 's rendition is `` the song to watch '' form the film 's soundtrack . The song was nominated for an Annie Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement for Music in an Animated Feature Production along with `` My Lullaby '' .
Opharus albijuncta . `` Opharus albijuncta '' is a moth of the family Erebidae . It was described by Rothschild in 1916 . It is found in Colombia .
1992 Big South Conference Men 's Basketball Tournament . The 1992 Big South Conference Men 's Basketball Tournament took place from March 5–7 , 1992 at the Civic Center of Anderson in Anderson , South Carolina . For the first time in their school history , the Campbell Fighting Camels won the tournament , led by head coach Billy Lee . Format . All of the conference 's eight members participated in the tournament , hosted at the Civic Center of Anderson . This was the first season for Liberty as a member of the conference , and the last for Davidson .
Ultisol . Ultisols , commonly known as red clay soils , are one of twelve soil orders in the United States Department of Agriculture soil taxonomy . The word `` ultisol '' is derived from `` ultimate '' , because ultisols were seen as the ultimate product of continuous weathering of minerals in a humid , temperate climate without new soil formation via glaciation . They are defined as mineral soils which contain no calcareous ( calcium carbonate containing ) material anywhere within the soil , have less than 10 % weatherable minerals in the extreme top layer of soil , and have less than 35 % base saturation throughout the soil . Ultisols occur in humid temperate or tropical regions . While the term is usually applied to the red clay soils of the Southern United States , ultisols are also found in regions of Africa , Asia , and South America . In the World Reference Base for Soil Resources system , most ultisols are known as acrisols . Others with higher-activity clays are classed as alisols or nitisols . Introduction . Ultisols vary in color from purplish-red , to a bright reddish-orange , to pale yellowish-orange and even some subdued yellowish-brown tones . They are typically quite acidic , often having a pH of less than 5 . The red and yellow colors result from the accumulation of iron oxide ( rust ) , which is highly insoluble in water . Major nutrients , such as calcium and potassium , are typically deficient in ultisols , which means they generally can not be used for sedentary agriculture without the aid of lime and other fertilizers , such as superphosphate . They can be easily exhausted , and require more careful management than alfisols or mollisols . However , they can be cultivated over a relatively wide range of moisture conditions . Ultisols can have a variety of clay minerals , but in many cases the dominant mineral is kaolinite . This clay has good bearing capacity and no shrink–swell property . Consequently , well-drained kaolinitic ultisols such as the Cecil series are suitable for urban development . Ultisols are the dominant soils in the Southern United States ( where the Cecil series is most famous ) , southeastern China , Southeast Asia , and some other subtropical and tropical areas . Their northern limit ( except fossil soils ) is very sharply defined in North America by the limits of maximum glaciation during the Pleistocene , because ultisols typically take hundreds of thousands of years to form—far longer than the length of an interglacial period today . The oldest fossil ultisols are known from the Carboniferous period when forests first developed . Though known from far north of their present range as recently as the Miocene , ultisols are surprisingly rare as fossils overall , since they would have been expected to be very common in the warm Mesozoic and Tertiary paleoclimates . Gardening in ultisol . The lack of organic matter in ultisol makes it difficult for plants to grow without proper care and considerations . Soil amendments are generally required each year in order to sustain plant life in regions with primarily Ultisol soil . The use of soil tests , coupled with the corresponding provisions , can alleviate issues of nutrition and irrigation that can result from non porous ultisol . Soil tests help indicate the pH , and red clay soil typically has a low pH . The addition of lime is used to help to increase the pH in soil and can help increase the pH in ultisol as well . Clay soil is known to retain nutrients very well because its negative charge helps to attract cations . As a result , Ultisol does not often require the high amounts of fertilizer additions other types of soils often do . However , this retention of nutrients coincides with a lack of water filtration that may subject plants to highly saturated soil . Not all plants can survive in the moist , humid ultisol found throughout the Southeastern United States and elsewhere . Possible solutions . Generally , gardeners aim to have 45 % mineral , 5 % organic matter and 50 % pore space in their soil . The composition of Ultisol in North Carolina , for reference , is approximately 16 % pore space , 2 % organic matter and 82 % mineral . The use of mulch is widespread in the Piedmont region of the United States as a solution to the high temperatures and saturation of the soil . The addition of mulch helps to make the soil more porous . Adding manure and/or compost can help to boost the amount of organic material present in the soil which in turn helps to add essential nutrients . Specifically , the addition of a 2- to 3-inch layer of compost and/or manure should be mixed into the soil to approximately match the depth of a shovel . The addition of organic material also helps to improve the drainage of the soil and also helps to decrease the overall weight of the soil . However , microorganisms in the soil consume the same nutrients that plants use to grow so certain nutrients will remain unavailable to plants until the microorganisms completely break down the organic material and release nutrients . Living organisms within the soil use , and subsequently convert , organic material into usable humus . To avoid the delay presented by this process , adding manure in the fall is advisable . Some gardeners who live in areas with large amounts of red clay soil use raised beds to avoid having to amend the soil . By using raised beds , gardeners avoid having to deal with ultisol and can effectively make their own soil composition from scratch . This allows a large degree of freedom in choosing what to plant in a garden . Best plants for ultisol . When choosing what to plant in ultisol , plants found native to regions with high amounts of ultisol are able to thrive . Additionally , other plants with wide-spreading roots that stay generally close to the surface succeed in red clay soil . The Missouri Botanical Garden recommends tickweed , spotted jewelweed , mealycup sage , `` Camassia '' , spring starflower , ostrich fern , sideoats grama , `` Bouteloua curtipendula '' , and prairie dropseed .
Hargreaves Lansdown . Hargreaves Lansdown plc is a financial service company based in Bristol that sells funds and shares and related products via its website and through the post to retail investors in the United Kingdom . The company is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index . History . The company was founded on 1 July 1981 by Peter Hargreaves and Stephen Lansdown who had initially traded from a bedroom . Hargreaves Lansdown initially provided information to clients on unit trusts and tax planning matters . Now , the company has grown to be one of the largest in Bristol , located at One College Square , Harbourside . The company was first listed on the London Stock Exchange in May 2007 , with the company 's two founders then holding combined stakes equivalent to 80 % in the business . In April 2009 , Lansdown sold a stake of 4.7 % for a sum of £47.2million to put towards the cost of building Bristol City FC 's new football stadium , reducing his stake to 22.9 % . Operations . Vantage is the in-house investment platform which enables investors to hold different types of investments together in one place with one valuation and dealing service . Available products under the `` Vantage '' brand include ISA , SIPP , and a Fund & Share dealing account . The company also operates four multi-manager unit trusts each of which in turn own a share in a number of underlying funds . The group also provides financial advisory , stockbroking and annuity broking services to private investors and advice to companies on group pension schemes . The company also offers a Currency Service enabling investors to access exchange rates and send money abroad . As of spring 2018 , the company had £86 billion of assets under management .
Sainte-Suzanne-sur-Vire . Sainte-Suzanne-sur-Vire is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France .
Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas . Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas Solórzano ( ; born May 1 , 1934 ) is a prominent Mexican politician . He was a former Head of Government of the Federal District and a founder of the Party of the Democratic Revolution ( PRD ) . He ran for the presidency of Mexico three times . His 1988 loss to the Institutional Revolutionary Party candidate by the narrowest of margins had long been considered a direct result of obvious electoral fraud , later acknowledged by President Miguel de la Madrid . He previously served as a Senator , having been elected in 1976 to represent the state of Michoacán and also as the Governor of Michoacán between 1980-1986 . Early life and career . He was born in Mexico City and was named after the last Aztec emperor , Cuauhtémoc . He is the only son of Lázaro Cárdenas and Amalia Solórzano . When he was seven months old , his father was inaugurated as President of Mexico . He studied at Colegio Williams , an all-boys private , secular English-language school that has a rigorous academic curriculum . The school is located in the old mansion of Porfirio Díaz 's finance minister , José Yves Limantour . An alumnus described the education there as cultivating `` the body as a source of energy and fighting . It was an energy destined to produce active , intelligent animals of prey . [ The school ] worshiped manly virtues like tenacity , strength , loyalty and aggression . '' Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas often served as his father 's aide de camp in later years , when the former president remained a powerful political figure . Lázaro Cárdenas remained active in Institutional Revolutionary Party politics , and , with son Cuauhtémoc , tried to move the party to a more leftist stance . Both were active in the `` Movimiento de Liberación Nacional '' ( MLN , Movement for National Liberation ) , which sought international support for Cuba following its 1959 revolution , as well as to affect domestic politics in Mexico , particularly the need for democracy in the PRI and decentralization of power . Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas served as a senator for the state of Michoacán from 1974 to 1980 and as governor of that same state from 1980 to 1986 . He won election to these two posts as a member of the then-ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party ( PRI ) . When President Miguel de la Madrid , a centrist who began policy changes in Mexico that liberalized its economy , designated his presidential successor as Carlos Salinas de Gortari , another technocrat with centrist tendencies , leftist elements within the PRI formed a `` democratic current . '' They demanded democracy and a return to a more leftist , populist stance by the PRI . Cárdenas and Porfirio Muñoz Ledo led this current . There was an informal rule within the PRI called ' '' el dedazo , '' the incumbent president 's unwritten and exclusive right to designate his successor . ( The expression was a reference to the action of pointing with a finger to the successor . ) With the designation of Salinas as the official candidate , the democratic current were forced out of the PRI . In an interview with historian Enrique Krauze , De la Madrid said `` as far as I 'm concerned , let them go ! Let them form another party . '' It was too late to form a new party in advance of the July 1988 elections , but a coalition of small left-wing parties , the Frente Democrático Nacional ( `` National Democratic Front '' ) supported Cárdenas as their candidate . On July 6 , 1988 , the day of the elections , a system shutdown of the IBM 400 that the government was using to count the votes occurred . The government simply stated that `` se cayó el sistema '' ( `` the system crashed '' ) , to refer to the incident . When the system was finally restored , Carlos Salinas was declared the official winner . The elections became extremely controversial , and even though some declare that Salinas won legally , the expression `` se cayó el sistema '' became a colloquial euphemism for electoral fraud . It was the first time in 59 years , from the creation of PRI to that point ( 1929–1988 ) , that the winning of the presidency by that party was in doubt , and the citizens of Mexico realized that PRI could lose . Historian Enrique Krauze 's assessment is that `` an order from [ Cárdenas ] would have sent Mexico up in flames . But perhaps in memory of his father , the missionary general , a man of strong convictions but not a man of violence , he did the country a great service by sparing it a possible civil war . '' The following year ( May 5 , 1989 ) , Cárdenas and other leading center-left and leftist PRI politicians , including Francisco Arellano-Belloc , formally founded the Party of the Democratic Revolution ( PRD ) . He was elected the PRD 's first president , running unopposed , and had a huge influence on the Executive Board 's composition . The party had the expectation that Cárdenas would make another run for the presidency in 1994 and he was this new party 's candidate in the 1994 presidential election . He placed third , trailing the PRI and PAN candidates , with 17 % of the national vote . That election year was tumultuous , with the rebellion of the Zapatista Army of National Liberation in Chiapas beginning January 1 , the assassination of the PRI candidate Luis Donaldo Colosio in March , and his replacement as presidential candidate by Ernesto Zedillo . Cárdenas 's poor showing at the polls may reflect the Mexican public 's desire for stability via the long time ruling party remaining in office . In the assessment of Enrique Krauze , `` the events in Chiapas probably cost the PRD and its candidate , Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas -- who had no involvement with the Zapatista uprising -- the votes of many Mexicans uneasy with the return of the past . '' Despite the PRD 's electoral results , they were part of the 1996 negotiations between the PRI and the conservative National Action Party ( PAN ) on institutional reform . In 1995 , Cárdenas played a role in the peace negotiations with the Zapatistas . In 1996 , the PRD was choosing a new party president , Cárdenas 's ally Manuel López Obrador , who , like Cárdenas sought a political alliance with the Zapatistas . In 1997 he was the PRD 's candidate for the newly created post of Head of Government `` ( Jefe de Gobierno ) '' of the Federal District – effectively , a role lying somewhere between that of Mexico City 's mayor and a state governorship . He won this election , held on July 6 , 1997 , with a 47.7 % share of the popular vote . He resigned in 1999 ( and was succeeded by one of his allies , Rosario Robles ) , to run for the presidency again in 2000 , in which he was again placed third , with a 17 % share , with the PRI losing the election to Vicente Fox , candidate of the National Action Party . On November 25 , 2014 Cárdenas announced that he was leaving the PRD . He had been a longtime senior member of the PRD , and was considered the 'moral leader ' of this party . Many in Mexico see his departure from the PRD as a product of the party 's internal fighting and mounting identity crisis .
United States gubernatorial elections , 1987 . United States gubernatorial elections were held on November 3 , 1987 in three states and one territory . Democrats retained all three seats up for election although three new people were elected governor . Election results . A bolded state name features an article about the specific election .
Charles Daggs . Charles Daniel Daggs ( April 14 , 1901 – February 12 , 1976 ) was an American track and field athlete who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics . He was born in Tempe , Arizona and died in San Diego , California . In 1920 he finished sixth in the 400 metre hurdles event .
Van der Vlist . Van der Vlist Transport group is an abnormal load specialist , based in Groot-Ammers , Netherlands . History . Van der Vlist was founded in 1930 in Hoogblokland as a road haulage company , building materials , livestock and straw . In the 1960s they began to develop low bed trailers , which led to a focus on heavy transport as they expanded into the 1990s . From 1990 Van der Vlist began to further expand , moving to their current facility at Groot-Ammers , acquiring their own terminal at Moerdijk , developing multimodal links , creating storage facilities and developing Technical Services . After this development , Van der Vlist began the 21st Century by developing its project management service , and gaining accreditations . Nowadays they are specialists in transporting various types of machinery across Europe . Offices . Netherlands – Groot-Ammers , Moerdijk , Assen ( Holtrop-Van der Vlist ) and Rijssen ( ZTT )
Sujanpur ( Vidhan Sabha constituency ) . Sujanpur ( Vidhan Sabha constituency ) ( Sl . No . : 1 ) is a Punjab Legislative Assembly constituency in Pathankot district , Punjab state , India .
Marugán . Marugán is a municipality located in the province of Segovia , Castile and León , Spain . According to the 2009 census ( INE ) , the municipality has a population of 634 inhabitants .
Vernon Regional Transit System . Vernon Regional Transit System provides bus service to destinations in Vernon , Coldstream and North Okanagan area of British Columbia , using fully accessible low floor transit buses . This transit system is responsible for all local full-service and handyDART public bus transportation , in cooperation with the provincial agency BC Transit . Currently , thirteen scheduled routes are operated under the Vernon Regional Transit System name , as well as various other community bus services .
Kottayam Institute of Technology & Science . Kottayam Institute of Technology & Science , mainly known as KiTS is located at Chengalam , Pallickathode , India . The entire campus is situated in a plot of 16 acres ( 6 ha ) . The Chairman of the college is Dr. P. Suyambu and the Director of the college is Mr. Jojy Thomas .
Tenth Council of Toledo . The Tenth Council of Toledo was summoned to meet on 1 December 656 by King Reccesuinth . In November 655 , the bishops of Carthaginiensis held a provincial synod in Toledo , the Ninth Council of Toledo . They scheduled a second council for 1 November the next year , but a general council was called by the king . The tenth council was attended by only seventeen bishops and five deputies from Carthaginiensis and Gallaecia . The metropolitan of Toledo , Eugenius II , joined by his fellow metropolitans , Fugitivus of Seville and Potamius of Braga , attended from Baetica , but no bishops came from Tarraconensis or Gallia Narbonensis . This made it the most poorly attended of the great general councils of the `` Siglo de Concilios '' ( 7th century ) . The council declared that all clerical oathbreakers were to be defrocked and/or exiled , leaving it up to the king to decide whether both punishments were necessary . The council also expelled , from the family of the church , all clerics of all ranks who , in the future , were caught trading Christian slaves with Jews . The bishops further worked to ameliorate conflicts within the church and enforce ecclesiastic discipline . Potamius of Braga admitted to carnal sins and was retired to a monastery , replaced by Fructuosus , whose old see of Dumio had its own conflict . The last will and testament of the recently deceased bishop of Dumium , Riccimer , was disputed over those who saw his freeing of slaves and distribution of monies to the poor without compensation as responsible for the subsequent impoverishment of that see . It was given to his successor ( Fructuosus ) to decide exactly what to do , but his actions without compensation were considered unlawful . The council closed and Reccesuinth did not call another for the rest of his reign ( 672 ) , which is thus an obscure era in Spanish history . As an aside , it is possible that the later King Wamba was summoned to produce the will of St Martin of Braga by Reccesuinth .
Ibrahim Babangida . Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida ( born 17 August 1941 ) , is a retired Nigerian Army General who was President of Nigeria from 27 August 1985 to 26 August 1993 . He previously served as the chief of army staff from January 1984 to August 1985 . Babangida was a key player in most of the military coups in Nigeria ( July 1966 , February 1976 , December 1983 , August 1985 , December 1985 and April 1990 ) . Early life . Ibrahim Babangida was born on 17 August 1941 , in Minna , Niger State , to his father Muhammad Babangida and mother Aisha Babangida . From 1950 to 1956 , Ibrahim Babanginda attended primary school . From 1957 to 1962 Babangida was educated at the Government college , Bida , Niger state , Nigeria . Military career . Babangida joined the Nigerian Army on 10 December 1962 , when he attended the Nigerian Military Training College ( NMTC ) in Kaduna . Babangida received his commission as a 2nd Lieutenant as a regular combatant officer in the Royal Nigerian Army ( a month before it became the Nigerian Army ) with the personal army number N/438 from the Indian Military Academy on 26 September 1963 . Babangida and General Mohammed Magoro were among the first batch of Nigerian graduates from the NMTC who attended the Indian Military Academy from April to September 1963 . Others in subsequent batches from Babangida 's NMTC class include Garba Duba and Ibrahim Sauda . Babangida furthered his armoury training from January 1966 until April 1966 by enrolling in Course 38 of the Young Officers ' Course ( ARMED ) in the United Kingdom where he received a four-month course in Saladin and gunnery . From August 1972 to June 1973 , he took the Advanced Armoured Officers ' course at Armored school . He attended the Senior officers ' course , Armed Forces Command and Staff College , Jaji , from January 1977 until July 1977 and the Senior International Defence Management Course , Naval Postgraduate school , U.S. , in 1980 . He was heavily involved in quelling the Nigerian coup of 1976 , when he was to ‘ liberate ’ a radio station from one of the coup plotters , Col Buka Suka Dimka ( a close friend of his ) , to prevent him making further announcements over the air waves . Although he did prevent further broadcasts , Col Dimka managed to escape . He attained the following ranks : Second Lieutenant ( 1963 ) , Lieutenant ( 1966 ) , Captain ( 1968 ) , Major ( 1970 ) , Lieutenant Colonel ( 1970 ) , Colonel ( 1973 ) , Brigadier ( 1979 ) , Major General ( 1983 ) , and General ( 1987 ) . Babangida also served as a member of the Supreme Military Council from 1 August 1975 to October 1979 . Participation in the Nigerian counter-coup of July 1966 . Babangida , then a lieutenant with the 1st Reconnaissance Squadron in Kaduna , was one of the many officers of northern Nigerian origin who staged what became known as the Nigerian Counter-Coup of 1966 which resulted in the death of Nigeria 's first military Head of State , General Aguiyi Ironsi ( who had taken power in another coup earlier that year ) , and his replacement with General Yakubu Gowon . 1985 Coup , overthrow of Buhari 's regime . Babangida was the Chief of Army Staff and a member of the Supreme Military Council ( SMC ) under the administration of Major General Muhammadu Buhari . Babangida would later overthrow Buhari 's regime on 27 August 1985 in a military coup that relied on mid-level officers that Babangida had strategically positioned over the years . Oil Revenue . With the oil revenue , Babangida created the Federal Environmental Protection Agency in 1985 . He created eleven state governments and several local government councils . He had the Toja Bridge in Kebbi constructed . He also created the Jibia Water Treatment Plant and the Challawa Cenga Dam in Kano . In 1992 , constituted the Oil Mineral Producing Area Development Commission . Babangida also increased the share of oil royalties and rents to state of origin from 1.5 to 3 percent . OIC membership . In January 1986 , Nigeria joined the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation ( OIC ) as its 46th member . The OIC was established in 1969 . The chief of staff supreme headquarters , Commodore Ebitu Okoh Ukiwe , was removed and replaced from his post as chief of staff supreme headquarters by Babangida , because Ukiwe was opposed to the registration of Nigeria , a secular country , in the OIC . The creation of eleven states . On 23 September 1987 , Babangida created two states : Akwa Ibom and Katsina . On 27 August 1991 , Babangida created nine more states : Abia , Enugu , Delta , Jigawa , Kebbi , Osun , Kogi , Taraba and Yobe . Bringing the total number of states in Nigeria to thirty in 1991 . Economic policies . Between 1986 and 1988 , these policies were executed as intended by the IMF , and the Nigerian economy actually did grow as had been hoped , with the export sector performing especially well . But falling real wages in the public sector and among the urban classes , along with a drastic reduction in expenditure on public services , set off waves of rioting and other manifestations of discontent that made sustained commitment to the SAP difficult to maintain . Babangida subsequently returned to an inflationary economic policy and partially reversed the deregulatory initiatives he had set in motion during the heyday of the SAP following mounting political pressure , and economic growth slowed correspondingly , as capital flight resumed apace under the influence of negative real interest rates . 1990 Major Orkar failed coup . On 22 April 1990 , Babangida 's government was almost toppled by a failed coup led by Major Gideon Orkar . Babangida was at the Dodan Barracks , the military headquarters and presidential residence , when they were attacked and occupied by the rebel troops , but managed to escape by a back route . Orkar and 41 of his conspirators were countered , captured by government troops . They were convicted of treason . On 27 July 1990 , they were executed by firing squad . Relocation of the federal government to Abuja in 1991 . On 12 December 1991 , President Babangida relocated the seat of the federal government from Lagos to Abuja . Cancellation of 1993 general election . In 1989 , Babangida legalized the formation of political parties , and after a census was carried out in November 1991 , the National Electoral Commission ( NEC ) announced on 24 January 1992 that both legislative elections to a bicameral National Assembly and a presidential election would be held later that year . A process of voting was adopted , referred to as Option A4 . This process advocated that any candidate needed to pass through adoption from the local level to any height of governance . Babangida had formed two political parties , namely the SDP ( Social Democratic Party ) and NRC ( National Republican Convention ) for the elections . He urged all Nigerians to join either of the parties , which the late Chief Bola Ige famously referred to as `` two leper hands . '' The two-party state had been a recommendation of the 17-member Political Bureau . The legislative elections went ahead as planned , with the Social Democratic Party ( SDP ) winning majorities in both houses of the National Assembly , but on 7 August 1992 , the INEC annulled the first round of presidential primaries , alleging widespread irregularities . On 4 January 1993 , Babangida announced a National Defense and Security Council ( NDSC ) , of which he was president , while in April 1993 , the SDP nominated Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola ( MKO ) as its presidential candidate , with the National Republican Convention ( NRC ) choosing Bashir Tofa to run for the same position . On 12 June 1993 , a presidential election was finally held , but no results were ever announced , because Babangida annulled the elections . It was however unofficially announced in some states that Abiola had won 19 of the 30 states . That Abiola had unofficially won the general election . Human rights . The killing by a letter bomb of Dele Giwa , a magazine editor critical of Babangida 's administration , at his Lagos home in 1986 was allegedly attributed to Babangida and remains a controversial incident to this day . In 1999 , President Olusegun Obasanjo established the Human Rights Violation Investigation Commission headed by Justice Chukwudifu Oputa to investigate human rights abuses during Nigeria 's decades of military rule . However , Babangida repeatedly defied summons to appear before the panel to answer allegations of humans rights abuses and questioned both the legality of the commission and its power to summon him . He was however represented by counsels , Mustapha Bashir Wali and Yahya Mahmoud . His right not to testify was upheld in 2001 by Nigeria 's court of appeal which ruled that the panel did not have the power to summon former rulers of the country . The Oputa Panel Report would conclude that : `` On General Ibrahim Babangida , we are of the view that there is evidence to suggest that he and the two security chiefs , Brigadier General Halilu Akilu and Col. A. K. Togun are accountable for the untimely death of Dele Giwa by letter bomb . We recommend that this case be re-opened for further investigation in the public interest . '' 2007 campaign . In an interview with the `` Financial Times '' on 15 August 2006 , Babangida announced that he would run for president in Nigeria 's 2007 national elections . He said he was doing so `` under the banner of the Nigerian people '' and accused the country 's political elite of fuelling Nigeria 's current ethnic and religious violence . On 8 November 2006 , General Babangida picked up a nomination form from the Peoples Democratic Party Headquarters in Abuja , Nigeria . This effectively put to rest any speculation about his ambitions to run for the Presidency . His form was personally issued to him by the PDP chairman , Ahmadu Ali . This action immediately drew extreme reactions of support or opposition from the western population of the country . In early December , just before the PDP presidential primary , however , it was widely reported in Nigerian newspapers that IBB had withdrawn his candidacy to be the PDP 's nominee to run for president . In a letter excerpted in the media , IBB is quoted as citing the `` moral dilemma '' of running against Umaru Yar'Adua , the younger brother of the late Shehu Yar'Adua ( himself a former nominee to run for the Presidency during IBB 's military regime ) , as well as against General Aliyu Mohammed Gusau , given IBB 's close relationship with the latter two . It is widely believed that his chances of winning were slim . 2011 campaign . On 15 September 2010 , Babangida officially declared his intention to run for the presidency in the general election at the Eagles Square in Abuja , Nigeria . Babangida later withdrew his nomination for the presidency , due to lack of support from party members . President Goodluck Jonathan was chosen by the PDP party to run for the 2011 general election . Personal life . Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida was married to Maryam ( née King ) Babangida ( deceased ) ( First Lady of Nigeria 1985–93 ) . They had four children together : Muhammadu , Aminu , Aishatu , and Halimatu . Maryam Babangida died from complications of ovarian cancer on 27 December 2009 .
Maroua Brahmi . Maroua Brahmi ( ) is a Paralympic athlete from Tunisia competing mainly in category F32 throwing events . She is the 2016 Paralympic Champion in club throw category F32 and the F32 shot put . Achievements . Impaired with Cerebral Palsy , Brahmi took to sport in 2008 , she made her international debut in 2009 , her first major international competition was at the 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships held in Christchurch , New Zealand , where she won a gold medal in the F31/F32/F51 club throw , she also came 11th in the F32/F34 shot put . Brahmi competed in the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London , UK . There she won a gold medal in Women 's club throw F31/32/51 and a bronze medal in the Women 's shot put F32/33/34 . At the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships in Lyon , France , on winning the gold medal in the club throw she broke the world record when throwing 24.15 meters , she also finished 4th in the shot put . In the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships in Doha , Qatar , she won gold again in the club throw she actually only beat Algerian thrower Mounia Gasmi by 4 centimeters and she followed that with the gold medal in the F32 shot put She also managed to win two gold medals at the 2016 Summer Olympics , firstly winning the F32 club throw in a new world record distance of 26.93 meters , and again beating Mounia Gasmi who had to settle for silver medal again , then eight days later she won the F32 shot put throwing 5.76 meters which was a new Paralympic record , her nearest opponent was over a meter behind .
Lord Ruthven Award . The Lord Ruthven Award is an annual award presented by the Lord Ruthven Assembly , a group of academic scholars specialising in vampire literature and affiliated with the International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts ( IAFA ) . The award is presented for the best fiction on vampires and the best academic work on the study of the vampire figure in culture and literature . The award is presented each March at the International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts ( ICFA ) in Orlando . The award is named after Lord Ruthven , one of the first vampires in English literature .
Sacred Harp hymnwriters and composers . `` The Sacred Harp '' is a shape note tunebook , originally compiled in 1844 by Benjamin Franklin White and Elisha J . King in Georgia and used to this day in revised form by Sacred Harp singers throughout America and overseas . This article is a historical overview and listing of the composers and poets who wrote the songs and texts of `` The Sacred Harp '' . Music . The music of `` The Sacred Harp '' is eclectic in origin , and can be roughly grouped into the following categories of songs ( listed chronologically ) . In the examples listed below , songs are identified by the page number in the two most prominent modern versions of `` The Sacred Harp '' ; the so-called `` Denson edition '' and the `` Cooper edition '' . Thus , `` D , C 49 '' means `` found on page 49 of both the Denson and Cooper editions '' . The different historical eras used different modes of composition . While the New England composers wrote mostly in four parts ( treble , alto , tenor , bass ) , their Southern successor in the 19th century typically wrote in just three ( treble , tenor , and bass ) . Their work was altered around the turn of the 20th century , when alto parts were added , first in the new Cooper edition ( 1902 ) and later to what ultimately became the modern `` Denson '' edition ; the latter were written mostly by Seaborn Denson . Words . The words of Sacred Harp music tend to be older than the music . While some composers wrote both tune and lyrics for their songs , a very frequent practice was ( and is ) to rely for words on the work of earlier , mostly English , hymnodists . The composer would select hymn lyrics that metrically fit the tune . The lyrics of Isaac Watts were used for this purpose more than any other . Chronological list of hymn writers . The following is a selected list of the hymnwriters of `` The Sacred Harp '' , arranged chronologically by date of birth . Chronological list of composers . The following is a selected list of composers represented in `` The Sacred Harp '' , arranged chronologically by date of birth .
Idris Olagoke Badmus . Idris Olagoke Badmus is the founder and president of the African Center Foundation , an international humanitarian organization which help communities and people in Africa with educational and industrial development . Biography . Badmus was born in Ibadan , Nigeria on June 6 , 1966 . He started his writing career at the age of seventeen when he wrote a short drama for the British Broadcasting Corporation . Badmus founded African Center in 1989 . African Center is the first non-governmental Organization from Africa to become the Chapter of the United Nations . African Center is located in fifteen African countries , Italy , the United Kingdom and the United States . Badmus is the Editor-In-Chief of the Africa Today , a multilingual , international news magazine , published in Italian , French , and English . Africa Today was first published in 1994 . He won the Association of Nigerian Authors ' New Poet Award in 1990 . Badmus is the President and CEO of African Network Inc , the President of Afrosea Seafood Group , and is on the Board of Directors of the Association of Nigeria Authors , the Catholic Caritas , the Brooklyn Development Corporation , and the African American Chambers of Commerce and Industrial Development . He is currently consulting on pharmaceutical compliance and drugs registration in Africa for the Council of Science in New York City and Chembio Diagnostics Inc . He is married and lives in New York .
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König 's syndrome . König 's syndrome ( synonym ileocaecal valve syndrome ) is a syndrome of abdominal pain in relation to meals , constipation alternated with diarrhea , meteorism , gurgling sounds ( hyper-peristalsis ) on auscultation ( especially in the right iliac fossa ) , and abdominal distension . It is caused by an incomplete obstruction of the small intestine and especially of the ileocecal valve , e.g . in Crohn 's disease , or in rare cases of cancer of the small intestine . It is named after the German surgeon , Franz König ( 1832–1910 ) , and should not be confused with König 's disease , also named after him .
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Gustav Adolf Michaelis . Gustav Adolf Michaelis ( 9 July 1798 – 8 August 1848 ) was a German obstetrician who was a native of Kiel . He studied medicine in Göttingen under surgeon Konrad Johann Martin Langenbeck ( 1776-1851 ) and obstetrician Friedrich Benjamin Osiander ( 1759-1822 ) , later serving as director of the Obstetric Hospital and the School of Midwifery at Kiel . He was the father of archaeologist Adolf Michaelis ( 1835-1910 ) . Michaelis was a pioneer of scientific obstetrics , remembered for his work in the field of pelvimetry . He performed extensive research on difficulties associated with a `` narrow pelvis '' and its relationship to childbirth , of which he documented in a treatise called `` Das Enge Becken : Nach eigenen Beobachtungen und Untersuchungen '' . After being informed of Ignaz Semmelweis ' theory of prophylaxis for prevention of puerperal fever , Michaelis was one of the first obstetricians to adopt the practice of compulsory chlorine handwashing . He later became severely depressed over the number of women ( including a beloved niece ) who had died from puerperal fever due to unsanitary obstetrical practices , and on 8 August 1848 , Michaelis committed suicide in Lehrte , Germany . After his death , his position at Kiel was filled by Carl Conrad Theodor Litzmann ( 1815-1890 ) . Today , the `` Michaelis Midwifery School '' at the University of Kiel is named in his honor . The rhombus of Michaelis , named after him , is a contour in the coccyx/sacrum region that is rhombus-shaped . Sometimes it is referred to as the `` quadrilateral of Michaelis '' .
Ganei Hadar . Ganei Hadar ( , lit . `` Hadar Gardens '' ) is a community settlement in central Israel . Located in the Shephelah near Rehovot , it falls under the jurisdiction of Gezer Regional Council . In it had a population of . History . The village was founded in 1930 by immigrants from the United States , who founded the `` Gan Hadar - Co-operation '' union . The land had been bought by union members from the Arab village of al-Na'ani during the late 1920s , and was the first Jewish settlement in the Gezer region .
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Robert Sarah . Robert Sarah ( born 15 June 1945 ) is a Guinean prelate of the Catholic Church . A Cardinal since 20 November 2010 , he was appointed prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments by Pope Francis on 23 November 2014 . He previously served as secretary of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples under Pope John Paul II , and president of the Pontifical Council `` Cor Unum '' under Pope Benedict XVI . A prominent voice of the College of Cardinals and in the Roman Curia , Sarah has been a forceful advocate for the defense of traditional Catholic teaching on questions of sexual morality and the right to life , and in denouncing Islamic radicalism . He has called gender ideology and ISIS the `` two radicalizations '' that threaten the family , the first through divorce , same-sex marriage , and abortion , and the latter with child marriage , polygamy , and the subjection of women . Though he has been described as largely sympathetic to pre-Vatican II liturgical practices , he has also proposed that partisans of different liturgies learn from each other and seek a middle ground . He has been mentioned as a possible candidate , a `` papabile '' , for the papacy by international media outlets such as `` Le Monde '' , as well as by Catholic publications such as `` Crux '' , the `` National Catholic Reporter '' , and the `` Catholic Herald '' . Early life and education . Sarah was born in Ourous , a village in then rural French Guinea , on 15 June 1945 , the son of converts to Christianity from animism . He is a member of the Coniaguis ethnic group in northern Guinea . In 1957 , at age 12 , he entered Saint Augustine Minor Seminary in Bingerville , Ivory Coast , where he studied for three years . Because in 1960 relations between newly independent Guinea and the Ivory Coast were strained , he continued his studies briefly in Conakry , Guinea , at Saint Mary of Dixinn Seminary run by the Holy Ghost Fathers , until the radical government of Guinea expropriated church property in August 1961 . After independent study at home , the church negotiated a place for Sarah and some fellow seminarians at a government-run school in Kindia in March 1962 and then won the right to open a seminary , where Sarah earned his baccalaureate in 1964 . In September of that year he was sent to study at the Grand Seminary in Nancy , France . Again deteriorating international relations , this time between Guinea and France , forced him to interrupt his studies , and he completed his theological studies in Sébikotane , Senegal , between October 1967 and June 1969 . From 1969 to 1974 he studied at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome , where he obtained a licentiate in theology , except for the year 1971 which he spent at the Studium Biblicum Franciscanum of Jerusalem , where he obtained a licentiate in Sacred Scriptures . Sarah speaks French , English and Italian fluently . Presbytariate and episcopate . Sarah was ordained to the priesthood on 20 July 1969 , and incardinated in the Diocese of Conakry . On 13 August 1979 , Pope John Paul II appointed him Metropolitan Archbishop of Conakry . He was consecrated bishop on 8 December 1979 by Cardinal Giovanni Benelli . He served as Conakry 's bishop for more than twenty years and during that tenure filled terms as president of the Guinean bishops ' conference and of the Episcopal Conference of West Africa . Cardinalate . On 20 November 2010 , Pope Benedict XVI made him Cardinal-Deacon of San Giovanni Bosco in via Tuscolana . He has the right to vote in papal conclaves until his 80th birthday . He was a cardinal elector in the 2013 papal conclave that elected Pope Francis . He has mentioned in the press as a possible candidate for the papacy , `` papabile '' , both in 2013 and in future conclaves . Roman Curia . On 1 October 2001 , John Paul II named him secretary of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples , a post he held for ten years . He used the occasion of his departure from Guinea , when he was awarded the country 's highest honor , to condemn the government of Lansana Conté . He said that Guinean society was `` built on the oppression of the insignificant by the powerful , on contempt for the poor and the weak , on the cleverness of poor stewards of the public good , on the bribery and corruption of the administration and the institutions of the republic '' . In October 2010 he was appointed president of the Pontifical Council `` Cor Unum '' , which carries responsibility for organising Catholic relief efforts worldwide . He was the second African appointed by Pope Benedict XVI to lead a Vatican dicastery . The first was Peter Cardinal Turkson of Ghana who was appointed president of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace in 2009 . On 23 November 2014 , Pope Francis appointed Sarah as Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments . On 21 January 2016 , Sarah announced that participation in the Holy Thursday foot-washing rite ( the `` mandatum '' ) was no longer limited to men , following instructions from Pope Francis who had included women since the beginning of his papacy . However , in March Sarah said that there was no obligation to include women in the ceremony . Liturgy . On 27 May 2015 ( the memorial of Saint Augustine of Canterbury ) , while Cardinal Sarah was serving as Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments , `` a legitimate adaptation of the Roman Rite , drawn up in the English Language , '' a new form of the Catholic Mass using the traditional language of the Book of Common Prayer , was promulgated over his signature . Late in May 2016 , Cardinal Sarah told an interviewer that the Second Vatican Council did not require priests to celebrate Mass `` versus populum '' , that is , facing the congregation . This way of celebrating Mass , he said , was `` a possibility , but not an obligation '' . Readers and listeners should face each other during the Liturgy of the Word , he said . `` But as soon as we reach the moment when one addresses God – from the Offertory onwards – it is essential that the priest and faithful look together towards the east . This corresponds exactly to what the Council Fathers wanted . '' Cardinal Sarah rejected the argument that priests celebrating Mass facing the apse , or `` ad orientem '' , are turning their backs on the faithful or `` against them '' . Speaking at a London conference on 5 July 2016 , Cardinal Sarah asked all bishops and priests to begin celebrating the Mass `` ad orientem '' `` wherever possible '' , `` perhaps '' by 27 November 2016 , the start of Advent . He encouraged all Roman rite Catholics to receive Communion kneeling and said that Pope Francis had asked him to `` continue the liturgical work Pope Benedict began '' . Sarah then met privately with Pope Francis and on 11 July the Holy See Press Office issued a statement that said that Sarah 's London remarks had been `` incorrectly interpreted , as if they were intended to announce new indications different to those given so far in the liturgical rules and in the words of the Pope regarding celebration facing the people and the ordinary rite of the Mass '' , that celebrating Mass facing the congregation ( versus populum ) was `` desirable wherever possible '' and not to be superseded by ad orientem . It reported that the Pope and the Cardinal were in complete agreement on these points . He once wrote : `` I refuse to waste our time pitting one liturgy against another or the rite of Saint Pius V against that of Blessed Paul VI . '' In July 2017 , Sarah proposed that the two forms of the Mass , the former or extraordinary form and the post-Vatican II or ordinary form , could benefit from `` liturgical reconciliation '' or `` a mutual enrichment of the rites '' , recognizing that the two forms of liturgy did do not represent `` two opposing theologies '' . He wrote that the phrase `` reform of the reform '' had become associated with the victory of one form over the other and therefore `` inappropriate '' . His many specific suggestions included that the two forms could share one calendar of feasts and schedule of readings ; that the new form could restore the prayers at the foot of the altar that open the traditional Mass , require the faithful to kneel to receive communion on the tongue , and add periods of silence ; and that the celebration of the traditional form ensure that the Latin readings are understood by the congregation . Cardinal Sarah use of the `` reform of the reform '' has been criticised by Vatican spokesman Federico Lombardi , who promoted avoiding such an expression . On a related note , on 24 Augusti 2017 , Pope Francis insisted that the liturgical reforms following the Second Vatican Council were `` irreversible '' . Some perceived this has having part of a declaration invoked in his `` magisterial authority '' . In September 2017 , Pope Francis transferred primary responsibility `` to faithfully prepare … approve and publish '' translations of liturgical books into vernacular languages from the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments to conferences of bishops , ordering the congregation to `` help the Episcopal Conferences to fulfil their task . '' An explanatory note , attributed to Cardinal Sarah , soon appeared , specifying that the congregation 's approval would not be a mere formality but would involve a detailed review that could lead to binding rejections of unsatisfactory translations . On October 22 , 2017 , the Holy See released a letter that Pope Francis had sent to Cardinal Sarah , clarifying that the Holy See and its departments would have only limited authority to confirm liturgical translations recognized by a local episcopal conference , Islam . Sarah grew up and began studying for the priesthood in countries with Islamic majorities . He was impressed by the depth of Islamic religious observance in Guinea and has praised relations between Christians and Muslims there – `` the Islam in my country is a fraternal , peaceful religion '' – and in West Africa generally . He has condemned military intervention by Western powers in Iraq and Syria , which has resulted in the near extermination of Christian communities : `` I say emphatically that some Western powers will have perpetrated , directly or symbolically , a crime against humanity . '' He believes that there is little possibility of theological dialogue between Christians and Muslims given their essential differences ( the Trinity , the Resurrection , the Eucharist ) , but anticipates collaboration at the national or international level on resistance to abortion , euthanasia , and `` the new gender ideology '' . Sarah has criticized the `` pseudo-family of ideologized Islam which legitimizes polygamy , female subservience , sexual slavery , child marriage . '' Opposition to LGBT Rights . Sarah has opposed various attempts to provide legal recognition to gays and lesbians , often casting his remarks in terms of a defense of traditional Catholic and African values against contemporary secular Western culture . On 28 January 2012 , the United Nations Secretary General , Ban Ki-moon , called on African nations to repeal laws that place sanctions on homosexual conduct . Sarah called the speech `` stupid '' . When a journalist asked if Ban Ki-moon was `` overstepping his responsibilities '' , Sarah replied : `` Sure , you can not impose something stupid like that . Poor countries like Africa just accept it because it 's imposed upon them through money , through being tied to aid . '' He said that , `` It 's not possible to impose on the poor this kind of European mentality , '' and added that African bishops must react to this move against African culture . In an interview in September 2015 , Sarah described same-sex unions as `` retrogressive for culture and civilisation '' and a problem for all of humanity . He said that despite the fact that such unions were increasingly recognized in Europe , they were not approved of in Africa . He blamed `` Western ideological colonialism '' for promoting the idea of gay marriage , which he warned would `` destroy Catholic doctrine '' . According to the `` Daily Telegraph '' , Sarah 's `` outspoken remarks underlined deep rifts within the Church over the Pope 's softer , more compassionate attitude towards homosexuality '' . Addressing the U.S. National Catholic Prayer Breakfast on 17 May 2016 , Sarah said that `` God is being eroded , eclipsed , [ and ] liquidated '' in the United States because of legal changes being adopted `` in the name of 'tolerance ' '' . He cited `` the legalization of same-sex marriage , the obligation to accept contraception within health care programs , and even 'bathroom bills ' that allow men to use the women 's restrooms and locker rooms . '' He asked : `` Should not a biological man use the men 's restroom ? '' Synod of Bishops . Following the first session of the Synod on the Family in October 2014 , Sarah objected to press coverage of the synod 's discussion : `` what has been published by the media about homosexual unions is an attempt to push the Church [ to change ] her doctrine '' . He said the synod 's interim report or `` relatio '' appropriately objected to international agencies and governments that condition foreign aid on `` the introduction of regulations based on gender ideology '' , but needed to underscore objections to same-sex marriage . He suggested that advocacy on behalf of same-sex unions formed `` part of a new ideology of evil '' . In October 2015 , he played a leading role in the Synod on the Family 's rejection of attempts to ensure more welcoming language toward people who are gay or divorced and remarried . Addressing the Synod on perceived threats to marriage and the family , he advocated the need to be `` inclusive and welcoming to all that is human '' but warned : `` What comes from the Enemy can not and must not be assimilated . You can not join Christ and Belial ! '' He said that `` Western homosexual and abortion ideologies and Islamic fanaticism '' could be seen as `` almost like two apocalyptic beasts '' with demonic origins , drew parallels between them and Nazism and Communism , and noted that terrorist attacks in France and Tunisia had taken place on the same day that the U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling in `` Obergefell v. Hodges '' that made same-sex civil marriage legal nationwide . Johan Bonny , Bishop of Antwerp , complained that Sarah tried to silence any discussion of the pastoral care of gay Catholics in the discussion group he led at the Synod : `` There was no way of discussing it in a peaceful way . '' Bonny said the Belgian participants found that the growing influence of the Africans prevented the pastorals solutions they favored from getting a hearing . When Krzysztof Charamsa , a theologian who lost his position at the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith when he revealed that he was in a homosexual relationship on the eve of the Synod , assessed the Synod 's work , he singled out Sarah 's language to challenge all the participants : `` No one publicly said a word against those defamatory sentences . What kind of respect does that show to us all ? '' Other appointments . On 6 January 2011 , Sarah was appointed a member of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples , the Pontifical Council for the Laity , and the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace . On 10 March 2015 , Pope Francis appointed Sarah to serve as a member of the Pontifical Committee for International Eucharistic Congresses . Cardinal Sarah is a member of the Dignitatis Humanae Institute .
The Best Years ( disambiguation ) . `` The Best Years '' is a 2007 Canadian teen drama series set in Boston , Massachusetts
Robert Rabiah . Robert Rabiah is an Australian film actor best known for his roles as Hakim in `` Face to Face '' , Nick in `` Chopper '' , Dario Mancini in `` Fat Tony & Co. '' , Spiro Politis on TV soap `` Neighbours , `` Mehmet in `` Deadline Gallipoli , '' Mohsen in `` Ali 's Wedding '' , Bilal in Safe Harbour and Sami Almasi in `` Secret City ( TV series ) '' . Career . In 2005 , Rabiah established Sunrise Films . He also started DJ'ing at an early age and had a number No . 28 hit on the Australian Dance Charts with DJ trio RMR . Their club track was released by Standard Records , Australia . Rabiah 's first major acting role was in the film , `` Chopper '' , alongside Eric Bana and Vince Colosimo . Other works include , Michael Rymer 's `` Face To Face '' and `` Deadline Gallipoli '' . Awards . Rabiah was nominated for Best Actor at the 2011 Inside Film Awards in Sydney and in 2011 was nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the AACTA Awards . Rabiah has also won Best Actor in an Ensemble Cast ( Monaco Charity Film Festival ) . In 2006 Evan Clarry and Rabiah won the Australian Writers Guild 's Monte Miller Award for Unproduced Screenplay for `` Jericho '' .
Love 's Awakening ( 1936 film ) . `` Love 's Awakening '' ( German : `` Liebeserwachen '' ) is a 1936 German drama film directed by Herbert Maisch and starring Eugen Klöpfer , Karin Hardt and Hans Schlenck .
Zhu Hua . Zhù Huá ( 祝华 ) , female , is Professor of Applied Linguistics and Communication , at Birkbeck College , University of London . She was born in China , of Manchu parents , and studied telecommunication and English at Beijing Post and Telecommunication University （北京邮电大学） . She has an MA in Applied Linguistics from Beijing Normal University （北京师范大学）and was the first doctoral student of the late Professor Qian Yuan （钱瑗） , the daughter of the well known Chinese scholars and writers Qian Zhongshu （钱锺书）and Yang Jiang （杨绛） . She later obtained her PhD in Speech Sciences from Newcastle University in Britain . Her research spans over cross-linguistic studies of child language acquisition , speech and language discorders of young children , pragmatics and intercultural communication . She is author of `` Phonological Development in Specific Context '' ( 2002 ) , and editor of `` Phonological Development and Disorder '' ( with Barbara Dodd , 2006 ) , `` Language Teaching/Learning as Social Inter-Action '' ( with Paul Seedhouse , Li Wei and Vivian Cook , 2007 ) , and `` The Language and Intercultural Communication Reader '' ( 2011 ) . She is also one of the authors of the clinical assessment `` DEAP : Diagnostic Evaluation of Articulation and Phonology '' . She has served as Reviews Editor of `` The International Journal of Bilingualism '' ( Sage ) and is a member of the editorial board of `` Chinese Language and Discourse '' ( Benjamins ) . She worked as Sir James Knott Post-Doctoral Research Fellow , Lecturer and Senior Lecturer at Newcastle University , Reader at Birkbeck , and has held visiting and honorary professorships in a number of Australian and Chinese universities . She is the first Chinese-born woman linguist to be made a full professor in a British university . Qian zhongshu Yang Jiang Beijing Normal University Birkbeck , University of London Intercultural communication University of Newca
José de la Cruz . José de la Cruz ( 21 December 1746 – 12 March 1829 ) , more popularly known as Huseng Sisiw , was one of the great Filipino writers during the Spanish regime . He is given the honor of `` Hari ng Pelikulang Filipino '' ( King of Filipino Movie ) in the Philippines . Biography . De la Cruz was born in Tondo , Manila on December 21 , 1746 . His family was illfated and he could not afford to study . However , by his own efforts , he was able to learn `` Katon at Cartilla '' ( Spanish primers ) , `` Doctrina Christiana '' ( Christian doctrines ) , Philosophy , Canon law and Theology . One day when he was taking a bath on a river near their house , two Jesuits passed by and asked him for the right way . Because of de la Cruz ' fondness of reading , he was able to understand their language ( they were Spaniards ) and was able to communicate with them . The Spaniards were amazed by his intelligence and his politeness that they were not able to go to their destination , but instead they just talked with him more to get to know him better . He was eight years old then . When he was a teenager , he started to have a better understanding in..Tagalog language , think bigger ideas , and possess writing skills that awaken the heart and soul of the people partly ( or mostly ) due to his constant reading of the Bible . Besides Spanish and Tagalog language , he also learned Latin and Greek . He could also manage to write plays in just a span of time . During a town feast in the province of Batangas one time , he was invited to stage one of his plays . The priest of the event told him to stage a play based on a historical event instead . He was forced to write a story and teach the actors in one night , but the play was still a success . He could also simultaneously dictate poems into five different verses , all at the same time . He was known for his ability to write poems well that many are asking him to teach them how to rhyme words . He was given the name `` Huseng Sisiw '' ( José of the Chicks ) because if ever someone asks him to write a poem about love , he wants live chicks ( `` sisiw '' in Tagalog ) to be given to him as a payment . In addition , his dietary preferences involved eating younger livestock , those that have not yet reached adulthood , even in vegetables and roasted pig . He was also the mentor of Francisco Balagtas , another well-known poet who would later be known as the `` Father of Tagalog Literature '' , in poetry . Legacy . ... my works have their own minds . I thought that I do not need a book that is expensive , but a book that has substance and meaning . — José de la Cruz `` to arrogant experts and were able to finish their studies '' De la Cruz was one of the three poets whose names are prominent for the use of `` Corrido '' , a type/style of poem , in the history of Literature . The other two are Francisco Balagtas , his student , and Ananias Zorilla . Some of his writings with corrido style are `` Clarito '' , `` Adela at Florante '' , `` Flora at Clavela '' , `` Doce Pares de Francia '' , `` Rodrigo de Villas '' , and the famous `` Historia Famoso de Bernardo Carpio '' . He is also given the honor of `` Hari ng mga Makata '' ( King of the poets ) in the Philippines . Literary works . According to the elders , de la Cruz was very careful with his writings and he was never contented with the works that were considered good to others . Therefore , only a few of his pieces were known . Some of his works were shown in Tondo Theatre , owned by Domingo Celis .
Rhynchoferella syncentra . `` Rhynchoferella syncentra '' is a moth of the Copromorphidae family . It is found in Madagascar and South Africa , where it is known from Kwazulu-Natal , Mpumalanga and Gauteng . Male 32 mm . Head and thorax pale greyish-ocheous . Abdomen grey . Forewings very elongate-triangular , costa slightly arched , faintly sinuate in middle , apex very obtusely rounded , termen rounded , little oblique ; pale brownish-ochreous , irregularly suffused with fuscous towards costa , posterior half of wing sprinkled with dark fuscous specks with some fuscous suffusion , terminal edge suffused with fuscous : cilia fuscous . Hindwings pale greyish ; cilia whitish , with faint greyish basal shade .
Michal Hein . Michal Hein ( מיכל היין ; born February 11 , 1968 ) is an Israeli former Olympic windsurfer . She was born in Rehovot , Israel . Windsurfing career . Her club was Hapoel Tel Aviv , in Tel Aviv , Israel . Hein finished 10th at the World Championships in February 2000 . Hein competed for Israel at the 2000 Summer Olympics , at 32 years of age , in Sydney , Australia , in Windsurfer , and came in 14th . When she competed in the Olympics she was 5-9 ( 176 cm ) tall and weighed
Korean National Association . The Korean National Association ( Hangul : 대한인국민회 ; Hanja : 大韓人國民會 ) , also known as All Korea Korean National Association , was a political organization established on February 1 , 1909 to fight Japan ’ s colonial policies and occupation in Korea . It was founded in San Francisco by the intellectual scholar and Korean Independence activist , Ahn Changho , and represented the interests of Koreans in the United States , Siberia , and Manchuria during the Korean Independence Movement . Background . After the Japan–Korea Treaty of 1905 , multiple local and statewide Korean organizations emerged in Hawaii , California , and other parts of the US condemning Japan 's colonial policies . However on March 23 , 1908 , after the pro-japanese diplomat , Durham White Stevens , was assassinated by two Korean immigrants , Korean organizations in both Hawaii and the US mainland joined together to protect the rights of the two alleged assailants . This event and the growing need to consolidate patriotic efforts led to two major Korean civic organizations , the Mutual Assistance Society ( MAS ) in San Fransisco and United Korean Society in Hawaii , to organize a meeting on October 30 , 1908 to discuss the unification of both groups . Seven representatives from Hawaii and six representatives of the mainland US made an agreement and both organizations officially merged to form the KNA on February 1 , 1909 . Earlier Years . Following its establishment , the KNA began with 2 regional headquarters in Hawaii and San Francisco but expanded its activities by sending delegates to other regions to establish additional chapters . By 1911 , the KNA expanded to four key regions : North America , Hawaii , Siberia , and Manchuria . To reflect its geographic expansion , the `` Korean National Association '' changed it 's name to `` All Korea Korean National Association '' . Each regional headquarters administered over local chapters and at the organization 's peak , there would be nearly 130 including 38 chapters in Hawaii and 73 chapters in North America . On November 8 , 1912 , representatives coming from all regional headquarters met in San Francisco for an All Koreans Conference to establish a KNA central headquarters . It would serve as a central administrative office to ensure uniformity of rules across all chapters and to direct Korean independence movement activities . Ahn Changho and Park Yong-man were elected as the organization 's chairman and vice chairman . As the leader of the central body , Ahn continued his work organizing KNA regional branches and further strengthening and unifying the organization . Though becoming more centralized , there remained conflicting interests between key leaders in Hawaii and North America . For example , Syngman Rhee looked for liberation through education and diplomacy , while Park Yong-man preferred military action . Ahn Changho went to Hawaii to mediate between the two leaders but with little success . As an organization declaring its service as a legitimate governing body for the interests and well-being of Koreans , its state functionings was put to the test on June 13 1914 , when a group of Korean Americans working at an apricot farm in Hemet , California was attacked by local citizens who didn ’ t want Asians working in that area . Initially , the Japanese consulate interceded with the government on behalf of the Korean Immigrants but that caused outrage within the Korean-American community . David Lee , the president of the North American branch of the KNA , sent a telegram to the US Secretary of state William Jennings Bryan , requesting that the Japanese government no longer represent Koreans . Despite the pressures from Japanese diplomats in Washington DC , Bryan ruled in the KNA ’ s favor . Ever since , matters regarding the Korean immigrants or students would be handled by the KNA instead . March 1st Movement . The March 1st Movement in 1919 rekindled the national spirit of Korean-Americans . When news of the demonstrations reached the US in mid-March , a mass rally was held by the KNA in San Francisco . The KNA first attempted to send a three-man delegation including Syngman Rhee to the Paris Peace Conference but failed to receive necessary travel documentation . Afterwards , the KNA decided to establish a Korean Information Office headed by Philip Jaisohn then send him and Syngman Rhee to Philidelphia to lead the `` the Korean Congress '' held from April 14 to 16 of the same year to begin blueprinting the future Republic of Korea with 150 Koreans representing 27 organizations in the US and Mexico . All organizations agreed upon a Korean republic based on democratic principles and pledged their support to the newly established Korean Provisional Government ( KPG ) in Shanghai . Ahn Changho , who was in Shanghai at that time , played an instrumental role in the government 's establishment on April 13 and its early operations . This spike in activity within the organization lasted until the mid-1920s and would not regain its steam in the liberation movement until the Sino-Japanese War in 1937 . However , the KNA continued to launch independence funds which for the following decades collected money from Korean immigrants to financially support the provisional government and anti-Japanese activities . World War II . In 1936 , the Korean National Association relocated it 's central headquarters to Los Angeles where it continued its independence activity and communication with the US government on behalf of Koreans . By that year , the KNA had become the largest Korean immigrant political organization and a key source of resistance and political empowerment , primarily through unifying the efforts of Korean immigrants and lobbying allied governments . However , the Hawaiian and North American branch of the KNA was becoming increasingly divided due to internal conflicts . It was n't until internal reforms under KNA chairman Charles Kim and the arrival of World War II that the KNA branches united to join with other organizations such as Comrade Society to form the United Korean Committee . This alliance continued providing support for the KPG and aimed to receive official recognition of the KPG as the government of Korea . Since Liberation . After Korea ’ s liberation from Japan , the KNA continued its supportive efforts for the Republic of Korea through relief efforts while promoting cultural , educational , and religious activities in Korean-American communities . The organization continued to serve the Korean-American community in the US until dissolving in 1988 . After later restoration work , the KNA 's former headquarter building in Los Angeles was converted into a Korean Independence Memorial Building to educate the public on Korean American history and the organization 's work . In recognition of its part in shaping Korean American history , in 1991 , the city of Los Angeles declared the building as a historical landmark . Organizational Media . On February 10 , 1910 , the KNA published the weekly newspaper `` Sinhan Minbo '' ( 신한민보 ) , or `` The New Korea '' . It published every Wednesday articles promoting the independence movement and advocating the interests of the Korean people . After World War II , it continued publishing weekly until being acquired by Kim Un Ha in September 1974 and published monthly instead .
Castiel ( Supernatural ) . Castiel is a fictional character portrayed by Misha Collins on The CW 's American television series `` Supernatural '' . An Angel of the Lord , he first appears in the fourth season , and is used to introduce the theme of Christian theology to the series . In the series , Castiel brings Dean Winchester back from Hell and frequently helps him and his brother Sam in their battles with various demons and angels along the way . During his travels with the Winchesters , Castiel develops friendships with both men . As an angel , he possesses a number of supernatural abilities , including the ability to kill demons . Initially , the character demonstrates complete devotion to God and little emotion . However , his interactions and experiences with Dean Winchester and Sam Winchester , as well as certain revelations about God and his fellow angels , have a humanizing effect on him . This , despite the stress and harm it causes his character , allows him to develop an independent will as the series progresses and helps the show address topics related to free will . Unlike the stereotypical portrayal of television angels , Castiel does not always help people , and is willing to kill innocents if needed . Collins originally read for the part of a demon , as series creator Eric Kripke did not want fans to find out that angels were being introduced to the series . Collins prepared for the role by reading the Book of Revelation , and based his portrayal on his younger brother . Critics and fans have responded highly favorably to the character . In response , the show 's creators expanded his role in the series , upgrading him to a main cast member in the fifth and sixth seasons . After being a special guest star in the seventh and eighth seasons , Collins was upgraded once again to regular cast member status through seasons 9–14 . Arrival on Earth . At the end of the third season of `` Supernatural '' , main character Dean Winchester is in Hell after being killed by the hellhounds of the demonic antagonist Lilith . In the season four premiere `` Lazarus Rising '' , the angel Castiel is introduced as the one who brought Dean back from Hell and resurrected him . Because merely perceiving his actual form typically results in blindness , he takes a human host – James `` Jimmy '' Novak , a `` devout man '' who prayed for it – to communicate with Dean , and tells him that he has been brought back because God has work for him . Lilith is breaking the 66 seals in order to free Lucifer , and Dean must stop her . Castiel continues to appear throughout the season , at one point sending Dean back in time and later tasking him and his brother Sam with stopping witches from breaking another seal . He returns with fellow angel Uriel at the end of the episode `` I Know What You Did Last Summer '' , seeking to kill Anna Milton , a fallen angel with the ability to `` hear '' the communications between angels . In the following episode , `` Heaven and Hell '' , Anna uses an ancient Enochian sigil to send the angels away , though they manage to track them down later . Once there , Castiel expresses regret at having to kill Anna . Before they can carry out their duty , however , they are confronted by the demon Alastair and two of his minions . A fight ensues , and Castiel is nearly defeated in the battle by Alastair . He is saved by Dean , and they in turn are rescued when Anna regains her powers . Although Uriel nearly vents his frustration on Dean , Castiel stops him , and the two leave . Castiel later becomes suspicious of Uriel and confronts him in `` On the Head of a Pin '' . Uriel admits he and certain other angels are now working together to free Lucifer , having grown weary of never hearing from God and jealous of His favoritism for humanity . He asks Castiel to join him , but Castiel refuses and attacks him . Uriel eventually overpowers Castiel , but is killed by Anna before he can strike the finishing blow . During this time , the orders he is getting from Heaven of questionable morality and the influence of Anna cause him to start to have doubts about Heaven 's plans . He later returns in `` The Monster At the End of This Book '' to explain Chuck 's role as a Prophet and later when Dean calls him to help save Sam . Castiel informs Dean he ca n't interfere due to how important Prophets are , but he impresses upon Dean how the archangel protecting a Prophet will intervene if said Prophet is in trouble to secretly let him know a way to save Sam . Jimmy Novak alone . In `` The Rapture '' , Castiel enters Dean 's dreams and arranges a meeting to tell him something important . However , when Sam and Dean go to meet him , they instead find Jimmy , Castiel 's vessel , who claims to have little memory of his life as a vessel . Anna theorizes Castiel must have angered his superiors , prompting him to be taken back to Heaven . When Jimmy is shot at the end of the episode trying to save his family from demons , Castiel returns , taking Jimmy 's daughter Claire as his new vessel . After the demons are killed , a dying Jimmy begs Castiel to take him back as a host so his daughter will not have to go through what he did , and the angel acquiesces . Dean then asks him what he needed to tell him , but Castiel coldly replies his loyalty is to Heaven , not to mankind or to him . Servant of Heaven . In `` When the Levee Breaks '' , Castiel has Dean take the oath of allegiance to God and His angels , to which Dean agrees under the impression it will keep Sam safe . Later in the episode , Castiel releases Sam , who is on detox from Ruby 's demon blood , from Bobby 's Panic Room . When Anna confronts him about his actions , other angels appear and capture her . With Sam closing in on Lilith , Castiel and Zachariah imprison Dean within an idyllic waiting room , where he will be made comfortable until the time comes for him to play his role in stopping the Apocalypse . Dean refuses to remain idle , and continually requests to be able to see Sam , which is denied . Once Dean discovers the angels are allowing the Apocalypse to happen , he implores for Castiel to help him stop the final seal from being broken . Though Castiel refuses at first , he returns ready to help not long after . He takes Dean to see the prophet Chuck for information on Sam . Their presence does not fall in line with Chuck 's Gospel , so the Archangel Raphael begins to descend . Castiel sends Dean to Sam , remaining behind to hold back the archangel and any others who might come . He is subsequently killed , with his host 's body being blown to pieces . Fall to Earth . However , Castiel later returns – still in Jimmy Novak 's body – in the fifth-season premiere , `` Sympathy for the Devil '' , killing two fellow angels in order to save Sam and Dean . He is uncertain as to how he was resurrected , but alludes to Zachariah it may have been God 's doing . After ordering Zachariah away , Castiel carves Enochian sigils into Sam and Dean 's ribs to hide them from all angels , including Lucifer . Castiel later returns to the brothers in `` Good God Y'All ! `` , and reveals his plans to find God . He borrows Dean 's amulet , as it burns hot in God 's presence , and departs . He has also been completely cut off from Heaven as a result of his rebellion and has lost some of his powers as a result , including his ability to heal injuries . He remains on Earth hunting for God , although acquires a cell phone so that the Winchesters can call for his aid when dealing with particularly challenging cases , such as their discovery of the Antichrist or their latest confrontation with the Trickster ( who is revealed to be the lost archangel Gabriel ) . In `` Abandon All Hope ... '' , Castiel helps the Winchesters retrieve the Colt , and joins them on their hunt for Lucifer . However , he ventures off after discovering hundreds of Reapers are already in the town , hoping to discover what has called them there . He soon becomes imprisoned by Lucifer , who tries to tempt Castiel into joining him , pointing out they are both targets of Heaven , but Castiel refuses . He later manages to free himself , but finds he no longer has the power to kill demons . After Sam and Dean fail in their attempt to kill the Devil , Castiel teleports them to safety . After exhausting most of his remaining power to take Sam and Dean back in time to save their parents from renegade angel Anna , Castiel aids the Winchesters in their battle with Famine , the Horseman of the Apocalypse – the brothers having already defeated War – but his weakened powers render him susceptible to Famine 's influence , Famine attacking Jimmy 's hunger for red meat to make Castiel more interested in eating burgers than actually fighting . When the brothers are killed by vengeful hunters in `` Dark Side of the Moon '' , Castiel – unable to return to Heaven – briefly communicates with them . He tasks them with finding the angel Joshua , who communicates directly with God . Although Joshua reveals God is alive , he claims He is apathetic to the Apocalypse ; having saved the brothers and Castiel , God feels He has done enough . When relayed to Castiel , his hopes and faith are shattered , leading him to drink heavily in the subsequent episode `` 99 Problems '' when Sam summons him for answers about the actions of the people in a town . Castiel reveals that they are dealing with the Whore of Babylon and provides the stake that can kill her , but as he is no longer a true servant of Heaven , is unable to do it himself . He gets Pastor Gideon so they can have him do it and tries to hold the Whore in place so the Pastor can stab her . However , she casts a spell that causes him great pain and knocks him out of the fight . In the end , Dean stabs her with the stake , identifying himself as a true servant of heaven . Powerless . In `` Point of No Return '' , Castiel helps Sam to keep Dean from becoming Michael 's vessel . He leaves after hearing a signal from the angels , and finds a resurrected Adam Milligan – Sam and Dean 's half-brother who had been previously killed by ghouls . When Dean escapes and tries to contact the angels , Castiel finds him , and angrily attacks him for making Castiel 's rebelling against Heaven worthless . Later , he carves a banishing sigil into his own chest and activates it in the presence of multiple angels in order to clear the way for Sam and Dean to attack Zachariah and save Adam . The effects of the sigil send him onto a fishing boat , now completely human . Despite his lack of power , he is able to defeat the Horseman Pestilence using what appears to be what little is left of his angelic strength , and assists Bobby and Sam in preventing nationwide distribution of the Croatoan virus . In the fifth-season finale , `` Swan Song '' , Castiel loses faith after Sam fails to overpower Lucifer when he possesses him and suggests they get drunk and wait for the end to come . When Dean refuses to give up , Castiel and Bobby follow him and Castiel uses a Molotov cocktail of Holy Fire to temporarily banish Michael to buy Dean time to try to reach Sam . Angry that Castiel attacked his brother , Lucifer obliterates Castiel with a snap of his fingers . After Sam and Dean avert the Apocalypse , Castiel is resurrected once more by God , now more powerful than ever as a seraphim . He heals Dean 's injuries and resurrects Bobby and reminds Dean that he got what he wanted : no Apocalypse , no Paradise , just more of the same . Castiel then heads back to Heaven to restore order and become its new leader , believing it to be in chaos as Sam trapped Michael in Lucifer 's Cage as well . Post-Apocalyptic alliances . A year after the Apocalypse , Castiel returns to Earth in `` The Third Man '' to get Sam and Dean 's help to find the Staff of Moses , which , along with many other weapons of Heaven , has been stolen during the war . They soon discover that the angel Balthazar has stolen it and sold pieces of it to people in exchange for their souls . They confront Balthazar , but are interrupted by Raphael . Before Raphael is able to get his revenge against Castiel , Balthazar destroys Raphael 's vessel and sends him back to Heaven . After trapping Balthazar within a ring of ignited holy oil and forcing him to restore the souls he has taken , Castiel sets him free , claiming his debt has been paid off . In `` Family Matters '' , Castiel returns to `` diagnose '' Sam by asking him several questions . Sam , still dizzy and unsure of what is going on after being knocked unconscious by Dean , reveals that he no longer sleeps and has become a better hunter . Castiel has an idea of what 's wrong and decides to read Sam 's soul by reaching inside him , and the truth is finally revealed : that Sam has no soul , and it was locked in the cage with Lucifer . Both Dean and Castiel are unsure whether Sam is still Sam without his soul , but they let Sam go and Castiel heals his wounds from being beaten by Dean . In `` Caged Heat '' , Sam tries to trick Castiel into coming to Earth to help the brothers get Sam 's soul back . When he comes , Sam threatens Castiel saying that if he does not help , then he will hunt him down and kill him . Despite knowing Sam never could , he helps them . Later , while Sam and Dean are doing research , Castiel discovers porn on TV ; when Dean asks why he was watching porn , he replies , `` It was there . '' Castiel later discovers Sam and Dean are working with a demon called Meg , whom he refers to as an abomination . When Crowley admits that he can not get Sam 's soul back , Castiel burns Crowley 's human remains . At the end of the episode Castiel explains to Sam and Dean that the celestial war is not going well for him and he would rather be on Earth with them , but leaves anyway to continue fighting , but promises to take care of Crowley 's captured monsters first . After acquiring the holy weapons from Balthazar in `` The French Mistake '' , Castiel suggests that he now has a military advantage in the war . Unfortunately , this advantage seems limited ; he orders Balthazar in `` My Heart Will Go On '' to save the Titanic , spawning 50,000 new souls to empower his side . However , Fate works to undo the impossible births and begins killing them . Once the brothers encounter the string of odd deaths Fate takes this opportunity to eliminate them due to their part of undoing the destined Apocalypse . This forces Castiel to concede the loss and re-sink the Titanic . In `` Frontierland '' , Sam and Dean call for Castiel to send them back in time as they have learned that the ashes of a Phoenix can kill Eve and that Samuel Colt killed one in the past with The Colt . Rachel , Castiel 's lieutenant comes instead and berates the boys for only calling for him when they need something of him , but Castiel arrives himself and sends Rachel away . Castiel is able to send Dean and Sam back in time , but warns them that he has to retrieve them in 24 hours or they 'll be stuck in the past forever and tells Bobby to pray for him when the time comes . While waiting , Rachel approaches him about his plans and attacks him . Castiel kills her , but is left weakened by a stab wound she managed to inflict on him first . Castiel manages to teleport to Bobby 's and draws a sigil to hide himself from the other angels before passing out . He wakes in time to retrieve the Winchesters , but his weakened state prevents this so he is forced to draw power from Bobby 's soul . While Dean killed the Phoenix , Castiel brought them back before they could gather the ashes so it all appears for nothing and he lacks the power to send them back . Luckily , Samuel Colt collected the ashes and sent a package with them to be delivered to Bobby 's after the boys return . In `` Mommy Dearest '' , it is discovered that there is a possibility Crowley may have faked his death and might still be alive ; suggesting that perhaps Castiel had burned the wrong bones by mistake . Eve reveals this to Sam and Dean when they try to hunt her down . During the hunt , Eve is able to suppress Castiel 's powers as she is older than him . After Dean kills Eve , Castiel 's powers return and he kills all of her monsters with a blast of white light before transporting the group to the home of the uncle of two young boys who were turned into monsters . There , they find them dead , having been killed by demons , and Castiel promises to look into Crowley 's possible survival to find out for sure if he 's dead or not . However , Castiel is instead seen with a very alive Crowley who states that he is `` tired of cleaning up after [ Castiel 's ] messes '' , implying that Castiel had full knowledge of burning the wrong bones and that both he and Crowley have some sort of agreement between them and/or may be working together as partners . In `` The Man Who Would Be King '' , it is revealed that Castiel was the one who partially raised Sam from Hell , though due to the complication of the cage it was impossible to retrieve his soul , and that he has made a deal with Crowley in a desperate attempt to win the war . Sam and Dean also learn of his partnership with Crowley when he slips up and reveals he is spying on them . In `` Let it Bleed '' , Castiel is enraged to learn that Lisa and Ben Braeden have been kidnapped by Crowley and tries to get him to reveal where they are to no avail . Castiel saves Dean from a demon and tries and fails to convince him to back off . Later , after Lisa is mortally wounded by a demon possessing her in an attempt to force Dean not to exorcise her , Castiel arrives at the hospital and without being asked , heals her wounds and at Dean 's request , erases all of her and her son Ben 's memories of Dean . He does this as a final act of friendship towards Dean though both admit it does n't change the fact that they are now enemies . Castiel also spends the episode one step ahead of Bobby investigating H.P . Lovecraft 's opening of Purgatory in an attempt to find a way to open it himself . Godhood . In `` The Man Who Knew Too Much '' , Castiel tricks Crowley and Raphael , eventually absorbing the souls from Purgatory . He demonstrates his new power by killing Raphael with a simple snap of his fingers . While talking to Dean , who unsuccessfully begs him to give up the power , Sam sneaks up behind them and attempts to kill him with an angelic blade by stabbing Castiel in the back , but it has no effect . Castiel removes the blade , explains that he is no longer an angel , declaring himself their new God . He then glances at the three hunters before delivering an ultimatum : to profess their own loyalty and love unto him , or be destroyed . In `` Meet the New Boss '' , Castiel begins exacting his new supremacy over the planet , working miracles and punishing religious hypocrites alike . However , when Castiel 's vessel begins to become damaged and he begins to lose control of his power , Death reveals that he also absorbed creatures known as Leviathans from Purgatory . The Leviathans will destroy him if they are not released . Castiel seeks out the Winchesters ' help , and reopens the portal with Death 's assistance . Although the souls are returned , the Leviathans evade reentering Purgatory and take control of Castiel 's vessel . In `` Hello , Cruel World '' , the vessel begins to quickly break down . The Leviathans are forced to leave , dispersing into the local water supply nearby and leaving behind only Castiel 's trench coat . Return to madness . In `` The Born-Again Identity '' , it 's revealed that Castiel survived . After the Leviathans left him , he made his way out of the river , naked , and ran into his future wife Daphne . However , the experience renders Castiel amnesic , but with his angelic powers intact . Going by the name `` Emanuel '' , Castiel used his powers to heal people , though he did n't know where that ability and his power to see demon 's true faces came from . After Sam is committed to a mental hospital as a result of the hallucinations of Lucifer he is suffering due to Castiel breaking his `` mental wall '' , Dean searches for `` Emanuel '' and kills a demon that is holding his wife hostage . Castiel agrees to help Dean who does n't tell him who he really is , but mentions what `` Cas '' had done to Sam . The two are joined by Meg , but upon reaching the hospital , find demons surrounding the entrance . As Castiel is the only one who can take them all down , Dean is forced to tell him the truth about who he really is and insists he has the power to kill the demons . Castiel manages to summon his power to kill demons and kills all of them , but doing so restores his memories . Castiel shows remorse for his previous actions and initially wants to leave , but Dean is able to convince him to help by giving him back his trench coat . Castiel finds Sam in time to save him from a demon torturing him to death with electro-shock therapy and tries to restore his mental wall , but ca n't as it 's completely gone . Feeling sorry for what he had done , Castiel transfers the problem to himself and is haunted by visions of Lucifer like Sam was . Castiel is committed to the mental hospital , but is safe from the demons as only Meg knows he 's alive and she takes a job at the hospital , presumably to look after him . In `` Party On , Garth '' , Dean calls Meg and she reveals that Castiel 's in the same condition , which Sam feels guilty about . In `` Reading is Fundamental '' , Castiel is awakened when the Word of God – a tablet with information inscribed by an angel as dictated by God – is found by Sam and Dean . Although his torment has driven him insane , he explains that taking on Sam 's pain has helped relieve some of his past burdens . He then explains what the Word of God is , but is unable to read it . Two angels from his former garrison arrive in pursuit of Kevin , a prophet who was awakened by the Word of God and drawn to it . The angel Hester tries to kill Castiel out of anger for his past actions , but she is instead killed by Meg . The other angel offers Castiel the chance to return to Heaven with him , but Castiel declines , explaining that he feels he no longer belongs there . The other angel then leaves , taking Kevin away to safety . Castiel comments to the Winchesters that he finds it amazing that he does not know what he is going to do next , and teleports away after giving them his blood . In `` Survival of the Fittest '' , after finding his garrison wiped out , Castiel has Meg take him to the Winchesters where he explains what he has discovered . Crowley arrives and is furious to see him , but Castiel no longer has a wish to fight and when Crowley realizes he 's insane , he decides to put off his feud with Castiel for a time when he 's sane again . Crowley , after giving them his blood , disappears but tells them Castiel can help them kill Dick . Castiel refuses to help as he does n't want to fight and after he disappears to retrieve a board game , Meg explains that since Castiel had the Leviathans within him , he is able to tell them apart even in their human forms and can pick out the real Dick Roman . Castiel watches as Sam and Dean burn Bobby 's flask and put him at rest and later takes Dean to where he has stored the Impala and agrees to help . Castiel , Sam and Dean infiltrate Sucrocorp thanks to a distraction from Meg and he and Dean confront Dick Roman in the labs . Dick throws Castiel across the room when he tries to attack , but after Dean fails to kill Dick , Castiel holds his head in place from behind allowing Dean to stab Dick through the neck with the weapon , killing him . As a result of this , Castiel and Dean are sucked into Purgatory with Dick 's soul and after letting Dean know this and that they are more likely to die than get out , Castiel disappears , leaving Dean alone . Out of Purgatory . In `` We Need To Talk About Kevin '' , Dean escapes Purgatory with the help of the vampire Benny , but Castiel is not with him . He later tells Sam that things got hairy near the end and that Castiel did n't make it , that he `` let go '' . While Dean does n't elaborate , he is clearly affected by this . In a flashback scene , Dean is shown looking for Castiel in Purgatory , interrogating a vampire for his location . As a result , he meets Benny and only agrees to Benny 's deal to get out if they find Castiel first and help him escape too . Castiel appears in flashbacks in the following episode , where he reveals that he fled Dean to keep him safe from the Leviathans and other monsters that are angry at Castiel , but Dean refuses to leave Purgatory without Castiel . When talking with another angel at an auction for the second Word of God tablet , Dean again states that Castiel did not make it out of Purgatory . He later escapes with the aid of an army of angels sent to rescue him – having initially remained behind as penance for his actions to stop a duo of Leviathans that were trying to attack Dean and Benny as they left Purgatory – but the other angels not only erase his memory that they were responsible for his escape , but also erase his memory of their subsequent 'check-ins ' to discuss the Winchesters ' actions , with Castiel forced to tell them about the Winchesters ' progress in the search for the tablet . Apparently back to full power , Castiel helps the Winchesters save Kevin from Crowley – who has been abducting future Prophets to try to find another means of reading the Word of God tablet – and destroy the tablet to prevent Crowley using it , retaining half of the tablet while Crowley flees with the other half . Afterwards , in `` Hunteri Heroici '' , Castiel cuts off his ability to listen into the other angels and decides to become a full-time hunter to avoid facing the other angels about what he has done . Castiel proves instrumental in solving the case , using his abilities to enter the mind of a man with reality warping powers , allowing Sam to bring him back to reality with a speech about not running from it . Later , at the request of the man , Fred , Castiel strips him of his powers so he is no longer a danger to anyone though it leaves him mentally damaged . Castiel , having listened to Sam 's speech about running from reality as well as Fred , decides to return to Heaven to try to make up for what he did , but is forbidden by Naomi , the angel who ordered his rescue . Instead , Castiel stays to watch out for Fred for a while , but accepts that he can no longer run from what he has done . In `` Torn and Frayed '' , as his penance , Castiel has turned back on his `` angel radio '' and travels around helping people who have need of help or healing . He demonstrates this by healing a sick infant that wo n't stop crying . After getting a distress call from Samandriel , Naomi summons Castiel to rescue the angel . Castiel enlists Dean 's help and repeatedly wonders where Sam is , unaware that Sam and Dean are currently not getting along . After getting the ingredients for a `` demon bomb '' , Castiel gets Sam as they will need all the help they can get to rescue Samandriel and yells at Sam and Dean for their behavior . At the warehouse , Castiel tells Sam and Dean what symbols to neutralize and where so he can enter and gives Sam his sword so he has a weapon against demons . After Sam and Dean clear the way , Castiel enters , but is weakened by the other sigils in the building . Samandriel 's screams cause him to remember being tied down by Naomi who approaches his eye with a mysterious instrument and is unable to help Sam and Dean in breaking into the room where Samandriel is . After they get in , Castiel frees Samandriel while Sam and Dean deal with the demons guarding him and takes the other angel outside . There , Samandriel begs for Castiel not to return him to Heaven and tries to warn him that `` they '' are controlling him . Before Samandriel can explain , Naomi forces Castiel to kill him for being a `` traitor '' . Castiel is horrified by this , but Naomi reveals that Samandriel telling Crowley about the angel Word of God tablet puts all in angels in danger and Castiel is a hero . Under her orders , he claims to Sam and Dean that he was forced to kill Samandriel in self-defense and that he is taking him back to Heaven to put him to rest ( in reality so Naomi can determine just how much he broke ) , but his weird behavior and the fact that his eye starts bleeding arouses Sam and Dean 's suspicions that he is being controlled . On the run from Heaven . In `` Goodbye Stranger '' , Castiel has been completely brainwashed by Naomi and has killed thousands of copies of Dean ruthlessly . Castiel is sent to find the angel tablet and tortures and kills the demons also looking for it , drawing Sam and Dean 's attention . Sam and Dean track down someone who knows the location of one of Lucifer 's Crypts where the angel tablet is and in ensuing scuffle , Sam ends up in trouble . Castiel saves Sam and captures one of the demons , claiming under Naomi 's orders that he is searching for the second half of the demon tablet and that the demons are searching for a parchment that will allow them to translate it without a Prophet . Castiel tortures the demon who tells them where to find Meg , but kills her before she can reveal the truth to Sam and Dean . Castiel heads off alone and rescues Meg who explains what the demons really want . While Naomi initially wants her killed to prevent that , Castiel is able to make a case to keep her alive . The group then go to the warehouse where the crypt is and before heading inside with Dean , Castiel reveals that Sam is damaged by his trials on a level that even Castiel ca n't fix . Castiel and Dean locate the angel tablet and Castiel has to have Dean get it as it is warded against angels . However , Naomi orders Castiel to kill Dean and though he fights it , he has no control over his actions . As he is about to kill him , Dean manages to break through to Castiel 's heart and he breaks free of Naomi 's influence . He picks up the angel tablet which completely severs Naomi 's connection to and control over him . Castiel heals Dean and explains what happened , but senses that he must now protect the tablet from everyone , even Dean . Castiel is later seen traveling on a bus to an unknown destination with the tablet . Despite losing the tablet , Naomi is somewhat satisfied as according to her , Castiel is doing what he is supposed to be doing . Naomi later comes to Dean . In an attempt to gain his trust , presumably because she knows Castiel is one of his weak spots , she lies to Dean about Castiel and claims that he misinterpreted everything she has done and is still insane . Dean , of course , does n't believe her . Despite this , Castiel is eventually captured by Naomi 's forces , but the angel tablet is claimed by Crowley after one of Naomi 's angels betrays their location , although this gives Castiel time to escape and reunite with the Winchesters after killing the angel guarding him . Metatron 's betrayal . With Heaven in chaos , Metatron ( the Scribe of God , recently rediscovered ) convinces Castiel that they must seal the gates of Heaven to force the angels together to make peace . The first trial is to cut out the heart of a nephilim , the child of a human and an angel , which Castiel is forced to kill when the selected target attacks him . They manage to complete the second trial ( retrieving the bow of a cupid ) , but Metatron subsequently reveals that his true intentions are to exile all the angels from Heaven for forcing him to leave Heaven ages ago . He takes Castiel 's grace from him as the third ingredient for this spell , leaving Castiel human and banished to Earth before the other angels begin to fall as well . Back to humanity . With the angels expelled from Heaven , many of them begin searching for Castiel , whom they believe is responsible , and was knowingly working to enact Metatron ’ s plans . Castiel decides he wants to help his fallen brethren find `` direction '' when he encounters an angel named Hael who requests his guidance . When Castiel contacts the Winchesters , however , Dean tells him to leave Hael and make his way the Men of Letters bunker where he will be safe from the angels hunting him . Following this , Castiel attempts to leave Hael behind but is captured by her instead whereby she reveals her plans to possess him . Castiel escapes and kills Hael then continues to make his way to the bunker , abandoning his usual attire along the way . Castiel is nearly caught several times by the angels searching for him and gets a tattoo that will ward him against angels . In response , the angels send freelance Reapers after him and he is eventually caught by one of them . The Reaper tortures Castiel and kills him when the Winchesters show up to rescue him . Dean has the angel secretly possessing Sam heal Castiel and takes him back to the bunker but later asks him to leave when Ezekiel , the angel inside Sam , requests it , potentially threatening Sam ’ s life if Dean doesn ’ t comply . Castiel gets a job at a gas station and attempts to adjust to his new life as a human . He helps Dean hunt a rogue angel that is killing people in emotional pain , but later prays for help when Dean sends him away for the second time on Ezekiel 's orders . Castiel is found by the neutral angel Muriel who heard his prayer . Muriel agrees to provide information but the two are captured by angels that have been trailing Muriel . Castiel and Muriel are taken to the anarchist angel Malachi , the leader of one side of the angel civil war ( the other side being headed by the angel Bartholomew ) , and tortured for information on Metatron . Muriel is killed in the process . Stolen Grace . Eventually , Malachi leaves Castiel with the angel Theo who tells Castiel he wants to defect to Metatron 's side . Castiel tricks Theo into releasing him and steals his Grace , transforming Castiel into an angel once more and at least restoring his powers . Castiel calls Dean and tells him that while he was held captive by Malachi he learned that the angel Ezekiel is dead and so the angel possessing Sam must be an impostor . After being contacted by Dean , Castiel , now wearing a new suit and trench coat and driving a stolen car as he can no longer teleport , returns to the bunker where he comes up with the plan to have Crowley help expel Gadreel from Sam . Castiel knocks Gadreel out and comforts Dean when the torture they have Crowley perform to bring forth Sam 's mind proves too much for Dean . Castiel is furious to learn that the angel possessing Sam is actually Gadreel , blaming him for all the evil in the universe , but Dean calms him down . When Gadreel proves resistant to their efforts to expel him , Dean tries to have Castiel possess Sam to let him know of the situation but he ca n't without Sam 's permission , and furthermore has no way to gain it due to Sam ’ s mind being kept under by Gadreel . Crowley agrees to possess Sam instead in exchange for his freedom and though Castiel is reluctant , he removes Sam 's anti-possession tattoo . The plan works and Sam expels Gadreel . After leaving Crowley to deal with Abaddon , Castiel heals Sam 's injuries from the torture and informs him he can finish his healing from the Trials over time as Gadreel did most of the job . He remains behind with Sam as Dean leaves on his own . Facing Metatron . With his angelic powers partially restored , Castiel sets out to try and stop the angelic civil war . Having killed Bartholomew in self-defence , Castiel takes command of most of the Earth-bound angels , but finds himself opposed by Metatron , who is rallying angels to his side with the intention of painting Castiel as the villain of the piece . Although Castiel learns that his stolen grace will kill him eventually , he refuses Metatron 's offer to side with him , eventually convincing Gadreel to ally with him in opposing Metatron 's attempt to stage a coup of Heaven even as Metatron tricks the other angels into follow him by presenting Castiel as a despot willing to destroy everything to win the war , convincing angels to 'suicide bomb ' themselves and claim that Castiel told them to do it . Having gained access to Heaven 's 'back door ' after Gadreel sacrifices himself , Castiel defeats Metatron and throws him into Heaven 's prison . Lack of Grace . Despite his defeat of Metatron and access to Heaven having been restored , Castiel continues to face challenges on a personal and large scale , as some angels prefer to remain on Earth and his stolen Grace continues to consume him . Although Metatron has hinted that he may be able to help Castiel with a remaining fragment of his original Grace , Castiel has rejected the option of making a deal with Metatron to save his own life . Sam and Dean remain ignorant of Castiel 's fate , although Crowley is aware of Castiel 's condition , at one point killing another angel to transfer her Grace to Castiel so that Castiel could help Sam cure the now-demonic Dean after he was transformed by the Mark of Cain . When Hannah decides to return to Heaven to give her vessel a chance at returning to her life , Castiel is prompted to look up Jimmy 's daughter Claire Novak , revealing that Jimmy has been dead and in Heaven ever since Jimmy 's body was destroyed during his first confrontation with Raphael . Although Claire initially resents Castiel 's return to her life , she comes to accept him and the Winchesters after they save her from being sold as a prostitute by a man she believed had been helping her . Grace restored . Seeking to help Dean find a cure for the Mark of Cain , Castiel breaks Metatron out of Heaven and removes his Grace so that the Winchesters can interrogate him . Although he fails to provide any new information , Metatron is able to lead Castiel to the library where he hid the remaining fragments of Castiel 's Grace . With his powers restored , Castiel helps Claire find her long-lost mother , but although Amelia sacrifices herself to save Claire , Claire accepts that the Winchesters and Castiel meant well , even speculating that she will become a Hunter herself . When Rowena – Crowley 's long-lost mother – casts a spell to remove the Mark , she also casts a spell that causes Castiel to attack Crowley while she escapes , leaving Castiel driven by a greater rage to the point that he kills two angels until Rowena is forced to cure him . Lucifer 's Vessel . Faced with the threat of the Darkness – revealed over the course of the series to be God 's 'sister ' , sacrificed to create the world – Castiel agrees to act as Lucifer 's vessel when Lucifer claims to be the only one with the power to defeat the Darkness , since God is absent and all other archangels are dead or insane . After killing Rowena , apparently the only person capable of re-opening the Cage , Lucifer spends some time re-establishing his power base in Hell while acting as Castiel to interact with the Winchesters and follow their research into Amara , but his true identity is revealed after the Winchesters attempt to travel back in time to recover a Hand of God from a submarine before it sank in 1943 . Castiel is able to regain control long enough to explain the situation to Sam and to stop Lucifer killing him . Dean subsequently returns and banishes Lucifer , vowing to find a way to free Castiel from his control . Crowley , forced to act as Lucifer 's slave , is forced on the run after he fails to kill Lucifer with another salvaged Hand of God . The Winchesters manage to get through to Castiel when preparing for a new confrontation with Amara , but Castiel resolves to remain as Lucifer 's Vessel until her defeat , only for the Hand of God to fail against Amara 's power . With Castiel/Lucifer now Amara 's prisoner , she decides to torture an archangel to try and lure God out , leaving the Winchesters to speculate that Lucifer could n't use the Hand of God due to the fact that he is a fallen archangel . Lucifer is eventually rescued when God returns – revealed to be Chuck , the author who wrote the Winchester Gospels – with God/Chuck healing Lucifer and apologizing for his past actions . Although Lucifer is apparently killed in the later confrontation with Amara , Castiel is healed and returned to control of his body , he also meets his creator for the first time . After Dean 's apparent sacrifice to stop the Darkness , Castiel goes with Sam although he is then banished when a member of the London branch of the Men of Letters attacks the bunker to punish Sam for his past actions . Quest for Lucifer . Castiel is able to collect himself in time to return to the bunker and help Dean and the resurrected Mary Winchester find and rescue Sam . However , upon learning that Lucifer has escaped destruction , now jumping through vessels that rapidly burn out due to his weakened state making it harder for him to maintain them , Castiel sets out to find Lucifer , accompanied by Crowley , although their first attempt simply sees Rowena banish Lucifer 's new vessel to the bottom of the ocean without actually managing to kill him . Lucifer eventually takes the President of the United States as his vessel , and conceives a child with one of the president 's staff , but he is banished from this vessel thanks to the Winchesters and Crowley . After helping the Winchesters fake their deaths to escape the secret service , Castiel attempts to find Lucifer 's child , but is convinced to spare the unborn child by his mother , Kelly , who is certain that the baby will be good . When Lucifer returns- Crowley faked banishing Lucifer when in reality he attempted to trap Lucifer in his old vessel and control him- the Winchesters are able to trap Lucifer in an alternate universe where the apocalypse took place as Dean and Sam were never born , but Lucifer kills Crowley and Castiel and takes Mary to the other world with him . Reborn again . Although Castiel is dead , Jack , Lucifer 's son , who regards Castiel as his guardian , is able to make Castiel 'wake up ' in the Empty , the place where angels and demons go when they die . The Cosmic Entity , who rules this realm , is annoyed by Castiel 's being awake and attempts to use his own memories and insecurities against him to make him fall back asleep forever . However , Castiel believes that he is `` already saved '' and will not go to sleep , causing the Cosmic Entity to resurrect him and send him back to Earth , where he reunites with the Winchesters and meets Jack . However , he is subsequently captured along with Lucifer by Asmodeus when Lucifer returns to this world to warn them about the Michael of the parallel universe , who seeks to rule this world as well . Castiel and Lucifer work to escape together , but Lucifer attacks Castiel shortly afterwards . Castiel stabs him , but Lucifer escapes . Castiel and the Winchesters work together to try and find Lucifer , while also working with the prophet Donatello on a spell to free Mary and Jack from Apocalypse World . Donatello , without his soul that was taken by Amara , has no natural barrier against the corrupting influence of the tablets , causing him to become corrupted . He attempts to get Dean and Castiel killed when he tells them that they need to summon and kill ancient warriors Gog and Magog and retrieve their hearts as ingredients for the spell . Castiel , realizing there is no other way to safely know the true ingredients for the spell , forcibly extracts the spell from Donatello 's mind , leaving him brain-dead and on life support . Sam and Dean are uncomfortable with Castiel 's actions , but he tells them that there was no other way . While the Winchesters search for other ingredients , Castiel searches for fruit of the Tree of Life in Syria . After finding the tree , Castiel fought and killed most of the Djnn clan that was guarding the tree and bargained with the survivors , possibly leaving Castiel married to their queen . Castiel then returns to the Bunker in Scoobynatural , where he is sucked into an episode of Scooby-Doo , Where Are You ! following the Winchesters . Castiel attempts to assist Sam in healing a tramuatized Gabriel , who is actually alive , after faking his own death and being captured by Asmodeus , who tortured him and extracted his grace for power for years . Asmodeus then tracks Gabriel down and he and his demon underlings enter the Bunker , where they attack the group . Gabriel then regains his confidence and incinerates Asmodeus . Sam and Castiel tell Gabriel about the situation with Apocalypse World and ask for his help , but he refuses and leaves . Castiel then goes to Heaven to ask for help with Gabriel and the Apocalypse World Michael situation , where he is surprised to meet an alive Naomi . Naomi had actually survived Metatron 's attack on her , and had spent the last years recovering . She then tells Castiel that due to the fact that there are only a dozen or so angels left alive after the various wars and purges of recent years , Heaven is at risk of falling apart and having the billions of souls residing there sent back to Earth as ghosts , which would cause untold destruction and chaos . She and the surviving angels must stay in Heaven in order to keep it running , although his news about an archangel , Gabriel , being alive gives them hope as his power could help keep Heaven running . Castiel , disturbed by the news and by Naomi being alive , leaves Heaven . The Winchesters and Castiel , now working with Rowena and Gabriel , capture Lucifer to use his Archangel grace for the spell , after Gabriel 's proves to be insufficient . Rowena then is able to open up a rift to Apocalypse World and Castiel then travels with Dean , Sam and Gabriel into the rift to find Mary and Jack . Castiel informs Gabriel of the situation in Heaven , but Gabriel is reluctant to believe that he can be of help after abandoning Heaven previously . Sam is killed by vampires while traveling to Mary and Jack 's camp . The group then arrives at the camp and they inform Jack and Mary of Sam 's death . Jack angrily asks Castiel and Gabriel why they did not resurrect Sam , but they inform him that neither of them are strong enough . Lucifer then enters the camp with a resurrected Sam , using him as proof of his good intention to simply try and get to know his son . Castiel distrusts this and handcuffs him , which Lucifer allows . Arthur Ketch and the alternate universe version of Charlie Bradbury are captured by angels . The alternate universe version of Castiel , who never knew the Winchesters and thus never defected from Heaven is called in as an `` expert '' to interrogate and torture them . While he still uses the vessel of Jimmy Novak , this version of Castiel speaks with an accent , and has a pronounced facial tic and an eye injury . Meanwhile , the Winchesters , Jack and Castiel are informed of the capture of their allies and work to free them . The two versions of Castiel encounter each other . The alternate Castiel wonders about the other Castiel 's allegiance to humans , and tell him that they are the same . Castiel agrees , and kills him . Castiel then works with Jack and the Winchesters to evacuate their alternate universe allies through the rift and back to their original universe . Gabriel is killed fighting Michael during the evacuation , and Lucifer is purposefully left behind by Sam . During the celebrations back at the Bunker , the Winchesters inform Castiel that Gabriel died a noble death helping them all escape . Michael arrives from Apocalypse World at the Bunker and attacks the Winchesters and Castiel . Sam prays to Jack for help , who quickly arrives at the Bunker with Lucifer and defeats Michael . Jack , after finding out Lucifer murdered Maggie , rejects him , which causes Lucifer to admit he only needs his power , causing him to steal Jack 's grace and disappear with him and Sam . Castiel and Dean tell Michael of the situation , who is willing to help them defeat Lucifer , but can not fight him due to the damage to his vessel . Over the protests of Castiel , Dean tells Michael that he is his true vessel , and that he will be his vessel and they can defeat Lucifer together if Dean remains in control . Dean then fights and kills Lucifer , but Michael betrays the deal and takes control . Mary and Bobby return to the Bunker to find Castiel , alone and despondent . Characterization . Castiel typically displays very little emotion and always exhibits an extremely somber disposition . Although it has been suggested angels possibly do not possess the ability to truly feel emotion , Castiel frequently exhibits affection towards Dean . This attachment and growing ability to feel even causes him to be `` demoted '' , as his superiors fear emotions are clouding his judgment . Throughout his appearances in the fourth season , he also seems to , at the very least , come close to expressing regret , hesitance , and anger several times , and has once quietly laughed at a joke Dean made in `` It 's the Great Pumpkin , Sam Winchester '' . Actor Misha Collins feels , through Dean , `` [ Castiel is ] learning a little bit about humanity and re-learning something about [ his ] own humanity from that exposure . So ... there 's a humanizing of Castiel going on . '' Castiel begins having an internal struggle between what is right and what is wrong , and whether or not to obey orders from Heaven . Collins feels this is because interactions with Sam and Dean have made the angel `` uncertain '' and `` more fragile '' . Collins believes Castiel envies Dean 's decisiveness and desires to emulate him . Having lost his connection to Heaven in the fifth season , Castiel 's humanization seems to have quickened by the episode `` Free to Be You and Me '' , as he appears extremely anxious while in a whorehouse , is visibly distraught when asking Dean for help , and refers to the Archangel Raphael as `` my little bitch '' . Despite becoming very arrogant when he becomes the `` new God '' , Castiel still shows his caring side and ultimately returns the souls to Purgatory and shows remorse for his actions , promising to Dean to find a way to redeem himself in Dean 's eyes , showing that he cares about how Dean views him . After losing his memory , Castiel is more human than ever , but still displays some of his emotionless side . After his memory returns , he shows real regret when he ca n't undo the damage he did to Sam and essentially sacrifices himself to save him out of remorse for his actions . After Castiel wakes up from his catatonic state , he is now depicted as insane with tendencies to ramble about random topics . However , parts of Castiel 's original personality are still shown with him still being happy to help Sam and Dean out and still knowledgeable about various supernatural things , but not willing to actually fight anymore even when his life is threatened . Castiel describes himself as `` bad luck '' and does n't believe he should be around the Winchesters as a result . After traveling to Purgatory , Castiel regained his sanity , but still carries a lot of guilt about his previous actions . He is also now less distant from Sam and Dean and more appreciative of human things such as television . While Castiel and his peers , contrary to depictions of angels in popular culture , are not out helping people in need , Castiel still has a conscience and cares about the welfare of humanitycreatures whom he believes to be `` works of art '' . Speaking of his character , actor Misha Collins stated , `` I think that these angels are at least loosely derived from some Biblical angel stories , and those angels are [ very tough ] . They just destroy . I picked up Revelations , and they destroy , they destroy , they destroy . There ’ s no mention of cherubs and harps or any of that . '' Development . The character was created for the fourth season to introduce Christian mythology to the series . Because series creator Eric Kripke wanted to keep the introduction of angels a secret , the character was described as a demon during auditions . Once Collins got the part , the main direction Kripke gave him of the character was there is `` an otherworldly quality to the character , and that he has n't been up close with human beings . He 's been watching human beings from a great distance for the last two thousand years , so angels have n't been on Earth mingling with human beings for the last two thousand years . So when [ he is ] interacting with human beings , there 's a naive curiosity about their behavior . It 's as if [ he is ] inspecting some sort of alien beings . '' The series director Kim Manners also encouraged Collins to play Castiel with an air of `` piousness '' . Kripke based Castiel 's appearance on the comic book character John Constantine . To prepare for the role , Collins read the `` Book of Revelation '' . As well , Collins has said he somewhat based his character around his younger brother , who has something `` angelic about him '' , as he `` has this way of , very calmly , just staring into someone 's eyes '' making one feel `` like he can get into your soul . '' To avoid the biblically toned dialogue from sounding too `` campy '' , Collins does his best to `` play it as real as possible '' . Because Castiel 's true voice shattered windows in his premiere episode , Collins decided to use a `` gruff , resonant voice '' for the character . However , when portraying the angel 's host Jimmy Novak , he tried to create a distinction between the two characters , providing different physical and personality traits , as well as using a `` more boyish kind of sound '' for Jimmy 's voice . Speaking of the fifth season and Castiel 's more frequent interactions with humans , Collins commented , `` Obviously the big joke is that he does n't understand human beings and how they behave . And there is something inherently funny in that , especially if he 's the straight man . '' The actor noted he was a little hesitant at making the character into `` the funny guy '' , and was apprehensive about some moments in the early episodes of the season . However , he believes the writers have found `` the line '' , allowing for the jokes to be `` more subtle '' and `` a little more believable '' . Reception . Critical response to the character has been extremely favorable . Castiel ranked ninth on TV.com 's top ten list of best new supporting characters of 2008 . The staff and voters of `` TelevisionWithoutPity '' both agreed Castiel was the 2008–2009 Most Welcome New Character on television , and BuddyTV 's John Kubicek listed him as one of the ten `` TV Characters Who Deserve Their Own Spin-Offs '' . TV Squad ranked him as the top reason to watch the series , noting the `` slightly awkward , frighteningly precise angel ... has done an amazing job of selling the underlying menace and vengefulness of God 's most heavenly creatures . '' Karla Peterson of `` The San Diego Union-Tribune '' described the concept of Castiel as `` genius '' and the actor Collins as `` fabulous '' . Deeming Castiel to be a `` fascinating new element '' , Diana Steenbergen of IGN ranked Castiel fourth in her list of the `` Ten Things We Love About Supernatural '' . She posited that Collins plays the role with `` somber intensity '' , and `` brings a sense of curiosity about humans to the character '' . The angel 's interactions with Dean were `` one of the highlights of the [ fourth ] season '' . She especially praised Collins for his dual role as Castiel and the angel 's host Jimmy Novak in the episode `` The Rapture '' , and wrote , `` It is a tribute to Collins 's acting that the audience knows immediately that the person we are seeing is not Castiel . '' Fan response to the character has also been positive . Collins believed that the character would end up being just another role for him , and never expected such a reaction from the fans . According to him , `` The enthusiasm that I 've been met with is something new and not something I 'm really prepared for . '' The character was originally intended for only a six-episode story arc , but his role was rewritten to continue throughout the rest of the season . Upon `` Supernatural '' renewal for a fifth season , Collins was promoted to a series regular , something he believes to be mainly due to fan support .
Hemipolygona bonnieae . `` Hemipolygona bonnieae '' is a species of sea snail , a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fasciolariidae , the spindle snails , the tulip snails and their allies .
Nicholas of Japan . Saint Nicholas , Equal-to-the-Apostles , Archbishop of Japan , born Ivan Dimitrovich Kasatkin ( ; – February 16 , 1912 ) was a Russian Orthodox priest , monk , bishop , and saint . He introduced the Eastern Orthodox Church to Japan . The Orthodox cathedral of Tokyo ( metropolitan diocese of Japan ) , Tokyo Resurrection Cathedral , was informally named after him as `` Nikorai-do '' , first by the local community , and today nationwide , in remembrance of his work . Early life . Nicholas was born in the Smolensk prefecture in the Russian Empire to Dimitry Kasatkin , a Russian Orthodox deacon . His mother died when he was five years old . In 1857 , he entered the Theological Academy in Saint Petersburg . On July 7 , 1860 ( July 19 in the Gregorian calendar ) , he became a monk and chose the name of Nicholas . Nicholas was ordained a deacon on July 12 ( July 24 ) in the same year , on the feast day of Saints Peter and Paul . He was ordained a priest the next day , on the feast day of the Holy Apostles , the commemoration day of the Academy 's Chapel of the Holy Apostles . Japan . On July 2 , 1861 , Nicholas landed at Hakodate , Hokkaidō , Japan , as a priest attached to the chapel of the Russian consulate in Hakodate . He had volunteered for the appointment to this duty , attracted since the day he noticed a poster calling for a priest for this chapel when he was a seminary student . After he arrived at the consulate , he studied Japanese and quickly gained mastery of the language . While at the consulate chapel , he converted three Japanese , one of whom , a former samurai and Shinto priest named Sawabe Takuma , had originally come to his home to kill him . After conversion , Sawabe became one of the first Japanese Orthodox priests . In 1870 , Nicholas was made an archimandrite and moved to Tokyo , and began an extensive missionary effort . He bought property on a height in Kanda Surugadai for his headquarters which later became the site of the see of the Orthodox Archbishop of Japan . Under his leadership , by 1870 the Orthodox community numbered more than 4,000 people , and by 1912 about 33,000 people and 266 Orthodox communities . Nicholas was consecrated bishop on March 30 , 1880 , as Bishop of Revel , auxiliary to the Archdiocese of Riga . While Nicholas never visited the city , the parish of Revel supported his Japanese mission financially . In the Eastern Orthodox Church tradition , bishops sign with their see , but Nicholas made his habit to sign as `` Episcop ( Bishop ) Nicholai '' , without mentioning Revel . He presided over the consecration of the Tokyo Resurrection Cathedral in 1891 , and was elevated to the dignity of Archbishop of All Japan by the Russian Orthodox Holy Synod on April 6 , 1907 . Russo-Japanese War . During the Russo-Japanese War , Nicholas stayed in Japan . Those days were very difficult for him . His love for the land of his birth conflicted with his duty as the bishop of Japan to support his faithful and to pray for the Japanese Emperor and the Imperial Japanese Army and Navy : in the orthodox liturgy at that time , priests had to explicitly pray not only benediction on the sovereign and his army , but also for the defeat of his enemies in the intercession . Nicholas therefore did not participate in any public services during the war ; instead , he encouraged his Japanese faithful to both pray for and to contribute to the Army and Navy . Some encouraged him to go back to Russia , but he refused and worked eagerly for Japanese faithful and Russian prisoners of war . In a letter on the conditions of a camp in Hamadera , Osaka , Nicholas wrote of his astonishment at the Russians soldiers ' illiteracy : `` nine of ten captives could not read . '' Nicholas sent priests and teachers to camps to educate and care for the captives . His attitude and manners impressed not only the Orthodox faithful but also non-Christians . Character . Even Emperor Meiji was impressed with his character , especially his diplomatic efforts between the Russian Imperial Household and the Japanese government . When the Russian Tsar Nicholas II was the Tsarevich under Alexander III , the young Nicholas II visited Japan and was injured during the Ōtsu Incident by a Japanese policeman . Bishop Nicholas made a great effort to resolve this incident . Nicholas 's study of Japanese was fruitful , allowing him to translate all liturgy books and many parts of the Bible including the whole of the New Testament and Psalms , most of the Book of Genesis and the Book of Isaiah with help from a Japanese Christian and scholar Nakai Tsugumaro who ran a `` kanbun '' private school Kaitokudo in Osaka . His translations are still used in the liturgy of Japanese Orthodox Church . Being fond of church singing , Kasatkin made a significant contribution in introducing this art to the Japanese . He also established a theological seminary , primary schools for boys and girls , a library , shelter and other agencies . Nicholas wrote a diary in Russian for years , recording the pastoral life of early Orthodox Church of Japan as well as his thought and observation of Meiji era Japan . His diary was believed to have been burned and lost in Great Kantō earthquake of 1923 , but rediscovered by Kennosuke Nakamura , a Russian literary researcher , and published in 2004 as `` Dnevniki Sviatogo Nikolaia Iaponskogo '' ( 5 vols . St. Petersburg : Giperion , 2004 ) . Nakamura translated the whole diary into Japanese and published with his commentary in 2007 . Veneration . Nicholas was the first saint of the Japanese Orthodox Church . After his death , his body was buried in Tokyo Metropolitan Yanaka Cemetery , near Ueno . In 1970 , he was canonized as 'Equal-to-the-Apostles , Archbishop of Japan , St. Nicholas ' . His feast day is February 3 , February 16 old-style . The Russian Orthodox Church and the Japanese Orthodox Church celebrate this feast nationwide on the old-style date . There is a church which commemorates him in Maebashi , Gunma , built in 1974 . There is also an Eastern Orthodox Church dedicated to Saint Nicholas of Japan in Moscow .
Aero A.20 . The Aero A.20 was a biplane fighter aircraft built in Czechoslovakia in 1923 . It was evaluated for Czechoslovak Air Force service against Aero 's competing A.18 and A.19 designs , a competition that the A.18 won , meaning that this aircraft never entered production , and only a single prototype was ever built .
Great Atlanta fire of 1917 . The Great Atlanta Fire of 1917 began just after noon on 21 May 1917 in the Old Fourth Ward of Atlanta , Georgia . It is unclear just how the fire started , but it was fueled by hot temperatures and strong winds which propelled the fire . The fire , which burned for nearly 10 hours , destroyed and 1,900 structures displacing over 10,000 people . Damages were estimated at $ 5 million , ( $ million when adjusted for inflation ) . The Day of the Fire . It was a clear , warm and sunny day with a brisk breeze from the south . This was not the only fire of the day , but the fourth call in the span of an hour : a small fire at the Candler Warehouse across the tracks from West End at 11:39 AM and at 11:43 a fire seven blocks north that destroyed three houses ; and at 12:15 , south of the Georgia Railroad from the big fire , ten homes were destroyed before being extinguished . At 12:46 a call came from a small warehouse just north of Decatur Street between Fort and Hilliard , and the crew sent to inspect it found a stack of burning mattresses , but had no firefighting equipment with them . If the fire department had not been spread across so many different parts of the city already , the fire would have been put out there ; but by the time reinforcements arrived , it was quickly leaping north . The Great Fire . The fire spread quickly up to Edgewood Avenue and from there throughout the main residential areas of Sweet Auburn , sparing little . The area between Decatur and Edgewood was crammed with shanties and lean-tos , which provided fuel for the fire to grow very strong and move fast through the area . A corridor was burned due north between Jackson ( now Parkway and Charles Allen ) and Boulevard , with a few prominent bulges at Highland and just south of Ponce de Leon Avenue . At Houston Street , the fire was still being stopped on the east by Boulevard ( just sparing John Wesley Dobbs ' block ) . When the fire reached Highland , it raced both east and west through many fine homes . Around 4:00 in the afternoon , fire-fighters had begun to stall the fire by using dynamite to destroy many homes along Pine , Boulevard and finally Ponce de Leon . By nightfall the fire crossed Ponce de Leon . While reduced , it headed north through the recently built-out neighborhood along St. Charles , Vedado Way and Greenwood Avenue . It finally stopped at 10 PM , more than north of where it began . In eleven hours , of water were pumped to put out the fire . Additional fire trucks had been sent from nine Georgia towns ( as far away as Macon and Augusta ) , as well as from Chattanooga and Knoxville in Tennessee . 1,938 buildings were destroyed over spanning 73 city blocks . Fires smoldered for the rest of the week . Aftermath . Since more than 85 % of the destroyed buildings had wood shingles , the city quickly passed an ordinance banning them for new construction . By 1931 all older buildings had replaced the wood shingles . In the history of the city , only Sherman 's fire of 1864 did more extensive damage . Rebuilding was sporadic , with large swaths kept open for years . Commercial strips were quickly built on the destroyed portions of Edgewood and Auburn where busy streetcar routes ran : 17 and 3 respectively . Where large estates with spacious front yards had been , along the entire stretch of Boulevard up to Ponce , dozens of two- and three-storey apartment buildings that hugged the sidewalk were built . Large open spaces were left at what is now the King Memorial and at Bedford-Pine Park , now named Central Park ( host of Music Midtown in the 2000s ) . Low-income housing developments were built in the destroyed extreme southern section and the areas south of North Avenue . Some around Boulevard and Highland were eventually developed as the campus for Atlanta Medical Center . Except for where single family homes were quickly rebuilt north of Ponce de Leon , the character of this large area of Atlanta was changed forever . The next U.S. fire of more significance would n't occur for more than 70 years : The Oakland Hills firestorm of 1991 .
Montamarta . Montamarta is a municipality located in the province of Zamora , Castile and León , Spain . According to the 2004 census ( INE ) , the municipality has a population of 625 inhabitants .
Church of the Ascension , Chicago . The Church of the Ascension is an Anglo-Catholic parish in the Episcopal Diocese of Chicago . Founded in 1857 as a mission of St. James Church , it is now located on N. LaSalle Blvd . on Chicago 's Near North Side . The church became a part of the Anglo-Catholic movement in 1869 . The principal service on Sunday is the Solemn High Mass celebrated at 11 a.m. , according to Rite II in the Episcopal Church 's `` Book of Common Prayer '' ( 1979 ) . This Mass is celebrated at the High Altar ( facing east ) , and includes three sacred ministers , many acolytes , incense , and music provided by a professional choir . The mass includes processions and other devotions on certain feasts and holy days . Special liturgies and observances . The Church of the Ascension holds many special services throughout the church year , including a Solemn Festival of Lessons and Carols on the First Sunday of Advent , a Solemn Procession on Corpus Christi , Solemn High Masses on Festivals of Our Lord and Our Lady , Requiem Masses on All Souls ’ Day , as well as Stations of the Cross and Benediction on the Fridays in Lent . Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament . Ascension was the first parish church in the Anglican Communion to offer benediction of the Blessed Sacrament since the Reformation . Benediction is offered monthly after Evensong , from October through May , as well as on Fridays in Lent following Stations of the Cross , and at the end of the Corpus Christi Mass and Procession . Personnel . The Rev . Patrick Raymond was called as permanent Rector during the summer of 2017 . Father Patrick Raymond is a native of California and a graduate of Wheaton College ( IL ) and the General Theological Seminary ( NYC ) . Father Raymond ’ s entire parish ministry has taken place in the Diocese of Chicago , where he served parishes in Barrington , the City of Chicago and Evanston , and in the Diocese of Milwaukee . Father Raymond was trained and earned certifications in interim ministry leadership and in both individual and couples counseling in the Internal Family Systems model of therapy . He was elected and served as Deputy to the 2006 General Convention ( Columbus ) and has made contributions to the ministry and witness of the larger church in the realms of transition ministry , clergy continuing education and summer camp chaplaincy . Concurrent with his call as Rector , Father Raymond has been appointed by the Right Rev . Jeffrey Lee , Bishop of Chicago , to serve as Dean of the Chicago North Deanery — ten congregations on Chicago ’ s north side . Father Raymond and his wife Brooke have been married 26 years . They have three children . Brooke is trained and certified in the Internal Family Systems model of therapy . Her several other ministry related disciplines include recent enrollment and participation in the Episcopal College for Congregational Development . The Rev . Gary P. Fertig retired in 2012 ; the parish was then led by an interim rector , the Rev . Milton C. Williams , Jr. , who served in that position until February 9 , 2014 , when he departed to accept the position of interim dean of St. James ' Cathedral in Chicago . of Christ Church , New Haven , Connecticut , took office in March 2014 and resigned in September 2015 . The Rev . Shane Patrick Gormley is currently serving as the priest in charge on an interim basis while the Vestry prepares to name a longer-term priest in charge . Also attached to the parish is the convent of the Order of St. Anne . Musical tradition . The church has a fine musical tradition . Benjamin Rivera , Choirmaster and David White , Organist : . In July 2016 Dr. Benjamin Rivera was invited and agreed to serve as Interim Music Director and Choirmaster . In October 2016 David White was invited and agreed to serve as Interim Organist . Both musicians ’ appointments became permanent in 2017 . Jeffrey Smith , Interim Organist and Choirmaster . In 2015 , the rector , Fr . David Cobb , appointed as interim organist and choirmaster . Jeffrey Smith has served on the faculty of Indiana University Jacobs School of Music and as Interim Director of Music at Christ Church Cranbrook , Bloomfield Hills , Michigan . Smith was Music Director at Saint Paul ’ s Parish , K Street , in Washington D.C. from 1992 . In 2004 , Smith was appointed Canon Director of Music at Grace Cathedral in San Francisco , where he conducted its Choir of Men and Boys in an extensive liturgical program , devised tours and recordings , and directed a weekly concert series . Thomas Wikman , Choirmaster 1984-2015 . Former choirmaster ( choirmaster from 1984 to 2015 ) has had an extensive career as a choral and orchestral conductor , voice teacher and organist . He has conducted hundreds of concerts in repertoire from the Renaissance to the 20th century , specializing in the large choral masterpieces of the 17th through 19th centuries . His discography includes numerous CDs among them a critically acclaimed Vespers of the Blessed Virgin ( 1610 ) by Claudio Monteverdi . During his time as choirmaster , Wikman , conducted the professional choir in more than 1,700 worship services replete with masterpieces from 1000 A.D. to the present , including pieces by Orlando di Lasso , Tomas Luis de Victoria , Palestrina , Bach , Mozart , Schubert , Haydn , Liszt , Brahms , Herbert Howells , Leo Sowerby and Ralph Vaughan Williams . In May 2002 , The University of Illinois at Chicago awarded Wikman the degree of Doctor of Fine Arts ( Honoris Causa ) for “ …making an incomparable contribution to the musical life of Chicago. ” Wikman maintains a producing students who have performed roles at the Metropolitan and Chicago Lyric Operas as well as the major European Houses including La Scala , Bayreuth , Vienna and Berlin . He is also an active organist who has played more than 600 recitals . For seven years , Wikman was the artistic director of the for the Lutheran School of Theology in Chicago , and he was the organist and artist in residence at the Chicago Theological Seminary , where he played weekly recitals . He has toured Europe seven times as an organist , playing recitals in France , Germany , Switzerland . Hungary , Denmark and Italy . Highlights include recitals at The Friars ' Basilica in Venice ; Saint-Sulpice , Paris ; and The Royal Castle at Hillerod , Denmark . David Schrader , Organist 1980-2015 . Church of the Ascension 's organist , David Schrader , held this position for more than 30 years , beginning his tenure in 1980 . The of Buffalo , New York , installed in 1964 . The organ has three manuals and 64 ranks . A new console was installed and some tonal alterations performed by the of Bellwood , Illinois , in 1984 , 2001 and 2014 . During the latter years of Dr. Schrader 's tenure , the main organ also had a “ loft-mate ” in the form of a two-stop cabinet organ ( ) , which is owned by Dr. Schrader . This delightful little organ was heard in preludes and interludes . The small organ is tuned and winded differently than the main organ , which gave the parish an aesthetic option in pipe organ sound . Chanting of the minor propers . At all Church of the Ascension Solemn High Masses throughout the year , members of the choir sing five pieces of Gregorian chant called the “ minor propers ” . In Anglo-Catholic parishes , a “ proper ” is a bit of Scripture that changes from week to week ( or day to day for daily Mass ) according to the Roman Gradual ( or in Latin : Graduale Romanum ) , an official liturgical book of the Roman Rite . The most obvious Scripture that is “ proper ” for any one day of the church calendar is the appropriate text of the Old Testament , the Epistle , and the Gospel ; these propers vary in a three-year cycle called the “ Lectionary ” and might be referred to as the “ Major Propers ” although that term is rarely used . The minor propers are Scripture that are of lesser importance and according to the `` Book of Common Prayer '' are optional in the worship service . Minor propers are Biblical texts that comprise the traditional Introit , Gradual , Alleluia ( or in Lent , the Tract ) , Offertory , and Communion of the Roman Gradual . A “ proper ” can be contrasted to the “ ordinary ” of the Mass , which are elements of the liturgy that do not vary from time to time . The usual or ordinary parts of the Mass include the Kyrie , Gloria , Credo , Sanctus , and Agnus Dei . Most of the Biblical texts for the minor propers are drawn from the psalms , although some text is drawn from Old Testament Apocrypha , Prophets and , occasionally , the Gospel . The text reflects or comments on and reinforces the major Biblical readings of the day . The major purpose of these musical interludes is to provide musical accompaniment to the non-verbal liturgical aspects of the worship . The first minor proper , the introit , occurs right after the entrance hymn and accompanies the initial censing of the altar . Since the Middle Ages , this Gregorian chant usually is made up of a single verse in a psalm called the `` refrain '' . The chant starts with the refrain and then the “ Gloria Patri…. ” is chanted followed by a repetition of the refrain ( or antiphon ) . Since the Introit is the first thing that happens in the worship service , its first word is sometimes used to designate the entire Mass . For example , the first word of the Introit for the Third Sunday in of Advent is “ Gaudete ” so this Mass is called “ Gaudete Sunday ” and the Fourth Sunday in Lent is called “ Laetare Sunday , ” the first word of the minor propers for this Sunday ’ s Mass . The second minor proper is the Gradual , and it is sung between the reading of the Old Testament and the Epistle . The third minor proper is the Alleluia and is sung in the transition between the Epistle and the Gospel including the Gospel procession into the center of the church . The Alleluia is added as an exclamation of thanksgiving for the word of the Gospel and is sung around a psalm . The Gregorian chant for the alleluia often ends with a very long melody sung to the last vowel of alleluia . During Lent , the Tract replaces the Alleluia since the joyousness of the Alleluia is deemed inappropriate at this time . Tracts are not necessarily sorrowful or penitential , but tend to be longer in length and have no refrain . The fourth minor proper is the Offertory and is sung when members of the parish bring the gifts of bread and wine to the altar as the priests prepare for the Eucharist . The last minor proper is the Communion and is sung while the celebrant distributes the bread and wine to the other ministers and acolytes . It is very rare to find all minor propers chanted in Latin using Gregorian chant in every Solemn High Mass as is done at the Church of the Ascension in Chicago . Most parishes use only hymns to accompany the transitions filled at Church of the Ascension by the Ascension Schola Cantorum chanting the minor propers in Latin .
Houltonville , Louisiana . Houltonville is a populated place located in St. Tammany Parish , Louisiana at latitude 30.407 and longitude -90.142 . The elevation is 3 feet . Houltonville appears on the Madisonville U.S. Geological Survey Map . St. Tammany Parish is in the Central Time Zone ( UTC -6 hours ) .
Gerhard Harig . Gerhard Harig ( 31 July , 1902 , Niederwürschnitz – 13 October , 1966 , Leipzig ) was a German physicist . After the Nazi seizure of power , in March / April 1933 , Harig was arrested and detained at the Buchenwald concentration camp . Although he was active in the Communist Party of Germany ( KPD ) , he was released in October 1933 , and fled to the Soviet Union .
Some Songs . `` Some Songs '' is the tenth studio album by Canadian country music artist Terri Clark . It was released on September 2 , 2014 via BareTrack Records/Universal Music Canada . Clark teamed with PledgeMusic for the album . `` Some Songs '' was produced by Michael Knox . Clark co-wrote five of the album 's ten tracks . Critical reception . Dean Gordon-Smith of `` The Morning Star '' called the album `` a blunt and easy going dose of country rock without frills . '' He wrote that it `` has a mid-range , confident sound and Clark never sounds like she ’ s pushing herself . ''
Flavobacterium akiainvivens . `` Flavobacterium akiainvivens '' , or koohonua ili akia , ( literally `` ākia bark bacteria '' ) is a species of gram-negative bacteria in the Flavobacteriaceae family . The specific epithet `` akiainvivens '' is Latin ( ' ) and literally means `` living on or in ākia . '' It was isolated originally from decaying wood of the endemic Hawai'ian shrub ākia ( `` Wikstroemia oahuensis '' ) . `` F. akiainvivens '' was discovered by Iris Kuo when was just a high school student at Iolani School . She and her coauthors determined that it shares a clade with `` Flavobacterium rivuli '' and `` Flavobacterium subsaxonicum '' . Description . Grown on R2a agar , colonies are off-white or cream , around 2-3mm in diameter , mucoid and translucent . Cells are gram-negative 0.4 by 2 µm rods . The cells are without any gliding motility and the genome revealed no flagella or chemotaxis systems . It is catalase-positive , oxidase-negative , and can not reduce nitrate . The species expresses caseinase , lipase , and amylase , but can digest neither cellulose nor DNA . It can grow both aerobically and microaerophilically but not anaerobically . The primary carotenoid is zeaxanthin , but it does not have any flexirubin-type pigments . The DNA G+C content for the type strain is 44.2 mol % . State microbe status . In early 2013 , state representative James Tokioka submitted HB 293 HD1 to establish `` F. akiainvivens '' as the state microbe of Hawaii . At the time , no other U.S. states had a microorganism as a state symbol . However , on 29 May 2013 Oregon officially designated `` Saccharomyces cerevisiae '' as the official microbe of the state , making it the first in the nation . Meanwhile , the Hawaiian legislation was deferred for a year when it encountered competition from Senator Glenn Wakai 's SB3124 proposing `` Aliivibrio fischeri '' . In 2017 , legislation similar to the original 2013 `` F. akiainvivens '' bill was submitted in the Hawaii House of Representatives by Isaac Choy and in the Hawaii Senate by Brian Taniguchi .
Kazuyoshi Ishikawa . Kazuyoshi Ishikawa ( born 6 November 1982 ) is a Japanese triple jumper . His personal best jump is 16.98 metres , achieved in October 2004 in Yamaguchi . He finished sixth at the 2002 World Cup and fourth at the 2003 Summer Universiade . At the Asian Championships he won a gold medal in 2003 and silver medals in 2002 and 2005 . He also competed at the 2005 World Championships without reaching the final .
The Medicine ( John Mark McMillan album ) . `` The Medicine '' is the debut studio album by Christian singer-songwriter John Mark McMillan , and it released on July 6 , 2010 by Integrity Music . The producer on the album is McMillan . Critical reception . `` The Medicine '' garnered critical acclaim by six music critics . At `` CCM Magazine '' , Andrew Greer rated the album four stars , writing that this album is `` full of heartbreaking hooks , provocative melodies and poetic verses . '' Peter Timmis of Cross Rhythms rated the album nine out of ten squares , stating that `` The album 's Americana vibe may come as a surprise to those who only know of JMM through his worship hit but sceptics [ `` sic '' ] will soon be won over by the big choruses , gritty vocals and gripping lyrics on offer here . '' At `` Christianity Today '' , John Brandon rated the album three stars , indicating that the `` Pounding drums , soaring guitar solos , and a classic-rock vocal delivery make this an eclectic , but appealing , listen . '' At Jesus Freak Hideout , Garrett DeRossett rated the album four-and-a-half stars , affirming that `` All in all , a listen through `` The Medicine '' is highly worth your money , time , and thought [ ... ] in fact , you may leave the experience with more of the latter than you began . '' Roger Gelwicks of Jesus Freak Hideout rated the album four stars , noting that `` All things considered , however , `` The Medicine '' is artistic , reverent , and accomplished , and is more than a significant step in the right direction both for McMillan and the modern worship scene as a whole . '' At The Blue Indian , Holly Etchison rated the album a nine point three out of ten , proclaiming that the release `` serves as a vibrant message to a weary people '' , and calling the album `` essential music for a time of nonessentials . '' Commercial performance . For the `` Billboard '' charting week of July 24 , 2010 , `` The Medicine '' was the No . 185 most sold album in the entirety of the United States via the `` Billboard '' 200 and it was the No . 8 most sold album in the Christian category by the Christian Albums charting .
Port Carling . Port Carling is an unincorporated community in the Township of Muskoka Lakes in the Canadian province of Ontario . It has been the municipal seat of the township since 1971 . It has several hundred year-round residents and is a service centre for thousands of other seasonal residents in the area . Geography and transportation . Port Carling is located on the Indian River and owes its importance to its key position on the water routes of the area . A set of locks joins Lake Muskoka and Lake Rosseau , so much boat and ship traffic in the township passes through , hence its nickname `` Hub of the Lakes '' . The community is directly located on the two-lane Muskoka Road 118 , and improvements to Highway 69 now link it to the controlled-access freeway Highway 400 and the sometimes divided Highway 11 . This has greatly facilitated its increasing role as a tourist destination from the Toronto area . History and economy . The Ojibway Indians settled in the area in the 1850s . They called their settlement Obajewanung or Obogawanung , while Europeans called it Indian Gardens . Before white settlers moved into the newly surveyed Medora Township starting in the 1860s , the Ojibway moved to Parry Sound but continued to summer in Port Carling . In 1869 , Benjamin Hardcastle Johnston established a post office here and called it Port Carling . John Carling , the Ontario Minister of Public Works , was a booster of the locks between the lakes which were completed in 1871 . This led to an economic boom fuelled by tourism and logging , resulting in the building of four resorts , two sawmills and three Protestant churches of the 1870s . The Orange Order was active in the area , and few Catholics settled here . The Port Carling Boat Works Ltd. traces its origins to an enterprise started in 1868 by William J. Johnston . It captured a niche market after his relatives developed the disappearing propeller boat and operated the company under that name for a while . Port Carling became independent of Medora Township and was incorporated as a village in 1896 ( a status it would keep until 1971 ) . As it grew , the locks were widened in 1903 to permit steamship traffic and in 1922 smaller pleasure boat locks were installed . The Port Carling Volunteer Fire Department began in 1912 and got its biggest workout in 1931 when a series of fires ravaged the boat works and much of the downtown . James Bartleman has been Port Carling 's most prominent government official outside the community . The part-Ojibway man was a diplomat and lieutenant governor of Ontario . He wrote `` Out of Muskoka '' , a personal reminiscence of his upbringing and some of the less savoury aspects of local history .
Sofie Albinus . Sofie Albinus ( born 21 September 1972 ) is a former professional Danish female tennis player . Albinus On 3 February 1992 , she reached her best singles ranking of world number 163 . On 20 August 1990 , she peaked at world number 120 in the doubles rankings . Playing for Denmark at the Fed Cup , Albinus has a win–loss record of 13–11 .
Pike County Central High School . Pike County Central High School ( PCCHS ) is a public high school located in Pikeville , Kentucky , United States . The school mascot is a hawk . The school motto is `` Soaring To Greatness '' . PCCHS serves around 700 students in 9th to 12th grade . It is located just minutes from the downtown Pikeville area . It features vocational schools and GED programs in addition to its regular courses . History . Pike County Central High School is the result of a consolidation , which brought together the former Johns Creek High School and Mullins High School in 1993 . The current principal , Steven Taylor , is the fourth in school history . In the 2016-2017 academic school year , Taylor took over for David Rowe who took over for Eddie McCoy after he took over for Roger Johnson , who vacated the job to take a position within the Pike County Board of Education . Johnson was the PCCHS principal since the inaugural school year of 1993 . Also in recent staff changes , the whole men 's basketball coaching staff was renovated as Mark Thompson became the new head coach . The school has an academic team which has performed exceptionally well with the help of their new coach Melissa Morely . Morely coaches both the Junior Varsity and Varsity teams with the aid of her husband , Dudley Morely . Also new to his position , Gary Fields Jr. was announced as the head girls ' basketball coach . He replaced Stephen Butcher who had coached at PCCHS for three years , taking the girls to three 15th Regional Championships and to the state final four in the 2006-2007 season . In 2007 Pike County central 's high school soccer team won the 32nd district . Also , in 2007 , the school 's `` Wingspan '' journalism staff were the Kentucky High School Journalism Association 's state champions . The `` Wingspan '' is sponsored by teacher Angela Lockhart . The school 's CATS test scores were impressive as well , as they placed first in their district , first in their region , and 28th in the state of Kentucky .
Selfing . Selfing or self-fertilization is the union of male and female gametes and/or nuclei from same haploid , diploid , or polyploid organism . It is an extreme degree of inbreeding . Selfing is widespread – from unicellular organisms to the most complex hermaphroditic plants and animals ( especially invertebrates ) . In unicellular organisms such as Protozoa , selfing can occur when two individuals ( or their cell nuclei ) interbreed that were produced from a previous mitotic division of the same individual . Among hermaphrodite animals there are some that regularly reproduce by self-fertilization . In others , it is a rare event ; selfing in such species is more common in adverse environmental conditions , or in the absence of a partner . Genetic consequences of selfing . Self-fertilization results in the loss of genetic variation within an individual ( offspring ) , because many of the genetic loci that were heterozygous become homozygous . This can result in the expression of harmful recessive alleles , which can have serious consequences for the individual . The effects are most extreme when self-fertilization occurs in organisms that are usually out-crossing . After several generations , inbreeding depression is likely to purge the deleterious alleles from the population because the individuals carrying them have mostly died or failed to reproduce . If no other effects interfere , the proportion of heterozygous loci is halved in each successive generation , as shown in the following table . Illustration model of the decrease in genetic variation in a population of self-fertilized organisms derived from a heterozygous individual , assuming equal fitness
Pinet Butte . Pinet Butte ( ) is a small butte comprising the westernmost portion of the Caudal Hills , in Victoria Land . Mapped by United States Geological Survey ( USGS ) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos , 1960-64 . Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names ( US-ACAN ) for Paul R. Pinet , geologist at McMurdo Station , 1966-67 .
Bulgarian exonyms . This is a list of Bulgarian exonyms for places in Europe . This list includes only names that are significantly different from the local toponym .
Viggo Lindstrøm . Viggo Lindstrøm ( 12 January 1858 – 17 June 1926 ) was a Danish actor and theatre director , founder of Det Ny Teater in Copenhagen . He was married to the actress Vera Lindstrøm . Biography . Lindstrøm was born on 12 January 1858 in Copenhagen , the son of a Swedish tailor , and first apprenticed as a wine merchant before turning to acting . He had his debut on 3 December 1880 in Stavanger and was then affiliated to Dagmarteatret for many years from its opening , before he moved on to Folketeatret where he was expected to succeed J. F. S. Dorph-Petersen as theatre director . However , a fashionable controversy with Dorph-Petersen regarding his wife 's notice from the theatre prompted him to resign . He was then hired by a development company , `` Bona '' , to head the establishment of Det Ny Teater . On its opening in 1908 , it was the second largest and most advanced theatre in Denmark but he left after three years due to an insignificant debt . That same year he had his debut on film and after that appeared sporadically in films from various companies . In the first half of 1920 he worked for Nordisk Film and had minor roles in two Carl Theodor Dreyer films , `` Leaves from Satan 's Book '' ( produced 1919 , released 1921 ) and `` Master of the House '' ( 1925 ) . Active until his death in 1926 , his two last appearances were in Ole & Axel films for the Palladium production company . He is buried in Frederiksberg Cemetery .
Baywatch Nights . `` Baywatch Nights '' is an American police and science fiction drama series that aired in syndication from 1995 to 1997 . Created by Douglas Schwartz , David Hasselhoff and Gregory J. Bonann , the series is a spin-off from the television series , `` Baywatch '' . Synopsis . The original premise of the series was that , during a midlife crisis , Sgt . Garner Ellerbee ( Gregory Alan Williams ) , who was the resident police officer of `` Baywatch '' since the beginning of the series , decides to quit his job as a police officer and form a detective agency . Mitch Buchannon ( David Hasselhoff ) , his friend from `` Baywatch '' , joins to support him and they are , in turn , joined by a detective named Ryan McBride ( Angie Harmon ) . Singer Lou Rawls , who starred in the first season , performed the series theme song , `` After the Sun Goes Down '' , alongside David Hasselhoff . Rawls played the role of Lou Raymond , owner of the nightclub where the detective agency rented their office . Midway into the first season , the series added two new cast members : ( Eddie Cibrian and Donna D'Errico ) . During the second season , facing slipping ratings which were never as good as the original series , the producers decided to switch to a science fiction format ( inspired by the success of `` The X-Files '' ) . Gregory Alan Williams left the series and was replaced by Dorian Gregory as Diamont Teague , a paranormal expert . The new format did not help the series and it was canceled after the second season . The character Donna Marco was later carried over to the original `` Baywatch '' series afterwards . Home video releases . Shock Entertainment released both seasons on DVD in Region 4 ( Australia ) on September 18 , 2013 .
Hartington , Nebraska . Hartington is a city in Cedar County , Nebraska , United States . The population was 1,554 at the 2010 census . It is the county seat of Cedar County . History . Hartington was platted in 1883 , as a water stop on the railroad . It was named for Lord Hartington , who had then recently paid a visit to the U.S . Historic buildings . Hartington includes a number of historic buildings . These include three brick structures on the National Register of Historic Places : the Prairie School Hartington City Hall and Auditorium ( 1921-1923 ) , the Romanesque Revival Cedar County Courthouse ( 1890-1891 ) , and the Colonial Revival Hartington Hotel ( 1917 ) . Geography . Hartington is located at ( 42.621027 , -97.263953 ) . According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of , all of it land . Hartington is served by Nebraska State Highways 57 and 84 . 2010 census . As of the census of 2010 , there were 1,554 people , 641 households , and 402 families residing in the city . The population density was . There were 715 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 99.2 % White , 0.1 % African American , 0.2 % Native American , 0.1 % Asian , 0.1 % from other races , and 0.3 % from two or more races . Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.5 % of the population . There were 641 households of which 28.4 % had children under the age of 18 living with them , 56.5 % were married couples living together , 4.4 % had a female householder with no husband present , 1.9 % had a male householder with no wife present , and 37.3 % were non-families . 34.8 % of all households were made up of individuals and 21.3 % had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older . The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 3.08 . The median age in the city was 42.6 years . 26.1 % of residents were under the age of 18 ; 6.1 % were between the ages of 18 and 24 ; 19.7 % were from 25 to 44 ; 21.9 % were from 45 to 64 ; and 26.2 % were 65 years of age or older . The gender makeup of the city was 49.8 % male and 50.2 % female . 2000 census . As of the census of 2000 , there were 1,640 people , 670 households , and 416 families residing in the city . The population density was 1,821.5 people per square mile ( 703.6/km² ) . There were 738 housing units at an average density of 819.7 per square mile ( 316.6/km² ) . The racial makeup of the city was 99.15 % White , 0.12 % Native American , 0.06 % from other races , and 0.67 % from two or more races . Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.24 % of the population . There were 670 households out of which 30.1 % had children under the age of 18 living with them , 55.4 % were married couples living together , 4.3 % had a female householder with no husband present , and 37.9 % were non-families . 34.5 % of all households were made up of individuals and 22.1 % had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older . The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 3.12 . In the city , the population was spread out with 27.3 % under the age of 18 , 6.1 % from 18 to 24 , 22.4 % from 25 to 44 , 18.3 % from 45 to 64 , and 25.9 % who were 65 years of age or older . The median age was 40 years . For every 100 females , there were 96.4 males . For every 100 females age 18 and over , there were 88.0 males . As of 2000 the median income for a household in the city was $ 33,365 , and the median income for a family was $ 43,897 . Males had a median income of $ 30,848 versus $ 18,452 for females . The per capita income for the city was $ 16,133 . About 1.7 % of families and 6.2 % of the population were below the poverty line , including 2.0 % of those under age 18 and 11.1 % of those age 65 or over .
As the Light Goes Out . `` As the Light Goes Out '' ( Chinese : 救火英雄 ) is a 2014 Hong Kong-Chinese disaster film directed by Derek Kwok and starring Nicholas Tse , Shawn Yue , Simon Yam and Hu Jun . Release . `` As the Light Goes Out '' was released in Hong Kong on January 2 , 2014 and in China on January 3 , 2014 . At the end of the run , the film has grossed $ 11.92 million in China . Reception . Derek Elley of `` Film Business Asia '' gave the film a six out of ten rating , stating that the film `` lacks human drama and real scope '' and that `` is n't especially bad as a genre movie , it 's also not especially good , and is certainly no threat to Johnnie To 's `` Lifeline '' ( 1997 ) as the premier Hong Kong firefighting film . ''
Sidney Root . Sidney Root ( March 11 , 1824 – February 13 , 1897 ) an American businessman . Root was born in Montague in western Massachusetts , but early in his life his family moved to Vermont , where his boyhood days were spent in the shadow of the Green Mountains . On his father 's plantation he acquired the industrious habits which characterized him through life . Though prevented by reason of his father 's limited resources from attending school more than three months in the year , he made the most of his meager opportunities and soon found architecture was the passion of his youthful mind . He possessed exceptional talents for skillful and accurate designing , but his practical father considering that such an accomplishment was comparatively worthless , refused to encourage it , and so apprenticed his fourteen-year-old son to an indifferent sort of a jeweler who taught him the business of watch-making . In the early 1840s , he came to Lumpkin , Georgia to clerk for Vermont-native William A. Rawson who married Root 's sister in 1843 . He did well but wanted larger opportunities . In the early summer of 1857 he came to Atlanta to co-partner a dry-goods business with Mr. J.N . Beach . In the autumn of that year , on the railroad from St. Louis to Chicago , he met with accident which broke his hand and arm in five places . In the Spring of 1861 , he decided to support secession over union . At the beginning of the American Civil War he helped organize the Board of Direct Trade to ensure Confederate trade to Europe was not disrupted . In this capacity he was sent to Europe but he returned home only to find his immense property interests destroyed by the Union and himself under arrest . As soon as he obtained his release he sold out his remaining fragments of real estate to Gov . Joseph E. Brown and went to New York , where he again established himself in business , maintaining connection with Liverpool and Charleston . He also helped establish the Mount Olivet Church at the request of freed southern negroes . He remained in New York until 1878 when he closed out his business in the metropolis and came to Atlanta . Back in Atlanta he continued his philanthropy work . He served as a trustee for Spellman Seminary , and through his association with Colonel Lemuel P. Grant , was given charge of constructing the L.P. Grant Park and being its Park Superintendent . From the date of his return until the time of his death he was one of its foremost citizens and when it was decided to hold the International Cotton Exposition in 1881 , Mr. Root was commissioned to visit Europe in behalf of the enterprise where he successfully sold shares in the corporation . Root was a great lover of nature and he suggested old colleague Lemuel Grant donate land to create a park . Soon after , in 1883 , Root was named park commissioner by mayor John B. Goodwin in which office he was largely responsible for the construction of Grant Park . He served as chairman of the city 's board of park commissioners for years , bringing to bear his artistic tastes as well as his ripe experience in beautifying what was then a resort at Grant Park . His two sons were architects : John Wellborn Root , chief architect of the World Columbian Exposition and Walter Root in Kansas City . He died on February 13 , 1897 at his daughter 's house in Atlanta . His obituary in the New York Times proclaimed that he was Jefferson Davis 's closest friend after the Civil War .
Mullaippāṭṭu . Mullaipaattu ( Tamil : முல்லைப்பாட்டு ) is a Tamil poetic work in the `` Ettuthokai '' anthology of Sangam literature , belonging to the Sangam period corresponding to between 100 BCE – 100 CE . `` Mullaippattu '' contains 103 lines of poetry in the `` Akaval '' meter . The poems were written by the poet Nappoothanaar . The subject matter of `` Mullaippattu '' is classified as `` akam '' , the Sangam literature 's classification of the subjective matters such as love and human relationship . `` Mullaippattu '' is a pure love poem , and talks about the heroine longing for the hero who had left her to fight a war . In the olden days , the soldiers use to come back to their home country during the rainy season to look after their primary profession of agriculture . The heroine laments that although the rainy season had already started , that her lover had not returned from battle . The description of the country in the rainy season is particularly enjoyable in this book .
Exhumed of the Earth . `` Exhumed of the Earth '' is the debut album by Paramaecium . It was released in 1993 . `` Exhumed of the Earth '' is considered to be one of the landmarks of both doom metal and Christian metal movements . Recording history . `` Exhumed of the Earth '' was recorded from 12 April to 1 May 1993 at Toybox Studios , Northcote , Melbourne , Australia . The band incorporated several classical instrument arrangements on the album , most notably on the 17 minute epic `` The Unnatural Conception '' . Rosemary Sutton played violin and Judy Hellemons flute . Sutton also did the soprano vocals . The storyline of the album based on the Bible : it begins at the birth of Christ , continues through his resurrection , speaks of the disciples , and ends with Christians coming to life from the dead . Because the biblical references in the lyrics are elegantly written , the album has been often compared to old My Dying Bride . Musically , `` Exhumed of the Earth '' is mostly slow paced doom metal with few death metal influences , most notably on the death growl vocals of Andrew Tompkins and on tracks like `` Injudicial '' . The record was produced by Paramaecium , engineered by Mark Tulk , and mixed by Paramaecium and Mark Tulk . Paramaecium self-released `` Exhumed of the Earth '' in 1993 and later allowed several labels to distribute the album . `` HM Magazine '' wrote that with the album Paramaecium `` essentially delivered the most powerful and moving death/doom recording in the history of Christian metal . ''
Jean-Paul Pieddeloup . Jean-Paul Pieddeloup ( date of birth unknown , died 14 December 2009 ) was a French rower . He competed in the men 's coxed four event at the 1948 Summer Olympics .
George Fort Gibbs . George Fort Gibbs ( March 8 , 1870 – October 10 , 1942 ) was an American author , illustrator , artist , and screenwriter . As an author , he wrote more than 50 popular books , primarily adventure stories revolving around espionage in exotic locations . Several of his books were made into films . ( His novel `` the Yellow Dove '' was filmed twice . ) His illustrations appeared prominently in such magazines as `` The Saturday Evening Post '' , `` Ladies ' Home Journal '' , `` Redbook '' and `` The Delineator '' . He also illustrated some of his own novels , and the novels of others . As a painter he produced many portraits , and painted murals for Pennsylvania Station and Girard College in Philadelphia . His screenwriting credits include a film about the life of Voltaire . Parents . George Gibbs was born in 1870 in New Orleans . His father , Benjamin F. Gibbs ( 1836–1882 ) , was a naval surgeon with the ironclad fleet stationed there . Dr. Gibbs had seen much adventure in his naval career . He had taken part in the Paraguay Expedition aboard the USS `` Memphis '' . During the American Civil War , he had taken part in the battle of Mobile Bay aboard the steam-sloop USS `` Ossipee '' and had been aboard one of the ships that chased the CSS `` Webb '' on its dash down the Mississippi . In mid-war , on February 25 , 1864 , Dr. Gibbs married Elizabeth Beatrice Kellogg ( 1837–1883 ) . The bride 's father , Major George Kellogg , was a homeopathic doctor brought to occupied New Orleans by General Nathaniel P. Banks , commander of the Army of the Gulf , and assigned to various duties as army surgeon , and as medical advisor to the family of General Banks . Nine months after their marriage , Mrs. Gibbs gave birth to a daughter , Julie Aline Gibbs ( 1864–1924 ) . In 1870 a son , George Fort Gibbs , was born . Dr. Gibbs continued to rise in the navy , ultimately attaining the rank of Medical Inspector and being designated Fleet Surgeon of the European Squadron on August 20 , 1881 . He took Elizabeth , Aline and George with him , settling them in Geneva , where George was enrolled as a student at the Chateau de Lancy for two years . Chateau de Lancy also educated such men as William Carlos Williams , Sir Harold Acton and Hamilton Fish . In September 1882 , while aboard the USS `` Lancaster sailing for Trieste , Dr. Gibbs became seriously ill . According to one source he was probably suffering from `` malarial fever '' . When the ship reached port , he was immediately moved to a hospital , where he died on September 9 . His son George was twelve years old at the time . Elizabeth Gibbs was extremely distraught over her husband 's death . The family returned to the United States in November 1883 , debarking in New York and then taking a train bound for Washington , D.C. , where Elizabeth 's father awaited them . George was then thirteen years old , and Aline eighteen . The children were concerned about their mother , who had expressed thoughts of suicide . As the train approached Union Station ( at the site of what is now Penn Station ) in Baltimore , Elizabeth left her children and entered the ladies ' restroom . She was gone for a long time , and the children began to worry . When the train arrived at the station they tried the door of the restroom , but it was locked . George climbed up to a transom and looked in , only to find the room empty , and its window open . The children notified railroad officials , who sent an engine back down the tracks to look for Elizabeth . Aline went ahead to D.C. , to meet with her grandfather , and George stayed behind with the searchers . Later that day Aline received a telegram from George , telling her that their mother had been found lying on the tracks a few miles from the station . Her skull was fractured , and she was taken to a hospital , where she died soon after . She had apparently climbed six feet up to the window and leapt from the train , landing on her head . Annapolis and Washington , D.C.. Following in his father 's footsteps , George Gibbs entered the U.S . Naval Academy in 1886 , but he resigned in 1888 . According to critic Grant Overton , Gibbs `` generally neglected trigonometry in favor of a sketch book and the writing of verses . '' While at Annapolis , he contributed drawings , poems and songs to `` Junk '' , the Naval Academy yearbook of that era ( forerunner of the `` Lucky Bag '' , which began publication in 1894 and continues to today ) , and he edited a collection of material from past editions of `` Junk '' after he left the Academy . Gibbs also played football at the Academy , `` in the gridiron days of skull caps and padless knickers '' . After leaving Annapolis , Gibbs returned to Washington and began taking night classes at the Corcoran School of Art and the Art Students ' League . He was active in the Washington Watercolor Club and the Society of Washington Artists . By August 1897 he was Treasurer of the Society of Washington Artists , collecting contributions for a fund to open a gallery for the Society . Works by Gibbs and other Washington artists were exhibited in the new gallery at its opening in November of the same year . By 1898 , Gibbs was Vice President of the Society . To support himself during this time , he began writing articles `` on science and naval themes '' for the Sunday editions of the `` New York Sun '' and `` New York Times '' . ( He also tried his hand at writing short stories , but with little success . ) By 1891 he was also supporting himself through another enterprise . Together with Frank B. Jonas , Gibbs formed the `` Jonas-Gibbs & Co. '' real estate firm . Frank Jonas was the son of Louisiana Senator Benjamin F. Jonas and cousin of Charles H. Jonas Jr. , who married George Gibbs ' sister Aline in 1893 . One of the Jonas-Gibbs newspaper ads promised `` We are prepared to furnish plans and estimates for buildings of every description , and to guarantee satisfaction . '' The firm seems to have had an arrangement with `` Woods & Co. , bankers '' to finance new construction . A newspaper account of a Jonas-Gibbs project reports the remodeling of a house on F street , including erecting a `` new front of press brick and Ohio stone '' and `` a large iron By 1896 Gibbs was having some success as a professional illustrator . His first magazine sale had been made sometime shortly after 1892 . It was an illustration for the newly created `` Vogue '' , and he was paid ten dollars for it . In May 1896 , the Washington `` Morning Times '' reported that `` Mr. George Gibbs is engaged on illustrations for 'navy stories , ' by Charles Ledyard Norton , and 'Above the Range , ' by Theodora R. Jenness , published by Wilde & Co. of Boston . A series of studies about the Capitol and White House for 'Once a Week ' are also on the In September , the Washington `` Morning Times '' reported that Gibbs was setting off for New York with a portfolio of naval illustrations for a publication called `` The Navy , Old and New '' , and in May 1897 the Washington `` Times '' reported that Gibbs `` has just completed a series of seven spirited illustrations for the life of Commodore Bainbridge '' . The resulting book was `` Commodore Bainbridge : From the Gunroom to the Quarterdeck '' , by James Barnes . Philadelphia . In 1898 , Gibbs moved to Philadelphia at the invitation of Cyrus Curtis , founder of the Curtis Publishing Company . There , he created cover and interior illustrations for such Curtis publications as the `` Saturday Evening Post '' and the `` Ladies ' Home Journal '' . Among his early accomplishments was the first color cover for the `` Saturday Evening Post '' , which adorned the December 30 , 1899 issue of the magazine . He also wrote `` art critiques and editorials , short stories , etc . '' for the `` Saturday Evening Post '' . For a while , Gibbs shared a studio with illustrator Guernsey Moore , the creator of the typeface ( called `` Post Old Style '' ) used in the `` Saturday Evening Post '' logo . An obituary for Moore credits him , rather than Gibbs , as the creator of the first color cover for the `` Post '' . Gibbs and fellow illustrator Mills Thompson were among the first to employ the services of model Evelyn Nesbit , who would later become famous after her involvement with architect Stanford White led to his murder by Nesbit 's husband . In April 1901 , Gibbs married Maud Stovell Harrison ( 1878–1973 ) , a classically trained pianist and daughter of a prominent Philadelphia family . The bride 's father , Theodore L. Harrison , was the son of Joseph Harrison Jr. , an engineer and railroad magnate who had , in 1843 , received a $ 3,000,000 contract from the Russian government to construct locomotives and rolling stock for the St. Petersburg and Moscow railway . Theodore Harrison had a `` wedding cottage '' named `` The Orchard '' built for the couple on the Harrison family property in Rosemont , near Philadelphia . This was to be George Gibbs ' home for the remainder of his life . After his marriage , Gibbs ' career as an author blossomed . From 1901 until his death in 1942 , he reliably turned out novels at a rate of about one per year . By 1916 newspapers were speaking of Mr. Gibbs ' `` annual novel '' . Many of these novels were serialized in newspapers and magazines before being published in book form . His books were primarily adventure novels , in the vein of John Buchan or E. Philips Oppenheim , often involving international intrigue . For example , his novel `` The Black Stone '' ( 1919 ) is reminiscent of John Buchan 's `` Greenmantle '' ( 1916 ) . Both novels involve a sacred stone , and deal with an effort to thwart a German plot to provoke an Arab insurrection . Gibbs continued to illustrate his own and other authors ' books , and to create illustrations for many magazines and newspapers . He also pursued a growing career as a painter . In time , Gibbs became a pillar of the community and a well-known member of Philadelphia society . When G.K. Chesterton visited Philadelphia in 1921 , he stayed at the Gibbs ' home . The 1936-37 edition of `` Who 's Who in America '' notes that Gibbs was a member of the Art Club of Philadelphia , the Franklin Inn Club , the Pegasus Club , the Merion Cricket Club and the Rittenhouse Club . During Chesterton 's visit , Gibbs took him to lunch at the Franklin Inn club . In 1909 , Gibbs discovered a fire in the clubhouse of the Merion Cricket Club , and helped organize a bucket brigade to put it out . Gibbs participated in amateur theatrical productions , in one instance dressing in feathers to play Chanticleer : `` We made it a sort of satire on modern letters , with Chantecler chasing Rostand and Ibsen haunted by his characters , and so on . It was very good fun . '' Gibbs served on juries for many art exhibitions alongside such luminaries of the time as Frederic Remington and A . B . Frost . The 1925 Haverford College yearbook notes that Gibbs , `` the well-known painter and writer of best-sellers '' , had addressed that school 's English Club on the subject of `` Writing Novels '' . Gibbs was for many years a vestryman of the Episcopal `` Church of the Good Shepherd '' in Rosemont . In 1929 he created seven paintings for the church 's High Altar reredos as a memorial to his parents . The center panel was a Virgin and Child , flanked by panels depicting other biblical figures from the Old and New Testaments . By 1915 film makers had begun adapting Gibbs ' novels for the screen . The first film based on a Gibbs novel was `` The Flaming Sword '' , produced by Rolfe Photoplays , a company that had been founded the previous year by B . A. Rolfe . This was the company 's ninth feature film . It starred a young Lionel Barrymore . Between 1915 and 1926 ten films were based on Gibbs novels . In later years , Gibbs collaborated with lawyer E. Lawrence Dudley to write a `` novel '' about Voltaire at the request of George Arliss , intended to be the basis for a film . After several false starts , the film was finally produced in 1933 . George Gibbs died on October 10 , 1942 , after a long illness . He was buried on October 14 in Laurel Hill Cemetery in Philadelphia . Children . George Fort Gibbs Jr. ( 1902–1988 ) was a member of the Princeton University class of 1923 . While there , he participated in college musical groups , serving as leader of the `` Banjo Club '' , for example . The 1930 census lists him as a `` play writer '' living with his parents in Rosemont , and the Library of Congress Catalog of Copyright Entries lists a 1933 play called `` This New Deal '' authored by George F. Gibbs Jr. , and M. Mark Sulkes . George Gibbs Jr. ultimately moved to Venice , Florida , where he became a real estate developer . He continued to be known as an amateur musician , and was one of the founders of what is now called the Sarasota Orchestra . Theodore Harrison Gibbs ( 1908–1944 ) was a well-regarded sculptor . In 1938 he won the prestigious `` Prix de Rome '' fellowship and travelled to Rome to work at the American Academy . There , he met and married his wife , sculptor Maurine Montgomery . After the couple moved back to the United States , Harrison enlisted in the military and served in France during World War II . When he left the United States , Maurine was pregnant with their daughter Romona . Harrison was killed in 1944 during the Battle of the Bulge . Maurine and Romona were frequent visitors at `` The Orchard '' . A large stone barn on the property was used as a sculpture studio by Harrison and Maurine . In 2011 the property was finally sold out of the family and many works of art by Harrison , Maurine and other family members were dispersed to museums and other new locations . Sarah ( Sally ) Stovell Gibbs McClure ( 1912–2006 ) was a dancer , singer , songwriter and author of poems , novels and plays . At the age of nineteen she produced a book of poems called `` Beauty for Ashes '' . In 1928 , when she was sixteen , she danced in the Philadelphia Grand Opera Company 's production of `` Carmen '' . By 1934 she was singing and acting on Broadway in ' , a musical revue by Harold Arlen , Ira Gershwin and Yip Harburg . She married Navy test pilot Howard McClure in 1941 . McClure died in 1960 , at which point Sally moved back to `` The Orchard '' to care for her mother ( who lived until 1973 ) , and remained there until her own death in 2006 . While at `` The Orchard '' she taught flamenco and hula dancing . She was the last of her family to occupy the property . Toward the end of her life she wrote and self-published a fictionalized memoir titled `` Main Line Maverick '' . Films . The New York Times obituary for Gibbs says that he `` Wrote dialog for more than a dozen motion pictures '' , but the American Film Institute ( AFI ) Catalog of Feature Films and the Internet Movie Database ( IMDB ) only include the eleven films shown in the table below .
Ward No . 95 , Kolkata Municipal Corporation . Ward No . 95 , Kolkata Municipal Corporation is an administrative division of Kolkata Municipal Corporation in Borough No . 10 , covering parts of Tollygunge ( Golf Green-Azadgarh ) neighbourhoods in south Kolkata , in the Indian state of West Bengal . History . The establishment and evolution of Kolkata Municipal Corporation followed a long process starting from around the middle of the 19th century . The Municipal Consolidation Act of 1888 and certain steps taken thereafter saw the addition of peripheral areas in the eastern and southern parts of the city to the corporation area . In 1888 , there were 75 commissioners , 50 of whom were elected , 15 appointed by the government and 10 nominated from bodies like Chambers of Commerce , Trades Associations and the Port Commissioners . The Calcutta Municipal Act of 1923 brought about important changes . The adjacent municipalities of Cossipore , Chitpore , Manicktola and Garden Reach were amalgamated with Kolkata . Garden Reach was later taken out . Post-independence developments saw the introduction of adult franchise in municipal elections in 1962 . The number of wards increased from 75 to 100 . Tollygunge was merged with Kolkata in 1953 . The Calcutta Municipal Corporation Act 1980 , which came into effect in 1984 , extended the boundaries of Kolkata by including South Suburban , Garden Reach and Jadavpur municipalities in Kolkata . With the addition of Joka to Kolkata , the number of wards rose to 144 . Geography . Ward No . 95 is bordered on the north by Prince Golam Shah Road ( Bikramgarh ) ; on the east by Jadavpur Central Road ; on the south by Raipur Road ; and on the west by Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Road . The ward is served by Jadavpur police station of Kolkata Police . Patuli Women police station has jurisdiction over all police districts under the jurisdiction of South Suburban Division i.e . Netaji Nagar , Jadavpur , Kasba , Regent Park , Bansdroni , Garfa and Patuli . Demographics . As per the 2011 Census of India , Ward No . 95 , Kolkata Municipal Corporation , had a total population of 26,737 , of which 13,212 ( 49 % ) were males and 13,525 ( 51 % ) were females . Population below 6 years was 1,314 . The total number of literates in Ward No . 95 was 24,306 ( 95.61 % of the population over 6 years ) . Kolkata is the second most literate district in West Bengal.The literacy rate of Kolkata district has increased from 53.0 % in 1951 to 86.3 % in the 2011 census . See also – List of West Bengal districts ranked by literacy rate Census data about mother tongue and religion is not available at the ward level . For district level information see Kolkata district . According to the District Census Handbook Kolkata 2011 , 141 wards of Kolkata Municipal Corporation formed Kolkata district . ( 3 wards were added later ) . Election highlights . The ward forms a city municipal corporation council electoral constituency and is a part of Tollyganj ( Vidhan Sabha constituency ) .
Ruggero Leoncavallo . Ruggero ( or Ruggiero ) Leoncavallo ( ; 23 April 18579 August 1919 ) was an Italian opera composer and librettist . Although he produced numerous operas and other songs throughout his career it is his opera `` Pagliacci '' ( 1892 ) that remained his lasting contribution , despite attempts to escape the shadow of his greatest success . Today he remains largely known for `` Pagliacci '' , one of the most popular works in the repertory , appearing as number 20 on the Operabase list of the most-performed operas worldwide in the 2013/14 season . His other well-known works include the song `` Mattinata '' , popularized by Enrico Caruso , as well as the symphonic poem `` La nuit de mai '' . Biography . The son of Vincenzo Leoncavallo , a police magistrate and judge , Leoncavallo was born in Naples on 23 April 1857 . As a child , he moved with his father to the town of Montalto Uffugo in Calabria , where Leoncavallo lived during his adolescence . He later returned to Naples and was educated at the city 's San Pietro a Majella Conservatory and later the University of Bologna studying literature under famed Italian poet Giosuè Carducci . In 1879 Leoncavallo 's uncle Giuseppe , director of the press department at the Foreign Ministry in Egypt , suggested that his young nephew come to Cairo to showcase his pianistic abilities . Arriving shortly after the deposition of Khedive Ismail , Leoncavallo eventually secured work as a piano teacher and pianist to the brother of the new Khedive Tewfik Pasha . His time in Egypt concluded abruptly in 1882 after revolts in Alexandria and Cairo led by ‘ Urabi in which the composer quickly departed for France . In Paris , Leoncavallo found lodging in Montmartre . An agent located in the Rue du Faubourg-Saint-Denis secured Leoncavallo employment as an accompanist and instructor for artists who performed in Sunday concerts mostly at cafés . It was during this time that he met Berthe Rambaud ( 1863–1926 ) a `` preferred student '' , who became his wife in 1895 . Increasingly inspired by the French romantics , particularly Alfred de Musset , Leoncavallo began work on a symphonic poem based on Musset 's poetry entitled `` La nuit de mai '' . The work was completed in Paris in 1886 and premiered in April 1887 to critical acclaim . With this success and now with enough accumulated money Leoncavallo and Rambaud would return to Milan to begin his career as a composer of opera . Back in Italy , Leoncavallo spent some years teaching and attempting ineffectively to obtain the production of more than one opera , notably `` Chatterton '' . In 1890 he saw the enormous success of Pietro Mascagni 's `` Cavalleria rusticana '' and wasted no time in producing his own verismo work , `` Pagliacci '' . ( According to Leoncavallo , the plot of this work had a real-life origin : he claimed it derived from a murder trial , in Montalto Uffugo , over which his father had presided . ) `` Pagliacci '' was performed in Milan in 1892 with immediate success ; today it is the only work by Leoncavallo in the standard operatic repertory . Its most famous aria `` Vesti la giubba '' ( `` Put on the costume '' or , in the better-known older translation , `` On with the motley '' ) was recorded by Enrico Caruso and laid claim to being the world 's first record to sell a million copies ( although this is probably a total of Caruso 's various versions of it made in 1902 , 1904 and 1907 ) . The next year his `` I Medici '' was also produced in Milan , but neither it nor `` Chatterton '' ( belatedly produced in 1896 ) —both early works—obtained much lasting favour . Much of `` Chatterton '' , however , was recorded by the Gramophone Company ( later HMV ) as early as 1908 , and remastered on CD almost 100 years later by Marston Records . Leoncavallo himself conducts the performance or at very least supervises the production . It was not until Leoncavallo 's `` La bohème '' was performed in 1897 in Venice that his talent obtained public confirmation . However , it was outshone by Puccini 's opera of the same name and on the same subject , which was premiered in 1896 . Two tenor arias from Leoncavallo 's version are still occasionally performed , especially in Italy . Subsequent operas by Leoncavallo were in the 1900s : `` Zazà '' ( the opera of Geraldine Farrar 's famous 1922 farewell performance at the Metropolitan Opera ) , and 1904 's `` Der Roland von Berlin '' . In 1906 the composer brought singers and orchestral musicians from La Scala to perform concerts of his music in New York , as well as an extensive tour of the United States . The tour was , all in all , a qualified success . He had a brief success with `` Zingari '' which premiered in Italian in London in 1912 , with a long run at the Hippodrome Theatre . `` Zingari '' also reached the United States but soon disappeared from the repertoire . After a series of operettas , Leoncavallo appeared to have tried for one last serious effort with ' . It had always been assumed that Leoncavallo had finished the work but had died before he could finish the orchestration , which was completed by . However , with the publication of Konrad Dryden 's biography of Leoncavallo it was revealed that Leoncavallo may not have written the work at all ( although it certainly contains themes by Leoncavallo ) . A review of Dryden 's study notes : `` That fine `` Edipo re '' ... was not even composed by [ Leoncavallo ] . His widow paid another composer to concoct a new opera using the music of `` Der Roland von Berlin '' . Dryden did n't find one reference to the opera in Leoncavallo ’ s correspondence nor is there a single note by him to be found in the handwritten score . '' What is certain is that in `` Edipo re '' , a short one act work , the composer ( whoever it actually was ) uses exactly the same melody for the final scene `` Miei poveri fior , per voi non più sole ... '' ( with the blinded Edipo ) as in the act 4 soprano aria from `` Der Roland von Berlin . '' It has been assumed ( see `` The New Grove Dictionary of Opera '' ) that Leoncavallo left the opera more or less complete ( except for the orchestration ) . Pennacchio may either have concocted the opera or may have had to do more to Leoncavallo 's more or less complete work to `` fill in the gaps '' using Leoncavallo 's earlier music . Another clue to demonstrate that Leoncavallo had no or little part in `` Edipo re '' is that unusually , in fact exceptionally , Leoncavallo did not write the libretto . The libretto for `` Edipo re '' was written by Giovacchino Forzano , who also wrote `` Il piccolo Marat '' for Pietro Mascagni and two of the one-act operas for Puccini 's `` Il trittico '' . Further , the orchestration of `` Edipo re '' , consisting all too often of massed strings and a depressingly constant use of the cymbal , does not seem the work of Leoncavallo whose own orchestration , whilst sometimes uninspired , is at very least competent . From the 1970s `` Edipo re '' has had a number of revivals , both as concert performances ( including Rome 1972 , Concertgebouw ( Amsterdam ) 1977 and Konzerthaus , Vienna 1998 ) as well as fully staged productions at the Teatro Regio , Turin , in 2002 and the Thessaloniki Opera 2008 . It remains to be seen who will be given the credit for this opera in future revivals . Death and legacy . Leoncavallo died in Montecatini Terme , Tuscany , on 9 August 1919 . His funeral was held two days later , with hundreds in attendance , including fellow composer Pietro Mascagni and longtime rival Giacomo Puccini . He was buried in the Cimitero delle Porte Sante in Florence . 70 years after his death a campaign was launched to move the composer 's remains to Brissago , Switzerland , after talk of a letter written by Leoncavallo claimed to show that the composer had desired to be buried there originally , although no such letter was ever found . Having become an honorary citizen of Brissago ( he owned a lavish summer residence , Villa Myriam , in the town ) in 1904 Leoncavallo had mentioned in a speech that he would not mind having a resting place in the town 's Madonna di Porte cemetery , but it was never a written request in his will . Regardless the campaign to move Leoncavallo 's remains moved ahead and was granted official approval by Piera Leoncavallo-Grand , the last remaining descendant of the composer . The body was exhumed for transfer to Switzerland along with the remains of his wife Berthe , who died in 1926 . The Museo Leoncavallo ( Leoncavallo Museum ) was established in 2002 in Brissago to commemorate the composer with personal items and original manuscripts on display including statues representing characters from his other operas including `` Zazà '' and `` Der Roland von Berlin '' . Little or nothing from Leoncavallo 's other operas is heard today , but the baritone arias from `` Zazà '' were great concert and recording favourites among baritones and `` Zazà '' as a whole is sometimes revived , as is his `` La bohème '' . The tenor arias from `` La bohème '' remain recording favorites . Leoncavallo also composed songs , most famously `` Mattinata '' , which he wrote for the Gramophone Company ( which became HMV ) with Caruso 's unique voice in mind . On 8 April 1904 , Leoncavallo accompanied Caruso at the piano as they recorded the song . On 8 December 1905 he recorded five of his own pieces for the reproducing piano Welte-Mignon . Leoncavallo was the librettist for most of his own operas . Many considered him the greatest Italian librettist of his time after Boito . Among Leoncavallo 's libretti for other composers is his contribution to the libretto for Puccini 's `` Manon Lescaut . ''
Chrząstawa , Łódź Voivodeship . Chrząstawa is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Widawa , within Łask County , Łódź Voivodeship , in central Poland . It lies approximately south-east of Widawa , south of Łask , and south-west of the regional capital Łódź .
Federico Bianchi ( painter ) . Federico Bianchi ( 1635–1719 ) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period , active in North Lombardy . Biography . He was born in Masnago near Varese , and died in Milan . He was a pupil , and subsequently son-in-law , of Giulio Cesare Procaccini . By the early age of seventeen he painted three works in fresco for the cloister of the monastery of the Padri Zoccolanti at Milan . Several other works by this master were for the churches of that city . He was patronized by the duke of Savoy , and honored him with the title of `` Cavalière '' , and a gold chain and medal . Bianchi was noted for his history paintings , portraits , landscapes , and paintings of animals . Among his works , are paintings for Sant'Alessandro in Milan , frescoes for Villa Litta Modignani in Biumo Inferiore in the town of Varese , and for the of Cesano Maderno . Among his pupils was Pietro Gilardi ( born in 1679 in Milan ) .
Dave Allsop . Dave Allsop is a Scottish game designer and artist for role-playing games and video games . Career . Dave Allsop developed the role-playing game `` SLA Industries '' ( 1993 ) ; the Scottish company Nightfall Games was founded solely to publish the game . Wizards of the Coast later bought `` SLA Industries '' , but then returned it to Nightfall , who licensed it to Hogshead Publishing ; in 2002 , Hogshead closed down and thus `` SLA Industries '' returned to Allsop . Allsop was by then the flatmate of Angus Abranson , and they decided to form a new role-playing company in 2003 called Cubicle 7 Entertainment . Allsop started work on a new release of `` SLA Industries '' , but in the Fall of 2004 Allsop decided to pull out of Cubicle 7 to pursue other opportunities . In 2005 , Allsop , with Adrian Bott , produced `` The Book of Unremitting Horror '' , a book of monsters for the d20 System , published by Pelgrane Press . Allsop returned to Cubicle 7 in 2007 as the `` SLA Industries '' line editor , which started releasing new books again in 2011 . He is known for his work on the ' collectible card game . He has also contributed art to ' . His `` Dungeons & Dragons '' work includes interior art for `` Eberron Campaign Setting '' ( 2004 ) , `` Monster Manual III '' ( 2004 ) , `` Expedition to Castle Ravenloft '' ( 2006 ) , `` Cityscape '' ( 2006 ) , ' ( 2006 ) , ' ( 2007 ) , `` Monster Manual V '' ( 2007 ) , `` An Adventurer 's Guide to Eberron '' ( 2008 ) , the fourth edition `` Monster Manual '' ( 2008 ) , the fourth edition `` Manual of the Planes '' ( 2008 ) , `` Demon Queen 's Enclave '' ( 2008 ) , ' ( 2009 ) , and `` Martial Power II '' ( 2010 ) . Allsop was the concept artist for One Thumb Mobile , for their game `` Celtic Heroes '' , from 2012 to 2015 . He returned to freelance work in February 2015 .
Thamnophis sauritus sauritus . `` Thamnophis sauritus sauritus '' , the eastern ribbon snake or common ribbon snake , is a subspecies of ribbon snake found in the northeastern United States . Some similar species are the western ribbon snake , common garter snake , Plains garter snake , and Butler 's garter snake . The other subspecies are the northern ( `` T. s. septentrionalis '' ) , Peninsula ( `` T. s. sackenii '' ) , and bluestripe ( `` T. s. nitae '' ) ribbon snakes . Description . The eastern ribbon snake gets its name from its very thin body . At maturity , it grows to between 18 and 86 cm in length . It is a slender , black snake with a yellow mid-back stripe and one on each side . A brown stripe of one or two rows of scales extends onto the sides of the belly . The rest of the belly is a greenish-white color . It also has two rows of black spots between the back and side stripes . It also has a long tail that is about a third of the length of its body . The labial scales around the mouth of the snake are unmarked and uniformly bright yellow or white . A white or light-yellow bar borders the front of the eyes . Juveniles are colored like adults . Some aspects of the eastern ribbon snake make it different from a close relative , the garter snake . The eastern has a much thinner body than a garter snake . Its tail makes up about one third of its body length . This snake has stripes on the third and fourth scale rows . The eastern ribbon snake has pure white lips and a mark of white color in front of its eyes . This snake is not venomous . Habitats . The eastern ribbon snake is typically found in the northeastern United States and southeastern Canada , usually in wetlands and near the edges of ponds and streams . They are found both in and out of water ; they are adapted to both environments . When they are frightened , they take to the water or bushes . They do not dive like water snakes ; they glide across the surface of the water , instead . The only parts of Canada known to have this reptile are southern Ontario , southwest Nova Scotia and Quebec . Diet . The ribbon snake generally eats small fish , tadpoles , salamanders , small frogs and toads , and occasionally insects . In some cases , the female has been observed eating her young . The typical time for snakes to hunt is in the morning or early evening . Once the snake has spotted its prey , it will quickly slither to catch its prey and swallow it whole . Reproduction . Reproduction in eastern ribbon snakes takes place after they emerge from hibernation in the spring , in April or May . Mating occasionally takes place in the fall , but the female will delay fertilization and development until the next spring . The average gestation period is three months . The average number of young is around 12 , but can range four to 27 . Females give birth in late summer or the early fall . After birth , no parental care is involved ; the young are left to fend for themselves . Most young reach sexual maturity after two years , but most usually wait until the third year . Behavior . `` T. s. sauritus '' stays active year around . However , in colder months , the snake may be forced to hibernate , typically in ant mounds , mole tunnels , crayfish burrows , muskrat lodges , and bank burrows . Ribbon snakes rarely bite when handled , but they do produce a foul musk from their anal glands when they feel threatened .
Tachi Palace Fights 9 . Tachi Palace Fights 9 was a mixed martial arts event held by Tachi Palace Fights ( TPF ) on Friday , May 6 at the Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino in Lemoore , California . Background . Alexis Vila was due to take on John Dodson , but pulled out of the bout with an unknown injury . Dodson was to fight Shooto veteran Mamoru Yamaguchi . However , on April 18 , Dodson pulled out of the bout due to undisclosed reasons and Yamaguchi instead fought John Dunsmoor . Phil Collins was expected to face Waachiim Spiritwolf at this event , but pulled out on February 9 due to personal reasons . Spiritwolf instead faced Jorge Lopez . Jamie Yager was set to fight Alan Jouban , but pulled out of the fight due to injury . Stepping in to fill the void was Chidi Njokuani . On April 25 it was announced that Cole Escovedo was tapped by the UFC to fight against Renan Barão at UFC 130 , leaving Tommy Vargas without an opponent . Farkhad Sharipov stepped in to fight Vargas . Featherweight champion Isaac DeJesus failed to make weight for his title defense against Russ Miura and was stripped of his belt . Both fighters agreed to a catchweight bout .
Preventing Chronic Disease . `` Preventing Chronic Disease '' is a peer-reviewed open access medical journal established by the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion ( Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ) , covering research on all aspects of chronic diseases . The `` PCD Collections '' are articles grouped together that feature a common theme . One example involved publication of articles on Aboriginal populations with the Public Health Agency of Canada journal `` Chronic Diseases in Canada '' in 2010 . Other collections have focused on veteran 's health , community health , and healthy aging . According to the `` Journal Citation Reports '' , the journal has a 2014 impact factor of 2.123 .
Wolfau . Wolfau ( ) is a town in the district of Oberwart in the Austrian state of Burgenland .
McDonnell F2H Banshee . The McDonnell F2H Banshee was a single-seat carrier-based jet fighter aircraft deployed by the United States Navy and United States Marine Corps from 1948 to 1961 . It was one of the primary American fighters used during the Korean War and was the only jet-powered fighter ever deployed by the Royal Canadian Navy , serving the RCN from 1955 until 1962 . The aircraft 's name is derived from the banshee of Irish mythology . Design and development . The Banshee was a development of the FH Phantom , although it was being planned before the Phantom went into production . McDonnell engineers originally intended the aircraft to be a modified Phantom that shared many parts with the earlier aircraft , but it soon became clear that the need for heavier armament , greater internal fuel capacity , and other improvements would make the idea unfeasible . The new aircraft would use much larger and more powerful engines , a pair of newly developed Westinghouse J34 turbojets , raising thrust from the J30 's 1,600 lbf ( 7 kN ) to 3,000 lbf ( 13 kN ) each ; since the larger engines had to fit within the wing roots , this required a larger and thicker wing with a span of 41 ft 6 in ( 12.65 m ) rather than the Phantom ’ s span of 40 ft 0 in ( 12.19 m ) . The more powerful engines also used more fuel , so the fuselage was enlarged and strengthened to increase fuel capacity . Navy leaders decided to move away from the World War II standard .50-caliber ( 12.7 mm ) machine gun to 20 mm ( 0.79 in ) cannon ; four of the guns were mounted low on the nose to prevent pilots from being blinded by muzzle flash when firing the guns at night , a problem that vexed the Phantom with its top-mounted guns . The Banshee was designed to accommodate an ejection seat , a capability the Phantom lacked , and it incorporated a large number of improvements to other aircraft systems . The cockpit was fully pressurized and air-conditioned , and the flaps , landing gear , folding wings , canopy , and air brakes were electrically rather than pneumatically operated . The front of the canopy was made of bulletproof glass that was electrically heated to prevent frost . The aircraft incorporated a novel design feature : a “ kneeling ” nose landing gear consisting of a pair of very small wheels forward of the regular nosewheel . The nosewheel could be retracted so the aircraft rested on the smaller wheels , allowing it to taxi with its tail high in the air . This was intended to ease hangaring by allowing the aircraft to be parked with its nose under the tail of the aircraft ahead , thereby saving space , and to enhance safety by directing the hot jet blast upwards while taxiing . The feature was found to be of little use operationally , however , and was omitted from later Banshee variants . A mockup of the new fighter , originally designated XF2D-1 , was completed in April 1945 . The project survived the end of the war , but development work was slowed and the first of three prototypes was not built until late 1946 . The aircraft made its maiden flight on the 11 January 1947 from Lambert Field , St. Louis , Missouri . During the first test flight , the aircraft demonstrated a climb rate of 9,000 ft/min ( 2,743 m/min ) , twice the climb rate of the F8F Bearcat , the Navy ’ s primary fleet defense interceptor at the time . The Navy redesignated the aircraft as the XF2H-1 in 1947 after it ordered a different jet fighter from Douglas , another Navy contractor that was also assigned the manufacturer 's letter `` D '' . An order for 56 aircraft was placed in May 1947 . Similarities to the FH-1 meant that McDonnell was able to complete the first F2H-1 in August 1948 , a mere three months after the last FH-1 rolled off the assembly line . Relative to the XF2D-1 , the fuselage was extended about 12 inches forward of the wing and fuel capacity was increased by 29 gallons to 877 gallons . The empennage was slightly redesigned , reducing the size of the vertical tailplane fairing and eliminating dihedral from the horizontal stabilizers . The wing- and tail-thickness ratio was also reduced to increase the critical Mach number . The F2H-1 was retrofitted with 3,150 lbf ( 14 kN ) thrust engines as they became available . Although the Navy accepted the F2H-1 , it was the more capable F2H-2 that was most widely used . With newer Westinghouse J34-WE-34 3,250 lbf ( 14.5 kN ) thrust engines , it had significantly improved performance . The wing was modified and strengthened to add provisions for 200 gal ( 760 l ) wingtip fuel tanks ; unlike the contemporary USN F9F Panther , the Banshee 's wingtip tanks were detachable . Two armament pylons were added under each stub and outboard wing , for a total of eight , allowing the aircraft to carry a maximum stores load of 1,580 lb ( 454 kg ) , consisting of four 250 lb ( 113 kg ) bombs and four 5-in ( 12.7 cm ) unguided rockets . The “ kneeling ” nose gear was omitted from the F2H-2 and most other subsequent Banshee variants . The F2H-2 was the foundation for three minor variants of the Banshee . The first , the F2H-2B , had strengthened wings and a strengthened inner pylon under the portside wing to allow the craft to carry a 1,650 lb ( 748 kg ) Mark 7 nuclear bomb or a 3,230 lb ( 1,465 kg ) Mark 8 nuclear bomb . In order to compensate for the vastly increased load , the F2H-2B was fitted with stiffer landing gear struts and a pilot-switchable power booster for the ailerons ; the latter was necessary so pilots could control a roll to the left with a heavy Mark 8 nuclear bomb fitted on the left-hand pylon . One 20 mm cannon was omitted to make room for additional electronics to arm the nuclear weapon . The F2H-2N was a night fighter variant outfitted with a 2 ft 10 in ( 0.86 m ) longer nose that housed a Sperry Corporation APS-19 radar unit . The cannons were moved rearwards in the nose to make room for the radar . One F2H-2N , BuNo `` 123311 '' , was eventually returned to McDonnell to serve as the prototype for the enlarged and enhanced F2H-3 and F2H-4 series . A handful of F2H-2Ns retained the `` kneeling '' nose feature of the earlier F2H-1 . The F2H-2P was a photo-reconnaissance version with six cameras housed in a 2 ft 5 in ( 0.74 m ) longer nose ; it was the first jet-powered reconnaissance aircraft used by the USN . Remote controls allowed the pilot to rotate the cameras in the vertical and horizontal planes , and the aircraft could be fitted with a pair of underwing pods that each contained 20 flash cartridges for night photography . The camera bay was electrically heated to prevent frost . The F2H-2P was considered a valuable photo-reconnaissance asset due to its long maximum range for a jet aircraft , maximum operational altitude of 48,500 feet , combined with its speed that made it extremely difficult to intercept by other combat jet aircraft of the early 1950s era . The F2H-3 was the last significant alteration . The fuselage was extended by 8 ft 0 in ( 2.44 m ) to increase internal fuel load to 1,102 gal ( 4,172 l ) . The detachable wingtip fuel tanks were reduced in size to 170 gal ( 644 l ) each , but due to the aircraft ’ s increased internal fuel capacity , these tanks were seldom used in service . The horizontal stabilizers were moved from the vertical tail down to the fuselage and incorporated significant dihedral . The F2H-3 was fitted with a Westinghouse APQ-41 radar unit , enabling the fighter to be used for all-weather missions , and the cannons were moved downwards and rearwards away from the nose to accommodate the radar and increase ammunition capacity from 150 rounds per gun to 220 rounds for each upper gun and 250 rounds for each lower gun . Another four weapons pylons were added under the wings for a total of eight , and the bomb load was increased to 3,000 lb ( 1,361 kg ) . The F2H-3 also added provisions for aerial refueling consisting of a bolt-on , readily removable refueling kit that replaced the upper portside cannon with a refueling probe . These changes resulted in a longer , larger airplane that looked significantly different from its predecessors . The last variant was the F2H-4 . It had a Hughes APG-37 radar and slightly more powerful Westinghouse J34-WE-38 3,600 lbf ( 16 kN ) thrust engines that increased top speed by 30 mph ( 48 km/h ) and dramatically increased the aircraft ’ s service ceiling to 56,000 ft ( 17,069 m ) . The F2H-4 was otherwise similar to the F2H-3 . A proposed F2H-3P photo-reconnaissance variant was canceled before reaching production . Unlike many other early jet fighters , no two-seat version was ever produced . A proposal to increase the aircraft ’ s speed by adding afterburners was canceled after a test aircraft suffered extensive damage to the wing roots and tail structure when the afterburners were actuated . A much faster swept-wing version of the Banshee was canceled before it left the drawing boards . Production ended on 24 September 1953 after a total of 895 aircraft were delivered . The F2H-3 and F2H-4 were given the new designations F-2C and F-2D respectively under the 1962 unified designation system . The designations F-2A and F-2B presumably referred to the F2H-1 and F2H-2 , but these variants had already been withdrawn from service . No Banshees ever flew under the new designations ; the last ones in USNR service were placed in storage before the new designations went into effect . US Navy and Marine Corps . US Navy and Marine pilots often referred to the F2H as the `` Banjo '' . The F2H-2 served during the Korean War with the US Navy 's Task Force 77 and the Marine Corps . Due to its good performance at high altitude , the F2H-2 initially proved its worth as an escort fighter for USAF bombers , which were supporting United Nations Command ( UNC ) ground forces . From mid-1950 , the F2H-2 had negligible exposure to hostile aircraft over Korea , due to several factors . During the opening weeks of the war , the North Korean air force was almost completely annihilated by UNC fighter units . From that point onwards , North Korea and its allies were unable to open new airfields near combat zones in South Korea , forcing them to operate out of air bases in China . As a result of their air superiority throughout most of 1950 , UNC squadrons were restricted to ground attack missions , especially close air support and interdiction of North Korean army supply lines . In addition , the Banshee , like most jets of its generation , had a serious handicap , relative to the latest fighters : naval air services , including the USN , had resisted faster , swept wing designs – fearing that their characteristics at low speeds would make them unsafe to operate them from aircraft carriers . Consequently , the Banshee was almost slower than the latest fighter designs . The obsolescence of all straight-wing fighters was reinforced by the introduction , in November 1950 of the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 – often covertly operated by elite Soviet units . Most UNC air combat missions , such as patrols over `` MiG Alley '' , were undertaken by F-86 Sabres of the USAF Far East Air Force . Consequently , the F2H-2 operated for virtually the entire war in areas beyond the range of enemy fighters . During the Korean War , Banshee pilots scored no victories in air-to-air combat , nor suffered any losses , although three F2H-2s were lost to anti-aircraft gunfire . The F2H-2P flew reconnaissance missions during the Korean War , primarily with the USMC . At the time of the war , accurate surface-to-air missiles had not yet been developed and the vast majority of enemy aircraft did not have onboard radar , and AA guns were all but ineffective at fast , high-altitude targets . Air defense tactics still largely depended on being able to see the enemy , and US commanders soon discovered that a lone high-flying F2H-2P was almost impossible for ground forces to spot , much less shoot down . The aircraft was soon in very high demand for the invaluable battlefield photography it could provide . F2H-2Ps even received USAF fighter escorts when operating in areas frequented by enemy fighters . Despite being deployed constantly throughout the war , only two F2H-2Ps were lost to radar-directed AA gunfire , with no air-to-air losses . The USN deployed the new radar-equipped F2H-3 and F2H-4 for all-weather fleet defense after the conclusion of the Korean War , but only as a stopgap measure until the much faster F9F Cougar , F3H Demon , and F4D Skyray could be deployed in significant numbers . Later variants of the Banshee served for only a few years on the front lines and saw no action . Similarly , the F2H-2P was superseded by the F9F-8P ( later RF-9J ) variant of the F9F Cougar and the F8U-1P ( later RF-8A ) variant of the F8U Crusader as these faster aircraft became available . In 1954 , a Banshee flew coast-to-coast , nonstop without refueling , approximately from NAS Los Alamitos , California to NAS Cecil Field , Florida , in approximately four hours . During the Korean War , the US was concerned about a general war in Europe involving the Soviet Union and the total lack of intelligence on that country , in particular the location of airfields . The US Navy devised a plan named `` Operation Steve Brody '' , where four F2H-2P photo reconnaissance Banshees would launch from a carrier cruising on routine maneuvers off the north-east coast of Greece and fly north photographing the land mass of Russia bordering the Black Sea . In May 1952 , the U.S. Navy presented the plan to Secretary of Defense Robert Lovett , with the request that he take it to President Harry Truman . Lovett refused , effectively canceling the operation . Later , in 1955 , there was another crisis involving the possible invasion of Taiwan by Communist China . Marine Banshees were chosen for secret overflights of areas where the Communist Chinese would be preparing such an invasion . Unlike the purposed photo-flights over the Soviet Union in 1952 , these missions were escorted by other Marine Banshee fighters based in South Korea . Twenty-seven missions took place without incident . Surviving examples are located on display in private collections and at several naval air stations and marine corps air stations in the United States , including two examples on display at the National Museum of Naval Aviation at Naval Air Station Pensacola , Florida and one example at the Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar , California . Royal Canadian Navy . In 1951 , the RCN expressed interest in replacing their obsolete Hawker Sea Furies with Banshees , drafting a $ 40 million deal for 60 new aircraft . Unfortunately , due to fiscal wrangling in the Canadian Cabinet , the purchase was not approved until after Banshee production had been shut down in 1953 . The RCN was forced to acquire second-hand USN aircraft , 39 at a cost of $ 25 million . The aircraft were delivered from 1955 to 1958 , and flew from or as NORAD interceptors from shore bases . In order to improve the Banshee 's capabilities as a long-range interceptor , the RCN equipped the aircraft with the AIM-9 Sidewinder missile . The RCN conducted sea trials of the Sidewinder in November 1959 , during which several remotely piloted drone aircraft were shot down . The Banshee , although initially well liked by its Canadian pilots for its flying qualities , began to suffer from problems in RCN service . A Banshee and its pilot were lost after an inflight structural failure of the folding wing mechanism , and another Banshee suffered an apparent brake failure aboard `` Bonaventure '' and rolled off the carrier 's deck , falling into the ocean and drowning its pilot . The RCN would eventually lose 12 of its original 39 Banshees to accidents , a loss rate of over 30 % . Utilization of the Banshees fell as the RCN shifted its primary focus to anti-submarine warfare ( ASW ) . `` Bonaventure '' was too small to accommodate many Banshees while carrying a sufficient number of CS2F Trackers to conduct around-the-clock ASW patrols , so the carrier frequently left port with no Banshees aboard . Furthermore , the Canadian military was coming under increasing political pressure to cut its budget , and the increasingly obsolescent Banshees were becoming expensive to maintain as years of punishing carrier service and the harsh North Atlantic climate took their toll . The last RCN Banshees were retired without replacement in September 1962 . They were the only jet-powered carrier-based fighters ever deployed by the RCN . Banshees were the primary aircraft of the short-lived RCN Grey Ghosts aerobatic team . The team 's name was a play on the Banshee name and the RCN color scheme . The RCN 's Banshee fleet was too small to maintain a special contingent of aircraft for airshow service , so the team simply flew whichever active-duty Banshees were available at the time of each show . Three of the former RCN Banshees survive today but the remaining RCN Banshees were cut up for scrap or destroyed as practice targets . Popular culture . The aircraft played a central role in the 1953 James A. Michener novel `` The Bridges at Toko-Ri '' . The subsequent 1955 movie of the same name used F9F Panthers in place of Banshees for all flight sequences , although parked Banshees are visible in the background of several scenes .
Incarnate ( film ) . `` Incarnate '' is a 2016 American supernatural horror film directed by Brad Peyton and written by Ronnie Christensen . It stars Aaron Eckhart , Carice van Houten , Catalina Sandino Moreno , David Mazouz , Keir O'Donnell , Matt Nable , and John Pirruccello . The film was released on December 2 , 2016 , by Blumhouse Tilt and High Top Releasing . Plot . An 11-year-old boy named Cameron Sparrow is attacked by a hooded stranger who tries to kill him . However , Cameron kills him instead and looks at the camera with red eyes , revealing that he is actually possessed by a demon named `` Maggie . '' Meanwhile , Dr. Seth Ember approaches a man named Henry in a club and makes him realize he is dreaming . Ember reveals that the woman Henry has been with is a demon who has possessed his body . The two escape and return to reality , and Henry is freed from the demon . In the waking world , Ember actually uses a wheelchair . Ember 's assistant Oliver warns that the demons have started to adapt to Ember 's efforts and that soon he may not be able to escape back to reality . Ember is approached by Camilla , a representative from the Vatican , who asks him to exorcise Cameron . Ember refuses , stating that his methods are not `` exorcisms , '' but Camilla reveals that the she believes the demon is one Ember knows . Ember visits a priest named Felix to question whether the demon could indeed be Maggie , which Felix affirms . Felix offers him a vial of blood from a possessed man which , when injected , would allow Ember about ten seconds of lucidity - just enough time to commit suicide , but he refuses . Ember meets the boy 's mother Lindsay and explains that he does not exorcise demons but evicts them by entering their host 's subconscious to make them realize they are dreaming . Demons do not have the power to truly control those they possess ; instead , they lull their hosts into comforting dreams so they will be unaware while the demon uses their body . He visits the possessed Cameron and the demon recognizes him . Ember , Oliver , and , the third member of their team , Riley prepare for the eviction . Riley explains that by entering a near-death state , Ember will be able to synchronize his brain frequencies to Cameron 's and enter his subconscious . However in this state , Ember has only about eight minutes before his heart will give out . Ember enters Cameron 's dream and sees him with his father , Dan , but has a seizure and has to be pulled out of the dream to be revived . Ember demands that Dan be present to help evict the demon . Lindsay refuses , explaining that the couple separated after Dan broke Cameron 's arm in a drunken rage , but she agrees when Ember insists that Cameron 's father might be the only way to save Cameron . Dan 's presence initially seems to help , but Maggie lashes out at him . Ember pleads with Maggie to release Dan since Ember is the one Maggie wants . The demon does so but Dan dies from his injuries . Lindsay , alarmed , demands to know Ember 's history with the demon . Ember reveals he discovered that he had the power to perform astral projection and enter the dreams of other people , but hid his power to live a normal life . However , this made him a target for demons . One day , while driving with his wife and child , the three are hit by acar driven by a possessed driver . The attack left Ember 's family dead and is the reason that he needs to use a wheelchair , and ever since , he 's been hunting the demon `` Maggie , '' who he named after the woman it had possessed . Ember visits Felix to acquire the blood vial but discovers that Felix has been possessed . Felix attacks Ember and commits suicide . Returning to Cameron 's dream , Ember uses a ring Cameron had received as a gift from his real father to make the boy realize he is in an illusion . The pair flee from Maggie , and Ember helps Cameron escape . Ember and Cameron wake up , but Ember wakes up again in a hospital with his wife and son . He realizes he 's now inside his own dream and begs Maggie to release Cameron and take him instead , to which the demon agrees . However , when Cameron wakes up , Riley administers the blood and Ember uses his ten seconds to fling himself from the apartment balcony . As he dies , Riley warns everybody not to touch Ember 's body . Paramedics attempt to resuscitate Ember , joined by Camilla . They succeed in getting a heartbeat , allowing Maggie to possess Camilla , before Ember dies . Production . Brad Peyton was hired to direct & executive producer the film . Ronnie Christensen was hired to write the film . Blumhouse Productions and WWE Studios were hired to be the production companies . Aaron Eckhart was cast in the film on September 17 , 2013 . Mark Henry was cast in the film on November 25 , 2013 . Catalina Sandino Moreno , David Mazouz , George Anthony Anisimow and Karolina Wydra were cast later . Music . Andrew Lockington composed the score . Box office . `` Incarnate '' was released in the United States on December 2 , 2016 and was expected to gross $ 2–4 million from 1,737 theaters in its opening weekend . It ended up grossing $ 2.5 million , finishing 9th at the box office . Critical response . Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes gives the film an score of 17 % based on 30 reviews , with an average rating of 3.4/10 . On Metacritic , which assigns a normalized rating , the film has a score 30 out of 100 , based on 9 critics , indicating `` generally unfavorable reviews '' . Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of `` C– '' on an A+ to F scale .
Emily Henderson . Emily Henderson ( born 12 March 1997 ) is an Australian football ( soccer ) player , who last played for Perth Glory in the Australian W-League . Early life . Henderson grew up in Perth and represented Australia in futsal at under-13 level . In July 2011 , her performance at the national under-14 girls ’ soccer championship , helped secure a position on Western Australia 's under-15 national training center team . In July 2012 she captained a Western Australia ( WA ) under-15 team to the national championships . Her performance on the left wing was praised as `` mature and influential '' by the team 's technical director and she was the only WA player to be selected for the tournament all-star game . Club career . At the age of 16 , Henderson signed for Perth Glory , originally as an injury replacement in late 2013 . Henderson made three appearances for the club during the 2013–14 W-League season . in which the Glory finished in fifth place during the regular season with a record . Henderson returned to the Glory for the 2015–16 season and made nine appearances for the club . The club finished in eighth place with a record . In October 2017 , it was confirmed that Henderson did n't re-sign with Perth Glory for the 2017–18 W-League season . International career . Henderson has represented Australia on the women 's national under-17 soccer team .
George Keerl . George Henry Keerl ( April 10 , 1847 – September 9 , 1923 ) was an American professional baseball player who played in six games for the Chicago White Stockings during the baseball season . He was born in Baltimore , Maryland and died in Menominee , Michigan at the age of 76 .
Jack Mulcahy ( actor ) . Jack Mulcahy ( born April 22 , 1954 ) is an American actor . Jack started in the entertainment business as a lead vocalist and guitarist for various Rock 'n ' roll bands around New York City . His first film role was in `` Porky 's '' ( 1982 ) , directed by Bob Clark . After the sequel , ' ( 1983 ) , Jack appeared in several films and television shows including `` Law & Order '' ; `` NYPD Blue '' ; `` Awakenings '' ; and `` Cadillac Man '' . In 2006 , he produced ( and starred ) in a play called `` PrimeTime '' written by Alex DeWitt and directed by Fern Lopez . He later appeared in the Off Broadway showcase of `` Friction '' . He then appeared in five lead roles , including `` Stuck In The Middle '' and `` Reunion 108 '' . He has also appeared in a Snickers commercial .
Lindenau ( crater ) . Lindenau is a lunar impact crater . It is located beside the east-southeastern rim of the crater Zagut , and to the northeast of Rabbi Levi . To the northeast is the slightly smaller crater Rothmann and the Rupes Altai scarp . It is 53 kilometers in diameter and 2.9 kilometers deep . The rim of this crater has received very little wear , in contrast to the neighboring craters to the west and southwest . The edge is sharp , with a small outer rampart , and there are terraces along parts of the interior wall . Along the western edge is a small outward protrusion where the inner face has slumped somewhat . The interior floor is irregular in places , and there is a formation of central peaks about the midpoint . It is from the Upper Imbrian period , 3.8 to 3.2 billion years ago . It is named after 19th century German astronomer Bernhard von Lindenau . Satellite craters . By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to Lindenau .
Tryout . `` Tryout '' was an amateur press journal published from 1914 to 1946 by Charles W. Smith of Haverhill , Massachusetts . It was connected to the National Amateur Press Association . Smith ( 1852-1948 ) was a friend and correspondent of H. P. Lovecraft ; `` Tryout '' was the first outlet for the H. P. Lovecraft short stories `` The Cats of Ulthar '' ( November 1920 ) , `` The Terrible Old Man '' ( July 1921 ) , `` The Tree '' ( October 1921 ) , and `` In the Vault '' ( November 1925 ) . Smith provided the plot idea for `` In the Vault '' . `` Tryout '' also published non-fiction articles and several poems by Lovecraft . The publication was noted for its typographical errors , which Lovecraft referred to as `` tryoutisms '' .
William Moffitt . William E. Moffitt ( 9 November 1925 – 19 December 1958 ) was a British quantum chemist . He died after a heart attack following a squash match . He had been thought to be one of Britain ’ s most gifted academics . Early life . Moffitt was born in Berlin , Germany , and was educated by private tuition up to the age of 11 . He attended Harrow School from 1936-43 . His chemistry master later said of him that “ he was undoubtably the most able of a decade of gifted boys ... [ and ] has a profound effect on all who met him . He did more than anyone to create in the school the intellectual climate so necessary for the stimulation of young minds. ” Academic career . [ his ] exuberant delight in life remained with him to the end . “ Moffit 's method of Atoms in Molecules ” will remain for many years to remind us of his remarkable ability to initiate new ways of thinking in his professional subject . After receiving his D.Phil . for research in quantum chemistry , he joined the research staff of the British Rubber Producers Research Association . Few men had as great an impact at so early an age . The reasons are clear . Few have been endowed with such a sparkling , quick and keen intelligence , with such a capacity for spending long hours in the thorough study of fundamental subjects ... His intellectual powers were not only applied to the solution of problems but perhaps even more to their wise selection . He avoided areas where only formal solutions were attainable , with no contact with experience . Personal life and interests . He married Dorothy Silberman in 1956 and had a daughter , Alison in June 1958 . He was a keen rugby player and enjoyed music and arts and particularly English literature . While sharing a cabin with a monk on a voyage to the UK from the US , he discussed the philosophy of religion with him in their only common language , Latin .
Richardson Township , Butler County , Nebraska . Richardson Township is one of seventeen townships in Butler County , Nebraska , United States . The population was 510 at the 2000 census . A 2006 estimate placed the township 's population at 495 . The Village of Dwight lies within the Township .
Shiki District , Nara . is a district located in Nara Prefecture , Japan . As of 2003 , the district has an estimated population of 50,009 and a density of 1,607.49 persons per km² . The total area is 31.11 km² .
Thomas Bowen ( Independent minister ) . Thomas Bowen ( 1756–1827 ) was a Welsh Independent minister . He began work as a farm worker at an early age , but also attended lessons given by John Griffiths ( 1731–1811 ) of Glandŵr , which enabled him in 1777 to join Abergavenny Academy . His call to move to Maes-yr-Onnen in 1781 livened up the local church considerably . He then began extending his influence , preaching and establishing new churches in the Llansantffraid area . After moving to Maes-yr-Haf chapel , Neath , in 1795 he also established new churches in Melin-Cwrt and Aberavon .
MetroBlitz . MetroBlitz was an experimental high speed commuter train service between Pretoria station and Johannesburg Park Station via Germiston , operated by the South African Transport Services ( SATS ) . It started service on 16 January 1984 . History . In July 1979 a non-stop commuter service known as the Jacaranda Express ( `` Afrikaans : Jakarandasnel '' ) was introduced between Pretoria station and Johannesburg Park station . The Jacaranda Express initially had a journey time of 65 minutes for the 69.4 km route . After being in service for 9 months the train was lengthened to 8 coaches from the original 6 . The journey time was also decreased to 58 minutes . Inauguration . In 1983 tests were undertaken to introduce a higher speed service , culminating in the launch of the MetroBlitz , which took place on 11 January 1984 . It ran daily from 16 January 1984 , boasting a morning journey time of 42 minutes from Pretoria to Johannesburg and an afternoon return journey time of 44 minutes . The MetroBlitz train reached speeds of up to 160 km/h en route . Demise . Poor cost recovery and disruption to other slower train services are cited as the reasons for the demise of the MetroBlitz .
Mi Prefecture . Mizhou or Mi Prefecture was a `` zhou '' ( prefecture ) in imperial China in modern southeastern Shandong , China . It existed ( intermittently ) from 585 until 1368 upon the foundation of the Ming dynasty .
Brodie . Brodie can be a given name or a surname of Scottish origin , and a location in Moray , Scotland , its meaning is uncertain ; it is not clear if Brodie , as a word , has its origins in the Gaelic or Pictish languages . In 2012 this name was the 53rd most popular boys ' name in Scotland . The given name can be a male or female name , originating from the surname . Origin . The lands of Brodie are in Scotland , between Morayshire and Nairnshire , on the modern border that separates the Scottish Highlands and Moray . In the time of the Picts ( pre 10th century ) , this location was at the heart of the Kingdom of Moravia . Early references show that the Brodie lands to be governed by a Tòiseach ; in Scottish Gaelic , Tòiseach translates as `` chieftain '' or `` clan chief '' , later to become Thane . Part of the Brodie lands were originally `` Temple Lands '' , owned by the order of the Knights Templar . It is uncertain if the Brodies took their name from the lands of Brodie , or that the lands were named after the clan . Meaning . Early references to Brodie were written as `` Brochy , Brothy , Brothie , Brothu , Brode . ''
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Henry Barbour ( MP for Melcombe Regis ) . Henry Barbour ( fl . 1414 ) , of Melcombe Regis , Dorset , was an English politician . He was a Member ( MP ) of the Parliament of England for Melcombe Regis in April 1414 .
Onopryivka . Onopryivka Ukraine , is the site of an ancient mega-settlement dating to 4300 4000 BC belonging to the Cucuteni-Trypillian culture . The settlement was very large for the time , covering an area of . This proto-city is just one of 2440 Cucuteni–Trypillia settlements discovered so far in Moldova and Ukraine . Some 194 ( 8 % ) of these settlements had an area of more than 10 hectares between 5000–2700 BC and more than 29 settlements had an area in the range 100–450 hectares .
The Eighth Round . `` The Eighth Round '' by Zeke Wilson ( II ) is a non-fiction literary work that documents a precedent-setting court battle about one form of racism that had previously not been defined legally ; that of same-race discrimination , wherein the perpetrator and the object of the discrimination are of the same racial group . It is of interest to note that this , the first case in the US to reach a Federal court jury to challenge the concept of same-race discrimination , did not occur until September 11 , 2000 , when a case was brought by race-black licensed boxing promoter Zeke Wilson against a state sports commission headed by a race-black chairman for damage reparations and punitive redress after his right to conduct professional boxing events was violated . In this case , race-white Boxing Commissioner William Pender performed direct discriminatory acts , while the race-black Commission Chairman Wilbert McClure failed to provide the promoter sufficient protection under his authority and cooperated in the unjust cancellation of a series of boxing events , causing financial harm to the promoter . A unanimous jury verdict found that the race-black Chairman was guilty of racial discrimination along with race-white Commissioner William Pender and both defendants were assessed punitive damages in addition to the compensatory damages awarded by the jury .
Alexander House ( Salida , Colorado ) . Alexander House , also known as Churcher House and Gloyd House , is located at 846 F St. in Salida , Colorado . The Queen Anne style house was built in 1901 . It is significant for its architecture , and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2007 . It is a two-story brick house on a dark stone foundation , with a complex roof and with front and side porches .
Budimir Jolović . Budimir Jolović ( born October 3 , 1959 ) is a former Macedonian-Serbian professional basketball small forward who last played for Nikol Fert .
United States presidential election in Virginia , 1924 . The 1924 United States presidential election in Virginia took place on November 4 , 1924 . Voters chose twelve representatives , or electors to the Electoral College , who voted for president and vice president . Virginia voted for the Democratic nominee , former United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom John W. Davis , over the Republican nominee , incumbent President Calvin Coolidge . Coolidge ultimately won the national election with 54.04 percent of the vote . Until 2016 , this was the last presidential election where a Democrat carried Virginia without winning the presidency .
Alexander Zverev Sr.. Alexander Mikhailovich Zverev Sr. ( born 22 January 1960 ) is a former professional tennis player from Russia who competed for the Soviet Union . Career . In 1979 , he made his first appearance for the Soviet Davis Cup team . Zverev was a bronze medalist in the men 's singles event at the 1983 Summer Universiade and won a singles gold medal at the Friendship Games , which were held in 1984 . He did better than two years earlier at the 1985 Summer Universiade , winning both the singles gold medal and the doubles gold medal , partnering Sergi Leonyuk , with whom he was also a gold medalist in the 1986 Goodwill Games . He appeared in three Grand Slam tournaments during his career . In the 1985 Australian Open he qualified for the main draw and was beaten in the opening round by Tim Wilkison . Again playing as a qualifier , Zverev met Tim Mayotte in the first round of the 1986 Wimbledon Championships and was defeated in straight sets . As a mixed doubles player he took part in the 1986 French Open , with Svetlana Cherneva . Zverev played mostly on the Challenger circuit , where he had victories over two top 50 players , Andrei Chesnokov and Jan Gunnarsson . He did however make the second round of the 1985 Geneva Open , a Grand Prix tournament . He played his final Davis Cup tie in 1987 and retired having taken part in 36 rubbers , from which he won 18 . One of those was a doubles win over the Czechoslovak pairing of Libor Pimek and Tomáš Šmíd , the latter ranked number one in the world for doubles at the time . Three time Soviet champion in men 's singles and 4 time winner in men 's doubles Personal life . In 1991 , Zverev and his wife , professional tennis player Irina Zvereva , relocated to Germany . Their elder son , Mischa Zverev , was born in Russia but grew up in Germany and represents the family 's adopted country on the ATP World Tour . Another son , Alexander Jr. , was born in Germany , and turned professional in 2013 .
String Trio ( Schubert ) . Franz Schubert wrote three string trios , all of them in the key of B-flat major . From the first of these , 111A , a trio Schubert wrote in 1814 , only a few measures are extant . The string trio D 471 consists of a completed first movement and an incomplete second movement , composed in 1816 . The last of these trios , D 581 , was completed in four movements , exists in two versions and was composed in 1817 . String Trio in B-flat major , D 111A . A few bars of an Allegro movement is all that is left of the string trio D 111A , composed in September 1814 . The fragment is printed in the New Schubert Edition . String Trio in B-flat major , D 471 . Schubert started composing this piece in September 1816 , but only finished the first movement . In 1890 this movement was the only content of Series VI , `` Trio für Streichinstrument '' of the Alte Gesamt-Ausgabe , and was as such republished by Dover Editions in 1965 . The second unfinished movement was first published in 1897 , in the first volume of the Revisionsbericht of the Alte Gesamt-Ausgabe . String Trio in B-flat major , D 581 . Schubert wrote this string trio in September 1817 , and it consists of four movements . The Alte Gesamt-Ausgabe published this trio in 1897 as No . 5 in Serie XXI : Supplement , Volume 1 . Both versions of this string trio were published in Series VI , Volume 6 of the New Schubert Edition in 1981 .
Creole Maid . Creole Maid ( foaled 1935 in Kentucky ) was an American Thoroughbred racemare owned by Sarah F. Jeffords and trained by National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame inductee , Preston Burch . A granddaughter of Man o ' War , Creole Maid won important races such as the 1937 Schuylerville Stakes , the 1937 Adirondack Handicap , and as a three-year-old in 1938 , the very important Coaching Club American Oaks . After retiring from racing , Creole Maid served as a broodmare for her owner and notably produced the fast colt , Natchez .
Australian Labor Party leadership election , 1967 . A leadership election in the Australian Labor Party , then the opposition party in the Parliament of Australia , was held on 9 February 1967 . It followed the resignation of previous leader Arthur Calwell . The contest was won by Calwell 's deputy Gough Whitlam in a caucus ballot .
History of Genoa C.F.C.. The club was founded on 7 September 1893 as Genoa Cricket & Athletic Club . In its earliest years , they principally competed in athletics and cricket . Association football was secondly practised . Since the club was set up to represent England abroad , the original shirts worn by the organisation were white , the same colour as the England national team shirt . At first Italians were not permitted to join as it was a private club . Genoa 's activities took place in the north-west of the city in the Campasso area , at the `` Piazza d'Armi '' . The men who initially dealt the management of the club were ; On 10 April 1897 the footballing section of the club , already existing from 1893 , became predominant thanks to James Richardson Spensley . It was amongst the oldest in Italian football as at the time , the only other founded clubs were four in Turin . Italians were allowed to join and they found a new ground in the form of `` Ponte Carrega '' . The first friendly match took place at home , against a mixed team of Internazionale Torino and FBC Torinese ; Genoa lost 1–0 . Not long after , Genoa recorded their first victory away against UPS Alessandria winning 2–0 . Friendly games also took place against various British sailors such as those from . Championship dominance . Football in Italy stepped up a level with the creation of the Italian Football Federation and the Italian Football Championship . Genoa competed in the first Italian Championship in 1898 at `` Velodromo Umberto I '' in Turin . They defeated Ginnastica Torino 2–1 in their first official game on 8 May , before winning the first championship later that day by beating Internazionale Torino 3–1 after extra time . Genoa returned for the following season , this time with a few changes ; the name of the club was altered to Genoa Cricket & Football Club , dropping the `` Athletic '' from its name . A change in shirt colour was also in order , as they changed to white and blue vertical stripes ; known in Italy as `` biancoblu '' . Genoa won their second title on 16 April 1899 , by beating Internazionale Torino 3–1 for the second time . On their way to winning their third consecutive title in 1900 and proving their championship dominance , Genoa beat local rivals Sampierdarenese 7–0 ; a winning margin which would not be bettered by any team in the league until 1910 . The final was secured with a 3–1 win over FBC Torinese . The club strip was changed again in 1901 , Genoa adopted its famous red-navy halves and therefore became known as the `` rossoblu '' ; these are the colours used even to this day . After a season of finishing runners-up to Milan Cricket and Football Club , things were back on track in 1902 with their fourth title . Juventus emerged as serious contenders to Genoa 's throne from 1903 onwards , when for two seasons in a row Genoa beat the `` Old Lady '' in the national final . Notably Genoa became the first Italian football team to play an international match , when they visited France on 27 April 1903 to play FVC Nice , winning the fixture 3–0 . As well as winning the Italian championship in 1904 , the year was also notable for Genoa reserves winning the first ever II Categoria league season ; a proto-Serie B under the top level . From 1905 onwards when they were runners-up , Genoa lost their foothold on the Italian championship ; other clubs such as Juventus , Milan and Pro Vercelli stepped up . The fall in part during this period can be traced back to 1908 when FIGC agreed to Federal Gymnastics protests forbidding the use of foreign players . Since Genoa 's birth they had always had a strong English contingent . They disagreed , as did several other prominent clubs such as Milan , Torino and Firenze ; as thus they withdrew from official FIGC competitions that year . The following season the federation reversed the decision and Genoa was rebuilt with players such as Luigi Ferraris and some from Switzerland . The rebuilding of the squad also saw the creation of a new ground in the Marassi area of Genoa ; when built it had a capacity of 25,000 and was comparable to British stadiums of the time ; it was officially opened on 22 January 1911 . Garbutt revival . With the introduction of the Italian national football team , Genoa played an important part , with the likes of Renzo De Vecchi ; who was `` azzurri '' captain for some time , Edoardo Mariani and Enrico Sardi earning call-ups . Englishman William Garbutt was brought in as head coach to help revive the club ; Garbutt was the first professional manager in Italy and he was considered to have a strong charisma , constantly smoking his tobacco pipe . He was dubbed `` Mister '' by the players ; since then Italians have referred to coaches in general with the term . Finally by 1914–15 , Genoa had restored themselves as the top club from Northern Italy , winning the final round of the Northern section . However , a national final was not played because Genoa did not have an opposition ; the finals of the Southern Italian section was not decided due to the outbreak of World War I. Genoa would be awarded the title in 1919 after the end of the war , it was their first for eleven seasons . The war took a harsh toll on Genoa as players Luigi Ferraris , Adolfo Gnecco , Carlo Marassi , Alberto Sussone and Claudio Casanova all died while on military duty in Italy ; while footballing founder James Richardson Spensley was killed in Germany . Just after the war , Genoa remained a strong contender in the Northern section . Garbutt led Genoa to championship success in 1922–23 where they beat Lazio 6–1 in the final , over the course of two legs . The following season , Genoa made their way past Bologna in the Northern finals , but not without controversy ; after riots in the second leg during the game in Bologna , the game was called off due to crowd rioting and FIGC awarded Genoa with a 2–0 victory . In the national final that season , Genoa beat Savoia 4-1 over the course of two legs ; this would be their ninth and to date final Italian championship . The squad during these two championship victories included ; Giovanni De Prà , Ottavio Barbieri , Luigi Burlando and Renzo De Vecchi . With Genoa 's championship victory in 1923–24 came the introduction of the `` scudetto '' patch ; which means following the season which a club wins an Italian league championship , they are allowed to wear a shield shaped patch on their shirt which features the colours of the Italian flag . For the rest of the 1920s , the club did not win the championship , with the highest they were able to finish being second place , like in the 1927–28 season when they finished runners-up to Torino , with striker Felice Levratto scoring 20 goals in 27 games . Genova 1893 period . Due to the strongly British connotations attached to the name , Genoa were forced to change it by the fascist government to Genova 1893 Circolo del Calcio in 1928 . The club competed in a proto-European Cup in the form of the Mitropa Cup , where they went out in the quarter-finals after losing heavily to Rapid Vienna . They followed this with a runners-up position back at home in the league , they finished behind Ambrosiana in the 1929–30 season ; this would be their last top level championship runners-up spot to date . The club 's league form became highly erratic during the early 1930s , with varying league positions ; it was during the 1933–34 season that Genova suffered their first ever relegation to Serie B , the second level of Italian football . Thankfully for the club , they were able to bounce back under the management of Vittorio Faroppa , winning promotion by finishing top of their group ahead of Novara . In 1936 , the ambitious Juan Culiolo took over as president of the club ; in 1936–37 they achieved a 6th-place finish and also won the Coppa Italia by beating AS Roma 1–0 with a goal from Mario Torti . During the following season Genova finished in third place , this was a particularly tight season with winners Ambrosiana-Inter finishing only three points ahead of the club . That summer Italy competed in the 1938 FIFA World Cup and won , three Genova players formed part of the triumphant squad in the form of Sergio Bertoni , Mario Genta and Mario Perazzolo . The club finished the decade on a high , maintaining a top five foothold in the top level of the Italian league . World War II affected dramatically the entire Italian football movement , but Genova did not recover as well as other clubs . In 1945 , the club chose to revert their name to Genoa Cricket and Football Club , the one which they had used in the very early days of the Italian championship . In the years just after the war , the club were still popular with the fans , with people previously associated with the club such as Ottavio Barbieri and William Garbutt returning for managerial spells . Genoa also had a new rival in the form of Sampdoria , who were founded by a merger of two other clubs in 1946 and would groundshare at Stadio Luigi Ferraris . Post-war period . After the Second World War the ability of Genoa to finish in the upper ranks of Serie A declined in a significant manner ; throughout the rest of the 1940s the club were middle-table finishers . The 1948–49 saw three highly significant results , Genoa beat Inter 4–1 , the famous `` Grande Torino '' side 3–0 and Padova 7–1 . The 1950s started in poor fashion for the club , they had bought Argentine Mario Boyé from Boca Juniors but he stayed only one season and the club were relegated after finishing bottom of the table , but after two seasons they achieved their return after winning Serie B , ahead of Legnano . Ragnar Nikolay Larsen was a noted player for the club during this period and they sustained mid-table finishes for the rest of the decade . Despite suffering a relegation in 1959–60 and then a promotion back up to Serie A in 1961–62 , Genoa had a respectable amount of cup success in the first half of the 1960s . The club won the `` Coppa delle Alpi '' in 1962 ; it was the first time the competition had been competed between club teams instead of international ones , the final was played at home while Genoa beat French club Grenoble Foot 38 by 1–0 with a goal from Nizza . Genoa won the same competition again two years later , the final was held at the Wankdorf Stadium in Bern , Switzerland ; Genoa defeated Catania 2–0 , with both goals from Giampaolo Piaceri to take the trophy . The celebrations for the club did not last long however , as the year following their last cup success they were relegated down to Serie B again . This time their stay at the second tier of the Italian football system would be far longer than previous relegations , the club was unstable as it changed manager each season . Genoa even experienced their first relegation to Serie C in 1970 , financially the club fell into difficulties and had several ownership changes . Mixed times . Throughout the 1970s , Genoa would play the role of a yo-yo club , bouncing up and down between divisions . Under the management of Arturo Silvestri the club made its way back to Serie A for the 1973–74 season , but they were relegated straight back down . For the return of `` Il Grifone '' to Serie A a couple of seasons later , the squad featured the likes of Roberto Rosato , Bruno Conti and a young Roberto Pruzzo . This time they stuck it out in the top division for two seasons before succumbing to relegation in 1977–78 ; the relegation was particularly cruel as the side above them Fiorentina survived on goal-difference of just a single goal , the two teams had played each other on the final day of the season ending in a 0–0 draw . The relegation was bad for the club in more ways than one , they lost some of their top players who could have offered them a swift return ; such as Roberto Pruzzo 's move to AS Roma where he would go on to have great success . After a couple of middle-table finishes in Serie B , Genoa earned promotion during the 1980–81 season under manager Luigi Simoni , the club finished as runners-up behind only AC Milan who had been relegated the previous season for their part in the Totonero betting scandal . Still with Simoni at the helm as manager , Genoa were able to survive in Serie A for their returning season , they finished just one point ahead of the relegated AC Milan , it was a dramatic last day of the season as Genoa were trailing 2–1 to SSC Napoli with five minutes left , until on the 85th minute Mario Faccenda scored the goal which secured the point Genoa needed , starting a friendship between the two club 's fans . A couple of seasons later in 1983–84 Genoa would not be so lucky , despite beating champions Juventus on the final day of the season , the club were relegated even though they finished the season with the same number of points as surviving Lazio ; this was because Lazio had recorded better results in matches against Genoa . European experience . The club was purchased by Calabrian entrepreneur Aldo Spinelli in 1985 and despite no longer having Simoni as manager , Genoa were finishing in the top half of Serie B . After a slip in form during 1987–88 , Genoa refocused their energy and were able to achieve promotion back into Serie A the following season , finishing as champions ahead of Bari . Genoa achieved highs during the 1990–91 season where they finished fourth , remaining undefeated at home for the entire campaign , winning games against all the big sides including Juventus , Inter , AC Milan , Roma , Lazio , Fiorentina , SSC Napoli , as well as their hated local rivals Sampdoria who won the title that season . Subsequently , the club gained entry to the UEFA Cup in the 1991–92 season , Genoa had a good run , making it to the semi-finals before getting knocked out by Ajax ; notably Genoa did the double over Liverpool in the quarter-finals becoming the first Italian side to beat the reds at Anfield . Noted Genoa players during this period included Gianluca Signorini , Carlos Aguilera , Stefano Eranio , Roberto Onorati and John van 't Schip . Back in Serie A however , due to a limited roster of first-line players the team suffered heavily from the very success they enjoyed in the UEFA competition ( which meant more matches to be played for the same athletes and fatiguing trips to Spain , Romania -twice- , England and the Netherlands ) , so Genoa finished just one place above the relegation zone ; in the seasons following Genoa remained in the lower half of the table . During the 1994–95 season Genoa were narrowly relegated , they finished level on points with Padova after the normal season period . This meant a relegation play-out was to be played between the two in Florence , the game was tied 1–1 at full-time and went to a penalty shootout , Genoa eventually lost the shoot-out 5–4 . While back down in Serie B , the club had another taste of international cup success when they became the final winners of the Anglo-Italian Cup by beating Port Vale 5–2 with Gennaro Ruotolo scoring a hat-trick . Chairman Spinelli sold Genoa in 1997 , moving onto Livorno . The late 1990s and early 2000s would be the most trying time in the history of the club , cwith constantly changing managers , a poor financial situation and little hope of gaining promotion , outside of a decent 6th-place finish in 1999–00 . From 1997 until 2003 , Genoa had a total of three different four different chairmen , before the club was passed on to Enrico Preziosi . Recent times . After the take-over in 2003 , things started to look up for Genoa ; they won Serie B in 2004–05 . However , allegations were raised that the club had fixed a match on the last day of the season between themselves and Venezia . The 3–2 victory in the match saw Genoa win the league , if they had lost they would have finished behind three other teams ( it has to be noted that the match looked hard-fought and grimly contested to the last minute , hardly a fixed-up one ) . The Disciplinary Committee of FIGC however saw fit to place Genoa bottom of the league and relegate them down to Serie C1 on 27 July 2005 . For their season in Serie C1 for 2005–06 , Genoa were hit with a six-point penalty from the previous season . After leading for much of the season , they eventually finished as runners-up and were entered into the play-offs , beating Monza 3–0 on aggregate to achieve promotion back into Serie B . During the summer break Gian Piero Gasperini was brought in as the new manager , he helped the club to gain promotion during the 2006–07 season , it was ensured on the last day of the season where they drew 0–0 with Napoli , both sleeping giants were promoted back into Serie A . In the recent 2008-2009 championship Genoa started out with a defeat in the sicilian away match with Catania but was then graced with the comeback of argenitinian forward Diego Milito a talent which played with Genoa in second division and was then sold after the team had been relegated to third division despite finishing at the division 's top due to an alleged combine . Milito was glad to come back to Genoa and play in Italy 's Serie A and greatly contributed to a very successful season which saw the red and blue genoese griffins finishing fifth and securing a UEFA placement , while winning both derbies against the striped Sampdoria `` cousins '' and managing to defeat teams like Roma , Milan and Juventus . Genoa could have aimed even higher , but an unlucky streak of defeats with Lazio and Bologna right after having won against Juventus quashed their hopes for a Champions League spot . Having sold both Milito and midfield Thiago Motta to Inter Genoa has now 40 millions euro to invest in suitable replacements to maintain a high standing in the coming Serie A season and to compete successfully in the UEFA cup .
Notes of a Son and Brother . `` Notes of a Son and Brother '' is an autobiography by Henry James published in 1914 . The book covers James ' early manhood and tells of `` the obscure hurt '' that kept him out of the Civil War , his first efforts at writing fiction , and the early death of his beloved cousin , Minny Temple , from tuberculosis . Summary and themes . In this second installment of his autobiography James begins to use family letters , especially those of his brother William and his father Henry James , Sr . Scholarship has shown that James altered the letters with revisions of his own . The book covers the Civil War years , which saw James ' younger brother Wilky seriously injured and brought back to the family home in Cambridge , Massachusetts . James himself was exempted from service due to a back injury , the `` obscure hurt '' he suffered while putting out a fire with the local volunteer fire department . Meanwhile , James pursued his writing and earned his first fourteen dollars , which he looked at long and proudly . He began to place critical pieces and short stories in magazines like the `` North American Review '' , `` The Nation '' and `` The Atlantic Monthly '' . James ' older brother William vacillated between art and science but finally settled on the latter , though many years would pass before he became the philosopher and psychologist of enduring fame . James offers a vivid portrait of his sometimes whimsical father , who insisted that his children `` be something '' instead of going in for `` mere doing . '' The final chapter of the book covers the ill health and death ( at 25 ) of James ' spirited and appealing cousin , Minny Temple . James quotes extensively from her touching letters and says that , for himself and William , her death was `` the end of our youth . '' Critical evaluation . The book is written in the densest but also the most mature and insightful prose of James ' final years . Contemporary critics especially appreciated the final chapter , the heartfelt and moving memorial to Minny Temple . The last paragraph of the chapter looks back to `` The Wings of the Dove '' , whose heroine Milly Theale was clearly inspired by Minny . This was one of the last books James saw though the press before his stroke in December , 1915 and his death three months later . That biographical fact gives the book a special poignance that enriches James ' loving memories of his family and friends .
List of software package management systems . This is a list of software package management systems , categorized first by package format ( binary , source code , hybrid ) and then by operating system family . Binary packages . The following package management systems distribute apps in binary package form ; i.e. , all apps are compiled and ready to be installed and use . Source code-based . The following package management systems distribute the source code of their apps . Either the user must know how to compile the packages , or they come with a script that automates the compilation process . For example , in GoboLinux a recipe file contains information on how to download , unpack , compile and install a package using its Compile tool . In both cases , the user must provide the computing power and time needed to compile the app , and is legally responsible for the consequences of compiling the package . Meta package managers . The following unify package management for several or all Linux and sometimes Unix variants . These , too , are based on the concept of a recipe file . Proprietary software systems . A wide variety of package management systems are in common use today by proprietary software operating systems , handling the installation of both proprietary and free packages .
OneOneThousand . `` Oneonethousand '' is the third full-length studio album by American post-hardcore band Burden of a Day . The album was released on May 12 , 2009 . It is their second album with Rise Records , and the first with lead singer Kyle Tamosaitis.The album debuted at # 21 on the `` Billboard '' Top Heatseekers chart and # 25 on the Billboard Top Christian Albums chart .
Heteroderidae . `` Heteroderidae '' is a family of nematodes . The name comes from the Greek heteros = other and deras = skin ( derm ) . This `` refers to the different 'skins ' of female and cyst . ''
Burton Frasher . Burton Frasher ( July 25 , 1888 – April 24 , 1955 ) was an American photographer and publisher of mid-century modern ephemera . His black-and-white landscape photographs of the American West have been widely reproduced . Career . After years of traveling while working in the fruit packing industry , he and his wife Josephine opened a photo shop in La Verne , California in 1914 . Six years later they moved to Pomona where Burton Frasher expanded his studio by publishing postcards . Frasher went to great lengths to find images for his real photo postcards . He traveled extensively through California , Arizona , New Mexico , Colorado , Utah , and Nevada , ranging up through Oregon , Washington , and Alaska , and down through Baja , California and Sonora , Mexico taking pictures during a time these locations were all still largely unaccessable by roads . The photographers most famously associated with the American West are Edward Weston and Ansel Adams . Whereas Weston and Adams treated the landscape as a canvas for formal artistic exploration , Frasher sought to capture the scenic wonders . He included the distant vista , the trail of footsteps , and the occasional human being , all devices to keep monumentality in scale . In contrast , Weston focused on geologic forms and the textures of sand and sky , creating abstract compositions in which distances are utterly ambiguous . It is a measure of their separate achievements that the 1939 Works Project Administration ’ s Death Valley : A Guide reproduces images by both photographers . During the Depression and pre-war years he reproduced his images as printed linens manufactured by Curt Teich allowing national distribution . In 1948 , over 3 1/2 million `` Frasher Fotos '' postcards were sold nationwide . Curt Teich was the most prominent and largest printer and publisher of Linen Type postcards , based in Chicago . Burton Frasher was one of most prominent publisher at the West Coast . Curt Teich printed most of the Linen Type postcards for Piltz utilizing Teich 's `` C.T . Art-Colortone '' printing method . Other publishers in California include Stanley Piltz in San Francisco , Western Publishing and Novelty Company , Tichnor Art Company in Los Angeles , B. W. White in Monterey and Stephen H. Willlard in Palm Springs . Frasher looked closely at the developing urban landscape of the American West with a particular concentration on the cities of Las Vegas and Los Angeles . Frasher ’ s photographs detail the automobile ’ s profound impact on the architecture of these two cities . His extensive archive of night photographs in Las Vegas and Los Angeles explores an urban world designed for observation and navigation from behind the wheel of a slow moving motor vehicle . He combined a passion for automobile travel and photography into a postcard business that proved popular with motoring tourists of the 1930s and 1940s . Frasher ’ s photographs are a fascinating visual resource of a dynamic period in the history of modern California and the West .
Thingdawl Te Tlang . Thingdawlte Tlang is a significant peak of Bangladesh.This peak is the Highest point of 'lawmbok Row ' range and possible 7th highest of the country.In December,2012 a local explorer Fahim Hasan of `` BD Explorer '' summited the peak of Thingdawlte Tlang and measured the height for the first time.Which is 3149 feet ( 959.8 m ) . Gps accuracy was 3m ( +/- ) .The name of the peak was collected by BD Explorer and confirmed by the local tribal people of Thingdawl Te village . Few days later Zaqiul Deep of `` Travelers Of Bangladesh '' measured the peak as 3,133 feet ( 955m ) . The most easiest route to summit this peak is to start from Ruma of Bandarban district . Nearest sattlement is known as Thingdawlte ( Bawm ) village.This peak is named after this village .
Murexsul cuspidatus . `` Murexsul cuspidatus '' is a species of sea snail , a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae , the murex snails or rock snails .
Rinshō Kadekaru . was a Japanese-Okinawan singer who was known as a representative Okinawan folk , shimauta , singer of the post-war era . Early life . Kadekaru was born in Goeku Village , Okinawa Prefecture to Rintarō and Ushi Kadekaru . He was the eldest of three siblings , with two younger sisters . He began playing around with `` sanshin '' from the age of seven , and was strongly influenced by his mother , who was also a singer . At age eight , he collaborated with his mother to compose the song . Growing up , Kadekaru quit school at times in order to help his family with the farming ; he held a number of part-time jobs , and performed , singing and playing `` sanshin '' alongside classmates and others in the neighborhood in local festivals . At the age of 16 , Kadekaru left home , using money he gained by selling one of the family cows to pay his fare on a ship to Osaka . There , he lived and worked in a lumbermill , delivering firewood to local businesses , and occasionally meeting with other Okinawans with whom he sang and played `` sanshin '' . After roughly three years in Osaka , in 1939 , he returned home for a mandatory physical examination , as part of the conscription process , and was conscripted into the 46th Regiment of the Ōita Prefecture Army . He served as a member of standby reserves for two years , and then applied to work overseas while remaining in the reserves , and worked for a time on Tinian and Saipan Islands with a South Seas trading company . While on Saipan , he was also involved in an Okinawan theatre troupe on the side . In 1944 , while training on the Micronesian island of Kosrae , Kadekaru was gravely wounded , taken prisoner , and brought to a field hospital , where he remained for some time . It was feared that he would not survive to return to Japan , and a formal report of his death was sent out ; Kadekaru did survive , however , and returned to Japan in November 1945 , making his home in Zushi , Kanagawa . He spent the next several years touring the country with an Okinawan theatre troupe . He returned to Okinawa in the spring of 1949 , and to his hometown after a nine-year absence ; his father died earlier that year . Kadekaru worked for a time driving a horsecart , and later overseeing the kitchens at a US military base . Career . Kadekaru made his first formal recording in 1950 , though it was not released until 1958 . Along with Shōei Kina , Shōtoku Yamauchi , and Shuei Kohama , Kadekaru led the birth of a golden age of Okinawan folk music . He was featured on public radio from its beginnings in Okinawa in the 1950s , and performed in a variety of venues throughout the prefecture , including local festivals and theatrical productions . Between original compositions and revivals of traditional songs , Kadekaru developed a repertoire of over one thousand songs . His unique sound came to be known as . Some of his most famous songs center on themes of the dramatic changes experienced by post-war Okinawa . Kadekaru established music schools in Gushikawa and Urasoe , and was a founding member of the . His first LP album was released in 1965 . He continued to release albums , and to engage in performance tours for many years . The end of the American occupation of Okinawa in 1972 brought a surge in the popularity of Okinawan music throughout Japan , and marked a highlight in Kadekaru 's career . Over the course of his career , Kadekaru appeared as a regular on a number of radio and TV programs , as well as appearing in several films , frequently working with director Gō Takamine , and performing in a wide variety of venues . Towards the beginning of his career , he also moved frequently , staying for example on Iejima for several years , where he taught , before living for a year in Ishikawa prefecture , where he performed regularly at an onsen resort . In the early 1990s , Kadekaru received a number of formal commendations from Okinawa prefecture , including the Okinawa Times Prize , which he was awarded in 1995 . The Ryūkyū Folk Music Association which he helped found in 1962 named him `` min'yō meijin '' ( 民謡名人 , `` folk music legend '' ) in 1999 . Though there had been rumors he would retire several years prior , Kadekaru continued to perform , and appeared in the film `` Nabi no koi '' in 1999 , before dying later that same year of lung cancer . A number of memorial albums were released posthumously , including reissues of his earlier albums . Kadekaru is frequently included on Okinawa `` min'yō '' compilation albums . A memorial concert was held in his memory in 2001 in Naha , featuring 145 musicians , including `` min'yō '' performers China Sadao , Seijin Noborikawa , Teruya Kantoku , and Rinshō 's son Kadekaru Rinji .
São João do Araguaia . São João do Araguaia is a municipality in the state of Pará in the Northern region of Brazil .
Public Accounting Report . `` Public Accounting Report '' is a monthly eight-page newsletter that covers competitive intelligence and the business side of the public accounting profession . History and profile . The publication was founded in 1978 . The magazine is based in Chicago , Illinois . It was sold in 2002 by Strafford Publications to Wolters Kluwer , where it is managed under the company 's CCH brand . Paper and digital versions are available . Among its proprietary features are the PAR Top 100 , an annual ranking of the 100 largest accounting firms in the United States ; and the PAR Professors Survey , an annual ranking of the best accounting programs in the United States based on the opinions of accounting professors at American universities .
Plessey Woods Country Park . Plessey Woods is a country park situated on the north bank of the River Blyth , in Northumberland . The park is accessed from the A192 in the village of Hartford Bridge , north of Cramlington and south west of Bedlington . In 2016 Leading Link opened a youth-run Art Trail around Plessey Woods . www.plesseywoodstrail.weebly.com Around the trail there are wooden owls and painted snakes , including hobbit doors in the trees near the river bank . The park extends over of woodland , meadows and riverside , with a 1½ mile route circumnavigating these habitats and many smaller routes from this loop . Free parking is available on site , as is a visitor centre with toilets and shop .
Kotaka Otsuma . was born on June 21 , 1884 in Kawashiri , Kōzan Town , Sera County , Hiroshima Prefecture , the third daughter of . After studying at Kawashiri Elementary School , Hongo Middle School , and the Kozan Needlecraft School , she found employment at a local elementary school . In 1901 she moved to Tokyo and enrolled in Wayo Women 's University , subsequently taking a teaching position in Kanagawa Prefecture . In 1907 she married , an employee of the Imperial Household Ministry . With his help and support , she founded a needlecraft school in Chiyoda , Tokyo , a stone 's throw from the Imperial Palace ( Kokyo ) . This school later developed into the Otsuma Girls ' Middle and High Schools and Otsuma Women 's University and Junior College . In 1952 she founded the Kozan Art and Craft High School and remained its head until her death . Ōtsuma Kotaka died on January 3 , 1970 . In 2002 she was posthumously made an Honorary Citizen of Kozan Town .
YaqinAudio . Yaqin ( pronounced `` Ja-chin '' ) is one of the more prolific Chinese manufacturers of valve ( tube ) based audio equipment . They claim to have `` engage in power amplifier research and production more than 10 years . '' Despite having several disadvantages compared to modern transistorised ( solid state ) equipment , a valve sound is preferred by some commentators as having the most pleasing listening experience but has until recently been typically more expensive than transistorised equipment . Yaqin equipment is primarily designed for a 220 V AC mains electricity supply voltage . In countries with 230 V AC such as the UK , some caution should be observed . Rebadged models have been offered for sale claiming to have dealt with the power supply issues . Unless you have a 240 V version which is available by special order , then it ’ s wise to use a Variac ( variable transformer ) to drop the power to the required 220 V for the UK , as some of the UK still receives 240 V at the socket not the 230 V it should . With valve equipment a 20 V overload on the mains input will result in about a 40 V overload on the HT ( High Tension ) side . Use of correct input voltage is important . If in any doubt as to the voltage of your Yaqin , remove the cover from the power transformer , Yaqin typically stamps the primary voltage on the top . The supplied mains lead have been identified as poor quality and sometimes not fused , discard it & use your own lead . US and Canadian import models have a 110-120 V mains transformer . In America , with 110 V current , the MC-13S tube amplifier made by Yaqin Ling -- ( an actual person ) makes these products essentially by hand , even though Ling 's command of English ( as noted below ) is imperfect . Little reliable English-language data is available . Often comical Engrish translations exist , for example 'First class-B gall stone is combined , grade is SRPP circuit before the gallbladder . The wide speed is fast frequently , the sound is nice . ' Having said that , 'gallbladder ' is a mistranslation of tube or valve common to machine translation systems . Notes . The name 'Yaqin ' is unclear in origin . It may derive from the Chinese musical instrument `` Yazheng '' or may also relate to the Arabic word `` Yaqin '' meaning certainty . The 'Ya ' character ( 雅 ) means 'elegant ' or 'proper ' . The 'qin ' character ( 琴 ) could easily be a family name . It is also notable that the logo contains the Greek letters 'Ψ ' in place of the 'Y ' and 'Θ ' in place of 'Q ' . This has led to many confusing alternative references on the web to both 'Yaoin ' and the hypercorrected 'Yaquin ' . In fact , however , it is the manufacturer 's family patronymic .
Kappa ( rocket ) . Kappa is a family of Japanese sounding rockets , which were built starting from 1956 .
Ensure . Ensure is the brand name of nutritional supplements and meal replacements manufactured by Abbott Laboratories . A 237-ml ( 8-fl oz ) bottle of Ensure Original contains 220 calories , six grams of fat , 15 grams of sugar , and nine grams of protein . The top six ingredients are water , corn maltodextrin , sugar , milk protein concentrate , canola oil , and soy protein isolate . History . In 1903 , Harry C. Moores and Stanley M. Ross launched the `` Moores & Ross Milk Company '' , which specialized in bottling milk for home delivery for the first few years . By 1964 , however , the company merged with Abbott Laboratories . A drink called Ensure was first marketed by Ross Laboratories in 1973 . In the 1990s , Ensure and other nutritional drink products like Mead Johnson 's Sustacal and Nestlé 's Boost and Resource brands were fiercely competing to capture market share among healthy adults . In 1996 , Ensure had sales of about $ 300 million and accounted for 80 % of protein supplement sales ; Abbott spent $ 45.4 million to advertise Ensure during the first nine months of 1996 , around 70 % more than it spent during the same period of 1995 . In 1995 , the Center for Science in the Public Interest said that ads for Ensure were `` the most misleading food ad '' of that year . In 1997 , Abbott settled charges from the Federal Trade Commission that it was falsely marketing Ensure as having a similar amount of vitamins as multivitamin supplements , as being recommended by doctors more than any other nutritional supplement , and as being recommended by doctors as a way to stay healthy and active for people who were otherwise healthy . Products . When Abbott split off its pharmaceuticals division , Abbvie , in 2013 , the Ensure product line remained with Abbott with the other nutritional products . As of 2016 , Ensure Complete had been discontinued . Ensure has been used in the force feeding of hunger-striking prisoners at the United States ' Guantanamo Bay detention camps .
A-class Melbourne tram . The A-class Melbourne tram is a class of bogie trams that operate on the Melbourne tram network . Seventy were built by Comeng , Dandenong between 1984 and 1987 in two batches , 28 A1 's and 42 A2 's , with only minor differences . They are the smallest trams by capacity currently operating on the network . History . Comeng had expected an extension to the Z-class order , and in the early 1980s drew up plans for a Z4-class , due to a change in state government in 1982 these plans were put on hold . The order eventuated however in late 1982 , for 28 A1-class trams . ( at the same time , an order was placed for two B1 class articulated LRVs , making a total of 30 trams ordered ) . The design , which was shaped by input from passengers and tramway employees , had a series of alterations from the Z-class design . They did not include the conductors console seen in the Z-class , and had a differing door arrangement that posed a design challenge , as there was less space to house equipment . This order was extended in 1985 by 42 , these were designated A2-class due to a number of design changes ( including a different door-operating mechanism to the A1-class ) . All 70 A1 and A2-class trams were built by Comeng 's Dandenong factory , with 69 remaining in service . When the Melbourne tram network was privatised in August 1999 , all passed to Yarra Trams . A few had their roller blinds replaced with dot matrix equipment in 2005/06 , before all were fitted with LED equipment in 2007 . All were fitted with cab air-conditioning in 2007 . As of 2017 , an automated on-board passenger information system was being rolled out . A1-class . In late 1982 the state government approved an extension to the Z class order , the result being 28 A1-class which were built between 1983 and 1985 . They were substantially based upon the Z-class design , with improved ventilation , and differing door positions . They had the same equipment as the Z3-class trams , AEG controls and Duewag bogies . However , placing all the Z3-class equipment under the frame posed a problem due to the differing door arrangement , as there were two step-wells where previously there was one , reducing the available space . Due to a desire to be less pointy and possess a flatter front , they were made shorter with less overhang , giving them a different appearance to the Z-class trams . The first A1-class was delivered on 12 December 1983 and entered service on 13 June 1984 . All were built with trolley poles , most being replaced with pantographs in 1987/88 ; six pole-equipped cars ( 231 to 236 ) were retaining for Chapel Street services , not being fitted with pantographs until the late-1990s . In conjunction with celebrations for the 75th Anniversary of Kew Depot ( which at the time was allocated all 70 of the A1 and A2-class trams ) number 231 was painted in a 'chocolate-and-cream ' livery in 1995 , and displayed the monograms of some former Melbourne tram operators . It remained in this livery for a number of years afterwards . As of November 2016 , 27 remained in service , one ( A1 231 ) having been withdrawn after being damaged by fire in June 2013 . A2-class . Following an extension to the A1-class order , 42 A2-class were built between 1985 and 1987 . Many initially carried promotional advertising which indicated that the Commonwealth Government contributed towards their construction through the BiCentennial program . They were very similar to the A1 class , however they differ in being fitted with superior Hanning & Kahl brakes , and a more reliable door mechanism . They were the first Melbourne trams to enter service fitted with pantographs and without trolley poles . For use on the light-rail lines , A2 296 was fitted with high-beam headlights ( similar to the B2-class ) whilst retaining its A1/B1/A2 fibreglass apron . It was the only non-articulated tram so treated , although a small number of A1 and/or A2-class trams received B2-class aprons following repairs ( without the extra high-beam headlights ) . Early Operation . Initially , these trams entered service at Kew Depot , however when the light-rail lines to St. Kilda and Port Melbourne opened in late 1987 a number of A2-class were allocated to South Melbourne and North Fitzroy Depots for these services . As the B2-class became available from late-1988 , A2-class trams were returned one-by-one to Kew Depot where they remained throughout the 1990s . Both subclasses were used on routes 42 [ Mont Albert - City ] , 48 [ North Balwyn - Spencer St ] , and their respective peak-hour services to LaTrobe Street ( routes 23 and 24 ) , as well as other regular short-workings ( eg . Collins St or LaTrobe St shuttles , etc. ) . For the Chapel Street services on routes 78 and 79 ( North Richmond - Prahran , and North Richmond - St. Kilda Beach , both shared with Glenhuntly Depot ) and Glenferrie Road school runs , only pole-equipped A1-class could be used until the late 1990s . Subsequent to the extension of the Mont Albert service to Port Melbourne as route 109 , the A1-class were fitted with pantographs at the number '2 ' end ( retaining the trolley pole at the other end ) : unusually , these conversions were done in ( reverse ) sequence from 300 to 237 . A1-class 231 to 236 and a few SW6-class trams were kept at Kew Depot for use on the Chapel Street lines ( although not exclusively , and could be seen on other routes ) ; these were supplemented by a Z3-class tram in the late 1990s . When route 78/79 overhead was converted to allow pantograph operation , these last six A1-class cars were also converted . As the C1-class vehicles entered service at Kew Depot in 2001 and 2002 , displaced A1 and A2 class trams were re-allocated to Camberwell , Glenhuntly , Preston and Southbank Depots . Although trolley poles on the converted A1-class proved useful when pantographs became damaged in service , they were later removed by Yarra Trams .
Jorge Cáceres ( poet ) . Jorge Cáceres , real name `` Luis Sergio Cáceres Toro '' ( April 18 , 1923 – September 21 , 1949 ) , was a Chilean poet , painter and dancer . He is discussed as a favorite of the Garmendia sisters in the Roberto Bolano novel `` Distant Star '' , in particular his work : `` Bound for the Great Polar Pyramid '' .
Westmarch ( stadium ) . Westmarch was a football stadium located on Greenhill Road in Ferguslie Park , Paisley , Scotland . It was the home ground of St Mirren from 1883 to 1894 . History . St Mirren moved to Westmarch from their Thistle Park ground in 1883 . The first match was played on 25 August , with the visiting Queen 's Park team beaten 2–1 . St Mirren were amongst the founders of the Scottish Football League in 1890 , and the first league match at Westmarch was played on 20 September 1890 , in which local rivals Abercorn beaten 4–2 . By that time the ground had a stand at the western end of ground , some way from the pitch , which was surrounded by a racing and cycling track . On 22 October 1892 the club recorded its highest league attendance at Westfield when 8,000 saw a 3–1 defeat to Celtic . In 1894 the club decided to move after the landlord doubled their rent . After attempting to buy their former Shortroods ground , a site was found and developed on Love Street . The final league match was played at Westmarch on 17 February 1894 , with St Mirren beating Dundee 10–3 , also the highest scoring league game to have been played at the ground . The final game was against Abercorn in the final of the Paisley Charity Cup , a match that ended in a 10–0 victory for St Mirren . The ground was subsequently used for trotting before being purchased by the Caledonian Railway in order to build a line between Paisley St James and Barrhead . The new line opened on 1 October 1902 .
Offachloritis dryanderensis . `` Offachloritis dryanderensis '' is a species of air-breathing land snails , terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Camaenidae . This species is endemic to Australia .
New Castle of Ansembourg . The New Castle of Ansembourg ( ) , in central Luxembourg is one of the castles belonging to the Valley of the Seven Castles . Located about one kilometre or just over half a mile below the Old Castle of Ansembourg , it was built by the industrialist Thomas Bidart in 1639 . History . In 1639 , Thomas Bidart built the central part of today 's castle as a comfortable house surrounded by walls and towers , two of which still stand . Originally from Liège in Belgium , Bidart , who was a pioneer of Luxembourg 's iron and steel industry , named the building `` Maison des Forges '' ( House of the Ironworks ) . During the Thirty Years ' War , he tapped the region 's many water sources and exploited its timber and iron , manufacturing arms at a foundry close to the old castle . As a result , his family prospered , earning rights to the title of Lords of Amsembourg which had belonged to the Raville family until 1671 . It was the de Marchant family who , after inheriting the property by marriage , undertook its astonishing transformation into today 's modern-looking castle . In 1719 , the courtyard was extended with two wings on either side of the original building . The southern gable was enhanced with a magnificent arch where four statues represent the four continents . Fitted with two small towers , the new façade overlooked the gardens which were connected to the castle through an arcade . The first-floor balcony above the porch provided an excellent view of the gardens , complete with flowerbeds and a fountain . Between 1740 and 1750 , Lambert Joseph de Marchant et d'Ansembourg further improved the gardens and extended the buildings on the north side of the main courtyard so that they could be used as stables and lodgings for the castle staff . In 1759 , Count Lambert Joseph added the impressive Baroque gateway bearing the arms of de Marchant of Ansembourg and Velbruck . The castle today . Since 1987 , the castle has belonged to Sûkyô Mahikari ( A controversial Japanese religious cult with connections to the far right wing neo-nationalist movement Nippon Kaigi ) who has undertaken substantial renovation work with the assistance of Luxembourg 's `` Service des Sites et Monuments nationaux '' . Initially work was centred on reinforcing the foundations and walls and on restoring the staircase of honour on the upper terrace in the gardens . From 1999 , the statues and the fountains in the garden were repaired while the roofs over the two wings and the central section were rebuilt . Work is now concentrated on restoring the oldest part of the building which dates from the 17th century . The castle gardens are open to visitors from 9 am every day . The castle also hosts a number of cultural events during the year .
Pope Sixtus IV . Pope Sixtus IV ( 21 July 1414 – 12 August 1484 ) , born Francesco della Rovere , was Pope from 9 August 1471 to his death in 1484 . His accomplishments as pope included building the Sistine Chapel and the creation of the Vatican Archives . A patron of the arts , the group of artists that he brought together introduced the Early Renaissance into Rome with the first masterpieces of the city 's new artistic age . Sixtus aided the Spanish Inquisition though he fought to prevent abuses therein , and he annulled the decrees of the Council of Constance . He was noted for his nepotism and was personally involved in the infamous Pazzi conspiracy . Early life . Francesco was born to a family of modest means from Liguria , Italy , the son of Leonardo della Rovere and Luchina Monleoni . He was born in Celle Ligure , a town near Savona . As a young man , Della Rovere joined the Franciscan Order , an unlikely choice for a political career , and his intellectual qualities were revealed while he was studying philosophy and theology at the University of Pavia . He went on to lecture at Padua and many other Italian universities . In 1464 , Della Rovere was elected Minister General of the Franciscan order at the age of 50 . In 1467 , he was appointed Cardinal by Pope Paul II with the titular church being the Basilica of San Pietro in Vincoli . Before his papal election , Cardinal della Rovere was renowned for his unworldliness and had even written learned treatises , entitled `` On the Blood of Christ '' and `` On the Power of God '' . His pious reputation was one of the deciding factors that prompted the College of Cardinals to elect him pope upon the unexpected death of Paul II at the age of fifty-four . Papacy . Upon being elected pope Della Rovere adopted the name Sixtus , which had not been used since the 5th century . One of his first acts was to declare a renewed crusade against the Ottoman Turks in Smyrna . However , after the conquest of Smyrna , the fleet disbanded . Some fruitless attempts were made towards unification with the Greek Church . For the remainder of his pontificate , Sixtus turned to temporal issues and dynastic considerations . Nepotism . Sixtus IV sought to strengthen his position by surrounding himself with relatives and friends . In the fresco by Melozzo da Forlì , he is accompanied by his Della Rovere and Riario nephews , not all of whom were made cardinals ; the protonotary apostolic Pietro Riario ( on his right ) , the future Pope Julius II standing before him ; and Girolamo Riario and Giovanni della Rovere , behind the kneeling Platina , author of the first humanist history of the popes . His nephew Pietro Riario also benefited from his nepotism . Pietro became one of the richest men in Rome and was entrusted with Pope Sixtus ' foreign policy . However , Pietro died prematurely in 1474 , and his role passed to Giuliano Della Rovere . The secular fortunes of the Della Rovere family began when Sixtus invested his nephew Giovanni with the lordship of Senigallia and arranged his marriage to the daughter of Federico III da Montefeltro , duke of Urbino ; from that union came a line of Della Rovere dukes of Urbino that lasted until the line expired , in 1631 . Six of the thirty-four cardinals that he created were his nephews . In his territorial aggrandizement of the Papal States , his niece 's son Cardinal Raffaele Riario , for whom the Palazzo della Cancelleria was constructed , was a suspected colluder in the failed Pazzi conspiracy of 1478 to assassinate both Lorenzo de ' Medici and his brother Giuliano and replace them in Florence with Sixtus IV 's other nephew , Girolamo Riario . Francesco Salviati , Archbishop of Pisa and a main organizer of the plot , was hanged on the walls of the Florentine Palazzo Della Signoria . Sixtus IV replied with an interdict and two years of war with Florence . According to the later published chronicle of the Italian historian Stefano Infessura , `` Diary of the City of Rome '' , Sixtus was a `` lover of boys and sodomites '' , awarding benefices and bishoprics in return for sexual favours and nominating a number of young men as cardinals , some of whom were celebrated for their good looks . However , Infessura had partisan allegiances to the Colonna and so is not considered to be always reliable or impartial . The English churchman and Protestant polemicist John Bale , writing a century later , attributed to Sixtus `` the authorisation to practice sodomy during periods of warm weather '' to the `` Cardinal of Santa Lucia '' . Although such accusations are easily dismissed as anti-Catholic propaganda , they still prompted the noted historian of the Catholic Church , Ludwig von Pastor , to issue a firm rebuttal . Foreign policy . Sixtus continued a dispute with King Louis XI of France , who upheld the Pragmatic Sanction of Bourges ( 1438 ) , which held that papal decrees needed royal assent before they could be promulgated in France . That was a cornerstone of the privileges claimed for the Gallican Church and could never be shifted as long as Louis XI manoeuvred to replace King Ferdinand I of Naples with a French prince . Louis was thus in conflict with the papacy , and Sixtus could not permit it . On 1 November 1478 , Sixtus published the papal bull `` Exigit Sincerae Devotionis Affectus '' through which the Spanish Inquisition was established in the Kingdom of Castile . Sixtus consented under political pressure from Ferdinand of Aragon , who threatened to withhold military support from his kingdom of Sicily . Nevertheless , Sixtus IV quarrelled over protocol and prerogatives of jurisdiction ; he was unhappy with the excesses of the Inquisition and condemned the most flagrant abuses in 1482 . As a temporal prince who constructed stout fortresses in the Papal States , he encouraged the Venetians to attack Ferrara , which he wished to obtain for another nephew . Ercole I d'Este , Duke of Ferrara , was allied with the Sforzas of Milan , the Medicis of Florence along with the King of Naples , normally a hereditary ally and champion of the papacy . The angered Italian princes allied to force Sixtus IV to make peace to his great annoyance . For refusing to desist from the very hostilities that he himself had instigated and for being a dangerous rival to Della Rovere dynastic ambitions in the Marche , Sixtus placed Venice under interdict in 1483 . He also lined the coffers of the state by unscrupulously selling high offices and privileges . In ecclesiastical affairs , Sixtus promoted the dogma of the Immaculate Conception , which had been confirmed at the Council of Basle in 1439 , and he designated 8 December as its feastday . In 1476 , he issued the apostolic constitution `` Cum Praeexcelsa '' , establishing a Mass and Office for the feast . He formally annulled the decrees of the Council of Constance in 1478 . Slavery . The two papal bulls issued by Pope Nicholas V , `` Dum Diversas '' of 1452 and `` Romanus Pontifex '' of 1455 , had effectively given the Portuguese the rights to acquire slaves along the African Coast by force or trade . Those concessions were confirmed by Sixtus in his own bull , `` Aeterni regis '' , of 21 June 1481 . Arguably the `` ideology of conquest '' expounded in those texts became the means by which commerce and conversion were facilitated . In November 1476 , Isabel and Fernando ordered an investigation into rights of conquest in the Canary Islands , and in the spring of 1478 , they sent Juan Rejon with sixty soldiers and thirty cavalry to the Grand Canary , where the natives retreated inland . Sixtus 's earlier threats to excommunicate all captains or pirates who enslaved Christians in the bull `` Regimini Gregis '' of 1476 could have been intended to emphasise the need to convert the natives of the Canary Islands and Guinea and establish a clear difference in status between those who had converted and those who resisted . The ecclesiastical penalties were directed towards those who were enslaving the recent converts . Princely patronage . As a civic patron in Rome , even the anti-papal chronicler Stefano Infessura agreed that Sixtus should be admired . The dedicatory inscription in the fresco by Melozzo da Forlì in the Vatican Palace records : `` You gave your city temples , streets , squares , fortifications , bridges and restored the Acqua Vergine as far as the Trevi ... '' In addition to restoring the aqueduct that provided Rome an alternative to the river water , which had made the city famously unhealthy , he restored or rebuilt over 30 of Rome 's dilapidated churches such as San Vitale ( 1475 ) and Santa Maria del Popolo , and he added seven new ones . The Sistine Chapel was sponsored by Sixtus IV , as was the `` Ponte Sisto '' , the Sistine Bridge ( the first new bridge across the Tiber since Antiquity ) and the building of `` Via Sistina '' ( later named `` Borgo Sant'Angelo '' ) , a road leading from Castel Sant'Angelo to Saint Peter . All of that was done to facilitate the integration of the Vatican Hill and Borgo with the heart of Old Rome . That was part of a broader scheme of urbanization carried out under Sixtus IV , who swept the long-established markets from the Campidoglio in 1477 and decreed in a bull of 1480 the widening of streets and the first post-Roman paving , the removal of porticoes and other post-classical impediments to free public passage . At the beginning of his papacy , in 1471 , Sixtus had donated several historically important Roman sculptures that founded a papal collection of art , which would eventually develop into the collections of the Capitoline Museums . He also refounded , enriched and enlarged the Vatican Library . He had Regiomontanus attempt the first sanctioned reorganisation of the Julian calendar and increased the size and prestige of the papal chapel choir , bringing singers and some prominent composers ( Gaspar van Weerbeke , Marbrianus de Orto and Bertrandus Vaqueras ) to Rome from the north . In addition to being a patron of the arts , Sixtus was a patron of the sciences . Before he became pope , he had spent time at the very liberal and cosmopolitan University of Padua , which maintained considerable independence from the Church and had a very international character . As Pope , he issued a papal bull allowing local bishops to give the bodies of executed criminals and unidentified corpses to physicians and artists for dissection . It was that access to corpses which allowed the anatomist Vesalius , along with Titian 's pupil Jan Stephen van Calcar , to complete the revolutionary medical/anatomical text `` De humani corporis fabrica '' . Death . Pope Sixtus 's tomb was destroyed in the Sack of Rome in 1527 . Today , his remains , along with the remains of his nephew Pope Julius II ( Giuliano della Rovere ) , are interred in St. Peter 's Basilica in the floor , in front of the monument to Pope Clement X . A marble tombstone marks the site . His bronze funerary monument , now in the basement Treasury of St. Peter 's Basilica , like a giant casket of goldsmith 's work , is by Antonio Pollaiuolo . The top of the casket is a lifelike depiction of the Pope lying in state . Around the sides are bas-relief panels depicting with allegorical female figures the arts and sciences ( Grammar , Rhetoric , Arithmetic , Geometry , Music , Painting , Astronomy , Philosophy and Theology ) . Each figure incorporates the oak tree ( `` rovere '' in Italian ) symbol of Sixtus IV . The overall program of the panels , their beauty , complex symbolism , classical references and their relative arrangement are some compelling and comprehensive illustrations of the Renaissance worldview . None of them actually states how he died . Portrayals . Pope Sixtus is portrayed by James Faulkner in the historical fantasy `` Da Vinci 's Demons '' as having an identical twin , Alessandro . Shortly after the true Pope Sixtus , Francesco , was elected on conclave , Alessandro usurped the Holy See and had his brother locked up in Castel Sant'Angelo . The series implies that many of the more unsavoury parts of Sixtus ' reign were really the work of his twin , who was out to gain power for himself . Pope Sixtus will be portrayed by Raul Bova in the second season of the TV series ' .
Fernand Canelle . Fernand Canelle ( 2 January 1882 – 11 September 1951 ) was a professional French association football player . He was born in Paris and started his career in 1896 , at only 14 years old , with Club Français . He was French Champion also in 1899 , 1900 and 1918 . He won also six French Cups ( 1897 , 1898 , 1899 , 1900 , 1901 , 1903 ) . In 1900 Summer Olympics he won silver medal at soccer tournament . In 1922 close his career at 40 years old .
Wallonia . Wallonia ( , , , ) is a region of Belgium . As the southern portion of the country , Wallonia is primarily French-speaking , and accounts for 55 % of the territory of Belgium , and a third of its population . The Walloon Region was not merged with the French Community of Belgium which is the political entity that is responsible for matters related mainly to culture and education ; the French Community of Belgium therefore encompasses both Wallonia and the majority French-Speaking Brussels-Capital Region . The German-speaking minority in the east of Wallonia results from WWI and the subsequent annexation of three cantons which were initially part of the former German empire . This community represents approximately 2 % of the Belgian population . It forms the German-speaking Community of Belgium , which has its own government and parliament for culture-related issues . During the industrial revolution , Wallonia was second only to the United Kingdom in industrialization , capitalizing on its extensive deposits of coal and iron . This brought the region wealth , and from the beginning of the 19th to the middle of the 20th century , Wallonia was the more prosperous half of Belgium . Since World War II , the importance of heavy industry has greatly diminished , and the Flemish Region surpassed Wallonia in wealth , as Wallonia declined economically . Wallonia now suffers from high unemployment and has a significantly lower GDP per capita than Flanders . The economic inequalities and linguistic divide between the two are major sources of political conflicts in Belgium and is a major factor in Flemish separatism . The capital of Wallonia is Namur , but the city with the greatest population is Charleroi . Most of Wallonia 's major cities and two-thirds of its population lie along the Sambre and Meuse valley , the former industrial backbone of Belgium . To the north lies the Central Belgian Plateau , which like Flanders , is relatively flat and agriculturally fertile . In the south-east lie the Ardennes , hilly and sparsely populated . Wallonia borders Flanders and the Netherlands ( Limburg ) in the north , France ( Grand Est and Hauts-de-France ) to the south and west , and Germany ( North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate ) and Luxembourg ( Capellen , Clervaux , Esch-sur-Alzette , Redange and Wiltz ) to the east . Wallonia has been a member of the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie since 1980 . Terminology . The term `` Wallonia '' can mean slightly different things in different contexts . One of the three federal regions of Belgium is still constitutionally defined as the Walloon Region , but the region 's government has renamed it Wallonia , and it is commonly called Wallonia . Preceding 1 April 2010 , when the renaming came into effect , Wallonia would sometimes refer to the territory governed by the Walloon Region , whereas `` Walloon Region '' referred specifically to the government . In practice , the difference between the two terms is small and what is meant is usually clear , based on context . The root of the word Wallonia , like the words Wales , Cornwall and Wallachia , is the Germanic word Walha , meaning `` the strangers '' . Wallonia is named after the Walloons , the population of the Burgundian Netherlands speaking Romance languages . In Middle Dutch ( and French ) , the term Walloons also included the French-speaking population of the Prince-Bishopric of Liège or the whole population of the Romanic sprachraum within the medieval Low Countries . History . Julius Caesar conquered Gaul in 57 BC . The Low Countries became part of the larger Gallia Belgica province which originally stretched from southwestern Germany to Normandy and the southern part of the Netherlands . The population of this territory was Celtic with a Germanic influence which was stronger in the north than in the south of the province . Gallia Belgica became progressively romanized . The ancestors of the Walloons became Gallo-Romans and were called the `` Walha '' by their Germanic neighbours . The `` Walha '' abandoned their Celtic dialects and started to speak Vulgar Latin . The Merovingian Franks gradually gained control of the region during the 5th century , under Clovis . Due to the fragmentation of the former Roman Empire , Vulgar Latin regionally developed along different lines and evolved into several `` langue d'oïl '' dialects , which in Wallonia became Picard , Walloon and Lorrain . The oldest surviving text written in a `` langue d'oïl '' , the `` Sequence of Saint Eulalia '' , has characteristics of these three languages and was likely written in or very near to what is now Wallonia around 880 AD . From the 4th to the 7th century , the Franks established several settlements , probably mostly in the north of the province where the romanization was less advanced and some Germanic trace was still present . The language border began to crystallize between 700 under the reign of the Merovingians and Carolingians and around 1000 after the Ottonian Renaissance . French-speaking cities , with Liège as the largest one , appeared along the Meuse river and Gallo-Roman cities such as Tongeren , Maastricht and Aachen became Germanized . The Carolingian dynasty dethroned the Merovingians in the 8th century . In 843 , the Treaty of Verdun gave the territory of present-day Wallonia to Middle Francia , which would shortly fragment , with the region passing to Lotharingia . On Lotharingia 's breakup in 959 , the present-day territory of Belgium became part of Lower Lotharingia , which then fragmented into rival principalities and duchies by 1190 . Literary Latin , which was taught in schools , lost its hegemony during the 13th century and was replaced by Old French . In the 15th century , the Dukes of Burgundy took over the Low Countries . The death of Charles the Bold in 1477 raised the issue of succession , and the Liégeois took advantage of this to regain some of their autonomy . From the 16th to the 18th century , the Low Countries were governed successively by the Habsburg dynasty of Spain ( from the early 16th century until 1713-14 ) and later by Austria ( until 1794 ) . This territory was enlarged in 1521-22 when Charles V , Holy Roman Emperor gained the Tournai region from France . Present-day Belgium was conquered in 1795 by the French Republic during the French Revolutionary Wars . It was annexed to the Republic , which later became the Napoleonic Empire . After the Battle of Waterloo , Wallonia became part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands under King William of Orange . The Walloons played an active part in the Belgian Revolution in 1830 . The Provisional Government of Belgium proclaimed Belgium 's independence and held elections for the National Congress . Belgian period . In the 19th century , the area began to industrialize , and Wallonia was the first fully industrialized area in continental Europe . This brought the region great economic prosperity , which was not mirrored in poorer Flanders and the result was a large amount of Flemish immigration to Wallonia . Belgium was divided into two divergent communities . On the one hand , the very catholic Flemish society was characterized by an economy centered on agriculture ; on the other hand , Wallonia was the center of the continental European Industrial Revolution , where liberal and socialist movements were rapidly emerging . Major strikes and general strikes took place in Wallonia , including the Walloon jacquerie of 1886 , the Belgian general strikes of 1893 , 1902 , 1913 ( for universal suffrage ) , 1932 ( depicted in `` Misère au Borinage '' ) , and 1936 . After World War II , major strikes included the general strike against Leopold III of Belgium ( 1950 ) , and the 1960-1961 Winter General Strike for autonomy for Wallonia . The profitability of the heavy industries to which Wallonia owed its prosperity started declining in the first half of the 20th century , and the center of industrial activity shifted north to Flanders . The loss of prosperity caused social unrest , and Wallonia sought greater autonomy in order to address its economic problems . In the wake of the 1960-1961 Winter General Strike , the process of state reform in Belgium got under way . This reform started partly with the linguistic laws of 1962-63 , which defined the four language areas within the constitution . But the strikes of 1960 which took place in Wallonia more than in Flanders are not principally linked with the four language areas nor with the Communities but with the Regions . In 1968 , the conflict between the communities burst out . The French speakers were driven out of the Leuven campus of the Catholic University of Leuven amid shouts of `` Walen buiten ! '' ( `` Walloons out ! '' ) and were given a brand new campus in the French-speaking area of the province . This led to State reform in Belgium , which resulted in the creation of the Walloon Region and the French Community , both of which have considerable autonomy . Geography . Wallonia is landlocked , with an area of , or 55 percent of the total area of Belgium . The Sambre and Meuse valley , from Liège ( ) to Charleroi ( ) is an entrenched river in a fault line which separates Middle Belgium ( elevation ) and High Belgium ( ) . This fault line corresponds to a part of the southern coast of the late London-Brabant Massif . The valley , along with Haine and Vesdre valleys form the `` sillon industriel '' , the historical centre of the Belgian coalmining and steelmaking industry , and is also called the Walloon industrial backbone . Due to their long industrial historic record , several segments of the valley have received specific names : Borinage , around Mons , le Centre , around La Louvière , the Pays noir , around Charleroi and the Basse-Sambre , near Namur . To the north of the Sambre and Meuse valley lies the Central Belgian plateau , which is characterized by intensive agriculture . The Walloon part of this plateau is traditionally divided into several regions : Walloon Brabant around Nivelles , Western Hainaut ( , around Tournai ) , and Hesbaye around Waremme . South of the sillon industriel , the land is more rugged and is characterized by more extensive farming . It is traditionally divided into the regions of Entre-Sambre-et-Meuse , Condroz , Fagne-Famenne , the Ardennes and Land of Herve , as well as the Belgian Lorraine around Arlon and Virton . Dividing it into Condroz , Famenne , Calestienne , Ardennes ( including Thiérache ) , and Belgian Lorraine ( which includes the Gaume ) is more reflective of the physical geography . The larger region , the Ardennes , is a thickly forested plateau with caves and small gorges . It is host to much of Belgium 's wildlife but little agricultural capacity . This area extends westward into France and eastward to the Eifel in Germany via the High Fens plateau , on which the Signal de Botrange forms the highest point in Belgium at 694 metres ( 2,277 ft ) . Subdivisions . Administratively , Wallonia consists of the provinces of Walloon Brabant , Hainaut , Liège , Luxembourg , and Namur . It is also divided into 20 administrative arrondissements and 262 municipalities . Science and technology . Contributions to the development of science and technology have appeared since the beginning of the country 's history . Baptismal font of Renier de Huy , is not the only example of medieval Walloon working expertise . An indication of that : the words `` houille '' ( coal ) or `` houilleur '' ( coal miner ) or `` grisou '' ( damp ) were coined in Wallonia and are from walloon origin . The economically important very deep coal mining in the course of the First Industrial Revolution has required highly reputed specialized studies for mining engineers . But that was already the case before the Industrial Revolution , with an engineer as Rennequin Sualem for instance . Engineer Zenobe Gramme invented the Gramme dynamo , the first generator to produce power on a commercial scale for industry . Chemist Ernest Solvay gave his name to the Solvay process for production of soda ash , important chemical for many industrial uses . Ernest Solvay also acted as a major philanthropist and gave its name to the Solvay Institute of Sociology , the Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management and the International Solvay Institutes for Physics and Chemistry which are now part of the Université Libre de Bruxelles . In 1911 , he started a series of conferences , the Solvay Conferences on Physics and Chemistry , which have had a deep impact on the evolution of quantum physics and chemistry . Georges Lemaître of the Université Catholique de Louvain is credited with proposing the Big Bang theory of the origin of the universe in 1927 . Three Nobel Prizes in Physiology or Medicine were awarded to Walloons : Jules Bordet ( Université Libre de Bruxelles ) in 1919 , Albert Claude ( Université Libre de Bruxelles ) together with Christian De Duve ( Université Catholique de Louvain ) in 1974 . In the present day , Bureau Greisch has acquired an international reputation as consulting engineer and architect in the fields of structures , civil engineering and buildings , including the Millau Viaduct in France . Economy . Wallonia is rich in iron and coal , and these resources and related industries have played an important role in its history . In ancient times , the Sambre and Meuse valley was an important industrial area in the Roman Empire . In the Middle Ages , Wallonia became a center for brass working and bronze working , with Huy , Dinant and Chimay being important regional centers . In the 12th and 13th centuries , the iron masters of Liège developed a method of refining iron ore by the use of a blast furnace , called the Walloon Method . There were also a few coal mines around Charleroi and the Borinage during this period , but their output was small , and was principally consumed as a fuel by various industries such as the important glass making industry that sprang up in the Charleroi basin during the 14th century . In the 19th century , the area began to industrialize , mainly along the so-called sillon industriel . It was the first fully industrialized area in continental Europe , and Wallonia was the second industrial power in the world , in proportion to its population and its territory , after the United Kingdom . The sole industrial centre in Belgium outside the collieries and blast furnaces of Wallonia was the historic cloth making town of Ghent . The two World Wars curbed the continuous expansion that Wallonia had enjoyed up till that time . Towards the end of the 1950s , things began to change dramatically . The factories of Wallonia were by then antiquated , the coal was running out and the cost of extracting coal was constantly rising . It was the end of an era , and Wallonia has been making efforts to redefine itself . The restoration of economical development is high on the political agenda , and the government is encouraging development of industries , notably in cutting edge technology and in business parks . The economy is improving , but Wallonia is not yet at the level of Flanders and is still suffering from difficulties . The current Walloon economy is relatively diversified , although certain areas ( especially around Charleroi and Liège ) are still suffering from the steel industry crisis , with an unemployment rate of up to 30 percent . Nonetheless , Wallonia has some companies which are world leaders in their specialized fields , including armaments , glass production , lime and limestone production , cyclotrons and aviation parts . The south of Wallonia , bordering Luxembourg , benefits from its neighbour 's economic prosperity , with many Belgians working on the other side of the border ; they are often called `` frontaliers '' . The Ardennes area south of the Meuse River is a popular tourist destination for its nature and outdoor sports , in addition to its cultural heritage , with places such as Bastogne , Dinant , Durbuy , and the famous hot springs of Spa . Politics and government . Belgium is a federal state made up of three communities and three regions , each with considerable autonomy . One of these is the Walloon Region , which is governed by the Parliament of Wallonia and the executive Walloon Government . The Walloon Region 's autonomy extends even to foreign policy ; Wallonia is entitled to pursue its own foreign policy , including the signing of treaties , and in many domains even the Belgian federal government is not able to sign an international treaty without the agreement of the Parliament of Wallonia . Wallonia is also home to about 80 percent of the population of the French Community of Belgium , a political level responsible for matters related mainly to culture and education , with the remainder living in Brussels . Wallonia is also home to the small German-speaking Community of Belgium in the east , which has its own government and parliament for culture-related issues . Although in Flanders , the Flemish Region assigned all of its powers to the Flemish Community , the Walloon Region remains in principle distinct from and independent from the French Community , and vice versa . Despite this , the French Community 's parliament is almost entirely composed of members of Wallonia 's and Brussels ' parliaments , so the bodies are governed by the same individuals . Additionally , the French Community of Belgium has controversially begun referring to itself exclusively as the 'Wallonia-Brussels Federation ' to emphasize the links between the French Community , Wallonia and Brussels . The Walloon Region has a unicameral parliament with 75 members elected for five years by direct universal suffrage , and an executive , the Walloon Government , elected by a political majority in Parliament . The Government numbers nine members with the president . Each member is called a `` Walloon minister '' . The head of the Government is called the Minister-President of Wallonia . The coalition government for the 2014–2019 legislature was a center-left coalition PS-cdH until July 28 when it was replaced by a center-left coalition MR-cdH , and the current Minister-President is Willy Borsus . History of Walloon autonomy . `` From 1831 , the year of Belgium 's independence , until the federalization of the country in 1970 , Wallonia has increasingly asserted itself as a region in its own right . '' Following several state reforms , especially the 1993 state reform , Belgium became a federal state made up of three communities and three regions , with Wallonia being represented by the Walloon Region and its two language communities . The directly elected Walloon Parliament was created in June 1995 , replacing the `` Conseil régional wallon '' ( Regional Council of Wallonia ) . The first Council had sat on 15 October 1980 and was composed of members of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives and the Belgian Senate elected in Wallonia . Symbols . The first appearance of the French word `` Wallonie '' as a reference to the romance world as opposed to Germany is said to date from 1842 . Two years later , it was first used to refer to the Romance part of the young country of Belgium . In 1886 , the writer and Walloon militant Albert Mockel , first used the word with a political meaning of cultural and regional affirmation , in opposition with the word `` Flanders '' used by the Flemish Movement . The word had previously appeared in German and Latin as early as the 17th century . The rising of a Walloon identity led the Walloon Movement to choose different symbols representing Wallonia . The main symbol is the `` bold rooster '' ( ) , also named `` Walloon rooster '' ( , ) , which is widely used , particularly on arms and flags . The rooster was chosen as an emblem by the Walloon Assembly on 20 April 1913 , and designed by Pierre Paulus on 3 July 1913 . The Flag of Wallonia features the red rooster on a yellow background . An anthem , ( ) , written by Theophile Bovy in 1900 and composed by Louis Hillier in 1901 , was also adopted . On September 21 , 1913 , the `` national '' feast day of Wallonia took place for the first time in Verviers , commemorating the participation of Walloons during the Belgian revolution of 1830 . It is held annually on the third Sunday of September . The Assembly also chose a motto for Wallonia , `` Walloon Forever '' ( ) , and a cry , `` Liberty '' ( ) . In 1998 , the Walloon Parliament made all these symbols official except the motto and the cry . Religion . In 2016 , 68 % of residents of Wallonia declared themselves Catholics , 21 % were practising Catholics and 47 % were non-practising Catholics , 3 % were Muslim , 3 % were Protestant Christian , 1 % were of an other religion and 25 % were non religious . Regional languages . French is the major language spoken in Wallonia . German is spoken in the German-speaking Community of Belgium , in the east . Belgian French is rather similar to that spoken in France , with slight differences in pronunciation and some vocabulary differences , notably the use of the words `` septante '' ( 70 ) and `` nonante '' ( 90 ) , as opposed to `` soixante-dix '' and `` quatre-vingt-dix '' in France . There are noticeable Walloon accents , with the accent from Liège and its surroundings being perhaps the most striking . Other regions of Wallonia also have characteristic accents , often linked to the regional language . Walloons traditionally also speak regional Romance languages , all from the `` Langues d'oïl '' group . Wallonia includes almost all of the area where Walloon is spoken , a Picard zone corresponding to the major part of the Province of Hainaut , the Gaume ( district of Virton ) with the Lorrain language and a Champenois zone . There are also regional Germanic languages , such as the Luxembourgish language in Arelerland ( Land of Arlon ) . The regional languages of Wallonia are more important than in France , and they have been officially recognized by the government . With the development of education in French , however , these dialects have been in continual decline . There is currently an effort to revive Walloon dialects ; some schools offer language courses in Walloon , and Walloon is also spoken in some radio programmes , but this effort remains very limited . In Walloon . Literature is written principally in French but also in Walloon and other regional languages , colloquially called Walloon literature . Walloon literature ( regional language not French ) has been printed since the 16th century . But it did have its golden age , paradoxically , during the peak of the Flemish immigration to Wallonia in the 19th century : `` That period saw an efflorescence of Walloon literature , plays and poems primarily , and the founding of many theaters and periodicals . '' The New York Public Library possesses a surprisingly large collection of literary works in Walloon , quite possibly the largest outside Belgium , and its holding are representative of the output . Out of nearly a thousand , twenty-six were published before 1880 . Thereafter the numbers rise gradually year by year , reaching a peak of sixty-nine in 1903 , and then they fall again , down to eleven in 1913 . See 'Switching Languages ' , p. 153 . Yves Quairiaux counted 4800 plays for 1860–1914 , published or not . In this period plays were almost the only popular show in Wallonia . But this theater remains popular in the present-day Wallonia : Theater is still flourishing , with over 200 non-professional companies playing in the cities and villages of Wallonia for an audience of over 200,000 each year . There are links between French literature and ( the very small ) Walloon literature . For instance Raymond Queneau set Editions Gallimard the publication of a Walloon Poets ' anthology . Ubu roi was translated in Walloon by André Blavier ( an important pataphysician of Verviers , friend of Queneau ) , for the new and important Puppets theater of Liège of Jacques Ancion , the Al Botroûle theater `` at the umbilical cord '' in Walloon indicating a desire to return to the source ( according to Joan Cross ) . But Jacques Ancion wanted to develop a regular adult audience . `` From the 19th century , he included the Walloon play Tati l'Pèriquî by E.Remouchamps and the avant-garde Ubu roi by A.Jarry '' . For Jean-Marie Klinkenberg , `` the dialectal culture is no more a sign of attachment to the past but a way to participate to a new synthesis '' In French . Jean-Marie Klinkenberg ( member of the Groupe µ ) wrote that Wallonia , and literature in Wallonia , has been present in French language since its formation . In their 'Histoire illustrée des lettres française de Belgique ' , Charlier and Hanse ( editors ) , La Renaissance du livre , Bruxelles , 1958 , published 247 pages ( on 655 ) , about the `` French '' literature in the Walloon provinces ( or Walloon principalities of the Middle-Age , sometimes also Flemish provinces and principalities ) , for a period from the 11th to the 18th century . Among the works or the authors , the Sequence of Saint Eulalia ( 9th century ) , La Vie de Saint Léger ( 10th century ) , Jean Froissart ( 14th century in the County of Hainaut ) , Jean d'Outremeuse , Jean Lebel , Jean Lemaire de Belges ( 16th century from Bavay ) , the Prince of Ligne ( 18th century , Beloeil ) . There is a Walloon Surrealism , especially in the Province of Hainaut . Charles Plisnier ( 1896–1952 ) , born in Mons , won the Prix Goncourt in 1936 , for his novel `` Mariages '' and for `` Faux Passeports '' ( short stories denouncing Stalinism , in the same spirit as Arthur Koestler ) . He was the first foreigner to receive this honour . The Walloon Georges Simenon is likely the most widely read French-speaking writer in the world , according to the Tribune de Genève . More than 500 million of his books have been sold , and they have been translated into 55 languages . There is a link between the Jean Louvet 's work and the social issues in Wallonia In Picard . Picard is spoken in the western province of Hainaut . Notable Belgian authors who wrote in Picard include Géo Libbrecht , Paul Mahieu , Paul André , Francis Couvreur and Florian Duc . Mosan art , painting , architecture . Mosan art is a regional style of Romanesque art from the valleys of the Meuse in present-day Wallonia , and the Rhineland , with manuscript illumination , metalwork , and enamel work from the 11th , 12th and 13th centuries . Among them the masterpiece of Renier de Huy and perhaps of the whole Mosan art Baptismal font at St Bartholomew 's Church , Liège . The architecture of Roman churches of the Walloon country are also named mosan , exemplified by the Collegiate Church of Saint Gertrude in Nivelles , and the churches of Waha and Hastière , Dinant . The Ornamental brassware is also a part of the Mosan art and among these dinandiers Hugo d'Oignies and Nicholas of Verdun . Jacques du Broeucq was a sculptor of the 16th century . Flemish art was not confined to the boundaries of modern Flanders and several leading artists came from or worked in areas in which langues d'oïl were spoken , from the region of modern Wallonia , e.g . Robert Campin , Rogier van der Weyden ( Rogier de la Pasture ) and Jacques Daret . Joachim Patinir Henri Blès are generally called mosan painters . Lambert Lombard ( Liège , 1505 – 1566 ) was a Renaissance painter , architect and theorist for the Prince-Bishopric of Liège . Gérard de Lairesse , Bertholet Flemalle were also important painters in the Prince-Bishopric of Liège . Gustave Serrurier-Bovy ( Liège , 1858 – Antwerp , 1910 ) architect and furniture designer , credited ( along with Paul Hankar , Victor Horta and Henry van de Velde ) with creating the Art Nouveau style , coined as a style in Paris by Bing . And in Liège also , principally Jean Del Cour , the sculptor of the Virgin in `` Vinâve d'Isle '' , Léon Mignon the sculptor of `` Li Tore '' and Louis Jéhotte of the statue of Charlemagne . George Grard ( 1901—1984 ) was a Walloon sculptor , known above all for his representations of the female , in the manner of Pierre Renoir and Aristide Maillol , modelled in clay or plaster , and cast in bronze . During the 19th and 20th centuries many original romantic , expressionist and surrealist Wallon painters emerged , including Félicien Rops , Paul Delvaux , Pierre Paulus , Fernand Verhaegen , Antoine Wiertz , René Magritte ... The avant-garde CoBrA movement appeared in the 1950s . Music . There was an important musical life in Prince-Bishopric of Liège since the beginning . Between 1370 and 1468 flourished a school of music in Liège , with Johannes Brassart , Johannes de Sarto and firstly Johannes Ciconia , the third Master of Ars Nova . The vocal music of the so-called Franco-Flemish School developed in the southern part of the Low Countries and was an important contribution to Renaissance culture . Robert Wangermée and Philippe Mercier wrote in their encyclopedic book about the Walloon music that Liège , Cambrai and Hainaut played a leading part in the so-called Franco-Flemish School . Among them were Orlande de Lassus , Gilles Binchois , Guillaume Dufay In the 19th and 20th centuries , there was an emergence of major violinists , such as Henri Vieuxtemps , Eugène Ysaÿe ( author of the unique opera in Walloon during the 20th century `` Piére li houyeû '' - Pierre the miner - based on a real incident which occurred in 1877 during a miners ' strike in the Liège region ) , and Arthur Grumiaux , while Adolphe Sax ( born in Dinant ) invented the saxophone in 1846 . The composer César Franck was born in Liège in 1822 , Guillaume Lekeu in Verviers . More recently , André Souris ( 1899–1970 ) was associated with Surrealism . Zap Mama is a more international group . Henri Pousseur is generally regarded as a member of the Darmstadt School in the 1950s . Pousseur 's music employs serialism , mobile forms , and aleatory , often mediating between or among seemingly irreconcilable styles , such as those of Schubert and Webern ( `` Votre Faust '' ) , or Pousseur 's own serial style and the protest song `` We shall overcome '' ( `` Couleurs croisées '' ) . He was strongly linked to the social strikes in Liège during the 1960s . He worked also with the French writer Michel Butor . Cinema . Walloon films are often characterized by social realism . It is perhaps the reason why the documentary `` Misère au Borinage '' , and especially its co-director Henri Storck , is considered by Robert Stallaerts as the father of the Walloon cinema . He wrote : `` Although a Fleming , he can be called the father of the Walloon cinema. '' . For F.André between `` Misère au Borinage '' and the films like those of the Dardenne brothers ( since 1979 ) , there is `` Déjà s'envole la fleur maigre '' ( 1960 ) ( also shot in the Borinage ) , a film regarded as a point of reference in the history of the cinema . Like those of the Dardenne brothers , Thierry Michel , Jean-Jacques Andrien , Benoît Mariage , or , e.g . the social documentaries of Patric Jean , the director of Les enfants du Borinage writing his film as a letter to Henri Storck . On the other hand , films such as Thierry Zéno 's `` Vase de noces '' ( 1974 ) , `` Mireille in the life of the others '' by Jean-Marie Buchet ( 1979 ) , `` C'est arrivé près de chez vous '' ( English title : `` Man bites dog '' ) by Rémy Belvaux and André Bonzel ( 1992 ) and the works of Noël Godin and Jean-Jacques Rousseau are influenced by surrealism , absurdism and black comedy . The films of the Dardenne brothers are also inspired by the Bible and `` Le Fils '' for instance is regarded as one of the most spiritually significant films . Festivals . The Ducasse de Mons ( Walloon French for Kermesse ) , is one of the UNESCO Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity . It comprises two important parts : the procession , the descent and the ascent of the shrine of Waltrude , and the combat between Saint George and the dragon . The combat ( after the procession ) , plays out on the Trinity Sunday between 12:30 pm and 1:00 pm on the Mons 's central square . It represents the fight between Saint George ( the good ) and the dragon ( the evil ) . The dragon is a mannequin carried and moved by the `` white men '' ( `` fr : Hommes blancs '' ) . The dragon fights Saint George by attacking with his tail . Saint George on his horse turns clockwise and the dragon turns in the other direction . Saint George finally kills the dragon . The Gilles of Binche and the giants ' procession in Ath are also UNESCO Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity . Cuisine . Wallonia is famous for a number of different foods and drinks , a great many of which are specialties of certain cities or regions . The 1957 Michelin Guide noted that `` regional food has put up heroic resistance and the Walloon provinces and Flemish provinces are proud of their specialities . '' The Liège waffle a rich , dense , sweet , and chewy waffle native to Liège , is the most popular type of waffle in Belgium , and can be found in stores and even vending machines throughout the country . Cougnou , or the `` bread of Jesus '' , is a sweet bread typically eaten around Christmas time and found throughout the region . Other specialties include Herve cheese , an apple butter called `` sirop de Liège '' , the Garden strawberry of Wépion . Also notable is the Dinant specialty Flamiche : These cheese tarts are not found in window displays as they are meant to be eaten straight from the oven . As one restaurateur said so well in a book about Walloon gastronomy `` it is the client who waits for the flamiche , as the flamiche does not wait for the client . There are also the Ardennes ham , the `` tarte al djote '' from Nivelles , a dessert pie made with beet leaves and cheese , while tarte au riz is a rice-pudding filled pie from Verviers . In terms of drink , Wallonia mirrors Belgium as a whole ; beer and wine are both popular , and a great diversity of beers are made and enjoyed in Wallonia . Wallonia boasts three of the seven Trappist beers ( from Chimay , Orval and Rochefort ) in addition to a great number of other locally brewed beers . Wallonia is also home to the last bastion of traditional rustic `` saison '' , most notably those produced at the Brasserie de Silly and the Brasserie Dupont ( located in Tourpes , in the region of Western Hainaut historically known for its production of rustic farmhouse ales ) . Jupiler , the best-selling beer in Belgium , is brewed in Jupille-sur-Meuse in Liège . Wallonia also home to a Jenever called Peket , and a May wine called Maitrank . Airports . The two largest cities in Wallonia each have an airport . The Brussels South Charleroi Airport has become an important passenger airport , especially with low fares companies such as Ryanair or Wizzair . It serves as a low-cost alternative to Brussels Airport , and it saw 7 303 720 passengers in 2016 . The Liège Airport is specialized in freight , although it also operates tourist-oriented charter flights . Today , Liège is the 8th airport for European freight and aims to reach the 5th rank in the next decade . Railways , motorways , buses . TEC is the single public transit authority for all of Wallonia , operating buses and trams . Charleroi is the sole Walloon city to have a metro system , the Charleroi Pre-metro . Wallonia has an extensive and well-developed rail network , served by the Belgian National Railway Company , SNCB . Wallonia 's numerous motorways fall within the scope of the TransEuropean Transport network programme ( TEN-T ) . This priority programme run by the European Union provides more than 70,000 km of transport infrastructure , including motorways , express rail lines and roadways , and has been developed to carry substantial volumes of traffic . Waterways . With traffic of over 20 million tonnes and 26 kilometres of quays , the autonomous port of Liège ( PAL ) is the third largest inland port in Europe . It carries out the management of 31 ports along the Meuse and the Albert Canal . It is accessible to sea and river transporters weighing up to 2,500 tonnes , and to push two-barge convoys ( 4,500 tonnes , soon to be raised to 9,000 tonnes ) . Even if Wallonia does not have direct access to the sea , it is very well connected to the major ports thanks to an extensive network of navigable waterways that pervades Belgium , and it has effective river connections to Antwerp , Rotterdam and Dunkirk . On the west side of Wallonia , in the Province of Hainaut , the Strépy-Thieu boat lift , permits river traffic of up to the new 1350-tonne standard to pass between the waterways of the Meuse and Scheldt rivers . Completed in 2002 at an estimated cost of € 160 million ( then 6.4 billion Belgian francs ) the lift has increased river traffic from 256 kT in 2001 to 2,295 kT in 2006 . Trade . The Walloon Export and Foreign Investment Agency ( AWEX ) is the Wallonia Region of Belgium 's government agency in charge of foreign trade promotion and foreign investment attraction . The AWEX organizes regular trade missions to the promising market of Kazakhstan , where it has a representative office in Almaty . In 2017 , the AWEX together with the Flanders Investment and Trade brought a delegation of 30 companies to Astana and Almaty , two largest cities in Kazakhstan .
Intermède . Intermède ( also intermédie , intramède , entremets ) is a French term for a musical or theatrical performance involving song and dance , also an 18th-century opera genre . The context in which the 'intermède ' was performed has changed over time . During the 16th century they were court entertainments in which ballet was an important element . The intermède was sometimes given between the acts of spoken plays , especially in the 17th century when they were performed with the works of Pierre Corneille and Jean Racine . During the 18th century , the term was used for the Italian genre of opera called intermezzo as performed in 18th-century France , either in the original language or in French translation ( such as `` La servante maîtresse '' , the French version of Pergolesi 's `` La serva padrona '' ) , but also for original French works of similar style in one or two acts , with or without spoken dialogue . During the course of the century , the intermède gradually disappeared as it was developed and transformed into the opéra comique . During the 19th and 20th centuries , the term was occasionally used , usually anachronistically , by opera composers , but also as a term in relation to instrumental music .
Surindar Kumar Trehan . Surindar Kumar Trehan ( S.K . Trehan ) was an Indian mathematician who specialised in non-linear stability in magnetohydrodynamics . He was awarded in 1976 the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology , the highest science award in India , in the mathematical sciences category . Prof. Trehan has done significant work on stability of force-free magnetic fields , stability of jets and cylinders and stability of inhomogeneous plasmas . His work on the mathematical treatment of gaseous polytropes in the presence of a magnetic field is a breakthrough in this area . He has also done important work on hydromagnetic waves and rotating gaseous
John Redcorn . John Redcorn III ( voiced by Victor Aaron Season 1 , Jonathan Joss Season 2–13 ) ( born September 11 , 1959 ) is a character in the Fox animated series `` King of the Hill '' . He is addressed or referred to as `` John Redcorn '' or `` Mr. Redcorn '' by every character in the series . A former roadie for Winger and `` Licensed New Age Healer '' , John is Nancy Gribble 's Native American masseur , her lover of 14 years ( the two split up during the show 's fourth season ) and the biological father of Joseph Gribble . Both Dale Gribble and Joseph are completely unaware of this , although it is obvious to everyone else in the neighborhood due to the close resemblance between Joseph and John Redcorn . John Redcorn has a sister , who Nancy seems to assume told everyone about their affair . A recurring gag is that whenever Dale makes a comment about being Joseph 's father , John Redcorn shows up . It is mentioned in season 5 , episode 4 that John Redcorn is a member of the Anasazi tribe . In episode 38 ( season 3 , episode 3 ) , Peggy Hill , still oblivious to the relationship between John Redcorn and Nancy , goes to him for help with a real headache . When Hank confronts John Redcorn , John Redcorn says he would never `` heal '' Peggy the way he heals `` other women '' , implying that he is somewhat known as a womanizer . John Redcorn drives a tan Jeep Wrangler and becomes the lead singer of the band Big Mountain Fudgecake , for which Lucky Kleinschmidt plays guitar and Dale is briefly the manager . Following the breakup of the band , John Redcorn begins singing toned-down solo acoustic children 's versions of his songs at the Strickland company barbecue and becomes instantly popular . It was revealed that Big Mountain Fudgecake got back together near the end of the episode `` Earthly Girls are Easy '' . When driving , he is often heard playing Pat Benatar songs , including the hits `` Hit Me With Your Best Shot '' and `` Heartbreaker '' . He is also notable for playing music from the band Foreigner , such as `` Hot Blooded '' and `` Double Vision '' . John Redcorn is often seen reading a book about Native American rights in North America , entitled `` This Land is Our Land '' . A recurring gag is that when he begins speaking about matters related to Native traditions and their spiritual meanings , his long black hair is dramatically whisked up in a breeze . Despite his dedication to his heritage , it has sometimes backfired on him . When Bobby Hill becomes interested in Native American rights , John Redcorn seems pleased ( although his original intention was to get Joseph interested in his heritage ) . However , Bobby discovers that John Redcorn 's tribe engaged in cannibalism , which then causes a mortified John Redcorn to have to explain to everyone how that practice was discontinued centuries ago . As a recurring gag , Dale sees several signs of the affair , but always draws the wrong conclusions . On one occasion , he finds him trying to sneak inside to have sex with Nancy , but thinks he is trying to steal his mower ; when Dale reports having a vision of a Native American making love with his wife and Joseph ( in full Native American ceremonial garb ) being handed to him , he then assumes that means he is part Native American himself ; when John Redcorn says straight to a TV camera that `` I slept with Hank 's best friend 's wife for thirteen years '' with Dale inches away , Dale thinks he means Bill 's wife and not his . John Redcorn 's access to Nancy is caused primarily by Dale ignorantly allowing him to be her masseur and often trusting her to him to keep her away from other men who may have affairs with her . It is revealed in Season 6 that Dale believes John Redcorn to be gay , which partially explains his contentment with letting him be alone with his wife so often . John Redcorn has a predictably difficult relationship with Dale ; though he considers him a good man , he is jealous of his relationship with Nancy and Joseph , and exasperated by how Dale 's eccentricities influence Joseph . He seems depressed that he was not more a father to Joseph , which is later partially resolved when Nancy reveals to Joseph that since they all are `` from the Earth '' , John Redcorn and Joseph are in fact related . In `` Nancy Boys '' , after Dale helps him with a lawsuit against the Federal government , John Redcorn calls Dale `` a true friend '' and cites this as a reason for agreeing to split up with Nancy ; he made a similar comment to Hank regarding Peggy in an earlier episode . However , later in the series in the episode `` Hair Today , Gone Tomorrow '' , he would ( unsuccessfully ) attempt to get back together with Nancy . In the season 12 episode `` Three Men and a Bastard '' , John Redcorn finds out he had a daughter , named Kate , by a woman named Charlene ( who had a son three years after the affair with John Redcorn ; the father of her son is not talked about ) during the same period that he was having an affair with Nancy . John Redcorn had forgotten about it since , and Nancy was not happy when she learned about his double affair . Charlene then falls for Bill Dauterive and had moved her family in with him ; likewise , Kate and Joseph fell for each other , which disturbed all the characters aware of the children 's shared parentage . At the end of the episode , Charlene and her two kids leave Bill and move in with John Redcorn , although they are never seen or mentioned for the rest of the series .
Tea at Five . `` Tea at Five '' is a 2002 one-woman play , written by Matthew Lombardo , which tells the story of Katharine Hepburn in a monologue . It is based on Hepburn 's book ' . The play starred Kate Mulgrew , and was apparently written with her in mind for the part . Mulgrew is something of a Hepburn lookalike , and has been frequently compared to Hepburn , a comparison she has said in interview she found `` odious . '' Mulgrew was not a fan of Hepburn before studying for the part , but apparently came to greatly appreciate Hepburn while researching the role . Plot . `` Tea at Five '' is an intimate look at Katharine Hepburn at home in her Fenwick estate in Old Saybrook , Connecticut . The first act takes place in September 1938 . Despite Broadway appearances and her first Oscar , she has just been labeled `` box office poison '' after a series of film flops . With her professional future in doubt , she contemplates her childhood in Hartford , education and her start in show business . The second act takes place in February 1983 , after Hepburn was injured in a car crash . The accident affords the now-legendary star an opportunity to reflect on the triumphs of her career and her heart-breaking romance with Spencer Tracy . Productions . Premiered at Hartford Stage in 2002 starring Kate Mulgrew . Subsequently , has been produced at Cleveland Play House , American Repertory Theatre ( Cambridge , MA ) , Promenade Theatre ( New York ) , Cuillo Center for the Arts ( West Palm Beach , FL ) , Orpheum Theatre ( Phoenix , AZ ) , The Buschnell Belding Theatre ( Hartford , CT ) , The Shubert Theatre ( Boston ) , Hippodrome Theatre ( Baltimore ) , Seattle Repertory Theatre , Marines Memorial Theatre ( San Francisco ) , and Pasedena Playhouse . There is an audiobook production of `` Tea at Five '' available on CD , released in September 2004 . The script is published by Samuel French . A tour starred Four time Tony Award Nominee Tovah Feldshuh , opening at the Northshore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie , IL and then playing the Parker Playhouse in Ft. Lauderdale , FL on January 9 through 13 , 2008 . A professionally licensed production took place at the Stratford-upon-Avon Fringe Festival ( UK ) from Saturday 2–9 June 2012 starring Meg Lloyd as Katharine Hepburn , Directed by Christopher Wraysford and produced by Indefatigable Productions where it won awards for Best Solo Production and Best Female Actor and was also nominated for Best Director . The same production moved to The Old Joint Stock Theatre in Birmingham ( UK ) for performances on 14 & 15 September 2012 . This production will also be performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in August 2013 , co-directed by Richard Bunn and Rebecca Phillips and starring Meg Lloyd . Other actors to star in `` Tea at Five '' include Stephanie Zimbalist and Charles Busch .
Scornicești Solar Park . Scornicești Solar Park , a large thin-film photovoltaic ( PV ) power system , is built on a 5 ha plot of land near the Scornicești commune in Romania . The power plant is a 1-megawatt solar power system using 4176 240 Wp panels of state-of-the-art thin film technology , and was completed in December 2011 . The solar park is expected to supply 1,300 MWh of electricity per year . Construction began in September 2011 and was completed in December of the same year . The installation is in the Olt County in southern Romania . The investment cost for the Scornicești solar park amounts to some Euro 3 million .
Eilean Fladday . Eilean Fladday ( also Fladda ) is a previously populated , tidal island off Raasay , near Skye , Scotland . Geography . Eilean Fladday lies off the north west coast of Raasay , across Caol Fladday ( Kyle Fladda ) , which dries at half-tide . Once a thriving crofting community , the island now only has three cottages which are used by the families who own them for about seven months a year The population is recorded as 29 ( 1841 ) , 51 ( 1891 ) , 12 ( 1951 ) and 12 ( 1971 ) . Five families lived there in the late 1920s . Their petition to Inverness County Council to build a road and footbridge was rejected . A subsequent appeal to the Education Department to provide a school , was successful only after a rate strike . Raasay crofter , Calum MacLeod ( who later built `` Calum 's Road '' ) constructed a track from Torran to Fladda between 1949 and 1952 . This did not stem the exodus from the island and the last families left Fladda in 1965 .
Intertrochanteric line . The intertrochanteric line ( or `` spiral line of the femur '' ) is a line located on the anterior side of the proximal end of the femur . Structure . The rough , variable ridge stretches between the lesser trochanter and the greater trochanter forming the base of the neck of the femur , roughly following the direction of the shaft of the femur . The iliofemoral ligament — the largest ligament of the human body — attaches above the line which also strengthens the capsule of the hip joint . The lower half , less prominent than the upper half , gives origin to the upper part of the Vastus medialis . Just like the intertrochanteric crest on the posterior side of the femoral head , the intertrochanteric line marks the transition between the femoral neck and shaft . The distal capsular attachment on the femur follows the shape of the irregular rim between the head and the neck . As a consequence , the capsule of the hip joint attaches in the region of the intertrochanteric line on the anterior side , but a finger away from the intertrochanteric crest on the posterior side of the head . The fibers of the ischiocapsular ligament attach both into the joint capsule and onto the intertrochanteric line . Intertrochantric fractures . This area of the femur being an important pillar for weight bearing through the skeletal system is subject to comparatively high levels of dynamic stress , pathological strain , physiological strain and trauma . This area is prone to fractures due to high velocity trauma in the young and trivial trauma in the elderly . The fractures in this line are called intertrochantric fractures and are classified as per the pattern of the fracture geometry . After a fracture this area of bone is notorious for uniting in varying , and sometimes problematic angles . Therefore , it typically requires early surgical reduction and fixation with early mobilization and weight bearing in order to facilitate enhanced recovery .
Spanish Camp . Spanish Camp , also known as Spanish Colony , was a private cooperative community on the shore of Staten Island , one of the five boroughs of New York City . It existed from the 1920s to the first decade of the 21st century , when it was demolished . History . Spanish Camp was started in 1923 by immigrants from Spain , most of whom were anarchists , who organized under the name Spanish Naturopath Association . The property was located facing lower New York Bay on the southeastern shore of Staten Island , off Poillon Avenue near the neighborhood of Annadale . The group of cottages had its own streets and services , independent of anything having to do with the rest of Staten Island and New York City . A small pond and associated wetlands were included . A small beach faced the bay , adjacent to an ornate picnic area and athletic field . Roman Catholic activist Dorothy Day lived for years in one of the cottages . In 2000 the grandchildren and great grandchildren of the founders sold the property for $ 7.1 million to a developer , John DiScala , against the will of most residents . Residents owned their homes , but the land was the property of the Spanish Naturopath Association , whose members were descendants of the founders . Residents were forced out , but the developer was blocked by various court actions brought by former residents , and by refusal of the City Planning Department to issue permits for construction . The developer had promised to preserve the home Dorothy Day had lived in , and a few sample other areas . However , her former home was leveled by a bulldozer as the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission was about to declare it a historic landmark , and the developer then claimed there was no evidence she had ever been near the property . As of 2006 DiScala 's firm had declared bankruptcy , and he was trying to sell the otherwise vacant land to other developers .
AmeriQuest , Inc.. AmeriQuest , Inc. is a financial process automation , procurement , and asset management services company . The company is headquartered in Cherry Hill , New Jersey . Its subsidiary companies include AmeriQuest Transportation Services , Corcentric , NationaLease , and CURE Leasing and Maintenance . The company employs 250 people in seven offices in the Continental United States . AmeriQuest was founded in 1996 by entrepreneur Douglas Clark . In 2002 , the company acquired Corcentric , a cloud-based financial process automation company . In 2006 , the leasing entity of AmeriQuest merged with the leasing entity of NationaLease Purchasing Corporation . AmeriQuest has been recognized by `` Inc. '' in the Inc. 5000 list as one of America ’ s fastest-growing private companies for nine years , most recently in 2015 . The New Jersey Business Journal included AmeriQuest on its list of the 50 Fastest Growing Companies in New Jersey in 2009 , 2010 , 2011 , 2013 , and 2014 . The Philadelphia Business Journal recognized AmeriQuest on its list of Fastest Growing Companies , Southern New Jersey , for nine years . AmeriQuest Business Services is not and never has been affiliated in any way with Ameriquest Mortgage .
Malalag , Davao del Sur . , officially the , is a of the Philippines in the province of . According to the , it has a population of people . Malalag is the agricultural center of Davao del Sur , and its main products are banana , coconut and other fruits and vegetables . Other primary industries include fishing and mining . Barangays . Malalag is politically subdivided into 15 barangays . Background . Malalag derives its name from the color that describes the river running within the heart of the town . The water flowing towards the bay appeared yellowish . The natives referring to the river called it , “ `` malalag nga tubig '' ” , meaning “ yellow water. ” The distinct appearance of the river attracted migrants to the place . Some pioneers trace the town 's name from a disagreement between a Spanish soldier and Datu Alag , a famous chieftain among the early tribes . It was said that Datu Alag made an appointment with the Spaniard and promised him to be his guide . However , Datu Alag broke his promise and not one of his followers could tell where he has gone . Sensing that he had somehow been tricked , the Spanish soldier became enraged and shouted , “ `` Mal Alag , Mal Alag '' . ” ( Bad Alag ! ) The tribe members confounded by his words kept on repeating it . The same story was told over the generations , so that even settlers coming from Visayas and Luzon became accustomed to calling the place Malalag . Malalag Bay was previously known as Casilaran Bay , The name Malalag was applied to it some time during the Second World War after a Philippine National Police ( PNP ) barracks was established . The same area , now known as Crossing Baybay and adjacent to the 434th PNP Mobile Force Company barrack , was a center of commerce with Chinese traders . Also , the Malalag Wharf that is located about a kilometer away used to accommodate three to four sea vessels that loaded products for transport to Visayas . Creation of the municipality . Malalag became a municipality by virtue of Executive Order No . 596 dated May 28 , 1953 issued by H.E . President Elpidio Quirino . This legal document stated that Malalag shall comprise the southern and south-eastern part of Padada and separated from its mother municipality of Padada by a straight west-to-east line passing through the Bolton Barrio Boundary Monument No . 20 , Sta . Cruz Cadastre 275 Davao . Its boundary on the South was redefined under Republic Act 1008 stating among others that the boundary line between the municipalities of Padada and Malalag shall be from east to west of Balasinon River from the Gulf of Davao to Km . 327 of the Digos-Malalag-Makar Road and a straight line along latitude 6°36 ' from the provinces of Davao and Cotabato . Even upon the creation of Sulop pursuant to Executive Order 295 , the Padada-Malalag boundary as defined in R.A. 1008 was reiterated . For two decades , the boundary dispute arising from the encroachment of the Municipality of Sulop into the territory of Malalag remained unsettled . Originally , Malalag contained the Poblacion that is the seat of the Municipal Government , Bulacan , Bolton , Sta . Maria , New Baclayon and Sulop . At present , it has fifteen ( 15 ) regular barangays : Poblacion , Baybay , Bulacan , Bolton , New Baclayon , Caputian , Bagumbayan , Ibo , Pitu , Tagansule , Kiblagon , Rizal , San Isidro , Mabini and Lapu-lapu . The Municipality used to celebrate `` Araw ng Malalag '' every 2nd day of July , but by virtue of Municipal Ordinance No . 10 dated May 21 , 1990 , and consistent with its charter day , the celebration was transferred to May 28 . On July 2 , 1953 , the first sets of local officials were appointed and assumed office , headed by Mayor Col. Antonio Lanzar . In 1955 , the barrios of Basiawan , Kibulan and the sitios of Kimatay and Kilalag were transferred from the town of Malita , Davao del Sur , to Malalag . Demographics . The municipality in 1970 had a total population of 34,764 and in the 1980 official result it had a total of 44,690 . In 1983 , upon the court decision for case 1212 Boundary disputes between the Provinces of South Cotabato and Davao del Sur , there were 6 barangays in the Municipality of Malalag transferred to Malungon , South Cotabato . Consequently , there was a sudden decreased in population during the 1990 census . The population gradually increased from 27,709 in 1990 to 35,241 in 2007 . Population and number of households by barangay . As of the 2007 census , the municipality had a total registered population of 35,241 with a total of 7,477 corresponding households . Out of the 15 barangays comprising Malalag , Barangay Poblacion has the largest population in the entire municipality ( population 6,105 ) and the highest number of households ( 1,240 households ) , followed by the barangays of Bulacan ( population 4,277 ) , Baybay ( population 3,619 ) and New Baclayon ( population 3,483 ) . Other barangays are moderately populated . Three barangays were identified as urban with a total population of 11,939 : Poblacion , Baybay and Bagumbayan . The rural areas at present have a total population of 23,302 with 11 component rural barangays . The barangay of Bulacan is the largest among the rural barangays with a total population of 4,277 followed by Mabini and New Baclayon . Economy . Agriculture : Among agricultural crops , coconut leads in production followed by banana and sugarcane . Other major crops are corn and vegetables . The municipality also produces high value fruits like mango . Cattle leads in livestock production . Fisheries : The long coastline of Malalag which forms part of the Davao Gulf provides a rich fishing grounds . Forestry : Tropical evergreen and other timber cover the vast timberland and forest area . Rattan , bamboo and other vines are also in abundance . Mining : Deposits of copper and or limestone were also traced but still have to be tapped for commercial and industrial uses . The Sagittarius Mines Inc. ( SMI ) has picked Davao del Sur to host the supporting infrastructure for the $ 5.9-billion Tampakan copper-gold project and identified Malalag as the preferred site for the PPFP ( Port , Power Station and Filter Plant Project ) development . Malalag Wharf . Malalag Arrastre Porters and Stevedoring Multi-Purpose Coop ( MAPOSTMUCO ) are the cargo handling operators of general cargoes such as molasses , sugar , steel products , vehicle and heavy equipment . Approach for Malalag Wharf is through the Malalag Bay . Ships can anchor at a depth of 21 fathoms free of hazardous underwater obstructions/currents and is notably sheltered from direct exposure to the open sea . Vessels entering the Malalag Port navigate through the south-west route of the Malalag Bay which is a tributary of the larger Davao Gulf waters .
Carlos Luis Castro . Carlos Luis `` Cálix '' Castro is a former Costa Rican footballer and manager . He played for Costa Rica in a friendly against Panama on 23 June 1993 . He later represented Costa Rica at the 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup . In 2002 , he was appointed manager of A.D. Belén .
Lilaea ( Phocis ) . Lilaea or Lilaia ( ) , also Lilaeum or Lilaion ( Λίλαιον ) , was one of the most important ancient Phocian towns , and a polis ( city-state ) , built on the north slopes of Mount Parnassus , and at the sources of the Cephissus . Description . The name Lilaea appears for the first time in Homer 's `` Iliad '' ( in the Catalogue of Ships ) as one of the nine Phocian towns which had participated at the Trojan War . Lilaea was named after the Naiad Lilaea , the daughter of the river-god Cephissus , since the city itself was situated close to the sources of the river . A sanctuary dedicated to Artemis and another one , dedicated to the deified river stood there in antiquity . The inhabitants of Lilaea believed that the water of Castalian spring in Delphi was a gift of Cephissus , so some days in the year they threw sweets in the river , thinking that they would surface in Castalia . History . The broader region of Lilaea had been inhabited since the 3rd millennium BCE . Herodotus does not mention it among the Phocian cities which had been destroyed by the Persians , possibly because in those days it was attached to Doris , which made its submission to Xerxes I , or because it was so well fortified that the Persians never subdued it . Based upon numismatic and epigraphic evidence , the latter appears the more likely . The city is also mentioned by Strabo , Pausanias , Ptolemy , Pliny the Elder , and Stephanus of Byzantium . Lilaea was destroyed during the Third Sacred War by Philip II of Macedon in 346 BCE , but it was rebuilt during the following years in the course of the project for the reconstruction of the Phocian citadels . It was besieged by Philip V of Macedon and the city had to accept that a Macedonian garrison but soon after an uprising , led by Patron , managed to defeat the Macedonians and they withdrew after the formalization of a pact . Description . When Pausanias visited Lilaea , in the second century , he reported seeing a theatre , an agora , and baths , with temples of Apollo and Artemis , containing statues of Athenian workmanship and of Pentelic marble . Archaeology . Lilaea is located at a site called Kato Agoriani ( or Pyrgos ) within the limits of the modern town of Lilea . Its walls and gates are to the east of Kato Agoriani . Among the visible antiquities of the region count the architectural members by the springs of Agia Eleoussa , where a fountain and the temple of Cephissus lay , as well as the early Byzantine remains of a basilica dedicated to St. Christopher . Another Byzantine church , dated to the 10th-11th century was dedicated to St. Eleoussa . The fortification of the city is evident on the hill `` Pyrgos '' or `` Palaeokastro '' . During the Frankish period the site was fortified with a new wall .
Boarhunt . Boarhunt is a village and civil parish in the City of Winchester district of Hampshire , England , about north-east of Fareham .
Gholam hossein Davani . Gholam hossein Davani ( Persian : غلامحسین دوانی ) ( born July 16 , 1953 ) is an Iranian accountant , who has made many contributions to academic and professional activities in Iran and worldwide . Life and work . Davani obtained his B.S . degree from Iranian Institute of advanced accounting , and his EMBA from Industrial Management Institute ( IMI ) . He was managing partner of `` Dayarayan Auditing & Financial Services Firm '' ( 2000–2014 ) . `` Dayarayan '' was providing all audit and business services in Middle East by RSM international . He is currently the executive manager of `` Dayarayan Management & Consulting Services '' ( 2009–2013 ) , and previously , Davani was a member of the High Council of Iranian Institute of Certified Accountants ( IICA - IFAC Member ) . Also , Davani was ex-member of High Council of Iranian Association of Certified Public Accountants ( IACPA - IFAC Member ) from 2003 till 2006 . In addition , he was editor-in-chief of the `` HESABDAR '' ( in Persian means : Accountant ) , the monthly magazine of the `` Iranian Institute of Certified Accountants '' ( 1999–2005 ) . Davani has been a member of several professional committees in IACPA includes Committee of Anti-Money Laundry , Tax Committee . Davani is top tax advisor of Iran Chamber of Commerce , Industries , Mines & Agriculture ( TCCIM ) . He was Lecturer in Iranian universities and also a teacher in School of Management and Economics of Sharif University . Davani has published over 350 articles in accounting and business journals and made more than 98 presentations . He has also published fourteen books : `` Corporation Accounting '' , `` Tax Accounting '' , `` Guide on Value Added Tax '' , `` Shares Valuations '' , `` Collection off Direct Tax '' , `` Collection of Commerce Code '' , `` Collection of Labour Law & Social Security '' , `` Cheque Law '' , `` Unabridged Applied Dictionary of Accounting & Auditing '' , `` Globalisation '' , `` Global Vorporation and Global Governance '' , `` World Future '' , `` Rise and Fall of Top Economic Power in 2060 '' . Two of these books are translated into other languages . Davani was coauthor of `` Sustainability , Development and Regulation '' and also `` A Global History of Accounting , Financial Reporting and Public Policy '' by Professor Zabihollah Rezaee * In the Persian version of this article , there is a reference to Mr. Davani 's past attribution in modern Persian poetry . Will you please provide links to some of his works ( I am interested in his works in literature and found no evidence ) ? There are several sites referring to the same entity as `` DR. Gholamhossein Davani '' with a lot of memberships to so many organization such as IACPA , IICA , IMA , AAA , BAA , EAA , IIA , AFA , CAAA , and CFE . Will you please verify if it is the same person or not . Which one is correct ? 1 - https : //www.slideserve.com/raleigh/auditors-responsibilities-on-globalization . 2- http : //www.aafm.us/publicationsb97c.html ? cat=30 . 3- https : //vdocuments.mx/documents/1-challenge-of-money-laundry-bydrgholamhossein-davani-chairman-of-dayarayan.html . 4 - http : //waccounting.blogspot.ca/ . 5 - http : //www.theiafm.org/publications/288_CorporateGovernanceinIran.pdf .
Mimecyroschema tuberculipenne . `` Mimecyroschema tuberculipenne '' is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae , and the only species in the genus `` Mimecyroschema '' . It was described by Breuning in 1969 .
Füssen . Füssen is a town in Bavaria , Germany , in the district of Ostallgäu , situated from the Austrian border . It has a population of . The town is known for its violinmaking industry , and as the closest transportation hub for the castles Neuschwanstein and Hohenschwangau . Its coat of arms depicts a triskelion . History . Füssen was settled in Roman times , on the Via Claudia Augusta , a road that leads southwards to northern Italy and northwards to Augusta Vindelicum ( today 's Augsburg ) , the former regional capital of the Roman province Raetia . The original name of Füssen was `` Foetes '' , or `` Foetibus '' ( inflected ) , which derives from Latin `` Fauces '' , meaning `` gorge '' , probably referring to the Lech gorge . In Late Antiquity Füssen was the home of a part of the Legio III Italica , which was stationed there to guard the important trade route over the Alps . Füssen later became the site of the `` Hohes Schloss '' ( High Castle ) , the former summer residence of the prince-bishops of Augsburg . Below the Hohes Schloss is the Baroque complex of the former Benedictine monastery of St. Mang , whose history goes back to the 9th century . Füssen has Saint Mang ( Magnus of Füssen ) as its patron saint . He and his Benedictine brother Theodor were two monks from the Abbey of Saint Gall and are considered to be its founders , in addition to the Monastery of Kempten . Magnus ' original burial place was in the small chapel he built . His bones were transferred to the crypt of the church built in 850 . Around the year 950 all his bones disappeared . In 1745 , the Treaty of Füssen was signed between the Electorate of Bavaria and Habsburg Austria , ending Bavaria 's participation in the War of the Austrian Succession . During the 19th century , composer Richard Wagner used to come to Füssen by railway when he visited King Ludwig II of Bavaria . Recent history . Since the 1950s the town has been familiar to travellers as the southern terminus of the Romantic Road . Füssen was host to the 1988 World Junior Curling Championships . Geography . Füssen is located on the banks of the Lech River , which flows into the Forggensee . The `` Forggensee '' is a man-made lake which was built to prevent flooding . It is the catchment area for all the melting snow in the spring , and is drained after the middle of October . Füssen is above sea level . The castles of Neuschwanstein and Hohehschwangau are located near the town . Attractions . The High Castle houses a branch gallery of the Bavarian State Collections of Paintings , which focuses on late Gothic and Renaissance works of art . The oldest fresco in Germany can be found in the crypt of St Mang 's Basilica . It dates back to about the year 980 . St Mang 's Feast Day ( 6 September ) is commemorated with a Holy Mass followed by a procession by torchlight through the old part of the city . During the week of the Saint 's Feast a special 'Magnus Wine ' is sold , with only 500 bottles produced . Known beyond Füssen is the success of EV Füssen , the local Oberliga ice hockey club . The Musiktheater Füssen is close to the lake Forggensee . Local media . The local newspaper for Füssen is the `` Allgäuer Zeitung '' , printed daily except Sundays and on Holy Days of Obligation . It contains a special section with news from Füssen and the surrounding towns and villages called the `` Füssener Blatt '' .
Agyneta subnivalis . `` Agyneta subnivalis '' is a species of sheet weaver found in Central Asia . It was described by Tanasevitch in 1989 .
The White Warrior . `` The White Warrior '' ( ) is a 1959 adventure film directed by Riccardo Freda . It is loosely based on Lev Tolstoy 's novel `` Hadji Murat '' . Production . During the filming of parts of the final showdown Alan Steel doubled Steve Reeves . Release . `` The White Warrior '' was released in Italy on 21 June 1959 where it was distributed by Lux Film . The film grossed a total of 483,160,000 Italian lire domestically .
James Tamou . James Tamou ( born 13 December 1988 ) is a professional rugby league footballer who plays for the Penrith Panthers in the National Rugby League . A prop-forward , Tamou is an Australian international and New South Wales State of Origin and New Zealand Maori rugby league team representative . Tamou previously played for the North Queensland Cowboys between 2009 and 2016 , and was a member of their 2015 NRL Premiership winning side . Background . Tamou was born in Palmerston North , New Zealand . He is of Māori and Danish descent . He began playing junior rugby league in Levin for the Levin Knights in New Zealand . At the age of 13 , Tamou moved with his family to Australia . He then played his junior rugby league for the Paddington Tigers and attended Matraville Sports High School in Sydney 's Eastern Suburbs . Playing career . In 2007 , he was the Sydney Roosters Jersey Flegg Cup Player of the Year in 2007 and was selected to play for the Junior Kiwis . Tamou played for the Roosters ' NYC team in 2008 and was one of the club 's best performers , before signing for the North Queensland Cowboys for the 2009 season . In 2008 , he represented New Zealand Maori , when they played Indigenous Dreamtime team in the 2008 World Cup curtain raiser , playing off the interchange bench in the 34–26 loss at Sydney Football Stadium . 2009 . In round 8 , Tamou made his NRL debut against the Parramatta Eels where he played off the interchange bench and scored a try in the Cowboys 18–28 loss at Parramatta Stadium . He finished his debut year in the NRL with 12 matches and 2 tries . 2010 . In 2010 , Tamou was named the Cowboys ' most improved player of the year , after playing in 19 matches and scoring a try . His good form was rewarded that year , when he re-signed with the Cowboys for a further 3 years . On 16 October , Tamou once again represented New Zealand Māori when they faced England before the start of the 2010 Four Nations tournament . 2011 . On 12 April , Tamou and team mate Blake Leary were suspended by the Cowboys for one game for `` breaking team alcohol rules '' . Tamou later played a major part in the Cowboys surge to the finals , finishing the season with him playing in 23 matches and scoring 2 tries . He averaged 108 metres per game . In September , Tamou was selected in New Zealand 's train-on squad for the Four Nations , although he was not selected in the final squad . 2012 . In April , despite just weeks earlier expressing his desire to represent New Zealand , Tamou pledged his allegiance to Australia and New South Wales . Tamou had received phone calls from then New South Wales coach Ricky Stuart and captain Paul Gallen about making the switch . On 20 April , Tamou made his Australian international in the Anzac Test , playing off the interchange bench in the 20–12 win at Eden Park . On 22 May , Tamou made his State of Origin debut for New South Wales , starting at prop in the Blues 10–18 loss at Docklands Stadium in Melbourne . Tamou played in all three games of the series . The 2012 NRL season was a breakout year for Tamou , playing in 24 matches and scoring 2 tries as well as averaging more metres per game than any other prop in the NRL . On 13 October , Tamou played for Australia in the trans-Tasman test , where he started at prop and scored a try in the 18–10 victory . On 10 December , Tamou re-signed with the Cowboys , keeping him at the club to the end of the 2016 season . 2013 . On 19 April , Tamou was selected for Australia in the Anzac Test , starting at prop in the 32–12 win at Canberra Stadium in what was the first test match ever played in Canberra . In game 1 of the 2013 State of Origin series , Tamou was selected for New South Wales and started at prop in a 14–6 victory over Queensland at ANZ Stadium . Less than a week later , Tamou was fined $ 20,000 by the NRL and suspended for 2 NRL matches for drink driving and driving unlicensed in Townsville on 11 June . He was suspended for the second Origin match . Tamou returned in game 3 , where New South Wales lost 12–10 , resulting in Queensland winning the series 2–1 . In the Cowboys elimination final match against the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks , Tamou played his 100th NRL match in the 20–18 loss at Sydney Football Stadium . Tamou finished the year with 22 appearances for the Cowboys . In October , he played for Australia in the World Cup , playing in 6 matches and scoring a try in the tournament . Tamou started at prop in the Kangaroos 34–2 World Cup Final win against New Zealand at Old Trafford in Manchester . 2014 . In February , Tamou was a member of the Cowboys victorious Auckland Nines side and was named in the Team of the Tournament . On 2 May , Tamou played in the 2014 Anzac Test against New Zealand , playing off the interchange bench in the 30–18 win . For the 2014 State of Origin series , Tamou played in all 3 matches in the Blues 2–1 series win , resulting in New South Wales winning its first series win since the 2005 . In round 20 , against the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs , Tamou injured his neck , resulting with him being sidelined for a month . He returned in round 24 . Tamou finished the season with him playing in 21 matches and scoring one try . He underwent neck surgery at the end of the season , ruling him out of Australia 's Four Nations campaign . 2015 . Early into the season , rumours were floating around about Tamou was going to offloaded from the Cowboys to the Canberra Raiders after his bad performances in the Cowboys first 3 losses off the season , but later on Tamou returned to his best form when the Cowboys went on their 11 match winning streak . On 3 May , Tamou played in the Anzac Test , playing off the interchange bench in the 12-26 loss . In the 2015 State of Origin series , Tamou played in all 3 matches , starting at prop for the Blues in their 2–1 series loss . On 4 October , Tamou was a member of the Cowboys ' 2015 NRL Grand Final winning side , starting at prop and scoring a try in the side 's 17–16 victory over the Brisbane Broncos . Tamou finished his successful year with him playing in 24 matches and scoring 2 tries . 2016 . On 2 February , Tamou played for the Cowboys in the Auckland Nines . On 21 February 2016 , Tamou was a member of the Cowboys ' World Club Challenge winning side , starting at prop in the side 's 38–4 victory over the Leeds Rhinos at Headingley Stadium . On 6 May 2016 , Tamou played for Australia against New Zealand , playing off the interchange bench in the 16-0 win at Hunter Stadium . On 16 June 2016 , it was announced that Tamou had signed a four-year deal with the Penrith Panthers . In the 2016 State of Origin series , Tamou played in all 3 matches for New South Wales in their 2-1 series loss . Tamou finished his last year with the North Queensland Cowboys with him playing in 25 matches and scoring 2 tries in the 2016 NRL season . 2017 . In February 2017 , Tamou was named in the Panthers 2017 NRL Auckland Nines squad . In round 1 of the 2017 NRL season , Tamou made his club debut for the Penrith Panthers against the St George Illawarra Dragons , where he started at prop in the 10-42 loss at Jubilee Oval . 2018 . In 2018 , Tamou was not selected in The NSW Blues State of Origin squad for the second year in a row despite Penrith being on top of the table after 13 rounds and the player showing good form . Personal life . Tamou and his partner , Brittney McGlone , have four sons , Brooklyn , Barclay , Bronx and Boston . Tamou is the cousin of Parramatta Eels player Kenny Edwards .
Jaqueline Orth . Jaqueline Orth ( born 10 February 1993 ) is a German sport shooter . She participated at the 2018 ISSF World Shooting Championships , winning a medal .
Felix Cole . Felix Cole ( 18871969 ) was an American diplomat . His postings in the foreign service included ambassadorships to Ethiopia and Ceylon ( now called Sri Lanka ) . Career as an American Foreign Service Officer . State of Residence : District of Columbia Ended Service : Embassy in Russia closed on September 14 , 1919 Presentation of Credentials : October 5 , 1945 Termination of Mission : Left post on October 8 , 1947 Presentation of Credentials : August 3 , 1949 Termination of Mission : Left post on October 30 , 1949 Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary ( Ethiopia ) . Following the retirement of John K. Caldwell in 1945 , Cole was selected as his replacement . Emperor Haile Selassie was concerned that Cole had spent a great deal of his career in colonial territories , and through the Ethiopian ambassador to the United States , `` Blatta '' Ephrem Tewelde Medhen , voiced his objection at least twice . On presenting the Emperor 's objection for the last time , according to John Spencer , the acting Secretary of State Joseph C. Grew `` was visibly angered . Tossing his head , he declared that he found that objection ridiculous and that if we persisted , the United States would not be represented in Ethiopia . '' The Ethiopian fears proved to be accurate soon after Cole arrived in Ethiopia October 1945 . At the Potsdam Conference , the United States , Great Britain , and Soviet Union had proclaimed their intent `` to seize German government property wherever it was found , even though on the territory of friendly states . '' Cole then took the initiative , over the protests of the Ethiopian government , of seizing the official archives of the German legation in Addis Ababa . Spencer observes , `` His arrogance confirmed in the minds of the Ethiopian officials the view that the minister still held to his colonialist outlook . '' He was assisted in this endeavor by the caretaker of the German legation , whom `` to rub salt in Ethiopia 's wounds '' he proceeded to appoint an official of the legation with diplomatic privileges . The Ethiopian government immediately declared the former caretaker `` persona non grata '' , an act Ambassador Cole ignored . In 1947 the former caretaker was murdered in a legation car ; in a footnote to his memoirs Spencer `` can not dismiss the suspicion that this assassination had been planned with the approval and the complicity of the Imperial Guard '' , although he admits the facts both then and later `` are extremely sketchy '' . Cole 's final misstep came when he wore what the Ethiopians felt was inappropriate dress , which Emperor Haile Selassie viewed as a deliberate and public insult . As Spencer explains , `` As elsewhere in Africa , great importance was attached to formal attire at ceremonies . At the dedication by His Majesty of a monument in the center of the city , a ceremony attended by all in the diplomatic corps , the American ministers appeared in a business suit , side by side with the other diplomats who were all attired in striped pants and top hats . '' Cole was subsequently recalled before the Ethiopian government could declare him `` persona non grata '' .
New Zealand Figure Skating Championships . The New Zealand Figure Skating Championships are a competition held annually to determine the national champions of New Zealand . Skaters compete in the disciplines of men 's singles , ladies ' singles , pair skating , and ice dancing from the juvenile level to senior . Not all categories are held in every year due to a lack of entries . The event is organized by the New Zealand Ice Figure Skating Association ( `` NZIFSA '' ) .
Special Operations Training Group . The Special Operations Training Group , or SOTG , is a training section of the United States Marine Corps providing Marine Expeditionary Force ( MEF ) commanders with training facilities and a liaison for Marine Expeditionary Units ( MEU ) . The SOTG provides special operations training for various branches and also participates in the MEUs ' Special Operations Capable Certification by acting as the `` Training and Evaluation Board '' for the exercises and events during the MEU annual training cycles .
Silvia Bosurgi . Silvia Bosurgi ( born April 17 , 1979 in Messina ) is a female water polo forward from Italy , who won the gold medal with the Women 's National Team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens , Greece .
Psilocybe paulensis . `` Psilocybe paulensis '' is a species of mushroom in the Strophariaceae family .
Yoichi Hatta . was a Japanese engineer , known for his contributions in hydraulic engineering in the Japanese-ruled Taiwan . Hatta was born in Kanazawa , Ishikawa . After graduating from Tokyo Imperial University in 1910 , he joined the Seat of Governor-General of Taiwan , served as a technician of the government . He was the designer of Chianan Canal and Wusanto Reservoir . He was killed onboard the transport ship Taiyō Maru , when it was torpedoed and sunk on May 8 , 1942 by US submarine `` Grenadier '' .
Katy Léna N'diaye . Katy Léna N'diaye ( born 1968 ) is a Senegalese-French documentary filmmaker , best known for her documentaries about women muralists in Africa . Life . Born in Senegal , N'diaye grew up in Europe . She studied modern literature in Paris , and undertook further study in broadcast journalism . She has worked as a journalist for TV5 Monde and RTBF , and lives in Brussels . N'diaye 's documentary `` Traces '' – characterized by Elvis Mitchell in the `` New York Times '' as `` visually sharp and lovingly informal '' – focussed on mural painting by Kassena women in Burkina Faso . In the documentary , three old women explain the content of the murals covering the reddish-clay huts to Anetina , a young unmarried woman . `` Awaiting for Men '' documented three older women talking as they painted the town wall in Oualata , an oasis town on the edge of the Sahara Desert in southeast Mauritania .
James Avery ( musician ) . James Avery ( 1937 – March 8 , 2009 ) was an American classical pianist and conductor . Avery was born in Hutchinson , Kansas and studied at the University of Kansas , and then at Indiana University ( Bloomington ) under Tibor Kozma . From 1967 to 1980 he taught at the University of Iowa in Iowa City , and from 1980 until 2002 at the Hochschule für Musik Freiburg in Germany . From 1992 he headed Ensemble SurPlus , playing mostly new music . Avery recorded works by Stefan Wolpe , Charles Wuorinen , Brian Ferneyhough , and Karlheinz Stockhausen . In the fall of 1978 he took a leave of absence from the University of Iowa in order to be a visiting artist at the American Academy in Rome . In 1992 he formed the contemporary music ensemble SurPlus , which he conducted and in which he performed on the piano . After its debut in Freiburg , Ensemble SurPlus performed at the Darmstädter Ferienkurse and at festivals throughout Europe .
2015 Derry Senior Hurling Championship . The 2015 Derry Senior Hurling Championship was the 70th edition of the Derry GAA 's premier hurling tournament for senior clubs in Derry club hurling competitions . The winners receive the Fr Collins Cup . Slaughtneil Robert Emmet 's were the defending champions , having beaten Kevin Lynch 's 2–11 to 2–9 in the 2014 final . They won their third championship in a row by beating Swatragh 5–26 to 1–5 in the final on 20 September 2015 .
Shilong District . Shilong District ( ) is a district of the city of Pingdingshan , Henan , China .
Mujeres in the Club . `` Mujeres in the Club '' ( ) is the first single by Puerto Rican reggaeton duo Wisin & Yandel from their album `` La Revolución '' , released on April 14 , 2009 by UMG and features rapper 50 Cent . Yandel uses the auto-tune effect in his vocals . The song is nominated for Best Urban Song at the Latin Grammy Awards of 2009 . Music video . The music video for `` Mujeres in the Club '' was directed by Jessy Terrero , Wisin & Yandel 's long-time working music video director . It was released by Universal Music Group on April 17 , 2009 on YouTube and premiered on MTV Tr3s on April 14 , 2009 . The video is set in 2050 when the world has destroyed itself and features 50 Cent and a cameo by Julissa Bermudez . To date the video has received over 4,900,000 views through its posting by UMG .
Modification and Replacement Parts Association . The Modification and Replacement Parts Association is the Washington , D.C.-based trade association that represents manufacturers of government-approved after market aircraft parts . These aircraft parts are often known as PMA parts , from the acronym for Parts Manufacturer Approval . The manufacture of PMA parts is regulated in the United States by the Federal Aviation Administration . PMA parts manufacturers . MARPA 's primary focus is on representing the needs of the PMA parts community in the United States . These companies manufacture after market aircraft parts under strict FAA guidelines . In order to obtain a PMA from the FAA , the manufacturer must demonstrate that it has The manufacturers that meet these standards are issued Parts Manufacturer Approval ( PMA ) by the FAA . Because the United States was the first nation to adopt rules permitting the manufacture of aircraft after market parts ( and for many decades was the only nation with these rules ) , the PMA industry is primarily concentrated in the United States . Other countries have started to investigate and even adopt PMA rules . Some non-US manufacturers have started to investigate the benefits that MARPA can bring to them . In the future , MARPA 's manufacturing membership may reflect a more international base . Air carrier involvement . MARPA 's members include many air carriers from around the world . MARPA has an air carrier committee that remains quite active . The committee was originally formed by MARPA Director Josh Abelson , and since then has been chaired by Cori Ferguson of Alaska Airlines ( 2006 - 2008 ) , David Linebaugh of Delta Air Lines ( 2008 - 2011 ) , Steve Jones of American Airlines ( 2011-2013 ) , and William Barrett of American Airlines ( 2013–present ) . Air carriers engage in a complete engineering review of a PMA part before they choose to install it ( despite the fact that the FAA has already approved the part ) . Despite this engineering review ( or perhaps because of it ) , air carriers have been adopting PMA usage in their fleets and recognizing reliability improvements and cost savings . History . The industry that MARPA represents , PMA parts manufacturers , is not new . PMA parts have been around as commercial competitors since at least the 1950s . But the popularity of PMA parts has boomed since the turn of the millennium . MARPA was formed by George Powell , Jim Reum and Jason Dickstein . During the 1990s , the three men were members of the FAA Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee ( ARAC ) Part 21 Working Group , which was charged with developing updated manufacturing regulations . During their work on the working group.the three men came to understand the value of and need for a trade association to represent the interests of the PMA manufacturing community . The Association spent its early years in the Phoenix , Arizona area under the guidance of George Powell and his wife Gloria Nations . In 2007 , when Jason Dickstein became President , MARPA moved its headquarters to Washington , DC in order to be closer to the decision-makers that affect MARPA 's members . Government and industry affairs . MARPA keeps its members informed about changes in the regulations that affect them , and also informs them about proposed changes in order to permit them to file the comments with the government . MARPA works with government agencies , like the FAA and EASA , to help promote aircraft parts safety . MARPA also works with the government agencies to help promote reasonable standards of commercial fairness in the industry . MARPA is a frequent contributor to the rule making process in the United States . For example , from 2009 through 2011 , MARPA 's President ( Jason Dickstein ) served on the FAA Aviation Rulemaking Committee ( ARC ) for Safety Management Systems ( SMS ) , and MARPA played a significant role in helping to craft a version of the rule that would most effectively promote safety . Safety initiatives . MARPA also develops programs and tools to assist its members in regulatory compliance and in meeting their safety goals . In 2004 , the FAA and PMA community discussed establishing new standards for Continued Operational Safety ( COS ) . MARPA formed a committee of its members and drafted COS Guidance . The MARPA COS guidance represents a voluntary system under which PMA manufacturers track their parts through their entire life cycle in order to be able to collect reliability data . The purpose of the data is to support parts reliability - that will allow manufacturers to proactively respond to potential safety issues early enough in the life cycle of the parts that the potential safety issue may not have even manifested itself . The data allows PMA companies to provide the same level of response and support to its customers that their competitors provide . Actions for PMA companies . MARPA has been recognized as a trade association committed to helping PMA companies to comply with FAA and other regulations . MARPA joined with the Air Transport Association in a letter to CFM International , asking them to rescind a series of advertisements that made unsupported claims . Although CFM did not admit to MARPA 's and ATA 's claims , it did replace its factually-unsupported advertisements with ads that did not make the same allegations . Fairness remained an issue as some of the larger manufacturers of aircraft products attempted to inhibit trade in PMAs by inaccurately claiming that PMA parts were not subject to the same Instructions for Continued Airworthiness as the parts that they replace . MARPA continued to inform the industry and the government about these issues and in 2008 , the FAA released a Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin to remind the industry that PMA parts are FAA-approved in the United States , and therefore PMA parts are valid replacement parts that continue to enjoy the same Instructions for Continued Airworthiness as the parts that they replace . As an educator . MARPA has always had an education focus . MARPA has assisted its members in complying with the regulations and developing strategies to obtain PMAs . It also educates the PMA community about the changing standards that apply to them through , a monthly newsletter , a , and an . In addition to keeping the PMA industry informed about the changes that surround it , MARPA has also focused on educating PMA users ( and potential users ) about the benefits of using PMA parts . MARPA 's efforts to educate air carriers are credited with a significant decrease in the amount of time that an air carrier needs in order to review and approve a PMA part for use in their fleet . MARPA also supports member efforts to educate the public about PMA parts . Annual conference . MARPA holds an each year to share information about the rules that apply to PMA , changing legal standards that could influence PMA manufacturers , and industry conditions that affect PMA . There usually one or more analysis of current aviation industry economic conditions and airline market conditions in order to facilitate industry strategic planning . The Conference generally features significant participation by the FAA and other government entities ( like , , etc . ) , which makes it an important forum for exchanging information . International focus . MARPA is based in the United States and mostly made up of US-based companies because the United States was the first country to have a body of regulations that supported government-approved manufacturing of aftermarket aircraft parts . Other countries have begun to investigate options to support such industries . The European Aviation Safety Agency has issued a decision verifying that PMA parts from the United States are accepted and used in European Community member countries . This decision followed a long-standing policy of the Joint Aviation Authorities ( JAA ) . The tenets of European acceptance also exist in the bilateral agreements between the United States and a number of European nations . In 2010 , MARPA appeared on a panel at the FAA / EASA International Safety Meeting . The panel also include Eurocopter and both FAA and EASA senior management . The purpose of the panel was to explore the safety paradigms that could be introduced to address the relationships between the aftermarket and the OEM market . MARPA 's presentation focused on the Association 's initiatives designed to provide a foundation for data gathering , data analysis , predictive risk management , and cooperative hazard mitigation . MARPA 's air carrier and maintenance facility members include a number of non-US parties .
Payne Fund Studies . The Payne Fund Studies were a series of studies conducted to determine the effects of movies on the behavior of children and adolescents . They were paid for by The Payne Fund , a private foundation , and performed in the late 1920s and early 1930s . They have been criticized as lacking scientific rigor but were the first attempt to rigorously study the media . They were politically significant and were instrumental in the enforcement of the Hays Code . They are credited with contributing to the demise of Pre-Code film-making in Reception . Newspapers including `` The Plain Dealer '' , New Orleans `` Times Picayune '' , `` Chicago Daily News '' , `` Atlanta Journal '' , `` Saint Paul Dispatch '' , the Philadelphia `` Record '' and `` Public Ledger '' , the Boston `` American '' and New York 's `` Daily News '' , `` Daily Mirror '' , and `` Evening Post '' all lambasted the studies .
Design Matters . `` Design Matters '' is a podcast founded and hosted by American writer , educator , artist , and designer Debbie Millman . Founded in 2005 , `` Design Matters '' is considered `` the first and longest running podcast about design '' . It is now hosted on Design Observer , which is published in partnership with AIGA . Debbie Millman has interviewed over 250 guests including Amanda Palmer , Chris Ware , Malcolm Gladwell , Massimo Vignelli , Steven Heller , Marian Bantjes , Tina Roth Eisenberg , Alain de Botton , Alison Bechdel , and Stefan Sagmeister . `` Design Matters '' won a Cooper Hewitt National Design Award in 2011 and was named one of iTunes Best Podcasts of 2015.The podcast has also been on top of the charts by a number mainstream media publications , such as Business Insider , HGTV , Architectural Digestand was recognized as a `` Webby Honoree '' in 2018 . Format . `` Design Matters '' is hosted by Debbie Millman and features personable , in-depth conversational interviews with `` industry-leading graphic designers , educators , authors , change agents and thinkers '' . Episodes are published approximately 30 times a year and generally range in length from 25 to 60 minutes . The show ends with the signature tagline , `` And remember : We can talk about making a difference , we can make a difference , or we can do both . '' History . The podcast began in 2005 as an internet talk radio show airing on the Voice America Radio Network . After the first 100 episodes , `` Design Matters '' began to be published by Design Observer , a website devoted to a range of design topics . There are now close to 300 episodes available . In 2011 , `` Design Matters '' won a Cooper Hewitt National Design Award . In 2015 , it was named one of iTunes Best Podcasts of 2015 .
Network of Universities from the Capitals of Europe . The Network of Universities from the Capitals of Europe ( UNICA ) is a network of 49 universities , gathering major higher education institutions in 37 European capital cities . It was founded in 1990 on the initiative of the Université libre de Bruxelles . The mission of the network , which has a combined strength of over 160,000 staff and 1,900,000 students , is to promote academic excellence , integration and co-operation among its member universities throughout Europe . It also seeks to be a driving force in the development of the Bologna process and to facilitate the integration of universities from Central and Eastern Europe into the European Higher Education Area . The office of the network is located in the University Foundation in Brussels .
List of Twenty20 International cricket grounds . This is a list of Twenty20 International cricket grounds . Twenty 20 International Grounds . One hundred and one venues have been used since the first cricket Twenty20 International match in February 2005 . The grounds are listed in the order in which they were first used as a venue for T20I cricket . Sportpark Het Schootsveld in Netherlands became the 101st and most recent T20I venue when it hosted a match between Ireland and Scotland in June 2018 . Grounds by country . List of grounds by country , up to 31 October 2018 ( T20I # 705 )
Colonial Brewing Company . Colonial Brewing Company is a microbrewery in Bramley Brook Valley , approximately 8 km north-east of Margaret River , Western Australia , and is set on 30 hectares ( 70 acres ) . Colonial produces a range of beers including several award-winning varieties which are sold on the domestic and international markets . History . The brewery was established in 2004 by Ross Smith , with head brewer , Steve Plowman , and was one of only three breweries established in the Margaret River area . In late 2006 the brewery was purchased by a group of investment bankers , the Empire Beer Group for $ 15M ( AUS ) , who subsequently arranged a $ 30M ( AUS ) public float , to bankroll plans to open another outlet ( with a larger brewing and packaging facility ) in Fremantle . In July 2007 the Empire Beer Group purchased the Royal Bar and Brasserie in East Perth for $ 3.5M ( AUS ) , a departure from the plans outlined in the company 's prospectus ( which was to develop a second pub in Fremantle ) . In August 2008 the Empire Beer Group agreed to sell 'The Royal on the Waterfront ' and the Colonial Brewing Company to the Colonial Leisure Group for $ 4.5M ( AUS ) , a company owned by Chris Morris ( the founder of Computershare ) . In 2008 Colonial appointed Mal Secourable as the head brewer ( formerly the head brewer at Matso ’ s in Broome and a brewer at Fremantle ’ s Sail & Anchor ) , replacing Dean McLeod ( who previously worked at the Lord Nelson Brewery Hotel and Malt Shovel Brewery ) . In 2009 the Colonial Kolsch won 'Best Ale Draught ' , Best Commercial Beer ' and the Premier 's Trophy for 'Best Western Australian Beer ' at the Cryer Malt Perth Royal Show . In March 2013 Secourable left Colonial and was replaced by Justin Fox ( Swan Brewery and The Generous Squire Brewpub ) . Awards . In 2006 the Colonial Brewing Company was awarded 'Champion Small Brewery ' at the Australian International Beer Awards , the following year it was awarded 'Champion Australian Brewery ' and 'Champion International Small Brewery ' . In 2012 the Australian Hotels Association ( Western Australia ) awarded the Colonial Brewing Company joint winner of the 'Best Boutique Brewery ' , together with the Cheeky Monkey Brewery .
Live in 3⅔/4 Time . `` Live in 3⅔/4 Time '' is a live album by trumpeter Don Ellis recorded in 1966 at the Pacific Jazz Festival and Shelly 's Manne-Hole in 1967 and released on the Pacific Jazz label . The title comes from the composition `` Upstart '' which is in time signature but is more commonly expressed as . Reception . The Allmusic site awarded the album 4½ stars stating `` The Don Ellis Orchestra really came into its own during the period covered by this CD ( 1966-1967 ) , playing perfectly coherent solos in ridiculous time signatures ... Fun music '' . `` The Penguin Guide to Jazz '' called it `` entertaining and provocative '' . Track listing . `` All compositions by Don Ellis except as indicated ''
Joe Fleishaker . Joseph Isaac `` Joe '' Fleishaker ( 1954 – May 23 , 2016 ) was an American character actor best known for his appearances in low-budget cult and horror movies , in particular those produced by New York-based independent film company Troma Entertainment , who have billed Fleishaker as `` Troma 's biggest action star '' , humorously alluding to his morbid obesity which reached in excess of five hundred pounds . Biography . Fleishaker was first cast in Troma 's 1988 action-comedy `` Troma 's War '' as an extra , where he played a member of a violent terrorist sect . Lloyd Kaufman , the film 's director , was amused by Fleishaker 's screen presence as an obese guerrilla soldier and ended up giving him more screen time throughout the film . Following `` Troma 's War '' , Fleishaker struck up an ongoing partnership with Troma , having acted in every Kaufman-directed film from 1989 to 2006 . These parts have ranged from background parts and short cameos to much larger supporting roles , such as The Toxic Avenger 's sidekick Lardass in ' . Outside of their films , Fleishaker became well-known to Troma fans for his numerous appearances in the company 's many promotional videos and shorts , where he assumed the role of Troma co-president Michael Herz , who typically prefers to stay out of the public eye . Fleishaker 's appearances as Herz were so frequent , many fans have continued to mistake him for the real Michael Herz . In addition to his work with Troma , Fleishaker appeared at least twelve times as a bit player on `` Late Night/Late Show with David Letterman '' during the 1990s , acting in various comedy sketches . In July 2012 , Fleishaker was rushed to the hospital where he was diagnosed as suffering from kidney , heart and lung failure , weighing in at nearly 525 pounds . He was later transferred to a physical rehabilitation center where he eventually lost 160 pounds though still could n't retain the ability to walk . On June 3 , 2014 , a GoFundMe account was opened in Fleishaker 's name , aiming to raise $ 50,000 to help cover his ongoing medical costs and continued treatment . The fundraiser failed , raising only $ 931 since the fundraiser opened . On May 25 , 2016 , it was reported via Lloyd Kaufman 's Facebook page that Fleishaker had died at the age of 62 at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx of a possible heart attack . Joe was a much loved member of the Troma family . After reports of his passing many fans shared their condolences and tributes of Joe on various social networking sites .
Allium litardierei . `` Allium litardierei '' is a North African species of wild onion native to Algeria and Morocco . The oldest name applied to the taxon is the 1924 moniker `` Allium paniculatum '' subsp . `` breviscapum '' Litard . & Maire . Elevating the epithet `` breviscapum '' to species level is prevented by the existence of the 1885 name `` Allium breviscapum '' Stapf , hence the need for a new name , `` Allium litardierei '' J.-M.Tison in 2010 .
Periphery ( France ) . A periphery ' '' , ( `` Fr : couronne '' ) is an INSEE ( French demographic statistics institution ) statistical area designating a commuter belt around an urban unit ( `` Fr : unité urbaine '' ) . Together these complete the INSEE urban area statistical area . Based on France 's `` commune '' system ( interlocking administrative subdivisions often comparable to civil parishes , towns or cities ) , a commune is considered part of a couronne when
Savska Cesta . Savska Cesta is a village in Croatia .
Henry Alfred Krishnapillai . Henry Alfred Krishnapillai ( 1827–1900 ) was a well-known poet in Tamil language . He was born in a Hindu family , but later converted to Christianity . Even after his conversion , he retained his Hindu surname . He was an accomplished Tamil teacher and hence after his conversion sought to work on Tamil literary works . After his retirement he worked on his magnum opus , `` Ratchanya Yaatrigam '' . This work was based on John Bunyan 's `` Pilgrim 's Progress '' , although not a translation . The work itself took 16 years to complete and is one of finest works of Tamil literature of the nineteenth century . Krishnapillai is well known to use analogies from Hindu text in his Christian writings . His Christian hymns are still popular among Tamil Protestants . These hymns are similar in style to Hindu text Tevaram . Early life . Krishna Pillai was born in 1827 at Karaiyiruppu , Tirunelveli District , Tamil Nadu . He was born into an orthodox Hindu family belonging to Vaishnava tradition of Hinduism . He received his early education in Tamil grammar and literature in the village . Conversion to Christianity . In May 1853 , he moved to Sawyerpuram , a Christian hamlet . The settlement was founded by the Society for Propagation of the Gospel . There Krishnapillai was appointed as a Tamil teacher by Bishop Robert Caldwell . It was in Sawyerpuram that he first encountered Christianity through his friends and eventually was baptised an Anglican in the St Thomas Church in Mylapore , Chennai . He was christened Henry Arthur through his baptism but he still retained his Hindu name `` Krishna Pillai '' . Later in 1875 , he was appointed as a Tamil pundit at Church Missionary Society ( CMS ) college at Tirunelveli . Tamil Christian literature . After his retirement , Krishnapillai aspired to write Tamil Christian classics along the lines of Hindu epics . Hence , he spent the 16 years writing the book `` Rakshanya Yatrikam '' ( the journey of salvation , 1894 ) . This work was modeled after John Bunyan 's `` Pilgrim 's Progress '' . Nevertheless , it was not a translation but an adaptation of the story in Tamil . This work is considered as his masterpiece . He had read the `` Pilgrim 's Progress '' even before his conversion and had planned to retell the story in Tamil verses . However , he started working on it only in 1878 to appear serially in `` Friendly Instructor '' . He fell ill with malaria in 1879 , and then , with encouragement from his friends , Krishnapillai decided to compile the work in an epic form similar to the Tamil Ramayana . After 16 years , it was sent to print in 1894 and is considered one of the most significant Tamil poetry works of the nineteenth century . In addition to this masterpiece , Krishnapillai wrote several other books in Tamil on Christianity . Although he was a converted Christian , he used many analogies from Hindu text in his work . He is sometimes referred to as `` Christian Kamban '' . Some of the hymns he composed are still prevalent amongst Tamil Protestants . His hymns were based on Hindu texts such as Tevaram .
Bobby Bonilla . Roberto Martin Antonio Bonilla ( , born February 23 , 1963 ) is a former player in Major League Baseball of Puerto Rican descent who played from 1986 to 2001 . Through his 16 years in professional baseball , Bonilla accumulated a.279 batting average , with a.358 OBP and a.472 slugging . He was also part of the Florida Marlins team that won the 1997 World Series . Bonilla also led the league in extra base hits ( 78 ) during the 1990 MLB season and doubles ( 44 ) during the 1991 MLB season . He also participated in six All-Star Games and won three Silver Slugger Awards . From 1992 to 1994 , Bonilla was the highest-paid player in the league , earning more than $ 6 million per year . Since 2011 , Bonilla has been paid approximately $ 1.19 million by the New York Mets each year . The 25 payments come every July 1 , which some fans refer to as `` Bobby Bonilla Day '' . This was part of a deal made when the Mets released Bonilla before the 2000 season while still owing him $ 5.9 million for the final year of his contract . The deal expires in 2035 , at which point Bonilla will have been paid $ 29.8 million for a season in which he did not even play for the Mets . Playing career . Bonilla played baseball at Herbert H. Lehman High School in the Bronx and graduated in 1981 . He was not selected in the 1981 Major League Baseball draft and spent a semester at New York Institute of Technology in Old Westbury , New York studying computers and getting a major in computer science . He was signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates after being spotted by scout Syd Thrift at a baseball camp in Europe . His rise through the Pirates ' farm system came to a halt during spring training in 1985 when he broke his right leg in a collision with teammate Bip Roberts . The Chicago White Sox then acquired him through the Rule 5 draft during the 1985–86 offseason , and Bonilla made his major league debut with the White Sox at the start of the 1986 season . Syd Thrift , then the Pirates ' General Manager , reacquired the unhappy Bonilla in exchange for pitcher José DeLeón later that year . Bonilla also played from 1984 to 1988 with the Mayagüez Indians of the Puerto Rican Winter League . Pittsburgh Pirates . Bonilla became the Pirates ' starting third baseman in 1987 , but after committing 67 errors over his next two seasons , manager Jim Leyland moved him to right field . There he formed a formidable combination alongside stars Barry Bonds and Andy Van Slyke and helped propel the Pittsburgh Pirates to two of their three straight NL East titles from 1990 to 1992 . From 1986 to 1991 , Bonilla had a.284 batting average , with 868 hits , 191 doubles , 114 home runs , and 500 runs batted in ( RBIs ) . He led the league in extra base hits in 1990 , and in doubles in 1991 . Bonilla also made the All-Star team four years in a row . On October 28 , 1991 , he became a free agent . New York Mets . Bonilla became the highest-paid player in the league at the time when he signed a 5-year , $ 29 million contract ( $ today ) with the New York Mets on December 2 , 1991 . However , Bonilla 's offensive production diminished somewhat , finishing with a.278 batting average , 91 home runs , and 277 runs batted in during his three-and-a-half-year tenure with the Mets . Despite this , Bonilla ended up participating in two more All-Star Games ( 1993 and 1995 ) . Bonilla 's time with the Mets was most noted for his contentious relationship with the New York baseball media . In his introductory press conference after signing with the ballclub , he challenged them by stating , “ I know you all are gon na try , but you ’ re not gon na be able to wipe the smile off my face. ” A number of incidents soon followed , such as threatening sportswriter Bob Klapisch that he would `` show him the Bronx '' in response to his book on the 1992 Mets , `` The Worst Team Money Could Buy : The Collapse Of The New York Mets '' ( ) . On another occasion , he called the press box during a game to complain about an error that he was charged with . Baltimore Orioles . Bonilla was acquired along with a player to be named later ( Jimmy Williams on August 16 ) by the Baltimore Orioles from the Mets in exchange for Damon Buford and Alex Ochoa on July 28 , 1995 , and helped the Orioles to the American League Championship Series in 1996 . Florida Marlins . Following the 1996 season , Bonilla was once again granted free agency and signed with the Florida Marlins , reuniting with his old manager , Jim Leyland , where he helped the Marlins win the 1997 World Series . He returned with the Marlins for the 1998 season and batted.278 through 18 games . Los Angeles Dodgers . On May 14 , 1998 , Bonilla was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers , along with Manuel Barrios , Jim Eisenreich , Charles Johnson , and Gary Sheffield , in exchange for Mike Piazza and Todd Zeile . Bonilla spent the rest of the 1998 season with the Dodgers , batting.237 , with seven home runs and 30 runs batted in . Back to the Mets . In November 1998 , the New York Mets reacquired Bonilla from the Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for Mel Rojas . Again , his level of play did not measure up to expectations and he had numerous clashes with manager Bobby Valentine over lack of playing time . His tenure in New York culminated in an infamous incident during Game Six of the 1999 NLCS where the Mets were eliminated by the Braves in an eleven inning game while Bonilla reportedly sat in the clubhouse playing cards with teammate Rickey Henderson . After his subpar 1999 season , the Mets released Bonilla , but still owed him $ 5.9 million . Bonilla and his agent offered the Mets a deal : Bonilla would defer payment for a decade , and the Mets would pay him an annual paycheck of $ 1.19 million starting in 2011 and ending in 2035 , adding up to a total payout of $ 29.8 million . Mets owner Fred Wilpon accepted the deal mostly because he was heavily invested with Ponzi scheme operator Bernie Madoff then , and the 10 percent returns he thought he was getting on his investments with Madoff outweighed the eight percent interest the Mets would be paying on Bonilla 's initial $ 5.9 million . As a result , the payout was a subject of inquiry during the Madoff investment scandal . Atlanta Braves . Bonilla signed with the Braves in 2000 and played a mostly uneventful 114 games for them . He did achieve his highest batting average ( .255 ) since the 1997 season , although he hit only five home runs , a far cry from his career high of 34 . St. Louis Cardinals . In 2001 , he was signed by the St. Louis Cardinals , but injuries reduced his playing time . He played his final game on October 7 , 2001 and finished the season with a.213 average , 37 hits , five home runs , and 21 runs batted in . He officially retired after the season finished citing `` injuries and reduced playing time '' as the main reason for his decision . Overall , Bobby Bonilla finished his career with one championship , six All-Star appearances , and career statistics of 2,010 hits , 287 home runs , 1,173 runs batted in , and a career.279 batting average . Personal life . Bonilla met Madiglia `` Millie '' Bonilla at Herbert Lehman High School in The Bronx . They married in the late 1980s and had two children together . In 2009 , Bonilla and his wife divorced . Charity . In February 1992 , Bonilla and his wife Millie started the Bobby and Millie Bonilla Public School Fund with $ 35,000 . The fund will benefit different schools attended by Bonilla and his wife , by contributing $ 500 for every run the slugger batted in for the Mets . Bonilla has also participated in other charity events , like the Players Trust All-Star Golf Tournament , organized by Dave Winfield and Joe Mauer in 2014 .
Dido and Aeneas discography . This is a discography of `` Dido and Aeneas '' , an opera by Henry Purcell . The first known performance was at Josias Priest 's girls ' school in London in the spring of 1689 . Critical attention . The Haïm recording ( 2004 in US ) received a highly complimentary review from Allan Kozinn , saying it surpassed Parrott 's 1981 production , the latter `` [ u ] ntil now , the best . '' Kozinn noted orchestration and vocal range innovations by Haïm , as well as strong major and minor cast members .
Carabus marietti hroni . `` Carabus marietti hroni '' is a subspecies of ground beetle in the Carabinae subfamily that is endemic to Turkey .
1974 Giro di Lombardia . The 1974 Giro di Lombardia was the 68th edition of the Giro di Lombardia cycle race and was held on 12 October 1974 . The race started in Milan and finished in Como . The race was won by Roger De Vlaeminck of the Brooklyn team .
HBOS . HBOS plc is a banking and insurance company in the United Kingdom , a wholly owned subsidiary of the Lloyds Banking Group , having been taken over in January 2009 . It is the holding company for Bank of Scotland plc , which operates the Bank of Scotland and Halifax brands in the UK , as well as HBOS Australia and HBOS Insurance & Investment Group Limited , the group 's insurance division . HBOS was formed by the 2001 merger of Halifax plc and the Bank of Scotland . The formation of HBOS was heralded as creating a fifth force in British banking as it created a company of comparable size and stature to the established `` Big Four '' UK retail banks . It was also the UK 's largest mortgage lender . The HBOS Group Reorganisation Act 2006 saw the transfer of Halifax plc to the Bank of Scotland , which was now a registered public limited company , Bank of Scotland plc . Although officially HBOS is not an acronym of any specific words , it is widely presumed to stand for Halifax Bank of Scotland . The corporate headquarters of the group were located on The Mound in Edinburgh , Scotland , the former head office of the Bank of Scotland . Operational headquarters were in Halifax , West Yorkshire , England , the former head office of Halifax . The group was acquired and folded into Lloyds Banking Group through a takeover by Lloyds TSB on Monday 19 January 2009 after both sets of shareholders approved the deal . Lloyds Banking Group has stated that the new group will continue to use The Mound as the headquarters for its Scottish operations and will not cease the issue of Scottish bank notes . History . HBOS was formed by a merger of Halifax and Bank of Scotland in 2001 , Halifax having demutualised and floated four years prior . HBOS Group Reorganisation Act 2006 . In 2006 , HBOS secured the passing of the HBOS Group Reorganisation Act 2006 , a private Act of Parliament that rationalised the bank 's corporate structure . The act allowed HBOS to make the Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland a public limited company , Bank of Scotland plc , which became the principal banking subsidiary of HBOS . Halifax plc transferred its undertakings to Bank of Scotland plc , and although the brand name was retained , Halifax then began to operate under the latter 's UK banking licence . The provisions in the Act were implemented on 17 September 2007 . The share price peaked at over 1150p in February 2007 . 2008 short selling and credit crunch . In 2004 , Paul Moore , HBOS head of Group Regulatory Risk , warned senior directors at HBOS about excessive risk-taking . He was dismissed , and his concerns not acted on . In March 2008 , HBOS shares fell 17 percent amid false rumours that it had asked the Bank of England for emergency funding . The Financial Services Authority conducted an investigation as to whether short selling had any links with the rumours . It concluded that there was no deliberate attempt to drive the share price down . On 17 September 2008 , very shortly after the demise of Lehman Brothers , HBOS 's share price suffered wild fluctuations between 88p and 220p per share , despite the FSA 's assurances as to its liquidity and exposure to the wider credit crunch . However , later that day , the BBC reported that HBOS was in advanced takeover talks with Lloyds TSB to create a `` superbank '' with 38 million customers . This was later confirmed by HBOS . The BBC suggested that shareholders would be offered up to £3.00 per share , causing the share price to rise , but later retracted that comment . Later that day , the price was set at 0.83 Lloyds shares for each HBOS share , equivalent to 232p per share , which is less than the 275p price at which HBOS raised funds earlier in 2008 . The price was later altered to 0.605 Lloyds shares per HBOS share . To avoid another Northern Rock-style collapse , the UK government announced that should the takeover go ahead , they would allow it to bypass competition law . `` I am very angry that we can have a situation where a bank can be forced into a merger by basically a bunch of short-selling spivs and speculators in the financial markets . '' Vince Cable , the Liberal Democrats ' economic spokesman mocked so-called `` masters of the universe , '' whose hedge funds profited from short-selling . Acquisition by Lloyds TSB . A group of Scottish businessmen challenged the right of the UK government to approve the deal by over-ruling UK competition law , but this was rejected . The takeover was approved by HBOS shareholders on 12 December . Prime Minister Gordon Brown personally brokered the deal with Lloyds TSB . An official said : `` It is not the role of a Prime Minister to tell a City institution what to do '' . The Lloyds TSB board have stated that merchant banks Merrill Lynch and Morgan Stanley were amongst the advisers recommending the takeover . Lloyds Banking Group said Edinburgh-based HBOS , which it absorbed in January , made a pre-tax loss of £10.8bn in 2008 . Andy Hornby , the former chief executive of HBOS and Lord Stevenson of Coddenham , its former chairman , appeared before the Commons Treasury Committee to answer for the near-collapse of the bank . Mr Hornby said : `` I 'm very sorry what happened at HBOS . It has affected shareholders , many of whom are colleagues , it 's affected the communities in which we live and serve , it 's clearly affected taxpayers , and we are extremely sorry for the turn of events that has brought it about . '' Bailout . On 13 October 2008 , Gordon Brown 's announcement that government must be a `` rock of stability '' resulted to an `` unprecedented but essential '' government action : the Treasury would infuse £37 billion ( $ 64 billion , €47 billion ) of new capital into Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc , Lloyds TSB and HBOS Plc , to avert financial sector collapse or UK `` banking meltdown '' . He stressed that it was not `` standard public ownership '' , as the banks would return to private investors `` at the right time '' . Alistair Darling claimed that the British public would benefit from the rescue plan , as the government would have some control over RBS in exchange for about £20 billion of funding . Total State ownership in RBS would be 60 % , and 40 % for HBOS . Royal Bank of Scotland said it intended to raise £20 billion ( $ 34 billion ) capital with the government 's aid ; its chief executive Fred Goodwin resigned . The government acquired $ 8.6 billion of preference shares and underwrote $ 25.7 billion of ordinary shares . Thus , it intended to raise £15 billion ( €18.9 billion , $ 25.8 billion ) from investors , to be underwritten by the government . The State would pay £5 billion for RBS , while Barclays Bank raised £6.5 billion from private sector investors , with no government help . Reuters reported that Britain could inject £40 billion ( $ 69 billion ) into the three banks including Barclays . Investigation . In 2015 , an investigation by the Prudential Regulation Authority and Financial Conduct Authority blamed the failure requiring the bailout on the bank 's executives , as well as being critical of the Financial Services Authority ( FSA ) , the then-regulator . A parallel investigation into the FSA 's enforcement process concluded it was too late to fine responsible executives , but up to 10 former HBOS executives could be banned from the financial services industry . After putting the investigation on hold in 2013 , in April 2017 , the Financial Conduct Authority resumed its probe of `` the way HBOS handled fraud allegations at its Reading branch . '' Advertising . On Boxing Day 2000 Halifax started its most successful marketing campaign , which was continued five months later after the creation of HBOS . Links to the arms trade . In December 2008 , the British anti-poverty charity War on Want released a report documenting the extent to which HBOS and other UK commercial banks invest in , provide banking services for and make loans to arms companies . The charity wrote that HBOS held shares in the UK arms sector totalling £483.4 million , and served as principal banker for Babcock International and Chemring . Mortgage fraud . During 2003 , The Money Programme uncovered systemic mortgage fraud throughout HBOS . The Money Programme found that during the investigation brokers advised the undercover researchers to lie on applications for self-certified mortgages from , among others , The Bank of Scotland , The Mortgage Business and Birmingham Midshires . All three are part of the Halifax Bank of Scotland Group , Britain 's biggest mortgage lender . James Crosby , head of HBOS at the time , refused to be interviewed in relation to the exposed mortgage fraud . Further examples of mortgage fraud have come to light , which has seen mortgage brokers take advantage of fast track processing systems , as seen at HBOS , by entering false details , often without the applicants knowledge . Bank of Wales . In 2002 , HBOS dropped the Bank of Wales brand and absorbed the operations into Bank of Scotland Business Banking . HBOS bad loans . On Friday , 13 February 2009 , Lloyds Banking Group revealed losses of £10bn at HBOS , £1.6bn higher than Lloyds had anticipated in November because of deterioration in the housing market and weakening company profits . The share price of Lloyds Banking Group plunged 32 % on the London Stock Exchange , carrying other bank shares with it . In September 2012 Peter Cummings , the head of HBOS corporate banking from 2006 to 2008 , was fined £500,000 by the UK financial regulator over his role in the bank 's collapse . Cummings was also banned from working in the banking industry by the Financial Services Authority ( FSA ) . The losses in his division exceeded the initial taxpayer bailout for the bank in October 2008 . Reading branch fraud and Operation Hornet . On Sunday 3 October 2010 , Lyndon Scourfield , former director of mid-market high-risk at Bank of Scotland Corporate , his wife Jacquie Scourfield , ex-director of Remnant Media Tony Cartwright and ex-NatWest banker David Mills were arrested on suspicion of fraud by the Serious Organised Crime Agency . The scandal centred around Lyndon Scourfield 's use of his position to refer companies to Quayside Corporate Services , owned and operated by David Mills , for `` turnaround '' services which Quayside was unqualified to provide . Several members of Quayside 's staff had criminal records for embezzlement . Customers were allegedly inappropriately pressured to take on excessive debt burdens and to make acquisitions benefiting Quayside . On 30 January 2017 , former HBOS employees Scourfield and Mark Dobson were convicted following a four-month trial into corruption and fraud in a scheme that cost the bank £245m ; Scourfield pleaded guilty to six counts including corruption and Dobson was found guilty of counts including bribery , fraud and money laundering . The court also convicted David Mills , Michael Bancroft , Alison Mills , and John Cartwright for their parts in the conspiracy . On 2 February 2017 , David Mills was jailed for 15 years , Scourfield for 11 years and three months , and Bancroft for 10 years ; Dobson was sentenced to four and a half years , and Alison Mills and Cartwright were given three and a half year sentences for money laundering . Following the convictions , the BBC reported : '' Businessmen Bancroft and Mills arranged sex parties , exotic foreign holidays , cash in brown envelopes and other favours for Scourfield between 2003 and 2007 . In exchange for the bribes , Scourfield would require the bank 's small business customers to use the firm of consultants run by Mills and his wife Alison , Quayside Corporate Services . Quayside purported to be turnaround consultants , offering business experience and expertise to help small business customers improve their fortunes . But far from helping turn businesses around , Mills and his associates were milking them for huge fees and using their relationship with the bank to bully the business owners and strip them of their assets . In cash fees alone , according to prosecutors in the trial , £28m went through the accounts of Mills , his wife and their associated companies . [ … ] Mills and his associates used the bank 's customers and the bank 's money dishonestly to enrich themselves . '' The BBC added , `` A decade on , HBOS 's owner Lloyds Banking Group still has not acknowledged the full scale of the fraud - or offered to compensate its victims '' ; the broadcaster noted that the fraud was first discovered in 2007 by the bank 's customers Nikki and Paul Turner , who used publicly available records to uncover it , but that after the Turners submitted their evidence to the bank it dismissed their claims and tried to repossess their home . Following the convictions , the background to the case was reported on BBC Radio Four 's `` File on Four '' programme on 31 January 2017 . Lloyds is taking a £100m hit paying compensation to the victims . HBOS Australia . On 8 October 2008 , HBOS Australia sold its Bank of Western Australia and St Andrew 's Australia Pty Ltd subsidiaries for approximately A $ 2bn to Commonwealth Bank of Australia . The group 's businesses in Australia were sold to Westpac in October 2013 . HBOS Insurance and Investment Group Limited . It also used to own UK investment manager Insight Investment Management Limited . The Bank of New York Mellon acquired Insight in 2009 .
Haplogroup F ( mtDNA ) . Haplogroup F is a human mitochondrial DNA ( mtDNA ) haplogroup . The clade is most common in East Asia and South East Asia . It has not been found among Native Americans . It is a primary branch of haplogroup of haplogroup R9b . Distribution . The F haplogroup is fairly common in East Asia . High frequencies of the clade are found among the Lahu from Yunnan ( 33 % - 77 % , average 52 % ) , Nicobar Islands ( 50 % ) , Shors from Kemerovo Oblast of Siberia ( 41 % ) , and Arunachal Pradesh , India ( 31 % ) . There is also an important frequency in Taiwanese aborigines , Khakas , Kets , Han Chinese ( and , thus , nearly all of China ) , Lombok , Sumba , Thailand , and Vietnam . Its distribution extends with low frequency to the Tharu of southern Nepal and the Bashkirs of the southern Urals . Haplogroup F also occurs at low frequencies on the Comoros Islands ( < 10 % ) . Subclades . F1a clearly predominates among the representatives of haplogroup F in Southeast Asia , but subclades of this haplogroup have been found in populations as far north as the Buryats of Siberia . F1b tends to become more frequent as a fraction of total F in populations of the northern parts of East Asia and Central Asia , such as Mongols , Kazakhs , Uyghurs , and Japanese , but it is most frequent as a fraction of the total population in areas inhabited by Tai peoples , such as Thailand , Guangxi , and southern Yunnan . It is also notably frequent among the Yi people . There are odd exclaves of F1b in Gaininsk Bashkirs of Perm Oblast and Croats of Hvar Island . F2 has been found mainly in the form of F2a , which has been observed in more than 10 % of a couple samples of Nu and Lisu from Gongshan , Yunnan . F2 has been found with frequencies exceeding 5 % in several other populations of Southwest China , Guangxi , and Hainan , including the Han majority population . Outside of southwestern China , F2 has been found with frequency greater than 5 % in a sample of Oirat Mongols from Xinjiang and a sample of Khakas from Khakassia , with the former population boasting particularly high diversity within this clade . F3 is especially common among Austronesian peoples of Taiwan and the Malay Archipelago , but it also has been found in many populations of Southwest China and South-Central China , and in a sample of Hans from Xinjiang . F4 has been found mainly in aboriginal populations of Taiwan and Hainan , with some representatives among samples of Filipinos from Luzon , Indonesians from Sumatra , and Hans and Uzbeks from Xinjiang . Tree . This phylogenetic tree of haplogroup F subclades is based on the paper by Mannis van Oven and Manfred Kayser `` Updated comprehensive phylogenetic tree of global human mitochondrial DNA variation '' and subsequent published research .
Hakkı Keskin . Professor Dr. Hakkı Keskin ( born 12 February 1943 in Maçka , Trabzon , Turkey ) is a Turkish-German politician with the Left Party ( `` die Linkspartei '' ) , formerly of the Social Democratic Party of Germany ( SPD ) and a professor of Political Science . He was the first person of Turkish descent to become a member of a German parliament ( the Bürgerschaft in Hamburg ) and is seen as one of the prominent leaders of the country 's Turkish community . Biography . Born in Turkey , Keskin went to High school in Erzincan and moved to Germany to pursue his tertiary education at the Free University of Berlin where he obtained a PhD in Political Science . Returning to Turkey , he served as a planning advisor to Turkish prime minister Bülent Ecevit . In 1980 , he joined academia of the Professional School for Administration and Justice in Berlin . In 1982 , he became a professor for politics and migration policy at the Hamburg University of Applied Sciences ( HAW ) . Keskin became the first person of Turkish descent to become a member of a German parliament in 1993 , as representative in the Bürgerschaft of the Free and Hanseatic city of Hamburg for the SPD . In 1995 , he formed the `` Türkische Gemeinde Deutschlands '' , a Turkish community organization , to which he became president . In June 2005 , he withdrew from the Social Democratic Party in protest of its policies and joined the Left Party for whom he subsequently became an opposition MDB in the September 2005 elections . His move prompted the defection of German Federal Constitutional Court justice Wolfgang Neskovic , and the former SPD leader in Baden-Württemberg , Ulrich Maurer from the Social Democrats to the Left Party . Hakkı Keskin is married with two children .
Mid Delta Regional Airport . Mid-Delta Airport is a public use airport in unincorporated Washington County , Mississippi , United States . It is located five nautical miles ( 6 mi , 9 km ) northeast of the central business district of Greenville , the city that owns the airport . It is served by one commercial airline , Boutique Air , which is subsidized by the Essential Air Service program . Formerly , the facility was known as Greenville Air Force Base . As per the Federal Aviation Administration , this airport had 6,310 passenger boardings ( enplanements ) in calendar year 2008 , 6,290 in 2009 , 6,609 in 2010 , 7,417 in 2011 , and 5,181 in 2012 . The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a `` non-primary commercial service '' airport . Facilities and aircraft . Mid-Delta Regional Airport is the only commercial airport located in the Mississippi Delta . Located approximately north of central Greenville , MDRA is situated on of land , with a sizable portion in the Mid-Delta Empowerment Zone . A controlled airfield , MDRA has a control tower which is manned from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. , seven days a week . The facility has two runways , the primary being 18L/36R which is composed of an asphalt surface wide by long . Runway 18L/36R is a precision approach runway with an Instrument landing System ( ILS ) , medium approach lighting system with rails , ( MALSR ) approach lights and High Intensity Runway Lights ( HIRLs ) . A parallel runway , 18R/36L , has an asphalt and concrete surface with a width of and length of . Runway 18R/36L is a non-precision runway with Medium Intensity Runway Lights , ( MIRL ) . The runways are connected by six taxiways . Ramp space is abundant , with of concrete ramp area . For the 12-month period ending December 31 , 2009 , the airport had 37,295 aircraft operations , an average of 102 per day : 47 % military , 30 % air taxi , 23 % general aviation , and < 1 % scheduled commercial . At that time there were 17 aircraft based at this airport : 88 % single-engine and 12 % jet . History . Historically , the airport had scheduled passenger service provided by Southern Airways with Douglas DC-9-10 jetliners . Southern operated nonstop flights to Memphis with direct service to Baton Rouge and New Orleans via an intermediate stop in Monroe , Louisiana and also on a direct , one stop basis to Atlanta . Other flights operated by Southern continued on direct , no change of plane routings to Chicago , Orlando and Fort Lauderdale . Southern then merged with North Central Airlines to form Republic Airlines which in turn continued to serve Greenville . Republic operated DC-9 jet service to Memphis , Baton Rouge and New Orleans , and also provided direct , one stop or two stop jet service to Atlanta . Some Republic jet flights continued on to Washington D.C. ( Dulles Airport ) and New York City ( LaGuardia Airport ) on a direct , no change of plane basis . Republic subsequently ceased all flights from Greenville and withdrew from the market . In May 2015 , SeaPort Airlines announced that it planned to end service to and from the airport . After receiving proposals from four airlines , the Greenville city council unanimously chose Boutique Air as its next airline . On 2 June 2018 , a storm system destroyed the hangar and most of the aircraft at the airport .
Piórków-Kolonia . Piórków-Kolonia is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Baćkowice , within Opatów County , Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship , in south-central Poland . It lies approximately west of Baćkowice , west of Opatów , and east of the regional capital Kielce . The village has a population of 420 .
Tide ( brand ) . Tide is a laundry detergent owned and produced by American multinational Procter & Gamble . Introduced in 1946 , it is the highest selling detergent brand in the world , with an estimated 14.3 percent of the global market . Background . The household chore of doing the laundry began to change with the introduction of washing powders in the 1880s . These new laundry products were pulverized soap . New cleaning-product marketing successes , such as the 1890s introduction of the N. K. Fairbank Company 's `` Gold Dust Washing Powder '' ( which used a breakthrough hydrogenation process in its formulation ) , and Hudson 's heavily advertised product , Rinso , proved that there was a ready market for better cleaning agents . Henkel & Cie 's `` self-activating '' ( or self bleaching ) cleaner , Persil ; ( introduced in 1907 ) ; the early synthetic detergent , BASF 's Fewa ( introduced in 1932 ) ; and Procter & Gamble 's 1933 totally synthetic creation , Dreft ( marketed for use on infant-wear ) —all indicated significant advances in the laundry cleaning product market . The detergent business was further revolutionized with the discovery of the alkylbenzene sulfonates , which , when combined with the use of chemical `` builders '' , made machine washing with hard water possible . This presented Procter and Gamble with the opportunity to create a product such as Tide . History . The original Tide laundry detergent was a synthetic designed specifically for heavy-duty , machine cleaning ( an advance over the milder cleaning capabilities of FeWA and Dreft ) . Tide was first introduced in U.S. test markets in 1946 as the world 's first heavy-duty detergent , with nationwide distribution accomplished in 1949 . Tide claimed it was `` America 's Washday Favorite . '' Authority was quickly gained in the U.S. detergent market , dwarfing the sales of Ivory Snow ; and accelerating the demise of two of its main competing products , Rinso and Gold Dust Washing Powder , both then Lever Brothers brands . These other brands came in the more familiar soap-powder and soap-flake forms . Tide , however , came shaped as a white powdered bead . The line was expanded to include an orange-tinted clear liquid form in 1984 . Today , most formulations of liquid Tide , both concentrated and regular , are dark blue , with the exception of `` Tide Free '' , which is clear . Each year , Tide researchers duplicate the mineral content of water from all parts of the United States and wash 50,000 loads of laundry to test Tide detergent 's consistency and performance . In 2006 , the development of Tide was designated an ACS National Historic Chemical Landmark in recognition of its significance as the first heavy-duty synthetic detergent . Tide has more than 30 % of the liquid-detergent market , with more than twice as much in sales as the second most-popular brand Gain , although it costs about 50 % more than the average liquid detergent . In some areas , Tide has become such a hot commodity item , that criminals steal it from stores to resell . Police call the detergent `` liquid gold '' on the black market and it has been known to be traded or sold for illegal drugs . Brand . In a 2009 survey , consumers ranked Tide among the three brands they would be least likely to give up during the Great Recession . The Tide trademark is an easily recognized , distinctive orange-and-yellow bulls-eye . This original logo was designed by Donald Deskey , an architect and famous industrial designer . The logo was slightly modified for the product 's fiftieth anniversary in 1996 , and remains in use today . Tide was the first product to be nationally packaged using Day-Glo colors—strikingly eye-catching when first introduced in 1959 . The Tide brand is on at least six powders and liquid detergents in the United States . Product line . Tide is marketed under various sub-brands , such as 2x Ultra Tide . In the late 1960s and early 1970s , it was branded as Tide XK ( the XK standing for Xtra Kleaning ) , but it was rebranded simply as Tide later . An addition to the Tide family , Tide Coldwater was formulated to remove stains while saving energy because it does not require hot or even warm water . Tide Free is marketed as being free from dyes or perfumes . Tide-To-Go is a product packaged in a pen-like format and intended to remove small stains on the spot , without further laundering . In Puerto Rico and elsewhere in Latin America , the Tide formula is marketed under the name Ace ( except in Ecuador and Panama , where it is sold under the same Tide brand as is in current use in the U.S. ) In Turkey , Tide is branded as Alo . In Poland , it is sold as Vizir . In Hong Kong , Malaysia and Singapore , it is sold as Fab , a brand acquired in 2006 from Colgate-Palmolive . Tide is sold in the UK as Daz ; they have the marking `` Daz/Vizir/Tide '' on the back and bear the same distinctive design . Since 2012 , Tide has sold laundry detergent pods , making an estimated 15 % of market sales . In late 2017 , an Internet meme was popularized around the concept of eating Tide Pods and , as a result , many YouTubers attempted the extremely dangerous `` Tide Pods Challenge . '' Sponsorships . Tide has also sponsored a few things like NASCAR stock cars , notably as the `` Tide Ride '' . Darrell Waltrip drove the # 17 Tide-sponsored Chevy for Hendrick Motorsports . The relationship lasted from 1987 to 1990 and won the 1989 Daytona 500 along the way . Waltrip left the team to form his own team . Tide then sponsored Ricky Rudd in the # 5 car after Levi Garrett left Hendrick . Rudd drove for Hendrick until 1993 , when he left the racing team , also to form his own team and taking the Tide sponsorship . Rudd Performance Motorsports ran from 1994–1999 and won the 4th Brickyard 400 in 1997 . After Rudd became winless in his first time in 17 seasons , Tide left Rudd after being lured by Calvin Well 's new team PPI Motorsports . The new team 's number was 32 , which was a combination of 17 , 5 , and 10 added all up . Scott Pruett was the first driver but after DNQing 6 times and no Top 10s . Ricky Craven took over in 2001 and responded with a win at Martinsville Speedway . He went winless in 2002 , but one year later , he won the closest race in NASCAR history at Darlington in the Carolina Dodge Dealers 400 , rubbing with Kurt Busch for laps and with a margin-of-victory of 0.002 . It is tied for the closest finish in Cup Series history . After no Top 10s halfway through the 2004 season , Craven left PPI and was replaced by Bobby Hamilton , Jr. for 2004 and 2005 . Travis Kvapil ran for PPI in 2006 but with four DNQ 's . Tide left the sport before it was going to sponsor one of Well 's proposed Toyota teams in 2007 . Tide was on Kevin Harvick 's truck a few times , but Kroger was promoting the car with it . Tide made its Cup series return in September 2016 , when it sponsored Matt Kenseth 's No . 20 car for a Darlington tribute scheme . Tide extended their sponsorship to Joe Gibbs Racing to three races in 2017 .
Fred Katz . Frederick Carl Katz ( 21 May 1877 – 13 December 1960 ) was an Australian politician . Born in Adelaide , South Australia , he received a primary education before moving to Victoria in 1898 , where he became a clerk . He was secretary of the Federated Clerks ' Union and the Miscellaneous Workers ' Union , and was also President of the Victorian Trades Hall Council . In 1946 , he was elected to the Australian Senate as a Labor Senator for Victoria , taking his seat in 1947 . He was defeated in 1951 , and was later a deputy member of the Victorian Industrial Court of Appeals . Katz died in 1960 .
The Crossing , California . The Crossing is an unincorporated community in Lassen County , California . It is located on Willow Creek north-northwest of Litchfield , at an elevation of 4528 feet ( 1380 m ) .
Wadsley Bridge . Wadsley Bridge is a suburb of Sheffield , South Yorkshire , England , northwest of the city centre . The area is a mixture of residential housing and small industrial and commercial premises . The suburb falls within the Hillsborough ward of the City . Etymology . Wadsley Bridge was named after the bridge at called High Bridge near the eastern end of the Sheffield Wednesday ground in what is now called Owlerton . The bridge carried the track between the villages of Ecclesfield and Wadsley over the River Don in the early 17th century , and the immediate area around the bridge became known as Wadsley Bridge . The original description was “ the hamlet near the bridge at Wadsley ” . The centre of the suburb has now moved northerly being centred on the railway bridge over the A61 road at and many people think that the district is named after this bridge . History . Wadsley Bridge started to expand during the 18th century when water power was harnessed and various mills were built on the River Don on Clay Wheels Lane and at the foot of Leppings Lane . John Hoult had a paper mill which was later converted into a steel tilt and run by the Sanderson Bros firm . The suburb was changed by the opening of the Sheffield , Ashton-Under-Lyne and Manchester Railway in 1845 ; Wadsley Bridge railway station was opened to serve the community and the railway bridge was constructed over the rough trail which went north to Ecclesfield which was later to become the A61 . The Sheffield Tramway was extended to Wadsley Bridge in June 1924 with the ground beneath the railway bridge having to be excavated so the tram could pass under . The bridge itself was a small stone arched structure which double decker buses later had trouble getting under , having to move into the middle of the road to avoid hitting the stonework . It was replaced in the early 1970s when the A61 became dual carriageway , by a higher and wider structure . Other industrial facilities in the area by the start of the 20th century included the Lepping Forge iron and steel works at the junction of Leppings Lane and Penistone Road , built by Joseph Clifton Allen ( died 1924 ) . This was demolished in the 1960s after the death of Joseph 's son , Charles Edmund Allen ( died December 1954 ) , and the site is now a petrol station . Niagara Works on Clay Wheels Lane produced edge tools ; the firm was named after the Niagara weir on the River Don . Moss and Gamble ’ s forge at the foot of Fox Hill Road had a ten-ton steam hammer , the biggest in Sheffield at the time . The Moss and Gamble site had two ponds to supply water to the works which in the 1960s were filled in and used for new housing ; the factory itself has been converted into flats and called Baxter Mews . ELG Carrs Stainless Steels is a large firm in the district formerly known as Richard W Carr & Co Ltd , it was formed in 1902 and produces special and stainless steels . Other prominent steel firms in the area are Hillfoot Steels and Hillsborough Steelstock Ltd. Fletchers Bakery on Clay Wheels Lane opened as a small bakehouse in 1923 and grew to a firm employing 650 people in 2006 when it suffered a catastrophic fire in July of that year . Wadsley Bridge school was built in 1906 being demolished in 1997 and is now the site of a large fitness business . One of the oldest companies in the area is the John Fairest funeral directors who have been in the district since 1880 . Christ Church , Wadsley Bridge . In 1895 the new church parish of Hillsborough and Wadsley Bridge was created for the district out of the Wadsley parish . The new parish ’ s first minister was the Reverend William Sykes and his intention was to build two churches , one for Hillsborough and one for Wadsley Bridge at each end of the parish . Christ Church was built on Halifax Road just above the Wadsley Bridge railway bridge at the site of a tin tabernacle which had stood since 1877 and was so dilapidated that pieces could be broken from it . The new church cost £3,600 , it is not outstanding architecturally being built in the Perpendicular Gothic style with no spire or tower . The highlight of the interior is the stained glass east window which depicts the Trinity and was designed by Harry Stammers of York . The church was consecrated by William Dalrymple Maclagan , Archbishop of York on 10 October 1902 . The second church intended for the Hillsborough part of the parish was never built . Niagara Recreation Ground . The Niagara ground is the present day venue of the South Yorkshire Police Sports and Social Club , opened by the Princess Royal on 23 August 1928 . It was built on a former Victorian tip on land purchased from the Duke of Norfolk for £3,700 . There are facilities for many sports and the pavilion is available for conferences , weddings , banquets and family occasions . Present day . Wadsley Bridge continues to develop ; the Kilner Way retail park opened in the 1970s , being built on the site of an old brick works and sandstone quarry . In 2008 it underwent a complete revamp with the old buildings being pulled down and eight new large retail unit being built for shops such as Halfords and Matalan . Development in recent years has given the area at the foot of Leppings Lane a Burger King and a Carphone Warehouse , built utilising the roof of the former service station on the site . There are three public houses in Wadsley Bridge , the New Bridge Inn dates from 1833 , originally the New Inn but renamed in the 1970s when the new railway bridge was constructed , the Railway and the Pheasant . Recently demolished are the Gate Inn which dated originally from 1828 ; it was demolished in the early 1970s when the A61 was widened and new pub put in its place , and the Travellers which dated from 1881 although parts of the building were probably much older . Both pubs were demolished in late August 2012 to make way for a Sainsbury 's supermarket . Construction of the supermarket was started in May 2014 and it opened on 26 November 2014 .
Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities , Stockholm . The Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities ( ) , located in Stockholm , Sweden , is a museum launched by Sweden 's Parliament in 1926 , with the Swedish archaeologist Johan Gunnar Andersson ( 1874–1960 ) as founding director . The museum is located on Skeppsholmen in the building Tyghuset and since 1999 the museum is a part of the public Swedish National Museums of World Culture . Overview . The museum was originally based mainly on Andersson 's groundbreaking discoveries in China , during the 1920s , of a hitherto unknown East Asian prehistory . The museum today has wide-ranging collections also from Japan , Korea and India . It exhibits of both archeology , classical arts and contemporary culture , and holds a large research library open to the public . The last time the museum published a comprehensive catalog was 1963 ( `` Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities : Album '' ) . The museum also publishes an annual journal focused on research on ancient East Asia , the ' .
Bend Arch–Fort Worth Basin . The Bend Arch–Fort Worth Basin Province is a major petroleum producing geological system which is primarily located in North Central Texas and southwestern Oklahoma . It is officially designated by the United States Geological Survey ( USGS ) as Province 045 and classified as the Barnett-Paleozoic Total Petroleum System ( TPS ) . Introduction . Oil and gas in Province 045 are produced from carbonate and clastic rock reservoirs ranging in age from the Ordovician to the Permian . The 1995 USGS Assessment of undiscovered , technically recoverable oil and gas identified six conventional plays in Province 045 , which are listed below in Table 1 : One continuous unconventional play , the `` Mississippian Barnett Shale '' ( 4503 ) , was also considered . The cumulative mean of undiscovered resource for conventional plays was : of oil , of natural gas liquids , associated gas , and non-associated gas . Table 1 . 1 . Assessment unit number also indicates time span of stratigraphic units . The United States Geological Survey 's assessment of undiscovered conventional oil and gas and undiscovered continuous ( unconventional ) gas within Province 045 resulted in estimated means of ( Tcf ) of undiscovered natural gas , of undiscovered oil , and a mean of of undiscovered natural gas liquids . Nearly all of the undiscovered gas resource ( 98 % , or is considered to be in continuous accumulations of nonassociated gas trapped in strata of two of the three Mississippian-age Barnett Shale Assessment Units ( AUs ) - the Greater Newark East Frac-Barrier Continuous Barnett Shale Gas AU and the Extended Continuous Barnett Shale Gas AU combined ) . The remaining of undiscovered gas resource in the province is in conventional nonassociated gas accumulations or and associated/dissolved gas in conventional oil accumulations ( or . The Barnett-Paleozoic TPS is estimated to contain a mean of of conventional gas , or about 88 % of all undiscovered conventional gas , and about of conventional oil , or about 65 % of all undiscovered oil in Province 045 . Continuous-type accumulations include fractured shale and fractured limestone oil and gas , basin-centered gas , coal bed gas , and tight reservoir gas . They typically cover large areas , have source rocks in close association with these unconventional reservoir rocks , and are mostly gas ( and in some cases oil ) charged throughout their extent . Continuous accumulations commonly have transition zones that grade into more conventional accumulations . Boundary . The Fort Worth Basin and Bend Arch lie entirely within North Central Texas covering an area of . The southern and eastern boundaries are defined by county lines that generally follow the Ouachita structural front , although a substantial portion of this structural feature is included near Dallas . The north boundary follows the Texas-Oklahoma State line in the east , where the province includes parts of the Sherman Basin and Muenster Arch . In the west , the north boundary follows the north-east county lines of Oklahoma 's three southwestern counties ( Harmon , Jackson and Tillman Counties ) , which include the south flank of the Wichita Mountains and the Hollis Basin . The western boundary trends north-south along county lines defining the junction with the Permian Basin where part of the eastern shelf of the Permian Basin lies in Province 045 . Structural elements . Major structural features include the Muenster and Red River Arches to the north , and the Bend and Lampasas Arches along the central part of Province 045 . Along the east portion is an area that includes the Eastern Shelf and Concho Arch , collectively known as the `` Concho Platform '' . The Mineral Wells fault runs northeast-southwest through Palo Pinto , Parker , Wise , and Denton Counties and joins with the Newark East fault system . The fault system bisects the Newark East Field ( NE-F ) creating a zone of poor production in Barnett Shale gas reservoirs . Several faults that cut basement and lower Paleozoic rocks in the southern part of the province are identified at the Ordovician Ellenburger Group stratigraphic level . These faults and associated structures formed during development of the Llano Uplift and Fort Worth Basin with faulting ending by the early Missourian . Fort Worth Basin . Evolution of the Fort Worth Basin and Bend Arch structures are critical to understanding burial histories and hydrocarbon generation . The asymmetrical , wedge-shaped Fort Worth Basin is a peripheral Paleozoic foreland basin with about of strata preserved in its deepest northeast portion adjacent to the Muenster Arch and Ouachita structural belt . The basin resembles other basins of the Ouachita structural belt , such as the Black Warrior , Arkoma , Val Verde , and Marfa Basins that formed in front of the advancing Ouachita structural belt as it was thrust onto the margin of North America . Thrusting occurred during a late Paleozoic episode of plate convergence . Bend Arch . The Bend Arch extends north from the Llano Uplift . It is a broad subsurface , north-plunging , positive structure . The arch formed as a hingeline by down-warping of its eastern flank due to subsidence of the Fort Worth Basin during early stages of development of the Ouachita structural belt in the Late Mississippian and west tilting in the late Paleozoic which formed the Midland Basin . There is disagreement on the structural history of the Bend Arch . Flippen ( 1982 ) suggested it acted as a fulcrum and is a flexure and structural high and that only minor uplift occurred in the area to form an erosional surface on the Chester-age limestones that were deposited directly on top of the Barnett . In contrast , Cloud and Barnes ( 1942 ) suggested periodic upwarp of the Bend flexure from mid-Ordovician through Early Pennsylvanian time resulted in several unconformities . The Red River Arch and the Muenster Arch also became dominant structural features during the Late Mississippian and Early Pennsylvanian . General stratigraphy . Hydrocarbon production from Ordovician and Mississippian formations is mostly from carbonate reservoirs , whereas production in the Pennsylvanian through Lower-Permian Wolfcamp ) is mostly from clastic reservoirs . The sedimentary section in the Fort Worth Basin is underlain by Precambrian granite and diorite . Cambrian rocks include granite conglomerate , sandstones , and shale that are overlain by marine carbonate rocks and shale . No production has been reported from Cambrian rocks . The Silurian , Devonian , Jurassic , and Triassic are absent in the Fort Worth Basin . From Cambrian through Mississippian time , the Fort Worth Basin area was part of a stable cratonic shelf with deposition dominated by carbonates . Ellenburger Group carbonate rocks represent a broad epeiric carbonate platform covering most of Texas and central North America during the Early Ordovician . A pronounced drop in sea level sometime between Late Ordovician and earliest Pennsylvanian time , perhaps related to the broad , mid-North American , mid-Carboniferous unconformity , resulted in prolonged platform exposure . This erosional event removed any Silurian and Devonian rocks that may have been present . The Barnett Shale was deposited over the resulting unconformity . Provenance of the terrigenous material that constitutes the Barnett Shale was from Ouachita thrust sheets and the reactivation of older structures such as the Muenster Arch . Post-Barnett deposition continued without interruption as a sequence of extremely hard and dense limestones were laid down . These limestones have often been confused with the lower part of the overlying Marble Falls Formation ( Early Pennsylsvnian ) , and they have never been formally named , although they are widely referenced in the literature as the `` Forestburg Formation . '' Since the underlying Barnett is generally assumed to be Late Mississippian Chester in age , the superposed Forestburg is occasionally referred to informally as `` the Chester Limestones . '' As the shallow Late Mississippian seas spread southward and westward from the subsiding Southern Oklahoma Aulacogen , they inundated an uneven Lower Paleozoic surface and almost immediately initiated the growth of reef-forming organic communities . All of the Mississippian-age reef complexes whose bases have been penetrated by boreholes have been found , without exception , to be resting directly upon the underlying Ordovician rocks . But although reef growth began at the same time as Barnett Shale deposition , the reefs did not survive to the end of Barnett time ; all known Chappel reefs are immediately overlain by the typical Barnett Shale facies except for a very few in central Clay County that have been very deeply breached by pre-Atokan erosion . The reef complexes are subdivisible into three constituent facies : the reef core , the reef flanks , and the inter-reef area . The reef cores are porous enough to serve as stratigraphic traps for oil and gas , and they have yielded excellent production in the northern part of the Fort Worth Basin for three-quarters of a century . The Chappel buildups are often referred to as “ pinnacle reefs , ” but that is a misnomer . They may appear as pinnacles on a cross section with an exaggerated vertical scale ( see cross sections A-A′ and B-B′ above ) , but in reality they have almost exactly the same height/width aspect ratio as a fried chicken egg sunny side up . The reef core , of course , is represented by the egg yolk , and the reef flank debris are represented by the egg white . The inter-reef facies is represented by a black , calcareous , bituminous shale . Where it occurs in Jack County it is typically 30 to 40 feet ( 9 to 12 meters ) thick , and it is synonymous with the calcareous basal shale member of the Barnett . Consequently , the proximity of a given borehole to a nearby reef complex can be qualitatively estimated by the degree to which this lower member of the Barnett has been impregnated with calcite . Clastic rocks of provenance similar to the Barnett dominate the Pennsylvanian part of the stratigraphic section in the Bend Arch–Fort Worth Basin . With progressive subsidence of the basin during the Pennsylvanian , the western basin hinge line and carbonate shelf , continued migrating west . Deposition of thick basinal clastic rocks of the Atoka , Strawn , and Canyon Formations occurred at this time . These Mid- and Late Pennsylvanian rocks consist mostly of sandstones and conglomerates with fewer and thinner limestone beds . Petroleum production history . Hydrocarbon shows were first encountered in Province 045 during the mid-nineteenth century while drilling water wells . Sporadic exploration began following the Civil War , and the first commercial oil discoveries occurred in the early 1900s . In 1917 , discovery of Ranger field stimulated one of the largest exploration and development `` booms '' in Texas . The Ranger field produces from the Atoka-Bend formation , a sandstone-conglomerate reservoir that directly overlies the Barnett formation . Operators drilled more than 1,000 wildcats in and around the Fort Worth Basin attempting to duplicate the success of Ranger . These wildcat efforts resulted in the discovery of more fields and production from numerous other reservoirs including Strawn fluvial/deltaic sandstones , Marble Falls carbonate bank limestones , the Barnett siliceous shale , and occasional upper Ellenburger dolomitic limestones . By 1960 , the province reached a mature stage of exploration and development as demonstrated by the high density and distribution of well penetrations and productive wells . A majority of the commercial hydrocarbons consist of oil in Pennsylvanian reservoirs . Province 045 is among the more active drilling areas during the resurgence of domestic drilling , which began after the OPEC oil embargo in 1973 . It has consistently appeared on the list of the ten most active provinces in terms of wells completed and footage drilled . More than 9100 oil wells and 4,520 gas wells were drilled and completed in this area from 1974 to 1980 . Cumulative production in Province 045 from conventional reservoirs prior to the 1995 USGS Assessment was of oil , of gas , and of natural gas liquids . Cumulative gas production from the Barnett Shale for the first half of 2002 was ; annual production for 2002 was estimated at . Source rock . The primary source rock of the Bend Arch–Fort Worth Basin is Mississippian Chester-age Barnett Shale , perhaps including the overlying Chesterian Forestburg Formation . The Barnett commonly exhibits an uncommonly high gamma-ray log response . Other potential source rocks of secondary importance are Early Pennsylvanian and include dark fine-grained carbonate rock and shale units within the Marble Falls Limestone and the black shale facies of the Smithwick/Atoka Shale . The Barnett Shale was deposited over much of North Central Texas ; however , because of post-depositional erosion , the present distribution of Barnett is limited to Province 045 . The Barnett/Forestburg Chesterian interval is over thick along the southwest flank of the Muenster Arch . It is eroded in areas along the Red River-Electra and Muenster Arches to the north , the Llano uplift to the south where it outcrops , and the easternmost portion of the province where the Barnett laps onto the Eastern Shelf-Concho Platform . Average total organic carbon ( TOC ) content in the Barnett Shale is about 4 % and TOC is as high as 12 % in samples from outcrops along the Llano uplift on the south flank of the Fort Worth Basin . It has geochemical characteristics similar to other Devonian-Mississippian black shales found elsewhere in the US ( e.g. , Woodford , Bakken , New Albany , and Chattanooga Formations ) . These black shales all contain oil-prone organic matter ( Type II kerogen ) based on hydrogen indices above 350 milligrams of hydrocarbons per gram of TOC and generate a similar type of high quality oil ( low sulfur , > 30 API gravity ) . Although kerogen cracking decomposition is a source of oil and gas from the Barnett Shale , the principal source of gas in the Newark East Field is from cracking of oil and bitumen . Thermal maturity . Low maturation levels in the Barnett Shale at vitrinite reflectance ( Ro ) , estimated at 0.6-0.7 % , yield oils of 38° API gravity in Brown County . Oils found in Shackelford , Throckmorton , and Callahan Counties as well , as in Montague County , are derived from Barnett Shale at the middle of the zone of oil generation ( oil window ) thermal maturities levels ( ≈0.9 % Ro ) . Although condensate is associated with gas production in Wise County , Barnett source rock maturity is generally 1.1 % Ro or greater . The zone of wet gas generation is in the 1.1-1.4 % Ro range , whereas the primary zone of dry gas generation ( main gas window ) begins at a Ro of 1.4 % . Thermal maturity of Barnett Shale can also be derived from TOC and Rock-Eval ( Tmax ) measurements . Although Tmax is not very reliable for high maturity kerogens due to poor pyrolysis peak yields and peak shape , the extent of kerogen transformation can be utilized . For example , Barnett Shale having a 4.5 % TOC and a hydrogen index of less than 100 is in the wet or dry gas windows with equivalent Ro values greater than 1.1 % TOC . In contrast , low maturity Barnett Shale from Lampasas County outcrops have initial TOC values averaging about 12 % with hydrocarbon potentials averaging 9.85 % by volume . A good average value for Barnett Shale is derived from the Mitcham # 1 well in Brown County where TOC is 4.2 % and hydrocarbon potential is 3.37 % by volume . Using these data we can determine TOC values will decrease 36 % during maturation from the immature stage to the gas-generation window . Samples from the T. P. Simms well in the Newark East gas-producing area have average TOC values of 4.5 % , but greater than 90 % of the organic matter is converted to hydrocarbons . Thus , its original TOC was about 7.0 % with an initial estimated potential of 5.64 % by volume . Any oil generated would be expelled into shallow ( or deeper ) horizons as in the west and north , or cracked to gas where measured vitrinite reflectance is above 1.1 % Ro . Hydrocarbon generation . The Barnett Shale is thermally mature for hydrocarbon generation over most of its area . Barnett source rock is presently in the oil-generation window along the north and west parts of the province , and in the gas window on the east half of the Barnett-Paleozoic TPS . Expulsion of high-quality oil from the Barnett was episodic and began at low ( Ro = 0.6 % ) thermal maturity . Thirty-two oils from Wise and Jack Counties were analyzed to determine the characteristics of the generating source rock . API gravity and sulfur content were integrated with high-resolution gas chromatography ( GC ) and Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry ( GCMS ) analyses . The API gravity of the oils ranges from 35° to 62° and sulfur contents are low ( < 0.2 % ) , which is characteristic of high thermal maturity oils . Biomarkers from GCMS analyses show oils were sourced from marine shale , based on sterane distribution and the presence of diasteranes . Carbon isotopic analyses of saturated and aromatic hydrocarbon fractions support hydrocarbon generation from a single-source unit . In the main gas-producing area of fractured Barnett Shale , the gas generation window is along a trend sub-parallel to the Ouachita thrust front . Jarvie ( 2001 ) reported the British Thermal Unit ( BTU ) content of Barnett gas is directly proportional to Ro levels . Reservoir rocks . Reservoir rocks include clastic and carbonate rocks ranging in age from Ordovician to Early Permian . Most production from conventional reservoirs is from Pennsylvanian rocks , whereas the only recognized production from unconventional accumulations is from Mississippian fractured Barnett Shale and early Pennsylvanian ( Atokan ? ) fractured Marble Falls Limestone . Conglomerate of the Pennsylvanian Bend Group is the main producing reservoir in the Boonsville Bend Field with cumulative production through 2001 exceeding of gas . Oil sourced from Barnett Shale is produced from numerous reservoir rocks in the Bend Arch–Fort Worth Basin , including Barnett Shale , Caddo Formation , Canyon Group , Chappel Limestone , Bend Group , and Ellenburger Group . Seal rocks . Seal rocks in the Barnett-Paleozoic TPS are mostly shale units and dense , low permeability carbonate rock that are distributed on both regional and local scales . Although these formations are not considered seal rocks in areas where they are tight and not water wet , they serve as barriers confining hydraulic-induced fracturing ( `` frac barriers '' ) and help retain formation pressures during well stimulation . Traps . Traps for conventional hydrcocarbon accumulations are mostly stratigraphic for carbonate rock reservoirs and both structural and stratigraphic in clastic-rock reservoirs . Stratigraphic traps in carbonate rocks result from a combination of facies and depositional topography , erosion , updip pinchout of facies , and diagenetically controlled enhanced-permeability and porosity zones . A good example of a carbonate stratigraphic trap is the pinnacle reef traps of the Chappel Limestone , where local porous grainstone and packstone are restricted to isolated buildups or reef clusters on the eroded Ellenburger Group . Chappel pinnacle reefs are draped and sealed by the overlying Barnett Shale . Stratigraphic traps in Pennsylvanian Atoka sandstones and conglomerates are mainly pinch outs related to facies changes or erosional truncation . Fractured Barnett Shale . Lesser amounts of high-quality ( 35-40° API gravity , low sulfur ) oil is produced from Barnett Shale in the province 's north and western portions where it exhibits low thermal maturity ( Ro ≈ 0.6 % ) . Similar quality oils ( 40-50° API gravity ) , and condensates associated with gas are produced in Wise County where the Barnett is of higher thermal maturity . Gas production is from hydraulically fractured black siliceous shale . Calorific values of gases from NE-F commonly range between 1,050-1,300 BTU . The Barnett 's main producing facies is a black , organic-rich siliceous shale with a mean composition of about 45 % quartz , 27 % clay ( mostly illite/smectite , and illite ) , 10 % carbonate ( calcite , dolomite , and siderite ) , 5 % feldspar , 5 % pyrite , and 5 % TOC . Average porosity in the productive portions is about 6 % and matrix permeability is measured in nanodarcies . The siliceous nature of the Barnett Shale , and its relation to fracture enhancement in NE-F , was noted by Lancaster . Also , the second assessment unit , where the Barnett Shale subcrop is Ellenburger Group carbonate rocks , is being tested by several operators . The unit 's resource potential will be guided by the results of current testing with directional wells and various completion methods to determine optimum completion techniques for gas recovery . In 2002 , Devon Energy reported the mean EUR for Newark East Barnett gas wells is of gas . The progressive increase in EUR in Barnett wells is the result of improved geologic and engineering concepts that guide development of the Barnett continuous gas play . Moreover , recompletion of wells after about five years of production commonly adds to its EUR .
Black Girls Code . Black Girls Code ( BGC ' '' ) is a not-for-profit organization that focuses on providing technology education for African-American girls . Kimberly Bryant , an electrical engineer who had worked in biotech for over 20 years , founded Black Girls Code in 2011 to rectify the underrepresentation of female African-Americans in the technology industry . The organization offers programs in computer programming , coding , as well as website , robot , and mobile application-building , with the goal of providing African-American youth with the skills to occupy some of the 1.4 million computing job openings expected to be available in the U.S. in 2020 . Founding . Bryant was inspired to start BGC after her gamer daughter , Kai , attended a computing summer camp and was disappointed in the experience . Her daughter was one in a handful of girls who were at the camp and was the only African American girl present . She also noted that the boys at the camp were given much more attention from the counselors than the few girls there . In an interview with `` Ebony '' , Bryant stated , `` I wanted to find a way to engage and interest my daughter in becoming a digital creative instead of just a consumer , and I did not find other programs that were targeted to girls like her from underrepresented communities . '' Organization . BGC has become a rapidly growing phenomenon , quickly expanding in the USA and abroad . Headquartered in Bayview-Hunters Point , San Francisco , the organization grew to 2,000 students by August 2013 within the 7 established institutions operating in 7 States across the US , as well as in Johannesburg , South Africa . BGC seeks to double their reach by adding chapters in the US and Africa over the next two years . BGC also hosts bilingual workshops in partnership with Latino Startup Alliance . BGC 's ultimate goal is `` to grow to train 1 million girls by 2050 and become the 'girl scouts ' of technology . '' BGC depends on a vast body of volunteers to design and conduct workshop classes . Professionals from the IT sector share their expertise with the young students , helping them get acquainted with the fundamentals of software design in languages such as Scratch or Ruby on Rails . After school activities are alternated with day-long workshops ; an extended course is held during the summer . BGC primarily relies on donations to fund its activities ; 75 % students are currently on scholarships . The motto of the Black Girls Code is : `` Imagine . Build . Create . – Imagine a world where everyone is given the tools to succeed , and then help us build ways for everyone to access information and create a new age of women of color in technology '' . Awards and grants . Black Girls Code received a $ 50,000 grant from Microsoft 's Azure development ( AzureDev ) community campaign in January 2014 . Black Girls Code founder Kimberly Bryant also received a `` Standing O-vation '' presented by Oprah Winfrey and Toyota in November 2014 .
Dila District , Afghanistan . Dila District ( ) is a district of Paktika Province , Afghanistan . All information is as of 2007 . It has a population of approximately 20000 Afghans and an area of approximately 600 km2 . The seat of the district capital is Dila village , with a couple of hundred families . There are a number of other small villages in the area , with occupancies ranging from 3-50 families . Kuchi nomads migrate through the area with their families and herds of goats , sheep , and camels . The dominant tribes include the Suleiman Khel , Sultan Khel , and Jalalzai , and a considerable number of sub-tribes . The sub-governor/district leader is Habibullah , and the police chief is named Eid Gul , though Eid Gul was subsequently sighted in Doa China district . The local shura can attract over 100 elders if the event is big enough . Otherwise , the shura normally attracts about 30 elders . The area has several routes through it from Wazakhwa and Nawa to HWY 1 and they are often used for drug trafficking and movement of insurgents . The language spoken here is primarily Pashtu . Most people are uneducated , though there are several elders who are educated and are the local peoples ' representatives to the district chief . Much of the terrain is very desolate , and the roads are unimproved . Access time by a motorcar or motorbike traveling the roads to HWY 1 can range from 1–4 hours , with a lot of jolting . The summertime sees a lot of dust and little rain , though in the winter Dila gets a considerable amount of snow , leading to melting and mud in the late winter or early spring . However , this all dries up by the end of April through early May , when it becomes hot during the day . Mosquitos and flies are prevalent . The northern region of Dila has some foothills which are greener than the lowlands , though the vegetation remains scrub . The local river is seasonal , and consequently the locals desire a bridge to go across it in the wet season . Local fauna includes dogs , tortoises , goats , sheep , camels , chickens , and snakes . Construction is all Afghan mud-wall building . The town is organically built up , meaning that there is no road grid but rather a winding of trails and roads that goes through the town . Water is supplied by local wells , several being installed by reconstruction teams , but many being hand-dug for families as well . The primary method of subsistence is farming , although there are 1-2 small bazaars in the district . The bazaar is supplied by merchants going to Sharana or to some of the smaller bazaars on HWY 1 near Moqor to the north . In the spring , after the rainy season and melting season , the river floods , and the farmers pump the river dry to irrigate their farm beds . Karezes are prevalent in the northern part of Dila due to lack of proximity to any above-ground water source . Dila itself has a main store . Several families around Dila do general contracting for building or earthworks . The Afghans also herd for a living , using the herds as a measure of wealth as well as subsistence . Health care here is nonexistent ; there is a doctor in town , but his credentials are unknown . Locals will typically go to him or to one of the towns on Highway 1 for care . Education here is nearly nonexistent . There are a few private `` schools '' in which an educated adult will educate a few children , but there is no organized government effort at schooling as of 2007 . There is no central electric system here , though some villagers have private generators they run to power the mosque speakers and some private residences .
Hell on Heels . `` Hell on Heels '' is the first studio album by American country girl group Pistol Annies . The group consists of Miranda Lambert , Ashley Monroe , and Angaleena Presley . They released their single , `` Hell on Heels , '' in May 2011 and released their debut album on August 23 , 2011 . Pistol Annies debuted at Number 1 on Billboard ’ s Country Album Chart with their introductory album , Hell On Heels . With more than 44,000 albums sold in the first week , with little to no promotion , the group lands at Number 5 on the Billboard 200 Chart . As of June 5 , 2013 , the album has sold 488,000 copies in the United States . Critical reception . Review aggregate site Metacritic gave the album a score of 84/100 , based on 9 reviews , earning the summary `` Universal acclaim '' . Karlie Justus of Engine 145 gave the single a `` thumbs up '' , with her review saying , `` But beyond its cleverly delivered lyrics and well-framed production , the best part about this initial showcase is the clear intent that seems to drive both the song and the group behind its singers . '' It received four stars from Matt Bjorke of `` Roughstock '' , who thought that it had `` sassiness and a spark '' . Rating it four stars out of five , Jessica Phillips of `` Country Weekly '' praised the `` sparse production , unabashedly country lyrics and strong rhythm sections '' . In addition , Rolling Stone listed the album at 29 of the `` 50 Best Albums of 2011 '' . As of December 2012 , the album has sold 430,000 copies without one big radio hit .
Giannino Ferrari dalle Spade . Giannino Ferrari Dalle Spade ( 9 November 1885 - 8 November 1943 ) was an Italian jurist . Life . Ferrari Dalle Spade was born in Tregnago , province of Verona . He graduated at the University of Padua , where he was a student of Nino Tamassia . He worked at the University of Ferrara as a scholar from 1908 working on the legislation of the Republic of Venice , Early Middle Ages , and Byzantine Empire . His theories opposed Francesco Schupfer findings . He died in his hometown in 1943 .
Aleksandr Nevidimy . Aleksandr Sergeyevich Nevidimy ( ; born 5 August 1988 ) is a Russian professional football player .
Jeremy Sheldon . Jeremy Sheldon ( born 1971 ) is a British screenwriter , author and lecturer . Sheldon was educated at Eton College and at the University of East Anglia where he graduated with a degree in English Literature and Philosophy and an MA in Creative Writing . Career . He is the author of a collection of short stories , `` The Comfort Zone '' ( 2002 ) , and a novel , `` The Smiling Affair '' ( 2005 ) , both published by Jonathan Cape . His film work began with rewrites to `` Best Laid Plans '' ( 2012 ) , a British drama-thriller directed by BAFTA-winning director David Blair starring Stephen Graham , Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje and David O ’ Hara , followed by `` Montana '' ( 2014 ) , a British urban action-thriller directed by Mo Ali . He would subsequently write several further low budget British productions , such as the war drama `` Allies '' ( 2014 ) , horror film `` Writers Retreat '' ( 2015 ) , and heist comedy `` Golden Years '' ( 2016 ) . He will be writing `` 88 the Second Summer of Love '' , as well as John McTiernan 's new film . Sheldon teaches creative writing at Imperial College and Birkbeck College in London and has taught on Singapore 's `` Writing the City '' project . He teaches Screenwriting at the London Film School .
George Robert Hightower . George Robert Hightower was born at Smith 's Mills , in Grenada County , Mississippi , October 15 , 1865 , a son of George Hightower , Jr. , and Fannie ( Kirby ) Hightower . He began his education in the public schools in Grenada County , Mississippi , and later attended Normal College at Buena Vista , Mississippi , for three years , graduating in 1889 . He became a teacher , first in Grenada County , then in the Abbeville Normal School in Abbeville , Mississippi , for three years . He next spent a year as instructor in the Grenada Female College at Grenada , Mississippi , and subsequently accepted a teaching position in the public schools of New Albany , Mississippi , where he was later made principal . In 1895 he retired from teaching to engage in farming in Lafayette County , Mississippi ; and while residing there he was elected county superintendent of education in 1898 for a four- year term . He was elected to the state legislature in 1904 and after serving for one term as a member of the House of Representatives , he was elected to represent Lafayette County in the state Senate in 1906 , followed by reelection . While Mr. Hightower was a member of the state legislature he was active in having a state department of agriculture created and in securing the passage of a bill reducing the legal rate of interest from ten to eight per cent per annum . After serving a part of his second term in the legislature , however , he resigned to become state president of the Farmers Educational and Cooperative Union , a national farmers ' organization , which position he occupied until 1912 . In 1908 he was appointed a delegate to the International Cotton Conference held in Barcelona , Spain , which he attended in company with Harvey Jordan of Georgia , representative of the National Cotton Association of the United States and James H. Brooks , who represented the United States Department of State . He became president of the Mississippi Agricultural and Mechanical College at Starkville in 1912 , now Mississippi State University , and remained at the head of that institution from until 1916 . While serving as its president , he inaugurated a department of markets , which was the first of the kind to be established in any similar institution in the United States . The department of business of the college was also inaugurated during Mr. Hightower 's administration as president . He was also instrumental in beautifying the college campus and planting the water oaks and elms . In January , 1924 , he was appointed as state tax commissioner by Governor H. L. Whitfield . Mr. Hightower served under Governor Whitfield 's administration and also under Governor Murphree , who became governor of the state upon the death of Governor Whitfield March 18 , 1927 . After many years devoted to public service , Mr. Hightower concentrated on the cultivation of more than of land in Washington , Mississippi , near Natchez . He died February 19 , 1958 and is buried in the Natchez City Cemetery . Hightower Hall at Mississippi State was named in his honor but has since been demolished .
SS Nick Stoner . SS `` Nick Stoner '' was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II . She was named after Nick Stoner , a hunter and trapper that served in the Continental Army during the American Revolution and later the United States Army during the War of 1812 . Construction . `` Nick Stoner '' was laid down on 12 May 1944 , under a Maritime Commission ( MARCOM ) contract , MC hull 2307 , by J.A . Jones Construction , Panama City , Florida ; she was sponsored by Mrs. Eula Brown , and launched on 17 June 1944 . History . She was allocated to North Atlantic & Gulf Steamship Co. , on 30 June 1944 . On 11 June 1946 , she was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet , in Mobile , Alabama . On 14 May 1963 , she was sold for $ 48,765.56 to Union Minerals & Alloys Corp. , to be scrapped . She was removed from the fleet on 17 June 1963 .
Uapila . Uapila is a village in Ancuabe District in Cabo Delgado Province in northeastern Mozambique . It is located north of the district capital of Ancuabe .
If We Had Your Eyes . `` If We Had Your Eyes '' is a song recorded by American singer Michelle Williams . It was written by Harmony Samuels , Courtney Harrell , and Al Sherrod Lambert for her fourth studio album , `` Journey to Freedom '' ( 2014 ) , with production helmed by Samuels . The song was digitally released worldwide as the album 's lead single on June 24 , 2013 . The official remix of `` If We Had Your Eyes '' featuring Fantasia Barrino was released on November 4 , 2013 . Background . In June 2012 , it was announced that Williams had signed a record deal with Light Records and eOne Music following her departure from Columbia Records . In February 2013 , after reuniting with Destiny 's Child for Beyoncé 's performance at the Super Bowl XLVII halftime show , Williams revealed to Billboard.com that her fourth solo album and first since the 2008 release `` Unexpected '' was `` about 80 percent done , '' and produced primarily by Harmony Samuels as well as Warryn Campbell and Adam Blackstone . Williams described the album as `` an inspirational/gospel project , '' which `` sounds like an R & B/pop album '' . Williams further elaborated on working with Samuels , saying , `` Harmony gave me the same tracks he would give to , like , Chris Brown and Kelly Rowland . Sometimes when you say you 're doing a gospel album , it seems like people go back to their vaults of music they did in 1992 , and I 'm like , 'No , give me fresh-sounding music . ' So this ( album ) sounds very current and contemporary . '' On June 14 , Williams announced `` If We Had Your Eyes '' as the lead single from her fourth studio album and released a 30-second preview and the release date . On June 29 , it was revealed in an interview for `` Michigan Avenue '' magazine that the album is titled `` Journey to Freedom '' . The song was inspired by a homeless person who `` asked [ songwriter Al Sherrod Lambert ] for some money '' and `` eventually started speaking into him '' after Lambret `` gave him all that he had '' . A remix version of the song featuring additional vocals from fellow R & B singer Fantasia Barrino was released on November 4 , 2013 . Composition and lyrics . `` If We Had Your Eyes '' is an R & B and contemporary gospel song . MTV `` Buzzworthy '' writer Brad Stern described the song as a `` gospel/old-school R & B infused track '' . Jeff Benjamin of Fuse described the song as `` soul-stirring '' , noting `` she sings about God 's universal perspective : `` People judge from what they see / But Lord , you see the whole heart / If we had your eyes / We 'd see things right . '' Benjamin also wrote `` The R & B track ends with a monologue : `` God , if I had Your eyes ... / I 'd be more patient / God , help me to see things the way You see things / Did I already say help me be patient ? / I 'll say it again '' and noted that it `` sounds like a modern take on her first solo records , the gospel albums `` Heart to Yours '' and `` Do You Know '' . '' According to Christine Thomasos of `` The Christian Post '' `` Williams sings about two situations where things are not what they seem . The first verse speaks about her helping a person asking for spare change in a life changing moment , while the second verse highlights the life of a woman whose life seems perfect despite the fact that she is going through personal issues . '' Critical reception . Brad Stern of MTV Buzzworthy , praised the arrangement and Williams ' vocal performance , writing that the `` track slowly staggers on in the background and puts one thing at the forefront : Miss Michelle 's vocals . As we like to say in the industry , she 's really sangin ' ! Runs for days ! '' Sam Lansky of Idolator described the song as `` a jazzy , soul-inflected throwback that wouldn ’ t have sounded out of place on Jazmine Sullivan ‘ s debut album ; the hook soars , and Williams ’ high , distinct voice fits the melody nicely . '' Michelle Ryan of `` Dropout UK '' also commented on Williams ' vocal performance and the lyrical content , writing 'Williams uses her talent to tell a story and ask important questions ' on the 'powerful , thought provoking song with vocals that make you wonder why she was n't used more in her girl band days ' . Mike Wass of Idolator dubbed Williams `` a child of destiny '' for `` preaching kindness , love and having faith in a higher power [ ... ] through a song that wouldn ’ t sound out of place on urban radio '' . Wass also reviewed the remix featuring Fantasia Barrino positively , writing `` the two god-fearing divas make an excellent duo , feeding off each other in the now even-more-inspiring mid-tempo ballad '' , noting `` the best thing about Michelle and Fantasia joining forces is that they both possess such distinctive voices '' . Wass also expressed , `` it ’ s great to hear someone playing off the Destiny ’ s Child diva ’ s gravelly vocal runs and their vocal tug-of-war in the chorus is spine-chilling '' . Music video . On July 1 , a lyric video was released for the single , described as `` suitably righteous '' for the `` gospel-tinged soul ballad '' by Mike Wass of Idolator who also commented that `` it ’ s a simple concept with a stylish , content-appropriate color scheme but the clip really excels when it emphasizes the song ’ s inspirational message '' . Wass also affectionately dubbed Williams the `` new Queen of social media '' . On July 30 , 2013 , Williams revealed on Instagram that shooting of the music video would commence on August 1 , 2013 . On September 3 , 2013 a Derek Blanks-directed music video was premiered via YouTube and features appearances from the song 's producer , Harmony Samuels and also former Destiny 's Child member , LeToya Luckett . Described as `` introspective '' , the video `` conveys a powerful message '' which revolves around three different stories of people who are being wrongly prejudged by others . In one story , Luckett makes a cameo appearance as a friend to a woman dealing with low self-esteem which causes her to self-harm . Also a homeless man asks a woman to spare change . She lowers her car window and does n't give him anything . Whilst in another , Michelle takes a lesson from a homeless man . The video also features a tribute to Trayvon Martin . Mike Wass of Idolator commented , the `` slick set-ups of your typical hip-hop video are represented but there ’ s a much deeper message here '' . Elaborating Wass explained , `` it ’ s sad that displays of love , empathy and kindness are usually restricted to religious music '' but `` Michelle expertly bridges that gap and looks fierce doing it . ''
New Orleans Emergency Medical Services . New Orleans Emergency Medical Services ( New Orleans EMS ) is the primary provider of advanced life support ( ALS ) emergency medical services ( EMS ) to the city of New Orleans , Louisiana , USA . Mission Statement : `` To provide the highest quality pre-hospital emergency care to individuals living in and visiting New Orleans . As public servants , our sense of purpose will be reflected solely in our time sensitive , medically sound and respectful , compassionate delivery of professional emergency medical services . '' History . Emergency medical transportation began in the city of New Orleans with hospital-based horse-drawn ambulances in the early 1900s . Charity Hospital was one of the first hospitals in the nation to provide emergency medical transportation . The current EMS agency began in 1947 as the EMS division within the New Orleans Police Department . The ambulances were staffed with emergency medical technicians beginning in the 1960s , and the first paramedics started in 1979 . The EMS division was transferred from the police department to the New Orleans Health Department on July 1 , 1985 . After Hurricane Katrina , the management of New Orleans EMS was changed to the New Orleans Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness . The department still resides within the health department financially , but the Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness provides administrative oversight . Shift Supervisors . New Orleans EMS operates on a four shift rotation schedule ( A , B , C , D ) and also schedules swing units as necessary . On each shift there is a shift supervisor , responsible for the operations of that shift . Administration . Within the administrative staff , several positions are utilized to offer administrative support and assistance , and guidance to the field personnel . EMS Fellows . New Orleans EMS sponsors a fellowship in prehospital emergency medical services that is recognized by the American College of Emergency Physicians . Currently , Jeff Elder , MD , is the EMS Fellow . Dr. Elder is conducting research in prehospital cardiopulmonary resuscitation using advanced techniques . Special Event Coverage . New Orleans EMS , as the sole provider of 911 emergency medical services in the City of New Orleans , is responsible for the provision of medical care at several major events every year . To adequately cover these special events and provide medical coverage to all areas of the city , New Orleans EMS relies on several types of highly specialized response vehicles ( SRVs ) and highly trained emergency medical technicians and paramedics . Bike Teams . The New Orleans EMS Bike Team consists of pairs of emergency medical technicians and paramedics who have taken the International Police Mountain Bike Association ( IPMBA ) course for Emergency Medical Services . The bike teams are utilized at outdoor festivals , music events , and extensively throughout the French Quarter . The bike teams carry an automated external defibrillator , cardiac monitoring equipment , and all the medications and supplies necessary for any medical or traumatic complaint . Special Response Vehicles . New Orleans EMS operates three special response vehicles ( SRVs ) at various times . These vehicles consist of one modified John Deere Gator and two Alternative Support Apparatus ( ASAP ) Off-Road specialty vehicles . Both the Gator and the ASAP are used to extract sick or injured patients from areas with limited accessibility or large crowds . The Gator and ASAP are often used in parks , along parade routes , in the area around the Louisiana Superdome , and especially in the French Quarter where narrow streets and large crowds can make it difficult for full sized ambulances to maneuver . The SRVs are equipped with all the equipment found on a full-size ambulance and can transport a patient from the confined area to an aid station or transfer care to a waiting ambulance for transport to a hospital . Emergency Medical Surge Unit . In February , 2010 , New Orleans EMS acquired a medical ambulance bus ( MAB ) from Sartin Services , Inc . The MAB was named Emergency Medical Surge Unit ( EMSU ) -1 and has the capacity to transport 18 patients on stretchers and litters and 2 wheelchair patients , as well as six emergency medical technicians or paramedics . EMSU-1 was introduced to the public during the New Orleans Saints Super Bowl XLIV Championship Parade on Tuesday , February 9 , 2010 . EMSU-1 saw extensive use as an on site treatment unit in support of the Rock 'n ' Roll Mardi Gras Marathon , serving to greatly expand the ability and capacity of New Orleans EMS , and allowing on site delivery of acute medical care by emergency physicians and personnel . Community Outreach . Led by Elizabeth Belcher , the Community Outreach Program of New Orleans EMS is focused on `` preventative health and safety education for the citizens of Orleans parish . The overall goal is to develop and implement interactive programs to aid in the mission of saving lives . New Orleans EMS believes that prevention is key in this mission , and strives to supply the public with the knowledge and tools necessary to stay safe and healthy . '' The Community Outreach Program teaches children safety and awareness through the T.A.S.K ( Teaching Awareness and Safety to Kids ) in child care centers , schools , and community centers . The Community Outreach Program is developing a program to target senior citizens and those with limited mobility and provide education and resources regarding environmental modification and fall prevention . Emergency medical technicians and paramedics with New Orleans EMS also mentor local students , teach public cardiopulmonary resuscitation and first aid classes .
Rudolf Klicks . Rudolf Klicks ( 21 May 1917 – 5 September 1997 ) was a German film actor .
Macrozamia lomandroides . `` Macrozamia lomandroides '' is a species of plant in the Zamiaceae family . It is endemic to Australia . Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests .
ISWIM . ISWIM is an abstract computer programming language ( or a family of programming languages ) devised by Peter J. Landin and first described in his article `` The Next 700 Programming Languages '' , published in the Communications of the ACM in 1966 . The acronym stands for `` If you See What I Mean '' ( also said to have stood for `` I See What You Mean '' , but ISWYM was mistyped as ISWIM ) . Although not implemented , it has proved very influential in the development of programming languages , especially functional programming languages such as SASL , Miranda , ML , Haskell and their successors , and dataflow programming languages like Lucid . Design . ISWIM is an imperative language with a functional core , consisting of a syntactic sugaring of lambda calculus to which are added mutable variables and assignment and a powerful control mechanism : the `` program point '' operator . Being based on lambda calculus ISWIM has higher order functions and lexically scoped variables . The operational semantics of ISWIM are defined using Landin 's SECD machine and use call-by-value , that is eager evaluation . A goal of ISWIM was to look more like mathematical notation , so Landin abandoned ALGOL 's semicolons between statements and codice_1 blocks and replaced them with the off-side rule and scoping based on indentation . A notationally distinctive feature of ISWIM is its use of “ `` where '' ” clauses . An ISWIM program is a single expression qualified by “ `` where '' ” clauses ( auxiliary definitions including equations among variables ) , conditional expressions and function definitions . Along with CPL , ISWIM was one of the first programming languages to use “ `` where '' ” clauses . A notable semantic feature was the ability to define new data types , as a ( possibly recursive ) sum of products – this was done using a somewhat verbose natural language style description , but apart from notation amounts exactly to the algebraic data types found in modern functional languages . ISWIM variables did not have explicit type declarations and it seems likely ( although not explicitly stated in the 1966 paper ) that Landin intended the language to be dynamically typed , like LISP and unlike ALGOL ; but it is also just possible that he had in mind to develop some form of type inference . Implementations and derivatives . No direct implementation of ISWIM was attempted but Art Evan 's PAL and John C. Reynolds ' Gedanken captured most of Landin 's concepts including powerful transfer-of-control operations . Both of these were dynamically typed . Milner 's ML may be considered equivalent to ISWIM without the J operator and with type inference . Another line of descent from ISWIM is to strip out the imperative features ( assignment and the J operator ) leaving a purely functional language . It then becomes possible to switch to lazy evaluation . This path led to programming languages SASL , KRC ( Kent Recursive Calculator ) , Hope , Miranda , Haskell , and Clean .
The Strange Remain . `` The Strange Remain '' is a live album by the rock band the Other Ones . It was recorded live on the Furthur Festival tour in 1998 and released in 1999 . The album reached number one on `` Billboard 's '' Top Heatseekers chart and number 112 on the `` Billboard '' 200 . The Other Ones was a rock group composed of former members of the Grateful Dead . They later changed their name to the Dead . `` The Strange Remain '' is the only album released by either the Other Ones or the Dead . Critical reception . On Allmusic , Michael B. Smith said , `` Some members of the media have called the Other Ones the 'ultimate Dead cover band , ' but this group is far from a cover band . The Other Ones ' versions of Dead songs are immaculate , and many times they prove to be actually better than the Dead versions . Soaring saxophone , Hornsby 's on-target piano , and the other 'new ' band members add a whole new set of colors to the palette ... Garcia 's spirit is alive and well , and the Other Ones are the perfect successors to the Grateful Dead empire . Fans can delight in the sheer spirit that comes through by way of this live document . '' In `` Rolling Stone '' , Marc Weingarten wrote , `` On this double-CD set , the band shows off its tight interplay . Guitarist Steve Kimock 's slippery-necked leads capture the feel , if not the fire , of Jerry Garcia 's playing , and drummer John Molo provides the kind of sturdy , in-the-pocket grooves that the Dead frequently lacked ... On `` The Strange Remain '' , the Other Ones provide plenty of reasons for loyalists to hold out hope for yet another tour . ''
The Loop ( Methuen , Massachusetts ) . The Loop is a strip mall in Methuen , Massachusetts that was built on the former site of the Methuen Mall . It contains a Loews Cineplex owned and operated by AMC Theatres . History . The Loop was opened in the summer of 2000 after the demolition of the Methuen Mall which had stood at the location for twenty five years . The original mall 's failure followed soon after the opening of the larger Mall at Rockingham Park in Salem , New Hampshire . The Loop is owned by `` The Wilder Companies '' , who opened a chain of shopping centers in Northborough , Massachusetts , as well as Kissimmee , Orlando and Punta Gorda , in Florida .
The Musical Moment . The Musical Moment , signed by the Romanian composer Nicolae Kirculescu , is a classical musical work for piano and orchestra , that was published in 1950 . The premiere of the piece took place in 1965 and it is related to the adaption of the ending part of it to the opening credits of a well-known Romanian documentary show called „ Teleenciclopedia ” ( broadcast by TVR ) , the show being broadcast for the first time in this same year . The 1965 recording remains a symbol for the show , this particular interpretation being made by Romanian Radio Orchestra , conducted by Iosif Conta , and the piano soloist , student at that time , Dan Grigore . The composition was very often mistakenly labeled , due to original labeling done on the Electrorecord vinyl disc `` Așa începe dragostea '' ( translating : `` That 's how the loves starts '' ) ( containing many well-known pieces of Kirculescu ) . By this , the `` Musical moment '' may be found under the wrong name `` Patru studii de concert '' ( in English : `` Four concerto studies '' ) , another work of the composer , this time for solo piano only . Other times , the tune is nicknamed „ Plutașul de pe Bistrița ” ( „ The rafter of Bistrita ” ) . Composition . The form of the musical work is done like an important dialog between the orchestra and solo instrument , respecting the following pattern : A-B1-C-B2 . „ A ” and „ C ” being conducted by the orchestra , while the `` B '' noted moments are for the soloist , accompanied by the orchestra . ( The recording for `` Teleenciclopedia '' show has only the „ B2 ” section . ) Harmonically and melodically , the scores distinguish itself by the modulation richness ( Romantic style ) , chromatic passages , the contrast between melodic fragments build exclusively with jumps and gradually went . The best part remembered by the audience is the introductory piano section , composed on an unusual chord progression ( D major chord - Eformula_1 Chord with additional sixth as musical delay of the fifth , demanding to adapt the version of major tonality , the bass being I-II6-5 în D major , with a Neapolitan sixth for the second step of the chord progression . If the tempo indication of the score is firmly respected , the total time of interpretation is 7 minutes .
Abner Clough . Abner Clough ( 13 September 1840–22 April 1910 ) was a New Zealand farm worker and character . He was born in Akaroa , North Canterbury , New Zealand on 13 September 1840 .
Nette ( Niers ) . The Nette is a small river in North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany , a left tributary of the Niers . It rises near Dülken , a borough of Viersen . The Nette flows through Viersen-Boisheim and Nettetal before reaching the Niers in Wachtendonk . Its total length is 28 km ; its drainage area is 166 km² . Lakes . The Nette passes nine lakes on its way to Wachtendonk The Maas-Schwalm-Nette Nature Park is named after the river .
The Man from Jamaica . `` The Man from Jamaica '' ( French : `` L'homme de la Jamaïque '' ) is a 1950 French adventure film directed by Maurice de Canonge and starring Pierre Brasseur , Véra Norman and Georges Tabet . The film 's sets were designed by the art director Robert Dumesnil . It was shot on location in Paris and Tangiers in Morocco .
MyLackey.com . MyLackey.com was a Dot-com company of the late 1990s , based in Seattle , Washington , North America . It was in founded in April 1999 by Brendan Barnicle and Brian McGarvey , two former executives of another Internet startup company , eChange . Among the venture capital firms investing in MyLackey.com was WaldenVC , which provided $ 6.5M in second-round funding . The company 's business model involved arranging errands , such as car washing , dog-walking , shopping , and dry cleaning , for `` busy professionals '' . The errands were carried out by local businesses that had signed contracts with MyLackey . As part of the arrangement , contractors were required to wear MyLackey livery when they carried out a MyLackey order . The contractors agreed that MyLackey would give them a smaller portion of the revenue than they would have received from an independent order , in exchange for the extra business . The end customers were charged the standard going rate for a certain service , and MyLackey retained the difference . The company 's primary geographical focus was Seattle and Portland , Oregon . Co-founder Brendan Barnicle became briefly infamous in June 2000 after an internal memorandum was leaked to FuckedCompany . In the memo ( entitled `` THIS IS STILL A START-UP '' ) Barnicle complained that `` It is now 6:45 pm and there are only 12 people in our office . We have 65 people that work here in Seattle . This is totally unacceptable. '' . He furthermore went on to state that `` until further notice , all employees are required to be at their desk from 8am until 7pm , with 30 minutes for lunch . There are no exceptions . '' A company spokesman subsequently denied that this final part of the memo was authentic . The firm was a victim of the `` Dot-com bubble '' fallout , and closed its doors on October 20 , 2000 , after 16 months of operation . At the time of its closure the company employed 85 people . As of 2006 , Brendan Barnicle is vice president and senior research analyst of Pacific Crest Securities ’ enterprise application software practice. , whilst co-founder Brian McGarvey is vice president and general manager for Vivendi Games Mobile for North America and South America .
Ibaga . Ibaga is an administrative ward in the Mkalama district of the Singida Region of Tanzania . According to the 2002 census , the ward has a total population of 10,672 .
That 'll Teach 'Em . `` That 'll Teach 'Em '' is a British reality television documentary series produced by `` Twenty Twenty Television '' for the Channel 4 network in the United Kingdom . Concept . Each series follows around 30 teenage students who have recently completed their GCSEs as they are taken back to a 1950s/1960s style British boarding school . The show sets out to analyse whether the standards that were integral to the school life of the time helped to produce better exam results , to the current GCSE results and to compare certain contemporary educational methods with modern ones ( e.g . vocational vs. academic focus for the less `` gifted '' ) . As part of the experience , the participants are expected to board at a traditional school house , abiding by strict discipline , adopting to 1950s/1960s diet and following a strict uniform dress code . Throughout the series , a number of students have either been expelled for misconduct , or have chosen to leave the school voluntarily . After four weeks , the students then take their final exams , produced to the same standard as contemporary GCE O Levels and CSEs . There were three series of the show , the first airing in August 2003 ( recreating a 1950s grammar school and featuring academically high-achieving pupils ) , the second in August 2004 ( a 1960s secondary modern and the academically average or poor ) and the third and final series in April 2006 ( a 1950s grammar school again , this time focusing on practical sciences and with single-sex classes ) . For the third series , a spin-off series , `` That 'll Test 'Em '' , aired on More4 after the main programme . It saw pupils featured in the `` That 'll Teach 'Em '' episode just aired being quizzed in competition with their parents on topics that they should have known well after their time in 1950s education . International versions . The format has been adapted in France , Spain , Norway , Germany , Belgium , Italy , Netherlands and Chile . The international rights are distributed by DRG . Series 1 . The first series of the show was filmed over 4 weeks in June , 2003 , at the Royal Grammar School , High Wycombe . It featured 15 boys and 15 girls who had just sat their GCSEs . Joe McCready was expelled during the series . Series 3 . Series 3 was filmed during August 2005 at St Joseph 's College in Ipswich . The series returned to the setting of a 1950s grammar school , only this time , with an emphasis on pratical sciences and boys and girls being taught separately . Scott Peters was expelled during the series and Brennon Gunston , Rosie Morton and Amy Jampa-Ngoen chose to leave the school voluntarily . In addition , after failing to stop some girls from using the Matron 's telephone , Victoria Buxton was forced to step down from her position as Head Girl , and Joe Seath entered the show the day after Brennon Gunston left . Production . The first and second series of the programme were filmed at the Royal Grammar School , High Wycombe . The third series was filmed at St Joseph 's College in Ipswich .
Neveneffecten . `` Neveneffecten '' is a TV-program on Flemish public television , written and performed by the cabaret quartet of the same name . It 's a comedy-show that contains a lot of absurd humor , based on the National Geographic documentaries . Famous directors of the show are Bart De Pauw and Jan Eelen .
GWR 3700 Class . The Great Western Railway 3700 Class , or City Class , locomotives were a series of twenty 4-4-0 steam locomotives , designed for hauling express passenger trains . Construction . In September 1902 a member of the Atbara Class , no . 3405 `` Mauritius '' , was reboilered with a tapered domeless boiler and Belpaire firebox . The locomotive was the first GWR 4-4-0 to be fitted with a tapered boiler ; the boiler became the prototype for Churchward 's Standard No . 4 boiler . In March 1903 the first of the City Class , no . 3433 `` City of Bath '' , was completed . It was fitted with the final form of the Standard No.4 boiler , with slightly curved sides and a tapered top to the firebox . Another nine locomotives were completed in May 1903 . Between February 1907 and December 1908 nine Atbaras were rebuilt with this boiler and incorporated into the City Class . All members of the class were withdrawn between October 1927 and May 1931 . Modifications . Superheating of the boiler was first applied to no . 3702 , `` Halifax '' in June 1910 . All of the class had been fitted with superheaters by 1912 . Boiler feed was originally by clack valves fitted to the underside of the barrel . Top feed was introduced in 1912 and new cast iron chimneys in 1921 . The slide valves were replaced by semi-plug piston valves from 1914 . All the engines were fitted with steam reversing gear but only a few , including no . 3716 `` City of London '' , had the gear replaced by the screw reverse . The Dean suspension bogie was replaced by a bogie developed from the type used on the de Glehn Atlantics . City of Truro . The most famous locomotive in the class , 3440 `` City of Truro '' ( later renumbered 3717 ) , is reputedly the first steam locomotive to travel in excess of 100 mph , on 9 May 1904 . It was the 2000th locomotive to be built at Swindon , leaving the works in April 1903 . Withdrawal . Withdrawal of the class began in 1927 with 3718 City of Winchester which was withdrawn in October 1927 , the engines working life being only just over 24 years . Regular withdrawal of the class began in August of the following year and by July 1930 only two engines were left in service on the GWR , these being 3712 City of Bristol and 3717 City of Truro . 3717 was the first of the final two engines to be withdrawn as it was withdrawn in March 1931 & 3712 followed two months later in May of the same year . Only one member of the class has survived into preservation , this being 3440/3717 City of Truro . Preservation . Historically significant because of its famed 1904 run , `` City of Truro '' was a prime candidate for preservation , whereas the rest of the class were scrapped . It is owned by the National Railway Museum , York . It was last restored to full working order in 2004 and , as of 2009 , is frequently loaned for operation on UK main lines and heritage railways . List of Locomotives . This class were subject to the 1912 renumbering of GWR 4-4-0 locomotives , which saw the Bulldog class gathered together in the series 3300-3455 , and other types renumbered out of that series . The City Class took numbers 3700-3719 , previously used by Bulldog locomotives . Models . Bachmann Branchline manufacture a model of `` City of Truro '' in OO gauge for sale through the National Railway Museum . In December 2014 Bachmann Branchline launched a commemorative World War I Ambulance Train pack . The train pack contains a model of 3711 `` City of Birmingham '' in World War I khaki livery , three Midland coaches in crimson lake and six World War I figures . In the early 1960s there was a Kitmaster OO scale ( 1:76 ) plastic construction kit to build a model of 3440 City of Truro , which was later produced by Airfix and now DAPOL .
Everlöv Church . Everlöv Church ( ) is a medieval Lutheran church built in the Romanesque style . Located some southwest of Sjöbo in southern Sweden , it belongs to the Diocese of Lund . The church is noted for the many frescos which decorate the vaulted ceilings in the nave and the chancel . History and architecture . The present church was built in the 12th century , replacing an earlier wooden church . It stands on a site that was used as an ancient place of worship . In the 13th century , a broad tower was built at the west end of the building . Interior . The church originally had a flat wooden ceiling . In the 15th century , it replaced with vaults . As the nave was unusually wide , two columns were built in the centre of the nave to support them . As a result , six vaults , each with four segments , were built in the nave in addition to a vault with four segments in the chancel . The Baroque altarpiece and pulpit are from 1626 . Frescos . The frescos were painted in about 1500 by the so-called Everlöv Workshop which bears strong similarities to the Brarup and Elmelunde Workshops in Denmark . The vaults in the chancel are decorated with paintings of the four Evangelists . Those in the nave include the Creation , Adam and Eve , Lazarus , the Nativity and the seven deadly sins .
The Escape Artist ( TV series ) . `` The Escape Artist '' is a British drama thriller three-part series , starring David Tennant . The series was created and written by David Wolstencroft and directed by Brian Welsh . It premiered on 29 October 2013 at 9 p.m. on BBC One . The series was filmed between 24 January and 22 March 2013 , at various locations in London , Hertfordshire , Surrey and Scotland . The interior court scenes were filmed on a set at Wimbledon Studios , in Colliers Wood ; and at Surrey County Hall , in Kingston upon Thames . The exterior court scenes were filmed at Paisley Sheriff Court , in Paisley . The final court scene external shots were filmed around the Edinburgh City Chambers , Parliament Square and the Royal Mile in Edinburgh . Tennant visited the Old Bailey before filming began to do research . Plot . Barrister Will Burton ( David Tennant ) is known for never losing a case and getting criminals out of `` tight legal corners '' . On the verge of applying for the title of Queen 's Counsel , Burton agrees to defend murder suspect Liam Foyle ( Toby Kebbell ) , of whose innocence he is in some doubt . Having examined the evidence , he recognises a loophole , and Foyle is acquitted on a technicality . In revenge for a perceived slight from Burton , Foyle begins stalking Burton 's wife Kate ( Ashley Jensen ) and young son Jamie ( Gus Barry ) . When Burton arrives at their holiday home , he finds his wife brutally murdered and Jamie in shock ; he sees Foyle outside the house . Maggie Gardner ( Sophie Okonedo ) , who has lived her career in Burton 's shadow , takes up Foyle 's defence . The prosecution team consists of two of Burton 's colleagues , but he has little confidence in them and begins to carry out his own investigation . He discovers that the woman who has provided Foyle 's alibi is also looking after Foyle 's possessions in a storage unit . After a search , police find evidence against Foyle . Jamie finally describes his experience , which leads to the discovery of DNA evidence . Gardner discredits the evidence against Foyle , and the judge directs a verdict of not guilty , but Gardner becomes increasingly unsure when Foyle begins stalking her . Burton follows Foyle to Scotland and confronts him , beginning a sequence of events leading to Foyle 's death . Burton is charged with murder and elects to defend himself in court . While the jury is deliberating , Gardner confronts Burton with her theory that he committed `` the perfect crime '' . The jury comes back with a verdict of not proven and Burton is released . Reception . The series received positive reviews . Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gave the series an 85 % 'fresh ' rating based on 13 critic reviews . The critical consensus reads `` Its deliberate pace demands patience , but The Escape Artist benefits from David Tennant 's performance , as well as an emotionally engaging , socially conscious storyline . '' Metacritic gave it a score of 71 out of 100 based on 12 critics , indicating 'generally favorable reviews . '
EMusic Session EP . `` eMusic Session EP '' is an album by American singer-songwriter Chan Marshall published in 2006 by Matador Records exclusively for the eMusic online music store . The recording is an edited portion of Marshall 's appearance on KCRW 's `` Morning Becomes Eclectic '' broadcast in June 2006 . It includes two songs from Marshall 's previous albums `` The Greatest '' and `` You Are Free '' as well as two previously unreleased cover songs .
Oklahoma Space Industry Development Authority . The Oklahoma Space Industry Development Authority ( OSIDA ) is a development authority created by the state of Oklahoma to operate a spaceport near Burns Flat , Oklahoma . The Authority 's primary asset is the former Clinton-Sherman Industrial Airpark , a former military airport featuring a redundant 13,503-foot-long paved runway . The airpark has been renamed the `` Oklahoma Spaceport '' . Although the Oklahoma Spaceport received a Commercial Space Transportation license from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration in June 2006 , the Spaceport has not yet hosted any sub-orbital spaceflights or launches of spacecraft into earth orbit . The license was scheduled to expire in June 2011 . As of March 2011 , the executive director of the Authority is Bill Khourie .
Anna Arkhipova . Anna Valeryevna Arkhipova ( ) ( born 27 July 1973 in Stavropol ) is a Russian basketball player who competed for the Russian National Team at the 2004 Summer Olympics , winning the bronze medal .
Cairn India . Cairn India is an Indian oil and gas exploration and production company , headquartered in Gurgaon , India . It is a subsidiary of Vedanta Resources . Cairn India is one of the largest independent oil and gas exploration and production companies in India . Cairn and its JV partners ’ account for more than a fifth of India ’ s domestic crude oil production . It has been operating in India for more than fifteen years with a unique working culture of on average 4 days a week working . Cairn India ’ s producing assets are in Rajasthan , Cambay and Ravva . Cairn India has a portfolio of nine blocks , that it operates , which are located in four strategically focused areas : one in Rajasthan ; two on the west coast of India ; five on the east coast of India ( including one in offshore Sri Lanka ) and one in offshore South Africa . The Mangala discovery in Rajasthan in 2004 was the largest onshore discovery in the country in the past two decades . The company operates a producing oil field in the Indian private sector . Cairn produces oil and gas from three blocks in India : Ravva in Andhra Pradesh , CB-OS/2 in Gujarat and RJON-90/1 in Rajasthan . In 2007 , Cairn India was listed on the National Stock Exchanges and as on date has a market capitalisation of ~ $ 14 billion and amongst the top 25 Indian company in the NIFTY 50 index . Top 250 Global Energy Company Rankings by Platts , ranked Cairn India for being the World 's fastest-growing energy company in 2011 . Now the Company plans to invest $ 3 billion in the next three years in finding more oil and raising output from Rajasthan oilfields . In early 1999 , Cairn made the first Rajasthan discovery – Guda field , followed by Saraswati in 2001 . Mangala was their biggest discovery in 2003 , followed by Raageshwari , Bhagyam , Aishwariya , Kaameshwari and GR-F fields in Rajasthan . In 2003 , Cairn acquired 100 % of the exploration interest and took over as the operator of the block . Ravva block in eastern coast of India was the first offshore oil and gas field to be developed , followed by the Lakshmi gas field in western India , which was discovered in 2000 and commenced production in 2002 . In January 2004 , Cairn India added the Mangala oil field in Rajasthan to its assets and this , along with , the other discoveries in Rajasthan . On 9 January 2007 , Cairn India Limited was listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange and the National Stock Exchange of India . Two of blocks are located onshore in the Barmer and Krishna-Godavari Basins , and the remaining seven blocks are all located offshore in the Krishna-Godavari Basin , the Palar-Pennar Basin , the Cambay Basin , and the Mumbai Offshore Basin in India , and the frontier Mannar Basin in Sri Lanka and the Orange Basin in South Africa . Cairn – Vedanta deal . Vedanta Resources PLC initially reached an agreement to acquired 58.8 % of Cairn India from Cairn Energy for a total consideration of $ 8.67 billion in August 2010 , with final shareholder approval in December . Vedanta ownership . While waiting on government approval on its agreement with Cairn Energy , Vedanta acquired an additional 18.5 % on the open market including a 10.4 % stake from Petronas for $ 1.5 billion . Andhra Pradesh . The Ravva oil and gas field in the Krishna- Godavari Basin was developed in partnership with Cairn India , ONGC , Videocon and Ravva Oil , under a production sharing contract ( PSC ) that runs until 2019 . Currently , eight unmanned offshore platforms are being operated . A 225-acre onshore processing facility at Surasaniyanam processes natural gas and crude oil from the Ravva field . The Ravva onshore terminal operates to the internationally environmental standard – ISO 14001 – and has the capacity to handle 70,000 barrels of oil per day ( bopd ) , 95 million standard cubic feet per day ( mmscfd ) of natural gas and 110,000 barrels per day of injection water . The terminal also has the capacity to store one million barrels of crude oil onshore . The Ravva field has produced more than 253 million barrels of crude and sold 317 billion cubic feet of gas ; about thrice the initial estimates . During the financial year , the plant uptime was 99.7 % demonstrating superb operational efficiency . The asset recorded 1.61 million LTI free hours during the year . The offshore production platform at Ravva received the Oil Industry Safety Award for the year 2010–11 . Gujarat . In 2002 , gas production commenced from the Lakshmi gas field , which is situated in Block CB/OS-2 in the Cambay Basin of the west coast of India in the Gulf of Khambhat . The Gauri offshore gas field was discovered in 2001 and came on-stream in 2004 . CB-X , a marginal gas field in the transition zone of the CB/OS-2 block was in production between June 2007 and August 2009 . The Lakshmi and Gauri fields commenced production of oil in addition to its gas production in 2005 . The CB/OS-2 Block has completed 10 years of production and crossed a cumulative production of over 50 mmboe hydrocarbons . Safety and operational integrity have been a strong area of focus for the CB/OS-2 asset operations team . The asset team recorded 0.93 million LTI free hours and delivered facilities uptime of 99.9 % during FY 2012-13.. The block has recorded more than nine million safe work hours over the last seven years . Rajasthan . The Mangala field in Rajasthan , which was discovered in January 2004 , is the largest onshore oil discovery in India in more than 20 years . The Mangala , Bhagyam and Aishwariya ( MBA ) fields have gross recoverable oil reserves and resources of over one bn boe . This includes proven plus probable ( 2P ) gross reserves and resources of 636 mm boe with a further 308 mm boe or more of EOR resource potential . The Mangala , Bhagyam and Aishwariya ( MBA ) fields have gross recoverable oil reserves and resources of approximately one billion barrels . Production from the Rajasthan Block currently contributes more than 23 % of India ’ s domestic production . Cairn India plans to drill in excess of 450 wells in the Rajasthan block over a three-year period ; includes 100 Exploration and Appraisal ( E & A ) wells and the balance as development wells to sustain and enhance production volumes.Cairn India made its 26th discovery in the RJ-ON-90/1 block in Rajasthan . Cairn India 's renewed exploration efforts resulted in an oil discovery , the 26th discovery so far in the RJ-ON-90/1 block , following recent policy clarity by Government of India ( GoI ) to conduct exploration activity in development blocks . The Management Committee approved the exploration work programme for the RJON-90/1 block on 14 February 2013 , post which Cairn India , the Operator of the block , commenced the drilling of its first Exploration well , Raageshwari-South-1 , on 25 February 2013 located in the southern part of the block . Mangala : At Mangala , a total of 148 development wells have been drilled and completed with 96 producers and 33 injectors operationalised . The Company has successfully drilled and completed 11 horizontal wells at MangalaMangala field is producing at plateau rates ; infill wells are planned this year for sustaining and extending plateau andgoing forward , the Company intends to bring other wells on stream in a staged manner . Bhagyam : Bhagyam is the second largest field in the Rajasthan block , with an approved production plateau of 40,000 bopd . A total of 62 development wells have been drilled till date with 21 producers and four injectors operational ; 12 producer wells are yet to be drilled.Bhagyam field is expected to ramp up to approved rate in H2 FY2013-14 ; and additional wells are planned this year . Both Mangala and Bhagyam are connected to the Mangala Processing Terminal ( MPT ) , which processes the crude oil from the Rajasthan fields . Aishwariya : The Aishwariya field is the third largest discovery in the Rajasthan block . Following an assessment of higher production potential and design optimisation due to increased reserves and resources , Cairn India has commenced development work in the field . Now Aishwariya field has commenced oil production and is the fifth oil field in the Rajasthan block to come online.The oil production from Aishwariya field was inaugurated on 23 March 2013 , by the Hon ’ ble Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas , Dr M VeerappaMoily in Barmer , Rajasthan in the presence of the Hon ’ ble Chief Minister Shri Ashok Gehlot , the Hon ’ ble Union Minister of State of Petroleum and Natural Gas Smt . P. Lakshmi . The field will achieve a gradual and safe ramp up to reach the currently approved FDP rate of 10,000 bopd . Raageshwari Deep Gas Field : The Raageshwari Deep Gas field is meant to supply gas to meet the energy requirements at the MPT and the Mangala Development Pipeline , which runs approximately 670 km from Barmer to Viramgam to Salaya and then on to Bhogat , near Jamnagar , on the Arabian Sea coast . Saraswati and Raageshwari Fields : The Saraswati Field , which commenced production in May 2011 , is currently producing at a rate of 250 bopd . Till date , it has produced over 75,000 barrels of oil . This oil is processed at the MPT , and blended with the Mangala oil which is sold through the pipeline . The marginal oil field at Raageshwari also commenced production in March 2012.. The Raageshwari and Saraswati fields continue to cumulatively contribute over 500 bopd towards the total production from the block . Cairn India plans to drill in excess of 450 wells in the Rajasthan block over a three-year period ; includes 100 Exploration and Appraisal ( E & A ) wells and the balance as development wells to sustain and enhance production . Cairn India commenced gas sales from the Raageshwari field on 23 March Commencement of Sale of Gas – Rajasthan Block . On 23 March 2013 , The Cairn-ONGC Joint Venture ( JV ) commenced commercial sale of gas from the Rajasthan Block ( RJ-ON-90/1 ) . Initial commercial volumes will be about 5 mmscf per day . The gas sales was inaugurated by the Hon ’ ble Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas , Dr M VeerappaMoily in Barmer , Rajasthan in the presence of the Hon ’ ble Chief Minister Shri Ashok Gehlot , the Hon ’ ble Union Minister of State of Petroleum and Natural Gas Smt . P. Lakshmi . The RJ-ON-90/1 block currently produces about 30 mmscf of gas per day from the Raageshwari Deep Gas field and as associated gas along with crude oil from the Mangala and Bhagyam fields . The continued exploration program in the block targets several other gas prospects that are expected to add to the production of natural gas from the block over the years . This is expected to pave the way in future for developing the state of Rajasthan as a gas-based economy . Midstream operations . The Mangala Processing Terminal : The Mangala Processing Terminal ( MPT ) spread over an area of 1.6 km2 and is located 40 km from the nearest town , Barmer . The MPT processes crude oil extracted from the Rajasthan fields . Following the processing , the crude oil is transported to distant consumer refineries through a 24 '' diameter continuously heated and insulated pipeline . The MPT integrated production facilities support FDP approved production of 175,000 bopd . The Mangala Development Pipeline : The Mangala Development Pipeline ( MDP ) is the world ’ s longest continuously heated and insulated pipeline and will have access to 75 % of India ’ s refining capacity . The MDP originates from Mangala Processing Terminal ( MPT ) in the Mangala Field and passes through two states ( Rajasthan and Gujarat ) , eight districts and travels up to ~670 km before it reaches its end at the coastal location of Bhogat near Jamnagar on the western coast line of India . About 154 km of the pipeline is in Rajasthan and the rest in Gujarat . The MDP is a 24 '' crude oil pipeline which is using Skin Effect Heat Management System ( SEHMS ) to ensure that the crude oil remains above the Wax Appearance Temperature ( WAT ) of 65 Deg C , through the pipeline . It has 8 '' gas line which feeds gas to all the ~36 Above Ground Installations located at every ~ 18 km distance along the pipeline which produces the necessary power to keep the pipeline at the required temperature . The gas needed to fire the boilers and , more importantly , to generate the power to heat the waxy crude at an average of 65-degree Celsius along the pipeline , comes from the Raageshwari gas field , located 90 km away from the MPT . In addition , there is an intermediate terminal at Viramgam for storage and further pumping to the coast , including a pigging facility . There are two other pigging stations at Sanchore and Wankaner to insert 'pigs ' ( pipeline cleaning devices ) that are used to clean and inspect the pipeline . The pipeline crosses all major crude oil carrier pipelines in the Western part of India and thus , offers potential of blending the Rajasthan crude with these large crude carrier lines . As it terminates at coastal location , the marine facilities are designed to load the crude oil carriers to transport the crude oil to other coastal refiners as well . The pipeline also incorporates the first of its kind Pipeline Intrusion Detection System . This provides security along the entire length , utilising a fibre optic electronic vibration system that generates an alarm . This is linked to a central control unit via a Geographic Information System ( GIS ) -based mapping system . The entire length of the pipeline is monitored at the MPT , Viramgam and Bhogat terminals for flow , temperature , pressure , and other operational parameters . Phase 1 of the pipeline construction from MPT to Salaya , in Gujarat , includes spur lines to connect to private refiners and another spur line at Radhanpur to connect with the Indian Oil Corporation Limited ’ s ( IOCL ’ s ) Mundra to Panipat crude pipeline . Since then , oil was introduced in the pipeline on 13 May 2010 and has begun commercial sales to IOCL and private refiners . The pipeline construction from Barmer to Salaya was completed in a record time of 18 months . Phase II : From Salaya to the Bhogat terminal on the Arabian Sea coast , and a pipeline connecting the terminal to the marine facilities is under construction International operations : Sri Lanka . The Block SL 2007-01-001 was awarded to Cairn Lanka Private Limited , the wholly owned subsidiary of Cairn India . Cairn Lanka commenced its 3D seismic survey in the Mannar Basin in Sri Lanka on 10 December 2009 and the data is currently being processed . The acquisition programme , which was launched by the Honourable President of Sri Lanka , Mahinda Rajapaksa , fulfilled the commitment of 1450 km2 of 3D seismic data acquisition . The Mannar basin is an under-explored frontier basin , with both structural and stratigraphic plays . The drillship ‘ Chikyu ’ was mobilised and three well exploration drilling campaign in the SL 2007-01-001 block commenced in August 2011 . Cairn Lanka ’ s drilling programme is the first successful programme in Sri Lanka in 30 years and has established a working petroleum system in the frontier Mannar Basin . The drilling of the phase-II exploration well has been completed in February , 2013 . The well encountered high quality reservoir sands ; however these sands were water bearing . The well was plugged and abandoned and the rig was demobilized . The results of the well are being integrated with reprocessed 3D seismic data to finalize the forward programme which includes the options for appraisal of the existing two discoveries and entering exploration phase-III . South Africa . Cairn India has acquired an exploration block in South Africa ( ‘ Block 1 ’ ) and has signed a farm-in agreement with PetroSA , the South African National Oil Company , Block 1 covers a large area of 19,922 km2 and is currently in the initial stages of exploration . It has an existing gas discovery and identified oil & gas leads and prospects . Located in the geologically proven Orange Basin along the northwestern maritime border of South Africa with Namibia , the block is on trend with the discovered Kudu and Ibhubesi gas fields . Cairn India will hold a 60 % interest in the block and will be the Operator , while PetroSA will hold the remaining interest . Government approval has been received for transfer and assignment of PetroSA ’ s Participating Interest ( PI ) to Cairn in Block 1 . The assignment agreement was executed in February , 2013 . The 3D survey acquisition commenced in March , 2013 and is likely to be completed within this quarter . As on date more than 80 % of the survey has been completed . Sponsorships . Cairn India has Co-sponsored the Indian Hockey senior teams for a tenure of three years . This association , for a sum of several crores per annum , will cover the senior and junior national men and women teams . Cairn India announced the three-year association with Hockey India in the presence of Hockey India officials and the captains of the men and women hockey teams . Cairn India ’ s association with Hockey India reinforces its commitment towards securing a positive future for the nation . Cairn has decided to join forces with the national game of the country and plans through several initiatives to encourage the sport amongst the new generation .
George Joyce ( baseball ) . George W. Joyce ( 1847–1895 ) was a professional baseball player , who played center field for the 1886 Washington Nationals . He played in one game for the Nationals that season and did not have an at-bat . It is not known whether he batted or fielded with either his left or right hand . Some games or websites list George Joyce as right-handed , however this is because of the lack of information on the player . Professional career . George Joyce , at the age of 38-39 ( unknown due to lack of birth date , only birth year ) , played on the Washington Nationals team that spanned from 1886-1889 . He played center field during the only game of his career on August 14 , 1886 , against the Philadelphia Quakers , and never got up to bat . He was the second oldest player on the team , only behind Joe Start , and was at the time the oldest player to make his debut in the post-1876 major leagues as a position player .
Korea Society . The Korea Society is a private , nonprofit , nonpartisan , 501 ( c ) ( 3 ) organization with individual and corporate members that is dedicated solely to the promotion of greater awareness , understanding and cooperation between the people of the United States and Korea . In pursuit of its mission , the Society arranges programs that facilitate discussion , exchanges and research on topics of vital interest to both countries in the areas of public policy , business , education , intercultural relations and the arts . The Korea Society traces its roots to 1957 when a group of prominent Americans , under the leadership of General James A . Van Fleet of Korean War fame , established the first nonprofit organization in the United States dedicated to the promotion of friendly relations between the people of the United States and Korea `` through mutual understanding and appreciation of their respective cultures , aims , ideals , arts , sciences and industries . '' As it exists today , the Society is the successor to several interconnected organizations pursuing aspects of these objectives which were established through the joint efforts of Americans and Koreans over the ensuing decades , most notably , the New York-based U.S.-Korea Society and the Washington , DC-based U.S.-Korea Foundation . In June 1993 , these two organizations were merged to form The Korea Society under the leadership of the Hon . Donald P. Gregg , a former U.S . Ambassador to Korea . The Society 's funding is derived from contributions , foundation grants , membership dues and program fees . It is governed by a distinguished Board of Directors drawn from the fields of business , the professions , academia and public affairs with the support of an Advisory Council whose members are leading public figures in Korea and the U.S . Through its headquarters in New York City and program affiliates in other major U.S. cities , the Society engages diverse audiences across the United States and in Korea . Each year , The Korea Society gives its James A . Van Fleet Award `` to one or more distinguished Koreans or Americans in recognition of their outstanding contributions to the promotion of U.S.-Korea relations . '' It is widely regarded as one of the most prestigious awards in the field of U.S.–Korea relations . In 2006 , The Korea Society became the official organizing body for the annual New York Korean Film Festival . Operating since 2001 , the New York Korean Film Festival has become the largest showcase of Korean-made films in North America . Leadership . From 1993 to 2007 , The Korea Society was headed by Hon . Donald P. Gregg , who served as both president and chairman of the board . In January 2007 Gregg stepped down as president while retaining his post as chairman of the board . In September 2009 , Thomas C. Hubbard was elected chairman of the board of The Korea Society , with Donald Gregg retiring to the role of chairman emeritus . In April 2010 , Evans J.R. Revere , a former Northeast Asia specialist with the U.S. State Department and the fellow in Diplomatic Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations , resigned as president . In May 2010 , Mark C. Minton , U.S . Ambassador to Mongolia until September 2009 , joined The Korea Society as president . Minton 's foreign service career dates back to 1977 , when he served as Political Officer in Tokyo .
Hans Speth . __NOTOC__ Hans-Ludwig Speth ( 7 October 1897 – 30 April 1985 ) was a German general during World War II who commanded the 28th Jäger Division . He was a recipient of the Knight 's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany .
Listed buildings in Henbury , Cheshire . Henbury is a civil parish in Cheshire East , England . It contains 25 buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England as designated listed buildings , all of which are at Grade II . This grade is the lowest of the three gradings given to listed buildings and is applied to `` buildings of national importance and special interest '' . The parish contains the village of Henbury , and Henbury Hall with its grounds , but is otherwise rural . Most of the listed buildings are houses , cottages , farmhouses , farm buildings and associated structures . Also listed are buildings associated with Henbury Hall . The other listed structures include a church and its lychgate , a pinfold , and a milepost .
Adam S. Miller . Adam S. Miller , an American writer of religious criticism and interpretation and also of contemporary Latter-day Saint lay theology , is a professor of philosophy at Collin College in McKinney , Texas , where he directs the college 's honors program . Miller has offered a fresh interpretation of such things as Christ 's atonement , the appropriate relationship of scholarship with faith , and the nature of Latter-day Saint `` testimony '' . Miller co-founded Salt Press , a publisher of Mormon studies sold to BYU 's Maxwell Institute , and also founded and serves as co-director of the annual colloquia , the Mormon Theology Seminar .
List of Saint Mary Spires head football coaches . The Saint Mary Spires football program is a college football team that represents University of Saint Mary in the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference , a part of the NAIA . The team has had 4 head coaches since the school restarted the program in 2000 . The current coach is Jay Osborne , who took the post as interim coach in 2014 after Lance Hinson left for McMurry University . Some records show occasional one and two-game seasons being played as far back as 1899 and then sporadically until 1968 . No coach is listed for those seasons . Another source mentions that former Green Bay Packers player Dukes Duford coached at Saint Mary and in 1930 coached the team to a conference championship . Coaches . Statistics correct as of the end of the 2012 college football season .
Gale E. Klappa . Gale E. Klappa is the current chairman , president and chief executive officer of Wisconsin Energy Corporation and We Energies . Before joining Wisconsin Energy , Klappa was the executive vice president , chief financial officer and treasurer of Southern Company in Atlanta , Georgia . He has also served as chief strategic officer for Southern Company ; president and CEO of South Western Electricity Klappa is also the chairman of the finance committee and vice chairman of the board of directors of Nuclear Electric Insurance Limited , and the director of the Edison Electric Institute and the American Gas Association . He was elected to Badger Meter Board in 2010 . He graduated `` cum laude '' from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee in 1972 , with a bachelor 's degree in mass communications . He also serves as a member of the Advisory Council or the University 's business school .
Paulistana . Paulistana is a municipality in the state of Piauí in the Northeast region of Brazil .
Ahmed Mohammed al-Maqqari . Abu-l-'Abbas Ahmad ibn Mohammed al-Maqqari ( or Al-Makkari ) ( –1632 ) was an Algerian scholar who was born in Tlemcen in 1577 from a prominent intellectual family that traced its origin to the village of Maqqara , near M'sila . After an early training in Tlemcen , al-Maqqari moved to Fes in Morocco and then to Marrakech , following the court of Ahmad al-Mansur , to whom he dedicated his `` Rawdat al-As '' ( The garden of Myrtle ) about the ulemas of Marrakech and Fes . After al- Mansur 's death in 1603 , al-Maqqari established himself in Fes , where he was appointed both as mufti and as the imam of the Qarawiyyin mosque by al-Mansour 's successor Zidan Abu Maali . In 1617 , he left for the East , possibly because of a quarrel with the local ruler , and took his residence in Cairo , where he composed his best known work , `` Nafḥ al-ṭīb '' . In 1620 he visited Jerusalem and Damascus , and during the next six years made the pilgrimage five times . In 1628 he was again in Damascus , where he gave a course of lectures on Bukhari 's collection of `` Traditions '' , spoke much of the glories of Muslim Iberia , and received the impulse to write his work on this subject later . In the same year he returned to Cairo , where he spent a year in writing his history . He was just making preparations to settle definitely in Damascus when he died in 1632 . His greatest work , `` The Breath of Perfume from the Branch of Green Andalusia and Memorials of its Vizier Lisan ud-Din ibn ul-Khattib '' , consists of two parts . The first is a compilation from many authors on the description and history of Muslim Iberia ; it was published by William Wright , Christoph Krehl , Reinhart Dozy and Gustave Dugat as `` Analectes sur l'histoire et la littérature des Arabes d'Espagne '' ( 1855–1861 ) , and in an abridged English translation by Pascual de Gayangos ( 1840–1843 ) . The second part is a biography of Ibn al-Khatib . The whole work was published at Bulaq ( 1863 ) , Cairo ( 1885 ) and Beirut ( 1968 ) .
Adoxophyes luctuosa . `` Adoxophyes luctuosa '' is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae . It is found on Seram Island in Indonesia . The habitat consists of lower montane forests . The wingspan is about 20 mm . The forewings are nearly unicolourous brown with rust admixture and sparse brown strigulation ( fine streaks ) . The hindwings are white cream , strigulated and suffused with grey-brown in the apical area . Etymology . The species name refers to the colouration of the species and is derived from Latin `` luctuosa '' ( meaning sad ) .
Henry Jay Forman . Henry Jay Forman is Research Professor Emeritus of Gerontology at the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology . and Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Biochemistry at the University of California , Merced . He is a specialist in free radical biology and chemistry , antioxidant defense , and pioneered work in redox signaling including the mechanisms of induced resistance to oxidative stress . Biography . He received his degrees from Queens College of the City University of New York and Columbia University . After holding a Post-Doctoral position at Duke University , he hed faculty positions in biochemistry , physiology , molecular pharmacology , toxicology , pediatrics , and pathology . He was previously a faculty member at the University of Pennsylvania , the USC School of Medicine and the USC School of Pharmacy and then moved to the University of Alabama , Birmingham , School of Public Health , where he was the Chairman of Environmental Health Sciences . He was one of the founding faculty at the University of California , Merced . Career . Forman has focused almost his entire career on redox ( free radical ) biology and chemistry He has worked on the biological generation and defense against oxidants and on the cellular use of oxidants as physiologically important signals . His work contains over 200 publications . His major current research focuses on understanding how aging causes increased susceptibility to air pollution , and how oxidative stress contributes to the pathology of sickle cell disease . He is the Past President of the Society for Free Radical Biology and Medicine and Executive Editor of . He served as the Governor ’ s appointed scientist on the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District Governing Board . He is a Fellow of the Society of Free Radical Biology and Medicine ( now Society for Redox Biology and Medicine ) . In 2006 , Forman was awarded the Society for Free Radical Research - Europe Award Lecture and the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Society for Redox biology and Medicine . He has served on the Scientific Policy Committee of the American Physiological Society .
Cookham . Cookham is a historic village and civil parish on the River Thames in the north-easternmost corner of Berkshire in England . It is notable as the home of the artist Stanley Spencer . It is north of Maidenhead on the county boundary with Buckinghamshire and sits opposite the neighbouring village of Bourne End . Cookham forms the southernmost , and most rural part of the High Wycombe Urban Area . Cookham , and its adjoining villages of Cookham Rise and Cookham Dean ( locally referred to as 'The Cookhams ' ) have a combined population of 5,519 increasing to 5,779 at the 2011 Census . In 2011 `` The Daily Telegraph '' deemed Cookham Britain 's second richest village . Geography . The ancient parish of Cookham covered all of Maidenhead north of the London and Bath Road until this area 's severance in 1894 . It included the hamlets of Furze Platt and Pinkneys Green . There were several manors : Cookham , Lullebrook , Elington , Pinkneys , Great Bradley , Bullocks , White Place and Cannon Court . The village 's neighbours are Maidenhead to the south , Bourne End to the north , Marlow and Bisham to the west and Taplow to the east . The River Thames flows past Cookham on its way from Marlow to Taplow . Several islands in the Thames belong to Cookham , such as Odney Island , Formosa Island and Sashes Island which separates Cookham Lock from Hedsor Water . The Lulle Brook and the White Brook are tributaries of the River Thames which flow through the parish . A good amount of common land remains in the parish , such as Widbrook Common , Cookham Dean Common and Cock Marsh . Winter Hill affords excellent views over the Thames Valley and Chiltern Hills . Cookham has a site of Special Scientific Interest ( SSSI ) just to the north of the village , called Cock Marsh . History . The area has been inhabited for thousands of years . There were several prehistoric burial mounds on Cock Marsh which were excavated in the 19th century and the largest stone axe ever found in Britain was one of 10,000 that has been dug up in nearby Furze Platt . The Roman road called the Camlet Way is reckoned to have crossed the Thames at Sashes Island , now cut by Cookham Lock , on its way from St. Albans to Silchester . By the 8th century there was an Anglo-Saxon abbey in Cookham and one of the later abbesses was Cynethryth , widow of King Offa of Mercia . It became the centre of a power struggle between Mercia and Wessex . Later King Alfred made Sashes Island one of his burhs to help defend against Viking invaders . There was a royal palace here where the Witan met in 997 . It is recorded in the Domesday Book as `` Cocheham '' . The name may be from the Old English `` cōc '' + `` hām '' , meaning 'cook village ' , i.e . 'village noted for its cooks ' , although the first element may be derived from the Old English `` cōc ( e ) '' meaning 'hill ' . Although the earliest stone church building may date from 750 , the earliest identifiable part of the current Holy Trinity parish church is the Lady Chapel , which was built in the late 12th century on the site of the cell of a female anchorite who lived next to the church and was paid a halfpenny a day by Henry II . In the Middle Ages , most of Cookham was owned by Cirencester Abbey and the timber-framed 'Churchgate House ' was apparently the Abbot 's residence when in town . The `` Tarry Stone '' – still to be seen on the boundary wall of the Dower House – marked the extent of their lands . In 1611 the estate at Cookham was the subject of the first ever country house poem , in Aemilia Lanyer 's `` Description of Cookham '' . In the poem 'Lanyer ' pays tribute to her patroness , Margaret Clifford , Countess of Cumberland , through a description of her residence as a paradise for literary women . The estate at Cookham did not actually belong to Margaret Clifford , but was rented for her by her brother while Clifford was undergoing a dispute with her husband . The town people have resisted many attempts to enclose parts of the common land , including by the vicar , Rev . Thomas Whateley in 1799 , Miss Isabella Fleming in 1869 ( who wanted to stop nude bathing at Odney ) and the Odney Estates in 1928 who wanted to enclose Odney Common . The Maidenhead and Cookham Commons Preservation Committee was formed and raised £2,738 to buy the manorial rights and the commons which were then donated to the National Trust by 1937 . These included Widbrook , Cockmarsh , Winter Hill , Cookham Dean Commons , Pinkneys Green Common and Maidenhead Thicket . Economy . Cookham is also home to the Chartered Institute of Marketing , based in Moor Hall . The John Lewis Partnership , one of the country 's premier retailers , which runs John Lewis department stores and Waitrose supermarkets , has a residential training and holiday centre based at Odney . Local government . Cookham 's municipal services are provided by the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead . Cookham also has a parish council made up of fifteen councillors assisted by a part-time parish clerk and an assistant . The local health services are managed by the East Berkshire PCT ( Primary Care Trust ) – NHS Services . Transport . Cookham village is on the A4094 between Maidenhead and Bourne End . The A404 from Maidenhead to High Wycombe is just to the west of Cookham Dean . Cookham railway station , at Cookham Rise , is on the Marlow to Maidenhead branch line . There are two direct trains to and from London Paddington during the morning and evening rush hour . The rest of the trains require a change at Maidenhead . An hourly bus service to Maidenhead , Bourne End and High Wycombe is provided by Arriva Shires & Essex six days a week ; The river has a long stretch of moorings above Cookham Bridge . Attractions . The village is a tourist destination as it is a convenient base for a number of walks along the Thames Path and across National Trust property . There is a selection of restaurants and pubs in the High Street . The Stanley Spencer Gallery , based in the former Methodist chapel , also has a permanent exhibition of the artist 's works .
H. T. Thrift . Henry Thomas Thrift ( May 26 , 1851 – February 23 , 1946 ) was a pioneer settler of the Surrey , British Columbia area . A real estate agent and brick maker , he served on the Surrey City Council as a clerk for many years , and also briefly rose to the position of reeve . Thrift was born at Farnborough , Hampshire , England in 1852 . He served in the military at Hampshire . Thrift immigrated to Canada in 1874 , following the death of his wife , whom he had three children with . He initially settled in Eastern Canada , but later travelled to California , and later British Columbia , travelling to Surrey for the first time in 1880 . He settled in the area , Cloverdale ( later to be incorporated with Surrey ) , as he stated , `` the name Surrey sounded like home '' . In 1884 , he was working as a brick maker at Yale , British Columbia . Thrift was active in the affairs of Surrey , British Columbia , serving as a municipal clerk for the town 's council in 1883 , and from 1886 to 1890 . He was reeve of Surrey along with William Brown in 1891 , serving until his resignation . He had helped develop the first school in Surrey in 1882 , and played a role in requesting the land for Peace Arch Park in 1886 . In 1888 , Thrift served as the city 's health officer during a smallpox outbreak . In 1903 , he was involved in petitioning the federal government for construction of a bridge over the Fraser River . He was also at a time secretary-treasurer of the International Railway and Development Company . He moved to White Rock , British Columbia in 1910 . There he taught Sunday School and organized a Boy Scouts ' Association . He also owned the property on which the first school of that city was built . Also active in the real estate industry , he donated land for Hazelmere United Church to be built on in 1905 , and land for a school in 1910 . He was also a former Grand Master of the British Columbia Orange Lodge . He married Margaret McMenamy in 1877 and had nine children with her . Thrift died of bronchopneumonia White Rock in 1946 , at the age of 94 . He is buried at the Hazelmere Cemetery in Surrey . Thrift Avenue in White Rock is named in his honour , as well as H.T . Thrift Elementary School , in Surrey .
Eucorys barbouri . `` Eucorys barbouri '' is a species of large sea snail , a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cassidae , the helmet snails and bonnet snails . Description . The maximum recorded shell length is 65 mm . Habitat . Minimum recorded depth is 238 m. Maximum recorded depth is 1829 m .
John Reesor Williams . John Reesor Williams ( born September 9 , 1930 ) is a former politician in Ontario , Canada . He served as a Progressive Conservative member in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1975 to 1985 , and was briefly a cabinet minister in the government of Frank Miller . Background . Williams was born in Toronto , the son of Luella Mae Maud ( Reesor ) and Thomas John Williams . He was educated at the University of Western Ontario and Osgoode Hall Law School . He worked as a barrister and solicitor before entering political life . Comedian Harland Williams is one of his five children . His mother was the daughter of George Reesor , a descendant of one of the German families that originally settled Markham , Ontario in 1794 . Municipal politics . Williams was an alderman in North York from 1963 to 1972 , and was deputy mayor and Controller of the borough from 1973 to 1974 . He also served on the Metro Toronto Council during this period , and was a board member of St. Matthew the Apostle Anglican Church in 1971 . From 1973 to 1975 , he served on the board of governors for Seneca College . Provincial politics . He was elected to the Ontario legislature in the 1975 provincial election , defeating Liberal candidate Bob Reid by 239 votes in the North York district of Oriole . He was re-elected with an increased majority in the 1977 and 1981 elections , and served as a backbench supporter of the Bill Davis government . Williams supported Frank Miller to succeed Davis as Premier of Ontario in January 1985 , and was appointed as Solicitor-General when Miller became premier on February 8 , 1985 . His appointment was controversial in some circles . Williams was strongly pro-life , and had previously opposed granting any police protection to Henry Morgentaler 's abortion clinic in Toronto . Miller 's government lost several seats in the 1985 election , and was subsequently defeated in the legislature . Williams was personally defeated in Oriole by Liberal candidate Elinor Caplan . In 2005 , veteran legislators Sean Conway and Bob Runciman both named Williams as the most boring speaker they had encountered in the course of their careers . His speaking style is demonstrated in the following quote : `` the type of rhetoric from the opposition continues without any factual backups to substantiate those generalizations that have become nothing more than rhetoric and well-worn clichés '' .
Confession and avoidance . Confession and avoidance , in pleading , relates to a plea which admits that the facts alleged in a declaration are true , but which shows new facts by which it is hoped to destroy the effect of the allegations admitted . A plea in confession and avoidance neither admits nor denies ; it admits that the facts alleged by the opposite party make out a good prima facie case or defense , and it proceeds to destroy the effect of these allegations either by showing some justification or excuse of the matter charged , or some discharge or release from it . All matters in confession and avoidance must be stated clearly and specifically . If intended to apply only to a part of a statement of claim , it must be so stated .
Dream 's Ashes . `` Dream 's Ashes '' is a 2005 street movie based on drug dealing in the North of England . Filmed entirely in the city of Leeds , this film portrays criminal youth culture in Britain at the turn of the 21st century . Plot . The film begins with a view of the city skyline and we hear dance music bellowing amongst the chimney tops . The camera closes in on one of the many terraced houses to reveal a drug dealer ( Lee ) playing computer games with his friends and attempting to pass a cannabis joint to his pregnant girlfriend . Lee has just left prison for the second time and is now living in a council house courtesy of Leeds City Council . He lives there with his girlfriend Carol , who at the start of the film is pregnant with their unborn daughter Lily . When Carol miscarries her baby , she blames Lee and their lifestyle for the loss and leaves him . Lee seems unaffected and continues his lifestyle of dealing drugs , intimidating others and getting into fights . Lee is pushed the drugs by his mother , who seemingly cares little for him . She introduces him to a new drug called `` wax '' which begins to give him hallucinations of his dead child . He tries to ignore the hallucinations as a side effect of the drug , but they increasingly occupy his thoughts . Carol is now going out with a local hard man called Tommy , who traps her in an abusive relationship . Carol calls out to Lee for help and so Tommy challenges Lee but to no avail . Lee shuns Carol and does not fight Tommy , despite still having feelings for her . Lee is becoming increasingly confused about what is important to him and the repeated hallucinations of his baby become more vivid . Lee is arrested after a nightclub fight with a rival drug dealer , but is released without charge . When he goes to his mother 's house he discovers that his mother has been supplying his rival and is also having a relationship with him . This pushes Lee over the edge and he turns to his hallucinations as the only reliable constant left in his life . Through visions of his baby he realises that his love for Carol is never going to leave him and he sets about getting her back . In a violent confrontation with Tommy at the end of the film , Lee finally challenges his own perceptions of life and the realities he has built around himself . The denouement of the film sees Lee and Carol reunited with an announcement that Carol is once again pregnant with Lee 's child . Now a reformed character , Lee prepares to make a real attempt to maintain their relationship and be the best father he can be . The film ends with Lee walking into the distance to find work to provide for his family . Music . `` Dream 's Ashes '' has a full original score created by the composer Julian Kershaw and produced by Tom Woodstock . Reception . `` Dream 's Ashes '' premiered on the opening night of the 2005 Leeds International Film Festival and received recognition for its quality , despite being a low budget independent film . `` Independent filmmaking does not get much better than this '' - British Independent Film Awards 2006 . `` Accomplished performances in this exquisitely shot low-budget movie by excellent filmmakers '' - Leeds International Film festival 2005 . `` Outstanding , welcome addition to the classics of British Film '' - British Film Institute 2005 . Controversy . `` Dream 's Ashes '' was originally intended to be broadcast as a television film , but was banned by both the BBC and Channel 4 . It was considered to contain excessive obscene language which the director refused to re-edit , stating that it would betray the integrity of the writing and performances . Rafe Clayton ( writer/director ) , said that the language use is authentic to the setting and its removal would degrade the genuine portrayal of the lives the film represents . Too short for cinema release , the film was illegally distributed under the names 'Chav ' and 'Dealer ' and reached popularity largely among teenage audiences . It has a small cult following particularly in France , Japan and the United States .
Marlborough by-election , 1970 . The Marlborough by-election of 1970 was a by-election for the electorate of Marlborough , held on 21 February 1970 during the 30th New Zealand Parliament . Background . The by-election resulted from the death of Tom Shand on 11 December 1969 , only 12 days after he ( and the government ) had been re-elected on 29 November ; and the new National candidate was defeated by the greatest swing against a government since the 1935 general election , in what was a largely rural electorate generally regarded a safe National seat . Tom Shand had held the seat from 1946 , when he defeated Labour ’ s Edwin Meachen . The defeated National candidate Anthony Shand was the son of the previous member , and there was some criticism of him for frequent `` butting-in '' during a combined television broadcast appearance for all the candidates on Wednesday 17 February . The vote for Tom Shand had been close in 1966 . Labour only decided that the seat was winnable in January , and sent in two MPs Arthur Faulkner and Colin Moyle to organise the campaign . Labour ’ s candidate Ian Brooks was local ; he was a senior clerk in the Picton manual telephone exchange and also had a small farm . The seat was largely rural , but Brooks polled particularly well in Picton , and well in the other two population centres , Blenheim and Kaikoura . The election-night margin to Labour of 1131 was so great that the final result was not expected to change when special votes , which generally tended to go to National , were counted . There were 32 informal votes . George Chapman was the Wellington National Party chairman . He heard reports that all was not well in the campaign , the party was in deep trouble , and that Labour was making an all-out effort . But he found that party president Ned Holt was complacent about the by-election ; saying that everything was in order , and that in any case National 's majority in Marlborough was big enough to absorb any setback . But on by-election night Labour inflicted a stunning defeat on National , reducing the Government majority from six to four , and shaking party confidence . Chapman became the leader for change in the organisation , resulting in his nomination for party president in 1971 , although he did not become president until 1973 .
Haplochrois . `` Haplochrois '' is a genus of moth in the family Elachistidae , though some classifications place it in the Agonoxenidae , Coleophoridae or Cosmopterigidae .
Benoît Violier . Benoît Violier ( ; 22 August 1971 – 31 January 2016 ) was a French-Swiss chef . Violier owned the three Michelin star Restaurant de l'Hôtel de Ville in a suburb of Lausanne , Switzerland from 2012 to his death . The establishment topped the first La Liste in December 2015 . Biography . Born in Saintes , Charente-Maritime , France , he went to Paris in 1991 to study with Joël Robuchon , Benoît Guichard and others . Violier moved to Switzerland in 1996 to work with Philippe Rochat . Upon Rochat 's retirement in 2012 , Violier began running the restaurant . He applied for Swiss citizenship in 2014 . He specialised in cooking game . Death . Violier died at home in Crissier , Switzerland , of a self-inflicted gunshot wound on 31 January 2016 , aged 44 . Violier 's suicide prompted shock and confusion , as Violier 's restaurant Le Restaurant de l'Hôtel de Ville had been crowned by the French government as the best restaurant in the world only a month before , leading the media to hail Violier as `` the world 's best chef . '' It also drew attention to the high-pressure world of haute cuisine . Swiss media subsequently reported that Violier may have been a victim of a fraud in which individual bottles of wine were sold several times ; however , the management of his restaurant denied that Violier had any connection with the fraud .
German-Canadian history in British Columbia . German-Canadian history in British Columbia began with the onset of the Fraser Gold Rush in 1858 , when Germans , Austrians , Swiss Germans and other German-ethnic men arrived in British Columbia `` en masse '' as part of the migration to the new Colony of British Columbia from the California goldfields . Many notable figures in that gold rush and the subsequent Cariboo Gold Rush and other British Columbia gold rushes , with many staying on and settling , including many who founded ranches such as the Richter Ranch between Oliver and Keremeos . Like the rest of the province , Greater Vancouver has had historic immigration from Germany . Many from southwest Germany arrived in the newly settled Vancouver . Some were in the middle class , and some worked as shopkeepers and craftspersons . A wave of post-World War II immigration also came from Germany . There were about 8,000 ethnic Germans born outside Canada who resided in Vancouver in 1960 . Geography . The Fraser Street area was a point of settlement for the German community , and it was called `` Little Germany '' from the 1940s through the 1960s . An area of Vancouver along Robson Street received the name `` Robsonstrasse '' after World War II because it had a number of German restaurants , including delicatessens and pastry shops , established by new German immigrants . There was additional German settlement in the West End . Institutions . Historically German immigrants had formed German clubs to continue German culture .
List of titles and honours of Queen Letizia of Spain . Letizia Ortiz has been the Queen of Spain since the accession of her husband , King Felipe VI , in 2014 . She has received numerous titles , decorations , and honorary appointments as Princess of Asturias and as Queen of Spain . Styles and titles . From her marriage on 22 May 2004 until her husband 's accession on 19 June 2014 , Letizia was styled `` Her Royal Highness The Princess of Asturias '' . Since 19 June 2014 , she has been styled `` Her Majesty The Queen of Spain '' .
Palheiro River . The Palheiro River is a river of Santa Catarina state in southeastern Brazil . It is part of the Uruguay River basin .
Charles Covington . Charles Covington ( NM ) is an American jazz pianist and a U.S. Life Master in chess . His United States Chess Federation rating is 2215 . He recently retired from his position as Chairman of the Department of Music at Howard University in Washington , D.C. Charles Covington , Jr. , is a professor of music at the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore , Maryland . The pianist has been the featured performer for President Carter at the White House and with George Benson on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson . Covington 's career includes celebrity performances with the likes of Sammy Davis , Jr. , Eartha Kitt , Larry King , Henry Kissinger , Redd Foxx , and Flip Wilson . He has also been in concert with Sonny Stitt , Gene Ammons , Clark Terry , Milt Jackson , Eddie Harris , Zoot Simms , Eddie `` Cleanhead '' Vinson , David `` Fathead '' Newman , J.J. Johnson , Kai Winding , Herbie Hancock , Hank Jones , Dorothy Donnegan , Shirley Horn , B.B . King , and Chuck Berry . The music director for `` Jazz at Harbor Place '' in Baltimore , and was the Jazz Pianist in Residence at Kennedy Center . He is a world-renowned Hammond B-3 Organ virtuoso and performs at Kennedy Center and other venues with his trio . Mr. Covington is also one of the top ten black chess players in America and has a `` Life Master '' status granted by the United States Chess Federation . Additionally he is a professional magician and has published a manuscript for magicians that is sold in magic shops nationwide , and , as a professional visual artist , Mr. Covington specializes in portraits . These accomplishments were preceded by his Commission in the U.S.Army as an Officer , something rare at the time for a black man in the military . Mr. Covington has also competed in his weight class in Weightlifting , and teaches a select group of piano students privately . Discography . With J. J. Johnson and Kai Winding With O'Donel Levy With Gary Thomas
Sreekandapuram . Sreekandapuram is a municipality in Kannur district , in the Indian state of Kerala . History . Sreekandapuram was historically ruled by the Mushika Kingdom . Administration . Today , the municipality comes under the jurisdiction of the Taliparamba tehsil . The municipal office is situated in the town , on the bank of Sreekandapuram river , which flows into the Valapattanam River . The current president of the Sreekandapuram municipality chairman is Sri Ragavan Geography . The nearest places to Sreekandapuram town are the city of Taliparamba , the towns of Iritty and Irikkur , and Koottumugham and the villages of Chempanthotty , Eruvessi , and Chengalayi . The longest suspended rope bridge in Kannur district is situated at Kanhileri village , crossing the Valapattanam River , a major irrigation project is underway at Madampam . Work on a bridge across the river at Madampam is also in progress . Religion . The town of Sreekandapuram has a mixed population of Muslims , Hindus and Christian . The Malik Dinar mosque is situated at Pazhayangadi , 1 km from the town , and the Pazhayangadi Manna is 2 km out of town on the Payyavoor Road . A popular Hindu temple in the panchayat is the historic Ammakoottam Mahadevi temple . The temple was looted and destroyed by Tipu Sultan , and nothing remained of it but earth and stones covered by bushes up until the 1970s . The land on which it stood was owned by the local Muslim community leader , and when people living around the temple claimed to have witnessed the Devi 's presence , it was handed over to local Hindu community leaders and a new temple was built . Another important temple is the Sree Mahavishnu Temple located at Kottoor , 1 km away from Sreekandapuram near Iritty-Thaliparamba state highway . This temple is said to be over 600 years old and is also said to have been destroyed by Tipu Sulthan.It was later rebuilt . It is one among the rare Lord Vishnu temples which faces the west direction with 'vatta sreekovil ' . 'Punarprathishta Mahotsava ' is celebrated every year in the first week of March . Thrikkadamba Sri.mahavishnu temple was also destroyed by Tippu and it is under reconstruction now . It is 4 km away from Sreekandapuram town in Thaliparamba -Iritty highway . LordShiva and Vishnu are equally worshiped here.Vayakkara '' KAVU '' is another important place to visit in Sreekandapuram panchayath . It is one of the important ecological place in the area.Vana sasthav is the idol of the 'kavu ' and people pay their offerings there in high devotion . Kunnathoorpadi Temple . Kunnathur Padi is the historic center for the folk Hindu deity Sree Muthappan . The center stands in the Kannur District of the Kerala state of safvan , 3,000 feet above sea level , on top of Udumbumala in the Sahyadri mountains . The Kunnathur Padi festival is conducted here , but no temple exists for Sree Muthappan . The festival takes place in a natural setting , as it is believed that Sree Muthappan said , `` Fallen leaves , a spring , a large mountain , a round stone , forest and palm trees are enough for me . '' During the festival season , a temporary Madappura is erected , called Sreekovil , in the middle of the forest . There is a glade and a cave in the middle of the forest . On the west side of the Madappura is a stone , a rock stand and a mud platform . On each side of the cave there is a palm tree . On the north side , there is a spring called Thiruvankadavu . Beyond that is Aadipadi . Transportation . The national highway passes through Taliparamba town . Mangalore and Mumbai can be accessed on the northern side and Cochin and Thiruvananthapuram can be accessed on the southern side . The road to the east connects to Mysore and Bangalore . The nearest railway station is Kannur on Mangalore-Palakkad line . There are airports at Mangalore and Calicut .
Tim Seaman . Timothy `` Tim '' M. Seaman ( born May 14 , 1972 ) is an American race walker who competed at the 2000 and 2004 Olympics . Seaman made a habit of winning the 5000 metres racewalk at the USA Indoor Track and Field Championships . He won the event 13-times winning consecutive years from 1998-2007 , and in 2009 , 2010 and 2013 . His 13 USA Indoor titles rank highest in the sport ’ s history . Seaman is also seven-time USA 20 km champion , winning in 1998 , 2000 , 2002 , 2004 , 2005 , 2009 and 2014 . On April 20 , 2004 , he set the still standing American record in the 10-km walk at 39:22.7 in Storetveitmarsje , Norway . As a collegiate athlete , Seaman was a four-time National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics ( NAIA ) race walk champion while competing for the University of Wisconsin-Parkside . Seaman is currently the cross country , women 's track and field and distance running coach for Cuyamaca College . His wife Rachel Seaman is also an Olympic racewalker .
Minaçu Airport . Minaçu Airport is the airport serving Minaçu , Brazil . History . The airport is dedicated to general aviation . Airlines and destinations . No scheduled flights operate at this airport . Access . The airport is located from downtown Minaçu .
Tron family . The Tron were a noble family of Venice whose most prominent member , Nicolò Tron , served as the Doge of Venice from 1471 to 1473 . Other members of the family served as procurators , senators , generals and ambassadors of the Venetian Republic . The family rose to particular prominence in the 15th century as maritime traders and local rulers in Corfu and Crete . The line had become extinct by the 19th century . The family 's origins are unclear , although 18th-century genealogists , including Marco Barbaro in his `` Albori de ' patritii veneti '' have proposed that they originally came from Ancona . They are thought to have built the now demolished Chiesa di San Boldo in Venice in the 11th century , and there are records in Venice of a Marco `` Truno '' dating from 1159 . The family had three branches : San Stae ( from the Venetian parish of San Stae ) , San Beneto ( from the Venetian parish of San Beneto ) , and Candia ( from the Kingdom of Candia , the name of Crete when it was a colony of the Venetian Republic ) .
John H. Ebersole . Captain John Henry Ebersole , M.D. , MC USN ( 26 January 1925 – 23 September 1993 ) a pioneer in submarine medicine and radiation oncology , selected by Admiral Hyman G. Rickover to serve as medical officer aboard the US Navy 's first two nuclear powered submarines , the and the . He was the radiologist for NASA that screened the Mercury Seven astronauts for Project Mercury . Ebersole was the radiologist responsible for the x-rays taken during the autopsy of John F. Kennedy on 22 November 1963 at Bethesda Naval Medical Center . Biography . Ebersole was born in 1925 at Sterling , Illinois . He grew up in northwestern Illinois . On 21 October 1948 , John H. Ebersole , physician applied for a marriage license to wed Marion E. Sherwood , nurse . The couple were married on 30 October 1948 at St. Vincent de Paul church by Reverend M.J. Rouck in Bedford , Indiana . Ebersole was the son of Noah Ebersole , auto mechanic and Geraldine Kathryn McCormick , housewife . Marion was the daughter of Samuel J. Sherwood , estimator and Maybelle Elizabeth Lehay . Ebersole served for 24 years in the U.S. Navy Medical Corps . He was the first officer to serve aboard two nuclear submarines , the and the , being selected by Admiral Hyman G. Rickover as the medical officer for the crew . He worked with NASA on Project Mercury . Ebersole was assigned to Bethesda Naval Medical Center and was the radiologist for the autopsy of President John F. Kennedy . He was chief of radiation therapy , training director for nuclear medicine , and director of the Radiation Exposure Evaluation Laboratory . He became chief of diagnostic radiology and chief of radiology . After retirement from the Navy , Ebersole settled in Lancaster , Pennsylvania where he established and directed the John Hale Steinman Cancer Center at Lancaster General Hospital . Upon retirement from medical practice , Ebersole pursue a lifelong passion in mystery novels and crime fiction . He traveled to England and attended conferences at Oxford University . He became adjunct faculty at Franklin and Marshall College and taught a detective fiction course in the EtCetera program . He was a founding member of the Orange Street Improbables , a group of mystery enthusiasts . In 1993 , Ebersole died at home after a brief illness at Lancaster , Pennsylvania . He was buried at Arlington National Cemetery , in plot : Sec : 8 , Site : 9473 . Education . Ebersole completed his undergraduate studies at Saint Ambrose College in Davenport , Iowa . In 2013 , he was posthumously inducted into the Newman Central Catholic High School Hall of Fame at Sterling , Illinois . He attended the Indiana University and graduated in 1948 . He received the M.D . from Indiana University at the age 23 . U.S. Navy career . Ebersole entered the U.S. Navy in July 1948 and trained in undersea medicine . As a future submarine doctor , Ebersole received extensive nuclear training . From 1949 to 1959 , Ebersole was associated with nuclear submarines and had special training in nuclear physics at Duke University and at Oak Ridge , Tennessee . Ebersole was commissioned in the U.S. Navy and served on the USS `` Nautilus '' and the USS `` Seawolf '' , the first two nuclear submarines . Ebersole was selected by Admiral Hyman G. Rickover as the medical officer for the USS `` Nautilus '' , the first nuclear-powered submarine and served under commanding officer Commander Eugene Parks Wilkinson . Ebersole was a member of the launching crew for the USS `` Nautilus '' . He went on to serve as medical officer aboard the USS `` Seawolf '' , the second nuclear submarine for the U.S. Navy . Ebersole was the first person to serve on more than one nuclear powered vessel . On 26 September 1957 , President Dwight D. Eisenhower boarded the USS `` Seawolf '' at Narragansett Bay and was greeted by skipper Commander Richard B. Lanning and Rear Admiral Frederick B. Warder , Atlantic Fleet submarine force commander . The President was briefed by Ebersole regarding radiation exposure aboard the `` Seawolf '' . The President was briefed about controlled radiation exposure aboard nuclear-powered submarines . He received a film patch to wear and a tiny dosimeter to read . The medical officer , Lieut . Comdr . John E. Ebersole of Sterling , Ill. , explained to the President that submariners in the new type craft get an average radiation dosage of about 200 milliroentgens a year , compared with an allowable industrial dose of about 300 a week . As he left the boat , the President jokingly told Admiral Warder to check on his film patch and `` let me know if I had too much radiation . '' `` I assure you , you wo n't have , '' the Admiral said . '' During his tour , the `` Seawolf '' set a new record of submergence for 60 days under the command of Captain Richard Boyer Laning . Captain Laning and the `` Seawolf '' crew were greeted upon return to port at New London , Connecticut by Rear Admiral Hyman G. Rickover . When the USS `` Seawolf '' was decommissioned , he started a residency in radiology at Bethesda Naval Hospital . In July 1963 , he completed residency . He then became Chief of Radiation Therapy in the Medicine Section at Bethesda Naval Hospital . Nuke School . Eventually , the Navy established a routine training program for what would be called Nuke School . The coursework for officers to be assigned to nuclear submarines and ships began at Reed College in Oregon with 24 weeks of training . Then they received 6 weeks of field training at the Atomic Energy Commission 's Hanford plutonium production facilities in Washington . Next the candidates spent 5 weeks at the Nevada Test Site and the Sandia nuclear weapons laboratory in New Mexico . They finished up with 6 weeks of additional training at the Walter Reed Laboratory in Maryland . NASA . From 1958 to 1961 , Ebersole worked with NASA during the training phase of the Project Mercury . Ebersole was part of the committee that evaluated the candidates selected for Project Mercury , the NASA Special Committee on Life Sciences . The committee included : Dr. William Randolph Lovelace II , Captain Norman L. Barr , LtCdr John H. Ebersole , Brigadier General Donald D. Flickinger , LtCol Robert H. Holmes , Dr. Wright Haskell Langham , Dr. Robert Burr Livingston , Dr. Orr Reynolds , and Boyd C. Myers II , committee secretary . John F. Kennedy autopsy . At the time of the JFK autopsy , Ebersole was Commander , United States Navy , Assistant Chief of Radiology and head of the Radiology Division at Bethesda Naval Medical Center . Ebersole was the radiologist responsible for the x-rays taken during the autopsy of John F. Kennedy on 22 November 1963 at Bethesda Naval Medical Center . After the JFK assassination , Ebersole remained at Bethesda Naval Medical Center . In 1968 , he was promoted to chairman of the radiology department and retired in 1970 .
Joe Wright ( baseball ) . Joel Sherman Wright ( 1869 – September 20 , 1909 ) was a professional baseball player . He played parts of two seasons in Major League Baseball for the Louisville Colonels and Pittsburgh Pirates in 1895-96 , primarily as an outfielder . Wright started his professional baseball career in 1890 with the Ottawa team in the Illinois–Iowa League . He broke into the majors in 1895 with the Colonels , where he played the second-most games in the outfield on the team . The next season , he was traded to the Pirates in May . Wright returned to play in the minor leagues from 1897 to 1900 . He died in 1909 .
Opening ceremony . An opening ceremony , grand opening , or ribbon-cutting ceremony marks the official opening of a newly-constructed location or the start of an event . Opening ceremonies at large events such as the Olympic Games , FIFA World Cup , and the Rugby World Cup might involve thousands of participants and be watched worldwide . In the case of physical establishments , its grand opening might be preceded by a `` soft opening '' or `` soft launch '' in which the establishment begins to operate with little promotion , to allow testing of operations , procedures , and facilities .
Iegor Gran . Iegor Gran ( born Iegor Andreyevich Siniavsky , 23 December 1964 , Moscow ) is a Russian-born French novelist . Early life . Iegor Gran was born on 23 December 1964 in Moscow , Russia . His father , Andrei Sinyavsky , was a Russian writer and dissident who was jailed from 1964 to 1971 . His mother , Maria Rozanova , is a publisher and an editor . His family moved to France in 1973 , when he was nine years old . He graduated from the École Centrale Paris . Career . He published his first novel , `` Ipso facto '' , in 1998 . He went on to write eleven more novels , some of which are critiques of political correctness . His twelfth novel , `` La Revanche de Kevin '' , is about a novelist who feels bad about being named Kevin . He has written a bi-monthly column in `` Charlie Hebdo '' since 2011 . Personal life . He is married to Catherine Gran , a painter . They live in Paris .
The Fast and the Furious ( 2006 video game ) . is a 2006 racing game for the PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable . The game is based on the film series of the same name , particularly , ' . It was later ported to the Wii as `` Cruis'n '' . The game is also considered a spiritual successor to 2004 's `` Street Racing Syndicate '' . It was originally going to be published by Universal Interactive , but the company closed it doors before the game was completed . Gameplay . Players race on the Shuto Expressway ( Wangan ) or mountain roads ( Touge ) . On the expressway , players can compete in point-to-point races or contests to achieve the highest speed between the start and finish . The mountain roads also have point-to-point races but also have competitions for the most drift . Hotspots are positioned along the roads to access race starts and car dealerships . These garages were featured in the film ' . There are eight different dealerships where vehicles can be purchased : Nissan dealership , Mitsubishi dealership , Mazda dealership , Honda dealership , Toyota dealership , Subaru dealership , Lexus dealership , and a U.S . Naval Base - where according to the instruction booklet included with the game , cars are brought over by stationed soldiers who end up selling them or are just imported . The tune shops are spread over the map and offer performance upgrades , visual upgrades , and paint jobs which are free and fully customizable by the player . The game includes many Japanese cars such as the Mazda RX-7 , Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution , Subaru Impreza WRX STI , Toyota Supra , Honda NSX and the Nissan Skyline but However , Honda and Acura vehicles are not featured in PAL Version so Player starts his career with Toyota Supra ( Counterpart to NSX in NTSC ) . There are also some American cars such as the Chevrolet Corvette Z06 and the Shelby GT500 . Development . In 2003 , an anticipated game with the same name was being developed and then cancelled . The promotional trailer is included as one of the bonus features in the `` 2 Fast 2 Furious '' DVD . The two games were developed by two different developers however ( the 2003 cancelled game by Genki ; the 2006 released game by Eutechnyx ) , and besides their tie to the `` Fast and Furious '' franchise , they were not related in any way . Reception . The game was met with very mixed reception . GameRankings and Metacritic gave it a score of 58 % and 59 out of 100 for the PlayStation 2 version , and 55 % and 58 out of 100 for the PSP version .
Shipton-under-Wychwood . Shipton-under-Wychwood is a village and civil parish in the Evenlode valley about north of Burford , Oxfordshire . The village is one of three named after the ancient forest of Wychwood . The others are Milton-under-Wychwood immediately to the west of the village and Ascott-under-Wychwood about to the east . The 2011 Census recorded Shipton-under-Wychwood 's parish population as 1,244 . Langley . About southeast of the village is the farmhouse of Langley , a largely mid-19th-century building . It is on the site of a royal hunting lodge that was built for Henry VII . Most of the Tudor monarchs stayed there when hunting in Wychwood Forest . The de Langley family were hereditary keepers of Wychwood Forest , Oxon. , which office carried with it the tenancy of the manor of Langley in Shipton-under-Wychwood parish . Their heir was Simon Verney ( d. 1368 ) whose brother was William Verney of Byfield , Northants. , father of Alice Verney , 1st . wife of John Danvers ( d. 1449 ) of Calthorpe , MP for Oxfordshire 1420 , 1421 , 1423 and 1435 . The de Langley family held the manor of Shipton , Oxfordshire , and Richard Lee in his `` Gleanings of Oxfordshire '' of 1574 states that these arms of `` Gules , 2 bars or in chief 2 buck 's heads cabossed of the 2nd '' were then displayed in a stained glass window in St. Mary 's parish church at Shipton with a tomb under it . The buck 's heads seem to be a reference to the de Langley office of forester of Wychwood . Lacey . Shipton Court , the estate of the Lacey family , was built in about 1603 but sold to Sir Compton Reade in 1663 . It passed down in the Reade family until 1868 when , on the death of Sir John Reade , it was left to his footman Joseph Wakefield , on condition that he took the name Reade . Parish church . The Church of England parish church of St. Mary has a tower built in about 1200–1250 , a 15th-century stone pulpit and font and a Tudor wall monument . The architect Richard Pace designed Saint Mary 's Rectory , which was built in 1818 . Economic and social history . William Langland , the conjectured author of `` Piers Plowman '' , is known to have been a tenant in Shipton-under-Wychwood where he died . The village has three historic public houses : the Shaven Crown Hotel , The Red Horse and the Lamb Inn . The Shaven Crown Hotel overlooking the village green was once a guest house run by the monks of Bruern Abbey . The present building is mainly 15th century . The Lamb Inn is 16th century and is controlled by Greene King Brewery . Amenities . Shipton railway station is on the Cotswold Line . Shipton-under-Wychwood Cricket Club First XI plays in , and the Second , Third and Fourth XI play in `` The Oxford Times '' Cherwell League . The First XI won the National Village Knockout at Lords in 2002 and 2003 , and was runner-up in 1997 and 2010 . It was also Oxfordshire Team of the Year in 2011 after its trip to Lords , winning the Cherwell League title , and winning both the premier Oxfordshire Twenty 20 Competitions , all within 12 months . The club launched its first Ladies team in 2014 , after several successful seasons running girls ' sides . Shipton-under-Wychwood is on the Oxfordshire Way footpath , which can be used to walk north-westwards up the Evenlode Valley to Bruern Abbey and Bledington , or eastwards down the valley to Charlbury .
Hitchhiker 's Guide ( disambiguation ) . Hitchhiker 's Guide usually refers to `` The Hitchhiker 's Guide to the Galaxy '' , Douglas Adams ' science fiction comedy franchise , partly inspired by the European guidebook .
Becky Mantin . Becky Mantin ( born Rebecca Mantin 18 October 1980 in Norwich , Norfolk ) is an English weather presenter for ITV . Early life . Born to Wendy and Richard Mantin , Mantin grew up in the south Norfolk village of Saxlingham Nethergate and attended Norwich High School for Girls and the Sixth Form at Norwich School . Career . Mantin started her media career writing for the Eastern Daily Press and appearing on the commercial radio station Broadland 102 . She then moved to ITV Anglia , initially as a fashion presenter for lunchtime magazine show Home Malone before taking meteorological training to become ITV Anglia 's main weather presenter , later presenting and reporting on regional programmes including the consumer show `` Late Night Checkout '' and animal rescue series 'Animal Tales ' . Mantin then started to appear on the national channels ITV Weather , Channel 5 and Sky as a reporter . From 25 February 2005 she ceased duties with ITV Anglia and joined ITV Weather on a permanent basis . She co-presented ITV 's `` This Morning Summer '' with Denise van Outen and Richard Bacon in summer 2005 to celebrate 50 years of ITV . On 4 August 2017 , 3 January , 9–12 April and 4 May 2018 she appeared as a weather presenter on `` Good Morning Britain '' on ITV Breakfast . Personal life . Mantin married former yachtsman turned professional rugby coach Jack Heald in Walberswick on 12 December 2009 . Mantin gave birth to a boy in October 2010 . Her second son was born in May 2012 . Mantin sustained a concussion and memory loss in a surfing accident on 7 June 2007 in Cornwall . She returned to full-time presenting early in 2008 .
Rema language . Rema , also known as Bothar , is a nearly extinct Papuan language of New Guinea .
2011–12 Primera División ( women ) . The 2011–12 Primera División ( women ) season will be the 24th since its establishment . Rayo Vallecano are the defending champions , having won their 3rd title in the previous season . The campaign will begin on 4 September 2011 , and end on 27 May 2012 . A total of 18 teams will contest the league , 16 of which already contested in the 2010–11 season and two of which were promoted from the Liga Nacional . With ten wins in a row at the start of the season , Barcelona broke the Spanish women 's starting record of Levante 's nine wins in 2008/09 . This streak was broken on matchday 15 , when Barcelona drew Espanyol 3–3 . On the last match day , Barcelona secured their very first Spanish championship title . Top scorers . Sonia of Barcelona won the top-scorer award with 38 goals .
James Chan Khay Syn . James Chan Khay Syn ( ; born 1 June 1950 ) is the fourth and current Mayor of Kuching South City Council . He previously worked as General Manager of Harwood Timber Sdn Bhd , a subsidiary of the Sarawak Timber Industry Development Corporation ( STIDC ) . He succeeded Chong Ted Tsiung , the third mayor of Kuching South City , who died on 3 August 2007 . Chan was sworn in as mayor on 4 June 2008 , before he could fully recover from his knee surgery . Mayor Chan is known to be a `` hands on '' Mayor as he constantly visit sites and markets such as Stutong Market to understand the situation and problems faced by people . Rumors has it that Mayor Chan might be running for the State Representative of the Kuching Constituency in the upcoming State Election .
J.A . Beleza Ferraz . General José António da Rocha Beleza Ferraz ( 9 September 1901 − ? ) was chief of the general staff of the Portuguese armed forces from 1958 to 1961 and chairman of the NATO Military Committee from 1959 to 1960 .
Alfred Schieske . Alfred Schieske ( 6 September 1908 – 14 July 1970 ) was a German actor . Career . Alfred Schieske was born in Stuttgart , the son of a German father and a French mother . He studied acting with Willy Reichert made his stage debut at the Staatstheater Stuttgart at the age of 19 . Afterward , he played in Heidelberg , Esslingen and Bochum . In 1940 , he joined the Berlin Staatstheater , led by Gustaf Gründgens . After World War II , Schieske first went to Cologne , then to Berlin in 1947 , where he had an engagement at the Theater am Schiffbauerdamm , working there until 1950 . He then worked at the Schiller and Schlosspark theaters in West Berlin , as well as in Düsseldorf , Recklinghausen and Jagsthausen . He also played guest roles at other theaters . In 1950 he played the role of camp commandant of Ravensbrück in the British film Odette . Among the stage roles played by Schieske were Milota in `` König Ottokars Glück und Ende '' , Klesel in `` Ein Bruderzwist in Habsburg '' , Oberst Henry in Wilhelm Herzog 's play about `` the Dreyfus Affair '' and Phil Cook in `` The Country Girl '' by Clifford Odets . He played several roles in German productions of Shakespeare ; Bolingbroke in `` Richard II '' , Clarence in `` Richard III '' and Sir Toby Belch ( German : Tobias Rülps ) in `` Twelfth Night '' . He played Vladimir in `` Waiting for Godot '' , Adam in `` The Broken Jug '' , Götz in `` Götz von Berlichingen '' and Big Daddy in `` Cat on a Hot Tin Roof '' . In 1961 , in one of his most successful roles , he began playing Alfred P. Doolittle ( Eliza 's father ) in the musical `` My Fair Lady '' , first in Berlin , then Hamburg . Schieske 's most important film role was in the 1948 DEFA production , the `` Blum Affair '' , playing Otto Bonte , a criminal investigator who saves a Jewish man falsely accused of a crime , saves him and brings the real culprit to justice . In the 1960s , he acted on television in adaptations of literary works , such as `` Wer einmal aus dem Blechnapf frißt '' and `` Jeder stirbt für sich allein '' with Edith Schultze-Westrum and Anneli Granget , based on Hans Fallada 's novel , `` Every Man Dies Alone '' . Schieske 's son , Geriet Schieske ( b . 1945 ) , is also an actor .
Quito TV . Quito TV is a television channel in Ecuador . Since the start of their transmissions , on September 1 of 2006 , the channel is the major television network of Ecuador . It broadcasts on channel 20 to Quito and channel 16 to Guayaquil . The international version of the channel is available on Ecuador TV . History . Quito TV began broadcasting on September 1 , 2006 . Its headquarters are located in Quito , and the biggest self-supported antenna . Quito TV got the most powerful microwave radio relay , acquired the first mobile television unit . Founded by Emilio Santander , the channel was under control of his family until 2007 and 2008 . During the presidency of Rafael Correa , the network have the most broadcasting during the programming . Soccer Broadcasts . Quito TV has the rights to broadcast the home games of Deportivo Quito , Espoli , Imbabura , LDU Quito and Manta during the 2012 Copa Credife .
Menameradiel . Menameradiel ( ) ( Dutch : `` Menaldumadeel '' ) is a former municipality in Friesland , the Netherlands . On 1 January 2018 it merged with the municipalities of Franekeradeel , het Bildt and parts of Littenseradiel to form the new municipality Waadhoeke . Topography . `` Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Menaldumadeel , June 2015 ''
Agapito Conchu . Agapito Conchu , also known as Agapito Concho ( born 1895 , date of death unknown ) was a Filipino silent film director of the mid-1930s . He was born in 1895 and made his directorial debut in the silent movie film `` Ang Magpapawid '' ( `` The Roofmaker '' ) . After the `` talkies '' came to the Philippines , he directed `` Mahiwagang Biyolin '' ( `` The Magical Violin '' ) which is a semi-fantasy movie together with a new face , Manuel Conde , who would become a great actor . Conchu made one horror-flick , `` Sumpa ng Aswang '' ( `` Curse of the Devil '' ) , with Monang Carvajal and a nationalistic film , `` Hagase Tu Voluntad '' . He is specialized in directing dramas , from his first movie `` Hatol ng Langit '' ( `` Judged of Heaven '' ) , to `` Awit ng Pag-ibig '' ( `` The Song of Love '' ) , `` Buhok ni Ester '' ( `` The Hair of Ester '' ) and `` Ama '' ( `` Father '' ) which is his last movie .
Paisi Kaysarov . Paisi Sergeevich Kaysarov , also spelled Paisii Sergeevich Kaisarov ( ; 23 May 1783 – 27 February 1844 ) was a Russian general who served during the Napoleonic Wars . Early life . Kaisarov was born in the Morshansk Uyezd , a sub-division of Tambov Governorate . He was a descendant to an old , yet poor noble family , the ancestors of which purportedly originated from the Golden Horde and arrived at Moscow in the middle of the 15th Century . He was educated by private tutors . On 2 May 1791 , he joined the Preobrazhensky Regiment at the rank of a sergeant , and was accepted as an ensign to the Yaroslavl Musketeer Regiment on 2 February 1797 . In early 1805 he retired from the army and became an official in the Ministry of Commerce , but returned on 14 August that year , receiving the position of a staff Rotmister in the Izumsk Hussar Regiment on the 26th . He was brother to Russian poet Andrey Kaysarov , and later married Varvara Yakovleva Lanskoya , niece of Alexander Lanskoy . Napoleonic Wars . Kaisarov served in the War of the Third Coalition during 1805 , and was severely wounded in the Battle of Austerlitz . On 11 February 1806 , he was given the rank of a lieutenant in the Semenovsky Regiment . He was sent to the Danubian Principalities and participated in the Russo-Turkish War , serving at the army 's headquarters . On 17 October 1811 , he was promoted to colonel . From 19 June 1812 to 20 August , he was the chief of the Sevastopol Infantry Regiment , and then became adjutant to General Mikhail Kutuzov , at whose side he remained in the Battle of Borodino . From October , he commanded the vanguard of Matvei Platov 's Don Cossacks Corps . On 14 March 1813 he was promoted to major general , with seniority dating to 7 September . In the War of the Sixth Coalition , he headed a cavalry detachment , which took part in the Battle of Hanau and the Battle of Arcis-sur-Aube . Later years . As the war ended , he remained in the military . On 10 August 1817 , he was given command of the 23rd Division 's 2nd Brigade . On 18 August 1819 , he became chief of staff to the 1st Infantry Corps . On 2 October 1821 , he had been given command of the 14th Division , and promoted to lieutenant general on 13 January 1826 . In March 1829 , he became chief of staff to the 1st Army . In 1830 and 1831 , he took part in the suppression of the Polish insurrection of 1830-31 ; his forces besieged and eventually captured the Zamość Fortress . On 25 March 1831 , he was instated as commander of the 3rd Infantry Corps ( later to become the 5th Infantry Corps ) . On 18 December 1833 , he was promoted to General of the Infantry . In 1835 , he was transferred command the 4th Infantry Corps . On 5 November 1842 , he retired from the armed forces due to poor health , spending the remainder of his days as a member of the Governing Senate of the Russian Empire . He died in Nice . He is buried in the cemetery of the Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin , near the Far Caves of the Kiev Pechersk Lavra . Kaysarov makes a brief appearance in Leo Tolstoy 's `` War and Peace '' .
Oflag IV-B Königstein . Oflag IV-B Koenigstein was a Nazi POW camp for Allied officers during World War II . It was located in `` Festung Königstein '' ( `` Königstein Fortress '' ) near the town of Königstein in Saxony . Camp history . After the Invasion of Poland of 1939 , most high-ranking Polish officers were imprisoned there . The staff officers were imprisoned in the casemates and the generals in one of the forts . The lower-ranking officers were incarcerated in the lower levels of the fortress . Despite harsh conditions in the living chambers , the officers were granted relative freedom and had a part of the fortress gardens at their disposal . Apart from Antoni Szylling and Tadeusz Piskor , who were imprisoned in Murnau , all Polish army commanders taken by the Germans in 1939 were held there . After the Fall of France in 1940 , most Polish officers were transferred to either Oflag VIIA Murnau or Oflag VIII E Johannisbrunn , and French officers were imprisoned in the castle . After being freed in 1941 , an orderly to a French admiral wrote that life there was boring but `` not particularly onerous '' , with `` adequate by European prison standards '' sanitation , inadequate but regular rations , and cigarettes for purchase . The prisoners quickly found German bugs in their rooms , and discovered that an `` English general '' imprisoned with them was a German agent . The orderly estimated that 20 % of the 120 French general officers favored cooperation with Germany ( with many freed to join the Vichy government ) , 30 % favored the Allies , and 50 % were neutral . An execution order of all French general was written by the SS general Kaltenbrunner . Only one execution was to be carried out ( General Mesny , shot in the back during a walk outside the fortress ) . The camp was surrendered to the French General Condé on May 8 , the blue , white and red flag floating for a while . A few Russian reached the fortress on May 9 , 1945 . The Russians stayed only long enough to remove anything of value , and loading up the German guards , they returned to their HQ leaving the French Generals alone . A short while afterwards , a French light aircraft landed and the pilot informed them that he had come to collect General Saint Ceran of the French Air Force . The remaining inmates asked that he inform the Americans of their plight which he did , and despite Koenigstein being in the Russian zone , a decision was taken to swiftly remove the French generals from the castle on May 11 . They were flown back to Paris on May 12 , many of them free for the first time in five years .
Stonetown , County Louth . Stonetown is a small rural community in the parish of Louth 10 kilometres from Dundalk , County Louth , and 11 kilometres from Carrickmacross , County Monaghan . The community consists of a small chapel , a primary school , a football field and a community centre . History . It is related that Cuchulainn , the hero of the Táin Bó Cúailnge and son of Lugh engaged one of Queen Maeve 's lovers and warriors , Fergus , in battle at Áth dá Ferta in the townland of Oaktate , Stonetown . According to The Tain Cuchulainn agrees to make a mock flight from Fergus his foster father in return for the promise that Fergus will fly from him at another time . That promise , redeemed in the last battle ensures victory for the Ulstermen . It is also believed that Fergus Loingsech from Connaught and twelve others who sought Queen Maeve 's admiration engaged Cuchulainn in battle in this same location . Cuchulainn struck off their heads , placed twelve stones in the ground and set a head on each stone , hence the name `` Stonetown '' . Most annals report that Aed Oirdnide Mac Neill , King of Tara , died in 1819 at Áth dá Ferta in May Conaille in the territory of Conaille Muirtheimne . Religion . The area is a predominantly catholic area served by 'Our Lady of the Snows ' Chapel Stonetown Upper . The chapel was built by the Rev . P.Banan in 1837 . The plan of the chapel is in the shape of a cross . In 1987 renovation work was completed by P.P Rev . J.Finn and rededicated by Tomas O'Fiach . Rev S.Quinn served the parish . In 1816 Patrick Devan , a hedge schoolteacher and the sexton of the chapel held a gathering which culminated in the Wildgoose Lodge Murders . He fled to Dublin , where he was arrested . Despite promises of money and freedom from prosecution , he did not co-operate with the authorities . He pleaded not guilty and conducted his own defence , but was found guilty , hanged and gibbetted . Education . The present school prior to refurbishment was built in 1952 and is a detached nine-bay single-storey school . Rectangular block , single-storey flat-roofed wrap-around corridor and toilet block to north , east and west , water tower to north-east . Pitched slate roof , clay ridge tiles , painted roughcast rendered chimney stacks , smooth rendered corbelled caps , uPVC gutters to overhanging eaves , circular cast-iron downpipes and vent pipes . Painted roughcast rendered walling , smooth rendered plinth , painted stone plaque to wall . Square-headed window openings , painted smooth rendered soffit and reveals , painted stone sills , painted timber six-over-six sliding sash windows , some timber casement windows , uPVC windows . Square-headed door openings , painted smooth rendered soffit and reveals , tooled limestone steps , painted timber doors , wrought-iron boot scraper to east entrance , painted rendered canopies to entrances , painted smooth rendered shelter to south , circular columns . School surrounded by hard and soft landscaping , bounded by painted stone walling , square-profile gate piers , wrought-iron gates , V-shaped stiles with tooled stone steps . Sport . Stonetown is represented in the GAA by their local club , Annaghminnon Rovers.Founded in 1959 in the townland of Annaghminnon the club has spent the majority of its footballing life in the junior ranks of Louth football.The club football field , dressing rooms and community hall are situated in Stonetown , Dundalk , Co.Louth nearby the local Stonetown National School . New dressing rooms were constructed in 2008 . The club 's colors are red and white .
Groove Collective . Groove Collective is an American band . In 2007 they were nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Jazz Album of the Year for the release `` People People Music Music '' on the Savoy Jazz label . Style . Groove Collective was formed in 1990 . The original members were keyboardist Itaal Shur ( who later went on to co-write the # 1 hit `` Smooth '' for Carlos Santana ) , percussionist/MC Gordon `` Nappy G '' Clay , flutist Richard Worth , drummer Genji Siraisi , bassist Jonathan Maron , saxophonist Jay Rodriguez , percussionist Chris Theberge , trumpeter Fabio Morgera , Vibraphonist Bill Ware and trombonist Josh Roseman . After witnessing an early show , producer Gary Katz negotiated the band 's signing to Reprise Records , and produced their eponymous debut album in 1993 . In 1994 , they appeared on the Red Hot Organization 's compilation album , ' , alongside other prominent jazz artists , Herbie Hancock and Roy Ayers . The album , meant to raise awareness and funds in support of the AIDS epidemic in relation to the African American community , was heralded as `` Album of the Year '' by `` Time Magazine '' . They scored two minor dance instrumental and adult contemporary hits in 1996 with a cover of The Beatles ' `` I Want You ( She 's So Heavy ) '' ( US Dance/Club Play # 45 , US Dance Maxi Singles # 23 ) and `` Lift Off '' ( US R & B/Hip-Hop # 73 ) . Groove Collective 's musical style reflects the wide-ranging backgrounds and interests of its individual members . Commenting on the group 's 1996 release , `` We the People , '' critic Michael Casey referred to the numerous influences at work in Groove Collective 's sound , specifically the presence of Afro-pop , Latin jazz , hip-hop , and traditional jazz stylings . This mix is born of the members ' varying influences , including bebop , funk , old-school hip-hop and classic soul . Bassist and co-founder Jonathan Maron has acknowledged the importance of a DJ aesthetic in the music , stating that `` ( Groove Collective 's ) goal has always been to emulate the range of music a DJ plays during the course of the night at a packed club ... A great DJ knows the songs that can ignite the room and fill the dance floor . Some of my favorite musical experiences have been in clubs , where you listen and realize how well all of these styles blend together into one big idiom of its own . '' Central to the group 's ethic is its insistence on live instrumentation and its ability to create and sustain grooves for a dance floor audience .
Thomas McCarthy ( poet ) . Thomas McCarthy ( born 1954 ) is an Irish poet , novelist , and critic , born in Cappoquin , Co. Waterford , Ireland . He attended University College Cork where he was part of a resurgence of literary activity under the inspiration of John Montague . Among his contemporaries , described by Thomas Dillon Redshaw as `` that remarkable generation , '' there were Theo Dorgan poet and memoirist , Sean Dunne , poet , Greg Delanty , poet , Maurice Riordan poet and William Wall , novelist and poet . McCarthy edited , at various times , The Cork Review and Poetry Ireland Review . He has published seven collections of poetry with Anvil Press Poetry , London , including `` The Sorrow Garden '' , `` The Lost Province '' , `` Mr Dineen 's Careful Parade '' , `` The Last Geraldine Officer '' ( `` a major achievement '' , in the view of academic and poet Maurice Harmon ) and `` Merchant Prince '' , described as `` an ambitious and substantive book '' . The main themes of his poetry are Southern Irish politics , love and memory . He is also the author of two novels ; `` Without Power '' and `` Asya and Christine '' . He is married with two children and lives in Cork City where he works in the City Libraries . He won the Patrick Kavanagh Poetry Award in 1977 . His monograph `` Rising from the Ashes '' tells the story of the burning of the Carnegie Free Library in Cork City by the Black and Tans in 1920 and the subsequent efforts to rebuild the collection with the help of donors from all over the world . In his work `` the ludicrous and the homely go hand-in-hand but the relaxed , conversational style can switch from emphatic narration to literary observation , as when the poet quotes Henry James ’ s remark , ‘ As the picture is reality so the novel is history/And not as the poem is : a metaphor and closed thing . '' Podcasts . You can hear an interview with Thomas McCarthy and listen to him reading from his work all recorded in March 2010 at http : //www.podcasts.ie/featured-writers/featured-poets/thomas-mccarthy/ Thomas is also a contributor to their series of special podcasts `` A Writers 's Passage '' in which 10 Irish authors take a personal tour through the locations of their books . The podcast based on The Gardens of Remembrance is just one of over 200 audio podcasts available free on this site .
The Possession of Hannah Grace . `` The Possession of Hannah Grace '' is an upcoming American supernatural horror thriller film directed by Diederik Van Rooijen . It stars Shay Mitchell , Kirby Johnson , Stana Katic , Grey Damon , and Nick Thune . Mitchell plays a former policewoman who encounters the supernatural while working in a morgue . The film is scheduled to be released on November 30 , 2018 , by Screen Gems . Development . On March 23 , 2016 , it was announced that Screen Gems had hired Diederik Van Rooijen to direct horror thriller `` Cadaver '' from a script by Brian Sieve , which Todd Garner and Sean Robins would produce through Broken Road Productions . The film was originally titled `` Cadaver '' . Casting . On June 6 , 2016 , Shay Mitchell joined to play Megan Reed , and on October 28 , Stana Katic was also cast in the film along with Grey Damon , Nick Thune , Jacob Ming-Trent , Max McNamara , Louis Herthum , and Kirby Johnson . Filming . Principal photography on the film began on November 8 , 2016 , in Boston , Massachusetts , with the production team included director of photography Lennert Hillege , production designer Paula Loos , and costume designer Deborah Newhall . Filming would also take place at New England Studios in Devens , Massachusetts . Release . The film is scheduled to be released on November 30 , 2018 .
Hulín . Hulín ( ; ) is a town in the Zlín Region , Czech Republic .
Billy Nicholson ( politician ) . Billy Nicholson ( born February 5 , 1948 in Union , Mississippi ) is an American politician and former insurance agent from Mississippi . A member of the Mississippi House of Representatives since 2000 , in February 2009 he changed his party affiliation from the Democratic to the Republican Party . He has represented the 78th District , which includes portions of Neshoba , Newton , and Scott counties , since 2000 . A strong conservative ( in 2003 he was secretary of the Mississippi Legislative Conservative Coalition ) , Nicholson said he felt the Republican Party was a better match for him philosophically ; and that he was switching also because the Democratic Party threatened to deny his certification in future elections after his endorsement of a national Republican candidate , and because of his disapproval of President Obama 's stimulus bill . He explained that he had wanted to delay the switch until he retired from his long career as a State Farm Insurance agent . Personal life . An alumnus of East Central Community College and Mississippi State University , Nicholson is married to the former Betty Gail Williams ; they live in Little Rock . He is a Baptist and a member of Rock Branch Baptist Church in Union , Mississippi .
Christin Hinojosa . Christin Hinojosa ( married name Kirschenbaum ; born October 3 , 1975 ) is an American actress best known for her role as Sabrina in `` Dazed and Confused '' . After a few other small roles in films and on television , Hinojosa left acting in the late 1990s and became an anti-war activist . In 2004 , as a member of the American Friends Service Committee , she was the first coordinator of the Eyes Wide Open installation in Chicago . She currently works as Director of Communications for Solidarity Bridge , a Christian medical charity focused on Latin America .
State football leagues in Brazil . State football leagues in Brazil are football leagues competed in each of the 26 states of Brazil and in the Federal District . One such league , the Campeonato Paulista , which started in 1902 , is the oldest football competition in Brazil . Due to their long tradition , they are highly regarded . Historically , because of economical or geographical issues , the long distances between important cities of the country made the Brazilian people develop a strong competitive culture within the states . So , each Brazilian state has its own state championship . As of 2009 , most of the state championships start in January and conclude in early May ( 23 dates assigned to matches ) . Due to these competitions , some matches between rival clubs of the same state or city have a similar or bigger importance than an interstate match between two important clubs . These local matches are called `` clássicos '' ( `` classics '' , or `` derbies '' ) . Some examples are Flamengo-Vasco , in Rio de Janeiro , Corinthians-Palmeiras , in São Paulo , Atlético Mineiro-Cruzeiro in Minas Gerais , Náutico-Santa Cruz in Pernambuco , Grêmio-Internacional in Rio Grande do Sul , Atlético Paranaense-Coritiba , in Paraná , Bahia-Vitória in Bahia etc . The state champions and , in some states , the runners-up , are automatically qualified to play in the following year 's Copa do Brasil . Also , the best placed clubs of each state which are not competing in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A , Série B or Série C qualify to the same year 's Série D. In addition , the best teams in each state league also may qualify to regional cups like the Copa do Nordeste and the Copa Verde . Unrelegated football clubs . The first column of this table lists all clubs that have continuously played in their premier state league since debuting more than ten years ago . The second column contains these teams that have continuously played at their premier state league for 75 years or more . Clubs that are in bold are founding members of their state league . Note that in 2002 , Santos and América Mineiro competed in the Torneio Rio – São Paulo and Copa Sul-Minas , respectively , and did not qualify for the superchampionship phase of their state league through these tournaments , thus ending their uninterrupted spell .
Puppet Master ( franchise ) . `` Puppet Master '' is an American horror film franchise which focuses on a group of anthropomorphic puppets animated by an Egyptian spell , each equipped with its own unique and dangerous device ( although not in all installments of the series are the puppets portrayed as threatening ) and are represented as heroes , antiheroes and antagonists . Produced by Full Moon Features , the series was established in 1989 with the eponymous first installment , which has since been followed by ten sequels , a non-canon crossover with the characters of `` Demonic Toys '' , a 2018 reboot ' , two comic book mini-series , an ongoing comic book series and numerous other collector 's items . Development . After the collapse of his film studio , Empire Pictures , Charles Band relocated to the United States and opened Full Moon Productions . Band 's goal with Full Moon was to create low budget horror , science fiction and fantasy films which mirrored the quality of films with more generous budgets . After partnering with Paramount Pictures and Pioneer Home Entertainment , Full Moon began production on its first feature film , `` Puppet Master '' , which had a premise similar to an earlier Empire film produced by Band , `` Dolls '' . Originally intended for theatrical release in summer 1989 , before being released on home video the following September , `` Puppet Master '' was ultimately pushed to a direct-to-video release on October 12 , 1989 , as Band felt he was likely to make more money this way than he would in the theatrical market . `` Puppet Master '' proved to be a success , and the film 's cult status has led to the production of nine sequels , as well as a non-canon crossover with another Full Moon franchise , `` Demonic Toys '' . A documentary containing interviews with cast and crew members was also shot and included on VHS and Laserdisc pressings of `` Puppet Master '' , as a featurette titled `` No Strings Attached '' . 1990 saw the release of a sequel , `` Puppet Master II '' and later in 1991 ' ; the latter which served as a series prequel . `` Toulon 's Revenge '' was the first installment to feature Guy Rolfe in the role of puppeteer Andre Toulon ( in the films prior , Toulon was portrayed by renowned actor William Hickey and Steve Welles , respectively ) . Rolfe reprised the role of Toulon for three additional films before his death in 2003 , after which he posthumously appeared in ' through extensive use of archival footage . In 1993 Full Moon began shooting another two sequels simultaneously , `` Puppet Master 4 '' and ' , the latter which , as the title indicates , was intended to be the final installment of the series . After the release of `` The Final Chapter '' in September 1994 , Full Moon opted to retire `` Puppet Master '' and announced that a spin-off trilogy titled `` Puppet Wars '' was to be started in 1995 . The spin-off trilogy was cancelled leaving the series to continue its legacy through merchandising and a growing cult following . Due to demand from video retailers and fans for a new installment of the series , four years after its retirement the `` Puppet Master '' franchise was revived by the production of a sixth entry , `` Curse of the Puppet Master '' , in 1998 . This was the first installment not to have David W. Allen involved with special effects . As by this time Paramount had ended its deal with Full Moon , to conserve costs the film was put together using a combination of rod and string puppets , as well as archival footage . In September of the following year , a film featuring characters similar to the Totems of the fourth installment was released , titled Totem , and a year later in 1999 , a second prequel ( taking place at an even earlier time than `` Toulon 's Revenge '' ) was released , titled `` Retro Puppet Master '' . This entry was an anomaly to the series , in that the main theme composed by Richard Band , brother of Full Moon 's Charles Band , was completely absent , and it with its PG-13 rating , `` Retro Puppet Master '' was the first film in the series not to be rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America . The original idea for the seventh installment of the series was to take place following `` Toulon 's Revenge '' , with Toulon and his puppets escaping Germany by train , after which they are confronted by Nazis and demons . This idea was abandoned because the Kushner Locke Company thought it would offend the German audience , but it formed the basis for the ninth installment of the series , ' . On June 12 , 2009 , Band announced that he would post video updates of `` Axis of Evil '' on Full Moon 's website . Four days later on June 16 , the first update was made available , verifying the film 's roster of puppets to be included , as well as the principal cast members , Levi Fiehler and Jerry Hoffman . In 2010 , `` Axis Of Evil '' was released on DVD , Blu-ray , and streaming sites . As of 1999 , `` Retro Puppet Master '' is the latest original , feature-length `` Puppet Master '' film produced by Full Moon . An eighth entry , `` Puppet Master : The Legacy '' , was released in 2004 , however only a fraction of the film contains original footage ; the remainder is archival footage used to summarize the series thus far . The same year , a crossover film featuring the animated playthings of Full Moon 's `` Puppet Master '' and `` Demonic Toys '' series aired on Sci Fi Channel , although it did not take place in the same continuity as either of those franchises . In 2005 , Charles Band alluded to a possible `` Puppet Master '' television series , called `` Puppet Wars '' ( see left for promotional artwork ) , and expressed interest in seeing a video game adaptation of the franchise developed . In June 2008 , Band announced that a ninth installment of the series is planned , tentatively subtitled `` Axis of Evil '' . In March 2009 , it was reported that Band is also interested in remaking 1989 's `` Puppet Master '' in 3-D . Similarly , the original film was reissued by Razor Digital in 2007 in DualDisc format , featuring both standard and stereoscopic versions . In 2012 Fullmoon released the tenth installment titled which continued the story and events from the previous film . In 2017 , Full Moon announced that `` Puppet Master : Axis Termination '' would debut exclusively on Full Moon Streaming in three parts starting in September 2017 . In 2018 a reboot is announced under the title ' . Storyline chronology . The Puppet Master series contains few continuity errors as more sequel films continued to be released within the series . One major continuity error is the year of André Toulon ’ s demise ; the original film states that Toulon committed suicide in 1939 at the Bodega Bay Inn in Bodega Bay , California , while `` Puppet Master III : Toulon '' < nowiki/ > 's Revenge takes place in 1941 , and he is still very much alive . The series does attempt to fix the continuity errors within the series with the release of in 2003 . However , released in 2010 , continues to use the same footage of André Toulon committing suicide at the Bodega Bay Inn in Bodega Bay , California ( `` as illustrated in the original Puppet Master '' ) without altering the year of the setting . The series also bridges the narrative gap between two or more of the feature films in the series by using a prologue and epilogue from Retro Puppet Master as well as a flashback scene from `` Puppet Master II '' . Below is a table of all films in chronological order including the prologue/epilogue from `` Retro Puppet Master '' and the flashback scene from `` Puppet Master II '' . Below is the plot of the films in chronological order . `` Retro Puppet Master '' . In 1902 , an unconventionally immortal Egyptian named Afzel steals the secret of life from the god Sutekh . Sutekh sends several followers after Afzel , but none are successful in killing him and returning the spell , although in Paris , Afzel is severely wounded and is sheltered by André Toulon . Afzel teaches Toulon Sutekh 's spell , telling him when gods like Sutekh rise up one day , the secret of life will be the only thing to protect humanity . Toulon uses the secret to animate one of his puppets , Pinhead . Comfortable that the spell has been passed on , Afzel commits suicide in front of Sutekh 's henchmen , making them believe Afzel has taken the magic to his grave . However , when Toulon uses the spell to animate a handful of other puppets , Cyclops , Drill Sergeant , Six Shooter , Blade and Doctor Death , Sutekh 's henchmen return to Paris to slay the Puppet Master . While the puppets are successful in besting Sutekh 's forces , two of them are resurrected to pursue Toulon . Toulon confronts the demons on a train where they have kidnapped and are keeping his love interest , Elsa , and a battle ensues , with Toulon and his puppets successful in defeating their pursuers and rescuing Elsa . A flashback scene from `` Puppet Master II '' ( 1991 ) takes place ten years later ; Toulon and Elsa – now married - move their puppetry to Cairo and display a new puppet named “ `` Mephisto '' ” . Within the audience is a magician who recruits Toulon by secretly setting his theater ablaze and later appears as savor to the puppeteer and his wife . The magician reveals his own animated puppet ( `` a chained Egyptian goblin puppet named “ Homunculus ” '' ) and how he uses elixir formula to bring his puppets to life . ( `` This event is first revealed in a flashback from `` Puppet Master II '' and later reinstated with archived footage in `` the integration of both `` origins '' for Toulon 's powers over his puppets suggests that he , for reasons unaddressed , could no longer animate them now , and acquired a new , more sinister , method , after he and Elsa fell under the hypnotic influence of this mysterious sorcerer '' ) . ' . To reline the timeline , one would argue that this film takes place in 1941 because the Eastern Front conducted operation in summer of 1941 , which would push Toulon ’ s death back to 1945 . In a small theater downtown of World War II Berlin , a mid-age André and Elsa Toulon set up a politically satirical puppet show for children , starring a six-armed American Old West puppet named Six Shooter , who attacks an inanimate reconstruction puppet of Adolf Hitler . There , they are soon discovered by a scientist named Dr. Hess who is forced by the Nazis , especially his Gestapo liaison Major Kraus , to create a drug capable of animating corpses to use as living shields on the battlefield after losing too many on the Eastern Front . The following day , Kraus , Hess , and squad of Nazi soldiers kill Elsa when she refuses to hand over the puppets and places André under arrest for treason and insulting of the Führer . Toulon soon escapes with the assistance of Pinhead and Tunnler . Toulon returns to his theater and finds that the stage has been burnt by the Nazis ; luckily he finds Six Shooter and Jester within the rumble and then discovers a partially destroyed hospital that he decides to set up camp in . There he decides to seek revenge and places his wife ’ s life essence into a doll that resembles her ( `` Leech Woman '' ) . With the use of his puppets , Toulon hunts down the soldiers that are responsible for his wife ’ s death and befriends two refugees : a boy named Peter Hertz and his father . After Six Shooter loses an arm while assassinating General Müller , the supervisor of the Nazi reanimation project , Peter volunteers to go to Toulon ’ s old atelier and look for a replacement arm , but , is soon caught by Dr. Hess , who asks the boy to take him to Toulon which Peter agrees to . As a result , Dr. Hess and Toulon become friends ; however , their friendship is soon cut short when Kraus and his soldiers storm the ruins . It is revealed that Peter ’ s father betrays Toulon by reporting Major Kraus about his hideout in exchange for a pardon for his family . As a result , Dr. Hess and Mr. Hertz are killed ; Toulon and Peter escape with the help of the puppets . That night , Major Kraus returns to his office , only to fall prey to an ambush by Toulon and his puppets , now joined by Blade , infused with Hess ' essence . Toulon takes terrible revenge on Kraus by hanging him from the ceiling by his limbs and neck , which are impaled by sharp hooks . After having a halberd from Kraus ' office decorations planted into the floor , point up , Toulon sets the rope on fire ; the rope eventually snaps , and Kraus falls fatally right onto the halberd . The film ends with Toulon , posing as Kraus , and Peter leaving the country for Geneva on the express train . The prologue and analogue scenes from `` Retro Puppet Master ( 1999 ) '' follow immediately after this film . After reuniting Peter Hertz with relatives , Toulon continues his travels to the Swiss border , taking shelter from rainfall at an unattended inn , where he tells his puppets the story of Afzel and of his original puppets . The film ends with Toulon promising to his puppets that he will one day tell them the outcome of the original puppets . ' . Continuing to hide from the Nazis in the United States , Toulon takes shelter at the Bodega Bay Inn in Bodega Bay , California . The Gestapo , however , have traced his location and two soldiers are sent to the hotel to capture him . Toulon hides his chest containing his puppets inside a wall panel and commits suicide before the spies can infiltrate his room . Bodega Bay employee Danny Coogan discovers Toulon 's body , along with his trunk of puppets , and begins taking care of them , eventually their secret . Coogan becomes jealous when his girlfriend , who also knows the puppets are alive , flirts with a man Coogan recognizes as one of the Gestapo who had come hunting for Toulon . Coogan discovers the Gestapo are involved in a plan to bomb the United States , and with the puppets ' help , Coogan resolves to stop them , and creates a new puppet `` Ninja '' to aid the others in battle . ' . After foiling a plot to blow up an American arms plant , Danny Coogan and his girlfriend , Beth , quickly find that their troubles have just begun . One of Toulon 's mysterious Puppets has been kidnapped by the Nazis , and under the wicked , watchful eye of the occultist Commandant Moebius , the Puppets ' life-giving serum is synthesized to create a master race of unstoppable soldiers . Moebius plots to assassinate the highly-decorated General Porter to deliver a crippling blow to the American war effort , but his experiments are not ready . A Nazi Scientist uses the serum to create their own superior race of Nazi Puppets in the form of Blitzkrieg , Wehrmacht , Bombshell and Kamikaze ! Danny and Beth , teamed with craggy Sergeant Stone and Toulon 's Puppets , are no match for Moebius and his war machine . It is up to Blade , Pinhead , Leech Woman and Jester to revive their own secret weapon to stop the Axis Rising . `` Puppet Master : Axis Termination '' . In this final chapter of the Axis Saga , we find our heroic band of lethal puppets- Blade , Pinhead , Tunneler , Jester , Six Shooter , and Leech Woman - joining forces with a secret team of Allied Operatives , all masters of psychic powers , as they face off together against a new bunch of evil Nazi adversaries and their collection of vicious Axis Puppets in a showdown that will decide the future of the free world . `` Puppet Master '' . In 1989 , four psychics each receive unsettling visions , which they assess have been sent by a former colleague , Neil Gallagher . The group meets at the Bodega Bay Inn where Gallagher has been staying , where before long they are introduced to Gallagher 's wife , Megan . The psychics are skeptical that Gallagher had ever been wed , but this is forgotten when Megan reveals that he has recently committed suicide . Toulon 's puppets , now out and about , proceed to murder everyone in the hotel before only the psychic Alex Whitaker , and Megan remain . It is here that Gallagher , alive , confronts the two survivors . Gallagher explains that while he did die , Toulon 's formula was used to give himself eternal life . However , when Gallagher mistreats the puppet Jester , the others revolt against him , locking him in an elevator and mercilessly killing him . Whitaker returns home . Megan , now alone , is shown picking up Dana 's taxidermic dog , and by the following scene , the dog becomes completely animate , indicating that she too has learned Toulon 's method . `` Puppet Master II '' . `` Puppet Master II '' takes place a year after the events of the original `` Puppet Master '' and it is revealed that within that time : Alex was sent to an insane asylum and the puppets killed Megan for revenge . The film begins with the puppets visiting the Shady Oaks cemetery where they recover Toulon 's corpse and reanimate it using the last of the Egyptian 's elixir . With Toulon alive , the puppets hope that he can brew a new elixir to continue keeping them sustained . Toulon humbly pursues the formula , but to do so , his puppets are required to continue killing , as blood and brain tissue are the key ingredient in the concoction . After slaying the Bodega Bay Inn 's owner , Megan Gallagher , Toulon unofficially takes ownership of the hotel , to the confusion of a group of parapsychologists who come to investigate the rantings of Alex Whitaker , who has gone insane since his visit to the Hotel , and the murder of the former owner . It is during this time that Toulon designs his latest puppet , Torch . After seeing one of the investigators , Carolyn Bramwell , Toulon is reminded of his wife Elsa , who has a striking resemblance to Bramwell , and uncharacteristically he abandons the plan to help his puppets to find a way of being united with who he believes is his reincarnated wife . Toulon , who has had two life-sized mannequins created to house the souls of both he and Bramwell , uses a combination of the elixir and a magic spell to place his soul into one mannequin . However , before Bramwell 's soul can be transferred into the other mannequin , her love interest , Michael Kenney , rescues her . The puppets , both angry and ashamed that their long loving master has abandoned them due to his selfish intentions , corrupted by the formula he had taken that made him nothing more but a shadow of his former self , opt to have him killed once again . They use the remaining elixir and mannequin to resurrect one of their victims , Michael 's mother , Camille . However , Camille takes on a sadistic personality and has the puppets locked away , except for Torch , who shares her disgust for children . This is key in that Camille uses the puppets to terrorize institutionalized children , though this is only suggested and never shown on screen . `` Puppet Master 4 '' . After the events of `` Puppet Master II '' , the puppets are somehow returned to the Bodega Bay Inn and the outcome of Carmille is unknown . In 1993 , a student scientist , Rick Myers , who works as caretaker at the hotel during the summer discovers the puppets . It is now that the god Sutekh makes a second attempt to suppress the secret of animation . Sutekh has three tribal demon puppets , spiritually linked to demonic minions of his own , called Totems sent to Earth to hunt down key personnel in the Omega Project , an organization also attempting to create life in inanimate objects . Myers ' girlfriend , Susie , pays a visit to the Bodega Bay Inn , along with her friends Cameron and Lauren . Unknown to Susie , both Myers and Cameron have been previously acquainted , and they are both members of the Omega Project . Lauren , a clairvoyant , leads the group to the trunk containing Toulon 's puppets , and diaries from André Toulon , Myers learns to inject the puppets with elixir to reanimate them . The puppets befriend the group , and protect them when the Totems arrive to kill Myers and his friends . Toulon 's spirit , at ease since his puppets slew him over his treachery , returns to guide the puppets , advising them to activate his unfinished puppet , Decapitron . André Toulon 's spirit is inside Decapitron . The puppets set up an electric current combined with the elixer which is used to animate Decapitron , who uses its interchangeable heads to communicate with the group and electrocute the Totems . ' . Following the events of `` Puppet Master 4 '' , shortly after the attack , Myers is arrested under suspicion for having caused the murders committed by the Totems . His boss , Jennings , has Myers bailed because he believes he is innocent , and Myers tells Jennings about his experience with Toulon 's puppets , all-the-while expecting Jennings not to believe him . However , Jennings is interested in Myers ' story , and he organizes a group of thugs to break into the Bodega Bay Inn and steal the puppets . Myers has a disturbing premonition and decides to return to the hotel with Blade to check on the puppets which were left behind when he was taken into custody . Meanwhile , Sutekh activates another Totem , which he proceeds to transfer his soul into . Amid their search for the puppets , Sutekh ambushes Jennings ’ thugs at the Bodega Bay Inn , before confronting Myers , who has recently arrived at the hotel , and Toulon 's puppets . A battle between Sutekh and the puppets ensues , resulting in Sutekh attempting to retreat . However , the spirit of André Toulon , piloting Decapitron , is able to destroy him , inadvertently damaging all of the puppets in the process . After the defeat of Sutekh , Myers is cleared of the murder charges , has rebuilt the puppets and is now the guardian of the puppets . `` Curse of the Puppet Master '' . In `` Curse of the Puppet Master '' , we find the following six puppets caged up in a museum exhibit : Blade , Tunneler , Six Shooter , Pinhead , Jester and Leech Woman . It is revealed that an honorary doctor named Magrew purchased Toulon ’ s trunk at an auction and manages the museum exhibit in a small American countryside community to fund his research of duplicating André Toulon ’ s method of animation ( `` without the assistance of Toulon 's journal '' ) . When Magrew 's daughter , Jane , returns from college , the two meet a gas station attendant named Robert `` Tank '' Winsley . Winsley 's skill at carving wood is noticed by Magrew , and the boy is invited to stay with him and Jane if he agrees to carve a puppet for Magrew 's experiment . As Winsley and Jane grow closer , Magrew tries to discourage Jane from seeing Winsley , so that in the event where the boy leaves , Jane will not be hurt . However , Jane assures her father that Winsley would not leave her . After carving the pieces for Magrew 's puppet , Winsley becomes ill. Magrew calls for a doctor , and Jane is ordered to leave town to pick up a package for his sideshow . After learning that no package was sent , Jane races home , but , makes a stop to inspect debris she had found burnt in a ditch shortly before . In it , she finds a grotesque fleshy puppet who knows her name , which she identifies as her father 's former assistant ; the role which Winsley has replaced . Winsley wakes restrained to a laboratory table , with Magrew nearby , brandishing a mechanical puppet of his own . Magrew transfers Winsley 's soul into the machine , but before he can enjoy his success , Toulon 's puppets become enraged by his disgusting experiments , and they attack him . When Jane returns home , she finds her bloodied father and the mechanical puppet , recognizing it as Winsley because his face appears on a visual display unit on the robot 's head . Winsley then proceeds to electrocute Magrew to death . ' . This film tries to fix the continuity errors within the series by using only 30 minutes of new footage about two individuals discussing the history of André Toulon and his puppets , while the rest of the footage is all archived from earlier films in the series ( excluding Axis Saga films ) . After the events of `` The Final Chapter '' , an elderly man named Eric Weiss finds the remaining puppets ( Blade , Pinhead , Jester , Tunneler , Six Shooter ) and cares for them in the basement of the Bodega Bay Inn . Weiss is then discovered by a rogue agent , Maclain , who wants the secret element to Toulon ’ s formula . Weiss explains that he knew Toulon before his death , but , the original Puppet Master never fully shared his secrets with him and suggested to the rogue agent that she visits Rick Myers who possess Toulon ’ s diary . Maclain responds by saying that she had already visited Myers at his house and killed him when he didn ’ t cooperate to give up the diary and the book is useless since it burst into flames as she read it . Weiss explains that all he has left from Toulon is his puppets , his formula , and audio recordings conducted by Toulon himself telling his many adventures from his time as a young man ( `` Retro Puppet Master '' ) to the death of his beloved wife during WWII ( ' ) . Weiss then reveals to Myers that his real name is Peter Hertz , the boy who was saved by Toulon in ' . After Weiss states that he believes that Toulon only killed those who deserved to die , Maclain brings up the subject of the murders that happened with the parapsychologists from `` original film '' and `` Puppet Master II '' . After the heated argument over whether Toulon was good or bad , Weiss plays another tape recording that is narrated by Rick Myers , which tells about Sutek 's attempt to steal the elixir formula to kill the Puppet Master ( `` Puppet Master 4 '' and ' ) . Seeing that there ’ s one last recording , Maclain demands Weiss to play it . The recording talks about how there ’ s always someone discovering Toulon ’ s secret , even after his supposed death , always someone who doesn ’ t fully understand what a gift , or a Curse… . the formula becomes for the puppets ( `` Curse of the Puppet Master '' ) . After the recording , Pinhead throws a mallet at Maclain ’ s head and Weiss shoots her in the heart with her own gun . Maclain , minutes away from death , explains that she was hired by the puppets because all of the puppet masters that followed in Toulon ’ s footsteps created immortals whose souls were trapped in wooden bodies , living every day in agony , wanting revenge on their Puppet Master . After Maclain ’ s death , Weiss hears something behind him , turns around , and sees an unknown figure off-screen . He takes aim and fires . Then the screen goes to black and a note appears : “ `` The producers would like to thank all the cast and crew that helped make the Puppet Master series a tremendous success over the years , ending the series with the puppets themselves to fight off the Puppet Masters ' unholy creations '' ” . `` Puppet Master vs . Demonic Toys '' . According to Charles Band , this film is a non-canon film because it was not produced by him or his production company Full Moon Features . It was instead a made for TV film that debuted December 18 , 2004 on NBC Universal 's SyFy . The film also introduces a new fable to the Puppet Master folklore that contradicts the previous origin stories of the animated puppets that were already established in the previous films . The new folktale states that centuries ago , a doctor by the name of Jean Paul Toulon sold his soul to a demon , Bael , in exchange for the secrets of alchemy , but when Bael came to collect the soul , Jean Paul wandered deep into a black forest and entangled his soul with an ancient oak tree , which is the very same tree that André Toulon used to carve his first puppet . Now , it could be argued that the puppets became animated with the help of several different methods combined : the spells from Afzel ( Retro Puppet Master ) , the elixir formula from mysterious sorcerer in Cairo ( `` Puppet Master II '' ) , and the wood from the possessed ancient oak tree ( `` Puppet Master vs Demonic Toys '' ) ; however , the fact remains that Charles Band , the original creator of the franchise , deems this film and its new folklore as non-canon . The film takes place in 2004 ; Robert Toulon , great-nephew of original Puppet Master André Toulon , brings the puppets back to life with the help of his daughter Alex . They are soon pursued by a mysterious toymaking syndicate that seeks the Toulon 's reanimation formula to turn their line of dolls into vicious killers on Christmas Eve . ' . “ `` The Littlest Reich '' ” was in production at the same time as `` Puppet Master : Axis Termination '' . The producers have said that this movie takes place in a parallel universe which explains why André Toulon is an evil Nazi this time rather than the original movies where he was against the Third Reich . Reception . The most well-received `` Puppet Master '' installments are generally those released before the series ' four-year hiatus . As the series was revived at a time when Full Moon Features was no longer partnered with Paramount Pictures , the studio 's finances grew increasingly tight , and as a result the quality of each subsequent `` Puppet Master '' title ( as well as numerous other Full Moon productions ) suffered . On Rotten Tomatoes , the only three installments which have been rated by critics are `` Puppet Master '' , which has a 33 % rating after 6 reviews ; `` Puppet Master II '' , which has a 33 % rating after 6 reviews ; and `` Puppet Master 4 '' , which has a 0 % rating after 5 reviews . The films have evidently scored much better with users , currently rating 51 % , 47 % and 66 % , respectively . VHS . Most `` Puppet Master '' films were originally released direct to video on VHS . DVD . The `` Puppet Master '' films have been released on DVD in very small quantities . A box set containing the first seven installments of the series was released by Full Moon ( along with a bonus disc of trailers for other Full Moon films ) , but was recalled shortly after . However , in 2007 , Full Moon Features reacquired the rights to the first five films , and the box set has since been reissued and is available directly from Full Moon , as well as through several online retailers . The first three films were included as part of an 18-disc Full Moon Features collection , and have since been individually released as a Spanish-subtitled import collection . In 2007 , Razor Digital released an uncut DualDisc version of the first film , featuring both the standard and stereoscopic versions of the film , but with very poor picture quality . In 2012 , Echo Bridge home entertainment released all 9 films in one DVD collection , while the first three films were licensed for a UK release by 88 Films . Starting in 2010 , the first `` Puppet Master '' was re-released on DVD with a new remastered widescreen transfer , while the second and third films were released with new transfers on September 18 , 2012 ( both individually or in a box set with the first film ) . The remastered editions of the fourth and fifth films were released on March 24 , 2016 , but only through a box set which is identical to Full Moon 's original set with the bonus disc of trailers , except they also contain the remastered editions of the first 3 films ( `` Curse of the Puppet Master '' and `` Retro Puppet Master '' still remain unrestored ) . Blu-ray . The original `` Puppet Master '' film was released on Blu-ray in a remastered widescreen transfer on July 27 , 2010 . On September 18 , 2012 , the first three films will be released on Blu-ray in a set , the second and third films also remastered in widescreen . The first 3 films have also been released on Blu-ray in the UK by 88 films . The fourth installment was released on Blu-ray October 12 , 2015 while the fifth installment was released on February 1 , 2016 . Digital . In December 2008 , Charles Band authorized the first `` Puppet Master '' film for digital download through the iTunes Store ; his first foray into the digital market . For the first time in the series `` Puppet Master : Axis Termination '' debuted digitally on Full Moon 's Amazon channel in three parts beginning on September 15 , 2017 .
SGI IndyCam . The IndyCam was a small fixed-focus camera intended to sit on top of the monitor of SGI systems . SGI originally distributed it with the Indy workstation . It can also connect to the Indigo2 video option . It was designed for video conferencing , and thus optimized for the office landscape of bright , fluorescent lighting . The IndyCam was superseded by the Moosecam , or 02cam . The IndyCam continued to be used among a small group of SGI hobbyists .
2007 Mutua Madrileña Masters Madrid . The 2007 Madrid Masters ( also known as the Mutua Madrileña Masters Madrid for sponsorship reasons ) was a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts . It was the 6th edition of the Madrid Masters , and was part of the ATP Masters Series of the 2007 ATP Tour . It took place at the Madrid Arena in Madrid , Spain , from October 15 through October 21 , 2007 . The announced field was led by World No . 1 , Australian Open , Wimbledon and US Open winner and defending champion Roger Federer , ATP No . 2 and French Open winner Rafael Nadal , and US Open runner-up and Vienna titlist Novak Djokovic . Other top players were US Open semifinalist and Moscow winner Nikolay Davydenko , Australian Open runner up and Beijing titlist Fernando González , James Blake , David Ferrer and Tommy Robredo . Nalbandian 's achievements . David Nalbandian , who prior to the tournament had not even reached the semifinal stage of a tournament in the season , suddenly began playing superlative tennis , repeating Novak Djokovic 's feat of the Canada Masters , of beating the world 's top three players in three consecutive days , with Nalbandian doing it in order of 2 ( Rafael Nadal ) , 3 ( Novak Djokovic ) and 1 ( Roger Federer ) . The win also marked Nalbandian 's first ever Masters Series title , though he had won the Tennis Masters Cup in 2005 . Singles . David Nalbandian defeated Roger Federer 1–6 , 6–3 , 6–3 Doubles . Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan defeated Mariusz Fyrstenberg / Marcin Matkowski 6–3 , 7–6 ( 7–4 )
Pine Taiapa . Pineamine `` Pine '' Taiapa ( 1901–1972 ) was a notable New Zealand wood carver , farmer , rehabilitation officer , writer and genealogist . Of Māori descent , he identified with the Ngati Porou iwi . He was born in Tikitiki , East Coast , New Zealand in 1901 . His younger brother Hone Taiapa was also a carver .
Utah Territory . The Territory of Utah was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from September 9 , 1850 , until January 4 , 1896 , when the final extent of the territory was admitted to the Union as the State of Utah , the 45th state . The territory was organized by an Organic Act of Congress in 1850 , on the same day that the State of California was admitted to the Union and the New Mexico Territory was added for the southern portion of the former Mexican land . The creation of the territory was part of the Compromise of 1850 that sought to preserve the balance of power between slave and free states . With the exception of a small area around the headwaters of the Colorado River in present-day Colorado , the United States had acquired all the land of the territory from Mexico with the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo of 1848 . The creation of the Utah Territory was partially the result of the petition sent by the Mormon pioneers who had settled in the valley of the Great Salt Lake starting in 1847 . The Mormons , under the leadership of Brigham Young , had petitioned Congress for entry into the Union as the State of Deseret , with its capital as Salt Lake City and with proposed borders that encompassed the entire Great Basin and the watershed of the Colorado River , including all or part of nine current U.S. states . The Mormon settlers had drafted a state constitution in 1849 and Deseret had become the `` de facto '' government in the Great Basin by the time of the creation of the Utah Territory . Following the organization of the territory , Young was inaugurated as its first governor on February 3 , 1851 . In the first session of the territorial legislature in September , the legislature adopted all the laws and ordinances previously enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Deseret . Mormon governance in the territory was regarded as controversial by much of the rest of the nation , partly fed by continuing lurid newspaper depictions of the polygamy practiced by the settlers , which itself had been part of the cause of their flight from the United States to the Great Salt Lake basin after being forcibly removed from their settlements farther east . Although the Mormons were the majority in the Great Salt Lake basin , the western area of the territory began to attract many non-Mormon settlers , especially after the discovery of silver at the Comstock Lode in 1858 . In 1861 , partly as a result of this , the Nevada Territory was created out of the western part of the territory . Non-Mormons also entered the easternmost part of the territory during the Pikes Peak Gold Rush , resulting in the discovery of gold at Breckenridge in Utah Territory in 1859 . In 1861 a large portion of the eastern area of the territory was reorganized as part of the newly created Colorado Territory . The controversies stirred by the Mormon religion 's dominance of the territory are regarded as the primary reason behind the long delay of 46 years between the organization of the territory and its admission to the Union in 1896 as the State of Utah , long after the admission of territories created after it . In contrast , the Nevada Territory , although more sparsely populated , was admitted to the Union in 1864 , only three years after its formation , largely as a consequence of the Union 's desire to consolidate its hold on the silver mines in the territory . Colorado was admitted in 1876 .
Dissimilation . In phonology , particularly within historical linguistics , dissimilation is a phenomenon whereby similar consonants or vowels in a word become less similar . For example , when a sound occurs before another in the middle of a word in rhotic dialects of English , the first tends to drop out , as in `` beserk '' for `` berserk , '' `` supprise '' for `` surprise , '' `` paticular '' for `` particular '' , and `` govenor '' for `` governor '' – this does not affect the pronunciation of `` government , '' which has only one , but English `` government '' tends to be pronounced `` goverment '' , dropping out the first n. An example where a relatively old case of phonetic dissimilation has been artificially undone in the spelling is English `` colonel '' , whose standard pronunciation is ( with the r sound ) in North-American English , or in RP . It was formerly spelt `` coronel '' and is a borrowing from French `` coronnel '' , which arose as a result of dissimilation from Italian `` colonnello '' . Causes . There are several hypotheses on the cause of dissimilation . According to John Ohala , listeners are confused by sounds with long-distance acoustic effects . In the case of English , rhoticization spreads across much of the word : in rapid speech , many of the vowels may sound as if they had an `` r '' . It may be difficult to tell whether a word has one source of rhoticity or two . When there are two , a listener might wrongly interpret one as an acoustic effect of the other , and so mentally filter it out . This factoring out of coarticulatory effects has been experimentally replicated . For example , Greek `` pakhu- '' ( παχυ- ) `` thick '' derives from an earlier `` *phakhu- . '' When test subjects are asked to say the `` *phakhu- '' form in casual speech , the aspiration from both consonants pervades both syllables , making the vowels breathy . Listeners hear a single effect , breathy voiced vowels , and attribute it to one rather than both of the consonants , as they assume the breathiness on the other syllable to be a long-distance coarticulatory effect , thus replicating the historical change in the Greek word . If Ohala is correct , one might expect to find dissimilation in other languages with other sounds that frequently cause long-distance effects , such as nasalization and pharyngealization . Examples . In English `` r '' -deletion , when a syllable is unstressed it may drop out altogether , as in `` deteriate '' for `` deteriorate '' and `` tempature '' for `` temperature , '' a process called haplology . When the is found in , it may change to : `` Febyuary '' for `` February , '' `` defibyulator '' for `` defibrillator , '' though this may be due to analogy with similar words , such as `` January '' and `` calculator '' ( compare `` nucular '' , which may have arisen through an analogous process ) . Types of dissimilation . Dissimilation , like assimilation , may involve a change in pronunciation relative to a segment that is adjacent to the affected segment or at a distance , and may involve a change relative to a preceding or a following segment . As with assimilation , anticipatory dissimilation is much more common than lag dissimilation , but unlike assimilation , most dissimilation is triggered by `` non '' -contiguous segments . Also , while many kinds of assimilation have the character of a sound law , few dissimilations do ; most are in the nature of accidents that befall a particular lexical item . Paradigmatic dissimilation . When , through sound change , elements of a grammatical paradigm start to conflate in a way that is not easily remedied through re-wording , the forms may dissimilate . For example , in modern Korean the vowels and are merging for many people in the capital Seoul , and concurrently the second-person pronoun 네 'you ' is shifting to 니 to avoid confusion with the first-person pronoun 내 'me ' . Similarly , it appears that English `` she , '' historically `` heo '' , may have acquired its modern `` sh '' form through dissimilation from `` he '' , though it is not clear whether the mechanism was idiosyncratic sound change ( palatalization ) of `` heo '' , or substitution of `` heo '' with the feminine demonstrative pronoun `` seo '' .
George-Emmanuel Lazaridis . George-Emmanuel Lazaridis ( born 1978 , Thessaloniki , Greece ) is a Greek classical pianist and composer . Early life . Born in Greece , Lazaridis started composing at the age of four . At the age of six , he had already begun to attract public attention , appearing in various TV art programs and a special 45-minute radio broadcast on the Greek National Radio . Mentored by Yonty Solomon at the Royal College of Music in London , Lazaridis has also worked with Alfred Brendel , Ruth Nye , Domna Evnouhidou , Paul Badura-Skoda , Noretta Conci Leech and Douglas Finch . Since the age of eleven he has received prizes , honorary awards like the Jeunes Solistes D ' Europe and the Steinway & Sons Grand Prix , scholarships from the Hattori , Onasis and Levendis Foundations , the RCM Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother award and the Chappell Medal 2000 . He has also received a TCM Fellowship , medals from the prestigious Academy of Athens , the Worshipful Company of Musicians and many more . Solo performance and composition career . Lazaridis enjoys an international career that has taken him from the United States and Mexico to Europe , Russia , Egypt , and the Middle East . During the past 20 years he has performed in some of the most prestigious venues worldwide like Royal Albert Hall , Barbican , Carnegie Hall , Concertgebouw , St Petersburg Philharmonia Hall , Palais des Beaux Arts , Festspielhaus , Cologne 's Philharmonie , Stockholm 's Konserthuset , Cite de la Musique in Paris , Vienna 's Konzerthaus and Musikverein , Athens Megaron , Birmingham 's Symphony Hall and Palace of the Arts in Budapest to name a few . His appearances have received great critical acclaim from audiences and critics alike , recognizing him as one of the finest pianists of his generation . To date he has received commissions from the Greek Ministry of Culture , Europa Cantat International Festival , The Cultural Capital of Europe 1997 , Melina Merkouri Foundation , New Arts Generation Festival in Birmingham , Athens International Festival , and Athens State Orchestra . His work , `` Sleepwalking '' , performed at London 's Wigmore Hall was nominated for a Sony Award . And his new rhapsodic song-cycle 'Tragic Love ' , written for the singer Maria Farandouri , received its world premier at the Ancient Epidaurus Theatre in July 2008 . TSC ( USA ) and the BBC as well as the Greek National Television ERT have featured him in special broadcast profiles and his CD release of Schumann Piano Works has been selected as one of BBC Music Magazine 's Top 10 recommendations . Teaching and other activity . Lazaridis has also been an active teacher , a successful artistic director and the founder of new international cultural structures . Since 2000 , he is co-founder of ADAP , an International Association of Artists giving worldwide performances for Peace ( ) , from which he resigned after 10 years of activity , for ideological reasons . In 2006 , he co-founded the Music-Village International Festival in Mount Pelion , one of the few international music societies of its kind ( ) . Since early 2013 , he is a founding member of the KYKLOS international ensemble . He has given Masterclasses on piano performance , body language and the Psychology of live interpretation at Trinity College of Music , Birmingham City University , Megaron Halls , Manhattan School of Music , Kutztown University and at numerous conservatoires in Greece and the United Kingdom . In April 2010 , Lazaridis was invited as member of the jury for the 1st Sussex International Piano Competition . Since September 2010 , he has held the post of artistic director at the Thessaloniki Concert Hall `` Megaron '' ( ) . He also served as Head of Music Programming at the Demetria International Festival , from January 2011 to January 2013 . Orchestral and chamber music collaborations , international festivals . Lazaridis has performed with orchestras such as the St Petersburg Philharmonic , Hamburg Philharmonic , Royal Philharmonic , Strasbourg Philharmonic , Warsaw Symphony , Munich Symphony , WienerKammer Orchester , The RTBF Symphony , Debrecen Symphony , London Festival Orchestra , English Symphony , all the Greek Symphony Orchestras , Athens Camerata and many more , under the direction of Sir Neville Marriner , Ingo Metzmacher , Yuri Temirkanov , Yoel Levi , Theodor Guschlbauer , Michel Tabachnik , Maxim Schostakovic , William Boughton , Alexander Myrat , Nikolai Alexeev , Michalis Economou and others . In chamber music performances , Lazaridis has collaborated with ensembles and artists such as the Medici Quartet , Ysaye Quartet , Vienna Octet , BT Scottish Ensemble , Hellenic Quartet , Leonidas Kavakos , Huseyin Sermet , Dimitri Sgouros , Michael Tilson Thomas , Yannis Vakarelis and Cyprien Katsaris , among others . He has also performed in many International Festivals like Harrogate , Athens , Montpellier , Istanbul , Patras , Trento , Nafplion , Demetria , Norfolk & Norwich , Hampstead & Highgate , the Chopin International Festival , Springboard Trust Festival , Monterrei International Festival and many more . He has performed under the direction of such distinguished luminaries as Sir Neville Marriner , Ingo Metzmacher , Theodor Guschlbauer among others and has collaborated with renowned ensembles and artists including the Michael Tilson Thomas . He has also appeared at the Springboard Concerts Trust at the Wallace Collection in London . Tours and forthcoming performances . Recent international tours have included the 'Rising Stars ' concert series in Europe and New York , a tour with the Medici Quartet in Greece and the United Kingdom as well as a concert tour with the St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra under the direction of Yuri Temirkanov . Other recent concerts have included performances with the Qatar Philharmonic in Doha , the State Orchestra of Athens and the Izmir State Symphony , as well as recitals in London , Athens and Scotland . Upcoming performances include an international concert tour with the KYKLOS ensemble starting at the Athens International Festival 2013 , sequel concerts at New York 's Carnegie Hall and Princeton University , a series of recitals at the Athens Opera House and Oxford University , as well as concerto performances in Rumania and Estonia with the Bacau Philharmonic . Critical reception . Lazaridis ' performances have been characterized as `` Special enough to be beyond comparison '' ( ) , and of `` Such drama , power and concentration , that hold their own even if you stop to consider celebrated recordings of Horowitz , Argerich , Brendel and Zimmerman '' ( ) . Upon release of his interpretation of Liszt 's B minor sonata , he was greeted as `` ... a powerhouse pianist '' by the Glasgow Herald . Recordings . TSC - USA , the BBC and the Greek National Television ERT have all featured Lazaridis with broadcast profiles . His recent CD releases of Schumann works for solo piano , R. Strauss and S. Rachmaninov sonatas for violin/cello and piano ( Yuri Zisslin - violin and viola ) as well as Liszt 's B minor piano Sonata and Grandes Etudes de Paganini have been rapturously received . Getting five-star reviews from the International Press , including recommendations by Gramophone Magazine , International Piano , The Pianist , Diapason , and BBC Music magazine , which selected them as instrumental discs of the month . Lazaridis ' Liszt recordings were recently selected within the `` Top 50 best releases of the decade '' by `` The Pianist '' International magazine and his release of Schumann 's `` Papillon '' has been ranked among the `` Five best historical performances , '' alongside keyboard giants such as Sviatoslav Richter and Claudio Arrau . Lazaridis is soon to release two new albums : one at ECM with George Koumendakis ' piano concertos no . 3 and no . 4 , both composed specially for him , and the other at SOMM with major works by Franz Schubert . In 2006 the artistic committee of ECHO ( European Concert Hall Organization ) selected Lazaridis as the Megaron Rising Star candidate for the 2006/07 season . This distinction will include recitals in Amsterdam , Athens , Birmingham , Brussels , New York , Paris , Salzburg , Stockholm and Vienna . Lazaridis has received a plenty of honorary awards and scholarships , including the prestigious Academy of Athens and the Worshipful Company of Musicians awards , the Queen Elizabeth ( RCM ) , Cathleen Creed ( TCM ) the Onassis , Hattori and Levendis Foundations to name but a few . He is also an Artistic Director at Thessaloniki Concert Halls “ Megaro ” , Greece ( ) .
Marcel Monsberger . Marcel Monsberger ( born 12 March 2001 ) is an Austrian footballer who plays as a forward for Wolfsberger AC in Austrian Football Bundesliga .
Mount Spokane . Mount Spokane ( elevation ) —known as Mount Baldy until 1912—is a mountain in the northwest United States , located northeast of Spokane , Washington . Its summit is the highest point in Spokane County , and it is one of the tallest peaks in the Inland Northwest . Mount Spokane is surrounded by Mount Spokane State Park , Washington 's largest One of the well-known features is a bald spot on the corner of the west and south parts of the mountain . Mount Kit Carson—the second highest peak in Spokane County—is located only to the east , and with a topographic prominence of only could be considered a satellite peak of Mount Spokane . A non-profit organization operates the Mount Spokane Ski and Snowboard Park , located on the southwest portion of the mountain .
Ursula Lingen . Ursula Lingen ( 9 February 1928 , Berlin – 20 October 2014 , Vienna ) was a German-Austrian actress . Life . Lingen was the daughter of actor Theo Lingen and actress Marianne Zoff , the first wife of Bertolt Brecht . Zoff 's daughter , actress Hanne Hiob , was Ursula Lingen 's half-sister . She was married to the actor and film director Kurt Meisel .
Elizabeth Carew . Elizabeth Carew née Bryan ( – 1546 ) was an English courtier and reputed mistress of King Henry VIII . A daughter of Sir Thomas Bryan and Margaret Bourchier , Elizabeth became the wife of Henry VIII 's close friend Sir Nicholas Carew , an influential statesman who was eventually executed for his alleged involvement in the Exeter Conspiracy . Her brother , Sir Francis , a member of the Privy Chamber and one of the king 's closest friends , was responsible for sitting in the jury that convicted his sister 's husband to death and reduced her to penury . Early life and marriage . She was a first half-cousin of both Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard and a second half-cousin of Jane Seymour , which increased her standing at court . Her only brother was Sir Francis Bryan , called `` the Vicar of Hell '' for his lack of principles . She is said to have been friends with Bessie Blount , Henry 's mistress who produced an illegitimate son in 1519 . Her mother , Margaret Bourchier , was a half-sister of Anne Boleyn 's mother , Elizabeth Howard , and also of Catherine Howard 's father , Edmund Howard , sharing the same mother but different fathers . With Jane Seymour they both shared a great-grandmother ; their grandmothers were half-sisters who shared the same mother but had different fathers . In 1514 , there were rumours that Elizabeth Bryan was the mistress of Henry VIII , although it may have been his brother-in-law , Charles Brandon , 1st Duke of Suffolk who was the object of her affection . The king made huge presents to her over the years , including royal jewels . Elizabeth Bryan had been raised at court because of her parents who both held offices in the royal household . In the early , halcyon days of the reign , Elizabeth and her future husband were members of the king 's inner social circle and performed regularly in the masques and dances that were among his favorite pastimes . Henry almost certainly arranged their marriage : he attended their wedding and endowed them with a gift of 50 marks ' worth of land . In those years , the king showered Elizabeth Bryan with `` beautiful diamonds and pearls and innumerable jewels . '' Issue . Sir Nicholas was executed for his alleged involvement in the Exeter Conspiracy in 1540 , leaving Elizabeth and the children destitute .
River Park , Florida . River Park is a census-designated place ( CDP ) in St. Lucie County , Florida , United States . The population was 5,222 at the 2010 census , at which time it was listed as Port St. Lucie-River Park . It is part of the Port St. Lucie Metropolitan Statistical Area . Geography . River Park is located at ( 27.322588 , -80.334101 ) . According to the United States Census Bureau , the CDP has a total area of 2.5 square miles ( 6.5 km² ) , of which 2.3 square miles ( 6.1 km² ) is land and 0.2 square mile ( 0.5 km² ) ( 7.17 % ) is water . Demographics . As of the census of 2010 , there were 5,222 people , 2,383 households , and 1,467 families residing in the CDP . The population density was 2,215.5 people per square mile ( 853.9/km² ) . There were 2,698 housing units at an average density of 1,155.1/sq mi ( 445.2/km² ) . The racial makeup of the CDP was 91.07 % White , 4.77 % African American , 0.19 % Native American , 1.10 % Asian , 0.02 % Pacific Islander , 1.72 % from other races , and 1.12 % from two or more races . Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.42 % of the population . There were 2,383 households out of which 17.0 % had children under the age of 18 living with them , 48.9 % were married couples living together , 8.8 % had a female householder with no husband present , and 38.4 % were non-families . 31.4 % of all households were made up of individuals and 21.0 % had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older . The average household size was 2.16 and the average family size was 2.66 . In the CDP , the population was spread out with 16.6 % under the age of 18 , 5.0 % from 18 to 24 , 22.2 % from 25 to 44 , 22.2 % from 45 to 64 , and 34.0 % who were 65 years of age or older . The median age was 51 years . For every 100 females , there were 92.2 males . For every 100 females age 18 and over , there were 87.2 males . The median income for a household in the CDP was $ 30,284 , and the median income for a family was $ 36,932 . Males had a median income of $ 28,409 versus $ 21,038 for females . The per capita income for the CDP was $ 22,217 . About 4.4 % of families and 9.2 % of the population were below the poverty line , including 11.1 % of those under age 18 and 7.0 % of those age 65 or over .
Dhok Madad Khan . Dhok Madad Khan is a town in the Islamabad Capital Territory of Pakistan . It is located at 33° 27 ' 25N 73° 16 ' 45E with an altitude of 566 metres ( 1860 feet ) .
KZGU . KZGU , ( 99.5 FM ) , branded as 99.5 The Shark is a radio station broadcasting a Caribbean music format with local Reggae content . Licensed to Mangilao , Guam , the station is currently owned by Sorensen Pacific Broadcasting Inc . The station was assigned the KPXP call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on July 12 , 1991 . The station changed to its current KZGU call sign on April 21 , 2014 , coinciding with its move to Guam from the Northern Mariana Islands . At the same time , the former KRSI became KPXP , retaining the Power 99 name and format despite being on 97.9 MHz .
Tatyana Ledovskaya . Tatyana Mikhailovna Ledovskaya ( , ; born 21 May 1966 in Shchyokino , Tula Oblast ) is a retired athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres hurdles . She represented the Soviet Union and later , Belarus , training in Minsk . Biography . She competed for the USSR in the 1988 Summer Olympics held in Seoul , South Korea in the 400 metre hurdles , where she won the silver medal . She followed this up with a leg in the 4 x 400 metres relay where she won the gold medal with her teammates individual gold medalist Olga Bryzgina , individual bronze medalist Olga Nazarova and Mariya Pinigina , setting a new world record of 3:15.17 minutes which is still unbeaten ( ) . Ledovskaya is also the 1991 World Champion in 400 m hurdles and 4 × 400 m relay . She later represented Belarus , including at the 1996 Olympics . Ledovskaya was awarded the Order of the Badge of Honor .
Rock On ( 2005 film ) . `` Rock On '' is a DVD released by the Australian band The Screaming Jets in 2005 . It features a live performance at Evan Theatre , Penrith and some bonus material such as an interview with the band and the video clips for `` Heart of the Matter '' and `` Right Place , Wrong Time '' . It also came with a bonus disc of the extended live performance also called Rock On .
Marlow Heights , Maryland . Marlow Heights is an unincorporated area and census-designated place ( CDP ) in Prince George 's County , Maryland , United States . The population was 5,618 at the 2010 census . The Marlow Heights Shopping Center first opened in 1957 ( but extended in 1960 with Hecht 's ) , adjacent to the large community of Hillcrest Heights . It was joined ten years later , in 1967 , by the two-level Iverson Mall , the Washington metropolitan area 's first enclosed mall . For mailing address purposes , the area is part of Temple Hills or Suitland . Marlow Heights is near the U.S. Census Bureau , Andrews Air Force Base , the Metrorail Green Line , and Capitol Hill . Geography . Marlow Heights is located at ( 38.825263 , −76.947864 ) . According to the United States Census Bureau , the CDP has a total area of , all of it land . Demographics . As of the census of 2000 , there were 6,059 people , 2,316 households , and 1,588 families residing in the CDP . The population density was 2,938.6 people per square mile ( 1,135.6/km² ) . There were 2,427 housing units at an average density of 1,177.1/sq mi ( 454.9/km² ) . The racial makeup of the CDP was 8.12 % White , 88.53 % African American , 0.23 % Native American , 1.02 % Asian , 0.36 % from other races , and 1.73 % from two or more races . Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.52 % of the population . There were 2,316 households out of which 35.1 % had children under the age of 18 living with them , 35.9 % were married couples living together , 26.2 % had a female householder with no husband present , and 31.4 % were non-families . 24.4 % of all households were made up of individuals and 3.9 % had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older . The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.09 . In the CDP , the population was spread out with 27.7 % under the age of 18 , 9.6 % from 18 to 24 , 31.9 % from 25 to 44 , 22.8 % from 45 to 64 , and 8.0 % who were 65 years of age or older . The median age was 34 years . For every 100 females , there were 84.8 males . For every 100 females age 18 and over , there were 77.3 males . The median income for a household in the CDP was $ 46,995 , and the median income for a family was $ 52,875 . Males had a median income of $ 33,935 versus $ 32,500 for females . The per capita income for the CDP was $ 21,629 . About 4.6 % of families and 7.8 % of the population were below the poverty line , including 8.4 % of those under age 18 and 4.5 % of those age 65 or over . Government . Prince George 's County Police Department District 4 Station in Glassmanor CDP , with an Oxon Hill postal address , serves the community . The United States Postal Service operates the Temple Hills Post Office in the Marlow Heights CDP , with a Temple Hills postal address . Education . The CDP is served by the Prince George 's County Public Schools district . Sections are served by Barnaby Manor and Hillcrest Heights elementary schools . Sections are served by Benjamin Stoddert and Thurgood Marshall middle schools . Sections are served by Crossland High School and Potomac High School . Imagine Schools operates Imagine Lincoln Public Charter School in Marlow Heights ; it has a Temple Hills postal address .
Donald Stewart ( North Dakota politician ) . Donald Stewart , born around 1832 in Scotland was a politician who served in the North Dakota House of Representatives . Career . He was at one point an assisting county surveyor and later became a twice elected as a territorial legislator in Bismarck . In the 1889 election he received 1615 votes . After serving four years he found himself tired of the all the local political disputes and he retired from politics and moved with his family to Saskatoon , Canada . Personal life . Stewart originally emigrated from Scotland to Ontario , Canada and then to North Dakota . Later on he moved to Saskatchewan , Canada , where he stayed and owned a farm . He was married to an English woman named Elizabeth Curtis , they had three children , one of them named Elizabeth ( born 1878 ) , who went on to marry Edward Hart , thus making Stewart the maternal grandfather of Stewart `` Stu '' Hart , professional wrestling great and patriarch of the Hart wrestling family . Edward and Elizabeth would work for Stewart on his farm in Saskatoon for a few years before moving to Alberta .
Catamount ( operating system ) . Catamount is an operating system for supercomputers . Catamount is a lightweight kernel that provides basic functionality and aims for efficiency . The roots of Catamount go back to 1991 when SUNMOS was developed by Sandia National Laboratories and the University of New Mexico as a lightweight operating system . The Cray XT3 uses Catamount on compute nodes and Linux on server nodes . A case study by the IEEE assessed the performance of a particle transport code on AWE 's Cray XT3 8,000-core supercomputer while running images of the Catamount and the Cray Linux Environment ( CLE ) operating systems . This work demonstrated that by running a number of small benchmarks on a test machine it is possible to speculate as to the performance impact of upgrading from one operating system to another on the system as a whole . The study 's findings allows researchers to minimise system downtime while exploring software-system upgrades . The results show that benchmark tests run on less than 256 cores would suggest that the impact of upgrading the operating system to CLE was less than 10 % .
Frooti . Frooti is the largest-selling mango flavoured drink in India . It is the flagship product of and the most successful drink offered by Parle Agro India Pvt . Ltd. in India and Parle Agro Nepal Pvt . Ltd. in Nepal . Frooti was launched in 1985 in TetraPak packages . It is also now available in PET bottles and rectangular shaped packs . Frooti is exported to the United States , Canada , the United Kingdom , the United Arab Emirates , Saudi Arabia , Malaysia , Maldives , Singapore , Thailand , New Zealand , Australia , Mozambique , Ghana , Malawi , Zambia , Nigeria , Tanzania , Japan , Ireland , etc . Frooti is currently endorsed by Allu Arjun and Alia Bhatt in India . Ingredients . The drink contains mango pulp , water , sugar , citric acid , ascorbic acid , salt , and approved colouring and flavouring . History . Frooti was launched in a green rectangular Tetra Pak as a ready-to-serve mango drink . Although it was n't the first mango drink , Frooti quickly acquired a large market share . The packaging played a major role behind its success , since it could be carried easily and conveniently . Frooti also provided a refreshing mango taste that translated into a huge demand for itself . The tagline `` Mango Frooti , Fresh and Juicy '' , was created by the marketing duo-team of Arun Lahori & GM Menon . In a crisp brief to the then communications agency on the brand , to : `` make mango Frooti synonymous with freshness and juiciness '' . Coined in a flash by creative honcho Bharat Dhabolkar . `` Fresh and juicy got to be Frooti '' . The slogan revitalized the company , helping the brand strengthen and consolidate its position as the undisputed country wide leader of packaged juice drinks . Over the years the brand has experienced a series of repositioning . From the original tagline `` Mango Frooti , Fresh and Juicy '' to `` Juice Up your Life '' . Eventually , the original tagline- `` Mango Frooti , Fresh and Juicy '' was reinstalled . The present ad campaigns focus on reaffirming Frooti 's leading position across India in a confident manner . Historically , Frooti did not have a brand ambassador , but Bollywood 'king ' Shah Rukh Khan currently endorses Frooti . He has shot a TV commercial for the brand with children , which had a Twitter hashtag `` # SRKLovesFrooti '' . The advertisement promotes PET bottles in the ad rather than a Tetra pack which they used to normally show in all their ads till now . Along with the brand film , the marketing plan includes outdoors , BTL , mall activation , visibility at retail outlets ( POP ) and a strong digital presence . The first leg of this campaign was launched on social media and as per Kurup in less than a week , its total timeline deliveries amounted to 52 million . It managed to garner over 8 million Twitter handles and a count of 80,000 tweets . Frooti 's YouTube channel views increased by 2.5 million and subscribers increased by 600 % .The brand has spent 40 % more on its marketing this year . Packaging . Frooti is offered in size variants : , and and Tetra Pak . A consumer study revealed that the consumers needed a recap bottle that did n't exist in the mango drink segment . Parle Agro considered the consumer requirement strongly and launched Frooti in a new hygienic hotfill PET bottle , making it the first mango drink to be offered in the PET bottles . Frooti is now available in various sizes of PET bottles , including 200 ml , 250 ml , 500 ml , 600 ml , 1.2 l and 2 l. The 2-litre packaging is only done by ParleAgro for Frooti across India . Other brands are available in 2 litre packing with Frooti .
Waldemar Hansteen . Albert Waldemar Hansteen ( 25 May 1857 - 4 May 1921 ) was a Norwegian architect . Biography . Hansteen was born in Christiania ( now Oslo ) , Norway . He was the son of Supreme Court Attorney Christopher Hansteen ( 1822-1912 ) and Lagertha Cecilie Wulfsberg ( 1820-1897 ) . He was a student at Hartvig Nissens skole . He worked at the office of architect Wilhelm von Hanno ( 1877-1879 ) . Together with Torolf Prytz , Hansteen studied at the Technische Hochschule , Hannover ( now University of Hanover ) where he was a student of Conrad Wilhelm Hase ( 1879-1881 ) . He conducted study trips to Austria , Germany and Antwerp in 1885 . From 1890-1918 , he was an instructor in building construction at Christiania Technical School ( `` Christiania tekniske skole '' ) , while working as an independent architect in Christiania . He worked mainly in his hometown and Skien . He shared responsibility for the Norwegian contribution to the 1893 World 's Columbian Exposition in Chicago . He is most associated with his work on Tostrup Yard ( `` Tostrupgården '' ) , a business premises on Karl Johans Gate in Oslo . The structure was designed by architects Christian Fürst , Torolf Prytz , and Waldemar Hansteen and built between 1896-1898 . The five story building was one of the oldest in Norway with load-bearing structures in steel . It was also among the first to have an elevator and use electric lighting . He also oversaw the erection of Gol stave church at Bygdøy , today a part of the Norwegian Museum of Cultural History . His work included the main office of the former Central Bank of Norway ( 1912-1922 , with Henrik Bull ) , as well as the headquarters of the former Fellesbanken and Sparebanken NOR .
Rogerstown Estuary . Rogerstown Estuary ( `` Inbhear Bhaile Roiséir '' ) is an estuary in Ireland . It is situated just north of the Donabate-Portrane peninsula , and also south of Rush , on Ireland 's east coast about north of Dublin . The estuary is made up of saltwater marshes , raised salt marsh , wet meadows and riverine shallows and creeks . It covers an area of , and is divided by a causeway and bridge built in the 1840s to carry the main Dublin–Belfast railway line . It is internationally recognised as one of the most important east coast sites and is vital for wintering wildfowl and waders and birds on passage . Birds come to the estuary from the Arctic . The estuary 's mouth separates the beaches of Portrane and Rush ; and the mouth is so narrow , it is theorized that a person would be able to cross from Rush to Portrane at gradual walking pace , within a timespan of less than a minute , if there was no water . According to local legend , there was once a bridge across the mouth , however , it was dismantled after various suicides . An apparent remain of this bridge still exists today , on the Portrane beach .
Nassarius crassiusculus . `` Nassarius crassiusculus '' , is a species of sea snail , a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nassariidae , the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks . Taxonomy . `` Buccinum / Nassarius elegans '' was regarded by Cernohorsky ( 1984 ) as a synonym of `` Nassarius comptus '' . It is listed in WoRMS as a valid species on the authority of H. Kool . However , as the name `` Buccinum elegans '' Kiener , 1834 , is nomenclaturally invalid , it is listed under its replacement name , `` Buccinum / Nassarius crassiusculus '' . Description . The thick shell is ovate , conical , shining and smooth . Its ground color is whitish , ornamented with numerous undulated and reddish longitudinal lines . The spire composed of eight or nine convex whorls . The upper ones are plaited , and the others marked at their upper part with white and brown spots or blotches , alternately disposed , and surrounding the suture . A band a little deeper colored covers the body of the body whorl , the base of which is furnished with pretty distinct transverse striae or furrows , five or six in number . The white aperture is ovate , terminated above by a sort of canal , indicated by a transverse ridge upon the left lip . The outer lip is thick , slightly denticulated towards the base , and deeply striated within . The columella is arcuated , the base spirally folded . The left lip covers it , extends slightly upon the body of the shell , and forms a small , projecting keel , terminated by small drops , and a raised point . Distribution . This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off the Seychelles
Votchina . Votchina ( ) or otchina ( о́тчина – from word `` Father '' ) was an East Slavic land estate that could be inherited . The term `` votchina '' was also used to describe the lands of a knyaz . The term originated in the law of Kievan Rus . An owner of votchina ( `` votchinnik '' , вотчинник ) not only had property rights to it , but also some administrative and legal power over people living on its territory . These people , however , were not serfs , as they had a right to freely move to different votchinas . Later the administrative and legal powers of the votchina owners were severely limited , and then completely revoked . In the mid-15th century , the right of certain categories of peasants in some votchinas to leave their master was limited to a period of one week before and after the so-called Yuri 's Day ( November 26 ) .
Deterritorialization . Deterritorialization ( ) is a concept created by Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari in `` Anti-Oedipus '' ( 1972 ) . The term `` deterritorialization '' first occurs in French psychoanalytic theory to refer , broadly , to the fluid , dissipated and schizophrenic nature of human subjectivity in contemporary capitalist cultures ( Deleuze & Guattari 1972 ) . Its most common use , however , has been in relation to the process of cultural globalization . Though there are different inflections involved , the general implication that globalization needs to be understood in cultural-spatial terms as much as in institutional or political-economic ones is common to all accounts . In this broad sense , deterritorialization has affinities with the idea of the `` disembedding '' of social relations in , for example , Anthony Giddens 's ( 1990 ) analysis of the globalizing properties of modernity . Overview . `` A Thousand Plateaus '' ( 1980 ) distinguishes between relative and an absolute deterritorialization . Relative deterritorialization is always accompanied by reterritorialization , while positive absolute deterritorialization is more akin to the construction of a `` plane of immanence '' , akin to Spinoza 's ontological constitution of the world . There is also a negative sort of absolute deterritorialization , for example in the subjectivation process ( `` the face '' ) . The function of deterritorialization is defined as `` the movement by which one leaves a territory '' , also known as a `` line of flight '' . Still , deterritorialization `` constitutes and extends '' the territory itself . In anthropology . When referring to culture , anthropologists use the term deterritorialized to refer to a weakening of ties between culture and place . This means the removal of cultural subjects and objects from a certain location in space and time . It implies that certain cultural aspects tend to transcend specific territorial boundaries in a world that consists of things fundamentally in motion . In the context of cultural globalization . In the context of cultural globalization , some argue deterritorialization is a cultural feature developed by the `` mediatization , migration , and commodification which characterize globalized modernity '' . This implies that by people working towards closer involvement with the whole of the world , and works towards lessening the gap with one another , one may be widening the gap with what is physically close to them . According to the works of Arjun Appadurai , this cultural distancing from the locality , is intensified when people are able to expand and alter their imagination through the mediatization of alien cultural conditions , making this culture of remote origin one of a familiar material . This makes it difficult for a local entity to sustain and retain its own local cultural identity , which also affects the national identity of the region . From Appadurai 's 1990 essay `` Disjuncture and Difference '' : `` Deterritorialization , in general , is one of the central forces of the modern world because it brings laboring populations in to the lower-class sectors and spaces of relatively wealthy societies , while sometimes creating exaggerated and intensified senses of criticism or attachment to politics in the home state . Deterritorialization , whether of Hindus , Sikhs , Palestinians , or Ukrainians , is now at the core of a variety of global fundamentalisms , including Islamic and Hindu fundamentalism . In the Hindu case , for example , it is clear that the overseas movement of Indians has been exploited by a variety of interests both within and outside India to create a complicated network of finances and religious identifications , by which the problem of cultural reproduction for Hindus abroad has become tied to the politics of Hindu fundamentalism at home . At the same time , deterritorialization creates new markets for film companies , art impressions , and travel agencies , which thrive on the end of the deterritorialized population for contact with its homeland . Naturally , these invented homelands , which constitute the mediascapes of deterritorialized groups , can often become sufficiently fantastic and one-sided that they provide the material for new ideoscapes in which ethnic conflicts can begin to erupt . '' ( Appadurai 1990:11–12 ) Deterritorialization and reterritorialization . Deterritorialization and reterritorialization exist simultaneously . In Deleuze and Guattari 's follow-up to Anti-Oedipus , A Thousand Plateaus , they distinguish between relative deterritorialization , which is always accompanied by reterritorialization , and absolute deterritorialization , which gives rise to a plane of immanence . In both forms of deterritorialization , however , the idea of physical territory remains just that , an idea and reference point . Mediatization works as a preferential source of deterritorialization , while it becomes a catalyser of other sources of deterritorialization ( migrations , tourism , vast shopping centres , and economical transformations ) . As Tomlinson points out , mediatization is absolutely omnipresent in everyday contemporary cultural experiences , it therefore appears as clearly decisive in deterritorialized cultural experience . The aforementioned experience implies opening up to the world and amplifying cultural horizons through the globalized mass media . This means that globalization transforms the relation between the places where we live and our cultural activities , experiences and identities . Paradoxically , deterritorialization also includes reterritorialized manifestations , which García Canclini defines as `` certain relative , partial territorial relocalizations of old and new symbolic productions '' . According to the concept of glocalization proposed by Robertson , deterritorialization and reterritorialization constitute both sides of the same coin of cultural globalization . Deterritorialization speaks of the loss of the `` natural '' relation between culture and the social and geographic territories , and describes a deep transformation of the link between our everyday cultural experiences and our configuration as preferably local beings . As Giddens argues , `` the very tissue of spatial experience alters , conjoining proximity and distance in ways that have few close parallels in prior ages '' . Nevertheless , it is very important not to interpret the deterritorialization of localized cultural experiences as an impoverishment of cultural interaction , but as a transformation produced by the impact the growing cultural transnational connections have on the local realm , which means that deterritorialization generates a relativization and a transformation of local cultural experiences , whether it is from the local event itself or by the projection of symbolical shapes from the local event . Displacement . Although the process of across-boundaries flow was imbalanced , it can not be denied that it has profound influence on politics , economics , and culture from every dimension . Although there were imbalanced power presences in different nations , it is undeniable that people will gradually realize that in addition to their own lives around are mutually implicated in the distant shore , but also to reconcile the impact between their lives around and the distant side . That is , the flow process of beyond the boundaries not only the representatives of strengthening interdependence , but also representatives that they both have the cognitive of globalization . It formed an easily comprehensive characteristics about `` superterritorial '' and `` transworld '' . In other words , the original divide in the territorial boundaries between them have lost some authority , what is the main phenomenon of deterritorialization . Therefore , no matter from what angle to explore globalization , deterritorialization has been a general consensus . The word `` deterritorialization '' may have different meanings . Tomlinson had pointed out that many scholars use the vocabulary of deterritorialization to explain the process of globalization , however , there are still some scholars who prefer the use of related words , such as `` delocalization '' or `` displacement '' . It emphasized different point in the use of different terms , but basically we can understand the meaning of these words that is to understand the transformation between local and cultures of the global modernity . In the text of Tomlinson , however , we found that he uses `` deterritorialization '' to explain the phenomenon instead of using `` delocalization '' . But we can unearth that `` deterritorialization '' was more focused on liberating the people from the `` local '' , is a process which no longer just only affected by neighborhood and familiar local , but also deeply influenced by the distant place . As sociologist Anthony Giddens indicated , the most immediate experience of global modernity , in fact , is we stay in our own familiar environment but feel the feeling of living in different places because of globalization . Say in other words , the local has hardly affected by the distance place , however , under the impact of globalization , distant events made its influence reach into your daily life in the environment , which is the concept of `` displacement '' . Due to the space experiences which were combined with neighboring and distant in people 's daily life , it can be said that globalization has fundamentally changed our concept of the space . Disjunctive relationships . However , communication technology may act not only to fill the field of local cultural significance and identity which corroded by deterritorialization , but also to establish global cultural politics . Politics of deterritorialization and the displacement of sociological will lead the struggle between state and nation . One important new feature of global cultural politics , tied to the disjunctive relationships among the various landscapes which proposed by Appadurai , is that state and nation are at each other 's throats , and the hyphen that links them is now less an icon of conjuncture than an index of disjuncture .
David Trick . David Trick ( born 1955 ) is a former Ontario civil servant and university administrator . Trick 's career in the Ontario Public Service included Assistant Deputy Minister-level positions in Postsecondary Education and Finance . He also worked in the fields of intergovernmental affairs , economic development , labour market policy and demographic analysis . After leaving government , he served as the first Chief Executive Officer and Vice Provost of the University of Guelph-Humber , a partnership between the University of Guelph and Humber College to establish a new university campus in Toronto . Trick holds an Honours Bachelor of Arts from York University , a Master of Arts from Brandeis University , a Master of Public Administration from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University , and a Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science from the University of Toronto . Trick is president of David Trick and Associates , a consulting firm specializing in higher education strategy and management . He is a part-time instructor in Ryerson University 's Politics and Public Administration program . Trick is co-author of `` Academic Reform : Policy Options for Improving the Quality and Cost-Effectiveness of Undergraduate Education in Ontario '' ( with Ian D. Clark and Richard Van Loon , 2011 ) and `` Academic Transformation : The Forces Reshaping Higher Education in Ontario '' ( with Ian D. Clark , Greg Moran and Michael Skolnik , 2009 ) , both published by McGill-Queen 's University Press .
Adriano Bessa . Adriano Pedro Bessa da Costa ( born 18 December 1976 ) , known as Bessa , is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a right back . Football career . Bessa was born in the village of Alvarães , Valongo . An unsuccessful FC Porto youth graduate , he represented during his career C.F . União de Lamas , C.D . Nacional , Gil Vicente FC , Vitória de Guimarães ( his most successful period in the Primeira Liga , although he was rarely a starter during his four-year spell ) , Associação Naval 1º de Maio , Boavista FC , C.D . Trofense , Gondomar S.C. and S.C. Espinho . In the top division , Bessa amassed totals of 145 games and five goals . He retired in June 2011 at the age of 34 , after one season apiece in the third division with Gondomar and Espinho .
Daria Strokous . Daria Vladimirovna Strokous ( born 25 September 1990 ) is a Russian supermodel , film actress , and photographer . Strokous was born in Moscow , Russia ( then still part of the Soviet Union ) to Vladimir and Olga Strokous . Soon after she was born , she and her family moved to Benin , Africa where she lived and studied until the age of five . Modeling career . In September 2007 she debuted in Fashion Week in Milan and Paris . Her debut was an exclusive for the Prada show in Milan . V Magazine included her in their Top 10 Models of 2008 . The magazine `` New York '' named her as one of Top 10 Models to watch , as well as Today 's Top Model in Milan . Strokous has appeared on the covers of Vogue Italia , Numéro , Vogue Japan , Vogue Russia , as well as on the pages of W Magazine , Vogue UK , Vogue Deutsch , American Vogue , V Magazine , among other high publications . Strokous has also been featured in Style.com for many top designers and Models.com in featured articles . Strokous took part in a project of a new online magazine Nomenus Quarterly . This was a project for a new collection of `` THE ROW '' fashion line . Strokous has done campaigns for Dior , Prada , Chanel , Lanvin , Louis Vuitton , Jil Sander , Carolina Herrera , D & G , Alberta Ferretti , H & M , Juicy Couture and others . She played a small role in the 2011 film `` Contagion '' . She also appeared as the lead model in the short film for Dior `` Secret Garden – Versailles '' by Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin . In 2013 , Strokous was selected for two Dior campaigns , one for the Spring 2013 collection and one for the Fall 2013 collection , both photographed by Willy Vanderperre . Proving herself as a muse for the current creative director of Dior , Raf Simons . In 2014 , Strokous was included in the New Generation of Industry Icons list by Models.com .
Longecourt-lès-Culêtre . Longecourt-lès-Culêtre is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France .
Deaths in November 2017 . The following is a list of notable deaths in November 2017 ' '' .
Eric Harroun . Eric Glenn Harroun ( 11 June 1982 – 8 April 2014 ) was an American Sunni Muslim convert , and former fighter with the Free Syrian Army in Syria , during the Syrian Civil War . Upon returning to the United States in March 2013 , Harroun was detained from March 28 , 2013 to September 20 , 2013 and charged with various offenses , before being released under a secret plea deal . Harroun died of an accidental drug overdose on 8 April 2014 . Early life and education . Eric Harroun was born in Colorado Springs , Colorado to Shirley Ann and Darryl Harroun . According to a Fox News article , while Harroun was a student at Pima Community College in Tucson in the fall of 2010 , he began to identify himself as a Muslim , allegedly after becoming close to two Iraqi-American brothers he knew . However , Harroun denied this and said that his conversion to Islam was the result of studying the Middle East in general while he was in the 6th grade . Career . Harroun joined the United States Army for three years , serving in the U.S. Army 's 586th Engineering Company from 2000 to 2003 , where he attained the rank of private first class , but was never deployed overseas . He was discharged after a jeep crash at his base in Fort Riley , Kansas , which left him with a serious head injury , resulting in a metal plate being inserted into his head by doctors . According to his father Darryl , this caused his son to have exacerbated depression , mood swings , and other side effects . `` He was already suffering from depression before that , and the accident just kind of multiplied it . '' Harroun later got a job at Artisan Mortgage company in Phoenix , Arizona between 2006 and 2008 . He described his job as finalizing `` applications for home loans or second mortgages , and a lot of other boring paperwork . '' He visited Lebanon in May 2010 , Prague in August 2010 , and Egypt and Lebanon again during December 2010 . In 2011 , while still in Egypt , he took part in the pro-democracy demonstrations in Tahrir Square ( allegedly being arrested and held at gunpoint by Hosni Mubarak 's security forces ) , and finally visited Turkey in November 2012 . Activities in Syria . On January 7 , 2013 , Harroun crossed into Syria and made his way to the town of Azaz . He alleged he joined the 'Amr ibn al-'As brigade , a faction of the Free Syrian Army . On January 10 , 2013 he was then sent on an attack on a Syrian army camp with a group of fellow fighters . In the confusion of the fighting he was separated from his group , most of whom he believes were killed . In the retreat , he jumped on the back of an Al-Nusra truck ( unaware of which faction it belonged to ) and was taken back to their base . Harroun later stated : `` I was separated from my unit in the fighting . I found these guys . I did n't even know they were al-Nusra until later . I said , 'I need a ride back to my commander . ' It took 25 days to get them to give me a ride . '' He alleges the Nusra front fighters initially treated him as a captive , although he later gained their trust and joined them in attacking Syrian army units , in which he may have killed as many as ten soldiers . However , he denied willingly fighting for the Al-Nusra Front ( an offshoot of Al-Qaeda in Iraq ) , claiming it was done out of expediency . He posted many photographs and videos of his actions to social media sites ( especially Facebook ) showing himself handling various weapons ( including RPGs and AK-47 assault rifles ) and wearing military gear . In one video posted online , he addresses Syrian president Bashar al-Assad directly , telling him his `` days are numbered '' . In another , he and his group of fighters claim victory for downing a helicopter . Many of these videos were swiftly picked up by the media and those following the conflict . After eventually getting back to the FSA base on February 6 ( after nearly a month of fighting with the al-Nusra front ) he discovered that his passport had been destroyed in a mortar attack . After posting photographs to Facebook showing he and several of his FSA comrades on February 6 , he left Syria on February 10th , his commander requesting that he fetch weapons from Turkey and bring them back . However , he chose to remain in Turkey and to go back to Istanbul . Aftermath . A pro-government YouTube channel claimed he had been killed , incorrectly identifying a fighter seen with him in a previous video as Harroun . However , in reply to an email sent to him by the Mail Online , Harroun stated : “ Syrian Media must be smoking something because I am alive and well chilling in Istanbul having a martini at the moment. ” He later claimed that “ Getting into al-Nusra is not rocket science , it just takes brains. ” He later did an interview around March 2 , 2014 with two journalists working with FoxNews . However , the article later published on FOX ( on March 11 ) about him stated he had descended into `` Islamic fanaticism '' and selectively used quotes from his Facebook page . A follow-up article was published three weeks later . He then visited the US consulate in Istanbul , worried that he would be labelled as a terrorist and in need of a new passport . When he went in , the FBI official had the first FOX news story printed on his desk . Harroun was interrogated for periods of several hours ( by both an FBI and CIA official ) over the course of two days . He later claimed that he had been set up by FOX News and that he would have to `` hire a fucking Jewish lawyer to sue their asses when I get back '' . He denied he was affiliated with al-Qaeda in any way whatsoever : “ I ’ m not Al-Qaeda . I like my beer and my smoke and I like my women . I ’ m not about the praying five times a day and all that shit. ” Arrest and charges . He later flew back into the United States on March 27 , to Dulles Airport in Virginia , where he voluntarily had another discussion with FBI agents . He was later arrested on March 28 at a hotel . A ten-page criminal complaint was filed against him by the FBI , charging him with using a weapon of mass destruction outside of the United States . This charge carries the penalty of either death or life imprisonment if convicted . He appeared in court with his public defender in a hearing on April 8 in Alexandria ( Virginia ) and was denied bail . At the hearing , prosecutor Carter Burwell said it would be illegal for an American to travel to Syria and take up arms against Assad 's government with any opposition group . This echoes what he was previously told by the FBI officer at the US consulate - which had led Harroun to previously remark that it was `` bullshit '' that an American could n't fight in Syria . He was indicted by a federal grand jury on the additional charge of conspiring to provide material support to a foreign terrorist group ( which carries the maximum penalty of 15 years in prison ) on June 20 . He appeared in court again on July 8 , and was ordered by the judge to remain in detention , pending trial . In court , Harroun 's lawyer Geremy Kamens claimed he was confused when he claimed to have joined al-Nusra , wanted to avoid extremists , spoke little Arabic , and actually joined the al Nasser ( Victory ) brigade ( an associate of Jabhat al-Nusra which is not classed as a terrorist organisation ) . However the prosecution successfully argued that the four confessions Harroun had made to journalists were sufficient evidence due to the fact that they corroborated factual information , stating that the towns Harroun said he had been in were also strongholds of the al-Nusra front . The magistrate also maintained that he saw the confession as legitimate . Reception and reactions in the media . He had been compared to former US fighter Aukai Collins , who fought with the Chechen rebels , John Walker Lindh , who fought with the Taliban , and Matthew VanDyke , who fought with the Free Libyan Army . While some on social media sites set up Facebook pages designed to show support for Harroun and claiming his arrest is/was unjust , in the mainstream media Harroun was routinely referred to as having 'joined al-Qaeda ' , and some of his quotes were selectively used , as were photographs and videos posted by Harroun onto social media sites . However some writers such as Harold Maass emphasised the fact that Harroun had never been known to voice any anti-American or extremist sentiments ( and had actually stated a hatred of al-Qaeda and extremism ) and stated a belief that Harroun 's error was to end up fighting with the wrong people , in a way which was ironically aligned with US government interests . Robert M. Chesney of the New York Times also shares the belief that Harroun was `` fighting on the U.S. side , but with the wrong people . '' James Joyner at Outside the Beltway also supported this narrative . He claimed that the charges were not sufficient to warrant Harroun 's imprisonment for life . He described Harroun as being possibly `` wacko '' , but also conceded that `` based only on the reporting I 've seen — he does n't appear to be an al Qaeda sympathizer , much less a terrorist '' and that `` there 's no evidence in the news reports that Harroun has engaged in terrorism or any anti-American activities . Harroun 's father Darryl claims that his son was `` 100 percent American '' and alleged that his son was working with the CIA during his time in Syria . He described him as `` definitely not Al-Qaeda '' and `` very patriotic '' . He also stated that he did n't understand the charges , but believes his son would never ally himself with a group which was against the United States . He was unaware his son was in Syria from January to February . He alleged his son was always adventurous , to the extent that family and friends called him `` Arizona Jones '' . According to the first FOX News article , Harroun 's sister Sarah left an encouraging message on his Facebook wall , urging him to `` keep fighting '' , and showing solidarity with both her brother and the Syrian people . Robert Young Pelton ( founder of `` Dangerous '' magazine ) stated in an article for Foreign Policy Magazine that Harroun was effectively `` duped by the FBI into incriminating himself '' due to his various postings about his activities on social media sites , and statements made to journalists and federal agents . Andrew J. Tabler , a specialist on Syria at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy , stated that he had seen Harroun 's online postings and also expressed concern at the time that they could cause problems for Harroun later on . He described Harroun as a war tourist and as pretty well-known to those following the Syrian war . “ I saw those videos and thought , ‘ Buddy , you better watch out ” he said . In regard to his arrest and former charges , Harroun 's federal public defender Geremy Kamens said Harroun 's case is `` unique in American law '' in that , “ Never , to my knowledge , has the U.S. government charged a U.S. citizen for fighting with a group aligned with U.S . interests . '' Release . On September 20 , 2013 , Harroun , under a plea deal , pleaded guilty to `` an obscure law regulating munition exports '' and was released from jail . He was sentenced to time served , under this secret plea bargain , in a move which generated surprise in the media . He later agreed to an interview with ABC15 Arizona , in which he defended himself against the charges he had faced and spoke at length about his time in Syria . Following his release from prison , Harroun reportedly suffered from depression and began drinking and using heroin . He was admitted into a hospital in December 2013 after being found in his bathroom with a syringe on the counter and having stopped breathing . Death . On April 9 , 2014 , Eric 's family posted on his Facebook page announcing his death a day earlier from an accidental overdose . Harroun ’ s autopsy revealed acute levels of heroin and sertraline , an antidepressant , in his body . Methamphetamine , amphetamine , codeine , and trazodone were also detected . The medical examiner ruled his death an accident . Harroun was looking forward to getting off of probation early and was planning to return to Syria once he was able to do so . He is survived by his father , mother , and sister .
National Security ( 2012 film ) . `` National Security '' ( ) is a 2012 South Korean prison drama film based on the memoir by Kim Geun-tae , a democracy activist who was kidnapped and tortured by national police inspector Lee Geun-an for 22 days in 1985 during the Chun Doo-hwan regime . Calling the film `` the most painful experience in my 30 years as a filmmaker , '' director Chung Ji-young wanted the audience to reflect on the theme of torture . He said he found the courage to make the film so that Korean viewers will `` engage with our sad history and the sacrifices of great people like Kim Geun-tae in a concrete , meaningful way . If we triumph over the past , we can move forward with unity and reconciliation . '' Plot . September 4 , 1985 . Kim Jong-tae ( Park Won-sang ) , 37 , a prominent activist against the military dictatorship of Chun Doo-hwan and onetime commissioner of the Youth Federation for Democracy , is arrested and taken to a special interrogation facility in Namyeong-dong , a district in the center of Seoul synonymous with political torture in the 1970s and 80s because it was the location of the Korean Central Intelligence Agency ( KCIA ) . During the first three days he is allowed no food or sleep and told to write an exhaustive essay on his life to date . On the fourth day , in order to find out why he resigned from the YFD , head interrogator Park Nam-eun ( Myung Gye-nam ) starts water torture , and on the next day waterboarding . On the sixth day , torture specialist Lee Du-han , known as `` The Undertaker '' ( Lee Geung-young ) , starts a deadlier form of water torture , trying to get Jong-tae to admit he is a communist in league with North Korea . By the 11th day Jong-tae writes whatever they want him to , but Lee says it 's full of inconsistencies and unusable in a court of law . The next day , after finding Jong-tae tried to smuggle out a note to his wife ( Woo Hee-jin ) , Lee resumes a more painful version of water torture , as well as electric shocks . Reception . Many had strong reactions to the film , some even choosing to leave theaters during its screenings at the 17th Busan International Film Festival . Though it was very strongly reviewed with many critics calling it one of the best Korean films of 2012 , its subject matter is believed to have intimidated many viewers , resulting in low box office returns . Director Chung Ji-young said , `` It 's a low-budget movie , so there was n't a lot for publicity and marketing , and I think there are limits to its popular appeal . But I also think those 300,000 people went out of their way to see the movie . That 's a truly meaningful number for us . ''
Lisa Lucas . Lisa Lucas is a former child actress best known for her role as `` Addie Mills '' in the Emmy-winning Christmas television special , `` The House Without a Christmas Tree '' . It first aired on CBS-TV in December 1972 , spawned three holiday-based sequels from 1973–1976 with the same cast , `` The Thanksgiving Treasure '' ( also listed elsewhere as `` The Holiday Treasure '' ) ( 1973 ) , `` The Easter Promise '' ( 1975 ) and `` Addie and The King of Hearts '' ( 1976 ) . `` USA Today '' called `` A House Without a Christmas Tree '' `` beautifully acted '' and the `` Spartanburg Herald-Journal '' called it a `` Christmas treasure '' and said it was full of heartwarming moments , especially when Addie gives away the Christmas tree she wins , or finds the star belonging to her mother . Lucas also played Shirley MacLaine 's daughter in the 1977 film `` The Turning Point '' , and Jill Clayburgh 's daughter in 1978 film `` An Unmarried Woman '' . In its review of `` An Unmarried Woman '' , `` The Washington Post '' said the part of the daughter was `` smartly embodied by sharp-featured young actress Lisa Lucas '' and Lucas was nominated for the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress . Lucas had parts in the 1976 PBS series `` The Adams Chronicles '' and the 1980 television film `` A Perfect Match '' . In 2002 , Lucas appeared in a Denver stage production of `` Cat on a Hot Tin Roof '' .
Unitán . Unitán is an Argentine company producing quebracho tannins . Its production amounts to 40.000 tonnes of tannins sold to the tanning industry , the drilling industry , for the enological applications and as animal food . Unitan possesses a production plant located in Puerto Tirol , Chaco Province
Andy Guest . Raymond Richard `` Andy '' Guest Jr. ( September 29 , 1939 – April 2 , 2001 ) was an American politician . A Republican , he served as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1972 to 2000 and was minority leader in that chamber from 1985 to 1991 . He was the son of state senator and United States Ambassador to Ireland Raymond R. Guest . He died of cancer at his home in Front Royal , Virginia on April 2 , 2001 . A state park in Warren County near his residence , Shenandoah River Raymond R. `` Andy '' Guest Jr. State Park , was named in his honor in 1995 .
Everything Sucks ( Reel Big Fish album ) . `` Everything Sucks '' was Reel Big Fish 's first full-length album . It was recorded at Sound Art Studios in 1994 and 1995 , and released in 1995 on Reel Big Fish 's independent label Piss Off Records . The album was engineered by John Gregorius . An EP version of the album was released by Mojo Records after Reel Big Fish released `` Turn the Radio Off '' in 1996 . The full album was re-released by Mojo in 2000 , with a slightly altered track list , and the music video for the song `` Everything Sucks '' , able to be viewed through a computer 's CD-ROM drive . The original album is long out of print , and highly sought after by Reel Big Fish fans . The original release features an alternate version of `` S.R . '' and refers to bands such as The Nuckle Brothers , No Doubt , and Sublime ; it is not included on the Mojo release . Most of the songs on this record could be classified as `` lo-fi '' ; they were recorded when Reel Big Fish was still maturing as a band ( some members were still in high school ) . The majority of the tracks were rerecorded for `` Turn the Radio Off '' , `` Why Do They Rock So Hard '' , and `` Monkeys for Nothin ' and the Chimps For Free '' . `` Spin The Globe '' had been recorded earlier , on their demo `` In The Good Old Days ... '' , and a few other songs were rerecorded from their 1994 demos `` Buy This ! '' and `` Return of the Mullet '' . The only songs from this album that have not yet appeared on any other Reel Big Fish album are `` Boyfriend , '' `` Fo ' Head , '' `` Jig , '' `` Go Away '' and `` Super Hero # 5 . '' The song on `` Turn The Radio Off '' entitled `` Everything Sucks '' was named after this album . The child on the album cover is bassist Matt Wong 's younger sister . Track listing . All songs written by Aaron Barrett , except where noted . Track 19 is a hidden track on the 1995 version . It is only listed on the 2000 re-issue . Tracks 20 and 21 are only included in the 2000 re-issue .
Pichaqani ( Oruro ) . Pichaqani ( Aymara `` pichaqa , phichaqa , piqacha '' a big needle , `` -ni '' a suffix , `` the one with a big needle '' , also spelled `` Pichacani '' ) is a mountain in the Andes of Bolivia which reaches a height of approximately . It is located in the Oruro Department , Challapata Province , Challapata Municipality . Pichaqani lies at the Berenguela River , southwest of Kuntur Uta .
19th Army Corps ( Russian Empire ) . The 19th Army Corps was an Army corps in the Imperial Russian Army . Composition . In 1914 , the corps included the following units .
List of United States Supreme Court cases , volume 71 . This is a list of all the United States Supreme Court cases from volume 71 of the `` United States Reports '' . This was the 4th volume reported by John William Wallace .
Largu River ( Bistra ) . The Largu River is a tributary of the Bistra Mare River in Romania .
Zahir Uddin Ahmed . Vice Admiral Zahir Uddin Ahmed , ( ND ) , NBP , BCGM , ndc , psc ( born 1957 ) was Chief of Staff of the Bangladesh Navy . He was preceded by Vice Admiral Sarwar Jahan Nizam ndu , psc , BN and succeeded by Vice Admiral M Farid Habib , ndc , psc , BN Naval commands . As a successful navigator , Admiral Zahir commanded almost all kinds of ships and establishments during his long naval service . He was the first Commanding Officer of BN 's modern frigate BNS Bangabandhu . He also commanded BN frigates BNS Umar Farooq , BNS Abu Bakar . He served as Commodore Commanding BN Flotilla ( COMBAN ) and as Commodore Commanding Chittagong ( COMCHIT ) to command BN fleet and Chittagong area command respectively . In addition he performed the duty of Commandant , Bangladesh Marine Academy and Director General of the Bangladesh Coast Guard . Zahir Uddin Ahmed appointed as Chief of the Naval Staff of Bangladesh Navy on 26 January 2009 and assume the office of the Chief of the Naval Staff on 29 January 2009 . He was promoted to the rank of Vice Admiral on 3 October 2009 . Recognition . Admiral Zahir received Chief of the Naval Staff ( CNS ) commendation for his remarkable performance in naval service . He is also awarded with the highest achievement awards namely ‘ Bangladesh Navy Medal ’ and ‘ Bangladesh Coast Guard Medal ’ for outstanding contribution in different fields of Navy and Coast Guard . Personal life . Admiral Zahir is married to Shabnam Ahmed . They have a son and a daughter together .
Swimbridge . Swimbridge ( historical spelling : `` Swymbridge '' ) is a village , parish and former manor in Devon , England . It is situated south-east of Barnstaple and twinned with the town of St.Honorine Du Fay in Normandy , France . It was the home of the Rev . John `` Jack '' Russell who first bred the Jack Russell Terrier . Etymology . The manor is called `` Birige '' in the Domesday Book of 1086 , when it was held in-chief from King William the Conqueror by an Anglo-Saxon priest named Sawin ( or Saewin ) , whose uncle Brictferth had held it before the Norman Conquest of 1066 . The honour of being a tenant-in-chief in feudal times was generally restricted to great warriors and close followers of the king , but Sawin was given this land in alms by Queen Matilda , wife of William the Conqueror . It was probably part of the royal manor of South Molton , and Sawin was probably one of the priests at South Molton . It thenceforward became known as `` Sawain 's Birige '' which eventually transformed into `` Swimbridge '' . The etymology guessed at by Risdon ( d.1640 ) was that Swimbridge was `` so termed happily of the water 's full flowing to the bridge there , for seated it is somewhat low by the lakeside , the hills overlooking it in every quarter '' . Description . Before the changes to parish boundaries in 2003 , at it was one of the largest in North Devon . The village is noted for its church ( The Parish Church of St. James ; tower ca . 1300 ) which has been described as a `` treasure house '' due to its fine carvings and memorials . Jack Russell Terrier . The parish was the home of the Rev . John `` Jack '' Russell , Vicar of Swimbridge and Rector of Black Torrington , who first bred the Jack Russell Terrier . Russell is said to have brought his first terrier , Trump , whilst he was studying at Oxford University and then bred from her to eventually originate the Jack Russell strain of terrier . John Russell died in 1883 and was buried in the graveyard of St. James 's Church ; the village pub is named after him and in 2018 displays one of his terriers on the pub sign . Railway . From 1873 to 1966 , Swimbridge had a station on the Devon and Somerset Railway , which became part of the Great Western Railway and which ran from Taunton to Barnstaple . The alignment of the railway line through Swimbridge station is now part of the North Devon Link Road . Industry . Leather Tanning was a major local industry until 1965 . Historic estates . The lord of the manor of Swimbridge until the 20th century was the Duke of Bedford , of Woburn Abbey in Bedfordshire and of Endsleigh Cottage in Devon , whose ancestor John Russell , 1st Earl of Bedford ( c.1485-1555 ) of Chenies in Buckinghamshire and of Bedford House in Exeter , Devon , was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Devon by King Henry VIII and obtained large grants of land in that county following the Dissolution of the Monasteries . Thus there is no manor house in Swimbridge as the lord was non-resident . The location of the court house where manorial business was transacted may have been Ernesborough . Dennington . Charles Cutcliffe was buried at Swimbridge on 17 November 1670 . He was the eldest son of John Cutcliffe ( 1632-1696 ) , of Damage in the parish of Mortehoe near Ilfracombe , buried at Ilfracombe , by his wife Eleanor Chichester ( 1629-1681 ) , daughter of Tristram Chichester of Hearsdon , in the parish of Swimbridge , and co-heiress of her brother Tristram Chichester , whose monument with sculpted bust survives in Swimbridge Church . Her large mural monument survives in Holy Trinity Church , Ilfracombe . Monuments of two of Eleanor 's children survive in Swimbridge Church : Charles Cutcliffe ( d.1670 ) , and his sister Christiana Cutcliffe ( d.1721 ) , wife of Henry Chichester of Stowford in the parish of Swimbridge . Hoskins ( 1954 ) remarked `` Notice the monument to Charles son of John Cutcliffe of Damage ( 1670 ) , surmounted by a beautiful oval portrait in oils which has been attributed to Lely but is more probably the work of James Gandy ( 1619-89 ) , a pupil of Vandyke '' . Dennington House was later the residence of Richard Incledon-Bury ( 1757-1825 ) , heir of Vice-Admiral Thomas Bury , Royal Navy , lord of the manor of Colleton , Chulmleigh in Devon , and third son of Chichester Incledon ( 1715–1771 ) of Barnstaple , a junior branch of the ancient gentry family of Incledon of Incledon , later of Buckland House , both in the parish of Braunton , Devon . As required under the terms of his inheritance , he assumed the surname of Bury . He married his second cousin Jane Chichester , second daughter of Charles Chichester of Hall , Bishop 's Tawton . His daughter and heiress Penelope Incledon-Bury , in 1836 at Swimbridge , married the famous fox-hunting Parson Jack Russell ( 1795–1883 ) , Rector of Black Torrington and Vicar of Swimbridge , who invented the Jack Russell Terrier . Russell lived both at Dennington and at Tordown House , also within the parish . From 1985 to the present ( 2018 ) Dennington House has been used as a residential rehabilitation centre supporting men with recovery from alcohol addiction , trading as `` Francis House '' , part of Assisi Community Care . Stowford . Stowford is the traditional birthplace of Saint Hieritha , an Anglo-Saxon Christian lady martyred at nearby Chittlehampton in the 8th century . Many centuries later it was a seat of the Chichester family . Surviving in Swimbridge Church is a monument to Christiana Cutcliffe ( d.1721 ) , wife of Henry Chichester ( d.1730 ) of Stowford , a daughter of John Cutcliffe ( 1632-1696 ) of Damage in the parish of Mortehoe near Ilfracombe , Devon , by his wife Eleanor Chichester ( 1629-31 March 1681 ) , a daughter of Tristram I Chichester of Hearsdon , Swimbridge , and co-heiress of her brother Tristram II Chichester ( 1624-1654 ) , whose monument is in Swimbridge Church . Eleanor 's large mural monument survives in Holy Trinity Church , Ilfracombe . Also surviving in Ilfracombe Church is the monument to John Cutcliffe 's parents , namely Charles Cutcliffe ( 1577-Oct 1637 ) of Damage and Grace Chichester ( d.Nov.1637 ) , a daughter of John Chichester of Hall , Bishop 's Tawton , about 2 miles west of Stowford . Hearsdon . Hearsdon , within the parish of Swimbridge , was anciently a `` mansion '' and a seat of the Chichester family . A mural monument survives in St James ' Church , Swimbridge , to Tristram III Chichester ( 1624-1654 ) of Hearsdon . He was the second son of Tristram II Chichester ( 1595-1672 ) ( the son of Tristram I Chichester ( 1568-1642 ) of Hearsdon by his wife Christiana Handford ( d.1651 ) of `` Dynnington '' in the parish of Swimbridge ) by his wife Eleanor ( of family unknown ) ( 1603-1647 ) , and was descended from the prominent Chichester family of Hall in the adjoining parish of Bishop 's Tawton , itself a junior branch of Chichester of Raleigh , Pilton , near Barnstaple . He married a wife unknown by whom he had four daughters , mentioned in his will but not by name . The monument displays at the bottom the arms of Chichester ( with crescent for difference of a second son ) , impaling the arms of his wife ( `` Sable , a fess vair '' ) and the two arms again on separate shields . Partly behind his head on a smaller shield appear the arms of Chichester impaling : `` Paly of six argent and gules , on a chief of the second three mascles conjoined in fess of the first '' ( unknown family ) . He has long hair and wears the dress of a puritan of the Commonwealth period . His right elbow rests on a skull , a `` vanitas '' reference . Pevsner described this monument as `` frontal demi-figure , cheek in hand , in an oval niche ; deplorably bad '' . The artistically acclaimed monument to his nephew Charles Cutcliffe ( d.1670 ) , survives in the North Aisle Chapel ( see under Dennington ) . The large and elaborate monument to his sister Eleanor Chichester ( 1629-1681 ) ( mother of Charles Cutcliffe ( d.1670 ) ) survives in Ilfracombe Church . Ernesborough . Ernesborough ( modern : `` Irishborough '' ) is first recorded in 1175 and signifies `` eagles ' hill '' ( `` earnbeorh '' ) , seat of the Mules ( `` alias '' de Moels ) family , descended from Baron Moels , feudal baron of North Cadbury in Somerset . John Mules of Ernesborough built the north aisle of Swimbridge Church , and gave his estate of Furse for the maintenance of it . Risdon states that proof of this transaction derives from an `` inscription in a window and a proof there once fairly printed and gilded with the arms and matches '' ( i.e . impalements ) `` of that family make evident ; unto the maintenance whereof for ever he gave to that church his lands called Furse '' . The surviving roof bosses of the North Chancel Chapel display the arms of Moels . At Ernesborough was born the jurist John Cowell ( 1554-1611 ) , Master of Trinity Hall Cambridge , and author of `` The Interpreter '' , the well-known dictionary of legal terms . In 1773 the mansion house was a ruin , with only a tower remaining . In 1902 `` Irishborough manor house '' was the property of Rev . Henry Tubal Hole , Rector of Plympton St. Maurice . The site is today covered by `` West Irishborough '' and to the east `` Tower Farm '' . Monument in Bishop 's Tawton Church . A monument to John Mules ( d.1633 ) of Halmeston in the parish of Bishop 's Tawton , Devon survives in Bishop 's Tawton Church . Risdon , Tristram ( d.1640 ) , Survey of Devon , 1811 edition , London , 1811 , with 1810 Additions , p.322 : `` Halmeston , in this tything '' ( Bishops-Tawton ) `` was the land of Fulk in King Edward III 's time , by whose co-heir Alice , Baldwin Ackland was invested therewith , which descended to Joan her heir , married to Thomas Mules , second son of Thomas Mules of Ernesborough '' ( in the parish of Swimbridge ) , `` in King Henry V 's time ; and so lineally after six descents to John Mules the late lord thereof , who married the daughter of Chafe ; his father the heir of Yeomans of Northamptonshire . His only daughter and heir Anne was married to Bennet . '' John Mules was one of the Justices of Edward VI ( Westcote ) . In the Church is a monument to John Mules , Esq. , of Halmeston , 1633 , with this Bydown . The estate of Bydown , within the parish of Swimbridge , was in ancient times owned by the Mayne and Chichester families . The surviving Bydown House is a grade II* listed country house built by the Nott family in 1798 as the surviving datestone states , or between 1820-30 as Pevsner suggests . It was described by Pevsner as `` a trim neo-Grecian mansion in a small park with two immaculate white stucco fronts '' . Between the lower storey windows is a small inscribed tablet inscribed `` 1759 , J Nott '' , with the arms of Nott , reset on the new house . It remained in the ownership of the Nott family until about 1925 . Nott . The Nott family was previously resident at Torrdown within the parish , as mentioned in an announcement in Trewman 's Exeter Flying Post 19 October 1809 : `` To be Let for the Term of 14 years , from Lady-day next , a Dwelling-House , with suitable outhouses , and about 140 acres of exceeding good arable meadow , pasture , and orchard land , parts and parcels of all those messuages and tenements , called Torrdown , situate and lying in the parish of Swimbridge , in the county of Devon , lately occupied by James Nott , Esq . deceased . These premises have been for a long period in the possession of the proprietors . '' In 1902 the owner of Tordown was Frederick Richard Harding-Nott , Esq . The Notts also owned West Cobbaton , in Swimbridge , formerly owned by the Bury family , and from the 16th century were substantial yeomen in the parish . in 1523 a certain John Nott was a party to a conveyance of land within the parish of Swimbridge . Cobbaton passed on the marriage Mary Nott to her husband William Thorne , and her Thorne descendants held it until after 1902 . After the building of Bydown House Trewman 's dated 27 November 1834 announced the death of `` Mr John Nott at Denniton in the parish of Swimbridge , aged 69 '' . John I Nott ( 1769-1808 ) . John I Nott ( 1769-1808 ) ( son of James Nott ( 1726-1790 ) by his wife Emma Mules , a daughter of John Mules ( a distant descendant of Baron Moels of North Cadbury , Somerset ) of Ernesborough , Swimbridge ) `` of Bydown '' , married Susannah Norris , daughter and sole heiress of Richard Norris of South Molton . From his wife he inherited properties in Witheridge , Thelbridge , South molton and Brendon . His elder brother , who died unmarried , was James Nott ( d.1809 ) of Tordown , a Captain in the North Devon Yeomanry and lay rector of Swimbridge . His son and heir was John II Nott ( 1805-1856 ) , of Bydown , who died without progeny . John II Nott ( 1805-1856 ) . John II Nott ( 1805-1856 ) , of Bydown , son , was a magistrate for Devonshire and senior Captain in the Royal North Devon Yeomanry . He built Bydown House , probably between 1820-30 . His monument survives in Swimbridge Church in the form of an inscribed open book sculpted in marble , including the words : `` A humble minded Christian and the friend of his poorer brethren '' . However as the lessee of the great tithes of Swimbridge , in 1830 he refused to lower his tithe assessments during the Agrarian Riots caused by a poor harvest which had caused the price of bread to increase to levels unaffordable by many agricultural labourers . A mob marched against him to Bydown House `` in order to seek relief and give John Nott a bloody shirt '' . In 1841 he was found guilty of non-payment of the poor rates and the Overseer of the Poor obtained a distress warrant for £24-6s-8d against his property . He developed a bad relationship with Rev . Jack Russell , the famous fox-hunting vicar of Swimbridge , who deemed him `` a little less than generous to the poor '' and in turn Nott criticised him for bad conduct in his ministry , and made a formal complaint to the Bishop of Exeter . In 1840 , as part of his case , Nott obtained sworn evidence from a certain `` J.H . '' ( John Huxtable ) in Swimbridge , which was contrary to his role as a magistrate . Nott `` had , of his own motion , administered oaths to John Huxtable and two other persons , touching the truth of certain statements affecting the character of Mr. Russell as a clergyman , which he had then transmitted to the Bishop of Exeter ; at the same time urging the bishop to make inquiries into the conduct of Mr. Russell . The statements of the two other individual went to impute neglect of duty ( neglecting to pray with a sick parishioner on a certain occasion , and to bury a child when called on ) ; that of Huxtable merely indecorous language and demeanour '' . In 1842 he was prosecuted by the public prosecutor on 12 counts and was found guilty by a jury of the misdemeanour of unlawfully administering oaths . Russell sued Nott for libel , and won damages in a case which was sensational . However Russell was magnanimous and refused to allow the church bells to be rung for his victory lest `` any demonstration ... might offend the feelings of the defeated '' . A mystery survives today as to the reason for the partial erasing of wording on Nott 's monument in the church : `` May our name as his , be written in the Book of Life '' , where the words `` as his '' have been partially erased . Nott certainly attempted to make amends for his past unpopular behaviour . In 1854 `` John Nott , Esq. , of Swimbridge , has most kindly given to all the poor in receipt of parochial relief a week 's pay in addition to the sum which they are receiving '' . He died at Bydown on 11 March 1856 . On 16 April 1856 his executors sold the livestock of his estate at Rowley in the Parish of Paracombe , transported to Bydown for better market access , including : `` Pure North Devon Stock , Agricultural Implements , Dairy Utensils & c. , & c. , 77 Bullocks and Yearlings , 315 Couple of Ewes and Lambs , 123 Ewe and Wether Hoggerals and Rams , 21 Horses and Ponies , 12 Pigs '' . John Nott died without progeny , when his sisters Elizabeth and Marianne became his co-heirs . In 1838 Elizabeth Nott had married Rev . John Pyke , and her son John Nott Pyke , became the heir to Bydown . His other heir to part of his property ( under an entail created by the will of his grandfather James Nott ( d.1790 ) ) was Rev . R. Harding , grandson of R. Harding and his wife Agnes Nott . In 1902 the owner of Tordown was Frederick Richard Harding-Nott , Esq . John Nott Pyke-Nott ( 1841-1920 ) . John Nott Pyke ( 1841-1920 ) ( son of the Rev . John Pyke of Parracombe , Rector of Parracombe , patron of the living , and lord of the manor of Parracombe ) was the nephew and heir of John Nott of Bydown . He was educated at Eton College and Exeter College , Oxford and was an amateur playwright . In 1862 the tenant of Bydown House was J. G. Maxwell , Esq . In in 1863 John Nott Pyke received royal licence to assume the additional surname of Nott , in compliance with the will of his uncle . He thus became `` John Nott Pyke-Nott '' . In 1867 he married Caroline Isabella Ward , a writer and a daughter of Frederick Ward . He had progeny including John Moels Pyke-Nott ( born 1868 ) , his heir and a daughter Isabel Codrington Pyke-Nott ( 1874-1943 ) a painter known as `` Isabel Codrington '' . In 1869 he was described as `` a large landowner in North Devon '' . In August 1869 his 24 year old younger brother James Nott Pyke , of Parracombe , then an undergraduate at Exeter College , Oxford , was killed by a friend in a rabbit shooting accident near Bydown . In 1883 the family moved to London . In 1902 the tenant of Bydown House was Thomas Frederick Parkinson , Esq . John Moels Pyke-Nott ( born 1868 ) . John Moels Pyke-Nott ( born 1868 ) , son , of Bydown House , who succeeded his father in 1920 . In 1894 he married Dora Florence Geraldine Langton , 3rd daughter of Bennet Langton of Langton Hall in Lincolnshire . John Pyke-Nott sold Bydown at some time before 1937 , when his residence was Mill House , Dumbleton , Evesham , Worcestershire . During WW II ( 1939-45 ) Bydown House was used as a refugee hostel for Jewish children .
Metatron ( disambiguation ) . Metatron is the name of an angel in Judaism and some branches of Christianity and Islam .
Windfall ( 1955 film ) . `` Windfall '' is a 1955 British comedy film written by John Gilling and directed by Henry Cass , starring Lionel Jeffries , Jack Watling and Gordon Jackson . Dad 's Army star Arthur Lowe also makes a brief appearance in the film.The film was also released as `` Dangerous Money '' . Plot . The lives of shop assistant Arthur Lee and his family are transformed when he finds £2,000 on top of a bus . Arthur 's daughter 's dodgy boy friend steals the money , but lands in trouble when it 's discovered to be counterfeit . Things turn out well for Arthur when the resulting publicity gives a boost to his business .
Yaddalgudd . Yaddalgudd is a village in Belgaum district in the southern state of Karnataka , India .
Nicholas Lash . Nicholas Langrishe Alleyne Lash ( born 1934 ) is an English Roman Catholic theologian . After serving in the British Army , and working for a short while as a Roman Catholic priest , he held for twenty years the post of Norris-Hulse Professor of Divinity in the University of Cambridge from 1978 to 1999 , succeeding Donald MacKinnon , and being succeeded by Denys Turner . Theologian . Nicholas Lash is the author of numerous theological books , and a regular contributor to `` The Tablet '' . A Roman Catholic , and considered a liberal , Lash has voiced strong but measured criticism of practices among leading figures in his tradition , arguing for open debate on a variety of topics , including the ordination of women . He is reportedly one of the few Roman Catholic theologians who have read , slowly , the whole of Karl Barth 's `` Church Dogmatics '' and the whole of Karl Rahner 's `` Theological Investigations '' . One of Lash 's strongest intellectual influences seems to have been the recovery of Aquinas 's theology , using forms of philosophical argument influenced by Ludwig Wittgenstein , which became influential in the 1970s , associated with Cornelius Ernst and Fergus Kerr . Arguably his most significant piece of writing is also one of his shortest , his reflections on the `` Apostles ' Creed '' , which includes discussion of the doctrine of the Trinity . Family . Lash was born to Joan Mary Moore , a Roman Catholic of Irish descent , and Brigadier Henry Alleyne Lash , a Protestant officer in the British Indian Army . His sister was writer Jini Fiennes , who had seven children , including actors Ralph and Joseph Fiennes , filmmakers Sophie and Martha Fiennes , and musician Magnus Fiennes . He also had a brother , Father Ephrem Lash , who was an Eastern Orthodox archimandrite and prominent translator of patristic texts . Nicholas Lash and his wife , Janet , have a son , Dominic .
Carteret baronets . There have been two baronetcies created for members of the Carteret family , both in the Baronetage of England . Both creations are extinct . The Carteret Baronetcy , of Metesches on the Island of Jersey , was created in the Baronetage of England on 9 May 1645 for Sir George Carteret . For more information on this creation , see Earl Granville . The Carteret Baronetcy , of St Owen on the Island of Jersey , was created in the Baronetage of England on 4 June 1670 for Philip Carteret . He was the grandson of Sir Philip de Carteret , whose brother Helier de Carteret , Deputy Governor of Jersey , was the father of Sir George Carteret , 1st Baronet . Sir Philip 's grandson , the third Baronet , was a Gentleman of the Privy Chamber to Queen Anne . The title became extinct on the third Baronet 's death in 1715 .
Billy Kenoi . William P. Kenoi is an American politician who served as Mayor of Hawaii County from 2008-2016 . Before being elected mayor , Kenoi served as a legislative aide in the State House and State Senate , a law clerk , a deputy public defender , and an Executive Assistant to then-mayor Harry Kim . On November 1 , 2016 , then Mayor Billy Kenoi was found not guilty by a Hawaii island jury on all charges related to his alleged misuse of a purchasing card issued by Hawaii County . Early life and education . Kenoi was born in Kalapana , and attended Waiakea High School . Kenoi attended both Hawaii Community College and University of Hawaii at Hilo , but then transferred to University of Massachusetts Amherst in 1990 , and graduated in 1993 . Kenoi had transferred through the National Student Exchange program , and later became the NSE 's President in his first year there . In 1992 , Kenoi worked as an intern to Senator Daniel K. Inouye , during which time Kenoi attended the Democratic National Convention in New York City . Career . Upon graduating , Kenoi worked as a Legislative Aide to State Representative Les Ihara , Jr. during the 1993 Legislative Session . He then occupied the same position in the State Senate during the 1995 and 1996 sessions . After graduating from the William S. Richardson School of Law at UH Manoa in 1996 , Kenoi passed the bar exam on his first attempt and then served as a clerk for Judge Richard K. Perkins of the Eighth Division of the First Circuit . Kenoi then worked as a Deputy Public Defender , where he served in the Appellate , Family Court , Juvenile Criminal and Adult Family Court divisions , before finishing his career at the Public Defender ’ s Office at the Circuit Court . Beginning in 2001 , Kenoi served as an Executive Assistant to Hawaii mayor Harry Kim , where he worked to address issues including crystal methamphetamine use , as well as homelessness and housing . As Mayor of Hawaii County ( 2008–2016 ) . Kenoi ran for mayor in 2008 . Though Lorraine Inouye initially led in the opinion polls , Kenoi advanced to the general election against Angel Pilago . On November 4 , 2008 , Kenoi defeated Pilago by a margin of 55.6 % –40.9 % . At 39 , Kenoi became one of the youngest mayors in Big Island history . Kenoi was re-elected mayor on November 6 , 2012 , narrowly defeating former mayor Harry Kim , 49.8 % –47.6 % – a margin of 1,438 votes . Former mayor Billy Kenoi reached his term limit after two terms , leaving office in December 2016 .
Arleen Whelan . Arleen Whelan ( September 1 , 1916 – April 7 , 1993 ) was an American film actress . Early years . Whelan was a native of Salt Lake City , Utah . Before she became an actress she worked in Southern California as a manicurist , contributing her earnings to help with her family 's expenses . Career . Whelan appeared in 25 films between 1937 and 1957 , reportedly after 20th Century Fox director H. Bruce Humberstone saw Whelan working as a manicurist in a barbershop . After her screen test the studio cast Whelan as the female lead in a film version of Robert Louis Stevenson 's `` Kidnapped '' ( 1938 ) . Whelan 's Broadway credits include `` Oh , Brother ! '' ( 1945 ) and `` The Doughgirls '' ( 1942 ) . Personal life . Whelan wed Alex D'Arcy ( an actor ) in September 1940 , and they were divorced in 1943 . On October 1 , 1942 , she married Hugh Owen ( a film distributor ) . They separated on July 8 , 1952 , and she filed for divorce in 1953 . Her other marriage , to Warren O. Cagney , ended in divorce . Death . On April 8 , 1993 , Whelan died in Orange , California , following a stroke .
Fyodor Selin . Fyodor Ilyich Selin ( ) ( March 7 , 1899 in Tula – October 8 , 1960 in Moscow ) was a Soviet football player and coach . International career . Selin made his debut for USSR on November 16 , 1924 in a friendly against Turkey .
Firuzabad , Zaveh . Firuzabad ( , also Romanized as Fīrūzābād ) is a village in Soleyman Rural District , Soleyman District , Zaveh County , Razavi Khorasan Province , Iran . At the 2006 census , its population was 452 , in 102 families .
Norton Motorcycle Company . The Norton Motorcycle Company ( formerly Norton Motors , Ltd. ) is a British motorcycle marque , originally from Birmingham , UK . It was founded in 1898 as a manufacturer of `` fittings and parts for the two-wheel trade '' . By 1902 , the company began manufacturing motorcycles with bought-in engines . In 1908 , a Norton-built engine was added to the range . This began a long series of production of single and eventually twin-cylinder motorcycles , and a long history of racing involvement . Production of the military Model 16 H and Big 4 sidevalve motorcycles was Norton 's contribution to the WWII war effort , almost 100,000 being manufactured . When major shareholders started to leave Norton in 1953 , the company declined and Associated Motor Cycles bought the shares . Although motorcycle sales went through a recession in the 1950s , and Norton Motors Ltd was only a small manufacturer , Norton sales flourished . A series of Norton Dominator Twins of 500 cc , then 600 cc , then 650 cc and then the 750 cc Norton Atlas kept sales buoyant , especially with sales to the United States . In 1968 , the new 750 cc Norton Commando Model appeared , with the engine/gearbox/swingarm unit isolastically insulated from the frame with a series of rubber mountings . This kept the vibrations from the rider , giving a smooth comfortable ride . The Commando was a best seller , and voted # 1 Motorcycle of the Year a number of times in Britain . 850 cc models appeared for 1973 , giving more torque . For 1975 an electric start arrived in the 850 Mk3 . The largest UK motorcycle manufacturer at the time was BSA-Triumph , comprising Birmingham Small Arms Company in Birmingham , and Triumph Motorcycles in Meriden . BSA-Triumph faced difficulties caused by poor management , outdated union practices , old-fashioned motorcycle designs and antiquated factory conditions . A merger with Norton Motorcycles was proposed ; but although Dennis Poore 's Norton Motorcycles was by far the smaller partner , Poore effectively secured a take-over of BSA-Triumph , forming Norton Villiers Triumph ( NVT ) . The Triumph factory Meriden was the least modern ; but workers engaged in a `` sit-in '' , forming a workers ' co-operative . Poore was CEO of Manganese Bronze Holdings , a company apparently more concerned with asset stripping than with motorcycle production . Subsequent political manoeuvrings led to the downfall of NVT , as taxpayer-assisted wranglings over amalgamations and sell-offs all but killed the once extensive UK motorcycle industry . In late 2008 , Stuart Garner , a UK businessman , bought the rights to Norton from some US concerns and relaunched Norton in its Midlands home at Donington Park where it will develop the 961cc Norton Commando , and a new range of Norton motorcycles . Early history . The original company was formed by James Lansdowne Norton ( known as `` Pa '' ) at 320 , Bradford Street , Birmingham , in 1898 . In 1902 , Norton began building motorcycles with French and Swiss engines . In 1907 , a Norton ridden by Rem Fowler won the twin-cylinder class in the first Isle of Man TT race , beginning a sporting tradition that went on until the 1960s . The first Norton engines were made in 1907 , with production models available from 1908 . These were the 3.5 hp ( 490 cc ) and the 'Big 4 ' ( 633cc ) , beginning a line of side-valve single-cylinder engines which continued with few changes until the late 1950s . The first Norton logo was a fairly simple , art nouveau design , with the name spelled in capitals . However , a new logo appeared on the front of the catalogue for 1914 , which was a joint effort by James Norton and his daughter Ethel . It became known as the `` curly N '' logo , with only the initial letter as a capital , and was used by the company thereafter , first appearing on actual motorcycles in 1915 . Ethel Norton also did some testing of her father 's motorcycles . On 17 July 1914 O'Donovan also took the flying 5 mile record at 75.88 mph , and the standing start 10 mile record at 73.29 mph , again on the 490 cc Norton . First World War . Norton continued production of their 3.5 hp and Big 4 singles well into the war period , though in November 1916 the Ministry of Munitions issued an order that no further work on motor cycles or cars would be allowed from 15 November 1916 without a permit . By this time most motor cycle companies were already either producing munitions ( or aircraft parts ) , or devoted to the export trade . Norton were involved in exporting and earlier that year had announced a new 'Colonial Model ' of their 633cc Big 4 . This featured an increase in ground clearance from 4.25 '' to 6.5 '' , by altering the frame , larger tank , greater clearance on mudguards , and a sturdy rear carrier . The engine was unaltered , and transmission was via a Sturmey-Archer 3-speed gearbox . In February 1918 Motor Cycle reported on a visit to Norton Motors . Mr Norton had stated that he expected three post-war models , the 3.5 hp 490 cc TT with belt drive ( for the 'speed merchant ' ) , and two utility mounts , one with detuned TT engine , and the other being the Big Four for very heavy solo or sidecar work , both of these with three-speed Sturmey-Archer countershaft gearbox and all chain drive . It was also stated that he had been experimenting with aluminium pistons , and that Norton had produced a book of driving hints which also contained details of their Military and Empire models . In May 1918 Norton stated in one of their adverts that 'The ministry are taking the whole of our present output , but we have a waiting list ' - this advert also uses the `` Unapproachable Norton '' phrase . Few Norton WD models appear in the For Sale column of The Motor Cycle after the war , suggesting they were shipped abroad , apparently one order going to the Russian Army . The 1913-1917 Red Book listing UK Motor , Marine and Aircraft production shows Norton dropped from a full range in 1916 , to only the Military Big Four in 1917 . Inter-War years . Norton resumed deliveries of civilian motorcycles in April 1919 , with models aimed at motorcyclists who enjoyed the reliability and performance offered by long-stroke single-cylinder engines with separate gearboxes . Norton also resumed racing and in 1924 the Isle of Man Senior TT was the first win with a race average speed over 60 mph , rider Alec Bennett . Norton won this event ten times until they withdrew from racing in 1938 . J.L . Norton died in 1925 aged only 56 , but he saw his motorcycles win the Senior and sidecar TTs in 1924 , specifically with the 500 cc Model 18 , Norton 's first overhead valve single . Designed by Walter Moore , the Norton CS1 engine appeared in 1927 , based closely on the ES2 pushrod engine and using many of its parts . Moore was hired away to NSU in 1930 , after which Arthur Carroll designed an entirely new OHC engine destined to become the basis for all later OHC and DOHC Norton singles . ( Moore 's move to NSU prompted his former staff to quip NSU stood for `` Norton Spares Used '' ) The Norton racing legend began in the Thirties : Of the nine Isle of Man Senior TTs ( 500 cc ) between 1931 and 1939 , Norton won seven . Until 1934 , Norton bought Sturmey-Archer gearboxes and clutches . When Sturmey discontinued production Norton bought the design rights and had them made by Burman , a manufacturer of proprietary gearboxes . Second World War . Norton started making military motorcycles again in 1936 after a tender process in 1935 where a modified Norton 16H beat contenders . From 900 in 1936 , to 2000 in 1937 , Norton were ahead of the game as war loomed , and there was good reason in terms of spares and maintenance for the military to keep to the same model . Between 1937 and 1945 nearly a quarter ( over 100,000 ) of all British military motorcycles were Nortons , basically the WD 16H ( solo ) and WD Big Four outfit with driven sidecar wheel . Post-war . The Isle of Man Senior TT successes continued after the war , with Nortons winning every year from 1947 to 1954 . After the Second World War , Norton reverted to civilian motorcycle production , gradually increasing its range . A major addition in 1949 was the twin cylinder Model 7 , known as the Norton Dominator , a pushrod 500 cc twin-cylinder machine designed by Bert Hopwood . Its chassis was derived from the ES2 single , with telescopic front and plunger rear suspension , and an updated version of the gearbox known as the `` lay-down '' box . More shapely mudguards and tanks completed the more modern styling to Nortons new premium model twin . Norton struggled to reclaim its pre-WWII racing dominance as the single-cylinder machine faced fierce competition from the multi-cylinder Italian machines and AJS from the UK . In the 1949 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season , the first year of the world championship , Norton made only fifth place and AJS won . That was before the Featherbed frame appeared , developed for Norton by the McCandless brothers of Belfast in January 1950 , used in the legendary Manx Norton and raced by riders including Geoff Duke , John Surtees and Derek Minter . Very quickly the featherbed frame , a design that allowed the construction of a motorcycle with good mass-stiffness distribution , became a benchmark by which all other frames were judged . Norton also experimented with engine placement , and discovered that moving the engine slightly up/down , forward/back , or even right/left , could deliver a `` sweet spot '' in terms of handling . Motorcycle designers still use this method to fine-tune motorcycle handling . In 1951 , the Norton Dominator was made available to export markets as the Model 88 with the Featherbed frame . Later , as production of this frame increased , it became a regular production model , and was made in variants for other models , including the OHV single-cylinder machines . Manx Nortons also played a significant role in the development of post war car racing . At the end of 1950 , the English national 500 cc regulations were adopted as the new Formula 3 . The JAP Speedway engine had dominated the category initially but the Manx was capable of producing significantly more power and became the engine of choice . Many complete motorcycles were bought in order to strip the engine for 500 cc car racing , as Norton would not sell separate engines . The racing successes were transferred to the street through cafe racers , some of which would use the featherbed frame with an engine from another manufacturer to make a hybrid machine with the best of both worlds . The most famous of these were Tritons - Triumph twin engines in a Norton featherbed frame . AMC . Despite , or perhaps because of , the racing successes Norton was in financial difficulty . Reynolds could not make many of the highly desired Featherbed frames and customers lost interest in buying machines with the older frames . In 1953 Norton sold out to Associated Motorcycles ( AMC ) , who owned the brands AJS , Matchless , Francis-Barnett and James . In 1962 the Norton factory in Bracebridge Street , Birmingham was closed and production was moved to AMC 's Woolwich factory in south-east London . Under AMC ownership a much improved version of the Norton gearbox was developed , to be used on all the larger models of AJS , Matchless and Norton . Again , the major changes were for improved gear selection . In September 1955 , a 600 cc Dominator 99 was launched . The 1946 to 1953 Long Stroke Manx Norton was initially SOHC , the DOHC engine becoming available to favoured racers in 1949 . The Short Stroke model ( 1953 to 1962 ) had bore and stroke of . It used a dry sump 499 cc single-cylinder motor , with two valves operated by bevel drive , shaft driven twin overhead camshafts . Compression ratio was 11:1 . It had an Amal GP carburettor , and a Lucas racing magneto . The 1962 500 cc Manx Nortons produced at 6,780rpm , weighed , and had a top speed of . In 1960 , a new version of the road-going Featherbed frame was developed in which the upper frame rails were bent inwards to reduce the width between the rider 's knees for greater comfort . The move was also to accommodate the shorter rider as the wide frame made it difficult to reach the ground . This frame is known as the `` slimline '' frame ; the earlier frames then became known as the `` wideline '' . The last Manx Nortons were sold in 1963 . Even though Norton had pulled out of Grand Prix racing in 1954 , the race-shop at Bracebridge Street continued until 1962 , and the Manx became a mainstay of privateer racing , and even today are highly sought after , commanding high prices . On November 7 , 1960 the first new 650 cc Norton Manxman was launched for the American market only . By September 1961 the Norton 650SS appeared for the UK market , the 750 cc ( Atlas ) . By April 20 , 1962 for the American market as they demanded more power , but the increases to the vertical twin engine 's capacity caused a vibration problem at 5500 rpm . A 500 cc vertical twin is smoother than a single-cylinder , but if the vertical twin 's capacity is enlarged vibration increases . The 750 Norton Atlas proved too expensive and costs could not be reduced . Financial problems gathered . There was an export bike primarily for use as a desert racer , sold up until 1969 as the Norton P11 , AJS Model 33 , Matchless G15 and Norton N15 which used the Norton Atlas engine in a modified Matchless G85CS scrambler frame with Norton wheels and front forks . This bike was reputed to vibrate less than the Featherbed frame model . AMC singles were also sold with Norton badging in this era . Also during this period Norton developed a family of three similar smaller-capacity twin cylinder machines : first the Norton Jubilee 250 and then the Navigator 350 and the Electra 400 , which had an electric starter . These models were Norton 's first use of unit construction . The engine was an entirely new design by Bert Hopwood and the frame and running gear were from the Francis-Barnett range , also owned by AMC . These machines had a reputation for poor reliability . Norton-Villiers . By the late 1960s , competition from Japanese manufacturers and a rapidly declining home market had driven the whole British motorcycle industry into decline . In 1966 AMC became insolvent and was reformed as Norton-Villiers , part of Manganese Bronze Holdings Ltd . The 750 Norton Atlas was noted for its vibration . Rather than change engines Norton decided to change the frame , and the isolastic-framed Norton Commando 750 was the result . In 1967 , the Commando prototype was shown at the Earls Court Show in November , and introduced as a production model for 1968 . Its styling , innovative isolastic frame and powerful engine made it an appealing package . The Commando easily outperformed contemporary Triumph and BSA twins and was the most powerful and best-handling British motorcycle of its day . The isolastic frame made it much smoother than the Atlas . It used rubber bushings to isolate the engine and swing arm from the frame , forks , and rider . However , as the steel-shims incorporated in the Isolastic bearings wore , often from rusting , the bike became prone to poor handling - fishtailing in high-speed turns . The `` Combat '' engine was released in January 1972 , with a twin roller bearing crank , 10:1 compression and developing at 6,500 rpm . Reliability immediately suffered , with frequent and early crank-shaft main-bearing failures , sometimes leading to broken crankshafts . Older engines had used one ball-bearing main bearing and one roller bearing main bearing but the Combat engine featured two roller bearings in a mistaken belief this would strengthen the bottom-end to cope with the higher power-output . Instead the resultant crank-bending caused the rollers to `` dig-in '' to the races , causing rapid failure . This fragility was particularly obvious when measured against the reliability of contemporary Japanese machines . This problem was solved by specifying a heavier duty type of roller bearing , of 'superblend ' fame , later in the 1972 production year . The Commando was offered in several different styles : the standard street model , a pseudo-scrambler with upswept pipes and the Interstate , packaged as a tourer . Electric start was introduced on the Mark III in 1974 . Sales were respectable but the company declined financially and became insolvent in 1975 . In 1976 a Norton with a US-flag theme on the tank could be purchased for US $ 1,976 . Norton Villiers Triumph . In 1972 , BSA was also in financial trouble . It was given UK Government help on the condition that it merged with Norton-Villiers , and in 1973 , the new Norton Villiers Triumph ( NVT ) was formed . The Triumph Motorcycles name came from BSA 's Triumph subsidiary . In April 1973 an 8.5:1 compression 828 cc `` 850 '' engine was released with German FAG SuperBlend bearings . These , featuring slightly barrel-shaped rollers , had been introduced on late model 750 cc engines to cure the Combat engine 's problems of crank-flex and the consequent digging-in to the bearing-surface of the initial cylindrical bearing rollers . This model produced at 6,250 rpm but the stated power does not give a true picture of the engine performance because increased torque seemed to make up for the reduced horsepower . In 1974 , the UK 's outgoing Conservative government withdrew subsidies , but the incoming Labour government restored them after the General Election . Rationalisation of the factory sites to Wolverhampton and Birmingham ( BSA 's Small Heath site ) caused industrial disputes at Triumph 's Coventry site ; Triumph would go on as a workers cooperative alone . Despite mounting losses , 1974 saw the release of the 828 Roadster , Mark 2 Hi Rider , JPN Replica ( John Player Norton ) and Mark 2a Interstate . In 1975 , the range was down to just two models : the Mark 3 Interstate and the Roadster , but then the UK Government asked for a repayment of its loan and refused export credits , further damaging the company 's ability to sell abroad . Production of the two models still made was ended and supplies dwindled . 1973 also saw the start of development on a new machine with a monocoque pressed steel frame , that also included a 500 cc twin , stepped piston engine called the 'Wulf ' . However , as the Norton Villiers Triumph company was again in serious financial problems , development of the 'Wulf ' was dropped in favour of the rotary Wankel type engine inherited from BSA . Wankel engine . In the 1980s , the company went through several incarnations – mainly because the name was popular and now owned by several parties . In liquidation from NVT the global rights were split between ( at least ) Norton UK , Germany , America and Rest of the World . MidWest acquired the rights for light aviation use and at Staverton Airport the MidWest AE series was an aero engine developed from the twin-rotor engine . The brand was relaunched on an ambitious scale in Lichfield in 1988 . The new models succeeded in racing – winning the Senior TT in 1992 – but they moved rather more slowly in the commercial market . The company had some success making the Wankel-engined Interpol 2 motorcycle for civilian and military police forces and the RAC . This led to a civilian model in 1987 called the Classic . Subsequent Norton Wankels were water-cooled . The Commander was launched in 1988 and was followed by the Spondon-framed F1 . This model was a de-tuned replica of Norton 's RCW588 factory racing machines which won many short distance races , but had many reliability issues requiring frequent servicing i.e . changing the primary drive chain every 100 miles . 1988 saw a new team brought in to replace Brian Crighton 's team , to try to improve the model and reduce some of its reliability issues . The team , headed by ex Honda-team manager Barry Symmons , Honda engineer Chris Mehew and chassis specialist Ron Williams , were tasked with producing a chassis that could be produced cheaply and an engine which would have a long term reliability . The chassis , designed by Ron Williams and made by Harris Products , was based on Yamaha 's Delta box stamped panels . However , in spite of many innovative solutions from Chris Mehew , the team 's efforts to improve the reliability of the engine could not succeed to a commercially saleable level . The team quickly realized that placing an engine generating 1100 °C exhaust temperatures was not the item to place under a petrol tank . The team 's project - renamed the NRS 588 - did win the 1992 Isle of Man TT , ridden by Steve Hislop , as well as North West 200 and Ulster Grand Prix races ridden by Robert Dunlop . Whilst in Northern Ireland , the team met Professor Gordon Blair , one of the foremost automotive engineers from Queen 's University Belfast . Prof Blair commented that the Japanese had abandoned development of the motorcycle variant of the Wankel engine on two main counts : 1 . As the team had realised , there was just too much heat to be confined in a motorcycle chassis . 2 . The pollution created by the engine burning both oil for lubrication and fuel for power was just too great to meet the impending pollution regulations without a large and expensive exhaust scrubbing system . In his TV Series on British industry , Sir John Harvey-Jones commented that the company was governed more by heart than head and the Racing team were the only ones worth saving . The F1 was succeeded by the restyled and slightly less expensive F1 Sport . Chief Executive Phillippe LeRoux attempted to diversify the company to a group with interests in property and leisure , meanwhile supply of Norton Classic was being delayed by supply problems with petrol tanks and headlight shells . At this point the UK Department of Trade and Industry started to investigate improprieties in the investments of financier Philippe LeRoux and his associates following which LeRoux resigned his position as Chief Executive . In a move to manage an outstanding debt of ₤7 million , in 1991 David MacDonald was appointed Chief Executive at the behest of the Midland Bank . McDonald sold the company to the Canadian company `` Wildrose Ventures '' in 1993 for around half a million pounds . Head of Wildrose Ventures , Nelson Skalbania , reformed the company as Norton Motors ( 1993 ) Ltd. , putting his daughter Rosanda in place as General Manager at the Shenstone site . The new ownership attempted to reclaim from public exhibition premises and place for auction with Sothebys ten historic motorcycles , estimated at the time to be worth £50,000 , including a 1904 Triumph first exhibited in 1938 , which had been variously distributed to National Motor Museum , Beaulieu , Science Museum , London and Coventry Transport Museum . This proved controversial as the museums had assumed the loans had been made on a permanent basis , and former Chief Executive David MacDonald stated `` Without doubt anything which existed before 1984 does not belong to the present company . The assets were simply not transferred '' Wildrose Ventures was ordered by the Alberta Stock Exchange to cease trading . In 1994 ownership of the company reverted to Aquilini Investments as Skalbania was unable to repay the money he had borrowed to purchase the company . The Skalbania connection was reported as being severed by July of that year By 1996 the service side of the Shenstone site was closed and transferred to a small factory at Rugeley , Staffordshire . The focus of manufacture was moved to the manufacture of components for light aircraft engines based on the rotary design . It was reported in 2005 that a group of former Norton employees built nine F1 Sport models from existing stocks of parts . The Donington Park revival . During the late 1990s , Kenny Dreer of Oregon evolved from restoring and upgrading Commandos to producing whole machines . He modernised the design and in the early 2000s went into series production with the 961 Commando , but then suspended operations in April 2006 . After fifteen years of US ownership the Norton brand was secured by Stuart Garner , UK businessman and owner of Norton Racing Ltd. Garner established a new Norton factory at Donington Park to develop the Dreer-based machine . The new Norton is a 961 cc ( ) , air- and oil-cooled pushrod parallel twin with a gear-driven counterbalancer and a 270° crank ( a concept pioneered on the Yamaha TRX850 ) . The machine , a single-seat roadster styled after the earlier Commando models , has a claimed rear-wheel power output of , giving a top speed of over . The new operation at Donington Park began limited production of a motorcycle based on the Kenny Dreer 961 Commando . The new motorcycle only shared the outline of the Dreer bike ; all aspects of the motorcycle were re-designed in order to move into production . An updated and revised version of the rotary machine first produced in the 1980s is also being developed . The company logo was altered by `` doing away with the double crossing of the 't , in use since 1924 , thereby `` honouring the very first configuration of the identity , designed by [ James ] Norton and his daughter . '' In January 2011 , it was announced designer Pierre Terblanche had departed Piaggio/Moto Guzzi to join Norton . In August 2011 , UK minister Vince Cable announced that the Government was underwriting a £7.5 million bank loan to Norton , to promote secure cash flow for their export sales . Garner responded that this finance would allow Norton to double annual production from 500 to 1,000 machines . Donington Hall . Norton acquired Donington Hall in Castle Donington , North West Leicestershire as its new corporate headquarters in March 2013 . This office and engineering facility is situated behind Donington Hall in a modern building complex , known as Hastings House . The Donington Hall site includes 26 country acres surrounded by parkland and ancient deer park . Norton Motorcycles purchased Donington Hall from British Airways for an undisclosed sum , and will vacate the current Norton factory at Donington Park , which has about 40 employees . Shifting operations from Donington Park will be carried out in phases so as to not interfere with either production or distribution of Norton 's bikes .
V. S. Krishna Iyer . V. S. Krishna Iyer ( 7 January 1922 – 25 July 2011 ) was an Indian politician and independence movement activist from the state of Karnataka . He had served as a Member of Parliament of 8th Lok Sabha for Bangalore South from 1984 to 1989 . Career . Krishna also served as mayor of Bangalore and Minister in the state cabinet before being elected to Lok Sabha , the lower house of Indian Parliament from Bangalore South constituency in the 1984 Lok Sabha elections . He also served as the Deputy Chairman of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly . V.S . Krishna Iyer had occupied various posts like Mayor of Bangalore City ( 1962–63 ) , MLC , Dy.Chairman M.P . of Bangalore City . Death . Krishna Iyer died on 25 July 2011 after a prolonged illness .
2008 SEC Men 's Basketball Tournament . The 2008 SEC Men 's Basketball Tournament took place on March 13–16 , 2008 in Atlanta , Georgia . The first , quarterfinal , and semifinal rounds were televised by LF Sports , and the SEC Championship Game was produced by CBS and televised by ESPN2 . The University of Georgia , the improbable winner of the tournament , earned the Southeastern Conference 's automatic bid to the 2008 NCAA Tournament . The tournament was originally scheduled to be played at the Georgia Dome , but a tornado struck downtown Atlanta on the night of March 14 , while the third of four quarterfinal games was in overtime . While that game was completed , SEC officials decided not to risk playing the fourth game , between the University of Kentucky and University of Georgia . That quarterfinal was subsequently postponed until Saturday morning . That game and all subsequent games were played at Alexander Memorial Coliseum on the campus of Georgia Tech , a school in the Atlantic Coast Conference ( and coincidentally a former SEC member ) . Due to the smaller capacity , only the players ' families , credentialed media , school officials and 400 fans from each school were allowed to attend the rest of the tournament . Georgia , which had a sub-.500 record going into the tournament and had to win the title to secure an NCAA Tournament bid , was forced to play and win three games in the space of 30 hours , including two games on Saturday — the original quarterfinal game against Kentucky that was postponed by the tornado and venue change , and the subsequent semifinal game . Coincidentally , Georgia won the SEC tournament championship on the home court of its bitter rival , Georgia Tech . This was Georgia 's first SEC men 's basketball tournament championship since 1983 . Bracket . † Game originally scheduled for 9:45 p.m. the day before . Postponed due to tornado . ‡ - Game was originally to have been telecast on CBS . All-Tournament Team . Sundiata Gaines , Georgia ( Most Valuable Player ) Terrance Woodbury , Georgia Charles Thomas , Arkansas Darian Townes , Arkansas Mykal Riley , Alabama Game delays and relocation . During overtime of the Friday night quarterfinal between Mississippi State and Alabama , a tornado hit the Georgia Dome at 9:40 p.m . The National Weather Service had issued a tornado warning at 9:26 p.m. , because radar indicated a thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado . The storm tore open a panel on the north side of the dome ; sheared bolts and insulation fell into the arena . After the storm passed , the teams returned to the court at 10:30 and completed the game . The Kentucky–Georgia basketball game , originally scheduled for Friday night , was postponed . It was rescheduled for Saturday at noon . Due to the severe damage suffered at the Georgia Dome , the remainder of the tournament was moved to Georgia Tech 's Alexander Memorial Coliseum . The semifinals began at 6:00pm Saturday in Alexander Memorial Coliseum . Because the games were moved to a significantly smaller arena , only players ' families & friends , bands , cheerleaders , and persons with working credentials were admitted . The SEC looked at several possible scenarios ; one specifically mentioned by media involved playing only the Kentucky-Georgia game on Saturday , playing both semifinals on Sunday , and declaring the semifinal winners co-champions . However , tournament officials were told by the NCAA tournament selection committee ( which included SEC commissioner Michael Slive ) that it had to finish the tournament in order to preserve the league 's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament . The championship game was originally slated to be televised by CBS but was bumped to ESPN2 after the SEC opted to move the tip time to 3:30 p.m. ( EDT ) . The move to ESPN2 was because CBS televised the Big Ten tournament final at 3:30 p.m . However , CBS still produced the game , with announcers Verne Lundquist and Bill Raftery calling the game . All CBS affiliates in the finalists ' home markets also carried the game .
Marine Life Information Network . The Marine Life Information Network ( MarLIN ) is an information system for marine biodiversity for Great Britain and Ireland . MarLIN was established in 1998 by the Marine Biological Association together with the environmental protection agencies and academic institutions in Britain and Ireland . The MarLIN data access programme has now become the DASSH Marine Data Archive Cantre . DASSH is built on the existing extensive data and dissemination skills of the Marine Life Information Network ( MarLIN ) , the library and information services of the National Marine Biological Library ( NMBL ) and the MBA 's historical role in marine science .
Papatoetoe News . The `` Papatoetoe News '' was the first local newspaper serving the community of Papatoetoe , a suburb of Auckland , New Zealand . It appeared in 1936 and was owned by John Helleur . It was printed in Otahuhu . It was published on a fortnightly basis until it became a weekly in 1958 and ceased publication on 16 September 1964 , when it was replaced by the `` Papatoetoe-Otara Gazette '' .
Karl Marlantes . Karl Marlantes ( born December 24 , 1944 ) is an American author , businessman , and decorated U.S. Marine Corps veteran . He has written two books : `` Matterhorn '' and `` What It Is Like to Go to War '' . Life . Marlantes grew up in Seaside , Oregon , a small logging town . He was a football player and student body president at Seaside High School ( class of 1963 ) , where his father was principal . He won a National Merit Scholarship and attended Yale University . He was a member of Jonathan Edwards College and Beta Theta Pi . He played wing forward for Yale 's Rugby team . He was a Rhodes Scholar at University College , Oxford . He left after one semester to volunteer for active duty in the U.S. Marine Corps . After his military service , he returned to Oxford and earned a master 's degree . He made his living as an international business consultant in India , England , Singapore , and France . He is the author of ' , a `` New York Times '' Top 10 Bestseller published in 2010 . Sebastian Junger , in `` The New York Times '' , declared `` Matterhorn '' : `` one of the most profound and devastating novels ever to come out of Vietnam '' . `` Matterhorn '' received the 2011 Washington State Book Award in the Fiction category . The novel is based on Marlantes ' combat experience in the Vietnam War , as a Marine Corps 2nd and 1st lieutenant . His decorations include the Navy Cross , Bronze Star , two Navy Commendation Medals for valor , two Purple Hearts and ten Air Medals . After his combat tour , he served another year of active duty at HQMC . He suffers from severe post traumatic stress disorder that led to his divorce ; he continues treatment for it . He published a non-fiction work in 2011 entitled `` What It Is Like To Go To War '' about modern veteran life upon return to the civilian world . Bill Moyers interviewed Marlantes in connection with the promotion of this book in July 2012 . He occasionally writes for `` The New York Times '' . In 2016 , he received an honorary degree from Clarkson University . In 2017 , Marlantes was an on-camera source for Ken Burns and Lynn Novick 's 10-part PBS documentary , ' . Decorations . Marlantes was awarded the Navy Cross for an action in Vietnam in which he led an assault on a hilltop bunker complex the North Vietnamese occupied .
TaqI . TaqI is a restriction enzyme isolated from the bacterium `` Thermus aquaticus '' in 1978 . It has a recognition sequence of
Marzbal . Marzbal ( , also Romanized as Marzbāl ) is a village in Karipey Rural District , Lalehabad District , Babol County , Mazandaran Province , Iran . At the 2006 census , its population was 593 , in 149 families .
Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia . The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia ( CCIWA ) , founded in 1890 , also known as the Western Australian Chamber of Commerce & Industry is a peak employers ' and business association in Western Australia . History . CCIWA is not connected to the first `` Western Australian Chamber of Commerce '' , which was founded at Fremantle in 1853 and later renamed the Fremantle Chamber of Commerce . The Perth Chamber of Commerce founded in 1890 , is the basis of the present CCIWA . A separate confederation of regional business associations , known as the Federated Chambers of Commerce of Western Australia , was formed in 1929 . Two other organisations , the Chamber of Manufactures of WA and the WA Employers ' Federation ( both founded in 1913 ) merged in 1975 to create the Confederation of WA Industry . In 1983 , the Perth Chamber of Commerce merged with the Federated Chambers of Commerce , to form the Chamber of Commerce & Industry of WA . In 1992 , the Confederation of WA Industry became part of CCIWA . CCIWA is also separate from another significant business association in WA : the Chamber of Minerals and Energy of Western Australia ( CME ) , founded in 1895 as the Coolgardie Chamber of Mines and Commerce .
Orne ( Moselle ) . The Orne is a river in Lorraine , north-eastern France , which is a left tributary of the Moselle and sub-tributary of the Rhine . Its source is in the hills northeast of Verdun . It flows east and joins the Moselle near Mondelange , between Metz and Thionville . Name . `` Orne '' may originate from `` autura '' ( a river , `` cf . '' Eure ) , or `` onna '' ( a river ) as mentioned in Endlicher 's glossary of Gallic names `` De nominibus Gallicis '' , in which these words are translated into Latin as `` flumen '' . If so , then there is no relationship with the name of the Orne river in Normandy , which is referred to as the `` Olina '' by Ptolemy , a homonym of `` Fluvius Olne '' , the Orne saosnoise in Sarthe , which Xavier Delamarre traces back to the Celtic `` olīnā '' ( elbow ) . Geography . It rises at an elevation of in the Côtes de Meuse , in the commune of Ornes . It flows through Étain , Conflans-en-Jarnisy , Auboué , Homécourt , Jœuf , Moyeuvre-Grande , Rosselange , Rombas , Clouange , Vitry-sur-Orne , Gandrange and Richemont , where it joins the Moselle at an elevation of . The people of the Pays Orne-Moselle and Pays de l'Orne communes have formed an association for the creation of a riverside trail named `` Fil Bleu '' ( `` Blue Thread '' ) or `` Promenade des Berges de l'Orne '' ( `` Promenade of the banks of the Orne '' ) , which will extend the length of the riverbed . Currently the trail extends about between the communes of Rombas/Clouange and Valleroy , and is either concrete or macadamised over all of this length . Between Rombas/Clouange and Rosselange , it exists on both sides of the river . The section of about from Joeuf to the naval base at Homècourt is marked by a number of bridges and footbridges permitting passage from one bank to the other . Two of these footbridges are however no longer passable : the `` passerelle de Moyeuvre Grande '' ( for which a detour via road bridge exists ) and the `` passerelle de la base nautique d'Homècourt '' . The trail is frequently used by both pedestrians and cyclists , as well as by those on rollerblades . It crosses the communes of Rombas , Clouange , Rosselange , Moyeuvre Grande , Joeuf , Homècourt , Aubouè , Moineville and Valleroy . Since 2011 , the trail has been extended from its prior endpoint to the commune of Amnéville-les-Thermes . Between of it have been built and are being maintained by the municipality of Rombas . Tributaries . The Orne is also fed by water pumped out of the mines at Jarny , Giraumont , Auboué and Orne-Roncourt . Hydrology . The Orne is a substantial river , similar to its neighbours in the West Lorraine region which rise in the Côtes de Meuse . Flow rates of the Orne at Rosselange . The Orne 's flow rate has been measured over a period of 40 years ( 1967–2007 ) at Rosselange , in the Moselle department a short way upstream of the confluence . The watershed of the Orne at Rosselange is , almost its entire watershed of . The mean annual flow rate , or discharge of the river at Rosselange is . The Orne exhibits strongly marked seasonal fluctuations , such as are very often found in the east of France , with high water in winter/spring bringing the monthly average up to between from December to March inclusive , with a maximum in February . Summer low waters are quite prolonged , from June to early October , with a low monthly average of in September . These monthly figures , however , are just averages , and conceal even more pronounced short-term variation . Monthly average flow rate in m/s measured at Rosselange hydrological stationData taken over a 41-year period At low water , the 3-year low instantaneous flow rate can drop to , as is seen frequently for rivers of the region . Flooding of the Orne can be very significant . The maximum instananeous flow rate ever recorded was on 22 December 2003 , while the maximum recorded daily average was on the preceding day . The Orne 's instantaneous maximum flow rate for 2 and 5 years ( IMFR2 and IMFR5 ) are respectively ; the IMFR10 is , the IMFR20 is , and the IMFR50 is . These figures indicate that the flood of December 2003 was , roughly speaking , a 20-year event and thus not particularly unusual . The Orne 's IMFRs are over half that of the Meurthe , the Moselle 's most significant French tributary and whose basin is almost 2.5 time larger . To compare with a significant river in the Paris basin , the Loing , a river known for its substantial flooding , has an IMFR10 of as against for the Orne , and its IMFR50 reaches only as against for the Orne . This is despite the Loing 's watershed being three and a half times larger than the Orne . The Orne is fed by heavy rainfall in the western part of its watershed . The runoff curve number in its watershed is annually , which is almost equal to the average of all France , but clearly less than the average in the French part of the Moselle basin , at Hauconcourt . The specific flow rate reaches 10.3 litres per second per square kilometre of watershed .
Edgemont ( Langhorne , Pennsylvania ) . Edgemont , also known as The Jenks Homestead , is a historic home located in Middletown Township , Bucks County , Pennsylvania . It was originally built about 1820-1823 , and is a 2 1/2-story , five bay , stuccoed stone dwelling in the Federal style . About 1830 , a rear kitchen ell was added and later modified in the 1870s . The house was restored in the 1970s . It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977 .
Flag of Chernihiv Oblast . The flag of Chernihiv Oblast , Ukraine is the official flag of the Ukrainian province of Chernihiv . It was designed by I. Sytyi , A. Hrechylo and I. Pavlenko , and officially adopted by the resolution of a regional council on July 11 , 2000 . The flag is a rectangular green panel with an aspect ratio of 2:3 , the middle of which is a white horizontal stripe ( width 1/5 of the flag 's width ) , and in the upper pole of the white square shows the emblem area . Green stripes on the flag represent the Polissya and white line - the Desna River . Emblem of the field - in a silver box black double-headed eagle with red claws and tongue , golden eyes and arms ( beaks and claws ) on their heads - open gold crown , in each chest there is blue shield with a gold edge - the golden mark of Prince Mstislav Volodimirovich , founder of the Grand Duchy of Chernigov .
Larson 's cusk . Larson 's cusk ( `` Acarobythites larsonae '' ) is a species of viviparous brotula fish only known from reefs off the coast of the Northern Territory , Australia . This species grows to a length of SL . This species is the only known member of its genus . The specific name and common name both honour the curator of fishes at the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory in Darwin , Northern Territory , Helen Larson who sent speciemsn of fish , especially Ophidiiformes , to the describer Yoshiko Machida for him to study .
Ben Klemens . Ben Klemens ( born April 10 , 1975 ) is an Australian economist and author . He works for the US Treasury Department and was previously a nonresident fellow at the Brookings Institution 's Center on Social and Economic Dynamics . He holds a PhD in Social Sciences from Caltech . Statistical computing . In the realm of statistical computing , Klemens has done extensive work on statistical analysis for large data sets and non-traditional models such as agent-based models . He developed an innovative library of statistics functions for C , named Apophenia , and has written a textbook on statistical computing , `` Modeling with Data '' . Software patent policy . Klemens has also worked on the policy aspects of computing , and in particular the issue of software patents . He has argued in a book entitled `` Math You Ca n't Use '' ( ) and a law review article that intangibles such as computer code and mathematics should not be patentable subject matter . Klemens was previously the executive director of End Software Patents , an advocacy group that has lobbied to eliminating software patents and has organized around the Bilski v. Kappos case that was decided by the Supreme Court in 2010 . He is a featured expert in the documentary `` Patent Absurdity : How Software Patents Broke the System '' ( 2010 ) . His writings on the subject have appeared in the op-ed sections of `` The Wall Street Journal '' , the `` San Francisco Chronicle '' , and `` The Washington Post '' . He has occasionally commented on broader issues of technology policy and patent law .
Phresher . Kashaun Rameek Rutling ( born May 16 , 1989 ) , known professionally as Phresher ( stylized as PHresher ) , is an American rapper from Brooklyn , New York . He is of Trinidadian descent , and is best known for the singles `` Wait a Minute '' featuring Remy Ma and `` Right Now '' featuring Cardi B . `` Wait a Minute '' has since amassed over 18 million views on YouTube due to the early discovery , management and executive production of Michael Caseau for The Young 'N Grateful Group ; responsible for artist development , strategic planning and viral growth of Phresher and the singles . Following the April 2016 inception of Young 'N Grateful , Phresher 's second most notable highlight was his 2017 feature on Eminem 's song `` Chloraseptic '' . In 2018 , a remixed version of Chloraseptic was released featuring 2 Chainz . Early life . Rutling was born in Brooklyn , New York . Growing up in the Bamaz Projects , a heavily crime-ridden area in Brownsville , Brooklyn , he was an only child raised by both his parents . As a teenager , he grew up as an athlete . He attended Thomas Jefferson High School , graduating in 2004 . In school , he was a member of the debate and football teams , and his favorite subject was math . It was not until his father sent him a beat that he began to explore his rapping skills . He decided to pursue a life in music when he was 21 . At the beginning of his career , he wrote over 100 songs which were never released , but drastically helped him improve his writing and delivery . Early career . Rutling was a paraprofessional in New York City public schools for 10 years before he decided to pursue a musical career . Rutling worked with special education students as a paraprofessional , as well as working in detention centers . At the time , he made music on the side as a novice , however it was n't until he realized his potential talent that he decided to focus on music full-time . Rutling also owns a clothing line called `` SOBarKlay . '' Musical career . Around 2010 , Phresher started to release singles , EPs and music videos onto the internet , which saw minor success . In 2016 , his single `` Wait a Minute '' was pitched to the YouTube global music team by The Young 'N Grateful Group , becoming an instant success . Following `` Wait a Minute '' receiving several million views , the video caught the attention of rapper 50 Cent , who later appeared on a remix of the song along with rapper Remy Ma . The song appeared as a bonus cut on the DJ Whoo Kid mixtape `` Lost Flash Drive '' and released on G-Unit Records . Rapper Royce da 5'9 '' also put forth a freestyle remix over `` Wait a Minute . '' Following Royce promoting the remix via social media , Eminem made a notable mention of the freestyle . Eminem 's heavy revere as to Royce 's word play ultimately led the Detroit rapper to become interested in Phresher . Influences . In an interview , Phresher stated that his influences include Jay-Z , Lil Wayne , Drake , and The Notorious B.I.G . Musical style . Phresher is known for his versatile sound ; when asked by `` XXL '' about his music style , he noted that `` it 's all over the place . People say I sound like I 'm from the South , some say I sound like I 'm from California . ''
Viton . Viton is a brand of FKM , a synthetic rubber and fluoropolymer elastomer commonly used in O-rings , chemical-resistant gloves , and other molded or extruded goods . The name is a registered trademark of The Chemours Company . Viton fluoroelastomers are categorized under the ASTM D1418 and ISO 1629 designation of FKM . This class of elastomers is a family comprising copolymers of hexafluoropropylene ( HFP ) and vinylidene fluoride ( VDF or VF2 ) , terpolymers of tetrafluoroethylene ( TFE ) , vinylidene fluoride ( VDF ) and hexafluoropropylene ( HFP ) as well as perfluoromethylvinylether ( PMVE ) containing specialties . The fluorine content of the most common Viton grades varies between 66 and 70 % . While Viton can be sometimes distinguished from other types of rubber by its often green or brown colour , a more reliable test is its density of over , significantly higher than most types of rubber ( ) . Applications . The performance of fluoroelastomers in aggressive chemicals depends on the nature of the base polymer and the compounding ingredients used for molding the final products ( e.g . O-rings ) . This performance can vary significantly when end-users purchase Viton polymer containing rubber goods from different sources . Viton is generally compatible with hydrocarbons , but incompatible with ketones such as acetone and methyl ethyl ketone , ester solvents such as ethyl acetate , amines , and organic acids such as acetic acid . O-rings made of Viton are typically color-coded as black , but new gaskets , seals and O-rings should be green FKM or black FKM , but with a green mark on the outer edge . Viton O-rings have been used safely for some time in SCUBA diving by divers using gas blends referred to as nitrox . Viton is used because it has a lower probability of catching fire , even with the increased percentages of oxygen found in nitrox . It is also less susceptible to decay under increased oxygen conditions . Viton is used in after-market float valves ( `` needle and seats '' ) for SU carburettors , for its fuel resistance and resiliency for sealing . Viton o-rings are an upgrade to the original neoprene seals on Corvair pushrod tubes that deteriorated under the high heat produced by the engine , allowing oil leakage . Viton tubing or Viton lined hoses are commonly recommended in automotive and other transportation fuel applications when high concentrations of biodiesel are required . Studies indicate that types B and F ( FKM- GBL-S and FKM-GF-S ) are more resistant to acidic biodiesel . ( This is because biodiesel fuel is unstable and oxidising . ) Viton o-rings are an alternative to Buna-N seals in BMW 's automobile engine variable timing units , known as VANOS . In the VANOS , the Buna-N o-rings deteriorate . The Viton fluorocarbon o-rings have similar functional characteristics to Buna-N , but with much higher temperature and chemical resistance characteristics . Viton/butyl gloves are highly impermeable to many strong organic solvents that would destroy or permeate commonly used gloves ( such as those made with nitriles ) . Precautions . At high temperatures or in a fire , fluoroelastomers decompose and may release hydrogen fluoride . Any residue must be handled using protective equipment .
HOLDH RNA motif . The Human , Oral , Large , Distant to HINT RNA motif ( also HOLDH RNA motif ) is a conserved RNA structure that was discovered by bioinformatics . HOLDH motif RNAs are found exclusively in metagenomic sequences , especially those derived from human supragingival dental plaque and on the tongue . HOLDH RNAs likely function in `` trans '' as small RNAs . In comparison to other bacterial small RNAs , they are located relatively far from the neighboring protein-coding genes ( at least hundreds of base pairs ) . This extra non-coding sequence could form additional structure of HOLDH RNAs , but it is uncertain whether or not this is the case . The genes nearby to HOLDH RNAs are extremely similar , suggesting that the sequences are very closely related , which can hamper efforts to predict a conserved secondary structure using covariation ( Biology ) . A gene encoding the HINT protein domain is consistently located nearby to HOLDH RNAs . However , given the high similarity between available examples of the HOLDH RNA motif , it is unclear how significant the HINT association is .
Rading . Rading is a town in Trashigang District in eastern Bhutan .
Ptychovalva trimaculata . `` Ptychovalva trimaculata '' is a moth in the Gelechiidae family . It was described by Janse in 1960 . It is found in South Africa .
2008 Tour de Suisse . The 2008 Tour de Suisse ( 72nd Edition ) cycling road race took place from June 14 to June 22 , 2008 in Switzerland .
Registered Aboriginal Party . Registered Aboriginal Parties are recognized Aboriginal people per the Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Act of 2006 . Aboriginal people are recognized as the `` primary guardians , keepers and knowledge holders of Aboriginal cultural heritage '' . They protect and manage the Aboriginal cultural heritage in Victoria , Australia . Registered Aboriginal Parties . Aboriginal peoples apply to the Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Council ( VAHC ) , who determines which applicants will be registered as Registered Aboriginal Parties ( RAPs ) .
List of listed buildings in Gatehouse Of Fleet , Dumfries and Galloway . This is a list of listed buildings in the parish of Gatehouse Of Fleet in Dumfries and Galloway , Scotland .
Canton of Tournefeuille . The canton of Tournefeuille is an administrative division of the Haute-Garonne department , southern France . Its borders were not modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015 . Its seat is in Tournefeuille .
Bushū-Nakagawa Station . is a railway station in Chichibu , Saitama , Japan , operated by the Chichibu Railway . Lines . Bushū-Nakagawa Station is served by the Chichibu Main Line from to , and is located 66.2 km from Hanyū . It is also served by through services to and from the Seibu Chichibu Line . Station layout . The station is staffed and consists of an island platform serving two tracks . A bidirectional loop for freight trains lies adjacent to track 2 on the south side , and another siding is provided adjacent to track 1 on the north side . History . Bushū-Nakagawa Station opened on 15 March 1930 . Passenger statistics . In fiscal 2000 , the station was used by an average of 463 passengers daily .
Andrew Gilzean . Andrew Gilzean ( 3 December 1877 – 6 July 1957 ) was a Labour Party politician in Scotland . He was Member of Parliament ( MP ) for Edinburgh Central from 1945 to 1951 . Initially a member of the Independent Labour Party , Gilzean joined the Scottish Socialist Party split in 1932 , and was elected as its vice-chair . This organisation affiliated to the Labour Party , for which he unsuccessfully contested Edinburgh Central at the 1935 general election , winning 41 % of the votes . He won the seat in the Labour landslide at the 1945 general election with majority of 4,220 votes , becoming an MP for first time at the age of 67 . His majority was slightly reduced to 2,937 at the 1950 general election , and he stood down at the 1951 general election . Andrew was married to Annie Thomson ( 1877-1965 ) . Both were cremated at Warriston Crematorium and a plaque to their memory exists in the southern arcade .
The Rarities ( 2002 The Stranglers album ) . `` The Rarities '' is a compilation album by The Stranglers .
BNS Somudra Joy . BNS `` Somudra Joy '' is one of the largest and the heaviest frigates of the Bangladesh Navy . They acquired the ship from the United States under `` Excess Defense Articles '' . History . From 1972 to 2012 the ship was known as and served the United States Coast Guard as a high endurance cutter . She was decommissioned on 30 March 2012 and was acquired by Bangladesh under the Foreign Assistance Act as an Excess Defense Article . A team of US Coast Guard personnel visited Bangladesh in February 2013 . The first group of Bangladesh Navy personnel , consisting of 7 officers and 13 sailors , left Bangladesh in February to start training on board `` Jarvis '' on 13 March 2013 . She was officially handed over to the Bangladesh Navy on 23 May 2013 . Career . BNS `` Somudra Joy '' arrived at her new homeport of Chattogram on 13 December 2013 and was commissioned on 23 December 2013 . The ship is currently serving with Commanding Commodore BN Flotila ( COMBAN ) . During her transit to Bangladesh from the United States , she was diverted to the Philippines to distribute emergency aid for the victims of Typhoon Haiyan on behalf of Government of Bangladesh . She arrived there on 29 November 2013 . BNS `` Somudra Joy '' was sent to Maldives on 9 December 2014 , to aid in the water crisis that took place in capital Malé on 8 December , 2014 . She carried 100 tonnes of drinking water and five desalination plants there . On 23 April 2015 , she left for Qatar to join the multinational maritime exercise , Exercise Ferocious Falcon-2015 . The ship took part in Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training ( CARAT ) , an annual bilateral exercise with United States Navy , in 2015 . `` Somudra Joy '' left Chattogram on 30 January 2016 on a seven-day visit to India to join International Fleet Review 2016 . The fleet review held in Visakhapatnam , India where 52 countries participated . `` Somudra Joy '' , with sister ship left Chattogram for India and Sri Lanka on a goodwill visit on 18 September 2016 . The ships were at Port Blair , India from 21 to 25 September and at Colombo port , Sri Lanka from 29 September to 4 October . They returned Chattogram on 9 October 2016 . Somudra Joy participated in `` ASEAN International Fleet Review 2017 '' held at Pattaya beach of Thailand on 21 November 2017 . She stayed in Thailand from 16 November to 21 November 2017 to participate in the exercise . On the way to Thailand , the ship visited Lumut Port of Malaysia from 8 November to 11 November 2017 . The ship also visited Langkawi port of Malaysia on her way back home from 27 November to 30 November 2017 . The ship left Chattogram on a training tour on 1 September 2018 . She visited the Visakhapatnam Port of India from 4 September to 8 September 2018 and Port of Colombo in Sri Lanka from 12 September to 16 September 2018 . She is scheduled to return home on 21 September 2018 .
19th Guards Mechanized Brigade ( Belarus ) . The 19th Guards Mechanized Brigade is a formation of the Armed Forces of Belarus based in Zaslonovo ( ) , a few kilometers east of Lepiel . The 19th Guards Brigade traces its history back to the 1942 formation of the 2nd Guards Mechanized Corps of the Soviet Army during World War II . Subsequent designations during the Cold War included `` 2nd Guards Mechanized Division '' and `` 19th Guards Tank Division '' . Following the Cold War , the 19th Guards Tank Division was relocated to Belarus and became part of their armed forces in 1992 . Thereafter , the unit was reduced to a personnel and equipment cadre unit and titled the `` 19th Guards Base for Storage of Weapons and Equipment '' before being upgraded to a mechanized brigade in 2008 . World War II . Formed in the Tambov area on 15 October 1942 from elements of the 22nd Guards Rifle Division , the 2nd Guards Mechanized Corps was under the command of Major General K. Z. Sviridov and subordinated to the Southern Front and the 2nd Guards Army until late 1943 , at which time the corps became a front-level asset and supported the 2nd , 3rd , and 4th Ukrainian Fronts for the rest of the war . By the end of the war , the 2nd Guards Mechanized Corps commanded the 4th , 5th , and 6th Guards Mechanized Brigades , as well as the 37th Guards Tank Brigade . The corps fought at Stalingrad in 1942-43 , at Melitopol in 1943 , Odessa and Budapest in 1944 , and Vienna in 1945 . The 2nd Guards Mechanized Corps finished the war as part of the 6th Guards Tank Army in the area of Benešov , Czechoslovakia , on 9 May 1945 . Cold War . The 2nd Guards Mechanized Corps , like all Soviet mechanized corps , was reorganized as a division in mid-late 1945 , and was renamed the 2nd Guards Mechanized Division . The 2nd Guards Mechanized Division was part of the Southern Group of Forces based at Esztergom , Hungary . The division was part of the Soviet forces that crushed the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 . On 15 December 1956 , the division was reorganized as a tank division and renamed the 19th Guards Tank Division . The 97th Motor Rifle Regiment transferred to the division from the 27th Mechanized Division on the same day . The division 's 87th Guards Heavy Tank Regiment dropped the designation `` Self-Propelled '' , also on the same day . The 67th Separate Tank Training Battalion was disbanded in 1960 . In 1961 the 99th Separate Missile Battalion was activated . The 74th Separate Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion was formed on 19 February 1962 . The 87th Guards Heavy Tank Regiment became a regular tank regiment around this time . In 1968 , the 55th Separate Sapper Battalion became an engineer-sapper battalion . The chemical defence company was upgraded to a battalion in 1972 . The 1081st Separate Material Supply Battalion formed from the 690th Separate Motor Transport Battalion in 1980 . The chemical defence battalion was once again downsized to a company in 1985 . On 7 September 1987 , the 99th Separate Missile Battalion became part of the 459th Missile Brigade . Among other veterans of the unit , Yuri Budanov served with the division in the late 1980s in Hungary . The 87th Guards Tank Regiment , 99th Separate Guards Reconnaissance Battalion and 74th Separate Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion disbanded in December 1989 . They were replaced by the 130th Guards Tank Regiment , 56th Separate Reconnaissance Battalion and 77th Separate Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion from the disbanded 13th Guards Tank Division . The division withdrew to Zaslonovo and became part of the 7th Tank Army . Post-Soviet service . Following the end of the Cold War , the unit was withdrawn to Zaslonovo in Belarus 1992 and then became part of the Armed Forces of Belarus . At some point following relocation , the division was reorganized and became a Base for Storage of Weapons and Equipment , a partial-strength mechanized infantry formation . `` One of the equipment storage bases is the 19th , the former 19th Guards Tank Division at Zaslonovo in the Lepiel region . On October 1 , 2003 , the base was considerably strengthened . From other bases of storage of arms and techniques now we are distinguished favorably by new structure . Besides a battalion of protection , storage and service , motor-rifle and tank battalions were added . '' In 2008 the base for storage of weapons and equipment was again upgraded into a brigade ; 2012 reports suggest one-two established manoeuvre battalions . A 19th Tank Corps also existed but has no lineage connection to the 19th Guards Mechanized Brigade .
1896–97 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team . The 1896–97 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team represented Penn State University during the 1896–97 college men 's basketball season .
Iris haynei . `` Iris haynei '' ( Gilboa Iris ) is a species in the genus `` Iris '' , it is also in the subgenus of Iris and in the Oncocyclus section . It is a rhizomatous perennial , from the shrublands and mountainsides of Palestine and Israel . It has smooth , linear or lanceolate , greyish-green leaves . Long slender stem and in Spring , ( between March and April ) large , fragrant flowers in shades of deep purple , violet , purple , brownish purple or dusky lilac veining or speckling over a pale ground . It has a dark purple , black-brown , to blackish signal patch , and a beard , which is variable from dark purple , white , or dark tipped yellow . It is rarely cultivated as an ornamental plant in temperate regions , as it needs very dry conditions during the summer . Description . It is a geophyte , with a stout rhizome , and small brown stolons . They are below the surface of the ground , they all form clumps of plants . It has between 5 and 8 leaves , which are smooth , linear , or lanceolate , greyish-green . They can grow up to between long , and between 1 and 1.5 cm wide . They grow in the spring and then fade after the summer . It has a slender stem or peduncle , that can grow up to between tall . The stems carry the flowers high above the foliage . The stems hold terminal ( top of stem ) flowers , blooming in spring , between March and April . The fragrant flowers , are in diameter , they come in shades of deep purple , violet , purple , brownish purple , or dusky lilac . Normally veined or spotted over a pale , or pale pink-violet background . Like other irises , it has 2 pairs of petals , 3 large sepals ( outer petals ) , known as the 'falls ' and 3 inner , smaller petals ( or tepals ) , known as the 'standards ' . The oblong or ovate , ( rounded , ) and recurved ( bent backwards ) falls are long and 4–6 cm wide . They are more densely veined and spotted than the standards . The incurved ( bent forwards ) , standards are long and 6–7 cm wide . In the centre of the falls , is a dark purple , black-brown , to blackish signal patch , also , in the middle of the falls , is a row of short hairs called the 'beard ' , which are variable , from dark purple , white , or dark tipped yellow . Although , a semi-albino form with a white-yellowish , or golden yellow flower and a dark red signal patch has been recorded . It has a 2.5 cm long perianth-tube , and after the iris has flowered , it produces an loculicidal ( meaning it has chambers ) seed capsule , inside the seeds have a method of delaying germination , for up to several years , so that they can re-produce plants following periods of droughts . Biochemistry . In 2002 , a genetic analysis study was carried out on `` I. haynei '' and `` Iris atrofusca '' in Israel . To find the DNA markers and phenotypic variation . As most irises are diploid , having two sets of chromosomes , this can be used to identify hybrids and classification of groupings . It has a chromosome count : 2n=20 . It was counted in 1977 by Avishai & Zohary , then published in 1980 . Taxonomy . It is written in Hebrew by אירוס הגלבוע , and in Arabic as سوسن فقوعة . It has the common name of 'Gilboa Iris ' . 'Mount Gilboa Iris ' . 'Iris of Mount Gilboa ' , or 'Irus Ha-Gilboa ' . The Palestinian name is 'Sawsan Gilboa ' . The Latin specific epithet `` haynei '' refers to William Amherst Hayne ( 1847–1873 ) , ( from Trinity College Cambridge ) , who was a botanist , who went with Tristram , to the ruins of Ataruz and Machaerus ( Mukawir ) in 1873 . Although one source mistakenly , thought it was named after Friedrich Gottlob Hayne ( 1763–1832 ) . It was originally found in Palestine , on Mount Gilboa , by Hayne in April 1872 , and then it was first published and described by John Gilbert Baker in The Gardeners ' Chronicle Vol.6 on page 710 in 1876 . This description was based on dried samples of plants that Haynes had originally found . Although occasionally , it is claimed that the plants author is Mallet ( George B. Mallett , 1955– ) , ( as `` I. haynei '' ( Baker ) Mallet ) as it was thought to be called `` Iris hayne '' before 1905 , and then published in 'Gardeners ' Chronicle ' Vol.35 on page 266 in 1904 , but this has been rejected by other information sources . It was also published in 'Journal of the RHS ' Vol.29 Proceedings on page112 in 1905 . It was thought originally to be closely related to `` Iris sari '' , and was once also thought to be a form of `` Iris atrofusca '' , but after genetic testing in 2001 , it was found to be a separate but linked species . It is listed as `` I. haynei '' in the Encyclopedia of Life , and in the Catalogue of Life . `` I. haynei '' is a tentatively accepted name by the RHS , and it was verified by United States Department of Agriculture and the Agricultural Research Service on 4 April 2003 , then updated on 1 December 2004 . Distribution and habitat . It is native to temperate to Western Asia . Range . It is endemic to the ancient Samaria region , of north-eastern Israel , within the Lower Galilee region , ( including on Mount Tabor , ) in the Beit Shean Valley , and found on Mount Gilboa . Some small populations of the iris , can be found in the Judean Desert , and near to the kibbutz of Ein Gev . But it can also cross adjacent borders , such as the Israeli West Bank barrier Separation Wall between Israel and Palestine , by being found on the northern West Bank . Habitat . It grows in Mediterranean woodlands , shrublands , and on rocky hillsides . It is found on soils containing limestone , and dolomite , or at the edges of fields in terra rossa . They can be found at an altitude of above sea level . Pollination . `` I. haynei '' like many other Oncocyclus irises species , can be pollinated by night-sheltering solitary male bees ( eucerine bees ) , who are attracted to the heat reward of the dark flowers . Unlike other plants , the floral size of `` I. haynei '' , is not an advantage for larger flowers and taller plants in attracting pollinators , over smaller plants such `` Iris tuberosa '' , compared to `` Iris atropurpurea '' and `` Iris gracilipes '' , where the large flowers does make an advantage , and has affected the evolution of flowers in `` I. atropurpurea '' . Synecology . On Mount Gilboa , the iris can be found growing alongside `` Ferula communis '' and `` Euphorbia hierosolymitana '' , near `` Pistacia lentiscus '' and `` Ceratonia siliqua '' , and at the edges of planted Aleppo pine forests . Conservation . In 1950 's the iris suffered from widespread picking , by plant dealers and visitors , also locals from nearby kibbutz , had collected the iris to make wreathes to decorate their rooms . It soon became very rare and endangered . In 1959 , all Oncocyclus irises in Israel were listed as 'Very Rare ' . Then in 1963 , the Nature Reserves acts was established in Israel , the Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel with a Parliamentary lobby also initiated a special law for the protection of 95 % of wildlife , including many threatened plants . It included the designation of 30 National Parks and 145 sites as nature reserves , which were administrated by Nature Conservation Authority . The 1964 'Species Protection Law ' and the 'Endangered Species Law ' includes various irises . Then in 1964 , the Nature Reserves Authority ( NRA ) was established to enforce the act and manage the various reserves . The creation of nature reserves and wild plant protection law has saved the plant from extinction , Some of the reserves were set up specifically due to the presence of 'Oncocyclus ' irises , including on Mount Gilboa . The iris can also be found in the nature reserves of Nahal Misgav , Nahal Qedesh , Nahal Dishon and Nahal Bet Ha'emek in Upper Galilee , Nazareth , Har Yona and Giv'at Ha-more in Lower Galilee and in Hula Valley within Ein Avazim . It is also found in Jalaboun ( Important Plant Area ) , which has a typical Mediterranean climate and consists of open 'maquis ' ( chaparral ) , with olive groves and fields of wheat and pasture . Also a public education campaign . including school teaching programmes , pamphlets and posters , stopped the public picking the wild plants . It was also thought that within the nature reserves , there needed to be controlled cattle grazing to reduce plant competition from aggressive grasses , herbs and thistles . Also the creation of the wall between Israel and Palestine ( since 2002 ) , has also affected its habitat . Several hundred flower groups were trans-located to the Mount Barkan area of Mount Gilboa . Although , most of these plants died between 2–10 years , due to dense pine tree plantations . In 2015 , it was listed as rare , on the West Bank of Palestine , and parts of Israel ( except on Mount Gilboa ) . On 24 February 2016 , it was assessed by the IUCN as Vulnerable . It has a restricted habitat of less than 100 km2 . It is now part of Jerusalem Botanical Gardens preservation project , which includes seed collection . Mount Gilboa controversy . Before the creation of the Mount Gilboa Nature Reserve , the iris was threatened by deforestation , in 1950 , the Jewish National Fund ( JNF ) led by Yosef Weitz , built a village near the Arab towns ( on the Mount ) to provide a new site for Jewish emigrants from Yemen . Afterwards , 47,000 saplings were planted on the hillsides . But most of these plants died due to drought in 1951 and excessive rain in 1952 . Weitz carried on planting trees , by 1960 , he had planted 355,000 trees on 170 dunams with on a 2 % not surviving . Although Azariah Alon ( co-founder of the SPNI ) , who lived nearby called the foresters `` barbarians '' . They destroyed native vegetation with fire and planted pines and eucalyptus . Alon then confronted Sharon Weitz ( Yosef 's son and head of the northern region Forestry Department ) . Azariah used his radio show to put forward his arguments . Yosef agreed to a change in the tree plans , and left the upper region of Barkan Mount , unplanted . Also many of the other pine trees died due to being planted too dense . Parts of the mount , could not be re-forested due to high amounts of kaolinite clay , which stopped tree growth . By February 1966 , the populations of the iris were very scattered , making reproduction via pollination very difficult , also they were attacked by porcupines and rodents . Then in the spring of 1967 , a conservationist ( Palti Sela , a ranger in the Israel Nature and Parks Authority ) with various assistants and friends , transplanted iris groups to make large groups . Also they used the 'tweezers method ' , to fertilize the irises . In 1970 , a nature reserve on the mount , was created to protect the iris and other endemic wildflowers , then in 1976 and 1977 , 170 plant species were counted on Mount Gilboa , including `` I. haynei '' . In 2003 , an eco-friendly settlement ( called 'Michal ' with 120 housing units ) was planned to be built on the eastern slope of the mount , it was proved by the INPA , who managed the land . Then in 2005 , the 'Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel ' ( SPNI ) carried out a survey on the mount ( the site of the new proposed settlement ) , and over 3,500 iris plants were recorded . A coalition of Israeli scientists and the SPNI had objected to the planned settlement of 'Michal ' , which would risk `` total extinction '' of the iris . Although , the settlement was planned for energy-efficient homes , built with recycled materials , and the use of native plants . `` We want to live with nature '' said software engineer Aviv Harary . Also all the iris in the way would have been be transplanted before the construction begins . In reply , Michael Avishai , scientific director of the Jerusalem Botanical Gardens said that pollinating insects would have to compete with other insects introduced by the settlement gardens and agriculture . Another scientist warned that the light , pets , gardens , and utilities from the settlement could affect an area on the mountain 10 times larger than its footprint of homes . The SPNI also worked with `` The Gilboa Guard '' ( or `` Mishmar Hagilboa '' ) a local grassroots organization to provide opposition to the plan . Likud legislator Omri Sharon , son of the former prime minister , was in favour of the settlement . Eventually the settlement was abandoned . Later another nature reserve was created ( by the government on the development site ) to protect the iris and other endangered wildflowers on the mount , The cancellation of the plan , then enforced the status of the SPNI , as an environmental organisation and public representative , and now proved in law . In 2012 , the mount then became the site of a new public battle between the JNF and the SPNI . In 2006 , Israel Nature and Parks Authority ( INPA ) agreed to pass over its forest lands ( or woodlands ) to the JNF , this would alter the status of many acres of land . The parks authority looks after about 6 million dunams ( 1.5 million acres ) , and the JNF has 1.2 million dunams ( 300,000 acres ) . The agreement meant that the JNF would not interfere in the declaration of nature reserves in other places in Israel . The SPNI were very concerned about the agreement , as the JNF is more interested in construction and development instead of nature protection . Also the status of forest gives less protection to the open space rather than the status of nature reserve . The SPNI had even included Mount Gilboa in its list of threatened sites . Professor Yoram Yom-Tov of Tel Aviv University , was one of 60 scientists who signed an open letter against the transfer . He said `` Transferring these lands to the JNF is a grave mistake '' . The SPNI wanted part of Mount Gilboa become a nature reserve , that it would co-manage with the JNF , but this was rejected . Dr. Omri Boneh said the Society 's plan was rejected due to local councils opposition . Iris expert Dr. Yuval Sapir told a committee of scientific experts at the parks authority that `` some forest ranger who does n't know the management instructions for the area could come along and plow it up or spray it . '' The feud between the two groups also includes the Tu Bishvat planting ceremony by JNF of oak trees in the Lower Galilee 's Beit Keshet ( a kibbutz , near Nazareth ) . The SPNI wanted the site to be nature reserve . Also a new law was being discussed by the Israeli Agriculture Ministry to establish a forestry authority . The JNF think they are best placed to run it , but the SPNI deputy director general Nir Papai told Environmental Protection Minister Gilad Erdan that the JNFs `` organizational and statutory structure are unsuitable for the structure required by a government authority managing forests . '' Cultivation . 'Oncocyclus Section ' Irises are easier to grow than 'Regelia Section ' irises . In general , they need good drainage , minimal summer rainfall and dry winters , similar to a semi-arid climate . In temperate areas ( such as the Europe and America ) , they are only suitable for growing by specialist iris growers , within a bulb frame or greenhouse . They can be grown under glass ( in frames ) , to protect the irises from excess moisture ( especially during winter times ) and also to ensure the ( shallow planted ) rhizomes get the best temperatures during the growing season . They can be grown in pots ( especially in deep ones known as 'long toms ' ) , but they need re-potting , every 2 years and extra feeding . Watering is one of the most critical aspects of iris cultivation . It can suffer from aphids , viruses and rots . Propagation . Irises can generally be propagated by division , or by seed growing . Irises generally require a period of cold , then a period of warmth and heat , also they need some moisture . Some seeds need stratification , ( the cold treatment ) , which can be carried out indoors or outdoors . Seedlings are generally potted on ( or transplanted ) when they have 3 leaves . Oncoyclus irises dislike division , but it should only be carried out when the plant is overcrowded . Although hand pollination and germinating seedlings gives better results . Hybrids and cultivars . Iris haynei has the following recorded cultivar names ; 'Biggeri ' and 'Haynei ' . Known `` I. haynei '' crosses include ; 'Arabian Knight ' ( `` Iris gatesii '' X `` I. haynei '' ) , 'Galeet ' ( crossed with `` Iris hermona '' ) , 'Gilmond ' ( crossed with `` Iris hermona '' ) , 'Judean Bronze ' ( crossed with `` Iris auranitica '' ) , 'Shah Azul ' ( crossed with Iris 'Judean Cream ' ) , and 'Syrian Dawn ' . `` I. haynei '' is the grandparent in the following crosses ; 'Gethsemane ' , 'Shany ' ( `` Iris atropurpurea '' x `` I. haynei '' ) , and 'Syrian Scroll ' ( `` Iris gatesii '' x `` I. haynei '' ) . Toxicity . Like many other irises , most parts of the plant are poisonous ( rhizome and leaves ) , and if mistakenly ingested can cause stomach pains and vomiting . Also , handling the plant may cause a skin irritation or an allergic reaction . Culture . It was also used for a postage stamp on 26 December 1978 , part of a series of wild flowers . One source states that Iris bismarckiana ( also known as 'Iris nazareth ' ) was chosen , as the logo of The Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel in 1970 , but it was in fact `` I. haynei '' . On Mount Gilboa , there is a trail between March and April to see the iris in flower , In 2012 , it also inspired a book , `` The Gilboa Iris '' by Zahava D Englard , who is also a journalist , the book is a romance set on Mount Gilboa . On 5 April 2016 , the Ministry of Environmental Affairs ( Palestine ) had adopted 'Sawsan Gilboa ' ( `` I. haynei '' ) as the national plant of the State of Palestine , to go with the Olive tree ( as the national tree ) , Palestine sunbird ( national bird ) and the 5th of March to be the national day for the Palestinian environment .
Lahore–Wagah Branch Line . Lahore–Wagah Branch Line ( ) is one of several branch lines in Pakistan , operated and maintained by Pakistan Railways . The line begins from Lahore Junction station and ends at Wagah station . The total length of this railway line is . There are 6 railway stations from Lahore Junction to Wagah . The original line continued on to Amritsar . Today the line is used for the Samjhauta Express train .
Hjerkinn Station . Hjerkinn Station is a railway station located at Hjerkinn in Dovre , Norway . The station is located on the Dovre Line and served by four daily express trains each direction to Oslo and Trondheim . There is no settlement at Hjerkinn , though there is an army base as well as the nearby Dovre National Park . The station was opened in 1921 as part of the Dovre Line when it was extended from Dombås to Trondheim . The building has been preserved as a cultural heritage site , but the buildings have been worn down due to the weather . The highest point of the Dovre Line , at 1024 meters , is about one kilometer north of the station .
A Philosophical Investigation . `` A Philosophical Investigation '' is a 1992 techno-thriller by Philip Kerr . Plot summary . In a near-future , a British neuroscientist named Professor Burgess Phelan has discovered a portion of the brain , the VMN , that is typically twice the size in men as it is in women . In certain men , however ( approximately 1 in 100,000 ) , it is the same size as a woman 's , and that abnormality is an exceptionally accurate indicator of violent sociopathy . Professor Phelan developed an imaging device called L.O.M.B.R.O.S.O . ( Localisation of Modullar Brain Resonations Obliging Social Orthopraxy ) used to help diagnose men with the VMN deficiency . In the interests of public safety , the Lombroso institute is set up to test all the men in Britain . Males are enticed with ad campaigns to submit for testing ; those who are VMN-negative are given confidential treatment , including counselling and drugs , and assigned a code name out of the Penguin book of Great Thinkers ( `` e.g . `` , Shakespeare , Plato , etc. ) . The police are n't given the names of the VMN-negative , but they are allowed to confirm whether or not a particular person is in the Lombroso Institutes system as VMN-negative . `` Wittgenstein '' is the code name of a VMN-negative who , until he was made aware of his status , was living a well-adjusted , if solitary , life , venting his sociopathic tendencies harmlessly through virtual reality entertainment systems . Upon discovering his pathology , though , he undertakes a public service of his own : after hacking into the Lombroso Institute 's systems and obtaining a list of all VMN-negative men in Britain , he undertakes to kill them all . The narrative unfolds from a dual perspective : Wittgenstein 's , and the female police lieutenant , Isadora `` Jake '' Jakowicz , assigned to catch him . Wittgenstein 's portion is told from the first person as a diary of his assassinations and subsequent downfall ; the detective 's portion is told in a more traditional third-person perspective . Themes . In the novel 's setting , the national government was elected partly on a platform of `` retributive justice '' , rather than rehabilitative , and `` punitive coma '' has replaced the death penalty ( and , to a lesser extent , incarceration ) as punishment for extreme crimes . In its favour , punitive coma is safely reversed , should someone later prove innocent ; as well , prison costs have plunged since the inmates are sentenced to years of sleep rather than restraint , and require much less guarding and care . Opponents of punitive coma ( of whom Jake is one ) argue that the state is now stealing years from people 's lives , and giving the guilty no opportunity to rehabilitate themselves ; thus , punitive coma is inhumane . This position is defeated , however , by proponents who observe that any long-term space travel will necessarily involve long-term medically induced comas of the same kind , so the process itself is not inhumane ; furthermore , criminals are not subject to the dangerous criminal environment of prison , so punitive coma may be considered a more , rather than less , humane punishment . An interesting portion of the narrative involves the use of a Cambridge philosophy professor to engage Wittgenstein in a debate on the morality of his actions . Since the killer comes to see his whole act through the lens of the real Wittgenstein 's philosophy ( including his mid-career reversal following Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus ) , it 's hoped that he will be amenable to philosophical persuasion . However , as Wittgenstein 's killings continue , the government presses the Cambridge don to talk Wittgenstein into committing suicide , a position with which the philosopher agrees , much to Jake 's dismay .
Leptocladia . `` Leptocladia '' is a genus of red algae known from the warm temperate eastern Pacific .
How Could I Let You Get Away . `` How Could I Let You Get Away '' is a song recorded by the American vocal group The Spinners ( known as `` Detroit Spinners '' in the UK ) . Produced by Thom Bell and recorded at Philly 's Sigma Sound Studios , the lush , string-augmented production of the song drew comparisons to another Bell - produced group , The Stylistics . The song was recorded for inclusion on the group 's 1972 self-titled debut album on Atlantic Records . It was also the A-side of the group 's first single release on Atlantic in August 1972 . It was the first Spinners hit to feature lead vocals by Philippé Wynne ( with Henry Fambrough on close harmony , both of their vocals were multitracked ) . The song had modest success on the charts , reaching number fourteen on the U.S. R & B charts and crossing over to the U.S . Pop charts peaking at number seventy seven . However , it would be the single 's B-side , `` I 'll Be Around '' led by the Spinners ' other lead singer Bobby Smith , that would be the group 's real chart breakthrough , becoming a # 1 R & B and # 3 pop hit in the fall of 1972 and eventually reaching sales of over a million copies .
Bucher Glacier . Bucher Glacier ( ) is a small glacier draining the west slopes of Rudozem Heights and flowing to Bourgeois Fjord just north of Bottrill Head on the German Peninsula , Fallières Coast on the west side of Graham Land , Antarctica . It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1958 for Edwin Bucher , Swiss glaciologist and author of many publications on snow and avalanches .
1926–27 FBUs Mesterskabsrække . The 1926–27 FBUs Mesterskabsrække was the 23rd season of the Funen Football Championship since its establishment in 1904 under the administration of Fyns Boldspil-Union ( FBU ) . This was the first season with the new name of Mesterskabsrækken after the top-flight Funen league had previously been named FBUs A-række , which had now been passed on to the Funen tier 2 league . The launch of the season began in September 1926 and the final round of regular league fixtures were played in April 1927 with the play-off matches being held in May 1927 . Svendborg BK were the defending league champions . The winner of the league would automatically qualify for the semifinals of the Provincial championship tournament that was held as part of the 1926–27 Landsfodboldturneringen that was played at the end of the regular season . The three highest ranking teams in the final standings participated in the inaugural season of the new Danish Championship play-off structure , the 1927–28 Danmarksmesterskabsturneringen i Fodbold . All eligible teams in the FBUs Mesterskabsrække including the best teams of the 1926–27 FBUs A-række would also participate in the next season of the Funen regional cup tournament , 1927 FBUs Pokalturnering . The winner of the league were B 1909 , who secured their fourth FBU top-flight title , after two championship replay matches was played against Boldklubben 1913 , as a consequence of both teams finishing level on points at the top of the table . During the fall season , B 1913 secured the regional cup title by defeating Odense BK in the 1926 FBUs Pokalturnering finale . Both , the newly promoted team , BK Marienlyst and Nyborg G & IF also finished level on points and last in the Funen FA 's primary football league and an additional match had to scheduled to find the team that would participate in the promotion/relegation play-off match against the winner of the 1926–27 FBUs A-række , Middelfart G & IK . Even though losing the replay match , Nyborg G & IF managed to win the promotion/relegation play-off match , securing their spot in the next season of FBUs Mesterskabsrække . Season summary . On 10 April 1927 , B 1909 won their match against the other league title contender B 1913 , securing an advantage on points before the last round . In the season 's last round of league fixtures on 24 April 1927 , both the league championship ( and hence participation in the 1926–27 Landsfodboldturneringen ) and the relegation play-off spot , including participation in the 1927–28 Danmarksmesterskabsturneringen was yet undetermined — two teams were competing for the Funen Championship , while the four lowest teams were in proximity ( 2 points between all clubs ) of the relegation play-off match against the winner of the 1926–27 FBUs A-række . Svendborg BK played in Svendborg against the league championship contender B 1909 and drew the match to a 4–4 tie , Odense BK won their match 6–1 on their own home field , Munke Mose in Odense , against BK Marienlyst , and Nyborg G & IF lost the home match in Nyborg against the other league championship contender B 1909 witb the score 0–5 . These results meant that the top two clubs ( B 1909 and B 1913 ) and the two bottom teams ( BK Marienlyst and Nyborg G & IF ) in the league were now equal on points and additional matches had to be scheduled to determine their final positions the league table . League table . A total of six teams were contesting the league , including 5 sides from the 1925–26 season and one team , BK Marienlyst , promoted from the 1925–26 FBUs B-række . Every team played two games against each other team , one at home and one away . Teams received two points for a win and one point for a draw . If two or more teams were tied on points , places were determined by goal average unless this concerned the Funen Championship , national championship or qualification for promotion/relegation play-offs , in which case replay matches were scheduled . The team with the most points were crowned champions , while the team with the least points would enter a promotion/relegation play-off . Top scorers . B 1909 's top scorer in the league became Creutz Jensen with 13 goals followed by Emil Petersen with 6 goals . Funen Championship replays . B 1909 and B 1913 both finished level on points at the top of the final table . A replay match was scheduled at a neutral playing field , Munke Mose ( `` OB 's Bane '' ; field owned by Odense BK ) , to determine Funen Championship , which ended in a 2–2 tie after the ordinary playing time ( with the 1–1 in each half ) and 3–3 tie after extra time ( two times 15 minutes following ) . To determine the championship during this match , an additional 15 minutes was played with an early implementation of the golden goal rule ( g.e.t . ) — the first team to score a goal wins the match — but no more goals were scored . A second replay match was played , which was eventually won by B 1909 , who were crowned `` Fynsmestre '' that season . The last matches of the Funen Championship saw an unprecedented number of spectators to a competitive match on Funen , with the close run of the replays attracting a new attendance record of around 3,000 spectators . The league matches between the two teams were attended by 1,000 and 1,100 spectators during the season . In the second replay match , B 1909 won 3–2 and secured the championship ( `` Fynsmesterskabet '' ) , being crowned Fynsmestre ( `` English : Funen Champions '' ) , after a 3–0 lead shortly into the second half . Promotion/Relegation play-offs . BK Marienlyst and Nyborg G & IF both finished level on points in the table and a qualification play-off match was scheduled to determine the team , that was going to participate in the promotion/relegation play-off . Nyborg G & IF ( NG & IF ) lost the replay match 4–2 , with the score 2–1 in each half , and therefore met the winners of the 1926–27 FBUs A-række , Middelfart G & IK ( MG & IK ) , for a spot in the next season of the FBUs Mesterskabsrække . Nyborg G & IF won the promotion/relegation play-off match against Middelfart G & IK and both clubs therefore remained in their respective tiers for the 1927/28–season .
Bird Studios . Bird Studios is a UK production company , founded in 2003 , specializing in design , computer animation and visual effects for TV , film and the digital world . The Managing and Creative Director is designer/animator Ian Bird . Bird Studios specialize in combining photo-realistic 3D Computer animation with live action as well as stand alone CGI animation and the creation of character animation . History . Bird Studios evolved through a number of companies ( Electric Image , Framestore CFC , SOHO 601FX , EYE Animation ) under the direction of Ian Bird , producing broadcast title sequences , commercials and music videos . Projects . Bird studios re-created one of its award-winning music promos , the Pet Shop Boys 'Liberation ' from their Very ( album ) for IMAX as part of its 70 mm stereoscopic 3-D film , 'Cyberworld ' , Ian Bird worked with Roger Avary to create the animation and special effects for Sci-Fi TV Film 'Mr . Stitch ' , starring Rutger Hauer and Wil Wheaton for Rysher Entertainment .
White Eagles ( paramilitary ) . The White Eagles ( Serbian : Бели орлови , `` Beli orlovi '' ) , also known as the Avengers ( Осветници , `` Osvetnici '' ) , were a Serbian paramilitary group associated with the Serbian National Renewal ( SNO ) and the Serbian Radical Party ( SRS ) . The White Eagles fought in Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina during the Yugoslav Wars . In the 2003 ICTY Vojislav Šešelj indictment , the group is included as an alleged party to the joint criminal enterprise to which Vojislav Šešelj is allegedly a party . In the indictment the group is identified as a `` volunteer units including 'Chetnik ' , or Šešeljevci ( translated into English as 'Šešelj 's men ' ) '' . This association has been denied by SRS leader Vojislav Šešelj . Name . Although the group 's members were occasionally referred to as Chetniks , they are not to be confused with the Serbian anticommunist guerrilla group during and after World War II also known as the `` White Eagles '' and also referred to as `` Chetniks '' . The name White Eagles comes from an anti-communist organisation that was formed during World War II and continued a guerrilla war against Tito 's government after the war . White Eagle refers to the national symbol of Serbia , the double headed white eagle under a crown . History . The White Eagles paramilitary group was formed in late 1990 by Dragoslav Bokan and Mirko Jović . The group split into different fractions as Bokan and Jović went their separate ways in 1991 . Jović called for `` a Christian , Orthodox Serbia with no Muslims and no unbelievers '' . Šešelj states that the group was started by Jović but they got out of his control . According to Šešelj the White Eagles and Arkan 's Tigers operated with help from the Yugoslav counterintelligence service . War crimes . Testimony at the International War Crimes Tribunal indicates that the White Eagles were responsible for a number of atrocities during the Croatian and Bosnian wars , including : the Voćin massacre , Višegrad massacre , crimes at Foča , Gacko and others . Various members of the White Eagles were indicted by the Tribunal . Mitar Vasiljević received a fifteen-year sentence . Former head , Milan Lukić , received a life sentence for his war crimes which include murdering men , women and children . It has been also reported that White Eagles managed a detention camp in Liješće , near Bosanski Brod . Reappearance . In December 2010 a group called `` Beli Orlovi '' ( White Eagles ) took responsibility for the killing of Kosovo 's Bosniak leader Šefko Salković in the north of Kosovo . The group also took responsibility for obstructions of the election process in northern Kosovska Mitrovica , as well as for attacking KFOR troops .
Mordella v-aureum . `` Mordella v-aureum '' is a species of beetle in the `` Mordella '' genus that is in the `` Mordellidae '' family , which is a part of the `` Tenebrionoidea '' superfamily . It was discovered in 1902 .
Ernie Stevenson . Ernest Stevenson ( born 28 December 1923 in Rotherham , died 1970 ) was an English professional footballer . Football career . After playing for one of the club 's nursery sides , Stevenson began his career at Wolverhampton Wanderers but did not play league football for them for several years due to World War II . When league football resumed , Stevenson struggled to make an impact on the first team playing just 8 times before being allowed to join Cardiff City in October 1948 . Put straight into the starting line-up , he finished his first season as the club 's top scorer with 14 goals in all competitions and continued his scoring during the early stages of the following season but as the year progressed his goals dried up and he moved to Southampton in exchange for Wilf Grant moving the other way . He never managed to fully regain his form and after one year at Southampton he joined Leeds United before dropping out of league football . According to `` Rest In Pieces : South Liverpool FC 1894-1994 '' , Stevenson signed for South Liverpool in September 1955 and played for the club in the Lancashire Combination .
Michael Ontkean . Michael Leonard Ontkean ( born 24 January 1946 ) is a retired Canadian actor . Born and raised in Vancouver , British Columbia , Ontkean relocated to the United States to attend the University of New Hampshire on a hockey scholarship before pursuing a career in acting in the early 1970s . He initially came to prominence portraying Officer Willie Gillis on the crime drama series `` The Rookies '' from 1972 to 1974 , followed by lead roles in the hockey sports comedy film `` Slap Shot '' ( 1977 ) and the romantic comedy `` Willie & Phil '' ( 1980 ) . In 1982 , he had a starring role opposite Harry Hamlin and Kate Jackson in the drama `` Making Love '' , in which he portrayed a married man who comes to terms with his homosexuality . Ontkean continued to appear in films , such as `` Clara 's Heart '' ( 1988 ) and `` Postcards from the Edge '' ( 1990 ) before being cast as Sheriff Harry S. Truman on David Lynch 's `` Twin Peaks '' ( 1990–1991 ) . Early life . Ontkean was born and raised in Vancouver , British Columbia , the son of Muriel ( née Cooper ) , an actress , and Leonard Ontkean , a boxer and actor . He was a child actor in Vancouver and he appeared on the Canadian television series `` Hudson 's Bay '' ( 1959 ) . His family later relocated to Toronto , where he attended St. Michael 's Choir School , Holy Rosary and later , St. Michael 's College School . Ontkean also grew up playing hockey and he earned a hockey scholarship to the University of New Hampshire , a Division I program playing in the ECAC . In his three years on the varsity program , Ontkean scored 63 goals and 111 points in 85 games played . He led the team in goal scoring his junior year with 30 goals , and was second behind fellow Canadian Louis Frigon his senior year . Career . Ontkean began in Hollywood by guest starring in `` The Partridge Family '' in 1971 , and he was a television guest player on such shows as `` Ironside '' and `` Longstreet '' , but his break was in the ABC series `` The Rookies '' ( 1972–1976 ) , in which he played Officer Willie Gillis for the first two seasons . Ontkean 's hockey skill played a large role in his landing the role of Ned Braden in `` Slap Shot '' ( 1977 ) , as he performed all of his on-ice shots himself . In 1979 he appeared in the first episode of `` Tales of the Unexpected '' . Other early movie roles included `` Necromancy '' ( 1972 ) with Orson Welles ; `` Voices '' ( 1979 ) with Amy Irving ; `` Willie & Phil '' ( 1980 ) with Margot Kidder ; `` The Blood of Others '' ( 1984 ) ; `` The Allnighter '' and `` Maid to Order '' ( both 1987 ) ( the latter with Ally Sheedy ) ; `` Clara 's Heart '' ( 1988 ) with Whoopi Goldberg , and `` Bye Bye Blues '' ( 1989 ) . `` Making Love '' . `` Making Love '' ( 1982 ) is about a married man who discovers his homosexuality . Ontkean was not the director 's first choice for the film : Arthur Hiller had previously approached Tom Berenger , Michael Douglas , Harrison Ford , William Hurt and Peter Strauss to play the lead , before finally approaching Ontkean . According to Hiller , the reaction of most actors was to tell him not to even consider them for the role . The film reunited Ontkean with Kate Jackson ; the two had previously co-starred together in `` The Rookies '' . Many years later , Ontkean tried to prevent clips from the film from being included in `` The Celluloid Closet '' , a 1996 documentary about LGBT characters in film , but he was unsuccessful . `` Twin Peaks '' . Ontkean appeared as Sheriff Harry S. Truman in David Lynch and Mark Frost 's `` Twin Peaks '' ( 1990 ) . He filmed scenes for ' but , like many others from the original TV series , his scenes were deleted from the final film . As a result of his retirement , Ontkean did not reprise his role of Sheriff Harry S. Truman in the 2017 revival of `` Twin Peaks . '' After `` Twin Peaks '' . Ontkean subsequently appeared in many film and television productions including `` Kids Do n't Tell '' ( 1985 ) with JoBeth Williams ; `` The Right of the People '' ( 1986 ) ; `` In Defense of a Married Man '' ( 1990 ) ; `` In a Child 's Name '' ( 1991 ) with Valerie Bertinelli ; `` Legacy of Lies '' ( 1992 ) ; `` Rapture '' and `` Vendetta II : The New Mafia '' ( both 1993 ) ; ' and `` The Stepford Husbands '' ( both 1996 ) ; `` Summer of the Monkeys '' and `` A Chance of Snow '' ( both 1998 ) ( the latter again with JoBeth Williams ) ; `` Bear with Me '' ( 2000 ) , and `` Mrs. Ashboro 's Cat '' ( 2003 ) . Ontkean had a recurring role on Fox 's short-lived series `` North Shore '' in 2004 , and also appeared in the 2008 comedy TV show `` Sophie '' . He also featured in the 2011 film `` The Descendants '' , which was his last role before he decided to retire from acting . Ontkean was approached to reprise his role as Sheriff Truman for the 2017 revival of `` Twin Peaks '' but declined to come out of retirement . His role was replaced by Robert Forster , playing Sheriff Truman 's brother Frank . Personal life . He is married to Jamie Smith Jackson , design director and owner of Jamie Jackson Design , and they reside in Hawaii . Together they have two daughters , Jenna Millman and Sadie Sapphire Ontkean .
WAEL-FM . WAEL-FM ( 96.1 FM ) is an FM Radio Station with offices and studios in Mayaguez , Puerto Rico , covers the western half of the island . Transmitter and tower at Monte del Estado Maricao , Puerto Rico . On air since early 1970s . Ownership . WAEL-FM is owned and operated by WAEL , Inc. a Puerto Rican Company founded in 1957 by the Pirallo-Lopez Family , Studios at De Diego 3 este Mayaguez , Puerto Rico . Telephone Office 787-832-4560 and 787-834-4696 on air . Programming . Spanish hits like Merengue , Salsa , Baladas , Bachatas , Rock en Espanol .
Aprovecho . Aprovecho is the name of two non-profit organizations located in Cottage Grove , Oregon . Aprovecho Sustainability Education Center is a not-for-profit organization based in the vicinity of Cottage Grove , Oregon . Its focus is on sustainable living , including permaculture and renewable energy . Its sister organization , Aprovecho Research Center , develops efficient cook stoves for use in developing countries . Cook stove designs . Since 2001 , Aprovecho Research Center has worked on designs for cook stoves , primarily for use in developing countries . They are best known for the Rocket stove , developed by Ianto Evans and their technical director Dr. Larry Winiarski . A number of variations on these stoves have been created over the years , often designed specifically to suit the country in which they are being used . Aprovecho also helps other designers by testing their stoves for emissions of different gases and particulates . For 29 years , Aprovecho Research Center ( ARC ) consultants have been designing and implementing improved biomass cooking and heating technologies in more than 60 countries worldwide . The Center was formally established in 1976 , and is dedicated to researching , developing and disseminating clean cookstove technologies for meeting the basic needs of refugees , impoverished people , and communities in the developing world . For decades , ARC has been the world 's leader in open source development of all aspects of improved cooking stoves . Sustainability education . Aprovecho Sustainability Education Center is a land-based education center focused on the practice and education of sustainable living skills . Twice a year the non-profit teaches internships in the area of organic farming , appropriate technologies and sustainable forestry . There is also a focus on , local food networks , food preservation , whole foods and nutrition , wild edibles and food foraging , bread baking , fermentation , seaweed and salt harvesting , seed saving and more . Awards . In 2006 , Aprovecho Research Center won an Ashden Award for their work with the Programme for Biomass Energy Conservation in Southern Africa ( ProBEC ) on efficient biomass stoves for institutional cooking , and again in 2009 for their work with Shengzhou Stove Manufacturer in China , for work to mass-produce efficient stoves for use in developing countries .
Pioneer , California . Pioneer is a census-designated place in Amador County , California . It is located east-northeast of Pine Grove , at an elevation of 2986 feet ( 910 m ) , along State Route 88 . The community is in ZIP code 95666 and area code 209 . The population was 1,094 at the 2010 census . Pioneer Station , built approximately 1925 , is located in Pioneer however , it was never a Pony Express stop , a popular fallacy . It was a general store selling gas and water and offering camping sites . The old Pioneer Station still stands and is currently a private residence . A post office opened in Pioneer in 1947 . Demographics . The 2010 United States Census reported that Pioneer had a population of 1,094 . The population density was 253.2 people per square mile ( 97.8/km² ) . The racial makeup of Pioneer was 1,017 ( 93.0 % ) White , 0 ( 0.0 % ) African American , 34 ( 3.1 % ) Native American , 1 ( 0.1 % ) Asian , 2 ( 0.2 % ) Pacific Islander , 12 ( 1.1 % ) from other races , and 28 ( 2.6 % ) from two or more races . Hispanic or Latino of any race were 52 persons ( 4.8 % ) . The Census reported that 1,094 people ( 100 % of the population ) lived in households , 0 ( 0 % ) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters , and 0 ( 0 % ) were institutionalized . There were 475 households , out of which 111 ( 23.4 % ) had children under the age of 18 living in them , 255 ( 53.7 % ) were opposite-sex married couples living together , 30 ( 6.3 % ) had a female householder with no husband present , 34 ( 7.2 % ) had a male householder with no wife present . There were 25 ( 5.3 % ) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships , and 1 ( 0.2 % ) same-sex married couples or partnerships . 132 households ( 27.8 % ) were made up of individuals and 67 ( 14.1 % ) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older . The average household size was 2.30 . There were 319 families ( 67.2 % of all households ) ; the average family size was 2.76 . The population was spread out with 197 people ( 18.0 % ) under the age of 18 , 55 people ( 5.0 % ) aged 18 to 24 , 180 people ( 16.5 % ) aged 25 to 44 , 400 people ( 36.6 % ) aged 45 to 64 , and 262 people ( 23.9 % ) who were 65 years of age or older . The median age was 51.3 years . For every 100 females , there were 97.5 males . For every 100 females age 18 and over , there were 98.5 males . There were 600 housing units at an average density of 138.9 per square mile ( 53.6/km² ) , of which 475 were occupied , of which 394 ( 82.9 % ) were owner-occupied , and 81 ( 17.1 % ) were occupied by renters . The homeowner vacancy rate was 4.3 % ; the rental vacancy rate was 7.9 % . 866 people ( 79.2 % of the population ) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 228 people ( 20.8 % ) lived in rental housing units . Government . In the California State Legislature , Pioneer is in , and . In the United States House of Representatives , Pioneer is in . Points of interest . Pioneer offers beautiful scenery for Route 88 motorists . There are a number of centuries-old tall pine trees and oak trees , as well as lakes for water sports and fishing . Climate . Area has a Köppen Climate Classification of `` Csb '' , which is a dry-summer subtropical climate often referred to as `` Mediterranean '' .
Delsbo . Delsbo ( ) is a locality in Hudiksvall Municipality , Gävleborg County , Sweden , with 2,192 inhabitants in 2010 . It is situated some 25 kilometers west of Hudiksvall , in the vicinity of the two lakes of Dellen . The town is known for its assembly of musicians at Delsbo Ancient Farm ( `` Delsbo Forngård '' ) every year . Villages . Research conducted in 2005 revealed that Delsbo has the highest density of villages in Sweden . Approximately 104 different villages are scattered around the Delsbo community , among them the villages Ava , Johannesberg , Loppet , Långbacka , Norrberg , Norrväna , Oppsjö , Sannäs , Stenbo , Vitterarv and Västanäng . A local newspaper-reporter described Delsbo as a place with `` a village behind every tree '' . The population of the Delsbo villages range from one person to a couple of hundred . Climate . Delsbo has historically had a transitional climate between humid continental and subarctic . Recent warming has put Delsbo firmly within the continental zone , with four months of the year being above in mean temperatures . Summers are very warm for the northerly latitude in combination with quite moderate winters , that still retains larger seasonal differences than nearby Hudiksvall . Dialect . The local dialect is known as Dellboskan . It is a Norrlandian dialect with some Norwegian attributes .
Boxing at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men 's flyweight . The men 's flyweight boxing competitions at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast , Australia took place between 9 and 14 April at Oxenford Studios . Flyweights were limited to those boxers weighing less than 52 kilograms . Like all Commonwealth boxing events , the competition was a straight single-elimination tournament . Both semifinal losers were awarded bronze medals , so no boxers competed again after their first loss . Bouts consisted of three rounds of three minutes each , with one-minute breaks between rounds . Beginning this year , the competition was scored using the `` must-ten '' scoring system . Schedule . All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time ( UTC+10 )
Do It Like a Robot . `` Do It Like a Robot '' is a song released in 2003 by Princess Superstar . This single was released a year after `` Princess Superstar Is '' was released and three years after `` Last of the Great 20th Century Composers '' , the album in which this song was featured , was released . The remix on the single is done by DJ Hell .
Brent Shields . Brent Shields ( March 1 , 1963 ) is an American television and film producer and director . Many of his films have been made in conjunction with the Hallmark Hall of Fame , and most were made for television , family-oriented `` feel good '' stories . Early life . Brent Shields was born in Woodland Hills , CA . His family later moved to Huntington Beach , CA , where Shields graduated from Fountain Valley High School in '81 . Shields earned his Bachelor 's of Science degree , Telecommunications & Film , from San Diego State University in '87 . Shields married Jayne Macomber in '88 and resides in Pasadena , CA . The couple has one daughter , Jill Shields . Shields has five siblings . Career . Shields ' first production , `` To Dance with the White Dog '' , was in 1993 . Shields ' productions have been nominated for four Primetime Emmy Awards . His credits include `` The Makeover '' ( an update of George Bernard Shaw 's `` Pygmalion '' ) , `` A Smile as Big as the Moon '' , `` Firelight '' , `` Brush with Fate '' , `` Christmas with Holly '' , and Mitch Albom 's `` Have a Little Faith '' . In 2008 he was executive producer of the film `` Front of the Class '' , based on the true story of a person with Tourette syndrome .
Faro , Portugal . Faro ( ) is a municipality and bishopric , the southernmost city and seat of the district of the same name , in the Algarve region of southern Portugal . With a population of 64,560 inhabitants in 2011 ( with 50,000 inhabitants in the city proper , making it the biggest city in the Algarve and one of the biggest in Southern Portugal ) , the municipality covers an area of about.. History . The Ria Formosa lagoon attracted humans from the Palaeolithic age until the end of prehistory . The first settlements date from the fourth century BC , during the period of Phoenician colonization of the western Mediterranean . At the time , the area was known as Ossonoba ' '' , and was the most important urban centre of southern Portugal and commercial port for agricultural products , fish , and minerals . Between the second and eighth centuries , the city was under the domain of the Romans , then the Byzantines , and later Visigoths , before being conquered by the Moors in 713 . From the third century onwards and during the Visigothic period , it was the site of an Episcopal see , the Ancient Diocese of Ossonoba ( 306-688 ) . The Byzantine presence has endured in the that were built during the Byzantine period . With the advent of Moorish rule in the eighth century , Ossonoba retained its status as the most important town in the southwest corner of the Iberian Peninsula . In the 9th century , it became the capital of a short-lived princedom and was fortified with a ring of defensive walls . At this time , in the 10th century , the name Santa Maria ( `` Shantamariyyat al-Gharb '' in Arabic ) began to be used instead of Ossonoba . By the 11th century , the town was known as `` Santa Maria Ibn Harun '' . During the 500 years of Moorish rule , some Jewish residents of Faro made written copies of the Old Testament . One of Faro 's historical names in Arabic is ( `` ʼUḫšūnubaḧ '' ) . The Moors were defeated and expelled in 1249 by the forces of the Portuguese King Afonso III . With the decline of the importance of the city of Silves ( which was made the regional bishopric as Diocese of Silves shortly during and properly after the Reconquista ) , Faro took over the role of administration of the Algarve area . Portuguese Kingdom . After Portuguese independence in 1143 , Afonso Henriques and his successors began an expansion into the southern Iberian territory occupied by the Moors . Following the conquest by D. Afonso III , in 1249 , the Portuguese referred to the town as `` Santa Maria de Faaron '' or `` Santa Maria de Faaram '' . In the following years , the town became prosperous , due to its secure port and exploitation of salt . Consequently , by the beginning of the Portuguese Age of Discovery , the town was well positioned to become a leading commercial centre . In the 14th century , the Jewish community began to grow in importance . In 1487 , Samuel Gacon began printing the `` Pentateuco `` in Hebrew , the first book printed in Portugal . The Jewish community of Faro had long been a dominant force in the region , with many artisans and merchants contributing heavily to the economy and city development , but this level of prosperity was interrupted in December 1496 by an edict of Manuel I of Portugal , expelling those who did not convert to Christianity . As a result , officially , Jews no longer remained in Portugal . In the place of the Jewish village of Vila Adentro , the convent of Nossa Senhora da Assunção was founded and patronised by Queen Leonor , wife of the king . Manuel I promoted the development and expansion of the city ; 1499 had the construction of a hospital , the Church of Espírito Santo ( or Church of the Misericórdia ) , a customshouse , and a slaughterhouse , all near the shoreline . By 1540 , John III of Portugal had elevated Faro to the status of city , then in 1577 , the bishopric of the Algarve was transferred from Silves , which retains a co-cathedral , to the present Diocese of Faro . In 1596 , the city was sacked by English privateers led by Robert Devereux , 2nd Earl of Essex . The resultant fires damaged the walls , churches , and other buildings . At the same time , English troops seized the library of the Bishop of Faro , then Fernando Martins de Mascarenhas , which eventually became part of the collection of the University of Oxford 's Bodleian Library . Among the looted books was the first printed book in Portugal : a Torah in local Hebrew ( Judeo-Español ) , printed by Samuel Gacon at his workshop in Faro . Throughout the 17th and 18th centuries , the city was expanded , with a series of walls during the period of the Restoration Wars ( 1640-1668 ) , encompassing the semicircular front to the Ria Formosa . The western city of Lagos had become the capital of the historical province of Algarve in 1577 , but this all changed with the 1755 Lisbon earthquake . It affected many settlements across the Algarve , including Faro , which suffered damage to churches , convents ( specifically the Convent of São Francisco and Convent of Santa Clara ) , and the episcopal palace , in addition to the walls , castle towers and bulwarks , barracks , guardhouses , warehouses , customshouses , and prison . Much of the greater devastation across the coastal and lowland regions was caused by a tsunami , which dismantled fortresses and razed homes . Almost all the coastal towns and villages of the Algarve were heavily damaged by the tsunami , except Faro , protected by the sandy banks of the Ria Formosa lagoon . With the capital Lagos devastated , Faro become the administrative seat of the region the following year , 1756 . Geography . The municipality of Faro is divided into two distinct areas , the coastline , part of the `` Parque Natural da Ria Formosa '' ( Nature Park of Ria Forma ) and the `` barrocal '' , characterized by hills and valleys , populated with typical Algarvan vegetation . The nature park was created by Decree-Law 373/87 , on 8 December 1987 , and is considered one of the seven natural wonders of Portugal , with a beach that is around from the downtown . It includes the river and a lagoon system , interspersed with dunes , forming a small islands and peninsulas , that protect a large area of marshes , channels , and islets . The beaches in Faro are situated on the peninsula of Ancão and island of Culatra , along the corridor of the nature park . The park is a rich and complex aquatic ecosystem , consisting of barrier islands , marshes , and channels , comprising sandy shorelines that separate the waters of the Ria Formosa and Atlantic Ocean . The beaches of Faro and Barrinha/Barra de São Luís , are located on the Ancão peninsula , the beach of Barreta on the Ilha Deserta , and the beaches of Farol and Culatra are located on the Ilha Culatra . The barrier islands are separated by tidal flats and shallows , including ( from west to east ) the Barra do Ancão/Barra de São Luís , the Barra de Santa Maria/Barra do Farol , and the Barra da Culatra/Barra da Armona ( in the municipality of Olhão ) . Annually , many species of aquatic migratory birds transient northern Europe and nest there during the winter . These include flamingos , terns , pied avocets , Eurasion wigeons , and common chaffinches . Within the town are gardens and open spaces , among which are the Manuel Bivar Garden , Alameda João de Deus Garden , and the Mata do Liceu . The variety of species and natural conditions result in the region being a popular ecotourism zone , promoting birdwatching , boating trips into the delta , kayaking along the Ria Formosa , pedestrian trails , and biking tours , accompanied by nature guides . The municipality is crossed by the southern `` Ecovia do Algarve '' , a bicycling circuit that connects the Algarve to the rest of Europe . Climate . Faro has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate ( Köppen climate classification `` Csa '' ) . Summers are warm to hot and sunny with average daytime temperatures of . The weather in the autumn and winter is generally mild with temperatures around . Faro receives most of its rainfall over the winter ; rain is very rare between June and September . The annual average temperature is around and the annual rainfall is around . The average sea surface temperature is in January rising to in August . International relations . Other locations named after Faro include Faro , Yukon , Canada . Transport . Faro is served by a transport network connecting it to the Algarve , and by extension , other European markets . Faro is about 3 hours and 30 minutes by air from the principal European destinations , and 2 hours and 30 minutes from Lisbon , along the A2 , and less than 1 hour from Andalusia , along the A22 . It receives through the International Airport millions of visitors annually , with 45 airlines serving this airport , including many low-cost airlines . In recent years , the number of visitors travelling through the airport has increased as more and more low-cost airlines compete to offer cheap flights to the Algarve . The transport facilities to and from Faro airport and the centre of Faro include taxicabs and a bus line . Centrally located , the town is served by Faro railway station , operated by Comboios de Portugal ( CP ) , in addition to a way-station in Bom João . Faro receives trains from intercity lines , Alfa Pendular , and longer regional ones . Despite the proximity of Seville , it is not connected by train . The town is served by a public transport network that include minibuses , local bus lines , and regional services across the Algarve . Due to its position along the coast , a need exists to connect the shoreline communities with the outlying with various islands ; with the exception of the island of Faro , most are accessible only by boat service . Throughout the year ( from the commercial wharf or Portas do Mar wharf , depending the time of year ) , regular and tourist services are performed along the estuary . Culture and entertainment . The Faro city holiday is on 7 September . The students ' festival ( `` Semana Académica da Universidade do Algarve '' ) , organized every year by students from the University of the Algarve , is also an important event in Faro . Sports . A 30,000-seat stadium Estádio Algarve , shared by the cities of Faro and Loulé , was one of the venues of the Euro 2004 football championship , and is also the temporary home ground of the Gibraltar national football team . Louletano Desportos Clube ( a club from the city of Loulé ) and Sporting Clube Farense ( from Faro ) also use smaller municipal stadiums . The stadium is also used for concerts , festivals , and other events .
Nova Scotia Route 217 . Route 217 is a collector road in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia . It is located in Digby County and connects Westport , Brier Island with Digby at Route 303 . It traverses the Digby Neck peninsula , as well as Long Island and includes short two ferry links , East Ferry to Tiverton and Freeport to Westport . The road contains many scenic views and is marketed as the `` Digby Neck and Islands Scenic Drive '' with custom road signs . In summer it is heavily traveled by tourists seeking whale watching tours at the end of Digby Neck . The western terminus is a look-off in Westport beside the Joshua Slocum monument with a view of Grand Passage and the Peter Island Lighthouse . Communities . Communities in `` italics '' are served by the route indirectly . History . Highway 217 was formerly designated Trunk Highway 17 .
TTG Studios . TTG Studios was a recording studio in Los Angeles , California , established by Amnon `` Ami '' Hadani and Tom Hidley . The company was founded on June 8 , 1965 . Studio . `` TTG '' stood for `` tilhas teezee gescheften '' , an Israeli slang expression made of Arabic and Yiddish words , meaning 'kiss my A -- business '' ( not `` two terrible guys '' as sometimes mistakenly claimed . ) The studio was at 1441 North McCadden Place near the intersection of Sunset Boulevard and Highland Avenue , in Hollywood section of Los Angeles . The building was built in 1927 , an active period in Hollywood . The Grauman Chinese Theater , the Roosevelt Hotel and the Hollywood Athletic Club are all nearby and date from the same period . 1441 North McCadden was originally the home of the Hollywood Knights of Columbus , a fraternal organization affiliated with the Catholic church . The Knights were foreclosed during the depression of the 1930s . The next owner was Radio Recorders , which converted the ground floor billiards room and half the lounge into a ( then ) state of the art recording studio . In turn it housed the Blue Network and other entertainment related companies . In the mid 1960s the building was leased by TTG and they converted the second story main hall into a mega studio that could accommodate up to 100 musicians . TTG was notable as the first to be equipped with a 16-track tape recorder , devised by co-owner Hidley , at a time when 4 or 8-track recording was still the norm . Meticulously and innovatively built by partner Hidley , with a high decibel level threshold , their studio became popular with the up-and-coming rock musicians of that time , including The Monkees , Eric Burdon , Frank Zappa with The Mothers of Invention , and Alice Cooper . Burdon introduced Jimi Hendrix to the studio and Hendrix `` raved '' about the studio 's sound . TTG went out of business in 1985 , and the owner sold the building to Yoram and Peggy Kahana , owners and directors of Shooting Star International , a photo agency . It took them three years to retrofit the cinder block structure , restore the main hall and third floor balcony to their original state , and adapt it to the needs of the agency that moved in December 1990 . However the Kahanas kept the ground floor recording studio and upgraded it . It is now occupied by their tenant WAX LTD , the multi-platinum production and songwriting record label of Wally Gagel and Xandy Barry . Other tenants are Fame , a talent agency , and Studio 1444 , a photo and video rental space . Tom Hidley . TTG Studios ' co-founder was Tom Hidley . He was born May 27 , 1931 in Los Angeles , California . As a teen , he spent long hours playing the saxophone , clarinet , and flute , until ordered to cease by his physician after a physical breakdown . He then turned to non-performance aspects of music , and spent nights recording at clubs and days working at loudspeaker and tape-machine companies . In 1959 , `` Madman Muntz '' hired Hidley to assist in the development of the first car stereo . Among the first to own a Muntz car stereo was Frank Sinatra , the famous singer and actor . Through Sinatra 's purchase , Hidley became known to a Sinatra associate Val Valentin , who invited Hildley to assist in the building of a new recording studio in New York . In 1962 , they built the MGM/Verve studio . In 1964 , Phil Ramone hired Hidley to work at his A & R studio as the audio technical manager . Also employed at that time by A & R was Ami Hadani . Hidley went on to found Westlake Recording Studios in the 1970s , a facility which was highly influential in standardizing acoustic design in the recording industry and which has been used by a large number of prominent vocal artists . Ami Hadani . TTG co-founder Amnon `` Ami '' Hadani was born August 19 , 1929 . He was credited as Omi Hadan on some records . Hadani 's association with MGM/Verve artists preceded TTG and his work with rock groups . He engineered albums by jazzmen Ray Brown and Milt Jackson , actress Lainie Kazan , and location recording for standup comic Shelley Berman . According to Bruce Botnick , Hadani was a General in the Israeli Air Force , and had to leave for weeks at a time when Israel was at war . Ami Hadani was married to actress/screenwriter Ellen Weston and they had one child , Jonathan Hadani . They were divorced when their son was six years old . Ami remarried Christine Ermacoff , a studio cellist . Ami Hadani died on September 22 , 2014 in Los Angeles .
Powerlifting at the 2004 Summer Paralympics – Men 's 56 kg . The Men 's 56 kg powerlifting event at the 2004 Summer Paralympics was competed on 22 September . It was won by Wang Jian , representing .
Schistura quasimodo . `` Schistura quasimodo '' is a species of stone loach ( a ray-finned fish ) in the genus `` Schistura '' . It is known from a single stream from the Nam Ngum drainage in Laos , a tributary of the Mekong . It has a cylindrical body , sometimes with a conspicuous hump ( the species epithet refers to Quasimodo , character in Victor Hugo 's The Hunchback of Notre-Dame ) . The known material suggests a maximum standard length of about . `` S. quasimodo '' has a very restricted distribution and may be threatened by pollution from mining activities , sedimentation from deforestation , and hydro-power development .
List of Malayalam films of 1978 . The following is a list of Malayalam films released in the year 1978 .
Uvular ejective fricative . The uvular ejective fricative is a type of consonantal sound , used in some spoken languages . The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is . Occurrence . An allophone of /q'/ in Georgian .
Interpreter 's Bible series . The Interpreter 's Bible series is a biblical criticism series published by United Methodist Publishing ( Abingdon/Cokesbury ) beginning in the 1950s . Each volume covers one or more books of the Old Testament ( including the Apocrypha ) or the New Testament . The volumes contain in-depth introductions and commentaries , complemented by original translations , with full critical notes that include alternate readings and alternative translations . Synopses of informed discussion of the historical origins and the manuscripts ' traditions are also provided . These volumes are not designed for the casual Bible reader , but for the `` educated layman '' who is already prepared with a general understanding of and interest in higher criticism , or for members of the clergy who are already familiar with basic Biblical criticism . The original series utilized the King James Version and the Revised Standard Version . An updated series beginning in the 1990s , the `` New Interpreter 's Bible series '' uses the New International Version and the New Revised Standard Version .
Manele . Manele ( from Romanian , `` fem . '' `` sg . '' manea ; `` pl . '' manele , the plural form being more common ) is a genre of pop folk music from Romania . The manele can be divided into `` classical manele '' and `` modern manele '' . The `` classical manele '' are a Turkish-derived genre performed by lăutari in a lăutărească manner , while the `` modern manele '' are a mixture of Turkish , Greek , Arabic , Bulgarian and Serbian elements , generally using modern ( electronic ) instruments and beats . Similar music styles are also present in other Balkan areas , like Bulgaria , Serbia , Montenegro , Albania , Bosnia , Greece and Turkey and with expatriates and emigrants originally from these regions . Related genres are Bulgarian `` Chalga '' ( manele brought by Romanian visitors to Bulgaria is referred to as `` Romanian chalga '' ) , Greek modern `` Skiladiko '' and Serbian `` Turbo-folk '' , each one being a mixture of local folk Greek , Bulgarian and Serbian influences over a pop tune . History . Early references to the terms `` manea '' and `` manele '' appear in Romanian texts from the late 18th and early 19th century , during the period of Turkish suzerainty over the Romanian principalities , as a genre of dance music brought by Phanariotes from Istanbul . This dance had no text . Some of these classical manele have been adapted during the ages . In the 1960s a type of lăutarească manea appeared , by adding texts to the geampara , a type of lăutaresc genre of Turkish origin . The modern manele originated in the 1980s and early 1990s as underground translations and imitations of Turkish and Arabic songs . A well known Romanian manele singer , Adrian Copilul Minune traces it to a genre known as `` turceasca '' ( Turkish ) . The genre has been rocked by accusations of plagiarism a number of times , with manele singers adapting popular songs from Greece , Bulgaria and Turkey , without giving due credit . The accusations increased especially after the hit `` De ce mă minţi '' ( `` Why are you lying to me ? '' ) proved to be a mere cover of Despina Vandi 's song `` M'agapas '' / '' Ah kardoula mou '' . Further plagiarism accusations surrounded a well known manele singer 's track called `` Supărat '' ( `` Upset '' ) which was proven by third parties to be plagiarized from a Croatian song ( Umoran by Jasmin Stavros ) . Although this song was not technically a manea , it furthered the controversy surrounding this music genre and Romania 's image . Most radio and television channels or media boycott manele music . Characteristics . Manele is a mixture of `` oriental '' Romanian folk and contemporary pop music with bases on Balkan influences The lyrics usually refer to themes of love , enemies , money , alcoholism and difficulties of life in general , or some of the songs are specifically dedicated to parties , weddings , funerals , etc . Manele style contains objections to music primitiveness and low performance . Subject matter and style . Manele are widely criticized for their lyrical content , which often consists of boasts about the singer 's supposed sex appeal , intellect , wealth , social status , and superiority over so-called `` enemies '' . Many singers use bad grammar , repetitive and simplistic rhymes suitable for chanting and are sometimes vulgar and/or misogynistic . Singers sometimes make trilling or yelling sounds during instrumental parts of their songs , an aspect that has been parodied many times . Some manele also have music videos , of which many are of poor quality while others are recorded in nightclubs or during private parties . Manele composers and players also use the term `` oriental music '' or `` party music '' for their creation , and consider their music a sub-genre of traditional , folk Roma music . Traditional Roma music is usually played on classical instruments by a live band ( taraf ) of lăutari and has classical lyrics , while manele is usually sung by only one performer using modern instruments ( generally synthesizers ) as backup . Most manele are recorded in small recording studios , owned by the singer himself or by a group of singers , since major recording labels refuse to contract them . However , there are some exceptions : for example , Stana Izbaşa and Nicu Paleru sing live , often with traditional instruments . Etymology and usage . The word `` manea '' is of Turkish origin : `` mâni '' is a form of Turkish folk song , in form of quatrains . The word `` manea '' is the singular form and it refers to the musical piece itself , as belonging to Manele genre . The accent is on the second syllable : manéa . The adjective form of the word is `` manelist '' , which is sometimes used in Romanian with a pejorative figurative form . Manele fashion . Manelists have created a distinct image on the Romanian music scene , by showing their own fashion style . Many of the manelists use luxurious and casual , even underground styles combined altogether to form the specific manele fashion . Typical manele apparel includes flashy jewelry and affordable luxury clothing brands ( such as Versace , Armani or Dolce & Gabbana ) or certain sport brands ( especially Nike ) . Such brands are an important part of manele culture , and they are even featured sometimes in lyrics.. Public opinion . Manele are a strongly disputed genre in Romania , with many representatives of Romanian upper-middle and intellectual class opposing this `` musical '' movement ( and its popularization ) mostly because of its usage of faulty grammar , overly simplistic or childish lyrics and subject matter and/or encouragement of demeaning behaviours towards other people , as well as an antisocial overall message . The fact that manele lyrics are considered by many to be rude and of poor taste , coupled with widespread racist feelings against Roma ethnics ( Țigani/Gypsies ) , who account for the bulk of manele performers , has led to increasing hostility between fans and opponents . This has generated frequent conflicts between the two , often in the form of internet flame wars . In the media , manele have been repeatedly called by journalists and academics ( such as the literary critic George Pruteanu ) `` pseudo-music '' , `` pure stupidity , inculture and blah-blah '' or even `` society 's bed-wetter '' . C. Tepercea , a National Audio-visual Board member who did a study on the genre for the board considered it `` the genre for the mentally challenged '' in an interview . Even proposals to ban this type of music have been voiced . Romani-Romanian classical musician and politician Mădălin Voicu distinguishes between the original genre and today 's interpreters , calling their work `` kitsch and bad taste '' , `` bad merchandise , easy to sing , and only sold to fools at a high price '' , but considers them to be `` harmful '' , `` simple music and brain damaging '' , `` a representation of the lack of musical culture in society '' and `` a fad that is poised to vanish in the future '' . Romanian-American professor Cezar Giosan further compares the genre in an article in `` Dilema Veche '' with the early stages of rock-and-roll ( and Elvis ) , early rap and reggaeton , music starting out from the outcast classes of society , being shunned by the higher classes for the simple reason of its origin , only to explode into mainstream later on . The same professor considers the genre as being a form of originality coming from below , with the singers having a genuine ( albeit rough and uneducated ) talent in music , with the lyrics being just a reflection of basic , simple human needs . In a similar vein , Sorin Adam Matei , an associate professor of communication at Purdue University , US , affirmed in an opinion piece for `` Evenimentul Zilei '' that manele are a creole genre , a simple , but lively music , spawned by the meeting of many cultures , that has a chance to succeed as a cultural style if it is polished and `` cleaned up '' . Both consider that manele is a valuable representation of Romanian popular culture , and would like it encouraged . Famous Romani-Romanian violin player Florin Niculescu said that manele singers are talented , but lack musical education . On Romanian television stations , manele performers and music are particularly seen on specialized manele television stations , such as Taraf TV or Manele TV . While mainstream radio stations do not air manele , a lot of smaller stations do , especially in Romania 's capital , Bucharest . Occasionally , manele interpreters appear on New Year 's Eve programs on television stations . Prohibition . Manele have been prohibited in some cities of Romania in public transport , taxis or festivals . 2004–present : Contemporary manele . Popular performers include Florin Salam , Nicolae Guță , Vali Vijelie , Sandu Ciorba , and DeSanto .
Gustaf Arokallio . Gustaf Arokallio ( 10 June 1854 , Sotkamo - 11 December 1939 : surname until 1906 `` Petterson '' ) was a Finnish Lutheran clergyman and politician . He was a member of the Diet of Finland in 1894 and from 1904 to 1905 and of the Parliament of Finland from 1907 to 1909 and from 1910 to 1919 . He represented the Young Finnish Party until 1918 and the National Coalition Party from 1918 to 1919 .
RemoteView . is the family name of a group of software programs designed by to aid in analyzing satellite or aerial images of the Earth 's surface for the purpose of collecting and disseminating geospatial intelligence . The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency ( NGA ) is a longtime user of RemoteView software . Overview . is a widely available electronic light table application , initially developed and released commercially by Sensor Systems in 1996 . An electronic light table application makes it possible for imagery analysts to review satellite images on a computer instead of examining film or printed photographs . RemoteView was originally written only for the Unix operating system , but as the US Department of Defense transitioned to the Windows operating system , Sensor Systems released a Windows-based version that soon became a primary tool used by the intelligence community . Overwatch acquired Sensor Systems and the RemoteView software in 2005 . Textron Systems acquired Overwatch in 2006 . 's main function is an imagery and geospatial analysis tool . It can display a wide array of imagery formats , elevation data sets , and vector data sets . Capabilities include image enhancements , photogrammetry , orthorectification , multispectral classification , pan sharpening , change detection , assisted search , location positioning , and 3D terrain visualization . These features allow an intelligence analyst to review large-scale imagery and generate annotated reports on any findings . RemoteView for Windows comes in two versions , RemoteView Desktop and RemoteView Pro . RemoteView Desktop is an entry-level imagery exploitation and analysis solution , for focusing on a single image at a time or reviewing the results of another analyst 's work . RemoteView Pro is the flagship product offering a greater number of tools , extensions , and capabilities .
Elin Manahan Thomas . Elin Manahan Thomas is a Welsh soprano . A specialist in Baroque music , she sang at the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in May 2018 . Biography . Thomas was born in 1977 in Gorseinon near Swansea , Wales , the daughter of M. Wynn Thomas OBE , a Professor of Literature at Swansea University , and Karen Thomas . She was educated at the Welsh-speaking Ysgol Gyfun Gŵyr in Gowerton near Swansea , and by the time she was fifteen was singing in the Swansea Bach Choir . She won a choral scholarship to Clare College , Cambridge University , where she gained a starred first in Anglo-Saxon , Norse and Celtic , and completed an MPhil . After auditioning to Sir John Eliot Gardiner she joined the Monteverdi Choir , singing in many of the concerts of the Bach Cantata `` Pilgrimage '' which the choir completed in the year 2000 . In 2001 she moved to pursue postgraduate vocal studies at the Royal College of Music in London . She went on to sing with The Sixteen , Polyphony , Cambridge Singers and the Gabrieli Consort , as well as pursuing a solo career . She is the first singer ever to record Bach ’ s `` Alles mit Gott '' , a birthday ode written in 1713 and discovered in 2005 . She first received great acclaim for her ‘ Pie Jesu ’ on Naxos ’ award-winning recording of the `` Rutter Requiem '' . In 2006 Thomas married baritone opera-singer Robert Davies . The couple live in Brighton in Sussex , and have two sons . Performances . Concert performances include Mozart Vespers in the Mostly Mozart Festival for Harry Christophers ; Britten ’ s `` Death in Venice '' for Richard Hickox in the QEH ; Mozart concert arias with the Gabrieli Consort in the Barbican Hall ; Bach ’ s `` Christmas Oratorio '' with Peter Schreier in St John ’ s Smith Square ; Mozart ’ s `` Mass in C Minor '' in King ’ s College Chapel ; Gluck ’ s `` Orfeo '' in the Snape Maltings ; Haydn ’ s `` Heiligemesse '' and Mozart `` Vespers '' on a tour of the USA ; the Monteverdi `` Vespers '' in St Mark ’ s , Venice ; Mendelssohn ’ s `` Midsummer Night ’ s Dream '' in the Palau de Musica , Barcelona ; and Purcell ’ s `` Dido and Aeneas '' in Seoul and Kuala Lumpur . She has performed Judith Weir ’ s `` King Harald ’ s Saga '' in collaboration with the composer , and premièred Sir John Tavener ’ s latest work `` Shunya '' at his 60th birthday concert . She visited Rochester Cathedral for a Classic FM Concert at Christmas 2008 . She performed Handel ’ s cantata `` Eternal source of light divine '' during the 2012 Summer Paralympics opening ceremony in London . In July 2013 , Elin performed at two special Doctor Who Proms , celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of the show On 19 May 2018 she sang `` Eternal source of light divine '' at the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle , accompanied by the event 's orchestra and with David Blackadder playing the trumpet obbligato . Recordings . Her first solo album , `` Eternal Light '' , recorded with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment conducted by Harry Christophers , was released in June 2007 . In 2015 she appeared as the featured vocalist on Jessica Curry 's game soundtrack of `` Everybody 's Gone to the Rapture . '' In 2016 Ty Cerdd released her recordings of `` Morfydd Owen : Portrait of a Lost Icon '' with Brian Ellsbury the piano accompanist . Her performance of `` Eternal Source of Light Divine '' , recorded at St George 's Chapel , Windsor on 19 May 2018 , appears on the 2018 album `` The Royal Wedding - The Official Album '' .
Minoru Kojima . Minoru Kojima ( born 11 October 1968 ) was the original guitarist for Japanese experimental punk band The Mad Capsule Markets . He is also known as Scene or Shin Murohime , which is apparently a conglomeration of characters from the names of different Boøwy members . He started The Mad Capsule Markets ( which at the time was called Berrie ) in 1985 , with vocalist Hiroshi Kyono , in an attempt to create `` loud , punk music '' after becoming `` bored '' with music played on television and radio . After the release of Mad 's Noël Coward `` Humanity '' , Minoru left the band and was replaced by `` support guitarist '' Ai Ishigaki . In 1991 Minoru started Die in Cries and in 1994 became a member of The Bloody Imitation Society . Over the years Minoru worked with more bands and even went solo for a short time before returning to Mad to play on `` Good Day '' from their album `` 010 '' and playing on their `` Cistm Konfliqt '' tour . Minoru also involves himself in co-arranging music for other artists including Tetsuya and Chieko Kawabe . He has also played guitar on Aikawa Nanase 's album `` 7 Seven '' and her mini album `` R.U.O.K. ? ! '' alongside former hide with Spread Beaver members - I.N.A. , K.A.Z , Chirolyn , D.I.E , `` Crazy '' Cool Joe from Dead End and Pata from X Japan . He is also a member of Bug , with his former Die in Cries band mate and D'erlanger front man , Kyo . Minoru currently performs with the band Spin .
Bellona Platform . The Bellona Platform is a submarine geological feature encompassing the Chesterfield Islands ( ) and Bellona Reefs ( ) west of New Caledonia . It was once a landmass , which became mostly submerged when sea levels rose at the end of the Last Glacial Maximum , 20,000 years ago . It might have played a role in the spread of flora and fauna , including humans , in the southwest Pacific .
Mary Allen . Mary Allen ( born 22 August 1951 ) is a British writer , broadcaster , arts administrator and management consultant best known for her controversial and turbulent period as Chief Executive of the Royal Opera House . Early career . She was educated at the School of St Helen and St Katharine in Abingdon , New Hall , Cambridge and the University of East Anglia ( MA Creative Writing ) . In the early 1970s she worked under the name of Mary Adames as an actress in repertory theatre and the West End . She appeared in an early London production of `` The Rocky Horror Show '' and toured with `` Godspell '' . After working for private companies as a management trainer and consultant , as well as running Watermans Arts Centre in west London , Allen worked for the Arts Council of England rising to the position of Secretary General in 1994 just as the organisation took on the responsibility of distributing National Lottery funds , before becoming Chief Executive of the Royal Opera House in London . The Royal Opera House . In mid-1996 , with the retirement of then general director Jeremy Isaacs approaching with a year , consideration of a likely successor generated some speculation in the British press . Among the four women named were Genista McIntosh and Mary Allen , although the latter `` publicly stated that she would not be taking the job '' . McIntosh became General Director of the Royal Opera House in early 1997 , but resigned after five months on the job due to ill health . Allen was immediately approached by `` the Royal Opera House 's chairman , Lord Chadlington , ( who ) then appointed Mrs Allen to replace her without advertising the post . '' . Although he was not `` not happy '' with the appointment , the decision was accepted by Chris Smith as the responsible minister , even though it breached the conditions of the Arts Council 's own funding for the organisation . Although Allen took over her new post unaware how close the organisation was to bankruptcy , she began steering the major refurbishment of the House . Later that year a Select Committee investigation was led by Gerald Kaufman MP . He was critical of Allen 's actions and `` demanded her removal 'with immediate effect ' `` . This led to her offering to resign . The Board were forced to resign and , in January 1998 , `` Sir Colin Southgate ( EMI chairman ) ( was ) appointed as ROH 's chairman and he threatened that ballet and opera performances may have to cease for two years to save money . '' It has been noted that Allen was essentially forced out of the position , with the one person coming to her defence unprompted being `` Bernard Haitink , the ROH 's music director . 'What is desperately needed at the moment is a modicum of stability , ' declared Haitink in an open letter last month . 'A third change of leadership within a year is not the answer . ' `` However , although Allen was formally asked to stay on , she resigned in March 1998 . Life after the Opera House . Allen published a book , `` A House Divided '' , containing her diaries of the period that she was general manager of the Covent Garden Opera House . Since leaving that post , Allen has presented various programmes on BBC Radio 4 , covering current events and the arts . A friend of Douglas Adams since Cambridge , Allen gave the eulogy at his funeral .
Ihor Pokydko . Ihor Romanovych Pokydko ( ; born 15 February 1965 ) is a Ukrainian professional football referee and a former player . As a player , he made his professional debut in the Soviet Second League in 1988 for FC Nyva Ternopil .
Leucochitonea hindei . `` Leucochitonea hindei '' is a butterfly in the Hesperiidae family . It is found in Ethiopia and Kenya .
Cyclops Steel . Cyclops Steel ( also known as Universal-Cyclops and for one of its main subsidiaries as Detroit Steel ) was a steel company based in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania . It was founded in nearby Bridgeville , Pennsylvania in 1908 as Universal Rolling Mill Company and merged with Cyclops Steel Company founded in 1884 of the Western Pennsylvania city of Titusville in 1936 . Cyclops Steel marketed to industries such as aerospace , automotive , business machines , chemical processing , communications equipment , construction , electronics , farm machinery , food processing equipment , home appliances and cutlery , industrial machinery , marine equipment , medical equipment , drilling and mining equipment , military equipment , power generation equipment , rail transportation , sports equipment and tools , ties and fixtures . Not to be confused with Cyclops Steel Works in Sheffield , UK in the mid 1800 's . Led by Chairman and CEO William H. Knoell , Cyclops pursued a counter-cyclical strategy which helped it to diversify from steel . As a result , Cyclops purchased the Clairton , Pennsylvania based 16-chain Busy Beaver lumber stores in 1972 and the Silo Electronic Stores in 1980 for $ 35 million ( $ in today 's terms ) . Cyclops and Colt 's Manufacturing Company entered into a very public battle for a Colt steel mill in Midland , Pennsylvania during 1982 . In August , 1986 Cyclops shareholders rejected selling off its core steel mill business in favor of a management suggested re-focusing only on Silo & Busy Beaver retail stores . In February 1987 , Cyclops Steel was bought out by Alleghany Corporation for $ 494 million ( $ in today 's terms ) , as its 119-store Silo electronics outlets and 11-store Busy Beaver retailers are spun off into British based Dixons Group Ltd .
Are You Involved ? `` Are You Involved ? '' is the second major label album release by Perth alternative rock band Gyroscope . The album was released on 25 September 2005 in Australia and debuted at No . 20 on the Australian album charts . It was produced by Mark Trombino and recorded at Doug Messenger 's harddrive analog and digital in North Hollywood , California . The album was originally proposed to be recorded at Sing Sing Studios , Melbourne with Mark Hoppus ( Blink 182 's bass player ) producing . Hoppus however had to withdraw from the project ten days before recording commenced . The band were able to secure producer , Mark Trombino ( Jimmy Eat World , Rocket from the Crypt , The Living End ) at the last minute but had to shift their recording venue to Los Angeles . Track listing . All tracks written by Daniel Sanders , Rob Nassif , Brad Campell & Zoran Trivic .
Who Framed Roger Rabbit ( 1989 video game ) . `` Who Framed Roger Rabbit '' is an action-adventure video game created for the Nintendo Entertainment System by Rare and published by LJN in 1989 . The single-player game is loosely based on the film of the same name and had combined elements of graphic adventure computer games with some more traditional action adventure gameplay . A different version of the game was also released for various computer systems in 1988 . Gameplay . The game takes place in Los Angeles in 1947 . The player controls private detective Eddie Valiant , who is always closely followed by Roger Rabbit . The game begins in the city proper , where Valiant and Roger must search buildings to find useful items while avoiding the weasels of Judge Doom 's Toon Patrol and other hazards . Benny the Cab can be found or summoned for faster travel on the roads . As the game progresses , the player can travel to both the outskirts of Los Angeles and to Toontown in order to widen the search . Forested areas off the paved roads contain caves which must also be checked for items . In order to complete the game , the player must find all four pieces of Marvin Acme 's lost will , then enter a warehouse in Toontown and defeat Doom . One of the Los Angeles locations that the player can visit is the Ink and Paint Club , where Roger 's wife Jessica is performing . She offers hints as to where to find pieces of the will , and a telephone number can be found by searching the tables . When the game was originally released , players could call that number and hear a recording of Jessica giving additional tips on gameplay . The recording is no longer available , and the number has since been reassigned to a phone sex company .
Acacia diallaga . `` Acacia diallaga '' is a shrub belonging to the genus `` Acacia '' and the subgenus `` Juliflorae '' . It is native to a small area in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia . See also . List of Acacia species
Mount Wyss . Mount Wyss ( ) is a peak in Antarctica . It is 1,930 m high , standing 3 nautical miles ( 6 km ) east of Mount Rotoiti in the Frigate Range . Mapped by the United States Geological Survey ( USGS ) from tellurometer surveys and Navy air photos , 1960-62 . Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names ( US-ACAN ) for Orville Wyss , United States Antarctic Research Program ( USARP ) biologist at McMurdo Station , 1962-63 .
Loyd Wright . Loyd Wright ( December 24 , 1892 – October 22 , 1974 ) was an American attorney and lifetime Californian , who represented a number of movie stars , served as president of the State Bar of California , the American Bar Association , the Los Angeles County Bar Association , and the International Bar Association and was an unsuccessful candidate for the Republican nomination for the United States Senate from California . Early life and legal career . Wright was born in San Jacinto , California on December 24 , 1892 . He attended the University of Southern California and secured a Bachelor of Laws degree from its law school in 1915 . He began the practice of law , which he would remain in for fifty-five years , in Los Angeles . Wright became known for his representation of movie actors . He represented Mary Pickford in her divorce suit against Douglas Fairbanks Sr.. He also represented Charlie Chaplin , Jack Benny , Mae West and D.W. Griffith . From 1921 to 1936 , Wright lectured at U.S.C . 's law school . Bar officer and commission member . Wright interested himself in bar affairs , and in 1937 became president of the Los Angeles Bar Association , in which capacity he served for a year . In 1940 , he served a year as president of the State Bar of California , and in 1955 , served a year as president of the American Bar Association . Wright continued the practice of law , representing Jane Wyman in her divorce suit against Ronald Reagan , though Wyman asked Wright to accept $ 5,000 in settlement of his $ 7,500 bill . During World War II , Wright attended the Command and General Staff School at Fort Leavenworth , Kansas , and then was appointed by the Justice Department as a member of the Board of Appeals in enemy alien hearings . In 1955 , Wright was asked by his friend , Vice President Richard Nixon , to serve as a chairman of the Commission on Government Security . He did , and the Committee recommended a thorough overhaul of government defenses against subversion . Wright served for ten years from 1954 as president of the International Bar Association . Political run and later life . In 1962 , Wright hired Murray Chotiner as his campaign manager and ran for the Republican U.S. Senate nomination , but was handily defeated by incumbent Thomas H. Kuchel . On October 22 , 1974 , Wright died in Hemet , California .
1828 in Denmark . Events from the year 1828 in Denmark .
Coptops pascoei . `` Coptops pascoei '' is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae . It was described by Charles Joseph Gahan in 1894 .
Blair Drummond Safari Park . Blair Drummond Safari Park is a family visitor attraction located near Stirling in Scotland . It opened to the public on the 15th May 1970 and is home to over 350 animals , many of which roam freely or are kept in large enclosures in the estate . The Safari Park is open from Mid March until the end of October each year . The park is one of Scotland 's busiest tourist attractions . History . The original Blair Drummond House was built in 1715 . Sir John Kay , a tea merchant from Glasgow , purchased the house and its surrounding land in 1916 . Because he had no sons , Kay passed the property to his nephew Sir John Muir , the grandfather of the park 's present owner Jamie Muir . The house was a family home until it was sold to the Camphill Movement , a charity that cares for people with special needs , in 1977 . The current Blair Drummond House was built in a new location in 1872 by James Campbell Walker , and again in 1923 by James Bow Dunn after a fire destroyed the previous house . Blair Drummond Safari Park was opened in 1970 , with the help of Jimmy Chipperfield , one of Britain 's first safari parks ( Longleat Safari Park being the first , in 1966 ) . The reserves . Like many safari parks , Blair Drummond features reserve areas that visitors drive through in their own cars or as passengers on the park 's `` Safari Bus '' to view free-roaming animals . Visitors can get up close to lions , zebra , rhino , camels and monkeys . African reserve . The first reserve features non-carnivorous native African species , such as Grant 's zebra , Ankole-Watusi cattle , Guineafowl , Lechwe , Kudu and the Southern white rhinoceros . The rhinos are part of a Europe-wide breeding programme which began in 2004 with the arrival of three young rhinos from Kruger National Park : Dorothy ( Dot ) , Graham and Jane . Dorothy and Graham have gone on to have five calves : in 2007 , 2009 , 2012 and 2014 . Dot and Graham can still be seen at the park today . Lion reserve . The second reserve is home solely to African lions . They are also part of a Europe-wide breeding programme , with two of the current females having been born in the park . There is currently one male , Zulu , introduced in February 2016 through an exchange with Wildlands Adventure Zoo Emmen to ensure genetic diversity is maintained . Barbary macaque reserve . The optional third reserve , `` Monkey Jungle '' , was opened to the public in 2015 and houses solely Barbary macaques . The monkeys were transferred to the park from Gibraltar in 2014 to reduce the problem they were beginning to cause to the peninsula 's residents , and to prevent having to cull them as had been carried out previously . The Barbary macaque is listed as endangered by the IUCN Red List and in 2016 the park began to raise money for Barbary macaques being exploited for use as photo props in Morocco . Asian reserve . The fourth and final reserve houses herbivorous species native to Asia , such as Père David 's deer , Bactrian camels , Nilgai , Axis deer and Eld 's deer . In April 2016 the park welcomed the birth of two Père David 's deer , a species now extinct in the wild . Lemur Land . Lemur Land is reached by a bridge next to the Boat Safari , and is a place that has ring-tailed lemurs , brown lemurs , and black-and-white ruffed lemurs . Visitors walk through this area and the lemurs roam free , with tall bushy trees and a network of thick ropes for them to play on . Several feed tables around the walkway let visitors get close to the lemurs . Also featured are a group of Red river hogs , Somali sheep and two African spurred tortoises . Chimp Island . The Boat Safari next to Lemur Land takes visitors to view Chimp Island - an island home to a family of chimpanzees . Here the visitors are taken round the island on a boat by an experienced guide , as the chimps forage for food hidden in behavioural enrichment devices and in the undergrowth . African elephants . The park is currently home to one female African elephant called Mondula . She spends her day foraging around her enclosure and using the various pieces of enrichment provided for her by her keepers . On most days , if Mondula is willing , the keepers will engage the elephant in training sessions where she is rewarded with food when she demonstrates positive behaviours . If she is outside the visitors can get a closer look as Mondula presents her feet , mouth , ears and tail to the keepers for inspection and cleaning . The current elephant enclosure was opened by HRH The Princess Royal in 2013 , and was commended in the British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums ' annual awards in the category `` best new habitat '' . Bird of prey displays . Multiple times a day the visitors can see some of the abilities of the birds of prey that reside at the park . Here , the birds are flown by the park 's experienced bird trainers , who explain and demonstrate the birds ' capabilities as they come into close quarters with the visitors . Birds here include Harris ' hawks , eagle owls , vultures , falcons , kites and barn owls . Pets ' farm . This area of the park homes domesticated species of animals such as pygmy goats , Shetland ponies , Clydesdale horse , donkeys , llamas , guinea pigs and kunekune pigs , as well as more exotic species such as slender-tailed meerkats , Humboldt penguins , Oriental small-clawed otters and common dwarf mongooses . Viewing platforms . Viewing platforms are positioned throughout the park , which are wheelchair-friendly and allow visitors to view into some of the enclosures from an elevated position . They are located at the giraffe/ostrich enclosure , the lion reserve and the Amur tiger habitat . Rides and amusements . The park has a large slide and playground , where visitors will find a pirate ship and adventure fort . They are all housed within a sand pit , part of which is under cover to offer shelter in wet weather . Near the sea lion building is the large slide , and near the boat safari there are pedal boats and a flying fox . Other rides and attractions including dodgems , a kids ' dragon rollercoaster , a bouncy castle , face painting and a carousel . Eating at the park . There is a restaurant and several snack outlets , and picnic tables are available for visitors who bring their own food and drinks . Visitors can also bring their own BBQ food and safari park will supply and light a Barbecue at no charge . Education . Throughout the day , the education team make their way around six of the enclosures , giving talks on the elephant , giraffes , tiger , rhinos , penguins and meerkats . The talks include information about the natural environments , behaviours and biology of the animals , as well as specific information on the individuals at the park . Some of the talks include a feeding and so may provide a good opportunity to see the animals active . In addition , the zoo has both animal and education related volunteer programs . Animal volunteers are largely college and university students who require industry experience for their qualification . These volunteers help with the daily tasks of the zookeepers , including the mucking out and cleaning of animal enclosures , feed preparation , and implementing enrichment for animals . Education volunteers help with daily education of visitors , including working at touch tables , talking with visitors , helping with education talks for schools , and helping organize and plan events and fundraising . Breeding successes at the park . Blair Drummond Safari Park is a member of British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums ( BIAZA ) since 2004 and participates in coordinated breeding programmes with other zoos in the United Kingdom and Ireland for endangered animals . In February 2010 staff at the park were alerted to one of their rhinos giving birth by a woman in Cyprus who was watching the rhino enclosure on the park 's webcam . Annual conservation campaigns . Blair Drummond Safari Park promotes conservation through ‘ Link to the Wild ’ , an initiative which raises awareness and funds for conservation projects through the donations made by visitors .
Flashpoint ( 1984 film ) . `` Flashpoint '' is a 1984 film starring Kris Kristofferson and Treat Williams . Rip Torn , Jean Smart , Kurtwood Smith , and Tess Harper also co-star . The movie was directed by William Tannen and based on a novel by . This was the first theatrical film produced by Home Box Office ( in association with Silver Screen Partners ) . The music score was provided by Tangerine Dream . Plot . A brief prologue , taking place in 1963 during a heavy thunderstorm at night , depicts a jeep driving through the storm before crashing into a gully in a remote area of the Texan desert . In 1984 , two United States Border Patrol Agents , best friends Bobby Logan and Ernie Wyatt , are tasked by their arrogant & officious boss , Brook , to begin planting motion-detection sensors in their sector at the Federal government 's request , something that Wyatt believes will lead to many of the Patrol being forcibly retired and the remaining agents stuck behind computer screens all day . Logan & Wyatt come across what appears to be a deserted car , it does in fact contain two sleeping telephone operators - Ellen & Doris - from San Antonio , who explain that while trying to take a short cut home the night before they came to grief when they got lost & their car broke down . The two Border Patrol agents drop the girls off at a motel while their car is being fixed , and start to date the two girls . Later that morning while Logan is planting a sensor , he discovers the Jeep from the opening prologue buried under earth and sand in the desert . As Logan continues excavating the wrecked vehicle , he discovers the driver 's skeleton . Meanwhile , Wyatt , along with a Sheriff Wells , is in San Antonio attending a severe road accident where a semi truck has collided with a small van smuggling illegal immigrants from Mexico , causing many fatalities . Wyatt & Sheriff Wells suspect that a local businessman , Pedroza , is responsible for smuggling the immigrants , but have no definite proof . Logan meets Wyatt at the accident and informs him of his discovery in the desert . Together they return to the excavated Jeep , where Logan shows Wyatt an old metal toolbox he found in the vehicle containing $ 800,000 in unused 10 & 20 dollar bills ( $ 1.9 million today ) . On searching the skeletal remains , Wyatt finds a wallet , with a faded drivers licence with the details of a Michael J. Curtis of San Antonio . Also in the wallet is a faded piece of paper with two phone numbers on it . They also find a hunting case containing a high power , telescoped hunting rifle & fishing rods . Logan suggests that the money is probably from a bank heist in the early 60 's and that he and Wyatt use the money to finance their escape from their brutally hard jobs and uncertain futures , while Wyatt is reluctant ; they agree to put out the Jeep 's license plate information to the Sheriff 's department , and ask their telephone operator girlfriends to check out the two phone numbers . They also decide to check and see if indeed , any bank robberies did take place in 1962/63 . They re-bury the wrecked Jeep and hide the toolbox with the money & hunting case with the rods & rifle . They both later visit an elderly prospector who has reported a light aircraft landing up on the nearby mesa twice a week . Logan & Wyatt suspect that this is how a major drug dealer has been smuggling drugs across the border . Logan & Wyatt meet up with Sheriff Wells in his office in San Antonio , to discuss setting up a surveillance operation on the drug smuggler . Wells tells Logan that he served with his father Matt in the Texas Rangers . While in the town they take two of the dollar bills to a source Logan trusts and learn the bills are legitimate but somewhat unusual , as many of them were circulated directly from the Federal Reserve in Dallas and are all dated between 1962 and 1963 . On checking newspaper records in the town library , Logan can find nothing relating to any bank robberies in 1962/63 . He does however pause to read the headlines of 22 November 1963 , the day that JFK was assassinated . When the two friends return to Border Patrol HQ , they discover a Federal agent Carson & his team have arrived , ostensibly to take control of the planned surveillance operation & possible bust of the drug trafficker . However , Logan quickly dislikes and distrusts Carson , who talks way too much about Logan 's heroic Vietnam War service and self-imposed exile from high-level government activities . Logan gets suspicious of Carson 's intimate knowledge & questions and asks him ; `` I 'm a fixer , I fix all kinds of things ! '' Intimating that in reality he and his team are CIA operatives . Carson appears to deliberately blow Logan & Wyatt 's cover when the team are moving in to arrest the drug smuggler , almost causing the death of Wyatt . Later on , they learn that their unlikable supervisor Brook has been promoted to a desk job in Washington , leaving Carson as temporary head of the Border Patrol HQ . They discover that the elderly prospector they met earlier has in fact discovered the wrecked Jeep they found & excavated . On returning to the site they find that it is now cordoned off and that Carsons agents & an Army team have taken custody of the Jeep . They hear from their girlfriends , who tell Logan & Wyatt about the two phone numbers that the girls were asked to check out . One was to someone called Beck in Washington DC , the other was an old , now unused number for the Dallas Police Dept , the girls also inform the men that they passed on the information to two fellow Border Patrol agents , Roget & Lambassino . They drive to the home of the elderly prospector only to discover that he has been murdered and his home burned to the ground . While there , they discover the tire tracks of the vehicles used by Roget & Lambassino who ironically have both been reported missing . They follow the tracks to an old deserted farm , and there in a derelict barn they find the bodies of their two colleagues - both have been tortured then killed . Carson and his team attend the scene , who then tells a shocked Logan & Wyatt , `` This did n't happen , '' intimating that the whole thing will be covered up . Logan is ready to leave town for good , but Carson first sends him on a solo mission to Soledad Mountain to investigate a suspicious vehicle . He also sends Wyatt to another location , telling him that Pedroza is smuggling more people across the border . When Logan gets to the mountain , he soon finds that it is , in fact , a setup . It seems that Carson is trying to eliminate anyone who had knowledge about the crashed Jeep and the skeleton . Logan rushes to Wyatt 's last known location , but it 's too late . He discovers the body of his dead friend , stabbed with Logans hunting knife . He drops to his knees , sobbing for his dead friend . Soon , Logan heads to the location where he & Wyatt had hidden the money and the hunting case containing the rifle . As he approaches , two gunshots ring out , and Logan falls to the ground , shot in the shoulder . His Green Beret training kicks in and he quickly eludes the shooters . By flanking them by using cover , he comes up behind them and kills two of them in quick succession using his own Winchester rifle . The third shooter is Carson himself , whom Logan shoots through the leg . Carson limps to Logans Jeep to try and escape , only to find that the keys are n't in the ignition . As Logan approaches Carson he asks him ; Logan then empties all six rounds of his magnum service revolver into Carson 's chest killing him . Logan returns to the hunting case , opens it up and lifts out the telescoped rifle and shouts out ; To the background noise of rifle shots , and brief flashes of the JFK headlines that Logan read in the San Antonio library . It intimates that Michael J. Curtis was in fact JFK 's assassin , and not as history would have you believe , Lee Harvey Oswald . As Logan kneels there , Sheriff Wells appears and tells Logan not to move . He then berates Logan for finding the wrecked Jeep and reawakening a 20 year old nightmare . He then admits that he was complicit in the Government plot to assassinate JFK , saying that he was to provide the Jeep , and the hunting case for the telescoped rifle and hand over the $ 800,000 dollars to Curtis , who was then meant to head to Mexico . Logan looks at Wells , who tells him to take the $ 800,000 and to go to Mexico . Logan refuses and says he 's going back to Border Patrol HQ and tell everything . Wells then informs he ca n't as Logan has been framed for not only the murder of his close friend Wyatt , but also of his two colleagues Roget & Lambassino . Once again Wells tells Logan to take the money and go to Mexico and disappear , change his name & change his face . Logan asks Wells what he 's going to do and he replies that he 's going to do what he should have done years ago and that he 's going to buy him some time as the rest of Carsons team will be arriving soon . Logan loads the toolbox with the money into the back of his Jeep , as he climbs in he looks across at Sheriff Wells and tells him that if he gets the chance , tell them he 'll return one day . Wells nods , grins wryly and replies that he will , if he gets the chance . Logan then drives away towards the Mexican border & an unclear future , leaving Wells staring out across the desert . Soundtrack . `` Flashpoint '' is the sixth soundtrack album and twenty-third overall by Tangerine Dream . A CD version was released in 1984 on the Heavy Metal label but was soon recalled due to pressing errors that rendered the CD unplayable . The soundtrack was not released on CD again until 1995 , making it very rare . The entire album was released as part of the bootleg `` Mystery Tracks '' ( 1993 ) .
A Masque of Poets . `` A Masque of Poets '' is an 1878 book of poetry published in the United States . The book included several poems , all published anonymously , including one by Emily Dickinson . Background . The book compiled 68 poems as well as a `` novellette in verse '' titled `` Guy Vernon '' . The book was published by Roberts Brothers as part of their `` No Name '' series and included both American and British poets . The series was meant to allow readers to enjoy literature based on inherent merit without the burden of knowing the author 's popularity , as the `` New York Graphic '' reported , readers were `` forced to trust more to their own taste and judgment , and rely less on reputations '' . `` Harper 's '' also wrote approvingly of the series : `` The idea is a good one , not only because it will pique the curiosity of the reader , but also because it will put the writers on their mettle to do their best , and absolutely prevent that trading on reputation which is the greatest vice of American `` litterateurs '' . '' `` A Masque of Poets '' was edited by George Parsons Lathrop and its contributors included Amos Bronson Alcott , Louisa May Alcott , Thomas Bailey Aldrich , Ellery Channing , Annie Adams Fields , James T. Fields , Sidney Lanier , Rose Hawthorne Lathrop , James Russell Lowell , Louise Chandler Moulton , Christina Rossetti , Franklin Benjamin Sanborn , Edmund Clarence Stedman , Celia Thaxter , and Sarah Chauncey Woolsey . `` Guy Vernon '' , the long piece that concluded the book , was by John Townsend Trowbridge . Emily Dickinson , who rarely published poetry in her lifetime , contributed her poem `` Success is Counted Sweetest '' ( published as `` Success '' ) at the urging of Helen Hunt Jackson . Jackson first wrote to Dickinson to encourage a contribution on August 20 , 1876 , before attempting to persuade her in person on October 10 . Dickinson appealed to Thomas Wentworth Higginson to tell Jackson he disapproved of a contribution , but Jackson insisted : `` You say you find great pleasure in reading my verses '' , she wrote to Dickinson , `` Let somebody somewhere whom you do not know have the same pleasure in reading yours . '' She revived the idea in April 1878 and offered to send the poem now known as `` Success is Countest Sweetest '' because she already knew it by heart . After the book 's publication , Jackson wrote to Dickinson , `` I suppose by this time you have seen the `` Masque of Poets '' . I hope you have not regretted giving me that choice bit of verse for it . '' Jackson also published a review of the book , singling out `` Success '' as `` undoubtedly one of the strongest and finest wrought things in the book '' , before noting conjecture on the poem 's authorship would be worthless . Dickinson thanked the publisher Thomas Niles for including her poem , to which he responded somewhat apologetically : `` you have doubtless perceived [ it ] was slightly changed in phraseology . ''
Patricia Reilly Giff . Patricia Reilly Giff ( born April 26 , 1935 , Brooklyn , New York , United States ) is an American author and teacher . She was educated at Marymount College , where she was awarded a B.A . degree , and St. John 's University , where she earned an M.A . and Hofstra University , where she was awarded a Professional Diploma in Reading and a Doctorate of Humane Letters . After spending some twenty years as a full-time teacher , she began writing , specializing in children 's literature . Giff now resides in Trumbull , Connecticut , along with her husband Jim and their three children . Giff 's writing workshops have influenced other children 's authors such as Tony Abbott and Elise Broach . Polk Street School series . Giff 's series of children 's books about the kids from Polk Street School has proven popular and won critical acclaim . The stories revolve around second-grade teacher Ms. Rooney and the students in her class , in particular perpetual troublemaker Richard Best ( nicknamed `` Beast '' ) , who is good at art but terrible at reading and Emily Arrow , who is good at math but also terrible at reading . Some novels in the series also feature Emily 's younger sister Stacy as the central character . Lily 's Crossing . Awards : Newbery Honor Book 1998 Nory Ryan 's Song . Awards : ALA Best Book For Young Adults Book 2003 Pictures of Hollis Woods . Awards : Newbery Honor Book 2003 . Hollis is an abandoned orphan that is searching for a home . Genevieve 's War . Awards : Christopher Award 2018 .
Trống cơm . A trống cơm , literally `` rice drum '' , is a kind of traditional bongo-shaped Vietnamese drum . It is used in the hát bội orchestra . Hát chèo also uses the drum in its repertoire . Trống cơm is a long cylindrical drum with percussional surfaces at both ends . When stationary , it is placed transverse in front of the performer who would strike at the two ends with his hands . Drumsticks are also used . Trống cơm can be played by an ambulant performer when it is worn with a sash and slung over the shoulders , leaving the drum transverse in front of the abdomen . The drum earns its name `` rice '' as a layer of cooked rice is smeared on the surface to `` tune '' it . The two surfaces are set five notes apart .
Rybaxis . `` Rybaxis '' is a genus of ant-loving beetles in the family Staphylinidae . There are about 16 described species in `` Rybaxis '' . Species . Data sources : i = ITIS , c = Catalogue of Life , g = GBIF , b = Bugguide.net
Morzyczyn-Włóki . Morzyczyn-Włóki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Sadowne , within Węgrów County , Masovian Voivodeship , in east-central Poland .
Robert Reed . Robert Reed ( born John Robert Rietz Jr. ; October 19 , 1932 – May 12 , 1992 ) was an American actor . From 1961 to 1965 , he portrayed Kenneth Preston on the legal drama `` The Defenders '' , alongside E. G. Marshall . He is best known as the father Mike Brady , opposite Florence Henderson 's Carol Brady , on the ABC sitcom `` The Brady Bunch '' , which aired from 1969 to 1974 . He reprised the role of Mike Brady in several later reunion programs . In 1976 , he earned two Primetime Emmy Award nominations for his guest-starring role in a two-part episode of `` Medical Center '' and for his work on the miniseries `` Rich Man , Poor Man '' . The following year , Reed earned a third Emmy nomination for his role in the miniseries `` Roots '' . Early life . Reed was born John Robert Rietz Jr. in the northern Chicago suburb of Highland Park , Illinois . He was the only child of Helen ( née Teaverbaugh ) and John Robert Rietz Sr. , who were high-school sweethearts and married at 18 . Reed attended the West Division School in Community Consolidated School District 62 until 1939 . His father worked for the government , and his mother was a homemaker . Reed spent his early childhood years in Navasota , Texas and Shawnee , Oklahoma , attending Woodrow Wilson Grade School before the family moved to Muskogee , Oklahoma . In Oklahoma , his father , John Sr. , worked as a turkey/cattle farmer . In his youth , Reed joined the 4-H agricultural club and showed calves , but was more interested in acting and music . While attending Central High School in Muskogee , he participated in both activities . Reed also took to the stage , where he performed and sang . He also worked as a radio announcer at local radio stations and wrote and produced radio dramas . Reed graduated from Muskogee Central in 1950 , and enrolled at Northwestern University to study drama . During his years at Northwestern , Reed appeared in several plays under the direction of Alvina Krause , a celebrated Northwestern drama coach . Reed performed in more than eight plays in college , all with leading roles . He later studied for one term at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London . Upon returning to the United States , Reed appeared in summer stock in Eagles Mere , Pennsylvania . He later joined the off-Broadway theatre group `` The Shakespearewrights '' , and played Romeo in `` Romeo and Juliet '' and had a lead role in `` A Midsummer Night 's Dream '' . After leaving the Shakespearewrights , Reed joined the Studebaker Theatre company in Chicago . He eventually adopted the stage name Robert Reed and moved to Los Angeles in the late 1950s to further pursue his acting career . Career . Reed made his first guest-starring appearance in an episode of `` Father Knows Best '' in 1959 . This led to guest roles on `` Men into Space '' and `` Lawman '' , as well as his first credited film appearance in `` Bloodlust ! '' . In 1961 , Reed landed his first television starring role in `` The Defenders '' alongside fellow Studebaker Theater performer E. G. Marshall , with the two playing a father-and-son team of defense attorneys . Marshall was also one of the founding members of the Actors Studio in New York ; around this time , Reed himself became a member of the Studio , of which he would remain a member for the next 30 years . `` The Defenders '' was a hit with audiences and earned a total of 22 Primetime Emmy Award nominations ( E.G . Marshall won two Emmys for his performance while the show won twice for Outstanding Drama Series ) . Ratings for the series were high during its first three seasons , but fell when CBS moved the series from Saturday nights to Thursday nights . CBS canceled `` The Defenders '' in 1965 . While appearing on `` The Defenders '' in 1964 , Reed made his Broadway stage debut as Paul Bratter in Neil Simon 's `` Barefoot in the Park '' , replacing Robert Redford . For the remainder of the decade , Reed appeared primarily in television guest spots , including roles in `` Family Affair '' , `` Ironside '' , `` The Mod Squad '' , and `` Bob Hope Presents The Chrysler Theatre '' . He also appeared in the 1968 film `` Star ! '' and in the Broadway production of `` Avanti ! '' . `` The Brady Bunch '' . Appearing in the Neil Simon play `` Barefoot in the Park '' led to two new contracts at Paramount Pictures and ABC , both in 1968 . When Paramount had decided to turn the television version of `` Barefoot in the Park '' into a predominantly African-American show , they planned for Reed to star in something else . The new series was entitled `` The Brady Bunch '' and featured a widowed man with three children from a previous marriage , marrying a widow , also with three children from a previous marriage . The series ' creator , Sherwood Schwartz , said he was inspired to create the series after reading a news item in the `` Los Angeles Times '' stating that `` more than 29 percent of all marriages included a child or children from a previous marriage '' . Schwartz thought the idea was `` ... the key to a new and unusual TV series . It was a revelation ! The first blended family ! His kids and her kids ! Together ! '' ( Although this situation had in fact been seen for years on `` The Danny Thomas Show '' , on which Reed had appeared as a guest star in 1959 . ) Reed was the producers ' second choice for the role of Mike Brady , after Gene Hackman was rejected because he was too unfamiliar at the time . Also starring on `` The Brady Bunch '' was actress Florence Henderson , who played the role of Mike 's wife Carol Brady after her best friend Shirley Jones turned down the role in favor of `` The Partridge Family '' . Also cast on the series was Ann B. Davis as the Bradys ' maid Alice Nelson . Despite earning poor reviews from critics and never cracking the Top 30 during its five-season run , `` The Brady Bunch '' remained an audience favorite of the 1970s . Since its cancellation in 1974 , the series has led a healthy afterlife in syndication and spawned several spin-off series and two television reunion movies . From the sitcom 's debut in September 1969 , Reed was unhappy with his role as Mike Brady . He felt that acting in the often silly sitcom was beneath his serious Shakespearean training . Producers and directors found Reed difficult to work with both on and off the set ; however , the cast got along well with him . In his efforts to bring more realism to the sitcom , Reed often locked horns with the sitcom 's creator and executive producer Schwartz . Reed regularly presented Schwartz with hand-written memoranda detailing why a certain character 's motivation did not make sense or why it was wrong to combine elements of farce and satire . Schwartz generally ignored Reed 's suggestions , although in an attempt to alleviate tension , Reed was allowed to direct some episodes . In a 1983 interview , Reed admitted that he often butted heads with Schwartz , stating , `` We fought over the scripts . Always over the scripts . The producer , Sherwood Schwartz , had done `` Gilligan 's Island '' ... Just gag lines . That would have been what `` The Brady Bunch '' would have been if I had n't protested . '' Reed was particularly appalled by what would turn out to be the show 's final episode , `` The Hair-Brained Scheme '' . He sent Schwartz a memo picking apart the episode , but Schwartz did not receive the memo promptly enough to change the sitcom as Reed wanted . As a result , Reed refused to appear in the episode altogether . Though Schwartz had decided to replace Reed if the series were picked up for a sixth season , the show ended up being cancelled shortly thereafter . Reed later indicated he took the role for financial reasons , but tried to remain positive despite his creative differences with Schwartz by reminding himself the series was primarily about the children . Reed masked his dissatisfaction in front of the camera , always performing professionally without any indication of his unhappiness . Despite his discontentment with the show , Reed genuinely liked his co-stars and was a father figure to the younger cast members . Co-star Susan Olsen became friends with Reed 's daughter Karen , who made a guest appearance in the episode `` The Slumber Caper '' . Reed 's final appearance in the series was in the penultimate episode , `` The Hustler '' . His final line in that episode was `` Now I can get my car in the garage . '' During the run of `` The Brady Bunch '' , Reed also had a recurring role as Lieutenant Adam Tobias on `` Mannix '' , from 1969 to 1975 , and typically appeared in three to five `` Mannix '' episodes each season . He also directed several episodes of `` The Brady Bunch '' during its run . After Reed 's agents overbooked him for a film with Anglia Television , his cancellation led to the 1972 court case of `` Anglia Television Ltd v Reed '' . Later career . After `` The Brady Bunch '' series ended in 1974 , Reed acted on the stage and made guest star appearances on other television series and television movies , including `` Pray for the Wildcats '' and ' . He won critical acclaim for his portrayal of Pat Caddison , a doctor who comes out as transgender , in a two-part episode of `` Medical Center '' in 1975 . The episode also earned him a Primetime Emmy Award nomination . Also that year he appeared in the TV-movie `` The Secret Night Caller '' , as a respectably married man with a compulsion to make obscene phone calls to women he barely knows . Reed appeared in the television film `` The Boy in the Plastic Bubble '' ( 1976 ) , the miniseries `` Rich Man , Poor Man '' ( 1976 ) , and the miniseries `` Roots '' ( 1977 ) . Reed was again nominated for an Emmy Award for his work in `` Rich Man , Poor Man '' and `` Roots '' . He also guest-starred on `` Wonder Woman '' , `` Hawaii Five-O '' , `` Charlie 's Angels '' , `` Galactica 1980 '' and `` Vega $ '' . In 1981 , Reed won the lead role of Dr. Adam Rose on the medical drama `` Nurse '' . Despite being critically acclaimed , the series was canceled the following year . In 1986 , he played the role of Lloyd Kendall on the daytime soap opera `` Search for Tomorrow '' . He also made multiple appearances on `` Fantasy Island '' , `` Hunter '' , `` The Love Boat '' and `` Murder , She Wrote '' . Despite his dislike of `` The Brady Bunch '' and of his character , Reed continued to appear in `` Brady Bunch '' spin-offs and sequels for the remainder of his career . In 1976 , Reed reprised the role of Mike Brady in the variety show `` The Brady Bunch Hour '' , a role he openly embraced because it afforded him the opportunity to sing and dance . He would later appear in the television film , `` The Brady Girls Get Married '' ( 1981 ) , and the television film `` A Very Brady Christmas '' ( 1988 ) . In 1989 , he guest-starred as Mike Brady in `` A Very Brady Episode '' of the NBC sitcom `` Day by Day '' . Also in 1989 , Reed reteamed with his `` Brady Bunch '' co-star Henderson in a guest-starring role on the sitcom `` Free Spirit '' . In 1990 , he reprised the role of Mike Brady for the final time in the drama series , `` The Bradys '' . The series was canceled after six episodes . Reed made his last onscreen appearance in the April 1992 episode of `` Jake and the Fatman '' , `` Ai n't Misbehavin ' '' . Shortly before his death , Reed appeared in the touring production of `` Love Letters '' , opposite Betsy Palmer and taught classes on Shakespeare at UCLA . Personal life . Reed and fellow Northwestern student Marilyn Rosenberger married in July 1954 . They had a daughter , Karen Rietz , before divorcing in 1959 . Reed had realised he was gay . He kept this fact a close secret , since public knowledge of his sexual orientation would have damaged his career during that era . Several years after his death , Reed 's `` Brady Bunch '' co-stars – notably Barry Williams and Florence Henderson – publicly acknowledged his sexual orientation , and admitted that most of the cast and crew of `` The Brady Bunch '' knew but they never discussed it with him and vice versa . In a 2006 interview , Henderson quoted about Reed and about his secret homosexual lifestyle : `` Here he was , the perfect father of this wonderful little family , a perfect husband . Off camera , he was an unhappy person - I think had Bob not been forced to live this double life , I think it would have dissipated a lot of that anger and frustration . I never asked him . I never challenged him . I had a lot of compassion for him because I knew how he was suffering with keeping this secret . '' Williams also said about Reed 's homosexuality : `` Robert did n't want to go there . I do n't think he talked about it with anyone . I just do n't think it was a discussion – period . Had Robert Reed ever came out that he was gay ... it probably would have caused the demise of the show . I think it would have hurt his career tremendously . '' Death . In November 1991 , Reed was diagnosed with colon cancer . When he became ill , he allowed only his daughter and his close friend actress Anne Haney to visit him . Haney later said of Reed , `` He came from the old school , where people had a sense of decorum . He went the way he wanted to , without publicity . '' Weeks before his death , Reed called Henderson and asked her to inform the rest of `` The Brady Bunch '' cast that he was terminally ill . He died on May 12 , 1992 at Huntington Memorial Hospital in Pasadena , California , at age 59 . Reed 's death was initially attributed solely to cancer , but details from his death certificate were made public revealing that Reed was HIV positive . It remains unknown how and when Reed contracted HIV because he kept his medical condition and private life a secret until the day he died , telling only a few close friends . While Reed did not have AIDS at the time of his death , his doctor listed his HIV-positive status as a `` significant condition [ s ] that contributed to death '' on the death certificate . Robert Reed is buried at Memorial Park Cemetery in Skokie , Illinois .
Appliance classes . In the electrical appliance manufacturing industry , the following IEC protection classes are defined in IEC 61140 and used to differentiate between the protective-earth connection requirements of devices . These appliances must have their chassis connected to electrical earth . Class 0 . These appliances have no protective-earth connection and feature only a single level of insulation between live parts and exposed metalwork . If permitted at all , Class 0 items are intended for use in dry areas only . A single fault could cause an electric shock or other dangerous occurrence , without triggering the automatic operation of any fuse or circuit breaker . Sales of such items have been prohibited in much of the world for safety reasons , for example in the UK by Section 8 of and New Zealand by the . However , equipment of this class is common in some 110 V countries , and in much of the 220 V developing world , whether permitted officially or not . These appliances do not have their chassis connected to electrical earth . Class I . These appliances must have their chassis connected to electrical earth ( US : ground ) by a separate earth conductor ( coloured green/yellow in most countries , green in the US , Canada and Japan ) . The earth connection is achieved with a 3-conductor mains cable , typically ending with 3-prong AC connector which plugs into a corresponding AC outlet . The basic requirement is that no single failure can result in dangerous voltage becoming exposed so that it might cause an electric shock and that if a fault occurs the supply will be removed automatically ( this is sometimes referred to as ADS = Automatic Disconnection of Supply ) . A fault in the appliance which causes a live conductor to contact the casing will cause a current to flow in the earth conductor . If large enough , this current will trip an over-current device ( fuse or circuit breaker ( CB ) ) and disconnect the supply . The disconnection time has to be fast enough not to allow fibrillation to start if a person is in contact with the casing at the time . This time and the current rating in turn sets a maximum earth resistance permissible . To provide supplementary protection against high-impedance faults it is common to recommend a residual-current device ( RCD ) also known as a residual current circuit breaker ( RCCB ) , ground fault circuit interrupter ( GFCI ) , or residual current operated circuit-breaker with integral over-current protection ( RCBO ) , which will cut off the supply of electricity to the appliance if the currents in the two poles of the supply are not equal and opposite . Class 0I . Electrical installations where the chassis is connected to earth with a separate terminal , instead of via the mains cable . In effect this provides the same automatic disconnection as Class I , for equipment that otherwise would be Class 0 Class II . A Class II or double insulated electrical appliance is one which has been designed in such a way that it does not require a safety connection to electrical earth ( ground ) . The basic requirement is that no single failure can result in dangerous voltage becoming exposed so that it might cause an electric shock and that this is achieved without relying on an earthed metal casing . This is usually achieved at least in part by having at least two layers of insulating material between live parts and the user , or by using reinforced insulation . In Europe , a double insulated appliance must be labelled `` Class II '' or `` double insulated '' or bear the double insulation symbol ( a square inside another square ) . Insulated AC/DC power supplies ( such as cell-phone chargers ) are typically designated as Class II , meaning that the DC output wires are isolated from the AC input . The designation `` Class II '' should not be confused with the designation `` Class 2 '' , as the latter is unrelated to insulation ( it originates from standard UL 1310 , setting limits on maximum output voltage/current/power ) . Class III . A Class III appliance is designed to be supplied from a separated/safety extra-low voltage ( SELV ) power source . The voltage from a SELV supply is low enough that under normal conditions a person can safely come into contact with it without risk of electrical shock . The extra safety features built into Class I and Class II appliances are therefore not required . For medical devices , compliance with Class III is `` not '' considered sufficient protection , and further more-stringent regulations apply to such equipment .
Jimmy Connors Tennis . `` Jimmy Connors Tennis '' is a tennis simulation video game developed by NMS Software for the Nintendo Entertainment System and the Game Boy , and published by Ubisoft in 1993 . The game was also developed for the Atari Lynx console by Handmade Software and published by Ubisoft . The game features the name and likeness of American world-number-one tennis champion Jimmy Connors . Ubisoft published `` Jimmy Connors Tennis '' two years after Connors ' late-career comeback in the Men 's Singles division at the 1991 US Open , where he reached the semifinals . Gameplay . The player can compete in an ATP World Tour at one of three difficulty levels , or just practice hitting tennis balls . Two players may play competitively . The Game Boy version of the game allows two-player competitive play over a Game Link Cable .
Black-winged lapwing . The black-winged lapwing or greater black-winged lapwing is an east African species that is found from the Ethiopian highlands in the north to central Kenya ( race `` V. m. melanopterus '' ) , and again at middle to coastal elevations in eastern South Africa ( race `` V. m. minor '' ) . It is a habitat specialist of short grass in well-watered temperate grasslands . They may move about locally to find ideal situations , often at night . In their tightly grouped flying flocks they resemble plovers . Description . A black breast band separates the lapwing 's grey head and neck from the white underside . The wing coverts are brown . It has a variable but prominent white forehead patch similar to its near relative , the Senegal lapwing , but in contrast shows a prominent white wingbar in flight , bordered by black remiges . The two species are also separated by their respective habitat preferences , the Senegal lapwing preferring lower , mostly drier locations . Habits and breeding . The black-winged lapwing behaves somewhat like the similar-sized but more generally occurring crowned lapwing and the two species sometimes occur in mixed flocks . The leg colour brightens during the spring breeding season , when the birds sometimes move to higher elevations . Males show mutual aggression at this time and establish territories by calling and display flights which may include exaggerated wing beats . A receptive female will follow the male in flight and copulation may follow soon after . The top of a slope in burnt grassland is a favourite location for nesting . The eggs are fairly large and dark in colour . Incubation starts when the clutch of usually 3 is complete . The adults relay one another in shifts of about 90 minutes . Insulating nest lining is added periodically to the well-lined nest until the eggs are half buried . The young hatch in just under a month and require about another month to become self-sufficient . Food and territories . Black-winged lapwings hunt termites on the ground , which constitutes a large part of their diet . They also take tenebrionid beetles and ants , and in captivity prefer earthworms and mealworms . Feeding territories of smaller than one hectare are defended by small groups of these birds . Newly found territories are most aggressively defended through vocal and visual threat displays or aerial mobbing . Large groups however form non-territorial flocks when ample habitat is found . Conservation status . Human activities impact both positively and negatively on this species ; it is not endangered . The black-winged lapwing is one of the species to which the `` Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds '' ( AEWA ) applies .
Victor Rothschild , 3rd Baron Rothschild . Nathaniel Mayer Victor Rothschild , 3rd Baron Rothschild ' '' , ( 31 October 1910 – 20 March 1990 ) , was a senior executive with Royal Dutch Shell and N M Rothschild & Sons , an advisor to the Edward Heath and Margaret Thatcher governments of the UK , as well as a member of the prominent Rothschild family . Early life . Rothschild was the only son of Charles Rothschild and Rozsika Rothschild ( `` née '' Baroness Edle von Wertheimstein ) . He grew up in Waddesdon Manor and Tring Park Mansion , among other family homes . He had three sisters , including Pannonica de Koenigswarter ( who would become known as the `` Jazz Baroness '' ) and Dame Miriam Louisa Rothschild . Rothschild suffered from the suicide of his father when he was 13 years old . He was educated at Harrow School . Cambridge and London . At Trinity College , Cambridge , he read physiology , French , and English . He played first-class cricket for the University and Northamptonshire . At Cambridge he was known for his playboy lifestyle , driving a Bugatti and collecting art and rare books . Rothschild joined the Cambridge Apostles , a secret society , which at that time was predominantly Marxist , though he stated himself that he `` was mildly left-wing but never a Marxist '' . He became friends with Guy Burgess , Anthony Blunt and Kim Philby ; members of the Cambridge Spy Ring . In 1933 , Rothschild gave Blunt £100 to purchase `` Eliezer and Rebecca '' by Nicolas Poussin . The painting was sold by Blunt 's executors in 1985 for £100,000 and is now in the Fitzwilliam Museum . His flat in London was shared with Burgess and Blunt . This later aroused suspicion that he was the so-called Fifth Man in the Cambridge Spy Ring . Rothschild inherited his title at the age of 26 following the death of his uncle Walter Rothschild , 2nd Baron Rothschild on 27 August 1937 . He sat as a Labour Party peer in the House of Lords , but spoke only twice there during his life ( both speeches were in 1946 , one about the pasteurization of milk , and another about the situation in Palestine ) . World War II . Rothschild was recruited to work for MI5 during World War II in roles including bomb disposal , disinformation and espionage , winning the George Medal for `` dangerous work in hazardous circumstances '' . He was the head of B1C , the `` explosives and sabotage section '' , and worked on identifying where Britain 's war effort was vulnerable to sabotage and counter German sabotage attempts . This included personally dismantling examples of German booby traps and disguised explosives . Cold War , Shell and Think Tank . In `` Who Paid the Piper ? '' ( 1999 ) , an account of CIA propaganda during the Cold War , author Frances Stonor Saunders alleges that Rothschild channelled funds to `` Encounter '' , an intellectual magazine founded in 1953 to support the `` non-Stalinist left '' in advance of US foreign policy goals . After the war , he joined the zoology department at Cambridge University from 1950 to 1970 . He served as chairman of the Agricultural Research Council from 1948 to 1958 and as worldwide head of research at Shell from 1963 to 1970 . Flora Solomon claims in her autobiography that in August 1962 , during a reception at the Weizmann Institute , she told Rothschild that she thought that Tomás Harris and Kim Philby were Soviet spies . When Anthony Blunt was unmasked as a member of the Cambridge Spy ring in 1964 , Rothschild was questioned by Special Branch ( though Blunt was not publicly identified as a Soviet agent until 1979 in the House of Commons by Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher ) . Rothschild was cleared , and continued working on projects for the British government . Rothschild was head of the Central Policy Review Staff from 1971 to 1974 ( known popularly as `` The Think Tank '' ) a staff which researched policy specifically for the Government until Margaret Thatcher abolished it . In 1971 Rothschild was awarded an honorary degree from Tel Aviv University for `` the advancement of science , education and the economy of Israel '' . It was followed in 1975 by an honorary degree from Jerusalem 's Hebrew University . The annual `` Victor Rothschild Memorial Symposia '' is named after Rothschild . Thatcher years and `` Spycatcher '' . In the 1980s , he joined the family bank as chairman in an effort to quell the feuding between factions led by Evelyn Rothschild and Victor 's son , Jacob Rothschild . In this he was unsuccessful as Jacob resigned from the bank to found J. Rothschild Assurance Group ( a separate entity , now St. James 's Place plc ) . In 1982 he published `` An Enquiry into the Social Science Research Council '' at the behest of Sir Keith Joseph , a Conservative minister and mentor of Margaret Thatcher . He continued to work in security as an adviser to Margaret Thatcher . He appears several times in the book `` Spycatcher '' , which he hoped would clear the air over suspicions about his wartime role and the possibility he was involved in the Cambridge spy ring . He was still able to enter the premises of MI5 as a former employee and was aware of suspicions there was a `` mole '' in MI5 , but felt himself above suspicion . While Edward Heath was Prime Minister , Rothschild was a frequent visitor to Chequers , the Prime Minister 's country residence . Throughout his life , he was a valued adviser on intelligence and science to both Conservative and Labour Governments . In 1993 , after the dissolution of the Soviet Union , six retired KGB colonels , including Yuri Modin , the spy ring 's handler , alleged Rothschild was the `` Fifth Man '' . Modin claimed , `` Rothschild was the key to most of the Cambridge ring 's penetration of British intelligence . 'He had the contacts , ' Modin noted . 'He was able to introduce Burgess , Blunt and others to important figures in Intelligence such as Stewart Menzies , Dick White and Robert Vansittart in the Foreign Office ... who controlled MI6 . '' Christopher Andrew and Vasili Mitrokhin , in `` The Mitrokhin Archives '' , make no mention of Rothschild as a Soviet agent and instead identify John Cairncross as the Fifth Man . Rothschild published an autobiography , `` Random Variables '' in 1984 . Despite being an opposition Labour party peer , in 1987 , during the Thatcher Government , Victor played a role in the sacking of BBC Director General Alasdair Milne , who had backed the programmes `` Secret Society '' , `` Real Lives '' , and `` Panorama '' : 'Maggie 's Militant Tendency ' which had angered the Thatcher government . Marmaduke Hussey , who was Chairman of the BBC Board of Governors at the time , implied Rothschild initiated the Milne sacking in his autobiography `` Chance Governs All '' . Rothschild took the step of publishing a letter in British newspapers on 3 December 1986 to state `` ... I am not , and never have been , a Soviet agent '' . In early 1987 Tam Dalyell used parliamentary privilege to suggest Rothschild should be prosecuted for a chain of events he had `` set in train , with Peter Wright and Harry Chapman Pincher '' which had led to a `` breach of confidence in relation to information on matters of state security given to authors '' . He was an advisor to William Waldegrave during the design of the Community Charge , which led to the Poll Tax Riots . Family . In 1933 , he married Barbara Judith Hutchinson ( born 1911 ) . They had three children . Born into a nominally Jewish family , in adult life Rothschild declared himself to be an atheist . His sister Miriam Louisa Rothschild was a distinguished entomologist , and his sister Nica de Koenigswarter was a bebop jazz enthusiast and patron of Thelonious Monk and Charlie Parker .
John Muria . Sir John Baptist Muria is a Solomon Islands judge and was the first indigenous Solomon Islander to be Chief Justice of the Solomon Islands . Muria was Chief Justice of the Solomon islands from 1992 to 2003 . He then sat as a judge on the courts of Sierra Leone from 2003 to 2006 , sitting on each of the High Court of Sierra Leone , the Court of Appeal of Sierra Leone , and the Supreme Court of Sierra Leone . In 2007 , the Commonwealth Secretariat facilitated Muria becoming a justice of the Supreme Court of Belize , where he remained until 2010 . Muria is currently the Chief Justice of the High Court of Kiribati . Muria was appointed as the Chancellor of the Solomon Islands National University , which was officially launched on 18 April 2013 .
White-crowned hornbill . The white-crowned hornbill ( `` Berenicornis comatus '' ) , also known as the long-crested hornbill or white-crested hornbill ( leading to easy confusion with the African white-crested hornbill ) , is a species of hornbill . Taxonomy . It is monotypic within the genus `` Berenicornis '' , although rarely the white-crested hornbill is also included in this genus , and the white-crowned hornbill is sometimes placed in genus `` Aceros '' instead . Description . `` Berenicornis comatus '' is a large hornbill , reaching a length of and a weight of . Females are smaller than males . The plumage is black and white . The head , neck , breast and tail are white , while the remaining plumage is black . It has a white crown feathers erected in a crest ( hence the common name ) . Between the eye and the bill and on the throat there is bare dark blue skin . The bill is mainly black , with a yellowish base . Like most hornbills , it has a blackish casque on the top if its bill . The female has a black neck and underparts . Diet . These birds are territorial and feed on various fruits , lizards , arthropods and larvae . Distribution . This species is found in the Malay Peninsula , Sumatra and Borneo . Habitat . This bird inhabits rainforests at low and medium altitudes , usually at an elevation below 900 meters . It may also be found on fruit , oil-palm and rubber plantations . It is threatened by habitat destruction . Behavior . The female lays two white eggs in a tree hole , then seals herself in by blocking the entrance to the nest with droppings , debris and mud . The male , and other adults and young forming a cooperative group , feed the breeding female and the chicks through a narrow hole . The female breaks the `` wall '' and leaves the nest when the chicks are able to fly .
Artur Siemaszko . Artur Siemaszko ( born 6 January 1997 ) is a Polish footballer who plays for Stomil Olsztyn on loan from Zagłębie Lubin .
List of paintings by Francis Bacon . This is an incomplete list of paintings by the Irish-born British painter Francis Bacon ( 1909 – 1992 ) .
Basford tram stop . Basford is a tram station on Nottingham Express Transit ( NET ) , in the city of Nottingham suburb of Basford . The tram lines here run parallel to the Robin Hood railway line that links Nottingham with Worksop , but there is no corresponding railway station . Both tram and railway lines have two tracks , and the resulting four tracks are crossed by a pedestrian bridge . The tram stop comprises a pair of side platforms on both sides of the tramway . The tram stop is located on the site of the sidings and goods shed of the former Basford Vernon railway station , which opened in 1848 and closed in 1964 . The tram stop opened on 9 March 2004 , along with the rest of NET 's initial system . With the opening of NET 's phase two , Basford is now on the common section of the NET , where line 1 , between Hucknall and Chilwell , and line 2 , between Phoenix Park and Clifton , operate together . Trams on each line run at frequencies that vary between 4 and 8 trams per hour , depending on the day and time of day , combining to provide up to 16 trams per hour on the common section .
Sergey Poltoratsky . Sergey Aleksandrovich Poltoratsky ( , born ) is a retired Soviet heavyweight weightlifter . He won a world title in 1977 , placing second in 1974 and 1975 , and set two ratified world records , in 1970 and 1980 . He competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics , but failed to complete the snatch event .
Phil Larsson . Phil Larsson is an American Improvisation comedian and actor . Larsson 's first professional stage experience began in 1984 with the Milwaukee-based TheaterSportz troupe ( now known as ComedySportz ) . In 1986 , Larsson started Ad-Libs Improvisational Comedy Troupe in Dallas , Texas .
Pavel Pinigin . Pavel Pinigin ( ; ; born 12 March 1953 ) is a former Soviet wrestler and Olympic champion in Freestyle wrestling . He is also three times world champion in freestyle wrestling . Olympics . Pinigin competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal where he received a gold medal in Freestyle wrestling , the `` lightweight '' class .
Armen Ra . Armen Ra is a Persian-Armenian artist , self-taught thereminist , production designer , director , and performer . Career ( 2010-2013 ) . Ra began studying the theremin in 2001 , debuting with the orchestral group Antony & the Johnsons in New York City . Ra has played at the United Nations , Wiener Konzerthaus Mozartsaal Vienna , CBGBs , Knitting Factory , La MaMa E.T.C. , Joe 's Pub , Boulder Museum of Modern Art , Lincoln Center , The Gershwin Hotel , and Dietch Projects . He has performed and recorded with various bands and on many projects ( including a collaboration with British recording artist Marc Almond ( of Soft Cell ) , on the song `` My Madness & I '' from his 2010 release `` Varieté '' ) . His debut solo CD `` Plays the Theremin '' ( released on Bowl & Fork Records in 2010 ) showcases many classical Armenian laments and folk songs . Ra performed on the Sharon Needles album `` PG-13 '' on band Ministry 's cover track `` Everyday Is Halloween '' .
Rongeur . A rongeur is heavy-duty surgical instrument with a sharp-edged , scoop-shaped tip , used for gouging out bone . Rongeur is a French word meaning rodent or 'gnawer ' . A rongeur can be used to open a window in bone , often in the skull , in order to access tissue underneath . They are used in neurosurgery , pediatric surgery , and orthopedic surgery to expose areas for operation . A rongeur is also used in oral maxillofacial surgery to remove bony fragments or soft tissue . It is also used in hand surgery to cut traumatic amputated bone to allow skin to be closed over the defect . A rongeur can also be used in cadaver dissection lab to break through ribs when removing the anterior chest wall . A common example of a surgical rongeur is the Kerrison rongeur , in which its first design was created by Dr. Robert Masters Kerrison ( 1776–1847 ) , an English physician , but it took more than 100 years before the Kerrison rongeur was modified and took its current form .
Sallustius . Sallustius or Sallust ( ; `` Saloustios '' ) was a 4th-century writer , a friend of the Roman Emperor Julian . He wrote the treatise `` On the Gods and the Cosmos '' , a kind of catechism of 4th-century Hellenic paganism . Sallustius ' work owes much to that of Iamblichus of Chalcis , who synthesized Platonism with Pythagoreanism and theurgy , and also to Julian 's own philosophical writings . The treatise is quite concise , and generally free of the lengthy metaphysical theorizing of the more detailed Neoplatonic texts . Its aim is in part `` to parry the usual onslaughts of Christian polemic '' in the face of Christianity 's growing preeminence , and `` me [ e ] t theology with theology '' . Sallustius ' exact identity is a matter of some uncertainty . By some he is identified as Flavius Sallustius who was praetorian prefect of Gaul from 361 until 363 and Julian 's colleague as consul in 363 ) , by others with Saturninius Secundus Salutius a native of Gaul who was praetorian prefect of the Orient in 361 ) .
Aarik Wilson . Aarik Wilson ( born October 25 , 1982 , in Reno , Nevada ) is an American long jumper and triple jumper . He attended Indiana University in Bloomington , Indiana . US Olympic Trials Triple Jump Champion 2008 , US National Indoor Triple Jump Champion 2008 , US National Outdoor Triple Jump Champion 2007 , US National Indoor Triple Jump Champion 2007 ( 17.28 m ) , 3rd National Indoor Championships in Long Jump 2007 ( 8.00 m ) . He also finished fifth at the 2003 Pan American Games and sixth at the 2006 World Athletics Final . He competed at the 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships without reaching the final round . His performances in 2006 earned him a ninth place on the Track & Field News world ranking ; his first ranking among the top ten . According to his biography page at usatf.org , his personal best triple jump outdoors is , achieved in August 2007 in London . His indoor PR in the triple jump is . Wilson 's PR in the long jump is . He won the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials in Eugene , OR with a best jump of . Wilson also holds the Nevada Interscholastic Athletic Association ( NIAA ) 4A State Meet record in the triple jump , with a mark of 51-01.25 feet , set in 2001 as a senior at Churchill County High School in Fallon , NV .
Franc Žitnik . Franc Žitnik ( born March 8 , 1941 in Ljubljana ) is a Yugoslav retired slalom canoeist who competed from the late 1950s to the mid-1970s . He won a silver medal in the C-2 team event at the 1965 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Spittal . Žitnik also finished 19th in the C-2 event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich . His son Boštjan represented Slovenia at the 1992 Summer Olympics where he finished 10th in the C-1 event .
Cours , Deux-Sèvres . Cours is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France .
Rafael Medina . Rafael Medina Rodríguez ( born October 8 , 1979 in Guadalajara ) is a former Mexican professional footballer . El Flamingo made his debut July 22 , 2001 with La Piedad against CD Guadalajara . A game which resulted in a 1-1 tie .
Dąbrowa-Moczydły . Dąbrowa-Moczydły is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Szepietowo , within Wysokie Mazowieckie County , Podlaskie Voivodeship , in north-eastern Poland . It lies approximately south-west of Szepietowo , south of Wysokie Mazowieckie , and south-west of the regional capital Białystok .
Società per le Strade Ferrate del Mediterraneo . The Società per le Strade Ferrate del Mediterraneo ( `` Mediterranean Railway Company '' ) was an Italian railway company from 1885 to 1905 . It was established on 1 July 1885 and it absorbed the lines of the Società per le strade ferrate dell'Alta Italia ( Upper Italian Railways , SFAI ) west of Milan , SFAI 's line from Genoa to Pisa , most of the Società per le strade ferrate romane ( `` Roman Railways '' ) lines and most of the mainland network of the Società per le Strade Ferrate Calabro-Sicule ( `` Calabrian-Sicilian Railroads '' ) . The company operated the state network known as Rete Mediterranea ( RM ) , which was absorbed into the state company Ferrovie dello Stato on 1 July 1905 .
Future Present Past . `` Future Present Past '' is the second EP by American band The Strokes , released on June 3 , 2016 through Cult Records . The title represents each song : `` Drag Queen '' refers to the `` future '' , `` OBLIVIUS '' – the `` present '' , and `` Threat of Joy '' – the `` past '' . Music videos . On June 2 , 2016 , the band released a lyric video for `` Drag Queen , '' featuring various vaporwave-themed GIF animations created by the artist KidMograph/Gustavo Torres , and edited and arranged by Liz Hirsch . Initially `` OBLIVIUS '' was to have a music video , but Casablancas later stated that it was `` shut down '' by the band 's publishers as it became `` too political '' . `` Threat of Joy '' was chosen instead , and was shot by the band 's frequent collaborator Warren Fu . Fu stated that the plot had been written in two days notice , and features a tongue-in-cheek look at the failed attempt to make an “ OBLIVIUS ” video as its `` MacGuffin '' . It was released via Noisey on June 28 , 2016 . A lyric video for `` OBLIVIUS '' was the EP 's final , and was released on July 12 , 2016 . Like `` Drag Queen '' , it features vaporwave-themed GIF animations created by KidMograph/Gustavo Torres , edited and arranged by Liz Hirsch . Reception . `` Future Present Past '' received positive reviews , and holds a score of 75/100 on Metacritic based on six reviews , indicating a `` generally favorable '' response . `` Mystery has forever shaped the mythology behind the Strokes , and they ’ re rarely so forthcoming . Which is why Casablancas ’ peculiar transparency is one of the more alluring accomplishments , '' said Michael Roffman of Consequence of Sound . Barry Nicolson of NME added that , `` Perhaps the highest compliment you could pay this EP is that if you did n't know who it was and had no preconceived notions about what it should — or should n't — sound like , you 'd think you had stumbled across something very special indeed . '' Personnel . Credits adapted from EP liner notes .
Tillinge Runestone . The Tillinge Runestone , designated as U 785 under Rundata , is a Viking Age memorial runestone that was found at the church of Tillinge in Uppland , Sweden . Description . The Tillinge Runestone inscription consists of a runic text within a serpent . It was initially found within the church wall , but the full inscription could not be read until it was removed from the wall in 1946 and raised in front of the church . Many runestones were reused for materials in the construction of roads , bridges , walls , and buildings before their historical significance was understood . The inscription is dated as being from the first half of the 11th century and is in Old Norse and written using the younger futhark . The Tillinge Runestone was raised by a man in memory of his brother who died in Serkland , and ends in a prayer for the brother 's soul . It may be one of the Ingvar Runestones , but is not included in that group as it does not mention Ingvar the Far-Travelled , the leader of a Swedish Viking expedition to the Caspian Sea . As such , this runestone may be a memorial to a Varangian who died while in service in Asia . The inscription is unsigned and has been attributed either to runemasters named Torbjörn or Gunnar . The inscription is classified as being carved in runestone style Pr1 , which is also known as the Ringerike style .
Physical metallurgy . Physical metallurgy is one of the two main branches of the scientific approach to metallurgy , which considers in a systematic way the physical properties of metals and alloys . It is basically the fundamentals and applications of the theory of phase transformations in metal and alloys , as the title of classic , challenging monograph on the subject with this title . So , while chemical metallurgy involves the domain of reduction/oxidation of metals , physical metallurgy deals mainly with mechanical and magnetic/electric/thermal properties of metals – treated by the discipline of solid state physics . Calphad methodology , able to produce Phase diagrams which is the basis for evaluating or estimating physical properties of metals , relies on Computational thermodynamics i.e . on Chemical thermodynamics and could be considered a common and useful field for both the two sub-disciplines .
Best Male Track Athlete ESPY Award . The Best Male Track Athlete ESPY Award was presented annually between 1993 and 2006 to the male track and field athlete , irrespective of nationality , adjudged to be the best in a given calendar year . Beginning in 2007 , this award was combined with the parallel Best Female Track Athlete ESPY Award into the single Best Track and Field Athlete ESPY Award . Between 1993 and 2004 , the award voting panel comprised variously fans ; sportswriters and broadcasters , sports executives , and retired sportspersons , termed collectively `` experts '' ; and ESPN personalities , but balloting thereafter was exclusively by fans over the Internet from amongst choices selected by the ESPN Select Nominating Committee . Through the 2001 iteration of the ESPY Awards , ceremonies were conducted in February of each year to honor achievements over the previous calendar year ; awards presented thereafter were conferred in June and reflected performance from the June previous .
Dotten Nunatak . Dotten Nunatak ( ) is a nunatak 2 nautical miles ( 4 km ) north of Smalegga Ridge , near the mouth of Gillock Glacier in the Sør Rondane Mountains . It was mapped by Norwegian cartographers in 1957 from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump , 1946–47 , and named Dotten ( the lump ) .
Guy Gauthier . Guy Gauthier ( March 20 , 1920 - March 10 , 2014 ) was a Canadian politician and a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec . Background . He was born in Acton Vale , Montérégie and became a physician . City Politics . Gauthier served as a city councillor from 1950 to 1953 , as Mayor from 1955 to 1972 and as school board member from 1959 to 1963 in Saint-Michel-des-Saints . Member of the legislature . He ran as a Union Nationale candidate in the 1966 election in the provincial district of Berthier and won . He served as the parliamentary assistant to the Minister of Health in 1969 and 1970 . He was re-elected in the 1970 election . Gauthier served as his party 's Deputy House Whip from 1966 to 1972 . He lost the 1973 election against Liberal candidate Michel Denis .
Knightfall ( Once Upon a Time ) . `` Knightfall '' is the thirteenth episode of the seventh season and the 146th episode overall of the American fantasy-drama series `` Once Upon a Time '' . Written by Jerome Schwartz and Miguel Ian Raya and directed by Steve Miner , it premiered on ABC in the United States on March 16 , 2018 . In the episode , Hook seeks out a device that will help free Alice from the Tower in the past , while in the present day Tilly becomes concerned about Rogers when Eloise agrees to be interrogated , Lucy turns to help so she can save Henry and Ivy decides to bury the hatchet with Jacinda as she looks to find Anastasia . Opening sequence . The head belonging to Ivy 's doll is featured inside the `` O '' mirrored fonts . In the Characters ' Past . In the new realm , Alice is experiencing a nightmare that Gothel will come for her , but as she wakes up , Hook is there to comfort her , promising to end the nightmares once and for all . The two then take a pair of Chess pieces , a white knight for Alice and a black rook for Hook . Later on , he seeks out the still jailed Rumpelstiltskin for help and the two agree to a deal . Rumple informs Hook of a device that will help save his daughter , but it 's already in the possession of another seafarer . Hook arrived to confront Ahab , the current possessor of Maui 's fish hook . However , Ahab starts taunting Hook , and rather than fighting , Hook and Ahab decided on a dice game with the winner getting the Jolly Roger and keeping the fish hook . Surprisingly enough , Hook wins the throw . But Ahab is n't convinced that Hook has returned to his swashbuckling ways , and as he follows Hook back to Rumple 's cell the tensions between the two reach the point of taunting Hook for abandoning Alice . This leads to a gun duel between Hook and Ahab , and Hook again emerges as the winner , then runs off to return to Alice . Unfortunately , the nightmare of Alice being taken away by Gothel comes true , as Hook returns to use the fish hook to free Alice , only to have Gothel appear and taunt Hook before banishing him for good from the Tower and acquiring the fish hook , leaving Alice screaming and crying out for her father , who is now left a weakened man . These events are what lead to Hook becoming the old , beer-bellied , depressed drunkard that was first encountered in the wish realm . In The Present Day . Tilly starts to have strange reactions to Gothel 's presence that has made her nervous , but Rogers and Weaver ignore her subliminal cry for help , as they try to focus on the case at hand involving the killings of the witches . Eloise suddenly shows up at the station and agrees to being interrogated , but only by Rogers , and Weaver allows it . The interrogation between Rogers and Gothel is turned into a mind game as Eloise uses Rogers ' psyche to gauge his past , but to no avail . Outside the room , Tilly becomes concerned for Rogers as she watches by means of the surveillance camera screen , especially after he leaves the room for a second and Eloise looks directly at the camera in order to scare and taunt Tilly . Tilly again expresses her anxiety to Weaver , who blows her off yet again , claiming that Rogers is handling things . Back in the room , Eloise tells Rogers that the killer is grappling with pain to fill a void , then offers a clue , in which the victims had a heart shaped box , and gives Rogers a cryptic message to follow his heart in order to capture the killer . When Rogers and Weaver arrive to the hospital upon learning of a delivery of heart-shaped boxes to the intended victims ( including one that passed away years earlier ) , the two learn that the blind baker has been killed , and they find Tilly in the hospital room , freaking out while holding a bloody scalpel . She shouts at them , very frightened and disoriented , before escaping out a window . Rogers and Weaver come across the witches ' symbol back in the warehouse but with two sectors crossed out , indicative of the two deaths . Weaver tells Rogers that he doesnt think the killer is Tilly . When asked why she stopped Henry from kissing Jacinda , Lucy claims it is because she is jealous of Henry and looking for more time with her mother . Henry explains to Regina about what happened one morning , ( Regina having just left Facilier 's house ) and Regina offers solace . Later on , Ivy visits Henry at his apartment , but as expected , he is n't interested in Ivy but suggests that she should find comfort with her family . Ivy somehow takes that advice and pays a surprise visit to Jacinda 's by returning everything Victoria took from her as a way to bury the hatchet . Jacinda and Ivy make up and Jacinda returns to Ivy a doll that she had kept . This gives Ivy an idea , so when she returns to see Henry , she asks him to help find Anastasia as she believes that he can do this and he agrees . Later that evening , Lucy goes to speak to Regina at her bar and shows her the page about Henry dying . When she shows the page to Regina , Regina reveals to Lucy that she is awake , and the two agreed to help find a way save Henry . The two come up a new code name for their mission , called `` Operation Hyacinth . '' Casting notes . Mekia Cox is credited but does n't appear in the episode . Reviews . The episode received positive reviews from critics with most of the praise going towards O'Donoghue 's performance . `` Buddy TV '' noted that it was time to give Colin O'Donoghue time to shine in this episode : `` It was a convoluted road bringing him into the fold , but since his introduction , Wish Hook has been one of the highlights of Once Upon a Time season 7 . Yet as fun as the character has been , he has n't had many episodes focused purely on him , although that could be because his cursed persona is duller than Prince Charming after an all-nighter of smoldering . In this episode , `` Knightfall '' , `` Once Upon a Time '' tries to correct things by giving an episode focused completely on Hook in both realms . It 's a bumpy road , certainly in the Rogers half , but because Colin O'Donoghue is leading it , there is the usual Hook charm at play that makes up a lot of slack . '' `` Entertainment Weekly '' < nowiki/ > 's Justin Kirkland had no grade for this episode .
W. Byford Jones . W. Byford Jones ( died 2006 ) was an English author and English military officer ( Lieutenant Colonel ) . He wrote extensively about the Middle East as well as the history of oil production .
24th Japan Film Professional Awards . The is the 24th edition of the Japan Film Professional Awards . It awarded the best of 2014 in film which had not received any Japanese award at that time . The ceremony took place on May 9 , 2015 at Theatre Shinjuku in Tokyo .
Andrej Markudov . Andrej Markudov ( ) ( born 23 March 1996 ) is a Macedonian handball player who plays for RK Butel Skopje . Biography . Starting with handball at the age of 13 Andrej was found by RK Metalurg scouts and immediately given a 5-year contract . As one of the top prospects in his position he managed to seal his place in the Metalurg youth team and the youth categories of the national team . Since 2011 he played in every national meeting , having over 100 games for the NT , but eventually missed the 2017 World Men 's Handball Championship due lack of play time in his club . In 2015 he was traded to RK Pelister in a swap including four players . His career in Bitola went on and off as the team changed coaches throughout his two years of stay , eventually having the greatest of impact on the hand of the legendary coach Kasim Kamenica . Leaving RK Pelister in August 2017 he joined the ambitious project of RK Butel Skopje as a new top project in Macedonian handball is born .
People and Pets Dog Airlines . People and Pets Dog Airlines LLC ( doing business as PawFund Animal Rescue ) was a company based in Houston , Texas . The company originally intended to begin for-hire flights transporting dogs and cats in 2015 after obtaining the required FAA certification . People and Pets operated one aircraft , a Cessna 150 , based at West Houston Airport . The company asserted it was the only `` pet-only '' airline operating their own flights , as opposed to the now defunct Pet Airways that operated using multiple contracted air carriers . People and Pets began charity animal rescue flights on March 1 , 2015 . History . People and Pets was founded by a thirteen-year-old in June 2014 after a stressful experience shipping his dog on another airline in 2009 . Their first aircraft was acquired in April 2014 . People and Pets began their charity flights ( PawFund ) on March 1 , 2015 . In June 2016 , the company suspended their plans to launch for-hire flights . As of February 2017 , the company appears to be defunct . PawFund . PawFund was the charitable division of People and Pets providing free animal transportation to animal rescue groups . People and Pets Dog Airlines began operating PAWfund flights on March 1 , 2015 , prior to the launch of for-profit operations . Ground Transport . On April 21 , 2015 , the company announced the launch of a new division providing ground transportation called People and Pets Animal Transportation . The service was launched in May 2015 , but was temporarily suspended shortly thereafter . As of March 2016 , the division remains closed .
WUFT ( TV ) . WUFT , virtual channel 5 ( UHF digital channel 36 ) , is a Public Broadcasting Service ( PBS ) member television station licensed to Gainesville , Florida , United States . The station is owned by the University of Florida , and maintains studios and offices at Weimer Hall on the University 's campus ; its transmitter is located on Northwest 53rd Avenue in Gainesville . On cable , WUFT can be seen on Cox channel 3 in Gainesville and channel 5 in Ocala . There is a high definition feed offered on Cox digital channel 1003 in Gainesville and channel 1005 in Ocala . It is also available on Comcast Xfinity channel 25 in Jacksonville ( ABC affiliate WJXX , which broadcasts over the air on virtual channel 25 , is carried on Xfinity channel 5 ) . History . WUFT first signed on the air November 10 , 1958 as the third educational television station in Florida . The station was a major beneficiary of a quirk in the FCC 's plan for allocating stations . In the early days of broadcast television , there were twelve VHF channels available and 69 UHF channels ( later reduced to 55 in 1983 ) . The VHF bands were more desirable because they carried longer distances . Since there were only twelve VHF channels available , there were limitations as to how closely the stations could be spaced . After the FCC 's `` Sixth Report and Order '' ended the license freeze and opened the UHF band in 1952 , it devised a plan for allocating VHF licenses . Under this plan , almost all of the country would be able to receive two commercial VHF channels plus one noncommercial channel . Most of the rest of the country ( `` 1/2 '' ) would be able to receive a third VHF channel . Other areas would be designated as `` UHF islands '' since they were too close to larger cities for VHF service . The `` 2 '' networks became CBS and NBC , `` +1 '' represented non-commercial educational stations , and `` 1/2 '' became ABC ( which was the weakest network usually winding up with the UHF allocation where no VHF was available ) . However , what would become of the Gainesville market is sandwiched between Jacksonville ( channels 4 , 7 , and 12 ) to the northeast , Tallahassee ( channels 6 and 11 ) to the northwest , and Orlando ( channels 2 , 6 , and 9 ) and Tampa Bay ( channels 3 , 8 , 10 , and 13 ) to the south . This created a large `` doughnut '' in North Central Florida where there could only be `` one '' VHF license . WUFT was fortunate enough to gain that license , and as a result , Gainesville became unique in that a public television station was the market 's oldest television station ( Gainesville 's first commercial television station , WCJB-TV , did not sign on until 1971 ) . WUFT rebranded in August 2010 , calling itself `` Florida 's 5 '' . Digital channels . WUFT is the only PBS affiliate in the state of Florida to not carry the national 24/7 PBS Kids network on one of its subchannels . Analog-to-digital conversion . WUFT discontinued regular programming on its analog signal , over VHF channel 5 , on June 12 , 2009 , the official date in which full-power television stations in the United States transitioned from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate . The station 's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 36 . Through the use of PSIP , digital television receivers display the station 's virtual channel as its former VHF analog channel 5 . Newscasts . WUFT-TV broadcasts local newscasts staffed and produced by students in the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications . WUFT-TV broadcasts two main newscasts , along with a variety of special reports and half-hour specials . `` First Edition '' , currently a six-minute newscast , airs weekdays at noon for 100 shows per year . `` WUFT News - First at 5:00 '' ( the main newscast , formerly known as `` Report 5 '' and `` Evening News '' ) is a half-hour weekday newscast at 5 p.m. which airs 200+ days per year . Starting in the Spring of 2014 , WUFT-TV added a 6 p.m. newscast , that is also thirty minutes long , but that has since been canceled , leaving just the 5 p.m. news . Before the move to 5 p.m. , the newscast used to be on at its long-time home at 5:30 p.m. , to possibly avoid competing against ABC affiliate WCJB . When it was moved to 5 p.m. , the same reason existed .
Rulers of the Hawaiian Islands . The rulers of the Hawaiian islands ( `` noho aliʻi o ko Hawaiʻi Pae ʻAina '' ) are a line of native Hawaiians who were independent rulers of various subdivisions of the land and islands of Hawaii . Their genealogy is traced to Hānalaʻanui and others . The caste system of ancient Hawaiian society was established around 1200 AD and separated the people into 4 distinct ranks that were all below the supreme ruler ( `` ali ‘ i nui '' ) of the island . The `` ali ‘ i nui '' would distribute the land to the lower ranking chiefs who would run the land and collect offerings and taxes . The `` ali ‘ i nui '' would also ultimately be responsible for the sacred kapu , a system of rules designed to control social order . The `` noho ali ‘ i '' were known for their brightly colored and intricately constructed battle regalia of feathered capes and helmets called a mahiole ( helmet ) and ʻahu ʻula ( cloak or cape ) . History . The history of the ancient Polynesians was passed down through oral genealogy chants that were recited at both formal and family functions . The genealogy of the high chiefs could be traced back to the period believed to be inhabited by gods . The `` pua ali ‘ i '' were considered to be living gods . Sometime between 1 and 600 , the first Polynesians began to settle the islands . By about 1000 , settlements founded along the perimeters of the islands were beginning to cultivate their own foods in gardens , and by 1500 , they would begin to spread inward to the interiors of the islands and religion began to be more emphasised . A Tahitian priest named Pā ‘ ao is said to have brought a new order to the islands around 1200 . The new order included new laws and a new social structure for the islands separating the people into classes . The `` ali ‘ i nui '' was the king , with his `` ‘ aha kuhina '' just below them . The `` ali ‘ i '' were the royal nobles with the `` kahuna '' ( high priest ) below them , the `` maka ‘ āinana '' ( commoners ) next with the `` kauā '' below them as the lowest ranking social caste . Land division . Land was divided up in strict adherence to the wishes of the `` Ali ‘ i Nui '' . The island was called the `` mokupuni '' and was split into several `` Kapana '' . The `` Kapana '' ( district ) parameters ran from the highest mountain peak down to about a mile out to sea . These divisions were ruled by an `` Aliʻi ʻAikapana '' , who would have been appointed by the ruling chief ( Alii 'Aimoku ) . Each of these `` Kapana '' were further split into `` Ahupua'au '' , named after the dividing boundary alter where taxes were collected for each area during the Makahiki . And each Ahupua'a was ruled by an Alii 'Ai Ahupua'a . Each `` ahupua'a '' was then managed by a headman called a Konohiki . Furthermore , each Ahupua'a was cut into smaller slivers of land ( 'Ili Ahupua'a ) , each ruled by an Alii 'Ai 'Iliahupua'a . These were the divisions of land which the commoners or Maka'ainana possessed . Although the land belonged to the Chiefs , the commoners were their tenants and were given use of the land . Duties and responsibilities . The `` ali ‘ i nui '' were responsible for making sure the people observed a strict `` Kapu '' ( a code of conduct relating to taboos ) . The system had rules regarding many aspects of Hawaiian social order , fishing rights , and even where women could eat . After the death of Kamehameha I the system was abolished , and the Hawaiian religion soon fell as the gods were also abandoned . Regalia and privilege . The ali ‘ i had a number of specific items , tokens and other regalia that identified them as divine , powerful , high ranking and wealthy by ancient Hawaiian standards . Many of these items were status symbols for their rarity , high value , or magnificence . The regalia was also designed to emulate European royalty after foreign contact was established on a regular basis . The mahiole ( helmet ) and ʻahu ʻula ( cloak or cape ) were the right of only the highest ranking chiefs . They were created using intricate feather crafting in designs to represent the divinity of the chiefs as well as their power . A single ʻahu ʻula took thousands of birds to supply feathers . The regalia were worn only during battle or ceremonial acts . On his contact with the islands , Captain James Cook was given several ʻahu ʻula and a mahiole as gifts from Kalaniʻōpuʻu . The Niho Palaoa is a sperm whale ivory tooth carved for the use of the ruling chiefs . It would be worn , suspended by finely coiled human hair and , when worn , is called a `` lei niho palaoa '' . The royal standard of the ali ‘ i was the kāhili , a symbol of the ruling chiefs . It was a stem of bundled feathers that were carried by attendants .
Horatio Nelson Young . Horatio Nelson Young ( July 19 , 1845 – July 3 , 1913 ) was a United States Navy sailor who received the Medal of Honor for his actions on the USS `` Lehigh '' during the American Civil War . Biography . Young was born in Calais , Maine , a small United States-British North America border town . As a young man he lived in a place where crossing the bridge over the St. Croix River to St. Stephen , New Brunswick for employment , shopping , hospitalization , or just visiting friends , was an almost daily part of life . Following the outbreak of the American Civil War , Young traveled to Boston , Massachusetts where he joined the United States Navy . On November 16 , 1863 , the 18-year-old was serving aboard the when the ship ran aground in Charleston Harbor . In rough waters and under heavy enemy fire , Young and two other sailors , Landsman Frank S. Gile and Landsman William Williams , succeeded in passing in a small boat from their ship to the with a line wrapped on a hawser that would enable the `` Lehigh '' to be freed from her position . For this action , Young , Gile , and Williams each received the Medal of Honor , the United States ' highest military decoration . Young died in 1913 and was interred in the St. Stephen Rural Cemetery , in St. Stephen , New Brunswick , Canada , surrounded by other Canadian and American war dead . Medal of Honor citation . Rank and organization : Seaman , U.S. Navy . Born : July 19 , 1845 , Calais , Maine . G.O . No . : 32 , April 16 , 1864 . On board the U.S.S . Lehigh , Charleston Harbor , 16 November 1863 , during the hazardous task of freeing the Lehigh , which had grounded , and was under heavy enemy fire from Fort Moultrie . After several previous attempts had been made , Young succeeded in passing in a small boat from the Lehigh to the Nahant with a line bent on a hawser . This courageous action while under severe enemy fire enabled the Lehigh to be freed from her helpless position .
European Federation for Primatology . The European Federation for Primatology ( EFP ) was founded on December 17 , 1993 . The seat of the Federation is Niederhausbergen ( France ) . The EFP brings together national primatological societies , as well as groups of primatologists in those countries of Europe where such societies are not yet founded . The EFP members , who belong to societies or groups affiliated to the Federation , are involved in fundamental research , applied biomedical research and zoo management . This accounts for more than 1100 scientists , graduate students and zoo managers . More than 30 academic institutions are represented in the EFP through their membership . The colonies of primates which belong to these institutions account for about 2000 non-human primates . Purposes . Protection of captive primates , i.e . the improvement of their well-being , is one of the most important activities within EFP . Therefore , EFP promotes dialogue with all people involved in primatology and studies providing scientific evidence on primate welfare issues . Foreign relationships . The EFP is a member of IPS . The Secretary is nominated to the President of the IPS for appointment as the Regional Secretary for Europe of the la IPS . Publications . `` Folia Primatologica '' , Basel ( Swiss ) , is the Federation 's official publication . Meetings . The 'Asociación Primatológica Española ' ( APE ) organised the first scientific meeting of EFP : European Workshop on Primate Research , Madrid ( Spain ) , October 16–19 , 1996 , linked to own I APE Congress . After the meeting , according to the success of the local Organisation presided by Fernando Colmenares Gil , it was agreed that the next EFP congresses would be held similarly linked to other national ones . So the first EFP Congress took place with the IX German society Congress , Göttingen ( Germany ) , August 9–12 , 2005 , was organising the 'Gesellschaft für Primatologie ' .
Dadasaheb Torne . Ramchandra Gopal `` Dadasaheb '' Torne ( Marathi : रामचंद्र गोपाळ `` दादासाहेब '' तोरणे ) ( 13 April 1890 - 19 January 1960 ) was an Indian director and producer , best known for making the first feature film in India , `` Shree Pundalik '' . This historic record is well established by an advertisement in `` The Times of India '' published on 25 May 1912 . Several leading reference books on cinema including `` The Guinness Book of Movie Facts & Feats '' , `` A Pictorial History of Indian Cinema '' and `` Marathi Cinema : In Restrospect '' amply substantiate this milestone achievement of the pioneer Indian feature-filmmaker . He is considered the `` Father of Indian cinema . '' Although Torne made his first film , `` Shree pundalik '' ( पुंडलिक , 1912 ) just under a year before Dhundiraj Govind `` Dadasaheb '' Phalke made his , it is the latter who is regarded as the father of Indian cinema . The distinction may lie with the fact that , unlike Phalke , Torne sent his film overseas for processing . Moreover , Torne 's `` Pundalik '' was 1,500 ' ( c. 22 minutes ) long , about 1,200 ' shorter than Phalke 's `` Raja Harischandra '' , which ran for about 40 minutes . Early years . Ramchandra Gopal Torne was born on 13 April 1890 in Malwan village on the western Indian Konkan coast near Mumbai . Following his father 's death , the young boy and his mother were asked to leave the house by his uncle and they were forced to live in poverty . At the age of 10 or 11 , and with only four years of formal education behind him , Torne dropped out of school and headed to Mumbai . Once there , he was employed by the Cotton Green Electrical Company , where he learned basic electrical installation and instrument repair . First shooting of an Indian film . This is where he got in touch with the Shripad theater company . He was quite impressed by the plays conducted by this company as well as the new foreign films which were being released in Mumbai . As a young man of 21-22 , he got interested in making his own movie . With another friend and financier , Mr. Chitre , he managed to import raw film and movie camera from abroad , and shot the first Indian feature film `` Shree Pundalik '' . This first Indian feature film was released on 18 May 1912 in Mumbai 's Coronation movie theater . Almost one year after this movie was released , Dadasaheb Phalke released the second Indian feature film `` Raja Harischandra '' in the same theater on 3 May 1913 . `` Pundalik '' continued to run in the same movie theatre in Mumbai for about two weeks . The advertisement for the film published in The Times of India used such attractive announcements to lure more viewers -- `` Half of the Mumbai population has seen it , the remaining half should also see it '' . `` Pundalik '' was in fact shooting of a play in film-mode . The camera used to be fixed on one platform and was a very heavy opto-mechanical-electrical instrument . So only `` one angle '' movie recording was possible . There was no concept of editing or close-up shots , etc . After watching the recorded movie , Dadasaheb was not happy with the overall performance and the effect it was giving . He decided to record it in parts and then join the film together . This is the job now professionally done by the film editor and is an important job in the movie industry today . Many effects will be ineffective if the editor does not do his job properly . For example , in a standard recorded fight scene , there are at least 36 shots shown in the span of 30 seconds . Dadasaheb was an original director , special effects person , editor , sound recordist and a master of many other techniques now commonly used in modern movie-making . Film production and distribution company . Dadasaheb Torne was working in Greaves Cotton company when this movie was released . The company transferred him to Karachi . He caught another young man there , Baburao Pai , and started releasing Hollywood movies in Karachi . For this he opened offices in Karachi and other places . He is the first Indian to open the distribution offices and a movie distribution company . In the next 3–4 years , he spent with Baburao Painter in Kolhapur . After coming back to Mumbai he started his own `` Movie Camera Company '' . Due to the first World War in Europe , he established contacts in the United States of America . He started importing all the relevant instruments required for the movie industry , like cameras , film etc . This company turned out to be a big boon to the film-makers of that time and immediately became the buzz-word . All his efforts eventually paid off and many new movie companies were soon formed . Around 1929 , with his colleague Baburao Pai , he started a joint venture company , `` Famous Pictures '' . This movie distribution company created history and made crores of rupee business in that era , right from the silent movies to the talkies . Torne and Ardeshir Irani . Famous Pictures had started already importing Hollywood movies , some of them talkies . This was a big revolution for the film industry . Additionally , there was new technology involved . Realizing the importance of the talkies , Dadasaheb Torne saw that the talkies were becoming popular day by day . With his foresight he bought the agency of the Talkie-Machinery and , with the help of Americans , he learned how to use it . A few years earlier , while working in the Royal Art Studio of Mumbai , he met Ardeshir Irani . He advised Irani to start his own studio ( the famous Jyoti Studio ) and film production company ( The Imperial Film Company ) . Irani appointed Dadasaheb as a manager at both the places . Later , on Dadasaheb 's advice , Irani formed another company out of the unit of Imperial Film company , the Sagar Film Company . Around this time , Dadasaheb directed two films : `` Sindabad the Sailor '' ( 1930 ) and `` Dilbar '' ( 1931 ) . Both were silent movies . Next he again advised Irani to make a talkie . They had now all the machinery required for the production and taught the technicians in the Imperial Company , how to use it . The work on `` Alam Ara '' was kept secret . Within a span of two months , history was created : on 14 March 1931 , India 's first talkie , `` Alam Ara '' , was released in the Majestic Cinema Theater . There was an overwhelming response to `` Alam Ara '' . After this success , he immediately supplied the machinery to Prabhat , Ranajit , Wadia , etc . studios . These studios started making new talkies . The end of silent movies had come . The scene now was completely different . Later productions . Dadasaheb decided to form his own company and stop working under the supervision of others . In Pune near Shankarshet Road , he formed his own company , called Saraswati Cinetone ( सरस्वती सिनेटोन ) . The company 's first movie was `` Sham Sundar '' . The first Silver Jubilee movie of the Indian film industry , it turned out to be legendary . It introduced two young artists , Shahu Modak and Shanta Apte . Chintamanrao Modak , the famous sound recordist , and Baapurao Ketkar , the famous music director , began their careers on this movie . The company 's second movie was `` Aout Ghatakecha Raja '' , which introduced Master Viththal ( who later became famous as Indian Douglas ) as director . The first double role in Indian film was in this movie . The third movie was `` Bhakta Pralhaad '' , which famously had a large amount of trick photography . Through his mastery of the lens , several optical effects were created . The special effects were appreciated by Indian as well as foreign technicians . He was a pioneer in many respects . He introduced many firsts in the film industry . Many talented artists such as Mehboob ( Mehboob Studio ) , Kardar , Bhalaji Pendharkar , Vishram Bedekar , R. S. Chowdhary , C. Ramchandra , Jayashree , Ratnamaalaa ( Dada Kondke 's `` Aaye '' ) and `` Alam Ara '' heroine Zubeida were first introduced by him . He made several movies later : `` Thaksen Rajputra '' , `` Chhatrapati Sambhaji '' , `` Krishnashishtai '' , `` Savitri '' , `` Raja Gopichand '' , `` Narad Naradi '' , `` Bhagva Zenda '' , `` Mazi Ladki '' , `` Navardev '' , etc . He made 17 movies : three Hindi , eight Marathi and six Hindi+Marathi . A documentary film , `` Akshar-Olakh '' , was produced for the `` Saksharata Prasar Mandal '' . This film was produced more a social commitment than for entertainment or business . The last movie of Saraswati Cinetone was `` Aawaj '' , released on 22 May 1942 , starring Maya Banerji , Swarnalata and Waasti . Final years . Most of these movies and their sole copies were burnt . He had built a studio in Pune , where now Chakan Oil Mill stands . In 1947 , when he had gone out of town for some work , his colleague and friend stole all the movie cameras and other expensive equipment and took it to Pakistan . Religious fanaticism won over the decades-old friendship . This shook him badly and had his first heart attack in 1947 . But his mother helped him come out of this agony and loss . His career was now over after such a blow from someone he knew and worked with for several decades . In his later years he had retired from the industry and as it is the industry was now changing its colors and ways quite rapidly . The movie `` Shamsundar '' had given him the financial stability and he lived in his house `` Chandrika '' ( name of his mother ) at Shivajinagar . He died there on the morning of 19 January 1960 in his sleep .
All Saints ' College , Perth . All Saints ' College is a private Anglican coeducational school in Bull Creek , a southern suburb of Perth , Western Australia . The school is situated ten kilometres south of the Perth CBD on of land . It was founded in 1981 , the first coeducational Anglican secondary school in the Perth metropolitan area and the first Anglican secondary school in the southern suburbs , and now caters for students from pre-kindergarten to year 12/13 . History . Planning for the college began in 1979 , and the first enrolment was accepted in that year . Construction began in 1980 and the first classes were held in 1981 . Initially the college had approximately 100 students , in years 7 and 8 . The college chapel was built in 1989 , and the junior school in 1992 . The swimming pool and learning centre were added in 2001 . A student gathering area named `` The Common '' was installed in 2008 . In late 2009 , the college adopted a new logo , which was used from 2010 onwards . A new indoor sports centre was completed in August 2010 . During 2010 , the senior school library was expanded , re-opening at the start of the 2011 academic year . A new performing arts theatre was built in 2012 , and opened in 2013 . Junior school . The junior school facilities include music rooms , an art complex , a library , computing facilities , an enrichment centre and a theatre . Senior school . Year 8 students take part in a peer support programme that helps them to make the transition to senior school . Year 11 students are given training for a mentoring role in a peer support programme that has been operating for several years . The year 12/13 learning centre was the first of its kind in Australia . The three-storey building comprises classrooms , laboratories and student amenities . Every room has air-conditioning , television and video and is online , with both wireless and wired network technology . The ground floor features an independent learning area with study carrels and computers , a quiet study room and a student common room . Houses . The college has a pastoral house system with six houses , named after Western Australian historical figures . Forrest , Murdoch , O'Connor and Stirling were established with the college in 1981 . Cowan and Durack were added in 1994 as the student numbers increased . Between 1993 and 2011 , the junior school had separate houses : Bussell , Drummond , Molloy and Riley . In 2012 , these houses were disbanded and the students transferred to the same houses as the senior school .
Taboola . Taboola is a private company headquartered in New York City . It develops and markets a service for online content publishers and advertisers that recommends digital content to website users . Among other things , Taboola provides the `` Around the Web '' and `` Recommended For You '' boxes at the bottom of many online news articles . The company was founded in 2007 . By 2015 , it had raised more than $ 157 million in funding . History . Taboola was founded in 2007 by Adam Singolda . The company began in Israel and initially provided a recommendation engine for video content . Headquarters were later moved to New York City . Taboola raised $ 1.5 million in funding in November 2007 . This was followed by $ 4.5 million in November 2008 , and $ 9 million in August 2011 . Additionally , Taboola raised $ 15 million in February 2013 . By 2017 , Taboola was used to provide 1.5 billion article recommendations per day , due to adoption by major news websites . In 2014 , Taboola acquired a California-based programmatic advertising company called Perfect Market . In February 2015 , Taboola raised $ 117 million in a Series E funding round . That May , Taboola announced additional funding from Baidu for an undisclosed amount . In July 2016 , Taboola acquired ConvertMedia , a recommendation engine for video content . Terms of the deal were not disclosed . In January 2017 , Taboola acquired a website personalization firm called Commerce Sciences , for an undisclosed sum . Commerce Sciences ' technology may re-work a website 's layout , based on whether a user is more likely to click on a banner ad , newsletter , or video . Services . Taboola creates the `` Around The Web '' and `` Recommended For You '' boxes at the bottom of many webpages . Additionally , it can recommend video content or user-generated content . Taboola is used by content publishers to encourage users to view more articles on the same site , or to gain revenues for referral traffic . Marketers and brands bid for views of their content . Then , an algorithm displays the advertiser 's content to certain website users based on the content the user is viewing , the content 's length and metadata , the user 's history , and other factors . The most popular ad categories on Taboola are finance and fitness . Taboola also has tools for publishers to remove offensive content and vet ads before they are displayed . Taboola provides approximately 360 billion article recommendations each month . It is implemented on a website with a line of Javascript . The Taboola Choice feature , which was introduced in 2013 , added the ability for users to filter out recommendations they do n't want to see . An API for mobile apps was added that December . Taboola started working on extending more features to mobile devices , user-generated content , and apps in 2015 . In 2017 , the company added a Facebook-like scrollable feed of links to articles and videos . Reception . An article in `` Fortune '' said much of the content recommended by Taboola is `` the worst of the Web . '' Recommended articles include things like “ The World ’ s Cutest Cat Pictures All On One Site ” and “ Top 15 Celebrities You Didn ’ t Know are Black ” . According to `` Fortune '' , `` Popular content isn ’ t always good content . '' Taboola founder Singolda said the ads help support a sustainable business model for journalism and the company vets ads before they are displayed . Critics argue that services like Taboola are used for clickbait or fake news . An analysis conducted by ChangeAdvertising in September 2016 found 26 percent of sponsored links on services like Outbrain and Taboola were clickbait . One ad on Taboola was for a fake news story claiming Muslim nurses were refusing to wash their hands before surgery at hospitals in the United Kingdom . Taboola said it would never knowingly allow a fake news ad to be displayed and that it took down the ad immediately . A company spokesperson said Taboola attempts to balance promoting free speech by allowing articles promoting unpopular views , with the need to screen for fake news or other misleading websites . In May 2014 , the Better Business Bureau ( BBB ) requested that Taboola make it more clear that its recommended links are sponsored by advertisers . At the time , the disclosure that links are sponsored was in small grey font in the upper-right-hand corner of the recommended articles box , which the BBB said was not prominent enough . Taboola argued it was not an advertiser and its disclosures were clear , but agreed to make the disclosure more prominent .
Destroy the Plastique Man . `` Destroy the Plastique Man '' is the second album by As Fast As . Singer Spencer Albee stated regarding the album 's recording process , `` If at any point I felt we were just doing things automatically , I would stop the process and put the song away . I wanted to make a record that was completely outside of our comfort zone . One that would not only surprise listeners , but ourselves as well . I think we achieved that goal . ''
Staines High Street railway station . Staines High Street railway station was a railway station that formerly served the town of Staines ( now `` Staines-upon-Thames '' ) , on the Windsor & Eton line of the London and South Western Railway . History . It was opened on 1 July 1884 and closed on 1 February 1916 and was built for trains using the short West Curve ( Chord ) of a simple ( at grade , that is on the level ) three-direction junction of these two lines on a section of line on viaduct and embankment to suit the heightened elevation of line after merger with the London-oriented chord across the High Street 's Iron Bridge and lower Colne and Staines Railway Bridge . Demolition . When passenger services no longer ran via that chord it remained in use for occasional freight traffic until the mid-1960s after which the chord embankment was removed . A multi-level car park stands on the site of the chord with no remains of the station .
Donald Calthrop . Donald Esme Clayton Calthrop ( 11 April 1888 – 15 July 1940 ) was an English stage and film actor . Born in London , Calthrop was educated at St Paul 's School and made his first stage appearance at eighteen years of age at the Comedy Theatre , London . His first film was `` The Gay Lord Quex '' released in 1917 . He starred as the title character in the successful musical `` The Boy '' in the same year . He then appeared in 63 films between 1916 and 1940 , including five films directed by Alfred Hitchcock . He died in Eton , Berkshire from a heart attack while he was filming `` Major Barbara '' ( 1941 ) . According to Ronald Neame in his autobiography , some shots in the final film had a stand-in playing Calthrop 's role ( from the back ) and a piece of dialogue was recorded using an unnamed person who impersonated Calthrop 's voice . He was the nephew of dramatist Dion Boucicault .
On the Edge ( Iron Fire album ) . `` On the Edge '' is the second album by the speed metal band Iron Fire released in March 2001 . The album was produced and mixed by Tommy Hansen ( famous for his work with Helloween ) . Track listing . All music & lyrics by : `` Martin Steene '' , except track # 1 by : `` Tommy Hansen '' On the song `` Prince of Agony '' , the quote at the very start of the song is the catchphrase of Pinhead , one of the cenobytes in the Hellraiser films .
List of Germany women 's international footballers . The Germany women 's national football team represents the nation of Germany in international women 's association football . Players are listed since the first match in 1982 . The list is up to date as of match against the Netherlands on 25 October 2016 .
Kootchypop . `` Kootchypop '' is a 1993 EP by Hootie & the Blowfish . Some of the EP 's songs became hits when re-recorded for later albums . Track listing . All songs written by Hootie & the Blowfish .
Ken Andrus . Ken Andrus ( born July 14 , 1935 in Marion , Utah ) is a rancher and Republican politician . He served in the Idaho State Representative from 2004 to 2016 , representing Districts 28 and 29 . Education . Andrus earned his bachelor 's degree in animal husbandry from Brigham Young University . Elections . Ken Andrus retired after the 2016 Idaho House of Representatives session . 2014 . Andrus was unopposed for the Republican primary . Andrus defeated Kurtis R. Workman with 64.4 % of the vote . 2012 . Redistricted to 28A , Andrus was unopposed for the Republican primary . Andrus defeated Sam McKee with 62.7 % of the vote . 2010 . Andrus was unopposed for the Republican primary . Andrus defeated James ( `` Jim '' ) W. Allen in the general election with 61. % of the vote . 2008 . Andrus was unopposed for the Republican primary . Andrus won the general election with 11,044 votes ( 56.2 % ) against Allen R. Andersen . 2006 . Andrus won the November 7 , 2006 , general election with 7,404 votes ( 51.41 % ) against Allen R. Andersen . 2004 . Andrus was unopposed for the Republican primary . Andrus won the general election with 9,504 votes ( 51.9 % ) against Democratic Representative Allen R. Andersen .
Coalition of Graduate Employee Unions . The Coalition of Graduate Employee Unions consists of unions representing graduate employees ( also known as academic student employees or ASEs ) at universities in Canada and the United States . The coalition formed in 1992 and each year it organizes a yearly conference at which representatives from graduate employee unions come together to teach and learn from each other about organizing , negotiating contracts , tactics , and mobilization of members . In past conferences , the delegates spent part of one of the days on the picket line in solidarity with a group of striking workers in the city hosting the conference , but this has not occurred in recent years . In the period between conferences CGEU provides a forum for graduate employee unions to share information with each other , and maintains a website with information about graduate employee organizing . The coalition is made up of locals from many different international unions , such as : the American Federation of Teachers , the United Auto Workers , the Communication Workers of America , UNITE HERE , United Electrical Workers , National Education Association , American Association of University Professors , and the Canadian Union of Public Employees , as well as some number of independent unions . Conferences . The 16th annual CGEU conference took place in the summer of 2007 in Amherst , Massachusetts and was hosted by . The 21st annual CGEU conference took place in the summer of 2012 in Vancouver , BC and was hosted by CUPE 2278 and the Teaching Support Staff Union . The 22nd annual CGEU conference took place in the summer of 2013 in Iowa City , IA and was hosted by COGS . The 23rd annual CGEU conference took place in the summer of 2014 in Montreal , QC and was hosted by AGSEM . The 24th annual CGEU conference took place on August 5–8 , 2015 , in Amherst , MA and was hosted by Graduate Employee Organization ( GEO ) at University of Massachusetts-Amherst . The 25th annual CGEU conference will take place on August 13–16 , 2016 , in Los Angeles , to be hosted by UC Student-Workers Union ( UAW 2865 ) at University of California , Los Angeles .
William Thomas Nugent , 5th Baron Nugent of Riverston . William Thomas Nugent , 5th Baron Nugent of Riverston ( 29 September 1773 – 6 September 1851 ) . A descendant of Richard Nugent , 2nd Earl of Westmeath ( died 1641 ) and a son of Anthony Nugent , 4th Baron Nugent of Riverston ( 1730-1814 ) , Nugent styled himself 5th Baron Nugent of Riverston upon his father 's death in 1814 . In July 1839 he claimed the title but the House of Lords Privileges Committee adjourned the issue , declaring it `` sine die '' . However , his eldest son , Anthony ( 1805–79 ) went on to become the 9th Earl of Westmeath , inheriting it from his kinsman , George Nugent , 1st Marquess of Westmeath .
Certified Financial Planner . The Certified Financial Planner ( CFP ) designation is a professional certification mark for financial planners conferred by the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards ( CFP Board ) in the United States , and by 25 other organizations affiliated with Financial Planning Standards Board ( FPSB ) , the international owner of the CFP mark outside of the United States . To receive authorization to use the designation , the candidate must meet education , examination , experience and ethics requirements , and pay an ongoing certification fee . The information relates specifically to CFP certification in the United States . In the United Kingdom , the CFP licence/designation is available to financial planners through membership of the Chartered Institute of Securities & Investment ( CISI ) . Requirements for initial certification . For initial certification , an individual must meet four categories of requirements : education , examination , experience , and ethics . Education requirements . Individuals holding professional designations pre-approved by the CFP Board , which include attorneys , Certified Public Accountants ( CPA ) , Chartered Certified Accountants ( ACCA ) , Chartered Accountants ( CA ) , CWM Chartered Wealth Manager ( GAFM ) , Chartered Life Underwriters ( CLU ) , Chartered Financial Consultants ( ChFC ) , and Chartered Financial Analysts ( CFA ) are all entitled to register for and take the exam without having to complete the education requirements by using the CFP-board 's `` challenge '' status . PhDs in business or economics are exempted from the educational requirements . Individuals who seek to challenge the CFP certification exam are required to take a financial planning Capstone course before sitting for the exam . International degrees may be substituted for a U.S. degree if they receive equivalency from a third-party organization . The CFP Board began requiring a college education in 2008 . In the early years for the first 25,000 CFP members , candidates could take the 5 courses and achieve certification without a comprehensive exam . In 1991 a comprehensive exam became required for new students . The CFP Board and other organizations have communicated with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to augment accredited degree standards and ranking of professional designations . Examination . The CFP Certification Examination is a multiple choice , computer-based exam consisting of 170 questions , broken into two sessions separated by a 40-minute break . Candidates have up to three hours to complete each session . The exam includes two case studies , multiple mini-case problem sets and stand-alone questions designed to assess the student 's ability to apply his or her knowledge of the aforementioned areas to financial planning situations . Prior to 1993 , CFPs were allowed to maintain their certification without having to pass this exam . Ethics . Students and certificants are required to adhere to the CFP Board Code of Ethics and Professional Responsibility and to the Financial Planning Practice Standards . Registered investment advisors have a fiduciary duty to care for investments . The CFP Board has the right to enforce them through its Disciplinary Rules and Procedures . Renewal of certification . To maintain certification , license holders are also required to complete thirty ( 30 ) hours of continuing education , of which two ( 2 ) hours the Board of Standards approved ethical information , on an ongoing basis in addition to paying a licensing fee every two years . Related designations== . There are over 208 designations available for financial-services professionals . These are some of the more common designations .
Hoskins Sotutu . Hoskins Sotutu ( born 12 July 1998 in New Zealand ) is an New Zealand rugby union player who plays for the in Super Rugby . His playing position is flanker . He has signed for the Blues squad in 2019 .
Turbo D'Feeters . The Turbo D'Feeters are a USASA women 's soccer team based in north Texas that have made repeated appearances in USASA national tournaments . The team also has a youth system participating in the Elite Clubs National League . 2008 . The D'Feeters qualified for the 2008 National Women 's Amateur through the Region III qualifying competition . They beat the Triad United Aces by a score of 5-1 , which they followed with a victory over the Houston Challengers 2-1 the next day . In the national finals tournaments , they beat the Colorado Sporting Fire 3-0 in the semifinals , then won the title by defeating the Chicago Eclipse Select 1-0 in the final . 2012 . The D'Feeters qualified for the 2012 National Women 's Cup through the Region III qualifying competition by beating four other teams in group competitions . In the national finals tournaments , they lost their semifinal match to the ultimate champions Chicago Red Stars by a score of 5-3 . 2013 . The D'Feeters were one of six teams accepted to the 2013 National Women 's Amateur . They failed to qualify for the finals after finishing fifth in the group after three games played - a 1-4 loss to eventual winners ASA Chesapeake Charge , a 3-2 victory over the Lady Saints , and a 1-6 loss to eventual runners-up Real Salt Lake Women .
Wolborough . Wolborough is a village in Devon , England . Some people consider it to be a suburb of the large town of Newton Abbot .
Tessaropa guanabarina . `` Tessaropa guanabarina '' is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae . It was described by Martins in 1981 .
VS-HCT mine . The VS-HCT series of mines are Italian plastic cased anti-tank mines that use Misznay Schardin effect warheads and have a dual seismic and magnetic fuze . The mines are no longer produced and differ in size and shape . VS-HCT . The VS-HCT has a circular case with vertical ribbing . The mine can be either mechanically laid or laid by hand and incorporates both electronic and mechanical arming delays . The mine 's fuze has a battery-powered seismic sensor which is used to detect approaching targets , plus a magnetic sensor which triggers the mine at the optimum point . Once triggered the mine fires a clearing charge , which clears up to 100 millimeters of earth that may have been laid on top of the mine . Once the clearing charge has been fired , the main charge is triggered . The main charge throws a heavy metal slug upwards , which is capable of penetrating up to 175 millimeters of armour . A self neutralizing period of between 1 and 128 days can be selected . The mine 's status can also be checked remotely . It has provision for the fitting of an anti-handling device . The mine entered series production by the Italian company , Valsella , in 1978 and was in service with the Italian army . The mine is no longer produced , but has been reported in Iraq . VS-HCT2 . The VS-HCT2 was developed to meet NATO and FINABEL requirements for anti-tank mines . The mine has a square plastic case with a chunky carrying handle set into one corner , with a large raised circular section in the centre of the mine . The electronic fuze is more sophisticated than the VS-HCT , able to descriminate between types of targets , and can vehicle count to strike a particular vehicle . In testing the mine 's warhead penetrated 50 millimeters of armour half a meter above the mine , followed by five 25 millimeter witness plates . The mine can self-neutralize after a pre-set period and incorporates an anti-handling device . The mine is no longer in production . VS-HCT4 . The VS-HCT4 was a development of the VS-HCT2 with a case designed to aid mechanical mine laying . The mine 's plastic case is rectangular with rounded ends . The mine 's warhead and fuze are similar to the type used in the VS-HCT2 , with similar performance characteristics . Physically the mine is somewhat similar to the French ADWAT and MI AC PR series of mines .
Oh Moscow . `` Oh Moscow '' is a 1991 live album by English experimental musician and composer Lindsay Cooper . It is a recording of a song cycle of the same name performed at the 7th Victoriaville Festival in Quebec , Canada on 8 October 1989 . The work was composed in 1987 by Cooper with lyrics written by English film director and screenwriter Sally Potter . The song cycle reflects on the Cold War that divided Europe at the time . Background . `` Oh Moscow '' was composed in 1987 by Lindsay Cooper , an English experimental musician from Henry Cow and the Feminist Improvising Group . The song texts were written by English film director , screenwriter and singer Sally Potter . Cooper had worked previously with Potter in the Feminist Improvising Group , and composed music for some of Potter 's films , including `` The Gold Diggers '' ( 1983 ) . After Potter had been to the Soviet Union several times on filming projects , Cooper and Potter began discussing ideas for a composition about the effects of the Cold War . When organizers of the annual Zurich Jazz Festival in Switzerland contacted Cooper in 1987 and enquired whether she had something new to perform , she decided to write `` Oh Moscow '' for the festival . Cooper scored the work for a multi-national group comprising English , German , Czech and Danish musicians , and she cites her collaborations with jazz pianist and composer Mike Westbrook as an influence in her approach to writing `` Oh Moscow '' . Andrew Jones wrote in his book `` Plunderphonics , 'Pataphysics & Pop Mechanics : An Introduction to Musique Actuelle '' , that `` Oh Moscow '' `` virtually defects and demands stylistic asylum '' . He said that the music includes `` cool '50s jazz '' , a `` vaudeville showstopper '' , with touches of Soft Machine , flamenco and gypsy music . `` Oh Moscows first performance was at the Zurich Jazz Festival on 31 October 1987 , which was followed by successful performances in Europe , North America and Russia between 1988 and 1993 , making it Cooper 's best known work . This album is an unedited recording of the group 's performance at the 7th Victoriaville Festival in Quebec , Canada on 8 October 1989 . At the Victoriaville concert Cooper introduced `` Oh Moscow '' to the audience with these words : `` The songs tonight are about the cold war , a silent war that cuts deep . '' Little over a month later the Berlin Wall was pulled down and the Cold War came to an end . Performances . The multi-national group Lindsay Cooper assembled to perform `` Oh Moscow '' consisted of Cooper ( England ; bassoon , alto saxophone ) , Sally Potter ( England ; vocals ) , Elvira Plenar ( Croatia/Germany ; piano , synthesizer ) , Alfred Harth ( Germany ; tenor saxophone , clarinet ) , Phil Minton ( England ; trumpet , vocals ) , Hugh Hopper ( England ; bass guitar ) and Marilyn Mazur ( Denmark ; drums ) . Charles Hayward later took over on drums , followed by Peter Fairclough and Chris Cutler , although Mazur drummed again on the North American tour in October 1989 . In 1999 an orchestral arrangement of `` Oh Moscow '' by Veryan Weston was performed at the Bologna Opera House in Italy . In November 2014 half of the songs from the song cycle was performed live by Harth , Minton and Potter with Cutler , Weston and others in `` A Celebration of Lindsay Cooper '' concerts , two in England and one in Italy . Reception . AllMusic reviewer Michael G. Nastos wrote that `` Oh Moscow '' is `` a defiant musical challenge to Europe , the United States , and other politically charged climes '' . He said that the lyrics are `` provocative '' and the balance of composition and improvisation makes the work `` captivating '' . Nastos described the album as `` the ultimate in urban landscape sound sculpture '' , and said that `` [ h ] istorically and musically it deserves to be judged with the highest reverence '' . Track listing . All tracks composed by Lindsay Cooper ; song texts written by Sally Potter .
Oregon Cracker Company Building . The Oregon Cracker Company Building is a historic structure located in Portland , Oregon , United States . Built around 1897 as a food processing plant , and expanded in 1901 , it is one of Portland 's finest Romansque Revival buildings . The building also includes early examples of structural features that were innovative for the time , but which later became common . The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979 .
Male chest reconstruction . Male chest reconstruction is any of various surgical procedures to masculinise the chest by removing breast tissue or altering the nipples and areolae . Male chest reconstruction may be performed in cases of gynecomastia and gender dysphoria . Transmasculine people may pursue chest reconstruction as part of transitioning . The removal of breast tissue in male chest reconstruction is a type of mastectomy called a `` subcutaneous mastectomy '' . `` Subcutaneous '' means `` under the skin '' . This type of mastectomy removes tissue from inside the breast ( subcutaneous tissue ) , as well as excess skin . The surgeon then contours the chest into a masculine shape , altering the size and position of the areolae and nipples as needed . Inverted `` T '' . A transverse inframammary incision with free nipple areolar grafts may be one approach . If there is too much blousing of the skin , the alternatives are to extend the incision laterally ( chasing a dog ear ) or to make a vertical midline incision ( inverted T ) . The areola is trimmed to a pre-agreed-upon diameter and the nipple sectioned with a pie-shaped excision and reconstituted . There may be varying sensory loss because of nerve disruption . Double incision . One of the most common male chest reconstructive procedures , double incision involves an incision above and below the breast mass , the removal of the fatty and glandular tissue , and the closure of the skin . This method leaves scars under the pectoral muscles , stretching from the underarms to the medial pectoral . Double incision is usually accompanied by free nipple grafts to make male-looking nipples . The areola and nipple is removed from the breast tissue , cutting away along the circumference and removing the top layer of flesh from the rest of the tissue . After the chest has been reconstructed , the nipples are grafted on in the appropriate male position . The areolas are often sized down as well as the nipples themselves , as female areolas are often larger in circumference and the nipples protrude farther . Nipple grafts are generally associated with double incision style chest reconstruction , but may be used in any reconstruction procedure if necessary . With nipple grafts comes the possibility of rejection . In such cases , the nipple is often tattooed back on cosmetically or further surgical procedures may be applied . Some sensation will usually return to the grafted nipples over time . However , the procedure severs the nerves that go into the nipple-areola and there is a substantial likelihood for loss of sensation . Keyhole . To remove the glandular and fatty tissue which comprise the breast mass and the added skin that drapes the mass , there are three basic approaches . For petite breasts , like an A or a small B , a peri-areolar incision can be done . That is a circular incision around the areola , combined with an inner circular incision to remove some of the unneeded areola as well . Drawing the skin into the center will result in some puckering , but this often smooths out with time . There will be significant tension on the scar line , and to prevent spreading of the scar , a permanent fixation suture is needed . Leaving outer dermis ( raw skin ) underneath the marginalized areola helps in its survival . The keyhole incision ( think skeleton key ) augments the periareolar incision further by making a vertical closure underneath ( lollipop ) , which results after the unwanted skin is pulled in from side to side and the excess is removed . An anchor incision adds to that a transverse incision usually in the infra mammary fold to further remove excessive skin . Draping or blousing is not desirable . This is reserved for much larger breasts or topographically a larger surface area as seen in women with postpartum breast atrophy . `` Dog ear '' . Occasionally the side limbs may be quite long , and the expression doctors use is `` chasing a dog ear '' into the axilla ( or underarm ) . A dog ear is an unpleasant ruffle of skin in the corner of an incision when there is too much gathering usually at an angle greater than 30 degrees . Not uncommonly the surgeon may wish to revise the incision lines after 3 or more months of settling shows some residual problem areas . The nipple areolar complex may be supported by a pedicle which has the advantage of leaving some sensation and blood supply intact , but can have the disadvantage when the pedicle has sufficient bulk not to provide the flat look most FTM patients desire .
Alexander Burdonsky . Alexander Vasilyevich Burdonsky ( ; October 14 , 1941 – May 23 , 2017 ) was a Russian theater director and grandson of Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin . He directed more than 20 plays at The Moscow Theater , and directed films such as `` Playing On the Keys of The Soul , '' and `` This Madman Platanov . '' In 1996 , Burdonsky was awarded the People 's Artist of Russia Award . Burdonsky died on May 23 , 2017 , after a battle of cancer at the age of 75 . He was preceded in death by his wife , Dalia Tamulevičiūtė , a well-regarded Lithuanian teacher and music director who passed away in 2006 as a result of a stroke .
Liga II ( women 's football ) . Liga II is the second level women 's football league in Romania . A second tier women 's football competition was first created in 1990 under the name `` Divizia B '' . After the fall of communism , organised women 's football started to take off , and the founded clubs were distributed into 2 leagues - `` Divizia A '' with 12 teams and `` Divizia B '' with 30 teams grouped into 3 series , following a tournament called `` Cupa Libertății '' . Some time after , the number women 's clubs declined , and the division was disbanded . The second level league was reintroduced starting with the 2013–14 season , when it formally received the name `` Liga I '' , following the introduction of `` Superliga '' as the top-tier league . However , as of the 2017-18 season , it was rebranded as `` Liga II '' , since the `` Superliga '' brand was quietly dropped altogether . Format . Since it 's reintroduction , Liga II has always had two parallel regional divisions . Second teams of clubs in the top league can not promote . The promoting teams in each series for every year are denoted in italics . Winners . The following is a list of all Romanian women 's second-tier football league winners . The first place is declared the champion of the series , promotes to Liga I , and is presented with a trophy . The top three teams currently also receive gold , silver and bronze medals from the Romanian Football Federation .
2002 African Championships in Athletics – Women 's 200 metres . The women 's 200 metres event at the 2002 African Championships in Athletics was held in Radès , Tunisia on August 9–10 . Heats . Wind : Heat 1 : +1.5 m/s , Heat 2 : +3.3 m/s , Heat 3 : +1.5 m/s
Thallarcha partita . `` Thallarcha partita '' is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae . It is found in New South Wales , Queensland and Victoria . The wingspan is about 15 mm .
Billy Taylor with Four Flutes . `` Billy Taylor with Four Flutes '' is an album by American jazz pianist Billy Taylor featuring tracks recorded in 1959 for the Riverside label . Reception . Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars with reviewer Scott Yanow calling it `` essentially bop , but the unusual instrumentation gives the set its own personality . Enjoyable music that certainly stands out from the crowd '' . Track listing . `` All compositions by Billy Taylor except as indicated ''
A Start in Life . A Start in Life is an Australian charitable organisation that supports young people in necessitous circumstances to access an education as an equal with their peers . The Charity was established in 1923 by William Thompson ( New South Wales politician ) . Organisation . The Charity was founded in 1923 by William Thompson ( New South Wales politician ) , initially to support the needy children of deceased or incapacitated Freemasons , however the Charity 's constitution was expanded in 1972 to provide support to any youth deemed to be in necessitous circumstances , regardless of race , colour , creed or masonic affiliation . Since its establishment , the Charity has provided over AU $ 13.3 million in support to more than 6,500 students , from pre-school through to university . The students are typically referred to A Start in Life by welfare agencies including Department of Family and Community Services ( New South Wales ) , local community groups across Australia , schools and other educational institutions , or are self-referred . The Charity has Deductible Gift Recipient status and is Income Tax and FBT exempt . Mission . A Start in Life 's mission is to assist young Australians in necessitous circumstances to overcome the barriers to their education , enabling them to reach their potential . The Charity proposes that by improving the educational outcomes of disadvantaged young people , it can help these young people to rise above their circumstances , thereby breaking cycles of poverty and disadvantage . A Start in Life works to achieve its mission by : ensuring the provision of adequate early , primary , secondary and tertiary education for those referred to the Charity for support ; providing financial aid for educational essentials , including any necessary clothing , textbooks and equipment ; recognising scholastic attainments ; promoting access to higher learning or specialist training ; and actively encouraging the vocational or professional ambitions or aptitudes of the students supported by the Charity . A Start in Life has expressed a commitment to increasing its support to students to beyond educational essentials , including : providing opportunities for social and extra-curricular pursuits ; ensuring access to digital technology ; providing financial aid for after-school tuition in areas of underperformance ; providing financial aid for school camps and excursions ; and assisting young people to access treatment for health and medical conditions which are seen to interfere with performance and attendance . The Charity provides tailored support to students and their families , with a focus on continued engagement and improving outcomes . Student Sponsorship program . A Start in Life 's Student Sponsorship program gives supporters an opportunity to provide direct long-term financial assistance to a disadvantaged young person , helping them to overcome the identified barriers to their education . `` Student Sponsors '' receive regular updates on the progress of their sponsored student .
Carlo Bocchio . Carlo Bocchio , also known as JackOilRain ( born March 25 , 1974 ) , is an Italian illustrator and comic book artist ( Heavy Metal ) . His style was strongly influenced by Simon Bisley , Justin Sweet , and by costume designer Bob Ringwood . His paintings have been published in the World of Warcraft role-playing game and on collectible card games such as A Game of Thrones , Call of Cthulhu , Runebound ( Fantasy Flight Games ) , Wizards of the Coast 's `` Dungeons & Dragons '' ( including interior art on `` Drow of the Underdark '' ) and Nephandum/Creatures of terror , Empyrea ( Asterion Press for role-playing games ) , and now works for Mongoose Publishing .
Jarl Fagerström . Jarl Fagerström ( April 12 , 1914 , Porvoo - December 5 , 1975 ) is a Finnish sprint canoer who in the early 1950s . He finished sixth in the C-1 10000 m event at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki .
Carol Brooks MacNeil . Carol Brooks MacNeil ( January 15 , 1871 – June 22 , 1944 ) was an American sculptor , born in Chicago where she studied at the Art Institute of Chicago under Lorado Taft . MacNeil modeled many charming and unique designs for vases , teapots , inkstands , and other decorative and useful objects , as well as children 's busts , including those of her two sons , and statuettes . Life . The daughter of a painter father , MacNeil chose instead to work in sculpture . MacNeil studied in Paris under Frederick William MacMonnies and Jean Antoine Injalbert . She was one of the `` white rabbits '' who worked for Lorado Taft at the World Columbian Exposition of 1893 , along with other female artists including Helen F. Mears . In 1895 , she married Hermon Atkins MacNeil , a sculptor of American Indians and heroic monuments . They had two sons , Claude A. MacNeil and Alden B. MacNeil . MacNeil evidently collaborated with her husband on at least one project , a sculpture of William McKinley in the `` William McKinley Monument '' in front of the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus , Ohio , which was dedicated in September 1907 . MacNeil won an honorable mention at the International Exposition of 1900 and a silver medal in the same year at the Exposition Universelle . In 1904 , she was awarded a bronze medal for a fountain at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition , held in St. Louis . She was a member of the National Sculpture Society . A longtime resident of the College Point neighborhood in Queens , New York , MacNeil died in the borough 's Jamaica Hospital .
Ruby K. Payne . Ruby K. Payne is an American educator and author best known for her book `` A Framework for Understanding Poverty '' and her work on the culture of poverty and its relation to education . She holds a Ph.D. in educational leadership and policy studies from Loyola University in Illinois , and is the founder of aha ! Process , Inc. , a company that informs schools , companies and other organizations about poverty . `` A Framework for Understanding Poverty '' . Payne 's book , which has sold over one million copies , deals heavily with the concept of `` hidden rules '' , characteristics that a member of one of the three main social classes ( upper , middle and lower ) possesses that makes communicating and relating to members of the other classes difficult . Criticism . Many education professionals , such as Paul Gorski , assistant professor at New Century College at George Mason University , are openly critical of Payne 's work , stating that her premises are based on stereotypes and accusing her of classism . Gorski also believes the educational field accepted her ideas too readily , without the proper critical analysis , as Payne 's work is self-published and has not undergone the rigorous peer-review process usually required of professional academics . An article by Gorski and one by University of Kansas education professors Jennifer C. Ng & John L. Rury ( 2006 ) in the Teachers College Record , entitled Poverty and Education : A Critical Analysis of the Ruby Payne Phenomenon , began a heated debate between Payne and her supporters , and her numerous detractors in the mainstream academic community . A more extensive article critical of Payne 's work was published by Randy Bomer , Joel E. Dworin , Laura May & Peggy Semingson of the University of Texas in 2008 , also in Teachers College Record , with a response from Payne and a rejoinder from the authors . Ng and Rury also published a critical article in the online Journal of Educational Controversy in 2009 . Books . All books published by aha ! Process except where otherwise noted . See also . Cycle of poverty
Charmkhowran-e Bala . Charmkhowran-e Bala ( , also Romanized as Charmkhowrān-e Bālā and Charmkhvorān-e Bālā ) is a village in Abbas-e Gharbi Rural District , Tekmeh Dash District , Bostanabad County , East Azerbaijan Province , Iran . At the 2006 census , its population was 206 , in 43 families .
Saruman . Saruman the White is a fictional character and a major antagonist in J. R. R. Tolkien 's fantasy novel `` The Lord of the Rings '' . He is leader of the Istari , wizards sent to Middle-earth in human form by the godlike Valar to challenge Sauron , the main antagonist of the novel , but eventually he desires Sauron 's power for himself and tries to take over Middle-earth by force . His schemes feature prominently in the second volume , `` The Two Towers '' , and at the end of the third volume , `` The Return of the King '' . His earlier history is given briefly in the posthumously published `` The Silmarillion '' and `` Unfinished Tales '' . Saruman is one of several characters in the book illustrating the corruption of power ; his desire for knowledge and order leads to his fall , and he rejects the chance of redemption when it is offered . The name `` Saruman '' ( ) means `` man of skill '' in the Mercian dialect of Anglo-Saxon ; he serves as an example of technology and modernity being overthrown by forces more in tune with nature . `` The Lord of the Rings '' . Saruman first appears in `` The Fellowship of the Ring '' ( 1954 ) , which is the first volume of `` The Lord of the Rings '' . The `` Lord of the Rings '' describes a quest to destroy the One Ring , a powerful and evil talisman created by the Dark Lord Sauron to control Middle-earth ( the continent on which Tolkien 's story takes place ; it loosely represents the Old World in a fictional ancient era ) . Sauron lost the Ring in battle thousands of years before the beginning of the story , and it is now held in secret in the Shire by the hobbit Bilbo Baggins , who passes it on to Frodo Baggins , one of the story 's main protagonists . Early in `` The Fellowship of the Ring '' , the wizard Gandalf describes Saruman as `` the chief of my order '' and head of the White Council that forced Sauron from Mirkwood at the end of Tolkien 's earlier book `` The Hobbit '' . He notes Saruman 's great knowledge of the magic rings created by Sauron and by the Elven-smiths . Shortly afterwards , Gandalf breaks an arrangement to meet Frodo and guide him out of the Shire to Rivendell to keep the Ring safe from Sauron 's agents . Frodo and Gandalf are reunited at Rivendell midway through `` The Fellowship of the Ring '' . The wizard explains why he failed to join Frodo : he had been summoned to consult with Saruman but had been held captive . Saruman initially had proposed that the wizards ally themselves with the rising power of Sauron in order to eventually control him for their own ends . Saruman went on to suggest that they could take the Ring for themselves and challenge Sauron . When Gandalf refused both options , Saruman imprisoned him in the tower of Orthanc at Isengard , hoping to learn from him the location of the Ring . Whilst on the summit of Orthanc , Gandalf observed that Saruman had industrialised the formerly green valley of Isengard and was creating his own army of Half-Orcs/Half-Man fighters and wolves to rival Sauron . Gandalf 's escape from the roof on the back of a Great Eagle left Saruman in a desperate position , as he knew he would now be known as traitor to his former allies , but was unable to procure the Ring directly for himself and therefore could not hope to truly rival Sauron . In `` The Two Towers '' ( 1954 ) , the second volume of the story , Saruman is the main antagonist . Orcs from Saruman 's army attack Frodo and his companions , and carry off two of Frodo 's closest friends , Merry and Pippin . The two escape into Fangorn Forest , where they meet the Ents , protectors of the trees , who are outraged at the widespread felling of trees by Saruman 's Orcs . Meanwhile , Saruman prepares to invade the kingdom of Rohan , which has lain invitingly exposed ever since he had his servant Gríma Wormtongue render Théoden , Rohan 's king , weak and defenceless with `` subtle poisons '' . Gandalf frees Théoden from Wormtongue 's spell , however , just as Saruman 's army is about to invade . Saruman is ruined when the Riders of Rohan defeat his army and Merry and Pippin prompt the Ents to destroy Isengard . Saruman himself is not directly involved , and only appears again in chapter 10 , `` The Voice of Saruman '' , by which time he is trapped in Orthanc . He fails in his attempt to negotiate with the Rohirrim and with Gandalf , and rejects Gandalf 's conditional offer to let him go free . Gandalf casts him out of the White Council and the order of the wizards , and breaks Saruman 's staff . Saruman makes his final appearance at the end of the last volume , `` The Return of the King '' ( 1955 ) , after Sauron 's defeat . After persuading the Ents to release him from Orthanc , he travels north on foot , apparently reduced to begging . He is accompanied by Wormtongue , whom he beats and curses . When they reach the Shire , Saruman 's agents—both Hobbits and Men—have already taken it over and started a destructive process of industrialization . Saruman governs the Shire in secret under the name of Sharkey until the events of chapter 18 ( `` The Scouring of the Shire '' ) in which Frodo and his companions return and lead a rebellion , defeating the intruders and exposing Saruman 's role . Even after Saruman attempts to stab Frodo , Frodo lets him go . When Saruman blames Wormtongue for the damage done to the Shire and curses him , Wormtongue finally snaps and slits his master 's throat . Other books . Consistent accounts of Saruman 's earlier history appear in Appendix B to `` The Lord of the Rings '' , first published in `` The Return of the King '' , and in the posthumously published `` The Silmarillion '' ( 1977 ) and `` Unfinished Tales '' ( 1980 ) . All were written in the mid-1950s . Saruman , like Gandalf and Radagast the Brown , is one of five 'wizards ' , known as the Istari , who begin to arrive in Middle-earth circa two thousand years before the beginning of `` The Lord of the Rings '' . They are Maiar , envoys of the godlike Valar sent to challenge Sauron by inspiring the people of Middle-earth rather than by direct conflict . Tolkien regarded them as being somewhat like incarnate angels . Saruman initially travels in the east ; he is later appointed head of the White Council and eventually settles at Gondor 's outpost of Isengard . Fifty years before `` The Lord of the Rings '' , after his studies reveal that the One Ring might be found in the river Anduin near Sauron 's stronghold at Dol Guldur , he helps the White Council drive out Sauron in order to facilitate his search . `` Unfinished Tales '' also contains various drafts not included in `` The Lord of the Rings '' that describe Saruman 's attempts to frustrate Sauron 's chief servants , the Nazgûl , in their search for the Ring during the early part of `` The Fellowship of the Ring '' ; in one version he considers throwing himself on Gandalf 's mercy . There is also a description of how Saruman becomes involved with the Shire and of how he gradually becomes jealous of Gandalf . Another brief account describes how the five Istari were chosen by the Valar for their mission . Creation and development . Tolkien had been writing `` The Lord of the Rings '' for several years when Saruman came into existence as the solution to a long-unresolved plot development , and his role and characteristics continued to emerge in the course of writing . Tolkien started work on the book in late 1937 , but was initially unsure of how the story would develop . Unlike some of the other characters in the book , Saruman had not appeared in Tolkien 's 1937 novel , `` The Hobbit '' , or in his then-unpublished `` Quenta Silmarillion '' and related mythology , which date back to 1917 . When he wrote of Gandalf ’ s failure to meet Frodo , Tolkien did not know what had caused it and later said : `` Most disquieting of all , Saruman had never been revealed to me , and I was as concerned as Frodo at Gandalf 's failure to appear . '' Tolkien 's son , Christopher , has said that the early stages of the creation of `` The Lord of the Rings '' proceeded in a series of waves , and that having produced the first half of `` The Fellowship of the Ring '' , Tolkien rewrote the tale from the start three times . Saruman first appeared during a fourth phase of writing in a rough narrative outline dated August 1940 . Intended to account for Gandalf 's absence , it describes how a wizard titled `` Saramond the White '' or `` Saramund the Grey '' , who has fallen under the influence of Sauron , lures Gandalf to his stronghold and traps him . The full story of Saruman 's betrayal was later added to the existing chapters . Several of Saruman ’ s other appearances in the book emerged in the process of writing . Christopher Tolkien believes that the old man seen by Aragorn , Legolas and Gimli at the edge of Fangorn forest near the beginning of `` The Two Towers '' is in the original drafts intended to be Gandalf . In the finished version he is Saruman . Similarly , in the first drafts of the chapter `` The Scouring of the Shire '' , Sharkey is successively a ruffian met by the hobbits and then that man ’ s unseen boss . It is only in the second draft of the chapter that , as Christopher Tolkien puts it , his father “ perceive [ d ] ” that Sharkey was in fact Saruman . The name used by Saruman 's henchmen for their diminished leader is said in a footnote to the final text to be derived from an Orkish term meaning `` old man '' . Saruman 's death scene , in which his body shrivels away to skin and bones revealing `` long years of death '' and `` a pale shrouded figure '' rises over the corpse , was not added until the page proofs of the completed book were being reviewed by Tolkien . John D. Rateliff and Jared Lobdell are among those to write that the scene shows similarities to the death of the 2000-year-old sorceress Ayesha in H. Rider Haggard 's 1887 novel ' . Characterisation . Tolkien described Saruman at the time of `` The Lord of the Rings '' as having a long face and a high forehead , `` ... he had deep darkling eyes ... His hair and beard were white , but strands of black still showed around his lips and ears . '' His hair is elsewhere described as having been black when he first arrived in Middle-earth . He is referred to as 'Saruman the White ' and is said to have originally worn white robes , but on his first entry in `` The Fellowship of the Ring '' they instead appear to be `` woven from all colours [ , they ] shimmered and changed hue so that the eye was bewildered '' and he names himself 'Saruman of Many Colours ' . The power of Saruman 's voice is noted throughout the book . Jonathan Evans calls the characterization of Saruman in the chapter `` The Voice of Saruman '' a `` tour de force '' . Roger Sale says of the same chapter that `` Tolkien valiantly tried to do something worth doing which he simply can not bring off . '' Tom Shippey writes that `` Saruman talks like a politician ... No other character in Middle-earth has Saruman 's trick of balancing phrases against each other so that incompatibles are resolved , and none comes out with words as empty as 'deploring ' , 'ultimate ' , worst of all , 'real ' . What is 'real change ' ? '' Shippey contrasts this modern speech pattern with the archaic stoicism and directness that Tolkien employs for other characters such as the Dwarven King Dáin , which Shippey believes represent Tolkien 's view of heroism in the mould of `` Beowulf '' . After the defeat of his armies , having been caught in the betrayal of Sauron , Saruman is offered refuge by Gandalf , in return for his aid , but having chosen his path , is unable to turn from it . Evans has compared the character of Saruman to that of Satan in John Milton 's `` Paradise Lost '' in his use of rhetoric and in this final refusal of redemption , `` conquered by pride and hatred '' . Literary themes . Saruman has been identified by critics as demonstrating the fall of an originally good character , and has distinctively modern connections with technology . Tolkien writes that `` The Lord of the Rings '' was often criticised for portraying all characters as either good or bad , with no shades of grey , a point to which he responds by proposing Saruman , along with Denethor and Boromir , as examples of characters with more nuanced loyalties . Marjorie Burns writes that while Saruman is an `` imitative and lesser '' double of Sauron , reinforcing the Dark Lord 's character type , he is also a contrasting double of Gandalf , who becomes Saruman as he `` should have been '' , after Saruman fails in his original purpose . Saruman `` was great once , of a noble kind that we should not dare raise our hands against '' but decays as the book goes on . Patricia Meyer Spacks calls him `` one of the main case histories [ in the book ] of the gradual destructive effect of willing submission to evil wills '' . Paul Kocher identifies Saruman 's use of a `` palantír '' , a seeing-stone , as the immediate cause of his downfall , but also suggests that through his study of `` the arts of the enemy '' , Saruman was drawn into imitation of Sauron . According to Jonathan Evans and Spacks , Saruman succumbs to the lust for power , while Shippey identifies Saruman 's devotion to goals of knowledge , organization and control as his weakness . Tolkien writes that the Istari 's chief temptation ( and that to which Saruman fell ) is impatience , leading to a desire to force others to do good , and then to a simple desire for power . Treebeard describes Saruman as having `` a mind of metal and wheels '' . Evil in `` The Lord of the Rings '' tends to be associated with machinery , whereas good is usually associated with nature . Both Saruman 's stronghold of Isengard and his altered Shire demonstrate the negative effects of industrialization and Isengard is overthrown when the forests , in the shape of the Ents , literally rise against it . Patrick Curry says Tolkien is `` hostile to industrialism '' , linking this to the widespread urban development that took place in the West Midlands where Tolkien grew up in the first decades of the 20th century . He identifies Saruman as one of the key examples given in the book of the evil effects of industrialization , and by extension imperialism . Shippey notes that Saruman 's name repeats this view of technology : in the Mercian dialect of Anglo-Saxon used by Tolkien to represent the Language of Rohan in the book , the root word `` searu '' means `` clever '' , `` skillful '' or `` ingenious '' and has associations with both technology and treachery that are fitting for Tolkien 's portrayal of Saruman , the `` cunning man '' . He also writes of Saruman 's distinctively modern association with Communism in the way the Shire is run under his control : goods are taken `` for fair distribution '' which , since they are mainly never seen again , Shippey terms an unusually modern piece of hypocrisy in the way evil presents itself in Middle-earth . Saruman is in part the architect of his own downfall . Kocher , Randall Helms and Shippey write that Saruman 's actions in the first half of `` The Two Towers '' , although intended to further his own interests , in fact lead to his defeat and that of Sauron : his orcs help split the Fellowship at Parth Galen , and in carrying off two of the hobbits initiate a series of incidents that lead to his ruin . In turn this frees the Rohirrim to intervene at the Battle of the Pelennor Fields and then together with the men of Gondor to assault Sauron 's stronghold of Mordor and distract him from Frodo 's final effort to destroy the Ring . Shippey says that this demonstrates the value of persistence in the face of despair , even if a way out can not be seen ; Kocher and Helms write that it is part of a pattern of providential events and of the reversed effects of evil intentions throughout the book . In the end , the diminished Saruman is murdered , his throat cut , and Shippey notes that when he dies his spirit `` dissolved into nothing '' . He identifies Saruman as the best example in the book of `` wraithing '' , a distinctive 20th-century view of evil that he attributes to Tolkien in which individuals are `` 'eaten up inside ' by devotion to some abstraction '' . Referring to Saruman 's demise , Kocher says that he is one example of the consistent theme of nothingness as the fate of evil throughout `` The Lord of the Rings '' . Adaptations . Saruman has appeared in film , audio and stage adaptations of `` The Lord of the Rings '' . BBC Radio produced the first adaptation in 1956 , in which Saruman was played by Robert Farquharson , and which has not survived . Tolkien was apparently disappointed by it . In Ralph Bakshi 's 1978 animated adaptation of `` The Lord of the Rings '' , which corresponds to `` The Fellowship of the Ring '' and part of `` The Two Towers '' , Saruman is voiced by Fraser Kerr . He has only one major scene—his attempt to persuade Gandalf to join him . He appears again briefly before the battle of Helm 's Deep , speaking to his army . The character is dressed in red and is called 'Saruman ' and 'Aruman ' at different points . Smith and Matthews suggest that the use of 'Aruman ' was intended to avoid confusion with 'Sauron ' . The 1980 Bass TV animated version of `` The Return of the King '' begins roughly where Bakshi 's film ends but does not include Saruman 's character . BBC Radio 's second adaptation of `` The Lord of the Rings '' , from 1981 , presents Saruman much as in the books . Smith and Matthews report Peter Howell 's performance as Saruman as `` brilliantly ambiguous ... , drifting from mellifluous to almost bestially savage from moment to moment without either mood seeming to contradict the other '' . Saruman is played by Matti Pellonpää in the 1993 television miniseries `` Hobitit '' that was produced and aired by Finnish broadcaster Yle . In Peter Jackson 's film trilogy ( 2001–2003 ) , Saruman is significantly more active in the first two films than in their equivalent books , and he appears in several scenes that are not depicted in Tolkien 's work . In the films , Saruman is depicted presenting himself outright as a servant of Sauron . Smith and Matthews suggest that Saruman 's role is built up as a substitute for Sauron—the story 's main antagonist—who never appears directly in the book . Jackson confirms this view in the commentary to the DVD . They also suggest that having secured veteran British horror actor Christopher Lee to play Saruman , it made sense to make greater use of his star status . Despite this increased role in the first two films , the scenes involving Saruman that were shot for use in the third film , `` The Lord of the Rings : The Return of the King '' , were not used in the cinematic release , a decision which `` shocked '' Lee . Jackson reasoned that it would be anticlimactic to show Saruman 's fate in the second movie ( after the Battle of Helm 's Deep ) and too retrospective for it to be in the third one . The cut scenes end with Saruman falling to his death from the top of Orthanc after being stabbed by Wormtongue and include material from the chapter `` The Scouring of the Shire '' . They are included at the start of the Extended Edition DVD release of the film . In Jackson 's adaptation of the prequel , `` The Hobbit '' , Lee reprises his role as Saruman the White , even though Saruman does not appear in the novel . Saruman , Gandalf , Galadriel , and Elrond appear at a meeting of the White Council in Rivendell ( loosely based on material from the Appendices ) , which discusses the mysterious Necromancer encountered by Radagast the Brown . Gandalf believes ( correctly ) that the Necromancer is Sauron resurgent , but Saruman dismisses this idea . Saruman also disapproves of the quest to reclaim the Dwarf kingdom of Erebor because it will wake the sleeping dragon Smaug , though Gandalf and Galadriel fear that if Sauron reappears , Smaug will join his forces eventually . Gandalf presumed that Saruman would disapprove , so he had Thorin Oakenshield and company leave Rivendell before the council began . In the final film of the trilogy , ' , Saruman and Elrond accompany Galadriel to Dol Guldur where they engage the resurrected Nazgûl in battle . After dispatching the Ringwraiths , Saruman and Elrond assist as Galadriel uses the power of her Ring to fight Sauron and banishes him from the fortress back to Mordor . Although Elrond insists that they need to hunt down Sauron , Saruman tells him to remain with Galadriel , who is severely weakened after the battle with Sauron , while he takes care of the Dark Lord . In the 2014 video game ' the protagonist , Talion , finds various artifacts that reveal that Saruman 's spies are active within the borders of Mordor in the years between `` The Hobbit '' and `` The Lord of the Rings '' . Saruman is later revealed to be controlling Queen Marwen of the Nurnen in order to hinder Sauron while also bringing about the destruction of the men of Nurn . He is voiced by Roger Jackson in the game . Saruman also appears as a minor villain in `` Lego Dimensions '' , in which he allies himself with main antagonist Lord Vortech . Asteroid . Asteroid 418532 Saruman was named after the wizard and in honor of actor Christopher Lee . The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 25 September 2018 ( ) . Notes . [ a ] The volume published as `` The Silmarillion '' in 1977 contains four books in addition to the `` Quenta Silmarillion '' . The last of these— '' Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age '' —covers Saruman 's earlier history , but was written after `` The Lord of the Rings '' . References . Note : For ease of reference , citations of `` Letters '' include the number of the letter before the page number . Page numbers are for the editions given below , and will differ from other editions .
Bristol Central Library . Bristol Central Library is a historic building on the south side of College Green , Bristol , England . It contains the main collections of Bristol 's public library . Built in 1906 by Charles Holden , its design was influential in the development of Edwardian Free Style architecture . Holden would later go on to build the Edward VII Memorial Wing of the Bristol Royal Infirmary , giving Bristol two of its most highly regarded Edwardian buildings . The Library has been designated by Historic England as a grade I listed building . Construction . In 1899 Vincent Stuckey Lean left a bequest of £50,000 to replace Bristol 's old public library building on King Street . An architectural competition was organised , and won by the firm of H. Percy Adams with designs by his assistant Charles Holden , at a cost of £30,000 . The new library was built on land adjacent to the historic Abbey Gatehouse , and opened in 1906 . Exterior architecture . Because of the slope of the site , which falls away sharply to the south , the building has two basement levels creating five visible storeys at the rear , while only three storeys are visible at the front . The north front of the building is a blend of Tudor Revival and Modern Movement styles , designed to harmonise with the adjoining Abbey Gatehouse . The rear facades to the south and east are in a plainer style , with vertical features such as towers and flat buttresses being used to frame the great mass of the building . Holden 's approach to handling large volumes , of which his design for the Library was one of the most highly regarded examples , made him influential within the Modern Movement . For this he has been compared with his contemporary Charles Rennie Mackintosh . A western extension was built in 1967 , in a design sympathetic to the original building . Interior architecture . In contrast to the exterior , the interior is largely Neoclassical , with extensive use being made of round-arched vaulting . The entrance hall , which is at the eastern end of the north front , has vaulting faced in turquoise glass mosaic . A variety of different kinds of marble is used for the flooring and other facings in the entrance hall and for the main staircase . The ground floor next to the entrance hall contains the Lending Library . Above it is the Reference Library Reading Room , whose space includes the first floor and two tiers of galleries . It is tunnel vaulted , with glass above . Next to the Reading Room is the Bristol Room , which contains antique furniture and fittings brought from the old reading room in King Street , including an ornate oak overmantel carved by Grinling Gibbons . The building 's size created a need to transmit natural light throughout the interior . Holden made extensive use of skylights , glass screens and glass-block roof and floor panels .
Toro Rosso STR10 . The Toro Rosso STR10 is a Formula One racing car which Scuderia Toro Rosso used to compete in the 2015 Formula One season . It was driven by Max Verstappen and Carlos Sainz , Jr . The car was launched on 31 January 2015 . Toro Rosso introduced an extensively modified STR10 for the final pre-season tests at the Barcelona circuit in late February , with a shorter nose , new aerodynamics and a new suspension . According to the team 's technical director , James Key , this revised STR10 was `` actually the 'real ' racecar . '' The car proved quite competitive throughout the season , managing to score 67 points and a pair of 4th places for Verstappen in the Hungarian and United States Grands Prix . The results allowed Toro Rosso to end the season with 7th place in the World Constructors ' Championship , 11 points behind the Mercedes-powered Lotus . This was the last Renault-engine Toro Rosso , before the team returned to Ferrari power units for the season . Complete Formula One results . Driver failed to finish the race , but was classified as they had completed greater than 90 % of the race distance .
425 Tactical Fighter Squadron . 425 Tactical Fighter Squadron ( , also `` Alouette '' ( ) Squadron , is a unit of the Royal Canadian Air Force . It operates CF-18 Hornet fighter jets from CFB Bagotville in Quebec , Canada . The squadron was originally formed during the Second World War . History . 425 Squadron , the first French Canadian squadron , was formed on 22 June 1942 at RAF Dishforth in Yorkshire , England , as a bomber unit flying Vickers Wellingtons . On the night of 5/6 October 1942 , the squadron went into action for the first time , bombing Aachen with a small number of aircraft . In 1943 , the squadron flew to Kairouan , Tunisia , and from there , it conducted operations against Italy and Sicily , returning to the UK in November of the same year . In December , they were re-equipped with Handley Page Halifaxes and flew their first mission with these aircraft in February 1944 . Their final operation took place on 25 April 1945 , when they bombed gun batteries on the tiny Frisian island of Wangerooge . Following the end of the war in Europe , in May 1945 , 425 Squadron re-equipped again , this time with Avro Lancaster Mk X 's . In June , they flew back to Canada to prepare for their role in Tiger Force for the continuing war against Japan . The use of atomic bombs precluded the need for Tiger Force , and 425 was disbanded on 5 September 1945 at RCAF Station Debert , less than three weeks after the Japanese surrender . The squadron was reformed at RCAF Station St Hubert in October 1954 , flying CF-100 Canucks as an all-weather fighter squadron . After re-equipping with the CF-101 Voodoo , 425 became the RCAF Operational Training Unit for this aircraft type at RCAF Station Namao in late 1961 before transferring to its current base at Bagotville , Quebec , and becoming a front-line squadron a few months later . From 1982 , the Canadian Forces started to acquire CF-18 Hornets ; 425 received them in 1985 and still flies them today . In 2005 , 433 Squadron was merged into 425 Squadron . In 2008 , the squadron was awarded its first battle honour since the Second World War for its part in Operation Allied Force .
Casa Pueblo . Casa Pueblo is a non-profit environmental watchdog community-based organization in Adjuntas , Puerto Rico , headed by Alexis Massol-González , a civil engineer and winner of the 2002 Goldman Environmental Prize . His son , Arturo Massol Deyá , Professor of Microbiology and Ecology at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez , is assistant executive director of Casa Pueblo History . The organization was established in 1980 as a cultural center named `` Taller de Arte y Cultura '' ( Art and Culture Workshop ) . In 1985 , the organization acquired a house that was converted into a headquarters for the group and as a non-governmental , independent , self-supporting , community cultural center . The house was used as a cultural center , with a meeting and expositions hall , library , carts shop , butterfly garden and museum hall , running on solar energy . The cultural center was named Casa Pueblo , a name eventually adopted by the environmental organization itself . The organization has a radio station , with environmental and cultural programming ; it opened an environmental school in August 2013 . Mission . Casa Pueblo is a community-based organization that promotes , through voluntary participation of individuals and groups , protection of the environment . Its mission is to explore , enjoy , and protect the wild places in Puerto Rico ; to practice and promote the responsible use of the land 's ecosystems and resources ; to educate and enlist others to protect and restore the quality of the natural and human environment ; and to use all lawful means to carry out these objectives . Conservation policies . Casa Pueblo has official policies on many conservation issues . They group these into 17 categories : agriculture , biotechnology , energy , environmental justice , forest and wilderness management , global issues , government and political issues , land management , military issues , nuclear issues , oceans , pollution and waste management , precautionary principle , transportation , urban and land use policies , water resources , and wildlife conservation . Casa Pueblo advocates investment in wind , solar , and other renewable energy ; and restructuring energy markets to favor innovation , creation of green jobs , and efficient energy use .
Stražilovo . Stražilovo is a wooded valley in the Fruška Gora mountain , Serbia . It is situated on the northeastern slopes of the Fruška Gora National park , about 5 km from Sremski Karlovci , and about 15 km from Novi Sad . It is the place where the monument is erected to the famous Serbian poet Branko Radičević . On weekends and during holidays , it is packed with visitors from nearby cities . There is a mountaneers hut in Stražilovo , as it is also the starting point of the `` Fruška Gora transversale '' hiking trail , which runs around the mountain for more than 160 kilometers . Near Stražilovo , there are several Orthodox monasteries which date mostly from the 16th century .
Wilbert Harrison . Wilbert Huntington Harrison ( January 5 , 1929 – October 26 , 1994 ) was an American rhythm and blues singer , pianist , guitarist and harmonica player . Biography . Born in Charlotte , North Carolina , Harrison had a 1 record in 1959 with the song `` Kansas City '' . The song was written in 1952 and was one of the first credited collaborations by the team of Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller . It sold over one million copies , and was awarded a gold disc . Harrison recorded `` Kansas City '' for the Harlem-based entrepreneur Bobby Robinson , who released it on his Fury record label . At the height of the song 's success , Robinson got sued by Savoy Records who informed them that the release of the record in March 1959 violated a contract Harrison had with that label that was to expire in August 1959 . The litigation , which lasted until September 1959 , abruptly prevented Robinson from issuing follow-ups to `` Kansas City '' while Harrison was a star . Meanwhile , Harrison continued to perform and record but it would be another ten years before he again cracked the Billboard Top 40 when he released the self-penned `` Let 's Work Together ( Part 1 ) '' that went to # 32 in early 1970 on the `` Billboard '' Hot 100 . The 1970 hit version was released as a single on Sue Records ( Sue 11 ) and was backed with `` Let 's Work Together ( Part 2 ) '' . The song also was released in a 5 minute 19 second version on the Sue Records album SSLP-8801 `` Let 's Work Together '' . The song was originally released by Harrison in 1962 with different lyrics as `` Let 's Stick Together '' on Fury 1059 and Fury 1063 . `` Let 's Work Together '' was later a hit for Canned Heat , and , again as `` Let 's Stick Together '' , for Bryan Ferry . It was also recorded by country rock band the Kentucky Headhunters for the soundtrack to the movie `` Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man '' . In 1970 , Harrison had some success with `` My Heart Is Yours '' , and he toured for many years with a band known as 'Wilbert Harrison and the Roamers ' , and as a solo act . Harrison died of a stroke in 1994 , in a Spencer , North Carolina , nursing home at the age of 65 . In 2001 , his recording of `` Kansas City '' was given a Grammy Hall of Fame Award , and has also been named as one of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll . Harrison was inducted into the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame in 2009 .
Yarin Kimor . Yarin Kimor ( born July 27 , 1952 ) is an Israeli author , TV producer , international speaker , and creative thinking advocate . In his TV career , Kimor has produced several films about the Israeli secret services ( the Mossad ) . Biography . Kimor was raised in Haifa and he is the son of Prof. Baruch Kimor ( Komrovski ) , the pioneer of the Mediterranean Plankton research . Kimor served in Golani Brigade during Yom-kipor war . Kimor is a graduate of the Hebrew University and a recipient of a scholarship to The WPI ( World Press Institute ) . Kimor served as an Editor and Director in Israel Channel 1 TV . Among others , he co-directed the science show , was the education reporter . His documentary films have been distributed worldwide . He was the main editor and presenter of the investigative program `` Mabat Sheni '' , and was the first to reveal the facts behind the Munich massacre of the Israeli athletes at the 1972 Summer Olympics and the undercover war that the Mossad waged against the perpetrators , Black September . Documentaries . Over the years , Kimor has directed several documentaries , most of them about Israeli secret services .
San Jacinto Mountains . The San Jacinto Mountains ( `` Avii Hanupach '' in Mojave ) are a mountain range , in Riverside County , east of Los Angeles southern California in the United States . The mountains are named for one of the first Black Friars Saint Hyacinth ( San Jacinto in Spanish ) , who is popular patron in Latin America . Geography . The range extends for approximately from the San Bernardino Mountains southeast to the Santa Rosa Mountains . The San Jacinto Mountains are the northernmost of the Peninsular Ranges , which run from Southern California to the southern tip of the Baja California Peninsula . The highest peak in the range is San Jacinto Peak ( 3,302 m ; 10,834 ft ) , and the range is also a Great Basin Divide landform for the Salton Watershed to the east . The Coachella Valley stretches along the eastern side of the range , including the cities of Palm Springs and Rancho Mirage . San Gorgonio Pass separates the range from Mount San Gorgonio to the north . The western slope holds the community of Idyllwild . The range is the eastern boundary of the San Jacinto Valley , location of Hemet ; it also marks the eastern edge of the fast-growing Inland Empire region and Greater Los Angeles as a whole . Much of the range is embraced by the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument created in 2000 . Mount San Jacinto State Park is located along the flank of San Jacinto Peak . Part of the eastern flank of the range is located within the Agua Caliente Indian Reservation . In 1990 the California Legislature created the Coachella Valley Mountains Conservancy to protect the mountains surrounding the valley . Geology . The range is a fault block of granitic rocks squeezed between the San Jacinto fault on the west and the San Andreas fault system on the east . The fault scarp on the northern and eastern side is one of the most abrupt in North America , going from sea level to 10,000 feet in a few miles . The height and steepness of the range points out that the San Jacinto fault and San Andreas fault are very active and very capable of producing major earthquakes ( well in excess of magnitude 7 ) . The last massive quake struck the southern segment of the San Andreas-San Jacinto fault complex more than 200 years ago making another major earthquake likely but not currently possible to predict . Rock slides from the range are possible during major earthquakes in the future , as they have been in the past . These slides may potentially impact the communities built directly adjacent to the steep escarpment on the desert side of the range . Climate . The San Jacinto Mountains , like the neighboring San Bernardino Mountains , are a humid island above the surrounding desert and semi-desert . Annual precipitation ranges from about 15 inches at the western base ( and only 6 inches on the eastern , desert base ) to as much as 30 inches above 5,500 feet ( the mountain town of Idyllwild averages 27 inches per year ) . The coastal ( western ) side of the range receives more precipitation than the eastern ( desert ) side . Most of the precipitation falls between November and March , with a secondary maximum associated with thunderstorms during the summer monsoon season between July and September . The precipitation totals are highly variable from year to year . Snow usually falls above 4,000 feet elevation in winter . Above 8,000 feet , snow sometimes persists until June . Near the crest , there are often a few patches of snow that may persist all year in shady spots . Flora and fauna . The range can be thought of as a sky island , as it contains numerous species of flora and fauna that can not tolerate the triple-digit-Fahrenheit heat of the surrounding valleys . Vegetation found on the mountain flanks is strongly influenced by elevation and climate . Near the valley floor , conditions are often arid and hot , limiting the vegetative palette to species that are adapted to such conditions . At lower elevations forestation of the San Jacinto Mountains includes considerable California black oak associated with Coulter pine . At higher elevations , forests include Ponderosa pine , Jeffrey pine , Lodgepole pine , Incense cedar , White fir , Red fir , and deciduous oak . There is also a grove of over 150 Giant Sequoia Trees on the northeast facing slope . The sequoias ( native to the Sierra Nevada Mountains ) were planted by the U.S. Forest Service in the 1970s , and are now apparently healthy and producing seedlings . As in many other western U.S areas , bark beetle infestations have caused loss of some of the forest trees in recent years , especially during droughts . Wildfires have also temporarily denuded some areas . Human use . Idyllwild , Pine Cove , Mountain Center , and Pinyon Pines are located in the San Jacinto Mountains . The indigenous Cahuilla live in the deserts around the San Jacinto Mountains and used the range for hunting , foraging , and to escape the summer heat . The range was a frequent subject for Palm Springs artists Carl Eytel ( 1862–1925 ) and Paul Grimm ( 1892–1974 ) . Hollywood film directors have used the mountains to shoot film scenes . In Frank Capra 's 1937 film , `` Lost Horizon '' , the Tahquitz Falls in Tahquitz Canyon was used as a scene . Today , the range is a destination for outdoor recreation . The Pacific Crest Trail runs along the spine of the range . A popular walking route runs from the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway Mountain Station above Palm Springs , to the high point of the range , with a relatively mild climb of compared to other routes with more elevation gain . Above Idyllwild is historic Tahquitz Peak and other rock climbing areas .
Withers Log House . The Withers Log House , at 344 Wassou in Crystal Bay , Nevada , is a historic house that was built in 1931 . It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000 . It was deemed significant as a good example of `` a modest , but well-designed and beautifully detailed log vacation home '' which was one of the first homes built in the Crystal Bay Corporation 's subdivision in the north shore area of Lake Tahoe .
Kaurna language . Kaurna ( or ) is a Pama-Nyungan language historically spoken by the Kaurna peoples of the Adelaide Plains of South Australia . The people of the Adelaide plains are known as the Kaurna people in contemporary times , but the Kaurna nation is made up of various tribal clan groups , each with their own `` parnkarra '' district of land , each having had their own dialectal form of language . These dialects were historically spoken in the area of the Adelaide Plains bounded by Crystal Brook and Clare in the north , Cape Jervis in the south , and just over the Mount Lofty ranges . It ceased to be spoken on an everyday basis in the 19th century , but , in a process that began in the 1990s , is being reclaimed and re-introduced . Classification . R. M. W. Dixon classifies Kaurna as a dialect of the Kadli language , along with Nantuwara , Ngadjuri , Narangka , and Nukunu . Luise Hercus ( 1992 ) classifies Kaurna , along with Narungga , Nukunu and Ngadjuri , in the Meru subgroup of the larger group of Thura-Yura languages ( which includes Yura Ngawarla or Adnyamathanha ) History of the name . The name `` Kaurna '' was not widely used until popularised by South Australian Museum Ethnographer Norman B. Tindale in the 1920s . The term 'Kaurna ' was first recorded by Missionary Surgeon Dr William Wyatt ( 1879 : 24 ) for 'Encounter Bay Bob 's Tribe ' . At the same time he recorded 'Meeyurna ' for 'Onkaparinga Jack 's Tribe ' . Kaurna most likely derives from `` kornar '' , the word for 'people ' in the neighbouring Ramindjeri/Ngarrindjeri language [ Berndt & Berndt ( 1993 : 19 ) noted that `` kornarinyeri '' which became Point McLeay Mission , Rev George Taplin 's Narrinyeri thus Narindjeri or Ngarindjeri hence contemporary Ngarrindjeri ] . Mullawirraburka ( Onkaparinga Jack ) , also known to the colonists as 'King John ' , was one of Teichelmann and Schurmann 's main sources . Encounter Bay Bob , as his name suggests , came from Encounter Bay ( Victor Harbor ) and was most likely a fully initiated elder Ramindjeri man . Thus Meyunna is probably an endonym and would linguistically be preferable as the name for this language group as suggested in the mid 1990s . However , they are now universally known as the Kaurna people . History of the language . The former range of the language was mapped by Norman Tindale and Dr Robert Amery and is managed by the Kaurna people . Kaurna is currently not spoken as a native language ( and thus classified as a dead language ) , but it is being revived with the aid of a dictionary compiled by two German missionaries in the 1840s . Language revival . Efforts to revive the Kaurna language began in 1990 with the writing of several Kaurna songs originally written in the Ngarrindjeri , Narrunga and Kaurna languages . A second songbook , Kaurna Paltinna was published in 1999 . Following one-off workshops in 1990 and 1991 , a Kaurna language program was introduced into Kaurna Plains School in 1992 . Kaurna is now taught at all levels of education , including a Kaurna linguistics course taught at the University of Adelaide ( first introduced in 1997 ) . Kaurna is frequently used to give speeches of Welcome to Kaurna Country . Since efforts to reintroduce Kaurna names , beginning in 1980 with the naming of Warriappendi Alternative School , it has gained a profile within the public domain . Many people , pets , organisations , clubs , sporting teams , programs , places , buildings , and other items have taken ( or been given ) Kaurna names . Many public artworks , beginning in 1995 with the Yerrakartarta installation outside the Intercontinental Hotel on North Terrace , Adelaide , have incorporated words , phrases and text drawn from the Kaurna language . Kaurna Warra Pintyanthi . Kaurna Warra Pintyanthi ( `` creating Kaurna language '' ) is a group developing and promoting the recovery of the Kaurna language . It was established in 2002 by two Kaurna elders , Dr Lewis Yerloburka O'Brien and Dr Alitya Wallara Rigney , and linguist Dr Robert Amery . The group now includes other Kaurna people , teachers , linguists and language enthusiasts . It was created from a series of workshops funded by a University of Adelaide grant in 2000 , and is now hosted by the department of linguistics at the University of Adelaide . KWP run language classes through both the Kaurna Plains School and the University . KWP has created a uniform dialect of the language , making new words such as `` mukarntu '' ( `` mukamuka '' brain + `` karntu '' lightning ) , meaning `` computer '' , and other words for things such as modern appliances , transportation , cuisine , and other common features of life that have changed for the Kaurna people while the language was dormant . The Kaurna Warra Karrpanthi Aboriginal Corporation ( KWK ) was registered in 2013 to support the reclamation and promotion of the Language of the Kaurna Nation including training and teaching . Vowels . Kaurna has three different vowels with contrastive long and short lengths ( a , i , u , a : , i : , u : ) , and three diphthongs ( ai , au , ui ) . The three main vowels are represented by ⟨a⟩ , ⟨i⟩ and ⟨u⟩ respectively , with long vowels indicated by doubling the vowel . Historically , Kaurna has had ⟨e⟩ and ⟨o⟩ used varyingly in older versions of its orthography , but these are not reflected in the phonology of the language . Consonants . The consonant inventory of Kaurna is similar to that of other Pama-Nyungan languages ( compare with Adnyamathanha , in the same Thura-Yura grouping ) . In the orthography , dental consonants are followed by ⟨h⟩ and palatals by ⟨y⟩ , and retroflex consonants are preceded by ⟨r⟩ , with the exception of ⟨rd⟩ . Pre-stopped consonants are preceded by ⟨d⟩ . Below are the consonants of Kaurna ( Amery , R & Simpson , J 2013 ) . Prosody . Kaurna places primary stress on the first syllable . Grammar . Kaurna has relatively free word order . Noun Cases and Suffixes . Kaurna uses a range of suffixed case markers to convey information including subjects , objects , spacio-temporal state and other such information . These sometimes have variations in pronunciation and spelling . Below is a table of some of these cases . Number . Kaurna has 3 numbers : singular , dual ( -rla , -dla ) and plural ( -rna ) .
Cedar Bluff State Park . Cedar Bluff State Park is a public recreation area located southeast of WaKeeney and southwest of Ellis in Trego County , Kansas , United States . The state park is divided into two areas , comprising , straddling the Cedar Bluff Reservoir . The Bluffton Area— on the north shore—is the most developed and receives extensive use . The Page Creek Area— on the south shore—offers primitive camping as well as 36 utility sites . West of the Page Creek Area are the juniper-lined , limestone bluffs from which the reservoir 's name was derived ( junipers were often misidentified as `` cedars '' by early settlers ) . Threshing Machine Canyon , the site of an 1850s Native American attack on a wagon train bearing a threshing machine , is accessed by a road west of the park . In the historic canyon one can find carvings dating back to the mid-19th century .
George W. Stocking Sr.. George Ward Stocking Sr. ( September 24 , 1892 – June 7 , 1975 ) was an American economist who was one of the pioneers of industrial organization and an early writer on international cartels . After completing a Ph.D. degree from Columbia University in 1925 , he was professor of economics at the University of Texas at Austin from 1926 to 1947 . During 1933-1943 he held several positions with the federal government , including the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice , where he advised Attorney General Thurman Arnold . He founded and was professor and chair of the Department of Economics at Vanderbilt University in 1947 , where he remained from 1947 to 1963 . He was elected President of the Southern Economic Association in 1952 , and of the American Economic Association in 1958 . Stocking was a pioneering economist of industrial organization . Stocking 's most enduring research was published in three volumes : Cartels in Action ( 1946 ) , Cartels or Competition ? ( 1948 ) , and Monopoly and Free Enterprise ( 1951 ) . The first two volumes were seminal works in the field of empirical studies of price-fixing cartels ; in them Stocking synthesized lavish quantitative and qualitative data on international cartels in eight markets that demonstrated their internal mechanisms , pervasiveness in the economy , and effects on industrial performance . The third volume addressed the problems of market power in the U.S. economy and public policies to ensure the benefits of free enterprise . Education . Stocking graduated from Clarendon College in Texas ( BA 1918 ) , the University of Texas ( BA 1918 , MA 1921 ) , and Columbia University ( Ph.D. 1925 ) . His mentors at Columbia were Thorstein Veblen and Wesley Clair Mitchell . Career . Stocking 's first book was an empirical study of competition in the petroleum industry , in which he had worked as a `` roughneck '' in the oil fields of western Texas . While teaching at the University of Texas , Stocking had his first taste of public service as a member of the Consumer Advisory Board of the National Recovery Administration ( NRA ) in the mid-1930s , where he observed the destructive effects of the brief U.S. legalization of industrial cartels . When the antitrust laws were reinstated after about 1937 , Stocking served through the early 1940s as an economic adviser to the great head of the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice , Thurman Arnold . It was Arnold who initiated for the first time a large number of successful U.S. criminal prosecutions of international cartels in the mid-1940s . Information from these prosecutions and from Congressional investigations of the nefarious roles played by cartels in facilitating the economic policies of national socialism formed the basis of Stocking 's two landmark books on international price-fixing cartels . In the 1950s , Stocking was involved in several issues that had lasting effects on antitrust enforcement . Perhaps Stocking 's best-known journal article was a 1955 article in the `` American Economic Review '' that addressed what is now known as the `` Cellophane Paradox . '' In research on the DuPont company arising from his student 's ( Willard F. Mueller ) Ph . D. dissertation , Stocking and Mueller pointed out the error of mistaking a monopolist 's inability to exercise market power by raising price above the current price for an inability to have already exercised market power by raising price significantly above the competitive price . Courts that use a monopolized product 's elevated market price will typically misconstrue a completed anticompetitive act as a lack of market power . A second issue addressed by Stocking was the extent to which concepts of `` workable competition '' and the `` rule of reason '' should be employed in antitrust enforcement .
Cauchy–Euler equation . In mathematics , a Cauchy-Euler equation ( most commonly known as the Euler-Cauchy equation , or simply Euler 's equation ) is a linear homogeneous ordinary differential equation with variable coefficients . It is sometimes referred to as an `` equidimensional '' equation . Because of the particularly simple equidimensional structure the differential equation can be solved explicitly . The equation . Let `` y '' ( `` n '' ) ( `` x '' ) be the `` n '' th derivative of the unknown function `` y '' ( `` x '' ) . Then a Cauchy–Euler equation of order `` n '' has the form The substitution formula_2 may be used to reduce this equation to a linear differential equation with constant coefficients . Alternatively , the trial solution formula_3 may be used to directly solve for the basis solutions . Second order – solving through trial solution . The most common Cauchy–Euler equation is the second-order equation , appearing in a number of physics and engineering applications , such as when solving Laplace 's equation in polar coordinates . The second order Cauchy-Euler equation is Substituting into the original equation leads to requiring Rearranging and factoring gives the indicial equation In case # 1 , the solution is In case # 2 , the solution is To get to this solution , the method of reduction of order must be applied after having found one solution `` y '' = `` x 'm '' . In case # 3 , the solution is For formula_15 ∈ ℝ . This form of the solution is derived by setting `` x '' = `` e't '' and using Euler 's formula Second order – solution through change of variables . We operate the variable substitution defined by Substituting formula_21 the differential equation becomes This equation in formula_21 is solved via its characteristic polynomial If the roots are distinct , the general solution is If the roots are equal , the general solution is In both cases , the solution formula_29 may be found by setting formula_30 . Example . For `` x '' m to be a solution , either `` x '' = 0 , which gives the trivial solution , or the coefficient of `` x '' m is zero . Solving the quadratic equation , we get `` m '' = 1 , 3 . The general solution is therefore Difference equation analogue . There is a difference equation analogue to the Cauchy–Euler equation . For a fixed `` m '' > 0 , define the sequence `` ƒ 'm '' ( `` n '' ) as Applying the difference operator to formula_37 , we find that If we do this `` k '' times , we find that where the superscript ( `` k '' ) denotes applying the difference operator `` k '' times . Comparing this to the fact that the `` k '' -th derivative of `` x 'm '' equals suggests that we can solve the `` N '' -th order difference equation in a similar manner to the differential equation case . Indeed , substituting the trial solution brings us to the same situation as the differential equation case , One may now proceed as in the differential equation case , since the general solution of an `` N '' -th order linear difference equation is also the linear combination of `` N '' linearly independent solutions . Applying reduction of order in case of a multiple root `` m '' 1 will yield expressions involving a discrete version of ln , In cases where fractions become involved , one may use instead ( or simply use it in all cases ) , which coincides with the definition before for integer `` m '' .
Passion ( rapper ) . Passion is an American former rapper . From 1996 to 1998 Passion appeared as guest on numerous albums , ranging from Jamal to Rappin ' 4-Tay . In 1996 Passion signed a deal with MCA Records and released her debut single `` Where I 'm From '' , which peaked at 29 on the Hot Rap Singles . Her debut album , `` Baller 's Lady '' was released on August 27 , 1996 and managed to make it to the Hip-Hop Albums , peaking at 85 . She continued to perform into 1998 , with her last major appearance being on No Limit Records compilation `` Mean Green '' .
List of ambassadors of Italy to Serbia . The Italian ambassador in Belgrade is the official representative of the Government in Rome to the Government of Serbia . List of Representatives . https : //ambbelgrado.esteri.it/ambasciata_belgrado/it/ambasciata/la_sede/annuario-diplomatico.html See also . List of ambassadors to Serbia
Cahill ( band ) . Cahill are a dance music group based in Liverpool , UK consisting of producers Anton Powers , Tim Condran and Scott Rosser . They are best known for their 2008 single , `` Trippin ' On You '' , which features vocals from Nikki Belle . Background . Cahill are named after Tim Cahill , the star midfielder for Everton F.C. , the team Anton Powers supports . The three producers and Nikki Belle recorded the song `` Trippin ' On You '' in 2007 , and the song became popular in Liverpool 's nightclubs , before it appeared on the Clubland 13 compilation album . The song got a good reception and it then went to promo on Anton Powers and Tim Condran 's record label , 3 Beat Blue ( formerly Boss Records ) . After the song 's popularity grew , a music video was made in February 2007 ready for the song 's full single release on 3 Beat Blue/All Around the World . `` Trippin ' On You '' was playlisted by Radio 1 , Galaxy and MTV Dance . The song was adopted as a signature track for WAGs - Abbey Clancy , Alex Curran , Coleen Rooney and Elen Rives . Band members . Scott Rosser is a producer from Cheshire , who has sold 4 million records worldwide with Dario G. He now runs a recording studio in Cheshire and does remixes with Daz Bailey as 'Bailey & Rossko ' . Anton Powers is a DJ/producer from Liverpool . He is well known for performing DJ sets in Liverpool and North West England . Also runs Liverpool-based record labels 3 Beat Blue and 3 Beat Red . In addition , he has his own radio show on Radio City 96.7 . Tim Condran is a DJ and producer from Crosby . He also runs 3 Beat Blue and 3 Beat Red with Anton Powers as well as DJing as Cahill .
Gyan Chaturvedi . Gyan Chaturvedi is an Indian writer and satirist in Hindi language , known for his satirical novels , `` Baramasi '' and `` Narak Yathra '' . He was honoured by the Government of India in 2015 with Padma Shri , the fourth highest Indian civilian award . Biography . Chaturvedi was born on 2 August 1952 at Mauranipur , in Jhansi district of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh . He graduated in medicine , did advanced training in cardiology and joined the hospital at Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited ( BHEL ) where he served for over thirty years till his retirement . He started writing in the 70s with his first published work , `` Dharmayug '' . This was followed by several books such as `` Ham Na Marab '' , `` Khamosh Nange Hamam Mein Hain '' , `` Marichika '' , `` Alag '' and `` Pratyansha '' . Chaturvedi has been writing regular columns in India Today and `` Naya Gyanodaya '' and frequent columns in Rajasthan Patrika . He is a recipient of several awards such as `` Sharad Joshi Samman '' of the Government of Madhya Pradesh , Delhi Academy Award and Indu Sharma Literary Award . The Government of India awarded him the civilian honour of Padma Shri in 2015 . Chaturvedi is married to Shashi Chaturvedi , a gynecologist at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences and the couple has a daughter , Neha , a medical doctor , currently an ophthalmologist at AIIMS , New Delhi , and a son , Dushyant , an engineer presently pursuing management studies at the Indian School of Business , the leading school in the country for management and business education .
Leucinodes pseudorbonalis . `` Leucinodes pseudorbonalis '' is a species of moth in the family Crambidae . It is found in Angola , Senegal and Uganda . The species was described by Richard Mally , Anastasia Korycinska , David J. L. Agassiz , Jayne Hall , Jennifer Hodgetts and Matthias Nuss in 2015 . The length of the forewings is 7–8.5 mm for males and 9–11 mm for females . The wing pattern is as in `` Leucinodes orbonalis '' . The larvae feed on `` Solanum aethiopicum '' and `` Solanum melongena '' . Etymology . The species name refers to the similarities in external and male genital characters with `` Leucinodes orbonalis '' and is derived from Greek `` pseud ( o ) '' ( meaning false ) and `` orbonalis '' ( the name of the similar species ) .
Thomas B. Turley . Thomas Battle Turley ( April 5 , 1845July 1 , 1910 ) was a Tennessee attorney who served as a Democratic United States Senator from 1897 to 1901 . Biography . Turley was born in Memphis and attended public schools and was a private in the Confederate Army throughout the Civil War , spending part of that conflict as a prisoner of war . Upon its conclusion he attended the University of Virginia law school in Charlottesville , Virginia , completing his studies in 1867 . In 1870 he was admitted to the Tennessee bar and began practicing in Memphis . A prominent attorney , upon the death in office of Senator Isham G. Harris , Turley was appointed by governor of Tennessee Robert L. Taylor to the vacancy . He was subsequently elected to the balance of the term by the Tennessee General Assembly . Turley declined to stand for any further service in the Senate once the balance of the term to which Harris had initially been elected had expired , serving in the Senate from July 20 , 1897 to March 3 , 1901 . He returned to his Memphis law practice until shortly before his death in 1910 . He was buried at Elmwood Cemetery in Memphis , the final resting place of many West Tennessee political figures .
StarCraft in esports . The real time strategy ( RTS ) computer game `` StarCraft '' had an active professional competition circuit , particularly in South Korea . The two major game channels in South Korea , Ongamenet and MBCGame , each ran a Starleague ( Ongamenet Starleague , MBCgame Starleague ) , viewed by millions of fans . Starting in about 2002 , pro-gamers started to become organized into teams , sponsored by large South Korean companies like Samsung , SK Telecom and KT . `` StarCraft '' is also the most popular computer game competition during the annual World Cyber Games thanks to its Korean fanbase , and it is overall one of the world 's largest computer and video game competitions in terms of prize money , global coverage and participants . Over US $ 4,000,000 in prize money has been awarded in total , the vast majority of which comes from tournaments in South Korea . For several years after the release of `` StarCraft II '' , competitive ' was no longer televised . However , in early 2015 , the game returned to Ongamenet 's televised lineup . The game 's professional competition has remained largely separate from that of StarCraft II , though both games ' current largest Korean competitions , the Afreeca StarCraft League ( ASL ) and Global StarCraft II League ( GSL ) , are organized by Afreeca TV . Players have transitioned between the two throughout the years , but outside of the transitional 2012 season of Proleague , none have competed professionally in both at the same time . Participation outside of South Korea . There have been several commercial attempts to bring televised professional StarCraft matches to audiences outside South Korea . GOM TV hired Nick `` Tasteless '' Plott , an American who previously cast StarCraft at the WCG and other international events , to provide English commentary for the 2008 GOM TV Star Invitational and the 2008 Averatec-Intel Classic tournaments . According to GOM TV statistics , over 1 million viewers watched the GOM TV Star Invitational matches with English commentary . Many StarCraft fans outside South Korea download video files of the pro games to watch on their computer . This has spawned a small community wherein StarCraft fans post the files to video sharing sites such as YouTube , but with their own English commentaries dubbed alongside the original Korean commentary . Notable English-speaking YouTube commentators include Day9 , KlazartSC , Diggity , Moletrap , NukeTheStars , and Rise . The Collegiate Starleague is a seasonal intercollegiate league that is modeled after Korea 's ProLeague . It was founded in 2009 by students at Princeton University . Its fourth season ( Fall 2010 ) marks a shift from to , and includes the participation of over 100 North American colleges including Harvard University , Yale University , Cornell University , Massachusetts Institute of Technology , Rutgers University , and Case Western Reserve University . Notable contributors and players include < a href= '' Sean_ % 26quot % 3BDay9 % 26quot % 3B_Plott '' > Sean `` Day9 '' Plott < /a > , Kevin `` QXC '' Riley , and Andre `` Gretorp '' Hengchua . List of professional `` StarCraft '' teams . The Korean professional scene was divided into 8 teams , 6 of which were sponsored by corporations , and the remaining team by the Korean Air Force . All teams dissolved or transitioned to StarCraft II in 2012 . Match fixing scandal . A cheating scandal in the sport came to light in South Korea on April 13 , 2010 , when it was found that popular `` StarCraft '' players were intentionally losing games . As professional gaming has a legal status in South Korea , the consequences of these actions was severe : 11 players were banned from all professional StarCraft competition for life , and faced civil and criminal lawsuits . All eleven players had all prizes and rewards revoked ( e.g . Player of the Year Reward , Proleague Player Reward , Weekly/Monthly MVP Reward ) As of 9 June 2010 , eleven Players have been banned from progaming as a result of the scandal : sAviOr , Hwasin , go.go , Type-b , Luxury , YellOw ( ArnC ) * , DarkElf , UpMaGiC , Justin , By.1st and ShinHwA . In October 2010 , sentences were declared . The suspended sentences mean the players can avoid prison if no wrongdoing is committed within the time period . Transition to `` StarCraft II : Wings of Liberty '' . Despite the release of ' , KeSPA , OGN and MBC Game decided to stick with `` Brood War '' for their competitions . KeSPA and OGN eventually came into talks with Blizzard and GomTV for broadcasting rights of `` StarCraft II '' . After discussions and negotiations were complete , it was announced that the SK Planet Proleague season would be a hybrid tournament featuring both Brood War and StarCraft II . `` Brood War '' professional competition was eventually phased out entirely in Proleague , although fan interest in the game continued . Resurgence and `` StarCraft : Remastered '' . `` Brood War '' tournaments with cash prizes continued to be run following KeSPA 's exit from the scene . In 2014 , two years after professional KeSPA-sanctioned `` StarCraft '' competition ended , OGN once again televized StarCraft competition for two seasons . Starting in 2016 , Afreeca TV began running the Afreeca StarCraft League ( ASL ) alongside their StarCraft II event , the Global StarCraft II League ( GSL ) . In 2017 , Blizzard announced ' , a graphical and systems update to `` StarCraft : Brood War '' that left the gameplay completely untouched . Following the release of `` StarCraft : Remastered '' , the scene had no trouble transitioning as the game remained the exact same in terms of gameplay and only had its graphics and matchmaking improved , which did n't affect professional players . In 2018 , coinciding with `` StarCrafts 20th anniversary , Blizzard announced their own league , the Korea StarCraft League ( KSL ) , bringing the number of professional individual leagues for `` StarCraft : Brood War '' , now `` StarCraft : Remastered '' , in Korea back to two for the first time since 2011 when the last season of MSL was played . Lim Yo-Hwan ( SlayerS_ ` BoxeR ` ) . Known as the `` Emperor of Terran '' , or sometimes just `` The Emperor '' , Boxer 's highly creative play has made him a popular `` StarCraft '' player . He is also one of , if not the most , successful as he is the first ( of two ) `` StarCraft '' player to win the World Cyber Games ( WCG ) twice . He has also won the Ongamenet Starleague ( OSL ) twice ( only 8 other players have achieved that ) . He is the first of three players to win two consecutive OSLs . He holds the record for being number 1 in KeSPA 's rankings for 17 consecutive months . Boxer made a comeback in 2005 , winning second place in the So1 OSL 2005 , but had to retire from professional gaming to join the Korean military service , which is mandatory for all Korean males . On 3 October 2006 he played his rival [ NC ] ... Yellow in `` Superfight '' , which he won 3–2 . One of the most popular fights with [ NC ] Yellow was Boxer 's Famous SCV rush , where he sent his SCV 's and a couple of marines and won in five minutes . His total record of televised matches before he joined the Korean Air Force was 500 wins and 338 losses . Recently , Boxer became one of the first members of the Korean Air Force pro-gaming team ACE ( an acronym of Air Force Challenges E-sports ) , where he continued playing as a pro-gamer . He made the GomTV 2 MBC Game Starleague in 2007 , but was eliminated in the group stages . When his air force contract expired on December 24 , 2008 , he rejoined his former team SK Telecom T1 , appearing actively in Pro League in July 2009 . In October 2010 he switched over to StarCraft 2 and competed in GomTV GSL 2 . In November 2010 he officially retired from his KeSPA pro-gamer status to only focus on SC2 and have the opportunity to form a new SC2-team sponsored by Intel . Lee Yun-Yeol ( [ ReD ] NaDa ) . The `` Genius Terran '' ( also known as `` Tornado Terran '' ) started his pro-gaming career by beating ChRh ( Choi In Kyu ) on the `` Amateur vs Pro '' TV show . Statistically , he 's the best player in history , having won the most starleague championships ( 6 ) . He has a consistent and dominating style , backed up with excellent macro . Once believed to also have the best micro among all `` StarCraft '' players ( e.g . Nada 's Vultures ) , in fact , Nada 's infantry army was considered unbeatable for a long time . He has been on the team IS , KTF and now the Wemade FOX , formerly Pantech EX , formerly known as Toona SG . Nada has won 3 OSLs , 3 MSLs , and the first KT-KTF invitational tournament . After a resurgent OSL victory in late 2006 , NaDa became the first player to have won the OSL 3 times , winning the `` Golden Mouse '' . He recently qualified for his tenth MSL , but failed to qualify for the next OSL . Nada managed to reach the final sixteen in both the 2008 MSL and OSL , but was stifled of another attempt at a trophy by Hwasin and Jangbi respectively . As of December 2008 he is ranked 18 in KeSPA . As of June 2009 , Nada has fallen to rank 31 in the KeSPA ranking system , making it the first time that he 's been out of the top 30 since March 2002 . In October 2010 after his contract ended , he retired from playing StarCraft : Brood War professionally instead NaDa is currently pursuing a professional gaming career in StarCraft 2 : Wings of Liberty . NaDa joined the StarCraft II team , Complexity Gaming , but announced his retirement in June 2012 due to financial difficulty , current poor state of health pending military issues , and various family issues . Choi Yeon-Sung ( iloveoov ) . The next on line of successful Terran players after Boxer and Nada , iloveoov 's macro is even better than Nada 's , leading to him being jokingly known as the `` Cheater Terran '' due to his ability to create large armies in a short span of time . He is also known as `` Monster '' because of his dominance over his opponents . He has won the MBCGame Starleague ( MSL ) three times in succession , an amazing feat , and in November 2004 finally won the OSL , cementing his place as one of the strongest players of the game . He won his 2nd OSL title in March 2006 , defeating JulyZerg in the 1st ShinHan Bank tournament . iloveoov has now retired from professional gaming and is currently a coach for the SKT1 squad with Kingdom . However , in November 2008 , he declared to come back to the squad and works as playing-coach in SKT . His first coming back game was held 17 November . He played against Kim Myung Un ( Zerg ) and lost , himself using Valiath ( Valkyrie+Goliath ) . He has an interesting relationship with Boxer ( who was on the same SK Telecom T1 team with him ) , as he sees Boxer as a kind of `` older brother '' or mentor ( Boxer brought iloveoov to the professional scene after seeing his talent in amateur leagues ) , and as a result , was somewhat regretful for beating him ( 3–2 ) in the finals of the EVER OSL in November 2004 . He also won the WCG in 2006 , beating Julyzerg 2–1 in the finals . Lee Young-Ho ( Flash ) . Nicknamed `` The Little Monster '' , `` God-Young-Ho '' , and `` Ultimate Weapon '' , Flash arrived in the gaming scene by famously defeating Bisu in a Starleague game by `` cheesing '' his opponent . He was heavily criticized by StarCraft fans as a `` cheap '' player , but he dispelled all accusations by dominating the StarCraft gaming scene . He propelled his team KTF ( now KT Rolster ) into Proleague victories and championships by winning the 2010 Proleague . Flash is involved in one of the most intense and famous rivalries with Jaedong . Flash holds a variety of world records such as longest TvT winning streak , longest TvP winning streak , youngest Starleague winner , youngest Golden Mouse winner , highest KeSPA rank of all time , and the highest overall Elo , TvP , TvZ and TvT ranks of all time . He has been in 3 consecutive dual starleague finals , winning 4 golds within the past year . He recently defeated Kal ( Goojila ) in the 2010 World Cyber Games , eventually becoming the world champion . He also came back in 2017 and won the ASL season 2 , defeating sea in a series of 3-1 . He had to beat Jaedong in the semi-finals and it went to the 5th game , which he eventually won 3-2 . Hong Jin-ho ( YellOw ) . Hong Jin Ho known as `` Storm Zerg '' was an early rival to Lim Yo-Hwan ( Boxer ) , losing several starleague finals to him . Hong is known for his aggressive and harass-style play , and for his rivalry with BoxeR . Hong is famous for never having won first place in major StarCraft tournaments despite his strong performance . Hong managed to finish second place six times in the events , never once attaining a major championship , which earned him the title `` King of Silver . '' While there are some tournaments in which he finished first , these records was invalidated when the KeSPA announced to accept only OSL and MSL records . His notable victories include first place in the 2003 ITV 5th Starleague , the Snickers All-Star league in 2005 and the first BlizzCon invitational tournament . Hong suffered his last major defeat against Han `` Casy '' Dong-wook in the semi-finals of the Shinhan Bank Season 1 OSL in 2006 , and claimed 3rd place . Due to poor performance in the following OSL , Hong had fallen into a slump from which he has not recovered . Hong reached the round of 32 in the GOMTV Averatech Classic , but was eliminated by oDin ( Joo Young-Dal ) . He is now in the Korean Air Force since November 2008 , and has enlisted in the StarCraft team Air Force ACE . After being a member of KAF ACE , Hong is recovering his form slowly but steadily . The trigger was an old-fashioned 'storm-like ' victory against Bisu [ Shield ] on 20 June 2009 in Shinhan Bank ProLeague 08-09 , after 735 days of silence . He could not qualify for either OSL nor MSL since Shinhan Bank OSL season 2 in 2006 , but in the end of Shinhan Bank ProLeague 09-10 season , Hong ended the season securing a 3-game winning streak , including a dramatic victory against Jaedong . Hong officially announced his retirement from professional gaming on his website on 16 June 2011 . At his retirement ceremony , BoxeR jokingly handed him an empty StarCraft 2 box . BoxeR said that the box was empty , but the account was at the Slayers clan house and if Hong ever considered transitioning into StarCraft 2 , he knew where to go . As of August 2011 he is appearing in a reality series entitled `` Project A '' on GOMtv . The series follows Hong as he attempts to qualify for the GOMTV Global StarCraft II League and relaunch his progaming career in StarCraft 2 . The series premiered on 12 August 2011 Ma Jae-Yoon ( sAviOr [ gm ] ) . sAviOr ( previously known as IPXZerg ) has won three MSLs and one OSL , and reached five consecutive MSL finals during the height of his dominance . Nicknamed `` Maestro '' for his incredible play , timing , and game sense , he is often viewed as the most successful and fearsome Zerg of all time , having defeated BoxeR , iloveoov , NaDa , Midas , Nal_rA and many other top players . He is well known for his perfect defiler usage , particularly in the ZvT matchup . sAviOr made the semifinals of the 2007 September–November GOM TV MSL but was surprisingly eliminated by Terran player Mind 2–3 . Soon after , he was eliminated 1–2 by Bisu in the 2007 Ever OSL quarterfinals . sAviOr is currently in a competitive slump , having been eliminated from the first round of both the most recent OSL and MSL . However , he has since qualified for the next upcoming MSL and is currently ranked 53rd in the February 2010 KeSPA ranking . On April 13 , 2010 , he was implicated in a cheating scandal involving several Korean pro gamers , illegal betting websites , and allegations of games being deliberately lost . As the investigation continued , Savior eventually admitted his guilt on May 20 , and was forced into retirement by KeSPA . Lee Jae-Dong ( n.Die_Jaedong ) . Known as the `` Lord of Destruction '' , and the `` Tyrant '' , Jaedong was Team 8 's ace player , and gained fame from taking down many top players when he first entered the scene , earning the nickname `` Legend Killer '' . He is known for his incredible micro of mutalisks , his trademark unit . His ZvT and ZvZ are among the best the progaming scene has ever witnessed , and he is currently regarded as the best Zerg player , if not the best player overall . He walked the Royal Road by qualifying for the OSL for the first time and defeating Stork in the EVER OSL finals 3–1 . Soon thereafter , he proved that his ZvP matchup was not weak by defeating Bisu in the GOMTV MSL S4 group stages . Since his OSL win , Jaedong 's ZvP has statistically been his second strongest matchup ( 71.25 % ) Jaedong has also won the MSL season 4 by defeating Siz ) Kal 3–1 in March , 2008 , further proving himself as the top Zerg on the scene . Jaedong set a new record for the highest ZvZ streak by winning 12 games straight , only losing to Oversky in the Proleague . As of June 2009 , he is 72–19 ( 79.12 % ) in ZvZ , and considering that ZvZ is thought to be one of the most volatile and luck based matchups , this is a very impressive feat . In July 2008 , he was defeated in the Arena MSL 2008 Finals 0–3 by his teammate Park Ji-Su ( ForGG ) , but he was able to bounce back from his loss and defeat his rival Flash 3–0 in the TG Sambo Intel Classic finals . He has won his second OSL title against Fantasy in the Batoo OSL 2009 . In the Summer 2009 StarCraft season , he was the only player to make the quarterfinals of every Starleague : GOMTV Avertec Classic , OSL , and MSL . He also carried his team through the Shinhan Bank 08-09 Proleague and brought them a second-place finish . On August 22 , 2009 he once again proved that he is one of the best StarCraft players in the scene by winning the Bacchus OSL ( his third OSL title ) and thus winning the Golden Mouse . Jaedong was ranked 1st in the February 2010 KeSPA rankings . Jaedong has also been a very popular person outside of StarCraft having done commercials for various Korean companies and attending several international competitions such as the World Cyber Games 2 years in a row ( 2008–2009 ) and is the WCG champion for 2009 , after beating his fellow Korean , Stork in the finals . He is well known for his intense and focused demeanor during play and his tendency to excel under pressure . In 2012 , Jaedong left Team 8 and joined North American based organisation Evil Geniuses on a one-year contract , in order to compete in the first SC2 Proleague season . Park Sung-Joon ( JulyZerg ) . JulyZerg ( or simply `` July '' ) , the `` God of War '' , was credited with revitalizing what had been stagnant Zerg play , and of leading the way for a kind of `` Zerg renaissance '' with his highly dynamic and aggressive style , incorporating a strong understanding of his opponent 's weaknesses and immaculate unit control . He is the first Zerg player to win an OSL ; having accomplished this feat in 2004 , and he also won the second KT-KTF Premiere League . In July 2005 he won a second OSL , something that to that date only four other players have accomplished , and after a long slump managed to win the Ever OSL 2008 , making him the second player and first zerg to win 3 OSL titles and claiming the Golden Mouse trophy . July is known for being closer to the amateur community than the typical professional player , having played in amateur leagues such as the WGTour Speed Ladder in the past , and was one of the players on the Asian team for the friendly Blizzard Invitational Tournament held in early 2005 . JulyZerg is currently playing StarCraft II on the pro team ST , but is serving in the military until 2014 . Park Jung Suk ( [ Oops ] Reach ) . Reach , nicknamed `` MAN-TOSS '' ( due to his muscular build and brute strategies ) or `` Hero Protoss '' , is the Protoss player who has been most consistent in the long term , beating Boxer in an OSL final near the height of his dominance , and generally placing well in tournaments . He is generally known for his standard/solid/safe style of play , with flawless macro and use of Psi Storm ( the latter of which earned him the other nickname `` Mudang Protoss '' , meaning shaman Protoss in Korean , owing to the uncanny accuracy of his Psionic Storm use ) , although he has been leaning away from this slightly in recent times due to changes in the playing style of the other races . Reach is known for his PvP and PvT skills , with his PvZ being inconsistently brilliant . Park was the captain of the KTF progaming team . Reach has been absent from the Starleagues and KeSPA rankings for 18 months but has recently returned to StarCraft pro-gaming tournaments , qualifying for the 2007 Season 1 OSL . Reach has slumped since his return and is currently enlisted with Yellow in Air Force ACE . Currently , Reach has shown some return to form with impressive victories in the ProLeague . Since his retirement from professional Brood War he became coach of the Najin Corporation `` League of Legends '' teams . Kang Min ( Nal_rA ) . The 'Dreaming Protoss ' is often considered to be a Protoss version of Boxer due to his highly creative and daring play . He frequently hides his buildings in other parts of the map and pioneered and standardized several notable Protoss strategies such as fast expanding and using corsairs and reavers in tandem against Zerg . He won an OSL and MSL in the same season and does exceptionally well in team tournaments , playing for KTF . He has won the Blizzard WorldWide Invitational tournament during early 2006 . He has recently recovered from a severe slump ; and qualified for ShinHan Bank 2 OSL and made it to the Pringles MSL finals by defeating Kingdom , but lost 3–1 to sAviOr . He also made it to the Semi-Finals of the subsequent Pringles 2 MSL , only to lose again at the hands of sAviOr . Nal_rA has now retired from progaming and is currently a broadcaster for OnGameNet . In 2009 , it was announced that Nal_rA would retire from commentating and that he would pursue a career in teaching at Seoul Institute Of The Arts . Kim Taek-Yong ( Bisu [ Shield ] ) . Bisu ( meaning `` assassin 's dagger '' in Korean ) , nicknamed `` Ninja Toss '' for his creative `` Dark Templar '' use , plays at the highest level of progaming . He had moderate success in Shinhan OSL 2 where he made it to the sweet 16 playoff round . Bisu rose to prominence when he unexpectedly defeated sAviOr 3–0 in the March 2007 GOM MSL final at the height of Savior 's dominance . Bisu is also known as the `` Revolutionist '' for his strong PvZ , and changing how Protoss players play the matchup . He also recently won the July 2007 GOM MSL 2 by defeating Stork 3–2 . Bisu is the first Protoss player to reach the 1st spot in KeSPA history . Bisu lost 1–3 to Mind in the finals of the September GOM MSL 3 and was eliminated by Stork in the semifinals of the EVER OSL . Bisu was eliminated in the group stages of GOM MSL 4 , losing most notably to Jaedong . However , he made it to the semifinals of the Bacchus OSL , but was eliminated by Flash . Bisu recently regained his dominant form by defeating free in ClubDay MSL semifinal , and defeated Jangbi in final to win his 3rd MSL title , the first and only Protoss to achieve this feat . For the first time in StarCraft progaming history , two opponents faced in a final back to back , once again , Bisu defeated Jangbi 3–1 in the GOM Averatec-Intel Classic Season 2 tournament . Inexplicably , his performance in OSL did not yield him any championships which is the only knock on his career so far . Bisu is known for his amazing plays against zerg having popularized the forge fast expand and the Bisu build . He is currently ranked 2nd in the August 2009 Kespa rankings and is considered to be the best protoss in history . His team SKT1 also won their second proleague grand finals with Bisu being the ace player of their team having won the most matches for them and having the best win-loss ratio in the entire tournament . Unfortunately , he has been slumping for a long time and has one of the lowest Elo ratings among the top players of each race . Song Byung-Gu ( Stork [ gm ] ) . Stork , nicknamed 'The Faultless Supreme Commander ' for his all-round ability against all ( vs protoss 60.8 % , vs zerg 53.9 % , vs terran 66 % ) , is one of the highest pro-gamers , 'Taek-Bang-LeeSSang ' . His debut was 2004 , and now he is the oldest progamer in active . He was focused when he won CYON 2004 challenge league , and got 4th rank of EVER starleague 2005 . However he could n't get contentable grade . After his frustration , he did n't give up , and finally he made victory of Samsung KHAN in 2007,2008 . At that time , he became the finalist of EVER starleague 2007 and 2007 Bacchus starleague , but he was lost by Flash , and Jaedong . His career was wonderful , but only second place , and it made him called as 'Kong-Line ( successor of Yellow , Hong Jin-Ho ) ' . However , finally he got the win at Incruit starleague and he was the legend of fall ( This is the Legend of protoss who won the starleague at fall . First is Park Jung-suk ( DAUM OSL 2002 ) , and continued by Oh Yeong-jong ( So1 OSL 2005 ) , Song Byung-Gu ( Incruit OSL 2008 ) , and Hu Young-Moo ( Jin-air OSL 2011 ) . In 2008 , he also won the WCG2007 Grand-Final , against Sha Junchun , China ) . In 2009 , he became the finalist of many contest such as WCG , IEF . And because of this career , he got the other nickname , 'Song Sun-sin ( compound of Song ( Last name ) and Lee Sun-sin ( the greatest general of Japanese invasion of Korea in 1592 ) . He continues to go through to round of 16 of OSL for 17th and 13th in a row ( 2007 DAUM ( 3rd ) -EVER ( 2nd ) -2008 bacchus ( 2nd ) -EVER ( round of 16 ) -Incruit ( 1st ) -2009 Batoo ( round of 8 ) -bacchus ( round of 16 ) -EVER ( round of 8 ) -2010 Korean Air S1 ( round of 16 ) -Korean Air S2 ( 3rd ) -2011 Bacchus ( 2nd ) -Jin air ( round of 16 ) -2012 OSL ( con ) . He made lots of record-the most fanalist among Protoss of Private starleague ( 5th ) , the most participant for round of 16 ( 27th ) , the most successive victory against terran ( 12th ) , the first reverse-all-kill ( got 4 victories in one game ) among protoss , etc . NOW , He is the captain and also ACE of Samsung Khan . History of pro-level tournament winners . The two most prestigious and lucrative series of tournaments were the Ongamenet Starleague and MBCgame Starleague . The following winners are all listed from oldest to most recent . Note that many of the Starleagues are named after the corporate sponsor for that year and that the other finalists are given in descending order of their finish . P/T/Z after a player 's name indicates whether they played Protoss , Terran or Zerg respectively . The players are from South Korea except when noted . Winning teams of the Proleague . 2008 Shinhan Bank : ( There is no Season1 or 2 . ) Other Tournaments . Winner of the CKCG ( China-Korea Cyber Games ) Spectators . The act of watching `` StarCraft '' games as a spectator sport at area bars became known as barcraft and expanded to bars internationally . With the success and popularity of Barcrafts , bars calling themselves `` eSports Bars '' have arisen . These bars are similar to the traditional sports bars , but instead of broadcasting sports like football and soccer , they broadcast a variety of eSports games instead and serve specialty gaming themed drinks .
Tuzla . Tuzla is the third largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the administrative center of Tuzla Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina . As of 2013 , it has a population of 110,979 inhabitants . Tuzla is the economic , cultural , educational , health and tourist centre of northeast Bosnia . It is an educational center and is home to two universities . It is also the main industrial machine and one of the leading economic strongholds of Bosnia with a wide and varied industrial sector including an expanding service sector thanks to its salt lake tourism . The city of Tuzla is home to Europe 's only salt lake as part of its central park and has more than 350.000 people visiting its shores every year . The history of the city goes back to the 9th century ; modern Tuzla dates back to 1510 when it became an important garrison town in the Ottoman Empire . In Bosnia and Herzegovina , Tuzla is also regarded as one of the most multicultural cities in the country and has managed to keep the pluralist character of the city throughout the Bosnian War and after , with Bosniaks , Serbs , Croats and a small minority of Bosnian Jews residing in Tuzla . Etymology . The name `` Tuzla '' is the Ottoman Turkish word for salt mine , `` tuzla '' , and refers to the extensive salt deposits found underneath the city . Early history . Archaeological evidence suggests that Tuzla was a rich Neolithic settlement . Being inhabited continuously for more than 6,000 years , Tuzla is one of the oldest European sustained settlements . During the period of the Roman Republic ( before the area was conquered by Rome ) , Tuzla ( or Salines as it was called at the time ) was ruled by the Illyrian tribe Breuci . Middle Ages to 20th century . The city was first mentioned in 950 by Constantine Porphyrogenitus in his De Administrando Imperio as a fort named `` Salines '' ( ) . The name `` Soli '' was used in the Middle Ages . It means `` salts '' in Bosnian and the city 's present name means `` place of salt '' in Ottoman Turkish . During the Middle Ages it belonged mostly to the medieval Kingdom of Bosnia . After the fall of the kingdom to the Ottoman Empire in 1463 , the region was controlled by the House of Berislavić before the Ottomans occupied the villages of `` Gornje Soli '' and `` Donje Soli '' around 1512 , and took control of the entire Usora in the 1530s . It remained under Ottoman rule for nearly 400 years , where it was administered as part of the Sanjak of Zvornik . In 1878 it was annexed by Austria-Hungary . After the dissolution of the monarchy it became the part of the newly formed Kingdom of Yugoslavia . The Husino uprising took place in 1920 . In December 1944 , the city was unsuccessfully attacked by Chetnik forces of Draža Mihailović along with the Serbian State Guard . After the war it developed into a major industrial and cultural centre during the Communist period in the former Yugoslavia . Bosnian War . In the 1990 elections the Reformists won control of the municipality being the only municipality in Bosnia where non-nationalists won . During the Bosnian war for independence between 1992–95 the town was the only municipality not governed by nationalist authorities . After Bosnia and Herzegovina declared independence and was recognized by the United Nations the city was besieged by Serbian forces . A few days later Serbian forces attacked Tuzla . The town was not spared the atrocities of the Bosnian War . 1992 Yugoslav People 's Army column incident in Tuzla was a conflict between Territorial Defence Force of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the 92nd Motorized Brigade of the Yugoslav People 's Army ( JNA ) on 15 May 1992 . The incident occurred at the road junction of Brčanska Malta during JNA ’ s agreed withdrawal from the city when the skirmish between forces loyal to the Bosnian government and the withdrawing JNA occurred . At least 50 members of the JNA were killed and 44 wounded during the attacks . On 25 May 1995 , an attack on Tuzla killed 71 people and injured 200 persons in what is referred to as the Tuzla massacre , when a shell fired from Serb 's positions on the Ozren mountain ( 130 mm towed field gun M-46 ) hit the central street and its promenade . The youngest civilian who died in that massacre was only two years old . Following the Dayton Peace Accords , Tuzla was the headquarters of the U.S. forces for the Multinational Division ( MND ) during Operation Joint Endeavour IFOR and subsequent SFOR . Post-war independence . In February 2014 the city was the scene of the beginning of the 2014 unrest in Bosnia and Herzegovina , which quickly spread to dozens of cities and towns throughout Bosnia and Herzegovina . Geography . Tuzla is located in the northeastern part of Bosnia , settled just underneath the Majevica mountain range , on the Jala River . The central zone lies in an east-west oriented plain , with residential areas in the north and south of the city located on the Ilinčica , Kicelj and Gradina Hills . It is above sea level . The climate is moderate continental . There are abundant coal deposits in the region around Tuzla . 6 coal mines continue to operate around the city . Much of the coal mined in the area is used to power the Tuzla Power Plant , which is the largest power plant in Bosnia and Herzegovina . Salt deposits . Extractions of the city 's salt deposits , particularly in the 20th century , have caused sections of the city center to sink . Structures in the `` sinking area '' either collapsed or were demolished , and there are few structures in the city that predate the 20th century , despite the fact that the city was founded over 1000 years ago . In the northeastern part of the town is an area known as Solina , named after the salt deposits . Pannonian Lakes . Tuzla is the only city in Europe that has a salt lake at its centre . The ancient Pannonian Sea dried up around 10 million years ago , but work by researchers and scientists has now enabled a level of saline water to be kept stable at the surface , and in 2003 the Pannonian Lake was opened . A second lake that includes artificial waterfalls was inaugurated in 2008 . An archaeological park and replica Neolithic lake dwellings were also incorporated into the scheme , providing information about the different cultures which left their material and spiritual mark here . The site has become an international tourist destination . A third lake was completed in August 2012 . Construction expenses for this were nearly 2 million Bosnian marks ( ca . 1 million euros ) . This third lake also contains 2 water slides which are an attraction for the younger population . The summer season of 2013 recorded approximately 5,000 visitors per day ( c. 450,000 for 3 months ) . Administration . Tuzla is the seat of the Tuzla Canton , which is a canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina , as well as of Tuzla Municipality , which is one of the 13 municipalities that together constitute the Tuzla Canton . Administratively , Tuzla is divided into 39 `` mjesne zajednice '' ( local districts ) . Apart from Tuzla , the municipality incorporates several other adjacent settlements , including the town of Gornja Tuzla ( `` Upper Tuzla '' ) , as well as the villages of Husino , Par Selo , Simin Han , Obodnica , Kamenjaši , Plane , Šići and others . The Mayor of City of Tuzla is Jasmin Imamović , a writer and lawyer born in 1957 , of the Social Democratic Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina . He was reelected to a third term in 2008 . Arts . One of the most influential writers in the Balkans , Meša Selimović hails from Tuzla , and Tuzla hosts the annual Meša Selimović book festival in July , where an award for the best novel written in the languages of Bosnia and Herzegovina , Croatia , Serbia and Montenegro is presented . The first professional theatre in Tuzla , the Tuzla National Theatre , was founded by the brothers Mihajlo and Živko Crnogorčević in 1898 during Austro-Hungarian rule , and is the oldest theatre in the country . The theatre is working continuously since 1944 . The Portrait Gallery has continuous exhibitions of work by local and international artists . The Ismet Mujezinović Gallery is mainly dedicated to Ismet Mujezinović , a painter from Tuzla . The Eastern Bosnia Museum exhibits archaeological , ethnological , historical and artistic pieces and artifacts from the whole region . An open-air museum at `` Solni Trg '' , opened in 2004 , tells the story of salt production in Tuzla . Religion . Apart from Tuzla 's many mosques , there is also an Orthodox church that went untouched throughout the war . The Franciscan monastery in town is still very active as there is a sizable Catholic community in Tuzla . Just outside the town , in the nearby village of Breska , is a 200-year-old Catholic church . Tuzla is also home to an old Jewish cemetery which recently underwent renovations , organized by the OPEN Organization of Tuzla and the Jewish Municipality of Tuzla . Music . `` Bosnian roots music '' came from Middle Bosnia , Posavina , the Drina valley and Kalesija . It is usually performed by singers with two violinists and a šargija player . These bands first appeared around World War I and became popular in the 1960s . This is the third oldest music following after the sevdalinka and ilahija . Self-taught people , mostly in two or three members of the different choices of old instruments , mostly in the violin , sacking , saz , drums , flutes ( zurle ) or wooden flute , as others have already called , the original performers of Bosnian music that can not be written notes , transmitted by ear from generation to generation , family is usually hereditary . It is thought to be brought from Persia-Kalesi tribe that settled in the area of present Sprecanski valleys and hence probably the name Kalesija . In this part of Bosnia it is the most common . Again , it became the leader of First World War onwards , as well as 60 years in the field Sprecanski doline . This kind of music was enjoyed by all three peoples in Bosnia , Bosniaks , Croats and Serbs , and it contributed a lot to reconcile people socializing , entertainment and other organizations through festivala . In Kalesija it 's maintained each year with the Bosnian Festival Original music . Studio Kemix firm Dzemal Dzihanovic from Živinice together with his artists brought this kind of music to perfection at the end 20th century . With its entirely new form of modernity , it is most common in the Tuzla Canton and the cradle of this music city Živinice was named Bosnian town of original music . Songs are performed preferably in a diphthong , the first and second voice which is a special secret performance of this music and some performers sing in troglasju as they do Kalesijski triple that was recorded in 1968 , as the first written record of the tone on the album , along with Higurashi no naku . Sports . Several sports teams from Tuzla have participated in international competitions . Almost all of Tuzla 's sports teams are named `` Sloboda '' , meaning `` freedom '' . The most popular sports in Tuzla include football ( `` FK Sloboda '' ) ; basketball ( `` OKK Sloboda '' ) , karate ( `` KBS Tuzla-Sinbra '' ) and many others . The women 's basketball team Jedinstvo Aida were European club champions in the late 1980s , with the most famous sportswoman from Tuzla in their midst – Razija Mujanović . Miscellaneous . On 1 September 2007 , 6,980 couples kissed for 10 seconds in Tuzla , Bosnia erasing the previous Guinness World kissing Records of the Philippines and Hungary ( for synchronised osculation in 2004 with 5,327 Filipino couples , overtaken by Hungary in 2005 with 5,875 couples ; Filipinos came back in February 2010 with 6,124 couples but the Hungarians responded in June 2010 with 6,613 couples ) . The record now awaits official certification . On 26 September 2008 , Tuzla began offering free wireless internet access in the city center . Transport . Tuzla has an international airport located at Dubrave ( IATA code : TZL ) , and an effective and well-developed public bus network . There are plans to introduce a trolleybus network in the city soon . The airport was opened and obtained ICAO certificate for civilian Air traffic in 2008 . The airport had comprised a portion of `` Eagle Base '' , an American military base that has been home to NATO troops serving in SFOR , Bosnia 's stabilization force . Nowadays former Eagle Base become home of Bosnian Military Forces . In 2013. the airport became a base for Wizz Air . Tuzla International Airport nowadays has connection to 17+ European cities and expanding . More than 300000 passengers have been traveled via Tuzla International Airport in 2016 . More about flights , statistics and other information can be found on Tuzla is well connected with other major cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina and even with some European cities via its Bus connections . Bus and Taxi traffic is very well organised in Tuzla and is affordable to its citizens . Bus station was built in 1970 and completely renovated and modernized in 2017 . More information can be found on official websites such as Tuzla has a railway station that has passenger services to Doboj , from where trains run to Sarajevo , Zagreb , and Belgrade . The services to Brčko were discontinued in 2012 . Education . Tuzla is home to the University of Tuzla , with 16,500 students , and also the American University in Bosnia and Herzegovina .
Gobioninae . Gobioninae is a monophyletic subfamily of Eurasian cyprinid fishes . A species-rich subfamily , it is divided into five tribes : Gobionini , Pseudogobionini , Hemibarbini , Coreiini and Sarcocheilichthyini . In order to adapt to different masticatory operations , members of Gobioninae developed various types of pharyngeal bones and teeth : some have intermediate pharyngeal bones with rows of diverse teeth ( conical , and compressed and coarsely compressed ) , others have broad pharyngeal bones with a single row of molar teeth . There are also Gobioninae having narrow pharyngeal bones with a row of extremely compressed teeth .
Sturmgeschütz . `` Sturmgeschütz '' ( or StuG ) meaning `` assault gun '' was a series of armored vehicles used by both the German `` Wehrmacht '' and the `` Waffen-SS '' armored formations during the Second World War that primarily consisted of the StuG III and StuG IV . The more common of the two , the StuG III , was built on the chassis of the proven Panzer III . The StuG III was initially designated `` StuG '' but with the creation of the StuG IV it was re-designated the `` StuG III '' to distinguish the two . Initially , they were intended as mobile , armored gun platforms , providing close fire support to the infantry to destroy bunkers , pillboxes and other entrenched positions . As the war progressed , a number of aspects of the StuG series made them a valued supplement to the Panzer forces . Following the invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941 , a significant problem developed when it was discovered that the main armament on the Panzer II and III tanks were inadequate to deal with the newer Soviet T-34 and KV-1 tanks . The main German anti-tank gun , the 37 mm Pak 36 , also proved unable to penetrate the armor of these Soviet designs . Though a more powerful gun was being developed , the 75 mm Pak 40 , the turret of the Panzer III , Germany 's main battle tank , could not handle the larger barrel . It was found , however , that the turretless StuGs had enough room in the crew compartment to handle the 75 mm Pak 40 , and this modification was made . The new vehicle proved to be an effective tank destroyer . Not only was its main gun powerful enough to knock out the new Soviet tanks , but the Panzer Mk III chassis on which it was based was highly mobile and reliable , and the increased armor plating combined with its low silhouette made it a difficult vehicle to destroy . The StuG III became Nazi Germany 's most produced armored fighting vehicle during World War II , with some 10,000 examples produced . The StuG was used primarily within the `` Sturmartillerie '' , a branch of the artillery in the `` Wehrmacht '' . Development history . Following the defeat of the German Empire in World War I , military commanders from the `` Reichswehr '' began to consider how mobile armored artillery units could provide support to advancing infantry units . Colonel Erich von Manstein recommended the concept of infantry `` Begleitbatterien '' ( escort batteries ) to General Beck , chief of the general staff in 1935 . Manstein theorized the vehicle would not be used as one uses a tank , but rather as an infantry support vehicle to destroy fortified objectives through direct fire . Its mission was to destroy prepared defensive works , pill boxes , machine gun emplacements and tanks . It was not intended to be used to exploit breakthroughs and drive into the enemy rear areas , as the `` Panzertruppen '' units were intended to do . StuG III . Daimler-Benz AG was given the order to develop and produce such a weapon on June 15 , 1936 . They created five prototypes , based on the chassis of the Panzer III , which were not useful for combat operations but did prove valuable for training . The first production units , the `` Sturmgeschütz '' III Ausf A , arrived in 1940 mounted with the 75 mm StuK 37L/24 gun and increased frontal hull armor ( from 30 mm to 50 mm ) . The main armament , which had a limited lateral traverse , was mounted directly in a casemate-style hull . This created the lowest possible profile in order to reduce the vehicle 's height , making the StuG more difficult to hit and easier to protect in hull defilade . Combat use . During 1942 and 1943 , the StuG was one of the most effective tracked vehicles of World War II , as shown in terms of opposition vehicles destroyed . Over 10,000 StuGs were eventually produced . The inability to traverse the gun at times became a significant weakness , and the lack of an internal light machine gun in the initial models left the StuG vulnerable to close-range infantry attack . A machine gun and shield were added to later versions . The omission of a regular tank turret made for simpler and more cost-effective production , enabling greater numbers to be built . However , the lack of a traverse movement in the gun meant the entire vehicle had to be turned left or right to acquire targets . Thus the StuG was more successful in defensive roles , such as ambush , rather than as an offensive vehicle . StuG IV . In November 1943 , Alkett , GmbH , a major StuG III manufacturer , was bombed as part of the RAF campaign against Berlin , and Alkett 's StuG production declined from 255 StuG IIIs in October 1943 , to just 24 vehicles in December . In a December 1943 conference , Hitler welcomed the suggestion of taking the StuG III superstructure and mounting it on a Panzer IV chassis to offset the loss of production of the StuG III . This restarted the Sturmgeschütz IV project , which had earlier been considered and rejected . The superstructure of the StuG III Ausf . G was mounted on a Panzer IV chassis 7 . The Krupp plant , which did not produce Panzer IIIs , used the Panzer IV chassis with a modified StuG III superstructure , with a box compartment for the driver added . Combat weight was 23 tonnes , lighter than the 23.9 tonnes for the StuG III Ausf . G. On December 16–17 , 1943 , Hitler was shown the StuG IV , and approved it . To make up for the large deficit in StuG III production , StuG IV production received full support . Broadened use . Because of the decreased costs and ease of production , the Germans began to use the StuGs to replace standard tank losses . They were used in this fashion as German losses of all types of armored vehicles now exceeded production . The StuGs proved effective in a defensive role , but were a poor substitute for conventional tanks offensively . Thus the panzer regiments continued to be equipped with Panzer Mk IV and Panther medium tanks for offensive operations . Meanwhile , heavier armed tank destroyers were developed , such as the Jagdpanzer IV and the Jagdpanther , which combined the low silhouette of the StuG with the heavier armament of the Panther and Tiger II tanks , respectively . Still , the StuG III was an effective armored fighting vehicle long after the Panzer III had been retired as a main battle tank . Post-war . A number of captured StuGs were refurbished in the Soviet Union and given to Syria , along with Panzer IVs , which were used briefly against Israel . A captured Syrian Panzer IV and StuG III are on display at the Armor Museum in Israel . The StuG was also used in Finland post-war where one unit even mixed StuGs and British turreted 'Charioteer ' tank destroyers . A Finnish StuG ( posing as a German one ) appears in the movie `` The Eagle Has Landed '' , and ex-Finnish StuGs have since turned up in British war museums . The Bovington Tank Museum in Dorset has one painted in Finnish markings . The Imperial War Museum 's Duxford site also has an ex-Finland StuG but its markings are more ambiguous . Another StuG III , in the possession of The Wheatcroft Collection , is awaiting restoration .
Propagation ( album ) . `` Propagation '' ( 1994 ) is an album by the American ambient musician Robert Rich . This album is an expression of Rich ’ s interest in biology and is a tribute to the proliferation of organic life in all its forms . It features a complex range of world music influences , just tunings and guest performers , similar to `` Rainforest '' ( 1989 ) .
Fly 'N ' W Airport . Fly 'N ' W Airport is a private Airport located 3 miles east of Salem in Marion County , Oregon , USA .
DHL Express . DHL Express is a division of the German logistics company Deutsche Post DHL providing international courier , parcel , and express mail services . Deutsche Post DHL is the world 's largest logistics company operating around the world , particularly in sea and air mail . The company expanded its service throughout the world by the late 1970s . The company was primarily interested in offshore and intercontinental deliveries , but the success of FedEx prompted their own intra-US expansion starting in 1983 . In 1998 , Deutsche Post began to acquire shares in DHL . It reached controlling interest in 2001 , and acquired all outstanding shares by December 2002 . The company then absorbed DHL into its Express division , while expanding the use of the DHL brand to other Deutsche Post divisions , business units , and subsidiaries . Today , DHL Express shares its DHL brand with business units such as DHL Global Forwarding and DHL Supply Chain . It gained a foothold in the United States when it acquired Airborne Express . The DHL Express financial results are published in the Deutsche Post AG annual report . In 2016 , this division 's revenue increased by 2.7 per cent to €14 billion . The earnings before interest and taxes ( EBIT ) increased by 11.3 % over 2015 to €1.5 billion . Origins . While Larry Hillblom was studying law at University of California , Berkeley 's Boalt Hall School of Law in the late 1960s , he accepted a job as a courier for the insurance company Michael 's , Poe & Associates ( MPA ) . He started running courier duty between Oakland International Airport and Los Angeles International Airport , picking up packages for the last flight of the day , and returning on the first flight the next morning , up to five times a week . After he graduated , Hillblom met with MPA salesman Adrian Dalsey and they planned to expand MPA 's concept of fast delivery to other business enterprises . They flew between Honolulu and Los Angeles , transporting bills of lading for their first client , Seatrain Lines . The initials . Hillblom put up a portion of his student loans to start the company , bringing in his two friends Adrian Dalsey and Robert Lynn as partners , with their combined initials of their surnames as the company name ( DHL ) . They shared a Plymouth Duster that they drove around San Francisco to pick up the documents in suitcases , then rushed to the airport to book flights using another relatively new invention , the corporate credit card . As the business took off , they started hiring new couriers to join the company . Their first hires were Max and Blanche Kroll , whose apartment in Hawaii often became a makeshift flophouse for their couriers . Domestic expansion . In the 1970s , DHL was an international delivery company , and the only one offering overnight service . The only major competitor in the overnight market was Federal Express ( FedEx ) , which did not open its first international service until 1981 , expanding to Toronto , Ontario , Canada . Nevertheless , the domestic market was extremely profitable , and DHL was the third largest courier behind FedEx and UPS . Deutsche Post purchase . Deutsche Post began to acquire shares in DHL in 1998 , acquiring controlling interest in 2001 . By the end of 2002 , Deutsche Post had acquired all of DHL 's remaining stock , and absorbed the operation into its Express division . The DHL brand was expanded to other Deutsche Post divisions , business units and subsidiaries . Today , DHL Express shares its DHL brand with other Deutsche Post business units , such as DHL Global Forwarding , DHL Freight , DHL Supply Chain , and DHL Global Mail . All US domestic flights were handled by DHL Airways , Inc. which in 2003 was renamed ASTAR Air Cargo following a management buyout . DHL 's first airline still remains with over 550 pilots in service , as of October 2008 . Services . DHL Express 's global headquarters are part of the Deutsche Post headquarters in Bonn . Headquarters for the Americas are located in Plantation , Florida , USA , while its Asia-Pacific and emerging markets headquarters are located in Singapore , Malaysia , Hong Kong , and China . The European hub is in Leipzig , Germany . Most of DHL Express ' business is incorporated as DHL International GmbH . Major competitors include FedEx , UPS , and national post carriers such as United States Postal Service ( USPS ) and Royal Mail . However , DHL has a minor partnership with the USPS , which allows DHL to deliver small packages to the recipient through the USPS network known as DHL Global Mail , now known as DHL eCommerce . It is also the sole provider for transferring USPS mail in and out of Iraq and Afghanistan . DHL offers worldwide services , including deliveries to countries such as Iraq , Afghanistan , and Myanmar ( formerly Burma ) . As it is German-owned , DHL is not affected by U.S. embargoes or sanctions and will ship to Cuba and North Korea . However , there are strict codes for delivering to North Korea , as the country has shaky relations with the West . As DHL is no longer a United States company , it is not allowed to make domestic flights between U.S. airports . DHL contracts these services to other providers . Environmental record . DHL has taken measures to control their environmental effect by use of the alternative fuel vehicles . DHL changed vehicles in certain delivery fleets in order to use alternative fuels . Certain new vehicles use compressed natural gas , to which DHL hopes to convert 50 % of their vehicles in the future . On 16 September 2005 , DHL won a High Court injunction establishing an exclusion zone around each of its 288 buildings in the UK as well as the homes of its 18,000 UK employees . The firm has been the subject of a campaign of intimidation because of their business with Huntingdon Life Sciences . The judge banned protesters from coming within of any DHL premises or the homes of their employees as well as any organized demonstration within unless the police had been given four hours ' notice . The injunction also protects anyone doing business with DHL from intimidation . Use of electric vehicles . In December 2014 Deutsche Post DHL purchased the StreetScooter company , a small manufacturer of electric vehicles as part of its long-term goal to reach zero emissions in its delivery operations . By year end 2016 , some 2,000 vehicles had been produced . In the future , electric vans with a much greater range will be required to achieve the long term goal of replacing the entire Deutsche Post and DHL Express fleet of approximately 70,000 vehicles with StreetScooter models . The Deutsche Post/DHL GoGreen program plans to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases and local air pollutants ; the company has four interim goals for doing so , to be achieved by the year 2025 . The long-term goal , summarized by Frank Appel , Chief Executive Officer , is more aggressive . `` From now until 2050 , our mission will be to drive our business toward zero [ logistics related ] emissions . We are setting the standard for the future of the transport sector and doing our part to help the world community reach its goal of limiting global warming to less than two degrees Celsius . '' BYD supplies DHL with electric distribution fleet of commercial BYD T3 . Sponsorships . For several years , DHL was the primary sponsor of the Porsche RS Spyder Le Mans Prototypes in the International Motor Sports Association American Le Mans Series . DHL also sponsors Ryan Hunter-Reay 's # 28 IndyCar Series car for Andretti Autosport since 2011 . With DHL , Hunter-Reay won the championship for the 2012 IndyCar Series season as well as the 2014 Indianapolis 500 . DHL were the main title sponsor of the Jordan Formula One team during 2002 . Since then , DHL has become a regular track-side sponsor at various races throughout each year , as well as becoming the 'Official Logistics Partner ' of the sport . Since 2007 , they also sponsor the DHL Fastest Lap Award for the driver that achieves the most fastest laps in a season . Manchester United Football Club announced them as their first training kit sponsor in August 2011 , agreeing to a four-year deal with DHL reported to be worth £40 million ; it is believed to be the first instance of training kit sponsorship in English football . In 2014 , FC Bayern Munich agreed to a six-year sponsorship deal with DHL . In 2012 , the company became the main sponsor of League of Ireland club Bohemian F.C . DHL is the current title sponsor of the South African Western Cape Rugby Union teams Western Province and the Stormers . This is came into effect on 1 January 2011 for a period of three years . DHL are still the current sponsor for both teams as of the 2017/18 season . For the 2011–12 Volvo Ocean Race DHL was one of four race partners providing logistics for this event . In 2014 , the company is sponsoring , with IMG Fashion , `` DHL Exported '' , which is aimed at `` assisting designers who are already successful locally to gain momentum internationally '' . DHL Exported will `` sponsor a chosen designer for two consecutive seasons at '' the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in New York , London Fashion Week , Milan Fashion Week or Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Tokyo . IMG Fashion `` will accept applications from February 17 through April 2 at `` . Expanding its support to various cultural endeavors , DHL signed as the Official Logistics partner for Cirque du Soleil . DHL transports up to 2,000 tonnes and 80 freight containers utilizing air , sea , and land to transport the equipment from one city to the next . In 2015 DHL became the main sponsor of Italian volleyball club Modena Volley , covering the whole men 's SuperLega Italian championship and the CEV Champions League . DHL is a major sponsor of Surf Life Saving Australia .
Ernest Yust . Ernest Yust ( , ; 1927-1992 ) was a Soviet and Hungarian football player and later Soviet coach . Overview . From 1940 to 1946 played for Ungvari AC ( УАК ) ( Uzhgorod ) , 1947/1948 and 1959/1960 for Spartak Uzhgorod , from 1949 to 1958 — for Dinamo Kiev . With Dinamo Kiev he won USSR Cup in 1954 and silver medal in USSR Championship in 1952 . In Soviet Premier League played 123 matches , scored 1 goal . In 1956 Yust played couple of games for Ukraine at the Spartakiad of the Peoples of the USSR . He was of the most prominent coaches in Karpaty Lviv 's history — he won USSR Cup in 1969 , played in UEFA Cup Winners ' Cup , and brought Karpaty to Soviet Top League , where it finished 4th two times - 1976 ( spring ) and 1976 ( autumn ) - that has been the biggest achievement in Karpaty ' history .
Alexandru Ciocâlteu . Alexandru Cristian Ciocâlteu ( born 16 April 1990 ) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Petrolul Ploiești .
Glossary of invariant theory . This page is a glossary of terms in invariant theory . For descriptions of particular invariant rings , see invariants of a binary form , symmetric polynomials . For geometric terms used in invariant theory see the glossary of classical algebraic geometry . Definitions of many terms used in invariant theory can be found in , , , , and the index to the fourth volume of Sylvester 's collected works includes many of the terms invented by him .
Golaghat Amateur Theatre Society . Golaghat Amateur Theatre Society is a society for promoting performing arts , such as music , dance , and theatre ; literature , such as poetry , novels and short stories ; and visual arts , such as drawing , painting , photography , with more than 100 years of history representing Golaghat 's and Assam 's arts ' industry . The society was formed at Golaghat in Assam to bring Assamese people closer to the world of performing and visual arts . History . Established in the year 1895 , the Golaghat Amateur Theatre Society ( informally GATS ) , was formed by a group of philanthropists led by Late Joy Chandra Maitra and others who envisioned to develop a centre for uplifting the dramatic and cultural talents in the state of Assam , particularly in Golaghat area . The permanent theatre hall of the society , commonly known as “ Amateur Theatre Hall ” is one of the oldest dramatic arts ' buildings in the state of Assam and has been in existence for over 117 years . The society 's heritage and significant contribution to the Assamese culture in the field of arts , was recognised by the Government of India , and it was awarded funds for its development under India 's former Prime Minister – Manmohan Singh 's vision book . Structure . The Society conducts a series of cultural events throughout the year , including experimental theatres executed as per the mechanism adopted by its Managing Committee . The society has an executive body consisting of 32 members , besides lifetime members . Present . The society has been organising `` “ All Assam One Act Drama Competition ” '' in the memory of distinguished dramatist Late Surendra Nath Saikia since 1981 encouraging participation from the citizens of different parts of the state in dramatic and cultural activities . In addition to the experimental theatres , the society also actively participates in recognising talents from various walks of life , such as poets and littérateurs of Assamese literature .
Marc Cary . Marc Cary ( born January 29 , 1967 ) is a post bop jazz pianist based out of New York City . Cary has played and recorded with several well-known musicians , including Dizzy Gillespie , Betty Carter , Roy Hargrove , Arthur Taylor , Abbey Lincoln , Carlos Garnett , Erykah Badu , Meshell Ndegeocello , Stefon Harris , Lauryn Hill , Ani DiFranco , Jackie McLean , Q-Tip and Carmen McRae . Cary grew up playing on the go-go music scene in Washington , D.C . He eventually moved to New York City , and it was through his work with Abbey Lincoln that broad audiences were first introduced to his rhythmic style , which draws on the influence of Randy Weston and McCoy Tyner . As sideman . With David Murray
Kim Chang-hun . Kim Chang-Hun ( born February 17 , 1990 ) is a South Korean football player . He has represented South Korea at the U-22 level .
Poston War Relocation Center . The Poston Internment Camp , located in Yuma County ( now in La Paz County ) of southwestern Arizona , was the largest ( in terms of area ) of the ten American concentration camps operated by the War Relocation Authority during World War II . The site was composed of three separate camps arranged in a chain from north to south at a distance of three miles from each other . Internees named the camps Roasten , Toastin , and Dustin , based on their desert locations . The Colorado River was approximately to the west , outside of the camp perimeter . Poston was built on the Colorado River Indian Reservation , over the objections of the Tribal Council , who refused to be a part of doing to others what had been done to their tribe . However , Army commanders and officials of the Bureau of Indian Affairs overruled the Council , seeing the opportunity to improve infrastructure and agricultural development ( which would remain after the war and aid the Reservation 's permanent population ) on the War Department budget and with thousands of `` volunteers . '' The combined peak population of the Poston camps was over 17,000 , mostly from Southern California . At the time Poston was the third largest `` city '' in Arizona . It was built by Del Webb , who would later become famous building Sun City , Arizona and other retirement communities . The Poston facility was named after Charles Debrille Poston , a government engineer who established the Colorado River Reservation in 1865 and planned an irrigation system to serve the needs of the Indian people who would live there . A single fence surrounded all three camps , and the site was so remote that authorities considered it unnecessary to build guard towers . The thousands of internees and staff passed through the barbed-wire perimeter at Poston I , which was where the main administration center was located . Poston was a subject of a sociological research by Alexander H. Leighton , published in his 1945 book , `` The Governing of Men '' . As `` Time Magazine '' wrote , `` After fifteen months at Arizona 's vast Poston Relocation Center as a social analyst , Commander Leighton concluded that many an American simply fails to remember that U.S. Japanese are human beings . '' Establishment of the camp . After overriding the Colorado River Reservation 's tribal council , the BIA and WRA jointly took control of of tribal land and began construction in early 1942 . Dell Webb began building Poston I on March 27 , and his workforce of 5,000 completed the first camp less than three weeks later . Construction on II and III began soon after , contracted to be finished within 120 days . In the meantime , Poston was partially opened on May 8 , as the Parker Dam Reception Center , one of two such sites that augmented the 15 temporary `` assembly centers '' where Japanese Americans waited to be transferred to the more permanent WRA camps . Approximately two-thirds of Poston 's population were brought directly from their homes to what was then Parker Dam , and many of these early arrivals volunteered to help complete the still under construction camps . Upon completion , the Poston site consisted of hundreds of residential barracks , a hospital , an administrative center , and guard and staff housing . The camp officially opened as the Colorado River Relocation Center on June 1 , 1942 , and the BIA relinquished its authority over Poston in 1943 . Life at Poston . Tensions came to a head in November 1942 sparked by the beating of a suspected informer on Saturday evening November 14 . Further beatings and arrests of two suspects inflamed the situation and workers went on strike on November 19 . A compromise was reached by the director and the evacuees ' Emergency Executive Council , ending the strike on November 24 . They 've sunk the posts deep into the ground They 've strung out wires all the way around . With machine gun nests just over there We 're trapped like rats in a wired cage , To fret and fume with impotent rage ; Yonder whispers the lure of the night , But that DAMNED FENCE assails our sight . We seek the softness of the midnight air , But that DAMNED FENCE in the floodlight glare Awakens unrest in our nocturnal quest , And mockingly laughs with vicious jest . With nowhere to go and nothing to do , That DAMNED FENCE is driving us crazy , Destroying our youth and making us lazy . Imprisoned in here for a long , long time , We know we 're punished—though we 've committed no crime , Our thoughts are gloomy and enthusiasm damp , To be locked up in a concentration camp . Loyalty we know , and patriotism we feel , To sacrifice our utmost was our ideal , To fight for our country , and die , perhaps ; But we 're here because we happen to be Japs . We all love life , and our country best , Our misfortune to be here in the west , To keep us penned behind that DAMNED FENCE , Is someone 's notion of NATIONAL DEFENSE ! Unlike the nine other concentration camps , the agricultural and animal husbandry areas of Poston were within the perimeter fence . Schools and a number of other buildings were constructed by the internees . A shortage of lumber led them to build using adobe . Many of the inhabitants participated in and created recreational activities , such as the Boy Scouts , sports teams , and jobs . Written accounts . A camp newspaper `` Poston Chronicle '' ( formerly `` Official information bulletin '' , then `` Official daily press bulletin '' ) was published between May 1942 and October 1945 . A librarian from San Diego , Clara Breed , made a point of maintaining contact with Poston camp children she had met in San Diego . She corresponded with many of them and sent them reading materials and other gifts . Their letters to her became an important record of life in the camps . Hundreds of `` Dear Miss Breed '' postcards and letters are now part of the permanent archives at the Japanese American National Museum and were the basis for a 2006 book , `` Dear Miss Breed : True Stories of the Japanese American Incarceration during World War II and a Librarian Who Made a Difference , '' by Joanne Oppenheim . Three reports ( Labor ; Leisure ; Demands ) and an autobiography written by Richard Nishimoto , an Issei worker for the University of California 's Japanese American Evacuation and Resettlement Study ( JERS ) , were published in `` Inside an American Concentration Camp : Japanese American Resistance at Poston , Arizona '' . A novel by Cynthia Kadohata , `` Weedflower '' , illustrates the life of a Japanese American girl and her family after the bombing of Pearl Harbor , when they are incarcerated at Poston . The book is fiction but contains facts from interviews of incarcerees and Mohave Indians who lived on the reservation . The passage on the back of the book reads `` Twelve-year-old Sumiko 's life can be divided into two parts : before Pearl Harbor and after it . Before the bombing , although she was lonely , she was used to being the only Japanese American in her class and she always had her family to comfort her . When the government forces all of the Japanese Americans living in California into internment camps , Sumiko soon discovers that the Japanese are just as unwanted on the Mohave reservation they have been shipped to as they were at home . But then she meets a young Mohave boy , who , after initial resentment , becomes her first real friend . Together , they navigate the racial and political challenges of the times , and both help each other understand the true meaning of friendship . '' In `` Kiyo 's Story , A Japanese American Family 's Quest for the American Dream '' by Kiyo Sato , the Japanese American author writes about her family 's time while incarcerated at the Poston , Arizona camp during World War II . This memoir shows how the power of family , love , and relentless hard work helped to overcome the huge personal and material losses endured by internees . Sato went on to achieve professional distinction . She is a registered nurse with a Master 's in Nursing and served in the USAF Nurse Corp during the Korean War where she rose to the rank of Captain . The Japanese American Memorial to Patriotism During World War II , located in Washington , DC , features inscriptions of the names of those confined to the Poston center . Filmmaker Reed Leventis depicts the life at Poston camp through a short digital video `` Poston : A Cycle of Fear . '' The video was supported by the National Japanese American Memorial Foundation and will be available for viewing by visitors of the Memorial in Washington DC . http : //www.njamf.com/Poston/ Memoirs of the Japanese relocation told by a teacher at Poston Camp 1 , `` dusty exile '' by Catherine Embree Harris , published by Mutual Publishing , 1999 . This softcover book contains photos and illustrations of life in the Poston relocation center until it closed . Catherine Harris went on to work in the Children 's Bureau of the U.S. Department of Education in Washington , DC . She maintained contact with many of the people she met in Poston throughout her life and retirement in Honolulu , HI . Poston today . A number of buildings built for the concentration camps are still in use today . Others , while still intact , are seriously deteriorated and in desperate need of maintenance . The majority were removed after the camp closed and the land returned to the Colorado River Indian Tribes , and many are still in use as utility buildings in surrounding areas , while the former residential areas have been largely converted to agricultural use . The Poston Memorial Monument was built in 1992 , on tribal land with tribal support , and still stands today .
Pancreatic mucinous cystic neoplasm . Pancreatic mucinous cystic neoplasm , also mucinous cystic neoplasm of the pancreas and mucinous cystic tumour ' '' , is a grouping of cystic neoplasms that arise from the pancreas . They may be benign , malignant or in between . The prognosis of this set of tumours is highly variable and dependent on the specific sub-classification ( `` benign '' , `` borderline '' , `` malignant '' ) . Definition . Mucinous cystic neoplasms of the pancreas are defined by the World Health Organization ( WHO ) as cystic epithelial neoplasms that occur almost exclusively in women ; do not communicate with the pancreatic ductal system and which are composed of columnar , mucin-producing epithelium , supported by ovarian-type stroma . This means that these tumors make mucin ( a thick sticky fluid ) , they do not arise in the larger pancreatic ducts , and they have a peculiar supporting stroma ( or support structure ) . Classification . Mucinous cystic neoplasms of the pancreas classified as benign , borderline , or malignant , based on histomorphological features which predict their behaviour . Symptoms . Most mucinous cystic neoplasms arise in women ( 95 % ) and these women are usually in their 40s or 50s . Clinically many mucinous cystic neoplasms are discovered as incidental findings during imaging for another indication . Larger mucinous cystic neoplasms can compress adjacent organs and lead to weight loss , or a sense of fullness . Really large mucinous cystic neoplasms can even be felt on physical examination . A multidisciplinary approach including good clinical history , state of the art imaging , and careful pathology is often needed to establish the correct diagnosis . Pathology . Resected mucinous cystic neoplasms have a characteristic appearance- they tend to be between 6 and 10 centimeters in size ( 2 to 5 inches ) , they contain numerous cysts ( small cavities ) , and the cysts are filled with thick mucin ( see the photograph ) . Under the microscope , the cysts are lined by tall mucin-producing cells . These are the tumor cells . The tumor cells `` sit '' on ovarian-type stroma . This `` ovarian-type stroma '' is connective tissue that resembles some of the tissue normally found in the female ovary . Some mucinous cystic neoplasms are confined to the tumor . These are designated using various names including `` mucinous cystic neoplasm with low-grade dysplasia , '' `` mucinous cystic neoplasm with moderate dysplasia , '' `` borderline mucinous cystic neoplasm , '' and `` mucinous cystic neoplasm with high-grade dysplasia . '' These are all curable when completely removed surgically . About a third of mucinous cystic neoplasms have progressed or `` degenerated '' into an invasive cancer . These are designated either `` mucinous cystadenocarcinoma '' or `` mucinous cystic neoplasm with an associated invasive carcinoma . '' These latter lesions have the potential to spread ( metastasize ) to other organs . Treatment . A multi-disciplinary team approach , involving the coordinated efforts of clinicians , radiologists and pathologists is often the best way to evaluate a tumor involving the pancreas . In general , if the patient is healthy enough , the treatment of choice is surgical resection . Patients with an invasive cancer arising in association with a mucinous cystic neoplasm are often treated post-operatively with chemotherapy or radiation therapy .
Obi Ezeh . Obi Pius Ezeh ( February 2 , 1988 ) is a former American football linebacker . He was included on both the 2009 mid-season and the 2009 preseason watchlist for the Butkus Award . He was the active Michigan Wolverines football career leader in tackles . In high school , he played running back on offense more regularly than linebacker on defense . He shared running duties as a sophomore and junior before becoming the starter as a senior at Catholic Central High School in Grand Rapids , Michigan . He established his school career rushing record of nearly 3,000 yards . As a senior , he scored a two-point conversion to give his school a one-point victory and a berth in the 2005 Michigan High School Athletic Association state championship game at Ford Field . He was also a member of a three-time state champion high school rugby team and was invited to try out with the United States national rugby union team . At Michigan , he redshirted as a true freshman . Then , as a redshirt freshman for the 2007 Michigan Wolverines football team , he battled for the starting middle linebacker position and appeared to have lost the position early in the season . However , after an injury he became a regular starter . He concluded the season with thirteen and twelve tackle efforts against bitter rivals Michigan State and Ohio State , respectively . He started his redshirt sophomore season with a Big Ten Conference defensive player of the week , fifteen-tackle effort for the 2008 Michigan Wolverines football team . He finished the season as an honorable mention All-Big Ten Conference selection . Just after earning 2009 midseason Butkus Award watchlist recognition , he was removed from the starting lineup and saw limited action in the final four games . After his senior season in 2010 , Ezeh declared for the 2011 NFL Draft , where he went undrafted . He later signed as an undrafted free agent with the Washington Redskins . High school . As a youth , Ezeh was unable to play football because he was too big for the local leagues according to Grand Rapids area officials . As a sophomore running back for the 2003 Catholic Central Cougars football team , Ezeh had several 100-yard games as well as multiple touchdown games , even though he was not the primary weapon in the backfield . Ezeh was also a member of the Cougars rugby team that placed 11th at the 2004 United States High School Rugby National Championships . As a junior running back , he opened his football season with 170 yards on 18 carries . In the 2004 district championship game , he rushed for 88 yards in the first half , but was held to 5 in the second half as Catholic Central lost 33–20 . Over the course of the season he compiled 907 rushing yards and 13 touchdowns . Ezeh was recognized as a `` Detroit News '' Class B All-state honorable mention linebacker . He was also selected as Grand Rapids All-area honorable mention , according to `` The Grand Rapids Press '' . He also helped lead the 2005 rugby team to a State Championship threepeat . In 2005 , Ezeh entered his senior season as the focal point of his school 's running game and was rated as the seventh-best football prospect in the state of Michigan , according to `` The Detroit News '' . He was also invited to try out for the United States national rugby union team as an outside center . During the season , Ezeh was regularly among the leading rushers in the area . In the Division 4 state semifinal game , Ezeh returned a kickoff 80 yards for a touchdown and rushed for 136 yards on 24 carries . During the game , after Catholic Central scored on a quarterback sneak with 2:28 remaining , Ezeh scored on a two-point conversion to give his team a 35–34 victory . This led them to the 2005 MHSAA state championship game at Ford Field , which they lost 17–10 to Powers Catholic High School . By the end of the season , Ezeh had compiled a school record 2,914 career rushing yards , which included 33 touchdowns . During his senior year , he also occasionally played linebacker , recording 34 tackles ( 16 for a loss ) . Although , he missed part of the season with an ankle injury , he totaled 1,391 yards and 10 touchdowns on 217 carries and added seven pass receptions , including one touchdown , and he was recognized as a 2nd-team All-area running back . `` The Detroit News '' recognized him as their postseason number six blue chip prospect in the state , and he was selected to play in the Michigan High School Football Coaches Association 's annual all-star game . In February 2006 , he signed his letter of intent to play for Michigan , where it was unclear whether he would play fullback , tight end or linebacker . Michigan . As expected , Ezeh , who had suffered a shoulder injury , redshirted his freshman year . Prior to his redshirt freshman season , he changed jersey numbers from 44 to 45 as he converted from fullback to linebacker . On May 22 , 2007 , he was charged with suspicion of operating a vehicle while intoxicated for an incident when his vehicle struck a utility pole on the same street on which he lives while his blood-alcohol content was 0.11 % ( the legal limit in Michigan is 0.08 % ) . Ezeh pleaded not guilty , and the trial was scheduled for September 19 in the 15th District Court . The time of the accident was outside the permissible times for Ezeh 's restricted driving license that resulted from a prior non-alcohol-related accident . On the football field , redshirt freshman Ezeh entered the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season for the 2007 Michigan Wolverines football team in a three-way battle to replace NFL-bound David Harris at middle linebacker with redshirt junior John Thompson and junior college transfer Austin Panter , who had been named national junior college defensive player of the year . Harris also hailed from Grand Rapids and had worn the number 45 . The week before the season opener , `` The Detroit News '' declared Ezeh the starter , however , the `` Ann Arbor News '' and Ezeh 's hometown `` The Grand Rapids Press '' both stated that the race between Ezeh and Thompson was undecided heading into the game . In the aftermath of the September 1 , opening game loss to two-time defending FCS champion Appalachian State Mountaineers , more was made of the fact that both players had trouble playing the position than who had started the game . Ezeh started the first game , but lost his spot to Thompson in the next two . After three weeks of play , Thompson , who had been voted the hardest hitter on the team the previous two seasons , had established himself as the starter by ranking second on the team in tackles . However , although Thompson had stepped up to the role he was notable for having trouble with pass coverage . Ezeh accumulated no statistics in the third and fourth game , but recorded his first interception in the fifth game on September 29 against Northwestern on a deflected pass . Ezeh started that game because of an injury . The following week , he again started in place of the injured Thompson and recorded nine tackles against Eastern Michigan . He also forced a fumble and fielded one kickoff return . Even though Thompson recovered from his ankle injury after four weeks , Ezeh retained the starting job the remainder of the season for a total of ten starts . Thompson only recorded four tackles the rest of the year . On November 1 , his lawyer stated that on August 29 Ezeh had pleaded guilty to an operating while visibly intoxicated charge , which is a serious misdemeanor but a lesser charge than the original operating a vehicle while intoxicated , and had sought alcohol counseling prior to his sentence . The plea resulted in a year 's probation , three days in a work release program , a substantial payment covering fines , court costs and restitution . He committed to attend a Mothers Against Drunk Driving class . In the November 3 Paul Bunyan Trophy victory against Michigan State he recorded a season-high 13 tackles and two sacks . One of the sacks occurred on Michigan State 's final series of downs in Michigan territory to help secure the 28–24 win . Ezeh recorded 12 tackles in the Michigan – Ohio State rivalry game against Ohio State on November 17 to end the regular season . After the graduation of Shawn Crable and Chris Graham there was again a notable battle for linebacker positions entering the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season for the 2008 Michigan Wolverines football team . Ezeh who had posted 68 tackles in 2007 was the leading returning tackler . As the only returning starting linebacker , Ezeh assumed the role of mentor . Ezeh won the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week award on September 1 , 2008 for a game against the Utah Utes where he recorded 15 tackles and an interception . He also earned an ABC Player of the Game recognition . Ezeh also posted fifteen tackles in the October 4 game against the Illinois Fighting Illini , which earned him his second ABC Player of the Game award . He posted two other double digit tackle games , including a ten tackle effort in his second Paul Bunyan Trophy game . Ezeh finished the season seventh in the Big Ten in tackles . He was recognized as an honorable mention All-Big Ten selection by both the coaches and the media . He won the 2008 Roger Zatkoff Award as Michigan 's top linebacker . Ezeh entered the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season opener with the third most career starts ( 23 ) on the 2009 Michigan Wolverines football team behind punter Zoltan Mesko ( 38 ) and offensive lineman Stephen Schilling ( 26 ) . As a redshirt junior during the 2009 season for the Wolverines , Ezeh posted fourteen tackles against Michigan State bringing his three-game career total to 37 tackles against the Spartans . Ezeh had grown up in a neighborhood with many Michigan State fans who flew their Michigan State flags , and he once attended Michigan Football camp wearing a Michigan State shirt . He has been included on both the 2009 midseason and the 2009 preseason watchlist for the Butkus Award . The midseason list includes sixteen linebackers . Although he was added to the midseason Butkus watchlist in mid October , on October 31 he was removed from the starting lineup after starting 29 straight games . During the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season he started the first six games for the 2010 Michigan Wolverines football team before losing the starting middle linebacker position to Kenny Demens . Ezeh 's final regular start was against Michigan State on October 9 , when he tied his season-high with nine tackles and boosted his career total against Michigan State to 46 . When Jonas Mouton was unavailable for the Purdue game on November 13 due to a chest injury , Ezeh stepped in and recorded his first sack of the season as well as eight solo tackles . Professional career . At his initial March 17 , 2011 pro day , he posted modest numbers : 40-yard dash - 5.07 seconds ; vertical jump and standing broad jump . However , after hiring a new trainer he posted better numbers at an April regional combine : 40-yard dash - 4.81 seconds ; vertical jump and standing broad jump as well as a 4.81 time in the 20-yard shuttle . He went undrafted in the 2011 NFL Draft and in the first few days following the 2011 NFL lockout he went unsigned , before signing with the Washington Redskins as an undrafted free agent on July 31 , 2011 . He was waived on August 19 . Personal . Ezeh is the son of Pius and Nkechy . He has four siblings : Onyinye , Kaka , Nnenna and Nicole .
Little Big Shot . `` Little Big Shot '' is a 1935 American film directed by Michael Curtiz , starring Sybil Jason and Glenda Farrell . The film was released by Warner Bros. on September 7 , 1935 . A young girl endears herself to her caretakers after her father is murdered by mobsters . Plot . Mortimer Thompson ( Edward Everett Horton ) and Steve Craig ( Robert Armstrong ) are a pair of sidewalk confidence men working Broadway one step ahead of the police selling phony watches . Broke , they arrange to have dinner with Gibbs , an old friend , thinking he will help them with some money . Gibbs and his young daughter Gloria ( Sybil Jason ) do n't have much money , either , and think that Steve and Mortimer can help them . On top of needing money , Gibbs is in hiding from notorious gangster Kell Norton . After Steve , Mortimer , Gibbs and Gloria finish their dinner , Gibbs is shot and killed by Norton 's men as the group leaves the restaurant . Steve and Mortimer hurry to leave before they too get shot , hastily leaving Gibbs ' daughter Gloria behind . Steve reminds Mortimer that they forgot about Gloria . Despite Mortimer 's protestations , Steve convinces him to go back for the girl . Gloria stays with Steve and Mortimer for a night at their place . Gloria takes Mortimer 's bed , so Mortimer has to sleep in the bathroom . Steve tries to put Gloria in an orphanage but feels bad when she begins to cry . Steve and Mortimer try to care for Gloria with the help of Jean ( Glenda Farrell ) , a hat check girl at their residential hotel . Steve and Mortimer find out that Gloria can sing and dance , so they get her to perform on the street with them . Gloria also helps them sell their fake watches until Jean finds out . Jean expresses her displeasure , but Steve and Mortimer continue using Gloria . Jean has Gloria put in an orphanage because Steve and Mortimer are n't responsible enough to take care of her . Steve wins a craps game with small-time hoodlum Jack Doré ( Jack La Rue ) to raise money , but Doré refuses to pay off the gambling debt and Steve threatens to get him . Later Norton kills Doré and passes Steve as he is arriving to ask Doré for his winnings again so he can adopt Gloria . Steve becomes the suspect for the crime . Norton realizes Steve is a witness against him and tries to find him to shut him up . To force Steve out of hiding , he kidnaps Gloria . Steve convinces the gangsters to let Gloria go and take him instead . Just as Norton 's gang is about to kill Steve , the police ( tipped off by Mortimer and Jean ) arrive at the hideout . His name cleared , Steve marries Jean and they adopt Gloria . Steve , Jean , Gloria , and Mortimer move from the city and open a roadside café . Production . Warner Bros. hired five-year-old South African Sybil Jason to compete with Shirley Temple . This was the first American screen debut of Jason . Byron Haskins finished the photography on the film , but only Tony Gaudio received screen credit for the movie . In the film , Sybil Jason does imitations of Greta Garbo , Mae West and Jimmy Durante . Reception . Andre Senwald of `` The New York Times '' writes in his movie review : `` Convinced that Hollywood is suffering from a drought rather than a plague of baby Bernhardts , Warner Brothers have imported a new one , Miss Sybil Jason , from South Africa . She performs all the triple-threat functions in `` Little Big Shot '' , including a couple of impersonations and a song and dance . An engaging infant , she suffers just now from a studied quality that may be the result of overdirection . In some of her big emotional close-ups , the bewildered little girl seems to be making a valiant effort to take advice from half a dozen assistant directors all at once . Then , too , there is the additional difficulty that her British accent makes many of her lines unintelligible . ''
Jalaludin Abdur Rahim . Jalaludin Abdur Rahim ( جلال الدين عبدالرحيم ; জালালুদ্দিন আবদুর রহিম ; also known as J . A. Rahim ) ( 1905–1977 ) was a Bengali communist and political philosopher who was renowned as one of the founding members of the Pakistan People 's Party—a democratic socialist political party . Rahim was also the first Secretary-General of the Pakistan People 's Party , served as the first minister of production . A Bengali civil servant , Rahim was a philosopher who politically guided Zulfikar Ali Bhutto , serving as his mentor , and had helped Bhutto navigate through the minefield of bureaucratic establishment when Ayub Khan had taken Bhutto into his cabinet . Rahim also guided Bhutto after Bhutto was deposed as Foreign Minister , critically guiding Bhutto to take down the once US-sponsored dictatorship of Ayub Khan . Family and education . Educated at the University of Dhaka where Rahim received double BSc in Political Science and Philosophy after writing and publishing the brief thesis on Nietzsche Philosophy . Later , Rahim attended Calcutta University , receiving a LLB degree in Law and Justice . Rahim began his political activism in Pakistan Movement , serving as its in East Bengal . His father , Justice Abdur Rahim also had served as a senior associate judge at the Supreme Court of Pakistan . Career . After his education , Rahim joined the Pakistan Civil Services , picking up the first bureaucratic assignment in Foreign Service of Pakistan . Rahim served as the Foreign Secretary under the government of Prime minister Muhammad Ali Bogra . For some time , he remained associated with Communist party , but also built personal relations with Zulfikar Ali Bhutto in 1965 . After attending the socialist convention at the residence of Dr. Mubashir Hassan , J . A. Rahim played a key role in writing the party 's socialist manifesto : `` Islam is our religion ; democracy is our politics ; socialism is our economy ; power lies with the people '' , on 30 November 1967 . This manifesto was officially first issued on 9 December 1967 . J.A . Rahim was made Pakistan Peoples Party 's first secretary general after writing the party 's constitution . Rahim earned public notability after his name was announced as a Bengali member of delegation of Pakistan Peoples Party to launch a negotiation with Awami League party under Sheikh Mujibur Rahman . In 1970 , Rahim along with Ghulam Mustafa Khar , returned to West Pakistan , telling Bhutto that the `` meeting with Mujib was of no use '' . After the 1971 war , Rahim stayed in what remained of Pakistan , governing the Law ministry , Justice minister , and the Township planning and agrovilles . In 1972 , Rahim was appointed as the first Minister of Defence Production which he governed until 1974 . Disillusionment with Bhutto . His relations with Bhutto deteriorated after Pakistan People 's Party began purging the radical and ultra-left wings of the party and J . A. Rahim was also sidelined by Bhutto later . In July 1974 , Rahim himself got disillusioned with Bhutto after seeing Bhutto 's handling of internal affairs and publicly disagreed with Bhutto as he wanted Bhutto to deal with the matters efficiently , not by force . He was appointed Pakistan Ambassador to France by Bhutto just to get him out of the way and away from Pakistani politics . But he returned to Pakistan unscheduled . Rahim was then tortured by the members of the secret police , the Federal Security Force ( FSF ) , and was thrown into jail in 1976 . Shortly afterwards , he was released . Later after Bhutto had formally issued an apology to him , he again left for France to complete his tenure as ambassador . Some people say that Bhutto , in 1979 during his final days in Zia-ul-Haq 's death cell , regretted most was his fall-out with his former mentor , J . A. Rahim . Death . In 1977 , Rahim suffered a heart attack and died . He is now buried in Karachi , Sindh , Pakistan .
Point of Fork Plantation . Point of Fork Plantation is a historic plantation house and farm located near Columbia , Fluvanna County , Virginia . The main house was built about 1830 , and is a two-story , five bay , brick dwelling in the Greek Revival style . It measures 50 feet by 40 feet and is topped by a shallow hipped roof with balustrade . The front facade features a large two-story tetrastyle Greek Doric order portico . Also on the property are a contributing servant 's house and office . The house is a twin of Glen Arvon , as they were built by brothers William and James Galt . In March 1865 , Federal troops under General Philip Sheridan occupied the plantation and Sheridan set up headquarters in the house . It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974 .
OFK Teplička nad Váhom . OFK Teplička nad Váhom is a Slovak association football club located in Teplička nad Váhom . It currently plays in 3. liga ( 3rd tier in Slovak football system ) . The club was founded in 1928 .
Acryptolechia . `` Acryptolechia '' is a moth genus of the superfamily Gelechioidea . It is placed in the family Depressariidae , which is often – particularly in older treatments – considered a subfamily Depressariinae , included in the Elachistidae .
Traiskirchen . Traiskirchen is a town in the district of Baden in Lower Austria in Austria . It is 20 km south of Vienna and located in the famous Thermenlinie region of Lower Austria known for its wine and heurigers . Traiskirchen is home to the Traiskirchen Lions , a team which plays in the Austrian basketball first league . The town has the oldest public observatory in Lower Austria . The city is also nationwide and internationally known for its refugee camp the `` Bundesbetreuungsstelle für Asylwerber '' . Refugee Camp ( Bundesbetreuungsstelle für Asylwerber ) . Traiskirchen is home of the largest refugee camp in Austria and one of the largest of these camps in the EU . The refugee camp is based in the centre of Traiskirchen on the area of the formally Imperial Artillery Cadet School which was built in 1900 . The Cadet School Traiskirchen could accommodate up to 340 cadets , 160 person staff and 110 horses ( for riding lessons ) . During the occupation of Austria a barrack of the Soviet army ( about 2000 Soviet armored troops ) and a hospital was housed in the former buildings until the autumn of 1955 . The buildings have been first used from the government as a refugee camp 1956 - 1960 . The camp was used as a shelter for Hungarian refugees who left their country according to the Hungarian Revolution in November in 1956 for the first time . 113,810 people came to Austria on the 5th of the month and 6000 were taken to the camp in Traiskirchen . This was the first large use as a refugee camp and according to this act further decisions to host refugees from around the world were taken . The Federal Ministry of the Interior assigned an amount of 20 million Schilling ( €1.45 million ) for the renovation of the building substance on 8 March 1957 . Even after the Prague Spring ( 1968 ) Czech and Slovak refugees were brought here . In the 1970s and 1980s , refugees mainly from Eastern Europe , but also from Uganda , Chile , Iran , Iraq , Vietnam have been accommodated . Many prominent refugees found initial reception here : The later Vienna State Opera Director Ioan Holender as well as the journalist Paul Lendvai . In May 1990 it was announced by the Mayor of Traiskirchen that according to promise of the Minister of the Interior the institute will be closed permanently . This plan was rejected because only a few refugees could be accommodated up elsewhere during the year 1990 and it was likely to accommodate new refugees from the Soviet Union in January 1991 . In 1993 , the refugee camp was renamed the Asylum Office of the Federal Ministry of the Interior ( `` Bundesbetreuungsstelle für Asylwerber '' ) . In 2015 , as a result of the European migrant crisis , the Asylum Office in Traiskirchen had to admit a rising number of illegal immigrants . Due to heavy criticism by the press and civilians alike , Amnesty International inspected the facility on August 6 , 2015 . More than 4500 people were accommodated by the end of July 2015 . On August 5 , one day prior to the inspection , the authorities declared a stop to further admittances . However , at the time of inspection circa 1500 people were unsheltered , amongst them more than 500 unattended children and teenagers . According to the report , the conditions at the refugee camp are inhumane and unworthy of any human being : lack of staff and translators , lack of organization , food supply problems ( two hours wait ) , terrible sanitary conditions , no separate sections for women and men , point system for punishment when fighting but also for complaints , resulting in spending several nights outside the facility . Issues . The refugee camp in Traiskirchen is always subject to political and media debates in Austria . The poor living conditions of refugees have been criticized . On the other hand , the inmates have been accused of dealing with drugs , property crimes and also violent crimes . The police is also often accused of conducting partly unlawful actions in raids inside and outside the camp . Interior Minister Ernst Strasser outsourced the camp to the German company European Home Care In 2003 . This ( criticized ) contract was cancelled form the company in 2010 because of low occupancy of the camp . Primary School . The primery school in Traiskirchen is encircled by a fence for security purposes . Police Education School . The `` Bildungszentrum der Sicherheitsexekutive ( BZS ) '' Traiskirchen is an education institution for the Austrian police . Issues . The percentage of foreigners in the secondary and primary schools sometimes exceeds 70 % and is often discussed in the public . Traiskirchen has no highschool or college for higher education . Franz-Koller Observatory . This observatory is the oldest in the state of Lower Austria and has been open to the public since 1967 . It is unlike many observatories due to its location in the middle of the city and its low elevation , making it susceptible to the winter fog that plagues the region . St. Nicholas Church . This church is notable for its age . It was built around the year 1400 . St. Margaret Church . The church was rebuilt in 1683 after the siege of Vienna based on its gothic foundations . Lutheran Church . The church was built around 1900 . The Geldscheisser . The famous `` Geldscheisser '' is located in the city centre . Malt Factory . The malt factory was owned by the banker Max Mauthner ( born 22 . Juli 1838 in Prague , † 28 . Dezember 1904 in Vienna ) . Castle of Moellersdorf . The castle was erected about 1690–1700 from Thomas Zachäus Czernin von und zu Chudenitz . About 1780 Joseph II redicated the facility to a casern . Castle of Tribuswinkel . The founding is dated 1136 , but earlier resourcers refer to 1120 . The weir would probably have been built as surrounding water castle around 1120-1230 . The wall surrounding the castle and the moult is not existing anymore . Basketball . The town is home to the Traiskirchen Lions , 3-time Champion of the Österreichische Basketball Bundesliga . The team plays its home games in the `` Lions Dome '' .
Rita Mažukelytė . Rita Mažukelytė ( born 18 September 1985 ) is a Lithuanian football forward .
Scott Bar salamander . The Scott Bar salamander ( `` Plethodon asupak '' ) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae , endemic to the United States , where it is restricted to a very small range in the Scott River drainage in Siskiyou County , California , at altitudes between above sea level . Described in 2005 , it is one of the most recently described species in the large genus `` Plethodon '' . Description . `` P. asupak '' is a moderate-sized , robust salamander with long limbs growing to a snout-to-vent length of for males and for females . It has a broad brown or bronze dorsal stripe and is otherwise purplish-gray with white flecks that condense on the sides and limbs into larger patches . The underparts are dark gray or purplish mottled with paler gray and flecked with white . It frequently has gold spotting on its otherwise black irises . Juveniles have paired , reddish dorsal stripes . Distribution and habitat . A species endemic to California , it inhabits shaded , moss-covered talus slopes in old-growth mixed evergreen and montane fir forests of the Klamath Mountain Range . It was discovered in 2001 , and is currently known from a few locations near the confluence of the Klamath and Scott Rivers , hence its common name Scott Bar salamander . Its range is only 20 km ( 13 mi ) at its greatest dimension . Known elevations extend from above sea level . Status . With a very restricted range and a habitat requirement for old-growth forest , this salamander is threatened by logging which is allowed , under certain circumstances , inside the national forest it inhabits . The International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed it as being a vulnerable species .
Zack Whyte . Zack Whyte ( sometimes spelled Zach Whyte ) ( 1898 - March 10 , 1967 ) was an American jazz bandleader , best known for leading the territory band the Chocolate Beau Brummels . Biography . Whyte was born in 1898 in Richmond , Kentucky . He studied at Wilberforce University , where he played banjo with Horace Henderson and arranged pieces for him . He led his own Cincinnati-based bands from the early 1920s , and put together the Chocolate Beau Brummels late in the decade . This ensemble recorded for Gennett , Supertone , and Champion in 1929 , amounting to about ten tunes . Some of the recordings were released under the names `` Eddie Walker & His Band '' and `` Smoke Jackson & His Red Onions '' . Whyte died on March 10 , 1967 in Kentucky . Legacy . Among those who played in Whyte 's bands were Herman Chittison , Jerry Blake , Truck Parham , Sy Oliver , Roy Eldridge , Vic Dickenson , and Al Sears . Whyte 's entire discography was reissued to CD on a Jazz Oracle compilation , `` Richmond Rarities 1927-31 '' .
Bridge Street Town Centre . Bridge Street Town Centre is an upscale lifestyle center shopping center in Huntsville , Alabama , developed by O & S Holdings and designed by TSArchitects , both of Los Angeles . The center is located in Cummings Research Park at the intersection of Old Madison Pike , Interstate 565 , and Research Park Boulevard ( Alabama State Route 255 ) . Bridge Street includes of retail space featuring a Cinemark movie theater and 80 shops and restaurants as well as a one six-story , Class A office space building , and an eleven-story , 232 room Westin Hotel and a 150-room Element by Westin hotel . The center used to feature a lake , but need for a department store anchor pad and leakage problems caused most of it to be filled in . The retail portion of the mixed-use project opened on November 1 , 2007 . The Westin became the first in Alabama when it opened in Spring of 2008 . Bridge Street offers a wide variety of shops and restaurants . Among them are Altar 'd State , Anthropologie , Apple , Bar Louie , Barnes and Noble , Bath and Body Works , Bed Bath and Beyond , Belk , Cantina Laredo , Connors Steak & Seafood , DSW Shoes , Francesca 's , Gap , H & M , Mountain High Outfitters , P.F . Chang 's , Sephora , The Melting Pot , Toys R Us ( closing soon ) , Victoria 's Secret and other boutique shops . Ownership change and expansion . In May 2012 , Bridge Street was purchased from O & S Holdings by Miller Capital Advisory . In February 2013 , Bayer Properties , L.L.C . was named as management and leasing company for the property . With news of the purchase , both the new owners and the city of Huntsville announced an expansion for the development . Phase 3 , which began in January 2013 , includes a two-level , 170,000 square foot flagship Belk department store , 45,000 square feet of new retail space in four additional buildings , and new surface and deck parking . This addition is being built where the western portion of the lake once was located . Like several of the stores in the development , Belk moved from an existing location in the city ( Madison Square Mall ) , leaving empty retail space behind . Belk opened at Bridge Street in Fall 2014 .
Czernichów , Silesian Voivodeship . Czernichów is a village in Żywiec County , Silesian Voivodeship , in southern Poland . It is the seat of the gmina ( administrative district ) called Gmina Czernichów . It lies approximately north of Żywiec and south of the regional capital Katowice . The village has a population of 1,098 . The village was most probably established in the first half of the 16th century either by Vlachs or Germans .
Peter Howson ( politician ) . Peter Howson CMG ( 22 May 1919 – 1 February 2009 ) was an Australian politician who served in the House of Representatives from 1955 to 1972 , representing the Liberal Party . He was Minister for Air from 1964 to 1968 and Minister for the Environment , Aborigines and the Arts from 1971 to 1972 . Early life . Howson was born in London , England , the son of Jessie and George Arthur Howson . His father was a British Army officer , while his grandfather George John Howson was an Anglican archdeacon . Howson was educated at Stowe School and Trinity College , Cambridge . During World War II , he served in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve as a pilot from 1940 to 1946 , and was Mentioned in Despatches for his service . He was shot down while flying a Fairey Albacore over Malta for the Fleet Air Arm , as he and four Hawker Hurricanes were surprised by 70 German planes . This gave him a deep and long scar on his face . Politics . Howson was the Liberal member for the House of Representatives seat of Fawkner from his defeat of William Bourke at the 1955 election until its abolition before the 1969 election . He was then elected as the member for Casey . He was appointed Minister for Air in June 1964 in Robert Menzies ' last ministry . In 1967 , Harold Holt 's government was attacked over allegations that it had misused the VIP aircraft fleet for ministers ' private purposes . When asked to table records on the fleet 's movements , Holt and Howson refused and implied that they did not exist , but Senator John Gorton later found that the records did exist and tabled them in the Senate . When Gorton became Prime Minister on 10 January 1968 , he retained all of the previous ministers in his ministry , but after he won a seat in the House of Representatives he carried out a Cabinet reshuffle on 28 February 1968 and dropped Howson from the ministry . Expecting to be rewarded for his support of McMahon during Gorton 's ministry , Howson was disappointed when he was appointed as Australia 's first Minister for the Environment , Aborigines and the Arts . He was reported as commenting : `` The little bastard gave me trees , boongs and pooftas '' . However , according to Rob Chalmers , he subsequently `` showed great energy and concern to improve the lot of Aborigines '' . Howson was defeated by Labor 's Race Mathews at the 1972 election . Later life . In 1973 , Howson founded the Deafness Foundation Victoria . In 1984 , Howson published a diary ( edited by Don Aitkin ) recording the events during his period as a parliamentarian and as a minister . According to Rob Chalmers , it was `` one of the most informative and interesting books on Australian postwar politics ever published '' . Howson was active as a commentator on Indigenous matters , strongly supporting their cultural assimilation while deriding the Stolen Generations as a `` silly fairy tale '' . Howson died in Geelong in 2009 , aged 89 , after suffering complications from a fall . Honours . Howson was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George in 1980 for services to Parliament . He was also awarded the Centenary Medal in 2001 for long and devoted service to improving conditions for Australia 's indigenous people .
Lianna . `` Lianna '' is a 1983 drama film written and directed by John Sayles and starring Linda Griffiths , Jane Hallaren , and Jon DeVries . Plot . Lianna ( Linda Griffiths ) is the wife of a college professor teaching film and media at a university in a small to midsized town in New Jersey , and the mother of two children . In an attempt to give her husband more freedom , at his request , and cure her boredom in being a housewife , she takes a child psychology class with her friend Sandy . Becoming more involved in the class and interacting with the female professor , she realizes she has a crush on the instructor , Ruth . Ruth invites Lianna over to her home for dinner and they talk into the night , Lianna explaining that she was a graduate student at one time who married the professor . They eventually sleep together and begin an affair , complicated by Lianna 's husband 's affair with one of his students . Lianna expresses interest in leaving her husband for Ruth , but Ruth backs away , warning Lianna that living with another woman would jeopardize her career as a child psychologist—and , to complicate matters , she has a partner in another city . Lianna leaves her husband after a particularly ugly fight to live alone for the first time in years . Lianna visits a lesbian bar and attempts to connect with other lesbians through a string of affairs to explore her new identity . The film explores her loneliness , her changing relationships with her children , and her new relationship with Sandy , who is shocked at Lianna 's revelations at first , but slowly begins to accept it and support Lianna . By the end of the film , Ruth moves out of town ( and out of Lianna 's life ) to California to take another teaching job . Despite now being alone in the world , Lianna and her friend Sandy reconcile in the final scene which mirrors the opening scene of Lianna and Sandy talking at a park playground . Critical response . The staff at `` Variety '' magazine gave the film a positive review and wrote , `` John Sayles again uses a keen intelligence and finely tuned ear to tackle the nature of friendship and loving in Lianna . '' They especially praised the acting and the supporting characters ' reactions to Lianna 's lesbian affair . In his `` New York Times '' review , Vincent Canby wrote , `` Though Mr. Sayles 's methods are antidramatic , the film is full of the kind of middle-class desperation that seldom finds its way into movies , where emotions are usually bigger than life . `` Lianna '' is never dull but it is so finely tuned that one has to pay attention to receive it properly . It does n't knock you off your feet , slam you against the wall or leave you gasping for breath . It 's civilized . '' In a joint review of `` Lianna '' and another John Sayles film , `` Baby It 's You '' , `` Rolling Stone '' s Michael Sragow commented that Sayles has his strengths but is considerably overrated , and compared both films unfavorably to his earlier `` Return of the Secaucus 7 '' . He elaborated that `` Lianna '' is too ideologically single-minded while failing to offer any new insight or perspective on the subject of lesbianism . He also criticized the `` truly embarrassing audiovisual montages '' , citing as an example the lesbian love scene being accompanied by the sounds of the women whispering in French . Reviewing `` Lianna '' s release on DVD , film critic Glenn Erickson called it `` daring '' and `` sophisticated '' . He found the film 's strongest point to be that rather than becoming a `` melodrama '' of scandal , it focuses on the protagonist 's isolation and self-discovery . By his analysis , the film `` sidesteps position statements and stresses intimate character touches . `` Lianna '' does n't ask us to condemn or condone anything , but simply to be understanding and sympathetic with each other . '' Critics Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat wrote , `` The screenplay by John Sayles is both congenial and wise ... Viewers are sure to find much to savor in the moral and emotional confrontations . Lianna muses upon love , friendship , and camaraderie in a fresh but unspectacular way . It is an appealing movie worth experiencing . ''
Pete Dunn . Pete Dunn ( born June 26 , 1948 ) is a retired American college baseball coach who was most recently the head coach of the Stetson Hatters baseball team . Stetson career . Dunn has been the head coach of Stetson 's Baseball team for 33 years , and in that time , 72 Stetson players have gone on the play Professional baseball . On July 10 , 2013 , Dunn received a four-year contract extension that will take him through the 2017 season . In January 2014 , he will be inducted into the American Baseball Coaches Hall of Fame held at the ABCA Convention in Dallas , Texas . His career record through 2013 is 1,229–793–3 over 34 seasons . He also has eight Atlantic Sun Conference championships , 16 NCAA Regional appearances and six A-Sun coach of the year awards . He is ranked eighth on the active Division I coaches wins list and as of January 2013 , 28 in College Baseball History with the most games won , at that time 1202 . Dunn retired in December 2016 . Head coaching record . The following is a table of Dunn 's yearly records as a collegiate head baseball coach .
Scrobipalpa oleksiyella . `` Scrobipalpa oleksiyella '' is a moth in the Gelechiidae family . It was described by Huemer and Karsholt in 2010 . It is found in the southern Ural mountains . Etymology . The species is named for Oleksiy Bidzilya in recognition of his important contribution to Palaearctic Gnorimoschemini .
2016 Bangkok Glass F.C . season . The 2016 season is Bangkok Glass 's 6th season in the Thai Premier League , on the name of Bangkok Glass . Transfers . First Thai footballer 's market is opening on December 14 , 2015 to January 28 , 2016 Second Thai footballer 's market is opening on June 3 , 2016 to June 30 , 2016
Hypocalymma linifolium . `` Hypocalymma linifolium '' is a member of the Myrtaceae family endemic to Western Australia . The low spreading shrub typically grows to a height of . It is found in a small area along the west coast in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia centred around Dandaragan where it grows in sandy soils .
Lewis Wigle . Lewis Wigle ( March 10 , 1845 – July 30 , 1934 ) was an Ontario farmer , businessman and political figure . He represented Essex South in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1875 to 1882 and in the House of Commons of Canada from 1882 to 1887 as a Conservative member . He was born in Gosfield Township , Essex County , Canada West in 1845 , the son of Solomon Wigle . He owned a general store at Leamington and served as reeve of Mersea from 1867 to 1875 . Wigle married Rebecca Hairaine in 1868 . He was president of the Leamington and St. Clair Railway and a tobacco buyer for the Empire Tobacco Company . After the death of his first wife in 1898 , Wigle married Bertha Smith , the widow of a Doctor Wray . After 1887 , he ran unsuccessfully four times for the Essex South seat in the House of Commons . Wigle served as mayor of Leamington from 1902 to 1904 . His daughter Edith married Seger McKay , mayor of Kingsville .
William Harris ( tennis ) . William `` Bill '' Harris ( January 14 , 1947 – March 8 , 2002 ) was an American tennis player in the mid-20th Century . Harris began playing tennis at the age of 8 , and started playing tournaments at age 11 . Harris was one of the best junior tennis players of the mid 20th century . Born in West Palm Beach , Florida , he won the singles title at the Cincinnati Masters in 1968 . He knocked Premjit Lall of India out in the semifinals and Allan Stone of Australia in the final for the title . He also reached the singles final in Cincinnati in 1966 . In junior tennis , Harris was the No . 1 ranked player in the World , and won the National Boys championship in the 14 , 16 and 18 age divisions . He attended Trinity University in San Antonio , Texas . Harris practiced with his brother Robert Harris during the summers for nine hours a day or more at Howard Park . `` I wo n't leave this park until I hit the ball 500 times back and forth without missing , '' Bill would tell his brother Robert . Bill reached the world record to be No . 1 ranked player in the world with the highest number of tennis balls hit on the backboard without missing . Bill said , `` I caught the ball at 966 and people were amazed and stared at me like I was crazy , but I just did n't want to take that little girl 's world record away of 967 . '' Harris was diagnosed with schizophrenia when he was eighteen and due to his illness retired from tennis at age twenty-two . With the incapability of living on his own , Bill lived with his mother for a long while . On March 8 , 2002 , Bill Harris , aged 55 , died at Columbia Hospital , a mental institution , in West Palm Beach , Florida . The cause of death was an allergic reaction to a medication . Harris ' father , Charles Harris , reached the Cincinnati singles final in 1936 before falling to Bobby Riggs , 6–1 , 6–3 , 6–1 .
Jeisson Martínez . Jeisson Enrique Martínez Aranibar ( born 27 May 1992 ) is a Peruvian footballer who plays for CF Rayo Majadahonda as a forward . Club career . Born in Lima , Martínez was a Sporting Cristal youth graduate before moving to Spain in 2012 . He made his senior debut with Celtic Castilla CF in the regional leagues , before joining Tercera División side CF Rayo Majadahonda in 2013 . After achieving promotion to Segunda División B , Martínez moved to Fútbol Alcobendas Sport still in the fourth tier . After being rarely used , he signed for fellow league team Manzanares CF on 15 January 2016 . In July 2016 , Martínez agreed to a contract with Aravaca CF in the fourth division . On 30 December he returned to Rayo Majadahonda , and contributed with eight goals in 27 appearances during the 2017–18 campaign as his side achieved promotion to Segunda División for the first time ever . Martínez made his professional debut on 19 August 2018 , starting in a 1–2 away loss against Real Zaragoza .
Jay Hind ! `` Jay Hind ! '' is an Indian standup comedy show made exclusively for the internet platform . It was originally launched on 15 August 2009 . Due to its popularity on and beyond the internet , the concept is translated and simultaneously aired on television under a new name - `` The Late Night Show '' on Colors TV . It debuted on television on 3 March 2012 and aired every Saturday and Sunday at 11pm . The show is a brave effort by Indian standards where the anchor and the characters openly create dark humor around some most powerful people of the society . Some prominent people like Anupam Kher and Prasoon Joshi have featured in this show . The show has been conceptualised by Undercover Productions Ltd , a production house founded by Mrinal and Abhigyan Jha . Abhigyan Jha ’ s is the same team that made Movers & Shakers , featuring Shekhar Suman . Abhigyan was the executive producer and creative director of the same . Sumeet Raghavan ( of Ghar Ki Baat Hai and Sarabhai vs Sarabhai fame ) is the show 's anchor . The show covers news in the world and in India , focusing on current trends , topics and news . The writer 's team is led by Varun Grover and Rahul Patel , and comprises Sorabh Pant , Nishant Mehta , Jeevak Muntode , Vivek Vishwam , Javed , Gursimranjeet Khamba , and Andy Reghu .
Back to You ( TV series ) . `` Back to You '' is an American sitcom which aired on Fox from September 19 , 2007 , to May 14 , 2008 . The creators and executive producers were Christopher Lloyd and Steven Levitan , and the director was James Burrows . The series starred Kelsey Grammer and Patricia Heaton as squabbling anchors of a news program . Plot . Chuck Darling ( Grammer ) and Kelly Carr ( Heaton ) were co-anchors of Pittsburgh news program WURG News 9 that had great on-screen chemistry , despite constant quarreling off-screen . However , Chuck left to take a job elsewhere . After an embarrassing comment he makes results in his dismissal from a large market LA newscast , Chuck returns to Pittsburgh after 10 years to become an anchor on the newscast he originally left . Chuck also learns that he is the father of Carr 's 10-year-old daughter . Their daughter , Gracie , turns 11 years old in the episode , `` Something 's Up There '' . Conception . It was reported in January 2007 that Kelsey Grammer and Patricia Heaton were in talks to lead the cast of the series , originally titled `` Action News '' , which only had a script commitment with 20th Century Fox Television at the time . The script was reportedly a hot commodity with numerous networks interested before Fox outbid the competition and gave it a blind thirteen-episode commitment in February 2007 . Upon its pick-up , it also became Levitan and Lloyd 's first project under their production banner , Levitan-Lloyd Productions . Grammer and Heaton were also confirmed to star in the series in the same month . It was renamed `` Back to You '' in April 2007 because Pittsburgh has a real life Channel 4 `` Action News '' . ( The show was originally to be set in Buffalo , New York , which , at least in name , did not have an `` Action News '' station , but Lloyd felt that having a major-market news personality fall from Los Angeles ( market # 2 ) to Buffalo ( market # 49 ) was implausible . This was despite the fact that several prominent Los Angeles news anchors , including John Beard , Nick Clooney , Maria Genero , Kevin O'Connell , Brian Kahle , and John Stehlin have all moved from the Los Angeles to the Buffalo markets ; all but Clooney and Stehlin remain there to this day , though Kahle has since died , and Stehlin has moved to an even smaller market in neighboring Erie , Pennsylvania . ) The series was `` officially '' greenlit on May 11 , 2007 . James Burrows , who had directed all the episodes of the show joined the staff as an executive producer in June 2007 . Produced by 20th Century Fox Television and Levitan-Lloyd Productions , the series premiered on September 19 , 2007 . The show aired on Wednesday nights at 8:30/7:30c on Fox , leading out `` 'Til Death '' , which features Heaton 's former `` Everybody Loves Raymond '' co-star , Brad Garrett . The first episode rated a promising 9.44 million viewers for Fox . On October 24 , 2007 , the show was picked up for an additional 11 episodes , bringing the total number of episodes to 24 . Also , despite the show 's cancellation , and no guarantee of its renewal , Channel 4 in the United Kingdom picked up the show . The series premiered in the UK on Wednesday , June 11 , 2008 , on More4 at 9.30 pm . It then moved onto Channel 4 on early morning weekdays comedy slot at 8:00 . Production notes . `` Back to You '' was filmed at 20th Century Fox Studios in Los Angeles . Casting . After the first two leads were found , Paul Campbell and Aimee Garcia were originally cast as Ryan Church and Montana Diaz Herrera respectively in February 2007 but the roles were re-cast in April 2007 with Josh Gad and Ayda Field replacing them . Fred Willard was also cast as Marsh McGinley in February . Casting continued throughout March with Ty Burrell and Laura Marano landing the last two regular spots in the series . There was also talk of casting Sung Hi Lee in a recurring role as Chuck Darling 's love interest , but the producers decided in April to go in a different direction . She did appear in the Pilot . The role of Gracie Carr was re-cast starting the tenth episode , `` The Wall of Fame '' , and was played by Lily Jackson . Ayda Field was also dropped from the show after the tenth episode . The background used for Ayda Field 's credit in the title sequence , a weather map of the United States , was still briefly shown but her image was replaced by a silhouette of a man . Writers ' strike . Production on the show was halted on November 6 , 2007 , due to the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike . The show went on hiatus on November 14 but returned on Tuesday February 26 , 2008 , at 9:30/8:30c . It aired a new episode that night and another on Wednesday February 27 , 2008 , the following day , and new episodes began airing weekly , starting Wednesday April 16 , 2008 . On this day , `` Back to You '' moved to its new time slot at 8:00/7:00c , following `` 'Til Death '' , and replacing `` The Moment of Truth '' . Cancellation . Despite having better ratings and reviews than its comedy companion `` 'Til Death '' , the series was not renewed by the network on May 9 , 2008 , while Til Death '' was renewed . The comedy was shopped around for a new home , under Grammer 's request , and CBS was interested in picking up the comedy for a second season . With this , CBS was also interested in using the comedy to open an extension night of comedy beyond Monday night , giving the series as a solid anchor for the extension . However , Grammer was already searching for a new show and ABC had given him some new projects ( one was an overseas remake of `` Roman 's Empire '' , which failed to pick up , and `` Hank '' , which premiered Fall 2009 , but was cancelled after five episodes ) . Heaton also was interested in an ABC project ( `` The Middle '' , which also premiered in fall 2009 and lasted for nine seasons , until May 2018 ) . As a result , `` Back to You '' was never renewed . In a somewhat related note , the creators of the show , Lloyd & Levitan , would go on to create another fall 2009 series for ABC , `` Modern Family '' , which features fellow `` Back to You '' star Burrell , as well as Willard as Burrell 's character 's father , and even airs after `` The Middle '' ( which aired after `` Hank '' from September–November 2009 ) . When originally pitching their show , Lloyd & Levitan never offered `` Modern Family '' to Fox because of their issues dealing with that network over `` Back to You '' . Critical reaction . `` Back to You '' received generally mixed reviews , receiving a rating of 58 from Metacritic . Controversy . The episode `` Something 's Up There '' ( aired November 14 , 2007 ) involved Marsh trying to convince the show 's lone Polish-American character , Gary , to go bowling after work by saying : `` Come on , it 's in your blood , like kielbasa and collaborating with the Nazis . '' Fox later apologized on November 20 , 2007 . They vowed never to air the line of dialogue again in repeats and/or syndicated broadcasts . Fox stated that , `` The line was delivered by a character known for being ignorant , clueless , and for saying outlandish things . Allowing the line to remain in the show , however , demonstrated poor judgment , and we apologize to anyone who was offended . '' DVD Release . `` Back to You '' is also available on the iTunes Store , featuring the fourteen episodes that aired on the FOX network .
Željka Markić . Željka Markić ( née Živković ; born November 11 , 1964 ) is a Croatian physician , businesswoman , journalist , translator and conservative activist . She was born in Zagreb , then Yugoslavia , as the oldest of six children . She attended Classical Gymnasium in Zagreb and graduated from School of Medicine at University of Zagreb . She worked as a war reporter during the Croatian War of Independence and later for BBC , NBC and RAI II . She was editor of the Nova TV news programme from 2004 to 2007 . She also edited television shows on Croatian Radiotelevision ( HRT ) . Markić was a contributor to Human Right Watch from 1992 to 1994 . She is the author of the few documentary films on BBC and Channel 4 , such as `` Guy Smith '' , `` Correspondent '' and `` Unforgiving '' and co-director of documentary film `` Children of War '' together with Alan Raynolds . She translated works of John Grisham , Antonio A. Borelli and Roy Gutman . She was the first president of the conservative party Croatian Growth and founder of Croatian subsidiary of Mary 's Meals organisation . She is one of the key organisers of the Croatian constitutional referendum , 2013 for which civic inititative `` U ime obitelji '' ( In the Name of Family ) had collected 749,613 signatures . She is married to physician Tihomir Markić with whom she has four sons . Markić 's opposition to LGBT rights has repeatedly drawn criticism in the media . She has opposed Croatia 's ratification of the Istanbul Convention on preventing violence against women and domestic violence . She is also pro-life on abortion and euthanasia .
Eriocrania semipurpurella . `` Eriocrania semipurpurella '' is a moth of the family Eriocraniidae . It is found from Europe to Japan and in North America . The species closely resembles `` Eriocrania sangii '' . The wingspan is 10–16 mm . The moth flies from March to April depending on the location . The larvae feed on birch .
Accademia di Belle Arti di Carrara . The Accademia di Belle Arti di Carrara is a public tertiary academy of art in Carrara , in Tuscany , Italy . It was founded on 26 September 1769 by Maria Teresa Cybo-Malaspina , duchess of Massa and princess of Carrara ; but its origins go back to 1757 , when , on the advice of the sculptor Giovanni Domenico Olivieri , she founded the Accademia di San Ceccardo in which sculpture , architecture and painting were to be taught . Like other state art academies in Italy , it became an autonomous degree-awarding institution under law no . 508 dated 21 December 1999 , and falls under the Ministero dell'Istruzione , dell'Universita e della Ricerca , the Italian ministry of education and research . See also . List of academies of fine art in Italy
Finance Trust Bank . Finance Trust Bank ( FTB ) , commonly called Finance Trust , is a commercial bank in Uganda . It is licensed by the Bank of Uganda , the central bank and national banking regulator . Location . The headquarters of FTB are located on Plot 121 & 115 , Block 6 , Finance Trust Building , Katwe , in the Central Division of Kampala , Uganda 's capital city . The coordinates of the institution 's headquarters are 0°18'08.0 '' N , 32°34'35.0 '' E ( Latitude:0.302223 ; Longitude:32.576403 ) . History . FTB was founded in 1984 as Uganda Women 's Finance Trust Limited . The objective was to provide financial services to low income people in Uganda , especially women . Sixty percent of the bank 's customers are women . Subsequently , the institution rebranded to Uganda Finance Trust Limited , a Tier III financial institution , recognized as a microfinance deposit-taking institution under the supervision of the Bank of Uganda . On 11 November 2013 , the Bank of Uganda granted the bank a full commercial banking license . The institution then rebranded to its current name . Overview . As of December 2016 , FTB serviced over 470,000 deposit accounts through a network of 36 interconnected branches , located in all regions of the country . The bank 's total customer deposits were UGX:78.4 billion . As of 31 December 2017 , the bank 's total assets were valued at UGX:178.78 billion ( approx . US $ 48.5 million ) , with shareholders ' equity of UGX:37.72 billion ( approx . US $ 10.2 million ) . Ownership . The stock ownership of the institution as of May 2018 is summarized in the table below . Governance . Evelyn Kigozi Kahiigi is the chairperson of the board of directors . She is one of the non-executive directors of the bank . There are ten other board members , including Annet Nakawunde Mulindwa , the managing director , and Annette Kiggundu , the only other executive director on the board .
Al Voecks . Al Voecks ( pronounced `` vex '' ) was the newsman for the `` Gerry House and the House Foundation '' morning show on WSIX-FM in Nashville , Tennessee . He was born in Waverly , Iowa in 1938 and began his career in Sioux City , Iowa . Voecks came to Nashville in 1963 and worked as a television news anchor , news director and sports and weather presenter for NBC TV affiliate WSM-TV . In the 1970s , he worked for WSM Radio . He joined the 'House Foundation ' show in the early 1980s after hosting a talk show on WSIX-AM , then the sister station of the FM . Voecks does a newscast every half-hour with Duncan Stewart ( House 's sportscaster ) ; he also plays along the 'Liars Club ' and 'You Be The Judge ' during the show each morning . House often quips on air that Voecks enjoys sitting in an empty hot tub and there are frequent references to his liquor cabinet . Occasionally on the `` House Foundation '' , House plays songs from Voecks ' 'pile of music ' , or 'stacks of wax ' . Voecks has been named Broadcaster of the Year by the Tennessee Associated Press , and he has received recognition from numerous charitable organizations . Voecks has also co-hosted the `` Tennessee Crossroads '' on public television station WNPT since it began in 1987 . In 2005 , Voecks and his `` House '' -mates were named Broadcast Personality of the Year in the large market category at the Country Music Association 's Broadcast Awards
Joseph Hepworth . Joseph Hepworth ( c. 1876 – 11 May 1945 ) was a British Conservative Party politician . At the 1931 general election , he was elected as Member of Parliament ( MP ) for Bradford East , defeating the sitting Labour Party MP Fred Jowett . He was re-elected at the 1935 general election , and served in the House of Commons until his death shortly before the 1945 general election . He served as Bradford Northern R.F.C . Chairman for four years .
HMS Forester ( 1832 ) . HMS `` Forester '' was a 10-gun Cherokee-class brig-sloop ordered on 23 May 1826 , laid down in September 1830 and launched on 28 August 1832 from the Chatham Dockyard , ran aground in 1833 and sold in 1843 .
Mita Mohi . Mita Hikairo Mohi ( 1938 – 20 November 2016 ) was a New Zealand exponent and teacher of the art of traditional Māori weaponry and a former rugby league player who represented his country at the 1972 World Cup . Early life . Mohi was born in 1938 of Ngāi Te Rangi , Ngāti Ranginui , Ngāti Rangiwewehi and Ngāti Tūwharetoa descent . As a child he learned the use of the taiaha from his father . Mohi 's early working life was spent as a train driver for New Zealand Railways . Rugby league career . Mohi played for the Marist-Western club in the Canterbury Rugby League competition . He represented Canterbury , New Zealand Māori , the Southern Zone and the South Island . In 1962 Mohi was part of the Canterbury side that defeated Auckland 16–13 to win the Northern Union Cup . Mohi was selected for the New Zealand Kiwis squad in the 1972 World Cup . His first , and only , test match was against France . Mohi injured his calf muscle while performing the haka and had to be replaced . Mohi also played in two other games for New Zealand while in Britain . He moved to the Riccarton club in 1975 and spent three years at the club , the last as player-coach . Mau rākau . In the late 1970s , Mohi began teaching the art of traditional Māori weaponry , mau rākau , and established the Mokoia taiaha wānanga to train boys and men in the art of using the taiaha . He has also run taiaha wānanga throughout New Zealand and developed a mau rakau programme that has run in New Zealand prisons since the early 1990s . Other activities . Mohi was also a professional wrestler for a time and was prominent in national Māori tennis , including a second placing in the Aotearoa Māori tennis championships . He worked as a lecturer at Waiariki Polytechnic and served as a member of the New Zealand Parole Board and a justice of the peace . In 1982 , Mohi and his wife Hukarere opened the first kōhanga reo in Rotorua , following the birth of their first grandchild . Mohi died on 20 November 2016 , aged 78 . Honours . In the 1995 New Year Honours , Mohi was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire for service to youth . With his wife , Mohi received a Rotorua District Council community award for voluntary services in 2007 . He was recognised for his longstanding and ongoing contribution to mau rākau at the 2012 National Waiata Māori Music Awards , where he received the Keeper of Traditions Award , and the 2012 Te Waka Toi Awards , where he was awarded the Ngā Tohu o Tā Kīngi Īhaka ( Sir Kīngi Īhaka award ) .
Jhala Nath Khanal . Jhala Nath Khanal ( ; born 20 May 1950 ) is a Nepalese politician who was the 35th Prime Minister of Nepal from February 2011 to August 2011 . He was the chairman of the Communist Party of Nepal ( Unified Marxist–Leninist ) ( CPN ( UML ) ) and Leader of the Constituent Assembly Parliamentary Party of the CPN ( UML ) . Personal life , early career and other information . Born in Sakhejung in the Ilam District , Khanal was a member of the Communist Party of Nepal ( Marxist-Leninist ) , and was its General Secretary from 1982 to 1986 . Later , he was a member of the CPN ( UML ) . Khanal served for a time as Minister of Information and Communication in the 1997 coalition government . Khanal won the seat of the Ilam-1 constituency in the 2008 Constituent Assembly election . He led the CPN ( UML ) as General Secretary from 2008 to February 2009 and was elected as the Chairman of the CPN ( UML ) on February 16 , 2009 . Prime minister . On 3 February 2011 , after seven months of political gridlock in which no candidate could muster enough votes to be elected as Prime Minister , Jhala Nath Khanal was elected as Prime Minister by the Constituent Assembly . Khanal received 368 votes in the 601-member parliament , while his nearest rivals , Ram Chandra Poudel of the Nepali Congress and Bijay Kumar Gachhedar of Madhesi People 's Rights Forum ( Democratic ) , got 122 votes and 67 votes respectively . Nepal had no proper government since Madhav Kumar Nepal resigned in June 2010 . Sixteen rounds of voting in parliament since July were unable to produce a new prime minister as no political party could muster a majority . However , on 3 February 2011 the Unified Communist Party of Nepal ( Maoist ) ( Nepal 's largest party ) withdrew its candidate , Pushpa Kamal Dahal ( “ Prachanda ” ) , and backed Khanal , who as a result became the third Prime Minister of Nepal since it became a republic in 2008 . Khanal 's immediate tasks as Prime Minister included the preparation of a new republican constitution by a May 28 deadline , and negotiating the future of some 20,000 Maoist combatants .
James Kelsey ( sculptor ) . James Edward Kelsey ( born November 15 , 1964 ) is an American Abstract Expressionist sculptor best known for creating large stainless steel abstract curvilinear sculptures . Biography . James Edward Kelsey was born on November 15 , 1964 in Milwaukee , Wisconsin and moved to Renton , Washington in 1965 , where he spent his childhood until age 13 . In 1977 his father was hired by Bell Helicopter and moved his family to Tehran , Iran . James was first exposed to the concept of abstract art while living in the Middle East and experiencing the abstract nature of Islamic art . His family left Iran in 1979 due to the onset of the Iranian revolution . Kelsey discovered his love of creating art in junior high school and experimented with photography , wood shop , ceramics , and a short course in metal casting . When he was in high school , his father died , and he dropped out of school halfway through 10th grade . He immediately attained his G.E.D . and married at age 17 , a marriage which lasted six years . At age 18 , he became a firefighter in the United States Air Force and was stationed in Aviano , Italy . While living there , he explored much of the art and architecture of Northern Italy , Venice , and Pisa . This is also the first time he met men and women working as full-time artists both as painters and sculptors . In 1987 , he was honorably discharged from the Air Force . Instead of producing art , he enrolled at Big Bend Community College in Moses Lake , Washington to pursue his love of flying . He was awarded a commercial pilot license and continued on to Eastern Washington University , from which he graduated with honors and a degree in Business and Interpersonal Communication . After College , Kelsey moved back to Seattle , Washington with his partner and soon-to-be wife , Misty Devin , whom he had met in college . In 1996 they moved to Everett , Washington Devins ' job . While there , Kelsey wrote his yet-unpublished novel , `` The Last Icon '' . In 1998 they moved again , to Bremerton , Washington . Kelsey decided to finally ignore much of the advice he had heard throughout his life and pursue his love of art with the goal of making it a career . He enrolled in the welding program at Olympic College . By the end of the two-year program , he had created four significant sculptures including `` And He Offered the Moon To the Sky '' , his first piece of public art , which can currently be seen on the Olympic College campus . While still taking classes , he secured a job with a local metal fabrication company as their sole welder and honed his skills while continuing his classes . Two years later , he quit his welding job to work for three years for a local stone sculptor , Will Robinson . Kelsey served as the fabricator for Robinson 's bases and fountain basins , as well as learning stoneworking skills . This was also Kelsey 's introduction to the business side of the art world as he accompanied Robinson to his galleries and installed sculptures in clients ' homes . In 2002 , Kelsey built his own studio on his property in Port Orchard , Washington . In 2007 Kelsey divorced from Misty Devin , his wife of 15 years . During that same year the financial crisis of 2007–2008 began . He struggled to maintain his home and art studio , but as the recession continued in 2012 he was forced to sell before an imminent foreclosure as part of the 2010 United States foreclosure crisis . In November 2012 Kelsey signed a contract with the mint company I.P . Callisons and traded three of his sculptures , `` Helios '' , `` Industrial Heart '' , and `` Eye of the Beholder , II '' , for one of their 7,000 square foot facilities in Centralia , Washington . In 2013 Kelsey was commissioned by the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle , Washington to create `` Touching the Intangible '' and `` Tuareg Sun '' . Major works . `` Memories in Blue '' ( executed in 2005–2006 ) is the primary sculpture in a memorial installation for the Tacoma Police Department . Also in this installation is `` For All They Gave '' , a bronze and granite piece with the names , dates , and stories of each officer who died in the line of duty . Connecting these to sculptures is a 100-foot glass line titled `` Thin Blue Line '' . `` Tsunami in Steel '' ( 2009 ) is Kelsey ’ s first international sculpture . It is a private / public collaboration between Am-Pri Homebuilders and the City of Richmond , British Columbia , Canada . Inspired by the 2004 tsunami in the Indian Ocean , Kelsey was unable to let the thoughts and images out of his mind . His mother lives along the Pacific Ocean and in creating this sculpture he was able to settle his mind and move on . `` Touching the Intangible '' ( 2013 ) is part of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center 's art collection . The sculpture represents the efforts of doctors and scientists who search for the causes and cures of HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases . From the artist : `` Everyone at The Hutch is on a never-ending search for cures for diseases . The irony is that once they discover a potential cure , they simply pass it on to others to carry on the work and begin their search all over again with yet another disease . They are on the cutting edge of discovery . '' The sculpture stands in front of the FHCRC 's Vaccine and Infectious Disease Building in Seattle .
Stella ( bicycle company ) . Stella was a French bicycle manufacturer founded in 1909 . The company sponsored Louison Bobet , a French professional cyclist . Bobet won the Tour de France in 1953 and 1954 while riding Stella bicycles . Trivia . Stella became the codename for the Atari 2600 because Jay Miner ( the video chip designer ) owned a Stella bicycle .
Ricky Hatton vs. Juan Lazcano . Ricky Hatton vs. Juan Lazcano was a boxing Light Welterweight fight between Ricky `` Hitman '' Hatton and challenger Juan Lazcano . It was held in Manchester , England at the City of Manchester Stadium in front of a record 55,000 fans . This was a record for a boxing event post world war II , until 2014 when Carl Froch faced George Groves , fight which sold 80,000 seats . The fight went the full 12 rounds and Hatton won by unanimous decision . Build-up . Hatton was coming off his first career loss to Floyd Mayweather , Jr. and was fighting for the first time back in Manchester . It was a thanks to all his fans who had travelled to the States to watch his previous four fights and was held in his home Football ground of his beloved Manchester City . Lazcano was a durable opponent who was in the top ten for light welterweights in the Ring Magazine rankings . His only stoppage defeat was to Golden Johnson ten years previously and he was also coming off a loss to Vivian Harris Paulie Malignaggi was on the undercard as he and Hatton were meant to fight each other later in the year . The weigh-in took place at the Trafford Centre in Manchester and there was a lot of anticipation about Hatton 's Ring Entrance . A lot of people were criticizing his diet between fights and were saying he was past his best , He wanted to prove them wrong and also take a dig at them at the same time . Hatton said it could be his last in Britain.The fight was on Sky Box Office in the UK and Versus ( TV channel ) in the United States . Juan Lazcano saw an upset on the cards and trainer Ronnie Shields was saying that Hatton was washed up and ready for the taking . The Fight . The ring entrance involved a version of Hi Ho Silver Lining with the words replaced to mention Hatton , followed by Blue Moon . Hatton appeared in a fat suit and walked to the ring in it , Michael Buffer announced the fighters . The referee was Howard Foster and the judges were Marcus McDonell , Pat Russell and Phil Austin . Hatton who was rocked badly in the eighth and tenth round , and in the tenth critics claim , only survived , when the fight was stopped , so he could tie his shoes , while badly hurt . Despite being a bad performance , and a very close fight , the judges scores of 120-110 , 118-110 and 120-108 . Hatton also rocked Lazcano several times and had him against the ropes using the full repertoire of shots , with Lazcano 's back bruised from being constantly pushed against the ropes . Malignaggi also won a split decision against Lovemore N'dou to set up their fight . Aftermath . Hatton decided to hire Floyd Mayweather , Sr. for his next fight with Paulie Malignaggi and would go on to win that as well . Lazcano has not fought since but still retained a place in the top ten light welterweight rankings .
Theo Verschueren . Theo Verschueren ( born 27 January 1943 ) is a retired Belgian cyclist . He had his best achievements in motor-paced racing , in which he won the world championships in the professionals category in 1971 and 1972 and finished second in 1969 , 1970 and 1974 . During his career Verschueren took part in 67 six-day road races , winning the race of Antwerp in 1968 and 1972 . He married the daughter of Belgian cyclist Petrus Van Theemsche . He is not related to Adolph Verschueren , another motor-paced racing world champion from Belgium .
João Baião . João Baião ( born October 8 , 1963 ) is a Portuguese television presenter , entertainer and actor . Early life and career . He was born in Buraca , Amadora , a satellite town close to Lisbon . As a child João Baião played soccer , gymnastics , and was part of a body of scouts . Since a yearly age he embraced in theatrical performances . Then , together with his brother , he was part of an amateur theater group . He dropped out school and wrote a café-concert , winning a competition organized by a bar . Later , he was eventually invited to audition for the National Theatre D. Maria II in Lisbon , for the play Mother Courage and took a major role . He was then invited by Irene Cruz and João Lourenço to join the cast of a new theatre group , the Open Theater ( Teatro Aberto ) , also in Lisbon . At the same time , he began to play small roles in television series . Baião continued to focus on writing and wrote another café-concert . The director Filipe La Féria liked his work and invited him to work with him at the Open Theater , where he was four years . Then he moved to the Experimental Theater of Cascais . Television presenting . The fame of Baião nationally arose from the moment he started to present the `` Big Show SIC '' , in the private television channel Sociedade Independente de Comunicação ( SIC ) , since 1992 . The program presented a variety of entertainment , relying heavily on Portuguese artists , was presented by Baião at a much exciting rate , unusual for its time on Portuguese television . For several years , João Baião was one of the most recognizable faces of SIC , but in late 2000 he went out of the channel and joined Channel 1 of the Rádio e Televisão de Portugal ( RTP ) . At the state-run television network RTP , was a member of the jury of `` Dance '' , produced and presented the program `` Saturday Night '' and `` João Baião '' , but he did not regain the audience he used to have when he was in SIC . Music . In parallel to the career of actor and presenter Baião also wrote lyrics to music groups such as Excesso , Anjos , D'Arrasar , Xanadu , Milénio and Delirium as well as for the singer Cláudia .
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Dubla . The Dubla are a Hindu caste found mainly in the Gujarat state of India . Minor populations are also found in surrounding states and union territories . They are also known as Talvia or Talvi Rathode . Origin . They get their name from the Hindi word dubla , which means a thin person . The Dubla claim that they were Rathore Rajputs , who acquired this nickname on account of their taking to cultivation . They are also known as Halpati , which in Gujarati means a cultivator . The Dubla are found in the districts of Surat , Valsad , Bharuch and Vadodara . In Maharashtra the Dubla also claim descent from the Rathore community . The name dubla is also derived from the word durbala , which means a weakling . They are found mainly in Thane District , and speak Gujarati . Present circumstances . They are classified as scheduled tribes in 4 states and 2 union territories : Goa , Gujarat , Karnataka , Maharashtra , Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu . In Gujarat . The community consist of twenty sub-divisions , the main ones being the Talavia , Rathoria , Vohariya , Damaria , Valsadia , Olpadia , Mandavia , Umberia , Ghanghodia , Khodia , Choria , Ukharia , Baramia , Baria , Narda , Haevia , Thakura , Karcha , Watal , Parsi Dubla and Laldatwala Dubla . These clans are of equal status , and intermarry , except the Talavia , who consider themselves superior to the other clans on account of their Rajput ancestry . The Dubla speak Gujarati . The Dubla are marginal cultivators and landless agricultural labourers . They also possess buffaloes , cows and goats and are often involved in selling milk , which is a subsidiary occupation . A small number are petty traders , and are often village shopkeepers . Many Dubla have also moved to Surat and Ahmadabad , where they are employed in the diamond cutting industries . In Maharashtra . Dubla society consists of several endogamous sub-divisions which do not marry . Some of their sub-divisions include the Bhahmaniya , Garasia , Karcha , Mandvia , Ratjod , Rajput , and Taravia . Their primary occupation is agriculture . The community is divided between small landowners and landless agricultural labourers . They are Hindu , and customs similar to neighbouring tribal communities such as the Dhodia and Warli .
2009 Laurence Olivier Awards . The 2009 Laurence Olivier Awards were held in 2009 in London celebrating excellence in West End theatre by the Society of London Theatre .
Andesobia boliviana . `` Andesobia boliviana '' is a species of moth of the subfamily Arctiinae . It is found in Peru and Bolivia .
Ai no Uta ( Strawberry Flower song ) . is an image song released in conjunction with the video game `` Pikmin '' for the Nintendo GameCube . The song was only used in commercials for the game and does not appear in the game itself , and those commercials appeared only in Japan . A small clip of the song though can be heard being sung by the Pikmin in `` Pikmin 2 '' , and the song is one of the default tracks available for the Distant Planet stage in `` Super Smash Bros. Brawl '' ( along with a new , French language version ) . The song is sung by the virtual group Strawberry Flower , who also sang the theme song for `` Pikmin 2 '' . The title of the song translates to `` Song of Love , '' so named because the song expounds on the emotions the Pikmin feel in relation to their involvement in the game . The Pikmin are depicted to feel a kind of sadness , but also devotion to their given task of helping the game 's protagonist , Captain Olimar . The song was featured in commercials for the `` Pikmin '' video game , in order to stimulate flagging sales . The song became immediately very popular and soon became one of the most recognizable songs in Japan at the time . Many people had memorized the song from the commercials , and soon after the sales of the video game rose nearly fivefold . The song itself was released as a CD Single on December 6 , 2001 and remained in the top ten for several weeks . Unexpectedly , the song actually outsold the game it has advertised , even beating `` Pikmin 's '' sales figures shortly after its release as a single . The song was a remarkable media phenomenon in that it sold equally well to audiences of all ages and tastes . The single has sold over 632,350 copies and was ranked 8th in 2002 Oricon Yearly Chart . The single is rare and out of print . Members at the Time of Single . From Pikmin : Red Pikmin ( debut ) , Blue Pikmin ( debut ) , Yellow Pikmin ( debut ) Music video . It mainly focuses on the Yellow Pikmin standing in front of a Toadmin decorated with TVs showing lightning that represents the emotions the Pikmin feel in relation to their involvement in the game . It was shot on September 26 , 2001 .
In Motion ( film ) . `` In Motion '' ( ) is a 2002 Russian drama film , directorial debut of Filipp Yankovsky . Its plot shares some similarities to `` La Dolce Vita '' by Federico Fellini . Plot . Alexander Guryev is a successful independent journalist whose life has been full of many adventures . Now Sasha is looking for interesting stories and sensations which will earn good money . But Sasha is haunted by failures after such searches and more often than not he runs into big trouble , but still he continues to search for the next bombshell . Sasha 's personal life is different : he is married , but he is no longer attracted to his wife Vera . The passion is gone and only memories remain . Every day Sasha meets various women , with some he has short-term romantic relationships . And his wife Vera continues to hope that one day her and Sasha 's life will change for the better . And then one day Sasha meets an old friend who returned from abroad in order to occupy a major political post . Guryev suddenly realizes that he himself has dug up compromising evidence on his own friend . He begins to understand that his friend is in danger . Now there is only one way out – to run for as long as it is possible , so that at least he can save himself . Release and reception . The film premiered at the Moscow International Film Festival in the program `` Great Expectations '' . Izvestia wrote : `` Almost the entire cinema audience laughed - from the content of dialogues , from the joy of familiarity and in order not to cry . All too recognizable was all that was happening on screen and too accurate '' .
Picpus Cemetery . Picpus Cemetery ( ) is the largest private cemetery in Paris , France , located in the 12th arrondissement . It was created from land seized from the convent of the Chanoinesses de St-Augustin , during the French Revolution . Just minutes away from where the guillotine was set up , it contains 1,306 victims executed between 14 June and 27 July 1794 , during the height of the Reign of Terror . Today only descendents of those 1,306 victims are eligible to be buried at Picpus Cemetery . Picpus Cemetery is one of only two private cemeteries in Paris , the other being the old `` Cimetière des Juifs Portugais de Paris '' in the 19th arrondissement . Picpus Cemetery is situated next to a small chapel , Notre-Dame-de-la-Paix ( `` Our Lady of Peace '' ) , run by the Sisters of the Sacred Heart . The priests of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts are referred to as `` The Picpus Fathers '' because of the order 's origins on the street . It holds a small 15th-century sculpture of the `` Vierge de la Paix '' , reputed to have cured King Louis XIV of a serious illness on 16 August 1658 . The cemetery is of particular interest to American visitors as it also holds the tomb of the Marquis de Lafayette ( 1757–1834 ) , over which an American flag is always present . Location . The entrance to the cemetery is at 35 rue de Picpus in the 12th arrondissement . It can be visited in the afternoon every day except Sunday and holidays , with hours usually from 2 pm to 5 pm ( Admission : €2 ) . The Chapel of Our Lady of Peace is located at the entrance of the cemetery . The nearest Paris metro stations are Nation and Picpus . Reign of Terror . During the French Revolution , the guillotine was set up in the Place de la Nation , then called the Place du Trône Renversé . Between 13 June and 28 July , during the time known as the Reign of Terror , as many as 55 people per day were executed . The Revolutionary Tribunal needed a quick but anonymous way to dispose of the bodies . The cemetery is only five minutes from the Place de la Nation . A pit was dug at the end of the garden where the decapitated bodies were thrown in together , noblemen and nuns , grocers and soldiers , laborers and innkeepers . A second pit was dug when the first filled up . The names of those buried in the two common pits , 1,306 men and women , are inscribed on the walls of the chapel . Of the 1,109 men , there were 108 nobles , 108 churchmen , 136 monastics ( `` gens de robe '' ) , 178 military , and 579 commoners . There are 197 women buried there , with 51 from the nobility , 23 nuns and 123 commoners . The bloodshed stopped when Robespierre himself was beheaded , and the garden was closed off . Among the women , 16 Carmelite nuns ranging in age from 29 to 78 , were brought to the guillotine together , singing hymns as they were led to the scaffold , an incident commemorated in Poulenc 's opera , `` Dialogues of the Carmelites '' . They were beatified in 1906 as the Martyrs of Compiègne . Post-Revolution . In 1797 , under the Directory , the land was secretly acquired by Princess Amalie Zephyrine of Salm-Kyrburg , whose brother , Frederick III , Prince of Salm-Kyrburg , was buried in one of the common graves . In 1803 , when Napoleon was First Consul , a group of family members of aristocrats bought up the rest of the land , and built a second cemetery next to the common graves . Many of these noble families still use the cemetery as a place of burial . The Marquis de Lafayette . Arguably Picpus Cemetery 's most famous tomb is that of the Gilbert du Motier , Marquis de Lafayette , the French aristocrat and general who was a close friend of many American Founding Fathers including George Washington , Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson and fought in the Continental Army even before France officially entered the American Revolutionary War . He died in 1834 from natural causes at the age of 76 , and an American flag always flies over his grave , courtesy of the local chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution ( DAR ) . He is buried next to his wife , Adrienne de La Fayette , whose sister , mother and grandmother were among those beheaded and thrown into the common pit . The soil that covers the grave is soil that Lafayette brought home to France from Bunker Hill in Charlestown , Boston – site of the Battle of Bunker Hill , one of the most prominent early battles of the American Revolutionary War ; in 1825 , on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the battle , Lafayette had laid the cornerstone of the Bunker Hill Monument . On 4 July 1917 , three months after the United States entered World War I on the side of France and her Allies , U.S. Army Colonel Charles E. Stanton visited the General 's tomb . Col. Stanton placed an American flag , uttering the famous phrase : `` Lafayette , we are here . '' Every Fourth of July , members of the DAR , the Society of the Cincinnati and U.S. embassy officials gather at Lafayette 's tomb for a celebration . Jewish burials . In 1852 , financier James Mayer de Rothschild built a hospital and hospice next door to the cemetery , at 76 rue de Picpus . Initially intended to treat Jewish patients , Hôpital Rothschild was transformed into a general hospital open to all during World War I . During the Nazi occupation of Paris during World War II , French , Polish , and German Jews were rounded up and sent to the Drancy internment camp north of Paris . Pregnant women , the seriously ill and children were sent to the Rothschild Hospital , which became an extension of the Drancy camp , under full guard and surrounded by barbed wire . Under the collusion of Vichy France with Nazi Germany , its patients who survived their illnesses were all deported to concentration camps . Of the 61,000 from Drancy sent to the camps , only 1,542 remained alive when the Allied forces liberated the camps in 1944 . There is a special plaque dedicated to their memory at Picpus Cemetery .
Jamie Acton . Jamie Acton ( born April 4 , 1992 in London ) is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays for the Leigh Centurions ( Heritage № 1389 ) in the Betfred Championship . His usual position is . He previously played in the Championship for Workington Town , and in League 1 for the Oldham , and the South Wales Scorpions ( Under loan from the Wigan Warriors Academy ) . Club career . Acton first played rugby league at junior level with Hemel Stags as a 16-year-old having initially played rugby union . He was selected to represent BARLA England and GB Community Lions at under-18s level . Picked up by the Wigan Warriors , he moved north in 2010 and became a regular in Wigan ’ s under-20s academy side during the 2011 season , playing in the victorious 2011 academy grand final team against the Warrington Wolves at Leigh Sports Village . Acton made his senior début as a dual registered player with South Wales Scorpions in 2012 and later that season played for Oldham before signing for Workington Town at the end of the season . In 2013 he was a key member of the Workington Town side , making 23 appearances before joining Leigh Centurions in September 2013 . Acton made 22 appearances during the 2014 season including featuring in the winning team that beat Featherstone Rovers in the 2014 Kingstone Press Championship grand final at Headingly Carnegie Stadium . He has remained an integral member of the Leigh Centurions squad which won the Kingstone Press Championship titles in 2015 and 2016 , culminating in promotion to Super League by progressing through the Middle 8 Qualifiers at the end of the 2016 season . Acton made his Super League début playing for Leigh Centurions against Leeds Rhinos on 17 February 2017 . In July 2017 , Acton received a nine game ban for bad conduct towards Catalans Dragons player Greg Bird during a Super League game . He was also fined £300 at the time . At the start of the 2017 season , Acton was sent to Sheffield Eagles as part of a Dual registration deal with the Championship side . However , Acton only appeared in one game - a 32-14 win over Toulouse .
Davis 's Ferry . Davis 's Ferry was a river crossing of the Tuolumne River from the time of the California Gold Rush . It became a ferry and small settlement on the route to the southern mines that became the Stockton - Los Angeles Road . It was located two miles down the river from Dickinson 's Ferry , the other major ferry on this route .
Robert Wilkinson Furnas . Robert Wilkinson Furnas ( May 5 , 1824June 1 , 1905 ) was the second Governor of Nebraska . Born near Troy , Ohio , and orphaned at the age of eight Furnas was a self-made man . He worked as a farmer , printer , tinsmith , insurance salesman , and postmaster all before getting into politics . He married Mary Elizabeth McComas on October 29 , 1845 , who died in 1897 ; and his second was Susannah Emswiler Jameson . He had eight children . Career . Furnas came to Nebraska in 1856 at the age of thirty-two and settled in Brownville , Nebraska . Two months later he published the `` Nebraska Advertiser '' , a publication advertising the agricultural opportunities found in Nebraska . He also published the `` Nebraska Farmer '' , the first agricultural publication out of Nebraska that is still published to this day . In 1856 and 1858 , Furnas was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Nebraska Territory . He served as the public printer for the Nebraska Territory in 1857 . In 1861 , he was the chief clerk of the Territorial Council . Civil War . During the Civil War , Furnas became a colonel in the territorial militia , which was loyal to the Union . In 1862 he commanded three Indian regiments aligned with the Union Army and captured the Cherokee Indian chief John Ross . Postbellum career . After the war , Furnas served as Indian agent for the Omaha , Winnebago , and Ponca tribes . He was a member of the University of Nebraska board of regents from 1869 to 1875 , first president of the Nebraska State Historical Society from 1878 to 1890 , United States commissioner to the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition , United States Commissioner to the New Orleans Cotton Centennial and United States commissioner to the Chicago Columbian Exposition . Furnas served as president of the American Fair Association , president of the State Horticultural Society , Fourth Grand Master of Masons of Nebraska AF & AM from 1865 to 1866 , first president of the Nebraska Teachers Association and president of the State Board of Agriculture . He served as secretary of the State Board of Agriculture from the early 1880s until his death . Furnas secured the Republican nomination , and was elected governor by popular vote . He served as Governor of Nebraska from 1873 to 1875 . Death . Furnas died in 1905 and is interred in Walnut Grove Cemetery in Brownville , Nebraska . Legacy . Furnas helped to create Arbor Day when he was governor . Furnas County , Nebraska , is named in his honor .
Philiris lavendula . `` Philiris lavendula '' is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae . It is found in West Irian ( Wandesi ) . The length of the forewings is about 20 mm . The ground colour of the forewings is matt purple with a white underside .
United States v. Camacho . `` United States v Camacho '' , 368 F3d 1182 was a 2004 Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals case regarding the use of radioactive scanning equipment to perform customs searches along the United States Mexico Border . Background . Alfonso Camacho was a United States citizen attempting to drive across the United States – Mexico Border who was stopped by Customs inspectors . One of the inspectors noticed that Camacho 's spare tire felt hard to the touch , and grew suspicious that something was contained inside the tire . Another inspector then used a radioactive density measurer called a Buster to determine that the tire was in fact significantly more dense than would be expected . The inspectors subsequently removed the tire and thoroughly searched Camacho 's SUV and found almost 108 pounds of marijuana . Decision . Camacho argued that the search of his vehicle was potentially detrimental to his health , and therefore defined as unreasonable and therefore prevented by the Fourth Amendment . However , the court ruled that the search was not destructive , as it posed no danger to the vehicle and could not harm the occupant . Furthermore , the court noted that the Fourth Amendment only protected against intrusive searches of the person , but not the vehicle , at the border . Thus , even though the use of the Buster constituted an instrusive search , it was reasonable because it was not directed at Camacho himself , but rather towards his vehicle
Federal Way Public Schools . Federal Way Public Schools is a school district in King County , Washington covering all of Federal Way and portions of Kent , Des Moines , Auburn , and unincorporated census-designated places Lakeland North and Lakeland South , encompassing 35 square miles ( 91 km² ) . There are 39 schools ( 21 elementary schools , 2 K-8 elementary-middle schools , 7 middle schools , 4 high schools , 1 Technology Access Foundation ( TAF ) Academy ( 6-12 ) , 1 Public Academy ( 6-10 ) , 1 Internet Academy ( K-12 ) ) and 1 Acceleration Academy in the district . With 21,203 enrolled students as of May 2013 , it is the 8th largest school district in Washington state . The district employs a staff of 2,689 , of which 1,481 are teachers . It was founded on May 22 , 1929 . Federal Way Public Schools is unique in that it has a very successful public academy , which provides an advanced education to anyone willing to enroll . The current Superintendent is Dr. Tammy Campbell . Between the 2002–2003 and 2003–2004 the school district transitioned from Junior High Schools to Middle Schools . Governance . The Board of Directors for Federal Way Public Schools consists of five members who are elected by the voters of the entire school district . Each director must reside and be a registered voter , at the time of their election or appointment , in the , they represent on the board . The length of the term is four years . Board meetings are generally held twice monthly . Currently , board meetings are typically scheduled for the second and fourth Tuesday of the month at 6:00 p.m. , with some exceptions , at Federal Way City Hall Censorship . On January 9 , 2007 , the Federal Way Public School District temporarily blocked its teachers from showing Vice President Al Gore 's global warming documentary , An Inconvenient Truth , without presenting a `` credible , legitimate opposing view . '' The order was passed after Frosty Hardison , a Federal Way parent , complained about the movie 's use in his daughter 's class . Hardison was quoted in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer citing Biblical predictions of the age and end of the world , and saying neither condones Al Gore 's view points being taught within school . The Board cited its policies on the teaching of controversial issues , neither of which provide for a moratorium . On January 23 , after two weeks of criticism in the local and national scene , the Board backtracked and repealed the moratorium , but still insisted that opposing views need to be considered .
List of airports in Benin . This is a list of airports in Benin , sorted by location . Benin , officially the Republic of Benin ( ) , is a country in West Africa . It borders Togo to the west , Nigeria to the east and Burkina Faso and Niger to the north ; its short coastline to the south leads to the Bight of Benin . __TOC__ Airports . Airport names shown in bold indicate the airport has scheduled service on commercial airlines .
Fruit curd . Fruit curd is a dessert spread and topping usually made with citrus fruit , such as lemon , lime , orange , or tangerine . Other flavor variations include passion fruit , mango , and berries such as raspberries , cranberries or blackberries . The basic ingredients are beaten egg yolks , sugar , fruit juice , and zest , which are gently cooked together until thick and then allowed to cool , forming a soft , smooth , intensely flavoured spread . Some recipes also include egg whites or butter . In late 19th- and early 20th-century England , homemade lemon curd was traditionally served with bread or scones at afternoon tea as an alternative to jam , and as a filling for cakes , small pastries , and tarts . Homemade lemon curd was usually made in relatively small amounts as it did not keep as well as jam . In more modern times , larger quantities became possible because of the use of refrigeration . Commercially manufactured curds often contain additional preservatives and thickening agents . Contemporary commercially made curds remain a popular spread for bread , scones , toast , waffles , crumpets , pancakes , cheesecake , or muffins . They can also be used as a flavoring for desserts or yoghurt . Lemon-meringue pie , made with lemon curd and topped with meringue , has been a popular dessert in Britain and the United States since the nineteenth century . Lemon curd can also have whipped cream folded into it for such uses as filling cream puffs . Curds differ from pie fillings or custards in that they contain a higher proportion of juice and zest , which gives them a more intense flavor . Also , curds containing butter have a smoother and creamier texture than both pie fillings and custards , which contain little or no butter and use cornstarch or flour for thickening . Additionally , unlike custards , curds are not usually eaten on their own .
Bermuda national football team . The Bermuda national football team represents Bermuda in international football , and is controlled by the Bermuda Football Association . They are a member of the CONCACAF football federation . History . Bermuda were runners up in the 1967 tournament of the Pan-American Games , losing to Mexico in the final . Bermuda earned their first win on home soil in three years—and a first at this level in 13 months—on December 16 , 2007 , against Saint Kitts and Nevis 4–2 , in the second of two friendlies ( after losing the first match 2–1 to St. Kitts on December 14 ) . Current squad . Team called in for September 9 , 2018 CONCACAF Nations League match vs. Aruba .
Ilesa East . Ilesa East is a Local Government Area in Osun State , Nigeria . Its headquarters are in Iyemogun in the city of Ilesa . It has an area of 71 km² and a population of 106,586 at the 2006 census . The postal code of the area is 233 .
International Broadcasting Bureau Greenville Transmitting Station . The International Broadcasting Bureau Greenville Transmitting Station is the transmitting station for Voice of America , in Greenville , North Carolina . It is also known as the Edward R. Murrow Transmitting Station or Voice of America Greenville Transmitting Station . Originally at three sites , only one , site B , is in current use . Greenville was chosen because of its remoteness from other communication services , proximity of large quantities of reliable electric power , type of terrain and suitability for construction , and availability of property which ensured the best electronic propagation conditions . The transmitting station provides shortwave broadcasts for U.S. government-funded , nonmilitary and international broadcasting . The main target areas for the station 's shortwave broadcasts are Latin America , Cuba , the Caribbean , North Africa , and Africa . History . In the early 1950s , VOA planned for the construction of a high-power shortwave complex on the East Coast of the United States to provide coverage to Europe , Africa , and South America . By 1954 , the project was suspended , but the need continued to grow . The transmitters in Wayne , New Jersey , and Brentwood and Schenectady , New York continued to become more inadequate every year . Congress gave approval for a new transmission station in 1958 . That same year site exploration found 38 potential locations . Final selection was made a year later , and the land was acquired . The site had to be south enough to avoid the northern auroral zone , but close enough to Washington D.C. to keep transmitting cost to a minimum . Because of the number of transmitters needed , it was decided to split the transmission site into two , site A and site B . The receiving facilities , program master control , communications center , and station main offices were located at site C. Construction began on February 15 , 1960 and was completed December 7 , 1962 , at a cost of $ 23–24 million . All three stations were dedicated by President John F. Kennedy and became operational on February 8 , 1963 . The new facilities doubled the VOA 's power and employed 100 people around the clock . The cost was offset by the closure of the transmitters in Wayne , New Jersey , and Brentwood and Schenectady , New York . From January 1988 until mid-1997 , the station was the network training facility for new Foreign Service Officers , who spent six months in training at the stations prior to being sent overseas . The Greenville facilities became the most powerful international broadcaster in the world , in both physical size and radio frequency energy . Each of the sites housed nine transmitters – three of 500,000 watts , three of 250,000 watts , and three of 50,000 watts . Site A . Site A , which comprised , is near Beargrass in Beaufort County . Its last use was in 2006 . The only known place where the Henslow 's sparrow breeds reliably , ownership was transferred to the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission and the remaining antenna structures were demolished . Site B . Site B , which comprises , is near Blackjack in Pitt County . Site B broadcasts news and music 24 hours a day to over 125 million people . The project cost around $ 206 million . After the 2010 Haiti earthquake , Site B increased their Creole airtime to the Caribbean from two hours to 15 hours a day . Site C. Site C originally had near Falkland , North Carolina . This site is the only receiving station in the area . In 1968 , this station was rededicated as Edward R. Murrow Transmitting Station , in honor of Edward R. Murrow , former director of the United States Information Agency . In 1971 , a private agribusiness , with the help of a local congressman , buried toxic waste from a fire at a chemical storage warehouse . Personnel stopped using the site in 1985 . In 1987 , the site became a gateway Earth station for the Global Satellite Interconnect System . In 1994 , the General Services Administration sold the site , minus that contained the toxic waste , to the State of North Carolina and local governments . The site closed on March 31 , 1995 , due to budget reductions and changes in technology . In 1998 , satellite dishes were placed on the Cohen Building in Washington , D.C. Greenville then became a receive-only station and acted as a backup to the headquarters site . It was decommissioned in 1999 and sold to East Carolina University in 2001 . Today the land is used by the Department of Biology for research and ROTC for training . There are seven buildings with of space . Also , the North Carolina AgroMedicine Institute , a facility for the Office of State Archaeology . Blackbeard 's flagship , `` Queen Anne 's Revenge '' artifacts are being restored there .
Motezuma ( Mysliveček ) . `` Motezuma '' is an opera in three acts by Josef Mysliveček set to a libretto by Vittorio Amedeo Cigna-Santi that is based on legends associated with the Aztec ruler Moctezuma II . This opera ( and all the rest of Mysliveček 's operas ) belong to the serious type in Italian language referred to as `` opera seria '' . Performance history . The opera was first performed at the Teatro della Pergola in Florence on 23 January 1771 . It was the second of the composer 's three operas produced in Florence , in this case at a time of intense activity as a composer in the city . The chronological setting of the opera in the early sixteenth century was unusually late for its day , when serious operas in Italian were typically set in ancient times , and rarely in a time period later than the European Dark Ages . The libretto was first set for a lavish production in 1765 at the Teatro Regio in Turin with music by Gian Francesco de Majo . It is unlikely that the Florence production was equally sumptuous , and the cast was not particularly distinguished , although it was an interesting one for the dominance of male singers ( it was generally only in Rome , wear women were forbidden to appear on stage , that casts would feature so many male singers ) . `` Motezuma '' was the first of the composer 's operas to be revived in modern times ( for a performance in Prague in 1931 ) . It was likely the exotic setting and the availability of a score of the opera in Vienna that made it so attractive for revival at that time , perhaps as a response to a trend in German-speaking lands in the 1920s to revive works by pre-Romantic German composers such as George Frideric Handel . A revival in Znojmo took place in summer 2011 . Vocal Set Pieces . Act I , scene 2 - Accompanied recitative for Motezuma , `` Dove son ? Che m'avvene ? , '' with cavatina , `` Ah , numi tiranni '' Act I , scene 2 - Aria of Lisinga , `` So che non cangio stato '' Act I , scene 3 - Aria of Motezuma , `` Cara fiamma del mio seno '' Act I , scene 4 - Aria of Guacozinga , `` Nel mar di tanti affanni '' Act I , scene 6 - Aria of Cortes , `` Rammenta al tuo sovrano '' Act I , scene 9 - Aria of Teutile , `` Di fieri sdegni armato '' Act I , scene 11 - Aria of Guacozinga , `` Ah no , arresta , o caro '' Act I , scene 12 - Aria of Motezuma , `` A morir se mi condanna '' Act II , scene 2 - Aria of Cortes , `` A mio danno in vano '' Act II , scene 4 - Aria of Lisinga , `` Mi scordo lo scempio '' Act II , scene 5 - Aria of Pilpatoe , `` Pensa che dell'impero '' Act II , scene 7 - Aria of Motezuma , `` Cara che torna in pace '' Act II , scene 8 - Aria of Guacozinga , `` Frena l'insano orgoglio '' Act II , scene 10 - Aria of Teutile , `` Scherza il nocchier '' Act II , scene 13 - Aria of Cortes , `` Perche ogn'ombra ti parta dal core '' Act II , scene 14 - Duet for Guacozinga and Motezuma , `` Ah , se mi sei fedele '' Act III , scene 3 - Aria of Teutile , `` Non lasci le sponde '' Act III , scene 4 - Aria of Lisinga , `` M'ingombra d'orrore '' Act III , scene 9 - Aria of Cortes , `` Basta il mio brando solo '' Act III , scene 10 - Aria of Motezuma , `` Vorrebbe il core sperar la calma '' Act III , scene 11 - Accompanied recitative for Guacozinga , `` Eccomi sola al fine '' Act III , scene 11 - Aria of Guacozinga , `` Ombre dolenti '' Recordings . The only complete video recording was made in 2011 in Znojmo . The video is officially available in the full length and HD quality with the Czech subtitles for free : . Motezuma 's aria `` Cara che torna in pace '' is available in an anthology recorded by the Czech soprano Zdena Kloubová . The recording is Panton 81 1044-2231 ( 1992 ) with the Benda Chamber Orchestra , Miroslav Hrdlička , conductor . The overture to Mysliveček 's `` Motezuma '' is included in a collection of symphonies and overtures by the composer recorded by the L'Orfeo Barockorchester , Michi Gaigg , conductor , CPO 777-050 ( 2004 ) .
Hector Munro ( surveyor ) . Hector Munro ( 23 September 1859 – 18 December 1930 ) was the eldest son of George Munro , born on 'Boondooma Station ' , Queensland , which was managed by his father . He was educated at Ipswich Grammar School and finished his education becoming a qualified surveyor . His childhood at 'Boondooma ' was spent in the company of the local aboriginal people , the Wakka . This instilled a lifelong interest in aboriginal culture , language and mores . An avid photographer , he has left a lasting legacy of both written work and photographs of aboriginals , particularly around the Bunya Mountains . He worked as a surveyor in northern Queensland and then spent most of the rest of his working life surveying most of the lands in the South Burnett region including years of work in the Bunya Mountains . He married Mary Kendall on 23 September 1896 in the Presbyterian Church in Nanango officiated by Reverend Andrew Wilson from Esk .
Epic Fu . `` Epic Fu '' ( formerly known as `` JETSET '' ) is a web series created by new media producers Steve Woolf and Zadi Diaz . The show premiered on June 1 , 2006 with Diaz as the host . Airing weekly on the `` Epic Fu '' web site and various online distribution channels , the show draws its content from current news stories centered on emerging art , music , technology and web culture . Format . Compared to `` Rolling Stone '' and MTV by `` Advertising Age '' and described as a hyperfast-paced pop culture newscast by Wired , each episode of `` Epic Fu '' runs an average of 5–10 minutes and is generally divided into four main sections : news , music , interviews , and community . News . Every episode of `` Epic Fu '' begins with host Zadi Diaz at her desk introducing the week 's top stories . The news section often includes stories highlighting how technology and the web is affecting our culture in art , music , style and politics . News stories are also submitted by audience members . Music . The show typically includes a music video intermission called `` Music Video Spotlight '' also known as `` Sh ! t We Like , '' which highlights an independent or unsigned band or musician . Interviews . Interviews appear in the second half of the show and are generally conducted on-location . Guests include web personalities , technologists , artists , musicians , political figures , inventors , authors , television personalities , and off-beat types . Community . The Epic Fu community contributes regularly to the content of each episode in the form of news links , correspondent pieces , and response videos to `` Campfire '' discussions . The central hub for the show 's community is called MIX , currently involving over 4,000 of the show 's fans , and is located on the Epic Fu website . There , fans upload photos , videos , music , submit ideas , and begin discussions on forum threads . EPIC FU also uses social networking sites like Twitter and Facebook to connect with fans . The show regularly initiates collaborative projects to involve its community . Some of these have been a collaborative film , flash game battles , Alternate Reality Games ( ARGs ) , and participation in an eco-challenge called `` Seven Days Without Plastic '' . Participating members are incorporated into the show . History . Epic Fu first premiered as JETSET ( also referred to as `` Jet Set Show '' ) on June 1 , 2006 and was geared towards a young audience . Amanda Congdon and Andrew Baron were initially tied to the first few episodes of the production , but the partnership dissolved with the `` Rocketboom '' split in July 2006 . In April 2007 , JETSET was the first established web show to sign with web video studio Next New Networks ( NNN ) . NNN took the role of selling sponsorship and handling cross-promotion for the show . In its tenure with NNN , the show grew from 30,000-40,000 views per episode to 3 million views a month . In October 2007 , Smashface Productions decided to change the name of the show from JETSET to Epic Fu , citing a need to protect their intellectual property with a more original name . After a year with NNN , Epic Fu was contemplating a move to television , but then signed with West Coast digital studio Revision3 in June 2008 . This was notable because at the time EPIC FU was the highest profile web show to switch from one new media studio to another . The partnership ended shortly after in December 2008 , when Revision3 laid off nine employees , cancelled three original shows and eliminated two of its distribution deals , citing that the shows did n't fit with their long-term plans . Currently , Epic Fu is independently run and distributed through Blip.tv . Production . Episodes of Epic Fu are produced by Smashface Productions and filmed in Los Angeles , California . Production is led by Zadi Diaz and Steve Woolf . The show has had various producers involved throughout its time on-air , including Brian Lerner and Rick Rey . Annie Tsai and Sarah Atwood have also helped in production efforts and occasionally acted as correspondents . Daniel Merlot and Mike Ambs have been credited as editors . Segments . Below are past and present segments that have appeared on EPIC FU . Notable interviews . A partial list of some of the people that have been interviewed on EPIC FU
Iskandar Muda . Iskandar Muda ( 1583 ? – 27 December 1636 ) was the twelfth Sulṭān of Acèh Darussalam , under whom the sultanate achieved its greatest territorial extent , and was the strongest power and wealthiest state in the western Indonesian archipelago and the Strait of Malacca . `` Iskandar Muda '' literally means `` young Alexander , '' and his conquests were often compared to those of Alexander the Great . In addition to his notable conquests , during his reign , Aceh became known as an international centre of Islamic learning and trade . The Youth of Iskandar Muda . The future Iskandar Muda was born in about 1583 . His father was Mansur Syah , son of Sultan Abdul Jalil , son of third Sulṭān of Acèh Darussalam Alauddin al-Kahar . His mother Puteri Raja Inderabangsa was the daughter of tenth Sulṭān of Acèh Darussalam Alauddin Ri'ayat Syah Sayyid al-Mukammal . Through his parentage he therefore combined the two branches of the Acehnese sultan 's dynasty . His childhood and youth are described at great length in the `` Hikayat Aceh '' which extols his personal qualities . He was known under a number of names and titles , especially Perkasa Alam which was also the name he used after his accession ( `` Iskandar Muda '' is however not a posthumous name as sometimes suggested since it occurs on his coins ) . In about 1605 he fell out with his uncle , Sultan Ali Ri'ayat Syah III and fled to Pidië where another uncle , Husain , was the vassal ruler . Together they planned rebellion against Sultan Ali . Perkasa Alam was put in command of the Pidië troops , but in the end they refused to fight and Perkasa Alam was imprisoned by the sultan . However , when the Portuguese invaded Aceh in 1606 he was let out of prison and distinguished himself in the fight against the `` infidels '' . The invasion force was beaten back and withdrew and Perkasa Alam rose in esteem at the court . When Sultan Ali suddenly died on 4 April 1607 , Perkasa Alam was able to secure the throne on the same day . He imprisoned his other uncle Husain and later had him killed . Conquests . The successes of Iskandar Muda were based on his military strength . His armed forces consisted of a navy of heavy galleys each with 600-800 men , a cavalry using Persian horses , an elephant corps , conscripted infantry forces and more than 2000 cannons and guns ( of both Sumatran and European origin ) . Upon gaining power , he began consolidating control over northern Sumatra . In 1612 he conquered Deli , and in 1613 Aru and Johor . Upon the conquest of Johor , its sultan , Alauddin Riayat Shah III , and other members of the royal family were brought to Aceh , along with a group of traders from the Dutch East India Company . However , Johor was able to expel the Acehnese garrison later that year , and Iskandar Muda was never able to assert permanent control over the area . Johor further built an alliance with Pahang , Palembang , Jambi , Inderagiri , Kampar and Siak against Aceh . Iskandar Muda ’ s campaigns continued , however , and he was able to defeat a Portuguese fleet at Bintan in 1614 . In 1617 he conquered Pahang and carried its sultan Ahmad Syah to Aceh , and thus achieved a foothold on the Malayan peninsula . This conquest was followed by Kedah in 1619 , in which the capital was laid waste and the surviving inhabitants were brought to Aceh . A similar capture of Perak occurred in 1620 , when 5,000 people were captured and left to die in Aceh . He again sacked Johor in 1623 and took Nias in 1624/5 . At this point Aceh ’ s strength seriously threatened the Portuguese holding of Melaka . In 1629 , he sent several hundred ships to attack Melaka , but the mission was a devastating failure . According to Portuguese sources , all of his ships were destroyed along with 19,000 men . After this loss , Iskandar Muda launched only two more sea expeditions , in 1630/1 and 1634 , both to suppress revolts in Pahang . His sultanate maintained control over northern Sumatra , but was never able to gain supremacy in the strait or expand the empire to the rich pepper-producing region of Lampung on the southern part of the island , which was under the control of the sultanate of Banten . Economy and administration . The economic foundations of the sultanate was the spice trade , especially in pepper . The conflicts between Aceh and Johor and Portuguese Melacca , as well as the numerous pepper-producing ports in the sultanate 's domain , were the main causes of the military conflict . Other major exports included cloves and nutmegs , as well as betel nuts , whose narcotic properties bypassed the Muslim prohibition of alcohol . Exports , encouraged by the Ottoman Sultans as an alternative to the `` infidel '' ( i.e . Portuguese ) -controlled route around Africa , added to the wealth of the sultanate . Iskandar Muda also made shrewd economic decisions that supported growth , such as low interest rates and the widespread use of small gold coins ( `` mas '' ) . However , like other sultanates in the area it had trouble compelling the farms in the hinterland to produce sufficient excess food for the military and commercial activities of the capital . Indeed , one of the aims of Iskandar Muda ’ s campaigns was to bring prisoners-of-war who could act as slaves for agricultural production . One reason for Iskandar Muda ’ s success , in contrast to the weaker sultans who preceded and succeeded him , was his ability to suppress the Acehnese elite , known as the `` orang kaya '' ( `` powerful men '' ) . Through the royal monopoly on trade , he was able to keep them dependent on his favour . The `` orang kaya '' were forced to attend court where they could be supervised , and were prohibited from building independent houses , which could be used for military purposes or hold cannons . He sought to create a new nobility of “ war leaders ” ( Malay language : `` hulubalang '' ; Acehnese : `` uleëbalang '' ) , whom he gave districts ( `` mukim '' ) in feudal tenure . After his reign , however , the elite often supported weaker sultans , to maintain their own autonomy . He also sought to replace the Acehnese princes with royal officials called `` panglima '' , who had to report annually and were subject to periodic appraisal . An elite palace guard was created , consisting of 3,000 women . He passed legal reforms which created a network of courts using Islamic jurisprudence . His system of law and administration became a model for other Islamic states in Indonesia . Iskandar Muda ’ s reign was also marked by considerable brutality , directed at disobedient subjects . He also did not hesitate to execute wealthy subjects and confiscate their wealth . Punishments for offences were gruesome ; a French visitor in the 1620s reported `` every day the King would have people ’ s noses cut off , eyes dug out , castrations , feet cut off , or hands , ears , and other parts mutilated , very often for some very small matter . '' He had his own son Merah Pupok killed , and named his son-in-law , the son of the captured sultan of Pahang , as his successor , Iskandar Thani . Culture . During Iskandar Muda ’ s reign , eminent Islamic scholars were attracted to Aceh and made it a centre of Islamic scholarship . Iskandar Muda favoured the tradition of the Sufi mystics Hamzah Pansuri and Syamsuddin of Pasai , both of whom resided at the court of Aceh . These writers ' works were translated into other Indonesian languages , and had considerable influence across the peninsula . Both were later denounced for their heretical ideas by Nuruddin ar-Raniri , who arrived in the Aceh court during the reign of Iskandar Thani , and their books were ordered to be burnt . The chronicle `` Hikayat Aceh '' ( `` The Story of Aceh '' ) was probably written during the reign of Iskandar Muda , although some date it later . It describes the history of the sultanate and praises Iskandar Muda in his youth . It was apparently inspired by the Persian `` Akbarnama '' for the Mogul Emperor Akbar . The `` Hikayat Aceh '' described Iskandar Muda as a scion of the lineage ( `` nasab '' ) and race ( `` bangsa '' ) of Iskandar Zulkarnain , Alexander the Great . Through this statement the `` hikayat '' presented Aceh as a part of the Malay world , since Iskandar Zulkarnain was the purported ancestor of the Melaka , Johor , Perak and Pahang rulers . Legacy . Among the Acehnese , Iskandar Muda is revered as a hero and symbol of Aceh ’ s past greatness . Posthumously he was given the title `` Po Teuh Meureuhom '' , which means `` Our Beloved Late Lord '' , or `` Marhum Mahkota Alam '' . He has several buildings and structures in and near Banda Aceh named after him , including the Sultan Iskandarmuda Airport and Sultan Iskandar Muda Air Force Base . Kodam Iskandar Muda is the name of the military area commands overseeing Aceh Province .
Khopoli . Khopoli , is an industrial city in the Khalapur taluka of Raigad district , in the Indian state of Maharashtra , at the base of the Sahyadri mountains . Patalganga River which is the tailrace channel of Tata Hydroelectric Power station flows through Khopoli . It is a municipal council and is a part of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region . Khopoli Municipal council covers an area of 30 km2 . Khopoli is connected to the Mumbai suburban railway by a single line from Karjat . The distance between CST to Khopoli is 114.24 km along the Central Railway Suburban Line which is a broad gauge line carrying electric locomotives . It is also located on NH 4 , about 80 km south of Mumbai . Geography and history . Khopoli is located at 18°45 ' N , 73°20 ' . It is situated at about 61 m above mean sea level . It falls under three Pin codes Khopoli 410203 , Khopoli Power House 410204 and Jagdish Nagar 410216 . STD code for Khopoli is ( 0 ) 2192 . There was an `` annachatra '' or a free feeding house , in the vicinity of the Mahadev temple , but by 1882 all that remained of it were huge grinding stones . The GIPR line was extended to Khopoli in 1856 . Khopoli is the site of the first privately owned hydroelectric power station in India built by Tatas . Demographics . In the 2011 India census , Khopoli had a population of 1,08,648 . Males constitute 53 % of the population and females 47 % . Khopoli has an average literacy rate of 74 % , higher than the national average of 59.5 % . Male literacy is 80 % , and female literacy is 68 % . Thirteen per cent of the population is under 6 years of age . Educational institutions in Khopoli . Various institutions run schools , colleges and a polytechnic . Khalapur Taluka Shikshan Prasarak Mandal . Khalapur Taluka Shikshan Prasarak Mandal runs the following institutions in Khopoli Culture and religion . Khopoli has a `` fine oval shaped reservoir '' and a temple of God Mahadev as Vireshwar built by Nana Phadnavis . The reservoir is built of solid and strong black rock and is oval shaped . The circumference of the reservoir is about 1207 m and it covers an area of about 75000 sq m. The reservoir holds excellent water throughout the year . The reservoir has surrounding walls also built in stone and are of a width of about 1.5 m to 1.8 m. The reservoir has stone steps leading to the water . The temple is of a height of about 22.9 m m from the base to the top and the foundation measures 12.2 m x 6.1 m. Inside is the image of God Shiva . The Sabha mandap measures about 6.1 m x 3.1 m. At the entrance of the temple is a samadhi . A fair is held in honour of the temple deity on Mahasivaratri day - Maagha Vadya 13 . The PAPCO Mill complex has a Parashurama temple and Fire temple or Agni Mandir which was built in 1971 . The Gagangiri Maharaj Ashram is located in Khopoli , it is here that Gagangiri Maharaj died on 4 February 2008 . The Akhil Bharatha Ayyappa Seva Sangham , includes the Ayyappa Temple , in its list of Ayyappa temples in India and abroad .
Deighton Pierce Glynn . Deighton Pierce Glynn is a firm of UK-based lawyers specialising in public law , human rights , discrimination and social welfare law . About . Deighton Pierce Glynn is a firm of solicitors based in London ( two offices ) with a third office in Bristol . They work with NGOs and campaign groups to bring test case litigation , particularly judicial review claims . The firm also acts for individuals . They are one of a diminishing number of solicitors still willing to provide representation under the England and Wales legal aid scheme . Their work includes human rights , discrimination , healthcare , planning and environmental , public sector funding , community care , housing , asylum support and social security cases , both in the English courts , before the European Court of Human Rights and in the European Court of Justice .
Bohumil Stasa . Bohumil Staša ( born April 29 , 1944 ) is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer from the former Czechoslovakia . Stasa began his Grand Prix career in 1961 . He enjoyed his best seasons as a rider for the ČZ factory racing team in 1968 and 1969 , when he finished both seasons in eighth place in the 350cc world championship .
Soil & Health Association of New Zealand . Soil & Health Association of New Zealand , established in 1941 , is an organisation that promotes organic food and farming in New Zealand . The organisation publishes the `` Organic NZ '' magazine .
International Humanist and Ethical Youth Organisation . The International Humanist and Ethical Youth Organisation ( IHEYO ) is the youth wing of the International Humanist and Ethical Union ( IHEU ) , founded in 2002 . It aims to network young humanists around the world together , support training and promote humanist values for the age category of 18–35 . It is an umbrella organisation representing around 40,000 young people across the world . Purpose . The International Humanist and Ethical Youth Organisation ( IHEYO ) is the international umbrella organisation for Humanist youth organisations . IHEYO 's main identity is to bring into active association youth groups and young humanist individuals throughout the world interested in promoting humanism , as is described in the IHEU Amsterdam Declaration 2002 . IHEYO brings together people who describe themselves as humanists , atheists , agnostics , freethinkers , skeptics and similar views . The vision of IHEYO is to give a voice to young humanists within the mission of IHEU . The mission of IHEU is to build and represent the global humanist movement that defends human rights and promotes humanist values worldwide . IHEYO does this by organising international networking events , offering training , connecting youth through social media and by its work in regional working groups . These activities empower IHEYO ’ s members to achieve their individual , local and regional goals . IHEYO members form the young humanist communities and campaign for political and cultural change in a diverse range of areas such as religious freedom , women 's rights , education rights , abortion rights , LGBTIQ rights , equality , human rights , freedom of speech/belief , public communication of science . History . IHEYO was formally established in 2003 , but it was not completely a 21st-century construct . The first version of IHEYO was launched in 1966 , and lasted around ten years . In the ‘ 80s , it was again revived for a similar period of time . But it was not until 2001 , when the International Humanist and Ethical Union ( IHEU ) started an internship programme , that the idea of re-establishing IHEYO as an international humanist youth network was revived in a lasting way . Structure . IHEYO 's Working Groups are the forum through which Humanist organisations can get in touch and work together with others in the same region . There are four Working Groups : the Asian Humanist Alliance , African Working Group , European Working Group and Americans Working Group . African Working Group . The African Working Group ( in short : AfWG ) of IHEYO was established around 2005 . It organises regional meetings in East and West Africa . The African Working Group is mainly organised in East Africa ( Uganda , Tanzania , Kenya , Rwanda , etc . ) and West Africa ( Nigeria , Ghana , Liberia , Cameroon , etc. ) . The Fourth Annual IHEYO East African Regional Working Group Meeting was held in Kigali on 26–28 August 2015 . Americas Working Group . The American Working group is the newest and launched in Washington DC in May 2015 at the Future of Ethical Societies Annual conference . This working group covered Canada , the United States of America , Central America and South America . Asian Humanist Alliance ( Asian Working Group ) . The Asian Working Group is a joint humanist effort in this continent to foster humanist values and ideas . Since its inception in 2007 , it has published information −bulletins , has had regular meetings and organised events . The Working Group has members in Pakistan , India , Nepal , Bangladesh , Sri Lanka , Malaysia , Indonesia , Singapore and the Philippines . European Working Group . The European Working group ( EWG ) combines all IHEYO member organisations in Europe . The EWG has annual face-to-face meetings to coordinate the international exchanges taking place at events organised in Europe , including the European Humanist Youth Days ( EHYD ) . Better Tomorrow . Better Tomorrow is IHEYO 's annual charity event . Its concept was based on the British student federation AHS 's Non-Prophet Week .
Dixon Lanier Merritt . Dixon Lanier Merritt ( 1879–1972 ) was an American poet and humorist . He was a newspaper editor for the `` Tennessean '' , Nashville 's morning paper , and President of the American Press Humorists Association . Biography . Born Dixon Lanier Abernathy , his parents divorced while he was a child and one of his five uncles subsequently adopted him . At age 21 , he legally changed his surname to Merritt , something he said he regretted later in life . Dixon Merritt was married twice . He was first married to Harriotte Triplett Johnson of Kentucky , with whom he had a son and a daughter , though the marriage ended in divorce . He later married Ruth Yates of New York , with whom he had two sons . The limerick , inspired by a post card sent to him by a female reader of his newspaper column who was visiting Florida beaches . It is often misattributed to Ogden Nash and is widely misquoted , as demonstrated above . It is quoted in a number of scholarly works on ornithology , including `` Manual of Ornithology : Avian Structure and Function '' , by Noble S. Proctor and Patrick J. Lynch , and several others . Merritt served as Tennessee State Director of Public Safety , taught at Cumberland University and was editor of `` The Tennessean '' and `` Lebanon Democrat '' newspapers and later contributed a column for many years called `` Our Folks '' . In 1913 he collaborated with Will Thomas Hale on `` A History of Tennessee and Tennesseans : The Leaders and Representative Men in Commerce , Industry and Modern Activities '' . During the 1920s he was the Southern correspondent for `` Outlook '' magazine , a weekly news magazine aimed at rural readers . He edited a comprehensive `` History of Wilson County ( Tennessee ) '' in his eighties . He worked for the U.S. federal government twice , around the time of both World Wars , and ultimately retired from the Rural Electrification Administration 's telephone program office . In 1919 , Merritt was the Assistant in Charge for the Press Service at the United States Department of Agriculture where he wrote humorous press releases . Merritt was a founding member of the Tennessee Ornithological Society . A nature center at the Tennessee Cedars of Lebanon State Park is named for him . He served as President of the Society of American Press Humorists . Following World War I he returned to the familial farm near Lebanon , TN and using portions of various cedar log cabins nearly one hundred years old assembled a new structure on a hill which he dubbed `` Cabincroft '' — 'croft ' being a Scottish word for a place of shelter . He maintained a working farm into his seventies preferring natural methods .
Florida College . Florida College is a small , coeducational Christian college in Temple Terrace , Florida . Degree programs include a Bachelor of Science in Biblical Education , Bachelor of Arts in Biblical Studies , Bachelor of Science in Business Administration , Bachelor of Arts in Communication , Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education , Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies , a Bachelor of Arts in Music , as well as Associate Arts degree . Since its founding as a junior college in 1946 , Florida College has drawn its staff , faculty , and the majority of its students from non-institutional churches of Christ . It is also recognized among these churches as an important training center for ministers . Because non-institutional churches of Christ , as a matter of doctrine , oppose congregational support for colleges , Florida College has some unique characteristics as religious colleges go – the college accepts no direct contributions from any congregation or other organized religious body , and its board members serve as individuals rather than as official representatives of any such entity . The high emphasis Florida College places on its Christian heritage is expressed in its tradition of daily chapel services . All members of the board of directors and all faculty members are required to be active members in a church of Christ . All students are required to receive daily classes in biblical topics . History . The campus is located in the heart of the City of Temple Terrace and sits astride the banks of the Hillsborough River ( to the east ) and is surrounded by the private golf course land of the Temple Terrace Golf and Country Club founded circa 1922 . One of the oldest buildings in Temple Terrace , Sutton Hall , circa 1922 , is on the campus , and was originally the clubhouse for the Temple Terrace Golf and Country Club . Another historic structure , the Student Center , which was originally the Club Morocco Nightclub and Casino , circa 1926 , was razed in 2018 . Noted Tampa architect M. Leo Elliott was the architect for both buildings which were part of the original Temple Terrace Estates , one of the first Mediterranean Revival golf course planned communities in the United States ( 1921 ) . According to the 1988 Temple Terrace Historic Resources Survey , both buildings were eligible for the National Register of Historic Places . After the Florida economic collapse of 1926 , in the late 1930s , the property and its buildings were acquired by the Florida Bible Institute from the City of Temple Terrace before being sold to the founders of today 's Florida College . Billy Graham attended Florida Bible Institute , which owned the property now occupied by Florida College , in the late 1930s . In his autobiography he writes he received his calling `` on the 18th green of the Temple Terrace Golf and Country Club '' . A Billy Graham Memorial Park is on the east side of the 18th green on the river . Known as Florida Christian College , the school 's charter was drafted in 1944 . The school opened in fall 1946 with 100 students . The college charter stipulates the Board of Directors be active in a local , generally non-institutional , Church of Christ . The first president of the school was L.R . Wilson , who served from 1946 to 1949 . He was followed by James R. Cope , who remained in office from 1949 until 1982 . During the 1950s , the Churches of Christ debated internally whether congregations should support missions or educational institutions . This resulted in a schism and the development of non-institutional Churches of Christ , which do not offer financing to educational institutions . Florida College was unique during these debates as the only college associated with the Churches of Christ which advocated non-institutionalism . Florida College continues to refuse donations from churches . The college supports itself entirely through the donations from individuals and the tuition paid by students . Throughout the 1950s , the majority of the students were older men who wished to become preachers ; according to David Edwin Harrell , the school `` became something of a training ground for a cadre of noninstitutional leaders '' . In 1954 the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools granted Florida College full accreditation for the Associate of Arts degree . In the 1960s the school 's recruitment policies changed , and students outside Churches of Christ were pursued . A vote by the students and staff resulted in dropping the word `` Christian '' from the school name in 1963 . The name change was fueled in part by the controversy that the word Christian was only used as a noun and never as an adjective in the New Testament . By the 1970s the bulk of the student body were again members of Churches of Christ , although the students were younger and more traditional than those of the 1950s . In 1982 , Bob F. Owen became president of Florida College , the position he held until 1991 , when Charles G. `` Colly '' Caldwell , III , assumed office . At the beginning of the 2008 academic year , Caldwell announced his resignation as president of Florida College . He remains at Florida College as a tenured faculty member in the Biblical Studies department . After a nationwide search , Temple Terrace resident Harry E. `` Buddy '' Payne was named the fifth president of the college , effective May 22 , 2009 . Payne was the academic dean and vice president of the college prior to being appointed president . Florida College added its first accredited four-year degree program , the Bachelor of Arts in Biblical Studies , in 1996 . It has since added bachelor 's degrees in business , communication , elementary education , history , liberal studies and music . Campus . Florida College is located in Temple Terrace , Florida , approximately 20 minutes northeast of Tampa . About 20,000 people live in Temple Terrace , which covers an area of . The Hillsborough River marks the eastern edge of the main campus , which is bordered on the other three sides by the private golf course land of the Temple Terrace Golf and Country Club . Across the Hillsborough River , the college has Conn Gymnasium and its athletic fields . Immediately adjacent to the gym is an affiliated private pre-kindergarten through ninth grade school called Florida College Academy , and then a large physical plant warehouse . The main campus includes one of the oldest buildings in the city . Sutton Hall was originally built around 1922 to serve as the clubhouse for the Temple Terrace Golf and Country Club . The former Student Center , razed in 2018 , was built around 1926 , and served as the Club Morocco Nightclub and Casino . Tampa architect M. Leo Elliott designed both buildings . According to the 1988 Temple Terrace Historic Resources Survey , both buildings were eligible for the National Register of Historic Places . Economic collapse in 1926 forced their closure as recreational leisure facilities and the property passed to the Florida Bible Institute during the Great Depression . The land was then later purchased by the founders of Florida College . The Hutchinson Auditorium , one of the more striking Mid Century Modern buildings in Temple Terrace , cost $ 100,000 to build in 1961 and opened on March 5 , 1961 . The architect was Garry Boyle of Tampa and the structure was built by the Paul Smith Construction Co. of Tampa with financing largely provided by the Hutchinson family . Most materials for the auditorium were shipped from Chattanooga , Tennessee . Hutchinson Auditorium is central to Florida College as it serves as the meeting place for weekday morning chapel assemblies at 10:15 a.m. during the school year and as a theater for major productions on campus ( e.g . plays , concerts , etc. ) . Two new residence halls were begun during the 2007–2008 school year and completed in the first half of the 2008–2009 academic year . Boswell Hall , which holds 320 beds , is five stories tall , and is said to be the tallest building in old Temple Terrace with a top floor view that looks out over the old city as well as the Hillsborough River . All on-campus men live in Boswell . Five-story Terrace Hall provides a new 90-bed residence hall for women . This supplements the other two residence halls for women , Hinely Hall and historic Sutton Hall . In 2013 , a project was undertaken to renovate the condemned building known as `` C Dorm '' , the primary male dorm before Boswell . The project was completed over the summer months of 2013 and dedicated on September 22 of that year . The newly renovated building , now known as `` College Hall '' , houses women of junior and senior standing . Academics . Florida College offers 17 Bachelor 's degrees in the fields of biblical studies , business , communication , education , music , English , history , and liberal studies , as well as an Associate of Arts degree . The college is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools . The student-to-faculty ratio is 11 to 1 . Tuition , room and board for the 2013–14 academic year was $ 22,150 . Eighty-two percent of the students receive financial aid . Recruitment . Although the bulk of its students are members of churches of Christ , Florida College does not recruit through churches since the school is founded on the principles of the non-institutional churches of Christ , which per its doctrine does not engage in congregational support of colleges . Instead , the school gains name recognition by offering 21 one-week summer camps annually in locations across the United States . Approximately 4000 children attend the summer camps , with about 400 volunteers to teach and entertain them . Student life . Approximately 558 students attend Florida College , representing 35 U.S. states and 6 foreign countries . Ninety percent of them are members of non-institutional Churches of Christ . More than 60 % of the students are legacies with one or more of their parents or grandparents having previously attended the school . In many instances , both of a student 's parents attended and met at Florida College . Students who do not finish four years at FC often will transfer to the University of South Florida ( located in nearby Tampa ) or Western Kentucky University ( as FC has many attendees from the Commonwealth of Kentucky ) . Students are expected to adhere to a Moral Code of Conduct . As set forth in the 2015–2016 Student Handbook , the code includes among other policies : zero tolerance for `` sexual activities outside of marriage , '' `` inappropriate physical contact that is affectionate in nature , whether on or off campus , '' and meeting `` a member of the opposite sex in any private place without permission from appropriate college personnel . '' Students are expected to avoid `` immoral environments '' such as `` restaurants known for the immodest dress of staff '' and `` any establishment that serves alcohol and checks for identifications at their door [ sic ] . '' Sutton Hall ( formerly the Temple Terrace Country Club ) no longer houses residents as of the 2013 school year . Its old cafeteria and lobby are still used for evening devotionals and social activities . There are currently plans to renovate this historic building in the near future . Athletics . Athletic teams participate in basketball , volleyball , soccer , and cross country . Although originally represented by a pelican , the school 's current mascot is the Florida College Falcon . The school has a touring Public Relations band called the Friends , which is a reference to Florida College 's original motto , `` A Friend to Youth . '' The school currently participates in the Southern States Athletic Conference of the NAIA . Alumni . Florida College receives support from alumni across the United States . The college boasts one of the highest rates of alumni giving of any college or university in the country , something to which Florida College points to show how beloved the college is among those who have attended . For the period between 2011 and 2013 , Florida College was ranked # 1 by U.S. News & World Report for alumni giving , with 64.7 % of alumni making financial donations to the school . Twenty-eight alumni clubs have formed in cities as far away as Minnesota and Oregon . The PR department under the leadership of Adam Olson created a branch of the Florida College family made specifically for the alumni to stay involved with the school . Called the `` Hutchinson Bell '' , the program acts as an online network for alumni . Academy . The college also administers Florida College Academy ( FCA ) , a K–8 private school co-located on the Temple Terrace campus . FCA shares the athletic facilities , and participates in the Tampa Bay Christian Athletic League .
Sud-Comoé . Sud-Comoé Region is one of the 31 regions of Ivory Coast . Since 2011 , it has been one of two regions in Comoé District . The region 's seat is Aboisso . The region 's area is 7,189 km² , and its population in the 2014 census was 642,620 . History . The territory of the region is virtually co-extensive with the territory of the pre-colonial kingdom of Sanwi , which as late as 1969 attempted to break away from Ivory Coast and form an independent state . Since 2002 , the King of Sanwi has been Nana Amon Ndoufou V. Sud-Comoé Region was established in 1997 as a first-level administrative region . As part of the 2011 administrative reorganisation of the subdivisions of Ivory Coast , Sud-Comoé was converted into a second-level division with no territorial changes . It was combined with Indénié-Djuablin to form the new first-level Comoé District . Departments . Sud-Comoé Region is currently divided into four departments : Aboisso , Adiaké , Grand-Bassam , and Tiapoum .
Lancelot Phelps ( priest ) . Lancelot Ridley Phelps ( b Sevenoaks 3 November 1853 ; d Oxford 16 December 1936 ) was Provost of Oriel College , Oxford from 1914 to 1930 . Phelps was educated at Charterhouse and Oriel College , Oxford . Phelps was ordained as a deacon in the Church of England in 1879 , but not as a priest until 1996 . His career was spent as a Fellow and Tutor at Oriel . He was also an Alderman of Oxford and a member of the Royal Commission on the Poor Laws and Relief of Distress from 1905 to 1909 .
Grothendieck construction . The Grothendieck construction ( named after Alexander Grothendieck ) is a construction used in the mathematical field of category theory . Definition . Let formula_1 be a functor from any small category to the category of small categories . The Grothendieck construction for formula_2 is the category formula_3 ( also written formula_4 , formula_5 or formula_6 ) , with Composition of morphisms is defined by formula_16 . Slogan . `` The Grothendieck construction takes structured , tabulated data and flattens it by throwing it all into one big space . The projection functor is then tasked with remembering which box each datum originally came from . '' Example . If formula_17 is a group , then it can be viewed as a category , formula_18 with one object and all morphisms invertible . Let formula_19 be a functor whose value at the sole object of formula_20 is the category formula_21 a category representing the group formula_22 in the same way . The requirement that formula_2 be a functor is then equivalent to specifying a group homomorphism formula_24 where formula_25 denotes the group of automorphisms of formula_26 Finally , the Grothendieck construction , formula_27 results in a category with one object , which can again be viewed as a group , and in this case , the resulting group is ( isomorphic to ) the semidirect product formula_28
Miąskowo , Środa Wielkopolska County . Miąskowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krzykosy , within Środa Wielkopolska County , Greater Poland Voivodeship , in west-central Poland . It lies approximately north of Krzykosy , south-east of Środa Wielkopolska , and south-east of the regional capital Poznań .
Christmas ( Old Man Gloom album ) . `` Christmas '' is the fourth full-length album by Old Man Gloom , released in 2004 by Tortuga Recordings . Aaron Turner , owner of Hydra Head Records and former Isis guitarist and vocalist , described this album as “ one of the most engaging projects I have been involved with both musically and visually ” .
Antoine Isaac Silvestre de Sacy . Antoine Isaac , Baron Silvestre de Sacy ( ; 21 September 175821 February 1838 ) , was a French nobleman , linguist and orientalist . His son , Ustazade Silvestre de Sacy , became a journalist . Early life . Silvestre de Sacy was born in Paris to a notary named Jacques Abraham Silvestre , a Jansenist . He was born into a middle-class Jewish family . The surname extension of `` de Sacy '' was added by the younger son after a fashion then common with the Parisian bourgeoisie . Sacy 's father died when he was seven years old , and he was educated on his own by his mother . Philological studies . In 1781 he was appointed councillor in the `` cour des monnaies '' , and was promoted in 1791 to be a commissary-general in the same department . Having successively studied Semitic languages , he began to make a name as an orientalist , and between 1787 and 1791 worked on the Pahlavi inscriptions of the Sassanid kings . In 1792 he retired from public service , and lived in close seclusion in a cottage near Paris till in 1795 he became professor of Arabic in the newly founded school of living Eastern languages ( École speciale des langues orientales vivantes ) . In 1806 he added the duties of Persian professor to his old chair , and from this time onwards his life was one of increasing honour and success , broken only by a brief period of retreat during the Hundred Days . Public offices and memberships . He was perpetual secretary of the Academy of Inscriptions from 1832 onwards ; in 1808 he had entered the `` corps législatif '' ; he was created a baron of the French Empire by Napoleon in 1813 ; and in 1832 , when quite an old man , be became a peer of France and regularly spoke in the Chamber of Peers ( ' ) . In 1815 he became rector of the University of Paris , and after the Second Restoration he was active on the commission of public instruction . With Abel Rémusat , he was joint founder of the Société asiatique , and was inspector of oriental typefaces at the Imprimerie nationale . In 1821 he was elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society Egyptian hieroglyphics research . Silvestre de Sacy was the first Frenchman to attempt to read the Rosetta stone . He made some progress in identifying proper names in the demotic inscription . From 1807 to 1809 , Sacy was also a teacher of Jean-François Champollion , whom he encouraged in his research . But later on , the relationship between the master and student became chilly . In no small measure , Champollion 's Napoleonic sympathies were problematic for Sacy , who was decidedly Royalist in his political sympathies . In 1811 , Étienne Marc Quatremère , also a student of Sacy , published his `` Mémoires géographiques et historiques sur l'Égypte… sur quelques contrées voisines '' . There was some rivalry between Champollion and Quatremère . Champollion published a paper in 1814 that covered some of the same territory . The allegations then arose that Champollion had plagiarized the work of Quatremère . Silvestre de Sacy seemed to take the side of Quatremère , according to Champollion . There was also considerable rivalry between Champollion and Thomas Young , an English Egyptology researcher active in hieroglyphic decipherment . At first they cooperated in their work , but later , from around 1815 , a chill arose between them . Again , Sacy took the side of Young . Young started to correspond with Sacy , who advised Young not to share his work with Champollion and described Champollion as a charlatan . Consequently , Young avoided all direct contact with Champollion . When Champollion submitted his Coptic grammar and dictionary for publication in 1815 , de Sacy also opposed this . Another student of Sacy was Johan David Åkerblad . He was a Swedish scholar who also contributed significantly to the investigation of the Rosetta Stone . Early on , in 1802 , Åkerblad published his version of the Demotic alphabet ; sixteen of these letters later proved to be correct and were used by Champollion , as well as by Young . Sacy felt that Akerblad was not getting enough credit for the good work that he was doing . Thus , the decipherment of Egyptian hieroglyphics was being hampered by political and personal considerations . There were also big political rivalries between England and France at that time that also stood in the way of co-operation . Nevertheless , when , in spite of all adversity , Champollion had made big progress in decipherment by 1822resulting in his `` Lettre à M. Dacier '' Sacy cast all politics aside and warmly welcomed the good work of his student . Other scholarly works . Among his other works are his edition of `` Hariri '' ( 1822 ) , with a selected Arabic commentary , and of the `` Alfiya '' ( 1833 ) , and his `` Calila et Dimna '' ( 1816 ) , the Arabic version of the `` Panchatantra '' which has been in various forms one of the most popular books of the world . Other works include a version of Abd-el-Latif , `` Relation arabe sur l'Egypte '' , essays on the history of the law of property in Egypt since the Arab conquest ( 1805–1818 ) , and `` The Book of Wandering Stars '' , a translation of a history of the Ottoman Empire and its rule of Egypt , particularly its recounting of the various actions of and events under the Ottoman governors of Egypt . To biblical criticism he contributed a memoir on the Samaritan Arabic `` Pentateuch '' ( `` Mém . Acad . des Inscr . '' vol . xlix ) , and editions of the `` Arabic and Syriac New Testaments '' for the British and Foreign Bible Society . His students include Heinrich Leberecht Fleischer . Critical studies . Edward Said and other modern scholars have given critical attention to the theoretical foundations of `` orientalism '' in works like `` Chrestomathie arabe . '' Famous students . Silvestre de Sacy assisted the young composer Fromental Halévy in his early career , giving him a testimonial during his application for the Prix de Rome . Sacy died in his native city of Paris , aged 79 . Selected works . In a statistical overview derived from writings by and about Antoine Isaac Silvestre de Sacy , OCLC/WorldCat encompasses roughly 1,000+ works in 1,000+ publications in 16 languages and 3,000+ library holdings .
Soyuz TM-7 . Soyuz TM-7 was the seventh manned spacecraft to dock with the Soviet Space Station Mir . Its launch in November 1988 represented the start of the fourth long duration expedition , Mir EO-4 , as it carried two more Soviet cosmonauts , Sergei Krikalyov and Alexander Volkov , to the station . They would join the third crew member of EO-4 , cosmonaut/physician Valeri Polyakov , who was on Mir for the second half of EO-3 . Also launched by Soyuz TM-7 was French astronaut Jean-Loup Chrétien , who would take part in the 24-day French mission known as Mir Aragatz . The spacecraft Soyuz TM-7 remained docked to Mir for the duration of EO-4 . At the end of EO-4 in April 1989 , due to delays in the launch schedule , Mir was left unmanned , and all three EO-4 crew members were transported back to Earth . Mission highlights . The original launch date of November 21 was moved back to permit French president François Mitterrand to view the launch , which was also attended by David Gilmour and Nick Mason of Pink Floyd , who made an audio recording of the event for potential use in a future project . The spacecraft arrived at the Mir station carrying a three-man crew , including French cosmonaut Chrétien on his second flight into space . Titov , Manarov , and Chrétien returned to Earth in Soyuz TM-6 . Alexander Volkov , Sergei Krikalev , and Valeri Polyakov remained aboard Mir . On 1989 April 28 , they left Mir in mothballs and returned to Earth in Soyuz-TM 7 . The Soyuz-TM land landing system is effective at reducing velocity in the vertical direction . However , according to cosmonaut Sergei Krikalev , winds at the landing site often impart considerable horizontal velocity . As a result , about 80 percent of all Soyuz descent modules come to rest on their sides . During the rough landing , Krikalev suffered a minor injury to his knee . Preparations for the first EVA involving a non-Soviet/non-U.S. space traveler forced the cosmonauts to cut short a TV meeting with diplomats from 47 countries on December 8 . On December 9 , Chrétien and Volkov depressurized the multiport docking adapter and clambered outside Mir . Chrétien was first out . He installed handrails , then attached the 15.5 kg ( 34 lb ) `` Échantillons '' experiment rack to the handrails by springs and hooks . He also attached electrical wires leading from the rack to Mir ’ s power supply . `` Échantillons '' carried five technological experiments with applications to the Hermes shuttle program . Volkov and Chrétien then assembled the 240 kg ( 530 lb ) experimental deployable structure ( known as ERA ) . They attached a mount to handrails on the frustum linking the multiport docking unit to the small-diameter portion of the work compartment . After resolving problems with cables linking ERA to a control panel inside Mir , they attached the folded ERA structure to a support arm on the platform . The structure was designed to unfold to form a flat six-sided structure 1 metre deep by 3.8 metres across . From inside Mir , Krikalev commanded the structure to unfold , but to no avail . Volkov then kicked ERA , causing it to unfold properly . According to Krikalev , taking the ERA outside helped relieve the crowding problems . The EVA lasted 5 hours and 57 minutes . The crew took with them a cassette of Pink Floyd 's newly released live album `` Delicate Sound of Thunder '' ( minus the cassette box , for weight reasons ) and played it in orbit ; this was claimed by David Gilmour to have been the first rock music recording in space . The tape was left on Mir when the mission crew returned to Earth .
Nagato-Furuichi Station . is a JR West railway station located in Nagato City , Yamaguchi Prefecture , Japan .
Kampor . Kampor is a village in Croatia .
Stephen Benn , 3rd Viscount Stansgate . Stephen Michael Wedgwood Benn , 3rd Viscount Stansgate ( born 21 August 1951 ) , is Director of Parliamentary Affairs for the Royal Society of Biology and a Vice-President of the Parliamentary and Scientific Committee . His father , Tony Benn , and younger brother , Hilary Benn , have both been senior Labour politicians . His mother was Caroline Benn and his sister is Melissa Benn , a feminist writer . He is a graduate of Keele University . He was an elected Member of the Inner London Education Authority from 1986 to 1990 . Benn has a daughter , Emily , born in 1989 , and a son , Daniel John Wedgwood Benn , born in 1991 . Emily , an investment banker by occupation , pursued a political career , and sat on the Croydon London Borough Council as a Labour member until she resigned in 2016 . In 2011 , he was appointed director of parliamentary affairs for the Society of Biology after spending two decades in a similar role for the Royal Society of Chemistry .
Huawei P20 . The Huawei P20 and Huawei P20 Pro are high-end Android smartphones made by Huawei . They were announced on March 27 , 2018 , as the successors to the Huawei P10 series . Its features included a Leica dual camera for P20 and a triple camera for P20 Pro , this series includes a mid-range smartphone called Huawei P20 Lite , that includes slightly lower specifications and differences to the P20 . Specifications . The Huawei P20 mobile features a 5.8 '' ( 14.73 cm ) display with a screen resolution of 1080×2240 pixels and runs on Android v8.1 ( Oreo ) operating system . The device is powered by Octa core ( 2.36 GHz , Quad core , Cortex A73 + 1.8 GHz , Quad core , Cortex A53 ) processor paired with 4 GB of RAM . The battery has a capacity of 3400 mAh . The rear camera has a 12 MP camera CMOS sensor supporting a resolution of 4.000 x 3.000 Pixels and the front camera has a 24 MP CMOS sensor . Other sensors include Light sensor , Proximity sensor , Accelerometer , Compass , Gyroscope , and a fingerprint sensor . For graphical performance , it includes a Mali-G72 MP12 GPU . The standard amount of storage is 128 GB . The Huawei P20 is 7.65 mm slim and weighs 165 grams . The Huawei P20 Pro with triple cameras was called `` the three-camera iPhone killer '' by `` The Guardian '' . The price of the Huawei P20 Pro is lower compared to the Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus and the Apple iPhone X . The first lens has 40MP RGB which is comparable to Nokia 808 PureView and Nokia Lumia 1020 , the second lens has 20MP monochrome and the third lens has 8MP RGB telephoto 3x with optical image stabilization . The combination of the first lens and the second lens will produce an image with larger high dynamic range . The combination of the first lens and the third lens will produce an image with 3× optical zoom and then further digitally to 5× digital zoom without loss of quality ; it is called Huawei Hybrid Zoom . Reception . In April 2018 , Alphr called the P20 Pro version `` the most interesting phone of 2018 '' . Known issues . According to many reports , some Huawei phones – including the P20 and P20 Pro , but not limited to these – suffer from the same issue : Google Maps does n't track visited locations properly or at all . There are some alleged fixes for this , including clearing some cache areas , but it seems to be related to the presence of more than one Google account configured in the system .
Farrington v. Tokushige . `` Farrington v. Tokushige '' , 273 U.S. 284 ( 1927 ) , was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States unanimously struck down the Territory of Hawaii 's law , making it illegal for schools to teach foreign languages without a permit , as it violated the due process clause of the Fifth Amendment . Violation of the due process clause under the 14th Amendment was not considered as Hawaii was a territory of the United States at the time . Decision . The Court stated that `` owners , parents and children '' are guaranteed rights by the due process clause of the Fifth Amendment with reference to `` Meyer v. Nebraska '' , `` Bartels v. Iowa '' , and `` Pierce v. Society of Sisters '' .
Chariesthes nigroapicipennis . `` Chariesthes nigroapicipennis '' is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae . It was described by Stephan von Breuning in 1977 . It is known from Cameroon .
Kinnerton , Powys . Kinnerton is a village in Powys ( historically in Radnorshire ) , Wales . Kinnerton first appears in records as `` Kynardton '' in 1304 , meaning `` Cyneheard 's farm or settlement '' .
Nepal Government Railway . The Nepal Government Railway ( NGR ) was Nepal 's first railway . Established in 1927 and closed in 1965 , it linked Amlekhganj with Raxaul across the border in India in the south . The narrow gauge railway was 47 km long . History . In 1923 , a short narrow gauge railway was built by J. V. Collier of the Indian Forest Service to transport Nepalese timber to India . Collier had been assigned by Nepal 's Rana prime minister to manage the forest department in Nepal . In the winter of 1924 , Martin and Co. of Kolkata conducted a survey to construct a light railway from the border north to Bichako ( Amlekhganj ) . Construction began in March 1926 , and the Nepal Government Railway opened on 16 February 1927 . The narrow gauge railway used a track gauge of . The railway possessed seven steam locomotives , 12 coaches and 82 wagons . It operated steam-powered Garratt locomotives manufactured by Beyer , Peacock and Company of the United Kingdom . Until the highway was built , the Amlekhganj-Raxaul railway was the only route indirectly connecting the capital Kathmandu with India . From Kathmandu , travellers journeyed over the hills on foot , and then by lorry to Amlekhganj where they took the train to India . The need to walk was eliminated after Tribhuvan Highway linking Kathmandu with Amlekhganj was built in 1956 . The first daily bus service began operating on it in 1959 , conducted by a private company named Nepal Transport Service . Closure . The Nepal Government Railway remained in service till 1965 when the construction of a modern highway linking the southern border made it redundant . The railway was closed down 1965 subsequently . In popular culture . The Nepal Government Railway appears in the opening scenes of the first Nepali film `` Aama '' ( `` Mother '' ) made by the government of Nepal and released in 1964 . It shows the hero , a Gurkha soldier returning to Nepal on leave , travelling on the train as he heads for home .
Afanc . The Afanc ( , sometimes also called Addanc , ) is a lake monster from Welsh mythology . Its exact description varies ; it is described variously as resembling a crocodile , beaver or dwarf-like creature , and is sometimes said to be a demon . The lake in which it dwells also varies ; it is variously said to live in Llyn Llion , Llyn Barfog , near Brynberian Bridge or in Llyn yr Afanc , a lake near Betws-y-Coed that was named after the creature . Legends and traditions . The afanc was a monstrous creature that , like most lake monsters , was said to prey upon any foolish enough to fall into or swim in its lake . One of the earliest descriptions of it is given by the 15th-century poet Lewys Glyn Cothi , who described it as living in Llyn Syfaddon , now Llangorse Lake in Powys . One tale relates that it was rendered helpless by a maiden who let it sleep upon her lap ; while it slept , the maiden 's fellow villagers bound the creature in chains . The creature was awakened and made furious ; its enraged thrashings crushed the maiden , in whose lap it still lay . It was finally dragged away to the lake Cwm Ffynnon , or killed by Peredur ( Percival , Peredur 's name in Chrétien de Troyes ' telling of the Arthurian cycle ) . In the tale , Peredur son of Efrawg , translated by Lady Charlotte Guest in the `` Mabinogion '' taken from the `` White Book of Rhydderch '' and `` Red Book of Hergest '' , the `` Addanc of the Lake '' resides in a cave near the `` Palace of the Sons of the King of the Tortures '' . The palace is so named because the Addanc slays the three sons ( chieftains ) of the king each day , only for them to be resurrected by the maidens of the court . It is not stated why this cycle of violence continues , but when Peredur asks to ride with the three chieftains , who seek out the Addanc daily , they state that they will not accept his company as if he was slain they would not be able to bring him back to life . Peredur continues to the cave on his own , wishing to kill the creature to increase his fame and honour . On his journey he meets a maiden who states that the Addanc will slay Peredur through cunning , as the beast is invisible and kills his victims with poison darts . The maiden , actually the Queen of Constantinople , gives Peredur an adder stone that will make the creature visible . Peredur ventures into the cave and with the aid of the stone , pierces the Addanc before beheading it . When the three chieftains arrive at the cave they state that it was predicted that Peredur would kill the Addanc . Some legends ascribe the creature 's death to King Arthur . Close to Llyn Barfog in Snowdonia is a hoof-print petrosomatoglyph etched deep into the rock `` Carn March Arthur '' `` Stone of Arthur 's Horse '' , which was supposedly made by King Arthur 's mount , Llamrei , when it was hauling the addanc from the lake . Iolo Morganwg . According to a version of an afanc legend as put forth by the famous writer of myths and folklore Edward Williams known as Iolo Morganwg , its thrashings caused massive flooding which ultimately drowned all inhabitants of Britain save for two people , Dwyfan and Dwyfach , from whom the later inhabitants of Prydain descended . According to one version of the myth , also put forth by Iolo Morganwg , Hu Gadarn 's oxen dragged the afanc out of the lake ; once it was out of the water , it was powerless and could be killed . This version locates the creature in Llyn Llion . Orthography . The correct rendering of this name in Modern Welsh depends on the specific source . The Middle Welsh `` avanc '' of Llyn Barfog is `` afanc '' in Modern Welsh , a word which is now used to mean `` beaver '' . The form `` avanc/afanc '' is also used in the Red Book of Hergest and most other medieval sources . In the Middle Welsh version of Peredur 's tale in the `` White Book of Rhydderch '' , the creature in the cave is called the `` addanc '' . `` Afanc '' is by far the most common spelling . Literature . In the story `` Matheson 's Inheritance '' by A.F . Kidd , which is based on William Hope Hodgson 's ghost-finding character Thomas Carnacki , a supernatural manifestation appears in a Welsh castle that the locals attribute to an `` afanc '' , which , in the story , Mr. Carnacki describes as `` a sort of horse-headed monster which is supposed to haunt lakes in Wales . '' In the `` Dark Is Rising '' series by Susan Cooper , an afanc appears in the final book of the series , `` Silver On The Tree '' . In the novel The Scar by China Miéville , an afanc ( spelled `` avanc '' in the book ) is summoned and harnessed to tow the floating city Armada . In the novel `` Ashes of Honor '' by Seanan McGuire , an afanc appears in modern-day San Francisco . Afancs are described as `` fae monsters ... live in lakes and marshes and are reasonably harmless , as long as you do n't startle them and get yourself drowned . '' An Afanc also appears in the BBC Television Series 'Merlin ' , where in Season 1 , Episode 3 `` The Mark of Nimueh '' , one has been hatched and released into the water reservoir of Camelot by the witch Nimueh , and is poisoning the waters of Camelot and spreading a deadly plague . The Afanc is supposedly a creature of clay and water , made and given life by a powerful sorcerer . Merlin and Gaius discover the Afanc and , with Morgana 's help , Merlin convinces Arthur to go down into the reservoir tunnels and do battle with the Afanc , which can only be defeated with a combination of wind and fire . < Merlin TV Series , Season 1 Episode 3 >
Minsk Independence Day Parade . The Minsk Independence Day Parade is the main event of the Independence Day of Belarus . This parade is held annually in Minsk on July 3 and is one of the most frequently held military parades in Eastern Europe , as well as the former Soviet Union . It is held every year except years that celebrate Victory Day Summary . The celebrations begin as the parade commander ( usually the Deputy Defense Minister ) arrives to take command of the parade formations from a commander of the first company participating in the parade . At 10am , the President of Belarus arrives on Victors Avenue and gets on the central grandstand to await the start of the parade . The parade commander gives the order to begin the review of the Minsk Garrison by the Defence Minister of Belarus , the parade presenting arms at this juncture . The Deputy Defense Minister of Belarus then reports to the Defense Minister on the status of the parade . Following the report , to the tune of the Central Band of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus playing inspection tunes , both the parade commander and the Defense Minister then review the parade mounted in their vehicles and the Minister , once the vehicles stop upon each company of troops assembled , then congratulates them on the holiday . After this , the defense minister 's car heads to the central tribune to the tune of `` Motherland My Dear '' ( `` Радзіма мая дарагая '' ) so that the minister can report to the president on the readiness of the parade once his limouine stops in front of the presidential grandstand , following which he disembarks and arrives there . The president then delivers an address to the nation and congratulates the citizens on the holiday . At the end of the speech , My Belarusy is played by the Central Band of the Armed Forces , with a 21-gun salute being fired in the background . The commander of the parade then gives the order for the Minsk Garrison to commence the parade while at the same time the linemen take their places to mark the distance of the troops marching past . The exhibition drill at the end of the parade , performed by the Honor Guard of the Armed Forces of Belarus has been held annually since 2002 and shows off the military drill of the armed forces . Annual and guest participants in the Parade . Contingents highlighted in bold have participanted in the parade as foreign contingents . 1997 . Celebrated the 6th anniversary of independence . It was the first parade of the Republic of Belarus and the last parade on Independence Square . Nearly 4,000 soldiers and officers marched through Independence Square , accompanied by 100 combat vehicles . 2002 . Celebrated the 11th anniversary of independence . It was the first parade that took place on October Square since 1984 . It was also the first time the Honor Guard of the Armed Forces of Belarus performed an exhibition drill at an independence day parade . 2004 . Celebrated the 13th anniversary of independence and the 60th anniversary of the liberation of Belarus . It involved 3,000 troops , tanks , armored personnel carriers , and rocket launchers . Some participants were dressed in World War II-era uniforms . The air show also involved more than 40 civilian and military helicopters and aircraft , including a recently leased Boeing 737 . 2009 . Celebrated the 19th anniversary of independence and the 65th anniversary of the liberation of Belarus . 9 UAZ-469 vehicles carrying World War II veterans took part in the parade . The parade included more than 40 military aircraft and 160 military vehicles . 2013 . Celebrated the 22nd anniversary of independence . More than 20 military aircraft roared overhead , as well a 3,000 servicemen took part in the parade . which was described by the announcer as the main strategic ally of Belarus . Attending the parade were the Presidents of Venezuela and Laos , Nicolas Maduro and Choummaly Sayasone respectively . 2014 . Celebrated the 23rd anniversary of independence and the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Belarus . For the first time the parade was held in the evening at 9:00 PM . Belarusian Soldiers dressed up as WWII-era Soviet Partisans marched down Victors ' Avenue during the parade . 2016 . Celebrated the 25th anniversary of independence . It was commanded by Sergei Potapenko . It included about 6,000 people and 500 vehicles . The flyover will featured the 12 MI-8 MTV-5 , MI-24 , accompanied by two Yak-130 combat aircraft , and MIG-29 , Su-25 and L-39 . 2017 . Celebrated the 26th anniversary of independence . The first rehearsal was held on May 30 at Lipki airfield . The mechanized column the T-72B combat tanks , BMP-2 infantry combat vehicles , BTR-80 armoured personnel carriers , and Polonez Rocket Systems . Belarusian tractors performed a ballet after the official parade . On June 26 , a tank that took part in that day 's dress rehearsal crashed into a tree and knocked down a lamppost in Independence Avenue in Minsk . 2018 . Celebrated the 27th anniversary of independence as well as the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Belarusian Army . The parade included female cadets for the first time . Troops from the Chinese PLA Honour Guard took part in the parade for the first time with Russian troops making a return appearance . Belarus ’ s Bogomol and Centaur unmanned ground systems also made their debut appearance at the parade .
Frans Hiilos . Frans Werner Hiilos ( 18 May 1891 , Lohja - 16 April 1952 ; surname until 1906 `` Hagman '' ) was a Finnish sailor , railway worker , trade union functionary and politician . From 1918 to 1920 he was imprisoned for having sided with the Reds during the Finnish Civil War . From 1922 to 1923 he was a member of the Parliament of Finland , representing the Socialist Workers ' Party of Finland ( SSTP ) . From 1923 to 1926 he served a second prison sentence for sedition .
2002–03 Cypriot Cup . The 2002–03 Cypriot Cup was the 61st edition of the Cypriot Cup . A total of 54 clubs entered the competition . It began on 14 September 2002 with the first round and concluded on 17 May 2003 with the final which was held at GSP Stadium . Anorthosis won their 8th Cypriot Cup trophy after beating AEL 5–3 on penalties in the final . Format . In the 2002–03 Cypriot Cup , participated all the teams of the Cypriot First Division , the Cypriot Second Division , the Cypriot Third Division and 12 of the 14 teams of the Cypriot Fourth Division . The competition consisted of seven rounds . In the first and in the second round each tie was played as a single leg and was held at the home ground of the one of the two teams , according to the draw results . Each tie winner was qualifying to the next round . If a match was drawn , extra time was following . If extra time was drawn , there was a replay at the ground of the team who were away for the first game . If the rematch was also drawn , then extra time was following and if the match remained drawn after extra time the winner was decided by penalty shoot-out . The third round was played in a two-legged format , each team playing a home and an away match against their opponent . The team which scored more goals on aggregate , was qualifying to the next round . If the two teams scored the same number of goals on aggregate , then the team which scored more goals away from home was advancing to the next round . If both teams had scored the same number of home and away goals , then extra time was following after the end of the second leg match . If during the extra thirty minutes both teams had managed to score , but they had scored the same number of goals , then the team who scored the away goals was advancing to the next round ( i.e . the team which was playing away ) . If there were n't scored any goals during extra time , the qualifying team was determined by penalty shoot-out . In the next round , the teams were drawn into four groups of four . The teams of each group played against each other twice , once at their home and once away . The group winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the next round . The quarter-finals and semi-finals were played over two legs and the same format as in the third round was applied . The final was a single match . The cup winner secured a place in the 2003–04 UEFA Cup . First round . In the first round participated all the teams of the Cypriot Second Division and the Cypriot Third Division and 12 of the 14 teams of the Cypriot Fourth Division . The two fourth division teams which were promoted from the 2002 STOK promotion play-offs to the 2002–03 Cypriot Fourth Division after finishing to the second and third place ( Evagoras Pallikarides Agion Trimithias and AOL Omonia Lakatamias ) did not participate in the Cypriot Cup . Olympos Xylofagou which finished first in the 2002 STOK promotion play-offs , participated in the Cypriot Cup . 1AMEP Parekklisia did not appeared in the stadium . Match was awarded 2–0 to ASIL Lysi . Second round . In the second round participated the winners of the first round ties . Third round . In the third round participated the winners of the second round ties and six teams of the Cypriot First Division ( the teams which finished 9th , 10th , 11th in the 2001–02 Cypriot First Division and the three teams which promoted from the 2001-02 Cypriot Second Division ) . The first eight teams of the 2001-02 Cypriot First Division did not participate in this round . Group stage . In the group stage participated the eight winners of the third round ties and the eight teams of the 2002-03 Cypriot First Division which did not participated in the third round , that were the teams which finished in the first eight places in the 2001-02 Cypriot First Division . The first four teams of the 2001-02 Cypriot First Division ( APOEL Nicosia , Anorthosis Famagusta , AEL Limassol , Omonia Nicosia ) were set heads of each group and the 5th–8th placed teams ( Olympiakos Nicosia , Ethnikos Achna , AEK Larnaca , Enosis Neon Paralimni ) were drawn one per group . The eight teams which advanced from the third round were drawn without limitations . The teams of each group played against each other twice , once at their home and once away . The group winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the next round . Group A . Rules for classification : 1 ) Points ; 2 ) Head-to-head points ; 3 ) Head-to-head goal difference ; 4 ) Head-to-head away goals scored ; 5 ) Goal difference ; 6 ) Goals scored . Group B . Rules for classification : 1 ) Points ; 2 ) Head-to-head points ; 3 ) Head-to-head goal difference ; 4 ) Head-to-head away goals scored ; 5 ) Goal difference ; 6 ) Goals scored . Group C. Rules for classification : 1 ) Points ; 2 ) Head-to-head points ; 3 ) Head-to-head goal difference ; 4 ) Head-to-head away goals scored ; 5 ) Goal difference ; 6 ) Goals scored . Group D. Rules for classification : 1 ) Points ; 2 ) Head-to-head points ; 3 ) Head-to-head goal difference ; 4 ) Head-to-head away goals scored ; 5 ) Goal difference ; 6 ) Goals scored . Quarter-finals . In the quarter-finals participated all the teams which qualified from the group stage . The group winners were drawn against the runners-up , with the group winners hosting the second leg . Teams from the same group could not be drawn against each other .
The Big Hangover . `` The Big Hangover '' is a 1950 American comedy film released by MGM . The film starred Van Johnson and Elizabeth Taylor and was written and directed by Norman Krasna . Supporting players include Percy Waram , Fay Holden , Leon Ames , Edgar Buchanan , Selena Royle , Gene Lockhart , and Rosemary DeCamp . `` The Big Hangover '' was one of Elizabeth Taylor 's first films to feature her in an `` adult character '' role , the first being the 1949 British thriller `` Conspirator '' . Despite being released with high hopes , `` The Big Hangover '' was a critical and box office disappointment . Home video releases are scarce in any format , as the movie remains largely unknown . Synopsis . Law school student David Maldon is hired by a prominent law firm . At a birthday party for the senior partner , John Belney , his erratic behavior causes Belney 's beautiful daughter , Mary , to accuse David of being drunk . He is not . David suffers from a rare malady , `` liquor recoil '' , causing him to become intoxicated at the mere taste of alcohol . He hallucinates during these episodes , and Mary , a psychoanalyst , is fascinated at the way David even imagines a talking dog . City attorney Carl Bellcap is threatening a lawsuit against the firm over the eviction of a Chinese family from their apartment . David intervenes , saving the day , but firm partner Charles Parkford had been responsible for the eviction and is now livid . Parkford slips wine into David 's soup , then enjoys watching the younger man make a public spectacle of himself . At law school graduation , David surprises his colleagues by submitting his resignation , deciding to work instead for Bellcap and the city . Mary hates to see him leave the family firm , but respects David 's values and has also fallen in love . Reception . According to MGM records the film made $ 1,320,000 in the US and Canada and $ 306,000 overseas , leading to a profit of $ 25,000 .
Tommy Bell ( American football official ) . Tommy Bell ( July 2 , 1922 – February 20 , 1986 ) was an American football official in the National Football League ( NFL ) and was regarded as `` one of the NFL 's most respected referees '' . When he joined the NFL as an official in 1962 from the Southeastern Conference , he was given the referee position , and stayed at that spot until his retirement in 1976 . He officiated Super Bowl III in 1969 and Super Bowl VII in 1973 . He is also the only official in history to referee in both a Super Bowl and NCAA Final Four ( 1959 ) . He retired from the NFL following the 1976 AFC Championship Game between the Oakland Raiders and Pittsburgh Steelers , played December 26 , 1976 , to conclude a fifteen-year career in the league . Bell was given a choice of officiating the AFC Championship game or Super Bowl XI as his final NFL game by then-Director of Officiating Art McNally . When Bell chose the former , Jim Tunney was selected as the referee for his second Super Bowl . His successor as a referee , Jerry Markbreit , was the line judge on Bell 's crew in 1976 , Markbreit 's rookie year in the NFL . Bell wore uniform number 7 throughout his NFL career . The number was not used during the 1977 and 1978 NFL seasons ; fellow referee Fred Silva took the number in 1979 and wore it through his retirement in 1988 . Ron Blum , who wore number 83 as a line judge from 1985 through 1992 , changed to No . 7 upon his promotion to referee in 1993 and wore it through his retirement in 2006 , even though he returned to his original position for his final three NFL seasons . Side judge Keith Washington currently wears No . 7 . Unlike nearly all other professional football officials , Bell did not have to serve an apprenticeship at another position before becoming a referee . He was the last official to be a referee in his rookie season until Brad Allen was hired in 2014 . Personal . In addition to NFL officiating , Bell was an attorney in Lexington , Kentucky , and provided color commentary on Kentucky Wildcats football broadcasts on radio and television following his retirement . He died of chronic leukemia , aged 63 , on February 20 , 1986 .
Harlington Locomotive Society . The Harlington Locomotive Society , also informally known as the Harlington Miniature Railway is a trestle railway about half a mile in length through an old orchard in the village of Harlington , London Borough of Hillingdon , Greater London . Description . The track 's site , set in an orchard , was donated to the society many years ago , and is east of the High Street , Harlington . The club has a large circuit of track of both and gauge incorporating a small tunnel , a clubhouse with kitchen and workshop , powered steaming bays and a brick built station and signal box . It has some resemblance to the Parkreisen of the BRD and the Pionerbahn of the DDR , though the facility is for the use of adult hobbyists and does not have the didactic purpose of training potential future railway employees . Service facilities are located in the centre of the western loop of the track . Locomotives are steamed there and then switched into the running line on a turntable . A facility for checking boiler pressure performance is located here . As early as the 1950s , the railway incorporated a treadle operated signalling system to regulate the traffic . The weight of the wheels operated the treadles , which caused the signal behind to change to red and being cleared to green at the next treadle along the line . Operation . Besides a membership scheme it is frequently open to the public on the second and fourth Sundays of each month between April and October and trips are afforded for a relatively small charge . The route encircles the orchard , and is of a figure eight shape , though the arms of the `` 8 '' do not cross . Both and gauge locomotives can be run on the line , which is dual gauge . The passenger cars which straddle the line are of 5 in gauge . History . The local area had many engineering companies ( or companies employing engineers ) including HMV , later EMI , the Aeolian Company 's Factory and Fairey Aviation and the engineering facilities of Heathrow Airport are near at hand . These companies provided an extensive potential membership base that has provided a willing and expert membership . Most of the surrounding land has been developed as relatively low cost housing , and the HLS pays deference to the history of the local area , before urbanisation , one of market gardens and orchards , serving London , whilst finding a novel use as a leisure facility . Publicity . Coverage in the specialist railway and children 's press is longstanding , and Arthur Mee 's `` Children 's Newspaper '' carried a long article about the railway in the 1950s .
Basal sliding . Basal sliding is the act of a glacier sliding over the bed due to meltwater under the ice acting as a lubricant . This movement very much depends on the temperature of the area , the slope of the glacier , the bed roughness , the amount of meltwater from the glacier , and the glacier 's size . The movement that happens to these glaciers as they slide is that of a jerky motion where any seismic events , especially at the base of glacier , can cause movement . Most movement is found to be caused by pressured meltwater or very small water-saturated sediments underneath the glacier . This gives the glacier a much smoother surface on which to move as opposed to a harsh surface that tends to slow the speed of the sliding . Although meltwater is the most common source of basal sliding , it has been shown that water-saturated sediment can also play up to 90 % of the basal movement these glaciers make . Most activity seen from basal sliding is within thin glaciers that are resting on a steep slope , and this most commonly happens during the summer seasons when surface meltwater runoff peaks . Factors that can slow or stop basal sliding relate to the glacier 's composition and also the surrounding environment . Glacier movement is resisted by debris , whether it is inside the glacier or under the glacier . This can affect the amount of movement that is made by the glacier by a large percentage especially if the slope on which it lies is low . The traction caused by this sediment can halt a steadily moving glacier if it interferes with the underlying sediment or water that was helping to carry it . The Great Lakes were created due to basal movement .
Santa Cruz , Davao del Sur . , officially the , is a of the Philippines in the province of . According to the , it has a population of people . The Municipality of Santa Cruz is part of Metropolitan Davao . Geography . Sta . Cruz situates in the Northern part of Davao del Sur . Bounded by Davao City on the north and south by the city of Digos . After undergoing several political subdivisions , 27,960 hectares of land was left representing 6.7 % of the total land area of Davao del Sur . Forest land comprises 60 % and the rest includes the 8 coastal barangays in the area . The land area of Sta . Cruz per Board of Technical Survey and Maps is 27,960 hectares . However , based on the Field Appraisal and Assessment Sheets ( FAAS ) and Tax Maps of the Municipal Assessor 's Office the total land area of the municipality is 28,759.7855 or about 7.31 % of the province 's area ( 393,401 hectares ) . This excludes the Kapatagan contested area . Among the 18 barangays , Sibulan has the biggest land area of 6,390.6581 hectares or 22.22 % of the total land area . Poblacion Zone III has the smallest area of 105.3148 , only 0.37 % of the total . Topography . Sta . Cruz is traversed by mountain ranges and high relief that include part of the famed Mount Apo , the highest mountain peak in the Philippines , straddle the south , central , north and north-western portions of the municipality . The rugged topography of the central area gradually undulates toward the coastal plains of the north-eastern , eastern and south-eastern parts . Here , settlements sprawl contiguously along the coast of Davao Gulf under the vast monotony of coconut plantations . On the western frontier , a plateau stretches toward Barangay Kapatagan of Digos City . The municipal elevation ranges from above sea level ( m.a.s.1. ) . Barangays . Santa Cruz is politically subdivided into 18 barangays . Of the 18 barangays , 7 are uplands , 9 are upland-lowland and coastal and 2 are lowland-coastal . Climate . Sta . Cruz has a favorable climate all year round characterized by wet and dry seasons . It is outside the typhoon belt . Generally the months of November to April are dry periods . Wet season occurs from May to October . This type of climate is observable in the plain and coastal areas . In the mountainous barangays , the fourth type of climate is consistently experienced . Rainfall is more or less evenly distributed throughout the year . Most often in these areas heavy downpour occurs every afternoon while in the morning the sun shines . History . Sta . Cruz is the oldest municipality in the province ; it was founded on 5 October 1884 , thirty-six years after the foundation of Davao , which is its mother city , by Don Jose Uyanguren of Guipúzcoa , Spain . It all started when Spanish pioneers and missionaries attempted to settle and Christianize the area in what is now Barangay Poblacion as early as 1880 . But because of the relentless Islamic faith of the local people in the area , the enraged pioneers and missionaries planted a cross under a shelter to mark the failure of the missionaries to convert these people to Christianity ; the town 's name now bears the name of the cross planted by those Spaniards . Fortunately , for the next 4 years , the local people will submit themselves to Christianity and had themselves conquered by Angel Rodriguez , the Spanish Governor-General of Davao . But , like Don Uyanguren 's attempt to develop the newly established Davao , the area around the young town did not prosper until after almost 20 years since then . The Americans arrived in Davao in the early 1900s after the Spanish defeat in the Spanish–American War . Fourteen years later , the town began to grow economically , although overshadowed by the booming economic growth of its neighbour Davao . Several Japanese entrepreneurs like Kyusaburo Otta and Yoshizo Furukawa are living in the region to exploit more agricultural territories , the former in Davao and the latter in what is now the barangays Darong and Inauayan . On 16 March 1936 , its mother town , Davao , became one of the first two cities in Mindanao , the other being Zamboanga , due to the town 's faster economic growth and agricultural boom . On 1942 , it was the beginning of Japanese invasion of the Philippines . The town suffered greatly during the Japanese occupation of the Philippines , unlike its neighbor Davao , which fared well and continued its economic growth during that time . The local recognized guerrillas and the military troops of the Philippine Commonwealth Army units continued to attack the Imperial Japanese forces . On 1945 , combined Filipino and American troops including recognized guerrillas fought the Japanese and liberated the town . The general headquarters of the Philippine Commonwealth Army and Philippine Constabulary was active from 1945 to 1946 and was located in the town . After the war , most of the inhabitants of Sta . Cruz moved to Davao in search of economic opportunities ; despite this , the town continued its population and economic growth , though at a slower rate . Almost three years after the Philippine Independence in 4 July 1946 , two towns broke off from the municipality , namely : Padada , on 15 July 1949 ; and Digos on 19 July in the same year . In 1960 's , a new municipality , `` Roxas '' , was carved out from the town , covering the present-day barangays of Inauayan , Darong , Astorga , Coronon , and Sibulan ; however , the Supreme Court of the Philippines nullified the creation of the municipality since this meant the collapse of the jurisdiction of once the most Christianized town in Mindanao . One of the municipalities which broke off from the town , Digos , became the capital town of the newly created Davao del Sur province in 1967 ; thirty-three years later it would become a city and will be the most populous in the entire province , excluding Davao City . Aspiration for cityhood . In 5 October 2013 , during the town 's 129th anniversary of its existence , its local government leaders and populace have envisioned for a new aspiration for the town to become a city , given the presence of large industrial companies like the San Miguel Corporation , Coco Davao Inc. , Franklin Baker Co. , GSL Food Industries in the town . The municipal mayor Joel Ray Lopez commented , `` As the oldest town in the province of Davao del Sur , we really wanted it to become a city soon . '' Its infrastructure have been moderately improved , and most of its cityhood requirements , specifically its income and total land area requirements , have been already met . When the municipality of Sta . Cruz finally becomes a city , full industrialization in the area may be expected . Languages . The languages spoken here in the municipality are Davaoeño , Tagalog , Mansakan , and English . Economy . Agriculture : Among agricultural crops , coconut leads in production followed by banana and sugarcane . Other major crops are corn , coffee and vegetables . The municipality also produces high value fruits like mango , lanzones and durian . Cattle leads in livestock production . Fisheries : The 24-kilometer long coastline of Sta . Cruz which forms part of the Davao Gulf provides a rich fishing grounds and is suitable for aquaculture . Mining : Deposits of sulfur ore , rock phosphate , guano , limestone and cement raw materials were also traced but still have to be tapped for commercial and industrial uses . Forestry : Tropical evergreen and other timber cover the vast timberland and forest area . Rattan , bamboo and other vines are also in abundance . Major industries : Banana , Coconut , and Seaweed cultivation . Attractions . A famous competitive tourism destination in Southern Mindanao where eco-cultural and adventure tourism are properly managed and environmental protection is sustained through the partnership of the private sector and the government . Other scenic spots include the Passig Islet Agro Eco Park and Tudaya Falls . Transportation . Santa Cruz is accessible by land transportation vehicles plying the Davao-Digos City , Davao-Kidapawan City , Davao-Cotabato City , Davao-Koronadal City and Davao-Tacurong City routes passing through the town 's single , stretch of national highway that traverses its 11 barangays . From Davao City , the administrative center of Region XI , it is away within a 45-minute ride , while it is or about 15-minute ride from provincial capital city of Digos . Air and water transport is accessible in the area through the international air and sea ports located in Davao City . Traveling overland is catered to by the Sta . Cruz Overland Transport Terminal . Concrete-paved national highway runs along Sta . Cruz connecting the cities of Davao and General Santos and adjacent provinces like South Cotabato , Sultan Kudarat , Maguindanao and Cotabato Province . Jeepneys and buses are used widely for major routes plying across the town . Mostly tricycles operate in the `` poblacion '' ( town center ) and in neighboring barangays . Bikes are used for leisure and sporting events . Notable people . Ronald dela Rosa — Director General of the Philippine National Police was born and raised in Santa Cruz , Davao del Sur .
Warwickshire County Council election , 2005 . Elections in May 2005 to elect all 62 councillors to run Warwickshire County Council for the next four years resulted , party politically , in no overall control and as such , a continuation of this status , which was first reached in 1993 . In these elections the largest single party switched to the Conservatives however the administration from 2005 was led by the Labour Party with ongoing general support of Liberal Democrat party votes . Results arranged by district . The county is divided into 59 divisions i.e . wards which can be grouped into five districts with between 8 and 15 wards .
Municipal Borough of Louth . Louth was a Municipal Borough in Parts of Lindsey , Lincolnshire , England from 1835 to 1974 . It was formed under the Municipal Corporations Act 1835 from the Ancient Borough of Louth . The borough was abolished in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972 and combined with various other local government districts in the eastern part of Lindsey to form the new East Lindsey district .
Caïman Fu . Caïman Fu are a Québécois pop rock band founded in 2000 by Nicolas Grimard and Yves Manseau . They released their self-titled debut album in 2003 , which was subsequently followed by `` Les Charmes du Quotidien '' ( `` the charms of the everyday '' ) in fall 2005 and `` Drôle d'animal '' in 2008 . In 2005 they were spokespersons for the first Salon of independent music of Quebec . They played at Francofolies in 2002 and 2003 .
Mary Immaculate Seminary . The Seminary of Mary Immaculate was a former Catholic seminary , located in Northampton , Pennsylvania , in the United States . It opened in 1939 to train candidates for the Congregation of the Mission , commonly called the Vincentian Fathers , and operated until 1990 . The facilities then served as a retreat center . It is currently completely closed . History . In 1912 , the Vincentians made the decision to build a school of theology for candidates to their community based in the Germantown neighborhood of Philadelphia , Pennsylvania . The Prefect of the Vincentian minor seminary , the Rev . Joseph A. Skelly , C.M. , was asked to dedicate his time to raising funds for the building of a new seminary . As a result of his labors , in 1936 the Congregation acquired a 460-acre tract of grassy fields and wooded land , at the highest point in Lehigh Township , near the palisades of the Lehigh River , about 12 miles north of Allentown within the Diocese of Allentown . Construction began in 1938 and the cornerstone was blessed that year in a ceremony presided over by Cardinal Dennis Joseph Dougherty , the Archbishop of Philadelphia . The service was attended by 15,000 people . The seminary held its first classes in the fall of 1939 . The member of the first class were ordained after graduating the following spring . The seminary continued to serve the Eastern Province of the Congregation until 1969 . By that time , the number of candidates to the Vincentian Fathers had dropped to such a point that the seminary was opened to students for dioceses of the region and other religious institutes . The last class graduated in 1990 , the 50th class to have done so . The seminary had trained some 500 men for the priesthood by that time . The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia began to make use of the facilities for its own seminarians . In 1996 the Vincentian Fathers sold the property to the Archdiocese . At that time it was converted into use as a retreat center . Chapel . In 1954 the Chapel of Mary Queen of all Saints was opened for worship by the Vincentian community . The chapel was built in the form of a cross composed of the nave and the transept , with a semi-circular apse around the altar . The Vincentian Fathers and seminarians sat in choir stalls of white oak , with stone work of white Indiana limestone , ornamented in places with carved inscriptions . It contains a shrine to Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal . The stone work in the shrine is of Kentucky sandstone . The tabernacle is not marble , as is commonly used , but made of white onyx . The crucifix has the body of Jesus in ivory-colored linden wood , which stands out from the darker tones of the zebrawood cross , with its edging and trim done in sheet copper . Tower . The complex includes a tower that dominates the front of the main building and which features the crucifixion . In its foyer , mosaics depict the life and works of St. Vincent de Paul , founder of the Vincentians , and notable members of the Congregation . Sayings of Vincent de Paul are sculpted into the stone .
Ivelet . Ivelet is a hamlet in the Yorkshire Dales , North Yorkshire , England about a mile west of Gunnerside in Swaledale . Ivelet Bridge crosses the River Swale near Ivelet . Dating from the late 16th century , the bridge has been designated a Grade II* listed structure . A coffin stone is set into the verge on the north side of the bridge for pall bearers to rest with a coffin on their way from Muker to the church at Grinton . The coffin stone is itself a Grade II structure . The bridge is featured in the British television series `` All Creatures Great and Small '' , in the episode `` Call of the Wild '' .
Craig Warren . Craig Warren ( born 8 March 1964 ) is an Australian professional golfer working in golf services at Sanctuary Cove on the Gold Coast . Warren played on the Japan Golf Tour , winning once .
Concussion ( 2015 film ) . `` Concussion '' is a 2015 American biographical sports drama film directed and written by Peter Landesman , based on the exposé `` Game Brain '' by Jeanne Marie Laskas , published in 2009 by `` GQ '' magazine . Set in 2002 , the film stars Will Smith as Dr. Bennet Omalu , a forensic pathologist who fights against the National Football League trying to suppress his research on chronic traumatic encephalopathy ( CTE ) brain degeneration suffered by professional football players . It also stars Alec Baldwin , Gugu Mbatha-Raw , and Albert Brooks . The film premiered at AFI Fest on November 11 , 2015 and was released by Columbia Pictures on December 25 , 2015 . The film grossed $ 48 million worldwide and received mixed reviews , although Smith earned a Golden Globe nomination . Plot . Steelers center Mike Webster is found dead in his pickup truck , after years of self-mutilation and homelessness . Before his death , a fellow football player , Justin Strzelczyk , comes to him , and confides that he is starting to lose his memory , that he is saying odd things to his children , and nearly threw his wife against the wall . A disoriented Webster brushes the worries off , and deliriously tells him that the most important thing `` is to finish the game , '' which is what he said during his Hall of Fame speech . Bennet Omalu , a forensic pathologist with the Allegheny County , Pennsylvania coroner 's office , handles Webster 's autopsy . He wonders how a man , otherwise healthy , and fairly young , could have degenerated so quickly , and makes it a point to figure out why he died of a heart attack at only fifty . Omalu closely examines microscope slides of Webster 's brain and discovers that he had severe brain damage . He ultimately determines that Webster died as a result of the long-term effects of repeated blows to the head , a disorder he later calls chronic traumatic encephalopathy ( CTE ) . With the help of former Steelers team doctor Julian Bailes , fellow neurologist Steven T. DeKosky and county coroner Cyril Wecht , Omalu publishes a paper on his findings , which is initially dismissed by the NFL . Over the next few years , Omalu discovers that three other former NFL players , Strzelczyk ( died 2004 ) , Terry Long ( died 2005 ) , and Andre Waters ( died 2006 ) , had symptoms very similar to Webster 's . He finally persuades newly appointed NFL commissioner Roger Goodell to allow him to present his findings before a committee on player safety . However , the NFL does not take him seriously , and he is barred from the committee meeting , forcing Bailes , a former NFL employee , to give the presentation in his place . However , the meeting is a set up , where the NFL claims that the players ' head trauma was due to past injuries , having nothing to do with football . As he leaves the meeting , former NFL Players Association executive Dave Duerson angrily confronts Omalu and tells him to `` go back to Africa . '' Omalu is subjected to considerable pressure to back down from his efforts , as football is a widely beloved sport in Pittsburgh , having provided jobs and allowed men to go to college . Wecht is subjected to a politically motivated prosecution on corruption charges , and Omalu is forced to leave Pittsburgh soon after , lest he be deported , or sent to prison on petty charges as punishment for tarnishing the NFL . Before leaving he urges the NFL to tell the truth . Omalu 's wife , Prema , suffers a miscarriage after being stalked . The Omalus are forced to leave their dream home outside Pittsburgh . They move to Lodi , California , where Omalu takes a job with the San Joaquin County coroner 's office . Three years later , Omalu is vindicated when Duerson commits suicide due to growing cognitive problems . In his suicide note , Duerson admits that Omalu was right . Omalu is allowed to address an NFLPA conference on concussions and CTE . He informs them that he once wished he had never known Mike Webster , but by knowing him , he has the responsibility to inform NFL players of the true risks that they take by playing . He says that he holds no resentment for the NFL and tells them to forgive themselves and be at peace . Amid growing scrutiny from Congress , the NFL is forced to take the concussion issue more seriously , and in 2011 , NFL players sue the league for not properly informing them of the risk of CTE . Omalu is offered a job as chief medical examiner for the District of Columbia , but as explained in closing title cards , turns it down , remaining with Prema and their two children in California , where he became a U.S. citizen in February 2015 . Development . Ridley Scott 's idea of an NFL concussion film was inspired by Dr. Bennett Omalu 's study about former NFL stars Junior Seau and Dave Duerson , both of whom committed suicide after suffering from chronic traumatic encephalopathy ( CTE ) . Scott was set to direct after his film ' , while he and Facio were looking for an A-list writer . In November and December 2013 , two more NFL concussion films were in development , first `` Game Time Decision '' with writer/director and former NFL training camp attendee wide receiver Matthew A. Cherry and actor Isaiah Washington , and another film `` League of Denial '' with producers Walter Parkes and Laurie MacDonald . Landesman had based his script on the 2009 GQ article `` Game Brain '' by Jeanne Marie Laskas . Smith and Marsan previously appeared together in the 2008 superhero film `` Hancock '' . It received $ 14.4 million in film tax credits from Pennsylvania . Filming . Principal photography started on October 27 , 2014 , in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania , and filmed there through mid-January . One of the film 's key scenes was shot in Altius Restaurant in the Mt . Washington section of Pittsburgh . Other area scenes were shot at a church in Pittsburgh 's Hill District , the Braddock Carnegie Library , and in downtown Pittsburgh . Music . James Newton Howard composed the score for the film . Klayton ( frontman of Celldweller ) provided synth programming for the score . R & B singer Leon Bridges provided a new song , called `` So Long '' . Release . The first trailer was released on YouTube on August 31 , 2015 by Sony Pictures Entertainment . Sony released the film on December 25 , 2015 . Marketing included advertisements for the film airing during NFL games . `` Concussion '' was released on Digital HD on March 15 , 2016 , before being released two weeks later on DVD , Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD on March 29 , 2016 . Box office . `` Concussion '' grossed $ 34.5 million in North America and $ 14.1 million in other territories for a worldwide total of $ 48.6 million , against a budget of $ 35 million . In the United States and Canada , the film opened on December 25 , 2015 alongside `` Daddy 's Home '' , `` Joy '' , `` Point Break '' and the nationwide expansion of `` The Big Short '' . In its opening weekend , the film was projected to gross $ 8–10 million from 2,841 theaters . It eventually grossed $ 10.5 million , finishing 7th at the box office . Due to Smith 's star status and the $ 35 million production budget , the film was considered a box office disappointment . Critical response . On Rotten Tomatoes , the film has an approval rating of 60 % based on 192 reviews , with an average rating of 6.1/10 . The website 's critical consensus reads , `` Concussion '' lands a solid , well-acted hit on its impressively timely subject matter , even if its traditional , sports drama structure is a little too safe to deserve a full-on dance in the end zone . '' On Metacritic , the film has a score of 55 out of 100 , based on 39 critics , indicating `` mixed or average reviews '' . On CinemaScore , audiences gave the film an average grade of `` A '' on an A+ to F scale . Will Smith 's performance was praised for being `` sensitive [ and ] understated '' by `` The Denver Post '' , while Alec Baldwin 's accent was a subject of ridicule . Controversy . Family members of Dave Duerson , a former NFL player who suffered from CTE ( chronic traumatic encephalopathy ) , claimed the film portrayed Duerson in a bad light . In one scene , Duerson 's character called Omalu 's character a `` quack '' in addition to telling him `` to go back to Africa '' and `` get away from our game . '' In another scene , Duerson is shown mocking former NFL player Andre Waters when he filed an application for benefits in connection with head injuries he sustained while playing in the NFL . Duerson 's family members called these scenes false . In response , Landesman , the film 's director , stated that the film was `` emotionally and spiritually accurate all the way through '' . `` Slate '' science writer Daniel Engber , who has been skeptical of the link between CTE and the deaths of players found to have had it , called the film inaccurate in other ways , for example suggesting that Wecht 's arrest on corruption charges was motivated by Omalu 's paper , when in fact it was published three months afterwards . `` [ The film ] feeds into a pervasive myth at the center of the national discussion over football and head injuries , '' he charges . In particular , he cites a 2012 National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health study indicating that football players , on average compared to the population as a whole , live longer and generally healthier lives , though the study also indicates , as Engber concedes , that former football players are also more likely to suffer , and die , from neurodegenerative disease . More recent research and thinking also looks at the steady accumulation of subconcussive blows , in addition to symptomatic concussions , as a major contribution factor in the development of CTE . For example , a 2018 study found that each year an athlete played tackle football before age 12 predicted earlier onset of CTE symptoms by an average of two-and-a half-years , but not symptom severity . These CTE symptoms include cognitive , behavioral , and mood problems .
Denny Clanton . Denny Clanton ( born April 4 , 1982 , in Hammond , Indiana ) is an American soccer player who last played defense for the Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer . Clanton was drafted 38th overall by the Fire in the 2004 MLS Superdraft out of University of Dayton , succeeding in making the team 's developmental roster . While at Dayton , Clanton was named All-Atlantic 10 first team as well as All-Ohio Player of the Year in his senior 2004 season . He played a year in MLS , appearing in ten games . After being dropped by Chicago , Clanton signed with MISL 's Chicago Storm .
2010 Maui Invitational Tournament . The 2010 Maui Invitational Tournament , an annual early-season college basketball tournament held in Lahaina , Hawaii , was won by the Connecticut Huskies .
Football Manager 2006 . `` Football Manager 2006 '' is a 2005 football management simulation game . FM06 is the second game in the `` Football Manager '' series . It is available for PC , Mac , and PSP platforms , and was released in the United Kingdom on 21 October 2005 . On the same day as the game 's release , Sports Interactive also released a patch to fix some bugs discovered during the Beta and Gold stages of development . In its first week of release , it became the second-fastest-selling PC game of all-time in the UK . In the United States and Canada , the game is sold as `` Worldwide Soccer Manager 2006 '' . In April 2006 , an Xbox 360 version of the game was released . It was succeeded by Football Manager 2007 . Gameplay . `` FM06 '' features similar gameplay to that of the Football Manager series . Gameplay consists of taking charge of a professional association football team , as the team manager . Players can sign football players to contracts , manage finances for the club , and give team talks to players . FM19 is a simulation of real world management , with the player being judged on various factors by the club 's AI owners and board . FM06 adjusts some gameplay that was found in the original football manager release . These adjustments include team-talks , simplified training and in-game help screens . As has been customary with the series a beta demo of the game was released on 12 September 2005 . This was later followed on 30 September by a gold demo . This is a cut-down , limited time version of the full game which is sent to the game manufacturers . Addiitonal leagues . Football Manager 2006 contains the same playable leagues as Football Manager 2005 but with 2 small additions . The French league now has a fourth viewable but unplayable level ( the CFA division ) , and the structural change to the Swedish league involving the re-instatement of Division One has been implemented , with Division Two retained as a playable fourth level . Harchester United . Fictional team Harchester United from the Sky One drama series , Dream Team were included in FM06 as an Easter Egg . This option comes in the form of a text file , placed in the game 's directory . Reception . `` Football Manager 2006 '' s computer version received a `` Platinum '' sales award from the Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association ( ELSPA ) , indicating sales of at least 300,000 copies in the United Kingdom . `` Worldwide Soccer Manager 2006 '' was a runner-up for `` Computer Games Magazine '' s list of the top 10 computer games of 2005 .
I ( Kurt Nilsen album ) . `` I '' ( also : `` i '' ) is the debut album of Norwegian singer-songwriter Kurt Nilsen .
Brent Eccles . Brent Eccles was the drummer for The Angels , an Australian pub rock band and , in chronological order , he was also drummer in : The Breed , Vox Pop , Stuart & The Belmonts , Streetalk , Space Waltz , After Hours , and Citizen Band . Eccles left Citizen Band in 1981 , after successfully auditioning for The Angels and remained there until they split up in 2000 . During this time he also managed Johnny Diesel & The Injectors , The Poor and The Angels . He is the father of former Betchadupa drummer , and now Das Pop drummer Matt Eccles . Today Brent lives in New Zealand and runs his own agency Brent Eccles Entertainment as well as representing Frontier Touring , A Day On The Green and Liberation Music . Along with Campbell Smith , Brent also heads Civic Events who run the annual Acoustic Church Tour and the Winery Tour
Publius Cornelius Lentulus Spinther . Publius Cornelius Lentulus , nicknamed Spinther because of his likeness to a popular actor of that name , came from an ancient Roman patrician family of the Cornelia gens . Although treated with great favour by Julius Caesar , Spinther eventually came to support the aristocratic senatorial cause of Caesar 's great rival Pompeius Magnus and to align himself with the Optimates party . This proved an unwise move that would eventually lead to his political destruction and perhaps to his death . Early career . Publius Cornelius Lentulus Spinther first attained public office in 63 BC ( the year of Cicero 's consulship ) when he was voted `` curule aedile '' . As curule aedile , Spinther assisted Cicero in the suppression of the Catiline conspiracy , and in that office he also distinguished himself by the splendour of the games he provided ( though the royal purple stripe he used on his toga is said to have offended many Romans to whom purple was connected with royalty and therefore anathema to a good Roman ) . Spinther 's career did n't suffer , however , and he was elected praetor in 60 . Subsequently , in 59 BC as propraetor he received the governorship of Hispania Citerior ( Hither Spain ) . In seeking this province , Spinther received support for the first time from Julius Caesar . As pro-praetor in Spain , Spinther struck coins which bore his name and nickname - proving the 'Spinther ' nickname was now being officially used to distinguish him from those others in the Cornelia gens who bore the same name as he . Consul and governor . Spinther again received the support of Julius Caesar when he sought election to Rome 's top position , the consulship , for 57 BC . With Caesar 's help , Spinther 's campaign was successful , and he was elected one of Rome 's two consuls for 57 BC . On the first day of his consulship ( 1 January 57 BC ) he moved for the recall of Cicero from exile . Thereafter Cicero speaks of Spinther in friendly and grateful terms and indeed addressed a long letter to him when Spinther was later proconsular governor in Cilicia . This letter has survived and is published in most anthologies of Cicero 's letters . Immediately after his consulship ended , from 56 BC-53 BC , Spinther was appointed by the Senate to govern the province of Cilicia ( with Cyprus ) . This was his choice , and he appears to have done a good job as pro-consular governor , looking after the best interests of his subjects and not enriching himself at their expense . As governor of a wealthy province in the East , Spinther struck large silver coins ( known as Cistophoric Tetradrachms ) from a provincial mint at Apameia in Phrygia that bear his name - P LENTVLVS P F IMPERATOR . These tetradrachms are on average 25mm in diameter and weigh 10.65 grams . They are uncommon but not rare . Support for Pompey . In spite of his indebtedness to Caesar , Spinther increasingly tended to support and side with the patrician Senatorial class and its leader Pompey , rather than with Caesar and his popularist supporters . This increasingly distanced him from Caesar and when civil war broke out between the supporters of Pompey and Caesar in 49 BC , Spinther predictably sided with Pompey . Unfortunately although a good governor , Spinther was not a good soldier , and soon found himself trapped and besieged by Caesar 's troops in Corfinium where he was forced to surrender . The generosity with which he was subsequently treated by Caesar after the capitulation of Corfinium made Spinther hesitate , but not for long . After a brief retirement to Puteoli he soon rejoined Pompey 's main army in Greece . In 48 BC , Pompey 's main army confronted that of Julius Caesar and his lieutenant Marc Antony at the battle of Pharsalus . This battle resulted in a decisive defeat for the Pompeian forces . Pompey himself fled to Egypt ( where he was immediately beheaded by Egypt 's ruler Ptolemy XIII in the mistaken belief this act would please Caesar ) and Spinther escaped to Rhodes , where he was at first refused admission , but subsequently given asylum . Death and family . According to Sextus Aurelius Victor , he later fell into Caesar 's hands and was put to death . This event is unverified by other contemporary sources , but may explain why his son , P. Cornelius P. f. P. n. Lentulus Spinther , joined Caesar 's assassins , Brutus and Cassius , and struck coins for them during their civil war against the forces of Marc Antony and Octavian . Like his father before him , the younger Spinther also put his own name and nickname 'Spinther ' on the reverse of his coins , the obverse of which feature the head of 'Liberty ' .
Men 's Malaysian Open Squash Championships 2011 . The Men 's Malaysian Open Squash Championships 2011 is the men 's edition of the 2011 Malaysian Open Squash Championships , which is a tournament of the PSA World Tour event International , an event offering a prize of $ 50,000 . The event took place in Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia from 20 July to 23 July . Grégory Gaultier won his first Malaysian Open trophy , beating Aamir Atlas Khan in the final .
Selling out . `` Selling out '' is a common idiomatic pejorative expression for the compromising of a person 's integrity , morality , authenticity , or principles in exchange for personal gain , such as money . In terms of music or art , selling out is associated with attempts to tailor material to a mainstream or commercial audience . For example , a musician who alters his material to encompass a wider audience , and in turn generates greater revenue , may be labeled by fans who pre-date the change as a `` sellout . '' A sellout also refers to someone who gives up , or disregards , hence the term 'sells ' – someone or something – for some other thing or person . The term could also be used as 'sold out ' depending on the context . In politics . In political movements a `` sellout '' is a person or group claiming to adhere to one ideology , only to follow these claims up with actions contradicting them , such as a revolutionary group claiming to fight for a particular cause , but failing to continue this upon obtaining power . An example of political `` selling out '' is a political party who has formed a coalition with another party it had historically opposed , such as the Liberal Democrats ' leader Nick Clegg 's coalition with the Conservative Party after the 2010 general election in the United Kingdom , during which he reneged on his pledge to oppose any increase in student tuition fees . Music . There are two distinct forms of `` selling out '' in terms of music . First , there is the use of the term `` sell out '' to refer to those who sign for major labels or to those who licence their music to companies for use in advertising that contradicts their apparent values . Secondly , the expression can refer to those who sacrifice their musical integrity through a change in their musical sound , sometimes due to pressure from major labels or in order to gain profit by making their music more appealing to a mainstream audience . Record labels and advertising . Since the time of big band radio shows there has been an established relationship between musicians and commercialisation . There had been some signs of resistance to this model as early as the 1960s , when gospel group The Blind Boys of Alabama refused to sign record deals to record secular music . It was not until the punk subculture in the 1970s that the notion that musicians should be completely independent of commercial influences began to increase in popularity . This partly manifested itself in the reluctance of bands to sign for major labels , as this would include taking part in activities that were seen as crass and overly commercial . This continued into the 1980s , when bands were scorned by fanzines for signing with major labels as the mainstream success this would bring was symptomatic of the general decay in culture . However , after a number of bands maintained the quality of their records after signing for a major label , by the end of the 1980s the focus on `` selling out '' shifted to advertising . The attitude held by those who disliked the idea of `` selling out '' towards advertising was negative ; comedian Bill Hicks claimed that any band who licensed their music for advertising was `` off the artistic roll call forever '' , and Neil Young mocked the fact that songs became associated with brands on his 1988 album `` This Note 's for You '' . However , although it was possible for fans to feel a sense of betrayal due to the relationship they developed with the song and artist , when artists did allow their music to be used for commercials others considered the advertised product to be more appealing . As CD sales fell and record companies became unwilling or unable to afford the push new bands needed to become established , sponsorship of bands by major companies began to be seen as more acceptable , with even minor record labels devoting time and money towards marketing deals with well-known brands . By the 2010s the use of licensing of artists in commercials had become an accepted part of the music industry , and even those who would previously have been considered part of the 1970s resistance to `` selling out '' have been used in advertising products , such as former Sex Pistols frontman John Lydon advertising Country Life butter and Iggy Pop endorsing car insurance . Consequently , it has been suggested that the acceptance of music in advertising is generational , as younger listeners are comfortable with the relationship to the point of indifference whilst those who have seen the industry evolve still reject it . Musical integrity . Another definition of `` selling out '' refers to putting aside musical quality or original intentions in favor of commercial success , where a distinction is made for those who achieve success without changing their original sound . The difference between the two is often subjective . Whilst artists may change their musical direction for commercial reasons , such as pressure from major labels who require songs to appeal to mass markets , a change in sound may also be part of a natural progression of creative maturity . An example of artists being accused of `` selling out '' is the band Metallica , whose 1991 eponymous album has been considered the turning point in the band 's musical direction ; the band members were called the `` poster boys for musical un-integrity '' after the band attempted to sue fans who were downloading their music through Napster . The album , known as `` The Black Album '' , saw critics and Bob Rock , the album ’ s producer , acknowledged that there was a move away from the band 's previous sound . Rock claimed that the change stemmed from the band ’ s desire to `` make the leap to the big , big leagues '' , whilst some fans blamed Rock himself , going as far to eventually create an internet petition demanding the band cut their ties with him . However , other fans did not consider the change in sound to be significant enough to be considered `` selling out , '' and others accepted the change as part of a natural evolution of the band ’ s style . Ultimately `` The Black Album '' became the band ’ s most commercially successful release , going 16x platinum . The differing reaction by fans to the album demonstrates the difficulty in labelling an artist as a `` sellout '' objectively . `` Poseur '' is a pejorative term , often used in the punk , heavy metal , hip hop , and goth subcultures , to describe a person who copies the dress , speech , and/or mannerisms of a group or subculture , generally for attaining acceptability within the group or for popularity among various other groups , yet who is deemed not to share or understand the values or philosophy of the subculture . While this perceived inauthenticity is viewed with scorn and contempt by members of the subculture , the definition of the term and to whom it should be applied is subjective . While the term is most associated with the 1970s- and 1980s-era punk and hardcore subculture , English use of the term originates in the late 19th century . A hardcore punk band that signed a lucrative contract with a major label would probably be labelled as poseurs . Film and television . In film and television `` selling out '' refers to compromising the content of produced media , primarily for financial reasons ; for example , introducing product placement . Product placement , or embedded marketing , is the placement of brands or products in media in order to advertise , and has been in television from almost the very beginning , but has increased with introduction of devices such as DVRs which allow viewers , and therefore consumers , to fast-forward through adverts . It has been suggested that the idea that product placement is a form of selling out is Anglocentric , as American television shows such as `` American Idol '' and `` Celebrity Apprentice '' recorded over 500 examples of brand integration in 2011 according to Nielsen . Comedy . Stand-up comedians occasionally face accusations of `` selling out . '' Comedians who start out in comedy clubs might often use foul language and blue humor in their routines . A comic who alters his or her routine by `` sugar-coating '' his language and using less-offensive material to obtain mainstream success may be accused of `` selling out . '' George Carlin was accused of being a `` sellout '' for appearing in television commercials for MCI 's 10-10-220 . Carlin had previously spoken of his dislike for MCI 's commercials in his 1996 album `` Back in Town '' . In his 1999 album `` You Are All Diseased '' , which contains rants against advertising and business , Carlin admits the dichotomy but makes no attempt to explain himself , stating , `` You 're just gon na have to figure that shit out on your own . '' In interviews , Carlin revealed he appeared in the advertisements to help pay off a large tax debt to the IRS . Comedian/actress Janeane Garofalo has described herself as a `` sellout '' based on her participation with the TV show `` 24 '' playing Janis Gold . Garofalo initially turned down the role because of the way the show depicted torture scenes , however changed her mind later on , saying in an interview , “ Being unemployed and being flattered that someone wanted to work with me outweighed my stance [ on torture ] . ” Garofalo admitted to `` selling out '' for losing weight in order to gain more acting work . Criticism of the term . An artist may also be accused of `` selling out '' after changes in artistic direction . This conclusion is often due to the perception that the reason for the artist changing artistic style or direction was simply potential material gain . This ignores other causes of artistic development , which may lead an artist in new directions from those that attracted their original fans . Artists ' improvements in musical skill or change in taste may also account for the change . `` If there 's a formula to selling out , I think every band in the world would be doing it , '' he said . `` The fact that you write good songs and you sell too many of them , if everybody in the world knew how to do that they 'd do it . It 's not something we chose to do ... The fact was we got to a point that we were so big that tons of people were showing up at punk-rock clubs , and some clubs were even getting shut down because too many were showing up . We had to make a decision : either break up or remove ourselves from that element . And I 'll be damned if I was going to flip fucking burgers . I do what I do best . Selling out is compromising your musical intention and I do n't even know how to do that . ''
Edmund Hartley . Colonel Edmund Baron Hartley VC CMG ( 6 May 1847 – 20 March 1919 ) was a recipient of the Victoria Cross , the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces . The deed . Hartley was born in Ivybridge , Devon on 6 May 1847 . He was 32 years old , and a surgeon major in the Cape Mounted Riflemen , Cape Colonial Forces during the Basuto Gun War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC . On 5 June 1879 in South Africa , Surgeon Major Hartley attended the wounded under fire at the unsuccessful attack at Moorosi 's Mountain . From an exposed position , on open ground , he carried in his arms a wounded corporal of the Cape Mounted Riflemen . The surgeon major then returned under severe enemy fire in order to dress the wounds of the other men of the storming party . Later service . He later achieved the rank of surgeon colonel and , in March 1900 during the Second Boer War fighting at Aliwal , he is mentioned doing ambulance work , ferrying away the wounded under fire . In November 1900 he was reported wounded following the occupation of Philippolis by Lovat Scouts and Seaforth Highlanders On 19 April 1901 he was appointed a companion of the Order of St Michael and St George He died in Ash , Hampshire and is buried at Brookwood Cemetery . The Medal . In 1955 the Victoria Cross medal was bought at Sotheby 's for the then record price of £300 . It is now displayed at the Army Medical Services Museum in Mytchett , Surrey .
Halvor Thorbjørn Hjertvik . Halvor Thorbjørn Hjertvik ( 17 June 1914 - 7 November 1995 ) was a Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party . He served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Rogaland during the terms 1958–1961 and 1961–1965 .
The Cycle ( 2009 film ) . `` The Cycle '' , also known as `` The Devil 's Ground '' , is a 2009 Canadian/Czech horror film . The movie was filmed during a fifteen-day period . Plot summary . A young woman named Amy ( Leah Gibson ) is fleeing a masked , black-clad man wielding a machete ( Twan Holliday ) . A female driver named Carrie ( Daryl Hannah ) is pressured to stay the night at a local motel by Jimmy ( also Holliday ) , but refuses . She drives on and nearly hits Amy , who persuades Carrie to take her to the next town . Amy tells Carrie her story . She and four Boston University students came to the area to look for a Native American burial ground in Bradford , Pennsylvania . The area was due to become a mine and their professor had promised them a pass grade if they found evidence of the burial ground . En route to the town , they stop to get gas and all but Amy end up mocking the gas station 's owner Billy ( Daniel Probert ) for his hillbilly appearance , speech and lack of hands . This prompts him to warn Amy not to go up to the burial ground , which he calls the `` Devil 's Playground '' . The group ignores Billy 's warnings and continue to the site of the burial ground . Their dig is met with almost immediate setbacks when their Winnebago is shaken during the night and their tools are stolen . They find evidence of the ancient burial ground and other evidence that suggests that a serial killer has been using the area to bury his victims . The group is unable to call the police because they are each killed off by the masked man . Only Amy manages to survive , runs to the gas station run by Billy and pleads with him for help . He calls the killer -- his developmentally-disabled brother , Tobey . Amy then learns that the birth defects of Billy and Tobey were the result of chemicals released during a mining accident in 1967 and that the two brothers kill because of their bitterness towards the world . She is nearly raped and killed , which is when she flees and encounters Carrie . Carrie explains that she is driving the same route that her partner took before disappearing . They stop at a gas station for fuel and for Carrie to call the police , but they do not believe her story , telling her that Amy Singer died five years ago . At this point , Jimmy re-appears and explains that Amy is a ghost and that each year she appears on the same stretch of road on which she died . Jimmy also explains that the gas station they are now at is the same one ( albeit rebuilt ) that was previously owned by Billy , who has since died . Tobey now arrives and Jimmy intervenes to save Carrie , but is shot and killed by the young gas station attendant , who turns out to be Billy 's son . The film ends with Tobey swinging his machete down on Carrie . Reception . JoBlo gave a mixed review for the film , saying that it `` teeters on the edge of being a pretty terrific killer in the woods film '' but that `` with a few moments of characters doing moronic things , and a thrill-less and much too long exposition , the flame is a little dull '' .
Club Cristóbal Colón . Club Cristóbal Colón is a football club based in the city of Ñemby in the Central Department of Paraguay . The club currently competes in the División Intermedia , Paraguay 's second division .
Seconds ( Tim Berne album ) . `` Seconds '' is a live 2-CD set by saxophonist Tim Berne 's Bloodcount which was recorded in 1997 and packaged along with a documentary DVD which was recorded in 1994 and released on Berne 's Screwgun label . Reception . Writing for All About Jazz , John Kelman stated `` With two CDs of largely unheard Bloodcount material and a DVD that 's as engaging as it is enlightening , `` Seconds '' is a valuable addition to the Bloodcount discography , further proof of just how important that group was for everyone involved '' . On the same site Sean Patrick Fitzell observed `` Hardly leftovers , the package boasts previously unavailable original compositions and the type of bristling performances that forged the band 's reputation '' . Track listing . `` Disc One : Live in the Middle of Somewhere '' `` Disc Two ( DVD ) : Eyenoises ... The Paris Movie 1994 '' `` Disc Three : Live At The Children Of The Corn Festival 1997 ''
Tifarouine . Tifarouine is a small town and rural commune in Al Hoceïma Province of the Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima region of Morocco . At the time of the 2004 census , the commune had a total population of 5669 people living in 919 households .
Ladislav Švihran . Ladislav Švihran ( born December 15 , 1931 in Liège ) is a Slovak writer and translator . He debuted in the year 1970 with his book `` Kulturizmus ducha '' ( Culturism of the spirit ) . Since 1973 , he is a professional writer . Ladislav Švihran received the international Prize of Egon Erwin Kisch for his book `` Vzácne návštevy Bratislavy '' ( Rare visits to Bratislava ) . Biography . Ladislav Švihran was born on December 15 , 1931 , in Liège in Belgium , where he lived for the first seven years of his life . Later , he studied pedagogy and psychology at Pedagogical faculty of the Comenius University in Bratislava .
Storm Hawks . `` Storm Hawks '' is a Canadian/American animated television series created by Asaph A. Fipke and was produced by Nerd Corps Entertainment . It premiered on YTV in Canada on September 8 , 2007 and on Cartoon Network in the United States on May 25 , 2007 . Plot . `` Storm Hawks '' is set on a fictional world called Atmos , a largely mountainous world consisting of scattered , towering , plateau-like land masses known as terras . Directly below the terras lie the Wastelands , the most dangerous area of Atmos , with infernal fires and wicked creatures . Because of the geography , travel is mostly dependent on flight . The technology of Atmos is based around energy-generating crystals , used to power the various devices in the series . Patrolling the skies of Atmos are the Squadrons , groups of warriors who pilot motorcycle-like vehicles called Skimmers that can semi-transform into flying machines . Each Squadron is led by a Sky Knight and these warriors are loosely managed by the Sky Knight Council . In the backstory of the series , an evil ruler named Master Cyclonis and her servants , the Cyclonians , threatened Atmos . The original Storm Hawks led the Squadrons in a war against them , but were betrayed and defeated by one of their own ( later known as The Dark Ace ) . Ten years later , the main characters of the series stumble upon the wreckage of the Storm Hawks ' carrier , the `` Condor '' , and unofficially take on the Storm Hawks name in the hopes of becoming Sky Knights themselves , despite not being old enough to even legally fly the vehicle . Their youth defeats their ambition , however , as neither friend nor foe take them seriously because of it . This changes when they are brought into conflict with a new Master Cyclonis , granddaughter of the previous one . Among her followers are the Dark Ace , the man who betrayed the original Storm Hawks and now serves Cyclonis as her right-hand man ; Snipe , a mace-wielding strong man with a fondness for smashing things ; and Snipe 's sister , Ravess , an archer who always brings violin-playing henchmen into battle for theme music . Reception . Common Sense Media gave the series three out of five stars , stating `` Tweens -- especially thrill-seeking boys -- are sure to enjoy the Storm Hawks ' high-flying adventures , and parents can rest assured that , aside from the prevalence of typical cartoon peril ( extensive falls , midair collisions , etc . ) that never seems to cause lasting injury , there 's not much to be concerned about . That said , there are n't too many overwhelmingly positive messages or strong role models . But on the whole , it 's a cartoon vacation for the brain that kids and tweens will welcome and parents should n't fret over . '' In another review by Jeffrey Harris of IGN , Harris states that `` For an animated kids show , Storm Hawks is OK . However , it 's somewhat difficult to get wrapped in the story since it plays for laughs and cheap , dumb comedy . The stakes of the story never really feel serious or all important . When you look at other animated action/adventure cartoons such as Avatar : The Last Airbender today , which contains superior storytelling , it 's harder to get into a story such as Storm Hawks . There 's nothing particularly interesting or cool about any of the characters . Aerrow seems to desire recognition and respect over helping people . Stork is a bit of a cowardly lion type , and usually opts to stay out of battle with the other Storm Hawks while he pilots their airbase the condor . Despite that , Stork turns out to be one of the more genuine , funny , and interesting characters , at least an extreme opposite to the rather plucky and flat personalities of the other Storm Hawks . '' Comic books . In May 2009 DMF Comics and Beach Creative Studios were reported to be working on a comic book series for `` Storm Hawks '' . At the March Toronto Anime Con 2009 , 50 `` ashcan '' copies of a special issue # 1 were distributed . It featured one story , a short story , and a few pin-ups by various artists . In July 2009 the book was made available to dealers for September release . A mini Storm Hawks comic book entitled `` Storm Hawks : The Escape '' is included free with the region 2 release of the Storm Hawks Season 1 Volume 1 DVD . `` SkyRace '' video game . A MMORPG called `` Storm Hawks : Skyrace '' was developed by Bitcasters utilizing BigWorld Technology , a middleware game engine . On November 7 , 2008 , the RPG was announced to be in beta . However , by August 5 , 2011 , the game was taken down and is no longer available to play . The game was available to play for a time on the `` Nerd Corps '' website , but that site no longer exists . Nerd Corps was bought out by DHX Media in 2014 and the name `` Nerd Corps '' was completely phased out of use by 2016 . Beta . The game was launched for beta testing in Australia on December 16 , 2008 , but was only available for Australians . It was available on the official website of Storm Hawks on YTV but the site no longer exists .
Ivar Waller . Ivar Waller ( 11 June 1898 – 12 April 1991 ) was a Swedish professor of theoretical physics at Uppsala University . He developed the theory of X-ray scattering by lattice vibrations of a crystal , building upon the prior work of Peter Debye . The Debye–Waller factor , which he introduced in his doctoral thesis in 1925 , is the definitive treatment of the effect of thermal vibrations in X-ray crystallography . He was a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences from 1945 , and the Nobel Committee for Physics 1945-1972 . One of his notable doctoral students was the quantum chemist Per-Olov Löwdin .
Convention for the Preservation of Wild Animals , Birds and Fish in Africa . The Convention for the Preservation of Wild Animals , Birds and Fish in Africa ( also known as the London Convention of 1900 ) is a multilateral treaty on wildlife preservation that was signed by the European colonial powers in London in 1900 . Although it never entered into force , it has nevertheless been recognised as one of history 's earliest agreements on nature conservation . Conclusion and ratifications . The convention was concluded and signed on 19 May 1900 by France , Germany , the United Kingdom , Italy , Portugal , Spain , and the Congo Free State . The treaty required all signatory states to ratify it before entering into force ; because most of the signatories did not ratify the agreement , it never entered into force . Protective categories . A key innovation of the convention—which is still used today in conservation treaties—was the inclusion of schedules which placed animals in different categories of protection . Schedule 5 : Harmful animals desirable to be reduced in number . The convention encouraged the destruction of the eggs of crocodiles , poisonous snakes , and pythons . Other provisions . The convention encouraged the creation of wildlife reserves . It would have prohibited the use of nets and pitfalls in hunting and the use of explosives or poison on fish . The convention allowed for the creation of export duties on animal hides , tusks , and antlers . Replacement . The treaty never entered into force and in 1933 was replaced by the Convention Relative to the Preservation of Fauna and Flora in their Natural State .
Marguerite Thomas-Clement . Marguerite Thomas-Clement ( 1886–1979 ) , was a Luxembourgian women 's rights activist and politician . She was the first female in the Luxembourgian parliament . She was married to the socialist Xavier Thomas , and herself a member of the socialist party . In 1919 , the first election after woman suffrage , she became the first woman elected to parliament , where she served until 1931 . She remained the only woman parliamentarian until 1965 . During her tenure , she tried to defend the rights of female workers and prostitutes .
Battle of Saint-Mihiel . The Battle of Saint-Mihiel was a major World War I battle fought from 12–15 September 1918 , involving the American Expeditionary Force ( AEF ) and 110,000 French troops under the command of General John J. Pershing of the United States against German positions . The U.S. Army Air Service ( which later became the U.S. Air Force ) played a significant role in this action . This battle marked the first use of the terms `` D-Day '' and `` H-Hour '' by the Americans . The fighting was depicted in the 1927 film `` Wings '' . The attack at the St. Mihiel salient was part of a plan by Pershing in which he hoped that the Americans would break through the German lines and capture the fortified city of Metz . It was the first and only offensive launched solely by the United States Army in World War I , and the attack caught the Germans in the process of retreating . This meant that their artillery was out of place and the American attack , coming up against disorganized German forces , proved more successful than expected . The St. Mihiel attack established the stature of the U.S. Army in the eyes of the French and British forces , and again demonstrated the critical role of artillery during World War I and the difficulty of supplying such massive armies while they were on the move . The U.S. attack faltered as artillery and food supplies were left behind on the muddy roads . The attack on Metz was not realized , as the Germans refortified their positions and the Americans then turned their efforts to the Meuse-Argonne Offensive . Background : The Saint-Mihiel salient . Saint-Mihiel is a town in the Meuse department in northeastern France . After the end of the 1870–71 Franco-Prussian War , the town was no longer considered important strategically , and military installations were not developed . This changed early in World War I , with the town inside the battlefront . In 1914 , the German command wished to take the Verdun fortifications , which formed a strong point in the French lines . A first attempt , at Bois-le-Pretre ( `` Priesterwald '' in German ) , failed , despite violent fighting . During two more attempts ( Battle of Flirey ) , German troops took Saint-Mihiel and the fort at Camp des Romains , but they were ultimately stopped at Fort de Troyon to the south of Verdun . In spite of French attacks , the German forces were able to retain this strategic location until the last months of the war . Prelude . General John Pershing thought that a successful Allied attack in the region of St. Mihiel , Metz , and Verdun would have a significant effect on the German army . General Pershing was also aware that the area 's terrain setting first dictated that the restricted rail and road communications into Verdun ( restrictions that had been imposed by the German attack during the Battle of Flirey ) be cleared , and that a continuation of the attack to capture the German railroad center at Metz would be devastating to the Germans . For this , he placed his confidence in a young First Infantry Division Major , George Marshall , to move troops and supplies effectively throughout the battle . After these goals were accomplished , the Americans could launch offensives into Germany proper . The American First Army had been activated in August and taken over the sector of the Allied line . Pershing had to persuade Marshall Foch ( the supreme Allied military commander ) to permit an American attack on the salient . Weather reports . The weather corps of Corps I Operation Order stated : `` Visibility : Heavy driving wind and rain during parts of day and night . Roads : Very muddy . '' This would pose a challenge to the Americans when the order to advance was given . In some parts of the road , the men were almost knee-deep in mud and water . After five days of rain , the ground was nearly impassable to both the American tanks and infantry . Many of the tanks were wrecked by water leaking into their engines , while others got stuck in mud flows . Some of the infantrymen developed early stages of trench foot , even before the trenches were dug . German defensive positions . Prior to the American operation , the Germans installed many in-depth series of trenches , wire obstacles , and machine-gun nests . The battlefields ' terrain included the nearby premises of three villages : Vigneulles , Thiaucourt , and Hannonville-sous-les-Cotes . Their capture would accelerate the envelopment of the German divisions near St. Mihiel . The American forces planned to breach the trenches and then advance along the enemy 's logistical road network . The Germans knew many details about the Allied offensive campaign coming against them . One Swiss newspaper had published the date , time , and duration of the preparatory barrage . However , the German Army stationed in the area of St. Mihiel lacked sufficient manpower , firepower and effective leadership to launch a counter-attack of its own against the Allies . With Allied offensives to the north , the Germans decided to pull out of the St. Mihiel Salient and consolidate their forces near the Hindenburg Line . The order to evacuate the area was given on 8 September . The Allied forces discovered the information on a written order to Army Group Gallwitz . Allied tank support . Although the AEF was new to the French theater of war , it trained hard for nearly a year in preparation for fighting against the German armies . In June 1917 Pershing ordered the creation of a tank force to support the AEF 's infantry . As a result , by September 1918 , Lieutenant Colonel George S. Patton Jr. had finished training two tank battalions – 144 French-built Renault FT light tanks organized as the 344th and 345th Battalions of the United States Tank Corps – at Langres , France for an upcoming offensive at the St. Mihiel salient . `` Due to the serious resistance of the enemy , especially along the eastern edge of the FORET d ’ ARGONNE and in the vicinity of CHEPPY and VARENNES , and due also the lack of support of the Infantry , all the Tanks had contrary to plan entered the action before evening of the first day . The 344th Battalion supporting the advance of the 28th and 35th Divisions left the positions of departure and advanced ahead of the Infantry at H-hour ( 5:30 a.m. ) On the morning of the 26th , Colonel G. S. Patton , Jr. , commanding the Brigade of Tanks , was wounded while getting Tanks forward and rallying disorganized Infantrymen to attack enemy resistance . Major Sereno E. Brett , commanding the 344th Battalion , was then placed in command of the Brigade . '' Patton was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for his `` extraordinary heroism '' that day . In addition to the 144 AEF tanks , the attack was joined by 275 French tanks ( 216 FTs and 59 Schneider CA1 and Saint-Chamond tanks ) of the French 1st Assault Artillery Brigade ; a total of 419 tanks . Battle . The Saint-Mihiel offensive began on 12 September with a threefold assault on the salient . The main attack was made against the south face by two American corps . On the right was the I Corps ( from right to left the 82nd , 90th , 5th , and 2nd Divisions in line with the 78th in reserve ) covering a front from Pont-à-Mousson on the Moselle west toward Limey ; on the left , the IV Corps ( from right to left the 89th , 42d , and 1st Divisions in line with the 3rd in reserve ) extending along a front from Limey west toward Marvoisin . A secondary thrust was carried out against the west face along the heights of the Meuse , from Mouilly north to Haudimont , by the V Corps ( from right to left the 26th Division , the French 15th Colonial Division , and the 8th Brigade , 4th Division in line with the rest of the 4th in reserve ) . A holding attack against the apex , to keep the enemy in the salient , was made by the French II Colonial Corps ( from right to left the French 39th Colonial Division , the French 26th Division , and the French 2d Cavalry Division in line ) . In First Army reserve were the American 35th , 80th , and 91st Divisions . The American V Corps location was at the northwestern vertices , the II French Colonial Corps at the southern apex , and the American IV and I Corps at the southeastern vertices of the salient . Furthermore , General Pershing 's intent was obvious ; to envelope the salient by using the main enveloping thrusts of the attack against the weak vertices . The remaining forces would then advance on a broad front toward Metz . This pincer action , by the IV and V Corps , was to drive the attack into the salient and to link the friendly forces at the French village of Vigneulles , while the II French Colonial Corps kept the remaining Germans tied down . The Allies mobilized 1,481 aircraft to provide air superiority and close air support over the front . About 40 % were American-flown in American units , the remainder were British , French , and Italian . Nine bomber squadrons of the British RAF , although provided for the battle , were not under Pershing 's operational control . Defending the salient was German `` Army Detachment C '' , consisting of eight divisions and a brigade in the line and about two divisions in reserve . Now desperately short of manpower , they had begun a step-by-step withdrawal from the salient only the day before the offensive began . Pershing 's plan had tanks supporting the advancing infantry , with two tank companies interspersed into a depth of at least three lines , and a third tank company in reserve . The result of the detailed planning was an almost unopposed assault into the salient . The American I Corps reached its first day 's objective before noon , and the second day 's objective by late afternoon of the second . The attack went so well on 12 September that Pershing ordered a speedup in the offensive . By the morning of 13 September , the 1st Division , advancing from the east , joined up with the 26th Division , moving in from the west , and before evening all objectives in the salient had been captured . At this point , Pershing halted further advances so that American units could be withdrawn for the coming Meuse-Argonne Offensive . Order of Battle , First Army , 12 September 1918 . First United States Army – Gen. John J Pershing Aftermath . One reason for the American forces ' success at St. Mihiel was General Pershing 's thoroughly detailed operations order . Pershing 's operation included detailed plans for penetrating the Germans ' trenches , using a combined arms approach to warfare . Another reason was the audacity of the small unit commanders on the battlefield . Unlike other officers who commanded their soldiers from the rear , Colonel Patton and his subordinates would lead their men from the front lines . They believed that a commander 's personal control of the situation would help ease the chaos of the battlefield .
Omicron Piscium . Omicron Piscium ( ο Piscium , abbreviated Omi Psc , ο Psc ) is a binary star in the constellation of Pisces . It is visible to the naked eye , having an apparent visual magnitude of 4.27 . Based upon an annual parallax shift of 11.67 mas as seen from the Earth , the system is located roughly 280 light-years from the Sun . It is positioned near the ecliptic , so is subject to occultation by the Moon . It is a member of the thin disk population of the Milky Way . The two components are designated Omicron Piscium A ( also named Torcular ) and B. Nomenclature . `` ο Piscium '' ( Latinised to `` Omicron Piscium '' ) is the system 's Bayer designation . The designations of the two components as `` Omicron Piscium A '' and `` B '' derives from the convention used by the Washington Multiplicity Catalog ( WMC ) for multiple star systems , and adopted by the International Astronomical Union ( IAU ) . The system bore the traditional name `` Torcularis septentrionalis '' , taken from the 1515 Almagest . The name is translated from the Greek ληνός ( 'full ' ) , which was `` erroneously written for λίνος '' ( 'linen ' ) . In 2016 , the IAU organized a Working Group on Star Names ( WGSN ) to catalog and standardize proper names for stars . The WGSN decided to attribute proper names to individual stars rather than entire multiple systems . It approved the name `` Torcular '' for the component Omicron Piscium A on 5 September 2017 and it is now so included in the List of IAU-approved Star Names . In Chinese , ( ) , meaning `` Official in Charge of the Pasturing '' , refers to an asterism consisting of Omicron Piscium , Eta Piscium , Rho Piscium , Pi Piscium and 104 Piscium . Consequently , Omicron Piscium itself is known as ( . ) Properties . This is a probable astrometric binary system . The visible component , Omicron Piscium A , is an evolved K-type giant star with a stellar classification of K0 III . At the estimated age of 390 million years , it is most likely ( 76 % chance ) on the horizontal branch , rather than the red-giant branch . As such , it is a red clump star that is generating energy through helium fusion at its core . The star has three times the mass of the Sun and has expanded to over 14 times the Sun 's radius . It is radiating 132 times the Sun 's luminosity from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 5,004 K .
Gronchi Rosa . The Gronchi Rosa is a rare Italian postage stamp design error . It was part of a 1961 issue for the voyage of president Giovanni Gronchi to three South American countries . The 205 liras rosa was intended for the stopover in Peru . The artist made a mistake with the boundaries between Peru and Ecuador . The rose-colored stamp was quickly replaced by a grey version with corrected boundaries , but some philatelic souvenirs using the Gronchi Rosa already existed . A forgery of this stamp is known to exist .
From Out of the Skies . From Out of the Skies is the ninth studio album by the American hard rock band BulletBoys . The album was released March 23 , 2018 on Frontiers Records . The track `` D-Evil '' features a guest appearance by Jesse Hughes from Eagles of Death Metal . The album was recorded at Dave Grohl 's Studio 606 in Northridge , California . Reception . Vito Tanzi of Cryptic Rock rated the album 3 out of 5 stars . Marcos `` Big Daddy '' Garcia of Metal-Temple.com called the album `` excellent '' , rating it an 8/10 . Track Listing . The track listing was adopted from iTunes .
Elbert , Texas . Elbert is a census-designated place ( CDP ) in Throckmorton County , Texas , United States . The population was 30 at the 2010 census . Geography . Elbert is located at ( 33.274758 , -99.002109 ) . According to the United States Census Bureau in 2000 , the CDP has a total area of 11.7 square miles ( 30.4 km² ) , all of it land . Prior to the 2010 census , the CDP lost area reducing it to a total area of , all land . 2010 census . As of the census of 2010 , there were 30 people , a decrease of 46.43 % since 2000 ( 26 people ) . The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.67 % White ( 29 people ) and 3.33 % Native American ( 1 person ) . The CDP did not have any people from Hispanic or Latino of any race . 2000 census . As of the census of 2000 , there were 56 people , 24 households , and 16 families residing in the CDP . The population density was 4.8 people per square mile ( 1.8/km² ) . There were 32 housing units at an average density of 2.7/sq mi ( 1.1/km² ) . The racial makeup of the CDP was 92.86 % White , 5.36 % Native American , and 1.79 % from two or more races . There were 24 households out of which 29.2 % had children under the age of 18 living with them , 62.5 % were married couples living together , 4.2 % had a female householder with no husband present , and 33.3 % were non-families . 33.3 % of all households were made up of individuals and 16.7 % had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older . The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 3.00 . In the CDP , the population was spread out with 26.8 % under the age of 18 , 1.8 % from 18 to 24 , 30.4 % from 25 to 44 , 12.5 % from 45 to 64 , and 28.6 % who were 65 years of age or older . The median age was 38 years . For every 100 females , there were 93.1 males . For every 100 females age 18 and over , there were 105.0 males . The median income for a household in the CDP was $ 27,188 , and the median income for a family was $ 33,125 . Males had a median income of $ 21,250 versus $ 33,750 for females . The per capita income for the CDP was $ 23,670 . There were no families and 2.9 % of the population living below the poverty line , including no under eighteens and none of those over 64 . Climate . The climate in this area is characterized by hot , humid summers and generally mild to cool winters . According to the Köppen Climate Classification system , Elbert has a humid subtropical climate , abbreviated `` Cfa '' on climate maps .
Ashlee Pistorius . Ashlee Pistorius ( born December 1 , 1985 ) is an American soccer forward who last played for Saint Louis Athletica of Women 's Professional Soccer . In the fall of 2009 she was appointed the new head coach of Ursuline Academy Varsity Soccer .
RUOK ? Day . R U OK ? Day is a national day of action in September ( held on the second Thursday - in 2018 Thursday 13 September ) dedicated to reminding people to ask family , friends and colleagues the question , `` R U OK ? `` , in a meaningful way , because connecting regularly and meaningfully is one thing everyone can do to make a difference to anyone who might be struggling . R U OK ? is a not-for-profit suicide prevention organisation founded by Australian ad man Gavin Larkin in 2009 . R U OK ? works collaboratively with experts in suicide prevention and mental illness , as well as government departments , corporate leaders , teachers , universities , students and community groups . Its activities also align with the Australian Government 's LIFE Framework . Background . In a 12-month period , it is estimated that 65,000 Australians make a suicide attempt , with an average of 2,320 people dying by suicide every year . In fact , around 45 per cent of Australians will experience mental illness in their lifetime , while 20 per cent are affected every year . History . Gavin Larkin experienced the suicide of his father in 1995 resulting in the eventual co-creation with Janina Nearn of `` R U OK ? '' in 2009 . The R U OK ? tagline was brought about from extensive research proving that checking in with someone can really make a difference to their mental state . On the R U OK ? website Gavin has said that , `` Getting connected and staying connected is the best thing anyone can do for themselves and for those who may be at risk . '' Since its inception , many Australian celebrities , community leaders and athletes such as Hugh Jackman ; Naomi Watts ; Simon Baker ; South Sydney Rabbitohs co-captain , Roy Asotasi ; former Rugby league player Wendell Sailor , gold medal Olympian Libby Trickett and community leader Deepak Vinayak have enlisted as ambassadors and supporters to help raise awareness . In 2009 Yahoo ! 7 's Sunrise reported that 650,000 conversations took place as a result of the campaign , which statistically is proven to help stop little problems turning into big ones . In 2012 , the annual Don Ritchie Award was announced in conjunction with R U OK ? Day to recognise the `` extraordinary acts of service and commitment to suicide prevention , '' said NSW Minister for Mental Health , Kevin Humphries . After his death , Don Ritchie , the 'Angel of the Gap ' , was recognised for his `` efforts in saving the lives of hundreds of people at risk of suicide '' with the award that will continue to recognise the efforts of others in this field .
1998 Bulgarian Cup Final . The 1998 Bulgarian Cup Final was played at the Vasil Levski National Stadium in Sofia on May 13 , 1998 , and was contested between the sides of CSKA Sofia and Levski Sofia . The match was won by Levski Sofia .
Connie Kaldor . Connie Isabelle Kaldor , ( born 9 May 1953 ) is a Canadian folk singer-songwriter . She is the recipient of three Juno awards . Early life and education . Kaldor was born in Regina , Saskatchewan . She graduated from Campbell Collegiate in Regina in 1972 and the University of Alberta in 1976 with a BFA degree in theatre . Career . Kaldor performed with various theatre groups , including Theatre Passe Muraille , The Mummers and 25th Street House Theatre , until 1979 , when she gave it up to start a full-time music career . In 1981 , she founded her own independent record label , Coyote Entertainment , and has released fourteen albums . In 1997 , she was featured performer in Moose Jaw , Saskatchewan on the last broadcast of Peter Gzowski 's CBC national radio program Morningside . She has won the Juno Award for best children 's album three times , in 1989 , 2004 , and 2005 . Most of her music is for adults . She co-wrote a song for the animated television series based on the comic strip `` For Better or For Worse '' , which debuted in 2000 . She is married to music producer and Hart-Rouge member Paul Campagne , and lives in Montreal . Her song `` Wanderlust '' was covered by Cosy Sheridan . In 2003 , her television show `` @ Wood River Hall '' debuted on VisionTV . In 2006 , she was made a Member of the Order of Canada .
Calno , Virginia . Calno is an unincorporated community in King William County , Virginia , United States .
Yanoshi . Yanoshi ( , ) is a village in Zakarpattia Oblast ( province ) of western Ukraine . Geography . The village is located around 6 km east of Berehove . Administratively , the village belongs to the Berehove Raion , Zakarpattia Oblast . History . It was first mentioned as Ivanosi in 1321 . Population . In 1910 , it had a population of 1118 , mostly Hungarians . According to the official census of 2001 , the population included 2030 inhabitants .
Radical 81 . Radical 81 meaning `` compare '' or `` compete '' is 1 of 34 Kangxi radicals ( 214 radicals total ) composed of 4 strokes . In the Kangxi Dictionary there are 21 characters ( out of 49,030 ) to be found under this radical .
Cavaleiros do Forró . Cavaleiros do Forró is a Brazilian Forró band formed in Natal , Rio Grande do Norte in 2004 . The group has sold more than 2.5 million albums .
Philippe Jacquin . Philippe Jacquin ( 22 January 1942 – 28 September 2002 ) was a French anthropologist . Scientific Literature . He has published twenty books on North America including : American Indians , The Indian Policy of the United States ( 1830-1890 ) , and The American people : origins , immigration , ethnicity . These are reference books which outline the history of American Indians , including the blending of cultures and the initial conquest of the American West .
Orto Botanico dell'Università di Torino . The Orto Botanico dell'Università di Torino ( 2.6 hectares ) is a botanical garden and arboretum operated by the Dipartimento di Biologia Vegetale of the University of Turin . It is located in the Parco del Valentino along the Po River , at Viale Pier Andrea Mattioli , Turin , Italy , and open weekends and holidays during the warmer months ; an admission fee is charged . The garden 's origins can be traced as far back as 1560 , when collections of live plants were established at the Studio di Mondovì , which moved to the university in 1566 . Today 's garden dates to 1713 , when Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia established the Orto Regio . With establishment in 1729 of the university 's chair in botany , held by G.B . Caccia , it legally became a part of the university . Between 1730 and 1731 the garden was laid out in a geometric plan of flowerbeds within the Castello del Valentino 's existing garden area ( approximate 6800 m2 ) , within which Caccia planted about 800 species . By 1762 some 1200 species were in cultivation . In 1796 Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia donated areas west and north of the castello , bringing the garden 's area to somewhat larger than its current extent . By 1810 the garden contained about 6000 cultivated plants , with an arboretum organized on its northern section ( the boschetto ) , and the constructions of greenhouses , orangery , and herbarium . Between 1831 and 1839 further construction added more greenhouses , and in 1848 a substantial orangery . But the subsequent century saw considerable diminution of the garden . After 1876 various greenhouses were demolished to make way for laboratories , in 1892–1893 garden space was lost to further building , and in 1929 , 1969 , and 1977 additional greenhouses were eliminated . The garden was extensively damaged , with loss of collections , during World War I and World War II by neglect and bombings . However , the garden is now recovering . Prof. Bruno Peyronel introduced an alpine garden in 1962–1963 , in 1969 a new greenhouse was built for tropical and subtropical species , in 1986 another greenhouse added for succulent plants , and in 2006 another for South African plants . It also contains notable specimens of `` Cedrus libani '' , `` Fagus sylvatica '' , `` Ginkgo biloba '' , `` Platanus orientalis '' , `` Populus deltoides '' , `` Pseudotsuga menziesii '' , `` Pterocarya fraxinifolia '' , `` Pterocarya stenoptera '' , `` Quercus robur '' , `` Taxus baccata '' , and `` Zelkova carpinifolia '' .
Shripad Shri Vallabha . Shripad Shri Vallabha ( Sanskrit : श्रीपाद श्रीवल्लभ ) is an incarnation of Lord Dattatreya who was born and lived in Pithapuram , a town in present-day Andhra Pradesh in India . He is considered one of the first complete Avatars ( incarnations ) of the deity Dattatreya in Kali Yuga . Birth . Sripad Srivallabh was born to Sri Appalalakshminarashimaraja Sharma and his wife Sumathi on Ganesh Chaturti ( Bhadrapada Sudha Chavithi ) . He was born as their 2nd son . Vallabhesh Brahmin story . It is believed that the Avatar Shripad Shrivallabh is 'Chiranjeevi ' ( immortal ) and that he took 'Jalsamadhi ' in Kuravapura or Kurugaddi , a river island on river Krishna near Raichur , Karnataka . He disappeared since then as a human but still exists in 'Tejorup ' ( in Pure energy form ) Sometime after Vallabha disappeared , a Brahmin named Vallabhesh vowed to go to Kuravapur and feed 1,000 Brahmins if he earned more than his usual profit . Near Kuravapur , he encountered bandits in disguise who robbed and beheaded him . Vallabha suddenly appeared from nowhere and killed the bandits with his Trishula ; one , who appealed to the saint as Shiva , was spared . Vallabha asked him to reattach Vallabhesh 's severed head to his body and brought him back to life . Vallabhesh Brahmin completed his vow and became a disciple of Shripad Shri Vallabha . Vallabhesh Brahmin is considered the `` mula-purush '' ( founder ) of the Hedgewar family . K. B. Hedgewar , founder of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh ( RSS ) , was a ninth-generation descendant of Vallabhesh .
Rainy Lake 17B . Rainy Lake 17B is a First Nations reserve in Rainy River District , Ontario . It is one of the reserves of the Naicatchewenin First Nation .
Camino a Idilia . `` Camino A Idilia '' is the fourth LP released by the argentinian Punk rock formerly Hardcore punk band `` Shaila '' , released on November 18 , 2006 . The album was recorded and mixed between April and September by Javier Suarez at . Drums and bass were recorded on March 2006 in MCE Studio , Buenos Aires - Argentina by Martin Carrizo and Pablo Sicilano . This is the first album mastered in a foreign country , in , Fort Collins , Colorado - USA by Jason Livermore Track listing . Music on all song by Pablo Coniglio , except `` Paralogismo en 6 '' by Joaquin Guillén . All songs arranged by `` Shaila '' . Matías Alvarez sings in `` La Meta Supranacional '' . Acoustic Guitars by Pablo Coniglio in `` Alter Ego '' , `` Aunque Digan Que No '' , `` La Perfección De Los Soberbios '' , `` L'amour et l'decéption '' and `` Incendio Global '' .
Gregg Juarez . Gregg Juarez ( January 9 , 1924 – May 26 , 2018 ) was an American art dealer who has been the proprietor of a series of galleries in both Europe and the United States , as well as a noted philanthropist . A native Californian , he was a ninth-generation member of a family which predates California becoming part of the United States . Indeed , early members of the clan were the participants in the first recorded marriage in Mission Santa Barbara in the 18th century . Over the years Juarez has owned galleries in Beverly Hills , Paris and Palm Beach , Florida . As a philanthropist he was a patron of both Pepperdine University and Scripps Health . Juarez resided in Carlsbad , CA in a large pink house overlooking the Batiquitos Lagoon , which was filled with his vast personal collection of artwork , including pieces by noted artists such as by Rodin , Miro , Chagall , and Lesieur .
Rath Eastlink Community Centre . The Rath Eastlink Community Centre is a multi purpose sporting facility located in Truro , Nova Scotia . The facility features an NHL sized arena , a competition-sized ( 25m ) swimming pool , a water slide , a fitness centre and , a rock climbing wall . The facility opened on March 2 , 2013 . The opening day was set for fall 2012 but , was delayed due to a steel plant fire , and painting issues during construction of the arena . Inaugural game and hosting of the Fred Page Cup . The first hockey game , which coincided with the opening of the RECC , was held March 2 , 2013 between the visiting Metro Shipbuilders and the Truro Bearcats . Attendance topped 2,800 opening night and tickets to the game were provided free of charge by the Bearcats . Various charitable groups were able to collect donations during the evening . EastLink TV televised the inaugural game ; one that saw the Bearcats defeat the Shipbuilders 4-3 . The current single-night attendance record at the arena was set during a Maritime Hockey League game between the Weeks Crushers and Truro Bearcats . 3090 people attended game seven of the Eastlink division semi-finals between the two teams . From April 30 to May 5 , 2013 the Truro Bearcats hosted the Fred Page Cup Eastern Canadian Junior 'A ' Hockey Championships at the RECC . The event was the first of its kind to be held at the new arena . The tournament was an overall success , and was a fitting cap to the Bearcats first season at the new arena . Truro won the championship , going undefeated , and claimed the right to move on to nationals by a score of 3-2 over the visiting Summerside Western Capitals in double overtime . Grand opening . The Rath Eastlink Community Centre held its official grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony on September 28 , 2013 . April Wine performed that evening ; marking the first concert held at the venue . Gloryhound is also scheduled to perform . All portions of the facility are open for use throughout the day .
Gifu Nagaragawa Stadium . is a multi-purpose stadium at the Gifu Memorial Center in Gifu , Japan . It is currently used mostly for football matches . It is the host of FC Gifu . The stadium was originally opened in 1991 and has a capacity of 26,109 spectators . It serves as the start and finish point for the annual Gifu Seiryu Half Marathon each May .
Kresttsy . Kresttsy ( ) is the name of several inhabited localities in Russia .
Morontobara . Morontobara was an ancient name for Manora Island , located In Karachi , Pakistan . Alexander the Great camped to prepare a fleet for Babylonia after his campaign in the Indus valley ; 'Morontobara ' island ( ancient Manora Island near Karachi harbour ) , from where Alexander 's admiral Nearchus set sail ; and Barbarikon ( Βαρβαρικόν ) , a port of the Indo-Greek Bactrian kingdom . External links . Karachi-Wikioyage
Billy Bland ( runner ) . Billy Bland ( born 1947 ) is a British former long-distance runner . He was one of the most prominent fell runners from the mid-1970s until the late 1980s , and is arguably the best long-distance fell runner in the history of the sport . He was born in 1947 in Borrowdale in the Lake District . His father Joe Bland was a guides racer and several other members of Billy 's family also became fell runners , including his brothers Stuart and David . Bland took part in professional guides races early in his career and was reinstated as an amateur around the time of the inaugural Borrowdale Fell Race in 1974 . By 1976 he had improved enough to finish eighth in the British Championships . This was followed by further progression until 1980 when he became the British Champion . Bland is a former holder of the record for the fell running challenge the Bob Graham Round which involves a circuit of forty-two Lake District peaks , covering around sixty-six miles . He accomplished this in a time of 13:53 on 19 June 1982 . This stood as the fastest time until 8 July 2018 when it was beaten by Kilian Jornet . Among Bland 's other outstanding records are that for the Wasdale Fell Race , which he completed in 3:25:21 in 1982 ( only three weeks after his Bob Graham Round record ) . This time has not been approached in recent years , despite the event being one of the counting races in the national championships on several occasions . He also holds the record for the Borrowdale Fell Race , having run 2:34:38 in 1981 .
Samuel Epstein ( geochemist ) . Samuel Epstein ( December 9 , 1919 – September 17 , 2001 ) was a Canadian-American geochemist who developed methods for reconstructing geologic temperature records using stable isotope geochemistry . He was elected to the United States National Academy of Sciences in 1977 , and a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 1997 . Biography . Sam Epstein was born in Kobryn , Belarus , then part of Poland , and as a child his family emigrated to Winnipeg , Manitoba . After receiving a B.Sc . in Geology and Chemistry ( 1941 ) and a M.Sc . in Chemistry ( 1942 ) from the University of Manitoba , Epstein completed his Ph.D. at McGill University under the supervision of Carl A. Winkler in 1944 . His thesis focused on the synthesis and reaction kinetics of high explosives , including RDX and HMX . Epstein subsequently worked for the Canadian Atomic Energy Project for several years . In 1947 , Epstein moved to the United States to begin a research fellowship with Harold Urey 's group at the University of Chicago . While at Chicago , Epstein , along with Ralph Buchsbaum , Heinz A. Lowenstam , C. R. McKinney and others developed the carbonate-water isotopic temperature scale , allowing ancient ocean temperatures to be determined from precise measurements of 16O in geological samples of calcium carbonate . This method is still the most widely used geochemical climate proxy for locations and times not sampled in ice core records . Epstein joined the faculty of the California Institute of Technology in 1952 , and continued to explore the new field of stable isotope geochemistry . He and his students used mass spectrometry to study natural variations in the isotopic abundances of hydrogen , carbon , oxygen and silicon , with applications to archeology , biochemistry , climatology , and geology . He was awarded the Wollaston Medal of the Geological Society of London in 1993 . Epstein remained at Caltech as a Professor and Professor Emeritus until shortly before his death on September 17 , 2001 . The European Association of Geochemistry quinquennially awards a Science Innovation Award medal named in his honour for work in isotope geochemistry .
Albomycin . Albomycins are a group of naturally occurring antibiotics belonging to the class of sideromycins , which are `` compounds composed of iron carriers called siderophores linked to antibiotic moieties '' . They are particularly effective against Gram-negative bacteria of the family `` Enterobacteriaceae '' and few Gram-positive bacteria such s `` Streptococcus pneumoniae '' , `` Bacillus subtilis '' and `` Staphylococcus aureus '' . In 2000 a group of scientists from SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals , UK reported that the antibiotic part of albomycin `` in vitro '' can inhibit seryl t-RNA synthetase from both eukaryotic and prokaryotic representatives . Structure . Albomycins are naturally occurring sideromycins produced by some streptomycetes . The siderophore part of albomycin δ2 is similar to ferrichrome . It contains three molecules of δ-N-hydroxy-δ-N-acetyl ornithine linked to a serine , all by peptide linkage . The C-terminus of the serine is linked to another serine attached to the antibiotically active 4 ’ -thio ( N4-carbamoyl-3-methyl ) cytidine moiety . The trihydroxamate part serves the siderophore function as it can trap Fe+3 and is essential for active transport of the antibiotic . Iron-free albomycin δ2 has a molecular weight of 992 Da , and when loaded with iron it is 1045 Da .
Mac OS Romanian encoding . Mac OS Romanian is a character encoding used on Apple Macintosh computers to represent the Romanian language . It is a derivative of Mac OS Roman . Layout . Each character is shown with its equivalent Unicode code point and its decimal code point . Only the second half of the table ( code points 128–255 ) is shown , the first half ( code points 0–127 ) being the same as ASCII . Differences from MacRoman are indicated with a heavy border .
Brad Budde . Brad Edward Budde ( born May 9 , 1958 ) is a former American college and professional football player who was an offensive guard in the National Football League ( NFL ) for seven seasons during the 1980s . Budde played college football for the University of Southern California ( USC ) , and was an All-American and the winner of the Lombardi Award . He was a first-round pick in the 1980 NFL Draft , and played professionally for the NFL 's Kansas City Chiefs . Early years . Budde was born in Detroit , Michigan . He attended Rockhurst High School in Kansas City , Missouri . College career . Budde attended the University of Southern California ( USC ) and played for the USC Trojans football team from 1976 to 1979 . He was the first player since World War II to start as a freshman . Budde is one of USC 's most highly decorated offensive lineman . As a senior in 1979 , he was a unanimous first-team All-American , runner-up in the Outland Trophy voting , USC Offensive Player of the Year , USC Most Inspirational Player , and an Academic All-American . He was also selected as the first and only Lombardi Award winner in USC 's history . In 1980 , Budde also earned the NCAA Post Graduate Scholarship . During his career at USC , Budde started in three Rose Bowls , all won by USC . In 1978 , led by head coach John Robinson , USC won a share of the national championship . Budde was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1990 , the USC Hall of Fame in 1999 , and the Rose Bowl Hall of Fame in 2010 . Professional career . Budde was the eleventh pick in the first round of the 1980 NFL Draft by the Kansas City Chiefs . Budde and his father , All-Pro Ed Budde , became the first and only father and son in NFL history to be drafted in the first round to the same team and play the same position . He played for the Chiefs through 1987 . Personal life . Off the field , Budde and his wife , Nicolette , worked with abused and neglected children through Camp Opportunity and Division of Family Services in Kansas City , Missouri . Following retirement from the NFL in 1988 , Budde returned to college and earned his master 's degree in physical therapy from Loma Linda University . For the last 17 years , Brad has rehabilitated senior citizens as President of Budde Physical Therapy , Inc. From 1995 to 2005 , Brad also worked as the offensive line coach at San Clemente High School and Orange Coast College . In 2005 Budde founded GameDay Performance Systems , bringing the fundamentals of high performing sports teams into the workplace . Budde lives with his wife Nicolette in Capistrano Beach , California . They are the parents of two children , Sasha and Beau . Sasha is a high school English teacher in Irvine , California and won the Teacher of Excellence award for the 2011–12 school year ; she resides with her husband Sean in San Clemente , California . Beau is a high school social science teacher and is the quarterbacks coach and offensive coordinator at University High School in Irvine ; he and his wife , Annette , live in Orange , California .
Natan Panz . Natan Panz ( ) , ( September 28 , 1917 – April 28 , 1948 ) was a Jewish football player from Mandatory Palestine , who played for Maccabi Tel Aviv and Beitar Tel Aviv , as well as playing one match with the Mandatory Palestine national football team . He was also an Irgun member , and was killed during the 1947–48 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine in battle with the British Army . Biography . Panz was born in Vitebsk , then in the Russian Republic , shortly before the October Revolution . In 1921 the family left Soviet Russia to Eretz Israel and settled in Tel Aviv . Panz studied in Herzliya Hebrew Gymnasium and Nordia Gymnasium and later in the American University of Beirut , and worked as a clerk in the Tel Aviv municipality . Career . Panz started played football in Maccabi Tel Aviv 's youth team , and appeared for the senior team at an early age . Panz 's performance during Maccabi 's tour of North America , has landed him an offer to join a New York club , to which Panz refused . Panz won two championships , in 1936 and 1937 and made one appearance with the Mandatory Palestine national football team , against Greece , during 1938 FIFA World Cup qualification . In 1939 , Panz transferred to Beitar Tel Aviv , and led the club to promotion to the top division . During the following years , the club won two cups ( 1940 and 1942 ) and a joint-championship ( 1945 ) , as well as finishing as runners-up both in the league and the cup . Panz also took part in Beitar 's victory over Hajduk Split in 1944 . In 1947 , after Beitar Tel Aviv was forced to disband by the Mandatory Government and was reformed as Nordia Tel Aviv , Panz refused to appear in the newly reformed team and transferred back to Maccabi Tel Aviv . Death . As the 1947–48 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine broke out , Panz aided both the Haganah and the Irgun in their defensive activities on the Jaffa frontline , before joining the Irgun , where he was appointed a ranking officer . He participated in a raid on a British munitions train in which arms were seized , helping enable the Irgun to attack Jaffa . On 25 April 1948 , the Irgun launched an offensive on Jaffa , which was countered by British forces . Panz was commanding an armored vehicle in Menashiya , and was killed when a British armored vehicle shelled it .
Ashville Depot . The Ashville Depot is a small former train station in the village of Ashville in Pickaway County , Ohio , United States . A simple weatherboaded building that was constructed in 1876 , it was once the commercial center of the area . Ashville was a railroad town that was founded at the intersection of a railroad line and a leading rural road . As the connecting point between the two modes of transportation , its train station was a central part of the life of the village and of the surrounding Harrison Township . In 1876 , the short-lived Scioto Valley Railway erected a new station in Ashville ; its construction helped to make the newly founded village the most important community in northern Pickaway County . After a century of use , the depot was closed in 1976 . Railroad officials planned its destruction , but local residents formed a historic preservation organization to save it ; accordingly , it was relocated and placed on concrete blocks . The depot was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980 , qualifying because of its historic architecture and its important place in local history ; among the reasons it qualified was its status as the only extant train station built by the Scioto Valley Railway . Such a designation is unusual , for buildings that have been moved from their original locations are not normally eligible for inclusion on the National Register .
Marion Independent School District ( Iowa ) . Marion Independent School District is a school district in Marion , Iowa . It consists of 1 high school , 1 middle school , 1 Intermediate school and 2 elementary schools along with the transportation building . There are 2401 students in the district . Support Staff . It also has the Marion Home School Assistance Program ( MHSAP ) .
Dušan Stankov . Dušan Stankov/ ( Serbian Cyrillic : Душан Станков ) ( 30 April 1900 , Vršac- 4 March 1983 , Belgrade ) , was an engineer and professor at the University of Belgrade 's Faculty of the Mechanical Engineering , a Yugoslav aircraft constructor , who contributed greatly to developing the studies at the faculty and the Faculty itself as well as to the development of the Yugoslav Air Force in general . Life . Dušan Stankov was born on 30 April 1900 in Vrsac ( Banat , Vojvodina ) where he finished elementary school and comprehensive high school . He graduated from the Faculty of Technology , Belgrade University in 1924 , and died on 4 March 1983 , as a retired professor of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering , Belgrade University . Career . Following his graduation from university , and after serving conscript duty , engineer Stankov began working in Ikarus factory in Zemun in September 1927 as an engineer until 1931 . In that period he spent several months working on the construction and production of aircraft in Ikarus and in the Novi Sad-based Ikarus factory . At the time , seaplanes of domestic constructors for the purposes of Yugoslav navy air force were manufactured at the Novi Sad-based Ikarus factory . The Ikarus factory engaged engineers Rudolf Fizir and Josef Mickl who had long and vast experience in building aircraft . These engineers were outstanding in building aircraft ; however , they lacked training in calculating constructions , so they were assigned a young engineer , D. Stankov who excelled in static mechanics , and who did all calculations in static mechanics of all the planes built by his senior colleagues . Based on these calculations these seaplanes were granted their sailing licenses . From April 1931 to April 1933 , engineer Dusan Stankov worked in the Air Force Command in Zemun . As of April 1933 he transferred from the Air Force Command into the Zemun-based company Zmaj as a technical manager of this aircraft factory , staying on this post until the capitulation of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia in the April War 1941 . These years are considered to be Stankov ’ s most prolific period in his career . Besides working on aircraft construction , whether he liked it or not , as a technical director he had to deal with the problems in aircraft production , which were not so trivial . Namely , the machine industry in Yugoslavia was poorly developed then , so the manufacturers were left to their own devices to solve these problems . On the other hand , this proved to be a very fertile soil for future development of experts of all profiles . The Yugoslav aviation industry between two world wars was a sort of a seminary of superb experts in all profiles and specializations . Furthermore , during the war , Dusan Stankov was a reader at the Department of Mechanical Engineering , Faculty of Technology in Belgrade for the subject Static Mechanics of Aircraft . In the post war period , professor Dusan Stankov continued working on construction of aircraft , so as early as 1946 he participated in a competition opened by the Air Force Command , so based on the pre-war bomber Zmaj R-1 he designed a twin-engine training bomber Ikarus 215 which did not go into serial production , however , the prototype made in Ikarus factory , was used for years for the training of bomber pilots at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering in Belgrade at the Aviation Department , when upon fulfilling legal conditions for a full-tenured professor , he retired . Teaching career . As early as 1934 , engineer Dušan Stankov began teaching at the Faculty of Technology , Belgrade University , as associate reader . As of 1946 he was elected honorary lecturer at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering , where together with his colleagues he laid solid foundations for modern studies , thus enabling our air force of those times which was in great need of educated staff , to get young , educated professionals . In October 1948 , he was elected associate professor at the Aviation Department of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering , and in 1949 was appointed dean of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering . As the Dean of the Faculty he gave immense contribution to improving studies and providing all necessary conditions for establishing and equipping much needed labs in the faculty . In 1971 , he was awarded the title of honorary professor of the University of Belgrade . Books . During his teaching career at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering , professor Dusan Stankov , in addition to writing numerous scientific papers , also authored a textbooks : `` Lectures from static aircraft '' and “ Calculation of aircraft constructions ”
Turismo Carretera . Turismo Carretera ( Road racing , lit. , Road Touring ) is a popular touring car rally racing series in Argentina , and the oldest car racing series still active in the world . The first TC competition took place in 1937 with 12 races , each in a different province . Future Formula One star Juan Manuel Fangio ( Chevrolet ) won the 1940 and 1941 editions of the TC . It was during this time that the series ' Chevrolet-Ford rivalry began , with Ford acquiring most of its historical victories . Until the 1960s the races were held on temporarily closed roads , hence the series ' name . These improvised circuits would often present a combination of dirt and asphalt surfaces unlike those of dedicated race tracks . During the 1960s the category began employing high-end technologies , with local manufacturers investing heavily for prestige . The Ford Motor Company of Argentina and Chevrolet were main contenders , with Dodge to a lesser degree . The European marque Renault , which had merged with Industrias Kaiser Argentina and thus inherited the Rambler range , was also a contender . In the 1970s , the Sport Prototipo ( modified cars in the Gran Turismo vein ) category was spun off TC to allow TC to return to its stock-car roots which made it immensely popular with small-town audiences . The spin-off withered away slowly . A second spin-off was TC 2000 Championship in the 1980s which allowed the showcasing of the smaller cars most Argentines were driving , thus including Peugeot , Renault , Fiat and Volkswagen , and later , Japanese brands as well . TC 2000 soon became as popular as TC itself . In later years , and to preserve its main draw , TC has been clinging to the larger models that have mostly gone out of use in Argentine roads , and incorporated imported engines . Brands in TC still have huge fan bases , with Ford being the largest . General Motors decided to end manufacturing Chevy Coupé SS ( Chevrolet Nova ) in Argentina in 1977 . Chevrolet reputedly draws the second largest fan base in later years . Dodge and IKA-Torino are the other two participants with wins in TC . Cars . Please note that both Dodge and Torino were equipped with Chrysler Cherokee engines after 1995 . Back when they won the titles they were equipped with their original engines . ( a Dodge `` Slant Six '' engine for Dodge and a Tornado engine for the Torino ) .
2009 British Academy Scotland Awards . The 2009 British Academy Scotland Awards were held on 8 November 2009 at the Glasgow Science Centre , honouring the best Scottish film and television productions of 2009 . Presented by BAFTA Scotland , accolades are handed out for the best in feature-length film that were screened at British cinemas during 2008 . The Nominees were announced on 17 October 2009 . The list caused some controversy for the lack of film actresses making the nominations . The ceremony was hosted by Lorraine Kelly . Bill Forsyth , Jeremy Isaacs , David Jones and Patrick Doyle were honoured with Outstanding Contribution awards at this ceremony . Winners and nominees . Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface .
All the Devils Are Here . `` All the Devils Are Here : The Hidden History of the Financial Crisis '' is a nonfiction book by authors Bethany McLean and Joseph Nocera about the 2008 financial crisis . It details how the financial crisis bubbled up from a volatile , and bipartisan , mixture of government meddling and `` laissez-faire '' . It concludes it was not an accident , that banks understood the big picture before the crisis happened but continued with bad practices . The title . The title of the book comes from William Shakespeare 's play `` The Tempest '' , in which he wrote `` Hell is empty , and all the devils are here '' .
1991 Pilkington Glass Championships . The 1991 Pilkington Glass Championships was a women 's tennis tournament played on grass courts at the Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club in Eastbourne in England that was part of Tier II of the 1991 WTA Tour . The tournament was held from 17 June until 22 June 1991 . Singles . Martina Navratilova defeated Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–4 , 6–4 Doubles . Larisa Savchenko-Neiland / Natalia Zvereva defeated Gigi Fernández / Jana Novotná 2–6 , 6–4 , 6–4
C.C . ( Doc ) Dockery . C.C . ( Doc ) Dockery ( born May 6 , 1933 ) is a Florida businessman and is married to Paula Dockery , a former member of the Florida Senate . He is the author of two books , `` Who ’ s Killing Workers ’ Compensation in Florida '' and his autobiography `` Country Boy '' . He co-authored `` Beyond the Hill '' a chronicle of Members of Congress and their work after they left public office . He served as an advisor to two Florida governors and a president , was a member of the Florida Polk County School Board and led an effort to successfully change Florida ’ s constitution . He was named a Florida Icon by Florida Trend magazine in their June 2013 issue . Early life . Charles Croffard Dockery ( born May 6 , 1933 ) in Elkin , North Carolina to Mildred Hurt Dockery and Doctor ( name , not title ) Albert Dockery . Dockery attended elementary school in Jonesville , North Carolina until his dad abandoned the family . He then moved with his mother and brother to his grandparents ’ , Henry and Victoria Hurt , rural home near Eagle Mills Township where he continued his education at Union Grove Elementary and High School , graduating high school in three years at age 17 . After graduation , he left the tobacco farm to go to work at Sears Roebuck in Greensboro , North Carolina . 1951 he joined the U.S. Air Force for a four-year tour of duty and reenlisted for another four-year term in 1955 . While in the Air Force , he was trained as a clerk but was later cross-trained as a public information specialist ending his military career in the fall of 1959 . His last assignment was as a speech writer for the commanding general of the 9th Air Force , Shaw Air Force Base , Sumter , South Carolina . He moved to Lakeland , Florida and enrolled at Florida Southern College earning his Bachelor of Science degree with a major in journalism in 1961. Business career . While at Florida Southern , Dockery edited two trade publications , one for the Florida Plumbing Association and one for the Florida Roofing , Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors . After graduating from Florida Southern he became the executive director of the Florida Roofing , Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors Association . He was employed by the construction trade group for more than 15 years before he left to form his own business , Summit Consulting , Inc. in February , 1976 as a real estate holding company and consulting firm for other trade associations . He started his company a year before he left the trade association . In 1978 Dockery organized Summit ’ s first self-insurers fund , Associated Industries of Florida , which commenced operations April 1 . Later that year , the Florida Retail Federation engaged Summit to start a self-insurers fund for workers ’ compensation commencing business January 1 , 1979 . Additional self-insurers funds for workers ’ compensation were formed by Summit in Louisiana , Georgia , Missouri , and Oklahoma . In 1984 he sold the company to an international brokerage firm . The management team at Summit later bought the company and formed Summit Holdings . Shortly thereafter Dockery was invited to become member of the board of directors of Summit Holdings , helping take the company public in 1997 . The company is now owned by American Financial Group . Florida high-speed rail efforts . In 1984 , Dockery became very interested and active in high-speed rail first advanced in Florida by Governor Bob Graham . After the election of Governor Bob Martinez in 1986 , Dockery was appointed to the Florida High Speed Rail Commission , serving as chairman before the effort was abandoned . High-speed rail in Florida was resurrected late in the term of Governor Lawton Chiles when the Florida Department of Transportation entered into an agreement with Florida Overland Express to build a high-speed rail link running from Orlando to Miami . That effort was killed by Governor Jeb Bush shortly after he was elected in 1998 . In 2000 Dockery authored a Florida Constitutional Amendment which required the construction of a high-speed rail network throughout Florida starting with a link between Tampa and Orlando . To implement the constitutional amendment the Florida High Speed Rail Authority was created by the Florida Legislature . He served as a member of that authority . Governor Jeb Bush got the constitutional amendment rescinded by the voters in 2004 . Dockery has remained an enthusiastic supporter of high-speed rail , which surfaced again when President Barack Obama was elected in 2008 and pledged more than $ 2 billion for the construction and operation of the Tampa/Orlando link . Governor Charlie Crist supported the effort but it was again derailed with the election of Governor Rick Scott in 2010 at the urging of the Florida Tea Party , which was vehemently opposed to President Obama ’ s stimulus plans and the construction of the rail link .
Teaching Assistants Association . The Teaching Assistants Association ( TAA ) is a graduate student employee union formed at the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1966 . It is credited as the first graduate student labor union . Following voluntary recognition by the university as the teaching assistants ' bargaining agent in 1969 , negotiations resulted in a 1970 strike , which secured `` bread-and-butter '' gains such as job security alongside grievance procedures . Their major unmet demand from their strike—the inclusion of teaching assistants and students in the course planning process—went unfulfilled . The TAA struck again in 1980 and lost its union recognition until 1986 . The union 's protest at the Wisconsin State Capitol building began the 2011 Wisconsin protests . History . Following an anti-draft sit-in on University of Wisconsin–Madison 's Bascom Hall in late May 1966 , a small group of teaching assistants ( TAs ) organized to form the Teaching Assistants Association ( TAA ) in June and became the first graduate student labor union . Their original campaign goals were mostly `` bread-and-butter '' : higher wages and better working conditions for TAs . In its first month , the TAA reaffirmed its connections to and roots in the anti-war movement and its calls for educational policy reform . The union struggled for graduate student support until February 1969 , when Wisconsin State Assembly majority leader Republican Representative John C. Shabaz proposed a bill to remove tuition remission for graduate students on assistantship . The bill was introduced during the black strike as a component of a conservative strategy to rout out out-of-state UW students , a group blamed for campus discontent . While the faculty thought the bill would n't pass or would otherwise be vetoed , the TAA pledged to fight the bill and proposed that they become the TAs ' official collective bargaining unit . Within weeks , they collected 1,100 members from 1,900 TAs and approached the university for recognition as the teaching assistants ' bargaining agent . Citing a lack of legislative approval , campus chancellor H. Edwin Young declined , but reneged when a consequential strike loomed later in the semester . Young offered to bargain if a vote administered by the Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission upheld the TAA 's claim of majority representation . After two days of elections , the union became the students ' official bargaining agent on May 18 , 1969 , with 77 % of voters overall in support and 52 of 81 academic departments with TAs in majority consensus . With threats of striking , the Shabaz bill was rescinded . With recognition , the university voluntarily agreed in a Structure Agreement to acknowledge and negotiate with the graduate student union . In completing the lengthy agreement process , the university decided to hire a recent graduate to represent them . The bargaining process was complicated by the union 's lack of experience , skepticism , political ideology , and decentralized nature . The TAA operated as a participatory democracy and , as such , did not have a consistent bargaining group , which led to recapitulation and confusion on both sides of the negotiation . The two parties struggled to find common ground on the union 's demands for the `` bread-and-butter '' wages and working conditions alongside additional asks for academic and human rights , such as job security through continual employment guarantees , class size limits , health benefits , office environment standards of light levels and space requirements , policies intended to end discrimination , participation in university governance , and evaluation by teams of students , faculty , and TAs , evenly split . Among their more contentious requests was for departmental bargaining with the TAA to establish and institutionalize roles for students and TAs in designing courses where TAs were employed . The requests that eroded faculty authority were not well received by the faculty or other labor unions , with the Wisconsin AFL-CIO head suggesting the latter demand was `` not a proper union issue '' . The TAA reaffirmed the importance of the `` educational planning '' demand for the future of their generation , and at one point , the university drafted a shared course design clause before it was removed in faculty resistance . 1970 strike . With negotiations deadlocked , the TAA set January 8 , 1970 as their bargaining deadline to be followed by `` unspecified action '' . They set March 15 as their strike deadline and despite a hurried attempt to make amends in the days preceding , the union rejected the latest offer and went on strike . It was the first staff strike in the university 's history and it would last 24 days . Chancellor Young called the strike illegal by state law and against their agreed terms for bargaining . Consequently , the administration severed discussions when the strike started , and sought a court order to stop it . Local labor support was mixed , as Local 171 ignored the strike and Teamsters Local 695 honored picket lines , halting food delivery , buses , and liquid nitrogen lab service . Some undergraduates picketed with the TAA and some striking TAs held their classes off-campus . The strike reduced class attendance in the areas closest to the biggest picket site , Bascom Hill , in its related College of Letters and Science and School of Education . The strike was largely non-violent , but increased in militancy over time , especially as spring break approached . Groups such as the New Year 's Gang and the Mother Jones Revolutionary League threatened physical harm if the union 's demands were n't met , and similar radical influx emboldened some strikers and alienated others enough to leave . The TAA president and others were arrested on March 24 for blocking a delivery , and the union picketed delivery routes throughout the spring break from March until April . Around the same time , Teamsters relented and allowed their drivers to work , the university announced hundreds of TAs would receive reduced paychecks during the strike , and a circuit judge granted the attorney general 's injunction petition : the strike was illegal and the TAs must return to work . In-person bargaining reconvened over the break , and the TAA 's `` educational planning '' demand—the major unmet demand for which they went on strike—was off the table . While the demand engendered undergrad support and a similar provision was outlined in the 1969 Structure Agreement , the faculty were now fundamentally opposed . The university 's proposal lacked the provision and was voted down at the April 5 TAA meeting , where they decided to continue the illegal strike . In the next two days , the Faculty Senate adopted a resolution that acknowledged the Structure Agreement 's language but added that faculty hold the `` ultimate responsibility ... for curriculum and course content '' . On April 7 , the TAA voted against continuing the strike and accepted the university 's latest offer in a vote of 534–348 , and the Board of Regents approved the contract on April 10 , 1970 . State legislators were unhappy with the contract and at the request of the state 's Joint Committee on Finance , the attorney general ruled on the contract 's legality , finding it legal . The TAs had won union representation with bargaining rights and a contract that gave better job security and grievance procedures , though the TAA leadership and `` Daily Cardinal '' were unsure `` who had won '' the strike . 1980 strike . The TAA went on strike again in 1980 regarding education-related policy and university governance . In response , the university rescinded its recognition of their contract . The Wisconsin legislature began to recognize the union in 1986 . Act 10 and Recall Walker . The TAA led a 1,000-person protest at the Wisconsin State Capitol building on Valentine 's Day in 2011 , which began the 2011 Wisconsin protests , including a monthlong protest at the capitol . The union voted against endorsing a challenger in the 2012 recall election . Legacy . The TAA is credited as the first graduate student labor union , and its formation preceded the unionization of several others graduate schools in the 1970s , including at the City University of New York ( CUNY ) , Michigan , Oregon , and three universities in Florida . However , CUNY graduate students were covered in a 1968 union contract , which predated the TAA 's first contract in 1970 . UC Berkeley teaching assistants also had formed a union earlier under the American Federation of Teachers in December 1964 , and had 400 members at one time ,
Máel Ruanaid Mór mac Tadg . Maelruanaidh Mor mac Tadg , first King of Moylurg , and ancestor to all subsequent Kings of Moylurg . He is usually assumed to have lived in or about the year 956 . Maelruanaidh was a son of Tadg mac Cathal ( King of Connacht 925–956 ) and brother to Conchobar mac Tadg , who succeeded as king in 967 . Indeed , he could claim no less than ten ancestors as Kings of Connacht since the 6th century . Maelruanaidh is said to have made a deal where , in return for abandoning any claim to the provincial kingship , he would be given Moylurg . His dynasty were known as the Clan Mulrooney , and later still took the surname of MacDermot .
Gyulakeszi . Gyulakeszi is a village in Veszprém county , Hungary .
6th of October ( city ) . 6th of October City is a city in Giza Governorate , a satellite town and part of the urban area of Cairo , Egypt , 32 km ( 20 miles ) outside the city . It has a population ranging between some 185,000 in the city to an estimated 500,000 inhabitants in the wider area . 6th of October was the capital of the now defunct 6th of October Governorate . A new city in the desert , it hosts Egyptian students and students from various countries , such as the Persian Gulf , Jordan , Nigeria , Cameroon , Syria , Iraq , and the Palestinian territories , who study at its private universities . History . The settlement was established in 1979 by the 504th presidential decree of Egyptian president Anwar El Sadat . It is from the great pyramids of Giza and from downtown Cairo . The city has a total area of and , eventually , is expected to have 6 million inhabitants , although there are many unoccupied or incomplete buildings . It was announced as the capital of the 6th of October Governorate in April 2008 . Following the governorate 's dissolution in April 2011 , in the wake of the Egyptian revolution , it was reincorporated into the Giza Governorate , to which it had originally belonged . The city 's name commemorates the commencement of the October War on the 6 October 1973 , the same date chosen as Egypt 's Armed Forces Day . Climate . Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as hot desert ( BWh ) . Its climate is very similar to Giza and Cairo , owing to its proximity to them Headquarters . 6th of October is the headquarters of the Confederation of African Football . It hosts Egypt 's Smart Village , the technology park and regional hub for many companies in the IT and financial sectors . Business . 6th of October City has one of the largest industrial zones in Egypt on which the entire city is established . The industrial zone provides jobs for employees within the city as well as from other parts of Giza . It is accompanied by a banking sector that groups branches of all banks in Egypt in an area that is close to the industrial area to serve the needs of the industry and residents . Industry . 6th of October Airport is used for the transport of products and materials to and from the city . The city also houses four industrial zones . Education facilities . There are seven private universities in 6th of October City , including two private medical schools at Misr University for Science and Technology and October 6 University . Health services . The city has several teaching , public , and private hospitals as well as many smaller clinics . Islam . The city is served by many mosques , the largest being El Hosary Mosque on El Tahrir St. Christianity . There are several churches in 6th of October . The most famous of them is St. Mary and St. Merkurious Church . Leisure and entertainment . The city has a wide variety of entertainment and leisure activities for families and individuals . Shopping malls . There are eight mega malls ( four under construction ) , as well as many small malls and centers with an average of three for each city . Cinemas . 6th of October has 10 cinema complexes , 4 of which are under construction . Clubs . There are nine sporting clubs ( with one under construction ) . Other entertainment . The city has two paintball fields ( Adrenaline Paintball and KEE Action Park ) . There are two amusement parks : Dream Park and Mega Park ( under construction ) . Camp X-treme is a team building venue , family picnic park and camping facility for kids and adults .
Grace , Mississippi . Grace is an unincorporated community in Issaquena County , Mississippi . It is located several miles northeast of Mayersville . Although it is unincorporated , Grace has a post office , with the ZIP code of 38745 . Climate . The climate in this area is characterized by relatively high temperatures and evenly distributed precipitation throughout the year . According to the Köppen Climate Classification system , Grace has a Humid subtropical climate , abbreviated `` Cfa '' on climate maps .
Bachelor pad . `` A `` bachelor pad '' is a slang term for a living space owned by a bachelor ( single man ) that is designed as a collective space ( as opposed to individual items ) with the purpose of facilitating a bachelor in his daily activities to include but not limited to daily functionality , use of free time , hobbies and interests , entertaining friends , and seducing women . A bachelor pad can be done on a very limited budget as is the case with many young adults and college students or to a level of extravagance as seen amongst celebrities . '' It should not be confused with the formal term `` bachelor apartment '' , which is used in real estate to refer to an apartment with no bedrooms , in which the main room serves as a bedroom , living room and dining room ( and sometimes kitchen ) . History . In the United Kingdom the term bachelor pad usually refers to a flat where a single young man lives alone . Most students in the UK are unable to afford this luxury , and are forced to live with other students , hence the heightened social status attributed to this particular sense of the phrase . In the United States it generally refers to small houses or apartments where unmarried men , often college/university students , live until they obtain larger or more luxurious houses or apartments , are married , or generally `` move up '' in standards of living and taste . During the 1950s and 1960s , the bachelor pad was considered one of the ultimate possessions for a young career-minded man . In this space , he was able to decorate his apartment with style to fit his tastes . For much of the early 20th century , the female presence in the home dominated while it was a man 's responsibility to become the breadwinner . In the 1950s , men 's attitudes about marriage changed with the representation and openness of sexuality featured on-screen . At this point , the thought of being single was welcomed , and most men felt comfortable to court a number of women freely . The bachelor pad then became a symbol of the 1960s cosmopolitan male , and a typical `` pad '' included : a bar , an array of artwork , furniture ( usually designed by a well-known architect ) , minimal décor , and a hi-fi system for entertaining . It reflected his awareness of culture and the arts , while at the same time it acted as a lure for potential female visitors — which meant it was usually clean . Fictional examples can be seen in films such as Rock Hudson 's pad in `` Pillow Talk , '' Brian Bedfords in `` The Pad and How to Use It '' , James Bond 's residence in any of the early James Bond films , and Tony Stark 's Malibu Mansion . Later bachelor pads are stereotyped as being messy , with old food and dirty dishes and clothing being strewn about the floor , sinks , and other areas in proximity to places where they are useful ( examples being dirty clothes piled up near a washer and/or dryer , dirty dishes in a sink , or moldy food in a refrigerator ) — often to the disgust of women related to or involved with the men living in `` pads . '' Several men may share a pad and its expenses for financial reasons or friendship , which stereotypically worsens living conditions compared to the one person case , as depicted in `` The Odd Couple '' and its derivatives . Pads may also be the sites of wild parties . Unmarried men 's living accommodations are often detailed in fiction in a way in which women 's flats are not . Examples from the range of fiction include : the home of Withnail and his flatmate in the film `` Withnail and I '' . A less dire pad was depicted in the 1966 film `` The Pad and How to Use It '' . Finally , the famous shared rooms of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson were a combination dining room , interview room , laboratory and library .
Percy Rivington Pyne 2nd . Percy Rivington Pyne 2nd ( June 23 , 1882 – August 15 , 1950 ) was a banker , financier , and philanthropist . He founded the stock exchange firm of Pyne , Kendall Hollister . Early life . He was born on June 23 , 1882 in New York City , the son of Moses Taylor Pyne ( 1855–1921 ) and Anna Margaretta Stockton . His father inherited much of the Moses Taylor family fortune and was a major benefactor of Princeton University . His mother was a direct descendant of Richard Stockton , signer of the Declaration of Independence . Pyne prepared at St. Paul 's School in Concord , New Hampshire . He received a B.A . degree from Princeton in 1903 . While a freshman , Pyne won the Intercollegiate Golf Association individual championship in 1899 . Career . In 1904 , he began his financial career in connection with the Farmers ' Loan & Trust Co. , and , in 1907 , he became associated with the management of the Moses Taylor Estate . On February 8 , 1909 , Pyne organized the banking firm of Pyne . Kendall & Hollister , with offices in the new National City Bank Building , at 55 Wall street . He was a member of the board of directors of the Commercial Trust Co. of New Jersey , the East River Gas Co. , the New Amsterdam Gas Co. , the Syracuse & Binghamton Railroad , Cayuga & Susquehanna Railroad , the Delaware , Lackawanna & Western Coal Co. , etc . He was president and director of the Prospect Company of New Jersey and was trustee and chairman of the East Side Branch of the Young Men 's Christian Association . Personal life . Pyne became the friend and benefactor of hockey legend Hobart A. H. Baker . Baker resided at Pyne 's home at 263 Madison Avenue . Pyne sent Baker gifts and clothing while he was fighting in France . After Baker 's untimely death , Pyne was Chairman of the Fund Committee that erected Hobey Baker Memorial Rink at Princeton in honor of his friend . Pyne , who never married , died at his Sepulveda , California home on August 15 , 1950 at the age of 68 after a long and debilitating illness . Society life . In New York City , he belonged to the following clubs : Union Club of the City of New York , Knickerbocker Club , University Club of New York , Racquet and Tennis Club , Metropolitan Club , New York Yacht Club , The Union League Club , Down Town Association , Aero , Automobile , Princeton Club of New York , Underwriters , Touring Club of America , Manhattan , Intercollegiate , Whitehall and Motor Car Touring Society . Other clubs and societies to which he belonged : Meadow Brook Golf Club , Short Beach , Rockaway Hunting Club , Morris County Golf Club , Baltusrol Golf Club , Garden City Golf Club , National Golf , Tuxedo Club , South Side Sportmen 's Club , Westbrook Golf , Archdale Quail , Islip , Touring Club of France , Automobile Association of London , and St. Nicholas Society .
Inderjit Dhillon . Inderjit S. Dhillon is the Gottesman Family Centennial Professor of Computer Science and Mathematics at the University of Texas at Austin , where he is also the Director of the ICES Center for Big Data Analytics . His main research interests are in machine learning , data analysis , parallel computing , network analysis , linear algebra and optimization . Biography . Dhillon received his B.Tech . degree from the Indian Institute of Technology , Bombay in 1989 . He subsequently worked at AT & T Bell Laboratories as a Research Staff Member under Dr. Narendra Karmarkar . He received his Ph.D. from the University of California at Berkeley in 1997 under the direction of Beresford Parlett and James Demmel . Dhillon joined the Computer Science faculty at the University of Texas at Austin in 1999 . Academic works . Dhillon 's main research interests are in machine learning , data analysis and computational mathematics . His emphasis is on developing novel algorithms that respect the underlying problem structure and are scalable to large data sets . In computational mathematics , he is best known for his work on developing the first numerically stable O ( n^2 ) algorithm for the symmetric tridiagonal eigenvalue problem , His software is now part of LAPACK , and is the method of choice in various software packages , such as the function `` eigen '' in R. In machine learning , Dhillon is well known for his work on clustering and co-clustering high dimensional data sets , metric and kernel learning , inverse covariance estimation , divide-and-conquer methods , and NOMADic methods for large-scale problems in machine learning . Honors and awards . Dhillon is a fellow of the Association for Computing Machinery ( ACM ) , a fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers ( IEEE ) , a fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics ( SIAM ) , and a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science ( AAAS ) . In addition , he has received the ICES Distinguished Research Award , the SIAM Outstanding Paper Prize , the Moncrief Grand Challenge Award , the SIAM Linear Algebra Prize , the University Research Excellence Award , and the NSF Career Award .
Lambach ( Eickumer Mühlenbach ) . Lambach is a small river of North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany . It is a left tributary of the Eickumer Mühlenbach .
Harold K. Forsen . Harold K. Forsen was born in St. Joseph , Missouri , on September 19 , 1932 . In 1952 , he married his high-school sweetheart Betty A. Webb while he served in the Air Force ( 1951–55 ) . After his tour of duty was finished , he enrolled in the California Institute of Technology and earned his B.S . and M.S . in Electrical Engineering in 1959 . Following graduation , Forsen worked at the General Atomics Company in San Diego California on various nuclear energy issues including nuclear fusion , which became an integral part of his career in later years . He decided that a PhD was required to make significant contributions in the plasma physics field and enrolled in the Electrical Engineering Department at the Berkeley campus of the University of California . He obtained his PhD in 1965 under the mentorship of Professor Al Trivelpiece . His career then turned toward the academic side and in 1965 he was hired into the Nuclear Engineering Department of the University of Wisconsin-Madison . It was there that he became well known internationally for his insight and scholarly work in the field of plasma physics . He was also instrumental in starting the fusion technology program at Wisconsin . Several of his PhD students went on to become leaders of the United States fusion energy program . The next chapter in his life was in the area of nuclear fission and in 1973 he left the University of Wisconsin to lead a mostly classified program in the use of lasers to separate uranium-235 from uranium-238 at the Exxon Nuclear Company in Bellevue , Washington . He eventually became an Executive Vice President in the company . At Exxon he created many patents utilizing laser isotope separation . While at Exxon , Harold continued his “ academic ” role and served as the President and finally Chairman of the Board of the Pacific Science Center in Seattle , Washington for 6 years . He also was a founding member of the Washington State Academy of Sciences board of directors . He was then lured ( in 1981 ) to the Bechtel Company in San Francisco to be the Vice President and Manager of the Technology Group . After serving in that capacity for 14 years , he retired in 1995 . He lived in three different locations after retirement ; Kirkland , Washington , North Lake Tahoe , California , and Indio , California . He served on numerous advisory and review panels , including the 1990 DOE Fusion Policy Advisory Committee ( FPAC ) , established by then Secretary of Energy James D. Watkins . Dr. Forsen is the recipient of many professional society and national awards , including the Arthur Holly Compton Award of the American Nuclear Society . He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences , a Fellow of the American Physical Society and the American Nuclear Society and was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 1989 . He was very active in the governance of the NAE an after retirement served as the Foreign Secretary for 8 years ( 1995-2003 ) . He was recently elected as a foreign associate to the Japanese Engineering Academy . Harold died on March 7 , 2012 , at the age of 79 . Personal . He was survived by his wife of 60 years , Betty , and the rest of his family : John Forsen ( Gayle ) , Ron Forsen ( Debbie ) , Sandy Hartrick ( Tom ) , six grandchildren , a sister-in-law and her children .
Europa Cliffs . The Europa Cliffs ( ) are a group of interconnected hills and rock ridges on the west side of Jupiter Glacier in eastern Alexander Island , Antarctica . They were mapped from trimetrogon air photography taken by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition , 1947–48 , and from survey by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey , 1948–50 . They were named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee from association with Jupiter Glacier after Europa , one of the satellites of the planet Jupiter .
2017 Eliteserien Promotion/Relegation play-offs . The 2017 Eliteserien Promotion/Relagetion play-offs was the 44th time a spot in the Eliteserien was decided by play-off matches between top tier and second level clubs . At the end of the 2017 season , Aalesund and Viking were relegated directly to 2018 OBOS-ligaen , and were replaced by Glimt and Start who were directly promoted . Background . The play-offs between Eliteserien and OBOS-ligaen have been held every year since 1972 with exceptions in 1994 and 2011 . They take place for the two divisions following the conclusion of the regular season and are contested by the fourteenth-placed club in Eliteserien and the four clubs finishing below the automatic promotion places in OBOS-ligaen . The fixtures are determined by final league position – the first to knockout-rounds begins with the four teams in the OBOS-ligaen : 3rd v 6th and 4th v 5th , and the winner then play each other to determine who meet the Eliteserien club in the final . Qualified teams . The four OBOS-ligaen teams first played a single game knockout tournament , with the winner ( Ranheim ) advancing to a two-legged tie against the Eliteserien team ( Sogndal ) for the 16th and final spot in the 2018 Eliteserien season . Ranheim won promotion to Eliteserien with a 1–1 on aggregate and a 5–4 win on penalties against Sogndal . Matches . The third to sixth-placed teams took part in the promotion play-offs ; these were single leg knockout matches , two semi-finals and a final . The winners , Ranheim , advanced to play the 14th placed team in Eliteserien over two legs in the Eliteserien play-offs for a spot in the top-flight next season . Final . The 14th-placed team in Eliteserien , Sogndal , played a two-legged play-off against Ranheim , the winners of the OBOS-ligaen promotion play-offs , to decide who will play in the 2018 Eliteserien . `` 1–1 on aggregate . Ranheim won 5–4 on penalties . ''
Loup y es-tu ? `` Loup y es-tu ? '' ( or `` Promenons-nous dans les bois '' ) is a famous French children 's song , a `` comptine '' ( a `` counting-out song '' ) . It sings about how a group enters a forest where no wolf is to be seen and `` as long as he is n't there , he wo n't eat us '' . During the refrain the wolf is called , but each time he is busy putting on one of his clothes . Near the end he finally arrives , which is the sign for the children to run away . Lyrics . Pendant que le loup n'y est pas . Mais comme il y est pas , Loup , y es-tu ? Que fais-tu ? M'entends-tu ? Le loup : « Je mets ma chemise » Le loup : « Je mets ma culotte » Le loup : « Je mets mes chaussettes » Le loup : « Je mets ma veste » Le loup : « Je mets mes bottes » Le loup : « Je mets mon chapeau » Ajouter les vêtements souhaités par l'enfant Le loup : « Je prends mon fusil ! J'arrive ! Me voilà ! »
Penola Island . Penola Island is a small island in Sherratt Bay lying close off the south coast of King George Island , in the South Shetland Islands . Charted in 1937 by DI personnel on the `` Discovery II '' , and named for the Penola , the British Graham Land Expedition ( BGLE ) ship which assisted the Discovery II in the search for a survey party stranded on King George Island in January 1937 .
Maria Jane Hyde . Maria Jane Hyde ( born 1969 ) is an English singer and musical actress . Early life . Hyde was born in 1969 in The Memorial Hospital in Shooters Hill , London , England . Her father , Edward Hyde , is a successful company founder ( Copyforce ) , her mother is Maureen ( née Fennelly ) . Hyde grew up with her two older brothers in various Boroughs of The City of London . From the age of 4 , Hyde attended the Roman Catholic Saint Mary 's Primary School . At age 10 , she started her training at the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts , Britain 's oldest theatre school . During her training , Hyde appeared in various musicals and productions , i.e . `` Annie '' ( London/ England ) as 'Pepper ' , in `` The Wizard of Oz '' ( London/ England ) as 'Munchkin/Dorothy ' and the BBC Television production `` Grange Hill '' . Career . In 1985 , Hyde auditioned for a new type of musical at that time , the London production of `` Starlight Express '' . She was chosen by Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber and became 1st Cast 'Pearl ' in the following year , at the age of only 16 . In 1988 , Hyde became the original 'Pearl ' in `` Starlight Express '' Germany , the most successful musical in history . In 2009 Maria Jane Hyde set up her own musical school - Starlight Musical Academy in Velbert , Germany . www.starlightmusicalacademy.de Personal life . Hyde has a daughter . She currently lives in Velbert , Germany .
Sister cities of Jakarta . This is a list of twin towns and sister cities of Jakarta .
Laubertia . `` Laubertia '' , a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae , was first described 1844 . They are native to Mexico , Central America , and South America .
Laila Storch . Laila Storch ( February 28 , 1921 ) is an American oboist and the first woman oboist to graduate from the Curtis Institute in Philadelphia , where she studied with Marcel Tabuteau . Career . Storch was the principal oboist for the Houston Symphony Orchestra , Carmel Bach Festival , the Bethlehem Bach Festival , Marlboro Music Festival and the Casals Festivals . Additionally , she played with the National Symphony Orchestra , the Kansas City Philharmonic , and the Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra . She has also been professor of oboe at the Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico , for many years at the University of Washington and guest professor at Indiana University as well as the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing , China . She is one of the longest serving members of the Soni Ventorum Wind Quintet . Storch has published a biography of Marcel Tabuteau , longtime Curtis Institute faculty member and world-renowned solo oboist ( 1915-1954 ) of the Philadelphia Orchestra .
Imperial Bank Limited . Imperial Bank Limited ( IBKL ) , commonly known as Imperial Bank , is a commercial bank in Kenya , the largest economy in the East African Community . It is one of the forty-three commercial banks licensed by the Central Bank of Kenya ( CBK ) , the central bank and national banking regulator . On 13 October 2015 , the Central Bank of Kenya placed the Bank under the management and control of the state 's Kenya Deposit Insurance Corporation because of what the Central Bank termed as `` unsafe and unsound business conditions '' at the Bank . Separately , sources said an internal fraud scheme had occasioned the move . The CBK had hoped that owners of Imperial Bank would inject cash into the institution but has recently lamented that the shareholders had failed to make good on their promise . Depositors of the troubled bank can now make their claims at any KCB or Diamond Trust Bank Group branch and such claims will take three days to confirm their details before they are paid . Overview . The bank is a medium-sized retail bank that caters to both individuals and corporate clients. , the bank 's total asset base was valued at about US $ 498 million ( KES:43 billion ) , with shareholders equity of approximately US $ 66.2 million ( KES:5.719 billion ) . At that time , Imperial Bank Limited was ranked the 19th largest Kenyan commercial bank , by assets , out of forty-three licensed banks in the country . History . Imperial Bank Limited was established in 1992 as a Finance and Securities Company . In 1996 , the bank commenced commercial banking services , following the issuance of a banking license by the Central Bank of Kenya . In January 2011 , the bank , in partnership with Mukwano Group , a Ugandan business and manufacturing conglomerate , opened a subsidiary , Imperial Bank Uganda , with headquarters at 6 Hannington Road , on Nakasero Hill , in the center of Kampala 's central business district . Governance . Alnashir Popat , a non-executive director of the bank , serves as the Chairman of the seven-member board of directors . Following the death of Abdulmalek Janmohamed in September 2015 , Naeem Shah was named Managing Director , on an interim basis . Recent Developments . On 21 June 2016 , the Central Bank of Kenya appointed NIC Bank as asset and liabilities consultant for Imperial Bank ( in receivership ) . Effectively , NIC Bank took over the responsibility of returning funds to the failed bank 's deposit customers . The agreement also allows NIC to acquire some of the deposits , assets and liabilities of Imperial once its receiver manager the Kenya Deposit Insurance Corporation starts liquidating the bank . January 11th2017 , ( a collaboration of investors affected by the continuously delayed and fraudulent Imperial Bank receivership of October 2015 ) draft an open letter to the Central Bank of Kenya and Kenya Deposit Insurance Corporation ( responsible for the receivership mandate ) requesting a final statement regarding the ruling from Millimani Law Courts dated 4 November 2016 stating that 40 % of the outstanding funds can and should be paid out to the effected parties awaiting their dues . March 24 , 2017 , Central Bank of Kenya extends the receivership for another 90 days expressing that the handlers of the receivership ( Kenya Deposit Insurance Corporation ) require more time . May 3 , 2017 , NIC Bank completes its process with assisting on the Imperial Bank Limited investigation and pay out structure .
SS Jacona ( 1918 ) . SS `` Jacona '' was the first floating electric power plant . This powership was a cargo ship converted to a mobile electric generator plant for emergencies . It was used by the United States Navy during World War II and supplied electric power to South Korea on a temporary basis . Description . `` Jacona '' was a 7,000-ton steam-driven cargo ship . The vessel was made for the United States Shipping Board . `` Jacona '' was long and wide . The concept for a floating mobile power plant in the form of an ocean going ship was conceived by Walter Scott Wyman . The design engineering was done by Nepsco Services . `` Jacona '' was the world 's first sea-going electric generator powership . History . Launched on November 30 , 1918 and completed in April 1919 by the Todd Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Company of Tacoma , Washington . It was rebuilt in 1930 at the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Newport News , Virginia . They installed two separate 10,000-kilowatt turbines to make a power plant that could produce up to 20,000 kilowatts of electrical power at once . `` Jacona '' was then towed by tug to Bucksport , Maine , to be put into service . There it supplied the Maine Seaboard Paper Company mill with 24,121,000-kilowatt hours of electricity from November 1930 to March 1931 . The mill otherwise could not obtain enough energy from other sources . It was placed as an interim power source until the Bingham Hydro Plant was completed and came on line . When `` Jacona '' was no longer used at Maine , the New England Public Service Company anchored the ship at Portsmouth , New Hampshire , and leased the electrical power it generated . It later bought the vessel outright from the United States Shipping Board . The electricity generated was connected to its city power transmission lines . It produced and supplemented about 15 % of the total electrical power needed for Portsmouth and about 30 % of its total steam power requirements . The steam was super-heated to and was at of pressure . In the spring of 1945 `` Jacona '' was confiscated by the United States Navy for use in World War II . To compensate Portmouth 's loss , work was then rushed to complete the J. Brodie Smith Hydro Plant on the Androscoggin River at Errol , New Hampshire , to produce Portmouth 's electrical needs . Also work was expedited on a 40,000 KW transmission line that connected the electrical lines at Nashua of the Public Service Company of New Hampshire to the New England Power Company at Tewksbury , Massachusetts . Korea service . The Russians shut off hydroelectric power to the South Korean Peninsula in May 1948 . The Navy ship `` Jacona '' generator power plant then furnished electricity into the general Korean power grid . One day in 1950 a rat got into the generator mechanism and accidentally short circuited it . Another electrical generator on board the ship automatically came on line to compensate for the loss of electricity that was generated by the first generator . This extra load caused the second generator to overheat and it eventually burned itself out . Korea had to restrict their use of electricity , since `` Jacona '' generators were no longer furnishing power at that time . The US government flew in spare parts to make the necessary repairs to the generators and later the power was restored from the ship . The U.S. Economic Co-operation Administration helped build a permanent 22,000 kW hydro-electric power plant and a 60,000 kW steam powered electric generator for facilities in Korea when the `` Jacona '' was removed from their power supply grid . Later service . `` Jacona '' provided power at Okinawa while operated by Ryukyu Electric Power Corporation around 1969 . She was sold to Philippines buyers in October 1971 .
William Cronon . William `` Bill '' Cronon , FBA ( born September 11 , 1954 in New Haven , Connecticut ) is a noted environmental historian and the Frederick Jackson Turner and Vilas Research Professor of History , Geography , and Environmental Studies at the University of Wisconsin–Madison . He was president of the American Historical Association ( AHA ) in 2012 . Education and recognition . Born in Connecticut , Cronon earned his D.Phil . from Jesus College , Oxford while a Rhodes Scholar from 1976 to 1978 . He holds a B.A . ( 1976 ) from the University of Wisconsin–Madison and an M.A . ( 1979 ) , M.Phil . ( 1980 ) , and PhD ( 1990 ) from Yale University . In July 1985 Cronon was awarded a MacArthur Fellowship . Cronon serves on the board of directors for The Trust for Public Land , a national land conservation group . He has been a member of the Wilderness Society since 1995 , and as of 2014 he served as vice chair of the organization 's governing council . Scholarship . Cronon is best known for his first book ' ( 1983 ) , based on a seminar paper he wrote for his Yale adviser Edmund Sears Morgan . He proposed that the way cultures conceptualize property and ownership is a major factor in economies and ecosystems . Secondly , unlike most historians , he documented that Native Americans actively intervened in and shaped the ecosystems in which they lived . His book `` Nature 's Metropolis : Chicago and the Great West '' ( 1991 ) `` is credited with having radically widened many environmental historians ' gaze beyond such things as forests and public lands to include cities and what Cronon calls the 'elaborate and intimate linkages ' between city and country . '' Cronon says that Chicago and capitalism fundamentally transformed the open Midwestern countryside . In one chapter , he details how grain became a standardized commodity . At first farmers sold it in sacks with the farm 's family name stamped on it ; as a commodity , it was sold in bulk as a standardized good stored in silos according to grade . The book won the 1992 Bancroft Prize and was a finalist for the 1992 Pulitzer Prize for History . Cronon was also featured in Ken Burns 's 2009 documentary ' . 'Scholar as Citizen ' blog . During the 2011 Wisconsin protests over the state budget , Cronon started a blog called `` Scholar as Citizen . '' His first blog post , on March 15 , 2011 , was about the American Legislative Exchange Council ( ALEC ) , an organization that provides model legislation to Republican and Democratic state legislators . According to Anthony Grafton of `` The New Yorker '' , `` Cronon argued from indirect evidence that ALEC had played a major role behind the scenes in Governor Walker 's attack on public employee unions in Wisconsin . He also argued that this sort of political work , though legitimate , should be done in the open . '' On March 17 , Stephan Thompson of the Wisconsin Republican Party filed a freedom of information request for email sent from or to Cronon 's University of Wisconsin-Madison account that contained keywords related to the ongoing political events , including `` Republican '' , `` Scott Walker '' , `` recall '' , `` collective bargaining '' , `` AFSCME '' , `` WEAC '' , `` rally '' , `` union '' , and the names of 12 Republican senators who supported Walker 's bill . Cronon also wrote an op-ed criticizing Walker for `` The New York Times '' , published on March 21 , 2011 . On March 24 , Cronon wrote a second blog entry announcing the Wisconsin Republican Party 's freedom of information request for his emails , saying that the party 's action had `` the nakedly political purpose of trying to embarrass , harass , or silence a university professor '' . Citing Wisconsin 's long history of protecting the right to academic freedom , Cronon asked the Republican Party of Wisconsin to withdraw its request . The party did not withdraw the request and on April 1 the university turned over a selection of Cronon 's emails . Attorney John Dowling , acting as senior legal counsel for the University of Wisconsin-Madison , included a statement with the documents that explained the university 's decision to continue to withhold some of Cronon 's emails . Martin discussed the idea of academic freedom and the university 's firm commitment to protecting all academics ' right to engage in the `` open intellectual exchange '' of ideas . In response to these events , on April 4 the Faculty Senate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison passed a resolution to protect academic freedom . The body decided , according to University Committee Chair Judith Burstyn , that the university needed to take a public position to defend academic freedom in the wake of the FOIA records request directed at Cronon . Political scientist Howard Schweber , who was involved in writing the resolution with colleague Donald Downs , commented : `` The university ca n't change the law , but the university can take a leading position on behalf of public employees everywhere and make a statement that we think this is wrong . What was begun as a classic notion of sunshine being the best disinfectant has turned into a law that 's used as a weapon to target not government officials and offices but individual public employees . '' The Wisconsin Republican Party had made no report on the contents of Cronon 's emails as of August 5 , 2011 . The party also filed other open records requests . The American Association of University Professors ( quoting Cronon ) said that `` this action by the Wisconsin Republican Party is an 'obvious assault on academic freedom ' '' .
2015–16 Al-Hilal FC season . The 2015–16 season was the Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club 's 59th in existence and 40th consecutive season in the top flight of Saudi Arabian football . Along with Pro League , the club also competed in the AFC Champions League , Super Cup , Crown Prince Cup and the King Cup . Squad information . Players and squad numbers last updated on 23 February 2016.Note : Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality . Matches . All times are local , AST ( UTC+3 ) . Crown Prince Cup . Al-Hilal started the tournament directly to the round of 16 , as one of last year 's finalists . All times were local , AST ( UTC+3 ) . King Cup . All times are local , AST ( UTC+3 ) .
Stuart Milner-Barry . Sir Philip Stuart Milner-Barry ( 20 September 1906 – 25 March 1995 ) was a British chess player , chess writer , World War II codebreaker and civil servant . He represented England in chess both before and after World War II . He worked at Bletchley Park during World War II , and was head of `` Hut 6 '' , a section responsible for deciphering messages which had been encrypted using the German Enigma machine . He was one of four leading codebreakers at Bletchley to petition the then-Prime Minister Winston Churchill directly for more resources for their work . After the war he worked in the Treasury , and later administered the British honours system . In chess , he represented England in international tournaments , and lent his name to three opening variations . Early life and education . Born in Hendon , London , Philip Stuart was the second of six children to a schoolteacher , Edward Leopold Milner-Barry , who died in 1917 , and his wife , Edith Mary . A talented chess player , he won the first British Boys ' Championship in 1923 . He was a pupil at Cheltenham College , and won a scholarship to Trinity College , Cambridge , where he obtained firsts in classics and moral sciences . He represented Cambridge in chess . At Cambridge , he befriended another chess player , C.H.O 'D . ( Hugh ) Alexander , and composed a number of chess puzzles . Between 1929 and 1938 he was a city stockbroker , although he was unhappy with the work . From 1938 , he was the chess correspondent for `` The Times '' , succeeded in 1945 by Harry Golombek . Early chess contributions . He made his debut in international-class chess at the strong London 1932 tournament , which World Champion Alexander Alekhine won . Milner-Barry 's best results in international competition were achieved in three straight years at the Margate tournaments from 1937–39 , and at Hastings 1938 . In all four events he finished just above the middle against strong fields , with performance ratings ( as calculated by Chessmetrics ) between 2538 and 2565 . This places him at a solid International Master standard , although he never received this title . He reached as high as No . 65 in the world between June and August 1941 , according to Chessmetrics , which ranks historical chess performances retrospectively , using modern algorithms . He represented England in chess , and played in the international Chess Olympiads of 1937 and 1939 . The latter tournament , held in Buenos Aires , Argentina , coincided with Britain 's declaration of war on Germany in September 1939 . Milner-Barry , with teammates who included Hugh Alexander ( at that time the British chess champion ) and Harry Golombek , abandoned the tournament unfinished , and returned to Britain . His full Olympiad results are listed later in the article . Bletchley Park . Upon their return , all three soon joined the Government Code and Cypher School ( GC & CS ) at Bletchley Park . Milner-Barry was recruited by mathematician Gordon Welchman , who had been his contemporary at Trinity College ; in turn Milner-Barry recruited Hugh Alexander . Arriving in early 1940 , he joined Welchman 's `` Hut 6 '' section , whose task was to solve the Enigma cipher machine as used by the German Army and Air Force . In 1993 , Milner-Barry wrote that `` to this day I could not claim that I fully understood how the machine worked , let alone what was involved in the problems of breaking and reading the Enigma cipher '' . Nonetheless , with his knowledge of the German language , he made a study of the decrypts and found that they contained stereotyped patterns and forms of address that could be exploited as `` cribs '' – reliable guesses for the plain language message that matched a given piece of encrypted text . Finding reliable cribs was a critical task for Hut 6 , as Enigma was broken primarily with the aid of `` bombes '' , large electromechanical machines which automatically searched for parts of the correct settings . Bombes were reliant on a suitable crib in order to succeed . In autumn 1940 , Milner-Barry was put in charge of the `` Crib Room '' . He was billeted with Alexander , who was working in Hut 8 , the counterpart to Hut 6 working on German Naval Enigma . Their close friendship let them easily resolve the competing needs of their sections for the limited available bombe time . By October 1941 , he was deputy head of Hut 6 under Welchman . At this time , Bletchley Park was experiencing a shortage of clerical staff which was delaying the work on Enigma , and the management of GCCS appeared unable to obtain the resources needed . This affected both Hut 6 and Hut 8 , which was run by mathematician Alan Turing with Hugh Alexander as his deputy . Together , Welchman , Milner-Barry , Turing and Alexander bypassed the chain of command and wrote a memorandum directly to the Prime Minister , Winston Churchill , outlining their difficulties . It fell to Milner-Barry to deliver the message to 10 Downing Street in person , on 21 October 1941 . The next day , Churchill responded , `` Action this day : Make sure they have all they want on extreme priority and report to me that this has been done . '' Within a month their needs were being met . In autumn 1943 , Milner-Barry took over as head of Hut 6 , which by that time had grown to over 450 staff , Welchman having been appointed the Assistant Director of Mechanisation at Bletchley Park . He remained in charge until the end of the war , presiding over a number of technical challenges presented by the introduction of extra security devices to the German Enigma , including the Enigma Uhr and a rewireable `` reflector '' rotor . His entry in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography notes that , `` although he increasingly felt that Hut 6 was on the verge of losing the ability to decode Enigma , it held on until the end of the war , and this was due in no small part to his gifted leadership . '' The official history of Hut 6 , written immediately after the end of World War II , comments on his early `` most vital technical achievement '' in finding cribs , and on his `` administrative and diplomatic talents '' in his later role as head of the section . After World War II . Milner-Barry joined the Treasury in 1945 with the grade of Principal . In 1947 , he married Thelma Tennant Wells , with whom he had a son and two daughters . The same year , he was promoted to Assistant Secretary , and Under-secretary in 1954 . Apart from a stint in the Ministry of Health from 1958–60 , he remained with the Treasury until 1966 , when , aged 60 , he had reached the normal retirement age for the civil service . He was persuaded instead to carry on as a ceremonial officer administering the honours system . In this role , he supported the knighthoods of P. G. Wodehouse and Noël Coward . Milner-Barry eventually retired in 1977 . He was appointed OBE in 1946 for his work in World War II , CB in 1962 , and KCVO in 1975 . Later chess contributions . He had also continued to play chess , competing in the 1952 and 1956 Olympiads . This 1956 Olympiad trip to Moscow was risky , since Britain and the USSR , which had been allies during World War II , were by then locked into the Cold War , and Milner-Barry 's wartime codebreaking knowledge would have been of great interest to the Soviets ; the very fact that Britain had broken German codes on a massive scale was kept secret until 1974 , when Frederick Winterbotham 's book `` The Ultra Secret '' was published . He placed second in the British Chess Championship at Hastings 1953 ( finishing behind only Daniel Yanofsky ) , with a score of 8/11 ; this would be his best result in British Championships . Olympiad results . Overall , he scored ( +12−13=13 ) , 18½/38 , for 48.7 per cent . Final years . In 1985 , Milner-Barry fiercely defended the reputation of Gordon Welchman , who had come under posthumous criticism for publishing details about the wartime work of Hut 6 . In 1992 , echoing his wartime visit to 10 Downing Street , Milner-Barry was a member of a party who delivered a petition to the Prime Minister calling on the government to help preserve Bletchley Park , which was then under threat from demolition . He died on 25 March 1995 in Lewisham Hospital , London . A memorial service was held for him at Westminster Abbey on 15 June . There is a conference room named after him at the Civil Service Club , 13 – 15 Great Scotland Yard , London SW1A 2HJ .
Alexander Bowman ( Irish politician ) . Alexander Bowman ( c. March 1854 – 3 November 1924 ) was an Irish politician and trade unionist . Baptised Patrick McKeown , he was always known as `` Alexander '' to his family , and acquired the surname `` Bowman '' to match that of his older half-siblings . Bowman was baptised on 17 March 1854 as a Roman Catholic , but brought up as a Presbyterian . A temperance campaigner in his youth , he joined the Flax Dressers ' Trade and Benevolent Trade Union and , in 1881 , became the first secretary of the Belfast Trades Council . He also served as secretary of the Irish Land Restoration Committee , a Georgist organisation . Politically a supporter of William Gladstone and the Liberal Party , this led him to favour home rule for Ireland , and he became a regular speaker at Irish National League meetings , and secretary of the Irish Protestant Home Rule Association . Bowman stood for Belfast North at the 1885 general election , becoming perhaps the first working-class candidate to stand in Ireland . His candidacy has been described by his biographer as `` independent Labour '' , and by F. W. S. Craig as Liberal . He was defeated by William Ewart , the Conservative Party candidate , who was his former employer . In 1888 , finding it difficult to obtain work , due to his nationalist views , he moved to Glasgow , then subsequently on to London , before returning to Belfast as a socialist activist . He was elected to the Belfast Corporation for the Belfast Labour Party in 1897 , coming top of the poll in Duncairn , and in 1901 , he was elected as President of the Irish Trade Union Congress .
Boal ( grape ) . Boal is a name given to several varieties of grape cultivated in Portugal , notably in the production of medium-rich fortified wines from Madeira Island . On many wine labels of Madeira wine , the variety 's name is anglicized as Bual . Madeira from Bual is typically less sweet than that from Malmsey , but more sweet than Sercial or Verdelho . The vines are also common in Portugal and Spain , where the fruit is used in the same way for fortified wines . Madeira Boal . Most of the Boal grown on Madeira is more fully known as Boal Cachudo ( a synonym for the Spanish variety Doña Blanca , though the two may be different grapes ) , which has been shown by DNA profiling to be identical to the Malvasia Fina grown in the Douro valley . Notable Boal . Buckingham Palace holds 25,000 bottles of wine , the oldest being a bottle of bual from 1815 .
Hymel Hunt . Hymel Hunt ( born 14 November 1993 ) is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who plays as a centre for the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the National Rugby League . He previously played for the Gold Coast Titans and Melbourne Storm . Background . Born in Auckland , New Zealand , Hunt moved to Queensland , Australia at a young age He played his junior rugby league for the Redcliffe Dolphins , before being signed by the Gold Coast Titans . Hunt is the cousin of Queensland Reds player and former Brisbane Broncos player Karmichael Hunt , and former South Sydney Rabbitohs teammate Kirisome Auva'a . Early career . From 2011 to 2013 , Hunt played for the Gold Coast Titans ' NYC team . On 21 April 2012 , he played for the Queensland under-20s team against the New South Wales under-20s team . 2013 . In Round 17 of the 2013 NRL season , Hunt made his NRL debut for the Titans against the Penrith Panthers . In April 2013 , he again played for the Queensland under-20s team against the New South Wales under-20s team . On 27 August 2013 , he was named at centre in the 2013 NYC Team of the Year . On 21 August 2013 , he signed a 1-year contract with the Melbourne Storm starting in 2014 . On 13 October 2013 , Hunt played for the Junior Kangaroos . 2014 . In 2014 , Hunt received a two-match suspension from the NRL after being found to have placed a bet on NRL matches . He re-signed with the Storm for 2015 . 2015 . Hunt made his Storm debut in Round 14 of the 2015 NRL season against the Parramatta Eels , scoring a try on debut . After the 2015 season , he was released by the Storm . On 20 December , he signed a 1-year contract with the South Sydney Rabbitohs starting in 2016 . 2016 . In Round 1 of the 2016 NRL season , Hunt made his club debut for the Rabbitohs against the Sydney Roosters , playing at centre and scoring a try in the Rabbitohs ' 42-10 win at the Sydney Football Stadium . 2017 . Hunt had a season plagued by injury in 2017 limiting him to only 12 appearances for the year . 2018 . Hunt made 21 appearances for Souths and scored 7 tries as the club finished 3rd on the table at the end of the regular season and made it all the way to the preliminary final before being defeated by Easts 12-4 .
Anand Shankar . Anand Shankar is an Indian film director and screenwriter , primarily working in Tamil cinema . Shankar started his career as an assistant director to Siddharth Anand in `` Anjaana Anjaani '' ( 2010 ) . He also assisted producer-director AR Murugadoss in movies such as `` Thuppakki '' and `` 7aum Arivu '' . He successfully finished his work as debut director on `` Arima Nambi '' starring Vikram Prabhu and Priya Anand , a Tamil thriller film . He has directed two movies by now , namely Irumugan and Arima Nambi , both of them became blockbusters at the box-office . His upcoming venture is bilangual film NOTA , alongside Vijay Devrekonda.The film released in Tamil and Telugu on October 5 , 2018 . Personal life . Anand Shankar is the grandson of National Award Winning playwright Komal Swaminathan . Anand Shankar got a mechanical engineering degree in Chennai from Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering ( SVCE ) , after which he studied at the New York Film Academy . He is the cousin of Srikanth Ravichandran , ex-husband of television host Dhivyadharshini .
Mandi Perkins . Mandi Perkins is a songwriter and lead singer of the band of Verona . Biography . Mandi Perkins was born and raised in Toronto , Canada . She attended UC Berkeley where she graduated with a degree in English literature . Following graduation , she moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in music while attending law school . Perkins toured the country and performed regularly on the Sunset Strip , Silverlake and in Echo Park at such venues as The Roxy , The Viper Room , The Satellite , The Echo and The Troubadour . She completed her first independent full length album , `` bleeding the line ... , '' in 2007 with producer Warren Huart . She then began working with music producer Jeff Rosen , who introduced her to executives at Sony Music , which signed her to a record deal . Mandi immediately began work on her major label debut album , `` Alice In No Man ’ s Land . '' After the collapse of the RCA Victor label and the firing of her label head , `` Alice In No Man ’ s Land '' only saw a limited digital release . All the lyrics on `` Alice In No Man ’ s Land '' were written by Perkins and the album was produced by Warren Huart and mixed by Michael Brauer . In the first half of 2009 , Perkins played the South by Southwest festival and did a club tour in the United States . Perkins asked for a release from her contract with Sony in June 2009 and started a new band named of Verona in July 2011 .
Ismael Sosa . Víctor Ismael Sosa ( born 18 January 1987 in San Martín , Buenos Aires ) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays for Liga MX club Tigres UANL . Nicknamed `` Chuco '' , Sosa is a dynamic forward who can play as either a striker , second striker or winger , due to his ability to score and assist goals . He holds a Mexican passport . Independiente . Sosa began his playing career in 2005 with Independiente . He made his league debut on 20 March 2005 in a 2–1 away defeat to Boca Juniors . In 2006 , he had a loan spell with San Martín de San Juan but returned to the Independiente where he played until 2009 making 80 league appearances and scoring 13 goals . During the 2009 winter transfer window he joined Argentinos Juniors under new manager Claudio Borghi where he started well with 3 goals in his first 6 games for the club . His good form in the Apertura 2009 helped the club to a creditable 6th-place finish and in the Clausura 2010 he was the top scorer for the club with 9 goals in 17 appearances helping the club to win the Primera División for the first time since 1985 . Gaziantepspor . Sosa was given the number 18 shirt at Kamil Ocak Stadium . He made his first Süper Lig appearance on 13 July 2010 , in Gaziantepspor 's fourth game of the season , in the match away to Kasımpaşa . Sosa scored his first league goal for Gaziantepspor against Bucaspor . Universidad Católica . On 7 January 2013 , Sosa joined Universidad Católica . Pumas UNAM . On December 26 , 2013 , Sosa was transferred to Mexican club Club Universidad Nacional . He had limited game time in his first tournament , scoring just 2 goals , but the return of Memo Vazquez saw an increase in opportunities resulting in an increased goal tally year on year . Sosa scored 5 goals in his second tournament with the club and found the net 7 times in his third tournament , the Clausera 2015 . The Apertura 2015 saw Sosa become the star man for Pumas and became only the 5th pumas player to score 10 or more goals in the short tournament format , scoring 10 goals . He also added 7 assists during the regular season . On December 9 , 2015 Club Universidad Nacional tied Sosa down for another three years to the club . For the Clausura 2016 tournament Sosa scored a brace in the first home game of the season in a 3-2 win over Deportivo Toluca . He also scored in the first game of the 2016 Copa Libertadores , opening the scoring in the first minute against Emelec . A fine run of form in the Copa Libertadores saw Sosa scoring again in a 0-2 victory at Olimpia followed by a brace against Deportivo Tachira in Ciudad Universitaria . Tigres UANL . On 18 June 2016 , Sosa arrived to Monterrey to join Tigres UANL . On 10 July , he made his debut as a starter playing against Pachuca FC in the 2016 Campeón de Campeones Cup . He scored the winning goal at 25 ' after a cross from Javier Aquino giving Tigres their first Campeón de Campeones championship . He scored his first goal with Tigres in Liga MX on July 30 , 2016 , the final goal of the 3-0 victory over América at the Estadio Azteca . International career . Sosa was picked to join the Argentina Under-20 squad for the 2007 South American Youth Championship in Paraguay .
National Register of Historic Places listings in Madison County , Arkansas . __NOTOC__ This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Madison County , Arkansas . This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Madison County , Arkansas , United States . The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below , may be seen in a map . There are 10 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county .
Edwin John Butler . Sir Edwin John Butler FRS ( 13 August 1874 – 4 April 1943 ) was an Irish mycologist and plant pathologist . He became the Imperial Mycologist in India and later the first director of the Imperial Bureau of Mycology in England . He was knighted in 1939 . Background and education . E.J . Butler was born in Kilkee , County Clare , Ireland the son of Thomas Butler , a resident magistrate . He initially went to school in Gainsborough , Lincolnshire but returned to Ireland in 1887 due to illness and studied under a tutor . A library in Cahersiveen where his father was transferred helped him develop an interest in a diverse range of topics . In 1890 his health improved and he went to the Christian Brothers School followed by Queen 's College , Cork , where in 1898 he took the degrees of M.B. , B.Ch. , and B.A.O . Butler also received an MSc in Botany from University College Cork in 1920 . Career in India . Butler took an initial interest in botany thanks to Marcus Hartog , a Professor of Natural History . Hartog was researching `` Saprolegnia '' a genus of fungus-like water moulds and Butler learnt techniques of study which he later applied to the related genus `` Pythium '' . He went to Paris , Antibes , Freiburg , and Kew , spending time in the Jardin des Plantes in Paris in the laboratory of mycologist Philippe Édouard Léon Van Tieghem . In 1900 , at the recommendation of the Royal Botanic Gardens , Kew , he was appointed as the first Cryptogamic Botanist to the Government of India at Calcutta . In 1902 , Butler was transferred to Dehra Dun under the Imperial Agricultural Department . During a visit to Coorg he studied spike disease of sandalwood which was later studied by L. C. Coleman , the Government Botanist in the state of Mysore . In 1905 he became Imperial Mycologist at the Imperial Agricultural Research Institute at Pusa . He published a monograph of the Indian wheat rusts in 1906 and his research on `` Pythium '' in 1907 . In 1918 he produced `` Fungi and diseases in plants '' , which became a standard reference work for tropical plant pathologists . Between 1910 and 1912 Butler additionally held the office of Director and Principal at the Agricultural College in Pusa . In 1921 his services to India were recognised and he was awarded the Order of the Indian Empire . Career in England . In 1920 , Butler returned to the United Kingdom to take up the post of director at the new Imperial Bureau of Mycology at Kew , Surrey , which was intended to research and provide information on plant diseases throughout the British empire . He helped staff and establish the bureau , later known as the International Mycological Institute , until his resignation in 1935 . Among his later studies were Panama disease of bananas , witch 's broom disease of cacao in Trinidad , and Yellow Leaf disease of tea in Nyasaland . In 1930 he published the `` Fungi of India '' along with Guy Richard Bisby . Butler subsequently became the first paid secretary of the Agricultural Research Council until ill-health forced his retirement in 1941 . Butler was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1926 , president of the British Mycological Society in 1927 and president of the Association of Applied Biologists from 1928 to 1929 . He was appointed to the Order of St Michael and St George ( CMG ) in 1932 and was knighted in 1939 . He died in 1944 following an attack of influenza . Several species of fungal pathogens were named by him and many have been named in his honour . Commemoration in Ireland . The work of Sir Edwin John Butler is commemorated in the naming of a building at University College Cork ( formerly Queen 's College , Cork ) in his honour . The Butler Building houses plant science teaching and research facilities , part of the School of Biological , Earth and Environmental Sciences at the university . The school also awards a 'Butler Prize ' to plant science undergraduate students . The Society of Irish Plant Pathologists award a Butler Medal to individuals who have made a significant contribution to plant pathology in Ireland . A plaque in his honour was unveiled at Kilkee , Co. Clare in May 2012 .
William E. DePuy . William Eugene DePuy ( ; October 1 , 1919 – September 9 , 1992 ) was a U.S. Army general and the first commander of the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command . He is widely regarded as one of the principal architects of the restructuring of U.S. Army doctrine after the American withdrawal from Vietnam . Early life and career . DePuy was born in Jamestown , North Dakota . His military career began when he enlisted in the South Dakota National Guard , eventually becoming a squad leader . He graduated from South Dakota State University in 1941 with a Bachelor of Science in Economics and received a Reserve Officers ' Training Corps commission as a second lieutenant of Infantry . His first assignment was with the 20th Infantry Regiment at Fort Leonard Wood , and during this time he walked to the Louisiana Maneuvers and back with his platoon . Shortly after the US entry into World War II , DePuy was assigned in 1942 as a `` green '' lieutenant , at age 22 , to the newly formed 90th Infantry Division . He received a field promotion to major in command of a battalion during the Normandy campaign in August 1944 , at age 24 . He served with the 90th in the fierce fighting from Utah Beach through the Battle of the Bulge . For his combat heroism he was awarded his first Distinguished Service Cross and three Silver Stars . He then served as an operations officer at division level and was promoted to lieutenant colonel in January 1945 . Post World War II . Following the war , DePuy attended the United States Army Command and General Staff College . After graduation , he served in myriad command and staff positions , including command of the 2d Battalion , 8th Infantry , 4th Infantry Division , and the 1st Battle Group , 30th Infantry , 3d Infantry Division , both in the Federal Republic of Germany . In 1948 he attended the Defense Language Institute for a year to learn Russian , followed in 1949 by assignment as Assistant Military Attaché , and later the acting Army Attaché in Budapest , Hungary . During the Korean War , DePuy spent time convalescing after a broken leg , and then performed clandestine service for the Central Intelligence Agency in China and other Asian countries . In 1953 , DePuy began attendance at the Armed Forces Staff College , followed by assignment to the Office of the Chief of Staff of the United States Army , where he worked on modernization of Army force structure , doctrine and training policies . In 1960 , DePuy was a student at the Royal College of Defence Studies . He met Marjory Kennedy Walker of Salem , Virginia , a Far East specialist who served with both the Office of Strategic Services and the Central Intelligence Agency , and they were married in June 1951 . A son , William E DePuy Jr. was born in July 1952 , and daughters Joslin and Daphne in July 1953 and 1954 , respectively . Vietnam . First deployed to Vietnam in 1964 , he served as Chief of Staff of Operations for Military Assistance Command , Vietnam , and in March 1966 he assumed command of the 1st Infantry Division ( `` the Big Red One '' ) . During his time as commander , he established a scholarship fund for the children of 1st Infantry Division soldiers killed in Vietnam , which eventually became the 1st Infantry Division Foundation . Also during his time as Commander , he became known as having an `` ax-swinging '' style of officer management ; having fired as many as 56 officers under him including seven battalion commanders and many more majors , captains and sergeants major . This led Army chief of staff General Harold K. Johnson to say , `` If every division commander relieved people like DePuy , I 'd soon be out of lieutenant colonels and majors . He just eats them up like peanuts . '' However , DePuy later explained to an interviewer that his experience in World War II had informed him of the importance of good leadership in war as he had `` fought in Normandy with three battalion commanders who should have been relieved in peacetime . '' He firmly believed that command was a privilege to be earned , not a right . Post-Vietnam . DePuy is perhaps best remembered for his efforts while commander of the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command , where he helped create a new , innovative fighting doctrine for the Army . His wide-ranging and sometimes controversial changes in combat development and the way the Army trains sparked a debate that resulted in the widely accepted AirLand Battle Doctrine . General DePuy retired from active duty in July 1977 and settled in Highfield , Virginia . He died on September 9 , 1992 of Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease , and his wife died on March 15 , 2002 . Decorations . DePuy 's awards included two Distinguished Service Crosses , five Distinguished Service Medals , the Air Force Distinguished Service Medal , three Silver Stars , two Purple Hearts , the Legion of Merit , the Distinguished Flying Cross , the Bronze Star , and Air Medal with `` V '' device . His foreign decorations include the Order of Commander in the French Legion of Honor , the Knight 's Cross of the German Order of Merit , the Vietnam Cross of Gallantry , and the Republic of Korea Order of National Security Merit First Class .
None of the Above Direct Democracy Party . The None of the Above Direct Democracy Party ( NOTA ; ) , formerly and still unofficially called the None of the Above Party ( ) , is a minor political party in the province of Ontario , Canada . It is named after the expression `` none of the above '' and was founded in 2014 by Greg Vezina in response to his disillusionment with the current major political parties . The party aims to `` elect independent MPPs who are not bound by party control and who truly can represent their constituents first '' . It supports the use of referenda , term limits and recall elections . NOTA nominated candidates in eight ridings in the 2014 provincial election : Vezina ran in Mississauga—Erindale , Vezina 's wife Kathleen ran in Mississauga—Brampton South , Vezina 's son Alexander ran in Mississauga—Streetsville , Vezina 's brother Matthew ran in Parkdale—High Park , Andrew Weber ran in Mississauga South , Amir Khan ran in Scarborough—Rouge River , John Ringo Beam ran in Niagara Falls , and Bob Lewis ran in Lambton—Kent—Middlesex . None of the candidates gained a seat in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario and the party received 0.09 % of the popular vote . See Also . List of political parties in Ontario
University of Queensland Union . The University of Queensland Union ( UQ Union ) is a student organisation established to provide service , support and representation to the students of The University of Queensland . It remains the largest student representative body in Australia and the Southern Hemisphere . The Union oversees approximately $ 25 million in revenue each financial year . Student services . The UQU operates most of the campus ' student eateries , cafes , bookshops in addition to the university bar and cinema . These facilities and services are concentrated at the Union Complex at the St Lucia campus . The UQU organises the university 's orientation week ( `` O-Week '' ) activities , regular barbecues and free bands , as well as a range of larger events , such as Oktoberfest and , as of 2009 , the annual Toga Party . Recently the UQU introduced a club funding scheme that supports over 200 clubs and societies , including faculty , ethnic , and a variety of social groups ; sporting groups , however , fall under the domain of UQ Sport . The UQU also provides a free legal service to university students . In addition , it also organises the weekly Wednesday markets at the St Lucia campus . One of the other roles of the UQU is to see that minority groups on campus are adequately supported . To this extent , it provides a Queer Space at St Lucia campus and Women 's Spaces at St Lucia campus and Gatton campuses . The Ipswich Campus Queer Room has since been closed down , as a result of frequent vandalism by the occupants . UQU also has queer , women 's , environment , disabilities and Indigenous collectives to represent their respective interests . Student representation . UQU coordinates student representation to the University through its Student Representation , supporting students to take positions on faculty and University committees , and the Academic Board . UQU recently successfully negotiated for the University to contribute 1 million dollars to the Union annually for student services . UQU also negotiated for the `` formula marking '' scheme ( under which markers can deduct marks in multiple choice exams if a marker believes the student guessed answers ) to be abolished . Postgraduate students . In 2011 , UQ postgraduate students formed a postgraduate representative body within the UQU , called the UQ Association of Postgraduate Students ( APS ) . This new body has been in regular contact with CAPA and sent a representative to the 2011 CAPA annual conference in Sydney . Clubs and societies . The UQU oversees over 200 student run Clubs and Societies , with a combined membership across these clubs of approximately 36,000 students . Clubs fall under one of four broad categories based on where they derive their membership base . These categories include : Faculty/School ; International Students ; Colleges ; and General Interest . Clubs play a vital role on campus , with the majority of social events at UQ being run by these student groups . Student newspaper and other publications . `` Semper Floreat '' ( Latin : `` May it always flourish '' ) is the student newspaper of the University of Queensland . It has been published continuously by the University of Queensland Union ( UQU ) since 1932 , when it began as a fortnightly newsletter of only a few pages , produced by one editor . It was previously published as Queensland University Magazine and Galmahra . The Student Union also published a Songbook for Commemoration celebrations , featuring songs celebrating the Faculties and Professors of the time . The Songbook went by a number of names , including Whack-Ho . By the 1960s songs were omitted from the publication , replaced by articles and cartoons reflecting student culture of the time . The chief editor in 2019 is Rowan Evans . Executives . For much of the Union 's history voting was done for individual positions not group tickets , in some years , such as 2003 , this resulted in the President being from a Labor Left ticket and the Secretary and Treasurer from a Liberal ticket . Politics . In recent years , the UQU ended its accreditation with the National Union of Students , making it the only student association in the Group of Eight universities to have done so . 1991-1992 , the Union was run under the umbrella of the Liberal ( or Young Liberal ) party . 1994-2007 , the Union was almost exclusively under the control of parties aligned with the Labor party , usually the left leaning wing . Liberal students regained full control for a single year in 1996 and won a majority of the split executive in 2003 . 2008-2013 , the Union was run by a party under the banner `` Fresh '' ( Liberal National Party of Qld ) . 2014-2017 , the Union was run by Reform ( a coalition of Labor 's left and right factions ) , during which significant opposition came from Lift ( independents ) and Thrive ( LNP ) . On 14 September , 2017 , after intense divisions between Labor 's Left and Right factions , the Reform ticket announced their disbanding . The Labor Right faction formed a separate , independent coalition supported by a faction of Young Liberals , as well as some Greens and Independent students , to contest the elections under a new ticket named Focus . The Labor Left faction attempted to continue as 'Reform ' , however , they failed to lodge their nominations correctly . Owing to some administrative errors , Reform 's Union Council ticket did not appear above the line . After the errors made during the nomination process , the Reform ticket announced on Facebook that they intended to withdraw from the contesting the 2017 Student Union Elections . In the same post , they endorsed the Socialist Alternative ticket 'Student Action ' . The 'Reform ' ticket remained on the ballot papers for the Union Executive and the Union Newspaper , but the ticket did not run a ground campaign during the elections . The newly formed 'Focus ' ticket was elected in a landslide . In 2018 , the Labor Left faction re-formed as 'Momentum ' Union Council Composition . In 2018 , the UQ Union Council is made up of 15 student representatives from three formal factions and one grouping of independents . 2012 Student election controversy . In 2012 , there was controversy surrounding the conduct of the annual student elections . The incumbents made rule changes that resulted in other teams submitting their nominations in an incorrect manner . This specifically related to last minute changes to union election rules removing the protection for previously used party names , which resulted in campaign material for opposition parties becoming unusable . This resulted in all other opposition parties ( including `` Pulse '' and `` I just want my voucher '' ) having their names invalidated . These Allegations were denied by the current President . Minutes and a recording from the 101st UQU Council meeting show that new regulations were brought in on 10 August . The recording shows that an objection was raised by Councillor Flynn Rush on procedural fairness and constitutional grounds , though this was circumvented through amending the factual basis for the objection . The incumbents did not give the requisite 5 'clear days ' notice as per the UQU constitution . The regulation changes went ahead regardless . They were not available until elections and nominations opened . The 2012 union president stated that members of the Pulse party `` can complain all they want '' but had 12 months notice on the introduction of new regulations on the use of registered ticket names , and that the 'last-minute ' changes to the regulations were to different provisions ( namely the timing of the electoral process to reduce it from 4 weeks to 3 as well as adding an entirely new process/form for nominations ) . In response to the situation , an activist group titled 'DEMOCRACY 4 UQU ' was started by a number of Fresh opposition groups concerned about how the measures introduced affected the student elections . Their goal was to correct what they perceive to be an unbalanced and unfair election process . UQ deputy Vice Chancellor ( academic ) Professor Mick McManus , said in response to the situation that UQ was concerned that this issue had a significant impact on students and would be considered in full and addressed appropriately , and that the university would work to resolve the issues . On 22 August , the University announced that the current union administration would be required to provide access to the constitution and changes to it , financial reports , and notices and minutes of meetings held under the current union on its website . Graeme Orr , Professor of Law at the University of Queensland , has pointed out in a radio interview that the power of the electoral tribunal convened to assess whether the elections were held properly was limited only to whether or not the electoral rules were violated , not whether they are valid or were created in accordance to union policy . On 24 August , the University declared that in line with their funding agreement with the University Of Queensland Student Union , they would carry out an audit into the management of finances . The results of this audit are available online . On 29 August , hundreds of students gathered at UQ 's great court to protest against Fresh and call for democracy . On 3 December , the annual general meeting of the UQU was cancelled after those calling it neglected to inform students and most members of their own executive , resulting in too few people present for the meeting to be openend . However , the outgoing Vice-President spoke briefly about the conduct of Fresh , slamming their circumvention of the wishes of the student body by locking out the opposition that was likely to win any open , fairly managed elections , Fresh 's misuse and embezzlement of funds , and their use of the union as a vehicle for particular members of the LNP 's youth wing . Notable alumni . The UQU has produced a number of notable alumni including Governors-General of Australia , CEOs , Chief Justices of Australia and State Premiers .
Base flow ( random dynamical systems ) . In mathematics , the base flow of a random dynamical system is the dynamical system defined on the `` noise '' probability space that describes how to `` fast forward '' or `` rewind '' the noise when one wishes to change the time at which one `` starts '' the random dynamical system . Definition . In the definition of a random dynamical system , one is given a family of maps formula_1 on a probability space formula_2 . The measure-preserving dynamical system formula_3 is known as the base flow of the random dynamical system . The maps formula_4 are often known as shift maps since they `` shift '' time . The base flow is often ergodic . The parameter formula_5 may be chosen to run over Each map formula_4 is required Furthermore , as a family , the maps formula_4 satisfy the relations In other words , the maps formula_4 form a commutative monoid ( in the cases formula_26 and formula_27 ) or a commutative group ( in the cases formula_28 and formula_29 ) . Example . In the case of random dynamical system driven by a Wiener process formula_30 , where formula_2 is the two-sided classical Wiener space , the base flow formula_1 would be given by This can be read as saying that formula_4 `` starts the noise at time formula_5 instead of time 0 '' .
DJ Spinall . Sodamola Oluseye Desmond is a multiple award-winning DJ from Nigeria . He is popularly known as DJ SPINALL a.k.a . TheCAP ( The Crazy Azz Party ) . He is the first Nigerian DJ to be endorsed by any brand in Africa and the first African DJ to tour in the United States . He grew up in Lagos State and DJ SPINALL is also the first African DJ to perform at the SXSW Festival in the United States . Early life . DJ Spinall started calling himself Spinall in 2003 before he was signed to Mavin Records in 2013 which he is no longer under . Spinall just as the name implies signifies a disc jockey who plays all kinds of genre of music , he is not restricted to any specific genre , his style of play has been tagged by many as ‘ fearless ’ as a result of his ability to bring all kinds of music in one playlist , these differentiated him out from the lots and won him several awards . 2018 : Atlantic Records UK . On September 11 2018 , DJ Spinall signed international major deal with Atlantic Records UK and the record deal was announced via his Instagram post at Atlantic Records UK headquarter where the recording deal was signed between Spinall and Atlantic Records UK alongside his Manager `` Tolulope S. '' . The Cap . An the traditional cap was inspired by his dad ; when he was still a little kid.. Educational background . DJ Spinall studied Electrical Electronics Engineering at Olabisi Onabanjo University , Ago Iwoye Ogun State ( OOU ) Tours . TheCAPUS Tour 3.0 2018 , kicked-off on August 4 in Washington , D.C.. The tour commencement in 9-Cities , cities include Washinton DC , Minnesota , New York City , Miami , Toronto , Dallas , Atlanta , Indiana & Jacksonville , Florida .
Cows Creamery . Cows is an ice cream manufacturer and chain of ice cream parlors based in Charlottetown , Prince Edward Island , Canada . Cows was founded in Cavendish , Prince Edward Island in 1983 , and has since expanded into cheddar cheese , and cow-themed merchandise . Cows was named `` Canada 's best ice cream '' in a survey of readers of `` Reader 's Digest '' and named the world 's top place to get ice cream by Tauck World Discovery . History . The first Cows opened in Cavendish , Prince Edward Island in 1983 . In 2006 , Cows began producing cheese , including their principal product , Avonlea Clothbound Cheddar . Cows was voted as `` Canada 's best ice cream '' in a Reader 's Digest opinion poll , and in 2008 was listed as number 1 in the `` World 's Top Ten Places for Ice Cream '' by Tauck World Discovery . Cows has 12 stores located across Canada ( Prince Edward Island , Nova Scotia , British Columbia , Alberta , and Ontario ) and Beijing . The original `` Cows T-shirt '' design was created by a PEI graphic artist Marc Gallant in 1987 . He went on creating several `` whimsical cow themed designs '' for 7 years until his death in 1994 . Shortly after , Cows President Scott Linkletter hired Graphic Designer Shawn Mader to continue the line . From 1994 to present day , Shawn has created over 150 unique Cow designs , adorning everything from the Cows classic 100 % cotton T-shirt to calendars , mugs , pens , etc . In 2007 Cows announced that they would be building a new corporate office in Charlottetown , paid for by a loan from the government of Prince Edward Island . The new Cows facility would be modeled after the Vermont-based Ben & Jerry 's headquarters , and would serve as both a centralized production facility for all Cows ice cream and shirts . The new headquarters will also act as a tourist attraction where visitors can watch the ice cream and clothing being produced . In 2008 the plan for the facility had grown to integrating a production area for cheese . Cows only uses milk from Prince Edward Island cows . The cheese and butter is gluten free although not certified gluten free . Cheese . In 2006 Cows expanded their brand to include cheddar cheese . The expansion came after Cows owner Scott Linkletter took a trip to the Orkney Islands in Northern Scotland . Linkletter was taken by the local cheese and partnered with a local cheese maker who would give him the recipe which would in turn be the foundation for Cows `` signature cheese '' , Avonlea Clothbound Cheddar . While developing the recipe for Avonlea Clothbound Cheddar , Linletter and Prince Edward Island cheese maker Armand Bernard created a second cheese , PEI Cheddar . The company makes Avonlea Clothbound Cheddar in wheels , and ages it for 12 months . Avonlea Clothbound Cheddar gets the `` clothbound '' name from the `` traditional cheddar-making technique '' , of wrapping it in cheese cloth , a method that originated in Somerset , England ( the town of Cheddar , where Cheddar cheese gets its name from is in the county of Somerset ) . The name Avonlea comes from link between Prince Edward Island and Anne of Green Gables . Avonlea Clothbound Cheddar won its category 's second prize at the 2008 Chicago conference of the American Cheese Society . Ice cream . Cows produce over 32 varieties of ice cream , with flavors such as `` Gooey Mooey '' and `` Wowie Cowie '' .
Andrew Perry ( Hampshire cricketer ) . Andrew Howard Dawson Perry ( born 2 July 1976 in Portsmouth , Hampshire ) is a former English cricketer . Perry was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break . Perry made his List A debut for the Hampshire Cricket Board in the 1999 NatWest Trophy against the Suffolk . Perry played in six List A matches for the Hampshire Cricket Board , the last of which came in the 2nd round of 2003 Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy which was played in 2002 against Staffordshire . Perry played six Second Eleven Championship matches in 2000 for the Hampshire Second XI .
Maros-Torda County . Maros-Torda was an administrative county ( comitatus ) of the Kingdom of Hungary . Its territory is now in central Romania ( eastern Transylvania ) and has been administratively succeeded by county Mureș which consist of about half the territory of the previous Maros-Torda administrative county . Its county seat was Marosvásárhely ( present-day Târgu Mureș ) . Geography . Maros-Torda county shared borders with the Hungarian counties Kolozs , Beszterce-Naszód , Csík , Udvarhely , Kis-Küküllő and Torda-Aranyos . The river Maros flows through the county . Its area was 4188 km² around 1910 . History . Maros-Torda county was formed in 1876 on the territory of the Székely settlement Marosszék and part of Torda region . In 1920 , after the Treaty of Trianon , the county became part of Romania except after the Second Vienna Award , between 1940 until the end of World War II , when much of the county 's territory was awarded to Hungary . Today , its territory lies in the present ( larger ) Romanian county Mureș .
Bris Lord . Bristol Robotham Lord ( September 21 , 1883 – November 13 , 1964 ) was an American professional baseball outfielder . He played in Major League Baseball ( MLB ) from 1905 to 1913 for the Philadelphia Athletics , Cleveland Naps , and Boston Braves . Lord is best known for the deal that sent him to the Athletics in 1910 . By then , owner/manager Connie Mack claimed that Lord was essential in their subsequent pennant-winning seasons , even though he was not near the equal of what Mack traded to get him—namely , Shoeless Joe Jackson— , who would go on to hit.408 in his rookie season of 1911 and finish his career with the third highest batting average of all time . After his playing career , Lord managed several minor league teams , owned a car dealership in partnership with his brother , and also owned a pool hall in Chester , Pennsylvania . He then worked at the Delaware County juvenile home in Upland before retiring in the mid-1950s . Lord died in Prince Frederick , Maryland on November 13 , 1964 . He was buried at Lawn Croft Cemetery in Linwood , Pennsylvania .
Adams Glacier ( Wilkes Land ) . Adams Glacier ( ) , also known as John Quincy Adams Glacier , is a broad channel glacier in Wilkes Land , Antarctica which is over long . It debouches into the head of Vincennes Bay , just east of Hatch Islands . It was first mapped in 1955 by G.D. Blodgett from aerial photographs taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump ( 1947 ) , and it was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names ( US-ACAN ) for John Quincy Adams , sixth President of the United States . Adams was instrumental while later serving as U.S. representative from Massachusetts in gaining congressional authorization of the United States Exploring Expedition ( 1838–42 ) under Lieutenant Charles Wilkes , and perpetuating the compilation and publication of the large number of scientific reports based on the work of this expedition .
Carmen de figuris vel schematibus . Carmen de figuris vel schematibus is a rhetoric work written in the 4th-5th century AD . It is a poem composed of 186 lines , discussing almost 60 figures of speeches . Its author is anonymous , but he surely was inspired by Alexander Numenius ' and Publius Rutilius Lupus ' treatises .
Schneider Grunau 9 . The ESG Grunau 9 , later known as the ESG 29 and post-1933 as the DFS 108-10 , was one of the first primary gliders , built in Germany from the late 1920s . It was widely sold . Design and development . The Grunau 9 was a German single seat trainer glider , one of the first of a group that later became known as primary gliders . It was developed by Edmund Schneider from Alexander Lippisch 's Djävlar Anamma ( , ) via the Espenlaub primary . The Grunau 9 was produced in numbers and was sold widely . The core of the flat frame fuselage was formed with a horizontal beam about long , to which two other converging struts were attached , making overall a vertical A-frame . The downward sloping extremities of these beams carried a slightly deeper horizontal box structure below the cross beam , with the open pilot 's seat and controls upon it . On some later aircraft there was an extra vertical member for the lower cross beam to the wing root to provide the pilot with a backrest . Others enclosed him or her in a simple , light , short nacelle between the nose and the backrest strut . The rear part of the fuselage frame was based on two longer beams reaching to the tail . The upper one was horizontal and attached to both converging A-frame beams , near but not at its apex . The lower one sloped upwards and was attached to the rear sloping part of the A-frame just below the cross-member . These two rear fuselage beams were cross braced with three more struts , one vertical about halfway to the tail , forming two bays which were crossed diagonally by the other two struts . There was another , short vertical strut in the rear bay between the upper and diagonal members . For landings a skid ran between three projecting ends of the forward and lower A-frame . The Grunau 9 had almost rectangular , two spar , wooden structured , two piece wings with fabric covering everywhere except the leading edges , which were plywood covered . Short , simple rectangular , cropped ailerons reached to the square wing tips . They were attached to the upper fuselage beam with their leading edges at the forward sloping member and a chordwise gap between their roots . Each wing was braced with a pair of landing wires from the apex of the A-frame to the upper wing at outboard points on the forward and aft spars and by pairs of flying wires from below the wing to the lower horizontal A-frame member . There were also bracing wires from the wing rear spars to the tail to retrain its lateral movement . The vertical rudder hinge was at the end of the fuselage , with a rudder that was rectangular apart from its sloping lower edge . A triangular tailplane was mounted on the upper , horizontal fuselage beam with the elevator hinge in line with the rudder 's . The rectangular elevators therefore required a cut-out for rudder movement ; like the rudder and tailplane , the elevators were fabric covered . A fin was provided by fabric covering the near triangular area of the rear fuselage between the rudder hinge , the upper and lower beams and the diagonal between them . The Grunau 9 first flew in 1928 . The following year , Schneider made changes to the tail and introduced a new and ( it turned out ) temporary naming convention involving the year , redesignating it as the ESG 29 , though it was not a unique name . After its formation in 1933 , the Deutsche Forschungsanstalt für Segelflug ( DFS ) gave it the type number DFS 108-10 . The positioning of a wooden strut immediately in front of the pilot 's head led to the type being nicknamed the `` Schädelspalter '' , or skullsplitter . Large numbers were built and sold widely over several years . At least one Dutch registered Grunau 9 remained active after World War II . Aircraft on display . From : Aviatiom Museums and Collections of Mainland Europe ( 2009 ) These are original Grunau 9s . Other museums worldwide have originals not on public display , others have reproductions .
Papilio cresphontes . The giant swallowtail ( `` Papilio cresphontes ) '' is the largest butterfly in North America . It is abundant through many parts of North America and ranges south as far as Colombia and Venezuela . Though it is often valued in gardens for its striking appearance , its larval stage can be a serious pest to citrus farms , which has earned its caterpillars the names orange dog or orange puppy . The giant swallowtail caterpillars possess remarkable camouflage from predators by closely resembling bird droppings . They use this , along with their osmeteria , to defend against predators such as wasps , flies , and vertebrates . Geographic range . The giant swallowtail is common across the United States , reaching as far north as southern New England and southern Canada . South of the United States , it is found through Mexico and as far south as South America , and is also found in Jamaica and Cuba . The species ' distribution in the western United States is more concentrated in the south , reaching through the plains and Rocky Mountains , and into southern California . Habitat . In the United States , `` P. cresphontes '' mostly inhabit deciduous forest and citrus orchards . They are only capable of overwintering in Florida and the deep South . Description . One of the giant swallowtail 's most notable features is its size . Females have an average wingspan of , and up to , while males ’ average is , and up to . The wings are black with a horizontal yellow line across the forewings , and a diagonal yellow line across the hindwing . The underside of the wings is yellow with accents of black . A small patch of red on the ventral wing ( within the small blue band ) allows for distinction from the similar-looking Schaus ’ swallowtail . Caterpillars . As well as eating valuable citrus crops , larvae eat a wide variety of plants in the family Rutaceae ( citrus plants ) , including different types of prickly ash . They also consume some exotic Rutaceae species that have been introduced to North America , such as gasplant and sapote . Feeding specialization . In specific local subpopulations ( studied in Wisconsin , Ohio , and Florida ) , it was found that giant swallowtail caterpillars do better on their local host plant than on other giant swallowtail host plants . The local host caused the larva to develop faster than other plants that were also edible to the larva . However , this feeding specialization hypothesis has not been tested in the species as a whole beyond these three regions . Adults . Nectar plants for adults include , `` Lantana '' , Azaleas , `` Bougainvilla , Saponaria officinalis '' , `` Hesperis matronalis '' , `` Solidago , Lonicera japonica '' , and `` Asclepias incarnata '' . Along with flower nectar , adults can also consume liquid from animal waste . Eggs . Females lay eggs on the tops of the leaves of one of their preferred host plants . This is because the first larval instars are unable to move from plant to plant , so the mother must select an appropriate plant to support them . One egg is lain at a time , as opposed to in clutches . The small egg ( 1–1.5 mm ) is brownish colored , but appears more orange due to a special orange colored secretion . Caterpillars . Once emerged from the eggs , there are five larval instars , wherein the larva grow to about 2 inches before pupating . Larvae are mostly nocturnal , feeding at night . Their appearance changes slightly throughout the instars , with the younger ones having setae and the older instars lacking setae . The caterpillars have remarkable camouflage patterns . Pupation . Larvae must find a vertical plant , or sometimes a man-made object , to form their chrysalis on , and often they choose the host plant they already occupy . They attach a brown , mottled chrysalis to their substrate of choice , and remain in it for approximately 10–12 days . Mating . Males search for females along set flight paths and near host plants , and mate with females in the afternoon . Male and female then copulate facing away from each other . Parasites . Giant swallowtails are most vulnerable to parasites when they are in their chrysalis . Common parasites include flies and wasps such as `` Brachymeria robusta , Pteromalus cassotis , Pteromalus vanessae '' , and `` Lespesia rileyi '' . Protective coloration and behavior . Larvae have many adaptations to protect themselves from predators . Coloration . The caterpillars ’ intricate coloring patterns are an effective camouflage and defense against both vertebrate and invertebrate predators and parasites . It is thought that the coloration was naturally selected for because of its imitation of bird and lizard droppings . The caterpillar mimics certain droppings based on its habitat and which instar it is . The caterpillars ’ coloration , particularly the saddle pattern , is also thought to be disruptive coloration . This means the coloration makes it harder for a predator to distinguish the shape of the camouflaged prey , which explains the continuation of this coloration pattern in larger instars that are too large to be mistaken for bird droppings . It has also been hypothesized that the older instars ’ pattern is meant to be reminiscent of a snake . Other defensive measures . When camouflage is not enough , larvae will employ their osmeteria when they are threatened . The osmeterium is an organ behind the head that “ inflates ” into an orange/red Y-shaped growth that resembles a snake ’ s forked tongue . By the fourth instar , the osmeteria is more than just a startle mechanism and also has bad-smelling and toxic mixture of acidic chemicals . This is only effective on small invertebrate predators , and the caterpillar will try to rub their osmeteria on the predator to deter them . It has been experimentally tested and found that osmeteria are ineffective at deterring predation from birds . Identifying host plants . Giant swallowtail butterflies must correctly identify their host plants by antennal sensitivity to the specific volatile compounds in the plants . A study found that antenna < nowiki/ > l response to these volatiles depends upon the concentration of the volatiles , the host plant of origin ( whether it is a primary or secondary host ) , and the sex of the butterfly . This last dependency is thought to be because the females , not the males , must identify the correct host plant for egg laying . Flight . Because of the butterfly 's notably large wingspan ( 14 to 18 cm ) , giant swallowtails are very strong fliers and are able to glide long distances with very few wing beats . Interactions with humans . Referred to as “ orange dogs ” by farmers , the larva targets sweet orange ( Citrus × sinensis ) '' , '' causing damage to this valuable produce-bearing plant . The larvae are most detrimental to younger trees , which they can more thoroughly defoliate . Outside of farms , the species is valued for its aesthetic appeal in gardens , and larger trees will not be damaged by larva presence . They can also be raised to butterflies successfully at home . Control . Biological insecticides , such as `` Bacillus thuringiensi '' , as well as chemical insecticides , are used to protect trees against larvae . Methionine , an essential amino acid in humans , has also been found to be an effective killer of caterpillars , with possible use as a nontoxic pesticide against giant swallowtail larvae . Effects of climate change . There has been a northern expansion of the range of the giant swallowtail in recent years which has been linked to increasingly warm temperatures , and particularly to a lack of September frosts in regions of expansion starting in 2001 . Larvae were then able to withstand a few frosts before they pupated . The immediate effects of this warming , as well as their effect on host plants and predators , can explain the giant swallowtail ’ s range expansion .
Frostbite . Frostbite occurs when exposure to low temperatures causes freezing of the skin or other tissues . The initial symptom is typically numbness . This may be followed by clumsiness with a white or bluish color to the skin . Swelling or blistering may occur following treatment . The hands , feet , and face are most commonly affected . Complications may include hypothermia or compartment syndrome . People who are exposed to low temperatures for prolonged periods , such as winter sports enthusiasts , military personnel , and homeless individuals , are at greatest risk . Other risk factors include drinking alcohol , smoking , mental health problems , certain medications , and prior injuries due to cold . The underlying mechanism involves injury from ice crystals and blood clots in small blood vessels following thawing . Diagnosis is based on symptoms . Severity may be divided into superficial ( 1st and 2nd degree ) or deep ( 3rd and 4th degree ) . A bone scan or MRI may help in determining the extent of injury . Prevention is through wearing proper clothing , maintaining hydration and nutrition , avoiding low temperatures , and staying active without becoming exhausted . Treatment is by rewarming . This should be done only when refreezing is not a concern . Rubbing or applying snow to the affected part is not recommended . The use of ibuprofen and tetanus toxoid is typically recommended . For severe injuries iloprost or thrombolytics may be used . Surgery is sometimes necessary . Amputation , however , should generally be delayed for a few months to allow determination of the extent of injury . The number of cases of frostbite is unknown . Rates may be as high as 40 % a year among those who mountaineer . The most common age group affected is those 30 to 50 years old . Evidence of frostbite occurring in people dates back 5,000 years . Frostbite has also played an important role in a number of military conflicts . The first formal description of the condition was in 1814 by Dominique Jean Larrey , a physician in Napoleon 's army . Signs and symptoms . Areas that are usually affected include cheeks , ears , nose and fingers and toes . Frostbite is often preceded by frostnip . The symptoms of frostbite progress with prolonged exposure to cold . Historically , frostbite has been classified by degrees according to skin and sensation changes , similar to burn classifications . However , the degrees do not correspond to the amount of long term damage . A simplification of this system of classification is superficial ( first or second degree ) or deep injury ( third or fourth degree ) . Risk factors . The major risk factor for frostbite is exposure to cold through geography , occupation and/or recreation . Inadequate clothing and shelter are major risk factors . Frostbite is more likely when the body 's ability to produce or retain heat is impaired . Physical , behavioral , and environmental factors can all contribute to the development of frostbite . Immobility and physical stress ( such as malnutrition or dehydration ) are also risk factors . Disorders and substances that impair circulation contribute , including diabetes , Raynaud 's phenomenon , tobacco and alcohol use . Homeless individuals and individuals with some mental illnesses may be at higher risk . Freezing . In frostbite , cooling of the body causes narrowing of the blood vessels ( vasoconstriction ) . Temperatures below −4 °C are required to form ice crystals in the tissues . The process of freezing causes ice crystals to form in the tissue , which in turn causes damage at the cellular level . Ice crystals can damage cell membranes directly . In addition , ice crystals can damage small blood vessels at the site of injury . Scar tissue forms when fibroblasts replace the dead cells . Rewarming . Rewarming causes tissue damage through reperfusion injury , which involves vasodilation , swelling ( edema ) , and poor blood flow ( stasis ) . Platelet aggregation is another possible mechanism of injury . Blisters and spasm of blood vessels ( vasospasm ) can develop after rewarming . Non-freezing cold injury . The process of frostbite differs from the process of non-freezing cold injury ( NFCI ) . In NFCI , temperature in the tissue decreases gradually . This slower temperature decrease allows the body to try to compensate through alternating cycles of closing and opening blood vessels ( vasoconstriction and vasodilation ) . If this process continues , inflammatory mast cells act in the area . Small clots ( microthrombi ) form and can cut off blood to the affected area ( known as ischemia ) and damage nerve fibers . Rewarming causes a series of inflammatory chemicals such as prostaglandins to increase localized clotting . Pathophysiology . The pathological mechanism by which frostbite causes body tissue injury can be characterized by four stages : Prefreeze , freeze-thaw , vascular stasis , and the late ischemic stage . Diagnosis . People who have hypothermia often have frostbite as well . Since hypothermia is life-threatening this should be treated first . Technetium-99 or MR scans are not required for diagnosis , but might be useful for prognostic purposes . Treatment . Individuals with frostbite or potential frostbite should go to a protected environment and get warm fluids . If there is no risk of re-freezing , the extremity can be exposed and warmed in the groin or underarm of a companion . If the area is allowed to refreeze , there can be worse tissue damage . If the area can not be reliably kept warm , the person should be brought to a medical facility without rewarming the area . Rubbing the affected area can also increase tissue damage . Aspirin and ibuprofen can be given in the field to prevent clotting and inflammation . Ibuprofen is often preferred to aspirin because aspirin may block a subset of prostaglandins that are important in injury repair . The first priority in people with frostbite should be to assess for hypothermia and other life-threatening complications of cold exposure . Before treating frostbite , the core temperature should be raised above 35C . Oral or intravenous ( IV ) fluids should be given . Rewarming . If the area is still partially or fully frozen , it should be rewarmed in the hospital with a warm bath with povidone iodine or chlorhexidine antiseptic . Active rewarming seeks to warm the injured tissue as quickly as possible without burning . The faster tissue is thawed , the less tissue damage occurs . According to Handford and colleagues , `` The Wilderness Medical Society and State of Alaska Cold Injury Guidelines recommend a temperature of 37–39 °C , which decreases the pain experienced by the patient whilst only slightly slowing rewarming time . '' Warming takes 15 minutes to 1 hour . Rewarming can be very painful , so pain management is important . Medications . People with potential for large amputations and who present within 24 hours of injury can be given TPA with heparin . These medications should be withheld if there are any contraindications . Bone scans or CT angiography can be done to assess damage . Blood vessel dilating medications such as iloprost may prevent blood vessel blockage . This treatment might be appropriate in grades 2–4 frostbite , when people get treatment within 48 hours . In addition to vasodilators , sympatholytic drugs can be used to counteract the detrimental peripheral vasoconstriction that occurs during frostbite . Surgery . Various types of surgery might be indicated in frostbite injury , depending on the type and extent of damage . Debridement or amputation of necrotic tissue is usually delayed unless there is gangrene or systemic infection ( sepsis ) . This has led to the adage `` Frozen in January , amputate in July '' . If symptoms of compartment syndrome develop , fasciotomy can be done to attempt to preserve blood flow . Prognosis . Tissue loss and autoamputation are potential consequences of frostbite . Permanent nerve damage including loss of feeling can occur . It can take several weeks to know what parts of the tissue will survive . Time of exposure to cold is more predictive of lasting injury than temperature the individual was exposed to . The classification system of grades , based on the tissue response to initial rewarming and other factors is designed to predict degree of longterm recovery . Grades . Grade 1 : if there is no initial lesion on the area , no amputation or lasting effects are expected Grade 2 : if there is a lesion on the distal body part , tissue and fingernails can be destroyed Grade 3 : if there is a lesion on the intermediate or near body part , autoamputation and loss of function can occur Grade 4 : if there is a lesion very near the body ( such as the carpals of the hand ) , the limb can be lost . Sepsis and/or other systemic problems are expected . A number of long term sequelae can occur after frostbite . These include transient or permanent changes in sensation , paresthesia , increased sweating , cancers , and bone destruction/arthritis in the area affected . Epidemiology . There is a lack of comprehensive statistics about the epidemiology of frostbite . In the United States , frostbite is more common in northern states . In Finland , annual incidence was 2.5 per 100,000 among civilians , compared with 3.2 per 100,000 in Montreal . Research suggests that men aged 30–49 are at highest risk , possibly due to occupational or recreational exposures to cold . History . Frostbite has been described in military history for millennia . The Greeks encountered and discussed the problem of frostbite as early as 400 BCE . Researchers have found evidence of frostbite in humans dating back 5,000 years , in an Andean mummy . Napoleon 's Army was the first documented instance of mass cold injury in the early 1800s . According to Zafren , nearly 1 million combatants fell victim to frostbite in the First and Second World Wars , and the Korean War . Society and culture . Notable cases of frostbite include Captain Lawrence Oates , an English army captain and Antarctic explorer , who died of complications of frostbite in 1912 . In 1982 , noted American rock climber Hugh Herr lost both legs below the knee to frostbite after being stranded on Mount Washington in a blizzard . In addition , many Mount Everest explorers have lost digits and limbs to frostbite . Beck Weathers , a survivor of the 1996 Mount Everest disaster , lost his nose and hands to frostbite . In 1999 , Scottish mountaineer , Jamie Andrew had all four limbs amputated due to sepsis from frostbite sustained climbing the Mont Blanc massif . Research directions . Evidence is insufficient to determine whether or not hyperbaric oxygen therapy as an adjunctive treatment can assist in tissue salvage . Cases have been reported , but no randomized control trial has been performed on humans . Medical sympathectomy using intravenous reserpine has also been attempted with limited success . Studies have suggested that administration of tissue plasminogen activator ( tPa ) either intravenously or intra-arterially may decrease the likelihood of eventual need for amputation .
Immunology ( journal ) . `` Immunology '' is a monthly peer-reviewed medical journal covering all aspects of immunology . The editor-in-chief is Daniel Altmann ( Imperial College London ) . It was established in 1958 and is published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the British Society for Immunology . Abstracting and indexing . According to the `` Journal Citation Reports '' , the journal has a 2012 impact factor of 3.705 .
Walter J. Nega . Walter J. Nega ( July 23 , 1917 – December 1 , 1986 ) was an American businessman and politician . Born in Chicago , Illinois , Nega went to DePaul Academy . He served in the United States Army during World War II . Nega received his bachelor 's from DePaul University . Nega also went to the DePaul University Law School . He was in the real estate and insurance business . Nega was involved in the Democratic Party . Nega served in the Illinois Senate from 1979 to 1983 , He then served on the Illinois Pollution Control Board until his death . He died at the Michael Reese Hospital and Medical Center in Chicago , Illinois .
Arichua ( volcano ) . Arichua or Arechua ( possibly from Aymara or Quechua for a kind of potatoes , ) is a volcano in the Andes of Peru , about high . It is located in the Puno Region , Puno Province , in the south of the Acora District . Arichua lies southwest of the mountain Coline and north of Quinaquinani .
Economy of Monaco . This is an overview of the economy of Monaco . Monaco , situated on the French coast of the Mediterranean Sea , is a popular resort , attracting tourists to its casino and pleasant climate . The Principality has successfully sought to diversify into services and small , high-value-added , nonpolluting industries . The state has no income tax and low business taxes and thrives as a tax haven both for individuals who have established residence and for foreign companies that have set up businesses and offices . The state retains monopolies in a number of sectors , including tobacco , the telephone network , and the postal service . Though official economic statistics are not published , year 2011 estimates place the national product at $ 5.748 billion and the per capita income at $ 188,409 . The unemployment rate is 2 % , as of 2012 . Living standards are high and roughly comparable to those in the prosperous French metropolitan areas . Monaco does not publish national income figures ; the estimates below are extremely rough . Background . Economic development was spurred in the late 19th century with the opening of the rail link to France and a casino . Monaco 's economy is now primarily geared toward finance , commerce , and tourism . Modern times . Low taxes have drawn many foreign companies to Monaco and account for around 75 % of the $ 5.748 billion annual GDP income in ( 2011 ) . Similarly , tourism accounts for close to 15 % of the annual revenue , as the Principality of Monaco also has been a major center for tourism ever since the famed Monte Carlo Casino , which was established in 1856 . The casino is alluded to in the ABBA song `` Money , Money , Money '' . Financial and insurance activities , along with scientific and technical activities are main contributors to GDP of Monaco . Banking sector of Monaco is rather large : in 2015 consolidated banking assets 8.42 times exceeded the country 's GDP . Banks operating in Monaco traditionally specialize in private banking , asset and wealth management services . An economic and customs union with France governs customs , postal services , telecommunications , and banking in Monaco . Before the euro , Monaco used the French franc . Now part of the Eurozone , but not the EU , Monaco mints its own euro coins . All residents pay tax in the form of 19.6 % value-added tax on all goods and services . Monaco is noted for its activity in the field of marine sciences . Its Oceanographic Museum , formerly directed by Jacques-Yves Cousteau , is one of the most renowned institutions of its kind in the world . Monaco imports and exports products and services from all over the world . There is no commercial agriculture in Monaco ; it is 100 % urban . Tax haven . Monaco levies no income tax on individuals . The absence of a personal income tax in the principality , has attracted to it a considerable number of wealthy `` tax refugee '' residents from European countries who derive the majority of their income from activity outside Monaco ; celebrities such as Formula One drivers attract most of the attention , but the vast majority of them are less well-known business people . In 2000 , a report by the French parliamentarians , Arnaud Montebourg and Vincent Peillon , alleged that Monaco had lax policies with respect to money laundering , including within its famed casino , and that the government of Monaco had been placing political pressure on the judiciary so that alleged crimes were not properly investigated . In 1998 , the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development ( OECD ) issued a first report on the consequences of the tax havens ' financial systems . Monaco did not appear in the list of these territories until 2004 , when OECD became indignant regarding the Monegasque situation and denounced it in its last report , as well as Andorra , Liechtenstein , Liberia and the Marshall Islands , underlining its lack of co-operation as regards to financial information disclosure and availability . In 2000 , the Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering ( FATF ) stated : `` The anti-money laundering system in Monaco is comprehensive . However , difficulties have been encountered with Monaco by countries in international investigations on serious crimes that appear to be linked also with tax matters . In addition , the FIU of Monaco ( SICCFIN ) suffers a great lack of adequate resources . The authorities of Monaco have stated that they will provide additional resources to SICCFIN . '' The Principality is no longer blamed in the 2005 FATF report , as well as all other territories . However , since 2003 , the International Monetary Fund ( IMF ) has identified Monaco , along with 36 other territories , as a tax haven . The Council of Europe also decided to issue reports naming tax havens . Twenty-two territories , including Monaco , were thus evaluated between 1998 and 2000 on a first round . Monaco is the only territory that refuses to perform the second round , initially forecast between 2001 and 2003 , whereas the 21 other territories are implementing the third and last round , planned between 2005 and 2007 .
Carol Castro . Carolina Osório de Castro ( born March 10 , 1984 ) is a Brazilian actress . Carol Castro appeared in the August 2008 Brazilian issue of men 's magazine `` Playboy '' . On September 15 , 2013 , she won the tenth season of `` Dança dos Famosos '' , the Brazilian version of `` Dancing with the Stars '' .
Elmayolu , Merzifon . Elmayolu is a village in the District of Merzifon , Amasya Province , Turkey .
Tiga Dara . `` Tiga Dara '' ( Indonesian for `` Three Maidens '' ) is a 1957 Indonesian-language musical comedy film starring Chitra Dewi , Mieke Wijaya , and Indriati Iskak . Directed by Usmar Ismail for Perfini , the film follows three sisters who live with their father and grandmother . When the eldest sister , Nunung , shows no interest in marrying , her family tries unsuccessfully to find a husband for her . Nunung initially rejects the advances of a young man named Toto , who instead dates her younger sister . However , when he becomes jealous and travels from Jakarta to Bandung to profess his love , she agrees to marry him . Produced using government credit and written in an attempt to cover Perfini 's outstanding debts , `` Tiga Dara '' was intended to be commercial despite Ismail 's disapproval of such works . After it was released in August 1957 , the film was an immense popular success , launching the careers of its stars , earning the highest box office returns of any Perfini film , and being screened in first-class cinemas . However , even though `` Tiga Dara '' was shown at the 1959 Venice Film Festival and received Best Musical Arrangement at the 1960 Indonesian Film Week , Ismail considered it a compromise of his initial vision for Perfini . Since its release , `` Tiga Dara '' has been considered a classic of Indonesian cinema , with themes which remain relevant for modern Indonesian society . It was remade as `` Tiga Dara Mencari Cinta '' ( `` Three Maidens Seek Love '' ) in 1980 by Djun Saptohadi and influenced Teguh Karya 's `` Pacar Ketinggalan Kereta '' ( `` Lover Left by the Train '' , 1989 ) . A second remake , `` Ini Kisah Tiga Dara '' ( `` This is the Story of Three Maidens '' ) , was produced by Nia Dinata and released in September 2016 . In 2015 `` Tiga Dara '' was restored and converted to 4K digital by L'immagine Ritrovata Laboratory . Plot . Three sisters—Nunung ( Chitra Dewi ) , Nana ( Mieke Wijaya ) and Nenny ( Indriati Iskak ) —are being raised by their grandmother ( Fifi Young ) in Jakarta after their mother 's death . Though the sisters ' father Sukandar ( ) lives with them , he is too involved in his own work to pay them heed . While the sisters are out with Nana 's boyfriend Herman ( ) , their grandmother tells Sukandar than she will not live to see Nunung , already aged 29 , marry . He agrees to invite his colleagues to the house . When they come several days later , Nunung impresses all present with her piano-playing and singing . However , the men are all too old , and Nunung 's grandmother insists that Sukandar find a younger man . Nenny , overhearing the conversation , suggests that they hold a party ; this too is a failure , as Nunung takes no interest in the festivities . Nana is then asked to take Nunung out with her , in the hopes that the eldest sister will meet a marriageable young man . At a party , while Nana mingles with several men , Nunung sits out every dance and eventually leaves with Herman . Asked why she has returned home , Nunung tells her grandmother that she felt too old among the younger party-goers and asks why she was told to go . Nenny , again eavesdropping , shouts out that their grandmother is hoping to find her a husband . Though Nunung is initially angered , she understands her grandmother 's good intentions . The following day , Nunung is stricken by a scooter driven by Toto ( Rendra Karno ) . Despite an injured leg , Nunung insists on taking a pedicab home ; without her knowledge , Toto follows her . He later returns to apologize , and , though Nunung treats him harshly , is quickly accepted by Nana and her grandmother . Nana asks Toto to visit frequently , and over the next several days Nana pushes away Herman . Nenny , meanwhile , uses her sister 's interest in Toto to become closer to Herman . When Nana announces that she and Toto are engaged , her grandmother is furious ; if Nana marries before her sister , she says , Nunung will never marry . After Nana and Nunung fight , their guardians decide that it is best for Nunung to go the home of her uncle Tamsil ( Usmar Ismail ) in Bandung and rest . While there , Nunung writes a letter to her father that Joni kisses her goodnight every day . This news sparks Nenny 's titillation and Toto 's jealousy . Nana insists that Toto choose between her and Nunung ; Toto decides to go to Bandung and protest Joni 's impropriety . He confronts Nunung and confesses his love for her . She spitefully tells him that she sleeps in the same room as Joni every night . Herman , at the insistence of Nana , takes the remainder of the family to Bandung , where they meet up with Toto , Nunung , and Tamsil 's family . As Tamsil introduces his sons , Joni is revealed to be a young child . Nunung and Toto embrace , while Nana and Herman make up . Production . `` Tiga Dara '' was directed and produced by Usmar Ismail for his National Film Company ( Perusahaan Film Nasional , better known as Perfini ) . Although Ismail had wanted to `` not consider commercial aspects '' of filmmaking when he established Perfini in 1950 , he was forced to recognise the need to make a profitable film as Perfini continued to lose money . Following the failures of `` Lagi-Lagi Krisis '' ( `` More Crises '' , 1955 ) and `` Tamu Agung '' ( `` Exalted Guest '' , 1955 ) , the company 's financial situation was bleak , and Ismail fired a number of his staff . With only some leftover government credit to finance his next production , Ismail collaborated with M. Alwi Dahlan to write a film which would be popular with audiences . The resulting story , which may have been inspired by the 1936 musical comedy `` Three Smart Girls '' , was `` Tiga Dara '' . Production of `` Tiga Dara '' began in 1956 . Chitra Dewi , Mieke Wijaya , and Indriati Iskak were cast as the titular maidens . Dewi had previously appeared in `` Tamu Agung '' , and Wijaya had made her debut in the Palembang Film Corporation 's `` Gagal '' ( `` Fail '' ) the previous year . Iskak , the 14-year-old daughter of film director Raden Iskak , made her feature film debut with `` Tiga Dara '' . Supporting roles were filled by Fifi Young , Rendra Karno , Hassan Sanusi , Bambang Irawan , and Roosilawaty . For the role of Joni , Ismail cast his real-life son , Irwan Usmar Ismail . As musical films were popular with Indonesian audiences , `` Tiga Dara '' was made in that genre . It featured seven songs by Sjaiful Bachri ( who also served as sound editor ) as well as one by Ismail Marzuki and two by Oetjin Noerhasjim . Only Wijaya provided her own vocals ; the other actors were dubbed by Sam Saimun , Elly Sri Kudus , Bing Slamet , Djuita , S. Effendy , and Sitti Nurochma . Long-time Perfini cameraman Max Tera handled cinematography for this black-and-white film , using the company 's outdated equipment , and Soemardjono was in charge of editing . Release and reception . `` Tiga Dara '' premiered in August 1957 at the Capitol Theatre in Jakarta . Distributed by Perfini and advertised in part with trucks and megaphones , the film found popular success . It was screened for eight consecutive weeks in cinemas throughout the archipelago , including several first-class cinemas affiliated with the American Motion Picture Association of Indonesia ( AMPAI ) which mostly showed imported films . On 20 September 1957 , President Sukarno arranged for a private screening of `` Tiga Dara '' at the Presidential Palace in Bogor for the birthday of his wife . The film was also commonly screened at wedding parties . `` Tiga Dara '' competitions between groups of three sisters were held in much of Java , and the term became widely used as the name of batik products , shops , and drinks . At the 1960 Indonesian Film Week , `` Tiga Dara '' received Best Musical Arrangement . Negotiations to bring `` Tiga Dara '' to Malaya began soon after its release , and the film was exported , again to commercial success , in exchange for the import of the Malayan film `` Mega Mendung '' ( `` Cloudy Skies '' ) . In the late 1950s the film was shown in several Italian cities , including Rome , as well as in Yugoslavia . After Floris Ammannati , director of the 1959 Venice Film Festival , saw the Rome screening , he invited Ismail to show `` Tiga Dara '' in Venice . Ismail did so , though he considered the screening to be unsuccessful . `` Tiga Dara '' was screening in Netherlands New Guinea by August 1960 and in Suriname by August 1963 . Impact . In subsequent years Perfini released a number of commercially oriented films , such as `` Delapan Pendjuru Angin '' ( `` Eight Compass Directions '' , 1957 ) and `` Asrama Dara '' ( `` Dormitory for Girls '' , 1958 ) . Though none of these were commercial failures , none except for `` Asrama Dara '' approached the financial success of `` Tiga Dara '' . Ismail attempted to reassert himself as a director of quality not-for-profit films through `` Pedjuang '' ( `` Warriors for Freedom '' , 1960 ) , which was screened in competition at the 2nd Moscow International Film Festival in 1961 . However , as the years passed he became increasingly distanced from his early goals and had made attempts to enter banking , the nightclub industry , and parliament by the time of his death in 1971 . Dewi and Wijaya both became popular following the success of `` Tiga Dara '' . Dewi continued acting for a further four decades , appearing in her final feature film , `` Pedang Ulung '' ( `` Grand Sword '' ) , in 1993 , fifteen years before her death . Wijaya , meanwhile , has continued acting through 2008 's `` Ayat-Ayat Cinta '' ( `` Verses of Love '' ) . Meanwhile , Iskak , who was praised for having a more naturalistic acting style than her stage-trained fellow actors , soared to popularity . She formed a girl group , the Baby Dolls , together with Rima Melati , and Baby Huwae , and acted in a further eight films before retiring from cinema in 1963 . Legacy . `` Tiga Dara '' has been recognised as a classic of Indonesian cinema and often been shown on television . A 1987 retrospective on Perfini in `` Tempo '' argued that the film still showed the sense of honesty and realism common in Ismail 's earlier work , and , in a 1991 memorial book for Ismail , Rosihan Anwar wrote that the themes of `` Tiga Dara '' remained relevant for the Indonesian people . Similar sentiments were voiced by the film director Nia Dinata in 2016 . By 2015 the cellulose acetate negatives for `` Tiga Dara '' , held at Sinematek Indonesia , were heavily damaged . They were torn in places , and scenes were besmirched by fungus or lost altogether . To better preserve the film for future generations , SA Films arranged for `` Tiga Dara '' to be restored by the Bologna-based L'immagine Ritrovata Laboratory ; the film was the second of Ismail 's oeuvre to be restored , following `` Lewat Djam Malam '' ( `` After the Curfew '' , 1954 ) in 2012 . Restoration work , which included the reinsertion of lost scenes using extant copies of the film and the removal of dust and fungus , began in early 2015 and was completed on 8 October 2015 . This restoration—converted to 4K digital—was screened Indonesia beginning on 11 August 2016 , with a soundtrack album featuring covers by nine artists being launched on the same day . `` The Jakarta Post '' described the film as `` a hit with audience members '' . A DVD and Blu-ray release is scheduled for 2017 . Several films have been remade or influenced by `` Tiga Dara '' . A remake , `` Tiga Dara Mencari Cinta '' ( `` Three Maidens Seek Love '' ) , was directed by Djun Saptohadi and released in 1980 . This comedy starred Ingrid Fernandez , Nana Riwayatie , and Winny Aditya Dewi as three sisters who live with their father and face the trials and tribulations of dating . Eight years later , when Teguh Karya was directing `` Pacar Ketinggalan Kereta '' ( `` Lover Left by the Train '' , 1989 ) , he insisted that the cast and crew watch `` Tiga Dara '' in an attempt to transcend it . In `` Tempo '' , the writer Putu Wijaya later described `` Pacar Ketinggalan Kereta '' as seemingly trying to recapture the family and musical dynamics of Ismail 's story . In 2004 a remake of `` Tiga Dara '' , to be directed by Rudi Soedjarwo and involve Dian Sastrowardoyo , Siti Nurhaliza , and Krisdayanti , was announced , though this production has not been realized . Another updated retelling of the `` Tiga Dara '' story , `` Ini Kisah Tiga Dara '' ( `` This is the Story of Three Maidens '' ) , was shot between 23 February and 27 March 2016 in Maumere , Flores . In a press conference , the film 's director , Nia Dinata , stated that she had enjoyed watching `` Tiga Dara '' as a child and that she remained awed by the film 's beauty . She also said that her retelling , though it was inspired by and maintained the spirit of Ismail 's original , featured a new plot as well as new songs by Titiek Puspa : the film follows three sisters who move to Maumere , Flores , to help their father manage a hotel . `` Ini Kisah Tiga Dara '' , which stars , Tara Basro , and Tatyana Akman , was released on 1 September 2016 .
Katsuhiko Sumii . ( born 28 March 1964 , Kanazawa , Ishikawa ) is a Japanese horse trainer . He trained the first and second placing horses in the 2006 Melbourne Cup , Delta Blues and Pop Rock .
Jim Richards ( basketball ) . Jim Richards is the former men 's basketball head coach at Western Kentucky University , coaching the team for seven seasons from 1971 to 1978 . He was inducted into the Western Kentucky University Athletic Hall of Fame in 2005 . Richards was born in rural Adair County , Kentucky , and played basketball for one year at Adair County High School . He was recruited to play baseball at Western by Coach E. A. Diddle ( better known as the basketball coach ) . Diddle got Richards into officiating high school basketball . After graduation , Richards was hired as head basketball coach at Auburn High School . He went from there to Glasgow High , where he coached the Scotties to a state championship in 1968 . Richards returned to Western as an assistant the following year , when an opening occurred on John Oldham 's staff after Gene Rhodes left to coach the Kentucky Colonels of the American Basketball Association . When Oldham left the sidelines to become athletic director , Richards became head coach for the 1971-1972 season . His overall record at Western was 102-84 . His Hilltopper teams won two regular season Ohio Valley Conference championships , plus two tournament championships . The Toppers made the NCAA Men 's Basketball Tournament twice , with an overall record of one win and two losses . After stepping down as head basketball coach , Richards coached the men 's golf team . One of his recruits was Kenny Perry from nearby Franklin , Kentucky . Perry went on to play on the PGA Tour .
Rikuzentakata mayoral election , 2007 . Rikuzentakata , Iwate , held a mayoral election on February 4 , 2007 . Nagato Nakasato beat incumbent mayor Akihiko Yoshida .
Mark Williams ( radio host ) . Mark Williams is an American Constitutional activist , radio talk show host and author based in Sacramento , California . He is the author of `` It 's Not Right Versus Left , It 's Right Versus Wrong ; Exposing the Socialist Agenda '' and `` Taking Back America One Tea Party at a Time '' . Career . Mark Williams is a native of Attleboro , Massachusetts and began his career by starting a radio station in the local high school in 1973 . Williams ' first commercial radio job was as a salesman at the former WPEP in Taunton , Massachusetts . He then had an over night talk show on WSAR ( Fall River , Massachusetts ) . He later was an executive producer position at Boston 's WRKO AM . He arrived in Sacramento ( KFBK AM ) in 2000 after on-air stints in San Diego ( XTRA AM ) ; Tampa ( WFLA AM ) ; Dayton , Ohio ( WHIO AM ) ; and the Capital District of New York ( WGY ) . In 2005 he and his wife/producer , Holly Williams , and Melanie Morgan of KSFO traveled to Iraq and broadcast from various locations around Baghdad , shows for which each were awarded the Mark Twain Award by the Associated Press Radio and Television Association , and two Greater Bay Area Journalism Awards . Williams served as the spokesperson for the Tea Party Express , resigning in July , 2010 , amid controversy over an entry he posted to his blog . The post included a `` mock letter to Abraham Lincoln from NAACP President Benjamin Jealous '' in which he used racially charged language to respond to the NAACP 's stance against racist elements within the Tea Party movement . The National Tea Party Federation called it an embarrassment , and ousted the Tea Party Express from its organisation after they refused to fire Williams . Williams has been an opponent of the Park51 project to build an Islamic community center in Lower Manhattan . Due to its proximity to the World Trade Center site , he dubbed it the `` Ground Zero '' mosque and called it a `` temple to terrorists , '' saying , `` The monument would consist of a Mosque for the worship of the terrorists ' monkey-god . '' Williams ' comments drew rebukes from New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg , New York State Senators and Muslim leaders . Williams later wrote , `` I owe an apology to millions of Hindus who worship Lord Hanuman , an actual Monkey God . Hanuman is worshiped as a symbol of perseverance , strength , and devotion ... Those are hardly the traits of whatever the Hell ( literally ) it is that terrorists worship . '' When questioned by `` The Washington Post '' about his comments about Islam and Obama , Williams has claimed the controversy has `` been fantastic for the movement '' . Williams was featured in Dinesh D'Sousa 's 2012 film biography of Obama `` 2016 : Obama 's America '' a segment where Williams appears on CNN 's Anderson Cooper show .
Crewe Chronicle . The `` Crewe Chronicle '' , originally known as the `` Crewe and Nantwich Chronicle '' , is a UK weekly newspaper first published on 21 March 1874 . It was founded by the editor of the `` Chester Chronicle '' as a Radical alternative to the Tory-biased `` Crewe Guardian '' . Now owned by Trinity Mirror , the `` Crewe Chronicle '' is published in a tabloid format every Wednesday and has a cover price of 82p . As of June 2012 the newspaper 's circulation was 12,928 .
Xavier Darcos . Xavier Darcos ( born 14 July 1947 ) is a French politician , scholar , civil servant and former Minister of Labour . An `` agrégé '' professor in literature and general inspector of the National Education system , he has been Mayor of Périgueux , a Senator , and a minister in Jean-Pierre Raffarin and François Fillon 's governments . Biography . Darcos was born on 14 July 1947 in Limoges to Jean-Gabriel Darcos and Anne-Marie Banvillet . After getting a PhD in Latin studies from the University of Bordeaux under the direction of Jean-Pierre Néraudau and becoming a professor emeritus in letters and social sciences , he started teaching in 1968 , first in Périgueux , then in a Bordeaux `` khâgne '' from 1982 to 1987 , and finally at the lycée Louis-le-Grand , Paris from 1987 to 1992 . In 1989 he became deputy to the Mayor of Périgueux . Three years later , he became a senior school inspector . From 1993 to 1995 he was the chief of staff ( `` directeur de cabinet '' ) to Education Minister François Bayrou , from 1995 to 1997 advisor to Prime Minister Alain Juppé for education and culture matters , and from 1995 to 1998 , along with François Bayroux and Claude Allègre , he was the president of school inspectors . From 1996 to 1999 he was also a Professor in comparative literature at the Paris IV University . In 1997 he became Mayor of Périgueux , and was reelected both in 2001 and 2005 . He was also elected Senator of Dordogne in 1998 . In May 2002 , he became Minister for School Education in Jean-Pierre Raffarin 's cabinet , then on 1 April 2004 Minister for Cooperation , Development and Francophony . He has been a member of the Aquitaine Regional Council since 2004 . On 15 June 2005 he became a French ambassador for the OCDE . In 2006 , he was elected as member of the `` Académie des sciences morales et politiques '' et was `` secrétaire perpétuel '' of this academy from 2010 until 2017 . Since 18 May 2007 , he has been the Minister of National Education in François Fillon 's governments . In March 2008 , he failed to be reelected as Mayor of Périgueux . In 2009 , he condemned as `` criminal '' statements made by Pope Benedict XVI which claimed that condoms promote AIDS , when in fact they help protect against it . Darcos was elected as an `` immortel '' of the Académie française on 13 June 2013 . Political career . Minister of Labor , Social Affairs , Family , and Solidarity : 2009–2010 . Minister of Development , Cooperation and Francophony : 2004–2005 . Senator of Dordogne : 1998–2002 ( Became minister in 2002 ) . Regional councillor of Aquitaine : Since 2004 . Reelected in 2010 . Mayor of Périgueux : 1997–2002 ( Resignation ) / 2005–2008 . Reelected in 2001 , 2005 . Deputy-mayor of Périgueux : 1989–1997 / 2002–2005 . Reelected in 1995 . Municipal councillor of Périgueux : 1989–2008 . Reelected in 1995 , 2001 . President of the Agglomeration community of Périgueux : 2000–2001 . Member of the Agglomeration community of Périgueux : 2000–2001 .
Acianthera luteola . `` Acianthera luteola '' is a species of orchid .
Barrison Sisters . The Barrison Sisters were a risqué vaudeville act which performed in the United States and Europe from about 1893 to 1897 ; in the United States they were advertised as `` The Wickedest Girls In the World '' . History . Lona ( Abelone Maria , 1871–1939 ) , Sophia ( Sofie Kathrine Theodora , 1877–1906 ) , Inger ( Inger Marie , 1878–1918 ) , Olga ( Hansine Johanne , 1875–1908 ) and Gertrude ( Gertrud Marie , 1881–1946 ) Barrison were actual sisters ( many `` sister '' vaudeville acts were not ) of Danish-German descent . The five sisters were all born in Copenhagen , Denmark . Along with their mother , the five sisters emigrated to the United States in 1886 , joining their father , who had earlier made the same journey . Lona Barrison , the oldest of the sisters , had a fleeting theatre experience in Copenhagen as a young girl , and it was she who initially gravitated towards the theatre scene after the family settled in Manhattan , New York City . Later on , she was joined by her siblings . Originally called Bareisen , they anglicized their surname , thus becoming the Barrison Sisters . The five blond and curly-haired siblings were said to sing in high squeaky voices and dance with middling ability . They achieved notoriety , however , by ingenious use of double entendres on stage . Actress Pearl Eytinge initially produced them and wrote a comedietta for them called `` Mr Cupid '' . Her manager , Danish born William ( Wilhelm Ludvig ) Fleron ( 1858–1935 ) , took over the management of the sisters and married Lona in 1893 . In their most famous act , the sisters would dance , raising their skirts slightly above their knees , and ask the audience , `` Would you like to see my pussy ? '' When they had coaxed the audience into an enthusiastic response , they would raise up their skirts , revealing that each sister was wearing underwear of their own manufacture that had a live kitten secured over the crotch . After their success in Europe in the mid-1890s , scores of troupes purporting to be `` sisters '' followed in their footsteps , among them the British Machinson Sisters . The Barrison Sisters broke up in 1897 , but both Gertrude and Lona went on to have successful solo careers on the stage . Gertrude , the youngest and perhaps most talented of them all , became a groundbreaking modern dancer in Vienna , where she lived for two decades , married to Carl Hollitzer ( separated in 1910 ) , a renowned Austrian painter . She was the last to die—in 1946 in Copenhagen . The Barrison Sisters came to renewed public attention in the first decade of the 21st century when they were featured on the label of Five Wives Vodka , produced by Ogden 's Own Distillery in Utah , when the vodka was initially rejected for sale in the adjacent control state of Idaho , an action for which the Idaho State Liquor Division won a 2013 Muzzles Award from the Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression .
Caeau Cwmcoynant . Caeau Cwmcoynant ( or Caeau Cwncaenant ) is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Brecknock , Powys , Wales .
Aaby , Aarhus . Aaby , or Åby , is a suburban area of Aarhus in Denmark . Located 4 km from the city centre of Aarhus , Åby was originally an old village , but is now an integrated a part of Åbyhøj , that sprawled around it . To distinguish Åby from Åbyhøj , the village area is often referred to as `` Gammel Åby '' ( lit . : Old Åby ) . Åby is situated at a bend of the Aarhus River and there is access to the river and the pathway of Brabrandstien from here . Etymology . The name Åby translates literally as `` river-town '' in modern Danish and it also derives from the Old Norse for `` village on a river '' ( Old Norse `` á '' , river , and `` býr '' , village ) . Åby is identical in meaning with Aby in Lincolnshire in England . History . The town of Åby is very old and grew from a port that used to be here in the Viking Age , when Aarhus Å was a fjord . Over the years , the fjord sanded up and transformed into the narrow waterway we now know as Aarhus River . The usual village charm and characteristics are still clearly visible in Åby , especially around the church .
Microscopic Milton . `` Microscopic Milton '' is a British series of short animated films . Created and written by Tony Garth , they were first broadcast on CBBC between 1997 and 1999 . The show was produced by Splash Animation Ltd and executive produced by Russell Neale Anthony Dever with distribution through EVA Entertainment . The series was self-financed and was one of the first commercially produced series on Cambridge Animo . The series was sold via acquisition to the BBC in the UK and Disney Channel in the USA . Two series were produced each of 13 X 5 ' being 26 eps in total . Microscopic Milton was a tiny man who lived in a clock on the mantelpiece in a house owned by Mrs. Witherspoon ( who like Nanny from Jim Henson 's Muppet Babies and Mammy Two Shoes - is only seen from the shoulders down ) , who was unaware of Milton 's existence . Milton was befriended by Mrs. Witherspoon 's large , shaggy dog , Douglas . Each episode ran five minutes , and 26 episodes were produced . The narrative was provided by sitcom star Brian Wilde though airings in America were narrated by Kristen Johnston .
Movimiento Todos por la Patria . The Movimiento Todos por la Patria ( MPT ) was an Argentine guerrilla movement active from 1985 to 1989 , whose leader was Enrique Gorriarán Merlo . He was responsible for carrying out the 1989 attack on La Tablada Army Regiment . Background . By the time the group was founded , Merlo had been active in radical activities for years ; he fought with the People 's Revolutionary Army ( ERP ) in the 1970s . This organization was responsible for kidnappings and bombings in the 1970s ; later went on to collaborate with the Sandinistas to assassinate former Nicaraguan dictator Anastasio Somoza Debayle in on September 16 , 1980 , who was living in exile in Paraguay . The group was created in 1985 and ceased activities four years later . La Tablada Attack . At the time of the attack , far-right rogue army elements known as `` carapintadas '' or `` painted faces '' ( a reference to their use of facial camouflage ) , had launched far-right uprisings against the Alfonsín administration , in response to the Trial of the Juntas . The MPT , claiming to be preventing a coup by the said elements , launched an attack on the Third Mechanized Infantry Regiment barracks in La Tablada ( `` Regimiento de Infantería Mecanizada Nº 3 , RIM3 '' ) . They broke into the barracks by ramming a stolen truck into the main gate . In response , the Argentine Army and Buenos Aires Provincial Police launched a counterattack and the ensuing fight left 39 dead and approximately 60 injured . President Alfonsín condemned the attack on the barracks and later visited the site , accompanied by commandos . The actions of the government forces were not without controversy : white phosphorus was used , contrary to international law , and it was reported that the security forces executed some of the surviving guerrillas . Aftermath . After six years in exile Merlo was arrested by the Argentine government in Mexico in 1995 and sentenced to life in prison . Pardoned in May 2003 by Eduardo Duhalde , then-president , he quietly returned to civilian life , and died in 2006 of cardiac arrest . Merlo said after the pardon that he never was a terrorist .
Imagine . To imagine means to form new images and sensations that are not perceived through the five physical senses .
Naalayira Divya Prabhandham . The Nalayira Divya Prabandham ( ) is a collection of 4,000 Tamil verses ( Naalayiram in Tamil means 'four thousand ' ) composed by the 12 Alvars , and was compiled in its present form by Nathamuni during the 9th – 10th centuries . The work , an important liturgical compilation of the Tamil Alvars , marks the beginning of the canonization of 12 `` Vaishnava '' poet saints , and these hymns are still sung extensively today . The works were lost before they were collected and organized in the form of an anthology by Nathamuni . The `` Divya Prabandham '' sings the praise of Narayana ( or Vishnu ) and his many forms . The Alvars sang these songs at various sacred shrines known as the Divya Desams . The Tamil `` Vaishnavites '' are also known as `` Ubhaya Vedanti '' ( those that follow both Vedas , i.e. , the Sanskrit Rigveda , Yajurveda , Samaveda and Atharvaveda , as well as the Tamil-language `` Tiruvaymoli , '' a work which many South Indian devotees regard as the Tamil Veda ) . In many temples — Srirangam , for example — the chanting of the Divya Prabhandham forms a major part of the daily service . Prominent among its 4,000 verses are the over 1,100 verses known as the `` Tiruvaymoli '' or `` Thiruvaaymozhi '' ( `` words of the sacred mouth '' ) , composed by Nammalvar ( Kaari Maaran , Sadagopan of Alwarthirunagari Temple ) and which forms the third portion of the overall `` Divya Prabandham '' . Nammalvar self-identifies as a lovelorn `` gopi '' pining for Krishna . Compilation . The collection , once thought to have been lost , was organized in the form of an anthology by Nathamuni . Nathamuni was born in Veera Naarayanapuram ( Veeranam ) or present-day Kaattu Mannaar Koil . There is a long time gap between Thirumangai Alvar ( the last alvar ) and Nathamuni . In this dark period , nobody knew what happened to the 4,000 verses of the text . Legend has it that once Nathamuni heard some people reciting the decad of `` Aaraavamude '' of Nammaazhvaar at Kumbakonam . Captivated by these `` pasurams '' ( hymns ) , he wanted to know more about them . One of the verses also mentioned `` Aayiraththul Ippaththu '' ( Tamil : these 10 out of the 1000 ) . When Nathamuni enquired about the remaining 990 , the people who sang the 10 did not know anything about the other verses . But as the song mentioned the name and place of the `` azhwar '' ( Kurugoor Satakopan ) , Nathamuni proceeded to Thirukurugoor and asked the people there about Swami Nammazhwar 's 1,000 verses . The people did not know the 1,000 verses that Nathamuni wanted , but they told him about 11 `` pasurams '' ( hymns ) of Madhurakavi Alvar , a disciple of Nammazhwar `` Kanninun Siruthaambu '' . They asked him to go to Thiruppuliaazhwar , the place where Nammazhwar lived , and recite these 11 `` pasurams '' 12,000 times . Nathamuni did as advised , and pleased with his penance , Nammazhwar granted him not only his 1,000 `` pasurams '' , but the entire 4,000- '' pasuram '' collection of all the Alvars . Details of Pasurams . The following table shows the details of the 4,000 `` pasurams '' ( hymns ) . External links . Nalayiram Text in different formats and languages Nalayiram with Meaning or Vyakyanam ( detailed commentary ) Sites Relevant to Nalayiram Divya Prabandham
CYP24A1 . Cytochrome P450 family 24 subfamily A member 1 ( abbreviated CYP24A1 ) is a member of the cytochrome P450 superfamily of enzymes encoded by the `` CYP24A1 '' gene . It is a mitochondrial monooxygenase which catalyzes reactions including 24-hydroxylation of calcitriol ( 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 ) . It has also been identified as vitamin D3 24-hydroxylase . ( ) Function . CYP24A1 is an enzyme expressed in the mitochondrion of humans and other species . It catalyzes hydroxylation reactions which lead to the degradation of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 , the physiologically active form of vitamin D. Hydroxylation of the side chain produces calcitroic acid and other metabolites which are excreted in bile . CYP24A1 was identified in the early 1970s and was first thought to be involved in vitamin D metabolism as the renal 25-hydroxyvitamin D3-24-hydroxylase , modifying calcifediol ( 25-hydroxyvitamin D ) to produce 24,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol ( 24,25-dihydroxyvitamin D ) . Subsequent studies using recombinant CYP24A1 showed that it could also catalyze multiple other hydroxylation reactions at the side chain carbons known as C-24 and C-23 in both 25-OH-D3 and the active hormonal form , 1,25- ( OH ) 2D3 . It is now considered responsible for the entire five-step , 24-oxidation pathway from 1,25- ( OH ) 2D3 producing calcitroic acid . CYP24A1 also is able to catalyse another pathway which starts with 23-hydroxylation of 1,25- ( OH ) 2D3 and culminates in 1,25- ( OH ) 2D3-26,23-lactone . The side chains of the ergocalciferol ( vitamin D2 ) derivatives , 25-OH-D2 and 1,25- ( OH ) 2D2 , are also hydroxylated by CYP24A1 . The structure of CYP24A1 is highly conserved between different species although the balance of functions can differ . Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene . This enzyme plays an important role in calcium homeostasis and the vitamin D endocrine system through its regulation of the level of vitamin D3 . Regulation . CYP24A1 is expressed in tissues which are considered targets for vitamin D , including kidney , intestine and bone . Transcription of the CYP24A1 gene is markedly inducible by 1,25- ( OH ) 2D3 binding to the vitamin D receptor . The gene has a strong , positive vitamin D response element in the promoter . Through regulation of CYP24A1 expression , a negative feedback control system is created to limit the effects of 1,25- ( OH ) 2D3 . PTH and FGF23 also regulate CYP24A1 gene expression . Additionally , it is translationally regulated via IRES within the 5'UTR , which is responsive to an inflammatory environment . Clinical relevance . Abnormal functioning CYP24A1 is thought to be one of the causes of severe infantile hypercalcemia . Patients with mutations of the CYP24A1 gene have elevated serum calcium concentrations , elevated serum 1,25- ( OH ) 2D , suppressed PTH concentrations , hypercalciuria , nephrocalcinosis , nephrolithiasis , and sometimes reduced bone density . Variations in the gene may also be found in people with renal stones .
Routing Information Protocol . The Routing Information Protocol ( RIP ) is one of the oldest distance-vector routing protocols which employ the hop count as a routing metric . RIP prevents routing loops by implementing a limit on the number of hops allowed in a path from source to destination . The largest number of hops allowed for RIP is 15 , which limits the size of networks that RIP can support . RIP implements the split horizon , route poisoning and holddown mechanisms to prevent incorrect routing information from being propagated . In RIPv1 routers broadcast updates with their routing table every 30 seconds . In the early deployments , routing tables were small enough that the traffic was not significant . As networks grew in size , however , it became evident there could be a massive traffic burst every 30 seconds , even if the routers had been initialized at random times . In most networking environments , RIP is not the preferred choice for routing as its time to converge and scalability are poor compared to EIGRP , OSPF , or IS-IS . However , it is easy to configure , because RIP does not require any parameters unlike other protocols . RIP uses the User Datagram Protocol ( UDP ) as its transport protocol , and is assigned the reserved port number 520 . Development of distance-vector routing . Based on the Bellman–Ford algorithm and the Ford–Fulkerson algorithm distant-vector routing protocols started to be implemented from 1969 onwards in data networks such as the ARPANET and CYCLADES . The predecessor of RIP was the Gateway Information Protocol ( GWINFO ) which was developed by Xerox in the mid-1970s to route its experimental network . As part of the Xerox Network Systems ( XNS ) protocol suite GWINFO transformed into the XNS Routing Information Protocol . This XNS RIP in turn became the basis for early routing protocols , such as Novell 's IPX RIP , AppleTalk 's Routing Table Maintenance Protocol ( RTMP ) , and the IP RIP . The 1982 Berkley Software Distribution of the UNIX operating system implemented RIP in the `` routed '' daemon . The 4.2BSD release proved popular and became the basis for subsequent UNIX versions , which implemented RIP in the `` routed '' or `` gated '' daemon . Ultimately RIP had been extensively deployed before the standard written by Charles Hedrick was passed as RIPv1 in 1988 . The RIP hop count . The routing metric used by RIP counts the number of routers that need to be passed to reach a destination IP network . The hop count 1 denotes a network that is directly connected to the router . 16 hops denote a network that is unreachable , according to the RIP hop limit . Versions . There are three standardised versions of the Routing Information Protocol : `` RIPv1 '' and `` RIPv2 '' for IPv4 , and `` RIPng '' for IPv6 . RIP version 1 . The original specification of RIP , defined in RFC 1058 , was published in 1988 . When starting up , and every 30 seconds thereafter , a router with RIPv1 implementation broadcasts to 255.255.255.255 a request message through every RIPv1 enabled interface . Neighbouring routers receiving the request message respond with a RIPv1 segment , containing their routing table . The requesting router updates its own routing table , with the reachable IP network address , hop count and next hop , that is the router interface IP address from which the RIPv1 response was sent . As the requesting router receives updates from different neighbouring routers it will only update the reachable networks in its routing table , if it receives information about a reachable network it has not yet in its routing table or information that a network it has in its routing table is reachable with a lower hop count . Therefore a RIPv1 router will in most cases only have one entry for a reachable network , the one with the lowest hop count . If a router receives information from two different neighbouring router that the same network is reachable with the same hop count but via two different routes , the network will be entered into the routing table two times with different next hop routers . The RIPv1 enabled router will then perform what is known as equal-cost load balancing for IP packets . RIPv1 enabled routers not only request the routing tables of other routers every 30 seconds , they also listen to incoming requests from neighbouring routers and send their own routing table in turn . RIPv1 routing tables are therefore updated every 25 to 35 seconds . The RIPv1 protocol adds a small random time variable to the update time , to avoid routing tables synchronising across a LAN . It was thought , as a result of random initialization , the routing updates would spread out in time , but this was not true in practice . Sally Floyd and Van Jacobson showed in 1994 that , without slight randomization of the update timer , the timers synchronized over time . RIPv1 can be configured into silent mode , so that a router requests and processes neighbouring routing tables , and keeps its routing table and hop count for reachable networks up to date , but does not needlessly sends its own routing table into the network . Silent mode is commonly implemented to hosts . RIPv1 uses classful routing . The periodic routing updates do not carry subnet information , lacking support for variable length subnet masks ( VLSM ) . This limitation makes it impossible to have different-sized subnets inside of the same network class . In other words , all subnets in a network class must have the same size . There is also no support for router authentication , making RIP vulnerable to various attacks . RIP version 2 . Due to the deficiencies of the original RIP specification , RIP version 2 ( RIPv2 ) was developed in 1993 [ 4 ] and last standardized in 1998 in RFC 2453 It included the ability to carry subnet information , thus supporting Classless Inter-Domain Routing ( CIDR ) . To maintain backward compatibility , the hop count limit of 15 remained . RIPv2 has facilities to fully interoperate with the earlier specification if all `` Must Be Zero '' protocol fields in the RIPv1 messages are properly specified . In addition , a `` compatibility switch '' feature allows fine-grained interoperability adjustments . In an effort to avoid unnecessary load on hosts that do not participate in routing , RIPv2 `` multicasts '' the entire routing table to all adjacent routers at the address 224.0.0.9 , as opposed to RIPv1 which uses broadcast . Unicast addressing is still allowed for special applications . ( MD5 ) authentication for RIP was introduced in 1997 . RIPv2 is Internet Standard STD56 ( which is RFC 2453 ) . Route tags were also added in RIP version 2 . This functionality allows a distinction between routes learned from the RIP protocol and routes learned from other protocols . RIPng . RIPng sends updates on UDP port 521 using the multicast group FF02 : :9 . RIP messages between routers . RIP messages use the User Datagram Protocol on port 520 and all RIP messages exchanged between routers are encapsulated in a UDP segment . Similar protocols . Cisco 's proprietary Interior Gateway Routing Protocol ( IGRP ) was a somewhat more capable protocol than RIP . It belongs to the same basic family of distance-vector routing protocols . Cisco has ceased support and distribution of IGRP in their router software . It was replaced by the Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol ( EIGRP ) which is a completely new design . While EIGRP still uses a distance-vector model , it relates to IGRP only in using the same routing metrics . IGRP supports multiple metrics for each route , including bandwidth , delay , load , MTU , and reliability .
Vamma Hydroelectric Power Station . Vamma Power Station ( `` Vamma kraftstasjon '' ) is a hydroelectric power station located in Østfold , Norway . The power station was built in 1915 and exploited eight waterfalls in the river Glomma . The original installed capacity was . After later upgrades it operates at an installed capacity of , with an average annual production of 1,275 GWh .
José Figueroa Sancha . José Figueroa Sancha is a former Superintendent of the Puerto Rico Police Department and former Deputy Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigations in Puerto Rico . After being appointed by Governor of Puerto Rico Luis Fortuño as Superintendent in 2008 , he resigned in 2011 amidst criticisms in the middle of a crime wave in the island . Career with the FBI . As Deputy Director of the FBI in Puerto Rico , Figueroa Sancha was one of the people in charge of the operative where Filiberto Ojeda Ríos was killed in September 2005 . He was also the agent in charge of an operative at an apartment building in Río Piedras where agents pushed and shoved members of the press , spraying them with pepper spray . The incident caused a lot of commotion amongst the press community and the Puerto Rico Press Association and the Overseas Press Club sued the FBI . Career as Superintendent . In November 2009 , Puerto Rico Governor-elect Luis Fortuño named Figueroa Sancha as Superintendent of the Puerto Rico Police Department , and he was confirmed by the Senate in January . During 2010 , Figueroa Sancha dealt with numerous riots and incidents involving students of the University of Puerto Rico and members of the police . These were as a result of a student 's strike against new policies from the University administration and the government . In 2011 , the rate of murders in Puerto Rico increased rapidly , which led many sectors to ask for Figueroa Sancha 's resignation . Figueroa Sancha officially resigned on July 2 , 2011 , after less than three years in his position , after criticism for his work and the lack of positive results under his command . Allegedly , the governor asked him to resign , but this was denied by the government . Puerto Rico recorded its second-worst year for killings under his watch in 2010 , while 2011 is currently the worst in the history of the island . Political aspirations . After his resignation , Figueroa Sancha admitted that he had been approached by leaders of the PNP , Thomas Rivera Schatz and Héctor O'Neill , for a possible aspiration to the Senate of Puerto Rico . However , Jorge Santini , mayor of San Juan , did n't support him . Two days later , Figueroa Sancha announced that he would n't run for the Senate and would instead dedicate his time to a private security company he had started .
Mary Gould Davis . Mary Gould Davis ( February 13 , 1882 – April 15 , 1956 ) was an American author , librarian , storyteller and editor . Early and personal life . Davis was born on February 13 , 1882 , in Bangor , Maine . She moved to Middlesboro , Kentucky , before relocating more permanently to New York City in 1896 . Career . Davis began working at Brooklyn Public Library as an assistant librarian in 1905 , before working at New York Public Library , in the same position , starting in 1913 . She was promoted to supervisor of storytelling in 1922 , and held that position until her retirement from librarianship on New Year 's Eve , 1944 . During and after her tenure as supervisor of storytelling , she published a number of books , mainly collections of stories for children . Her first book was 1930 's `` A Baker 's Dozen : Thirteen Stories to Tell and to Read Aloud '' , and , perhaps her most lauded , `` Truce of the Wolf and Other Tales of Old Italy '' , was published in 1931 and received a Newbery Honor in 1932 . She continued to write and edit books until the publication of `` The Girl 's Book of Verse : A Treasury of Old and New Poems '' , her final work , in 1952 . Death . Davis died on April 15 , 1956 , at the age of 74 , in New York City .
Mart Bras . Martinus ( `` Mart '' ) Rokes Bras ( born 8 August 1950 in Rotterdam ) is a former water polo player from The Netherlands , who finished in seventh position with the Dutch Men 's Water Polo Team at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich . Later on Bras became an international water polo referee .
Jørgen Salsten . Jørgen Salsten ( born 4 May 1963 ) is a former Norwegian ice hockey player . He was born in Oslo , Norway , the brother of Petter Salsten , and played for the club Furuset IF . He played for the Norwegian national ice hockey team at the 1988 Winter Olympics .
An Elixir for Existence . `` An Elixir for Existence '' is the second studio album by the Norwegian gothic metal band `` Sirenia '' , released in 2004 . The album follows in the same vein as the previous `` At Sixes and Sevens '' , but includes a new female vocalist , Henriette Bordvik . A large number of the songs are concerned with mental conditions , be it depression ( `` Voices Within '' ) , drug use ( `` Euphoria '' ) or thoughts of suicide ( `` The Fall Within '' ) ; of course , the meanings of all of these songs are subject to further conjecture .
Antti Autti . Antti-Matias Antero Autti ( born 15 March 1985 in Rovaniemi , Finland ) is a Finnish snowboarding star who shot to fame when he defeated big-name talents Danny Kass , Andy Finch , and Shaun White in the Men 's Superpipe at the 2005 Winter X Games to claim the gold . He is one of two snowboarders , along with Steve Fisher , ever to beat Shaun White in the X Games Superpipe . Autti is the first non-American to win the event . He kicked off his final run with back-to-back 1080s , one of the hardest snowboarding tricks , and is only the third snowboarder to land the sequence in competition , behind Michael McBee and Ross Powers . His clutch and technical performance sparked the `` 1080 Revolution '' and set a new standard in men 's halfpipe competition , where men must throw at least one 1080 , if not two back-to-back , in order to do well in contests . Just two weeks earlier , he was crowned double World Champion in Big Air and the halfpipe at the 2005 Snowboarding World Championships in Whistler , British Columbia , Canada . Biography . Born to Yrjö and Katariina Autti , Autti hails from Rovaniemi , a 55,000 population city that sits on the Arctic Circle and is considered the gateway to the Lapland region of Finland . Athletic genes run in his family - Autti 's younger brother Tuomas is an aspiring freestyle skier , and his uncle is Arto Autti , who was a defender on the Finnish National football team . Autti started snowboarding in spring 1995 after he saw someone snowboarding while on a skiing vacation with his family at the Ylläs ski center in Lapland . 2004-2005 . Following his breakthrough at the World Championships and the Winter X Games , Autti went on to finish second at the 2005 Nippon Open , third at the 2005 U.S. Open Snowboarding Championships and first in Big Air at the Arctic Challenge , the exclusive snowboarding event founded by Terje Haakonsen . He was also awarded Best Tweak for his switch backside 540 , which is his favorite trick . In April 2005 , it was officially announced that Autti would represent Finland at the 2006 Winter Olympics . Over the summer of 2005 at the end of July , he competed in Nokia 's Totally Board in Taiwan . Autti embarked on Billabong 's Freeway Tour in August , which spirits Billabong-sponsored riders to various contests in Australia and New Zealand . He won the Perisher Pipe Cup and took third in the Slopestyle Jam . It was Autti 's first time Down Under , and he likes New Zealand 's famed Snowpark because it is like a `` big playground , '' and it reminds him of Finland because `` you can see everyone from the lift . '' Australian snowboarders on the Tour , Nick Gregory and Clint Allan , introduced Autti to their country 's native wombats and kangaroos and got him addicted to pies . 2005-2006 . Autti kicked off the 2005-2006 World Cup season with third and first-place finishes in Valle Nevado , Chile in September . He followed it in October with a second place podium in Saas-Fee , Switzerland . During Finland 's Annual Skiexpo in November 2005 , Autti was awarded Rider of the Year by Slammer Magazine 's Riders of the Year Awards . He received the most votes in a readers internet poll . He also finished ninth in Finland 's annual Sports Athlete of the Year poll , voted on by sports magazine journalists . Before the end of 2005 , Autti competed in the X-Trail Jam in Japan and finished fifth in the quarterpipe and fourth in the straight jump . For his banner year , he was invited to Finland 's President 's Ball in December , an annual banquet honoring all of the elite athletes , politicians , celebrities , and public figures in Finland . Autti attended the event with Mattila , where they met the President , Tarja Halonen — who was re-elected for a second term on January 29 , 2006 — and her husband Pentti Arajävi . Autti competed in the Burton European Open in Laax , Switzerland in January 2006 , taking second place in slopestyle . Two days later , riding with a bruised rib , he finished fourth in the halfpipe . At the 2006 Winter X Games , the extremely icy pipe proved to be hazardous to numerous riders , including Autti , and he came up short in his defense of his gold medal , finishing sixth . Two weeks later at the 2006 Winter Olympics , despite a near-flawless run , he finished fifth with a controversial low score of 39.1 that elicited plenty of `` boos '' from fans in the stands . Bronze medalist and teammate Markku Koski felt the same way , stating it should have been Autti on the podium . After a two-week stay in Japan , Autti returned to the top of the podium at the Vans Cup at Tahoe in March and pocketed $ 20,000 . He finished the season with a sixth-place finish in the quarterpipe and 10th-place finishes in the halfpipe and slopestyle at the 2006 U.S. Open . In April 2006 , Autti and his Flow teammates swept the TransWorld Team Challenge , taking five awards , including Best Halfpipe Rider for Autti . In December 2006 , he scored 3rd place at the Nokia Air & Style in Munich , Germany . The Air & Style is considered one of the biggest and most prestigious events in Europe . Present . Autti has not competed recently and has been more focused on making video of backcountry riding . 2008-2009 . Autti participated in the Winter X Games 12 . He finished 3rd in Best Trick Showdown , 7th in Snowboard Superpipe , and 4th in Snowboard Slopestyle . Most recently he won the 2008 Toyota Big Air Japan beating his fellow Flow teammate Risto Mattila , who came in second place . 2009- Autti placed 3rd , in the men 's superpipe competition in X Games 13 Off the snow . Autti , who speaks Finnish , English and Swedish , enjoys skateboarding , photography , salmiakki , movies ( especially Johnny Depp films ) and music . Some of his favorite artists include Turbonegro , The Hellacopters , Led Zeppelin , The Doors , David Bowie , Social Distortion , The Datsuns and Mötley Crüe . He listened to Mötley Crüe 's `` Kickstart My Heart '' — which he dubs `` probably the best song ever '' — during his gold medal-winning run at the 2005 X Games . Autti 's favorite drink is scotch without rocks , and he says he would be a bartender if he were not a snowboarder . He says he can not define himself as an athlete in the traditional sense because `` in my opinion I 'm a snowboarder and my own person . '' The best part of being a professional snowboarder , he feels , is traveling around the world , meeting new people and experiencing new cultures . Always calm , cool and collected , Autti tries not to stress himself out too much if he is not riding well because he believes it is important to not lose the fun of snowboarding , echoing his advice to future shredders : `` It 'd be best if people that throw themselves into snowboarding understood what this sport is about . The competitions alone do n't mean everything . There 'll always be more of them . In my opinion , the fun going-ons and the smile on your face are a lot more important . Doing well 's nice , no doubt about it , but it 's important that you do n't lose the pleasure of the riding itself in the competing . '' Sponsors . Autti is sponsored by Billabong , Transform Gloves , Nokia , Shred Optics , Northwave , Drake
The Magnificent Eleven . `` The Magnificent Eleven '' are a group of photos of D-Day taken by Robert Capa . Capa was with the first wave of troops landing on the American invasion beach , Omaha Beach , who faced heavy resistance from German troops in their bunkers within the Atlantic Wall . While under constant fire Capa took 106 pictures , all but eleven of which were destroyed in a processing accident in the `` Life '' magazine photo lab in London . The surviving photos have since been called the `` Magnificent Eleven '' . Steven Spielberg is said to have been inspired by these images when filming `` Saving Private Ryan '' . Taking the pictures . Robert Capa ( 1913 – 1954 ) was a Hungarian combat photographer and photojournalist who before World War II covered the Spanish Civil War and the Second Sino-Japanese War . He came ashore with the men of the 16th Infantry Regiment of the 1st Infantry Division on 6 June 1944 ( D-Day ) in the second assault wave on Omaha Beach . He used two Contax II cameras mounted with 50 mm lenses and several rolls of spare film , and took 106 pictures in the first two hours of the invasion . Capa returned with the unprocessed films to London , where a staff member at `` Life '' made a mistake in the darkroom ; he set the dryer too high and melted the emulsion in the negatives in three complete rolls and over half of a fourth roll . Only eleven frames in total were recovered . Although a fifteen-year-old lab assistant named Dennis Banks was responsible for the accident , another account , now largely accepted as untrue , blamed Larry Burrows , who worked in the lab not as a technician but as a `` tea-boy '' . Capa 's former editor , John G Morris , has disputed the existence of the so-called lost pictures in an interview with CNN 's Christiane Amanpour , which was reported on 12 November 2014 . `` It now seems that maybe there was nothing on the other three rolls to begin with . Experts recently have said you ca n't melt the emulsion off films like that and he just never shot them , '' Morris said . `` So I now believe that it 's quite possible that Bob just bundled all his 35 together and just shipped it off back to London , knowing that on one of those rolls there would be the pictures he actually shot that morning . '' Identifying the subjects . For many years the soldier in the most well-known of the photographs was identified as Edward Regan . The daughter of Alphonse Joseph Arsenault has claimed that her father is that GI . Another soldier , Huston Riley , has been put forward by historian Lowell Getz . Riley himself remembers meeting a photographer who helped him out of the water : `` I was surprised to see him there . I saw the press badge and I thought , 'What the hell is he doing here ? He helped me out of the water and then he took off down the beach for some more photos . '' Publication . `` Life '' magazine printed some of the frames in its June 19 , 1944 issue , `` Beachheads of Normandy : The Fateful Battle for Europe is Joined by Sea and Air. '' . Some of the images had captions that described the footage as `` slightly out of focus '' , explaining that Capa 's hands were shaking in the excitement of the moment ( something that he denied ) . It should be noted that earlier in this account , Capa stated that his `` empty camera trembled in my hands . '' This prevented him , however , from loading a new roll of film , not from taking clear shots of the battle . Capa used this phrase as the title of his autobiographical account of the war , `` Slightly Out of Focus '' .
Catamarca Province . Catamarca ( ) is a province of Argentina , located in the northwest of the country . The province had a population of 334,568 as per the , and covers an area of 102,602 km2 . Its literacy rate is 95.5 % . Neighboring provinces are ( clockwise , from the north ) : Salta , Tucumán , Santiago del Estero , Córdoba , and La Rioja . To the west it borders the country of Chile . The capital is San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca , usually shortened to Catamarca . Other important cities include Andalgalá , Tinogasta , and Belén . Geography . Most of Catamarca ’ s territory of 102,602 square kilometers ( 2.7 % of the country total ) , is covered by mountains ( 80 % ) , which can be grouped into four clearly differentiated systems : the Pampean sierras , in the east and center ; the Narváez-Cerro Negro-Famatina system , in the west ; the cordilleran-Catamarca area of transition , in the western extreme ; the Puna , an elevated portion , in the northwest . Located in an arid and semi-arid climate zone , the scarce water resources determine the human settlement pattern . Agricultural activities are concentrated in the pockets and valleys between the mountains . In the east the population is concentrated around a number of water courses , water being distributed by canals and irrigation ditches . Climate . The province is located with the semi–arid region of Argentina . Mean annual precipitation of the province is around which decreases significantly to the west . The province is characterized by the presence of different microclimates based on variations in altitude . In general , there are three different climatic zones found within the province . The northeastern parts of the province has a subtropical highland climate that is characterized by abundant rainfall and high temperatures . Summers are hot while winters are mild with abundant humidity . At the highest peaks of Sierra del Aconquija , snow cover is permanment . Most of the province and its intermontane valleys have an arid climate . Within these valleys which includes the provincial capital , the climate is characterized by its extreme aridity , large thermal amplitudes ( different between day and night temperatures ) and strong northeastern winds . The region is characterized by abundant sunshine with winds predominantly coming from the northeast and southeast . Nonetheless , there is large variation between different locations owing to differences in altitude and differences in the relief and altitudes of the surrounding mountains that enclose the valleys . Mean annual precipitation ranges from in the eastern parts of the region ( some areas receive more than ) to less than in the west . In the arid valleys , mean annual precipitation is around . Most of the precipitation occurs during summer , falling as short but heavy bursts with the rest of the year being dry . Mean annual temperatures range between with eastern and central parts having mean annual temperatures of . In summer , the mean temperature is although they can reach up to . Winters , with a mean temperature of are characterized by frequent frosts . Locations in the west experience colder winters due to their higher altitudes with temperatures that can decrease to . During winter , the Zonda wind occasionally occurs , leading to very dry conditions that can lead to dust storms . In the extreme west of the province is the Puna region , mostly located in the Antofagasta de la Sierra Department . The region has a desert climate with very low precipitation ; most of it is concentrated during summer . This is due to the mountains that block moist air from Pacific Ocean . Mean annual precipitation decreases from north to south and from east to west ; some areas receive an annual rainfall of . Owing to its high altitude , the climate is characterized by low temperatures . The thermal amplitude is large , reaching up to due to the combination of low humidity and high solar radiation . History . Before the arrival of the Spanish conquest , most of today 's Catamarca was inhabited by the Diaguitas indigenous people , including the fierce Calchaquí tribe . In 1558 Juan Pérez de Zurita founded `` San Juan de la Ribera de Londres '' , but since it was constantly under attack by indigenous people its population remained small ; it was re-founded several times at new sites with new names . The sixth foundation was by Fernando de Mendoza Mate de Luna on July 5 , 1683 , with the name `` San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca '' . When the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata was created in 1776 , Catamarca obtained the title of `` Subintendencia '' under the Salta intendency . In 1821 , the province claimed its autonomy , and Nicolás Avellaneda y Tula ( grandfather of Nicolás Avellaneda ) was elected as the first governor of the province . The name is believed to come either from Quechua `` cata '' 'slope ' and `` marca '' 'fortress ' , or from Aymara `` catán '' 'small ' and `` marca '' 'town ' . Catamarca remained isolated from the rest of Argentina by its mountains until 1888 , when the rapidly expanding railways first appeared in the province . Attracting immigrants with its spacious , fertile valleys and dry , agreeable weather , Catamarca was soon favored by immigrants from Lebanon and Iran , who found Catamarca reminiscent of the fertile , orchard-lined mountain valleys of the homes they left behind . One such family , the Saadis , became prominent in local commerce and politics ( much as the Syrian Menems in neighboring La Rioja ) . In 1949 , the newly designated province elected Vicente Saadi as governor . Eventually , Saadi , a Peronist , would become indispensable to local politics ( a `` Caudillo '' ) , exerting influence mostly by proxy . Passing away in 1988 , he was succeeded by his son Ramon . In 1990 , however , close friends of the Saadis were involved in the brutal murder of a local teenager , Maria Soledad Morales ; this `` cause cèlebre '' cost Gov . Saadi much of his popularity and , in 1991 , his office , when Catamarca ( for the first time ) voted in a Radical Civic Union ( UCR ) candidate , Arnoldo Castillo . Elected to the Senate by his still considerable following , Saadi is today an ally of President Cristina Kirchner , though the governor 's seat remains in the UCR 's column . Demography . Annual growth rate is 2.35‰ , while density amounts to 2.6 inhabitants per square kilometer . Urban population represents 70 % . ( 1991 ) . Economy . Catamarca 's economy is Argentina 's smallest , though still developed . Its 2006 economy was estimated at US $ 1.728 billion , or , US $ 5,284 per capita , 40 % below the national average . Less diversified than most in Argentina , agriculture has never played an important role in the Catamarca economy ( contributing less than 5 % to its output ) . The province 's livestock includes around 200,000 head of cattle , 100,000 sheep , and 150,000 goats , with an annual production of 7,000 tonnes of beef , 5 tonnes of mutton/lamb , and 10 tonnes of pork , although outbreaks of foot and mouth disease has kept at times the production from reaching full potential . Large numbers of cattle , fattened in the alfalfa fields of Pucara , Tinogasta and Copacabana , were historically driven into northern Chile across the San Francisco pass and mules were bred for the Bolivian market in the 1910s . Mining was important in the past . After becoming less active in the early 1990s , grew to now account for over 20 % of the economy . Catamarca is home to one of the largest copper gold mines in the world , Bajo de la Alumbrera , which produces approximately 600,000 ounces of gold and 190,000 tonnes of copper annually . The mine employs over 1,000 people and contributes hundreds of millions of dollars in taxes and royalties to the federal and provincial governments . The agriculture of Catamarca focuses on wood ( walnut ) , vineyards , olive , citrus , cotton and tobacco , for which the government gives tax cuts to facilitate economic growth , but so far with poor results and no oversight . Tourism is a lesser contributor to the economy in Catamarca , with more than 3,465 beds in hotels and other types of accommodation . Although high hopes are focused in this industry , lack of infrastructure , service-oriented and trained businesses and an overall endemic corruption culture , tourism has yet to become a strong element the local economy . Mountains and geological formation are the main attraction , with sights such as Antofagasta de la Sierra , Balcones del Valle , the Snow-Covered Summits of Aconquija , and the San Francisco Pass . The road over the San Francisco Pass , an endeavor developed during the Castillo Administrations ( 1991–2003 ) at a high cost in public funds has failed to bring trade and tourism to the underdeveloped Tinogasta county . Cultural attractions include the city of Catamarca , the archaeological park `` Las Huellas del Inca '' , prehistoric petroglyphs , local music , handcrafts and wines . Transport . Major highways include Ruta 33 from Catamarca 98 km south to San Martin , 38 from Catamarca north via San Pedro 228 km to Tucuman , 60 north-west from Córdoba Province 577 km from La Guardia north-west ( partly through La Rioja ) to Chile by the Paso de San Francisco ( 4722 m ) , 64 west from Santiago del Estero to join 38 and 157 north from La Guardia 103 km to Frias where it connects with 89 west from Villa San Martin ( Santiago del Estero ) , and north to Tucuman province at San Pedro , connecting with 64 near Las Cañas . There is an airport at Catamarca . Government and politics . Since its foundation in 1991 by the Catamarcan branch of the Radical Civic Union and minor local parties the Civic and Social Front of Catamarca has dominated state politics . It has held the governor 's house in Catamarca , first with Arnoldo Castillo ( 1991–1999 ) , then with his son Oscar Castillo ( 1999–2003 ) , and now with the present governor , Eduardo Brizuela del Moral . Political division . The province is divided into sixteen departments ( ) .
Budanj . Budanj ( ) is a village in the municipality of Foča , Republika Srpska , Bosnia and Herzegovina .
Ryan Karhut . Ryan Karhut ( born September 9 , 1981 ) is a Canadian football guard . He was drafted by the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the fifth round of the 2007 CFL Draft and then the Riders traded a 1st and 4th round 2008 Canadian College Draft pick along with OL Ryan Karhut to the Alouettes to get Childs along with OL Brain Jones . He played CIS football for the Manitoba Bisons 2005 to 2007 . Ryan captained the Vanier Cup winning Bisons in 2007 . Prior to that he play at the University of Central Florida following a five-year stint with the Edmonton Huskies of the CJFL . Ryan is currently the special teams coordinator and defensive line coach for York University . Prior to that Ryan was the head coach of the Winnipeg Rifles .
Agonopterix taciturna . `` Agonopterix taciturna '' is a moth in the Depressariidae family . It was described by Meyrick in 1910 . It is found in the Himalayas , the Russian Far East and Japan . The wingspan is 24–25 mm . The forewings are brownish , sprinkled with darker , the costal and terminal areas sprinkled with fuscous-whitish . There are two indistinctly indicated oblique darker streaks from the costa towards the base , the apex of the second more or less marked with dark fuscous . The first dical stigma is indicated by an oblique dark fuscous mark and the second by a fuscous-whitish dot , edged with some darker scales . These are connected by an indistinct streak of darker suffusion and there is an interrupted similar streak along the postmedian fold . There is also a darker curved subterminal line and a series of cloudy dots of dark fuscous irroration around the apex and termen . The hindwings are pale fuscous , darker posteriorly .
Holton , Vale of Glamorgan . Holton is a central district of Barry in the Vale of Glamorgan 9 miles outside Cardiff in south Wales . As the Central business district of Barry it is dominated by Barry shopping centre and Barry Town Library . It also has Holton Road School which is the biggest primary school in the vale and it was built in 1895 .
Hamma Bouziane District . Hamma Bouziane is a district in Constantine Province , Algeria . It was named after its capital , Hamma Bouziane . Municipalities . http : //www.toutlemaghreb.com/rubriques_/Villes_du_Maghreb/hamma_bouziane.php
List of NHL players ( J ) . This is a list of National Hockey League ( NHL ) players who have played at least one game in the NHL from 1917 to present and have a last name that starts with `` J '' . `` List updated as of the 2014–15 NHL season . ''
Spotless starling . The spotless starling ( `` Sturnus unicolor '' ) is a passerine bird in the starling family , Sturnidae . It is closely related to the common starling `` S. vulgaris '' , but has a much more restricted range , confined to the Iberian Peninsula , northwest Africa , southernmost France , and the islands of Sicily , Sardinia and Corsica . It is largely non-migratory . Taxonomy . Subsequent to the recent split of the genus `` Sturnus '' , this species and the common starling are the only species retained in the genus . Hybrids with common starling are found occasionally where the breeding ranges overlap in northeast Spain . Description . The adult spotless starling is very similar to the common starling , but marginally larger ( 21–23 cm length ; 70–100 g weight ) , and has darker , oily-looking black plumage , slightly purple- or green-glossed in bright light , which is entirely spotless in spring and summer , and only with very small pale spots in winter plumage , formed by the pale tips of the feathers . It also differs in having conspicuously longer throat feathers ( twice the length of those on common starlings ) , forming a shaggy `` beard '' which is particularly obvious when the bird is singing . Its legs are bright pink . In summer , the bill is yellow with a bluish base in males and a pinkish base in females ; in winter , it is duller , often blackish . Young birds are dull brown , darker than young common starlings , and have a black bill and brown legs . Confusion with the common starling is particularly easy during the winter , when common starlings are abundant throughout the spotless starling 's range , but also in summer where their breeding ranges overlap in northeastern Spain and the far south of France . It can also be confused with the common blackbird `` Turdus merula '' , which differs most obviously in its longer tail and lack of plumage gloss . Like the common starling , it walks rather than hops , and has a strong direct flight , looking triangular-winged and short-tailed . It is a noisy bird and a good mimic ; its calls are similar to the common starling 's , but are louder . Habitat and distribution . The spotless starling uses a wide range of habitats and can be found in any reasonably open environment , from farmland and olive groves to human habitation . The highest population densities are in open grazed holm oak woods , and in urban habitats such as Gibraltar , where it is common . The population has grown in recent decades with a northward expansion in range , spreading to the whole of Spain ( previously absent from the northeast ) between 1950 and 1980 , and colonising locally along the south coast of mainland France since 1983 . Like its commoner relative , it is an omnivore , taking a wide variety of invertebrates , berries , and human-provided scraps . It is gregarious , forming sizeable flocks , often mixed with common starlings , of up to 100,000 in winter . Like most starlings , it is a cavity-nesting species , breeding in tree holes , buildings and in cliff crevices . It typically lays three to five eggs .
Trois mélodies , Op . 7 ( Fauré ) . `` Trois mélodies '' is a set of mélodies for solo voice and piano , by Gabriel Fauré . It is composed of `` Après un rêve '' ( Op . 7 , No . 1 ) , one of Faure 's most popular vocal pieces , `` Hymne '' ( Op . 7 , No . 2 ) , and `` Barcarolle '' ( Op . 7 , No . 3 ) . The songs were written between 1870 and 1877 , and published in 1878 . They were not , however , originally conceived together as a set of three ; the opus number 7 was imposed on them retrospectively in the 1890s , almost 20 years after their first publications . `` Après un rêve '' . In Après un rêve ( originally pubn 1878 ) , a dream of romantic flight with a lover , away from the earth , and `` towards the light '' is described . However , on waking to the truth the dreamer longs to return to the `` mysterious night '' and the ecstatic falsehood of his dream . The text of the poem is an anonymous Italian poem freely adapted into French by Romain Bussine . Dans un sommeil que charmait ton image Je rêvais le bonheur , ardent mirage , Tes yeux étaient plus doux , ta voix pure et sonore , Tu rayonnais comme un ciel éclairé par l'aurore ; Tu m'appelais et je quittais la terre Pour m'enfuir avec toi vers la lumière , Les cieux pour nous entr'ouvraient leurs nues , Hélas ! Hélas ! triste réveil des songes Je t'appelle , ô nuit , rends-moi tes mensonges , `` Hymne '' . `` Hymne '' is set to a poem by Charles Baudelaire . The meaning of the text in `` Hymne '' is vague to those not aware of Baudelaire 's ongoing theme of paradox ( as the meaning is quite apparent in his other works ) : the spirituality of what is sensual and the sensuality of what is sanctified . Fauré 's setting of the text centers subtly around this idea . `` Hymne '' , just like `` Après un rêve '' , retains an ethereal mood . The unchanged harmonic motion after `` Forever hail ! '' indicates the entrance to the untroubled world of spirituality . After the word `` sel '' which literally means salt but in this case refers figuratively to something engaging , the harmony begins to change . Under a soft , but highly chromatic piano line the stanza about `` incorruptible love '' brings the song to a dramatic climax . After this stint , the piece returns to its tranquil state . However , the piece does end with the melody 's tonic note and the piano 's leading tone clashing for a stunning effect . The phrase `` Sachet toujours frais ... travers la nuit '' is omitted by Faure . < poem > À la très chère , à la très belle , Qui remplit mon coeur de clarté , Elle se répand dans ma vie , Comme un air imprégné de sel , en secret à travers la nuit . Grain de musc , qui gîs invisible , À la [ très bonne ] , à la très-belle , Qui remplit mon coeur de clarté , `` Barcarolle '' . The text for the third piece in the set , `` Barcarolle '' , was written by Marc Monnier . This piece remains typical of barcarolle form by using the buoyant flow of a 6/8 time signature . Throughout the song , the rhythmic figure , which consists of an eighth note tied to three triplet sixteenth notes , followed by another eighth note , is passed between the voice and the piano . Mon rideau le clair de lune . Deux à deux je la promène , Et les vents légers et frais Plus de jours et de nuits folles , Que ses flots n'ont de gondoles. < /poem > References . `` The texts used in this article are public domain ''
Bowen Designs . Founded in 1992 ( first incorporated as Bowen Designs , Inc. in 1991 ) , Bowen Designs was a company dealing in the creation and sale of entertainment-based collectible statues . Most Bowen products released thus far are based on Marvel Comics characters , but products based on independent comics and movies have also been created . The primary designer and sculptor for Bowen Designs is Randy Bowen . He started as a garage kit creator and throughout the years became a well-known sculptor in the industry . Currently , Bowen Designs consists of many more people and often employs freelance sculptors and prototype painters due to the large amount of product being released . Bowen Design 's produces mostly statues and busts based on heroes and villains of the Marvel Universe . The Marvel License . Bowen Designs ' tie to Marvel Comics began as early as 1997 . In May 1998 , Bowen released the first Bowen Marvel Mini-Bust in the line ( The Hulk ) . In December 1998 , the first in a series of Bowen Marvel Statues hit the market ( Daredevil ) . The license once covered mini-statues , done much smaller than Bowen 's other Marvel statues , but few were released and the mini-statues were not revisited . The Marvel license periods were broken up into `` phases , '' where a new phase was started upon confirmation of renewal of the license . Phase 5 was the last phase to be produced , leaving Bowen Designs future with the Marvel license in the dark . Attributing factors to the lack of renewal for a Phase 6 may include Marvel being acquired by Disney . It is unknown if Bowen Designs will pursue a renewal of the Marvel License , or even if Disney/Marvel would be open to it . Randy Bowen recently announced that the company will come back at some point with new statues , but the announcement failed to specify what kind of statues or what properties any future productions might encompass . MYTHOS Editions . The MYTHOS line was conceived as a way for Bowen Designs to release statues related to licenses that are in the public domain . This includes mostly mythology based pieces so far . Being untied to any sort of license agreement , this gives the sculptor and designer free rein over all aspects of the character sculpt .
Camp Fistclench . Camp Fistclench ( Fist Clench ) was a U.S. Army research camp on and inside the Greenland Ice Cap east of Thule Air Base . It was in use from 1957 to 1960 . It served to prototype techniques used at the much larger Camp Century . History . The U.S. Army initiated a research and development program to facilitate sustained military operations in the far north in 1953 . This included a Greenland Research and Development Program . Northern latitudes acquired strategic importance during the Cold War owing to their being the shortest path between the Soviet Union and the United States for bombers and missiles . The purpose of the Greenland Research and Development Program was to identify solutions to `` engineering and associated problems '' required to develop , maintain and supply camps on the Greenland ice cap . In 1953 , a team of Army scientists visited Greenland to consider the specific problem areas for construction of camps on the ice cap . These problems included the use of snow as a construction material , foundations on snow , the control of snow and issues of habitation including power , water supply and wastewater . Field investigations began in 1954 at Site II ( designated `` Fistclench '' ) , located east of Thule Air Force Base at an elevation of 6,800 feet on the ice cap . The investigation explored the feasibility of using a Swiss snow removal machine ( the Peter Snow Miller ) to bore into the ice cap . The success of this effort led to the establishment of a subsurface camp , called `` Camp Fistclench '' in 1957 . The Corps of Engineers assigned the following U.S. Army research organizations to the project : Snow , Ice and Permafrost Research Establishment ( SIPRE ) , Arctic Construction and Frost Effects Laboratory ( ACFEL ) , Engineer Research and Development Laboratories ( ERDL ) , and the Waterways Experiment Station ( WES ) . SIPRE and ACFEL were the antecedent organizations to the Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory ( CRREL ) . In 1955 , the USAF had prepared a compacted snow runway near Site II . In May 1957 , a crew of one officer and 27 men arrived and began setting up camp to support the construction of Camp Fistclench . Heavy supplies arrived over-ice in convoys of tracked vehicles . The engineers used a Peter snow miller to tunnel through the ice . The largest of five trenches , 600 feet long , contained living quarters and utilities and was 20 feet wide and 8 feet high . Prefab buildings were installed inside . Corrugated steel arches covered the ceiling , and snow was blown back over the trenches to form the roof . Jamesway huts were used as additional shelter both above and below ice . There were two diesel generators . As a trial operation , Fistclench was not used for overwintering troops , but it housed several dozen during the summer . The large amount of fuel needed to operate Fist Clench influenced the choice to use a nuclear reactor at Camp Century . Construction of Century began in 1959 , and Camp Fistclench was abandoned , having served as a prototype for the larger camp . In 1957 a group of scientists came to Camp Fistclench to observe sunspot activity as a part of the International Geophysical Year studies .
Sibolga Bay . Sibolga Bay ( formerly known by the Dutch `` Baai van Tapanoeli '' , literally The Bay of Tapanoeli ; alternatively Tapanuli Bay ) is a natural harbour on the west coast of North Sumatra , Sumatra , Indonesia . It is named after the city of Sibolga which is located inside of the bay . There are a few islands in the bay , one of which was formerly the site of a fort controlled by the English and the Dutch . Tsunamis . The area is relatively exposed to tsunamis . An alleged tsunami of November 13 , 1925 is debated . The December 26 , 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami hit the area hard .
Folliott Sandford . Sir Folliott Herbert Sandford KBE CMG ( 28 October 1906 – 5 July 1986 ) was a British civil servant and Registrar of the University of Oxford from 1958 to 1972 . Life and career . Folliott Herbert Sandford , the son of a barrister , was born on 28 October 1906 . He was educated at Winchester College and New College , Oxford , where he obtained first-class degrees in Classics and in Law . He joined the Air Ministry as a civil servant in 1930 , working as Principal Private Secretary to four Secretaries of State for Air between 1937 and 1940 : Viscount Swinton , Sir Kingsley Wood , Sir Samuel Hoare and Sir Archibald Sinclair . In 1941 and 1942 , he was attached to RAF Ferry Command in Montreal , Quebec , Canada ; from 1942 to 1944 , he was the secretary to the office of the Resident Minister for West Africa . He returned to the Air Ministry in 1944 , rising from Assistant Under-Secretary of State to become Deputy Under-Secretary of State from 1947 to 1958 . He was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George ( CMG ) and a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire ( KBE ) in 1949 . He became a Fellow of New College on his appointment as Registrar of the University of Oxford in 1958 , succeeding Sir Douglas Veale , and held both positions until retiring in 1972 . On his retirement , he was appointed an Honorary Fellow of New College and Wolfson College , and was awarded an honorary doctorate by the university . He was Master of the Skinners ' Company from 1975 to 1976 . He was twice married : to Gwendoline ( née Masters ) from 1935 until her death in 1977 , and then to Peggy Young ( née Odgear ) from 1982 until her death in 1984 . Sandford died on 5 July 1986 . The historian Brian Harrison describes him as `` unobtrusively providing expertise and continuity '' and a hard worker , but one who `` lacked Veale 's vision and sense of proportion '' and who suffered from having to try to match the standards set for the role by Veale .
It 's a Long Way to Berlin , But We 'll Get There ! `` It 's a Long Way to Berlin , But We 'll Get There ! '' is a World War I era song released in 1917 . Arthur Fields wrote the lyrics . Leon Flatow composed the music . Leo Feist , Inc. of New York City published the song . Rosenbaum Studios designed the sheet music cover . It features soldiers marching in formation . There is an inset photo of Maurice Burkhardt , Will J . Ward , Ed Morton , Jimmy Flynn , Willie Weston , or Francis Maguire that varies per edition . There is another version of the cover known as the `` Popular edition . '' It features a photo of Henry Bergman . The American Quartet recorded the song with conductor Rosario Bourdon . The bass vocals were John H. Meyer and William F. Hooley . The tenor vocals were Billy Murray and Albert Campbell . It was recorded on September 26 , 1917 and released under the Victor Record label . Arhtur Fields also recorded a version of the song , which was released in 1918 under Edison Blue Amberol . The song was instantly successful upon its release . It was reminiscent of the 1912 British war song , `` It 's a Long Way to Tipperary . '' The sheet music can be found at Pritzker Military Museum & Library .
Dinay . Dinay is a village belonging to the municipality of Rull in the southern part of the island of Yap in the Federated States of Micronesia . The village was added to the United States National Register of Historic Places in 2004 . It is unique in Micronesia as the site of an ancient pottery complex , and is probably one of the earliest settlements on the island . The ancient village complex includes more than a dozen family platforms ( `` daf '' ) of such age that local folklore has forgotten their lineages , normally a significant cultural feature of such sites . The period of occupation is estimated to have been between about 3000 BCE and 1600 CE .
Henry Cecil McBay . Henry Ransom Cecil McBay ( 1914–1995 ) was an African - American chemist and a teacher . Family background . McBay was born `` Henry Ransom McBay '' ( named from his maternal grandfather , Henry Ransom ) in 1914 in Mexia , Texas . His father , William Cecil McBay , was a barber who eventually became a funeral director ; his mother , Roberta Ransom ( McBay ) , was a seamstress . Early education and employment . McBay was able to receive a good education because of his proficiency in math . He was able to gain admission to Wiley College in Marshall , Texas , and paid for his education by working in the college 's dining-hall and post office . Inspired by his math and chemistry professors , McBay studied organic chemistry and earned his B.S . degree in 1934 . His Wiley professors helped him acquire a scholarship to Atlanta to work on his next degree . With only $ 1.65 in his pocket , McBay immediately took a job in the Atlanta University dining hall so he could eat . After only a few days on campus , his faculty advisor , Professor K. A. Huggins , arranged for him to work in the chemistry laboratory . McBay began to help Huggins study new types of plastics that had properties similar to natural rubber . Soon , McBay was performing his own analysis of the plastics . When the project was finished , he received his master 's degree from Atlanta University and Huggins received his doctorate from the University of Chicago . This indirect connection to the University of Chicago would later be important to his career . After earning his master 's degree , he returned to Wiley College so he could help his younger brother and sister pay for college . However , going `` home '' proved to be a disappointment . Some faculty members still thought of him as their student and never accepted McBay as an academic peer . Because of his devotion to his siblings , however , he remained at Wiley until his brother received his college degree and his parents were able to pay for his sister 's education . In 1938 McBay took a better-paying teaching job at a Quindaro , Kansas junior college . At the end of the first year , he enrolled in the University of Chicago summer school program , where he received good grades for that term . When he returned to Quindaro , he found that the new junior college principal had , for political reasons , hired an instructor in his place . McBay then moved to a high school mathematics teaching position in Huntsville , Texas , where he stayed for three semesters . He then joined a newly formed research team at Tuskegee Institute in Alabama assigned the task of finding a suitable substitute for jute fiber . Indian shipments of jute , which was used for rope and fabrics for sacks , had ended due to World War I . The Tuskegee team hoped to prove that okra stems would be an effective substitute , but McBay proved that by the time an okra plant had matured , the stems were too brittle . Okra could be harvested for food or for fiber , but not for both . Ironically , McBay had worked himself out of a job . Later education . McBay then accepted a teaching assistant 's position at the University of Chicago and resumed his doctoral studies . This move also kept him out of the U.S. military : the government needed large numbers of chemistry graduates and was not drafting people in those positions . He demonstrated his love of teaching by designing a chemistry course for first-year college students . In 1944 , McBay chose Professor Morris Kharasch as his research advisor . He began to learn very specialized techniques in handling dangerous compounds . McBay began to create highly explosive materials that offered great value as chemical building blocks . He subsequently developed new methods of producing a dangerous compound from hydrogen peroxide . Discoveries by McBay ( and Kharasch ) allowed chemists around the world to create inexpensive peroxide compounds which are extremely useful as building blocks in many chemical reactions . As a result of that research , McBay received the Elizabeth Norton prize for excellence in chemical research in 1944 and 1945 . His dissertation focused on his hydrogen peroxide project , and in 1945 he received his doctoral degree from the University of Chicago . McBay then returned to Atlanta as an assistant professor at Morehouse College in Atlanta . In 1956 , he was appointed chairman of the chemistry department . In 1982 he transferred to his old school , Atlanta University , and became the Fuller E. Callaway Professor of Chemistry there . McBay would eventually teach for 41 years in the Atlanta University system ( Morehouse , Spelman , and Atlanta ) . Teaching . One of McBay 's main goals was to pass along his love for chemistry to his students . He regularly demonstrated how two materials could be combined to produce something with completely different properties . One of his frequent demonstrations combined a metallic poison , sodium , with a gaseous poison , chlorine , to produce table salt . He wanted his students to share his fascination with such processes , which he believed to be minor miracles . In 1951 , he developed a chemistry education program in Liberia on behalf of the United Nations Education , Scientific , and Cultural Organization ( UNESCO ) .
Carter Hill ( Camden , South Carolina ) . Carter Hill is a historic plantation complex located near Camden , Kershaw County , South Carolina . The overseer ’ s house was built about 1840 , and now incorporated into the main house built about 1875 . The overseer ’ s house was a one-room house , that incorporates architectural elements in the Greek Revival style . The main house reflects the rural Victorian architectural style predominant after the American Civil War . Also on the property are a log building , a frame building , a pump house , a smokehouse , a dovecote , a hen house , and a barn constructed at various times during the 19th century . It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992 .
Let It Bleed . `` Let It Bleed '' is the eighth British and tenth American studio album by English rock band the Rolling Stones , released in December 1969 by Decca Records in the United Kingdom and London Records in the United States . Released shortly after the band 's 1969 American Tour , it is the follow-up to 1968 's `` Beggars Banquet '' and the last album by the band to feature Brian Jones as well as the first to feature Mick Taylor . Background . Although the Stones had begun the recording of `` You Ca n't Always Get What You Want '' in November 1968 , before `` Beggars Banquet '' had been released , recording for `` Let It Bleed '' began in earnest in February 1969 and continued sporadically until early November . Brian Jones performs on only two tracks : playing the autoharp on `` You Got the Silver '' , and percussion on `` Midnight Rambler '' . His replacement , Mick Taylor , plays guitar on two tracks , `` Country Honk '' and `` Live with Me '' , as well as on `` Honky Tonk Women '' which was recorded during the `` Let It Bleed '' sessions . Keith Richards , who had already shared vocal duties with Mick Jagger on `` Connection '' and sung separate lead vocals on parts of `` Something Happened to Me Yesterday '' and `` Salt of the Earth '' , sang his first solo lead vocal on a Rolling Stones recording with `` You Got the Silver '' . The London Bach Choir sang on `` You Ca n't Always Get What You Want '' but publicly disassociated itself from the album , citing what author Stephen Davis terms its `` relentless drug ambience '' . `` Let It Bleed '' was originally scheduled for release in July 1969 . Although `` Honky Tonk Women '' was released as a single that month , the album itself suffered numerous delays and was eventually released in December 1969 , after the band 's US tour for it had already completed . The majority of the album was recorded at Olympic Studios in London , with further work taking place at Elektra Sound Recorders Studios , 962 La Cienega Boulevard , Los Angeles , California , 90069 , while the Stones prepared for the tour . The Los Angeles-recorded portions included overdubs by guest musicians Merry Clayton ( on `` Gim me Shelter '' ) , Byron Berline ( on `` Country Honk '' ) , and Bobby Keys and Leon Russell ( on `` Live with Me '' ) . Finally , an unreleased version of `` I Do n't Know The Reason Why ( a. k. a. Hillside Blues ) '' was also recorded there in October 1969 with Mick Taylor . Style and influences . Like `` Beggars Banquet '' the year before , the album marks a return to the group 's more blues-based approach that was prominent in the pre- '' Aftermath '' period of their career . The main inspiration during this string of albums was American roots music and `` Let It Bleed '' is no exception , drawing heavily from gospel ( evident in `` Gim me Shelter '' and `` You Ca n't Always Get What You Want '' ) , Hank Williams and Jimmie Rodgers ( `` Country Honk '' ) , Chicago blues ( `` Midnight Rambler '' ) , as well as country blues ( `` You Got The Silver '' , `` Love In Vain '' ) and country rock ( `` Let It Bleed '' ) . According to Don Heckman from `` The New York Times '' , `` Let It Bleed '' was a `` heavy '' and `` passionately erotic '' album of hard rock and blues , influenced by African-American music . Richie Unterberger , writing for AllMusic , said it `` extends the rock and blues feel of `` Beggars Banquet '' into slightly harder-rocking , more demonically sexual territory . '' `` Mojo '' magazine 's James McNair felt the record had an emphasis on `` earthy '' country blues . Due to their experimentation during the mid-1960s , the band had developed an eclectic approach to arrangements . Slide guitar playing is prominent ( played entirely by Richards , except `` Country Honk '' , which was performed by Mick Taylor ) , and is featured on all songs except `` Gim me Shelter '' , `` Live With Me '' and `` You Ca n't Always Get What You Want '' , giving the album an authentic blues feel throughout . In addition , an array of session musicians embellish the songs with various instruments . Alongside the de rigueur piano performances ( Ian Stewart , Nicky Hopkins ) , the record included fiddle ( Byron Berline ) , mandolin ( Ry Cooder ) , organ and French horn ( Al Kooper ) , as well as vibes ( Bill Wyman ) and autoharp ( Wyman , Jones ) . Of more importance , however , was the debut of both renowned saxophonist Bobby Keys on `` Live With Me '' , a musician who was integral at giving the group 's arrangements a soul/jazz background , and guitarist Mick Taylor , who took on lead guitar duties with technically proficient playing , giving the band a harder rock sound during the late 1960s/early 1970s . Lyrics . Generally , the album 's lyrics deal with 1960s life ; there is social commentary on the Vietnam War ( `` Gim me Shelter '' ) , as well as the hippie movement , drug culture and politics ( `` You Ca n't Always Get What You Want '' ) , but at the same time there are love-related topics , ranging from desolate ( `` Love In Vain '' , written by Robert Johnson ) , to heartwarming ( `` You Got The Silver '' , written by Richards ) , sensual , innuendo-filled ( `` Let It Bleed '' ) , and humorous ( `` Live With Me '' ) . Moreover , `` Monkey Man '' satirizes and comments on the band 's public image and lifestyle while `` Midnight Rambler '' has a very cinematic , suspenseful approach , talking about its titular serial killer ( inspired by Albert DeSalvo ) in the third-person before Jagger slowly assumes the role after the first half of the song . The lyricism found on `` Let It Bleed '' is often noted for its violent and cynical undercurrents . Jann S. Wenner , in a 1995 `` Rolling Stone '' interview with Jagger , described the album 's songs as `` disturbing '' the scenery as `` ugly '' and asked Jagger if the Vietnam War played a role in the album 's worldview . Jagger said : `` I think so . Even though I was living in America only part time , I was influenced . All those images were on television . Plus , the spill out onto campuses '' . Artwork . The album cover displays a surreal sculpture designed by Robert Brownjohn . The image consists of the `` Let It Bleed '' record being played by the tone-arm of an antique phonograph , and a record-changer spindle supporting several items stacked on a plate in place of a stack of records : a film canister labelled `` Stones – Let It Bleed '' , a clock dial , a pizza , a tyre and a cake with elaborate icing topped by figurines representing the band . The cake parts of the construction were prepared by then-unknown cookery writer Delia Smith . The reverse of the LP sleeve shows the same `` record-stack '' melange in a state of disarray . The artwork was inspired by the working title of the album , which was `` Automatic Changer '' . The album cover for `` Let It Bleed '' was among the ten chosen by the Royal Mail for a set of `` Classic Album Cover '' postage stamps issued in January 2010 . Jagger originally asked artist M. C. Escher to design a cover for the album ; Escher declined . Release and reception . Released in December , `` Let It Bleed '' reached number 1 in the UK ( temporarily demoting The Beatles ' `` Abbey Road '' ) and number 3 on the `` Billboard '' Top LPs chart in the US , where it eventually went 2× platinum . In a contemporary review for `` Rolling Stone '' magazine , music critic Greil Marcus said that the middle of the album has `` great '' songs , but `` Gim me Shelter '' and `` You Ca n't Always Get What You Want '' `` seem to matter most '' because they `` both reach for reality and end up confronting it , almost mastering what 's real , or what reality will feel like as the years fade in . '' `` Let It Bleed '' was the Stones ' last album to be released in an official mono version , which is rare and highly sought-after today . This mono version is merely a 'fold-down ' of the stereo version . Nevertheless it was included in 'The Rolling Stones in Mono ' ( 2016 ) box set . The album was released in US as an LP record , reel to reel tape , audio cassette and 8-track cartridge in 1969 , and as a remastered CD in 1986 . In August 2002 , it was reissued in a remastered CD and SACD digipak by ABKCO Records , and once more in 2010 by Universal Music Enterprises in a Japanese only SHM-SACD version . In a retrospective review , `` NME '' magazine said that the album `` tugs and teases '' in various musical directions and called it `` a classic '' . In his 2001 Stones biography , Stephen Davis said of the album `` No rock record , before or since , has ever so completely captured the sense of palpable dread that hung over its era . '' In a five-star review for `` Rolling Stone '' in 2004 , Gavin Edwards praised Keith Richard 's guitar playing throughout the album and stated , `` Whether it was spiritual , menstrual or visceral , the Stones made sure you went home covered in blood . '' Jason McNeil of PopMatters wrote that `` Beggars Banquet '' and `` Let It Bleed '' are `` the two greatest albums the band ’ s ( or anyone ’ s ) ever made '' . In Steven Van Zandt 's opinion , `` Let It Bleed '' was one in the Stones ' series of four studio LPs – including `` Beggars Banquet '' ( 1968 ) , `` Sticky Fingers '' ( 1971 ) and `` Exile on Main St. '' ( 1972 ) – that was `` the greatest run of albums in history '' . In 2000 , `` Q '' magazine ranked it at number 28 in its list of `` The 100 Greatest British Albums Ever '' . In 2001 , the TV network VH1 placed `` Let It Bleed '' at 24th on their `` 100 Greatest Albums of R 'n ' R '' survey . In 1997 , it was voted the 27th `` Best Album Ever '' by `` The Guardian '' . In 2003 , `` Rolling Stone '' ranked it at number 32 on the magazine 's list of the `` 500 Greatest Albums of All Time '' . `` Let It Bleed '' has sold over 7 million copies worldwide since 1969 . Track listing . The track listing on the back of the album jacket did not follow the one on the album itself . According to Brownjohn , he altered it purely for visual reasons ; the correct order was shown on the record 's label . Additionally , `` Gim me Shelter '' is rendered as `` Gimmie Shelter '' on the jacket . Some releases have `` Gimmie Shelter '' on the cover , the inner sleeve and the LP label .
Philippine National Assembly special elections , 1940 . Special National Assembly elections were held in the Philippines on 10 December 1940 for the four vacant seats in the National Assembly of the Philippines — namely the third district of Albay , the second district of Iloilo , the fifth district of Leyte and the second district of Nueva Ecija . The date of the special elections was fixed by President Manuel Quezon on 4 October 1940 by virtue of Proclamation No . 625 . The special elections were held on the same date as local elections for provincial , municipal and city officials .
Chromis enchrysura . The yellowtail reeffish ( `` Chromis enchrysura '' ) is a species of damselfish in the family Pomacentridae . It is native to the Atlantic Ocean . Occasionally , they are found in the aquarium trade . Distribution and habitat . This species of fish is native to the Atlantic Ocean . It is also found partially around the Indian Ocean . Western Atlantic Ocean populations are found around the Gulf of Mexico , the Bahamas , the Caribbean Sea , and Brazil . In the eastern Atlantic Ocean , they are found in western Africa from the Canary Islands down to Angola . The population in the Indian Ocean is found around South Africa . Description . Adults can grow up to a maximum size of . They have 13 dorsal spines , 11 to 13 dorsal soft rays , 2 anal spines , and 11 to 13 anal soft rays . This fish is mainly brown . Its pectoral , caudal , and the backs of its dorsal and anal fins are yellow . The area around the top of its eyes are purple . The rest of the fish is white .
Thomas Heron . Thomas John Heron ( 14 August 1879 – 30 October 1928 ) was an Australian trade unionist and politician who was a Labor Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 1920 until his death , representing the seat of Mount Leonora . Heron was born in Eldorado , Victoria , to Isabella Ann ( née Gilbertson ) and Thomas Heron . He came to Western Australia in 1901 , working as a miner on the Eastern Goldfields . He lived for periods in Menzies and Kookynie , and eventually became president of the Gwalia branch of the Miners ' Union . Heron entered parliament at the 1920 Mount Leonora by-election , caused by the resignation of George Foley . He was re-elected on another three occasions at state elections . Heron collapsed and died in the reading room at Parliament House in October 1928 , aged 49 . He had married Wilhelmina Ahrens in 1902 , with whom he had three children .
North Central West Virginia Airport . North Central West Virginia Airport is a joint-use public and military airport located one nautical mile ( 2 km ) northeast of the central business district of Bridgeport , a city in Harrison County , West Virginia , United States . While located in Bridgeport , the airport is primarily associated with Clarksburg , West Virginia . It is owned and operated by the Benedum Airport Authority , serving Harrison and Marion County , and was formerly known as Benedum Airport and Harrison-Marion Regional Airport . The airport is served by one commercial airline with scheduled passenger service subsidized by the Essential Air Service program . As per Federal Aviation Administration records , the airport had 10,344 passenger boardings ( enplanements ) in calendar year 2008 , 10,234 enplanements in 2009 , and 10,694 in 2010 . It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 , which categorized it as a `` primary commercial service '' airport ( more than 10,000 enplanements per year ) . History . The airport first opened in 1935 as the Tri-County Airport , a joint effort of Harrison , Marion and Taylor County . It was a grass airstrip operated on leased land . In 1937 , Marion and Taylor County withdrew from the project . In 1938 , Harrison County purchased additional land and expanded the airport . The current airport authority was established in 1960 . The runway was extended to a length of in 1999 . Facilities and aircraft . North Central West Virginia Airport covers an area of 434 acres ( 176 ha ) at an elevation of 1,224 feet ( 373 m ) above mean sea level . It has one runway designated 3/21 with an asphalt surface measuring 7,800 by 150 feet ( 2,377 x 46 m ) . It also has one helipad designated H1 with a concrete surface measuring 50 by 50 feet ( 15 x 15 m ) For the 12-month period ending October 31 , 2011 , the airport had 24,600 aircraft operations , an average of 67 per day : 54 % military , 35 % general aviation , 10 % air taxi , and < 1 % scheduled commercial . At that time there were 80 aircraft based at this airport : 61 % single-engine , 20 % multi-engine , 4 % jet , and 15 % military .
Mahagama ( community development block ) . Mahagama is a community development block that forms an administrative division of Godda district , Jharkhand state , India . It is located 43 km from Godda , the district headquarters . Geography . Mahagama , the eponymous CD Block headquarters , is located at . Mahagama CD Block has 23 panchayats and 192 villages . Demographics . As per 2011 Census of India Mahagama CD Block had a total population of 196,976 , of which 186,007 were rural and 10,969 were urban . There were 101,987 ( 52 % ) males and 94,989 ( 48 % ) females . Population below 6 years was 39,553 . Scheduled Castes numbered 19,433 and Scheduled Tribes numbered 14,010 . In 2011 census Mahagama , a census town in Mahagama CD Block , had a population of 10,969 . There were five large villages in Mahagama CD Block ( 2011 population in brackets ) : Dighi ( 5,885 ) , Parsa ( 6,101 ) , Banjpur ( 4,328 ) , Nayanagar ( 4,434 ) and Logain ( 4,199 ) . Literacy . As per 2011 census the total number of literates in Mahagama CD Block was 87,627 ( 55.66 % of the population over 6 years ) out of which 54,515 ( 62 % ) were males and 33,112 ( 38 % ) were females . As per 2011 census , literacy in Godda district was 57.40.Literacy in Jharkhand ( for population over 7 years ) was 66.41 % in 2011.Literacy in India in 2011 was 74.04 % . Agriculture . Around 80 % of the population depends on agriculture , the main economic activity of the district but lack of irrigation facilities is a major constraint in raising productivity . A sizable population is also engaged in animal husbandry and cottage industries . Coal mining . Godda district is rich in coal . A major coal mining project of Eastern Coalfields Limited ( Rajmahal open cast project , a part of Rajmahal coalfield ) is going on in Boarijore , Mahagama and Sunderpahari CD Blocks . Rajmahal open cast project ( earlier known as Lalmatia Colliery ) supplies coal to the 2,100 MW Farakka Super Thermal Power Station ( located in Farakka ( community development block ) ) and the 2,340 MW Kahalgaon Super Thermal Power Station . Both the power stations are owned by NTPC and the mines are operated by Eastern Coalfields Limited . Opened in 1985 , the mine presently produces 10.5 million tonnes annually and efforts are on to raise it to 17 million tonnes per annum . The two public sector power stations located nearby in West Bengal and Bihar have been facing coal supply problems . Essel Mining and Industries , of the Aditya Birla Group , is likely to take over the opearations of the Rajmahal open cast project . It is amongst the larger mines in operation in the country .
Jarrakan languages . The Jarrakan ( formerly Djeragan ) languages are a small family of Australian Aboriginal languages spoken in northern Australia . The name is derived from the word `` jarrak '' , which means `` language '' in Kija . These are divided into two groups : Kijic , consisting of only Kija , and Miriwoongic , consisting of Miriwoong and Gajirrabeng ; Dixon ( 2002 ) considers the latter to be a single language . Doolboong may also have been a Jarrakan language , but this uncertain as it is extinct and essentially unattested .
2009–10 Liga Bet . The 2009–10 Liga Bet season was the first season since the 1998–99 Liga Bet season , in which Liga Bet regained its status as the fourth tier of Israeli football , due to the closure of Liga Artzit . Ahi Acre ( champions of the North A division ) , Hapoel Daliyat al-Karmel ( champions of the North B division ) , Maccabi Kabilio Jaffa ( champions of the South A division ) and Bnei Eilat ( champions of the South B division ) won the title and promotion to Liga Alef . The clubs ranked 2nd to 5th in each division entered a promotion play-off , at the end of which , in the North section Hapoel Ramot Menashe Megido won against Hapoel Bnei Jadeidi from Liga Alef North and was promoted to Liga Alef , while in the South section , Ironi Ramla lost to Shimshon Bnei Tayibe from Liga Alef South and failed to gain promotion . At the bottom , Hapoel Halat el-Sharif Tamra ( from North A division ) , Ma'ale Iron ( from North B division ) , Hapoel Ramat Israel ( from South A division ) and Hapoel Tirat Shalom ( from South B division ) all finished bottom and were all automatically relegated to Liga Gimel . The clubs ranked 12th to 15th in each division entered a relegation play-off , at the end of which Maccabi Kabul ( from North A division ) , Beitar Ihud Mashhad ( from North B division ) , Otzma F.C . Holon ( from South A division ) and Maccabi Be'er Ya'akov ( from South B division ) dropped to Liga Gimel as well . North B Division . 1 . As ranking in Liga Bet is not set by any other criteria other than points , a match was played between Hapoel Migdal HaEmek and Mesilot to determine which club will be ranked 12th and which will be ranked 13th . In the match , played on 4 May 2010 in a neutral venue , Afula Illit Stadium , Hapoel Migdal HaEmek won 4–1 and was ranked 12th . South A Division . 1 . As ranking in Liga Bet is not set by any other criteria other than points , a match was played between F.C . Bnei Jaffa and Hapoel Mahane Yehuda to determine which club will be ranked 11th and which will be ranked 12th and will enter the relegation play-offs . In the match , played on 4 May 2010 in a neutral venue , Hapoel Tzafririm Holon ground , F.C . Bnei Jaffa won 2–1 and was ranked 11th . Semi-finals . Hapoel Kafr Sumei and Beitar Nahariya advanced to the North A division promotion play-offs final . Final . Hapoel Kafr Sumei advanced to the North regional final . Semi-finals . Hapoel Iksal and Hapoel Ramot Menashe Megido advanced to the North B division promotion play-offs final . Final . Hapoel Ramot Menashe Megido advanced to the North regional final . North Regional final . Hapoel Ramot Menashe Megido advanced to the promotion play-off match against Hapoel Bnei Jadeidi from Liga Alef . Promotion Play-off Match . Hapoel Ramot Menashe Megido promoted to Liga Alef ; Hapoel Bnei Jadeidi relegated to Liga Bet . Semi-finals . Hapoel Azor and Hapoel Kiryat Ono advanced to the South A division promotion play-offs final . Final . Hapoel Azor advanced to the South regional final . Semi-finals . Ironi Ramla and Moadon Tzeirei Rahat advanced to the South B division promotion play-offs final . Final . Ironi Ramla advanced to the South Regional final . South Regional final . Ironi Ramla advanced to the promotion play-off match against Shimshon Bnei Tayibe from Liga Alef . Promotion Play-off Match . Shimshon Bnei Tayibe remained in Liga Alef ; Ironi Ramla remained in Liga Bet . Semi-finals . Beitar Haifa and Hapoel Nahariya remained in Liga Bet . Maccabi Kabul and Maccabi Kafr Sumei qualified for the North A division relegation play-off final . Final . Maccabi Kafr Sumei remained in Liga Bet . Maccabi Kabul relegated to Liga Gimel . Semi-finals . Hapoel Migdal HaEmek and Maccabi Barta'a remained in Liga Bet . Beitar Ihud Mashhad and Mesilot qualified for the North B division relegation play-off final . Final . Mesilot remained in Liga Bet . Beitar Ihud Mashhad relegated to Liga Gimel . Semi-finals . Beitar Petah Tikva and Hapoel Mahane Yehuda remained in Liga Bet . Hapoel F.C . Ortodoxim Jaffa and Otzma F.C . Holon qualified for the South A division relegation play-off final . Final . Hapoel F.C . Ortodoxim Jaffa remained in Liga Bet . Otzma F.C . Holon relegated to Liga Gimel . Semi-finals . Maccabi Sderot and Hapoel Rahat remained in Liga Bet . Maccabi Be'er Ya'akov and Beitar Giv'at Zeev qualified for the South B division relegation play-off final . Final . Beitar Giv'at Zeev remained in Liga Bet . Maccabi Be'er Ya'akov relegated to Liga Gimel .
RSPCA NSW . RSPCA NSW is a not-for-profit charity operating in New South Wales , Australia that promotes animal welfare . British background . The idea behind the creation of an animal welfare charity in NSW has its roots in sentiments opposing the maltreatment of animals that were expressed by social reformers , clergy and politicians in Great Britain in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century . Some early legislative efforts to ban practices such as bull-baiting in the English parliament were made in 1800 and 1809 , the former effort led by William Johnstone Pulteney ( 1729-1805 ) and the latter by Lord Erskine ( 1750-1823 ) but the proposed Bills were defeated . The first successful passage of anti-cruelty legislation in England 's parliament occurred in 1822 under the direction of the Irish politician Richard Martin ( 1754-1834 ) who was nicknamed by King George IV as `` Humanity Dick . '' Around the same time that Martin was drafting his anti-cruelty Bill , the Reverend Arthur Broome ( 1779-1837 ) had letters published in periodicals in which he canvassed for expressions of interest in forming a voluntary organisation to promote animal welfare and oppose cruelty . The creation of voluntary groups that agitated for legal and social reform through the patronage of aristocrats , clergy and parliamentarians was not unusual in Broome 's day , particularly in the case of the abolitionist or anti-slavery movement . After the passage of Richard Martin 's anti-cruelty to cattle bill in 1822 , Broome attempted to form a Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals that would bring together the patronage of persons who were of social rank and committed to social reforms . Broome did organise and chair a meeting of sympathisers in November 1822 where it was agreed that a Society should be created and at which Broome was named its Secretary but the attempt was short-lived . It was at Broome 's invitation that a number of social reformers gathered on 16 June 1824 at Old Slaughter 's Coffee House , London to create a Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals . The meeting was chaired by Thomas Fowell Buxton MP ( 1786-1845 ) and the resolution to establish the Society was voted on . Among the others who were present as founding members were Sir James Mackintosh MP , Richard Martin , William Wilberforce , Basil Montagu , John Ashley Warre , Rev . George Bonner ( 1784-1840 ) , Rev . George Avery Hatch ( 1757-1837 ) , Sir James Graham , John Gilbert Meymott , William Mudford , and Lewis Gompertz . Broome was appointed as the Society 's first honorary secretary . The Society received the Royal prefix , which was bestowed by Queen Victoria , in 1840 and thereafter became known as the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals . Early concerns about cruelty in the NSW Colony . In the colony of NSW some concerns about the maltreatment of animals were expressed in 1804 and 1805 in `` The Sydney Gazette and NSW Advertiser '' . The journalist then referred to various acts of brutality that had been reported concerning a pig and a dog , and evidently believed that the anti-cruelty law of England also applied in NSW . In 1837 a correspondent wrote to the `` Sydney Herald '' to complain about the non-existence of a colonial equivalent to England 's Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals , and the paper echoed the sentiment that such an organisation was needed . When the gold-rush struck in the NSW western town of Bathurst , further concerns were expressed about the need for anti-cruelty legislation in NSW that would mirror Britain 's laws . News from England about the prosecution of individuals sponsoring cock-fighting was reported in the Sydney press in 1863 . Articles were sometimes published that referred back to past notable English characters , such as Sir Matthew Hale ( 1609-1676 ) , who had made known their sentiments about opposing cruelty toward animals . Creation of RSPCA in NSW . A groundswell of public opinion in NSW in favour of the creation of anti-cruelty legislation as well as an anti-cruelty organisation began to be expressed in editorials in 1864 and then in letters to newspapers in 1867 . Similar sentiments about the necessity of passing anti-cruelty laws and creating organisations similar to England 's RSPCA were published in the newspapers in the colonial states of Victoria , South Australia , Queensland , Tasmania and Western Australia from the 1860s until the early 1890s as each colonial state established an SPCA ( , , ) . The first anti-cruelty society organisation that was created in the Australian colonies occurred in Melbourne , Victoria on 4 July 1871 known as the Victorian Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals . At the meeting the positions of honorary secretary ( Mr Charles Lett ) and honorary treasurer ( Mr A. Sandeman ) were filled . On Wednesday , 16 July 1873 a meeting convened at 132 Pitt Street , Sydney in Mr Sandeman 's office to establish the rules and to elect officers to positions in the newly created Society . On Monday 28 July 1873 it was announced at a committee meeting that the Society 's first President would be the prominent Anglican Sir Alfred Stephen ( 1802-1894 ) who had served as the Third Chief Justice of NSW . He also served in the NSW Legislative Council and on four separate occasions he unsuccessfully attempted to have an animals protection bill passed . The Society 's first annual meeting was held at the Temperance Hall in Pitt Street , Sydney on 6 August 1874 , and Sir Alfred Stephen presided . Also in attendance were several prominent public officials including a Jewish community leader and parliamentarian , Mr E. Fosbery ( Superintendent of Police ) , a lecturer at the University of Sydney , and . The annual report was read out , further resolutions were voted on and prizes were awarded to schoolboys for essays written about cruelty to animals . Role of women . Frances Deborah Levvy ( 1831-1924 ) , who was a Jewish convert to Christianity , joined the NSW Society . In 1884 she started for the education and benefit of children the Bands of Mercy which aimed to teach them to behave kindly toward animals . In 1886 she founded and served as the honorary secretary of the Women 's Branch of the SPCA . She helped to drive a women 's campaign by petitioning state politicians for the establishment of a stray dogs home in Sydney . She also collaborated with various philanthropists to establish in 1921 a convalescent home for horses in Sydney 's eastern suburb Little Bay . Women members in the local branches of the SPCA organised social community events to raise the profile of the charity and the problem of cruelty , which included annual dances , garden parties and fund-raising activities . The activities organised by the women 's branch had , at times , to battle against apathy in the community and societal indifference concerning the problems of cruelty toward animals . Later developments . RSPCA NSW was given its Royal Warrant in 1923 . During the early to mid twentieth century some churches in NSW observed an annual `` Animal Sunday '' service to promote kindness to animals as well as raising awareness about the role of the RSPCA . After World War 1 , RSPCA NSW published a periodical known as `` RSPCA Journal '' , which was renamed `` Animals '' . Since 1991 it has also published as well as another periodical for children since 2008 called . The RSPCA NSW inspectors were recognised as special constables by an amendment in 1943 to the . In NSW the current relevant legislation that directly relates to the definition , investigation and prosecution of offenders who act cruelly toward animals is set out in the ( often abbreviated as POCTA ) . The RSPCA societies in the states and territories of Australia established the national body RSPCA Australia in 1981 . During the twenty-first century the use and abuse of animals across Australia and within NSW has stimulated public debates on a range of issues including intensive agricultural farming , the live export trade , unlicensed puppy farms , animals used in circuses and rodeos , greyhound and horse racing . RSPCA NSW has taken the position that the live export trade should be , that animals should not be kept in , that puppy farms should be , and opposes the use of . These debates , which tend to produce partisan standpoints based on different philosophical and ethical theories about animal welfare as one approach and animal rights as another approach , have raised questions among lawyers , activist groups , representatives of primary industries and politicians about the role of the RSPCA and the adequacy of existing animal protection laws in NSW and across Australia . the CEO of RSPCA NSW is Steve Coleman . He was appointed in 2007 . Funding . Although the RSPCA NSW receives a small percentage of its funding from the NSW Government the vast majority of it comes from the public as donations . Charity events . The RSPCA has two major fundraising events each year . In May it holds The Million Paws walk and on the third Monday of August it holds a Cupcake day - which is due to start in 2013 . In addition to this the RSPCA Auxiliary and the RSPCA Volunteer branches also hold many fundraising events throughout the year . Other fundraising . The RSPCA also receives bequests and offers fundraising at AidArena , online fundraising and in raffles . Operations . The RSPCA ( NSW ) runs 12 animal shelters , 4 veterinary of hospitals and 27 Volunteer branches , to assist in the rescue , treatment and re-homing of animals , and in de-sexing programs and has 30 Inspectors to investigate animal cruelty , mistreatment and abuse claims . Living Ruff . Living Ruff is a programme to assist people who find themselves homeless to keep their pets with them so as to reduce both the distress of a person who has suddenly become homeless through no fault of their own and their pet , and include programmes like : access to food for pets , emergency boarding and foster care for the pets of people who find temporary accommodation and access to vet services . Pets of Older People . A program developed to assist older people by caring for their pets when they need medical treatment , assistance with grooming their pets and home visits to assist with basic care . This program is targeted to socially isolated people who are over the age of 65 or in palliative care . Safe Bed for Pets . This is a program to provide housing and care for the pets of people who are victims of domestic violence Community Animal Welfare Scheme . This is an initiative run jointly with many organisations including councils and Veterinary hospitals . Its goal is to reduce unwanted companion animal populations through educating about many of the responsibilities of pet owners , to increase de-sexing rates in the companion animal community and promote responsible pet ownership . Dog Rehabilitation Program . The Dog Rehabilitation Program is jointly run with the Commissioner of Corrective Service NSW . It aims to give minimum security prisoners skills in the pet related industry by giving the prisoners nationally accredited training , while rehabilitating dogs so that they can be re-homed Criticisms . The RSPCA NSW has been criticised for the fact it has consistently had kill rates above 50 % for the duration of Steve Coleman 's tenure as CEO . It has had this kill rate despite many local pounds working in conjunction with rescue groups managing to get kill rates to 15 % or less . It is claimed that despite running at a profit ( $ 10 million last year ) and having far more public viability than most rescue organisations , as well as the largest total animals destroyed of any single organisation , and was included on a government panel on reducing animal deaths in pounds and shelter , on which rescue groups were excluded . They advised that rather than a mandatory kill limit , better Guidelines be put in place ' . There is concern that without a mandatory kill % limit there will be no change in the organisation 's practices . There planned 100 person vigil outside the RSPCA 's Million Paws Walk 2013 in memory of Max the Pointer , who it was alleged was put down for claimed behavioural issues that the Justice4Max protest group claimed were unfounded . There were also concerns that RSPCA NSW fails to work with other animal rescue groups in NSW . In the case of the Rutherford facility , records indicate that not a single animal has been released to a rescue group since the 1 August 2011 . These have caused such concern that a councillor in Maitland brought forth a motion to see whether the RSPCA might be in a ) in breach of its contract that requires the RSPCA to 'consider involving local certified rescue groups to assist in re-homing animals ' and b ) as a function of a ) whether the council is now in breach of the Companion Animals Act NSW section 64 “ It is the Duty of the council concerned to consider an alternative action to that of destroying the animal and ( if practicable ) to adopt any such alternative. ” However , in response to these claims Mr Picton of the RSPCA 's Rutherford facility stated “ We don ’ t usually release animals to rescue groups , but there is no law requiring us to ” Temperament test . The RSPCA 's Temperament test , which it uses as grounds for 60+ % of its euthanasia justifications , is not publicly available . Its application and situational use has been criticised as many of the behaviours in it are exhibited by frightened dogs as well , which makes its use unacceptable according to some people . One of the people who claim to have helped devise the test also states it is used incorrectly – that it was intended to be used as a guide to assess the rehabilitation requirements of the dog – not justify euthanising it . Also there has been a study By Monash university found that the temperament testing may not be being applied correctly or properly , casting further doubt on its usefulness , as a quarter of people using it to assess dogs had not been trained to and more than half believed they were not given enough time to assess the dogs .
NWA World Historic Welterweight Championship . The NWA World Historic Welterweight Championship ( `` Campeonato Mundial Historico de Peso Welter de la NWA '' in Spanish ) is a professional wrestling championship governed by Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre ( CMLL ) . CMLL had held the NWA World Welterweight Championship for over 53 years even after leaving the NWA in 1989 . In 2010 the National Wrestling Alliance , represented by Blue Demon Jr. , the president of NWA Mexico , sent letters to CMLL telling them to stop promoting NWA-branded championships since CMLL was not part of the NWA any longer . On August 12 , 2010 , CMLL debuted the new NWA World Historic Welterweight Championship belt and named Mephisto , the final CMLL-recognized NWA World Welterweight Champion , as the inaugural champion . The championship was initially announced as the CMLL Historic Welterweight Championship , but when the belt was unveiled , it was labelled the `` NWA World Historic Welterweight Championship '' . In Mexico , the `` lucha libre '' commission 's definition of the welterweight weight class is between and . Matt Taven is the current NWA World Historic Welterweight Champion , having defeated Volador Jr. on March 30 , 2018 . This is Taven 's first reign with the title ; he is the eight overall champion . Volador Jr. 's second reign was the longest of any NWA World Historic Welterweight Champion , 1,337 days . All title matches take place under best two-out-of-three falls rules when they take place in Mexico , but has been defended in single fall matches in Japan . History . In 1948 the Mexican `` lucha libre '' or professional wrestling promotion Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre ( EMLL ; Spanish for `` Mexican Wrestling Enterprise '' ) created the World Welterweight Championship . When EMLL became a member of the National Wrestling Alliance ( NWA ) in 1952 the championship was given the `` NWA '' prefix and became known as the NWA World Welterweight Championship . In the late 1980s , EMLL left the National Wrestling Alliance ( NWA ) to avoid the politics of the NWA . While they left the NWA they did retain control of the NWA World Welterweight Championship as their main championship of the welterweight division . They also promoted the Mexican National Welterweight Championship as a secondary title in the Welterweight division . In 1992 EMLL changed their name and became known as `` Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre '' ( CMLL ; `` World Wrestling Council '' ) to rebrand themselves as a separate entity after leaving the NWA . They added a third welterweight championship to the promotion when they created the CMLL World Welterweight Championship on February 15 , 1992 . After the introduction of the CMLL championship , the then-reigning NWA World Welterweight Championship Misterioso left CMLL , vacating the championship . For the subsequent three years , CMLL did not promote the NWA World Welterweight Championship until bringing it back in the winter of 1995 . Negro Casas won the championship , holding it until August 1996 where he lost it as part of a tournament to create the J-Crown , eight championships unified as one . from 1996 through 2007 the championship was promoted in Japan , but on November 27 , 2007 , La Sombra defeated Hajime Ohara to bring the championship back to CMLL . In 2010 the NWA , represented by NWA Mexico president Blue Demon Jr. , reached out to CMLL and asked them to stop using the NWA-branded championships since they were not part of the NWA . Blue Demon Jr. was in the process of establishing NWA Mexico as a promotion and wanted to use the championship . There had been previous attempts by the NWA to gain back control of the three NWA-branded championships that CMLL used , the welterweight championship as well as the NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship and the NWA World Middleweight Championship , but in those instances , CMLL had not responded to those requests at all . The promotion did not directly respond to the latest claim ; the NWA Welterweight Champion , Mephisto , commented instead , simply stating that the championships belonged to CMLL . Finally , on August 12 , 2010 , CMLL debuted the new NWA World Historic Welterweight Championship belt and named Mephisto , the final CMLL-recognized NWA World Welterweight Champion , as the inaugural champion . The championship was initially announced as the CMLL Historic Welterweight Championship , but when the belt was unveiled , it was called the NWA World Historic Welterweight Championship . Reigns . Matt Taven is the current NWA World Historic Welterweight Champion , having won the title on March 30 , 2018 , defeating Volador Jr . He is the eight overall champion and the first wrestler from the United States to hold the championship . Volador Jr. and La Sombra are the only two wrestlers to hold the championship twice . Volador Jr 's second reign is the longest individual reign while La Sombra 's 56-day reign in 2014 is the shortest of all championship reigns . On January 22 , 2012 , La Sombra became the first champion to defend the NWA World Historic Welterweight Championship outside of Mexico as he defeated Volador Jr. during the CMLL and New Japan Pro-Wrestling ( NJPW ) co-promoted Fantastica Mania 2012 in Tokyo , Japan . At the age of when he won the championship the first time , La Sombra is the youngest wrestler to win the championship . At at the time of his title win , Negro Casas is the oldest wrestler to win the championship . Rules . As a professional wrestling championship , it is not won legitimately ; it is instead won via a predefined outcome of matches . The Championship is designated as a welterweight title , which means that the championship can officially only be competed for by wrestlers weighing between and . In the 20th century Mexican wrestling enforced the weight divisions more strictly , but in the 21st century the rules have occasionally been ignored for some of the weight divisions . The heaviest welterweight champion on record is Mephisto who was announced as weighing , above the official maximum weight limit . While the heavyweight championship is traditionally considered the most prestigious weight division in professional wrestling , CMLL places more emphasis on the lower weight divisions . All title matches promoted in Mexico take place under best two-out-of-three falls rules , while championship matches promoted in Japan followed the local custom and were only one fall matches .
Șigău River . The Șigău River is a tributary of the Mara River in Romania .
Everjoice Win . Everjoice Win ( born 12 February 1965 ) is a Zimbabwean feminist activist , and the international head of Action Aid International . Early life . Everjoice Win was born on 12 February 1965 in Shurugwi , Rhodesia ( now Zimbabwe ) . In 1988 , she earned a bachelor 's degree in economic history from the University of Zimbabwe . Career . From 1989 to 1993 , she worked for Women 's Action Group . In 1992 , together with Terri Barnes , she published `` To Live a Better Life : An Oral History of Women in the City of Harare , 1930-70 '' . From 1993 to 1997 , she was programme director for the Zimbabwe chapter of Women in Law and Development in Africa ( WiLDAF ) . In 1997 , she was one of the founding members of the National Constitutional Assembly of Zimbabwe . From 2002 to 2003 , Win was the spokesperson for the Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition From 2004 to 2007 , Win was a Board Member of the Association of Women 's Rights in Development ( AWID ) , in Toronto , Canada . Win is the international head/ international director of programmes and global engagement for ActionAid International since 2002 . She is the International Programmes Director at ActionAid . Personal life . She is based in Johannesburg , South Africa .
Burford , Ontario . Burford is a rural community and is part of the County of Brant , in central southwestern Ontario . It has 1,615 residents ( 2016 Census ) . It is located eight kilometers west of the City of Brantford along Highway 53 , and seventy kilometres east of London , Ontario . It is approximately 100 km southwest of Toronto . Burford is home to the Burford Bulldogs , a junior hockey team that plays in the Southern Ontario Junior Hockey League . Burford has a local golf course , Burford Golf Links , which was founded in 1980 . It has gone through a number of different owners and is now part of the GolfNorth group of golf courses . Burford also hosts the Burford Fall Fair every year . The fair was established in 1858 and after being hosted in Harley as the World 's Fair , was relocated to Burford , when the Burford fair grounds were purchased in 1893 . Over the years the Burford fair has grown from a one-day fair in 1893 to its current three days , hosted every Thanksgiving weekend . The fair attracts tourists and visitors from the surrounding towns as well as larger county of Brant and beyond . History . Burford was the largest town of the former Burford Township , which included Cathcart , Harley and Princeton . Burford 's 'downtown ' , the intersection of Maple Avenue and King Street ( Highway 53 ) , includes a stop light , several small businesses and a post office . The community was founded by Canadians of German , Dutch and British backgrounds . Shortly after the Rebellion of 1837 , Burford was the centre of an abortive rebellion in the Western District of Upper Canada led by Charles Duncombe . In 1999 , Burford became part of the County of Brant , an amalgamation of several local municipalities including Brantford Township , the town of Paris , Oakland Township , Onondaga Township and South Dumfries Township . The current mayor of the County of Brant is Ron Eddy . Historically , when tobacco was lucrative , the farms and families surrounding Burford were relatively prosperous . However , when smoking habits began to change in the 1980s , the economy slipped into decline . Currently , farmers are more likely to be growing ginseng for oriental markets than tobacco . Dairy , poultry , hog and fish farming persist and range from large scale commercial operations to subsistence type family farms . The community has lost population since the 1970s and is eager to attract new investment . Education . Burford District High School was the only secondary institution for eighty years , opening in 1922 and closing in June 2002 due to low enrollment . The building was then revamped to become Burford District Elementary School and drew students from three elementary schools which were closed around the same time : Maple Avenue , Coronation and Harley-Northfield . The Maple Avenue School was also home to the Burford Islamic School or Darul Uloom Al Islamiah Burford , a private school with a Muslim based education . The building is now for sale after multiple incidents of defacement resulted in the closure of the school . Most high school age students now attend Paris District High School , Brantford Collegiate Institute or Assumption College and St. John 's College Catholic schools .
Peace at Home Council . The Peace at Home Council ( ) , alternatively called the Peace Council , claimed to be an executive body that led a coup attempt in Turkey starting on 15 July 2016 and ended on 16 July 2016 . The name was made public in a statement read on air during the 15 July 2016 temporary takeover by soldiers of the headquarters of Turkish state broadcaster TRT . The group was supposedly formed within the Turkish Armed Forces . It was declared to be the governing council of Turkey during the coup attempt . The creation of the Council was announced by Tijen Karaş , a news anchor at the state-owned TRT news channel , allegedly at gunpoint . The name `` Peace at Home Council '' `` is derived from Mustafa Kemal Atatürk 's famous saying 'Peace at Home , Peace in the World ' '' . Although it was declared as the successor to the incumbent 65th government of Turkey , the failure of the coup attempt meant that the Council never took `` de facto '' power in the country . Events . The formation of the Council and its dismissal of the Justice and Development Party ( AKP ) government was announced live on the state broadcaster TRT after soldiers took over the channel 's broadcasting headquarters . The stated aims of the Council were `` to reinstate constitutional order , human rights and freedoms , the rule of law and general security that was damaged '' . No set information regarding members and structure of the Council were given and TRT suspended broadcasting shortly after the delivery of the statement announcing the Council 's creation . Statement and analysis thereof . The statement that was read on air at TRT headquarters , said ( in Turkish ) that Analysis . A BBC article by Ezgi Başaran said that `` the statement of the junta , that was ... read on ... government TV as the coup got under way , bore a strong resemblance to Mustafa Kemal Atatürk 's famous address to the Turkish Youth . [ ... ] On the other hand , given that these references are too obvious , they may have been intentionally included to insinuate a Kemalist junta rather than a Gülenist one '' . Staged coup allegations . In the aftermath of the coup attempt , several government critics alleged that the creation of the Council had been staged to invoke greater support for the governing Justice and Development Party ( AKP ) , with some sceptics citing the lack of any solid information on the Council 's actual composition as evidence that the entire ordeal had been faked by the government . '' Composition . No official statement regarding the composition of the Council was given . According to the state-run `` Anadolu News Agency '' , subsequent investigations and allegations pointed to the leader being former Colonel Muharrem Köse , who had been dismissed earlier in 2016 from his role as legal advisor to the Chief of Staff due to his apparent links with Fethullah Gülen . Aftermath . The Peace Council was eventually unable to take power after pro-coup forces were defeated and the incumbent AKP government retained control . Mass arrests were later made , targeting over two thousand soldiers including senior officers and generals . Speculation emerged that former Turkish Air Force Commander Akın Öztürk had been in charge of the military operation .
Nikolaj Torp Larsen . Nikolaj Torp Larsen is a Danish musician ( also credited as Nikolaj Torp , Nick Torp , Nik Torp , born 1973 ) , He is also producer Film Composer and writer , who has played keyboards , piano and Hammond with numerous artists on tour and on many successful records , including Adele 's `` Skyfall '' which won the Brit Award for Best British Single at the 2013 BRIT Awards . a Grammy , Golden Globe and an Academy Award . He first became a professional musician in Denmark at 17 , the first band of note being innovative Jazz group `` Once Around The Park '' and later joining the band Krajn , which became Cirkus and moved to the UK in 1996 , with the other members , Kristoffer Sonne , Anders Christiensen , Rune Funch and Jakob Illeborg . The band changed their name again to Warwick Avenue and were signed to Columbia Records in the US , releasing an album , `` Let it out '' in 2005 . The band eventually split with Nikolaj becoming in 2006 the `` in house '' session musician for many recordings produced by Martin Terefe and later on sessions with producer Paul Epworth , contributing to more than 70 albums by artists including Teitur , James Morrison , Yusuf Islam , Klaus Voorman , Donovan , Chaka Khan , Pointer Sisters , Gloria Gaynor , Sister Sledge , Grace Jones , Engelbert Humperdinck , Willie Nelson , Milton Nascimento , Jason Mraz , Train , Tristan Prettyman , Joshua Radin , Howie Day , Amy Winehouse , KT Tunstall , Florence & The Machine , Cee Lo Green , John Legend , Adele , Mark Ronson , Elton John , Engelbert Humperdinck , Olly Murs , Third Eye Blind , Erin McCarley , Laura Izibor , Natalia Jayden , Wild Feathers , Marc Scibilia , Eric Hutchinson , Alyssa Bernal , James Walsh , Katie Mehlua , Dan Kamit , Lana Del Rey and many more . In 2009 Nikolaj Torp Larsen also joined The Specials as the replacement for Jerry Dammers and still tours with the group worldwide . In 2013 Nikolaj opened Squat Sound , a recording studio in West London , with Dyre Gormsen and Kristoffer Sonne , the three together known as `` The Suppliers '' , with their own label imprint , Squat Sound . First signing was Rob Bravery , whose album `` Esque '' was released on Squat Sound in June 2015 . The second signing to Squat Sound was Rocky Nti , whose EP `` Ride On '' was released on the 29th June 2015 . In 2014 Nikolaj started work on the Film score for the feature thriller In Embryo , by first time Director and well known actor Ulrich Thomsen , due for release in 2016 . In 2015 Nikolaj started scoring the feature film `` Framing Mom '' Directed by Norwegian Sarah Johnsen , which was released in 2016 . Epilog ( 1992 ) - Mikala Krogh/Sara Bro In Embryo ( 2016 ) - Ulrich Thomsen Framing Mom ( orig . Rosemari ) ( 2016 ) - Sara Johnsen The Newsroom : Off The Record ( orig . Ekstra Bladet : Uden for citat ) ( 2014 ) – Mikala krogh The Idealist ( orig . Idealisten ) ( 2015 ) – Christina Rosendahl Den Anden Side ( 2017 ) – Pernille Rose Grønkjær Qeda – Man Divided ( 2017 ) – Max Kestner Handle With Care ( orig.Hjertestart ) ( 2017 ) – Arild Andresen Borg ( 2017 ) – Janus Metz Pedersen
Nick Hayden . Nick Hayden ( born February 4 , 1986 ) is a former American football defensive tackle in the National Football League for the Carolina Panthers , Cincinnati Bengals and Dallas Cowboys . He played college football at the University of Wisconsin and was selected by the Carolina Panthers in the sixth round of the 2008 NFL Draft . Early years . Hayden attended Arrowhead High School , where he played as a defensive tackle , receiving All-State honors two straight years and the Defensive Lineman of the Year award in 2002 . He accepted a football scholarship from the University of Wisconsin–Madison . He became a starter at defensive tackle as a sophomore , registering 56 tackles , 5.5 sacks ( led the team ) , one forced fumble , 4 passes defensed and 3 fumble recoveries . The next year , he had 27 tackles and one blocked kick . In his final season he posted 48 tackles , 4.5 sacks , 3 fumble recoveries ( led the team ) , 2 passes defensed and one blocked kick . In college , he started the final 39 games of his career , registering 132 tackles , 10 sacks , one forced fumble , 6 fumble recoveries ( third most in school history ) , 6 passes defensed and 2 blocked kicks . Carolina Panthers . Hayden was selected in the sixth round ( 181st overall ) of the 2008 NFL draft by the Carolina Panthers . In 2010 , he became a regular starter ( 10 games ) at left defensive tackle , registering 51 tackles , one sack , 2 quarterback pressures and one pass defensed . He was waived on September 3 , 2011 . Cincinnati Bengals . On December 7 , 2011 , he signed as a free agent with the Cincinnati Bengals and played in two games before being declared inactive for the rest of the regular season and the playoffs . The next year , he suffered a high ankle sprained in the last preseason game and was waived injured on August 31 . Dallas Cowboys . After not playing in 2012 , he was signed to a futures contract by the Dallas Cowboys on February 10 , 2013 , to provide depth in training camp . The many injuries the team experienced in the defensive line allowed him to move up the depth chart and be named the team starter at left defensive tackle . Hayden proved to be a reliable player by starting all 16 games an playing solid against the run . He finished the year with the most tackles ( 51 ) and snaps ( 821 ) registered by a Cowboys defensive lineman . He also had 16 quarterback pressures , 2 tackles for loss , one forced fumble , one fumble recovery and one touchdown . In 2014 , he started 16 games and led the team 's defensive linemen with 52 tackles , while also registering 4 tackles for loss ( tied for second on the team ) , 8 quarterback pressures and one pass defensed . In 2015 , he did n't start against the New England Patriots , when the team opened with only 3 defensive linemen . He posted 15 starts , 54 tackles ( 4 for loss ) , 5 quarterback pressures and 2 passes defensed . He was n't re-signed at the end of the season . Cleveland Browns . On July 22 , 2016 , he was signed as a free agent by the Cleveland Browns to play defensive end in a 3-4 defense , who were looking to improve the depth at the defensive line after Desmond Bryant was lost for the year with a torn pectoral muscle . He was released on August 29 .
Kalldrun . Kalldrun ( also known as Kaldrun ) is a settlement in the former Qendër municipality , Shkodër County , northern Albania . At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Malësi e Madhe . It has a population of 554 .
Horace Davis . Horace Davis ( March 16 , 1831 – July 12 , 1916 ) was a United States Representative from California . He was the son of Massachusetts Governor John Davis and the younger brother of diplomat John Chandler Bancroft Davis . Biography . Davis was born in Worcester , Massachusetts . He attended the Worcester public schools and Williams College , Williamstown , Massachusetts , graduated from Harvard University in 1849 , and then studied law in the Dane Law School of Harvard University , but did not engage in professional pursuits by reason of failing eyesight . Davis sailed for San Francisco , California , around Cape Horn in 1852 , and upon arriving , engaged for a brief time as a gold miner , a lumber supercargo surveyor for a coastal steamer , and a purser for the Pacific Mail Steamship Company . In addition he helped found the Mercantile Library Association of California ( its oldest public library ) . Under his administrative tutelage interest in the library was restored with his creation of a library catalog ( an act which later lead to his poor eyesight ) . He resigned in 1855 and relocated to San Francisco in 1860 at which time he established the highly successful Golden Gate Flouring Mills and the Sperry Flour Company . He was elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society in 1862 . When the American Civil War broke out , he served in the secretive San Francisco-based Home Guard acting to secure both the loyalty of California to then Union President Abraham Lincoln and the election of Leland Stanford as governor of California ( by patrolling the polls on election day ) . He presided over the Produce Exchange of San Francisco from 1867 to 1877 until he was elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives of the Forty-fifth and Forty-sixth Congresses ( March 4 , 1877 - March 3 , 1881 ) , where on June 8 , 1878 he spoke in support of a bill to restrict Chinese immigration . He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1880 to the Forty-seventh Congress . After his retirement from the Produce Exchange of San Francisco he presided over both the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce 1883-1884 and the Savings and Loan Society 1885 and served as a member of the Republican National Committee 1880-1888 . In February , 1888 he was elected president of the University of California , but resigned in April , 1890 . He was named president of the board of trustees of Stanford University by its original founder and served in this capacity from 1885-1916 where he effected its consolidation with the Wilmerding and Lux schools . He served as president of the University of California 1887-1890 . Married twice and a devout Unitarian , he contributed greatly to Starr King School for the Ministry , ( formerly the Pacific Unitarian School for the Ministry ) . He was an active student of history and literature , his most noted work being an essay entitled `` American Constitutions '' . He died after an appendicitis operation in San Francisco in 1916 and was buried in Cypress Lawn Cemetery .
Kalcheh . Kalcheh ( , also Romanized as Kal Chāh ; also known as Gol Chāh ) is a village in Shusef Rural District , Shusef District , Nehbandan County , South Khorasan Province , Iran . At the 2006 census , its population was 40 , in 10 families .
Olivais ( Lisbon ) . Olivais ( , before 2012 : `` Santa Maria dos Olivais '' ) is a Portuguese urban civil parish ( `` freguesia '' ) in the municipality of Lisbon . The population in 2011 was 33,788 , in an area of 8.09 km² . In 2012 part of the parish was joined to the new parish Parque das Nações . Local landmarks include the Palácio do Contador-Mor , a pedagogic farm , Casa da Fonte do Anjo , Quinta da Bica , Quinta da Fonte do Anjo , Capela da Quinta da Fonte do Anjo . The parish was created in 1397 , probably resulting in the division of a part of Beato ( to the south ) and Sacavém ( to the north ) . Between 1852 and 1886 Santa Maria dos Olivais formed a large municipality , predominantly rural , including 22 civil parishes . In 1864 it occupied a surface of approximately 223 km2 and had a population of 25,495 , and of 29,491 , in 1878 . Companies with head offices in Santa Maria dos Olivais and Portela Airport include TAP Portugal . With the 2012 administrative reform , the parish name was reduced from `` Santa Maria dos Olivais '' to Olivais .
Amon Carter Museum of American Art . The Amon Carter Museum of American Art ( ACMAA ) is located in Fort Worth , Texas , in the city 's cultural district . The museum 's permanent collection features paintings , photography , sculpture , and works on paper by leading artists working in the United States and its North American territories in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries . The greatest concentration of works falls into the period from the 1820s through the 1940s . Photographs , prints , and other works on paper produced up to the present day are also an area of strength in the museum 's holdings . The collection is particularly focused on portrayals of the Old West by Frederic Remington and Charles M. Russell , artworks depicting nineteenth-century exploration and settlement of the North American continent , and masterworks that are emblematic of major turning points in American art history . The `` full spectrum '' of American photography is documented by 45,000 exhibition-quality prints , dating from the earliest years of the medium to the present . A rotating selection of works from the permanent collection is on view year-round during regular museum hours , and several thousand of these works can be studied online using the `` Collection '' tab on the ACMAA 's official website . Museum admission for all exhibits , including special exhibits , is free . The Amon Carter Museum of American Art opened in 1961 as the Amon Carter Museum of Western Art . The museum 's original collection of more than 300 works of art by Frederic Remington and Charles M. Russell was assembled by Fort Worth newspaper publisher and philanthropist Amon G. Carter , Sr. ( 1879–1955 ) . Carter spent the last ten years of his life laying the legal , financial , and philosophical groundwork for the museum 's creation . Western art by Frederic Remington and Charles M. Russell . Over 400 works of art by Frederic Remington ( 1861–1909 ) and Charles M. Russell ( 1864–1926 ) form the ACMAA 's core collection of art of the Old West . These holdings include drawings , illustrated letters , prints , oil paintings , sculptures , and watercolors produced by Remington and Russell during their lifetimes . More than sixty of the works by Remington and more than 250 of the works by Russell were purchased by the museum ’ s namesake , Amon G. Carter , Sr. , over a twenty-year span beginning in 1935 . Additions to Amon Carter ’ s original holdings by museum curators have resulted in a collection that contains multiple examples of Remington 's and Russell 's best work at every stage of their respective careers . Frederic Remington and Charles M. Russell were America 's best known and most influential western illustrators . Working from his New York studio except when traveling , Remington produced colorful and masculine images of life in the Old West that shaped public perceptions of the American frontier experience for an eastern audience eager for information . Montana resident Charles Russell , with his cowboy dress , laconic manner , and storytelling prowess , epitomized , in the early twentieth-century , the image of the Cowboy Artist in the eyes of the eastern press . Though neither artist had lived on the frontier at the height of America ’ s westward expansion , their drawings , paintings , and sculptures were infused with the action and convincing realism of direct observation . Russell moved to Montana Territory in 1880 , nine years before statehood , and had worked as a cowboy for more than a decade before beginning his career as a professional artist . Remington toured Montana in 1881 , later owned a sheep ranch in Kansas , and had traversed Arizona Territory in 1886 as an illustrator for Harper 's Weekly . These and other experiences enabled both artists to convincingly portray a vast variety of Old West subject matter drawing on real world experiences , historical evidence , and their artistic imaginations . Noteworthy artworks in the ACMAA collection by Remington and Russell include : 1 ) Frederic Remington , `` A Dash for the Timber '' ( 1889 ; see gallery below ) -- a work that established Remington as a serious painter when it was exhibited at the National Academy of Design in 1889 . 2 ) Frederic Remington , `` The Broncho Buster '' ( 1895 ) -- Remington 's first attempt to model in bronze and the work that started him on a long secondary career as a sculptor . 3 ) Frederic Remington , `` The Fall of the Cowboy '' ( 1895 ) -- an evocation of the fading of the mythic cowboy of legend , anticipating Owen Wister 's celebrated novel , `` The Virginian '' ( 1902 ) . 4 ) Charles M. Russell , `` Medicine Man '' ( 1908 ) -- a detailed portrait of a Blackfeet shaman , reflecting Russell 's empathy with Native American culture . 5 ) Charles M. Russell , `` Meat for Wild Men '' ( 1924 ) -- a bronze sculpture that evokes the `` grand turmoil '' resulting as a band of mounted hunters descends upon a herd of grazing buffalo . Expeditionary art and depictions of Native American life . The ACMAA houses a wide selection of maps and artworks by European and American documentary artists who , in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries , traveled the North American continent in search of new sights and discoveries . Some of these artists worked independently , focusing on subjects or areas of the country of their own choosing . Others served as documentarians on expeditions of continental discovery sent out by the U. S. government or by European sponsors . In these roles , artists were uniquely positioned to record the topography , animal and plant life , and diverse Indian culture of America and its frontiers . Finding and collecting drawings , oil paintings , watercolors , and published lithographs by these European and American documentary artists was one of the museum 's earliest goals . Documentary artists represented in the collection include John James Audubon ( 1785–1851 ) , Karl Bodmer ( 1809–1893 ) , George Catlin ( 1796–1872 ) , Charles Deas ( 1818–1867 ) , Seth Eastman ( 1808–1875 ) , Edward Everett ( 1818–1903 ) , Francis Blackwell Mayer ( 1827–1899 ) , Alfred Jacob Miller ( 1810–1874 ) , Peter Moran ( 1841–1914 ) , Thomas Moran ( 1837–1926 ) , Peter Rindisbacher ( 1806–1834 ) , John Mix Stanley ( 1814–1872 ) , William Guy Wall ( 1792–after 1864 ) , Carl Wimar ( 1828–1862 ) , and others . See Works on paper ( below ) for more information on American expeditionary art . Landscape paintings and coastal scenes . The Hudson River School , one of the critical movements in nineteenth-century American landscape painting , is an important focus of the ACMAA collection . Two major oils by Thomas Cole ( 1801–1848 ) and one by Cole ’ s protégé Frederic Edwin Church ( 1826–1900 ) anchor the museum ’ s holdings of signature Hudson River School paintings . `` The Narrows from Staten Island '' ( 1866–68 ) , a panoramic depiction of Staten Island and New York Harbor by Jasper Francis Cropsey ( 1823–1900 ) , is a notable example of the Hudson River School ‘ s preoccupation with scenery along the Hudson River Valley and surrounding area ( see picture gallery below ) . The Pre-Raphaelite movement , a British movement that was briefly influential among some artists of the Hudson River School in the mid-nineteenth century , is exemplified in `` Woodland Glade '' ( 1860 ) by William Trost Richards ( 1833–1905 ) and `` Hudson River , Above Catskill '' ( 1865 ) by Charles Herbert Moore ( 1840–1930 ) . The Moore painting depicts an identifiable portion of the Hudson River adjacent to the home of Thomas Cole , making it likely that the painting was intended as a tribute to Cole . Hudson River School paintings that reflect the influence of Luminism are also found in the ACMAA collection . These include works by Sanford Robinson Gifford ( 1823–1880 ) , Martin Johnson Heade ( 1819–1904 ) , John Frederick Kensett ( 1816–1872 ) , and Fitz Henry Lane ( 1804–1865 ) . Given its “ dark , brooding mystery , ” the painting by Heade , `` Thunder Storm on Narragansett Bay '' ( 1868 ) , is considered by many observers to be the artist ’ s masterpiece . Other Hudson River School artists represented in the collection by major oil paintings are Robert Seldon Duncanson ( 1821–1872 ) , David Johnson ( 1827–1908 ) , and Worthington Whittredge ( 1820–1910 ) . William Stanley Haseltine ( 1835–1900 ) is represented by a preliminary study of rocky coastline along Narragansett Bay , Rhode Island . The influence of the Hudson River School and Luminism was focused on a western United States location about 1870 when Albert Bierstadt ( 1830–1902 ) produced `` Sunrise , Yosemite Valley '' . This grandiose example of the artist ’ s work was completed after Bierstadt ’ s third trip to the American west . It was added to the ACMAA collection in 1966 . Another Hudson River School painter who headed west was Thomas Moran ( 1837–1926 ) . Moran , famous for his paintings of the Yellowstone region of Wyoming , is represented in the ACMAA collection by his 1874 oil `` Cliffs of Green River '' ( see picture gallery below ) . Figure paintings , portraits , and images of everyday life . Nineteenth-century figure paintings , portraits , and genre pictures ( portrayals of everyday life ) represent an important chapter in the history of American art development , and several examples of these types of paintings are found in the ACMAA collection . `` Swimming '' ( 1885 ) by Thomas Eakins ( 1844–1916 ) is one of the best-known realist figure paintings in the history of American art . A summation of Eakins ’ painting technique and belief system , `` Swimming '' was acquired for the ACMAA collection in 1990 . `` Crossing the Pasture '' ( 1871–72 ) by Winslow Homer ( acquired 1976 ) combines the artist ’ s skills as a figure painter with his gift for storytelling to create a charming image of rural New York life . `` Indian Group '' ( 1845 ) by Charles Deas ( 1818–1867 ) explores the physical appearance of Deas ' Native American subjects and the perils associated with their nomadic lifestyle ( see picture gallery below ) . `` The Potter '' ( 1889 ) by George de Forest Brush ( 1855–1941 ) is another example in the ACMAA collection of an artist 's exacting and nuanced method of depicting an indigenous American sitter . `` Attention Company ! '' ( 1878 ) by William M. Harnett ( 1848–1892 ) is the only known figural composition by this American master of trompe-l'œil ( “ fool the eye ” ) painting . A major historical genre painting by William T. Ranney ( 1813–1857 ) is in the ACMAA collection . Ranney ’ s `` Marion Crossing the Pedee '' ( 1850 ) exhibits the artist ’ s great skill as a figure painter and use of that skill to entertain and educate his nineteenth-century audience . Notable genre paintings by Conrad Wise Chapman ( 1842–1910 ) , Francis William Edmonds ( 1806–1863 ) , Thomas Hovenden ( 1840–1895 ) , and Eastman Johnson ( 1824–1906 ) are also housed in the ACMAA collection . Portraitist John Singer Sargent ( 1856–1925 ) is represented in the museum ’ s collection by formal portraits of two American subjects , `` Alice Vanderbilt Shepard '' ( 1888 ) , and `` Edwin Booth '' ( 1890 ; see picture gallery below ) . Still-life paintings and sculpture . Trompe-l'œil ( “ fool the eye ” ) paintings and classic still-life paintings make up a prominent component of the ACMAA collection . `` Ease '' ( 1887 ) by William M. Harnett ( 1848–1892 ) is a large and eloquent example of the trompe-l'œil genre and one that amply demonstrates the allure of Harnett ’ s trompe-l'œil illusions for his nineteenth-century patrons . John Frederick Peto ( 1854–1907 ) , a William Harnett contemporary who worked in relative obscurity , is represented in the collection by two highly accomplished trompe-l'œil compositions , `` Lamps of Other Days '' ( 1888 ) and `` A Closet Door '' ( 1904-06 ) . Other trompe-l'œil paintings in the ACMAA collection were created by De Scott Evans ( 1847–1898 ) and John Haberle ( 1853–1933 ) . America ’ s first recognized still-life painter , Raphaelle Peale ( 1774–1825 ) , is represented in the ACMAA collection by an 1813 composition `` Peaches and Grapes in a Chinese Export Basket '' . Other classic American still lifes featuring fruit or flowers include `` Wrapped Oranges '' ( 1889 ) by William J. McCloskey ( 1859–1941 ) and `` Abundance '' ( after 1848 ) by Severin Roesen ( 1815–after 1872 ) . The ACMAA sculpture collection provides historical context for the museum ’ s deep holdings of bronze sculpture by Frederic Remington and Charles M. Russell , as well as acknowledging the importance of sculpture in the wider history of American art . As such , the collection contains works created by leading individuals in both the nineteenth and twentieth centuries . `` The Choosing of the Arrow '' ( 1849 ) by Henry Kirke Brown ( 1814–1886 ) is one of the earliest bronzes cast in America . Slightly later bronze sculptures , `` The Indian Hunter '' ( 1857-59 ) and `` The Freedman '' ( 1863 ) , both by John Quincy Adams Ward ( 1830–1910 ) , are also in the collection . `` Bust of a Greek Slave '' ( after 1846 ) by Hiram Powers ( 1805–1873 ) is an example of an American neoclassical work carved in marble . Two American sculptors who enjoyed great success during their lifetimes , Frederick MacMonnies ( 1863–1937 ) and Augustus Saint-Gaudens ( 1848–1907 ) , are represented in the ACMAA collection by cast bronze works created in the late nineteenth century . Alexander Phimister Proctor ( 1860–1950 ) and Anna Hyatt Huntington ( 1876–1973 ) are represented by bronzes created in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries respectively . A bronze sculpture by Solon Borglum ( 1868–1922 ) , who , like Remington and Russell , specialized in depictions of Old West subjects , and a two-piece bronze by Paul Manship ( 1885–1966 ) , `` Indian Hunter and Pronghorn Antelope '' ( 1914 ) , are in the collection as well . The experimentation of early twentieth-century artists with nature-based abstraction and direct carving techniques from natural materials is seen in works by John Flannagan ( 1895–1942 ) , Robert Laurent ( 1890–1970 ) , and Elie Nadelman ( 1882–1946 ) . Signature works by Alexander Calder ( 1898–1976 ) and Louise Nevelson ( 1899–1988 ) are among the mid-twentieth century sculptural pieces in the collection . Nevelson ’ s `` Lunar Landscape '' is a large , painted-wood construction that dates to 1959-60 ( see picture gallery below ) . American Impressionist paintings and 20th-century modernist works . The ACMAA collection contains several examples of American Impressionism . `` Idle Hours '' ( about 1894 ) by William Merritt Chase ( 1849–1916 ) anchors the ACMAA holdings of American Impressionist paintings . Chase 's student and protégé Julian Onderdonk ( 1882–1922 ) is represented by a Texas scene , `` A Cloudy Day , Bluebonnets near San Antonio , Texas '' ( 1918 ) . `` Flags on the Waldorf '' ( 1916 ) is a signature New York work by Childe Hassam ( 1859–1935 ) . Other well-known American Impressionist painters who have pieces in the collection are Mary Cassatt ( 1844–1926 ) , Willard Metcalf ( 1858–1925 ) , and Dennis Miller Bunker ( 1861–1890 ; see picture gallery below ) . New York photographer Alfred Stieglitz ( 1864–1946 ) befriended and championed several of the most visionary modern painters to emerge in early twentieth-century America . Five modern artists who were closely identified with Stieglitz 's circle are represented in the ACMAA collection . They are Charles Demuth ( 1883–1935 ) , Arthur G. Dove ( 1880–1946 ) , Marsden Hartley ( 1877–1943 ) , John Marin ( 1870–1953 ) , and Georgia O'Keeffe ( 1887–1986 ) . The collection houses early works by Demuth , Dove , Hartley , and O ’ Keeffe , produced between 1908 and 1918 , and a focused group of later paintings by Dove , Hartley , Marin , and O ’ Keeffe that capture their response to the light and color of the New Mexican landscape near Taos . Charles Demuth ’ s `` Chimney and Water Tower '' ( 1931 ) , painted in the artist ’ s hometown of Lancaster , Pennsylvania , depicts a local linoleum factory as a grid of austere , monumental forms and passages of steel gray , blue , and deep red . `` Chimney and Water Tower '' entered the ACMAA collection in 1995 . Several important paintings by American modernist Stuart Davis ( 1892–1964 ) are housed in the Amon Carter Museum of American Art , including an early self-portrait painted in 1912 and a work from his Egg Beater series , `` Egg Beater No . 2 '' ( 1928 ) . American modernists represented in the AMCAA collection also include Josef Albers ( 1888–1976 ) , Will Barnet ( 1911–2012 ) , Oscar Bluemner ( 1867–1938 ) , Morton Schamberg ( 1881–1918 ) , Ben Shahn ( 1898–1969 ) , Charles Sheeler ( 1883–1965 ) , Joseph Stella ( 1877–1946 ) , and others ( see picture gallery below ) . Photography . The Amon Carter Museum of American Art is one of the country ’ s major repositories for historical and fine art photographs . The ACMAA has over 350,000 photographic works in its collection , including 45,000 exhibition-quality prints . These holdings span the complete history of photographic processes used in America from daguerreotypes to digital . Photography ’ s central role in documenting American culture and history , and the medium 's evolution as a significant and influential art form in the twentieth-century to the present , are the themes around which the ACMAA photography collection is organized . The personal archives of photographers Carlotta Corpron ( 1901–1988 ) , Nell Dorr ( 1893–1988 ) , Laura Gilpin ( 1891–1979 ) , Eliot Porter ( 1901–1990 ) , Erwin E. Smith ( 1886–1947 ) , and Karl Struss ( 1886–1981 ) are prominent collection resources . Finding aids and guides for these and other monographic collections are available online under the Collections/Photographs/Learn More tabs on the ACMAA website.The ACMAA photography collection contains early images of Americans at war , anchored by 55 Mexican–American War ( 1847–1848 ) daguerreotypes . The collection houses a copy of Alexander Gardner ’ s two-volume work , `` Gardner 's Photographic Sketch Book of the Civil War '' and a copy of `` Photographic Views of Sherman ’ s Campaign '' ( 1865 ) by George Barnard . A group of more than 1,400 nineteenth and early twentieth-century portraits of Native Americans that originated with the Bureau of American Ethnology is another of the collection ’ s highlights , along with a complete set of Edward Curtis 's `` The North American Indian '' . The ACMAA ’ s collection of nineteenth-century landscape photographs includes images by John K. Hillers ( 1843–1925 ) , William Henry Jackson ( 1843–1942 ) , Timothy H. O'Sullivan ( 1840–1882 ) , Andrew J. Russell ( 1830–1902 ) , and Carleton E. Watkins ( 1829–1916 ) . Twentieth-century master images by Ansel Adams ( 1902–1984 ) are complimented by later twentieth-century landscapes from the studios of William Clift ( b . 1944 ) , Frank Gohlke ( b . 1942 ) , and Mark Klett ( b . 1952 ) . Fine art photographs by Alfred Stieglitz ( 1864–1946 ) are the collection 's most significant works from the turn-of-the-twentieth-century Photo-Secession movement , a crusade which Stieglitz led . The work of the Photo-Secessionists and other leading photographers of the period is also documented in complete runs of `` Camera Notes '' ( published 1897-1903 ) , `` Camera Work '' ( published 1903-1917 ) , and `` 291 '' ( published 1915-1916 ) . Substantive holdings of twentieth-century documentary photographs include works by Berenice Abbott ( 1898–1991 ) ; prints produced over twenty-five years in connection with Dorothea Lange 's `` The American Country Woman '' photographic essay ; Texas images from the Standard Oil of New Jersey Collection ; and project photographs from the 1986 statewide survey `` Contemporary Texas : A Photographic Portrait '' . Additionally , twentieth-century documentary photographs by Russell Lee ( 1903–1986 ) , Arthur Rothstein ( 1915–1985 ) , Marion Post Wolcott ( 1910–1990 ) , and many others are housed in the museum 's collection . Other substantive groups of twentieth-century photographs in the ACMAA collection are organized around the careers of Robert Adams ( b . 1937 ) , Barbara Crane ( b . 1928 ) , Frank Gohlke ( b . 1942 ) , Robert Glenn Ketchum ( b . 1947 ) , Clara Sipprell ( 1885–1975 ) , Brett Weston ( 1911–1993 ) , and Edward Weston ( 1886–1958 ) . The ACMAA owns a complete set of prints from Richard Avedon ’ s `` In the American West '' series , a project commissioned by the ACMAA in 1979 . In recent years the museum has largely focused on acquiring and displaying photographs by contemporary artists including Dawoud Bey ( b . 1953 ) , Sharon Core ( b . 1965 ) , Katy Grannan ( b . 1969 ) , Todd Hido ( b . 1968 ) , Alex Prager ( b . 1979 ) , Mark Ruwedel ( b . 1954 ) , and Larry Sultan ( 1946–2009 ) . Works on paper . Much of America ’ s aesthetic , economic , and social history is found in works on paper , a category that includes drawings , prints , and watercolors . The ACMAA began to actively collect works on paper in 1967 . The collection today numbers several thousand items by noted artists of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries to the present . Drawings and paintings range from preliminary studies to fully realized compositions . Most nineteenth-century prints originated as reproductions intended for dissemination to the public and depict subjects relevant to the American experience . Twentieth-century and later prints are fine art prints made by a variety of processes as a means of artistic self-expression . Prints that stem from early western surveys conducted by the United States War Department and the United States Department of the Interior are important components of the works on paper collection . These prints were typically based on field sketches by artists who accompanied the expeditions . They provide unique views of the western landscape , Indian life , natural history , ancient Spanish culture , and life in nineteenth-century American frontier communities . The Frémont Expeditions ( 1842-44 ) , Emory Expedition ( 1846-47 ) , Abert Expedition ( 1846-47 ) , and Simpson Expedition ( 1849 ) are among the sources of western survey prints collected by the ACMAA . The ACMAA ’ s nineteenth-century print collection also includes a copy of the landmark `` Hudson River Portfolio '' ( 1821-25 ) based on the work of painter William Guy Wall ( 1792–after 1864 ) and engraver John Hill ( 1770–1850 ) ; original copper plate etchings of Native Americans as depicted in field studies by Karl Bodmer ( 1809–1893 ) ; a complete set of planographic prints from George Catlin ’ s `` North American Indian Portfolio '' ( 1844 ) ; and ornithological prints from John James Audubon ’ s landmark book The Birds of America ( published 1827-38 ) .Examples of work in the collection by other noted expeditionary artists include rare nineteenth-century field studies by Edward Everett ( 1818–1903 ) , Richard H. Kern ( 1821–1853 ) , John H. B. Latrobe ( 1803–1891 ) , Alfred Jacob Miller ( 1810–1874 ) , and Peter Rindisbacher ( 1806–1834 ) ; nineteenth-century views of the American West by John Mix Stanley ( 1814–1872 ) and Henry Warre ( 1819–1898 ) ; and early views of San Francisco by Thomas A. Ayres ( 1816–1858 ) . See Expeditionary art and depictions of Native American life ( above ) for more information on American expeditionary art and artists . Preeminent American artists of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries like Winslow Homer ( 1836–1910 ) , George Inness ( 1825–1894 ) , John La Farge ( 1835–1910 ) , and famed expatriates John Singer Sargent ( 1856–1925 ) and James Abbott McNeill Whistler ( 1834–1903 ) are each represented by high-quality drawings and/or paintings in the ACMAA works on paper collection . Other artists in the works on paper collection who are associated with major movements in American art include American Pre-Raphaelites Fidelia Bridges ( 1834–1923 ) , Henry Farrer ( 1844–1903 ) , John Henry Hill ( 1839–1922 ) , Henry Roderick Newman ( 1843–1917 ) , and William Trost Richards ( 1833–1905 ) ; Ashcan School illustrator John Sloan ( 1871–1951 ) ; and leading twentieth-century modernists Charles Demuth ( 1883–1935 ) , Arthur Dove ( 1880–1946 ) , John Marin ( 1870–1953 ) , Georgia O ’ Keeffe ( 1887–1986 ) , Morton Livingston Schamberg ( 1881–1918 ) , and Abraham Walkowitz ( 1878–1965 ) . A master set of over 200 lithographs by American realist painter George Wesley Bellows ( 1882–1925 ) is one of the highlights of the ACMAA ’ s works on paper collection . Leading American printmakers Martin Lewis ( 1881–1962 ) , Louis Lozowick ( 1892-1973 ) , and Reginald Marsh ( 1898-1954 ) are each represented by multiple examples of their graphic work . Also housed in the collection are early works by Edward Hopper ( 1882–1967 ) and a complete set of prints by modernist Stuart Davis ( 1892–1964 ) . An early watercolor by Jacob Lawrence ( 1917–2000 ) , acquired in 1987 , marks the ascension of this important artist ’ s career . The ACMAA collection houses almost 2,500 fine art lithographs made at the Tamarind Lithography Workshop in Los Angeles , California between 1960 and 1978 . The museum also houses an important collection of drawings , watercolors , and prints by early Texas artist Bror Utter ( 1913–1993 ) , including Utter ’ s 1957-58 studies of vanishing Fort Worth architecture . Most recently , the ACMAA added two important series of lithographs to these holdings , one by Glenn Ligon ( b . 1960 ) and another by Sedrick Huckaby ( b . 1975 ) . Library and archives . The ACMAA library is a 150,000 item art reference library available for use by museum curators , researchers , and interested members of the public . The library provides access to a 50,000 book collection , augmented by related collections of microform , periodicals and journals , auction catalogs , and ephemera . The library ’ s holdings are non-circulating and organized around the study of American art , photography , and culture from Colonial times to the present , with an emphasis on materials that enhance understanding of objects in the museum ’ s permanent art collection and the milieu in which these objects were created . The ACMAA library ’ s microform holdings include 14,000 microfilm reels of nineteenth-century newspapers , periodicals , books , and other primary material . These holdings also include more than 50,000 microfiches of auction and exhibition catalogues , ephemera , and other material . Specific microform sets include the Knoedler Library on Microfiche ( art auction and exhibition catalogs ) , New York Public Library Artists File , New York Public Library Print File , and `` America '' , 1935-1946 ( photographs from the Farm Security Administration and the Office of War Information in the Prints and Photographs Division , Library of Congress ) . The Amon Carter Museum of American Art is the mid-country research affiliate of the Archives of American Art , Smithsonian Institution . In this role , the ACMAA library offers access to 7,500 microfilm reels of unrestricted material from the Archives of American Art representing about fifteen-million primary , unpublished documents related to American artists , galleries , and collectors.The library ’ s Vertical File/Ephemera collection contains a wide variety of loose material and small publications on artists , museums , commercial galleries , and other art organizations . Included in this collection are biographical files , arranged by name , with coverage of about 9,000 artists , photographers , and collectors . These biographical files offer researchers a wealth of newspaper clippings , small exhibition catalogs , resumes , journal and periodical articles , reproductions , event invitations and announcements , portfolios , bibliographies , and similar material from which to draw . The ACMAA library houses a number of rare illustrated books . These titles are useful for their textual information and valuable as works of art for their original prints . Among the illustrated books in the library collection are `` American Ornithology , or , the Natural History of the Birds of the United States '' ( Philadelphia : Bradford and Inskeep , 1809-14 ) , the first bird book published in the United States and the first outstanding American color plate book ; and `` The Aboriginal Port-folio '' ( Philadelphia : J.O . Lewis , 1835-36 ) , the first color plate book published on the North American Indian . Other illustrated books owned by the library are highlighted under the Collection tab on the ACMAA website , and many of the illustrations within these books are digitized and searchable . The museum archives contain private papers and records originating from individuals , usually artists or photographers , that are often integrally connected to the museum 's art collection . Among these records are the personal archives of photographers Laura Gilpin ( 1891–1979 ) , Eliot Porter ( 1901–1990 ) , and Karl Struss ( 1886–1981 ) . The archives also house the business records of the Roman Bronze Works ( est . 1897-closed 1988 ) of Queens , New York , long one of America ’ s premier art bronze foundries , and a range of documents related to the ACMAA 's institutional history . In 1996 , the ACMAA library partnered with the libraries of the Kimbell Art Museum and the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth to create the Cultural District Library Consortium ( CDLC ) . The purpose of the consortium was to explore new ways of sharing the resources of the three Fort Worth institutions via online public access . In 1998 , with technical assistance from the library at Texas Christian University , the three museums launched an online CDLC catalog that allows website visitors access to the combined collections of all three art museum libraries . Today , the CDLC catalog also gives access to the libraries of the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame , and the Botanical Research Institute of Texas ( BRIT ) . To search the ACMAA library holdings , click Search the ACMAA Library Catalog in the External links section ( below ) . Professional assistance and access to items in the Amon Carter Museum of American Art library is provided in the library reading room during the stated hours of operation . More information is available under the Library tab on the ACMAA website . History . An admission-free museum of western art was conceived by Amon G. Carter , Sr. ( 1879–1955 ) , publisher of the `` Fort Worth Star-Telegram '' , a large-circulation , daily newspaper in Fort Worth , Texas . Carter and his wife , Nenetta Burton Carter , took a key step toward the museum ’ s creation in 1945 when the Amon G. Carter Foundation , a Texas non-profit foundation , was formed , and the Carters transferred much of their wealth into it for the purpose of providing seed money to support an array of civic causes . At the time the foundation was incorporated , Amon Carter had been actively collecting art by Frederic Remington and Charles M. Russell for a decade . On October 3 , 1950 , Carter informed the City of Fort Worth of his intention to “ erect and equip ” a museum and present it to the city . In 1951 , the Amon G. Carter Foundation purchased a portion of the museum ’ s future site to protect the land from commercial encroachment . Following Amon Carter ’ s death in June 1955 , his last will and testament empowered the foundation to provide for a museum to house his art collection and `` be operated as a nonprofit artistic enterprise for the benefit of the public and to aid in the promotion of the cultural spirit in the city of Fort Worth and vicinity , to stimulate the artistic imagination among young people residing there. ” A chance meeting between Amon Carter ’ s daughter and New Yorker Philip C. Johnson ( 1906-2005 ) at a Houston dinner party led to the commissioning of Johnson as the future museum ’ s lead architect . Ruth Carter Stevenson ( who was Ruth Carter Johnson at the time and no relation to the architect ) had assumed the role of project manager for the new museum and was in a position to offer Philip Johnson the job . In February 1959 , the City of Fort Worth and the Amon G. Carter Foundation entered into a contract for the creation of a museum of western art , with the city providing the remainder of the land needed to build the museum . Construction began in 1960 , and the Amon Carter Museum of Western Art opened to the public on January 21 , 1961 ( see building history below ) . Raymond T. Entenmann , director of the Fort Worth Art Center , served as the Amon Carter ’ s acting administrator during the museum ’ s early months . Mitchell A. Wilder ( 1913-1979 ) , a seasoned museum director working in Los Angeles , arrived in August 1961 to begin work as the museum ’ s director . The museum ’ s articles of incorporation and bylaws were adopted in the fall of 1961 , and a Board of Trustees was appointed . In their early discussions , Wilder and the board decided that the museum ’ s programs and permanent collection should reflect many aspects of American culture , both historic and contemporary . This decision paved the way for an expansion of the permanent collection that first focused on acquiring American art from the nineteenth-century and , later , the twentieth . Under Wilder ’ s guidance , the museum collected heavily in the areas of nineteenth-century American art and photography . Wilder also established an academic publishing presence and built a record of organizing groundbreaking exhibitions . The museum published `` Paper Talk : The Illustrated Letters of Charles M. Russell '' in 1962 , the first of many books on the art of the American West to originate from the Amon Carter . In 1966 , Wilder reintroduced the paintings of Georgia O ’ Keeffe ( 1887–1986 ) to the nation by organizing a ninety-five piece retrospective of her work . The following year , 1967 , `` American Art–20th Century : Image to Abstraction '' brought more than one hundred paintings by America ’ s leading early modernists to Fort Worth from New York . `` Blips and Ifs '' ( 1963–64 ) , the final painting by Stuart Davis ( 1892–1964 ) , was acquired for the museum from this exhibition , signaling a fundamental redefinition of the museum ’ s collecting scope . Mitchell Wilder ’ s embrace of the museum ’ s collecting mandate led to two building expansions during his tenure , including a major addition in 1977 that doubled the size of the museum ( see building history below ) . Mitchell Wilder died in 1979 after a brief illness . Four other directors have headed the museum in the years since . They are Jan Keene Muhlert ( 1980–95 ) , Dr. Rick Stewart ( 1995–2005 ) , Dr. Ron Tyler ( 2006–11 ) , and Dr. Andrew J. Walker ( 2011–present ) . Each worked closely with Amon Carter ’ s daughter , Ruth Carter Stevenson ( 1923–2013 ) , in determining the museum ’ s course . Stevenson had spent the final years of her father 's life in conversation with him about his concepts for a museum and the role it should play in Fort Worth civic life . It was this familiarity with his vision , and her extraordinarily high standards , that would bring Stevenson into a leading role in the museum ’ s development . Jan Keene Muhlert oversaw an aggressive acquisitions program that brought works by William Merritt Chase ( 1849–1916 ) , Thomas Cole ( 1801–1848 ) , Arthur Dove ( 1880–1946 ) , Childe Hassam ( 1859–1935 ) , and David Johnson ( 1827–1908 ) into the collection , crowned by the acquisition in 1990 of `` Swimming '' by Thomas Eakins ( 1844–1916 ) . The purchase of the Eakins masterpiece required a capital campaign to raise ten million dollars and drew on every resource available to Muhlert . Dr. Rick Stewart , Muhlert ’ s successor , is a nationally recognized scholar on the work of Frederic Remington and Charles M. Russell . During his tenure as director , Dr. Stewart added major works to the museum ’ s collection by Stuart Davis ( 1892–1964 ) , Marsden Hartley ( 1877–1943 ) , and John Singer Sargent ( 1856–1925 ) . Stewart oversaw the challenging , two-year closure during which two previous expansions and the museum ’ s physical plant were demolished . In their place a much larger facility was erected , culminating in a grand reopening in 2001 . When Dr. Stewart stepped down as director , he was named the museum ’ s senior curator of western painting and sculpture . Dr. Ron Tyler returned to the Amon Carter in 2006 as director . ( Dr. Tyler began his museum career at the museum from 1969 to 1986 . ) During his tenure as director , the museum presented major exhibitions of the work of Alfred Jacob Miller ( 1810–1874 ) and William Ranney ( 1813–1857 ) , and an important exhibition of African-American art from the private collection of Harmon and Harriet Kelley . Paintings by George de Forest Brush ( 1855–1941 ) and Charles Sheeler ( 1883–1965 ) , as well as a complete , 20-volume set of Edward Sheriff Curtis ’ `` The North American Indian '' ( 1907–1930 ) , were added to the museum ’ s permanent collection during Dr. Tyler ’ s administration . Dr. Andrew J. Walker has led the Amon Carter since 2011 . Under Dr. Walker 's leadership , the ACMAA has hosted major exhibitions of work by George Caleb Bingham ( 1811–1879 ) , Will Barnet ( 1911–2012 ) , and the circle of New York modernists led by artist John Graham ( 1886–1961 ) . He has overseen additions to the permanent collection of works by Robert Seldon Duncanson ( 1821–1872 ) , Raphaelle Peale ( in memory of Ruth Carter Stevenson ) , and John Singer Sargent ( 1856–1925 ) , and he initiated major upgrades to the museum ’ s digital presence , including the `` Connecting to Exhibitions '' digitization project , a two-year initiative that will allow online access to many of the museum ’ s previous art exhibitions . In 1977 , on the occasion of the opening of Philip Johnson-designed expansion , the Amon Carter Museum of Western Art became the Amon Carter Museum . In 2011 , on the occasion of the museum ’ s 50th anniversary , the museum was renamed the Amon Carter Museum of American Art . Building . Architect Philip C. Johnson ( 1906–2005 ) maintained a forty-year association with the Amon Carter Museum of American Art as the designer of the institution ’ s original building and two major expansions . The Amon G. Carter Foundation first commissioned Johnson in 1958 to devise a museum building that would showcase a core collection of western art and also serve as a memorial to the museum ’ s founder . At the time Johnson won this commission he was also overseeing construction of the new Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute Museum of Art in Utica , New York . Johnson found the Carter museum project particularly inspiring because of the spectacular view from the proposed museum ’ s building site on a gently sloping hillside overlooking downtown Fort Worth . Amon G. Carter , Sr. had personally chosen the site in 1951 . Johnson placed the museum building as far up the hillside as possible in order to maximize this panoramic view to the east . Johnson designed a two-story portico with five arches that faced east toward the city ’ s skyline . The arches and their tapered support columns were clad in creamy Texas shellstone . The remaining three sides of the 20,000-square-foot building were also covered with shellstone cladding . Sheltered by the arched portico , the museum 's front wall consisted of a two-story curtain of glass windows with bronze mullions . The main entrance lead directly into a two-story hall adorned with the same type of shellstone used on the exterior , teak wall coverings , and a floor of pink and gray granite . Beyond the main hall were five small galleries of equal size for the display of art . On the mezzanine level were five similar galleries , each with a balcony that overlooked the main hall . These mezzanine galleries served as library and office spaces . To take advantage of the expanse between the two-story portico and the site ’ s eastern boundary , Johnson designed a series of broad steps and terraces extending away from the building , with an expansive sunken , grassy plaza as the centerpiece , pointing toward the city ’ s center . The museum and grounds opened to the public on January 21 , 1961 , as the Amon Carter Museum of Western Art . Reaction by critics to Philip Johnson 's design was generally favorable . In a March 1961 article , `` Portico on a Plaza , '' the `` Architectural Forum '' called it `` an exceedingly handsome building -- beautifully situated and beautifully illuminated . '' Russell Lynes , writing in the May 1961 `` Harper 's , '' summed up his reaction by calling it `` Mr. Johnson 's jewel box . '' Although the museum was conceived as a small memorial institution , it almost immediately became a collecting museum , and the space afforded by the existing facility quickly became inadequate . In 1964 , three years after the museum first opened , a 14,250-square-foot addition was completed on the west side of the original building to provide room for offices , a bookstore , a research library , and an art-storage vault . Joseph R. Pelich ( 1894-1968 ) of Fort Worth , an associate architect of the original building , carried out the work after Philip Johnson expressed little interest in taking on the project . The museum opened a second major addition , this one designed by Philip Johnson and his partner , John Burgee , in 1977 . The 1977 addition , which left the 1961 building and 1964 addition intact , expanded the museum 's area by 36,600 square feet , more than doubling its original size . The expansion , which included a three-story section , enclosed the triangular space at the far western end of the building site , thus bringing the physical plant to its western-most limit . Johnson ’ s 1977 addition created an administrative wing , a 105-seat auditorium , a two-story storage vault , a spacious library , and two interior grassed courts that insulated occupants of the library and administrative offices from heavy traffic passing nearby . On November 17 , 1998 , museum trustees announced plans to expand the museum yet again . Museum personnel had been in discussion with Philip Johnson for some time regarding the need to alter Johnson ’ s 1977 addition . Johnson ’ s solution was to demolish both the 1964 and 1977 additions and create a new , much larger structure behind the 1961 building . Philip Johnson spearheaded the new design in collaboration with his partner Alan Ritchie . It would be one of the last projects on which Johnson worked . In August 1999 the museum was closed to the public for an extended period while the 1961 building was refurbished , the 1964 and 1977 additions were removed , and the new addition constructed . The current museum building reopened to the public on October 21 , 2001 . The 2001 expansion , which increased the museum ’ s available space by 50,000 square feet , rests on the same footprint as the earlier additions . It is clad in dark Arabian granite so as to recede visually from the light-colored shellstone of the 1961 building . The expansion ’ s most arresting feature is a centrally located atrium , rising fifty-five feet above the floor and topped by a curved roof with side windows , referred to as the Lantern . The atrium ’ s interior walls are clad in the signature shellstone . A double stairway gives access from the atrium to a complex of second-floor galleries where selections from the museum ’ s permanent collection , along with special exhibitions , are on display . In this new alignment , most of the galleries in the 1961 building , including the mezzanine area where the library and offices were once located , are used for rotating exhibitions of paintings and sculpture by Remington and Russell from Amon G. Carter ’ s original collection . Other features of Philip Johnson ’ s 2001 expansion include a 160-seat auditorium , complete with distance-learning technology ; climate-controlled vaults for both cool and cold photography storage ; laboratory space for the conservation of photographs and works on paper ; a research library and archives storage facility ; and a museum bookstore .
Charles City , Virginia . Charles City is a census-designated place ( CDP ) in Charles City County , Virginia , United States . It is the county seat of Charles City County . The population as of the 2010 census was 133 . The community is centered on the Charles City County Court House , from which it takes its variant names Charles City Court House and Charles City Courthouse . Charles City lies at the intersection of State Routes 5 and 155 . It is southeast of Richmond , east of Hopewell , west of Williamsburg , and about north of the James River .
Jean Konings . Jean Konings ( 4 March 1886 – 29 May 1974 ) was a Belgian athlete who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London . In the 100 metres event , Konings placed second in his first round heat with a time of 11.6 seconds . His loss to Reggie Walker , who had run the race in 11.0 seconds , resulted in Konings ' elimination from the competition .
Anthia ovampoa . `` Anthia ovampoa '' is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Anthiinae . It was described by Peringuey in 1896 .
Thalassinidea . Thalassinidea is a former infraorder of decapod crustaceans that live in burrows in muddy bottoms of the world 's oceans . In Australian English , the littoral thalassinidean `` Trypaea australiensis '' is referred to as the `` yabby '' ( a term which also refers to freshwater crayfish of the genus `` Cherax '' ) , frequently used as bait for estuarine fishing ; elsewhere , however , they are poorly known , and as such have few vernacular names , `` mud lobster '' and `` ghost shrimp '' counting among them . The burrows made by thalassinideans are frequently preserved , and the fossil record of thalassinideans reaches back to the late Jurassic . The group was abandoned when it became clear that it represented two separate lineages , now both recognised as infraorders : Gebiidea and Axiidea . Recent molecular analyses have shown that thalassinideans are most closely related to Brachyura ( crabs ) and Anomura ( hermit crabs and their allies ) . There are believed to be 556 extant species of thalassinideans in 96 genera , with the greatest diversity in the tropics , although with some species reaching latitudes above 60° north . About 95 % of species live in shallow water , with only three taxa living below .
Charlotte Ray . Charlotte Ray is a beauty queen from Camden , New Jersey who competed in the Miss USA and Miss World pageants . Miss USA . Ray won the title of Miss New Jersey USA 1991 in August 1990 , the first time she entered the pageant . She went on to represent New Jersey in the 1991 Miss USA pageant , which was televised live from Wichita , Kansas on February 22 , 1991 . Ray made the top ten in seventh place after the preliminary competition , and won the interview portion of the semifinal competition and came fourth in swimsuit . After the evening gown , swimsuit and interview competitions , Ray 's average score placed her third overall . She improved after the final question , placing first runner-up to Kelli McCarty of Kansas . Miss World . Later that year , as first runner-up to Miss USA 1991 , Ray gained the right to represent the United States at Miss World 1991 held in Atlanta , Georgia . She was a top 10 semifinalist in that pageant , which was won by Ninibeth Leal of Venezuela .
Chinthamani ( newspaper ) . `` Chinthamani '' was a Tamil language weekly newspaper in Ceylon published by Independent Newspapers Limited , part of M. D. Gunasena & Company . It was founded on 1966 and was published from Colombo . In 1966 it had an average net sales of 19,000 . It had an average circulation of 35,000 in 1973 . By 1973/74 the Independent Newspapers publications had become vocal critics of Sirimavo Bandaranaike 's government . The government sealed Independent Newspapers ' presses and closed it down on 19 April 1974 using the Emergency ( Defence ) Regulations . Independent Newspapers resumed publication on 30 March 1977 but the three-year closure had taken its toll . Faced financial problems Independent Newspapers and its various publications closed down on 26 December 1990 .
Politics of Indonesia . The politics of Indonesia take place in the framework of a presidential representative democratic republic whereby the President of Indonesia is both head of state and head of government and of a multi-party system . Executive power is exercised by the government . Legislative power is vested in both the government and the two People 's Representative Councils . The judiciary is independent of the executive and the legislature . The 1945 constitution provided for a limited separation of executive , legislative and judicial power . The governmental system has been described as `` presidential with parliamentary characteristics '' . Following the Indonesian riots of May 1998 and the resignation of President Suharto , several political reforms were set in motion via amendments to the Constitution of Indonesia , which resulted in changes to all branches of government . The Economist Intelligence Unit rated Indonesia as a `` flawed democracy '' in 2016 . Liberal Democracy and Guided Democracy . An era of Liberal Democracy ( ) in Indonesia began on August 17 , 1950 following the dissolution of the federal United States of Indonesia less than a year after its formation , and ended with the imposition of martial law and President Sukarno 's 1959 Decree regarding the introduction of Guided Democracy ( ) on July 5 . It saw a number of important events , including the 1955 Bandung Conference , Indonesia 's first general and Constitutional Assembly elections , and an extended period of political instability , with no cabinet lasting as long as two years . From 1957 , the Guided Democracy was the political system in place until the New Order began in 1966 . It was the brainchild of President Sukarno , and was an attempt to bring about political stability . He believed that Western-style democracy was inappropriate for Indonesia 's situation . Instead , he sought a system based on the traditional village system of discussion and consensus , which occurred under the guidance of village elders . Transition to the New Order . The transition to the `` New Order '' in the mid-1960s , ousted Sukarno after 22 years in the position . One of the most tumultuous periods in the country 's modern history , it was the commencement of Suharto 's three-decade presidency . Described as the great `` dhalang '' ( `` puppet master '' ) , Sukarno drew power from balancing the opposing and increasingly antagonistic forces of the army and the Communist Party of Indonesia ( PKI ) . By 1965 , the PKI extensively penetrated all levels of government and gained influence at the expense of the army . On 30 September 1965 , six of the military 's most senior officers were killed in an action ( generally labelled an `` attempted coup '' ) by the so-called 30 September Movement , a group from within the armed forces . Within a few hours , Major General Suharto mobilised forces under his command and took control of Jakarta . Anti-communists , initially following the army 's lead , went on a violent purge of communists throughout the country , killing an estimated half million people and destroying the PKI , which was officially blamed for the crisis . The politically weakened Sukarno was forced to transfer key political and military powers to General Suharto , who had become head of the armed forces . In March 1967 , the Indonesian parliament ( MPRS ) named General Suharto acting president . He was formally appointed president one year later . Sukarno lived under virtual house arrest until his death in 1970 . In contrast to the stormy nationalism , revolutionary rhetoric , and economic failure that characterised the early 1960s under the left-leaning Sukarno , Suharto 's pro-Western `` New Order '' stabilised the economy but continued the policies of Pancasila . New Order . The New Order ( ) is the term coined by President Suharto to characterise his regime as he came to power in 1966 . He used this term to contrast his rule with that of his predecessor , Sukarno ( dubbed the `` Old Order , '' or `` Orde Lama '' ) . The term `` New Order '' in more recent times has become synonymous with the Suharto years ( 1966–1998 ) . Immediately following the attempted coup in 1965 , the political situation was uncertain , but the New Order found much popular support from groups wanting a separation from Indonesia 's problems since its independence . The 'generation of 66 ' ( `` Angkatan 66 '' ) epitomised talk of a new group of young leaders and new intellectual thought . Following communal and political conflicts , and economic collapse and social breakdown of the late 1950s through to the mid-1960s , the New Order was committed to achieving and maintaining political order , economic development , and the removal of mass participation in the political process . The features of the New Order established from the late 1960s were thus a strong political role for the military , the bureaucratisation and corporatisation of political and societal organisations , and selective but effective repression of opponents . Strident anti-communism remained a hallmark of the regime for its subsequent 32 years . Within a few years , however , many of its original allies had become indifferent or averse to the New Order , which comprised a military faction supported by a narrow civilian group . Among much of the pro-democracy movement which forced Suharto to resign in 1998 and then gained power , the term `` New Order '' has come to be used pejoratively . It is frequently employed to describe figures who were either tied to the New Order , or who upheld the practises of his authoritarian regime , such as corruption , collusion and nepotism ( widely known by the acronym KKN : `` korupsi '' , `` kolusi '' , `` nepotisme '' ) . Reform era . The Post-Suharto era began with the fall of Suharto in 1998 during which Indonesia has been in a period of transition , an era known as `` Reformasi '' ( English : `` Reform '' ) . This period has seen a more open and liberal political-social environment . A process of constitutional reform lasted from 1999 to 2002 , with four amendments producing major changes . Among these are term limits of up to 2 five-year terms for the President and Vice-President , and measures to institute checks and balances . The highest state institution is the People 's Consultative Assembly ( , MPR ) , whose functions previously included electing the president and vice-president ( since 2004 the president has been elected directly by the people ) , establishing broad guidelines of state policy , and amending the constitution . The 695-member MPR includes all 550 members of the People 's Representative Council ( , DPR ) plus 130 members of Regional Representative Council ( , DPD ) elected by the 26 provincial parliaments and 65 appointed members from societal groups . The DPR , which is the premier legislative institution , originally included 462 members elected through a mixed proportional/district representational system and thirty-eight appointed members of the Indonesian Armed Forces ( TNI ) and police ( POLRI ) . TNI/POLRI representation in the DPR and MPR ended in 2004 . Societal group representation in the MPR was eliminated in 2004 through further constitutional change . Having served as rubberstamp bodies in the past , the DPR and MPR have gained considerable power and are increasingly assertive in oversight of the executive branch . Under constitutional changes in 2004 , the MPR became a bicameral legislature , with the creation of the DPD , in which each province is represented by four members , although its legislative powers are more limited than those of the DPR . Through his/her appointed cabinet , the president retains the authority to conduct the administration of the government . A general election in June 1999 produced the first freely elected national , provincial and regional parliaments in over 40 years . In October 1999 , the MPR elected a compromise candidate , Abdurrahman Wahid , as the country 's fourth president , and Megawati Sukarnoputri—a daughter of Sukarno—as the vice-president . Megawati 's PDI-P party had won the largest share of the vote ( 34 % ) in the general election , while Golkar , the dominant party during the New Order , came in second ( 22 % ) . Several other , mostly Islamic parties won shares large enough to be seated in the DPR . Further democratic elections took place in 2004 , 2009 and 2014 . Executive branch . The President and Vice-President are selected by vote of the citizens for a maximum of two five-year terms . The President is the head of state , commander-in-chief of the TNI and responsible for domestic governance and policy-making and foreign affairs . The President appoints a cabinet , who do not have to be elected members of the legislature . Prior to 2004 , they were chosen by the MPR . The last election was held on 9 July 2014 , out of which Joko Widodo emerged as the winner . The current President heads the Kabinet Kerja . Legislative branch . The MPR is the legislative branch in Indonesia 's political system . Following elections in 2004 , it became a bicameral parliament , with the creation of the DPD as its second chamber in an effort to increase regional representation . The DPD is the upper house of the MPR , while DPR is the lower house , sometimes referred to as the House of Representatives , which has 560 members , elected for a five-year term by proportional representation in multi-member constituencies . Political parties and elections . The General Elections Commission ( , `` KPU '' ) is the body responsible for running both parliamentary and presidential elections . Article 22E ( 5 ) of the Constitution rules that the KPU is national , permanent , and independent . Prior to the 2004 elections , the KPU was made up of members who were also members of political parties . However , members of KPU must now be non-partisan . Judicial branch . The Indonesian Supreme Court ( ) is the highest level of the judicial branch . Its judges are appointed by the president . The Constitutional Court ( ) rules on constitutional and political matters , while a Judicial Commission ( ) oversees the judges . Foreign relations . During the regime of president Suharto , Indonesia built strong relations with the United States and had difficult relations with the People 's Republic of China owing to Indonesia 's anti-communist policies and domestic tensions with the Chinese community . It received international denunciation for its annexation of East Timor in 1978 . Indonesia is a founding member of the Association of South East Asian Nations , and thereby a member of both ASEAN+3 and the East Asia Summit . Since the 1980s , Indonesia has worked to develop close political and economic ties between Southeast Asian countries , and is also influential in the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation . Indonesia was heavily criticised between 1975 and 1999 for allegedly suppressing human rights in East Timor , and for supporting violence against the East Timorese following the latter 's secession and independence in 1999 . Since 2001 , the government of Indonesia has co-operated with the US in cracking down on Islamic fundamentalism and terrorist groups .
Harder Than the Best . `` Harder Than the Best '' is a 1979 compilation album by Winston Rodney , also known as Burning Spear , a Jamaican roots reggae singer and musician known for his Rastafari movement messages .
Camille Wagner . Camille Wagner ( 13 April 1925 – 7 February 2014 ) was a Luxembourgian footballer . He competed in the men 's tournament at the 1952 Summer Olympics .
1939 Chico State Wildcats football team . The 1939 Chico State Wildcats football team represented Chico State College during the 1939 college football season . Chico State competed in the Far Western Conference in 1939 . They played home games at College Field in Chico , California . The 1939 Wildcats were led by first-year head coach H.J . McCormick in his only season at the helm . Chico State finished the season with a record of two wins , four losses and two ties ( 2–3–2 , 1–2 FWC ) . The Wildcats were outscored by their opponents 28–47 for the season . Team players in the NFL . No Chico State players were selected in the 1940 NFL Draft .
Luce Mongrain . Luce Mongrain ( born 1 November 1971 ) is a Canadian soccer player who played as a defender for the Canada women 's national soccer team . She was part of the team at the 1995 FIFA Women 's World Cup .
Fontvannes . Fontvannes is a commune in the Aube department in north-central France .
Falmer railway station . Falmer railway station is in East Sussex , south-east England , from on the East Coastway Line . It is operated by Southern . The station serves the village of Falmer as well as the University of Sussex campus and the University of Brighton Falmer Campus . It also serves Falmer Stadium , the new home of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C . ( opened August 2011 ) . The buildings on the down ( eastbound ) platform side include a well-preserved , unusual example of a signal-box . The original station was approximately 53 chains east of its present location , and opened on 8 June 1846 . It was moved to its present location , much closer to the village , on 1 August 1865 , and rebuilt in 1890 . The buildings on the down ( eastbound ) platform date from this time , but modern replacements have been installed on the westbound side . Service . Additional matchday-only trains operate to and from Falmer from Brighton and Lewes to serve the Falmer Stadium . In addition , most matchday services are strengthened with extra carriages , although when matches occur midweek , there is n't always enough stock to strengthen all services . The strengthening of these services has caused the platforms at Falmer to be extended to 8 car to accommodate these longer trains . A queuing system is in operation in both directions after full-time at the stadium .
Wildlife and Natural Environment ( Scotland ) Act 2011 . The Wildlife and Natural Environment ( Scotland ) Act 2011 or WANE Act is an Act of the Scottish Parliament which introduced legislation to that country , affecting the way land and the environment is managed . The Act also amended earlier environmental legislation , including the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 and the Deer ( Scotland ) Act 1996 . Principal elements . The Act affected game-shooting , species protection , and introduced new wildlife offences into Scotland such as vicarious liability .
Makenna Cowgill . Makenna Cowgill ( born September 11 , 1998 ) is an American child actress . She has provided voices for many animated movies .
An Riabhachan . An Riabhachan is a Scottish mountain in the Skye and Lochalsh district of the Highland council area . It is situated 35 kilometres east of Kyle of Lochalsh standing in an isolated position at the western end of Loch Mullardoch , ten kilometres from any public road . Overview . An Riabhachan reaches a height of 1129 metres ( 3704 feet ) and is one of the highest Munros north of the Great Glen . The mountain 's name originates from the Gaelic language and translates as “ The Brindled One ” which is believed to refer to the flecked effect given by the stone studded turf on the hill . Geography . An Riabhachan is mainly grassy mountain . The only rocky area is at the north-east end of the summit ridge , above the fine craggy coire of Coire Gnada containing the lochans of Loch Mòr and Loch Beag . The east ridge links to the adjacent Munro of Sgurr na Lapaich and follows the steep edge above Coire Gnada . The mountain has a 2.5km long summit ridge which does not drop below 1000 metres throughout its length and contains three other high points . At the north east end of the summit ridge is the NE Top with a height of 1125 metres . In the 1921 revision of Munro 's Tables it was named as the principal summit of the mountain , but reverted to the current summit in the 1933 and subsequent editions . It was deleted from the list of Munro Tops in 1997 . With the demise of the NE Top , An Riabhachan has been left with just two subsidiary Tops . The West Top with a height of 1040 metres stands at the western end of the summit ridge , before descending to the Bealach Bholla and reascending to the adjoining Munro of An Socach . The South West Top lies 700m SE of the West Top and has a height of 1086 metres . The summit ridge falls away on both sides over grassy slopes to Loch Mullardoch to the south and to the upper part of Glen Strathfarrar to the north . Ascents . The mountain is usually climbed together with two or three of the other Munros on the north side of Loch Mullardoch . The most convenient ascent of all four Munros starts at the Mullardoch dam in Glen Cannich ( grid reference ) and proceeds 9km along the loch 's northern shore before climbing An Socach , continuing to An Riabhachan and returning via Sgurr na Lapaich and Càrn nan Gobhar . The long walk along the shore can be bypassed by hiring a boat , currently available between 1 April and 1 August . The walk can be shortened by omitting An Socach , but it is better to include it if you can as there is no easier access to this remote Munro . The alternative route starts in Glen Strathfarrar to the north at the hydroelectric power station in Gleann Innis ( grid reference ) , reached by a 17-mile drive from Struy along a private road ; the locked gate at the entrance to this road is opened at specified times to give access to vehicles . From the power station a stalkers ' path leads to the Bealach Toll an Lochain between An Riabhachan and Sgurr na Lapaich , from where there is a further climb west of over 300 metres to reach the summit . A return to the power station can be made over Sgurr na Lapaich and Càrn nan Gobhar .
Sebastián Rulli . Sebastián Óscar Rulli ( or ; born July 6 , 1975 ) is an Argentine actor and model . Biography . Rulli was born in Buenos Aires , the oldest of three children . He studied Business Administration in his native Argentina ; however , after completing his studies he decided to travel to Europe and try his luck in the world of modeling . When moving to Mexico entered the Centro de Educación Artística , where he prepared more as an actor , although he had already taken acting classes with several teachers in Argentina , Spain and Italy . Career . Between 1995 and 1998 the actor began to venture into some telenovelas in Argentina , and later decided to settle in Mexico to study acting at the Centro de Educación Artística de Televisa . His debut on screen was in the year 2000 in the telenovela `` Primer amor , a mil por hora '' , followed by `` Sin pecado concebido '' , and `` Clase 406 '' , both melodramas began to position him as one of the most sought after actors . In 2004 , the actor starred in the telenovela `` Rubí '' , alongside actress Bárbara Mori , a role that would catapult him to international success . During the following years , Rulli continued working uninterruptedly in telenovelas such as `` Contra viento y marea '' , `` Mundo de fieras '' , and `` Pasión '' . In addition to telenovelas , Rulli has participated in TV series as `` Mujer , casos de la vida real '' , `` Alegrijes y rebujos '' , `` Ugly Betty '' , and `` Amor mío '' . In 2008 he starred in the telenovela `` Un gancho al corazón '' based on the Argentine telenovela titled `` Sos mi vida '' , with Danna García . The following year he appeared in two episodes of the telenovela `` Cuando me enamoro '' , and he starred the telenovela `` Teresa '' , with Angelique Boyer , thanks to his performance in this telenovela he received two awards as Best Actor in the New York Latin ACE Awards and the Bravo Awards . In 2012 he was the co-star of the telenovela produced by Nicandro Díaz González entitled `` Amores verdaderos '' , an adaptation of the Argentine telenovela produced in 2005 entitled `` Amor en custodia '' . Two years after `` Teresa '' , he returned to work with Angelique Boyer , in the telenovela `` Lo que la vida me robó '' . This telenovela made him win as Best Lead Actor at the 33rd TVyNovelas Awards . Two years later , he returned to star along with Boyer the telenovela `` Tres veces Ana '' , which made him return to win in TVyNovelas Awards as Best Actor . Personal life . Rulli was married to Cecilia Galliano from 2008 to 2011 , and with her he had his first child , Santiago . He has been in a relationship with Angelique Boyer since 2014 .
World Rugby Pacific Challenge . The World Rugby Pacific Challenge , formerly the IRB Pacific Rugby Cup , is an annual rugby union football tournament held in Oceania since 2006 . It is contested by national 'A ' teams ( formed from the best locally based players , with most not already on their nations ' senior rugby team ) from the Asia-Pacific region . The tournament is run by World Rugby ( previously IRB ) through Oceania Rugby . The original IRB Pacific Rugby Cup featured two teams from each of the three Pacific Island countries of Fiji , Samoa and Tonga . The competition followed the completion of Fiji 's Colonial Cup , Samoa 's National Provincial Championship and Tonga 's Provincial Championship and provided player development pathway leading into the IRB Pacific Nations Cup . Since 2011 , the tournament has been contested by national 'A ' sides , although some matches also featured teams from Super Rugby academies in Australia and New Zealand . Teams from Japan , Argentina and Canada have also joined the tournament to compete with the three Pacific Island countries . Pacific Island tournament : 2006 to 2010 . The format was a single round-robin tournament with the top-placed team hosting a final against the second-placed to decide the title . The Fiji Warriors won the competition twice , the Samoan teams won the Cup once each , and Tautahi Gold also claimed the title once for Tonga . Pacific Australasian series : 2011 to 2014 . The tournament was split into three stages with the core Pacific Cup teams playing Super Rugby academies in the first two stages in Australia and New Zealand , respectively . In the third stage , the Pacific Cup teams played each other in a single round robin , home or away , to decide the title . No finals were played and the team finishing on top of the combined table after all stages was the tournament winner . The Fiji Warriors won all three tournaments from 2011 to 2013 . A single round robin was played in each pool with the top ranked sides from each playing in the final . The Pampas XV defeated Reds A in the final held in Sydney to win the title . Fiji Warriors defeated Samoa A in the play-off for third place . Pacific Challenge : 2015 onward . The Pacific Rugby Cup was restyled as the `` Pacific Challenge '' in 2015 and held in Fiji . It returned to a being a tournament solely for national 'A ' teams , with replacing the Australian academy teams . Pampas XV won in 2015 . Tournaments . Teams listed are those that qualified for the Pacific Rugby Cup final matches ( for seasons without a final , the core teams are shown ) . Results of the final matches are written so that the score of the team in each row is mentioned first . Pacific Challenge : 2015 onward . Contested by the national 'A ' teams of Fiji , Japan , Samoa , and Tonga . Canada A along with Argentina 's Pampas XV also competed in 2015 . Pacific Australasian series : 2011 to 2014 . Contested by the national 'A ' teams of Fiji , Samoa , and Tonga . Japan A joined as a core team in 2013 . The core teams played against Super Rugby academy opposition from Australia and New Zealand before meeting each other in a single round robin to decide the title . No finals were played and team finishing on top of the table after all matches were completed was the tournament winner . In 2014 , Argentina 's Pampas XV and four Australian Academy sides were added as core teams . Two pools were formed and a single round robin played in each . The top ranked sides in each pool played off in the final for the title and the second ranked teams played off for third place . Pacific Island tournament : 2006 to 2010 . For the first five seasons , the tournament was contested by six teams ; two each from Fiji , Samoa , and Tonga . The format consisted of a single round-robin , home or away , and the teams finishing in the first two positions on the table played in a final , hosted by the top ranked team , to decide the Pacific Rugby Cup title .
Stochov . Stochov ( ; ) is a town in the Central Bohemian Region , Czech Republic . It is located 11 km west of Kladno and has a population of 5,397 ( 2005 ) . Stochov is mentioned for the first time in 1316 . It used to be a small village until the second half of 20th century , when a large housing estate was built west of Stochov to accommodate the increasing number of people working in coal mines in the Kladno area in the 1950s and 1960s . Subsequently , Stochov gained town status in 1967 . According to legend , Saint Wenceslas was born in Stochov and his grandmother Saint Ludmila then planted an oak tree to commemorate this event . The aged and half withered oak tree , estimated to be about 1 000 years old and called Saint Wenceslas ' Oak ( `` Svatováclavský dub '' ) , is the main sight of the town .
Slim minnow . The slim minnow ( `` Pimephales tenellus '' ) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish from the family Cyprinidae , the carps and minnows which is endemic to the United States . Description . It is a cylindrically shaped , slender fish , similar in shape to the bluntnose minnow ( `` Pimephalus notatus '' ) , with a blunt snout and a slightly oblique mouth which has an upper lip which is much thicker in the middle than at the corners . It has a dark lateral band and a large eye which has a diameter of roughly a quarter of the length of the head . It has a dark-olive back and creamy white underparts with a well defined dark lateral band which terminates in a spot just before the caudal fin with a small dark spot often found on the front of the dorsal fin . The breeding male has three rows of 12 tubercles and the dorsal fin , anal fin and caudal fin become tinged with orange while the pectoral fins turn black with a white leading edge . the head often turns black too . It is the smallest species in the genus `` Pimephales '' with the adults normally being with a maximum length of . It has 8 soft rays in the rather rounded dorsal fin and seven in the anal fin . Distribution . It is found in southern Missouri , eastern Kansas , Arkansas , and northeastern Oklahoma where they are restricted to the Ozarks , particularly in the drainage basins of the Red and Arkansas rivers as well as in some independent tributaries of Mississippi . It has also been recorded in a pond in the drainage of the Osage River in Kansas where it was probably released by an angler using the fish as bait . Habitat and ecology . The slim minnow occurs in sand-bottomed and gravel-bottomed pools and stretches of creeks and small rivers . It is a sociable species which forms schools in the middle or bottom of the water column and , unblike other `` Pimephalus '' species can often be found swimming in the current . It breeds in May–July and spawning is though to occur in the swifter riffles . The breeding males become territorial , establishing a nest site in a suitable crevice , for example in a stone or cobble and begin to display at females . Females approached the nest and when mating they adhered the eggs to the substrate while pressed against the male whi simultaneously fertilised them . The eggs eventually form a cluster adhered to the underside of the rock and the female leaves them to be guarded , cleaned and aerated by the male . The males will try to mate with any available females . The eggs hatch after 6 days and the fry drop to the bottom after hatching , paternal care stops and the fry are often preyed upon by adult fish . Females lay between 37 and 209 eggs in a season with a mean of 83 .
Fairbridges Attorneys . Fairbridges Attorneys is a South African law firm . The firm , established on 6 November 1812 , is the oldest law firm in South Africa and the southern hemisphere . With offices in Johannesburg and Cape Town , The lawfirm has won the PMR.Africa `` Diamond Arrow '' award for excellence in the small firm category five times : 2009 , 2010 , 2011 , 2013 , 2014 .
List of moths of Australia ( Pyralidae ) . This is a list of the Australian moth species of the family Pyralidae . It also acts as an index to the species articles and forms part of the full List of moths of Australia .
Coffy ( soundtrack ) . `` Music from the Original Motion Picture Coffy '' is a soundtrack produced , composed , and arranged by Roy Ayers . It was released in 1973 on Polydor Records and peaked at number 31 on the jazz albums chart . Track listing . `` All songs written by Roy Ayers , except by `` End of Sugarman '' Ayers and Harry Whitaker . Lyrics to `` Coffy Is the Color '' , `` King George '' and `` Shining Symbol '' written by Carl Clay ; lyrics to `` Coffy Baby '' written by Roselle Weaver . '' Personnel . Music score composed , arranged and conducted by Roy Ayers ; orchestrations by Harry Whitaker .
Valeri Mikhin . Valeri Vladimirovich Mikhin ( ; born April 13 , 1986 ) is a Russian professional football player . He last played for FC Tambov .
Ohio State Route 576 . State Route 576 ( SR 576 ) is a north–south state highway located in northwestern Ohio , a U.S. state . The highway 's southern terminus is at SR 2 on the boundary between Williams and Defiance Counties , approximately southwest of Bryan . The northern terminus of SR 576 is at the Michigan state line about northwest of Pioneer , where the roadway continuing into Hillsdale County , Michigan is county-maintained Hillsdale Road . Route description . The entirety of SR 576 is situated within Williams County . No segment of this state highway is included within the National Highway System , a network of routes determined to be the most important for the economy , mobility and defense of the nation . History . When it debuted in 1937 , SR 576 's routing occupied the portion of its existing alignment between its present southern terminus at SR 2 southwest of Bryan and its eastern junction with SR 107 in Montpelier . At that time , the current stretch of SR 576 between the western SR 107 junction and the eastern US 20 intersection was included as a portion of US 20A , while the stretch between US 20 and the Michigan state line was designated as SR 571 . By 1957 , SR 576 took on the shape that it has today , when it was extended northerly out of Montpelier concurrent with US 20A to US 20 , then west along US 20 a short distance , and north over the former SR 571 to its present northern terminus at the Michigan state line . The US 20A concurrency between Montpelier and US 20 was removed from SR 576 by 1964 when the alternate route to US 20 was re-routed to mainline US 20 via SR 15 to the east .
1994 ATP Buenos Aires – Singles . Àlex Corretja defeated Javier Frana 6–3 , 5–7 , 7–6 ( 7–5 ) to win the 1994 ATP Buenos Aires singles competition . Carlos Costa was the defending champion .
Ouled Djerad . Ouled Djerad is a town and commune in Tiaret Province in north-western Algeria .
Centaur Records . Centaur Records is one of the oldest and largest independent classical labels in America . The company is located in Baton Rouge , Louisiana and was founded by Victor Sachse in 1976 . Centaur 's catalog includes classical , historical , pops , contemporary , crossover , electro-acoustic , and world music . Centaur Record artists include composer Charles Roland Berry , pianists Antonio Pompa-Baldi and Beatrice Berrut , composer Jack Cooper , composers Wendy Mae Chambers and Marco Katz , pianist and composer Richard Aaker Trythall , cellists Amit Peled , Simca Heled , and Antony Cooke , organist , composer , and conductor composer Haig Mardirosian , Jeffry Hamilton Steele , conductor and composer Yoav Talmi , vocalist Nanette McGuinness , and violinists Ragin Wenk-Wolff and Miranda Cuckson . Centaur has distributors in the U.S. , Canada , Great Britain , Germany , France , Italy , Belgium , the Netherlands , Norway , Denmark , the Czech Republic , Japan , China , Taiwan , and South Korea . Centaur recordings are on all major download and streaming sites , as well as on the classical specialty download and stream sites .
Shinsui Dam . Shinsui Dam is a dam in the Gunma Prefecture of Japan , completed in 1968 .
Sadovoe . Sadovoe is a village in the municipality of Bălți in the north of Moldova . It has an area of 9.81 km² , and had a population of 1,369 at the 2004 Moldovan Census .
Yakuman ( video game ) . is a 1989 mahjong video game developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo for its handheld Game Boy ( as one of the launch titles of the system in Japan ) . There is a successor to this game on to the Nintendo DS called `` Yakuman DS '' . Summary . One of the four original Game Boy games available for the Japanese launch of that system on April 21 , 1989 . Released alongside `` Alleyway '' , `` Super Mario Land '' , and `` Baseball '' , it bears the distinction of being the only of the four Japanese Game Boy launch titles never released outside Japan . If there are two copies , two Game Boys and a link cable , two-player mode is possible . Yakuman is the name of the winning hand in the Chinese board game , mahjong . Players have to beat the opponent 's hand by either matching panels of different numbers within the same family or by grouping panels that belong to the same family in different numbers . The options to turn off the background music for the game and to manipulate the difficulty of the game 's artificial intelligence can be found on the main menu . Players have a choice of five opponents to play with ; four male and one female . Legacy . The Yakuman Player as seen on the cover art appears as a collectible sticker in `` Super Smash Bros. Brawl '' .
URENIO . The URBAN AND REGIONAL INNOVATION Research ( URENIO ) is a University Lab in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning , School of Engineering at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki . URENIO is a non-profit research organization that started its operation in 1995 . URENIO is mainly involved in competitive projects from the European R & D Framework Programs ( FP ) , the Competitiveness and Innovation Program ( CIP ) , the territorial cooperation programs , the OECD , and the United Nations . Research Focus . The initial research focus of URENIO concerned the technological development of cities and regions and their ability to create environments supporting R & D , human skills , and innovation . Interest in the contribution of technological innovation to urban and regional development peaked after 1980 by economic geography research on industrial districts of central Italy , new industrial spaces in the west coast of the USA , and the planning of large technopoles in Japan . These new forms of agglomeration brought on the surface a series of phenomena with major impact on urban and regional development , such as the geographical concentration of innovation , the role of R & D and innovation in regional competitiveness and growth , the drivers of innovative agglomerations , the new divides and gaps in terms of knowledge and innovation . Since then , technology and innovation have been a standard point of reference in the development and planning of cities and regions . The current research emphasis is on innovation ecosystems and intelligent cities . Intelligent cities are advanced ecosystems of innovation , combining knowledge-intensive clusters , technology learning institutions , and digital spaces . Intelligent cities constitute a discrete category of intelligent environments created by the agglomeration of creativities , smaller systems of innovation that operate within cities ( technology districts , technology parks , innovation poles , innovative clusters ) , and digital networks and online services . Their added value lies in the ability to bring together and connect three forms of intelligence : human intelligence of the city ’ s population , collective intelligence of institutions supporting learning and innovation , and artificial intelligence of smart environments , digital networks and online services . Intelligent city platforms . URENIO has developed a series of digital spaces and tools which facilitate the design and development of virtual innovation ecosystems and intelligent cities . Accomplishments . URENIO is mainly known for its research record in the field of ‘ regional innovation ’ ( TII Innovation Journal ) ; research carried out in the Lab is acknowledged by leading organizations in this field ( CORDIS , IMProve ; Observatory Pascal ) ; it is among the few academic organizations promoting research in the field of intelligent cities ( Intelligent Cities Networks ) having introduced the concept of intelligent cities as physico-virtual territorial systems of innovation , and most advanced innovative agglomerations . The website of the Unit is at the 1st position of ALEXA 's ranking of top sites in the Urban and Regional Planning Education category ( Alexa ) . The website of URENIO offers a global watch on research and planning activities related to environments of innovation , user-driven innovation ecosystems , and intelligent cities . News , software , books , papers , reports , and best practices are presented in 18 categories dealing with innovation theory and metrics , innovation ecosystems and clusters , virtual innovation environments , digital , smart , and intelligent cities .
Chinedu Obasi . Chinedu Ogbuke `` Edu '' Obasi ( born 1 June 1986 ) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for IF Elfsborg in Allsvenskan . Lyn . Born in Enugu , Nigeria , Obasi started his football career at River Lane Youth Club Enugu and JC Raiders in his homeland country . Obasi went to Norway at the same time as his countryman John Obi Mikel ; both players joined Lyn . It was disputed that Obasi signed for Lyn in 2004 , but this was rejected by FIFA which ordered both Obasi and Ezekiel Bala returned to Lyn immediate effect . Obasi made his Lyn debut , in the opening game of the season , where he played 66 minutes , in a 1–1 draw against Fredrikstad . However , Obasi struggled to regain a place in the first team and it was n't until on 25 September 2005 when he scored his first Lyn goal , in a 1–0 win over Brann . Despite this , Obasi made five appearances in his first season . In the 2006 season , Obasi did n't play for the side at the start of the season due to an ongoing dispute with his own club . On 2 July 2006 , he made his first appearance of the season in a 2–1 win over Fredrikstad . Obasi then scored his first goal for the club on 6 August 2006 , in a 2–0 win over Molde , followed up by scoring twice in the next game , with a 3–2 loss against Stabæk . Despite suffering from injuries during the season , Obasi finished his second season making fifteen appearances and scoring eight times in all competitions . For his performance , Obasi was named Young Player of the Year . On 20 December 2006 , a transfer deal was announced with Russian side Lokomotiv Moscow , and Obasi was set to move to the Russian side in January . The deal was derailed , however , when the president , sporting director and manager of Lokomotiv were all fired six days later . Several days after he trained with Premier League side Portsmouth , Obasi signed a contract with Lyn , keeping him until 2008 . By the time of his departure from Lyn , Obasi had made eleven appearances and five goals in all competitions . Throughout his Lyn career , Obasi was linked with moves to European clubs , such as Wigan Athletic , Manchester United , Chelsea , Arsenal and Barcelona . Despite pleads from then Manager Henning Berg , the club expected to see Obasi leave the club in the summer , as German side 1899 Hoffenheim closed on signing him . TSG 1899 Hoffenheim . On 27 August 2007 , Obasi moved to 2 . Bundesliga side Hoffenheim for an undisclosed fee . Obasi quickly made an impact for Hoffenheim when he scored twice on his debut despite losing 3–2 against Freiburg . After missing the next game , Obasi returned to the first team , where he set up one of the goals , in a 2–0 win over Paderborn . After returning , Obasi continued to appear in the first team and scored five times in five months . In a match against Paderborn on 9 March 2008 , which saw Hoffenheim win 1–0 , Obasi was sent-off in the 54th minute when he was involved in an incident with opposition midfielder Erwin Koen . After the match , Obasi claimed that Koen racially abused him , which led to his sending off , a claim Koen denied and even thought about taking legal action against Obasi . In the end , the DFB 's control committee decided against taking action against Koen , citing lack of evidence and Obasi served a three match suspension . Following his return from suspension , Obasi scored four more goals later in the season and helped the club reach promotion to Bundesliga for the first time . Obasi finished his first season at the club , making thirty appearances and scoring twelve times in all competitions . This made him the club ’ s joint top-scorer in the league , along with Demba Ba . Ahead of the 2008–09 season , Obasi was linked with a move to England , but eventually stayed at the club throughout the summer . However , at the start of the season , Obasi missed out several matches , due to injury and international commitment . Obasi made his first appearance of the season on 13 September 2008 against Stuttgart , where he played 30 minutes , in a 0–0 draw . Despite suffering from injury in training soon after , Obasi then scored his first goal of the season in a 5–2 win over Hannover 96 on 18 October 2008 , followed up by scoring twice , in a 3–0 win over Hamburg in the next game . Throughout the 2008–09 season , Obasi suffered a setback when he was plagued by injuries . Nevertheless , Obasi finished the season , making twenty–six appearances and scoring six times in all competitions . In the 2009–10 season , Obasi started well when he scored his first goal of the season , in a 2–0 win over Oberneuland in the first round of DFB-Pokal , followed up by scoring in a 1–1 draw against Bayern Munich in the opening game of the season . After being sidelined with an injury , Obasi scored on his return on 1 November 2009 , in a 4–0 win over Köln . However , as the 2009–10 season progressed , Obasi was kept out from the first team , due to international commitment and injury . Eventually , he made his return to the first team and then scored twice on 25 April 2010 , in a 5–1 win over Hamburg . He went on to finish the 2009–10 season , making twenty–six appearance and scoring eight times in all competitions . However , at the start of the 2010–11 season , Obasi was sidelined for about eight weeks with a shin injury . It was n't until on 17 October 2010 , when Obasi returned to the first team , coming on as a late substitute , in a 3–2 win over Borussia Mönchengladbach . After appearing in three more matches , Obasi , once again , suffered a knee injury that kept him out for three months . After months on the sideline , Obasi returned to the first team in the last game of the season , as a late substitute , in a 3–1 loss against Wolfsburg . Following this , Obasi went on to make six appearances in all competitions . In the 2011–12 season , Obasi regained his first team place at Hoffenheim following his injury plagued last season . In a match against Stuttgart , which saw them lose 2–0 on 18 October 2011 , Obasi was substituted in the second half and when he left the pitch , he refused to shake Holger Stanislawski 's hand and was fined as a result . Seven days later , on 25 October 2011 , Obasi scored his first goal of the season , in the second round of DFB-Pokal , in a 2–1 win over Köln . Obasi continued to remain in the first team for the club until he was dropped from the squad ahead of a match against Hamburg for disobeying orders and a week later when he was late for training . Following this , Obasi announced his desire to leave the club , when his first team opportunities became more limited . Schalke 04 . On 23 December 2011 , it was confirmed that Obasi was going on loan to Schalke 04 until the end of the 2011–12 season . Prior to a match against his former club , Hoffenheim , Obasi said that the club would remain in his heart and that he considered it as his second home . Obasi made his Schalke 04 debut when he played for 75 minutes in a 3–1 win over Stuttgart on 21 January 2012 . Two weeks later , on 4 February 2012 , Obasi scored his first goal for the club , in a 1–1 draw against Mainz 05 . As the season progressed , Obasi continued to remain in the first team despite being sidelined with injuries . At the end of the 2011–12 season , Obasi made ten appearances and scored once for the side whilst on loan . On 2 July 2012 , Schalke 04 confirmed that Obasi signed a three-year professional contract with them until 30 June 2015 . The transfer fee was reported as €4,000,000 to €5,000,000 by Schalke 's sport and communications manager Horst Heldt . Obasi was assigned a number 19 shirt . However , at the start of the season , Obasi suffered a setback when he continued to recover from his injury . After returning to training , Obasi then made his first appearance since joining them on a permanent basis in a 2–2 draw against Fortuna Düsseldorf on 28 September 2012 . However , Obasi continued to be plagued by injuries and was on the substitute bench for the most of the season . At the end of the 2012–13 season , Obasi had made only seven appearances for the club . In the 2013–14 season , Obasi continued to recover from injury at the start of the season . After returning to training around November , Obasi did not make a return to the first team until the following month , where he played 20 minutes , in a 0–0 draw against Nürnberg . Despite suffering from another injury , Obasi scored his first goal in two years in a 4–0 against his former club , Hoffenheim , on 8 March 2014 . After the match , Obasi said scoring a goal motivated him after missing out a long time . At the end of the 2013–14 season , Obasi had made nineteen appearances and scored three times in all competitions . Ahead of the 2014–15 season , Obasi was then reassigned a number 20 shirt for his last season with Schalke 04 . He remained in the first team at the start of the season and then scored his first goal of the season , in a European match , in a 4–3 win over Sporting Lisbon on 21 October 2014 . There were hints of getting a new contract , but Obasi suffered a shinbone injury that kept him out for the rest of the season . At the end of the 2014–15 season , Obasi was released by the club after his contract expired and had made ten appearances and one goal in all competitions . First spell at AIK . On 23 October 2015 , Obasi was handed a trial by Premier League side Sunderland . However , the club decided against signing him following the trial , citing his fitness concerns . Afterwards , Obasi went on trial at Eintracht Frankfurt . The club eventually decided against signing Obasi over his fitness concerns . On 4 August 2016 , Obasi signed a short-term contract with AIK Three days later , on 7 August 2016 , Obasi made his AIK debut , where he started and played the whole game , in a 2–0 loss against Malmö . Two weeks later , on 21 August 2016 , Obasi scored his first goal for the club , in a 2–0 win over Örebro . After making ten appearance and scoring six times , Obasi helped the club finished second place in the league and for his performance , Obasi was offered a new contract by the club when his contract expired at the end of the season . However , a month later , Obasi rejected a new contract from AIK in favour of a move to China . Shenzhen . At the end of the season , Obasi moved abroad again when he was recruited by China League One Shenzhen on 4 February 2017 , signing a one-year contract and joining manager Sven-Göran Eriksson . Return to AIK . On 26 July 2017 , AIK announced they had signed Obasi . He joined the squad on 1 August and was under contract the remainder of the 2017 season . Bolton Wanderers . On 3 March 2018 , he moved to English club Bolton Wanderers following a successful trial spell . On 24 May 2018 , Bolton confirmed that Obasi would leave the club on 30 June when his contract came to an end . Elfsborg . On 12 August 2018 , Obasi signed with IF Elfsborg in Allsvenskan , Sweden 's first tier , for the remainder of the season . Norway naturalization persuasion . Obasi was offered the chance to represent the Norway national football team during his club career in Norway and Obasi stated that : `` I do n't regret dumping Norway to play for Nigeria , back then at Lyn Oslo with John Obi Mikel , I was encouraged to naturalize to receive a Norwegian passport and become a Norwegian , the Football Association of Norway wanted me to play for the Norway national football team at that time and I must confess I gave it a thought for a long time , I had already played for Nigeria in one of their friendly matches which was one of the deciding factors in my final choice , I love Nigeria and I was well received by the senior players in `` Super Eagles '' , I had to walk up to them in Norway 's Football Association of Norway and say no '' . Nigeria . Obasi was part of the Nigeria national under-20 football team that finished runners-up at the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship . After the end of the FIFA World Youth Championship , Obasi was called up by the senior national team for the first time on 17 August 2005 , in a 1–0 defeat against Libya . In July 2008 , Obasi was called up by Nigeria national under-23 football team . However , the club refused to let Obasi go to the Olympics , leading him to take the situation to FIFA . Eventually , Obasi was given permission by the club 's management to compete with the national olympic team and helped the side finish runners-up at the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics . During the tournament , Obasi scored twice on 19 August 2008 , in a 4–1 win over Belgium . In January 2010 , Obasi was called up by the Nigeria for the Africa Cup of Nations . In the group stage , Obasi scored the opener in the 12th minute , but lost 3–1 against Egypt . Later in the tournament , Obasi helped the national team finished in third-place at the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations after beating Algeria . Six months later , Obasi was included in the 23-man squad for the national team in the 2010 FIFA World Cup . On matchday one , Obasi made his World Cup debut when he made his first start and played 60 minutes in a 1–0 against Argentina . On matchday three , Obasi set up a goal for Yakubu to score an equaliser , in a 2–2 draw against South Korea , but this was not enough for his side to progress out of the group stages . A year later , Obasi scored his fourth international goal for the side , in a 3–1 loss against Argentina . Since 2011 , Obasi has n't played for the national team , due to injury and being out of form and because he was not released by the club although he was called up on more than one occasion . Personal life . The name `` Obasi '' means `` Glory of God '' in the Nigerian Igbo language . Obasi prays before every one of his matches : `` I can talk to God about everything , so I pray for victory '' . When Obasi lived in Germany , he began to learn the German language . It was reported that Obasi received a German citizenship in March 2015 , having stayed there for eight years .
2012 Road Race Showcase . The 2012 Road America Road Race Showcase was a multi-class sports car and GT motor race held at Road America in Wisconsin , United States on August 18 , 2012 . It was the seventh round of the 2012 American Le Mans Series season and the 45th race in the combined history of sportscar races associated with the Road America 500 . The race was held over a four-hour period , during which 101 laps of the 6.5-kilometer circuit were completed for a race distance of 658 kilometers . A year after Muscle Milk Pickett Racing team had beaten the Dyson Racing Team by less than 0.2 seconds , Dyson Racing Team beat the Muscle Milk team by less than 0.1 seconds , giving Dyson Racing Team its first victory at Road America . Lucas Luhr in the Muscle Milke HPD ARX-03a overtook Guy Smith 's 60 at the final corner of the race only for Smith to win the drag race to the finish line . It was Chris Dyson and Guy Smith 's first victory at Road America . Dyson and Smith had overcome a rear of grid start after missing qualifying due to gearbox failure . Dyson Racing Team 's second Lola-Mazda of Michael Marsal , Eric Lux and Tony Burgess finished in third place behind Luhr and Klaus Graf . The season 's first championship was decided in Prototype Challenge . When Alex Popow , Tom Kimber-Smith and Jon Bennett won the class in fifth position outright , CORE Autosport secured the teams championship in Prototype Challenge . Just ahead of them in fourth place were the P2 class winners , Conquest Endurance 's Martin Plowman and David Heinemeier Hansson in their Morgan LMP2 . It was their second class win , and the team 's biggest victory to date . Thirteenth outright was the best of the GTs . BMW Team RLL took their second win of the year with Bill Auberlen and Jörg Müller joining their BMW M3-equipped teammates as winners in 2012 . Second was Porsche team Flying Lizard Motorsports of Jörg Bergmeister and Patrick Long with Extreme Speed Motorsports Ferrari of Scott Sharp and Johannes van Overbeek . GT Challenge was claimed when the Alex Job Racing Porsche of Cooper MacNeil and Leh Keen crossed the line in 25th position . 31 of the 35 entries were running at the race 's conclusion . Race result . Class winners are in bold . Cars failing to complete 70 % of their class winner 's distance are marked as Not Classified ( NC ) .
Kim Yeon-woo . Kim Hak-chul , better known by his stage name Kim Yeon-woo ( ; born July 22 , 1971 ) is a South Korean male singer , vocal coach , and professor at Seoul Art College ( ) well known for his ballads , smooth singing voice , and ability to hit high notes . Kim recorded a number of hit ballads with the South Korean band , Toy , in the mid 1990s , gathering a sizable cult following . In 2011 , Kim achieved more widespread fame and popular recognition in South Korea through his participation on `` I Am a Singer '' , along with numerous appearances on variety and entertainment shows . Career . After completing his military service , Kim Yeon-woo debuted in 1995 by winning the 7th annual Yoo Jae-ha Music Competition . In 1996 , Kim Yeon-woo became the featured vocal of You Hee-Yeol 's project band Toy and adopted his stage name Kim Yeon-woo , after the name of a cafe You Hee-Yeol frequented . You had felt that Kim 's birth name Kim Hak-chul did not suit him . They would go on to record a number of hits such as `` Still Beautiful '' and `` Remember I Was Next to You '' . Since leaving Toy , Kim Yeon-woo has published four solo albums . In 2010 , Kim was noted in the media after he performed in the rain holding an umbrella at a college concert , when reportedly all the other singers quit the concert after it started raining . In 2011 , Kim was a participant in `` I Am a Singer '' . Though he was voted off shortly , Kim found more success in two other guest appearances in the contest . He and Kim Kyung Ho were voted second in the duet part of the contest and concert , and during the Australian contest/concert of `` I Am a Singer '' , Kim was voted first . In 2015 , Kim was once again a participant in `` I Am a Singer '' . Though he was voted off shortly , Kim found more success in a guest appearance duet performance with Yangpa and was again voted second in the duet part of the contest . He also appeared on mystery music show `` King of Mask Singer '' and was crowned as Mask King for four generations under the stage name CBR Cleopatra . Personal life . Kim married the daughter of a president of a Korean corporation in 2010 . At the wedding , You Hee-Yeol was the master of ceremonies and Sung Si Kyung was the wedding singer . Collaboration ( as main vocal ) albums . Toy ( ) albums in which Kim Yeon-woo was featured as the main vocal
Banded quail . The banded quail ( `` Philortyx fasciatus '' ) is a species of bird in the family Odontophoridae . It is found only in Mexico where its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests , subtropical or tropical dry shrubland , subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland , and heavily degraded former forest . Description . The banded quail is an inconspicuous brown bird with a comparatively long tail . It has a dark crest on its head , its throat is pale and its under tail-coverts are barred in black and white . The juvenile plumage is streaked with white at first but after a moult at eight to twelve weeks the plumage is similar to that of the adults apart from a nearly black face and throat . The full adult plumage develops at sixteen to twenty weeks . Distribution and habitat . The banded quail is endemic to western central Mexico where its main habitat is dry scrubby countryside with shrubs but it also sometimes moves onto cultivated land and pasture . It is commonest in the region bordering on the Balsas River . Its height range is from sea level up to about and it is a non-migratory species . Behaviour . The banded quail is a ground-dwelling bird usually found in groups of about a dozen birds although sometimes larger groups of up to thirty are seen . It is a shy bird that seldom strays far from cover . When alarmed , it tends to run rather than fly , but when a group take to the wing , the individuals fly off in different directions which may confuse a potential predator . It feeds on a variety of seeds and on tubers , buds and insects , increasing the proportion of animal food when there are chicks to be fed . Breeding takes place between August and September and the crest is used during display behaviour . About five eggs are laid in a grass-lined nest that may be partially roofed and the incubation period is about twenty two days . Status . The banded quail is found over a range of about and the total number of individual birds is estimated to be somewhere between 50,000 and 500,000 . The bird is hunted for food but the population size seems to be stable and the bird faces no other particular threats so the IUCN has listed it as being of `` Least Concern '' in its Red List of Threatened Species .
Merrill G. Burlingame . Merrill G. Burlingame ( March 13 , 1901 – November 14 , 1994 ) was a history professor at Montana State University in Bozeman , Montana who specialized in Montana history and the history of the American West . He was instrumental in the founding of the Museum of the Rockies and driving force behind the resurgence of the Montana Historical Society in the 1960s . In his time , he was known as `` Mr. Montana History . '' Early life . Merrill Gildea Burlingame was born in Boone , Iowa on March 13 , 1901 . He was the son of Nathan and Teresa Gildea Burlingame . He attended local schools prior to attending college at the University of Minnesota , the University of Wisconsin , and the University of Iowa where he ultimately received his doctorate in history in 1936 . Before joining the faculty of Montana State College in 1929 he taught history at various high schools in Minnesota and Nebraska . He married another historian , Virginia Struble of Davenport , Iowa , in 1936 . She was the author of numerous children 's short stories and books with environmental and historical themes . Montana State University . Burlingame joined the faculty of Montana State College ( now Montana State University ) as a history professor in 1929 . In 1935 he was appointed chairman of the history department . He was granted emeritus status in 1969 . Burlingame was an active researcher who wrote numerous works on Montana history , among them two books relating to Montana State University 's general history . The first , `` Montana State College 1893 to 1919 : a preliminary sketch '' was published in 1943 in conjunction with the university 's 50th anniversary . The second , `` A History , Montana State University , Bozeman , Montana '' , was published in 1968 to commemorate the university 's 75th anniversary . Burlingame wrote other works relating to the university including `` The Danforth Chapel and Religious Activities at Montana State University , 1893–1991 '' ( 1991 ) and `` The Montana Cooperative Extension Service : A history , 1893–1974 '' ( 1984 ) . Burlingame was instrumental in the establishment of the Museum of the Rockies with physician Caroline M. McGill , a Butte , Montana physician , who was a noted collector of Montana antiquities . Burlingame was appointed the first museum director in December 1959 . He helped preserve the Montana-related records of the Works Progress Administration Federal Writers ' Project . He was a founding member of the Gallatin County Historical Society and Pioneer Museum in 1977 , which is located in the building housing the original Gallatin County jail . Montana Historical Society . Burlingame was closely associated with the Montana Historical Society and considered a founder of ' , the society 's quarterly journal . He sat on the society 's Board of Trustees from 1949–1976 , serving as president of the board from 1967–1969 , and on the magazine 's editorial board from its inception in 1950 until 1985 . Legacy . The Montana Historical Society annually recognizes the historical research and writings of undergraduate and graduate students in history with its Merrill G. Burlingame and K. Ross Toole award . The Special Collections and Archives of the Montana State University Library are named after Burlingame . His work `` The Montana Frontier '' first published in 1942 is considered a seminal work of Montana history .
Utbah ibn Ghazwan . Utbah ibn Ghazwan ( عُتبة بن غَزْوان ) ( c.582-639 ) was a well-known companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad . He was the seventh person to convert to Islam and participated in the `` hijra '' to Abyssinia , but returned to stay with Muhammad in Mecca before making the second `` hijrah '' to Medina . He fought at the battle of Badr ( 624 ) , the battle of Uhud ( 625 ) , the Battle of the Trench ( 627 ) and many others , including the battles of Yamamah . During the caliphate of Umar ( r. 634–644 ) , Utbah commanded a force of 2,000 men in a campaign against Ubullah which lasted from June through September 635 . Once Uballah was occupied , Utba sent a force across the Tigris River which occupied the district of Furat , Baghdad|Furat , followed by Meisan and Abarqubaz . He was soon appointed governor of Basra ( Iraq ) by the caliph . In 639 Utba left for the Hijaz to perform hajj and to request Umar to relieve him of his office as governor . Umar refused , but while returning to Basra , Utbah fell from his camel and died . He was succeeded by al-Mughīrah ibn Shuʿbah as governor .
Smoking ban . Smoking bans ( or smoke-free laws ) are public policies , including criminal laws and occupational safety and health regulations , that prohibit tobacco smoking in workplaces and other public spaces . Legislation may also define smoking as more generally being the carrying or possessing of any lit tobacco product . Rationale . Smoking bans are enacted in an attempt to protect people from the effects of second-hand smoke , which include an increased risk of heart disease , cancer , emphysema , and other diseases . Laws implementing bans on indoor smoking have been introduced by many countries in various forms over the years , with some legislators citing scientific evidence that shows tobacco smoking is harmful to the smokers themselves and to those inhaling second-hand smoke . In addition such laws may reduce health care costs , improve work productivity , and lower the overall cost of labour in the community thus protected , making that workforce more attractive for employers . In the US state of Indiana , the economic development agency included in its 2006 plan for acceleration of economic growth encouragement for cities and towns to adopt local smoking bans as a means of promoting job growth in communities . Additional rationales for smoking restrictions include reduced risk of fire in areas with explosive hazards ; cleanliness in places where food , pharmaceuticals , semiconductors , or precision instruments and machinery are produced ; decreased legal liability ; potentially reduced energy use via decreased ventilation needs ; reduced quantities of litter ; healthier environments ; and giving smokers incentive to quit . The World Health Organization considers smoking bans to have an influence to reduce demand for tobacco by creating an environment where smoking becomes increasingly more difficult and to help shift social norms away from the acceptance of smoking in everyday life . Along with tax measures , cessation measures , and education , smoking bans are viewed by public health experts as an important element in reducing smoking rates and promoting positive health outcomes . When effectively implemented they are seen as an important element of policy to support behaviour change in favour of a healthy lifestyle . Banning smoking in public places has helped to cut premature births by 10 percent , according to new research from the United States and Europe . Evidence basis . Research has generated evidence that second-hand smoke causes the same problems as direct smoking , including lung cancer , cardiovascular disease , and lung ailments such as emphysema , bronchitis , and asthma . Specifically , meta-analyses show that lifelong non-smokers with partners who smoke in the home have a 20–30 % greater risk of lung cancer than non-smokers who live with non-smokers . Non-smokers exposed to cigarette smoke in the workplace have an increased lung cancer risk of 16–19 % . A study issued in 2002 by the International Agency for Research on Cancer of the World Health Organization concluded that non-smokers are exposed to the same carcinogens on account of tobacco smoke as active smokers . Sidestream smoke contains 69 known carcinogens , particularly benzopyrene and other polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons , and radioactive decay products , such as polonium-210 . Several well-established carcinogens have been shown by the tobacco companies ' own research to be present at higher concentrations in second-hand smoke than in mainstream smoke . Scientific organisations confirming the effects of second-hand smoke include the U.S. National Cancer Institute , the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ) , the U.S. National Institutes of Health , the Surgeon General of the United States , and the World Health Organization . Air quality in bars and restaurants . Restrictions upon smoking in bars and restaurants can substantially improve the air quality in such establishments . For example , one study listed on the website of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention states that New York 's statewide law to eliminate smoking in enclosed workplaces and public places substantially reduced RSP ( respirable suspended particles ) levels in western New York hospitality venues . RSP levels were reduced in every venue that permitted smoking before the law was implemented , including venues in which only second-hand smoke from an adjacent room was observed at baseline . The CDC concluded that their results were similar to other studies which also showed substantially improved indoor air quality after smoking bans were instituted . A 2004 study showed New Jersey bars and restaurants had more than nine times the levels of indoor air pollution of neighbouring New York City , which had already enacted its smoking ban . Research has also shown that improved air quality translates to decreased toxin exposure among employees . For example , among employees of the Norwegian establishments that enacted smoking restrictions , tests showed decreased levels of nicotine in the urine of both smoking and non-smoking workers ( as compared with measurements prior to going smoke-free ) . Public Health Law Research . In 2009 , the Public Health Law Research Program , a national program office of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation , published an evidence brief summarising the research assessing the effect of a specific law or policy on public health . They stated that `` There is strong evidence supporting smoking bans and restrictions as effective public health interventions aimed at decreasing exposure to secondhand smoke . '' History . One of the world 's earliest smoking bans was a 1575 Roman Catholic Church regulation which forbade the use of tobacco in any church in Mexico . In 1604 , King James I of England published an anti-smoking treatise , A Counterblaste to Tobacco , that had the effect of raising taxes on tobacco . The Ottoman Sultan Murad IV prohibited smoking in his empire in 1633 and had smokers executed . Pope Urban VII also prohibited smoking in the Church in 1590 followed by Urban VIII in 1624 . Pope Urban VII threatened to excommunicate anyone who `` took tobacco in the porchway of or inside a church , whether it be by chewing it , smoking it with a pipe or sniffing it in powdered form through the nose '' . The earliest citywide European smoking bans were enacted shortly thereafter . Such bans were enacted in Bavaria , Kursachsen , and certain parts of Austria in the late 17th century . Smoking was banned in Berlin in 1723 , in Königsberg in 1742 , and in Stettin in 1744 . These bans were repealed in the revolutions of 1848 . The first building in the world to ban smoking was the Old Government Building in Wellington , New Zealand in 1876 . This was over concerns about the threat of fire , as it is the second largest wooden building in the world . In Canada , three provinces banned underage smoking : New Brunswick ( 1890 ) , Ontario ( 1892 ) , and Nova Scotia ( 1892 ) . A similar federal ban was passed in 1908 , as a compromise on total prohibition for all ages nationwide . By 1890 , 26 American states banned sales to minors . Further restrictions were imposed over the next decade . Sale restrictions , including prohibition , were upheld by the Supreme Court in 1900 . The first modern attempt at restricting smoking was imposed by the German government in every university , post office , military hospital , and Nazi Party office , under the auspices of Karl Astel 's Institute for Tobacco Hazards Research , created in 1941 under orders from Adolf Hitler . Major anti-tobacco campaigns were widely broadcast by the Nazis until the demise of the regime in 1945 . In the latter part of the 20th century , as research on the risks of second-hand tobacco smoke became public , the tobacco industry launched `` courtesy awareness '' campaigns . Fearing reduced sales , the industry created a media and legislative programme that focused upon `` accommodation '' . Tolerance and courtesy were encouraged as a way to ease heightened tensions between smokers and those around them , while avoiding smoking bans . In the US , states were encouraged to pass laws providing separate smoking sections . In 1975 , the U.S. state of Minnesota enacted the `` Minnesota Clean Indoor Air Act '' , making it the first state to restrict smoking in most public spaces . At first , restaurants were required to have No Smoking sections , and bars were exempt from the Act . As of 1 October 2007 , Minnesota enacted a ban on smoking in all restaurants and bars statewide , called the Freedom to Breathe Act of 2007 . The resort town of Aspen , Colorado , became the first city in the US to restrict smoking in restaurants , in 1985 , though it allowed smoking in areas that were separately ventilated . On 3 April 1987 , the City of Beverly Hills , California , initiated an ordinance to restrict smoking in most restaurants , in retail stores and at public meetings . It exempted restaurants in hotels – City Council members reasoned that hotel restaurants catered to large numbers of visitors from abroad , where smoking is more acceptable than in the United States . In 1990 , the city of San Luis Obispo , California , became the first city in the world to restrict indoor smoking in bars as well as restaurants . However , the ban did not include workplaces but covered all other indoor public spaces and its enforcement was somewhat limited . In America , California 's 1998 smoking ban encouraged other states such as New York to implement similar regulations . California 's ban included a controversial restriction upon smoking in bars , extending the statewide ban enacted in 1994 . As of April 2009 there were 37 states with some form of smoking ban . Some areas in California began banning smoking across whole cities , including every place except residential homes . More than 20 cities in California enacted park and beach smoking restrictions . Since December 1993 , in Peru , it is illegal to smoke in any public enclosed places and any public transport vehicles ( according to Law 25357 issued on 27 November 1991 and its regulations issued on 25 November 1993 by decree D.S.983-93-PCM ) . There is also legislation restricting publicity , and it is also illegal ( Law 26957 21 May 1998 ) to sell tobacco to minors or directly advertise tobacco within 500m of schools ( Law 26849 9 Jul 1997 ) . On 3 December 2003 , New Zealand passed legislation to progressively implement a smoking ban in schools , school grounds , and workplaces by December 2004 . On 29 March 2004 , the Republic of Ireland implemented a nationwide ban on smoking in all workplaces . In Norway , similar legislation was put into force on 1 June the same year . The Scottish ban on smoking in public areas was introduced on 26 March 2006 by the then Minister for Health and Community Care , Andy Kerr . Smoking was banned in all public places in the whole of the United Kingdom in 2007 , when England became the final region to have the legislation come into effect ( the age limit for buying tobacco was also raised from 16 to 18 on 1 October 2007 ) . On 12 July 1999 , a Division Bench of the Kerala High Court in India banned smoking in public places by declaring `` public smoking as illegal first time in the history of whole world , unconstitutional and violative of Article 21 of the Constitution . '' The Bench , headed by Dr. Justice K. Narayana Kurup , held that `` tobacco smoking '' in public places ( in the form of cigarettes , cigars , beedies or otherwise ) `` falls within the mischief of the penal provisions relating to public nuisance as contained in the Indian Penal Code and also the definition of air pollution as contained in the statutes dealing with the protection and preservation of the environment , in particular , the Air ( Prevention and Control of Pollution ) , Act 1981 . '' In 2003 , India introduced a law that banned smoking in public places like restaurants , public transport or schools . The same law also made it illegal to advertise cigarettes or other tobacco products . In 2010 , Nepal was going to enact a new anti-smoking bill that will ban smoking in public places and outlaw all tobacco advertising to prevent young people from smoking . On 31 May 2011 Venezuela introduced a restriction upon smoking in enclosed public and commercial spaces . Smoking was first restricted in schools , hospitals , trains , buses and train stations in Turkey in 1996 . In 2008 , a more comprehensive smoking ban was implemented , covering all public indoor venues . Smoking has been restricted at a French beach – the Plage Lumière in La Ciotat , France , became the first beach in Europe to restrict smoking , from August 2011 , in an effort to encourage more tourists to visit the beach . In 2012 , smoking in Costa Rica became subject to some of the most restrictive regulations in the world , being banned from many outdoor recreational and educational areas as well as public buildings and vehicles . Total tobacco bans . In 2004 , Bhutan became the first country to completely outlaw the cultivation , harvesting , production , and sale of tobacco products . Penalties for violating the ban increased under the 'Tobacco Control Act of Bhutan 2010 ' . However , small allowances for personal possession are permitted as long as the possessor can prove that they have paid import duties . In January 2016 , Turkmenistan president Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov reportedly banned all tobacco sales in the country . The Pitcairn Islands had previously banned the sale of cigarettes ; however , it now permits sales from a government-run store . The Pacific island of Niue hopes to become the next country to prohibit the sale of tobacco . A proposal in Iceland would ban tobacco sales from shops , making it prescription-only and therefore dispensable only in pharmacies on doctor 's orders . New Zealand hopes to achieve being tobacco-free by 2025 and Finland by 2040 . In 2012 , anti-smoking groups proposed a 'smoking licence ' – if a smoker managed to quit and hand back their licence , they would get back any money they paid for it . Medical students in Singapore and the Australian state of Tasmania have proposed a 'tobacco free millennium generation initiative ' by banning the sale of all tobacco products to anyone born in and after the year 2000 . In March 2012 , Brazil became the world 's first country to ban all flavored tobacco , including menthols . It also banned the majority of the estimated 600 additives used , permitting only eight . This regulation applies to domestic and internationally imported cigarettes . Tobacco manufacturers had 18 months to remove the non-compliant cigarettes , 24 months to remove the other forms of non-compliant tobacco . Cigarette advertising . In several parts of the world , tobacco advertising and sponsorship of sporting events is prohibited . The ban upon tobacco advertising and sponsorship in the European Union in 2005 prompted Formula One management to look for venues that permit display of the livery of tobacco sponsors , and led to some of the races on the calendar being cancelled in favor of more 'tobacco-friendly ' markets . As of 2007 , only one Formula One team , Scuderia Ferrari , received sponsorship from a tobacco company ; Marlboro branding appeared on its cars in three races ( Bahrain , Monaco , and China ) , all in countries lacking restrictions on tobacco advertising . Advertising billboards for tobacco are still in use in Germany , while the majority of EU member states have outlawed them . MotoGP team Ducati Marlboro received sponsorship from Marlboro , it 's branding appearing at races in Qatar and China . On 1 July 2009 , Ireland prohibited the advertising and display of tobacco products in all retail outlets . Public support . A 2007 Gallup poll found that 54 % of Americans favoured completely smoke-free restaurants , 34 % favoured completely smoke-free hotel rooms , and 29 % favoured completely smoke-free bars . Another Gallup poll , of over 26,500 Europeans , conducted in December 2008 , found that `` a majority of EU citizens support smoking bans in public places , such as offices , restaurants and bars . '' The poll further found that `` support for workplace smoking restrictions is slightly higher than support for such restrictions in restaurants ( 84 % vs. 79 % ) . Two-thirds support smoke-free bars , pubs and clubs . '' The support is highest in countries which have implemented clear smoking bans : `` Citizens in Italy are the most prone to accept smoking restrictions in bars , pubs and clubs ( 93 % – 87 % `` totally in favour '' ) . Sweden and Ireland join Italy at the higher end of the scale with approximately 80 % of respondents supporting smoke-free bars , pubs and clubs ( 70 % in both countries is totally in favor ) . '' Effects upon health . Several studies have documented health and economic benefits related to smoking bans . A 2009 report by the Institute of Medicine concluded that smoking bans reduced the risk of coronary heart disease and heart attacks , but the report 's authors were unable to identify the magnitude of this reduction . Also in 2009 , a systematic review and meta-analysis found that bans on smoking in public places were associated with a significant reduction of incidence of heart attacks . The lead author of this meta-analysis , David Meyers , said that this review suggested that a nationwide ban on smoking in public places could prevent between 100,000 and 225,000 heart attacks in the United States each year . Legislating on smoking of tobacco in public places has reduced the cause of heart disease among adults . Such legislations include banning smoking in restaurants , buses , hotels and workplaces . Institute of Medicine ( IOM ) convened by the Center for Disease Control ( CDC ) found out that there are cardiovascular effects from exposure to secondhand smoke . An epidemiology report says that the risk of coronary heart disease is increased to around 25-30 % when one is exposed to secondhand smoke . The data shows that even at low levels of the smoke , there is the risk and the risks increases with more exposures . A 2012 meta-analysis found that smoke-free legislation was associated with a lower rate of hospitalizations for cardiac , cerebrovascular , and respiratory diseases , and that `` More comprehensive laws were associated with larger changes in risk . '' The senior author of this meta-analysis , Stanton Glantz , told USA Today that , with respect to exemptions for certain facilities from smoking bans , `` The politicians who put those exemptions in are condemning people to be put into the emergency room . '' A 2013 review found that smoking bans were associated with `` significant reduction in acute MI [ myocardial infarction ] risk '' , but noted that “ studies with smaller population in the United States usually reported larger reductions , while larger studies reported relatively modest reductions. ” A 2014 systematic review and meta-analysis found that smoke-free legislation was associated with approximately 10 % reductions in preterm births and hospital attendance for asthma , but not with a decrease in low birth weight . A 2016 Cochrane review found that since the previous version of that review was published in 2010 , the evidence that smoking bans improved health outcomes had become more robust , especially with respect to acute coronary syndrome admissions . However , other studies came to the conclusion that smoking bans have little or no short-term effect on myocardial infarction rates and other diseases . A 2010 study from the US used huge nationally representative databases to comapare smoking-restricted areas with control areas and found no associations between smoking bans and short-term declines in heart attack rates . The authors have also analyzed smaller studies using subsamples and revealed that large short-term increases in myocardial infarction incidence following a smoking ban are as common as the large decreases . Effects upon tobacco consumption . Smoking bans are generally acknowledged to reduce rates of smoking ; smoke-free workplaces reduce smoking rates among workers , and restrictions upon smoking in public places reduce general smoking rates through a combination of stigmatisation and reduction in the social cues for smoking . However , reports in the popular press after smoking bans have been enacted often present conflicting accounts as regards perceptions of effectiveness . One report stated that cigarette sales in Ireland and Scotland increased after their smoking bans were implemented . In contrast , another report states that in Ireland , cigarette sales fell by 16 % in the six months after implementation of the ban . In the UK , cigarette sales fell by 11 % during July 2007 , the first month of the nationwide smoking ban , compared with July 2006 . A 1992 document from Phillip Morris summarised the tobacco industry 's concern about the effects of smoking bans : `` Total prohibition of smoking in the workplace strongly effects tobacco industry volume . Smokers facing these restrictions consume 11 % –15 % less than average and quit at a rate that is 84 % higher than average . '' In the United States , the CDC reported a levelling-off of smoking rates in recent years despite a large number of ever more comprehensive smoking bans and large tax increases . It has also been suggested that a `` backstop '' of hardcore smokers has been reached : those unmotivated and increasingly defiant in the face of further legislation . The smoking ban in New York City was credited with the reduction in adult smoking rates at nearly twice the rate as in the rest of the country , `` and life expectancy has climbed three years in a decade '' . In Sweden , use of snus , as an alternative to smoking , has risen steadily since that nation 's smoking ban . Smoking restrictions may make it easier for smokers to quit . A survey suggests 22 % of UK smokers may have considered quitting in response to that nation 's smoking ban . Restaurant smoking restrictions may help to stop young people from becoming habitual smokers . A study of Massachusetts youths , found that those in towns with smoking bans were 35 percent less likely to be habitual smokers . Effects upon businesses . Many studies have been published in the health industry literature on the economic effect of smoking bans . The majority of these government and academic studies have found that there is no negative economic impact associated with smoking restrictions and many findings that there may be a positive effect on local businesses . A 2003 review of 97 such studies of the economic effects of a smoking ban on the hospitality industry found that the `` best-designed '' studies concluded that smoking bans did not harm businesses . Similarly , a 2014 meta-analysis found no significant gains or losses in revenue in restaurants and bars affected by smoking bans . Studies funded by the bar and restaurant associations have sometimes claimed that smoking bans have a negative effect on restaurant and bar profits . Such associations have also criticised studies which found that such legislation had no impact . Many bar and restaurant associations have relationships with the tobacco industry and are sponsored by them . Australia . A government survey in Sydney found that the proportion of the population attending pubs and clubs rose after smoking was banned inside them . However , a ClubsNSW report in August 2008 blamed the smoking ban for New South Wales clubs suffering their worst fall in income ever , amounting to a decline of $ 385 million . Income for clubs was down 11 % in New South Wales . Sydney CBD club income fell 21.7 % and western Sydney clubs lost 15.5 % . Germany . Some smoking restrictions were introduced in German hotels , restaurants , and bars in 2008 and early 2009 . The restaurant industry has claimed that some businesses in the states which restricted smoking in late 2007 ( Lower Saxony , Baden-Württemberg , and Hessen ) experienced reduced profits . The German Hotel and Restaurant Association ( DEHOGA ) claimed that the smoking ban deterred people from going out for a drink or meal , stating that 15 % of establishments that adopted a ban in 2007 saw turnover fall by around 50 % . However , a study by the University of Hamburg ( Ahlfeldt and Maennig 2010 ) finds negative impacts on revenues , if any , only in the very short run . In the medium and long run , a recovery of revenues took place . These results suggest either , that the consumption in bars and restaurants is not affected by smoking bans in the long run , or , that negative revenue impacts by smokers are compensated by increasing revenues through non-smokers . Smoking is not permitted in any public transit or in or around railway stations except for the locations expressly indicated for smoking . Smoking on trains was banned completely by the Deutsche Bahn AG in 2007 . Smoking has been restricted in airports and all Lufthansa planes since the late 1990s . The 2006 FIFA World cup which the country hosted was the last one before bans on smoking in cafes , bars and restaurants were introduced in most of the countries around the world . In 2008 , Bavaria became the first federal state of Germany to completely ban smoking in bars and restaurants . After this restriction was criticized as being `` too harsh '' by some members of the governing party CSU , it was relaxed one year later . Supporters of smoking bans then brought about a public referendum on the issue , which led to even firmer restrictions than the initial ban . Thereafter , a more comprehensive ban was introduced in 2010 . Also in 2010 , the Saarland became the second federal state with a complete ban in bars and restaurants . In 2013 , North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany 's most populous federal state , became the third state with a strict ban in bars and restaurants . Ireland . The Republic of Ireland was the first country to introduce fully smoke-free workplaces ( March 2004 ) . The Irish workplace smoke-free law was introduced with the intention of protecting workers from second-hand smoke and to discourage smoking in a nation with a high percentage of smokers . In Ireland , the main opposition to the ban came from publicans . Many pubs introduced `` outdoor '' arrangements ( generally heated areas with shelters ) . It was speculated by opponents that the smoke-free workplaces law would increase the amount of drinking and smoking in the home , but recent studies showed this was not the case . Ireland 's Office of Tobacco Control website indicates that `` an evaluation of the official hospitality sector data shows there has been no adverse economic effect from the introduction of this measure ( the March 2004 national introduction of smoke-free in bars , restaurants , etc ) . It has been claimed that the smoke-free law was a significant contributing factor to the closure of hundreds of small rural pubs , with almost 440 fewer licences renewed in 2006 than in 2005 . '' Isle of Man . Smoke-free restrictions came into effect in the Isle of Man on 30 March 2008 . India . Chandigarh became the first city-state of India to become smoke-free in July 2007 . Social activist Hemant Goswami did pioneering work to make Chandigarh smoke-free . Inspired by the success of Chandigarh , the then Union Health Minister Dr. Ambumani Ramadoss enacted the new smoke-free regulation in 2008 . India banned smoking in public places on 2 October 2008 . Nearly a decade earlier , on 12 July 1999 , a Division Bench of the Kerala High Court in India banned smoking in public places by declaring public smoking as illegal ( the first time in the world ) , unconstitutional , and violative of Article 21 of the constitution . The bench headed by Dr. Justice K. Narayana Kurup , held that tobacco smoking in public places ( in the form of cigarettes , cigars , beedies or otherwise ) falls within the mischief of the penal provisions relating to public nuisance as contained in the Indian Penal Code and within the definition of air pollution as contained in the statutes dealing with protection and preservation of environment , in particular , Prevention and Control of Pollution Act 1981 . The Supreme Court in Murli S Deora vs. Union of India and Ors. , recognized the harmful effects of smoking in public and also the effect on passive smokers , and in the absence of statutory provisions at that time , prohibited smoking in public places such as,1.auditoriums , 2. hospital buildings , 3. health institutions , 4. educational institutions , 5. libraries , 6. court buildings , 7. public office , 8. public conveyances , including the railways . Philippines . The smoking ban in the Philippines is under the provisions of two laws : the Clean Air Act of 1999 and the Tobacco Regulation Act of 2003 . The Philippine Clean Air Act of 1999 prohibits smoking inside a public building or an enclosed public place including public vehicles and other means of transport or in any enclosed area outside of one ’ s private residence , private place of work or any duly designated smoking area . The Tobacco Regulation Act also prohibits smoking in public places , like schools , public transportation terminals , malls , and places with fire hazards , like gas stations . Cancer survivors support the planned smoking ban in order for local government units to strictly implement the regulations set by the Tobacco Regulation Act of 2003 . On May 16 , 2017 , President Rodrigo Duterte signed an executive order for the disestablishment of public smoking areas , both indoor and outdoor , implementing a nationwide smoking ban . Poland . Smoking in public places was banned in Poland on 15 November 2010 by a change in parliamentary act `` On Defending Health Against Results of Tobacco and Tobacco Products Usage '' ( `` Ustawa o ochronie zdrowia przed następstwami używania tytoniu i wyrobów tytoniowych '' ) . The smoke ban includes all public places , regardless of ownership , that is restaurants , pubs , workplaces , hospitals , universities , public transport stops and stations and sports facilities ( institutions of primary and secondary education had been declared smoke-free already in 1996 ) . The fine for violating the ban is up to 500 Polish złoty . Owners of businesses who fail to put up no smoking signs could be penalised with a fine of up to 2000 złoty , while tobacco producers who advertise their products as `` less harmful '' or `` healthier '' could be fined with up to 200000 złoty . However , after two years in effect the ban did not affect the number of active smokers in Poland . According to a 2012 poll by CBOS , both before the ban and 2 years later the percentage of smoking Poles was exactly the same : 31 . Russia . Russia was one of the last countries in the world not to have anti-smoking legislation in place . However , in October 2012 , Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev commenced an anti-tobacco strategy that has led to proposals from the Russian Health Ministry to cease advertising , increase tax on cigarette sales and ban smoking in public spaces . The Prime Minister lamented the smoking death rate in the country with 400,000 citizens dying every year of smoking-related causes and this is also compounded by the fact that a pack of cigarettes in Russia typically costs around the £1 mark . A strict law aimed to protect people ’ s health from tobacco smoke and the consequences of smoking that introduced a ban on smoking in all closed public areas in compliance with the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control took effect on 1 June 2013 . At first smoking ban abusers were not fined - the mechanism was still under consideration . The law prohibits smoking at schools and universities , cultural and sporting organizations , beaches , stadiums , on playgrounds and in hospitals , in sanatoriums and at health resorts , inside the offices of public organizations and at filling stations . Smoking is banned aboard aircraft , on the subway and all kinds of public transport . From 15 November 2013 on , smoking at working places , near and within the educational , cultural , sporting and healthcare organizations , in houses ’ hallways , at railway stations and airports is to be punished with a fine from 500 to 1,500 roubles ( $ 15 – 45.5 ) . The management of organizations where the ban is violated will face tougher fines . From 1 June 2014 the list will be complemented with restaurants and bars , dormitories , hotels , long-haul trains , and the boarding platforms of suburban railway stations . United Kingdom . No-smoking regulations came into effect in Scotland on 26 March 2006 , in Wales on 2 April 2007 , in Northern Ireland on 30 April 2007 and in England on 1 July 2007 . The legislation was cited as an example of good regulation which has had a favourable impact on the UK economy by the Department for Business , Innovation and Skills and a review of the impact of smoke-free legislation carried out for the Department of Health concluded that there was no clear adverse impact on the hospitality industry despite initial criticism from some voices within the pub trade . Six months after implementation in Wales , the Licensed Victuallers Association ( LVA ) , which represents pub operators across Wales , claimed that pubs had lost up to 20 % of their trade . The LVA said some businesses were on the brink of closure , others had already closed down , and there was little optimism trade would eventually return to previous levels . The British Beer and Pub Association ( BBPA ) , which represents some pubs and breweries across the UK claimed that beer sales were at their lowest level since the 1930s , ascribing a fall in sales of 7 % during 2007 to the smoke-free regulations . According to a survey conducted by pub and bar trade magazine `` The Publican '' , the anticipated increase in sales of food following introduction of smoke-free workplaces did not immediately occur . The trade magazine 's survey of 303 pubs in the United Kingdom found the average customer spent £14.86 on food and drink at dinner in 2007 , virtually identical to 2006 . A survey conducted by BII ( formerly British Institute of Innkeeping ) and the Federation of Licensed Victuallers ' Associations ( FLVA ) concluded that sales had decreased by 7.3 % in the 5 months since the introduction of smoke-free workplaces on 1 July 2007 . Of the 2,708 responses to the survey , 58 % of licensees said they had seen smokers visiting less regularly , while 73 % had seen their smoking customers spending less time at the pub . United States . In the US , smokers and hospitality businesses initially argued that businesses would suffer from no-smoking laws . However , a 2006 review by the U.S . Surgeon General found that smoking restrictions were unlikely to harm businesses in practice , and that many restaurants and bars might see increased business . In 2003 , New York City amended its smoke-free law to include virtually all restaurants and bars , including those in private clubs , making it , along with the California smoke-free law , one of the toughest in the United States . The city 's Department of Health found in a 2004 study that air pollution levels had decreased sixfold in bars and restaurants after the restrictions went into effect , and that New Yorkers had reported less second-hand smoke in the workplace . The study also found the city 's restaurants and bars prospered despite the smoke-free law , with increases in jobs , liquor licenses , and business tax payments . The president of the New York Nightlife Association remarked that the study was not wholly representative , as by not differentiating between restaurants and nightclubs , the reform may have caused businesses like nightclubs and bars to suffer instead . A 2006 study by the New York State Department of Health found that `` the CIAA has not had any significant negative financial effect on restaurants and bars in either the short or the long term '' . In May 2011 New York City expanded the previously implemented smoking ban by banning smoking in parks , beaches and boardwalks , public golf courses and other areas controlled by the New York City Parks Department . On 30 October 2013 , the city council agreed to raise the age to buy any kind of tobacco and even electronic cigarettes from 18 years of age to 21 years of age . In the United States , a small number of cities , including New York and suburbs of Boston such as Needham , Massachusetts , have 21 years of age as the minimum age to purchase cigarettes ; in most other areas the legal age is 18 or 19 . Using sales and tobacco tax data from 216 cities and counties over 11 years , the researchers projected that seven of the states would have no economic impact , and West Virginia would see a 1 percent boost in restaurant jobs if a statewide smoking ban was adopted . Other benefits of smoking bans in bars and restaurants include improved lung function and a decrease in smoking rates among staff . Some data came from the Missouri Department of Revenue after smoking bans were passed in Lake Saint Louis , Kirkwood , Clayton and Ballwin . Effects upon musical instruments . Bellows-driven instruments – such as the accordion , concertina , melodeon and ( Irish ) Uilleann bagpipes – reportedly need less frequent cleaning and maintenance as a result of the Irish smoke-free law . `` Third-hand smoke '' , solid particulates from secondhand smoke that are adsorbed onto surfaces and later re-emitted as gases or transferred through touch , are a particular problem for musicians . After playing in smoky bars , instruments can emit nicotine , 3-ethenylpyridine ( 3-EP ) , phenol , cresols , naphthalene , formaldehyde , and tobacco-specific nitrosamines ( including some not found in freshly emitted tobacco smoke ) , which can enter musicians ' bodies through the skin , or be re-emitted as gases after they have left the smoky environment . Concern about third-hand smoke on instruments is one of the reasons many musicians , represented by the New Orleans Musicians ' Clinic , supported the smoking ban there . Effects of prison smoking restrictions . Prisons are increasingly restricting tobacco smoking . In the United States , 24 states prohibit indoor smoking whereas California , Nebraska , Arkansas , and Kentucky prohibit smoking on the entire prison grounds . In July 2004 the Federal Bureau of Prisons adopted a smoke-free policy for its facilities . A 1993 U.S. Supreme Court ruling acknowledged that a prisoner 's exposure to second-hand smoke could be regarded as cruel and unusual punishment ( which would be in violation of the Eighth Amendment ) . A 1997 ruling in Massachusetts established that prison smoking bans do not constitute cruel and unusual punishment . Many officials view prison smoking bans as a means of reducing health-care costs . With the exception of Quebec , all Canadian provinces have banned smoking indoors and outdoors in all their prison facilities . Prison officials and guards are sometimes worried due to previous events in other prisons concerning riots , fostering a cigarette black market within the prison , and other problems resulting from total prison smoking restrictions . Prisons have experienced riots when placing smoking restrictions into effect resulting in prisoners setting fires , destroying prison property , persons being assaulted , injured , and stabbed . One prison in Canada had some guards reporting breathing difficulties from the fumes of prisoners smoking artificial cigarettes made from nicotine patches lit by creating sparks from inserting metal objects into electrical outlets . For example in 2008 , the Orsainville Detention Centre near Quebec City , withdrew its smoke-free provision following a riot . But the feared increase in tension and violence expected in association with smoking restrictions has generally not been experienced in practice . Prison smoking bans are also in force in New Zealand , the Isle of Man and the Australian states of Victoria , Queensland , Tasmania , Northern Territory and New South Wales . The New Zealand ban was subsequently successfully challenged in court on two occasions , resulting in a law change to maintain it . Compliance . The introduction of smoking restrictions occasionally generates protests and predictions of widespread non-compliance , along with the rise of smokeasies , including in New York City , Germany , Illinois , the United Kingdom , Utah , and Washington , D.C. High levels of compliance with smoke-free laws have been reported in most jurisdictions including New York , Ireland , Italy and Scotland . Poor compliance was reported in Calcutta . Criticism of smoke-free laws . Smoke-free regulations and ordinances have been criticised on a number of grounds . Government interference with personal lifestyle . Critics of smoke-free provisions , including musician Joe Jackson , and political essayist Christopher Hitchens , have claimed that regulation efforts are misguided . Typically , such arguments are based upon an interpretation of John Stuart Mill 's harm principle which perceives smoke-free laws as an obstacle to tobacco consumption per se , rather than a bar upon harming other people . Such arguments , which usually refer to the notion of personal liberty , have themselves been criticised by Nobel Prize-winning economist Amartya Sen who defended smoke-free regulations on several grounds . Among other things , Sen argued that while a person may be free to acquire the habit of smoking , they thereby restrict their own freedom in the future given that the habit of smoking is hard to break . Sen also pointed out the heavy costs that smoking inevitably imposes on every society which grants smokers unrestricted access to public services ( which , Sen noted , every society that is not `` monstrously unforgiving '' would do ) . Arguments which invoke the notion of personal liberty against smoke-free laws are thus incomplete and inadequate , according to Sen . In New Zealand , two psychiatrist patients and a nurse took their local district health board to court , arguing a smoking ban at intensive care units violated `` human dignity '' as they were there for mental health reasons , not smoking-related illness . They argued it was `` cruel '' to deny patients cigarettes . Property rights . Some critics of smoke-free laws emphasise the property rights of business owners , drawing a distinction between nominally public places ( such as government buildings ) and privately owned establishments ( such as bars and restaurants ) . Citing economic efficiency , some economists suggest that the basic institutions of private property rights and contractual freedom are capable of resolving conflicts between the preferences of smokers and those who seek a smoke-free environment , without government intrusion . Effects on existing smoke-free businesses . Many critics , including a substantial number of those who oppose smoking bans on property-rights grounds , note that where no private-establishment smoking bans are in place , a subset of establishments are able to set themselves apart by catering to the market niche of patrons who prefer smoke-free establishments . Prohibiting smoking in all areas , these critics argue , would eliminate the competitive advantage of these establishments . Legality of smoke-free regulations . Businesses affected by smoke-free regulations have filed lawsuits claiming that these are unconstitutional or otherwise illegal . In the United States , some cite unequal protection under the law while others cite loss of business without compensation , as well as other types of challenges . Some localities where hospitality businesses filed lawsuits against the State or local government include , Nevada , Montana , Iowa , Colorado , Kentucky , New York , South Carolina , and Hawaii . Smoke-free laws may move smoking elsewhere . Restrictions upon smoking in offices and other enclosed public places often result in smokers going outside to smoke , frequently congregating outside doorways . This can result in non-smokers passing through these doorways getting exposed to more secondhand smoke rather than less . Many jurisdictions that have restricted smoking in enclosed public places have extended provisions to cover areas within a fixed distance of entrances to buildings . The former UK Secretary of State for Health John Reid claimed that restrictions upon smoking in public places may lead to more people smoking at home . However , both the House of Commons Health Committee and the Royal College of Physicians disagreed , with the former finding no evidence to support Reid 's claim after studying Ireland , and the latter finding that smoke-free households increased from 22 % to 37 % between 1996-2003 . In January 2010 , the mayor of Boston , Massachusetts , Thomas Menino , proposed a restriction upon smoking inside public housing apartments under the jurisdiction of the Boston Housing Authority . Connection to DUI fatalities . In May 2008 , research published by Adams and Cotti in the `` Journal of Public Economics '' examined statistics of drunken-driving fatalities and accidents in areas where smoke-free laws have been implemented in bars and found that fatal drunken-driving accidents increased by about 13 % , or about 2.5 such accidents per year for a typical county of 680,000 . They speculate this could be caused by smokers driving farther away to jurisdictions without smoke-free laws or where enforcement is lax . Effects of funding on research literature . As in other areas of research , the effect of funding on research literature has been discussed with respect to smoke-free laws . Most commonly , studies which found few or no positive and/or negative effects of smoke-free laws and which were funded by tobacco companies have been delegitimised because they were seen as biased in favor of their funders . Professor of Economics at the California State Polytechnic University-San Luis Obispo , Michael L. Marlow , defended `` tobacco-sponsored '' studies arguing that all studies merited `` scrutiny and a degree of skepticism '' , irrespective of their funding . He wished for the basic assumption that every author were `` fair minded and trustworthy , and deserves being heard out '' and for less attention to research funding when evaluating the results of a study . Marlow suggests that studies funded by tobacco companies are viewed and dismissed as `` deceitful '' , i.e . as being driven by ( conscious ) bad intention . Incentives for voluntarily smoke-free establishments . During the debates over the Washington , DC , smoke-free law , city council member Carol Schwartz proposed legislation that would have enacted either a substantial tax credit for businesses that chose to voluntarily restrict smoking or a quadrupling of the annual business license fee for bars , restaurants and clubs that wished to allow smoking . Additionally , locations allowing smoking would have been required to install specified high-performance ventilation systems . Ventilation . Critics of smoke-free laws have suggested that ventilation is a means of reducing the harmful effects of second-hand smoke . A tobacco industry-funded study conducted by the School of Technology of the University of Glamorgan in Wales , published in the Building Services Journal suggested that `` ventilation is effective in controlling the level of contamination '' , although `` ventilation can only dilute or partially displace contaminants and occupational exposure limits are based on the 'as low as reasonably practicable ' principle '' . Some hospitality organisations have claimed that ventilation systems could bring venues into line with smoke-free restaurant ordinances . A study published by the American Society of Heating , Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers and funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation found one establishment with lower air quality in the non-smoking section , due to improperly installed ventilation systems . They also determined that even properly functioning systems `` are not substitutes for smoking bans in controlling environmental smoke exposure '' . The tobacco industry has focused on proposing ventilation as an alternative to smoke-free laws , though this approach has not been widely adopted in the U.S. because `` in the end , it is simpler , cheaper , and healthier to end smoking '' . The Italian smoke-free law ban permits dedicated smoking rooms with automatic doors and smoke extractors . Nevertheless , few Italian establishments are creating smoking rooms due to the additional cost . A landmark report from the U.S . Surgeon General found that even the use of elaborate ventilation systems and smoking rooms fail to provide protection from the health hazards of second-hand smoke , since there is `` no safe level of second-hand smoke '' . Preemption . A number of states in the United States have `` preemption clauses '' within state law which block local communities from passing smoke-free ordinances more strict than the state laws on the books . The rationale is to prevent local communities from passing smoke-free ordinances which are viewed as excessive by that state 's legislature . Other states have `` anti-preemption clauses '' that allow local communities to pass smoking ban ordinances that their legislature found unacceptable . Hardship exemptions . In Wauwatosa , Wisconsin , three restaurants received short-term exemptions from a local smoke-free ordinance in restaurants when they managed to demonstrate financial suffering because of it .
The Devil 's in the Details . `` The Devil 's in the Details '' is a 2012 American thriller film directed and written by Waymon Boone . The film encircles an Arizona military veteran suffering post-trauma from a military experience when he gets caught up in a Mexican cartel 's drug mule plot . It stars Ray Liotta , Emilio Rivera , Joel Mathews , Raymond J. Berry , Noel Gugliemi , Lane Garrison and Jake Jacobson . Plot . Thomas Conrad ( Joel Mathews ) , a supermarket manager and military ex-soldier , has trouble re-adjusting to a normal life in Nogales , Arizona . For over 6 months , he has been tormented by post-traumatic stress disorder from a terrifying experience serving his country overseas . Enduring issues with his family , he has also separated himself from his wife Selina ( Jenna Lyng ) and daughter Chloe ( Ava Acres ) . Recommended to undergo rehab , he visits ex-Navy Seal and psychiatrist , Dr. Robert Michaels ( Ray Liotta ) , who helps him identify the moments leading up to his condition . One evening after work , Thomas accidentally rear-ends a vehicle . For the incident , he reimburses a Mexican named Bill Duffy ( Emilio Rivera ) , financing several glasses of booze between them at a local bar . After becoming drunk , spilling family information and submitting his car keys in for his safety , he passes out . Thomas awakes restrained in a torture room and finds he had been kidnapped . Working for a Mexican cartel , Bill reveals himself to be the culprit and along with Corbin ( Jake Jacobson ) working with him , forces Thomas through an ultimatum to cooperate with a cross-border drug smuggling operation , holding his wife and daughter captive at their home and threatening to kill them . With his father Richard Conrad ( Raymond J. Barry ) a judge , his sister Claire ( Nikki Deloach ) a police officer and brother Kyle Conrad ( Wes McGee ) a border patrol officer , Thomas must have his estranged family commit the crime in a timely manner . During a series of phone calls that detail the action sequences , Thomas succeeds to get his family into action . He comes close to becoming fatally wounded on many occasions where his time nearly expires to complete a task and is also threatened with being injected by a deadly chemical compound . Many of Bill 's associates check in to keep watch , making Thomas believe he had been taken to Mexico . On one instance , he pleads help from a young man named Trevor ( Lane Garrison ) who enters the room , but he is revealed to be working with the others , soon bringing in Thomas 's employee Olivia ( Shi Ne Nielson ) to shoot and kill her which infuriates Thomas . Eventually Thomas 's sister Claire secures a large amount of drugs and money from a designated house , but when she transports it to the drop-off spot , she is apparently shot and killed . Soon , his father Richard calls Dr. Robert Michaels for help . Around this time , it ’ s revealed in a flashback that during his military duty with his comrade Hutchens ( Albert Thakur ) , who was shot , Thomas inadvertently cornered and gunned down several armed kids in a home , causing his mental anguish . Robert arrives at Thomas 's wife 's house pretending to be looking for a plumber . Taking action , an armed Robert sneaks to the back and enters the house , ultimately killing two men to free the house of captivity . Released from restraint and left weakened on the floor , Thomas finds the chance to stab and kill an armed Trevor with a sharp object . Taking his gun , he also shoots Corbin in the head . Escaping the torture room after killing them both , Thomas walks down a corridor noticing audio equipment on a table . Exiting out , he realizes he was kept behind the same bar the entire time . He approaches Bill at the counter and shoots dead the provoking bartender Frank ( Arturo del Puerto ) . Bill reveals there was no cartel and everything was his elaborate plan – they spied on him , set up the minor car accident , got him drunk in the bar , held him against his will and used certain audio clips to play tricks on him , all to goad Thomas into getting his family to commit the robbery of a drug dealer , something Bill admittedly did to other victims previously . Also Thomas 's sister Claire was killed because his father involved the police . Exacting revenge , Thomas injects a lethal chemical compound into Bill , who dies as a result . Leaving the bar and relieved to see outside again , Thomas drives home to see his wife and daughter waiting to greet him at the door . Distribution . `` The Devil 's in the Details '' was released in the United States on Blu-ray and DVD on March 12 , 2013 . Reception . The film has garnered mixed to negative reviews . Reviewed by the DVD Verdict , writer Tom Becker observed the film as `` overwrought '' and `` under-thought '' , believing Ray Liotta contributed positively , the location and effects were `` lite '' , and the suspense was scarce , but felt `` the lack of a significant pay-off is just a tremendous cheat . '' Brendon Surpless of Blu-ray Definition called it `` a rather mundane film '' that `` has some entertaining moments thanks to a solid performance by veteran Ray Liotta . '' In a less critical review , Michael Reuben of blu-ray.com argued that the film `` keeps you guessing '' and credited Joel Mathews as a credible victim and Emilio Rivera to be the `` stuff of nightmares '' .
William Henry Prestele . Wilhelm Heinrich Prestele ( or William Henry Prestele ) ( 13 October 1838 – 16 August 1895 ) was a botanical artist known for his lithographs and watercolor work commissioned by the US Department of Agriculture . Biography . Prestele was born on October 13 , 1838 , in Hesse-Darmstadt , Germany , to Franz Joseph Martin Prestele and Karoline Russ . The family emigrated to America in 1843 , settling first in New York and later in the Amana Colonies in Iowa . His father , known in America as Joseph Prestele , was also a painter and lithographer of flowers and fruits and prior to emigrating had been head gardener for King Ludwig I of Bavaria as well as a staff artist for a time at the Royal Botanical Garden in Munich . From his father he learned the arts of watercolor and lithography . In the late 1850s , Prestele moved to New York , and in 1861 he joined the Union Army as a private in a regiment of New York volunteers . He was wounded at the battle of Antietam in 1862 and spent the remainder of his service period recovering in hospital . Sometime around 1863 , he married an Irish woman named Anne , and with her he had three children—Margaret ( 1864 ) , Frances ( ca . 1869 ) , and Emma ( 1870 ) —before Anne died in 1871 or 1872 . In 1867 , at the age of 29 , William was hired to make a series of nurserymen ’ s plates by Illinois nursery owner Franklin Kelsey Phoenix . He moved his family from New York to Bloomington , Illinois , for this project . No plates from this project are known to have survived , but a write-up in the August 1869 edition of `` Gardener 's Monthly and Horticultural Advertiser '' praised them in robust terms : `` We have now before us a fruit piece ... prepared by W. H. Prestele . We are in the habit of admiring European art in this line , and have often wished Americans could successfully compete with it . We now have it here . We never saw anything of the kind better executed from any part of the world '' . When this relationship ended in 1871 , William briefly went into business with L. B. Littlefield , publishing fruit and flower plates . In 1875 , he moved his family to Iowa , not far from the Amana community where he was raised , and married his second wife , Susanna Gefaller . With Susanna , who died in 1882 , he had a daughter , Lillian . He set up as a lithographer in Iowa City and practiced this trade for a decade or so . On August 1 , 1887 , he was appointed as the first artist on the staff of the recently formed Pomological Division of the United States Department of Agriculture in Washington , D.C . He was assigned to make life-size watercolors of native grapes intended as illustrations for a monograph by Thomas Volney Munson of Denison , Texas , a leading authority on native grapes . He worked from live and dried specimens sent to him by Munson , making color sketches of details that Munson would then review ; Prestele would then use these detail drawings would to create a life-size painting of the species . The U.S. Secretary of Agriculture eventually decided the cost of printing the monograph with the illustrations would be prohibitive , so it was never published in its intended form , though Munson went on to use the text he wrote as the foundation for his highly regarded book `` Foundations of American Grape Culture '' . Munson 's book was illustrated with photographs instead of with Prestele 's watercolors , which remained in the collection of the USDA . Prestele 's paintings are noted for their naturalness and attention to botanical accuracy . Over a hundred of his watercolors of grapes and other fruit are held in the National Agricultural Library 's Pomological Watercolor Collection . He died in Arlington , Virginia on August 16 , 1895 , and was buried at Arlington National Cemetery . A collection of his papers spanning the years 1887-1891 is held by the USDA National Agricultural Library Special Collections and comprises original watercolors and drawings , plant specimens , and other materials , including work related to the planned Munson monograph .
Ypsolopha melanofuscella . `` Ypsolopha melanofuscella '' is a moth of the family Ypsolophidae . It is found in the Russian Far East . The wingspan is 16.5–17.3 mm . The forewings are dark brown with a violet lustre and with weakly visible transverse striation . The hindwings are dark brownish grey , but paler towards the base . Etymology . The specific name is derived from two Latin roots `` melano '' - and `` fusc '' - ( collectively meaning dark brown ) and refers to the forewing coloration of the species .
Codex Ravianus . Codex Ravianus ( also called Berolinensis ) is a manuscript rewritten from Complutensian Polyglot Bible . Formerly it was listed as a Greek manuscript of the New Testament , but it was removed from the list in 1908 . The manuscript is a famous instance of the Comma Johanneum . Description . The codex contains a complete text of the New Testament , in two volumes , on 292 + 205 parchment leaves ( size ) . The leaves are arranged in quarto . It contains a spurious biblical passage , the Comma Johanneum in 1 John 5:7 . Although it was rewritten from the Complutensian text , there are some textual divergences between them : Matthew 2:13 ; 15:22 ; 17:2 ; 23:8 ; 1 John 5:10 ; Jude 22 , which all stem from the errors of the pen of the Ravianus 's scribe . The codex was used as an argument in the 18th century that Complutensian was rewritten from the Codex Ravianus , even with imitation of its letters , but scholars like La Croze , Griesbach , and Michaelis proved that errors of Ravianus are nothing more than errors of the pen . It lost its weight as an independent authority . History . The manuscript is a transcript from the Complutensian Polyglot , printed in 1514 . It copies even typographical errors of it , and the letters are similar . Some variant readings were inserted from the margin of Stephanus 's edition . According to C. R. Gregory it once belonged to Christian Rave , from Uppsala , or his brother Johannes Rave . It took the name of Ravianus from the name Rave . Johann Jakob Wettstein added it into the list of the Greek New Testament manuscripts , and designated it siglum 110 . The text was published by Treschow , while it was examined and described by Griesbach , Georg Gottlieb Pappelbaum ( in 1796 ) , and Gregory ( in 1900 ) . In 1908 Gregory removed it from the list of the Greek New Testament manuscripts . It is no longer listed , because it is only a facsimile of the Complutensis Polyglot . The manuscript is currently housed in the Berlin State Library ( Gr . fol . 1 & 2 ) .
WD postcode area . The WD postcode area , also known as the Watford postcode area , is a group of eleven postcode districts in England , which are subdivisions of seven post towns . These postcode districts mostly cover south-west Hertfordshire and a small parts of Buckinghamshire and Greater London . The main sorting office is at the Home Counties North Mail Centre in Hemel Hempstead , having been at the Watford Mail Centre until its closure in 2011 . The area covered includes all of the borough of Watford , most of the Three Rivers district , the western part of the Hertsmere district and small parts of the Dacorum and St Albans districts . WD3 also covers the village of Chenies in the Chiltern district of Buckinghamshire , as well as the north-western extremity of Greater London - a small and mostly unpopulated protrusion of Harefield in the London Borough of Hillingdon . __TOC__ Recoding . In September 2000 districts WD17-19 and WD23-25 were created from the recoding of the WD1 and WD2 districts . BUSHEY is a new post town ; having previously been part of the WD2 district of WATFORD . This was due to postcode exhaustion of WD1 and WD2 Another reason for the postcode revision was the old WD2 area included Bushey with North Watford . Bushey was to all intents a section of Watford sorting office ; up until 2000 , all mail for WD2 was cut and tipped at Watford office . In order to change this , new codes were created to enable direct bags to be opened at Bushey delivery office . Local union reps claimed that the reason Bushey Delivery Office was included with Watford was so Watford postal workers would attract outer London weighting , since Bushey was in the London Metropolitan Police area at the time . Bushey was created as a post town so that the `` Bushey Delivery Office '' could directly receive bags of mail . Up until this point , all mailbags for the old WD2 postcode area , which included Bushey and North Watford , were cut and tipped at Watford Mail Centre . At one point during the 1970s , the night sorting was done at Watford and then delivered by van during the small hours . One reason for this long-winded procedure was to ensure that Watford postal workers received London weighting payments , as Bushey was in the London Metropolitan Police area at the time .
David T. McLaughlin . David Thomas McLaughlin ( March 16 , 1932 – August 25 , 2004 ) was the 14th President of Dartmouth College , 1981–1987 . McLaughlin also served as chief executive officer of Orion Safety Products from 1988 to December 31 , 2000 . He was president and chief executive officer of the Aspen Institute from 1988 to 1997 and its chairman from 1987 to 1988 . He served as chairman and chief executive officer of Toro Company from 1977 to 1981 , after serving in various management positions at Toro Company since 1970 . McLaughlin served as a director of CBS Corporation from 1979 , becoming chairman of the board in January 1999 until the CBS merger . He also served as a director of Infininity Broadcasting Corporation until the Infinity merger . Dartmouth presidency . As an undergraduate McLaughlin was a member of Phi Beta Kappa and various student organizations such as Green Key , Palaeopitus , Beta Theta Pi fraternity , and Casque and Gauntlet . He earned his A.B . in 1954 and his M.B.A. in 1955 , at the Tuck School of Business . He served Dartmouth steadily after graduation , joining the board of trustees in 1971 and becoming chairman in 1977 . Like his predecessor Ernest Martin Hopkins , the fourteenth president in the Wheelock Succession came from a business background . President McLaughlin succeeded in carrying out an ambitious agenda for Dartmouth , striving to keep it in the forefront of liberal education . During his tenure academic and athletic facilities were improved ; the Rockefeller Center , Hood Museum , and boathouse were built ; classrooms were renovated ; the Dartmouth Skiway was improved ; and the Berry Sports Center was built . Academic initiatives included the establishment of the John Sloan Dickey Center for International Understanding and the Institute for the Study of Applied and Professional Ethics . Faculty salaries increased 43 percent over a five-year period , the college 's `` need-blind '' admissions policy was continued and the endowment grew to a new high of $ 521 million . Dartmouth 's professional schools also grew under President McLaughlin 's tenure : the Thayer School of Engineering received a $ 15 million grant to expand and improve facilities ; the Tuck School of Business was strengthened ; and Dartmouth Medical School was brought into financial equilibrium , greatly increasing its sponsored research and fund raising efforts . Dartmouth continued to progress under McLaughlin 's leadership and his continued commitment to liberal education and undergraduate teaching .
Lu Hsueh-mei . Lu Hsueh-mei ( born 13 November 1987 in Kaohsiung ) is a Taiwanese softball player . She competed for Chinese Taipei at the 2008 Summer Olympics .
David L. Williams ( film director ) . David L Williams is a dual national British and American film director , writer and producer living in London . An active film campaigner in Rwanda ( Genocide ) and Liberia ( Deforestation ) his commercial work with UK production house Shooting Pictures has led to collaborations with comedians including Dom Joly , Russell Brand , and Alistair McGowan . His debut cinema feature , the arctic comedy Beyond the Pole , was his first attempt to fuse comedy with his campaigning work and was supported by Friends of the Earth . In November 2010 Williams collaborated with members of The Fast Show team to campaign for the Sustainable Livestock Bill , legislation designed to protect the Amazonian rainforest and support more local , planet friendly farming . Career . Williams began his career as an actor , working regularly with theatre director Matthew Lloyd at the Almeida Theatre , Leicester Haymarket and Glasgow Citizens Theatre , where he met his partner , Helen Baxendale . Television and film roles included playing opposite Michael Elphick , and Tom Hollander in the BBC 's `` Harry '' , and a lead for two series in Russell T Davies BAFTA winning , `` The Ward '' . Moving behind the camera William 's founded Shooting Pictures in 2000 with Baxendale , and has since led more than a 100 shoots across 5 continents . His television comedy , Flyfishing , starring Frances Barber and Kate Ashfield , sold to over 30 countries . In 2009 Williams directed , produced and co-wrote the multi-award-winning arctic comedy , Beyond the Pole , for Shooting Pictures . Premiering in the Best of British strand at the Glasgow International Film Festival , Beyond the Pole went on to win 9 awards on the festival circuit in America and Europe , before its UK cinema release . Starring Stephen Mangan , Rhys Thomas , Mark Benton and Alexander Skarsgard , the film was shot on floating sea ice off the coast of Greenland .
Catherine West . Catherine West ( born 14 September 1966 ) is a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom . She was first elected as the Member of Parliament ( MP ) for Hornsey and Wood Green in May 2015 . Early life and education . West was born on 14 September 1966 and was raised in Sydney , Australia . She was educated at Ravenswood School for Girls . She studied at the University of Sydney and gained a master 's degree in Chinese politics from the School of Oriental and African Studies , University of London . West is fluent in five languages , including Mandarin Chinese , which she became proficient in during her time living in Nanjing . Political career . From 2 May 2002 to 22 May 2014 , West was a member of the Islington London Borough Council representing the Tollington Ward . She was leader of the council 's Labour Party group from 2004 to 10 October 2013 and Council Leader from 6 May 2010 to 10 October 2013 . She was elected Member of Parliament ( MP ) for Hornsey and Wood Green in the 2015 general election . Following the election of Jeremy Corbyn as Leader of the Labour Party , Catherine was promoted to the Official Opposition Frontbench as a Shadow Foreign Office Minister . During the 2016 EU membership referendum Campaign , West was involved with Britain Stronger In Europe , campaigning for the UK to remain within the European Union , arguing that `` Britain would be stronger , more prosperous , more secure and more peaceful '' if they were to remain within the EU . West 's constituency of Hornsey and Wood Green secured the highest remain vote in the UK with 81.5 % voting to remain . Following the EU referendum , West confirmed she would vote against invoking Article 50 should a vote come before parliament . In September 2016 , she founded the All-Party Parliamentary Group on UK-EU Relations , that seeks to secure a positive and progressive relationship between Britain and the EU . This group has cross-party support with Green Party Leader Caroline Lucas , former Conservative Secretary of State for Education Nicky Morgan and Former Labour Higher Education Minister David Lammy among its elected officers . In January 2017 , West voted against triggering Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty , the process by which EU Member States may use to withdraw from the European Union , along with 46 other Labour Party Members of Parliament . West opposes the renewal of Trident nuclear weapon system . In September 2015 , West along with Tulip Siddiq and Keir Starmer wrote a letter to British prime minister David Cameron seeking urgent action to address the refugee crisis due to the Syrian Civil War . West was sacked from the Labour frontbench in June 2017 after she voted in favour of an amendment to the Queen 's Speech which called on the UK to remain in the European Single Market , in defiance of the Labour whip . Personal life . West is a Quaker . She is one of three Quakers elected during the 2015 general election , the others being Ruth Cadbury and Tania Mathias .
List of listed buildings in Dalserf , South Lanarkshire . This is a list of listed buildings in the parish of Dalserf in South Lanarkshire , Scotland .
Tonsenhagen . Tonsenhagen is a neighborhood in the borough of Bjerke in northeast Oslo , Norway . Built in the 1950s , it was one of the early new suburbs within Oslo . The neighborhood is situated on a hillside overlooking Oslo , surrounded by forest and near the ski resort of Grefsenkollen . There is a local school , for which the first headmaster was Rolf Ridar , and the Norwegian children 's play and book writer Ingebrigt Davik was once a teacher there . Street names . The main road through the area is named after the first woman member of parliament , Anna Rogstad , who was also a teacher and an early Norwegian suffragette . The uppermost road on the hill ( with three yellow block of flats ) was named for the first female professor of Oslo University in 1912 , Kristine Bonnevie , whilst another main road was named for the teacher and feminist Ragna Nielsen . The Selvbyggerveien ( Self Builders Road ) was named for the block of flats built by the housing cooperative Byggelag .
Teruto Ishihara . Teruto Ishihara ( born July 23 , 1991 ) is a Japanese professional mixed martial artist who currently competes in the Featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship . A professional competitor since 2011 , he has formerly competed for Shooto . Early career . Ishihara began his professional MMA career in 2011 , debuting in the Shooto promotion . Over the next four-and-a-half years he amassed a record of 7-2-1 . Road to UFC : Japan . In June 2015 , Ishihara was announced as one of the eight featherweights competing on `` Road to UFC : Japan '' , a show in the style of `` The Ultimate Fighter '' . Ishihara faced Tatsuya Ando in the quarterfinals and won by majority decision . He then faced Akiyo Nishiura in the semifinals and again won by decision . Ishihara ultimately faced Mizuto Hirota in the finals at UFC Fight Night 75 on September 27 , 2015 . The bout was ruled a split draw with no winner decided . The UFC announced post-fight that Hirota and Ishihara would both be awarded contracts . Ultimate Fighting Championship . In his second fight for the promotion , Ishihara faced Julian Erosa on March 5 , 2016 at UFC 196 . Ishihara won the fight via KO early in the second round . Ishihara next faced Horacio Gutiérrez on August 6 , 2016 at UFC Fight Night 92 . Ishihara won the fight via first-round KO and subsequently received a `` Performance of the Night '' bonus . Ishihara faced Artem Lobov on November 19 , 2016 at UFC Fight Night 99 . He lost the fight via unanimous decision . Ishihara faced Gray Maynard on July 7 , 2017 at The Ultimate Fighter 25 Finale . He lost the fight by unanimous decision . Ishihara faced Rolando Dy on September 23 , 2017 at . He knocked down Dy 20 second in round one but Dy managed to survive . Throughout the fight Dy kicked three times to Ishihara 's groin area and was deducted a point by the referee . After three rounds fight , the judges awarded the win to Ishihara via unanimous decision ( 28-27 , 28-27 , 29-27 ) ended Ishihara 2 losing streak . Ishihara faced José Alberto Quiñónez in a bantamweight bout on February 10 , 2018 at UFC 221 . He lost the fight via unanimous decision . Ishihara faced promotional newcomer Petr Yan on June 23 , 2018 at UFC Fight Night 132 . He lost the fight via technical knockout in the first round .
Rural Municipality of Waverley No . 44 . `` This article is about the rural municipality in Canada . For other places with the same name , see Waverley ( disambiguation ) '' Waverley No . 44 is a rural municipality of 422 rural residents ( 2006 census ) in the southwestern part of Saskatchewan , Canada . The RM was incorporated February 1 , 1913 . Other urban municipalities in the area include Fir Mountain , Glentworth , and Wood Mountain . The southern part of the rural municipality , along the United States border , contains most of the eastern portion ( `` East Block '' ) of Grasslands National Park . The southern boundary of the RM is the United States border with Valley County , Montana . A rural municipality is an administrative district consisting of an elected reeve , councillors , administrator who provide essential services within their area .
Peter Beier . Peter Beier Chokolade , usually referred to as Peter Beier , is a Danish premium chocolate manufacturing and retailing company founded by Linda and Peter Beier in 1996 . It is based at the Ørsholt estate outside Helsingør . History . Peter Beier was born in Slangerup in 1965 . He was educated as a pastry chef in Stubbekøbing on the island of Falster in 1985 and headed Magasin du Nord 's chokolaterie from 1987 . Linda Beier has a law degree from University of Copenhagen . They founded Peter Beier Chokolade in 1996 . The first Peter Beier chocolate store opened in Copenhagen in 2000 and the first combined café and chocolate store opened on Falkoner Allé in Frederiksberg in 2002 . In 2003 , the company acquired its own cocoa plantain in the Dominican Republic to have better control of the supply chain . Another 11 stores opened between 2003 and 2014 . The first store outside Denmark opened in Malmö , Sweden . It was followed by a store in Dubai in 2016 . Products . The product range includes filled chocolates , chocolate pestilles , chocolate powder and traditional Danish products such as `` flødeboller '' and `` pålægschocolade '' Chocolate stores . As of 2015 , Peter Beier has 19 chocolate stores of which five are shop-in-shop concepts operated in collaboration with Meny supermarkets . The company also has its own online store . Chocolate lounges . Two `` chocolate lounges '' are currently opeated in association with the chocolate stores in Store Kongensgade and Nordre Frihavnsgade in Copenhagen . In 2016 , it was announced that a chocolaterie with on-site chocolate production and café will open in Axel Towers , opposite the main entrance to Tivoli Gardens .
Emergency & I . `` Emergency & I '' is the third album by American indie rock band The Dismemberment Plan , released in 1999 by DeSoto Records . It was produced by J. Robbins and Chad Clark . Reviews for the album were very favorable . On January 11 , 2011 , Barsuk Records reissued the vinyl edition of `` Emergency & I '' , which includes an oral history of the band conducted by The A.V . Club 's Josh Modell . Recording . In 1998 , The Dismemberment Plan signed a record deal with Interscope Records . `` Emergency & I '' was recorded during the band 's time with Interscope and was meant to be the first of the two albums they would record with the label . Using the money from Interscope , the album was recorded at Water Music Studios in Hoboken , New Jersey . Some songs went through different stages during recording . `` Spider in the Snow '' was originally going to have real strings . However , Travis Morrison thought that using strings was `` too fancy '' and decided to use Casio keyboards instead . `` What Do You Want Me To Say '' was originally going to have turntable scratching , but the plan was scrapped after producer Chad Clark thought using samples was kitsch . Chad Clark also originally did not want `` You Are Invited '' to be on `` Emergency & I , '' finding the song too sentimental . Lyrical themes . Popmatters ' Zachary Houle noted that the album had themes of growing pains experienced by people in their 20s . Jeremy Larson of Consequence of Sound noted the influence of Stephen Malkmus on the album 's lyrics . Paul Thompson of Pitchfork Media related the album title to the encroaching chaos of modern life with the self . With regards to individual songs , the track `` Back and Forth '' is based on Bob Dylan 's `` It 's Alright , Ma ( I 'm Only Bleeding ) . '' `` You Are Invited , '' a song about an anonymous invitation that comes through the mail , deals with belonging and selflessness . `` The City '' deals with Morrison 's loneliness living in a city , his longing for a wanderlust lover , and his inability to leave the city without abandoning everything that makes him who he is . Zachary Houle argued that songs such as `` Memory Machine '' and `` What Do You Want Me to Say ? '' deals with themes of disconnectedness in the information age , including predicting the social media phenomenon that would be prominent in the following decade . Release . When Geffen Records and A & M Records merged into Interscope in 1999 , Universal Music Group announced that they would cut numerous artists from Interscope . The Dismemberment Plan were one of the artists affected by the cut . In turn , the band decided to release `` Emergency & I '' on their former label DeSoto Records . 2011 reissue . The band originally wanted `` Emergency & I '' to be released on vinyl back in 1999 , but decided against that after seeing that vinyl was not a commercially viable option . After seeing a resurgence in vinyl records , the band decided to release the album on vinyl in 2011 . Morrison cited sound quality and packaging as reasons he wanted it to be a vinyl release . The vinyl reissue came with 4 bonus tracks . `` Since You Died '' was the B-side to the vinyl 7-inch release of `` What Do You Want Me To Say '' that came out before `` Emergency & I '' was recorded . `` Just Like You '' was originally released on the compilation EP `` Ft. Reno Benefit Compilation . '' `` The First Anniversary Of Your Last Phone Call '' was originally released on `` The Ice Of Boston '' EP . `` The Dismemberment Plan Gets Rich '' was originally from `` Juno & The Dismemberment Plan '' , a split EP between Juno and The Dismemberment Plan . Critical response . `` Emergency & I '' received overwhelming critical acclaim . The album has been described by `` Rolling Stone '' as `` a game-changer for indie rock fans , '' and `` Pitchfork '' describes it as `` one of indie 's key LPs . '' `` Glide Magazine '' called the album `` [ The Dismemberment Plan 's ] landmark masterstroke , still cited by many bands and critics as a turning point in the evolution of indie rock . '' Brent DiCrescenzo of `` Pitchfork '' originally gave the album a 9.6 out of 10 , with a short review that read simply , `` If you consider yourself a fan of groundbreaking pop , go out and buy this album right now . Now . Get up . Go . '' Ned Raggett of AllMusic called the album a `` firecracker '' which shows the band 's `` at once passionate and sly approach to music—take in everything , put it back out , and give it its own particular sheen and spin—is in no danger of letting up . '' Robert Christgau of `` The Village Voice '' wrote `` The only way they 're [ The Dismemberment Plan ] punk anymore is that there are n't very many of them and that none of them seems to be playing a keyboard even though most of them can . What they are instead is a much rarer thing [ ... ] thoughtful , quirky , mercurial young adults skilled at transforming doubt into music . '' Accolades and retrospective reviews . `` Emergency & I '' was ranked the best album of 1999 by `` Pitchfork '' . On the same website , the album was ranked # 16 their `` redux '' version of the Top 100 Albums of the 1990s list , with William Morris writing `` The album 's lyric book reads better than half the modern volumes on my bookshelf . Modern R & B should have as much rhythm . Modern rock should have as much balls . '' In addition , the website ranked the track `` The City '' # 64 on their list of the Top 200 Tracks of the 1990s . In December 2007 the album was ranked number 95 in `` Blender ( magazine ) 's 100 Greatest Indie-Rock Albums Ever '' . The album 's 2011 vinyl reissue brought about numerous positive reviews as well . Zachary Houle of `` PopMatters '' wrote that `` Just in terms of a sheer personal enjoyment factor , I would almost argue the case for a new rating : the Spinal Tap-esque 11 . `` Emergency & I '' is just a relentless record , full of youthful abandon and insightful penetrations into the technology-addled brain . I just ca n't get enough of it . '' In another review of the reissue , `` Consequence of Sound '' s Jeremy D. Larson wrote : `` The Plan colors this record with 12 songs that serve as hitching posts for whatever ails you . Life medicine never sounded better ... `` Emergency & I '' continues to arch its influence even after a 12-year gap . '' `` Pitchfork '' gave the reissue a perfect 10/10 with a `` best new reissue '' designation , '' while Sputnikmusic 's Alex Robertson rated the album `` classic '' with a perfect 5.0 . The album was ranked at number 26 on `` Spin '' s `` The 300 Best Albums of the Past 30 Years ( 1985–2014 ) '' list . Track listing . `` A Life of Possibilities '' , `` What Do You Want Me to Say ? `` , `` The Jitters '' and `` The City '' are all also featured in remixed form on `` A People 's History of the Dismemberment Plan '' with bonus tracks `` Just Like You '' and `` The First Anniversary Of Your Last Phone Call '' being on The Ice Of Boston EP .
Kentucky Route 1927 . Kentucky Route 1927 ( KY 1927 ) is a east–west state highway located in and around the cities of Lexington and Winchester , Kentucky . The western terminus of the route is at Kentucky Route 4 ( East New Circle Road ) east of downtown Lexington . The eastern terminus is at Kentucky Route 627 in downtown Winchester . KY 1927 , along with U.S. Route 60 and Interstate 64 to the north , is one of three routes directly connecting Lexington to Winchester . In rural western Clark and eastern Fayette this road is considered one of the most dangerous because of its curves and trees . Many fatal accidents on this road has occurred more than any other major highway , road , or street in Winchester and Lexington . The road is known by several names along its length , including Liberty Road , Todds Road , Colby Road , and Belmont Avenue .
Megachile dacica . `` Megachile dacica '' is a species of bee in the family Megachilidae . It was described by Mocsáry in 1879 .
Francisco Tudela . Francisco Antonio Gregorio Tudela van Breugel-Douglas ( born 20 July 1955 ) is a Peruvian academician [ and politician ] . Biography . The first of three children , Tudela was born in Lima into an upper-class family . His father , Felipe Tudela y Barreda , served as ambassador and his grandfather was a Prime Minister . His mother was jonkvrouw Vera van Breugel Douglas ( 1929-† ) , daughter of the baron Casper van Breugel Douglas ( 1896-1982 , member of the Dutch nobility ) , first Netherlands Ambassador accredited to the Soviet Union . Tudela has Romanian roots on his maternal side . He studied at Colegio Maristas San Isidro . He graduated as a lawyer from Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú . He has also studied at the Universidad de Navarra ( Spain ) and London School of Economics and Political Science graduating with LLM . Tudela was director of the Universidad Católica 's Institute of International Studies ( IDEI ) . Francisco Tudela was one of the most respected foreign ministers of the Alberto Fujimori government , serving from 1995 until mid-1997 . He also served as First Vice President of Peru during 2000 , resigning from the post in October of that year . Tudela was held hostage for 126 days during the Japanese embassy hostage crisis of 1996-1997 .
Mountsorrel Railway . The Mountsorrel Railway was a network of industrial railway lines that served the granite quarries which dominate the Leicestershire village of Mountsorrel . After being closed in the 1950s , a section was reopened in 2015 as a heritage line run by Mountsorrel & Rothley Community Heritage Centre . History . As early as 1860 , there were eight-and-a-half miles of track serving the local quarries of the Mountsorrel Granite Company , now owned by Lafarge Aggregates . The line ran from the Great Central Railway at Swithland Sidings , around the quarries , over the Grand Union Canal at Mountsorrel , to the Midland Main Line at Barrow-upon-Soar . The line fell out of use in the 1950s , the track was taken up in the 1960s , and most of the route was abandoned . Restoration . The line between Mountsorrel and Barrow is still followed by a mineral conveyor to Barrow , where quarry rock is sorted for distribution . A local resident , Steve Cramp , has been researching the railway and , as well as writing a book about it , is leading a project to rebuild the part of the railway going from Swithland to Mountsorrel . Donations have already come in for the project , including from Lafarge . The project will reinstate one-and-a-quarter miles of new track to a small halt station under Wood Lane bridge . This will allow the villagers of Mountsorrel to catch a train for nearby and then onto the rest of the preserved network . The line climbs at a grade of 1-in-62 , which is far steeper than the gradients on the Great Central Mainline , as they reached only 1-in-175 . Despite numerous examples , none of the original Mountsorrel wagons had been preserved , so three wooden-bodied open wagons ( two 5-plank bodies and one 3-plank ) which closely resembled the old ones were selected to be returned to service in the official light grey livery of the old Mountsorrel Granite Company . Open days have been held on the trackbed since May 2009 , involving ecology groups and track bed 'tours among ' children and adults . When finished , the plan is to provide the Great Central Railway with a secondary attraction , recreating various scenes from the past , including a time when children would ride in the open wagons on Sundays and days out . At present , the group have completed ballast laying over the first mile from the junction with the GCR to Wood Lane . On 10 May 2010 , the track work began with the placement of a right-handed point at Swithland Sidings , the first part of the new junction . In June , the group received a £5000 donation from the Great Central 's support charity , bringing them closer to their goal to complete the track laying . An ex-British Railways AC Cars railbus , which has been stored at the back of Loughborough since 2006 , is also planned to be restored for use on the branch and the rest of the railway in general , with work due to start as soon as enough money has been raised . Work is due to continue as finances allow and the group are currently looking for more track , sleepers and fittings for the branch . By May 2011 , track had been laid over the first 300m of the branch line , which allowed the first trains to run on the railway since the track lifting trains in 1959 . The group are currently in the process of fund raising for £16,000 to allow the next 450m of track to be laid . By the end of April 2012 , phase 2 had been completed , with a further 250-300m laid and many hedgerows planted , and fund raising for phase three was well underway ( £11,000 of £23,000 raised so far ) . This will allow laying of the next 500m of track and take the track to Wood Lane , on the outskirts of Mountsorrel . In early December 2012 , track-laying passed through the bridge at Wood Lane . Materials had also been secured to reach the end of the line at Bond Lane . By this time , total project spend had been £90,000 , with £9,500 still to be raised to complete the track to passenger-carrying standards . One of the original Mountsorrel locomotives was also preserved , Peckett and Sons 0-4-0ST Works No . 1759 `` Elizabeth '' of 1928 . It is currently undergoing restoration at the nearby Rutland Railway ( Cottesmore ) . It is a long-term ambition of the project team to return this locomotive to the railway in the near future . The preserved line . On 21 November 2013 , the first passenger train travelled the railway towards Mountsorrel hauling the project volunteers . Project leader Steve Cramp said on the day that `` It ’ s been an emotional time for us all , everybody has worked so hard over the last six years to bring this vision to reality and it ’ s so nice to actually see a steam train get back up to Mountsorrel . '' On 27 January 2014 , planning permission for a simple 50m-long platform built into the base of the cutting next to the bridge at Bond Lane was granted by Charnwood Borough Council . The platform was constructed from concrete blocks faced with Mountsorrel Granite . The aim for the new platform was to link up with Stonehurst Family Farm and Motor Museum bringing together the local community . After eight years and over 80,000 hours of volunteer time , the Mountsorrel Railway was opened to the public over the weekend of 24 and 25 October 2015 by Lord Faulkner of Worcester , who is President of the Heritage Railway Association and Vice Chairman of the Science Museum .
Yoshiko Takamatsu . Yoshiko Takamatsu ( 高松 好子 , born April 16 , 1938 ) is a retired Japanese breaststroke swimmer who won the 100 m and 200 m events at the 1958 Asian Games in Tokyo . She competed in the 200 m breaststroke at the 1960 Summer Olympics , but failed to reach the final , while her 4×100 metres medley relay team finished seventh .
List of gliders ( L ) . This is a list of gliders/sailplanes of the world , ( this reference lists all gliders with references , where available ) Note : Any aircraft can glide for a short time , but gliders are designed to glide for longer .
Robert E. Cushman Jr.. Robert Everton Cushman Jr. ( December 24 , 1914 – January 2 , 1985 ) was a United States Marine Corps general who served as the 25th Commandant of the Marine Corps from January 1 , 1972 to June 30 , 1975 . He was honored for heroism during World War II at the battles of Guam ( Navy Cross ) , Bougainville ( Bronze Star Medal ) and Iwo Jima ( Legion of Merit ) . He also commanded all Marine forces in the Vietnam War from June to December 1967 , and served as Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency ( CIA ) from 1969 to 1971 . Early life . Cushman was born December 24 , 1914 , in St. Paul , Minnesota , the son of Jennie Lind ( Cumley ) and Robert Everton Cushman . He attended Central High School and at sixteen , before graduating , was appointed to the United States Naval Academy . Cushman graduated tenth in his class of 442 from the academy . Early career . Cushman was commissioned a second lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps on June 6 , 1935 . He completed the Basic School for Marine officers at the Philadelphia Navy Yard , then served briefly at the Marine Corps Base , San Diego , California . In February 1936 , he arrived in Shanghai , China , and served as a platoon commander with the 4th Marines and later the 2nd Marine Brigade . On his return to the United States in March 1938 , he served at naval shipyards in Brooklyn , New York , and Portsmouth , Virginia . He was promoted to first lieutenant in August 1938 . In April 1939 , Cushman was assigned to the Marine Detachment at the New York World 's Fair , and was subsequently stationed at the Marine Barracks , Quantico , Virginia . He was promoted to captain in March 1941 . World War II . In June 1941 , Cushman reported aboard in San Diego , en route to Pearl Harbor , as commanding officer of the ship 's Marine Detachment . He was serving in this capacity when the Japanese attacked the ship and other naval installations at Pearl Harbor on December 7 , 1941 . Upon his transfer from the `` Pennsylvania '' , he joined the 9th Marine Regiment at San Diego as a battalion executive officer in May 1942 and was promoted to major that same month . Cushman hiked from San Diego to Camp Pendleton with his unit in September 1942 , and embarked for the Pacific Area in January 1943 . That month , Cushman was appointed commanding officer of the 2nd Battalion , 9th Marines , and in May 1943 was promoted to lieutenant colonel . During the two years he held that post , he led his battalion repeatedly into combat , earning the Bronze Star Medal with Combat `` V '' on Bougainville , the Navy Cross during the Battle of Guam , and the Legion of Merit with Combat `` V '' during the Battle of Iwo Jima , where two of his companies were nearly wiped out ( 10 survivors – 3 from F Company , and 7 from E Company ) when they were trapped in a defilade later called `` Cushman 's Pocket . '' Post war years . Upon his return to the United States in May 1945 , Cushman was stationed at Marine Corps Schools , Quantico , for three years . During that period he completed the Senior School , served as an instructor in the Command and Staff School , and during the latter two years was supervisory instructor , Amphibious Warfare School . In June 1948 , he was named Head of the Amphibious Warfare Branch , Office of Naval Research , Navy Department , Washington , D.C. From October 1949 until May 1951 , he served on the staff of the Central Intelligence Agency ( CIA ) . While there , he was promoted to colonel in May 1950 . In June 1951 , Cushman joined the staff of the Commander-in-Chief , United States Naval Forces , Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean Fleet , in London , serving as amphibious plans officer until June 1953 . Following his return to the United States , he was transferred to Norfolk , Virginia , where he served as a member of the faculty of the Armed Forces Staff College , and in July 1954 became director of the Plans and Operations Division there . In July 1956 , he assumed command of the 2nd Marine Regiment at Camp Lejeune , North Carolina . Assigned to Washington , D.C. , in February 1957 , Cushman served four years on the staff of then-Vice President Richard Nixon as Assistant to the Vice President for National Security Affairs . While serving in this capacity he was promoted to brigadier general in July 1958 . Following his departure from Washington , Cushman became assistant division commander , 3rd Marine Division , on Okinawa in March 1961 . He was promoted to major general in August 1961 , and in September assumed command of the division , when he relieved Major general Donald M. Weller . In July 1962 , Cushman reported to Headquarters Marine Corps ( HQMC ) in Washington , D.C. , where he was assigned as both assistant chief of staff , G-2 ( Intelligence ) and assistant chief of staff , G-3 ( Plans , Operations and Training ) , in which capacities he served until January 1 , 1964 . From that date until June 1964 , he served only as assistant chief of staff , G-3 . From June 1964 until March 1967 , Cushman served in the dual capacity of commanding general , Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton , California , and commanding general , 4th Marine Division Headquarters Nucleus . In June 1966 , he formed the 5th Marine Division , and additionally , he served as its commanding general at Camp Pendleton until November 1966 . Vietnam War . Cushman was ordered to the Republic of Vietnam in April 1967 and was assigned as the deputy commander , III Marine Amphibious Force . Upon assuming duty as commanding general , III Marine Amphibious Force , the largest combined combat unit ever led by a Marine , he was promoted to lieutenant general in June 1967 . For his service as deputy commander , from April to May 1967 , and subsequently as commanding general , III Marine Amphibious Force , from June to December 1967 , he was awarded the Navy Distinguished Service Medal . A Gold Star in lieu of a second Distinguished Service Medal was awarded for his service as commanding general , III Marine Amphibious Force ; senior advisor , I Corps Tactical Zone ; and I Corps coordinator for United States/Free World Military Assistance Forces , from January 1968 to March 1969 . Senior and command appointments . On March 6 , 1969 , while serving in Vietnam , Cushman was nominated by President Richard Nixon to be the deputy director of the Central Intelligence Agency ( CIA ) ; the Senate confirmed his nomination on April 21 , 1969 . Upon his return to the United States , he served briefly as director of personnel/deputy chief of staff ( manpower ) at HQMC . Cushman subsequently served as deputy director of the CIA from April 1969 through December 1971 , for which service he was awarded the Distinguished Intelligence Medal . Cushman was promoted to General and assumed the office of Commandant of the Marine Corps on January 1 , 1972 . During Cushman 's tenure , he saw the last of the Marines leave Vietnam and the peacetime strength fall to 194,000 while still maintaining readiness to act in such emergencies as the Mayagüez incident and the evacuations of Phnom Penh and Saigon . Later life . Cushman died January 2 , 1985 , at his home in Fort Washington , Maryland . He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery .
Battle of Afghanya . The Battle of Afghanya occurred on 8 April 2008 when Taliban insurgents ambushed a patrol of ten Americans and three Afghans in the village of Afghanya , Kapisa Province . The Americans and Afghans fought until reinforcements arrived , beating off the Taliban insurgents at the loss of only three wounded compared to several killed and wounded for the ambushers . Background . Specialist Gregory `` Scott '' Ruske and thirteen Allied troops were on `` presence patrols '' inside Kapisa Province , Eastern Afghanistan . When they entered the village of Afghanya , they were not greeted , but rather given cold stares by civilians . Soon , a firefight began in the town when Taliban insurgents opened fire on the patrol . The Americans found out that they disrupted a meeting of high-ranking Taliban officials , and two Afghans were wounded in the opening of the battle . Shortly after , Ruske was hit in the hip by a bullet and wounded as well . American planes arrived overhead , but were not allowed to attack because of the need to contact the men on the ground . Even a QRF ( Quick Reaction Force ) outside the city was ambushed and bottled up adding to the soldiers ' woes . Eventually , the QRF broke through and reinforced the Americans and Afghans , as well as the French Foreign Legion , Special Forces , 101st Airborne Division , ANA , and ANP troops . The battle went on for nearly six grueling hours , with many Taliban killed or wounded . Ruske was rushed to nearby Bagram Air Base with the two wounded Afghans , all of whom were treated and eventually recovered . Aftermath . After his tour of duty , Ruske was promoted to sergeant and awarded the Purple Heart . He was also awarded the Silver Star by General Jack C. Stultz , Chief of the Army Reserve . Specialist Eric Segraves was awarded the Army Commendation Medal with `` V '' device for helping Ruske .
Michael Wesch . Michael Lee Wesch ( born June 22 , 1975 ) is an associate professor of cultural anthropology at Kansas State University . Wesch 's work also includes media ecology and the emerging field of digital ethnography , where he studies the effect of new media on human interaction . Wesch is a cultural anthropologist and media ecologist exploring the effects of new media on human interaction . He graduated summa cum laude from the Kansas State University Anthropology Program in 1997 and returned as a faculty member in 2004 after receiving his PhD in Anthropology at the University of Virginia . There he pursued research on social and cultural change in Melanesia , focusing on the introduction of print and print-based practices like mapping and census-taking in the remote Mountain Ok region of Papua New Guinea where he lived for a total of 18 months from 1999-2003 . This work inspired Wesch to examine the effects of new media more broadly , especially digital media . Also as a consequence of this trip , Dr. Wesch has gained some command of the Tok Pisin language , a primary lingua franca of Papua New Guinea . Wesch launched the Digital Ethnography Working Group , a team of undergraduates at Kansas State University exploring human uses of digital technology . Coinciding with the launch of this group , Wesch created a short video , `` Web 2.0 ... The Machine is Us/ing Us . '' Released on YouTube on January 31 , 2007 . In June 2008 Wesch presented to the US Library of Congress . Wesch drew on the work of his students to present unique ideas and discoveries about the social impact of YouTube and socially networked media generally . Wesch has won several awards for his work with video , including a Wired Magazine Rave Award and the John Culkin Award for Outstanding Media Praxis from the Media Ecology Association . Wesch 's videos are part of his broader efforts to pursue the possibilities of digital media to extend and transform the way ethnographies are presented . Wesch is also a multiple award-winning teacher , active in the development of innovative teaching techniques . Most notably , Wesch has developed a highly acclaimed `` World Simulation '' for large introductory classes in cultural anthropology . On 20 November 2008 , CASE and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching honored Wesch as Professor of the Year . Currently he is the coordinator for the Peer Review of Teaching Project at Kansas State University , part of a broader nationwide consortium of universities pursuing new ways to improve and evaluate student learning . He is also working with the Educause Center for Applied Research on `` The Tower and the Cloud '' project , examining `` the question of how higher education institutions ( The Tower ) may interoperate with the emerging network-based business and social paradigm ( The Cloud ) . ''
Stelio Zupancich . Stelio Zupancich ( born April 7 , 1958 ) is a Canadian former ice hockey player . He played with Team Canada at the 1980 Winter Olympics . He also played OHL hockey with the Oshawa Generals .
Independent Reconfiguration panel . The Independent Reconfiguration Panel ( IRP ) is the independent expert on National Health Service ( NHS ) service change in England . Set up in 2003 , the IRP advises the Secretary of State for Health on contested proposals for health service change in England . The IRP also offers informal support and guidance to the NHS and other organisations on achieving successful change . The IRP is made up of experienced clinicians , managers and lay members who have wide-ranging expertise in clinical healthcare , NHS management , involving the public and patients , and handling and delivering successful changes to the NHS . The panel is led by the IRP Chair and supported by the Secretariat .
Operation Birch . Operation Birch was an operation launched by the Rhodesian Security Forces in response to a group of 22-25 ZIPRA insurgents crossing the Zambezi River , which marked the border between Rhodesia and Zambia , in January 1970 . Background . ZAPU 's vice-president , James Chikerema , planned another infiltration from Zambia during the final months of 1969 , intending to send 25 of ZIPRA 's best fighters across the Zambezi and then on to four separate destinations , split into four `` gangs '' : Gang 1 would make for Melsetter in the south-east of the country , Gang 2 would head for Umtali on the Rhodesia–Mozambique border , and Gangs 3 and 4 would go to the north-eastern towns of Mtoko and Mount Darwin respectively . Three of the 25 refused to operate in Mashonaland , saying that they would only fight for ZIPRA in Matabeleland . Five cadres scouted ahead of the main group from the 11th to 14 December 1969 , identifying a safe crossing point and inspecting the route to be taken by the main infiltration squad . The rest of the 22 insurgents crossed during the nights of the 30th and 31 December . The ZIPRA CTs ( Communist Terrorists ) then made their way south and on 17 January 1970 split up at the foot of the Zambezi escarpment , about west of the Hunyani River . They were detected the following day when two of the five cadres from Gang 1 revealed themselves to a guard manning a fly-gate at Tondongwe in the Doma Safari Area . After selling some food to the guerrillas , the guard reported the incident and Operation `` Birch '' was initiated . The Operation . The security forces set up a JOC at Mangula at 09:30 on 19 January with 1 Commando present . A tracking team led by Lieutenant Nigel Henson first made contact around noon on 21 January , when concealed ZIPRA cadres from Gang 2 fired upon them with an RPD machine-gun and AK-47 and SKS rifles . Henson 's men withdrew and 1 Commando set up stop points around the contact area to contain the guerrillas during the day ; night-ambush positions were then set up as darkness fell . The RLI moved up again at dawn the next day and met the insurgents at 07:30 , when a stick of five 1 Commando men led by Lieutenant Bruce Snelgar was sighted in an area of thick bush by three guerrillas from Gang 2 . The cadres caught Snelgar 's stick by surprise , opening fire with a heavy burst of RPD bullets . Snelgar and Trooper McMaster were wounded and Trooper Anthony Brading was shot dead . In the battle which ensued all three ZIPRA fighters were killed with no further loss to the RLI . Over the next few days PATU and RLI patrols arrested five insurgents , two of whom were deserters . One of these defected and agreed to guide the security forces to the ZIPRA base camp , where he said there were two guerrillas waiting for him to return , unaware of his desertion and subsequent defection . Shown the way by the ex-cadre an RLI patrol attacked the camp on 24 January and killed one of the two ; the other fled and was captured a few days later . The members of Gang 1 were now all killed or captured while only one was outstanding from Gang 2 . Gangs 3 and 4 were revealed to be near Sipolilo on the 2st1 January by a black shopkeeper , and two Gang 3 members were encountered by Henson 's troop on 24 January . Henson himself opened fire and killed one , who it emerged was the Gang 3 commander . His troop then followed about 10 terrorists until 26 January , when they lost the insurgents ' tracks . RLI patrols were intensified further over the following days , with 3 Commando being brought in to assist around Sipolilo . 13 Troop , 3 Commando , under Sergeant Phil Raath , encountered the 10 terrorists at a kraal near Bakasa , north of Sipolilo , on 31 January , and killed one ; the other nine fled . Later that day a patrol led by Corporal Dennis Croukamp captured Phinias Majuru , the ZIPRA Director of Operations . `` It was only a week later after the patrol was over that we learnt who it was we had captured , '' Croukamp writes . `` It was Joshua Nkomo 's Chief of Operations . The equivalent of a very senior staff officer , he was in the country trying to determine why ZIPRA was being so unsuccessful and he was on his way back with recommendations , clipboard and all . '' The remaining ZIPRA fighters scattered and escaped the area over the following week , the Rhodesian Security Forces losing track of each one . On 9 February 1970 local security force presence was reduced to police , one helicopter and one RLI Commando . A member of Gang 3 was arrested by the Portuguese in Mozambique the next day , but without further developments over the next month , Operation `` Birch '' shut down on 5 March 1970 . Aftermath . Two more members of Gang 4 were detained by police in Mukumbura township on 21 March , and three days later the Portuguese killed one and captured another . The final account for Operation `` Birch '' , which had countered the last ZIPRA incursion for six years , was seven cadres killed , thirteen captured and two outstanding . `` From 1970 onward , ZAPU played no part in the terrorist war , '' writes Lieutenant-Colonel R. E. H. Lockley . `` They were in a state of disarray following their decisive defeats within Rhodesia , so they took the opportunity of consolidating their position by sending their terrorists outside the country on extended courses to Russia , Cuba and North Korea . This situation with ZAPU continued until 1976 ... . There were no incursions in 1970 worthy of note . ''
List of school districts in Ohio . This is a list of school districts in the U.S. state of Ohio , sorted by county and name of school district . Districts will often shorten their names ; for example , Sandy Valley Local School District is often referred to as Sandy Valley Schools . Districts should be listed by the name the district uses to refer to itself . School districts in Ohio are classified as either city school districts , exempted village school districts , or local school districts . City and exempted village school districts are exempted from county boards of education , local school districts remain under county school board supervision . In Ohio , community schools ( charter schools ) serve as their own independent school districts . School districts may combine resources to form a fourth type of school district , the joint vocational school district , which focuses on a technical based curriculum . There are currently 611 individual school districts in Ohio . In 1914 , Ohio had 2,674 school districts . In southwestern Ohio , portions of Preble and Butler counties near College Corner are served by the Union County , Indiana 's Union County College Corner Joint School District . The State of Ohio reimburses the state of Indiana for the cost of educating Ohio students .
1948 Ohio State Buckeyes football team . The 1948 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented Ohio State University in the 1948 Big Nine Conference football season . The Buckeyes compiled a 6–3 record , but lost to Michigan in the season finale . Ohio State outscored their opponents , 184–94 , on the season .
Manjusha Art . Manjushas are an Indian art form . They are temple-shaped boxes comprising eight pillars . They are made of bamboo , jute and paper . They also contains paintings of Hindu gods and goddesses and other characters . These boxes are used in Bishahari puja , a festival dedicated to the Snake God that is celebrated in Bhagalpur and nearby regions , India . Importance . Manjusha Art is and ancient and historically significant art form , considered on a par with Madhubani art . Manjusha Art or Manjusha Kala is often referred to as Snake Paintings by foreigners as swirling snakes in the art depict the central character Bihula 's tale of love and sacrifice . A recent study on Manjusha Art provides an excellent example of how this art reflects the history of ancient Anga Mahajanapada . References . - Initiative for promotion of Manjusha Art
Lennon Murphy . Lennon Anne Murphy ( born March 31 , 1982 ) is an American singer-songwriter and record producer . Early life . Murphy , who is named after musician John Lennon , was born in Ronkonkoma , New York . When she was four years old , Murphy and her mother moved to Hendersonville , Tennessee , where she began playing piano and writing songs at the age of nine . At the age of 15 , Lennon started performing shows at various local Nashville establishments . With much critical acclaim from the Nashville music community came interest from several record companies . Lennon ultimately signed to Arista Records at the age of 18 . Within days of her 18th birthday , Murphy arrived home from school to find her mother dead . The cause of death was determined to be an allergic reaction to prescription medication . Murphy fought for and eventually won custody of her then eight-year-old younger sister , Mariella . Career . Known in music by only her first name , she released her debut album , ' , from Arista records , on September 11 , 2001 . Her only single from that album was a song called `` Brake of your Car '' . Soured by the experience , she left Arista , saying `` I wanted a career as a rock act , and an album I could be proud of , and staying with Arista I really did n't see that happening , '' . In 2004 , Murphy released two albums and a DVD . One album is a strictly acoustic release entitled `` Career Suicide '' , released on September 24 , 2004 . Murphy accompanied herself on piano throughout the record . Most songs were remakes of songs from `` 5:30 Saturday Morning '' but the new ones were also well received . On December 27 , 2004 , she released another album entitled `` I Am '' . She also released a DVD entitled `` My Crazy Life '' . She released them all independently on John Galt Entertainment , a record label she founded with her manager . On September 5 , 2006 , Murphy kicked off a tour opening for Aerosmith and Mötley Crüe to promote the September 19 , 2006 release of her album `` Damaged Goods '' . The lead single is the track `` Where Do I Fit In ? `` , which is a revamp of the track `` My Beautiful '' from her Arista debut . In 2007 Lennon started a metal project called `` Devil 's Gift '' . Their self-titled album was produced by Jason Suecof ( Trivium , DevilDriver , Chimaira ) . The album was released in Europe in 2008 by Universal and in the US on October 6 , 2009 . In 2010 Lennon took her first step as a record producer with work on the debut record for Camryn a 10-year-old pop act from Colorado , whose songs made up the sound track for the film Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer . Lennon also produced the debut album for Baccardi recording artist Surrender The Fall . In 2014 , Lennon helped create the band `` It 's War '' . Their 1st single `` Heart '' was released in February 2014 . The five-track EP , including `` Heart , '' dropped on iTunes , Amazon and Google Play Music on May 26 , 2015 . Personal life . Murphy resides in Orlando , Florida . She has a son ( Adrien ) and a dog ( Mulder ) Trademark dispute with Yoko Ono . On February 12 , 2008 , Yoko Ono filed a complaint against Murphy 's use of her own first name . Murphy reported on her own MySpace page that she is being sued by Ono to cease use of the `` Lennon '' name . The news turned up because Julian Lennon picked up a letter from Murphy and published it . Murphy wrote on Feb. 8 : `` Yesterday I received notice that Yoko Ono had filed a lawsuit against me , asking for a cancellation of the trademark that I own for the name 'Lennon . ' This could very well mean the career that I have worked so hard at , the one you all have believed in , may come to an end . I wanted to address the situation to all my fans because without you I am nothing and it 's not fair to everyone who has believed in my music not to be properly informed of this pure bulls*** . '' Murphy says in her letter that in 2003 , her Arista product manager was Justin Shukat , the son of Ono 's longtime attorney Peter Shukat . Murphy says Justin went to his father and Ono `` to make her aware of the use , evidently giving her blessing as Arista proceeded forward with the album release and at the same time filing for the trademark . Its [ sic ] takes time for all of the legal work to go through , but finally in 2003 I was granted by the United States Patent & Trademark Office the ownership in the name Lennon for musical use . '' `` Eight long , hard years pass and no one says a word . Just two days before the statute of limitations was up this very same lawyer we went to in 2000 filed their complaint . It accuses me of falsely representing myself and causing confusion in the market place that has damaged ... the John Lennon name . '' According to Yoko Ono , Lennon Murphy sought Ono 's permission to do her performances under her name . Ono did not object to her request . Subsequently , without Ono 's knowledge , Murphy filed an application in the United States Patent & Trademark Office requesting the exclusive right to utilize the name `` Lennon '' for musical performances . Ono 's attorneys asked Murphy 's attorneys and manager to withdraw her registration of exclusivity to the name `` Lennon '' for the trademark . Ono also offered to cover all costs incurred in filing for the trademark , but Murphy went ahead to register . Ono did not sue Murphy , but sought to stop her from getting the exclusive right to the name Lennon for performance purposes . Ono 's attorneys notified the Trademark office that Ono did not believe it was fair that Murphy be granted the exclusive right to the `` Lennon '' trademark in relation to musical and entertainment services . On September 23 , 2008 , after months of legal battle , Yoko Ono lost to Lennon Murphy after the United States Trademark Board dismissed Ono 's petition .
2014 World RX of Finland . The 2014 World RX of Finland was the 4th round of the inaugural season of the FIA World Rallycross Championship . To date it is the only World Championship rallycross event ever held in Finland . American Tanner Foust won the event , and became the first World Championship event winner from North America . Final . † Petter Solberg qualified for the final but was unable to take the grid . Joni-Pekka Rajala was allowed to fill his place .
Harry Hughes ( Australian footballer ) . Harry Hughes ( 24 May 1876 – 5 November 1929 ) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League ( VFL ) .
Highspire High School . Highspire High School is a historic high school building located at Highspire , Dauphin County , Pennsylvania . It was built in various stages between 1875 and 1939 . It is a two-story , brick building , that originally started as a four-room schoolhouse . Additions were made in 1902 , 1915 , 1926 , and an auditorium and gymnasium were added in 1939 . The 1939 addition features Art Deco style pilaster capitals and cornice . The building ceased use as a school in 1983 . It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990 .
Acraea rileyi . `` Acraea rileyi '' is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae . It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo .
Keith Hampton . Keith N. Hampton ( born 1973 ) is professor of media and information at Michigan State University . His research interests focus on the relationship between information and communication technology , such as the Internet , social networks , and community democratic engagement , social isolation , and participation in the urban environment . Hampton received his PhD from the Department of Sociology , University of Toronto , and has been a faculty member at MIT , the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania and Rutgers University . Recent research explores such subjects as social interaction in public spaces , the role of technology in social isolation , and the role of the Internet in neighborhood interactions and relationships . Career . Hampton received his B.A . ( Bachelor 's ) in sociology , with honours , from the University of Calgary . He completed his graduate work at the University of Toronto , where he trained with Barry Wellman . He received an M.A . in sociology in 1998 , and a Ph.D in Sociology in 2001 . His dissertation , `` Living the wired life in the wired suburb : Netville , glocalization and civil society '' , was an ethnography of a neighborhood in the suburbs of Toronto that had been equipped with high-speed Internet access . After receiving his doctorate , Hampton joined the Massachusetts Institute of Technology faculty as the first professor of `` technology and the city '' in the Department of Urban Studies and Planning . He taught at MIT from 2001 through 2005 . He was a fellow at the Saguaro Seminar and the Taubman Center for State and Local Government at the Kennedy School of Government , Harvard University ( 2003/04 ) . He left MIT in 2005 to join the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania faculty as an assistant professor of communication . In 2012 he left the University of Pennsylvania to join Rutgers University , where he was an associate professor in the School of Communication and Information and a member of the graduate faculty in the Department of Sociology . In 2015 Hampton was named the endowed professor in communication and public policy and in 2016 was promoted to full professor . In August 2016 , he joined Michigan State University as professor of media and information . Through a broad range of empirical approaches , including observations of public spaces , and large-scale national surveys , Hampton has continued to explore the social consequences of new technologies . He created the website `` i-Neighbors.org '' , which helped users to form virtual communities that correspond to physical neighborhoods . The site informed research on how Internet use affords local interactions , facilitates community involvement , and contributes to social capital . He is credited with popularizing the term glocalization as it pertains to understanding how new media encourage both global and local interactions . His work is regular featured in the media . A 2014 feature on his work in `` The New York Times Magazine '' described Hampton as `` Tall and broad with a warm charm , unguarded in that Canadian way , Hampton has become a star in a subfield that lacks a proper name . '' Hampton played a leading role in transforming the focus of the American Sociological Association 's section on `` Microcomputing '' to its current formation as the section on Communication and Information Technologies ( CITASA ) . He served as chair of the American Sociological Association 's section on Communication and Information Technologies from 2007–2009 , and past-chair from 2009-2010 . Honors and awards . Hampton has received numerous awards for his research . His dissertation received the top dissertation award from both the International Communication Association 's Communication and Technology division , and the Media Ecology Association . In 2007 Hampton received an award for Public Sociology from CITASA for his work on i-Neighbors.org . In 2011 he received the Walter Benjamin Award from the Media Ecology Association for his paper `` Internet Use and the Concentration of Disadvantage : Glocalization and the Urban Underclass '' . In 2011 he was given an award from CITASA for the top paper published in the prior two years for `` The Social Life of Wireless Urban Spaces '' . In 2012 he received the Outstanding Article Award from the International Communication Association for the top article published during the previous two years for `` Core Networks , Social Isolation , and New Media : Internet and Mobile Phone Use , Network Size , and Diversity '' . Notable publications . Hampton is the author of more than 30 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters . He has also authored a Pew Internet and American Life project .
Thank God You 're Here ( U.S. TV series ) . `` Thank God You 're Here '' is a partially improvised comedy television program , based on the Australian TV show , broadcast by NBC . The show was hosted by David Alan Grier and presided over by judge Dave Foley . The pilot was shot on November 9 , 2006 , and NBC initially ordered six episodes . The show debuted with a two-hour , double-episode premiere on Monday , April 9 , 2007 , at 9pm ET . It was produced by FremantleMedia North America , with Cécile Frot-Coutaz , CEO of Fremantle , Fax Bahr , and Adam Small as executive producers . The show aired on Mondays for its first 2 weeks . It was moved to Wednesdays on April 18 , 2007 . On May 14 , 2007 , after the initial order of 7 episodes aired , the series was officially cancelled by NBC . Summary . `` Thank God You 're Here '' showcased the improvisational skills of a group of four actors each week , as they walked into a live sketch without having seen a script for it . The only clue the actors had as to the content of the sketch , and the role they would be playing within the sketch , was their costume . Upon entering the sketch , the actors were greeted with `` Thank God you 're here ! '' from another actor in the sketch . Outside of the principal actor , all actors in the sketch had a script which they more or less followed , depending on the improvisations . Sketches had no set ending point — instead , they went on until the judge ( Foley ) stopped them with a buzzer . Also , in each episode one of the skits would feature David Alan Grier in a surprise cameo . At the end of the show , the judge chose a winner from among the four actor contestants . The winner was awarded a trophy . Unlike the Australian version , no honorable or dishonorable mentions were chosen . TV rating . `` Thank God You 're Here '' was rated TV-PG . However , in the second episode , the series popped up with a TV-14 rating after the commercial break . It was probably due either to a technical difficulty or the second skit not being as appropriate as the others . Episode 7 : May 16 , 2007 . Notes : This episode featured an appearance by Jerry Springer and was originally supposed to feature Alanis Morissette , who ended up pulling out .
Henrik Björklund . Henrik Björklund ( born September 22 , 1990 ) is a Swedish professional ice hockey forward . He is currently playing for Modo Hockey in the HockeyAllsvenskan ( Allsv ) . Playing career . During the 2006–07 season , on March 2 , 2007 against the Malmö Redhawks , Björklund , then 16 , became youngest player ever to play with Färjestad BK . The rest of the season he played with the club 's U18 team and was the team top scorer with 25 points in 14 games . He also won the scoring title for the U18 Allsvenskan league . Björklund was initially heralded as `` The new Håkan Loob '' , before he was drafted 111th overall by the Calgary Flames in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft .
Airai Bai . The Airai Bai ( Men 's Meetinghouse of Airai ) in Palauan is a traditional meetinghouse in the Airai municipality on Babeldaob , the largest island in the island nation of Palau . It is located in the center of the village on a stone platform that had previously held earlier `` bais '' , and is located at the junction of two traditional stone pathways . The building is , rising to a height of at its peak . Its facade and interior beams are decorated with depictions of Palauan legends . It was built around 1890 , and underwent a major restoration in the 1970s . The building and site have long been the spiritual and civic centerpiece of the community . The building was listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places ( as `` Bai Ra Irrai '' ) in 1976 , a time when Palau was part of the United States Trust Territories of the Pacific .
Mutshindudi River . The Mutshindudi River is a river in the Limpopo Province of South Africa . It is a right-hand tributary of the Levuvhu River .
FC Spartak Tashkent . FC Spartak Tashkent ( ) is an Uzbek football club , playing in the capital , Tashkent . History . FC Spartak Tashkent is one of the oldest Uzbek football clubs . The first match played by the club was a friendly in 1936 . With the support of coach Ravshan Usmankhodjaev , in 2007 the club managed to qualify for the Uzbek League Division One . In the 2011 season FC Spartak played in Uzbek League Division One , zone `` East '' .
Knights of Pen & Paper . `` Knights of Pen & Paper '' is a role-playing video game developed by Behold Studios and published by Paradox Interactive . It was released on October 30 , 2012 for iOS and Android , and on June 18 , 2013 for Windows , Mac OS X and Linux . The game received positive reviews from critics , who cited its originality . Gameplay . `` Knights of Pen & Paper '' is a turn-based RPG with the twist that the game itself exists in the imaginations of a group of `` Dungeons & Dragons '' -style role-playing game players , who are also shown . The player can control not only the players of the in-universe game , but also the Dungeon Master , allowing them to choose which battles to fight . The table upon which the in-universe game is being played is also a constant presence . Sometimes the role-players will break character and talk amongst themselves informally . The game contains many references to 16-bit RPGs . Reception . `` Knights of Pen & Paper '' received mostly positive reviews , and holds an aggregate score of 83/100 on Metacritic . Rich Stanton of Eurogamer scored the game 9/10 , calling the game a `` rare case '' in which such an `` offbeat premise '' is `` executed with such winning aplomb that you ca n't help but be sucked in '' , and said that it made him interested in the real `` Dungeons & Dragons '' . Nick Tywalk of Gamezebo scored the game 4.5/5 , calling the game a `` send up and tribute to old-school RPGs '' , with `` witty writing '' . The game was released on PC under the subtitle `` +1 Edition '' , which garnered more mixed reviews from critics on that platform , with an aggregate Metacritic score of 62/100 . Sequels . The game received a sequel called `` Knights of Pen & Paper 2 '' , developed by Kyy Games . `` Galaxy of Pen & Paper '' , a table-top RPG based on science fiction rather than swords & sorcery , was released in 2017 .
Coriolanus . `` Coriolanus '' ( or ) is a tragedy by William Shakespeare , believed to have been written between 1605 and 1608 . The play is based on the life of the legendary Roman leader Caius Marcius Coriolanus . The tragedy is numbered as one of the last two tragedies written by Shakespeare , along with `` Antony and Cleopatra '' . Coriolanus is the name given to a Roman general after his more than adequate military success against various uprisings challenging the government of Rome . Following this success , Coriolanus becomes active in politics and seeks political leadership . His temperament is unsuited for popular leadership and he is quickly deposed , whereupon he aligns himself to set matters straight according to his own will . The alliances he forges along the way result in his ultimate downfall . Synopsis . The play opens in Rome shortly after the expulsion of the Tarquin kings . There are riots in progress , after stores of grain were withheld from ordinary citizens . The rioters are particularly angry at Caius Marcius , a brilliant Roman general whom they blame for the loss of their grain . The rioters encounter a patrician named Menenius Agrippa , as well as Caius Marcius himself . Menenius tries to calm the rioters , while Marcius is openly contemptuous , and says that the plebeians were not worthy of the grain because of their lack of military service . Two of the tribunes of Rome , Brutus and Sicinius , privately denounce Marcius . He leaves Rome after news arrives that a Volscian army is in the field . The commander of the Volscian army , Tullus Aufidius , has fought Marcius on several occasions and considers him a blood enemy . The Roman army is commanded by Cominius , with Marcius as his deputy . While Cominius takes his soldiers to meet Aufidius ' army , Marcius leads a rally against the Volscian city of Corioli . The siege of Corioli is initially unsuccessful , but Marcius is able to force open the gates of the city , and the Romans conquer it . Even though he is exhausted from the fighting , Marcius marches quickly to join Cominius and fight the other Volscian force . Marcius and Aufidius meet in single combat , which ends only when Aufidius ' own soldiers drag him away from the battle . In recognition of his great courage , Cominius gives Caius Marcius the agnomen , or `` official nickname '' , of `` Coriolanus '' . When they return to Rome , Coriolanus 's mother Volumnia encourages her son to run for consul . Coriolanus is hesitant to do this , but he bows to his mother 's wishes . He effortlessly wins the support of the Roman Senate , and seems at first to have won over the plebeians as well . However , Brutus and Sicinius scheme to defeat Coriolanus and whip up another riot in opposition to his becoming consul . Faced with this opposition , Coriolanus flies into a rage and rails against the concept of popular rule . He compares allowing plebeians to have power over the patricians to allowing `` crows to peck the eagles '' . The two tribunes condemn Coriolanus as a traitor for his words , and order him to be banished . Coriolanus retorts that it is he who banishes Rome from his presence . After being exiled from Rome , Coriolanus seeks out Aufidius in the Volscian capital of Antium , and offers to let Aufidius kill him to spite the country that banished him . Moved by his plight and honoured to fight alongside the great general , Aufidius and his superiors embrace Coriolanus , and allow him to lead a new assault on Rome . Rome , in its panic , tries desperately to persuade Coriolanus to halt his crusade for vengeance , but both Cominius and Menenius fail . Finally , Volumnia is sent to meet her son , along with Coriolanus 's wife Virgilia and their child , and the chaste gentlewoman Valeria . Volumnia succeeds in dissuading her son from destroying Rome , and Coriolanus instead concludes a peace treaty between the Volscians and the Romans . When Coriolanus returns to the Volscian capital , conspirators , organised by Aufidius , kill him for his betrayal . Sources . `` Coriolanus '' is largely based on the `` Life of Coriolanus '' in Thomas North 's translation of Plutarch 's `` The Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans '' ( 1579 ) . The wording of Menenius 's speech about the body politic is derived from William Camden 's `` Remaines of a Greater Worke Concerning Britaine '' ( 1605 ) , where Pope Adrian IV compares a well-run government to a body in which `` all parts performed their functions , only the stomach lay idle and consumed all ; '' the fable is also alluded to in John of Salisbury 's `` Policraticus '' ( Camden 's source ) and William Averell 's `` A Marvailous Combat of Contrarieties '' ( 1588 ) . Other sources have been suggested , but are less certain . Shakespeare might also have drawn on Livy 's `` Ab Urbe condita '' , as translated by Philemon Holland , and possibly a digest of Livy by Lucius Annaeus Florus ; both of these were commonly used texts in Elizabethan schools . Machiavelli 's `` Discourses on Livy '' were available in manuscript translations , and could also have been used by Shakespeare . He might also have made use of `` Plutarch 's original source , the `` Roman Antiquities of Dionysius of Halicarnassus '' , as well as on his own grammar-school knowledge of Roman custom and law '' . Date and text . Most scholars date `` Coriolanus '' to the period 1605–10 , with 1608–09 being considered the most likely , although the available evidence does not permit great certainty . The earliest date for the play rests on the fact that Menenius 's fable of the belly is derived from William Camden 's `` Remaines '' , published in 1605 . The later date derives from the fact that several other texts from 1610 or thereabouts seem to allude to `` Coriolanus '' , including Ben Jonson 's `` Epicoene '' , Robert Armin 's `` Phantasma '' and John Fletcher 's `` The Woman 's Prize , or the Tamer Tamed '' . Some scholars note evidence that may narrow down the dating to the period 1607–09 . One line may be inspired by George Chapman 's translation of the `` Iliad '' ( late 1608 ) . References to `` the coal of fire upon the ice '' ( I.i ) and to squabbles over ownership of channels of water ( III.i ) could be inspired by Thomas Dekker 's description of the freezing of the Thames in 1607–08 and Hugh Myddleton 's project to bring water to London by channels in 1608–09 respectively . Another possible connection with 1608 is that the surviving text of the play is divided into acts ; this suggests that it could have been written for the indoor Blackfriars Theatre , at which Shakespeare 's company began to perform in 1608 , although the act-breaks could instead have been introduced later . The play 's themes of popular discontent with government have been connected by scholars with the Midland Revolt , a series of peasant riots in 1607 that would have affected Shakespeare as an owner of land in Stratford-upon-Avon ; and the debates over the charter for the City of London , which Shakespeare would have been aware of , as it affected the legal status of the area surrounding the Blackfriars Theatre . The riots in the Midlands were caused by hunger because of the enclosure of common land . Shakespeare himself had been charged and fined several times for hoarding food stocks to sell at inflated prices For these reasons , R.B . Parker suggests `` late 1608 ... to early 1609 '' as the likeliest date of composition , while Lee Bliss suggests composition by late 1608 , and the first public performances in `` late December 1609 or February 1610 '' . Parker acknowledges that the evidence is `` scanty ... and mostly inferential '' . The play was first published in the First Folio of 1623 . Elements of the text , such as the uncommonly detailed stage directions , lead some Shakespeare scholars to believe the text was prepared from a theatrical prompt book . Analysis and criticism . A. C. Bradley described this play as `` built on the grand scale , '' like `` King Lear '' and `` Macbeth , '' but it differs from those two masterpieces in an important way . The warrior Coriolanus is perhaps the most opaque of Shakespeare 's tragic heroes , rarely pausing to soliloquise or reveal the motives behind his proud isolation from Roman society . In this way , he is less like the effervescent and reflective Shakespearean heroes/heroines such as Macbeth , Hamlet , Lear and Cleopatra , and more like figures from ancient classical literature such as Achilles , Odysseus , and Aeneas—or , to turn to literary creations from Shakespeare 's time , the Marlovian conqueror Tamburlaine , whose militaristic pride finds its parallel in Coriolanus . Readers and playgoers have often found him an unsympathetic character , as his caustic pride is strangely , almost delicately balanced at times by a reluctance to be praised by his compatriots and an unwillingness to exploit and slander for political gain . His dislike of being praised might be seen as an expression of his pride ; all he cares about is his own self-image , whereas acceptance of praise might imply that his value is affected by others ' opinion of him . The play is less frequently produced than the other tragedies of the later period , and is not so universally regarded as great . ( Bradley , for instance , declined to number it among his famous four in the landmark critical work `` Shakespearean Tragedy . '' ) In his book `` Shakespeare 's Language '' , Frank Kermode described `` Coriolanus '' as `` probably the most fiercely and ingeniously planned and expressed of all the tragedies '' . T. S. Eliot famously proclaimed `` Coriolanus '' superior to `` Hamlet '' in `` The Sacred Wood '' , in which he calls the former play , along with `` Antony and Cleopatra '' , the Bard 's greatest tragic achievement . Eliot wrote a two-part poem about Coriolanus , `` Coriolan '' ( an alternative spelling of Coriolanus ) ; he also alluded to `` Coriolanus '' in a passage from his own `` The Waste Land '' when he wrote , `` Revive for a moment a broken Coriolanus . '' `` Coriolanus '' has the distinction of being among the few Shakespeare plays banned in a democracy in modern times . It was briefly suppressed in France in the late 1930s because of its use by the fascist element , and Slavoj Žižek noted its prohibition in Post-War Germany due to its intense militarism . Performance history . Like some of Shakespeare 's other plays ( `` All 's Well That Ends Well '' ; `` Timon of Athens '' ) , there is no recorded performance of `` Coriolanus '' prior to the Restoration . After 1660 , however , its themes made it a natural choice for times of political turmoil . The first known performance was Nahum Tate 's bloody 1682 adaptation at Drury Lane . Seemingly undeterred by the earlier suppression of his `` Richard II '' , Tate offered a `` Coriolanus '' that was faithful to Shakespeare through four acts before becoming a Websterian bloodbath in the fifth act . A later adaptation , John Dennis 's `` The Invader of His Country , or The Fatal Resentment '' , was booed off the stage after three performances in 1719 . The title and date indicate Dennis 's intent , a vitriolic attack on the Jacobite 'Fifteen . ( Similar intentions motivated James Thomson 's 1745 version , though this bears only a very slight resemblance to Shakespeare 's play . Its principal connection to Shakespeare is indirect ; Thomas Sheridan 's 1752 production at Smock Alley used some passages of Thomson 's . David Garrick returned to Shakespeare 's text in a 1754 Drury Lane production . Laurence Olivier first played the part at The Old Vic in 1937 and again at the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre in 1959 . In that production , he performed Coriolanus 's death scene by dropping backwards from a high platform and being suspended upside-down without the aid of wires . In 1971 the play returned to the Old Vic in a National Theatre production directed by Manfred Wekwerth and Joachim Tenschert with stage design by Karl von Appen . Anthony Hopkins played Coriolanus , with Constance Cummings as Volumnia and Anna Carteret as Virgilia . Other performances of Coriolanus include Alan Howard , Paul Scofield , Ian McKellen , Ian Richardson , Toby Stephens , Robert Ryan , Christopher Walken , Morgan Freeman , Colm Feore , Ralph Fiennes and Tom Hiddleston . In 2004 , the Hudson Shakespeare Company of New Jersey presented `` Coriolanus '' as part of its annual Shakespeare in the Parks series . Director King Rich Warren placed the action in a fascist 1930s setting that mirrored depression era America . Other notable features of the production centered on having the character of Coriolanus ' mother Volumnia played much younger than usually portrayed and having the tribunes that drive Coriolanus ' exile as social crusading women . In 2012 , National Theatre Wales produced a composite of Shakespeare 's Coriolanus with Bertolt Brecht 's Coriolan , entitled Coriolan/us , in a disused hangar at MOD St Athan . Directed by Mike Brookes and Mike Pearson , the production used Silent disco headsets to permit the text to be heard while the dramatic action moved throughout the large space . The production was well received by critics . In December 2013 , Donmar Warehouse opened their new production . It was directed by Josie Rourke , starring Tom Hiddleston in the title role , along with Mark Gatiss , Deborah Findlay , Hadley Fraser , and Birgitte Hjort Sørensen . The production received very strong reviews . Michael Billington with `` The Guardian '' wrote `` A fast , witty , intelligent production that , in Tom Hiddleston , boasts a fine Coriolanus . '' He also credited Mark Gatiss as excellent as Menenius , the `` humorous patrician '' . Writer for `` Variety '' , David Benedict wrote that Deborah Findlay in her commanding maternal pride , held beautifully in opposition by Birgitte Hjort Sørensen as Coriolanus 's wife Virgilia . Helen Lewis , in her review of `` Coriolanus '' , along with two other concurrently running sold-out Shakespeare productions with celebrity leads — David Tennant 's `` Richard II '' and Jude Law 's `` Henry V '' — concludes `` if you can beg , borrow or plunder a ticket to one of these plays , let it be `` Coriolanus '' . '' The play was broadcast in cinemas in the U.K. and internationally on 30 January 2014 as part of the National Theatre Live programme . In July 2016 , Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey presented a production directed by Brian B. Crowe . Broadway World called the production `` Extraordinary '' and noted `` Brian Crowe 's excellent direction , exciting staging , and the stellar cast make `` Coriolanus '' absolutely outstanding ... a must-see theatrical event . '' In September 2017 , the Royal Shakespeare Company staged Coriolanus at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre . The play was directed by Angus Jackson . In 2018 , the Stratford Festival is presenting a production directed by Robert Lepage . Adaptations . Bertolt Brecht adapted Shakespeare 's play in 1952–55 , as `` Coriolan '' for the Berliner Ensemble . He intended to make it a tragedy of the workers , not the individual , and introduce the alienation effect ; his journal notes showing that he found many of his own effects already in the text , he considered staging the play with only minimal changes . The adaptation was unfinished at Brecht 's death in 1956 ; it was completed by Manfred Wekwerth and Joachim Tenschert and staged in Frankfurt in 1962 . In 1963 the BBC included Coriolanus in `` The Spread of the Eagle '' . Slovak composer Ján Cikker adapted the play into an opera which premiered in 1974 in Prague . In 1983 , the `` BBC Television Shakespeare '' series produced a version of the play . It starred Alan Howard and was directed by Elijah Moshinsky . In 2003 the Royal Shakespeare Company performed a new staging of `` Coriolanus '' , along with two other plays , at the University of Michigan . The director , David Farr , saw the play as depicting the modernization of an ancient ritualized culture , and drew on samurai influences to illustrate that view . He described it as “ in essence , a modern production . The play is basically about the birth of democracy. ” In 2011 , Ralph Fiennes directed and starred as Coriolanus with Gerard Butler as Aufidius and Vanessa Redgrave as Volumnia in a modern-day film adaptation `` Coriolanus '' . It was released on DVD and Blu-ray in May , 2012 . It has a 93 % rating on the film review site Rottentomatoes.com , giving it a Certified Fresh award . Slavoj Žižek argued that unlike preceding adaptations , Fiennes ' film portrayed Coriolanus without trying to rationalize his behavior , as a raw figure for the `` radical left '' , a figure who represents contempt for a decadent liberal democracy and the willingness to use violence to counter its latent imperialism in alliance with the oppressed , someone he compares to Che Guevara ( who justified himself as a revolutionary killing machine ) . Parody . While the title character 's name 's pronunciation in classical Latin has the a pronounced `` [ aː ] '' in the IPA , in English the a is usually prononunced `` [ eɪ ] . '' Ken Ludwig 's `` Moon Over Buffalo '' contains a joke dependent upon this pronunciation , and the parody `` The Complete Wrks of Wllm Shkspr ( Abridged ) '' refers to it as `` the anus play '' . Shakespeare pronunciation guides list both pronunciations as acceptable . Cole Porter 's song `` Brush Up Your Shakespeare '' from the musical `` Kiss Me , Kate '' includes the lines : `` If she says your behavior is heinous , /Kick her right in the Coriolanus . '' Based on `` Coriolanus '' , and written in blank verse , `` Complots of Mischief '' is a satirical critique of those who dismiss conspiracy theories . Written by philosopher Charles Pigden , it was published in `` Conspiracy Theories : The Philosophical Debate '' ( Ashgate 2006 ) .
Eleonore Baur . Eleonore Baur ( 7 September 1885 – 18 May 1981 ) , also known as Sister Pia , was a senior Nazi Party figure and the only woman known to have participated in the Munich Beer Hall Putsch . Early life . Born Eleonore Mayr in Bad Aibling , Bavaria , Baur 's mother died when Baur was an infant , and when she was five Baur moved to Munich with her father and stepmother . In Munich , Baur left school aged 14 to work as a midwife 's assistant . At 15 she gave birth to an illegitimate child whose fate is currently unknown . At 19 she gave birth to a second illegitimate son named Willhelm , whom she gave up for adoption , then soon after she moved to Egypt to work as a nurse 's assistant at a Cairo hospital . Baur returned to Munich in 1907 , calling herself `` Sister Pia '' , and worked for the Roman Catholic charitable order Gelbes Kreuz . In 1908 or 1909 she married Ludwig Baur , a mechanical engineer . The marriage ended in divorce after five or six years . Baur served as a nurse during World War I and then assisted the Freikorps Oberland troops during their battle against the Bavarian Soviet Republic and in the Baltic campaign in 1919 . In 1923 she married for the second time , a hotel manager named Sponseil ten years her junior . This marriage also ended in divorce . Nazi Party . In 1920 , Baur met Adolf Hitler on a tram in Munich and helped found the National Socialist German Workers ' Party ( Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei ; NSDAP ) . Baur became one of the most visible Nazi figures in Munich in the spring of 1920 , and was arrested on 11 March 1920 for disturbing the peace following an anti-Semitic speech at a women 's rally in Munich . Her subsequent acquittal made her a hero of the Nazi movement . Baur continued to be active in German politics , giving speeches and organising Nazi-based charitable events , and on 9 November 1923 was the only woman to participate in the Beer Hall Putsch , during which she received minor injuries and for which she later received the Blood Order , being one of only two German and 14 Austrian women to be awarded the party 's highest decoration . Throughout the rise of the Nazis and following their assumption of power in 1933 , Baur remained close to the Nazi leadership , accompanying Hitler on picnic trips , and Heinrich Himmler appointed her welfare sister for the Waffen-SS at Dachau Concentration Camp in 1933 . In 1934 , Baur founded the National Socialist Order of Sisters ( Schwesternschaft ) , becoming its honorary chairwoman in 1937 . She was promoted under the Nazi regime as the ideal Nazi woman ( `` Der Spiegel '' called her `` the nurse of the Nazi nation '' ) and her role in the nascent Nazi party was well known . Known as a fanatical National Socialist who hated Jews and Poles , Baur received a number of medals , including the Silesian Eagle Order , the Silver Medal for Bravery , the Blutorden , and the Baltikum Cross . Dachau . Baur played a major role in the construction and administration of Dachau and while there is no evidence Baur physically harmed prisoners , she was accused of bullying prisoners , staff and neighbours , and forcing prisoners to work on the renovations of the villa Hitler had given her in Oberhaching . Additionally , she gained a reputation in the camp as someone who `` requisitioned anything that was not nailed down '' . From a small nearby camp , München-Schwabing , groups of prisoners were `` reportedly whipped and ordered to do manual labor '' at Baur 's home , including `` cleaning her house , tending her garden and even building children ’ s toys . '' Post-war . Baur was first arrested on war crimes charges in May 1945 but shortly thereafter released due to insufficient evidence . She then appeared before a denazification court in Munich in September 1949 , where she was categorised as a major criminal , sentenced to ten years at Rebdorf labour camp and her personal property confiscated . Released from prison in 1950 for health reasons , Baur successfully applied for a pension and compensation in 1955 and returned to Oberhaching , where she died aged 95 in 1981 . Baur never renounced National Socialism , once stating , `` There is only one Frederick the Great , there is only one Adolf Hitler , and there is only one Sister Pia . ''
Orsans , Aude . Orsans is a commune in the Aude department in southern France . Orsans is a small hamlet in the south of France , it used to be an important village with a school and many farming supplies , but now is just a small farming community . There is a medieval church and there used to be a large windmill on the hill , which is now gone , however the storage house , ( which was also a cowshed for a while ) remains , now converted into a house . There is a statue in the square which celebrates the ceased or injured form Orsans in WW1 . A small stream runs through the hills that are used for farming . On top of the largest hill in or sans there is a large old water tower , that is surrounded by cows .
Lee Jin-ok. Lee Jin-ok ( 이진옥 , 李鎭玉 ; born 18 November 1961 ) is a South Korean former cyclist . He competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics and the 1988 Summer Olympics and 1986 Asian Games .
Francis Bailey ( disambiguation ) . Francis Bailey is a former attorney .
Elizabeth Cook . Elizabeth Cook ( born July 18 , 1972 in Wildwood , Florida ) is an American country music singer . She made her debut on the `` Grand Ole Opry '' on March 17 , 2000 . Cook , `` the daughter of a hillbilly singer married to a moonshiner who played his upright bass while in a prison band , '' was `` virtually unknown to the pop masses '' before she made a debut appearance on the `` Late Show With David Letterman '' in June 2012 . `` The New York Times '' called her `` a sharp and surprising country singer '' and an `` idiosyncratic traditionalist . '' Early life . The youngest of 11 , Cook was born in Wildwood , Florida . Her mother Joyce played mandolin and guitar and performed on radio and local television in her younger years . Her father Thomas also played string instruments . He honed his skills playing upright bass in the prison band while serving time for running moonshine . Also while serving time at the Atlanta Federal Penitentiary for the crime , he learned the welding trade to which Elizabeth paid tribute in the title of her 2010 album . After her father was released , he and Joyce began playing in local country bands together . Elizabeth was on stage with them at age four , singing such inappropriate songs as 'I 'm Having Daydreams About Night Things ' . At the age of nine , she had her own band . Cook graduated from Georgia Southern University in 1996 with dual degrees in Accounting and Computer Information Systems . Career . Cook had moved to Nashville to work for PricewaterhouseCoopers . After being informed by a friend of a publishing company who were looking for a traditional female country singer to cover material from their back-catalogue , Cook attended an interview during her lunch break and was offered a publishing deal on the spot , quit her job and ended up moving into the publishing house , leading to the independent release of `` The Blue Album '' in 2000 using the demo recordings . She made her major label debut for Atlantic Records . During this time , Cook became a regular guest artist on the Grand Ole Opry due to the label 's insistence that she produce a hit single before she could begin touring , meaning she had a lot of free time in Nashville . Her only album for Atlantic , `` Hey Y'All '' , was released in 2002 but , following a corporate re-structuring , the album was virtually abandoned and stagnant on sales . The label subsequently expected Cook to begin writing and performing country pop material that had become popular due to artists such as Faith Hill and Shania Twain . Cook attended several co-writing appointments set up by the label , but concluded that she could not sing the way they wanted her to and asked to be released from her contract under the assumption that she already had a deal with Sony Records that subsequently fell through . After getting a job as a waitress and used her salary and the remaining money of her demo budget to release 2004 's `` This Side Of The Moon '' , which was eventually picked up by Thirty Tigers and received positive reviews from The New York Times and No Depression . Her album `` Balls '' was released May 2007 . It has been her most successful album to date , thanks to glowing press reviews and significant video play for the song `` Sometimes It Takes Balls To Be A Woman . '' Her 2010 album `` Welder '' features appearances by an all-star roster of guests including Dwight Yoakam , Crowell and Buddy Miller . Two songs on the album featured in an NPR report at the time of its release were `` El Camino '' and `` Heroin Addict Sister . '' Through it all , Elizabeth maintained a full touring schedule , playing in America , as well as South Korea , Japan , Norway , Sweden , Poland France and the UK , the last of these including appearances at the Cambridge Folk Festival , the Maverick Festival and the Borderline in London . She has continued appearing on stage at the Grand Ole Opry and has , do date , appeared over 400 times , the most performances by any non-member . She toured the UK in support of her `` Welder '' LP performing 18 dates with her husband Tim Carroll and her upright bass player Bones Hillman , formerly of Midnight Oil , who had relocated to Nashville , Tennessee after hearing nothing out of Midnight Oil for a year . Cook was invited by the Atlanta Braves to sing the national anthem before their 2011 home opener on April 8 , 2011 . At the suggestion of Paul Shaffer , Cook was invited as a guest on `` Late Show with David Letterman '' in August 2011 , where she discussed satellite radio and growing up in Florida . Her appearance prompted numerous offers from labels and organizations asking her to host various events and was even signed to star in a CBS sitcom about a single mother whose life is disrupted by the arrival of her criminal father which never came to fruition . In June 2012 , Cook returned to the `` Late Show '' to perform with Jason Isbell . `` American Songwriter '' notes that they sang covers of Townes Van Zandt 's `` Pancho and Lefty '' and `` Tecumseh Valley . '' On March 14 , 2013 , she appeared a third time on the `` Late Show with David Letterman '' , this time having a sit-down interview with Dave before performing `` If I Had My Way , '' written by blues/gospel singer Blind Willie Johnson . She worked extensively with Carlene Carter on her tenth studio album `` Carter Girl '' , where she provided backing and harmony vocals on five on the album 's twelve tracks . On June 2 , 2014 , she appeared a fourth time on `` Late Show with David Letterman '' , performing `` Pale Blue Eyes , '' written by Lou Reed . In 2016 , Cook released her sixth studio album `` Exodus of Venus '' . In 2017 , she appeared on the `` Walking The Floor '' podcast hosted by Chris Shiflett . During the interview , Cook spoke about her childhood , getting and subsequently losing her major record deal after they wanted her to made Faith Hill/Shania Twain type music , her experiences in rehab and making `` Exodus of Venus '' . At the end of the podcast , she revealed that she is currently writing and recording material for her seventh album which will be released in fall 2018 . Radio show . Cook hosts the mid-day radio show `` Elizabeth Cook 's Apron Strings '' on the Sirius XM radio station Outlaw Country on Channel 60 . The show airs weekdays from 10:00 AM until 2:00 PM ( Eastern Time ) . It was previously on in the morning , but was switched in 2018 . The show format is a mix of Americana , Outlaw , and Alt Country . While on tour , Cook takes mobile equipment with her to enable her to broadcast the show from wherever she is , having presented episodes of Apron Strings from Australia , Japan and the UK . As a radio presenter , Cook has been nominated for 2 Ameripolitan Music Awards . Personal life . Following the release of `` Welder '' in 2010 , a series of personal tragedies meant that Cook did not produce another studio album until 2016 including a divorce from her husband Tim Carroll , the destruction of her family farm by a fire , and the deaths of her father , brother , mother-in-law and brother-in-law which resulted in her friends and manager forcing her to cancel an upcoming tour to go to rehab for drug addiction and an eating disorder . On being sent to rehab , Cook said `` I needed some help . I did not feel like rehab was what I needed and I tried to desperately convince some key people around me that in that moment I needed intensive therapy and I probably needed medication . They cancelled the tour and said you ca n't go because we do n't trust the state that you 're in . You 're saying you 're not addicted to anything and you 're saying you do n't have an eating disorder but we do n't know that '' . Cook tried to convince her management that , if she were a drug addict , she would tell them directly which drugs she was taking , saying `` I was n't doing any of that . I was n't addicted to anything . I knew I did n't have an eating disorder . I was just skinny from being stressed out but people in positions of power in my life did n't believe me '' . She was critical of the treatment she received and checked herself out early , explaining that `` they weighed you in the dark , you can have two packs of sugar a day , they regimented my calories but my body went of a severe calorie uptake . I was starving all the time and I begged for protein shakes in between meals but they would n't have them and I was losing more weight '' . Studio albums . `` Balls '' was produced by Rodney Crowell , and nine of the album 's 11 tracks were written or co-written by Cook , including the single `` Sometimes It Takes Balls To Be A Woman '' , co-written with Melinda Schneider . Her next album , `` Welder '' , released May 11 , 2010 , was produced by Don Was followed by CCM EP `` Gospel Plow '' . She did not release another album until 2016 's `` Exodus of Venus '' .
FSArchiver . FSArchiver is a disk cloning utility for Linux . FSArchiver can save partitions containing different popular file systems to a disk image . It is a continuation of PartImage , which was a project from one of the same authors , and implements new features that PartImage lacks . FSArchiver strives to be more feature-rich and less UX than PartImage . As a result , it is used by other software and toolsets for its functionality . Two of the most widely used features that PartImage lacks are support for multi-core compression and support for the commonly used Ext4 filesystem . Features . For Windows users , FSArchiver includes experimental support for NTFS . FSArchiver supports most modern Linux file systems such as ext4 , reiser4 and btrfs . Other notable features include modern and multi-threaded compression of disk image files , combined with file-based images ( as opposed to block-based images most similar tools use ) to enhance compression by ignoring unused clusters .
Miller Lake ( Nova Scotia ) . Miller Lake is a lake of Halifax Regional Municipality , Nova Scotia , Canada .
Animal tooth development . Tooth development or odontogenesis is the process in which teeth develop and grow into the mouth . Tooth development varies among species . Fish . In fish , Hox gene expression regulates mechanisms for tooth initiation . However , sharks continuously produce new teeth throughout their lives via a drastically different mechanism . Shark teeth form from modified scales near the tongue and move outward on the jaw in rows until they are eventually dislodged . Their scales , called dermal denticles , and teeth are homologous organs . Mammals . Generally , tooth development in non-human mammals is similar to human tooth development . The variations usually lie in the morphology , number , development timeline , and types of teeth . However , some mammals ' teeth do develop differently than humans ' . In mice , WNT signals are required for the initiation of tooth development . Rodents ' teeth continually grow , forcing them to wear down their teeth by gnawing on various materials . If rodents are prevented from gnawing , their teeth eventually puncture the roofs of their mouths . In addition , rodent incisors consist of two halves , known as the crown and root analogues . The labial half is made of enamel and resembles a crown , while the lingual half is made of dentin and resembles a root . The mineral distribution in rodent enamel is different from that of monkeys , dogs , pigs , and humans . In horse teeth , enamel and dentin layers are intertwined , which increases the strength and decreases the wear rate of the teeth . Contrary to popular belief , horse teeth do not `` grow '' indefinitely . Rather , existing tooth erupts from below the gumline . Horses start to `` run out '' of erupting tooth in their early 30 's and in the rare case they live long enough , the roots of their teeth will fall out completely in the middle to latter part of their third decade . In manatees , mandibular molars develop separately from the jaw and are encased in a bony shell separated by soft tissue . This also occurs in elephants ' successional teeth , which erupt to replace worn teeth . All members of the order Tubulidentata have no incisors or canines , their teeth have no enamel , and their molars grow continuously from the root . Invertebrate `` teeth '' . True teeth are unique to vertebrates , although some invertebrates have analogous structures sometimes called `` teeth '' . The organism with the simplest genome bearing such `` teeth '' is probably the worm genus Ancylostoma ( Ancylostoma duodenale , Necator americanus ) . Molluscs have a structure called a radula which bears a ribbon of chitinous `` teeth '' . However , these are histologically and developmentally different from vertebrate teeth , and are unlikely to be homologous . For example , vertebrate teeth develop from a neural crest mesenchyme-derived dental papilla , and the neural crest is specific to vertebrates , as are tissues such as enamel .
Carmenta odda . `` Carmenta odda '' is a moth of the Sesiidae family . It was described by W. Donald Duckworth and Thomas Drake Eichlin in 1977 . It is found in the United States from South Carolina to Florida .
South Hammond . South Hammond is a neighborhood in southwestern Hammond , Indiana , approximately between the Illinois state line and Columbia Avenue , south of 165th Street . It is bounded to the east by Woodmar , to the south by the towns of Munster and Highland , to the west by Calumet City , Illinois , and to the north by Central Hammond . The Little Calumet River snakes along the neighborhood 's southern boundary . The neighborhood 's boundaries correspond to Hammond 's Planning District IV . With the exception of a commercial strip along Calumet Avenue , South Hammond is overwhelmingly residential . Many of these residences are historic : South Hammond is home to the Indi-Illi Park Historic District , Roselawn–Forest Heights Historic District and Forest–Ivanhoe Residential Historic District .
Central Park Arrest . `` Central Park Arrest '' is a song composed by Lynsey de Paul for the vocal trio Thunderthighs , and told the story of a policewoman apprehending a flasher in New York 's Central Park . This song in the style of TV cop theme tunes of the day featured police sirens wailing , shots being fired and megaphone radio . The song was a top 30 hit in the UK Singles Chart . The song 's writer recorded her own version on the B-side to the hit single `` No , Honestly '' a few months later , as a lighter bongo driven song . More recently , de Paul 's version appeared on her anthology album , `` Into my Music '' .
A Big She-Bear . `` A Big She-Bear '' ( The story of mountains with a prologue and an epilogue ) is a 2013 Georgian Movie-novel by author Miho Mosulishvili . Logline . A little boy – Vache – is afraid that the village governor ( administrative head ) Ahab and his team might kill a big she-bear , as the latter is a symbol of the sin committed by the villagers : Ahab promised to marry Vache ’ s mother Lela and deceived her . The woman , abandoned and criticized by the villagers , committed suicide . Outline . The inhabitants of a village located in the mountains of South Caucasus struggle with a big She-Bear . The bear has caused damage to the villagers ' corn fields , beehives and cattle , killed hunters and their dogs and avoided all kinds of traps . The village governor ( administrative head ) , called a Biblical name Ahab , tries to kill the big she-bear with the help of the villagers . All the inhabitants of the village realize that this bear is a ghost from Ahab 's past life . Film Adaptation . June 26 , 2015 Miho Mosulishvili as a screenwriter is winner with CPU Lira Production ( Producer and Film-director Lali Kiknavelidze ) for project ‘ A Big She-Bear ’ in the competition `` Adaptation of the 21st Century Georgian Literary Work '' organized of the Ministry of Culture and Monument Protection of Georgia , Georgian National Film Center and Georgian National Book Center , The Jury Members : Nana Jorjadze , Levan Berdzenishvili , Levan Tutberidze , Davit Chubinishvili , Vazha Gigashvili , Manana Anasashvili , Lela Ochiauri , Davit Gabunia
Lagoras . Lagoras ( Greek : Λαγόρας ) was a Cretan soldier of fortune , who , when in the service of Ptolemy IV Philopator , king of Egypt , was sent by Nicolaus , Ptolemy 's general , to occupy the passes of Mount Lebanon at Berytus , and to check there the advance of Antiochus III the Great , who was marching upon Ptolemais , 219 BC . He was , however , defeated and dislodged from his position by the Syrian king . In 215 BC , in the war of Antiochus against Achaeus , we find Lagoras in the service of the former ; and it was through his discovery of an unguarded part of the wall of Sardis , that Antiochus was enabled to take the city , Lagoras being himself one of the select party who forced their way into the town over the portion of the wall in question .
Estelle Yancey . Estelle `` Mama '' Yancey ( January 1 , 1896 – April 19 , 1986 ) was an American blues singer . She was nominated four times for Blues Music Awards as Traditional Blues Female Artist . Life and career . Yancey was born Estella Harris in Cairo , Illinois , and grew up in Chicago , where she sang in church choirs and learned to play the guitar . In 1925 , when she was 29 , she married Jimmy Yancey , who had traveled in the United States and Europe as a vaudeville dancer . She often sang with him at informal gatherings and house parties in the 1940s and performed with him at Carnegie Hall in 1948 . Jimmy Yancey was a boogie-woogie and blues piano player , and Estelle recorded several times with him . In 1943 , the Yanceys recorded for Session Records . They recorded the album `` Pure Blues '' for Atlantic Records in 1951 , just a few months before Jimmy Yancey 's death that same year . Estelle continued to perform and record . In her later years , she often performed with Chicago pianist Erwin Helfer , especially at the University of Chicago Folk Festival . One of the best examples of her soulful , expressive vocals is the album `` Jimmy and Mama Yancey : Chicago Piano '' , vol . 1 ( Atlantic Records , 1952 ) , which includes `` Make Me a Pallet on the Floor , '' `` Four o'Clock Blues , '' `` Monkey Woman Blues , '' `` Santa Fe Blues , '' and `` How Long Blues . '' Yancey 's recordings with other pianists include `` Mama Yancey , Singer , Don Ewell , Pianist '' ( Windin ' Ball Recordings , 1952 ) ; `` Chicago—The Living Legends : South Side Blues '' ( Riverside , 1961 ) ; `` Mama Yancey Sings , Art Hodes Plays Blues '' ( Verve Records , 1965 ) ; `` Maybe I 'll Cry '' , with Erwin Helfer ( Red Beans , 1983 ) recorded when she was 86 and 87 years old ; and `` The Blues of Mama Yancey : Axel Zwingenberger and the Friends of Boogie Woogie '' , vol . 4 ( Vagabond Records , recorded in 1982 and 1983 and released in 1988 . Yancey died on April 19 , 1986 , in Chicago .
Ibafa . Ibafa ( ) is a small village with a population of 250 in Baranya county , Hungary . The village is in the valleys of Zselic . The mayor is László Benes . Sights . There is a Pipe Museum in the village , where you can find the pipe of Ferenc Deák and Mihály Károlyi . `` Gyűrűfű '' is a bio-village located close to Ibafa .
Bigbyville , Tennessee . Bigbyville is an unincorporated community in Maury County , in the U.S. state of Tennessee . History . The first settlement at Bigbyville was made about 1807 . A post office called Bigbyville was established in 1829 , and remained in operation until 1903. Notable person . Felix Zollicoffer , a United States Congressman from Tennessee , was born in Bigbyville in 1812 .
Rytmen av ett regn . `` Rytmen av ett regn '' is a song written by Morgan Hjalmarsson and Camilla Andersson , and recorded by Millas Mirakel , releasing it as a 1987 single . which peaked at eight position at the Swedish singles chart . On 11 July 1987 , the song topped Sommartoppen . The song also charted at Svensktoppen for 12 weeks between 13 September and 29 November 1987 , topping the chart for five weeks . In 2001 the song was recorded by Svänzons , releasing it as a 2001 single. , and the band also performed the song at Dansbandskampen 2009 .
12 cm Kanone C/80 . The 12 cm Kanone C/80 was a fortress and siege gun developed after the Franco-Prussian War and used by Germany before and during World War I . History . After the Franco-Prussian War , the Army began to study replacements for its 12 cm Kanone C/64 breech loaded cannons . Although Prussian artillery had outclassed their French rivals during the war the breech mechanism they used was weak and there was a tendency for barrels to burst due to premature detonation of shells . In 1873 a new gun which retained the same caliber as the previous gun and designated the 12 cm Kanone C/73 was introduced to replace the C/64 but it had poor range so it was quickly replaced . The new gun designated the 12 cm Kanone C/80 was assigned to fortress and siege artillery regiments of the Army . Design . During the Franco-Prussian war , large numbers of French bronze cannons were captured and this material was melted down and used to build the new 12 cm Kanone C/80 and the smaller 79 . The C/80 would use the same rounded breech block introduced on the C/73 to avoid the stress fractures which caused catastrophic failures in the square blocked C/64 . This type of breech was known as a cylindro-prismatic breech which was a predecessor of Krupp 's horizontal sliding-block and the gun used separate-loading , bagged charges and projectiles . The C/80 was fairly conventional for its time and most nations had similar guns such as its Russian cousin the 42-line fortress and siege gun Pattern of 1877 or its French rival the Canon de 120 mm modèle 1878 . Like many of its contemporaries , the C/80 had a tall and narrow box trail carriage built from bolted iron plates with two wooden 12-spoke wheels . The carriages were tall because the guns were designed to sit behind a parapet with the barrel overhanging the front in the fortress artillery role or behind a trench or berm in the siege role . Like many of its contemporaries , the C/80 's carriage did not have a recoil mechanism or a gun shield . However , when used in a fortress the guns could be connected to an which connected to a steel eye on a concrete firing platform and a hook on the carriage between the wheels . For siege gun use a wooden firing platform could be assembled ahead of time and the guns could attach to the same type of recoil mechanism . A set of wooden ramps were also placed behind the wheels and when the gun fired the wheels rolled up the ramp and was returned to position by gravity . There was also no traverse so the gun had to be levered into position to aim . A drawback of this system was the gun had to be re-aimed each time which lowered the rate of fire . For transport , the gun was attached to a limber for towing by a horse team or artillery tractor . World War I . The majority of military planners before the First World War were wedded to the concept of fighting an offensive war of rapid maneuver which in a time before mechanization meant a focus on cavalry and light horse artillery firing shrapnel shells . Since the C/80 was heavier and was n't designed with field use in mind it was employed as a fortress gun . However , once the Western Front stagnated and trench warfare set in fortresses , armories , coastal fortifications , and museums were scoured for artillery to send to the front . A combination of factors led the Germans to issue C/80 's to their troops as replacements . Although new guns with superior performance were introduced the C/80 remained in service until the end of the war due to the sheer number in service .
Ostrander , Wisconsin . Ostrander is an unincorporated community located in the town of Mukwa , Waupaca County , Wisconsin , United States . Ostrander is located on the Little Wolf River west of New London .
Dear Me ( book ) . `` Dear Me '' is an autobiography by Peter Ustinov , published in 1977 . The book 's title is a play on words , since , in addition to `` dear me '' being a lament , it refers to the fact that the book is addressed to himself , as a conversation between Ustinov 's `` all too solid flesh '' and `` remorseless spirit . ''
Bella Alten . Bella Alten ( June 30 , 1877 – December 31 , 1962 ) was an operatic soprano who performed at the Metropolitan Opera House during the early 1900s . Bella Alten was born in Zaskaczewo , Poland . She studied with Gustav Engel and Joachim at the Imperial Conservatory in Berlin , and later with Aglaja Orgeni in Dresden . Her first appearance in opera was as Aennchen in Der Freischütz in 1897 after which engagements followed in Berlin , Brunswick , Cologne and London . She was singing Cherubino in Marriage of Figaro , Nedda in Pagliacci and Eva in Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg under Hans Richter when Heinrich Conried , the Metropolitan Opera 's General Manager , heard her at the Covent Garden and engaged her for the Met . Her New York debut took place in November 1904 as Cherubino in The Marriage of Figaro in a cast that included Emma Eames , Marcella Sembrich and Antonio Scotti . During her nine seasons at the Metropolitan ( 1904–1908 and 1909–1914 ) she sang 31 different roles and a total of 426 performances . She appeared in casts that included famous singers such as Enrico Caruso , Frances Alda , Pol Plançon , Nellie Melba , Emmy Destinn , Ernestine Schumann-Heink , Pasquale Amato , Olive Fremstad , Louise Homer , and Geraldine Farrar , among others . Her operatic career included six Metropolitan premiere performances – Adele in Die Fledermaus ( 1905 ) , Gretel in Hänsel und Gretel ( 1905 ) , Saffi in Der Zigeunerbaron ( 1906 ) , Olga in Fedora ( 1906 ) , Columbina in Le Donne Curiose ( 1912 ) , and Lisetta in L'amore Medico ( 1914 ) . In November 1905 when she sang Gretel in the premiere Metropolitan performance of Hänsel und Gretel , the composer Engelbert Humperdinck was in the audience . This opera received 11 performances that first season and was selected by Theodore Roosevelt 's wife as a benefit for the Legal Aid Society . Alten sang Gretel in this opera every season she was with the Met ( 77 times . ) The one season she was not there the opera wasn ’ t presented . Her other most frequently performed roles were Musetta in La Bohème ( 68 times ) , and Nedda in Pagliacci ( 34 times ) . From 1908 to 1909 , Alten went to Braunchweig , Germany where she created Madama Butterfly for that city . She also appeared in Bayreuth . Her only recordings date from this period ; three selections from `` Madama Butterfly '' and the Ballatella from `` Pagliacci '' recorded for the Gramophone Company and all sung in German . Alten also appeared on Broadway as Maid Marian in Reginald De Koven 's `` Robin Hood '' with Wallace Hyde and Florence Wickham . This opened May 6 , 1912 at the New Amsterdam Theatre and ran for 64 performances . The popular air from this work , Oh Promise Me , is still heard frequently at weddings today . During her Metropolitan career in 1912 , Bella Alten married Hermann Deri , an Austrian State Banker , and became Bella Alten-Deri . She returned to Vienna and continued to sing at both the Wiener Hofoper and Volksoper . She gave concerts and radio broadcasts as late as 1936 . When the Nazis came to power in Austria , she and her husband moved to London where she died December 31 , 1962 following her husband 's death in 1941 .
Mahmudiyeh , Ferdows . Mahmudiyeh ( , also Romanized as Maḩmūdīyeh ) is a village in Rezvan Rural District , Ferdows District , Rafsanjan County , Kerman Province , Iran . At the 2006 census , its population was 120 , in 31 families .
Sanjoy Bhattacharya . Sanjoy Bhattacharya , FRAS , is an academic and historian , who is Professor in the History of Medicine and Director of the World Health Organisation Collaborating Centre for Global Health Histories , all at the University of York . Career . Bhattacharya completed his undergraduate studies at St. Stephen 's College , Delhi , before earning a Master of Arts degree from Jawaharlal Nehru University , and then a doctorate from the School of Oriental and African Studies in London . He was appointed a Wellcome Trust research fellow at Sheffield Hallam University in 1997 , and took up a research fellowship at the University of Oxford four years later ; at the same time , he was appointed to a lectureship at University College London , and remained there until 2010 , when he became Reader in the History of Medicine at the University of York , where has since been promoted to a professorship and appointed Director of the Centre for Global Health Histories and Director of the World Health Organisation Collaborating Centre for Global Health Histories . He is also editor of the journal `` Medical History '' ; since 2013 , he has been editor of Cambridge University Press 's Global Health Histories series , and a co-editor of Orient Blackswan 's New Perspectives in South Asian History series . In 2011 , Bhattacharya was elected a Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland.Bhattacharya 's research focuses on the medical , environmental and social history of South Asia in the 19th and 20th centuries and the modern history of global health programmes .
2017 Puerto Rico FC season . The 2017 Puerto Rico FC season is the club 's second season and first full season of existence . The club will play in the North American Soccer League , the second tier of the American soccer pyramid . Season review . On January 23 , the team announced the return of five regulars from the 2016 starting XI as well as a young prospect . Returning players were Trevor Spangenberg , Rudy Dawson , Cristiano Dias , Ramón Soria , Kyle Culbertson , and young goalkeeper Austin Pack . On January 24 , the team again announced the resigning of Michael Kafari , Tyler Rudy , Brian Bement , and Sidney Rivera for another run . The team also stated Bljedi Bardic will not return to the team as he has decided to stay in New York and take advantage of other career opportunities . On January 26 , CONCACAF announced PRFC will host group D in the 2017 CFU Club Championship at Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium starting March 14 . The club also announced the resigning of the three Puerto Rican footballers on the team for another season ; Hector Ramos , Jorge Rivera , Joseph Marrero . On January 30 , the team announced two new signings for the 2017 season : Conor Doyle who last played for Colorado Rapids before being loaned to Colorado Springs Switchbacks in 2016 , and Yuma who last played for Rayo OKC in 2016 . On February 10 , the club announced the preparation for the 2017 NASL Season , as well as the Caribbean Club Championship , Puerto Rico FC will take part in the 7th Annual Bayamón City Cup which begins February 10 at the Bayamón Soccer Complex . On March 2 , the team announced 2 new additions to the team in defender Jake Stovall and goalkeeper Billy Thompson prior to the start of the CFU games . On April 28 , 4 weeks into the NASL spring season . Puerto Rico FC announced the signing of defender Phanuel Kavita , who spent the 2016 season with Real Salt Lake of Major League Soccer . On July 15 , Puerto Rico ended the Spring season in 8th place with 9 points . Finishing out with a 1-6-9 record . On July 25 , the team announced a new signing of Spanish veteran attacking midfielder Mario , prior to the start of the Fall season . On October 1 , PRFC took to the field for the first time since the devastation on Hurricane Maria against the Cosmos in MCU Park .
Ky Fan . Ky Fan ( 樊 , September 19 , 1914 – March 22 , 2010 ) was an American mathematician and Emeritus Professor of Mathematics at the University of California , Santa Barbara ( UCSB ) . Biography . Fan was born in Hangzhou , the capital of Zhejiang Province , China . His father named Fan Qi ( 樊琦 , 1879—1947 ) and served for the district courts of Jinhua and Wenzhou . Ky Fan went to Jinhua with his father when he was eight years old , and studied at several middle schools in Zhejiang including the Jinhua High School ( currently Jinhua No.1 Middle School ) , Hangzhou Zongwen High School ( currently Hangzhou No.10 Middle School ) , and Wenzhou High School . Fan obtained his secondary diploma from the Jinhua High School . Fan enrolled into Peking University Department of Mathematics in 1932 , and received his B.S . degree from Peking University in 1936 . Initially Fan wanted to study engineering , but eventually shifted to mathematics , largely because of the influence of his uncle Feng Zuxun ( 冯祖荀 , 1880–1940 ; b. Hangzhou , d. Beijing ) , who was a mathematician in China and the then Chair of the Department of Mathematics of Peking University . After graduation , Fan became a teaching assistant in the department . Fan went to France in 1939 and received his D.Sc . degree from the University of Paris in 1941 . Fan 's doctoral advisor was M.R.Fréchet . Fan was a research fellow at the French National Centre for Scientific Research ( CNRS ) . Fan was a member of the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton from 1945 to 1947 . In 1947 , Fan joined the mathematical faculty of the University of Notre Dame , where he was an assistant professor at the beginning , and later promoted to associate professor and full professor . In 1960 , Fan also held a position at Wayne State University in Detroit for about one year , but immediately went to Northwestern University near Chicago . In 1965 , Fan became a professor of mathematics at UCSB . Fan was elected an Academician of the Academia Sinica ( Taipei , Taiwan ) in 1964 . He served as the director of the Institute of Mathematics there from 1978 to 1984 . In 1999 , Fan and his wife Yan Youfen ( 燕又芬 ) donated one million US dollars to the American Mathematical Society , to set up the `` Ky and Yu-Fen Fan Endowment '' . Fan had 23 graduate students . He died in Santa Barbara in March 2010 . Academic career . Fan was a student and collaborator of M. Fréchet and was also influenced by John von Neumann and Hermann Weyl . The author of approximately 130 papers , Fan made fundamental contributions to operator and matrix theory , convex analysis and inequalities , linear and nonlinear programming , topology and fixed point theory , and topological groups . His work in fixed point theory , in addition to influencing nonlinear functional analysis , has found wide application in mathematical economics and game theory , potential theory , calculus of variations , and differential equations .
Michael J. McEttrick . Michael Joseph McEttrick ( June 22 , 1848 – December 31 , 1921 ) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts . McEttrick was born in Roxbury , Massachusetts , he graduated from the Washington Grammar and the Roxbury Latin Schools . He served as assistant assessor of Boston in 1884 . He served as member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives 1885-1891 and chairman of the Democratic members of the house . He served in the Massachusetts State Senate in 1892 . Mcettrick was elected as an Independent Democrat to the Fifty-third Congress ( March 4 , 1893-March 3 , 1895 ) . He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1894 to the Fifty-fourth Congress . 1892 and 1894 . In 1892 and 1894 McEttrick ran for Congress as an independent Democratic for Congress in Massachusetts 10th Congressional District . He won in 1892 and lost in 1894 . 1892 . McEttrick won the 1892 election defeating Republican Harrison H. Atwood in a four way race . 1894 . McEttrick lost the 1894 election to Republican Harrison H. Atwood . Massachusetts House of Representatives . McEttrick was again a member of the State house of representatives in 1906 , 1907 , and 1913 . Massachusetts Senate . McEttrick served in the State Senate in 1908 representing the Fourth Suffolk District . Later years . McEttrick engaged in the real estate business in Boston , Massachusetts , until his death there on December 31 , 1921 . McEttrick was interred in Calvary Cemetery .
MSV Neuruppin . MSV Neuruppin is a German association football club from Neuruppin , Brandenburg . The football team and its youth side is part of a larger sports association of approximately 1,000 members that has departments for athletics , billiards , boxing , chess , disabled sports , gymnastics , hiking , swimming , table tennis , volleyball , and general recreation . History . The club was originally formed as `` Neuruppiner Turnerbund '' in the fall of 1919 . It evolved into the military sports club `` Militärsportverein Neuruppin '' before becoming `` Märkischer Sportverein Neuruppin '' . After World War II the club was re-established as `` SG Neuruppin '' in the fall of 1945 and then went through a quick succession of name changes playing variously as `` ZSG Neuruppin '' ( 1948 ) , `` Nordwest Neuruppin '' ( 1949 ) , `` BSG Konsum Neuruppin '' ( 1950 ) , `` BSG Empor Mitte Neurppin '' ( 1951 ) , and finally , `` BSG Empor Neuruppin '' ( 1952 ) . The club played as `` Elektronik Neuruppin '' from 1983 to 1989 and after German re-unification was known briefly as `` TuS Neuruppin '' before re-claiming its current name in 1990 . The club played as an anonymous side the East German fourth division Berzirksliga Potsdam through most of the 50s and 60s . In the mid-70s `` Neuruppin '' began a climb that took them to a first-place finish in Group 1 of the division in 1980 , but despite being unable to advance from there , they continued to finish strongly until the mid-80s . They did not enjoy any other meaningful on-field success until the turn of the millennium . After the merger of the football leagues of the two Germany 's in the early 90s `` Neuruppin '' would initially compete in what was then the Landesliga Brandenburg ( V ) . League re-structuring in 1994 made the division a sixth tier circuit where the club delivered uneven results until capturing the division championship in 2000 and advancing to the Verbandsliga Brandenburg ( V ) . `` Neuruppin '' immediately took a second title and was promoted to the NOFV-Oberliga Nord ( IV ) . The team has performed well at this level , consistently earning upper table results including second-place finishes in each of the last two seasons . In 2004–05 `` MSV '' finished behind the second team squad of `` Hansa Rostock '' which declined promotion . This led to `` Neuruppins participation in promotion playoffs for the third tier Regionalliga where they were defeated by `` FC Carl Zeiss Jena '' by scores of 0:2 and 1:2 . However , the club was able to come away that season as Brandenburgpokal ( Brandenburg Cup ) winners by beating `` SV Babelsberg 03 '' 2:1 . That earned the team a place in the 2005–06 German Cup competition and on 25 August 2005 `` Neuruppin '' was beaten 0:4 in their first round match versus `` FC Bayern Munich '' in front of 33,000 spectators , the largest number to ever watch an `` MSV '' match . In the 2005–06 regular season the club delivered another strong performance , finishing a solid second to `` 1 . FC Union Berlin '' . Unfortunately , an announcement by management of the association 's poor financial state , which would prevent any application for a Regionalliga place , put a damper on the campaign and has contributed to the collapse of the team competitively in the current season following significant personnel changes . After being relegated from the Oberliga in 2006–07 , the club appears to have sat out the following Verbandsliga season , competing in the Landesliga Brandenburg-Nord ( VII ) in 2008–09 . After a division championship there it returned to the Brandenburg-Liga where it plays today . Stadium . The club plays in the Volksparkstadion which has a capacity of 5,300 and was built in the 60s as the Stadion der Freundschaft . The facility originally accommodated close to 10,000 spectators and was refurbished between 1998 and 2001 . `` MSVs former home was the Sportplatz der Friedrich-Franz-Kaserne . Name . The term `` Märkischer '' in the club name refers to Mark as a region of Brandenburg .
Swiss Museum of Games . The Swiss Museum of Games is located in the city of La Tour-de-Peilz , in the Canton of Vaud , Switzerland . Chateau de la Tour-de-Peilz . The Swiss Museum of Games is housed in a thirteenth-century castle , originally built for Peter II , Count of Savoy . The castle was badly damaged in 1476 , during the Burgundian wars . It was bought and restored in the mid-eighteenth century and the castle was privately owned until it was purchased by the city of La Tour-de-Peilz following a public referendum in 1979 . Museum . The Swiss Museum of Games was installed in the main castle building and opened as such in 1987 . In addition to the permanent collection , which includes ancient games , early modern games , playing cards and a chess room , a number of temporary exhibitions and games-related events ( conferences , educational events , games evenings , discussions and social events ) are held at the museum . In 2015 the museum had a total of 14,724 visitors . `` Veni , Vidi , Ludique '' . In 2014 the Swiss Museum of Games participated in a major exhibition on the theme of games and play in association with the Roman Museum of Nyon and the Roman Museum in Vallon . The exhibition , entitled `` Veni , Vidi , Ludique : Playing with Antiquity '' , was created under the auspices of Professor Véronique Dasen of the University of Fribourg and Dr Ulrich Schädler , Director of the Swiss Museum of Games . The exhibition ran from October 2014 until April 2015 , with support from the Swiss National Fund . A special issue of the French journal `` Archéothéma '' included a number of articles on the theme of games and play to tie-in with the exhibition . `` So British ! '' . In 2016 the Swiss Museum of Games hosted a temporary exhibition entitled `` So British ! `` , on the subject of British games and games culture . The exhibition displayed more than 200 games and objects , including an area recreating a British pub with darts and pub skittles . In addition to the exhibition , a number of events ( game evenings , talks ) were put on . The exhibition may be the last undertaking before the museum undergoes a major programme of refurbishment , scheduled for 2017 . Refurbishment . The Museum is due to undergo an extensive refurbishment in 2017 at an estimated cost of some CHF8m . Library . The Swiss Museum of Games houses a research library which is significant for its chess holdings , which include the library of the British chess author and researcher Ken Whyld . The library also holds the papers of British chess expert and games consultant David Pritchard .
Lingaraj Temple Road railway station . Lingaraj Temple Road is halt station located in Bhubaneswar city . The railway station . Lingaraj Temple Road railway station is located at an altitude of 39m . It has been allotted the code- LGTR and functions within the jurisdiction of Khurda Road railway division . History . During the period 1893 to 1896 , of the East Coast State Railway , from Vijayawada to Cuttack was built and opened to traffic , and construction of the Vijayawada-Chennai link in 1899 enabled the through running of trains along the eastern coast of India . Bengal Nagpur Railway was working on both the Howrah-Kharagpur and Kharagpur-Cuttack lines , completed the bridge over the Rupnarayan in 1900 and the Mahanadi in 1901 , thus completing the through connection between Chennai and Kolkata . Electrification . Bhubaneswar Yard and Khurda Road-Bhubaneswar section was electrified in 2001-02 . Bhubaneswar-Barang section was electrified in 2002-03 .
Hot plate test . The hot plate test is a test of the pain response in animals , similar to the tail flick test . It is used in basic pain research and in testing the effectiveness of analgesics by observing the reaction to pain caused by heat . It was proposed by Eddy and Leimbach in 1953 . They used a behavioral model of nociception where behaviors such as jumping and hind paw-licking are elicited following a noxious thermal stimulus . Licking is a rapid response to painful thermal stimuli that is a direct indicator of nociceptive threshold . Jumping represents a more elaborated response , with a latency , and encompasses an emotional component of escaping . Sex studies using antidepressants . Significant differences in pain sensitivity in male and female mice have been observed in laboratory studies . The SSRI antidepressant paroxetine did not display a gender difference in antinociceptive effects in mice . Ion channels . Voltage-gated ion channels are implicated in pain sensation and transmission signaling mechanisms within both peripheral nociceptors and the spinal cord . Specific ion channel isoforms such as Nav1.7 and Nav1.8 sodium channels and Cav3.2 T-type calcium channels have distinct pro-nociceptive roles . Opioid receptors . Activation of the μ-opioid receptor ( MOR ) and norepinephrine reuptake inhibition ( NRI ) are mechanisms of acute and chronic pain . OPRM1 knockout mice were used to determine the relative contribution of MOR activation to tapentadol and morphine induced analgesia . Wild-type mice exhibited an antinociceptive effect ten times that of OPM1 knockouts . However , the OPRM1 knockouts still exhibited a slight analgesic effect to tapentadol but not to morphine . This indicated that the antinociceptive effect of tapentadol is based on a combined mechanism of action involving both MOR and NRI . Benzodiazepines and GABA receptors . Diazepam is a GABAA receptor benzodiazepine ligand that is an anxiety modulator . Studies using diazepam with the hot plate test showed that diazepam modified the behavioral structure of the pain response not from pain modulation but rather by reducing anxiety levels . Ethics . The Ethical Committee of the International Association for the Study of Pain has developed guidelines for the ethical use of this procedure . In the United States , such experiments must be approved by an Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee .
Cité du Multimédia . The Cité du Multimédia is a neighborhood in Montreal , Quebec , Canada , located between Old Montreal , Griffintown and Downtown Montreal . The neighborhood is the result of a vast real-estate project launched by the Quebec government in the late 1990s which redeveloped abandoned nineteenth century industrial buildings into a business cluster for information technology companies . Groupe Cardinal Hardy and Groupe Provencher & Roy architectes collaborated on the district 's urban design . History . The Société de Développement de Montréal possessed land holdings dating back to the Doré administration 's failed Quartier des Récluses initiative , in which lands were bought by the SIMPA to make way for the project . In exchange for handing this over , the SDM gained a minority stake in a joint venture with the real estate arms of the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec ( CDPQ ) and the FTQ Fonds de Solidarité to fund the construction of the Cité , which occurred in eight phases , with additional phases having been planned . The Parti Québécois Bouchard Government of Québec then gave payroll tax credits to employers for moving to the new Cité du Multimédia buildings . After the bursting of the dot-com bubble , and the elimination of tax incentives for information technology jobs in the district by the Liberal government of Jean Charest in 2003 , phase 9 and others were cancelled , and the structures were sold by the joint venture to the private sector . Economy . Many high-tech companies are still located in the area , while phase 8 is occupied by the municipal government . The property values in this part of Montreal are very high . The neighbourhood has 6,000 workers , and an average salary of $ 73,000 per year . This figure is almost 25 % above Montréal 's average . Controversy . Then-finance minister Bernard Landry had been criticized by members of Montreal 's real-estate community and some high-tech entrepreneurs when Finance Ministry programs enticed companies to relocate to Cité Multimédia and nearby Cité du commerce électronique in order to receive tax assistance . In response , Landry announced the creation of CDTIs located in mid-sized cities throughout Quebec , and later the installation of technology clusters in rural areas , such as the Technoparc Rolland in Sainte-Adèle , Quebec . The Cité du Multimédia was also put under investigation in the context of the Charbonneau commission inquiries .
Like a Sad Song . `` Like a Sad Song '' is a song written and performed by the American singer-songwriter John Denver , released as a single from his 1976 album , `` Spirit '' . Although it only reached number 36 on the `` Billboard '' Hot 100 singles chart , `` Like a Sad Song '' became Denver 's eighth single to reach number one on the easy listening chart within the span of three years .
The Ugly Indian . The Ugly Indians ( TUI ) are an anonymous group of motivated volunteers who clean Indian streets . Volunteers can join TUI by sending a mail to The Ugly Indian , who some members say is called Joesh Sibi , or by registering one 's name and email address on TUI 's official Facebook page . Spot-fixing . TUI calls cleaning the street `` spot-fixing '' . TUI chooses small segments of road each week to clean : pavements piled up with plastic , defaced walls , footpaths rendered unusable by potholes as spot-fixing places . All tools , materials and instructions are provided on the spot . All spot-fixes are self-funded and volunteers are requested to make a contribution towards material costs . Guidelines for volunteers . The Ugly Indian 's philosophy is `` Kaam chalu mooh bandh . Stop Talking , Start Working . '' Apart from this , TUI has general guidelines regarding spot-fixing . Anonymity . Anonymity is a big attraction of the movement . The Ugly Indian describes itself as a `` faceless , leaderless '' volunteer organization . But information leaked about the group says Joesh Sibi is the leader or hear of the cause . It is made up of self-driven and motivated people who are mostly professionals in the 25–40 age group . They remain strictly anonymous . The Ugly Indians have chosen to remain anonymous as the names and identities of specific individuals are not important and they respond to media queries only by email . tereBin . TereBins are dustbins provided by TUI for public use . TereBins weigh around and are meant for paper cups , banana skins , cigarette packets and similar small litter . TUI provides tereBin service – which involves identifying ideal locations , installing the bins , setting up a daily clearing system and integrating with the local garbage clearance system and daily supervision . Terebins can be `` adopted '' ( for a fee of INR 2,000 ) . WonderLOO . The wonderloo is an open urinal that protects the privacy of the users . The loo is unmanned and free to use . As of 2014 , some 10 urinals are in operation . TUI , in association with the local BBMP office , ensures that each wonderloo is cleaned twice a day . Credit and advertising . According to TUI , they have declined multiple offers from companies wanting to sponsor tereBins and WonderLOOs in return for advertising . However , TUI accepts adoption requests , especially from companies , if they do so without advertising on the specific object .
Pamukkale . Pamukkale , meaning `` cotton castle '' in Turkish , is a natural site in Denizli in southwestern Turkey . The area is famous for a carbonate mineral left by the flowing water . It is located in Turkey 's Inner Aegean region , in the River Menderes valley , which has a temperate climate for most of the year . The ancient Greco-Roman city of Hierapolis was built on top of the white `` castle '' which is in total about long , wide and high . It can be seen from the hills on the opposite side of the valley in the town of Denizli , 20 km away . Known as Pamukkale ( Cotton Castle ) or ancient Hierapolis ( Holy City ) , this area has been drawing the weary to its thermal springs since the time of Classical antiquity . The Turkish name refers to the surface of the shimmering , snow-white limestone , shaped over millennia by calcium-rich springs . Dripping slowly down the vast mountainside , mineral-rich waters foam and collect in terraces , spilling over cascades of stalactites into milky pools below . Legend has it that the formations are solidified cotton ( the area ’ s principal crop ) that giants left out to dry . Tourism is and has been a major industry in the area for thousands of years , due to the attraction of the thermal pools . As recently as the mid-20th century , hotels were built over the ruins of Hierapolis , causing considerable damage . An approach road was built from the valley over the terraces , and motor bikes were allowed to go up and down the slopes . When the area was declared a World Heritage Site , the hotels were demolished and the road removed and replaced with artificial pools . Overshadowed by natural wonder , Pamukkale ’ s well-preserved Roman ruins and museum have been remarkably underestimated and unadvertised ; tourist brochures over the past 20 years have mainly featured photos of people bathing in the calcium pools . Aside from a small footpath running up the mountain face , the terraces are all currently off-limits , having suffered erosion and water pollution at the feet of tourists . Geology . Pamukkale 's terraces are made of travertine , a sedimentary rock deposited by water from the hot springs . In this area , there are 17 hot water springs in which the temperature ranges from to . The water that emerges from the spring is transported to the head of the travertine terraces and deposits calcium carbonate on a section long covering an expanse of to . When the water , supersaturated with calcium carbonate , reaches the surface , carbon dioxide de-gasses from it , and calcium carbonate is deposited . Calcium carbonate is deposited by the water as a soft gel which eventually crystallizes into travertine . Museum . In this museum , alongside historical artifacts from Hierapolis , there are also artifacts from Laodiceia , Colossae , Tripolis , Attuda and other towns of the Lycos ( Çürüksu ) valley . In addition to these , the museum has a large section devoted to artifacts found at Beycesultan Hüyük that includes some of the most beautiful examples of Bronze Age craft . Artifacts from the Caria , Pisidia and Lydia regions are also on display in this museum . The museum ’ s exhibition space consists of three closed areas of the Hierapolis Bath and the open areas in the eastern side which are known to have been used as the library and gymnasium . The artifacts in open exhibition space are mostly marble and stone . Hierapolis is broken down into ruins . Tourist attraction . Pamukkale is a tourist attraction . It is recognized as a World Heritage Site together with Hierapolis . Hierapolis-Pamukkale was made a World Heritage Site in 1988 . The underground volcanic activity which causes the hot springs also forced carbon dioxide into a cave , which was called the Plutonium , which here means `` place of the god Pluto '' . This cave was used for religious purposes by priests of Cybele , who found ways to appear immune to the suffocating gas . Tadpoles can be found in the pools . Protecting the thermal waters . The hotels built in the 1960s were demolished as they were draining the thermal waters into their swimming pools and caused damage to the terraces . The water supply to the hotels is restricted in an effort to preserve the overall site and to allow deposits to regenerate . Access to the terraces is not allowed and visitors are asked to follow the pathway .
1981–82 NBA season . The 1981–82 NBA season was the 36th season of the National Basketball Association . The season ended with the Los Angeles Lakers winning the NBA Championship , beating the Philadelphia 76ers 4 games to 2 in the NBA Finals . Playoffs . Teams in bold advanced to the next round . The numbers to the left of each team indicate the team 's seeding in its conference , and the numbers to the right indicate the number of games the team won in that round . The division champions are marked by an asterisk . Home court advantage does not necessarily belong to the higher-seeded team , but instead the team with the better regular season record ; teams enjoying the home advantage are shown in italics . NBA awards . `` Note : All information on this page were obtained on the History section on ``
Sambhalka . Sambhal is a census town in South West district in the Indian state of Delhi . Demographics . India census , Sambhal had a population of 11,064 . Males constitute 61 % of the population and females 39 % . Sambhal has an average literacy rate of 60 % , higher than the national average of 59.5 % : male literacy is 68 % , and female literacy is 47 % . In Sambhal , 18 % of the population is under 6 years of age . References . At the time of partition a Muslim Khan Lodhi tribe been lived here and after partition they migrated to Pakistan . Hidayat Khan Lodhi 's family also migrated to Pakistan . His grand children 's has spread and living in Lahore , Kot Adu , Karachi , Multan etc .
Michelle Paige Paterson . Michelle R. Paige Paterson ( born April 1 , 1961 in Fairfield , California ) was the First Lady of New York state . The wife of New York Governor David Paterson , she became the First Lady on March 17 , 2008 , when her husband was sworn in as governor , following the resignation of Eliot Spitzer . Paige Paterson is the first African American First Lady in New York 's history . Michelle Paige Paterson spent her early years in the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn in New York City before moving to Staten Island , another New York City borough where she was raised by her mother , a Postal Service manager . She attended Syracuse University and earned a graduate degree in health-care management from Milano The New School for Management and Urban Policy . She has been married to David Paterson since November 21 , 1992 ; he is her second husband . They have a son together ( born February 1994 ) ( Alex ) and Paige Paterson has a daughter ( Ashley ) from her first marriage , who has been raised by Paterson . Paige Paterson is director of the integrated-wellness program at the Health Insurance Plan of New York HMO , a program that assists individuals with chronic health problems to better manage their conditions by helping them to improve their life skills . She previously worked as a lobbyist for North General Hospital in Manhattan . On March 18 , 2008 , Paige Paterson and her husband both admitted to having had affairs with other people . Making these admissions was a strategy she supported in order to start David Paterson 's governorship with full disclosure and to avoid `` stoking the rumor mill '' .
Mikoyan LMFS . The Mikoyan LMFS ( ) Liogkiy Mnogofunktsionalniy Frontovoi Samolyet ( LMFS ) —or Light Multi-Function Frontal Aircraft , is a proposed Russian stealth , single-engine multirole combat aircraft , loosely based on the cancelled Mikoyan Project 1.44 . It is designed to replace the Mikoyan MiG-29 . Background . After the Cold War , Russia started to develop a multirole combat aircraft as replacement for MiG-29 , in light of the US Joint Strike Fighter program . LFI . The LFI ( Lyogkiy Frontovoy Istrebitel , Light Frontline Fighter ) project was intended to develop a lightweight fighter with respectable air-to-ground capabilities . Yakovlev proposed the Yak-43 , an upgraded Yak-41 with a stealthier design and more powerful engines . After neglecting the MFI competition , Sukhoi decided to submit a design for the LFI called the S-37 ( unrelated to the heavyweight forward-swept wing fighter ) . This S-37 resembled the Gripen in that it had canard foreplanes , a delta wing and one engine . Mikoyan entered the MiG 4.12 . MiG could not afford to develop both the MFI and LFI , so their LFI entry was eventually withdrawn . LFS . The focus of the LFS ( Lyogkiy Frontovoy Samolyot , Light Frontline Aircraft ) project shifted to creating a strike fighter with significant surface attack capability , while retaining respectable air combat abilities . Work on the project began around 1994 , although the program was officially initiated in 1999 . Yakovlev 's entry resembled the JSF entry from BAE , as the JSF program purchased information from the Yakovlev design bureau . Initially , Sukhoi 's entry was the S-52 , a lightweight version of the S-32 , retaining the Forward-swept wing and canards , but with only one thrust vectoring engine and boxed air intakes to the side . Sukhoi later proposed the S-55 , a design based on their S-54 trainer aircraft . The S-55 bore a strong resemblance to the Su-27 , although it only had one engine . Sukhoi later proposed the S-56 , a stealthy fighter design with canards and one engine . Mikoyan proposed the I-2000 , an aircraft with an unusually large LERX which gave it an ability to sustain controlled flight at a very high angle of attack . The LFS project was cancelled in 2001 in favor of the PAK FA program , although the I-2000 later influenced the design of the HESA Shafaq . Design . Developed by the United Aircraft Corporation ( OAK ) , this light fighter is believed to incorporate an engine based on the RD-33 engine , manufactured at the Klimov factory . The engine is supposed to be fifth generation , utilizing the latest advancements in turbine and combustion chamber technology , and receiving only minor changes to the fan blades . Aircraft will have canard wings , internal weapons bays and an empty weight of roughly 33,000lbs and a maximum takeoff weight of 55,000lbs .
1936 in paleontology . Newly named dinosaurs . Data courtesy of George Olshevsky 's dinosaur genera list .
Saddam ( disambiguation ) . Saddam Hussein ( 1937-2006 ) was the 5th President of Iraq .
Beatrice Hastings . Beatrice Hastings was the pen name of Emily Alice Haigh ( 27 January 1879 – 30 October 1943 ) an English writer , poet and literary critic . Much of her work was published in `` The New Age '' under a variety of pseudonyms , and she lived with the editor , A. R. Orage , for a time before the outbreak of the First World War . Bisexual , she was a friend and lover of Katherine Mansfield , whose work was first published in `` The New Age '' . Another of her lovers was Wyndham Lewis . Biography . Born in London and raised in South Africa , just before the war , she moved to Paris and became a figure in bohemian circles due to her friendship with Max Jacob . She shared an apartment in Montparnasse with Amedeo Modigliani and sometimes posed for him , such as in his 1916 `` Seated Nude '' . Another friend was adventure novelist Charles Beadle , with whom she had several things in common . He grew up in Hackney , spent time in South Africa ( participating in the Boer War as a member of the British South African Police ) , and published several novels about bohemian life in Paris . When Beadle came to America , from Paris , in November 1916 , he listed Hastings as his nearest friend in Paris . Towards the end of her life she felt excluded from the literary recognition she felt her due , and blamed Orage , whom she accused of conspiring to keep her out of literary circles in Britain , and she published a pamphlet , `` The Old New Age '' , bitterly criticising him in 1936 . In 1943 , probably suffering from cancer , she killed herself with gas from a domestic cooker . Literary critic Robert Scholes has noted that `` Hastings , who was an important presence on the `` New Age '' editorial staff before the war , had an unhappy life that ended in suicide , never receiving the recognition as a writer that she sought . '' Theosophy . Hastings was a convert to Theosophy . She attempted to defend Helena Blavatsky from charges of fraud and plagiarism . In 1937 , she published two volumes entitled , `` Defence of Madame Blavatsky '' . Her writings on Theosophy have been criticized by skeptics . Biographer Peter Washington suggested that Hastings `` suffered from delusions of literary grandeur . ''
Paul Simick . Bishop Paul Simick is a Vatican Diplomat serving currently as Vicar Apostolic of Nepal and the Titular Bishop of Maturba . Early life & education . Paul was born on 7 August 1963 in Gitdubling , West Bengal , India . He studied philosophy and theology from the Morning Star Regional Seminary , Barrackpore , Kolkata . He completed his Master 's Degree a Licentiate and Doctorate in Biblical Theology from the Pontifical Urbaniana University in Rome . Priesthood . Paul was ordained a Catholic Priest on 9 April 1992 and served as Hostel Prefect of Namchi Public School in Sikkim . He served as a Parish Priest at he was the Pastor of St. Maurice Parish , Suruk , Darjeeling , parish priest at Christ the King Parish , Pakyong , East Sikkim and parish priest the Immaculate Conception Cathedral in Darjeeling . He also served as the Dean of the East Sikkim Deanery and Treasurer of St. Xavier ’ s School , Pakyong . He served as a professor of Scripture at Barrackpore regional seminary . Episcopate . He was Appointed Vicar Apostolic of Nepal and Titular Bishop of Maturba , replacing Bishop Anthony Francis Sharma , on 25 April 2014 and Ordained a Bishop on 29 June 2014 by Salvatore Pennacchio .
Caínzos . Caínzos or Cainzos are Spanish spellings for the Basque surname Gaintza ( `` mountainous or pasturable land '' ) and placename ; there are two small villages in the province of Gipuzkoa , the Basque Country , northern Spain , with this name . Historical Parish Records . On 7 October 1629 , María Cainzos-Come , daughter of Bartolomé Caínzos and María Come , was baptised at the church of `` Santa María de la Anunciación '' , in Robladillo ( this days , province of Valladolid ) . On 23 April 1693 , María Francisca Gainza-Artaza , daughter of Diego Gainza and María Artaza , was baptised at the church of `` Santa Fe '' , in Caparroso ( province of Navarra ) . Coat of arms . Over the centuries , there have been many different coat of arms associated with this surname . At the `` Real Chancillería de Valladolid '' there are different records for this surname amongst other `` Expedientes de Hidalguía '' held in their archive . Which are open for public use , genealogists and family historians . Surname distribution . These days there are people with this surname in different parts of the world most notably in Spain and Argentina . In the Province of Tucumán , where not only people with this surname were amongst the first Europeans to arrive in South America but they were , and still are , related to some of the most powerful land owner families in Argentina
Ben Parry ( musician ) . Ben Parry ( born 1965 ) is a British musician , composer , conductor , singer , arranger and producer in both classical and light music fields . He is the co-director of London Voices , Assistant Director of Music at King 's College , Cambridge , director of the National Youth Choirs of Great Britain . Early life . Parry was born and raised in Ipswich , Suffolk , where his father was an organist and music teacher . He studied at Ipswich School and St Catharine ’ s College of the University of Cambridge , where he was a choral scholar . He sang in the King ’ s College Choir and performed in musicals and cabarets . Career . Early in his career , he was a singer , music director and arranger with The Swingle Singers . With the group , he toured the world and worked with musicians including Pierre Boulez , Luciano Berio and Stephane Grapelli . He wrote over 50 arrangements and compositions for the group and co-produced their recordings for EMI and Virgin Classics . In 1994 , Parry was in the original London production of Cy Coleman 's `` City of Angels '' at the Prince of Wales Theatre in the West End . In 1995 , he and his family moved to Scotland . There , he co-founded the distinguished vocal ensemble , Dunedin Consort , and directed performances at festivals in the UK , Spain , Belgium , France and Canada . He was chorusmaster of the Scottish Chamber Orchestra Chorus and director of choral music at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama ( now the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland ) in Glasgow . He directed five productions for Haddo House Opera . From 2003 to 2008 , Parry was director of music at St Paul 's School , London . He subsequently moved to Suffolk and took up the post of director at Junior Academy in London , combined with his freelance career . He is co-director with Terry Edwards of the professional choir , London Voices , who have been at the forefront of choral singing in the UK for over 30 years . The choir has performed on the soundtracks of major films , including `` The Hobbit '' , `` The Lord of the Rings '' , `` Star Wars '' , the Harry Potter series , `` The Mission '' , `` The Golden Compass '' and `` The Iron Lady '' . The choir has performed and recorded with major artists , including Sir Paul McCartney , Dave Brubeck , Bryn Terfel , Angela Gheorghiu and Renée Fleming . He took up the post of Assistant Director of Music at King 's College , Cambridge , in 2013 , in which role he directs King 's Voices in choral evensong on Mondays . Parry composed a significant amount of choral music , published by Peters Edition . He collaborates regularly with author and lyricist Garth Bardsley , and together they have had works premiered by the BBC Singers , Sheffield Cathedral , Aldeburgh Voices , St Andrew 's University , Chelmsford Cathedral , National Youth Choirs of Great Britain and London Voices . As a conductor , Parry has worked with the London Symphony Orchestra , London Philharmonic Orchestra , Scottish Chamber Orchestra , Royal Seville Symphony Orchestra , Scottish Ensemble , National Youth Orchestra of Wales , Cumbria Youth Orchestra and the Vancouver Youth Symphony . He has sung with the Taverner Consort , Gabrieli Consort , Schutz Choir of London and Tenebrae . Parry is a director of the Eton Choral Courses and has conducted the National Youth Choir of Wales . He conducts Aldeburgh Voices , the resident choir for the Aldeburgh Festival in Snape Maltings , Suffolk . In October 2012 Parry was appointed director of the National Youth Choirs of Great Britain . Parry has made over 70 recordings for EMI , Decca , Collegium , Virgin , Linn and Signum . He is married to violinist Kathryn Parry and they have three children : Freya Parry , Imogen ( Midge ) Parry , and George Parry .
Kolbeinagjógv . Kolbanargjógv ( ) is a village on the western coast of the Faroese island of Eysturoy in the Sjóvar municipality . The 2007 population was 39 . Its postal code is FO 495 .
Sri Lanka in the ABU TV Song Festival . The participation of Sri Lanka in the ABU TV Song Festival has occurred twice since the inaugural ABU TV Song Festival began in 2012 . Since their début in 2012 , the Sri Lankan entry has been organised by the national broadcaster MTV Channel . Arjuna Rookantha and Shanika Madhumali and Sarith and Surith have both represented the nation at the 2012 and 2013 festivals respectively . In 2014 , Sri Lanka withdrew from the festival . History . MTV Channel is one of the founder members in the ABU TV Song Festivals , having participated in the very first ABU TV Song Festival 2012 . Withdrawal . Sri Lanka was not present on the final participation list that was published by the ABU . The reasons for withdrawal from the ABU TV Song Festival 2014 are unknown .
Lisa Pruitt . Lisa Pruitt is an American mechanical engineer known for her research on orthopedic biomaterials and medical polymers . Early life and education . Pruitt double-majored in Materials Engineering and Chemical and Ocean Engineering at the University of Rhode Island , earning two bachelor 's degrees in 1988 . She earned her master 's and PhD degrees from Brown University in 1990 and 1993 respectively . Career and research . She began her career at the University of California , Berkeley in 1993 as an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering ; she was appointed a Chancellor ’ s Professor in 2004 and Lawrence Talbot Chair in Engineering in 2007 . In addition to her position as Professor of Mechanical Engineering , she is also a Professor of Bioengineering at UC Berkeley and an Adjunct Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of California , San Francisco .
Westford . It was also the name of a number of ships .
Nie Tao . Nie Tao ( ; born 16 January 1989 in Tianjin , China ) is a Chinese footballer who currently plays for Beijing Enterprises in the China League One as a full back . Club career . Nie started his professional career with Chinese Super League side Tianjin Teda in 2009 . On 19 May 2009 , he made his senior debut in the last round of 2009 AFC Champions League group stage match which Tianjin Teda beat Central Coast Mariners 1–0 , coming on as a substitute for Han Yanming in the 82nd minutes . On 28 February 2018 , Nie transferred to China League One side Beijing Enterprises . Career statistics . `` Statistics accurate as of match played 4 November 2017 '' Club . Tianjin Teda
Black Wednesday ( disambiguation ) . Black Wednesday was a British financial crisis on 16 September 1992 .
Intergovernmentalism . In political science , intergovernmentalism treats states , and national governments in particular , as the primary actors in the integration process . Intergovernmentalist approaches claim to be able to explain both periods of radical change in the European Union because of converging governmental preferences and periods of inertia because of diverging national interests . Intergovernmentalism is distinguishable from realism and neorealism because of its recognition of the significance of institutionalisation in international politics and the impact of domestic politics upon governmental preferences . European Integration . The best-known example of regional integration is the European Union ( EU ) , an economic and political intergovernmental organisation of 28 member states , all in Europe . The EU operates through a system of supranational independent institutions and intergovernmental negotiated decisions by the member states . Institutions of the EU include the European Commission , the Council of the European Union , the European Council , the Court of Justice of the European Union , the European Central Bank , the Court of Auditors , and the European Parliament . The European Parliament is elected every five years by EU citizens . The EU 's `` de facto '' capital is Brussels . The EU has developed a single market through a standardised system of laws that apply in all member states . Within the Schengen Area ( which includes 22 EU and 4 non-EU European states ) passport controls have been abolished . EU policies favour the free movement of people , goods , services , and capital within its boundaries , enact legislation in justice and home affairs , and maintain common policies on trade , agriculture , fisheries and regional development . A monetary union , the eurozone , was established in 1999 and is composed of 17 member states . Through the Common Foreign and Security Policy the EU has developed a role in external relations and defence . Permanent diplomatic missions have been established around the world . The EU is represented at the United Nations , the World Trade Organisation , the G8 and the G-20 . Intergovernmentalism represents a way for limiting the conferral of powers upon supranational institutions , halting the emergence of common policies . In the current institutional system of the EU , the European Council and the Council play the role of the institutions which have the last word about decisions and policies of the EU , institutionalizing a de facto intergovernmental control over the EU as a whole , with the possibility to give more power to a small group of states . This extreme consequence can create the condition of supremacy of someone over someone else violating the principle of a `` Union of Equals '' . African Integration . The African Union ( AU , or , in its other official languages , UA ) is a continental intergovernmental union , similar but less integrated to the EU , consisting of 54 African states . The AU was established on 26 May 2001 in Addis Ababa , Ethiopia , and launched on 9 July 2002 in South Africa to replace the Organisation of African Unity ( OAU ) . The most important decisions of the AU are made by the Assembly of the African Union , a semi-annual meeting of the heads of state and government of its member states . The AU 's secretariat , the African Union Commission , is based in Addis Ababa , Ethiopia .
Anastrepha fenestrata . `` Anastrepha fenestrata '' is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus `` Anastrepha '' .
Brian Posehn . Brian Edmund Posehn ( born July 6 , 1966 ) is an American actor , voice actor , musician , writer , and comedian , known for his roles as Jim Kuback on The WB 's `` Mission Hill '' and Brian Spukowski on Comedy Central 's `` The Sarah Silverman Program '' . He also has a recurring role on `` The Big Bang Theory '' as geologist Bert Kibbler . Early life . Posehn was born and raised in Sacramento , California . He is of German and Irish descent . He graduated from Sonoma Valley High School in 1984 . He attended college at California State University , Sacramento . Television work . Posehn began with guest appearances and mainly small roles in TV shows . He was on 28 episodes of `` Mr. Show with Bob and David '' ( 1995–1998 ) , a sketch comedy series on HBO . In a 1996 episode of `` Friends '' , he delivered the manuscript in which Joey Tribbiani 's soap opera character `` Dr. Drake Ramoray '' is killed off . He appeared as two different characters in `` NewsRadio '' : a fan with questions for Jimmy James at a book reading ( 1997 ) , and a member of Dave 's a cappella group `` Chock Full o ' Notes '' ( 1998 ) . In the `` Seinfeld '' episode `` The Burning '' ( 1998 ) , he played a patient , when Kramer `` was given '' gonorrhea . His character was instructed to `` act out '' to a group of medical students how a surgeon left a sponge in him post surgery . Posehn also wrote the ' episode `` Cahill '' ( 1998 ) with Ben Karlin . He appeared on 29 episodes of the NBC series `` Just Shoot Me ! '' ( 1999–2003 ) . He played the voice of Jim in `` Mission Hill '' on the WB ( 1999–2002 ) , and Del Swanson in `` 3 South '' on MTV ( 2002–2003 ) . On an Adult Swim production , `` Aqua Teen Hunger Force '' , he voiced the Wisdom Cube in the 2003 episode `` The Cubing '' . Posehn performed the voice of Gibbons , a tiny man , on several episodes of the Cartoon Network 's `` Tom Goes to the Mayor '' ( 2005–2006 ) . He also appeared in the 2005 pilot for `` The Showbiz Show with David Spade '' , in a segment called `` The Nerd Perspective '' , in which he gave a scathing criticism of MTV and its declining quality . He also played a mortician in several episodes of Comedy Central 's `` Reno 911 ! '' . He was featured on the 2005 documentary series `` The Comedians of Comedy '' on Comedy Central and Showtime . He was in a 2007 episode of the improv series `` Thank God You 're Here '' on NBC and was a celebrity judge on the revived 1970s game show `` The Gong Show with Dave Attell '' ( 2008 ) , on Comedy Central . He co-stars on `` The Sarah Silverman Program '' with Steve Agee as a gay couple who is friends with Silverman , and also wrote the season three finale `` Wowschwitz '' . He played himself in the episode `` Spagett '' of `` Tim and Eric Awesome Show , Great Job ! `` , appeared at the `` Comedy Central Roast '' of Bob Saget , played the role of a physically disabled man ( Scooter Man ) in the second season 's premiere episode `` Slip of the Tongue '' of `` Californication '' ( 2008 ) , on Showtime , and played Dethklok 's second manager in the `` Metalocalypse '' episode `` Dethsources '' , he also wrote the episode `` Fatherklok '' . In 2007 he joined the first season of the MTV sketch comedy series `` Human Giant '' , as a writer and performer , and voices Glen Furlblam , the biggest fan of Dr. Two-Brains on the PBS Kids animated series `` WordGirl '' . In 2012 he co-wrote the fourth season of `` Metalocalypse '' . Since 2013 , Posehn has appeared in the recurring role of Bert on `` The Big Bang Theory '' . Film work . Movie appearances from Posehn include the 2003 comedy film sequel ' , `` Grind '' , the 2005 Rob Zombie horror film `` The Devil 's Rejects '' , `` Sleeping Dogs Lie '' , ' , and the 2007 animated feature `` Surf 's Up '' , where he played Glen Maverick . Posehn appeared as himself in the 2007 documentary `` Super High Me '' starring 'marijuana comedian ' Doug Benson , the 2008 documentary `` Nerdcore Rising '' about MC Frontalot and in a supporting role in ' . Posehn voices the character of Murray , a robot , in Rob Zombie 's animated `` The Haunted World of El Superbeasto '' . He also voiced the character Hayashi in the English dub of `` Pom Poko '' . Stand-up comedy . In 2002 , Posehn appeared on Comedy Central Presents , followed by the release of 2005 's `` The Comedians of Comedy '' , a documentary/live special chronicling a 2004 small-club comedy tour he participated in . The film was followed up by a television series on Comedy Central of the same name . Posehn 's debut comedy album ' was released in 2006 . He participated in the Comedy Lineup of the 2008 Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival , which included Louis C.K. , Janeane Garofalo and Zach Galifianakis . Posehn performed as part of the Rock N ' Roll Comedy set with Jim Norton and Michelle Buteau . During his 2008 routine on `` Comedy Central Presents '' he referred to his Wikipedia article , which he supposedly vandalized . In 2010 , Posehn released his second album `` Fart and Wiener Jokes '' . In 2011 , Posehn agreed to perform at the Gathering of the Juggalos . Some of his fans criticized this decision as being `` not metal '' . Posehn countered that `` getting a paycheck is metal '' , and expressed respect towards the Juggalo fan culture , as well as the independent music success of Insane Clown Posse and Psychopathic Records . In 2013 , Posehn released his third comedy album and first DVD , `` The Fartist '' . Music . In 2006 , Relapse Records released his first album , ' . It includes `` Metal by Numbers '' , a song mocking bands that term themselves `` metal '' but are clearly not . The instrumental tracks feature musicians such as guitarist Scott Ian ( of Anthrax ) , bassist Joey Vera ( then of Anthrax , but also of Armored Saint and Fates Warning ) , drummer John Tempesta ( of The Cult and White Zombie ) , and lead guitarist Jonathan Donais ( of Shadows Fall ) . Posehn also appeared in the Anthrax music videos for `` What Does n't Die '' and `` Blood Eagle Wings '' . Posehn appeared on a Season 4 episode of the music talk show `` That Metal Show '' and Lamb of God 's `` Walk With Me In Hell '' DVD , and performed `` More Metal Then You '' , a song that was included on his non-musical stand-up comedy album `` Fart & Weiner Jokes '' , with `` Brian Posehn 's All-Star Band '' on the `` 2010 Revolver Golden Gods Awards '' . Posehn appeared in The Damned Things music video for `` We 've Got A Situation Here '' . He provided backing vocals for Evile 's album `` Five Serpent 's Teeth '' . Other work . Posehn has provided voice work for video games `` Brütal Legend '' as The Hunter and `` Star Warped '' as co-narrator Brian . Posehn has also voiced Grunts and various Marines in the 2004 video game `` Halo 2 '' . Posehn appeared in the commercial `` Ink Fairy '' for Staples office supply store in its ad campaign featuring the `` Easy Button . '' In 2006 , Posehn co-wrote the comic book `` The Last Christmas '' with writer Gerry Duggan , published by Image Comics ( ) . In April 2009 Posehn hosted the first American `` Golden Gods Awards '' for metal music hosted by Revolver Magazine . As part of the Marvel NOW ! initiative Posehn and Gerry Duggan co-wrote the Deadpool ongoing comic series which launched in November 2012 , lasting 45 issues . His run ended in April 2015 . The first six issues were illustrated by Tony Moore . Since 2012 , Posehn has hosted a podcast called `` Nerd Poker '' , where a group of comedians play Dungeons & Dragons . Co-hosts include comic book writer Gerry Duggan and comedian Blaine Capatch , among others . Posehn has also participated in the Dungeons & Dragons campaign `` Force Grey : Lost City of Omu '' , hosted by Matthew Mercer . Personal life . Posehn married Melanie Truhett in 2004 and has a son with her . While once known for his use of cannabis , Posehn quit smoking marijuana in 2011 .
Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences . Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences ( RGUHS ) , centered in Bangalore , India , is a public , affiliating university set up in 1996 by the government of Karnataka , India , for the regulation and promotion of higher education in health sciences throughout the state of Karnataka . RGUHS is a member of Association of Commonwealth Universities , UK . Colleges affiliated to RGUHS has been consistently ranked as top medical , dental , and paramedical colleges of India . It is the largest health sciences university in India .
Bank of Jerusalem . Bank of Jerusalem , Ltd. ( ) is Israel 's seventh largest bank , with total assets of 9,301 million shekels . History . The bank was founded in 1963 as a mortgage bank to support housing development in Jerusalem by Mordechai Meir , Charles Clore , Isaac Wolfson and the Municipality of Jerusalem . In 1992 , the bank had an initial public offering on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange . In August 1998 , Bank of Jerusalem received a commercial banking license from the Bank of Israel , replacing the financial-institution license that it had held until then . By obtaining this license , Bank of Jerusalem completed its transformation into a commercial bank that specializes in real estate , the capital market , and international banking . Since 2010 the bank has been focusing on developing its retail banking activities , offering current accounts and savings accounts to consumers . Bank of Jerusalem is headquartered in Jerusalem and has 24 branches around the country . Today the bank is controlled by Export Investment Corp. , Ltd. , a public company controlled by the Shoval family .
Sheriff of Dumfries and Galloway . The Sheriff of Dumfries and Galloway , was historically the royal official responsible for enforcing law and order in Dumfries and Galloway , Scotland . Prior to 1748 most sheriffdoms were held on a hereditary basis . From that date , following the Jacobite uprising of 1745 , the hereditary sheriffs were replaced by salaried sheriff-deputes , qualified advocates who were members of the Scottish Bar . The Sheriff of Dumfries had been retitled the Sheriff of Dumfries and Galloway in 1874 after the sheriffdom of Wigton and Kirkcudbright had been joined with the sheriffdom of Dumfries . The combined sheriffdom was replaced in 1975 by the current sheriffdom of South Strathclyde , Dumfries and Galloway .
The Last Enemy ( autobiography ) . `` The Last Enemy '' ( first published in America as `` Falling Through Space '' ) , is a war memoir written by the Second World War Anglo-Australian fighter pilot Richard Hillary detailing his experiences during the Battle of Britain in 1940 . Background . Hillary joined the Royal Air Force at the start of the Second World War as a university undergraduate . Its text details his experiences as a Spitfire pilot during the Battle of Britain , during which he was shot down in action , sustaining severe injuries . He wrote the book in New York City whilst still recuperating from his wounds during a propaganda publicity tour in the United States in 1941 organized by the British Government to attempt to raise support for the Allied cause and the U.S.A. 's entry into the war . However , he was not allowed to appear in public personally due to concerns that his severely facially scarred appearance might prove counter-productive , and his work was confined to newspaper interviews and radio broadcasts . Hillary was killed in his 24th year whilst piloting an aircraft in a training accident in 1943 . Publication history . The book was first published in 1942 under the US title `` Falling Through Space '' , with a cover showing an airman plummeting through the sky . For the British publication the title was amended to `` The Last Enemy '' , taken from ( I Corinthians 15:26 , `` The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death '' . Other media . A television dramatization of the book was produced in 1956 . Reception . The author was acclaimed not only as a natural writer , but also as a representative of the doomed youth of his generation , although in his constant self-analysis he was in fact a most untypical British fighter pilot of 1940 . In the preface for the book 's first edition in 1942 J.B. Priestley wrote : The Last Enemy '' differs from all other books about the R.A.F . because its author , Richard Hillary , is by temperament and inclination , and to some extent training , a writer ... . The value of this book lies in the fact that it is a statement of a fully articulate young man about life in a Service which is generally inarticulate . Richard Hillary happens to be a young man who does n't often find his way into the R.A.F . He is in my view a born writer . '
Palazzo Corner Gheltof . The Palazzo Corner Gheltof is Gothic-style palace located on the Grand Canal , in the Sestieri of San Marco , adjacent to the Palazzi Mocenigo , in Venice , Italy . History . The building has undergone a number of renovations , including a major one in the 16th century .
Denis Watson . Denis Leslie Watson ( born 18 October 1955 ) is a professional golfer from Zimbabwe . Born in Salisbury , Rhodesia ( now Harare , Zimbabwe ) Watson was educated at Oriel Boys High School , Chisipite . He was Rhodesian Sportsman of the Year in 1975 , but went on to represent South Africa in the World Series of Golf in 1980 and 1982 – sporting connections between Rhodesia and Apartheid South Africa were blurred at the time , for example the Rhodesian cricket team was once part of the South African domestic set-up . Watson turned professional in 1976 and played on the European Tour from 1978 to 1980 . After moving to the United States , where he joined the PGA Tour , he had his career year in 1984 when he won the Buick Open , NEC World Series of Golf , and Panasonic Las Vegas Invitational to tie for the most wins on the PGA Tour that season . Watson finished second in the 1985 U.S. Open , missing out on forcing a playoff by one shot , having incurred a two-stroke penalty earlier in the tournament . The penalty was assessed on the eighth hole in the first round , after he had waited longer than the allowed ten seconds for a putt that had hung on the lip of the hole to drop in . The ball did fall into the hole , but the birdie was disallowed and the penalty strokes added . The USGA and R & A , the sports governing bodies , have since amended the penalty for this rules infraction to just a single stroke . Andy North was eventually the only player to beat him , by one shot despite himself bogeying the last hole . Watson 's career came to a sudden halt when he was injured while playing in the 1985 Goodyear Classic in South Africa . While hitting his ball out of the rough with a 9-iron , he struck a tree stump that had been hidden from view causing damage to his wrist , elbow and neck . He went on to win the tournament , but his problems had just begun . He required surgery on his wrist and neck , and was initially told that he would never play again . He did , but was unable to consistently reach the high standard that he had previously attained and after several more operations he retired towards the end of the 1990s . After turning fifty , Watson joined the Champions Tour , and began to rediscover competitive form . He won the 2007 Senior PGA Championship at Kiawah Island , a senior major , by two strokes over Argentina 's Eduardo Romero , his first win in 23 years . He was voted the 2007 Champions Tour Rookie of the Year . Results in major championships . CUT = missed the half-way cut ( 3rd round cut in 1980 Open Championship ) Results timeline . `` Results not in chronological order before 2012 . '' CUT = missed the halfway cut `` T '' indicates a tie for a place Green background for wins . Yellow background for top-10 .
Availability . For example , a unit that is capable of being used 100 hours per week ( 168 hours ) would have an availability of 100/168 . However , typical availability values are specified in decimal ( such as 0.9998 ) . In high availability applications , a metric known as nines , corresponding to the number of nines following the decimal point , is used . With this convention , `` five nines '' equals 0.99999 ( or 99.999 % ) availability . Introduction . Availability of a system is typically measured as a factor of its reliability – as reliability increases , so does availability . The problem of unreliability may also become out of control due to the `` domino effect '' of maintenance induced failures after repairs and more and more increasing efforts of problem solving , re-engineering en service efforts . Only focusing on maintainability is therefore not enough ! Reliability needs to be evaluated and improved related to both availability and the cost of ownership ( due to cost of spare parts , maintenance man-hours , transport costs , storage cost , part obsolete risks etc. ) . Often a trade-off is needed between the two . There might be a maximum ratio between availability and cost of ownership . Testability of a system should also be addressed in the availability plan as this is the link between reliability and maintainability . The maintenance strategy can influence the reliability of a system ( e.g . by preventive and/or predictive maintenance ) , although it can never bring it above the inherent reliability . So , Maintainability and Maintenance strategies influences the availability of a system . In theory this can be almost unlimited if one would be able to always repair any fault in an infinitely short time . This is in practice impossible . Repair-ability is always limited due to testability , manpower and logistic considerations . Reliability is not limited ( Reliable items can be made that outlast the life of a machine with almost 100 % certainty ) . For high levels of system availability ( e.g . the availability of engine trust in an aircraft ) , the use of redundancy may be the only option . Refer to reliability engineering . An availability plan should clearly provide a strategy for availability control . Whether only Availability or also Cost of Ownership is more important depends on the use of the system . For example , a system that is a critical link in a production system – e.g . a big oil platform – is normally allowed to have a very high cost of ownership if this translates to even a minor increase in availability , as the unavailability of the platform results in a massive loss of revenue which can easily exceed the high cost of ownership . A proper reliability plan should always address RAMT analysis in its total context . RAMT stands in this case for Reliability , Availability , Maintainability/Maintenance and Testability in context to the customer needs . Representation . The most simple representation for availability is as a ratio of the expected value of the uptime of a system to the aggregate of the expected values of up and down time , or If we define the status function formula_2 as therefore , the availability `` A '' ( `` t '' ) at time `` t '' > 0 is represented by Average availability must be defined on an interval of the real line . If we consider an arbitrary constant formula_5 , then average availability is represented as Limiting ( or steady-state ) availability is represented by Limiting average availability is also defined on an interval formula_8 as , Availability is the probability that an item will be in an operable and commitable state at the start of a mission when the mission is called for at a random time , and is generally defined as uptime divided by total time ( uptime plus downtime ) . Methods and techniques to model availability . Furthermore , these methods are capable to identify the most critical items and failure modes or events that impact availability . Definitions within systems engineering . The probability that an item will operate satisfactorily at a given point in time when used under stated conditions in an ideal support environment . It excludes logistics time , waiting or administrative downtime , and preventive maintenance downtime . It includes corrective maintenance downtime . Inherent availability is generally derived from analysis of an engineering design and is calculated as the mean time to failure ( MTTF ) divided by the mean time to failure plus the mean time to repair ( MTTR ) . It is based on quantities under control of the designer . The probability that an item will operate satisfactorily at a given point in time when used under stated conditions in an ideal support environment ( i.e. , that personnel , tools , spares , etc . are instantaneously available ) . It excludes logistics time and waiting or administrative downtime . It includes active preventive and corrective maintenance downtime . The probability that an item will operate satisfactorily at a given point in time when used in an actual or realistic operating and support environment . It includes logistics time , ready time , and waiting or administrative downtime , and both preventive and corrective maintenance downtime . This value is equal to the mean time between failure ( MTBF ) divided by the mean time between failure plus the mean downtime ( MDT ) . This measure extends the definition of availability to elements controlled by the logisticians and mission planners such as quantity and proximity of spares , tools and manpower to the hardware item . Refer to Systems engineering for more details Basic example . Outage due to equipment in hours per year = 1/rate = 1/MTTF = 0.01235 hours per year . Literature . Availability is well established in the literature of stochastic modeling and optimal maintenance . Barlow and Proschan [ 1975 ] define availability of a repairable system as `` the probability that the system is operating at a specified time t. '' Blanchard [ 1998 ] gives a qualitative definition of availability as `` a measure of the degree of a system which is in the operable and committable state at the start of mission when the mission is called for at an unknown random point in time . '' This definition comes from the MIL-STD-721 . Lie , Hwang , and Tillman [ 1977 ] developed a complete survey along with a systematic classification of availability . Availability measures are classified by either the time interval of interest or the mechanisms for the system downtime . If the time interval of interest is the primary concern , we consider instantaneous , limiting , average , and limiting average availability . The aforementioned definitions are developed in Barlow and Proschan [ 1975 ] , Lie , Hwang , and Tillman [ 1977 ] , and Nachlas [ 1998 ] . The second primary classification for availability is contingent on the various mechanisms for downtime such as the inherent availability , achieved availability , and operational availability . ( Blanchard [ 1998 ] , Lie , Hwang , and Tillman [ 1977 ] ) . Mi [ 1998 ] gives some comparison results of availability considering inherent availability . Availability considered in maintenance modeling can be found in Barlow and Proschan [ 1975 ] for replacement models , Fawzi and Hawkes [ 1991 ] for an R-out-of-N system with spares and repairs , Fawzi and Hawkes [ 1990 ] for a series system with replacement and repair , Iyer [ 1992 ] for imperfect repair models , Murdock [ 1995 ] for age replacement preventive maintenance models , Nachlas [ 1998 , 1989 ] for preventive maintenance models , and Wang and Pham [ 1996 ] for imperfect maintenance models . A very comprehensive recent book is by Trivedi and Bobbio [ 2017 ] . Applications . Availability is used extensively in power plant engineering . For example , the North American Electric Reliability Corporation implemented the Generating Availability Data System in 1982 . References . K. Trivedi and A. Bobbio , Reliability and Availability Engineering : Modeling , Analysis and Applications , Cambridge University Press , 2017 .
Pyrgus cashmirensis . `` Pyrgus cashmirensis '' is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae . It is found in Tajikistan , north-eastern Afghanistan , northern Pakistan and Kashmir .
Shih Chun-jen . Shih Chun-jen ( ; 2 December 1923 – 18 June 2017 ) was a Taiwanese neurosurgeon who led the Department of Health from 1986 to 1990 . Born in Taichung in 1923 , he studied medicine at National Taiwan University . Upon earning his degree in 1947 , Shih began working for the National Defense Medical Center . He completed his residency at Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital in Canada from 1956 to 1958 and returned to Taiwan . That year , Shih began a cancer registry among three Taiwanese healthcare systems : National Taiwan University Hospital , Tri-Service General Hospital , and the Veterans ' General Hospitals . A larger registry overseen by the Department of Health was started in 1979 . Shih was appointed the head surgeon at Tri-Service General Hospital , a medical institution affiliated with the National Defense Medical Center , in 1975 . Two years later , he co-founded the Taiwan Neurological Society . Shih left Tri-Service General Hospital and the National Defense Medical Center to lead the Department of Health and stepped down from the DOH in 1990 . He died of a heart attack in 2017 at Taipei Veterans General Hospital , aged 93 .
Vítor Hugo da Silva . Vítor Hugo Barbosa Carvalho da Silva ( born 4 April 1963 , in Espinho ) , known as Vítor Hugo , is a former Portuguese roller hockey player and a current coach . He played as a forward . An outstanding player and a prolific goalscorer , he is usually considered the best Portuguese roller hockey player in succession to António Livramento . He is professionally a physician dentist . Player Career . Vítor Hugo was one of the best FC Porto players , appearing in the first team in 1979/80 , aged only 16 years old . He would play almost his entire career for FC Porto , winning 8 National Championship titles , in 1982/83 , 1983/84 , 1984/85 , 1985/86 , 1986/87 , 1988/89 , 1989/90 and 1990/91 . He played a single season for Hockey Novara , in Italy , in 1987/88 , also winning the National Championship . He left competition aged only 29 years old to finish his degree as a physician dentist . Vítor Hugo was called for the first time for Portugal in 1979 , aged only 16 years old . He had 122 caps for the National Team , from 1979 to 1992 , scoring 195 goals . He won the Rink Hockey World Championship in 1991 and the Rink Hockey European Championship in 1987 and 1992 . He was the captain at the disappointing performance of Portugal at the 1992 Summer Olympic Games , where roller hockey was demonstration sport , finishing only in 4th place . He announced he was leaving competition after the tournament . Coach career . He later would be a coach , helping Académica to reach the 1st division in 1994/95 . He also would be in charge of Portugal , winning the 2003 Rink Hockey World Championship . The same year he returned briefly to competition as a player for Académico de Espinho for the season of 2003/04 .
Feathers & Flesh . `` Feathers & Flesh '' is the sixth studio album by the Swedish metal band Avatar , released on May 13 , 2016 . A concept album , it is the story of an owl who goes to war against the world . Background . After several tours supporting 2014 's `` Hail the Apocalypse '' , Avatar entered the studio in December 2015 to begin recording a then unnamed follow-up studio album . The band split their time between three European studios — Castle Studios in Rohrsdorf , Germany , Suomenlinnan Studio in Helsinki , Finland and Spinroad Studios in Lindome , Sweden . Acclaimed producer Sylvia Massy , noted for her work with Tool and Red Hot Chili Peppers , praised Avatar as 'relentless ' , noting singer Johannes Eckerström as having 'wild energy and charisma ' . The start of recording sessions also coincided with multiple updates via the band 's Instagram account , chronicling their time in the studio . Once recording finished , Avatar took part in Shiprocked 2016 , then toured the southern United States with September Mourning and Saint Diablo . On January 30 , 2016 in Dallas , Texas , Avatar performed the song `` For The Swarm '' , for the first time , the first original song since the release of their previous album . The February/March 2016 issue of `` Revolver '' interviewed Eckerström , who described the concept behind the latest album . On February 29 , 2016 , Avatar began posting random images on their Instagram , referencing the date '3.3.16 ' . The images turned out to be the cover art for the album when put together . Avatar further teased its fans to listen to SiriusXM 's Octane at 4 pm on March 2 , 2016 . This turned out to be the broadcast premier of `` For The Swarm '' . On March 3 , 2016 , Avatar revealed the name of the new album , `` Feathers & Flesh '' , as well as a release date of May 13 , 2016 via their official website , and through social media . Several pre-ordering merchandise bundles were made available to order on March 17 , 2016 . One bundle offers a 60-page , 109-verse poem hardcover book described on the band 's Facebook as 'a story too extensive for any booklet ' . As an extra , the singles `` Regret '' and `` House of Eternal Hunt '' were released to coincide with pre-order availability . Tour dates across North America featuring Wilson and Sunflower Dead were also announced . Release and promotion . Avatar released a music video for the single , `` For the Swarm '' on March 3 , 2016 . Directed by longtime collaborator Johan Carlén , it features the band on a series of cubes , rotating and floating through the air , showcasing their unique apparel . The video was voted number 1 in Loudwire 's Battle Royale for the week ending March 11 , 2016 . On March 17 , 2016 , the singles `` Regret '' and `` House of Eternal Hunt '' were released to help kick off pre-ordering of merchandise bundles for `` Feathers & Flesh '' . A video directed by Johan Carlén was released featuring the two songs playing sequentially as the view pans around a darkened art gallery , with many paintings of birds , primarily owls , mirroring some of the artwork that the band has created for the individual songs on their album . `` Regret '' , as the opening track on the album , is described by the band as `` an intense journey through epicness '' and , `` ... by far the most different album intro [ we have ] ever written . '' The song introduces 'The Owl ' , the protagonist of the album as she lays dying , reflecting on her past . `` House of Eternal Hunt '' , described by the band as `` the definition of metal '' , starts the tale of The Owl , a `` predator ruling the sky '' according to Eckerström . The first 'official ' single , `` The Eagle Has Landed '' , was released March 25 , 2016 . As with the previously released singles , the track was an instant gratification reward for pre-ordering `` Feathers & Flesh '' . The official music video for the track was released May 9 , 2016 . In the video , Avatar are shown as the makers of a miracle tonic , with Eckerström as the salesman . He sells his tonic to three unwitting victims : a farmer unable to reach the last apple at the top of a tree , a former bodybuilder sick with old age , and a young man trying to offer his heart to a young girl . The tonic proves successful , however with tragic side effects . The farmer 's arms grow to more than twice their normal length , the old man regains his strength however he is plagued with horrible sores and wounds , and the young man literally offers his heart to his beloved by cutting it out of his chest . The victims get together and ambush Eckerström . Before he meets his demise however , The Eagle appears in a flash of lightning , scaring off his would be killers . Moments later , it is revealed The Eagle was actually the other members of Avatar . `` Tooth , Beak & Claw '' was released on April 15 , 2016 , Eckerström described the song as `` ... The Beach Boys reporting in from Valhalla . It 's a gang of zombie surfers riding the waves of Hades . '' Introducing 'The Eyes ' , they `` represent all of us at our most fierce and dangerous , ready to fight blindly and full of rage for a cause we may not even fully understand. ” Eckerström used shifting vocal styles for this song , while Loudwire described the guitars as `` riffing aplenty '' . Those who pre-ordered `` Feathers & Flesh '' received the song for free . A video for `` Night Never Ending '' was released on October 3 , 2016 . Directed by Johan Carlén , singer Johannes Eckerström noted the song as a `` fragile message of hope and fighting spirit '' while calling it a `` a prelude to a tragedy '' , as well as `` probably the most upbeat and , dare I say , happy piece we 've ever released . '' In the video , a young girl in a blue dress is being chased through a darkened forest by three childlike beings clad in white clothing and wearing animal masks : a bear , a wolf and a raven . At one point one of them removes their mask to reveal a decayed skull like face underneath . Meanwhile , two men with a bloodhound are shown in the bright of day , attempting to track something through the same woods . During the chase , one of the beings summons a large gust of wind which temporarily slows the two trackers . Back in the dark woods , the little girl coughs up water as the three gather around her . They present her with a small toy shown at the beginning of the video , as well as a mask of her own , an owl . Back in the light , the trackers come to a creek where they find the deceased body of the girl in the blue dress floating in the water . Wading into the water , one of the men , presumably her father , cradles the lifeless body in his arms as he wails into the sky . We then see the face of Johannes Eckerström , as all four children surround him . They all slowly turn and walk off into the darkness together as the video fades to black . Another single , New Land , was released in 2017 .
2007 Weber State vs. Portland State football game . The 2007 Weber State-Portland State football game was a college football game held on October 27 at PGE Park in Portland , Oregon . It pitted the Portland State Vikings against the Weber State Wildcats . The Wildcats defeated the Vikings 73–68 . The two teams combined for 141 points , setting a National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA ) all-division record for most points scored in a game . That record lasted only two weeks , as on November 10 , Hartwick defeated Utica 72–70 in a four-overtime Division III game . In the second round of the NCAA Division II playoffs on November 24 , Chadron State defeated Abilene Christian 76–73 in three overtimes after coming back from a 49–20 fourth-quarter deficit to tie the game at 56 at the end of regulation . The following year , in the same round of the Division II playoffs , that record was smashed when Abilene Christian defeated West Texas A & M 93–68 on November 22 , 2008 . The Weber State-Portland State game still holds the record for most points scored in a Division I college football game . Game summary . Weber State scored 35 points in the second quarter to take a 38–27 lead at halftime . By then , the Wildcats already had 443 yards in total offense — 10 yards more than its previous season high for an entire game . Portland State made up for its shaky defense with a high-powered offense that started the second half with a pair of touchdown passes from Drew Hubel , first to David Lewis and then to Tremayne Kirkland , which put the Vikings in front 41–38 . Portland State had its last lead of the game when Hubel hit Lewis with an 8-yard touchdown pass at 8:15 of the third quarter to make it 48–45 . The Wildcats took the lead for good on their next possession , which chewed up nearly six minutes and culminated with Cameron Higgins 4-yard touchdown pass to Akamu Aki to make the score 52–48 . Weber State followed that with Bryant Eteuati 's 77-yard punt return for a touchdown and Higgins ' 4-yard scoring run , which pushed the Wildcats ' advantage to 66–48 early in the fourth quarter . The teams traded touchdowns after that , leaving Weber State in front 73–55 with 4:22 left . Hubel , who was making his first college start , threw his ninth touchdown pass and Andy Shantz returned a fumble 84 yards for a touchdown with 31 seconds left . Hubel 's nine touchdown passes set a school and Big Sky Conference record . The Vikings failed to recover the onside kick and Weber State managed to run out the clock . Portland State QB Drew Hubel 's incredible individual performance – 35 completions in 56 attempts for 485 yards , 9 touchdowns and no interceptions – gave the true freshman one of College Sporting News ' `` Player of the Week '' awards in Football Championship Subdivision for the week of October 29 , 2007 .
Herbert Penny . Herbert Penny was a well known Cape Town Auctioneer , Estate and Financial Agent , who was instrumental in the creation of the South African Division of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserves , the precursor to the present day South African Navy . Family and early life . Herbert Penny was born 11 January 1867 in Southampton , England . He married Carlotta Elvira de Conceciao Forssman ( daughter of Chavalier OA Fossman of Sweden ) and had two sons and two daughters . Penny descends from Richard Penny of Marchwood . Career . Penny came to South Africa in 1889 as a ship 's officer in the Union Steamship Company that operated a fleet of passenger liners and cargo ships between Europe and Africa . Prior to the outbreak of the Second Boer War , Penny served as a company secretary in Johannesburg ( during the Jameson Raid in 1895 ) , prior to his appointment as General Manager of a coal mine in Middelburg , Transvaal . During the South African war the mine was closed and Penny moved to Cape Town in October 1899 . He joined the staff of a bank and later was Chief Inspector of the Harbour Board . He started his own business , Herbert Penny Pty Ltd. , and `` Penny for Property '' Estate Agents , Auctioneers and Sworn Appraisers , of Lennons Building , 30 , Adderley Street , Cape Town , in 1906 . Maritime Interests and other activities . While having started his career by going to sea , Penny took a keen interest during his later life in the Cape region , in anything connected with the sea . Up to his death he was President of the Navy League of South Africa . He originated the scheme for the bronze Birkenhead Memorial plaque , which was erected by the Navy League in 1936 to commemorate the loss of the soldiers , sailors and civilians on board the on 26 February 1852 at Gansbaai . The original memorial plaque can be found today at the foot of the Danger Point Lighthouse , near Gansbaai . During his ten years Honorary Secretaryship of the Navy League of South Africa , he initiated the formation of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve of South Africa in around 1904 culminating in 1905 which ultimately led to the formation of the South African Navy . He was a member of the Board of Management , the Cape Town Chamber of Commerce ; Chairman of the Institute of Auctioneers and Estate Agents , Cape Province ; and Chairman of other political and social institutions . Philanthropy . In addition to his interest in the sea , he played a great part in helping various charitable concerns in the Cape . Among others , he was Founder and Chairman of the committee of the Sunshine Home for children at Belville Cape Town . He was a foundation member of the Boy Scouts ' Association in South Africa . Issue . His eldest son , Magnus Penny , fought in the First World War and gained the rank of Lieutenant-Commander in the service of the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve . He lived to the age of 90 , passing away on 4 July 1984 . Magnus Penny 's eldest son , Errol Forssman Penny ( father of Conrad Penny ) , served in World War II with the Duke of Edinburgh 's Own Rifles Regiment in East and North Africa ( Western Desert Campaign ) 1939 to 1944 and went behind German lines on reconnaissance . Death . Herbert Penny died 14 August 1938 at the age of 71 owing to heart-failure after a very short illness . The funeral in Cape Town was followed by a procession to the Woltemade cemetery in Maitland , Cape Town . The service was conducted by the Reverend Harold Beardmore , Royal Navy . The pall-bearers were Colonel A. Beck , Secretary of the Navy League ; Lieutenant Colonel W.E . Puntis , Federal President of the Navy League ; Mr R.H. Hawke , Mr D.K . Sloan , Nr T.E . Archer and MR T.A.F . Jackson . His wife , Carlotta Elvira de Conceciao Forssman died before him , and passed away on 27 September 1927 .
Eragrovirus . `` Eragrovirus '' is a genus of viruses , in the family Geminiviridae . Dicotyledonous plants serve as natural hosts . There is currently only one species in this genus : the type species `` Eragrostis curvula streak virus '' . Structure . Viruses in Eragrovirus are non-enveloped , with icosahedral geometries , and T=1 symmetry . Genomes are circular and non-segmented , around 3.0kb in length . Life cycle . Viral replication is nuclear . Entry into the host cell is achieved by penetration into the host cell . Replication follows the ssDNA rolling circle model . DNA-templated transcription is the method of transcription . The virus exits the host cell by nuclear pore export , and tubule-guided viral movement . Dicotyledonous plants serve as the natural host .
Vilémovice ( Blansko District ) . Vilémovice is a village in Blansko District , South Moravian Region , Czech Republic . It has a population of 272 ( 2006 ) . Vilémovice lies in the Moravian Karst nature reserve .
Batèë Iliëk . Batèë Iliëk is a town in the Samalanga region , on the north coast of Aceh . Batèë Iliëk was an important stronghold during the Aceh War , which was impregnable until February 3 , 1901 . It was an important spiritual center and recruitment center for guerrilla fighters .
Canton of Carmaux-2 Vallée du Cérou . The canton of Carmaux-2 Vallée du Cérou is an administrative division of the Tarn department , southern France . It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015 . Its seat is in Carmaux .
Rocheford & Gould . Rocheford & Gould were brick manufacturers and construction contractors in early Omaha , Nebraska . The firm built numerous brick structures during Omaha 's transition from the wooden buildings of Nebraska 's territorial days to more permanent structures . The buildings the firm built included breweries , schools , packing houses , business blocks , Vaudeville theaters , street car barns and power houses , and civic buildings . Many of the structures the firm built have been demolished but a few of their earliest structures still exist and are listed on the National Register of Historic Places . History . William Rocheford was born in St. Albans , Vermont on February 22 , 1851 . As the son of a mason , Rocheford learned the construction trade early . Shortly after arriving in Omaha in 1879 , Rocheford went to work with Henry Livesey , a brickmaker and contractor . In 1880 , Rocheford entered the brickmaking and general contracting business with Frank P. Gould , a native of New York . Their new firm , Rocheford & Gould , established a brickyard at Thirteenth and Frederick Streets in Omaha , Nebraska . By 1892 it was reported that the firm 's kilns were making 50,000 bricks a day . In 1918 , Herman Kritenbrink leased the operation . The brickyard was abandoned in 1928 when the clay ran out . Finally in 1945 , the 125-foot smokestack was demolished in a controlled blast after the Omaha Street Commissioner deemed it a nuisance and ordered its removal . The firm of Rocheford & Gould dissolved in 1906 , although neither partner retired from the construction business . Frank Gould took over the operation of the brickyard operation and formed a commercial construction company with his son . William Rocheford also formed a construction company with his son , but unlike the Goulds , Rocheford 's new company was focused primarily on building residential rental properties . William Rocheford died on July 10 , 1913 when the automobile he was driving was hit by a street railway car . Among the pallbearers at William Rocheford 's funeral were his former business partner , Frank P. Gould , and George Fisher , a partner in the Omaha architectural firm of Mendelssohn , Fisher and Lawrie . Frank Gould died on January 24 , 1916 , after a long illness .
Hydra-class ironclad . The `` Hydra '' class of ironclads composed three ships , , and . The ships were ordered from France in 1885 during the premiership of Charilaos Trikoupis , as part of a wider reorganization and modernization of the Greek armed forces , which had proved themselves inadequate during the Cretan uprising of 1866 . Launched in 1889 and 1890 , the ships were ready for service with the Greek Navy by 1892 . They were armed with a main battery of three guns and five guns , and had a top speed of . The ships frequently served together throughout their careers . Their participation in the Greco–Turkish War in 1897 was limited due to intervention by the Great Powers . Modernizations in the 1890s and 1900s upgraded the ships ' armament , but by the First Balkan War , they were too slow to keep up with newer vessels in the Greek fleet , particularly the armored cruiser . They saw action at the Battle of Elli but were left behind due to their slow speed at the Battle of Lemnos . Thoroughly obsolete , the ships were reduced to secondary duties after the war and did not see active duty during World War I . The ships were intended to be sold in 1919 , but were retained out of active service until 1929 . Design . The Balkan crisis that started with the Serbo-Bulgarian War , coupled with Ottoman naval expansion in the 1860s and 1870s , prompted the Greek Navy to begin a rearmament program . In addition , the Greek fleet had proved to be too weak to effectively challenge Ottoman naval power during the 1866 Cretan Revolt . In 1885 , Greece ordered three new ironclads of the `` Hydra '' class . The ships were ordered from the Graville and St. Nazaire shipyards in France during the premiership of Charilaos Trikoupis . The ships were long between perpendiculars and had a beam of and a mean draft of . They displaced as built . By 1910 , their displacement had increased slightly , to . Approximately 400 officers and men crewed each ship . The ships were powered by a pair of triple expansion steam engines with four double-ended cylindrical boilers ; they were rated at and provided a top speed of . Coal storage amounted to The boilers were trunked into two funnels . The hull was divided into 118 watertight compartments . The `` Hydra '' class was armed with a main battery of three Canet guns . Two guns were mounted forward in barbettes on either side of the forward superstructure ; these were L/34 guns . The third gun , a L/28 gun , was placed in a turret aft . The secondary battery consisted of four L/36 guns in casemates were mounted below the forward main battery , and a fifth 5.9-inch gun was placed on the centerline on the same deck as the main battery . A number of smaller guns were carried for defense against torpedo boats . These included four L/22 guns , four 3-pounder guns , four 1-pounder guns , and six 1-pounder revolver cannons . The ships were also armed with three torpedo tubes . Two tubes were placed on the broadside and one was mounted in the bow . The ships were armored with a mix of Creusot and compound steel . The main belt was thick amidships and reduced to on either end of the hull . At a normal displacement , the main belt extended for above the waterline . Under a full load , however , the belt was completely submerged below the waterline . Above the belt , a strake of 3 in of armor covered the side of the vessels amidships . The main battery was protected by of armor with 12-inch thick barbettes . `` Hydra '' had an armored deck thick ; the decks of `` Spetsai '' and `` Psara '' were increased to . Construction and modernization . `` Hydra '' was built by the `` Ateliers et Chantiers de la Loire '' dockyard in St. Nazaire , while `` Spetsai '' and `` Psara '' were built at the `` Société Nouvelle des Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée '' shipyard in Graville . `` Hydra '' was launched on 15 May 1889 . `` Spetsai '' was launched on 26 October 1889 and `` Psara '' followed on 20 February 1890 . All three ships were transferred to Piraeus and in service by 1892 . In 1897–1900 , the three ships were partially rearmed . Their small-caliber guns were replaced with one gun forward , eight Canon de 65 mm Modèle 1891 guns , four 3-pounders , and ten 1-pounder revolver cannon . One of the 14-inch torpedo tubes was replaced with a weapon . In 1908–1910 , the ships ' armament was again revised . The old 5.9 in guns were replaced with new , longer L/45 models . Service history . Throughout their careers , the three `` Hydra '' -class ships generally operated together . The ships saw limited action in the Greco–Turkish War in 1897 , as the Royal Hellenic Navy was unable to make use of its superiority over the Ottoman Navy . The Ottoman Navy had remained in port during the conflict , but a major naval intervention of the Great Powers prevented the Greeks from capitalizing on their superiority . The three ships saw action during the First Balkan War at the Battle of Elli , alongside the powerful armored cruiser . At the subsequent Battle of Lemnos , the ships were left behind due to their slow speed and did not engage the Ottoman flotilla . By 1914 , `` Hydra '' and `` Psara '' had been reduced to secondary duties : `` Hydra '' became a gunnery training ship while `` Psara '' was used to train engine-room personnel . During World War I , Greece belatedly entered the war on the side of the Triple Entente and the `` Hydra '' -class ships served as coastal defense . They were already obsolete and were decommissioned immediately after the war , although their hulks survived as naval training facilities and accommodation space for a decade . All three ships were broken up for scrap in 1929 .
Burdze . Burdze is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bojanów , within Stalowa Wola County , Subcarpathian Voivodeship , in south-eastern Poland . It lies approximately north of Bojanów , south-west of Stalowa Wola , and north of the regional capital Rzeszów .
Loop braid group . The loop braid group is a mathematical group structure that is used in some models of theoretical physics to model the exchange of particles with loop-like topologies within three dimensions of space and time . The basic operations which generate a loop braid group for `` n '' loops are exchanges of two adjacent loops , and passing one adjacent loop through another . The topology forces these generators to satisfy some relations , which determine the group . To be precise , the loop braid group on `` n '' loops is defined as the motion group of n disjoint circles embedded in a compact three-dimensional `` box '' diffeomorphic to the three-dimensional disk . A motion is a loop in the configuration space , which consists of all possible ways of embedding `` n '' circles into the 3-disk . This becomes a group in the same way as loops in any space can be made into a group ; first , we define equivalence classes of loops by letting paths g and h be equivalent iff they are related by a ( smooth ) homotopy , and then we define a group operation on the equivalence classes by concatenation of paths . In his 1962 Ph.D. thesis , David M. Dahm was able to show that there is an injective homomorphism from this group into the automorphism group of the free group on n generators , so it is natural to identify the group with this subgroup of the automorphism group . One may also show that the loop braid group is isomorphic to the welded braid group , as is done for example in a paper by John C. Baez , Derek Wise , and Alissa Crans , which also gives some presentations of the loop braid group using the work of Xiao-Song Lin .
Mountain Mesa , California . Mountain Mesa is a census-designated place ( CDP ) in Kern County , California , United States . Mountain Mesa is located west of South Lake at an elevation of . The population was 777 at the 2010 census , up from 716 at the 2000 census . Geography . Mountain Mesa is located along the south shore of Lake Isabella at . According to the United States Census Bureau , the CDP has a total area of , all of it land . 2010 . The 2010 United States Census reported that Mountain Mesa had a population of 777 . The population density was 934.7 people per square mile ( 360.9/km² ) . The racial makeup of Mountain Mesa was 687 ( 88.4 % ) White , 7 ( 0.9 % ) African American , 16 ( 2.1 % ) Native American , 6 ( 0.8 % ) Asian , 2 ( 0.3 % ) Pacific Islander , 27 ( 3.5 % ) from other races , and 32 ( 4.1 % ) from two or more races . Hispanic or Latino of any race were 77 persons ( 9.9 % ) . The Census reported that 715 people ( 92.0 % of the population ) lived in households , 0 ( 0 % ) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters , and 62 ( 8.0 % ) were institutionalized . There were 304 households , out of which 80 ( 26.3 % ) had children under the age of 18 living in them , 139 ( 45.7 % ) were opposite-sex married couples living together , 26 ( 8.6 % ) had a female householder with no husband present , 27 ( 8.9 % ) had a male householder with no wife present . There were 18 ( 5.9 % ) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships , and 5 ( 1.6 % ) same-sex married couples or partnerships . 88 households ( 28.9 % ) were made up of individuals and 44 ( 14.5 % ) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older . The average household size was 2.35 . There were 192 families ( 63.2 % of all households ) ; the average family size was 2.88 . The population was spread out with 155 people ( 19.9 % ) under the age of 18 , 51 people ( 6.6 % ) aged 18 to 24 , 133 people ( 17.1 % ) aged 25 to 44 , 222 people ( 28.6 % ) aged 45 to 64 , and 216 people ( 27.8 % ) who were 65 years of age or older . The median age was 49.8 years . For every 100 females , there were 101.3 males . For every 100 females age 18 and over , there were 93.2 males . There were 368 housing units at an average density of 442.7 per square mile ( 170.9/km² ) , of which 235 ( 77.3 % ) were owner-occupied , and 69 ( 22.7 % ) were occupied by renters . The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.9 % ; the rental vacancy rate was 18.6 % . 520 people ( 66.9 % of the population ) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 195 people ( 25.1 % ) lived in rental housing units . 2000 . As of the census of 2000 , there were 716 people , 295 households , and 197 families residing in the CDP . The population density was 831.9 people per square mile ( 321.5/km² ) . There were 351 housing units at an average density of 407.8 per square mile ( 157.6/km² ) . The racial makeup of the CDP was 95.11 % White , 0.28 % Black or African American , 0.28 % Native American , 0.14 % Pacific Islander , 0.98 % from other races , and 3.21 % from two or more races . 3.77 % of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race . There were 295 households out of which 22.4 % had children under the age of 18 living with them , 53.6 % were married couples living together , 10.8 % had a female householder with no husband present , and 32.9 % were non-families . 30.5 % of all households were made up of individuals and 20.0 % had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older . The average household size was 2.19 and the average family size was 2.68 . In the CDP , the population was spread out with 17.6 % under the age of 18 , 4.7 % from 18 to 24 , 18.9 % from 25 to 44 , 21.8 % from 45 to 64 , and 37.0 % who were 65 years of age or older . The median age was 52 years . For every 100 females , there were 84.5 males . For every 100 females age 18 and over , there were 82.7 males . The median income for a household in the CDP was $ 23,875 , and the median income for a family was $ 32,656 . Males had a median income of $ 26,161 versus $ 14,797 for females . The per capita income for the CDP was $ 13,759 . About 28.9 % of families and 27.7 % of the population were below the poverty line , including 59.2 % of those under age 18 and 31.5 % of those age 65 or over .
Jhooth Bole Kauwa Kaate . Jhooth Bole Kauwa Kaate ( ) is a 1998 Indian Hindi comedy film directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee resembling old comedies like `` Chupke Chupke '' ( 1976 ) . The movie stars Anil Kapoor , Juhi Chawla , Amrish Puri , Reema Lagoo , and Anupam Kher in the main cast . The film also featured Sajid Khan , Farah Khan 's brother in a supporting role . The movie was the last movie of the legend Hrishikesh Mukherjee . Summary . Shankar ( Anil Kapoor ) , an actor of sorts , loves Urmila ( Juhi Chawla ) , but since Urmila is the daughter of a conservative and orthodox retired police officer Abhayankar ( Amrish Puri ) , it 'll take a lot for Shankar to win over the Abhayankar family . Shankar then begins to create a series of lies ( hence the title , when he lies , the crow caws ) in attempting to get the one he loves . Music . Music was by Anand-Milind and lyrics by Anand Bakshi . Playback singers who rendered their voices are Udit Narayan ( for Anil Kapoor ) , Abhijeet ( for Sajid Khan ) , Vinod Rathod ( for Anupam Kher ) , Shaiamak Davar ( for himself ) , Parvez and Alka Yagnik ( for Juhi Chawla ) . Although the film did not work at the box-office , the music was appreciated . The soundtrack consists of 7 original songs . Reception . Nandita Chowdhury of `` India Today '' wrote , `` Jhoot Bole Kauva Kaate '' has an old world charm but technically and artistically , the film is stuck in the '70s . The dialogues are stilted and Jal Mistry 's cinematography often resembles that of a television sitcom . ''
Lithophragma heterophyllum . `` Lithophragma heterophyllum '' is a species of flowering plant in the saxifrage family known by the common name hillside woodland star . It is native to the coastal mountain ranges of California , where it can generally be found in shady habitat . It is a rhizomatous perennial herb growing erect or leaning with a slender naked flowering stem . The leaves are located on the lower part of the stem , each divided into rounded lobes . The stem bears 3 to 12 flowers , each in a cuplike calyx of red or green sepals . The five petals are white , up to 1.2 centimeters long , and usually divided into about three pointed lobes .
Bonham Carter family . The Bonham Carter family are descendants of John Bonham-Carter ( 1788-1838 ) , a British Member of Parliament and barrister , and his wife Joanna Maria Smith . The MP was the son of Sir John Carter ( before 20 December 1741 – 18 May 1808 , Mayor of Portsmouth , and son of John Carter , who was a merchant ) . He assumed the name Bonham by Royal Licence when he inherited the estates of his cousin Thomas Bonham . Joanna Maria Smith was the daughter of William Smith , the abolitionist MP ; her sister Frances was the mother of Florence Nightingale , and her brother Benjamin was the father of Barbara Bodichon and Benjamin Leigh Smith . Most of the Bonham-Carters and their circle belonged to Unitarian churches . John and Joanna had a daughter , ( Joanna ) Hilary Bonham-Carter ( d.1865 ) , who was an artist and friend of political journalist Harriet Martineau . Hilary 's portraits of her cousin Florence are held in the National Portrait Gallery . Another member of the family was John Bonham-Carter , MP ( 1817-1884 ) , a son of the elder John Bonham-Carter , MP . This John Bonham-Carter briefly served as a Lord of the Treasury in 1866 . His third son by his second wife , The Hon . Mary Baring ( a daughter of The 1st Baron Northbrook ) , was Arthur Thomas Bonham-Carter , KC ( 1869-1916 ) , who was educated at Winchester College and Trinity College , Cambridge . A.T. Bonham-Carter was a soldier and barrister , eventually serving as a Justice of the bench of His Majesty 's High Court of East Africa , which was based in Mombasa . Justice Bonham-Carter was still a judge on the bench of this court when the First World War broke out in 1914 . He later resigned from the colonial bench in British East Africa and joined , as an officer , The 1st Battalion , The Hampshire Regiment , eventually being promoted to the rank of captain . He was killed serving with this regiment on the first day of the Battle of the Somme , 1 July 1916 , and was later buried in Serre Road Military Cemetery No . 2 , near Beaumont-Hamel in northern France . Captain Bonham-Carter 's name appears on the war memorial at the Muthaiga Country Club in Nairobi . The Bonham Carter family , as descended from Sir Maurice Bonham Carter and The Baroness Asquith of Yarnbury , is the only example so far where three generations have received Life Peerages under the 1958 Life Peerages Act : Violet , Baroness Asquith of Yarnbury ; her son , Mark Raymond Bonham Carter ; and her granddaughter , Jane Bonham Carter , were all separately made life peers of Yarnbury in the County of Wiltshire . Prominent members . `` Living descendants are omitted , unless they are notable and/or have a separate Wikipedia entry . Each indentation indicates a generation . ''
HMS Sheffield ( F96 ) . HMS `` Sheffield '' was a Type 22 frigate of the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom . She was originally intended to be named `` Bruiser '' but was named `` Sheffield '' in honour of the previous , a Type 42 destroyer sunk in the Falklands War . Entering service in 1988 , `` Sheffield '' served with the Royal Navy until 2002 . In 2003 , she was sold to the Chilean Navy and renamed `` Almirante Williams '' . History . `` Sheffield '' was launched on 26 March 1986 , by Swan Hunter , Tyne and Wear , United Kingdom , and named by Mrs Susan Stanley , wife of the then Armed Forces Minister . The ship was commissioned at Hull on 26 July 1988 . Several crewmen of the previous `` Sheffield '' were at the launch . A specially minted Sheffield coin was placed in the keel at the keel-laying ceremony on 29 March 1984 . In late 1998 , `` Sheffield '' provided assistance after Hurricane Georges , visiting the island of St Kitts and also saved a Honduran woman who had been swept out to sea from her home by the force of Hurricane Mitch . `` Sheffield '' attended the August Bank Holiday 28–30 August 1999 Navy Days at HMNB Devonport , berthed with , , , , and RFA `` Argus '' . May 2000 saw `` Sheffield '' deployed on an eight-week deployment into the Baltic Sea , which included a two-week BALTOPS 2000 - France , Germany , Sweden , Denmark , United States , Poland , Estonia , Lithuania , Latvia and the Netherlands all contributed ships to the exercise , which involved aspects of search and rescue as well as military joint exercises . `` Sheffield '' later visited Kiel , then Gdynia , the Twin city of Plymouth , with the Lord Mayor of Plymouth before visiting St. Petersburg in Russia . `` Sheffield '' visited Kotka in Finland before Klaipėda in Lithuania , as the first major British warship to visit the city . `` Sheffield '' returned home on 26 July . 8 February 2001 saw `` Sheffield '' , under Commander Simon Williams , deployed to the Caribbean for a six-month deployment . `` Sheffield '' was deployed to assist the United States Coast Guard , Dutch , French and Venezuelan navies in anti-drug operations and exercises . There were visits to the USA as well as Barbados , Trinidad , Antigua , St Lucia , Curaçao and the Bahamas . `` Sheffield '' took part in Exercise Tradewinds , which promoted interoperability between coastguards and law enforcement agencies in the area . Other ships in the exercise included and RFA `` Gold Rover '' . 5 February 2002 saw `` Sheffield '' deployed to the Standing Naval Force Mediterranean to replace . The mission was anti-terrorism by monitoring merchant shipping . There were also visits to Turkey , Sicily , Crete , Spain and Algiers . `` Sheffield '' was the flagship of Commodore Angus Somerville . Tuesday 26 February saw `` Sheffield '' assist the Spanish submarine , whilst participating in the exercise DOGFISH 2002 . The submarine needed medicines for a sailor whilst in the Ionian Sea . On 11 October 2002 `` Sheffield '' visited Kingston upon Hull one last time so that she could be visited by the people of her namesake city of Sheffield . `` Sheffield '' was decommissioned on 4 November 2002 . After 14 years service , which included providing humanitarian assistance to Nicaragua and Honduras after Hurricane Mitch ( which earned her the Wilkinson Sword of Peace along with ) , the Strategic Defence Review of 1998 ( updated 2001 ) saw the end of her career . Chilean Service . Sheffield was sold to Chile on 4 September 2003 and renamed `` Almirante Williams '' in honour of Juan Williams Rebolledo . She received a major refit in 2008 , which saw her weapons fit change to : - The new equipment was retrieved from decommissioned County-class destroyers .
Cedric Ritchie . Cedric Elmer Ritchie , ( August 22 , 1927 – March 20 , 2016 ) was a Canadian businessman and chairman and CEO of The Bank of Nova Scotia . He was also chairman of the Business Development Bank of Canada since 2001 . Career . At age 17 , Ritchie , the son of a potato farmer , began working as a teller in The Bank of Nova Scotia 's Bath , New Brunswick branch . In 1958 , he became assistant branch manager in Toronto and chief general manager in 1970 . Honours . In 1981 , he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada in recognition of `` his wide knowledge of banking and commerce '' . He was inducted into the Canadian Business Hall of Fame in 2000 . Election to board of directors . In 2003 , he was appointed to the Board of Directors of Twin Mining Corporation . He is also a member of the Board of Director of Canada Post .
2016–17 Aruban Division di Honor . The 2016–17 Aruban Division di Honor was the 56th season of the Aruban Division di Honor , the top tier of football in Aruba . The regular season began on 7 October 2016 , with Dakota taking a 3–0 win over Racing Club Aruba ( RCA ) . The final game of the regular season was on 23 April 2017 with Britannia taking a 1–0 home victory over La Fama . The Division di Honor 's second stage is the `` Calle 4 '' tournament , where the top two teams qualify for the final and the 2018 CFU Club Championship . The competition began on 12 May and concluded on 9 June 2017 . RCA , Britannia , Dakota and Nacional participated in the tournament with RCA and Nacional taking the top two spots after a forfeit by Nacional in their final match was later overturned . The final uses a modified two-out-of-three format and will begin on 27 June 2017 and conclude in July 2017 . Racing Club Aruba entered the season as the defending champions . Teams . There were 10 clubs that competed during the season . Regular season . The ten teams were to play each other in a double round robin , for a total of 18 matches , with a mid-season break in December and January . Jong Aruba withdrew from the league during the mid-season break , after 9 out of 18 matches were played . All of their results were annulled , and their remaining fixtures were cancelled . Calle 4 . The Calle 4 tournament began on 12 May and concluded on 9 June 2017 . The top four teams played six additional games , a home-and-away double round-robin against their three opponents . Championship . The top two finishers of the Calle 4 tournament will play in the Championship , which is a best two-out-of-three series . However unlike a typical two-out-of-three series , if a team wins one of the first two matches and the other match is a draw , that team wins the series without playing the third game . This is despite the fact that their opponent could potentially tie the series if a third game were played . The winner also qualifies for the Caribbean Club Shield , the second tier club competition for the Caribbean region for associations without a professional league . The tournament will be held in June and July 2017 . `` Nacional won the Championship 2 matches to 1 . Qualified for the Caribbean Club Shield '' Relegation playoffs . The eighth and ninth place finishers played against the second and third place finishers of the second division in a double round-robin to decide who would play in the top tier . First and second place finishers would compete in the 2017–18 Division di Honor , while the third and fourth place finishers would compete in the 2017–18 Division Uno . Before the start of the 2017–18 Division di Honor , Caraval withdrew from the league due to financial reasons and 2016–17 Division Uno champions Real Piedra Plat folded . As a result , La Fama were reprieved of relegation , and Juventud TL were awarded promotion .
Fabrizio Biondi . Fabrizio Biondi ( born 7 November 1954 ) is an Italian rower . He competed in the men 's single sculls event at the 1976 Summer Olympics .
Avondance . Avondance is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France . Geography . A tiny village situated some 15 miles ( 24 km ) east of Montreuil-sur-Mer , on the D154 road , the source of the small river Planquette .
All Sparks . `` All Sparks '' is a song by British post-punk revival band Editors and is featured on their 2005 debut album , `` The Back Room '' . It was released 27 March 2006 as the fourth single from the album ( see 2006 in British music ) . An acoustic version of the song features on the Radio 1 's Live Lounge album . The song was also used as the closing theme to the first season of the ITV1 show `` Primeval '' .
Generations of Noah . The Generations of Noah or Table of Nations ( of the Hebrew Bible ) is a genealogy of the sons of Noah and their dispersion into many lands after the Flood , focusing on the major known societies . The term `` nations '' to describe the descendants is a standard English translation of the Hebrew word `` goy '' , following the 400 CE Latin Vulgate 's `` nationes '' , and does not have the same political connotations that the word entails today . The list of 70 names introduces for the first time a number of well known ethnonyms and toponyms important to biblical geography such as Noah 's three sons Shem , Ham and Japheth , from which were derived Semites , Hamites and Japhetites , certain of Noah 's grandsons including Elam , Ashur , Aram , Cush , and Canaan , from which the Elamites , Assyrians , Arameans , Cushites and Canaanites , as well as further descendants including Eber ( from which `` Hebrews '' ) , the hunter-king Nimrod , the Philistines and the sons of Canaan including Heth , Jebus and Amorus , from which Hittites , Jebusites and Amorites . As Christianity took over the Roman world , it adopted the idea that all the world 's peoples were descended from Noah . But the tradition of Hellenistic Jewish identifications of the ancestry of various peoples , which concentrates very much on the East Mediterranean and the Near East and is described below , became stretched and its historicity questioned . Not all Near Eastern people were covered , and northern peoples important to the Late Roman and medieval world , such as the Celtic , Slavic , Germanic and Nordic peoples were not covered , nor were others of the world 's peoples , such as sub-Saharan Africans , Native Americans and peoples of Central Asia , the Indian subcontinent , the Far East and Australasia . A variety of arrangements were devised by scholars in order to make the table fit , with for example the Scythians , who do feature in the tradition , being claimed as the ancestors of much of northern Europe . According to Joseph Blenkinsopp , the 70 names in the list express symbolically the unity of the human race , corresponding to the 70 descendants of Israel who go down into Egypt with Jacob at and the 70 elders of Israel who visit God with Moses at the covenant ceremony in . Book of Genesis . Chapters 1–11 of the Book of Genesis are structured around five `` toledot '' statements ( `` these are the generations of ... '' ) , of which the `` generations of the sons of Noah , Shem , Ham , and Japheth '' is the fourth . Events before the Genesis flood narrative , the central toledot , correspond to those after : the post-Flood world is a new creation corresponding to the Genesis creation narrative , and like Adam , Noah has three sons who will populate the world . The correspondences extend forward as well : there are 70 names in the Table , corresponding to the 70 Israelites who go down into Egypt at the end of Genesis and to the 70 elders of Israel who go up the mountain with Sinai to meet with God in Exodus . The symbolic force of these numbers is underscored by the way the names are frequently arranged in groups of seven , suggesting that the Table is a symbolic means of implying universal moral obligation . The number 70 also goes back to the predecessor of Hebrew religion , the Canaanite mythology , where 70 represents the amount of gods in the divine clan who are each assigned a subject people , and where the supreme god El and his consort , Asherah , has the title `` Mother/Father of 70 gods , '' which , due to the coming of monotheism , had to be changed , but its symbolism lived on in the new religion . The overall principle governing the assignment of various peoples within the Table is difficult to discern : it purports to describe all humankind , but in reality restricts itself to the Egyptian lands of the south , the Mesopotamian lands , and Anatolia/Asia Minor and the Ionian Greeks , and in addition , the `` sons of Noah '' are not organised by geography , language family or ethnic groups within these regions . The Table contains several difficulties : for example , the names Sheba and Havilah are listed twice , first as descendants of Cush the son of Ham ( verse 7 ) , and then as sons of Joktan , the great-grandsons of Shem , and while the Cushites are North African in verses 6–7 they are unrelated Mesopotamians in verses 10–14 . The date of composition of Genesis 1–11 can not be fixed with any precision , although it seems likely that an early brief nucleus was later expanded with extra data . Portions of the Table itself 'may ' derive from the 10th century BCE , while others reflect the 7th century BCE and priestly revisions in the 5th century BCE . Its combination of world review , myth and genealogy corresponds to the work of the Greek historian Hecataeus of Miletus , active c.520 BCE . Book of Chronicles . I Chronicles 1 includes a version of the Table of Nations from Genesis , but edited to make clearer that the intention is to establish the background for Israel . This is done by condensing various branches to focus on the story of Abraham and his offspring . Most notably , it omits Genesis 10:9–14 , in which Nimrod , a son of Cush , is linked to various cities in Mesopotamia , thus removing from Cush any Mesopotamian connection . In addition , Nimrod does not appear in any of the numerous Mesopotamian King Lists . Book of Jubilees . The Table of Nations is expanded upon in detail in chapters 8–9 of the Book of Jubilees , sometimes known as the `` Lesser Genesis , '' a work from the early Second Temple period . Jubilees is considered pseudepigraphical by most Christian and Jewish sects but thought to have been held in regard by many of the Church Fathers . Its division of the descendants throughout the world are thought to have been heavily influenced by the `` Ionian world map '' described in `` the Histories ( Herodotus ) '' , and the anomalous treatment of Canaan and Madai are thought to have been `` propaganda for the territorial expansion of the Hasmonean state '' . 1 Peter . In the First Epistle of Peter , 3:20 , Saint Peter noted that eight righteous persons were saved from the Great Flood , referring to Noah 's family members . Sons of Noah : Shem , Ham and Japheth . The Genesis flood narrative tells how Noah and his three sons Shem , Ham , and Japheth , together with their wives , were saved from the Deluge to repopulate the Earth . In Hippolytus . Hippolytus of Rome , in his `` Diamerismos '' ( c. 234 , existing in numerous Latin and Greek copies ) , made another attempt to assign ethnicities to the names in Genesis 10 . It is thought to have been based on the Book of Jubilees . The `` Chronography of 354 '' , the `` Panarion '' by Epiphanius of Salamis ( c. 375 ) , the `` Chronicon Paschale '' ( c. 627 ) , the `` History of Albania '' by the Georgian historian Movses Kaghankatvatsi ( 7th century ) , and the `` Synopsis of Histories '' by John Skylitzes ( c. 1057 ) follow the identifications of Hippolytus . In Isidore of Seville and later authors . Isidore 's identifications for Japheth 's sons were repeated in the `` Historia Brittonum '' attributed to Nennius . Isidore 's identifications also became the basis for numerous later mediaeval scholars , remaining so until the Age of Discovery prompted newer theories , such as that of Benito Arias Montano ( 1571 ) , who proposed connecting Meshech with Moscow , and Ophir with Peru . While Genesis 10 was covered extensively by numerous Christian , Jewish and Muslim scholars over many centuries , the phrase `` Table '' of nations only appeared and became popular in English from the 1830s . In the early 6th century CE , perhaps in Byzantine Constantinople ( or elsewhere in the Eastern Roman Empire ) , the commonly-termed `` Frankish Table of Nations '' was created , likely under the influence of Gothic sources . It drew heavily from Tacitus 's `` Germania '' and is notable for its focus on linking the various Germanic peoples ( and their neighbors ) of the 6th century to Trojan and Biblical ancestors . The text was eventually transmitted to Frankish Gaul by the 6th to 7th centuries and in the early 9th century CE , likely due to its reference to the ancestry of the Britons , was used as a primary source by an anonymous Welsh scribe for the Historia Brittonum . Other interpretations : Descendants of Japheth . The Greek Septuagint ( LXX ) text of Genesis includes an additional son of Japheth , `` Elisa '' , between Javan and Tubal ; however , as this name is found in no other ancient source , nor in I Chronicles , he is almost universally agreed to be a duplicate of Elisha , son of Javan . The presence of Elisa and of Cainan son of Arpachshad ( below ) in the Greek Bible accounts for the traditional enumeration among early Christian sources of 72 names , as opposed to the 70 names found in Jewish sources and Western Christian sources . Other interpretations : Descendants of Ham . Beginning in the 9th century with the Jewish grammarian Judah ibn Quraysh , a relationship between the Semitic and Cushitic languages was seen ; modern linguists group these two families , along with the Egyptian , Berber , Chadic , and Omotic language groups into the larger Afro-Asiatic language family . In addition , languages in the southern half of Africa are now seen as belonging to several distinct families independent of the Afro-Asiatic group . Some now discarded Hamitic theories have become viewed as racist ; in particular a theory proposed in the 19th century by Speke , that the Tutsi were supposedly of some Hamitic ancestry and thus `` inherently superior '' . The 17th-century Jesuit , Athanasius Kircher , thought that the Chinese had also descended from Ham , via Egyptians . Extrabiblical sons of Noah . There exist various traditions in post-biblical and talmudic sources claiming that Noah had children other than Shem , Ham , and Japheth who were born before the Deluge . According to the Quran ( `` Hud '' 42–43 ) , Noah had another unnamed son who refused to come aboard the Ark , instead preferring to climb a mountain , where he drowned . Some later Islamic commentators give his name as either `` Yam '' or `` Kan'an '' . According to Irish mythology , as found in the `` Annals of the Four Masters '' and elsewhere , Noah had another son named Bith who was not allowed aboard the Ark , and who attempted to colonise Ireland with 54 persons , only to be wiped out in the Deluge . Some 9th-century manuscripts of the `` Anglo-Saxon Chronicle '' assert that `` Sceafa '' was the fourth son of Noah , born aboard the Ark , from whom the House of Wessex traced their ancestry ; in William of Malmesbury 's version of this genealogy ( c. 1120 ) , Sceaf is instead made a descendant of `` Strephius '' , the fourth son born aboard the Ark ( `` Gesta Regnum Anglorum '' ) . An early Arabic work known as `` Kitab al-Magall '' `` Book of Rolls '' ( part of Clementine literature ) mentions `` Bouniter '' , the fourth son of Noah , born after the flood , who allegedly invented astronomy and instructed Nimrod . Variants of this story with often similar names for Noah 's fourth son are also found in the c. fifth century Ge'ez work `` Conflict of Adam and Eve with Satan '' ( `` Barvin '' ) , the c. sixth century Syriac book `` Cave of Treasures '' ( `` Yonton '' ) , the seventh century `` Apocalypse of Pseudo-Methodius '' ( `` Ionitus '' ) , the Syriac `` Book of the Bee '' 1221 ( `` Yônatôn '' ) , the Hebrew `` Chronicles of Jerahmeel '' , c. 12th–14th century ( `` Jonithes '' ) , and throughout Armenian apocryphal literature , where he is usually referred to as `` Maniton '' ; as well as in works by Petrus Comestor c. 1160 ( `` Jonithus '' ) , Godfrey of Viterbo 1185 ( `` Ihonitus '' ) , Michael the Syrian 1196 ( `` Maniton '' ) , Abu al-Makarim c. 1208 ( `` Abu Naiţur '' ) ; Jacob van Maerlant c. 1270 ( `` Jonitus '' ) , and Abraham Zacuto 1504 ( `` Yoniko '' ) . Martin of Opava ( c. 1250 ) , later versions of the `` Mirabilia Urbis Romae '' , and the `` Chronicon Bohemorum '' of Giovanni di Marignola ( 1355 ) make Janus ( the Roman deity ) the fourth son of Noah , who moved to Italy , invented astrology , and instructed Nimrod . According to the monk Annio da Viterbo ( 1498 ) , the Hellenistic Babylonian writer Berossus had mentioned 30 children born to Noah after the Deluge , including sons named Tuisto , Prometheus , Iapetus , Macrus , `` 16 titans '' , Cranus , Granaus , Oceanus , and Tipheus . Also mentioned are daughters of Noah named Araxa `` the Great '' , Regina , Pandora , Crana , and Thetis . However , Annio 's manuscript is widely regarded today as having been a forgery .
Moving On ( Marshmello song ) . `` Moving On '' is a song released by electronic dance music producer and DJ Marshmello on May 5 , 2017 via Joytime Collective . Background . Marshmello shared a teaser for the music video of `` Moving On '' on social media on May 3 , 2017 , ahead of the song 's premiere .
1952–53 DDR-Oberliga ( ice hockey ) season . The 1952-53 DDR-Oberliga season was the fifth season of the DDR-Oberliga , the top level of ice hockey in East Germany . Five teams participated in the league , and Chemie Weißwasser won the championship .
Madeleine ( 1950 film ) . `` Madeleine '' is a 1950 film directed by David Lean , based on a true story about Madeleine Smith , a young Glasgow woman from a wealthy family who was tried in 1857 for the murder of her lover , Emile L'Angelier . The trial was much publicised in the newspapers of the day and labelled `` the trial of the century '' . Lean 's adaptation of the story starred his wife , Ann Todd , with Ivan Desny as her French lover . Norman Wooland played the respectable suitor and Leslie Banks the authoritarian father , both of whom are unaware of Madeleine 's secret life . Lean made the film primarily as a `` wedding present '' to Todd , who had previously played the role onstage . He was never satisfied with the film and cited it as his least-favourite feature-length movie . Plot . The film dramatises events leading up to the 1857 trial of an otherwise-respectable young woman , Madeleine Smith ( Ann Todd ) for the murder of her draper's-assistant lover , Emile L'Angelier ( Ivan Desny ) . The trial produced the uniquely Scottish verdict of `` not proven '' , which left Madeleine a free woman . The film begins with the purchase of a house in Glasgow by an upper middle-class Victorian family . Their eldest daughter Madeleine claims the basement bedroom so she will have easy access to the servants ' entrance and be able to entertain her lover , Frenchman Emile L'Angelier , without her family 's knowledge . The relationship continues and the couple becomes secretly engaged but L'Angelier begins to press Madeleine to reveal his existence to her father , so they can marry . Frightened of her authoritarian father , Madeleine is reluctant to do so ; eventually she visits L'Angelier in his room and says she will elope with him , rather than face telling her father . L'Angelier says he could never marry her this way and Madeleine realises that he loves her not for her but as a means to recover his position in society . She says their relationship is over and demands her letters to be returned . During the time that Madeleine has been seeing L'Angelier , her father has been encouraging her to accept the attentions of a wealthy society gentleman , William Minnoch ( Norman Wooland ) and after breaking her engagement with L'Angelier , Madeleine tells Mr. Minnoch that she will accept his marriage proposal . Her family is happy but L'Angelier shows up threatening to show her father the compromising letters in his possession , unless she continues to see him . Saying nothing of her new engagement , Madeleine reluctantly agrees . Some weeks later , L'Angelier becomes very ill . He recovers but later he has a fatal relapse . When the cause of death is proven to be arsenic poisoning , a friend of L'Angelier points the finger of suspicion at Madeleine , who is found to have had arsenic in her possession at the time of L'Angelier 's death . The remainder of the film covers the court case , finishing with the verdict of `` not proven '' , a uniquely Scottish verdict which releases Madeleine from custody as neither guilty nor not guilty . Production . Charles Bennett wrote a version of the story , meaning to direct but his script was not used because David Lean wanted to make a version starring his wife Ann Todd .
Flag of Hesse . The civil flag of Hesse consists of a bicolor of a red top and a bottom white stripe , in the proportion 3:5 . The state flag is similar , except it is defaced with the state coat of arms in the centre , and may only be used by government departments and services . The colours red and white are based on that of the Ludovingian coat of arms , showing a lion with a ninefold horizontal white and red division . The coat of arms was inherited by the House of Hesse upon its split from the Duchy of Thuringia in 1247 , and the flag came into use in the early modern Landgraviate of Hesse ; the modern Grand Duchy of Hesse used a flag with two red stripes , as did the People 's State of Hesse until 1933 . The flag of Thuringia was introduced in 1920 , with its formation out of the fragmented Thuringian states ( the Duchy of Thuringia had been absorbed into Saxony in 1400 ) , as the reverse of the flag of Hesse .
What 's Your Mama 's Name . `` What 's Your Mama 's Name '' is the second studio album by American singer Tanya Tucker . It provided her with her first two # 1 hit country singles on the Billboard charts : `` What 's Your Mama 's Name '' ( Pop # 86 ) and `` Blood Red and Goin ' Down '' ( Pop # 74 ) . The album rose to # 4 on the Country Albums chart .
Richard Challoner . Richard Challoner ( 1691–1781 ) was an English Roman Catholic bishop , a leading figure of English Catholicism during the greater part of the 18th century . The titular Bishop of Doberus , he is perhaps most famous for his revision of the Douay–Rheims translation of the Bible . Early life . Challoner was born in Lewes , Sussex , on 29 September 1691 . His father , also Richard Challoner , was married by licence granted on 17 January , either 1690 or 1691 , to Grace ( née Willard ) at Ringmer , Sussex , on 10 February . After the death of his father , who was a Presbyterian winecooper ( wine-barrel maker ) , his mother , now reduced to poverty , became housekeeper to the Catholic Gage family , at Firle , Sussex . It is not known for sure whether she was originally a Roman Catholic , or whether she subsequently became one under the influence of a Catholic household and surroundings . In any case , thus it came about that Richard was brought up as a Catholic , although he was not baptized a Roman Catholic until he was about thirteen years old . This was at Warkworth , Northamptonshire , seat of the recusant Roman Catholic family , that of George Holman , whose wife , Lady Anastasia Holman , was a daughter of Blessed William Howard , 1st Viscount Stafford , a Catholic unjustly condemned and beheaded in the Titus Oates hysteria of 1678 . Education and academic career in France . In 1705 young Richard was sent to the English College at Douai ( France ) on a sort of scholarship , entering the English College on 29 July . He was to spend the next twenty-five years there , first as student , then as professor , and as vice-president of the university of Douai . At the age of twenty-one he was chosen to teach the classes of rhetoric and poetry , which were the two senior classes in the humanities . He graduated with a bachelor 's degree in divinity from the University of Douai in 1719 , and was appointed professor of philosophy , a post which he held for eight years . At this period , though it was no longer necessary to have aliases , he was known by his mother 's surname of Willard . His nickname was `` Book '' . Ordained a priest at Tournai on 28 March 1716 , in 1720 he was chosen by the president , Robert Witham , to be his vice-president , an office which involved the supervision of both professors and students . At the same time he was appointed professor of theology and prefect of studies , so that he had the direction of the whole course of studies . Though in 1727 he defended his public thesis and obtained a doctorate in divinity , Challoner 's success as a teacher was probably due rather to his untiring industry and devotion to this work than to any extraordinary mental gifts . He was not considered an original thinker , but his gift lay in enforcing the spiritual reality of the doctrines he was expounding . Challoner has been described as being gentle , cheerful , generous to the poor , and able to instill confidence in others . Return to England . Having in 1708 taken the college oath , binding himself to return to England , when required , to labour on the mission , in 1730 Challoner was given permission to embark for England on August 18 , and was stationed in London . There he entered into the work of the ministry . Though the penal laws were no longer enforced with extreme severity , the life of many Catholic priests was still a difficult one , especially in London . Disguised as a layman in London , Challoner ministered to his flock there , celebrating Mass secretly in obscure ale-houses , cockpits , and wherever small gatherings could assemble without exciting remark . In this regard , he was an untiring worker , and spent much time in the poorest quarters of the town and in the prisons . Recent scholarship notes , however , that the English Catholic community was not as marginalized as might be thought today , especially for those recusant Catholics whose social position gave them access to the courtly centers of power and patronage . Challoner avoided the houses of the rich , preferred to live and work among the poor of London , and in his spare hours gave himself to study and writing , which ultimately enabled him to produce several works of instruction and controversy . His first published work , a little book of meditations under the quaint title of ' dated from 1728 . The controversial treatises which he published in rapid succession from London attracted much attention , particularly his `` Catholic Christian Instructed '' ( 1737 ) , which was prefaced by a witty reply to Conyers Middleton 's `` Letter from Rome , showing an Exact Conformity between Popery and Paganism '' . Challoner was the author over the years of numerous controversial and devotional works , which have been frequently reprinted and translated into various languages . In 1740 he brought out a new prayer book for the laity , the `` Garden of the Soul '' , which until the mid 20th century remained a favourite work of devotion , though the many editions that have since appeared have been so altered that little of the original work remains . Of his historical works , the most valuable is one which was intended to be a Catholic response to the Protestant John Foxe 's well-known martyrology , `` Foxe 's Book of Martyrs '' . It is entitled `` Memoirs of Missionary Priests and other Catholicks of both Sexes who suffered Death or Imprisonment in England on account of their Religion , from the year 1577 till the end of the reign of Charles II '' ( 2 vols . 1741 , frequently reprinted ) . This work , compiled from original records , was for a long while the only published source on the list of Catholic martyrs of the English Reformation , including the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales , among others . It remains a standard work on the subject . In 1745 he produced anonymously his longest and most learned book , `` Britannia Sancta '' , containing the lives of the British , English , Scottish , and Irish saints , an interesting work of hagiography which was later superseded by that of Alban Butler and then by more recent publications . In 1738 the president of Douai College , Robert Witham , died , and efforts were made by the superiors of the college to have Challoner appointed as his successor . But Bishop Benjamin Petre , the Vicar Apostolic of the London District , who already had Challoner as his vicar general , opposed this on the ground that he desired to have him as his own coadjutor with right of succession . The Sacred Congregation of Propaganda Fide had apparently already arranged Challoner 's appointment as President of Douai , but Petre 's representations prevailed , and papal briefs were issued on 12 September 1739 , appointing Challoner to the see of Debra `` in partibus '' . These briefs , however , were not carried into effect , for the bishop-elect , endeavouring to escape the responsibility of the episcopate , raised the point that he had been born and brought up a Protestant . The delay so caused lasted a whole year , and it was not until 24 November 1740 that new briefs were issued . The consecration took place on 29 January 1741 in the private chapel at Hammersmith , London . The new bishop 's first work was a visitation of the district , the first methodical visitation of which there is any record since the creation of the vicariate in 1688 . The district included ten counties , besides the Channel Islands and the British possessions in America—chiefly Maryland and Pennsylvania and some West Indian islands . The missions beyond the seas could not be visited at all , and even the home counties took nearly three years . His flock included the old Catholic nobility families in the countryside and recently arrived indigent Irish workers . As an administrator he provided for his people a suitable prayer and meditation book , as well as convenient editions of the scriptures , the `` Imitation of Christ '' , and the catechism of Christian doctrine . Beyond this literary work , he caused two schools for boys to be opened , one at Standon Lordship , later represented by St. Edmund 's College , Old Hall , and the other at Sedgley Park , in Staffordshire . Finance was a serious problem , but there were legal ones as well , as Catholics were forbidden to buy land or to run schools ; so various subterfuges had to be used to get round the law . He also founded a school for poor girls at Brook Green , Hammersmith , besides assisting the already existing convent school there . He instituted conferences among the London clergy , and he was instrumental in founding the `` Benevolent Society for the Relief of the Aged and Infirm Poor '' . His private life was marked by scrupulous mortification , while large charity passed through his hands . Revision of English Bible . Challoner devoted much energy and time to revising the English Catholic Bible . He had long perceived a need to update the language of the Douay–Rheims Bible that had appeared over the years 1582–1610 . Challoner did not set out to make a new translation ; his aim was to remove antiquated words and expressions so that the Bible would be more readable and understandable by ordinary folk . While still at University of Douai , he was one of the approving prelates for a revision of the Rheims New Testament published in 1730 by the college president , Robert Witham . After returning to England , he and Francis Blyth published in 1738 another revision of Rheims in an attractive large folio edition . Challoner 's more important work would appear over the years 1749–1752 . An edition of the New Testament appeared in 1749 , and another , together with the first edition of the Old Testament , in 1750 . Between the two editions of the New Testament there are few differences , but the next edition , published in 1752 , had important changes both in text and notes , the variations numbering over two thousand . All revisions attributed to Challoner were published anonymously . It is unclear to what extent he was personally involved in , or even approved of , the various changes . Challoner is believed to have had the assistance of Robert Pinkard ( alias Typper ) , the London agent for Douay College , in preparing the 1749 and 1750 revisions . The chief points to note in these revisions are the elimination of the obscure and literal translations from the Latin in which the original version abounds , the alteration of obsolete terms and spelling , a closer approximation in some respects to the Anglican Authorised Version ( for instance , the substitution of `` the Lord '' for `` our Lord '' ) , and finally the printing of the verses separately . Other works . In 1753 Challoner brought out another of his best-known works , the ' , a book which has passed through numerous editions and been translated into French and Italian . Challoner ’ s goal was to make the classics of Catholic Spirituality accessible to Catholics , in English . To this end he translated `` De Imitatione Christi '' in 1737 ( entitled `` The Following of Christ '' ) , a translation of St. Augustine ’ s `` Confessions '' in 1739 , and in 1757 `` The Life of the Holy Mother , St. Teresa '' , a biography of St. Teresa of Avila drawn from her writings . As one of the Protestant criticisms of Roman Catholics was that many of the practices of the Catholic Church were departures from the practice of the early Church , he sought to demonstrate continuity of Catholicism with the primitive Church . `` Britannia Sancta '' was published in 1745 . With this book Challoner hoped to promote among Catholics a pride in their ancestry , and to show them that their present sufferings were not as hard as those endured by the martyrs and saints of the past . Later career . In 1753 Pope Benedict XIV put an end to the long disputes that had been carried on between the secular clergy and the regular clergy , in the last stages of which Challoner took a leading part . There were several points at issue , but the matter was brought to a head over the contention put forward by the regulars , that they did not need the approbation of the vicars apostolic to hear confessions . The bishops opposed this and , after a struggle lasting for several years , obtained a final settlement of this and other questions , a settlement , in the main , satisfactory to the bishops . In 1758 Bishop Petre died , and Challoner , as his coadjutor , succeeded him at once as Vicar Apostolic of the London District . He was , however , nearly seventy years old , and was so ill that he was forced immediately to apply for a coadjutor in his turn . The Holy See appointed James Talbot to this office , and with the help of the younger prelate , whose assistance considerably reduced his labour , Challoner 's health somewhat recovered . From this time , however , he lived almost entirely in London , the visitations being carried out by Talbot . Challoner continued to write , and almost every year published a new book , but they were more usually translations or abstracts , such as `` The Historical Part of the Old and New Testament '' . One more work of original value remained , and that was his little `` British Martyrology '' published in 1761 . Final years . As a bishop , Challoner usually resided in London , though on occasion , as during the `` No Popery '' riots of 1780 , he was obliged to retire into the country . Challoner 's extensive activity is the more remarkable because his life was spent in hiding , owing to the state of the law , and often he had hurriedly to change his lodgings to escape the Protestant and/or Anglican informers , who were anxious to earn the government reward of £100 for the conviction of a priest . One of these , John Payne , known as the `` Protestant Carpenter '' , indicted Challoner , but was compelled to drop the proceedings , owing to some documents , which he had forged , falling into the hands of the bishop 's lawyers . For some years Challoner and the London Catholic priests were continually harassed in this way . Finally the harassment was remedied by the Catholic Relief Act of 1778 , by which priests were no longer liable to imprisonment for life . This concession speedily aroused religious dispute , and two years later the Gordon Riots broke out with rioters attacking any London building that was associated with Catholicism or owned by Catholics . From his hiding-place the bishop , now nearly ninety years of age , could hear the mob , who were searching for him with the intention of dragging him through the streets . They failed to find his refuge , and on the following day he escaped to Finchley , where he remained till the London riots came to an end . The aged Challoner never fully recovered from the shock of the riots . Six months later he was seized with paralysis , and died on 12 January 1781 , aged 89 . He was buried at Milton , Berkshire ( present-day Oxfordshire ) in the family vault of his friend Bryant Barrett in the Church of England parish church . In 1946 the body was reinterred in Westminster Cathedral . Legacy . There are a number of schools named after Challoner ; in Shortlands near Bromley , at Basingstoke and Richard Challoner School in New Malden Surrey , among others . In addition , the oldest post-Reformation Catholic school in England , St Edmund 's College , Ware , a former seminary , in Hertfordshire ( which Challoner himself helped to re-establish from Douay , France to its present site ) , named one of their five houses after him . The colour associated with the house is Royal Blue . The house is one of the original houses in the school when the house system was established in 1922 . The in Stepney was founded by the Sisters of Mercy for him . Challoner Choir of Westminster Cathedral is named after him .
Mitotic inhibitor . A mitotic inhibitor is a drug that inhibits mitosis , or cell division . These drugs disrupt microtubules , which are structures that pull the chromosomes apart when a cell divides . Mitotic inhibitors are used in cancer treatment , because cancer cells are able to grow and eventually spread through the body ( metastasize ) through continuous mitotic division . Thus , cancer cells are more sensitive to inhibition of mitosis than normal cells . Mitotic inhibitors are also used in cytogenetics ( the study of chromosomes ) , where they stop cell division at a stage where chromosomes can be easily examined . Mitotic inhibitors are derived from natural substances such as plant alkaloids , and prevent cells from undergoing mitosis by disrupting microtubule polymerization , thus preventing cancerous growth . Microtubules are long , ropelike proteins that extend through the cell and move cellular components around . Microtubules are long polymers made of smaller units ( monomers ) of the protein tubulin . Microtubules are created during normal cell functions by assembling ( polymerizing ) tubulin components , and are disassembled when they are no longer needed . One of the important functions of microtubules is to move and separate chromosomes and other components of the cell for cell division ( mitosis ) . Mitotic inhibitors interfere with the assembly and disassembly of tubulin into microtubule polymers . This interrupts cell division , usually during the mitosis ( M ) phase of the cell cycle when two sets of fully formed chromosomes are supposed to separate into daughter cells . Examples of mitotic inhibitors frequently used in the treatment of cancer include paclitaxel , docetaxel , vinblastine , vincristine , and vinorelbine . Colchicine and griseofulvin are mitotic inhibitors used in the treatment of gout and toenail fungus , respectively . Use in cytogenetics . Cytogenetics , the study of chromosomal material by analysis of G-Banded chromosomes , uses mitotic inhibitors extensively . In order to prepare a slide for cytogenetic study , a mitotic inhibitor is added to the cells being studied . This stops the cells during mitosis , while the chromosomes are still visible . Once the cells are centrifuged and placed in a hypotonic solution , they swell , spreading the chromosomes . After preparation , the chromosomes of the cells can be viewed under a microscope to have the banding patterns of the chromosomes examined . This experiment is crucial to many forms of cancer research . Taxanes . Taxanes are complex terpenes produced by the plants of the genus `` Taxus '' ( yews ) . Originally derived from the Pacific yew tree , they are now synthesized artificially . Their principal mechanism is the disruption of the cell 's microtubule function by stabilizing microtubule formation . Microtubules are essential to mitotic reproduction , so through the inactivation of the microtubule function of a cell , taxanes inhibit the cell 's division . Vinca alkaloids . Vinca alkaloids are amines produced by the hallucinogenic plant `` Catharanthus roseus '' ( Madagascar Periwinkle ) . Vinca alkaloids inhibit microtubule polymerization . Colchicine . Colchicine is an alkaloid derived from the autumn crocus ( `` Colchicum autumnale '' ) . It inhibits mitosis by inhibiting microtubule polymerization . While colchicine is not used to treat cancer in humans , it is commonly used to treat acute attacks of gout . Podophyllotoxin . Podophyllotoxin derived from the may apple plant , is used to treat viral skin infections and synthetic analogues of the molecule are used to treat certain types of cancer . Griseofulvin . Griseofulvin , derived from a species of `` Penicillium '' is an mitotic inhibitor that is used as an antifungal drug . It inhibits the assembly of fungal microtubules Others . Glaziovianin A is typically isolated from the leaves of the Brazilian tree `` Ateleia glazioviana '' Baill .
Cranston/Csuri Productions . Cranston/Csuri Productions ( CCP ) was an American computer animation company founded by computer scientist Chuck Csuri and based in Columbus , Ohio . In 1981 , Csuri obtained funding from local investor Robert Cranston Kanuth to commercially exploit computer animation technology created by Ohio State University 's Computer Graphics Research Group ( CGRG ) . CCP and CGRG shared a single facility on campus . Csuri initially recruited six CGRG researchers to join the company : Wayne Carlson , Michael Collery , Marc Howard , Bob Marshall , Don Stredney , and Ed Tripp . Soon to follow were president James Kristoff ( MetroLight ) , animator Maria Palazzi ( ACCAD ) , and Julian Gomez ( Sun , Apple , NASA ) , creator of the animation system Twixt . A suite of production tools for character animation , procedural effects , modeling , and rendering , Twixt ultimately saw use in approximately 800 groundbreaking animated television and advertising projects . Paul Sidlo ( RezN8 ) joined the team as creative director and launched the design department , which was staffed by Ron Tsang , Paul Conley , Steve Martino ( Blue Sky ) , and John Weber . CCP shut down late in 1987 following the collapse of promising initial efforts to license its software , which ran only on expensive mainframe computers . By the late '80s , computer animation production had begun to switch from mainframes to cheaper desktop computers with 3D graphics capabilities , such as SGI workstations running retail software like Alias Wavefront . This change not only launched many new competing production houses , but also rapidly eliminated the market for mainframe-based graphics products . CGRG , renamed the Advanced Computing Center for Art and Design , remains in operation .
The Young and Evil . `` The Young and Evil '' is a 2008 short film directed by Julian Breece , in which a sexually promiscuous teen actively pursues unprotected sex in order to catch the HIV virus . The title is inspired by the 1933 book by Charles Henri Ford and Parker Tyler . Critical reception . `` The Young and Evil '' was selected for the 2009 Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films , Frameline 32 , the Sundance Film Festival and the Urbanworld Film Festival . The film was a nominee for the 2008 Iris Prize .
League for Marche . The League for Marche ( `` Lega per le Marche '' , LpM ) is a regionalist political party active in Marche , Italy . The party was founded in early 2011 by a group of splinters from Lega Nord Marche led by regional councillor Enzo Marangoni . Yet it was joined also by former members of other parties , such as Stelvio Gironella , a former provincial councillor of Macerata for the Communist Refoundation Party . In May 2011 Marangoni won 2.1 % of the vote in the provincial election of Macerata , while the party obtained just 1.2 % .
Neil Kruger . Neil Kruger ( born 15 August 1981 in Cape Town , South Africa ) is a first-class cricketer , who made his debut for Oxford University cricket team in 2008 , scoring 172 in the Varsity Match . Since June 2011 , he has also represented the Netherlands Kruger , a Rhodes Scholar and Orthopedic Surgeon , studied at Green Templeton College of the University of Oxford . He held a scholarship for sporting achievement from Green Templeton College . He also played Varsity Golf .
Birkenhead Park . Birkenhead Park is a major public park located in the centre of Birkenhead , Merseyside , England . It was designed by Joseph Paxton and opened on 5 April 1847 . It is generally acknowledged as the first publicly funded civic park in the world . The park was designated a conservation area in 1977 and declared a Grade I listed landscape by English Heritage in 1995 . The park influenced the design of Central Park in New York and Sefton Park in Liverpool . The park contains a large number of listed buildings , the Grand Entrance was designed by Lewis Hornblower and is at the northeast corner , it consists of three arches flanked by lodges and is in Ionic style . The Swiss Bridge , a pedestrian span of stringer construction is unique as being the only covered bridge of traditional wooden construction in the United Kingdom . There is also a Pavilion called the Roman Boathouse standing by the lake in the park , the upper storey of which was originally intended to be a bandstand . There are a large number of historic listed lodges of various designs within the grounds of the park . The park has a modern visitor centre , cafe , children 's play area , woodland walks and various sporting facilities and clubs . History . In 1841 an Improvement Commission within Birkenhead 's local government proposed the idea of a municipal park . A Private Act of Parliament allowed it to use public money to buy of marshy grazing land on the western edge of Birkenhead . Plots of land on the edge of the proposed park were then sold off in order to finance its construction . The park plan was designed by Joseph Paxton and the building was supervised by Edward Kemp because both had previously worked on redesigning the gardens at Chatsworth House . Entrances , gateways , lodges , and other structures were designed for the park by Lewis Hornblower and John Robertson . Meanwhile , high-class residential accommodation was being built both around the park and in other areas , such as Clifton Park , the layout and buildings designed by Walter Scott and Charles Reed . Although some large houses and private villas were initially built by local merchants and wealthier business people , the Long Depression in the latter 19th century meant many plots remained undeveloped well into early 20th century . The park took five years to build and was officially opened on 5 April 1847 by Lord Morpeth , an estimated 10,000 people attended on that day . The park had an informal style rather than a structured neatly arranged urban garden . Several miles of drainage pipes were laid to remove the water from the marshy land . During construction , hundreds of tonnes of stone and earth were moved to create well-drained terraces , hills , rockeries and lakes . It also led to the diversion of Old Bidston Road and the loss of a direct route between Claughton and Woodside . Paxton planted trees and shrubs at various places so visitors would enjoy the surprise of unexpected views or hidden features as they wandered through the park . Buildings included the Swiss Bridge , Boathouse , Norman Lodges , Gothic Lodge , Castellated Lodge and Italian Lodge . The Grand Entrance , which is one of several into the park , was built to look like a classical triumphal arch . During the First World War , part of the park was used as a training ground by the 3rd Battalion of the Cheshire Regiment . Recruits stayed at the Birkenhead Barracks on Grange Road West . Conscientious objectors were sent to the 3rd Cheshires because the battalion had a tough reputation . The family of a local trade unionist and `` conchie '' , George Beardsworth , watched as he was repeatedly beaten and thrown over an obstacle course in the park . Although his treatment at Birkenhead led to questions in Parliament and a court case against the officers and men involved , no one was ever censured or prosecuted . In 1917 the National Eisteddfod of Wales ( `` The Eisteddfod of the Black Chair '' ) , which was attended by Prime Minister David Lloyd George , was held within the park . The park had already paid host to the event in 1878 and 1879 . During the Second World War the area was damaged by bombs and a Spitfire made a crash landing in the park . The park was designated a conservation area in 1977 and declared a Grade I listed landscape by English Heritage in 1995 . The park became run down and neglected towards the end of the part of the 20th century . Beginning in the late 2000s , it has undergone major restoration work . A purpose-built visitors centre has been installed and work done to restore its original buildings and bridges as well as tidy up the lakes and parklands , and unblock the drainage system . The park underwent a five-year £11.5 million renovation completed in 2007 , funded jointly by the Heritage Lottery Fund , Wirral Waterfront SRB , Wirral Council , and the European Union via the Objective One programme . All of the paths have been improved , trees and shrubs have been planted , the lakes have been emptied , cleaned and reshaped and most of the original features have been restored to their former Victorian glory . Influence on other parks . Birkenhead park was the first park to be established at public expense in the United Kingdom , prior to Birkenhead all parks had been created by private individuals or private organisations and access was held privately , although it could be given to the public . Birkenhead park was influential on the design of public parks both in the UK and internationally and it is considered a landmark in the history of public parks . In 1850 , American landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted arrived by ship in Liverpool . During his stay in Northwest England , he paid a visit to Birkenhead Park along with several other public gardens . He noted Birkenhead was `` a model town '' which was built `` all in accordance with the advanced science , taste , and enterprising spirit that are supposed to distinguish the nineteenth century '' . In 1858 , he and Calvert Vaux won the competition to design a new park , Central Park , for the rapidly growing city of New York . five minutes of admiration , and a few more spent studying the manner in which art had been employed to obtain from nature so much beauty , and I was ready to admit that in democratic America there was nothing to be thought of as comparable with this People ’ s Garden . I can not undertake to describe the effect of so much taste and skill as had evidently been employed ; I will only tell you , that we passed by winding paths , over acres and acres , with a constant varying surface , where on all sides were growing every variety of shrubs and flowers , with more than natural grace , all set in borders of greenest , closest turf , and all kept with consummate neatness . Birkenhead Park was used as a template for the creation of Sefton Park , which opened in Liverpool in 1872 . Points of interest . The Grand Entrance is at the northeast entrance to Birkenhead Park . It consists of three arches flanked by lodges and is in Ionic style . The entrance was designed by Lewis Hornblower , with amendments by Joseph Paxton , the designer of the park . The park , and its entrance , were opened in 1847 . The Grand Entrance is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building . The Swiss Bridge , a pedestrian span of stringer construction built in 1847 , is unique as being the only covered bridge of traditional wooden construction ( similar to North American and European covered bridges ) in the United Kingdom . It was modelled after similar wooden bridges in Switzerland . The Roman Boathouse stands by the lake in the park , the upper storey was originally intended to be a bandstand . It is built in stone and consists of a square pavilion with a segmental arch to the boathouse , above which is an arcaded and pilastered storey and a pantile roof . The Cricket Pavilion was built in 1849 , designed by Lewis Hornblower , in brick with a Welsh slate roof and has a single storey . In front of it is a timber verandah carried on cast iron Corinthian columns . This has three gables , with a clock in the apex of the central gable , and the date 1846 , the date of the founding of the club . It is one of the earliest surviving cricket pavilions in the country . The Jackson Memorial Drinking Fountain near the main entrance to Birkenhead Park is in the form of an obelisk that was made in 1860 . It is in polished granite , and stands on a pedimented plinth surrounded by steps . It is dedicated to John Somerville Jackson who was instrumental in the creation of the park . Facilities . There is a visitor centre with cafe , a children 's play area , landscaped gardens , 2 cricket clubs , a rugby club , rockery , tennis courts , bowling greens , football pitches , 2 large fishing lakes , a fitness trail and woodland walks . External links . ' at Historic England
Marcus Paus . Marcus Nicolay Paus ( born 14 October 1979 ) ( ) is a Norwegian composer and one of the most performed contemporary Norwegian composers . He is noted as a representative of a reorientation toward tradition , tonality and melody , and his works have been lauded by critics in Norway and abroad . His work includes chamber music , choral works , solo works , concerts , orchestral works , operas and symphonies , as well as works for theatre , film and television . In 2010 , he was artistic director of the Oslo Opera Festival . Marcus Paus has several times collaborated with his famous father , Ole Paus . Background . He is a member of the Norwegian patrician Paus family , and is the son of the singer-songwriter Ole Paus and the former pop star Anne-Karine Strøm . He is the grandson of General Ole Paus , who was one of the founders of the Norwegian Intelligence Service and who later became commander-in-chief in Central Norway and a high-ranking NATO official , and the great-grandson of the Norwegian consul-general in Vienna and estate owner Thorleif ( de ) Paus . His great-grandmother Ella Stein belonged to a Viennese Jewish family that converted to Christianity in her childhood . His great-great-grandfather , the steel industrialist and chairman of Norway 's largest commercial bank Den norske Creditbank ( now DNB ASA ) Ole Paus , was a first cousin of Henrik Ibsen . Marcus Paus is a third cousin of the London-based designer Pontine Paus , who also belongs to the steel industrialist branch of the family . Paus attended Oslo Waldorf School . As a high school student he also took two summer courses at the Musicians Institute in Hollywood in the mid 1990s . He studied at the Norwegian Academy of Music from 1998 to 2002 ; at the age of 18 , he became one of its youngest students ever to be accepted at its composer programme . After graduating , he left for New York City , where he studied at the Manhattan School of Music from 2003 to 2005 . In New York he was a student of Richard Danielpour and spent a semester working as his assistant . He has lived in Oslo , New York City , London and Berlin . Music . Paus is a noted representative of a reorientation toward tradition , tonality and melody . Although often tonal and melodically driven , Paus ' music employs a wide range of both traditional and modernist techniques , including aleatoricism and serial procedures . Paus ' harmonic writing is typically complex , combining non-traditional structures such as clusters and symmetrical harmonic shapes with triadic harmony . Several of Paus ' works have been influenced by folk music and non-Western classical music , among them Lasuliansko Horo ( 2004 ) for violin and piano ( Bulgarian folk music ) , the flute concertino A Portrait of Zhou ( 2012 ) ( Chinese music ) , and Fanitull ( Devil 's Tune ) from Two Lyrical Pieces ( 2007 ) for string orchestra ( Norwegian folk music ) . As a teenager , Marcus Paus was active as a progressive rock guitarist , and this experience is at times reflected in some of Paus ’ most energetic music , like the Scherzo II from his Cello Sonata ( 2009 ) and the 3rd movement , Mosh , from his Three Movements for Solo Cello ( 2012 ) . As a young composer in 2007 , he described himself as a `` cultural conservative non-modernist . '' In a 2013 interview , he said that he is not opposed to modernism , but that he supports diversity in musical styles and influences , and a `` greater acceptance of a tradition-inspired musical style . '' In a 2017 interview he said he felt ostracized by older atonal modernist composers in the late 1990s , but that `` thankfully , the climate is quite different now , and more generous and open-minded . '' Collaborations . Known for his virtuosic and idiomatic writing , Paus has collaborated with some of Norway 's finest soloists , including violinists Henning Kraggerud and Arve Tellefsen , saxophonist Rolf-Erik Nystrøm and singer Tora Augestad . Marcus Paus is also known for his collaborations with other artists , most prominently Swedish painter Christopher Rådlund , as well as singer/songwriter and poet Ole Paus ( the librettist of several of Paus ’ operas ) . Other collaborators have included film director Sara Johnsen , dancer , choreographer and FRIKAR founder Hallgrim Hansegård , and actress Minken Fosheim . Paus has set a number of poets in English and Norwegian , among them André Bjerke , Arne Garborg , Knut Hamsun , Johan Falkberget , Harald Sverdrup , Ole Paus , William Shakespeare , Christina Rossetti , Emily Dickinson , W.B . Yeats , Oscar Wilde , Siegfried Sassoon , Dorothy Parker and Richard Wilbur . All of Paus ’ four string quartets to date are themed after painters ( nos.1 and 4 on paintings by Edvard Munch , no.2 on a painting by Halfdan Egedius , and no . 3 on paintings by Christopher Rådlund ) .
Murder Mystery ( band ) . Murder Mystery is an American indie rock band from Detroit , Michigan . The group started in the college town of Mount Pleasant , Michigan in 1999 but moved to Detroit in 2003 , attracted by the burgeoning music scene of that city . The group earned notoriety in a scene that was still largely dominated by garage rock and garnered airplay on college stations like WMUC and WDET . Also denoted as college-rock , the group signed with DetroitSounds Records and released a self-titled EP in 2005 . Largely influenced by indie-rock bands Sleater-Kinney , Butterglory , and Built to Spill , the EP was released to positive reviews at home and mixed reviews abroad . Shortly after the release of the record the group split with DetroitSounds and recorded material for a documentary on Detroit pianist Bob Seeley while touring parts of the Midwest and the East Coast and recording material for a follow-up EP . The follow-up EP entitled , `` Big Rocket Go Now '' was released in 2007 at the Royal Oak Music Theater in Royal Oak , MI . In 2009 the group signed to Workerbee Records , based in Ames , Iowa . Most recently Murder Mystery have contributed a cover song to Guilt by Association , a compilation album released by Engine Room Recordings . On the album , the band added a cover of Def Leppards `` Photograph '' .
Eel City . Eel City is the name given to a community of deep-sea eels living amongst hydrothermal vents in the new volcano of Nafanua in American Samoa . It is unique because most hydrothermal vents are predominantly inhabited by invertebrates , whereas there is little invertebrate life in Eel City . The community of eels was discovered in 2005 , when a new volcanic cone , Nafanua , was discovered inside the submerged caldera of Vailulu'u volcanic sea mount . The eels were identified as synapobranchid eels `` Dysommina rugosa '' , which are known from trawl samples in both the Atlantic and Pacific oceans , but have never before been studied in their natural habitat . They are deep sea fishes , bottom dwellers , up to 37 cm long . Preliminary work indicates that they use the vent only as a place to live . They seem to feed not on chemosynthetic bacteria , but on crustaceans that pass by Nafanua 's summit in the currents . During the initial dive in March 2005 , one of the discoverers , Hubert Staudigel ( a geologist at San Diego 's Scripps Institution of Oceanography ) , commented `` I suppose it 's possible they migrate up the water column and feed in the water column and migrate back down to the cracks and crevices to hang out . But it seems odd that a deep-sea fish that would normally be experiencing 2- to 5-degree Celsius ( 35.6 degrees to 41 degrees Fahrenheit ) water would be seeking out water that is warmer . ''
Alsace ( disambiguation ) . Alsace is a cultural and historical region in eastern France and until 2016 an administrative `` région '' of France .
Otto Zöckler . Otto Zöckler ( 27 May 1833 , Grünberg , Hesse – 19 February 1906 ) was a German theologian , professor at Greifswald . He edited a `` Handbuch der theologischen Wissenschaft '' , and other works . Quote from him : “ The wise man is also the just , pious , the upright , the man who walks in the way of truth . ”
Leskovica , Gorenja Vas–Poljane . Leskovica ( or ; ) is a village in the Municipality of Gorenja Vas–Poljane in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia . It is around 35 km north-west of Ljubljana . The local church is dedicated to Saint Ulrich ( ) . The original Late Gothic church was dedicated by the Bishop of Aquileia in 1517 . The current church is of the same size , but dates to the late 17th century . It has a rectangualar vaulted nave with an angular apse . The main altar dates to the late 19th century . The altar painting of Saint Ulrich is an early work by the Slovene Impressionist painter Ivan Grohar .
Kerend , Golestan . Korand ( , also Romanized as Korand ; also known as Kuren ) is a village in Korand Rural District , Dashli Borun District , Gonbad-e Qabus County , Golestan Province , Iran . At the 2006 census , its population was 4,342 , in 969 families .
Ends of the Earth ( Marvel Comics ) . `` Ends of the Earth '' is a comic book storyline in `` The Amazing Spider-Man '' published by Marvel Comics in 2012 . The villains of the story are the Sinister Six . Unlike the prior event story `` Spider-Island '' there is only one tie-in issue ( a one-shot ) instead of the multitude of tie-in issues involved with that story ; the story is completely contained within issues # 682-687 of `` The Amazing Spider-Man '' . Premise . The story is part of the celebration of the 50th anniversary of Spider-Man 's first appearance . `` Ends of the Earth '' will see Spider-Man fighting against the Sinister Six , who are led by Doctor Octopus . Despite Spider-Man leaving the Avengers in `` Shattered Heroes '' , the members of the team are supporting characters , and he rejoins the team at the beginning . The story was written by Dan Slott and brings storylines that have been running since issue # 600 was released in July 2009 to fruition . Marvel released several preview images for the event , and has written an article about why each current member of the Sinister Six is important for this group . Lead-up . Doctor Octopus learns that he only has a few months left to live due to injuries he has sustained in fights with Spider-Man , Captain America , and others . During the `` Origin of the Species '' storyline Doctor Octopus enlists the help of several villains to kidnap the presumed newborn son of Norman Osborn and Menace because he believes the unique combination of their blood can provide a cure for him . When he learns Harry Osborn is the father he realizes no cure will be found in the boy 's blood . Doctor Octopus captures Tony Stark and forces him to work on a cure for him by threatening to blow up a bomb , despite Tony telling Octavius that he is not a medical doctor . Doctor Octopus has an army of Macro-Octobots attack New York City to keep Spider-Man and the Avengers occupied while his Sinister Six ( consisting of Chameleon , Electro , Mysterio , Rhino , Sandman , and himself ) infiltrates a military base , but Spider-Man and the Avengers are able to stop them . The Sinister Six create a cosmic problem on a Caribbean island to keep Spider-Man and the Future Foundation occupied and away from the Baxter Building so the Sinister Six can sneak inside and steal one of Reed Richard 's inventions . The Sinister Six attack a lab in Paris to create an opening to the Avengers Academy to steal a device containing self-sustaining power invented by Henry Pym . The Sinister Six fight and defeat the Intelligencia so that the Sinister Six is the only team of supervillains left to conquer the world . They also steal the Intelligencia 's Zero Cannon ( a weapon which negates Earth 's gravity ) to send objects to space . Doctor Octopus appears in a new robot suit designed to keep him alive . Doctor Octopus has some Octobots sneak aboard John Jameson 's space shuttle when it launches for Horizon Lab 's Apogee 1 Space Station , and tries to have them take over the space station by having the Octobots mind-control the space station 's personnel . Spider-Man , the Human Torch , and John Jameson are able to stop the Octobots , but the space station is destroyed . Main plot . After bringing a firefighter to the hospital for injuries sustained during an attack by Equinox , Spider-Man arrives at Horizon Labs and learns Mayor J. Jonah Jameson plans to shut down Horizon . At the Sinister Six 's underwater base , Doctor Octopus tells the Six his master plan . Doctor Octopus activates a giant antennae called the Octahedral which in turn activate his satellites called the Octavian Lens . The Octavian Lens speed up the Greenhouse Effect , raising the Earth 's temperature . Hacking into the TV screens around the world , Doctor Octopus announces what is happening and reveals he also has technology to fight global warming . He says he can save the world so that he can be known as the man who `` gave you the greatest gift of all ... a future . '' Peter Parker dons a new Spider-Man costume he had prepared in anticipation for the Sinister Six 's next attack and meets up with the Avengers , who are discussing how to combat this threat . Spider-Man states that the time to react is now . In a flashback , the Sinister Six are shown stealing objects from around the world to further their plans . In the present at Palazzo Senatorio , an international meeting of the world 's greatest minds and the world leaders is held to discuss Doctor Octopus ' offer . The Avengers and Spider-Man try to convince the leaders they can not negotiate with a supervillain . When Al Gore says that Doctor Octopus would save them , Spider-Man punches him , revealing to everyone that Gore is the Chameleon in disguise . Spider-Man explains his new costume can detect which person is actually Chameleon . Meanwhile , at Horizon Labs , Mayor J. Jonah Jameson gives orders to shut down the laboratories , saying he does n't care about the rest of the world . Back in Rome , a transmission from Doctor Octopus states he has activated the Octavian Lens which are blocking the harmful UV rays from the sun in order to reinforce his offer . Spider-Man is forced to let Chameleon go , but secretly places a Spider-Tracer on him . They follow Chameleon to the Mediterranean Coast where the rest of the Sinister Six is waiting . Although Thor is able to hurl Electro into the upper atmosphere , the Sinister Six successfully subdue the Avengers using the objects stolen in the flashback . Doctor Octopus says he has succeeded in another goal , defeating Spider-Man . As the remaining five members of the Sinister Six depart , Silver Sable ( who has been watching the fight under cloak ) manages to rescue Black Widow and Spider-Man to track the Sinister Six . As Doctor Octopus issues his demands for two hundred facilities to be turned over to him to launch the missiles needed for the process to start ( as well as two billion dollars for each of the Sinister Six ) , Spider-Man contacts Horizon Labs for help . Tracking one of the facilities in the Sahara Desert , Spider-Man , Black Widow and Silver Sable confront the Sandman . Spider-Man identifies and isolates the one grain of sand containing Sandman 's consciousness . Inside the facility they realize it is a decoy as it was producing hollow shells of satellites . Doctor Octopus contacts the UN and orders them to turn their resources towards killing the 'global terror ' Spider-Man . Over the course of the next three days , Spider-Man , Black Widow and Silver Sable make hit-and-run attacks on the factories that are constructing Doctor Octopus ' satellites . In Korea , they defeat the Rhino with Spider-Man 's electrified webbing . However , S.H.I.E.L.D . forces arrive on the scene , not to take the Rhino into custody , but to arrest Spider-Man and his allies . With nearly all of the Earth 's governments siding with Doctor Octopus , Spider-Man is considered Global Public Enemy # 1 . Back in New York City , Mayor Jameson declares martial law and has his Anti-Spider Squad patrol the streets to prevent looting . Mary Jane waits for Peter 's return , confident that he will win against Doctor Octopus , and plans of a way to show everyone how much of a hero he truly is . Silver Sable begins to show signs of romantic feelings toward Spider-Man . After interrogating the captured Sandman for information they receive a surprising message from the Titanium Man . Spider-Man rallies Union Jack , Sabra , Kangaroo II , and the Big Hero 6 ( consisting of GoGo Tomago , Hiro Takachiho , Fredzilla , Honey Lemon , Wasabi-No-Ginger , and Ebon Samurai ) to help stop the construction of Octavius ' satellites . Spider-Man 's group finds a deserted factory near the border between Symkaria and Romania . Doctor Octopus appears on the monitor , claiming victory as the last of his satellites had already been launched . When Spider-Man goads him to prove he was going to save the world , Doctor Octopus instead admits that Spider-Man was right all along . Octavius does not want the 'mediocre and mundane ' to live on while his genius dies , and begins to burn everything on Earth 's day side . While Spider-Man , Black Widow , and Silver Sable are tracking down Doctor Octopus ' location , Spider-Man 's allies invade other facilities . In Japan , Big Hero 6 defeat Everwraith . In another facility , Sabra fights through an army of Octobots until she is shot by Crossbones . In Australia , Kangaroo II enters a facility and is ambushed by Lady Deathstrike . In another facility , Titanium Man is defeated by Scorpion . As Spider-Man and his allies exit the factory , they see Symkaria being burned by Doctor Octopus ' satellites . They are unaware that it is a ruse created by Mysterio and the Chameleon to distract them from the actual completion of the satellites . Meanwhile , Doctor Octopus again asks the people of Earth to aid him against those who are trying to stop his plans . He learns of Mysterio and Chameleon 's actions and is enraged that Chameleon is battling Spider-Man in what Doctor Octopus believes should be HIS final duel with the wall-crawler . He takes control of Chameleon 's battlesuit and tries to destroy Spider-Man , allowing Spider-Man and the others to realize Symkaria 's destruction is fake . After defeating the battlesuit , Spider-Man convinces Mysterio to switch sides with the argument that $ 2 billion will be worthless if Doctor Octopus destroys the world . The team is led to a location in Guatemala where they are attacked by Octobot-controlled Avengers . During the battle , Spider-Man realizes all the inventions he has created at Horizon Labs have been hacked by Doctor Octopus . Although the Octobot-controlled Iron Man knocks out Hawkeye and Black Widow , Spider-Man 's new kung-fu training allows him to defeat Spider-Woman while Silver Sable knocks out Captain America , who was holding back to give her a chance . Spider-Man immobilizes Thor by tricking Octavius into taking full control ( making Thor unworthy to wield his hammer ) , and Mysterio frees Iron Man and Red Hulk by using an EMP to disable the Octobots . While Thor , Hulk and Iron Man fly up to destroy Octavius 's missiles , Mysterio gives Spider-Man and Silver Sable a ship that can take them to Doctor Octopus 's sea fortress , then escapes . Upon arriving , they are confronted by the Rhino ( who welcomes Octavius 's plan to destroy the world ) , who pins Sable to the floor as water begins to flood the corridor . Silver Sable orders Spider-Man to leave her . Spider-Man finds Doctor Octopus who traps him with all eight arms . Doctor Octopus reveals he has calculated that 0.08 % of Earth 's population will survive , with those fifty thousand remembering him as the greatest mass murderer of all time . Unable to convince Doctor Octopus that the heat he is generating will fry the brains of the survivors , Spider-Man breaks free and destroys his enemy 's equipment . Spider-Man is left to mourn the death of Silver Sable as he is rescued by the Horizon Labs staff on their boat . Spider-Man asks the Horizon Labs staff to build a life support unit for Doctor Octopus . Aftermath . Spider-Man spends the next few hours searching for Silver Sable 's body , but is eventually relieved by the Black Widow ( with orders from Captain America ) who tells Spider-Man to help escort Doctor Octopus to the Raft . Since he is the expert on handling Doctor Octopus , Spider-Man is given no choice . Though Captain America tries to comfort the web-slinger by reminding him that Silver Sable knew the risks , Spider-Man instead reminisces about a past adventure with Silver Sable and how he got to know her better . He confronts Doctor Octopus and tells him that since his satellites will be destroyed , he will die without leaving any legacy . The Avengers depart with a final scene of an Octobot floating on the surface of the water . Octopus ' story was continued in the November 2012 storyline `` Dying Wish '' . After `` Dying Wish '' while Octopus 's mind is in Peter Parker 's body for the duration of the `` Superior Spider-Man '' series , Octopus ( who has turned into a sort of hero due to inheriting Peter 's memories ) , he encounters the anti-hero Cardiac . Cardiac is stealing technology in order to operate on a dying girl . It turns out the girl is dying due to the events of `` Ends of the Earth '' , wherein she did not receive enough oxygen to her brain , severely damaging her due to a previous medical condition . Octopus saves the girl , who later becomes instrumental in Peter gaining his body back .
B-Side Collection ( Harem Scarem album ) . `` B-Side Collection '' is an album by the Canadian rock band Harem Scarem that was released in Japan in 1998 . It mostly features all the bonus songs that were only available on previously released albums in Japan .
Cyphostemma bainesii . `` Cyphostemma bainesii '' is a species of tree native to Namibia in Southern Africa . It grows up to 1 m ( 3 ft ) in height , with green leaves up to 27 centimeters long by 11 wide . Mildly poisonous .
Rhetorical device . In rhetoric , a rhetorical device , persuasive device , or stylistic device is a technique that an author or speaker uses to convey to the listener or reader a meaning with the goal of persuading them towards considering a topic from a different perspective , using sentences designed to encourage or provoke an emotional display of a given perspective or action . Rhetorical devices can be used to evoke an emotional response in the audience , but that is not their primary purpose . Categories . Logos is the use of logical ideas to appeal to the audience . Pathos is an appeal to the audience 's emotions . Ethos describes the guiding tenets that characterize a community , nation or ideology ; it may also appeal to the author 's credibility . It is an appeal based on the character of the speaker . Kairos is an appeal to the timeliness of the argument . Irony and metaphor . Two common rhetorical devices are irony and metaphor . The use of irony in rhetoric is primarily to convey to the audience an incongruity that is often used as a tool of humor in order to deprecate or ridicule an idea or course of action . The use of metaphor in rhetoric is primarily to convey to the audience a new idea or meaning by linking it to an already familiar idea or meaning . By making the new concept appear to be linked to ( or a type of ) the old and familiar concept , the person using the metaphor hopes to help the audience understand the new concept . Examples . An example of rhetorical device is this passage attributed to a speech by Abraham Lincoln about a political adversary who had `` dived down deeper into the sea of knowledge and come up drier than any other man he knew '' . This attributed quote uses a body of water as a metaphor for a body of knowledge with the ironical idea of someone who gained so little from his education that he achieved the impossible of jumping into a body of water and climbing back out without getting wet . Altered signification devices . Devices of altered signification shift the meaning of words .
Henry of Eppenstein . Henry of Eppenstein ( usually numbered Henry III ; – 4 December 1122 ) was Duke of Carinthia and Margrave of Verona from 1090 to 1122 . He was the last duke from the House of Eppenstein . Biography . He was the son of Count Markwart of Eppenstein ( d. 1076 ) and his wife Liutbirg of Plain , the younger brother of Liutold of Eppenstein , who was enfeoffed with the Carinthian duchy after the deposition of the Zähringen duke Berthold by King Henry IV of Germany in 1077 . Both brothers had been loyal allies of the king during the fierce Investiture Controversy and the Walk to Canossa . When the princes elected Rudolf of Rheinfelden anti-king , the Eppensteins ensured King Henry 's safe passage back to Germany . In or shortly after 1077 , Henry IV granted the marches of Carniola and Istria to Henry of Eppenstein . When Duke Liutold died childless in 1190 , Henry IV vested him with Carinthia and the Veronese march , but transferred Carniola to the Patriarchate of Aquileia and Istria to Poppo of Weimar-Orlamümde . Duke Henry served as `` Vogt '' ( bailiff ) of the patriarchate under his brother Patriarch Ulrich I . With Ulrich he backed King Henry V of Germany when he enforced the abdication of his father Emperor Henry IV in 1105 . In the course of the ongoing Investiture Controversy he entered into an armed conflict with Prince-Archbishop Conrad I of Salzburg in 1121 . With Henry 's death in 1122 , the Eppenstein line became extinct . The Carinthian duchy was taken over by his godson Henry from the rising House of Sponheim .
Tomice , Ząbkowice Śląskie County . Tomice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Ciepłowody , within Ząbkowice Śląskie County , Lower Silesian Voivodeship , in south-western Poland . Prior to 1945 it was in Germany . It lies approximately south-west of Ciepłowody , north of Ząbkowice Śląskie , and south of the regional capital Wrocław .
Donald Krim . Donald Barron Krim ( October 5 , 1945 in Newton , Massachusetts – May 20 , 2011 in Manhattan ) was an American film distributor . He bought Kino International in 1977 and thereafter served as the company 's president until his death of cancer in Manhattan at the age of 65 in 2011 . As the President of Kino International , Krim helped introduce some of the world 's most revered film directors to American audiences ; among many others , Wong Kar-Wai ( `` Happy Together '' ; `` Fallen Angels '' ) ; Michael Haneke ( `` The Piano Teacher '' ) ; Amos Gitai ( `` Kippur '' ; `` Kadosh '' ) ; Aki Kaurismäki ( `` The Match Factory Girl '' ; `` Ariel '' ) ; Julie Dash ( `` Daughters of the Dust '' ) ; and Andrei Zvyagintsev ( `` The Return '' ) . Krim received his bachelor 's degree in American History from Columbia University in 1967 and obtained his law degree , also from Columbia , in 1971 . After law school , he began his career at United Artists , first becoming head of the 16mm nontheatrical film rental division , then working on the formation of United Artists Classics , the first major studio-owned , art house division—and the model for today 's Fox Searchlight and Sony Pictures Classics . In 2000 , Krim received the Mel Novikoff Award from the San Francisco International Film Festival , for his work to `` enhance the filmgoing public 's knowledge and appreciation of world cinema ; '' and in 2006 , he was the recipient of the prestigious William K. Everson Award for Film History , given by the National Board of Review . On that same year , the Anthology Film Archives bestowed Krim with a Film Preservation Honors Award . In 2009 , he received `` The Visionary Award '' at the 24th Annual Israel Film Festival . In addition , Krim was personally responsible for all aspects of two re-releases of two different restorations of Fritz Lang 's `` Metropolis '' —one in 2002 , marking the film 's 75th anniversary , and the other in 2010 , triggered by a major archival discovery . Other classic reissues he helped to make viable include Alexander Korda 's `` The Thief of Bagdad '' ; the first reissue of `` Pandora 's Box '' and `` Diary of a Lost Girl '' ; Von Stroheim 's `` Queen Kelly '' ; the 50th anniversary restoration of `` The Bicycle Thief '' ; and recent high-def restorations of Sergei Eisenstein 's `` Battleship Potemkin '' and Albert Parker 's `` The Black Pirate '' . It was announced in December 2009 that Kino International had merged with Lorber HT Digital to form a new corporate entity , Kino Lorber , Inc . Together with Lorber President Richard Lorber , Krim served as Co-President of the new company until his death in 2011 .
Ten Nights in a Barroom ( 1931 film ) . `` Ten Nights in a Barroom '' is a 1931 American Pre-Code film directed by William A. O'Connor .
Nelson Batista . Nelson Batista is a Cuban salsa dancer . Early life . Nelson was born in 1962 , in the Buena Vista neighbourhood of Havana . Cuban music was a part of Nelson 's childhood , and through his life in Cuba , Latin dance became a family tradition , passed from father to son . He trained in dance alongside his regular studies at specialised dance courses in the Casa de Cultura community centre . He studied economics , and studied languages to a high level . After moving to England in the 1980s , he did some work for Dunn & Co. , before taking up a serious career in Salsa dance . Career . In 1988 Nelson became actively involved in promoting and organising Latin dance and music activities in London . Nelson became the first Salsa dance instructor in London , to high acclaim . As a result , he extended his classes to venues all over the country , thus establishing himself as the top Salsa dance teacher in the UK . Many of Nelson 's students have since progressed to dance professionally and to teach Salsa themselves . Nelson continues to contribute to the current thriving Salsa scene by teaching it in many venues around London and the Home Counties and by regularly holding intensive workshops all over the country . Nelson is considered to be the leading authority within this sphere , and he is also frequently called upon to act in an advisory role whenever authenticity or expert opinion is required . Most recently , after the official acknowledgement of the Salsa dance as an established dance form by the UKA ( United Kingdom Alliance of teachers of dance ) , Nelson was awarded an Honorary Fellowship of the UKA in Salsa , along with Paul Harris and others . Media credits . In addition to his personal involvement in the Latin dance and music world , Nelson has performed in national theatre , having participated in the Danceworld 94 exposition . In 1992 he was called upon to choreograph and advise on the music for the production of Salsa Celestina at the Watford Theatre for which he received rave reviews . Throughout Nelson 's career he has appeared in numerous TV programmes demonstrating and promoting Salsa Dance in London and the UK . He also participated in the Nelson Batista 'Just Dance 1998 ' show . Nelson 's TV credits include : Juke Box 1990 ( Sky TV ) ; Capital Woman ; 6 O ’ clock Live ; Liz Earle 's Lifestyle ; Rear Window ( Salsa Fever ) ; The Great Escape TV-am ; Esther Rantzen Nelson has also been acclaimed in the national press , i.e . The Guardian , The Times , etc . ; and also contributed to various Salsa and Latin dance orientated publications i.e . Latin London .
Johannes Fabritius . Johannes Fabritius ( 30 November 1636 – after 1693 ) was a Dutch Golden Age painter . Fabritius was born in Beemster as the son of Pieter Carelsz Fabritius . He was the brother of Barent and Carel Fabritius . Carel died in the Delft explosion of 1654 . Fabritius is known for still life paintings and probably died in Hoorn where he went to live in 1676 .
Palestino F.C.. Palestino Fútbol Club was a Honduran football club based in San Pedro Sula , Honduras . History . They played in first division in the 1997–98 season and spent time in the Liga Nacional de Ascenso de Honduras .
The Sound and the Fury ( 2014 film ) . `` The Sound and the Fury '' is an American drama film directed by James Franco . It is the second film version of the novel of the same name by William Faulkner . The previous adaptation , directed by Martin Ritt , was released in 1959 . The film was released in a limited release and through video on demand on October 23 , 2015 , by New Films International . Plot . The film focuses on the Compson family , and their struggles to adjust to the changing society of the 20th century Deep South , told from four different perspectives : the mentally handicapped Benjy Compson , the fragile intellectual Quentin , the vile Jason and his family 's old black servant , Dilsey . Cast . In an early interview with Franco in 2013 , the director suggested he wanted Jon Hamm in the role of Mr. Compson . Hamm 's schedule was too tight and the role ultimately went to Tim Blake Nelson , but in spite of this the story that Hamm was in the movie persisted . Even as late as the film 's screening at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival some playbills still made this claim , and the posters had to be reprinted before opening . Production . In January 2014 , it was reported Keegan Allen , Tim Blake Nelson , Seth Rogen , Danny McBride , Loretta DeVine , and Janet Gretzky had joined the cast of the film . Release . The film had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival on September 5 , 2014 . It was selected to screen at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 6 , 2014 . The film was scheduled to be released in a limited release and through video on demand on October 23 , 2015 . Reception . The film received mostly negative reviews from film critics , with many feeling that Franco was incapable of presenting such a complex novel in a cinematic fashion . Paul McInnis of `` The Guardian '' , writing from Toronto , said , 'Franco attempts to recreate the book 's impressionistic style and complex structure . He makes a fist of it , but in concentrating so much on the art he fails to give the viewer any story or characters to care about . ' Andrew Barker of `` Variety '' , felt that the film was `` a folly , failing to capture the weird , entrancing , often maddening ambiance of the great writer ’ s elliptical masterpiece , and its surfeit of half-baked film-student flourishes and needless cameos occasionally give it an amateur-hour feel . But Franco nonetheless shows improvement over 2013 ’ s `` As I Lay Dying '' , and well , it ’ s hard to fault him for trying . '' Currently , review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a 'rotten ' rating of 25 % .
Bryotropha plantariella . `` Bryotropha plantariella '' is a moth of the Gelechiidae family . It is found in Norway , Sweden , Finland , north-eastern Germany , Lithuania , Latvia , Estonia , Poland , Belarus , Russia ( including Siberia ) and North America . Records from Austria , the Czech Republic and Slovakia need confirmation . The wingspan is 11–13 mm for males and 11–12 mm for females . The forewings are dark ochreous grey to brown . The hindwings are pale grey . Females are similar to males , but somewhat darker . Adults have been recorded on wing from May to July . The larvae possibly feed on `` Sphagnum '' species .
Cetancodontamorpha . Cetancodontamorpha is a total clade of artiodactyls defined , according to Spaulding `` et al '' . , as Whippomorpha `` plus all extinct taxa more closely related to extant members of Whippomorpha than to any other living species '' . Attempts have been made to rename the clade Whippomorpha to Cetancodonta , but the former maintains precedent . Whippomorpha is the crown clade containing Cetacea ( whales , dolphins , etc . ) and hippopotamuses . According to Spaulding `` et al '' . , members of the whippomorph stem group ( i.e. , `` stem-whippomorphs '' ) include such taxa as the family Entelodontidae and the genus `` Andrewsarchus '' .
Delayed onset muscle soreness . Delayed onset muscle soreness ( DOMS ) is the pain and stiffness felt in muscles several hours to days after unaccustomed or strenuous exercise . The soreness is felt most strongly 24 to 72 hours after the exercise . It is thought to be caused by eccentric ( lengthening ) exercise , which causes small-scale damage ( microtrauma ) to the muscle fibers . After such exercise , the muscle adapts rapidly to prevent muscle damage , and thereby soreness , if the exercise is repeated . Delayed onset muscle soreness is one symptom of exercise-induced muscle damage . The other is acute muscle soreness , which appears during and immediately after exercise . Signs and symptoms . The soreness is perceived as a dull , aching pain in the affected muscle , often combined with tenderness and stiffness . The pain is typically felt only when the muscle is stretched , contracted or put under pressure , not when it is at rest . This tenderness , a characteristic symptom of DOMS , is also referred to as `` muscular mechanical hyperalgesia '' . Although there is variance among exercises and individuals , the soreness usually increases in intensity in the first 24 hours after exercise . It peaks from 24 to 72 hours , then subsides and disappears up to seven days after exercise . Cause . The muscle soreness is caused by eccentric exercise , that is , exercise consisting of eccentric ( lengthening ) contractions of the muscle . Isometric ( static ) exercise causes much less soreness , and concentric ( shortening ) exercise causes none . Mechanism . The mechanism of delayed onset muscle soreness is not completely understood , but the pain is ultimately thought to be a result of microtrauma – mechanical damage at a very small scale – to the muscles being exercised . DOMS was first described in 1902 by Theodore Hough , who concluded that this kind of soreness is `` fundamentally the result of ruptures within the muscle '' . According to this `` muscle damage '' theory of DOMS , these ruptures are microscopic lesions at the Z-line of the muscle sarcomere . The soreness has been attributed to the increased tension force and muscle lengthening from eccentric exercise . This may cause the actin and myosin cross-bridges to separate prior to relaxation , ultimately causing greater tension on the remaining active motor units . This increases the risk of broadening , smearing , and damage to the sarcomere . When microtrauma occurs to these structures , nociceptors ( pain receptors ) within the muscle 's connective tissues are stimulated and cause a sensation of pain . Another explanation for the pain associated with DOMS is the `` enzyme efflux '' theory . Following microtrauma , calcium that is normally stored in the sarcoplasmic reticulum accumulates in the damaged muscles . Cellular respiration is inhibited and ATP needed to actively transport calcium back into the sarcoplasmic reticulum is also slowed . This accumulation of calcium may activate proteases and phospholipases which in turn break down and degenerate muscle protein . This causes inflammation , and in turn pain due to the accumulation of histamines , prostaglandins , and potassium . An earlier theory posited that DOMS is connected to the build-up of lactic acid in the blood , which was thought to continue being produced following exercise . This build-up of lactic acid was thought to be a toxic metabolic waste product that caused the perception of pain at a delayed stage . This theory has been largely rejected , as concentric contractions which also produce lactic acid have been unable to cause DOMS . Additionally , lactic acid is known from multiple studies to return to normal levels within one hour of exercise , and therefore can not cause the pain that occurs much later . Relation to other effects . Although delayed onset muscle soreness is a symptom associated with muscle damage , its magnitude does not necessarily reflect the magnitude of muscle damage . Soreness is one of the temporary changes caused in muscles by unaccustomed eccentric exercise . Other such changes include decreased muscle strength , reduced range of motion , and muscle swelling . It has been shown , however , that these changes develop independently in time from one another and that the soreness is therefore not the cause of the reduction in muscle function . Possible function as a warning sign . Soreness might conceivably serve as a warning to reduce muscle activity to prevent injury or further injury . With delayed onset muscle soreness ( DOMS ) caused by eccentric exercise ( muscle lengthening ) , it was observed that light concentric exercise ( muscle shortening ) during DOMS can cause initially more pain but was followed by a temporary alleviation of soreness - with no adverse effects on muscle function or recovery being observed . Furthermore eccentric exercise during DOMS was found to not exacerbate muscle damage , nor did it have an adverse effect on recovery - considering this , soreness is not necessarily a warning sign to reduce the usage of the affected muscle . However it was observed that a second bout of eccentric exercise within one week of the initial exercise did lead to decreased muscle function immediately afterwards . Repeated-bout effect . After performing an unaccustomed eccentric exercise and exhibiting severe soreness , the muscle rapidly adapts to reduce further damage from the same exercise . This is called the `` repeated-bout effect '' . As a result of this effect , not only is the soreness reduced , but other indicators of muscle damage , such as swelling , reduced strength and reduced range of motion , are also more quickly recovered from . The effect is mostly , but not wholly , specific to the exercised muscle : experiments have shown that some of the protective effect is also conferred on other muscles . The magnitude of the effect is subject to many variations , depending for instance on the time between bouts , the number and length of eccentric contractions and the exercise mode . It also varies between people and between indicators of muscle damage . Generally , though , the protective effect lasts for at least several weeks . It seems to gradually decrease as time between bouts increases , and is undetectable after about one year . The first bout does not need to be as intense as the subsequent bouts in order to confer at least some protection against soreness . For instance , eccentric exercise performed at 40 % of maximal strength has been shown to confer a protection of 20 to 60 % from muscle damage incurred by a 100 % strength exercise two to three weeks later . Also , the repeated-bout effect appears even after a relatively small number of contractions , possibly as few as two . In one study , a first bout of 10 , 20 or 50 contractions provided equal protection for a second bout of 50 contractions three weeks later . The reason for the protective effect is not yet understood . A number of possible mechanisms , which may complement one another , have been proposed . These include neural adaptations ( improved use and control of the muscle by the nervous system ) , mechanical adaptations ( increased muscle stiffness or muscle support tissue ) , and cellular adaptations ( adaptation to inflammatory response and increased protein synthesis , among others ) . Prevention . Delayed onset muscle soreness can be reduced or prevented by gradually increasing the intensity of a new exercise program , thereby taking advantage of the repeated-bout effect . Soreness can theoretically be avoided by limiting exercise to concentric and isometric contractions . But eccentric contractions in some muscles are normally unavoidable during exercise , especially when muscles are fatigued . Limiting the length of eccentric muscle extensions during exercise may afford some protection against soreness , but this may also not be practical depending on the mode of exercise . A study comparing arm muscle training at different starting lengths found that training at the short length reduced muscle damage indicators by about 50 % compared to the long length , but this effect was not found in leg muscles . Static stretching or warming up the muscles before or after exercise does not prevent soreness . Overstretching can by itself cause soreness . The use of correctly fitted , medical-grade , graduated compression garments such as socks and calf sleeves during the workout can reduce muscle oscillation and thus some of the micro-tears that contribute to DOMS . Proper nutrition to manage electrolytes and glycogen before and after exertion has also been proposed as a way to ease soreness . Consuming more vitamin C may not prevent soreness , but oral curcumin ( 2.5 gram , twice daily ) likely reduces it . Treatment . The soreness usually disappears within about 72 hours after appearing . If treatment is desired , any measure that increases blood flow to the muscle , such as low-intensity activity , massage , nerve mobilization , hot baths , or a sauna visit may help somewhat . Immersion in cool or icy water , an occasionally recommended remedy , was found to be ineffective in alleviating DOMS in one 2011 study , but effective in another . There is also insufficient evidence to determine whether whole-body cryotherapy – compared with passive rest or no whole-body cryotherapy – reduces DOMS , or improves subjective recovery , after exercise . Counterintuitively , continued exercise may temporarily suppress the soreness . Exercise increases pain thresholds and pain tolerance . This effect , called exercise-induced analgesia , is known to occur in endurance training ( running , cycling , swimming ) , but little is known about whether it also occurs in resistance training . There are claims in the literature that exercising sore muscles appears to be the best way to reduce or eliminate the soreness , but this has not yet been systematically investigated .
NORMA ( software modeling tool ) . NORMA ( Natural ORM Architect for Visual Studio ) is a conceptual modeling tool that implements the object-role modeling ( ORM ) method . NORMA is a free and open source plug-in to Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 , Visual Studio 2008 , Visual Studio 2010 , Visual Studio 2012 , Visual Studio 2013 , Visual Studio 2015. and Visual Studio 2017 . NORMA supports ORM2 ( second generation ORM ) , and can map object-role models to implementation targets , such as database engines , object-oriented code , and XML schema . Dr. Terry Halpin 's 2008 book , `` Information Modeling and Relational Databases : From Conceptual Analysis to Logical Design '' `` ... explains the ORM2 notation , as supported by the NORMA ( Neumont ORM Architect ) tool ... '' ( page 10 ) , and `` ( ... ) At the time of writing , the NORMA tool provides the most complete support for the ORM2 notation discussed in this book . '' ( Preface , xxv ) . He also states : `` A modeling method as good as ORM deserves a good CASE tool . Since the early 1990 's , talented staff at ServerWare , Asymetrix Corporation , InfoModelers Incorporated , Visio Corporation , Microsoft Corporation , Neumont University worked to develop state of the art CASE tools to support the specific ORM method discussed in this book . '' ( Preface , xxvi ) ORM2 . ORM2 contains improvements to the original ORM1 specification . ORM2 is implemented in NORMA . Dr. Terry Halpin led the original NORMA effort whilst serving as a Professor at Neumont University and from 2007 , continued via The ORM Foundation , a UK-based non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion of the fact-based approach to information modeling ORM2 is defined in an ORM2 metamodel that was created by using the NORMA tool . The NORMA tool is an open source project that as at June 2018 has a few unresolved issues that are being addressed by the JIRA project that you can read about here . https : //ormfoundation.atlassian.net/secure/Dashboard.jspa.Ken Evans 11:46 , 19 July 2017 ( UTC ) This link shows the current list of unresolved issues in NORMA . Project . In September 2016 , a JIRA project was established to document the code and to resolve current issues..Ken Evans 14:37 , 18 July 2017 ( UTC )
Dominique Vien . Dominique Vien ( born February 10 , 1967 ) is a Canadian politician , who served as Member of the National Assembly for the electoral district of Bellechasse from 2003 to 2007 . She was defeated in the 2007 election by Jean Domingue of the Action démocratique du Québec , but was then re-elected in the same district in 2008 . She is a member of the Quebec Liberal Party and the current delegate minister for Health and Social Services while previously being the Minister for Government Services . Born in Lévis , Quebec , Vien studied at Université Laval and received a bachelor 's degree in communications in 1992 . She also made studies at the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières in training , animation and leadership in 2001 . From 1992 to 2003 , she was a journalist , anchor and host at a radio station in Lac-Etchemin and was a journalist and news anchor at Radio-Canada 's CBV-FM in Quebec City from 1999 to 2001 .
Coleophora kruegeri . `` Coleophora kruegeri '' is a moth of the family Coleophoridae . It is found in Namibia .
Deh-e Bonar-e Yusefi . Deh-e Bonar-e Yusefi ( , also Romanized as Deh-e Bonār-e Yūsefī ; also known as Deh-e Bonār ) is a village in Sar Asiab-e Yusefi Rural District , Bahmai-ye Garmsiri District , Bahmai County , Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province , Iran . At the 2006 census , its population was 282 , in 53 families .
George Stayley Brown . George Stayley Brown ( November 20 , 1827 – September 12 , 1915 ) was a ship owner , historian and political figure in Nova Scotia . He represented Yarmouth township in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1863 to 1866 as a Reformer . Biography . He was born in Yarmouth , Nova Scotia , the son of Stayley Brown , a member of the Legislative Council , and Charlotte Letitia Fletcher . In 1856 , he married Elizabeth Bond . Brown was a director and president of the Acadian Marine Insurance Company . He served as a justice of the peace and as a member of the Central Board of Agriculture . Brown was consul for Spain in Yarmouth in 1869 . He moved to Boston around 1875 . He published `` Yarmouth , Nova Scotia : a sequel to Campbell 's history '' in 1888 . He died in Boston at the age of 87 .
Henry Mills ( Once Upon a Time ) . Henry Daniel Mills is a fictional character in ABC 's television series `` Once Upon a Time '' . Henry is the boy Emma Swan gave up to adoption ; Regina Mills adopted him . Henry was originally portrayed as a child by Jared S. Gilmore , who won the Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV Series – Leading Young Actor in 2012 . For the show 's seventh and final season , Andrew J . West later took over the role of Henry as an adult and father to a eight-year-old girl named Lucy , with Gilmore also making three guest appearances as Henry during the season . Seasons 1–2 . Henry Mills is Emma Swan and Neal Cassidy 's son , whom she gave up for adoption after giving birth following her release from a federal correctional facility in Phoenix , Arizona in 2001 . He is also Snow White , Prince Charming and Rumplestiltskin 's grandson , and the great-grandson of the latter 's father 's alias Peter Pan and latter 's mother 's alias the Black Fairy . He is adopted by Regina Mills ( the Evil Queen ) , after Mr. Gold ( Rumplestiltskin ) procures him , naming him after her late father . At first Regina had a little difficulty raising Henry but grew to love him , thus preventing Henry from being taken by the Darling Brothers , who wanted to take Henry to Neverland on orders from Peter Pan . As Henry gets older , his relationship with Regina became strained , and she sends him to regular therapy sessions . When he is ten , he receives his cherished book of fairy tales from his teacher Mary Margaret Blanchard ( Snow White ) , discovering that the residents of Storybrooke are characters from it after noticing he is the only one in town who ages . Henry finds his biological mother Emma Swan in Boston and brings her to Storybrooke . He eventually convinces her of the truth by consuming a sleeping curse intended for her by Regina , nearly resulting in him dying . However , he is awoken with true love 's kiss by Emma , which also breaks the curse . Emma and Mary Margaret are then dragged into a portal , leaving David ( Prince Charming ) to look after him . Following the death of Regina 's mother Cora , and her vowing to avenge Mary Margaret , Henry seeks to remove magic from Storybrooke . When Emma and Regina stop the trigger enacted by Greg Mendell and Tamara from destroying the town , he is kidnapped by the pair and taken to Neverland , where it is revealed that Peter Pan ( Henry 's great-grandfather ) wants possession of him as he owns `` the heart of the truest believer '' . Seasons 3–4 . Pan eventually persuades Henry to give him his heart , telling him it will save magic . Regina reclaims the heart and resurrects Henry . However , Pan inhabits Henry 's body in Storybrooke , enacting Regina 's original curse once more . Mr. Gold returns Henry to his body , and Emma and Henry escape to New York City whilst the remaining residents return to the Enchanted Forest . A year later , Hook restores Emma 's memories , leading her to return to Storybrooke with Henry to save their family from another curse . Henry is confused about Emma 's decision to relocate , until his past memories are restored with his book . Once his memories are restored , Regina gives him true love 's kiss breaking the curse . Henry then moves back to Storybrooke where he splits his time living with Regina and the Charmings . Henry later helps Regina to search for his storybook 's author , Isaac . Upon discovering the writer 's manipulative actions , Henry being the only one born in the Land Without Magic is left behind in Storybrooke and goes to find Isaac and enters his new storybook `` Heroes and Viilains '' to fix reality and after saving Emma who remembers everything they both try to help Regina get her happy ending to fix reality but fail . Then Henry takes the pen and becomes the next author and using Regina 's blood to write a new ending to fix reality . With Henry being the new author and he breaks the pen deeming it too powerful for anyone to use . Henry then watches Emma sacrificing herself to save Regina and Storybrooke by becoming the new Dark One . Season 5 . With his family and a few of the other residents , Henry transports to the Enchanted Forest to find Emma and to take her to Camelot in order to find Merlin and remove her darkness . However , six weeks later , they return to Storybrooke with missing memories as to how they all failed to get the darkness out of Emma except Henry . Revealed in a flashback , Henry has fallen in love with a girl named Violet ; due to needing a tear from the pain of losing a first love to help free Merlin , Emma tearfully manipulates Violet into breaking Henry 's heart . Due to Emma 's curse , Henry gets another chance with Violet , as neither remembered each other from before . After Emma restored his memory , Henry helps Emma rescue Hook after he is sent to the Underworld for sacrificing himself to save everyone . When he arrived with his family , he comes up with a new plan called `` Operation Firebird , '' this after learning that they have a chance to save the souls and help them move forward . However , when he comes across Cruella De Vil , he is offered a chance to help her return to the living as he is the Author , this after telling him that despite having broken the quill in two he still has the ability to use the quill and magically write her a new life while he was in the underworld and at the same time restore Emma 's soul as forgiveness , but this would put Henry in a situation that would force him to break his vow not to tamper with his family history . He then learns that he has the ability to bring others back from the dead when he came across the Apprentice , whose soul ca n't move on until Henry makes the right choice , which is to record the events in the book . Henry plans to re-write Hades ' story that was missing in the Underworld version of the `` Once Upon a Time '' book . He also starts experiencing visions that allows him to illustrate stories but can not explain why they 're coming to him . Before he returned to Storybrooke , he finished the unfinished businesses in the book , only to have Cruella hide it in Hades ' lair . Upon returning to Storybrooke , Henry began to experience a roguish streak as he believed magic is destroying his family in the wake of Robin Hood 's death . This prompts him and Violet to obtain the Olympian Crystal and flee to New York City , where magic can be destroyed . However , his actions also resulted in leaving Snow , David , Zelena , and Hook in the Land of Untold Stories when he used a holy grail to destroy it . Having regret what he did , Henry turned to a fountain and made a wish that he would reunite his family , and with the help of Emma , Regina , Violet , and Gold , along the New Yorkers who see him make this plea , the fountain succeeds in bringing Snow , David , Zelena , and Hook to New York and with that restored magic . Upon returning to Storybrooke , Henry learned that Violet , although born in Camelot , was actually from Connecticut , due to her father having slipped into an unknown portal . They then shared a kiss , implying that they are now a couple , as he has found his happy ending . Season 6 . After Henry and Regina meet with Mr. Hyde who has arrived in Storybrooke with his friends from the Land of Untold Stories , he and his family devised a plan to imprison Hyde which succeeds and later welcomes the new residents with food and shelter at Granny 's . The next day Henry and Regina arrive at Granny 's with a new plan called `` Operation Cobra Part 2 '' , and as Henry begins to write the names of the people of the Land of Untold Stories , a mysterious man leaves a note beside him for Snow and David revealing his name as Edmond Dantès also known as the `` Count of Monte Cristo '' . Regina then reveals she hired him to kill them back in the Enchanted Forest and after he refuses to back down from trying to kill them Regina and Henry discover a girl named Charlotte who was Snow and David 's handmaiden and who also resembled Edmond 's dead fiancé . The Evil Queen then reveals herself to both Henry and Regina and reveals that she has been controlling Edmond the whole time . As soon as he is about to kill Snow and David , Regina steps in to save them and after Henry 's phone is frozen with magic Regina is forced to kill Edmond . Henry then realizes that this new operation will be harder as Part 1 was about giving people back their happy endings and now in Part 2 these people ran away from their stories , Afterwards , Henry has written down all the names of the new residents and he , Emma , and Hook find out Ashley 's ( Cinderella ) step-sister Clorinda is now in town and they believe she wants to hurt but really wants to help her . After Emma 's magic fails because of her hand trembling , the Evil Queen shows up and after Henry tells her to leave his mom alone she points out that she is his mother too and poofs the three of them onto a road somewhere in town to stop them from helping Ashley but they save her and her step-sister as well . After Henry and Violet start school together with Snow returning as a teacher . When Henry and his family learn about Emma 's secret they are shocked and hurt by it and for Emma not telling them and Henry then starts to blame himself for bringing her to Storybrooke for her to become the savior but she tells him that what he did gave her a better life despite that she might die . After they find Aladdin who reveals he use the `` Shears of Destiny '' to cut off his destiny as a savior , Emma wants to throw them away because she being the savior is what makes her special and she will not use them but Hook secretly keeps them and this causes the Evil Queen to try and cause a shift between Hook 's and Henry 's relationship but it fails when they both agree all they wanted to do is to protect and save Emma . When the Evil Queen teams up with Mr. Gold and threatens the town with water from the River of Lost Souls , Henry along with everyone is forced to watch the Queen rip out Snow White and David 's shared heart and put a twisted sleeping curse on it . After revealing that when one of them is awake and the other will be asleep , Henry agrees to lure the Evil Queen out for Emma and Regina to try to trap her and as a distraction from being nervous about taking Violet to the school dance believing she does n't like him anymore but really is having a hard time adjusting to school and after the Evil Queen fails to darken Henry 's heart by smashing the mirror instead of the Dragon 's heart to save Emma and Regina . Following his mother 's engagement to Killian Jones , he comes to accept the pirate as his stepfather , witnessing their marriage before the Black Fairy 's new dark curse consumes the town . This curse places him in the care of the Black Fairy , who in this reality is his adoptive mother . He visits Emma in a sanitarium , as the apple turnover from season 1 did not trigger Emma 's belief , and has been there for two years . He works to break this new curse , and once it does , the Final Battle results in him resuscitating Emma with True Love 's Kiss . With the story done , Henry resumes his education . Season 7 . Season 7 begins with Henry as an adult living in Seattle , Washington . He is approached by a girl named Lucy who claims to be his daughter . Before the curse , Henry lived with Cinderella and his daughter Lucy , but he was kidnapped and poisoned by the witches , but when Regina created the new curse he survived and lived a fake life until Lucy found him and introduced him to Cinderella who also lived a fake life . Later , it turns out that if Henry and Jacinda share true love 's kiss , And break the curse , Henry will die . After wishing for her parents to be reunited for so long , only to find out the truth , Lucy tries to keep them apart , so that her father Henry will not die . Henry meets his mother Regina , who later wakes up from the curse and discovers that her son will die if the curse is removed . He falls in love with Jacinda and almost kisses her but he stops when Lucy runs into the room . Henry later regains his memories after he made a phone call that was answered by his younger self , as it turned out that the curse sent his squad back in time to before his high school graduation . He also broke the curse that restored the Hyperion Heights residents back to normal and prevented Gothel from destroying humanity . Sir Henry . In season 6 episode `` Wish You Were Here '' , the Evil Queen used one of her genie wishes to wish that Emma Swan had never even needed to become the savior . The wish created a whole new duplicate realm , known as the Wish Realm , which consists of alternate versions of the Enchanted Forest characters that come with different backstories for the 28 years after the point in which Regina never got to cast her curse . This includes an alternate version of Henry , son of Princess Emma and the late Baelfire . He is known as Sir Henry after becoming knighted by his grandparents . Season 6 . With a completely different backstory than his original counterpart , Henry has grown up as a member of the royal family of the Enchanted Forest , alongside his mother Princess Emma and grandparents King David and Queen Snow . When the original Emma assumes the place of her Wish Realm counterpart due to the Evil Queen 's genie wish , it is the day of her birthday and when she comes across the sword destined to kill her in her visions , Henry takes it for himself , as he is preparing to be knighted . A short while later on the day of Henry 's knighting ceremony , the original Regina storms the hall and kidnaps his grandparents . Regina then crushes their hearts in front of Emma to try and wake her up from her spell . Believing that Regina is actually his version of the Evil Queen who has escaped , Henry then shows up to the Evil Queen 's castle and throws his sword at Regina to protect his mother , who wakes up just in time to save Regina and prevent Henry from having to commit murder.but he still did . Emma and Regina then leave him as they prepare to return to the Land Without Magic but their plans are derailed when Regina gets distracted by the Wish Realm 's version of Robin and their portal home closes . Regina has to continue to avoid Sir Henry during her time in the realm , but she , Emma , and the wish Robin later manage to return home through the magical wardrobe , leaving Sir Henry behind without his grandparents or a mother . Sometime later , the wish Robin and the Evil Queen return to the Wish Realm where Sir Henry believes she ’ s the Evil Queen who killed his grandparents and tries to kill her but she and wish Robin managed to escape back to the real Enchanted Forest . Season 7 . Some time later , Sir Henry has ventured outside of the Wish Realm and is about to rescue a sleeping princess from a dragon , until another guy shows up and gets to deliver True Love 's Kiss to her instead . As he exits the cave , he comes across Wish Rumple , who has followed him to this new realm and wants to strike a deal . He offers to help Sir Henry get his happy ending in return for the boy 's help . Knowing the man 's reputation , Sir Henry turns down the deal , but Rumple tells him that the offer remains standing , shall he ever change his mind . When Rumple has managed to lure the original Henry and his family over to the Wish Realm , it is revealed that Sir Henry did eventually take his deal and is willing to help him use the author 's pen to write new stories that spell out doom for the original characters . The first thing he writes is to void the Guardian 's powers and in exchange , Rumple leaves Regina behind after sending the others into a snowglobe so that Sir Henry can enact revenge for the death of his grandparents . Unfortunately , the deal Sir Henry made Wish Realm Rumpelstiltskin was also part of the latter ’ s plan to destroy all the realms by sending everyone to their eternal prison by allowing Sir Henry to use his emotions to create a portal that will send them to a variation of the “ Once Upon a Time ” books as their endless torture . Regina finally convinced Sir Henry that seeking vengeance and destroying everything he sees as a reason to ending everyone ’ s happiness is not worth giving in to evil , which leads to Sir Henry letting his emotions go and finally comes to his senses , effectively saving the realms and destroying the Wish Realm Rumpelstiltskin ’ s plans . Sir Henry and Regina bond as equals and became friends with his adult counterpart in helping Regina become the Queen of the United Realms . Background . Gilmore , who had previously starred in `` Mad Men '' as the third Bobby Draper from 2009 to 2011 , was cast in `` Once Upon a Time '' as Henry Mills , the `` biological son of Emma Swan ( Jennifer Morrison 's character ) and Neal/Baelfire . He is the only resident of Storybrooke who is not under the spell of the Evil Queen ( Lana Parrilla ) . '' Series creators Adam Horowitz and Eddy Kitsis stated of the role , `` One of our emotional centers was an 11-year-old boy who had to be precocious and vulnerable at the same time . '' Kitsis believed that Gilmore `` naturally brought [ these characteristics ] out ... We just knew he had to be our Henry ! '' Gilmore commented , `` I relate to Henry because I 'm 11 and also have a very good imagination . I enjoy making up and playing games in worlds with alternate realities myself . ''
Jacopo Schettini Gherardini . Jacopo Schettini Gherardini ( born 11 February 1965 ) is an Italian economist . He was Candidate for the National Secretariat of the Democratic Party ( Italy ) during the primary elections of 2007 . He is currently the Executive Director of Standard Ethics Aei based in London . He started his professional career in the international financial markets working for the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Group ( HSBC ) in London . He also worked for several other banks before joining Standard Ethics Aei in Brussels in 2001 . Then , he began to focus intensely on such issues as corporate governance , corporate social responsibility and sustainable development , together with ethical finance . On 3 July 2007 he was the second national candidate , after Walter Veltroni , in the Italian Democratic Party primary elections . During His campaign he coined the “ green-white-red ” idea for the dawning party . This idea is now contained in the official declaration for the presentation of the symbol of the Democratic Party ( Italy ) , made the following November . He took part in drafting the Democratic Party ’ s Ethical Code , collaborating directly with the drafting Commission ( with Sergio Mattarella as President , current President of Italy , and Marcella Lucidi as rapporteur ) . Jacopo is member of the Gherardini family of Montagliari .
Sergej Mašera . Sergej Mašera ( May 11 , 1912 – April 17 , 1941 ) was a naval Lieutenant of the Yugoslav Royal Navy . At the end of the April War , Mašera , along with his fellow Lieutenant Milan Spasić , scuttled the destroyer in the Bay of Kotor near Tivat to prevent its capture by the Italian Royal Navy ( `` Regia Marina Italiana '' ) . Both lieutenants died in the explosion , and are regarded as heroes of the Second World War . Before World War II . Sergej Mašera was born in 1912 to a Slovene family in Gorizia , part of the Austro-Hungarian County of Gorizia and Gradisca ( now in Italy ) . After the end of World War I , his family fled from the Italian-administered Julian March to the Kingdom of Serbs , Croats and Slovenes ( Yugoslavia ) , in order to escape the violent policies of Fascist Italianization . They first settled in Slovenian Carinthia and then in Ljubljana . In Ljubljana , Masera received primary and secondary education before enrolling in the Naval Military Academy ( VII class ) in Dubrovnik . He graduated in 1932 , after three years , with the rank of Corvette Lieutenant . April War and death . At the outbreak of the April War in 1941 , Sergej Mašera was a lieutenant on the destroyer stationed in Dobrota on the Bay of Kotor . He was the First Officer in charge of the ship 's artillery . At that time , `` Zagreb '' ( together with the destroyers `` Belgrade '' and `` Dubrovnik '' ) was one of the most recent Yugoslav Navy ships , and was therefore the prime target of an air attack of five `` Regia Aeronautica bombers '' on the 6th of April . The attack was carried out from a great height , however , and no damage was suffered . Italian aircraft bombed the Bay once again on the 13th , but even then did not damage `` Zagreb '' . Two days later , the demoralized Yugoslav Royal Army asked for a truce , and the crews of all ships stationed in the Bay of Kotor were instructed to cease fire and surrender peacefully . Most of the sailors landed on the mainland . On the 17th of April Italian forces began to arrive in the Bay . The remaining crew members of `` Zagreb '' ( approximately 14 men ) were ordered to abandon ship . Sergej Mašera and his schoolmate Lieutenant Milan Spasić decided that the ship should not be delivered to the Italians . They refused to follow the order of his commander Captain `` Nikola Krizomalija '' to abandon the ship . After two explosions , `` Zagreb '' was badly damaged and sank . The body of Milan Spasić was immediately recovered . He was buried on the 19th of April 1941 , in the naval cemetery at the village of Savini near Herceg Novi . Many people attended the funeral ( which also commemorated the death of Sergej Mašera , although his body had yet to be found ) . A detachment of the Italian army also attended and were so impressed by the heroism of the two men that they afforded each full military honors . On the 24th of April , seven days after the explosion , fishermen found the remains of Sergej Mašera in the sea . Only his torso had survived . Legacy of Spasić and Mašera . Soon after the funeral , the two men 's story was reported in the British newspaper `` The Daily Mirror '' . In 1942 , the British Army in Malta erected a Commemorative plaque dedicated to Mašera & Spasić within their barracks . The British journalist Arthur Durham Divine , in his book `` Navies in Exile '' , also honored the feat of Spasić and Mašera . In contrast , nothing much was said or written about Spasić and Mašera in the FPR Yugoslavia during the postwar years . Few were even aware of their existence . During the war , King Peter II of Yugoslavia had been accused of collaborating with the Axis powers through the Chetniks . These charges were informally extended to include all royal officers , which cast suspicion on the authenticity of Mašera & Spasić 's actions . In addition , their deed did not fit with the idea spread in newly communist Yugoslavia that only communists would have enough patriotism to resist the occupying forces . The two men remained unknown until the democratization of Yugoslavia in the 1960s ( Economic reform 1964 /1965 ) . In 1968 , a French film entitled `` Flammes sur l'Adriatique '' ( also called `` Adriatic Sea of Fire '' ) commemorated the destruction of `` Zagreb '' and the heroism of Mašera & Spasić . Awareness of the men and their actions began to grow during this time—due , in part , to the film , but also to changing opinions about the period during and after World War II . On the 10 September 1973 , the two men were declared People 's Heroes of Yugoslavia by President Tito for the 30th anniversary of the Yugoslav War Navy . Lieutenants Mašera & Spasić have been commemorated in other ways as well . Several Yugoslav cities have streets named after them , such as `` Mašerin prilaz '' in the Siget settlement in Novi Zagreb . Many Slovenian towns also have streets named after the men , including Ljubljana , Nova Gorica , and Koper . Nova Gorica has a monument to Sergej Mašera . In similar fashion , the city park in the Montenegrin town Tivat contains a monument to the events that took place in the nearby Bay of Kotor . Since 1967 a Maritime Museum in Piran , far from the Bay of Kotor , has also carried the name Sergej Mašera . The Youth Hostel near the town of Kotor is likewise named `` Spasić - Mašera . ''
Andronikashvili . The Andronikashvili ( ) , sometimes known as Endronikashvili ( ენდრონიკაშვილები ) , was a princely family in Georgia who claimed descent from emperor Andronicos I of the Eastern Roman Empire and played a prominent role in political , military and religious life of Georgia . After the Russian annexation of Georgia ( 1801 ) , the Andronikashvili were confirmed in the dignity of knyaz Andronikov ( ) in 1826 . Origin . The surname Andronikashvili , meaning `` children [ descendants ] of Andronikos '' , is attested in sixteenth-century documents , but oral tradition has it that the family descends from Alexios Komnenos ( c. 1170–1199 ) , the illegitimate son of the Eastern Roman emperor Andronikos I Komnenos ( ruled 1183-1185 ) by his mistress and relative Theodora Komnene , Queen Dowager of Jerusalem . After the deposition and brutal murder of emperor Andronikos , Alexios is said to have taken refuge at the court of his relative Tamar of Georgia , who granted him an estate in the eastern Georgian province of Kakheti . Despite the fragmentary nature of this Andronikashvili pedigree , Professor Cyril Toumanoff ( 1976 ) accepted it as plausible , but evidence marshaled by Kuršankis ( 1977 ) suggests that it may be only a legend . Toumanoff has also assumed that the line of the `` provincial kings '' of Alastani ( c. 1230—1348 ) , known from Georgian sources and including the one named Andronike , may have belonged to the Georgian Komnenoi/Andronikashvili . Status and possessions . The Andronikashvili family estates were located in the southeastern portion of Kakheti , one of the three kingdoms that emerged after the demise of a unified Kingdom of Georgia later in the fifteenth century . Their aboriginal appanage was known as `` Saandroniko '' ( საანდრონიკო ) or `` Saendroniko '' ( საენდრონიკო ) and comprised several villages including Melaani , Chalaubani , and Pkhoveli . In the sixteenth century , the family acquired the office of High Constable ( mouravi ) of K ’ iziqi which became hereditary in the main line ( sometimes known as Abelashvili , აბელაშვილები ) . A century later , a branch ( also known as Zurabashvili , ზურაბაშვილები ) attained to a similar position in Martqopi . Along with the Cholokashvili and Abashidze families , the Andronikashvili were regarded as grandees of the first class of the Kingdom of Kakheti . They held key political , diplomatic and military posts at the court and were distinguished for their particular loyalty to the royal Bagrationi dynasty with which they had ties of marriage . In the 1780s , they functioned as military governors of Ganja Khanate which was briefly subjugated by King Erekle II to Georgian control . Several representatives of the family served also as bishops of Bodbe , Ninotsminda , Alaverdi and Nekresi . After the Russian annexation of Georgia ( 1801 ) , the Andronikashvili were confirmed in the dignity of knyaz in 1826 and mostly served in the Russian army . Following the Bolshevik takeover in the 1917 October Revolution , the head of the family , Jesse Andronikashvili ( Andronikov ) , managed to send his family to France , while he himself spent several years in Soviet prisons before being shot in 1937 . His son , Constantin Andronikof ( 1916–1997 ) became a French diplomat , the Dean of St. Sergius Orthodox Theological Institute in Paris , and translator of Sergei Bulgakov 's theological writings into French .
Anniedelle , Georgia . Anniedelle is an unincorporated community in Floyd County , in the U.S. state of Georgia . History . A post office was established at Anniedelle in 1893 , and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1901 . The community was named in honor of Sadayi a.k.a . `` Annie Ax '' , a local Cherokee woman . A variant spelling was `` Anniedell '' .
Copelatus griffinii . `` Copelatus griffinii '' is a species of diving beetle . It is part of the genus `` Copelatus '' of the subfamily Copelatinae and the family Dytiscidae . It was described by Régimbart in 1899 .
Rétság Photovoltaics Plant . The Rétság Photovoltaics Plant will be Hungary 's second largest photovoltaics producing plant having an annual capacity of 50 MW of solar cells .
Seven Oaks School Division . Seven Oaks School Division is a school division in the north west area of Winnipeg , Manitoba in Canada . It was established on July 1959 . It takes in the neighbourhoods of West Kildonan , Garden City , the Maples , Riverbend , Amber Trails , West St. Paul , and St. Andrews . Currently , there are 18 elementary and middle schools and 4 high schools . The newest school completed construction in 2016 in the division ; it is a French Immersion birth to grade 5 school in the Riverbend area . See also . List of school districts in Manitoba
Shatsky Rise . The Shatsky Rise is Earth 's third largest oceanic plateau , ( after Ontong Java and Kerguelen ) located in the north-west Pacific Ocean east of Japan . It is one of a series of Pacific Cretaceous large igneous provinces ( LIPs ) together with Hess Rise , Magellan Rise , and Ontong Java-Manihiki-Hikurangi . It was named for Nikolay Shatsky ( 1895-1960 ) , a Soviet geologist , expert in tectonics of ancient platforms . The rise consists of three large volcanic massifs , Tamu , Ori , and Shirshov , but , in contrast , there are few traces of magmatism on the surrounding ocean floor . The Tamu Massif may be the largest volcano yet discovered on Earth . Extent and volume . It covers an area that has been estimated to ( roughly the size of California or Sumatra ) and a volume of . Beneath Shatsky rise , however , the Mohorovičić discontinuity ( Moho , the mantle-crust boundary ) disappears at a depth of whereas it is normally observed at a depth of . Furthermore , the crustal thickness between the massifs of the Shatsky Rise is almost twice that of normal crust thickness . This considered , the area covered by the rise , assuming the crust was also formed by the Shatsky Rise volcanism , has been estimated to and the volume to . Subsidence . After its formation Shatsky Rise was uplifted and it then subsided , which , in both cases , is considerably more than in the case the Ontong-Java Plateau . There was least subsidence at the centre of the Tamu Massif ( ) , subsidence increased at the northern flank of the Tamu Massif and at the Ori Massif ( ) , and it becomes greatest at the flank of Ori Massif . The cause of this gradual increase in subsidence can be underplating beneath Tamu Massif . There was much less subsidence at Shirshov Massif farther north ( ) which probably represents a later , different phase of volcanism . Origin controversy . Scientific studies of the size , shape , and eruption rate of the Shatsky Rise have concluded that the rise originated from a mantle plume , whereas studies of magnetic lineations and plate tectonic reconstructions have shown that it must have originated near a triple junction and drifted up to during the Early Cretaceous ( 140–100 Ma ) . A 2016 study concluded that the Tamu Massif formed at a mid-ocean ridge that interacted with a plume head and that the Ori Massif formed off-axis probably from a plume tail . Shatsky Rise formed at a triple junction , but the thickness of the plateau coupled with the depth and intensity of melting is different from those of MORB ( mid-ocean ridge basalt ) , making a recycled mantle slab a more likely source . A decrease in magma volume with time is more consistent with the involvement of a mantle plume . Tectonic history . It formed during the Late Jurassic and Early Cretaceous at the Pacific–Farallon–Izanagi triple junction , probably making it the oldest unaltered ocean plateau . Because this occurred before the so-called Cretaceous silent period , a long period without magnetic reversals , its formation can be precisely dated . Magnetic lineations on and surrounding Shatsky Rise range from M21 ( 147 Ma ) at the south-western edge to M1 ( 124 Ma ) at the northern tip . The Shatsky Rise LIP erupted at the location of the Pacific–Farallon–Izanagi triple junction 147–143 Ma either because a mantle plume reached the surface or because of decompression melting at a mid-ocean ridge . The eruption coincided with a , nine-stage jump in the location of the triple junction and a configuration change from ridge-ridge-ridge to ridge-ridge-transform . A set of magnetic lineations , called the Hawaiian lineations , between Shatsky Rise , Hess Rise , and the Mid-Pacific Mountains , formed during the spreading between the Pacific and Farallon plates 156–120 Ma . North of Shatsky Rise the so-called Japanese lineations are oriented in another direction and the differences in orientations trace the path of the Pacific–Farallon–Izanagi triple junction . The triple junction moved north-west before M22 ( 150 Ma ) after-which it started to reorganise , a microplate formed and the triple junction made an eastward jump to the oldest part of the rise , the TAMU Massif . The remainder of Shatsky Rise formed before M3 ( 126 Ma ) along the trace of the triple junction . Shaktsky volcanism was episodic and tied to at least nine ridge jumps from this episode . The volume of the rise decreases along the trace of the triple junction . The TAMU Massif at the southern end has an estimated volume of whereas both ORI and Shirshov ( 136 Ma ) attained . Papanin Ridge , the north end of the rise , has a volume of but was probably emplaced over a longer period ( 131–124 Ma ) . The conjugates of the Shatsky and Hess rises on the Farallon Plate were most likely involved in the Laramide orogeny ; the former subducted beneath North America and the latter below northern Mexico .
Marc Grossman . Marc Isaiah Grossman ( born September 23 , 1951 ) is an American former diplomat and government official . He served as United States Ambassador to Turkey , Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs , and Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs . He was most recently the United States Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan and is currently a Vice Chairman of The Cohen Group , a business consulting and lobbyist firm of former Defense Secretary William Cohen , and a member of the German Marshall Fund board of trustees . Early life and education . Grossman was born in Los Angeles , California on September 23 , 1951 . He attended the University of California , Santa Barbara and graduated in 1973 with a B.A . in political science . He later received an M.Sc . in international relations from the London School of Economics . Early career . Grossman served at the United States Embassy in Islamabad , Pakistan , from 1976 to 1983 . He served as the Deputy Director of the Private Law Office of Peter Carington , 6th Baron Carrington , Secretary General of NATO , from 1983 to 1986 . Grossman served as Deputy Chief of Mission at the United States Embassy in Ankara , Turkey from 1989 to 1992 . From 1993 to 1994 , Grossman managed operations for senior State Department leadership as Executive Secretary of the State Department and Special Assistant to the Secretary of State . Ambassador to Turkey . Grossman returned to Turkey after being appointed United States Ambassador to Turkey on September 29 , 1994 . He began his role on January 3 , 1995 and left the post on June 1 , 1997 . Assistant Secretary of State for European and Canadian Affairs . Grossman served as Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs from 1997 to 2000 and was responsible for over 4,000 State Department employees posted in 50 sites abroad with a program budget of $ 1.2 billion . He played a lead role in orchestrating NATO 's 1999 Washington summit , marking the group 's 50th anniversary , and helped direct U.S. participation in NATO ’ s military campaign in Kosovo that same year . While he entered office as the Assistant Secretary of State for European and Canadian Affairs , the title of the position was changed to Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs on January 12 , 1999 . Director General of the Foreign Service . From 2000 to 2001 , Grossman served as the Director General of the United States Foreign Service and Director of Human Resources . At the direction of the Secretary of State , he revamped the State Department 's human resource strategies , including the Department 's strategies for training , assigning , and retaining personnel both at home and abroad . Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs . Grossman was appointed Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs , the Department 's third-ranking official , in March 2001 . In 2004 , Grossman attained the Foreign Service 's highest rank when the President appointed him to the rank of Career Ambassador . He received the Secretary of State 's Secretary 's Distinguished Service Award the following year . Grossman served as Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs until his initial retirement in 2005 . Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan . Grossman was lured out of retirement by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to become the United States Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan , an appointment he received following the death of the first Special Representative to Afghanistan and Pakistan , Richard Holbrooke . He began his role on February 22 , 2011 and concluded his tenure on December 14 , 2012 . Private sector career . In January 2005 Grossman resigned from his position and joined The Cohen Group . Grossman serves as Vice Chairman of the Cohen Group . The Cohen Group has close ties to the Turkish military and represents some of the US ’ s largest weapons manufacturers , companies that stand to benefit from weapons sales : Lockheed Martin , General Dynamics and Sikorsky Aircraft among others , and their list of clients includes controversial companies such as DynCorp International , a major national security contractor with the US government , charging billions for overseas military and police training . Through their strategic partnership with DLA Piper , the Cohen group also serves foreign clients such as the Turkish government and business interest groups , United Arab Emirates , India and Australia ’ s scandalous AWB . In late 2005 , Grossman also joined Ihlas Holding , a Gülen-linked Turkish conglomerate which is also active in several Central Asian countries . Grossman is reported to receive $ 100,000 per month for his advisory position with Ihlas . Until 2015 , he served as the inaugural Chair of the Board of Advisors of the Master of Science in Foreign Service Program at the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University , where he serves as a practitioner faculty member . He is a member of the advisory board for DC based non-profit America Abroad Media . Personal life . Grossman married Mildred Anne Patterson in May 1982 . The couple had their first date on November 3 , 1979 , one day prior to the Iran hostage crisis . They have an adopted daughter , Anne , who was born in Giresun , Turkey . Grossman speaks French and Turkish in addition to English .
List of Hong Kong submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film . Hong Kong has submitted 35 films for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film since first entering the Oscar competition in 1959 . The award is handed out annually by the United States Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to a feature-length motion picture produced outside the United States that contains primarily non-English dialogue . Hong Kong 's submission is decided annually by Hong Kong 's Motion Picture Industry Association . China , Hong Kong and Taiwan are recognized as separate entities by AMPAS and each one routinely sends a film to the competition . Two Hong Kong submissions have been selected as Oscar nominees , both of these films were directed by Mainland-directors . Although one of the hallmarks of Hong Kong Cinema has been its use of the distinctive Cantonese language , less than half of Hong Kong 's Oscar submissions have been in Cantonese . Although `` The Departed '' was awarded the Oscar for Best Picture in 2007 , the HK movie it was based on , `` Infernal Affairs '' , did not manage an Oscar nomination . Johnnie To and Han Hsiang Li have had their films selected three times while Yueh Feng , Wai Ka-Fai , King Hu , Ann Hui and Yim Ho have each been selected twice . Hong Kong 's most internationally famous director , Wong Kar-wai has been selected by Hong Kong twice , in 2000 and 2013 ( The Grandmaster ) . In 2002 and 2004 , Hong Kong 's submissions were rejected by the Academy for not conforming to AMPAS rules . Submissions . Every year , each country is invited by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to submit its best film for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film . The Foreign Language Film Award Committee oversees the process and reviews all the submitted films . Following this , they vote via secret ballot to determine the five nominees for the award . Below is a list of the films that have been submitted by Hong Kong for review by the Academy for the award . Hong Kong 's submissions have included a large number of films set in Mainland China , including several lavish period costume dramas ( 1966 , 1976 , 1991 , 2000 and 2006 ) , two tales set against the background of the Peking Opera scene ( 1989 and 1993 ) as well as more intimate stories of rural China ( 1969 , 1979 , 1984 and 1994 ) . They have also selected one story about the traditional Cantonese opera scene in Hong Kong ( 1996 ) , three gritty triad dramas focusing on Hong Kong 's criminal underworld ( 2001 , 2003 , 2007 ) , two melodramas ( 1959 , 1964 ) , two contemporary family dramas ( 1995 and 1998 ) , stories focusing on immigration to and from Hong Kong ( 1990 and 1999 ) , a number of supernatural thrillers ( 1960 , 2002 , 2004 , 2008 ) , and two big-budget musicals ( 1963 , 2005 ) . In 2009 , they chose a historical drama set in neighboring Taiwan for the first time .
Lena ( town ) , Wisconsin . Lena is a town in Oconto County , Wisconsin , United States . The population was 769 at the 2000 census . The Village of Lena is adjacent to the town . Geography . According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 33.4 square miles ( 86.5 km² ) , all of it land . Demographics . As of the census of 2000 , there were 769 people , 289 households , and 219 families residing in the town . The population density was 23.0 people per square mile ( 8.9/km² ) . There were 303 housing units at an average density of 9.1 per square mile ( 3.5/km² ) . The racial makeup of the town was 99.22 % White , 0.26 % Black or African American , 0.13 % Native American , 0.13 % Asian , 0.13 % from other races , and 0.13 % from two or more races . 0.39 % of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race . There were 289 households out of which 34.3 % had children under the age of 18 living with them , 63.3 % were married couples living together , 8.0 % had a female householder with no husband present , and 24.2 % were non-families . 20.1 % of all households were made up of individuals and 5.9 % had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older . The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.05 . In the town , the population was spread out with 26.9 % under the age of 18 , 6.4 % from 18 to 24 , 32.8 % from 25 to 44 , 21.1 % from 45 to 64 , and 12.9 % who were 65 years of age or older . The median age was 38 years . For every 100 females , there were 112.4 males . For every 100 females age 18 and over , there were 113.7 males . The median income for a household in the town was $ 45,556 , and the median income for a family was $ 52,083 . Males had a median income of $ 33,571 versus $ 25,729 for females . The per capita income for the town was $ 18,649 . About 7.1 % of families and 7.1 % of the population were below the poverty line , including 6.2 % of those under age 18 and 10.4 % of those age 65 or over .
Pedro Queiroz Pereira . Pedro Queiroz Pereira ( 5 March 1949 – 18 August 2018 ) was a Portuguese businessman and former competition driver . Born in Lisboa , he attended the Colégio Militar and the Higher Institute of Accounting and Administration of Lisbon , but left his studies to devote himself to business . Lived in Brazil between 1975 and 1987 , where the family moved during the Processo Revolucionário Em Curso . In that country he was also practicing motor sports , namely Formula Two , competing with the famous Ayrton Senna . He has held positions in several companies controlled by the Queiroz Pereira family , with interests in the real estate , hotel , agriculture , renewable energy , automobile , and cement and pre-fabricated industries . He was a member of the Board of Directors of and Banco Espírito Santo . In 1995 , he expanded the interests of the Queiroz Pereira family to the cement industry , with the acquisition of Secil and , later , the paper industry , with the acquisition of 30 % of Portucel , companies where it served as chairman of the Board of Directors , accumulating with the chairman of the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee of Semapa . On 6 November 2009 , he was awarded by the Grand Cross of the Order of Business Merit- Industrial Merit Class . In 2015 it was announced that the executive leadership of Semapa would be taken over by João Castelo Branco , then director of McKinsey Ibérica . The move coincided with the launch by Semapa of a takeover bid ( OPA ) on its own capital , offering in return shares of Portucel . This was , strictly speaking , a public exchange offer ( OPT ) made to Semapa shares that are not owned by Soldim , the family holding controlled by the Queiroz Pereira family . Sodim controls 54.5 % of Semapa , which owns 75.8 % of Portucel . He died on 18 August 2018 , at the age of 69 , after a fatal heart attack on his yacht in Spanish island of Ibiza .
Th ' Faith Healers . Th ' Faith Healers were an English indie rock band who were originally active between 1990 and 1994 . The members of the group were Roxanne Stephen ( vocals ) , Tom Cullinan ( guitar and vocals ) , Ben Hopkin ( bass ) , and Joe Dilworth ( drums ) . They recorded multiple EPs and singles along with two full LPs . Tom Cullinan , who handled the bulk of the songwriting , went on to help form the band Quickspace . Signed to Too Pure in the United Kingdom , their albums were released by Elektra in the United States . Both albums feature clear krautrock influences , most evident in their cover of Can 's `` Mother Sky '' , from `` Lido '' . Since their initial break-up in 1994 , the band have reformed intermittently . They embarked on a short reunion tour in 2006 in conjunction with the release of their compilation `` The Peel Sessions '' the previous year . The band reformed in 2009 , playing at the All Tomorrow 's Parties music festival twice , first in May ( curated by The Breeders ) and then again in December ( curated by My Bloody Valentine ) .
John Gaul Lebo . John Gaul Lebo is a lawyer and legislator in Cross River , one of Nigeria 's oil-rich states . Lebo is a two-term member and Speaker of the Cross River State House of Assembly representing Abi State Constituency . He is married to Barr Binta Gaul Lebo , and they have three children . His interest is in leading innovations and change in the world and building personal capacity to compete in the new knowledge economy . He is committed to transparency and accountability . Education . Lebo started his studies at St. Bernard 's Primary School Ibalebo , Adadama Abi LGA and went further to gain his WASSCE at St. Brendan 's Secondary School , iyamoyong in Obubra LGA . He got admission to study Law at the University of Calabar Nigeria were he graduated with an LL.B . In 1996 . In 1997 he got admission to further his career in at the Nigerian Law School where he obtained the qualification to become a Barrister at Law and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria in 1998 . He has gone further to gain more knowledge at Lagos Business School were he trained on leading innovation and change , He has a Diploma in Business advisory services , strategic planning and management at Regenesys Business School Johannesburg South Africa , an Executive Masters in Business administration from the Dubai Business School at the Dubai World Trade Centre , an International Diploma in Climate Change Law from the Institute of Parliamentary and Political Law in London , a master 's degree in International Economic Law . Lebo also attended the 2017 Special Selected ( G65 ) Emerging Leaders Executive Leadership Course at the Kennedy School of Harvard University were he specialized in Decision Science , in April 2018 he did a Second Course on Transformational Leadership in the 21st Century Africa and specialized in Adaptive Leadership at the Kennedy School of Harvard University . He has just concluded his Harvard University fellowship programme on Decision Science with focus on Reinvented Service Delivery and value chain mechanism for Governance in Africa at the Aga Khan University in Kenya in partnership with the Harvard Kennedy School . He became an alumnus of the Kennedy School of Harvard University in November 2017 . Political career . In 2011 , Lebo won sufficient votes at the primaries of the People 's Democratic Party ( Nigeria ) to run in that year 's general election for a seat to represent Abi state constituency in the Cross River state House of Assembly . He was elected on June 10 , 2015 as the Speaker of the Cross River state House of Assembly . He 's currently the Chairman of People 's Democratic Party ( Nigeria ) Speakers Forum and Secretary Speakers forum AdHoc Committee on the ongoing Constitutional amendment of Nigeria . In 2007 , he was appointed a member of the Cross River State Legal team which drafted a state policy for legal regulatory framework to promote the IT economy of the state and facilitate the growth of local entrepreneurs in the Industry . He was a member of the transition committee of Cross River state in 2007 . Lebo is still seen as a rights activist although in recent years , he has played less activist roles as he becomes more deeply involved in leadership at both national and state levels . Legislative career . In 2011 , Lebo as a first timer had a very impressive scorecard , which led to his return to the house in 2015 . As a first-timer in the assembly , he was appointed into the following House committees ; As a member , Lebo sponsored a good number of bills ( law ) in his first tenure , which got him voted as the Best Lawmaker in the Cross River State House of Assembly by the People 's Democratic Party ( Nigeria ) South South ( Nigeria ) Zone . He sponsored and argued successfully the highest number of motions in the Assembly . Lebo sponsored the following Private member 's bill 's ; Lebo also organized different empowerments programmes and sponsored his constituents to different trainings in his first tenure . He sponsored over 50 Abi students in higher institutions through the John Gaul Lebo scholarship . He also sponsored for the training of more than 100 Abi indigenes at the CBN 's Enterprise Development center ( EDC ) in calabar , the training and empowerment of 30 Abi women under Small Scale and Medium Enterprise ( SME ) / Forever Living Products . He is the first legislator to pay Constituency allowance to the 10 council wards of Abi . The above excludes personal benevolence via financial assistance to individuals , families , churches and communities and also job and contract facilitation for Abi indigenes . Professional career . Lebo is a barrister and solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria and called to the bar on 23 February 1998 , he has acquired 17 years post call experience and is a national public of the Supreme Court of Nigeria . He has engaged in active law practice for 14 straight years before his political career . He has served as law lecturer in the University of Abuja , managing editor of `` Law Reports of Nigeria '' . His firm , Gaul-Gate Law , was the first to introduce ICT law Report to the Supreme Court of Nigeria and organized the first online bar conference . Currently Gaul-Gate Law is a leading firm in developing ICT Law solutions for Nigerian Courts and pioneering an E- judiciary system which includes an online version of the Supreme Court of Nigeria Judgements , Judgements from the Nigerian Courts of Appeals and Laws of the Federation of Nigeria . Global and continental leadership engagements . Lebo has been of several international assignments for his country . In 2015 , he attended the ceremony 46th Commonwealth Parliamentary Association African region annual parliament meetings for Legislative Direction and Conversation in Nairobi were the Assembly under his leadership was internationally celebrated for inventing the Citizens Legislative Agenda Project ( CLAP ) . In February 2015 , he attended the United Nations General Assembly in New York ( state ) which was very significant because it heralded the deceleration of the Sustainable Development Goals ( SDGs ) of which the state legislature had already contemplated and created a legislative framework , awaiting the United Nations General Assembly adoption of the global goals ; an initiative the United Nations saw as Novel . Lebo also attended a four-day professional training on Strategic Climate Change Adaptation by the International centre for parliamentary studies and became an alumnus of the International centre of parliamentary studies in London 2015 . In November 2016 , Lebo participated at the 22nd session of the Marrakech World Climate Change Conference , Moscow an annual Conference of Parties ( COP ) meeting on climate change which saw World leaders of the 22 members countries in attendance , the conference successfully demonstrated to the world that the implementation of the Paris Agreement is underway and the constructive spirit of multilateral cooperation on climate change continues . Lebo , in February 2017 , participated at the 5th session of the World Government Summit in Dubai , where he participated in different sessions on Decision architecture , Future of governance and in developing Special Legislative purpose vehicle ( LPV ) which would help to facilitate qualitative service and development across the globe . Alumni and fellowships . Lebo has acquired a good number of fellowships and alumni to his name as follows ; Honours and awards . Lebo is a recipient of several awards and honours on good governance , leadership excellence , youth development and contributions to humanity . In February 2017 , Lebo was given an award by the Ghana civilian institute of Administration for promoting a model in Legislative Administration which is part of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association annual performance review and referral award . In recognition of his efforts he was invited to participate at the 5th session of the World Government Summit in 2017 . He was awarded the prestigious Nnamdi Azikiwe Zik international Leadership Prize award for best state legislature leadership in Nigeria 2017 .
Lovelyz . Lovelyz ( ) is a South Korean girl group formed in 2014 by Woollim Entertainment and is the company 's first girl group . The group consists of eight members : Baby Soul , Jiae , Jisoo , Mijoo , Kei , Jin , Sujeong and Yein . Their debut album , `` Girls ' Invasion '' , was released on November 17 , 2014 . 2014 : Debut with `` Girls ' Invasion '' . Lovelyz 's debut was first announced on November 5 , 2014 by Woolim Entertainment . Lovelyz released a pre-release digital single , `` Good Night Like Yesterday '' , on November 5 , 2014 . Their debut showcase was held on November 12 at the K-ART Hall in Olympic Park , and their debut stage was on the next day on Mnet `` M Countdown '' . The group 's debut studio album `` Girls ' Invasion '' was officially released on November 17 , along with its lead single titled `` Candy Jelly Love '' . The album ranked ninth on Taiwan 's Five Music Korea-Japan weekly chart and first on Japan 's Tower Records albums chart . Prior to debut , member Jisoo withdrew from the group 's debut promotions due to personal reasons . On December 21 , the group took part in the annual music festival SBS Gayo Daejeon for the festival 's segment `` Strong Babies '' , featuring newly debuted K-pop groups Red Velvet , Winner , and Got7 , where they performed Maroon 5 's `` Moves like Jagger '' . Lovelyz also performed their debut lead single `` Candy Jelly Love '' . 2015 : `` Hi~ '' , `` Lovelyz8 '' and `` Lovelinus '' . Lovelyz released a repackage edition of `` Girls ' Invasion '' titled `` Hi~ '' on March 3 . It contains all nine tracks from the debut album , along with two new singles including a title track . They made a comeback stage on March 5 , performing `` Hi~ '' and `` Amusement Park '' on music program `` M Countdown '' . On April 17 , Lovelyz started promoting the other new song from their repackaged album , `` Amusement Park '' , on music programs . They continued the promotions until April 30 . On April 22 , Lovelyz participated in the KCON 2015 Japan `` M Countdown '' show for 15,000 attendees , their first overseas activity . On May 23 , the group performed at the Dream Concert , which was held at the Seoul World Cup Stadium . On August 27 , Lovelyz performed at the Korea Brand and Entertainment Expo in Shanghai , along with labelmate Infinite . On the same day , Woollim Entertainment announced that Jisoo would be rejoining the group , and revealed the title of their first extended play ( EP ) , `` Lovelyz8 '' , through the group 's official Twitter page . A pre-release single titled `` Shooting Star '' was released on September 14 , along with its music video . The EP was officially released on October 1 , 2015 . It contains seven tracks including the pre-release single `` Shooting Star '' , and a lead single titled `` Ah-Choo '' . The lead single 's music video was released on the same day , with cameo appearance by Infinite 's Hoya . On October 31 , Lovelyz was a guest on You Hee-yeol 's Sketchbook where they performed an a cappella cover of Michael Jackson 's song `` Beat It '' . The performance gained attention online , and was broadcast on the American Fox News Channel . It was also written about by other foreign media . `` Ah-Choo '' had maintained its position on most major Korean music charts throughout 2015 and early-2016 , making it Lovelyz 's biggest hit . On November 26 , Lovelyz received their first-ever award at the 23rd Korea Culture & Entertainment Awards for the `` K-pop Top 10 Artists '' category . Lovelyz held their first fan-meeting and mini-concert , `` Lovely Day '' , on December 5 at Ax Korea . The tickets were sold out in the first five minutes after they went on sale . On December 7 , Lovelyz released a three-track single album titled `` Lovelinus '' , named after their official fan club . They also released a music video for the album 's lead single , `` For You '' , on the same day . 2016–2017 : `` A New Trilogy '' , `` First Concert '' , `` R U Ready ? '' and `` Fall in Lovelyz '' . The group 's first reality show `` Lovelyz in Wonderland '' began airing February 2 on SBS MTV for eight episodes . Their song `` Ah-Choo '' continued to remain in digital Korean music charts , long after its release on September 14 , 2015 . Lovelyz released their second EP , `` A New Trilogy '' on April 25 , 2016 . The album contains seven tracks , including the lead single titled `` Destiny '' . The song debuted at number seven on the Gaon Digital Chart , making it their highest charting song thus far . `` Destiny '' also received attention from American producer Brent Fischer who praised the lead single for its `` world-class grooves and current arrangements '' . In November 2016 , Lovelyz announced their first solo concert titled `` Lovelyz in Winterland '' at the Blue Square Samsung Card Hall from January 13–15 , 2017 . During the concert , Lovelyz revealed that they would make a comeback in February . Woollim Entertainment announced that Lovelyz was set to release their second studio album `` R U Ready ? '' on February 26 , with `` WoW ! '' as the lead single . However , in the early morning hours of February 27 , the song was removed from Melon 's real-time chart due to a technical glitch . Melon later admitted to the glitch and apologized . Woollim Entertainment revealed that Yein had injured her ankle during practice for comeback , and later confirmed that Yein would not be participating in the comeback due to her injury on March 2 . Few weeks later , on March 23 , Yein re-joined the promotions by performing at music program `` M Countdown '' for first time since recovering from the injury . Following the release of their second studio album , they made a speedy comeback with their second repackaged album titled `` Now , We '' on May 2 , with the lead single of the same name . The album topped the Gaon Album Chart upon its release . They also won their first-ever music program win since debut on May 16 , through SBS MTV 's `` The Show '' . Lovelyz held their second solo concert , `` Lovelyz 2017 Summer Concert [ Alwayz ] '' , at Olympic Park , Olympic Hall on July 29 and 30 . The tickets for the concert were sold-out within five minutes of its release . On November 14 , 2017 , Lovelyz made their comeback with their third EP , `` Fall in Lovelyz '' , with the lead single `` Twinkle '' . The group promoted the song on various South Korean music programs , and received their first win for `` Twinkle '' on November 28 on `` The Show '' . 2018–present : `` Heal '' . Lovelyz held their third solo concert , `` Lovelyz in Winterland 2 '' , at the Blue Square Samsung Card Hall from February 2–4 , 2018 . The concert was also held in Tokyo and Osaka on February 10 and February 12 respectively . On April 10 , Woollim Entertainment announced that Lovelyz would release their fourth EP titled `` Heal '' on April 23 . The EP consists of six tracks , including the lead single `` That Day '' , composed by Sweetune . Lovelyz held their comeback showcase at Blue Square iMarket Hall on the same day as the album 's release , and was broadcast live through the Naver app `` V-Live '' . Lovelyz earned their first music show win for `` That Day '' on SBS MTV 's `` The Show '' on May 1 . On June 21 , Woollim Entertainment announced that Lovelyz would release their special digital single titled `` Wag-Zak '' . It was also announced that Jin will not take part in the promotions due to health issues . Lovelyz performed `` Wag-Zak '' for the first time at Mnet 's `` M Countdown '' on June 28 , followed by promoting in the various music programs for a week . Their digital single `` Wag-Zak '' , complemented by a music video , was officially released on July 1 , which marked the group 's first summer release . Lovelyz released their first compilation album , `` Muse on Music '' , on September 11 . The album contains the instrumental version of 33 tracks selected from their eight released records . It is also the first time a K-pop girl group released such album . Philanthropy . In August 2016 , members of Lovelyz were appointed by the Ministry of National Defense to become anti-smoking ambassadors for the South Korean military . The arrangement was part of the `` Anti-Smoking Soldiers Program '' which was announced on May 31 . In June 2018 , Lovelyz collaborated with Italian brand `` Metro City '' for the JTBC show `` Idol Job Diary Good Job '' , and as part of the brand 's `` Show Me The Miracle '' campaign . A one-day pop-up store was opened at Lotte World Mall on June 19 , with the proceeds from the store were donated to support children of multicultural families in South Korea .
Battle of Caseros . The Battle of Caseros was fought near the town of El Palomar , Buenos Aires Province , Argentina , on 3 February 1852 , between the Army of Buenos Aires commanded by Juan Manuel de Rosas and the Grand Army ( `` Ejército Grande '' ) led by Justo José de Urquiza . The forces of Urquiza , `` caudillo '' and governor of Entre Ríos , defeated Rosas , who fled to the United Kingdom . This defeat marked a sharp division in the history of Argentina . As provisional Director of the Argentine Confederation , Urquiza sponsored the creation of the Constitution in 1853 , and became the first constitutional President of Argentina in 1854 . Background . Rosas had declared war on Brazil in 1851 , which led to the signing of a treaty , on 21 November 1851 , among the governments of Entre Ríos , Corrientes , Uruguay and the Brazilian Empire . In compliance with the treaty , Urquiza led a joint army and crossed Morón creek , positioning his forces in Monte Caseros . The Brazilian Empire contributed with 3,500 troops , and were the only professional soldiers , but the bulk of the Brazilian Army remained out of the battlefield . The battle . Rosas ' forces comprised 10,000 infantry troops , 12,000 cavalrymen and 60 guns . Among his captains were Jerónimo Costa , who defended Martín García island from the French in 1838 ; Martiniano Chilavert , a former opponent of Rosas who defected when his fellows allied themselves with foreigners ; Hilario Lagos , veteran from the campaign against the Indians of 1833 . Due to desertion , especially that of General Ángel Pacheco and poor morale , several historians and military analysts reckon that for Rosas the battle was lost even before it started . However , his opponent also suffered from desertions like that of the `` Regimiento Aquino '' , a regiment composed by soldiers loyal to Rosas , who murdered their captain Pedro León Aquino and joined the Rosist army . Urquiza 's army was 24,000-men strong , among them 3,500 Brazilians and 1,500 Uruguayans , and 50 guns . Only the Brazilians were professional soldiers . Urquiza did not conduct the battle : each chief was free to fight as they saw fit . Urquiza himself led a charge against the enemy left in front of their cavalrymen from Entre Ríos . Meanwhile , the Brazilian infantry , supported by a Uruguayan brigade and an Argentine cavalry squadron seized the `` Palomar '' , a circular building near the right of the Rosist line and used for pigeon breeding , extant to this day . After both flanks collapsed only the center under Chilavert 's command continued the fighting , reduced to an artillery duel that lasted until he ran out of ammunition . The armies clashed in the proximities of the ranch of the Caseros family , in Buenos Aires province ; the battlefield was located between the present-day railway stations of Caseros and Palomar , the area is now occupied by the `` Colegio Militar de la Nación '' ( National Military College ) , a military academy . The whole battle lasted about three hours , after which Rosas was wounded in a hand and fled ; he wrote a resignation , and a few hours later he boarded the British frigate HMS `` Centaur '' towards exile in Southampton . Aftermath . Urquiza 's triumph terminated the 20-year term of Rosas as Governor of Buenos Aires and de facto ruler of Argentina . Within a few days , Urquiza 's troops entered the city of Buenos Aires without further resistance . However , he revealed himself to be a ruthless conqueror : Chilavert , along with all surviving soldiers from `` Regimiento Aquino '' were executed without a trial . The President of the Superior Tribunal , Vicente López y Planes , was appointed interim governor .
Sierra de la Demanda ( comarca ) . Sierra de la Demanda is a `` comarca '' located south-east of the province of Burgos in the autonomous community of Castile and León , Spain . It is bounded on the north-east by the Montes de Oca comarca , north-west by the Alfoz de Burgos , south-east by the province of Soria , south-west by the Ribera del Duero comarca , on the east by the province of La Rioja and west by the Arlanza `` comarca '' . It is named after the mountain sub-range of Sierra de la Demanda , the northwesternmost end of the Sistema Ibérico . Administrative entities . The `` comarca '' capital and biggest town is Salas de los Infantes . Municipalities . There are 39 municipalities . In parentheses is the number of minor local entities within each municipality .
Prijedor Urije Airport . Prijedor Urije Airport is a public use airport located near Prijedor , Bosnia and Herzegovina .
Tibet under Qing rule . Tibet under Qing rule refers to the Qing dynasty 's rule over Tibet from 1720 to 1912 . During the Qing rule of Tibet , the region was controlled by the Qing dynasty established by the Manchus in China . In the history of Tibet , Qing administrative rule was established after a Qing army defeated the Dzungars who occupied Tibet in 1720 , and lasted until the fall of the Qing dynasty in 1912 , although the region retained a degree of political autonomy under the Dalai Lamas . The Qing emperors appointed imperial residents known as the Ambans to Tibet , who commanded over 2,000 troops stationed in Lhasa and reported to the Lifan Yuan , a Qing government body that oversaw the empire 's frontier regions . The protectorate that China had established over Tibet in the 18th century remained into the 20th century , but by the late 19th century Chinese hegemony over Tibet remained in theory but in actuality was a dead letter given the weight of China 's domestic and foreign-relations burdens . However , the Chinese began to take steps to reassert their authority shortly after the British expedition to Tibet . Background . Güshi Khan of the Khoshut in 1641 overthrew the prince of Tsang and made the 5th Dalai Lama the highest spiritual and political authority in Tibet , establishing the regime known as Ganden Phodrang . The time of the 5th Dalai Lama was also a period of rich cultural development . With Güshi Khan who founded the Khoshut Khanate as a largely uninvolved overlord , the 5th Dalai Lama conducted foreign policy independently of the Qing , on the basis of his spiritual authority amongst the Mongolians . He acted as a mediator between Mongol tribes , and between the Mongols and the Qing Kangxi Emperor . The Dalai Lama would assign territories to Mongol tribes , and these decisions were routinely confirmed by the Emperor . In 1674 , the Emperor asked the Dalai Lama to send Mongolian troops to help suppress a rebellion in Yunnan . The Dalai Lama agreed to do so , but also advised Kangxi to resolve the conflict in Yunnan by allotting fiefs instead of military action . This was apparently a turning point for the Emperor , who began to take action to deal with the Mongols directly , rather than through the Dalai Lama . The 5th Dalai Lama died in 1682 . His regent , Desi Sangye Gyatso , concealed the death and continued to act in his name . In 1688 , Galdan Boshugtu Khan of the Khoshut defeated the Khalkha Mongols and went on to battle Qing forces . This contributed to the loss of Tibet 's role as mediator between the Mongols and the Emperor . Several Khalkha tribes formally submitted directly to Kangxi . Galdan retreated to Dzungaria . When Sangye Gyatso complained to Kangxi that he could not control the Mongols of Kokonor in 1693 , Kangxi annexed Kokonor , giving it the name it bears today , Qinghai . He also annexed Tachienlu in eastern Kham at this time . When Kangxi finally destroyed Galdan in 1696 , a Qing ruse involving the name of the Dalai Lama was involved ; Galdan blamed the Dalai Lama ( still not aware of his death fourteen years earlier ) for his ruin . About this time , some Dzungars informed the Kangxi Emperor that the 5th Dalai Lama had long since died . He sent envoys to Lhasa to inquire . This prompted Sangye Gyatso to make Tsangyang Gyatso the 6th Dalai Lama public . He was enthroned in 1697 . Tsangyang Gyatso enjoyed a lifestyle that included drinking , the company of women , and writing love songs . In 1702 , he refused to take the vows of a Buddhist monk . The regent , under pressure from the Emperor and Lhazang Khan of the Khoshut , resigned in 1703 . In 1705 , Lhazang Khan used the sixth Dalai Lama 's escapades as excuse to take control of Lhasa . The regent Sanggye Gyatso , who had allied himself with the Dzungar Khanate , was murdered , and the Dalai Lama was sent to Beijing . He died on the way , near Kokonor , ostensibly from illness but leaving lingering suspicions of foul play . Lhazang Khan appointed a new Dalai Lama who , however , was not accepted by the Gelugpa school . Kelzang Gyatso was discovered near Kokonor and became a rival candidate . Three Gelug abbots of the Lhasa area appealed to the Dzungar Khanate , which invaded Tibet in 1717 , deposed Lhazang Khan 's pretender to the position of Dalai Lama , and killed Lhazang Khan and his entire family . The Dzungars proceeded to loot , rape and kill throughout Lhasa and its environs . They also destroyed a small force in the Battle of the Salween River which the Emperor had sent to clear traditional trade routes . Chinese expedition of 1720 . In response to the Dzungar occupation of Tibet , a Chinese expedition sent by the Kangxi Emperor , together with Tibetan forces under Polhanas ( also spelled Polhaney ) of Tsang and Kangchennas ( also spelled Gangchenney ) , the governor of Western Tibet , expelled the Dzungars from Tibet in 1720 . They brought Kelzang Gyatso with them from Kumbum to Lhasa and he was installed as the seventh Dalai Lama . A Chinese protectorate over Tibet ( described by Stein as `` sufficiently mild and flexible to be accepted by the Tibetan government '' ) was established at this time , with a garrison at Lhasa , and Kham was annexed to Sichuan . In 1721 , the Qing established a government in Lhasa consisting of a council ( the `` Kashag '' ) of three Tibetan ministers , headed by Kangchennas . A Khalkha prince was made `` amban '' , or official representative in Tibet of the Qing . Another Khalkha directed the military . The Dalai Lama 's role at this time was purely symbolic , but still highly influential because of the Mongols ' religious beliefs . The Qing came as patrons of the Khoshut , liberators of Tibet from the Dzungar , and supporters of Kelzang Gyatso , but when they replaced the Khoshut as rulers of Kokonor and Tibet , they earned the resentment of the Khoshut and also the Tibetans of Kokonor . Lobsang Danjin , a grandson of Güshi Khan , led a rebellion in 1723 . 200,000 Tibetans and Mongols attacked Xining . Central Tibet did not support the rebellion . In fact , Polhanas blocked the rebels ' retreat from Qing retaliation . The rebellion was brutally suppressed . At multiple places such as Lhasa , Batang , Dartsendo , Lhari , Chamdo , and Litang , Green Standard troops were garrisoned throughout the Dzungar war . Green Standard Army troops and Manchu Bannermen were both part of the Qing force who fought in Tibet in the war against the Dzungars . It was said that the Sichuan commander Yue Zhongqi ( a descendant of Yue Fei ) entered Lhasa first when the 2,000 Green Standard soldiers and 1,000 Manchu soldiers of the `` Sichuan route '' seized Lhasa . According to Mark C. Elliott , after 1728 the Qing used Green Standard Army troops to man the garrison in Lhasa rather than Bannermen . According to Evelyn S. Rawski both Green Standard Army and Bannermen made up the Qing garrison in Tibet . According to Sabine Dabringhaus , Green Standard Chinese soldiers numbering more than 1,300 were stationed by the Qing in Tibet to support the 3,000 strong Tibetan army . Early rule . The Kangxi Emperor was succeeded by the Yongzheng Emperor in 1722 . In 1725 , amidst a series of Qing transitions reducing Qing forces in Tibet and consolidating control of Amdo and Kham , Kangchennas received the title of Prime Minister . The Emperor ordered the conversion of all Nyingma to Gelug . This persecution created a rift between Polhanas , who had been a Nyingma monk , and Kangchennas . Both of these officials , who represented Qing interests , were opposed by the Lhasa nobility , who had been allied with the Dzungars and were anti-Qing . They killed Kangchennas and took control of Lhasa in 1727 , and Polhanas fled to his native Ngari . Polhanas gathered an army and retook Lhasa in July 1728 against opposition from the Lhasa nobility and their allies . Qing troops arrived in Lhasa in September , and punished the anti-Qing faction by executing entire families , including women and children . The Dalai Lama was sent to Lithang Monastery in Kham . The Panchen Lama was brought to Lhasa and was given temporal authority over Tsang and Ngari , creating a territorial division between the two high lamas that was to be a long lasting feature of Chinese policy toward Tibet . Two `` ambans '' were established in Lhasa , with increased numbers of Qing troops . Over the 1730s , Qing troops were again reduced , and Polhanas gained more power and authority . The Dalai Lama returned to Lhasa in 1735 , temporal power remained with Polhanas . The Qing found Polhanas to be a loyal agent and an effective ruler over a stable Tibet , so he remained dominant until his death in 1747 . The Qing had made the region of Amdo and Kham into the province of Qinghai in 1724 , and incorporated eastern Kham into neighbouring Chinese provinces in 1728 . The Qing government sent a resident commissioner ( `` amban '' ) to Lhasa . A stone monument regarding the boundary between Tibet and neighbouring Chinese provinces , agreed upon by Lhasa and Beijing in 1726 , was placed atop a mountain near Bathang , and survived at least into the 19th century . This boundary , which was used until 1910 , ran between the headwaters of the Mekong and Yangtse rivers . Territory east of the boundary was governed by Tibetan chiefs who were answerable to China . Polhanas ' son Gyurme Namgyal took over upon his father 's death in 1747 . The `` ambans '' became convinced that he was going to lead a rebellion , so they killed him . News of the incident leaked out and a riot broke out in the city , the mob avenged the regent 's death by killing the `` ambans '' . The Dalai Lama stepped in and restored order in Lhasa . The Qianlong Emperor ( Yongzheng 's successor ) sent a force of 800 , which executed Gyurme Namgyal 's family and seven members of the group that killed the `` ambans '' . The Emperor re-organized the Tibetan government again , nominally restoring temporal power to the Dalai Lama , but in fact consolidating power in the hands of the ( new ) `` ambans '' . The number of soldiers in Tibet was kept at about 2,000 . The defensive duties were partly helped out by a local force which was reorganized by the resident commissioner , and the Tibetan government continued to manage day-to-day affairs as before . The Emperor reorganized the `` Kashag '' to have four Kalöns in it . He also drew on Buddhism to bolster support among the Tibetans . Six thangkas remain portraying the emperor as Manjuśrī and Tibetan records of the time refer to him by that name . The 7th Dalai Lama died in 1757 , and the 8th , Jamphel Gyatso , was born the following year , and was identified and brought to Lhasa in 1762 . Gorkha invasions . In 1779 , the third Panchen Lama , a cosmopolitan priest fluent also in Hindi and Persian and well disposed to both Catholic missionaries in Tibet and British East India Company agents in India , was invited to Peking for the celebrations of the Emperor 's 70th birthday . In the final stages of his visit , after instructing the Emperor , he contracted smallpox and died in Beijing . The following year , the 8th Dalai Lama assumed political power in Tibet . Problematic relations with Nepal led to Gorkha invasions of Tibet , sent by Bahadur Shah , the Regent of Nepal , in 1788 and again in 1791 , when Shigatse was occupied and the great Tashilhunpo Monastery , the then seat of the Panchen Lamas , sacked and destroyed . During the first incursion , the Manchu `` amban '' in Lhasa spirited away to safety both the Dalai Lama and the Panchen Lama , but otherwise made no attempt to defend the country , though urgent dispatches to Beijing warned that alien powers had designs on the region , and threatened Manchu interests . A Qing army found that the Nepalese forces had melted away , and no suppression was necessary . After a renewed incursion in 1791 , another army of Manchu and Mongols forces supplemented by strong contingents of Tibetan soldiers ( 10,000 of 13,000 ) supplied by local chieftains , repelled this second invasion and pursued the Gorkhas to the Kathmandu Valley . Nepal conceded defeat and returned all the treasure they had plundered . The Qianlong emperor was disappointed with the results of his 1751 decree and the performance of the `` ambans '' . A sweeping reform contained in the Twenty-Nine Article Imperial Ordinance of 1793 , not only enhanced their status , but ordered them to control border inspections , and serve as conduits through which the Dalai Lama and his cabinet were to communicate . The same Ordinance instituted the Golden Urn system . Tibet was clearly subordinate to the Qing by the end of the 18th century . But with the arrival of the 19th century , especially with the weakening of the Qing dynasty itself in the later half of the 19th century , Qing authority over Tibet gradually weakened to the point of being minuscule , or merely symbolic . Chinese historians argue that the `` ambans presence was an expression of Chinese sovereignty , while those favouring Tibetan independence claims tend to equate the `` ambans '' with ambassadors . The relationship between Tibet and ( Qing ) China was that of patron and priest and was not based on the subordination of one to the other , according to the 13th Dalai Lama . ( The 13th Dalai Lama was deposed in 1904 , reinstated in 1908 and deposed again in 1910 by the Qing government , but these pronouncements were not taken seriously in Lhasa . ) However , in the 1860s the Tibetans still chose for reasons of their own to emphasize the Qing Empire 's symbolic authority and make it seem substantial . The Golden Urn . The defeat of the 1791 Nepalese invasion increased the Qing 's control over Tibet . From that moment , all important matters were to be submitted to the `` ambans '' . In 1792 , the emperor issued a 29-point decree which appeared to tighten Qing control over Tibet . It strengthened the powers of the `` ambans '' . The `` ambans '' were elevated above the Kashag and the regents in responsibility for Tibetan political affairs . The Dalai and Panchen Lamas were no longer allowed to petition the Chinese Emperor directly but could only do so through the `` ambans '' . The `` ambans '' took control of Tibetan frontier defense and foreign affairs . Tibetan authorities ' foreign correspondence , even with the Mongols of Kokonor ( present-day Qinghai ) , had to be approved by the `` ambans '' . The `` ambans '' were put in command of the Qing garrison and the Tibetan army ( whose strength was set at 3000 men ) . Trade was also restricted and travel could be undertaken only with documents issued by the `` ambans '' . The `` ambans '' were to review all judicial decisions . The Tibetan currency , which had been the source of trouble with Nepal , was also taken under Beijing 's supervision . However , according to Warren Smith , these directives were either never fully implemented , or quickly discarded , as the Qing were more interested in a symbolic gesture of authority than actual sovereignty ; the relationship between Qing and Tibet was one between states , or between an empire and a semi-autonomous state . The Cambridge History of China states that Tibet and Xinjiang were territories of the Qing dynasty since the 18th century . It also outlined a new method to select both the Dalai and Panchen Lama by means of a lottery administered by the `` ambans '' in Lhasa . The purpose was to have the Mongol grand-lama Qubilγan found in Tibet rather than from the descendents of the Činggisid aristocracy . In this lottery the names of the competing candidates were written on folded slips of paper which were placed in a golden urn ( Mongol `` altan bumba '' ; Tibetan `` gser bum '' : Chinese `` jīnpíng '' : 金瓶 ) . The emperor also wanted to play this part in choosing reincarnations because the Gelugpa School of the Dalai Lamas was the official religion of his court . Despite this attempt to meddle in Tibetan affairs , generally the emperor 's urn was politely ignored , except when , in the mid-19th century , Qing support was needed against foreign and Nepalese encroachment . The selection was made by the appropriate Tibetan officials using the previous incarnation 's entourage , or `` labrang '' , with the selection being approved after the fact by the emperor . In such cases the emperor would also issue an order waiving the use of the urn . The tenth Dalai Lama was actually selected by traditional Tibetan methods , but in response to the `` amban 's '' insistence , the regent publicly announced that the urn had been used . The eleventh Dalai Lama was selected by the golden urn method . The twelfth Dalai Lama was selected by the Tibetan method but was confirmed by means of the lottery . Nepal was a tributary state to China from 1788 to 1908 . In the Treaty of Thapathali signed in 1856 that concluded the Nepalese-Tibetan War , Tibet and Nepal agreed to `` regard the Chinese Emperor as heretofore with respect . '' Michael van Walt van Praag , legal advisor to the 14th Dalai Lama , claims that 1856 treaty provided for a Nepalese mission , namely `` Vakil '' , in Lhasa which later allowed Nepal to claim a diplomatic relationship with Tibet in its application for United Nations membership in 1949 . However , the status of Nepalese mission as `` diplomatic '' is disputed and the Nepalese `` Vakils '' stayed in Tibet until the 1960s when Tibet had been part of PRC for a decade . In 1841 , the Hindu Dogra dynasty attempted to establish their authority on Ü-Tsang but where defeated in the Sino-Sikh War ( 1841–1842 ) . In the mid 19th century , arriving with an Amban , a community of Chinese troops from Sichuan who married Tibetan women settled down in the Lubu neighborhood of Lhasa , where their descendants established a community and assimilated into Tibetan culture . Hebalin was the location of where Chinese Muslim troops and their offspring lived , while Lubu was the place where Han Chinese troops and their offspring lived . British expedition to Tibet ( 1903–1904 ) . The authorities in British India renewed their interest in Tibet in the late 19th century , and a number of Indians entered the region , first as explorers and then as traders . Treaties regarding Tibet were concluded between Britain and China in 1886 , 1890 , and 1893 , but the Tibetan government refused to recognize their legitimacy and continued to bar British envoys from its territory . During `` The Great Game '' , a period of rivalry between Russia and Britain , the British desired a representative in Lhasa to monitor and offset Russian influence . At the beginning of the 20th century the British and Russian Empires were competing for supremacy in Central Asia . Under the pretext to forestall the Russians , in 1904 , a British expedition led by Colonel Francis Younghusband was sent to Lhasa to force a trading agreement and to prevent Tibetans from establishing a relationship with the Russians . In response , the Chinese foreign ministry asserted that China was sovereign over Tibet , the first clear statement of such a claim . Before the British troops arrived in Lhasa , the 13th Dalai Lama fled to Outer Mongolia , and then went to Beijing in 1908 . A treaty in 1904 known as the Treaty of Lhasa was imposed which required Tibet to open its border with British India , to allow British and Indian traders to travel freely , not to impose customs duties on trade with India , a demand from the British that Lhasa had to pay 2.5 million rupees as indemnity and not to enter into relations with any foreign power without British approval . The Anglo-Tibetan treaty was followed by a Sino-British treaty in 1906 by which the `` Government of Great Britain engages not to annex Tibetan territory or to interfere in the administration of Tibet . The Government of China also undertakes not to permit any other foreign State to interfere with the territory or internal administration of Tibet . '' Moreover , Beijing agreed to pay London 2.5 million rupees which Lhasa was forced to agree upon in the Anglo-Tibetan treaty of 1904 . In 1907 , Britain and Russia agreed that in `` conformity with the admitted principle of the suzerainty of China over Tibet '' both nations `` engage not to enter into negotiations with Tibet except through the intermediary of the Chinese Government . '' Qing control reasserted . The Qing dynasty put Amdo under their rule in 1724 , and incorporated eastern Kham into neighbouring Chinese provinces in 1728 . The Qing government ruled these areas indirectly through the Tibetan noblemen . Tibetans claimed that Tibetan control of the Batang region of Kham in eastern Tibet appears to have continued uncontested from the time of an agreement made in 1726 until soon after the British invasion , which alarmed the Qing rulers in China . They sent the imperial official Fengquan ( 凤全 ) to the region to begin reasserting Qing control , but the locals revolted and killed him and two French Catholic priests and burned the church . The British invasion was one of the triggers for the 1905 Tibetan Rebellion at Batang monastery , when anti-foreign Tibetan lamas massacred French missionaries , Manchu and Han Qing officials , and Christian converts before the Qing crushed the revolt . The Qing government in Beijing then appointed Zhao Erfeng , the Governor of Xining , `` Army Commander of Tibet '' to reintegrate Tibet into China . He was sent in 1905 ( though other sources say this occurred in 1908 ) on a punitive expedition . His troops destroyed a number of monasteries in Kham and Amdo , and a process of sinification of the region was begun . The Dalai Lama 's title 's was restored in November 1908 . He was about to return to Lhasa from Amdo in the summer of 1909 when the Chinese decided to send military forces to Lhasa to control him . With their 1910 expedition to Tibet the Dalai Lama once again fled , this time to India , and was once again deposed by the Chinese . The situation was soon to change , however , as , after the fall of the Qing dynasty in October 1911 , Zhao 's soldiers mutinied and beheaded him . All remaining Qing forces left Tibet after the Xinhai Lhasa turmoil . `` Currently , Tibet is in the cramp-like hands of China´s government . The Chinese realize that if they leave Tibet for the Europeans , it will end its isolation in the East . That is why the Chinese prevent those who wish to enter Tibet . The Dalai Lama is currently also in the hands of the Chinese Government '' ... '' Mongols are fanatics . They adore the Dalai Lama and obey him blindly . If he tomorrow orders them go to war against the Chinese , if he urges them to a bloody revolution , they will all like one man follow him as their ruler . China 's government , which fears the Mongols , hooks on to the Dalai Lama. '' ... `` There is calm in Tibet . No ferment of any kind is perceptible '' ( translated from Swedish ) .
Duisburg-Wedau–Bottrop Süd railway . The Duisburg-Wedau–Bottrop Süd railway is a railway used only for freight in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia . It runs from the former Duisburg-Wedau freight yard as well as from the Duisburg-Hochfeld Süd freight yard via Oberhausen West freight yard to Bottrop Süd freight yard . The railway connects these and many other important lines in Duisburg , Oberhausen and Bottrop . In particular , it provides a connection to the Duisburg and Ruhrort river ports . Strictly speaking , the four-track railway on the eastern outskirts of Duisburg is used by a total of three different routes from the Lotharstraße overpass in Duisburg-Neudorf to the overpass over Obermeidericher Straße in Duisburg-Obermeiderich , running largely parallel with Autobahn 3 . At Walzwerk junction ( northeast of Oberhausen and Oberhausen West freight yard ) the line infrastructure ( VzG ) numbers change . All six VzG routes are now classified as main lines , have two tracks and are electrified . History . After the Prussian state railways had taken over all the major private railway companies in the 1880s , the various rail networks had to be integrated effectively . Although networks of the Cologne-Minden Railway Company ( CME ) , the Bergisch-Märkische Railway Company ( BME ) and the Rhenish Railway Company ( RhE ) were quite connected , at times the lines were separated and elsewhere they ran parallel . After the nationalisation , many lines had repeated connections but could not be operated optimally . The RhE ’ s Troisdorf–Mülheim-Speldorf railway ran parallel to the Cologne–Duisburg railway built by the CME and connected with Duisburg station ( now called `` Duisburg Hauptbahnhof '' ) before its nationalisation . From there , the RhE ’ s Duisburg–Quakenbrück railway ran towards Oberhausen again roughly parallel to the Duisburg–Dortmund railway ( and the Wanne-Eickel–Hamburg railway ) of the CME . Since both lines of the RhE had never had great importance for passenger services , these are now used mainly for freight and the Oberhausen West passenger station ( formerly `` Oberhausen RhE '' station ) was closed before 1897 , with passenger services being transferred to the CME lines . A freight yard was built in place of the former Rhenish station , which had several ladder crossovers and more than seventy shunting and sorting tracks . On 1 June 1891 , a new connection was created to the Oberhausen-Osterfeld Süd freight yard on the Duisburg-Ruhrort–Dortmund railway ( formerly CME ) . Then , on 1 October 1901 , a completely new , two-track line was taken into operation on the eastern outskirts of Duisburg , running directly from Duisburg-Wedau freight yard to Düssern junction ( now Sigle junction ) to avoid through freight trains going through Duisburg station . Ten years later , the bypass line was extended parallel to the existing line to Oberhausen West as a double-track line , at the same time an additional double-track line was opened from Duisburg-Hochfeld Süd freight yard to Düssern junction on 17 September 1911 . Thus , the line between Lotharstraße junction and Walzwerk junction now had four tracks . Current situation . Electrification of the lines was completed on 27 May 1962 . Oberhausen West freight yard today consists of a receiving yard lying to the east , a marshalling yard , and departure yard and a connecting yard with the tracks of the private railway , Eisenbahn und Häfen GmbH ( DK ) . The `` Oro '' and `` Orm ( Fdl ) '' signal boxes control the receiving yard , `` Orm '' and `` Stw 2 '' boxes control the marshalling yard , `` Orm '' and `` Orw '' boxes control the departure yard , `` Orm '' and `` DK '' boxes control the DK area . The `` R1 '' signal box controls the hump . Signal box 1 at the west of the station controls scheduled train services towards the port of Duisburg-Ruhrort , Duisburg-Meiderich , Duisburg-Ruhrtal and `` Stw 2 '' and `` Orw '' signal boxes at Oberhausen West . From 1998 to 2006 the `` Oberhausen node '' was completely transformed . The four-track entry and exit from Oberhausen West Oro signal box to Walzwerk junction was reduced to two tracks and connected to the Oberhausen–Arnhem railway ( Holland line ) . The link to Oberhausen Hbf Obo was reduced to a single track . The Mathilde–Oberhausen West Oro–Oberhausen Hbf curve was removed and attached by a single track to the Holland line . In the opposite direction the connection to Oberhausen West from the Holland line to Oberhausen West freight yard became a tangent at Oro junction . Trains from Ruhrtal junction from the port of Duisburg-Ruhrort and Duisburg-Beeck go towards Oberhausen Hbf Obo and then reach Oberhausen West from the east ; in the opposite direction the tracks are still connected directly at Mathilde junction . At the end of the 1990s , a link was built from Ruhrtal junction to Duisburg-Ruhrort port freight yard , the `` south curve '' , which allows direct access to the port freight yard from the south . Trains no longer have to reverse at Oberhausen West . A new single-track bridge was built over the Rhine-Herne Canal for this connection . The line speed is generally 80 km/h , but in places it is 70 km/h , 60 km/h or 40 km/h . In December 2006 , the Duisburg electronic signalling centre at Duisburg Wedau was put into operation . Two local dispatchers control operations on the Tiefenbroich–Duisburg-Wedau and the Duisburg-Mannesmann–Mülheim ( Ruhr ) -Speldorf sections . In the summer of 2008 , the Mathilde signal box took over control of the departure yard from Duirburg-Ruhrort port station . All other DB signal boxes there are now closed and replaced by electrically operated points . A signal box at Duirburg port remains in operation . Remodeling of the tracks around Oberhausen West yard is continuing and will take years to complete .
List of Big Bash League centuries . In cricket , a batsman reaches a century when he or she scores 100 or more runs in a single innings . A century is regarded as a landmark score for a batsman , and his number of centuries is generally recorded in his career statistics . The Big Bash League ( BBL ) is a professional league for Twenty20 cricket in Australia , which has been held annually since its first edition in 2011–12 . In the seven seasons played including the ongoing one , 18 centuries have been scored . Batsmen from seven of the eight franchises have scored centuries ; the only franchises that have not had a player score a century for them are Sydney Sixers . The first century in BBL was scored in the second match on 17 December 2011 at Melbourne Cricket Ground , Melbourne made by David Warner for Sydney Thunder against the Melbourne Stars . Of the 18 centuries , only three have been scored by overseas batsmen , i.e . non-Australians ( two by Luke Wright and one by Chris Gayle ) , while 16 of those have been scored by Australian batsmen . Craig Simmons , Usman Khawaja and Luke Wright are the only batsmen to score two centuries in the league 's history . As of 2018 , the highest BBL century was scored by D'Arcy Short ( 122* , off 69 balls ) for the Hobart Hurricanes . Jake Weatherald became the first player to score a century in the 2018 BBL final against the Hobart Hurricanes . The below list includes all BBL centuries organised in a chronological order . Teams are initially listed in alphabetical order .
Glaucoma surgery . Glaucoma is a group of diseases affecting the optic nerve that results in vision loss and is frequently characterized by raised intraocular pressure ( IOP ) . There are many glaucoma surgeries , and variations or combinations of those surgeries , that facilitate the escape of excess aqueous humor from the eye to lower intraocular pressure , and a few that lower IOP by decreasing the production of aqueous . Laser trabeculoplasty . A trabeculoplasty is a modification of the trabecular meshwork . Laser trabeculoplasty ( LTP ) is the application of a laser beam to burn areas of the trabecular meshwork , located near the base of the iris , to increase fluid outflow . LTP is used in the treatment of various open-angle glaucomas . The two types of laser trabeculoplasty are argon laser trabeculoplasty ( ALT ) and selective laser trabeculoplasty ( SLT ) . As its name suggests , argon laser trabeculoplasty uses an argon laser to create tiny burns on the trabecular meshwork . Selective laser trabeculoplasty is newer technology that uses a to target specific cells within the trabecular meshwork and create less thermal damage than ALT . SLT shows promise as a long term treatment . In SLT a laser is used to selectively target the melanocytes in the trabecular meshwork . Though the mechanism by which SLT functions is not well understood , it has been shown in trials to be as effective as the older Argon Laser Trabeculoplasty . However , because SLT is performed using a much lower power laser , it does not appear to affect the structure of the trabecular meshwork ( based on electron microscopy ) to the same extent , so retreatment may be possible if the effects from the original treatment should begin wear off , although this has not been proven in clinical studies . ALT is repeatable to some extent with measurable results possible . Iridotomy . An iridotomy involves making puncture-like openings through the iris without the removal of iris tissue . Performed either with standard surgical instruments or a laser , it is typically used to decrease intraocular pressure in patients with angle-closure glaucoma . A laser peripheral iridotomy ( LPI ) is the application of a laser beam to selectively burn a hole through the iris near its base . LPI may be performed with either an argon laser or Nd : YAG laser . Iridectomy . An iridectomy , also known as a corectomy or surgical iridectomy , involves the removal of a portion of iris tissue . A basal iridectomy is the removal of iris tissue from the far periphery , near the iris root ; a peripheral iridectomy is the removal of iris tissue at the periphery ; and a sector iridectomy is the removal of a wedge-shaped section of iris that extends from the pupil margin to the iris root , leaving a keyhole-shaped pupil . Filtering procedures : penetrating vs. non-penetrating . Filtering surgeries are the mainstay of surgical treatment to control intraocular pressure . An anterior sclerotomy or sclerostomy is used to gain access to the inner layers of the eye in order to create a drainage channel from the anterior chamber to the external surface of the eye under the conjunctiva , allowing aqueous to seep into a bleb from which it is slowly absorbed . Filtering procedures are typically divided into either penetrating or non-penetrating types depending upon whether an intraoperative entry into the anterior chamber occurs . Penetrating filtering surgeries are further subdivided into guarded filtering procedures , also known as protected , subscleral , or partial thickness filtering procedures ( in which the surgeon sutures a scleral flap over the sclerostomy site ) , and full thickness procedures . Trabeculectomy is a guarded filtering procedure that removes of part of the trabecular meshwork . Full thickness procedures include sclerectomy , posterior lip sclerectomy ( in which the surgeon completely excises the sclera on the area of the sclerostomy ) , trephination , thermal sclerostomy ( Scheie procedure ) , iridenclesis , and sclerostomy ( including conventional sclerostomy and enzymatic sclerostomy ) . Non-penetrating filtering surgeries do not penetrate or enter the eye 's anterior chamber . There are two types of non-penetrating surgeries : Bleb-forming and viscocanalostomy . Bleb forming procedures include ab externo trabeculectomy and deep sclerectomy . Ab externo trabeculectomy ( AET ) involves cutting from outside the eye inward to reach Schlemm 's canal , the trabecular meshwork , and the anterior chamber . Also known as non-penetrating trabeculectomy ( NPT ) , it is an ab externo ( from the outside ) , major ocular procedure in which Schlemm 's canal is surgically exposed by making a large and very deep scleral flap . The inner wall of Schlemm 's canal is stripped off after surgically exposing the canal . Deep sclerectomy , also known as nonpenetrating deep sclerectomy ( PDS ) or nonpenetrating trabeculectomy is a filtering surgery where the internal wall of Schlemm 's canal is excised , allowing subconjunctival filtration without actually entering the anterior chamber ; in order to prevent wound adhesion after deep scleral excision and maintain good filtering results , it is sometimes performed with a variety of biocompatible spacers or devices , such as the Aquaflow collagen wick , ologen Collagen Matrix , or Xenoplast glaucoma implant . Viscocanalostomy is also an ab externo , major ocular procedure in which Schlemm 's canal is surgically exposed by making a large and very deep scleral flap . In the VC procedure , Schlemm 's canal is cannulated and viscoelastic substance injected ( which dilates Schlemm 's canal and the aqueous collector channels ) . Where wound modulation is needed to prevent closure of surgically created drainage channels , adjuvants such as the ologen collagen matrix implants may be used to facilitate healthy tissue regeneration . Scar formation at the site of excision or operation may block aqueous humor circulation , while healthy tissue regeneration will keep newly created drainage channels functional . Other surgical procedures . Goniotomy and trabeculotomy are similar simple and directed techniques of microsurgical dissection with mechanical disruption of the trabecular meshwork . Goniotomy procedures include surgical goniotomy and laser goniotomy . A surgical goniotomy involves cutting the fibers of the trabecular meshwork to allow aqueous fluid to flow more freely from the eye . Laser goniotomy is also known as goniophotoablation and laser trabecular ablation . In many patients suffering from congenital glaucoma , the cornea is not clear enough to visualize the anterior chamber angle . Although an endoscopic goniotomy , which employs an endoscope to view the anterior chamber angle , may be performed , a trabeculotomy which accesses the angle from the exterior surface of the eye , thereby eliminating the need for a clear cornea , is usually preferred in these instances . A specially designed probe is used to tear through the trabecular meshwork to open it and allow fluid flow . Tube-shunt surgery or drainage implant surgery involves the placement of a tube or glaucoma valves to facilitate aqueous outflow from the anterior chamber . Trabeculopuncture uses a Q switched Nd : YAG laser to punch small holes in the trabecular meshwork . Goniocurretage is an `` ab interno '' ( from the inside ) procedure that used an instrument `` to scrape pathologically altered trabecular meshwork off the scleral sulcus '' . A surgical cyclodialysis is a rarely used procedure that aims to separate the ciliary body from the sclera to form a communication between the suprachoroidal space and the anterior chamber . A cyclogoniotomy is a surgical procedure for producing a cyclodialysis , in which the ciliary body is cut from its attachment at the scleral spur under gonioscopic control . A ciliarotomy is a surgical division of the ciliary zone in the treatment of glaucoma . Canaloplasty . Canaloplasty is a nonpenetrating procedure utilizing microcatheter technology . To perform a canaloplasty , an incision is made into the eye to gain access to Schlemm 's canal in a similar fashion to a viscocanalostomy . A microcatheter will circumnavigate the canal around the iris , enlarging the main drainage channel and its smaller collector channels through the injection of a sterile , gel-like material called viscoelastic . The catheter is then removed and a suture is placed within the canal and tightened . By opening the canal , the pressure inside the eye can then be relieved . Canaloplasty has two main advantages of over more traditional glaucoma surgeries . The first of these advantages is an improved safety profile over trabeculectomy . As canaloplasty does not require the creation of a bleb , significant long-term risks such as infection and hypotony ( extremely low eye pressure ) are avoided . The second main advantage is that when combined with cataract surgery , the IOP is reduced even further than when done alone . Long term ( three year ) results have been published both in the US and Europe demonstrating a significant and sustained reduction in both eye pressure and the number of glaucoma medications required for glaucoma control . Procedures that decrease production of aqueous humor . Certain cells within the eye 's ciliary body produce aqueous humor . A ciliary destructive or cyclodestructive procedure is one that aims to destroy those cells in order to reduce intraocular pressure . Cyclocryotherapy , or cyclocryopexy , uses a freezing probe . Cyclophotocoagulation , also known as transscleral cyclophotocoagulation , ciliary body ablation , cyclophotoablation , and cyclophototherapy , uses a laser . Cyclodiathermy uses heat generated from a high frequency alternating electric current passed through the tissue , while cycloelectrolysis uses the chemical action caused by a direct current .
Evan Di Unna Pethan . `` Evan Di Unna Pethan '' ( ; ) is a song by Indian artist and film composer Yuvan Shankar Raja . A part of the soundtrack album to the 2011 film `` Vaanam '' , it was released as a single track on 28 November 2010 , in order to promote the film . The song predominantly features vocals and lyrics by `` Vaanam '' s lead artist , Silambarasan , while Yuvan Shankar Raja has also penned parts of the English phrases , performing them himself . This song is notable as being the first single track to be released promotionally for a South Indian film . The track , upon release , became highly popular , with the attempt being declared a great success , while drawing notable attention particularly for its lyrics . Following the positive response , the song is being remade as a music video into Hindi , featuring Silambarasan himself . Background . Yuvan Shankar Raja and Silambarasan had worked together several times before in `` Manmadhan '' , `` Vallavan '' and `` Silambattam '' , which all scored very successful results . In order to repeat the success , they agreed to produce a single track to promote and popularise the film . Silambarasan said , `` The minute Yuvan and I sat down to compose for Vaanam , we wanted to ensure that we came up with a track that would stand out and become popular . '' The song was developed in several sessions of jamming , and both kept working on it repeatedly even after the song was ready . Silambarasan explained , `` I did n't want it to be like a regular love song and was determined to make it unique . So , we 've come up with an international level club mix , which I think is a next-generation track . '' Yuvan Shankar Raja commented , `` For the single Simbu wanted something different and it is cool and should work . '' Production . `` Evan Di Unna Pethan '' song has been performed by Silambarasan Rajendar and Yuvan Shankar Raja . Silambarasan has penned the Tamil lyrics while Yuvan Shankar Raja has penned the English phrases , both performing each their lines . This song was recorded at Prasad Studios , by Prabhakar , Sekar and Guru . It was mixed at Pinkstone Studios , Chennai by Kumaraguruparan and was mastered at Metropolis Studios , London by Ian Cooper . Music video . The music video to the song was featured as part of the film . It was the replacement to the song `` Prapancham Naaventa Vasthunte '' in the original film `` Vedam '' . The song was shot simultaneously with the Hindi version for three days in March 2011 in Mumbai . `` A pub set '' was put up in a studio in Mumbai to go with the theme of the song , with 60 dancers from Mumbai in addition to 30 dancers flown in from London , being background dancers , dancing alongside Silambarasan and his pair in the film Jasmin Bhasin . According to Silambarasan , `` the focus of the song was more on style — the lighting and showcasing the pub culture '' . Noted Hindi choreographer Ahmed Khan directed the video . Release . The track was planned to be released as a single track separately ahead of the complete soundtrack album . Sify called this the first time a Tamil audio was releasing with a single track , although this is incorrect ; the first Tamil film to have a single released before the whole album was `` Lesa Lesa '' ( 2002 ) . It was supposed to be released at a grand function to be held in London , United Kingdom , where the entire cast and crew of the film , along with Trisha Krishnan were expected to participate . The event was supposed to take place on 18 October 2010 , but was postponed since members of the team were denied visa by the British Consulate . The track release was eventually held on November 28 , 2010 at the Citi Center in Chennai ; Hansraj Saxena of Sun Pictures and director K. S. Ravikumar released the track , while Premji Amaran , lyricist Na . Muthukumar also took part in the occasion along with Silambarasan , Yuvan Shankar Raja and the director and producer of `` Vaanam '' , Krish and Ganesh , respectively . Response . Top10Cinema in its review gave a positive verdict , citing that `` Simbu 's heartfelt lyrics of romantic blast and Yuvan Shankar Raja 's thundering Techno orchestrations throws high fever of musical feasts amongst the listeners and also grabs the attention of all the listeners . It ’ s sure to be a chartbuster of this year . '' Further claiming that `` the simple and captivating lyrics of this song are sure to win the hearts of youngsters '' , the reviewer states it would become the `` anthem of this season '' for the younger generation , giving a verdict `` Don ’ t wait to hear it . Experience the feel of love . '' According to the same site , the album had created a record with `` good sales right on the first day of release itself . '' Sales executives cited that the single track was `` a chartbuster '' , but was `` highly downloaded in internet '' and that `` the trend of single track releases is something new to Kollywood '' , pointing to the price of the single ( ) , which was considered too high . The new `` strategical promotional concept '' proved to be successful , as the song became widely popular and was declared a hit by trade pundits . The song particularly enjoyed popularity among the younger generation and had reportedly become a `` rage among the youths . '' Composer Yuvan Shankar Raja himself , however , admitted that he was actually expecting both positive as well as negative feedback for the track . Following the positive response , the Mumbai-based audio company Venus Music , who would market the album , expressed interest in a music video of the song in Hindi language . Silambarasan himself was asked to shoot for the music video , which would be premiered on Bollywood music channels . This would also mark Silambarasan 's Bollywood debut . The song titled `` Kaun Hai Baap Tera '' , featuring Silambarasan , is penned by Shabbir Ahmed . Controversy . The song also faced severe opposition for its provocative lyrics by Silambarasan . A women 's rights organisation in Chennai criticised the lyrics and issued a statement to Silambarasan for the lyrics being `` chauvinistic '' that `` demean women '' . Further it was argued that `` music needs to appeal to larger sections than to the ‘ thrill-seeking ’ youth who are often misguided into ‘ cheap thrills ’ because of such songs '' , demanding censorship . However , several prominent people from the film industry came to support stating that there have been more objectionable scenes in films in the past and that there were `` bigger issues in society '' and applying censorship was not `` the ideal way out in democracy . ''
Vishnu Sahay . Vishnu Sahay ( 22 November 1901 – 3 April 1989 ) was a former ICS officer and Cabinet Secretary of India who served as Governor of Assam and Nagaland following his retirement . Early life and education . Sahay was the elder brother of Bhagawan Sahay , also an ICS officer and a former Governor of Kerala and Himachal Pradesh . Vishnu Sahay studied at the SM College , Chandausi and at the Oxford University . He was a member of the 1925 batch of the ICS , passing the exams on 16 October of that year . Somewhat unusually , he was never awarded any of the honours which a civilian of his long service would have normally received . Civil servant . Sahay had a long and distinguished career in the Indian Civil Service . He served as Cane Commissioner of Uttar Pradesh and Sugar Controller for India , and as Secretary of Agriculture to the Government of India in which post , impressed by the Kaira Cooperative , he helped Verghese Kurien of Amul get a scholarship to study dairying in New Zealand . He also served as Secretary for Kashmir Affairs in the Ministry of External Affairs and was Cabinet Secretary of India twice during 1958- 1960 and during 1961- 1962 . Gubernatorial tenure . Sahay was a two time Governor of Assam serving from 12 November 1960 to 13 January 1961 and from 7 September 1962 to 17 April 1968 . As Governor of Assam , Sahay signed the Ceasefire Agreement with the Naga insurgents in 1964 . He was also the first Governor of Nagaland , holding that office from 1 December 1963 – 17 April 1968 .
Technology dynamics . Technology dynamics is broad and relatively new scientific field that has been developed in the framework of the postwar science and technology studies field . It studies the process of technological change . Under the field of Technology Dynamics the process of technological change is explained by taking into account influences from `` internal factors '' as well as from `` external factors '' . Internal factors relate technological change to unsolved technical problems and the established modes of solving technological problems and external factors relate it to various ( changing ) characteristics of the social environment , in which a particular technology is embedded . Overview . For the last three decades , it has been argued that technology development is neither an autonomous process , determined by the `` inherent progress '' of human history , nor a process completely determined by external conditions like the prices of the resources that are needed to operate ( develop ) a technology , as it is theorized in neoclassical economic thinking . In mainstream neoclassical economic thinking , technology is seen as an exogenous factor : at the moment a technology is required , the most appropriate version can be taken down from the shelf based on costs of labor , capital and eventually raw materials . Conversely , modern technology dynamics studies generally advocate that technologies are not `` self-evident '' or market-demanded , but are the upshot of a particular path of technology development and are shaped by social , economic and political factors . in this sense , technology dynamics aims at overcoming distinct `` internal '' and `` external '' points of views by presenting co-evolutionary approach regarding technology development . In general , technology dynamics studies , besides giving a `` thick description '' of technology development , uses constructivist viewpoints emphasizing that technology is the outcome of particular social context . Accordingly , Technology Dynamics emphasizes the significance and possibility of regaining social control of technology , and also provides mechanisms needed to adapt to and steer the development of certain technologies . In that respect , it uses insights from retrospective studies to formulate hypotheses of a prospective nature on technology development of emerging technologies , besides formulating prescriptive policy recommendations . An important feature of relevant theories of technological change therein is that they underline the quasi-evolutionary character of technological change : change based on technological variation and social selection in which technological knowledge , systems and institutions develop in interaction with each other . Processes of 'path dependence ' are crucial in explaining technological change . Following these lines , there have been different approaches and concepts used under the field of technology dynamics .
Old Hansen Planetarium . The Old Hansen Planetarium at 15 South State Street in Salt Lake City , Utah has served many functions throughout its history . Originally built in 1904 as the Salt Lake City Public Library , the building was renovated in 1965 to become the Hansen Planetarium . After the planetarium closed and was replaced by the Clark Planetarium in 2003 , the building was remodeled into the O.C . Tanner Company Headquarters , which opened in 2009 . The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979 . Salt Lake City Public Library . The first public library in Salt Lake City opened in 1898 and was located in the top floor of the Salt Lake City and County Building . After the library quickly outgrew the venue , the city began looking for a location to build a new library . A group of women called the Ladies Literary Society helped out by persuading the mining millionaire John Quackenbos Packard to donate land and money for the new building , which cost $ 100,000 at the time . The new library opened in 1905 with librarian Joanna Sprague , for whom the Sprague branch of the Salt Lake City Public Library system , also listed on the National Register of Historic Places , is now named . The building would continue to serve as the main branch library until October 1964 , when a new library building was constructed at 209 East 500 South . When the building was constructed , it was described as a `` combination of the Doric and Ionian styles of architecture '' , and would later be classified in the Beaux Arts style . It was designed by Hines and LaFarge of New York City , and the local supervising architect was Frederick A. Hale . The library was three stories tall with a two-story entrance pavilion constructed of oolite limestone and of floor space . The roof was slightly flared , and the roofline was broken by a large carved stone gable with a center arched window and four decorated pilasters . The entrance pavilion 's sides were curved around the spiral staircases at both ends of the entrance foyer . The pavilion was divided into three sections by four columns ; each bay contained oak double doors leading to the foyer . After going through the foyer , the main reading room is revealed . In the center of the room stood a librarian 's desk made of steel and topped by golden oak , the same finish of the interior of the entrance foyer . On the upper floor , the main auditorium contained seating for 350 people . Hansen Planetarium . After the new library was constructed in 1964 , Gail Plummer , professor of speech and drama at the University of Utah and chairman of the Salt Lake City Library board , expressed interest in converting the old library into a planetarium . Plummer had several conversations with Mrs. Beatrice M. Hansen , wife of the late George T. Hansen , in which Mrs. Hansen decided to fund the project . In 1965 she donated $ 400,000 to the city to build the planetarium in memory of her deceased husband . After Mrs. Hansen 's death the building was renamed the Mr. and Mrs. George T. Hansen Planetarium , Space Science Library and Museum in honor of the couple . During its operation , the planetarium attracted 20 % of the population of the city and had the highest per capita attendance of any planetarium in the nation . The Hansen Planetarium continued operation until April 2003 , when it outgrew the building and was replaced by the Clark Planetarium in The Gateway . When the Hansen Planetarium occupied the building , the center doors of the entrance pavilion were replaced by a large sheet of glass , and the center part of the steps was replaced with a fountain . A mezzanine was added above the second floor in the entrance pavilion for exhibit in the planetarium . The same firm that did the original millwork for the 1904 building worked on these new additions . The local architect for the additions was Wesley Budd . A large dome was also added onto the rear wall of the building to give the planetarium extra space for its exhibits . O. C. Tanner Company . After four years of lying vacant , the O. C. Tanner Company bought the building in 2007 for $ 1.2 million . Before Tanner came along , two referendums to fund the empty building were rejected , but the jeweling company 's clear plan got the votes it needed . The company spent two years and $ 24 million renovating the building , which opened in September 2009 . The company itself supplied a majority of the funds ( $ 13–15 million ) , and the remainder came from the community . Upon the company 's purchase of the building , O.C . Tanner 's staff decided to try to mimic the original architecture as closely as possible . Because of this , the dome at the rear of the building was removed . Instead of simply demolishing the dome , however , it was systematically dismantled and donated to the Zion 's Gateway to the Stars planetarium in Orderville , Utah . Also , the front staircase was restored to its original condition by removing the fountain in the center , which , coincidentally , was donated by O. C. Tanner himself . Only three of the four walls—the sides and front—were preserved in Tanner 's restoration . Since the back had already been altered by the Hansen Planetarium and there were no original images of that wall from the 1905 building , Curtis Bennett , vice president of the company 's retail operations , was allowed a little freedom with that design . The rear wall now consists of glass and stone , both etched with images of the building 's history . The rear wall contains the largest laser stone-carving project in the world with 18 panels covering and weighing in all . The bottom of the rear wall contains repeated images from the library in 1905 , the top contains images of a galaxy ( signifying the Hansen Planetarium ) , and the middle contains an image of the founder of the company , O.C . Tanner . The image on the glass is a dot-matrix image , but the stone imaging required a new process developed specifically for this building . Inside the building , a new limestone spiral staircase was built with a Flora Cascade chandelier hanging in the center of the spiral . The chandelier was designed by Sharon Marston and includes about 4,000 strands of fiber optics , more than 14,000 interwoven shapes made of white polymer and steel , and about 3,000 golden and amber glass leaves . Weighing and extending from the ceiling , the chandelier stretches nearly the entire height of the building .
Swedish Women 's Educational Association . The Swedish Women 's Educational Association , referred to as SWEA but officially designated SWEA International , Inc. , is a global non-profit organization and a network for Swedish and Swedish-speaking women who reside or have resided outside of Sweden . SWEA is represented in many locations throughout the world and plays a major role in the Swedish State Department 's emergency management plan . SWEA is a politically and religiously independent organization . Organization . SWEA International is the largest non-profit organization promoting Sweden outside of Sweden with the goal of promoting the Swedish language and spreading Swedish culture and tradition . In addition , SWEA International selects a Swedish Woman of the Year annually . Locally , SWEA International 's chapters make donations and present scholarships that total about 2 million Swedish kronor ( US $ 250,000 ) per year . SWEA International provides members with support as they relocate and move between countries , as well as welcoming and supporting members when they return to Sweden . SWEA International has approximately 7,000 women members in approximately 70 local chapters in about 30 countries on five continents . SWEA International 's chairman since 2016 is Christina Hallmert . History . In 1979 , SWEA International was founded in Los Angeles by Agneta Nilsson . Princess Christina Mrs. Magnuson is the association 's honorary president . Swedish Woman of the Year . Since 1989 , SWEA International has selected a Swedish Woman of the Year ( abbreviated ÅSK , for `` Årets Svenska Kvinna '' ) annually . The recipient is announced during SWEA 's annual meeting each spring and is recognized during the annual `` Sweden dinner '' organized each summer by one of the chapters located in Sweden . The recipient must be a Swedish woman who , through her accomplishments , has represented and brought attention to the Sweden of today in the greater world .
Delhi Development Authority . The Delhi Development Authority ( DDA ) was created in 1955 under the provisions of the Delhi Development Act `` to promote and secure the development of Delhi '' . The DDA has responsibilities for housing , infrastructure , and commercial and leisure facilities . Master Plans . The DDA Master Plan was formed in 1962 to ensure an organized and structured development of haphazard growth of Delhi . This included identification of new land that can be developed into and make self-contained colonies by providing ample commercial office and retail complexes as well . The DDA Masterplan was revised in 1982 to formulate the Master Plan 2001 and then re-revised in 2007 to form the . It lays down the basic infrastructure requirements for a city estimated to have a population of 128 lakhs ( 12.8 million ) . Housing . The development of Housing projects by DDA commenced in 1967 with the construction of houses and providing the basic amenities like electricity , water supply , sewage disposal , and other infrastructure facilities . The new projects undertaken instigate with recognition of project sites , public announcement about the new DDA housing schemes ] in various categories through newspapers and other media advertisements , formal acceptance of the applications , a transparent draw system for short-listing of the applicants and finally allotment of the property . Some popular of the past include New Pattern Registration Scheme that offers home registration along with the property purchase , Janta Housing Registration Scheme that offers house registrations for the EWS ( Economically Weaker Section ) category and Ambedkar that allotted Janta , LIG & MIG category flats to the SC/ ST registrants . The Residential land is allotted to individual applicants , the farmers whose land is acquired for development and group housing societies through public auction . Land Development works . The Delhi Development Authority acquires land for development in Delhi . So far , over of land has been acquired with successful development projects on and as residential land . Besides , the construction projects , DDA land development also includes providing a lush green belt and forest area for a clean and healthy environment by developing regional parks , neighborhood parks , district parks , play fields , and sports complexes . Commercial Properties . DDA undertakes construction , development and maintenance of commercial properties like retail shops in local markets , shopping complexes , office complexes , makeshift industrial set ups , hospitals , community halls , clubs , educational institutions , religious segregation centres etc . These properties are disposed through auctions or tenders . Sports Complexes . Delhi Development Authority ( DDA ) aims to provide an entire network of sports facilities through sports complexes , play fields , multi-facility gymnasiums and fitness centres , golf courses etc . DDA provides the basic infrastructure facilities , coaching through the top sports persons in India , providing stipend and kits and other facilities to identify and train budding sports talent in Delhi . Besides this DDA also conducts various talent hunt schemes through its Sports Complexes in Dwarka , Saket , Hari Nagar and other areas , including Yamuna Sports Complex and Siri Fort Sports Complex . DDA Dwarka Sports Complex along with DDA Saket Sports Complex plans to host State Level tournaments to provide a platform to professional and amateur sports people to showcase their talent .
Florence Haring . Florence Haring ( born 2 October 1985 ) is a French professional tennis player . Haring has won one doubles on the ITF tour in her career . On 26 June 2006 she reached her best singles ranking of world number 213 . On 19 October 2009 , she peaked at world number 255 in the doubles rankings . Career . Haring competed in the main draw of the French Open in doubles in 2005 , 2006 , and 2007 . She and her partner lost each time in the first round .
Hajjiabad , Zaz va Mahru . Hajjiabad ( , also Romanized as Ḩājjīābād ) is a village in Mahru Rural District , Zaz va Mahru District , Aligudarz County , Lorestan Province , Iran . At the 2006 census , its existence was noted , but its population was not reported .
Healdsburg Fault . The Healdsburg Fault is a seismically active geological feature associated with the Santa Rosa Plain and the Alexander Valley , in Sonoma County , California , United States . The eastern sides of these floodplains are bounded by strike-slip or transform faults . The maximum credible earthquake expected to be generated from the Healdsburg Fault is estimated to be about 7.5 on the Richter magnitude scale . The last major event in Sonoma County were the 1969 Santa Rosa earthquakes , a magnitude 5.6 and 5.7 doublet that occurred on this fault . The county anticipates similar events every 20–30 years . The Rodgers Creek Fault passes through Sonoma Mountain and its north end terminates within Santa Rosa . The Healdsburg Fault continues along the east side of the Cotati Valley north of Santa Rosa , and the Healdsburg Fault is actually a step-over from the Rogers Creek fault . The upper soil surface above the Santa Rosa Plain is composed of Plio-Pleistocene alluvial fan deposits . Further north , one encounters Quaternary alluvium from the Russian River and its tributaries . North and east of Healdsburg , the Healdsburg fault cuts through Lower Cretaceous marine rocks with stringers of Mesozoic ultrabasic intrusive volcanic rocks .
Tremont , Mississippi . Tremont is town in Itawamba County , Mississippi , United States . It was founded in 1852 . The population was 465 at the 2010 census , up from 390 at the 2000 census . Tremont was the birthplace of country music singer Tammy Wynette . State Representative Randy Boyd was reared in Tremont and graduated in 1972 from Tremont High School . Geography . Tremont is in eastern Itawamba County , to the east of Bull Mountain Creek , part of the Tombigbee River watershed . Interstate 22/U.S . Route 78 passes through the southern end of the town , with access from Exit 113 . I-22/US-78 leads west to Tupelo and east to Jasper , Alabama . Mississippi Highway 178 , following the former alignment of US-78 , runs through the center of Tremont , leading west to Fulton , the Itawamba County seat . Mississippi Highway 23 passes through the center of Tremont , leading southwest to Smithville and northeast to Red Bay , Alabama . According to the United States Census Bureau , Tremont has a total area of , of which , or 0.30 % , are water . Demographics . As of the census of 2000 , there were 390 people , 153 households , and 111 families residing in the town . The population density was 78.9 people per square mile ( 30.4/km² ) . There were 178 housing units at an average density of 36.0 per square mile ( 13.9/km² ) . The racial makeup of the town was 96.15 % White , 1.54 % African American , 0.26 % Asian , 1.03 % from other races , and 1.03 % from two or more races . Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.28 % of the population . There were 153 households out of which 35.3 % had children under the age of 18 living with them , 58.8 % were married couples living together , 7.8 % had a female householder with no husband present , and 26.8 % were non-families . 24.8 % of all households were made up of individuals and 10.5 % had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older . The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.04 . In the town , the population was spread out with 25.1 % under the age of 18 , 10.5 % from 18 to 24 , 28.5 % from 25 to 44 , 23.8 % from 45 to 64 , and 12.1 % who were 65 years of age or older . The median age was 34 years . For every 100 females , there were 101.0 males . For every 100 females age 18 and over , there were 101.4 males . The median income for a household in the town was $ 27,143 , and the median income for a family was $ 35,341 . Males had a median income of $ 31,042 versus $ 21,250 for females . The per capita income for the town was $ 13,348 . About 14.3 % of families and 16.4 % of the population were below the poverty line , including 18.3 % of those under age 18 and 19.7 % of those age 65 or over . Education . Tremont is served by the Itawamba County School District .
Suizen . `` Suizen '' ( 吹禅 ) ( “ blowing Zen ” ) is a Zen practice consisting of playing the traditional Japanese shakuhachi bamboo flute as a means of attaining self-realization . Suizen was traditionally practised by the Komusō ( “ monks of emptiness ” ) , the Zen Buddhist monks of the Fuke sect of Japan who flourished during the Edo period ( 1600 to 1868 ) . Instrumental music is rare in all Buddhist practice where instruments usually accompany ritual chants if they are used at all . With `` suizen '' , the playing of the shakuhachi as a spiritual exercise is at the core of the religious practice , making it unique in the world of Buddhism . The practice of `` suizen '' may be understood in the context of both ancient Buddhist and Chinese classics which exerted a profound influence on Japanese music , which used awareness of sound as a medium of enlightenment . Breath is also of fundamental significance as the standard practice of sitting Zen meditation ( `` zazen '' ) and so there is a natural link between `` zazen '' and `` suizen '' . The type of breathing technique required varies from school to school within `` suizen '' . The concept of `` ichi on jo batsu '' – the attainment of enlightenment through a single note – became an important aspect of the `` Fuke '' sect ’ s ‘ blowing Zen ’ as it developed in later periods . The sound produced by the instrument , which was taught along strict and traditional lines in the `` suizen '' schools , is not considered important . It is the practice of blowing which leads to enlightenment . In 1823 Hisamatsu Fūyō ( Hisamatsu Masagoro Suga no Sandaharu – c. 1790s to c. 1880s ) published his short treatise on `` suizen '' practice , Hitori Mondō ( “ self-questioning ” ) . Here , Hisamatsu Fūyō speaks of “ going all the way with intellect and then going beyond intellect ” on the path to enlightenment . He distinguishes the form ( `` jitsu '' ) of shakuhachi music played for entertainment from the emptiness ( `` kyo '' ) of Zen instrumental practice . The shakuhachi repertoire derives from the Fuke original solo pieces , the `` Honkyoku . '' For suizen practitioners these are traditionally played in the manner of a personal spiritual practice and not as a public performance . The traditions of Fuke Zen and `` suizen '' continue today both in Japan and around the world .
Emerson da Luz . Emerson dos Santos da Luz ( born 11 July 1982 in Mindelo ) is a Cape Verdean footballer who currently plays for Cape Verde national football team and for Arouca in the Segunda Divisão Portuguesa Zona Centro , the third level of the Portuguese football league system . Career . He also played in the previous clubs including Portimonense S.C. in the 2001-02 season , S.C. Olhanense in the 2002-03 season and 2005-06 season with CF Estrela Amadora .
Avram Iancu ( disambiguation ) . Avram Iancu was a Romanian lawyer known for his participation in the Transylvanian Revolution of 1848-1849 .
Madan Mohan Mishra . Madan Mohan Mishra ( Devanagari : मदनमोहन मिश्र ) ( 12 December 1931 – 4 July 2013 ) was a Nepalese author and humorist known for his epic poetry , satirical writings and children 's songs . He wrote in Nepali , Nepal Bhasa and English . Mishra was born to father Pandit Madhusudan and mother Maheswari Mishra in Lalitpur . He was educated in Sanskrit . Mishra has written more than two dozen books including scholarly works on art , culture and sculpture . His `` Gajiguluya Mhagasay Pashupatinath '' ( गजिगुलुया म्हगसय् पशुपतिनाथ , `` Pashupatinath in the Dreams of a Marijuana Smoker '' ) , published in 1975 , is one of his most loved works in Nepal Bhasa . The first edition was confiscated by the Panchayat regime . He regularly wrote on Newar cultural-oral history for different papers , including ( since establishment in 2007 till the last issue in 2014 ) . He has been honored with the title of Khyali Ratna ( `` Jewel among Humorists '' ) by Khyaligulu Guthi , an association of humorists .
Battle of Brier Creek . The Battle of Brier Creek was an American Revolutionary War battle fought on March 3 , 1779 near the confluence of Brier Creek with the Savannah River in eastern Georgia . A Patriot force consisting principally of militia from North Carolina and Georgia was surprised , suffering significant casualties . The battle occurred only a few weeks after a resounding American Patriot victory over a Loyalist militia at Kettle Creek , north of Augusta , reversing its effect on morale . Background . Following the entry of France into the American Revolutionary War in 1778 , the British focused their attention on the American South , which they had not paid great attention to in the early years of the war . The British began their `` southern strategy '' by sending expeditions from New York City and Saint Augustine , East Florida to capture Savannah , Georgia late in 1778 . The New York expedition , under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Archibald Campbell , arrived first , and successfully captured the town on December 29 , 1778 . British occupation of Augusta . When Brigadier General Augustine Prevost arrived from Saint Augustine in mid-January , he assumed command of the garrison there , and sent a force under Campbell to take control of Augusta and raise Loyalist militia companies . Leaving Savannah on January 24 , Campbell and more than 1,000 men arrived near Augusta a week later , with only minimal harassment from Georgia Patriot militia on the way . Augusta had been defended by South Carolina General Andrew Williamson leading about 1,000 militia from Georgia and South Carolina , but he withdrew most of his men when Campbell approached . This rear guard skirmished with Campbell 's men before withdrawing across the Savannah River into South Carolina . Campbell then began recruiting Loyalists . About 1,100 men signed up , but relatively few actually formed militia companies . Campbell then began requiring oaths of loyalty , on pain of forfeiture of property ; many took this oath insincerely , quickly letting Williamson know their true feelings . Campbell also anticipated but did not receive Indian support while at Augusta , and was concerned that a recruiting expedition into the Carolinas by Loyalist John Boyd , might not succeed in raising a large supporting force . The arrival of more than 1,000 North Carolina Patriot militia under General John Ashe in Williamson 's camp prompted Campbell to decide on February 12 to abandon Augusta . Two days later , the same day that Boyd 's force of 600–700 was defeated in the Battle of Kettle Creek , Campbell withdrew from Augusta and began marching back toward Savannah . Campbell leaves Augusta . Campbell did not find out about the Kettle Creek battle until after he had already left Augusta . During the occupation of Augusta , he had suffered only a single casualty , but the means of that loss was cause for anger among his regulars . One of the 71st Regiment men had been assigned as a `` safeguard '' in a private residence , a position normally out of bounds to attack in European warfare . This soldier had been killed by Patriot partisans , and neither Williamson nor Lincoln wanted to prosecute them for the violation . Campbell led the troops south until they reached Ebenezer , burning the bridge across Brier Creek on the way . At Ebenezer he turned command of the column over to General Prevost 's younger brother , Lieutenant Colonel Mark Prevost , and headed down the river to return to England . General Ashe trailed after Campbell , and on February 26 camped near the confluence of Brier Creek and the Savannah River , about to the north . Ashe set his men to repairing the bridge . While encamped there , he was joined by about 200 light cavalry and some additional light infantry units , swelling his force to about 1,300 men . Geography . Brier Creek itself is a riverine watercourse traversing much of eastern Georgia between the Ogeechee River and the Savannah River . It arises between Warrenton in Warren County and Thomson in McDuffie County in the lower portion of the Piedmont . The upper portion of the creek is surrounded by open pit kaolin mines as it passes through the Fall Line . From there it enters the upper coastal plain and courses down past towns like Wrens and Waynesboro before joining the Savannah River in eastern Screven County near Sylvania . This waterway has a length of approximately 80 miles ( 130 kilometers ) . In many places along the length of its course it is 30 to 50 feet ( 9 to 16 meters ) in width . Near its mouth it is sometimes as broad as 80 feet ( 25 meters ) . Much of the lowest portion of the creek is bordered by the Tuckahoe Wildlife Management Area , which contains a significant portion of the battlefield . The joining of Brier Creek with the Savannah River forms a significant geographic constraint upon movement in that area between the forks formed by the creek and river . The land surrounding the creek and river is often swampy , and movement across both waterways is greatly constrained . This lay of the land contributed to the location and consequences of the battle . Prelude . The site at which Ashe made his camp has been criticized by contemporary sources and modern historians . With its back to the creek and swampy lands , its front presented no particular opportunities for defense . Ashe 's adjutant , William Bryan recognized some of these problems , and after Ashe left camp on February 28 to attend a war council at Purrysburg , Bryan moved the camp about one mile ( 1.6 km ) north , nearer the Savannah River and a small hill . Ashe returned to the camp on March 2 . Turning the American flank . Colonel Prevost decided to execute an attack plan devised by Campbell before he left . This plan involved making a large loop , crossing over Brier Creek at a bridge further north and west , and then moving south and trapping Ashe 's men on the triangle of land where the creek and the river met . A decoy force would demonstrate at the destroyed bridge site to distract Ashe 's men . On March 1 , the decoy force , about 500 men including regulars and militia , openly marched north until they were with three miles ( 4.8 km ) of the burned-out bridge , and made camp there . That night , about 900 experienced troops drawn primarily from the 71st Regiment and James Baird 's light infantry companies and also including five field pieces and a number of experienced militia units , including members of the Florida Rangers . They made a rapid march north to the Paris Mill bridge . Arriving around 10:00 am the next morning , they found the bridge destroyed , and set about building a temporary bridge to get their equipment across . Concerned that they might be discovered , Prevost sent Baird 's light infantry and a company of light dragoons to ford the river the night of March 2 . They acted as a screen against discovery of the ongoing work , and cut off Ashe 's escape route . Prevost 's full party had crossed the river by dawn on March 3 . While participants later disagreed on whether or not patrols from Ashe 's camp were aware of the British movement , he took no particular action to guard against the possibility . Battle . On the afternoon of March 3 , a rider galloped into the American camp , warning of the British approach . While the exact amount of time they had to deploy is uncertain , the relatively hurried nature of their deployment was clear . The number of troops that actually formed up was about 900 , as a number of troops had been dispatched to the south for scouting , and others were on duty at the burned-out bridge . Distribution of ammunition to the men was complicated by the shortage of cartouche boxes and varying musket calibers . When the American lines were finally formed , the left side was flanked by Brier Creek , but there was a large gap on the right side , between the end of the line and the river . The left was held by the North Carolina New Bern regiment , the center by a combination of Georgia militia and Continental Army units under Samuel Elbert , and the right was held primarily by the North Carolina Edenton regiment . Prevost 's troops approached in three columns . Baird 's light infantry were on the left , the 1st battalion of the 71st was in the center , and Carolina provincials and `` rangers '' formed the right . Prevost held in reserve the light dragoons and grenadiers . Both sides opened fire at long range , and then Elbert 's men moved forward to close the range . Two things then occurred to create a gap in the American line . Elbert 's men drifted left as they advanced , partially screening the fire from the New Bern men , and British cavalry threatened the right , drawing the Edenton men away from the center . Seeing this opening , Prevost ordered his men to fix bayonets and charge . Most of the Patriot militia did not have bayonets . Seeing the British charging at them , many broke and ran without even firing a shot . The Edenton men fired a few rounds , and then abandoned the fight . Elbert 's Continentals held formation in the center while the militia around them fled for the swamps , and were eventually surrounded , forcing Elbert to surrender . The 200 men at the bridge came up to the battlefield late in the fighting , but quickly withdrew before getting drawn into the rout . Aftermath . The British counted five killed and eleven wounded . The carnage on the American side was never fully tallied , as many militiamen retreated all the way back to North Carolina , and an unknown number drowned in the swamps . Prevost claimed that 150 American bodies were found on the battlefield , and that 227 captives were taken , mostly from Elbert 's Continentals . Anthony Lytle , the commander of the American light infantry , dispersed his men to avoid capture . General Ashe was seen riding after the militia companies , and was widely blamed for the disaster , often amid claims that he led the retreat . A court martial acquitted him of charges of cowardice , but did convict him of failure to secure his camp . Brier Creek stalemated American attempts to force the enemy out of the new state and guaranteed British domination of the region . William Moultrie , in his memoirs of the war , wrote that the loss at Brier Creek extended the war by a year and made possible the British invasion of South Carolina in 1780 . It also caused the state of Georgia to temporarily revert to British colony status from 1779 to 1782 .
Müritzarm . Müritzarm is a lake in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern , Germany . At an elevation of 62.1 m , its surface area is 1.23 km² .
William Wallace Wilson . William Wallace Wilson ( October 26 , 1876 – August 20 , 1967 ) was a provincial level politician from Alberta , Canada . Political career . Wilson was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in the 1917 Alberta general election . He defeated H. S. Northwood to pick up the vacant Coronation district for the Conservative Party . Wilson only served a single term in office and did not run again when the legislature was dissolved in 1921 .
Kitzbühel Alps . The Kitzbühel Alps ( or `` Kitzbühler Alpen '' ) are a mountain range of the Central Eastern Alps surrounding the town of Kitzbühel in Tyrol , Austria . Geologically they are part of the western slate zone ( greywacke zone ) . Location . Two-thirds of the Kitzbühel Alps lie within the Austrian province of Tyrol , the remaining third is in Salzburg province . They are about long from east to west and 25 to 35 km wide . They extend from the Ziller valley and Tux Alps in the west to the Saalach river and Zell am See on Lake Zell ( `` Zellersee '' ) in the east . They are bordered to the south by the Zillertal Alps and the High Tauern mountain range on the other side of the Salzach River , on the north by the Inn River and the Northern Limestone Alps . The boundary of the region runs along the Salzach valley via Zell am See , where the Salzach swings north , to Saalfelden . Its northern boundary runs from east to west from the Saalfelden basin along the valley of the Leoganger Ache to the Grießen Pass and from there through the Pillersee valley , Leukental and Sölllandl to Wörgl and Kufstein . Its northwestern boundary is formed by the valley of the Inn between Wörgl and Jenbach . The Kitzbühel Alps are divided by the Kitzbüheler Ache into the Glemmtal Alps in the east ( Salzburg ) and the Kelchsau Alps in the west . The highest summit in the Kitzbühel Alps is the Kreuzjoch in the southwest of the mountain range northwest of Gerlos at 2558 metres above sea level . The general height of the peaks descends gradually from around 2500 m in the west to around 2000 m in the east . Other important summits are the Western Salzachgeier ( ) , the Kröndlhorn ( ) , the Großer Rettenstein ( ) , the Geißstein ( ) , the Wildseeloder ( ) , the Großer Beil ( ) , the Großer Galtenberg ( ) , the Kitzbühler Horn ( ) , the Hohe Salve ( ) , the Hahnenkamm ( ) and the Schmittenhöhe ( ) . Popular mountain destinations on the edge of the Inn valley are the Pölven ( ) and the Gratlspitz ( ) . The Kitzbühel Alps are found in the regions of St. Johann in Tirol , Kitzbühel and its environs , Pillerseetal , Brixental , Wildschönau and Alpbach . The Kitzbühel Alps Tourist Region only covers part of the geographiscal Kitzbühel Alps . The Kitzbühel Alps have relatively few rugged mountain tops and are well suited to walking and skiing . There are several large ski resorts in the area both in the Tyrolean and Salzburg regions . The Dienten Mountains are a geologically-related extension of the mountains to the east . The Pinzgau Ridgeway ( `` Pinzgauer Höhenweg '' ) runs through both ranges in an east-west direction . Many ski route and the Saalach Valley Ridgeway ( `` Saalachtaler Höhenweg '' ) run through the Kitzbühel Alps . Geology . The Kitzbühel Alps belong to the greywacke zone and are mainly composed of slate and phyllites . The mountain top profiles and the cirques are relatively smooth ; their slopes mostly green with numerous alpine meadows ( `` Almwiesen '' ) . Nevertheless , rock formations of limestone and dolomite do occur e.g . on the Großer Rettenstein . n the western part of the Kitzbühel Alps most of the valleys run in a north-south direction ; in the east they are predominantly oriented east-west . The Alpine geographical reason for this is the striking longitundinal trench of the river Salzach . This so-called Tauern Northern Edge Fault ( `` Tauernnordrand-Störung '' ) played an important role during Alpine folding and even today forms a distinct landscape and geological boundary with the `` three-thousanders '' of the High Tauern . The western border of the mountain range is , petrographically , less clear because here its transition to the `` Innsbruck '' quartz phyllites is not clear-cut . By contrast , in the northwest and north ( Inn valley near Schwaz , Brixental and the Steinernes Meer ) the difference between the gently folded slate and the limestone and dolomite rock of the Limestone Alps hits the observer in the eye . The major rocks of the Kitzbühel Alps divide into two groups by age , the older rocks probably dating to the Ordovician period . For example , the deep underground complex of Wildschönau slate is quite uniform and has no fossils at all , just volcanic deposits . Above it lies weakly metamorphosed volcanic rock , up to 600 metres thick , made up of quartz porphyroids and tuff , mainly in the west ( Hohe Salve , Hahnenkamm and Wildseeloder ) . Over the porphyroids lie various horizontal beds of slate from the Silurian period that are often clayey-sandy on top . In the vicinity of Kitzbühel itself , Silurian limestones may also be found and , to the west , the grey , coarse-grained Schwaz dolomite which transitions towards the east , near Leogang , into Spielberg dolomite . Also represented is the post-Variscan period , with its Rotliegendes ( red slates ) , and thick sandstones from the `` Permoskyth '' . All these successive layers of the greywacke zone were probably - together with those of the Northern Limestone Alps - overturned to the northern edge of the Alps during the time of Alpine orogeny from a region of deposition far to the south . Sports . Their mainly gently rolling nature makes the Kitzbühel Alps suitable for alpine farming , hiking and skiing . Tourism . The Kitzbühel Alps are a very popular tourist destination . In addition to innumerable managed Alpine pastures and inns , there is also a large number of mountain huts belonging to the various Alpine clubs . Highest peaks . Their highest peaks are concentrated to the south-western corner and reach rather modest 2,500 m , the highest being the Kreuzjoch at 2,558 metres above sea level . Roughly in the centre of the range lies the famous ski resort of Kitzbühel , the venue of the Hahnenkamm race , one of the most spectacular and well-known ski races in the world .
Culture of Ireland . The culture of Ireland includes customs and traditions , language , music , art , literature , folklore , cuisine and sports associated with Ireland and the Irish people . For most of its recorded history , Ireland 's culture has been primarily Gaelic ( see Gaelic Ireland ) . It has also been influenced by Anglo-Norman , English and Scottish culture . The Anglo-Normans invaded Ireland in the 12th century , while the 16th/17th century conquest and colonization of Ireland saw the emergence of the Anglo-Irish and Scots-Irish ( or Ulster Scots ) . Today , there are often notable cultural differences between those of Catholic and Protestant ( especially Ulster Protestant ) background , and between travellers and the settled population . Due to large-scale emigration from Ireland , Irish culture has a global reach and festivals such as Saint Patrick 's Day and Halloween are celebrated all over the world . Irish culture has to some degree been inherited and modified by the Irish diaspora , which in turn has influenced the home country . Though there are many unique aspects of Irish culture , it shares substantial traits with those of Britain , other English-speaking countries , other predominantly Catholic European countries , and the other Celtic nations . Farming and rural tradition . As archaeological evidence from sites such as the Céide Fields in County Mayo and Lough Gur in County Limerick demonstrates , the farm in Ireland is an activity that goes back to the Neolithic , about 6,000 years ago . Before this , the first settlers of the island of Ireland after the last Ice Age were a new wave of cavemen and the Mesolithic period . In historic times , texts such as the Táin Bó Cúailinge show a society in which cows were represented a primary source of wealth and status . Little of this had changed by the time of the Norman invasion of Ireland in the 12th century . Giraldus Cambrensis portrayed a Gaelic society in which cattle farming and transhumance was the norm . Townlands , villages , parishes and counties . The Normans replaced traditional clan land management ( Brehon Law ) with the manorial system of land tenure and social organisation . This led to the imposition of the village , parish and county over the native system of townlands . In general , a parish was a civil and religious unit with a manor , a village and a church at its centre . Each parish incorporated one or more existing townlands into its boundaries . With the gradual extension of English feudalism over the island , the Irish county structure came into existence and was completed in 1610 . These structures are still of vital importance in the daily life of Irish communities . Apart from the religious significance of the parish , most rural postal addresses consist of house and townland names . The village and parish are key focal points around which sporting rivalries and other forms of local identity are built and most people feel a strong sense of loyalty to their native county , a loyalty which also often has its clearest expression on the sports field . Land ownership and land hunger . With the Elizabethan English conquest , the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland , and the organised plantations of English and Scottish settlers , the patterns of land ownership in Ireland were altered greatly . The old order of transhumance and open range cattle breeding died out to be replaced by a structure of great landed estates , small tenant farmers with more or less precarious hold on their leases , and a mass of landless labourers . This situation continued up to the end of the 19th century , when the agitation of the Land League began to bring about land reform . In this process of reform , the former tenants and labourers became land owners , with the great estates being broken up into small- and medium-sized farms and smallholdings . The process continued well into the 20th century with the work of the Irish Land Commission . This contrasted with Britain , where many of the big estates were left intact . One consequence of this is the widely recognised cultural phenomenon of `` land hunger '' amongst the new class of Irish farmer . In general , this means that farming families will do almost anything to retain land ownership within the family unit , with the greatest ambition possible being the acquisition of additional land . Another is that hillwalkers in Ireland today are more constrained than their counterparts in Britain , as it is more difficult to agree rights of way with so many small farmers involved on a given route , rather than with just one landowner . Holidays and festivals . The majority of the Irish calendar today still reflects the old pagan customs , with later Christian traditions also having significant influences . Christmas in Ireland has several local traditions , some in no way connected with Christianity . On 26 December ( St. Stephen 's Day ) , there is a custom of `` Wrenboys '' who call door to door with an arrangement of assorted material ( which changes in different localities ) to represent a dead wren `` caught in the furze '' , as their rhyme goes . The national holiday in the Republic of Ireland is Saint Patrick 's Day , that falls on the date 17 March and is marked by parades and festivals in cities and towns across the island of Ireland , and by the Irish diaspora around the world . The festival is in remembrance to Saint Patrick , the patron saint of Ireland . Pious legend credits Patrick with the banishing of the snakes from the island , and the legend also credits Patrick with teaching the Irish about the concept of the Trinity by showing people the shamrock , a 3-leaved clover , using it to highlight the Christian belief of 'three divine persons in the one God ' . In Northern Ireland on The Twelfth of July , commemorates William III 's victory at the Battle of the Boyne is a public holiday . The holiday is celebrated by Irish Protestants the vast majority of whom live in Northern Ireland and is notable for the numerous parades organised by the Orange Order which take place throughout Northern Ireland . These parades are colourful affairs with Orange Banners and sashes on display and include music in the form of traditional songs such as The Sash and Derry 's Walls performed by a mixture of Pipe , Flute , Accordion , and Brass marching bands . Brigid 's Day ( 1 February , known as Imbolc or Candlemas ) also does not have its origins in Christianity , being instead another religious observance superimposed at the beginning of spring . The Brigid 's cross made from rushes represents a pre-Christian solar wheel . Other pre-Christian festivals , whose names survive as Irish month names , are Bealtaine ( May ) , Lúnasa ( August ) and Samhain ( November ) . The last is still widely observed as Halloween which is celebrated all over the world , including in the United States followed by All Saints ' Day , another Christian holiday associated with a traditional one . Important church holidays include Easter , and various Marian observances . Religion . Christianity in the form of both Roman Catholicism and Protestantism is the most widely practiced religion in Ireland . Christianity was brought to Ireland during or prior to the 5th century and its early history among the Irish is in particular associated with Saint Patrick , who is generally considered Ireland 's patron saint . The Celtic festival of `` Samhain '' , known as Halloween , originated in Ireland and is now celebrated all over the world . Ireland is a place where religion and religious practice have always been held in high esteem . The majority of people on the island are Roman Catholics ; however , there is a significant minority of Protestants who are mostly concentrated in Northern Ireland , where they make up a plurality of the population . The three main Protestant denominations on the island are the Church of Ireland , the Presbyterian Church in Ireland and the Methodist Church in Ireland . These are also joined by numerous other smaller denominations including Baptists , several American gospel groups and the Salvation Army . As well as these Protestant Churches , other minority denominations include Eastern Orthodox , Jehovah 's Witnesses and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints ( LDS ) . In addition to the Christian denominations there are centres for Buddhists , Hindus , Bahais , Pagans and for people of the Islamic and Jewish faiths . In the Republic of Ireland , the last time a census asked people to specify their religion was in 2011 . The result was 84.16 % Roman Catholic , 2.81 % Church of Ireland ( Anglican ) , 1.07 % Islam , 0.54 % Presbyterian , 0.9 % Christian , 0.99 % Orthodox , approximately 2.07 % other religious groupings and 5.88 % identified as having no religion . About 1.59 % did not state their religious identity . Amongst the Republic 's Roman Catholics , weekly church attendance dropped from 87 % in 1981 to 60 % in 1998 , though this remained one of the highest attendance rates in Europe . In Northern Ireland in 2011 , the population was 40.8 % Roman Catholic , 19.1 % Presbyterian , 13.7 % Church of Ireland ( Anglican ) , 3 % Methodist , 5.8 % other Christian , 0.8 % other religion and philosophy , 10.1 % with no religion and 6.8 % religion not stated . Folklore . The Leprechaun has been estimated to figure to a large degree in Irish folklore . According to the tales , the leprechaun is a mischievous fairy type creature in emerald green clothing who when not playing tricks spend all their time busily making shoes , the Leprechaun is said to have a pot of gold hidden at the end of the rainbow , and if ever captured by a human it has the magical power to grant three wishes in exchange for release . More acknowledged and respected in Ireland are the stories of Fionn mac Cumhaill and his followers , the Fianna , form the Fenian cycle . Legend has it he built the Giant 's Causeway as stepping-stones to Scotland , so as not to get his feet wet ; he also once scooped up part of Ireland to fling it at a rival , but it missed and landed in the Irish Sea — the clump became the Isle of Man and the pebble became Rockall , the void became Lough Neagh . The Irish king Brian Boru who ended the domination of the so-called High Kingship of Ireland by the Uí Néill , is part of the historical cycle . The Irish princess Iseult is the adulterous lover of Tristan in the Arthurian romance and tragedy Tristan and Iseult . The many legends of ancient Ireland were captured by Lady Gregory in two volumes with forwards by W.B . Yeats . These stories depict the unusual power and status that Celtic women held in ancient times . Halloween is a traditional and much celebrated holiday in Ireland on the night of 31 October . The name `` Halloween '' is first attested in the 16th century as a Scottish shortening of the fuller `` All-Hallows-Eve '' , and according to some historians it has its roots in the gaelic festival Samhain , where the Gaels believed the border between this world and the otherworld became thin , and the dead would revisit the mortal world . In Ireland , traditional Halloween customs include ; Guising — children disguised in costume going from door to door requesting food or coins – which became practice by the late 19th century , turnips hollowed-out and carved with faces to make lanterns , holding parties where games such as apple bobbing are played . Other practices in Ireland include lighting bonfires , and having firework displays . Mass transatlantic Irish and Scottish immigration in the 19th century popularised Halloween in North America . Literature and the arts . For a comparatively small place , the island of Ireland has made a disproportionate contribution to world literature in all its branches , in both the Irish and English languages . The island 's most widely known literary works are undoubtedly in English . Particularly famous examples of such works are those of James Joyce , Bram Stoker , Jonathan Swift , Oscar Wilde and Ireland 's four winners of the Nobel Prize for Literature ; William Butler Yeats , George Bernard Shaw , Samuel Beckett and Seamus Heaney . Three of the four Nobel prize winners were born in Dublin ( Heaney being the exception , having lived in Dublin but being born in County Londonderry ) , making it the birthplace of more Nobel literary laureates than any other city in the world . The Irish language has the third oldest literature in Europe ( after Greek and Latin ) , the most significant body of written literature ( both ancient and recent ) of any Celtic language , as well as a strong oral tradition of legends and poetry . Poetry in Irish represents the oldest vernacular poetry in Europe , with the earliest examples dating from the 6th century . The early history of Irish visual art is generally considered to begin with early carvings found at sites such as Newgrange and is traced through Bronze age artefacts , particularly ornamental gold objects , and the Celtic brooches and illuminated manuscripts of the `` Insular '' Early Medieval period . During the course of the 19th and 20th centuries , a strong indigenous tradition of painting emerged , including such figures as John Butler Yeats , William Orpen , Jack Yeats and Louis le Brocquy . The Irish tradition of folk music and dance is also widely known . In the middle years of the 20th century , as Irish society was attempting to modernise , traditional Irish music fell out of favour to some extent , especially in urban areas . Young people at this time tended to look to Britain and , particularly , the United States as models of progress and jazz and rock and roll became extremely popular . During the 1960s , and inspired by the American folk music movement , there was a revival of interest in the Irish tradition . This revival was inspired by groups like The Dubliners , the Clancy Brothers and Sweeney 's Men and individuals like Seán Ó Riada . The annual Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann is the largest festival of Irish music in Ireland . Before long , groups and musicians like Horslips , Van Morrison and even Thin Lizzy were incorporating elements of traditional music into a rock idiom to form a unique new sound . During the 1970s and 1980s , the distinction between traditional and rock musicians became blurred , with many individuals regularly crossing over between these styles of playing as a matter of course . This trend can be seen more recently in the work of bands like U2 , Snow Patrol , The Cranberries , The Undertones and The Corrs . Languages . Irish and English are the most widely spoken languages in Ireland . English is the most widely spoken language on the island overall , and Irish is spoken as a first language only by a small minority , primarily , though not exclusively , in the government-defined Gaeltacht regions in the Republic . A larger minority speak Irish as a second language , with 40.6 % of people in the Republic of Ireland claiming some ability to speak the language in the 2011 census . Article 8 of the Constitution of Ireland states that Irish is the `` national '' and `` first official '' language of the Republic of Ireland . English in turn is recognised as the State 's `` second official language '' . Hiberno-English , the dialect of English spoken in most of the Republic of Ireland , has been greatly influenced by Irish . In contrast Northern Ireland , like the rest of the United Kingdom , has no official language . English , however , is the de facto official language . In addition , Irish and Ulster Scots have recognition under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages , with 8.1 % claiming some ability in Ulster Scots and 10.7 % in Irish . In addition , the dialect and accent of the people of Northern Ireland is noticeably different from that of the majority in the Republic of Ireland , being influenced by Ulster Scots and Northern Ireland 's proximity to Scotland . Several other languages are spoken on the island , including Shelta , a mixture of Irish , Romany and English , spoken widely by Travellers . Two sign languages have also been developed on the island , Northern Irish Sign Language and Irish Sign Language . Some other languages have entered Ireland with immigrants – for example , Polish is now the second most widely spoken language in Ireland after English , Irish being the third most commonly spoken language . Early Ireland . There are many references to food and drink in early Irish literature . Honey seems to have been widely eaten and used in the making of mead . The old stories also contain many references to banquets , although these may well be greatly exaggerated and provide little insight into everyday diet . There are also many references to `` fulacht fia '' , which are archaeological sites commonly believed to have once been used for cooking venison . The `` fulacht fia '' have holes or troughs in the ground which can be filled with water . Meat can then be cooked by placing hot stones in the trough until the water boils . Many `` fulach fia '' sites have been identified across the island of Ireland , and some of them appear to have been in use up to the 17th century . Excavations at the Viking settlement in the Wood Quay area of Dublin have produced a significant amount of information on the diet of the inhabitants of the town . The main animals eaten were cattle , sheep and pigs , with pigs being the most common . This popularity extended down to modern times in Ireland . Poultry and wild geese as well as fish and shellfish were also common , as were a wide range of native berries and nuts , especially hazel . The seeds of knotgrass and goosefoot were widely present and may have been used to make a porridge . The Potato in Ireland . The potato would appear to have been introduced into Ireland in the second half of the 16th century , initially as a garden crop . It eventually came to be the main food field crop of the tenant and labouring classes . As a food source , the potato is extremely efficient in terms of energy yielded per unit area of land . The potato is also a good source of many vitamins and minerals , particularly vitamin C ( especially when fresh ) . As a result , the typical 18th- and 19th-century Irish diet of potatoes and buttermilk was a contributing factor in the population explosion that occurred in Ireland at that time . However , due to the political rule of the time , the majority of Irish produce ( root crops , cereals and animal produce ) was exported to Britain , leaving few strains of potato as the sole food source for the Irish . This , along with the spread of potato blight led to shortages and famine , the most notable instance being the Great Irish Famine ( 1845–1849 ) , which more or less undid all the growth in population of the previous century . The cause of which is attributed by some to an adherence to laissez faire economic policies by the government which kept food exports at the pre famine level leading to disease , death and emigration . Modern times . In the 20th century the usual modern selection of foods common to Western cultures has been adopted in Ireland . Both US fast-food culture and continental European dishes have influenced the country , along with other world dishes introduced in a similar fashion to the rest of the Western world . Common meals include pizza , curry , Chinese food , and lately , some west African dishes have been making an appearance . Supermarket shelves now contain ingredients for , among others , traditional , European , American ( Mexican/Tex-Mex ) , Indian , Polish and Chinese dishes . The proliferation of fast food has led to increasing public health problems including obesity , and one of the highest rates of heart disease in the world . In the Northern Ireland , the Ulster fry has been particularly cited as being a major source for a higher incidence of cardiac problems , quoted as being a `` heart attack on a plate '' . All the ingredients are fried , although more recently the trend is to grill as many of the ingredients as possible . These advertisements however , do not explain the health and vigor of native Irish people while eating their traditional diets high in both fat and meat . In tandem with these developments , the last quarter of the century saw the emergence of a new Irish cuisine based on traditional ingredients handled in new ways . This cuisine is based on fresh vegetables , fish , especially salmon and trout , oysters and other shellfish , traditional soda bread , the wide range of hand-made cheeses that are now being made across the country , and , of course , the potato . Traditional dishes , such as the Irish stew , Dublin coddle , the Irish breakfast and potato bread , have enjoyed a resurgence . Schools like the Ballymaloe Cookery School have emerged to cater for the associated increased interest in cooking with traditional ingredients . Pub culture . Pub culture pervades Irish society , across all cultural divides . The term refers to the Irish habit of frequenting public houses ( pubs ) or bars . Traditional pub culture is concerned with more than just drinking . Typically pubs are important meeting places , where people can gather and meet their neighbours and friends in a relaxed atmosphere ; similar to the cafe cultures of other countries . Pubs vary widely according to the clientele they serve , and the area they are in . Best known , and loved amongst tourists is the traditional pub , with its traditional Irish music ( or `` trad music '' ) , tavern-like warmness , and memorabilia filling it . Often such pubs will also serve food , particularly during the day . Many more modern pubs , not necessarily traditional , still emulate these pubs , only perhaps substituting traditional music for a DJ or non-traditional live music . Many larger pubs in cities eschew such trappings entirely , opting for loud music , and focusing more on the consumption of drinks , which is not a focus of traditional Irish culture . Such venues are popular `` pre-clubbing '' locations . `` Clubbing '' has become a popular phenomenon amongst young people in Ireland during the celtic tiger years . Clubs usually vary in terms of the type of music played , and the target audience . Belfast has a unique underground club scene taking place in settings such as churches , zoos , and crematoriums.The underground scene is mainly orchestrated by DJ Christopher McCafferty . A significant recent change to pub culture in the Republic of Ireland has been the introduction of a smoking ban , in all workplaces , which includes pubs and restaurants . Ireland was the first country in the world to implement such a ban which was introduced on 29 March 2004 . A majority of the population support the ban , including a significant percentage of smokers . Nevertheless , the atmosphere in pubs has changed greatly as a result , and debate continues on whether it has boosted or lowered sales , although this is often blamed on the ever-increasing prices , or whether it is a `` good thing '' or a `` bad thing '' . A similar ban , under the Smoking ( Northern Ireland ) Order 2006 , came into effect in Northern Ireland on 30 April 2007 . National and international organisations have labelled Ireland as having a problem with over-consumption of alcohol . In the late 1980s alcohol consumption accounted for nearly 25 % of all hospital admissions . While this figure has been decreasing steadily , as of 2007 , approximately 13 % of overall hospital admissions were alcohol related . In 2003 , Ireland had the second-highest per capita alcohol consumption in the world , just below Luxembourg at 13.5 litres ( per person 15 or more years old ) , according to the `` OECD Health Data 2009 '' survey . According to the latest OECD figures , alcohol consumption in Ireland has dropped from 11.5 litres per adult in 2012 to 10.6 litres per adult in 2013 . However , research showed that in 2013 , 75 % of alcohol was consumed as part of a drinking session where the person drank six or more standard units ( which equates to three or more pints of beer ) . This meets the Health Service Executive 's definition of binge drinking . Sport . Sport on the island of Ireland is popular and widespread . Throughout the island a wide variety of sports are played , the most popular being Gaelic football , hurling , soccer , rugby union and hockey . Gaelic football is the most popular sport in Ireland in terms of match attendance and community involvement , and represents 34 % of total sports attendances at events in the Republic of Ireland and abroad , followed by hurling at 23 % , soccer at 16 % and rugby at 8 % . and the All-Ireland Football Final is the most watched event in Ireland 's sporting calendar . Swimming , golf , aerobics , soccer , cycling , Gaelic football and billiards/snooker are the sporting activities with the highest levels of playing participation . Soccer is the most popular sport involving national teams . The success of the Ireland team at the 1990 FIFA World Cup saw 500,000 fans in Dublin to welcome the team home . The team 's song `` Put 'Em Under Pressure '' topped the Irish charts for 13 weeks . In Ireland many sports , such as rugby union , Gaelic football and hurling , are organised in an all-island basis , with a single team representing the island of Ireland in international competitions . Other sports , such as soccer , have separate organising bodies in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland . Traditionally , those in the North who identify as Irish , predominantly Catholics and nationalists , support the Republic of Ireland team . At the Olympics , a person from Northern Ireland can choose to represent either the `` Great Britain '' team or the `` Ireland '' team . Also as Northern Ireland is a Home Nation of the United Kingdom it also sends a Northern Ireland Team to the Commonwealth Games every four years . Print . In the Republic of Ireland there are several daily newspapers , including the `` Irish Independent '' , `` The Irish Examiner '' , `` The Irish Times '' , `` The Star '' , `` The Evening Herald '' , `` Daily Ireland '' , the `` Irish Sun '' , and the Irish language `` Lá Nua '' . The best selling of these is the Irish Independent , which is published in both tabloid and broadsheet form . `` The Irish Times '' is Ireland 's newspaper of record . The Sunday market is quite saturated with many British publications . The leading Sunday newspaper in terms of circulation is The `` Sunday Independent '' . Other popular papers include `` The Sunday Times '' , `` The Sunday Tribune '' , `` The Sunday Business Post '' , `` Ireland on Sunday '' and the `` Sunday World '' . In Northern Ireland the three main daily newspapers are The News Letter , which is Unionist in outlook , The Irish News , mainly Nationalist in outlook and the Belfast Telegraph . Also widely available are the Northern Irish versions of the main UK wide daily newspapers and some Scottish dailies such as the Daily Record . In terms of Sunday papers the Belfast Telegraph is the only one of the three main Northern Irish dailies that has a Sunday publication which is called the Sunday Life . Apart from this all the main UK wide Sunday papers such as The Sun on Sunday are widely available as are some Irish papers such as the Sunday world . There are quite a large number of local weekly newspapers both North and South , with most counties and large towns having two or more newspapers . Curiously Dublin remains one of the few places in Ireland without a major local paper since the `` Dublin Evening Mail '' closed down in the 1960s . In 2004 the `` Dublin Daily '' was launched , but failed to attract enough readers to make it viable . One major criticism of the Republic of Ireland newspaper market is the strong position Independent News & Media has on the market . It controls the `` Evening Herald '' , `` Irish Independent '' , `` Sunday Independent '' , `` Sunday World '' and `` The Star '' as well as holding a large stake in the cable company Chorus , and indirectly controlling `` The Sunday Tribune '' . The `` Independent '' titles are perceived by many Irish republicans as having a pro-British stance . In parallel to this , the `` Independent '' titles are perceived by many opposition supporters as being pro Fianna Fáil . The Irish magazine market is one of the world 's most competitive , with hundreds of international magazines available in Ireland , ranging from `` Time '' and `` The Economist '' to `` Hello ! '' and `` Reader 's Digest '' . This means that domestic titles find it very hard to retain readership . Among the best-selling Irish magazines are the `` RTÉ Guide '' , `` Ireland 's Eye '' , `` Irish Tatler '' , `` VIP '' , `` Phoenix '' and `` In Dublin '' . Radio . The first known radio transmission In Ireland was a call to arms made from the General Post Office in O'Connell Street during the Easter Rising . The first official radio station on the island was 2BE Belfast , which began broadcasting in 1924 . This was followed in 1926 by 2RN Dublin and 6CK Cork in 1927 . 2BE Belfast later became BBC Radio Ulster and 2RN Dublin became RTÉ . The first commercial radio station in the Republic , Century Radio , came on air in 1989 . During the 1990s and particularly the early 2000s , dozens of local radio stations have gained licences . This has resulted in a fragmentation of the radio broadcast market . This trend is most noticeable in Dublin where there are now 6 private licensed stations in operation . Television . Different television stations are available depending on whether you are in Northern Ireland or the Republic of Ireland . In Northern Ireland the main terrestrial television stations are the main UK wide channels BBC One , BBC Two , ITV , Channel 4 and Channel 5 . Both the BBC and ITV have local regional programing specific to Northern Ireland produced and broadcast through BBC Northern Ireland and UTV . In terms of Satellite-carried channels in Northern Ireland these are the same as for the rest of the United Kingdom including all Sky channels . In the Republic of Ireland some areas first received signal from BBC Wales and then latter from BBC Northern Ireland when it began broadcasting television programmes in 1959 before RTÉ Television opened in 1961 . Today the Republic 's main terrestrial channels are RTÉ One , RTÉ Two , TV3 which began broadcasting in 1998 and Teilifís na Gaeilge ( TnaG ) , now called TG4 which started its Irish language service in 1996 . British and satellite-carried international television channels have widespread audiences in the Republic . The BBC and ITV families of channels are available free to air across the Republic and there is widespread availability of the four main UK channels ( BBC1 , BBC2 , ITV1 and Channel Four ) but only limited coverage from Five . Sky One , E4 , and several hundred satellite channels are widely available . Parts of the Republic can access the UK digital TV system `` Freeview '' . Film . The Republic of Ireland Film industry has grown rapidly in recent years thanks largely to the promotion of the sector by `` Bord Scannán na hÉireann '' ( The Irish Film Board ) and the introduction of generous tax breaks . Some of the most successful Irish films included `` Intermission '' ( 2001 ) , `` Man About Dog '' ( 2004 ) , `` Michael Collins '' ( 1996 ) , `` Angela 's Ashes '' ( 1999 ) , `` My Left Foot '' ( 1989 ) , `` The Crying Game '' ( 1992 ) , `` In the Name of the Father '' ( 1994 ) and `` The Commitments '' ( 1991 ) . The most successful Irish film directors are Kenneth Branagh , Martin McDonagh , Neil Jordan , John Carney , and Jim Sheridan . Irish actors include Richard Harris , Peter O'Toole , Maureen O'Hara , Brenda Fricker , Michael Gambon , Colm Meaney , Gabriel Byrne , Pierce Brosnan , Liam Neeson , Daniel Day-Lewis , Ciarán Hinds , James Nesbitt , Cillian Murphy , Jonathan Rhys Meyers , Saoirse Ronan , Brendan Gleeson , Domhnall Gleeson , Michael Fassbender , Ruth Negga , Jamie Dornan and Colin Farrell . Ireland has also proved a popular location for shooting films with `` The Quiet Man '' ( 1952 ) , `` Saving Private Ryan '' ( 1998 ) , `` Braveheart '' ( 1995 ) , `` King Arthur '' ( 2004 ) and `` P.S . I Love You '' ( 2007 ) all being shot in Ireland . Cultural institutions , organisations and events . Ireland is well supplied with museums and art galleries and offers , especially during the summer months , a wide range of cultural events . These range from arts festivals to farming events . The most popular of these are the annual Dublin Saint Patrick 's Day Festival which attracts on average 500,000 people and the National Ploughing Championships with an attendance in the region of 400,000 . There are also a number of Summer Schools on topics from traditional music to literature and the arts .
59th Medical Wing . The 59th Medical Wing ( MDW ) is the U.S. Air Force ’ s largest medical wing and is the Air Force functional medical command for Joint Base San Antonio ( JBSA ) . It comprises seven medical groups across San Antonio . Three are located at the Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center ( WHASC ) ; the 959th Medical Group is located at San Antonio Military Medical Center ( SAMMC ) , JBSA-Fort Sam Houston ; the 59th Training Group - the wing 's newest group , activated on 4 January 2016 , is also located at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston . The 359th and 559th Medical Groups are located at and support the missions of JBSA-Randolph and JBSA-Lackland , respectively . The 59th MDW operates with a $ 271 million budget , and a staff of 8,000 military , civilian , and contract personnel . The 59th MDW is home to the Critical Care Air Transport Team Pilot Unit ( CCATT ) , which has executive management over 118 active-duty , Guard and Reserve teams . The wing also has the Defense Department ’ s largest Blood Donor Center , a Warfighter Refractive Surgery Center , and Extracorporeal Life Support ( ECLS ) capability . The ECLS offers the only global transport option in the world , providing partial heart-lung bypass to eligible adults , infants , and children suffering from severe cardiopulmonary failure . The medical wing also has the largest dental facility in the DOD and the only dental group in the Air Force . The 59th Dental Group examines approximately 36,000 basic military trainees and 28,000 technical training students a year . It has the only stereolithography and modeling lab in the Air Force , which produces dimensionally-accurate medical models and craniofacial prostheses . This capability provides rehabilitative support to patients with acquired or congenital defects of the head and neck region . Healthcare . The 59th MDW provides medical care at various facilities in San Antonio . Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center is the Air Force ’ s largest outpatient facility , providing a full range of primary care , specialty care , and outpatient surgery . At SAMMC , the DOD ’ s largest inpatient medical facility , nearly 2,000 59th MDW personnel work with Army medics in areas such as the bone marrow transplant center , the burn unit , and other rare and complex treatment environments . The wing ’ s highly specialized trauma surgeons , along with their Army counterparts , staff the Defense Department ’ s only Joint Level 1 Trauma Center in the United States . Readiness . Most of the wing ’ s military personnel are assigned to one of several teams , which act as building blocks to form Expeditionary Medical Support hospitals and a number of specialized units , to include Critical Care Air Transport Teams . The wing has the largest medical mobility commitment in the U.S. Air Force and maintains approximately 2,950 mobility positions . At any one time , there are about 200 medics deployed worldwide , executing a joint U.S. mission in support of global operations . Additionally , the 59th Medical Wing oversees deployments for all Air Force medical assets assigned within JBSA . Outreach teams are regularly dispatched all over the globe to respond to emergencies , assist in Department of Defense contingency missions , and reinforce readiness training through real-world civil and humanitarian assistance missions . Education . The wing ’ s postgraduate medical education function is merged with that of Brooke Army Medical Center under the San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium ( SAUSHEC ) . The two facilities , in close cooperation with the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio ( UTHSCSA ) , provide a wide array of training programs ranging from general surgery to emergency medical services administration . At any given time , SAUSHEC has roughly 600 residents enrolled in 37 graduate medical education ( GME ) programs , of which 60 percent are Air Force . There are an additional 22 programs for our Allied Health members , including : Psychology Internship ; Health Psychology Fellow ; Dietetic ; Pharmacy Clinical ; Pastoral Education ; General Surgery Physician Assistant ( PA ) ; Emergency Medicine PA ; Otolaryngology PA and Audiology . The wing ’ s training group supports military medical service and medical readiness training at the Medical Education and Training Campus on JBSA-Fort Sam Houston for 12,100 students annually , and at two operating locations , one detachment and 17 sites around the world . The 59th Training Group ’ s partnership with METC affords training for the five uniformed services and international students . The group awards 24 Air Force specialty codes and 93,037 Community College of the Air Force credit hours annually while maintaining 14 national accreditations . Training . In addition to the GME program , the 59th MDW is the largest of 15 clinical training sites in the Air Force , graduating an average of 500 officer and enlisted students in various dental and allied health programs each year . Additional training includes the Sustainment Training to Advance Readiness Skills ( STARS ) program , refresher trauma training and courses for specialized surgical and critical care teams . The 59th MDW has the largest DOD dental education mission , providing 85 percent of the Air Force ’ s total dental training capacity . Research . The Clinical Research Division is the Air Force Medical vice ’ s largest and most productive research facility , with more than 500 active research protocols . The primary focus of the wing ’ s research program is to meet the needs of the Air Force through the development and performance of medical readiness training for expeditionary forces , such as pararescuemen and the Critical Care Air Transport Unit . The majority of research and training protocols directly contribute to the wing ’ s mission by supporting Graduate Medical and Graduate Dental Program requirements , sustaining medical readiness , and building healthy communities . Important research initiatives include traumatic brain injury treatment , wartime vascular injury management , diabetes management , combat casualty care , and critical care in aeromedical evacuation . Collaboration . As members of a strong inter-service team , the 59th Medical Wing is also dedicated to building partnerships with community organizations such as the Veterans Affairs Audie Murphy Hospital , University of Texas Health Science Center , Humana Military Healthcare Services , University Health System , and the Mayor ’ s Fitness Council . The 59th Medical Wing is committed to providing the best possible care to all active-duty members , dependents and retirees while working closely with the local community . Subordinate units . 359th Medical Group ( former 12th ) at JBSA-Randolph 559th Medical Group ( former 37th ) at JBSA-Lackland 959th Medical Group ( former 59th Inpatient Operations Group ) at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston World War II . The 59th Observation Group was established at Newark Airport , New Jersey , in 1941 . It moved to Fort Dix Army Air Base , New Jersey , later in the year . Following the US entry into World War II the Group engaged in antisubmarine patrols along the East coast of the United States from December 1941 – October 1943 . Initially during 1941–42 the Group operated a wide range of aircraft , including the BC-1A , L-59 , O-46 , O-47 , O-49 Vigilant , and O-52 Owl During 1943 and 1944 the group trained pilots using P-39 Airacobra aircraft and later , in 1944 , the Curtiss P-40 Warhawk as well . The unit was redesignated the 59th Reconnaissance Group on 2 April 1943 , and again as the 59th Fighter Group on 11 August 1943 . The 59th was disbanded on 1 May 1944 . On 31 July 1985 , the unit was redesignated the 59th Tactical Fighter Wing , but remained inactive . Finally , it was reactivated and consolidated with the Wilford Hall U.S. Air Force Hospital on 1 July 1993 . Lackland Air Force Base medical unit . During the Korean War , the 3700th Medical Squadron developed a program to train basic trainees as medical corpsmen to ease shortage of medical personnel . Wilford Hall Medical Center as most people know it today came about during this time . With many Soldiers , Sailors , Airmen and Marines returning from the conflict needing medical attention , plans were drawn up to construct a new and larger medical facility which opened in 1957 . It was in this first facility , most of which remains today , that the hospital participated in the first of what would become a long list of highlights of medicine , providing medical support to NASA ’ s project Mercury . From 1983 , Wilford Hall offered centralized outpatient care , a clinical investigation facility , the Air Force 's largest dispensary system , and the only eye bank and organ transplant centers . The hospital accomplished important research work in neonatal medicine , surgical transplants , orthopedic surgery , rheumatology , immunology , and maxillofacial surgery . Clinical investigations research kept the wing at the forefront of development of high-frequency ventilation and extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation ; new techniques for the care of premature infants ; improved cancer treatments ; bone banking and transplantation ; laser photocoagulation ; and acquired immune deficiency syndrome ( AIDS ) . In December 1989 , it provided medical support to casualties returning from operations in Panama . From 4 January to 21 March 1991 Wilford Hall deployed over 900 personnel to RAF Little Rissington , England , to establish a 1500-bed hospital in support of expected casualties from the Gulf War . In 1993 the Medical Center was redesignated the 59th Medical Wing , taking the lineage of the never-active 59th Tactical Fighter Wing . Closure and realignment . On September 15 , 2011 , the Wilford Hall Medical Center was officially renamed to the Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center , becoming the largest outpatient surgical center in the Air Force . Inpatient services are no longer provided at JBSA-Lackland , formerly Lackland Air Force Base , but are centralized at nearby San Antonio Military Medical Center – formerly known as Brooke Army Medical Center , or BAMC , at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston , Texas . Both facilities and all other military treatment facilities in the San Antonio area fall under the San Antonio Military Healthcare System ( SAMHS ) . Construction is underway on a new 680,000 square-foot facility , which will be located adjacent to the existing building .
María Alharilla Casado . María Alharilla Casado Morente ( born 13 November 1990 ) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Primera División club Levante UD . She debuted for the Spain national team in a 2011 World Cup qualifier against Austria in October 2009 . She subsequently scored her first goal in a 9–0 win over Malta .
Downton ( UK Parliament constituency ) . Downton was a parliamentary borough in Wiltshire , which elected two Members of Parliament ( MPs ) to the House of Commons from 1295 until 1832 , when it was abolished by the Great Reform Act . History . The borough consisted of part of the parish of Downton , a small town six miles south of Salisbury . By the 19th century , only about half of the town was within the boundaries of the borough , and the more prosperous section was excluded : at the 1831 census the borough had 166 houses and a tax assessment of £70 , whereas the whole town consisted of 314 houses , and was assessed at £273 . Downton was a burgage borough , meaning that the right to vote rested solely with the freeholders of 100 specified properties or `` burgage tenements '' ; it was not necessary to be resident on the tenement , or even in the borough , to exercise this right . Indeed , some of the tenements could not realistically be occupied , and one was in the middle of a watercourse . At the time of the Great Reform Act , The Earl of Radnor ( who supported the Reform ) told the House of Lords that he owned 99 of the 100 tenements — which , of course , gave him absolute power in choosing both the borough 's MPs . Earlier , in the 18th century , the Duncombe family had been the owners . Corruption was rife at 18th century elections in Downton , and the House of Commons at one point proposed to `` throw it into the hundred '' , that is to extend the boundaries to include the whole of the Hundred of Downton and to abolish the restrictive franchise — one of the earliest examples of such a proposal being debated ; however , the proposal was not adopted . Although there was supposedly a property qualification to become an MP ( borough MPs were required to have an annual income of at least £300 derived from the ownership of land ) , this was routinely ignored or evaded , and Downton offers perhaps the only example of an election being re-run because the victor lacked the qualification . On 11 June 1826 the poet Southey was elected MP for Downton , but he did not take his seat when Parliament assembled in July , and in November wrote to the Speaker : 'Having while I was on the continent been , without my knowledge , elected a burgess to serve in the present Parliament for the borough of Downton , it has become my duty to take the earliest opportunity of requesting you to inform the honourable House that I am not qualified to take a seat therein , inasmuch as I am not possessed of such an estate as is required by the Act passed in the ninth year of Queen Anne . ' A by-election had to be held to replace him . By 1831 the parish of Downton had a population of around 450 , too small to retain representation after the Reform Act , and yet in the original Reform Bill it was proposed that Downton should lose only one of its two members , its boundaries being extended to include Fordingbridge , over the county border in Hampshire . However , the Earl of Radnor pushed for its complete disfranchisement as it would be too difficult to make even an extended borough free of the influence of himself and his family . ( He also made it a condition of becoming MP for Downton that its members should vote for its abolition . ) As this abolition of a Whig-owned borough was useful to the Whig government in demonstrating their even-handedness , they backed an amendment to move Downton into Schedule A , the list of boroughs that were to lose both seats ; but the government majority in the Commons fell to 30 in the vote on the amendment , the narrowest of all the votes on the details of the eventual Act . The Reform Act being passed , Downton ceased to be represented from the 1832 general election , those of its residents who were qualified voting instead in the county constituency of Southern Wiltshire .
N12 road ( Ireland ) . The N12 road is one of the shortest national primary roads in the Republic of Ireland , running from outside Monaghan ( where it leaves the N2 ) to the border with County Armagh , Northern Ireland , at `` Ardgonnell Bridge '' . The N12 is part of an overall route running from Cavan Town to Belfast . Route details . The route , entirely contained within County Monaghan , commences at the junction with the N2 on the outskirts of Monaghan town , in the townland of Coolshannagh . From here the route passes through the townlands of Tullyhirm and Cavanreagh , with the R185 leaving the route to the north . Just before the border , the N12 passes through Tyholland , and in the townland of Killyneill just after this and before the border , the R213 leaves the route to the south . The overall Cavan Town-Belfast route , of which the N12 is but a link , passes through Butlersbridge , Wattlebridge , Clones , Smithborough and Monaghan Town as the N54 / A3 . After the N12 , it passes through or around Middletown , Armagh , Portadown , Lurgan and Lisburn as the A3 , and A1 ( from Lisburn to Belfast ) . Similar routes in the Republic of Ireland , which constitute part of a route that also passes through Northern Ireland , include the N2 , N3 and routes N13–N16 . The east-west route corridor of which the N12 is a part also includes the N54 to the west of Monaghan . Architecture and History . A small aqueduct runs parallel to Ardgonnell Bridge , where the N12 meets the A3 . The aqueduct formerly carried the now defunct Ulster Canal across the Corr River from County Monaghan to County Armagh . On Thursday , 7 December 2017 , Ardgonnell Bridge on the route was visited by the Exiting the European Union Select Committee ( 'the Brexit Committee ' ) of the British House of Commons . Ardgonnell Bridge spans the Corr River between County Monaghan and County Armagh . The select committee was visiting where the N12 meets the A3 as part of a wider visit to inspect parts of 'the Border ' between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland . Future plans . There are no immediate programmes to upgrade the N12 . However , Monaghan County Council include a proposed realignment of the route in their development plan .
Growth medium . A growth medium or culture medium is a solid , liquid or semi-solid designed to support the growth of microorganisms or cells , or small plants like the moss `` Physcomitrella patens '' . Different types of media are used for growing different types of cells . The two major types of growth media are those used for cell culture , which use specific cell types derived from plants or animals , and microbiological culture , which are used for growing microorganisms , such as bacteria or fungi . The most common growth media for microorganisms are nutrient broths and agar plates ; specialized media are sometimes required for microorganism and cell culture growth . Some organisms , termed fastidious organisms , require specialized environments due to complex nutritional requirements . Viruses , for example , are obligate intracellular parasites and require a growth medium containing living cells . Types . The most common growth media for microorganisms are nutrient broths ( liquid nutrient medium ) or LB medium ( lysogeny broth ) . Liquid media are often mixed with agar and poured via a sterile media dispenser into Petri dishes to solidify . These agar plates provide a solid medium on which microbes may be cultured . They remain solid , as very few bacteria are able to decompose agar ( the exception being some species in the genera : `` Cytophaga '' , `` Flavobacterium '' , `` Bacillus '' , `` Pseudomonas '' , and `` Alcaligenes '' ) . Bacteria grown in liquid cultures often form colloidal suspensions . The difference between growth media used for cell culture and those used for microbiological culture is that cells derived from whole organisms and grown in culture often can not grow without the addition of , for instance , hormones or growth factors which usually occur `` in vivo '' . In the case of animal cells , this difficulty is often addressed by the addition of blood serum or a synthetic serum replacement to the medium . In the case of microorganisms , no such limitations exist , as they are often unicellular organisms . One other major difference is that animal cells in culture are often grown on a flat surface to which they attach , and the medium is provided in a liquid form , which covers the cells . In contrast , bacteria such as `` Escherichia coli '' may be grown on solid or in liquid media . An important distinction between growth media types is that of defined versus undefined media . A defined medium will have known quantities of all ingredients . For microorganisms , they consist of providing trace elements and vitamins required by the microbe and especially defined carbon and nitrogen sources . Glucose or glycerol are often used as carbon sources , and ammonium salts or nitrates as inorganic nitrogen sources . An undefined medium has some complex ingredients , such as yeast extract or casein hydrolysate , which consist of a mixture of many chemical species in unknown proportions . Undefined media are sometimes chosen based on price and sometimes by necessity – some microorganisms have never been cultured on defined media . A good example of a growth medium is the wort used to make beer . The wort contains all the nutrients required for yeast growth , and under anaerobic conditions , alcohol is produced . When the fermentation process is complete , the combination of medium and dormant microbes , now beer , is ready for consumption . Culture media . Culture media contain all the elements that most bacteria need for growth and are not selective , so they are used for the general cultivation and maintenance of bacteria kept in laboratory culture collections . A defined medium ( also known as chemically defined medium or synthetic medium ) is a medium in which Minimal media . Minimal media are those that contain the minimum nutrients possible for colony growth , generally without the presence of amino acids , and are often used by microbiologists and geneticists to grow `` wild-type '' microorganisms . Minimal media can also be used to select for or against recombinants or exconjugants . Supplementary minimal media are minimal media that also contains a single selected agent , usually an amino acid or a sugar . This supplementation allows for the culturing of specific lines of auxotrophic recombinants . Selective media . Selective media are used for the growth of only selected microorganisms . For example , if a microorganism is resistant to a certain antibiotic , such as ampicillin or tetracycline , then that antibiotic can be added to the medium to prevent other cells , which do not possess the resistance , from growing . Media lacking an amino acid such as proline in conjunction with `` E. coli '' unable to synthesize it were commonly used by geneticists before the emergence of genomics to map bacterial chromosomes . Selective growth media are also used in cell culture to ensure the survival or proliferation of cells with certain properties , such as antibiotic resistance or the ability to synthesize a certain metabolite . Normally , the presence of a specific gene or an allele of a gene confers upon the cell the ability to grow in the selective medium . In such cases , the gene is termed a marker . Selective growth media for eukaryotic cells commonly contain neomycin to select cells that have been successfully transfected with a plasmid carrying the neomycin resistance gene as a marker . Gancyclovir is an exception to the rule , as it is used to specifically kill cells that carry its respective marker , the Herpes simplex virus thymidine kinase ( HSV TK ) . Differential media . Differential or indicator media distinguish one microorganism type from another growing on the same medium . This type of media uses the biochemical characteristics of a microorganism growing in the presence of specific nutrients or indicators ( such as neutral red , phenol red , eosin y , or methylene blue ) added to the medium to visibly indicate the defining characteristics of a microorganism . These media are used for the detection of microorganisms and by molecular biologists to detect recombinant strains of bacteria . Enriched media . Enriched media contain the nutrients required to support the growth of a wide variety of organisms , including some of the more fastidious ones . They are commonly used to harvest as many different types of microbes as are present in the specimen . Blood agar is an enriched medium in which nutritionally rich whole blood supplements the basic nutrients . Chocolate agar is enriched with heat-treated blood ( 40–45 °C ) , which turns brown and gives the medium the color for which it is named .
Mariana Limbău . Mariana Limbǎu ( born August 25 , 1977 ) is a Romanian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1990s and early 2000s . She won a bronze medal in the K-4 500 m event at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney .
Charlie Aitken ( footballer , born 1932 ) . Charlie Aitken ( 19 July 1932 – 12 January 2008 ) was a Scottish professional football player who spent his entire career with Motherwell , making 314 appearances in the Scottish Football League between 1950 and 1966 . Aitken died on 12 January 2008 , at the age of 75 .
Deudorix odana . `` Deudorix odana '' , the indigo playboy , is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae . It is found in Senegal , Guinea , Sierra Leone , Ivory Coast , Ghana , Nigeria ( south and the Cross River loop ) , Cameroon , the Republic of the Congo , the Central African Republic , the Democratic Republic of the Congo ( Uele , Tshopo , Sankuru and Lualaba ) , Uganda , western Kenya and north-western Tanzania . The habitat consists of primary forests . Adults feed from flowers and both sexes mud-puddle . The larvae feed on `` Canavalia ensiformis '' and `` Caesalpinia '' species . They feed on the seeds of their host plant within the pods .
Steve King . Steven Arnold King ( born May 28 , 1949 ) is an American politician serving as a member of the United States House of Representatives from ; the district is in the northwestern part of the state and includes Sioux City . King is a member of the Republican Party and has served in Congress since 2003 . King is a staunch opponent of immigration and multiculturalism , and has stirred controversy by making statements that have been described as racist or racially charged , as well as by supporting European right-wing populist and far-right politicians accused of racism and Islamophobia . Personal life , education , and business career . King was born on May 28 , 1949 , in Storm Lake , Iowa , the son of Mildred Lila ( née Culler ) , a homemaker , and Emmett A . King , a state police dispatcher . His father has Irish and German ancestry , and his mother has Welsh roots , as well as American ancestry going back to the colonial era . His grandmother was a German immigrant . King graduated in 1967 from Denison Community High School . In 1972 he married Marilyn Kelly , with whom he has three children . Though raised Methodist , King attends his wife 's Catholic church , having converted 17 years after marrying her . His son Jeff King ( a consultant ) has been active in his political campaigns . King attended Northwest Missouri State University from 1967 to 1970 , and was a member of the Alpha Kappa Lambda fraternity , majoring in math and biology , but did not graduate . While in college , King received `` 2S '' deferments in 1967 , 1968 , and 1969 . In 1975 , King founded King Construction , an earthmoving company . In the 1980s he founded the Kiron Business Association . King 's involvement with the Iowa Land Improvement Contractors ' Association led to regional and national offices in that organization and a growing interest in public policy . Elections . In 1996 he was elected to Iowa 's 6th Senate district , defeating incumbent Senator Wayne Bennett in the primary 68 % –31 % and Democrat Eileen Heiden in the general election 64 % –35 % . In 2000 , he won reelection to a second term , defeating Democratic nominee Dennis Ryan 70 % –30 % . Tenure . From 1996 to 2002 , King served as an Iowa state senator , representing the 6th district . He assisted in eliminating the inheritance tax , authored and passed into law workplace drug testing , and worked for strengthening parental rights , passing tax cuts for working residents of Iowa , and passing a law that made English the official language in Iowa . In May 2001 , King visited Cuba . Elections . In 2002 , after redistricting , King ran for the open seat in Iowa 's 5th congressional district . The incumbent , fellow Republican Tom Latham , had his home drawn into the reconfigured 4th district . King finished first in the four-way Republican primary with 31 % of the vote , less than the 35 % voting threshold needed to win ; subsequently , a nominating convention was held , at which he was nominated , defeating state house speaker Brent Siegrist 51 % –47 % . King won the general election , defeating Council Bluffs city councilman Paul Shomshor 62 % –38 % . He won all the counties in the predominantly Republican district except Pottawattamie . King won reelection to a second term , defeating Democratic candidate Joyce Schulte , 63 % –37 % . He won all the counties in the district except Clarke . In 2006 , King won reelection to a third term , defeating Schulte again , 59 % –36 % . He won all the counties in the district except Clarke and Union . King won reelection to a fourth term , defeating Democratic candidate Rob Hubler , 60 % –37 % . For the first time in his career he won all 32 counties in his district . King won reelection to a fifth term , defeating Matt Campbell , 66 % –32 % . That was his highest percentage yet . King also won all 32 counties again . Iowa lost a district as a result of the 2010 census . King 's district was renumbered the 4th , and pushed well to the east , absorbing Mason City and Ames . This placed King and his predecessor , Latham , in the same district . Latham opted to move to the reconfigured 3rd District to challenge Democratic incumbent Leonard Boswell . The reconfigured district was , at least on paper , much more competitive than King 's old district . The old 5th had a Cook Partisan Voting Index of R+9 , while the new 4th has a PVI of R+4 . The new 4th was also mostly new to him ; he retained only 45 % of his former territory . Geographically it was more Latham 's district than King 's ; it closely resembled the territory that Latham had represented from 1995 to 2003 . Soon afterward , former Iowa first lady Christie Vilsack , the wife of former governor and then current U.S. agriculture secretary Tom Vilsack , announced she was moving to the new 4th to challenge King . King received the endorsement of Mitt Romney , who said , `` I 'm looking here at Steve King because this man needs to be your congressman again . I want him as my partner in Washington , D.C. '' King won reelection to a sixth term , defeating Vilsack , 53 % –45 % . King won all but seven counties , none of which he had previously represented : Webster , Boone , Story , Chickasaw , Floyd , Cerro Gordo , and Winnebago . King later said of his 2012 victory , `` I faced $ 7 million , the best of everything Democrats can throw at me , their dream candidate and everything that can come from the Obama machine , and prevailed through all of that with 55 percent of my district that was new . '' On May 3 , 2013 , King announced that he would not run for the U.S. Senate in 2014 . King won reelection with 61.6 % of the vote , defeating Democratic candidate Jim Mowrer . King won reelection , receiving 61.2 % of the vote to Democratic nominee Kim Weaver 's 38.6 % . Tenure . King is considered an outspoken fiscal and social conservative . After winning the 2002 Republican nomination , he said that he intended to use his seat in Congress to `` move the political center of gravity in Congress to the right . '' During the 110th Congress , King voted with the majority of the Republican Party 90.9 % of the time . He has continuously voted for Iraq War legislation , supported surge efforts and opposed a time table for troop withdrawals . During the 112th United States Congress King was one of 40 `` staunch '' members of the Republican Study Committee who frequently voted against Republican party leadership and vocally expressed displeasure with House bills . In August 2015 , King was named the least effective member of Congress by InsideGov due to his persistent failures to get legislation out of committee . Abortion . King opposes abortion . He has a 100 % rating from the National Right to Life Committee , indicating an anti-abortion voting record . King has also voted against allowing human embryonic stem cell research . He supports the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act , which would ban federal funding of abortions except in cases of what the bill calls `` forcible rape '' . This would remove the coverage from Medicaid that covers abortions for victims of statutory rape or incest . After Todd Akin made a controversial statement about `` legitimate rape '' on August 19 , 2012 , King came to his defense , characterizing the critical response as `` petty personal attacks '' and calling Akin a `` strong Christian man '' . King said that Akin 's voting record should be more important than his words . Six months later , King 's defense of Akin ( who lost his race ) was seen as politically damaging by Steven J . Law of the Conservative Victory Project , a group including Karl Rove that was working to discourage conservative candidates they deemed unelectable , to enable more viable conservative candidates to gain office . Law said , `` We 're concerned about Steve King 's Todd Akin problem . '' King sponsored legislation to ban abortion of a fetus that has a detectable heartbeat , which can in some cases occur as early as 6 weeks ( before many women know they are pregnant ) . A physician who performs a prohibited abortion would be subject to a fine , up to five years in prison , or both . A woman who undergoes a prohibited abortion could not be prosecuted for violating the provisions of this bill . Guns rights . King opposes stricter regulations on gun ownership . In 2017 , King said that a bill to close the so-called `` gun show loophole '' and add background checks for individuals who bought guns at gun shows would ruin `` Christmas at the Kings ' '' if it passed . In 2018 , King criticized 18-year old Parkland shooting survivor Emma Gonzalez , attempting to tie her to Communist Cuba . In 2018 , he said that guns should not be blamed for gun violence , but rather video games , cultural changes , lack of prayer in schools , gun-free zones , family break-ups , and Ritalin . Animal rights . In February 2010 , King tweeted about chasing and shooting a raccoon that had tried to enter his house during a blizzard , prompting criticism from animal rights groups . He defended his actions , saying the animal might have been rabid . In July 2012 , King opposed the McGovern Amendment ( to the 2012 Farm Bill ) to establish misdemeanor penalties for knowingly attending an organized animal fight and felony penalties for bringing a minor to such a fight . He was also one of 39 members of the House to vote against an upgrade of penalties for transporting fighting animals across state lines in 2007 . King received a score of zero on the 2012 Humane Society Legislative Fund 's `` Humane Scorecard '' . Afterward , he put out a video clarifying his position , stating that it would be putting animals above humans if it were legal to watch humans fight but not animals . In July 2012 , King introduced an amendment to the House Farm Bill that would legalize previously banned animal agriculture practices such as tail-docking , putting arsenic in chicken feed , and keeping impregnated pigs in small crates . `` My language wipes out everything they 've done with pork and veal , '' King said of his amendment . The Humane Society of the United States ( HSUS ) President Wayne Pacelle said the measure could nullify `` any laws to protect animals , and perhaps ... laws to protect the environment , workers , or public safety . '' In May 2013 , King introduced another amendment to the House Farm Bill , the Protect Interstate Commerce Act ( PICA ) , saying , `` PICA blocks states from requiring 'free range ' eggs or 'free range ' pork . '' In 2014 , the controversial provision was dropped . LGBT rights . On April 3 , 2009 , the Iowa Supreme Court ruled unanimously that a state ban on same-sex marriage violated Iowa 's constitution . King soon commented that the justices `` should resign from their position '' and the state legislature `` must also enact marriage license residency requirements so that Iowa does not become the gay marriage Mecca . '' King , along with others , mounted a campaign against the three Iowa Supreme Court justices who were up for retention and had ruled on the gay marriage case . King bought $ 80,000 of radio advertising across the state calling for Iowans to vote against their retention . None of the three were retained . On October 7 , 2014 , King was one of 19 members of Congress inducted into the LGBT civil rights advocacy group Human Rights Campaign 's `` Hall of Shame '' for his opposition to LGBT equality . In response to the Supreme Court 's 2015 decision `` Obergefell v. Hodges '' , in which the court ruled that same-sex marriage is a constitutionally protected right , King has called for a non-binding resolution saying that states may refuse to recognize the decision . King has also called for the abolishment of civil marriage . Health care . King is a staunch opponent of the Affordable Care Act ( Obamacare ) and has led attempts to repeal it . He fought against Medicare and Medicaid covering a number of medications such as Viagra , which he called `` recreational drugs '' . In January 2017 , King said that in the wake of the 2016 presidential election `` it has become abundantly clear that the American people have overwhelmingly rejected Obamacare time and time again '' and called for congressional Republicans to `` take swift action to fulfill our promise to We the People and repeal this unconstitutional and egregious law passed by hook , crook and legislative shenanigan . '' In May 2017 , King said he had moved from supporting the American Health Care Act , the Republican replacement to the Affordable Care Act , to being unsure as a result of benefits such as emergency services , hospitalization and prescription drugs that were added following his backing of the measure : `` Once they negotiated [ essential health benefits ] with the Freedom Caucus and Tuesday Group , it is hard for me to imagine they will bring that language in the Senate , or that it will be effective because they diluted this thing substantially . '' King added that he and Trump agreed on the need for the federal government to not have a role in health insurance and that Republicans would not have had difficulty repealing the Affordable Care Act had the party prioritized its replacement within the first week of the 115th Congress . Federal stimulus . King also has voted against each stimulus bill in the U.S. House of Representatives , saying , `` Our economy will not recover because government spends more . It will recover because people produce more . '' Hurricane Katrina aid . King gained prominence as one of 11 in Congress to vote against the $ 52 billion Hurricane Katrina aid package , claiming fiscal responsibility and a need for a comprehensive plan for spending aid money . Political lobbying . On February 26 , 2010 , King went to the House floor to protest Democrats ' handling of health care reform and said , `` Lobbyists do a very effective and useful job on this Hill ... There 's a credibility there in that arena that I think somebody needs to stand up for the lobby , and it is a matter of providing a lot of valuable information . '' Climate change . King has dismissed concern over global warming , calling it a `` religion '' and claiming efforts to address climate change are useless . A day after claiming that climate change was more `` a religion than a science , '' he reasserted that many scientists overreact when discussing the consequences of global warming , saying , `` Everything that might result from a warmer planet is always bad in [ environmentalists ' ] analysis . There will be more photosynthesis going on if the Earth gets warmer ... And if sea levels go up 4 or 6 inches , I do n't know if we 'd know that . We do n't know where sea level is even , let alone be able to say that it 's going to come up an inch globally because some polar ice caps might melt because there 's Carbon dioxide suspended in the atmosphere . '' 2016 presidential election support . King strongly endorsed Ted Cruz during the 2016 Republican primaries for President of the United States . He endorsed and strongly supported Donald Trump after Trump won the Republican nomination . Racist comments , controversies and far-right politics . King has stirred controversy and come to prominence by making statements that have been described as racist or racially charged comments . He is a staunch opponent of immigration and multiculturalism and has supported various far-right European politicians . According to `` The Guardian '' , King `` has long been one of the most vociferously anti-immigration members of the House Republican caucus . '' In October 2018 , the chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee , Steve Stivers , condemned King as a racist , saying that King 's actions and comments were `` completely inappropriate '' and constituted `` white supremacy and hate . '' The NRCC said it would not help King in his 2018 re-election efforts . Representative Carlos Curbelo described King 's comments and actions as `` disgusting '' and said that he would never vote for someone like King . Senator Ted Cruz called King 's rhetoric `` divisive '' but stopped short of condemning him . Other Republicans , such as House Agriculture Committee Chairman Mike Conaway , dismissed the idea that King is racist . Comments on Western civilization . King participated in a panel discussion on MSNBC on July 18 , 2016 . A panelist from `` Esquire '' magazine suggested that the 2016 convention could be the last in which `` old white people would command the Republican Party 's attention , '' to which King responded , `` This whole 'old white people ' business does get a little tired , Charlie . I 'd ask you to go back through history and figure out where are these contributions that have been made by these other categories of people that you are talking about ? Where did any other subgroup of people contribute more to civilization ? '' Panel moderator Chris Hayes later described King 's comments as odious and preposterous . Panel member April Ryan described them as `` in-my-face racism '' . That evening , King was asked about his comments during an interview with ABC News . King said he had meant to say that `` Western civilization , '' rather than `` white people , '' is the `` superior culture '' . He said that `` when you describe Western civilization that can mean much of Western civilization happens to be Caucasians . But we should not apologize for our culture or our civilization . The contributions that were made by Western civilization itself , and by Americans , by Americans of all races stand far above the rest of the world . The Western civilization and the American civilization are a superior culture . '' Immigration and multiculturalism . King is a staunch opponent of immigration and multiculturalism . In April 2006 , when asked if `` the US economy simply could n't function without '' the presence of illegal immigrants , King said that he rejected that position `` categorically '' . He said the 77.5 million people between the ages of 16 and 65 in the United States who are not part of the workforce `` could be put to work and we could invent machines to replace the rest . '' In 2006 , King called for an electrified fence on the US border , noting that such fences were successful in containing livestock . In July 2013 , speaking about proposed immigration legislation , King said of undocumented immigrants : `` For every one who 's a valedictorian , there 's another 100 out there who weigh 130 pounds—and they 've got calves the size of cantaloupes because they 're hauling 75 pounds of marijuana across the desert . '' Despite strong rebukes from both Democrats and King 's fellow Republicans , including House speaker John Boehner , who called his statements `` ignorant '' and `` hateful '' , and House majority leader Eric Cantor , who called the comments `` inexcusable '' , King defended his comments , saying he got the description from the border patrol . In July 2015 , referencing HUD secretary Julian Castro 's remarks on how poorly the Republican Party was doing with Hispanic voters , King responded , `` What does Julian Castro know ? Does he know that I 'm as Hispanic and Latino as he ? '' King is neither Hispanic nor Latino by either family history or ethnic definition . In March 2017 , King wrote `` culture and demographics are our destiny . We ca n't restore our civilization with somebody else 's babies . '' When asked about his comments , King stood by them , saying : `` you need to teach your children your values '' and `` with the inter-marriage , I 'd like to see an America that is just so homogenous that we look a lot the same '' . King was rebuked by members of his own party , including Speaker Paul D. Ryan , but praised by white supremacist David Duke and The Daily Stormer , a neo-Nazi website . In 2017 , King said he wanted `` an America so homogeneous that we look the same . '' In July 2017 , the House Appropriations Committee voted to fund the US-Mexico border wall , allocating $ 1.6 billion for it . King called for an additional $ 5 billion for the wall , to be paid for with federal dollars coming from Planned Parenthood , food stamps , and other federal welfare programs , saying , `` I would find half of a billion of dollars of that right out of Planned Parenthood 's budget , and the rest of it could come out of food stamps and the entitlements that are being spread out for people who have not worked in three generations . '' In June 2018 , he retweeted a comment by Mark Collett , a British neo-Nazi and self-described admirer of Hitler , about Europe `` waking up '' to mass immigration . Confederate flag . King displayed the Confederate flag on his office desk , despite the fact that Iowa was part of the Union during the American Civil War . He removed it after a Confederate flag-waver shot two Iowa police officers . Anti-muslim beliefs . In an interview with Breitbart News , King said he did not want Muslims working in meat-packing plants . In May 2014 , King compared the torture and prisoner abuse at Abu Ghraib prison to `` hazing '' . Racial profiling . King said on the floor of the House on June 14 , 2010 , that racial profiling was an important component of law enforcement : `` Some claim that the Arizona law will bring about racial discrimination profiling . First let me say , Mr. Speaker , that profiling has always been an important component of legitimate law enforcement . If you ca n't profile someone , you ca n't use those common sense indicators that are before your very eyes . Now , I think it 's wrong to use racial profiling for the reasons of discriminating against people , but it 's not wrong to use race or other indicators for the sake of identifying people that are violating the law . '' As an example of profiling , King described an instance when a taxi driver would stop for him before he had to hail a cab , just because he was in a business suit . King said on a radio show on June 14 , 2010 , that Obama 's policies favored black people . On G. Gordon Liddy 's radio program , he said , `` The president has demonstrated that he has a default mechanism in him that breaks down the side of race—on the side that favors the black person in the case of Professor Gates and Officer Crowley . '' Affirmative action . King opposes affirmative action . He has said , `` There 's been legislation that 's been brought through this House that sets aside benefits for women and minorities . The only people that it excludes are white men ... Pretty soon , white men are going to notice they are the ones being excluded . '' President Barack Obama === . I do n't want to disparage anyone because of their race , their ethnicity , their name—whatever their religion their father might have been , I 'll just say this : When you think about the optics of a Barack Obama potentially getting elected President of the United States – I mean , what does this look like to the rest of the world ? What does it look like to the world of Islam ? I will tell you that , if he is elected president , then the radical Islamists , the al-Qaida , the radical Islamists and their supporters , will be dancing in the streets in greater numbers than they did on September 11 . On March 10 , King defended his comments to The Associated Press , saying `` [ Obama will ] certainly be viewed as a savior for them ... That 's why you will see them supporting him , encouraging him . '' Obama said he did not take the comments too seriously , describing King as a person who thrives on making controversial statements to get media coverage . He said , `` I would hope Senator McCain would want to distance himself from that kind of inflammatory and offensive remarks . '' The McCain campaign disavowed King 's comments , saying `` John McCain rejects the type of politics that degrades our civics… and obviously that extends to Congressman King 's statement . '' In mid-January 2009 , King acknowledged that terrorists were not dancing in the streets , adding , `` They have made statements against Obama . '' But he also claimed that he found Obama 's decision to use his middle name `` Hussein '' when he was to be sworn in as the 44th President of the United States on January 20 , 2009 , to be `` bizarre '' and `` a double standard '' . In 2010 , King said that Obama `` has demonstrated that he has a default mechanism in him that breaks down the side of race , on the side that favors the black person . '' Support for far-right politics . On March 12 , 2017 , King expressed his support for Geert Wilders , a far-right Dutch politician known for his anti-Islam views , leading up to the election in the Netherlands , stating , `` Wilders understands that culture and demographics are our destiny '' and `` We ca n't restore our civilization with somebody else 's babies , '' referring to his views on ending birthright citizenship and promoting `` an America that 's just so homogenous that we look a lot [ sic ] the same . '' His statements received criticism from other politicians , including several Republicans , with Jeb Bush responding that `` America is a nation of immigrants '' ; despite the backlash , King firmly defended his statements . Others noted that King 's statements were well received among white nationalists , garnering support from prominent members of that community . The next day on CNN , King said he was referring to culture , not ethnicity , saying `` It 's the culture , not the blood . If you can go anywhere in the world and adopt these babies and put them into households that were already assimilated in America , those babies will grow up as American as any other baby with as much patriotism and love of country as any other baby . '' King supported French right-wing populist politician , leader of the Front National Marine Le Pen in the French 2017 presidential election . He sent her a message stating : `` Our shared civilization must be saved '' . King supported Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban , a right-wing populist and strong opponent of admitting migrants during the European migrant crisis . On December 8 , 2017 , King tweeted Orban 's quote that `` Diversity is not our strength . Hungarian Prime Minister Victor Orban , 'Mixing cultures will not lead to a higher quality of life but a lower one ' . '' `` Assimilation has become a dirty word to the multiculturalist Left . Assimilation , not diversity , is our American strength , '' he tweeted . On August 24 , 2018 , King was interviewed by the Austrian website `` Unzensuriert '' ( `` Uncensored '' ) , which is connected to the country 's Freedom Party , part of the governing coalition . He agreed with the interviewer that American financier George Soros is involved with the `` Great Replacement '' , a far-right conspiracy theory that claims to have identified a plot to replace white Europeans with minorities and immigrants . King has also endorsed Faith Goldy for mayorship of Toronto . In response to the Goldy endorsement and King ’ s other racially contentious remarks , Land O Lakes ended its support for his reelection . White genocide . `` Vox '' has claimed that King subscribes to the white genocide conspiracy theory , demonstrating the existence of the view in the United States Congress . `` ThinkProgress '' has accused King of endorsing `` a slightly more genteel '' version of the conspiracy , while `` Mother Jones '' and other media have reported more generally on his belief in and promotion of it .
Preston Township , Jasper County , Missouri . Preston Township is an inactive township in Jasper County , in the U.S. state of Missouri . Preston Township takes its name from the community of Preston .
Phil Ortiz . Phil Ortiz an American animator . He has worked for more than 30 years as a professional artist , ranging from daily newspaper comic strips to animated cartoons . Personal life . Ortiz lives in Lake Arrowhead , California . He has appeared at Wizard World and the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books .
Starobinsky inflation . Starobinsky inflation is a modification of general relativity in order to explain cosmological inflation . History . In the Soviet Union , Alexei Starobinsky noted that quantum corrections to general relativity should be important for the early universe . These generically lead to curvature-squared corrections to the Einstein–Hilbert action and a form of `` f '' ( `` R '' ) modified gravity . The solution to Einstein 's equations in the presence of curvature squared terms , when the curvatures are large , leads to an effective cosmological constant . Therefore , he proposed that the early universe went through an inflationary de Sitter era . This resolved the cosmology problems and led to specific predictions for the corrections to the microwave background radiation , corrections that were then calculated in detail . Starobinsky used the action which corresponds to the potential formula_2 in the Einstein frame . Observables . Starobinsky inflation gives a prediction for the observables of the spectral tilt formula_3 and the tensor-scalar ratio formula_4 : formula_5 where formula_6 is the number of e-foldings since the start of the universe . As formula_7 , these are compatible with experimental data , with 2019 CMB data from the Planck satellite giving a constraint of formula_8 ( 95 % confidence ) and formula_9 ( 68 % confidence ) .
Marisa Pedulla . Marisa Lee Pedulla ( born April 25 , 1969 ) is an American former Olympic judoka . She was born in Bellefonte , Pennsylvania . Pedulla was member of the US Team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in the 52kg under division . She would later serve as a Coach at the US Olympic Judo team at Athens . She is a Professor of Biology at Montana Tech of the University of Montana . At Montana Tech , she authored `` Phagedigging '' - Introducing Students to Biological Research '' . Also , she is an American Gladiator champion .
Tuscola County Courthouse . The Tuscola County Courthouse is a government building located at 440 North State Street in Caro , Michigan . It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996 . History . Tuscola County was established in 1840 as part of Saginaw County , but in 1850 was authorized to establish its own county government . Vassar was selected as the first county seat , but a prolonged dispute over the location , begun in 1860 , ended with Caro being designated the county seat in 1867 . An unused church building was moved into Caro to serve as the first courthouse until 1872 , when a new stone-and-brick courthouse was erected . By the 1920s , the 1873 courthouse was considered too small , and in 1926 voters approved a one mill tax to raise $ 300,000 to fund a new courthouse . In 1931 a building committee was established , which reviewed multiple proposals , accepting plans from Detroit architect William H. Kuni . Contractors were hired , and demolition of the old courthouse and construction of the new one began in 1932 . The building was completed in 1933 , and continues to serve the county . Description . The Tuscola County Courthouse is a rectangular , two-story , Art Deco building measuring 120 feet by 75 feet . The exterior walls are steel frame faced with Indiana limestone on a granite-faced foundation . The facade has a central mass with slightly lower wings to each side which project slightly forward . The grounds are nearly level with the entryway , which is reached via a six-step staircase . The main block contains five vertical bands of windows separated by projecting piers . Windows are square-headed on the first floor and round-arched on the second . The piers support an entablature which reads `` TUSCOLA - COUNTY - COURT - HOUSE '' The interior is reached through a recessed entryway , which leads into a vestibule and then the lobby . A stair accesses the second-floor lobby and the courtroom . In the public spaces , the floors are terrazzo and the walls are pink marble . A tinted and stained glass window fills the broad and tall arched window in the rear wall behind the main staircase 's mid-level landing .
Kähäri . Kähäri is a district of the city of Turku , in Finland . It is located to the northwest of the city centre . The current ( ) population of Kähäri is 934 , which did not change during 2004 . 17.77 % of the district 's population are under 15 years old , while 19.27 % are over 65 . The district 's linguistic makeup is 93.47 % Finnish , 4.93 % Swedish , and 1.61 % other .
Frank Richards ( author ) . Frank Richards a.k.a . Francis Philip Woodruff DCM , MM ( June 1883 – August 1961 ) was a World War I soldier and author . Born in Monmouthshire , he was orphaned at the age of nine , and was then brought up by his aunt and uncle in the Blaina area of the South Wales Valleys in industrial Monmouthshire . The uncle , his mother 's twin brother , and surnamed Richards , adopted Frank who then changed his surname . During the 1890s Frank Richards worked as coal miner and joined Royal Welch Fusiliers in 1901 , serving in the British Empire forces in British India under the British Raj and Burma from 1902 to 1909 , after which he transferred to the reserves . He is best known as the author of one of the most widely acclaimed memoirs of the Great War to be written by a ranker , `` Old Soldiers Never Die '' . Career . Richards , an orphan , was brought up by his aunt and uncle in Blaina , Monmouthshire , where , in the 1890s , he worked as a coal miner . He joined the Royal Welsh Fusiliers in April 1901 and served in India and Burma from 1902-09 when , having completed eight years with the colours , he transferred to the Army Reserve for the remaining four years of his twelve year enlistment . He extended his reserve service for a further four years in 1912 . A reservist soldier when war broke out in August 1914 , working as a timber assistant , Richards rejoined the 2nd Battalion Royal Welsh Fusiliers , in which he remained for the duration of the war . It was while drinking in the bar of the Castle Hotel at Blaina that he heard the news of the outbreak of war . Remarkably , Richards saw action in virtually all of the major British campaigns on the Western Front without suffering any notable injury . Unable to return to the coal mines following the war because of a physical injury , Richards was obliged to earn his living from numerous temporary jobs . Fifteen years after the close of the Great War , Richards published in 1933 his classic account of the war from the standpoint of the regular soldier . It differs in many ways from memoirs written by officers who joined the army specifically to serve in the war , and has been called `` a brilliant insight into the life of a soldier in the early stages of the twentieth century '' . `` Old Soldiers Never Die '' was written with the uncredited assistance of fellow Fusilier Robert Graves , who advised on grammar , style and punctuation . It was an instant success and has never been out of print since . Graves and Siegfried Sassoon , another Fusilier , both receive approving mentions in the book , although other officers are revealed as incompetent , petty and bullying . Richards followed up `` Old Soldiers '' with another successful memoir , this time of his service in India , `` Old Soldier Sahib '' , in 1936 . Richards , who at no point rose above the rank of private during the war , refusing any offer of promotion , was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal and Military Medal . He was interviewed by the BBC for their classic multi-part documentary of the conflict , The Great War , in 1954 . He enjoyed a drink and a bet and married late in life , to Mary James , having one daughter , Margaret . Frank Richards , who continued to correspond regularly with Robert Graves , died in 1961 at the age of 78 . DCM , MM and books . In 1933 , he published his memoir `` Old Soldiers Never Die '' —with the help of Robert Graves—about his time on the Western Front , where he was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal and Military Medal . He always denied any element of bravery in his character , simply saying that he was doing his job . His account of the Christmas Truce was the first to be published by a soldier who was not an officer . In 1936 , he published a second memoir , `` Old Soldier Sahib '' , covering his time in the British Army of India . Private Frank Richards aka `` Big Dick '' features in Captain J. C. Dunn 's `` The War The Infantry Knew 1914-1919 '' .
Midrash Vayosha . The Midrash Vayosha ( Hebrew : מדרש ויושע ) is an 11th-century CE smaller midrashim , based on Ex . xiv . 30-xv . 18 . It is an exposition in the style of the later aggadah and seems to have been intended for `` Sabbat Shirah '' or for the seventh day of Passover . Sources . Entire sections of `` Midrash Vayosha '' are taken verbatim from the Tanḥuma , such as the passage on Ex . xv . 3 from Tan. , Bo , and on xv . 5 from Ḥuḳḳat , beginning . With the story in the exposition of Ex . xiv . 30 , concerning Satan , who appeared before Abraham and Isaac as they went to the sacrifice , may be compared the addition in Tan. , Wayera , ed . Stettin , No . 24 ; Yalḳ. , Ex . §§ 98-99 , end ; and `` Sefer ha-Yashar '' , end of pericope `` Wayera . '' The midrash on Ex . xv . 2 , 7 also contains extracts from the `` Chronicle of Moses '' , the passage on Usa , the genius of Egypt , agreeing word for word with the excerpt in Yalḳ. , § 241 . Here the first edition has merely `` Midrash , '' while other editions give the `` Midrash Abkir '' as the source , although it is doubtful whether this aggadah ever occurred in that work . The sections begin for the most part with the words `` ameru ḥakamim , '' though Rabbi Joshua ben Levi and Rabbi Samuel b. Naḥmani are occasionally given as the authors . Eschatology . In the exposition of xv . 18 on the sorrows and the redemption in the Messianic time , the terrible figure of King Armilus is described , and it is said that he will slay the Messiah of the race of Joseph , but will himself be slain by the Messiah who is the son of David ( comp . Suk . 52a ) ; God will then gather together the scattered remnant of Israel and hold the final judgment ; and the wonderful beauty of a new world full of joy and happiness is revealed . Editions . The Midrash Wayosha ' was first published at Constantinople in 1519 ( Metz , 1849 , and elsewhere ) , and has been reprinted by A. Jellinek ( `` Bet . Ha.Midrash '' i . 35-57 , Jerusalem 1967 , 3rd Ed. ) . References . This article is an evolution of the which gives the following
1954–55 Philadelphia Warriors season . The 1954–55 NBA season was the Warriors ' 9th season in the NBA .
Kuningas Pähkinä & Setä Tamu . Kuningas Pähkinä & Setä Tamu is a Finnish collaborating duo starting 2000 , made up of rapper Kuningas Pähkinä and Setä Tamu . They released an initial EP `` Kaikki suvussa '' in 2000 , and had a successful single `` Heitä paita vittuun '' in 2003 . Their first studio album , `` Kylpyammeellinen hittejä '' , came out in 2004 . However the duo 's most successful release is the 2012 single `` Hei Scully , '' which peaked at number two on the Official Finnish Singles Chart . Setä Tamu , Kuningas Pähkinä and Stig joined forces in 2012 as the group Yön Polte and with the single `` Tyttö sinä olet meritähti '' . The song peaked at number seven on the Official Finnish Singles Chart .
Whistle ( organisation ) . Whistle was a supporter 's pressure group , created by fans of West Ham United that were critical of its Chairman , Terry Brown , following the club 's relegation in 2003 and the subsequent sale of many of their top players . In April 2004 , the group published a dossier accusing the board of financial incompetence , and asking 180 questions regarding the club 's finances . Whistle claimed that around £20 million had been pledged to them by anonymous investors willing to buy into the club via a share issue if major lenders could force Brown to step down . Barclays Bank were the biggest single lender to the club . `` Despite selling all the crown jewels , which you ca n't sell again , Brown has failed to address the debt situation . We 're now a Nationwide First Division club and we are not generating the revenue to handle our current financial position . The banks are begging for a credible alternative . They are waiting for an approach which will handle the debt . We have people associated with ourselves who are influential within the City and would offer the financial institutions an alternative . '' `` We do not have a financial crisis at West Ham and have not had one at any time since our relegation . It is unacceptable that , at such a crucial time in our season , someone should seek to undermine all the hard work of Alan , the players and our staff by issuing information that contains so many lies simply to mislead and demoralise our fans who have given West Ham such fantastic support throughout the season . We will be taking legal action against Mr Hanna and other members of the Whistle group to protect the club from these scurrilous allegations . May I urge every single fan to ignore this nonsense and back our boys . '' `` We demand that you immediately desist from making any further untrue and defamatory remarks regarding our client . If you fail to provide an undertaking confirming that you will do so , any further such statements will be used to support a claim for aggravated damages in the proceedings our client is going to initiate against you . '' Legal proceedings were commenced against three members of Whistle . During 2004 , two of the members submitted public apologies .
Abadehella . `` Abadehella '' is a genus of large Upper Permian benthic forams in the order Fusulinida . The test is conical , up to 1.35mm at the concave base , coiled trochospirally with up to twenty whorls , each with one and a half to two low chambers surrounding the open umbilicus . Chambers are subdivided by close , evenly spaced radial beams . The test wall is calcareous and two-layered , with an external wall with an outer dark microgranular layer and an inner light fibrous layer , septa and beams with a single micro-granular layer . The aperture from each chamber opens into the umbilical region beneath a short projection . `` Abadahella '' is the sole known genus of the family Abadahellidae , for which the diagnosis is the same . Abadahellidae was established by Loeblich and Tappan 1984 ; `` Abadahella '' by Okimura and Ishi , 1975 . The genus extends across the lowermost member of the Zewan Formation in Kashmir , the Palaeofusulina limestone in Malaysia , the `` Lepidolina multiseptata '' limestone in Cambodia and the `` Lepodlina mustipetata '' and `` Lepidolina kumaensis Zones in Japan . References . Memoirs of the Faculty of Science , Kyoto University : Series of geology and mineralogy , Volumes 45-48 . Jan 12,2011
Nyawagyi . The Nyawagyi , also known as Nawagi , are an Indigenous Australian peoples whose original country was Halifax Bay , North Queensland Language . Nyawagyi has the smallest number of consonants , 12 , of all Australian languages . It has 7 conjugations , 3 open and 4 closed , the latter having monosyllabic roots , and , in this regard , conserves a feature of proto-Australian languages lost in the idioms of contiguous languages . An early record suggested that the `` Nyawa '' - ( Nowa ) in this term denoted 'no ' , and comparative linguistics has observed the `` –gi '' form a comitative suffix , but the last speakers could not confirm this speculative derivation of the ethnonym . One of the last to be interviewed was a centenarian , Long Heron . Country . The Nyawagyi were a coastal people occupying 50 miles of coastland to a depth of some 15 kilometres . To their north , bounded on the west by the Toobanna , Frances Creek and Waterview Creek , over the Herbert River at Halifax and Ingham , were the Biyaygiri . To the west was Warrongo country . Their southern boundary lay at the Seaview Range . Other neighbours include the Warrgamay . In Norman Tindale 's estimation , the total extent of their land was in the area to the southwest of the Herbert River , mainly on the rainforested high Sea View Range , running southeast as far as Harveyside and the Reid River . The Warrgamay lay around the sclerophyll forest to their east on the coast , though , according to Robert M. W. Dixon , the Nyawagyi did access part of the sea-coast in the vicinity of Ingham . Social structure . The Nyawagyi comprised 7 tribes , with the affix `` bara '' indicating belonging , and all probably speaking a distinctive dialect . The Nyawagyi had four sections : ( a ) '' wungu '' ; ( b ) '' gurguɽu '' ; ( c ) `` gurgila=gurgiŋ '' ; ( d ) `` gaɽbawuɽu '' . The marriage rules laid down that
Shawn Matthias . Shawn Matthias ( born February 19 , 1988 ) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who is currently an unrestricted free agent . Matthias has previously played in the NHL with the Winnipeg Jets , Colorado Avalanche , Toronto Maple Leafs , Vancouver Canucks and the Florida Panthers , having been originally drafted by the Detroit Red Wings in the second round , 47th overall , at the 2006 NHL Entry Draft . Matthias was a natural centre early in his career , however since going pro he has made the transition to being able to play the wings as well . Playing career . Matthias played his major junior ice hockey career with the Belleville Bulls of the Ontario Hockey League ( OHL ) before he was drafted by the Detroit Red Wings in the second round , 47th overall , in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft . During the following season , 2006–07 , his rights were traded , along with conditional draft picks to the Florida Panthers in exchange for Todd Bertuzzi on February 27 , 2007 . On January 18 , 2008 , the Panthers called up Matthias from Belleville . In his second NHL game on January 19 , 2008 , he scored his first two goals , both against goaltender Brent Johnson of the Washington Capitals . On March 4 , 2014 , Matthias was traded , along with goaltender Jacob Markström , to the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for goaltender Roberto Luongo and Steven Anthony . On February 13 , 2015 , Matthias recorded his first career NHL hat-trick in a 5–2 Canucks win over the Boston Bruins . Despite posting a career-high in goals ( 18 ) and points ( 27 ) during the 2014–15 season , the Canucks opted not to re-sign Matthias after the expiration of his contract , whereupon on July 6 , 2015 , he signed a one-year , $ 2.3 million deal with the Toronto Maple Leafs as an unrestricted free agent . Following the signing , Matthias expressed via Twitter that he was a Maple Leafs fan growing up and that he `` could n't be happier to play for [ his ] hometown team . '' In the 2015–16 season , Matthias made his Maple Leaf debut on opening night in a 3-1 defeat to the Montreal Canadiens on October 7 , 2015 . Throughout the year , Matthias failed to score at a pace similar to his prior season in Vancouver , but was still seen as a decent producer given his role on the team . After contributing with 17 points in 51 games , on February 21 , 2016 , Matthias was traded by the rebuilding Maple Leafs to the Colorado Avalanche in exchange for a 4th round pick in the 2016 Entry Draft and prospect Colin Smith . On July 1 , 2016 , Matthias left the Avalanche organization as a free agent , agreeing to a two-year deal with Central division competitors , the Winnipeg Jets . International play . Matthias played for Canada at the 2008 World Juniors , where he helped his team win the gold medal .
Minuscule 336 . Minuscule 336 ( in the Gregory-Aland numbering ) , α 500 ( Soden ) , is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament , on paper . Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 15th century . Formerly it was labelled by 45a , 52p , and 16r . Description . The codex contains the text of the New Testament ( except Gospels ) on 268 paper leaves ( ) . The text is written in one column per page , in 22-25 lines per page . After Ephesians 3:7 written by other hand . It contains Prolegomena . The order of books : Catholic epistles , Book of Revelation , Pauline epistles , and Acts of the Apostles . It is carelessly written . Kurt Aland did not place the Greek text of the codex in any Category . History . The manuscript once belonged to Giovanni Ciampini in Rome , then to Zacharias Conrad von Uffenbach , consul in Frankfurt am Main . The manuscript was examined by Wettstein ( in 1717 ) , Bengel , Uffenbach . C. R. Gregory saw it in 1878 . Formerly it was labelled by 45a , 52p , and 16r . In 1908 Gregory gave the number 336 to it . The manuscript is currently housed at the Hamburg University Library ( Cod . theol . 1252a ) in Hamburg .
Northeast Ithaca , New York . Northeast Ithaca is a census-designated place ( CDP ) in Tompkins County , New York , United States . The population was 2,655 at the 2000 census . Northeast Ithaca is a suburb of adjacent Ithaca , New York . Geography . Northeast Ithaca is located at ( 42.469927 , -76.464236 ) . According to the United States Census Bureau , the CDP has a total area of , all land . Demographics . As of the census of 2000 , there were 2,655 people , 1,058 households , and 692 families residing in the CDP . While the CDP is called Northeast Ithaca , most local residents just know it as 'the Northeast ' . The population density was 1,825.2 per square mile ( 707.0/km² ) . There were 1,096 housing units at an average density of 753.5/sq mi ( 291.8/km² ) . The racial makeup of the CDP was 74.65 % White , 6.03 % African American , 0.08 % Native American , 15.63 % Asian , 1.39 % from other races , and 2.22 % from two or more races . Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.99 % of the population . There were 1,058 households out of which 36.2 % had children under the age of 18 living with them , 56.0 % were married couples living together , 7.6 % had a female householder with no husband present , and 34.5 % were non-families . 24.7 % of all households were made up of individuals and 6.3 % had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older . The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.02 . In the CDP , the population was spread out with 26.7 % under the age of 18 , 7.9 % from 18 to 24 , 35.1 % from 25 to 44 , 21.2 % from 45 to 64 , and 9.0 % who were 65 years of age or older . The median age was 33 years . For every 100 females , there were 92.8 males . For every 100 females age 18 and over , there were 89.4 males . The median income for a household in the CDP was $ 50,855 , and the median income for a family was $ 65,833 . Males had a median income of $ 51,250 versus $ 30,474 for females . The per capita income for the CDP was $ 24,239 . About 7.3 % of families and 12.1 % of the population were below the poverty line , including 10.0 % of those under age 18 and 3.8 % of those age 65 or over .
Arquita . `` Arquita '' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family , Fabaceae . It belongs to the subfamily Caesalpinioideae .
Disputed issues in early Islamic history . There are a number of uncertainties and disputed issues in the early history of Islam . Most of these disputes can be traced to Shi'a-Sunni disagreements . Shi'a often argue that history has been distorted to further a Banu Umayyad agenda . In many cases , complications with the historiography of early Islam have also resulted in lack of consensus within denominations of Islam .
Ji Province . Ji Province , also known by its Chinese name Jizhou , was one of the Nine Provinces of ancient China . It is referenced in Chinese historical texts such as the `` Tribute of Yu '' , `` Erya '' and `` Rites of Zhou '' . It consisted of lands north of the Yellow River , including the modern province Hebei , and the municipalities of Beijing and Tianjin . Han dynasty . In the late Han dynasty , much of northern China , including Jizhou , was controlled by the warlord Yuan Shao and headquartered at Ye . In 200 , Yuan Shao was defeated by the rival warlord Cao Cao at the Battle of Guandu , and died shortly thereafter . His sons Yuan Shang and Yuan Tan took control of his territories . In the following years , Cao Cao launched an invasion of northern China , capturing Ye in 204 and decisively winning the Battle of White Wolf Mountain in 207 . Cao Cao and his successors controlled Jizhou for the rest of the Han dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period .
Mike Fetters . Michael Lee Fetters ( born December 19 , 1964 ) is an American professional baseball pitcher and coach . He is currently the bullpen coach for the Arizona Diamondbacks . He played in Major League Baseball for eight teams during his sixteen-year career from to . Fetters started his playing career with the California Angels and also played with the Milwaukee Brewers , Oakland Athletics , Baltimore Orioles , Los Angeles Dodgers , Pittsburgh Pirates , Arizona Diamondbacks , and Minnesota Twins . Fetters had his best season in when he finished fifth in the American League in saves with thirty-two with the Brewers . Fetters finished his career with one hundred career saves . Fetters is of mixed ethnicity , being half-Caucasian and half-Samoan in ancestry . Career . Fetters is a graduate of Iolani School , where he played high school baseball in the early 1980s , in Honolulu , Hawaii . Fetters played baseball at Pepperdine University and was drafted in the first round of the 1986 Major League Draft by the California Angels . Fetters is best known for his head movement while on the mound . Prior to pitching , he took a deep breath and moved his head quickly 90 degrees to the left . He claimed that he was stressed when pitching as the reason for his head movement . While with the Arizona Diamondbacks in , Mark Grace imitated the same move when invited to pitch for one inning . During one game in the 2004 season , Houston Astro Craig Biggio imitated Fetters ' head movement and scowl while batting against him , drawing laughter from the Houston crowd . Fetters is the cousin of American baritone Stephen Totter . He currently works as the Arizona Diamondbacks bullpen coach after 4 years as a quality control coach .
Opok , California . Opok is a former Native American Maidu settlement , whose site is in present-day El Dorado County , California . It was located on the North Fork of the Cosumnes River in the Sierra Nevada foothills , somewhere near present-day Nashville on Hwy 49 south of Placerville . Its precise location is unknown .
Beyoncé Pulse . Beyoncé Pulse is the third women 's fragrance created and endorsed by Beyoncé , with Bruno Jovanovic and Loc Dong of IFF . The ad 's tagline is `` Feel the Power . '' Beyoncé Pulse comes in an upside-down chrome-and-blue bottle , neatly tucked into a holographic carton , inspired by Knowles ' fashion during stage performances . It features notes of pear blossom , peony , midnight blooming jasmine , Madagascar vanilla , and bluebird orchid . The commercial for the fragrance was directed by Jake Nava , and features the instrumental of Knowles ' lead single `` Run the World ( Girls ) '' from her album `` 4 '' . Photographer Lionel Gasperini photographed the scents printing advertisements . Development . Beyoncé Pulse follows Knowles ' scents `` Heat '' ( 2010 ) and `` Heat Rush '' ( 2011 ) . Knowles first revealed Beyoncé Pulse in an exclusive interview with `` Elle '' magazine on June 25 , 2011 . She started by giving a hint at the motive behind Beyoncé Pulse , stating : `` Women always tell me that my music makes them feel strong and confident and Beyoncé Pulse is about finding that inner power . '' It features notes of pear blossom , peony , midnight blooming jasmine , Madagascar vanilla , and bluebird orchid . According to Knowles ' official parfum website , Beyoncé Pulse possesses `` an energy unlike any other . It moves through you , around you . Never fading as it surges , pulsates and electrifies . The woman who wears Beyoncé Pulse is impossible to ignore , exuding sensuality and strength . Women always tell me that my music makes them feel strong and confident , and Pulse is about finding that inner power . Pulse represents the woman I am on stage . When I think about excitement , it makes me think about my heart racing and a pulsating beat—it 's my stage persona . `` Heat '' represents my sensual side , it 's very spicy and Southern . `` Heat Rush '' is more about the woman I am on my off time , when I 'm on vacation . [ ... ] I 'm learning that they 're very similar ! Figuring out the ingredients in a fragrance that complement each other is no different than trying to figure out the combination of melody and lyrics for a song—it 's just as difficult . Both are something that take a lot of hard work . You need to have a strong opinion and know exactly what you want . I use my instincts from writing songs and coming up with videos—all of the things that have developed my taste level—and apply them toward making a fragrance . Packaging and scent . The fragrance comes in an upside-down chrome-and-blue bottle , neatly tucked into a holographic carton . The bottle is topped by a chrome cap , which was inspired by Knowles ' stage costumes , as she states `` I love [ that ] because it incorporates fashion into the overall design . '' The scents ' packaging states `` Resembling a luminous crystal , the tactile bottle seems otherworldly , as if encasing an as-yet-discovered , carefully guarded energy source of precious reserves . The Beyoncé Pulse holographic carton shimmers and shines in shades of blue and silver , radiating light and power , as if bursting from the edge of the universe . '' Reflective of Knowles ' incredible energy and powerful femininity , the fresh notes in Beyoncé Pulse intermingle to create a unique citrus , floral gourmand , anchored by Knowles ' favorite flower , the orchid . The scents heart notes feature sophisticated floral heat of enticing bluebird orchid , delicate peony and fragrant midnight blooming jasmine . The scent finishes in its base notes with dry-down of warm , opulent Madagascar vanilla , seductive musk and sensual precious woods . Promotion . A commercial for the fragrance was shot and directed by Jake Nava , who additionally shot the commercial campaign for Beyoncé Pulse . The commercial is 15-seconds long and it features Knowles in a metallic gown walking through a myriad of lights , as the instrumental to her single `` Run the World ( Girls ) '' ( 2011 ) plays in the background . It was revealed in a behind-the-scenes look at the fragrances commercial that Knowles wore 6-inch studded Christian Louboutin pumps for the shoot . For the video shoot , Knowles was styled by `` Elle '' magazine 's creative director , Joe Zee . In a behind-the-scenes look during the making of the commercial , She described the shoot as an `` incredible experience '' and the set of the fragrances commercial as `` energetic '' and `` magnetic '' , adding that `` the sets ' feminism adds to what the fragrance represents . '' Hans Dorsinville , the video 's creative director , revealed that they used the metaphor of `` energy '' to construct an electric world that is ignited by everything Knowles touches , which was mainly inspired by Knowles ' performance , as he states `` She gets on stage and all of a sudden the energy level goes up . '' The video closes with Knowles stating , `` The Pulse campaign is ultra sexy and totally unique . I ca n't wait for my fans to see it ! '' [ Pulse ] is very fresh . This is all about citrus , but it also has vanilla in the back . It is important for me for a fragrance not to just smell like one thing . I think women are interesting and I do n't like for you to be like , 'Ok , this smells like this . ' I like for it to be something signature and something that brings out your inner beauty and your confidence and makes you feel like you leave a long-lasting impression on someone . Reception . `` Rap-Up '' described the scent as `` electric '' . Nakisha Williams of Black Entertainment Television complimented the fragrance , stating `` even though the fragrance is being billed as 'powerful ' and 'electrifying , ' it comes off as a crisp citrusy-floral scent that does n't overpower . '' At the 2011 International Hologram Manufacturers Association 's ( IHMA ) Awards , Beyoncé Pulse won in the category for `` Best Applied Decorative Product '' . The perfume was nominated in the categories for `` Fragrance of the Year '' , `` Best Packaging of the Year '' and `` Consumer Choice Award '' at the 2012 FiFi Awards which were presented on May 21 , 2012 . Pulse Summer Edition . Pulse Summer Edition is the follow-up to Beyoncé Pulse . It was released in March 2012 , two months after Knowles gave birth to her daughter , Blue Ivy Carter , in January of the same year . The summary for the fragrance is , `` Life is a flirt . Love is a game . The sky is your limit . Beyoncé Pulse Summer Edition gives you a burst of the inexplicable energy you feel during the Summer . It will leave you feeling great , ready to conquer anything , as if nothing and no one could ever resist you . '' Its composition is floral – fruity with fresh sparkling top notes and creamy base . The top notes include icy mandarin , pear and pink pepper . The heart is exotic and floral , featuring ginger orchid , jasmine and orange blossom . The creamy base is composed of sapphire woods , musk and benzoin . The fragrance is available as 50 and 100 ml Eau de Parfum . It comes in a turquoise and pink bottle which features an inverted chrome cap that was inspired by Knowles ' stage costumes . According to a press release , it was designed to `` capture the essence of a playful , sun-drenched summer day '' and was inspired by Knowles ' `` infectious and positive energy '' . Nathalie Atkinson of `` The National Post '' held a sniff test for Knowles ' Pulse Summer Edition to assess the different scents picked up by people of the opposite sex . Cosmetics editor Dave Lackie , who was asked to be the male participant of the scent , graded it with one-and-a-half stars out of four and commented , `` When I spray this scent all I smell is lemon . Lots and lots of lemon . Turns out it is a note called icy mandarin . Five minutes later , I still smell the lemon , but that 's joined with orange flower . There 's an underlying sweetness to this that is a little off-putting . The dry-down is Beyonce 's trademark creamy musk . If you like Beyonce , still with her first scent . It 's the best of the lot . '' Atkinson , the female participant , graded it with one star out of four and said , `` When life hands you lemons , make Kool-Aid . Or this spritz . It 's a pitcher of ade made by enterprising youngsters on a hot summer 's day : made from drink crystals and served from a stand at the foot of the driveway . Accordingly , there 's a lot of sugar stirred in that has n't quite dissolved , and probably wo n't . Which is why you buy a 25-cent glass to be kind , but only pretend to take a sip . '' Marianne Mychaskiw of `` InStyle '' magazine described the perfume as a `` flirty take on the original version '' . HollywoodLife 's Jennifer Tzeses praised the perfume , describing it as a `` light , playful scent '' . She also added that `` [ the ] scent captures the feel of a happy , sun-filled summer day ... 'Beyoncé Pulse Summer Edition ' echoes the same sensual feel of its predecessor ... but is a lighter and fresher version . '' A writer of `` People '' also agreed that the perfume was similar with its predecessor , but had a `` little lighter '' scent . Pulse NYC . Pulse NYC is the third follow-up from Beyoncé Pulse . The Fragrance was released in 2013 , the name is an honour to world capital , New York and is a novelty in line of fragrances by Knowles . The fragrance is described as `` When two icons come together , a spectacular pulse ignites . Legendary glamour and sky high sophistication create a light the world lives to see . Sexy . Electric . Fierce . Beyoncé Pulse NYC is Beyoncé 's olfactive expression of her favorite city . The woman who wears it instantly feels sexy and empowered ... and ready to conquer anything '' on the official perfume website . The top notes incorporate a passionate fruity cocktail of raspberries , pears and pomegranate decorated with delicate notes of Arabic jasmine and peony flowers . The heart includes orchids growing and blooming in the center of the city even in hard conditions and are Beyonces favorite flowers . Base of the composition offers a gourmand blend of dessert of velvety cupcakes and warm , seductive patchouli . Beyonce Pulse NYC is available in flacons shaped like previous editions Pulse and Pulse Summer Edition as 15 , 30 , 50ml and 100ml eau de parfum . Deodorant spray 150ml is also available . Pulse NYC was launched in 2013 .
Giovanni Bernardino Azzolini . Giovanni Bernardino Azzolini ( c. 1572 – 12 December 1645 ) was an Italian painter and sculptor who continued painting in a late-Mannerist style , mainly active in Naples and Genoa . He is also known by Azzolino or Mazzolini or Asoleni . Life and work . Born in the town of Cefalù in Sicily , where he likely received his initial training . He had moved to Naples by 1594 . He then settled in Genoa , where he was elected to local `` Accademia di San Luca '' ( painter 's guild ) in 1618 . In Naples , he painted a `` Presentation at the Temple '' ( 1599 ) for the church of Santa Maria La Nova . He painted a `` Pentecost '' for the church of San Francesco at Caiazzo . Among his paintings in Genoa , is an `` Annunciation '' painted for the church of Monache Turchine . He painted a `` Martyrdom of St. Apollonia '' for the church of San Giuseppe . He painted a canvas of `` St. Francis Xavier 's vision of the Virgin '' for the saint 's chapel in the church of Gesù Nuovo in Naples . His daughter married the painter Jusepe de Ribera and his son-in-law worked together with him on some commissions .
Shorea geniculata . `` Shorea geniculata '' is a species of plant in the Dipterocarpaceae family . It is endemic to Borneo .
Aliabad , Hyderabad . Aliabad is one of the old suburbs in Hyderabad , India . It is part of the old city of Hyderabad . Aliabad is situated about 2.5 km from the historic Charminar towards Falaknuma palace . Aliabad Darwaza ( door ) is one of the eight entrances to the erstwhile Hyderabad . Aliabad is home for many public figures like Baddam Bal Reddy ( BJP ) , Mulley Baliah ( Congress , ex-chairman HUDA ) , Kankar Laxma Reddy ( Entrepreneur and Congress Leader ) , Rebba Anjiah ( Jansangh member ) , Borra Madhav Reddy ( public prosecutor ) , V Suryaprakash Reddy alias Pedda Reddanna ( educationist ) and Aekka Yadagiri Rao ( renowned sculptor ) . Education . Most Aliabad children attended the only English medium missionary school St. Mark 's Boys Town High School . The school is located in a sprawling and scenic campus and provided education to scores to students living in Aliabad . Aliabad has produced many successful students , who by their hard work achieved higher goals in life as engineers , doctors and successful businessmen . Dr. S.S Jaya Kumar , Kankar Ravinder Reddy ( Deccan Granites ) , Devender Reddy ( Vasudeva Realtors ) , Venkat Aekka ( NRI ) , Jagjivan Reddy ( BJP ) , Uday Kumar Survi ( NRI ) , Devi Reddy Srikanth ( NRI ) , G. Vinod Reddy ( Congress ) are some of the examples . Adding to this in Aliabad there used to live Guda Saketa Rama Rao a doctor who used to practice three fields of medicine UNANI , AYURVEDHA AND ALLOPATHIC MEDICINE . He also worked as Professor in Gandhi Medical College , Deccan Medical College . He was famous for free treatment to poor people . People from different parts of Old City used to visit and get treated . There is a big community of Brahmins in the center of Aliabad near market . Quite a few of the Aliabad folks of the 1980s migrated to new city because of communal riots . Public transport . Aliabad is connected by buses run by TSRTC , since a bus depot is close by , it is well connected . Buses that run are 65 and 9 . The closest MMTS train station is at Uppuguda which is a kilometer away .
Alluaudina . `` Alluaudina '' is a genus of harmless lamprophiid snakes endemic to the island of Madagascar . Species . Two species are currently recognized . Etymology . The generic name , `` Alluaudina '' , is in honor of French entomologist Charles Alluaud , who was one of the two collectors of the type specimen of `` A. bellyi '' . The specific name , `` bellyi '' , is in honor of a certain Mr . Belly who was the other collector of the same type specimen . The specific name , `` mocquardi '' , is in honor of French herpetologist François Mocquard , the author of this genus .
The Conduct of Major Maxim . `` The Conduct of Major Maxim '' is an espionage thriller novel by English author Gavin Lyall , first published in 1982 , and the second of his series of novels with the character “ Harry Maxim ” as the protagonist . Plot introduction . Former SAS Major Harry Maxim is assigned to Number 10 Downing Street , where he works under George Harbinger , private secretary to the Prime Minister . Maxim is asked by a former colleague to assist Corporal Ron Blagg , who has gone AWOL from the British Army after assisting MI6 in a botched undercover operation . However , Maxim soon discovers that both MI6 and a shadowy Sovbloc service are looking for Blagg , with deadly consequences . Maxim 's efforts to assist Blagg are stymied by a web of deceit and suspicion among the various offices and agencies within the British government , until he uncovers a secret from the darkest days of World War II so threatening to the leadership of the German Democratic Republic that they will kill to preserve it . The various settings for most of the action , housing projects in South London , a small rural town in Germany , and a fading port town in Humberside , are described in rich detail . The growing romance . MI5 liaison Agnes Algar warms to Harry in this book , and provides invaluable assistance , but still tries to keep her distance from his domestic life . Reviews . `` The Conduct of Major Maxim '' was the final installment in a series of novels based on a character originally developed for a projected BBC television series .
Wan Gang . Wan Gang ( , born August 1952 ) is a Chinese expert on automobiles , former president of Tongji University ( 2002–2007 ) and the Minister of Science and Technology . He is also the Chairman of the China Zhi Gong Party , a legally sanctioned minor political party in China , and , since 2013 also Vice Chairman of the Chinese People 's Political Consultative Conference , a mostly symbolic political advisory body . Biography . Wan graduated from Northeast Forestry University . In 1979 , he did his postgraduate study on experimental mechanics in Structural Theories Research Institute of Tongji University and received his master degree in 1981 . In the same year , he stayed on campus and taught mathematics and mechanics . In 1985 , he went to Germany as a visiting scholar and doctoral candidate of Department of Mechanical Engineering in Clausthal University of Technology and received Ph.D ( Dr.-Ing . ) with good honor five years later . In 1991 , Wan began to work in German Audi Corporation , in charge of computer virtualization of automobile in the R & D Department . Soon he originated a distinctive auto-developing system for the company . In 1996 , he was promoted to technical manager in production and technology division , and took charge of informational manufacturing technology as well as management . His leadership and contribution in many technological innovations facilitated the production of Audi A4 , car of a new generation , thus winning for the company huge economic profits . In 1994 and 1995 , he was consecutively invited as guest professor and doctoral supervisor at Clausthal University of Technology and of Tongji University . Under his instruction , his German doctoral candidates successfully carried out a researching project on fuel cell and they filled the blank of this field then and there . In the year of 2000 , Wan made a strategic proposal ( “ `` Regarding Development of Automobile New Clean Energy as the Starting Line for Leap- Forward of China ’ s Automobile Industry '' ” ) to the State Council of China to develop a new type of automobile propelled by new clean fuel , with a view to ushering Chinese auto industry onto a new stage . His proposal received the attention and support from the Ministry of Science and Technology and the State Economic and Trade Commission . By the end of 2000 , he returned China upon the invitation of the Ministry of Science and Technology and appointed as chief scientist and group leader of the 863 Program key electric automobile projects assigned by Ministry of Science and Technology . Also , he took the responsibility of major supervisor to handle the most demanding part in this project -- -- the developing of fuel cell sedan , which deals with the most complicated technologies as well as the heaviest working load . This project was nominated as one of the “ `` Ten Greatest Scientific and Technological Progresses of Chinese Higher Schools in 2005 '' ” . In 2002 , Wan worked as Assistant President of Tongji University ; in 2003 , Vice ( Acting ) President of Tongji ; in July 2004 , President of Tongji . He was also the founding dean of New Energy Automobile Engineering Center at Tongji . Wan is a member of the standing committee of the 10th Chinese People 's Political Consultative Conference . He has been chairman of the China Zhi Gong Party since December 2007 and a vice president in the Association for Science and Technology of Shanghai since 2006 . Wan was appointed the Minister of Science and Technology of the People 's Republic of China on April 27 , 2007 . He is the first cabinet minister from a non-Communist party since the late 1970s when China launched its economic reform and opening-up drive .
Sprekelsville , California . Sprekelsville is an unincorporated community in El Dorado County , California . It lies at an elevation of 978 feet ( 298 m ) .
Bezmer , Yambol Province . Bezmer ( ) is a village ( село ) in southeastern Bulgaria , located in the Tundzha Municipality ( ) of the Yambol Province ( ) . It is located west of the town of Yambol .
Finborough Theatre . The Finborough Theatre is a fifty-seat theatre in the West Brompton area of London ( part of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea ) under artistic directorship of Neil McPherson . The theatre presents new British writing , as well as UK and world premieres of new plays primarily from the English speaking world including North America , Canada , Ireland , and Scotland including work in the Scots language . The venue also presents music theatre , and rarely seen rediscovered 19th and 20th century plays . The Finborough Arms . The Finborough Arms was built in 1868 to a design by George Godwin . It was one of five public houses built by Corbett and McClymont in the Earls Court area during the West London development boom of the 1860s . The ground floor and basement of the building was converted into The Finborough Road Brasserie from 2008 to 2010 and The Finborough Wine Cafe from 2010 to 2012 . The pub reopened under its original name of The Finborough Arms in February 2014 . 1980s . June Abbott opened the theatre above the Finborough Arms Public House in June 1980 . In its first decade , artists working at the new theatre included Clive Barker , Kathy Burke , Ken Campbell , Mark Rylance , and Clare Dowie who appeared in the world première of her own play `` Adult Child/Dead Child '' . 1990s . From 1991-1994 , the theatre was best known for new writing with Naomi Wallace ’ s first play `` The War Boys '' ; Rachel Weisz in David Farr ’ s `` Neville Southall ’ s Washbag '' , Elton John ’ s `` Glasses '' ; `` Holding Back the Ocean '' by Godfrey Hamilton ; and three plays by Anthony Neilson : `` The Year of the Family '' ; ' ; and `` Penetrator '' , which transferred from the Traverse and went on to play at the Royal Court Upstairs . From 1994 , the theatre was run by The Steam Industry under Artistic Director Phil Willmott . Productions included new plays by Tony Marchant , David Eldridge , Mark Ravenhill , and Phil Willmott . New writing development included Mark Ravenhill ’ s `` Shopping and F*cking '' ( Royal Court , West End and Broadway ) and Naomi Wallace ’ s `` Slaughter City '' ( Royal Shakespeare Company ) , the UK première of David Mamet ’ s `` The Woods '' , and Anthony Neilson ’ s `` The Censor '' , which transferred to the Royal Court . 2000s . Productions since 2000 have included the UK premières of Brad Fraser ’ s `` Wolfboy '' ; Lanford Wilson ’ s `` Sympathetic Magic '' ; Tennessee Williams ’ `` Something Cloudy , Something Clear '' ; and Frank McGuinness ’ `` Gates of Gold '' with William Gaunt and the late John Bennett in his last stage role which transferred to the West End ; the London première of Sonja Linden ’ s `` I Have Before Me a Remarkable Document Given to Me by a Young Lady from Rwanda '' ; the specially commissioned adaptation of W.H . Davies ’ `` Young Emma '' by Laura Wade and directed by Tamara Harvey ; the first London revival for more than 40 years of Rolf Hochhuth ’ s `` Soldiers '' ; Keith Dewhurst 's `` Lark Rise to Candleford '' , performed in promenade and in repertoire ; the Great War drama `` Red Night '' , and five first plays by new writers : Jason Hall 's `` Eyes Catch Fire '' ; Chris Dunkley ’ s `` Mirita '' ; Dameon Garnett 's `` Break Away '' , Simon Vinnicombe 's `` Year 10 '' , Joy Wilkinson 's `` Fair '' which transferred to the West End ; `` Waterloo Day '' with Robert Lang ; Sarah Phelps ’ `` Modern Dance for Beginners '' , subsequently produced at the Soho Theatre ; Carolyn Scott-Jeffs ' comedy `` Out in the Garden '' , which transferred to the Assembly Rooms , Edinburgh ; the London premiere of Larry Kramer 's `` The Destiny of Me '' ; `` The Women ’ s War '' – an evening of original suffragette plays ; Steve Hennessy ’ s `` Lullabies of Broadmoor '' ( about the Finborough Road murder of 1922 ) ; the Victorian era comedy `` Masks and Faces '' ; `` Etta Jenks '' with Clarke Peters and Daniela Nardini ; `` The Gigli Concert '' with Niall Buggy , Catherine Cusack and Paul McGann which transferred to the Assembly Rooms , Edinburgh ) ; `` Hortensia and the Museum of Dreams '' with Linda Bassett , `` Albert 's Boy '' by James Graham starring Victor Spinetti , Peter Oswald ’ s `` Lucifer Saved '' with Mark Rylance , `` Blackwater Angel '' , the UK debut of Irish playwright Jim Nolan with Sean Campion , the first London revival for over seventy years of `` Loyalties '' by John Galsworthy , the world premiere of `` Plague Over England '' by Nicholas de Jongh which subsequently transferred to the West End at the Duchess Theatre , the first revival of `` Hangover Square '' , adapted by Fidelis Morgan from the novel by Patrick Hamilton , the UK premiere of the musical `` Ordinary Days '' by Adam Gwon and a season of plays by William Saroyan . 2010s . In March 2010 the theatre presented the world premiere of `` A Day at the Racists '' , a new piece of political theatre by Anders Lustgarten , charting the rise of the BNP in Barking . In 2011 productions included a critically acclaimed production of `` Mixed Marriage '' by St John Ervine , as well as Dawn King 's `` Foxfinder '' , as well as revivals of Emlyn Williams 's `` Accolade '' and Caryl Churchill 's `` Fen '' . Air conditioning was also installed in 2011 . In 2012 productions at the theatre included John McGrath 's `` Events While Guarding the BoforsGun '' and revivals of Arthur Miller 's `` The American Clock '' and J . B. Priestley 's `` Cornelius '' which subsequently transferred Off-Broadway . In November 2012 , the theatre presented twelve new plays as part of its fourth annual `` Vibrant - A Festival of Finborough Playwrights '' . The plays include `` The Andes '' by Alexandra Wood , `` The Sugar-Coated Bullets of the Bourgeoisie '' by Anders Lustgarten and `` Pig Girl '' by Colleen Murphy . 2012 saw transfers of `` London Wall '' by John Van Druten to St James ' Theatre , and `` Cornelius '' by J.B. Priestley to Off-Broadway . Musical theatre . The Finborough Theatre has also presented musical theatre , including `` Schwartz It All About '' which transferred to Edinburgh and the King 's Head Theatre , the world premiere of Charles Miller and Kevin Hammonds ' `` When Midnight Strikes '' , the UK premieres of `` Lucky Nurse and Other Short Musical Plays '' by Michael John LaChuisa , Darius Milhaud ’ s opera `` Médée '' , `` Myths and Hymns '' by Adam Guettel , `` John and Jen '' by Andrew Lippa and `` Three Sides '' by Grant Olding , and an acclaimed series 'Celebrating British Musical Theatre ' from the Victorian and Edwardian era with `` Florodora '' , `` Our Miss Gibbs '' , `` The Maid of the Mountains '' and `` A Gilbert and Sullivan Doublebill '' featuring `` Sweethearts '' , a play by W.S . Gilbert , `` The Zoo '' , an operetta by Arthur Sullivan and Bolton Rowe , the opera `` The Boatswain 's Mate '' by Ethel Smyth and two rare musicals by Rodgers and Hammerstein - the UK premiere of `` State Fair '' which transferred to the West End , and the European premiere of `` Me and Juliet '' . Awards . The Finborough Theatre has won the Pearson Award bursary for playwrights nine times for Chris Lee in 2000 , Laura Wade in 2005 , James Graham in 2006 , Al Smith in 2007 , Anders Lustgarten in 2009 , Simon Vinnicombe in 2010 , Dawn King in 2011 , Shamser Sinha in 2013 and Chris Thompson in 2014 – as well as the Pearson Award for Best Play for Laura Wade in 2005 and - under its new name - the Catherine Johnson Best Play Award in 2007 for James Graham and for Anders Lustgarten in 2010 . Anders Lustgarten also won the inaugural Harold Pinter Playwrights Award for the same play , `` A Day at the Racists '' , in 2011 . The Finborough Theatre won the Empty Space Peter Brook Award in 2010 and for a second time in 2012 . It was also the inaugural winner of the Empty Space Peter Brook Award ’ s Dan Crawford Pub Theatre Award in 2005 which it also won again in 2008 . It has also won the Empty Space Peter Brook Mark Marvin Award in 2004 . The Finborough Theatre won four awards in total at the 2011 Off West End Awards , and at the 2012 Off West End Awards , the Finborough Theatre won eight awards in total including Best Artistic Director and Best Director for the second year running , and Best Production , Best Male Performance and Most Promising New Playwright . The Finborough Theatre was awarded The Stage 100 's inaugural Fringe Theatre of the Year award in 2011 . Neil McPherson was named as Best Artistic Director in the 2009 Fringe Report Awards and both the 2011 and 2012 Off West End Awards , and won an award for the Encouragement of New Writing from the Writers Guild of Great Britain in 2010 .
2009 Copa Colombia . The 2009 Copa Colombia football tournament , officially the 2009 Copa Postobón for sponsorship reasons , was the seventh edition of the Copa Colombia , the national football cup competition for clubs of Colombia 's DIMAYOR league . It began on March 4 and ended on November 18 . Santa Fe won the tournament for their 2nd title . Format . The format for 2009 remains the same as last year 's . The winner of will earn a berth in the 2010 Copa Sudamericana . Group A . Group A comprises teams from the Caribbean Region . Group B . Group B comprises teams from the Paisa Region . Group C. Group C comprises teams from Santander , Norte de Santander , and Boyacá . Group D. Group D comprises teams from Bogotá and Villavicencio . Group E. Group E comprises teams from the Pacific Region . Group F. Group F comprises teams from Cundinamarca and the western part of the country . Phase II . Phase II began on August 26 and ended on September 2 . Team # 2 played the second leg at home . Phase III . Phase III began on September 16 and ended on September 23 . Team # 2 played the second leg at home . Semifinals . The semifinals began on October 28 and ended on November 4 . Team # 2 played the second leg at home . Finals . The finals was played on November 11 and November 18 . Team # 2 played the second leg at home .
Flex dollar . Flex dollars are a form of payment used at large institutions , especially universities . James Madison University , University of Toronto , Saint Mary 's University , Queen 's University , University of Waterloo , McMaster University , University of Western Ontario , University of Ottawa , St. Olaf College , and Messiah College are all schools that use this system . Flex dollars are not common tender , but rather scrip or local currency that can be used to purchase items such as food , snacks , and school supplies . In insurance , flex dollars are used to assign values to an employee 's benefits . The employee instead of having a deductible or a certain percentage of coverage is assigned a pool of flex dollars to assign as they are required . The obvious advantage to this is the ability to assign a much larger amount of coverage to one area while not being covered in another world .
Bryant , Humboldt County , California . Bryant is a former settlement in Humboldt County , California . It was located on the east bank of the Eel River 1 mile ( 1.6 km ) north of Larabee .
Bridgewater ( 1785 EIC ship ) . `` Bridgewater '' was launched in 1785 as an East Indiaman for the British East India Company ( EIC ) , which engaged her for six voyages . She then made two more as an `` extra ship '' , that is , under voyage charters , and was lost at sea homeward bound from Bombay on the eighth voyage . Career . EIC voyage # 1 ( 1786-1787 ) : Captain William Parker sailed from Portsmouth on 14 April 1786 , bound for China . `` Bridgewater '' arrived at Whampoa Anchorage on 11 September . Homeward bound , she crossed the Second Bar on 1 January 1787 , reached St Helena on 10 May , and arrived at Long Reach on 29 June . EIC voyage # 2 ( 1788-1789 ) : Captain Parker sailed from The Downs on 11 April 1788 , bound for Madras and China . `` Bridgewater '' reached Madras on 19 August . She then visited Masulipatam on 13 September , before returning to Madras on 4 October . She reached Batavia on 18 November , and arrived at Whampoa on 4 February 1789 . Homeward bound , she crossed the Second Bar on 2 March , was at Macao on 21 March , and reached St Helena on 28 June . She arrived back in England on 1 September . EIC voyage # 3 ( 1791-1793 ) : Captain Gregory Moffat Lewin sailed from Portsmouth on 25 May 1791 , bound for Madras , Bengal , and China . `` Bridgewater '' reached Madras on 9 October and arrived at Diamond Harbour on 23 November . On 5 December she passed Saugor , and by 11 January 1792 was at Vizagapatam . She stopped at Madras on 22 January and Nagore on 7 February . She returned to Madras on 16 February , and reached Bombay on 29 March . On 29 May she was again at Madras . Finally bound for China , she reached Penang on 14 July and Malacca on 1 September , before arriving at Whampoa on 19 September . Captain Lewin died two days before `` Bridgewater '' left for England . Her chief mate was Robert Reay . Homeward bound , she crossed the Second Bar on 12 November , reached St Helena on 19 February 1793 , and arrived at Long Reach on 22 April . France declared war on Great Britain on 1 February 1793 . EIC voyage # 4 ( 1794-1795 ) : Capt William Parker acquired a letter of marque on 6 January 1794 . The British government held `` Bridgewater '' at Portsmouth , together with a number of other Indiamen in anticipation of using them as transports for an attack on Île de France ( Mauritus ) . It gave up the plan and released the vessels in May 1794 . It paid £1,479 3s 4d for having delayed her departure by 71 days . Captain Parker sailed from Portsmouth on 2 May 1794 , bound for Bombay and China . `` Bridgewater '' reached Bombay on 4 September and arrived at Whampoa on 26 February 1795 . Homeward bound , she crossed the Second Bar on 22 April and was at Macao on 22 May . She reached Batavia on 5 August and St Helena on 16 October , and arrived at Northfleet on 26 December . EIC voyage # 5 ( 1796-1797 ) : Captain John Skottowe acquired a letter of marque on 20 April 1796 . He sailed from Portsmouth on 17 May 1796 , bound for Madras and Bengal . `` Bridgewater '' reached Madras on 10 September and arrived at Diamond Harbour on 21 October . Homeward bound , she passed Saugor on 2 January 1797 . She was at Colombo on 2 February and Trincomalee on 25 March . She reached the [ { Cape of Good Hope on 12 July and St Helena on 11 September , and arrived at Gravesend on 18 December . EIC voyage # 6 ( 1798-1799 ) : Captain Skottowe sailed from Portsmouth on 29 April 1798 , bound for China . She reached Rio de Janeiro on 6 July , and arrived at Whampoa on 3 December . Homeward bound , she crossed the Second Bar on 22 January 1799 , reached Malacca on 22 February and St Helena on 17 May , and arrived at Long Reach on 31 July . EIC voyage # 7 ( 1800–1801 ) : Captain George Lukin acquired a letter of marque on 9 December 1800 . Messrs Princip & Saunders had tendered her to the EIC to bring back rice from Bengal . She was one of 28 vessels that sailed on that mission between December 1800 and February 1801 . Lukin sailed from The Downs on 24 January 1801 , bound for Madras . `` Bridgewater '' reached Madras on 21 May and left on 14 August . On 10 October she was reported sailing 'towards England ' . She arrived back in England on 4 January 1801 . EIC voyage # 8 ( 1802–Loss ) : Captain E. H. Palmer sailed from England on 1 August 1802 , bound for Botany Bay and China . `` Bridgewater '' arrived at Port Jackson on 12 May 1803 , having brought provisions . She left on 10 August , bound for China . She left in company with and . On 17 August the three ships got caught near a sandbank , 157 north and 51 miles east of Sandy Cape . With shrinking leeway , both `` Cato '' and `` Porpoise '' grounded . Both ships beat on the sharp coral , with the result that they sank quickly . `` Bridgewater '' sailed on and later reported both ships lost with no survivors . Almost all the crew and passengers of `` Cato '' and `` Porpoise '' were able to land on a sandbank as both ships broke up ; the survivors were later rescued . Fate . `` Bridgewater '' sailed from Bombay for England in 1805 and disappeared without a trace . She was believed to have foundered with all hands .
Breede River Canoe Marathon . The Breede River Canoe Marathon is an annual South African K2 ( doubles ) race down the Breede River from Robertson to Swellendam in the Western Cape over a distance of 75 km . The two-day race through scenic wine country , was first run in 1968 , and is usually held during September when good rains ensure reasonable water levels .
Michael Barr ( software engineer ) . Michael Barr is a software engineer specializing in software design for medical devices and other embedded systems . He is a past editor-in-chief of Embedded Systems Design magazine and author of three books and more than seventy articles about embedded software . Barr has often worked as an expert witness , including testifying in the Toyota Sudden Unintended Acceleration litigation . In October 2013 , after reviewing Toyota 's source code as part of a team of seven engineers , he testified in a jury trial in Oklahoma that led to a `` guilty by software defects '' finding against Toyota . There are several technical articles that discuss the various electronic throttle control defects he testified were linked to unintended acceleration that caused deaths in Toyota Camry vehicles . Earlier in his career , Barr testified as an expert witness in the DirecTV anti-piracy end user litigation , which involved over 25,000 end users . He has also worked as a testifying expert witness in other high-profile litigation involving software , such as and in a copyright dispute about EA 's early Madden Football video game source code . Barr began his career working as an embedded programmer at Hughes Network Systems , where he wrote software for products including the first-generation Hughes-branded DirecTV receiver , which sold in the millions of units . He subsequently wrote embedded software at TSI TelSys , PropHead Development , and Netrino . His three books are `` Programming Embedded Systems in C with GNU Development Tools '' , `` Embedded Systems Dictionary '' ( co-authored by Jack Ganssle ) , and `` Embedded C Coding Standard '' . Barr studied electrical engineering at the University of Maryland in College Park , from which he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in 1994 and a Master of Science degree in 1997 . From 2000-2002 , he taught ENEE 447 Operating Systems Theory as an adjunct professor in the same Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering .
David Aaron Baker . David Aaron Baker ( born August 14 , 1963 ) is an American actor whose credits stretch across theater , film , and television . On Broadway , he is most prominently known for his starring role as `` Prince Dauntless '' opposite Sarah Jessica Parker in the 1999 Tony Award nominated revival of `` Once Upon A Mattress '' . He subsequently appeared in the 2004 revival of Lorraine Hansberry 's `` A Raisin in the Sun '' , opposite Phylicia Rashad , Audra McDonald , Sanaa Lathan , and Sean Combs . On film , he has appeared in Woody Allen ’ s `` Melinda and Melinda '' . He is the voice of Dean Koontz 's Odd Thomas on audio book .
Aleksandr Gorbachyov ( footballer , born 1986 ) . Aleksandr Valeryevich Gorbachyov ( ; born 7 October 1986 ) is a Russian professional footballer . He last played for FC SKA Rostov-on-Don .
AudioBoom . AudioBoom PLC is a global on-demand audio and podcasting distribution platform . AudioBoom offers business-to-business services to the radio , media and podcast industries , as well as an Audioboom direct-to-consumer app and website to website . AudioBoom 's platform has been used to power on-demand audio for businesses including BBC , Associated Press , NBC Sports , Yahoo ! , Cumulus Media and Westwood One . The company is based in London with offices in New York , Melbourne and Mumbai . It became AIM-listed on the London Stock Exchange in 2014 as Audioboo Group Limited ( AIM : BOOM ) . History . The company was founded in 2009 as Audioboo Limited . The main shareholders were UBC Media Group and Slovar Limited . In 2014 they sold their shares in a reverse takeover to the listed company One Delta plc. , changing the name of the latter to Audioboom Group plc ( AIM symbol BOOM ) .
Urophora spilogaster . `` Urophora spilogaster '' is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus `` Urophora '' of the family Tephritidae .
NGC 6709 . NGC 6709 is an open cluster in the constellation Aquila .
Phil Mealey . Phil Mealey is a British actor and writer . Biography . Mealey co-wrote and associate-produced the BBC sitcom `` Early Doors '' with Craig Cash . Mealey also acted in the series , playing the character Duffy . Cash and Mealey won two North West Comedy Awards in 2005 for the writing and acting on the series . Mealey also co-wrote some episodes of the BBC 's sitcom series titled `` The Royle Family '' , along with Cash and Caroline Aherne . His most recent role was in `` Sunshine '' which he also co-wrote with Cash .
IFlytek . iFlytek ( ) , styled as iFLYTEK , is a Chinese information technology company established in 1999 . It creates voice recognition software and 10+ voice-based internet/mobile products covering education , communication , music , intelligent toys industries . 15 % of their shares will be bought by China Mobile . It is listed in the Shenzhen Stock Exchange with market capitalization at 25 billion RMB .
Croomia japonica . `` Croomia japonica '' is a plant species native to China and Japan .
Saulo Fernandes . Saulo Jorge Fernandes Navarro de Oliveira ( born September 9 , 1977 ) is a Brazilian Axé singer . Before entering for the `` Banda Eva '' ( Eva Band ) , in March 2002 , Saulo was the lead singer of the `` Banda Chica Fé '' ( Chica Fé Band ) . Career . Saulo Fernandes is the lead singer of the `` Banda Eva '' , born in the city of Barreiras ( BA ) on September 9 , 1977 and became interested in music still small , the influence of family . His first experience in Trio Elétrico was not in Bahia . At 18 , Saul was living in Vitória ( ES ) and began his musical career singing in the carnivals in town . Backing to Bahia in 1996 mounted to Banda Chica Fé and won the singer revelation of the Carnival of 2001 . In March 2002 , Saulo received the invitation to head the `` Eva '' and ended with hegemony of almost 10 years , when only women sang in the band . In 2003 won another award , for best singer in the Carnival , now as lead singer of `` Eva '' . In 2017 , he left Banda Eva to start a solo career .
Svojetice . Svojetice is a village and municipality in Prague-East District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic . The municipality covers an area of 2.57 km² and in 2009 it had a population of 656 .
Historic police buildings in Hong Kong . Several police buildings in Hong Kong are listed as historic monuments . While some of them are still serving their initial purpose , most of them have been decommissioned and have been redeveloped or are awaiting redevelopment .
Feminism . Feminism is a range of political movements , ideologies , and social movements that share a common goal : to define , establish , and achieve political , economic , personal , and social equality of sexes . This includes seeking to establish educational and professional opportunities for women that are equal to those for men . Feminist movements have campaigned and continue to campaign for women 's rights , including the right to vote , to hold public office , to work , to earn fair wages or equal pay , to own property , to receive education , to enter contracts , to have equal rights within marriage , and to have maternity leave . Feminists have also worked to ensure access to legal abortions and social integration , and to protect women and girls from rape , sexual harassment , and domestic violence . Changes in dress and acceptable physical activity have often been part of feminist movements . Some scholars consider feminist campaigns to be a main force behind major historical societal changes for women 's rights , particularly in the West , where they are near-universally credited with achieving women 's suffrage , gender neutrality in English , reproductive rights for women ( including access to contraceptives and abortion ) , and the right to enter into contracts and own property . Although feminist advocacy is , and has been , mainly focused on women 's rights , some feminists , including bell hooks , argue for the inclusion of men 's liberation within its aims because they believe that men are also harmed by traditional gender roles . Feminist theory , which emerged from feminist movements , aims to understand the nature of gender inequality by examining women 's social roles and lived experience ; it has developed theories in a variety of disciplines in order to respond to issues concerning gender . Numerous feminist movements and ideologies have developed over the years and represent different viewpoints and aims . Some forms of feminism have been criticized for taking into account only white , middle class , and college-educated perspectives . This criticism led to the creation of ethnically specific or multicultural forms of feminism , including black feminism and intersectional feminism . History . Charles Fourier , a Utopian Socialist and French philosopher , is credited with having coined the word `` féminisme '' in 1837 . The words `` féminisme '' ( `` feminism '' ) and `` féministe '' ( `` feminist '' ) first appeared in France and the Netherlands in 1872 , Great Britain in the 1890s , and the United States in 1910 , and the `` Oxford English Dictionary '' lists 1852 as the year of the first appearance of `` feminist '' and 1895 for `` feminism '' . Depending on the historical moment , culture and country , feminists around the world have had different causes and goals . Most western feminist historians contend that all movements working to obtain women 's rights should be considered feminist movements , even when they did not ( or do not ) apply the term to themselves . Other historians assert that the term should be limited to the modern feminist movement and its descendants . Those historians use the label `` protofeminist '' to describe earlier movements . The history of the modern western feminist movements is divided into three `` waves '' . Each wave dealt with different aspects of the same feminist issues . The first wave comprised women 's suffrage movements of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries , promoting women 's right to vote . The second wave was associated with the ideas and actions of the women 's liberation movement beginning in the 1960s . The second wave campaigned for legal and social equality for women . The third wave is a continuation of , and a reaction to , the perceived failures of second-wave feminism , which began in the 1990s . Nineteenth and early twentieth centuries . First-wave feminism was a period of activity during the 19th century and early twentieth century . In the UK and eventually the US , it focused on the promotion of equal contract , marriage , parenting , and property rights for women . By the end of the 19th century , a number of important steps had been made with the passing of legislation such as the UK Custody of Infants Act 1839 which introduced the Tender years doctrine for child custody arrangement and gave woman the right of custody of their children for the first time . Other legislation such as the Married Women 's Property Act 1870 in the UK and extended in the 1882 Act , these became models for similar legislation in other British territories . For example , Victoria passed legislation in 1884 , New South Wales in 1889 , and the remaining Australian colonies passed similar legislation between 1890 and 1897 . Therefore , with the turn of the 19th century activism had focused primarily on gaining political power , particularly the right of women 's suffrage , though some feminists were active in campaigning for women 's sexual , reproductive , and economic rights as well . Women 's suffrage ( the right to vote and stand for parliamentary office ) began in Britain 's Australasian colonies at the close of the 19th century , with the self-governing colonies of New Zealand granting women the right to vote in 1893 and South Australia granting female suffrage in 1895 . This was followed by Australia granting female suffrage in 1902 . In Britain the Suffragettes and the Suffragists campaigned for the women 's vote , and in 1918 the Representation of the People Act was passed granting the vote to women over the age of 30 who owned property . In 1928 this was extended to all women over 21 . Emmeline Pankhurst was the most notable activist in England , with `` Time '' naming her one of the 100 Most Important People of the 20th Century stating : `` she shaped an idea of women for our time ; she shook society into a new pattern from which there could be no going back . '' In the U.S. , notable leaders of this movement included Lucretia Mott , Elizabeth Cady Stanton , and Susan B. Anthony , who each campaigned for the abolition of slavery prior to championing women 's right to vote . These women were influenced by the Quaker theology of spiritual equality , which asserts that men and women are equal under God . In the United States , first-wave feminism is considered to have ended with the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution ( 1919 ) , granting women the right to vote in all states . The term `` first wave '' was coined retroactively to categorize these western movements after the term `` second-wave feminism '' began to be used to describe a newer feminist movement that focused on fighting social and cultural inequalities , as well political inequalities . During the late Qing period and reform movements such as the Hundred Days ' Reform , Chinese feminists called for women 's liberation from traditional roles and Neo-Confucian gender segregation . Later , the Chinese Communist Party created projects aimed at integrating women into the workforce , and claimed that the revolution had successfully achieved women 's liberation . According to Nawar al-Hassan Golley , Arab feminism was closely connected with Arab nationalism . In 1899 , Qasim Amin , considered the `` father '' of Arab feminism , wrote `` The Liberation of Women '' , which argued for legal and social reforms for women . He drew links between women 's position in Egyptian society and nationalism , leading to the development of Cairo University and the National Movement . In 1923 Hoda Shaarawi founded the Egyptian Feminist Union , became its president and a symbol of the Arab women 's rights movement . The Iranian Constitutional Revolution in 1905 triggered the Iranian women 's movement , which aimed to achieve women 's equality in education , marriage , careers , and legal rights . However , during the Iranian revolution of 1979 , many of the rights that women had gained from the women 's movement were systematically abolished , such as the Family Protection Law . In France , women obtained the right to vote only with the Provisional Government of the French Republic of 21 April 1944 . The Consultative Assembly of Algiers of 1944 proposed on 24 March 1944 to grant eligibility to women but following an amendment by Fernand Grenier , they were given full citizenship , including the right to vote . Grenier 's proposition was adopted 51 to 16 . In May 1947 , following the November 1946 elections , the sociologist Robert Verdier minimized the `` gender gap '' , stating in `` Le Populaire '' that women had not voted in a consistent way , dividing themselves , as men , according to social classes . During the baby boom period , feminism waned in importance . Wars ( both World War I and World War II ) had seen the provisional emancipation of some women , but post-war periods signalled the return to conservative roles . Mid-twentieth century . By the mid 20th century , in some European countries , women still lacked some significant rights . Feminists in these countries continued to fight for voting rights . In Switzerland , women gained the right to vote in federal elections in 1971 ; but in the canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden women obtained the right to vote on local issues only in 1991 , when the canton was forced to do so by the Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland . In Liechtenstein , women were given the right to vote by the women 's suffrage referendum of 1984 . Three prior referendums held in 1968 , 1971 and 1973 had failed to secure women 's right to vote . Feminists continued to campaign for the reform of family laws which gave husbands control over their wives . Although by the 20th century coverture had been abolished in the UK and the US , in many continental European countries married women still had very few rights . For instance , in France married women did not receive the right to work without their husband 's permission until 1965 . Feminists have also worked to abolish the `` marital exemption '' in rape laws which precluded the prosecution of husbands for the rape of their wives . Earlier efforts by first-wave feminists such as Voltairine de Cleyre , Victoria Woodhull and Elizabeth Clarke Wolstenholme Elmy to criminalize marital rape in the late 19th century had failed ; this was only achieved a century later in most Western countries , but is still not achieved in many other parts of the world . French philosopher Simone de Beauvoir provided a Marxist solution and an existentialist view on many of the questions of feminism with the publication of `` Le Deuxième Sexe '' ( `` The Second Sex '' ) in 1949 . The book expressed feminists ' sense of injustice . Second-wave feminism is a feminist movement beginning in the early 1960s and continuing to the present ; as such , it coexists with third-wave feminism . Second-wave feminism is largely concerned with issues of equality beyond suffrage , such as ending gender discrimination . Second-wave feminists see women 's cultural and political inequalities as inextricably linked and encourage women to understand aspects of their personal lives as deeply politicized and as reflecting sexist power structures . The feminist activist and author Carol Hanisch coined the slogan `` The Personal is Political '' , which became synonymous with the second wave . Second- and third-wave feminism in China has been characterized by a reexamination of women 's roles during the communist revolution and other reform movements , and new discussions about whether women 's equality has actually been fully achieved . In 1956 , President Gamal Abdel Nasser of Egypt initiated `` state feminism '' , which outlawed discrimination based on gender and granted women 's suffrage , but also blocked political activism by feminist leaders . During Sadat 's presidency , his wife , Jehan Sadat , publicly advocated further women 's rights , though Egyptian policy and society began to move away from women 's equality with the new Islamist movement and growing conservatism . However , some activists proposed a new feminist movement , Islamic feminism , which argues for women 's equality within an Islamic framework . In Latin America , revolutions brought changes in women 's status in countries such as Nicaragua , where feminist ideology during the Sandinista Revolution aided women 's quality of life but fell short of achieving a social and ideological change . In 1963 , Betty Friedan 's book `` The Feminine Mystique '' was published and helped voice the discontent that American women felt . The book is widely credited with sparking the beginning of second-wave feminism in the United States . The book 's success also meant that Friedan could lecture her views while she was on tour in 1970 . Within ten years , after Friedan 's successful publishing , women made up more than half of the total percentage in the First World workforce . Third-wave feminism . Third-wave feminism also sought to challenge or avoid what it deemed the second wave 's essentialist definitions of femininity , which , third-wave feminists argued , over-emphasized the experiences of upper middle-class white women . Third-wave feminists often focused on `` micro-politics '' and challenged the second wave 's paradigm as to what was , or was not , good for women , and tended to use a post-structuralist interpretation of gender and sexuality . Feminist leaders rooted in the second wave , such as Gloria Anzaldúa , bell hooks , Chela Sandoval , Cherríe Moraga , Audre Lorde , Maxine Hong Kingston , and many other non-white feminists , sought to negotiate a space within feminist thought for consideration of race-related subjectivities . Third-wave feminism also contained internal debates between difference feminists , who believe that there are important psychological differences between the sexes , and those who believe that there are no inherent psychological differences between the sexes and contend that gender roles are due to social conditioning . Standpoint theory . Standpoint theory is a feminist theoretical point of view that believes a persons ' social position influences their knowledge . This perspective argues that research and theory treats women and the feminist movement as insignificant and refuses to see traditional science as unbiased . Since the 1980s , standpoint feminists have argued that the feminist movement should address global issues ( such as rape , incest , and prostitution ) and culturally specific issues ( such as female genital mutilation in some parts of Africa and Arab societies , as well as glass ceiling practices that impede women 's advancement in developed economies ) in order to understand how gender inequality interacts with racism , homophobia , classism and colonization in a `` matrix of domination '' . Fourth-wave feminism . Fourth-wave feminism refers to a resurgence of interest in feminism that began around 2012 and is associated with the use of social media . According to feminist scholar Prudence Chamberlain , the focus of the fourth wave is justice for women and opposition to sexual harassment and violence against women . Its essence , she writes , is `` incredulity that certain attitudes can still exist '' . Fourth-wave feminism is `` defined by technology '' , according to Kira Cochrane , and is characterized particularly by the use of Facebook , Twitter , Instagram , YouTube , Tumblr , and blogs such as Feministing to challenge misogyny and further gender equality . Issues that fourth-wave feminists focus on include street and workplace harassment , campus sexual assault and rape culture . Scandals involving the harassment , abuse , and murder of women and girls have galvanized the movement . These have included the 2012 Delhi gang rape , 2012 Jimmy Savile allegations , the Bill Cosby allegations , 2014 Isla Vista killings , 2016 trial of Jian Ghomeshi , 2017 Harvey Weinstein allegations and subsequent Weinstein effect , and the 2017 Westminster sexual scandals . Examples of fourth-wave feminist campaigns include the Everyday Sexism Project , No More Page 3 , Stop Bild Sexism , `` Mattress Performance '' , `` 10 Hours of Walking in NYC as a Woman '' , YesAllWomen , Free the Nipple , One Billion Rising , the 2017 Women 's March , the 2018 Women 's March , and the MeToo movement . In December 2017 , `` Time '' magazine chose several prominent female activists involved in the # MeToo movement , dubbed `` the silence breakers '' , as Person of the Year . Post-feminism . The term post-feminism is used to describe a range of viewpoints reacting to feminism since the 1980s . While not being `` anti-feminist '' , post-feminists believe that women have achieved second wave goals while being critical of third and fourth wave feminist goals . The term was first used to describe a backlash against second-wave feminism , but it is now a label for a wide range of theories that take critical approaches to previous feminist discourses and includes challenges to the second wave 's ideas . Other post-feminists say that feminism is no longer relevant to today 's society . Amelia Jones has written that the post-feminist texts which emerged in the 1980s and 1990s portrayed second-wave feminism as a monolithic entity . Dorothy Chunn notes a `` blaming narrative '' under the post-feminist moniker , where feminists are undermined for continuing to make demands for gender equality in a `` post-feminist '' society , where `` gender equality has ( already ) been achieved . '' According to Chunn , `` many feminists have voiced disquiet about the ways in which rights and equality discourses are now used against them . '' Theory . Feminist theory is the extension of feminism into theoretical or philosophical fields . It encompasses work in a variety of disciplines , including anthropology , sociology , economics , women 's studies , literary criticism , art history , psychoanalysis and philosophy . Feminist theory aims to understand gender inequality and focuses on gender politics , power relations , and sexuality . While providing a critique of these social and political relations , much of feminist theory also focuses on the promotion of women 's rights and interests . Themes explored in feminist theory include discrimination , stereotyping , objectification ( especially sexual objectification ) , oppression , and patriarchy . In the field of literary criticism , Elaine Showalter describes the development of feminist theory as having three phases . The first she calls `` feminist critique '' , in which the feminist reader examines the ideologies behind literary phenomena . The second Showalter calls `` gynocriticism '' , in which the `` woman is producer of textual meaning '' . The last phase she calls `` gender theory '' , in which the `` ideological inscription and the literary effects of the sex/gender system are explored '' . This was paralleled in the 1970s by French feminists , who developed the concept of `` écriture féminine '' ( which translates as 'female or feminine writing ' ) . Helene Cixous argues that writing and philosophy are `` phallocentric '' and along with other French feminists such as Luce Irigaray emphasize `` writing from the body '' as a subversive exercise . The work of Julia Kristeva , a feminist psychoanalyst and philosopher , and Bracha Ettinger , artist and psychoanalyst , has influenced feminist theory in general and feminist literary criticism in particular . However , as the scholar Elizabeth Wright points out , `` none of these French feminists align themselves with the feminist movement as it appeared in the Anglophone world '' . More recent feminist theory , such as that of Lisa Lucile Owens , has concentrated on characterizing feminism as a universal emancipatory movement . Movements and ideologies . Many overlapping feminist movements and ideologies have developed over the years . Political movements . Some branches of feminism closely track the political leanings of the larger society , such as liberalism and conservatism , or focus on the environment . Liberal feminism seeks individualistic equality of men and women through political and legal reform without altering the structure of society . Catherine Rottenberg has argued that the neoliberal shirt in Liberal feminism has led to that form of feminism being individualized rather than collectivized and becoming detached from social inequality . Due to this she argues that Liberal Feminism can not offer any sustained analysis of the structures of male dominance , power , or privilege . Radical feminism considers the male-controlled capitalist hierarchy as the defining feature of women 's oppression and the total uprooting and reconstruction of society as necessary . Conservative feminism is conservative relative to the society in which it resides . Libertarian feminism conceives of people as self-owners and therefore as entitled to freedom from coercive interference . Separatist feminism does not support heterosexual relationships . Lesbian feminism is thus closely related . Other feminists criticize separatist feminism as sexist . Ecofeminists see men 's control of land as responsible for the oppression of women and destruction of the natural environment ; ecofeminism has been criticized for focusing too much on a mystical connection between women and nature . Materialist ideologies . Rosemary Hennessy and Chrys Ingraham say that materialist forms of feminism grew out of Western Marxist thought and have inspired a number of different ( but overlapping ) movements , all of which are involved in a critique of capitalism and are focused on ideology 's relationship to women . Marxist feminism argues that capitalism is the root cause of women 's oppression , and that discrimination against women in domestic life and employment is an effect of capitalist ideologies . Socialist feminism distinguishes itself from Marxist feminism by arguing that women 's liberation can only be achieved by working to end both the economic and cultural sources of women 's oppression . Anarcha-feminists believe that class struggle and anarchy against the state require struggling against patriarchy , which comes from involuntary hierarchy . Black and postcolonial ideologies . Sara Ahmed argues that Black and Postcolonial feminisms pose a challenge `` to some of the organizing premises of Western feminist thought . '' During much of its history , feminist movements and theoretical developments were led predominantly by middle-class white women from Western Europe and North America . However women of other races have proposed alternative feminisms . This trend accelerated in the 1960s with the civil rights movement in the United States and the collapse of European colonialism in Africa , the Caribbean , parts of Latin America , and Southeast Asia . Since that time , women in developing nations and former colonies and who are of colour or various ethnicities or living in poverty have proposed additional feminisms . Womanism emerged after early feminist movements were largely white and middle-class . Postcolonial feminists argue that colonial oppression and Western feminism marginalized postcolonial women but did not turn them passive or voiceless . Third-world feminism and Indigenous feminism are closely related to postcolonial feminism . These ideas also correspond with ideas in African feminism , motherism , Stiwanism , negofeminism , femalism , transnational feminism , and Africana womanism . Social constructionist ideologies . In the late twentieth century various feminists began to argue that gender roles are socially constructed , and that it is impossible to generalize women 's experiences across cultures and histories . Post-structural feminism draws on the philosophies of post-structuralism and deconstruction in order to argue that the concept of gender is created socially and culturally through discourse . Postmodern feminists also emphasize the social construction of gender and the discursive nature of reality ; however , as Pamela Abbott et al . note , a postmodern approach to feminism highlights `` the existence of multiple truths ( rather than simply men and women 's standpoints ) '' . Transgender people . Feminist views on transgender people differ . Some feminists do not view trans women as women , believing that they have male privilege due to their sex assignment at birth . Additionally , some feminists reject `` transgenderism '' due to views that all behavioral differences between genders are a result of socialization . In contrast , transfeminists believe that the liberation of trans women is a necessary part of feminist goals . Third-wave feminists are overall more supportive of trans rights . A key concept in transfeminism is of transmisogyny , which is the irrational fear of , aversion to , or discrimination against transgender women or feminine gender non conformers . Cultural movements . Riot grrrls took an anti-corporate stance of self-sufficiency and self-reliance . Riot grrrl 's emphasis on universal female identity and separatism often appears more closely allied with second-wave feminism than with the third wave . The movement encouraged and made `` adolescent girls ' standpoints central '' , allowing them to express themselves fully . Lipstick feminism is a cultural feminist movement that attempts to respond to the backlash of second-wave radical feminism of the 1960s and 1970s by reclaiming symbols of `` feminine '' identity such as make-up , suggestive clothing and having a sexual allure as valid and empowering personal choices . Demographics . According to 2015 poll , 18 percent of Americans consider themselves feminists , while 85 percent reported they believe in `` equality for women '' . Despite the popular belief in equal rights , 52 percent did not identify as feminist , 26 percent were unsure , and four percent provided no response . According to 2014 Ipsos poll covering 15 developed countries , 53 percent of respondents identified as feminists , and 87 % agreed that `` women should be treated equally to men in all areas based on their competency , not their gender '' . However , only 55 % of women agreed that they have `` full equality with men and the freedom to reach their full dreams and aspirations '' . Among women , some of the strongest support for feminism was found in Sweden , where one in three ( 36 % ) agreed very much that they defined themselves as feminists . They were followed by women in Italy ( 31 % ) and Argentina ( 29 % ) . Those in the middle of the ranking were from Great Britain ( 22 % ) , Spain ( 22 % ) , United States ( 20 % ) , Australia ( 18 % ) , Belgium ( 18 % ) , France ( 18 % ) , Canada ( 17 % ) , Poland ( 17 % ) , and Hungary ( 15 % ) . Women least likely to agree very much were from Japan ( 8 % ) , Germany ( 7 % ) and South Korea ( 7 % ) . One quarter of men in Italy ( 25 % ) and Argentina ( 25 % ) , and two in ten of those in Poland ( 21 % ) and France ( 19 % ) , defined themselves as feminists . They were followed by those from Sweden ( 17 % ) , Spain ( 16 % ) , the United States ( 16 % ) , Canada ( 15 % ) , Great Britain ( 14 % ) , Hungary ( 12 % ) , Belgium ( 11 % ) and Australia ( 10 % ) . Men least likely to identify this way were from South Korea ( 7 % ) , Germany ( 3 % ) and Japan ( 3 % ) . Women were more likely to self-identify as being feminists than men in every country in the study except for Poland , where 21 % of men were and only 17 % of women were likely to agree very much with the statement , and South Korea , where there was no difference between men and women ( 7 % ) on this measure . Sexuality . Feminist views on sexuality vary , and have differed by historical period and by cultural context . Feminist attitudes to female sexuality have taken a few different directions . Matters such as the sex industry , sexual representation in the media , and issues regarding consent to sex under conditions of male dominance have been particularly controversial among feminists . This debate has culminated in the late 1970s and the 1980s , in what came to be known as the feminist sex wars , which pitted anti-pornography feminism against sex-positive feminism , and parts of the feminist movement were deeply divided by these debates . Feminists have taken a variety of positions on different aspects of the sexual revolution from the 1960s and 70s . Over the course of the 1970s , a large number of influential women accepted lesbian and bisexual women as part of feminism . Sex industry . Opinions on the sex industry are diverse . Feminists critical of the sex industry generally see it as the exploitative result of patriarchal social structures which reinforce sexual and cultural attitudes complicit in rape and sexual harassment . Alternately , feminists who support at least part of the sex industry argue that it can be a medium of feminist expression and a means for women to take control of their sexuality . For the views of feminism on male prostitutes see the article on male prostitution . Feminist views of pornography range from condemnation of pornography as a form of violence against women , to an embracing of some forms of pornography as a medium of feminist expression . Similarly , feminists ' views on prostitution vary , ranging from critical to supportive . Affirming female sexual autonomy . For feminists , a woman 's right to control her own sexuality is a key issue . Feminists such as Catharine MacKinnon argue that women have very little control over their own bodies , with female sexuality being largely controlled and defined by men in patriarchal societies . Feminists argue that sexual violence committed by men is often rooted in ideologies of male sexual entitlement , and that these systems grant women very few legitimate options to refuse sexual advances . In many cultures , men do not believe that a woman has the right to reject a man 's sexual advances or to make an autonomous decision about participating in sex . Feminists argue that all cultures are , in one way or another , dominated by ideologies that largely deny women the right to decide how to express their sexuality , because men under patriarchy feel entitled to define sex on their own terms . This entitlement can take different forms , depending on the culture . In many parts of the world , especially in conservative and religious cultures , marriage is regarded as an institution which requires a wife to be sexually available at all times , virtually without limit ; thus , forcing or coercing sex on a wife is not considered a crime or even an abusive behaviour . In more liberal cultures , this entitlement takes the form of a general sexualization of the whole culture . This is played out in the sexual objectification of women , with pornography and other forms of sexual entertainment creating the fantasy that all women exist solely for men 's sexual pleasure , and that women are readily available and desiring to engage in sex at any time , with any man , on a man 's terms . Science . Sandra Harding says that the `` moral and political insights of the women 's movement have inspired social scientists and biologists to raise critical questions about the ways traditional researchers have explained gender , sex and relations within and between the social and natural worlds . '' Some feminists , such as Ruth Hubbard and Evelyn Fox Keller , criticize traditional scientific discourse as being historically biased towards a male perspective . A part of the feminist research agenda is the examination of the ways in which power inequities are created or reinforced in scientific and academic institutions . Physicist Lisa Randall , appointed to a task force at Harvard by then-president Lawrence Summers after his controversial discussion of why women may be underrepresented in science and engineering , said , `` I just want to see a whole bunch more women enter the field so these issues do n't have to come up anymore . '' Lynn Hankinson Nelson notes that feminist empiricists find fundamental differences between the experiences of men and women . Thus , they seek to obtain knowledge through the examination of the experiences of women , and to `` uncover the consequences of omitting , misdescribing , or devaluing them '' to account for a range of human experience . Another part of the feminist research agenda is the uncovering of ways in which power inequities are created or reinforced in society and in scientific and academic institutions . Furthermore , despite calls for greater attention to be paid to structures of gender inequity in the academic literature , structural analyses of gender bias rarely appear in highly cited psychological journals , especially in the commonly studied areas of psychology and personality . One criticism of feminist epistemology is that it allows social and political values to influence its findings . Susan Haack also points out that feminist epistemology reinforces traditional stereotypes about women 's thinking ( as intuitive and emotional , etc . ) ; Meera Nanda further cautions that this may in fact trap women within `` traditional gender roles and help justify patriarchy '' . Biology and gender . Modern feminism challenges the essentialist view of gender as biologically intrinsic . For example , Anne Fausto-Sterling 's book , `` Myths of Gender '' , explores the assumptions embodied in scientific research that support a biologically essentialist view of gender . In `` Delusions of Gender , '' Cordelia Fine disputes scientific evidence that suggests that there is an innate biological difference between men 's and women 's minds , asserting instead that cultural and societal beliefs are the reason for differences between individuals that are commonly perceived as sex differences . Feminist psychology . Feminism in psychology emerged as a critique of the dominant male outlook on psychological research where only male perspectives were studied with all male subjects . As women earned doctorates in psychology , females and their issues were introduced as legitimate topics of study . Feminist psychology emphasizes social context , lived experience , and qualitative analysis . Projects such as Psychology 's Feminist Voices have emerged to catalogue the influence of feminist psychologists on the discipline . Architecture . Gender-based inquiries into and conceptualization of architecture have also come about , leading to feminism in modern architecture . Piyush Mathur coined the term `` archigenderic '' . Claiming that `` architectural planning has an inextricable link with the defining and regulation of gender roles , responsibilities , rights , and limitations '' , Mathur came up with that term `` to explore ... the meaning of 'architecture ' in terms of gender '' and `` to explore the meaning of 'gender ' in terms of architecture '' . Businesses . Feminist activists have established a range of feminist businesses , including women 's bookstores , feminist credit unions , feminist presses , feminist mail-order catalogs , and feminist restaurants . These businesses flourished as part of the second and third-waves of feminism in the 1970s , 1980s , and 1990s . Visual arts . Corresponding with general developments within feminism , and often including such self-organizing tactics as the consciousness-raising group , the movement began in the 1960s and flourished throughout the 1970s . Jeremy Strick , director of the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles , described the feminist art movement as `` the most influential international movement of any during the postwar period '' , and Peggy Phelan says that it `` brought about the most far-reaching transformations in both artmaking and art writing over the past four decades '' . Feminist artist Judy Chicago , who created `` The Dinner Party '' , a set of vulva-themed ceramic plates in the 1970s , said in 2009 to `` ARTnews '' , `` There is still an institutional lag and an insistence on a male Eurocentric narrative . We are trying to change the future : to get girls and boys to realize that women 's art is not an exception—it 's a normal part of art history . '' A feminist approach to the visual arts has most recently developed through Cyberfeminism and the posthuman turn , giving voice to the ways `` contemporary female artists are dealing with gender , social media and the notion of embodiment '' . Literature . The feminist movement produced feminist fiction , feminist non-fiction , and feminist poetry , which created new interest in women 's writing . It also prompted a general reevaluation of women 's historical and academic contributions in response to the belief that women 's lives and contributions have been underrepresented as areas of scholarly interest . There has also been a close link between feminist literature and activism , with feminist writing typically voicing key concerns or ideas of feminism in a particular era . Much of the early period of feminist literary scholarship was given over to the rediscovery and reclamation of texts written by women . In Western feminist literary scholarship , Studies like Dale Spender 's `` Mothers of the Novel '' ( 1986 ) and Jane Spencer 's `` The Rise of the Woman Novelist '' ( 1986 ) were ground-breaking in their insistence that women have always been writing . Commensurate with this growth in scholarly interest , various presses began the task of reissuing long-out-of-print texts . Virago Press began to publish its large list of 19th and early-20th-century novels in 1975 and became one of the first commercial presses to join in the project of reclamation . In the 1980s Pandora Press , responsible for publishing Spender 's study , issued a companion line of 18th-century novels written by women . More recently , Broadview Press continues to issue 18th- and 19th-century novels , many hitherto out of print , and the University of Kentucky has a series of republications of early women 's novels . Particular works of literature have come to be known as key feminist texts . `` A Vindication of the Rights of Woman '' ( 1792 ) by Mary Wollstonecraft , is one of the earliest works of feminist philosophy . `` A Room of One 's Own '' ( 1929 ) by Virginia Woolf , is noted in its argument for both a literal and figural space for women writers within a literary tradition dominated by patriarchy . The widespread interest in women 's writing is related to a general reassessment and expansion of the literary canon . Interest in post-colonial literatures , gay and lesbian literature , writing by people of colour , working people 's writing , and the cultural productions of other historically marginalized groups has resulted in a whole scale expansion of what is considered `` literature '' , and genres hitherto not regarded as `` literary '' , such as children 's writing , journals , letters , travel writing , and many others are now the subjects of scholarly interest . Most genres and subgenres have undergone a similar analysis , so literary studies has entered new territories such as the `` female gothic '' or women 's science fiction . According to Elyce Rae Helford , `` Science fiction and fantasy serve as important vehicles for feminist thought , particularly as bridges between theory and practice . '' Feminist science fiction is sometimes taught at the university level to explore the role of social constructs in understanding gender . Notable texts of this kind are Ursula K. Le Guin 's `` The Left Hand of Darkness '' ( 1969 ) , Joanna Russ ' `` The Female Man '' ( 1970 ) , Octavia Butler 's `` Kindred '' ( 1979 ) and Margaret Atwood 's `` Handmaid 's Tale '' ( 1985 ) . Feminist nonfiction has played an important role in voicing concerns about women 's lived experiences . For example , Maya Angelou 's `` I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings '' was extremely influential , as it represented the specific racism and sexism experienced by black women growing up in the United States . In addition , many feminist movements have embraced poetry as a vehicle through which to communicate feminist ideas to public audiences through anthologies , poetry collections , and public readings . Music . Women 's music ( or womyn 's music or wimmin 's music ) is the music by women , for women , and about women . The genre emerged as a musical expression of the second-wave feminist movement as well as the labour , civil rights , and peace movements . The movement was started by lesbians such as Cris Williamson , Meg Christian , and Margie Adam , African-American women activists such as Bernice Johnson Reagon and her group Sweet Honey in the Rock , and peace activist Holly Near . Women 's music also refers to the wider industry of women 's music that goes beyond the performing artists to include studio musicians , producers , sound engineers , technicians , cover artists , distributors , promoters , and festival organizers who are also women . Riot grrrl is an underground feminist hardcore punk movement described in the cultural movements section of this article . Feminism became a principal concern of musicologists in the 1980s as part of the New Musicology . Prior to this , in the 1970s , musicologists were beginning to discover women composers and performers , and had begun to review concepts of canon , genius , genre and periodization from a feminist perspective . In other words , the question of how women musicians fit into traditional music history was now being asked . Through the 1980s and 1990s , this trend continued as musicologists like Susan McClary , Marcia Citron and Ruth Solie began to consider the cultural reasons for the marginalizing of women from the received body of work . Concepts such as music as gendered discourse ; professionalism ; reception of women 's music ; examination of the sites of music production ; relative wealth and education of women ; popular music studies in relation to women 's identity ; patriarchal ideas in music analysis ; and notions of gender and difference are among the themes examined during this time . While the music industry has long been open to having women in performance or entertainment roles , women are much less likely to have positions of authority , such as being the leader of an orchestra . In popular music , while there are many women singers recording songs , there are very few women behind the audio console acting as music producers , the individuals who direct and manage the recording process . Cinema . Feminist cinema , advocating or illustrating feminist perspectives , arose largely with the development of feminist film theory in the late '60s and early '70s . Women who were radicalized during the 1960s by political debate and sexual liberation ; but the failure of radicalism to produce substantive change for women galvanized them to form consciousness-raising groups and set about analysing , from different perspectives , dominant cinema 's construction of women . Differences were particularly marked between feminists on either side of the Atlantic . 1972 saw the first feminist film festivals in the U.S. and U.K. as well as the first feminist film journal , `` Women and Film '' . Trailblazers from this period included Claire Johnston and Laura Mulvey , who also organized the Women 's Event at the Edinburgh Film Festival . Other theorists making a powerful impact on feminist film include Teresa de Lauretis , Anneke Smelik and Kaja Silverman . Approaches in philosophy and psychoanalysis fuelled feminist film criticism , feminist independent film and feminist distribution . It has been argued that there are two distinct approaches to independent , theoretically inspired feminist filmmaking . 'Deconstruction ' concerns itself with analysing and breaking down codes of mainstream cinema , aiming to create a different relationship between the spectator and dominant cinema . The second approach , a feminist counterculture , embodies feminine writing to investigate a specifically feminine cinematic language . Some recent criticism of `` feminist film '' approaches has centred around a Swedish rating system called the Bechdel test . During the 1930s–1950s heyday of the big Hollywood studios , the status of women in the industry was abysmal . Since then female directors such as Sally Potter , Catherine Breillat , Claire Denis and Jane Campion have made art movies , and directors like Kathryn Bigelow and Patty Jenkins have had mainstream success . This progress stagnated in the 90s , and men outnumber women five to one in behind the camera roles . Politics . Feminism had complex interactions with the major political movements of the twentieth century . Socialism . Since the late nineteenth century some feminists have allied with socialism , whereas others have criticized socialist ideology for being insufficiently concerned about women 's rights . August Bebel , an early activist of the German Social Democratic Party ( SPD ) , published his work `` Die Frau und der Sozialismus '' , juxtaposing the struggle for equal rights between sexes with social equality in general . In 1907 there was an International Conference of Socialist Women in Stuttgart where suffrage was described as a tool of class struggle . Clara Zetkin of the SPD called for women 's suffrage to build a `` socialist order , the only one that allows for a radical solution to the women 's question '' . In Britain , the women 's movement was allied with the Labour party . In the U.S. , Betty Friedan emerged from a radical background to take leadership . Radical Women is the oldest socialist feminist organization in the U.S. and is still active . During the Spanish Civil War , Dolores Ibárruri ( `` La Pasionaria '' ) led the Communist Party of Spain . Although she supported equal rights for women , she opposed women fighting on the front and clashed with the anarcha-feminist Mujeres Libres . Feminists in Ireland in the early 20th century included the revolutionary Irish Republican , suffragette and socialist Constance Markievicz who in 1918 was the first woman elected to the British House of Commons . However , in line with Sinn Féin abstentionist policy , she would not take her seat in the House of Commons . She was re-elected to the Second Dáil in the elections of 1921 . She was also a commander of the Irish Citizens Army which was led by the socialist & self-described feminist , Irish leader James Connolly during the 1916 Easter Rising . Fascism . Fascism has been prescribed dubious stances on feminism by its practitioners and by women 's groups . Amongst other demands concerning social reform presented in the Fascist manifesto in 1919 was expanding the suffrage to all Italian citizens of age 18 and above , including women ( accomplished only in 1946 , after the defeat of fascism ) and eligibility for all to stand for office from age 25 . This demand was particularly championed by special Fascist women 's auxiliary groups such as the `` fasci femminilli '' and only partly realized in 1925 , under pressure from Prime Minister Benito Mussolini 's more conservative coalition partners . Cyprian Blamires states that although feminists were among those who opposed the rise of Adolf Hitler , feminism has a complicated relationship with the Nazi movement as well . While Nazis glorified traditional notions of patriarchal society and its role for women , they claimed to recognize women 's equality in employment . However , Hitler and Mussolini declared themselves as opposed to feminism , and after the rise of Nazism in Germany in 1933 , there was a rapid dissolution of the political rights and economic opportunities that feminists had fought for during the pre-war period and to some extent during the 1920s . Georges Duby et al . note that in practice fascist society was hierarchical and emphasized male virility , with women maintaining a largely subordinate position . Blamires also notes that Neofascism has since the 1960s been hostile towards feminism and advocates that women accept `` their traditional roles '' . Civil rights movement and anti-racism . The civil rights movement has influenced and informed the feminist movement and vice versa . Many Western feminists adapted the language and theories of black equality activism and drew parallels between women 's rights and the rights of non-white people . Despite the connections between the women 's and civil rights movements , some tension arose during the late 1960s and early 1970s as non-white women argued that feminism was predominantly white and middle class , and did not understand and was not concerned with race issues . Similarly , some women argued that the civil rights movement had sexist elements and did not adequately address minority women 's concerns . These criticisms created new feminist social theories about the intersections of racism , classism , and sexism , and new feminisms , such as black feminism and Chicana feminism . Neoliberalism . Neoliberalism has been criticized by feminist theory for having a negative effect on the female workforce population across the globe , especially in the global south . Masculinist assumptions and objectives continue to dominate economic and geopolitical thinking . Women 's experiences in non-industrialized countries reveal often deleterious effects of modernization policies and undercut orthodox claims that development benefits everyone . Proponents of neoliberalism have theorized that by increasing women 's participation in the workforce , there will be heightened economic progress , but feminist critics have noted that this participation alone does not further equality in gender relations . Neoliberalism has failed to address significant problems such as the devaluation of feminized labour , the structural privileging of men and masculinity , and the politicization of women 's subordination in the family and the workplace . The `` feminization of employment '' refers to a conceptual characterization of deteriorated and devalorized labour conditions that are less desirable , meaningful , safe and secure . Employers in the global south have perceptions about feminine labour and seek workers who are perceived to be undemanding , docile and willing to accept low wages . Social constructs about feminized labour have played a big part in this , for instance , employers often perpetuate ideas about women as 'secondary income earners to justify their lower rates of pay and not deserving of training or promotion . Societal impact . The feminist movement has effected change in Western society , including women 's suffrage ; greater access to education ; more nearly equitable pay with men ; the right to initiate divorce proceedings ; the right of women to make individual decisions regarding pregnancy ( including access to contraceptives and abortion ) ; and the right to own property . Civil rights . From the 1960s on , the campaign for women 's rights was met with mixed results in the U.S. and the U.K. Other countries of the EEC agreed to ensure that discriminatory laws would be phased out across the European Community . Some feminist campaigning also helped reform attitudes to child sexual abuse . The view that young girls cause men to have sexual intercourse with them was replaced by that of men 's responsibility for their own conduct , the men being adults . In the U.S. , the National Organization for Women ( NOW ) began in 1966 to seek women 's equality , including through the Equal Rights Amendment ( ERA ) , which did not pass , although some states enacted their own . Reproductive rights in the U.S. centred on the court decision in `` Roe '' v. `` Wade '' enunciating a woman 's right to choose whether to carry a pregnancy to term . Western women gained more reliable birth control , allowing family planning and careers . The movement started in the 1910s in the U.S. under Margaret Sanger and elsewhere under Marie Stopes . In the final three decades of the 20th century , Western women knew a new freedom through birth control , which enabled women to plan their adult lives , often making way for both career and family . The division of labour within households was affected by the increased entry of women into workplaces in the 20th century . Sociologist Arlie Russell Hochschild found that , in two-career couples , men and women , on average , spend about equal amounts of time working , but women still spend more time on housework , although Cathy Young responded by arguing that women may prevent equal participation by men in housework and parenting . Judith K. Brown writes , `` Women are most likely to make a substantial contribution when subsistence activities have the following characteristics : the participant is not obliged to be far from home ; the tasks are relatively monotonous and do not require rapt concentration ; and the work is not dangerous , can be performed in spite of interruptions , and is easily resumed once interrupted . '' In international law , the `` Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women '' ( CEDAW ) is an international convention adopted by the United Nations General Assembly and described as an international bill of rights for women . It came into force in those nations ratifying it . Jurisprudence . Feminist jurisprudence is a branch of jurisprudence that examines the relationship between women and law . It addresses questions about the history of legal and social biases against women and about the enhancement of their legal rights . Feminist jurisprudence signifies a reaction to the philosophical approach of modern legal scholars , who typically see law as a process for interpreting and perpetuating a society 's universal , gender-neutral ideals . Feminist legal scholars claim that this fails to acknowledge women 's values or legal interests or the harms that they may anticipate or experience . Language . Proponents of gender-neutral language argue that the use of gender-specific language often implies male superiority or reflects an unequal state of society . According to `` The Handbook of English Linguistics '' , generic masculine pronouns and gender-specific job titles are instances `` where English linguistic convention has historically treated men as prototypical of the human species . '' Merriam-Webster chose `` feminism '' as its 2017 Word of the Year , noting that `` Word of the Year is a quantitative measure of interest in a particular word . '' Theology . Feminist theology is a movement that reconsiders the traditions , practices , scriptures , and theologies of religions from a feminist perspective . Some of the goals of feminist theology include increasing the role of women among the clergy and religious authorities , reinterpreting male-dominated imagery and language about God , determining women 's place in relation to career and motherhood , and studying images of women in the religion 's sacred texts . Christian feminism is a branch of feminist theology which seeks to interpret and understand Christianity in light of the equality of women and men , and that this interpretation is necessary for a complete understanding of Christianity . While there is no standard set of beliefs among Christian feminists , most agree that God does not discriminate on the basis of sex , and are involved in issues such as the ordination of women , male dominance and the balance of parenting in Christian marriage , claims of moral deficiency and inferiority of women compared to men , and the overall treatment of women in the church . The Christian Bible refers to women in positions of authority in Judges 4:4 and Kings 22:14 . Islamic feminists advocate women 's rights , gender equality , and social justice grounded within an Islamic framework . Advocates seek to highlight the deeply rooted teachings of equality in the Quran and encourage a questioning of the patriarchal interpretation of Islamic teaching through the Quran , `` hadith '' ( sayings of Muhammad ) , and `` sharia '' ( law ) towards the creation of a more equal and just society . Although rooted in Islam , the movement 's pioneers have also utilized secular and Western feminist discourses and recognize the role of Islamic feminism as part of an integrated global feminist movement . Buddhist feminism is a movement that seeks to improve the religious , legal , and social status of women within Buddhism . It is an aspect of feminist theology which seeks to advance and understand the equality of men and women morally , socially , spiritually , and in leadership from a Buddhist perspective . The Buddhist feminist Rita Gross describes Buddhist feminism as `` the radical practice of the co-humanity of women and men . '' Jewish feminism is a movement that seeks to improve the religious , legal , and social status of women within Judaism and to open up new opportunities for religious experience and leadership for Jewish women . The main issues for early Jewish feminists in these movements were the exclusion from the all-male prayer group or `` minyan '' , the exemption from positive time-bound `` mitzvot '' , and women 's inability to function as witnesses and to initiate divorce . Many Jewish women have become leaders of feminist movements throughout their history . Dianic Wicca is a feminist-centred thealogy . Secular or atheist feminists have engaged in feminist criticism of religion , arguing that many religions have oppressive rules towards women and misogynistic themes and elements in religious texts . Patriarchy . Patriarchy is a social system in which society is organized around male authority figures . In this system fathers have authority over women , children , and property . It implies the institutions of male rule and privilege , and is dependent on female subordination . Most forms of feminism characterize patriarchy as an unjust social system that is oppressive to women . Carole Pateman argues that the patriarchal distinction `` between masculinity and femininity is the political difference between freedom and subjection . '' In feminist theory the concept of patriarchy often includes all the social mechanisms that reproduce and exert male dominance over women . Feminist theory typically characterizes patriarchy as a social construction , which can be overcome by revealing and critically analyzing its manifestations . Some radical feminists have proposed that because patriarchy is too deeply rooted in society , separatism is the only viable solution . Other feminists have criticized these views as being anti-men . Men and masculinity . Feminist theory has explored the social construction of masculinity and its implications for the goal of gender equality . The social construct of masculinity is seen by feminism as problematic because it associates males with aggression and competition , and reinforces patriarchal and unequal gender relations . Patriarchal cultures are criticized for `` limiting forms of masculinity '' available to men and thus narrowing their life choices . Some feminists are engaged with men 's issues activism , such as bringing attention to male rape and spousal battery and addressing negative social expectations for men . Male participation in feminism is generally encouraged by feminists and is seen as an important strategy for achieving full societal commitment to gender equality . Many male feminists and pro-feminists are active in both women 's rights activism , feminist theory , and masculinity studies . However , some argue that while male engagement with feminism is necessary , it is problematic because of the ingrained social influences of patriarchy in gender relations . The consensus today in feminist and masculinity theories is that men and women should cooperate to achieve the larger goals of feminism . It has been proposed that , in large part , this can be achieved through considerations of women 's agency . Reactions . Different groups of people have responded to feminism , and both men and women have been among its supporters and critics . Among American university students , for both men and women , support for feminist ideas is more common than self-identification as a feminist . The US media tends to portray feminism negatively and feminists `` are less often associated with day-to-day work/leisure activities of regular women . '' However , as recent research has demonstrated , as people are exposed to self-identified feminists and to discussions relating to various forms of feminism , their own self-identification with feminism increases . Pro-feminism . Pro-feminism is the support of feminism without implying that the supporter is a member of the feminist movement . The term is most often used in reference to men who are actively supportive of feminism . The activities of pro-feminist men 's groups include anti-violence work with boys and young men in schools , offering sexual harassment workshops in workplaces , running community education campaigns , and counselling male perpetrators of violence . Pro-feminist men also may be involved in men 's health , activism against pornography including anti-pornography legislation , men 's studies , and the development of gender equity curricula in schools . This work is sometimes in collaboration with feminists and women 's services , such as domestic violence and rape crisis centres . Anti-feminism and criticism of feminism . Anti-feminism is opposition to feminism in some or all of its forms . In the nineteenth century , anti-feminism was mainly focused on opposition to women 's suffrage . Later , opponents of women 's entry into institutions of higher learning argued that education was too great a physical burden on women . Other anti-feminists opposed women 's entry into the labour force , or their right to join unions , to sit on juries , or to obtain birth control and control of their sexuality . Some people have opposed feminism on the grounds that they believe it is contrary to traditional values or religious beliefs . These anti-feminists argue , for example , that social acceptance of divorce and non-married women is wrong and harmful , and that men and women are fundamentally different and thus their different traditional roles in society should be maintained . Other anti-feminists oppose women 's entry into the workforce , political office , and the voting process , as well as the lessening of male authority in families . Writers such as Camille Paglia , Christina Hoff Sommers , Jean Bethke Elshtain , Elizabeth Fox-Genovese , Lisa Lucile Owens and Daphne Patai oppose some forms of feminism , though they identify as feminists . They argue , for example , that feminism often promotes misandry and the elevation of women 's interests above men 's , and criticize radical feminist positions as harmful to both men and women . Daphne Patai and Noretta Koertge argue that the term `` anti-feminist '' is used to silence academic debate about feminism . Lisa Lucile Owens argues that certain rights extended exclusively to women are patriarchal because they relieve women from exercising a crucial aspect of their moral agency .
WWF Betrayal . `` WWF Betrayal '' is a beat 'em up on the Game Boy Color based on the World Wrestling Federation ( WWF ) . It was the third and last WWF game released to the Game Boy Color and one of a few games based on the promotion that was of a different genre than the regular professional wrestling games usually produced . The game 's plot was roughly based on a storyline in 1999 where Stephanie McMahon gets kidnapped . Her father Vince McMahon promises to grant the player a shot at the WWF Championship if they manage to save her . The player must then fight through a series of side-scrolling levels to rescue Stephanie . The player can play as Stone Cold Steve Austin , The Rock , Triple H , or The Undertaker . This was the last WWF game to be released on the Game Boy Color . Reception . The game received `` generally unfavorable ” reviews according to video game review aggregator GameRankings .
Il Mare . `` Il Mare '' ( ; lit . `` time-transcending love '' ) is a 2000 South Korean film , starring Jun Ji-hyun and Lee Jung-jae , and directed by Lee Hyun-seung . The title , `` Il Mare '' , means `` The Sea '' in Italian , and is the name of the seaside house which is the setting of the story . The two protagonists both live there two years apart in time , but are able to communicate through a mysterious mailbox . The film was remade by Warner Brothers in 2006 as `` The Lake House '' starring Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock . The plot of the movie was also used in the 2015 Kannada movie `` Minchagi Nee Baralu '' . Plot . There are two distinct time-lines intertwined throughout most of the film . The story begins with Eun-joo moving out of a house by the sea called `` Il Mare '' . As she is leaving , she leaves a Christmas card in the mailbox , asking the next resident to please forward her mail to her . Sung-hyun , an architectural student , receives her card , but is puzzled , since he is the first resident at `` Il Mare '' and the card is dated 2 years in the future . After a series of back and forth correspondences , Eun-joo and Sung-hyun realize they are living 2 years apart , Eun-joo in the year 1999 and Sung-hyun in the year 1997 . After some testing , Eun-joo and Sung-hyun discover that the mailbox at `` Il Mare '' is enabling their communication and they can pass objects and living creatures through . Utilizing the mailbox , Eun-joo asks Sung-hyun to retrieve a tape player she lost two years ago , which he gets for her . After his estranged father , a noted architect , falls ill , Sung-hyun asks Eun-joo to obtain a book about his father , which she does . However , she succumbs to a minor traffic accident and while hospitalized , the book fails to reach Sung-hyun in time before his father 's death . After reading the book , he finally accepts his father 's love for him and takes up his architectural work once more . As both Eun-joo and Sung-hyun continue their correspondence , they decide to try a date together , with each person participating in his or her own time . Eun-joo `` takes '' Sung-hyun to an amusement park , where he follows her instructions on how to have a good time at the park . Sung-hyun `` takes '' her to a restaurant where she drinks a bottle of wine he left for her two years prior . Despite having a lot of fun on these solo `` dates '' , they decide that they should try to meet in person . Eun-joo and Sung-hyun plan on meeting in person at a beach where she has always wanted to build a house , two years in Sung-hyun 's future . However , when Eun-joo goes to the beach , Sung-hyun does n't show . She does see a house being built on the beach for an unknown architect 's lover . When Eun-joo tells Sung-hyun that he did n't come , he is baffled about why he did n't show up ; he does n't think he would have forgotten such an important date . At Eun-joo 's workplace , she runs into her ex-fiance . They were going to get married , but he moved abroad for work , while she stayed in Korea . Due to the separation , they eventually broke up and he married another person ; Eun-joo however still loves him . This meeting was a shock to Eun-joo and in an act of desperation , she asks Sung-hyun to intervene and stop her fiance from leaving two years in the past . After sending the letter to Sung-hyun , Eun-joo suddenly realizes , on that day , she witnessed a car striking a pedestrian and killing him . Eun-joo rushes to Sung-hyun 's architectural school and finds out that Sung-hyun was that very pedestrian and the house being built at the beach was designed by Sung-hyun for her . She immediately rushes to the mailbox and sends a letter telling him not to go . The final scene returns to the beginning of the movie , where Eun-joo is about to place her Christmas card into the mailbox at `` Il Mare '' . A stranger approaches her with a letter in his hand , the letter that Eun-joo sent warning Sung-hyun not to go to the meeting . Sung-hyun did receive her warning letter and never went to intervene that day and was never hit by the car . Eun-joo and Sung-hyun finally meet . Location . The setting for the movie was shot on Ganghwa Island 's Sukmodo , and Jeju Island 's Udo . Reception . This time-travel romance was not a popular success in 2000 , selling less than a quarter million tickets in Seoul ( upstaged by not only the similar-themed `` Ditto '' , but also the controversial `` Lies '' ) , but since then it has developed a loyal fan base a la `` Somewhere in Time '' and attained the status of a minor classic among Korean cinema fans . Remake . Warner Brothers acquired the rights for an American remake , titled `` The Lake House '' , starring Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock . It was released on June 16 , 2006 and was co-produced by Sonny Mallhi , Amit Walia , and Chris Krapek . To reference the original movie , `` Il Mare '' was used as the restaurant 's name where Kate and Alex are supposed to meet .
Nyan Koi ! is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Sato Fujiwara . It started serialization on Flex Comix 's free web comic `` FlexComix Blood '' on August 10 , 2007 . An anime adaptation premiered on October 1 , 2009 in Japan . The series has been licensed by Sentai Filmworks and released in North America with English subtitles on December 14 , 2010 , and dubbed in English on December 31 , 2013 by Seraphim Digital . Plot . Jyunpei Kousaka is a second-year high school student who is allergic to cats , and because of this he hates the sight of them . As luck would have it , his high school crush , Kaede Mizuno , absolutely adores cats . One day , while walking home from school , Jyunpei kicks an empty can and unfortunately breaks the local neko-jizō-sama ( guardian deity of cats ) . He finds he can now understand what cats are saying , including his family 's own ill-tempered cat , Nyamsus . However , if he does not grant 100 wishes to cats , he will turn into a cat himself and die from his own allergy . Reception . Theron Martin from Anime News Network gave the English sub of the anime a C+ rating . In his review he says that the anime does n't stand out compared to other series where harem is a genre . He goes on to say though that it tries to go with `` some unusual twists '' . Chris Beveridge from The Fandom Post gave the anime a B rating . He calls the humor `` cute '' , and that the ending builds up to something nice despite the ongoing manga .
Frank Melville Jr. Memorial Library . The Frank Melville Jr. Memorial Library is the main library at the State University of New York at Stony Brook . It is named for the father of philanthropist Ward Melville . Originally constructed in 1962 as a modest sized three-story building , it was renovated almost immediately and greatly expanded and re-dedicated in 1967-1971 . It holds more than 2.1 million bound volumes and over four million rolls of microfilm . The library is a member of the Association of Research Libraries , a consortium of the top 120 research libraries in the country . The library has a Special Collections Department which houses over 16,000 rare books , 800 antique and hand-drawn maps , and over 150 collections , including the papers of Senator Jacob K. Javits , the Environmental Defense Archive , and the William Butler Yeats Microfilmed Manuscripts Collection . The building consists of six floors , and a commuter lounge , and is located on the Academic Mall of the university . There are also separate branch libraries in Math , Physics & Astronomy , Chemistry , Music , Computer Science , and Marine Science . The Library also contains offices for different academic departments , as well as classrooms , computer labs , a career center and a bookstore .
Ganjabad , Iranshahr . Ganjabad ( , also Romanized as Ganjābād ) is a village in Abtar Rural District , in the Central District of Iranshahr County , Sistan and Baluchestan Province , Iran . At the 2006 census , its population was 247 , in 48 families .
Rendahlia jaubertensis . `` Rendahlia jaubertensis '' is a species of sole native to the Pacific coast of Australia . This species is the only known member of its genus .
MacQueen of Findhorn . MacQueen of Pall a ' Chrocain was a legendary Highland deer stalker popularly believed to have slain the last wolf in Scotland in 1743 . The scene of the incident was Tarnaway Forest in the province of Morayshire in the county of Inverness . MacQueen received a message from his chief , the Laird of Clan Mackintosh , that a black wolf had killed two children whilst they were crossing the hills from Cawdor with their mother . MacQueen was requested to attend a `` Tainchel '' ( a gathering to drive the country ) at a tryst above Fi-Giuthas . In the morning , the Tainchel had long been assembled , though MacQueen was not initially present . When he arrived , MacQueen received a tirade of insulting comments for his delay , to which he asked `` Ciod e a ' chabhag ? '' ( what was the hurry ? ) . MacQueen lifted his plaid and produced the severed head of the wolf , tossing it in the middle of the surprised circle . MacQueen described to the assembly how he achieved the feat ; `` As I came through the `` slochd '' ( ravine ) by east the hill there , I foregathered wi ' the beast . My long dog there turned him . I bucked wi ' him , and dirkit him , and syne whuttled his craig ( cut his throat ) , and brought awa ' his countenance for fear he might come alive again , for they are very precarious creatures . The chief rewarded him , giving him a land called Sean-achan `` to yield good meat for his good greyhounds in all time coming '' . He later became chief of Clan MacQueen , and died in 1797 .
Slothful induction . evidence suggests X results in Y , yet the person in question insists Y was caused by something else . Its opposite fallacy ( which perhaps occurs more often ) is called hasty generalization .
Hillsdale Lake . Hillsdale Lake is a reservoir located in the northwestern part of Miami County , in northeast Kansas and the central United States ; it is approximately from Kansas City . The surface area of the lake is approximately , and the lake has a maximum depth of approximately . Hillsdale Dam , impounding the Big Bull Creek to create the V-shaped reservoir , was completed in 1982 as a flood control project of the United States Army Corps of Engineers . Fix link* The reservoir has a normal storage capacity of 76,000 acre-feet . No hydroelectric power is generated by the earthen dam . Recreational facilities include Hillsdale State Park , opened in 1994 .
Hyperaspidius marginatus . `` Hyperaspidius marginatus '' is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae . It is found in North America .
Kiwa NV . Kiwa NV is a European institution for testing , inspection and certification ( TIC ) , which is headquartered in Rijswijk , Netherlands . Kiwa is active in over 50 countries worldwide . Established in 1948 as the Judging Institute for Water Supply Articles , it was known throughout the 20th century simply as Kiwa and participated in the safety analysis of many new European and international technologies , as well as the drafting of safety standards for numerous devices and components . Kiwa provides safety-related certification , testing , inspection , auditing , advising and training services to a wide range of clients , including manufacturers , policymakers , regulators , service companies and consumers . History . Kiwa was founded in 1948 by the Water board ( Netherlands ) with the aim of monitoring the quality of drinking water across the Netherlands . Demands were made that articles used in drinking water processing and management ( such as water pipes , fittings and valves ) had to meet certain standards , and Kiwa was responsible for testing their compliance to said standards . Products that meet the requirements are still marked with the Kiwa label . Kiwa 's stringent testing methodologies allowed the organization to expand . The company became active in various European and international markets , providing services relating to independent quality assessment and quality certificates for products and services in various industries and sectors . Certification . The issuing of quality declarations in the form of certificates forms the basis of the organization 's activities . Kiwa is defined as an independent party or a company/institution that meets the requirements of a product , service , system or person . The requirements are established in consultation with all stakeholders including producers , consumers , certification bodies and a so-called Committee of Experts in a particular field . Once certified , the products and services are provided with a trademarked label for the purposes of visual identification . Kiwa provides both in-house and licensed certification labels . These include transport and logistics , management systems ( e.g . ISO 9000 and ISO 14001 ) , agriculture , feed & food ( including HACCP ) , health care , safety and corporate social responsibility . Testing and Inspection . Kiwa has a network of testing laboratories in Europe and the Far East for testing various kinds of products . Through them , the organization offers testing and inspection services in the areas of roofing and outer walls , gas and gas installations , infrastructure , calibration , polymers , drinking water installations , sports floors , and solar panels . Most of its clients are from the manufacturing and process industries , public and private utilities , government agencies and international institutions . Kiwa is active in over fifty countries with offices in many European states as well as in Taiwan , Peru and China . Business structure and development . Kiwa is organized into the so-called Service Lines , which include `` Compliance '' , `` Assurance '' and `` Information '' . One line is for certification and related activities , and the other for 'Information ' and other activities . A service line is made up of a number of units , each with its own focus . The business units are in themselves an independent unit . Kiwa grew both organically as well as through strategic acquisitions . The first large acquisition took place in 2005 with Gastec Apeldoorn , the former GIVEG . Subsequently , it carried out several other acquisitions in the Netherlands and elsewhere in the world in various market segments . As of 2018 , the company employs over 4,700 people and has offices in over 40 countries
Warren Shanabrook . Warren Hilton Shanabrook ( November 30 , 1880 – March 10 , 1964 ) was a Major League Baseball third baseman . Shanabrook played for the Washington Senators in . In 1 career game , he had no hits in two at-bats . He batted and threw right-handed . Shanabrook was born in Massillon , Ohio and died in North Canton , Ohio .
Tientos ( Flamenco ) . Tientos is a flamenco Andalusian palo which has a rhythm consisting of 4 beats . It is in the same family as the Tangos , but slower and with different topics , lyrics and mood . Every Tientos becomes a Tangos at the end of the song/dance . Traditionally , cantaor El Marrurro ( 1848 -1906 ) has been considered one of the creators of this style . Enrique el Mellizo gave it the modern form by which we know it today . Other famous cantaores who interpreted this style were Antonio Chacón and Pastora Pavón . Like many Cante Jondo , traditional Tientos lyrics ( letras ) tend to be pathetic , sentimental , and speak about the lack of love , disillusionment and revenge . Dancers strive to capture this mood in their solos . It can be danced by a man or a woman . Compás . The compás of Tientos has a 4/4 time signature like the Tangos , but with the above 2 ways of accents . A simple one and more complicated one . Four-count rhythm with an added beat on the 'and ' count of the second beat . Each beat is broken into triplets , and that added beat after beat two is on the `` a '' of the triplet .
Meant to Be ( John Scofield album ) . `` Meant to Be '' is a studio album by jazz guitarist John Scofield . Track listing . All tunes composed by John Scofield .
Peter White Public Library . The Peter White Public Library is a public library and community center in the City of Marquette , Michigan . The library building has stood at 217 North Front Street since 1904 . An extensive renovation and addition was completed in 2000 . The building also houses the . The library is named after Peter White , a local businessman , postmaster , real estate developer , Michigan state legislator , and philanthropist who lived from 1830 until 1908 . During Fiscal Year 2015-16 the library contained approximately 237,000 items—including books , magazines , DVDs , CDs , art prints , E-books , and other formats . During that same year , the library welcomed an average of 798 visitors per day and circulated a total of 254,758 items . The library is owned by the citizens of the City of Marquette . Nine townships in Marquette County also contract service with the library , bringing the total population served to over 37,000 . The library serves persons who live or own property in the following communities : City of Marquette , Chocolay Township , Ewing Township , Marquette Township , Sands Township , Skandia Township , Turin Township , Wells Township , and West Branch Township . The library maintains remote book drops for the return of materials at the township halls in Chocolay , Sands , and Skandia Townships . An additional drop in Marquette Township is located at the Westwood Mall , just outside the southwest corner of the building . Internet services . Wireless internet access is available throughout the library . This service is provided free to any wireless user . Wireless printing is also provided at a cost of $ 0.15 per page . Wired Ethernet jacks are also available to the public . Electrical outlets are located at most study carrels . The library has approximately 40 computer stations for patron use , including two “ 15 minute express stations ” that do not require a log-in . Numerous online resources are available at the library . The library 's website also provides access to the shared SirsiDynix library catalog , and links to online resources available to library patrons . Library board . The library has two library boards , a controlling board and an advisory board . The controlling board is the Peter White Public Library Board of Trustees . Board members are appointed by the Marquette City Commission . The Township Advisory Council is composed of members appointed by the townships contracting services with the library . Each township has two members . History . Public library service in Marquette , Michigan , began in 1871 when the library was located in City Hall . The Peter White Public Library was formally founded by Local Act 254 of 1891 by the Michigan Legislature . The historic building at the corner of Front and Ridge Streets was completed in 1904 . The building was designed by Patton and Miller Architects of Chicago , Illinois . A renovation and expansion project designed by Frye Gillan Molinaro Architects , also of Chicago , was completed in October 2000 . This $ 9.0 million project was funded by a $ 4.5 million city bond issue and $ 4.5 million capital campaign . The current facility is . The original building and subsequent renovations have been made possible not only through the generosity of the library namesake , but many other benefactors , and the taxpayers who support the Library . In 2007 the library received a Library of Michigan Foundation Citation of Excellence from State Librarian Nancy Robertson . The award recognized the library for providing excellent service and meeting the needs of the community in a friendly , cost-effective , and innovative way . In December 2010 the library received a National Medal from the Institute of Museum and Library Services ( IMLS ) . The Medal is awarded to ten libraries or museums in the United States each year .
Sentenced to Prism . `` Sentenced to Prism '' ( 1985 ) is a science fiction novel by American writer Alan Dean Foster , a stand-alone entry in his Humanx Commonwealth series of books . Like many of his books , Foster creates an extraordinary world that he tries to make unlike anything ever seen by his readers by creating a primarily silicon-based planet with almost everything seeming to be made from crystals , glass , and reflective surfaces . Plot . Set in the Humanx Commonwealth , Prism is a unique planet because its ecosystem contains both silicon-based and carbon-based life . Evan Orgell , a management troubleshooter sent to Prism to investigate the disappearance of a research group , finds himself fighting for his survival in this strange crystalline environment after his specialized environment suit succumbs to the local elements . Leaving behind his mechanized suit , Evan is for the first time in his life exposed to a hostile environment without the protection of his suit and must rely on the unexpected help of the native sentient life to survive . With the help of a caterpillar-like creature named `` A Surface of Fine Azure-Tinted Reflection With Pyroxin Dendritic Inclusions '' ( which Evan chooses to call simply `` Azure '' , much to his strange new friend 's disappointment ) he must grow to overcome his prejudices , his assumptions , and his preoccupations to relearn what life , communication , companionship , government , and even his own bodily form mean to him . He and his new-found friends must overcome multiple treacherous acts by his own race in order to survive and thrive on the beautiful , but deadly , planet .
SM UC-30 . SM `` UC-30 '' was a German Type UC II minelaying submarine or U-boat in the German Imperial Navy ( ) during World War I . The U-boat was ordered on 29 August 1915 and was launched on 27 July 1916 . She was commissioned into the German Imperial Navy on 22 August 1916 as SM `` UC-30 '' . In four patrols `` UC-30 '' was credited with sinking five ships , either by torpedo or by mines laid . `` UC-30 '' was mined and sunk off Horns Reef on 21 April 1917 . The wreck was discovered in 2016 . Design . A German Type UC II submarine , `` UC-30 '' had a displacement of when at the surface and while submerged . She had a length overall of , a beam of , and a draught of . The submarine was powered by two six-cylinder four-stroke diesel engines each producing ( a total of ) , two electric motors producing , and two propeller shafts . She had a dive time of 48 seconds and was capable of operating at a depth of . The submarine had a maximum surface speed of and a submerged speed of . When submerged , she could operate for at ; when surfaced , she could travel at . `` UC-30 '' was fitted with six mine tubes , eighteen UC 200 mines , three torpedo tubes ( one on the stern and two on the bow ) , seven torpedoes , and one 30 deck gun . Her complement was twenty-six crew members . Captain . On 20 June 1917 the remains of a human whose mostly decomposed remains were kept together by a German uniform was found washed ashore in Bjergehuse in Sønder Nissum parish , Denmark . The parish priest described the remains as those of a ca . 30-year-old , handsomely and strongly built man and assumed him to be a downed and drowned airman . The remains were buried in the parish on 23 June 1917 . On 17 October 1917 the German legation in Copenhagen informed the ministry for Ecclesiastical Affairs that the remains had been identified as those of the captain of submarine 30 , Kapitänleutnant Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Maximilian Stenzler and requested on behalf of his family that his remains be exhumed and transferred to Germany for burial there . On 15 November 1917 the grave was thus opened , the remains transferred to a zinc lined coffin and repatriated . On 28 November 1917 Stenzler was buried in the family grave in Stralsund . The Sønder Nissum parish priest received a letter from Stenzler 's mother , a widow in Stralsund . According to this letter , Stenzler was born 1 July 1886 in Cassel , to Max Israël formerly mayor of Stralsund and Maria née Wellsmann and later took the name Stenzler . Wreck . The wreck was located by JD-Contractor A/S in 2016 outside Esbjerg , still carrying 18 mines and 6 torpedoes . The submerged wreck was identified in part using multibeam sonar , see . Previously , a Danish diving company claimed to have identified a wreck originally found in 2005 as the `` UC-30 '' . The assumed wreck was located about straight west of Nymindegab ( approx . ) at a depth of . The company intended to dive on the location in the summer of 2011 .
SDU Research Hospital . The Süleyman Demirel University Research Hospital ( SDU Research Hospital ) is a research and teaching hospital located on the The hospital was founded in 1994 and transferred to its current building in 2000 . The new building cost 37148000 USD . The SDU research hospital is a part of the Suleyman Demirel Hospital Network .
Thomas Erlin Kaiser . Thomas Erlin Kaiser ( 16 February 1863 – 29 February 1940 ) was a Conservative member of the House of Commons of Canada . He was born in Edgely , York County , Canada West and became an author and physician . Kaiser attended Weston High School then the University of Toronto where in 1890 he attained his Doctor of Medicine degree . He served on municipal boards in areas such as libraries , education , planning and water . In 1912 , he became a member of the Ontario Board of Health . In 1916 , Kaiser was made an honorary major of the Canadian Militia . In 1907 and 1908 , Kaiser was mayor of Oshawa . As an author , his books include `` Historic sketches of Oshawa '' ( 1921 ) and `` A history of the medical profession of the county of Ontario '' ( 1934 ) . He was first elected to Parliament at the Ontario riding in the 1925 general election then re-elected there in 1926 . Kaiser was defeated by William Henry Moore of the Liberals in the 1930 election .
Genting Casino Westcliff . Genting Casino Westcliff is a 5 stars gambling establishment located on the Western Esplanade , Westcliff-on-Sea , Essex , England , on the seafront overlooking the Thames estuary . History . The original `` Westcliff '' and `` Waterfront '' Casinos were established in the 1970s and it was originally at the Mill House in Station Road . It opened at its present site , formerly an open-air swimming pool and then a boat deck as part of The Westcliff Leisure Centre , in 1987 . It has developed into the largest provincial casino and the second largest in Britain . The casino was first run by Brent Walker , and then by R J Bown Holdings . It was bought by Genting UK for an estimated £30,000,000 . The casino features many slots and Electronic Roulette terminals and twenty table games ( single zero American Roulette , Baccarat , Three Card Poker , Blackjack and Two Way Texas Hold'em Poker ) as well as a 120 cover restaurant overlooking the Thames Estuary . Only a small part of the entire building is used by the public . The building itself actually descends three floors down . In November 2007 , the two sister casinos , `` Spielers ' Casino '' and `` Westcliff Casino '' , were refurbished by Genting Stanley to create the casinos named Southend Mint . Most recently in 2012 , the casino underwent a multimillion-pound refurbishment and was renamed . The first casino wedding in UK took place at Southend . Paul Bahbout won $ 200,000 dollars from the casino in 2010 taking him out of debt .
Kunsthalle Zürich . The Kunsthalle Zürich is a contemporary art exhibition centre in Zurich , Switzerland . It is located on Limmatstrasse , near the city centre . The current director is Daniel Baumann . A number of temporary exhibitions are organized each year . Artists exhibited include Trisha Donnelly , Helmut Federle , Terence Koh , Gabriel Orozco , Philippe Parreno , Wilhelm Sasnal , Walid Raad , Wolfgang Tillmans , and Keith Tyson .
Qarakh Bolagh , East Azerbaijan . Qarakh Bolagh ( , also Romanized as Qarakh Bolāgh ) is a village in Goyjah Bel Rural District , in the Central District of Ahar County , East Azerbaijan Province , Iran . At the 2006 census , its existence was noted , but its population was not reported .
Hawkins ( TV series ) . `` Hawkins '' is a television series which aired for one season on CBS between 1973 and 1974 . The mystery , created by Robert Hamner and David Karp , starred James Stewart as rural-bred lawyer Billy Jim Hawkins , who investigated the cases he was involved in , similarly to Stewart 's earlier smash hit movie `` Anatomy of a Murder '' ( 1959 ) . Despite being critically well received and winning a Golden Globe Award ( Best Actor in Television Drama Series , Stewart ) , the series was cancelled after one season consisting of seven 90-minute episodes . Stewart requested the cancellation since he believed that the quality of scripts and directors in television could not continuously measure up to the level to which he was accustomed with theatrical films . Seen as part of `` The New CBS Tuesday Night Movies '' , it alternated every third week with the TV movie adaptations of `` Shaft '' , along with other ' single issue original broadcast TV movies . This was a popular programming strategy in television entertainment programming in the late 1960s ; and continuing into the 1970s . it was generally known as a wheel series . Two or more regular programs were rotated in the same time slot . Sometimes the wheel series itself was given its own umbrella title and was promoted as a single unit instead of promoting its separate components . Arena Productions produced `` Hawkins '' in association with MGM Television . Cast . James Stewart as Billy Jim Hawkins Strother Martin as R. J. Hawkins
SCW World Heavyweight Championship . The SCW World Heavyweight Championship briefly served as the top singles title in Southwest Championship Wrestling for a few months in 1983 . The title was established in response to SCW landing a television show on the USA Network in late-1982 , but after USA controversially canceled `` Southwest Championship Wrestling '' a few months later and turned its TV time over to `` WWF All American Wrestling '' , the title was forgotten and eventually abandoned .
Stone , Staffordshire . Stone is a market town and civil parish in Staffordshire , England , north of Stafford and south of Stoke-on-Trent . It was an urban district council and a rural district council before becoming part of the Borough of Stafford in 1974 . Population . Stone is a growing town , according to the national Census . Stone recorded a population of 12,305 in 1991 , 14,555 in 2001 , and 16,385 in 2011 . History . There is a Bronze Age ring ditch at Pirehill suggesting occupation in prehistoric times ( County Archeology ) . Stone lies within the territory of the Iron Age Celtic tribe 'the cornovii ' ( people of the horn ; perhaps a horned god or topographical feature ) mentioned by Ptolemy 2nd century AD in Geographia . To the northwest of Stone lies one of their hill forts which overlooks the Trent and perhaps the salt production in the region . The early history of Stone is unclear and clouded by the 12th century medieval romance concerning the murder of the Saxon princes Wulfad and Rufin by their father Wulfhere of Mercia who reputedly had his base near Darleston ( Wulfherecester ) . The murder of Wulfad in the 7th century and his subsequent entombment under a cairn of stones is the traditional story ( described as 'historically valueless ' by Thacker 1985 : 6 ) . More recent research points to older , though no less interesting nor tangible , possibilities regarding its name and founding . Around Stone lie several Romano British sites and it is not inconceivable that the stone remains of a bridge or milestone , perhaps continuing the Roman road from Rocester to Blyth Bridge and then potentially through Stone , is alluded to in the name . The settlement of Walton ( which now forms a suburb ) is ancient Brythonic ( Celtic/ancient Briton place name ) . The most likely derivation for most places called Stone is from a prehistoric megalith , Roman milestone , a natural boulder or rock formation , or from 'a place where stone was obtained ' and a Keuper sandstone outcrop on the north side of Stone , long quarried for building materials , may be the topographical feature from which the place was named . It may also be noted that a huge stone or erratic is recorded on Common Plot and in that respect it is unclear whether Stone Field here , one of the open-fields of Stone is 'the field at Stone ' or 'the field with the stone ' . Stone lay within the Pirehill hundred of Staffordshire named after nearby Pire Hill . In 1251 , Henry III granted Stone a market charter . The Common Plot ( aka Mudley Pits ) is a large area of open and wooded common land sited just to the north of the town of Stone . The Duke of Cumberland built extensive winter fortifications and a camp here , traces of which can still be seen , during the winter of 1745/46 . The purpose of the camp was to bring the Duke 's army down from the freezing Staffordshire Moorlands and Peak District , where they had been seeking to stop an advance on London by a force of 6,000 Jacobite rebels . The rebels were thought to be using pack-horse routes over the high country , with the aim of reaching Derby . Stone was also strategic in preventing any break-away Jacobite group going across to Wales to recruit more men there . But with winter coming on , the Jacobites decided to retreat back to Scotland . Stone Urban District was an urban district . It was based on the Stone civil parish which equates to the town of Stone . There were two amendments in parts of the Stone Rural parish in Stone Rural District were transferred in . The district was abolished by the Local Government Act 1972 , and replaced with Stafford Borough Council and Stone Town Council . The latter publishes a history of Stone . Etymology . The place-name 's meaning is exactly what is stated , a `` stone , rock '' , from the Old English `` stān '' ( stone ) . The local story is that the town was named after the pile of stones taken from the River Trent raised on the graves of the two princes , Ruffin and Wulfad , killed in AD 665 by their father , King Wulfhere of Mercia , because of their conversion to Christianity . However , this legend is unlikely to be true . Wulfhere was already a Christian when he became king , and the story on which it is probably based is set by Bede in another part of the country over ten years after Wulfhere 's death . The church built over these stones in 670 lasted until the 9th century before being destroyed by invading Danes . It was replaced in 1135 by the Augustinian Stone Priory , which survived until its dissolution in the reign of Henry VIII . The building collapsed in 1749 and the present church of St. Michael 's was built in 1758 . All that remains of the original priory is the rib-vaulted undercroft which forms the foundations beneath Priory House , which is located on Lichfield Street opposite the Frank Jordan Community Centre . Roads . Stone stands in the valley of the River Trent , and was an important stopping-off point for stagecoaches on one of the roads turnpiked in the 18th century . A directory for 1851 says that `` Stone was a very lively town , and a great thoroughfare for coaches , carriers and travellers… . No fewer than 38 stage coaches passed through the town daily '' . The main coaching route was the London to Holyhead route , via Watling Street as far as Lichfield and then from Lichfield to Holyhead via the A51 . To support the coaching trade Stone was a principal stopping point with many coaching inns to refresh both horses and travellers . Notable hostelries include the Crown Hotel , Crown & Anchor , Red Lion and the Black Horse Inn . The Trent and Mersey Canal . The River Trent , which runs through the town , had been used for cargo-carrying vessels since Roman times but further inland smaller boats could only be used . Seasonal fluctuations in water depth proved insurmountable , although cargo could be carried from the sea as far south as Wilden Ferry ( southeast of Derby ) , where the River Derwent joins the Trent and increases the quantity of water , then onwards by road . Prior to tarmac roads , journeys overland by roads were slow and delicate wares were prone to breakages over the rough terrain . James Brindley , the canal builder , put forward the scheme to build what he called the Grand Trunk Canal to connect the two rivers , Mersey and Trent in 1766 . It was backed by Josiah Wedgwood who saw that it offered an efficient way to bring raw materials to the potteries and to transport finished wares to his customers . By 29 September 1772 ( Brindley died on 27 September ) , 48 miles of the Grand Trunk Canal ( now known as the Trent and Mersey Canal ) from Wilden Ferry to Stone was navigable — the length past Burton-on-Trent being completed in 1770 . On completion of the Star Lock a grand opening was held , and during this opening a cannon was fired in celebration . However disaster struck and the cannon damaged the new lock , requiring a re-build . Stone became the headquarters of the canal company with its office at Westbridge House , sited then below Star Lock on what is now Westbridge Park . The offices were moved later to Stoke-on-Trent . Brewing industry . Due to the quality of the local water beneath Stone two brewers were located here carrying on the Augustinian monks ' tradition of beer making . The most notable was John Joule & Sons Ltd , established in 1780 . The company was acquired by Bass Charrington in 1968 , and ceased brewing at the end of October 1974 . The brewery was demolished in the Autumn of 1977 . The adjacent bottling plant was closed some years before . The canal played a great part in the export of beer . Joules once owned a pair of boats that delivered coal to the brewery and as late as the 1950s had the telephone number ‘ Stone 1 ’ . Joules ' draught beer stores and bottling plant remains an imposing building on the canal and can be clearly identified by the red cross logo of John Joules in the brickwork . The second brewer was Montgomery & Co , acquired by the Bent 's Brewery Co of Liverpool in 1889 . The brewery was located on what is now Mount Industrial Estate . It was also taken over by Bass and closed on 31 March 1968 . Although the brewing industry in Stone ceased following the closure of Joules and Bents following an aggressive takeover from the nearby Burton upon Trent brewers in the 1960s and 1970s , in recent years it has begun anew with the opening of the Lymestone Brewery in 2008 . This family-run microbrewery is based in part of the original Bents brewery . More recently a second microbrewery , trading under the name Joules , dropping the 'John ' due to trademark reasons , has begun brewing in Shropshire . A pint of both Lymestone and Joules can be tasted at the Swan Inn . The Star Public House was fully licensed in 1819 although the building predates the canal by some 200 years . The building has in its time been a butcher ’ s shop and slaughterhouse . Stabling for boat horses was available up to the 1950s and the business relied heavily on the canal for trade . Public transport . The coming of the railway was to end Stone ’ s era as a coaching and canal town . The North Staffordshire Railway opened its main line from Stoke-on-Trent through Stone to Norton Bridge on 3 April 1848 ; the following year a branch line from Stone to Colwich began operating . One industry that did flourish under the railway era was the shoe industry , at its height in 1851 there were 16 shoeworks . The industry however declined after Australia , the main shoe market , imposed an import tax on the industry . Present day . Stone Parish Church , dedicated to Saint Michael the Archangel , is at the south end of the town located on what used to be Stone Priory . It was commenced in 1753 , and finished in 1758 . The present clock dates from 1896 . Christ Church stands on the north side of the town , where the population is still increasing . It was erected in 1839 . The canal still dominates the town . Many canal side sites have in recent times been taken over for modern day use including The Moorings , a development of apartments based on the old Stubbs warehouse . Apartments and housing surround the old Trent Hospital , once the workhouse . Housing developments also border the canal . Commercial traffic has now been replaced by the leisure craft that pass through Stone each year . The Canal Cruising Company today operates from the historic site of the canal maintenance and boat building operations of the Trent and Mersey Canal Company . This restored docks complex with its workshops , by Yard Lock , continues to be used for the maintenance of pleasure craft and historic boats . In 2010 a new marina opened just south of the town , below Aston Lock , with moorings for pleasure craft , a farm shop and a café . State education within Stone is based on the three tier school system , with a range of first and primary schools , two middle schools ( Walton Priory Middle and Christchurch Academy ) and a high school ( Alleyne 's Academy ) . Independent education is served by the Catholic St Dominic 's Priory School founded with the convent of the same name in the 19th century by Mother Margaret Hallahan when the school was originally known as `` Blessed Imelda 's Enpension School '' . Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service has its headquarters just south of Stone . Yarnfield Park Training and Conference Centre just outside the town is a major training centre for the UK telecommunications industry . It is owned by BT Group and run by Accenture . Stone is the key UK manufacturing site for the Quickfit laboratory glassware system which finds widespread use in many school , college and university science departments . The National Association of Chimney Sweeps is located in the town . The town is home to two football clubs , Stone Old Alleynians F.C . of the West Midlands Regional League and Stone Dominoes F.C . of the North West Counties League . Both teams share a fully enclosed floodlit stadium at Yarnfield , named Springbank Park . Staffordshire County Cricket Club play Minor Counties Championship matches at Lichfield Road , as do the town 's cricket club , Stone Cricket Club . The Stone Food and Drink Festival takes place the first weekend in October and brings together the very best in local produce and cooking talent . It attracts in excess of 20,000 visitors to the town and runs for one week in total with the 'main event ' on the town 's Westbridge Park on Friday , Saturday and Sunday . Television . Television news is covered by BBC Midlands Today and ITV Central , both of which come from Birmingham . Stone can receive good to marginal signals from the Sutton Coldfield transmitting station and from The Wrekin transmitting station , which can be received in the higher parts of town . Radio . Stone 's local radio stations are Signal 1 , Signal 2 and BBC Radio Stoke , which broadcast from studios in Stoke-on-Trent . However , some parts of the town can also receive Free Radio Black Country and Shropshire , Signal 107 , BBC WM , BBC Radio Cymru and Heart and Smooth from the West Midlands and North West . Newspapers . Stone is covered by two daily newspapers , The Sentinel from Stoke-on-Trent and the Express and Star from Wolverhampton . The weekly Staffordshire Newsletter and the monthly also cover the town . Community News Websites . Stone has a hyperlocal blog called `` A Little Bit Of Stone '' which delivers up to date news and information for the residents and visitors of Stone . The website is supported by active social media accounts on both Facebook and Twitter . Transport . Stone railway station , on the West Coast Main Line , serves the town . An hourly semi-fast direct service has been operated by London Midland and West Midlands Trains since 2008 . This runs south to London Euston via Stafford and the Trent Valley line , and north to Crewe via Stoke-on-Trent . Passenger numbers have rose 152 per cent between 2008 and June 2012 with three more services per day are being planned to cope with demand . Stone 's main bus service is the First Potteries ' route 101 which runs north to Tittensor , Trentham , Newcastle-under-Lyme and Stoke-on-Trent and south to Stafford . It calls at several places in Stone , like the schools . D & G Bus run six local services in and around Stone . Two trunk roads go through the town , the A34 linking Birmingham to Manchester and the A51 linking Lichfield to Chester . Stone is by-passed by the M6 motorway . In recent times cycling north from the town along the canal towpath towards Barlaston Trentham and Stoke-on-Trent is much improved . In June 2012 the local authorities announced a £700,000 scheme to rectify the problem , with new paths . To the south , towards Burston , Weston and Great Haywood the towpath is passable on a bicycle but better suited to a mountain bike rather than a racing bike .
1970–71 Southern Football League . The 1970–71 season was the 68th in the history of the Southern League . Football League elections . Alongside the four League clubs facing re-election , a total of 12 non-League clubs applied for election , eight of which were Southern League clubs . All League clubs were re-elected .
Polish 114th Fighter Escadrille . The 114th Fighter Escadrille of the Polish Air Force ( Polish : `` 114 . Eskadra Myśliwska '' ) was one of the fighter units of the Polish Army at the beginning of the WW2 . Crew and equipment . On 1 September 1939 the escadrille had 10 planes : 6 PZL P.11c and 4 PZL P.11a . The commanding officer was kpt . pil . Juliusz Frey and his deputy was Jerzy Szałowski
José Ádem . José Ádem ( born in Tuxpan , Veracruz , October 27 , 1921 ; died February 14 , 1991 ) was a Mexican mathematician who worked in algebraic topology , and proved the Ádem relations between Steenrod squares . Life and education . Ádem showed an interest in mathematics from an early age , and moved to Mexico City in 1941 to pursue a degree in engineering and mathematics . He obtained his B.S . in mathematics from the National Autonomous University of Mexico ( UNAM ) in 1949 . During this time met Solomon Lefschetz , a famous algebraic topologist who was spending prolonged periods of time in Mexico . Lefschetz recognized Ádem 's mathematical talent , and sent him as a doctoral student to Princeton University where he graduated in 1952 . His dissertation , `` Iterations of the squaring operations in algebraic topology '' , was written under the supervision of Norman Steenrod and introduced what are now called the Ádem relations . His brother Julián Adem was also a distinguished Mexican mathematician , who obtained a Ph.D. in applied mathematics from Brown University in 1953 . Julián 's son is topologist Alejandro Adem . Career . Ádem became a researcher at the Mathematics Institute of UNAM ( 1954–1961 ) , and then head of the Mathematics Department at the Instituto Politécnico Nacional ( 1961–1973 ) . He was elected to El Colegio Nacional on 4 April 1960 . In 1951 he was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship . He started in 1956 the second series of the Boletín de la Sociedad Matemática Mexicana .
Nicholas Hofgren . Nicholas Hofgren is a London based financier and fund placement advisor . Early life . Nicholas W. Hofgren was born in Washington DC on February 7 , 1970 . Son of Daniel W. Hofgren , former aide to President Richard M. Nixon and Alexandra Hofgren , daughter of F.G Walton Smith , the Miami Oceanographer . He grew up in Washington DC and Bermuda before deciding he would like to pursue a career in finance . Education . He studied English/History at Emory University , Atlanta and a degree in Hyper-Inflationary Finance from IESA in Caracas . He also completed Graduate Studies at the United States Department of Agriculture after graduating in 1996 . Career . Hofgren has worked in international finance since 1989 , working in North America , Latin America , Russia and the UK . He has dealt primarily in private equity partnerships , capital raising , investment and fundraising campaigns in the European Middle Eastern and African territories for various financial organisations including : JP Morgan Chase , Bank of America , and ALTA International . He is currently co-founder of Westly House Partnership , a privately held partnership providing capital raising support to private equity and real estate firms , a company he formed with Christopher Jackson in 2008 . Personal life . He currently lives in West London and with his wife , English interior designer , cook and author Sophie Conran , whom he married in June , 2010 .
Exeristeboda chlorocosma . `` Exeristeboda chlorocosma '' is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family . It is found in Australia , where it has been recorded from New South Wales . The wingspan is about 16 mm . The forewings are very pale grey with sparse irroration of slightly darker scales . There are a few raised blackish scales about the middle of the disc and an elongate blotch from the base reaching the costa beyond the first prominence , thence broad , narrowing to a point at the commencement of the second prominence . This blotch is bright green , broadly edged with fuscous . There is also a broad fuscous line along the costa and termen throughout . The hindwings are pale grey tinged with green .
Subhasis Chaudhuri . Subhasis Chaudhuri ( born 1963 ) is a Bengali electrical engineer and a K. N. Bajaj Chair Professor at the Department of Electrical Engineering of the Indian Institute of Technology , Bombay . He is known for his pioneering studies on Computer vision and is an elected fellow of all the three major Indian science academies viz . the National Academy of Sciences , India , Indian Academy of Sciences , and Indian National Science Academy . He is also a fellow of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers , and the Indian National Academy of Engineering . The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research , the apex agency of the Government of India for scientific research , awarded him the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology , one of the highest Indian science awards for his contributions to Engineering Sciences in 2004 . Biography . Subhasis Chaudhuri , born on 1 March 1963 at Bahutali , a small village in Murshidabad district , West Bengal to Santa and Nihar Kumar Chaudhuri , earned his graduate degree in Electronics and Electrical Communication Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology , Kharagpur in 1985 . Moving to Canada , he obtained a master 's degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Calgary in 1987 and joined the University of California , San Diego for his doctoral studies from where he secured a PhD in 1990 . He returned to India the same year and started his career at the Indian Institute of Technology , Bombay as an assistant professor . He was promoted as an associate professor in 1994 and as a professor in 1998 and in 2005 , he became the head of the department of electrical engineering , a post he held till 2008 . During this period , he had three sabbaticals abroad ; as a visiting professor at University of Erlangen-Nuremberg ( 1996 ) and at University of Paris XI ( 2002–03 ) and as an Alexander von Humboldt Fellow at Technical University of Munich ( May–June 2007 ) . He continues his service at IIT Bombay as a professor and holds the K. N. Bajaj Chair . Chaudhuri is married to Sucharita Chatterjee and the couple has two children , Ushasi and Syomantak.The family lives in Powai , a suburb of Mumbai . Legacy . Chaudhuri 's work have been mainly in the areas of pattern recognition , image processing , and computer vision . He is known to have developed a number of techniques including a methodology for acquiring `` super-resolved depth map from defocus '' and is one of the pioneers of researches in `` motion-free super-resolution '' . His work covered the fields of motion estimation , restoration , computational photography and biomedical image analysis which has applications in cytology , microscopy , material science , biomedical science and pharmaceutics . Computational haptics is another area of his researches . He has developed several new methodologies and holds US and Indian patents for a number of them . He has documented his researches by way of several articles ; Google Scholar and ResearchGate , online article repositories of scientific articles , have listed many of them . Besides , he has co-authored six books viz . `` Motion-Free Super-Resolution '' , `` Hyperspectral Image Fusion '' , `` Blind Image Deconvolution : Methods and Convergence '' , `` Depth From Defocus : A Real Aperture Imaging Approach '' , `` Video Analysis and Repackaging for Distance Education '' and `` Ambulation Analysis in Wearable ECG '' and edited two more , `` Perspectives and Policies on ICT in Society : An IFIP TC9 ( Computers and Society ) Handbook '' and `` Super-Resolution Imaging '' . Chaudhuri sat in the editorial boards of several journals including `` International Journal of Computer Vision '' of Springer , IEEE Transactions in Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and `` IET Computer Vision '' of Institution of Engineering and Technology . He chaired a program at the 2005 edition of International Conference on Computer Vision ( ICCV ) at Beijing and served as the program chair of Indian Conference on Computer Vision , Graphics and Image Processing ( ICVGIP ) held in 2006 at Mumbai ; he also co-chaired the 2002 edition of ICVGIP . He has delivered invited or plenary speeches in several conferences including the Fifth National Conference on Computer Vision , Pattern Recognition , Image Processing and Graphics ( NCVPRIPG ) held in December 2015 at Patna and has been involved in external teaching programs of IIT Bombay and other institutions . He serves as a member of the Council of the Indian National Science Academy , the Publications Committee of International Conference on Robotics and Automation for Humanitarian Applications ( RAHA 2016 ) and the Advisory Council of the Information Technology Research Academy . As the Dean of International Relations of IIT Bombay , he has been involved in inter-institutional cooperations ; spearheading the IITB 's efforts to open an off-campus in New York and the establishment of cooperation with International Cooperation Between the Advanced Institute of Manufacturing With High-Tech Innovations ( AIM-HI ) , Taiwan count among them . Patents . A methodology for tracking objects in a video by segmenting an object in a video and tracking the location of each segments . The method has applications in remote sensing , surveillance and monitoring , and military . A method of segmentation of video images involving identification of object contours and segmenting contours using an estimation of weighted length of contour segments . A video lesson , which involves merging of video and audio data captured by several fixed cameras placed in the lecture room , requires intense manual labor for converting it into a video lecture . Chaudhuri 's method provides recreation of a lecture by automatic merging of the video and audio content by preserving content and compression efficiency . The system eliminates redundant and unstructured data streams . This method involves generation of a compressed video capsule of a lecture by recognizing activities and segmenting them based on the parameters of talking head , writing hand and slideshow using Hidden Markov model . The process separates the content frames of writing hand and slideshow from the non-content frames of talking head and a capsule is generated by selecting suitable content and non-content frames . The method involves identification and segregation of images into `` plurality of sets '' and fusing the sets into a `` fused image '' . Several such fused images are fused again to generate the desired fused image . Awards and honors . Chaudhuri received the Shri Hari Om Ashram Prerit Vikram Sarabhai Research Award of the Physical Research Laboratory in 2011 , followed by the Prof. S. V. C. Aiya Memorial Award of the Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers , the same year . The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research awarded him the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize , one of the highest Indian science awards in 2004 . The Prof. H.H . Mathur Excellence in Research Award of the Indian Institute of Technology , Bombay reached him in 2007 and he received the G. D. Birla Award for Scientific Research from the K. K. Birla Foundation in 2010 . A year later , he was awarded the 2011 NASI-Reliance Industries Platinum Jubilee Award . Chaudhuri has received three major research fellowships in his career ; starting with Swarnajayanti Fellowship of the Department of Science and Technology in 2003 , followed by the Alexander von Humboldt fellowship in 2007 and J. C. Bose National Fellowship of the Science and Engineering Research Board ( SERB ) in 2008 . The year 2003 brought him two more honors viz . the elected fellowships of the National Academy of Sciences , India . and Indian National Academy of Engineering . Indian Academy of Sciences elected him as their fellow in 2005 and he became a fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers in 2011 . In 2012 , he received the elected fellowship of the Indian National Science Academy .
Rideegama Divisional Secretariat . Rideegama Divisional Secretariat is a Divisional Secretariat of Kurunegala District , of North Western Province , Sri Lanka .
It Came Out of the Sky . `` It Came Out of the Sky '' is a song written by John Fogerty that was included on Creedence Clearwater Revival 's 1969 album `` Willy and the Poor Boys '' . It was also released as a single in some countries and has appeared on several of the group 's compilation albums . It was included occasionally in the group 's live set even after John Fogerty left the group and the remaining members reformed as Creedence Clearwater Revisited . Lyrics and music . `` It Came Out of the Sky '' is a satirical song and one of Creedence Clearwater Revival 's first forays into political themes . The lyrics describe what happens when an object , presumably a meteorite or flying saucer , falls on the property of a farmer named Jody in Moline , Illinois . Various politicians and other figures attempt to use the incident for their own purposes . Then United States Vice President Spiro Agnew wants to use the incident to impose a tax on Mars . Then Governor of California Ronald Reagan , called `` Ronnie the Popular '' in the song , claims it is part of a communist plot . The pope claims it is evidence that `` the Lord has come . '' The movie industry starts preparing an epic film of the incident . Newscasters Walter Cronkite and Eric Sevareid interview Jody . The Vatican and the White House argue over who should keep it . Finally , Jody gets the last word by claiming possession of it and offering it for sale at the exorbitant price of 17 million dollars . Fogerty biographer Thomas Kitts explains that the song `` draws on Chuck Berry rhythms , guitar licks and crisp storytelling . `` The Guardian '' contributor Geoffrey Cannon similarly notes that the `` hard , exhilarating , self-confident '' guitar work was inspired by Berry . `` San Francisco Examiner '' critic Philip Elwood described the song as `` a lively rock 'n ' roll vehicle combining a wild vocal and absolutely perfectly styled instrumental ensemble . '' `` The Dispatch '' critic Dink Lorance describes the song as `` an old-style rock and roller . '' Kitts interprets the song as exposing the `` self-centeredness and limited vision of politicians , religious leaders , and the media , all of whom exploit events for aggrandizement and self-promotion '' but they are all outsmarted by a simple Midwestern farmer . He regards the song as being `` a more humorous , less bitter attack on officials and institutions than we see elsewhere in Fogerty '' and that it `` champions the working classes who through efficiency and practicality get things done and are not so simple as the empowered think . '' Cannon compares the song to the Dillards ' `` The Biggest Whatever '' in that in both songs an enormous object falls from the sky onto the American countryside . Cannon interprets the large object as `` a metaphor for an idea , too big to be assimilated into the old ideas just as the world would turn upside down for anyone who saw an ant a foot long . '' Reception . `` Rolling Stone Magazine '' critic Alec Dubro praises the song as being `` as funny as Dylan at his best '' and for being able to `` get three worlds of paranoia into one short , entertaining , musical song . '' Dubro also asserts that the song successfully reconciles Fogerty 's insistence that listeners put too much weight on political references in songs with Fogerty 's belief that a song can have a message by being `` message and comment without moralizing . '' `` The New Rolling Stone Album Guide '' critic Rob Sheffield highlighted the `` sharp working class anger '' of `` It Came Out of the Sky '' in regarding the song as part of `` Fogerty 's songwriting peak . '' Allmusic critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine claims that `` It Came Out of the Sky '' is one of Creedence Clearwater Revival 's best performances . Elwood called it `` great stuff , supported by pure 8-to-the-bar '' . `` Village Voice '' critic Robert Christgau called it a `` hidden treasure . '' Nick DeRiso of `` Ultimate Classic Rock '' called it `` a choice deep cut . '' In early 1970 `` Tampa Tribune '' reporter Rory O'Connor felt that it had the potential to be the band 's `` next million seller single '' and noted that it was receiving significant airplay on local radio . Music journalist Hank Bordowitz praises Fogerty 's `` willingness to take a stand on the issues of the day '' and for his `` prescience '' in being one of the first to criticize Reagan in a song . Creedence Clearwater Revival drummer Doug Clifford claimed that `` It 's a fun song . It 's kind of a spoof on everybody . '' Clifford also stated that he was surprised it did not become more popular . Bassist Stu Cook called it `` a tough act to follow . '' `` It Came Out of the Sky '' was included on several Creedence Clearwater Revival compilation albums , including `` Chronicle , Vol . 2 '' in 1986 , `` Keep On Chooglin ' '' in 1999 and ' in 2001 . It was released as a single in the UK backed with `` Side O the Road '' and in Spain backed with `` Cotton Fields . '' Live versions . Creedence Clearwater Revival sometimes played the song live and it appears on the 1973 live album `` Live in Europe '' . Commenting on a 1971 concert , Elwood commented that Cook 's bass playing on the song was `` imaginative and forceful . '' After Fogerty left the group and Clifford and Cook formed Creedence Clearwater Revisited , they continued to occasionally play the song live . According to Cook , the band continues to play the song for themselves at soundchecks , even though much of the audience typically fails to recognize it when they include it in the shows .
Virsbo . Virsbo is a locality situated in Surahammar Municipality , Västmanland County , Sweden with 1,517 inhabitants in 2010 .
WRNY ( defunct ) . WRNY was an American AM radio station that operated in New York City , New York from 1925 to 1934 . It was started by Hugo Gernsback 's Experimenter Publishing Company to promote his radio and science magazines . It was one of the first stations to have regularly scheduled experimental television broadcast starting in August 1928 . Experimenter Publishing went bankrupt in early 1929 and the station was purchased by the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company to promote aviation . Origins . Hugo Gernsback was born in Luxembourg and studied electrical engineering in Germany . In 1904 at age 20 , Gernsback emigrated to America to sell his automotive battery design and to start a mail order radio and electrical components business . The Electro Importing Company catalog soon grew into a magazine , `` Modern Electrics '' . The Experimenter Publishing Company was started in 1915 and by the early 1920s was publishing `` Radio News '' , `` Science and Invention '' , and `` Practical Electrics '' magazines . Gernsback had always included fiction stories in his magazines and in 1926 launched the first magazine devoted to scientific fiction , `` Amazing Stories '' . Experimenter Publishing also published numerous technical and general interest books . KDKA in Pittsburgh was the first commercial radio station in the United States , having made its first broadcast in November 1920 . By 1925 there were over 500 broadcast stations in the United States . KDKA was operated by Westinghouse Electric to help sell radio receivers . In addition to radio equipment manufacturers , many publishers were starting stations . Experimenter Publishing applied for and was granted a radio station license to transmit at 1160 kHz with the call sign WRNY . Over the next three years they would use 800 kHz , 1070 kHz , 970 kHz , 920 kHz and finally 1010 kHz . Its state of the art studio was in a hotel room on the 18th floor of the Roosevelt Hotel in New York City and the 500 watt transmitter located on the hotel roof . The first broadcast was on June 12 , 1925 , and was covered by `` The New York Times '' . The opening speaker was former Senator Chauncey Depew followed by the `` father of radio '' , Lee De Forest . The evening concluded with two hours of live musical entertainment . Experimenter Publishing used the radio station and the magazines to promote each other . Radio interviews with scientists or other radio notables would be reprinted in the magazines . Projects or articles from Gernsback 's magazines would be discussed on WRNY . The station call letters , WRNY , appeared on each magazine cover . By 1927 there were over fifty radio stations and 1.5 million radio sets in the New York metropolitan area . There were so many stations it was common for stations to share the same frequency at different times during the day . Early radio receivers were not very selective and there were frequent disputes over interference between stations with adjacent frequencies . The Radio Act of 1912 did not mention broadcasting and it was not clear who controlled radio stations , the states or the federal government . In November 1926 , WRNY ( 800 kHz ) moved its transmitter from the Roosevelt Hotel to Coytesville , New Jersey ( across the Hudson River from Manhattan ) . Radio station WHN ( 830 kHz ) claimed this blocked their signal and alleged WRNY was a `` pirate '' broadcaster . In 1927 the Federal Radio Commission was established with the authority to regulate broadcast stations . The commission formulated new frequency allocations that went into effect on June 15 , 1927 ; WRNY and WPCH had to share time on 920 kHz . The AM band radio transmitters used around New York City at this time were typically 500 or 1000 watts . To serve a larger area , station would also have a shortwave transmitter . In 1927 , WRNY started the shortwave station 2XAL ( later W2XAL ) at 9700 kHz . This 500 watt station could be heard for thousands of miles . In September 1928 , Hugo Gernsback wrote about a listener in New South Wales , Australia . Television . Hugo Gernsback first wrote about television in the December 1909 issue of `` Modern Electrics '' and had reported on the technical advances in his magazines . By 1925 mechanical scanning television systems were becoming available with resolutions of up to 60 scan lines . Vladimir K. Zworykin and Philo Farnsworth were developing electronic scanning systems that were the precursors of modern television but these would not be available for another decade . WRNY was the second to broadcast television pictures to the general public , after W3XK in Washington , D.C. , and was preceded by several attempts to broadcast television pictures . In 1927 AT & T had demonstrated a system that sent television images and sound over telephone lines . The General Electric Research Laboratory in Schenectady NY was sending experimental television over their shortwave radio station in early 1928 . Westinghouse had a system that would broadcast motion pictures . Several other laboratories were also conducting experiments and demonstrations . The television camera would use a spinning disk with a spiral of holes to sweep a narrow beam of light on the subject . The reflected light would be picked up by a photoelectric cell whose electrical output would vary with the intensity of the light . This system was often called a `` flying spot scanner '' . The early photoelectric cells were not very sensitive , so three or four would be used with the subject in a darkened booth . Another reason for multiple cells is even pickup of reflected light from the subject . The cell array includes cells in a window formation : One or more cells above , below and on each side of the subject . The television receiver would use the output of the photoelectric cell to drive a neon lamp . When the photoelectric cell was detecting a bright spot , the neon lamp would be bright . The receiver also had a scanning disk with the same hole-pattern as the camera and it spun at the same speed . The result was a small neon orange image ( two inch diagonal ) of the remote subject . In April 1928 , Pilot Electric Manufacturing and WRNY announced that television broadcast would begin that fall . Pilot would provide the transmitting equipment . Pilot also sold the receivers but Experimenter Publishing magazines provided complete plans that allowed readers to build their own television . The system used by WRNY had 48 scan lines with 7.5 frames per second . The image was about 1.5 inches square . This low resolution picture ( without sound ) could be transmitted in the 5 kHz audio bandwidth of an AM radio station . The experimental stations on the shortwave bands could use a 15 kHz bandwidth for a higher quality image . When commercial television broadcasting began in the 1940s , television stations were allotted a 6 MHz bandwidth . High definition televisions state their display resolution as 720p or 1080i ; this early experimental television was a low definition 48p display . The television equipment WRNY used was designed by Pilot Electric 's chief engineer , John Geloso . It was similar to the system designed by Uilses A. Sanabria that was used in a demonstration on WCFL in Chicago in June 1928 . Both systems used photoelectric cells made by Lloyd Preston Garner ; a researcher at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign . A September 1928 Radio News article about these photoelectric cells noted `` their cost is rather staggering '' . On August 12 , 1928 , the television equipment was moved from Pilot 's Brooklyn laboratory to the WRNY transmitter house at Coytesville , NJ . A television receiver was set up a quarter of a mile away . The first subject televised was John Geloso 's wife . The test ran from 5:43 PM to 6:30 with John Geloso and WRNY station engineer , John Maresca , also taking turns in front of the camera . A second test was conducted at 11 PM . `` The New York Times '' reported this successful test and said the regularly scheduled broadcast would start on August 13 . Technical problems delayed this until August 21 . The receiver was moved to Hugo Gernsback 's Manhattan apartment on Riverside Drive about 5 miles from the transmitter . At 10 PM on August 14 , John Geloso turned on the set and viewed an image of his wife sitting before the camera in Coytesville . There were problems with synchronizing the spinning disk but a clear image could be seen for six or seven seconds at a time . The `` Today on the radio '' section of the August 21 , 1928 , edition of `` The New York Times '' showed 9 television programs on the schedule for WRNY . That night , the first public demonstration of WRNY television was held in Philosophy Hall at New York University to an audience of radio engineers , scientist and newspaper reporters . About 500 people passed before the television to see the image of Mrs. Geloso : `` Mrs. Geloso closed her eyes , opened and closed her mouth and moved side to side . The images were about one and one-half inches square , but were magnified by a lens to twice that size . '' Homemade televisions . On July 4 , 1928 , `` The New York Times '' reported that in the past two weeks WRNY has received more than 2000 letters requesting more information about the television broadcast . Hugo Gernsback said `` The letters have come alike from radio listeners , wireless experimenters and home set builders who wish construction details about the apparatus required to intercept the television broadcast . '' Television on the shortwave bands could be received in New York City in early 1928 and Experimenter Publishing 's magazines had been printing detailed descriptions of television receivers since 1927 . The specialized parts to build a television were available that August . A New Jersey radio supply company , Daven , sold a complete television receiver kit for $ 100 ; the scanning disk was $ 10 and the neon bulb was $ 11.50 . Raytheon advertised their `` Kino-Lamp '' and `` Foto-Cell '' for engineers and amateurs building televisions . The complexity of the television was typical of the construction projects published in `` Radio News '' every month so some experimenters had a set ready for the early August broadcast . The publication of detailed plans for the WRNY receiver in October would have increased the number of built sets . The number of home televisions in 1928 is unknown . Hugo Gernsback estimated that the New York area had around 2000 television receivers . The November 1928 issues ( on the newsstand October 10 ) of `` Science and Invention '' and `` Radio News '' had detailed plans for building a television . The WRNY homemade television receiver consists of a modified TRF radio receiver . For WRNY , this would be an AM receiver . For other TV stations of the day , this would be a shortwave set . After the detector stage , the receiver requires a three-tube TV adapter . This adapter consists of a resistance-coupled preamplifier and a power amplifier . The power amplifier drives the neon lamp . A typical adapter has two preamplifier stages and one power amplifier stage . The adapter drives a neon lamp and a 24-inch Bakelite disk . The disk has 48 holes in a spiral pattern . The neon bulb mounts behind the disk and replaces the radio loudspeaker . To yield 7.5 image frames per second , the disk must spin at 450 rpm . A household fan motor revolves the disc . An external , variable resistor controls the motor speed . The man on the cover is adjusting scanning wheel speed with a 125-hertz tuning fork . He looks through the vibrating tuning fork at the line pattern on the hub . A stationary pattern indicates that the wheel has arrived at 450 RPM . The proper speed is n't the only requirement . The receiver disk must also match the angular position of the TV station 's scanner disk . Until both disks align , the viewer presses a button that momentarily boosts the receiving disk speed . ( Note : Most mechanical TV stations used scanners instead of cameras to pick up the talent . ) With homemade sets , maintaining synchronization is a major concern . A homemade receiver with a fan ( `` universal '' ) motor requires the viewer to manually sync the picture . The scanner at the TV studio uses a synchronous motor . With the same type synchronous motor , the receiver is far easier to keep in step . Both the studio scanner and the home set must run off power from the same AC power grid . With synchronous motors on the same grid , receiver sync is automatic . The user must then only frame the picture . Hugo Gernsback warns potential viewers that this early television is for experimenters and `` radio bugs . '' He says that TV is n't for the general public . The Federal Radio Commission was concerned about television broadcast in the AM radio band and the possible interference with other broadcasts . On November 2 , 1928 , the FRC limited television broadcast to shortwave stations above 1500 kHz . The broadcast would be limited to a 10 kHz bandwidth and for periods of not more than one hour per day . They were not allowed between 6 PM and 11 PM . The commission would review television broadcasting in January 1929 . Bankruptcy . By 1927 the expenses exceeded the income of the Experimenter Publishing Company . The printer and paper supplier were each owed over $ 150,000 . The radio station had advertising revenue but it did not cover large investment in the new transmitter facility in New Jersey and the television equipment . WRNY lost $ 42,000 in 1927 and $ 39,000 in 1928 . On February 20 , 1929 , an involuntary petition in bankruptcy was filed against the Experimenter Publishing Company . The total liabilities were estimated at $ 600,000 and assets at $ 182,000 . A federal bankruptcy judge appointed the Irving Trust Company as the receiver . Irving Trust kept the magazines and radio station operating but removed Hugo Gernsback and his brother Sidney from the company . The bankruptcy was not contested and the magazines and radio stations were sold . The bankruptcy proceedings were enthusiastically covered in the news and gossip columns of the New York City press . The final bids were accepted at a hearing on April 3 , 1929 . Two publishers , Bernarr Macfadden and B . A. MacKinnon were the leading bidders . MacKinnon prevailed and paid $ 500,000 for the magazines . The radio stations were sold in a separate auction . Attorneys for newspaper publisher William R. Hearst and Curtiss Aircraft president C. M. Keys got into a bidding war for the radio stations . When the bid reached $ 100,000 , a recess was called to allow one attorney to try to reach Hearst in California . He was unsuccessful and the Curtiss Aircraft bid won . Aviation Radio . The day after the bankruptcy auction , the Aviation Radio Station , Inc. was formed to take over the WRNY radio stations . C. M. Keys , president of the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company , provided the financial backing for the new company . Chester Cuthell , the attorney who was at the auction , was the president and Walter Lemmon was the general manager . The goal of the station was to promote aviation . The Federal Radio Commission had to approve station license transfer and any changes to the station . Mr. Cuthell asked the commission for more frequencies as he said that he and his partners had up to $ 2,000,000 dollars to spend on the stations . The commission approved the license transfers and improvements to the existing stations . In August 1929 Aviation Radio moved the studios from the Roosevelt Hotel to 27 West Fifty-Seventh Street . They also installed a new 1000 watt transmitter with automatic frequency control and new speech amplifiers at their plant in Coytesville NJ . These upgrades improved the range and sound quality of their broadcast . The short wave station , 2XAL , increased its power to 15,000 watts.The radio stations format was changed ; the Jazz music was prohibited and replaced with presentations devoted to aviation and aviators . On a show about women aviators , Amelia Earhart recounted her recent transcontinental flight . The station gave hourly weather reports of aviators . After 1928 WRNY was at 1010 kHz and shared the frequency with 3 other stations . This was a typical broadcast schedule : WRNY started at 10:00 AM , WHN followed at 1:30 PM , WPAP followed at 7:00 PM , and finally WRNY closed out the broadcast day from 9:30 PM to midnight . WQAO , owned by the Calvary Baptist Church , broadcast three programs on Sunday and one on Wednesday . The owner of WHN , Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer , bought the other stations in 1933 and WHN used 1010 kHz full-time starting in January 1934 . Just prior to World War II , WHN installed a 50,000 watt directional transmitter to serve the New York metropolitan region and moved to 1050 kHz . After the war , under Loews , Inc. ownership , the station 's call letters were later changed to WMGM . During the 1950s WMGM was a pioneer `` top 40 '' personality station , but struggled in the early 1960s as it faced competition for the hit music audience from WMCA and eventual market leader WABC ( AM ) . It changed back to WHN in the 1960s under middle-of-the-road and later country formats , and in the 1990s became progressive talk station WEVD . The station was acquired in recent years by the Disney organization , which has made it the flagship of the all-sports ESPN radio network under the current callsign WEPN .
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DeRaffele Manufacturing . The DeRaffele Manufacturing Company was established in 1933 as `` Johnson & DeRaffele '' in New Rochelle , NY . The Company fabricated diners in the old P. J. Tierney plant after the Tierney company had been liquidated in 1933 . Later they added banks , restaurants and other modular buildings to their scope of services . DeRaffele is currently the largest ( and one of the oldest ) manufacturer of diners . It also now specializes in diner renovations . History . Angelo DeRaffele began to work at the Tierney Dining Car Company as a carpenter in 1921 . DeRaffele ’ s friend Joseph Fodero also worked at Tierney ’ s . DeRaffaele learned the business thoroughly in a short time and rose to the level of foreman . During the Great Depression , there was some significant restructuring at P. J. Tierney , Inc. and by 1933 , the company ceased trading and was liquidated . DeRaffaele along with Carl A. Johnson , the former President at Tierney resumed the fabrication of diners at the Tierney plant under the business name of `` Johnson & DeRaffele '' . The company successfully faced and survived challenges like the Great Depression and rationing of materials in World War II . By 1947 , DeRaffele owned the Company outright and changed the name to the DeRaffele Manufacturing Company . After the war , the industry boomed . In 1948 , Mr. DeRaffele 's son Philip joined the business after working there during his high school years . Philip took on all aspects of the company including design . He designed his first diner at age seventeen . He soon attempted to initiate changes in the company . He tried to convince his father that people were tired of the same small structures that kept coming out of their shop . The subsequent design of the Peter Pan diner , built in the 1950s in Wilmington , DE , transformed the look of diners and helped attract business to the company . The exterior had wings , a bigger canopy and novel window shapes . The business was then headed by the son from 1957 when the elder DeRaffele died . The company is now owned by brothers Joe , Steven and Phil Jr. , sons of Philip . Business . Since the company started keeping track in the 1970s , it has designed , built and renovated more than 650 diners . Today ’ s company now does about three renovations of existing diners for each new diner that is fabricated . The majority of the DeRaffele diners are on the East Coast in New York , Connecticut , Pennsylvania , Maryland and New Jersey . The company does not make “ simulated diners ” – diners built in storefronts or existing buildings . The company works with interior decorators , who assist the prospective diner owner choose a floor , the style of the booths and bars now present in diners and even coordinates the colors in the bathroom . After the design is completed , the staff , including stonecutters , sheet-metal workers , carpenters and welders , will build the project . From start to finish , the process takes about four to five months . After the diners are fabricated , they are taken apart for delivery in sections , transported ( by DeRaffele trucks ) and reassembled on the site .
Sea level rise . At least since 1880 , the average global sea level has been rising . This is due mostly to anthropogenic global warming that is driving the thermal expansion of seawater while melting land-based ice sheets and glaciers . This trend is expected to accelerate during the 21st century . Projecting future sea level has always been challenging , due to our imperfect understanding of many aspects of the climate system . As climate research leads to improved computer models , projections have consistently increased . For example , in 2007 the high end of Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change ( IPCC ) projections through 2099 was less than , but in their 2014 report the high end was considered to be about . A number of later studies have concluded that rise this century is `` physically plausible '' . The contributions to sea level rise since 1993 , based on 2018 figures , divide into ocean thermal expansion ( 42 % ) , melting of temperate glaciers ( 21 % ) , Greenland ( 15 % ) and Antarctica ( 8 % ) . Sea level rise will not be the same at every location on earth , with some locations even getting a drop in sea levels . Local factors include tectonic effects , and subsidence of the land , tides , currents and storms . Sea level rise is expected to continue for centuries . Because of long response times for parts of the climate system , it has been estimated that we are committed to a sea-level rise of approximately within the next 2,000 years for each Celsius degree of temperature rise . Sea level rises can considerably influence human populations in coastal and island regions and natural environments like marine ecosystems . Widespread coastal flooding would be expected if several degrees of warming is sustained for millennia . For example , sustained global warming of more than 2 C° relative to pre-industrial levels could lead to eventual sea level rise of about . Societies can respond to sea level rise in three different ways : retreat , accommodate and protect . Sometimes these adaptation strategies go hand in hand , but at other times choices have to be made between different strategies . Ecosystems that adapt to rising sea levels by moving inland might not always be able to do so , due to natural or man made barriers . Past changes in sea level . Understanding past sea level is important for the analysis of current and future changes . In the recent geological past changes in land ice and thermal expansion from increased temperatures are the dominant reasons of sea level rise . The last time the Earth was 2 °C warmer than the pre-industrial temperatures , sea levels were at least higher than present . This was during the last interglacial , when the earth warming was caused by slow changes in the orbital forcing . The warming was sustained over a period of thousands of years and the magnitude of the rise in sea level implied a large contribution from the Antarctic and Greenland ice sheets . Since the last glacial maximum about 20,000 years ago , the sea level has risen by more than , with rates varying from less than a mm/year to 40+ mm/year , as a result of melting ice sheets over Canada and Eurasia . Rapid disintegration of ice sheets led to so called 'meltwater pulses ' , periods during which sea level rose rapidly . The rate of rise started to slow down 8.2 thousand years before present ; the sea level was almost constant in the last 2,500 years , before the recent rising trend starting approximately in 1850 . Sea level measurement . To get precise measurements for sea level , researchers studying the state of frozen water and the ocean on our planet factor in ongoing deformations of the solid Earth , in particular due to landmasses still rising from past ice masses retreating . Additionally , Earth gravitation and rotation have to be accounted for . These factors are dependent on the different layers which make up the Earth ( lithosphere , asthenosphere ) , and the order in which land-based ice melts . Because the involved processes , which are collectively known as the `` Sea-level equation '' , change very slowly , on time scales of thousands of years , they are considered to be constant . Satellites . Since the 1992 launch of Poseidon , altimetric satellites have been recording the change in sea level . Those satellites can measure the hills and valleys in the sea caused by currents and detect trends in their height . To measure the distance to the sea surface , the satellite sends a microwave pulse to the ocean 's surface and records the time it takes to return . A microwave radiometer corrects any delay that may be caused by water vapor in the atmosphere . Combining this data with the precise location of the spacecraft makes it possible to determine sea-surface height to within a few centimeters ( about one inch ) . Current rates of sea level rise from satellite altimetry have been estimated to be per year for the period 1993–2017 . Earlier satellite measurements were previously at odds with tide gauge measurements . A small calibration error for the Topex/Poseidon satellite discovered in 2015 was identified as the cause of this mismatch . It had caused a slight overestimation of the 1992–2005 sea levels , which masked the ongoing sea level rise acceleration . With satellites it is possible to capture regional variations in sea level rise well . In the 1993–2012 period for instance , sea level rose substantially in the western tropical Pacific . The sharp rise in this area has been linked to increasing trade winds , which occur when the Pacific Decadal Oscillation ( PDO ) and the El Niño–Southern Oscillation ( ENSO ) change from one state to the other . The PDO is a basin-wide climate pattern consisting of two phases , each commonly lasting 10 to 30 years , while the ENSO has a shorter period of 2 to 7 years . Tide gauges . Another important source of sea-level observations comes from the global network of tide gauges . In contrast to the satellite record , this record has a lot of spatial and temporal gaps . Coverage of tide gauges started primarily in the Northern Hemisphere , with data for the Southern Hemisphere remained scarce up to the 1970s . The longest running sea-level measurements , NAP or Amsterdam Ordnance Datum established in 1675 , are recorded in Amsterdam , the Netherlands . In Australia , record collection is also quite extensive , including measurements by an amateur meteorologist beginning in 1837 and measurements taken from a sea-level benchmark struck on a small cliff on the Isle of the Dead near the Port Arthur convict settlement in 1841 . This network was used , in combination with satellite altimeter data , to establish that global mean sea-level rose between 1870 and 2004 at an average rate of about 1.44 mm/yr ( 1.7 mm/yr during the 20th century ) . This is an important confirmation of climate change simulations , predicting that SLR will accelerate in response to global warming . In Australia , data collected by the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation ( CSIRO ) show the current global mean sea level trend to be per year , a doubling of the rate during the 20th century . Some regional differences are also visible in the tide gauge data . Some of the recorded regional differences are due to differences in the actual sea level , while other are due to vertical land movements . In the United States for instance , considerable variation is found because some land areas are rising and some are sinking . Over the past 100 years , the rate of sea level rise varied from an increase of about per year along the Louisiana Coast due to land sinking , to a drop of a few inches per decade in parts of Alaska due to post-glacial rebound . The rate of sea level rise increased during the 1993–2003 period compared with the longer-term average ( 1961–2003 ) , although it is unclear whether the faster rate reflected a short-term variation or an increase in the long-term trend . Contributions . There are three main contributions to sea level rise . Oceans expand if they are warming , glaciers at high altitudes melt and the total mass of ice sheets decreases . Sea level rise in the last 150 years was dominated by retreat of glaciers and expansion of the ocean , but the contributions of the two large ice sheets ( Greenland and Antarctica ) is expected to increase in the 21st century . The ice sheets store most of the land ice ( ∼99.5 % ) , with a sea-level equivalent ( SLE ) of for Greenland and for Antarctica . Each year about of precipitation ( liquid equivalent ) falls on the ice sheets in Antarctica and Greenland , mostly as snow , which accumulates and over time forms glacial ice . Much of this precipitation began as water vapor evaporated from the ocean surface . To a first approximation , the same amount of water appeared to return to the ocean in icebergs and from ice melting at the edges . Scientists previously had estimated which is greater , ice going in or coming out , called the glacier mass balance , important because a nonzero balance causes changes in global sea level . The rate of ice loss is accelerating . Ocean heating . File : Ocean Heat Content ( 2012 ) .png|thumb|right|Ocean heat content ( OHC ) , In terms of heat content , it is the world ocean that dominates the atmospheric climate . The oceans store more than 90 % of the heat in Earth 's climate system and act as a buffer against the effects of climate change . For instance , an average temperature increase of the entire world ocean by 0.01 °C may seem small , but in fact it represents a very large increase in heat content . If all the heat associated with this anomaly was instantaneously transferred to the entire global atmosphere it would increase the average temperature of the atmosphere by approximately 10 °C . Thus , a small change in the mean temperature of the ocean represents a very large change in the total heat content of the climate system . Of course , when the ocean gains heat the water expands and this represents a component of global sea-level rise . The thermal expansion of water increases with temperature and pressure of the water . Hence , cold Arctic Ocean water will expand less for a given increase in temperature compared to warm tropical water . Because different climate models have slightly different patterns of ocean heating , they do not agree fully on the predictions for the contribution of ocean heating on sea level rise . Antarctica . The large volume of ice on the Antarctic continent stores around 70 % of the world 's fresh water . The Antarctic ice sheet mass balance is affected by snowfall accumulations , and ice discharge along the periphery . Under the influence of global warming , melt at the base of the ice sheet increases . Simultaneously , the capacity of the atmosphere to carry precipitation increases with temperature so that precipitation , in the form of snowfall , increases . Furthermore , the additional snowfall causes increased ice flow which leads to further loss of ice . Different satellite methods for measuring ice mass and change are in good agreement , and combining methods leads to more certainty how the East Antarctic Ice Sheet , the West Antarctic Ice Sheet , and the Antarctic Peninsula evolve . A 2018 systematic review study estimated that ice loss across the entire continent was 43 gigatons ( Gt ) per year on average during the period from 1992 to 2002 , but has accelerated to an average of 220 Gt per year during the five years from 2012 to 2017 . Most of the melt comes from the West Antarctic Ice Sheet , but the Antarctic Peninsula also positively contributes . The East Antarctic Ice Sheet does not contribute much and scientists are not able to determine whether it gains or loses mass . The sea-level budget from Antarctica has been estimated to be per year from 1993–2005 , and per year from 2005 to 2015 . All datasets generally show an acceleration of mass loss from the Antarctic ice-sheet , but with year-to-year variations . East Antarctica . The world 's largest potential source of sea level rise is the East Antarctic Ice Sheet , which holds enough ice to raise global sea levels by 53.3 m. Satellite observations suggest the overall mass balance of the East Antarctic Ice Sheet was relatively steady or slightly positive for much of the period from 1992–2017 , with the notable exception of Totten Glacier , which has steadily lost mass in recent decades in response to ocean warming and possibly a reduction in local sea ice cover . Totten Glacier is the primary outlet of the Aurora Subglacial Basin , which together with the Wilkes Basin are the two major ice reservoirs in East Antarctica exposed to potential rapid collapse through marine ice sheet instability . West Antarctica . West Antarctica is currently experiencing a net outflow of glacial ice , which will increase global sea level over time . A review of the scientific studies looking at data from 1992 to 2017 suggests an increase in the melt from around 53 ± 29 Gt of ice per year to 159 ± 26 Gt . Significant acceleration of outflow glaciers in the Amundsen Sea Embayment may have contributed to this increase . The data showed that the Amundsen Sea sector of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet was discharging of ice every year , which was 60 % more than the precipitation accumulation in the catchment areas . This alone was sufficient to raise the sea level at per year . Further , thinning rates for the glaciers studied in 2002–2003 had increased over the values measured in the early 1990s . Annual temperatures based on Byrd Station ( central West Antarctica ) from 1958 to 2010 increased linear by 2.4 ± 1.2 °C , the study authors note , `` West Antarctica as one of the fastest-warming regions globally . In contrast to previous studies , we report statistically significant warming [ ... ] particularly in December–January , the peak of the melting season . A continued rise in summer temperatures could lead to more frequent and extensive episodes of surface melting of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet . '' Two types of instability are at play in West Antarctica . The first one is the Marine Ice Sheet Instability , the bedrock on which parts of the ice sheet rest is moving deeper inland . This means that when a part of the ice sheet melts , a thicker part of the ice sheet is exposed , which may lead to additional ice loss . Secondly , melting of the ice shelfs , the floating extensions of the ice sheet , leads to a process named the Marine Ice Cliff Instability '' . '' Because they function as a buttress to the ice sheet , their melt leads to additional ice flow . Melt of ice shelfs is accelerated when surface melt creates crevasses and these crevasses cause fracturing . Since most of the bedrock underlying the West Antarctic Ice Sheet lies well below sea level and ocean waters are warming , the ice sheet is becoming less stable . A rapid collapse of West Antarctic Ice Sheet could raise sea level by at an unknown rate . The Thwaites and Pine Island glaciers have been identified to be potentially prone to these processes , since both glaciers bedrock topography gets deeper farther inland , exposing them to more warm water intrusion at the grounding line , and with the continued melt , retreat , eventually raising global sea levels . Greenland . Most ice on Greenland is part of the Greenland ice sheet which rises to an average of . The rest of the ice on Greenland is part of isolated glaciers and ice caps . The sources contributing to sea level rise from Greenland are from ice sheet melting ( 70 % ) and from glacier calving ( 30 % ) . Dust , soot , and microbes and algae living on parts of the ice sheet further enhance melting by darkening its surface and thus absorbing more thermal radiation ; these regions grew by 12 % between 2000 and 2012 , and are likely to expand further . Estimates on future contribution to sea level rise from Greenland range from , for the year 2100 . Some of Greenland 's largest outlet glaciers , such as Jakobshavn Isbræ and Kangerlussuaq Glacier have seen an acceleration in how fast they are flowing into the ocean . It was shown that this acceleration of outlet glaciers had mostly taken place on the Southern part of Greenland ( 66 N in 1996 ) , but had spread further north ( 70 N ) in 2005 . The contribution of the Greenland ice sheet on sea level over the next couple of centuries can be very high due to a self-reinforcing cycle ( a so-called positive feedback ) . After an initial period of melting , the height of the ice sheet will have lowered . As air temperature increases closer to the sea surface , more melt starts to occur . This melting may further be accelerated because the color of ice is darker while it is melting . There is a threshold in surface warming beyond which a partial or near-complete melting of the Greenland ice sheet occurs . Different research has put this threshold value as low as 1.0 °C , and definitely 4.0 °C , above pre-industrial temperatures . Accounting for the Greenland ice sheet , its peripheral glaciers and ice caps , contributions to current sea level rise have been estimated to be 43 % . A study published in 2017 , concluded that Greenland ’ s glaciers and ice caps crossed an irreversible tipping point in 1997 , and will continue to melt . Results based on the existing literature found estimates for the Greenland ice sheet and its glaciers and ice caps , they were the largest contributor to the observed sea level rise from `` land ice '' sources ( excluding thermal expansion ) , combined accounting for 71 percent , or 1.32 mm per year during the 2012–2016 period . Glaciers . Mountain glaciers include only a minor fraction of all water bound up in glaciers ice ( < 1 % ) , compared to a bigger portion in Greenland and Antarctica ( 99 % ) . Still , mountain glaciers have contributed appreciably to historical sea level rise and are set to contribute a smaller , but still significant fraction of sea level rise in the 21st century . The roughly 200,000 glaciers on earth are spread out across all continents . Different glaciers respond differently to increasing temperatures . For instance , valley glaciers that have a shallow slope already retreat under mild warming . Every glacier has a height above which there is net gain in mass and under which the glacier loses mass . If that height changes a bit , this has large consequences for glaciers with a shallow slope . A large set of glaciers drain into the ocean and ice loss can therefore increase when ocean temperatures increase . Observational and modelling studies of mass loss from glaciers and ice caps indicate a contribution to sea-level rise of 0.2–0.4 mm/yr , averaged over the 20th century . Over the 21st century , this is expected to rise , with glaciers contributing to global sea levels . Glaciers contributed around 40 % to sea-level rise during the 20th century , with estimates for the 21st century of around 30 % . Sea ice . Sea ice melt has a very small contribution to global sea level rise . According to Archimedes ' principle , sea ice that melts does not take up more volume than it had in the form of sea ice or icebergs . However , this only holds true in the case that the salinity of the sea ice and sea water are equal . This assumption is not valid in the case of melting sea ice , where the sea ice contains less salt than sea water . Fresh water has a larger volume compared to salt water , and as such there can be a small contribution of sea ice melt . In the case that all floating ice shelves and icebergs melt , the sea levels would rise only by about . Land water storage . Humans impact how much water is stored on land . Building dams prevents large masses of water from flowing into the sea and therefore increases the storage of water on land . On the other hand humans extract water from lakes , wetlands and underground reservoirs for food production leading to rising seas . Furthermore , the hydrological cycle is influenced by climate change and deforestation , which can lead to further positive and negative contributions to sea level rise . In the 20th century , these processes roughly balanced , but dam building has slowed down and is expected to stay low for the 21st century . Models . There are broadly two ways of modelling sea level rise and making future projections . On the one hand , scientists use process-based modelling , where all relevant and well-understood physical processes are included in a physical model . An ice-sheet model is used to calculate the contributions of ice sheets and a general circulation model is used to compute the rising sea temperature and its expansion . A disadvantage of this method is that not all relevant processes might be understood to a sufficient level . Alternatively , some scientist use semi-empirical techniques that use geological data from the past to determine likely sea level responses to a warming world in addition to some basic physical modelling . Semi-empiral modelling relies on sophisticated statistical techniques . This type of modelling was partially motivated by the fact that in the 2007 IPCC report , most physical models underestimated the amount of sea level rise compared to observations . 21st century . The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change ( IPCC ) has made predictions of sea level changes to the year 2100 , using the available scientific literature . Their projections are based on the contributors to sea level rise , but do exclude some processes that are less understood . In the case of rapid cuts in emission ( the so-called RCP2.6 scenario ) , the IPCC deem it likely that the sea level will rise to with a 67 % confidence interval . The higher value should thus not be read as an upper limit , which can be substantially higher . For a scenario with very high emissions , the IPCC project the sea level to rise to . Compared to the previous IPCC estimate , more sea level rise is expected for similar scenarios . Projections assessed by the US National Research Council ( 2010 ) suggest possible sea level rise over the 21st century of between . The NRC describes the IPCC projections as `` conservative '' . In 2011 , Rignot and others projected a rise of by 2050 . Their projection included increased contributions from the Antarctic and Greenland ice sheets . Use of two completely different approaches reinforced the Rignot projection . Other estimates suggest that for the same period , global mean sea level could rise by , relative to the mean sea level in 1992 . The Third National Climate Assessment ( NCA ) , released May 6 , 2014 , projected a sea level rise of by 2100 . Decision makers who are particularly susceptible to risk may wish to use a wider range of scenarios from by 2100 . A 2016 study concluded that based on past climate change data , sea level rise could accelerate exponentially in the coming decades , with a doubling time of 10 , 20 or 40 years , respectively , raising the ocean by several meters , in 50 , 100 or 200 years . However , Greg Holland from the National Center for Atmospheric Research , who reviewed the study , noted : “ There is no doubt that the sea level rise , within the IPCC , is a very conservative number , so the truth lies somewhere between IPCC and Jim '' . `` ” One 2017 study 's scenario , assuming high fossil fuel use for combustion and strong economic growth during this century , projects sea level rise of up to on average — and an extreme scenario with as much as , by 2100 . This could mean rapid sea level rise of up to 19 millimeters per year by the end of the century . The study also concluded that the Paris climate agreement emissions scenario , if met , would result in a median of sea level rise by 2100 . Estimates of future sea level were also produced in the 20th century . For instance , Hansen et al . 1981 , published the study `` Climate impact of increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide '' , and predicted that anthropogenic carbon dioxide warming and its potential effects on climate in the 21st century could cause a sea level rise of , from melting of the West Antarctic ice-sheet alone . After 2100 . There is a widespread consensus that substantial long-term sea-level rise will continue for centuries to come even if the temperature stabilizes . IPCC AR4 estimated that at least a partial deglaciation of the Greenland ice sheet , and possibly the West Antarctic ice sheet , would occur given a global average temperature increase of 1–4 °C ( relative to temperatures over the years 1990–2000 ) . This estimate was given about a 50 % chance of being correct . The estimated timescale was centuries to millennia , and would contribute or more to sea levels over this period . Melting of the Greenland ice sheet could contribute an additional over many thousands of years . It has been estimated that we are already committed to a sea-level rise of approximately for each degree of temperature rise within the next 2,000 years . Warming beyond the 2 °C target would potentially lead to rates of sea-level rise dominated by ice loss from Antarctica . Continued carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel sources could cause additional tens of metres of sea level rise , over the next millennia , and ultimately melt the entire Antarctic ice sheet , causing about of sea level rise . After 500 years , sea-level rise from thermal expansion alone may have reached only half of its eventual level , which models suggest may lie within ranges of . Rising sea levels will cause flooding and may erase entire cities . In a study published by `` Nature '' , the entire state of Delaware could be completely wiped out by 2500 . Regional sea level rise . Subsidence , isostatic rebound , gravitational effects of changing ice masses , and spatially varying patterns of warming lead to differences in sea level rise around the globe . Many ports , urban conglomerations , and agricultural regions are built on river deltas , where subsidence of land contributes to a substantially increased `` effective '' sea level rise . This is caused by both unsustainable extraction of groundwater ( in some places also by extraction of oil and gas ) , and by levees and other flood management practices that prevent accumulation of sediments from compensating for the natural settling of deltaic soils . In many deltas , this results in subsidence ranging from several millimeters per year up to possibly 25 centimeters per year in parts of the Ciliwung delta ( Jakarta ) . Total anthropogenic-caused subsidence in the Rhine-Meuse-Scheldt delta ( Netherlands ) is estimated at , over in urban areas of the Mississippi River Delta ( New Orleans ) , and over in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta . The Atlantic is set to warm at a faster pace than the Pacific . This has consequences for Europe and the U.S. East Coast , which may receive a sea level rise 3–4 times the global average . The downturn of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation ( AMOC ) has been also tied to extreme regional sea level rise on the US Northeast Coast . Effects . Current and future climate change is set to have a number of impacts , particularly on coastal systems . Such impacts include increased coastal erosion , higher storm-surge flooding , inhibition of primary production processes , more extensive coastal inundation , changes in surface water quality and groundwater characteristics , increased loss of property and coastal habitats , increased flood risk and potential loss of life , loss of non-monetary cultural resources and values , impacts on agriculture and aquaculture through decline in soil and water quality , and loss of tourism , recreation , and transportation functions . Many of these impacts are detrimental — especially for the three-quarters of the world 's poor who depend on agriculture systems . Owing to the great diversity of coastal environments ; regional and local differences in projected relative sea level and climate changes ; and differences in the resilience and adaptive capacity of ecosystems , sectors , and countries , the impacts will be highly variable in time and space . River deltas and small island states are particularly vulnerable to sea-level rise . Globally tens of millions of people will be displaced in the latter decades of the century if greenhouse gases are not reduced drastically . Many coastal areas have large population growth , which results in more people at risk from sea level rise . The rising seas pose both a direct risk : unprotected homes can be flooded , and indirect threats of higher storm surges , tsunamis and king tides . Asia has the largest population at risk from sea level with countries such as Bangladesh , China , India , Indonesia , and Vietnam having very densely populated coastal areas . The effects of displacement are very dependent on how successful governments will be in implementing defenses against the rising sea , with concerns for the poorerst countries such as sub-Saharan countries and island nations . Coastal areas . Ten per cent of the world 's population live in coastal areas that are less than above sea level . Furthermore , two thirds of the world 's cities with over five million people are located in these low-lying coastal areas . Future sea level rise could lead to potentially catastrophic difficulties for shore-based communities in the next centuries : for example , many major cities such as Venice , London , New Orleans , and New York City already need storm-surge defenses , and will need more if the sea level rises ; they also face issues such as subsidence . The Egyptian city Alexandria faces a similar situation , where hundreds of thousands people living in the low-lying areas may already have to be relocated in the coming decade . However , modest increases in sea level are likely to be offset when cities adapt by constructing sea walls or through relocating . Miami has been listed as `` the number-one most vulnerable city worldwide '' in terms of potential damage to property from storm-related flooding and sea-level rise . Rising seas has also been tied to an increased risk from tsunamis , potentially affecting coastal cities in the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans . Food production in coastal areas is affected by rising sea levels as well . Due to flooding and salt water intrusion into the soil , the salinity of agricultural lands near the sea increases , posing problems for crops that are not salt-resistant . Furthermore , salt intrusion in fresh irrigation water poses a second problem for crops that are irrigated . Newly developed salt-resistant crop variants are currently more expensive than the crops they are set to replace . The farmland in the Nile Delta is affected by salt water flooding , and there is now more salt in the soil and irrigation water in the Red River Delta and the Mekong Delta in Vietnam . Bangladesh and China are affected in a similar way , particularly their rice production . Island nations . Atolls and low-lying coastal areas on islands are particularly vulnerable to sea level rise . Possible impacts include coastal erosion , floodings and salt intrusion into soils and freshwater . It is difficult to assess how much of past erosion and floods have been caused by sea level change , compared to other environmental events such as hurricanes . Adaptation to sea level rise is costly for small island nation as a large portion of their population lives in areas that are at risk . Maldives , Tuvalu , and other low-lying countries are among the areas that are at the highest level of risk . At current rates , sea level would be high enough to make the Maldives uninhabitable by 2100 . Geomorphological events such as storms tend to have larger impacts on reef island than sea level rise , for instance at one of the Marshall Islands . These effects include the immediate erosion and subsequent regrowth process that may vary in length from decades to centuries , even resulting in land areas larger than pre-storm values . With an expected rise in the frequency and intensity of storms , they may become more significant in determining island shape and size than sea level rise . Five of the Solomon Islands have disappeared due to the combined effects of sea level rise and stronger trade winds that were pushing water into the Western Pacific . In the case all islands of an island nation become uninhabitable or completely submerged by the sea , the states themselves would also become dissolved . Once this happens , all rights on the surrounding area ( sea ) are removed . This area can be huge as rights extend to a radius of around the entire island state . Any resources , such as fossil oil , minerals and metals , within this area can be freely dug up by anyone and sold without needing to pay any commission to the ( now dissolved ) island state . Ecosystems . Coastal ecosystems are facing drastic changes as a consequence of rising sea levels . Many systems might ultimately be lost when sea levels rise too much or too fast . Some ecosystems can move land inward with the high-water mark , but many are prevented from migrating due to natural or man-made barriers . This 'coastal squeeze ' could result in the loss of habitats such as mudflats and marshes . Mangroves and tidal marshes adjust to rising sea levels by building vertically using accumulated sediment and organic matter . If sea level rise is too rapid , they will not be able to keep up and will instead be submerged . As both ecosystems protect against storm surges , waves and tsunamis , losing them makes the effects of sea level rise worse . Human activities , such as dam building , may restrict sediment supplies to wetlands , and thereby prevent natural adaptation processes . The loss of some tidal marshes is unavoidable as a consequence . When seawater reaches inland , problems related to contaminated soils may occur . Also , fish , birds , and coastal plants could lose parts of their habitat . Coral , important for bird and fish life , needs to grow vertically to remain close to the sea surface in order to get enough energy from sunlight . It has so far been able to keep up the vertical growth with the rising seas , but might not be able to do so in the future . In 2016 , it was reported that the Bramble Cay melomys , which lived on a Great Barrier Reef island , had probably become extinct because of inundation due to sea level rises . Adaptation . Adaptation options to sea level rise can be broadly classified into `` retreat , accommodate '' and `` protect '' . Retreating is moving people and infrastructure to less exposed areas and preventing further development in areas that are at risk . This type of adaptation is potentially disruptive , as displacement of people might lead to tensions . Accommodation options are measurements that make societies more flexible to sea level rise . Examples are the cultivation of food crops that tolerate a high salt content in the soil and making new building standards which require building to be built higher and have less damage in the case a flood does occur . Finally , areas can be protected by the construction of dams , dikes and by improving natural defenses . These adaptation options can be further divided into `` hard '' and `` soft '' . Hard adaptation relies mostly on capital-intensive human-built infrastructure and involves large-scale changes to human societies and ecological systems . Because of its large scale , it is often not flexible . Soft adaptation involves strengthening natural defenses and adaptation strategies in local communities and the use of simple and modular technology , which can be locally owned . The two types of adaptation might be complementary or mutually exclusive . The building of a dike ( hard adaptation ) for instance destroys the natural dune system and dune nourishment will not be possible anymore . Many countries are developing concrete plans for adaptation . An example is the extension of the Dutch Delta Works . In 2008 , the Dutch `` Delta Commission '' , advised in a report that the Netherlands would need a massive new building program to strengthen the country 's water defenses against the anticipated effects of global warming for the next 190 years . This included drawing up worst-case plans for evacuations . The plan also included more than €100 billion ( US $ billion ) in new spending through to the year 2100 to implement precautionary measures , such as broadening coastal dunes and strengthening sea and river dikes . The commission said the country must plan for a rise in the North Sea up to by 2100 and plan for a 2-4 m rise by 2200 . About a quarter of the Netherlands lies beneath sea level , while more than 50 % of the nation 's area would be inundated by tidal floods if it did not have an extensive levee system . The New York City Panel on Climate Change ( NPCC ) is an effort to prepare the New York City area for climate change . Miami Beach is spending $ 500 million from 2015 to 2020 to address sea-level rise . Actions include a pump drainage system , and raising of roadways and sidewalks . U.S. coastal cities also conduct so called `` beach nourishment '' , also known as `` beach replenishment '' , where new beach sand is trucked in and added . Options that have been proposed to assist island nations to adapt to rising sea level include abandoning islands , building dikes , and `` building upwards . ''
Saint Fulk . The first Saint Fulk ( there were three ) was an English pilgrim who was beatified for his selfless assistance of plague victims even when this was a risk to himself . He was travelling to Rome sometime in the 12th century , when he stopped at Santopadre , or Castrofuli , in southern Italy , to help plague victims . He died of the plague , and was beatified and adopted as the patron saint of Castrofuli . His cult was approved in 1572 , and his feast day is May 22 .
Paramore 's Videos . All of Them . Ever . `` Paramore 's Videos . All of Them . Ever '' is a music video compilation album by Paramore . It was only released digitally via the iTunes Store on May 11 , 2010 . The album features ten of the band 's most popular videos .
Okegawa-shuku . was the sixth of the sixty-nine stations of the Nakasendō highway connecting Edo with Kyoto during the Edo period . It was located in the present-day city of Okegawa , Saitama Prefecture , Japan . History . The name `` Okegawa '' appears as the name of a locality in Musashi Province in late Sengoku period documents . The area was noted for safflower products and textiles , as well as agricultural products . Okegawa-shuku was 10 `` ri '' , 14 `` chō '' ( approximately 40.8 kilometers ) from the starting point of the Nakasendō at Nihonbashi , and was at about the limit a traveler could walk in one day , so was a popular station for the first night out of Edo . Per a 1843 guidebook issued by the , the town stretched for about 1.0 kilometers along the highway , with a population of 1444 in 347 houses , and boasted one `` honjin '' , two `` waki-honjin , '' and 36 `` hatago '' . Okegawa-shuku was also famous for its large number of `` meshimori onna '' and had upwards of 20 brothels . The station was also famous for its Inari Shrine , and also hot springs which were claimed to be effective against a number of ailments . Some of the structures have survived to the present day . Additionally , the Takemura Ryokan , which operated during the Edo period , is still open for business , keeping the same atmosphere as in its past . On November 13 , 1861 , Princess Kazunomiya stayed there on her way to Edo . The city of Okegawa now runs the Nakasendō Shukuba-kan , which provides information on the old post town , as well as walking maps . Including in the walking courses are its `` honjin '' and one of its `` hatago '' . Okegawa-shuku in `` The Sixty-nine Stations of the Kiso Kaidō '' . Keisai Eisen 's ukiyo-e print of Ogekawa-shuku dates from 1835–1838 . Eisen chose to depict a rural scene in autumn , with a traveler approaching a house where a peasant woman is threshing grain , while her husband smokes his pipe in the house . Tobacco leaves are drying from the eaves . A man is seated sideways on a pack horse headed in the opposite direction .
William Edward Love . William Edward Love ( 1806–1867 ) was an English impressionist . Biography . Love , son of a merchant in the city of London , was born in London 6 February 1806 , and was educated at Harlow in Essex and at Nelson House Academy , Wimbledon , Surrey . At the age of twelve , while still at school , he commenced imitating the noises occasioned by the action of machinery and inanimate objects , and soon proceeded to mimic the sounds made by musical instruments , beasts , birds , and insects . From about 1820 to 1826 he was connected with London journalism . In the latter year he appeared for a benefit in a solo entertainment , entitled ‘ The False Alarm , ’ and his success led him to become a public performer . He travelled in 1827 through parts of England and France ; in 1828 he came out at the Fishamble Street Theatre , Dublin ; and in June 1829 he produced ‘ The Peregrinations of a Polyphonist , ’ with which he visited the chief towns in England . In this , as in all his later entertainments , he was the sole performer ; he represented various characters , making very rapid changes of dress while talking , singing , and displaying his remarkable powers of mimicry and ventriloquism . He went to Scotland in 1830 , where he brought out ‘ Love in a Labyrinth , or the Adventures of a Day , ’ and in 1833 he opened at Oxford with a piece called ‘ Ignes Fatui. ’ In Lent 1834 he made his first appearance in London , and acted at the City of London Assembly Rooms , Bishopsgate Street , for several months . In September he went to France and had his entertainments translated , delivering one half in French and the other in English . In 1836 he appeared on alternate nights at the St. James 's Theatre and in the City . In 1838 he visited the United States , the West Indies , and South America . Returning to England he played at the Strand Theatre , Almack 's , Hanover Square Rooms , Store Street Music Hall , Philharmonic Rooms , Crosby Hall , and the Princess 's Concert Rooms . On 26 Dec. 1854 he took possession of the Upper Hall , 69 Quadrant , Regent Street , London , where he produced the ‘ London Season , ’ which was very successful . The names of other entertainments produced by Love were : ‘ Love in all Shapes ; ’ ‘ Love 's Labour Lost ; ’ ‘ A Voyage to Hamburg ; ’ ‘ A Reminiscence of Bygone Times ; ’ ‘ Love 's Lucubrations ; ’ ‘ Love 's Mirror ; ’ ‘ A Traveller 's Reminiscences , ’ by Charles Forrester ; ‘ A Christmas Party ; ’ ‘ The Wolf in Sheep 's Clothing , ’ by H. Ball , and ‘ Dinner at Five precisely. ’ He played at the Regent Gallery on 8 Feb. 1856 , the 300th consecutive night , and this was stated to be his 2,406th performance in London . In 1858 he was seized with permanent paralysis , when a benefit was organised for him at Sadler 's Wells . He died at 33 Arundel Street , Strand , London , 16 March 1867 .
NUCLEP . Nuclep is Nuclebrás Equipamentos Pesados SA , and Nuclebrás is Empresas Nucleares Brasileiras SA , part of Nuclep . Nuclep ( Brazil ) was founded in December 1975 to design and fabricate heavy components for nuclear power plants .
Triple product . In vector algebra , a branch of mathematics , the triple product is a product of three 3-dimensional vectors , usually Euclidean vectors . The name `` triple product '' is used for two different products , the scalar-valued scalar triple product and , less often , the vector-valued vector triple product . Scalar triple product . The scalar triple product ( also called the mixed product , box product , or triple scalar product ) is defined as the dot product of one of the vectors with the cross product of the other two . Geometric interpretation . is the ( signed ) volume of the parallelepiped defined by the three vectors given . Here , the parentheses may be omitted without causing ambiguity , since the dot product can not be evaluated first . If it were , it would leave the cross product of a scalar and a vector , which is not defined . Scalar or pseudoscalar . Although the scalar triple product gives the volume of the parallelepiped , it is the signed volume , the sign depending on the orientation of the frame or the parity of the permutation of the vectors . This means the product is negated if the orientation is reversed , for example by a parity transformation , and so is more properly described as a pseudoscalar if the orientation can change . This also relates to the handedness of the cross product ; the cross product transforms as a pseudovector under parity transformations and so is properly described as a pseudovector . The dot product of two vectors is a scalar but the dot product of a pseudovector and a vector is a pseudoscalar , so the scalar triple product must be pseudoscalar-valued . If T is a rotation operator , then but if T is an improper rotation , then As an exterior product . In exterior algebra and geometric algebra the exterior product of two vectors is a bivector , while the exterior product of three vectors is a trivector . A bivector is an oriented plane element and a trivector is an oriented volume element , in the same way that a vector is an oriented line element . Given vectors a , b and c , the product is a trivector with magnitude equal to the scalar triple product , and is the Hodge dual of the scalar triple product . As the exterior product is associative brackets are not needed as it does not matter which of or is calculated first , though the order of the vectors in the product does matter . Geometrically the trivector a ∧ b ∧ c corresponds to the parallelepiped spanned by a , b , and c , with bivectors , and matching the parallelogram faces of the parallelepiped . As a trilinear functional . The triple product is identical to the volume form of the Euclidean 3-space applied to the vectors via interior product . It also can be expressed as a contraction of vectors with a rank-3 tensor equivalent to the form ( or a pseudotensor equivalent to the volume pseudoform ) ; see below . Vector triple product . This is known as triple product expansion , or Lagrange 's formula , although the latter name is also used for several other formulas . Its right hand side can be remembered by using the mnemonic `` BAC − CAB '' , provided one keeps in mind which vectors are dotted together . A proof is provided below . This can be also regarded as a special case of the more general Laplace–de Rham operator formula_17 . Using geometric algebra . If geometric algebra is used the cross product b × c of vectors is expressed as their exterior product b∧c , a bivector . The second cross product can not be expressed as an exterior product , otherwise the scalar triple product would result . Instead a left contraction can be used , so the formula becomes The proof follows from the properties of the contraction . The result is the same vector as calculated using a × ( b × c ) . Tensor calculus === . referring to the formula_29th component of the resulting vector . This can be simplified by performing a contraction on the Levi-Civita symbols , formula_30 where formula_31 if formula_32 and formula_33 if formula_34 . We can reason out this identity by recognizing that the index formula_35 will be summed out leaving only formula_29 and formula_37 . In the first term , we fix formula_38 and thus formula_39 . Likewise , in the second term , we fix formula_40 and thus formula_41 . Returning to the triple cross product ,
Campo Alegre , Santa Catarina . Campo Alegre , Santa Catarina is a municipality in the state of Santa Catarina in the South region of Brazil .
Eton Vale Homestead Ruins . The Eton Vale Homestead Ruins are a heritage-listed site on the New England Highway , Cambooya , Queensland , Australia . The former homestead was built from to 1880 by Arthur Hodgson , and was destroyed by fire in 1912 . The site was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992 . History . Eton Vale Station was selected in 1840 by Arthur Hodgson who had followed the Leslie Brothers onto the Darling Downs . It was the second run selected in Queensland . At the time it covered an area of . Originally a grazing property , wheat was grown from 1846 and it became a sheep stud in 1850 . The slab house , erected soon after 1840 formed the core of a larger brick residence which continued to be added to up to as late as 1880 . At its peak the station complex was a village complete with workers ' cottages and a school in addition to a number of outbuildings . Hodgson modelled Eton Vale on the English village style , taking a paternalistic interest in the affairs of the estate workers . Hodgson 's manager and eventual partner was John Watts . Watts ' share was later bought by Robert Ramsay . All three men were prominent in local affairs as well as being members of parliament and cabinet ministers . They all retired to estates in England , Watts in 1867 , Hodgson in 1870 and Ramsay in 1883 . The various land acts from 1863 onward slowly reduced the size of the property , although Hodgson still held 130 square kilometres under numerous tenures and titles in 1897 . In that year Eton Vale was partitioned between Ramsay and Hodgson , Ramsay 's half was renamed Harrow . Following the death of Hodgson in 1902 , the estate was broken up . In 1906 the homestead and surrounding freehold property were sold to Christian Barth , a German saddler . The homestead was destroyed by fire in 1912 . In 1932 Eton Vale was sold to Frederick Robotham whose family still own the property . Robotham built the present farmhouse nearby . The ruins of the earlier homestead have deteriorated over the years . Description . Sited on a slope that falls gently towards Hodgson Creek , the Eton Vale homestead would have once overlooked the fields to its west , assuming prominence when viewed from this aspect . A single brick chimney now dominates the ruins , which also include two sets of stairs made of cement-rendered brick on stone and mortar foundations , several hearth beds consisting of stone and mortar foundations , timber stump remains , and scattered fragments of building materials . A well is located to the north-west of the house site . The location of the ruins ' elements indicate the orientation of the house , with the principal entry stairs and a retaining wall located to the west , secondary stairs to the north , and a large chimney stack ( probably associated with the kitchen ) at the rear of the site to the east . Five timber stump remnants mark the northern edge of the house . The hearth beds are located between the stairs , stumps and chimney . The site is littered with bricks , stamped Toowoomba , as well as steel fixings and fragments of glass and terracotta . Two bunya pines , one each immediately to the north and the south of the house site may have been part of the homestead garden . The well is marked with remnants of a steel pulley on a timber frame . Heritage listing . Eton Vale Homestead Ruins was listed on the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992 having satisfied the following criteria . The place is important in demonstrating the evolution or pattern of Queensland 's history . Eton Vale Homestead Ruins on the eastern Darling Downs is important in demonstrating the evolution of Queensland 's history , being the surviving remnants of a number of station buildings which were once located on the second oldest and leading property in the area . The place has potential to yield information that will contribute to an understanding of Queensland 's history . The place has potential to yield information that will contribute to an understanding of Queensland 's history , as the ruins give a clear indication where the house was sited and where key elements of the house were located . The place is important because of its aesthetic significance . The landscape and garden remnants exhibit aesthetic characteristics valued by the community . The place has a special association with the life or work of a particular person , group or organisation of importance in Queensland 's history . The ruins have a special association with prominent parliamentarian and early settler , Arthur Hodgson .
Clivina csikii . `` Clivina csikii '' is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Scaritinae . It was described by Kult in 1951 .
Palas Abadan . Palas Abadan ( , also Romanized as Palās Ābādān , Palās Ābdān , and Palās-e Ābadān ) is a village in Fathabad Rural District , in the Central District of Baft County , Kerman Province , Iran . At the 2006 census , its existence was noted , but its population was not reported .
Cato Street . `` Cato Street '' is a play by the British actor and writer Robert Shaw . The play 's subject matter is the Cato Street Conspiracy of 1820 . The play was first produced in London in November 1971 , at the Young Vic , and the cast included Vanessa Redgrave , James Hazeldine , Bob Hoskins , George Innes and Malcolm Tierney .
6TMS neutral amino acid transporter family . The 6TMS Neutral Amino Acid Transporter ( NAAT ) Family ( ) is a family of transporters belonging to the Lysine Exporter ( LysE ) Superfamily . Homologues are found in numerous Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria including many human pathogens . Several archaea also encode MarC ( see below ) homologues . Some of these organisms have 2 or more paralogues . Most of these proteins are of about the same size ( 180-230 aas ) although a few are larger . They exhibit 6 ( or in some cases , possibly 5 ) putative TMSs . A representative list of members belonging to the NAAT family can be found in the . SnatA . A gene encoding a small neutral amino acid transporter was cloned from the genome of the hyperthermophilic archaeon `` Thermococcus '' sp . KS-1 . The cloned gene , `` snatA '' , encodes a protein of 216 amino acid residues , SnatA ( ) , with six membrane-spanning segments ( TMSs ) . Competition studies indicated that SnatA transports various L-type neutral amino acids . It has also been noted that glycine transport is inhibited by a protonophore , FCCP , or valinomycin plus nigericin , indicating that the process is dependent on an electrochemical potential of H+ . The generalized reaction catalyzed by SnatA is : Amino acid ( in ) → Amino acid ( out ) MarC . MarC is encoded by a gene at the multiple antibiotic resistance ( `` mar '' ) locus . The `` mar '' locus consists of two divergently positioned transcriptional units that flank the operator , `` marO , '' in both `` E. coli '' and `` Salmonella typhimurium . '' One transcription unit encodes MarC , an integral inner membrane protein with 6 established TMSs with the N- and C-termini in the cytoplasm . Its function is unknown . The other unit consists of an operon , `` marRAB , '' encoding ( 1 ) the MarR repressor which binds `` marO '' and negatively regulates `` marRAB '' expression , ( 2 ) MarA , a transcriptional activator that activates expression of other genes such as `` acrAB '' ( encoding the principal `` E. coli '' multidrug efflux pump of the RND superfamily ( ) ) and the `` mar '' regulon itself , and ( 3 ) MarB , a small protein of 71 amino acyl residues of unknown function . A periplasmic binding protein , MppA , essential for the uptake of the cell wall murein tripeptide , L-alanyl-γ-D-glutamyl- '' meso '' -diaminopimelate via the Opp permease , regulates `` mar '' regulon expression . Loss of MppA causes overproduction of MarA which activates `` acrAB '' , causing pleiotropic drug resistance . MppA probably functions upstream of MarA in a signal transduction pathway that negatively controls expression of the `` marRAB '' operon .
Ezra A. Burrell . Ezra A. Burrell ( November 3 , 1867 – 1922 ) was a Republican politician from Idaho . He served as the tenth Lieutenant Governor of Idaho from 1907 to 1909 during the administration of Governor Frank R. Gooding . He was a native of Illinois . He is buried in Grove City Cemetery in Blackfoot , Idaho .
Shire of Isis . The Shire of Isis was a local government area located in the Wide Bay–Burnett region of Queensland , Australia , to the south of Bundaberg . The Shire , administered from the town of Childers covered an area of , and existed as a local government entity from 1887 until 2008 , when it was amalgamated with the City of Bundaberg and the Shires of Burnett and Kolan to form the Bundaberg Region . History . The Isis Division was established on 1 January 1887 under the `` Divisional Boards Act 1887 '' , on land previously part of the Burrum Division . With the passage of the `` Local Authorities Act 1902 '' , Isis Division became the Shire of Isis on 31 March 1903 . On 15 March 2008 , under the `` Local Government ( Reform Implementation ) Act 2007 '' passed by the Parliament of Queensland on 10 August 2007 , the Shire of Isis merged with the City of Bundaberg and the Shires of Burnett and Kolan to form the Bundaberg Region . Chairmen . The above dates included multiple terms .
Peter Porte . Peter Porte ( born March 31 , 1985 ) is an American actor , known for the soap opera `` The Young and the Restless '' , two short films `` It 's Not Porn ... '' and `` Sutures '' , and the sitcom `` Baby Daddy '' playing Brad Walker , who is married to Bonnie Wheeler . He graduated at New York University ’ s Tisch School of the Arts in 2006 with a degree in Drama and Journalism . Early life and education . Porte grew up in Greenwood Lake , New York and always wanted to be an actor . Porte first got into acting in the third grade when he appeared in a Christopher Columbus pageant . According to Porte , he only got the role because his mother , who is from Poland , made his costume out of `` traditional Polish garb . '' Porte continued acting throughout high school and ultimately decided to become a professional actor . Porte graduated from George F. Baker High School in 2002 . He earned a BFA in Acting at New York University 's Tisch School of the Arts . Porte then went onto study at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London . Personal life . On October 7th , 2018 he wed Jacob Villere in a ceremony held in New Orleans . Career . Though he always considered himself an actor , Porte started his career as a model . He 's done shows in Milan and Paris . Toured with the Broadway National Touring Company of `` Mamma Mia ! `` , after which he made the move to Los Angeles . On stage , performing five seasons with the critically acclaimed For the Record company . Videos on the website Funny or Die . Lead and supporting roles in film and hit network television shows including : `` Cold Case '' , `` CSI : Miami , '' `` Medium , '' `` The New Normal '' and `` Parks and Recreation . '' In 2011 , he joined the cast of `` The Young and the Restless '' as a series regular , playing the role of Ricky Williams . Following his run on the series , he had recurring roles in `` Devious Maids '' for the Lifetime Network and in `` Baby Daddy '' for FreeForm . He has also had roles in episodes of the NBC comedy `` Telenovela , '' CBS `` Mom '' and `` NCIS : LA , '' and Fox `` New Girl . '' Porte starred in the indie thriller `` The Good Nanny '' and the made-for-television movie `` A Cinderella Christmas '' for ION Television , while recurring on the comedy web series `` Living with Models , '' and starring in the world premiere of Eve Ensler 's play `` O.P.C . '' at the American Repertory Theatre . Porte stars as a surfer in the 2017 Hallmark movie , `` Love at the Shore '' . He also stars in the 2018 film , Love , Once and Always for Hallmark .
NBR K Class . The NBR K class is a class of 4-4-0 steam locomotive of the North British Railway . The first batch ( later LNER Class D26 ) was designed by Matthew Holmes in 1902 and had driving wheels for express passenger work . Three more batches ( later LNER Classes D32 , D33 , and D34 ) were designed by William P. Reid with driving wheels for mixed traffic work . This included perishable goods , such as fish from Mallaig and Aberdeen . They had inside cylinders and Stephenson valve gear . The D34 locomotives , commonly known as Glen Class , were built with superheaters . The LNER later fitted superheaters to all D26 , D32 , and D33 engines as well . All engines of the K class are sometimes known as Glen Class , although the designation is strictly reserved to the fourth ( D34 ) batch . LNER classes . The LNER divided the NBR K class into four classes , as below . It was common practice for the North British Railway to assign similar engines to the same class group , whereas the LNER system allowed only identical engines to bear the same class designation . LNER Class D26 . Twelve engines ordered in March 1902 and built at Cowlairs railway works in 1903 . Three were withdrawn in 1922 , leaving nine to enter LNER ownership in 1923 . These nine had all been withdrawn by July 1926 . LNER Class D32 . Twelve engines ordered in 1905 and built at Cowlairs in 1906–07 . The LNER began to fit superheated boilers in 1923 and classified the superheated locomotives D32/2 . The non-superheated locomotives were classified D32/1 . LNER Class D33 . Twelve engines built at Cowlairs in 1909–10 . The LNER fitted superheaters to all the D33s between 1925 and 1936 . LNER Class D34 . Ten engines built at Cowlairs in 1913 . Twenty-two engines built between 1917 and 1920 . All the D34s were built with superheaters . They are known as the Glen Class , as all engines in the group were named after Scottish glens . Names . No . 62494 was originally named `` Glen Gau '' , but since no glen of that name exists , it was renamed in July 1925 , becoming `` Glen Gour '' . Locos shown in brackets were withdrawn before Nationalisation Preservation . Withdrawals began in 1946 and all the D34s had been withdrawn by 1961 . One , 256 `` Glen Douglas '' ( BR number 62469 ) has been preserved by the Scottish Railway Preservation Society . It is now on display at the Riverside Museum in Glasgow .
Henri Gouhier . Henri Gouhier ( ; 5 December 1898 – 31 March 1994 ) was a French philosopher , a historian of philosophy , and a literary critic . Biography . Born in Auxerre , Yonne , Gouhier 's studies led to a doctorate in 1926 . He served as the Professor of philosophy at a `` lycée '' in Troyes from 1925 to 1928 . Then he taught at the Faculty of Arts at the University of Lille between 1929 and 1940 ; subsequently , he taught at the University of Bordeaux during 1940 and 1941 . Gouhier was a Professor at the Sorbonne for twenty-seven years from 1941 to 1968 . In 1979 he was elected to the Académie française and in 1988 was awarded the Prix mondial Cino Del Duca . Gouhier supervised the undergraduate dissertation of famed sociologist Pierre Bourdieu , a translation of and commentary on Leibniz 's `` Animadversions '' .
Biku . Biku ( , also Romanized as Bīḵū ) is a village in Jazin Rural District , in the Central District of Bajestan County , Razavi Khorasan Province , Iran . At the 2006 census , its population was 20 , in 5 families .
Odostomia hilgendorfi . `` Odostomia hilgendorfi '' is a species of sea snail , a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae , the pyrams and their allies . Description . The milk-white shell has a broadly elongate-conic shape , very regularly tapering and is subturrited . The type specimen measures 5 mm . The 2½ whorls of the protoconch are small , helicoid , well rounded , moderately elevated , about one-third immersed in the first of the later whorls , having their axis almost at a right angle to them . The seven whorls of the teleoconch are rather high between the sutures . They are flattened , sub- tabulately shouldered at the summits and decidedly angulated at the periphery . They are marked bv lines of growth and extremely tine , microscopic , closely placed , wavy , spiral striations . The shouldered summits of succeeding whorls fall quite a little anterior to the angulated periphery , giving the whorls a decidedly constricted appearance at the sutures , which appears decidedly channeled . The periphery of the body whorl is decidedly angulated . The base of the shell is slightly rounded , marked like the spaces between the sutures . The aperture is suboval . The posterior angle is obtuse . The outer lip is thick . The columella is strong , curved , and provided with a prominent lamellar plate at its insertion . The parietal wall covered by a moderately thick callus . Distribution . This marine species was found in the Pacific Ocean off Japan and the Philippines .
Mamontovaya Kurya . Mamontovaya Kurya ( Russian : Мамонтовая курья , `` the mammoth curve '' ) is a Palaeolithic site on the Usa River , Komi Republic , Russia . The site includes stone artifacts , animal bones and a mammoth tusk with human-made marks . Dated to 40,000 years before present , this is the oldest documented evidence of hominin activity at this latitude .
List of programs broadcast by DD National . This is a list of original television programming currently and formerly broadcast by DD National , a state owned television station in India .
List of number-one urban albums of 2017 ( Australia ) . This is a list of albums that reached number-one on the ARIA Urban Albums Chart in 2017 . The ARIA Urban Albums Chart is a weekly chart that ranks the best-performing urban albums in Australia . It is published by the Australian Recording Industry Association ( ARIA ) , an organisation that collects music data for the weekly ARIA Charts . To be eligible to appear on the chart , the recording must be an album of a predominantly urban nature .
Belinda J . Foster . The Honorable Belinda J . Foster is the first African American woman District Attorney in North Carolina . Foster is a graduate of Bennett College located in Greensboro , NC in 1979 . In 1985 she graduated from the University North Carolina School of Law . She is currently a private citizen
The Keys ( Seinfeld ) . `` The Keys '' is the 40th episode of the sitcom `` Seinfeld '' . It is the 23rd , and final , episode of the third season and the first of a three-episode story arc . It first aired on May 6 , 1992 . Candice Bergen guest stars as herself , playing the title character from `` Murphy Brown '' ( as she did in real life ) in a TV episode within a TV episode . Plot . In a montage of incidents , Jerry returns home only to find that Kramer has overstayed his welcome ; he had been using the spare set of keys Jerry had left with him . Exasperated , Jerry demands his spare keys back . The loss of the keys makes Kramer first rueful and then philosophically resigned . Disturbed by the change in him , Jerry tries to give the keys back , but Kramer refuses . Kramer then takes off for California to follow his dream of becoming an actor , after he is unable to persuade George to join him . Jerry gives his spare keys to Elaine . Soon after , he desperately needs them and goes to Elaine 's apartment with George ( who has the spare keys to her place ) , to search for his spare set . While there , they find Elaine 's writing project for an episode of `` Murphy Brown '' . As they read and laugh over it , Elaine walks in . Despite their positive assessment of her script , she screams at them to leave because they 've invaded her privacy . Jerry is unable to locate Kramer to make amends . One night , while watching `` Murphy Brown '' with Elaine , Jerry sees Kramer in a bit part on `` Murphy Brown '' as Murphy 's new secretary , `` Steven Snell '' . Production . Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld later appeared on Diane English 's ( creator of `` Murphy Brown '' ) new show , `` Love & War '' , as a thank you for the `` Murphy Brown '' scene . Due to Julia Louis-Dreyfus 's off-screen pregnancy , her character had to spend the latter half of this season hiding her belly behind furniture and laundry baskets . The Keys was the final episode filmed before the birth of her son and her leave at the start of Season 4 . Music . When Jerry calls Kramer 's mother , the music heard in the background is from `` Pagliacci '' , which was later featured in the episode `` The Opera '' . The scene that shows Kramer rollerskating in L.A. is accompanied by an instrumental version of The Beach Boys ' song `` California Girls '' .
Batman Is Riled . `` Batman is Riled '' is the sixth episode of the `` Batman '' television series in its first season , originally airing on ABC January 27 , 1966 and repeated May 26 , 1966 and May 25 , 1967 . Plot synopsis . The Joker is about to remove The Batman 's mask , but the Caped Crusader escapes using a small Batmissle in his utility belt to set off the water sprinklers . The Joker uses a smoke bomb to make his escape . As they are chasing him on the catwalks above , The Joker uses trick streamers from his utility belt that wrap around Batman and Robin . He gets away before Batman and Robin can get themselves out of the confetti . When the Duo returns to the Batcave to attempt to divine the clown 's next move , the Joker temporarily hijacks a TV studio to broadcast another riddle as to his next crime . After solving it with Alfred 's help , they track the Joker to a warehouse and while in a struggle , The Joker switches Batman 's utility belt with his to enable his escape in the most humiliating way possible . Batman is selected to christen the S.S. Gotham . The Joker decides to fill a champagne bottle with paralyzing gas . On the day of the christening , a crowd gathers . Joker 's henchwoman hands Commissioner Gordon the bottle who in turn hands it to Batman . As Batman looks over the bottle , he notices the cork has been tampered with . After taking a pill and saying he had a headache , he hands Robin one as well and tells him to take it because it may be catching . As the bottle is broken , it releases the gas and everyone is knocked out . The Joker takes Batman and Robin back to his hideout ( thinking they 're knocked out ) and broadcasts his ultimatum on television—either he gets the S.S. Gotham or Batman and Robin will be executed like the famous display in the wax museums . Batman and Robin spring into action having taken their Universal Drug Antidote Pill . The Joker is caught and brought to justice .
EToys.com . eToys.com was a retail website that sold toys via the Internet . It was established by a startup company of the same name in 1997 . After going public in 1999 , the company quickly shot up in value , becoming emblematic of the dot-com bubble . The company went bankrupt in 2001 and shut down soon thereafter . The etoys.com domain went through a number of changes of ownership afterwards , and has been owned by Toys `` R '' Us since February 2009 . History . eToys was launched in 1997 as an Idealab company . In 1999 , eToys held an IPO . Shares were issued at $ 20 . At the end of the first day of trading , the stocks closed in at $ 76 a share . eMarketer was once quoted as saying ; `` Put simply , eToys is the benchmark against which all other toy sites are measured '' . In 1999 , the company was involved in a high-profile dispute with Swiss art site etoy . EToys attempted to seize the etoy.com domain from etoy on the grounds that it was confusingly similar to its own domain , but it relented after widespread Internet outrage . Bankruptcy . Around March 7 , 2001 , the `` Wall Street Journal '' reported that KB Toys acquired the bulk of eToys ' remaining assets for $ 5 million . Bain Capital owns KB Toys . The law firm Traub , Bonacquist & Fox represented the creditors in the Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings . Paul Traub , a partner in the firm , had shortly before formed a company called Asset Disposition Advisors , LLC with Barry Gold . This relationship became controversial when Gold was appointed CEO of eToys . Some complained there was a conflict of interest , though a judge later found no fault . Subsequent ownership . Nearly all the eToys assets were acquired by KB Toys in two separate bankruptcy auctions , then later sold to D. E. Shaw , a New York-based hedge fund . The eToys.com website was eventually reopened by eToys Direct Inc. , a descendant of Internet startup and KB Toys partner Brainplay.com , and a subsidiary of Parent Company . It continued to market toys by mail order under the eToys name through both the website and printed catalogs . Parent Company and nine of its subsidiaries including eToys Direct filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on December 22 , 2008. eToys.com was acquired by Toys `` R '' Us in February 2009 .
Barry Waddell . Barry Waddell ( born 21 October 1936 , Western Australia ) is one of Australia 's best-known cyclists of the 1960s ( he was a professional rider from 1963 to 1970 ) . Waddell won a record 5 straight Herald Sun Tours from 1964 to 1968 . Although best known as a road cyclist , Waddell was in fact an `` all-rounder '' , having also won a number of national track titles . He won the Australian national road race title in 1964 and 1968 . He won the General Classification in the Herald Sun Tour five years in a row ( 1964-1968 ) when the Sun Tour was at its most gruelling , covering 1200 miles ( 1920km ) in nine days . Waddell took fastest-time honours in the Melbourne-to-Warrnambool road race no fewer than three times and won the Sir Hubert Opperman trophy twice , breaking Opperman 's record from Adelaide to Melbourne ( 22 hours ) . Subsequently , after his professional cycling career had finished , he also won the 1975 world veterans ' title in Austria . Waddell came to Melbourne in 1956 , married in 1960 and has remained a Victorian ever since . He was a dominant road rider for two decades and has earned the title `` cycling immortal '' . Although considered a road specialist , his 17 Australian championship wins included several sprints . In the Herald Sun Tours typically he would ride up to 100 miles ( 160km ) in the mornings , followed by another 100 miles in the afternoons . During one period in 1965 , he won the Melbourne-to-Lakes Entrance road race one weekend , followed by his record-breaking Adelaide-Melbourne ride on the Tuesday , achieved fastest time in the Melbourne-to-Warrnambool road race the following Saturday , and then rode throughout a three-day carnival in Port Pirie before commencing the gruelling Herald Sun Tour the following Saturday ( which he won ) , taking 1st place in no fewer than 14 of the 18 stages . For over 50 years , Waddell operated a bike shop business on the Burwood Highway , Melbourne , until 2011 when he was 74 years of age .
Tom Janik . Thomas Alvin Janik ( September 6 , 1940 – November 21 , 2009 ) was an American football player . Born in Poth , Texas , he attended the Texas College of Arts and Industries—now known as Texas A & M University–Kingsville— where he was an all-conference running back and punter . He was inducted to the school 's Athletic Hall of Fame in 1982 . Janik was a safety for nine seasons of professional football . He played for the American Football League 's Denver Broncos , Buffalo Bills , and Boston Patriots , and for the NFL 's Patriots . He was an AFL All-Star in 1965 , when he played for the AFL Champion Bills , and again in 1967 . One of Janik 's biggest games was the September 18 , 1968 contest at home against the New York Jets , in which the Bills ' defensive backfield picked off Joe Namath five times , three times for touchdowns as Butch Byrd and Booker Edgerson had 53 and 45-yard TD interceptions within 1:02 , and Janik had one of two picks go for a 100-yard score . The Bills won a barn-burner , 37–35 , which was Buffalo 's only win of the season . The Jets went on to finish 11–3 , and won the AFL title before going on to defeat the Colts in Super Bowl III .
Mahlac Pictograph Cave . The Mahlac Pictograph Cave is a rock art site on the island of Guam . It is located high in the southern mountains of the island , and contains more than 40 images , rendered in paints that are white , red , brown , and black . The art was carefully analyzed in 2011 , and a radiocarbon date of c. 600 CE was obtained from a paint sample . The meaning of the art is a subject of debate . The cave was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014 .
I Knew I Loved You ( disambiguation ) . `` I Knew I Loved You '' is a 1999 song by Savage Garden .
Brad Meltzer . Brad Meltzer ( born April 1 , 1970 ) is an American political thriller novelist , non-fiction writer , TV show creator and comic book author . Early life . Brad Meltzer was born on April 1 , 1970 . He grew up in Brooklyn , New York , and then moved to South Florida , where he graduated from North Miami Beach Senior High School in 1988 . He earned a degree from the University of Michigan , the first in his immediate family to attend a four-year college . In 1993 , Meltzer lived in Beacon Hill , Boston , Massachusetts with roommate , fellow comic book writer/artist Judd Winick , working in sales at `` Games '' magazine by day while working on his first novel by night . Afterwards Meltzer graduated from Columbia Law School , and was selected to the Columbia Law Review . Career . Meltzer 's books have appeared on the bestseller list for Fiction , Non-Fiction ( `` History Decoded '' ) , Advice ( `` Heroes for My Son '' and `` Heroes for My Daughter '' ) , Children ’ s Books ( `` I Am Amelia Earhart '' and `` I Am Abraham Lincoln '' ) and comic books ( `` Justice League of America '' ) , for which he won the Eisner Award . Meltzer is also responsible for helping find the 11 flag that the firefighters raised at Ground Zero at the World Trade Center site , making national news on the 15th anniversary of 9/11 . Using his TV show , Brad Meltzer 's Lost History , he told the story of the missing flag and asked Americans for their help in returning it . Four days later , a former Marine walked into a fire station in Everett , Washington , said he saw Meltzer 's TV show , and now wanted to return the flag . Meltzer recently unveiled the flag at the National September 11 Memorial & Museum in New York , where it is now on display . Known for his thorough research , Meltzer counts former Presidents Bill Clinton and George H.W . Bush as fans , and both have helped him with his research . In September 2006 , Meltzer participated in a work group with the CIA , the FBI , various psychologists , and Department of Homeland Security intelligence staff to brainstorm new ways that terrorists might attack the U.S. As an inspirational speaker , Meltzer 's TEDx Talk , `` How To Write Your Own Obituary '' , has been viewed over 50,000 times , and prompted TED to ask him to do another TED Talk : `` Write Your Story , Change History '' , which has been viewed over 80,000 times . Meltzer helped save and preserve the house where Superman was created in Cleveland , Ohio , helping to create the Siegel & Shuster Society , then telling the story of the house and running an auction that raised over $ 100,000 . Meltzer has worked with numerous organizations throughout Florida to promote literacy within the State . Meltzer has worked in the past with Florida Family Literacy Initiative , and is due to participate in the Literacy Coalition of Palm Beach County 's 23rd Annual Love of Literacy Luncheon in March 2014 . Meltzer was one of four authors selected to entertain at Barbara Bush 's 90th birthday party in 2015 . Meltzer aided in helping save the life of his 11th grade history teacher . When his teacher told Meltzer she was sick and needed a new kidney , Meltzer asked his 100,000 Facebook fans to find her a new kidney and in the process , helped save her life . During `` Star Wars '' Night at the 2015 Marlins/Mets baseball game , Meltzer threw out the first pitch of the game , then proceeded to fight mascot Billy the Marlin in a lightsaber battle . Novels . His first novel , `` Fraternity '' , garnered 24 rejection letters , but he then sold his second novel , `` The Tenth Justice '' , while in law school . In 1994 , he co-wrote the original swearing-in oath that is taken by AmeriCorps members , and has been delivered by Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush . In 1996 , Meltzer created one of the earliest author websites for his first published novel , `` The Tenth Justice '' . Over the years , every one of Meltzer 's thrillers has made `` The New York Times '' bestseller list and `` The Hollywood Reporter '' has listed him as one of `` Hollywood 's Most Powerful Authors '' . While Meltzer was conducting research for his novel `` The Inner Circle , '' former U.S. President George H. W. Bush gave him a copy of the secret letter that he had left in the Oval Office desk for Bill Clinton . In 2015 , in researching his novel `` The President 's Shadow '' , Meltzer revealed that while Ronald Reagan was President , he sometimes carried a gun with him . This was confirmed by a Secret Service agent . His popular “ Culper Ring ” novels , of which `` The President ’ s Shadow '' is the third , imagine that a secret spy ring , founded in real life by George Washington , continues to exist today . His 2013 novel , `` The Fifth Assassin '' , follows a killer bent on re-creating the crimes of presidential assassinations from John Wilkes Booth to Lee Harvey Oswald . Meltzer 's 2018 novel `` The Escape Artist '' debuted at No . 1 on `` The New York Times '' Hardcover Fiction Bestseller list . Non-fiction . In May 2010 , Meltzer released his first nonfiction book , `` Heroes For My Son '' , a book he had worked on for almost a decade , beginning on the night his first son was born . The book is part of a two-book deal with Meltzer 's publisher , and stated in a May 2010 interview that he was working on `` Heroes for My Daughter '' . The book is a collection of stories from the lives of 52 people such as Jim Henson , Rosa Parks and Mr. Rogers , and was written with the intention of being presented one day to his then-eight-year-old son . It debuted at # 2 on `` The New York Times '' Best Seller list . `` Heroes for My Daughter '' also made `` The New York Times '' bestseller list . In January 2014 , Meltzer and artist Chris Eliopoulos launched a new line of non-fiction biographies for kids , starting with `` I am Amelia Earhart '' and `` I am Abraham Lincoln '' , which debuted on `` The New York Times '' bestseller list . The books are part of a series , `` Ordinary People Change the World '' , whose books tell the stories of America 's icons in an entertaining way to engage young readers . He followed the initial books with `` I am Albert Einstein '' , `` I am Rosa Parks '' , `` I am Lucille Ball '' , `` I am Jackie Robinson '' , `` I am Helen Keller '' , `` I am Martin Luther King , Jr. '' , `` I am Jane Goodall '' , `` I am George Washington '' and `` I am Jim Henson '' . Then in October 2017 , `` I am Gandhi '' and `` I am Sacagawea '' were released . Comic books . Meltzer followed director Kevin Smith 's run on DC Comics ' `` Green Arrow '' and creating a six-issue story arc for DC Comics ' `` Green Arrow '' # 16-21 ( October 2002 - April 2003 ) . In 2004 he wrote the miniseries `` Identity Crisis '' , which became one of the most controversial storylines of the decade , one of the top selling books of that decade , and also one of the most popular . It regularly makes the list of DC Comics 's `` best comics , '' `` best moments , '' and even `` best fights , '' praised by `` The New York Times '' and director Joss Whedon . While the miniseries holds an average score of 7.3 out of 10 at the review aggregator website Comic Book Roundup , ( the lowest issue score going to issue 7 , with 5.3 , and the highest going to issue 1 , with 8.7 ) , it was criticized for its use of sexual violence as a plot device , for retconing events in DC continuity that critics and readers felt harmed the characterization of long-standing DC heroes , and for influencing similar subsequent comics . Meltzer was one of many writers and artists who contributed to `` Batman '' # 26 ( June 2006 ) , a tribute book dedicated to Sam Loeb , the son of writer Jeph Loeb , who died of cancer in 2005 at the age of 17 . Meltzer scripted pages 11–12 and 19 of the comic book . Meltzer took over the writing duties for a 13-issue stint on the new monthly `` Justice League of America '' series , which started with issue # 0 on July 19 , 2006 , and issue # 1 following a month later . Meltzer and artist Gene Ha received the 2008 Eisner Award for Best Single Issue ( or One-Shot ) for their work on issue 11 of the series . The award was presented by Samuel L. Jackson and Gabriel Macht . In 2008 , it was announced that Meltzer would write an arc of Joss Whedon 's `` Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight '' comic book for Dark Horse Comics . Whedon would later appear as himself , alongside Brian K. Vaughan and Damon Lindelof in the trailer for Meltzer 's 2008 release of `` The Book of Lies '' . Whedon , Vaughan and Lindelof portray themselves as conspiracy theorists who believe in a so-called `` Book of Lies '' , which in Meltzer 's novel , connects the original murder story ( Cain and Abel ) to the murder of Jerry Siegel 's father , shortly before the conception of the iconic Superman character . In 2010 , Meltzer wrote # 32 - # 35 of `` Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight '' . In January 2014 Meltzer and artist Bryan Hitch collaborated on a retelling of Batman 's first appearance for `` Detective Comics '' vol . 2 # 27 . Meltzer and artist John Cassaday crafted the `` Faster Than a Speeding Bullet '' chapter in 1000 ( June 2018 ) . Television . Meltzer was the co-creator of the television series `` Jack & Bobby '' , which ran for one season ( 2004–2005 ) on the WB television network . Meltzer hosted the History series `` Brad Meltzer 's Decoded '' , which aired from December 2 , 2010 to January 20 , 2012 . On October 31 , 2014 , `` Brad Meltzer 's Lost History '' premiered on History 's H2 network , with Meltzer hosting . Each episode of `` Lost History '' presents both solved and unsolved cases and success stories where Americans have helped find missing historic objects such as the 11 and the original Wright Brothers flying machine patent . Viewers are encouraged to submit tips to an online site , in an effort to provide key information leading to the return of these treasures . In September 2016 , Meltzer hosted `` America 's 9/11 Flag : Rose from the Ashes '' , which recounts how `` Lost History '' located and authenticated the missing 9/11 flag . Personal life . Meltzer lives in Florida with his wife , an attorney . He has two sons and a daughter .
Majel Barrett . Majel Barrett-Roddenberry ( ; born Majel Leigh Hudec ; February 23 , 1932 – December 18 , 2008 ) was an American actress and producer . She was best known for her roles as Nurse Christine Chapel in the original `` Star Trek '' series and Lwaxana Troi on ' and ' , as well as for being the voice of most onboard computer interfaces throughout the series . She became the second wife of `` Star Trek '' creator Gene Roddenberry . As the wife of Roddenberry and given her ongoing relationship with `` Star Trek '' —participating in some way in every series during her lifetime—she was sometimes referred to as `` the First Lady of `` Star Trek '' . She married Roddenberry in Japan on August 6 , 1969 , after the cancellation of the original `` Star Trek '' series . They had one son together , Eugene `` Rod '' Roddenberry , Jr. , born in 1974 . The voice of AT & T in Back to the Future II Biography . Barrett began taking acting classes as a child . She attended Shaker Heights High School , graduating in 1950 before going on to the University of Miami in Coral Gables , Florida , then had some stage roles and came to Hollywood . Her father , William Hudec , was a Cleveland police officer . He was killed in the line of duty on August 30 , 1955 while Barrett was touring with an off-Broadway road company . She was briefly seen in `` Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter ? '' ( 1957 ) in an ad parody at the beginning of the film , and had roles in a few movies , including `` Love in a Goldfish Bowl '' ( 1961 ) , `` Sylvia '' ( 1965 ) , `` A Guide for the Married Man '' ( 1967 ) , and `` Track of Thunder '' ( 1967 ) . She worked at the Desilu Studios on several TV shows , including `` Bonanza '' , `` The Untouchables '' , `` The Lucy Show '' , and `` The Lieutenant '' ( produced by Gene Roddenberry ) . She received training in comedy from Lucille Ball . In 1960 , she played Gwen Rutherford on `` Leave It to Beaver '' . `` Star Trek '' . In various roles , Barrett participated in every incarnation of the popular science fiction `` Star Trek '' franchise produced during her lifetime , including live-action and animated versions , television and cinema , and all of the time periods in which the various series have been set . She first appeared in `` Star Trek '' 's initial pilot , `` The Cage '' ( 1964 ) , as the USS `` Enterprise '' 's brunette unnamed first officer , `` Number One '' . Barrett was romantically involved with Roddenberry , whose marriage was on the verge of failing at the time , and the idea of having an otherwise unknown woman in a leading role just because she was the producer 's girlfriend is said to have infuriated NBC network executives who insisted that Roddenberry give the role to a man . William Shatner corroborated this in `` Star Trek Memories '' , and added that female viewers at test screenings hated the character , as well . Shatner noted that women viewers felt she was `` pushy '' and `` annoying '' and also thought that `` Number One should n't be trying so hard to fit in with the men . '' Barrett often joked that Roddenberry , given the choice between keeping Mr. Spock ( whom the network also hated ) or the woman character , `` kept the Vulcan and married the woman , 'cause he did n't think Leonard [ Nimoy ] would have it the other way around . '' When Roddenberry was casting for the second `` Star Trek '' pilot , `` Where No Man Has Gone Before '' , she changed her last name from Hudec to Barrett and wore a blonde wig for the role of nurse Christine Chapel , a frequently recurring character , known for her unrequited affection for the dispassionate Spock . Her first appearance as Chapel in film dailies prompted NBC executive Jerry Stanley to yodel `` Well , well—look who 's back ! '' . In an early scene in ' , viewers are informed that she has now become Doctor Chapel , a role which she reprised briefly in ' . Barrett provided several voices for ' , including those of Nurse Chapel and a communications officer named M'Ress , an ailuroid officer who served alongside Uhura . Barrett returned years later in ' , cast as the outrageously self-assertive , iconoclastic Betazoid ambassador Lwaxana Troi , who appeared as a recurring character in the series . Her character often vexed the captain of the `` Enterprise '' , Jean-Luc Picard , who spurned her amorous advances . She later appeared as Ambassador Troi in several episodes of ' , where her character developed a strong relationship with Constable Odo . She provided the regular voice of the onboard computers of Federation starships for ' , ' , ' , ' , and most of the `` Star Trek '' movies . She reprised her role as a shipboard computer 's voice in two episodes of the prequel series ' , thus making her the only actor to have a role in all six televised `` Star Trek '' series produced up to that time . She also lent her voice to various computer games and software related to the franchise . The association of her voice with interactions with computers led to Google 's Assistant project being initially codenamed Google Majel . Barrett had also made a point of attending a major `` Star Trek '' convention each year in an effort to inspire fans and keep the franchise alive . Barrett is also one of six actors ( the others being Jonathan Frakes , Kate Mulgrew , George Takei , Avery Brooks , and Michael Dorn ) to lend their voices to the CD-ROM `` Star Trek : Captain 's Chair '' , reprising her role as the voice of the ships ' computers . On December 9 , 2008 , less than ten days before her death , Roddenberry Productions announced that she would be providing the voice of the ship 's computer once again , this time for the 2009 motion picture reboot of `` Star Trek '' . Sean Rossall , a Roddenberry family spokesman , stated that she had already completed the voiceover work , around December 4 , 2008 . The film is dedicated to Roddenberry and Barrett . Barrett and her husband were honored in 2002 by the Space Foundation with the Douglas S. Morrow Public Outreach Award for their work creating awareness of and enthusiasm for space . Other roles . She appeared as Primus Dominic in Roddenberry 's 1973 postapocalyptic TV drama pilot , `` Genesis II '' ; as Dr. Bradley in his 1974 TV movie `` The Questor Tapes '' and as Lilith the housekeeper in his 1977 TV drama pilot , `` Spectre '' . She also appeared in Michael Crichton 's 1973 sci-fi Western , `` Westworld '' as Miss Carrie , a robot brothel madam ; the 1977 Stanley Kramer thriller `` The Domino Principle '' ; and the 1979 TV movie `` The Man in the Santa Claus Suit '' starring Fred Astaire . Her later film appearances included small roles in `` Teresa 's Tattoo '' ( 1994 ) and `` Mommy '' ( 1995 ) . After Gene Roddenberry 's death , Barrett took material from his archives to bring two of his ideas into production . She was executive producer of ' ( in which she also played the character Dr. Julianne Belman ) , and `` Andromeda '' . She also served as creative director for `` Gene Roddenberry 's Lost Universe '' , a comic book series based on another archival Roddenberry concept . In a gesture of goodwill between the creators of the `` Star Trek '' franchise and of `` Babylon 5 '' ( some of whose fans viewed them as rivals ) , she appeared in the `` Babylon 5 '' episode `` Point of No Return '' , as Lady Morella , the psychic widow of the Centauri emperor , a role which foreshadowed major plot elements in the series . Parodying her voice work as the computer for the `` Star Trek '' series , Barrett performed as a guest voice on `` Family Guy '' as the voice of Stewie Griffin 's ship 's computer in the episode `` Emission Impossible '' . Barrett 's widely recognized voice performance as the `` Star Trek '' computer inspired the Amazon Alexa interactive virtual assistant , according to its developer Toni Reid , although Barrett had no direct role in it . Railroad voicework . The Southern Pacific Railroad used her voice talent contained inside Harmon Electronics ( of Grain Valley , MO ) track-side defect detector devices , used in various locations west of the Mississippi River . When a defect is identified on the passing train , the system responds with her recorded voice announcing the defect location information to the train crew over the radio . In railroad forums and railroad radio monitoring groups , she was and is still referred to as the `` SP Lady '' . However , with the implementation of newer hotbox detector technology , finding her voice today on working detectors is very rare . The hotbox detectors that had her voice installed in them were not upgradeable to the newer digital signaling requirements , and finding parts for them was problematic . Today , her voice is found on smaller regional railroads , usually only at dragging equipment locations , such as in California at milepost 24.6 on the Metrolink Lancaster line ( under the I-5 and I-210 interchange in Sylmar ) , and in Oregon on the Portland & Western at milepost 746.5 , near Lake Oswego . These voiced detectors remain because the lines were once owned by Southern Pacific , and because only two unchanging recorded messages are used , compared to the dynamic changing library used in hotbox detectors . The only major railroad that still uses her voice today is Union Pacific . Final voiceover work . Some of Barrett 's final voiceover work was still in post-production , to be released in 2009 after her death , as mentioned in the credits of the 2009 movie `` Star Trek '' , again as the computer 's voice . An animated production called `` Hamlet A.D.D . '' credited her as Majel Barrett Roddenberry , playing the voiceover role of Queen Robot . Death . Barrett-Roddenberry died on the morning of December 18 , 2008 , at her home in Bel Air , Los Angeles , California , as a result of leukemia . She was 76 years old . A public funeral was held on January 4 , 2009 , in Los Angeles . More than 250 people attended , including Nichelle Nichols , George Takei , Walter Koenig , her on-screen daughter Marina Sirtis , Brent Spiner , Wil Wheaton , and many Trekkies . After Gene Roddenberry died in 1991 , his wife had commissioned Celestis Inc. , a company that specializes in `` memorial spaceflights '' , to launch a part of his remains into space in 1997 . On January 26 , 2009 , Celestis said that it would ship the remains of Gene Roddenberry and Majel Barrett-Roddenberry into space the following year , but the launch has been delayed . The couple 's cremated remains will be sealed into specially made capsules designed to withstand space travel . A rocket-launched spacecraft will carry the capsules , along with digitized tributes from fans . The spacecraft was planned to launch in 2019 .
Trichophoroides decipiens . `` Trichophoroides decipiens '' is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae . It was described by Bates in 1880 .
Sebastian Sageder . Sebastian Sageder ( born 25 January 1980 ) is an Austrian lightweight rower . He won a gold medal at the 2001 World Rowing Championships in Lucerne with the lightweight men 's four .
County of Lytton , Queensland . The County of Lytton is a county ( a cadastral division ) in the Darling Downs region of Queensland , Australia . It was named and bounded by the Governor in Council on 7 March 1901 under the `` Land Act 1897 '' .
Aisha Lemu . Aisha Lemu is a British-born author and religious educator who converted to Islam in 1961 and now resides in Nigeria . Life . Lemu was born in Poole , Dorset , in 1940 , as Bridget Aisha Honey . At the age of thirteen , she began to question her faith and began exploring other religions including Hinduism and Chinese Buddhism . She studied at the University of London 's School of Oriental and African Studies ( SOAS ) , pursuing her interest in Chinese history , language and culture . While there , she met Muslims who gave her Islamic literature to read and she converted to Islam at the Islamic Cultural Centre in 1961 , during her first year of study . She subsequently helped to found the Islamic Society at SOAS , becoming its first secretary , and also assisted in the formation of the Federation of Student Islamic Societies . After graduating from SOAS , Lemu studied for a postgraduate qualification to teach English as a foreign language and while doing so , she met her future husband , Sheikh Ahmed Lemu , who had been studying at another college of the University of London and was involved in the Islamic activities around the institution . Having obtained her Postgraduate Certificate in Education , she moved to Kano in Nigeria in August 1966 to teach at the School for Arabic Studies there , where Sheikh Ahmed Lemu worked as headmaster . They married in April 1968 , with Aisha becoming his second wife . She subsequently moved to Sokoto to take up the position of principal of the Government Girls College . Sheikh Ahmed Lemu was Grand Qadi of the Sharia Court of Appeal of the State of Niger when it was founded in 1976 , and Aisha was principal of the Women 's Teachers College in Minna from then until 1978 . The couple founded the Islamic Education Trust , which now operates in several Nigerian states has offices and a library , includes a publisher , primary and secondary school and adult education centre for women . Lemu was a member of the Islamic Studies Panel , set up by the Nigerian Educational Research Council , which was to revise the national Islamic curriculum for different school levels . In 1985 , Lemu founded the Federation of Muslim Women 's Associations in Nigeria ( FOMWAN ) with other Muslim women and was elected as its first national Amirah for four years . Lemu served as a civil servant after this term of office .
Chase ( lighting ) . A chase is an electrical application where strings of adjacent light bulbs cycle on and off frequently to give the illusion of lights moving along the string . With computerized lighting consoles , building chase sequences has become easier , while previously chases used mechanical means , such as a wheel with an electrified spindle which strikes electrical contacts for each circuit . Chase lights ( or chaser lights ) are often associated with the marquee signs of some movie theaters , and have also been used as a common element of television game show sets . Creating a chase effect . In order to achieve a chase `` strip lights '' are most often used , especially when used in `` theatrical '' applications . Similar design is used in computing , where it is known as `` marching ants '' . Several separate circuits of lights ( called channels ) are needed to create a chase effect which is a simulation of motion achieved by turning these circuits ON and OFF in sequence . The standard is 3 or 4 channels . For 4 channels the lights are wired with one common and 4 different feeds . Light # 1 is wired with lights # 5 & 9 & 13 , etc . ( +4 ) ; Light # 2 is wired with lights # 6 & 10 & 14 , etc . ( +4 ) ; Light # 3 is wired with lights # 7 & 11 & 15 , etc . ( +4 ) ; Light # 4 is wired with lights # 8 & 12 & 16 , etc . ( +4 ) . File : Chase_lighting_SMIL.svg|thumb|none|300px|Marquees with 12 lights grouped into 2 , 3 and 4 channels The most common 4 channel chase which is seen in a theater Marquee perimeter lighting and other lighting animation applications consists of 4 channel wired light bulbs and an electronic chaser . The electronic chaser turns channel # 1 ON while all the other Channels remain OFF . Then after an adjustable period of time it turns OFF channel # 1 while turning ON channel # 2 , then turn OFF channel # 2 while turning ON channel # 3 , then turn OFF channel # 3 while turning ON channel # 4 , then repeat . This creates the illusion that the lights are moving in one direction . Some digital lighting chasers are made to do the above described single light chase pattern along with other combinations of Turning ON and OFF of the light to create different sequences like forward light chase , backward light chase , bouncing , dark chase ( 1 channel OFF while all 3 others ON ) , etc ... Also , more than 4 channel chasers are used to create more effects and to animate illuminated objects . Chase circuits using LEDs are commonly built by electronics hobbyists with timer ( such as the 555 timer IC ) and counter ( such as the 4017 , which allows up to 10 channels ) integrated circuits .
Megan Bonny . Megan Bonny ( born March 6 , 1990 ) is an American rugby sevens player . She won a silver medal at the 2015 Pan American Games as a member of the United States women 's national rugby sevens team .
Cirsium palustre . `` Cirsium palustre '' , the marsh thistle or European swamp thistle , is a herbaceous biennial ( or often perennial ) flowering plant in the daisy family , Asteraceae . `` Cirsium palustre '' is a tall thistle which reaches up to in height . The strong stems have few branches and are covered in small spines . In its first year the plant grows as a dense rosette , at first with narrow , entire leaves with spiny , dark purple edges ; later , larger leaves are lobed . In the subsequent years the plant grows a tall , straight stem , the tip of which branches repeatedly , bearing a candelabra of dark purple flowers , with purple-tipped bracts . In the northern hemisphere these are produced from June to September . The flowers are occasionally white , in which case the purple edges to the leaves are absent . The plant provides a great deal of nectar for pollinators . It was rated first out of the top 10 for most nectar production ( nectar per unit cover per year ) in a UK plants survey conducted by the AgriLand project which is supported by the UK Insect Pollinators Initiative . It is native to Europe where it is particularly common on damp ground such as marshes , wet fields , moorland and beside streams . In Canada and the northern United States , it is an introduced species that has become invasive . It grows in dense thickets that can crowd out slower growing native plants . Ecology . `` Cirsium palustre '' is broadly distributed throughout much of Europe and eastward to central Asia . This thistle 's occurrence is linked to the spread of human agriculture from the mid-Holocene era or before . It is a constant plant of several fen-meadow plant associations , including the `` Juncus subnodulosus '' - '' Cirsium palustre '' fen-meadow . The flowers are visited by a wide variety of insects , featuring a generalised pollination syndrome .
Turbonilla multilirata . `` Turbonilla multilirata '' is a species of sea snail , a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae , the pyrams and their allies . Description . The length of the shell varies between 4 mm and 6.5 mm .
List of Doc Savage novels . Doc Savage stories , 181 in total , first appeared in Conde Nast 's `` Doc Savage Magazine '' pulps . The original series has sold over 20 million copies in paperback form . The first entry was `` The Man of Bronze '' , in March , 1933 from the house name `` Kenneth Robeson '' . John L. Nanovic was editor for 10 years , and planned and approved all story outlines . The early stories were pure pulp `` supersagas '' , as dubbed by Philip Jose Farmer , with rampaging dinosaurs and lost races , secret societies led by dastardly villains , fantastic gadgets and weapons , autogyros and zeppelins , death-dealing traps and hair-raising escapes , and plots to rule the earth . In the first few stories , Doc and his aides killed enemies without compunction . An editorial decision made them kill only when necessary for a more adventurous kid-friendly magazine , unlike the bloodthirsty competitor The Shadow . Doc Savage was the lead story , often illustrated with line drawings . Exciting covers were painted in bold colors by Walter M. Baumhofer . Other adventure stories filled up the back , and there was a letters column . Kids could join the Doc Savage Club complete with badge , or follow `` The Doc Savage Method Of Self-development '' to build muscle and memory . In Depression America , 10-cent pulps with hundred of pages were handed around barracks or bunkhouses or schoolyards , a popular form of entertainment when people were unemployed and poor , and fantastic stories detracted from real life . Lester Dent wrote most of the stories , with fill-ins by Harold A. Davis , Alan Hathway , and William Bogart that were overseen or rewritten by Dent . By 1938 , as the economy improved , pulps were on the wane and faced competition from comic books . During World War II , ordinary men and women performed fantastic deeds daily in exotic corners of the world , and fantastic pulp adventures seemed childish . Charles Moran became editor in 1943 and changed the format to suspense and realism . Doc used fewer gadgets and standard detective tropes . By 1946 , in `` Measures for a Coffin '' , Doc is busting crooked investment bankers . Doc pared down his team , working mainly with Monk and Ham , and sometimes alone . Successive editors carried this format , and Babette Rosmond retitled the magazine `` Doc Savage , Science Detective '' in 1947 . By this time , the Doc stories were shorter than other stories in the magazine . Covers rarely showed Doc anymore , becoming detective-generic , abstract or illustrating non-Doc stories . Dent may have recycled some generic detective stories as Doc tales ; `` King Joe Cay '' features Doc working alone , in disguise , with no aides , gadgets , or headquarters , and an interest in the ladies . Alan Hathway 's grisly `` The Mindless Monsters '' reads like a rejected Spider story . Experimenting with new formats , during 1947 Dent wrote five stories with a first-person narrator , an innocent person caught up in a Doc Savage adventure , with one story narrated by Pat Savage , `` I Died Yesterday '' . Still , sales fell . The magazine went bi-monthly in 1947 , then quarterly in 1949 . Editor William de Grouchy was brought back to revive the magazine , and asked Dent to return to larger-than-life stories . Dent took a new direction , with Doc infiltrating Russia and outwitting `` the Ivans '' . This story , eventually titled `` The Red Spider '' in the Bantam run , was killed and shelved by editor Daisy Bacon . She oversaw three pulp-style adventures for the last three issues , but the magazine was cancelled in 1949 . In the last story , `` Up from Earth 's Center '' , Doc delves into a cave in Maine and meets what may be actual demons , and runs screaming in terror . The saga had ended . Until 1964 , when Bantam Books revived the pulps as paperbacks . A huge selling point were the striking photo-realistic covers of a vibrant , widow-peaked , shredded-shirted Doc painted by James Bama and later Bob Larkin , Boris Vallejo , and others . Bantam reprinted all the stories , concluding in 1990 , but not in the original publication order , and a few stories were retitled . They started as single volumes with numbers . As the stories got shorter , Bantam combined double novels with numbers , and finally Doc Savage Omnibuses with four or five stories without numbers . The rejected `` The Red Spider '' manuscript was discovered in 1975 by Will Murray and published during the Bantam Books print run as # 95 . In recent years , Anthony Tollin 's Sanctum Books , initially in association with Nostalgia Ventures for the first 16 releases , has reprinted all 182 ( including the initially unpublished `` The Red Spider '' ) of the Doc Savage stories from the thirties and forties , usually at least two to a volume , using Baumhofer covers , and some Bama covers for variant editions . The reprint project , 87 volumes in total , was completed in 2016 . Doc Savage Magazine ( 1975 ) . Magazine Management Co , Inc , a Marvel imprint also called Curtis Magazines , published eight black-and-white illustrated magazines as a movie tie-in . The cover of the first issue was an elaboration of the poster for the 1975 film ' painted by Roger Kastel , with all of the other covers painted by Ken Barr . So , for eight issues , a Doc Savage magazine reappeared on newsstands . The stories were reprinted in `` Showcase Presents : Doc Savage '' and again as `` Doc Savage Archives : Vol 1 '' . Doc Savage Novels . The list includes original Doc Savage novels either entirely new or developed from Lester Dent 's stories and notes .
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Al-Azhar University – Gaza . Al-Azhar University – Gaza ( ) , often abbreviated AUG , is a Palestinian , public , non-profit and independent higher education institution . During the first intifada , the Palestinian Leader Yasser Arafat issued a decree in September 1991 to establish a Palestinian national university . AUG opened journey on 18 October 1991 in two-story building with 725 students enrolled in two faculties ; the Faculty of Education and the Faculty of Sharia and Law ( now the Faculty of Law ) . Like most educational institutes in Gaza , the university is gender-segregated . History . AUG opened its doors in 1991 with only two faculties : the Faculty of Education and the Faculty of Sharia and Law ( now the Faculty of Law ) . In 1992 , four faculties : the Faculty of Pharmacy , the Faculty of Agriculture and Environment , the Faculty of Science , and the Faculty of Arts & Human Sciences were established , followed by the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences . The Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences was established at another stage of AUG development in 1997 to fulfill the medical needs of the Palestinian community . In 1999 , the Faculty of Medicine , a branch of the Palestinian Faculty of Medicine in Al-Quds University-Abu Dis , was opened as the first medical faculty in the Gaza Strip . The Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology was launched in 2001 to keep abreast of new knowledge and technology . In 2007 , the Faculty of Dentistry was opened to improve the oral health care of the Palestinian community . The Faculty of Sharia was reopened as a distinct faculty in 2009 . In 2015 , the King Hassan II for Environmental Sciences and Agriculture Building was inaugurated in the new campus in the Al-Mughraqa area . The construction of this building was funded by King Mohammed VI of Morocco . Two buildings , the auditorium and the Faculty of Arts and Human Sciences were funded by the Saudi Fund for Development and will be annexed to the new campus in Al-Mughraqa .
Lakes in Bangalore . Lakes in Bangalore , Karnataka are numerous , and there are no rivers close by . Most lakes in the Bangalore region were constructed in the sixteenth century by damming the natural valley systems by constructing bunds . The effect of urbanization has taken some heavy toll on the Beautiful lakes in Bangalore . The lakes in the city have been largely encroached for urban infrastructure and as result , in the heart of the city only 17 good lakes exist as against 51 healthy lakes in 1985 . Urban development has caused 16 lakes getting converted to bus stands , Golf courses , playgrounds and residential colonies , and few tanks were breached under the malaria eradication programme . In recent years , the Management of Lakes traditionally done by the government agencies witnessed experimentation by the Lake Development Authority with a limited public–private sector participation in respect of three lakes , which has proved controversial and resulted in almost a reversal of the policy . History . The earliest history of creation of lakes in and around the city is traced to the founders of Bangalore or Bengaluru –the Kempe Gowdas– in the Sixteenth century and later by the Wodeyars of Mysore Kingdom and the British . Most of the lakes and tanks were man made for purposes of drinking water , irrigation and fishing needs and they have also favorably influenced microclimate of the city . The lake waters have also served as “ Dhobhi Ghats ” or places where washer–men ( ‘ dhobis ’ is the locale usage in India ) , have traditionally used them as a means of livelihood for washing clothes and drying them . The lakes have also served to replenish ground water resources in the vicinity , which are tapped through wells for drinking water . In the 1960s the number of tanks and lakes was 280 and less than 80 in 1993 . Until 1895 unfiltered water was supplied from tanks like Dharmambudhi ( present day Bus station ) , Millers tank ( Area opposite Cantonment railway station ) , Sankey and Ulsoor tanks . From 1896 water was supplied from Hessarghtta and from 1933 it was also obtained from Thippagondanahalli . In the 1970s the scheme to pump water from the Cauvery river 100 kilometres away was begun . The water needed to be raised up by 500 metres . The water demand in 2001 was 750 million litres per day and the actual supply is only 570 million litres per day and the per capita usage is about 105 litres per day . The national standard is 150 litres per day while the international standard is 200 litres per capita per day . Encroachment . Most of the lakes have vanished due to encroachment and construction activity for urban infrastructure expansion . The city once had 280-285 lakes of which 7 can not be traced , 7 are reduced to small pools of water , 18 have been unauthorisedly encroached by slums and private parties , 14 have dried up and are leased out by the Government . 28 lakes have been used by the Bangalore Development Authority to distribute sites and build extensions for residential areas . The remaining lakes are in fairly advanced state of deterioration . Topography and hydrology . The topographic setting of the city has radial slopes towards east and west with a smooth ridge running north to south ; rainfall over the ridge area gets divided and flows east or west into the three gentle slopes and valleys of Koramangala–Challagatta , Hebbal and Vrishabavathi . Doddabettahalli is the highest point on this ridge . These naturally undulating terrain of hills and valleys , lends itself perfectly to the development of lakes that can capture and store rainwater . Small streams are formed by each valley starting with the ridge at the top . A series of shallow tanks varying in size are developed . The gentle topography has also good potential of ground water development . Water resources are important for urban areas as they provide for a wide range of uses . Bangalore , with annual rainfall of with three different rainy seasons covering nine months of the year . June to October is the rainy season accounting for 64 % of the total annual rainfall in the S-W monsoon period and during the N–E monsoons ( November – December. ) . It has a salubrious climate with an annual mean temperature of with extremes ranging from to . The streams between ridges and valleys have been dammed at suitable locations creating a cascade of reservoirs in each of the three valley systems . Each lake stores rain water from its catchments with excess flows spilling downstream into the next lake in the cascade . The storm water runs off through drains only . These drains often carry sewage in it , which results in the lakes getting polluted . Many lakes have reportedly springs at the bottom of the lakes , some of which are stated to be choked due to silt , which also feed the lakes . The dependence on lakes , tanks , ponds , wells and other sources , in the past for supply of raw water to the city was de–linked with treated supplies arranged from river based schemes such as the `` Chamarajendra Water Works '' ( Hesaraghatta Lake ) built in 1894 and the `` Chamarajasagar Reservoir '' at T G Halli across the Arkavathy River in 1933 and subsequent sourcing from the Cauvery River schemes . List of lakes . Of the several freshwater lakes and water tanks , the notable are the Madiwala Lake , the Hebbal Lake , the Ulsoor Lake and the Sankey Tank . Other lakes in Bangalore are Allalasandra , Attur Lake , BTM Lake , Chinnappannahalli , Doddanekundi , Kalkere , Kowdenhalli , Keravanhalli , Karithimmanhalli , Kaikondanahalli , Kengeri , Kodigenahalli , Kundalahalli , Mahadevpura , Seetharampalya , Thubarahalli , Uttarahalli , Doraikere , Dipanjali , Malgan , Veerasagara ( Attur in Yelahanka ) , Veerasandra and Yelahanka . Status of two of the centrally located lakes , namely , the Ulsoor Lake and the Sankey tank , which have been restored by the Forest Department of the State , are elaborated in the following sections . Flora and fauna . The lakes in Bangalore are rich in flora and fauna ( some species are pictured in the gallery ) biodiversity . Status . A recent study says most of the Bangalore lakes are toxic with very less dissolved oxygen . Management . Historically lakes in the Bangalore region were managed by a plethora of government agencies such as the Forest Department , Minor Irrigation Department , Horticulture Department , Public Works Department ( PWD ) , Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike ( BBMP ) , Bangalore Development Authority ( BDA ) , Tourism Department , City Municipal Councils and Panchayats ; each organisation claiming its own jurisdiction of ownership and maintenance rights resulting in a deficient , inconsistent and uncoordinated approach . Expert Committees set up by the Karnataka Government , since 1986 , highlighted the failure of the various bodies maintaining lakes in protecting them and also suggested that : . A Public Interest Litigation was also filed in July 1985 citing the recommendations of the Expert Committee for implementation and the High Court duly directed the Government of Karnataka to take immediate steps for acting on the recommendations . The Government initiated action to establish a separate authority to address the problem of lakes and implement the recommendations of the Expert Committee and the Lake Development Authority was thus established in July 2002 . Lake Development Authority . The Government of Karnataka , following the directive of The Honourable High Court of Karnataka and considering the unchecked deterioration of lakes in and around Bangalore and keeping in line with their critical role in maintaining healthy environs and recharging of ground water , set up the Lake Development Authority ( LDA ) in July 2002 as a registered society under the Karnataka Societies Registration Act , 1959 , as a non-profit organisation and a para–statal body with a mandate of `` working solely for the regeneration and conservation of lakes in and around Bangalore city within BMRDA jurisdiction in the first instance , would be extended to other parts of Karnataka subsequently . '' A Governing Council and other groups have been set up for the smooth functioning of the LDA . LDA ’ s jurisdiction has been extended , in July 2003 , to cover other city corporations and town municipalities in the State . The Authority is high powered body headed by a Chairman who is the Chief Secretary , Government of Karnataka , Additional Chief Secretary , Government of Karnataka as Vice-Chairman , with a Chief Executive Officer , Lake Development Authority as Member Secretary with other members drawn from Planning , Science and Technology Department , Forest , Ecology and Environment Department , Finance Department , Information and Tourism Department , Urban Development Department , Minor Irrigation Department . Animal Husbandry and Fisheries Department all at the level of Principal Secretaries to the State Govt , Director , NRCD , as representative from MOEF , Government of India , The Secretary ( Environment & Ecology ) , Department of Forest , Ecology and Environment , the Secretary to Government ( Horticulture ) Agriculture and Horticulture Department , Chairmen of Karnataka State Pollution Control Board and Bangalore Water Supply & Sewerage Board and Commissioners of Bangalore Mahanagara Palike and Bangalore Development Authority . The defined charter of functions of the LDA is : . Apart from the above lakes , LDA is coordinating lake restoration works , outside the Bangalore city , in other parts of the state with funding from the National Lake Conservation Programme ( NLCP ) Privatisation . In 2004 , the LDA , which is a parastatal organisation , began a process of `` public-private participation '' where private companies bid for the lakes to “ develop and maintain ” them for the next 15 years with the specified Terms of Reference . The tender specified the following Terms of Reference . The following lakes were leased out to private parties ; the Hebbal Lake to E.I.H , the Nagavara Lake to Lumbini Gardens and the Venkanayakere to ParC Ltd out of which the first two were initially allotted . In May 2006 , LDA leased out the Hebbal Lake , one of the largest lakes in Bangalore , to East India Hotels ( the Oberoi group ) for a period of 15 years for an annual lease amount of Rs . 72,10,000 ( about US $ 1.44 million ) and an annual escalation of 1.5 % in the amount and an Investment of Rs.16,75,00,000 ( about US $ 0.34 million ) with a security deposit of 1.5 % ( Rs.25,12,500 – about US $ 0,50million ) under the Public-Private Partnership policy . The Nagavara Lake was leased to Lumbini Gardens Pvt Ltd in April 2005 for a period of 15 years for an annual lease amount of Rs.4023,000 ( about US $ 0.80 million ) with an annual escalation of 1.5 % of this amount every year for the 15–year lease period and with Investment of Rs.7,01,00,000 ( about US $ 14.02 million ) with a security deposit of 2 % of this amount ( Rs.14,20,000 – about US $ 0.284million ) . Protests . The above private sector activities have resulted in major protests from citizen groups . Principal Chief Conservator of Forests has been urged by 500 residents requesting for abandoning the programme of handing over lakes to privatisation of lakes as they are developed as recreation focal points . Civil rights groups are in the fore front of these protests as they allege that the lake which is a common property resource is illegally fenced off and thus only privileged few could access it While the private developer contends that the lake will be a unique recreational place , the others feel that the entry fee of Rs 20 per person would exclude the traditional users ( farmers , fishing communities , cattle herders , washer–men , and casual workers ) of the lake . Environmentalists mention that the lake ’ s wetland ecology sustained scores of water birds but it will soon become only a pretty hygienic bowl . Environmentalists also say that four types of vegetation in the ecosystem grow at different water depths , sustaining about 30 species of birds . Birds such as sandpipers and clovers will find the lake too deep once the lake is deepened by removing the silt . Deep water birds such as ducks and cormorants will be disturbed by boating . LDA ’ s contention . The Lake Development Authority contends that the organisation is not adequately staffed and that they do not have the finances for maintaining lakes on an ongoing basis . Hence , the alternative is leasing out lakes to private parties . Public interest litigation . PIL has sought redress from the Honorable High Court by way of issue of writ or order in the nature of Mandamus repealing the ‘ Lease Deeds ’ executed by Respondent ( the LDA ) in favour of the beneficiary respondents ( to whom the lakes were leased – Respondents 14 , 15 and 16 ) and requested the Court to direct the Government of Karnataka ( as first Respondent ) to ensure full compliance with the law and policies relating to protection and conservation of lakes/tanks/wetlands . Policy turnaround . The LDA has transferred 17 lakes to BBMP while rest of the lakes are now controlled by Karnataka Forest Department .
Vandemere , North Carolina . Vandemere is a town in Pamlico County , North Carolina , United States . As of the 2010 census , the town population was 254 . It is part of the New Bern , North Carolina Micropolitan Statistical Area . Geography . Vandemere is located at ( 35.183790 , -76.668016 ) . According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of , of which , of it is land and of it ( 7.41 % ) is water . Demographics . As of the census of 2000 , there were 289 people , 123 households , and 78 families residing in the town . The population density was 192.7 people per square mile ( 74.4/km² ) . There were 153 housing units at an average density of 102.0 per square mile ( 39.4/km² ) . The racial makeup of the town was 46.37 % White , 52.94 % African American , 0.35 % Native American , and 0.35 % from two or more races . Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.08 % of the population . There were 123 households out of which 21.1 % had children under the age of 18 living with them , 41.5 % were married couples living together , 17.9 % had a female householder with no husband present , and 35.8 % were non-families . 35.8 % of all households were made up of individuals and 14.6 % had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older . The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 3.05 . In the town , the population was spread out with 21.5 % under the age of 18 , 7.3 % from 18 to 24 , 21.5 % from 25 to 44 , 29.1 % from 45 to 64 , and 20.8 % who were 65 years of age or older . The median age was 45 years . For every 100 females , there were 80.6 males . For every 100 females age 18 and over , there were 76.0 males . The median income for a household in the town was $ 32,917 , and the median income for a family was $ 40,556 . Males had a median income of $ 26,250 versus $ 19,250 for females . The per capita income for the town was $ 13,570 . About 11.6 % of families and 21.6 % of the population were below the poverty line , including 25.9 % of those under the age of eighteen and 35.2 % of those sixty five or over . Media . Vandemere is situated on a point where Vandemere Creek flows into the Bay River . It was incorporated in 1874 and was the county seat from 1872 ( when Pamlico County was formed ) to 1876 . Many of the descendants of the first colonists in North Carolina are still living in Vandemere today and many of the names live on , both in the names of the people and the places . In 1699 a treaty was forged between the English Crown and the `` Bay River Indians '' . Early settlers came from England , but there are also reports of French Huguenots and others including Dutch and Flemish . By the 18th century there are written records of some European habitation in the Vandemere area . Records show that there was a Native American people who lived `` at the head of Vandemore 's Creek . '' These early records show various spellings of the name of Vandemere most showing Dutch or Flemish origin . As early as 1679 , there are records showing a `` Tho . Vandermoller '' being witness to a will , and in 1882 a land grant record that refers to `` Jno . Vandemore . '' On August 27 , 2011 , there was a devastating flood caused by Hurricane Irene , demolishing just over 100 homes . Local contractors aided the attempt to repair , and in some cases , even build new houses . Officials have upped the standards on flood regulations , requiring things such as higher outlets , and raised houses .
Women in the United States judiciary . The number of women in the United States judiciary has increased as more women have entered law school , but women still face significant barriers in pursuing legal careers . History . Women faced significant barriers in entering the legal profession in the US . In 1875 , for instance , the Wisconsin Supreme Court denied Lavinia Goodell admission to the state bar on the grounds that `` [ n ] ature has tempered woman as little for the juridical conflicts of the court room , as for the physical conflicts of the battle field . Womanhood is moulded [ sic ] for gentler and better things . '' In June 1869 , the Supreme Court of Iowa ruled that Arabella Mansfield could not be denied a chance to take the bar exam because she is a woman . She took the exam and passed , becoming the first licensed female lawyer in the United States . Also in 1872 , the Utah Bar admitted its first two women Phoebe Couzins and Georgianna Snow . In 1873 , Belva Lockwood was admitted to the Washington , D.C. , bar after a yearlong dispute . In 1878 , Clara Shortridge Foltz became the first woman to be admitted to practice law in the state of California . To do so , she had to lobby the state legislature to remove the gender restriction in the law . Nonetheless , after her legislative success , she was still denied admission to the state 's Hastings College of law on the grounds that women would `` distract the attention of the male students . '' Ms. Foltz only gained admission to the state school after arguing her case to the California Supreme Court . In Washington D.C. , Belva Lockwood lobbied Congress on three separate occasions to change the U.S. Supreme Court admissions rules to allow a woman to argue before the court . Her efforts succeeded . Lockwood was sworn in as the first woman member of the U.S. Supreme Court bar on March 3 , 1879 . Late in 1880 , she became the first woman lawyer to argue a case before the U.S. Supreme Court . Even as women began to practice law , there were still few female judges . In 1884 , the District of Columbia trial court appointed Marilla Ricker to the position of United States Commissioner . In 1886 , the first woman to graduate from Pennsylvania Law School was appointed master in chancery for the city of Philadelphia . By 1907 , Evanston , Illinois elected a woman , Catherine Waugh McCulloch to serve as a justice of the peace . In 1914 , Georgia Bullock was appointed the `` woman judge '' of Los Angeles , in charge of a court segregated by sex where `` she would serve as a model of Victorian ideals of womanhood for female misdemeanants . '' Ratified in 1920 , the Nineteenth Amendment granted women the right to vote . During this time , women began assuming judgeships , through both appointment and election . One such woman was Mary O'Toole , who became the first woman municipal judge of the United States , when she was appointed Judge of the Municipal Court of Washington , D.C. by President Harding in 1921 . In 1925 , the first female lawyer in California , Clara Shortridge Foltz , was considered for a federal judgeship at the age of 76 . Florence Allen became both the first woman to be elected to the positions of general jurisdiction court in 1920 and the first female state appellate judge through her election to the Ohio Supreme Court in 1922 . She later became the first female federal appellate judge , appointed to the 6th Circuit in 1933 . The Los Angeles Women 's Judge Georgia Bullock was finally appointed to an 'official ' judgeship in 1931 . The first female judge to serve on a federal district court , Burnita Shelton Matthews , was appointed in 1949 to the United States District Court for the District of Columbia . Barring women from practicing law was prohibited in the U.S. in 1971 . In 1975 , Julia Cooper Mack was appointed to the D.C. Court of Appeals , making her the first woman of color , and only the eighth woman total , to be appointed to a court of last resort . By 1993 , 60 women had served on the highest court in forty states , the District , and the federal courts . As of 2001 , women comprised 26.3 % of the judgeships on state courts of last resort , 19.2 % of federal district court judgeships , 20.1 % of federal appellate judgeships , and as of 2018 , 33.3 % of the U.S. Supreme Court . In 1981 , Sandra Day O'Connor was the first woman appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court . She received unanimous Senate approval . In 1982 , she wrote the majority opinion in Mississippi University for Women v. Hogan . In 1992 , O'Connor provided the vote needed in Planned Parenthood v. Casey to uphold the court 's earlier decision . In 1999 , O'Connor sided with the majority opinion in the sexual harassment case Davis v. Monroe County Board of Education that ruled the school board in question was indeed responsible for protecting a fifth-grade student from unwanted advances from another student . O'Connor retired from the court in 2006 . Justice Sandra Day O'Connor , commenting on women pursuing careers , observed that `` women professionals still have primary responsibility for the children and the housekeeping , spending roughly twice as much time on these cares as do their professional husbands . '' Gender bias and barriers to entry in the US courts . In the 1980s and 1990s , women began to experience an increase in their access the courts , as employees , judges , and court-users . This increase in access , along with a renewed interest in uncovering underlying discrimination , led many courts to consider the experience that women were having in the traditionally male-dominated court system . In the early 1980s the National Organization for Women Legal Defense and Education Fund and the National Association of Women Judges banded together to push the state and federal courts to review a perceived bias against women that they believed existed in the courts . From 1982 to 1984 , the New Jersey Supreme Court created and ran the nation 's first official Task Force on Women in the Courts to `` investigate the extent to which gender bias exists in the New Jersey judicial branch , and to develop an education program to eliminate any such bias . '' The task force found `` significant gender bias , '' prompting the New Jersey Chief Justice to order the task force to continue its work indefinitely . The New Jersey report garnered significant public attention and prompted other states to consider similar studies in their own judicial branches . At a 1988 joint meeting of the Conference of Chief Justices and the Conference of State Court Administrators the participants formulated resolutions directing each chief justice to create a task force in his or her jurisdiction to study `` gender bias and minority concerns . '' This effort resulted in a comprehensive overview of issues impacting women in the various state judiciaries . Starting in 1992 with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit , the federal judiciary followed suit and sought to investigate any gender bias that might exist in the courts and seek ways to remedy the problems . The progress made by these courts was almost terminated in 1995 , when the new Republican majority that swept into Congress under the Contract with America sought to cut off funding that had been provided to run these task forces on the federal level . The new majority `` believed that bias task forces by the federal judiciary were both unnecessary and undesirable . '' However , the appropriation remained intact and tasks forces , such as Chief Judge Sloviter 's Third Circuit Task Force , could continue to pursue their charters . Since 1992 , women 's representation in law school classes has approached 50 % . However , the percentage of female federal judges is fairly lower . As of 2016 , only 36 % of judges on the federal courts of appeals were women , that is 60 out of 167 active judges . Women represented only 15 % of judges on the Third Circuit , only 20 % of judges on the Eight Circuit and only 25 % of judges on the Tenth Circuit . As for women of color , there is even a smaller number . Only 12 women ( 7 % of judges ) of color were on the U.S. courts of appeals . In addition to other task forces , the Ninth Circuit 's report found that many women believe that a major hindrance to attaining a judicial position is the lack of women `` power players '' in the connected `` old boys clubs '' that often influence judicial appointments . Women judges and women lawyers attribute male-domination of the judiciary in large part to the exclusion of women from the networks that influence judicial appointments . Women lawyers attribute the small number of women appointed to bench and bar committees to the exclusion of women from formal and informal selection processes . A large proportion of women lawyers believe that men have a better chance than women to be promoted to law firm partnerships and to equivalent positions in public law organizations . ( See Sandra Day O'Connor , The Effects of Gender in the Federal Courts : The Final Report of the Ninth Circuit Gender Bias Task Force : The Quality of Justice , 67 S. Cal . L. Rev . 745 , 786-87 ( 1994 ) . ) Inappropriate interactions . Many of the task forces found both explicit and implicit unacceptable treatment of female lawyers by male judges . For instance , in 1988 , `` a senior status federal district court judge refused to address a female attorney as 'Ms . ' and threatened to hold her in contempt if she persisted in using her birth name rather than her married name . '' Women judges also report hearing more disparaging remarks than male judges do .
Gauley Subdivision . The Gauley Subdivision is a railroad line owned by CSX Transportation in the U.S. states of West Virginia and Virginia . It was formerly part of the CSX Huntington East Division . It become part of the CSX Florence Division on June 20 , 2016 . The line runs from Gauley , West Virginia to Fola , West Virginia for a total of 22.0 miles . At its east end the line continues west from the New River Subdivision and at its west end the track comes to an end .
Þórsvöllur . Þórsvöllur is a football stadium in Iceland . It is located in Akureyri , and seats 984 individuals in one stand but the field can hold 2,000 standing spectators additionally . It is the home stadium for Icelandic football team Þór .
Gordon Stephenson . Gordon Stephenson ( 1908–1997 ) was a British-born town planner and architect . He is best known for his role in shaping the modern growth and development of Perth , Western Australia . Early life . Gordon Stephenson was born in 1908 . He studied architecture at the University of Liverpool , graduating in 1930 . Early career . His early career included working with Patrick Abercrombie on the Greater London Plan . Along with Peter Shepheard , he created an influential design for Stevenage , the first post-war British new town , which incorporated a pedestrianised town centre . Perth , Western Australia . In 1953 , he was commissioned by the state government of Western Australia to produce a plan for the metropolitan area of Perth and Fremantle . The resulting 1955 `` Plan for the Metropolitan Region '' was co-authored with Alistair Hepburn and is commonly known as the 'Stephenson-Hepburn Report ' . It included an atlas of maps which laid down a broad pattern of future land uses including highways and open space , and catered for significant additional population growth . The report formed the basis for the 1963 Metropolitan Region Scheme for Perth and Fremantle , a legal instrument for regulating land-use and development in the urban area It remained the overarching strategic plan for the development of Perth until it was succeeded by the `` Corridor Plan for Perth '' in 1970 . Later career . Following his work in Perth , he was employed variously as a consultant planner and academic in New Zealand , Canada , and America . In Halifax , Canada , he is known for his 1957 plan to redevelop the entire downtown core as well as the forceful eviction of Africville , a historically black neighborhood . He subsequently returned to Perth and continued to play an important role in its development , amongst other things crafting plans for Joondalup and Midland regional centres , and for the campus of Murdoch University . In later life , he authored several books . Death . He died in 1997 , possibly of a stroke . Legacy . On August 28 , 2011 , the WA State Government announced that the recently completed building , informally known as one40william would be renamed Gordon Stephenson House . The Planning Department at the University of Liverpool is located in the Gordon Stephenson Building , named in his honour .
Private Equity Analyst . `` Private Equity Analyst '' is a newsletter that since 1988 has provided news and information about the private-equity market and its investment specialities , including venture capital , leveraged buyouts , mezzanine investing and turnarounds . Based in Wellesley , Massachusetts , it also conducts the Private Equity Analyst range of eight annual conferences of the private-capital industry . On Feb. 19 , 2004 Dow Jones & Company announced that it had signed an agreement to acquire the stock and assets of the Alternative Investor Group , the publisher of `` Private Equity Analyst '' . Subscriptions cost $ 1,495 a year within the U.S. , and a single issue costs $ 150 .
Massacre in the Black Forest . `` Massacre in the Black Forest '' ( ) is a 1967 historical drama film set on the northeast frontier of the Roman Empire facing the area of Germania in A.D. 9 . The film centers on Hermann , a chieftain of the Cherusci Germanic tribe ( in what is now Hesse ) , who drew three Roman legions into an ambush in the Teutoburg Forest , known as the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest . This film was directed by Ferdinando Baldi .
Lower Norton Lake . Lower Norton Lake is an alpine lake in Blaine County , Idaho , United States , located in the Smoky Mountains in Sawtooth National Forest . It is most easily accessed from trail 135 from the end of forest road 170 . The lake is located east of Prairie Creek Peak . It is also near Smoky Lake , Big Lost Lake , Little Lost Lake , and Upper Norton Lake .
American Chamber of Commerce in the People 's Republic of China . The American Chamber of Commerce in the People 's Republic of China ( AmCham China ) is a non-profit , non-governmental organisation whose membership compromises more than 3,300 individuals from 900 companies operating across China . The chamber 's nationwide mission is to help American companies succeed in China through advocacy , information , networking and business support services . The chamber provides information , networking opportunities , business support services , and advocacy to promote a mutually beneficial bilateral business environment for the United States and China . AmCham China is the only officially recognised chamber of commerce representing American businesses in Mainland China . AmCham China has more than 50 industry- and issue-specific forums and committees . These working groups serve as a platform for the American business community and other organisations in China to foster understanding , share information , pursue common interests , promote trade and investment , and strengthen cooperation . AmCham China ’ s headquarters are located in Beijing . In addition to a Tianjin Chapter , it has a Central China Chapter based in Wuhan and a Northeast China Chapter with offices in Dalian and Shenyang . History . The first American Chamber of Commerce in Beijing ( then Peking ) was established in 1919 , with eight founding member companies , including Standard Oil . The organization disbanded when war broke out , and the chamber did not reform until 1981 . AmCham China was formally registered with the Ministry of Civil Affairs in 1991 . As a non-partisan , not-for-profit organization dedicated to supporting and promoting the business success of its members , AmCham China is not affiliated with any branch of government . Structure . AmCham China is a member-led organization rooted in the vision , hard work , and dedication of its members , many of whom are leaders within their companies and the business community . Currently , its national level operations are guided by the Chairperson , three Vice-Chairpersons , and 10 governors who comprise the organization ’ s Board of Governors . All voting members of AmCham China are eligible to participate in an annual election to select the Board . Additionally , members of three AmCham China Chapters from around the country ( Wuhan for Central China , Dalian for Northeast China , Tianjin , and Shenyang ) each have their own local executive committee . These executive committees ensure that every Chapter is responsive to the needs of local AmCham China members . Board of Governors . The Board of Governors consists of 14 voting individuals : the Chairperson , three Vice-Chairpersons , and 10 governors . The Treasurer , the General Counsel , the President , the most recent former Chairperson of the Board of Governors , and the Chairperson of the Executive Committee of any Chapter serve as non-voting ex-officio members . The Board of Governors is responsible for overseeing and making policy decisions for AmCham China . It meets to discuss ongoing matters of the chamber at least six times per year . The Board also selects and appoints the President to supervise and direct all employees of the Chamber . Chairperson . The Chairperson must be a citizen of the United States and have a record of active participation in the Board of Governors , a Chamber committee , or a Chamber forum within the two years prior the election . The Chairperson is eligible for two one-year terms , but it is possible for former Chairpersons to run again for additional non-consecutive terms . At the end of one ’ s term , the former Chairperson may continue serving as a non-voting ex-officio member of the Board unless otherwise elected as a regular Board member . In addition to playing a general supervisory role in AmCham China ’ s organizational development , the Chairperson presides over all Board of Governors meetings , executes the decisions of the Board of Governors , appoints the head of each committee and forum , and represents the chamber in external relations . The Chairperson also appoints the Treasurer and General Counsel of the Board of Governors . Vice-Chairpersons . The three Vice-Chairpersons provide consultation and assume appropriate roles as designated by the Chairperson . In the Chairperson ’ s absence , a Vice-Chairperson may preside over meetings and assume the Chairpersonship in the case of the Chairperson ’ s resignation . Election Committee . The Election Committee supervises and reviews the election process for Board of Governors positions . It is selected by the Board of Governors from voting members of AmCham China . Election Committee members are prohibited from running for any position on the Board of Governors in the upcoming election , and current officers or members of the Board of Governors may not serve on the Election Committee . Membership . AmCham China ’ s membership includes more than 3,500 individuals and 1,000 companies . For an annual fee , membership is offered to major multinational companies , small and medium-sized enterprises , non-profit organizations , entrepreneurs , and other individuals involved with China . Categories . 1 ) Large corporate : companies with global revenue of at least 50 million USD . 2 ) Small corporate : companies with global revenue between 1 million and 50 million USD . 3 ) Other corporate : companies with global revenue of less than 1 million USD . 4 ) Individual : US citizens who are entrepreneurs or work for non-US companies 5 ) Other professionals : US citizens who work for nonprofits or educational institutions , and young professionals between 18 and 30 years of age or senior professionals over 60 years of age . Benefits . Members enjoy exclusive content from AmCham China ’ s monthly magazine , weekly business-focused e-newsletters , podcasts , and round-ups of top Chinese news stories . They have the opportunity to collaborate and learn about industry trends through participation in more than 40 specific committees and forums . Many AmCham China members also take advantage of the diverse membership community to expand their professional network beyond their own industries . Public-private partnership programs in aviation , energy , and healthcare supplement regular networking and informational events for comprehensive exposure to different fields . Additional benefits of membership include assistance through the business visa program , online job postings , health insurance provision , AmCham China ’ s powerful government relations platform , the M2M intra-chamber marketing program , a member discounts program , and exclusive member prices for over 150 annual AmCham China events . Publications . American Business in China White Paper For two decades , the annual American Business in China White Paper has been one of AmCham China ’ s signature products and codifies members ’ collective insights on the current business climate in China , while setting the chamber 's official position regarding high-priority issues that affect the American business community in China . The White Paper also serves as an annual assessment of the progress made on policies and regulations and is a key platform for discussion and engagement with the Chinese and U.S. government . The White Paper includes an annual Recommendation Scorecard measuring progress in a wide range of policy areas . The 2017 White Paper found the most significant progress in banking and capital markets regulation , business sustainability and non-profit engagement . Meanwhile , several areas , including agriculture , automotive policy , and securities investment saw little or no legislative progress . The annual AmCham China ' ( BCS ) enhances the Chinese and US governments ’ understanding of AmCham China 's member companies ’ concerns regarding China ’ s regulatory and policy environment , as well as the daily business challenges companies face when operating in China . Further , the survey is a useful tool for AmCham members to measure their operations and compare their business outlooks and strategies with the broader community . Additionally , the BCS report includes recommendations for businesses and policymakers . The 2015 report concluded that `` A top priority for both Chinese and US policymakers should be the pursuit of a high standard US-China BIT to improve the ability of US companies to invest and innovate in China on an even playing field to the benefit of China 's future economy . '' Business Now is AmCham China 's flagship publication , released both online and in print six times annually . The magazine circulates to thousands of AmCham China ’ s card-holding members , U.S. and Chinese government officials and businesses around Beijing , Tianjin , Dalian , Shenyang , and Wuhan . The magazine provides insights on the U.S.-China business environment , penned by chamber members , in-house policy analysts , and staffers . Each issue includes such features as a cover story addressing a current issue , a report on policy changes and their implications for business , member commentaries , book reviews , and in-depth interviews with senior business leaders . Chapters . AmCham China ’ s headquarters are located in Beijing 's Central Business District . It also has a Central China Chapter in Wuhan , Northeast China Chapter in Dalian and Shenyang , and Tianjin Chapter . The three chapters are headed by Chapter Executive Committees that cater specifically to regional members . Activities . AmCham China is involved in an expansive range of and services . Its signature activities help members succeed in China by providing government advocacy , a wide range of networking opportunities , valuable information and intelligence , and comprehensive business support services . Forums and Committees . Over 40 industry- and issues-specific at AmCham China are driven by the interests and needs of member companies . They provide exposure , create bridges , and facilitate information exchange in specialized business areas . Working groups ’ policy work also contribute to the annual , which reaches the US and Chinese governments as the definitive document on the state of American business in China . Working groups include , but are not limited to , the Aerospace Forum , Clean Tech Committee , Environmental Industry Forum , Financial Services Forum , Intellectual Property Rights Forum , Oil , Energy , and Power Forum , Real Estate and Development Industry Forum , Standards Forum , Business Sustainability Committee , Customs and Trade Committee , Legal Committee , Women ’ s Professional Committee , and Young Professionals Committee . US-China Aviation Cooperation Program . For more than 14 years , the Civil Aviation Administration of China ( CAAC ) , the Federal Aviation Administration ( FAA ) , the U.S. Trade and Development Agency ( USTDA ) , and the Transportation Security Administration ( TSA ) have worked together to promote U.S.-China aviation cooperation through a unique public-private partnership known as the U.S.-China Aviation Cooperation Program ( ACP ) . Building on the history of aviation cooperation that began in the 1970s , the US-China Aviation Cooperation Program ( ACP ) promotes continued industry-wide collaboration between China and the United States . Formally founded in 2004 , the government-industry partnership streamlined American companies ’ interactions with the CAAC . Each year , ACP programs millions of dollars of assistance with help from ACP ’ s 36 U.S. member companies . This work is a win-win for both countries , with aviation playing an important and growing role in the overall U.S.-China economic relationship . There also are other bilateral aviation agreements—U.S.-China Bilateral Aviation Safety Agreement , Bilateral Air Services Agreement ; and Airworthiness , and Flight Standards Dialogues that provide the framework and standards to support the work of ACP ’ s respective industries . Its flagship publication is a quarterly magazine called Partnership . ACP is endorsed by both the US and Chinese governments , drawing from the partnership of six public members and 36 corporate members . US-China Healthcare Cooperation Program . The U.S. – China Healthcare Cooperation Program ( HCP ) is a collaborative initiative , founded in 2011 , based on a joint public-private partnership in healthcare announcement , striving to build closer working relations between the U.S. and China governments while leveraging healthcare industry strengths in order to foster long-term cooperation with China in the areas of technology , public health , policy research , training , and R & D , and to support the Chinese government ’ s goal of enhancing patient access to healthcare services in China . Government agencies , including the US Department of Health and Human Services ( HHS ) , U.S. Department of Commerce , US Trade and Development Agency ( USTDA ) , the National Health and Family Planning Commission of China , and Ministry of Commerce of China , have participated and provided guidance in this program . The Program follows two highly successful , siting US-China public-private partnerships that operate under AmCham China ’ s umbrella ( Aviation Cooperation Program and the Energy Cooperation Program ) . HCP membership includes 27 companies and 7 non-profit organizations and associations , covering healthcare services , medical devices , pharmaceutical companies , medical insurance , healthcare IT , consulting and various other areas . The Program features four working groups addressing key issues shaping healthcare development in China , including Hospital management and Healthcare IT , Healthcare Financing , Disease Prevention & Health Management , and Quality & Safety that each host various workshops , trainings , and study tours . '' US-China Energy Cooperation Program ( ECP ) ’ s mission is to act as a bilateral public private partnership platform to facilitate business cooperation between US and Chinese companies , advance sustainable development in the energy industry and combat climate change . Since its inauguration , the US-China Energy Cooperation Program ( ECP ) has actively engaged in in-depth exchanges and cooperation with the relevant government agencies , industry groups , scientific research institutions and enterprises of the United States and China . At present , more than 20 Chinese companies have long-term strategic cooperation agreements . Each year ECP holds business workshops and field visits in a dozen of provinces . ECP ’ s working groups cover a range of issues including energy supply , energy systems and integration , energy demand , crosscutting support . Export Compliance Working Group . Established in 2006 , the Export Compliance Working Group ( EGWG ) draws from membership companies of AmCham China as well as AmCham Shanghai . Its focus is information-sharing , collaboration , and policy recommendations for US-China high-tech trade . US-China Agriculture & Food Partnership . The U.S. - China Agriculture & Food Partnership seeks to resolve problems and create opportunities for the improved coordination and development of the U.S. - China food and agriculture industries . Since 2013 , it has linked the public , private , and NGO sectors to promote food security , safety , and sustainability . The U.S. - China connection is the indispensable relationship of the 21st Century – and food and agricultural trade is a key strategic pillar of the overall bilateral economic partnership . U.S. and Chinese agriculture and food linkages are expected to deepen further because of tremendous potential synergies driven by different endowments of land , labor and capital . To be sure , the relationship has yet to reach its fullest potential . The overall agricultural trading relationship is robust and has tremendous growth potential . However , continuing trade frictions , the influence of non-agricultural issues , and perhaps underdeveloped links between the U.S. and Chinese agriculture and food industries have all diminished what should be a fully positive and mutually beneficial relationship . However , with the continuing emergence of China ’ s middle class , persistent concerns about food prices , and the development of competitive food and agricultural firms on both sides of the Pacific , there is tremendous potential for further trade , investment and cooperation . The U.S. - China Agriculture & Food Partnership focuses specifically on changing both the tone and substance of the bilateral relationship . By resolving problems and creating opportunities through increased coordination , more effective issue advocacy and the development of a more positive relationship between the U.S. and Chinese food and agriculture industries . The organization also serves as a platform to connect business with relevant government entities in a more coherent way and builds upon themes of food safety , food security and sustainable agriculture . Business Visa Program . was designed with the US Embassy to facilitate quick and convenient visa processing for the Chinese employees of qualified member companies . Although US Embassy officials ultimately decide whether or not applicants secure visas to the United States , this service speeds up the process . AmCham China Business Center . The was launched in 2014 as a one-stop resource for people considering doing business in China . It offers a news bureau , industry reports , and business analysis pertinent to specific sectors . A service directory enables research into potential partners . Visitors to the website can also ask questions to a long-time business expert affiliated with AmCham China .
Olyra burmanica . `` Olyra burmanica '' is a species of longtail catfish endemic to Myanmar where it is found in Pegu Yomas . This species grows to in total length .
Bro Park Sprint Championship . The Bro Park Sprint Championship is a Listed flat horse race in Sweden open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older . It is run at Bro Park over a distance of 1,150 metres ( about 5¾ furlongs ) , and it is scheduled to take place each year in September . History . The event was originally held at Ulriksdal as the Ulriksdallöpning . It was established in 1924 , and was initially contested by horses aged two or older over 1,100 metres . The race was transferred to Täby 's Stockholm Cup International meeting in the early 1980s . For a period it was known as the Täby International Sprinter Stakes . The Täby Open Sprint Championship was given Group 3 status in 1998 . It was downgraded to Listed level in 2009 . Täby Racecourse closed in May 2016 and the race was transferred to its replacement , Bro Park , from the 2016 running and renamed the Bro Park Sprint Championship .
Bostwick , Nebraska . Bostwick is an unincorporated community in Nuckolls County , Nebraska , in the United States . History . A post office was established at Bostwick in 1885 , and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1969 . Bostwick has the name of either a settler or railroad official .
2018–19 Atalanta B.C . season . The 2018–19 season is Atalanta Bergamasca Calcio 's eighth consecutive season in Serie A . The club will compete in Serie A and the Coppa Italia , and had qualified for the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League following their seventh place finish the previous season . The season is coach Gian Piero Gasperini 's third at the club . Appearances and goals . ! colspan=14 style=background : # DCDCDC ; text-align : center| Players transferred out during the season
Saxon Landtag ( building ) . The Saxon Landtag ( ) is a building at the Bernhard von Lindenau Platz in Dresden , which serves as the seat of the landtag ( state parliament ) of Saxony , the Landtag of the Free State of Saxony . Overview . Characteristics of the building are the transparency of the glass facades and the exposed steel skeleton construction . The building , which won several awards , was designed by Peter Kulka and built between 1991 and 1993 , following the German reunification . A special feature of the Landtagsgebäudes is the Bürgerfoyer , where regular exhibitions take place . History . After the collapse of East Germany , the Saxon Landtag had its seat from 27 October 1990 to 17 September 1993 in the Dreikönigskirche in Innere Neustadt district . Since the church was not a permanent solution , a suitable solution was sought . At first , there was no doubt that the Parliament would move back into the house on the Brühl Terrace . The Sächsisches Ständehaus , erected by Paul Wallot , the Reichstag building architect , had been at the disposal of Parliament since 1907 . It was not only its seemingly good construction , but above all the traditional relationship , that encouraged the reflections to use it again as a parliament building . However , closer scrutiny led to the realization that the museums , which had long been housed in the House of the Estates , with their important collections , were an unpredictable temporal uncertainty . Above all , however , the comparison between the use requirements of a modern parliament and the given structural requirements of 1907 suggested a different solution . Thus they decided to build a new building . On March 20 , 1991 , the first realization competition for architecture in Saxony was praised . On May 28th of this year , the prize court of Winfried Sziegoleit was awarded to the architect Peter Kulka , who began the planning . On October 1 , the first demolition work began , and on December 11 , 1991 , the first groundbreaking ceremony followed . On 19 May 1992 , the foundation stone was laid and in November one already celebrated the festivals of the new buildings . On the occasion of the 3rd anniversary of the German Unity on 3 October 1993 , a meeting was held in the new plenary hall . The first official meeting took place a few days later on 14 October 1993 . However , the official transfer took place on 12 February 1994 . On February 1 , 1995 , Kulka 's office was commissioned to plan the reconstruction , reconstruction and extension work of the former building of the Landesfinanzamt in Dresden 's Devrientstraße . This was built between 1928 and 1931 and was from 1946 to 1990 headquarters of the city and district management of the SED . On 15 September 1997 , the building was officially handed over to the Landtag , which has been fully usable since then In the end , the Dutch Road was rebuilt before the Landtag from September to December 1999 . On 6 December 1999 , it received the new name Bernhard-von-Lindenau-Platz . As result of the 2002 Elbe Floodings the building was strongly affected . In the case of damage elimination , additional elements of preventive flood protection were implemented , for example , the transfer of the sensitive technical centers to the upper floor .
Barbara Brunton . Barbara Joan Brunton Gibb ( 13 October 1927 – 29 June 2014 ) , from around 1949 professionally known as Barbara Brunton , was an Australian actress of stage and radio , active between 1940 and 1952 . History . Born a daughter of Ethel Lang and James Brunton Gibb . Barbara was brought up at Lenore Street , Five Dock , Sydney , educated at Fort Street High School and worked as a radio and stage actress associated with Doris Fitton 's Independent Theatre and the Mercury Theatre under the name Barbara Brunton . In 1950 Michael Pate and his wife , Bud Tingwell and Barbara Brunton had ideas of forming a film production company , but nothing came of it . She was engaged to Tingwell in December 1950 , but nothing more was heard of that engagement either . She married journalist Stuart Lindsay Revill on 1952 . He was for four years head of the ABC 's American office in New York , then head of the ABC 's Europe office , London . Actress Kate Revill was a daughter . Bunton died on 29 June 2014 . Her sister , Judith Wendy Brunton Gibb ( 15 October 1925 – ) , known as Wendy Gibb , and brother Peter Brunton Gibb ( – ) were juvenile leads with the BSA Players in the 1930s . Selected appearances . Connection , if any , between Barbara and her fellow actress Dorothy Brunton ( 1890–1977 ) has not yet been found . Dorothy 's father was John Brunton ( c. 1848– 22 July 1909 ) , born in Scotland . Barbara 's grandfather was James Gibb ( –c . 1949 ) and married Mary Brunton ( –1952 ) on 4 July 1891 . Barbara 's father James Gibb ( 13 January 1897 – 28 June 1968 ) changed his name to James Brunton Gibb before he married Ethel Isabel Lang ( 1902 – November 1995 ) on 1 September 1923 .
Antoniówka , Zamość County . Antoniówka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Komarów-Osada , within Zamość County , Lublin Voivodeship , in eastern Poland . It lies approximately north-west of Komarów-Osada , south-east of Zamość , and south-east of the regional capital Lublin .
23rd Empire Awards . The 23rd Empire Awards ceremony ( officially known as the Rakuten Empire Awards ' '' ) , presented by the British film magazine `` Empire '' , honored the best films of 2017 . The ceremony took place on 18 March 2018 in London , England at the Roundhouse Theatre . The nominees were announced on 18 January 2018 . Winners and nominees . Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface .
Lex Hudson . Alexander Hudson ( born December 31 , 1955 ) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who played two games in the National Hockey League for the Pittsburgh Penguins . Hudson was born in Winnipeg , Manitoba . Prior to his professional career , Hudson was standout player at the University of Denver
Land grant to Munnabittu kudurru . The Land grant to Munnabittu kudurru is an elongated egg-shaped black limestone ancient Mesopotamian `` narû '' or entitlement stele ( kudurru ) , 46.5 cm high and 20.5 cm wide , which details the reconfirmation of a gift of 30 GUR of land ( around 750 acres ) by Kassite king Marduk-apla-iddina I to his servant Munnabittu ( a name meaning `` fugitive , refugee '' ) , son of Ṭābu-melû ( probably a Hurrian name ) . It is significant because , in addition to portraying eighteen divine icons around its top , it lists forty-seven gods in its inscription , more than any other similar object . The stele . Recovered from Susa during the French excavations under Jacques de Morgan at the turn of the twentieth century , excavation reference Sb 26 , it is currently located in the Musée du Louvre . The text covers around three quarters of the surface of the sides with the top part engraved with a relief of religious iconography . It records the granting of a tract of land in the limits of the town of Šaknanâ , on the banks of the Mēdandan canal , district of Ḫudādu ( Baghdad ? ) , originally by Meli-Šipak . The failure to issue a record of this deed resulted in its contention by Munnabbittu ’ s neighbor , Aḫūnea ( probably the hypocoristic form of his name ) , son of Dayyān-Marduk , who laid claim to a three GUR and twenty `` qa '' portion of the field , claiming that `` it is the 'gate ' of my field '' . On appeal to Marduk-apla-iddina I , the former governor of Ḫudādu , Kidin-Ninurta , under whose period in office the original grant had been made , and Ṣir-šum-iddina , his successor , together with various city elders , were consulted and unanimously upheld Munnabittu ’ s claim . Ṣir-šum-iddina and the scribe Bēl-ippašra were dispatched to resurvey the property and confirmed its size . Divine names and symbols . The kudurru 's significance lies in its extensive list of Mesopotamian deities used in the curse section , the longest by far to appear on any similar object , where around a dozen usually suffice . The elaborate endorsements , however , provided no protection to the monument as within around fifteen years it was taken back to Elam as war-booty by the invading army of Šutruk-Naḫḫunte . The following gives the names of the gods and goddesses in the order in which they appear in the text , with the cuneiform synonym in parentheses when the name is not written phonetically . The divine symbols are numbered as per Hinke 's diagram ( opposite ) . Išḫara ( 8. scorpion ) , the only symbol not named
Sixpack France . Sixpack France , ( also known as Sixpack ) , is a French clothing brand , created in 1998 by the couple Lionel Vivier and Fanny Baglieto . Born into the French Graffiti Scene , the brand became well known for their clothes ( mostly T-shirts ) , coming from collaboration with famous designers and artists such as Parra , Ryan Waller , Kid acne , Gaspard Augé and also music artists and DJs such as The Bloody Beetroots , TTC , Surkin and A-Trak . In 2009 , the label produced its first movie `` It Was on Earth That I Knew Joy '' directed by Jean-Baptiste de Laubier . The film was presented at SCION installation , Los Angeles , on 20 February 2010 .
New Zealand fairy tern . The New Zealand fairy tern ( `` Sternula nereis davisae '' ) , also known as the tara-iti , is a small tern which breeds between Whangarei and Auckland in the North Island of New Zealand . It is considered critically endangered with an estimated 45 individuals and 12 breeding pairs . It is the smallest tern breeding in New Zealand and is a subspecies of the fairy tern . Breeding . Breeding is limited to four regular sites : Waipu , Mangawhai , Pakiri and the South Kaipara Head . Courtship begins in September , with egg laying occurring between late October and early January . Birds typically lay 1-2 eggs per nest . Nests are small unlined scrapes in the sand and are roped off and monitored by The Department of Conservation . The nests are constructed near white , grey and orange shell debris to help disguise the eggs and chicks , and are found at least 1km apart from each other . They are vulnerable to environmental events such as storms and high tides ; predation ; and human recreational activities . Females spend more time incubating eggs than males , while males provide the majority of food to the chicks . The chicks are mobile from hatching , and ready to fully fledge from 30 days old . The wintering range of the birds extends over the Kaipara Harbour . Outside of the breeding season fairy terns form flocks on the harbour , often around Tapora . Conservation . The number of birds plummeted to three pairs in 1983 but intensive conservation efforts were put in place and numbers increased so that in 1998 the population totalled some 25 to 30 birds with 10 to 12 breeding pairs spread over three breeding sites . Numbers have continued to increase and by 2006 had reached 30 to 40 individuals including 12 breeding pairs . Five years later , numbers have increased again to 40 to 45 individuals and around 10 breeding pairs . With a total population of fewer than fifty individuals including just ten breeding pairs , the IUCN rates this species as `` Critically Endangered '' . A New Zealand government source considers that this bird is `` probably New Zealand 's most endangered indigenous breeding bird . '' It nests on sand and shell banks just above high tide mark and nesting is highly vulnerable to introduced predators , domestic animals , storms , very high tides and disturbance by humans on foot and in vehicles on the beach . The bird is further threatened by a proposed residential subdivision at Te Arai , next to one of its prime breeding sites .
Eight Provinces of Korea . During most of the Joseon Dynasty , Korea was divided into eight provinces ( `` do '' ; ; ) . The eight provinces ' boundaries remained unchanged for about 480 years from 1413 to 1895 , and formed a geographic paradigm that is still reflected today in the Korean Peninsula 's administrative divisions , dialects , and regional distinctions . The names of all eight provinces are still preserved today , in one form or another . These eight historical provinces form both North and South Korea , and are not to be confused with the current eight provinces that make up South Korea . Provinces before 1895 . In 1413 ( the 13th year of the reign of King Taejong ) , the northeastern boundary of Korea was extended to the Tumen River . The country was reorganized into eight provinces : Chungcheong , Gangwon , Gyeonggi , Gyeongsang , Jeolla , P'unghae ( renamed Hwanghae in 1417 ) , P'yŏngan , and Yŏnggil ( eventually renamed Hamgyŏng in 1509 ) . Districts of 1895-96 . For almost 500 years , the eight-province system remained virtually unchanged . In 1895 ( the 32nd year of the reign of King Gojong ) , the five-century-old provincial system was abolished . On May 26 of that year—as part of the Gabo Reform—the country was redivided into 23 districts , each named for the city or county that was its capital . Restored provinces of 1896 . The new system of districts did not last long , however , as one year later , on August 4 , 1896 , the former eight provinces were restored , with five of them ( Chungcheong , Gyeongsang , Jeolla , Hamgyŏng , and P'yŏngan ) , being divided into north and south halves , to form a total of 13 provinces . This structure remained unchanged through the entire lifetime of the Korean Empire ( 1897–1910 ) and the Japanese Colonial Period ( 1910–1945 ) . Since the end of World War II and the division of Korea in 1945 , special cities and administrative regions and a handful of new provinces have been added in both the South and North . Cultural significance . The boundaries between the eight provinces for the most part followed rivers , mountain chains , and other natural boundaries , and consequently corresponded closely to dialect and cultural divisions . Because of this natural fit between the provincial boundaries and the `` real world , '' most of the provincial boundaries and names have survived in one form or another down to today , and most Koreans are keenly aware of the regional and dialect distinctions that still exist . For example , a regional rivalry ( akin to that between the Northeast United States and Southern United States ) exists between Gyeongsang and Jeolla residents , sites of the ancient kingdoms of Silla and Baekje respectively , due to historic social , economic , and political differences , some of which have continued into the present day in more muted form . Most of the traditional provinces also had alternative regional names which are still used today ( especially Honam , Yeongdong , and Yeongnam ) , at least in speech , if not on paper . Modern-day usage . Cf . the four Provinces of Ireland—where reference to the ancient provinces is used to talk of the entire Irish island . Names . With the exception of Gyeonggi ( see note 2 below ) , each province took its name from the initial Hanja ( Sino-Korean characters ) of two of its principal cities . The origin of each province 's name is detailed in the table below . Table of provinces . The table below lists the eight provinces in romanized spelling , Hangul and Hanja ; the origin of their names ; their capitals , dialects , and regional names ; and the 13 provinces that replaced them in 1896 . ( The capitals and regional names are as of the mid 19th century . Since they were not official , other regional names were also used , but the ones in the table are the most widely used or representative . ) Notes . 1 . Pronounced `` Ho-suh , '' not `` Ho-zay-oh , '' as the spelling might suggest . 2 . `` Gwandong '' is the name for the region as a whole , with `` Yeongseo '' denoting the western half of the province and `` Yeongdong '' the eastern half . `` Yeongdong '' is used more often than either of the other two terms , however , especially in reference to railway and road arteries that cross through Gangwon , connecting the Seoul and Yeongdong regions . 3 . The province 's name literally means `` area within a 500- '' li '' ( 200-km ) radius '' ( `` gi '' ; ) of the `` capital '' ( `` Gyeong '' ; ) , referring to the royal capital Hanseong ( modern-day Seoul ) . The regional name `` Gijeon '' is obsolete . The 20th-century term `` Sudogwon '' ( `` Capital Region '' ) is used today to denote the Seoul-Incheon conurbation and that part of Gyeonggi Province that forms part of the same built-up , urban area . 4 . `` Kwanbuk '' was used to designate either the province as whole , or only the northern part thereof . In the latter case , `` Kwannam '' was then used to denote the southern part of the province . 5 . The modern-day division of the province into North and South did not occur until 1954 . 6 . The initial `` n '' in `` Naju '' is pronounced as `` l '' ( lower-case `` L '' ) when it comes after another consonant ; the final `` n '' in the `` Jeon '' of `` Jeonju '' is then assimilated to an `` l '' sound . 7 . The distinctive Jeju Dialect is used on Jeju Island , which became a separate province in 1946 .
Savonranta . Savonranta is a former municipality of Finland . It became part of Savonlinna in early 2009 . It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Southern Savonia region . The municipality had a population of 1,263 ( 2003 ) and covered an area of 568.59 km² of which 182.55 km² is water . The population density was 3.3 inhabitants per km² . The municipality was unilingually Finnish . Kolovesi National Park , home of the Saimaa Ringed Seals – one of the most endangered seals in the world , is located in Savonranta and its neighbour municipalities Enonkoski and Heinävesi .
Flying Horses Carousel . The Flying Horses Carousel is the oldest operating platform carousel in America . Located in the historic resort community of Oak Bluffs , Massachusetts , on Martha 's Vineyard , the carousel was apparently first located in New York City before being moved to the island in the 1880s . The carousel was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979 and designated a National Historic Landmark in 1987 . The carousel is one of only a handful of carousels that still have brass rings for a rider to attempt to grab as the carousel rotates . History . Oak Bluffs , located on the northeastern part of the island of Martha 's Vineyard , was originally settled as part of Edgartown in the 17th century . In 1835 the Methodist camp known as Wesleyan Grove ( also a National Historic Landmark ) was established in the area . Development of the area as a summer resort became more formally organized with the establishment of the Oak Bluffs Land and Wharf Company in 1866 . The company developed what was then one of the earliest planned communities , guiding the community 's growth over the following years . The exact date of construction of the carousel is not known . Its artwork closely resembles that found in an 1870s catalog published by the Charles W.F . Dare Company , a major manufacturer of carousels in the late 19th century . At least one expert believes that artwork of the carousel itself was done by the same artist whose work appears in the catalog , suggesting its construction date to be between 1876 and 1878 . In 1884 , F.O . Gordon of New York City acquired the carousel and moved it to Cottage City , as Oak Bluffs was then known . Evidence of its use in New York is surmised from a stamp `` Coney Island # 4 '' on the inside of one of its decorative panels . It was originally sited near the entrance to Oak Bluffs Harbor . In 1889 , the town of Oak Bluffs acquired the carousel and moved it to its present location at the base of Circuit Avenue , the town 's business and entertainment district . The town sold the carousel to Joseph Turnell in 1896 , and it then went through a succession of owners before its acquisition by the Martha 's Vineyard Land Trust in 1986 . The carousel was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979 , and designated a National Historic Landmark in 1986 . It is one of the two oldest operating carousels in the United States ; the other , the Flying Horse Carousel in Watch Hill , Rhode Island ( also a National Historic Landmark ) , is of a similar vintage , and is also a Dare Company carousel . Description . The carousel is sited on a roughly triangular piece of land at the base of Circuit Avenue in Oak Bluffs that is bounded by Circuit Avenue , Oak Bluffs Avenue , Lake Avenue and Kennebec Avenue . Its address is 33 Oak Bluffs Avenue . Since being moved to the island , it has been housed in a somewhat utilitarian single-story building . It is sheathed in wood shingles , and has a low gable roof . The carousel is about in diameter . Fourteen spreader panels radiate from the central platform , and are secured to the upper canopy by the columns that also support the horses and carriages of the carousel . Despite the name `` Flying Horses '' ( given by Joseph Turnell ) , the horses are stationary when the carousel is rotating . The horses have their original oxide eyes , but their original horsehair manes have been lost . The layout of the horses and carriages is as follows : a chariot , two pair of horses , a chariot , three pairs of horses , and then the entire sequence repeated . The panels that decorate the carousel , including those surrounding the central column housing the carousel machinery , depict equestrian and marine scenes . By the 1980s , these panels , needing restoration , had been removed and replaced by panels of local scenes done by a local artist . Although originally powered by steam , the carousel was converted to electricity in 1900 , and is powered by a 10-horsepower motor located in the building 's basement . The gears and belts connecting the motor to the carousel were rehabilitated in the 1980s . The ride has a traditional ring assembly , where the lucky rider who successfully grabs a brass ring gets a free ride .
Leicester City F.C.. Leicester City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Leicester . The club competes in the Premier League , England 's top division of football , and plays its home games at the King Power Stadium . The club was founded in 1884 as Leicester Fosse F.C. , playing on a field near Fosse Road . They moved to Filbert Street in 1891 , were elected to the Football League in 1894 and adopted the name Leicester City in 1919 . They moved to the nearby Walkers Stadium in 2002 , which was renamed the King Power Stadium in 2011 . Leicester won the 2015–16 Premier League , their first top-level football championship . They are one of only six clubs to have won the Premier League since its inception in 1992 . A number of newspapers described Leicester 's title win as the greatest sporting shock ever , considering at the start of the season they were favourites to face relegation . Multiple bookmakers had never paid out at such long odds for any sport . As a result , the team was dubbed `` The Unbelievables '' , a spin-off hearkening back to Arsenal 's undefeated team `` The Invincibles '' . The club 's previous highest ever finish was second place in the top flight , in 1928–29 , then known as Division One . Throughout Leicester 's history , they have spent all but one season in the top two leagues of English football . They hold a joint-highest seven second-tier titles ( six Second Division and one Championship ) . The club have been FA Cup finalists four times , in 1948–49 , 1960–61 , 1962–63 and 1968–69 . This is a tournament record for the most defeats in the final without having won the competition . Leicester have several promotions to their name , two play-off final wins , and one League One title . In 1971 , they won the FA Community Shield , and in 2016 , they were runners-up . The club have won the League Cup three times in 1964 , 1997 and 2000 , as well as being runners-up in 1965 and 1999 . Leicester City have also competed in European football , featuring in the 1961–62 European Cup Winners ' Cup , 1997–98 UEFA Cup , 2000–01 UEFA Cup , and most recently the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League , reaching the quarter-finals of the competition in that year . Founding . Formed in 1884 by a group of old boys of Wyggeston School as `` Leicester Fosse '' , the club joined The Football Association ( FA ) in 1890 . Before moving to Filbert Street in 1891 , the club played at five different grounds , including Victoria Park south-east of the city centre and the Belgrave Road Cycle and Cricket Ground . The club also joined the Midland League in 1891 , and were elected to Division Two of the Football League in 1894 after finishing second . Leicester 's first ever Football League game was a 4–3 defeat at Grimsby Town , with a first League win the following week , against Rotherham United at Filbert Street . The same season also saw the club 's largest win to date , a 13–0 victory over Notts Olympic in an FA Cup qualifying game . In 1907–08 the club finished as Second Division runners-up , gaining promotion to the First Division , the highest level of English football . However , the club were relegated after a single season which included the club 's record defeat , a 12–0 loss against Nottingham Forest . In 1919 , when League football resumed after World War I , Leicester Fosse ceased trading due to financial difficulties of which little is known . The club was reformed as `` Leicester City Football Club '' , particularly appropriate as the borough of Leicester had recently been given city status . Following the name change , the club enjoyed moderate success in the 1920s ; under the management of Peter Hodge , who left in May 1926 to be replaced two months later by Willie Orr , and with record goalscorer Arthur Chandler in the side , they won the Division Two title in 1924–25 and recorded their second-highest league finish in 1928–29 as runners-up by a single point to Sheffield Wednesday . However the 1930s saw a downturn in fortunes , with the club relegated in 1934–35 and , after promotion in 1936–37 , another relegation in 1938–39 would see them finish the decade in Division Two . Post-World War II . City reached the FA Cup final for the first time in their history in 1949 , losing 3–1 to Wolverhampton Wanderers . The club , however , was celebrating a week later when a draw on the last day of the season ensured survival in Division Two . Leicester won the Division Two championship in 1954 , with the help of Arthur Rowley , one of the club 's most prolific strikers . Although they were relegated from Division One the next season , under Dave Halliday they returned in 1957 , with Rowley scoring a club record 44 goals in one season . Leicester remained in Division One until 1969 , their longest period ever in the top flight . Under the management of Matt Gillies and his assistant Bert Johnson , Leicester reached the FA Cup final on another two occasions , but lost in both 1961 and 1963 . As they lost to double winners Tottenham Hotspur in 1961 , they were England 's representatives in the 1961–62 European Cup Winners ' Cup . In the 1962–63 season , the club led the First Division during the winter , thanks to a sensational run of form on icy and frozen pitches the club became nicknamed the `` '' Ice Kings '' '' eventually placed fourth , the club 's best post-war finish . Gillies guided Leicester to their first piece of silverware in 1964 , when Leicester beat Stoke City 4–3 on aggregate to win the League Cup for the first time . Leicester also reached the League Cup final the following year , but lost 3–2 on aggregate to Chelsea . Gillies and Johnson received praise for their version of the `` whirl '' and the `` switch '' system , a system that had previously been used by the Austrian and Hungarian national teams . After a bad start to the season , Matt Gillies resigned in November 1968 . His successor , Frank O'Farrell was unable to prevent relegation , but the club reached the FA Cup final in 1969 for the last time to date , losing to Manchester City 1–0 . In 1971 , Leicester were promoted back to Division One , and won the Charity Shield for the only time . Unusually , due to double winners Arsenal 's commitments in European competition , Division Two winners Leicester were invited to play FA Cup runners-up Liverpool , beating them 1–0 thanks to a goal by Steve Whitworth . Jimmy Bloomfield was appointed for the new season , and his team remained in the First Division for his tenure . No period since Bloomfield has seen the club remain in the top division for so long . Leicester reached the FA Cup semi-final in 1973–74 . Frank McLintock , a noted player for seven years for Leicester in a successful period from the late Fifties to the mid Sixties , succeeded Jimmy Bloomfield in 1977 . City were relegated at the end of the 1977–78 season and McLintock resigned . Jock Wallace resumed the tradition of successful Scottish managers ( after Peter Hodge and Matt Gillies ) by steering Leicester to the Division Two championship in 1980 . Unfortunately , Wallace was unable to keep Leicester in Division One , but they reached the FA Cup semi-final in 1982 . Under Wallace , one of City 's most famous home-grown players , Gary Lineker , emerged into the first team squad . Leicester 's next manager was Gordon Milne , who achieved promotion in 1983 . Lineker helped Leicester maintain their place in the First Division but was sold to Everton in 1985 and two years later Leicester were relegated , having failed to find a suitable replacement to partner Alan Smith , who was sold to Arsenal after Leicester went down . Milne left in 1986 and was replaced in 1987 by David Pleat , who was sacked in January 1991 with Leicester in danger of relegation to the Third Division . Gordon Lee was put in charge of the club until the end of the season . Leicester won their final game of the season , which guided them clear of relegation to the third tier of the football league . Brian Little took over in 1991 and by the end of the 1991–92 season Leicester had reached the playoff final for a place in the new FA Premier League , but lost to Blackburn Rovers and a penalty from former Leicester striker Mike Newell . The club also reached the playoff final the following year , losing 4–3 to Swindon Town , having come back from 3–0 down . In 1993–94 City were promoted from the playoffs , beating Derby County 2–1 in the final . Little quit as Leicester manager the following November to take charge at Aston Villa , and his successor Mark McGhee was unable to save Leicester from finishing second from bottom in the 1994–95 season . McGhee left the club unexpectedly in December 1995 while Leicester were top of the First Division to take charge of Wolverhampton Wanderers . McGhee was replaced by Martin O'Neill . Under O'Neill , Leicester qualified for the 1996 Football League play-offs and beat Crystal Palace 2–1 in the final through a 120th minute Steve Claridge goal to gain promotion to the FA Premier League . Following promotion , Leicester established themselves in the Premier League with four successive top ten finishes . O'Neill ended Leicester 's 33-year wait for a major trophy , winning the League Cup twice , in 1997 and 2000 , and Leicester were runners-up in 1999 . Thus , the club qualified for the UEFA Cup in 1997–98 and 2000–01 , the club 's first European competition since 1961 . In June 2000 , O'Neill left Leicester City to take over as manager of Celtic . Decline in the early 21st century . O'Neill was replaced by former England under-21 coach Peter Taylor . During this time , one of Leicester 's European appearances ended in a 3–1 defeat to Red Star Belgrade on 28 September 2000 in the UEFA Cup . Leicester began well under Taylor 's management , topping the Premier League for two weeks in the autumn and remaining in contention for a European place for most of the campaign , before a late season collapse dragged them down to a 13th-place finish . Taylor was sacked after a poor start to the 2001–02 season , and his successor Dave Bassett lasted just six months before being succeeded by his assistant Micky Adams , the change of management being announced just before relegation was confirmed . Leicester won just five league matches all season . Leicester moved into the new 32,500-seat Walkers Stadium at the start of the 2002–03 season , ending 111 years at Filbert Street . Walkers , the Leicestershire-based crisp manufacturers , acquired the naming rights for a ten-year period . In October 2002 , the club went into administration with debts of £30 million . Some of the reasons were the loss of TV money ( ITV Digital , itself in administration , had promised money to First Division clubs for TV rights ) , the large wage bill , lower than expected fees for players transferred to other clubs and the £37 million cost of the new stadium . Adams was banned from the transfer market for most of the season , even after the club was rescued with a takeover by a consortium led by Gary Lineker . Adams guided Leicester to the runners-up spot in Division One and automatic promotion back to the Premier League with more than 90 points . However , Leicester lasted only one season in the top flight and were relegated to the newly labelled Championship , previously known as Division One . When Adams resigned as manager in October 2004 , Craig Levein was appointed boss . This would prove to be an unsuccessful period and after 15 months in charge , Levein was sacked , having failed to get `` the Foxes '' anywhere near the promotion places . Assistant manager Rob Kelly took over as caretaker manager , and after winning three out of four matches , was appointed to see out the rest of the season . Kelly steered Leicester to safety and in April 2006 was given the manager 's job on a permanent basis . In October 2006 , ex-Portsmouth chairman Milan Mandarić was quoted as saying he was interested in buying the club , reportedly at a price of around £6 million , with the current playing squad valued at roughly £4.2 million . The takeover was formally announced on 13 February 2007 . On 11 April 2007 , Rob Kelly was sacked as manager and Nigel Worthington appointed as caretaker manager until the end of the season . Worthington saved the club from relegation , but was not offered the job on a permanent basis . On 25 May 2007 , the club announced former Milton Keynes Dons manager Martin Allen as their new manager with a three-year contract . Allen 's relationship with Mandarić became tense and after only four matches , Allen left by mutual consent on 29 August 2007 . On 13 September 2007 , Mandarić announced Gary Megson as the new manager of the club , citing Megson 's `` wealth of experience '' as a deciding factor in the appointment . However , Megson left on 24 October 2007 after only six weeks in charge , following an approach made for his services by Bolton Wanderers . Mandarić placed Frank Burrows and Gerry Taggart in the shared position as caretaker managers until a professional manager was appointed . On 22 November , Ian Holloway was appointed manager , and he became the first Leicester manager in over 50 years to win his first league match in charge , beating Bristol City 2–0 . However , this success did not last , and Leicester were relegated from the Championship at the end of the 2007–08 season . Holloway left by mutual consent after less than a season at the club , being replaced by Nigel Pearson . Third tier to Premier League . The 2008–09 campaign was Leicester 's first season outside the top two levels of English football , but they hit this nadir only seven years before becoming the 2015–16 Premier League champions – the fastest seven-year rise to the top of the English football league system apart from Ipswich Town in 1962 . Following relegation to the third tier the previous season , Leicester returned to the Championship at the first attempt in 2008–09 , finishing as champions of League One after a 2–0 win at Southend United , with two matches in hand . The 2009–10 season saw Leicester 's revival under manager Nigel Pearson continue , as the club finished fifth and reached the Championship play-offs in their first season back in the second tier . Though coming from 2–0 down on aggregate , away to Cardiff City , to briefly lead 3–2 , they eventually lost to a penalty shoot-out in the play-off semi-final . At the end of the season , Pearson left Leicester to become the manager of Hull City , claiming he felt the club seemed reluctant to keep him , and that Paulo Sousa had been the club 's guest at both play-off games , hinting at a possible replacement . On 7 July 2010 , Sousa was confirmed as Pearson 's replacement . In August 2010 , following agreement on a three-year shirt sponsorship deal with duty-free retailers the King Power Group , Mandarić sold the club to Thai-led consortium Asian Football Investments ( AFI ) , fronted by King Power Group 's Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha . Mandarić , an investor in AFI , was retained as club chairman . On 1 October 2010 , after a poor start that saw Leicester bottom of the Championship with only one win out of the first nine league matches , Paulo Sousa was sacked by the club with immediate effect . Two days later , Sven-Göran Eriksson , who had been approached by the club after the 6–1 loss to then bottom-of-the-table Portsmouth two weeks earlier , was appointed as his replacement , signing a two-year contract with the club . On 10 February 2011 , Vichai Raksriaksorn , part of the Thai-based Asia Football Investments consortium , was appointed new chairman of the club after Mandarić left in November to take over Sheffield Wednesday . Leicester were viewed as one of the favourites for promotion in the 2011–12 season , but on 24 October 2011 , following an inconsistent start with the Foxes winning just 5 out of their first 13 matches , Eriksson left the club by mutual consent . Three weeks later , Nigel Pearson returned to the club as Eriksson 's successor . Pearson would go on to lead `` the Foxes '' to a sixth-place finish in the 2012–13 season , ensuring Leicester were in the Championship play-offs . However , Leicester lost the playoff semi-final 3–2 on aggregate to Watford after Anthony Knockaert missed a late penalty and Troy Deeney scored right at the end after a swift counterattack from a Manuel Almunia double save . In 2014 , Leicester 's march up the league system hit a breakthrough . Their 2–1 home win over Sheffield Wednesday , combined with losses by Queens Park Rangers and Derby County , allowed Leicester City to clinch promotion to the Premier League after a ten-year absence . Later that month , a win at Bolton saw Leicester become the champions of the 2013–14 Championship , the seventh time they had been champions of England 's second tier . Leicester started their first season in the Premier League since 2004 with a good run of results in their first five league matches , starting with a 2–2 draw on the opening day against Everton . `` The Foxes '' then claimed their first Premier League win since May 2004 , with a 0–1 win at Stoke City . On 21 September 2014 , Leicester went on to produce one of the greatest comebacks in Premier League history to beat Manchester United 5–3 at the King Power Stadium after coming back from 3–1 down with 30 minutes left to score four goals . They also made Premier League history by becoming the first team to beat Manchester United from a two-goal deficit since the league 's launch in 1992 . During the 2014–15 season , a dismal run of form saw the team slip to the bottom of the league table with only 19 points from 29 matches . By 3 April 2015 , they were seven points adrift from safety . This could have brought a sudden end to Leicester 's seven-year rise , but seven wins from their final nine league matches meant `` the Foxes '' finished the season in 14th place with 41 points . They finished the season with a 5–1 thrashing of relegated Queens Park Rangers . Their upturn in results was described as one of the Premier League 's greatest ever escapes from relegation . They also became only the third team in Premier League history to survive after being bottom at Christmas ( the other two being West Bromwich Albion in 2005 and Sunderland in 2014 ) , and no team with fewer than 20 points from 29 matches had previously stayed up . 2015–16 : Premier League champions . However , on 30 June 2015 , Pearson was sacked , with the club stating , `` [ T ] he working relationship between Nigel and the Board is no longer viable . '' The sacking was linked to a number of public relations issues involving Pearson throughout the season , with the final straw involving his son James ' role in a `` racist sex tape '' made by three Leicester reserve players in Thailand during a post-season goodwill tour . Leicester reacted by appointing former Chelsea manager Claudio Ranieri as their new manager for the new 2015–16 Premier League season . Under Ranieri , the club made an exceptional start to the season . Striker Jamie Vardy scored 13 goals over 11 consecutive matches from August to November , breaking Ruud van Nistelrooy 's Premier League record of scoring in 10 consecutive matches . On 19 December , Leicester defeated Everton 3–2 at Goodison Park to top the Premier League on Christmas Day , having been bottom exactly 12 months earlier . A 2–0 victory at Sunderland on 10 April , coupled with Tottenham Hotspur 's 3–0 win over Manchester United , ensured Leicester 's qualification for the UEFA Champions League for the first time in their history . A film has been planned of the story , centred on Jamie Vardy . Ranieri to Puel . Just ahead of the opening match of the 2016–17 season , Ranieri cautioned against excessive hope of City retaining the title arguing that the other clubs now understood Leicester 's break tactics . His principal objective , as last season , was to avoid relegation . He also warned against overconfidence against relegation favourites – by implication , their next opponents , newly promoted Hull City . His view on Leicester 's chances were shared by Gary Lineker , who said that N'Golo Kanté , who left the club during the summer to join Chelsea , had been Leicester 's most important player and essential to Ranieri 's system . Leicester initially struggled in their domestic form during 2016–17 , spending much of the first few months in the bottom half of the table . In December 2016 , Ranieri was awarded coach of the year and Leicester team of the year at the BBC Sports Personality of the Year . However , on 23 February 2017 , Ranieri was sacked due to the club 's continuing poor form , resulting in them being only one point above the relegation zone . Gary Lineker called the sacking `` very sad '' and `` inexplicable '' , while Manchester United manager José Mourinho blamed it on `` selfish players '' . Rumours began emerging some days later that players had been meeting with the owners to discuss Ranieri 's sacking without Ranieri knowing , which sparked widespread outrage over social media . Commenting on the collapse in form of the team and particularly Jamie Vardy during the first 20 matches of the 2016–17 season , Alan Shearer said Vardy had signed a `` bumper new contract '' , but was no longer doing what brought him success last season , and that the entire club was `` no longer doing the basics '' . Less than a week after Ranieri was sacked , Craig Shakespeare took over as caretaker manager , and in his first match in charge , Leicester won 3–1 against fifth-placed Liverpool , with Vardy scoring a brace . In his second match as caretaker , Shakespeare led Leicester to another 3–1 victory , over Hull City . Following two impressive results and initiating `` the type of positive response that we hoped change would bring '' , the club 's owners then decided Shakespeare would become the club 's manager until the end of the season . The 2016–17 campaign was also the first season in 15 years that Leicester qualified for European football . Leicester were placed in Group G of the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League , alongside Porto , Copenhagen and Club Brugge . In their inaugural Champions League campaign , they went undefeated in their first five matches to progress to the knockout stages as group winners . `` The Foxes '' then faced La Liga club Sevilla in the round of 16 and defeated the Spanish side 2–0 on the night , and 3–2 on aggregate to advance to the quarter-finals . In the quarter-finals , they faced Atlético Madrid , and drew 1–1 on the night , but lost 1–2 on aggregate after losing 1–0 in the first leg . This put an end to Leicester 's 2016–17 European campaign , as they finished as Champions League quarter-finalists . Despite the loss , Leicester remained unbeaten at home in the 2016–17 Champions League campaign . Commenting on the first match of Leicester 's 2017–18 season , a close-fought 4–3 loss to Arsenal , `` The Guardian '' newspaper reported that Vardy was extremely well-suited to the current Leicester team – the `` embodiment of pure Leicester-ism '' – but a much more difficult fit for other teams . Shakespeare was sacked in October 2017 after four months officially in charge , with Leicester in 18th place in the table . Claude Puel was appointed as Leicester 's new manager on 25 October 2017 . By Christmas , Leicester were in 8th position in the Premier League and went on to finish one place lower in 9th at the end of the season . From the first seven games in the 2018–19 Premier League season , Puel 's Leicester had accumulated 12 points , the same points tally after seven games as the 2015–16 Premier League title winning campaign . Helicopter crash . Club owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha 's helicopter crashed outside the King Power Stadium , shortly after taking off from the pitch on 27 October 2018 , killing Srivaddhanaprabha and all four other people on board . Colours , crest , nicknames and traditions . The club 's home colours of royal blue shirts , white shorts , and either white or royal blue socks have been used for the team 's kits throughout most of its history . The first sponsorship logo to appear on a Leicester shirt was that of Ind Coope in 1983 . British snack food manufacturer Walkers Crisps held a long association with the club , sponsoring them from 1987 to 2001 . The club have three main nicknames – The Foxes , The Blues and City . `` The Foxes '' is the most common nickname for the club , whereas `` The Blues '' and `` City '' are more local terms , usually used by supporters . Other names include `` The Filberts '' and `` The Fossils '' . An image of a fox was first incorporated into the club crest in 1948 , as Leicestershire is known for foxes and fox hunting . This is the origin of the nickname `` The Foxes '' . The club mascot is a character called `` Filbert Fox '' . There are also secondary characters `` Vickie Vixen '' and `` Cousin Dennis . '' Since 1992 , the club 's badge has featured a fox 's head overlaid onto a Cinquefoil ; the Cinquefoil is similar to the one used on the coat of arms of Leicester . Prior to 1992 , the club 's badge had a range of designs . In the 2009–10 season , the club 's 125th anniversary year , the home kit featured no sponsor and a new central crest with `` 125 Years '' written beneath it . In 1941 , the club adopted the playing of the Post Horn Galop prior to home matches . It was played over the PA system as the teams came out of the tunnel at all home games . The club since replaced it with a modern version , which is now played as teams emerge for the second half . For the first half , the post horn has been played live on pitch by Paul Hing since 2009 . `` Foxes Never Quit '' is the club 's motto , which is placed above the tunnel entrance as the teams head out onto the pitch . On 8 July 2016 , the club launched their new third away kit for the 2016–17 Premier League season . It featured in their 2016–17 UEFA Champions League campaign , and was also in use for Leicester 's debut match in the competition . The design took inspiration from the 1983–84 kit , boasting a clean white design with thin blue pinstripes on the shirt and a textured form stripe design across both the shirt and shorts . Kit manufacturers and sponsors . Since 2018 , Leicester City 's kit is manufactured by Adidas . Previous manufacturers have included Bukta ( 1962–64 , 1990–92 ) , Admiral ( 1976–79 , 1983–88 ) , Umbro ( 1979–83 ) , Scoreline ( 1988–90 ) , Fox Leisure ( 1992–2000 ) , Le Coq Sportif ( 2000–05 ) , JJB ( 2005–07 ) , Jako ( 2007–09 ) , Joma ( 2009–10 ) , Burrda ( 2010–12 ) , and Puma ( 2012–18 ) . The main shirt sponsor is King Power , a company also owned by the club 's owners . The first sponsorship logo to appear on a Leicester shirt was that of Ind Coope in 1983 . British snack food manufacturer Walkers Crisps held a long association with the club , sponsoring them from 1987 to 2001 . Other sponsors have included John Bull ( 1986–87 ) , LG ( 2001–03 ) , Alliance & Leicester ( 2003–07 ) , Topps Tiles ( 2007–09 ) , Jessops ( 2009–10 ) , and Loros ( 2009–10 ) . Siam Commercial Bank became their first sleeve sponsor . The deal was valid for the 2017–18 season . For the 2018–19 season , the sleeve sponsor is Bia Saigon . Stadium . In their early years , Leicester played at numerous grounds , but have only played at two since they joined the Football League . When first starting out they played on a field by the Fosse Road , hence the original name Leicester Fosse . They moved from there to Victoria Park , and subsequently to Belgrave Road . Upon turning professional the club moved to Mill Lane . After eviction from Mill Lane the club played at the County Cricket ground while seeking a new ground . The club secured the use of an area of ground by Filbert Street , and moved there in 1891 . Some improvements by noted football architect Archibald Leitch occurred in the Edwardian era , and in 1927 a new two tier stand was built , named the Double Decker , a name it would keep till the ground 's closure in 2002 . The ground was n't developed any further , apart from compulsory seating being added , till 1993 when work began on the new Carling Stand . The stand was impressive while the rest of the ground was untouched since at least the 1920s ; this led manager Martin O'Neill to say he used to `` lead new signings out backwards '' so they only saw the Carling Stand . The club moved away from Filbert Street in 2002 to a new 32,500 all-seater stadium . The stadium was originally named The Walkers Stadium in a deal with food manufacturers Walkers , whose brand logo can still be found in some areas around the outside of the stadium . The first match hosted at Walkers was a 1–1 friendly draw against Athletic Bilbao , with Bilbao 's Tiko being the first scorer at the stadium and Jordan Stewart being the first Leicester player to score . The first competitive match was a 2–0 victory against Watford . The stadium has since hosted an England international against Serbia and Montenegro , which finished 2–1 to England , as well as internationals between Brazil and Jamaica , and Jamaica and Ghana . The stadium has been used to host the Heineken Cup European Rugby semi-finals for the Leicester Tigers rugby club , itself based within a mile of the King Power Stadium . On 19 August 2010 , it emerged that the new owners King Power wanted to rename the stadium The King Power Stadium , and had plans to increase the capacity to 42,000 should Leicester secure promotion . On 7 July 2011 , Leicester City confirmed the Walkers Stadium would now be known as the King Power Stadium . In 2015 , vice-chairman Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha stated plans were in place to increase the capacity of the stadium to around 42,000 . Relocation to a bigger stadium has also been considered . In April 2018 , it was announced that initial planning for the expansion and development of the King Power Stadium is underway . The King Power Stadium has also honoured past greats of the club , by naming suites and lounges inside the stadium after the club 's former players Gordon Banks , Adam Black , Arthur Chandler , Gary Lineker , Arthur Rowley , Sep Smith , Keith Weller and former manager Jimmy Bloomfield . Support . Leicester moved to their current stadium in 2002 after exiting Filbert Street , and since then average home attendances have never dropped below 20,000 , even when the club were relegated to League One in 2008 for the first time in their history . The club have several supporter groups in England , and alongside the support in the UK , Leicester City also have fans around the world . Since being bought by the King Power group in 2011 , Leicester have developed a following in Thailand , the home of their owners . In Thailand , Singha Corporation is an `` Official Club Partner '' . Leicester City supporters share good relations with fans of European teams VfL Bochum and Anderlecht . Regularly , supporters travel over to Europe to support these two teams , and `` vice versa '' . Rival clubs . Some Leicester fans consider Nottingham Forest to be their main rivals . The club 's other rivals are Derby County . An East Midlands Derby is any match involving two of these three clubs . Leicester also have a rivalry with Coventry City , 24 miles away . The game between the two clubs has become known as the M69 derby , named after the M69 motorway which connects the two cities together . Managerial history . Up until Peter Hodge was hired after World War I , the club had no official manager . A nominal role of secretary/manager was employed , though the board and the selection committee took control of most team affairs . It was Hodge who instated a system at the club for the manager having complete control over player and staff recruitment , team selection and tactics . Though Hodge was originally also titled `` secretary/manager '' he has retrospectively been named as the club 's first official `` manager '' . Leicester have had a total of nine permanent secretary/managers and 36 permanent managers ( not including caretakers ) . Nigel Pearson and Peter Hodge have both had two separate spells in charge of the club . Dave Bassett also had a second spell as caretaker manager after his spell as permanent manager . Records and statistics . Graham Cross holds the record for the most Leicester appearances , with the defender playing 599 games between 1960–1976 , although Adam Black holds the record for the most appearances in the league with 528 between 1920–1935 . Striker Arthur Chandler is currently the club 's all-time record goal scorer , netting 273 in his 12 years at the club ; he also found the net in 8 consecutive matches in the 1924–25 season . The most goals managed in a single season for the club is 44 by Arthur Rowley , in the 1956–57 season . The fastest goal in the club 's history was scored by Matty Fryatt , when he netted after just nine seconds against Preston North End in April 2006 . Jamie Vardy broke the Premier League record for scoring 13 goals in 11 consecutive league games , in the 2015–16 Premier League season . Vardy is also the ninth player to score 20 top-flight goals in a season , following Arthur Chandler , Ernie Hine , Arthur Rowley , Jimmy Walsh , Ken Keyworth , Jackie Sinclair , Frank Worthington and Gary Lineker . Vardy 's goal at Sunderland on 10 April 2016 saw him become the first player since Gary Lineker in 1984–85 to score 20 top flight goals for the club , having already become Leicester 's highest Premier League scorer in a single season . The record transfer fee paid by Leicester for a player was around £29 million for Sporting CP striker Islam Slimani . The highest transfer fee received for a Leicester player was approximately £60 million from Manchester City for midfielder Riyad Mahrez . The club 's record attendance is 47,298 against Tottenham Hotspur at Filbert Street , in a fifth round FA Cup clash in 1928 . The highest league record at their current home , the King Power Stadium , was 32,242 for a competitive match against Sunderland on 8 August 2015 . The highest ever attendance for a non-competitive football match of 32,188 , was seen at a pre-season friendly against Spanish giants Real Madrid on 30 July 2011 . Leicester 's highest ever league finish is first in the Premier League in 2015–16 . Their lowest ever league finish was first in League One in 2008–09 . Leicester are joint equal with Manchester City for having won the most English second tier titles ( 7 ) . The club has reached four FA Cup finals , yet lost them all . This is the record for the most FA Cup final appearances without winning the trophy . Leicester 's longest ever unbeaten run in the league was between 1 November 2008 and 7 March 2009 , to which they remained unbeaten for 23 games on their way to the League One title . ( This was their only ever season in the third tier of English football ) . Their longest run of consecutive victories in the league is nine , which they achieved between 21 December 2013 and 1 February 2014 ( in the Championship ) . In the 2015–16 season , Leicester won what `` The Daily Telegraph '' described as `` one of the most astonishing league titles of all-time '' and achieved many new historical , club records . They had the fewest away defeats in any top flight season , as they were defeated only twice on their travels . They also recorded the fewest losses in any of the club 's Premier League seasons , losing just three matches throughout their entire campaign . The club produced another record for the most consecutive wins in the top flight , each coming against Watford , Newcastle United , Crystal Palace , Southampton and Sunderland . Coincidentally , they kept a record of five-straight clean sheets all set against each of the same five opponents . The King Power Stadium home crowd in 2015–16 saw City beaten just once in the Premier League all season . Leicester made their UEFA Champions League debut in the 2016–17 season , their fourth appearance in European football . The club became the third English team to win on their Champions League debut , after Manchester United in 1994 and Newcastle United in 1997 . They are also the first English team to win away on their Champions League debut , and win all three of their opening games in the competition . They are the first team in Champions League history to keep clean sheets in each of their opening four games in the competition . In the club 's 2015–16 Premier League title winning season , between September 2015 and November 2016 the team went 20 league games unbeaten at home . The stint was ended by West Bromwich Albion on 6 November 2016 in a 1–2 defeat . In March 2017 , the club became the 50th team to reach the Champions League quarter-finals . League history . Since their election to the Football League in 1894 , Leicester have spent much of their history within the top two tiers of English football . Leicester have played outside the top two tiers only once in their history to date ; during the 2008–09 season they played in League One , the third tier of English football , after relegation from the Championship the season prior . However , they made a swift return to the second tier , as they were promoted as champions in the 2008–09 season . The club have never played lower than England 's third tier . L1 = Level 1 of the football league system ; L2 = Level 2 of the football league system ; L3 = Level 3 of the football league system . Player of the Year . Leicester City 's Player of the Year award is voted for by the club 's supporters at the end of every season . World Cup players . The following players have been selected by their country in the World Cup Finals , while playing for Leicester . International honours . The following players have been selected by their country while being playing for Leicester City ( including players both on loan at and away from the club ) . The number of caps won whilst at the club are given , along with the date of the first cap being won while with Leicester City . Players listed in bold are current Leicester City players . Players with over 300 appearances for Leicester . Includes competitive appearances only . Current players in bold . Ballon d'Or nominees . The following players have been nominated for the Ballon d'Or while playing for Leicester ; the award is also referred to as the World or European Footballer of the Year .
D Flourney , California . D Flourney is an unincorporated community in Modoc County , California . It lies at an elevation of 4400 feet ( 1341 m ) .
List of listed buildings in Troqueer , Dumfries and Galloway . This is a list of listed buildings in the civil parish of Troqueer in Dumfries and Galloway , Scotland .
Rufous-collared sparrow . The rufous-collared sparrow or Andean sparrow ( `` Zonotrichia capensis '' ) is an American sparrow found in a wide range of habitats , often near humans , from the extreme south-east of Mexico to Tierra del Fuego , and on the island of Hispaniola . It is famous for its diverse vocalizations , which have been intensely studied since the 1970s , particularly by Paul Handford and Stephen C. Lougheed ( UWO ) , Fernando Nottebohm ( Rockefeller University ) and Pablo Luis Tubaro ( UBA ) . Local names for this bird include the Portuguese `` tico-tico '' , the Spanish `` chingolo '' , `` chincol '' and `` copetón '' , `` tufted '' in Colombia and `` comemaíz '' `` corn eater '' in Costa Rica . Description . The rufous-collared sparrow is long and weighs . The adult has a stubby grey bill and a grey head with broad black stripes on the crown sides and thinner stripes through the eye and below the cheeks . The nape and breast sides are rufous and the upperparts are black-streaked buff-brown . There are two white wing bars . The throat is white , and the underparts are off-white , becoming brown on the flanks and with a black breast patch . Young birds have a duller , indistinct head pattern , with brown stripes and a buff ground colour . They lack the rufous collar , and have streaked underparts . There are between 25 and 29 subspecies . In general , the smaller forms occur in coastal mountains , intermediate birds in the Andes , and large , darker , forms breed on the tepuis . The largest of the tepui subspecies , `` Z. c. perezchincillae '' , has grey underparts , and the rufous collar extends as a black band of freckles across the breast . This form might be separable as a distinct species , or it might just be a particularly distinct population due to genetic bottleneck effects . Ecology . In the northern and western part of its range , this generally abundant bird is typically found at altitudes of , but in the southern and eastern part it is commonly found down to near sea level . It can be seen in virtually any open or semi-open habitat , including cultivation , gardens , parks , grassland and scrubby second growth or cerrado . It copes well with urban and suburban environments , but is absent from the densely forested sections of the Amazon Basin . It is also scarce on the Guiana Shield , occurring mainly on some tepuis and in the Pakaraima Mountains of Guyana . Explaining the presence of this species in the island of Hispaniola and absence from the rest of the Caribbean basin , may be a similar theory to the one proposed for the Hispaniolan crossbill ( `` Loxia megaplaga '' ) . In that scenario , the bird 's ancestors were present across the region during the much cooler climes of the last glacial period , but was left marooned in the highest Hispaniolan mountains once warming began . The rufous-collared sparrow feeds on the ground on seeds , fallen grain , insects and spiders . It will sometimes join mixed-species feeding flocks and has been observed to pick termites from spider webs . It is usually seen in pairs which hold small territories , or in small flocks . Tame and approachable , it is common throughout its large range and not considered threatened by the IUCN . The breeding season is limited by food availability and ultimately rainfall . In the subtropical yungas of north-west Argentina , females begin to build nests around the end of October , when the wet season comes , but by early December most nesting activity has already finished . By contrast , ASL in the Andes of Pichincha Province ( Ecuador ) , eggs were being incubated in December , and nest-building activity recorded in March and April , suggesting extended breeding throughout the wet season . The open cup nest consists of plant material lined with fine grasses . It is constructed in matted vegetation on the ground , low in a tree or bush , or in a niche in a wall , perhaps high at best but usually less than above ground . The female lays two or three pale greenish-blue eggs with reddish-brown blotches . The eggs measure approximately by and weigh each . They are incubated by the female for 12–14 days , during which she spends about two-thirds of the daytime brooding or attend the nest in some other way . The male helps in feeding the chicks however , which stay in the nest for about two more weeks . They are not very voracious , and even as they approach fledging the parents will only feed them every 10 minutes or so . Brood parasitism , e.g . by the shiny cowbird ( `` Molothrus bonariensis '' ) , may occur , and breeding failure due to predation is very frequent during the incubation period . Predation on nestlings , on the other hand , does not seem to occur more often than in similar-sized Passeroidea . Osmoregulation/Ionoregulation . The Rufous-collared sparrow relies entirely on its kidneys for osmoregulation and ionoregulation . It is able to tolerate a wide range of salt intake despite lacking a salt gland , however the metabolic cost in energy is too great to maintain the necessary osmoregulatory processes for an extended period of time . As a result , the Rufous-collared sparrow tends not to inhabit marine environments such as salt marshes . Under conditions of higher salt intake , the mass of the kidney and heart can increase up to 20 % . This response in organ size causes an increase in basal metabolic rate ( BMR ) by up to 30 % . Kidney size is also affected by the amount of water available in the environment . In arid environments , the urine is more highly concentrated , and the kidneys tend to be smaller than in wetter environments . Thermoregulation . In association with its non-migratory behavior , and its tendency to be found at a wide range of elevations , the Rufous-collared sparrow experiences significant fluctuations in temperature throughout its range each year . Strategies used to acclimate to changing seasonal temperatures include limiting the amount of evaporative water loss ( EWL ) and increasing metabolic rate . Total evaporative water loss ( TEWL ) increases during summer months , which may help prevent overheating , and remains lower during winter months . In response to cold temperatures , both basal metabolic rate ( BMR ) , and maximum metabolic rate ( MMR ) will increase . Vocalizations . The rufous-collared sparrow has extensive geographical variation in its vocalisations , but calls include a sharp `` tsip '' . The male 's song , given from a low perch , typically includes slurred whistles with or without a final trill , `` tee-teeooo , e ’ e ’ e ’ e ’ e '' , or `` teeooo , teeeee '' . Songs are typically two-part : an introductory phrase ( termed `` theme '' in the original description of the song ) of two to four pure tone whistles , which are flat , rising , falling , or rising then falling in pitch , followed by a terminal trill , composed of several to many identical ( or nearly so ) elements . There is a high degree of stereotypy of song within individuals , both within and among seasons . The trill rate is locally very consistent , but varies greatly among populations , with inter-element interval ranging from 12 ms to 400 ms or more . Songs in the study populations were typically c. 2–2.5 seconds in duration . The whistled theme notes are each c. 0.25–0.5 s in duration , and are 2–3 in number in typical songs ( from a sample of 1764 individuals , mean # notes/song = 2.87 : 1-note themes – 0.5 % ; 2-note – 27.6 % ; 3-note – 58 % ; 4-note – 13 % ; 5-note – 0.8 % ; 7-note – 0.1 % ) . These notes are either 1 ) level , 2 ) rising , 3 ) falling , or 4 ) rising then falling in pitch . Absolute abundance of these note types : 1 ) – 15.9 % ; 2 ) – 32.0 % ; 3 ) – 39.8 % ; 4 ) – 11.4 % . On a notes per song basis , note-type frequency is : 1 ) – 0.46 ; 2 ) – 0.92 ; 3 ) – 1.14 ; 4 ) – 0.32 . Most of the energy in these notes lies between 4 and 6 kHz , with a range of 2.27–8.8 kHz . The terminal trill comprises several to many near-identical elements , which are descending frequency sweeps , with a maximum frequency of 3.8–8.7 kHz and a minimum frequency of 2.4–4.9 kHz . Individuals were found to sing for up to 30 minutes at a time , though usually 2–5 minutes . Countersinging is evident , though not well-studied . Singing-rate is regular , and usually 10–12 per minute . Typically from some elevated point , where available – a large rock , bush , etc . In open scrub and grassland , will sing from stem-tops . In suburban situations , will sing from low branches of trees , walls , sheds , etc . Individuals have `` favourite '' singing points , used repeatedly both within and among seasons . Flight songs have been recorded in migrating groups ; these songs seem to be longer and more complex than typical territorial songs , and resemble night songs . Night-singing is recorded , though it is rare and unpredictable . Anecdotal evidence suggests that it may relate to stress . Night songs are typically unlike daytime songs , being longer and more complex . Though there is a peak of singing activity near dawn , chingolos will sing strongly , if not persistently , at almost any time of day during the main season ( September to January ) , except when mid-day temperatures are much above . There is a slight resurgence of activity in the evening . Variation . In some areas ( in arid parts of north-west Argentina , in eastern Patagonia , and in certain sites in Costa Rica ) there is often or always no terminal trill , and the song comprises whistles only . A few individuals in some few localities—so far only in montane grasslands—show two terminal trills , the first rapid , the second substantially slower . Females apparently do not sing , though this is not known with certainty . So far as is known ( based on the PhD thesis studies of Tubaro ) , development of vocal abilities seems to be very similar to the white-crowned sparrow ( `` Z. leucophrys '' ) . In the best-studied populations , in north-west Argentina , songs appear highly stereotyped , with the great majority of individuals showing a single , song . There is good evidence that this song does not change among years , at least after first breeding . However , there is evidence from Ecuador that tropical populations show individual repertoires of up to seven diverse song types . Seasonal variation is very little studied . There is unpublished evidence that in Patagonian populations in the early season individuals may sing more than one song . But this phenomenon seems to disappear by the time the breeding season is properly under way . Vocal dialects . This ecologically catholic neotropical songbird provides perhaps one of the clearest and most widely distributed habitat-related dialect systems . The geographic variation in the song of this species became apparent over 30 years ago with F. Nottebohm 's study in subtropical and temperate Argentina . He interpreted his findings largely in the context established a few years before in the white-crowned sparrow , that is , he suggested that these dialects perhaps serve to enhance the genetic integrity of local populations . The first direct investigation of this possibility , while providing no support for what came to be called the `` genetic adaptation hypothesis '' ( GAH ) , which explains the vocal dialects of the brown-headed cowbird ( `` Molothrus ater '' ) well . showed that the spatial organisation of song variation was very closely associated with the distribution of distinct habitat types . Moreover , the structural characteristics of the dialect variable ( trill interval ) showed variation largely consistent with the interspecific acoustic patterns described by E.S . Morton , that is , in general , the trill interval varied from short ( c. 50 ms ; rapid trills ) in open grasslands to long ( 1–200 ms ; slow whistles ) in woodlands and forests . This ecological dimension was explored further by Handford and students in the highly diverse habitats of northwestern Argentina . They showed that the ecological ordering of dialect variation over a huge geographical space ( ) and across a dramatic sweep of structurally distinct habitats ( puna scrub , grassland , desert scrub , thorn woodland , and drought-deciduous forest ( ) was largely consistent with the previously established picture . This work also demonstrated that these spatial patterns show temporal stability of at least 20 years ( now known to exceed 30 years ) , and stability on the order of centuries is implied by the persistence of certain habitat dialects long after the native vegetation has been removed by agriculture . This massive demonstration of acoustically rational habitat-based song variation strongly supports what is now known as the Acoustic Adaptation Hypothesis . However , the work also provided a basis for a final evaluation of the GAH on a similar geographical scale . This study showed that the substantial genetic variation shown by the species is organised largely by distance ; dialect songs impose no further structure : it seems that for this species the GAH has no explanatory value . The most recent work on this species confirms that the clear ecological segregation of acoustically rational vocal dialects in Argentina extends from 22ºS at the Bolivian border south to 42ºS in northern Patagonia . Across this vast space , the greatest song diversity is concentrated in the vegetationally diverse north west ; in the ecologically more uniform central and southern regions , great song uniformity is encountered ; finally , island habitats , such as montane grasslands , are represented by repeated islands of the specific song dialect . Other recent work suggests , however , that tropical population ( Ecuador ) do not show this pattern : instead , individuals show repertoires ( from 1–7 trill-types ; mean = c. 4 ) and local populations can show nearly as much trill variation as is known from all Argentina .
22 for 30 . `` 22 for 30 '' is the seventeenth episode of the twenty-eighth season of the animated television series `` The Simpsons '' , and the 613th episode of the series overall . It aired in the United States on Fox on March 12 , 2017 . In a parody of `` 30 for 30 '' , Bart goes from delinquent with detention to the star basketball player at Springfield Elementary . Lisa covers Bart 's success for the school paper , and Homer becomes the team 's coach . Things go awry when Bart gets involved with the mafia . Plot . The story is a documentary about the rise and the fall of Bart Simpson 's career on the Springfield Elementary School basketball team . It all started with a joke that got him in the longest detention in history , where he started shooting baskets in the detention room wastebasket . Bart became a starter and then a star , reveling in his abiilties while also letting his success go to his head . Homer Simpson became the coach of the team , and Bart started disrespecting Homer , leading to ugly clashes between them . Fat Tony noticed this and came up with a plan to enrich both himself and Bart via Bart 's unwitting point shaving practices ( the mobsters would tell Bart how much they wanted the SES team to win by , and Bart did n't know this was based on a betting line that the mob would then cover and make a lot of cash from ) . At the City Champions Final Four , Bart won the game after Homer choked him . However , Bart found out how much money Fat Tony was making , meaning that Fat Tony wanted him to lose the finals . The town hated him for that . In the game , Milhouse ( who was Fat Tony 's other point shaving asset ) tried to keep Bart from hitting the game-winning shot but failed . Lisa then used her journalism skills to get Fat Tony to back off his plan to murder Bart . When the mob boss was Bart 's age , he was an incompetent player for the only city league team where he could play for : an all-girls ' team . Homer and Marge then tell the documentary crew that Bart 's heyday did n't last much longer , as he was revealed to be a sub-par player the minute he moved up to a league where there was a tall kid on the court . The status of Lisa and Milhouse is outlined ( along with a cameo by Stephen Curry ) , and the narrator of the story reveals itself to be Nelson 's dad , Eddie Muntz , who gave him sleeves for his vest and stayed long enough just for a picture of the family to be taken before Mr. Muntz heartlessly abandoned his son again . Reception . Dennis Perkins of `` The A.V . Club '' gave the episode a B stating , `` '22 For 30 ' dresses up The Simpsons ’ formula in the gym togs of ESPN ’ s 30 For 30 sports documentary series , and , as far as stunts go , it ’ s a well-executed one . The arc of a traditional Simpsons episode and that of the average 'troubled sports figure ' doc mesh up neatly , as Bart , after honing his crumpled paper ball shooting skills in an extra long detention , becomes the star of Springfield Elementary ’ s hoops team . Conflict comes in various forms : Bart adopts an entitled attitude ; Homer coaching the team leads to father-son drama ; and , naturally , Fat Tony pressures Bart into a little point-shaving . The episode—woven together further by the silky-smooth tones of professional sports voiceover legend Earl Mann—works by essentially wallpapering over the choppy and under-realized storytelling endemic to much present-day Simpsons with the glib packaging of the feel-good ( or feel-bad ) sports narrative . It ’ s a cheat , but an ambitious and well-realized one that results in a refreshing little season 28 detour . '' `` 22 for 30 '' scored a 1.1 rating with a 4 share and was watched by 2.61 million people , making it Fox 's highest rated show of the night .
Theatre organ . A theatre organ ( also known as a theater organ , or [ especially in the U.K. ] a cinema organ ) is a distinct type of pipe organ originally developed to provide music and sound effects to accompany silent films during the first 3 decades of the 20th century . Theatre organs are usually identified by the distinctive horseshoe-shaped arrangement of stop tabs ( tongue-shaped switches ) above and around the instrument 's keyboards on their consoles . Given their prominent placement in houses of popular entertainment , theatre organ consoles were typically decorated in gaudy ways , with brightly colored stop tabs , and painted bright red and black , or solid gold , or ivory with gold trim , with built-in console lighting . In organs installed in the UK , a common feature was large translucent surrounds extending from both sides of the console , with internal colored lighting . A spectacular original example is the so-called Rhinestone Barton , installed in 1928 in the former RKO Iowa Theatre ( now home to Theatre Cedar Rapids in Cedar Rapids , Iowa ) . The console of this 3 manual 14 rank Wangerin-built Barton is completely covered in black felt fabric embedded with glass glitter in swirling patterns , with all edges trimmed with bands of rhinestones . Another original example is the 3/13 Barton from Ann Arbor 's historic Michigan Theatre . The organ was installed in 1927 and is currently played five nights during a week before most film screenings . As the concept of the theatre organ was embraced , theatre organs began to be installed in other types of venues , such as civic auditoriums , sports arenas , private residences , and even churches . One of the largest theatre organs ever built ( and certainly boasting the largest console ever built for a theatre organ ) was the 6 manual 52 rank Barton installed in the massive Chicago Stadium . There were over 7,000 such organs installed in America and elsewhere from 1915 to 1933 , but fewer than 40 instruments remain in their original venues . Though there are few original instruments in their original homes , hundreds of theatre pipe organs ( typically rescued from defunct theaters or from venues no longer using and maintaining their organs ) are installed in public venues throughout the world today , while many more exist in private residences . Design elements . Many organ builders supplied instruments to theatres . The Rudolph Wurlitzer company , to whom Robert Hope-Jones licensed his name and patents , was the most prolific and well-known manufacturer ( 2,234 were built ) , and the phrase `` Mighty Wurlitzer '' became an almost generic term for the theatre organ . Electro-pneumatic action . This uses low-voltage electricity to transmit the action of the organ keys to the pipes . Earlier church instruments used a mechanical linkage of rods and wires to connect the keys to the pipes . With the new system , the console ( also known as a key-desk ) could be placed at virtually any distance from the organ 's pipes and could be somewhat portable , as just an electrical cable and flexible wind line connected the console with other parts of the instrument . This also allowed the console to achieve its ubiquitous place—on an elevator platform in front of the stage , low in the orchestra pit for accompanying the film , and rising majestically to stage height for organ solos . Unification . Previously , each rank of pipes could be played on only one manual ( keyboard ) at one pitch level . ( A rank is one graduated set of similar pipes that produces a distinct sound or tonal color . ) In other words , there was one pipe for each key on the keyboard . With the advent of unification , ranks were extended by adding more pipes and made playable at different pitch levels , and on different manuals . Thus , fewer ranks ( but with more pipes ) could be used in a wide variety of combinations and pitches , and on different manuals simultaneously . Horseshoe console . To turn the pipe ranks on and off , the traditional organ console used drawknobs placed on panels on both sides of the manuals . Using electricity , Robert Hope-Jones substituted tongue-shaped tabs arranged on a curved panel around and above the manuals . These stop tabs could be quickly and easily flipped up or down to select or deactivate any ranks of pipes . Traps , toy counter , and effects . Real musical instruments , not previously associated with the pipe organ , were installed in the pipe chambers to be pneumatically operated at will by the organist . Such instruments as piano , drums , cymbals , xylophone , marimba , orchestra bells , chimes , castanets , wood blocks , and even tuned sleigh bells could be played from the organ keyboards . Sound effects such as train and boat whistles , car horns , sirens , bird whistles , and an imitation of ocean surf could be used to great effect at appropriate times during a silent film . Increased wind pressure , pipe placement , and volume control . Higher wind pressures increased the speaking volume of theatre organ pipes , and they were placed in chambers , usually high in the auditorium . The fronts of these chambers were covered with a set of swell shades which opened and closed like venetian blinds . When closed , the sound of the organ was reduced to a whisper . With a foot pedal , the organist could gradually open the shutters to produce louder and louder sounds from the same pipes . Although this type of swell chamber was not new , theatre organ developments permitted a much broader dynamic range than ever before . Tremulants . Tremulants are devices that create a vibrato effect by mechanically shaking the wind source or by other means . Although the organ tremulant had existed for centuries , it was dramatically refined and changed in the theatre organ , and was used in entirely new ways . Traditional organs used tremulants only occasionally on solo stops . The theatre organ tremulants—smoother and broader than ever before—now became the standard , defining characteristic of theatre organ sound . New tonal colors . Robert Hope-Jones and others designed many new kinds of pipes in an effort to create colorful sounds for the theatre organ . Many of these new stops attempted to imitate the sounds of real orchestral instruments , while others simply contributed unique new colors to the tonal palette . Important new stops invented or refined by Hope-Jones included the Tibia Clausa , Tibia Plena , and the Diaphone . These are but some of the basic differences between traditional concert organs and theatre organs , highlighting the elements which make the theatre pipe organ a unique instrument . After some major disagreements with the Wurlitzer management , Robert Hope-Jones took his own life in 1914—but not before profoundly influencing the development of the theatre organ . The Wurlitzer company continued to flourish , becoming the largest manufacturer of theatre pipe organs in the world . Indeed , while there were many other builders of these instruments , the name `` Wurlitzer '' became generically synonymous with the theatre organ . History . Originally , films were accompanied by pit orchestras in larger houses , and pit pianists in small venues . The first organs installed in theatres were nothing more than transplanted church organs , some of which even featured displays of dummy pipes . But these organs were ill-suited to the necessary tasks of the theatre setting , namely accompanying the film and the performance of popular tunes of the day . The earliest examples of the true theatre organ concept were modified pianos equipped with a few ranks of pipes and various sound effects , housed in one cabinet , and typically located in the pit area . These instruments were known as photoplayers and some were equipped with automatic player mechanisms using punched paper rolls , much like the popular player piano . Transplanted Englishman Robert Hope-Jones had a better idea , and his concept , which he called a `` unit orchestra '' , was developed and promoted , initially by the Rudolph Wurlitzer Company of North Tonawanda , New York . The idea quickly caught on , and a new type of instrument , the Wurlitzer Hope Jones Unit-Orchestra or simply the theatre organ , was born . This model was immediately embraced by theatre owners and soon hundreds of instruments were being ordered from Wurlitzer and other manufacturers who quickly copied the important elements of the design for their own theatre organs . Other manufacturers included , in the United States , The Bartola Musical Instrument Company of Oshkosh , Wisconsin ( maker of the Barton organ ) , The Page Organ Company of Lima , Ohio , The Marr & Colton Company of Warsaw , New York , and The Robert-Morton Company of Van Nuys , California ( a large model was known as the Wonder Morton ) . In addition , makers of traditional pipe organs for churches promptly jumped on the bandwagon and began producing and selling theatre organs , such as The Kimball Company of Chicago , Illinois , The Wicks Organ Company of Highland , Illinois , M.P . Moller of Hagerstown , Maryland , and Austin Organs of Hartford , Connecticut . In the United Kingdom , important builders of theatre organs included The John Compton Organ Company and William Hill & Son & Norman & Beard Ltd. , commonly referred to as Hill , Norman and Beard , who manufactured theatre organs under the `` Christie '' brand . On the European continent the theatre organ appeared only after World War I in the cinemas . Some instruments came from Wurlitzer , but there were European organ builders like `` M. Welte & Söhne '' and `` Walcker '' in Germany , and `` Standaart '' in the Netherlands . After the development of sound movies , theatre organs remained installed in many theatres to provide live music between features . However , after the 'golden years ' of the 1920s and 1930s , many were scrapped or sold to churches , private homes , museums , ice rinks , rollatoriums , and restaurants . In the 1950s , sometimes known as the theatre organ 's second golden age , the development of high-fidelity recording and the LP phonograph record created new interest in the theatre organ . This period also saw the formation of the American Theatre Organ Society ( ATOS ) , originally the American Theatre Organ Enthusiasts ( ATOE ) . Many composers got their start by playing the theatre organ . Oliver Wallace , arguably America 's first real theatre organist , was soon employed by Walt Disney , and composed , among other things , the score to `` Dumbo '' . Jesse Crawford , the first organist ever to sell over a million recordings , was known in households across America as the `` Poet of the Organ '' . He was also responsible for developing many of the techniques and registrations used in the performance of popular music on the instrument . Rex Koury composed the `` Gunsmoke '' theme heard on television and radio for many years . Reginald Dixon MBE was the most popular organist of all time , being a household name all over the UK , The British Empire ( which at the time consisted of over 25 % of the worlds population ) and Europe . During his 40 years at the Tower Ballroom in Blackpool , he performed at the Wurlitzer there some 80,000 times to audiences of 6500+ at a time . He is widely recognised as recording and selling more records than any other organist . Among the most `` heard '' organists in the United States was Dick Leibert , who held for many years the enviable position of Head Organist at New York 's Radio City Music Hall , presiding over the largest original theatre organ ever build by the Wurlitzer firm ( 4 manuals , 58 ranks ) . Another legendary theatre organist of modern times was the late George Wright , who created a huge series of studio recordings on theatre organs which sold millions . The late Richard Purvis , who was for many years the organist and master of choristers at Grace Cathedral in San Francisco , was also an enthusiastic promoter of theatre organ , and wrote many arrangements for it . And famed Mormon Tabernacle organist Alexander Schreiner was also an active theatre organist . Manufacturers and production totals . These were the major builders of theatre organs , listed in order of production . The numbers listed here are for theatre organs only , and do not include any classical organs that may have been produced . Many builders of church organs also made theatre organs in very small numbers , such as Casavant , which only made seven theatre organs , but thousands of church organs . Technical . As in a traditional pipe organ , a theatre organ uses pressurized air to produce musical tones . Unification and extension give the theatre organ its unique flexibility . A rank is extended by adding pipes above and below the original pitch , allowing the organist to play that rank at various pitches by selecting separate stop tabs . By way of example , consider an organ where the Tibia Clausa rank at 8 ' ( standard ) pitch has 61 pipes . A traditional organ would require a further 61 pipes for the Tibia 4 ' ( an octave higher ) ; the unified theatre organ achieves the same effect by playing on the same pipes but transposing up an octave , thus requiring only an additional 12 pipes to play the top octave . Tibia 2 ' ( yet another octave higher ) is similarly accomplished by adding 12 more pipes . The Tibia Clausa 16 ' is accomplished by transposing down an octave , and adding 12 pipes to the bottom of the Tibia rank . Hence , in a unified organ , four stops ( each a separate stop tab ) can be obtained from a total of 97 pipes . In a classically designed organ , four 61-note Tibia ranks , requiring 244 pipes , would be needed for the same four stops . Additionally , several mutation stops can be drawn from this 97-pipe rank , resulting in eight or nine stops from a single unified and extended 8 ' Tibia Clausa rank . These ranks are voiced in relation to other pipe ranks in the organ , allowing a handful of ranks in a typical theatre organ to imitate a wide range of instruments . Unification also makes it possible to play any rank of pipes from any manual and the pedals independently , unlike a traditional church organ , where a rank of pipes is playable only from one manual or the pedals , unless couplers are employed . The electro-pneumatic action was invented by Robert Hope-Jones , and is considered by many to be the single most significant development in pipe organs . Up to the turn of the 20th century , all pipe organs were operated by a `` tracker '' , `` tubular pneumatic '' , or `` pneumatic Barker-lever '' action , where the keys and pedals were physically connected to the pipe valves via wooden trackers , except in the case of tubular pneumatic , where all actions were operated by air pressure . Hope-Jones ' electro-pneumatic action eliminated this by using wind pressure , controlled by electric solenoids , to operate the pipe valves , and solenoids and pistons to control and operate the various stop tabs , controls , keys and pedals on the console . This action allowed the console to be physically detached from the organ . All signals from the console were transmitted by an electric cable to an electro-pneumatic relay , and from there to the pipes and effects in the organ chambers . Hope-Jones believed that higher wind pressures would allow pipes to more accurately imitate orchestral instruments by causing the pipes to produce harmonic overtones which , when mixed with other pipe ranks , produced tones more imitative of actual instruments . The high wind pressures also led to the development of instruments that are unique in theatre organs ( such as the diaphone and tibia clausa ) , and allowed any rank in the organ to function as a solo instrument . These higher pressures were possible due to the development of high-velocity , motor-driven blowers and wind regulators . Another hallmark of theatre organs is the addition of chromatic ( tuned ) percussions . In keeping with his idea of a `` unit orchestra , '' Hope-Jones added pneumatically- and electrically operated instruments such as xylophones , wood harps , chimes , sleigh bells , chrysoglotts and glockenspiels to reproduce the orchestral versions of these instruments . Later , Wurlitzer added other effects , such as drums , cymbals , wood blocks and other non-chromatic percussions and effects to allow the theatre organ to accompany silent movies . A traditional organ console was not adequate to control a theatre organ , as the large number of draw knobs required made the console so huge an organist could not possibly reach all of them while playing . Thus , the horseshoe console was born . Based on a curved French console design and using stop tabs instead of drawknobs , the horseshoe console now allowed the organist to reach any stop or control while playing any piece of music , eliminating the need to move around awkwardly on the bench . The smaller stop tabs also permitted the addition of many more stops on the console than could be added on a traditional console . After the advent of unification and the electro-pneumatic action , builders of church organs started to see the advantages of these systems . As a result , several organ builders began adopting these concepts for use in their church organs . Among these were Austin , Möller , Aeolian-Skinner and Kimball , who used electro-pneumatic action in many of their organs . Today , approximately one fourth of all new or rebuilt church pipe organs use an electro-pneumatic action either exclusively , or as an augmentation to existing tracker actions . In the same vein , some amount of unification was utilized in some church organs , and even today many church pipe organs utilize some degree of unification in areas where it is not critical to the classical sound sought in such instruments , or in instruments where space for pipes is limited . With stops such as the 32 ' bourdon in the pedal division , or a 16 ' reed in a manual division , the basic theatre organ concept of extension is commonly—but discreetly—used by even the most noted organ builders . Current status . There are many theatre organs still in operation but only a handful are in their original installation . Most notable of these are the world 's largest `` original installation '' theatre organs ( in order of number of ranks ) . New vs. original technology . So called `` new '' organs have been recently built , mainly from parts of other theatre organs , with some construction of new pipework , windchests and consoles . Among the largest of these are the 5-manual ( keyboard ) , 80-rank ( sets of pipes ) organ at the Sanfilippo Residence in Barrington , Illinois ; the 4-manual , 78-rank organ at the Organ Stop Pizza Restaurant in Mesa , Arizona ; the 5-Manual 108-rank organ at the Adrian Phillips Residence in Phoenix , Arizona : and the 4-manual , 77-rank organ of the Nethercutt Collection at San Sylmar in Sylmar , California . Other theatre organs that have been silent for years are being refurbished and installed in new venues . Some of these refurbished organs have had their original electro-pneumatic relays replaced with electronic and/or computerized relays and modern , electronic consoles . Digital theatre organ . Built by companies such as Walker Theatre Organs , Allen and Rodgers , incorporating sampling , a MIDI interface , and newly designed speaker systems , are being produced in the attempt to recreate authentic-sounding pipe tones , thus providing an affordable alternative to an actual pipe organ . Virtual theatre organ . Recently , a virtual theatre organ called the MidiTzer was developed by Jim Henry , available as a free download for Microsoft-based PCs or Linux machines under Wine ( software ) , and uses MIDI keyboards . The MidiTzer makes the theatre organ sound and experience convenient for home setup and portable for use at silent film shows where a theatre pipe organ is not available . Predating MidiTzer is the Linux platform GENPO virtual organ project . GENPO is used on professional digital audio workstations such as the Marschall Acoustics Instruments MkII and MkIII workstations which were used for the Peter Carroll-Held album recently released by Move Records . GENPO uses buttons rather than tongue-tab icons to represent the stop switches , this allows more stops to be shown in an equivalent amount of video display screen 'real-estate ' . MidiTzer , on the other hand , aims to recreate a visual layout similar to a Wurlitzer theatre organ . GENPO uses SoundFont format files for its organ sounds . A great many organ sample sets are available in this format , often for free download . Another approach used to simulate Theatre Organs used by the Linux Audio Community is the open source Aeolus program . It uses additive synthesis to recreate pipe organ sounds . Appropriate settings of parameters can result in Theatre Organ sounds , although the user interface remains rather classical . Aeolus and GENPO may be used simultaneously on Linux platforms with sufficient computing power . The combination of the two synthesis methods ( Additive synthesis in Aeolus , and Sample playback with modulators/filters in GENPO ) is very convincing . First issued in 2002 `` Hauptwerk '' Virtual Organ was developed to cater for virtual organs in general and has been found to be popular by amateurs and professional alike , with an interest in Theatre Organs . It uses sample sets which contain all of the digitised samples required for a Theatre Organ , along with an Organ Definition File ( ODF ) which specifies how an entire organ is defined . Sample sets are supplied by many suppliers , with a few devoted exclusively to Theatre Organs and most suppliers allow the use of their samples by ODFs that have been written by users to suit their own particular requirement , often using the Custom Organ Design Module ( CODM ) supplied with the Hauptwerk package . Physical console controls may be connected to Hauptwerk via MIDI MIDI and for those with limited space , touch screen control is often available . The Free Edition allows you to 'try before you buy ' and there is even a free to use sample set , containing a fully featured 3 manual , 10 rank Theatre Organ , supplied by Paramount Organ Works . Other Theatre Organ sample set suppliers are Milan Digital Audio and Key Media Productions The theatre organ and its progenitors . The future of the theatre organ is always fluid , but several organizations are active in preserving and promoting these grand , old instruments . Among these are the American Theatre Organ Society and numerous independent theatre organ clubs who exist to refurbish and reinstall theatre organs to their former glory . Similar work is being done in the UK by the Cinema Organ Society and the Theatre Organ Club ; in Australia the various divisions of TOSA have saved many theatre organs once in cinemas and theatres . Many of these rebuilt instruments have been installed in restaurants and auditoriums , as well as in a few theatres and churches , allowing the public to gain access to them . Independent chapters of ATOS , individuals and venue operators have produced and continue to produce various events and shows to promote the theatre organ . In recent years , increased interest in silent films and the use of the theatre organ in conjunction with orchestras , concert bands , and other instrumentalists has helped to broaden the appeal of the theatre organ to newer audiences . Within the past several years , ATOS has become very active in promoting young theatre organists and enthusiasts , primarily through its work in hosting the ATOS Summer Youth Camp . The ATOS Summer Camp is a week-long educational event aimed at instructing budding , young theatre organists in the art form . Beginning in 2007 , the ATOS Summer Camp has hosted dozens of new , young theatre organists . With the help of its core educational staff of Jonas Nordwall , Donna Parker and Jelani Eddington , the Summer Camp program has developed an extensive and successful curriculum for teaching the art of the theatre organ . Organists then and now . By the late 1920s , there were over 7,000 organists employed in theatres across the United States . Today , there are none of those original silent film organists still alive . Today 's theatre organists present the art form to the public in a variety of ways , through concert appearances , silent film accompaniment , and commercial recordings . Organists such as Walt Strony , Peter Carroll-Held , Jonas Nordwall , Donna Parker , David Peckham , Martin Ellis , Ken Double , Chris Elliott , Dave Wickerham , Lew Williams , and Bob Ralston maintain active concert schedules and continue to promote the instrument and its preservation through their worldwide travels and musical talents . Other organists such as Clark Wilson , of Ann Arbor 's , Bob Mitchell , Dorothy Papadakos , and , frequently accompany silent films and/or are resident staff organists for a commercial theatre . There are many other full- or part-time theatre organists in other parts of the world . Phil Kelsall , resident organist of the Tower Ballroom Wurlitzer in the world-famous Blackpool Tower , is the most well known in the UK and plays mainly in a unique style called the Blackpool Style , which was originally developed by Reginald Dixon , a previous resident organist . Robert Wolfe , Donald Mackenzie , John Mann , Simon Gledhill , Richard Hills , Nigel Ogden , Matthew Bason , Byron Jones and Michael Wooldridge are just a few of the many British organists who play regularly to audiences throughout the world . In Australia there are also many wonderful musicians who play the theatre organ , with Margaret Hall , Wendy Hambly , Peter ( Carroll- ) Held , David Johnston , Neil Jensen , Bill Schumacher , Tony Fenelon , Simon Ellis , John Giacchi , Paul Fitzgerald , John Atwell , Robert Wetherall and Chris McPhee being among the most prolific . In France Jean-Philippe Le Trévou , Titular Organist at Sainte-Claire Church in Paris and one of the rare theatre organists in France , continues the tradition by accompanying silent films at the Kinopanorama in Paris , at the Vidéothèque de Paris for the Ciné-Mémoire Festival , as well as at the Cinema Museum in Frankfurt , Germany , during the Music Fair .
Vale View , Queensland . Vale View is a rural locality south of the Toowoomba Region , Queensland , Australia , from the Toowoomba central business district . At the 2016 Australian Census , Vale View recorded a population of 472 . The Southern railway line marks a small section of the northwest boundary of Vale View . The New England Highway is aligned with the southeast boundary .
Automatic ( Dweezil Zappa album ) . `` Automatic '' is an album by Dweezil Zappa , released in 2000 . `` Purple Guitar '' was the audition piece for Bryan Beller to work with Zappa on this album . The song `` Secret Hedges '' was featured on Adult Swim . Track listing . All songs written by Dweezil Zappa except where noted .
Brandon Pirri . Brandon Pirri ( born April 10 , 1991 ) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre currently playing with the Chicago Wolves in the American Hockey League ( AHL ) while under contract with the Vegas Golden Knights of the National Hockey League ( NHL ) . He was selected by the Chicago Blackhawks in the second round ( 59th overall ) of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft . Playing career . Pirri committed to a collegiate career with RPI Engineers in the ECAC conference . He was invited to take part in Canada 's 2011 national junior team selection camp , but was not included on the final roster . Pirri was recalled by the Chicago Blackhawks after the 2012–13 NHL lockout ended . During the 2013–14 season , on March 2 , 2014 , Pirri was traded by the Blackhawks to the Florida Panthers for a 2014 3rd-round pick and a 2016 5th-round pick . In the 2015–16 season , Pirri scored 11 goals in 52 games before he was traded by the Panthers to the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for a 6th round pick on February 29 , 2016 . As a free agent in the off-season from the Ducks , Pirri belatedly signed a one-year $ 1.1 million contract with the New York Rangers on August 25 , 2016 . On July 17 , 2017 , Pirri was reportedly signed to a one-year contract by the ZSC Lions of the National League ( NL ) . However , with an announcement never materialising he remained a free agent , later accepting an invitation to return to his former club , the Florida Panthers , on a professional try-out contract on August 29 , 2017 . After competing in training camp and pre-season , Pirri was unable to earn a contract with the Panthers and was released on October 1 , 2017 . Three days later he agreed to a one-year deal for the 2017–18 season with the Vegas Golden Knights . On April 3 , 2018 , Pirri was called up to the NHL from the AHL Chicago Wolves ; affiliate of the Golden Knights . Pirri scored two goals on three shots in a shoot out victory over the Vancouver Canucks , earning his 100th career NHL point .
Binary image . A binary image is a digital image that has only two possible values for each pixel . Typically , the two colors used for a binary image are black and white . The color used for the object ( s ) in the image is the foreground color while the rest of the image is the background color . In the document-scanning industry , this is often referred to as `` bi-tonal '' . Binary images are also called `` bi-level '' or `` two-level '' . This means that each pixel is stored as a single bit—i.e. , a 0 or 1 . The names `` black-and-white '' , `` B & amp ; W '' , monochrome or monochromatic are often used for this concept , but may also designate any images that have only one sample per pixel , such as grayscale images . In Photoshop parlance , a binary image is the same as an image in `` Bitmap '' mode . Binary images often arise in digital image processing as masks or as the result of certain operations such as segmentation , thresholding , and dithering . Some input/output devices , such as laser printers , fax machines , and bilevel computer displays , can only handle bilevel images . A binary image can be stored in memory as a bitmap , a packed array of bits . A 640×480 image requires 37.5 KiB of storage . Because of the small size of the image files , fax machine and document management solutions usually use this format . Most binary images also compress well with simple run-length compression schemes . Binary images can be interpreted as subsets of the two-dimensional integer lattice `` Z '' 2 ; the field of morphological image processing was largely inspired by this view . Operations on binary images . An entire class of operations on binary images operates on a 3×3 window of the image . This contains nine pixels , so 512 ( 2^9 ) possible values . Considering only the central pixel , it is possible to define whether it remains set or unset , based on the surrounding pixels . Examples of such operations are thinning , dilating , finding branch points and endpoints , removing isolated pixels , shifting the image a pixel in any direction , and breaking H-connections . Conway 's Game of Life is also an example of a 3×3 window operation . Another class of operations is based on the notion of filtering with a structuring element . The structuring element is binary image , usually small , which is passed over the target image , in a similar manner to a filter in gray scale image processing . Since the pixels can only have two values , the morphological operations are erosion ( any unset pixels within the structuring element cause the pixel to be unset ) and dilation ( any set pixels within the structuring element cause the pixel to be set ) . Important operations are morphological opening and morphological closing which consist of erosion followed by dilation and dilation followed by erosion , respectively , using the same structuring element . Opening tends to enlarge small holes , remove small objects , and separate objects . Closing retains small objects , removes holes , and joins objects . A very important characteristic of a binary image is the distance transform . This gives the distance of every set pixel from the nearest unset pixel . The distance transform can be efficiently calculated . It allows efficient computation of Voronoi diagrams , where each pixel in an image is assigned to the nearest of a set of points . It also allows skeletonization , which differs from thinning in that skeletons allow recovery of the original image . The distance transform is also useful for determining the center of the object , and for matching in image recognition . Another class of operations is gathering orientation-free metrics . This is often important in image recognition where the orientation of the camera needs to be removed . Orientation-free metrics of a group of connected or surrounded pixels include the Euler number , the perimeter , the area , the compactness , the area of holes , the minimum radius , the maximum radius . Image segmentation . Binary images are produced from color images by segmentation . Segmentation is the process of assigning each pixel in the source image to two or more classes . If there are more than two classes then the usual result is several binary images . The simplest form of segmentation is probably Otsu 's method which assigns pixels to foreground or background based on greyscale intensity . Another method is the watershed algorithm . Edge detection also often creates a binary image with some pixels assigned to edge pixels , and is also a first step in further segmentation . Skeletons . Thinning or skeletonization produces binary images which consist of pixel-wide lines . The branchpoints and endpoints can then be extracted , and the image converted to a graph . This is important in image recognition , for example in optical character recognition . Interpretation . The interpretation of the pixel 's binary value is also device-dependent . Some systems interprets the bit value of 0 as black and 1 as white , while others reversed the meaning of the values . In the TWAIN standard PC interface for scanners and digital cameras , the first flavor is called `` vanilla '' and the reversed one `` chocolate '' . Dithering is often used for displaying halftone images . Image sensor capture binary images . Oversampled binary image sensor is a new image sensor that is reminiscent of traditional photographic film . Each pixel in the sensor has a binary response , giving only a one-bit quantized measurement of the local light intensity .
Euphranta . `` Euphranta '' is a genus of fruit flies in the family Tephritidae . There are at least 90 described species in `` Euphranta '' .
Uropod ( immunology ) . Uropods , in immunology , refer to the hind part of polarized cells during cell migration that stabilize and move the cell . Polarized leukocytes move using amoeboid cell migration mechanisms , with a small leading edge , main cell body , and posterior uropod protrusion . Cytoskeleton contraction and extension , controlled by various polarized signals , helps propel the cell body forward . Leukocyte polarization is an important requirement for migration , activation and apoptosis in the adaptive and innate immune system < nowiki/ > s ; most leukocytes , including monocytes , granulocytes , and T and B lymphocytes migrate to and from primary and secondary lymphoid organs to tissues to initiate immune responses to pathogens . Role in amoeboid cell migration . In more detail , after receptors on the cell recognize extracellular signals , cell contents are polarized to create different front and rear environments . Already , adhesion forces between the substrate and cell are present in the form of integrin/ICAM binding between cells . The uropod protrusion extends from the cell body due to actin polymerization and actomyosin extension , as cellular signals interact with cell and membrane contents . Actomyosin contraction pushes the cell forward by squeezing the cell contents in the direction of cell movement , prompting release of adhesion forces between the cell and environment and resulting in an overall change in position towards the extracellular signals . These cyclic steps ensure fast movement towards a specific stimulus , such as pathogenic proteins or other signals . Mechanism . The uropod protrudes backward from the nucleus and main cell body and contains specific organelles , densely packed adhesion and signaling proteins , and cytoskeletal proteins . Several cell organelles are present in the rear of the cell to aid in quick and efficient movement , including the microtubule-organizing center , the golgi apparatus , and the endoplasmic reticulum . Mitochondria also localize near the uropod to efficiently deliver ATP to ATP-dependent actomyosin contraction . This redistribution of cell contents towards polarized structures is also important for cell activation , cell communication , and apoptosis , and thus uropod formation plays a crucial part in these functions . Though research is ongoing , many cell signals and mechanisms are known to play a part in uropod formation and retraction . In leukocytes , polarized RhoA signaling regulates uropod formation and retraction , in comparison with CDC42 signaling in the leading edge pseudopods . These enzymes , both in the Rho family , interact with other factors such as GEFs , GAPs , myosin II and Rac proteins to control front and rear cytoskeletal elements and create the cycle of movement important to cell movement . Cyclic GMP and AMP have been shown to affect uropod formation , and are generally important for cell polarization and chemotaxis . Uropod membranes generally have high density of CD43 and CD44 and adhesion receptors ( ICAM-1 , ICAM-3 , B1 integrins , and ERM adaptor proteins ) . These receptors mediate cell-matrix and cell-cell interactions during migration and have an anchoring function , which serves to steady the leukocyte and interact with tissue cells . Lipid rafts segregated to the uropod and leading edge are also known to aid actomyosin activity .
Romania–Uruguay relations . Romania–Uruguay relations are foreign relations between Romania and Uruguay . Both countries established diplomatic relations in 1935 . Romania has an embassy in Montevideo . Uruguay has an embassy in Bucharest , which was re-opened in 2008 . Both countries are full members of the United Nations and of the Latin Union . Several treaties have been undersigned between both countries : cooperation ( 1993 ) , culture and science ( 2004 ) and taxing ( 2012 ) Trade between both countries is small but stable .
Nils Turesson Bielke . Nils Turesson Bielke ( November 5 , 1569 – December 17 , 1639 ) , was a Swedish statesman , member of the privy council , son of Ture Pedersson Bielke . Career . Nils Turesson Bielke was an ardent supporter of Duke Carl which rewarded his fidelity in 1602 when he became `` Kansliråd '' , deputy director of the kingdom ; in 1605 he became governor of Tallinn and its province , in 1606 member of privy council and in 1608 judge . In addition , both he and his brother were raised to rank of barons . Treaty of Knäred . He was a Swedish delegate at the peace negotiations which preceded the peace of Knäred in the 1613 after the Kalmar War . Judge . In 1614 he became assessor of Svea Court of Appeal , based in Stockholm . In 1623 first president of Turku Appellate court and governor of Finland
Père Fouettard . The Père Fouettard ( ) ( French for `` Father Whipper '' or `` Old Man Whipper '' ) is a character who accompanies St. Nicholas in his rounds during St. Nicholas ' Day ( 6 December ) dispensing lumps of coal and/or floggings to the naughty children while St. Nick gives gifts to the well behaved . He is known mainly in the far north and eastern regions of France and in the south of Belgium , although similar characters exist all over Europe ( see Companions of Saint Nicholas ) . This `` Whipping Father '' was said to bring a whip with him to spank all of the naughty kids who misbehaved . Origin . The most popular story about the origin of Le Père Fouettard was first told in the year 1150 . An innkeeper ( or in other versions a butcher ) captures three boys who appear to be wealthy and on their way to enroll in a religious boarding school . Along with his wife , he kills the children in order to rob them . One gruesome version tells that they drug the children , slit their throats , cut them into pieces , and stew them in a barrel . St. Nicholas discovers the crime and resurrects the children . After this , Le Père Fouettard repents and becomes St. Nick 's partner . A slightly altered version of this story claims that St. Nicholas forced Le Père Fouettard to become his assistant as a punishment for his crimes . Another story states that during the Siege of Metz ( a city in Eastern France ) in 1552 , an effigy of king Charles Quint was burned and dragged through the city . Meanwhile , an association of tanners created a grotesque character ( also a tanner ) armed with a whip and bound in chains that punished children . After Metz was liberated , the charred effigy of Charles Quint and the character created by the tanners somehow assimilated into what is now known as Le Père Fouettard . Events surrounding the city 's liberation and the burning of the effigy coincided with the passage of St. Nicholas , hence Le Père Fouettard became his `` bad cop '' counterpart . In the 1930s , Le Père Fouettard appeared in the United States under the translated name Father Flog or Spanky . Although almost identical to the original French personification , Father Flog had nothing to do with Christmas and also had a female accomplice named Mother Flog . The two doled out specific punishments for specific childhood crimes ( e.g . cutting out the tongue for lying ) . Appearance . The most common depiction of Le Père Fouettard would be of a man with a sinister face dressed in dark robes with scraggly unkempt hair and a long beard . He is armed with either a whip , a large stick , or with bundles of switches . Some incarnations of the character have him wearing a wicker backpack in which children can be placed and carried away . Sometimes he merely carries a large bundle of sticks on his back . Often , his face is darkened to varying degrees . Some say it is because of his being born of a burned effigy , others say that it is from the soot in the chimneys that he goes down with St. Nicholas . In other representations , Le Père Fouettard is identical to the Dutch character Zwarte Piet ( Black Peter ) . Further renderings of the character show him as being nearly identical to Saint Nicholas or Santa Claus , but wearing a black suit . References . 3 . “ Pere Fouettard. ” `` Pere Fouettard Christmas Character - Origin , Legends '' , https : //www.indobase.com/holidays/christmas/characters/pere-fouettard.html
Constellation ( Sonny Stitt album ) . `` Constellation '' is an album by saxophonist Sonny Stitt recorded in 1972 and released on the Cobblestone label . Reception . Scott Yanow of Allmusic called the album `` one of Sonny Stitt 's greatest recordings . The bop master is stunning on most of the eight selections ... switching between alto and tenor and sounding quite creative ... this set has more than its share of great moments '' .
María Esther de Miguel . María Esther de Miguel ( 1 November 1929 , Larroque , Entre Ríos Province - Buenos Aires , 27 July 2003 ) was an Argentinian writer . Biography . Miguel was the daughter of a Spanish immigrant and Jewish mother . At the age of eight , she won a literary contest in composition at school , which was the beginning of her writing career . In her adolescence , she began writing novellas at the Congregación de los Paulinos in Buenos Aires . Her studies included philosophy and literature , earning a scholarship to study literature in Italy . When she returned to Argentina , she abandoned her Catholic religious vocation , and worked as a teacher and journalist . Miguel served as director of the literary magazine `` Señales '' and collaborated in the literary supplement of the newspaper `` La Nación '' . She served in a leadership role at the Fondo Nacional de las Artes . Miguel was married to the editor Andrés Alfonso Bravo . She died of colorectal cancer in 2003 .
Art of labor . Art of Labor is a cultural arts program sponsored by the Workforce Development Institute . These art , writing , and photography workshops create positive images of workers across New York State , teaching communication skills , building a community within the Labor Movement , and encouraging worker dignity . From 2004 to 2009 , The Art of Labor program was called UnseenamericaNYS , which was a collaboration with Unseenamerica founder , writer and artist , the Cultural Project of SEUI 1199 in New York City , and The NYS AFL-CIO . Mission . Art of Labor & Unseenamerica NYS is an innovative arts project that gives workers , immigrants and refugees the tools to document their own experience and describe their worlds with the assistance of professional photographers . The program embodies the transformative power of looking , for a moment , through another ’ s eyes . The goal is to amplify the creativity and vision of voices that often go unheard , and to use artistic expression as an exercise in democracy with the integration of these voices into the larger social and cultural fabric of the nation . The photography and writing workshops are 10- to 12-week art and writing courses led by professional writers and photographers . Over the course of the workshop participants are given cameras and instructed to document their lives . So far , 300 individuals have told their visual life stories in 60 public spaces , large and small . Exhibitions . The final works of art are exhibited to the public after the workshop has been completed . The exhibit spaces range from Labor Union halls and libraries , to community centers , museums , and historical societies . `` Unseenamerica NYS : Pictures of Working Life Taken by Working Hands '' featured large 5x5 cloth banners of photographs and stories by healthcare workers , tractor-trailer drivers , janitors , security guards , teachers , immigrants from India and Peru , refugees from Burma , Bosnia , Darfur , Somalia and scores of others . Another notable exhibit was from April 5 to April 30 , 2005 at the in New York City . `` Graphic Work Imaging Today ’ s Labor Movement '' , a poster contest curated by Josh MacPhee and Zoeann Murphy , and sponsored by the Graphic work curated by Josh MacPhee and Zoeann Murphy , Workforce Development Institute , and JustSeeds . The `` Graphic Work '' exhibit displayed that the American labor movement has an amazing history of graphic production , creating some of the most effective political images in the history of this country . However , work and workers , along with the labor movement , are often depicted as experiences of the American past : paintings of Joe Hill , photographs from the early 1900s of children working in factories , historic strikes and Rosie the Riveter . Today ’ s workforce looks dramatically different from the majority of images used to depict labor . To address this issue we asked innovative artists to create posters that depict contemporary jobs , the people that do them and the issues workers now face .
Fisher 's noncentral hypergeometric distribution . In probability theory and statistics , Fisher 's noncentral hypergeometric distribution is a generalization of the hypergeometric distribution where sampling probabilities are modified by weight factors . It can also be defined as the conditional distribution of two or more binomially distributed variables dependent upon their fixed sum . The distribution may be illustrated by the following urn model . Assume , for example , that an urn contains `` m '' 1 red balls and `` m '' 2 white balls , totalling `` N '' = `` m '' 1 + `` m '' 2 balls . Each red ball has the weight ω1 and each white ball has the weight ω2 . We will say that the odds ratio is ω = ω1 / ω2 . Now we are taking balls randomly in such a way that the probability of taking a particular ball is proportional to its weight , but independent of what happens to the other balls . The number of balls taken of a particular color follows the binomial distribution . If the total number `` n '' of balls taken is known then the conditional distribution of the number of taken red balls for given `` n '' is Fisher 's noncentral hypergeometric distribution . To generate this distribution experimentally , we have to repeat the experiment until it happens to give `` n '' balls . If we want to fix the value of `` n '' prior to the experiment then we have to take the balls one by one until we have `` n '' balls . The balls are therefore no longer independent . This gives a slightly different distribution known as Wallenius ' noncentral hypergeometric distribution . It is far from obvious why these two distributions are different . See the entry for noncentral hypergeometric distributions for an explanation of the difference between these two distributions and a discussion of which distribution to use in various situations . The two distributions are both equal to the ( central ) hypergeometric distribution when the odds ratio is 1 . Unfortunately , both distributions are known in the literature as `` the '' noncentral hypergeometric distribution . It is important to be specific about which distribution is meant when using this name . Fisher 's noncentral hypergeometric distribution was first given the name extended hypergeometric distribution ( Harkness , 1965 ) , and some authors still use this name today . Univariate distribution . The probability function , mean and variance are given in the adjacent table . An alternative expression of the distribution has both the number of balls taken of each color and the number of balls not taken as random variables , whereby the expression for the probability becomes symmetric . The calculation time for the probability function can be high when the sum in `` P '' 0 has many terms . The calculation time can be reduced by calculating the terms in the sum recursively relative to the term for `` y '' = `` x '' and ignoring negligible terms in the tails ( Liao and Rosen , 2001 ) . where formula_18 , formula_19 , formula_20 . Better approximations to the mean and variance are given by Levin ( 1984 , 1990 ) , McCullagh and Nelder ( 1989 ) , Liao ( 1992 ) , and Eisinga and Pelzer ( 2011 ) . The saddlepoint methods to approximate the mean and the variance suggested Eisinga and Pelzer ( 2011 ) offer extremely accurate results . Derivation . The univariate noncentral hypergeometric distribution may be derived alternatively as a conditional distribution in the context of two binomially distributed random variables , for example when considering the response to a particular treatment in two different groups of patients participating in a clinical trial . An important application of the noncentral hypergeometric distribution in this context is the computation of exact confidence intervals for the odds ratio comparing treatment response between the two groups . Suppose `` X '' and `` Y '' are binomially distributed random variables counting the number of responders in two corresponding groups of size `` m '' X and `` m '' Y respectively , Their odds ratio is given as The responder prevalence formula_28 is fully defined in terms of the odds formula_29 , formula_30 , which correspond to the sampling bias in the urn scheme above , i.e . The trial can be summarized and analyzed in terms of the following contingency table . In the table , formula_32 corresponds to the total number of responders across groups , and `` N '' to the total number of patients recruited into the trial . The dots denote corresponding frequency counts of no further relevance . The sampling distribution of responders in group X conditional upon the trial outcome and prevalences , formula_33 , formula_34 Note that the denominator is essentially just the numerator , summed over all events of the joint sample space formula_35 for which it holds that formula_36 . Terms independent of `` X '' can be factored out of the sum and cancel out with the numerator . Multivariate distribution . The distribution can be expanded to any number of colors `` c '' of balls in the urn . The multivariate distribution is used when there are more than two colors . The probability function and a simple approximation to the mean are given to the right . Better approximations to the mean and variance are given by McCullagh and Nelder ( 1989 ) . Properties . The order of the colors is arbitrary so that any colors can be swapped . Colors with zero number ( `` m'i '' = 0 ) or zero weight ( ω '' i '' = 0 ) can be omitted from the equations . where formula_50 is the ( univariate , central ) hypergeometric distribution probability . Applications . Fisher 's noncentral hypergeometric distribution is useful for models of biased sampling or biased selection where the individual items are sampled independently of each other with no competition . The bias or odds can be estimated from an experimental value of the mean . Use Wallenius ' noncentral hypergeometric distribution instead if items are sampled one by one with competition . Fisher 's noncentral hypergeometric distribution is used mostly for tests in contingency tables where a conditional distribution for fixed margins is desired . This can be useful , for example , for testing or measuring the effect of a medicine . See McCullagh and Nelder ( 1989 ) .
Bit-hilani . A Bit-hilani ( Akkadian : `` Bīt-Ḫilāni '' , meaning 'house of pillars ' ) is an ancient architectural type of palace . It seems to have become popular at the end of the tenth and during the ninth century BCE during the early Iron Age in northern Syria although it may have originated as early as the Bronze Age . Contemporary records call it a Hittite-style palace , probably after the Neo-Hittite kingdoms of northern Syria . Individual examples . The oldest excavated building described as `` Hilani '' by its excavator Sir Leonard Woolley is a palace in level IV at Alalakh dated to the 15th century BCE . The palace is thought to have been built by Niqmepa , a son of Idrimi of the royal family of the Amorite state of Yamhad based in Halab . A building at the citadel ( Büyükkale ) of the Hittite capital Hattusa may also have been of the hilani type . As most of the structures on the citadel underwent considerable rebuilding during the reign of Tudhaliya IV ( ca . 1237 BCE–1209 BCE ) , it is usually dated to the 13th century BCE . Kapara , king of the Hittite kingdom of Bit Bahiani in the 10th or 9th century BCE , built himself a palace of this style in his capital at Guzana ( Tell Halaf ) . The palace , with a rich decoration of statues and relief orthostats , was excavated by Max von Oppenheim in 1911 . Some of the finds were taken to Berlin , and most of them destroyed when von Oppenheim 's private museum was hit during a bombing raid in November 1943 . The National Museum of Aleppo has reconstructed the pillared portico in front of its entrance . Other buildings of this type have been excavated among others at Tell Tayinat , Qatna , Sam'al , Sakçagözü , Carchemish , Tell Seh Hamad , maybe Kinet Höyük and at Emar . Sargon II , King of Assyria 722–705 BCE , at his new city of Dur-Sharrukin , begun in 713 BCE . An isolated building of which not much is known yet has been located in the western corner of the palace terrace . It may be a candidad for the building he mentions in his founding text . `` A portico , patterned after the Hittite palace , which in the language of Amurru they call a bit-hilani , I built in front of the palaces ' gates . '' Sennacherib , King of Assyria ( 704–681 BC ) , claims to have done some building in Niniveh in the style of a bit-hilani . Nothing similar to a `` hilani '' has to date been identified without doubt at his palace , known today as the South-West Palace in Niniveh , finished in 694 BCE . The building in question may not have been found yet . Description . The major feature for a visitor would have been the monumental entrance loggia or portico with columns flanked by large massive parts of the building and approached by a broad but relative low flight of steps . On one side a stairway to the upper parts would reside in one of these block like structures . Straight ahead one would enter the great hall , where one would have to turn by 90° to see the throne in the far end of the hall . The overall plan of the building would be rectangular with the large hall in the middle surrounded on all sides by the other much narrower rooms . This type of design with a large central space surrounded by a double wall with smaller rooms taking up the space within the walls may be based on designs first used in the late Ubaid period in southern Mesopotamia such as the Ubaid house . Pillared porticos as gates or grand entrances were used by several cultures of the Bronze Age around the eastern Mediterranean sea . The examples of the Hittites and the Myceneans may be the best known . Through the megarons and propylaea of the mycenaean palaces the style may have lived into classical Greek designs . The late `` hilani '' of the levant may well be the combination of the old broad room concept with a Hittite-style portico . In recent traditional architecture it may have a late resemblance in the design of the liwan house .
Scrobipalpa vartianorum . `` Scrobipalpa vartianorum '' is a moth in the Gelechiidae family . It was described by Povolný in 1968 . It is found in China ( Xinjiang ) and northern Iran .
The Judgement of Paris ( Rubens ) . `` The Judgement of Paris '' refers to any of the several paintings of the Judgement of Paris produced by Peter Paul Rubens , though he did not match the 22 depictions of the subject attributed to Lucas Cranach the Elder . The large versions of 1636 ( London ) and 1639 ( Madrid ) are among the best known . These both show Rubens ' version of idealised feminine beauty , with the goddesses Venus , Minerva and Juno on one side and Paris accompanied by Mercury on the other ( the 1636 version has a putto at the far left and Alecto above the goddesses , whilst the 1639 version adds a putto between Minerva and Venus ) . 1636 version . This version follows the story as narrated in Lucian 's 'Judgement of the Goddesses ' . It shows the award of the golden apple , though alterations show Rubens first painted an earlier point in the story , when the goddesses are ordered to undress by Mercury . It was bought for the National Gallery in London in 1844 . 1638 version . Painted in 1638 or 1639 , this version is now in the Prado and was completed shortly before his death while he was ill with gout . It was commissioned by Philip IV of Spain 's brother Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand of Austria and on Ferdinand 's death moved to the Spanish royal collection . In 1788 Charles III of Spain decided it was immodest and ordered it to be burned , but he died before that order could be carried out .
Albany station ( Oregon ) . The Albany Depot is an Amtrak station in Albany , Oregon , United States . It is served by the `` Amtrak Cascades '' and the `` Coast Starlight '' passenger trains , and is the westernmost Amtrak station . Albany Station also serves as the hub for local transit . History . The station was constructed in 1909 for the Southern Pacific Railroad and is built of masonry . It is one of the oldest continuously operating passenger rail stations in the U.S. Beginning in 2004 , the station and the surrounding area underwent an $ 11.3 million restoration that was funded with a combination of federal , state , local , and Amtrak money . The Oregon Department of Transportation was in charge of the project . The station was rededicated on April 18 , 2006 . The City of Albany is in the process of restoring the former Railway Express Agency building nearby as offices for the city 's transit system .
Jasmine Twitty . Jasmine Twitty ( born December 4 , 1989 ) is an African-American associate judge for the Easley , South Carolina municipal court . Appointed to the position of associate judge of the municipal court for the city of Easley , South Carolina in August 2015 , she is the youngest judge to ever be appointed or elected in Easley , South Carolina at the age of 25 . Twitty graduated from the College of Charleston with a degree in political science . She previously worked for the Greenville County Bond Court as a night clerk . After completing a training program and passing a certification examination , Twitty was sworn in as a judge at the age of 25 . In South Carolina , summary court judges are not required to have a law degree because they 're appointed . In addition to her career as a judge , she regularly volunteers at the Urban League of the Upstate . Twitty also co-founded a group dedicated to the professional development of women in the Upstate called `` LeadHER '' .
Old Mill Site Historic District . The Old Mill Site Historic District in Hatfield , Massachusetts encompasses the site of a late 19th century mill . It is one of only two such sites in the town . The centerpiece of the district is the former Shattuck Gun Factory building ( built 1881 ) , which in 1989 housed newspaper offices and in 2006 a bed and breakfast . The district , which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982 , includes three other elements : an 1891 Warren pony truss bridge across the Mill River , now closed to traffic , and a machine shop and garage ( located across the river from the mill ) , both built in 1886 . The district was also included in the larger Mill-Prospect Street Historic District in 2002 . The mill site has a history of industrial use since 1661 , when Thomas Meekins was granted water rights on the falls , and established a grist mill . He eventually also built a sawmill . Additional mills were built in the early 19th century , including a sawmill which spanned the river . This site was one of Hatfield 's major industrial employers in the 19th century . In 1865 , the complex was adapted for the production of guns , first by Henry Porter and later by Charles Shattuck . Most of the existing buildings were destroyed in a fire , and Shattuck built the existing mill building in 1881 . The main mill building is a three-story wood frame structure , with a gabled roof and clapboarded exterior . It is seventeen bays long and six wide , and is capped by a cupola with a pagoda-shaped roof . Its foundation is set partly in the river , with its water power provided through a penstock to a turbine chamber in the basement .
Dae Jang Geum Theme Park . Dae Jang Geum Theme Park ( ) is a restored and renovated outdoor set where most of the Korean drama `` Dae Jang Geum '' was filmed . The area of the Dae Jang Geum Theme Park is about 2,000 square meters within the MBC Yangju Culture Valley which is located in Mansong-dong , Yangju City , Gyeonggi Province . Dae Jang Geum Theme Park is Korea 's first drama theme park . It was made for spreading Korean Wave and introducing not only Korean culture but Korean court culture . There are 23 facilities such as Dae Jeon , Dae Bi Jeon , Soo Ra Gan ( So Joo Bang ) , Toi Sun Gan , Oak Sa , Guest house , Sa Ong Won , Brewery and so on . There are also some instruments that was used when the `` Dae Jang Geum '' was filmed . Events and experience programs are progressing at this place so that visitors can see and experience various things .
Exorcism in Islam . Exorcism in Islam is called `` ruqya shar'iyah '' ( ) , and is thought to repair damage believed caused by jinn possession witchcraft ( `` shir '' ) or the evil eye . Exorcisms today are part of a wider body of contemporary Islamic alternative medicine called `` al-Tibb al-Nabawi '' ( Medicine of the Prophet ) . Islamic religious context . Belief in Jinns , and other supernatural beings , is widespread in the Islamic world . Jinn is an Arabic collective noun deriving from the Semitic root jnn ( Arabic : جَنّ / جُنّ , `` jann '' ) , whose primary meaning is `` to hide '' . Some authors interpret the word to mean , literally , `` beings that are concealed from the senses '' . Such creatures are believed to inhabit desolate , dingy , dark places where they are feared . Jinn exist invisibly amongst humans , only detectable with the sixth sense . The jinn are subtile creatures created from `` smokeless fire '' ( fire and air ) thought to be able to possess animate and inanimate objects . Unlike demons , they are not necessarily evil , but own a capacity of free-will . Reasons for possession . Possession is not caused by Satan , who is said to be just a tempter , whispering evil suggestions into humans heart , but , even though not mentioned in canonical scriptures , according to folklore by jinn , who can enter a human body physically or haunting them mentally . A possession by a jinn can happen for various reasons . Ibn Taymiyyah explained a Jinn could sometimes haunt an individual , because the person could ( even unintentionally ) harm the jinn ; urinating or throwing hot water on it , or even killing a related jinn without even realizing it . In this case the jinn will try to take revenge on the person . Another cause for jinn possession is when a jinn falls in love with a human and thereupon the jinn possesses the human . Some women have told of their experiences with jinn possession ; where the jinn tried to have sexual interaction from inside their bodies . Thirdly , it occurs when a jinn is evil and simply wants to harm a human for no specific reason , it will possess that person , if it gets the opportunity , while the human is in a very emotional state or unconsciousness . Jinn may also haunt someone in service of a sorcerer . Signs of possession . In case of a `` complete control '' by the Jinn , the possessed surrender to the Jinn and the persons consciousness is subverted by it . Such a jinn is indeed absolutely evil and thereupon the acts of the person are going to be evil as well . The person will obey the commands of the jinn at anytime . In a `` constant possession '' the person will not act without a command by the jinn . According to reports of individuals who have claimed to be possessed , they 've asserted that during the jinn possession their spiritual abilities , like the sixth sense , had increased . Possession can also cause physical damage , such as inexplicable bruising or marks appearing spontaneously . Procedure . Recited formulas , referred to as `` Ruqyah '' are used to expel the Jinn from the body . Majority of Ruqyah are either charms or spells that are uttered or written . `` Nushrah '' refers to charms or amulets that are used . In a typical Islamic exorcism the treated person lies down while a white-gloved therapist places a hand on their head while reciting verses from the Quran . Specific verses from the Quran are recited , which glorify God ( e.g . The Throne Verse ( Arabic : آية الكرسي `` Ayatul Kursi '' ) and invoke his help . In some cases the `` adhan '' ( call for daily prayers ) is also read , believed to have the effect of repelling non-angelic unseen beings or the `` jinn '' . The Islamic prophet Muhammad taught his followers to read the last three `` suras '' from the Quran , Surat al-Ikhlas ( The Fidelity ) , Surat al-Falaq ( The Dawn ) and Surat an-Nas ( Mankind ) . A common healing practice in classical Islam used music to cure mental illnesses , related to jinn-possession . Islamic Exorcists . Those who are permitted to perform exorcisms typically have other careers but possess the ability to exorcise . Exorcism and Islamic Law . Prohibited techniques often utilize `` shirk '' , which is found in practices that prepare amulets or talismans . This is prohibited because `` shirk '' is the sin of practicing idolatry or polytheism i.e . the deification or worship of anyone or anything besides the singular God . Many times Qur'anic verses are added throughout the recitation when using these objects in order to 'mask ' their `` shirk '' . However , God believes he has provided sufficient cures in executing an exorcism , therefore exorcists should not have to rely on methods involving `` shirk '' . Additionally , individuals seeking exorcism should avoid magicians or soothsayers because these magical practices go against Islamic Law . `` Hadith '' of the 70,000 who do not ask for `` ruqya '' and will not be brought to account . A `` hadith '' recorded in states : `` Seventy thousand people of my followers will enter Paradise without accounts , and they are those who do not practice Ar-Ruqya and do not see an evil omen in things , and put their trust in their Lord . '' Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya , a scholar , commented on this `` hadith '' , stating : “ That is because these people will enter Paradise without being called to account because of the perfection of their Tawheed , therefore he described them as people who did not ask others to perform ruqyah for them . Hence he said `` and they put their trust in their Lord . '' Because of their complete trust in their Lord , their contentment with Him , their faith in Him , their being pleased with Him and their seeking their needs from Him , they do not ask people for anything , be it ruqyah or anything else , and they are not influenced by omens and superstitions that could prevent them from doing what they want to do , because superstition detracts from and weakens Tawheed '' .
Vyron Polydoras . Vyron Polydoras ( , ; born 27 January 1947 in Perivolia , Elis , Greece ) is a Greek politician who was the Minister for Public Order and Justice of Greece from 2006 to 2007 in the first Cabinet of Kostas Karamanlis . He is a member of the New Democracy party and belongs to the center-right group of this party . He has a degree in law in the University of Athens . He has studied political science with a Fulbright scholarship in the United States . He has studied international law iat the Hague Academy of International Law . He has also studied human rights in the University of Strasbourg . He has studied international economics in Salzburg , Austria . He has also written more than 34 books of political , sociological and innovating content . He has been rewarded in 1998 by the `` Greek Association of Literature Interpreters '' for his work on The Eve of St. Agnes by John Keats . in 2002 for his book `` The Greater Athens '' ( ) . His latest new book `` For a New Ideology '' ( 2008 ) Polydoras was not included in the second Cabinet of Kostas Karamanlis sworn in on 19 September 2007 , while the Ministry of Public Order was merged into the Ministry of the Interior . He served as fourth vice-speaker of the Hellenic Parliament in 2009–2012 , and as Speaker for the hung parliament that resulted from the May 2012 elections . In 2012 his party appointed him a member of the Special Permanent Committee on Institutions and Transparency . When soon August 2012 reports surfaced that Polydoras , who held the position of speaker of the parliament for just a single day , hired his daughter , Margarita , and made her a permanent employee in his office . This incident sparked uproar and anger among the general population . Following the incident , he was expelled from his party 's parliamentary faction , but refused to give up his seat on the Institutions and Transparency committee . In 2014 , he founded the party Union for the Homeland and the People in order to take part in 2014 European Parliament Elections .
Carola Remer . Carola Remer ( born 4 October 1991 ) is a German model Early life . Remer was born in North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany , a small town near Düsseldorf . Her father is a surgeon and her mother , a pharmacist . She has one younger sister . Remer was planning a career in medicine , completing three semesters , until her cousin sent photos of her to a local modeling agency . Model . Remer had her breakthrough in 2011 . She had an immense editorial response gaining work for Japanese Vogue , Chinese Vogue , Self Service , and Harper 's Bazaar . She booked those projects before making her fall 2011 catwalk debut , where she modeled for Ralph Lauren , Emilio Pucci , Jean Paul Gaultier and Tom Ford . Later she added other firms including Philosophy di Alberta Ferretti , Ruffian , Diane von Furstenberg , Rochas , Ohne Titel , Halston , Cacharel , Hakaan , Gianfranco Ferre , Brioni , Moschino , Rad Hourani , Sportmax and Roland Mouret . She appeared in campaigns for Agent Provocateur and Husky .
Jacob Fosie . Jacob Fosie ( 1679 – 1 December 1763 ) was a Danish artist , watercolor painter , etcher , engraver , organist and author . Early life . Fosie was born in Copenhagen , of English descent . He was a student of Hendrick Krock . He painted landscapes in watercolor , mostly in the style of Dutch masters . Fosie held a salon for artists in his home . Among the frequent guests were the artists Johan Martin Preisler , Gustav de Lode and Michael Keyl , the painters Johan Hörner and Carl Gustaf Pilo , the sculptor Simon Carl Stanley , the poet Christian Frederik Wadskiær and several other writers . Family . He married Anna Dorothea Ilsøe and they had three children . Daughter Johanna Marie Fosie whom he taught together with her siblings Michael Fosie and Elisabeth Fosie was the most talented of the siblings , and she signed and published illustrations in her father 's drawing book in 1741 . Artistic interests . Fosie was a wealthy man ; he busied himself with mechanics and linguistics , and was for several years organist at the Church of Holmen and as such undoubtedly an accomplished musician , although he once admitted that he was not practicing music outside of Sundays . Fosie was a member of the oldest Danish academy ( 1701 ) and the Academy of Fine Arts in Florence , but had also hardly ever been outside Denmark . Nevertheless , he was at home in all the major languages and culture in Latin , possessed a large and good library , and was highly regarded for his multifaceted skills and knowledge . He also published a number of drawing books including `` Drawing ABCs '' , `` Learning Cloths '' ( 1741–43 ) , a collection of his students ' works ( 1747 ) and a collection of landscapes ( 1746 ) .
William Beers House . William Beers House , also known as the Beers House , is a historic home located in Richmond , Virginia . It was built in 1839 , and is a three-story , three bay , Greek Revival style brick dwelling crowned by an Italianate bracketed cornice and shallow hipped roof . It features an entrance with sidelights and pilasters framed by a porch containing coupled Greek Doric order columns . The house was enlarged to a full three stories in 1860 . In 1965 the house was acquired by the Medical College of Virginia . It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1969 .
Betsy Beers . Betsy Beers ( born 1957 ) is an American television and film producer whose credits include ShondaLand 's `` Grey 's Anatomy , '' `` Scandal , '' `` Private Practice '' , `` How to Get Away with Murder '' , `` The Catch '' , and `` Station 19 '' . Life and career . A graduate of Williams College where she studied theater and English literature , Beers acted and performed comedy for several years in New York City before moving to Los Angeles to make the transition to producing . While living in New York City , Beers was producer to the 1999 cult film 200 Cigarettes . The cult favorite had an all star cast that included Courtney Love , Guillermo Diaz , Martha Plimpton , Christina Ricci and Ben Affleck . 200 Cigarettes is also the first film to star Goldie Hawn 's daughter , Kate Hudson ( who played a very similar role to her real life mother ) . Beers served as President of director Mike Newell ’ s Dogstar Films , where she produced the films `` 200 Cigarettes '' , starring Ben Affleck , Dave Chappelle , and Kate Hudson , and `` Best Laid Plans '' , starring Reese Witherspoon . She also developed such films as `` High Fidelity '' , directed by Stephen Frears and starring John Cusack , as well as `` Pushing Tin '' , starring Billy Bob Thornton , Cate Blanchett , and Angelina Jolie . She also served as Executive Producer on the films `` Safe Passage '' , starring Susan Sarandon , and `` Witch Hunt '' , starring Dennis Hopper , with producer Gale Ann Hurd . She then served as President of the Mark Gordon Company . While there , she oversaw the development and production of its feature film and television projects , including the development of `` Grey 's Anatomy '' . Additionally , Ms . Beers produced the feature films `` The Hoax '' , starring Richard Gere , and `` Casanova '' , starring Heath Ledger ; both films were directed by Lasse Hallström . In 2009 , Beers partnered with Shonda Rhimes ' production company ShondaLand to develop and produce additional feature film and television projects . Awards . For her work on `` Grey 's Anatomy '' , Beers and her fellow producers were awarded the 2007 Producer of the Year Award from the Producers Guild of America , the 2007 Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series Drama , and received the 2006 and 2007 Emmy nominations for Outstanding Drama Series . Beers has been nominated three times by the Producers Guild of America for their Television Producer of the Year Award . In 2014 , `` Scandal '' was awarded the American Film Institute 's Television Program of the Year Award . as well as a Peabody Award .
Mick Fairclough . Michael Joseph `` Mick '' Fairclough ( born October 22 , 1952 in Drogheda ) was a former Irish professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Drogheda United , Dundalk and Huddersfield Town . Mick started his football career with Drogheda Youths and won an FAI Youth Cup medal in 1970 scoring in the replay of the final . At age 18 he played in the 1971 FAI Cup Final with Drogheda who lost to Limerick after a replay . This qualified Drogheda for the Blaxnit Cup where Drogheda lost on penalties to eventual winners Linfield . Mick was bought by Huddersfield Town ( who were then in the English Premier Division ) in August 1971 and made his first team debut against Wolves in October 1971 . He made 20 appearances in the 1971/72 season including games against Arsenal , Crystal Palace , Everton , Spurs & Wolves . He also represented Ireland in the International match against the West German Olympic team . Mick received a serious leg injury against Walsall on September 17 , 1973 and this ultimately ended his career prematurely in 1974 . He was out of football for 6 years and then made a comeback in the League of Ireland with Dundalk F.C . after receiving treatment from Bobby McGregor the renowned Northern Ireland Physio . His first League of Ireland game in nearly a decade came at Glenmalure Park on March 2 , 1980 when he came off the bench and scored the equaliser for the Lilywhites . This goal helped secure second place in the 1979–80 League of Ireland season which meant qualification for the 1980–81 UEFA Cup . Fairclough made his European debut against F.C . Porto in the Estádio das Antas on September 17 , 1980 . That season he scored the winner in the semi final of the FAI Cup and scored in the Final against Sligo Rovers . - https : //www.youtube.com/watch ? v=m58go3MB3Kc Mick played for Dundalk for a further 4 years where he was top scorer for 3 consecutive seasons during which time he won FAI Cup and League medals . He also scored 3 goals in the 1981–82 European Cup Winners ' Cup against Fram Reykjavik and Tottenham Hotspur in Oriel Park . He won two full International caps for Ireland in 1982 after his successful comeback from injury . In 1984 , he left Oriel Park to return to Drogheda United where he started his career and finished playing there in 1986 . Sources . The Complete Who 's Who of Irish International Football , 1945–96 ( 1996 ) : Stephen McGarrigle
Qâlat daqqa . `` Qâlat daqqa '' ( also spelled `` gâlat dagga '' ) , or Tunisian Five Spices , is a spice blend originating from Tunisia . It is made of cloves , nutmeg , cinnamon , peppercorns , and grains of paradise mixed and ground , depending on its use , between a coarse grind and a fine powder . This spice blend is used to as both an aromatic and seasoning for meats and vegetable dishes . The flavor of the mixture is described as being `` sweet and warm '' .
St Mary the Virgin , Mortlake . St Mary the Virgin , Mortlake is a parish church in Mortlake , in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames . It is part of the Church of England and the Anglican Communion . The rector is The Revd Canon Dr Ann Nickson . The building , on Mortlake High Street , London SW14 , dates from 1543 and is Grade II* listed . History . The first chapel in Mortlake , founded in 1348 , stood on the river side of the High Street , on a site later occupied by Mortlake Brewery . The only surviving relic is a 15th-century font presented to this church by Archbishop Bourchier ( c.1404–86 ) . The present churchyard and church were given to the parish by King Henry VIII in 1543 , an event commemorated by a stone in the west front of the tower . Its inscription `` VIVAT RH8 1543 '' is dismissed by Cherry and Pevsner as `` bogus '' . The 1543 building has undergone many alterations and enlargements during its long history and , of the original Tudor church , only the tower remains . The belfry and the cupola are a distinctive feature of the tower which appears as a landmark in many historic prints and pictures of the Thames bank . The current appearance of the church is mostly the work of local architect Sir Arthur Blomfield , who built the chancel in 1885 ; his firm built the nave in 1905 . The vestry house dates from 1670 . It was restored in 1979/80 . Internal fittings . The church 's pulpit was installed in 1902 in memory of Albert Shadwell Shutt , who had been the church 's vicar from 1866 to 1896 . Memorials . The earliest surviving tomb in the churchyard is that of the astrologer John Partridge , who died in 1715 . Memorials to other famous people include a British Prime Minister , Henry Addington , 1st Viscount Sidmouth ( 1757–1844 ) and three Lord Mayors of London . A memorial to John Dee ( 1527–1609 ) , who lived opposite the church and is buried in an unmarked spot beneath the chancel , was unveiled in June 2013 . Present day . Together with Christ Church , East Sheen and All Saints ' Church , East Sheen , St Mary 's forms the parish of Mortlake with East Sheen . The parish publishes a monthly magazine , `` Parish Link '' . The church stands in the Central and Liberal traditions of the Church of England . Services are held on Tuesday , Saturday and Sunday mornings . Mortlake Quiet Gardens are based around the landscaped churchyard and are affiliated to The Quiet Garden Trust .
Apsaravis . `` Apsaravis '' is a Mesozoic bird genus from the Late Cretaceous . The single known species , `` Apsaravis ukhaana '' , lived about 78 million years ago , in the Campanian age of the Cretaceous period . Its fossilized remains were found in the Camel 's Humps sublocality of the Djadokhta Formation , at Ukhaa Tolgod in the Gobi Desert of Mongolia . They were collected in the 1998 field season by the Mongolian Academy of Sciences/American Museum of Natural History Paleontological Expeditions . It was described by Norell and Clarke ( 2001 ) . Its habitat was presumably very arid open landscape much like it is today , perhaps hotter still and with more ( but nonetheless intermittent ) rain . Permanent freshwater would have been scarce . Sauriurae . The Sauriurae are a putative clade of primitive birds that includes `` Archaeopteryx '' , `` Confuciusornis '' , and Enantiornithes . It is thought by Feduccia and Martin to be phylogenetically separate from the Ornithurae and , thus , from modern birds . `` Apsaravis '' has features of both Sauriurae and Ornithurae . `` Apsaravis '' has several characters that place it near Aves ( sensu Gauthier ) , including the presence of at least ten sacral vertebrae , a pubis and ischium that are closely appressed , distal pubes that do not touch , an 'obturator flange ' on the ischium , loss of the cuppedicus muscle fossa on the ilium , a patellar groove on the distal femur , an anterior sternal keel , completely heterocoelus vertebrae , curved scapular shaft , and several features of the forelimb , ankle , and foot . Apsaravis also retains primitive characters shared with Enantiornithes and more basal theropods , including a narrow intercondylar groove and barrel-shaped condyles of the tibiotarsus , a dorsal fossa of the coracoid , into which the supracoracoideus nerve foramen opens , and several features of the humerus . This intermediate anatomy is evidence against the validity of the clade `` Sauriurae '' . Enantiornithine monophyly . In their cladistic analyses , Clarke and Norell ( 2002 ) found that `` Apsaravis '' had a mixture of primitive and advanced characters ( described above in `` Sauriurae '' ) that removed most of the supporting characters for the clade Enantiornithes . Twenty-seven characters have been used to support enantiornithine monophyly , but `` Apsaravis '' brings the number down to only four . The discovery of further basal ornithurine fossils like `` Apsaravis '' could render the Enantiornithes paraphyletic . This would mean that , rather than a radiation of primitive birds separate from the radiation that led to modern birds , `` enantiornithines '' would actually be steps along the way to becoming modern birds . Ecological bottle neck . Prior to the discovery of `` Apsaravis '' , most ornithurine birds had been found in marine , lacustrine , or littoral sediments . This led Feduccia ( 1996 ) and Martin ( 1983 ) to deduce that the ancestors of modern birds were restricted to aquatic environments , and that they were all basal members of the Charadriiformes . Because they believed that all such birds had a `` shorebird ecology '' , they described this limited habitat as an `` ecological bottleneck '' , with all other ecological niches being dominated by enantiornithine birds instead . `` Apsaravis '' , however , was found in a sand dune environment , and it has no obviously aquatic anatomical adaptations , giving clear evidence that not all early members of Ornithurae were shorebirds . Automatic extension of the manus . `` Apsaravis '' is the most basal bird that possesses an extensor process . This is a bony projection on metacarpal I that develops at the insertion of the m.extensor metacarpi radialis muscle and the propatagial ligaments . This anatomy functions to `` automate '' extension of the manus during extension of the forelimb in Aves . This is a key function for the flight stroke of modern birds . Phylogenetic position . Clarke and Norell ( 2002 ) found that `` Apsaravis '' is the most basal ornithurine bird , but more advanced than Enantiornithes and `` Patagopteryx '' . Subsequent cladistic analysis indicates that it and the more advanced `` Palintropus '' – long believed to be a modern bird – , and perhaps `` Ambiortus '' with which the preceding two had occasionally been allied , form a distinct lineage . This has been named `` Palintropiformes '' , but Apsaraviformes was proposed earlier for the `` Apsaravis '' lineage and is thus the senior synonym . And if this group is held to include `` Apatornis '' too , it would receive the name Ambiortiformes , which was proposed even earlier .
West Virginia Route 612 . West Virginia Route 612 is an east–west state highway in Fayette County , West Virginia . The western terminus of the route is at Interstate 64 and Interstate 77 southeast of Mossy . The eastern terminus is at U.S. Route 19 south of Oak Hill . History . Prior to becoming a state route , the road was known as County Route 61/2 .
1997 Five Nations Championship . The 1997 Five Nations Championship was the sixty-eighth series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship . Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations , this was the hundred-and-third series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship . Ten matches were played over five weekends from 18 January to 15 March , the crucial match being in Weekend 4 where England inexplicably threw away a 20-6 lead at Twickenham with quarter of the match to go and were pipped by France . France went on to win their first Grand Slam in ten years ; England defeated the other Home Nations by large margins to win the Triple Crown . It was the last time that France played at the Parc des Princes , in Paris . Since then , the French team has been playing in the Stade de France , also in Paris .
Avakasi . `` Avakasi '' is a 1954 Indian Malayalam film , directed by Antony Mitradas and produced by P Subramaniam . The film stars Prem Nazir , Miss Kumari in lead roles . The film had musical score by Br Lakshmanan . This film was dubbed into Tamil with the title `` Avan Yaar '' and released in 1954 . Kambadasan wrote the screenplay and lyrics .
Mestský štadión ( Lučenec ) . The Mestský štadión is a multi-purpose stadium in Lučenec , Slovakia , currently used mostly for football matches . It is the home ground of FK LAFC Lučenec and holds a capacity of 5,000 people . The stadium was damaged during the 2010 Central European floods .
Texas Municipal Retirement System . Texas Municipal Retirement System ( TMRS ) is a statewide retirement system that provides retirement , disability , and death benefits for employees of participating Texas municipalities . TMRS was established in 1947 by Texas state law and is administered in accordance with the Texas Municipal Retirement System Act ( Texas Government Code , Title 8 , Subtitle G ) . Although established under state law , TMRS receives no state funding . TMRS is considered a hybrid `` cash balance '' or `` savings-based '' plan that includes features of both traditional defined benefit and defined contribution type plans . TMRS covers employees and retirees of over 850 Texas cities , but does not cover city employees in Houston , Dallas , Austin , and Fort Worth , Galveston , and El Paso , which have their own retirement systems . Within a menu of options , each participating city determines and controls benefit levels for its employees . Retirement benefits for employees of participating cities are paid from the employees ’ contributions , city contributions , and the System ’ s investment income . TMRS is headquartered at 1200 North Interstate 35 in Austin , Texas . It is governed by a six-member , unpaid Board of Trustees that is appointed by the Governor of Texas , with the advice and consent of the Texas Senate . Board members serve staggered , six-year terms . The Board oversees the administration of TMRS and exercises fiduciary responsibility for investments .
Emerson ( footballer , born 1973 ) . Emerson Pereira da Silva ( born 21 August 1973 ) is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a midfielder . He played for the Brazil U20 side in the 1993 FIFA World Youth Championship . In October 1998 he was signed by Italian club A.C. Perugia .
The Celebrity Apprentice Australia ( season 2 ) . The second season of `` The Celebrity Apprentice Australia '' began airing on 18 April 2012 on the Nine Network . The series was commissioned in late 2011 following the popularity of the first celebrity season , and will be the third edition of `` The Apprentice Australia '' overall . The official cast was announced in January 2012 , with filming beginning on 15 January 2012 . Mark Bouris returned as CEO , with his son Dane replacing Brad Seymour as boardroom advisor , alongside Deborah Thomas . TV personality Ian `` Dicko '' Dickson was the celebrity winner , defeating `` Amazing Race Australia 2011 '' co-winner Nathan Jolliffe in the final boardroom . Candidates . Following the success of the first series it was reported that many Australian celebrities had expressed interest in participating in a second series of the show . Reports regarding the participation of Chopper Read , Nikki Webster , Kris Smith , Julie Goodwin and Stephen Belafonte as candidates failed to eventuate , with media reporting in early January 2012 that David Hassellhoff was set to appear in the series alongside former `` MasterChef Australia '' contestant Marion Grasby and `` The Amazing Race Australia '' winner Nathan Jolliffe , as well as other expected candidates including Ian `` Dicko '' Dickson and former Australian rules footballer Jason Akermanis . These celebrities were all confirmed as candidates on 16 January 2012 , with the full line-up of participants also consisting of Patti Newton , Charlotte Dawson , Lauryn Eagle , Vince Sorrenti , Fiona O'Loughlin , Ben Dark and Tania Zaetta . It has also been confirmed that Hasselhoff will be raising money for Surf Life Saving Australia , while Newton and Dawson 's chosen charities are SIDS for Kids and the Smile Foundation respectively . Tasks . Unlike last season , the show aired 2 episodes a week and each episode had the challenge and the boardroom .
Fort Machault . Fort Machault ( , ) was a fort built by the French in 1754 near the confluence of French Creek with the Allegheny River , at present-day Franklin , in northwest Pennsylvania . The fort was part of a line that included Fort Presque Isle , Fort Le Boeuf , and Fort Duquesne . Description . The fort was built on a hill , 60 yards west of the Allegheny River . The fort was in the form of a parallelogram , about 75 by . The curtain was made of hewed timber , stacked lengthwise . The four corners had bastions in the form of polygons . The bastions were built of saplings , eight inches ( 203 mm ) thick , and in height . The gate fronted the river . Inside the fort were a magazine , several officer 's barracks , with two stories and stone chimneys . The soldiers barracks consisted of 45 buildings outside the fort . History . One of four forts built by the French and Canadiens , to control the Venango Path between Lake Erie and the Ohio River , Fort Machault was located in modern Franklin , Pennsylvania , at the confluence of French Creek and the Allegheny River . Fort Machault was the last stop on the supply route from Canada to Fort Duquesne . Prior to the arrival of the French in 1753 , Pennsylvania blacksmith and Indian trader John Fraser had set up shop on this site , supplying Indians in the region with trade goods and repairing their guns and other metal wares . His business was an example of the western expansion of Pennsylvania 's fur trade that prompted the French to fortify the Ohio Country , for fear of losing trade and influence among the Indians there . Captain Philippe-Thomas Chabert de Joncaire finished building Fort Machault in April 1754 . It was named in honor of prominent financier , Jean-Baptiste Machault d'Arnouville , the French Minister of the Marine at the time of its construction . It was also known as `` Venango , '' the name of the nearby Delaware Indian village . In December 1753 , George Washington used the Venango Path to reach Fort Machault during his first expedition into the Ohio Country . Washington , with an escort of seven men and a letter from Governor Robert Dinwiddie of Virginia , protesting the French invasion of lands claimed by Great Britain and demanding their immediate withdrawal . The French officer at the fort said he did not have the power to negotiate with the British . Therefore , he told Washington to go to Fort Le Boeuf instead to meet with a higher-ranking officer . The French and Indian War began on May 28 , 1754 with the Battle of Jumonville Glen . In 1756 , William Johnson , who had escaped from Native Americans , described the fort as a `` Captain 's command of about 50 men ; the Fort of Stockades , very weak , and scarce of provisions ... `` In 1758 , Colonel Mercer , in a report from Fort Pitt , reported that there were about 100 soldiers at Fort Machault , where the French had 11 flat-bottomed boats called `` batteaus '' and a large gun the size of a quart pot `` which they fire off by a train of powder . '' After abandoning Fort Duquesne in November 1758 , the French fell back to Fort Machault , and the British expected them to launch a counterattack from there in the following campaign season . In July 1759 , the French began a campaign to capture Fort Pitt . Nearly a thousand French and Canadiens and a thousand Native Americans mustered at Fort Machault . The British , however , began a siege of Fort Niagara . The fall of Fort Niagara in summer 1759 , however , made the French presence in the Ohio Country untenable . The assault on Fort Pitt was abandoned , and available forces were sent to relieve Fort Niagara . On July 25 , 1759 , the French surrendered Fort Niagara . In August 1759 , the commander of Fort Presque Isle sent word to Fort Le Boeuf and Fort Machault to abandon their forts . The French burned Fort Machault to the ground and retreated to Canada in anticipation of a British expedition north from the Forks of the Ohio . In 1760 , the British built Fort Venango near this site .
1997 Pan American Women 's Handball Championship . The 1997 Pan American Women 's Handball Championship was held in Brazil . It acted as the American qualifying tournament for the 1997 World Women 's Handball Championship .
Barthélemy d'Eyck . Barthélemy d'Eyck , van Eyck or d ' Eyck ( 1420 – after 1470 ) , was an Early Netherlandish artist who worked in France and probably in Burgundy as a painter and manuscript illuminator . He was active between about 1440 to about 1469 . Although no surviving works can be certainly documented as his , he was praised by contemporary authors as a leading artist of the day , and a number of important works are generally accepted as his . In particular , Barthélemy has been accepted by most experts as the artists formerly known as the Master of the Aix Annunciation for paintings , and the Master of René of Anjou for illuminated manuscripts . He is thought by many to be the Master of the Shadows responsible for parts of the calendar of the `` Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry '' . Biography . It is likely that he was related to Jan van Eyck but this can not be documented . His stepfather was a cloth-merchant who followed René of Anjou to Naples and the South of France . His mother died in 1460 , and was described as `` Ydria Exters d'Allemagne '' – that is `` of Germany '' , which might well have included all the Netherlands as far as the Provençals were concerned . Jan van Eyck 's brother , Lambert , seems also to have worked in Provence after Jan 's death . Some authorities have proposed , on stylistic grounds as well as the likely family relationship , that Barthélemy trained in the workshop of Jan van Eyck , and worked in the 1430s on the Milan-Turin Hours , a famous and important illuminated manuscript , where a number of different painting `` hands '' have been distinguished . Much of this only survives in black-and-white photographs after its destruction in a fire in 1904 . A painter called only `` Barthélemy '' is documented as working in Dijon for Philip the Good , Duke of Burgundy in 1440 ; this may well be him . René of Anjou , who was to become Barthélemy 's major patron , had been held prisoner there by Philip . By 1444 Barthélemy d'Eyck was in Aix-en-Provence in the South of France presumably working with the leading French painter Enguerrand Quarton as they witnessed a legal document together . The `` Aix Annunciation '' , dating from 1443–1445 , is now generally accepted as being by Barthélemy . It is a triptych , now dispersed between Aix-en-Provence , Brussels , Amsterdam and Rotterdam ( one of the side-panels having been cut into two pieces ) . It was commissioned by a cloth-merchant who knew Barthélemy 's stepfather , and combines influences from the Early Netherlandish art of Robert Campin and Jan van Eyck with those of Claus Sluter who worked at Dijon , and Colantonio from Naples ( although some see this last influence as flowing in the other direction ) . Many of the iconographic details follow those from Annunciations by Jan van Eyck and his circle , such as the Washington `` Annunciation '' . Together with a fine portrait dated 1456 ( Lichtenstein Collection , Vienna ) , and a fragment with a small crucified Christ in the Louvre , this is the only surviving panel painting associated with him ; most of his later works are illuminated manuscripts commissioned by René of Anjou . René of Anjou was a prince of the Valois family who had a complicated range of titles and claims , including that of King of Naples , from which kingdom he was ejected by the House of Aragon by 1442 . There is evidence that Barthélemy either went to Naples , or that his works were known there , as his influence has been detected in the work of the Neapolitan artists Colantonio and Antonello da Messina . René preferred to live in his territories in the South of France , or in the Loire Valley , and was a poet and amateur artist of some talent . For a long time he was thought personally responsible for the manuscript illuminations now generally attributed to Barthélemy . From about 1447 Barthélemy appears in surviving accounts as `` peintre et varlet de chambre '' – the same positions as Jan van Eyck held with Philip the Bold ( and the Limbourg brothers had held with the Duke of Berry ) . A `` varlet de chambre '' was a court appointment of considerable status as a personal attendant to René . He travelled with René to Guyenne and on several occasions to Angers . Between 1447 and 1449 his workroom was next to René 's private apartments , suggesting a considerable and unusual degree of closeness to his patron . His last appearance in the accounts is in 1469 , when he was paid his own salary , plus that of three servants or assistants , and three horses . There is some evidence he lived until 1476 . Manuscripts . Surviving illuminated works attributed to Barthélemy include a Book of Hours ( M.358 ) in the Morgan Library in New York , on which Quarton also worked , and five miniatures added to `` The London Hours of René of Anjou '' in the British Library which relate very personally and intensely to René 's unhappy situation whilst imprisoned in Dijon . Harthan suggests the designs for these may have been sketched by René himself for Barthélemy to execute : `` the faithful interpreter of the King 's exalted ideas , an inseparable , discreet companion and the effective partner , perhaps , in joint artistic enterprises '' . The two best-known manuscripts are the `` Livre du cueur d'amour esprit '' and the `` Théséide '' , both in Vienna ( Österreichische Nationalbibliothek , Codex 2597 , 2617 ) , dating from 1460–70 , with sixteen and seven miniatures respectively . The `` Livre du cueur d'amour esprit '' was a courtly allegorical romance written ( almost certainly ) by René . This has spaces reserved for a further twenty-nine miniatures , and these are all completed in another manuscript by a much less brilliant artist , probably working from Barthélemy 's drawings . This chivalric allegorical romance comes near the end of that tradition , and only allows Barthélemy 's realism and human sympathy to be engaged in places . His exceptional skill at lighting effects is fully deployed ; four of the sixteen miniatures are night scenes , and others show dawn or dusk with great brilliance . The larger and more populated scenes of the French translation of Boccaccio 's `` Il Teseida delle nozze d'Emilia '' , in theory about Theseus , in practice another romance , include magnificent scenes of urban life . A slightly earlier work , again illustrating a text by René , is the King René 's Tournament Book ( BnF Ms Fr 2695 ) which is unusual in being in watercolour , rather than tempera and on paper rather than vellum . He is also believed by many art historians to be the Master of the Shadows who added to the illustration of the Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry in the mid 15th century , long after the Limbourg brothers had produced the most famous miniatures ( they and the Duke died in 1416 , leaving the manuscript unfinished and unbound ) . By then the book may have belonged to René . The calendar scene for September , probably only partly by this master , shows the chateau at Saumur , which René owned , and where he spent much of the 1460s . He also painted the main calendar scenes for March ( perhaps only in part ) , October and December . His spatial awareness was greater than that of the Limbourgs , and he included shadows , which are a very marked feature of the miniatures of Barthélemy . His faces , especially those of peasants , are more sharply individualised , although his figures are less elegant . Only these calendar scenes , and possibly the faces in the double-page `` Procession of St Gregory '' ( Walther & Wolf , op cit ) , show his style ; many other miniatures were added a generation later by Jean Colombe .
Jiyun . The `` Jiyun '' ( `` Chi-yun '' ; ) is a Chinese rime dictionary published in 1037 during the Song Dynasty . The chief editor Ding Du ( 丁度 ) and others expanded and revised the `` Guangyun '' . It is possible , according to Teng and Biggerstaff ( 1971:147 ) , that Sima Guang completed the text in 1067 . The `` Jiyun '' has 53,525 character entries ( Teng & Biggerstaff , 1971 : 147 ) , approximately twice as many as the `` Guangyun '' , and likewise has 206 rime groups .
Khalifa Diouf . Khalifa Diouf ( born 24 March 1968 ) is a Senegalese judoka . He competed in the men 's heavyweight event at the 1996 Summer Olympics .
Plenoculus davisi . `` Plenoculus davisi '' is a species of square-headed wasp in the family Crabronidae . It is found in North America . Subspecies . Data sources : i = ITIS , c = Catalogue of Life , g = GBIF , b = Bugguide.net
Duncan Ball . Duncan Ball ( born February 1941 ) is an American-born Australian author who has written the children 's series `` Selby '' ( about a talking dog named Selby who tries to keep his secret away from his owners ) and `` Emily Eyefinger '' ( about a girl who has an eye on her finger ) . He also writes under the name of John St Claire . Early life and education . Duncan was born in February 1941 in Boston , Massachusetts , United States , and was one of three children . When he was four , his family moved to Alaska , where he went to primary school . In his teens , Duncan moved to Madrid , Spain where he learned to speak Spanish . He finished high school in the United States , studied at Northeastern University and , later , at the University of Paris ( Sorbonne ) . He has a degree in Mathematics from Boston University . Career . Ball moved to Sydney in 1974 and worked as an industrial chemist . He wrote a novel for adults and later changed jobs to editor of the School Magazine at the Department of Education of New South Wales . He continued to work there for a few years , then resigned to become a full-time author , a profession which he continues today . Duncan has written about seventy-five books , all but one of them are children 's books , as well as plays and television scripts . His second children 's ' book was `` Selby 's Secret '' , which was published 6 March 1985 . It is about a dog named Selby , who learned to talk while watching TV and struggles to keep his ability a secret ( he must do this so his owners , the Trifles , do not put him to work around the house ) . Since this first book , 14 more original Selby Books have been published , as well as `` Selby 's Selection '' book , featuring Selby 's best antics , and two joke books . In 1997 , Duncan wrote the first `` Emily Eyefinger '' book , which is about a girl named Emily who has an eye on the end of her finger . Ten books have been published in this series . Duncan has also written the Piggott books , which is about Bert Piggott and his useless family , `` The Case of the ... '' books and `` The Ghost and the ... '' books . Duncan also wrote single non-series books , such as `` Jeremy 's Tail '' and `` My Dog 's a Scaredy Cat '' . His latest book is a book of funny poems called `` My Sister Has a Big Black Beard '' . Marriage and children . Ball 's wife Jill is a librarian . Duncan has two adult sons , Eliot and Ian , by his first wife , Vivian , and three grandsons .
Anna of Hohenstaufen . Anna of Hohenstaufen ( 1230 – April 1307 ) , born Constance , was an Empress of Nicaea . She was a daughter of Frederick II , Holy Roman Emperor and Bianca Lancia . Empress . She married Nicaean Emperor John III Doukas Vatatzes as part of an alliance between her father and her husband . Some historians regard the alliance as a result of their common hostility to the papacy . The marriage occurred in 1244 ; it is recorded by the chronicles of both George Acropolites and George Pachymeres . Constance took the name `` Anna '' following her marriage . Constance was only 14 , and was accompanied to Nicaea by a governess , the Marchesa della Fricca . According to George Acropolites the governess became the mistress of John III and `` rival in love '' of Anna . In time the Marchesa came to have considerable influence at court . Nicephorus Blemmydes called her `` rival empress '' . However Blemmydes ' negative criticism resulted in an attempt at his life by her followers . Blemmydes survived , and Marchesa lost the favor of John III , who dismissed her from court . Blemmydes ' account was later included in his autobiography . Widow . Constance remained empress until the death of her husband on 3 November 1254 . Her stepson Theodore II Laskaris succeeded to the throne . By that time Frederick II had also died . Pachymeres records her staying in Nicaea through the reigns of both Theodore II ( 1254–1258 ) and her step-grandson John IV Laskaris ( 1259–1261 ) . Alice Gardner suggested that she was still politically useful as a hostage against the remaining members of the House of Hohenstaufen , particularly her brother Manfred of Sicily . John IV was underage through his brief reign . His regent and co-ruler was Michael VIII Palaiologos , who maneuvered John IV aside . After the Nicaeans regained Constantinople and re-established the Byzantine Empire , Michael deposed John IV and later blinded him . According to Pachymeres , around this time Michael fell in love with Anna and attempted to marry her , but the widowed Empress rejected him . Deno Geanakoplos points out `` what militates against Pachymeres ' statement , however , is the question why Michael , merely for love of Anna , would be willing to risk almost certain excommunication by the Patriarch Arsenios without the gaining of an important political benefit . '' Michael 's aim was to gain an alliance with Manfred , but with Anna 's refusal , the anger of his own wife , and threat of ecclesiastical censure by Arsenios , Michael dropped the proposal . She was given magnificent presents and allowed to leave the new court for the Kingdom of Sicily in 1263 . This gesture secured the release of Michael 's general Alexios Strategopoulos , who had been captured by the Despot of Epirus , Michael II Komnenos Doukas . Again known as Constance , she joined the court of Manfred . When he was killed at the Battle of Benevento ( 1266 ) and was succeeded by his victorious enemy Charles of Anjou , Constance fled Sicily for Aragon , where her niece , Manfred 's daughter Constance , was the consort of Crown Prince Peter . She remained for some time at the court of King James I of Aragon , but eventually retired as a nun to a monastery in Valencia , where she died .
Symphaster . `` Symphaster '' is a genus of fungi in the Asterinaceae family . The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the class is unknown ( `` incertae sedis '' ) , and it has not yet been placed with certainty into any order .
Auerodendron pauciflorum . `` Auerodendron pauciflorum '' is a rare species of flowering plant in the Rhamnaceae family . One English language common name is turtlefat . It is endemic to Puerto Rico , where it is known from only one population in Isabela . At the time the plant was federally listed as an endangered species by the United States in 1994 , only ten individual plants were known to exist . By 1997 , there were 19 known specimens . This shrub is native to the subtropical moist forests on the limestone hills in the northwestern corner of Puerto Rico . It was nearly eliminated due to several forces in its habitat . The land is privately owned and desirable for development with plans for construction of a resort and cell phone towers . The hills are quarried for limestone and deforestation is ongoing . The plant is already extremely rare , making it vulnerable to extinction from any one event . Vandalism could significantly reduce the population . This is an evergreen shrub with black-dotted green leaves up to 15 centimeters long by 6 wide . Two or three flowers occur in the leaf axils . The plant was discovered in 1976 . It is so rare that the fruit of the species has not been formally described to science and seedlings have not been noted . When existing plants were surveyed and measured , only one or two were mature enough to reproduce .
German exonyms ( Warmia ) . This is a list of German language place names in Poland , now exonyms for towns and villages in the Warmia Region of the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship . Below are links to subpages with more detailed listings of the German language exonyms of towns and villages in region Warmia . See also . List of German exonyms for places in Poland
Town of Brisbane colonial by-election , 1865 . The Town of Brisbane colonial by-election , 1865 was a by-election held on 23 November 1865 in the electoral district of Town of Brisbane for the Queensland Legislative Assembly . History . In November 1865 , Charles Blakeney , member for Town of Brisbane , resigned , having accepted an appointment as a District Court judge in the Western District . George Raff won the resulting by-election unopposed on 23 November 1865 .
Maples , Missouri . Maples is an unincorporated community in northeastern Texas County , Missouri , United States . It is located about seven miles northeast of Licking on Missouri Route C. History . A post office called Maples was established in 1891 , and remained in operation until 1967 . J. J. Maples , an early postmaster , gave the community his last name .
Hjo . Hjo is a locality and the seat of Hjo Municipality , Västra Götaland County , Sweden . It had 6,094 inhabitants in 2010 . The town is located on the west coast of Vättern . Etymology . The place is named after Hjoån 'Hjo river ' . The meaning of the river name `` Hjo '' is probably 'muddy ' . The way the name is spelled have been changed many times . Some of the previous ways of spelling the name has been Hyo , Hio , Hiyo and Hioo . History . Hjo is known to have had a charter as early as 1413 . Hjo is , despite its small population , for historical reasons normally still referred to as a `` city '' . Statistics Sweden , however , only counts localities with more than 10,000 inhabitants as cities . Many wooden towns have suffered fires , but Hjo has been relatively spared , apart from when the church and some adjacent houses burnt down in 1794 . The city structure is therefore almost exactly the same as in medieval times . Hjo works together with the cities of Eksjö and Nora to develop wooden towns as tourist attractions , under the joint name `` Three wooden towns '' ( `` Tre trästäder '' ) . In the year 2013 , the city celebrated that the town 's 600th anniversary . Tourist attractions . The steamship S Trafik is one of the oldest steamships in Sweden . In the summer , it goes on small trips , such as trips to Visingsö , the biggest island in Vättern . Guldkroksbadet is a free entry outdoor bath containing 3 pools , the largest one measures 50 by 25 meters . There is also two smaller ones for children . Guldkroksbadet also has a beach where you can swim in the lake .
Kenneth Kaye . Kenneth Kaye ( born January 24 , 1946 ) is an American psychologist and writer whose research , books , and articles connect the fields of human development , family relationships and conflict resolution . Life . Although spanning several professional disciplines , the substantial body of Kaye ’ s work is characterized by family systems theory and by a search for observable , reproducible processes rather than stopping at generalizations about formal properties , for example , of stages in mental or social development . Kaye was educated at Harvard University ( A.B . in English and American Literature , 1966 ; Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology and Education , 1970 ) . Following a Visiting Fellowship at Kings College , Cambridge ( UK ) , he taught at the University of Washington ( 1970–71 ) and the University of Chicago ( Department of Education and Committee on Human Development , 1971–81 ) . From 1982 to 2007 he was an Adjunct Faculty member in the Department of Psychiatry , Northwestern University Medical School . In later years , Kaye published six books of fiction under the name Ken Kaye . Early human development . Beginning with his doctoral dissertation and continuing through the University of Chicago years , 22 of Kaye 's published articles addressed the fundamental question , What gives `` Homo sapiens '' , uniquely among all other creatures , the ability to learn through imitation , language , and consciousness of a reflecting self ? His principal mentors were the social-cognitive psychologist Jerome S. Bruner , British ethologist M.P.M . Richards , and pediatrician T. Berry Brazelton . Elaborated most fully in his book , Kaye theorized and demonstrated that those distinguishing psychological powers , rather than developing intrinsically from innate capacities of the human infant biologically reorganizing themselves ( Piaget ) , are shaped gradually by interactions due to the co-evolution of infant behavior and human adult behavior . Specifically , he traced the development of turn-taking beginning with instinctive maternal responses to physiological/neurological bursts and pauses in neonatal activity , through transactions in which adults adjust to babies ' perceived ( projected ) intentions , to true dialogue which makes symbolic language possible . `` The Mental and Social Life of Babies '' appeared in Spanish , Italian , and Japanese editions . Kaye 's innovative microanalytic studies of parent-infant interaction in the 1970s have been discussed continuously to the present in hundreds of scholarly papers and books on diverse psychological topics . The IQ controversy . In the mid-1970s , he published 6 articles and book reviews on the controversy triggered by Arthur Jensen 's famous `` Harvard Educational Review '' article on the heritability of IQ . Kaye 's message : `` Educational revolution will not come until after educational psychology makes a paradigm shift . Psychology has sold society a dogmatic set of assumptions that preclude beliefs in the educability of children , the potential of curriculum , and the accountability of schools . '' The science of human behavior . Mainly growing out of his research methods in the work on infancy , 6 publications dealt with methodological rigor and interpretive issues in the science of human behavior . Family therapy and parenting . Beginning in 1981 , Kaye became a licensed clinical psychologist and served on the faculty of the Family Institute of Chicago for several years . His 1984 book `` Family Rules : Raising Responsible Children '' . was republished in a mass market edition by St. Martin ’ s Press and an updated edition in 2005 . Family business systems and conflict resolution . In 1986 , Kaye began to specialize his practice in consulting to families who were in business together . He was among the first psychologists to do so , phasing out his general clinical practice by the mid-1990s . By 2009 , his published articles in this field equalled in number those in his earlier , academic career . Kenneth Kaye 's books in this field are `` Workplace Wars : Turning Personal Conflict to Productive Teamwork '' ( 1994 ) and `` The Dynamics of Family Business '' ( 2005 ) .
Pilot ( One Tree Hill ) . `` Pilot ' '' is the first episode of `` One Tree Hill '' 's first season . It first aired on The WB television network in the United States on September 23 , 2003 . It was written by Mark Schwahn and directed by Bryan Gordon . It saw John Keenan and Melissa Claire Egan guest star as Officer Wayman and Melody , respectively . It introduces the character of Lucas Scott ( played by Chad Michael Murray ) — a high school student — and his friends and relatives in the fictional Tree Hill , North Carolina . Plot . An important basketball game is going on at Tree Hill High School . The Ravens ' team wins , thanks to Nathan Scott 's ( James Lafferty ) final shot . Elsewhere , Nathan 's half-brother Lucas Scott is playing basketball with three friends . Nathan and Lucas share the same father , Dan Scott ( Paul Johansson ) , but they live apart : it is suggested that Dan abandoned Lucas and his mother , Karen Roe ( Moira Kelly ) when Lucas was born , preferring to marry Deb Scott ( Barbara Alyn Woods ) , with whom he had Nathan . Nathan and his team are busted for stealing a school bus . Even though Nathan was driving , his father , Dan , manages to bail him out of trouble , as usual , while other players are suspended . During a drive , Nathan ’ s girlfriend ( and Ravens ’ cheerleader ) Peyton Sawyer ( Hilarie Burton ) , nearly runs over Lucas after becoming distracted at the wheel . Lucas heads for Karen ’ s café , where he has dinner with his mother and his best friend , Haley James ( Bethany Joy Lenz ) . The next day , Keith Scott ( Craig Sheffer ) , Dan ’ s elder brother who is close friends with Karen , asks Whitey Durham ( Barry Corbin ) , the Ravens coach , to let Lucas be part of the team . Keith is positive that the kid deserves it . The coach tells Lucas he can join the Ravens . Nathan then challenges Lucas to a basketball match , with the stipulation that the loser will walk away from the team . Later , Peyton ’ s car breaks down and Lucas comes to her assistance . During a discussion , Lucas relays his history with Dan and Nathan . Lucas shows up at Keith ’ s shop by the time Dan is talking to Keith about Karen . Following this , Lucas makes up his mind and accepts Nathan ’ s challenge . After winning the game , Lucas lets Peyton know that Nathan has to stay on the team because `` it 's the last thing he wants '' . In the last scene , Lucas enters the school ’ s gym while everyone is staring at him . A last close-up to the park where Lucas used to play : it ’ s finally empty . Production . `` One Tree Hill '' was first created to be a feature-length movie with the title `` Ravens '' . However , Mark Schwahn was convinced by fellow producer Joe Davola that it would be more interesting as a TV series . The series features an unaired pilot episode which takes place in the past . It tells the story of Karen and Dan and how she got pregnant . Then , after Dan marries Deb it skips to the future where Lucas has his first day at Tree Hill High . He meets Mouth and others and realizes that maybe basketball is for him ; that is , until he and Nathan get into a fight about Dan . In the broadcast pilot episode , Brooke Davis ( portrayed by Sophia Bush ) does not appear and makes her first appearance in `` The Places You Have Come to Fear the Most '' . Samantha Shelton also played a character called Reagan in the unaired pilot . She was replaced with the character Haley . Reception . In the U.S. , the episode 's initial broadcast attracted two and a half million viewers on The WB Television Network . The episode received generally mixed reviews . Critics compared it to `` The O.C . '' and `` Dawson 's Creek '' , but with a more masculine appeal .
Bills horse troughs . Bills horse troughs are watering troughs that were manufactured in Australia and installed to provide relief for working horses in the first half of the twentieth century . The troughs were financed by a trust fund established through the will of George Bills . A total of around 700 troughs were distributed by the trust in Australia and 50 in several other countries . George and Annis Bills . George Bills was born in Brighton in England in 1859 . He migrated with his family to New Zealand and subsequently to Echuca , Victoria in Australia in 1873 . In 1882 he opened a bird dealers shop in Brisbane , where he met and married Annis Swann who had immigrated from Sheffield in England . In 1884 the couple moved to Sydney and George Bills went into business with his brothers , manufacturing innerspring mattresses . In 1908 , George retired to Hawthorn , Victoria and in 1910 , Annis died while the couple were visiting England . George became a Life Governor of the RSPCA in 1924 . Trust fund . Each trough cost ₤13 plus transport and installation . The majority of the troughs were installed in Victoria and New South Wales between 1930 and 1939 . Initially the troughs were individually designed and constructed , however by the early 1930s , J.B. Phillips , a relative of the Bills , became the head contractor . Working to a standard design he produced the troughs in Auburn Road in Hawthorn . The troughs were pre-cast concrete with a curved pediment with the inscription `` Donated by Annis & George Bills Australia '' . Manufacture was subsequently handled by Rocla , who produced troughs to the same design in Victoria and later in Junee in New South Wales . With the rise of motorised transport , demand for the troughs declined and production had ceased by the end of World War II . Aside from the horse troughs , the trust was involved with other animal welfare projects including the establishment of the George Bills RSPCA Rescue Centre at Burwood East , Victoria which opened in 1964 .
Eois brunnea . `` Eois brunnea '' is a moth in the family Geometridae . It is found in south-eastern Peru .
.476 Nitro Express . The.476 Nitro Express , also known as the.476 Westley Richards , is a British rifle cartridge introduced by Westley Richards around 1907 . Development . The.476 Nitro Express is one of several rounds ( including the 465 Nitro Express , .470 Nitro Express , .475 Nitro Express , and .475 No . 2 Nitro Express ) developed as a replacement for the .450 Nitro Express following the British Army 1907 ban of.450 caliber ammunition into India and the Sudan , all with comparable performance . Westley Richards created the.476 Nitro Express by necking down the .500 Nitro Express 3 '' . Use . Available in single-shot and double rifles , it was less popular than the above-mentioned rounds . It is nearly identical in performance to a number of others in the same class . The.476 is considered adequate for all African and Indian big game , including elephant and rhinoceros . Its ballistics resemble the .458 Winchester Magnum , with a larger diameter bullet ; whether this is an advantage remains in dispute . Commercial rifles are no longer available in.476 Nitro Express except by special order , ammunition is no longer commercially available , and handloading data are scant , the factory load used 75 gr ( 4.86 g ) of cordite under a 520 gr ( 33.7 g ) slug .
Andrea Costa . Andrea Costa ( 30 November 1851 – 19 January 1910 ) was an Italian Msster Mason and socialist activist , born in Imola . Initiated in September 25 1883 to the Masnic Lodge `` Rienzi in Rome , he progressively become 32nd degree Mason and adjunctive Great Master of the Grande Oriente d'Italia . He co-founded the Partito dei Lavoratori Italiani in 1892 after renouncing his anarchist principles in 1879 . It is probable that this happened due to his marriage to Russian Socialist Anna Kulischov . In his book `` My Years in Exile '' , Edward Bernstein wrote of the conversion : `` When [ Filippo Marzotti ] first heard the news that Costa was lost to the Anarchist cause , he excitedly raised his hands above his head , and cried repeatedly , almost in desperation : 'Anna ! Anna ! Anna ! ' '' . In his later years Costa was an active politician ; he served as mayor of Imola and as a representative in the Italian Parliament . He died in Imola in 1910 . His close friend and masonic brother Giovanni Pascoli wrote the funeral inscription dedicated to him , which he knew together with Alceste Faggioli when he was a university student .
Wes Fletcher . Wesleigh James Fletcher ( born 28 February 1991 ) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Lancaster City on loan from Chorley . Early career . Born in Ormskirk , Lancashire , Fletcher played for the Manchester United youth team while he was at primary school . When he was 13 he joined Liverpool but failed to receive a Youth Team Scholarship ( YTS ) . While representing Lancashire he was discovered by Burnley who did offer him a YTS . Burnley . Fletcher was given his first professional contract by Burnley in March 2009 and became part of the first team for the 2009–10 season . In January 2010 , Fletcher was sent out on loan to League Two club Grimsby Town and made his debut against Cheltenham Town on 16 January 2010 , less than 24 hours after signing on loan . He scored his first goal after coming on as a substitute in a 2–1 defeat to Rotherham United on 23 January 2010 . He returned to Burnley on 24 February 2010 . Fletcher made his debut for Burnley in the League Cup match against Morecambe on 24 August coming on as a substitute for Jay Rodriguez . On 15 October 2010 , he moved to Stockport County on a one-month loan . He made his debut for the club on 16 October 2010 , as part of a 2–1 victory over Barnet . The loan was extended into a second , then third month . Fletcher had to wait almost another full year before his next appearance for Burnley , again in the League Cup coming on as a substitute for Jay Rodriguez in Burnley 's 6–3 win over Burton Albion on 9 August 2011 . On 15 August 2011 , Fletcher joined Accrington Stanley on loan until January 2012 . On his Accrington debut he scored the winner in a 1–0 win at home to Bradford City . He returned to Burnley on 21 October 2011 after making 12 appearances . On 28 February 2013 , Fletcher joined League One club Yeovil Town on a one-month loan deal . Fletcher was released by Burnley on 21 May 2013 . York City . He signed for League Two club York City on a two-year contract on 13 June 2013 . His debut came as a 70th-minute substitute in a 4–0 home defeat to his former club Burnley in the first round of the League Cup on 6 August 2013 . Fletcher scored his first goals for York with two goals in a 4–2 home win over Portsmouth on 28 September 2013 . Motherwell . On 27 June 2015 , Fletcher signed with Scottish Premiership club Motherwell on a one-year contract . On his debut , he scored after just four minutes , as Motherwell won 1–0 away to Inverness Caledonian Thistle on 1 August 2015 . He was released by the club at the end of 2015–16 after his contract expired . The New Saints . On 30 August 2016 , Fletcher signed a two-year contract with Welsh Premier League club The New Saints . He scored 1 goal from 23 appearances in 2016–17 as The New Saints won the Welsh Premier League title . He left the club in May 2018 . Chorley . In June 2018 he joined Chorley . In August 2018 he joined Lancaster City on a month long loan .
Michael Duberry . Michael Wayne Duberry ( born 14 October 1975 ) is an English former professional footballer who played as a centre-back . He started his career with Premier League side Chelsea , and also played in the top flight for Leeds United and Reading , and in the Scottish Premier League for St Johnstone . He has also previously played in the Football League for Bournemouth , Stoke City , Wycombe Wanderers and Oxford United . Chelsea . Duberry attended Enfield Grammar School in London and started his career at Chelsea where he was a trainee and made his début during the 1993–94 season , before a brief loan period with Bournemouth . Duberry made a total of 115 appearances for Chelsea and scored 3 goals , including one in a 2–1 win over Manchester United at Old Trafford in November 1996 . His two other Chelsea goals came in their 1995–96 FA Cup campaign , with goals against Grimsby Town and Wimbledon . He won the League Cup , the UEFA Cup Winners ' Cup and the European Super Cup with Chelsea , all in 1998 , but faced stiff competition for a place in the side from the likes of Marcel Desailly and Frank Leboeuf . Duberry picked up an Achilles tendon injury in January 1997 meaning he missed the rest of that season , including the 1997 FA Cup Final . Leeds United . Seeking regular football , Duberry eventually requested a transfer and moved to Leeds United in June 1999 for £4.5 million . However , he again failed to break into the first team , as the likes of Jonathan Woodgate , Dominic Matteo , Lucas Radebe and Rio Ferdinand took Leeds to the Champions League semi-finals . He did play the full 90 minutes of their memorable 1–0 win over AC Milan at Elland Road during that campaign ; however , this would prove to be his last appearance of that season in any competition . He was involved in a court case with Leeds teammates Jonathan Woodgate and Lee Bowyer . The first season in which he played regularly for Leeds was 2003–04 , as by this time Lucas Radebe had become increasingly injury-prone and crippling debt had forced the sales of Ferdinand and Woodgate . However , Duberry failed to impress in a defence often made up of loan signings ( such as Zoumana Camara and Didier Domi ) and then youth-team players ( such as Frazer Richardson and Matthew Kilgallon ) . Stoke City . When Leeds were relegated to the Football League he stayed on for a season until Leeds manager Kevin Blackwell allowed him to move to Stoke City where he went on to become a first-team regular and club captain . All 80 of his appearances for the club were as a starter ; not once did he feature on the bench . He scored once for Stoke , in a 2–0 win over Crewe Alexandra . Reading . On 31 January 2007 , Duberry signed for Reading , who invoked a clause in his contract that allowed him to leave Stoke for a Premier League club if a set fee was received , rumoured to be in the region of £800,000 . He made his league début for Reading on 24 February 2007 in their 2–1 defeat away to Middlesbrough . Wycombe Wanderers . On 15 May 2009 , Reading announced that they would not be renewing Duberry 's contract , and on 10 July 2009 he signed a two-year contract with Wycombe Wanderers , being appointed club captain shortly afterwards . Duberry was released from his contract at Wycombe on 1 February 2010 having seen his contract terminated by mutual consent , according to the official Wycombe Wanderers website . St Johnstone . Four days later , Duberry signed for Scottish side St Johnstone . He made his Saints début in a 1–0 Scottish Cup defeat to Dundee United . He scored his first goal for St Johnstone in a 2–2 draw with St Mirren on 17 April 2010 . Duberry re-signed a further one-year deal with St Johnstone on 27 May 2010 . Oxford United . Duberry joined Oxford United on 1 June 2011 , on a two-year deal , to be closer to his family . He scored his first goal for the club , and the 8th of his career , in a 2–1 victory over Port Vale on 29 October 2011 . On 21 January 2012 , Duberry scored a hat-trick which included two own goals followed by a last-minute equaliser as Oxford drew 2–2 with Hereford United . Duberry scored once with his left foot , once with his right , and once with a header—usually regarded as a 'perfect ' hat-trick . In August 2012 , 36-year-old Duberry underwent neck surgery in an attempt to prolong his career . He stated his hopes of a return to fitness within four months . He made two substitute appearances in December 2012 and returned to the first-team starting line-up in a league fixture on 1 January 2013 . During his second season at the club he became the oldest outfield player to appear in the Oxford first team , his final appearance at Accrington Stanley coming at the age of . He was released by Oxford at the end of the 2012–13 season having made 50 appearances for the club in two seasons . Hendon . Michael Duberry announced that he had signed a week-to-week deal with non-league Hendon on 9 August 2013 . After just 4 games , and 16 days with the Greens , Duberry was released . He announced his retirement from football on 2 October 2013. International career . Duberry was eligible to play international football for England , through birth and Montserrat , as both his parents were born there . He stated that Ruel Fox had asked him earlier in his career if he wanted to play for the Montserrat national football team , but declined as he stated his dream was to play for England . Duberry was approached again , later in his career , whilst playing for St Johnstone . However , he declined again despite the team training in Enfield , close to where he grew up .
Health . Health , as defined by the World Health Organization ( WHO ) , is `` a state of complete physical , mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity . '' This definition has been subject to controversy , as it may have limited value for implementation . Health may be defined as the ability to adapt and manage physical , mental and social challenges throughout life . History . The meaning of health has evolved over time . In keeping with the biomedical perspective , early definitions of health focused on the theme of the body 's ability to function ; health was seen as a state of normal function that could be disrupted from time to time by disease . An example of such a definition of health is : `` a state characterized by anatomic , physiologic , and psychological integrity ; ability to perform personally valued family , work , and community roles ; ability to deal with physical , biological , psychological , and social stress '' . Then in 1948 , in a radical departure from previous definitions , the World Health Organization ( WHO ) proposed a definition that aimed higher : linking health to well-being , in terms of `` physical , mental , and social well-being , and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity '' . Although this definition was welcomed by some as being innovative , it was also criticized as being vague , excessively broad and was not construed as measurable . For a long time , it was set aside as an impractical ideal and most discussions of health returned to the practicality of the biomedical model . Just as there was a shift from viewing disease as a state to thinking of it as a process , the same shift happened in definitions of health . Again , the WHO played a leading role when it fostered the development of the health promotion movement in the 1980s . This brought in a new conception of health , not as a state , but in dynamic terms of resiliency , in other words , as `` a resource for living '' . 1984 WHO revised the definition of health defined it as `` the extent to which an individual or group is able to realize aspirations and satisfy needs and to change or cope with the environment . Health is a resource for everyday life , not the objective of living ; it is a positive concept , emphasizing social and personal resources , as well as physical capacities '' . Thus , health referred to the ability to maintain homeostasis and recover from insults . Mental , intellectual , emotional and social health referred to a person 's ability to handle stress , to acquire skills , to maintain relationships , all of which form resources for resiliency and independent living . This opens up many possibilities for health to be taught , strengthened and learned . Since the late 1970s , the federal Healthy People Initiative has been a visible component of the United States ’ approach to improving population health . In each decade , a new version of Healthy People is issued , featuring updated goals and identifying topic areas and quantifiable objectives for health improvement during the succeeding ten years , with assessment at that point of progress or lack thereof . Progress has been limited to many objectives , leading to concerns about the effectiveness of Healthy People in shaping outcomes in the context of a decentralized and uncoordinated US health system . Healthy People 2020 gives more prominence to health promotion and preventive approaches and adds a substantive focus on the importance of addressing social determinants of health . A new expanded digital interface facilitates use and dissemination rather than bulky printed books as produced in the past . The impact of these changes to Healthy People will be determined in the coming years . Systematic activities to prevent or cure health problems and promote good health in humans are undertaken by health care providers . Applications with regard to animal health are covered by the veterinary sciences . The term `` healthy '' is also widely used in the context of many types of non-living organizations and their impacts for the benefit of humans , such as in the sense of healthy communities , healthy cities or healthy environments . In addition to health care interventions and a person 's surroundings , a number of other factors are known to influence the health status of individuals , including their background , lifestyle , and economic , social conditions and spirituality ; these are referred to as `` determinants of health . '' Studies have shown that high levels of stress can affect human health . In the first decade of the 21st century , the conceptualization of health as an ability opened the door for self-assessments to become the main indicators to judge the performance of efforts aimed at improving human health . It also created the opportunity for every person to feel healthy , even in the presence of multiple chronic diseases , or a terminal condition , and for the re-examination of determinants of health , away from the traditional approach that focuses on the reduction of the prevalence of diseases . Determinants . Generally , the context in which an individual lives is of great importance for both his health status and quality of their life . It is increasingly recognized that health is maintained and improved not only through the advancement and application of health science , but also through the efforts and intelligent lifestyle choices of the individual and society . According to the World Health Organization , the main determinants of health include the social and economic environment , the physical environment and the person 's individual characteristics and behaviors . An increasing number of studies and reports from different organizations and contexts examine the linkages between health and different factors , including lifestyles , environments , health care organization and health policy , one specific health policy brought into many countries in recent years was the introduction of the sugar tax . Beverage taxes came into light with increasing concerns about obesity , particularly among youth . Sugar-sweetened beverages have become a target of anti-obesity initiatives with increasing evidence of their link to obesity.– such as the 1974 Lalonde report from Canada ; the Alameda County Study in California ; and the series of World Health Reports of the World Health Organization , which focuses on global health issues including access to health care and improving public health outcomes , especially in developing countries . The maintenance and promotion of health is achieved through different combination of physical , mental , and social well-being , together sometimes referred to as the `` health triangle . '' The WHO 's 1986 `` Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion '' further stated that health is not just a state , but also `` a resource for everyday life , not the objective of living . Health is a positive concept emphasizing social and personal resources , as well as physical capacities . '' Focusing more on lifestyle issues and their relationships with functional health , data from the Alameda County Study suggested that people can improve their health via exercise , enough sleep , maintaining a healthy body weight , limiting alcohol use , and avoiding smoking . Health and illness can co-exist , as even people with multiple chronic diseases or terminal illnesses can consider themselves healthy . The environment is often cited as an important factor influencing the health status of individuals . This includes characteristics of the natural environment , the built environment and the social environment . Factors such as clean water and air , adequate housing , and safe communities and roads all have been found to contribute to good health , especially to the health of infants and children . Some studies have shown that a lack of neighborhood recreational spaces including natural environment leads to lower levels of personal satisfaction and higher levels of obesity , linked to lower overall health and well being . This suggests that the positive health benefits of natural space in urban neighborhoods should be taken into account in public policy and land use . Genetics , or inherited traits from parents , also play a role in determining the health status of individuals and populations . This can encompass both the predisposition to certain diseases and health conditions , as well as the habits and behaviors individuals develop through the lifestyle of their families . For example , genetics may play a role in the manner in which people cope with stress , either mental , emotional or physical . For example , obesity is a significant problem in the United States that contributes to bad mental health and causes stress in the lives of great numbers of people . ( One difficulty is the issue raised by the debate over the relative strengths of genetics and other factors ; interactions between genetics and environment may be of particular importance . ) Potential issues . A number of types of health issues are common around the globe . Disease is one of the most common . According to GlobalIssues.org , approximately 36 million people die each year from non-communicable ( not contagious ) disease including cardiovascular disease , cancer , diabetes and chronic lung disease ( Shah , 2014 ) . Among communicable diseases , both viral and bacterial , AIDS/HIV , tuberculosis , and malaria are the most common , causing millions of deaths every year ( Shah , 2014 ) . Another health issue that causes death or contributes to other health problems is malnutrition , especially among children . One of the groups malnutrition affects most is young children . Approximately 7.5 million children under the age of 5 die from malnutrition , usually brought on by not having the money to find or make food ( Shah , 2014 ) . Bodily injuries are also a common health issue worldwide . These injuries , including broken bones , fractures , and burns can reduce a person 's quality of life or can cause fatalities including infections that resulted from the injury or the severity injury in general ( Moffett , 2013 ) . Lifestyle choices are contributing factors to poor health in many cases . These include smoking cigarettes , and can also include a poor diet , whether it is overeating or an overly constrictive diet . Inactivity can also contribute to health issues and also a lack of sleep , excessive alcohol consumption , and neglect of oral hygiene ( Moffett2013 ) .There are also genetic disorders that are inherited by the person and can vary in how much they affect the person and when they surface ( Moffett , 2013 ) . Though the majority of these health issues are preventable , a major contributor to global ill health is the fact that approximately 1 billion people lack access to health care systems ( Shah , 2014 ) . Arguably , the most common and harmful health issue is that a great many people do not have access to quality remedies . Mental health . The World Health Organization describes mental health as `` a state of well-being in which the individual realizes his or her own abilities , can cope with the normal stresses of life , can work productively and fruitfully , and is able to make a contribution to his or her community '' . Mental Health is not just the absence of mental illness . Mental illness is described as 'the spectrum of cognitive , emotional , and behavioral conditions that interfere with social and emotional well-being and the lives and productivity of people . Having a mental illness can seriously impair , temporarily or permanently , the mental functioning of a person . Other terms include : 'mental health problem ' , 'illness ' , 'disorder ' , 'dysfunction ' . Roughly a quarter of all adults 18 and over in the US are considered diagnosable with mental illness . Mental illnesses are the leading cause of disability in the US and Canada . Examples include , schizophrenia , ADHD , major depressive disorder , bipolar disorder , anxiety disorder , post-traumatic stress disorder and autism . Many teens suffer from mental health issues in response to the pressures of society and social problems they encounter . Some of the key mental health issues seen in teens are : depression , eating disorders , and drug abuse . There are many ways to prevent these health issues from occurring such as communicating well with a teen suffering from mental health issues . Mental health can be treated and be attentive to teens ' behavior . Maintaining . Achieving and maintaining health is an ongoing process , shaped by both the evolution of health care knowledge and practices as well as personal strategies and organized interventions for staying healthy . Diet . An important way to maintain your personal health is to have a healthy diet . A healthy diet includes a variety of plant-based and animal-based foods that provide nutrients to your body . Such nutrients give you energy and keep your body running . Nutrients help build and strengthen bones , muscles , and tendons and also regulate body processes ( i.e . blood pressure ) . The food guide pyramid is a pyramid-shaped guide of healthy foods divided into sections . Each section shows the recommended intake for each food group ( i.e . Protein , Fat , Carbohydrates , and Sugars ) . Making healthy food choices is important because it can lower your risk of heart disease , developing some types of cancer , and it will contribute to maintaining a healthy weight . The Mediterranean diet is commonly associated with health-promoting effects due to the fact that it contains some bioactive compounds like phenolic compounds , isoprenoids and alkaloids . Exercise . Physical exercise enhances or maintains physical fitness and overall health and wellness . It strengthens muscles and improves the cardiovascular system . According to the National Institutes of Health , there are four types of exercise : endurance , strength , flexibility , and balance . Sleep . Sleep is an essential component to maintaining health . In children , sleep is also vital for growth and development . Ongoing sleep deprivation has been linked to an increased risk for some chronic health problems . In addition , sleep deprivation has been shown to correlate with both increased susceptibility to illness and slower recovery times from illness . In one study , people with chronic insufficient sleep , set as six hours of sleep a night or less , were found to be four times more likely to catch a cold compared to those who reported sleeping for seven hours or more a night . Due to the role of sleep in regulating metabolism , insufficient sleep may also play a role in weight gain or , conversely , in impeding weight loss . Additionally , in 2007 , the International Agency for Research on Cancer , which is the cancer research agency for the World Health Organization , declared that `` shiftwork that involves circadian disruption is probably carcinogenic to humans , '' speaking to the dangers of long-term nighttime work due to its intrusion on sleep . In 2015 , the National Sleep Foundation released updated recommendations for sleep duration requirements based on age and concluded that `` Individuals who habitually sleep outside the normal range may be exhibiting signs or symptoms of serious health problems or , if done volitionally , may be compromising their health and well-being . '' Role of science . Health science is the branch of science focused on health . There are two main approaches to health science : the study and research of the body and health-related issues to understand how humans ( and animals ) function , and the application of that knowledge to improve health and to prevent and cure diseases and other physical and mental impairments . The science builds on many sub-fields , including biology , biochemistry , physics , epidemiology , pharmacology , medical sociology . Applied health sciences endeavor to better understand and improve human health through applications in areas such as health education , biomedical engineering , biotechnology and public health . Organized interventions to improve health based on the principles and procedures developed through the health sciences are provided by practitioners trained in medicine , nursing , nutrition , pharmacy , social work , psychology , occupational therapy , physical therapy and other health care professions . Clinical practitioners focus mainly on the health of individuals , while public health practitioners consider the overall health of communities and populations . Workplace wellness programs are increasingly adopted by companies for their value in improving the health and well-being of their employees , as are school health services in order to improve the health and well-being of children . Role of public health . Public health has been described as `` the science and art of preventing disease , prolonging life and promoting health through the organized efforts and informed choices of society , organizations , public and private , communities and individuals . '' It is concerned with threats to the overall health of a community based on population health analysis . The population in question can be as small as a handful of people or as large as all the inhabitants of several continents ( for instance , in the case of a pandemic ) . Public health has many sub-fields , but typically includes the interdisciplinary categories of epidemiology , biostatistics and health services . Environmental health , community health , behavioral health , and occupational health are also important areas of public health . The focus of public health interventions is to prevent and manage diseases , injuries and other health conditions through surveillance of cases and the promotion of healthy behavior , communities , and ( in aspects relevant to human health ) environments . Its aim is to prevent health problems from happening or re-occurring by implementing educational programs , developing policies , administering services and conducting research . In many cases , treating a disease or controlling a pathogen can be vital to preventing it in others , such as during an outbreak . Vaccination programs and distribution of condoms to prevent the spread of communicable diseases are examples of common preventive public health measures , as are educational campaigns to promote vaccination and the use of condoms ( including overcoming resistance to such ) . Public health also takes various actions to limit the health disparities between different areas of the country and , in some cases , the continent or world . One issue is the access of individuals and communities to health care in terms of financial , geographical or socio-cultural constraints to accessing and using services . Applications of the public health system include the areas of maternal and child health , health services administration , emergency response , and prevention and control of infectious and chronic diseases . The great positive impact of public health programs is widely acknowledged . Due in part to the policies and actions developed through public health , the 20th century registered a decrease in the mortality rates for infants and children and a continual increase in life expectancy in most parts of the world . For example , it is estimated that life expectancy has increased for Americans by thirty years since 1900 , and worldwide by six years since 1990 . Self-care strategies . Personal health depends partially on the active , passive , and assisted cues people observe and adopt about their own health . These include personal actions for preventing or minimizing the effects of a disease , usually a chronic condition , through integrative care . They also include personal hygiene practices to prevent infection and illness , such as bathing and washing hands with soap ; brushing and flossing teeth ; storing , preparing and handling food safely ; and many others . The information gleaned from personal observations of daily living – such as about sleep patterns , exercise behavior , nutritional intake and environmental features – may be used to inform personal decisions and actions ( `` e.g . `` , `` I feel tired in the morning so I am going to try sleeping on a different pillow '' ) , as well as clinical decisions and treatment plans ( `` e.g . `` , a patient who notices his or her shoes are tighter than usual may be having exacerbation of left-sided heart failure , and may require diuretic medication to reduce fluid overload ) . Personal health also depends partially on the social structure of a person 's life . The maintenance of strong social relationships , volunteering , and other social activities have been linked to positive mental health and also increased longevity . One American study among seniors over age 70 , found that frequent volunteering was associated with reduced risk of dying compared with older persons who did not volunteer , regardless of physical health status . Another study from Singapore reported that volunteering retirees had significantly better cognitive performance scores , fewer depressive symptoms , and better mental well-being and life satisfaction than non-volunteering retirees . Prolonged psychological stress may negatively impact health , and has been cited as a factor in cognitive impairment with aging , depressive illness , and expression of disease . Stress management is the application of methods to either reduce stress or increase tolerance to stress . Relaxation techniques are physical methods used to relieve stress . Psychological methods include cognitive therapy , meditation , and positive thinking , which work by reducing response to stress . Improving relevant skills , such as problem solving and time management skills , reduces uncertainty and builds confidence , which also reduces the reaction to stress-causing situations where those skills are applicable . Occupational . In addition to safety risks , many jobs also present risks of disease , illness and other long-term health problems . Among the most common occupational diseases are various forms of pneumoconiosis , including silicosis and coal worker 's pneumoconiosis ( black lung disease ) . Asthma is another respiratory illness that many workers are vulnerable to . Workers may also be vulnerable to skin diseases , including eczema , dermatitis , urticaria , sunburn , and skin cancer . Other occupational diseases of concern include carpal tunnel syndrome and lead poisoning . As the number of service sector jobs has risen in developed countries , more and more jobs have become sedentary , presenting a different array of health problems than those associated with manufacturing and the primary sector . Contemporary problems , such as the growing rate of obesity and issues relating to stress and overwork in many countries , have further complicated the interaction between work and health . Many governments view occupational health as a social challenge and have formed public organizations to ensure the health and safety of workers . Examples of these include the British Health and Safety Executive and in the United States , the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health , which conducts research on occupational health and safety , and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration , which handles regulation and policy relating to worker safety and health .
Herbert du Parcq , Baron du Parcq . Herbert du Parcq , Baron du Parcq , PC ( 5 August 1880 – 27 April 1949 ) was a British judge , who served as a law lord between 1946 and 1949 . Early life . du Parcq was born in Saint Helier , Jersey in 1880 , son of Clement Pixley du Parcq and Sophia Thoreau . He was distantly connected to Henry David Thoreau from his mother . He was educated at Victoria College , Jersey and Exeter College , Oxford ( BA Literae Humaniores ) ( 2nd class ) ) and Jesus College , Oxford ( BCL , senior scholar ) . He was president of the Oxford Union in 1902 . He was called to the Bar by Middle Temple in 1906 and admitted to the Jersey Bar in the same year . Career . He became a specialist in commercial litigation in London , was appointed a King 's Counsel in 1926 and was appointed Recorder for Portsmouth in 1928 and Recorder for Bristol in 1929 . A mutiny in Dartmoor Prison on 24 January 1932 led to the setting up of a commission of enquiry under du Parcq . His report was considered satisfactory and he was rewarded with an appointment to the King 's Bench Division as a judge , receiving the customary knighthood . Invested to the Privy Council in 1938 , du Parcq was Lord Justice of Appeal from 1938 to 1946 . On 5 February 1946 , he was appointed Lord of Appeal in Ordinary and was created a life peer with the title Baron du Parcq , of Grouville in the Island of Jersey . During World War II , he chaired the Channel Islands Refugees Committee which raised funds , gave financial relief , distributed clothing , traced relatives and gave guidance and help to refugees . The UK government relied on the Committee for information on the Channel Islands and in September 1940 his first appeal for funds on the BBC 's 'The Week 's Good Cause ' programme raised what was then a record result . In 1946 he became chairman of a Royal Commission into justices of the peace . He was a member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration at The Hague , and was an Honorary Fellow of Exeter College and Jesus College . du Parcq was also the author of a four-volume biography of David Lloyd George , published between 1911 and 1913 , though for unknown reasons he avoided referring to it later in his life . du Parcq died in a London nursing home on 27 April 1949 . Family . In 1911 he married Lucy Renouf , from St Helier . They had two daughters Helen and Catherine and a son John Renouf .
2018–19 La Liga . The 2018–19 La Liga season , also known as La Liga Santander for sponsorship reasons , is the 88th since its establishment . The season began on 17 August 2018 and is scheduled to finish on 26 May 2019 . Fixtures for the 2018–19 season were announced on 24 July 2018 . This is the first La Liga season using VAR . Barcelona are the defending champions . Huesca , Rayo Vallecano and Valladolid join as the promoted clubs from the 2017–18 Segunda División . They replaced Málaga , Las Palmas and Deportivo La Coruña who were relegated to the 2018–19 Segunda División . Summary . Several clubs made managerial changes before the start of the season . Among them were Real Madrid , when Zinedine Zidane resigned following the club 's third consecutive UEFA Champions League victory . He was replaced by Julen Lopetegui , who was managing the Spanish national team at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia at the time of announcement and was dismissed from that job as a result . Other incomers included Pablo Machín at Sevilla , who was hired after his success with newly promoted Girona the previous season . In the transfer window , the biggest deal saw Real Madrid lose Cristiano Ronaldo to Juventus for a fee of €112 million ; the Portuguese forward had scored 450 goals in 438 games during his nine years in the Spanish capital . Real Madrid 's additions included Belgium international goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois for €35 million from Chelsea , and striker Mariano returned to the club from Lyon for €22 million . Defending champions Barcelona added Clément Lenglet to their defence , Arturo Vidal to midfield , and spent over €40 million on Brazilian forward Malcom . Players exiting Barcelona included Andrés Iniesta at the end of a successful 16-year-spell , as he signed for Vissel Kobe in Japan . Veterans Gabi and Fernando Torres also left Atlético Madrid for new teams in Asia , while the same club welcomed in the likes of World Cup-winning French midfielder Thomas Lemar and Portugal 's Gelson Martins . After a successful previous season , in which the team finished fourth and returned to the Champions League , Valencia made permanent the loan signing of Portuguese winger Gonçalo Guedes from Paris Saint-Germain . Forward Simone Zaza and midfielder João Cancelo both left to Italy , while Kevin Gameiro and Geoffrey Kondogbia arrived as replacements . Athletic Bilbao sold Kepa Arrizabalaga to Chelsea for €80 million , a world record fee for a goalkeeper . The tenth round of matches featured the first `` El Clásico '' of the season , which Barcelona won 5–1 at home against Real Madrid with a hat-trick by Luis Suárez . The result put Madrid into 9th place , and led to the dismissal of Lopetegui after only five months . Other early pace-setters included Sevilla with their prolific strike partnership of André Silva and Wissam Ben Yedder , Alavés who were briefly league leaders in mid-October , Espanyol , and Valladolid who had been taken over by former Brazil international Ronaldo . Promotion and relegation ( pre-season ) . A total of 20 teams will contest the league , including 17 sides from the 2017–18 season and three promoted from the 2017–18 Segunda División . This will include the two top teams from the Segunda División , and the winners of the play-offs . The first team to be relegated from La Liga were Málaga . Their relegation was ensured on 19 April 2018 , following a late 1−0 defeat to Levante , ending their 10-year spell in the top division . The second team to be relegated were Las Palmas , after a 4−0 home defeat to Deportivo Alavés on 22 April 2018 , ending their three-year spell in the league . The last team to be relegated were Deportivo La Coruña , following a 4−2 home loss to Barcelona on 29 April 2018 . This result ensured Deportivo 's third relegation in seven years , and also handed Barcelona their 25th La Liga title . On 21 May 2018 , Huesca were promoted to La Liga for the first time ever by winning 2–0 at Lugo . Rayo Vallecano was the second team to earn promotion to La Liga on 27 May 2018 by winning against Lugo as well , this time 1–0 . Rayo returns after a two-year absence . Real Valladolid was the last team to be promoted after beating Sporting Gijón and Numancia in the play-offs . Valladolid returned to top division after 4 years . This was the first season since the 2014–15 season without any teams from the archipelagos of Spain ( teams located on the Balearic Islands and Canary Islands ) since Las Palmas was relegated and Tenerife failed to qualify for the promotion play-offs . Stadia and locations . Celta signed a sponsorship contract with Abanca to rename their stadium as Abanca-Balaídos . Matches outside Spain . On 16 August 2018 , La Liga signed a 15-year agreement with Relevent Sports ( owners of the International Champions Cup ) to schedule one match per season within the United States . This would mark the first time ever that an official La Liga league match would be held there . Match between Girona and Barcelona , to be played on 27 January 2019 , was selected to be played in Miami , but it required the approval of the Royal Spanish Football Federation . On 21 September 2018 , the Spanish Football Federation denied approval of the match being held in Miami . On 26 October 2018 , following a request for guidance from the Spanish Football Federation , US Soccer and CONCACAF , the FIFA Council discussed La Liga ’ s proposal . At the end of the meeting , the FIFA Council stated that `` Consistent with the opinion expressed by the Football Stakeholders Committee , the Council emphasised the sporting principle that official league matches must be played within the territory of the respective member association '' . Positions by round . The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches.In order to preserve chronological evolvements , any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled , but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards . Zamora Trophy . The Zamora Trophy is awarded by newspaper `` Marca '' to the goalkeeper with the lowest goals-to-games ratio . A goalkeeper has to have played at least 28 games of 60 or more minutes to be eligible for the trophy . Hat-tricks . ( H ) – Home ; ( A ) – Away
Strategic analysis center ( France ) . The Centre d'analyse stratégique is a decision-making and expertise institution under the authority of the French Prime Minister . Established by decree on 6 March 2006 , the Centre ’ s mission is to advise the Government in the creation and application of economic , social , environmental and cultural policy . It was the successor to the long-lasting and powerful Plan Commission ( `` Commissariat général du Plan '' ) . It was replaced in 2013 by the ( `` General commission for strategy and economic foresight '' ) . At the request of the Prime Minister , it provides forecasts for major governmental reforms . On its own initiative , it carries out studies and analysis as part of an annual working program . It gives particular attention to the European dimension of the questions it examines . In this capacity , the Centre collaborates with the ( SGAE : General Secretary to European Affairs ) in the preparation and follow-up of reform programs ( PNR ) intended to realize the growth and employment objectives of the Lisbon strategy . It draws upon an 11-member Steering Committee that includes two Deputies , two Senators and a member of the economic and social council ( `` Conseil économique et social '' ) . It consists of a permanent team of experts and scientific advisors drawn from the world of research . It liaises with the principal consulting and expertise advisors in the Prime Minister ’ s service : the `` Conseil d ’ Orientation pour l ’ Emploi '' , the `` Conseil d ’ Analyse de la Société '' , the `` Conseil de l ’ Emploi , des Revenus et de la Cohésion sociale '' , the `` Conseil d ’ Analyse Economique '' , the `` Haut Conseil d ’ Intégration '' and the `` Conseil d ’ Orientation des Retraites '' . Conveniently located at the heart of the national and European advisory networks , the Centre d ’ Analyse Stratégique enjoys the support of the following organisations in the running of its own projects : French ministries and administrative bodies , European Union , think-tanks and foundations , Foreign correspondents , etc . All of the Centre ’ s work is made public on the centre 's official site , printed editions by La Documentation française . Each year , the Centre also organizes around a dozen public events , including seminars , colloquiums and one-day conferences . Finally , the Centre d ’ analyse stratégique publishes an annual report summarizing that year ’ s work .
Puspuni . Puspuni is an annual festival observed by the people of Western and Southern Odisha . This is observed on the Puni ( English `` Full Moon '' ) day of the month of Pus ( Sanskrit `` Pausha '' ) . It derives its origin from the age-old agrarian culture of the land . Basically , it is an annual occasion wherein the farmer families celebrate their annual harvest of paddy . It has given rise to a great tradition of celebration by other communities , too . People of Western Odisha , irrespective of their economic occupation feast , song and dance , and rejoice in giving away on this day . Year Wise Date and Day of Puspuni . 2018 - 02 Jan 2018 , Tuesday Special deviation . Bargarh town , in Western Odisha deviates from the normal observation by delaying 1 day , as the mythical King of Dhanuyatra , death of Maharaj Kansa , on the same day as per Indian Lunar Calendar . The day is delayed due to death of the King Kansa on the largest open air theatre . Feasting and merrymaking . The farmers of Western Odisha grow paddy on their agricultural land during monsoon and harvest in autumn . After they bring home all the yield , they find relaxed of all the toils and experience a great sense of satisfaction . This inspires them to rejoice with family and friends . On the full moon day of the month of Pausha they cook rice , tasty dishes ( `` Chha ' Tun Na ' Bhajaa '' ) , especially goat meat , along with rice pudding and cakes . The family dines together and makes marry . They share their dishes and cakes with other families and friends . Some communities celebrate with `` Kusna '' ( rice-liquor ) and `` Mahuli '' This feasting is associated with community playing , singing and dancing . In past , the male youth played `` Chhur , Gudu , and Gourbaadi '' . Some engage themselves in pastimes like `` Kukraamaar '' ( cock-fight ) , `` Garraamaar '' ( ram-fight ) and the like . Likewise , the girls played `` Saatgaati '' or `` Kansaadi '' indoors and `` Humo-bauli '' outdoors . Chher-Chheraa . Apart from the great feasting and merrymaking , there is also one more great event that is observed on this Puspuni . This is known as `` Chher-Chheraa '' . The word is derived from two Sambalpuri words , Chere and Charaa . Chere-Charaa means `` grains for the birds '' – a small part of your produce for the unattended lives upon this earth ! On this day the little boys and girls move round the village from door to door and collect Chher-Chheraa , a handful of grains from every household . With this they prepare food and feast away from home . Dance and music is an integral part of children 's Chher-Chheraa . Chher Chheraa is also given away to the poor families who do not own agricultural land and or depend upon the farmers . Thus , Chher-Chheraa symbolises a concern for the non-producing members of the society . Notable Celebrations . Puspuni ChherChhera is celebrated this year on 02 Jan , which was Tuesday . In 2017 , non-resident people of Western Odisha , celebrated the festival in UAE Bhuti and Nistaar . On this day of Puspuni , the farmer gives away the remuneration to all labourers of all the agricultural operations . This remuneration is called `` Bhuti '' . So also , the farmer gives away some annual bonus to them . This bonus is called `` Nistaar '' . With this Nistaar the annual contract of labour ends for the previous agricultural year . As lexical meaning of the word `` nistaar '' is `` freedom '' , for an agricultural labourer , Puspuni means the independence day and hence , celebration .
Cerebroside-sulfatase . Cerebroside-sulfatase ( , `` arylsulfatase A '' , `` cerebroside sulfate sulfatase '' ) is an enzyme with systematic name `` cerebroside-3-sulfate 3-sulfohydrolase '' . This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction This enzyme hydrolyses galactose-3-sulfate residues in a number of lipids .
Stacey Chepkemboi Ndiwa . Stacey Chepkemboi Ndiwa ( born 6 December 1992 ) is a Kenyan female long-distance runner who competes across cross country , track and road running disciplines . She was a gold medallist at the 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games in the 1500 metres and was a team silver medallist at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships in 2015 , where she was fifth individually . She was also a bronze medallist in the 1500 m at the 2011 African Junior Athletics Championships . Ndiwacompeted for the Kenya Police team , and won the team championships in the 5000 metres in 2013 and the cross country championship in 2015 . She won the Tuskys Wareng Cross Country in 2012 . Her IAAF Diamond League debut came at the 2014 Athletissima meet . Though she was only seventh at that meet , she had success at lower level meets , with wins at the Meeting Citta di Padova , Spitzen Leichtathletik Luzern and Meeting de Atletismo Madrid . On the roads , she won the Giro Podistico di Pettinengo and the São Silvestre de Luanda . Sixth place at the Kenyan Cross Country Championships in 2015 brought her her first senior international selection for the world event . After a two-year gap in racing , she returned in 2017 focused on road running , being runner-up at the Azkoitia-Azpeitia Half Marathon and Zwolle Half Marathon . She set a personal best of 1:09:09 hours for the event at the Ústí nad Labem Half Marathon , where she was fourth . She closed the year with a win at the Houilles 10K .
Elmer Buchanan . Elmer Buchanan ( born ) is a former politician in Ontario , Canada . He was a New Democratic member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1990 to 1995 who represented the eastern Ontario riding of Hastings—Peterborough . He was a cabinet minister in the government of Bob Rae . Buchanan left the NDP to support Bob Rae 's 2006 Liberal party leadership bid . Background . Buchanan was born in Havelock , Ontario and raised on a farm in Belmont Township where his family has lived since 1834 . Buchanan studied at Queen 's University where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree , and also has a certificate from Teacher 's College in Peterborough County . He worked as a high-school teacher in Hastings County , and was vice-principal of North Hastings High School for four years . Politics . Buchanan helped form the NDP association in Hastings in 1972 . From 1975 to 1987 he campaigned for provincial office five times before his election in 1990 . The NDP won a majority government under Bob Rae in the provincial election of 1990 , and Buchanan defeated Jim Pollock by 896 votes . He was named Minister of Agriculture and Food on October 1 , 1990 , and held this position for the entirety of the Rae government . Buchanan was one of the most successful ministers in the Rae government , and was widely praised for his handling of the agriculture portfolio . Premier Bob Rae said that he was `` a constant source of sound advice , political savvy and practical intelligence . '' While the Ontario NDP lost much of its rural support between 1990 and 1995 , Buchanan remained personally popular within rural Ontario and with the agricultural community . Buchanan stabilized funding to many rural centres in 1994 , and was a supporter of fuel ethanol throughout his time in government . He also promoted a rural investment pool , and extended unionization rights to farm workers while ensuring that farms with fifty or fewer employees would not be affected . The NDP was defeated in the provincial election of 1995 , and Buchanan 's personal popularity was not enough to save him from the party 's loss of support in rural areas . He lost to Progressive Conservative Harry Danford by almost 8,000 votes , amid a provincial majority for the Progressive Conservative Party . Despite some cutbacks during Ontario 's recession of the early 1990s , the agriculture ministry had a budget of about $ 600 million in 1994 and kept an agricultural representative in each of the 52 county offices . By 2000 , under the government of Mike Harris , the budget had been cut to $ 300 million and the local representatives had been eliminated . Later life . Buchanan initially considered running for the leadership of the NDP in 1996 , but declined . He was instead elected as treasurer of the Ontario NDP , and set tough targets for eliminating the party 's post-1995 debt . He also served as a vice-president on the party 's executive , and became a board member of the Children 's Aid Society . In early 2005 , he assisted the NDP 's by-election campaign in the rural riding of Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey . However , since his endorsement of Bob Rae 's bid for the leadership of the Liberal Party , he has severed his ties to the NDP . In 2008 , Buchanan was named Acting Chair of the Ontario Farm Products Marketing Commission . On October 11 , 2013 Buchanan was appointed Board Chair of the Ontario Racing Commission .
Ellen Musson . Dame Ellen Mary Musson , DBE , LLD ( 11 August 1867 – 7 November 1960 ) was Chair of the General Nursing Council for England and Wales . Her nursing career began in 1898 . She served prominently at St. Bartholomew 's Hospital , West Smithfield , London . She was raised in Clitheroe , Lancashire . Her father , William Edward Musson , was a surgeon , trained at St Thomas ' Hospital . She decided , aged 27 , to train as a nurse . She started her training on 1 February 1895 at St Bartholomew 's Hospital , London . She retired in February 1923 . Half of her tenure had been spent at Birmingham General Hospital . She spent the next two decades working to improve the status of nursing with the College of Nursing and the General Nursing Council . TFNS . Musson joined the Territorial Force Nursing Service ( TFNS ) when it was established in 1908 , and served as Principal Matron from 1915-18 . The TFNS was the nursing wing of the Territorial Army , it consisted of civilian nurses who would provide a reserve of trained nurses for the army , in the event of war . Under the organisation of the TFNS , the country was divided into six regions , and Musson was appointed one of the two matrons for the Birmingham Region . Like other matrons in the TFNS , she encouraged her nurses to join . Royal College of Nursing . Ellen Musson was a founder member of the Royal College of Nursing , and served as a Council Member from 1916–39 ; as Honorary Treasurer from 1938–50 ; as Vice-President from 1950–60 ; and as Chairman of the General Nursing Council from 1926-44 . Death . Dame Ellen Musson died in Eastbourne , Sussex on 7 November 1960 , aged 93 .
Legendary material in Christian hagiography . A `` legendary '' , in Christian literature , is a collection of biographies of saints or other holy figures . The pre-eminent example of the form is the mid-thirteenth-century `` Legenda aurea '' or 'Golden Legend ' , which contained a large number of saints ' lives , organised according to the liturgical year . The genre fell into decline following the Reformation . Terminology . The `` legenda '' ( literally , that which is for reading ) included facts which were historically genuine , as well as narrative which Christians now class as unhistorical legend . The term is a creation of the Middle Ages , and has its source in the reading of the prayers used in religious services . Since the days of the martyrs , the Catholic Church recalled to mind her famous dead in the prayers of the Mass and in the Office , by commemorating the names noted in the martyrologies and making mention of incidents in their lives and martyrdom . When the `` lectio '' became a matter of precept , the reading matter in the office for the day became in a precise sense `` legenda '' ( that which must be read ) . After the 13th century , the word legenda was regarded as the equivalent of `` vita '' ( `` Life '' ) and `` passio '' ( suffering ) , and , in the 15th century , the `` liber lectionarius '' is comprised under what is known as `` legend '' . Thus , historically considered , legend is the received story of the saints . Early medieval embellishment . Gregory of Tours ( d. 594 ) was acquainted with the apocryphal lives of the Apostles . At the beginning of the 7th century we already find related in Gaul ( in the `` Passio Tergeminorum '' of Warnahar of Langres ) , as an incident in the local history of Langres , a story of martyrdom originating in Cappadocia . The 7th century sees the literary form of legend domiciled in the West . Bede 's `` Martyrology '' and Aldhelm of Malmesbury ( d. 709 ) indicate a wide knowledge of this foreign literature . The legends of the `` saviour '' make their appearance in the Merovingian 7th century up to the middle of the 8th . High Middle Ages . During the millenarian 10th century , the era of the Cluniacs and mysticism make the biographies of the saints subjective . The 12th century brings with the new religious orders the contemplative legends of Mary . The thirteenth sees the development of the cities and the citizens , hand in hand with which goes the popularization of the legend by means of collections compiled for the purposes of sermons , vit sanctorum , exempla , or merely to give entertainment ( Vincent of Beauvais , Cæsarius of Heisterbach , James of Vitry , Thomas of Chantimpré , `` Legenda Aurea '' ) ; in this century also arise the legends of Mary and , in connexion with the new feast of Corpus Christi ( 1264 ) , a strong interest in tales of miracles relating to the Host . There are only variations of the old concepts of transformation and apparitions , as in the innumerable stories which now circulated of visible incarnation of the Divine Child or of the Crucified One , or of the monstrance being suspended in the air . But the continuity of the concepts is quite evident in the case of the legend of Mary . If Mary considers herself as betrothed to the priest who serves her , the meaning of this is not far to seek ; but nevertheless Callimachus ( 3rd century BC ) had also treated this idea in a legend of Artemis , and Antoninus Liberalis and the Talmud have variations of it . And if , in this legend of Mary , the Blessed Virgin put a ring on the hand of her betrothed under quite characteristic circumstances , that is nothing else than the Roman local legend of the betrothal of Venus , as it has been preserved by William of Malmesbury and the `` Deutsche Kaiserchronik '' of the 12th century . The most important medieval legend collection was the Latin `` Legenda aurea '' or `` Golden Legend '' . Around 1400 , a German legendary called `` Der Heiligen Leben '' ( 'The Lives of Saints ' ) became the dominant legendary in German , 'unparalleled in its overall popularity in the whole of Europe ... Hardly a work of German literature was read by such a wide audience ' . Early modern Protestant reception . The stories of the saints were supplemented and embellished according to popular theological conceptions and inclinations , and the legend became to a large extent fiction . The Protestant Reformation received the legend in this form . On account of the importance which the saints possessed even among Protestants , the legends have remained in use . The edition of the `` Vitæ Patrum '' , which Georg Major published at Wittenberg in 1544 by Martin Luther 's orders , closely follows Athanasius , Rufinus , and Jerome , rejecting merely some obvious fantasies and aberrations , such as , for example , were to be seen in the `` Vita s. Barbaræ '' , the `` Golden Legend '' of the 13th century , or in the `` Vita s. Simeonis Stylitæ '' of Pseudo-Antonius . Luther himself produced an edition of the Life of St John Chrysostom with a marginal commentary intended to show how the text was in fact full of lies : Luther entitled it `` Die Lügend von S. Johanne Chrysostomo '' or 'The Liegend of St John Chrysostom ' . This was itself an influential work , promoting the decline of the legendary as a format for religious literature . But the legends of the saints shortly disappeared from Protestantism . It is only in the 19th century , that they again find entrance into official Protestantism in connexion with the Oxford Movement in the Church of England , and the attempts of Ferdinand Piper ( d. 1899 at Berlin ) to revive the popular calendars . Catholic continuities . In the usage of the Catholic Church , the legend plays the same part to-day as in the Middle Ages , but it was felt that not all the legends we possess were of equal value , and especially that the editions of the lives of the saints were entirely unsatisfactory . It was the Jesuit Heribert Rosweyde of Utrecht who , at the beginning of the 17th century , undertook to remedy matters by referring to the most ancient texts , and by pointing out how the tales developed . Rosweyde wished merely to correct the old collections ; his idea was to treat the martyrologies , beginning with the most ancient , from the philological standpoint . But his scheme was taken up by other Jesuits , and after his death ( 1629 ) was carried out on a large scale . This was with an eye also to sectarian opponents , and in defense of the continuity of Catholic teaching and Catholic life . The Acta Sanctorum of the Bollandists became foundational for investigation in hagiography and legend . Contemporary attitudes . The Roman Breviary officially designates the lesson for the day as lectio , and the Catholic Church now may recognize the legend rather as a popular story or a fictitious religious tale . Hagiography is to-day the province of the historian , who must test the value of the sources of the reports . The belief in miracles , considered as such , does not affect the historian , who has only to gather the original authorities together and to say : This is what happened , so far as historical science can determine . If this presentation of the facts be correct , then no objection can be raised against the results . Content and sources . Then arises as the next task , to indicate ; Manifold as the varieties of legends can seem to be , there are fundamentally not so very many different notions utilized . The legend considers the saint as a kind of lord of the elements , who commands the water , rain , fire , mountain , and rock ; he changes , enlarges , or diminishes objects ; flies through the air ; delivers from dungeon and gallows ; takes part in battles , and even in martyrdom is invulnerable ; animals , the wildest and the most timid , serve him ( e.g . the stories of the bear as a beast of burden ; the ring in the fish ; the frogs becoming silent , etc . ) ; his birth is glorified by a miracle ; a voice , or letters , from Heaven proclaim his identity ; bells ring of themselves ; the heavenly ones enter into personal intercourse with him ( betrothal of Mary ) ; he speaks with the dead and beholds heaven , hell , and purgatory ; forces the Devil to release people from compacts ; he is victorious over dragons ; etc . Of all this the authentic Christian narratives know nothing . But whence then does this world of fantastic concepts arise ? All these stories are anticipated by the Greek chroniclers , writers of myths , collectors of strange tales , neo-Platonists , and neo-Pythagoreans . Examples are in the Hellados periegesis of Pausanias , or the codices collected by Photius in his `` Bibliotheca '' . Great importance was attached to the reports of miracles in antiquity . The legend makes its appearance wherever people endeavoured to form theological concepts , and in its main features it is everywhere the same . Like the myth ( the explanatory fable of nature ) and the doctrinal fable , it has its independent religious and hortatory importance . The legend claims to show the auxiliary power of the supernatural , and thus indicate to the people a `` saviour '' in every need . The worshipper of divinity , the hero-worshipper , is assured of the supernatural protection to which he has established a claim . Hellenism had already recognized this characteristic of the religious fable . Popular illusions found their way from Hellenism to Christianity , whose struggles in the first three centuries certainly produced an abundance of heroes . The genuine Acts of the martyrs ( cf. , for example , R. Knopf , `` Ausgewählte Märtyreracten '' , Tübingen , 1901 ; older less scholarly edition in Ruinart , `` Acta Martyrum sincera '' , Paris , 1689 , no longer sufficient for scientific research ) have in them no popular miracles . In numerous cases in which Christian saints became the successors of local deities , and Christian worship supplanted the ancient local worship . This explains the great number of similarities between gods and saints . But how was the transference of legends to Christianity consummated ? The fact that the Talmud also uses the same ideas , with variations , proves that the guiding thoughts of men during the period of the first spread of Christianity ran in general on parallel lines . For example , Augustine of Hippo ( De cura pro mortuis gerenda , xii ) and also Gregory the Great ( Dialogues , IV , xxxvi ) relate of a man , who died by an error of the angel of death and was again restored to life , the same story which is already given by Lucian in his `` Philopseudes '' . Another example is characteristic tale of the impostor , who concealed the money he owed in a hollow stick , gave this stick to the creditor to hold , and then swore that he had given back the money ; this tale is found in Conon the Grammarian ( at Rome in Cæsar 's time ) , in the Haggadah of the Talmud ( Nedarim , 25a ) , and in the Christian legends of the 13th century in Vincent of Beauvais . The leading ideas of the legends were presumably transferred individually , and appeared later in literary form in the most varied combinations . Not till the 6th century may the literary type of martyr be considered as perfected , and we are subsequently able to verify the literary associations of ideas . The pre-Christian religious narrative had already worked up old motifs into romances . There arose in Gnostic circles after the 2nd century the apocryphal accounts of the lives of the Apostles , indicating dogmatic prepossessions . The Christian Church combatted these stories , but the opposition of centuries—the Decree of Gelasius in 496 is well-known—was unable to prevent the narratives from becoming unhistorical as to facts .
18 Yellow Roses . `` 18 Yellow Roses '' is an album by American singer Bobby Darin , released in 1963 . The entire album was reissued on CD in 2002 with Darin ’ s earlier release `` You ’ re the Reason I ’ m Living '' . Reception . In his Allmusic review , critic Richie Unterberger praised the single “ 18 Yellow Roses ” and its B-side “ Not For Me ” but generally panned the rest of the album , writing “ otherwise 18 Yellow Roses sounds like a bit of a rush job rather than an artistic statement . ”
Max Woosnam . Maxwell `` Max '' Woosnam ( 6 September 1892 – 14 July 1965 ) was an English sportsman who is sometimes referred to as the 'Greatest British sportsman ' in recognition of his achievements . Among his achievements were winning an Olympic gold and silver in tennis at the 1920 Summer Olympics , winning the doubles at Wimbledon , compiling a 147 break in Snooker , making a century at Lord 's Cricket Ground , captaining the British Davis Cup team , captaining Manchester City F.C . finishing ultimately runners-up for the Football League Championship in 1920–21 and captaining the England national football team . Background . Max Woosnam was born into a wealthy family in Liverpool . The son of Maxwell Woosnam , a clergyman who served as canon of Chester and Archdeacon of Macclesfield , Woosnam spent most of his childhood in Aberhafesp , Mid Wales . He attended Winchester College , where he captained the golf and cricket teams , and also represented the school at football and squash . As a schoolboy , he made scores of 144 and 33 not out for a Public Schools XI while playing against the Marylebone Cricket Club ( MCC ) at Lord 's . In 1911 , Woosnam went up to Cambridge University . A member of Trinity College , he represented the university at football , cricket , lawn tennis , real tennis and golf ( being a scratch golfer ) , becoming a quadruple Blue . After Cambridge , Woosnam played amateur football for the then highly successful teams Corinthians and Chelsea . In the First World War , he fought alongside Siegfried Sassoon on the western front and in the Gallipoli Campaign . Woosnam took part in a number of wartime sporting events , including football matches between a team of enlisted Corinthians players and Aldershot Command , and a Military vs Queen 's Club tennis match . Corinthian FC . Straight from his University years , Max was chosen to travel on the Corinthians tour of Brazil in the summer of 1913 . Managing the tour 's first goal , against Rio de Janeiro , he also scored against Paulistano and made quite a name for himself . In 1914 , he again set sail with the Corinthians for Brazil ... however this tour was cancelled when still at sea , the side discovered War had been declared at home . At once , the Corinthians decided , true to their ethos that there was more to life than just sport , to return and join the army . After a quick stop in Rio , allowing the players a brief walk around the town , they set sail for home . Dodging German U-Boats and torpedo fire , they eventually made it back to England . For Max , it would be his last adventure abroad with Corinthian FC . Post-war . After the war , Woosnam continued his amateur sporting career , taking part in several sporting events . Woosnam was a finalist in the 1919 All England Plate tournament , a tennis competition held at the Wimbledon Championships , consisting of players who were defeated in the first or second rounds of the singles competition . Following a defeat of Woosnam while representing Cambridge University in a tennis match against Queen 's Club in April 1919 , the `` Times '' remarked that `` Woosnam is a player of many games , and he could excel at tennis if he could devote enough time to the game ... ... tennis is a mistress who must be constantly wooed . '' However , Woosnam continued to divide his attention ; he played football for Chelsea either side of the Queen 's Club match , captaining the team . His performance for Chelsea led to selection for a North versus South international trial match . Once the football season finished , Woosnam took part in several tennis tournaments . He won both the singles and doubles titles in the Cambridge University tournament , and entered Wimbledon for the first time . His tennis form in 1919 led `` The Times '' correspondent to describe his partnership with Noel Turnbull as a `` doubles team of promise '' . Woosnam declined the opportunity to become a professional sportsman , finding the idea 'vulgar ' . Manchester City . Upon moving to Manchester , he signed for Manchester City on amateur terms . He made his debut on 1 January 1920 against Bradford City , a match that also saw the debut of Sam Cookson . Initially he played only home matches due to other commitments . However , when Manchester City , without Woosnam , suffered a shock 3–0 FA Cup defeat to Leicester City at the end of the month , some supporters blamed Woosnam 's employers , Crossley Brothers . As a result , the engineering firm ordered Woosnam not to miss another game . Playing at centre half , Woosnam eventually became Manchester City captain at the recommendation of his teammates . This was highly unusual for an amateur among professionals . Eventually his success allowed him to play for England ( both for the amateur team and as a full international as captain ) . Woosnam was also selected to captain the British football team at the Olympics , but refused , having already committed himself to the tennis team . He continued other sporting endeavours outside of football however , winning doubles titles at Wimbledon and the Olympics , and captaining the Great Britain Davis Cup team . Northwich Victoria . Woosnam had been working for chemical company ICI in Winnington , Northwich , and , while still being on Manchester City 's books , he played for Winnington Park and then for Northwich Victoria in the Cheshire County League . He made his debut for Northwich on Christmas Day , 1924 , in a derby match against Witton Albion , resulting in a 3–0 victory for Northwich . He sometimes captained the side , before ending his football career in February 1926 due to injuries and other commitments . Death and legacy . He was appointed to the board of ICI , and died in 1965 of respiratory failure , having been a heavy smoker all his life . His life is chronicled in the book `` All Round Genius – The Unknown Story of Britain 's Greatest Sportsman '' , by Mick Collins . Woosnam 's uncle , Hylton Philipson , was a cricketer and played five Test matches for England . He once defeated actor and film director Charlie Chaplin at table tennis , playing with a butter knife instead of a bat . Besides being a pioneer for table tennis , he was very accomplished at snooker , once achieving a maximum break of 147 . Jane Percy , Duchess of Northumberland , is Woosnam 's sororal grandniece .
Aiguines . Aiguines is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France .
Operation Solomon . Operation Solomon ( , Mivtza Shlomo ) was a covert Israeli military operation to airlift Ethiopian Jews to Israel from May 24 to May 25 , 1991 . Non-stop flights of 35 Israeli aircraft , including Israeli Air Force C-130s and El Al Boeing 747s , transported 14,325 Ethiopian Jews to Israel in 36 hours . History . In 1991 , the sitting Ethiopian government of Mengistu Haile Mariam was close to being toppled with the military successes of Eritrean and Tigrean rebels , threatening Ethiopia with dangerous political destabilization . World Jewish organizations and Israel were concerned about the well-being of the Ethiopian Jews , known as Beta Israel , residing in Ethiopia . Also , the Mengistu regime had made mass emigration difficult for Beta Israel and the regime 's dwindling power presented an opportunity for those wanting to emigrate to Israel . In 1990 , the Israeli government and Israeli Defense Forces , aware of Mengistu 's worsening political situation , made covert plans to airlift the Jews to Israel . The American government was involved in the organization of the airlift . The decision of the Ethiopian government to allow all the Jews to leave the country at once was largely motivated by a letter from President George H. W. Bush . Previous to this , Mengistu intended to allow emigration only in exchange for weaponry . Also involved in the Israeli and Ethiopian governments ’ attempts to facilitate the operation was a group of American diplomats led by Senator Rudy Boschwitz , including Irvin Hicks , a Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs ; Robert Frasure , the Director of the African Affairs at the White House National Security Council ; and Robert Houdek the Chargé d'Affaires of the United States Embassy in Addis Ababa . Boschwitz had been sent as a special emissary of President Bush , and he and his team met with the government of Ethiopia to aid Israel in the arranging of the airlift . In addition , Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Hank Cohen also played an important role , as he was the international mediator of the civil war in Ethiopia . In response to the efforts of the diplomats , acting President of Ethiopia Tesfaye Gebre-Kidan made the ultimate decision to allow the airlift . The negotiations surrounding the operation led to the eventual London roundtable discussions , which established a joint declaration by the Ethiopian combatants who then agreed to organize a conference to select a transitional government . Operation . The operation was kept secret by military censorship . In order to accommodate as many people as possible , airplanes were stripped of their seats and up to 1,122 passengers were boarded on a single plane . Many of the immigrants came with nothing except their clothes and cooking instruments , and were met by ambulances , with 140 frail passengers receiving medical care on the tarmac . Several pregnant women gave birth on the plane , and they and their babies were rushed to the hospital . Upon arrival , the passengers cheered and rejoiced . Twenty-nine-year-old Mukat Abag said , `` We did n't bring any of our clothes , we did n't bring any of our things , but we are very glad to be here . '' Operation Solomon airlifted almost twice as many Ethiopian Jews to Israel as Operation Moses . The operation set a world record for single-flight passenger load on May 24 , 1991 , when an El Al 747 carried 1,122 passengers to Israel ( 1,087 passengers were registered , but dozens of children hid in their mothers ' robes ) . `` Planners expected to fill the aircraft with 760 passengers . Because the passengers were so light , many more were squeezed in . '' Five babies were born aboard the planes .
Pluto ( mythology ) . Pluto ( Latin : `` Plūtō '' ; , ' ) was the ruler of the underworld in classical mythology . The earlier name for the god was Hades , which became more common as the name of the underworld itself . In ancient Greek religion and mythology , Pluto represents a more positive concept of the god who presides over the afterlife . `` Ploutōn '' was frequently conflated with `` Ploutos '' ( Πλοῦτος , Plutus ) , a god of wealth , because mineral wealth was found underground , and because as a chthonic god Pluto ruled the deep earth that contained the seeds necessary for a bountiful harvest . The name `` Ploutōn '' came into widespread usage with the Eleusinian Mysteries , in which Pluto was venerated as a stern ruler but the loving husband of Persephone . The couple received souls in the afterlife , and are invoked together in religious inscriptions . Hades , by contrast , had few temples and religious practices associated with him , and he is portrayed as the dark and violent abductor of Persephone . Pluto and Hades differ in character , but they are not distinct figures and share two dominant myths . In Greek cosmogony , the god received the rule of the underworld in a three-way division of sovereignty over the world , with his brother Zeus ruling the Sky and his other brother Poseidon sovereign over the Sea . His central narrative is the abduction of Persephone to be his wife and the queen of his realm . `` Plouton '' as the name of the ruler of the underworld first appears in Greek literature of the Classical period , in the works of the Athenian playwrights and of the philosopher Plato , who is the major Greek source on its significance . Under the name Pluto , the god appears in other myths in a secondary role , mostly as the possessor of a quest-object , and especially in the descent of Orpheus or other heroes to the underworld . `` Plūtō '' ( ; genitive `` Plūtōnis '' ) is the Latinized form of the Greek `` Plouton '' . Pluto 's Roman equivalent is Dis Pater , whose name is most often taken to mean `` Rich Father '' and is perhaps a direct translation of `` Plouton . '' Pluto was also identified with the obscure Roman Orcus , like Hades the name of both a god of the underworld and the underworld as a place . The borrowed Greek name `` Pluto '' is sometimes used for the ruler of the dead in Latin literature , leading some mythology handbooks to assert misleadingly that Pluto was the Roman counterpart of Hades . `` Pluto '' ( `` Pluton '' in French and German , `` Plutone '' in Italian ) becomes the most common name for the classical ruler of the underworld in subsequent Western literature and other art forms . Hesiod . The name `` Plouton '' does not appear in Greek literature of the Archaic period . In Hesiod 's `` Theogony '' , the six children of Cronus and Rhea are Zeus , Hera , Poseidon , Hades , Demeter , and Hestia . The male children divide the world into three realms . Hades takes Persephone by force from her mother Demeter , with the consent of Zeus . `` Ploutos '' , `` Wealth , '' appears in the `` Theogony '' as the child of Demeter and Iasion : `` fine Plutus , who goes upon the whole earth and the broad back of the sea , and whoever meets him and comes into his hands , that man he makes rich , and he bestows much wealth upon him . '' The union of Demeter and Iasion , described also in the `` Odyssey '' , took place in a fallow field that had been ploughed three times , in what seems to be a reference to a ritual copulation or sympathetic magic to ensure the earth 's fertility . `` The resemblance of the name `` Ploutos '' to `` Plouton '' ... , '' it has been noted , `` can not be accidental . Plouton is lord of the dead , but as Persephone 's husband he has serious claims to the powers of fertility . '' Demeter 's son Plutus merges in the narrative tradition with her son-in-law Pluto , redefining the implacable chariot-driver Hades whose horses trample the flowering earth . That the underworld god was associated early on with success in agricultural activity is already evident in Hesiod 's `` Works and Days '' , line 465-469 : `` Pray to Zeus of the Earth and to pure Demeter to make Demeter 's holy grain sound and heavy , when first you begin ploughing , when you hold in your hand the end of the plough-tail and bring down your stick on the backs of the oxen as they draw on the pole-bar by the yoke-straps . '' Plouton and Ploutos . `` Plouton '' was one of several euphemistic names for Hades , described in the `` Iliad '' as the god most hateful to mortals . Plato says that people prefer the name `` Plouton '' , `` giver of wealth , '' because the name of Hades is fear-provoking . The name was understood as referring to `` the boundless riches of the earth , both the crops on its surface—he was originally a god of the land—and the mines hidden within it . '' What is sometimes taken as `` confusion '' of the two gods `` Plouton '' and `` Ploutos '' ( `` Wealth '' ) held or acquired a theological significance in antiquity . As a lord of abundance or riches , Pluto expresses the aspect of the underworld god that was positive , symbolized in art by the `` horn of plenty '' ( cornucopia ) , by means of which `` Plouton '' is distinguished from the gloomier Hades . The Roman poet Ennius ( `` ca . '' 239–169 BC ) , the leading figure in the Hellenization of Latin literature , considered Pluto a Greek god to be explained in terms of the Roman equivalents Dis Pater and Orcus . It is unclear whether Pluto had a literary presence in Rome before Ennius . Some scholars think that rituals and beliefs pertaining to Pluto entered Roman culture with the establishment of the Saecular Games in 249 BC , and that `` Dis pater '' was only a translation of `` Plouton '' . In the mid-1st century BC , Cicero identifies Pluto with Dis , explaining that `` The earth in all its power and plenty is sacred to Father Dis , a name which is the same as `` Dives '' , 'The Wealthy One , ' as is the Greek `` Plouton '' . This is because everything is born of the earth and returns to it again . '' During the Roman Imperial era , the Greek geographer Strabo ( 1st century AD ) makes a distinction between Pluto and Hades . In writing of the mineral wealth of ancient Iberia ( Roman Spain ) , he says that among the Turdetani , it is `` Pluto , and not Hades , who inhabits the region down below . '' In the discourse `` On Mourning '' by the Greek author Lucian ( 2nd century AD ) , Pluto 's `` wealth '' is the dead he rules over in the abyss `` ( chasma ) '' ; the name `` Hades '' is reserved for the underworld itself . Other identifications . In Greek religious practice , Pluto is sometimes seen as the `` chthonic Zeus '' ( `` Zeus Chthonios '' or `` Zeus Catachthonios '' ) , or at least as having functions or significance equivalent to those of Zeus but pertaining to the earth or underworld . In ancient Roman and Hellenistic religion , Pluto was identified with a number of other deities , including Summanus , the Roman god of nocturnal thunder ; Februus , the Roman god from whose purification rites the month of February takes its name ; the syncretic god Serapis , regarded as Pluto 's Egyptian equivalent ; and the Semitic god Muth ( Μούθ ) . Muth was described by Philo of Byblos as the equivalent of both Thanatos ( Death personified ) and Pluto . The ancient Greeks did not regard Pluto as `` death '' per se . Mythology . The best-known myth involving Pluto or Hades is the abduction of Persephone , also known as Kore ( `` the Maiden '' ) . The earliest literary versions of the myth are a brief mention in Hesiod 's `` Theogony '' and the extended narrative of the `` Homeric Hymn to Demeter ; '' in both these works , the ruler of the underworld is named as Hades ( `` the Hidden One '' ) . Hades is an unsympathetic figure , and Persephone 's unwillingness is emphasized . Increased usage of the name `` Plouton '' in religious inscriptions and literary texts reflects the influence of the Eleusinian Mysteries , which treated Pluto and Persephone as a divine couple who received initiates in the afterlife ; as such , Pluto was disassociated from the `` violent abductor '' of Kore . Two early works that give the abductor god 's name as Pluto are the Greek mythography traditionally known as the `` Library '' of `` Apollodorus '' ( 1st century BC ) and the Latin `` Fables '' of Hyginus ( `` ca . '' 64 BC–AD 17 ) . The most influential version of the abduction myth is that of Ovid ( d. 17 or 18 AD ) , who tells the story in both the `` Metamorphoses '' ( Book 5 ) and the `` Fasti '' ( Book 4 ) . Another major retelling , also in Latin , is the long unfinished poem `` De raptu Proserpinae '' ( `` On the Abduction of Proserpina '' ) by Claudian ( d. 404 AD ) . Ovid uses the name `` Dis '' , not `` Pluto '' in these two passages , and Claudian uses `` Pluto '' only once ; translators and editors , however , sometimes supply the more familiar `` Pluto '' when other epithets appear in the source text . The abduction myth was a popular subject for Greek and Roman art , and recurs throughout Western art and literature , where the name `` Pluto '' becomes common ( see Pluto in Western art and literature below ) . Narrative details from Ovid and Claudian influence these later versions in which the abductor is named as Pluto , especially the role of Venus and Cupid in manipulating Pluto with love and desire . Throughout the Middle Ages and Renaissance , and certainly by the time of Natale Conti 's influential `` Mythologiae '' ( 1567 ) , the traditions pertaining to the various rulers of the classical underworld coalesced into a single mythology that made few if any distinctions among Hades , Pluto , Dis , and Orcus . Offspring . Unlike his freely procreating brothers Zeus and Poseidon , Pluto is monogamous , and is rarely said to have children . In Orphic texts , the chthonic nymph Melinoe is the daughter of Persephone by Zeus disguised as Pluto , and the Eumenides ( `` The Kindly Ones '' ) are the offspring of Persephone and `` Zeus Chthonios '' , often identified as Pluto . The Augustan poet Vergil says that Pluto is the father of Allecto the Fury , whom he hates . The lack of a clear distinction between Pluto and `` chthonic Zeus '' confuses the question of whether in some traditions , now obscure , Persephone bore children to her husband . In the late 4th century AD , Claudian 's epic on the abduction motivates Pluto with a desire for children . The poem is unfinished , however , and anything Claudian may have known of these traditions is lost . Justin Martyr ( 2nd century AD ) alludes to children of Pluto , but neither names nor enumerates them . Hesychius ( 5th century AD ) mentions a `` son of Pluto . '' In his 14th-century mythography , Boccaccio records a tradition in which Pluto was the father of the divine personification Veneratio ( `` Reverence '' ) , noting that she had no mother because Proserpina ( the Latin name of Persephone ) was sterile . In `` The Faerie Queene '' ( 1590s ) , Edmund Spenser invents a daughter for Pluto whom he calls Lucifera . The character 's name was taken from the 16th-century mythography of Natale Conti , who used it as the Latin translation of Greek `` phosphor '' , `` light-bearer , '' a regular epithet of Hecate . Spenser incorporated aspects of the mysteries into `` The Faerie Queene '' . Pluto and Orpheus . Orpheus was regarded as a founder and prophet of the mysteries called `` Orphic , '' `` Dionysiac , '' or `` Bacchic . '' Mythologized for his ability to entrance even animals and trees with his music , he was also credited in antiquity with the authorship of the lyrics that have survived as the `` Orphic Hymns '' , among them a hymn to Pluto . Orpheus 's voice and lyre-playing represented a medium of revelation or higher knowledge for the mystery cults . In his central myth , Orpheus visits the underworld in the hope of retrieving his bride , Eurydice , relying on the power of his music to charm the king and queen of Hades . Greek narratives of Orpheus 's descent and performance typically name the ruler of the underworld as `` Plouton '' , as for instance in the `` Bibliotheca '' . The myth demonstrates the importance of Pluto `` the Rich '' as the possessor of a quest-object . Orpheus performing before Pluto and Persephone was a common subject of ancient and later Western literature and art , and one of the most significant mythological themes of the classical tradition . The demonstration of Orpheus 's power depends on the normal obduracy of Pluto ; the Augustan poet Horace describes him as incapable of tears . Claudian , however , portrays the steely god as succumbing to Orpheus 's song so that `` with iron cloak he wipes his tears '' `` ( ferrugineo lacrimas deterget amictu ) '' , an image renewed by Milton in `` Il Penseroso '' ( 106–107 ) : `` Such notes ... / Drew iron tears down Pluto 's cheek . '' The Greek writer Lucian ( `` ca . '' 125–after 180 AD ) suggests that Pluto 's love for his wife gave the ruler of the underworld a special sympathy or insight into lovers parted by death . In one of Lucian 's `` Dialogues of the Dead '' , Pluto questions Protesilaus , the first Greek hero killed in the Trojan War , who wishes to return to the world of the living . `` You are then in love with life ? '' Pluto asks . `` Such lovers we have here in plenty ; but they love an object , which none of them can obtain . '' Protesilaus explains , like an Orpheus in reverse , that he has left behind a young bride whose memory even the Lethe 's waters of forgetting have not erased from him . Pluto assures him that death will reunite them someday , but Protesilaus argues that Pluto himself should understand love and its impatience , and reminds the king of his grant to Orpheus and to Alcestis , who took her husband 's place in death and then was permitted at the insistence of Heracles to return to him . When Persephone intercedes for the dead warrior , Pluto grants the request at once , though allowing only one day for the reunion . Mysteries and cult . As Pluto gained importance as an embodiment of agricultural wealth within the Eleusinian Mysteries , from the 5th century BC onward the name Hades was increasingly reserved for the underworld as a place . Neither Hades nor Pluto was one of the traditional Twelve Olympians , and Hades seems to have received limited cult , perhaps only at Elis , where the temple was opened once a year . During the time of Plato , the Athenians periodically honored the god called `` Plouton '' with the `` strewing of a couch '' `` ( tên klinên strôsai ) '' . At Eleusis , `` Plouton '' had his own priestess . Pluto was worshipped with Persephone as a divine couple at Knidos , Ephesos , Mytilene , and Sparta as well as at Eleusis , where they were known simply as God `` ( Theos ) '' and Goddess `` ( Thea ) '' . `` I know that even below the earth , if there is indeed a reward for the worthy ones , the first and foremost honors , nurse , shall be yours , next to Persephone and Pluto . '' Hesychius identifies Pluto with Eubouleus , but other ancient sources distinguish between these two underworld deities . In the Mysteries Eubouleus plays the role of a torchbearer , possibly a guide for the initiate 's return . In the view of Lewis Richard Farnell , Eubouleus was originally a title referring to the `` good counsel '' the ruler of the underworld was able to give and which was sought at Pluto 's dream oracles ; by the 2nd century BC , however , he had acquired a separate identity . Orphic Hymn to Pluto . `` You alone were born to judge deeds obscure and conspicuous.Holiest and illustrious ruler of all , frenzied god , You delight in the worshiper 's respect and reverence.Come with favor and joy to the initiates . I summon you . The hymn is one of several examples of Greco-Roman prayer that express a desire for the presence of a deity , and has been compared to a similar epiclesis in the `` Acts of Thomas '' . Magic invocations . The names of both Hades and Pluto appear also in the Greek Magical Papyri and curse tablets , with Hades typically referring to the underworld as a place , and Pluto regularly invoked as the partner of Persephone . Five Latin curse tablets from Rome , dating to the mid-1st century BC , promise Persephone and Pluto an offering of `` dates , figs , and a black pig '' if the curse is fulfilled by the desired deadline . The pig was a characteristic animal sacrifice to chthonic deities , whose victims were almost always black or dark in color . A set of curse tablets written in Doric Greek and found in a tomb addresses a Pasianax , `` Lord to All , '' sometimes taken as a title of Pluto , but more recently thought to be a magical name for the corpse . `` Pasianax '' is found elsewhere as an epithet of Zeus , or in the tablets may invoke a `` daimon '' like Abrasax . Sanctuaries of Pluto . A sanctuary dedicated to Pluto was called a ploutonion ( Latin `` plutonium '' ) . The complex at Eleusis for the mysteries had a ploutonion regarded as the birthplace of the divine child Ploutos , in another instance of conflation or close association of the two gods . Greek inscriptions record an altar of Pluto , which was to be `` plastered '' , that is , resurfaced for a new round of sacrifices at Eleusis . One of the known ploutonia was in the sacred grove between Tralleis and Nysa , where a temple of Pluto and Persephone was located . Visitors sought healing and dream oracles . The ploutonion at Hierapolis , Phrygia , was connected to the rites of Cybele , but during the Roman Imperial era was subsumed by the cult of Apollo , as confirmed by archaeological investigations during the 1960s . It too was a dream oracle . The sites often seem to have been chosen because the presence of naturally occurring mephitic vapors was thought to indicate an opening to the underworld . In Italy , Avernus was considered an entrance to the underworld that produced toxic vapors , but Strabo seems not to think that it was a ploutonion . In Eleusinian scenes . Kevin Clinton attempted to distinguish the iconography of Hades , Plouton , Ploutos , and the Eleusinian `` Theos '' in 5th-century vase painting that depicts scenes from or relating to the mysteries . In Clinton 's schema , Plouton is a mature man , sometimes even white-haired ; Hades is also usually bearded and mature , but his darkness is emphasized in literary descriptions , represented in art by dark hair . Plouton 's most common attribute is a sceptre , but he also often holds a full or overflowing cornucopia ; Hades sometimes holds a horn , but it is depicted with no contents and should be understood as a drinking horn . Unlike Plouton , Hades never holds agrarian attributes such as stalks of grain . His chest is usually bare or only partly covered , whereas Plouton is fully robed ( exceptions , however , are admitted by the author ) . Plouton stands , often in the company of both Demeter and Kore , or sometimes one of the goddesses , but Hades almost always sits or reclines , usually with Persephone facing him . `` Confusion and disagreement '' about the interpretation of these images remain . The keys of Pluto . Attributes of Pluto mentioned in the `` Orphic Hymn to Pluto '' are his scepter , keys , throne , and horses . In the hymn , the keys are connected to his capacity for giving wealth to humanity , specifically the agricultural wealth of `` the year 's fruits . '' Pausanias explains the significance of Pluto 's key in describing a wondrously carved cedar chest at the Temple of Hera in Elis . Numerous deities are depicted , with one panel grouping Dionysus , Persephone , the nymphs and Pluto . Pluto holds a key because `` they say that what is called Hades has been locked up by Pluto , and that nobody will return back again therefrom . '' Natale Conti cites Pausanias in noting that keys are an attribute of Pluto as the scepter is of Jove ( Greek Zeus ) and the trident of Neptune ( Poseidon ) . A golden key `` ( chrusea klês ) '' was laid on the tongue of initiates by priests at Eleusis and was a symbol of the revelation they were obligated to keep secret . A key is among the attributes of other infernal deities such as Hecate , Anubis , and Persephone , and those who act as guardians or timekeepers , such as Janus and Aion . Aeacus `` ( Aiakos ) '' , one of the three mortal kings who became judges in the afterlife , is also a `` kleidouchos '' ( κλειδοῦχος ) , `` holder of the keys , '' and a priestly doorkeeper in the court of Pluto and Persephone . Vegetation and color . According to the Stoic philosopher Cornutus ( 1st century AD ) , Pluto wore a wreath of `` phasganion '' , more often called `` xiphion '' , traditionally identified as a type of gladiolus . Dioscorides recorded medical uses for the plant . For extracting stings and thorns , `` xiphion '' was mixed with wine and frankincense to make a cataplasm . The plant was also used as an aphrodisiac and contraceptive . It grew in humid places . In an obscure passage , Cornutus seems to connect Pluto 's wearing of `` phasganion '' to an etymology for Avernus , which he derives from the word for `` air , '' perhaps through some association with the color `` glaukos '' , `` bluish grey , '' `` greenish '' or `` sea-colored , '' which might describe the plant 's leaves . Because the color could describe the sky , Cornutus regularly gives it divine connotations . Pluto 's twin sister was named Glauca . Ambiguity of color is characteristic of Pluto . Although both he and his realm are regularly described as dark , black , or gloomy , the god himself is sometimes seen as pale or having a pallor . Martianus Capella ( 5th century ) describes him as both `` growing pale in shadow , a fugitive from light '' and actively `` shedding darkness in the gloom of Tartarean night , '' crowned with a wreath made of ebony as suitable for the kingdom he governs . The horses of Pluto are usually black , but Ovid describes them as `` sky-colored '' ( `` caeruleus '' , from `` caelum '' , `` sky '' ) , which might be blue , greenish-blue , or dark blue . The Renaissance mythographer Natale Conti says wreaths of narcissus , maidenhair fern `` ( adianthus ) '' , and cypress were given to Pluto . In the `` Homeric Hymn to Demeter '' , Gaia ( Earth ) produced the narcissus at Zeus 's request as a snare for Persephone ; when she grasps it , a chasm opens up and the `` Host to Many '' ( Hades ) seizes her . Narcissus wreaths were used in early times to crown Demeter and Persephone , as well as the Furies ( Eumenides ) . The flower was associated with narcotic drugginess ( `` narkê '' , `` torpor '' ) , erotic fascination , and imminent death ; to dream of crowning oneself with narcissus was a bad sign . In the myth of Narcissus , the flower is created when a beautiful , self-absorbed youth rejects sexuality and is condemned to perpetual self-love along the Styx . Conti 's inclusion of `` adianthus '' ( `` Adiantum '' in modern nomenclature ) is less straightforward . The name , meaning `` unmoistened '' ( Greek `` adianton '' ) , was taken in antiquity to refer to the fern 's ability to repel water . The plant , which grew in wet places , was also called `` capillus veneris '' , `` hair of Venus , '' divinely dry when she emerged from the sea . Historian of medicine John M. Riddle has suggested that the `` adianthus '' was one of the ferns Dioscorides called `` asplenon '' and prescribed as a contraceptive `` ( atokios ) '' . The associations of Proserpine ( Persephone ) and the maidenhair are alluded to by Samuel Beckett in a 1946 poem , in which the self is a Platonic cave with `` capillaires '' , in French both `` maidenhair fern '' and `` blood vessels '' . The cypress ( Greek `` cyparissus '' , Latin `` cupressus '' ) has traditional associations with mourning . In ancient Attica , households in mourning were garlanded with cypress , and it was used to fumigate the air during cremations . In the myth of Cyparissus , a youth was transformed into a cypress , consumed by grief over the accidental death of a pet stag . A `` white cypress '' is part of the topography of the underworld that recurs in the Orphic gold tablets as a kind of beacon near the entrance , perhaps to be compared with the Tree of Life in various world mythologies . The description of the cypress as `` white '' ( Greek `` leukē '' ) , since the botanical tree is dark , is symbolic , evoking the white garments worn by initiates or the clothing of a corpse , or the pallor of the dead . In Orphic funeral rites , it was forbidden to make coffins of cypress . The tradition of the mystery religions favors Pluto as a loving and faithful partner to Persephone , in contrast to the violence of Hades in early myths , but one ancient myth that preserves a lover for him parallels the abduction and also has a vegetative aspect . A Roman source says that Pluto fell in love with Leuca ( Greek `` Leukē '' , `` White '' ) , the most beautiful of the nymphs , and abducted her to live with him in his realm . After the long span of her life came to its end , he memorialized their love by creating a white tree in the Elysian Fields . The tree was the white poplar ( Greek `` leukē '' ) , the leaves of which are white on one side and dark on the other , representing the duality of upper and underworld . A wreath of white poplar leaves was fashioned by Heracles to mark his ascent from the underworld , an `` aition '' for why it was worn by initiates and by champion athletes participating in funeral games . Like other plants associated with Pluto , white poplar was regarded as a contraceptive in antiquity . The relation of this tree to the white cypress of the mysteries is debated . The helmet of invisibility . The `` Bibliotheca '' of Pseudo-Apollodorus uses the name `` Plouton '' instead of `` Hades '' in relating the tripartite division of sovereignty , the abduction of Persephone , and the visit of Orpheus to the underworld . This version of the theogony for the most part follows Hesiod ( see above ) , but adds that the three brothers were each given a gift by the Cyclopes to use in their battle against the Titans : Zeus thunder and lightning ; Poseidon a trident ; and Pluto a helmet `` ( kyneê ) '' . The helmet Pluto receives is presumably the magical Cap of Invisibility `` ( aidos kyneê ) '' , but the `` Bibliotheca '' is the only ancient source that explicitly says it belonged to Pluto . The verbal play of `` aidos '' , `` invisible , '' and `` Hades '' is thought to account for this attribution of the helmet to the ruler of the underworld , since no ancient narratives record his use or possession of it . Later authors such as Rabelais ( 16th century ) do attribute the helmet to Pluto . Erasmus calls it the `` helmet of Orcus '' and gives it as a figure of speech referring to those who conceal their true nature by a cunning device . Francis Bacon notes the proverbial usage : `` the helmet of Pluto , which maketh the politic man go invisible , is secrecy in the counsel , and celerity in the execution . '' Bident . No ancient image of the ruler of the underworld can be said with certainty to show him with a bident , though the ornamented tip of his scepter may have been misunderstood at times as a bident . In the Roman world , the bident ( from `` bi- '' , `` two '' + `` dent- '' , `` teeth '' ) was an agricultural implement . It may also represent one of the three types of lightning wielded by Jupiter , the Roman counterpart of Zeus , and the Etruscan Tinia . The later notion that the ruler of the underworld wielded a trident or bident can perhaps be traced to a line in Seneca 's `` Hercules Furens '' ( `` Hercules Enraged '' ) , in which Father Dis , the Roman counterpart of Pluto , uses a three-pronged spear to drive off Hercules as he attempts to invade the underworld . Seneca calls Dis the `` Infernal Jove '' or the `` dire Jove '' ( the Jove who gives dire or ill omens , `` dirae ) '' , just as in the Greek tradition , `` Plouton '' is sometimes identified as a `` chthonic Zeus . '' That the trident and bident might be somewhat interchangeable is suggested by a Byzantine scholiast , who mentions Poseidon being armed with a bident . In the Middle Ages , classical underworld figures began to be depicted with a pitchfork . Early Christian writers had identified the classical underworld with Hell , and its denizens as demons or devils . In the Renaissance , the bident became a conventional attribute of Pluto . In an influential ceiling mural depicting the wedding of Cupid and Psyche , painted by Raphael 's workshop for the Villa Farnesina in 1517 , Pluto is shown holding the bident , with Cerberus at his side , while Neptune holds the trident . Perhaps influenced by this work , Agostino Carracci originally depicted Pluto with a bident in a preparatory drawing for his painting `` Pluto '' ( 1592 ) , in which the god ended up holding his characteristic key . In Caravaggio 's `` Giove , Nettuno e Plutone '' ( ca . 1597 ) , a ceiling mural based on alchemical allegory , it is Neptune who holds the bident . In Greek literature and philosophy . And where do you think Pluto gets his name [ i.e . “ rich ” ] , if not because he took the best portion ? How much better are things below than what Zeus possesses ! `` He is the perfect and accomplished Sophist , and the great benefactor of the inhabitants of the other world ; and even to us who are upon earth he sends from below exceeding blessings . For he has much more than he wants down there ; wherefore he is called Pluto ( or the rich ) . Note also , that he will have nothing to do with men while they are in the body , but only when the soul is liberated from the desires and evils of the body . Now there is a great deal of philosophy and reflection in that ; for in their liberated state he can bind them with the desire of virtue , but while they are flustered and maddened by the body , not even father Cronos himself would suffice to keep them with him in his own far-famed chains . '' Since `` the union of body and soul is not better than the loosing , '' death is not an evil . Walter Burkert thus sees Pluto as a `` god of dissolution . '' Among the titles of Pluto was `` Isodaitēs '' , `` divider into equal portions , '' a title that connects him to the fate goddesses the Moirai . `` Isodaitēs '' was also a cult title for Dionysus and Helios . In ordering his ideal city , Plato proposed a calendar in which Pluto was honored as a benefactor in the twelfth month , implicitly ranking him as one of the twelve principal deities . In the Attic calendar , the twelfth month , more or less equivalent to June , was Skirophorion ; the name may be connected to the rape of Persephone . Euhemerism and Latinization . `` Then Saturn took Ops to wife . Titan , the elder brother , demanded the kingship for himself . Vesta their mother , with their sisters Ceres `` [ Demeter ] '' and Ops , persuaded Saturn not to give way to his brother in the matter . Titan was less good-looking than Saturn ; for that reason , and also because he could see his mother and sisters working to have it so , he conceded the kingship to Saturn , and came to terms with him : if Saturn had a male child born to him , it would not be reared . This was done to secure reversion of the kingship to Titan 's children . They then killed the first son that was born to Saturn . Next came twin children , Jupiter and Juno . Juno was given to Saturn to see while Jupiter was secretly removed and given to Vesta to be brought up without Saturn 's knowledge . In the same way without Saturn knowing , Ops bore Neptune and hid him away . In her third labor Ops bore another set of twins , Pluto and Glauce . ( Pluto in Latin is Diespiter ; some call him Orcus . ) Saturn was shown his daughter Glauce but his son Pluto was hidden and removed . Glauce then died young . That is the pedigree , as written , of Jupiter and his brothers ; that is how it has been passed down to us in holy scripture . '' In this theogony , which Ennius introduced into Latin literature , Saturn , `` Titan , '' Vesta , Ceres , and Ops are siblings ; Glauca is the twin of Pluto and dies mysteriously young . There are several mythological figures named Glauca ; the sister of Pluto may be the Glauca who in Cicero 's account of the three aspects of Diana conceived the third with the equally mysterious Upis . This is the genealogy for Pluto that Boccaccio used in his `` Genealogia Deorum Gentilium '' and in his lectures explicating the `` Divine Comedy '' of Dante . In Book 3 of the Sibylline Oracles , dating mostly to the 2nd century AD , Rhea gives birth to Pluto as she passes by Dodona , `` where the watery paths of the River Europus flowed , and the water ran into the sea , merged with the Peneius . This is also called the Stygian river . '' Orphic and philosophical systems . `` Its lower part , the heaviest element , sinks downwards , and is called Pluto because of its gravity , weight , and great quantity `` ( plêthos ) '' of matter . After the separation of this heavy element in the middle part of the egg the waters flow together , which they call Poseidon . The purest and noblest element , the fire , is called Zeus , because its nature is glowing ( ζέουσα , `` zeousa '' ) . It flies right up into the air , and draws up the spirit , now called Metis , that was left in the underlying moisture . And when this spirit has reached the summit of the ether , it is devoured by Zeus , who in his turn begets the intelligence ( σύνεσις , `` sunesis '' ) , also called Pallas . And by this artistic intelligence the etherial artificer creates the whole world . This world is surrounded by the air , which extends from Zeus , the very hot ether , to the earth ; this air is called Hera . '' This cosmogony interprets Hesiod allegorically , and so the heaviest element is identified not as the Earth , but as the netherworld of Pluto . ( In modern geochemistry , plutonium is the heaviest primordial element . ) Supposed etymologies are used to make sense of the relation of physical process to divine name ; `` Plouton '' is here connected to `` plêthos '' ( abundance ) . In the Stoic system , Pluto represented the lower region of the air , where according to Seneca ( 1st century AD ) the soul underwent a kind of purgatory before ascending to the ether . Seneca 's contemporary Cornutus made use of the traditional etymology of Pluto 's name for Stoic theology . The Stoics believed that the form of a word contained the original truth of its meaning , which over time could become corrupted or obscured . `` Plouton '' derived from `` ploutein '' , `` to be wealthy , '' Cornutus said , because `` all things are corruptible and therefore are 'ultimately consigned to him as his property . ' '' `` Authors tell the fable that Ceres was Proserpina 's mother , and that Proserpina while playing one day was raped by Pluto . Her mother searched for her with lighted torches ; and it was decreed by Jupiter that the mother should have her daughter for fifteen days in the month , but Pluto for the rest , the other fifteen . This is nothing but that the name Ceres is used to mean the earth , called Ceres on analogy with `` crees '' ( 'you may create ' ) , for all things are created from her . By Proserpina is meant the moon , and her name is on analogy with `` prope serpens '' ( 'creeping near ' ) , for she is moved nearer to the earth than the other planets . She is called earth 's daughter , because her substance has more of earth in it than of the other elements . By Pluto is meant the shadow that sometimes obstructs the moon . '' Plouton Helios . A dedicatory inscription from Smyrna describes a 1st–2nd century sanctuary to `` God Himself '' as the most exalted of a group of six deities , including clothed statues of `` Plouton Helios '' and `` Koure Selene '' , `` Pluto the Sun '' and `` Kore the Moon . '' The status of Pluto and Kore as a divine couple is marked by what the text describes as a `` linen embroidered bridal curtain . '' The two are placed as bride and groom within an enclosed temple , separately from the other deities cultivated at the sanctuary . `` Plouton Helios '' is mentioned in other literary sources in connection with `` Koure Selene '' and `` Helios Apollon '' ; the sun on its nighttime course was sometimes envisioned as traveling through the underworld on its return to the east . Apuleius describes a rite in which the sun appears at midnight to the initiate at the gates of Proserpina ; it has been suggested that this midnight sun could be `` Plouton Helios '' . It has been argued that the sanctuary was in the keeping of a Pythagorean sodality or `` brotherhood '' . The relation of Orphic beliefs to the mystic strand of Pythagoreanism , or of these to Platonism and Neoplatonism , is complex and much debated . Plutonius . In the Hellenistic era , the title or epithet `` Plutonius '' is sometimes affixed to the names of other deities . In the Hermetic Corpus , Jupiter Plutonius `` rules over earth and sea , and it is he who nourishes mortal things that have soul and bear fruit . '' In Ptolemaic Alexandria , at the site of a dream oracle , Serapis was identified with Aion Plutonius . Gilles Quispel conjectured that this figure results from the integration of the Orphic Phanes into Mithraic religion at Alexandria , and that he `` assures the eternity of the city , '' where the birth of Aion was celebrated at the sanctuary of Kore on January 6 . In Latin , `` Plutonius '' can be an adjective that simply means `` of or pertaining to Pluto . '' Neoplatonic demiurge . The Neoplatonist Proclus ( 5th century AD ) considered Pluto the third demiurge , a sublunar demiurge who was also identified variously with Poseidon or Hephaestus . This idea is present in Renaissance Neoplatonism , as for instance in the cosmology of Marsilio Ficino ( 1433–99 ) , who translated Orphic texts into Latin for his own use . Ficino saw the sublunar demiurge as `` a daemonic 'many-headed ' sophist , a magus , an enchanter , a fashioner of images and reflections , a shape-changer of himself and of others , a poet in a way of being and of not-being , a royal Pluto . '' This demiurgic figure identified with Pluto is also `` 'a purifier of souls ' who presides over the magic of love and generation and who uses a fantastic counter-art to mock , but also ... to supplement , the divine icastic or truly imitative art of the sublime translunar Demiurge . '' Christianization . Christian writers of late antiquity sought to discredit the competing gods of Roman and Hellenistic religions , often adopting the euhemerizing approach in regarding them not as divinities , but as people glorified through stories and cultic practices and thus not true deities worthy of worship . The infernal gods , however , retained their potency , becoming identified with the Devil and treated as demonic forces by Christian apologists . One source of Christian revulsion toward the chthonic gods was the arena . Attendants in divine costume , among them a `` Pluto '' who escorted corpses out , were part of the ceremonies of the gladiatorial games . Tertullian calls the mallet-wielding figure usually identified as the Etruscan Charun the `` brother of Jove , '' that is , Hades/Pluto/Dis , an indication that the distinctions among these denizens of the underworld were becoming blurred in a Christian context . Prudentius , in his poetic polemic against the religious traditionalist Symmachus , describes the arena as a place where savage vows were fulfilled on an altar to Pluto `` ( solvit ad aram / Plutonis fera vota ) '' , where fallen gladiators were human sacrifices to Dis and Charon received their souls as his payment , to the delight of the underworld Jove `` ( Iovis infernalis ) '' . Medieval mythography . Medieval mythographies , written in Latin , continue the conflation of Greek and Roman deities begun by the ancient Roman themselves . Perhaps because the name Pluto was used in both traditions , it appears widely in these Latin sources for the classical ruler of the underworld , who is also seen as the double , ally , or adjunct to the figure in Christian mythology known variously as the Devil , Satan , or Lucifer . The classical underworld deities became casually interchangeable with Satan as an embodiment of Hell . For instance , in the 9th century , Abbo Cernuus , the only witness whose account of the Siege of Paris survives , called the invading Vikings the `` spawn of Pluto . '' In the `` Little Book on Images of the Gods '' , Pluto is described as `` an intimidating personage sitting on a throne of sulphur , holding the scepter of his realm in his right hand , and with his left strangling a soul . Under his feet three-headed Cerberus held a position , and beside him he had three Harpies . From his golden throne of sulphur flowed four rivers , which were called , as is known , Lethe , Cocytus , Phlegethon and Acheron , tributaries of the Stygian swamp . '' This work derives from that of the Third Vatican Mythographer , possibly one Albricus or Alberic , who presents often extensive allegories and devotes his longest chapter , including an excursus on the nature of the soul , to Pluto . Medieval and Renaissance literature . In Dante 's `` Divine Comedy '' ( written 1308–1321 ) , Pluto presides over the fourth circle of Hell , to which the greedy are condemned . The Italian form of the name is `` Pluto '' , taken by some commentators to refer specifically to Plutus as the god of wealth who would preside over the torment of those who hoarded or squandered it in life . Dante 's Pluto is greeted as `` the great enemy '' and utters the famously impenetrable line `` Papé Satàn , papé Satàn aleppe '' . Much of this Canto is devoted to the power of Fortuna to give and take away . Entrance into the fourth circle has marked a downward turn in the poet 's journey , and the next landmark after he and his guide cross from the circle is the Stygian swamp , through which they pass on their way to the city of Dis ( Italian `` Dite '' ) . Dante 's clear distinction between Pluto and Dis suggests that he had Plutus in mind in naming the former . The city of Dis is the `` citadel of Lower Hell '' where the walls are garrisoned by fallen angels and Furies . Pluto is treated likewise as a purely Satanic figure by the 16th-century Italian poet Tasso throughout his epic `` Jerusalem Delivered '' , in which `` great Dis , great Pluto '' is invoked in the company of `` all ye devils that lie in deepest hell . '' Influenced by Ovid and Claudian , Geoffrey Chaucer ( 1343–1400 ) developed the myth of Pluto and Proserpina ( the Latin name of Persephone ) in English literature . Like earlier medieval writers , Chaucer identifies Pluto 's realm with Hell as a place of condemnation and torment , and describes it as `` derk and lowe '' ( `` dark and low '' ) . But Pluto 's major appearance in the works of Chaucer comes as a character in `` The Merchant 's Tale , '' where Pluto is identified as the `` Kyng of Fayerye '' ( Fairy King ) . As in the anonymous romance `` Sir Orfeo '' ( `` ca . '' 1300 ) , Pluto and Proserpina rule over a fantastical world that melds classical myth and fairyland . Chaucer has the couple engage in a comic battle of the sexes that undermines the Christian imagery in the tale , which is Chaucer 's most sexually explicit . The Scottish poet William Dunbar `` ca . '' 1503 also described Pluto as a folkloric supernatural being , `` the elrich incubus / in cloke of grene '' ( `` the eldritch incubus in cloak of green '' ) , who appears among the courtiers of Cupid . The name `` Pluto '' for the classical ruler of the underworld was further established in English literature by Arthur Golding , whose translation of Ovid 's `` Metamorphoses '' ( 1565 ) was of great influence on William Shakespeare , Christopher Marlowe , and Edmund Spenser . Golding translates Ovid 's `` Dis '' as Pluto , a practice that prevails among English translators , despite John Milton 's use of the Latin `` Dis '' in `` Paradise Lost '' . The Christian perception of the classical underworld as Hell influenced Golding 's translation practices ; for instance , Ovid 's `` tenebrosa sede tyrannus / exierat '' ( `` the tyrant `` [ Dis ] '' had gone out of his shadowy realm '' ) becomes `` the prince of fiends forsook his darksome hole '' . Pluto 's court as a literary setting could bring together a motley assortment of characters . In Huon de Méry 's 13th-century poem `` The Tournament of the Antichrist '' , Pluto rules over a congregation of `` classical gods and demigods , biblical devils , and evil Christians . '' In the 15th-century dream allegory `` The Assembly of Gods '' , the deities and personifications are `` apparelled as medieval nobility '' basking in the `` magnyfycence '' of their `` lord Pluto , '' who is clad in a `` smoky net '' and reeking of sulphur . Throughout the Renaissance , images and ideas from classical antiquity entered popular culture through the new medium of print and through pageants and other public performances at festivals . The Fête-Dieu at Aix-en-Provence in 1462 featured characters costumed as a number of classical deities , including Pluto , and Pluto was the subject of one of seven pageants presented as part of the 1521 Midsummer Eve festival in London . During the 15th century , no mythological theme was brought to the stage more often than Orpheus 's descent , with the court of Pluto inspiring fantastical stagecraft . Leonardo da Vinci designed a set with a rotating mountain that opened up to reveal Pluto emerging from the underworld ; the drawing survives and was the basis for a modern recreation . Opera and ballet . The tragic descent of the hero-musician Orpheus to the underworld to retrieve his bride , and his performance at the court of Pluto and Proserpina , offered compelling material for librettists and composers of opera ( see List of Orphean operas ) and ballet . Pluto also appears in works based on other classical myths of the underworld . As a singing role , Pluto is almost always written for a bass voice , with the low vocal range representing the depths and weight of the underworld , as in Monteverdi and Rinuccini 's `` L'Orfeo '' ( 1607 ) and `` Il ballo delle ingrate '' ( 1608 ) . In their `` ballo '' , a form of ballet with vocal numbers , Cupid invokes Pluto from the underworld to lay claim to `` ungrateful '' women who were immune to love . Pluto 's part is considered particularly virtuosic , and a reviewer at the première described the character , who appeared as if from a blazing Inferno , as `` formidable and awesome in sight , with garments as given him by poets , but burdened with gold and jewels . '' The role of Pluto is written for a bass in Peri 's `` Euridice '' ( 1600 ) ; Caccini 's `` Euridice '' ( 1602 ) ; Rossi 's `` Orfeo '' ( 1647 ) ; Cesti 's `` Il pomo d'oro '' ( 1668 ) ; Sartoris 's `` Orfeo '' ( 1672 ) ; Lully 's `` Alceste '' , a `` tragédie en musique '' ( 1674 ) ; Charpentier 's chamber opera `` La descente d'Orphée aux enfers '' ( 1686 ) ; Telemann 's `` Orpheus '' ( 1726 ) ; and Rameau 's `` Hippolyte et Aricie '' ( 1733 ) . Pluto was a baritone in Lully 's `` Proserpine '' ( 1680 ) , which includes a duo dramatizing the conflict between the royal underworld couple that is notable for its early use of musical characterization . Perhaps the most famous of the Orpheus operas is Offenbach 's satiric `` Orpheus in the Underworld '' ( 1858 ) , in which a tenor sings the role of `` Pluton '' , disguised in the giddily convoluted plotting as Aristée ( Aristaeus ) , a farmer . Scenes set in Pluto 's realm were orchestrated with instrumentation that became conventionally `` hellish '' , established in Monteverdi 's `` L'Orfeo '' as two cornets , three trombones , a bassoon , and a régale . Pluto has also been featured as a role in ballet . In Lully 's `` Ballet of Seven Planets ' '' interlude from Cavalli 's opera `` Ercole amante '' ( `` Hercules in Love '' ) , Louis XIV himself danced as Pluto and other characters ; it was a spectacular flop . Pluto appeared in Noverre 's lost `` La descente d'Orphée aux Enfers '' ( 1760s ) . Gaétan Vestris danced the role of the god in Florian Deller 's `` Orefeo ed Euridice '' ( 1763 ) . The `` Persephone '' choreographed by Robert Joffrey ( 1952 ) was based on André Gide 's line `` king of winters , the infernal Pluto . '' Fine art . The abduction of Proserpina by Pluto was the scene from the myth most often depicted by artists , who usually follow Ovid 's version . The influential emblem book `` Iconologia '' of Cesare Ripa ( 1593 , second edition 1603 ) presents the allegorical figure of Rape with a shield on which the abduction is painted . Jacob Isaacsz . van Swanenburg , the first teacher of Rembrandt , echoed Ovid in showing Pluto as the target of Cupid 's arrow while Venus watches her plan carried out ( location of painting unknown ) . The by Rubens is similar . Rembrandt incorporates Claudian 's more passionate characterizations . The performance of Orpheus in the court of Pluto and Proserpina was also a popular subject . Modern literature . After the Renaissance , literary interest in the abduction myth waned until the revival of classical myth among the Romantics . The work of mythographers such as J.G . Frazer and Jane Ellen Harrison helped inspire the recasting of myths in modern terms by Victorian and Modernist writers . In `` Tess of the d'Urbervilles '' ( 1891 ) , Thomas Hardy portrays Alec d'Urberville as `` a grotesque parody of Pluto/Dis '' exemplifying the late-Victorian culture of male domination , in which women were consigned to `` an endless breaking ... on the wheel of biological reproduction . '' A similar figure is found in `` The Lost Girl '' ( 1920 ) by D.H. Lawrence , where the character Ciccio acts as Pluto to Alvina 's Persephone , `` the deathly-lost bride ... paradoxically obliterated and vitalised at the same time by contact with Pluto/Dis '' in `` a prelude to the grand design of rebirth . '' The darkness of Pluto is both a source of regeneration , and of `` merciless annihilation . '' Lawrence takes up the theme elsewhere in his work ; in `` The First Lady Chatterley '' ( 1926 , an early version of `` Lady Chatterley 's Lover '' ) , Connie Chatterley sees herself as a Persephone and declares `` she 'd rather be married to Pluto than Plato , '' casting her earthy gamekeeper lover as the former and her philosophy-spouting husband as the latter . Percy Jackson series . In Rick Riordan 's young adult fantasy series `` The Heroes of Olympus '' , the character Hazel Levesque is the daughter of Pluto , god of riches . She is one of seven characters with a parent from classical mythology . In `` The Son of Neptune '' , the second volume in the series , Riordan describes Pluto as `` cool ... . He just got bad luck when the gods were dividing up the world ... . Jupiter got the sky , Neptune got the sea , and Pluto got the shaft . '' In Riordan 's explanation , Hades `` was more of a death god , '' but acquired his identity as a god of wealth among the Romans , along with a new name .
Mascara . Mascara is a cosmetic commonly used to enhance the eyelashes . It may darken , thicken , lengthen , and/or define the eyelashes . Normally in one of three forms—liquid , cake , or cream—the modern mascara product has various formulas ; however , most contain the same basic components of pigments , oils , waxes , and preservatives . Definition . The `` Collins English Dictionary '' defines `` mascara '' as , `` a cosmetic substance for darkening , lengthening , curling , coloring , and thickening the eyelashes , applied with a brush or rod . '' The `` Oxford English Dictionary '' ( `` OED '' ) adds that mascara is occasionally used on the eyebrows as well . The `` OED '' also references `` mascaro '' from works published in the late 15th century . In 1886 , the `` Peck & Snyder Catalogue '' advertises , “ Mascaro or Water Cosmetique… For darkening the eyebrow and moustaches without greasing them and making them prominent. ” In 1890 , the `` Century Dictionary '' defined mascara as “ a kind of paint used for the eyebrows and eyelashes by actors. ” And in 1894 , N. Lynn advises in `` Lynn ’ s Practical Hints for Making-up '' , “ to darken eyelashes , paint with mascara , or black paint , with a small brush . Etymology . The source of the word “ mascara ” is unclear . The Spanish word `` máscara '' meaning ‘ mask ’ or ‘ stain ’ , and the Italian word `` maschera '' meaning ‘ mask ’ are possible origins . A related Catalan word describes soot or a black smear , and the Portuguese word `` máscara '' means ‘ mask ’ and `` mascarra '' means dark stain or smut ) . There is even strong support for a possible source from the Arabic word `` maskharah '' or ‘ buffoon ’ . The Hebrew word משקרות ( MaSQROTh ) as relating to women 's eyes is found in Isaiah 3:16 . Latin treatises sometimes used the word mascara when referring to witches . History . Aesthetic adornment is a cultural universal and mascara can be documented in ancient Egypt . Records from around 4000 BC refer to a substance called kohl that was used to darken eyelashes , eyelids , and eyebrows . Kohl was used to mask the eyes , believed to ward off evil spirits and protect the soul , by both men and women . Often composed of galena ; malachite ; and charcoal or soot , crocodile stool ; honey ; and water was added to keep the kohl from running . Through Egypt ’ s influence , kohl usage persisted in the subsequent Babylonian , Greek and Roman empires . Following the fall of the Roman Empire , kohl fell into disuse on the European continent , where it had been considered solely a cosmetic ; conversely , it continued to be widely used in the Middle East for religious purposes . Makeup was considered unsightly and uncouth in Western culture until the Victorian era . During the Victorian era , social opinion shifted radically towards the promotion of cosmetics , and women were known to spend a majority of their day occupied with beauty regimens . Great efforts were made to create the illusion of long , dark eyelashes . Attempting this , Victorian women made a type of mascara in their own homes . They would heat a mixture of ash or lampblack and elderberry juice on a plate and apply the heated mixture to their eyelashes . The product that people would recognize as mascara today did not develop until the 19th century . A chemist named Eugène Rimmel developed a cosmetic using the newly invented petroleum jelly . The name Rimmel became synonymous with the substance and still translates to “ mascara ” in the Portuguese , Spanish , Greek , Turkish , Romanian , and Persian languages today . Across the Atlantic Ocean and at roughly the same time , in 1915 , Thomas Lyle Williams created a remarkably similar substance for his sister Maybel . In 1917 he started a mail-order business from the product that grew to become the company Maybelline . The mascara developed by these two men consisted of petroleum jelly and coal in a set ratio . It was undeniably messy , and a better alternative was soon developed . A dampened brush was rubbed against a cake containing soap and black dye in equal proportions and applied to the lashes . Still it was extremely messy . No significant improvement occurred until 1957 with an innovation by Helena Rubinstein . The events leading to Rubinstein ’ s improvement began in Paris in the early 20th century . There , at the fashion capital of the world , mascara was quickly gaining popularity and common usage . Elizabeth Arden and Helena Rubinstein , two giants in the American beauty industry , watched and kept abreast of its development . After the First World War , American consumers became eager for new products . Sensing an opportunity , both Rubinstein and Arden launched their own brands of cosmetics that included mascara . Through the efforts of these two rivals and public temperament , mascara finally gained respectability and favor in American society . The invention of the photograph and motion picture launched mascara ’ s popularity and usage further forward in America . Motion pictures especially advertised a new standard of beauty and sex appeal . Famous actresses of the classic cinema era , such as Theda Bara , Pola Negri , Clara Bow , Greta Garbo , Marlene Dietrich , Bette Davis , and Jean Harlow , depended heavily upon mascara for their glamorized appearances , which the average woman sought to mimic . In 1933 , a woman known on court records as Mrs. Brown consented to have her eyelashes permanently dyed . Unfortunately , the product , Lash Lure , used `` para '' -phenylenediamine , a chemical extremely toxic to the body , as the dyeing agent . At the time , cosmetics were unregulated by the Federal Drug Administration , and the dangers of paraphenylenediamine were unknown . Within hours of the treatment , Mrs. Brown began experiencing severe symptoms of stinging and burning eyes . By the next morning , Mrs. Brown ’ s eyes had developed ulcers which oozed and had swollen shut . Use of Lash Lure resulted in blindness in Mrs. Brown and fifteen other women and also caused the death of another . It was only after the Lash Lure incident and several others like it , documented in Ruth deForest Lamb ’ s book entitled `` American Chamber of Horrors '' , that Congress granted the FDA the right to regulate cosmetics in 1938 . Years later in 1957 , Rubinstein created a formula that evolved mascara from a hard cake into a lotion-based cream . She packaged the new mascara in a tube to be sold with a brush . For use , the cream was squeezed onto the brush and applied to lashes . Although still messy , it was a step towards the modern mascara product . Soon , a grooved rod was patented . This device picked up the same amount of mascara for each use . Then the grooved rod was altered to the brush similar to the ones used today . The change in applicator led mascara to be even easier to use , and its popularity increased . Mascara is now trending towards multi-functional usage , with many mascaras including lash-boosting serums , botanicals , and pro-vitamin-enriched formulas . Korean technology is at the forefront of the development , and a number of brands use tubing formulas to coat the lash . Ingredients and manufacture . All formulations contain pigments , oils , and waxes . Cosmetic pigments . The pigmentation for black mascara is similar to that used by the Egyptians and Victorian women . Black and brown mascaras typically are colored by use of iron oxides . Some mascaras contain ultramarine blue . Mascara is composed of a base mixture of pigments , waxes , and oils with varying supporting components . Mascara pigments most commonly include iron oxides and titanium dioxide which provide mascara with its desired color . Titanium dioxide ( TiO2 ) accounts for over 65 % of inorganic pigments sales volume . TiO2 gives the pigment a white color while different iron oxides provide a variety of colors such as red , yellow , brown , and black . The particle size of opaque pigments ranges from 0.2-0.3 µm . Oils , waxes , etc.. Among the many oils used , linseed oil , castor oil , eucalyptus oil , lanolin , and oil of turpentine are found frequently . Sesame oil is also commonly used . Waxes usually found in mascara are paraffin wax , carnauba wax , and beeswax . Some mascaras are created with the use of fish scales . The desired effects of the mascara account for most variations of ingredients . Water-resistant mascaras require hydrophobic ingredients , like dodecane . Non water-resistant mascaras have base ingredients that are water-soluble . Mascaras designed to lengthen or curl the eyelashes often contain nylon or rayon microfibers . Additionally , ceresin , gum tragacanth , and methyl cellulose are regular ingredients serve as stiffeners . Manufacture . Mascara is often used on a daily basis around the world . In 2016 alone , U.S. consumers spent 335.6 million USD on the top 10 leading mascara brands . In one method of production , referred to as anhydrous , all waxes , oils , and pigments are mixed , heated , and agitated simultaneously . The alternative method , termed emulsion , starts by combining water and thickeners . Separately , waxes and emulsifiers are combined . Pigment is then added individually to both mixtures . Finally all is combined in a homogenizer , which acts as a high-speed agitator in order to thoroughly mix the oils , water , waxes , and emulsifiers—ingredients that naturally repulse each other . Mascara has a shelf life of two to four months . United States . Mercury compounds can be used as a preservative in eye make-up and so are occasionally found in mascara . It is more common to develop a stye , or commoner still , swollen eyelids . Styes and swollen eyelids are better classified as allergic reactions . The allergic reactions can be stimulated by any of the components of mascara but is usually attributed to methylparaben , aluminum powder , ceteareth-20 , butylparaben , or benzyl alcohol . Psychology . The use of mascara may help to mimic neoteny , a youthful or childlike appearance which is believed to be correlated to beauty in women . In various cultures , the typical characteristics of children—soft cheeks , a round face , soft skin , large eyes , upturned nose , and a short chin—are often seen as ideal facial characteristics for women . Mascara pulls away the eyelash from the rim of the eye creating a doe-like illusion of larger , more open eyes . Wide eyes may be associated to youth .
Pied fantail . There are three species of bird called pied fantail .
Planctoteuthis . `` Planctoteuthis '' is a genus of chiroteuthid squid comprising five species , occurring worldwide in lower mesopelagic to bathypelagic depths in tropical to temperate waters . It has been suggested that members of `` Planctoteuthis '' are neotenic , retaining characteristics of the doratopsis developmental stage . This is marked in the retention of the paralarval tentacular club , unique among subadult chiroteuthids . Members lack both photophores and a funnel valve . The genus was originally placed within the monotypic family Valbyteuthidae , under the name `` Valbyteuthis '' . Similarities between the paralavae of `` Valbyteuthis '' and `` Chiroteuthis '' led to its inclusion in the family Chiroteuthidae . Eventually , `` Valbyteuthis '' was incorporated as a junior synonym of `` Plantoteuthis '' , citing previous descriptions of the paralarvae .
Neofriseria . `` Neofriseria '' is a genus of moth in the family Gelechiidae .
Henry of Isenburg-Covern . Henry of Isenburg-Covern ( German : Heinrich von Isenburg-Covern ) was the Count of Isenburg-Covern from 1229 until 1263 .
Rabbi ( river ) . The Rabbi is a river in the Tuscany and Emilia-Romagna regions of Italy . The source of the river is in the Foreste Casentinesi , Monte Falterona , Campigna National Park in the Appennino Tosco-Emiliano mountains in the province of Florence . The river crosses the border into the province of Forlì-Cesena and flows northeast near Premilcuore and Predappio before joining the Montone near Forlì .
Bolles+Wilson . Bolles+Wilson is an architecture firm established by Julia Bolles and Peter Wilson , both Architectural Association ( AA ) graduates . Established in London , the firm moved to Münster after winning the design competition for the Münster City Library . Other major works include the Luxor Theatre in Rotterdam ( 2001 ) and the Helmond City Library ( 2010 ) . Biography . Julia B. Bolles-Willson was born in 1948 in Münster and graduated at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology in 1976 . Since 1996 she has been professor for architectural design at the Fachhochschule Münster . Peter L. Wilson was born in 1950 in Melbourne and studied at the University of Melbourne from 1969 to 1971 prior to moving to the AA where he graduated in 1974 . In 2013 he was awarded the Australian Institute of Architects Gold Medal .
List of townships in South Dakota . `` See also : List of townships in South Dakota by county , List of counties in South Dakota , List of cities in South Dakota , List of towns in South Dakota . ''
Charlie Rennox . Clatworthy `` Charlie '' Rennox ( 25 February 1897 – 1967 ) was a Scottish footballer . His regular position was as a forward . He was born in Shotts . He played for Dykehead , Wishaw , Clapton Orient , Manchester United and Grimsby Town .
Doug Fry . Doug Fry was a rugby league player in the Australian competition the New South Wales Rugby League ( NSWRL ) . Fry played for the Eastern Suburbs club in the seasons 1942-44 .
List of Maharashtra cricketers . This is a list of all cricketers who have played first-class , list A or Twenty20 cricket for Maharashtra cricket team . Seasons given are first and last seasons ; the player did not necessarily play in all the intervening seasons . Players in bold have played international cricket .
William Rimmer ( music ) . William Rimmer ( 1862–1936 ) was a Lancashire composer and conductor of brass band music who was particularly well known for his marches . Rimmer was born in Southport in 1862 into a musical family . His father was bandmaster of the Lancashire Volunteer Rifles and encouraged both Rimmer and his brother Robert in their musical studies . At the age of 15 Rimmer joined the Southport Rifle band as a side-drummer and then moved on to the cornet , eventually becoming the band 's principal cornet soloist . As a young man he made himself into one of the finest cornet players in the country under the eye of Alexander Owen at Besses o ' th ' Barn Band . His prowess on the instrument became well known , and he was engaged as a soloist by many of the best bands of the day . He eventually gave up playing to concentrate on training and conducting bands , and at the height of his fame conducted every winning band at both the Crystal Palace and Belle Vue competitions between 1905 and 1909 . In 1999 , a CD dedicated to his music , recorded by Fodens Courtois Band , was released on the Doyen label ( DOY CD080 ) . On 29 July 2007 , Phillip Hunt devoted his weekly `` Sounds of Brass '' radio programme on BBC Radio Devon to Rimmer and his works .
Rosemary Hill Observatory . Rosemary Hill Observatory ( RHO ) is an astronomical observatory located near the town of Bronson , Florida ( USA ) , about southwest of Gainesville , Florida . The observatory is owned and operated by the University of Florida , and opened in 1967 . It has two telescopes and dormitories for extended observing runs .
The Good Life ( 1994 TV series ) . `` The Good Life '' is an American sitcom which aired on NBC in early 1994 . ( The fifth episode aired following NBC 's coverage of Super Bowl XXVIII . ) It starred John Caponera and Drew Carey . Other members of the cast included Eve Gordon , Jake Patellis , Shay Astar , Justin Berfield and Monty Hoffman . The show revolved around Caponera 's character and featured both his home life and the lock company where he served as a middle manager . It was set in Chicago . Thirteen episodes were produced and aired before the sitcom 's cancellation in May 1994 .
Nicolaas II Rockox . Nicolaas II Rockox ( 1560–1640 ) , knight , was a mayor of Antwerp . He is known to have been a personal friend of Peter Paul Rubens , and was the first resident of the Rockox House . Family . He was the son of Adrian II and Isabella van Olmen and a nephew of John III van de Werve , Lord of Hovorst . He was a first cousin of Lancelot II of Ursel , mayor of Antwerp . In 1589 , in Antwerp Cathedral , he married Adriana Perez ( 1568–1619 ) , child of the rich Spanish merchant Luis Perez ( 1532–1601 ) and Maria van Berchem . He died without children in the Rockox House . Career . Rockox studied in Douai and Leuven , completing his law studies on 24 August 1584 . He was a member of the civic militia and defended the city in service of Philips of Marnix , Lord of Saint-Aldegonde when Alexander Farnese , Duke of Parma , attacked Antwerp . Rockox studied the fortifications from Jean Errard , Bar-le-Duc and had the outer walls of Antwerp repaired and improved . In 1590 , he was knighted by the Archdukes Albert and Isabella . He was put on the list of honours when their Joyous Entry took place . In 1603 Rockox bought the house named `` Gulden Rinck '' and developed it into his main residence , now known as the Rockox House . It housed an important collection of art and of curiosities , famous in his own time . His collection included a `` Samson and Delilah '' painted for him by his friend Rubens . After 1608 the friendship between them was very close . Rockox commissioned several paintings from him , including `` The Incredulity of Saint Thomas '' . Other friends of Rockox include Abraham Ortelius , who taught him the art of numismatics , and the young Anthony van Dyck , who painted several portraits for him . Rockox served several terms as mayor of Antwerp . He died in the Rockox House and was buried in the church of the Recollect convent , where he had had a private chapel built for his deceased wife in 1619 . Because he had no children , his property was given to the poor , in devotion . During his life Rockox spent an important part of his private fortune to benefit the poor . He commanded that a public reserve of grain be prepared for the poor in case of war or siege . He paid 45,300 florins for this from his private fortune . After his death his famous collection of artworks spread to other collections worldwide . Patronage . Rockox commissioned multiple paintings from Peter Paul Rubens . Some of these commissions were for the public , while others were for his private residence . Among those he commissioned for the public included `` Adoration of the Magi '' for the Antwerp City Hall , `` Descent from the Cross '' for the city 's Arquebusiers ' Guild 's altar , and `` Doubting Thomas '' for Rockox 's chapel . Rockox 's private commissions from Rubens included `` Samson and Delilah '' . At the time of his death , Rockox had 87 works in his personal collection . Other artists represented within this collection included Anthony van Dyck , Frans Snyders , Jan van Eyck , and Pieter Bruegel . After his death , his art collection was sold publicly . Commemoration . In 1961 Rockox was put on a Belgian stamp .
Pseudokerana . `` Pseudokerana '' is an Indomalayan genus of grass skippers in the family Hesperiidae . It is a monotypic genus . The single species is `` Pseudokerana fulgur '' ( de Nicéville , 1894 ) found in Thailand , Malaysia , Sumatra and Batoe
Christian Hook . Christian Hook ( b . 1971 ) is a Gibraltarian contemporary artist . Hook was born in Gibraltar in 1971 . He studied illustration at Middlesex University in the United Kingdom , and then worked at the Royal College of Art in London . In 2014 he won the Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Year contest with a portrait of Alan Cumming . The painting was later chosen by John Leighton , director of the National Galleries of Scotland , as one of the best 100 paintings in its collection . Hook has also painted Kristin Scott Thomas and Ian McKellen . He was awarded the Freedom of the City of Gibraltar in 2017 . In 2018 , Hook released his ‘ KI ’ series , a collection of large-scale oil paintings inspired by his travels around Japan , focusing mainly on the ancient traditions of calligraphy and 'Chi ' . Hook will be the keynote speaker at Althorp Literary Festival 2018 .
Jagodne , Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship . Jagodne ( ) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Pisz , within Pisz County , Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship , in northern Poland . It lies approximately east of Pisz and east of the regional capital Olsztyn . Before 1945 the area was part of Germany ( East Prussia ) .
Complex cell . Complex cells can be found in the primary visual cortex ( V1 ) , the secondary visual cortex ( V2 ) , and Brodmann area 19 ( V3 ) . Like a simple cell , a complex cell will respond primarily to oriented edges and gratings , however it has a degree of spatial invariance . This means that its receptive field can not be mapped into fixed excitatory and inhibitory zones . Rather , it will respond to patterns of light in a certain orientation within a large receptive field , regardless of the exact location . Some complex cells respond optimally only to movement in a certain direction . These cells were discovered by Torsten Wiesel and David Hubel in the early 1960s . They refrained from reporting on the complex cells in ( Hubel 1959 ) because they did not feel that they understood them well enough at the time . In Hubel and Wiesel ( 1962 ) , they reported that complex cells were intermixed with simple cells and when excitatory and inhibitory regions could be established , the summation and mutual antagonism properties did n't hold . The difference between the receptive fields and the characteristics of simple and complex cells is the hierarchical convergent nature of visual processing . Complex cells receive inputs from a number of simple cells . Their receptive field is therefore a summation and integration of the receptive fields of many input simple cells , although some input is directly received from the LGN .
Ahmed Abid Ali . Ahmad Abid Ali Mohammed known as Kobi ( ) ( born 1 January 1986 in Iraq ) is an Iraqi football midfielder .
GL Golf . GL Golf is a 3D Golf game based on OpenGL for Mac OS X designed by Nuclear Nova Software . It mimics a golf game with such common items as 504 different holes , sand traps , lakes , trees , a driving range and various golf clubs . The current version is 2.33 . Current Development . With over 55 updates , GL Golf has been actively developed since 2003 . The users and developers share ideas through email and on the GL Golf forum . iPhone OS version . A slimmed down version of GL Golf is also available on the iPhone OS and iPad OS via the App Store .
Miel Pijs . Miel Pijs ( born 22 August 1941 ) is a Dutch former footballer , who played at both professional and international levels as a defender . Club career . Born in Valkenswaard , Pijs began playing amateur football with his hometown club VV De Valk . In 1961 , he turned professional by signing with PSV Eindhoven . Pijs played for PSV in the Eredivisie for six seasons before finishing his career with spells at Sparta Rotterdam , N.E.C. , FC Den Bosch and EVV Eindhoven . He was a member of PSV 's 1962–63 Eredivisie winning side . International career . Pijs made his debut for the Netherlands in a November 1965 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Switzerland . He would make a total of eight international appearances , scoring one goal against Hungary .
Pseudiragoides . `` Pseudiragoides '' is a genus of moths of the Limacodidae family .
Friendfield Plantation . Friendfield Plantation is a 3,305-acre plantation near Georgetown , South Carolina composed of parts of six former historic plantations and Friendship House , built in 1931-36 . It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996 . Contributing elements of the listing include 23 buildings , 15 other structures , and 14 sites . In the 1850s , some 230 African Americans were enslaved on Friendfield Plantation and they produced 900,000 pounds of rice annually . Among them was Jim Robinson , born into slavery in 1850 ; one of his descendants is former First Lady Michelle Obama ( née Robinson . ) Overview . The current owner is Oscar Johnson Small II and his second wife Robbie Kephart . The founder and first owner was James Withers ( 1710-1756 ) , a brick maker in Charleston , South Carolina who also became a planter . He developed a plantation along the Sampit River for indigo and rice from 1734 onward , based on the use of enslaved labor . He bought slaves from Barbados , where they had been transported from Africa and were sometimes seasoned for a period of time . In 1818 , Francis Withers ( 1768-1847 ) , a grandson of James , built a new house on the Friendfield Plantation . In the Low Country , where slaves developed a concentrated culture on large plantations , and slaves from Africa continued to be imported , African Americans developed what became known as the Gullah or GeeChee culture . It has been recognized as distinct for its creole African roots in language , cuisine and culture , and adaptations to the region . Paternal ancestors of First Lady Michelle ( Robinson ) Obama , including Jim Robinson , were among the Gullah enslaved laborers on the Friendfield Plantation . Francis Wither appointed his son-in-law , Dr. Alexius Mador Forster , III , MD ( 1815-1879 ) , to manage the plantation , but it fell into disrepair after the American Civil War . An extended agricultural depression in the country brought down commodity prices . Combined with struggling with the change to free labor , planters faced a sudden lack of economic resources . After the war , Withers had the land cultivated mostly by sharecroppers , freedmen who paid a portion of their crop to use the land . Michelle Obama 's ancestor Jim Robinson , who became free at age 15 , is believed to have been among them . Friendfield Plantation passed out of the Withers family in 1897 when Elizabeth Hunt Warham Forster ( 1820-1906 ) sold it to B. Walker Cannon . ( It had passed from the Withers bloodline in 1847 when Francis Withers died , as Elizabeth was his step-daughter . ) The property was later purchased by Patrick C. McClary , Sr. , who used it as a duck hunting club . This was a common use for plantations by wealthy owners in the early 20th century . In 1926 , the Friendfield House burned down in a fire . In 1930 , the plantation was purchased by Radcliffe Cheston , Jr. , an investment banker from Philadelphia , Pennsylvania . In 1932 , he had a new Friendfield House built , designed by noted Philadelphia architect Arthur Ingersoll Meigs ( 1882-1956 ) . Up until the 1950s , African-American sharecroppers lived on the plantation and worked the fields . But during the early 20th century , thousands of African Americans left the South to go north in the Great Migration to industrial cities , seeking better opportunities and an escape from Jim Crow oppression . Michelle Obama 's paternal grandfather Fraser Robinson , Jr. migrated to Chicago from the Georgetown area . He and his wife LaVaughn ( née Johnson ) returned to the Low Country from Chicago after retirement . In 1989 , the property was partly purchased by Daniel Thorne ; it was co-owned by him and Frances Cheston Train , a daughter of Radcliffe Cheston . Since then Oscar Johnson Small II and his second wife Robbie Kephart bought the property .
Tillandsia makrinii . `` Tillandsia makrinii '' is a species in the genus `` Tillandsia '' . This species is endemic to Mexico .
Leon Sylvers III . Leon Frank Sylvers III ( born March 7 , 1953 , Memphis , Tennessee ) is an American singer , songwriter , record producer and multi-instrumentalist . He was a member of the family group The Sylvers and became one of the most successful producers in black music in the late 1970s to the mid-1980s through his association with Dick Griffey 's SOLAR Records . Beginnings . Leon Sylvers first rose to prominence in the early 1960s as a member of The Little Angels harmony vocal group featuring his siblings ( Olympia , Charmaine , and James ) . During this time they appeared on variety shows such as `` Make Room for Daddy '' , `` You Bet Your Life '' , and `` The Spike Jones Show '' . Following their parents ' divorce , Leon and his older siblings went to live with various relatives before reuniting with their mother Shirley and their four younger siblings in Los Angeles , California . In 1970 , Leon entered the family act , which now included younger brothers Edmund and Ricky , into a local talent contest . They won that talent contest hands down due to their versatility , choreography , and harmonies . The impresario Mike Curb signed them to MGM Records in 1971 and marketed them as The Sylvers . Leon wrote his first hit single `` Wish That I Could Talk to You '' , which was on the family 's debut album called `` The Sylvers '' . He also penned his brother Foster Sylvers ' Top 10 US R & B chart single `` Misdemeanor '' which was a hit during summer of 1973 . For the next several albums , Leon would continue writing songs on his family 's albums which included 1977 's Top 10 US R & B chart single `` High School Dance '' . In 1978 Leon produced The Sylvers most critically acclaimed album , `` Forever Yours '' . By mid 1978 , Leon left the group to become the in-house producer for Dick Griffey 's SOLAR Records . Sylvers started his major production career with the band Lakeside on their album `` Shot of love '' which was Top 10 on Top R & B Albums . This would also be the year that Leon 's association with Shalamar would begin , starting with the `` Disco Gardens '' album which included the disco classic `` Take That to the Bank '' . 1979 would become an even bigger year . Shalamar 's next album `` Big Fun '' was an even bigger smash landing at # 4 on the Top R & B Albums charts and was certified gold . The first single , `` The Second Time Around '' , was a hit record number one on both the US R & B charts and number eight on the US Top 40|Top 10 . Leon also co-produced Lakeside 's `` Rough Riders '' album . That same year he created the group Dynasty along with Dick Griffey . Success . The 1980s started off well for Leon : in 1980 , he produced albums for SOLAR acts such as Shalamar , The Whispers , Dynasty , Carrie Lucas , and the first album by Midnight Star . One song he wrote and co-produced for The Whispers was the number one US R & B and US Dance hit , `` And the Beat Goes On '' , which would be one of Sylvers ' biggest achievements . This would be the year that Leon would be involved on projects outside of the SOLAR Records family such as his Gene Page single `` Love Starts After Dark '' and 7th Wonder 's song `` The Tilt '' . In 1981 , Shalamar would chart with their `` Three for Love '' album at number eight on the US Top Soul Albums . The album would be certified Gold . The Whispers ' `` It 's a Love Thing '' was another R & B smash which helped propel the `` Imagination '' album to number three on the Top Soul Albums charts . At this time , Leon joined Dynasty , and married Nidra Beard , also a member of Dynasty . Around the same time , Leon produced his old family group ( The Sylvers ) , who had signed with SOLAR . Neither `` The Second Adventure '' by Dynasty and `` Concept '' by The Sylvers , which Leon produced , were hits . These albums would be two of the few disappointments of the year for Leon . In 1982 , Leon produced Shalamar 's album `` Friends '' . The album topped the US Top R & B Albums chart , propelled by the single `` A Night to Remember '' , which reached number eight on the US R & B charts . The album would be certified Platinum . Leon spent the next couple of years producing hit songs for The Whispers ( `` In the Raw '' , `` Tonight '' ) , Gladys Knight & The Pips ( `` Save the Overtime ( For Me ) '' ) , Tavares ( `` Ten to One '' ) among others . In that same year , he served as mentor to the production team Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis . Decline . By 1984 , Leon was involved with fewer hits due to the changing climate in R & B music . He did have some success with Glenn Jones ' second album `` Finesse '' , and some tracks for The Whispers album `` So Good '' . Between 1984 and 1988 Leon would have moderate success with Five Star ( `` Another Weekend '' , `` Rock My World '' ) , Evelyn `` Champagne '' King ( `` Flirt , '' `` Hold On to What You Got '' ) , Stacy Lattisaw ( `` You Ai n't Leavin ' '' ) , The Spinners , Howard Hewett ( `` I Commit to Love '' ) , Krystol ( `` After the Dance Is Through ) ) . In 1989 , Leon finally recorded a solo album for Motown Records , called simply `` Leon Sylvers III '' , but it failed to chart . Currently . In the '90s Leon would work with R & B New Jack Producer Teddy Riley on his group Blackstreet 's debut album `` Blackstreet '' . Leon helped co-write Blackstreet 's US Top 10 hit `` Before I Let You Go '' . Leon would also work with Riley again this time helping write two songs on New Kids on the Block 's `` Face the Music '' as well as the song `` Love Online '' on Guy 's reunion album `` Guy III '' . In 2009 , Sylvers produced an album from N'dambi , `` Pink Elephant '' , which included songs written by Sylvers and his son , Leon Sylvers IV . In December 2010 , Leon Sylvers III received a Grammy nomination from the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences for Best Engineered Album , Non-Classical , for N'dambi 's album `` Pink Elephant '' . In 2011 , he remixed Gladys Knight 's new single , a re-recording of the Leiber/Stoller classic `` I ( Who Have Nothing ) '' , a recording produced by his son , Leon Sylvers IV . In 2015 , Sylvers collaborated with Dâm-Funk on his third album `` Invite The Light '' . Sylvers once served as a mentor to Dâm-Funk in the early 90 's .
Charles Thomas Brues . Charles Thomas Brues ( June 20 , 1879 , Wheeling , West Virginia – July 22 , 1955 , Crescent City , Florida ) was an American entomologist . Biography . Brues studied at the University of Texas at Austin and at Columbia University . He was appointed field agent of the Bureau of Entomology , United States Department of Agriculture 1904-05 , curator of invertebrate zoology at the Milwaukee Public Museum 1905-09 , and then became instructor in economic entomology at Harvard University . His contributions on embryology and the habits of insects , notably Hymenoptera ( ants , bees , etc . ) and Diptera ( mosquitoes , flies , fleas , etc . ) are highly instructive . He was editor of the `` Bulletin '' of the Wisconsin Natural History Society 1907-09 , and in 1910 was appointed editor of `` Psyche '' , a journal of entomology . In 1913 , while employed at the Bussey Institution , he was part of a three-person team ( along with Ernest Tyzzer and Dr. Richard P. Strong ) that studied tropical diseases in Peru and Ecuador . Brues is commemorated in the scientific name of a species of Caribbean snake , `` Mastigodryas bruesi '' .
Château de Mongenan . The Château de Mongenan is an 18th-century folly and botanical garden in Portets , in the Gironde Department of France . The gardens are classified by the Committee of Parks and Gardens of the French Ministry of Culture as among the Notable Gardens of France . The Château de Mongenan has been listed as a `` Monument historique '' since 2003 History . The Château de Mongenan was built in 1736 and the botantical gardens created in 1741 by the Baron de Gasq , inspired by his friend and music teacher Jean-Jacques Rousseau and the theories of the botanist Linnaeus , who believed that all plants were valuable , whether they were ornamental , medicinal , wild , or for food . The garden was made to resemble the ideal pre-romantic garden Rousseau described in `` Julie , la nouvelle Héloïse '' , full of aromas and colors . The current garden is kept as it was in the 18th century , with vegetables of the era , local varieties of fruit trees , 18th century varieties of roses , asters , iris , dahlias , aromatic plants , and plants used to make perfume . The park also includes tuberoses and jasmine . The Château also houses a museum on Freemasonry .
Harold L. Sirkin . Harold `` Hal '' L. Sirkin ( born 1959 ) is an American business consultant and author , who often writes about trends in innovation and global business competition . He graduated summa cum laude from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1980 with a B.S . in Economics , and from the University of Chicago in 1981 with an M.B.A . He is also a Professor at Kellogg School of Management and a CPA . Career . Harold Sirkin is a senior partner in the Chicago office of the Boston Consulting Group , where he serves as global leader of the firm 's Operations practice . He has co-authored several Boston Consulting Group reports including `` Capturing Global Advantage '' ( 2004 ) , `` Globalizing R & D : Knocking Down the Barriers '' ( 2005 ) , `` Globalizing R & D : Building a Pathway to Profits '' ( 2005 ) , `` The New Global Challengers '' ( 2006 ) , and `` The 2008 Top 100 New Global Challengers '' ( 2007 ) . Sirkin writes a regular column entitled `` Globality '' for BusinessWeek.com and at one time seems to have contributed to `` The New York Times '' Syndicate 's `` Global Business Perspectives column '' but has n't done so since at least 2007 . He is the co-author of two books : `` Payback : Reaping the Rewards of Innovation '' , which advises companies to adopt a systematic approach to innovation , and `` Globality : Competing with Everyone from Everywhere for Everything '' , which explores strategies for economic competition under globality , the end state of globalization . `` Payback '' was named one of the `` Best Innovation and Design Books for 2006 '' by `` BusinessWeek '' magazine . `` Globality '' was picked by `` The Economist '' as one of the best business books of 2008 . Sirkin has also contributed to `` Time '' and the `` Harvard Business Review '' .
Moriyama , Nagasaki . was a town located in Kitatakaki District , Nagasaki Prefecture , Japan . As of 2003 , the town had an estimated population of 6,154 and a density of 264.57 persons per km² . The total area was 23.26 km² . On March 1 , 2005 , Moriyama , along with the town of Tarami ( from Nishisonogi District ) , and the towns of Iimori , Konagai and Takaki ( all from Kitatakaki District ) , was merged into the expanded city of Isahaya .
Volkstaat . `` Volkstaat '' ( an Afrikaans word meaning `` people 's state '' , literally `` people-state '' ) is a term used to describe proposals to establish self-determination for Afrikaners in South Africa , either on federal principles or as a fully independent Boer/Afrikaner homeland . Following the Great Trek of the 1830s and 1840s , Afrikaner or Boer pioneers expressed a drive for self-determination and independence through the establishment of several Boer republics over the rest of the 19th century . The end of apartheid and the establishment of universal suffrage in South Africa in 1994 left some Afrikaners feeling disillusioned and marginalised by the political changes , which resulted in a proposal for an independent Volkstaat . Several different methods have been proposed for the establishment of a Volkstaat . Besides the use of force , the South African Constitution and international law present certain possibilities for their establishment . The geographic dispersal of minority Afrikaner communities throughout South Africa presents a significant obstacle to the establishment of a Volkstaat , because Afrikaners do not form a majority in any separate geographic area that could be sustainable independently . Supporters of the proposal have established several land cooperatives in Orania in the Northern Cape and Kleinfontein in Gauteng as practical implementations of the idea . Initiatives in Balmoral and Morgenzon , both in Mpumalanga , failed to develop beyond their initial phase . History . Historically , Boers have exhibited a drive for independence which resulted in the establishment of different republics in what is now the modern Republic of South Africa . The Voortrekkers proclaimed separate independent republics , most notably Natalia Republic , the Orange Free State and the South African Republic ( the Transvaal ) . However , after the Second Anglo-Boer War ( 1899-1902 ) , British rule led to the dissolution of the last two remaining Boer states ( the Orange Free State and the South African Republic ) . Under apartheid , the South African government promoted Afrikaner culture , Afrikaans and English were the official languages , and the majority of the politicians running the country were Afrikaners . The underlying principle of apartheid was racial separatism , and the means by which this was implemented , such as the homeland system of bantustans , were extremely biased against the non-European majority as they excluded them from exercising their rights in the broader South Africa . Afrikaners held a privileged position in South African society , alongside the other Europeans . In the 1980s , a group of right-wing Afrikaners , led by HF Verwoerd 's son-in-law , formed a group called the Oranjewerkers . They also planned a community based on `` Afrikaner self-determination '' , and attempted to create a neo- '' boerstaat '' ( literally : `` Farmer State , '' a reference to an idiomatic term for an Afrikaner-only state ) in the remote Eastern Transvaal ( now Mpumalanga ) community of Morgenzon . In 1988 Professor Carel Boshoff ( 1927-2011 ) founded the `` Afrikaner-Vryheidstigting '' ( Afrikaner Freedom Foundation ) , or Avstig . Avstig proposed a Volkstaat in the Northern Cape province , in a largely rural and minimally developed region . Avstig bought the town of Orania in 1991 , and turned it into a model Volkstaat . Boshoff continued to be a representative of the Freedom Front , a political party advocating the Volkstaat concept . Orania lies at the far eastern apex of the original Volkstaat state , near where the boundaries of the three provinces Northern Cape , Eastern Cape , and Free State meet . Freedom Front in the 1994 general election . During the 1994 general election , Afrikaners were asked by the Freedom Front ( FF ) to vote for the party if they wished to form an independent state or Volkstaat for Afrikaners . The results of the election showed that the Freedom Front had the support of 424,555 voters , the fourth highest in the country . The FF did not however gain a majority in any of South Africa 's voting districts , their closest being 4,692 votes in Phalaborwa , representing 30.38 % of that district . Public opinion surveys of white South Africans . Two surveys were conducted among white South Africans , in 1993 and 1996 , asking the question `` How do you feel about demarcating an area for Afrikaners `` and other `` European '' South Africans '' in which they may enjoy self determination ? Do you support the idea of a Volkstaat ? '' The 1993 survey found that 29 % supported the idea , and a further 18 % would consider moving to a Volkstaat . The 1996 survey found that this had decreased to 22 % supporting the idea , and only 9 % wanting to move to a Volkstaat . In the second survey , the proportion of white South Africans opposed to the idea had increased from 34 % to 66 % . The 1996 survey found that `` those who in 1996 said that they would consider moving to a Volkstaat are mainly Afrikaans speaking males , who are supporters of the Conservative Party or Afrikaner Freedom Front , hold racist views ( 24 % ; slightly racist : 6 % , non racist : 0 % ) , call themselves Afrikaners and are not content with the new democratic South Africa . '' The study used the Duckitt scale of subtle racism to measure racist views . A 1999 pre-election survey suggested that the 26.9 % of Afrikaners wanting to emigrate , but unable to , represented a desire for a solution such as a Volkstaat . In January 2010 , `` Beeld '' , an Afrikaans newspaper , held an online survey . Out of 11019 respondents , 56 % ( 6178 ) said that they would move to a Volkstaat if one were created , a further 17 % ( 1908 ) would consider it while only 27 % ( 2933 ) would not consider it as a viable option . The newspaper 's analysis of this was that the idea of a Volkstaat was `` doodgebore '' ( stillborn ) and that its advocates had been doing nothing but tread water for the past two decades , although it did suggest that the poll was a measure of dissatisfaction among Afrikaners . Hermann Giliomee later cited the Beeld poll in saying that over half of `` northern Afrikaners '' would prefer to live in a homeland . In 2015 , the Sunday newspaper `` Rapport '' held an online survey , in which 93 % of the respondents said they support Afrikaner self-determination . Borders . Penuell Maduna , one of the leading ANC negotiators during the transition era , noted that Afrikaner organizations could not agree on the borders of the new Volkstaat . The Conservative Party wanted a `` boerestaat '' in one part of the country , the Afrikaner Volksunie in another , and Carel Boshoff in Orania . The proposal to create a state out of the white neighborhoods of Pretoria , which would then stretch to the Atlantic Ocean , was also seen as unacceptable by the ANC . Matters creating support . Dissatisfaction with life in post-apartheid South Africa is often cited as an indication of support for the idea of a Volkstaat among Afrikaners . A poll carried out by the Volkstaat Council among white people in Pretoria identified crime , economic problems , personal security , affirmative action , educational standards , population growth , health services , language and cultural rights , and housing as reasons to support the creation of Volkstaat . Crime . Crime has remained a major problem in South Africa since the end of Apartheid . According to a survey for the period 1998 - 2000 compiled by the United Nations , South Africa was ranked second for assault and murder ( by all means ) per capita . Total crime per capita is 10th out of the 60 countries in the data set . Crime has had a pronounced effect on society : many wealthier South Africans moved into gated communities , abandoning the central business districts of some cities for the relative security of suburbs . Farm attacks . Among rural Afrikaners , violent crime committed against the white farming community has contributed significantly to a hardening of attitudes . Between 1998 and 2001 there were some 3,500 recorded farm attacks in South Africa , resulting in the murder of 541 farmers , their families or their workers , during only three years . On average more than two farm attack related murders are committed every week . The Freedom Front interprets this as racial violence targeting Afrikaners : In mid-2001 the Freedom Front appealed to the United Nations Human Rights Commission to place pressure on the South African government to do something about the murder of white South African farmers , which `` had taken on the shape of an ethnic massacre '' . Freedom Front leader Pieter Mulder claimed that most farm attacks seemed orchestrated , and that the motive for the attacks was not only criminal ; Mulder further claimed that `` a definite anti-Boer climate had taken root in South Africa . People accused of murdering Boers and Afrikaners were often applauded by supporters during court appearances '' . The independent Committee of Inquiry into Farm Attacks , appointed by the National Commissioner of Police , published a report in 2003 , however , indicating that European people were not targeted exclusively , that theft occurred in most attacks , and that the proportion of European victims had decreased in the four years preceding the report . In 2010 , several international news publications reported that over 3,000 white farmers had been murdered since 1994 . This reportage was increased when the far-right political figure Eugene Terre'Blanche was murdered on his farm . Genocide Watch has theorised that farm attacks constitute early warning signs of genocide against White South Africans and it has criticised the South African government for its inaction on the issue , pointing out that the murder rate for them ( `` ethno-European farmers '' in their report , which also included non-Afrikaner farmers of European race ) is four times that of the general South African population . There are 40,000 white farmers in South Africa . Since 1994 close to three thousand farmers have been murdered in thousands of farm attacks , with many being brutally tortured and/or raped . Some victims have been burned with smoothing irons or had boiling water poured down their throats . In January 2015 , AfriForum reported that there has been an increase in farm attacks and murders in the previous five years . According to AfriForum deputy CEO Ernst Roets : “ It is important to note that not all who are murdered on farms are white people . On the other hand , it is equally important to note that black farmers are not subjected to the same levels of torture as their white counterparts. ” Based on this , some consider more suitable to say `` farm terror '' and `` farm torture '' to refer to what is happening to white south african farmers since the end of Apartheid regime . A spike in violent attacks on farmers in February 2017 , led to one of the country 's largest prayer meetings being held on the 22-23 April 2017 in Bloemfontein , attracting over 1,000,000 participants . During 2017 , 74 farm murders were reported . These numbers included 39 black workers . Rise in unemployment . Despite a deterioration of the situation since the end of apartheid , Afrikaners have one of the highest rates of employment , and of job satisfaction , in the country . White unemployment has experienced the greatest proportional increase between 1995 and 2001 : 19.7 % compared to a national average of 27 % . In 2001 some 228,000 economically active whites were unemployed . Job satisfaction among employed Afrikaners is second to that of English-speaking Europeans , with a survey in 2001 showing that 78 % of Afrikaner respondents were either `` very satisfied '' , or `` fairly satisfied '' , with their employment situation . This is worse than the situation under apartheid , when all whites were afforded preferential treatment in non-bantustans ; hence , it is likely that those Afrikaners who are unemployed will tend to support initiatives such as the Volkstaat . In Wingard 's words , `` They will be easy meat for activists . '' One in five white South Africans emigrated during the decade ending 2005 due to crime and Affirmative Action . Affirmative Action is implemented by South African legislation , according to which all business employees should reflect the total demographic make up of the country , placing significant difficulty on White-Africans to enter the job market . However , Stats SA has shown that whites have the lowest rate in South Africa at 6.6 % . Emigration . According to the 1999 pre-election survey , 2.5 % of Afrikaner respondents were emigrating , 26.4 % would leave if they could , and 5.3 % were considering emigrating . The majority , 64.9 % , were definitely staying . The survey suggested that the numerous Afrikaners wanting to emigrate , but unable to , represented a desire for a solution such as a Volkstaat . A survey released by the South African Institute for Race Relations during September 2006 , indicated that a decline in South Africa 's white population was estimated at 16.1 % for the decade ending 2005.. However , it was found that this decline was largely due to emigration of white individuals from South Africa . Reduced political representation . The Afrikaners , a minority group in South Africa , relinquished their dominance of the minority rule over South Africa during the 1994 democratic elections and now only play a small role in South African politics . Some Afrikaners , such as the members of the Volkstaat Council , felt that equal representation did not provide adequate protection for minorities , and desired self-rule . The Volkstaat was proposed as one means of achieving this . Thabo Mbeki , then President of South Africa , quoted an Afrikaner leader with whom he had been engaged in negotiations , `` One of our interlocutors expressed this in the following way that 'the Afrikaner is suffering from the hangover of loss of power ' resulting in despondency . '' Endangered cultural heritage . In 2002 a number of towns and cities with historic Afrikaans names dating back to Voortrekker times—such as Pietersburg and Potgietersrus—had their names changed , often in the face of popular opposition to the change . In the same year the government decided that state departments had to choose a single language for inter- and intra-departmental communication , effectively compelling public servants to communicate using English with one another . Of the 31 universities in South Africa , five were historically Afrikaans ( Free State , Potchefstroom , Pretoria , Rand Afrikaans University and Stellenbosch ) . In mid-2002 the national Minister of Education , Kader Asmal , announced that Afrikaans medium universities must implement parallel teaching in English , despite a proposal by a government appointed commission that two Afrikaans universities should be retained to further Afrikaans as an academic language . According to the government ’ s language policy for higher education “ the notion of Afrikaans universities runs counter to the end goal of a transformed higher education system '' . Movements for the Volkstaat . The Freedom Front has been the major political driving force for the formation of a Volkstaat . This Afrikaner-focused political party has representation in the national Parliament as well as several Provincial legislatures in South Africa . Support for this party has however decreased to just under 140,000 votes , being less than 1 % of the total votes cast ( approximately 20 % among registered Afrikaner voters ) by the 2004 national elections . The Freedom Front advocates following the Belgian , Canadian and Spanish models of granting territorial autonomy to linguistic minorities , believing it the only way to protect the rights of Afrikaner people . Under this policy , it proposes the creation of an Afrikaner homeland , comprising the area that lies in the North Western Cape between the West Coast and the Orange River . The Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging made headlines in March 2008 for their re-activation and plans of establishing an independent Boer state . Plans include a demand for land , such as Stellaland and Goshen , that they claim is legally theirs in terms of the Sand River Convention of 1852 and other historical treaties , through the International Court of Justice in The Hague if necessary . Die Boeremag ( `` Boer force/power '' ) was a violent Boer separatist organisation . Most of its members were arrested in 2003 , and are facing charges of treason . Similar violent methods towards Volkstaat were employed by the Orde van die Dood in the 1980s . The Front National has called for the re-establishment of Stellaland as possible volkstaat . Orania . One Volkstaat attempt is the small town of Orania in the Northern Cape province . The land on which Orania is built is privately owned , and Afrikaners have been encouraged by promoters of the Volkstaat concept to move to Orania , although only a small number has responded , resulting in a population of 519 in 2001 , 10 years after being established . Support for Orania recently seems to be growing somewhat with their recent economic `` boom '' . Today , Orania is home to about 1300 Afrikaners but has approximately 5000 'uitwoners ' or 'ex-inhabitants who are part of the Orania Movement . Orania is currently petitioning the government to become a separate municipality and in the meantime their ( transitional ) representative council will remain in place indefinitely with all its powers , rights and duties . Kleinfontein . Another attempt is the settlement of Kleinfontein outside Pretoria ( in the Tshwane metropolitan area ) . Kleinfontein falls within the metropolitan area of Tshwane . In 2013 Tshwane recognized Kleinfontein as cultural community . Legal basis . Section 235 of the South African Constitution allows for the right to self-determination of a community , within the framework of `` the right of the South African people as a whole to self-determination '' , and pursuant to national legislation . This section of the constitution was one of the negotiated settlements during the handing over of political power in 1994 . The Freedom Front was instrumental in including this section in the constitution . No national legislation in this regard has yet been enacted for any ethnic group , however . International law presents a recourse for the establishment of a Volkstaat over and above than what the South African Constitution offers . Thus is available to all minorities who wish to obtain self-determination in the form of independence . The requirements set by international law are explained by Prof C. Lloyd Brown-John of the University of Windsor ( Canada ) , as follows : `` A minority who are geographically separate and who are distinct ethnically and culturally and who have been placed in a position of subordination may have a right to secede . That right , however , could only be exercised if there is a clear denial of political , linguistic , cultural and religious rights . '' The rights awarded to minorities were formally asserted by the United Nations General Assembly when it adopted resolution 47/135 on 18 December 1992 . However , it is questionable whether this applies to Afrikaners , as there is no municipality in South Africa in which white , Afrikaans-speaking citizens represent a majority , so Afrikaners are not `` geographically separate '' . In addition to this , none of the other rights ( political , linguistic , cultural or religious ) are being denied . Governmental response . On 5 June 1998 , Mohammed Valli Moosa ( then minister of constitutional development in the African National Congress ( ANC ) government ) stated during a parliamentary budget debate that `` the ideal of some Afrikaners to develop the North Western Cape as a home for the Afrikaner culture and language within the framework of the Constitution and the charter of human rights is viewed by the government as a legitimate ideal . '' Boer-Afrikaner Volksraad . On 23 July 2014 , members of an Afrikaner group who call themselves the `` Boer-Afrikaner Volksraad '' announced forthcoming talks with the South African government around the concept of territorial self-determination for `` Boer Afrikaner people '' . The talks would include either President Jacob Zuma , his deputy Cyril Ramaphosa , or both ; and would be held before the end of August 2014 .
John Walker ( cricketer , born 1826 ) . John Walker ( 15 September 1826 – 14 August 1885 ) was an English cricketer . Walker was born in Palmers Green , the eldest of seven cricket playing brothers and four sisters- known historically as The Walkers of Southgate . He was educated in Stanmore and at Trinity College , Cambridge . He played as a right-handed batsman and an underarm right-arm slow bowler for Cambridge University ( 1846–1849 ) , Marylebone Cricket Club ( MCC ) ( 1847–1863 ) , a Middlesex XI ( 1850–1863 ) and Middlesex County Cricket Club ( 1864–1866 ) . His family owned a large estate at Arnos Grove and he founded the John Walker Cricket Ground , in Waterfall Lane , Southgate . It is run today by the Walker Trust . Walker died at Arnos Grove in 1885 , aged 58 .
Hooksoft . Hooksoft ( formerly Hook Software Creations ' '' ) is a Japanese visual novel studio known for creating adult-oriented bishōjo games . Hooksoft is partnered with three sister brands , The Jolly Roger ( TJR ) , Smee , and ASa Project . In December 2008 , the staff of Hook Software Creations resigned from their partnership with Inter Apparel , changed the company name to Hooksoft and became an independent visual novel maker .
Connecticut 's 39th assembly district . The Thirty-Ninth Connecticut House of Representatives district elects one member of the Connecticut House of Representatives . Its current representative is Democrat Chris Soto . The district consists of part of the city of New London , which is divided between the 39th and 40th districts . During the last week in February 2013 , former Representative Ernest Hewett was stripped of his deputy speaker position after making a lewd comment to a teenage girl during a budget hearing , a scandal ensued .
San Joaquin pocket mouse . The San Joaquin pocket mouse or Salinas pocket mouse ( `` Perognathus inornatus '' ) is a species of rodent in the family Heteromyidae . It is endemic to California in the United States where it lives in desert and semi-desert habitats . Description . Pocket mice can be distinguished from similar small rodents by their externally opening fur-lined cheek pouches . They differ from kangaroo mice in not having the soles of the feet entirely covered in fur . Kangaroo rats have fur-lined pockets , but they are larger , and have a dark stripe across the hips and dark stripes on both the top and bottom surfaces of the tail . The San Joaquin pocket mouse has a total length of about , including a tail of . The tail has a short tuft of hairs at its tip . The fur on the head and body is short and soft , without spines or bristles . The colour is buff , and there is sometimes a pale patch at the base of the small rounded ears . The tail is identically coloured on its upper and lower surfaces . Distribution . This pocket mouse is endemic to California in the United States . It is found in the Tehachapi Mountains and the lower slopes of the western Sierra Nevada at elevations of up to . It also occurs in the upper Sacramento Valley , the San Joaquin Valley and the Salinas Valley , and southwards to the Mojave Desert . It occurs in the `` Upper Sonoran life zone '' , characterized by grassland and semi-desert vegetation , and the `` Lower Sonoran life zone '' , hot desert with creosote bush and Joshua tree . Ecology . The San Joaquin pocket mouse feeds on seeds of grasses and various plants , carrying them back to its burrow in its cheek pouches . It may also eat soft-bodied invertebrates . It stores seeds surplus to its immediate requirements in chambers in the burrow for use at times of year when food is scarce . It may become torpid in winter . Breeding takes place between March and July , and there may be two or more litters of four to six young per year . Status . `` P. inornatus '' has a wide range and is common in suitable habitats within that range . It seems to be secure within its range , and no particular threats have been identified except in the north , where agricultural development is destroying and fragmenting its habitat . The International Union for Conservation of Nature has listed its conservation status as being of `` least concern '' .
Kobylniki , Busko County . Kobylniki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wiślica , within Busko County , Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship , in south-central Poland . It lies approximately north of Wiślica , south-west of Busko-Zdrój , and south of the regional capital Kielce . The village has an approximate population of 460 .
Stage-to-film adaptation . Stage-to-film is a term used when describing a motion picture that has been adapted from a stage play . There have been stage-to-film adaptations since the beginning of motion pictures . Many of them have been nominated for , or have won , awards . List of stage-to-film adaptations that won the Best Picture award . The following stage-to-film adaptations have won the Academy Award for Best Picture . Problems with stage-to-film adaptations . Most stage-to-film adaptations must confront the charge of being `` stagy '' . Many successful attempts have been made to `` open up '' stage plays to show things that could not possibly be done in the theatre ( notably in `` The Sound of Music '' , in which the Alps and the city of Salzburg were displayed , in `` Nixon '' , and in Franco Zeffirelli 's and Kenneth Branagh 's respective films of Shakespeare plays ) . Many critics claim to notice the origins of stage-to-film adaptations when the characters speak . A play depends mostly on dialogue , so there is supposedly more of it in a play than in a film , and more of a tendency for the characters to make long speeches and/or soliloquies . Writers , directors and critics often claim that film makes more use of short , abrupt sentences , realistic ways of speaking , and physical action than the stage does . Another supposedly `` dead giveaway '' that a film is based on a play is confining great chunks of the action to one room , as in the faithful 1962 film version of Eugene O'Neill 's `` Long Day 's Journey into Night '' , or as in Laurence Olivier 's `` Richard III '' . Olivier deliberately emphasized the fact that his `` Henry V '' ( 1944 ) was based on a play by having the film begin at what was supposed to be Shakespeare 's Globe Theatre , then moving into deliberately fake scenery and having the scenery gradually become more and more real until finally the viewing audience is looking at a real location , finally gradually switching back to the Globe Theatre . On some occasions , playwrights re-write their stage dramas for the screen , as Peter Shaffer did for `` Amadeus '' ( 1984 ) , and as Peter Morgan did with `` Frost/Nixon '' ( 2008 ) . Shaffer 's screenplay made much use of camera movements and scenery that could only be suggested on-stage , as did Morgan with `` Frost/Nixon '' . For `` Amadeus '' , Shaffer even added scenes and heavily revised others for his original creation to take advantage of the medium . The scene in which the ill Mozart dictates his `` Requiem Mass '' to Salieri , while his imagined music is heard on the soundtrack , could only have been done on film . The film also allowed the music to be heard in six-track hi-fi sound , while in the play the audience heard it through tinny loudspeakers . In other cases , such as `` Camille '' ( 1936 ) , `` Cabaret '' ( 1972 ) , and `` One Flew Over the Cuckoo 's Nest '' ( 1975 ) , the original stage dialogue is completely discarded and an entirely new script is written for the film version , even if the basic plot of the play is still followed . This has also happened with musical films such as the 1936 and 1954 film versions of `` Rose-Marie '' , the 1943 and 1953 versions of `` The Desert Song '' , and the 1954 version of `` The Student Prince '' . In the case of the 1936 `` Rose-Marie '' , the plot of the film had almost nothing to do with the stage version , other than using a very few of the stage version 's songs , having a Canadian setting , and having Mounties as characters . In the case of adaptations of stage musicals , it happened most often with musical films produced before 1955 , the year that the faithful film version of `` Oklahoma ! '' was released . The quick succession of other Rodgers and Hammerstein films , all close adaptations of their stage originals , caused other studios to continue to adapt Broadway musicals to the screen with fewer changes than had been customary in the past . In the case of the unsuccessful Broadway musical `` Paint Your Wagon '' , new characters and songs were added , and the stage musical 's plot was almost completely changed for the 1969 film , in order to bolster the film 's chances of success . References . Internet Movie Database ( )
George Harley . George Harley ( 12 February 1829 – 27 October 1896 ) was a Scottish physician . Life . The only son of George Barclay Harley and Margaret Macbeath , he was born at Harley House , Haddington , in East Lothian , on 12 February 1829 . His father was 63 at the time of his birth , and died soon afterwards ; and he was brought up by his mother and maternal grandmother . He received his early education at the Haddington burgh schools , and at the Hill Street Institution , Edinburgh . He then went to the University of Edinburgh , where he matriculated at the age of 17 , and graduated M.D . in August 1850 . After acting for fifteen months as house surgeon and resident physician to the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary , Harley spent two years in Paris , working in the physiological and chemical laboratories of Charles Dollfus , François Verdeil , and Charles Adolph Wurtz . He next worked in the physiological laboratory of the College de France , at first under François Magendie and then under Claude Bernard , whose publications on the influence of the liver in the production of diabetes led Harley to undertake further work . During his two years ' residence in Paris he was preoccupied with physiological researches , and in 1853 he was elected annual president of the Parisian Medical Society . Harley then spent two years in Germany at the universities of Würzburg ( under Rudolf Virchow ) , Giessen ( under Justus Liebig ) , Berlin , Vienna , and Heidelberg . When he was studying in Vienna , during the height of the Crimean War , he attempted to join the army of Omar Pasha as a civil surgeon , but passport issues meant he was arrested instead . In 1855 Harley was appointed lecturer on practical physiology and histology at University College London ; and was also made curator of its anatomical museum . In 1856 he started private practice in Nottingham Place . In 1858 he was elected a fellow of the Chemical Society , and fellow of the College of Physicians of Edinburgh . In 1859 he became professor of medical jurisprudence at University College in the place of William Benjamin Carpenter , and in 1860 physician to the hospital . These appointments he held till eye trouble obliged him to resign them . He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1865 , at the age of 36 . In 1864 he was elected fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London ; he afterwards held the post of examiner in anatomy and physiology in the college . He also became corresponding member of numerous foreign scientific societies . He assisted in founding the British Institute of Preventive Medicine . Harley died suddenly from rupture of a coronary artery and haemorrhage into the pericardium on 27 October 1896 at his house , 77 ( now 25 ) Harley Street . His body was cremated at Woking on 30 October , and the remains buried at Kingsbury Old Church on the same day . Works . Harley made observations while in Paris , which were recorded in the `` Chimie Anatomique '' of Charles Philippe Robin and François Verdeil . Among these were the recognition of iron as a constituent of urine , and the observation that the colour of normal human urine was due to urobilin . While at Heidelberg Harley studied in Robert Bunsen 's laboratory the methods of gas analysis . After his return to England he made researches on the chemistry of respiration . Some of the results were published in the `` Philosophical Transactions '' . He read at the Leeds meeting of the British Association in 1858 a paper in which he showed that pancreatin was capable of digesting both starchy and albuminous substances . In 1862 he received the triennial prize of the Royal College of Surgeons of England for his researches into the anatomy and physiology of the suprarenal bodies . In 1864 Harley participated in the committee of the Royal Medical and Chirurgical Society appointed to study the subject of suspended animation by drowning , hanging , and other causes . The experiments were carried out in his laboratory at University College , as were those for the Society 's Chloroform Committee ( 1864 ) , of which Harley was also a member . In toxicology , Harley made researches into the action of strychnine , and on Calabar bean ; and in 1864 read a paper to the British Association poisoned arrows . He demonstrated that strychnia and `` wourali '' have the property of reciprocally neutralising the toxic effects of one another . Harley 's major publications treated of the diseases of the liver . In 1863 he published `` Jaundice , its Pathology and Treatment '' ; this he eventually replaced in 1883 by his book on `` Diseases of the Liver , '' ; it was reprinted in Canada and in America , and was translated into German by Dr. J. Kraus of Carlsbad . In 1885 he published a pamphlet on `` Sounding for Gall Stones '' , and in the following year a work on `` Inflammation of the Liver '' , in which he advocated puncture of the capsule in congestive liver induration , and 'hepatic phlebotomy ' for acute hepatitis . In 1868 his old pupil , George T. Brown , brought out a book on `` Histology '' , of demonstrations which Harley had given at University College . The second edition of the book Dr. Harley edited himself . During a long period of rest in dark rooms , after a breakdown of his eyesight , Harley dictated to an amanuensis `` The Urine and its Derangements '' ( 1872 ) ; this work was reprinted in America and translated into French and Italian . In 1859 he became editor of a new year-book on medicine and surgery , brought out by the New Sydenham Society , and worked for it for some years . Harley contributed to medical journals . He invented a microscope which by a simple adjustment could be transformed from a monocular into a binocular or into a polarising instrument , either of a high or a low power . He wanted to reform English orthography , and published a book entitled `` The Simplification of English Spelling '' ( 1877 ) , in which he advocated the omission of unneeded duplicated consonants from all words , except personal names . Family . Harley married Emma Jessie , daughter of James Muspratt of Seaforth Hall , near Liverpool . She survived him with three children : Vaughan Harley , M.D . ( 1863–1923 ) ; Ethel Brilliana Tweedie ( Mrs. Alec Tweedie ) , the author ; and Olga Harley .
Komora . Komora ( ) is a village in Croatia , connected by the D6 highway . The village had only 26 residents living there in 2001 , on some 13 properties . Before the Yugoslav wars , 178 people resided in the village , according to the 1991 census . At its peak in 1931 the population stood at 432 residents but it has been declining ever since . Komora is populated by Serbs who work in agriculture .
1929 in motorsport . The following is an overview of the events of 1929 in motorsport including the major racing events , motorsport venues that were opened and closed during a year , championships and non-championship events that were established and disestablished in a year , births and deaths of racing drivers and other motorsport people . Annual events . The calendar includes only annual major non-championship events or annual events that had own significance separate from the championship . For the dates of the championship events see related .
Bela Soos . Bela Soos ( , born Târgu Mureș , 2 March 1930 - died Frankfurt , 12 September 2007 ) was a Romanian chess player who was awarded the title of International Master in 1967 . As a youth , he was a keen football player , representing Dinamo Bucharest during his military service . He represented Romania in 4 chess olympiads in 1956 , 1962 , 1966 and 1968 , before defecting to West Germany in the early 1970s . Following his defection , all further mention of him was suppressed in Romanian publications . He is noted for two wins over leading Soviet grandmaster Efim Geller , including a crushing win in 23 moves at the 1962 olympiad in Varna , Bulgaria .
John , Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg . John ( – 13 December 1277 ) , a member of the House of Welf , was Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg from 1252 until his death . He initially reigned jointly with his brother , Albert the Tall , until the partition of the duchy in 1269 , when John became the first ruler of the newly created Principality of Lüneburg . Life . John 's father , Otto the Child , was the first Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg , having received the Welf allodial possessions in Saxony from the hands of Emperor Frederick II . After his death in 1252 , John ruled the duchy jointly with his elder brother Albert . As the brothers could not agree who should govern the duchy , in 1267 they decided to divide their possession . In 1269 John received the right to choose his part . He chose the northern Lüneburg estates with the city of Hanover , forming the Principality of Lüneburg . Albert received the southern estates of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel with further lands around Calenberg and Göttingen . John thus founded the Old Line of Lüneburg and his brother the Old Line of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel . Nevertheless , the two principalities continued to form the Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg which remained undivided according to Imperial law and all the princes of the various Welf lines carried the title of Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg . In a fierce feud with Count Gunzelin III of Schwerin , John was able to acquire the settlement of Uelzen , whose residents he vested with town privileges in 1270 . He tried in vain to gain control of the Lüneburg Saltworks and finally granted the Lüneburg citizens a monopoly to control the salt trade in his principality , mainly along the Old Salt Route to Lübeck and the Baltic Sea . John died on 13 December 1277 and was buried in the cloister of St. Michael 's Church at his Lüneburg residence . His son and heir , Otto II the Strict , was still a minor upon his father 's death and remained under the tutelage of his uncles Duke Albert the Tall and Bishop Conrad of Verden until 1282 . Family and children . His illegitimate son , Henry of Brunswick ( d. 23 August 1324 ) , was a canon in Walsrode .
James Duff ( North Norfolk MP ) . Colonel James Duff ( 1831 – 22 December 1878 ) was a British Army officer and Conservative Party politician from Westwick in Norfolk . Duff was born in Elgin , the son of James Duff and his wife Charlotte , eldest daughter of Sir George Beeston Prescott . His grandfather was Major-General Sir James Duff . Duff was educated at Rugby and entered the army as an ensign in 1851 . He served with the 23rd Royal Welsh Fusiliers in the Crimean War , including the Siege of Sebastopol , and was taken prisoner in the Battle of Inkerman . He retired from the army in 1858 as a major , having received the Crimea Medal with two clasps , and became a Justice of the Peace ( JP ) in Norfolk . He was elected as a Member of Parliament ( MP ) for North Norfolk at a by-election in April 1876 , after the death of Frederick Walpole MP , and held the seat until his death less than three years later . In Parliament , Duff spoke on military matters , and was active in getting the Norfolk and Suffolk Fisheries Act 1877 through Parliament . Personal life . In 1859 Duff married Mary Laura Dawkins , daughter of Edward Dawkins . He died in office in December 1878 , aged 47 , at his London residence in Upper Brook Street .
Elachyophtalma flavolivacea . `` Elachyophtalma flavolivacea '' is a moth in the Bombycidae family . It was described by Rothschild in 1920 . It is found in New Guinea .
Dodge Custom . The Dodge Custom is a full-size car which was produced by Dodge in the United States from 1946 to early 1949 . Overview . The Custom was introduced in 1946 as the top trim level in the Dodge D-24 range . It differed from the basic Deluxe model only in terms of interior trim , seats , dual electric windshield wipers and chrome exterior beading around the windows . The Custom was offered in 4-door 6 passenger Sedan , 4-door 6 passenger Town Sedan , 4-door 7 passenger Sedan , 2-door Club Coupe and 2-door Convertible models . The Town Sedan rode on a 137.5 inch wheelbase and all other models on 119.5 inches . All models were powered by a 230 cid inline six cylinder engine . A three-speed manual transmission was standard whilst a `` Fluid Drive '' option provided `` no metal-to metal contact between the power source and drive '' . Changes for the 1947 and 1948 model years were minimal . From 1 December 1949 all units were considered 1949 models for registration purposes . The actual 1949 Dodge range was introduced in April 1949 , with the Coronet name now used for the top trim level .
C.D . Exército ( handball ) . Clube Desportivo do Exército or simply Exército is an Angolan semi-professional club based in Luanda . The club 's handball team competes at the local level , at the Luanda Provincial Handball Championship and at the Angola Men 's Handball League .
Anomalochromis . `` Anomalochromis '' is a genus of fish in the family Cichlidae , containing the single species `` Anomalochromis thomasi '' . It is a small cichlid growing to a length of . The natural habitat of `` A. thomasi '' is Sierra Leone , Liberia and Guinea , mainly in smaller streams . The fish are typically found in slightly acidic , oxygen rich water with other west African cichlid genera such as `` Hemichromis '' and `` Pelvicachromis '' .
Rocket Skates . `` Rocket Skates '' is a song by the American alternative metal band Deftones . It was the second single released from Deftones ' sixth studio album , `` Diamond Eyes '' . It was also the first single released without bassist Chi Cheng , who was in a coma during its recording , following a car accident in October 2008 . The single was recorded with former Quicksand bassist Sergio Vega , who played bass on the entirety of `` Diamond Eyes '' . It was later released as a limited edition 7 '' vinyl single for international Record Store Day on April 17 , 2010 , serving as the second overall single . Release . Deftones began incorporating `` Rocket Skates '' into their live set list as early as October 2009 . As part of a promotion for `` Diamond Eyes '' , a free download of the single was made available for 24 hours on February 23 , 2010 through the band 's website , accompanying new information about the album . The surge of visitors trying to download the track crashed the website 's servers , resulting in temporary technical difficulties . It was later made available on digital music retail sites such as iTunes and Amazon.com after the free download expired . As a part of international Record Store Day on April 17 , 2010 , 3,000 copies of `` Rocket Skates '' were released in a limited edition 7 '' vinyl format with a `` picture sleeve '' supporting the unofficial holiday . The vinyl edition featured a B-side remix of `` Rocket Skates '' by French electronic band M83 . The remix was also given away as a free download to anyone who placed a pre-order for the CD version of `` Diamond Eyes '' . Music video . A music video directed by 13thWitness was released on March 9 , 2010 . Reception . The song was well received by music critics , and compared to Deftones ' older and heavier material . Amy Sciarretto of Noisecreep claimed the song was `` heavier than granite and very Deftones circa '98 '' , while Annie Zaleski of `` Riverfront Times '' stated , `` Calling it 'heavy ' does n't do it justice '' .
German Ice Hockey Federation . The German Ice Hockey Federation ( ) , commonly abbreviated as DEB , is the governing federation of German ice hockey associations . It was established on 16 June 1963 in Krefeld . Until 1990 it served only the old Federal Republic of Germany and West Berlin . Until the establishment of the DEB , ice hockey was one of many different ice and winter sports overseen by the Deutschen Eissport-Verband . The German Ice Hockey Federation took over the responsibility for the supra-regional leagues ( especially the Bundesliga ) and for the national team . It became the additional West German representative in the International Ice Hockey Federation .
French cruiser Pluton . `` Pluton '' was a fast minelaying cruiser built for the French Navy in the late 1920s . She was also able to carry 1,000 troops on her mine deck as a fast troop transport . Shortly after completion she was modified and became a gunnery training ship , replacing the elderly armored cruiser . Shortly before the beginning of World War II , she reverted to her original role and most of the gunnery training equipment was removed . She was sent to Casablanca , in French Morocco , when the war began to lay a minefield , but the order was cancelled a day later and she was ordered to disembark her naval mines . She exploded while landing her still-fuzed mines on 13 September 1939 . Design . The Marine Nationale decided to build a fast minelayer as part of its 1925 Naval Programme after the British made her debut in the early 1920s . `` Pluton '' was similar in many respects , also being armed with four single destroyer-caliber guns , but was smaller and faster . She could also be used as a fast transport for up to 1,000 troops . The sides of the mine deck were normally open to the weather , but metal panels could be used to close it off when carrying troops . General characteristics . `` Pluton '' was long overall . She had a beam of and a draft of . Her longitudinally framed hull was subdivided by 15 transverse watertight bulkheads . Duralumin was extensively used in the superstructure to save weight , but this resulted in corrosion problems and strength issues . She was fitted with a single counterbalanced rudder powered by an electric motor that was too weak for the job . Her turning circle was with 25° of rudder at , larger than that of the light cruiser which was longer . She was totally unarmored and relied upon her watertight subdivision for survival . Propulsion . `` Pluton '' had a two-shaft unit machinery layout with alternating boiler and engine rooms . Her Bréguet single-reduction impulse geared steam turbines were designed for , but made on trials . Four small-tube boilers powered the turbines at a pressure of . An auxiliary boiler was fitted to heat or cool the ship 's magazines and provide drinking water . Each propeller shaft drove a three-bladed bronze three-bladed propeller for a designed speed of , but she achieved on trials . of fuel oil was carried which was originally calculated to provide an endurance of at , but it was revised downwards to once she entered service because the demands of her auxiliary machinery had been seriously underestimated . Two 200-kilowatt turbo generators provided electricity at 235 volts . Two 100-kilowatt diesel generators were mounted in the aft engine room to provide power while in harbor and a third was installed in a special compartment on the first deck for emergency use . Armament . `` Pluton '' was originally intended to carry two single turrets , one each fore and aft , with guns , four anti-aircraft ( AA ) guns and four light AA guns . However four guns were substituted for the 203 mm guns before construction began and six more 37 mm guns were added in lieu of the 75 mm guns during construction although the baseplates for the 75 mm guns were retained for future use . The four 138 mm 40-caliber guns were on M1924 mounts with gun shields . Two guns each were fore and aft in superfiring positions on the centerline . Their elevation limits were -10° to +35° and they had a 270° arc of fire . Their rate of fire was a nominal eight to nine rounds per minute , but proved to be considerably less in service . They had a maximum range of about with a shell at a muzzle velocity of . 150 rounds were provided for each gun . One powder and one shell magazine served each pair of guns , each of which had their own individual hoist . Ten 37 mm/50 cal semi-automatic AA guns were carried by `` Pluton '' . Two were fitted on the foredeck , six amidships between the funnels and two on a platform at the stern . 10,000 rounds were carried with 144 rounds in ready-use boxes near each gun . The guns could depress 15° and elevate to 80° . They fired shells at a muzzle velocity of . Their effective anti-aircraft range was less than . All of these guns—except for the pair on the stern—were removed shortly after `` Pluton '' was commissioned in 1932 . Twelve obsolete Hotchkiss M1914 machine guns were carried in six twin mounts . Two mounts were on top of the bridge , two atop the after boiler room ventilator housing and two just forward of the tripod mainmast . 48,000 rounds were provided for them . They were removed shortly after `` Pluton '' was commissioned in 1932 . `` Pluton '' was designed to carry 220 Sautter-Harlé mines , but had space for 30 extra , for a total of 250 . They were carried on the first deck , or mine deck , using a system of four rails along the sides of the ship and moved via chain-drives . Each pair of rails converged on a turntable at the forward end of the rails and a transverse spur connected the two turntables . The spur facilitated loading mines from one side of the ship and allowed mines to be moved to each of the rails . The rails ended in four ramps at the stern of the ship that sloped down at a 30° angle to minimize the shock of impact when the mines were released from the chain drive . Up to 270 of the smaller Bréguet B4 mines could be carried . Service . She entered service with the French Mediterranean Fleet in 1932 . `` Pluton '' experienced many teething problems , particularly with the machinery . Shortly after she was commissioned the Navy decided to give her an extra role as a gunnery training ship and she entered Toulon Dockyard for the necessary modifications on 24 October 1932 . Quarters for 40 men were added on the mine deck . Most of the 37-mm AA guns and all of the 8 mm machine guns were replaced by four 50-caliber 75 mm Canon de 75 mm Mle 22 or 24 AA guns and 12 Hotchkiss machine guns on six twin mounts , two mounts where the 37 mm guns had been mounted on the foredeck and four between the funnels . The 75 mm guns had a maximum depression of 10° and a maximum elevation of 90° . They fired a shell at a muzzle velocity of at a rate of fire of 8–18 rounds per minute and had a maximum effective ceiling of . The Hotchkiss guns had a cyclic rate of fire of 450 rounds per minute , but the practical rate was between 200 and 250 rounds per minute to allow for reloading its 30-round magazines . They had a theoretical ceiling of . A simple fire-control director was added for the 138 mm guns and 15 additional rangefinders were installed for use by the Rangefinding School . `` Pluton '' spent much of 1933–1935 in dockyard hands after finishing her first round of modifications on 27 April 1933 . She was refitted four times during this period to add more gunnery equipment and to rectify some of her defects . These included reinforcement of her superstructure where it had been damaged by the muzzle blast from her 138 mm guns and replacement of her corroded aluminum ladders and booms with steel ones . A high-angle fire-control director for her 75 mm guns was added , two of her 75 mm gun were converted to powered , remotely controlled mounts , gun shields were added to the 75 mm guns to protect their crews from blast and facilities for another 40 men was installed on her mine deck . In 1936 , an experimental twin 13.2 mm gun mount with a gun shield was added between the starboard 75-mm guns and more rangefinders were added to bring her total up to 31 . Her boilers and condensers were repaired in a refit between 25 November 1936 and 13 March 1937 . Later that year `` Pluton '' had a major refit that involved repair of her turbines , replacement of her 138 mm fire-control director by one of the type used by the light cruisers and the transfer of the foredeck 13.2 mm machine guns to positions on the forward superstrucut . Her last refit , from 15 November 1938 – 15 February 1939 , retubed two boilers , enclosed the AA director to protect it from the weather , improved the remote control of the 138 mm guns and added gun shields to each of the twin 13.2 mm mounts . `` Pluton '' was transferred to Lorient on 10 May 1939 when the French Navy formed the 5e Escadre there which controlled all training ships and planned to convert her into a full-time training ship as consort to the training cruiser on 1 June 1940 . She would have been renamed `` La Tour d'Auvergne '' at that time , as the name `` Pluton '' was reserved for mine warfare ships in the French Navy . As war approached , it was decided to retain her as a minelayer and most of the extra fire control equipment was removed . She was transferred to Brest as part of the reorganization of the 5e Escadre . She sailed for Casablanca , French Morocco on 2 September with 125 Bréguet mines embarked . She was ordered to lay a defensive minefield there on 4 September , but this order was rescinded the next day , after the mines had already been fuzed , and the ship was ordered to disembark the mines . While landing the mines on 13 September one of them exploded , destroying the ship and killing 186 people . A further 73 crewmen and 47 others were injured and significant damage was caused by flying debris . One gun and some armor was salvaged during the war , but demolition work did not begin until October 1952 and was completed by July 1953 .
Dutch West Indian Americans . Dutch West Indian Americans or Dutch Antillean Americans are Americans of Dutch Antillean descent . According to the 2010 Census Bureau figures there 54,377 Americans under the category of `` Dutch West Indian '' . In the 2000 US Census , the number of Americans reported whose origins are in the Dutch West Indian was of 35,359 . In this Census ( and to difference of the 2010 US Census whose Dutch West Indian ethnics were not mentioned of individual way ) a total of 1,970 people affirmed just be of Aruban descent , while only 352 people claimed descent from people of St. Maarten .
Licheńskie Lake . Licheńskie Lake is a small lake in central Poland known as Jezioro Licheńskie in Polish . It is located in Konin County in Gmina Ślesin , near the town of Licheń Stary . It is a classic plostglacial ribbon lake with a strongly developed shoreline . The banks of the lake , which are mostly steep , are largely surrounded by forests . It is one of several lakes known collectively as the heated Konin Lakes because the water temperature is abnormally high due to the inflow of water from the cooling systems of two power stations .
Knotty . The game of knotty is a Scottish team sport . It is a variation of the game of shinty as played in the fishing communities of Lybster , Caithness . It used to be played widely in the town , as was shinty in the rest of Caithness , but it ceased to be played around the end of the 19th century , until 1993 when it was revived by local enthusiasts . It involves a stick ( knotty ) , which can be almost any form of wooden implement , and a cork fishing float as ball with varying sizes of players . Local history books suggest knotty was invented by the fishing wives of Lybster – once one of the Europe 's busiest herring ports – to help keep their men sober when they were ashore . However , whilst this would have been a fine side effect of the game , the sport draws from the same prevalence of stick-ball games throughout Scotland at that time , many of which became codified into shinty in other areas . With the rundown of the industry in the late 19th century , knotty fell into abeyance until local hotelier , the late Bert Mowat , found a copy containing the few rules of the sport wedged between the pages of a Gaelic bible in a bedroom . World Championship . The Knotty World Championship takes place in Lybster every year , Sinclair Bay Hotel of Keiss being 2006 champions . In 2006 , the lack of cork floats made in the traditional style was seen as a threat to the continuation of the sport . The championship has not been held in a few years but the local shinty side still maintain the tradition with a new year game .
Priatek Plaza . Priatek Plaza , also known as One Progress Plaza , is a 28-story skyscraper designed by Jung Brannen Associates located at 200 Central Avenue in downtown St. Petersburg , Florida . It was completed in 1990 , and at , it is the second tallest building in the city after One St. Petersburg , tallest building in Pinellas County , and has the largest tenant occupancy in a commercial office building on the entire South West coast of Florida . The tower was formerly known as the Bank of America Tower , and One Progress Plaza . On September 18 , 2015 , Kucera Properties announced that the tower would be renamed Priatek Plaza after the company Priatek . Priatek , who occupies about 8,000 square feet on the 23rd floor of the tower , had moved its headquarters into the tower after Kucera Properties had offered them an undisclosed amount . The official dedication ceremony for the new plaza 's name was held on September 17 , 2015 . Other major tenants located in Priatek Plaza include The Mill Restaurant , Merrill Lynch , American Express Serve , Raymond James , and iQor .
U.S. Route 270 . U.S. Route 270 ( US 270 ) is a spur of U.S. Route 70 . It runs for 643 miles ( 1,035 km ) from Liberal , Kansas at U.S. Route 54 to White Hall , Arkansas at Interstate 530 and U.S. Route 65 . It passes through the states of Arkansas , Oklahoma , and Kansas . It goes through the cities of Oklahoma City , Oklahoma , Hot Springs , Arkansas , and McAlester , Oklahoma . Kansas . US 270 begins in the southeast part of Liberal , Kansas , at an intersection with US 83 ( running north–south through the intersection ) and US 54 . US 270 follows the south leg of this intersection , following US 83 south . US 270 only spends in Kansas before crossing into Oklahoma . Seward County is the only Kansas county that US-270 serves . Oklahoma . US 270 enters Oklahoma in Beaver County , the eastern third of the Oklahoma Panhandle . From here it continues east along US 64 , then south towards Beaver , the county seat , along SH-23 . South of Beaver , the road joins with US 412 ( OK ) and SH-3 , the latter of which US 270 will overlap with through most of northwest Oklahoma . After leaving the Panhandle and picking up US 183 near Fort Supply , the highways turn southwest towards Woodward . US 412 splits away in Woodward . US 270 , concurrent with US 183 and SH-3 , proceed southeast toward Seiling . West of Seiling , US 183 splits off to the south , but in Seiling , it is replaced by US 281 . The routes continue southwest to Watonga , where US 270/281 turn south along SH-8 , while SH-3 continues due east to concur with SH-33 . In Geary , US 270 splits off on an independent alignment , looping through Calumet before joining with Interstate 40 . US 270 remains concurrent with I-40 from Exit 115 through Exit 181 , a distance of . US 270 , attached to I-40 , runs through the core of the Oklahoma City Metro area , passing through the western suburbs of El Reno and Yukon into Oklahoma City proper . The partnership runs just south of Downtown and the Bricktown entertainment district on the Crosstown Expressway . Major interchanges with I-44 and I-35 ( the latter involving a concurrency with the interstate and its accompanying US Highway , US 62 ) are found in the city . I-40/US 270 also serve two eastern suburbs of Oklahoma City , Del City and Midwest City and form the northern boundary between Midwest City 's civilian areas and Tinker Air Force Base . US-270 finally exits from I-40 on the west side of Shawnee . US 270 serves most of the towns anchoring the area east of Oklahoma City , including Shawnee , Tecumseh , Seminole , Wewoka , and Holdenville . It continues southeast to the city of McAlester , a major southeastern Oklahoma city . It also serves many of the small towns east of McAlester , such as Krebs , Alderson , Bache , Haileyville , and Hartshorne . After passing through Hartshorne , the roads curves to the northeast before turning onto a due east course taking it through Wilburton , Red Oak , and Wister . In Wister , it turns south , running across Wister Lake 's dam , and proceeding southeast to Heavener . There , it meets US 59 , which it will follow for the rest of its time in Oklahoma . The town highways head south from Heavener , passing through the Wister Wildlife Management Area before entering the Ouachita National Forest . The route serves as the northern terminus of US 259 near Page . The road then squeezes into a valley between Black Fork Mountain and Rich Mountain . In this valley , it crosses the state line into Arkansas . Arkansas . US 270 enters Arkansas with US 59 , and runs east to Acorn , where it meets US 71 . The route then travels 15 miles north on US 71 to Y City where it splits off and continues east . The route then meets AR 88 in Pencil Bluff and AR 27 in Mt . Ida before heading to Hot Springs . Entering the city , US 270 meets US 70 southwest of town and runs concurrent with it around Hot Springs using the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Expressway before leaving the freeway and running along Malvern Avenue southeast of the city . US 270 intersects with I-30 just outside Malvern , running a short distance northeast on the freeway before interchanging with the George Hopkins Loop bypass and running south around the city . After meeting with US 67 east of town , the alignment then turns east-southeast meeting AR 229 in Poyen and AR 190/AR 291 in Prattsville before crossing paths with US 167 in Sheridan . The route trails east towards Pine Bluff terminating at and interchanging with I-530/US 65 in White Hall . Directly east of this interchange , the highway used to continue along Sheridan Road before terminating at AR 365/Dollarway Road in northwest Pine Bluff . This former section of the route is now signed AR 365 Spur . History . In Arkansas , US-270 was formerly Highway 6 . Future . In Arkansas , it has been proposed that part of AR-51 will become part of US-270 . On I-30 's current concurrency with US-270 , going east , drivers can take exit 99 and make a right on US-270 East . If drivers make a left when they take exit 99 , they must make a left to get on I-30 West/US-270 West because there is currently no outlet past that . That road has been proposed to be extended to AR-51 . This will form the future northern terminus of AR-51 . This means that drivers can make a left to get on AR-51 South and will have to make a right to get on US-270 West . Then , US-270 will meet the current US-270 . Drivers can make a left to get on the future US-270 Business East and must make a right to get on US-270 West , just like AR-51 did . From east to west , the future US-270 will go through the cities of Rockport , Butterfield , and Magnet Cove . Hot Springs business loop . U.S. Highway 270B is a business route in Garland County , Arkansas . It runs through downtown Hot Springs , Arkansas .
Huntingtower Academy . Huntingtower Community Primary Academy ( formerly Huntingtower Road Primary School ) is a non-denominational , mixed primary academy located in Grantham , South Kesteven , Lincolnshire . Opened in 1914 , the school , located on Huntingtower Road , educates 388 pupils , aged 4 to 11 . It gained academy status in 2013 . The school curriculum was rated good in the 2016 Ofsted inspection . Former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was a pupil at the school between 1930 and 1936 , before winning a scholarship to attend the local grammar school , Kesteven and Grantham Girls ' School .
William Lincoln Garver . William Lincoln Garver was an American architect , author , and political candidate from Missouri . He was primarily an architect by trade , and learned while working under architect Morris Frederick Bell . Garver is probably best known for his work of occult fiction , `` Brother of the Third Degree '' . He was also a prolific political activist , authoring numerous pamphlets and articles on socialism . His papers are held at Duke University . Early life . Garver was born in West Virginia , and grew up in Fulton , Missouri . He attended Westminster College , and later attended the University of Missouri . In 1891 , he became associated with the Blavatskian school of Theosophy . He spent several years in a utopian commune near Sinola , Mexico . He was also a Freemason . Architecture . In Fulton , he met and came to work for architect Morris Frederick Bell . He was the assistant architect and superintendent of construction for David R. Francis Quadrangle and Jesse Hall on the University of Missouri campus . Garver designed schools , civil buildings , homes , and business buildings around Missouri , eventually moving to Chillicothe . Written works . His longest and most popular work , `` Brother of the Third Degree '' , was first published in 1894 , and later translated and published in several languages . His advocacy of socialism included articles such as `` Free Socialism '' , `` Socialism in Brief '' , and `` Abolish Rent '' . He was also an advocate of free public higher education .
Alread , Arkansas . Alread is an unincorporated community in Van Buren County , Arkansas , United States . Education . The community is a part of the Clinton School District , which operates Clinton High School . On July 1 , 2004 , the Alread district consolidated with the Scotland School District into the existing Clinton district .
John Madden ( disambiguation ) . John Madden is an American former football coach and television announcer .
Saskatchewan River . The Saskatchewan River ( Cree : `` kisiskāciwani-sīpiy '' , `` swift flowing river '' ) is a major river in Canada , about long , flowing roughly eastward across Saskatchewan and Manitoba to empty into Lake Winnipeg . Through its tributaries the North Saskatchewan and South Saskatchewan , its watershed encompasses much of the prairie regions of central Canada , stretching westward to the Rocky Mountains in Alberta and northwestern Montana in the United States . It reaches to its farthest headwaters on the Bow River , a tributary of the South Saskatchewan in Alberta . Description . It is formed in central Saskatchewan , approximately east of Prince Albert , by the confluence of its two major branches , the North Saskatchewan and the South Saskatchewan , at the Saskatchewan River Forks . Both source rivers originate from glaciers in the Alberta Rockies . The St. Mary River , draining the Hudson Bay Divide region of Glacier National Park , also empties into the Saskatchewan River via The combined stream flows east-northeast , into Codette Lake formed by the Francois Finlay Dam at Nipawin then into Tobin Lake , formed by the E.B . Campbell Dam . It then flows northeast , passing through a region of marshes , where it is joined from the northwest by the Torch River and the Mossy River . At the northern edge of the marshes it flows east , twisting between a series of small lakes into west-central Manitoba to The Pas , where it is joined from the southwest by the Carrot River . Southeast of The Pas , it forms several streams in a delta on the northwest side of Cedar Lake , then exiting the lake on its southeast end and flowing approximately to Lake Winnipeg , entering on the northwest shore north of Long Point . The waters of Lake Winnipeg eventually drain into Hudson Bay , via the Nelson River . The river , like the province of Saskatchewan , takes its name from the Cree word `` kisiskāciwani-sīpiy '' , meaning `` swift flowing river '' . The river and its tributaries provided an important route of transportation for First Nations and early European trappers . Hydroelectric power plants are built on the river at Nipawin , and E.B . Campbell Dam ( formerly Squaw Rapids ) in Saskatchewan and at Grand Rapids in Manitoba . Fish species . Fish species include : walleye , sauger , yellow perch , northern pike , lake whitefish , mooneye , goldeye , white sucker , longnose sucker , shorthead redhorse , burbot , rainbow trout , brown trout and lake sturgeon . In 2008 the presence of reproducing Prussian carp were found in the Red Deer River drainage basin which flows into the Saskatchewan River . Illegal introductions of non native species can have serious wide-ranging negative impacts on the ecosystem . While the exact species is not yet determined the genus is Carassius . The Blue Ribbon Bow River Trout fishery may be at risk as a result of this introduction . Illegal introductions of Carassius can be very harmful . History . The river , labeled as the `` Kish-stock-ewen '' is identified on a Hudson 's Bay Company map of 1760 , produced from oral information from a First Nations man named Attickasish who had been Anthony Henday 's guide . Another map from 1774 shows a fairly accurate course of the river . The Saskatchewan River and its two major tributaries formed an important transportation route during the precontact , fur trade , and early settlement periods in the Canadian West . In early fur trading days the South Saskatchewan tributary was known as `` La Fourche des Gros Ventres '' ( `` Fork of the Great Gorges '' ) and the North Saskatchewan was known as `` Rivière du Pas '' . First Nations inhabiting the area of the rivers included at one time or another the Atsina , Cree , Saulteaux , Blackfoot Confederacy , Assiniboine , and Sioux . Henry Kelsey penetrated the area in the 1690s for the Hudson 's Bay Company , and Louis de la Corne , Chevalier de la Corne , established the farthest western post of the French Empire in America ( See New France ) just east of the Saskatchewan River Forks at Fort de la Corne . In addition to this the Hudson 's Bay Company and North West Company both ran numerous fur posts up the river and its two branches throughout the late 18th to late 19th centuries . York boats and canoes formed the primary means of travel during the fur trade period . In the mid-19th century Metis settlements became important along stretches of the rivers ( notably at the Southbranch Settlement , Prince Albert , Saskatchewan , and St. Albert , Alberta ) . Riverboats were introduced from the Red River of the North in the 19th century and remained an important means of transportation until the 1890s and the coming of railways to the area . The earliest settlements in Saskatchewan and Alberta generally were established around the rivers . Examples include Fort Edmonton ( Edmonton , Alberta ) , Fort Battleford ( Battleford , Saskatchewan ) , Prince Albert , Saskatchewan , and Cumberland House , Saskatchewan . Fur trade on the lower river : The first European to ascended the river as far as the forks was Louis-Joseph Gaultier de La Vérendrye in spring 1739 . The main posts on the river were ( landmarks in parentheses ) : ( Saskatchewan River Forks ) Fort Le Jonquière ( ? ) , Fort de la Corne , Cumberland House , Saskatchewan , ( The Pas ) : second Fort Paskoya , ( inflow to Cedar Lake : ) first Fort Paskoya and second Fort Bourbon , ( Cedar Lake ) , ( inflow to Lake Winnipeg : ) Grand Rapids , Manitoba , and first Fort Bourbon . There were also a number of temporary posts that have left few records . By far the most important post was Cumberland House which was the depot for the route northwest to the rich Athabasca country . To the west , the North Saskatchewan had the greatest number of posts . In popular culture . The Saskatchewan River is featured in The Arrogant Worms ' song `` The Last Saskatchewan Pirate '' , which implies incorrectly that it flows past Regina , Saskatchewan .
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1289 . United Nations Security Council resolution 1289 , adopted unanimously on 7 February 2000 , after recalling resolutions 1171 ( 1998 ) , 1181 ( 1998 ) , 1231 ( 1999 ) , 1260 ( 1999 ) , 1265 ( 1999 ) and 1270 ( 1999 ) on the situation in Sierra Leone , the Council extended the mandate of the United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone ( UNAMSIL ) for a period of six months and expanded its military component . The Security Council noted that the deployment of UNAMSIL was in the process of completion . There was progress towards peace but this was hampered by the lack of disarmament , demobilisation and reintegration of rebels , lack of progress on the release of abductees , use of child soldiers and new attacks on aid workers . It was also concerned about continuing human rights violations and emphasised that the peace deal agreed in the amnesty did not apply to violations committed after the date of signing of that agreement . The Revolutionary United Front ( RUF ) , the Civil Defence Forces , the former Sierra Leone Armed Forces/Armed Forces Revolutionary Council ( AFRC ) were urged to participate in the disarmament , demobilisation and reintegration programme . The resolution noted the withdrawal of troops from Nigeria , Ghana and Guinea from the Economic Community of West African States ( ECOWAS ) peacekeeping force , the Economic Community of West African States Monitoring Group ( ECOMOG ) . It then decided that the military component of UNAMSIL would be expanded to 11,100 troops , including 260 military observers who were already deployed . Acting under Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter , the peacekeeping force was given the additional responsibilities of guarding government buildings – mainly in the capital Freetown , important intersections and major airports , assist in the distribution of relief supplies and securing the sites of the disarmament program and the collection of weapons . The mandate of UNAMSIL was subsequently extended by a period of six months , a land mine office was established and increases in civil affairs , civilian police , administrative and technical personnel were authorised . Additionally , UNAMSIL could take all necessary action to ensure its freedom of movement and security and protect civilians under threat of violence . The Council urged the parties to accelerate the establishment of commissions on human rights , truth and reconciliation and the consolidation of peace . It was also important that the Government of Sierra Leone had full control over the exploitation of diamonds , gold and other resources . Finally , the Secretary-General Kofi Annan was requested to provide assessments every 45 days of security conditions in Sierra Leone .
Ken Orr . Kenneth T. ( Ken ) Orr ( May 10 , 1939 – June 14 , 2016 ) was an American software engineer , executive and consultant , known for his contributions in the field of software engineering to structured analysis and with the Orr diagram . Education . Orr received his BA in Mathematics and Physics in 1960 from Wichita State University , and his MA in Philosophy in 1963 from the University of Chicago . Career . Orr started his career as Director of Information Systems at the State of Kansas in 1970 . In 1973 he founded his own firm Ken Orr & Associates , which he directed until 1985 . He was Professor at the School of Technology and Information Management of the Washington University in St. Louis , where he directed its Center for the Innovative Application of Technology . From 1988 until his death he was President of the Ken Orr Institute . Beginning in 2000 , Ken served as a Cutter Consortium Fellow and Senior Consultant . Ken Orr died on June 14 , 2016 .
Aaron McConnell . Aaron Richard McConnell ( born July 7 , 1980 ) is a former American football lineman who played six seasons in the Arena Football League ( AFL ) with the Nashville Kats , Colorado Crush , Alabama Vipers and Georgia Force . He first enrolled at Oklahoma State University before transferring to Pittsburg State University . He first attended Choctaw High School in Choctaw , Oklahoma before transferring to Midwest City High School in Midwest City , Oklahoma . McConnell was also a member of the Tennessee Titans , Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Chicago Rush . Early years . McConnell first played high school football for the Choctaw High School Yellowjackets . He transferred to Midwest City High School his sophomore year . He earned all-state honors in football , wrestling and track for the Midwest City Bombers . He also won the state championship in Oklahoma the first year he ever wrestled . College career . McConnell initially signed to play college football for the Oklahoma State Cowboys . He transferred to play for the Pittsburg State Gorillas from 2000 to 2003 . He was a consensus first-team All-America selection and MIAA Defensive Player of the Year as a senior in 2003 . McConnell also earned first-team All-America honors from the AFCA his sophomore year in 2001 and from the Associated Press as a junior in 2002 , after receiving honorable mention All-America recognition as a freshman in 2000 . A four-time first-team All-MIAA performer , he recorded career totals of 232 tackles ( 116 solo ) with 75.0 tackles-for-loss and 21.0 quarterback sacks in 48 games for the Gorillas . He was inducted into the Pittsburg State University Intercollegiate Athletics Hall of Fame in 2013 . McConnell also participated in cheerleading for the Gorillas , winning the Collegiate National Cheerleading Championship his freshman season in 2000 . Professional career . McConnell was signed by the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League ( NFL ) on April 26 , 2004 after going undrafted in the 2004 NFL Draft . He was released by the Titans on August 31 , 2004 . He signed with the Nashville Kats of the Arena Football League ( AFL ) on October 15 , 2004 . McConnell played for the Kats from 2005 to 2007 , earning All-Rookie Team honors in 2005 . He was selected by the Colorado Crush of the AFL in the 2007 dispersal draft and played for the team in 2008 , earning First Team All-Arena recognition . He signed with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League as a defensive lineman in May 2009 . McConnell retired from football in June 2009 . He came out of retirement to sign with the Alabama Vipers of the AFL on January 20 , 2010 and played for them during the 2010 season , earning All-Ironman Team honors . He signed with the Georgia Force of the AFL on March 24 , 2011 . McConnell was traded to the Chicago Rush for a claim order position on April 21 , 2011 .
Gruyère–Fribourg–Morat railway . The Gruyère–Fribourg–Morat railway ( GFM ) is a 1942 merger of two standard gauge and one gauge railways running mainly within the Swiss canton of Fribourg . The company also operates numerous regional buses in the same area . After merger with Fribourg city transport , the company was renamed Freiburgische Verkehrsbetriebe ( TPF ) . History . The main line of the narrow gauge network runs from Palézieux , on the SBB main line from Bern to Lausanne , via Châtel-St-Denis and Bulle to Montbovon and has a total length of 44.2 km . The short Bulle - Broc branch , which was opened for traffic in 1912 , leaves the main line just before La Tour-de-Trême station and serves the nearby Nestlé chocolate factory , as well as the village of Broc . The system was opened in stages , that from Châtel-St-Denis to Palézieux ( CP ) in 1901 , then over the following three years by the lines which made up the Chemins de fer électriques de la Gruyère ( CEG ) , originally named CBM , those from Chatel-St-Denis to Vuadens , Vaudens to Bulle , Bulle to La Tour-de-Trême and from La Tour-de-Trême to Montbovon . From 20 December 1907 the CP was absorbed into CEG , the branch line to Broc being added in 1912 . Soon the company extended its activity into the bus sector and built up a large network . From 1 January 1942 , and with the addition of two standard gauge lines , Bulle - Romont and Fribourg - Murten - Ins , they formed the Chemins de fer Fribourgeois , Gruyère - Fribourg - Morat ( GFM ) . Bulle is the centre of operations with depot , workshops and , within its modern station , the connection between the metre and standard gauge lines as well as many bus lines . Transfer to the trains of the Montreux-Oberland Bernois takes place in Montbovon , and until 1969 , Châtel-St-Denis was also reached by a line of the CEV from Vevey . In 2000 the company was renamed Transports publics fribourgeois SA ( Freiburgische Verkehrsbetriebe AG ) and the city of Fribourg motor bus and trolley bus lines were integrated . Operations . The railway operates a basic hourly frequency on all its lines using a fleet of electric railcars with driver trailers . The oldest operational class is Be 4/4 dating from 1903 which are , nowadays used on the special trains in conjunction with visits to the chocolate factory at Broc , or on special excursions . These usually , subject to demand , work with an elderly passenger coach as trailer . Normal services are in the hands of either class Be 4/4 single cab power units built in 1977 or double ended BDe 4/4 built in 1972 coupled to single end driving trailer cars ( class Bt ) to form two-coach sets or double ended class BDe 4/4 units built by `` Ateliers de Constructions Mécaniques de Vevey '' ( ACMV ) / ABB in 1992 ( No 's 121 to 124 inclusive ) which work on their own on lightly loaded trains or with driving trailers by the same makers . For ( school ) peak traffic , some more driving trailers may be added . The line was home to just two main line electric locomotives , Class GDe 4/4 , built by SLM / BBC in 1983 and which are identical to the Class 6001 of the Chemin de Fer Montreux-Oberland- Bernoise . These are No . 101 , named `` Ville de Bulle '' and No . 102 , named `` Neirivue '' . They were usually used on workings with standard gauge wagons loaded on transporter bogies or ballast hopper trains originating from Grandvillard . The company has also in its stocklist two vintage electric shunting locomotives , Class Te 2/2 , No 's 11 and 12 , built by Oerlikon in 1912 . One of these is usually to be found at Bulle in connection with the wagon transfer between standard and metre gauge , the other at Montbovon . Like the metre gauge the standard gauge lines are operated on an hourly timetable and again with electric units and driving trailers . Plans were announced in Autumn 2006 for the introduction of new stock on the standard gauge section with a top speed of 125 km/h to operate as fixed three - coach sets , maintaining the hourly timetable , but with faster timings . These will replace the 1964/5 built stock constructed by a consortium of SIG / SWS / BBC / Oerlikon / SAAS . As these will be built under the auspices of the Transports publics Fribourgeois they have been dealt with under that heading . Livery . Most of the trains are still painted in a grey livery with a broad orange band below the windows , marked `` La Gruyere '' . In 2004 the first of the repainted units were seen on the line in a plain white livery with the area around the driving cab , a `` large dot '' pattern along the body side and `` tpf '' lettering in cherry red .
Arthur Henrique . Arthur Henrique Peixoto Santos , also known simply as Arthur Henrique ( born 17 May 1994 ) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a Left back for Ferroviária .
Farid Mansour ( artist ) . Farid Mansour ( 1929–2010 ) ( ) was a Lebanese sculptor and painter . Biography . Born In 1929 in Beirut , Farid Mansour enrolled in the Lebanese Academy of Fine Arts ( ALBA ) in 1946 , and was also mentored by the Italian artist Fernando Manetti between 1946 and 1949 . Seeking financial stability , Mansour migrated to Liberia for several years . He returned to his homeland in the mid 1950 's to pursue his artistic career . In 1961 , Mansour invited and encouraged by Manetti himslef , traveled to Italy specifically to Manetti 's town of San Gimignano , where he continued his studies until 1963 , after which he returned to Lebanon again . In 1969 , he traveled to London and enrolled in the City and Guilds of London Arts School , acquiring additional skills in sculpting and painting . During his stay in London and as a result of his outstanding skills he had private tuition and was assigned his own working space in the Pharaonic and in the Greco-Roman department of the British Museum between the years 1974 and 1976.Towards the end of 1976 he worked as a sculptor in Madame Tussauds where he participated in the making of several statues . In 1977 , he was offered British citizenship , however he decided not to continue with the procedures out of fear that the erupted war in his homeland will lead to severe political and geographical disrupt , and that when he returns back at a later date he would find his country not the country he once knew , the land not his land and the democracy no longer the same . He returned once again to his homeland to take part , in his own way , in the drastic sociopolitical changes taking place . He never again left Beirut , enduring the various phases of the Lebanese war , including the bombing and shelling . His artworks during and after the Lebanese war were greatly influenced by the tragic events , humanitarian issues and dilemmas resulting from armed conflicts . Since then many of his artworks embodied the need for change towards a better future , freedom and equality . Mansour taught arts and painting at the Lebanese University and participated in various cultural events and exhibitions . He died in Beirut in 2010 at the age of 81 , leaving behind an artistic heritage ranging between various painting schools from Classical to Modern to Abstract . He also left behind many sculptures of varying topics and techniques . Farid Mansour appears in the Benezit Dictionary of Artists - Oxford Art Online , and in October 2018 a documentary about Mansour was broadcast in the series on Tele Liban , the Lebanese Official TV Station In addition to being an artist , Farid Mansour was also a caricaturist , a poet , a critic and a writer publishing in several Lebanese and Arab journals such as Alsafir , Alanwar , Alnidaa ’ , Alanbaa ’ , Alshiraa ’ , Alarabi , Alazmina Alarabiya , Alkhalijiya . Artistic Work Stages . Mansour mastered various painting and sculpting techniques . - 50 ' to mid 60 's : Experimenting with various painting techniques influenced by the tutoring of Manetti himself . Nature , Still Life paintings , and portraits were the dominant subjects of his artworks during this period . It is clear from his paintings that he was experimenting with various techniques mainly oil . - Mid 60 's to Mid 70 's : During his stay in Europe , mainly in the UK , Mansour mastered oil painting . Most of his works influenced by 19th and 20th century British artists , focusing mainly on Genre-Painting , Portrait and Still life . During this period he also mastered various sculpting techniques , and worked many sculptures for the Madame Tussaud museum . - 1977 - 1990 's : During this period , the Lebanese war erupted . Mansour was greatly influenced and touched by the atrocities of the war . His works during this period mirrored violent events and its influence on people . This is clearly showing in his paintings where the intense emotions were reflected on the faces of his subjects as well as the overall scenery of war and destruction . During this phase there was a tendency to shift from oil to pastel and charcoal as well as water colors in his paintings . This was mainly due to the fact that oil paintings would take a substantially longer time to finish during a period of instability and continuous move to shelters avoiding heavy shelling . In addition to that he was forced to use whatever material and painting utensils available for him at that time . His sculptures also reflected dramatic events . It also embodied his longing towards an equal , free and prosperous society . - Late 90 's - 2010 : Following the end of the Lebanese war , Mansour was morally and psychologically devastated by the long years of the civil war and the various foreign occupations of his country . He was in a state of despair and depression as his utopian vision of a just and equal society after a fierce civil war was shattered into pieces . At this stage and as if trying to erase the war 's impact on him , he worked solely with Pastel , crayons and water colors . He mastered pastel techniques and used ultra bright colors in his paintings in a very homogeneous non repulsive manner seamlessly blending them together , focusing mainly on nature and people working their land . Art Works . `` : One of his most striking sculptures , is an apt description for the aura of terror emanating from the man 's face as feelings of dread and fear are combined with the realization of his fate as the noose tightens around his neck . It is believed that the piece has been lost/stolen during one of the various episodes of the Lebanese war . Farid , a highly humanitarian person who is very sympathetic to the issues of the oppressed and vulnerable victims was touched by this incident and decided to pay tribute to Samira ( the child 's name ) with a stunning portrait . As with most of his works Farid would reflect the deep emotional state of the person being painted . In this painting you find a powerful , defiant and piercing look in Samira ’ s eyes reflecting a feeling of revolution and unbridled dignity .
Marek Fundakowski . Marek Fundakowski ( born 18 April 1988 in Jasło , Poland ) is a Polish footballer who currently plays for Izolator Boguchwała . He also played in Krośnianka Krosno , Stal Mielec and SC Young Fellows Juventus .
Matías Cenci . Matías Esteban Cenci ( born 12 February 1978 in Quilmes ) is an Argentine former football player .
Kettle Falls Historic District . The Kettle Falls Historic District encompasses a portage site on the Canada–United States border in Voyageurs National Park , Minnesota . Kettle Falls is a drainage channel between Namakan Lake and Rainy Lake on the United States side of the border on the eastern end of the Kabetogama peninsula . A stone and concrete dam was built at the site between 1910 and 1914 by the Minnesota and Ontario Power Company . Two buildings associated with the construction of the dam remain , including the dam keeper 's cabin . Another seventeen other buildings , including the Kettle Falls Hotel , comprise the remainder of the district . The hotel is separately listed on the National Register of Historic Places . The district preserves the portage , the dam and the Kettle Falls Hotel 's historic context . The portage , known at first as the Portage de Chaudière or the Portage Neuf , was frequented by fur traders ( `` voyageurs '' ) at first , following an established trail that later became the trace of the U.S.-Canada border . An 1890s gold rush brought miners through the area . It was later used by fishermen and lumbermen , with commercial fish camps operating 1913-1920 . Illegal liquor was smuggled over the border from Canada starting about 1910 In the 1930s lumbering operations were the chief activity . The dam is about high , with four sluiceways , divided into a section called the American Dam and another on the Canadian channel called the International Dam . It featured fishways , which were never considered very effective . The district was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 17 , 1978 .
KQEP-LP . KQEP-LP is an FM radio station broadcasting on a frequency of 97.9 Megahertz . KQEP-LP has a Chinese format and is licensed to the city of Saint Paul , Minnesota . The station 's 90 watt signal covers most of downtown Minneapolis and portions of St. Paul , Minnesota . It can also be heard as far north as Roseville .
Adimakal . `` Adimakal '' is a 1969 Indian Malayalam film , directed by KS Sethumadhavan and produced by MO Joseph . The film stars Prem Nazir , Sathyan , Sheela and Sharada in lead roles . The film had musical score and songs composed by G. Devarajan . It won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam and Filmfare Award for Best Malayalam Film . The film is based on a novel by Pamman . The film was remade in Telugu as `` Chilakamma Cheppindi '' ( 1977 ) with Rajinikanth and in Tamil as `` Nizhal Nijamagiradhu '' with Kamal Haasan . Soundtrack . The music was composed by G. Devarajan and lyrics was written by Vayalar Ramavarma , Jayadevar and .
Silly season . In the United Kingdom and in some other places , the silly season is the period lasting for a few summer months typified by the emergence of frivolous news stories in the media . It is known in many languages as the cucumber time ' '' . The term was coined in an 1861 `` Saturday Review '' article , and was listed in the second edition of `` Brewer 's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable '' ( 1894 ) and remains in use at the start of the 21st century . The fifteenth edition of `` Brewer 's '' expands on the second , defining the silly season as `` the part of the year when Parliament and the Law Courts are not sitting ( about August and September ) '' . In North America the period is often referred to prosaically as the slow news season , or less commonly with the phrase dog days of summer . In Australia , New Zealand , and South Africa , the silly season has come to refer to the Christmas/New Year festive period ( which occurs during the summer season in the Southern Hemisphere ) on account of the higher than usual number of social engagements where the consumption of alcohol is typical . The term is also used in sports , to describe periods outside traditional competitive sporting seasons . Motivation . Typically , the latter half of the summer is slow in terms of newsworthy events . Newspapers as their primary means of income rely on advertisements , which rely on readers seeing them , but historically newspaper readership drops off during this time . In the United Kingdom , Parliament takes its summer recess , so that parliamentary debates and Prime Minister 's Questions , which generate much news coverage , do not happen . This period is also a summer school holiday , when many families with children choose to take holidays , and there is accordingly often a decline of business news , as many employers reduce their activity . Similar recesses are typical of legislative bodies elsewhere . To retain ( and attract ) subscribers , newspapers would print attention-grabbing headlines and articles to boost sales , often to do with minor moral panics or child abductions . For example , the extensive British press coverage devoted to Operation Irma , a humanitarian airlift during the Siege of Sarajevo , was criticised as a `` silly season '' tactic . Other names . Other countries have comparable periods , for example the `` Sommerloch '' ( `` summer [ news ] hole '' ) in German-speaking Europe ; French has `` la morte-saison '' ( `` the dead season '' or `` the dull season '' ) or `` la saison des marronniers '' ( `` the conker tree season '' ) , and Swedish has `` nyhetstorka '' ( `` news drought '' ) . In many languages , the name for the silly season references cucumbers ( more precisely : gherkins or pickled cucumbers ) . `` Komkommertijd '' in Dutch , Danish `` agurketid '' , Icelandic `` gúrkutíð '' , Norwegian `` agurktid `` ( a piece of news is called `` agurknytt `` or `` agurknyhet '' , i.e. , `` cucumber news '' ) , Czech `` okurková sezóna '' , Slovak `` uhorková sezóna '' , Polish `` Sezon ogórkowy '' , Hungarian `` uborkaszezon '' , and Hebrew עונת המלפפונים ( `` onat ha'melafefonim '' , `` season of the cucumbers '' ) all mean `` cucumber time '' or `` cucumber season '' . The corresponding term in German is `` Sauregurkenzeit '' and in Estonian `` hapukurgihooaeg '' ( `` pickled cucumber season '' ) ; the same term is also used in Slovene as `` čas kislih kumaric '' . The term `` cucumber time '' was also used in England in the 1800s to denote the slow season for tailors . A silly season news item is called `` rötmånadshistoria '' in Sweden and `` mätäkuun juttu '' in Finland , both literally meaning `` rotting-month story '' . In Spain the term `` serpiente de verano '' ( `` summer snake '' ) is often used , not for the season , but for the news items . The term is a reference to the Loch Ness Monster and similar creatures , who are reputed to get more headlines in summer . Side effects . A side effect of stirring up the public in this manner comes when an authentic story is dismissed as a prank , or when a superfluous story is taken as legitimate . A 1950 short story by Cyril M. Kornbluth , titled `` The Silly Season '' , makes use of this concept by having invading aliens stage one strange but harmless event after another . All are duly reported by the newspapers until the public is bored with them , and when a final `` strange event '' occurs , no one is prepared to accept it as an invasion until it is too late . The story was included in the 1952 anthology `` Tomorrow , the Stars '' , edited by Robert A. Heinlein . Sports . Silly Season also refers to time periods outside traditional season-long competitive sporting competitions . In team sports such as association football and professional ice hockey , and leagues such as Formula One , NASCAR , the NBA , or the NFL , the final weeks of the season leading into off-time between one season and the next is filled with speculation regarding possible changes involving players , staff , and teams . Regardless of whether the speculation remains just that or indeed bears fruit , the moves and the discussions they generate help build interest in the leagues , their teams , and their upcoming seasons . Silly season is also used in professional golf to describe tournaments that are not official PGA Tour or LPGA Tour events . Normally scheduled at or near the end of the calendar year , when PGA and LPGA tournaments are not usually scheduled , these events also employ formats of play not normally seen on those tours . The Shark Shootout and the Skins Game are two such examples of silly season events . Politics . In US politics and lifestyle , the silly season is a period from early summer until the first week of October of election years . Primary elections are over at this time , but formal debates have not started and the general election is still many weeks away . Issues raised during this period are likely to be forgotten by the election , so candidates may rely on frivolous political posturing and hyperbole to get media attention and raise money .
Ocotea quixos . `` Ocotea quixos '' is a species of evergreen tree in the Lauraceae family , native to Ecuador and Colombia . It is one of the South American trees with a cinnamon-like aroma and is used as a spice called `` ispinku '' in Southern Quechua or `` ishpinku '' in Kichwa ( Hispanicized spellings `` ishpingo , eshpingo '' ) . Growth conditions . `` Ispinku '' seeds have a diameter of almost 1 inch and grow in soil which is mildly acidic . It grows at an annual rate of roughly 6 inches for the first three years of its life . After flowering starts , the flowers are produced once every two years . Use as a flavouring . The bark is used to produce 'Ecuadorian ' ( or 'American ' ) cinnamon which bears some resemblance to common cinnamon ( which also comes from a tree in this family ) . The tree is known in Quechua languages as `` ispinku '' , which specifically refers to the flowers , and more recently as `` Flor de Canela '' . The taste of Ecuadorian cinnamon is thought to come from the presence of methyl cinnamate and trans-cinnamaldehyde which are also found in the essential oils which come from the flower calices of the plant . Some reports show it has been used as a flavouring since Incaic times , and modern Ecuadorians still use this spice during general cooking and the production of food for rituals . Offerings to family ancestors for example , sometimes include food such as mazamorra morada ( purple pudding ) and beverages such as the alcoholic drink `` alajua '' , both of which require the use of `` ispinku '' as a key ingredient . Medicinal uses . The oils have previously been used in the traditional medicine of some Amazonian tribes for their anti-inflammatory properties and some peer-reviewed data also support this theory . Investigation of trans-cinnamaldehyde showed that it significantly reduced the production of NO by macrophages ( cells of the immune system ) , which is something that normally occurs during inflammation . The same study of methyl cinnamate did not show this effect . It has also been shown that this oil can reduce the chance of blood clot formation by preventing platelet aggregation in the blood .
Desk Trickery . `` Desk Trickery '' is the third studio album by Doldrums , released on December 13 , 1999 by Kranky . Personnel . Adapted from the `` Desk Trickery '' liner notes .
You 're Welcome ( Angel ) . `` You 're Welcome '' is the twelfth episode of season five of the television show `` Angel '' . Written and directed by David Fury , it is the 100th episode of the series , and originally broadcast on February 4 , 2004 on the WB network . In `` You 're Welcome , '' former series regular Charisma Carpenter returns as a guest star , when the character of Cordelia Chase miraculously awakens from her coma . It is her duty to put Angel , who has recently been feeling ineffective at fighting the powers of darkness , back on the right path . Meanwhile , Angel 's old enemy Lindsey McDonald has resurfaced and is plotting revenge . This episode features the death and final onscreen appearance of Cordelia . The episode was written to reinforce the show 's earlier themes , and examine the evolution of the characters in the show 's one hundred episodes . The original plan was for Sarah Michelle Gellar to return as Buffy Summers , but when she could not appear due to the death of her aunt and work obligations , it instead focused on rounding off the character of Cordelia . The episode proved generally popular with critics , who praised Charisma Carpenter 's final performance as Cordelia and the sense of resolution for the character . Plot . In a hospital room , Cordelia jolts out of her coma after experiencing a vision of the symbols painted on Eve 's apartment door and tattooed on Lindsey 's ( Christian Kane ) chest . Angel elaborates on his decision to resign from his position of CEO of Wolfram & Hart 's L.A. office , saying instead of ridding the world of evil , they are now negotiating with , or `` for '' , evil . As Gunn argues that quitting may incur dire consequences , he is interrupted by a phone call from the hospital , with the news that Cordelia has awoken from her coma . Angel and Wesley arrive at Cordelia 's hospital room and see a woman 's body lying in bed , partially covered by drapes ( head not visible ) , who they assume is Cordelia . When Angel calls out her name , Cordelia suddenly appears from the opposite side of the room saying , `` Yep , that chick 's in rough shape . You 'd think they 'd give Miss One-Foot-in-the-Grave her own room . '' She then closes the drapes . Back at Wolfram & Hart , Cordelia asks after Connor , which surprises Angel , who thought he was the only one to remember his son . Cordy later reveals the vision that woke her from the coma showed Angel in grave danger . Eve enters , despite being banned , saying Angel has no control over the liaison for the Senior Partners . Meanwhile , Spike complains to Lindsey ( who is impersonating Doyle ) that Doyle sent him after ended up chopping off his hands . Lindsey/Doyle reveals he also had one of his hands cut off . Angel finds Cordelia watching an Angel Investigations commercial Doyle ( Glenn Quinn ) recorded more than four years earlier , shortly before his death and she notes Doyle gave his life to guarantee that Angel kept fighting . She subtly quotes Doyle 's final words about the fight against evil : `` I get that now . '' Cordelia accuses Angel of letting Wolfram & Hart seduce him with glamor and power , but Angel says he took the job only so his son Connor could have a happy , stable life . Later , Cordelia apologizes to Wesley ( Alexis Denisof ) for killing Lilah while under Jasmine 's control . She finds the strange symbols from her vision in a book , and Wesley recognizes them as runes to protect and conceal , effective against modern surveillance . In the basement of W & H , Lindsey ( invisible to the guards monitoring the video screens ) passes into a restricted area . He uses a crystal as a key , allowing an underground tank to rise . Spike bites Cordelia until Angel fights him off . Spike explains he was tasting whether she was evil , as his source claimed . Angel questions the source , and Spike says it was `` Doyle '' , the tattooed man who gets visions from the Powers That Be . Angel confronts Eve , suggesting she is working with the Doyle impersonator who has been manipulating Spike . Harmony says , being `` technically evil '' , she does n't mind torturing Eve , after which Eve quickly confesses Lindsey is activating a fail-safe left by the Senior Partners specifically designed to destroy Angel . When Spike unwittingly mentions `` Doyle '' had a hand chopped off , Angel deduces that `` Doyle '' is in fact former W & H crony Lindsey McDonald . Wesley says he and Fred will perform a spell to counter-act Lindsey 's tattoos , while the others attempt to disable the fail-safe . In the rooms below , Angel battles Lindsey , who is wreathed in protective strength from his tattooed runes . Cordelia throws Angel a katana ; while Angel and Lindsey sword-fight she removes the crystal from the control panel , causing the fail-safe to descend into the floor . Wesley and Fred perform a spell that causes Lindsey 's tattoos to float off of his body , leaving him unprotected from detection by the Senior Partners . Lindsey is sucked upwards into a portal . Upstairs , Angel is left alone with Cordelia , who confesses that the Powers That Be owed her one . Angel says he does n't understand and she said she got what she wanted . Cordelia tells Angel that she is now on a different path and must leave . She heads out the door but then runs back to Angel , and they kiss passionately . This was their first real kiss , though they did kiss while under a mystical influence in the third season `` Waiting in the Wings . '' A ringing telephone interrupts , and as Angel picks up the receiver after Cordelia sadly tells him he needs to , Cordelia says , `` Oh , and you 're welcome . '' The voice on the phone says that Cordelia has died . Angel 's office is suddenly empty ; Cordelia has vanished . Angel realizes Cordelia never awoke from her coma . He hangs up the telephone and says , `` Thank you . '' Production . The fight scene between Lindsey and Angel in the underground chamber , which took three days to film , was written by Steven S. DeKnight . Christian Kane , who went through two-and-a-half months of sword training for his role in `` Secondhand Lions '' , approached the writers to see if they could work his new skills into the episode ; Kane ended up performing his own stunts for the sword fight sequence , including wire work . He also did his own stunts for the scene when Lindsey moves through the lasers in the tunnel , which were not CGI , but actual lasers . During the fight scene between Eve and Harmony , Sarah Thompson says Mercedes McNab slapped her accidentally . `` She was ... so worried she 'd hurt me but it actually worked well for the take because I reacted by really screaming , '' Thompson says . David Boreanaz had just had knee surgery prior to filming , so writer David Fury did his best to keep Angel sitting down as much as possible . Fury used tight camera angles during Spike 's apartment scene with Lindsey to disguise the fact that the same set was used earlier for the opening teaser . `` Everything is a bit contained ; the reason is if I turn around , this is where they found the dead nuns , '' Fury explains . Writing . Joss Whedon says he used the 100th episode to reinforce the `` mission statement '' of the show , as well as assess where the characters are now compared to how they began . Whedon explains this episode presents an ideal opportunity to - through Cordelia , who was `` there at the beginning '' - ask of Angel , `` Where are you now ? Where were you when you started and where are you now and how do you feel about that ? '' The return to the show 's `` original concerns '' is echoed by the flashback to Doyle 's first season advertisement ; Sara Upstone points out aerial images of Los Angeles reappear at the same time Cordelia tells Angel `` You forgot who you are , '' bringing back the show 's link to the city . This episode , written as a stand-alone as per the network 's request , also sets up a critical plot-thread for the season arc that `` will begin to reveal itself toward the end of the season , '' Whedon says . The character of Buffy Summers was originally intended to appear in the 100th episode , focusing on the rivalry between Angel and Spike and their feelings for Buffy , but Sarah Michelle Gellar was unavailable . Writer/director David Fury explains that since `` we could n't get Sarah , '' the episode was instead written for Cordelia Chase . He adds , `` This turned out to be a Godsend because Charisma was fantastic . '' In the original script , Fury wrote a conversation between Wesley and Angel while driving to the hospital that set up Cordelia as a possible vegetable . The scene was never shot because `` the shock of seeing her up and around after a 9-month coma was enough . We just did n't want to tip it too soon , '' says Fury . Christian Kane was genuinely upset when an addition by Joss Whedon in the script called for Angel to refer to Lindsey as a `` tiny Texan . '' Although born in Texas , Kane identifies as a `` Sooner '' and `` I 'm stronger than David , bigger than David , I 'm just shorter . '' Kane says Joss `` likes to take shots at me . He 's like , 'I ca n't build this character up too much without cutting his nuts just a little bit . ' '' Cast . Carpenter says she was satisfied with the way her character left the show , as she feels Cordelia 's story has been fully resolved . Creator Joss Whedon agreed , saying , `` In seven years , we 'd sort of run through our course of [ the ] character and did n't want to start just doing hollow riffs on what we 'd done . '' Since Whedon suspected this season would be the last , Carpenter says , `` we did n't want to just leave Cordelia in a coma..this would be a very big story left untold . '' Carpenter says the 100th episode was a momentous time to have her character die , calling it `` bittersweet ... a love letter to Cordelia '' and the story `` one of the sweetest they 'd ever told . '' David Fury agrees : `` It 's a beautiful farewell to Charisma for the series '' and it gives `` Charisma a send off that was respectful to her and Cordelia Chase . I was very proud to have my name on it . '' Actor Christian Kane says he had a difficult time calling himself 'Doyle ' because he felt on some level he was masquerading as deceased Glenn Quinn . `` It was a very awkward situation for me and David because we were close to Glenn , '' says Kane . `` I did n't know how the fans were going to react to it . '' Kane says the memory of Quinn upset Boreanaz : `` I could see it in his eyes ... it ’ s got to be a tough deal for him . '' However , Kane thinks that `` Joss is brilliant because he used that . How do you turn me and David against each other ? You really can ’ t because we ’ re such close friends . So to use that for Angel and Lindsey , I think has a little bit of brilliance to it . It ’ s kind of sick ... but it did the job . '' David Fury adds , `` I think [ the fans ] appreciated it from the standpoint that we were honoring him . That Doyle 's not a forgotten piece of this world . '' Reception . This episode was rated as one of the series ' top five episodes in a poll done by `` Angel Magazine '' . TV Guide praised Charisma Carpenter 's `` blithe comic delivery '' ; the BBC noted that Carpenter 's return elevated the script from `` merely great to something close to awesome , '' but griped because the show 's tight budget left Lindsey 's activation of the fail-safe an `` unfulfilled promise . '' Reaction to the death of long-time character Cordelia was generally positive . After being disgusted by Cordelia 's fourth season arc , which she claims `` destroyed Cordy 's character and viewer trust '' , author Jennifer Crusie applauds this episode . `` The writers play fair , '' she says , `` foreshadowing the Gotcha to come '' - Cordelia is in a private room , yet hastily draws the curtains around a bed-ridden roommate , and remarks to Angel that she understands why Doyle used his `` last breath to make sure [ Angel ] kept fighting . '' Rather than undercutting the emotional impact of the story , the twist of Cordelia 's tragic ending reinforces and honors her character . `` She is ... our Cordy again , '' Crusie says . Cordelia exits the series `` needed , loved , and wanted '' ; her final words are `` You 're welcome , '' Janine R. Harrison argues , because `` she `` knows '' her worth . ''
John D. Hargreaves . John Desmond Hargreaves ( 25 January 1924 – 14 February 2015 ) was the `` Burnett-Fletcher '' Professor of History at the University of Aberdeen . Hargreaves was noted for his work on the history of Africa ; its colonisation and de-colonisation . His career at Aberdeen began in 1954 when he was appointed as a lecturer in History . Hargreaves received his chair in 1962 . Hargreaves went part-time in 1982 and retired in 1985 . A Festschrift was produced in his honour . Hargreaves died on 14 February 2015 at the age of 91 .
Bursum Formation . The Bursum Formation is a geologic formation in New Mexico . It preserves fossils dating back to the Carboniferous period .
Southerland-Burnette House . Southerland-Burnette House is a historic home in the Mount Olive Historic District in Mount Olive , Wayne County , North Carolina . It was built about 1874 and extensively altered in 1924 in the Classical Revival style . It is a two-story , three-bay , frame dwelling with a gable roof . The front facade features a two-story tetra-style portico with Tuscan order columns . It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988 .
Jens Wendelboe . Jens Wendelboe ( born 28 February 1956 in Copenhagen , Denmark and raised in Oslo , Norway ) , is a Norwegian trombonist , composer , music arranger and orchestra leader , known from collaborations with artists like Slide Hampton , Phil Woods , Bill Watrous , Monty Alexander , Donna Summer and Blood , Sweat and Tears . Career . Wendelboe was educated at the `` Østlandske Musikkonservatorium '' ( 1975–79 ) , joined the `` Radiostorbandet '' in 1980–84 and 1985–90 , and was part of the Jazzpunkensemblet 1982–84 , and led his first big band in 1983 . He holds a master 's degree at the Manhattan School of Music ( 1984–85 ) , and released at the same time the big band album `` Letter from New York '' with American musicians . From 1985 , he was in charge of the Big band Oslo Groove Company , and led his own big band `` Big Crazy Energy Band and jazz Quartet '' . Otherwise , he was the conductor and arranger for singer Donna Summer and also for a series of stage productions and television shows and led the orchestra in the period 1985–1987 . From 1991 he has been leading his own Big Crazy Energy Band , and the Crazy Energy Jazz Quartet . From 2006-2014 he was the regular trombonist with the legendary American jazz/rock-band Blood , Sweat & Tears . He has received the NOPA award for Work of the year three times as a composer , for `` Suite to Bjørn '' ( 1982 ) , `` Animal-Suite for 5 tromboner '' ( 1986 ) and `` Winter Landscape '' ( 1996 ) .
Eptapirone . Eptapirone ( F-11,440 ) is a very potent and highly selective 5-HT1A receptor full agonist of the azapirone family . Its affinity for the 5-HT1A receptor was reported to be 4.8 nM ( Ki ) ( or 8.33 ( pKi ) ) , and its intrinsic activity approximately equal to that of serotonin ( i.e. , 100 % ) . Eptapirone and related high-efficacy 5-HT1A full and super agonists such as befiradol and F-15,599 were developed under the hypothesis that the maximum exploitable therapeutic benefits of 5-HT1A receptor agonists might not be able to be seen without the drugs employed possessing sufficiently high intrinsic activity at the receptor . As 5-HT1A receptor agonism , based on animal and other research , looked extremely promising for the treatment of depression from a theoretical perspective , this idea was developed as a potential explanation for the relatively modest clinical effectiveness seen with already available 5-HT1A receptor agonists like buspirone and tandospirone , which act merely as weak-to-moderate partial agonists of the receptor . Animal studies . In the Porsolt forced swimming test , eptapirone was found to suppress immobility more robustly than buspirone , ipsapirone , flesinoxan , paroxetine , and imipramine , which was suggestive of strong antidepressant-like effects . In this assay , unlike the other drugs screened , buspirone actually `` increased '' the immobility time with a single administration , while repeated administration decreased it , an effect that may have been related to buspirone 's relatively weak intrinsic activity ( ~30 % ) at the 5-HT1A receptor and/or its preferential activation of 5-HT1A somatodendritic autoreceptors over postsynaptic receptors . After repeated administration , high dose paroxetine was able to rival the reduction in immobility seen with eptapirone . However , efficacy was seen on the first treatment with eptapirone , which suggested that eptapirone may have the potential for a more rapid onset of antidepressant effectiveness in comparison . Imipramine was unable to match the efficacy of eptapirone or high dose paroxetine , which was probably the result of the fact that higher doses were fatal . In the conflict procedure , eptapirone produced substantial increases in punished responding without affecting unpunished responding , which was suggestive of marked anxiolytic-like effects . In addition , the efficacy of eptapirone in this assay was more evident than that of buspirone , ipsapirone , and flesinoxan . Human studies . Eptapirone has been assayed in humans in preclinical trials at an oral dose of 1.5 mg . In these studies , eptapirone reduced body temperature , prolonged REM sleep , increased cortisol and growth hormone levels , and produced side effects such as dizziness and drowsiness while being overall well-tolerated . It peaked rapidly within 30–60 minutes and had an estimated half-life of two hours , with a total duration of approximately three hours .
Afitti language . Afitti ( also known as Dinik , Ditti , or Unietti ) is a language spoken on the eastern side of Jebel el-Dair , a solitary rock formation in the North Kordofan province of Sudan . Although the term ‘ Dinik ’ can be used to designate the language regardless of cultural affiliation , people in the villages of the region readily recognize the terms ‘ Ditti ’ and ‘ Afitti. ’ There are approximately 4000 speakers of the Afitti language and its closest linguistic neighbor is the Nyimang language , spoken west of Jebel el-Dair in the Nuba Mountains of the South Kordofan province of Sudan . History . The Afitti live to the east of Jebel el-Dair . They previously resided at the base of the mountain , but after World War I increasing numbers of cattle and overcrowding drove them down the mountain to the plain where they resettled on farms . As a result of these movements the towns of Kitra in the north , Kundukur in the east , and Sidra towards the south were established . Because of an increase in the number of cattle , a separate group was forced to settle at the foot of Jebel Dambir , further northeastwards . Cattle herders from Sidra settled to the southwest of Dambir and those from Kitra to the northeast . Today , the people of Kitra are known as “ Ditti ” while the others are known as `` Afitti '' , but the dialects have only minor lexical differences between them . When a drought struck the country in 1984 , the majority of the cattle herders lost their livestock and became farmers ; consequently , Afitti and Ditti speakers no longer herd cattle . In the 1950s , when Islam entered the area , the process of conversion began and today all speakers of Afitti are considered Muslim . Arabic has become the main language of communication , especially for the Afitti speakers ; the local school also uses Arabic for teaching.The change of occupation for the cattle herders , the modernization in Sidra , and the overall dominance of Arabic have combined to reduce the overall importance of Afitti as well as decreasing speaker proficiency . Loanwords pervade the language , and it is only the Ditti who raise their children until school-going age without the use of Arabic . Vowels . The table below illustrates the vowels of Afitti ; the symbols in parentheses represent prominent allophones of the phoneme beside which they appear . Afitti has six vowels that have an allophonic variation that is mostly predicted by the syllable structure . Vowels are relatively short in Afitti with occasional lengthening occurring in stressed syllables . Furthermore , vowels are shorter in closed syllables than they are in open syllables . In closed syllables , vowels become open and sometimes centralized . The schwa , however , is always short and limited in distribution , never being found in word-final position . It remains short when the syllable is stressed and in such cases the consonant that follows it may be geminated . Combinations of two vowels are common in Afitti and include combinations where the second vowel is schwa . There are no clear ( level ) diphthongs and the vowels are given individual tones that can be analyzed as part of different syllables . Sequences of three or more vowels were not found within the confines of one word . Consonants . The table below displays the consonants of Afitti ; sounds in parentheses are of uncertain phonemic status . Afitti has nasals and plosives at four places of articulation : alveolar , bilabial , velar , and palatal . The plosives have a voicing contrast primarily found in word-initial position . This distinction is mostly lost in intervocalic position with neutralization in favor of the voiced variant . The majority of plosives are voiceless in final position due to a devoicing process affecting other sounds as well . No words begin with a voiceless bilabial stop and final voiceless stops are often unreleased , but these variants occur in free variation with a released allophone . Alveolar and dental stops also appear in free variation . The dental variant appears with some speakers if they wish to stress the consonant that is being pronounced . Nasals occur in all positions , including as syllabic nasals . They usually assimilate to a following consonant . When a word-initial velar nasal follows a word-final , voiceless velar stop , the stop will be unreleased and voiced . The liquids /l/ and /r/ , like the plosives , tend to become devoiced in word-final position . For both /l/ and /r/ their devoiced allophones can be easily mistaken for a fricative because of the heavy airflow . Like the nasals , the liquids have a syllabic variant . The syllabic /r/ is common in the language and is found in monosyllabic words as well as in word-final position . The syllabic /l/ , on the other hand , is rare and unattested in word-initial position . As a consonant the central resonant /r/ , as opposed to /l/ , however , is not found in word- initial position and changes to a retroflex flap intervocalically . Whenever /r/ occurs in word-initial position , it is in words clearly borrowed words from Arabic and other languages . The allophonic flap and /l/ are easily confused but the flap can also be found immediately following a consonant ( and preceding a vowel ) , a position where /l/ is absent , one of the rare cases where a sequence of consonants can be found . The lateral liquid is found in word-initial , intervocalic and word-final position and is slightly palatalized . This palatalization leads to a slightly fricated voiceless palatal release with some speakers when it is in word-final position . The fricatives /s/ and /f/ are usually voiceless but , in some instances , vary with their voiced counterparts . They occur word initially and intervocalically , but only loanwords possess the fricatives in word-final position . The /s/ is sometimes palatalized ( realized as [ ʃ ] ) before the high front vowel /i/ . Tone and Stress . Afitti is a tone language with stress . Tonal minimal pairs are attested for monosyllabic , bisyllabic , and trisyllabic words . In longer , however , words stress seems to play a more important role . The stressed syllable is marked by a combination of volume , duration and change in tone , rather than just tone alone . Afitti has only two phonemic tones with clear and strong downdrift , with no third tone or even downstep . The shortening of syllables ending in /r/ has led to many words that have an intervocalic flap following a schwa or a syllabic /r/ . The schwa is omitted altogether by some speakers reducing the word by one syllable and possibly eliminating a tone . When this reduction occurs , one tone is assimilated to the neighboring tone , keeping the tonal pattern intact . Syllable Structure . Afitti has both closed and open syllables . Syllables may be closed with a liquid , a nasal or a stop . Single-segment syllables may consist of a ( syllabic ) liquid , a ( syllabic ) nasal , or a vowel . Syllables include combinations of vowel and consonant but there are few consonant clusters . Nasals that precede consonants are always syllabic – there are no nasal-consonant sequences or prenasalized segments . Liquids that follow fricatives or consonants are preceded by a schwa for most speakers , but in many cases are realized ( exceptionally ) as consonant clusters . There are no tautosyllabic consonants that follow liquids or fricatives and nasals do not follow other consonants . Words usually contain one , two or three syllables , but verbs may contain as many as eight or more . Morphology . Afitti can tentatively be defined as an agglutinative SOV language with postpositions . Plural marking on adjectives and nouns take the form of a suffix . Plural marking in verbs is found for both objects and subjects . Plural forms of verbs without a verbal plural marker are translated as duals . Afitti has no definite or indefinite articles and gender marking also seems to be absent . All of these characteristics are common both geographically and within the Eastern Sudanic language . However , with the exception of Nyimang , the differentiation between dual and plural is particular to Afitti . Kinship Terms . The Afitti kinship terms have specific possessive pronouns and in the case of ‘ father ’ and ‘ mother ’ , there is a separate set of dual forms . This set is also found when speaking , plurally , of ‘ mothers and ‘ fathers ’ . Other kinship terms , namely ‘ son ’ , ‘ sibling ’ and ‘ mother- in-law ’ , also have a set of dual forms but lose this distinction when speaking , plurally , of ‘ sons ’ , ‘ siblings ’ and ‘ mothers-in-law ’ . All other terms , including ‘ daughter ’ , ‘ father- in-law ’ , ‘ husband ’ , ‘ wife ’ and ‘ ( paternal or maternal ) uncle ’ do not or no longer distinguish dual from plural forms . The dual is mainly formed by way of morpheme or word order . More specifically , in the case of ‘ father ’ and ‘ mother , ’ the dual seems to be created by inversing the order of possessive pronoun and kinship term . Afitti and Meroitic . The Afitti language may help scholars to better understand texts in Meroitic , a script whose sounds can be deciphered but whose meanings remain unclear . In the last few years , some linguists have come to the opinion that ancient Meroitic shares a history with a number of languages still spoken today . According to French archaeologist Claude Rilly , Meroitic belongs part of the Nilo-Saharan language group , and has particular affinities with that group ’ s North Eastern Sudanic branch which comprises a handful of languages spoken in Chad , Eritrea , Ethiopia , and Sudan .
Qoriniasi Bale . Qoriniasi Babitu Bale ( 1929 — 21 March 2014 ) was a lawyer and politician who served twice as Fiji 's Minister for Justice and Attorney-General , most recently from 2001 to 2006 , when he was deposed in the military coup of 5 December . Like many of Fiji 's most influential leaders , Bale was a native of Levukana in Vanua Balavu in the Lau Islands . Education and early career . Bale was educated at Queen Victoria School then University of Otago in New Zealand , where he graduated with a LLB degree in 1969 . Upon returning to Fiji , he was appointed a Crown Counsel in the Crown Law Office , and subsequently became a Crown Prosecutor in the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions in 1970 . In 1975 , he became Principal Legal Officer in the Crown Law Office , before being promoted to Solicitor General in 1979 , a post he held until 1984 . He was the first native-born Solicitor General ; his predecessors had all been from the United Kingdom . Political career . Bale had his first foray into politics in 1984 , when the Governor General of Fiji appointed him to the Senate at the nomination of Prime Minister Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara . At that time the Senate consisted of 22 members , 7 of whom were nominated by the Prime Minister . He became Attorney General in the Cabinet , and later that year was also appointed to the newly created position of Minister for Justice . He retired from politics , however , following the defeat of the Alliance Party in the general election of 1987 . Following the Fiji coups of 1987 , Bale went into private practice as a lawyer . He served as Legal Adviser to the Great Council of Chiefs and the Fijian Affairs Board for 18 years , and as Chairman of the Electoral Commission and the Constituency Boundaries Commission from 1990 to 1996 . He was also Chairman of Ratu Sukuna Memorial School from 1988 to 1996 , and Chairman of the Council of the Fiji School of Medicine for 10 years . Following the restoration of democracy after the Fiji coup of 2000 , Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase appointed Bale to the Senate in September 2001 . One of the 9 out of 32 Senators chosen by the Prime Minister , he found himself holding the portfolios of Attorney-General and Minister for Justice once more . Policies . A member of the Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua Party ( SDL ) , he was known to have Fijian nationalist sympathies and called for substantial amendments to be made to the Constitution adopted in 1997 . This Constitution , which was abrogated in the course of the 2000 coup , was subsequently reinstated in March 2001 , following two court rulings . In May and June 2005 , Bale promoted the Reconciliation , Tolerance , and Unity Bill , which proposes the establishment of a Commission with the power , subject to presidential approval , to compensate victims and pardon perpetrators of crimes related to the 2000 coup . In July 2006 , Bale claimed that the Fiji Labour Party had no right to call itself the opposition and appoint shadow ministers . Bale said `` as far as the Opposition goes there are only two formal Opposition members while the rest of the FLP members are government back-benchers . ''
Sibley Historic Site . The Sibley Historic Site is the site of Henry Hastings Sibley 's home , who was the regional manager of the American Fur Company and Minnesota 's first governor . It is one of the 26 historical sites that are operated by the Minnesota Historical Society . Located in what is now the city of Mendota , the site consists of four limestone buildings and a large lawn area . Three of the buildings are open for touring , including a fur company cold store from 1843 and the 1840 home of fur trader and hotelier Jean-Baptiste Faribault . The Sibley House . The Sibley House , considered the oldest private residence in Minnesota , was built between 1835 and 1836 by a team of over 100 white and Dakota laborers , directed by John Mueller . It was made of limestone blocks cut from a nearby quarry . Sibley lived here as a bachelor for eight years , until his marriage to Sarah Jane Steele . After his marriage , Sibley turned the business office into a parlor , and an addition was built for a kitchen , dining room , two more rooms on the second floor , and an office on the east side . It was in this office that plans were drawn up for the Minnesota Territory , and it became the temporary territorial headquarters in May 1840 , when Governor Alexander Ramsey was a guest of Sibley . When General Sibley moved to St. Paul in 1862 , he sold his home to St. Peter 's Catholic Parish . The Catholic Sisters used the home for a school and convent from 1867 to 1878 , adding a belfry on the roof and remodeling the interior . For the next few decades , the house was leased to different parties , including the artist Burt Harwood , as a studio and art school during the summers of 1897-1899 . The house was then used briefly as a storehouse , but was soon abandoned and became a lodging place for railroad transients . These new tenants tore up the floorboards and staircases for firewood , and the house fell into ruin . On April 19 , 1910 , the house was rescued from ruin by a joint effort from the St. Paul chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution ( DAR ) , Mrs. Lucy Shepard McCourt , and Archbishop John Ireland of St. Peter 's Parish . The house was restored by DAR chapters throughout the state , and was opened to the public on June 14 , 1910 . In May 1997 the DAR turned the ownership of the Sibley Historic Site to State of Minnesota and the management to the Minnesota Historical Society . As of 2015 , the historic is operated in partnership with the Dakota County Historical Society . The Faribault House . Adjoining the Sibley estate is the site of the historic home of Jean Baptiste Faribault , built in 1839 . This Colonial house is built of local yellow sandstone with a red sandstone front . Faribault left the house after the death of his wife in 1847 , and his grandson George Faribault conducted a hotel in the historic house . River travelers , priests , teachers , explorers , and government representatives all made stays at the inn . The house was sold and rented to various private parties , and eventually fell into disrepair . By the 1880s , Mendota had ceased to be a center of activity and became instead a quiet village . Eventually , the Faribault house was seen as having sufficient historic value to receive government aid in its restoration . In 1934 , the State Highway Department began the restoration of the Faribault House through a Public Works Administration project . In 1935 , the partially restored home was turned over to the DAR , who completed the restoration . The house and grounds were opened to the public on May 5 , 1937 . The Dupuis House . On the southeast corner of the historic site is the Dupuis House , built in 1854 for fur trader Hypolite Dupuis , who also served as private secretary to General Sibley for many years . This house is built of brick from Milwaukee , Wisconsin . In 1869 the house was sold to Tim Fee and remained in the Fee family until it was purchased by the Minnesota DAR in 1924 . In 1928 the house was remodeled to serve as a tea house . A verandah was built on the east side overlooking an old fashioned garden ; and later a large , glass-enclosed porch was added to the west side . The Sibley Tea House became one of Minnesota 's most popular tea houses and thousands of guests visited each season until it closed in the 1970s . The Dupuis House now houses the offices of the Sibley Historic Site and the Mendota Mdewakanton Dakota Tribal Community .
Abbi Grant . Abbi Grant ( born 11 December 1995 ) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a forward for Glasgow City and the Scotland national team . Club career . On 13 March 2012 , Grant left Rangers to join Forfar Farmington . On 13 February 2014 , after two year with Forfar , Grant signed with Glasgow City . She moved to Hibernian in 2015 . She also played for Celtic before being re-signed by Glasgow City in 2016. International career . In February 2018 , Grant received her first senior call-up . On 6 March 2018 , Grant made her senior debut in a 2–0 victory over New Zealand .
200th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment . The 200th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War . Service . The 200th Pennsylvania Infantry was organized at Harrisburg , Pennsylvania on September 3 , 1864 and mustered in under the command of Colonel Charles Worth Diven . The regiment was attached to Engineer Brigade , Army of the Potomac , to October 1864 . Provisional Brigade , Army of the James , to November 1864 . Provisional Brigade , IX Corps , Army of the Potomac , to December 1864 . 1st Brigade , 3rd Division , IX Corps , to May 1865 . The 200th Pennsylvania Infantry mustered out of service on May 20 , 1865 . Recruits whose term of service had not expired were transferred to the 51st Pennsylvania Infantry . Detailed service . Left Pennsylvania for Bermuda Hundred , Va. , September 9 . Duty near Dutch Gap , Va. , with the Army of the James September 11 to November 28 , 1864 . Repulse of attack November 19 . Transferred to the Army of the Potomac November 28 . Siege of Petersburg December 1864 to April 1865 . Dabney 's Mills , Hatcher 's Run , February 5-7 , 1865 . Fort Stedman March 25 . Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9 . Assault on and capture of Petersburg April 2 . Occupation of Petersburg April 3 . Pursuit of Lee April 3-9 . Appomattox Court House April 9 . Surrender of Lee and his army . Duty at Nottaway Court House until May . Ordered to City Point , then to Alexandria and duty there until May 30 . Casualties . The regiment lost a total of 54 men during service ; 30 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded , 24 enlisted men died of disease .
Marcelino Elena . Marcelino Elena Sierra ( born 26 September 1971 ) , known simply as Marcelino , is a Spanish retired professional footballer who played as a central defender . Sporting / Mallorca . Marcelino was born in Gijón , Asturias , and began his career at local Sporting de Gijón , where he appeared sporadically with the first team in three seasons before earning a move to RCD Mallorca in January 1996 . There , he was instrumental in a promotion to La Liga , forming a formidable partnership with Iván Campo in 1997–98 as the team ranked in fifth position . In the following season the Balearic Islands club finished third in the league and lost the UEFA Cup Winners ' Cup final to S.S. Lazio , with the player appearing in the full 90 minutes in the 1–2 defeat . Newcastle . In 1999 Marcelino transferred to Newcastle United for £5.8 million , after impressing with Mallorca in Spain and Europe . A lot was expected of him at his new team , but he appeared only 20 times ( all competitions ) for the club in the first year and a half , being placed with the reserve team for the rest of his spell and finally reaching an agreement to leave in January 2003 , having not featured for the main squad since 11 February 2001 , against Charlton Athletic . Marcelino also suffered several different injuries during his time with the Magpies , which stuttered his career there . Scans on the affected areas were occasionally declared to be inconclusive , the most serious of his injuries being a snapped finger tendon which prevented him from playing for two months . Later years . After one 1/2 seasons in Segunda División with Polideportivo Ejido , Marcelino retired . He subsequently spent two years as Everton 's Spanish scout , and also worked as a football commentator for RTVE 's Premier League matches . He moved on to work as a football agent . International career . Marcelino received five caps for Spain in a seven-month period , the first coming against Italy in Salerno on 18 November 1998 . He would play his last international in an UEFA Euro 2000 qualifier routing of San Marino ( 9–0 home win , 90 minutes played ) .
Moravian-Silesian Region . The Moravian-Silesian Region ( ; ; ) , is one of the 14 administrative Regions of the Czech Republic . Before May 2001 it was called the Ostrava Region ( ) . The region is located in the north-eastern part of its historical region of Moravia and in most of the Czech part of the historical region of Silesia . The region borders the Olomouc Region to the west and the Zlín Region to the south . It also borders two other countries – Poland ( Opole and Silesian Voivodeships ) to the north and Slovakia ( Žilina Region ) to the east . Once a highly industrialized region , it was called the `` Steel Heart of the Country '' in the communist era . There are , in addition , several mountainous areas where the landscape is relatively preserved . Nowadays , the economy of the region benefits from its location in the Czech/Polish/Slovak borderlands . Administrative division . There are 302 municipalities , of which 39 are towns , 16 with population over 10,000 inhabitants and 5 towns with over 60,000 . These are the capital of the region Ostrava ( 314,102 in 2002 ) , Havířov ( 85,271 ) , Karviná ( 61,146 ) , Opava ( 60,731 ) and Frýdek-Místek ( 60,603 ) . Traditionally , the region has been divided into six districts ( ) which still exist as regional units though most administration has been shifted to the Municipalities with Extended Competence and the Municipalities with Commissioned Local Authority . Geography . The geography of the region varies considerably , comprising many land forms from lowlands to high mountains whose summits lie above the tree line . In the west lie the Hrubý Jeseník mountains , with the highest mountain of the region ( and all Moravia ) , Praděd , rising . The mountains are heavily forested , with many spectacular places and famous spas such as Karlova Studánka and Jeseník and are therefore very popular with tourists . There are also several ski resorts , including Červenohorské Sedlo and Ovčárna , with long-lasting snow cover . The Hrubý Jeseník mountains slowly merge into the rolling hills of the Nízký Jeseníks and Oderské Vrchy , rising to 800 m at Slunečná and 680 m at Fidlův Kopec respectively . To the east , the landscape gradually descends into the Moravian Gate ( `` Moravská brána '' ) valley with the Bečva and Odra rivers . The former flows to the south-west , the latter to the north-east , where the terrain spreads into the flat Ostrava and Opava basins ( Ostravská a Opavská pánev ) , where most of the population lives . The region 's heavy industry , which has been in decline for the last decade , is located there too , benefiting from huge deposits of hard coal . The confluence of the rivers Odra and Olše is the lowest point of the region , at 195 m. To the south-east , towards the Slovakian border , the landscape sharply rises into the Moravian-Silesian Beskids ( ) ( often referred to just as Beskydy ) , with its highest mountain Lysá Hora at , which is the place with the highest annual rainfall in the Czech Republic , a year . The mountains are heavily forested and serve as a holiday resort for the industrial north . Nature conservation . There are three large `` Landscape Protected Areas '' ( `` Chráněné krajinné oblasti , CHKO '' ) and a number of smaller nature reserves in the region . The countryside is mostly man-made , but there are five Natural Parks ( `` Přírodní parky '' ) with preserved natural scenery . The CHKO Jeseníky ( with an area of ) lies in the mountain range of the same name in the north east of the region . The terrain is very diverse , with steep slopes and deep valleys . Eighty percent of the area is forested , mostly by secondary plantations of Norway spruce , which were seriously damaged by industrial emissions . Due to local weather conditions , the tree line in the area descends to . Alpine meadows can be found in particularly low elevations in the Jeseník mountains . There are also a few peat moors , which are otherwise non-existent in Moravia . The CHKO Poodří ( ) lies in the Moravian Gate , in close proximity to the region 's capital Ostrava , on the banks of the meandering Odra . It is an area of floodplain forests ( one of the last preserved in Central Europe ) , flooded meadows and a lot of shallow ponds , on which water birds thrive . The CHKO Beskydy ( ) is the largest Czech CHKO . It lies in the south-east of the region , along the Slovakian boundary . In the north , the mountains rise steeply from the Ostrava basin , to the south their elevation and severity decreases . Most of the area is forested , mainly by Norway spruce plantations , which are not indigenous to the area . Many of these were severely damaged by emissions from the Ostrava industrial region . There are , however , also a lot of either newly planted or preserved forests of European beech , which in the past covered most of the mountains . The CHKO is typical by its mosaic of forests and highland meadows and pastures with hamlets scattered throughout all the mountains . In recent years bear and wolf sighting have become more frequent . There are altogether 125 small , protected nature areas covering an area of . The most notable of them is the lime Šipka Cave ( `` Jeskyně Šipka '' ) near Štramberk , where remnants of a Neanderthal man were discovered in the late nineteenth century . Places of interest . There are three towns with protected historical centers . Příbor , the birthplace of Sigmund Freud , was an important center of education for northern Moravia from the 17th century to the first half of the 20th . Nový Jičín , founded under the castle of Starý Jičín , has a well-preserved central square dating back to the 14th century , with the Žerotínský château nearby . Štramberk is a unique small town nestled in a valley between lime hills , with many timber houses and the Trúba Spire rising on a hill above the town . There are many castles and châteaus in the region ; the most famous being Hradec nad Moravicí , Raduň , Kravaře and Fulnek . Hukvaldy , in a village of the same name under the Moravian-Silesian Beskids , is one the region 's many castle ruins , known for a musical festival dedicated to the composer Leoš Janáček , who was born there . Another well-known castle ruin is Sovinec under the Hrubý Jeseníks . Due to the importance of industry in the region , there are many museums displaying products of local technical development : The Automobile Museum in Kopřivnice exhibiting the history of the Tatra cars , the Train Carriage Museum in Studénka , the Mining Museum and the former Michal Mine ( `` Důl Michal '' ) in Ostrava , and many others . Population . The total population of the region was 1,262,660 ( men 48.83 % , women 51.20 % ) in 2002 , which makes it the most populous Region in the Czech Republic . 86.9 % are Czechs , 3.3 % Slovaks , 3.0 % Poles , 2.3 % Moravians , 0.8 % Silesians , 0.3 % Germans and 0.2 % Romani , though this last figure might be considerably higher as Romani often do not officially admit their nationality . 40.2 % of the population are religious , mostly Roman Catholic , while 52.3 % declare themselves atheists . The population density is 227.3 inhabitants per km² , which is the second highest in the country , after the capital Prague . Most of the population is urban , with 62 % living in towns with over 20,000 inhabitants . History . Until 2000 the current region did not exist as such but was only a part of a larger administrative unit called the North Moravian Region ( `` Severomoravský kraj '' ) . Six of its Districts ( `` okresy '' ) , Bruntál , Frýdek-Místek , Karviná , Nový Jičín , Opava and Ostrava , were in 2000 put into the newly established Moravian-Silesian Region . The old North Moravian Region still exists and jurisdiction of some administrative bodies is defined by its borders .
Susan Oliver . Susan Oliver ( born Charlotte Gercke , February 13 , 1932 – May 10 , 1990 ) was an American actress , television director and aviator . Early life and family . Susan Oliver was born the daughter of George Gercke , journalist , and Ruth Hale Oliver , an astrology practitioner , in New York City in 1932 . Her father was a political reporter and journalist for the `` New York World '' . Her parents divorced when she was still a child . In June 1949 , Oliver joined her mother in Southern California , where Ruth was in the process of becoming a well known Hollywood astrologer . Oliver made a decision to embark upon a career as an actress and chose the stage name Susan Oliver . Early years . By September 1949 and using her new name , Oliver returned to the East Coast to begin drama studies at Swarthmore College , followed by professional training at the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre in New York City . After working in summer stock , regional theater and in unbilled bits in daytime and primetime TV shows and commercials , she made her first major television appearance in a supporting role in the July 31 , 1955 , episode of the live drama series `` Goodyear TV Playhouse , '' and quickly progressed to leading parts in other shows . Oliver did numerous TV shows in 1957 , and appeared on stage . She began the year with an ingenue part , as the daughter of an 18th-century Manhattan family , in her first Broadway play , `` Small War on Murray Hill , '' a Robert E. Sherwood comedy . That same year , Oliver replaced Mary Ure as the female lead in the Broadway production of John Osborne 's play `` Look Back in Anger . '' The play 's short run was immediately followed by larger roles in live TV plays on `` Kaiser Aluminum Hour , '' `` The United States Steel Hour '' and `` Matinee Theater . '' Oliver then went to Hollywood , where she appeared in the November 14 , 1957 , episode of `` Climax ! , '' one of the few live drama series based on the West Coast , as well as in a number of filmed shows , including one of the first episodes of NBC 's `` Wagon Train , '' `` Father Knows Best , '' `` The Americans , '' and `` Johnny Staccato . '' In July 1957 , Oliver was chosen for the title role in her first motion picture , `` The Green-Eyed Blonde , '' a low-budget independent melodrama scripted by Dalton Trumbo ( under a pseudonym ) , and released by Warner Bros. in December on the bottom half of a double bill . It is the only motion picture on which Oliver received top billing . In mid-1958 , Oliver began rehearsals for a co-starring role in `` Patate , '' her second Broadway play . Its seven performance run was even shorter than that of `` Small War on Murray Hill , '' but won Oliver a Theatre World Award for `` Outstanding Breakout Performance ; '' it was her last Broadway appearance . Television and films . On April 6 , 1960 , the 28-year-old Oliver played a spoiled young runaway , Maggie Hamilton , in `` The Maggie Hamilton Story '' on NBC 's `` Wagon Train '' . Flint McCullough , played by Robert Horton , searches for her so the wagon train can proceed on schedule . On November 9 , 1960 , she was cast as the lead guest star in `` The Cathy Eckhart Story '' on `` Wagon Train '' , with husband-and-wife actors John Larch and Vivi Janiss as Ben and Sarah Harness . Oliver was cast in the 1960 episode of `` The Deputy '' as the long-lost daughter of star Henry Fonda 's late girl friend , and appeared in `` Dick Powell 's Zane Grey Theatre '' episode `` Knife of Hate '' as Susan Pittman . In 1961 , Oliver played the part of Laurie Evans in the episode `` Incident of His Brother 's Keeper '' on CBS 's `` Rawhide '' , and in 1963 , she played Judy Hall in the episode `` Incident at Spider Rock '' , Also in 1962 Oliver appeared as Jeanie in the television series `` Laramie '' in the episode `` Shadows in the Dust '' . Oliver was cast in episodes of `` Adventures in Paradise '' , `` Twilight Zone '' , `` Route 66 '' , `` Dr. Kildare '' , `` The Naked City '' , `` The Barbara Stanwyck Show '' , `` Burke 's Law '' , `` The Fugitive '' , `` Gomer Pyle , U.S.M.C . `` , `` I Spy '' , `` The Virginian '' , and `` The Name of the Game '' . She made one appearance on `` The Andy Griffith Show '' and ABC 's family western series , `` The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters '' . She also made two appearances in `` The Invaders '' ( eps . `` Inquisition '' and `` The Ivy Curtain '' ) . Her most challenging role during this time was as the ambitious wife of doomed country music legend Hank Williams ( George Hamilton ) in `` Your Cheatin ' Heart '' ( 1964 ) . The same year she also starred opposite Jerry Lewis in `` The Disorderly Orderly '' , and also appeared in `` The Man from U.N.C.L.E '' ( 1965 ) , and `` The Love-Ins '' ( 1967 ) with Richard Todd . Oliver appeared in television films including `` Carter 's Army '' . Oliver had a continuing role as Ann Howard on ABC 's prime-time serial `` Peyton Place '' in 1966 . Oliver played the female lead character Vina in `` The Cage '' ( 1964 ) , which was the first pilot of Gene Roddenberry 's new show , `` Star Trek '' . Two years later , Oliver 's performance was re-used in the first season , two-part episode `` The Menagerie '' ( 1966 ) . The framing device was needed because of significant format and cast changes . In particular , Jeffrey Hunter played `` Captain Christopher Pike '' in the pilot episode , but William Shatner became the new captain of the Starship Enterprise when the series was green-lit in 1966 . For the fantasy sequence in the pilot , in which her character appeared as an `` Orion slave girl '' , Oliver was covered in green makeup all over her body , and a dark brunette wig . A still of her with green skin is frequently seen in the end credits of the TV series , and it became an iconic image of `` Star Trek '' . Hence the documentary about Susan Oliver 's life in 2014 was titled `` The Green Girl '' . From 1975 to 1976 , Oliver was a regular cast member of the TV soap opera `` Days of Our Lives '' . In 1976 , she received her only Emmy Award nomination ( for `` Outstanding Performance by a Supporting Actress '' ) in the three-hour-long made-for-TV movie `` Amelia Earhart '' , broadcast on October 15 , 1976 on NBC-TV . In addition to her scores of television appearances , Oliver also had roles in several theatrical features including `` The Gene Krupa Story '' ( 1959 ) , `` BUtterfield 8 '' ( 1960 ) , and `` The Caretakers '' ( 1963 ) . Directing and later years . By the late 1970s with acting assignments becoming scarcer , Oliver turned to directing . She was one of the original 19 women admitted to the American Film Institute 's Directing Workshop for Women ( AFI DWW ) `` who , upon her early death , left a good chunk of funding for the DWW . '' In 1977 , she wrote and directed `` Cowboysan '' , her AFI DWW short film which presents the fantasy scenario of a Japanese actor and actress playing leads in an American western . Oliver directed two TV episodes , the October 25 , 1982 installment of `` M*A*S*H '' and the December 4 , 1983 entry of one of its sequel series , `` Trapper John , M.D. '' . In Oliver 's last fully active years , she also appeared in the February 21 , 1985 episode of `` Magnum , P.I . `` , two episodes of `` Murder , She Wrote '' ( March 31 and December 1 ) , the February 12 , 1987 episode of `` Simon & Simon '' , and the January 10 , 1988 episode of the NBC domestic drama `` Our House '' . She made her last onscreen appearance in the November 6 , 1988 episode of the syndicated horror anthology `` Freddy 's Nightmares '' . During her career in Hollywood , Oliver appeared in more than one hundred television programs . Aviator and author . Oliver experienced an event in February 1959 that underscored her later aviation accomplishments . She was a passenger aboard Pan Am Flight 115 , a Boeing 707 on a transatlantic flight from Paris to New York City when it dropped from to . It was February 3 , 1959 , the same day Buddy Holly died in an airplane crash . These events caused her to avoid flying for the next year , even turning down job offers ( with the exception of auditioning for `` BUtterfield 8 '' ) if they were so short notice she could only travel by air . She eventually underwent hypnosis to overcome her fear of flying . In July 1964 , Hal Fishman introduced her to personal flying when he took her on an evening flight over Los Angeles in a Cessna 172 . The experience motivated her to return the next day to the Santa Monica Airport to begin training for a Private Pilot certificate . In 1966 , while preparing for her own transatlantic flight , she was a passenger in a Piper J-3 Cub when the pilot ran into wires while `` show-boating '' ; the airplane flipped and crashed . She and the pilot escaped injury . In 1967 , piloting her own Aero Commander 200 , she became the fourth woman to fly a single-engine aircraft solo across the Atlantic Ocean and the second to do it from New York City . Although she was attempting to fly to Moscow , her odyssey ended in Denmark after the government of the Soviet Union denied her permission to enter its air space . She wrote about her aviation exploits and philosophy of life in an autobiography published in 1983 . In 1968 , she was contacted by Learjet to see if she was interested in getting a type rating in one of their jets with the intent to set record flights for them . She earned the rating and even flew some charters ( having by that time acquired a commercial pilot certificate in single and multiengine land airplanes ) , but did not fly any record flights in their jets . In 1970 , Oliver co-piloted a Piper Comanche to victory in the 2760-mile transcontinental race known as the `` Powder Puff Derby '' , which resulted in her being named Pilot of the Year . The pilot was Margaret Mead ( not the famous anthropologist ) , an experienced pilot who had flown in several derbies with different co-pilots . In 1972 , her training for a glider rating was chronicled for an episode of the television series `` The American Sportsman '' and the segment aired in March 1973 . According to the `` FAA Registry '' , the glider rating was issued to Oliver on July 21 , 1972 . It was her last rating . `` The Registry '' shows her to have earned commercial pilot ratings for airplane single engine land , airplane multiengine land , instrument airplane , and private privileges for glider . Her last aviation medical exam was in May 1976 ; therefore , she could not legally pilot any aircraft except gliders after May 1978 , marking the end of her piloting of powered aircraft . Death . Oliver was diagnosed with colorectal cancer that later metastasized to her lungs , and she died on May 10 , 1990 at the Motion Picture & Television Hospital in Woodland Hills , California .
The Beachcombers . `` The Beachcombers '' is a Canadian comedy-drama television series that ran from October 1 , 1972 to December 12 , 1990 . At 387 episodes , it is the third longest-running dramatic series ever made for English-language Canadian television . Series overview . `` The Beachcombers '' followed the life of Nick Adonidas ( Bruno Gerussi ) , a Greek-Canadian log salvager in British Columbia who earned a living travelling the coastline northwest of Vancouver with his partner Jesse Jim ( Pat John ) aboard their logging tug `` Persephone '' tracking down logs that broke away from barges and logging booms . Their chief business competitor is Relic ( Robert Clothier ) ( whose actual name is Stafford T. Phillips ) , a somewhat unsavoury person who will occasionally go to great lengths to steal business ( and logs ) from Nick . The series also focused on a supporting cast of characters in Nick 's hometown of Gibsons , often centering on a café , Molly 's Reach , run by Molly ( Rae Brown ) , a mother figure to virtually all the characters in the series ( including Relic ) . Molly had two grandchildren living with her , Hughie ( Bob Park ) and his younger sister Margaret played by Nancy Chapple in the first season then by Juliet Randall from the second season onward . The series ' pilot episode was called `` Jesse 's Car '' and was turned down by CBC for broadcast . The first episode to air was called `` Partners '' and described how Jesse and Nick formed their business ties . During the run of the series , storylines became more complex as the characters developed . Many episodes focused on Nick 's Greek heritage . The series made Bruno Gerussi a highly visible star on Canadian TV , and between 1975 and 1984 he hosted a second series , `` Celebrity Cooks '' which aired initially on the CBC and later the rival Global network . The series ' title was shortened to `` Beachcombers '' in 1988 ( with the CBC announcing that the intent was to give the aging show a new look ) , coinciding with the replacement of the show 's original theme music with a new composition . Subsequent funding cutbacks at the government-supported CBC , however , led to `` Beachcombers '' being cancelled even though it was still popular in its homeland and syndicated around the world , though attempts to revamp the series by giving it more suspenseful storylines and making it more action-oriented met with fan criticism . Music for the long-running series was composed and orchestrated by Canadian composer and producer Bobby Hales and later by Vancouver-based composer , Claire Lawrence . Numerous Vancouver-area musical artists appeared on the soundtracks of this long-running series , including Cos Natola . The show was an active window into Canada 's multicultural heritage . Gerussi 's character , Nick Adonidas , as noted , was a Greek ( Gerussi was of Italian heritage and born in Alberta ) and one storyline in a later season chronicled Nick 's return to his homeland , while Clothier 's character , Relic , was of Welsh ancestry . Other characters included Nick 's Native business partner and friend Jesse Jim ( Pat John ) , and RCMP Constable John Constable ( played by Alberta-born Jackson Davies ) . Jackson Davies , Pat John and Charlene Aleck were the only original cast members who had speaking parts in the show 's follow-up television movie `` The New Beachcombers '' , produced in 2002 , an unsuccessful pilot for a revived series . Bob Park ( Hugh ) and Dion Luther ( Pat ) appeared in cameo roles . By this time , Gerussi , Clothier , and Brown all died . A sequel , `` A Beachcomber 's Christmas '' , was also produced , though this too failed to spark a new series . A short-lived spin-off television show called `` Constable Constable '' ran in 1985 . The show was based on Jackson Davies 's Beachcombers character Constable John Constable . The series was filmed in Vancouver and starred Jackson Davies and Walter Learning . A documentary about the show called `` Welcome Back to Molly 's Reach '' aired in 2002 . On July 27–29 , 2007 former cast and crew gathered in Gibsons , British Columbia for the show 's 35th anniversary . A best-selling book , `` Bruno and The Beach : The Beachcombers at 40 '' celebrating its 40th anniversary was released in December 2012 . It was co-written by Marc Strange , co-creator of the series , and Jackson Davies , who starred in the series as Constable John Constable . Filming locations . The series was filmed on location in Gibsons , British Columbia and surrounding area . The café featured in the show was built as a hardware store in 1934 and served various retail functions until rented as a film set for the series , used mainly for exterior shots and storage . The building only became a café after the series ended . After `` The Beachcombers '' was cancelled in 1991 , the building sat vacant for a time with an uncertain future . Eventually private investors converted it into a functioning restaurant under the television-inspired name `` Molly 's Reach '' . `` Persephone '' , the boat used by Nick Adonidas during filming was a tug and work boat named `` John Henry '' built in 1965 . The tug was chartered during series production from Harry Smith , who donated it to the town of Gibsons in 1991 . The vessel sat outside at a town works department gravel pit where it deteriorated quite badly until it was restored by the Sunshine Coast Museum and Archives . `` Persephone '' was installed in a small park near Molly 's Reach in 2007 . There were two jet boats used by the character Relic . The one most fans remember was called `` Hi Baller II '' and was used from the second season until the end . The first craft , `` Hi Baller I '' was used for just the first season . She was slightly smaller than her successor and had more square windows . She did reappear for an episode called `` Jet Boat Gemini '' in 1974 . Both boats were seen together as the man in the second craft was impersonating Relic . He was stealing logs and hassling local residents until Relic saved the day at the end in a duel of jet boats . International broadcasts . The series was syndicated around the world and was shown in the United Kingdom , SCTV in Indonesia and on PBS in the United States . It has also been shown in Australia , New Zealand , Hong Kong , South Africa , Ireland , Greece and Egypt . The West German television station ZDF also broadcast the series , as `` Strandpiraten '' ( `` Beach Pirates '' ) . The show was seen in reruns on Vision TV and the pre-news channel version of Sun TV in Canada . It is currently seen on the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network ( APTN ) in Canada and ALN in the United States .
Anastasia Belova . Anastasia Belova ( , born 31 January 1981 ) is a Russian former competitive ice dancer . Competing with Maxim Staviski , she placed ninth at the 1996 World Junior Championships in Brisbane , Australia . With later partner Ilia Isaev , she won bronze medals at the 2000 Skate Israel , 2001 Nebelhorn Trophy , and 2002 Nebelhorn Trophy .
Edgerley , Cheshire . Edgerley is a former civil parish , now in the parish of Churton , in the borough of Cheshire West and Chester and ceremonial county of Cheshire in England . In 2001 it had a population of 7 . The civil parish was abolished in 2015 to form Churton .
Sparreholm Castle . Sparreholm Castle ( ) is a castle in Flen Municipality , Södermanland County , Sweden .
Gliese 221 . Gliese 221 is an orange-red dwarf star . Planetary system . From 2003 to 2012 , the star was under observance from HARPS . It is becoming less active and this reduced activity allowed for lower-mass planetary measurements to be made . In 2012 , a super-Venus planet , and an eccentric Neptune / Saturn in the habitable zone , were deduced by radial velocity . They were published in January 2013 . In January 2014 , a new , sub-Saturn planet candidate was reported .
211 West Fort Street . 211 West Fort Street is a 27-story skyscraper in Downtown Detroit , Michigan . Construction began in 1961 , and finished in 1963 . The building stands at the southeast corner of Fort Street and Washington Boulevard . It was constructed adjacent to the Detroit Trust Company Building , designed by Albert Kahn in 1915 , as offices for the Detroit Bank and Trust Company , later known as Comerica . The bank occupied space in the building until 1993 , when it moved to One Detroit Center . In the courtyard between the two buildings is a sculpture based on the bank 's logo at the time . The building currently houses offices for the Detroit Economic Club , United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan , the United States Attorney and several other tenants . Architecture . The building was designed in the International style by renowned architects Harley , Ellington , Cowin & Stirton in 1961 . Tinted windows set into precast concrete frames create a unique grid pattern along the sweeping building façade . The building 's address `` 211 '' is displayed along the roof line . A dynamic two-story lobby is wrapped with glass and recessed on the north and west sides allowing for a covered arcade on two sides . Elevator banks and other interior walls are covered with black granite and floors gleam with travertine tiles . Internationally acclaimed Rosetti Architects was recently commissioned to redesign the lobby with its stunning new signature style . The site slopes from north to south allowing for a service entrance and parking garage at street level facing Congress Street .
Pat Whalen . Pat Whalen ( born September 11 , 1986 ) is a Canadian writer , director , and choreographer . Pat has been a part of Spank ! The Fifty Shades Parody since its inception . He has worked in Niagara Falls as Rocky in The Rocky Horror Picture Show , Roger in Rent , and is an active member of Boylesque .
Charlie Keller . Charles Ernest Keller ( September 12 , 1916 – May 23 , 1990 ) was a left fielder in Major League Baseball . From 1939 through 1952 , Keller played for the New York Yankees ( 1939–43 , 1945–49 , 1952 ) and Detroit Tigers ( 1950–51 ) . A native of Middletown , Maryland , he batted left-handed and threw right-handed . His ability to hit massive wall reaching fly balls , and home runs , earned him the nickname `` King Kong '' . Career . A splendid all-round athlete at the University of Maryland , where he earned a degree in agricultural economics in 1937 , Keller joined the Yankees in 1939 and quickly became the regular left fielder , with Tommy Henrich patrolling right field and Joe DiMaggio in center field . For much of ten American League seasons , Keller , DiMaggio , and Henrich formed one of the best-hitting outfields in baseball history . Through much of his career , Keller was a feared slugger and a competent fielder . In his rookie season he hit.334 with 11 home runs and 83 RBI in 111 games . He hit three homers and batted.438 as the Yankees swept four games from the Cincinnati Reds in the World Series . In his second MLB season , Keller hit.286 with 21 home runs , 93 RBI , 18 doubles and a career-high 15 triples . His most productive season came in , when he hit.298 and posted career-highs in home runs ( 33 ) and RBI ( 122 ) , while also hitting 10 triples and 24 doubles , making it his first 30-20-10 season . In 1942 , he scored over 100 runs and walked over 100 times for the third straight season , slashing.292/.417/.513/.930 , while also stealing a career-high 14 bases . Following service with the United States Merchant Marine in 1944 and 1945 , Keller returned as a regular with the Yankees for the season . He collected 30 home runs , 29 doubles , and 10 triples , the second of his two 30-20-10 seasons . Keller played part-time from 1947 to 1949 while troubled by a ruptured disc in his back . He was released by the Yankees before the season and signed a two-year contract with the Detroit Tigers , serving mostly as a pinch-hitter . In 1952 he re-signed with New York in September , appearing in two games , then was released in October , marking the end of his career . Legacy . In a 13-season career , Keller was a.286 hitter with 189 home runs and 760 RBI in 1,170 games . A five-time All-Star selection , he compiled a career.410 on-base percentage and a.518 slugging average for a combined.928 OPS . In his four World Series appearances , he batted.306 with five home runs , and 18 RBI in 19 games . Keller led the American League in bases on balls twice ( 1940 and 1943 ) , batting strikeouts once ( 1946 ) , and On-base plus slugging percentage once ( 1943 ) . He did , at one time , have the 7th highest career park-adjusted offensive winning percentage of qualified outfielders at.762 . Babe Ruth tops the list at.865 . Although he was sometimes overlooked by some due to the popularity of fellow outfielder and superstar , Joe DiMaggio , according to Bill James ' Historical Baseball Abstract , Keller had two seasons ( 1941 , 1946 ) when he was a more valuable player than DiMaggio . His career Adjusted On-base Percentage plus Slugging ( OPS+ ) of 152 , the sum of his On-base percentage plus Slugging Average adjusted for era , stadium , and other cross-time considerations , places him number 28 on the all-time list , ahead of a retinue of dozens of Hall of Famers that includes Honus Wagner , Mike Schmidt , Frank Robinson , Duke Snider , Willie McCovey , and Reggie Jackson . Beginning with his first of two 30-20-10 seasons in 1941 , only several other players have matched the feat : Joe DiMaggio ( who had done it twice before that ) , Willie Mays , Jim Rice , Hank Aaron , Stan Musial , Johnny Callison , and Duke Snider . Before 1941 , several players had managed to have more than one 30-20-10 season including : Lou Gehrig , Babe Ruth , Chuck Klein , Rogers Hornsby , Jimmie Foxx , Earl Averill , and Hank Greenberg . The list of players who managed it only once – which includes Mickey Mantle , Ken Williams , Ripper Collins , Mel Ott , Wally Berger , Rudy York , Ernie Banks , Dick Allen , Joe Gordon , Hack Wilson , Mike Schmidt , Ted Williams , Andre Dawson , Dave Parker , Joe Medwick , Bob Meusel , Nomar Garciaparra , Ken Boyer , Ival Goodman , Steve Finley , Goose Goslin , Al Simmons , Dave Winfield , Vladimir Guerrero , Jim Bottomley , Curtis Granderson , and Jimmy Rollins – gives some indication of the power and versatility Keller brought to the game . Following his retirement as a player , Keller founded Yankeeland Farm and had a successful career as a horse breeder – pacers and trotters – near his hometown of Middletown , Maryland . He named many of his horses after the franchises he played for : `` Fresh Yankee '' , `` Handsome Yankee '' , `` Yankee Slugger '' and `` Guy Yankee '' . He also benefited by owning syndicated shares of several stallions , which entitled him to free stud fees . He returned to uniform as a Yankee coach from mid-1957 through 1959 , serving on the 1958 world championship team . Keller was elected to the Frederick County and Maryland Sports Hall of Fame , the Kingston Professional Baseball Hall of Fame , the International League Hall of Fame and the University of Maryland Hall of Fame . A younger brother , Hal , had only a brief big-league career as a catcher but was a long-time front-office executive . Charlie Keller died at his Frederick , Maryland farm , at age of 73 .
Dongwon Industries . Dongwon Industries Co ( ; ) is South Korea 's largest fishing company and owner of StarKist Tuna .
John Elihu Hall . John Elihu Hall ( December 27 , 1783 - June 12 , 1829 ) was a lawyer , writer and publisher who was born and lived for most of his life in Philadelphia , with important parts of his career spent in Maryland . He was the son of John Hall and Sarah Ewing Hall , and the grandson of John Ewing , one time provost of the University of Pennsylvania . His brother was the Ohio and Illinois writer James Hall . He studied at Princeton University and was admitted to the bar in Philadelphia in 1805 . In 1806 he began the publication of the first law journal in the United States , the `` American Law Journal '' , published in Baltimore . During this period he also served as professor at the University of Maryland . While always keeping up a modest writing career even while practicing law , he eventually changed to full-time writing and publishing . His primary work was editing `` The Port Folio '' beginning in 1816 , which had been floundering since its original publisher ( and friend of the family ) Joseph Dennie died in 1812 . John Hall , James Hall and Sarah Hall had all written works for `` The Port Folio '' under Dennie , and John Hall continued to rely heavily on James and Sarah while he was editor . However , he was never able to resurrect the original reputation the journal had , and it folded in 1827 . He continued to publish other books after the demise of `` The Port Folio '' . In 1829 , he became ill and died .
Gun ( Staffordshire ) . Gun is an undistinguished hill at the southern end of the Peak District . The hill is mainly moorland with some small wooded areas . Gun is often overlooked by walkers who prefer the neighbouring peaks of The Roaches , Hen Cloud and Ramshaw rocks . However it still features typical moorland scenery and some pleasant hill walking . The hill overlooks the town of Leek in the Staffordshire Moorlands which is an ideal base for visiting the Peak District National Park . The hill often features in the itinerary of the Tour of Britain cycle race . Gun has the Summits on the Air reference G/SP-013 .
Point Lonsdale Lighthouse . Point Lonsdale Lighthouse , also known as the Point Lonsdale Signal Station , is close to the township of Point Lonsdale in the Borough of Queenscliffe , Victoria , Australia . It stands at the eastern end of the Bellarine Peninsula , on the western side of the entrance to Port Phillip from Bass Strait , on a headland overlooking the `` Rip '' , a stretch of water considered one of the ten most treacherous navigable passages in the world , and the only seaborne approach to Melbourne . It is operated by the Victorian Channels Authority , part of the Port of Melbourne Corporation . Description . The lighthouse was designed by the Victorian Public Works Department and erected by the contractors Coates Brothers . It is of a traditional design consisting of a cylindrical tower and capital , similar to many late nineteenth century Victorian lighthouses , such as the earlier Point Hicks Lighthouse . It is built of reinforced concrete and surmounted by a Chance Brothers lantern . The original oil lamp of the light was first replaced with an acetylene light and later an electric light . Surrounding its base is the octagonal , two-storey , brick signal station and observation room . Halfway up the tower is a cantilevered platform supporting red and green navigation lights . History . The first navigation aid at Point Lonsdale was a signal station erected in 1852 . In 1856 a red pillar beacon was built . In 1863 the original Queenscliff Low Light , a prefabricated wooden structure , was re-erected at Point Lonsdale and painted with distinctive black and red bands . It used a temporary light until a permanent light was lit in 1867 . It was replaced by the current concrete tower in 1902 , with the wooden tower dismantled and cut up for firewood in 1912 . Responsibility for the light passed in 1915 from the state of Victoria to Commonwealth control . It was handed back in 1934 with the lighthouse classified as a “ Harbour Entrance Light ” rather than a `` Coastal Highway Light '' . The signal station and observation room were added to the base of the tower in 1950 . Although the light was automated in 1999 , the signal station continues to be staffed 24 hours a day and controls the movements of commercial shipping within designated areas both outside and inside Port Phillip Heads , making it possibly the last manned lighthouse in Australia . Heritage values . The Point Lonsdale Lighthouse precinct contains not only the lighthouse itself , but other buildings associated with lighthouse operations and navigation , as well as nearby military defence structures built during the First and Second World Wars . The whole precinct is considered to be of architectural , historical and archaeological significance to the State of Victoria , and has been listed by Heritage Victoria with the Victorian Heritage Database number H1517 . It is of historical significance because of its association with the maritime and defence history of the state . The lighthouse structures in the precinct show the importance of navigational aids at a time when shipping was vitally important in maintaining trade between Victorian ports and the rest of the world . The lighthouse was the first guiding light to the entrance of Port Phillip visible from the sea . The defence structures reflect the importance of the defence of Port Phillip and its major cities of Melbourne and Geelong during the two World Wars . The lighthouse precinct buildings , including a foghorn shed built in 1884 and an explosives shed ( later used as a rocket shed ) built in 1891 , are of architectural significance . The lighthouse is a typical and aesthetically pleasing example of an early 20th-century lighthouse design . The foghorn shed is the only one known from a Victorian lighthouse , and the one Gardner Engine that remains on site sends compressed air to two vertical holding tanks which power the foghorn , all rare in its original setting . The precinct is of archaeological significance for its potential to reveal artefactual remains pertaining to the use of the site as a lightstation and signal station . The lighthouse today . The lighthouse ’ s exterior was restored in 1997 and , in 2002 , Heritage Victoria and the Victorian Channels Authority cooperated to restore the interior . Celebrations of the structure 's centenary were held on 23 March 2002 . It contains a restored foghorn which is operated in foggy weather , giving a double blast every 30 seconds . There is public access to the area around the tower . Organised tours of the tower are conducted on Sundays by the Queenscliffe Maritime Museum . The marine waters around the lighthouse are protected within the Port Phillip Heads Marine National Park .
Primož Peterka . Primož Peterka ( ; born 28 February 1979 ) is a Slovenian former ski jumper who competed from 1996 to 2011 . He is one of the most successful athletes from Slovenia , having won fifteen Ski Jumping World Cup competitions , two consecutive Ski Jumping World Cup titles , a Ski Flying World Cup title , and the Four Hills Tournament . Peterka currently works as an assistant coach in the Slovenian women 's ski jumping team . Career . Peterka was born in Prikrnica , near Ljubljana , Slovenia ( then part of Yugoslavia ) . He started ski jumping on a small hill ( with a K-point at around 20 metres ) near his hometown of Moravče , a small town about 30 km north-east from Ljubljana . He later joined the Triglav ski club in Kranj . 1995–1996 . Peterka made his World Cup debut on 4 January 1996 . Due to the poor performance of Slovenian jumpers at the time , Peterka was brought in as a replacement for the Four Hills Tournament event in Innsbruck , where he finished eighth . This was considered a superb result , thereby making him the leading jumper for Slovenia . Peterka continued his good form , winning the events in Zakopane and Falun , and finishing the season ninth overall . He also finished second behind Michael Uhrmann at the 1996 Junior World Championships . 1996–1997 . The 97 season was a great success for Peterka . He won seven individual World Cup events , and the Four Hills Tournament . Peterka dominated the overall World Cup standings as only one competitor ( Dieter Thoma ) finished within 200 points . Peterka finished on top the ski flying standings . On 9 February 1997 , Peterka became the first Slovenian to record a jump over 200 metres , landing a 203 m jump at Kulm . 1997–98 . The 98 season was also successful . Peterka won four individual events and a second consecutive World Cup title , defeating Kazuyoshi Funaki in the final event of the season . At the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano , Peterka claimed fifth place in the individual large hill event and sixth in the individual normal hill event . Later career . Peterka underwent a personality crisis after his success , with significant drop in results . During this time , details of his personal life were discussed in public , mostly his clashes with officials and his relationship with Renata Bohinc , a Slovenian beauty queen who won in 1996 . A turning point in Peterka 's life and career came in 2001 when his son was born . In the 02 World Cup season , Peterka returned to the ski jumping elite . At the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City , he won the bronze team medal . The 03 season was also successful , with Peterka winning two individual events ( Kuusamo and Garmisch-Partenkirchen ) and finishing the season seventh overall . From 2004 onwards , Peterka never again managed to finish in the top 10 in an individual World Cup event . However , at the 2005 World Championships in Oberstdorf he won another bronze team medal for Slovenia , together with Jure Bogataj , Rok Benkovič and Jernej Damjan . This made Peterka the first Slovenian ski jumper to win medals both at the Olympics and at the World Championships . After the 2010/11 season , Peterka officially retired from competitive ski jumping . Film . Two sports documentary films were made about his life and career . The first was called `` Vleci , Primož '' ( `` Fly , Primož '' ) and was directed by Beno Hvala in 1997 , detailing the story of Peterka 's early career . The second , `` Peterka : leto odločitve '' ( `` Peterka : Year of Decision '' ) , was directed by Vlado Škafar in 2002 and focuses on the personality crisis of a young champion who struggles to find his way back to the top .
Stephen Harding ( politician ) . `` This article is about the American politician . For other people named Stephen Harding , see Stephen Harding ( disambiguation ) . '' Stephen G. Harding is an attorney and American politician from the state of Connecticut . He is the representative for the 107th General Assembly District covering Brookfield , as well as parts of Bethel and Danbury , and is a member of the Republican Party . He is currently serving his second term , and was elected in February 2015 through a special election .
Studa , Pennsylvania . Studa is an unincorporated community in West Middletown , Washington County , Pennsylvania , United States . It is home to the Pine Bank Covered Bridge .
Jorge Lagües . Jorge Sebastián Matías Lagües Suárez ( born 22 January 1997 ) is a Chilean footballer who currently plays for Segunda División club Fernández Vial . He plays as a defensive midfielder .
Martin Kaymer . Martin Kaymer ( ; born 28 December 1984 ) is a German professional golfer . A winner of two major championships , he was also the No . 1 ranked golfer in the Official World Golf Ranking for eight weeks in 2011 . Kaymer sank a putt on the 18th hole on the final day of the Ryder Cup in 2012 , which retained the cup for Europe and successfully overturned a four-point deficit against the United States at the start of the final day 's play . In May 2014 , Kaymer won The Players Championship , the flagship event of the PGA Tour . A month later , he led each round of the U.S. Open and won his second major by eight strokes . Early life . Born in Düsseldorf , West Germany , Kaymer turned professional at age 20 in 2005 and is a member of the European Tour . He has won eleven tournaments on the tour including four in 2010 to win for the first time the Race to Dubai , formerly the Order of Merit . Among those wins was the PGA Championship in the United States , which made him only the second German ( after Bernhard Langer ) to win a major championship . He also won the WGC-HSBC Champions to become the tenth player to win both a major title and a World Golf Championship event . in 2014 he won his second major championship , the US Open at Pinehurst . Early professional career . Kaymer picked up his first professional win at the age of 20 as an amateur at the Central German Classic in 2005 on the third-tier EPD Tour . He shot a −19 ( 67-64-66=197 ) to win the tournament by a margin of five strokes . Kaymer played full-time on the EPD Tour in 2006 from February to August . He played in 14 tournaments and picked up five victories . He finished in the top 10 in all but two of the tournaments . Kaymer won the Order of Merit on the EPD Tour in 2006 by earning €26,664 . Due to his success on the EPD Tour , Kaymer received an invitation to compete in and then won his first event as a professional on the Challenge Tour , the Vodafone Challenge in his native Germany . He played in eight events from August to October winning again a month later at the Open des Volcans in France . Kaymer ended up finishing 4th on the Order of Merit list despite playing in only eight events . In all he earned €93,321 . He finished in the top 5 in six tournaments , and his worst finish was a 13th-place finish . Due to Kaymer 's success on the Challenge Tour , he earned a European Tour card for 2007 . 2007 : European Tour debut & Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year . Kaymer made his debut on the European Tour in 2007 at the UBS Hong Kong Open , but he failed to make the cut . He missed the cut in his first five events of the season . In March , Kaymer made his first cut of the season at the Singapore Masters ; he finished in a tie for 20th place . In his first seven events of the season , he only made one cut . All of those events were played outside of Europe . Kaymer found immediate success once he started playing in Europe again . He finished in a tie for 15th at the Madeira Island Open , which was the season 's first Tour event played in Europe . The following week , he finished in a tie for 3rd at the Portuguese Open . He made seven consecutive cuts from to . During that streak , his worst finish was a tie for 35th and he recorded five top 25 finishes . From 7 June to 9 September , Kaymer played in nine tournaments but only made two cuts . In the two tournaments where he made the cut , he did very well . Kaymer finished in a tie for 7th at the Open de France . Seven weeks later , he finished in a tie for 2nd at the Scandinavian Masters . Kaymer played in six of the last eight events of the season . He made the cut in all six of those events . On 2007 at the Portugal Masters , Kaymer shot a first round of 61 ( −11 ) . This round tied the lowest round of the 2007 European Tour season . It was also the new course record at the Oceânico Victoria Clube de Golfe . He went on to finish in a tie for 7th . Two weeks later at the year-ending Volvo Masters , he finished in 6th place . The Volvo Masters had one of the strongest fields on tour in 2007 . He earned €140,000 for his 6th-place finish , which was Kaymer 's largest payout from a tournament to that time . Kaymer earned €754,691 for the 2007 season , finishing as the highest-ranked rookie on the Order of Merit , in 41st position , and won the Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year Award . He is the first German to win the award . Kaymer recorded five top 10s on the season . These performances took him into the top 100 of the Official World Golf Ranking for the first time . In November 2007 he moved into the top 75 , overtaking Bernhard Langer to become the highest-ranked German golfer . On 2 November , Kaymer signed with Sportyard , a sports management company based in Sweden . He represented Germany at the 2007 Omega Mission Hills World Cup with four-time European Tour winner Alex Čejka ; they tied for sixth place . 2008–2009 : Continued success . Kaymer started 2008 by winning his maiden European Tour event with a wire-to-wire victory at the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship . This achievement lifted him to 34th in the world rankings , making him the only player in the top 50 under the age of 25 . It also secured his entry into the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship and the Masters . Two weeks after winning the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship , he finished second in the Dubai Desert Classic . He finished the tournament with birdie-birdie-eagle but world number one Tiger Woods topped him by one stroke . Kaymer moved up to a high of 21st in the world rankings due to his runner-up finish . Kaymer picked up his second victory of the year at the BMW International Open , becoming the first German to win the event in its 20-year history . He held a six stroke lead going into the final round but then shot a 75 ( +3 ) which resulted in Kaymer going to a playoff with Anders Hansen . Kaymer birdied the first playoff hole to win the tournament . Kaymer came close to picking up his third win of the year at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship , but he fell to Robert Karlsson in a three-man playoff that also included Ross Fisher . Kaymer recorded another runner-up finish at the Volvo Masters , finishing two strokes behind winner Søren Kjeldsen . Kaymer earned €1,794,500 in 2008 and finished 8th on the Order of Merit . Kaymer narrowly missed selection for the 2008 Ryder Cup , but European captain Nick Faldo invited Kaymer to assist the European side in a non-playing capacity which Kaymer accepted . Kaymer represented his country at the 2008 Omega Mission Hills World Cup with Alex Čejka . The pair finished in fifth . In 2009 , Kaymer almost defended his title at the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship but finished in a tie for second , one stroke behind winner Paul Casey . He continued his success in the Middle East by finishing in a tie for fourth at the Dubai Desert Classic . Kaymer won his third European Tour event in July , the Open de France ALSTOM . He defeated Lee Westwood on the first hole of a playoff when Westwood hit his approach shot into the water . The win moved Kaymer into the top 100 of the European Tour Career Earnings list . He also won the following week at the Barclays Scottish Open at Loch Lomond Golf Club in Glasgow , for his fourth career win . He came from a shot behind on the final day with a round of 2-under 69 to win by two strokes . The win elevated him to 11th in the Official World Golf Ranking . The week after that , Kaymer finished T-34 at the Open Championship , which was his best finish in a major to that time . He bettered this when he moved through the final round field to finish in a tie for sixth at the PGA Championship . Kaymer suffered an injury in a go-kart accident and missed September and October . He returned to the final stages of the Race to Dubai on the European Tour and finished the season ranked third . 2010 : PGA Championship win . In January 2010 , Kaymer won the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship by one shot over Ian Poulter . After missing the cut at the Masters , Kaymer performed very well in the 2010 majors . He tied for eighth at the U.S. Open and tied for seventh at The Open Championship , after starting the final round in third place . On 15 August in Wisconsin , Kaymer won the PGA Championship at Whistling Straits for his first major title . Finishing regulation play in a two-way tie at 11 under par , he defeated Bubba Watson in a three-hole aggregate playoff . Kaymer was a member of the winning European Ryder Cup team in 2010 . He won both four-balls ( partnered with Westwood and Poulter ) , halved his foursome and lost his singles match . A week later he won the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship at St Andrews with Danny Willett coming in three strokes behind . He was the first player since Tiger Woods in 2006 to win three successive tournaments in a year and the first European to achieve this since Nick Faldo in 1989 . The win took him to a career high of third in the Official World Golf Ranking . Kaymer and Graeme McDowell shared the European Tour Golfer of the Year award . 2011 : Becomes world 's No . 1 ranked player & first WGC win . Entering the 2011 season , Kaymer turned down a chance to become a full PGA Tour member ; he had gained exempt status with his win in the PGA Championship . He stated he would concentrate on the European Tour for 2011 , but would play several U.S. events as well . In January , Kaymer claimed his third Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship title in four years and displaced Tiger Woods as number two in the world rankings . After his runner-up finish at the 2011 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship , Kaymer overtook Lee Westwood as the number one golfer in the world , making him only the second German ( after Bernhard Langer ) to be the top-ranked golfer in the world . At the time he was the second youngest to reach world number one behind Tiger Woods , soon surpassed by Rory McIlroy in March 2012 , who gained the top ranking at age 22 . In April , he relinquished his number one ranking after eight weeks to Westwood , who won the Indonesian Masters . After reaching the number one ranking , Kaymer decided to undergo a swing change to be able to move the ball both ways . Frustrated with his disappointing results at the Masters , Kaymer looked to better shape a draw , a shot he thought he needed to be able to contend at Augusta . Kaymer missed the cut at the Masters for the fourth time in 2011 and later admitted that changing his swing for Augusta was a “ big mistake. ” The rest of 2011 was relatively inconsistent for Kaymer . In November 2011 , Kaymer won his first WGC title at the WGC-HSBC Champions event in Shanghai , China . He entered the final round trailing Fredrik Jacobson by five strokes , then shot a final round 9-under 63 to take the title by three strokes from Jacobson . After parring his opening six holes , Kaymer birdied nine of the remaining twelve , with four straight birdies at the start of the back nine . This was the biggest comeback win ever in the history of the WGC events , and the lowest final round by a WGC winner , topping a 64 set by Hunter Mahan in 2010 . Kaymer became the tenth player to have won both a major and a WGC event , and the win took him back to world number four . 2012–2013 : Retaining the Ryder Cup for Europe among struggles . Kaymer struggled for most of the 2012 season dropping to 32nd in the world golf rankings . Kaymer had only 6 top tens with no worldwide victories . During the 2012 Ryder Cup , European Captain Jose Maria Olazabal played the struggling Kaymer in only one team match before the Sunday singles matches . The European team completed a historic comeback from 10-6 down at the start of the final day . Kaymer won his singles match of the Ryder Cup against Steve Stricker by one hole . His putt on the 18th retained the cup for Europe and completed the historic comeback . 2013 was another inconsistent year for Kaymer with no worldwide victories . Kaymer decided to join the PGA Tour for the 2013 season . 2014 : PGA Tour success and U.S. Open win . In May 2014 , Kaymer earned a wire-to-wire win at The Players Championship in Ponte Vedra Beach , Florida , finishing −13 for a one-shot victory over runner-up Jim Furyk . He started the week with a course record-tying 63 in the first round at the Stadium Course of TPC at Sawgrass , joining Fred Couples ( 1992 ) , Greg Norman ( 1994 ) , and Roberto Castro ( 2013 ) . He played the front nine ( his second nine ) in 29 ( −7 ) . This was the first time ever , back or front nine , that a player shot below 30 through nine holes at The Players . The final round was delayed due to bad weather while Kaymer was playing the 14th hole . He holed a difficult par putt ( with a huge downhill left-to-right-break ) on the 17th green to retain his one-stroke lead . His approach shot on 18 was short of the green but he holed the winning putt for par in near darkness and avoided a three-hole playoff . He became the fourth European to win this event ( Sandy Lyle in 1987 , Sergio García in 2008 , and Henrik Stenson in 2009 ) , and is the fourth to win a major , a World Golf Championship , and The Players , joining Tiger Woods , Adam Scott , and Phil Mickelson . Kaymer earned a winner 's share of $ 1.8 million , the largest of his career , and re-entered the top 50 in the Official World Golf Ranking , rising 33 places from 61st to 28th . In June , Kaymer started the U.S. Open at Pinehurst with consecutive rounds of 65 ( −5 ) to set a U.S. Open record for 36 holes ( 130 ) . He finished at 271 ( −9 ) , eight strokes ahead of runners-up Rickie Fowler and Erik Compton , and became the first player in history to win those two championships back to back . ( Woods also held both titles concurrently , winning the U.S. Open in 2000 and The Players in March 2001 ; it moved to May in 2007 . ) With the win , Kaymer gained exempt status on the PGA Tour through 2019 and rose to eleventh in the world rankings . With his U.S. Open victory in 2014 , Martin became the first non-British European golfer ever to win the U.S. Open , and one of few players to win two majors under the age of thirty . In October 2014 , Kaymer won the PGA Grand Slam of Golf , the annual 36-hole event featuring the year 's four major champions . 2015 season . The season began with Kaymer 's appearance at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship . With scores of 64 , 67 , and 65 , he held to a six-shot lead after three rounds . This extended to a ten-shot lead after five holes in the final round . Kaymer found trouble in the bunkers , resulting in a round of 75 and a fall to third place behind Frenchman Gary Stal , who secured his first European Tour victory , and world number one Rory McIlroy . Speaking after the round , Kaymer told the media that he was `` in shock '' at the result : `` I 'm surprised and shocked , '' the German said . `` I do n't really know how to put it into words . It was very , very surprising today . It will take me a few days to reflect on this . I do n't think I played that badly . I started well and just hit two drives which led to two bad holes . '' In August , after failing to qualify for the FedEx Cup Playoffs , Kaymer lost his PGA Tour status for the 2015–16 season . He only played in 13 events , two less than the minimum for PGA Tour membership . Wins ( 2 ) . 1 Defeated Bubba Watson in a three-hole playoff : Kaymer ( 4-2-5=11 ) and Watson ( 3-3-6=12 ) Results timeline . CUT = missed the half-way cut Results timeline . `` Results not in chronological order prior to 2015 . '' QF , R16 , R32 , R64 = Round in which player lost in match play Note : HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009 .
Battle of Ormoc Bay . The Battle of Ormoc Bay was a series of air-sea battles between Imperial Japan and the United States in the Camotes Sea in the Philippines from 11 November-21 December 1944 , part of the Battle of Leyte in the Pacific campaign of World War II . The battles resulted from Japanese operations to reinforce and resupply their forces on Leyte and U.S. attempts to interdict them . Background . After gaining naval control over the Western Pacific in mid-1944 , the Allies attacked the Philippines in October , landing troops at Leyte Gulf on the east side of Leyte on 20 October 1944 . The island of Leyte was defended by about 20,000 Japanese ; American General Douglas MacArthur thought that the occupation of Leyte would be only a prelude to the major engagement on Luzon . For the Japanese , maintaining control of the Philippines was essential because their loss would enable the Allies to sever their oil supply lines from Borneo and Sumatra . The Imperial Japanese Navy responded to this attack with a combined fleet attack that led to the Battle of Leyte Gulf from 23–26 October . In this massive naval engagement , the Japanese Navy was destroyed as a strategic force . However , this was not at first clear , and the Japanese commander in the Philippines , General Tomoyuki Yamashita , believed that the United States Navy had suffered severe casualties and that the Allied land forces might be vulnerable . Accordingly , he began to reinforce and resupply the garrisons on Leyte ; over the course of the battle the Japanese ran nine convoys to the island , landing around 34,000 troops from the 1st , 8th , 26th , 30th , and 102nd divisions . Ormoc City at the head of Ormoc Bay on the west side of Leyte was the main port on the island and the main destination of the convoys . Decryption of messages sent using the PURPLE cipher alerted the Allies to the concentration of Japanese shipping around Leyte , but they initially interpreted this as an evacuation . However , by the first week of November the picture was clear , and the Allies began to interdict the convoys . TA-3 and TA-4 ( Japanese ) . On 8–9 November , the Japanese dispatched two convoys from Manila to Ormoc Bay . The convoys were spaced one day apart so that the destroyers escorting the first convoy could double back and escort the second . However , the convoys were spotted on November 9 and attacked by land-based aircraft of the Fifth Air Force . On 10 November the 38th Bomb Group , based on Morotai , sent 32 B-25 Mitchells escorted by 37 P-47 Thunderbolts to attack TA-4 near Ponson Island . Reaching the convoy just before noon , the B-25s attacked at minimum altitude in pairs , sinking the two largest transports , `` Takatsu Maru '' and `` Kashii Maru '' , disabling a third , and sinking two of the patrol craft escorts at a cost of seven bombers , for which the group was awarded the Distinguished Unit Citation . But the Japanese transports had been able to put ashore the 10,000 soldiers they had been carrying , be it with only a fraction of the supplies . On 11 November , U.S. 3rd Fleet commander Admiral William F. Halsey ordered an attack by 350 planes of Task Force 38 on the combined convoys . Four destroyers — , and — and four transports `` Mikasa Maru '' , `` Taizan Maru '' , `` Seiho Maru '' and `` Tensho Maru '' were sunk , with many of the 4,000 soldiers on board killed . Rear Admiral Mikio Hayakawa went down with `` Shimakaze '' , and some 1,000 sailors from the 8 ships were killed . TA-5 ( Japanese ) . Convoy TA-5 left Manila on 23 November for Port Cataingan and Port Balancan . Of the six transports , five were sunk by air attack ( `` T-111 '' , `` T-141 '' , `` T-160 '' , `` T-6 '' and `` T-10 '' ) . U.S. destroyer sweeps . Bad weather in late November made air interdiction less effective , and the U.S. Navy began to send destroyers into Ormoc Bay . Canigao Channel was swept for mines by the minesweepers and , and the four destroyers of Destroyer Squadron 22 ( DesRon 22 ) under the command of Captain Robert Smith ( , and ) entered the bay on 27 Nov. , where they shelled the docks at Ormoc City . An Allied patrol plane radioed a message to the division noting that a surfaced Japanese submarine ( `` I-46 '' ) was south of Pacijan Island and heading for Ormoc Bay . The division headed south to intercept ; and , at 01:27 on 28 November , `` Waller '' s radar picked up the target just off the northeast coast of Ponson Island . `` Waller '' disabled `` I-46 '' with her first shots and , unable to submerge , she could only return fire with her deck guns until she sank at 01:45 . TA-6 ( Japanese ) . Two transports , `` Shinsho Maru '' and `` Shinetsu Maru '' , escorted by three patrol vessels , Subchasers Nos . 45 and 53 and Patrol Boat No . 105 , left Manila on 27 November . They were attacked by American PT boats in Ormoc Bay on the night of 28 November and by air attack as the survivors left the area . All five ships were sunk , but not before they were able to unload most of their badly-needed supplies to the troops on Leyte . Another U.S. destroyer sweep on the night of 29–30 November in search of a reported convoy resulted only in the destruction of a few barges . TA-7 ( Japanese ) . A convoy of three transports departed Manila on 1 December , escorted by destroyers `` Take '' and `` Kuwa '' under the command of Lieutenant Commander Masamichi Yamashita . Two groups of transport submarines also took part in the operation . The convoy was docked at Ormoc City when it was engaged at 00:09 on 3 December by three ships of U.S. Destroyer Division 120 ( DesDiv 120 ) under the command of Commander John C. Zahm ( , and ) . The U.S. ships sank the transports as they were unloading but came under heavy attack from Yokosuka P1Y `` Frances '' bombers , shore batteries , submarines that were known to be in the harbor , and the Japanese destroyers . `` Kuwa '' was sunk and Commander Yamashita was killed . `` Take '' attacked `` Cooper '' with torpedoes and escaped , though with some damage . `` Cooper '' sank at about 00:15 with the loss of 191 lives ( 168 sailors were rescued from the water on 4 December by Consolidated PBY Catalina flying boats ) . At 00:33 , the two surviving U.S. destroyers were ordered to leave the bay , and the victorious Japanese successfully resupplied Ormoc Bay once more . This phase of the Battle of Ormoc Bay has gone down in history as the only naval engagement during the war in which the enemy brought to bear every type of weapon : naval gunnery , naval torpedoes , air attack , submarine attack , shore gunnery , and mines . Ormoc Bay U.S. troop landings . On 7 December , the 77th Infantry Division , commanded by Major General Andrew D. Bruce , made an amphibious landing at Albuera , south of Ormoc City . The 77th Division 's 305th , 306th , and 307th Infantry Regiments came ashore unopposed , but naval shipping was subjected to `` kamikaze '' attacks , resulting in the loss of destroyers and . TA-8 ( Japanese ) . This convoy carried 4,000 troops destined for Ormoc Bay , but which were unloaded at San Isidro , 30 miles north of Ormoc , after receiving news of the U.S. troop landings near Ormoc . All five transports , `` Akagisan Maru '' , `` Hakuba Maru '' , `` Shinsei Maru No . 5 '' , `` Nichiyo Maru '' and `` T-7 '' were sunk on 7 December by air attack , and the escorting destroyers `` Ume '' and `` Sugi '' were damaged . Some 350 sailors were killed . TA-9 ( Japanese ) . Convoy TA-9 landed some 4,000 troops at Palompon , but escorting destroyers entered the bay on 11 December where two , ( by air attacks ) and ( by PT boats ) , were sunk and the third , `` Kiri '' , was damaged . Aftermath . By fighting this series of engagements in Ormoc Bay , the U.S. Navy was eventually able to prevent the Japanese from further resupplying and reinforcing their troops on Leyte , contributing significantly to the victory in the land battle . The final tally of ships lost in Ormoc Bay is : U.S. — three destroyers , one high speed transport , and two LSMs ; Japan — six destroyers , 20 small transports , one submarine , one patrol boat and three escort vessels . `` In the end , it was the rather amorphous Battle of Ormoc Bay that finally brought Leyte and the entire Gulf area under firm Allied control . From 11 November 1944 until 21 December , the combined efforts of Third Fleet carrier planes , Marine fighter-bomber groups , a pincer movement by the Army ’ s 77th Division and the First Division plus a motley assortment of destroyers , amphibious ships and PT boats trounced the now semi-isolated Japanese in a series of skirmishes and night raids . And because of poor weather conditions air support for most of these surface actions was almost non-existent . ''
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Pataskala , Ohio . Pataskala is a city in Licking County , Ohio , United States approximately 17 mi ( 28 km ) east of Columbus . The population was 14,962 at the 2010 census . Pataskala was a small community until 1996 , when what was then the village of Pataskala merged with Lima Township , vastly increasing its population and geographic area . History . Pataskala was laid out in 1851 when the railroad was extended to that point . Pataskala is a name derived from the Delaware language . A post office has been in operation at Pataskala since 1852 . Geography . Pataskala is located at ( 39.997890 , -82.697411 ) , along the South Fork of the Licking River in Southwestern Licking County . Pataskala is also the home of two school districts , Southwest Licking Local Schools and Licking Heights Local Schools . The Licking Heights district also serves parts of Reynoldsburg , and Jefferson Township as well as the city of Blacklick . According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water . 2010 census . As of the census of 2010 , there were 14,962 people , 5,588 households , and 4,132 families residing in the city . The population density was . There were 5,960 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 90.0 % White , 6.0 % African American , 0.3 % Native American , 0.7 % Asian , 0.6 % from other races , and 2.5 % from two or more races . Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.0 % of the population . There were 5,588 households of which 39.9 % had children under the age of 18 living with them , 56.3 % were married couples living together , 12.7 % had a female householder with no husband present , 4.9 % had a male householder with no wife present , and 26.1 % were non-families . 20.6 % of all households were made up of individuals and 6.5 % had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older . The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.07 . The median age in the city was 35.8 years . 27.6 % of residents were under the age of 18 ; 6.8 % were between the ages of 18 and 24 ; 29.9 % were from 25 to 44 ; 25.2 % were from 45 to 64 ; and 10.6 % were 65 years of age or older . The gender makeup of the city was 49.1 % male and 50.9 % female . 2000 census . As of the census of 2000 , there were 10,249 people , 3,922 households , and 2,914 families residing in the city . The population density was 359.5 people per square mile ( 138.8/km² ) . There were 4,132 housing units at an average density of 144.9 per square mile ( 56.0/km² ) . The racial makeup of the city was 94.58 % White , 2.96 % African American , 0.34 % Native American , 0.54 % Asian , 0.01 % Pacific Islander , 0.56 % from other races , and 1.02 % from two or more races . Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.01 % of the population . There were 3,922 households out of which 38.1 % had children under the age of 18 living with them , 59.9 % were married couples living together , 10.7 % had a female householder with no husband present , and 25.7 % were non-families . 20.9 % of all households were made up of individuals and 7.8 % had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older . The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.00 . In the city , the population was spread out with 27.8 % under the age of 18 , 7.1 % from 18 to 24 , 32.8 % from 25 to 44 , 22.7 % from 45 to 64 , and 9.5 % who were 65 years of age or older . The median age was 34 years . For every 100 females , there were 95.7 males . For every 100 females age 18 and over , there were 92.7 males . The median income for a household in the city was $ 51,684 , and the median income for a family was $ 58,021 . Males had a median income of $ 39,322 versus $ 30,628 for females . The per capita income for the city was $ 23,099 . About 5.0 % of families and 5.4 % of the population were below the poverty line , including 4.5 % of those under age 18 and 9.2 % of those age 65 or over .
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Lysander Button . Lysander Button ( September 2 , 1810 – July 29 , 1898 ) was the inventor of many of the early improvements made on hand and steam fire engines . Many of those improvements made their way to the modern fire engines of today . Button was born in North Haven , Connecticut on September 2 , 1810 but moved with his parents to Albany by 1825 . After John Rogers relocated his machine shop from Albany to a spot on King ’ s Canal in Waterford , Saratoga County , New York , Button found a job there as a machinist . Rogers manufactured fire engines and had even submitted two patents in the 1830s ( the copies of which have unfortunately been lost ) . Rogers sold the shop to William Platt and Judge Nicholas Doe , who expanded the product line to include other castings such as iron water wheels . Without the advantages of a formal education , Button became foreman in the shop by 1833 and was named a partner the following year . In 1841 , Platt sold his share of the business to Button , who became the sole owner after Judge Doe died . For the next fifteen years the business was known as L. Button & Company , which continued to operate on Kings Canal . Button later moved to a steam-powered building on Third Street in the Village of Waterford . Most of his innovations were for the so-called “ hand-pumper ” fire engines . He possessed remarkable gifts in mechanical engineering , since by 1838 he had developed the first “ piano engine ” which delivered water from the front end of the trunk of the device . Another notable improvement was the “ runaround ” that returned water to the suction to relieve pressure on the hose . In 1841 he developed the first fire engine water pump , with valves set at an angle of 45 degrees and straight-level waterways from the inlet to the outlet . Upon coming of age , Lysander ’ s eldest son Theodore became involved with the company , and the name was changed to Button & Son . From 1873 to 1891 Theodore submitted some half a dozen patents , including improvements in hose and pipe couplings , feed water regulators , and steam engines . Two patents were assigned to his brother Charles , who seems to have remained affiliated with the fire engine business even after it was sold to other parties . In 1876 , the Button Steamer won the Centennial Award at the Philadelphia International Exhibition for its simplicity , strength , and reliability . However , after spending almost half a century manufacturing fire engines , Lysander decided to retire in 1882 and sell the entire works , including the rights to his many patents , to Holroyd & Company of Waterford . Years later , Button fire engines continued to be manufactured by the American Fire Engine Company , which was formed in 1891 by the consolidation of the Button Fire Engine Works , Silsby Manufacturing Company , Ahrens Manufacturing Company , and Clapp & Jones . In 1900 , a group of New York investors formed the International Fire Engine Company , which included American Fire Engine , LaFrance Fire Engine Company , and Thomas Manning Jr. & Company . Button and his wife Abigail Ranney had five children : May Josephine , Eliza , Theodore , Julia , and Charles . After retiring , Lysander took a special interest in local schools by serving on the Board of Trustees and advocating for clean water in the school system . He was also prominent in the Presbyterian Church , becoming a ruling elder . He was superintendent of the Sunday school for 25 years and was a teacher there until within one year of his death , which occurred on July 29 , 1898 . Thousands of Button fire engines were sold throughout the world , and many still exist in working condition , used for parades and in contests . The Waterford Historical Museum was able to obtain the Button & Blake hand pumper called the “ Converse ” in 2005 so that history fans now and in the future may see an original Button fire engine in person .
Schubert 's last sonatas . Franz Schubert 's last three piano sonatas , 958 , 959 and 960 , are the composer 's last major compositions for solo piano . They were written during the last months of his life , between the spring and autumn of 1828 , but were not published until about ten years after his death , in 1838–39 . Like the rest of Schubert 's piano sonatas , they were mostly neglected in the 19th century . By the late 20th century , however , public and critical opinion had changed , and these sonatas are now considered among the most important of the composer 's mature masterpieces . They are part of the core piano repertoire , appearing regularly on concert programs and recordings . One of the reasons for the long period of neglect of Schubert 's piano sonatas seems to be their dismissal as structurally and dramatically inferior to the sonatas of Beethoven . In fact , the last sonatas contain distinct allusions and similarities to works by Beethoven , a composer Schubert venerated . However , musicological analysis has shown that they maintain a mature , individual style . Schubert 's last sonatas are now praised for that mature style , manifested in unique features such as a cyclical formal and tonal design , chamber music textures , and a rare depth of emotional expression . The three sonatas are cyclically interconnected by diverse structural , harmonic and melodic elements tying together all movements in each sonata , as well as all three sonatas together ; consequently , they are often regarded as a trilogy . They also contain specific allusions and similarities to other Schubert compositions , such as his `` Winterreise '' song cycle ; these connections point to turbulent emotions expressed in the sonatas , often understood as highly personal and autobiographical . Indeed , some researchers have suggested specific psychological narratives for the sonatas , based on historical evidence concerning the composer 's life . Historical background . The last year of Schubert 's life was marked by growing public acclaim for the composer 's works , but also by the gradual deterioration of his health . On March 26 , 1828 , together with other musicians in Vienna , Schubert gave a public concert of his own works , which was a great success and earned him a considerable profit . In addition , two new German publishers took an interest in his works , leading to a short period of financial well-being . However , by the time the summer months arrived , Schubert was again short of money and had to cancel some journeys he had previously planned . Schubert had been struggling with syphilis since 1822–23 , and suffered from weakness , headaches and dizziness . However , he seems to have led a relatively normal life until September 1828 , when new symptoms such as effusions of blood appeared . At this stage he moved from the Vienna home of his friend Franz von Schober to his brother Ferdinand 's house in the suburbs , following the advice of his doctor ; unfortunately , this may have actually worsened his condition . However , up until the last weeks of his life in November 1828 , he continued to compose an extraordinary amount of music , including such masterpieces as the three last sonatas . Schubert probably began sketching the sonatas sometime around the spring months of 1828 ; the final versions were written in September . These months also saw the appearance of the Three Piano Pieces , D. 946 , the Mass in E-flat major , D. 950 , the String Quintet , D. 956 , and the songs published posthumously as the `` Schwanengesang '' collection ( D. 957 and D. 965A ) , among others . The final sonata was completed on September 26 , and two days later , Schubert played from the sonata trilogy at an evening gathering in Vienna . In a letter to Probst ( one of his publishers ) , dated October 2 , 1828 , Schubert mentioned the sonatas amongst other works he had recently completed and wished to publish . However , Probst was not interested in the sonatas , and by November 19 , Schubert was dead . In the following year Schubert 's brother Ferdinand sold the sonatas ' autographs to another publisher , Anton Diabelli , who would only publish them about ten years later , in 1838 or 1839 . Schubert had intended the sonatas to be dedicated to Johann Nepomuk Hummel , whom he greatly admired . Hummel was a leading pianist , a pupil of Mozart , and a pioneering composer of the Romantic style ( like Schubert himself ) . However , by the time the sonatas were published in 1839 , Hummel was dead , and Diabelli , the new publisher , decided to dedicate them instead to composer Robert Schumann , who had praised many of Schubert 's works in his critical writings . Sonata in C minor , D. 958 . I. Allegro . The opening is dramatic , with a fully voiced forte C minor chord . The voice-leading of this passage outlines a chromatic ascent to A-flat – this will be the first instance of a remarkable degree of chromaticism in the sonata as a whole . The most salient feature of the first theme is the sudden modulatory digression to A-flat major , established by a rushing downward scale initiated by the final achievement of this key in the ascending voice of the minor theme . The exposition shifts from the tonic to the relative major ( E-flat major ) , touching midway upon its parallel minor ( E-flat minor ) , all in accordance with Classical practice . This second theme , a hymn-like E-flat major melody in four-part harmony , greatly contrasts with the first , though its melodic contour is prefigured in the sudden A-flat major departure . Both themes progress somewhat in the style of variations , and are structured with irregular phrase lengths . The development section is highly chromatic , and is texturally and melodically distinct from the exposition . The recapitulation is once again traditional , staying in the tonic and stressing subdominant tonalities ( D-flat , the lowered second degree – in the first theme ) . The coda returns to the material of the development section , but with stable tonality , dying out in a dark series of cadences in low register . II . Adagio in A-flat major , A–B–A–B–A form . Nostalgic in its traditional classical character ( one of the few instrumental adagios Schubert wrote ) , the opening theme of this movement is an elegant , touching melody that eventually undergoes remarkable tonal and cadential treatment , undermining the peaceful setting . Charles Fisk has pointed out that the voice-leading of the first phrase , 1–7–1–2–3–4–3 , is based on the initial A-flat digression in the beginning of the Allegro . The unorthodox , chromatic harmonic structure of this movement is generated from a short progression that appears towards the end of the A section , leading to a plagal cadence in the subdominant key ( D-flat ) , chromatically colored with its own minor subdominant chord ( G-flat minor ) . The importance of this progression and of D-flat in general is emphasized by its quotation in a climax of the finale 's exposition . This diversion of the main theme 's expected cadence leads to the haunted atmosphere of the B section , which is full of chromatic modulations and startling sforzandos . In the second appearance of the A and B sections , almost the entire music is shifted a semitone up , further cementing the importance of the ascending minor 2nd in the sonata as a whole . The focal plagal progression returns transformed at the end of the movement , with even subtler chromatic coloration and more distant modulations , touching on C major , before the piece finally ends in the tonic , the theme now weakened and given an illusory quality due to the evasion of cadences , free modulation , and tendency toward digression into troubled minor passages . III . Menuetto : Allegro – Trio . This is a somber movement , quite distinct from the typical atmosphere of dance movements . It is relatively conservative in its key scheme , moving to the relative major key and back to the tonic . In the B section , a sequence of hemiolas is interrupted by a dramatic interpolation in A-flat major , referencing the departure to this key in the opening of the Allegro with the added minor 6th . The second A section is a transformation of the first , interrupted every four bars by a silent bar , creating a mysterious atmosphere . The trio is in A-flat major , ternary form , with a B section beginning in E-flat major colored by its own minor 6th , and modulating to G-flat major via the parallel minor . IV . Allegro . This movement is written in 6/8 and in tarantella style , and is characterised by a relentless galloping rhythm calling on demanding pianistic effects with frequent hand-crossing and leaps across registers . It employs the three-key exposition , a recurrent element in Schubert 's style . The first theme shifts from C minor to C major – another Schubertian feature , and contains many allusions to D-flat major , which finally becomes established in a climactic reference to the Adagio 's characteristic plagal cadence . The second theme , proceeding with the enharmonic parallel minor of this cadence ( C-sharp minor ) , further develops the cadence in its alternation of tonic and subdominant tonalities . After a series of modulations , the exposition ends in the traditional relative major , E-flat . The development section begins in C-flat with a new theme , derived from the last bars of the exposition . Later on , additional material from the exposition is developed , gradually building up towards a climax . The recapitulation is also written in three keys ; the first theme is drastically shortened , and this time the second theme veers to B-flat minor , the result being that the closing section appears in the traditional tonic . The coda begins with a long anticipatory passage which stresses A-flat , the submediant , and then reintroduces the first theme , restoring most of the music omitted from its reprise . This last passage is characterized by sweeping arpeggios with violent dynamic contrasts – a series of subito fortissimo decaying to piano , following the rise and fall of the melody . On the last iteration , the melody hits triple forte at the zenith of its register and then plunges four octaves in a descending arpeggio , poco a poco diminuendo al pianissimo . An emphatic cadence then concludes the piece . Sonata in A major , D. 959 . I. Allegro . The sonata begins with a forte , heavily textured chordal fanfare emphasizing a low A pedal and duple-meter stepwise diatonic ascent in thirds in the middle voices , followed immediately by quiet descending triplet arpeggios punctuated by light chords outlining a chromatic ascent . These highly contrasting phrases provide the motivic material for much of the sonata . The second theme is a lyrical melody written in four-part harmony . The exposition follows standard classical practice by modulating from tonic ( A ) to dominant ( E ) for the second theme , even preparing the latter tonality with its own V – the only first movement to do so in the mature Schubert . Despite this traditional approach , both exposition themes are built in an innovative ternary form , and in each resulting 'B ' section a highly chromatic development-like section based on the exposition 's second phrase modulates through the circle of fourths , only to return to the tonic . This novel structure creates a sense of harmonic movement without actually committing to a thematic modulation , and is one of the techniques Schubert uses to achieve a sense of scale in the movement . The development proper is based on a scalar variation of the second theme heard at the end of the exposition . Here , in contrast to the striking modulatory excursions nested in the exposition , the tonal plan is static , shifting constantly between C major and B major ( later B minor ) . After the development theme is finally stated in the tonic minor , the dramatic retransition has the unconventional role of only shifting to the major mode to prepare the recapitulation , rather than fully preparing the tonic key ( which in this case has already been established ) . The recapitulation is traditional – staying in the tonic , and emphasizing the tonic minor and the flat submediant ( F major ) as subdominant tonalities . The coda restates the first theme , this time in a much more 'hesitant ' manner , pianissimo and with further allusions to subdominant tonalities . The movement ends with serene arpeggios ; however , for the penultimate chord , Schubert chose a striking Italian sixth on II , instead of the more usual dominant or diminished seventh chords . This choice is not arbitrary – it is a final statement of the chromatically based ascending minor second motive that pervaded the movement , a motive that will be reversed into a descending minor second in the following movement . II . Andantino in F-sharp minor , A–B–A form . The A section presents a sparse , lamenting , poignant melody , full of sighing gestures ( portrayed by descending seconds ) . This theme , despite its vastly different character , references the opening bars of the Allegro , an aforementioned source of much of the sonata 's material – the Andantino 's first measure shares with the fanfare a second-beat bass note 'echo ' after the downbeat on A , creating an audible rhythmic affinity ; additionally , the quiet close of the A theme features the fanfare 's characteristic pattern of stepwise thirds in the middle voices enclosed between tonic octaves . The middle section is of an improvisatory , fantasia-like character , with extremely harsh modulations and sonorities , culminating in C-sharp minor with fortissimo chords . The chromaticism , triplet emphasis , and modulatory patterns of this section are all reminiscent of the developments nested within the Allegro 's exposition . After the C-sharp minor climax ( according to Fisk , a key of great importance in the cycle due to its relation to Der Wanderer ) , a recitative section with startling sforzando outbursts emphasizing an ascending minor second leads to a serene phrase in the major mode ( C-sharp major ) , which in turn leads ( as the dominant of F-sharp minor ) back to the A section , here somewhat transformed , with new accompanimental figuration . The final bars of the movement feature rolled chords that prefigure the opening of the following Scherzo . III . Scherzo : Allegro vivace – Trio : Un poco più lento . The A section of the scherzo uses a playful leaping rolled chord figure that is rhythmically and harmonically reminiscent of the opening bars of the sonata . The B section is dominated by the juxtaposition of two distant tonal realms . It commences in C-major for a rollicking theme that is abruptly interrupted by a downward-rushing C-sharp minor scale without any modulatory preparation , in a striking cyclic reference to the climax of the preceding movement 's middle section . Following this outburst , the B section quietly ends in C-sharp minor a grace-note melody identical in contour to a figure from the theme of the Andantino ( 2–1–7–1–3–1 ) , before modulating back to the movement 's tonic . C major returns in the concluding A section , this time more tonally integrated into its A-major surroundings , by modulatory sequences . The ternary form trio in D major uses hand crossing to add melodic accompaniment to the chordal theme , and is rhythmically and harmonically based on the opening of the Allegro . IV . Rondo : Allegretto – Presto . This lyrical rondo movement consists of flowing triplet movement and endless songful melody . Its form is a sonata-rondo ( A–B–A–development–A–B–A–coda ) . The Rondo 's main and opening theme is taken from the slow movement of the sonata D. 537 of 1817 . Charles Fisk has pointed out that this theme would make musical sense as a response subsequent to the questioning leading tone that closes the Allegro 's opening fanfare ; in this capacity the Rondo 's lyricism is the dramatically delayed final goal of the sonata . The second thematic group is written in the traditional dominant key ; however , it is very long , modulating through many different subdominant tonalities . The development section , in contrast , culminates in a long passage in C-sharp minor with a climax characterized by a tension-building ambiguity between E major and C-sharp minor and a greatly prolonged evasion of a cadence . This leads to a false recapitulation in F-sharp major , which then modulates to begin again in the home key . In the coda , the main theme returns fragmented , with full bar pauses , which lead each time to unexpected changes of key . This is followed by an agitated `` presto '' section , based on the final bars of the main theme , and the sonata concludes with a bold evocation of its very opening measures , with an ascending arpeggio ( essentially an inversion of the descending figure from the Allegro 's second phrase ) , followed by a fortissimo full statement of the opening fanfare in retrograde . Sonata in B-flat major , D. 960 . I. Molto moderato . This movement employs a three-key exposition . The first theme introduces a G-flat trill that anticipates the following harmonic events – a shift to G-flat major in the central section of the main theme , and , after a return to the tonic , an enharmonic shift to F-sharp minor at the start of the second theme . After a colorful harmonic excursion , the third tonal area arrives in the traditional dominant key ( F major ) . In contrast to the previous sonatas , here the development section elaborates on several different themes from the exposition . It reaches a dramatic climax in D minor , in which the first theme is presented , fluctuating between D minor and the home key , in a manner similar to the parallel passage from the previous sonata ( see above ) . In the recapitulation , the bass line in the first theme rises to B-flat instead of descending to F ( as in the exposition ) , and the second theme enters in B minor , instead of F-sharp minor . The rest of the exposition is repeated without alterations , transposed a fourth up , meaning that it returns to the home key , B-flat , for the third tonal area . The coda once again recalls the first theme , although only fragmentarily . II . Andante sostenuto . This movement is written in ternary form , and is in the key of C-sharp minor – `` the most tonally remote inner movement in Schubert 's mature instrumental works in sonata form '' . In the main section , a somber melody is presented over a relentless rocking rhythm in a texture swimming in pedal . The central section is written in A major , and presents a choral melody over an animated accompaniment ; it later touches upon B-flat major , the sonata 's home key . The main section returns with a variant of the original accompanying rhythm . This time , the tonal scheme is more unusual : after a half cadence on the dominant , a sudden , mysterious harmonic shift introduces the remote key of C major . This eventually turns into E major , and proceeds as before . The coda shifts to the tonic major , but is still haunted by glimpses of the minor mode . III . Scherzo : Allegro vivace con delicatezza – Trio . The first part of the scherzo proper cadences not in the tonic or dominant , but in the subdominant . The second , B part , continues to modulate by ascending fourths , until it reaches the key of D-flat major . In this key , a new theme is presented , emphasizing the local subdominant ( G-flat major , a further fourth upward ) – first in the major mode , then in the minor , with an enharmonic shift to F-sharp minor . This harmonic excursion eventually leads , through A major and a B diminished triad , back to the tonic and the opening section . The trio is in binary form and in B-flat minor , the first presentation of the tonic minor in the sonata . IV . Allegro ma non troppo – Presto . The finale has the same structure as that of the previous sonata . Many elements of this movement imply large-scale resolution of harmonic and thematic conflicts established earlier in this and even the two previous sonatas . The main rondo theme opens with an 'empty ' octave on G , which resolves to C minor , subsequently interpreted as ii in B-flat major . Brendel asserts that this theme , beginning in the ambiguous G/Cm , functions as a resolution of the troubling G trill presented in the very beginning of the sonata , using G to resolve to F major as V of B-flat . The second theme , in ternary form , is written in the traditional key of the dominant , with a central section in D major ; it consists of an extended , characteristically Schubertian stepwise melody played over an uninterrupted flow of semiquavers . This second theme uses the same melodic contour ( 5-8-7-6-6-5- ( 5-4-4-3 ) ) of the remarkable C major modulation in the final A section of the second movement , implying further connotations of conflict resolution . After an abrupt end to the second theme and a pregnant pause , a minor dotted-rhythm chordal theme in F-minor suddenly enters fortissimo , elaborating and modulating before sublimating into a pianissimo version of itself in the parallel major . This third theme is highly similar in rhythm and melodic contour as well as left hand pattern to the tarantella of the C minor sonata , which may not be a coincidence when considering the overall high level of cyclic connection between the sonatas . This theme evolves into a rhythmic segue that leads seamlessly back to the main theme of the rondo . The development section , based entirely on the rhythmic pattern of the main rondo theme , is characterised by juxtaposed eighth notes and triplets , reaching a climax on C-flat major , from which the bass descends in chromatic modulation eventually to G in an extended diminuendo to return to the main theme . In the coda , the main theme is fragmented in a manner also similar to the finale of the previous sonata ; in a highly chromatic and unstable progression , the octave on G here descends through G-flat to F , in an extension of the G-G-F resolution of the theme . After finally reaching this dominant preparation for the final time , the movement closes with an exceedingly triumphant and affirming presto section that totally resolves all dramatic conflicts in the sonata and the series . Compositional process . The compositional process of the last sonatas can be studied owing to the almost complete survival of their manuscripts . According to these , the sonatas were written in two stages – a preliminary sketch ( the `` first draft '' ) and a full , mature final version ( the `` fair copy '' ) . The sketches were written during the spring and summer of 1828 , possibly even earlier . The inner movements were sketched up to the final bar , while the outer , sonata-form movements were only sketched up to the beginning of the recapitulation and in the coda . In the sketches , passages from different movements ( or even different sonatas ) sometimes appear on the same leaf ; such evidence suggests that the last two sonatas were composed in parallel , at least in part . Furthermore , in the B-flat Sonata , Schubert sketched the finale before completing the first movement , unlike his usual practice , in which finales were conceived at a later stage . The final versions of the sonatas convey the impression of a single unit , and were likely notated in close succession during September 1828 . The sonatas were labeled `` Sonate I '' , `` II '' , `` III '' , respectively , and Schubert wrote at the bottom of the last folio of the third sonata the date September 26 . As compared to the sketches , the final versions are written much more neatly and orderly , with full notation and greater care for small details . A thorough study of the emendations that Schubert edited into the final versions , in comparison with his sketches , reveals many insights . `` Examination of Schubert 's sketches for the sonatas reveals him as highly self-critical ; moreover , it shows that the 'heavenly lengths ' of the sonatas were actually a later addition , not conceived from the start . In his subsequent corrections , Schubert elaborated on his themes and expanded them , giving them more 'musical space ' '' , in Alfred Brendel 's words . In the revision , Brendel continues , `` proportions are rectified , details start to tell , fermatas suspend time . Rests clarify the structure , allowing breathing space , holding the breath or listening into silence '' . In addition to the differences mentioned above , numerous other , local modifications of the structure , harmony or texture were applied to the original material . In these modifications , certain uniquely 'daring ' original progressions were occasionally toned down , whereas in other places , the new version was even bolder than its predecessor . Unifying elements and cyclicism . Schubert composed his three last sonatas in close succession ; furthermore , he intended to publish them together as a set , as evident by the sonatas ' titles . In support of this view that the sonatas are a single unity , pianist and scholar Alfred Brendel has found profound musical links between the sonatas . He has argued that the sonatas complement each other in their different characters , and demonstrated that the entire sonata trilogy is based on the same basic group of intervallic motifs . Moreover , each of the sonatas contains a complex network of inner harmonic and motivic connections linking together all movements , and passages from one movement often reappear , usually transformed , in later movements . Most of these connections are too subtle to be detected during casual listening . In some cases , however , Schubert quotes a theme or passage from an earlier movement with little alteration , inserting it in structurally significant locations , creating an immediately audible allusion . Such explicit connections are related to the cyclic form , one of the musical forms associated with the Romantic period in music . The most manifestly cyclical work of the three sonatas is the Sonata in A major . In the sonata 's scherzo , a joyous passage in C major is suddenly interrupted by a fierce downward rushing scale in C-sharp minor , which closely recalls a parallel passage at the climax of the preceding movement ; this is followed in the scherzo by a dance theme whose melody is derived from the Andantino 's opening melody . This unique moment is one of the most explicit , audible cyclic references in the sonata trilogy . Another important cyclic element in the A major Sonata is the subtle similarities and connections that exist between each movement 's ending and the following movement 's opening ; the connection between the opening and ending of the sonata as a whole , is even bolder : the sonata ends in a cancrizans of its opening , a framing device which is probably unprecedented in the sonata literature . Charles Fisk , also a pianist and music scholar , has described another cyclic element in Schubert 's last sonatas – a unifying tonal design , which follows a similar , basic dramatic scheme in each of the three works . According to Fisk , each sonata presents at its very beginning , the generative kernel of a musical conflict from which all the ensuing music will derive . The first movement , beginning and ending in the sonata 's home key , confronts this key with a contrasting tonality or tonal stratum . This dichotomous tonal design is also manifested in both third and final movements , whose openings are variants of the first movement 's opening . Moreover , the contrasting tonality becomes the main key of the second movement , thus increasing the harmonic tension in the middle of the sonata , while projecting the first movement 's tonal design ( home key – contrasting tonality – home key ) on the sonata as a whole . In the first half of each sonata , the musical material in the contrasting tonality is presented in sharp conflict with the material in the home key – in each appearance boldly detached from its surroundings . However , in the third movements and especially in the finales , this contrasting tonal realm is gradually integrated into its environment , bringing a sense of unity and resolution to the tonal conflict which was presented at the beginning of the sonata . Fisk goes further to interpret the dramatic musical scheme manifested in the tonal design of the sonatas , as the basis of a unique psychological narrative ( `` see below '' ) . Allusion to other works by Schubert . Besides the internal references that they often make to earlier passages within them , Schubert 's last sonatas contain distinct allusions and resemblances to some of his previous works , mostly earlier piano works , as well as many of his songs . Important similarities also exist between certain passages in the sonatas and works from other genres that were composed in parallel , during the same months in 1828 . The finale of the A major Sonata , uses as its main theme , a transformation of an earlier theme from the second movement of the Piano Sonata in A minor , D. 537 . Schubert introduced some changes to the original melody , which make it conform better with the sonata 's basic motifs , in accordance with the cyclical scheme of the sonata . Another allusion to an earlier piano work appears in the middle of the sonata 's slow movement : after the climax in the middle section of the Andantino , appears a passage ( bars 147–158 ) that closely recalls bars 35–39 from the Impromptu in G-flat major , D. 899 . An important , unique work for solo piano written by Schubert , stands apart from his sonatas , but is closely related to them in its concept and style : the `` Wanderer Fantasy '' of 1822 . The harmonic scheme inherent in each of Schubert 's last sonatas , according to Charles Fisk , of a tonal conflict gradually resolved through musical integration , finds its precedent in the Fantasy . Moreover , a tonal stratum which plays a unique role throughout the sonata trilogy – C-sharp minor/F-sharp minor , is also precedented in the Fantasy as well as the song on which it was based , `` Der Wanderer '' ( of 1816 ) ( Fisk calls C-sharp minor `` the wanderer 's key '' ) . In these two earlier works , and likewise in the last sonatas , passages written in the C-sharp minor/F-sharp minor stratum portray a sense of alienation , of wandering and homelessness , according to Fisk . The allusion to the song `` Der Wanderer '' becomes fully explicit when , in the development section of the B-flat Sonata 's opening movement , the new theme first presented in this section , undergoes a transformation ( in bars 159–160 ) to become an almost literal quotation of the song 's piano introduction . Another composition from the song genre , also mentioned by Fisk and others , as intimately related to the last sonatas , and also depicting a feeling of wandering and homelessness , is the `` Winterreise '' ( A Winter 's Journey ) song cycle . Numerous connections between different songs from the cycle and the sonatas , especially the C minor Sonata , have been mentioned . For example : in the C minor Sonata , the first movement 's development section recalls the songs `` Erstarrung '' and `` Der Lindenbaum '' ; the second movement and the finale recall the songs `` Das Wirtshaus '' , `` Gefrorne Tranen '' , `` Gute Nacht '' , `` Auf dem Flusse '' , `` Der Wegweiser '' , and `` Einsamkeit '' . These allusions to `` Winterreise '' retain the alienated , lonely atmosphere of its songs . Several of Schubert 's last songs ( the `` Schwanengesang '' collection ) , composed during the period of the sketching of the last sonatas , also portray a deep sense of alienation , and bear important similarities with specific moments in the sonatas . These include the songs `` Der Atlas '' ( recalls the opening of the C minor Sonata ) , `` Ihr Bild '' ( the B-flat major/G-flat major conflict at the opening of the B-flat Sonata ) , `` Am Meer '' , and `` Der Doppelgänger '' . Additional songs which have been mentioned in analogy to specific passages in the last sonatas include `` Im Frühling '' ( the opening of the A major Sonata 's finale ) , and `` Pilgerweise '' ( the main section of the `` Andantino '' in the A major Sonata ) . Schubert 's famous String Quintet was written in September 1828 , together with the final versions of the sonatas . The slow movements of the quintet and the B-flat Sonata bear striking similarities in their main sections : both employ the same unique textural layout , in which two-three voices sing long notes in the middle register , accompanied by the contrasted , short pizzicato notes of the other voices , in the lower and upper registers ; in both movements , the long notes over the relentless ostinato rhythm , convey an atmosphere of complete stillness , of arrest of all motion and time . String quintet textures also appear elsewhere , throughout the sonata trilogy . Extramusical connotations and suggestions of a narrative . Harmonic manipulations of this kind create a sense of standstill , of arrest of time and motion ; they often suggest a feeling of detachment , of entering a new dimension , independent of the preceding material , such as the realm of dreams and memories ( if the preceding material is conceived as reality ) ; some tonally detached passages may convey a feeling of an alienated , inhospitable environment , an exile ( if the preceding material is conceived as home ) . The emotional effect of these passages is often further enhanced by textural and/or cyclical devices , such as a sudden shift of musical texture , concomitant with the shift in tonality ; the use of mechanically repetitive accompanimental patterns , such as ostinati and repeated chords , in the tonally remote or oscillating passages ; and the allusion to previously stated material , which appeared earlier in the piece , in tonally detached passages . Schubert 's frequent use of similar harmonic , textural and cyclical devices in his settings of poems depicting such emotional states , only strengthens the suggestion of these psychological connotations . Extramusical connotations of this kind have sometimes been used as a basis for the construction of a psychological or biographical narrative , attempting to interpret the musical program behind Schubert 's last sonatas . Charles Fisk has suggested that the sonatas portray a protagonist going through successive stages of alienation , banishment , exile , and eventual homecoming ( in the A major and B-flat Sonatas ) , or self-assertion ( in the C minor Sonata ) . Discrete tonalities or tonal strata , appearing in complete musical segregation from one another at the beginning of each sonata , suggest contrasting psychological states , such as reality and dream , home and exile , etc . ; these conflicts are further deepened in the ensuing slow movements . Once these contrasts are resolved at the finale , by intensive musical integration and the gradual transition from one tonality to the next , a sense of reconciliation , of acceptance and homecoming , is invoked . Fisk 's hypothetical narrative is grounded on the basis of the ample cyclic connections within the sonatas and their unique tonal design , as well as their musical similarities to songs such as `` Der Wanderer '' and the `` Winterreise '' song cycle ; and on biographical evidence concerning Schubert 's life , including a story written by Schubert ( `` Mein Traum '' – My Dream ) . Fisk suggests that the sonatas convey Schubert 's own feelings of loneliness and alienation ; by their striving towards musical and tonal integration , the writing of these works offered Schubert a release from his emotional distress , particularly deepened after finishing the composition of the lonely , depressive and hopeless songs of `` Winterreise '' , during the preceding year . It is often suggested that the Last Sonata , in B-flat major , is a farewell work in which Schubert faces his own death ( somewhat analogous to the myths surrounding Mozart 's `` Requiem '' ) ; this is usually ascribed to the relaxed , meditative character which dominates the two opening movements . Death scenes are also associated , somewhat more explicitly , with the more tragic C minor Sonata ; Charles Fisk , for example , mentions ghosts and a 'dance of death ' , in the outer movements . However , when judging from a biographical point of view , the notion that Schubert felt his imminent death at the time of composing the last sonatas is questionable . Beethoven 's influence . A striking feature of many of these alleged borrowings from Beethoven is that they retain , in their borrowed state , the same structural position they had in Beethoven 's original design – they appear in the same movements , at the same structural points . However , despite all this evidence in support of Schubert 's borrowing from Beethoven , `` he evokes the memory of Beethoven and the classical style , but is no docile follower '' , as Alfred Brendel points out . `` On the contrary , his familiarity with Beethoven 's works taught him to be different ... Schubert relates to Beethoven , he reacts to him , but he follows him hardly at all . Similarities of motif , texture or formal pattern never obscure Schubert 's own voice . Models are concealed , transformed , surpassed '' . A good example of Schubert 's departure from Beethoven 's line can be found in his most overt quotation of Beethoven – the opening of the Sonata in C minor . Once Schubert 's theme has reached A-flat – the highest note in Beethoven 's theme – instead of the original , witty cadence in the tonic , Schubert 's theme continues to ascend to higher pitches , culminating fortissimo on another A-flat , an octave higher , tonicized as a downward rushing A-flat major scale . From this A-flat major interlude – an evasion of the opening material 's harmonic goal , the main generative thematic material for the entire sonata will arise . In this way , what had initially appeared to be a mere note-to-note plagiarism of Beethoven has eventually given way to a radically different continuation , one which invokes Schubert 's own , idiosyncratic compositional style . Charles Rosen , who unraveled this unique borrowing of a Beethovenian structure in Schubert 's A major Sonata , has also referred to Schubert 's departure from the former 's style in this instance : `` Schubert moves with great ease within the form which Beethoven created . He has , however , considerably loosened what held it together , and stretched its ligaments unmercifully ... the correspondence of part to whole has been considerably altered by Schubert , and explains why his large movements often seem so long , since they are being produced with forms originally intended for shorter pieces . Some of the excitement naturally goes out of these forms when they are so extended , but this is even a condition of the unforced melodic flow of Schubert 's music '' . Rosen adds , however , that `` with the finale of the A major Sonata Schubert produced a work that is unquestionably greater than its model '' . Reception , criticism and influence . Schubert 's piano sonatas seem to have been mostly neglected during the entire nineteenth century , often dismissed for being too long , lacking in formal coherence , being un-pianistic , etc . However , references to the last sonatas can be found among two nineteenth-century Romantic composers who took serious interest in Schubert 's music and were influenced by it : Schumann and Brahms . Schumann , the last sonatas ' dedicatee , reviewed the works in his `` Neue Zeitschrift für Musik '' in 1838 , upon their publication . He seems to have been largely disappointed by the sonatas , criticizing their `` much greater simplicity of invention '' and Schubert 's `` voluntary renunciation of shining novelty , where he usually sets himself such high standards '' , and claiming the sonatas `` ripple along from page to page as if without end , never in doubt as to how to continue , always musical and singable , interrupted here and there by stirrings of some vehemence which , however , are rapidly stilled '' . Schumann 's criticism seems to fit the general negative attitude maintained towards these works during the nineteenth century . Brahms 's attitude towards the last sonatas was different . Brahms found special interest in Schubert 's piano sonatas , and expressed his wish to `` study them in depth '' . In her diary , Clara Schumann mentioned Brahms 's playing of the B-flat Sonata , and praised his performance . In Brahms 's works dating from the early 1860s , a clear Schubertian influence can be observed , in features such as closed lyrical themes , distant harmonic relationships , and use of the three-key exposition . Two of these works , the First String Sextet and the Piano Quintet , contain specific features that resemble Schubert 's B-flat Sonata . The negative attitude towards Schubert 's piano sonatas persisted well into the twentieth century . Only around the centennial of Schubert 's death did these works begin to receive serious attention and critical acclaim , with the writings of Donald Francis Tovey , and the public performances of Artur Schnabel and Eduard Erdmann . During the following decades , the sonatas , and especially the final trilogy , received growing attention , and by the end of the century , came to be regarded as essential members of the classical piano repertoire , frequently appearing on concert programs , studio recordings , and musicological writings . Some late twentieth century scholars have even argued that Schubert 's last sonatas should rank together with Beethoven 's most mature sonatas . Legacy . Schubert 's last sonatas mark a distinct change of compositional style from his earlier piano sonatas , with several important differences . The typical movement length has increased , due to the use of long , lyrical , fully rounded-off , ternary-form themes , the insertion of development-like passages within expositions , and the lengthening of the development section proper . Texturally , the orchestral grandeur of the middle-period sonatas gives way to a more intimate writing that resembles a string ensemble . New textures appear in the last sonatas – scale-like melodic elements , free counterpoint , free fantasia , and simple accompanimental patterns such as Alberti bass , repeated chords , and ostinati ; the orchestral unison texture , abundant in the preceding sonatas , has disappeared . The harmonic language has also changed : more distant key relationships are explored , longer modulatory excursions , more major/minor shifts of mode , and more chromatic and diverse harmonic progressions and modulations , using elements such as the diminished seventh chord . In general , the last sonatas seem to enact a return to an earlier , more individual and intimate Schubertian style , here combined with the compositional craftsmanship of Schubert 's later works . Certain features of Schubert 's last sonatas have been mentioned as unique among his entire output , or even that of his period . Here one can mention the profound level of cyclic integration ( especially the cancrizans which `` parenthesize '' the A major Sonata ) ; fantasia-like writing with a harmonic daring looking forward to the style of Liszt and even of Schoenberg ( in the slow movement of the A major Sonata , middle section ) ; exploitation of the piano 's ability to produce overtones , both by use of the sustain pedal ( in the slow movement of the B-flat Sonata ) , and without it ( in the A major Sonata ) ; and the creation of tonal stasis by oscillating between two contrasting tonalities ( in the development sections of the opening movements of the A and B-flat major sonatas ) . As mentioned above , Schubert 's last sonatas have long been historically neglected , dismissed as inferior in style to Beethoven 's piano sonatas . However , the negative view has changed during the late twentieth century , and today these works are usually praised for their conveying of an idiosyncratic , personal Schubertian style , indeed quite different from Beethoven 's , but holding its own virtues . In this mature style , the Classical perception of harmony and tonality , and the treatment of musical structure , are radically altered , generating a new , distinct type of sonata form . Schubert 's last sonatas are sometimes compared to Mozart 's last symphonies , as unique compositional achievements : both consist of trilogies with one tragic , minor-key work , and two major-key works ; both were created during an astoundingly short period of time ; and both creating a culmination of the composer 's lifetime achievement in their respective genres . Performance issues . Several key issues are routinely raised by musicians and music scholars , when discussing the performance of Schubert 's compositions for piano . These discussions also concern the last piano sonatas . For most of these issues , no general agreement has been reached ; for example , to what extent should the sustain pedal be used , how to combine triplets with dotted rhythms , whether to allow tempo fluctuations within the course of a single movement , and whether to observe each repeat sign meticulously . The issue of repeat signs has been debated particularly in the context of the opening movements of the two last sonatas . Here , as in many of Schubert 's sonata form movements , a repeat sign is written for an exceedingly long exposition , while the material of the exposition is repeated a third time in the recapitulation with little alteration . This has led some musicians to omit the exposition repeat when performing these movements . In the last two sonatas , however , unlike other movements , the first ending of the exposition contains several additional bars of music , leading back to the movement 's opening . When performing the movement without the repeat , the music in these bars is totally omitted from the performance , as it does not appear in the second ending . Furthermore , in the B-flat sonata , these added bars contain strikingly novel material , which does not appear anywhere else in the piece , and is radically different from the second ending . Pianist András Schiff has described the omission of the repeat in these two movements as `` the amputation of a limb '' . Brendel , on the other hand , considers the additional bars as unimportant and prefers to omit the repeats ; with regard to the B-flat sonata , he further claims that the transitional bars are too unconnected to the rest of the movement , and believes that their omission actually contributes to the coherence of the piece . Another performance issue pertains to the choice of tempi , which is of special relevance in Schubert 's major instrumental works , particularly in the opening movements . Schubert often notated his opening movements with moderate tempo indications , the extreme case being the `` Molto moderato '' of the B-flat piano sonata . The latter movement in particular , has been interpreted in vastly different speeds . Ever since the famous performances by Sviatoslav Richter , taking the opening movement at an extremely slow pace , similar tempo interpretations for this movement have been frequent . However , the majority of Schubert scholars tend to dismiss such an interpretation , arguing instead for a more flowing pace , a measured allegro . Some Schubert performers tend to play the entire trilogy of the last sonatas in a single recital , thereby stressing their interrelatedness , and suggesting that they form a single , complete cycle . However , since each of these sonatas is rather long ( as compared , for instance , with most of Mozart 's or Beethoven 's sonatas ) , such a program may prove exhausting to some listeners . One of the solutions to this problem is to shorten the program by omitting repeats , mainly those of the opening movements ' expositions ( however , this practice is highly disputed , as noted above ) . The pioneers of the Schubert sonata performance , Schnabel and Erdmann , are known to have played the entire trilogy in one evening ; more recently , so did Alfred Brendel , Maurizio Pollini , Mitsuko Uchida , and Paul Lewis . Available editions and recordings . Several highly acclaimed editions of Schubert 's last sonatas are available , namely those of Bärenreiter , Henle , Universal , and Oxford University Press . These editions have , however , occasionally received some criticism for the wrong interpretation or notation of Schubert 's intentions , on issues such as deciphering the correct pitches from the manuscript , notating tremoli , discriminating between accent and decrescendo markings , and reconstructing missing bars .
Rock Stars ( documentary series ) . `` Rock Stars '' is a documentary/reality television series that follows a team of rock scalers from a slope stabilization/rock remediation company . The series is produced by `` Echo Entertainment '' for the National Geographic Channel . Ten episodes have been created so far , the first airing on November 22 , 2011 . Plot . The series portrays a group of rock remediation technicians whose primary objective is to protect the public and their communities from rockslides . As trained professionals , these men suspend on the sides of cliffs that are anywhere from 25 to 200-feet high and remove any unstable rocks or boulders that could pose a potential threat to unsuspecting drivers and hikers below . The crew use scale bars , a crow-bar type of tool with an angled tip , to bring down most of the rock . Often they also utilize rubber airbags inflated by an air compressor to bring down the larger masses of rock . The company also specializes in rock bolting , wire mesh installation , rock net installation , shotcrete , slope monitoring and slope blasting . The company has been around since 1968 and has long been a leader in the rock remediation world . Location . The first season takes place in two locations , White Pass ( Washington ) along U.S. Route 12 and Niagara Falls . Production . The documentary was filmed and produced by Echo Entertainment , a production company out of Studio City , California . Each member of the production crew was required to attend a week-long training course to obtain a certification in ropes access . Cameramen shooting on Sony EX-1s and Sony XDCam-800s were often suspended over the sides of the cliffs while shooting the scalers on the mountain . GoPro helmet cameras were also mounted on the helmets of each rock scaler to capture POV of the scalers on the hill .
Nick Clarke . Nicholas Campbell Clarke ( 9 June 1948 – 23 November 2006 ) , was an English radio and television presenter and journalist , primarily known for his work on BBC Radio 4 . Clarke was born in 1948 in Godalming , Surrey , and educated at Westbourne House School , West Sussex , Bradfield College , Berkshire and Fitzwilliam College , Cambridge . Clarke began his career in newspapers on the `` Yorkshire Evening Post '' , before joining the BBC in 1973 as Northern Industrial Correspondent . He then joined `` The Money Programme '' and eventually joined `` Newsnight '' in 1984 . His first major job in radio was on BBC Radio 4 's `` The World This Weekend '' . He presented Radio 4 's lunchtime news programme , `` The World at One '' , from 1994 until his death . During the 1991 Gulf War he was a volunteer presenter on the BBC Radio 4 News FM service . He also presented the `` Round Britain Quiz '' , the debate series `` Straw Poll '' and , when Jonathan Dimbleby was away , `` Any Questions ? '' Clarke won the Broadcasting Press Guild broadcaster of the year award in 2001 . He wrote a biography of the writer and journalist Alistair Cooke and a social history of Britain in the second half of the 20th century entitled `` The Shadow of a Nation : How Celebrity Destroyed Britain '' . In December 2005 , it was announced that Clarke was suffering from cancer and he subsequently had surgery which entailed the loss of his left leg . During this time he documented his experiences with the disease for an audio diary that was broadcast on Radio 4 in June 2006 . Clarke returned to hosting `` The World at One '' programme in August 2006 , but his last appearance was on 12 September . He died on 23 November 2006 . In 2007 , the BBC created the Nick Clarke Award to celebrate and recognise the best broadcast interview of the year , which is awarded annually at the Cheltenham Literature Festival . Following his death , friends from university established the 'Nick Clarke Prize ' . In `` The Hitchhiker 's Guide to the Galaxy '' , Clarke presented a faux `` World at One '' for the Quandary Phase along with Patrick Moore .
Mike Balogun . Mike Balogun ( born September 28 , 1983 ) is a former American football linebacker . He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the San Francisco 49ers in 2010 . He played college football for the Oklahoma Sooners . He has also played for the Washington Redskins , Tampa Bay Buccaneers , Buffalo Bills , Dallas Cowboys , and Virginia Destroyers . His name `` Balogun '' means `` Warlord '' in Yoruba . College career . Balogun was a standout inside linebacker for the Oklahoma Sooners in 2008 . He was declared ineligible to play the 2009 season because he allegedly played for the Maryland Marauders of the North American Football League , a minor league team in Maryland after turning 21 years old . San Francisco 49ers . The San Francisco 49ers signed Balogun before training camp in 2010 . He was cut during the final cuts on September 3 , 2010 . Washington Redskins . Balogun signed to the Washington Redskins ' practice squad on September 6 , 2010 . Tampa Bay Buccaneers . Balogun signed to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers ' practice squad on October 11 , 2010 . Buffalo Bills . Balogun was signed by the Buffalo Bills on November 10 , 2010 . He played in his first career game in week 13 . He was released on February 11 , 2011 . Dallas Cowboys . Balogun was signed by the Dallas Cowboys on February 14 , 2011 . Indianapolis Colts . The Indianapolis Colts signed Balogun on August 15 , 2012 .
List of world records held by plants . Individual flower . With a flower growing up to in diameter , in perimeter and heavy , `` Rafflesia arnoldii '' is the world 's current largest individual flower . They grow in the forests of Sumatra and Borneo islands of Indonesia . With no roots , stems , leaves or chlorophyll , they are parasitic to many plants on the roots of their vine . This made `` Rafflesia '' very hard to place in scientific taxonomy compared to other plant species . DNA analyses have shown that they belong to the Euphorbiaceae family , which is usually characterized by minute flowers . The most famous plant species in this family are Spurges , Cassava , and rubber tree . The very existence of the plant can only become visible when its plump buds emerge from the host through the bark on parts of the host tree , out of the ground , when it ripens , and excretes a fleshy scent of corpse to attract pollinators , which are carrion-flies Unbranched inflorescence . Titan arum Heaviest & largest fruit . Atlantic Giant Pumpkin is the world 's currently heaviest , and largest fruit on earth ever grown . The Atlantic Giant is likely a descendant of Mammoth Pumpkin , which held the world record from 1904 to 1976 . Current record holder . The current records-breaking heavy-weighed fruit is still pumpkin but it is in 2014 that the new world record was proposed . The record-breaking pumpkin weighed . It was grown by Beni Meier . He broke 3 new world records in three weeks . This fruit was until today placed in the world record for heaviest fruit . Previous record holder . Tim Mathison is the current record holder . On October 11 , 2013 , at Uesugi Farms Pumpkin Park , Morgan Hill , CA , Mathison brought in the world 's record-breaking pumpkin , which weigh over brought his now world record pumpkin , which weighed 2032 lbs . He announced his secret that he grew his pumpkin from the seeds of 2009 Wallace seed crossed with the 1554 Mathison . Large pumpkins genetic is his secret to growing giant pumpkin . Smallest & lightest fruit . The fruit of species in the genus of `` Wolffia '' is the smallest and lightest fruit in the world . Two of the smallest species of `` Wolffia '' in the world , the Australian `` Wolffia angusta '' , and the Asian/African `` Wolffia globosa '' are so small that it is difficult to distinguish between the size of their fruits . The fruit of `` W. angusta '' is 0.30 mm long ( 1/100th of an inch ) and weighs about 70 micrograms ( 1/400,000 of an ounce ) . Amazingly that even though it is the smallest fruit in the world , it is one of the largest fruits relative to the size of the parent plant . Common size of the parent plant of the two example species of `` Wolffia '' is less than one millimetre in length ( less than 1/25th of an inch ) . This means the small ripe fruit of the genus takes up a third or more of the length of the parent plant .
All a Bir-r-r-d. `` All a Bir-r-r-d '' is a Warner Bros. `` Looney Tunes '' cartoon released in 1950 , featuring Tweety , Sylvester and an unnamed bulldog , who would later become known as Hector the Bulldog . It was written by Tedd Pierce and directed by Isadore `` Friz '' Freleng , with most voice characterizations courtesy of Mel Blanc ( Bea Benaderet does a brief voice-over of Tweety 's owner ) . The title is an adaptation of the familiar train conductor 's call , `` All aboard ! '' The instrumental theme used to underscore the motion of the train is `` . Synopsis . In the opening scene , a train pulls into the station in a town called Gower Gulch , where Tweety 's owner says goodbye to him and entrusts him to the care of a conductor ( whose face is never seen ) in the baggage car . Tweety then notices Sylvester in the cage next to his and gives his catchline , `` I tawt I taw a puddytat ! '' He looks again to make sure : `` I did ! I did ! I did taw a puddytat ! '' Sylvester then opens the small door of his carrier and extends his paw to tap on the door of Tweety 's cage . Tweety answers , and as Sylvester tries to grab him , the vigilant conductor swats his paw with a cane . The conductor hangs Tweety 's cage on a hook in the ceiling to keep him safe and sound and warns Sylvester to behave . As soon as the conductor leaves the car , Sylvester proceeds to stack various articles of baggage to reach Tweety 's cage . When Sylvester tries to grab Tweety again , Tweety finds the emergency cord , and pulls it , which causes the train to screech to an instant halt and sends poor Sylvester sailing through the air across several passenger cars , until he lands in the engine 's furnace with the tender behind it . Sylvester quickly leaps out the firebox and runs back to the baggage car , and as he angrily stalks Tweety , Tweety pulls the cord again , and restarts the train , but sends Sylvester through the air into a garbage can lid that Tweety hides . Sylvester starts chasing Tweety , but is stopped by the conductor , who interrupts the chase and orders Sylvester back into his cage . In the next scene , Sylvester is in his cage next to a bulldog , who starts growling at him . Annoyed , Sylvester shouts `` Aaaaaaah , shut up ! '' and whacks the bulldog with an umbrella , but is still with Hector growling at him , and yells `` Aaaaaaah , shut your big yap , or I 'll let you have another '' . At that moment , the train is approaching an incline and as it ascends , Sylvester slides into the bulldog , who punches him and sends him into the wall . When Sylvester slides back down , the train continues to climb , and sends the bulldog punching the poor cat again . As Sylvester starts sliding down yet again , the train starts moving down the incline , sending Sylvester sliding back to the wall and making him think he is safe , until he sees the bulldog sliding down toward him with fist extended to punch him again , which allows Tweety to say , `` Poor puddytat ! '' Sylvester makes another attempt at stacking the baggage to reach Tweety . Tweety reaches for the emergency cord again , only to see that it has been cut and that Sylvester is holding it . Tweety pulls it anyway , and again sends Sylvester flying through the air , until he nearly lands in the engine 's furnace again . Sylvester comes back and snatches Tweety , but when he hears the conductor 's footsteps , he stuffs Tweety into a mailbag and leaves it on a hook alongside the track . Sylvester smiles sheepishly as the conductor walks by , then dashes to the observation car to grab the mailbag . He reaches inside and instead of Tweety finds the bulldog , who immediately chases him away . As Tweety is swinging inside his cage , Sylvester saws a hole in the roof and again finds the bulldog , instead of Tweety , who starts pursuing Sylvester atop the train . Sylvester momentarily eludes the bulldog by ducking into a space between two passenger cars , then both start running in the opposite direction . As Sylvester prepares to knock the bulldog out with a club , the train heads into a tunnel , slamming Sylvester in the face into the bridge above it ( This attempt was later used again in Half Fare Hare with Bugs , Ralph and Ed . ) The train finally returns to Gower Gulch station , where Sylvester , disguised as Tweety 's `` mommy '' , gets out of a taxi and rushes to the baggage car to claim him . The conductor hands him the cage , which is covered , and Sylvester hurries back to the taxi with the cage . As the taxi drives away , Sylvester uncovers the cage , it was revealed that the bulldog is inside the cage instead of Tweety ! The taxi pauses at a mile marker post , and the bulldog rips it out and pummels Sylvester with it as the taxi speeds along the road . As Tweety ( everyone forgot it ) is observing this from the observation car , he sadly says , `` Uh-oh , da puddytat 's dot anudda pwaymate ! It 's donna be awfwy wonesome fwom here to Pasadena . ''
Ohio State Route 852 . State Route 852 ( SR 852 ) is a north–south state highway in the southern portion of the U.S. state of Ohio . Its southern terminus is at the Kentucky state line on the Carl Perkins Memorial Bridge over the Ohio River near Portsmouth , and its northern terminus is at an interchange with the State Route 73/State Route 104 concurrency , just north of a complex interchange with U.S. Route 52 about west of Portsmouth . Route description . SR 852 begins on the Carl Perkins Memorial Bridge over the Ohio River . The route heads north as a two-lane highway , passing through farmland and woodland . The highway passes the Portsmouth Raceway Park and has an interchange with U.S. Route 52 ( US 52 ) , US 23 Truck , SR 73 east , and SR 104 south . The road has a traffic light at an access road from northbound SR 73 and SR 104 . SR 852 ends at a partial interchange with SR 73 and SR 104 . The only section of SR 852 that is included as a part of the National Highway System ( NHS ) , is that from the Kentucky state line north to the interchange with US 52 . The NHS is a system of routes determined to be the most important for the nation 's economy , mobility and defense . The highway is maintained by the Ohio Department of Transportation ( ODOT ) like all other state routes in the state . The department tracks the traffic volumes along all state highways as a part of its maintenance responsibilities using a metric called average annual daily traffic ( AADT ) . This measurement is a calculation of the traffic level along a segment of roadway for any average day of the year . In 2011 , ODOT figured that the lowest traffic levels were present on the section between the Kentucky state line and the interchange with US 52 , where only 5,240 vehicles used the highway daily . The peak traffic volume was 12,730 vehicles AADT along a section of SR 852 on the bridge over US 52
List of artillery by name . Artillery has been a primary weapon of war since before the Napoleonic Era . Several countries have developed and built artillery systems , while artillery itself has been continually improved and redesigned to meet the evolving needs of the battlefield . This has led to a plethora of different types and designs which have played a role in the history of warfare and continue to be a significant factor in modern combat . The following list of artillery cover guns , howitzers , mortars , and other large projectile weapons . Small arms and missiles are not included , though artillery rockets and other bombardment weapons are . This list is ordered by name or designation in alpha-numeric order .
Stewarton , Argyll . Stewarton , Kintyre ( , ) is a village in Argyll and Bute , Scotland . Plantation Halt was a nearby station on the Campbeltown and Machrihanish Light Railway that opened in 1906 and closed in 1932 .
Zebak District . Zebak District is one of the 29 districts of Badakhshan Province in northeastern Afghanistan . It is home to approximately 7,000 residents , most living in Zebak , the district 's capital . Sanglechi-Ishkashmi language , also referred to as `` Zebaki '' , is spoken in the district .
Cnesteboda davidsoni . `` Cnesteboda davidsoni '' is a moth of the family Tortricidae . It is found in Taiwan . The wingspan is 14 mm . The ground colour of the forewings is brownish , slightly mixed with ochreous especially on the distal part of the wing . The hindwings are brownish grey , but paler basally . Adults are on wing in mid-May .
Admetula afra . `` Admetula afra '' is a species of sea snail , a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae , the nutmeg snails . The specific name `` afra '' is a feminine of `` afer '' , that means `` African '' . Distribution . South Africa
Mynyddcerrig . Mynyddcerrig is a village in Carmarthenshire , Wales . Mynyddcerrig once had a primary school , Ysgol Mynyddcerrig , which closed in 2007 , however , it still has a working men 's club and a public park . Notable people . Nigel Owens , a welsh rugby referee was born and grew up in Mynyddcerrig .
Bruckmann 's Illustrated Guides . `` Bruckmann 's Illustrated Guides '' ( 1892-1916 ) were European travel guide books published by A. Bruckmann in Munich and Asher & Co. in London . The series also appeared in a German-language edition entitled `` Bruckmann 's Illustrierte Reiseführer '' .
Epeolus . `` Epeolus '' is a genus of cuckoo bees of the tribe Epeolini , the subfamily Nomadinae part of the honey bee family Apidae . They are often known as variegated cuckoo-bees . Biology . The species within `` Epeolus '' are medium-sized bees with bright patterns . There are currently approximately 100 species described from throughout the world . All known species of `` Epeolus '' are cleptoparasites of mining bees of the genus `` Colletes '' . The female enters the nesting excavated by the female `` Colletes '' bee and lays an egg in an unsealed cell . The `` Epeolus '' larva then consumes the egg of the host bee and then feeds on the pollen the `` Colletes '' bee provisioned the cell with for her offspring . `` Epeolus '' bees may be rather obvious and easily observed in the vicinity of the nesting aggregations of their hosts and often use the same flowers to feed on . `` Colletes '' bees line their nesting cells with a cellophane like covering which they exude from the Dufour 's gland to protect the cell from moisture and fungal infection , female `` Epeolus '' bees have spines on the end of their abdomens which they use to pierce u-shaped holes in this covering so that she can oviposit between its layers , she also secrets a small amount of glue so that the egg adheres to the cell .
Stanton upon Hine Heath . Stanton upon Hine Heath is a village and parish in Shropshire , England . The River Roden flows through the village . Author Mary Webb ( 1881–1927 ) lived with her parents in Stanton from 1896 to 1902 , at house then called The Woodlands , later called Harcourt Manor . Another author , Barbara Comyns Carr ( 1907–1992 ) , died in the village and is buried in the graveyard of the village church , St. Andrew 's . Nearby is the village of Moreton Corbet . Running through the parish is the A53 , between Shawbury and Hodnet . Moreton Corbet Castle . The first castle built at Moreton Corbet was not built from stone , but was most likely to have been a timber building . It was around 1200 , that the Castle became a stone structure . The Castle was an impressive build ; it consisted of a gatehouse , a keep , high curtain walls surrounding it and unlike most other castle 's , was rough triangular in shape . In 1086 , at the time of the Domesday Survey , Moreton Castle , and twelve other manors , were held by Thorold of Verley from Roger of Montgomery . Both of his tenants , Hunning and Wulfgeat of Saxon descent , had been allowed to keep their estates as they were pre-Conquest tenants also . However , in 1086 , the manor was passed to one of Hunning 's Saxon contemporaries , known as Toret . Toret 's son , Bartholomew Toret , fell out with King of England at the time , King John , and was thrown into jail . The Castle was passed onto the Norman Richard Corbet of Wattlesborough , when his daughter married him in 1239 . The Corbets . After the marriage between Toret 's heiress and Richard Corbet , Moreton Corbet Castle became their home during the 12th century . On 5 August 1100 , a grant of 'Hortuna ' was made by the Corbet family to William 'Macro ' and his heirs , requiring them to provide military protection for the parish of Stanton Upon Hine Heath for a duration of close to 35 years . The land was sold in the 13th century by Thomas Corbet to John son of John Extraneo and the commune of Shrewsbury after which the land was leased or granted to various parties in the township . RAF Shawbury . Approximately one mile to the South West of Stanton upon Hine Heath is RAF Shawbury , which dates back to 1917 . Between the First and Second World War , the area was transformed to agricultural land ; however , at the outbreak of the Second World War , it had to be converted back to an airfield for military reasons . RAF Shawbury was named Number 11 ( Pilot ) Advanced Flying Unit , responsible for training pilots both from the UK and Allied territories . The base now serves as a training centre for RAF air traffic controllers . Industry . 1881 was straight after the Industrial Revolution , when advances in agricultural , textile and metal manufacturing , transportation , economic policies and social changes took place in England . However , during this period , not a huge amount of industrial change took place in this small rural parish , which was bypassed by the rising railways . The majority of the male population ( 145 ) were still working in agriculture . However , surprisingly , the majority of women ( 3914 ) were working in domestic and office work . These industrial changes took such a long time to be implemented because it was a rural parish and did not have the resources to support such heavy machinery and huge factories . St Andrew 's Church . The local grade I listed church of Stanton upon Hine Heath , St Andrew 's , is set in a quiet location in the south-western corner of the village . The church is grouped with neighbouring churches of Shawbury and Moreton Corbet ; construction on all three buildings commenced in the 12th century . Inside the church are two framed Rolls of Honour to parishioners who served in the respective World Wars . The First 's , which lists 68 men and indicates those who died or became prisoners of war , bears charcoal drawings of a soldier , and a man and a girl either side of the list of names ; the Second 's has small paintings of tanks and bomber planes in action , ruined houses , a camp of tents , and crosses with wreaths placed beside them . The parish 's war memorial is in form of the wooden lych gate , built on sandstone base , within which are tablets listing four local men ( out of 64 stated to have served ) who died serving in World War I and two in World War II . Author Barbara Comyns Carr ( 1907–1992 ) , who died in the village , is buried in the graveyard , which also contains a war grave of a soldier of World War I . High Hatton Hall . High Hatton Hall is a small red brick country house built in 1762 with three storeys and a pyramidal roof . It is a Grade II* listed building . An elephant and castle symbol on the rainwater heads and initials on the datestone suggest that this house was built for a member of the Corbet family , probably by Thomas Farnolls Pritchard . Trends and changes . Population of the parish was highest for the 1831 census with 722 residents , however , the population slowly started to shrink to a current estimated population of 529 in recent decades . Since the beginning of the 19th century , the population of the parish increased dramatically from 599 people to a population of 722 ( 127 households ) in 1831 . This was an increase of 20 % in the population in 30 years . However , after this date , the population did not carry on increase , but started to decrease in size . By the middle of the 20th century , the population was lower than in 1801 , standing at 563 ( 159 households ) in 1961 ; nearly a 25 % decrease in the population . Local Joint Committee . The Local Joint Committees ( LJCs ) enable people in each parish in Shropshire to get involved with the decision making of the Shropshire Council . In total , there are 28 Local Joint Committees , with Stanton Upon Hine Heath being in LJC 03 , along with Loppington , Myddle and Broughton , Clive , Grinshill , Hadnall , Moreton Corbet and Lee Brockhurst , Shawbury , Wem Town , Wem Rural , Whixall and Weston under Redcastle . Each Parish has a representative who , along with the Shropshire Councillors , attends the Shropshire Council four times a year , giving the locals a chance to meet with their councillors and raise issues of concern about services or problems within their committees .
Edward N. Ament . Edward Newton Ament ( 1860–1949 ) was Mayor of Berkeley , California , United States from 1932 to 1939 . Ament was born in Arcata , California July 30 , 1860 . He 1889 , he married Florence Moody . They had one daughter . Ament was the proprietor of the Ashby Furniture Company in Berkeley . Before being becoming Mayor , he served as president of the library board which oversaw the construction of the Berkeley Public Library . He was appointed to the Berkeley City Council in May 1932 upon the resignation of Agnes Moody , and became Mayor in December of the same year . He died of heart failure on February 25 , 1949 in Berkeley while sitting in his dentist 's waiting room . He was interred at the Sunset View Cemetery in nearby El Cerrito .
Bo Wen Single Member Constituency . Bo Wen Single Member Constituency was a constituency in Singapore . It used to exist for only between 1984 and 1988 . S Vasoo is a MP until it shifted to Radin Mas in 1988 . It absorbed part of Ang Mo Kio , Kebun Baru & Yio Chu Kang constituencies .
Yacine Dekkiche . Yacine Dekkiche is a French rugby footballer who represented his country in rugby league at the 2000 World Cup . Playing career . Dekkiche originally played rugby league and in 2000 played for Huddersfield-Sheffield in the Super League . Between 1999 and 2000 he played in four matches for France , including one at the 2000 World Cup . In 2001 Dekkiche switched codes to rugby union , joining La Rochelle in the Top 16 . Between 2005 and 2010 Dekkiche played for a variety of clubs in both the Rugby Pro D2 and Fédérale 1 divisions . He currently plays for Saint-Jean-d'Angély .
Mitromorpha smithi . `` Mitromorpha smithi '' is a species of sea snail , a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitromorphidae . Description . The shell size reaches 7 mm Distribution . This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Azores
The Arab Lobby . `` The Arab Lobby : The Invisible Alliance That Undermines America 's Interests in the Middle East '' is a book written by Mitchell Bard , the head of the American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise and the director of the Jewish Virtual Library , published in August 2010 . It was written in response to John Mearsheimer and Stephen Walt 's bestselling albeit controversial `` The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy '' , which focused on the role of the Israel lobby in shaping U.S. foreign policy in a pro-Israel direction . Synopsis . In the `` Arab Lobby '' , Bard argues that an influential Arab lobby has sought to counter the Israel lobby by tilting U.S. foreign policy towards a pro-Arabist and anti-Israel direction . He describes the lobby as having two components : an `` oil lobby '' and a domestic Palestinian advocacy lobby . The oil lobby is described as a `` petroleum-diplomatic complex '' consisting of Saudi Arabia , Arabist sympathizers within the State Department and diplomatic community , and defense contractors . Meanwhile , Palestinian advocacy groups include mainline non-evangelical Christian denominations , Arab and Muslim-American interest groups , and Middle Eastern studies academics . Bard traces the origins of the `` petroleum-diplomatic complex '' to the days of King Saud . The main premise is that the Saudis and other Arab states of the Persian Gulf have the oil and will supply it to America and its allies on the condition that America keeps the Arab ruling families in power . Bard also argues that several groups within the pro-Palestine component and with the Muslim-American community including the Council on American-Islamic Relations , the American Muslim Council , and the Middle East Studies Association secretly sympathize with the Islamists . He argues that the influence of the Christian Zionists has been exaggerated by anti-Zionist critics and alleges that several mainstream Christian denominations and organizations including the American Presbyterian Church , the Roman Catholic Church , the World Council of Churches , the National Council of Churches , and Quakers promote a pro-Palestinian and anti-Israel agenda . He has alleged that historical Christian anti-semitism and the propagation of liberation theology and Replacement theology among mainstream denominations and Arab Christian provide the main sources of `` Christian anti-Zionism . '' Bard has also alleged that Saudi Arabian interests and pro-Palestinian advocates were hijacking the academic field of Middle Eastern studies within several prominent American universities including Georgetown University , Harvard University , and Columbia University . This has involved Saudi Arabia and other Arab states of the Persian Gulf funding centers and chairs at universities to promote a pro-Arabist agenda . Bard has also accused several prominent Middle Eastern studies academics including John Esposito and Rashid Khalidi of abusing positions by advancing a pro-Palestinian political agenda . In addition , Bard has criticized the Middle Eastern Studies Association ( MESA ) for adopting a pro-Palestinian standpoint . Bard has also alleged that MESA marginalizes non-Israel-related topics including the Kurdish–Turkish conflict and the persecution of religious and ethnic minorities like Middle Eastern Jews , Christians , and non-Arabs . Finally , Bard has contended that since the September 11 attacks , the Arab lobby working through Middle Eastern Studies university departments have sought to influence pre-university education by tailoring education programs and resources to reflect a pro-Arabist agenda . Reception . It was reviewed positively by several conservative and pro-Israeli news media and groups including `` Ynetnews '' , `` FrontPage Magazine '' , `` Tablet Magazine '' , the Christian Broadcasting Network , and the Scholars for Peace in the Middle East . Kirkus Reviews praised Bard for identifying the `` malign influence of the Arab lobby—specifically that of Saudi Arabia—on U.S. government policy . '' Harvard University law professor Alan Dershowitz also gave `` The Arab Lobby '' a positive review in `` The Daily Beast '' , citing the Ground Zero Mosque controversy as evidence that Arab governments influenced American politics . The book was also criticized in a `` Newsweek '' article by R.M . Schneiderman which was later reproduced in `` The Daily Beast '' . The book was also positively reviewed by Steven J. Rosen in Daniel Pipes 's `` Middle East Quarterly '' .
Francis Grose ( British Army officer ) . Lieutenant-General Francis Grose ( c. 1758 – 8 May 1814 ) was a British soldier who commanded the New South Wales Corps . As Governor of New South Wales 1792-1794 , he established military rule , abolished civil courts , and made generous land-grants to his officers . He failed to stamp out the practice of paying wages in alcoholic spirits , with consequent public drunkenness and corruption . Although he helped to improve living conditions to some degree , he was not viewed as a successful administrator . Early life . Grose was born in Greenland , Middlesex , England around 1758 . He was the eldest son of Francis Grose ( the well-known English antiquary ) and Catherine Jordan . Grose received a commission as an ensign in 1775 , in the 52nd Foot and was promoted to lieutenant later that year . Grose served during the American Revolutionary War , where he was twice wounded ( at the assaults on Fort Montgomery and Monmouth Court House ) . Returning to England in 1779 as captain of the 85th Regiment of Foot , he acted as recruiting officer . He attained the rank of major in 1783 , in the 96th Foot and in November 1789 was placed in command of the New South Wales Corps and appointed lieutenant-governor of New South Wales . Australia . Grose did not leave England until late in 1791 , arriving in Sydney on 14 February 1792 on board the convict transport `` Pitt '' . The voyage was not an easy one as fever killed a large number of people on board , seaman , soldiers , convicts , wives , and children . Grose became colonial administrator when Governor Arthur Phillip , whose health had been poor for some time ( probably due to poor diet ) , received permission to depart . The European population of New South Wales when Grose took over was 4,221 , of whom 3,099 were convicts . Grose immediately abandoned Phillip 's plans for governing the colony . A staunch military man , he established military rule and set out to secure the authority of the Corps . He abolished the civilian courts and transferred the magistrates to the authority of Captain Joseph Foveaux . After the poor crops of 1793 he cut the rations of the convicts but not those of the Corps , overturning Phillip ’ s policy of equal rations for all . In a connived attempt to improve agricultural production and make the colony more self-sufficient , Grose turned away from collective farming and made generous land grants to officers of the Corps . They were also provided with government-fed and clothed convicts as farm labour , whose products they would sell to the government store at a good profit . Phillip had realized that unless there was some control over the sale of alcoholic spirits , great evils would follow , but Grose made no efforts in this direction and great abuses such as the payment of wages in spirits became common . The custom of officers trading in spirits was almost universal and in the interregnum before the arrival of Captain Hunter , the colony was rife with drunkenness , gambling , licentiousness and crime . How far Grose was responsible for this state of affairs it is now impossible to say . There is , however , no reason to doubt the statements of the chaplain , the Rev . Richard Johnson , that he could get no support from the lieutenant-governor and no assistance in building a church . On the other hand , the charges against Grose of making indiscriminate grants of land to his friends and fellow officers appear to be without foundation , as the grants made were in accordance with his instructions and to those officers who requested them . In spite of the low state of morality and the drinking habits of the people , the position of the colony had improved very much when Grose left for England on 17 December 1794 . However , most of the credit for this can not be given to Grose . His substitution of military for civil power was not for the good of the state and he showed no foresight or real strength in his government . The improvement probably came from better farming methods , for which credit can largely be given to the two chaplains , Johnson and Samuel Marsden . Grose did , however , increase the rations and improve the housing conditions of his troops . Return to England . After leaving Australia Grose filled various posts in the army . In 1798 , he was on the staff in Ireland . In 1805 , he was at Gibraltar where he was promoted to major-general . He was again on the staff in Ireland in 1809 . He was promoted to lieutenant-general . Final years and death . Grose 's first wife died in January 1813 . In April 1814 , he married Elizabeth , widow of William Paterson . A month later , on 8 May 1814 , he died in Croydon , Surrey , England . He was 56 years old . Elizabeth died in Liverpool , England in 1839 . The Grose Valley , one of the most spectacular regions in the Blue Mountains on the edge of Sydney , is named after Francis Grose .
Indie Memphis . Indie Memphis , located in Memphis , TN , is an arts organization that runs year-round programs that `` inspire , encourage and promote independent films and filmmaking in Memphis . '' Film Festival . The organization is mainly known for its yearly film festival that takes place in Memphis . The festival , which typically occurs in November , was nationally ranked as one of the `` 25 Coolest Film Festivals '' by MovieMaker magazine . The festival attracts filmmakers and musicians from across the nation during its weekend long run . The 2012 festival took place November 1–4 , 2012 .
Latvian parliamentary election , 1922 . Parliamentary elections were held in Latvia on 7 and 8 October 1922 . The Latvian Social Democratic Workers ' Party remained the largest party , winning 30 of the 100 seats . Electoral system . For the elections the country was divided into five constituencies , electing a total of 97 MPs using proportional representation . The three remaining seats were awarded to the parties with the highest vote totals that had failed to win a seat in any of the five constituencies . The list system used was made flexible , as voters were able to cross out candidates ' names and replace them with names from other lists . However , only 19.97 % of voters made any changes to the lists . To register a list for the election parties needed only collect 100 signatures . A total of 88 lists registered , but only 43 contested the election . There was no voter roll , but instead passports were used to identify voters .
Le Plagnal . Le Plagnal is a commune in the Ardèche department in southern France .
Masoud Abdul Khamis . Masoud Abdul Khamis ( born 11 September 1974 ) is a Qatari sprinter . He competed in the men 's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 1992 Summer Olympics .
Laconia District Court . The Laconia District Court is located at 26 Academy Street ( Academy Square ) in Laconia , New Hampshire , in a Second Empire brick structure which was built by the city in 1886-87 to house its high school . It was designed by Frederick N. Footman of Boston , though preliminary designs had been obtained from Dow & Wheeler of Concord , New Hampshire . The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982 . Description and history . The Laconia District Court is located south of downtown Laconia , on the east side of Academy Street a short way south of Court Street . It is a 2-1/2 story masonry structure , with load-bearing brick walls with granite trim . It is topped by a tall mansard roof and a square belfry with pyramidal roof . The front facade is seven bays wide , with a stepped appearance . A three-bay section , continuing the mansard roof , projects at the center , and the main entrance pavilion , capped by a gabled roof , projects from that . A stone stringcourse separates the first and second floors of the central section , and its second-floor windows are set in recessed panels . The entrance is in a wide round-arch opening , and the bay above has two sash windows , with a recessed decorative half-round panel above . Laconia 's first high school used the old building of the Gilford Academy , and was by the mid-1880s overcrowded . The present building was completed in 1887 . It housed the city 's high school students as well as the local district elementary school . It was used by the city as a high school until 1922 , and then as the Academy Elementary School until 1975 . The building received a major rehabilitation in 1977 and was converted for use as a courthouse at that time .
WXw Shotgun Championship . wXw Shotgun Championships is a title owned by German wrestling promotion Westside Xtreme Wrestling . All title matches are broadcast on YouTube . The first champion was crowned on August 18 , 2013 . Ilja Dragunov defeated Tony Blunt in the finals of a tournament to become the first champion .
East Village Radio . East Village Radio ( EVR ) is an Internet radio station which broadcasts from a storefront studio in the East Village of Manhattan , in New York City . The station shut down on May 23 , 2014 and relaunched in conjunction with Dash Radio , June 3 , 2015 . EVR 's street-level studio is on 21 First Avenue at East 1st Street . According to an MTA ( Metropolitan Transit Authority ) study of pedestrian traffic in New York City , almost 1,800 ( 1,000 during off-peak travel times ) pedestrians passed by the sound booth per hour . Over 60 DJs and hosts provide 16 hours of free live programming a day , in two-hour show blocks , seven days a week . Programming features a mix of music , news , comedy and commentary . Music ranges from indie to new wave to coldwave to hip hop and post punk to vintage jazz , funk and soul to house , techno and ambient electronic . EVR supports the free radio movement . History . East Village Radio was established in June 2003 , and broadcast on the airwaves at 88.1 FM . After an article in `` The New York Times '' described the station , the FCC sent a cease-and-desist letter as the station was unlicensed to use the airwaves . Due to the difficulty of obtaining new FM licenses , the decision was made to make EVR an internet radio station . Some time after this , it was decided to move the studio from its original location above a restaurant to a storefront booth on First Avenue in Manhattan . This was seen as a way of reconnecting EVR with the East Village community since the station was no longer literally on-the-air . East Village Radio 's DJ line-up included British multi-platinum artist and producer Mark Ronson . One of its final guests before closing and relaunching was artist and Vector Gallery creator/curator JJ Brine on the AndewAndrew show . East Village radio has now relaunched on Dash Radio and is live as of June 3 , 2015 .
Gastón Giménez ( footballer , born 1989 ) . Diego Gastón Giménez Díaz ( born 7 December 1989 ) is a Uruguayan footballer who plays as a forward . He is currently a free agent . Career . Giménez began his career with Danubio of the Uruguayan Primera División . He scored on his professional debut in a win against Miramar Misiones on 4 September 2010 . Another goal followed on 7 November versus Tacuarembó , in a season which included nine appearances . On 12 July 2011 , Giménez was loaned to fellow top-flight team Rentistas . During his second start , on 4 September 2011 against Cerro , Giménez scored his third career goal . One goal in eighteen further appearances arrived with the club . In August 2012 , Giménez joined Uruguayan Segunda División side Rocha on loan . He went onto score once in fourteen games .
Stirling numbers of the second kind . In mathematics , particularly in combinatorics , a Stirling number of the second kind ( or Stirling partition number ) is the number of ways to partition a set of `` n '' objects into `` k '' non-empty subsets and is denoted by formula_1 or formula_2 . Stirling numbers of the second kind occur in the field of mathematics called combinatorics and the study of partitions . Stirling numbers of the second kind are one of two kinds of Stirling numbers , the other kind being called Stirling numbers of the first kind ( or Stirling cycle numbers ) . Mutually inverse ( finite or infinite ) triangular matrices can be formed from the Stirling numbers of each kind according to the parameters `` n '' , `` k '' . Definition . The Stirling numbers of the second kind , written formula_1 or formula_4 or with other notations , count the number of ways to partition a set of formula_5 labelled objects into formula_6 nonempty unlabelled subsets . Equivalently , they count the number of different equivalence relations with precisely formula_6 equivalence classes that can be defined on an formula_5 element set . In fact , there is a bijection between the set of partitions and the set of equivalence relations on a given set . Obviously , as the only way to partition an `` n '' -element set into `` n '' parts is to put each element of the set into its own part , and the only way to partition a nonempty set into one part is to put all of the elements in the same part . The Stirling numbers of the second kind may also be characterized as the numbers that arise when one expresses powers of an indeterminate `` x '' in terms of the falling factorials ( In particular , ( `` x '' ) 0 = 1 because it is an empty product . ) In particular , one has Notation . Various notations have been used for Stirling numbers of the second kind . The brace notation formula_2 was used by Imanuel Marx and Antonio Salmeri in 1962 for variants of these numbers . This led Knuth to use it , as shown here , in the first volume of `` The Art of Computer Programming '' ( 1968 ) . However , according to the third edition of `` The Art of Computer Programming '' , this notation was also used earlier by Jovan Karamata in 1935 . The notation `` S '' ( `` n '' , `` k '' ) was used by Richard Stanley in his book `` Enumerative Combinatorics '' . Relation to Bell numbers . Since the Stirling number formula_15 counts set partitions of an `` n '' -element set into `` k '' parts , the sum over all values of `` k '' is the total number of partitions of a set with `` n '' members . This number is known as the `` n '' th Bell number . Analogously , the ordered Bell numbers can be computed from the Stirling numbers of the second kind via Table of values . As with the binomial coefficients , this table could be extended to `` k '' > `` n '' , but those entries would all be 0 . Recurrence relation . Stirling numbers of the second kind obey the recurrence relation for `` k '' > 0 with initial conditions For instance , the number 25 in column `` k '' =3 and row `` n '' =5 is given by 25=7+ ( 3×6 ) , where 7 is the number above and to the left of 25 , 6 is the number above 25 and 3 is the column containing the 6 . To understand this recurrence , observe that a partition of the `` n+1 '' objects into `` k '' nonempty subsets either contains the `` n+1 '' -th object as a singleton or it does not . The number of ways that the singleton is one of the subsets is given by since we must partition the remaining formula_5 objects into the available `` k-1 '' subsets . In the other case the `` n+1 '' -th object belongs to a subset containing other objects . The number of ways is given by since we partition all objects other than the `` n+1 '' -th into `` k '' subsets , and then we are left with `` k '' choices for inserting object `` n+1 '' . Summing these two values gives the desired result . Lower and upper bounds . If formula_26 and formula_27 , then Maximum . For fixed formula_5 , formula_32 has a single maximum , which is attained for at most two consecutive values of `` k '' . That is , there is an integer formula_33 such that When formula_5 is large and the maximum value of the Stirling number of second kind is Parity . This relation is specified by mapping `` n '' and `` k '' coordinates onto the Sierpiński triangle . where formula_44 is the Iverson bracket . Simple identities . This is because dividing `` n '' elements into `` n '' − 1 sets necessarily means dividing it into one set of size 2 and `` n '' − 2 sets of size 1 . Therefore we need only pick those two elements ; To see this , first note that there are 2 `` n '' `` ordered '' pairs of complementary subsets `` A '' and `` B '' . In one case , `` A '' is empty , and in another `` B '' is empty , so 2 `` n '' − 2 ordered pairs of subsets remain . Finally , since we want `` unordered '' pairs rather than `` ordered '' pairs we divide this last number by 2 , giving the result above . Another explicit expansion of the recurrence-relation gives identities in the spirit of the above example . Generating functions . For a fixed integer `` n '' , the ordinary generating function for the Stirling numbers of the second kind formula_52 is given by where formula_54 are Touchard polynomials . For a fixed integer `` k '' , the Stirling numbers of the second kind formula_57 have and have exponential generating function given by A mixed bivariate generating function for the Stirling numbers of the second kind is Asymptotic approximation . For fixed value of formula_61 the asymptotic value of the Stirling numbers of the second kind as formula_62 is given by On the other side , if formula_64 ( where `` o '' denotes the little o notation ) then Uniformly valid approximation also exist : for all such that , one has where formula_67 , formula_68 is main branch of Lambert W function . Relative error is bounded by about formula_69 . Moments of the Poisson distribution . If `` X '' is a random variable with a Poisson distribution with expected value λ , then its `` n '' th moment is In particular , the `` n '' th moment of the Poisson distribution with expected value 1 is precisely the number of partitions of a set of size `` n '' , i.e. , it is the `` n '' th Bell number ( this fact is Dobiński 's formula ) . Moments of fixed points of random permutations . Let the random variable `` X '' be the number of fixed points of a uniformly distributed random permutation of a finite set of size `` m '' . Then the `` n '' th moment of `` X '' is Note : The upper bound of summation is `` m '' , not `` n '' . In other words , the `` n '' th moment of this probability distribution is the number of partitions of a set of size `` n '' into no more than `` m '' parts . This is proved in the article on random permutation statistics , although the notation is a bit different . Rhyming schemes . The Stirling numbers of the second kind can represent the total number of rhyme schemes for a poem of `` n '' lines . formula_1 gives the number of possible rhyming schemes for `` n '' lines using `` k '' unique rhyming syllables . As an example , for a poem of 3 lines , there is 1 rhyme scheme using just one rhyme ( aaa ) , 3 rhyme schemes using two rhymes ( aab , aba , abb ) , and 1 rhyme scheme using three rhymes ( abc ) . Associated Stirling numbers of the second kind . An `` r '' -associated Stirling number of the second kind is the number of ways to partition a set of `` n '' objects into `` k '' subsets , with each subset containing at least `` r '' elements . It is denoted by formula_73 and obeys the recurrence relation The 2-associated numbers appear elsewhere as `` Ward numbers '' and as the magnitudes of the coefficients of Mahler polynomials . Reduced Stirling numbers of the second kind . Denote the `` n '' objects to partition by the integers 1 , 2 ... , `` n '' . Define the reduced Stirling numbers of the second kind , denoted formula_75 , to be the number of ways to partition the integers 1 , 2 ... , `` n '' into `` k '' nonempty subsets such that all elements in each subset have pairwise distance at least `` d '' . That is , for any integers `` i '' and `` j '' in a given subset , it is required that formula_76 . It has been shown that these numbers satisfy ( hence the name `` reduced '' ) . Observe ( both by definition and by the reduction formula ) , that formula_78 , the familiar Stirling numbers of the second kind .
Kurtë . Kurtë ( also known as Kurt-Kurtaj ) is a settlement in the former Gruemirë municipality , Shkodër County , northern Albania . At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Malësi e Madhe .
Namunaria pacifica . `` Namunaria pacifica '' is a species of cylindrical bark beetle in the family Zopheridae . It is found in North America .
SOFIX . SOFIX is the first official stock market index of the Bulgarian Stock Exchange . Initiated in 2000 , the index represents a correlation of the sum of the market capitalization of the companies within the index portfolio on the current day and the sum of the market capitalization of the same on the previous day . In September 2016 , the first Bulgarian exchange traded fund that tracks the performance of SOFIX was launched : .
Paul Marek . Paul Marek , ( born 25 July 1964 in Mount Isa ) , Australian politician , was the National Party member of the Australian House of Representatives from 2 March 1996 until 3 October 1998 , representing the Division of Capricornia , Queensland .
Mike Farbelow . Mike Farbelow ( born March 30 , 1963 in Saint Paul , Minnesota ) is an American curler . He lives in Minneapolis . Career . Farbelow began curling in 1977 . Farbelow made appearances at the nationals in 1985 and 1998 , and he served as alternate on Team Jacobson at the 2011 national championships . Farbelow is also the 2007 National club champion , 1985 Minnesota state champion , and the 1981 and 1983 Minnesota junior champion . Farbelow led his rink to a fifth-place finish in 2009 , when he was the winner of the Ann Brown Sportsmanship Award . He then skipped his team to a silver medal at the 2010 U.S. Men 's Championships , where they lost the gold medal match to Pete Fenson 's rink . It was Farbelow 's fourth trip to the U.S. championships and his first medal finish . Personal life . Farbelow is a graduate of the University of Minnesota , and is employed with Smith & Nephew . Farbelow 's father Bill served as national technical director of the U.S . Curling Association in the 1990s . His brother Willy is also a curler .
Luna 15 . Luna 15 was an unmanned space mission of the Soviet Luna programme . On 21 July 1969 , while Apollo 11 astronauts finished the first human moonwalk , Luna 15 , an unmanned Soviet spacecraft in lunar orbit at the time , began its descent to the lunar surface . Launched three days before the Apollo 11 mission , it was the second Soviet attempt to return lunar soil back to Earth with a goal to outstrip the US in achieving a sample return in the Moon race . The previous mission , designated E-8-5-402 , launched June 14 , 1969 , did not achieve Earth orbit because the third stage of its launch vehicle failed to ignite . The Luna 15 lander crashed into the Moon at 15:50 UT , hours before the scheduled American lift off from the Moon . Mission . Luna 15 was capable of studying circumlunar space , the lunar gravitational field , and the chemical composition of lunar rocks . It was also capable of providing lunar surface photography . Luna 15 was placed in an intermediate Earth orbit after launch and was then sent toward the Moon . After a mid-course correction the day after launch , Luna 15 entered lunar orbit at 10:00 UT on 17 July 1969 . The spacecraft remained in lunar orbit for two days while controllers checked all on-board systems and performed two orbital manoeuvres . After completing 86 communications sessions and 52 orbits of the Moon at various inclinations and altitudes , it began its descent . Astronauts Armstrong and Aldrin had already set foot on the Moon when Luna 15 fired its main retrorocket engine to initiate descent to the surface at 15:47 UT on 21 July 1969 . Transmissions ceased four minutes after de-orbit , at a calculated altitude of . The spacecraft had probably crashed into the side of a mountain . Impact coordinates were 17° north latitude and 60° east longitude , in Mare Crisium . An audio recording of the minutes in which British technicians at the radio telescope facility in Jodrell Bank observed Luna 15 's descent was first made available to the public on 3 July 2009 . Implications . In a race to reach the Moon and return to Earth , the parallel missions of Luna 15 and Apollo 11 represented , in many ways , the culmination of the Space Race between the space programs of both the United States and the Soviet Union in the 1960s . The simultaneous missions became one of the first instances of Soviet–American space cooperation : the Soviet Union released Luna 15 's flight plan to ensure it would not collide with Apollo 11 , though its exact mission was unknown .
James R. Taylor . James Renwick Taylor ( born in 1928 ) , sometimes known as Jim Taylor is a Canadian academic and Professor Emeritus at the Department of Communication of the Université de Montréal , which he founded with Annie Méar and André H. Caron Ed.D in the early 1970s . Biography . Born in 1928 , Taylor received his BA and MA from Mount Allison University in Sackville , New Brunswick in 1949 and 1950 . The next year in England , he received his ABD in Literature from the University of London . Later in 1978 he received his PhD in Communication from the University of Pennsylvania . Back in Canada Taylor started his career as radio and television producer for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation in Ottawa in 1956 , where in 1963 he became Regional Supervisor . In 1966 he started at the University of Pennsylvania as lecturer and as Director of the TV Laboratory . In 1970 he moved to the Université de Montréal , where he was appointed Professor at the new founded Department of Communication . In 1999 he retired and was named Emeritus Professor . In the 1980s he was also adviser on Planning at the Department of Communications Canada in Ottawa , and board member of the Canadian Workplace Automation Research Centre ( CWARC ) , later Centre for Information Technology Innovation ( CITI ) . Work . Drawing from research in fields such as organizational psychology ( Karl E. Weick ) , ethnomethodology ( Harold Garfinkel , Deirdre Boden ) , phenomenology ( Alfred Schütz ) and collective minding ( Edwin Hutchins ) , Taylor developed an original theory of organizational communication , suggesting that communication is the `` site and surface '' of organizations , rather than a phenomenon taking place within pre-existing organizations . He uses interaction and conversation analysis to understand the processes by which organizations and organizational roles emerge and are maintained . The line of thought initiated by James Taylor has come to be known as `` The Montreal School '' of organizational communication , sometimes referred to as TMS , and has been acknowledged as an original theory by such authors as Haridimos Tsoukas , Linda Putnam , Karl E. Weick , Barbara Czarniawska .
List of listed buildings in Knockbain , Highland . This is a list of listed buildings in the parish of Knockbain in Highland , Scotland .
Norwegian art . For much of its history Norwegian art is usually considered as part of the wider Nordic art of Scandinavia . It has , especially since about 1100 , been strongly influenced by wider trends in European art . After World War II , the influence of the United States strengthened substantially . Due to generous art subsidies , contemporary Norwegian art has a high production per capita . Though usually not especially a major centre for art production or exporter of art , Norway has been relatively successful in keeping its art ; in particular , the relatively mild nature of the Norwegian Reformation , and the lack of subsequent extensive rebuilding and redecoration of churches , has meant that with other Scandinavian countries , Norway has unusually rich survivals of medieval church paintings and fittings . One period when Nordic art exerted a strong influence over the rest of northern Europe was in Viking art , and there are many survivals , both in stone monuments left untouched around the countryside , and objects excavated in modern times . The Reformation and the loss of a permanent royal court after the Kalmar Union of 1397 greatly disrupted Norwegian artistic traditions , and left the existing body of painters and sculptors without large markets . The requirements of the small aristocratic class were mainly for portraits , usually by imported artists , and it was not until the 19th century that significant numbers of Norwegians were trained in contemporary styles . Norwegian art came into its own in the 19th century , especially with the early landscape painters . Until that time , the art scene in Norway had been dominated by imports from Germany and Holland and by the influence of Danish rule . Initially with landscape painting , later with Impressionism and Realism . Though for the rest of the world Edvard Munch ( 1863–1944 ) is certainly Norway 's great artistic figure , there have been many other significant figures . The beginnings . Johan Christian Dahl ( 1788–1857 ) is often said to be the `` father of Norwegian landscape painting '' . After a period in Copenhagen , he joined the Dresden school to which he made an important contribution . He eventually returned to paint the landscapes of western Norway , defining Norwegian painting for the first time . Another important early contributor was Johannes Flintoe ( 1787–1870 ) , a Danish-Norwegian painter , known for his Norwegian landscapes and paintings of folk costumes . He taught at the School of Drawing ( `` Tegneskolen '' ) in Christiania from 1819 to 1851 where his students included budding romanticists such as Hans Gude and Johan F. Eckersberg . Adolph Tidemand ( 1814–1876 ) studied in Copenhagen , in Italy and finally in Düsseldorf where he settled . He often returned to Norway where he painted the old Norwegian farm culture . His best known painting is `` The bridal procession in Hardanger '' ( together with Hans Gude , 1848 ) and `` Haugianerne '' ( `` Haugeans '' ) painted in 1852 . Norway ’ s new-found independence from Denmark encouraged painters to develop their Norwegian identity , especially with landscape painting by artists such as Kitty Kielland , 1843–1914 , an early female painter who studied under Gude and Harriet Backer , 1845–1932 , another pioneer among female artists , influenced by impressionism . Impressionists and neo-romanticists . Frits Thaulow , 1847–1906 , an impressionist , was initially a student of Hans Gude . He was later influenced by the art scene in Paris where he developed impressionist talents . Returning to Norway in 1880 , he became one of the leading figures on the Norwegian art scene , together with Christian Krohg and Erik Werenskiold . Christian Krohg , 1852–1925 , a realist painter , was also influenced by the Paris scene . He is remembered for his paintings of prostitutes which caused something of a scandal . Thorolf Holmboe ( 1866–1935 ) studied under Hans Gude in Berlin between 1886 and 1887 and Fernand Cormon in Paris between 1889 and 1891 . He was inspired by many different styles at different points in his career , including Naturalism , Neo-romanticism , Realism and Impressionism . Nikolai Astrup ( 1880–1928 ) grew up in Jølster in the west of Norway . After studying art in Oslo and spending some time in Paris and in Germany , he returned to Jølster where he specialised in painting expressionist landscapes with clear , strong colors . He is considered to be one of the greatest Norwegian artists from the early 20th century . Lars Hertervig ( 1830–1902 ) from Tysvær in south-western Norway painted semi-fantastical works inspired by the coastal landscape in Ryfylke . Hertervig completed a number of works on paper using aquarelles and often making the paper base himself from scrapes of discarded pieces of paper . The art museum under the main museum , Stavanger Museum , in Stavanger , Rogaland ( previously Rogaland Museum of Fine Art ) has the most significant collection of works by Hertervig in Norway . Harald Sohlberg , ( 1869–1935 ) , a neo-romanticist , is remembered for his paintings of Røros , and the Norwegian `` national painting '' `` Winter 's Night in Rondane '' . Edvard Munch . Norway 's most famous artist is certainly Edvard Munch ( 1863–1944 ) , a symbolist/expressionist who became world-famous for `` The Scream '' , one of the most recognizable paintings in all art . It has been widely interpreted as representing the universal anxiety of modern man . Other names . Other noteworthy 19th century painters are : August Cappelen , Peder Balke , Peter Nicolai Arbo , Eilif Peterssen , Gustav Wentzel , Oscar Wergeland , Erik Werenskiold , Asta Nørregaard , Amaldus Nielsen , Oda Krohg , Fritz Thaulow , Carl Sundt-Hansen , Christian Skredsvig , Gunnar Berg , Halfdan Egedius , Theodor Kittelsen , Harald Sohlberg . Noteworthy artists from 20th century Norwegian art are : Harald Sohlberg , Reidar Aulie , Per Krohg , Arne Ekeland , Kai Fjell , Jacob Weidemann , Håkon Bleken , Jens Johannessen , Ludvig Karsten , Henrik Sørensen , Kjartan Slettemark , Anna-Eva Bergman , Anders Kjær , Svein Johansen , Svein Bolling , Bjørn Carlsen , Bjørn Ransve , Kåre Tveter , Frans Widerberg , Odd Nerdrum , Ida Lorentzen , Knut Rose , Ørnulf Opdahl , Håvard Vikhagen , Leonard Rickhard , Håkon Gullvåg , Kira Wager , Halvard Storm , Lars Elling , Vibeke Barbel Slyngstad . 19th-century sculptors include Stephan Sinding , Gunnar Utsond , Brynjulf Bergslien and Mathias Skeibrok . 20th-century sculptors include Gustav Vigeland , Nils Aas , Arnold Haukeland , Bård Breivik , Anne Grimdalen , Kristofer Leirdal , Per Palle Storm , Nina Sundbye , Dyre Vaa and Wilhelm Rasmussen . In textile art Hannah Ryggen ( 1894–1970 ) holds a unique position . Frida Hansen was an art nouveau textile artist .
Elizabeth Weir . Elizabeth Jane Weir ( born February 20 , 1948 ) is a lawyer and politician in New Brunswick , Canada . She was elected leader of the New Democratic Party of New Brunswick in June 1988 and became an opposition voice to the Liberal government , which held all 58 seats in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick . Born in Belfast , Northern Ireland , Weir was educated at the University of Waterloo and the University of Western Ontario . She has taught at York University and the University of New Brunswick . Weir was first elected to the legislature in 1991 in the riding of Saint John South where she defeated Liberal John Mooney by only 78 votes . In 1995 , the riding became Saint John Harbour and she was re-elected in 1995 , 1999 and 2003 . During that time , she was the sole New Democrat in the legislature . At the 2003 federal NDP convention at which Jack Layton would be elected party leader , Weir sought the presidency of the federal party against re-offering incumbent Adam Giambrone . Midway through the convention , Giambrone and Weir decided to seek a co-presidency . Many delegates balked , especially at the assumption that they could push through a sudden constitutional change in a party often dearly concerned with internal process . The joint ticket was withdrawn , and Weir placed second after Giambrone and ahead of a candidate from the NDP Socialist Caucus . On October 8 , 2004 , Weir announced that she would be stepping down from the leadership of the New Brunswick NDP but would stay on until a successor was chosen . She also pledged to run for re-election to the legislature in the next general election ; however , she eventually reversed this pledge . Allison Brewer was chosen as her successor at a September 2005 leadership convention and Weir resigned her seat from the legislature on October 13 , 2005 to accept the appointment to be the first president and CEO of the new New Brunswick crown corporation the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Agency .
Anne Dickins . Anne Dickins ' '' , ( born 20 February 1967 ) is a British paracanoeist who competes in the KL3 classification . She won gold in this event at the 2016 Summer Paralympics , and has also won two World Championship and three European Championship golds . Background . Dickens was born in Glasgow , Scotland and lives in Oxted , Surrey . She is a physiotherapist by profession . She competed as an endurance mountain biker until she ruptured a disc in her back in 2011 , which led to her developing `` cauda equina '' syndrome resulting in permanent nerve damage in her right leg . Dickins was a volunteer Games Maker at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London , where she met Colin Radmore , a canoeing coach who invited her to try out for the Great Britain paracanoeing team . She had to overcome seasickness when she took up the sport , and underwent a desensitisation programme similar to those used by fighter pilots . Career . In her first year of competition , Dickins won gold at the 2013 European Championships and silver at the World Championships in the K-1 200m LTA class . In 2014 she successfully defended her European Championship title and won her first World Championship gold . In 2015 she won a third successive European Championship title and won the silver medal in the World Championships , competing in the K-1 200m KL3 class . At the 2016 World Championships she won gold in the K-1 200m KL3 class . Dickins won gold in the KL3 class at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro , the first Paralympics to feature canoeing events , beating Amanda Reynolds by a margin of 0.03 seconds . Dickins was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire ( MBE ) in the 2017 New Year Honours for services to canoeing .
1971–72 Minnesota North Stars season . The 1971–72 Minnesota North Stars season was the Stars ' fifth season of operation in the National Hockey League ( NHL ) . The Stars finished in second place in the West Division and qualified for the playoffs . The Stars lost in the first round to the St. Louis Blues . Quarter-final . `` St. Louis Blues win series four games to three . '' Draft picks . Minnesota 's draft picks at the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal , Quebec .
28th IGAD Extra ordinary summit . The 28th IGAD Extra ordinary summit was held on 13 September 2016 in Mogadishu , Somalia . This was a historic event for Somalia as it has not hosted a high level summit in over 30 years . The key focus of the meeting was to determine the security situation in Somalia with respect to its scheduled parliamentary election . The lower-house election of Somalia is scheduled to take place on 30 October 2016 . Participants . The Summit was also attended by representatives of other foreign trade blocs . Representatives from the United Nations , African Union , Arab League and European Union graced their presence .
Pelobates fuscus . `` Pelobates fuscus '' is a species of toad in the family Pelobatidae , native to an area extending from Central Europe to Western Asia . It is commonly known as the `` common spadefoot '' , `` garlic toad '' , the `` common spadefoot toad '' and the `` European common spadefoot '' . The common spadefoot grows to a length of approximately for males and for females . The skin colouration varies depending upon habitat , gender and region , but is usually light-grey to beige-brown on the dorsal surface . The skin is mottled by darker marks that differ between individuals . The belly is white , sometimes with grey mottling . Albino specimens have been observed . Two subspecies are traditionally recognised : `` Pelobates fuscus fuscus '' ( from central Europe ) and `` Pelobates fuscus insubricus '' ( from Northern Italy ) . In reality there is no physical or behavioural character allowing to distinguish these supposed subspecies . A recent study showed that there is no haplotype segregation for the populations of Northern Italy , that , therefore , are not to be ascribed to a different subspecies . Haplotypes from some Northern Italian valleys are very characteristic and support a different conception in terms of conservation : not for a different taxonomic position but , instead , for a peculiar differentiation . Populations from eastern Europe appear sufficiently different that they may warrant a separate species status ( `` Pelobates vespertinus '' ) . When alarmed , it emits a very loud call ( alarm call ) and it can exude a noxious secretion which smells like garlic , hence the common name `` garlic toad '' . Locations . Pelobates fuscus are seen in the Posavina region . The first findings of tadpoles and the reproductive site of the common spadefoot toad in Bosnia and Herzegovina . In Crotia , this species is found along the Mura , Drava and Sava rivers .
Kipini . Kipini is a settlement in Kenya 's Coast Province .
Yicong . Yicong ( 23 July 1831 – 18 February 1889 ) , formally known as Prince Dun ( or Prince Tun ) , was a Manchu prince of the Qing dynasty . Life . Yicong was born in the Aisin Gioro clan as the fifth son of the Daoguang Emperor . His mother was Consort Xiang from the Niohuru clan . He was adopted by his uncle Miankai ( 綿愷 ) , the third son of the Jiaqing Emperor , because Miankai had no surviving sons to succeed him . Upon Miankai 's death in 1838 , Yicong inherited his adoptive father 's peerage and became known as `` Prince Dun of the First Rank '' ( 惇親王 ) . Following the death of the Daoguang Emperor in 1850 , Yicong 's fourth brother Yizhu succeeded their father and became historically known as the Xianfeng Emperor . When the Xianfeng Emperor died in 1861 , Yicong and his seventh brother , Yixuan ( Prince Chun ) , were both in Rehe Province with the emperor , while their sixth brother , Yixin ( Prince Gong ) , was in the imperial capital , Beijing . Yicong supported Yixin in the Xinyou Coup of 1861 and helped him seize power from a group of eight regents appointed by the Xianfeng Emperor on his deathbed to assist his son , the Tongzhi Emperor . In 1865 , Yicong was appointed as the head of the Imperial Clan Court . Yicong died in 1889 during the reign of the Guangxu Emperor . His great-grandson , Yuyan , was a self-proclaimed successor to Puyi , the last emperor of the Qing dynasty . Yicong 's former residence is at Qinghua Gardens ( 清華園 ) , the present-day location of Tsinghua ( Qinghua ) University .
Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Chase . The Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Chase is a Grade 3 National Hunt chase in Great Britain which is open to horses aged five years or older . It is run on the New Course at Cheltenham over a distance of about 2 miles and 110 yards ( 3,319 metres ) , and during its running there are fourteen fences to be jumped . It is a handicap race , and it is scheduled to take place each year during the Cheltenham Festival in March . History . The Grand Annual is the oldest race at the Festival , and it is also the oldest chase in the present National Hunt calendar . It was first run in April 1834 , and it was initially contested over three miles of open country at Andoversford , near Cheltenham . The race was discontinued in the 1860s , but it was revived at the turn of the century . During the early 1900s it took place at several different venues , including Melton Mowbray , Leicester and Warwick . It returned to Cheltenham in 1913 . The name of Johnny Henderson ( 1920–2003 ) , a banker and racehorse owner , was added to the race 's title in 2005 . Henderson , the father of trainer Nicky , realised in the early 1960s that the racecourse at Cheltenham was attracting the interest of property developers . To safeguard its future , and that of the Festival , Henderson and other Jockey Club members formed the Racecourse Holdings Trust , and raised £240,000 to purchase the venue . The running order of the races at the Cheltenham Festival was altered slightly in 2009 , and the Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Chase is now the last event on the final day . Winners since 1946 . The race was cancelled in 1949 due to frost , and in 1955 due to snow . It was abandoned in 1975 due to waterlogging . The 2001 running was cancelled because of a foot-and-mouth crisis .
Harken . Harken , Inc. is an international manufacturer specializing in performance sailing hardware and industrial solutions , headquartered in Pewaukee , Wisconsin , United States . The company was founded in a 60-foot trailer in 1967 by brothers Peter Harken and Olaf Harken . Originally , the brothers manufactured sailboats under the name Vanguard and kept the hardware business separate so they could sell to competing boatbuilders . Gary Comer , founder of Lands ' End clothing company , advised and helped them distribute their first blocks by placing them in the Lands ' End catalogue . In 1986 , Vanguard Sailboats was spun off to Stephen Clark in Rhode Island so that the brothers could focus on hardware . Harken hardware has been a dominant force in the racing segment for many years , making its Olympic and America 's Cup debuts in 1976 and 1977 , respectively . Harken 's primary manufacturing plants are the Pewaukee headquarters and the Italian office in Limido Comasco , Como . Harken has sales and service offices in USA ( Rhode Island , California , Florida ) , France , Japan , Poland , Slovenia , Sweden , Australia , New Zealand , and the United Kingdom . Harken equipment may be found on racing boats as small as the 7-foot Optimist ( dinghy ) to mega yachts and ocean racers .
Activated PI3K delta syndrome . Activated PI3K delta syndrome is a primary immunodeficiency disease caused by activating gain of function mutations in the PIK3CD gene . Which encodes the p110δ catalytic subunit of PI3Kδ , APDS-2 ( PASLI-R1 ) is caused by exon-skipping mutations in PIK3R1 which encodes for the regulatory subunit p85α . APDS and APDS-2 affected individuals present with similar symptoms , which include increased susceptibility to airway infections , bronchiectasis and lymphoproliferation . Cause . In terms of genetics , activated PI3K Delta Syndrome is autosomal dominant , a mutation in phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase catalytic subunit delta isoform is the reason for this condition ( located at chromosome 1p36 . ) Mechanism . The pathophysiology of activated PI3K delta syndrome has several aspects . The normal function has P110δ ( PI3K ) involved in immune system regulation . P110δ effect is not limited to the immune system ; P110δ has a `` presence '' in transformed epithelial cells and cell adhesion molecules ( airway inflammation ) , and research has been done on the possibility of P110δ in the nervous system . Activated PI3K delta syndrome effect indicates affected individuals are likely to have activation-induced cell death . Normally , PI3K-delta signaling assists B cells and T cells to mature ; however , overactive PI3K-delta has an effect on the B and T cell differentiation ( the process by which cells eventually are different from one another ) . Consequently there is an inability to confront an infection , as well as early cell death . Furthermore , overproduction of said `` signal '' can cause lymphadenopathy ( which is an enlargement of lymph nodes ) due to excess white blood cells .
Kordjin . Kordjin ( , also Romanized as Kordjīn ) is a village in Hesar-e Valiyeasr Rural District , Central District , Avaj County , Qazvin Province , Iran . At the 2006 census , its population was 144 , in 28 families .
Djibouti Super Cup . The Djibouti Super Cup `` ( Super Coupe de Djibouti ) '' is the football super cup competition in Djibouti , played between the winners of the Djibouti Premier League and the Djibouti Cup .
Bolla ( disambiguation ) . Bolla is a type of serpentic dragon in ancient Albanian folklore .
Fungal-bacterial endosymbiosis . Fungal-bacterial endosymbiosis encompasses the mutualistic relationship between a fungus and intracellular bacteria species residing within the fungus . Many examples of endosymbiotic relationships between bacteria and plants , algae and insects exist and have been well characterized , however fungal-bacteria endosymbiosis has been less well described . Fungal-bacterial endosymbiosis represents a diverse range of endosymbionts and hosts with respect to the initiation of the association and the benefits provided by and for each partner . Well-studied examples include Burkholderia species ( sp . ) /Rhizopus microsporus ( R. microsporus ) , Nostoc punctiforme ( N. punctiforme ) /Geosiphon pyriforme ( G. pyriforme ) and Candidatus Glomeribacter gigasporarum ( Ca . G. sporarum ) /Gigaspora margarita ( G. margarita ) bacteria/fungi associations . What is known on these associations impacts our understanding of the ecological interactions of plants , fungi and bacteria . Taxonomy . The classification of bacterial endosymbionts and their fungal partners occur across a diverse set of phyla . Ca . G. sporarum and Burkholderia sp . have been identified to be β-proteobacteria , a gram-negative class of bacteria , and N. punctiforme is a cyanobacteria . These phyla are not closely related showing that the capability of endosymbiosis with fungi is widely spread . A similar pattern is seen with the fungal partners with examples occurring across broad phyla/divisions such as Glomeromycota , Zygomycota , Ascomycota and Basidiomycota . The common feature of these fungi is that they are often ( AM fungi ) or ectomycorrhizal fungi and form symbiotic relations with plants as well as with their bacterial endosymbionts . Though commonalities exist , the taxonomic classification does not offer a consistent symbiotic phenotype . Morphology . The definition of “ endosymbiont ” indicates that the bacteria are localized within the cytoplasm of cells or hyphae of the fungi partner . Specifically , the bacteria grow within the membranes of their fungal counterpart , commonly referred to as vacuoles or symbiosomes . This is a feature common in all fungal-bacterial symbiosis suggesting that internalization of the bacteria via phagocytosis is the main method of incorporation . Life cycles . The bacteria involved may be internalized by the fungi on a cyclic basis or obligatorily living within the fungi . The interaction between N. punctiforme and G. pyriforme is an example of a cyclical association which forms at a certain point in their separate life cycles . N. punctiforme forms masses of filaments which gather in the dimmer underground soil while G. pyriforme grows lateral vegetative hyphae occupying the same area . The endosymbiotic relationship is formed when G. pyriforme engulf and internalize N. punctiforme in their growing hyphae in specialized compartments . Within the fungi , N. punctiforme replicates for the duration of about 6 months , coinciding with the life span of Geosiphon . Ca . G. sporarum , in contrast , is an obligate endosymbiont in the AM fungus G. margarita . They have been observed replicating within vacuoles and have been found in all stages of the life of the fungus including the spores , vegetative hyphae , and plant cell-associated hyphae . It is thought that the bacteria are transmitted vertically from parent to offspring in the fungi as permanent residents . Thus , bacterial endosymbionts are typically incorporated into growing fungi either through phagocytosis during some point in the life cycle of the fungus or passed on vertically forming permanent associations with the fungus . Benefits and metabolism . In most cases , bacteria provide the fungus with some form of metabolic benefit while the fungus often provides a suitable living environment . Burkholderia sp . in R. microsporus have been found to produce rhizoxin , an inhibitor of mitosis originally thought to be produced by R. microsporus itself . The production of rhizoxin by Burkholderia sp . leading to the death of plant cells allows R. microsporus to gain greater access to nutrients . The bacteria also appears to play a role in dictating asexual spore formation in R. microsporus . The benefit gained by the bacteria in this case is not specifically known . In other cases such as N. punctiforme and Ca . G. sporarum , nutrient exchange exists between the partners . N. punctiforme are autotrophic cyanobacteria capable of fixing nitrogen and provides G. pyriforme with fixed nitrogen . Ca . G. sporarum , on the other hand , has been found to increase the content of fatty acids , a method of usable organic carbon storage , in G. margarita while relying heavily on its AM fungi host to provide key nutrients suggesting that nutrient exchange is a two-way interaction . The AM fungi host relies on the plant host for its nutrients . Interactions between bacteria and fungi are based on benefits to metabolism and represent complex interactions between bacterial , fungal and plant components . Applications and significance . Many of the fungal partners involved in the endosymbiotic relationship with the bacteria are also in mutualistic or parasitic relationships with other plants . The presence of intracellular bacteria living within these fungi add another level of complexity and suggests that at some level , the plant is benefitting indirectly from the interaction between fungi and bacteria . About 80 % of natural and cultivated plants harbour AM fungi . These interactions increase nutrient availability in the plant and lead to increased plant growth and environmental stress-resistance . There exists a current demand in agriculture to cultivate and optimize to increase yield sustainably . Without considering the bacteria that live within AM fungi , like Ca . G. sporarum , as a factor that may contribute the beneficial nature of AM fungi to plants , we may overlook what makes widespread agricultural application possible . On the other side of the spectrum are the fungi that cause disease in agricultural crops leading to huge loses , such as R. microsporus which causes blight in rice seedlings . R. microsporus relies on its bacterial partner of the Burkholderia sp . for the pathogenic toxin . Previous efforts to control infection included the use of harmful pesticides to eliminate the fungi , however more recent research takes into mind the role of the endosymbiotic bacteria in pathogenesis and uses phages to target the bacteria . We can see that fungal-bacterial endosymbiosis significantly impacts the global concern of food production and we can think of the deeper understanding of these relationships as being the solution to these problems .
Enosinian Society . The Enosinian Society is a debate and literary society founded in 1822 during the first semester of the Columbian College that is currently known as . Adapting its name from the Greek word meaning `` to shake '' or `` to contend , '' the Enosinian Society was founded on March 6 , 1822 , by a group of 15 students as the debate and literary society of the new Columbian College . After the Columbian College changed its name to The George Washington University , the Enosinian Society changed its name as well , first to the George Washington University Debate Team , and then to its current name , so as to be more easily recognizable at public events and intercollegiate debate tournaments . The George Washington University Debate & Literary Society is the oldest student society at the University and its members remain dedicated to the society 's founding purpose of `` improving ourselves in knowledge , eloquence and every accomplishment by which we may be the better prepared for any station in life . '' Currently , the `` Enosinian '' name is used for the society 's alumni group and newsletter and GWU 's Enosinian Scholars program . The George Washington University Debate & Literary Society is directed by GWU Director of Debate Paul S. Hayes . General Information . The Enosinian Society was formed in 1822 during the first semester of the Columbian College . On March 6 , 1822 students of the newly formed University gathering `` for the purpose of establishing a debating society . '' A constitution was drafted and the society adopted the name of the `` Enosinian . '' The original society met at Enosinian Hall , located on the fourth floor of the Columbian College 's main building at College Hill , D.C . The society 's first formal event was the celebration of Independence Day on July 4 , 1822 . In the fall of 1822 , the Enosinian Society established its own library within the College 's main library . The emblem of the society was adopted in 1824 , and a banner was gifted to society by the ladies of Washington , which remained in the society 's hall until the sale of the College Hill campus in the 1870s . Marquis de Lafayette visited Columbian College on December 13 , 1824 and was greeted by the members of the Enosinian Society , who tended to Lafayette throughout his visit to the college . In return , Lafayette and his son agreed to be inducted as the first honorary members of the Enosinian Society . A bust was placed in the original Enosinian Hall in his honor and a debate tradition known as the `` Lafayette Debates '' was established . In 2013 , the GWU Debate & Literary Society revived the tradition in partnership with the Embassy of France to the United States to create one of the most prestigious international civic debating competitions hosted in the United States . In 1827 , The Columbian College suspended operations due to financial issues , and consequently the society suspended its operations . With the reopening of the college in 1829 , students gathered to reorganize the society ; however , regular meetings and debates did not resume until 1833 . In 1838 , the society established the `` Enosinian Bee '' , a weekly newspaper publishing the work of society members . The GWU Debate & Literary Society currently publishes an annual newsletter entitled , the Enosinian Bee . The society has suspended operations several times throughout its history . Operations were disbanded during the American Civil War due to low enrollment in the College after many students left to fight in the conflict . In addition to the GWU Debate & Literary Society carrying on the society 's intellectual traditions , and the Enosinian Society being retained as the name of the GWU Debate & Literary Society alumni group and newsletter , the Enosinian name has been adopted by a number of student organizations that have emerged and died out since 2000 as well as the GWU Enosinian Scholars Program .
Rube Lutzke . Rube Lutzke ( November 17 , 1897 – March 6 , 1938 ) was an American professional baseball player . He played from 1923 to 1927 with the Cleveland Indians . He primarily played third base . According to the Saturday May 4 , 1920 Montreal Standard ( p. 30 ) Lutzke is notable for betting that he could slide down a rope from a fifth floor room of the team 's hotel . He won the bet , but burnt his hands on the rope , making him temporarily unable to play . The team management sent him to the minor leagues .
List of awards and nominations received by Volbeat . Volbeat is a four-piece Danish heavy metal band formed in Copenhagen in 2001 . As of 2015 , their formation consists of vocalist and guitarist Michael Poulsen , guitarist Rob Caggiano , bassist Anders Kjølholm and drummer Jon Larsen . The band has released three studio albums , six singles , one DVD and two demos . They have received ten nominations for the Danish Metal Awards and won three trophies . Volbeat also received four nominations for the Danish Music Awards but went home empty handed . They also won a Steppeulv award in 2006 , a P3 Guld award in 2007 and a Zulu Award in 2008 . Danish Metal Awards . The Danish Metal Awards is an annual awards ceremony established in 2004 by various Danish metal magazines and TV shows . Volbeat have received five awards from sixteen nominations . Danish Music Awards . The Danish Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony established in 1989 by the Danish department of the IFPI . Volbeat received five nominations but failed to win an award . Grammy Awards . The Grammy Awards are awarded annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences in the United States . Volbeat were nominated for Best Metal Performance . MTV Europe Music Awards . The MTV Europe Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony established in 1994 by MTV Europe . Volbeat were nominated as Best Danish act . P3 Guld . P3 Guld is an annual award ceremony established by the Danish radio station DR P3 . Volbeat have won two award . Steppeulven . The Steppeulven is an annual award ceremony established by the Association of Danish Music Critics . Volbeat have won one award out of four nominations . Zulu Awards . The Zulu Awards is an annual award ceremony established by Denmark 's largest commercial TV station TV 2 . Volbeat won one award .
Anaphas . Anaphas ( ) was a Persian noble said to have been one of the seven Persians who slew the usurper Bardiya in 521 BCE , and to have been lineally descended from Atossa , the sister of Cambyses , who was the father of Cyrus the Great . The kings of Cappadocia traced their origin to Anaphas , who received the government of Cappadocia , free from taxes . Anaphas was succeeded by his son of the same name , and the latter by Datames .
Mary Boykin Chesnut . Mary Boykin Chesnut ( née Miller ) ( March 31 , 1823 – November 22 , 1886 ) , was a South Carolina author noted for a book published as her Civil War diary , a `` vivid picture of a society in the throes of its life-and-death struggle . '' She described the war from within her upper-class circles of Southern planter society , but encompassed all classes in her book . She was married to a lawyer who served as a United States senator and Confederate officer . Unlike her husband , Mary secretly held anti-slavery views . Chesnut worked toward a final form of her book in 1881–1884 , based on her extensive diary written during the war years . It was published in 1905 , 19 years after her death . New versions were published after her papers were discovered , in 1949 by the novelist Ben Ames Williams , and in 1981 by the historian C. Vann Woodward . His annotated edition of the diary , `` Mary Chesnut 's Civil War '' ( 1981 ) , won the Pulitzer Prize for History in 1982 . Literary critics have praised Chesnut 's diary—the influential writer Edmund Wilson termed it `` a work of art '' and a `` masterpiece '' of the genre—and the most important work by a Confederate author . Life . Mary Chesnut was born on March 31 , 1823 , on her maternal grandparents ' plantation , called Mount Pleasant , near Stateburg , South Carolina , in the High Hills of Santee . Her parents were Stephen Decatur Miller ( 1788–1838 ) , who had served as a U.S. Representative , and Mary Boykin ( 1804–85 ) . In 1829 her father was elected governor of South Carolina and in 1831 as a U.S . Senator . The family then lived in Charleston . Mary was the oldest of four children ; she had a younger brother Stephen and two sisters : Catherine and Sarah Amelia . At age 13 , Miller began her formal education in Charleston , where she boarded at Mme . Talvande 's French School for Young Ladies , which attracted daughters from the elite of the planter class . Talvande was among the many French colonial refugees who had settled in Charleston from Saint-Domingue ( Haiti ) after its Revolution . Miller became fluent in French and German , and received a strong education . Leaving politics , her father took his family to Mississippi where he bought extensive acreage . It was a crude , rough frontier compared to Charleston . He owned three cotton plantations and hundreds of slaves . Mary lived in Mississippi for short periods between school terms but was much more fond of the city . Marriage . In 1836 , while in Charleston , thirteen-year-old Mary Boykin Miller met her future husband , James Chesnut , Jr. ( 1815–85 ) , who was eight years her senior . At age seventeen , Miller married Chesnut on April 23 , 1840 . They first lived with his parents and sisters at Mulberry , their plantation near Camden , South Carolina . His father , James Chesnut , Sr. ( whom Mary referred to as the old Colonel ) , had gradually purchased and reunited the land holdings of his father John . He was said to own about five square miles at the maximum and to hold about 500 slaves by 1849 . In 1858 , by then an established lawyer and politician , James Chesnut , Jr. was elected a U.S . Senator from South Carolina and served as such until South Carolina 's secession from the Union in 1860 . Once the Civil War broke out , Chesnut became an aide to President Jefferson Davis and was commissioned a brigadier general in the Confederate Army . The couple resided at Chesnut Cottage in Columbia during the Civil War period . Intelligent and witty , Mary Chesnut took part in her husband 's career , as entertaining was an important part of building political networks . She had her best times when they were in the capitals of Washington , DC , and Richmond . She suffered from depression , in part because of her inability to have children . The Chesnuts ' marriage was at times stormy owing to their differences in temperament ( she was more hot-tempered and sometimes considered her husband reserved ) , but their companionship was mostly warm and affectionate . As Mary Chesnut describes in her diary , the Chesnuts had a wide circle of friends and acquaintances in the upper society of the South and government of the Confederacy . Among them were , for example , Confederate general John Bell Hood , politician John L. Manning , general and politician John S. Preston and his wife Caroline , general and politician Wade Hampton III , politician Clement C. Clay and his wife Virginia , and general and politician Louis T. Wigfall and his wife Charlotte ( also known as Louise ) . The Chesnuts were also family friends of Confederate President Jefferson Davis and his wife Varina Howell . Also among these circles were Sara Agnes Rice Pryor and her husband Roger , a Congressman . Sara Pryor , Virginia Clay-Clopton and Louise Wigfall Wright wrote memoirs of the war years which were published in the early twentieth century ; their three works were particularly recommended by the United Daughters of the Confederacy to their large membership . Like many of the planter elite , the Chesnuts fell onto hard times after the war . They lost 1,000 slaves as property through emancipation . James Chesnut , Sr. died in 1866 ; his will left his son the use of Mulberry Plantation and Sandy Hill , both of which were encumbered by debt , and eighty-three slaves by name , who were by then freedmen . The younger Chesnut struggled to build up the plantations and support his father 's dependents . By his father 's will , James Chesnut , Jr. had the use of Mulberry and Sandy Hill plantations only during his lifetime . In February 1885 , both he and Mary 's mother died . The plantations passed on to a male Chesnut descendant , and Mary Boykin Chesnut received almost no income for her support . She also found her husband had many debts related to the estate which he had been unable to clear . She struggled in her last year , dying in 1886 at her home , Sarsfield , in Camden , South Carolina . She was buried next to her husband in Knights Hill Cemetery in Camden , South Carolina . Writing and the diary . Mary Boykin Chesnut began her diary on February 18 , 1861 , and ended it on June 26 , 1865 . She was an eyewitness to many historic events as she accompanied her husband to significant sites of the Civil War . Among them were Montgomery , Alabama and Richmond , Virginia , where the Provisional Congress of the Confederate States of America convened ; Charleston , where she was among witnesses of the first shots of the Civil War ; Columbia , South Carolina , where her husband served as the Chief of the Department of the Military of South Carolina and brigadier general in command of South Carolina reserve forces ; and again Richmond , where her husband served as an aide to the president . At times they also lived with her parents-in-law at their house at Mulberry Plantation near Camden . While the property was relatively isolated in thousands of acres of plantation and woodland , they entertained many visitors . Chesnut was aware of the historical importance of what she witnessed . The diary was filled with the cycle of changing fortunes of the South during the Civil War . Chesnut edited it and wrote new drafts in 1881–1884 for publication , and retained the sense of events unfolding without foreknowledge . She had the sense of the South 's living through its time on a world stage , and she captured the growing difficulties of all classes of the Confederacy as the society faced defeat at the end of the war . Politically aware , Chesnut analyzed and portrayed the various classes of the South through the years of the war , providing a detailed view of southern society and especially of the mixed roles of men and women . She was forthright about the complex and fraught situations related to slavery , particularly the abuses of women 's sexuality and the power exercised by white men . For instance , Chesnut discussed the problem of white planters ' fathering mixed-race children with enslaved women within their extended households . Examination of Mary Chesnut 's papers has revealed the history of her development as a writer and of her work on the diary as a book . Before working to revise her diary as a book in the 1880s , Chesnut wrote a translation of French poetry , essays , and a family history . She also wrote three full novels that she never published : `` The Captain and the Colonel , '' completed about 1875 ; and `` Two Years of My Life , '' finished about the same time . She finished most of a draft of a third long novel , called `` Manassas . '' Elisabeth Muhlenfeld , who edited the first two novels for publication by the University of Virginia Press in 2002 and wrote a biography of Chesnut , described them as her writing `` apprenticeship . '' Chesnut used her diary and notes to work toward a final version in 1881–1884 . Based on her drafts , historians do not believe she was finished with her work . Because Chesnut had no children , before her death she gave her diary to her closest friend Isabella D. Martin and urged her to have it published . The diary was first published in 1905 as a heavily edited and abridged edition . Williams ' 1949 version was described as more readable , but sacrificing historical reliability and many of Chesnut 's literary references . The 1981 version by C. Vann Woodward retained more of her original work , provides an overview of her life and society in the introduction , and was annotated to identify fully the large cast of characters , places and events . Reception and legacy . The very rhythm of her opening pages at once puts us under the spell of a writer who is not merely jotting down her days but establishing , as a novelist does , an atmosphere , an emotional tone ... Starting out with situations or relationships of which she can not know the outcome , she takes advantage of the actual turn of events to develop them and round them out as if she were molding a novel . Chesnut has had some detractors , notably history professor Kenneth S. Lynn , of Johns Hopkins University . He described her work as a `` hoax '' and a `` fabrication '' in a 1981 `` New York Times '' review of Woodward 's edition of the diaries . Lynn argues that the diary was `` composed '' ( rather than simply rewritten ) in the 1881-84 period , emphasizing that Chesnut both omitted a great deal from the original diaries and added much new material : `` She dwelt upon the personalities of people to whom she had previously referred only briefly , plucked a host of bygone conversations from her memory and interjected numerous authorial reflections on historical and personal events . '' But , since neither Chesnut nor her later editors conceded that she had heavily revised her work , Lynn 's view that the whole project is a fraud is a minority one . In 1982 , Woodward 's edition of Chesnut 's diary won a Pulitzer Prize . A few years later , Ken Burns used extensive readings from Chesnut 's diary in his documentary television series , `` The Civil War '' . Academy Award-nominated actress Julie Harris read these sections . In 2000 , Mulberry Plantation , the house of James and Mary Boykin Chesnut in Camden , South Carolina , was designated a National Historic Landmark , due to its importance to America 's national heritage and literature . The plantation and its buildings are representative of James and Mary Chesnut 's elite planter class .
Methia subvittata . `` Methia subvittata '' is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae . It was described by Chemsak and Linsley in 1964 .
Central Entre Ríos Railway . The Central Entre Ríos Railway ( CERR ) ( in Spanish : Ferrocarril Central Entrerriano ) was a railway company in the Entre Ríos Province of Argentina , owned by the provincial government , which built and operated a railway network between the rivers Paraná and Uruguay . In 1892 it was sold to the British–owned Entre Ríos Railway . On 11 June 1883 the provincial government of Entre Ríos authorised the construction of a railway from Paraná , the provincial capital , to Concepción del Uruguay , on the River Uruguay , and on 7 January 1887 the construction of branch lines to Victoria , Gualeguay , Gualeguaychú and Villaguay . The line from Paraná , via Nogoyá and Rosario del Tala to Concepción ádel Uruguay was opened between 13 May and 30 June 1887 , the branch line from Nogoyá to Victoria on 26 June 1890 , and those from Basavilbaso to Parera and to Villaguay and from Parera to Gualeguaychú on 20 and 23 September of the same year . Finally a branch line , was opened on 27 January 1891 , from Tala to Gualeguay , where it joined the Gualeguay to Puerto Ruiz line operated by the Ferrocarril Primer Entrerrianno . On 29 January 1892 the CERR was sold by the provincial government to the British-owned Entre Ríos Railway . Following nationalisation , the railway became part of the General Urquiza Railway .
Greatest Hits ( The Seekers album ) . `` Greatest Hits '' is a compilation album by Australian band The Seekers . The album was released in June 2009 and peaked within the top 40 in the UK and Australia . Reception . Steve Leggett from AllMusic wrote : `` A very generous 28-track single-disc set of the best of The Seekers , this collection has everything the casual listener might need and more . The big hits , `` Georgy Girl '' and `` I 'll Never Find Another You , '' are here , along with pleasant but hardly distinctive versions of an assortment of folk revival-era standards like `` Five Hundred Miles '' and the dilemma of a singing group caught between folk and AM radio pop without a distinctive in-house songwriter is apparent . Still , the Seekers were a polished , professional group and Judith Durham 's warm , appealing Judy Collins-like voice is always a joy to hear . ''
Richard B. Dominick . Richard Bayard Dominick ( September 17 , 1919 - May 4 , 1976 ) was an ophthalmologist , outdoorsman , and amateur lepidopterist . He is best known for his extensive collection of moths and butterflies in South Carolina . He established the Wedge Entomology Research Foundation for the publication of a series of monographs entitled the `` Moths of America North of Mexico '' . Early life . He was born at the family plantation Gregorie Neck on the Coosawhatchie River in Jasper County , South Carolina . As a youth , he collected moths and butterflies in the area . He attended Yale University as a member of Davenport College and was on the Yale college crew . He began to study premedical courses to become a physician . In 1941 , his life changed dramatically . The death of his father led to the sale of the family plantation . His early moth collection was donated to the American Museum of Natural History . He joined the Marine Corps as an aviator . During the war he flew a Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bomber in the Pacific . He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart . After the war , he resumed his studies . He earned his medical degree at Columbia University . He did a surgical residency at Roosevelt Hospital and practiced at the Manhattan Eye , Ear and Throat Hospital . Outside of his practice , he became an honorary life member of the Peabody Associates and the Explorers Club . He was a scoutmaster of a Boy Scout troop in Far Rockaway , New York for four years . Lepidoptery . On a visit to South Carolina , he rediscovered his boyhood interest in moths and butterflies . Looking at Klot 's `` Field Guide to the Butterfly '' , he recognized specimens that he had collected as a youth . He and his wife Tatiana purchased the Wedge Plantation near McClellanville , South Carolina . He dedicated himself to collecting and studying moths and butterflies . He built a laboratory with large `` bug trap '' for the collection of moths . He developed photographic techniques to record his specimens . He discovered new species including `` Dasychira dominickaria '' . During this ten-year period , Dominick collected over 25,000 moths and 1,000 butterflies on the plantation . The Richard B. Dominick Moth and Butterfly Collection with over 1,100 species resides in the McKissick Museum at the University of South Carolina in Columbia , South Carolina . Richard Dominick established the Wedge Entomological Research Foundation for the publication of a series of monographs entitled the `` Moths of North America North of Mexico '' . He was a named a Fellow of the Royal Entomological Society of London .
Lene Marie . `` Lene Marie '' was a ketch-rigged tall ship , of overall and 200 tons displacement . She was built in Denmark in 1910 as a Baltic trader just before World War I . During the Second World War the `` Lene Marie '' sank in the Baltic Sea during a storm . She was raised by the Americans as part of their efforts to rebuild Denmark after the war . When it was no longer economical to continue using the `` Lene Marie '' as a commercial vessel she was converted into a private yacht . Her hold was turned into a saloon and cabins were added . The fo'c'sle , containing the crew quarters , remained almost unchanged during the conversion . Several crew members reported encountering a ghost in the fo'c'sle at night . According to legend this was the ghost of a sailor who drowned in his bunk when the ship sank in World War II . In November 1996 `` Lene Marie '' was lost en route from New York City to Bermuda . Three days into the voyage she ran into a storm . After two days the ship was taking on water and had lost three sails . A crew member was injured attempting to rig a replacement sail . The bearings in the main engine started to fail which would have left the ship without propulsion or its main pumps . As a result of the engine problems it was decided to abandon the ship and a radio distress call was made . The crew were all successfully transferred to the freighter MV `` Arctic '' which had responded to the distress call .
Wagou . Wagou is a village in the commune of Banikoara in the Alibori Department of northern Benin .
Julia Ziegler . Julia Ziegler is a Malaysian actress and model . Born in Kuala Lumpur , Ziegler got her start as a model and actress for Malaysian TV commercials . She has appeared on the covers of local magazines and has also acted in television series ' for the Malaysian market . Personal life . Julia got married to mechanical engineer named Johan on 1 January 2017 .
Bill Whitmore . Bill Whitmore is an American former college basketball coach and was the head men 's basketball coach at Vermont from 1981 to 1986 . Coaching career . After graduation from St. Bonaventure , Whitmore coached high school basketball in New York before accepting a position as an assistant coach at Vermont under Peter Salzberg . After Salzberg stepped down prior to te 1981 season , Whitmore was elevated to head coach . His teams failed to win over 10 games in his five years at the helm . Whitmore stepped down , and was replaced by Tom Brennan . Whitmore is known for giving Stan Van Gundy his first coaching job , while also offering John Calipari his first paid coaching job , before Calipari had a change of heart and returned to Kansas to continue to work under Larry Brown . Personal . After coaching , Whitmore has served in various athletic administration roles at the high school level . Currently , he is the athletic director at Bedford High School in New Hampshire . Whitmore 's son Nick is a former college assistant coach San Francisco , and is the current head varsity boys ' basketball coach at New Hampton School .
Ivan Bochev . Ivan Bochev is an award-winning Bulgarian artist , arts teacher and schollar from Veliko Tarnovo , Bulgaria . Youth and early life . Bochev was born in his family 's farm in the village of Draganovo , situated 25 km North of Veliko Turnovo on 12 October 1946 . He finished the local school and applied to the Veliko Tarnovo University . He was admitted with a scholarship , scoring high marks on the exams without having taken any special classes prior . In 1975 Bochev graduated graphic art at the Veliko Tarnovo University 's faculty of Fine arts with distinction . A few years later he was invited to teach art , and after winning a competition , he was appointed as a full-time lecturer . Academic career . In 1991 Bochev , became an associate professor at the Veliko Tarnovo University . Later he became dean of the arts department and was the first one in the University 's history to be re-elected for the position three times in a row .
Puya glomerifera . `` Puya glomerifera '' is a species of plant in the Bromeliaceae family . It is endemic to Ecuador . Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland . It is threatened by habitat loss .
Atylotus duplex . `` Atylotus duplex '' is a species of horse fly in the family Tabanidae .
Khairul Anwar Shahrudin . Khairul Anwar bin Shahrudin ( born 9 October 1990 ) is a Malaysian footballer who plays as midfielder for Negeri Sembilan in the Malaysia Super League . Born in Bentong , Pahang , Khairul Anwar began his football career playing for MP Muar U21 team in 2012 at the age of 21 , before been promoted to the senior team . In 2014 , Khairul Anwar playing for DRB-Hicom and then playing for Sime Darby in 2015 .
Mohkhuti No.1 . Mohkhuti No.1 is a village located in the Majuli district , in the northeastern state of Assam , India .
CircuitPython . CircuitPython is an open source derivative of the MicroPython programming language targeted towards the student and beginner . Development of CircuitPython is supported by Adafruit Industries . It is a software implementation of the Python 3 programming language , written in C. It has been ported to run on several modern microcontrollers . CircuitPython is a full Python compiler and runtime that runs on the microcontroller hardware . The user is presented with an interactive prompt ( the REPL ) to execute supported commands immediately . Included are a selection of core Python libraries . CircuitPython includes modules which give the programmer access to the low-level hardware of Adafruit compatible products as well as higher level libraries for beginners . CircuitPython is a fork of MicroPython , originally created by Damien George . The MicroPython community continues to discuss forks of MicroPython into variants such as CircuitPython . CircuitPython is targeted to be compliant with CPython , the reference implementation of the Python programming language . Programs written for CircuitPython compatible boards may not run unmodified on other platforms such as the Raspberry Pi . Usage . CircuitPython is currently being used for more projects , especially for wearable technology , when in the past the code may have been done in the Arduino development environment . The language has also seen uptake in making small , handheld video game devices . Developer Chris Young has ported his infrared receive/transmit software to CircuitPython to provide interactivity and to aid those with accessibility issues . Community . The user community support includes a Discord chat room and product support forums . There is a published Code of Conduct for the project . For the general Python community , Adafruit has supported the Python Foundation for several years . CircuitPython support was incorporated into the Mu Python Editor . A Twitter account dedicated to CircuitPython news was established in 2018 . Documentation . The Applications Programming Interface ( API ) is documented in Read the Docs . Tutorials on CircuitPython use , including introductory guides , are available on the Adafruit company learning system . Availability . The source code for the project is available on GitHub . The current stable version is 2.3.1 with support for the Microchip Technology Atmel SAMD21 processor and the ESP8266 microcontroller . Adafruit has announced a major revision , 3.0.0 , in alpha with support for the SAMD51 series processor .
2011 French Open – Wheelchair Women 's Doubles . Daniela Di Toro and Aniek van Koot were the defending champions ; however , Di Toro chose not to compete this year , while van Koot partners with Jiske Griffioen . Griffioen and van Koot were defeated in the all-Dutch final by Esther Vergeer and Sharon Walraven , 5–7 , 6–4 , [ 10–5 ] .
Zak Noyle . Zakary Noyle ( born June 26 , 1985 ) is a professional surf and wave photographer living on the island of Oahu in Hawaii , best known for his large wave photographs . Early life . Noyle is a third generation professional photographer . His father , Ric Noyle is a commercial photographer in Hawaii and his grandfather shot with the first 3D camera and was an aerial photographer during World War II . Growing up in the Hawaiian Islands , Noyle quickly developed a passion for the ocean . He became a state champion swimmer while attending Punahou School and was a contributing staff photographer for `` Transworld Surf Magazine . '' Noyle 's experience with surf and wave photography started when he began taking a disposable camera into the water at Sandy Beach to photograph his friends . Career . In 2010 , he became a staff photographer with `` Surfer Magazine , '' and became the magazine ’ s senior staff photographer when he was 25 years old . His work has appeared in magazines `` ESPN The Magazine , '' `` Sports Illustrated , '' `` National Geographic '' and in advertisements for companies such as Billabong and Chanel . Noyle 's professional career has taken him to Indonesia , Tahiti , Hawaii , Japan , California , Australia and Hong Kong , and for clients Lulu Lemon , Chanel , Iron Man Triathlon , Red Bull , surf competitions and more . Professional surfer Jamie 0'Brien said of Noyle , “ He pictures what he wants in his head and then he captures it on camera . It 's a mind game , I think it 's awesome. ” In 2014 , Noyle created a free educational workshop for aspiring surf and wave photographers called The Aquatography Workshops . This annual workshop covers all areas of underwater photography .
Norway women 's national beach handball team . The Norwegian women 's national beach handball team is the national team of Norway . It is governed by the Norwegian Handball Federation and takes part in international beach handball competitions . Results . The Norwegian team received a bronze medal at the 2007 European Beach Handball Championship , where Linn Jørum Sulland finished as top scorer and Ingrid Ødegård was named Best Goalkeeper . In 2009 they reached the final of the European tournament , but lost to Italy after an even shootout and a golden goal in front of a home audience in Larvik . Line player Ane Brustuen was awarded Best Player of the women 's tournament . Norway won their first gold medal at the 2010 World Championship in Antalya , Turkey . Ane Brustuen was again named MVP of the tournament . At the 2012 World Championship , 2014 World Championship and 2016 World Championship they finished with the bronze medal .
Aitkenvale Aerodrome . Aitkenvale Aerodrome was an aerodrome located southwest of Townsville , Queensland , Australia near Aitkenvale Weir on the banks of the Ross River . It was also known as Weir and Aitkenvale Weir . The aerodrome was constructed in 1942 , during World War II , for the Royal Australian Air Force ( RAAF ) as part of a group of airfields to be used as aircraft dispersal fields in the event of Imperial Japanese attack on the Townsville area . Located adjacent to the Weir State School , it became operational on 9 April 1942 . Initially consisting of a gravel NE-SW runway , which was later sealed with bitumen . It was abandoned after the war and has been redeveloped for housing .
Ernst Ueckermann . Ernst Ueckermann ( born Estcourt in 1954 ) is a South African composer and pianist . His formal music studies were conducted at the Johannesburg Art School , Royal College and Royal Academy of Music in London , the `` Musikhochschulen '' of Würzburg and Freiburg , Germany , with Professors Kirsti Hjort , Bertold Hummel and Helmut Barth . He has participated in numerous master classes with members of the Melos Ensemble , Brahms Trio , Moscow piano trio and some of the world ’ s foremost pianists . His pianistic career gained momentum during his student years and culminated in a busy international career . Concerts and recordings have been done in many capitals all over the globe as soloist , with diverse chamber music ensembles and as accompanist . Compact disks , radio productions and Television concerts have also been produced for amongst other ; the Bavarian Broadcasting Company , West German Radio and Television , Swiss Radio ( Zuerich ) , Rádio Portugal , Azores Television , Korean Television , Adv Vienna and Television Cultura in Brazil . Ernst Ueckermann ’ s compositions include works for orchestra , chamber music , solo pieces and four song cycles , of which several have been commissioned . He received composition prizes in 1980 and 1982 . Numerous compositions have been recorded by diverse broadcasting companies and have been performed at international festivals . His work - which includes three manuals on `` Creative Harmony '' - is published by the Braun-Peretti Verlag in Bonn . He currently lectures composition techniques at the University of Cologne and heads a piano and chamber music class at the Musikhochschule Wuerzburg .
Palang Ab . Palang Ab ( , also Romanized as Palang Āb ) is a village in Mahur Berenji Rural District , Sardasht District , Dezful County , Khuzestan Province , Iran . At the 2006 census , its population was 48 , in 9 families .
Manuel Smoris . Manuel Smoris ( born July 11 , 1907 , date of death unknown ) was an Uruguayan boxer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics . In 1924 he was eliminated in the second round of the featherweight class after losing his fight to Marcel Depont .
Luna 4 . `` Luna 4 '' , or E-6 No.4 was a Soviet spacecraft launched as part of the Luna program to attempt the first soft landing on the Moon . Following a successful launch , the spacecraft failed to perform a course correction and as a result it missed the moon , remaining instead in Earth orbit . Mission . `` Luna 4 '' was launched by a Molniya-L carrier rocket at 08:16:37 UTC on 2 April 1963 . Launch occurred from 5 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome . After reaching an initial parking orbit of , the rocket 's upper stage restarted to place Luna 4 onto a translunar trajectory . The spacecraft did not perform a required midcourse correction manoeuvre , which resulted in it missing the Moon by at 13:25 UT on April 5 , 1963 . It then entered a barycentric 90,000 × 700,000 km Earth orbit . A lecture program entitled `` Hitting the Moon '' was scheduled to be broadcast on Radio Moscow at 7:45 p.m. the evening of April 5 but was cancelled . The spacecraft transmitted at 183.6 MHz at least until April 6 . Lunar surface close-up photography . The purpose of this experiment was to obtain information on the characteristics of the lunar surface . These characteristics include the amount of cratering , structure and size of craters , the amount , distribution , and sizes of ejecta , mechanical properties of the surface such as bearing strength , cohesiveness , compaction , etc . Determination and recognition of processes operating to produce the lunar surface features also were among the objectives of this photographic experiment .
Ambohitsara M. Ambohitsara M is a town and commune in Madagascar . It belongs to the district of Manakara , which is a part of Vatovavy-Fitovinany Region . The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 7,000 in 2001 commune census . Only primary schooling is available . The majority 98.8 % of the population of the commune are farmers . The most important crop is rice , while other important products are bananas , coffee and cassava . Industry and services provide employment for 1 % and 0.2 % of the population , respectively .
Amen Clinics . Amen Clinics is a group of mental and physical health clinics that work on the treatment of mood and behavior disorders . It was founded in 1989 by Daniel G. Amen a self-help guru and psychiatrist . The clinics perform clinical evaluations and brain SPECT ( single photon emission computed tomography ) imaging to diagnose and treat their patients . Amen Clinics uses SPECT scans , a type of brain-imaging technology , to measure neural activity through blood flow . It has a database of more than 100,000 functional brain scans from patients in 111 countries . Amen Clinics has locations in Newport Beach , California ; San Francisco , California ; Atlanta , Georgia ; Reston , Virginia ; Bellevue , Washington ; and New York City . The American Psychiatric Association have criticized the clinical appropriateness of Amen 's use of brain scans , stating , `` the clinical utility of neuroimaging techniques for planning of individualized treatment has not yet been shown . '' Operations . Amen Clinics was founded in 1989 . It has been using brain SPECT in an attempt to diagnose and treat psychiatric illness since 1991 . Amen Clinics incorporates questionnaires , clinical histories , and clinical interviews in its practice . Some Amen Clinics locations also use quantitative electroencephalography as a diagnostic tool . Amen Clinics has scanned 50,000 people at an estimated cost of $ 170 million according to Daniel Amen . As of 2014 , Amen Clinics had a database of more than 100,000 functional brain scans . The subjects are from 111 countries with ages from 9 months to 101 years old . The database was funded in part by Seeds Foundation in Hong Kong , and developed by Daniel Amen with a team of researchers including Kristen Willeumier . Amen Clinics has worked to treat athletics-related brain damage for professional athletes , including current and 117 former National Football League players . Effectiveness . Amen Clinics uses SPECT scans to measure blood flow and activity patterns in the brain . The company also uses diagnostics such as questionnaires , clinical histories , and clinical interviews . Amen Clinics claims that SPECT scans enable doctors to tailor treatment to individual patients ' brains . A retrospective study released by Amen in 2010 showed that `` regional cerebral blood flow , as measured by SPECT , predicted stimulant response in 29 of 157 patients . '' Harriet Hall has written critically about SPECT scans in articles for Quackwatch and for the `` Science-Based Medicine '' website . Hall accuses the clinics of misrepresenting an unproven treatment as effective , of concealing important warning information , and of creating false hopes by promising things that ca n't be done . She dismisses the scans as `` pretty pictures '' and says that although Amen himself seems to believe in his approach , `` humans are very good at fooling themselves '' . A 2011 paper co-authored by the neuroscientist Anjan Chatterjee discussed example cases that were found on the Amen Clinic 's website . The paper noted that the example cases `` violate the standard of care '' because a normal clinical diagnosis would have been sufficient and functional neuroimaging was unnecessary . According to the American Psychiatric Association , `` the clinical utility of neuroimaging techniques for planning of individualized treatment has not yet been shown . ''
Wiartel Mały . Wiartel Mały ( ) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Pisz , within Pisz County , Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship , in northern Poland . It lies approximately south-west of Pisz and east of the regional capital Olsztyn . Before 1945 the area was part of Germany ( East Prussia ) . The village has a population of 20 .
Hans Agbo . Hans Agbo ( born 26 September 1967 ) is a Cameroonian football coach and former international player who is the assistant coach of Algerian club MC Oran . Career . Agbo , a defender , played club football in Cameroon for Prévoyance Yaoundé , Olympic Mvolyé and Tonnerre Yaoundé . Agbo represented Cameroon at the 1994 FIFA World Cup , making three appearances in the tournament . He also played at the 1992 African Cup of Nations and the 1996 African Cup of Nations . Agbo became the assistant coach of Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 club MC Oran in July 2012 .
Phu Sing District . Phu Sing ( , ) is a district ( `` amphoe '' ) in the southwestern part of Sisaket Province , northeastern Thailand . History . The minor district ( `` king amphoe '' ) was created on 1 April 1991 , when the six `` tambon '' Khok Tan , Huai Ta Mon , Huai Tuekchu , Lalom , Takhian Ram , and Dong Rak were split off from Khunkhan District . It was upgraded to a full district on 8 September 1995 . Geography . The district is bounded in the south by the Dangrek Range . Neighboring districts are ( from the west clockwise ) Buachet of Surin Province , Khukhan and Khun Han of Sisaket Province , and Oddar Meancheay of Cambodia . Administration . The district is divided into seven sub-districts ( `` tambon '' ) , which are further subdivided into 85 villages ( `` muban '' ) . There are no municipal ( `` thesaban '' ) areas , and seven tambon administrative organizations ( TAO ) .
Rodeo Waltz . `` Rodeo Waltz '' is a 1993 album from US country duo Sweethearts of the Rodeo . The album was their first for Sugar Hill Records , and it did not include any singles . Reception . In his Allmusic review , critic Kelly McCartney wrote of the album `` In an age when country and pop are almost indistinguishable , it 's nice to have a few artists dusting off some good , old tunes and offering them up to a new generation of fans . ''
Bonito River ( Tocantins ) . The Bonito River is a river of Tocantins state in central Brazil .
Newington Center Historic District . The Newington Center Historic District encompasses the historic civic heart of Newington , New Hampshire . It consists of a section of Nimble Hill Road between its junction with Little Bay Road , and a gate at the southern end marking the start of territory formerly associated with Pease Air Force Base ( now Portsmouth International Airport at Pease ) . This area includes the town common , laid out in 1640 , a cluster of civic buildings , and several private residences , as well as remnants of the state 's oldest town forest . The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987 ; in 1991 an additional of former town forest , now part of the airfield , were added to the district . Description and history . The town of Newington was originally settled in the 17th century as part of Dover . It was set off as a separate parish in 1712 , and incorporated as a separate town in 1713 . Its historic town center 's origins date to 1640 , when common land was set aside by the town . Some of this became the town center area , and a larger part ( eventually reaching more than in size ) was at some point designated as the town forest . The town center is clustered along a section of Nimble Hill Road , a historic north-south route between Dover and Portsmouth , and is also passed just to the north by a historic alignment of the Old Boston Post Road , connecting Boston , Massachusetts , to points in what is now Maine . The north-south road was truncated at its southern end by the construction of Pease Air Force Base in the 1950s , which also greatly reduced the town forest 's size . One of the center 's focal points is the Congregational Church , a structure built in 1712 and extensively altered in 1835 , giving it its present Greek Revival appearance .
Hokuto , Hokkaido . is a city in the center of the Oshima Subprefecture in Japan 's northern island of Hokkaido . It serves as a bedroom community for Hakodate , to the east of the city . Hokuto was formed on February 1 , 2006 from merging the town of Kamiiso , from Kamiiso District , and the town of Ōno , from Kameda District . Hokuto is the third city to be established in Oshima . ( The second , Kameda , no longer exists being dissolved just two years after its founding in 1971 ) . Hokuto is the second largest city in Oshima by population after Hakodate . Geography . Hokuto is in the middle of Oshima , a peninsula in Hokkaido 's south . The southeast portion is mostly plains and the western part is more mountainous . The south borders the Hakodate Bay . The Ōno River runs north and south through the middle of Hokuto . Rail . Oshima-Ōno Station was scheduled to be rebuilt and renamed Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto Station by the time the Hokkaido Shinkansen in March 2016 .
Volley Bergamo Past Squads . This article shows All past squads from the Italian professional volleyball team Volley Bergamo from the Serie A League .
Visual Mind . Visual Mind is mind mapping software that allows users to capture and organize information in a visual manner . The result is electronic `` mind maps '' that provides both overview and details in the same view . Earlier versions of Visual Mind were primarily targeted to single users . In 2007 , the developers of Visual Mind introduced the Visual Mind Server , which allows multiple Visual Mind users work together on the same Visual Mind map in real-time . Typical uses of Visual Mind for the individual user are planning and TODO-lists , brainstorming , organizing , decision making , taking notes , etc . Typical uses for teams and groups are collaboration , communication and information/document sharing .
Featherbed Moss . Featherbed Moss is a flat-topped hill , high , in the Peak District in the county of Derbyshire in England . It is sometimes mistakenly thought to be a joint county top . Description . Featherbed Moss is a treeless , domed summit covered by moist peaty moorland vegetation . It rises south of Chew Reservoir . To the south the land falls increasingly steeply into the Torside Reservoir and , to the east into the ravine of the Crowden Great Brook through which the Pennine Way runs from north to south .
James C. Corman . James Charles Corman ( October 20 , 1920 – December 30 , 2000 ) was a Los Angeles City Council member from 1957 to 1961 and a Democratic Congressman from California between 1961 and 1981 . General . Corman was born on October 20 , 1920 , in Galena , Kansas , the son of Ransford D. Corman and Edna V. Corman , both of Kansas . His father was a silica miner who died of lung disease brought on by his work . Young James was brought to California by his mother in 1933 ; he attended Belmont High School in Los Angeles and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from UCLA and a law degree from the University of Southern California . A Methodist , he was married on June 22 , 1946 , to Virginia Little of Atlanta , Georgia . They had two children , Mary Ann and James C. , Jr . He was said to be `` extremely bright , intensely private and sometimes moody '' as well as `` a courtly man in a tumultuous time ... with old-fashioned graciousness . '' At age 68 , he was described as a `` dapper in monogrammed shirts , leather suspenders and wing-tipped shoes . '' Corman died at age 80 on December 30 , 2000 , after suffering a stroke in a rehabilitation facility in Arlington , Virginia . He was survived by his fourth wife , Nancy Breetwor-Malone . They had two children , Adam and Brian . A funeral service was held in Arlington National Cemetery , and interment followed . Military . Corman was a cadet officer at UCLA with the Reserve Officer Training Corps , and he was made a second lieutenant in the U.S. Marine Corps in June 1943 . Suddenly we heard the tap of a grenade . We ducked into our foxholes just before the explosion and were unhurt . In the morning we found the Jap had decapitated himself . In his wallet was a magazine clipping of a picture of Japanese-American soldiers fighting with United States forces in Italy . '' City Council . `` See also List of Los Angeles municipal election returns . '' In 1957 Corman , supported by labor and Democratic votes , was elected to a four-year term represent Los Angeles City Council District 7 , over Kay Bogendorfer , a Republican . In that year , this newly established San Fernando Valley district was bounded on the south by Riverside Drive on the east by Coldwater Canyon and Woodman avenues and on the west generally by Balboa Boulevard . It had been moved from Downtown Los Angeles after Councilman Don A. Allen was elected to the State Assembly . Corman did not finish his term , being elected to Congress in 1960 . Congress . `` In with President Kennedy and out with President Carter , '' he would say after he left the United States Congress . He served in the House of Representatives from 1961 to 1981 . Corman was ousted from Congress in 1980 in a very close election by Los Angeles School Board member Bobbi Fiedler . Post-Congress . After his Congressional service , he opened a lobbying firm , Corman Law Offices , in Washington , D.C. , with a partner , William Kirk . Their clients included MCA Inc. , American Newspaper Publishers Association and National Structured Settlements Trade Association . The firm merged with Silverstein & Mullens in January 1990 . Corman represented Texas Air Corporation president Frank Lorenzo in his contested takeover of Continental Airlines . He stopped representing the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare because of its `` high-pressure fund-raising methods and alarmist pronouncements . '' In 1985 he was elected president of Americans United for Separation of Church and State . Legacy . In 2001 , the Van Nuys Federal Building was named in his honor . He was portrayed by Stoney Westmoreland in All the Way .
Palazzo Spalletti-Trivelli . Palazzo Spalleti-Trivelli ( formerly Guicciardi ) is a palace located atVia Emilia A San Pietro # 2 , corner with Via San Nicolò , in the center of the city of Reggio Emilia , region of Emilia Romagna , Italy . The building now belongs to the Credito Emiliano ( Credem ) bank , and owns the art collection now in the palace . History . The building was erected atop ancient Roman ruins , still visible in the basement . A large house or palace was owned by the Bosi Family until 1685 . It was rebuilt in the 1700s under the patronage of the new owner Count Guicciardi using designs by the architect Giovanni Maria Ferraroni , and refurbished in the early 1800s in a Neoclassical style by Marchelli , when the palace was acquired by the Spalletti-Trivelli family , who also owned the adjacent building . A salon of the piano nobile has a ceiling painting depicting `` Apollo with the Court of the Hours '' by Prospero Minghetti , and a ball room with trompe-l'oeil colonnades and curtains painted by Vincenzo Carnevali . In addition , the bank houses here its collection of Emilian paintings and Oriental art , viewable by appointment . The painting collection includes the following works ;
Third Carrickfergus Silver Band . Third Carrickfergus Silver Band commonly shortened to Third Carrick Band are a championship section silver band from Carrickfergus in Northern Ireland . History . The band was formed in 1958 , under the direction of Mr D J McCartney , as the `` 3rd Carrickfergus Boys ' Brigade Band '' . The band grew and was soon competing in local competitions and major contests throughout Northern Ireland . However , in 1968 the Band disbanded as the boys got older and left the BB . The band reformed in April 1973 as the `` 3rd Carrickfergus BB and Old Boys ' Band '' , again under the direction of D J McCartney . After only a year however Dr R W Hylands became the new conductor of the band . Under Hylands ' direction the band were promoted from Junior Section to Championship Section . In 1976 , the band won the title `` Band of the Year '' – being the first junior band to do so – shared with Agnes Street Silver Band , which was a senior band . This qualified the Band to compete in the `` Pontin 's Holiday Camp Band Contest '' in Southport , one of the biggest British fixtures . The Band won this competition and went on to gain second place at the National Finals in Wales . Alan Murdock became musical director of the band from 1982 until 1985 when Mr Desmond Graham took over . Graham had played with the band since its formation and often helped during rehearsals . Under Graham 's direction the band won the NIBA championships in 1993 and came second in 1995 . In 2005 the band competed in the European Championships in Groningen , Holland . In 2014 the band were crowned Band of the Year and they retained the title in 2015 . This followed a period of great success in the second section , lasting several years . The band decided to return to the Championship Section once more at the NIBA contest in Armagh , in October 2015 . Recordings . In June 2009 the band recorded a CD named `` On the Castle Green '' . The CD was released on Monday 9 November 2009 featuring 18 tracks of various genres including jazz and blues , religious , swing and classical . The CD also features the first recording of the march composed by Paul Lovatt-Cooper on the commission by the band for their 50th anniversary celebrations in Autumn 2008 . This is the band 's first CD and is initially available at the cost of £10 . Junior band . In the late 90 's the 'new ' junior band was formed to train musicians for the senior band . This has proved successful with nine members of Third Carrickfergus Silver Band having been promoted from the Junior Band . The junior band is split into three smaller bands in consideration of individual 's ability : the `` Beginner Band '' , the `` Training Band '' and the `` Junior Band '' ; from complete beginners to more accomplished players respectively . These bands are taken by members of the senior band . The bands compete in the BBL competition , Mossgrove and Carrickfergus festivals and for the first time in 2009 the NIBA Championships in the 5th Grade/Unaffiliated Class .
1998 Challenge Bell . The 1997 Challenge Bell was a tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Club Avantage Multi-Sports in Quebec City in Canada that was part of Tier III of the 1998 WTA Tour . It was the 6th edition of the Challenge Bell , and was held from October 26 through November 1 , 1998 . Tara Snyder won the singles title . Singles . Tara Snyder def . Chanda Rubin , 4–6 , 6–4 , 7–6 Doubles . Lori McNeil / Kimberly Po def . Chanda Rubin / Sandrine Testud , 6–7 , 7–5 , 6–4
Tailspin Tommy in the Great Air Mystery . `` Tailspin Tommy in the Great Air Mystery '' is a 12-episode 1935 Universal movie serial based on the Tailspin Tommy comic strip by Hal Forrest and starring , Jean Rogers and Noah Beery , Jr . The picture was the 96th of the 137 serials released by the studio ( the 28th of which to be made with sound ) . Plot . `` Tailspin '' Tommy ( Clark Williams ) and his fellow pilots prevent a group of corrupt businessmen , Manuel Casmetto ( Herbert Heywood ) and Horace Raymore ( Matthew Betz ) from stealing Nazil Island 's oil reserves . They are aided in their efforts by news reporter Milt Howe ( Pat J. O'Brien ) . When Tommy is triumphant , he also finds he has a movie contract . Production . `` Tailspin Tommy in the Great Air Mystery '' used a number of aircraft including a Fleet biplane , a Stearman C3 and a Fairchild cabin monoplane . A mock-up of a dirigible included an interior section . Critical reception . `` Tailspin Tommy in the Great Air Mystery '' is considered to be an improvement on the previous `` Tailspin Tommy '' serial .
Ezekiel Kemboi . Ezekiel Kemboi Cheboi ( born 25 May 1982 ) is a Kenyan athlete , winner of the 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2004 Summer Olympics , the 2009 World Championships , the 2011 World Championships , the 2012 Summer Olympics , the 2013 World Championships and the 2015 World Championships . His 3000 m steeplechase best of 7:55.76 set at Monaco in 2011 places him as the sixth fastest of all time . This time is also the fastest non-winning time in history . He is one of only four men to have won both Olympic and World golds in the event , along with Reuben Kosgei , Brimin Kipruto and Conseslus Kipruto . He is the only multiple gold medalist in both . He is the only athlete to win four ( successive ) world championships in the steeplechase . Biography . Born in Matira , which is near Kapsowar , Marakwet District , Kemboi graduated from Kapsowar Boys Secondary School in 1999 . He did not take up athletics until after he left school , but was spotted by Paul Ereng and won the African Junior Championships in 2001 despite falling . Kemboi became African Junior Champion in 2001 and then in 2002 , he finished second at the Commonwealth Games behind compatriot Stephen Cherono . The same year Kemboi was originally fourth at the African Championships in Athletics , but was later awarded bronze after the winner Moroccan Brahim Boulami received a doping suspension . At the 2003 World Championships , Kemboi had a gruelling battle with former teammate Saif Saeed Shaheen ( formerly Stephen Cherono ) who represented his new country Qatar , before Shaheen pulled away from the exhausted Kemboi to win by less than a second . Kemboi won the gold medal at the 2003 All-Africa Games . In the absence of Shaheen – the Kenyan Olympic Committee refused to waive the three-year eligibility delay for established athletes who switch nationalities – Kemboi rose to a main favourite status at the Athens Olympics . The race went very much according to form , with the three Kenyans Kemboi , Brimin Kipruto and Paul Kipsiele Koech pushing the pace from the second lap and soon leaving the rest of the field behind and Kemboi winning a gold medal 0.3 seconds ahead of Kipruto in a Kenyan sweep . In August 2005 he won a silver medal at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics again behind Shaheen , and in March 2006 he won the 2006 Commonwealth Games . He finished second at the 2006 African Championships in Athletics , but was disqualified for improper hurdling . At the 2007 World Championships in Athletics he won his third successive silver medal , this time losing to Kipruto . Kemboi represented Kenya at the 2008 Beijing Olympics but managed only seventh – his worst performance on the global stage . He rebounded with a win at the 2009 World Championships ( his first world championship gold medal ) after three successive silvers and took silver at the 2010 African Championships the following year behind 2008 bronze medalist Richard Mateelong . He took to the road races of Italy in August 2010 , beating Peter Kimeli to the tape to win the Corribianco race in Bianco , then taking the honours at the 8.5-kilometre Amatrice-Configno . He won the gold medal at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics in Daegu , South Korea . Kemboi won the gold medal for Kenya in the 3000m Steeplechase in London 2012 . Kemboi won in a time of eight minutes 18.56 seconds . In 2013 he added his third straight gold medal at the World Championships . In 2015 , he took his fourth successive title at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics . In August 17 , 2016 , he won a bronze medal for Kenya in the 3000m Steeplechase in Rio Olympics 2016 . He then announced his retirement after the win . Kemboi was later that day disqualified for stepping outside of the track . An investigation into the incident was instigated when the French Olympic team complained that the runner had stepped out of the track after his final water jump during the race . The bronze medal was subsequently awarded to French runner Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad . He announced his retirement immediately following the Olympic race , but rescinded that decision after learning of his disqualification . He made one final attempt , making the finals at the 2017 World Championships , where ultimately he was a non-factor . Personal life . Kemboi is managed by Enrico Dionisi . Since 2002 he has owned a farm near Moi 's Bridge , Trans-Nzoia District . He is married to Jane Kemboi with two sons . Since 2009 he has been coached by Moses Kiptanui , who is also his neighbour . His participation in the 2012 Olympics was initially put in doubt when he was charged with assault in June 2012 , after a woman claimed he stabbed her after she refused his sexual advances .
Iglesia de San Miguel ( Villardeveyo ) . Iglesia de San Miguel ( Villardeveyo ) is a church in Asturias , Spain . The church while founded in the 9th century , was rebuilt in its present form in 1884 . It retains a window grill from the earlier church .
115th Mechanized Infantry Brigade ( People 's Republic of China ) . The 115th Division was a military formation of the People 's Volunteer Army ( Chinese People 's Volunteers ( CPV ) or Chinese Communist Forces ( CCF ) ) during the Korean War with a standard strength of approximately 10,000 men . It was a component of the 39th Army , consisting of the 343rd , 344th , and 345th Regiments . The `` 115th Division was one of the first CCF divisions to attack the UN forces as they approached the Yalu River . Effectively reduced the 8th Cavalry Regiment of the 1st Cavalry Division to a combat ineffective unit , after inflicting severe loses on them at Unsan . In all , over eight hundred men of the 8th Cavalry were lost—almost one-third of the regiment ’ s strength . `` The enemy [ Chinese ] force that brought tragedy to the 8th Cavalry at Unsan was the CCF ’ s 116th Division . Elements of the 116th ’ s 347th Regiment were responsible for the roadblock south of Unsan . Also engaged in the Unsan action was the 115th Division . '' Current . The unit appears to still be active with the 39th Group Army in the Shenyang Military Region , as the 115th Mechanised Infantry Division .
Bangin Westcoast . `` Bangin West Coast '' is the second album by Long Beach , California producer and rapper Soopafly . The advance leaked in 2006 but was officially released on May 8 , 2007 through Gangsta Advisory Records . Album Chart Awards . This Album was never charted on the Billboard but has nearly sold 3,200 copies world wide today .
Birstall United F.C.. Birstall United Football Club is a football club based in Birstall , near Leicester , in Leicestershire , England . The club are currently members of the . History . The club was established in 1961 , and initially played Sunday league football in the Leicester & District League . After winning three championships and the Leicestershire Sunday Intermediate Cup , they switched to Saturday football , joining the Leicester Mutual League . They won divisions five , four and three in consecutive seasons , before winning Division One in 1972–73 . They retained the league title the following season , also winning the Leicester Junior Cup South with a 4–0 win over Oadby '67 . After winning a third Division One title in 1975–76 , Birstall joined Division Two of the Leicestershire Senior League in 1976 . Their first season in the Senior League saw them win the Division Two title and the Tebbutt Brown Cup , beating Division Two runners-up Hillcroft 3–0 in a replay after a 1–1 draw . Promoted to the Division One , Birstall finished as runners-up in 1981–82 , a season in which they also won the Tebbutt Brown Cup , beating league champions Anstey Nomads 1–0 in the final . The two met in the Tebbutt Brown Cup final again in 1984–85 , with Birstall winning 3–2 . In 1993–94 Birstall won the league 's Floodlight Cup . The 1995–96 season saw them win the Leicestershire and Rutland Senior Cup with a 1–0 win over Oadby Town in the final . They won the cup again in 1997–98 , defeating Ibstock Welfare on 4–3 penalties following a 1–1 draw , and retained it the following season , beating Oadby Town 2–0 on penalties after a 2–2 draw ; the season also saw them finish as runners-up in the ( now renamed ) Premier Division . After winning the Premier Division in 2015–16 , the club were promoted to the East Midlands Counties League . At the end of the 2017–18 season , Birstall were transferred to Division One of the United Counties League .
Sachsenhausen ( Oranienburg ) . Sachsenhausen ( ) is a district of the town Oranienburg , 35 kilometres north of Berlin . The district 's name means 'Houses of the Saxons ' . It was notorious as the site of the Nazi concentration camp also called Sachsenhausen which ran from 1936 to 1945 . For five years after World War II the Soviets used the facility as Special Camp No . 7 ( later Soviet Special Camp No . 1 ) .
Young Desire ( album ) . `` Young Desire '' is the third studio album by the Finnish band Lapko . It was released in 2007 and is a theme album which , as the title suggests , deals with the passion of youth .
Fred Mader . Fred `` Frenchy '' Mader ( born 1883 - died ? ) was an American labor leader and organized crime figure active in the Chicago , Illinois , labor movement in the 1910s and 1920s . He was president of the influential Chicago Building and Construction Trades Council , a coalition of construction unions , for nine months in 1922 . Early career . Fred Mader was born in Chicago in 1883 . When he was 14 years old , he went to work for a year at Marshall Field 's running cash from the safe to the counters . He worked for a stockbroker for three years , and then spent a year working for a company which installed light fixtures in homes and apartment buildings . He moved to New York City for nine months and worked as a fixture hanger there for nine months before returning to Chicago . Once back in Chicago , Mader joined Local 381 of the Fixture Hangers ' Union , and by 1915 was the local 's assistant business agent . His job was to roam construction sites , ensuring that the terms of union contracts were honored by employers . Mader also became involved with organized crime . He was an associate of Timothy D. `` Big Tim '' Murphy , a mobster and labor racketeer who controlled several major railroad , laundry and dye workers ' unions during the 1910s and early 1920s . In 1915 , Mader was accused in court testimony of asking local business owners for protection money in exchange for not having their expensive glass windows constantly broken . Mader was sentenced to three years in prison for extortion . After his release from prison , Mader rose quickly within Local 381 , becoming its president . He was also influential in the electrical workers ' union . Mader 's growing importance and power within Chicago 's labor movement led him to be elected president of the Chicago Building and Construction Trades Council ( BCTC ) on February 17 , 1922 . A split had emerged in the BCTC over whether to accept an arbitration award lowering wages throughout the city 's construction industry , and the faction opposing the award was ousted from its leadership positions . It was later alleged that Mader won election as BCTC president due to the strong-arm tactics of `` Big Tim '' Murphy . Presidency of the BCTC . Just six weeks after his election , Mader was indicted for assault with a deadly weapon after allegedly attacking an electrician who had performed work assigned to the fixture hangers . Mader strongly denounced the indictment , pointing out that the alleged victim had not bothered to file charges or show up in court as a witness , and that an employer 's secretary had lodged the complaint with the police . On May 6 , 1922 , Mader , Murphy , Cornelius Shea , and six other labor leaders were arrested and charged with the murder of a Chicago police officer . On May 24 , the state asked for nolle prosequi and the court agreed to withdraw the indictments . The trial ended Mader 's presidency of the BCTC . A Chicago court refused to release Mader on bail unless he pledged to step down as BCTC president . He hesitated , but agreed on May 28 , 1922 , and was released on a $ 75,000 bond ( about $ 982,000 in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars ) . During the murder trial , Mader was also indicted on a charge of conspiring to delay the construction of the Drake Hotel . On June 8 , 1922 , Mader offered to plead guilty to the charge to avoid a prison term , but the plea deal was refused . During the trial , eyewitness testimony accused Mader of bribery , running a gang of `` sluggers '' to beat and intimidate others in the labor movement , extortion , bombings , and other crimes . Mader was convicted of this charge on June 19 , 1922 , and sentenced to a year in prison and a $ 1,000 fine . The sentence was overturned by the Supreme Court of Illinois in 1924 . The state of Illinois issued a new indictment against Mader and two others in August . The charges were the murder of a police lieutenant , extortion , assault , and bombing . As Mader 's second murder trial began , Mader attempted to withdraw his resignation as president of the BCTC ( which was to have been effective at the BCTC 's regular board meeting in November ) . Reacting to Mader 's refusal , international unions belonging to the Building and Construction Trades Department of the American Federation of Labor , the BCTC 's parent organization , acted to build a consensus against Mader , have him removed from office , and a new president elected . These efforts proved successful on November 13 , 1922 , ending Mader 's presidency after just nine months . Edward Ryan , a business agent for the ornamental ironworkers ' union , succeeded him . Mader 's second murder trial opened a day after his removal as BCTC president . The Illinois Attorney General 's case was somewhat weak , however , and the trial court judge rebuked the state several times on the opening day for abusing the judicial process . The prosecution rested after two days . Mader 's attorneys first produced a witness who not only provided an alibi for Mader at the time of the murder , but who claimed he had been taken by Chicago police to Colorado and prevented from testifying in Mader 's behalf during the first trial . The following day , Mader 's attorneys dropped a bombshell when an ex-police lieutenant testified that the Chicago Police Department had framed Mader and planted evidence used in the trial . The jury was unconvinced by the state 's case , and Mader was declared not-guilty on November 25 , 1922 .
Hrubčice . Hrubčice is a village and municipality ( `` obec '' ) in Prostějov District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic . the municipality has a population of 783 and covers an area of . Hrubčice lies approximately east of Prostějov , south of Olomouc , and east of Prague .
Zărzag River . The Zărzag River is a tributary of the Şoimu River in Romania .
Alpha-amyrin synthase . Alpha-amyrin synthase ( , `` 2,3-oxidosqualene alpha-amyrin cyclase '' , `` mixed amyrin synthase '' ) is an enzyme with systematic name `` ( 3S ) -2,3-epoxy-2,3-dihydrosqualene mutase ( cyclizing , alpha-amyrin-forming ) '' . This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction This multifunctional enzyme produces both alpha- and beta-amyrin .
Imaginaerum ( film ) . `` Imaginaerum '' ( also promoted as `` Imaginaerum by Nightwish '' ) is a 2012 Finnish-Canadian musical fantasy film co-written and directed by Stobe Harju . It was developed with and features music from Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish 's seventh studio album of the same name ; Nightwish 's keyboardist and songwriter Tuomas Holopainen co-wrote the film . `` Imaginaerum '' , which is produced by Markus Selin from Solar Films Inc. along with Nightwish , is the feature film debut of Stobe Harju . It received grants from the Finnish Film Foundation , a Finnish government institution . The film received $ 575,000 toward its $ 3.7 million budget . The film was originally titled `` Imaginarium '' , but the title was later changed to `` Imaginaerum '' in order to avoid mix-ups . The film was released on November 23 , 2012 in Finland , followed by releases in Germany ( March 31 , 2013 ) , Australia ( October 22 , 2014 ) and North America ( June 16 , 2015 ) . Plot . Thomas Whitman is a 75-year-old former musician who has lapsed into a coma after years of suffering from multi-infarct dementia . As he is clinging to his life while his estranged daughter Gem ponders on signing a do not resuscitate order , Thomas ' mind enters a fantasy world where he relives his life as a ten-year-old orphan . After meeting a girl named Ann at the orphanage and acquiring a snow globe containing a dancing figurine named `` Arabesque '' , young Thomas befriends a snowman named `` Mr. White '' , who takes him on a flight to the skies . But while chasing his father Theodore 's airplane , Thomas loses his balance and falls into a surreal world bordered by a run-down roller coaster track , which represents his mind and memories . As pieces of the track fall apart , a mechanic , symbolic of Thomas ' doctor in the real world , complains about how futile it is to try to repair the track . The doctor looks to a younger Gem for advice who says they should just let it fall apart ; this coincides with Gem agreeing to the DNR order in the real world . Thomas meets a younger version of Gem and a 72-year-old Ann , who warn him about Mr. White . He runs to a `` dollhouse '' , where he sees himself and Ann in their 30s , as members of his band Whitman . The elderly Ann once again appears in front of him , warning him that the snowman is evil and is responsible for the loss of his memories . As he travels to other parts of his past , young Thomas witnesses the simultaneous events of both his father and his older self lamenting the deaths of their wives . Suddenly , Theodore pulls a gun and shoots himself through his head while the older Thomas smashes the Arabesque globe against the wall , resulting in Thomas distancing himself from his daughter . He chases after Gem throughout the dream world as they both age to the present day . Back in the real world , Gem arrives at Thomas ' home , where she encounters Ann . It is revealed that when Thomas and Ann toured together with their band , Thomas ' wife was killed in a car accident when Gem was a child . Because Thomas was not around during her childhood , Gem grew up resenting him throughout her life . Ann informs her that the night that Thomas ' wife died , Thomas was with her , as he had stopped her from overdosing on drugs at the time , which reminded him too much of his father 's suicide . Later , Ann opens a safe in Thomas ' study , only to find sheets of paper containing incomprehensible writing . Ann makes Gem realize that in time Thomas grew as bitter as his own father due to their similar pasts . As a result , he pushed her away in order not to hurt her as his father did . Gem realizes that the notes are all of Thomas ' memories when he found out about his dementia and that he did care for her after all . She spends the night piecing the sheets together to form a pattern on the floor . When the house experiences a power failure and Gem 's cell phone dies , Ann drives Gem to the hospital . Meanwhile , in his dream world , Thomas rediscovers his memories with Gem and is determined to hold on to them . He confronts Mr. White , who reveals himself as the manifestation of Theodore . During the ensuing roller coaster ride , Thomas relinquishes his grip on his father . In turn , he lets go of his last memories of Theodore , and holds onto those of Gem . He reaches the end of the roller coaster ride and awakens from his coma with Gem and Ann by his bedside . With his last breath , Thomas reconciles with his daughter before passing away . Gem returns to her father 's home to play the grand piano . When she notices a key not playing right , she opens the lid and discovers a brass name plate lodged between the wires , removing it and placing it on the repaired snow globe . The name plate reads `` G Em '' , revealing Gem 's name as the keys G and E minor . Thomas mentions throughout the film that the two chords are key to his memories and all he wants is to hear them one last time . He told her that when the chords are played correctly , the Arabesque in the globe will spin . After Gem realizes Thomas really loved her , she plays the chord and the Arabesque spins , symbolizing their reconciliation . Soundtrack . The score of the film was officially released on November 9 , 2012 , in digital and CD format . The tracks on the score are reinterpretations by Petri Alanko of songs previously released on the band 's album `` Imaginaerum '' . The songs `` Slow , Love , Slow '' , `` Scaretale '' and an instrumental version of `` I Want My Tears Back '' from the `` Imaginaerum '' album are also featured in the film . Development . In the beginning of autumn 2008 , Nightwish frontman Tuomas Holopainen first introduced the idea for the film to fellow band members and to music video director Stobe Harju with whom the band had worked on the music video for `` The Islander '' . Harju immediately liked the concept . Holopainen 's original idea was to shoot a music video for each of the thirteen songs of the album , but Harju suggested they should also include dialogue . Both started pre-production on `` Imaginaerum '' and Harju wrote a 70-page first draft of the screenplay based on Holopainen 's original ideas . It was decided that instead of a collection of separate music videos they should create a full movie with a bigger story . The film was developed simultaneously with the album . On the story , Holopainen commented : `` I wanted to convey a positive message and a sense of carpe diem . The movie is about the joy of being alive and the beauty of the world . '' For the visuals of the film , he cited the works of Tim Burton , Neil Gaiman and Salvador Dalí as inspirations . Harju described the musical style of `` Imaginaerum '' as `` a cross between `` Moulin Rouge ! '' and Pink Floyd 's `` The Wall '' . The film will heavily feature CGI and other special effects . Nightwish members will appear both as themselves playing some of the songs and in small supporting roles featuring dialogue . Holopainen will appear as `` a gray and wrinkled 50-year-old '' . Harju wanted the audience `` to feel the presence of Nightwish '' and designed the names of the characters the band members are playing to resemble their own names : Anette Olzon plays Ann , Tuomas Holopainen plays Tom , Marco Hietala plays Marcus , Emppu Vuorinen plays Emil and Jukka Nevalainen plays Jack . Some of the music in the movie will be slightly different from that of the album and there will be also a score written by Petri Alanko , who composed the video game `` Alan Wake '' for which Harju directed the cutscenes . According to Holopainen the running time of the film will be `` around 80 minutes '' . At the end of May 2011 final changes were made to the screenplay and part of the post-production was started before the actual shooting . It was revealed that there is an animated character who `` will surely be remembered by many a Nightwish fan '' . A blog update on Nightwish 's site stated that `` Imaginaerum '' will in no way be a children ’ s movie but a dark and foreboding fantasy ; a dream world that lacks no surprises . '' The film was first announced publicly on February 10 , 2011 on the official site of Nightwish . A teaser poster by Janne `` Toxic Angel '' Pitkänen was released and a trailer is expected to be released before the end of 2011 . Casting was completed in August 2011 . Shooting was completed in 18 days between September and October 2011 , mostly in Montreal , Quebec , Canada due to the incentives the country offers to foreign movie productions . Bassist Marco Hietala revealed that all scenes featuring Nightwish have already been completed as of September 23 , 2011 . On October 11 , 2011 , the cast was announced on the official website , including Francis X. McCarthy , Quinn Lord , Marianne Farley , Joanna Noyes , Ilkka Villi , Keyanna Fielding , Ron Lea , Victoria Jung , Hélène Robitaille , and Stephane Demers . A teaser trailer of the film was uploaded to Nightwish 's YouTube channel on April 24 , 2012 , while a full theatrical trailer of the film was released on October 16 , 2012 . The world premiere of the film was on November 10 , 2012 at the Hartwall Arena in Helsinki . Reception . `` Metal Hammer '' commented that the film is `` definitely a must-see for Nightwish fans '' while saying that `` While some scenes feel a little contrived , the cinematography is stunning and the use of Nightwish ’ s music is tastefully done , with the score complementing the Imaginaerum album perfectly . '' Blabbermouth stated that `` Imaginaerum '' creates a musical fantasy world in the vein of David Lynch , Neil Gaiman , and Cirque du Soleil . The movie is an innovative mixture of story-telling and music , an extraordinary tale of the power of imagination… and what 's ultimately important in life . '' Juha Rosenqvist of `` Film-O-Holic '' gave the film a score of 3 out of 5 stars , also commenting that the movie was done more for the band fans than the overall public , while commenting that the film `` is a huge ambition of Nightwish 's musical landscape visualization of the mind , where the music video narrative means a tightrope artists stretched to feature-length film frames . '' The review also commented that the character Thomas Whitman is `` a certain level of Tuomas Holopainen 's alter ego '' . About its premiere on North America 's Fantasia Festival , Ariel Esteban Cayer stated that the film is `` a must for die-hard Nightwish fans , of course , but also recommended to enthusiasts of dark fantasy , sombre musicals , the macabre and the enchanting . '' Home media . `` Imaginaerum '' was released on Blu-ray in Germany on May 31 , 2013 and in Australia on October 22 , 2014 . The film was also released in North America on June 16 , 2015 .
New Wave Hookers . `` New Wave Hookers '' is a 1985 pornographic film that established the Alt porn genre . It featured a cast of established performers from the era and was followed by a number of sequels and a remake . The movie starred Ginger Lynn , Desiree Lane , Kristara Barrington , Kimberly Carson , Brooke Fields , Gina Carrera , Jamie Gillis , Jack Baker , Tom Byron , Steve Powers , Peter North , Rick Cassidy , Greg Rome , and Steve Drake . Traci Lords appeared in the original version dressed in all-red lingerie and portrayed `` the Devil . '' The film was produced by the Dark Brothers , who featured the slogan `` Purveyors of Fine Filth . '' Walter Dark was the executive producer , and Gregory Dark produced , directed , and co-wrote with Platinum Fire . Plot . The story begins with Jack Baker and Jamie Gillis telling jokes as they watch porn and talk about women . They fantasize how their lives would be better if they were pimps with women working for them . They discuss opening an escort service featuring `` new wave bitches '' who would become aroused after they hear new wave music . They fall asleep to TV static , and much of the remainder of the film depicts the two men dreaming about different sexual encounters with women who become sexually receptive after listening to new wave . Premiere . As shown in the documentary `` Fallen Angels '' , `` New Wave Hookers '' had its world premiere at the Los Angeles Pussycat Theater in 1985 . Members of the cast arrived in white limousines . Those in attendance included Gregory Dark , Walter Dark , Kristara Barrington and Traci Lords . Controversy . The original version was removed from distribution in the United States in 1986 when news broke that Traci Lords was under 18 when the film was made . The movie was subsequently re-edited and reissued with the Lords-Cassidy scene excised and the box cover photo of Lords replaced with co-star Ginger Lynn 's image . This altered version is the one that is ( legally ) available in the United States today . Awards . The movie won AFAA Erotica Awards in 1986 for Best Erotic Scene , Best Musical Score and Best Trailer . The soundtrack includes the song `` Electrify Me '' by The Plugz , which won for Best Song . It was also nominated for Best Art and Set Decoration , Best Cinematography , Best Costume Design and Best Advertising Campaign . Also in 1986 , `` New Wave Hookers '' won the `` Adam Film World '' Guide Award for Best Movie and the AVN Award for Best Packaging - Film . `` New Wave Hookers '' went on to be included in the XRCO Hall of Fame . In 2001 , `` Adult Video News '' placed it 17th on its list of the 101 greatest adult videos of all time .
Mindi Messmer . Mindi Messmer is a Democratic member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives in the United States and a candidate for the 2018 Democratic nomination forNew Hampshire 's 1st Congressional District seat . She was elected to the State House from District 24 ( Rye and New Castle ) in the fall of 2016 and is best known for her legislative and advocacy work on cancer clusters in New Hampshire . She has run a small environmental consulting business for 20 years . Education and career . Messmer has lived in the New Hampshire Seacoast region since attending graduate school for earth sciences at the University of New Hampshire and is currently an M.S . candidate at Georgetown University in clinical and translational research , hoping to combine her expertise in environmental contaminants with an understanding of the health effects associated with these toxins . Her professional work as an environmental consultant has focused on the evaluation , design , development , and implementation of conventional and innovative in-situ and on-site technologies for remediation of contaminated sites . She has consulted businesses , banks , and the U.S. government on the presence of environmental contaminants . Messmer has conducted and managed projects ranging in scale from small hazardous waste site assessments and remediation design , to large remedial investigations and remedial action under a variety of regulatory programs including RCRA , CERCLA , and State Superfund . NH House of Representatives . Her best known work has been around drinking water protection , cancer prevention , and identifying environmental factors which may have triggered a pediatric cancer cluster in New Hampshire . Messmer serves on NH Governor Maggie Hassan ’ s Task Force to investigate the rhabdomyosarcoma and pleuropulmonary blastoma double pediatric cancer cluster that she identified and reported in 2014 . The cluster was confirmed by the NH Department of Health and Human Services ( DHHS ) in 2016 . She was appointed head of the Governor ’ s Task Force Subcommittee to coordinate efforts with the USEPA and New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services ( NHDES ) to direct the investigation into Coakley Landfill Superfund Site which may be linked to the pediatric cancer cluster . Messmer 's three bills signed into law in 2017 during her freshman year include which established a commission on the Seacoast cancer cluster investigation , which established a commission to study long-term goals and requirements for drinking water in the Seacoast area , and which established a commission to study environmentally-triggered chronic illness . House Bill 485 , which addressed the need for standards for emerging contaminants in drinking water was opposed by the Business and Industry Association . House Republican members from Merrimack and Hudson , New Hampshire , where the Saint Gobain corporation contaminated drinking water in three towns including Merrimack , Litchfield and Bedford , walked away from the Committee of Conference and refused to return . In January 2017 , Messmer and Rep. Renny Cushing , founders of Greenland Safe Water Action and Testing for Pease , founded New Hampshire Safe Water Alliance . For the 2018 session , Messmer has authored an Anti-Hate Resolution in response to hate crimes in the state and legislation authorizing for state regulators to take action to address an imminent hazard associated with surface water contaminated by an aged Superfund Site . 2018 U.S. House campaign . On November 15 , 2017 , Messmer announced her candidacy for the 2018 Democratic nomination for New Hampshire 's 1st congressional district , following incumbent Representative Carol Shea-Porter 's decision not to seek re-election . Electoral history . Messmer was elected to the New Hampshire House of Representatives for District 24 for Rye and New Castle in the fall of 2016 . Personal life . Messmer is a longtime resident of Rye , New Hampshire , where she lives with her husband and two teenage sons . Awards and published works . Messmer was awarded the Less Cancer Leadership Award for her work associated with Governor Hassan 's Pediatric Cancer Task Force . Messmer , M. , et al . `` I-SPY 2 Breast Cancer Trial Model as Innovation for Alzheimer 's Disease Therapies '' . JAMA Neurology ( 2017 ) ; 74 ( 9 ) :1027-1028 Fam , S. , Messmer , M. , Lunt , A. , Marcott , K. , `` Biological Reactive Wall/Enhancement of Intrinsic Conditions '' , In-Situ and On-Site Bioremediation , New Orleans ( 1997 ) Fam , S. , Messmer , M. , Nautiyal , D. , Hansen , M. , `` Not As Simple As It Seems '' , Water Environment Federation , Industrial Wastewater . 7:29 ( 1996 ) Fam , S. , Messmer , M. , Nautiyal , D. , Hansen , M. , `` Critical State of the Art Review of Vapor Extraction '' , Proc . Purdue Ind . Waste Conf . 50:137 ( 1995 ) . Fam , S. , Pirelli , T. , Sullivan , T. , Findlay , M. , Fogel , S. , and Messmer , M. , `` Anaerobic Bioremediation of Chlorinated VOCs in Conjunction with Dual Extraction '' , In-Situ and On-Site Bioremediation , Monterey , ( 1998 ) . She is a blogger at Medium.com , and writes for the Less Cancer Journal . She is a member of the National Writers Union and is the author of several academic publications .
Satyagopal Misra . Satyagopal Misra was an Indian politician belonging to the Communist Party of India ( Marxist ) . He was elected to the Lok Sabha , lower house of the Parliament of India from Tamluk in 1980 , 1984,1989 and 1991 .
Kotei . `` For people with the surname , see Kotei ( surname ) . '' Kotei is a town in Ghana . It is 10 kilometres from the centre Kumasi . The town is a dormitory town that serves both inhabitants as well as students from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology . Boundaries . The town is bordered on all sides by the KNUST campus except the South which is bounded by Boadi .
Hagenbach . Hagenbach is a town in the district of Germersheim , in Rhineland-Palatinate , Germany . It is situated near the border with France , on the left bank of the Rhine , approx . 10 km west of Karlsruhe . Hagenbach is the seat of the `` Verbandsgemeinde '' ( `` collective municipality '' ) Hagenbach .
Serial number . A serial number is a unique identifier assigned incrementally or sequentially to an item , to `` uniquely '' identify it . Serial numbers are n't necessarily in base 10 , so they may contain digits taken from the Latin alphabet for example . It may entirely be a character string , and it may contain other typographical symbols . Applications of serial numbering . Serial numbers identify otherwise identical individual units with many , obvious uses . Serial numbers are a deterrent against theft and counterfeit products , as they can be recorded , and stolen or otherwise irregular goods can be identified . Banknotes and other transferable documents of value bear serial numbers to assist in preventing counterfeiting and tracing stolen ones . They are valuable in quality control , as once a defect is found in the production of a particular batch of product , the serial number will identify which units are affected . Serial numbers for intangibles . Serial numbers may be used to identify individual physical or intangible objects ( e.g. , computer software or the right to play an online multiplayer game ) . The purpose and application is different . A software serial number , otherwise called product key , is usually not embedded in the software , but is assigned to a specific user with a right to use the software . The software will function only if a potential user enters a valid product code . The vast majority of possible codes are rejected by the software . If an unauthorised user is found to be using the software , the legitimate user can be identified from the code . It is usually not impossible , however , for an unauthorised user to create a valid but unallocated code either by trying many possible codes , or reverse engineering the software ; use of unallocated codes can be monitored if the software makes an Internet connection . Other uses of the term . The term `` serial number '' is sometimes used for codes which do not identify a single instance of something . For example , the International Standard Serial Number or ISSN used on magazines and other periodicals , an equivalent to the International Standard Book Number ( ISBN ) applied to books , is serially assigned not to each individual copy but to an issue of a periodical . It takes its name from the library science use of the word `` serial '' to mean a periodical . Certificates and certificate authorities ( CA ) are necessary for widespread use of cryptography . These depend on applying mathematically rigorous serial numbers and serial number arithmetic , again not identifying a single instance of the content being protected . Military and government use . The term `` serial number '' is also used in military formations as an alternative to the expression `` service number '' . In air forces the serial number is used to uniquely identify individual aircraft and is usually painted on both sides of the aircraft fuselage , most often in the tail area , although in some cases the serial is painted on the side of the aircraft 's fin/rudder ( s ) . Because of this , the serial number is sometimes called a `` tail number '' . In the UK Royal Air Force ( RAF ) the individual serial takes the form of two letters followed by three digits , e.g. , `` BT308 '' —the prototype Avro Lancaster , or `` XS903 '' —an English Electric Lightning F.6 at one time based at RAF Binbrook . During the Second World War RAF aircraft that were secret or carrying secret equipment had `` /G '' ( for `` Guard '' ) appended to the serial , denoting that the aircraft was to have an armed guard at all times while on the ground , e.g. , `` LZ548/G '' —the prototype de Havilland Vampire jet fighter , or `` ML926/G '' —a de Havilland Mosquito XVI experimentally fitted with H2S radar . Prior to this scheme the RAF , and predecessor Royal Flying Corps ( RFC ) , utilised a serial consisting of a letter followed by four figures , e.g. , `` D8096 '' —a Bristol F.2 Fighter currently owned by the Shuttleworth Collection , or `` K5054 '' —the prototype Supermarine Spitfire . The serial number follows the aircraft throughout its period of service . In 2009 the U.S. FDA published draft guidance for the pharmaceutical industry to use serial numbers on prescription drug packages . This measure is intended to enhance the traceability of drugs and to help prevent counterfeiting . Serial number arithmetic . Serial numbers are often used in network protocols . However , most sequence numbers in computer protocols are limited to a fixed number of bits , and will wrap around after a sufficiently many numbers have been allocated . Thus , recently allocated serial numbers may duplicate very old serial numbers , but not other recently allocated serial numbers . To avoid ambiguity with these non-unique numbers , `` Serial Number Arithmetic '' , defines special rules for calculations involving these kinds of serial numbers . Lollipop sequence number spaces are a more recent and sophisticated scheme for dealing with finite-sized sequence numbers in protocols .
Times Are Changing ( album ) . `` Times Are Changing '' is an album by trumpeter Freddie Hubbard released on the Blue Note Records label . It features performances by Hubbard , Michael Shrieve , Munyango Jackson , Todd Cochran , with guest appearances by Stanley Clarke , Stix Hooper and Phil Perry .
Heide Circle . The Heide Circle was a loose grouping of Australian artists who lived and worked at `` Heide '' , a former dairy farm on the Yarra River floodplain at Bulleen , a suburb of Melbourne , counting amongst their number many of Australia 's best-known modernist painters . Heide was purchased in 1934 by John and Sunday Reed , passionate supporters and collectors of Australian art and culture . Amongst other activities , John Reed published the modernist literary magazine `` Angry Penguins '' , which earned its place in Australia 's cultural history with the notorious Ern Malley hoax . A number of modernist artists came to live and work at various times through the 1930s , 1940s and 1950s at Heide , and as such it became the place where many of the most famous works of the period were painted . Albert Tucker , Sidney Nolan , Danila Vassilieff and Joy Hester , amongst others , all worked at Heide , Nolan painting his famous series of Ned Kelly works in the living room there . The Heide Circle is well known for the intertwined personal and professional lives of the people involved . Sunday Reed conducted affairs with a number of them , with the knowledge of her husband . David Rainey ’ s 2014 play `` The Ménage at Soria Moria '' is a fictitious performance piece exploring the relationship between the Reeds and Sidney Nolan – both the heady days at Heide during the 1940s , and the less well known degeneration over the next 35 years . The Heide Circle continued in their commitment to Figurative Modernism through the 1950s and 1960s , with several of the artists forming the Antipodeans Group and taking a stand against the new abstract art . Heide is located very close to Heidelberg , the area associated with a famous earlier Melbourne art movement , the Heidelberg School . The north-eastern fringes of Melbourne , particularly further out at Eltham , retain a close association with the visual arts . The Heide Museum of Modern Art is now an art museum featuring most of the artists of the period , and actively supporting the development and promotion of contemporary art in Australia .
St Mary 's Church , Redbourn . St Mary ’ s Church , Redbourn is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in Redbourn , Hertfordshire History . The church dates from the 12th century , the oldest parts being the nave and west tower . The north aisle was added around 1140 and the chancel in 1340 . The south aisle was built in the mid 14th century , the south chapel and porch between 1444 and 1455 . The clerestory was added around 1478 . The east window was installed in 1886 in memory of Rev . W. Serocold Wade and was designed by Mayor of London and Munich , Organ . The church contains a pipe organ originally dating from 1888 by Forster and Andrews . This was rebuilt in 1932 by Roy Huntingford and in 1961 by Arnold , Williamson and Hyatt . The last restoration was in 2005 by Vincent Woodstock . A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register .
Antelope Lake . See also . Antelope Dam ( California )
Hu Ke ( cyclist ) . Hu Ke ( born ) is a Chinese male track cyclist . He competed in the team sprint at the 2014 UCI Track Cycling World Championships and 2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships . He won the silver medal in the team sprint at the 2016 Asian Cycling Championships .
Stanisław Baranowski Spitsbergen Polar Station . Stanisław Baranowski Spitsbergen Polar Station or Stanisław Baranowski Glaciologjcal Station ( , nicknamed `` Baranówka '' or `` Werenhus '' ) is a research station near the Werenskiold Glacier on Spitsbergen , the largest island of the Svalbard archipelago in Norway . It is operated by the Institute of Geography and Regional Development of the Polish University of Wrocław . History . The station was founded on Spitsbergen in 1971 , when the first permanent structure was built . Polish scientists had a presence in that region since the 1950s , beginning with the initiative of the International Geophysical Year ( 1957-1958 ) . It was named after Stanisław Baranowski ( 1935–78 ) , a Polish glaciologist who died on King George Island as a result of an accident at the Henryk Arctowski Polish Antarctic Station while a member of the 1977–78 expedition . Baranowski was also involved in the creation of the station , and upon receiving the news of his death , the research team decided to name the station in honor of his work , a decision confirmed by the university . Over time , this led to the station being nicknamed `` Baranówka '' and in Norwegian , based on the nearby glacier 's name , `` Werenhus '' . As of 2005 , the station is inhabited by a team of about six scientists . The station is usually staffed all year round , and has received numerous guests from Polish and foreign visiting researchers . As of 2010 , the director of the station is Dr. Jerzy Pereyma . Research . Scientists at the station carry out climate , glacial , geomorphic and geological studies , primarily focusing on the Werenskiold Glacier . Location . The station is located about 1.5 km from the center of the Werenskiold Glacier , near the mid-run of the Brategg River .
Lee Min-sik . Lee Min-sik ( born 5 July 2000 ) is a South Korean snowboarder . Lee competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics for South Korea .
Global Wrestling Federation . Global Wrestling Federation was an American professional wrestling promotion based in Dallas , Texas . It started in June 1991 and folded in September 1994 . At one time its shows were presented on the ESPN television network . On many weeks , the promotion provided programming five days a week airing at 4 p.m. Eastern with current matches . The GWF was the last pro wrestling promotion to be seen on ESPN regularly . Beginning in the mid-1990s , the network began to emphasize talk shows in the mid-afternoon hours , supplanting pro wrestling . It was announced that ESPN Classic would start showing re-runs on August 5 , 2013 . Episodes are available on the WWE Network . History . Max Andrews and Joe Pedicino were the original GWF promoters . The organization was a mix of established names and newcomers , many of whom would launch their national careers after appearances on the daily ESPN show . The original stars included the Patriot ( Del Wilkes ) , Scott Levy ( Raven of ECW , WCW , WWE and TNA ) , the Handsome Stranger ( Marcus Bagwell of WCW ) and Cactus Jack . In late 1991 , `` Hot Stuff '' Eddie Gilbert entered the promotion and took over much of the creative direction of the show introducing The Dark Patriot ( an evil version of the Patriot played by his brother , Doug Gilbert ) , John Hawk ( John Bradshaw Layfield ) , Jerry Lynn , and the Winner Barry Horowitz ( a character created by Gilbert and announcer Craig Johnson . ) Booker T and Stevie Ray also wrestled in the promotion as did the Lightning Kid ( later known as the 1-2-3 Kid , Syxx , and X-Pac in WCW and WWE ) Weekly shows from `` The GlobalDome '' . The GWF began airing weekly shows in the local Dallas and Fort Worth metroplex television market from the Dallas Sportatorium , which was billed for a short time as `` The GlobalDome '' . The promotion 's announcers were Jon Horton ( as Craig Johnson ) , Scott Hudson , Steven Prazak ( as `` Steven DeTruth '' ) , and Joe Pedicino , with Boni Blackstone as ringside interviewer . Scott Hudson left the announcer 's table and in his place was `` The Expert '' Bruce Prichard ( Brother Love of WWF/WWE ) . In one storyline , Prichard and Horton argued in an expletive filled exchange only to reveal that Prichard was orchestrating many of the nefarious activities of the heels . The Cartel . The Cartel was the first stable formed in the GWF and was the top heel stable in 1991 . It consisted of Mick Foley as Cactus Jack , Raven as Scotty Anthony , Rip Rogers and Makhan Singh . They feuded with the top baby-faces at the time in Steve Simpson , Chris Walker and the Patriot . They never won any titles but their presence was always felt at each event . Rogers was the spokesperson for the group and did most of their interviews , but Foley and Levy were allowed to shine occasionally on the mic . They talked of having a `` boss '' but would not name him . After a few months of this , they named the boss as GWF Commissioner Max Andrews and then the stable disbanded . Broadcast innovations . The original GWF was notable for many of its wrestling broadcast innovations , most importantly , the acknowledgement of other promotions within the broadcast ( including past promotions such as World Class Championship Wrestling ) . Competitors ' former championships were mentioned , as were departures of wrestlers to other promotions . The promotion also aired behind-the-scenes footage and news segments with features from around the sport . Massive cutbacks in budget . Following a massive cutback of budget , Pedicino and Johnson left the promotion . Due to a pay dispute , booker Eddie Gilbert and his brother Doug ( working under a mask as the Dark Patriot ) , left the GWF in 1992 . Eddie Gilbert took with him the GWF North American Heavyweight Championship belt . He made a few defenses of the title in the United States Wrestling Association as the GWF World Heavyweight champion , despite being stripped of the belt and not being recognized as such by the GWF . Northstar Promotions and WCCW alumni arrive . In the wake of this temporary fold , the promotional rights to the GWF were purchased by Northstar Promotions , which was formed by Grey Pierson , Robert Keeler , and Wayne Whitworth . Soon after , many former World Class Championship Wrestling stars began appearing , including Chris Adams , Kerry Von Erich and Iceman Parsons , among others . Doyle King , David Webb , and other guest announcers ( including former World Class announcers Bill Mercer and Marc Lowrance ) were brought in as the show became more of a theatrical presentation . Mercer , a veteran of Sportatorium wrestling since the 1950s , hosted a weekly segment on many memorable events that took place in the venerable Dallas arena . In late 1991 , shortly after the Bungee Match , Keeler and Whitworth left Northstar and Pierson took the reins . The local television shows boasted that it was also being aired over a fictitious global television network as Northstar introduced many interesting and bizarre characters . In one of its more interesting angles , GWF hired a `` psychiatrist '' for the wrestlers who was actually Dr. Allan Saxe , a political science professor at the nearby University of Texas at Arlington . One angle at that time included the world 's first `` Bungee '' match in which Steven Dane wrestled against Chaz Taylor 150 feet in the air in a cage . The winner was Chaz Taylor who knocked Steven Dane out of the cage . After the match , `` Maniac '' Mike Davis attached himself to the bungee cord and was launched into the night sky . When he landed back on the ground , he claimed he had launched himself to the Moon and had returned to Earth with a `` moon rock . '' Another angle in which announcer David Webb , having `` amnesia '' following an attack by Manny Fernandez , believed that he was Elvis Presley ( who performed at the Sportatorium in the late-1950s during the `` Big D Jamboree '' days ) . Another storyline involved Cecil Fielder , who was billed as the first two sport athlete in baseball and wrestling . He did n't wrestle , he was `` observing '' other wrestlers . The GWF was shown weekdays on ESPN as well as a one-hour weekly syndicated show presented in 130 markets . One of the main reasons Northstar was successful was the separately edited and broadcast weekly syndicated show for the Dallas market which eliminated the two-week lag time between taping and airing . This allowed the Dallas audience to see the matches live on Friday night and view them 24 hours later on the local Dallas station . The local attendance rose from a low of 94 people to a packed house of over 5,000 within 6 weeks . 1992 lawsuit by the World Wrestling Federation . In 1992 , the Global Wrestling Federation was sued by then World Wrestling Federation ( WWF ) , because they felt the use of the word `` Global '' was in the same definition as the word `` World . '' Kerry Von Erich tribute show . In 1993 , a memorial wrestling card was held in memory of Kerry Von Erich , who committed suicide on February 18 . Von Erich was to have faced the Angel of Death , David Sheldon , that day . Instead , a memorial service was held at the Sportatorium prior to the matches , with former World Class announcer Marc Lowrance making a special appearance to pay his tributes to Kerry ( Lowrance was the ring announcer who called Von Erich 's NWA World title victory over Ric Flair in 1984 ) . The following April , a memorial tribute card was held at the Dallas Sportatorium , featuring many former World Class wrestlers , referees and other officials . In that card , the main event was the official last match between the Freebirds and the Von Erichs . Kevin Von Erich and Chris Adams ( who wore Kerry 's ring jacket in his memory ) faced Michael Hayes and Buddy Roberts , with Skandor Akbar in Hayes and Roberts ' corner , and Fritz Von Erich in Chris and Kevin 's corner ( his last appearance in a professional wrestling match ) . The match ended with Kevin applying the claw on Roberts for the win , while Fritz applied the iron claw on Skandor Akbar . Adams meanwhile was ganged up by Hayes and Rod Price when David Sheldon came in to save Adams . Sid Vicious and Booker T also competed on the memorial card . The Ultimate Warrior , who competed in Dallas as `` The Dingo Warrior '' , was scheduled to wrestle , but no-showed . Bill Mercer , Marc Lowrance , David Manning and Bronco Lubich were among the many WCCW officials and personalities who appeared on the memorial card . Manning officiated Kerry 's 1984 NWA World title-clinching match against Ric Flair at Texas Stadium nearly 9 years earlier . Proceeds of this card went to a trust fund established for Kerry 's daughters Hollie Adkisson and Lacey Adkisson ( who is now a model and third-generation pro wrestler known for her time in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ) . In 1994 , the GWF paid tribute to Kerry again in a month-long series of past matches Kerry was involved in , including some from World Class . Chris Adams as the focus . Afterwards , the federation centered mostly on Adams , who again ran his wrestling school and was working a feud with both Price and Iceman Parsons ; as well as assist in booking various matches . During one 1993 match , Adams accidentally tore the hair weave off the hair of Price , resulting in stitches on his head . Chris ' former second wife Toni Adams , whom he brought in to the storyline , was also involved , siding with Price and Parsons ; and during one match , she attempted to rub `` Freebird Hair Cream '' into Chris ' eyes . The former couple also was wrestling in Memphis ' United States Wrestling Association promotion , where Toni was billed as Nanny Simpson . Chris and Toni 's son Chris Jr. , then about 5 , also made a few appearances in the ring . A renewed feud between Adams and Jimmy Garvin took place , but the closing of the GWF on September 21 , 1994 , ended any prospects of a long angle between the two former rivals , and Garvin retired shortly thereafter . Despite all of these angles , Adams won the GWF North American title twice , defeating King Parsons on December 25 , 1993 ; then beating Rod Price on July 1 , 1994 , to regain the title he lost three months earlier to Price . It would be Adams ' last championship glory , as he would never win another major title again . In 1994 , however , the company would fold . Their last show aired on September 25 . Life after the GWF . After the GWF folded , promoter Jim Crockett Jr. brought the NWA back to the Sportatorium for a tenure lasting less than a year . After several other attempts to keep wrestling going , the Sportatorium was demolished in 2003 . ESPN still holds the rights to the GWF library and airs episodes on ESPN Classic . The WWE Video Library also gained access to GWF content in 2013 .
Lehali language . Lehali ( also known as `` Teqel '' ) is a language spoken on the west coast of Ureparapara Island in Vanuatu . It is distinct from Löyöp , the language spoken on the east coast of the same island .
Ahumada . Ahumada is a Spanish surname . Notable people . A listing of notable people who share the 'Ahumada ' surname , segregated by century and embellished with country of birth to provide a view on the distribution of the surname over time and geography . This listing should be maintained as comprehensive .
Cortes ( surname ) . Cortés ( Castilian , Galician , Valencian ) , Cortês ( Portuguese ) , Cortès ( Catalan ) is a surname of Spanish and Portuguese origin , respectively . The surname derived from the Old French corteis or curteis , meaning `` courteous '' or `` polite '' and is related to the English Curtis , although the English form has become more widely used as a given name . The surname has become more frequent among Romani people in Spain than among the general Spanish population .
1994 Orange Bowl . The 1994 Orange Bowl was a college football bowl game played on January 1 , 1994 . The contest was the Bowl Coalition National Championship Game for the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season . This 60th edition to the Orange Bowl featured the Nebraska Cornhuskers , and the Florida State Seminoles . Florida State came into the game 11–1 and ranked first in the nation . Nebraska came into the game undefeated at 11–0 and with a number 2 ranking . Despite their unbeaten record , the Huskers were underdogs by as much as 17½ points before the game . Game summary . The first quarter of play featured great defense , as no points were scored , though Nebraska had an apparent touchdown on a punt return called back due to a clip . Florida State 's Scott Bentley provided the first points of the contest , after he kicked a 33-yard field goal to open up a 3–0 lead . Nebraska quarterback Tommie Frazier got the Huskers back on track , after he fired an errant pass that was tipped into the hands of wide receiver Reggie Baul . The touchdown gave Nebraska a 7–3 lead . With only 29 seconds left in the first half , Bentley drilled a 25-yard field goal to bring the Seminoles to 7–6 , which was the halftime score . With 12:30 left in the third quarter , Florida State 's running back William Floyd gave the Seminoles a 12–7 lead when he scored on a 1-yard touchdown run . He fumbled at the goal line but refs were quick to call without discussion . Florida State went for two on the ensuing PAT , but failed , and the score remained 12–7 . Later in the third , FSU added another Bentley field goal to increase the lead to eight . At the start of the fourth quarter , Nebraska running back Lawrence Phillips scored on a 12-yard touchdown run . The Huskers attempted a two-point conversion which would have tied the game , but failed , and trailed 15–13 . The Huskers held the Seminoles and took over the ball late , driving to the FSU 10-yard line before stalling . Byron Bennett kicked a 27-yard field goal with just 1:16 remaining on the clock to give the Huskers a slim 16–15 lead . Aided by a kickoff out of bounds , FSU took over with excellent field position at their own 35-yard line . FSU 's Heisman trophy winning quarterback Charlie Ward drove the Seminoles all the way to the Nebraska 3-yard line . The Huskers held and forced Bentley to kick his fourth field goal of the night , which was good , and FSU led 18–16 with just 21 seconds remaining . Florida State players and coaches went wild on the sidelines , and were penalized for excessive celebration , costing them 15 yards on the ensuing kickoff . As a result , the Huskers were able to get a decent return and began their final possession at their own 43-yard line . As time ran down , Frazier hit tight end Trumane Bell for a 29-yard gain to the FSU 28-yard line . The clock ticked down to 0:00 , setting off more chaos on the FSU sideline , complete with the compulsory Gatorade bath given to FSU coach Bobby Bowden . However , referee John Soffey ruled that Bell was down with one second left on the clock , and ordered the field cleared , allowing Nebraska placekicker Byron Bennett an opportunity to kick the game-winning field goal . But the 45-yard kick sailed wide left , preserving the 18–16 win for the Seminoles . Scoring Summary . FSU-Scott Bentley 34 yd field goal 7:54 FSU 3 Nebraska 0 Nebraska-Reggie Baul 34 yd td pass from Tommie Frazier ( Byron Bennett kick ) 5:59 Nebraska 7 FSU 3 FSU- Scott Bentley 25 yd field goal 0:29 Nebraska 7 FSU 6 FSU-William Floyd 1 yd td run ( 2-pt pass failed ) 12:50 FSU 12 Nebraska 7 FSU- Scott Bentley 39 yd field goal 3:06 FSU 15 Nebraska 7 Nebraska-Lawrence Phillips 12 yd td run ( 2-pt run failed ) 14:55 FSU 15 Nebraska 13 Nebraska-Byron Bennett 27 yd field goal 1:16 Nebraska 16 FSU 15 FSU-Scott Bentley 22 yd field goal 0:21 FSU 18 Nebraska 16 Aftermath . Florida State had finished the season number 1 in the nation to claim their first national championship , just ahead of the only team to beat them in 1993 : Notre Dame . Notre Dame had lost on a last second field goal to # 15 Boston College in their last home game of the season , just a week after they defeated the Seminoles . Boston College 's triumph opened the door for Florida State to challenge undefeated Nebraska for the national crown . The win was Bowden 's first championship , and left Nebraska coach Tom Osborne still searching for his first . The Huskers had exceeded everyone 's expectations by playing the highly favored Seminoles right to the wire , and used the loss as motivation for their 1994 campaign , which was entitled `` Unfinished Business '' . During spring and fall practice prior to the 1994 season , the scoreboard at Nebraska 's Memorial Stadium was set to show Nebraska leading Florida State 16–15 with 1:16 remaining on the clock , which was the last point at which Nebraska had taken the lead . Nebraska defeated Miami in the Orange Bowl to win the national championship . Bowden continued to coach Florida State until the end of the 2009 season when he announced his retirement . He won a second national title in 1999 , defeating Virginia Tech in the 2000 Sugar Bowl .
Suvo Rudište . Suvo Rudište ( ) is the name of a mountain plateau and its peak at 1976 m , belonging to the Kopaonik mountain ( and Kopaonik mountain range ) in Serbia . The locale of Suvo Rudište ( a tourist settlement ) , in Kopaonik , is a center of the Kopaonik National Park . The area is a natural reservation , covering 50,63 hectares , located on the northeastern slopes of the Suvo Rudište Peak , on part of the slopes stretching from Pančić 's Peak towards the source prong of Brzećka reka including the locale of Krčmar voda . The area was studied by botanist Josif Pančić ( 1814–1888 ) . It was a site of operations in World War II .
Mitcham Square Shopping Centre . Mitcham Square Shopping Centre is a shopping mall in the City of Mitcham , located on Belair Road , Torrens Park , an inner southern suburb of Adelaide , South Australia . It consists of 55 retail and food outlets , two supermarkets , Foodland and Woolworths , a seven screen cinema , operated by Wallis Cinemas , along with many specialty shops including Mitcham Square Newsagency which has been owned and operated by the same family for over 27 years . In 2004 , a fire destroyed the original centre , leading to a A $ 60 million redevelopment . International award . Mitcham Square Foodland , owned by Romeo 's Retail Group , won the 2008 `` IGA International Retailer of the year '' after winning the 2008 `` State store of the year '' and the 2008 `` National store of the year '' . `` Squirt '' the whale == . A famous feature of the Mitcham Square Shopping Centre is a fibreglass whale named `` Squirt '' , which children are able to play on and in , with mini-slippery dips for fins and a tail . The whale was rescued from the 2004 fire and restored , and in July 2008 was re-instated at the Shopping Centre , though in a new position , much to the pleasure of the local general public . Sadly , Squirt was vandalised in April 2009 and was offsite undergoing repair and restoration for several months . Squirt was restored to the new position by October 2009 .
Berta language . Berta proper , a.k.a . `` Gebeto '' , is spoken by the Berta ( also `` Bertha , Barta , Burta '' ) in Sudan and Ethiopia . The three Berta languages , Gebeto , Fadashi and Undu , are often considered dialects of a single language . Berta proper includes the dialects Bake , Dabuso , Gebeto , Mayu , and Shuru ; the dialect name `` Gebeto '' may be extended to all of Berta proper .
VV Dongen . VV Dongen is a football club from Dongen , Netherlands . Dongen played in the Sunday Derde Divisie ( 4th tier ) in the 2016-17 season , where it ended third and participated in the qualification rounds for the Tweede Divisie . VV Dongen has approximately 900 members which make up 11 senior teams ( 1 lady team ) , 12 junior teams ( 2 girl teams ) and 25 pupil teams ( 23 girl teams ) . They play on sports accommodation de Biezen in Dongen . The club was founded in 1923 , when `` DVC '' and `` Olympia '' merged . The club 's first name was `` Dongense Sportvereniging Dongen-Vooruit ( `` Dongen Sports club Dongen Forward '' ) . The club colors were black and white . In 1944 the club 's name was changed to `` VV Dongen '' . Four years earlier , the colors were changed to yellow and blue . Deurne won the 2010 KNVB District Cup in the Zuid 1 ( `` South 1 '' ) District . They went on to win the 2010 KNVB Amateur Cup as well .
Eremophila succinea . `` Eremophila succinea '' is a flowering plant in the figwort family , Scrophulariaceae and is endemic to Western Australia . It is an erect , broom-shaped shrub with sticky , narrow , hooked leaves , narrow , sticky sepals and hairy , pale purple or mauve petals . Description . `` Eremophila succinia '' is an erect , broom-shaped shrub which grows to a height of between . Its branches are yellowy-brown and have irregular , raised , warty lumps of amber-coloured resin . The leaves are arranged alternately along the branches and are linear to almost cylindrical in shape or triangular in cross-section , have a hooked tip and are about long and wide . They are glabrous , have tiny wrinkles , small raised glands , are sticky and often have a few raised warty lumps of resin in the lower part of the leaf bases . The flowers are borne singly or in pairs in leaf axils on sticky , shiny stalks , long . There are 5 green or pinkish to purple , sticky , shiny sepals which are lance-shaped , pointed , hairy on the inside , glabrous on the outside and long . The petals are long and are joined at their lower end to form a tube . The petal tube is pale purple to mauve on the outside and white inside with faint purple spots . The petal tube and especially the lobes are hairy on the outside , while the inside of the tube and the inside of the lower petal lobe are also very hairy . The 4 stamens are fully enclosed in the petal tube . Flowering occurs from August to September and the fruits which follow are broad oval-shaped , long and have a hard , brittle , hairy covering . Taxonomy and naming . This species was first formally described by Robert Chinnock in 2007 and the description was published in `` Eremophila and Allied Genera : A Monograph of the Plant Family Myoporaceae '' . The specific epithet ( `` succinea '' ) is a Latin word meaning `` amber '' in reference to the large , attractive flowers . referring to the colour of the resin on the branches of this species . Distribution and habitat . `` Eremophila succinea '' grows in sandy clay soil in scattered locations between Norseman , Peak Charles and Lake King in the Coolgardie and Mallee biogeographic regions . Conservation . `` E. succinea '' is classified as `` Priority Three '' by the Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife meaning that it is poorly known and known from only a few locations but is not under imminent threat . Use in horticulture . This erect , broom-shaped , wispy shrub is ideal for filling narrow spots in the garden . It is a hardy shrub often bearing masses of attractive blue flowers . Propagation from cuttings is difficult but it is relatively easy to graft onto `` Myoporum '' rootstock . Well-drained soil in full sun or part shade is preferred but mature shrubs are very drought and frost tolerant .
Jenny Haniver . A Jenny Haniver is the carcass of a ray or a skate that has been modified by hand then dried , resulting in a mummified specimen intended to resemble a fanciful fictional creature , such as a demon or dragon . Name . One suggestion for the origin of the term was the French phrase `` jeune d'Anvers '' ( `` youth of Antwerp '' ) . British sailors `` cockneyed '' this description into the personal name `` Jenny Hanvers '' . They are also widely known as `` Jenny Haviers '' . History . Jenny Hanivers have been created to look like devils , angels and dragons . Some writers have suggested the sea monk may have been a Jenny Haniver . The earliest known picture of Jenny Haniver appeared in Konrad Gesner 's `` Historia Animalium vol . IV '' in 1558 . Gesner warned that these were merely disfigured rays and should not be believed to be miniature dragons or monsters , which was a popular misconception at the time . The most common misconception was that Jenny Hanivers were basilisks . As basilisks were creatures that killed with merely a glance , no one could claim to know what one looks like . For this reason it was easy to pass off Jenny Hanivers as these creatures , which were still widely feared in the 16th century . In Veracruz , Jenny Hanivers are considered to have magical powers and are employed by curanderos in their rituals . This tradition is similar to one in Japan , where fake taxidermy ningyo ( similar to Fiji mermaids ) were produced and kept in temples .
San Esteban Apedreado . The `` San Esteban Apedreado '' was a fifth-rate frigate in the Spanish navy that ran ashore and was damaged in the Rio de la Plata in 1741 , and was broken up in 1744 or 1745 . Construction . The `` San Esteban Apedreado '' was a fifth-rate frigate built in the Guarnizo shipyard near Santander , Spain , by Lorenzo Arzueta . Her length was , keel , beam and depth in the hold . She carried eighteen 12-pounder guns on the lower gun deck , eighteen 8-pounder guns on the upper gun deck , and four 4-pounder guns on the quarterdeck . As of 1741 she had a crew of 350 . Career . The `` San Esteban Apedreado '' was acquired by the Spanish navy in 1726 . In 1730 she was stationed at Havana . She sailed from Havana on 26 May 1731 carrying 4,000,000 pesos and reached Cádiz on 14 July 1731 . In October 1731 she carried troops from Cadiz to Livorno with the fleet of the Marquis del Mari . She returned to Cadiz to be careened in February 1732 . The `` San Esteban Apedreado '' left Cadiz in 1736 and sailed to Buenos Aires . On 18 August 1736 she was engaged with a Portuguese ship carrying 60 guns for two hours . On 26 August 1736 she captured the Portuguese frigate `` Madre de Dios '' . On 15 January 1737 she was back at Buenos Aires . In April that year she was in the Rio de la Plata with the `` Hermione '' , `` San Francisco Javier '' and `` Paloma Indiana '' . She left for Spain with the `` Hermione '' in 1739 carrying 600,000 pesos . The `` San Esteban Apedreado '' and `` Hermione '' reached Ferrol , Galicia , in 1740 and entered Cadiz in April 1740 . Last voyage . The `` San Estéban Apedreado '' left Ferrol on 7 October 1740 in Vice-Admiral José Alfonso Pizarro 's squadron , but was forced back due to bad weather , The squadron left Ferrol again on 21 October 1740 . In 1741 a fleet under Commodore Anson left England to attack the coasts of Chile and Peru . The Spanish government ordered General José Pizarro to respond with his squadron consisting of the ships `` Asia '' ( 64 ) , `` Guipúzcoa '' ( 74 ) , `` Hermione '' ( 54 ) and `` Esperanza '' ( 50 ) and the frigate `` San Estéban '' ( 40 ) . At the end of February the squadron was just west of Cape Horn when it was dispersed by a violent storm . With continuing poor weather the `` San Estéban '' was forced to return to the Rio de la Plata . On her arrival she ran ashore . She was recovered , but had been badly damaged . She was broken up in 1744 .
Mox-Linde Gases . Mox-Linde Gases Sdn . Bhd . ( formerly known as Malaysia Oxygen Berhad or MOX ) is Malaysia 's leading industrial gases company . Established in 1960 , MOX specializes in providing total gas solutions , namely manufacturing and distributing industrial , special and medical gases , installations of gas equipment , pipelines and engineering services . MOX also offer packaged chemicals , welding and consumables products . MOX is a member of The Linde Group through share buyout in 2007 . MOX has 21 plants nationwide in industrial parks such as Shah Alam , Bayan Lepas , Kulim , Pasir Gudang and Kerteh . The company also has sales centers in major towns in Malaysia . In 2010 , MOX-Linde was named the Manufacturer of the Year in the large companies category by the Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers ( FMM ) .
Karl Genzken . Karl August Genzken ( born June 8 , 1885 in Preetz , Schleswig-Holstein , Prussia – October 10 , 1957 in Hamburg , Germany ) was a Nazi physician who conducted human experiments on prisoners of several concentration camps . He was a `` Gruppenführer '' ( Major General ) of the Waffen-SS and the Chief of the Medical Office of the Waffen-SS . Genzken was tried as a war criminal in the Doctors ' Trial at Nuremberg . Military career . Genzken had joined the NSDAP on July 7 , 1926 ( party member No . 39,913 ) . He joined the SS on November 5 , 1933 ( No . 207,954 ) . In 1934 , he was reactivated as a reserve officer in the Naval Medical Service . After that , he transferred to the SS Operational Main Office then was promoted from an assistant medical director to the medical superintendent of the SS Hospital in Berlin , and appointed Chief of the Medical Office of the Waffen-SS in 1942 . He rose to the rank of Major General in the Waffen-SS . Genzken was involved in a series of human experiments that were carried out on prisoners of several concentration camps . Genzken was accused and convicted of involvement in the typhus experiments conducted from December 1941 - February 1945 , which were conducted for the benefit of the German armed forces to test the effectiveness of vaccines against typhus , smallpox , cholera , and other diseases . The experiments were conducted at Buchenwald and Natzweiler . Genzken was also accused of involvement in sulfanilamide experiments , poison experiments , and incendiary bomb experiments but was not convicted on these counts . Trial and conviction . Genzken was found guilty of war crimes , crimes against humanity , and membership in an illegal organization by the American Military Tribunal No . I . He was condemned in August 1947 to life imprisonment by the tribunal . His sentence was later reduced to 20 years and he was released in April 1954 .
2013 European Judo Championships . The 2013 European Judo Championships were the 24th edition of the European Judo Championships , organised by the European Judo Union , and were held in Budapest , Hungary from April 25 to April 28 , 2013 .
Suvratoxumab . Suvratoxumab ( INN ) ( MEDI4893 ) is a human monoclonal antibody designed for the prevention of nosocomial pneumonia caused by `` Staphylococcus aureus '' . This drug was developed by MedImmune
Yirmisekiz Mehmed Çelebi . Yirmisekiz Mehmed Çelebi Efendi ( died 1732 ) , also Mehmed Efendi ( sometimes spelled Mehemet Effendi in France ) , was an Ottoman statesman who was delegated as ambassador by the Sultan Ahmed III to Louis XV 's France in 1720 . He is remembered for his account of his embassy mission ( a `` sefâretnâme '' , `` book of embassy '' ) . Yirmisekiz Mehmed Çelebi was born in Edirne to a family of Georgian descent . His date of birth is unknown . He is the son of an officer in the Janissary corps , Süleyman Ağa , who died during a campaign to Pécs . Mehmed Çelebi himself was enrolled in the Janissary corps , and since he had served in the 28th battalion ( `` orta '' in Janissary terminology ) of the corps , he came to be known with the nickname `` Yirmisekiz '' ( `` twenty-eight '' in Turkish ) for his entire life . His descendants , including his son who became a grand vizier , also carried the name in the form of `` Yirmisekizzade '' ( `` son of twenty-eight '' ) . He rose through the military hierarchy and then oriented his career to the service of the finances of the state , as superintendent for the Ottoman mint first , and as chief imperial accountant ( `` defterdar '' ) by the reign of Ahmed III . In 1720 , while in that position , he was assigned as Ottoman ambassador to Louis XV 's France and sent to Paris . His embassy of eleven months was notable for being the first ever foreign representation of a permanent nature for the Ottoman Empire . On his return to the Ottoman capital , Mehmed Çelebi presented his contacts , experiences and observations to the Sultan in the form of a book . His `` sefâretnâme '' is one of the most important examples of the homonymous genre , both for its literary merits and in terms of the insights it provides on his time and environment . He describes his journey to France , the 40-days quarantine in Toulon for fear of plague , his journey through Bordeaux towards Paris , his reception by Louis XV , the ceremonies and the social events to which he participated , notably a night at the theatre , places of interest in Paris , the curiosity with which he examines the Western culture and the curiosity he aroused among his Western interlocutors , for instance his days of fasting in Ramadan becoming a reason for public gathering for curious Parisian women . Aside from setting the pace and nature of the long-term trend of Westernization in the Ottoman Empire , his embassy also had immediate repercussions in the Ottoman Empire , notably in the form of the first printing house managed by İbrahim Müteferrika , a Hungarian convert , which published books in Turkish , having been opened in the same year of 1720 as a direct consequence of Mehmed Çelebi 's mission in Paris , and under the personal protection and auspices of his son Yirmisekizzade Mehmed Said Pasha , later grand vizier . Constantinople 's renowned Sadabad Gardens , one of the symbols of the Tulip Era were also largely inspired by the gardening techniques used in Tuileries Palace , described in length by the author/ambassador . His book was translated into French in 1757 and also into other Western languages afterwards . After another embassy mission this time in Egypt , Yirmisekiz Mehmed Çelebi who was deeply associated with the Tulip Era , was exiled to Cyprus after the Patrona Halil uprising which put an end to that era and to Ahmed III 's reign . He died in Famagusta in 1732 and was buried in the courtyard of Buğday Mosque in that city . His son Yirmisekizzade Mehmed Said Paşa regained imperial favor shortly afterwards and was dispatched himself for an embassy in Paris in 1742 , as well as another more historically significant one in Sweden and Poland , which led to his writing another `` sefaretname '' .
Phoenix of Hiroshima . The `` Phoenix of Hiroshima '' was a 50-foot , 30-ton yacht that circumnavigated the globe and was later involved in several famous protest voyages . Between its launch in 1954 and its sinking in 2010 , the `` Phoenix '' carried a family around the world , was used to make protest voyages against nuclear weapons , was declared a Japanese national shrine , and ended up offered free on Craigslist , gutted and stripped of masts , phoenix figurehead and every identifying mark but the words `` Phoenix of Hiroshima . '' Construction and launch . Named for the mythological bird which rises from the ashes of its own destruction , the `` Phoenix '' was built near Hiroshima and launched May 5 , 1954 . It was designed by Dr. Earle L. Reynolds ( 1910–1998 ) , an anthropologist who had been sent to Hiroshima by the National Academy of Sciences to research the effects of the first atomic bomb on the physical growth and development of surviving Japanese children ( 1951–1954 ) . In Oriental mythology the Phoenix is a bird which appears only in time of universal peace . Dr. Reynolds patterned the , double-ended ketch on the Colin Archer design used for sturdy Norwegian fishing vessels . The boat rose symbolically from the ashes of the city destroyed by the first atomic bomb but it also rose , over the period of a year and a half , from the small unprepossessing shipyard of Mr. Yotsuda in Miyajimaguchi , across the Inland Sea of Japan from the famous Miyajima Shrine . Until approached by Reynolds , Yotsuda had only built sampans and was struggling to recover financially from the second World War . The boat was originally constructed entirely of native Japanese woods . ( In 1956 , the mainmast became infested with borer-type insects and was replaced in Auckland with one of native New Zealand kauri pine . ) It was double-planked , mahogany over hinoki ( cypress ) . The hull was hinoki above the water line , sugi ( cryptomeria cedar ) below . The cabins below decks consisted of mahogany , camphor , cherry , chestnut and Japanese cabinet woods . Voyage around the world , 1954–1958 . When Dr. Reynolds finished the first three years of what was intended to be a longitudinal study interrupted by a one-year sabbatical , he and his family ( wife Barbara Leonard Reynolds , second son Ted,16 , daughter Jessica , 10 , and three Hiroshima yachtsmen ) sailed the `` Phoenix '' around the world . Ted navigated the 30-ton vessel , using calculations from sun shots made with a hand-held sextant . The trip extended past the one year allotted and for a number of reasons , Reynolds did not resume his job in Hiroshima . The first leg of the circumnavigation , from Japan to Hawaii , took 48 days , most of which were rough and stormy . It was followed by ideal sailing weather to and through the South Seas : Tahiti , Moorea , Raiatea , Tahaa and Bora Bora in the Society Islands ; Rarotonga , American Samoa , Fiji . From there they sailed to New Zealand ( Auckland and Wellington ) ; Australia ( Sydney , the Great Barrier Reef , Cairns ) ; Indonesia ( Bali , Java ) . They weathered a typhoon off the Cocos ( Keeling ) Islands , touched in at Rodrigues and Mauritius and changed course to round the tip of South Africa ( Durban , Cape Town ) rather than go through the Mediterranean during the Suez crisis ; Brazil ( Fortaleza ) ; the east coast of the United States from New York , then south to the West Indies . They went through the Panama Canal to the Galapagos Islands , where they traded six packages of instant powdered milk , one can of shortening and two bottles of hot pepper sauce for a Galapagos tortoise , 11x11 inches across the shell , naming him Jonathan Mushmouth . ( They had a legal permit issued in Ecuador , to take `` two of every kind '' of animal from the islands . ) Years later they gave Jonathan to the Hanshin Zoo in Osaka , Japan , the zoo 's first Galapagos tortoise . The Reynolds family expected Jonathan to outlive them but he died in the 1980s . Hijacking of the `` Valinda '' . In the Galapagos the `` Phoenix '' just missed being hijacked by escaped convicts . records in February 1958 that `` The `` Phoenix '' , with Earle Reynolds , his wife Barbara , their children , Jessica and Ted and a Japanese crewmember arrived at Wreck Bay . '' They went on to Academy Bay where they found the French yacht `` Cle Du Sol '' , and just missed a previously arranged meeting with the American yacht `` Valinda '' . Convicts living in the penal colony on Isabela Island were asked to prepare a celebration on February 12 but on the 9th they revolted with stolen weapons and took the guards prisoners . The convicts boarded two fishing boats , the `` Teresita '' and the `` Ecuador '' . At Punta Moreno they took possession of the `` Viking '' . They then went to Santiago Island where they captured the `` Valinda '' belonging to William Rhodes Hervey Jr . They reached the continent on the 17th and abandoned ship at Esmeraldas but were eventually captured by the police . The `` Phoenix '' and `` Valinda '' had scheduled a rendezvous in James Bay on San Salvador Island on February 16 . The `` Phoenix '' was there and waited all day but the `` Valinda '' never showed up . Months later , Earle read in a back issue of Life Magazine that the `` Valinda '' had arrived in James Bay the night before ( `` while we were all asleep aboard the `` Phoenix '' , five miles away around the point '' ) but was then hijacked by the 21 escapees from the penal colony who forced the crew to sail to Ecuador . Unaware of their close call , the Reynoldses proceeded on to the Marquesas and back to Hawaii . Two of the three Japanese men flew back to Japan from Panama . First mate Niichi ( Nick ) Mikami remained with the `` Phoenix '' . After 645 days , 1222 ports and , the `` Phoenix '' once again sailed into Honolulu harbor . Voyage to protest nuclear weapons tests in the Pacific , 1958 . Technically this completed a circumnavigation of the globe but the trip had started in Japan and the Reynolds family intended to culminate it there . A change in plans delayed their return for two years . Their route back to Japan was blocked by the Enewetak Proving Ground , a area of the Pacific declared off-limits to Americans by the U.S. government , which was using the area to test nuclear weapons during Operation Hardtack I . A smaller yacht , the Golden Rule , was docked near the `` Phoenix '' at the time . Its crew of Quaker pacifists , Albert Bigelow , George Willoughby , William R. Huntington , James Peck and Orion Sherwood had attempted to sail into this forbidden zone to protest nuclear testing and had been brought back by the U.S. Coast Guard . The example set by the Golden Rule and her crew was also the inspiration for all the modern environmental and peace voyages , and craft that followed in her wake . Impressed by the reasoning and character of these men , Earle and Barbara joined the Society of Friends ( Quakers ) and considered taking over their protest in the `` Phoenix '' . Dr. Reynolds , an expert on the dangers of radiation , was concerned about the effect of this additional radiation on the world environment . Mikami , as a citizen of Hiroshima , said in effect that his desire to be included on such a trip was a `` no brainer . '' The family spent days in research , thought and prayer and on June 11 , 1958 , the `` Phoenix '' cleared from Honolulu `` for the high seas . '' On July 1 , at the edge of the invisible perimeter of the zone , Reynolds announced by radiotelephone , on the international frequency for ships at sea , `` The United States yacht `` Phoenix '' is sailing today into the nuclear test zone as a protest against nuclear testing ... '' The `` Phoenix '' became the first vessel to enter a nuclear test zone in protest when they sailed into the test area at Bikini Atoll . ( Years later , in private correspondence , Captain Bigelow wrote Earle that most people had never heard of the `` Phoenix '' and thought the Golden Rule had sailed into the area . ) They were intercepted inside the forbidden area by an American Coast Guard vessel , the `` Planetree , '' whose armed officers boarded the yacht and put Dr. Reynolds under arrest . They ordered him to sail the `` Phoenix '' to Kwajalein , escorted by the Navy destroyer `` Collett '' and from there they flew him , with Barbara and Jessica , back to Honolulu for trial . Barbara returned to Kwajalein to help Ted ( then age 20 ) and Mikami sail the `` Phoenix '' back to Honolulu , a trip of 60 days ( August 15 – October 14 ) against the wind , while Earle was being tried and convicted for entering the off-limits zone . When Earle 's conviction was overturned on appeal , the family sailed back to Hiroshima and Nick Mikami became the first Japanese yachtsman to sail around the world . The `` Phoenix '' was declared a Japanese national shrine , and city buses were re-routed past its dock so bus conductors could point it out to passengers . Voyage to protest Soviet nuclear tests , 1961 . In October 1961 the Reynolds family , now living back in Japan , sailed the `` Phoenix '' on a second protest voyage , this time to Nakhodka , USSR , to protest the resumption of Soviet nuclear resting . As the Japanese government would not give Mikami a passport to travel to the Soviet Union , American citizen Tom Yoneda sailed with them . They were stopped within the 12-mile ( 19 km ) limit claimed by the USSR by a Soviet Coast Guard boat . The captain and several other officers jumped aboard the `` Phoenix '' . Although the Reynoldses were able to have a two-hour discussion about peace with him , Captain Ivanov would not accept the hundreds of letters from Hiroshima and Nagasaki citizens , begging for peace . Voyages to North Vietnam and China , 1967–1968 . After Earle and Barbara divorced in 1964 , Earle and his new wife Akie Nagami , a citizen of Hiroshima , sailed the `` Phoenix '' in 1967 through the American battle fleet to North Vietnam to deliver medical supplies to civilians injured by American bombing . A fund raising concert/dance event was organized and held at the Fillmore Auditorium . The bands that played were Country Joe and the Fish , Big Brother and the Holding Company ( with Janis Joplin ) , Steve Miller Blues Band , and Quicksilver Messenger Service . A multi-national crew delivered nearly a ton of medical aid to the Red Cross Society of North Vietnam for victims of the war . They spent eight days visiting hospitals in Hanoi and Haiphong and observing the effects of American bombing on outlying villages . This journey was recorded in the documentary film `` Voyage of the Phoenix '' filmed by William Heick for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation . They also attempted two goodwill missions to China `` from a Japanese and an American '' ( at that time neither country recognized Red China ) but were physically prevented from doing so , the first time ( 1967 ) by the Japanese government and the second ( 1968 ) by the Chinese Coast Guard . Final Pacific crossing and retirement . For these attempts , the Japanese government expelled Reynolds in 1970 from the country in which he had lived for 13 years . He and Akie sailed the `` Phoenix '' to San Francisco and settled at Quaker Center in Ben Lomond , California , near Santa Cruz with the boat moored at nearby Moss Landing . During that time , after offering the `` Phoenix '' to each of his three grown children and after being turned down , Earle sold the `` Phoenix '' to another American family intending to sail around the world and gave the $ 20,000 from the sale to the Quaker Center in exchange for lifetime residency there . In March 2007 , mention of the `` Phoenix '' , gutted and minus both masts and its hand-carved Phoenix figurehead , showed up in an ad on Craigslist which began , `` FREE : 50-foot yacht ... '' John Gardner of Lodi , California , then 31 , took possession of the `` Phoenix '' and had it towed up the Sacramento River , hoping to restore it and use it to rehabilitate young people recovering from substance abuse . During the journey , the yacht collided with a dock and had to be kept afloat with the help of a battery-powered bilge pump . In August 2010 the `` Phoenix '' went down off Tyler Island despite Gardner 's efforts to keep it from sinking . In September 2010 Dr. Naomi Reynolds , granddaughter of the original Dr. Reynolds , took possession of the yacht , resting in 25 feet of water in the Mokelumne River . A diver inspected the vessel and found no serious damage . Peace activists are currently restoring the `` Golden Rule '' ( 2013 ) and plan to resume peace activities in it . They hope to raise funds to raise and restore `` Phoenix of Hiroshima '' next .
List of current champions in Ring of Honor . Ring of Honor ( ROH ) is a professional wrestling promotion based in Baltimore , Maryland . Title reigns are either determined by professional wrestling matches or are awarded to a wrestler , as a result of the culmination of various scripted storylines . Currently in ROH , there are two active singles championships , a traditional tag team championship , and a six-man tag team championship available for male wrestlers , as well as a championship for female wrestlers . Eight wrestlers officially hold the championships . The list includes the number of times the wrestler has held the title , the date and location of the win , and a description of the winning bout . The following is correct as of . At the top of ROH 's championship hierarchy is the ROH World Championship . The current champion is Jay Lethal , who is in his second reign after defeating Dalton Castle , Cody Rhodes and Matt Taven at a television taping on June 30 , 2018 . The secondary title in ROH is ROH World Television Championship . The current champion is Jeff Cobb , who is in his first reign as champion . He defeated Punishment Martinez . The ROH World Tag Team Championship is currently held by So Cal Uncensored ( Frankie Kazarian and Scorpio Sky ) , who are in their first reign collectively , though Kazarian is in his third reign individually . They defeated previous champions The Briscoe Brothers ( Jay and Mark ) and The Young Bucks in a triple threat tag team match during the `` Ring of Honor Wrestling '' tapings on October 14 , 2018 to win the titles The ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship is currently held by The Elite ( The Young Bucks - Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson - and Cody ) This is their first reign as a team , though it 's the Bucks ' second reign overall . They defeated The Kingdom ( Matt Taven , TK O'Ryan and Vinny Marseglia ) on `` Ring of Honor Wrestling '' Any wrestler who wins all four titles is recognized as winning the ROH Grand Slam . On December 15 , 2017 , ROH announced that a new championship for female wrestlers - the Women of Honor World Championship - was being established . Sumie Sakai became the inaugural champion on April 7 , 2018 when she defeated Kelly Klein at Supercard of Honor XII in the tournament finals to crown the first champion .
Slender finless eel . The slender finless eel ( `` Apterichtus anguiformis '' ) is a species of snake eel ( family Ophichthidae ) . It was described by Wilhelm Peters in 1877 . It is a marine , subtropical eel which is known from the eastern Atlantic Ocean , including the western Mediterranean Sea , Morocco , and Cape Verde . It dwells at a depth range of and inhabits burrows formed in sand and mud sediments on the continental shelf . Males can reach a maximum total length of .
Hoyt Henry Wheeler . Hoyt Henry Wheeler ( August 30 , 1833 – November 19 , 1906 ) was a Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court , and later a United States federal judge . Born in Chesterfield , New Hampshire , Wheeler was raised in Chesterfield and in Newfane , Vermont . He was educated in Newfane and at the Chesterfield Academy , where he later taught . He also taught at schools in Dummerston , Newfane , Townshend , and Westminster . Wheeler later began to read law , studying in the offices of Charles K. Field , Jonathan D. Bradley and George Bradley Kellogg . Wheeler was admitted to the bar in 1859 and began a practice as the partner of John E. Butler in Jamaica , Vermont . He later practiced as the senior partner of Lavant M. Reed . A Republican , Wheeler was a member of the Vermont House of Representatives in 1867 , and of the Vermont State Senate from 1868 to 1869 . He succeeded John Prout as a Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court , and served 1869 to 1877 . On March 15 , 1877 , Wheeler was nominated by President Rutherford B. Hayes to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Vermont vacated by David Allen Smalley . Wheeler was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 16 , 1877 , and received his commission the same day . According to contemporary accounts , Wheeler had not sought the appointment , but received it because he had made a favorable impression on Hayes when Hayes visited Newfane . ( Hayes 's family was originally from nearby Dummerston . ) In 1886 Wheeler received the honorary degree of LL.D . from the University of Vermont . He retired on September 30 , 1906 , and died less than two months later in Brattleboro , Vermont . Wheeler was buried at Morningside Cemetery in Brattleboro .
Woman 's Journal ( Philippines ) . The `` Women 's Journal '' is currently one of the oldest and longest-running women 's magazines in the Philippines , having been in publication since 1973 . It is published monthly by Philippine Journalists , which also publishes the `` People 's Journal '' and `` People 's Journal Tonight '' . They are also the publishers of the now-defunct `` Times Journal '' , a Philippine national daily which existed during the Marcos regime . The `` Women 's Journal '' was originally published every Saturday on a weekly basis , from its inception in 1973 until 2007-08 in order to be at par with the Philippine versions of international women 's magazines .
Anomalon . In physics , an anomalon is a hypothetical type of nuclear matter that shows an anomalously large reactive cross section . They were first noticed in experimental runs in the early 1980s as short tracks in film emulsions or plastic leaf detectors connected to medium-energy particle accelerators . The direction of the tracks demonstrated that they were the results of reactions taking place within the accelerator targets , but they stopped so quickly in the detectors that no obvious explanation for their behavior could be offered . A flurry of theoretical explanations followed , but over time a series of follow-up experiments failed to find strong evidence for the anomalons , and active study of the topic largely ended by the late 1980s . Description . Early particle accelerators generally consisted of three parts , the accelerator , a metal target , and some sort of detector . Detectors differed depending on the reactions being studied , but one class of inexpensive and useful detectors consisted of a large volume of photographic emulsion , often on individual plates , that would capture the particles as they moved through the stack . As the high-energy community moved to larger accelerators and exotic particles and reactions , new detectors were introduced that worked on different principles . The film technique remains in use today in certain fields ; small versions can be flown on balloons , while larger versions can be placed in mines , both in order to capture rare but extremely high-energy cosmic rays . By the late 1970s and early 1980s a generation of accelerators had been made obsolete by newer machines in terms of being useful for leading edge research . Still useful for other tasks , these older machines were turned to a wide variety of new studies . One particularly active area of research is collisions between higher mass particles , instead of fundamental particles like electrons or protons . Although the total energy of the reaction is the same , or lower , than it would be using lighter elementary particles , using heavier elements increases the `` number '' of products from the reactions , revealing low-frequency reactions that might otherwise go unnoticed . Noble gasses are particularly useful for these experiments because they are easy to handle , unreactive and relatively inexpensive . One such experiment was being carried out on the Bevalac at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory using Argon 40 accelerated to 1.8 GeV and then smashed into a copper target backed with a nuclear emulsion detector . It was here that the anomalons were first observed . While studying the results of these experiments , a number of very short tracks were discovered , penetrating only a short distance into the emulsion . The vast majority of the particles continued into the emulsion over much greater distances , in keeping with expectations and the results of all previous experiments on the machine . The tracks did not appear to be from outside sources like cosmic rays . Further studies were carried out with Oxygen 16 and Iron 56 , and these experiments also showed the same short tracks . In order for the particles to stop so quickly within the emulsion , they would either have to have low energies , and thus be moving slowly , be extremely massive , and thus have high energy but still move slowly , or they were reacting with the emulsion itself and turning into other particles . The first possibility , that they were low-energy particles , did not seem likely given the physics of the accelerator . The second , that they were high mass , was contradicted by other measurements that suggested the particles had a charge of 14 , like silicon , and would thus be very likely have a low mass . This left only the third possibility , that they were reacting with the emulsion itself . This was by no means uncommon , these reactions were used as an integral part of the detection process , but it was the `` speed '' that these reactions would have to take place that was odd . In order to produce such short tracks , the particles would have to be reacting much more quickly than ever seen before . The particles became known as `` anomalons '' due to their apparently anomalous reaction rates . If they were following the same basic rules as other matter , and interacting with the emulsion due to the strong force , their component of the strong force was about ten times the strength of known reactions . A series of experiments followed , attempting to duplicate the results . Many of these used an alternate detector system using thin sheets of plastic , and these failed to turn up any evidence of the anomalons . It was suggested that this was due to the cross section of the reaction , whatever it was , being much higher in higher-mass nuclei , which was the case for the emulsion detectors but not the plastic . Others suggested they were actually seeing quark-gluon soups for the first time . A workshop on the issue was held at LBNL in 1984 . However , as study continued the number of negative results continued to grow . By 1987 interest in the topic had waned , and most research in the field ended . However , some research continued and in 1998 Piyare Jain claimed to have finally demonstrated them conclusively , using larger accelerators at Brookhaven National Laboratory and CERN and combining that with a thin detector which he claimed was key to the problem of detecting the anomalons . More recently he has claimed that the particles in question are actually the elusive axion , long thought to be part of the standard model , but unseen in spite of decades of searching .
Honkytonk Films . Honkytonk Films is a new media production company based in Paris , France . Founded in 2007 by Arnaud Dressen and Benoit de Vilmorin , the company develops , produces and distributes multimedia documentaries on all platforms ( TV , Internet and mobile ) worldwide . Since 2008 Honkytonk has realized co-productions of web-documentaries such as `` Journey to the End of Coal '' , that received SCAM award of the multimedia work in 2009 . The company is also dedicated to developing and distributing Klynt , an application dedicated to interactive editing . Research and development : Klynt . Klynt is an application dedicated to new media content producers . It was developed to create interactive rich media stories on Internet . - `` Journey to the End of Coal ''
S9 highway ( Georgia ) . The Georgian route S9 ( also known as Tbilisi Bypass Road ) is one of the major trunk roads that runs from S1 Highway ( Near Mtskheta ) to S4 Highway ( Near Rustavi ) . The length is . The highway runs near Tbilisi International Airport . It is part of the European route E60 and European route E117 .
The Cube ( film ) . `` The Cube '' is an hour-long teleplay that aired on NBC 's weekly anthology television show `` NBC Experiment in Television '' in 1969 . The production was produced and directed by puppeteer and filmmaker Jim Henson , and was one of several experiments with the live-action film medium which he conducted in the 1960s , before focusing entirely on `` The Muppets '' and other puppet works . The screenplay was co-written by long-time Muppet writer Jerry Juhl . The teleplay only aired twice : first on February 23 of 1969 , with a rerun on February 21 of 1971 . Plot . An unnamed man , simply called `` The Man in the Cube '' ( Richard Schaal ) , is trapped in a cube-like white room as he asks if anyone can hear him . A stool is brought in by a maintenance man named Arnie ( Hugh Webster ) who discovers it covered in strawberry jam as he wipes it down . After Arnie leaves , the Man tries to find the door . He encounters a variety of people come through various hidden doors in which each one claim that he can get out through his own door . His first visitor is a woman named Margaret ( Lolo Farell ) who claims that the man is her husband Ted as she appears with parents ( Alice Hill and Moe Margolese ) are also present . Her door closes on the Man before she can get him out . The Man then meets Mr. Thomas ( Rex Sevenoaks ) , the manager of this entire establishment . When asked about the Cube , Mr. Thomas states that he has asked himself that question many times where it is too good to be true . Mr. Thomas shows the Man the Call Button that he should push if he ever needs anything . Mr. Thomas then works to deny the fact that there are other Cubes like this while stating that while some people are quite content and stay in the Cube , others would wish to leave . As Mr. Thomas leaves , he tells the Man that he must find his own door . Arnie returns again where he gives the Man a telephone and states that he can get him anything he wants . Arnie exclaims that the only trouble with this establishment is that there is no organization and The Man would n't believe the weirdos that run it . He also talks about the four tons of chocolate rabbits while mentioning that he 's been working here for 14 years where there has n't been a request for chocolate rabbits . As Arnie goes outside to call the Man to see if the telephone is working , the Man sees a brief opening until the telephone rings and Mr. Thomas briefly appears to give the receiver to him before leaving . The Man answers it and Arnie tells him that the telephone is in business . The Man discovers that his telephone only calls up Arnie . When the Man throws it towards the wall , Arnie opens it as it flies through as Arnie rewards his accuracy by giving him a chocolate rabbit . Two police officers consisting of a police sergeant ( Jon Granik ) and Officer Fritz ( Guy Sanvido ) from the MPD enter with a search warrant . They find different things in the panels of the Cube like smuggled diamonds in the chocolate rabbit , a stack of gold bullion from the Bank of Munich , vital plans of the X-74 ( which was classified top secret ) , microfilm documenting the entire National Security System , an arsenal ( consisting of machine guns , sten guns , dynamite ) , a bound and gagged Dr. Kingsley ( who was missing for two weeks as part of a ransom ) . The Man is then handcuffed by the police sergeant in an uncomfortable way as the police officers leave with everything while telling the Man to wait until they return . A House painter and decorator named Miss Bix ( Sandra Scott ) comes in while the Man tries to get out of his handcuffs as Arnie comes in with the mustard paint in order to decorate the Cube . She then changes her mind and wants tangerine paint as the Man struggles to get his leg out from the position the handcuffs have him in . Upon trying to hold back the info on how long the Man will be in the Cube , Miss Bix changes her mind about the paint and has shellac sprayed onto the already white Cube as she leaves . Arnie states to the Man that he is actually spraying deodorant and that Miss Bix ca n't tell the difference . Before leaving , Arnie stops the Man from following him since this is Arnie 's door . A guitarist ( Ralph Endersby ) comes in and gives the Man the keys to the handcuffs which frees the Man . Upon finding a bed that manifested , the Man rests on it while the guitarist practices his music . The guitarist is then joined by the rest of his band as they sing a song to the Man about never getting out of the Cube . After the band leaves , Mr. Thomas briefly enters telling the Man that the `` Rest Period '' is over . A prisoner named Watson ( Jack Van Evera ) enters the Cube having escaped from his Cube . He notices that the Man has n't been here for long while mentioning how his Cube had squares while the Man 's Cube has rectangles . Watson tells the Man that he had to tell how many times has passed by making marks in his thumbnail which did n't work when he lost his thumbnails . Watson decides to return to his Cube to see if he left anything behind . When the Man states that if he re-enters his Cube where he wo n't get out again , Watson ranted about having to depend on the squares . Watson decides to go back to his Cube . When Mr. Thomas enters asking if someone else was in his Cube , the Man states that there was a visitor . Mr. Thomas states that other visitor was acting and introduces him to Jack Van Evera who asks Mr. Thomas if they can take out the part about the thumbnails . As they leave , Jack asks Mr. Thomas what the rest of these Cubes are for anyway . Before leaving , Mr. Thomas states `` He was only kidding . You know that . '' A seductress named Cora ( Eliza Creighton ) enters as a couch and a liquor cabinet suddenly appear . Cora states that she always comes to the Cube . As the Man sits down on the couch . As they make out , a physician named Dr. Bradowski ( Eric Clavering ) enters with Dr. Bingham ( Moe Margolese ) and a nurse ( Jean Christopher ) run some medical tests on the Man while Cora leaves . The doctors tell the Man his results before leaving to tend to a platypus . A professor ( Don McGill ) enters stating that him being here is either part of a teleplay or he 's hallucinating . He even shows him the ending with him in the Cube with a girl before leaving . A black militant ( Don Crawford ) enters where he finds the Man 's Cube is all white thinking that it 's a mausoleum for whiteness while claiming that the Man will die in the Cube . The Man claims that this is n't his place and had nothing to do with the Cube 's construction . When the black militant the Man to go out the door , the Man states that he ca n't since it 's the black militant 's door . The black militant then leaves quoting `` You make me sick . '' A classy party manifests in the Man 's cube . When Mr. Thomas arrives offering tonic to the guests , the Man tries to get some only to be blocked by a barrier . A female partygoer named Mrs. Stratton ( Alice Hill ) exclaims that Mr. Thomas is projected and states that nobody having a party in the Man 's Cube is real . The image of the party then disappears as it shows the Man on his stool . After a panel briefly opens where an old man ( Eric Clavering ) asks if he has considered that he is dead and this is what his afterlife is like , the Man is visited by a scientist ( William Osler ) who asks the Man to define reality for him . When the Man claims that the hammer does n't exist , the scientist proves him wrong by throwing the hammer at one of the cube 's walls causing a hole in it . Arnie reprimands the scientist for breaking the wall and gives him his hammer back while he gets the wall fixed . Upon being unable to convince the Man , the scientist leaves hoping that the Man rots in the Cube . Arnie fixes the hole and leaves stating that the scientist is a real pain in the neck . A woman named Liza ( Trudy Young ) enters where she gives the Man a hint on how to get out which is `` it 's going to get worse before it gets better . '' Her other hint is `` do n't trust anybody '' as she turns into an elderly-like appearance ( Ruth Springford ) . After she leaves , Mr. Thomas enters stating that the Man 's time is up and that he must leave . As the Man tries to leave through the door that Mr. Thomas claims to be the Man 's door , the Man has his suspicions in which if he steps out the door , two gorillas in ballerina dresses would grab him , drag him back into the cube , throw him to the ground , and dance around him singing `` Home ! Sweet Home ! '' The Man attempts to step out and is assaulted by the ballerina-dressed gorillas ( depicted as two men in gorilla suits ) in the manner that he described . Mr. Thomas leaves stating that the Man is getting pretty good at predicting these things . Two comics ( Jon Granik and Guy Sanvido ) enter and tell jokes to the audience . They then turn their attention to the Man when they find that he was n't joining in on the laughter . The Man stated that he just did n't feel like laughing . The comics then laugh at the Man before leaving . A kid on a tricycle rides around the Cube mocking the Man stating that he 's never going to get out of the Cube and then leaves . A monk ( Jerry Nelson ) enters and disperses his wisdom onto the Man while stating that he is part of the `` All . '' Before leaving , the monk gives the Man an orb called the Ramadar which is supposed to hold the meaning of life . After the monk leaves , the Ramadar only makes a grinding noise . The Man smashes it with the stool to find that inexplicably it is made of strawberry jam inside . Arnie comes in and cleans up the broken Ramadar stating that most people break their Ramadar . Arnie then leaves with the broken Ramadar and the broken stool . After six people bring in a coffin , the Man finds a gun is left in the room . Grabbing the gun , the man attempts to shoot himself and ink squirts onto his face . All the people he had encountered enter and laugh at him as Arnie states that this is all a joke . Enraged , he tells them he 's had enough with their tricks and that no matter what happens he knows he is real . The Man then leaves the Cube as the people applaud him . The Man is then escorted into an office so that the head of the organization can sign his release . Once there , the Man reflects on the revelation of his own realness . He accidentally cuts himself with a knife while demonstrating and is asked to taste his blood . He does so and discovers his blood is strawberry jam . The head of the organization and the office fades away to reveal the Man is still trapped in the cube . As the credits roll , the Man wanders around the room one last time and then sits down on the floor apparently resigned to his fate of never getting out while the band 's song is reprised in the background . Influences on the story . Some elements of the plot bear a similarity to that of `` The Squirrel Cage '' , a short story by Thomas M. Disch first published in 1966 in `` New Worlds '' magazine . Both stories are about a man who is imprisoned in a white cube , has no memory of a time before , and never discovers the purpose of his entrapment . The similarities end there as the man in `` The Squirrel Cage '' is never visited by others as is the man in `` The Cube '' . He instead makes up stories , and regularly reads a newspaper that is provided for him daily . Adaptations . In 2007 , the German Fringe Theater troupe `` Glassbooth '' presented a live stage adaptation of `` The Cube '' titled `` KUBUS '' , directed by Roger Hoffmann and starring Jens Dornheim . In 2012 , `` Tale of Sand '' , a graphic novel co-written by Henson and Juhl , was released utilizing similar set pieces and sight gags . Although released long after `` The Cube '' , the script for `` Tale of Sand '' actually predates it by several years .
Trend , Denmark . Trend is a town in North Jutland ( Nordjylland ) , it is situated next to Bjørnsholm Bay and the closest city/town is Overlade . Trend have a caravan space and a minigolf course . The town is also defined a summer house city since the most of city 's houses ' primary use is as summer houses . Trend also have an inn , that have the name Trend inn ( Trend kro ) . The name Trend is comes from Trende mill that was built by Vitskøl monastery . The village have a camping place . The village is located 22km west from Aars and it located around 60km west south from Aalborg . Beach . Beach near the cottage areas . From Vitskøl monastery to the south of Trend city you will find Trend beach . The many home residents by Trend use this beach , and it is especially very popular with the kids as they can wade far out into the water before it gets deep . Also surfers enjoy the beach as there is shallow on a several kilometers long stretch and far into the Limfjord .
List of colleges and universities in Washington . This is a list of colleges and universities in Washington State . This list also includes other educational institutions providing higher education , meaning tertiary , quaternary , and , in some cases , post-secondary education .
Bałcyny . Bałcyny ( ) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Ostróda , within Ostróda County , Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship , in northern Poland . It lies approximately south-west of Ostróda and south-west of the regional capital Olsztyn . The village has a population of 310 .
Discovery Claim on Pedro Creek . The Discovery Claim on Pedro Creek is a historic gold mining site in central Alaska . It is located at mile 16.5 of the Steese Highway , northeast of Fairbanks . It is a site on what is now called Pedro Creek , that was where Felix Pedro made the first major discovery of gold in the area on July 22 , 1902 . His discovery drew large numbers of gold prospectors to the area , and led to the establishment of Fairbanks as a major community in Alaska . Most of the claim site is located south of the highway , which crosses one corner . There is a commemorative marker placed at the side of the highway in 1952 . The claim is now owned by the Pioneers of Alaska Igloo # 4 ; there is no substantial evidence of the mining activities that took place there . The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992 .
Como Karim language . Como Karim ( Chomo / Shomo , Kirim ) is a Jukunoid language of Nigeria .
Arthur Thomas ( footballer ) . Arthur Thomas ( 1938 – 8 November 2007 ) was born in Liverpool and signed for Linfield F.C . from Ballymena United F.C . in November 1965 . He made his Linfield debut in a 2-0 defeat by Glentoran on 6 November 1965 . In that 1965-66 season he won a Co. Antrim Shield winners medal against Ballymena United and it was a season in which he scored 16 goals in his 31 Linfield appearances . He was one of the stars of the Linfield team in the 1966-67 season when the club reached the Quarter Final of the European Cup , before losing narrowly on aggregate to CSKA Sofia of Bulgaria . Arthur scored three goals in the European tie against Aris of Luxembourg that season and his final tally of five European goals is still a club record held jointly with Phil Scott and current star striker , Glenn Ferguson . A former schoolteacher from Birkenhead in Merseyside , Arthur joined New Brighton on the Wirral from Linfield in September 1967 and around 45 years ago he emigrated to Sydney , Australia . Arthur died in Sydney on 8 November 2007 .
Gert Fröbe . Karl Gerhart `` Gert '' Fröbe ( ; 25 February 19135 September 1988 ) was a German film and stage actor . He is best known in English-speaking countries for his work as Auric Goldfinger in the James Bond film `` Goldfinger '' , as Peachum in `` The Threepenny Opera '' , as Baron Bomburst in `` Chitty Chitty Bang Bang '' , as Hotzenplotz in `` Der Räuber Hotzenplotz '' and `` Colonel Manfred von Holstein '' in `` Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines '' . Early life . Fröbe was born in Oberplanitz , today part of Zwickau . He was initially a violinist , but he abandoned it for Kabarett and theatre work . He joined the Nazi Party in 1929 at the age of 16 and left in 1937 . During the Nazi regime , he aided two German Jews by hiding them from the Gestapo . In September 1944 , the Nazis closed down theatres in Germany and he was drafted into the German Army , the Wehrmacht , where he served until the end of World War II . Acting career . Fröbe gained fame in one of the first German films made after the Second World War , called `` Berliner Ballade '' ( `` The Ballad of Berlin '' , 1948 ) . His character 's name , `` Otto Normalverbraucher '' ( lit . Otto Average Consumer ) , became the German term equivalent to `` Average Joe '' or `` Joe Bloggs '' . He was cast as the villain in the Swiss-German film `` Es geschah am hellichten Tag '' ( `` It Happened in Broad Daylight '' , 1958 ) , with the original screenplay written by Friedrich Dürrenmatt . His role as a serial killer of children drew the attention of the producers of the James Bond movie `` Goldfinger '' ( 1964 ) and he was chosen to play one of the best remembered villains of the series , gold tycoon Auric Goldfinger . Due to his former membership in the Nazi Party , the film was initially banned in Israel until the Jewish family he had protected during the war came forward and thanked him for saving their lives . Fröbe made several appearances in all-star casts in the 1960s , including the films `` The Longest Day '' ( 1962 ) , `` Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines '' ( 1965 ) , `` Is Paris Burning ? '' ( 1966 ) , and `` Monte Carlo or Bust '' ( 1969 ) . During the 1980s , Fröbe played small parts in Mercedes Benz W123 commercials , helping to promote the coupé and the sedan . Aside from acting , Fröbe was a prolific reciter of lyric poetry , especially that of Christian Morgenstern and Joachim Ringelnatz . Death . Fröbe died in Munich in September 1988 at age 75 from a heart attack . He was buried in Waldfriedhof cemetery , Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausener , Bavaria .
House of Love ( Mumbai ) . House of Love ( Mumbai ) ( `` Sneha Sadan '' ) houses homeless children in the area of Mumbai , India , along with other services . It is a work of the Society of Jesus , with the first home being founded in 1962 . In 2016 it ran 10 homes accommodating 255 boys and 5 homes accommodating 135 girls . Besides the 13 in Mumbai there are homes in Lonavala and Gorai . Additionally a home has been opened for abused women and their children and another for girls rescued from sex trafficking . The President of India Zail Singh presented Fr . Placido Fonseca , S.J. , the director of Sneha Sadan with the 1985 individual National Awards for Child Welfare . History . The first House of Love was a hut at Kajuwadi in Chakala , Andheri with just five boys , who chose not to stay . But other children arrived and in April 1963 a second home was started in Gundowli village . Couples , at times childless , have been the houseparents for these homeless shelters from the start . In 1964 a third home was opened at Holy Cross Church in Kurla . A fourth followed in 1965 in Mogra village , housing 25 boys , and later a home near Andheri . An administrative building was built and accommodated boys also . By 1976 the eighth house was converted into the first girls home . This grew to where Sndha Sadan runs 15 homes , 10 for boys and five for girls , all but two in Mumbai . Some houses accommodate as many as 35 children , under the care of a husband and wife pair . In 1992 Sadan also opened a home for women and their children and in 2005 one for girls it rescues from sex trafficking . All the children are given opportunities to attend school , as well as skills training in trades such as electrician , welding and fabrication , turners and fitters , motor mechanics , driving , housekeeping , catering , beautician , fashion designing , and computers . Sadan also has a scholarship program for children who continue to live with their impoverished parents and are kept in school simply by financial assistance to their families . As children in the homes reach maturity they have been connected to a whole array of business which offer them jobs . In 1990 , two nuns at Sneda Sadan were murdered ; the case has not been solved . By 1997 some of the child residents were earning money helping to inform people of a new law that forbids spitting and littering in the central Mumbai railway station . Spitting can be particularly dangerous as it spreads tuberculosis . In the same station Sneha Sadan has placed a facility where children can shower and enjoy lunch . Fr Noel Pinto , director of the Sneha Sadan home for homeless children at Andheri , has urged the state to relax its requirements for residency in the case of orphans applying for a university education . Larsen & Toubro , a construction conglomerate , has furnished food for the homes for 40 years . The French charity AFEA Snehasadan has furnished material assistance , and Central Railway Women 's Social Service Committee has helped with the contact centers . The organization has also helped thousands of children to trace their roots and reestablish ties with their families . Others are enabled to save their wages over a period of years and so to invest in an apartment .
Gaberston Mill . Gaberston Mill , Alloa , was a weaving and spinning mill founded by David Fraser Lambert ( 1805–56 ) in 1837 . Lambert was born in Kirkcaldy and came to Alloa in 1831 , after a spell working in the USA . The Lamberts were linked by marriage to the great Clackmannan mill owning families , the Archibalds and Patons ( later Thomson-Patons and Forrester-Patons ) . David Fraser Lambert married Mary Ann Archibald ( 1808-1876 ) in 1835 . Mary was a daughter of John Archibald ( d.1832 ) , a mill owner in nearby Menstrie . Her brothers Andrew , William , Peter and John owned mills in Alva and Keilarsbrae , Alloa . David Lambert ’ s daughter Graeme Haig Lambert ( 1836-1905 ) had married John Thomson Paton of Norwood ( 1831-1910 ) in 1863 . John Thomson Paton , a wealthy director of Paton ’ s Mill was the grandson of John Paton ( 1768-1848 ) founder of Kilncraigs Mill in Alloa . Paton was a major benefactor to Alloa providing , amongst other buildings , the Swimming Baths and Leisure Centre , ( now the Spiers Centre ) , Town Hall and Library . David Lambert died suddenly aged 51 in 1856 and the Mills ownership later passed to his son James Lambert ( 1836-1874 ) . In 1859 Lambert was fined £59 when the HM Inspector of Factories had found 59 workers working after 6pm in contravention of the Act . Robert Ramage , who worked at Gaberston from 1848 to 1858 was an early foreman and manager , with other foreman including John Forfar , foreman weaver William Thomson , foreman tuner Ebenezer Marshall and foreman powerloom weaver Archibald Robertson . Alexander Nicol appears to have been the Manager from 1858 until 1870 when he moved with foreman weaver William Thomson to Devonmills . At this point Andrew Robb ( 1825-1900 ) , a foreman since at least 1859 , became Manager . Other staff included watchman James Stein . When David Bremner collated his survey of the Industries of Scotland in 1869 , it had five sets of carding engines and employed around 300 people . In late 1873 James Lambert passed the mill business to his mother Mary Ann Lambert , due to poor health . Despite a visit to the Levant to recover he died the following year aged only 33 . He was a good friend of the Mill Manager Andrew Robb , both having served in the Clackmannan Rifle Volunteers . The year 1874 saw a destructive dispute between management and workers , leading to a strike , which caused much hardship . The Glasgow Herald of May 9 , 1874 records the following ; Strike of powerloom and handloom weavers still continues in Gaberston Mills , Alloa but without extraneous aid it can not much longer as the funds at the disposal of the ‘ strikers ’ have become exhausted . For a number of weeks the men on strike were in receipt of 10s per week each and the females 10s but this week there was no money forthcoming . The lock out at the Hillfoots still continues and there is no hope of a settlement ' . And from 29 May 1874 , also reported in the Falkirk Herald ; Although they have no means of support the Alloa Gaberston Mill hands still remain on strike . In the works situated along the foot of the Ochills the disastrous lock out still continues ; master and men being seemingly determined to ‘ fight it out to the bitter end ’ . Meanwhile many of the men are seeking work as labourers and subscription sheets are doing the round of the public works for funds to sustain those on strike ’ In August 1876 Gaberston Mill 's accountant , David Smith , drowned at Fairlie in a boating accident alongside James Mitchell Robb , Andrew 's nephew , a millworker at nearby Keilarsbrae . Both were popular members of the Clackmannan Rifle Volunteers and received a military funeral in the town . The mill closed in November 1877 . It was for sale that year when it still had 50 power looms and 30 hand looms . Andrew Robb moved to Peebles to become the manager of Tweedside Mills in Peebles . In 'Alloa sixty years ago ' , Archibald describes the mill and its fate in more detail . 'In 1827 he ( David Lambert ) started a woollen mill at Gaberston , known for long years as Gaberston Mill , and was a busy hive of industry for many years . The shawl trade was at this period in great demand , and Mr Lambert , by close attention to business , and studying the design and quality of his manufactures , got into a large trade , giving employment to several hundred workers ' . 'The other factory was Gaberston Mill , then and for long after chiefly engaged in the shawl and tartan cloth trade . It had a long period of great prosperity , employing several hundred workers ; but , alas , owing to the inexorable decrees of fashion , the wearing of shawls has almost entirely gone out . The works might have been adapted to the tweed trades , as others have done , but owing to the death of the founder , the late Mr David Lambert , and , while still in the prime of life , by the death of his son , the late Mr James Lambert , which unfortunate event was ultimately followed by the work being closed altogether . After closure it was used for several other uses over the next few decades but was finally demolished . Its site , on Whins Road , is remembered by Lambert Avenue and the still extant mill lade . No images are known to survive of the building .
Palace Theatre , Sydney . The Palace Theatre was a theatre located on Pitt Street in the Sydney central business district . It was built in 1896 by businessman George Adams as a supplement to his Tattersall 's Hotel next door . The theatre hosted live performances until the 1930s , when it was converted to a cinema . It was later switched back and forth between movies and live shows , until it closed in 1969 . The building was demolished in 1970 . The theatre 's former lot is now covered by the Hilton Sydney .
Pseuderia . `` Pseuderia '' is a genus of orchids consisting of about 20 species distributed from the Moluccas through New Guinea to Samoa , Fiji and Micronesia . The genus has its center of diversity in New Guinea .
The Heebee-jeebees . The Heebee-jeebees are a Canadian a cappella quartet formed in 1993 in Calgary , Alberta , Canada . The Heebee-jeebees have released 8 recordings , all to international recognition including 4 CARA nominations and 2 CARA Awards . They have won the Canadian A Cappella Northern Harmony Championships twice , and have been named the inaugural inductee into the Northern Harmony Hall of Fame . The group often incorporates comedy and audience interaction into their performances . Currently the band 's lineup is Jonathan Love ( tenor ) , Chris Herard ( tenor ) , Ken Lima-Coelho ( tenor ) , and Cédric Blary ( bass ) . Discography . `` Albums are all independent releases on the Heebee-jeebees ' own label `` Guy Records '' . ''
Metallocrates . `` Metallocrates '' is a genus of moth in the family Blastobasidae . It contains the single species `` Metallocrates transformata '' , which is found in Brazil .
Ode to Ochrasy . `` Ode to Ochrasy '' is the third studio album by Mando Diao . The first single to be from the album was `` Long Before Rock 'n ' Roll '' ; the second was `` Good Morning , Herr Horst '' . `` The Wildfire ( If It Was True ) '' appears in the video game `` NHL 08 '' .
Mountain Crystal . `` Mountain Crystal '' ( German : `` Bergkristall '' ) is a 1949 Austrian-German historical drama film directed by Harald Reinl and featuring a cast of unknown actors including Franz Eichberger , Hans Renz and Cilli Greif . It is a mountain film based on a novella of the same title by Adalbert Stifter . The film 's sets were designed by the Austrian art director Fritz Jüptner-Jonstorff . It was the directorial debut of Reinl who went on to become a successful film director .
Boston Marriage ( play ) . `` Boston Marriage '' is a 1999 play by American playwright David Mamet . The play concerns two women at the turn of the 20th century who are in a `` Boston marriage '' , a relationship between two women that may involve both physical and emotional intimacy . After widespread belief that Mamet could only write for men , the playwright released this play , which centers exclusively on women . Synopsis . Anna and Claire argue over Claire 's new found `` Love '' while Anna 's Scottish maid , Catherine , is brought to tears by her employer 's harsh verbal rebukes . Things get tense as Anna , a mistress to a wealthy gentleman , tries to talk Claire out of her profession of love for another : a young woman . Claire , on the other hand , has already made plans with her young love to meet at Anna 's house in the hopes that she will be able to persuade her new love to engage in a `` vile assignation . '' Things go awry , however , when the girl arrives and recognizes that an emerald necklace that Anna is wearing belongs to her mother . The plot line focuses on whether Anna and Claire will be able to find a way to hold on to both the girl and her wealthy but unfaithful father . The play is delivered through quick , witty Victorian-era dialogue , mixed with double entendres and vernacular expressions , to explore the relationship between the two women and their maid . Through humor and nuance , the play explores the negotiation , conflict , compromise and reconciliation that arise in their relationship . Production history . `` Boston Marriage '' was originally produced by the American Repertory Theater ( Robert Brustein , Artistic Director ; Robert J. Orchard , Managing Director ) at the Hasty Pudding Theatre in Cambridge , Massachusetts on June 4 , 1999 . It was directed by David Mamet ; the set design was by Sharon Kaitz and J. Michael Griggs ; the lighting design was by John Ambrosone ; and the costume design was by Harriet Voyt . The cast included Rebecca Pidgeon ( Claire ) , Felicity Huffman ( Anna ) , and Mary McCann ( Catherine ) . It was performed in London at the Donmar Warehouse from March 2001 until April 2001 . Directed by Phyllida Lloyd , it featured Zoë Wanamaker ( Anna ) , Anna Chancellor ( Claire ) , and Lyndsey Marshal . It moved to the West End at the New Ambassadors Theatre , where it ran from November 28 , 2001 until February 16 , 2002 . `` Boston Marriage '' was first performed in Melbourne in 2007 produced by leading independent theatre company Hoy Polloy . It was directed by Hoy Polloy Artistic Director Wayne Pearn and featured Helen Hopkins , Corinne Davies and Eleanor Wilson . `` Boston Marriage '' ran Off-Broadway at The Public Theater from November 5 , 2002 through December 22 , 2002 . It was directed by Karen Kohlhaas and starred Kate Burton as Anna , Martha Plimpton as Claire , and Arden Myrin . The play was performed in Lima , Peru in early 2007 under the direction of theatre director and actor Alberto Isola . The play was performed in Melbourne , Australia by the Melbourne Theatre Company ( MTC ) through June 2010 . Pamela Rabe , Margaret Mills and Sara Gleeson star , directed by Aidan Fennessy . It returned to the Boston area in September 2010 , as presented at the New Repertory Theater . As part of the Dublin Theatre Festival 2010 , the Gate Theatre , Dublin , Ireland staged `` Boston Marriage '' as part of its `` BMP '' programme ; celebrating the links between Beckett , Pinter and Mamet . The play ran on 29 September and 2 October , 2010 .
Sun Chuyue . Sun Chuyue ( Chinese : 孫處約 ) ( died 664 ? ) , alternative name Sun Maodao ( 孫茂道 ) and/or Sun Daomao ( 孫道茂 ) , was an official of the Chinese Tang dynasty , serving briefly as chancellor during the reign of Emperor Gaozong of Tang . During Emperor Taizong 's reign . Sun Chuyue was from Ru Prefecture ( 汝州 , roughly modern Runan , Henan ) . During the reign of Emperor Taizong , he served on the staff of Emperor Taizong 's son Li You ( 李祐 ) the Prince of Qi . It was said that Li You lacked virtues , and Sun often submitted suggestions to him to change his behavior . After Li You failed in rebelling against his father in 643 and was killed , Emperor Taizong personally examined Li You 's archives and found Sun 's suggestions ; he greatly praised them . During Emperor Gaozong 's reign . Sun Chuyue later was promoted , during the reign of Emperor Taizong 's son and successor Emperor Gaozong , to be `` Zhongshu Sheren '' ( 中書舍人 ) , one of the mid-level officials at the legislative bureau of government ( 中書省 , `` Zhongshu Sheng '' ) . That year , the head of the legislative bureau , the chancellor Du Zhenglun , requested that one more official be commissioned as `` Zhongshu Sheren '' , but Emperor Gaozong responded , `` Sun Chuyue is enough to accomplish the task . Why do we need more ? '' Later , he participated in compiled the imperial archives of Emperor Taizong 's reign , and after the archives were compiled , he was given an award of silk . He was later promoted to be `` Zhongshu Shilang '' ( 中書侍郎 ) , the deputy head of the legislative bureau . He was still in that post around new year 665 ( but now with the title of `` Xi Tai Shilang '' ( 西臺侍郎 ) , as the `` Zhongshu Sheng '' was renamed to `` Xi Tai '' during the meantime ) when he was given the designation `` Tong Dong Xi Tai Sanpin '' ( 同東西臺三品 ) , making him a chancellor `` de facto '' . Four months later , however , he , along with his colleague Le Yanwei , were no longer chancellors . It was further said that later , for unspecified reasons , he was demoted to be the deputy minister of ceremony . In 664 , he was made the deputy principal of the imperial university , when he requested to retire on basis of old age . He died soon thereafter .
Fergal Mág Tighearnán , the Third . Fergal Mág Tighearnán , the Third ( anglicised Fergal McKiernan ) was chief of the McKiernan Clan of Tullyhunco , County Cavan until his death in 1588 . Chieftainship . On the death of the previous clan leader , Fergal took the chieftaincy and resided in the castle of Croaghan of the Cups ( Irish : Cruachan O'Cúbhrán , now the townland of Croaghan ) , now in the townland of Coolnashinny , beside the modern town of Killeshandra . In 1582 O'Rourke , the High Sheriff of Leitrim and the English attacked the McKiernans . John McKiernan . On 7 November 1587 John McKiernan , the under-sheriff of County Westmeath , a native of Aghaweenagh in Tullyhunco , petitioned the government to appoint him the seneschal of Tullyhunco in order to civilise the natives . Nov. 7 . 4 . Petition of John Kernan to Burghley . Humbly beseecheth your honourable Lordship , your orator , John Kernan , of Aghewehan , in the territory or cantred of Tolconchoe , alias M'Kernan 's country , in the county of the Cavan , within the realm of Ireland , that it may please your Lordship with your favour to further his petition to Her Majesty for the grant of the reversion of the office of Clerk of Common Pleas in the Exchequer for his life , and of the seneschalship of the said cantred to him and to his heirs males of his body , in consideration of his endeavours in Her Majesty 's service in the government of Sir William Fytzwylliams , Arthur Lord Grey , and the Lords Justices [ Loftus and Wallop ] , and the rather that your said orator , through the entreaty of his kinsmen , the inhabitants of the said cantred , has left the English Pale to dwell among them , hoping , if convenient countenance be afforded to him by the said grant , to bring them , through dutiful exhortation , and examples of husbandry and other civil trades , from their disorders and disobedience to the due regard of loyalty and obedience . Your said orator presenteth unto your honourable Lordship the opinion and testimony of the Lord Grey and Sir William Fytzwylliams touching your orator by their several letters unto Mr. Secretary Walsyngham , being required so to do by his Honour , at his last being at the Court , since which time your orator hath dutifully attended your Honours and the other Lords of Her Majesty 's most honourable Council for Her Majesty 's most gracious pleasure in his said suit , and yet some seeking the disgrace of your orator have rumoured that he is suitor for the seneschalship of Meath and Westmeath long since , with the liberty and jurisdiction palatine of the said counties determined and annulled by parliament . Your orator 's poor suit is none other than as hereby is declared , a matter of small profit to your orator and less charge to Her Majesty , and in regard thereof moved rather than anything more chargeable to Her Highness , whereof your orator hopeth that your Honour in your grave judgment will think him worthy . He was granted the position by Fiant No . 5156 on 20 March 1588 Grant to John Kearnan , gent ; of the office of seneschal of the territory of Upper Talconchoe alias M ’ Kearnans country in co. Cavan . To hold during good behavior , with all accustomed profits . With power to raise the inhabitants , and command them for defence of the territory , the public weal of the inhabitants , and the punishment of malefactors ; to prosecute , banish , and punish by all means malefactors , rebels , vagabonds , rymors , Irish harpers , bards , bentules , carrowes , idle men and women , and those who assist such ; and twice a year within a month after Easter and Michaelmas respectively to hold a court and law day . He shall not take any unlawful Irish exactions from the inhabitants , as to cess them with kern , nor impose coney or livery , without direction of the Lord Deputy . Death . The Annals of Loch Cé for the year 1588 state : `` Mac Tighernain of the Breifne , i.e. , Ferghal , died . ''
Pierre Ebéde . Pierre Romain Owono Ebéde ( born February 9 , 1980 ) is a Cameroon international goalkeeper . Edebe went to Greece during the 1998 summer transfer window to play for Apollon Kalamarias . He stayed there until January 2002 , when Chalkidona FC ( a now non-existent team that was later merged with Atromitos ) bought him for 46.5 thousand euros . His good performances led Greek Superleague club Panathinaikos FC to acquire him in 2005 . Known for his very good reflexes , he quickly became a favorite among the team 's fans . During his first season with the Greens , Ebede saw all 30 A ' Ethniki games from the bench , behind starting goalkeeper Croatian Mario Galinovic . His second season was much better , being in the starting line up of Panathinaikos in 22 games . However , Ebede was dismissed from Panathinaikos on May 31 , 2007 and later joined FC Metz . After his spell in France , he signed a contract with AEL Limassol on June 4 , 2008 .
RockNess 2008 . RockNess 2008 was the third RockNess Festival to take place . It took place on 7 June and 8 June . Fatboy Slim returned to Loch Ness to headline the Saturday on the mainstage . The other main headliners were Razorlight , The View , Underworld , 2manydjs and Annie Mac . Due to the death the previous year , tighter restrictions were put in place for car park access at the 2008 event . Festival goers were told that they would not be permitted to return to their cars during the weekend . Due to public pressure this was later relaxed to permit multiple trips for unloading camping equipment , but alcohol would only be permitted on the first entry . This amendment was not well published however leading to much confusion over the position on returning to cars . In addition the VIP car park was not well signposted leading many VIP ticket holders to park in the main car park . In the 2008 festival a teenager was found unconscious in front of the main stage . He was taken to hospital by air ambulance but later died . A couple from Paisley , Ronald Davidson and Victoria Greig were married at the 2008 event after becoming engaged at the festival the previous year . The event took place in the Big Love inflatable church on the Saturday afternoon .
Honda C92 , CB92 , C95 Benly . The Honda C92 Benly is a parallel-twin motorcycle made by Honda from 1959 through 1965 . Running concurrently were the CB92 Sports and the slightly larger C95 , called the CA92 and CA95 in the US . These twins took their styling and design cues from the larger-displacement Honda C71 , C76 , C72 , C77 Dream series . Description . The name Benly comes from the Japanese word `` benri '' , meaning `` convenient '' . The frame was a pressed steel , fully welded design with the front end carrying the steering head and the rear end forming the deeply valanced mudguard . The front forks were pressed steel and carried the front mudguard . Front suspension was of the leading link type . Rear suspension was by fully enclosed telescopic dampers . Front and rear brakes were six-inch single-leading-shoe type in full-width hubs . Wheels were 16-inch . The engine was a straight- or parallel-twin , four-stroke with two valves per cylinder operated by a chain-driven overhead camshaft . The compression ratio of the C92 was 8.3:1 , and the C95 's was 9.7:1 . Honda 's claimed horsepower for the C92 was @ 9,500 rpm and @ 10,000 rpm for the C95 . The claimed torque was @ 8,200 rpm for the C92 and @ 9,000 rpm for the C95 . They had a fuel tanks , and single 18 mm ( C92 ) or 20 mm ( C95 ) carburettors . The primary drive was by helical-cut gears to a multi-plate clutch running in oil which lubricated both the engine and the four-speed gearbox , and a fully enclosed chain final drive . The electrical system was six volts and an electric starter was a standard fitment on all models . C92 and C95 . Cosmetically , the C92 and C95 ( called CA92 and CA95 in the US ) differed mainly in their handlebars . The European bikes had flat pressed steel bars and the American bikes had raised tubular bars but when the C95 was brought to Europe , it was equipped with the raised tubular bars . There was also a CS92 which had a high-level scrambler style exhaust system . Cosmetically , it had briefer mudguards and small chain-guard . The fuel tank was larger , holding 10.5 litres ( 2.3 imp gal ) . The rear suspension had exposed springs . Both brakes were 8 inch with the front being a twin-leading-shoe type . Both wheels were 18 inch . The engine had higher compression pistons of 10:1 . Quoted rpm was 15/10,500 and torque in kg.m/rpm was 1.06/9,000 . The crankshaft of the CB92 was supported by three main bearings instead of two in the standard engine .
Christopher Tsamalaidze . Christopher ( Tsamalaidze , in Georgian `` ქრისტეფორე წამალაიძე '' ) is a former bishop of the Georgian Orthodox Church.In early 90 's bishop Christopher ( Tsamalaidze ) had left his diocese without permission and for this cause repeatedly faced Church trials since 1995 to 2009 ( suspended in 1995 and defrocked in 2003 ) . In his turn , Christopher ( Tsamalaidze ) made political accusations against the Catholicos-Patriarch Ilia II . On 21 January 2006 , bishop Christopher ( Tsamalaidze ) and archpriest Basil ( Kobakhidze ) participated in celebrations of the national Ukrainian holiday – the Day of Unity , – and concelebrated with the primate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church – Kyivan Patriarchate Filaret ( Denisenko ) . One of former Tsamalaidze 's clerics , archpriest Daniel ( Kiknadze ) , has also gone into schism and now he is in communion with the primate of led by schismatic “ Patriarch Nicholas Primo '' .
Athletics at the 1896 Summer Olympics – Men 's shot put . The men 's shot put was one of two throwing events on the Athletics at the 1896 Summer Olympics programme . Seven athletes took part in the shot put competition on 7 April . The two Greek athletes both won medals , with Gouskos battling closely with Garrett of the United States for the longest distance .
Lolette Payot . Lolette Payot-Dodille ( ; 17 April 1910 – February 1988 ) was a Swiss-French tennis player . Biography . Payot was born on 17 April 1910 at Lausanne . She learned to play tennis at an age of 8 on the courts of the Montchoisi tennis club . At the age of 13 , she won the Swiss national championships for the first time . Payot competed at the Wimbledon Championships from 1929 to 1935 , reaching the singles quarterfinals in 1931 , 1933 and 1934 . At the French Championships , she reached the quarterfinals in 1932 , 1934 and 1935 . In 1935 , she won the mixed doubles title partnering Marcel Bernard at Paris . She was ranked world number 4 by A. Wallis Myers in 1932 . In August 1932 she won the singles title at the German Championships in Hamburg after a three-sets victory in the final against Hilde Krahwinkel . Payot won the Swiss national championships seven times in a row from 1929 to 1935 . During the Swiss championships in July 1935 , Payot fell seriously ill . It took her one-year to recover , and she decided to retire from the amateur tennis circus . She then opened a tennis school and worked as a coach at Montchoisi . In January 1937 , she married French `` Robert Dodille '' at Lausanne and took the French citizenship . By 1943 , Payot had begun to play tournaments again . In August 1945 , she won the singles title at the French championships . The title , however , is n't recognized by the Fédération Française de Tennis and the International Tennis Federation . Payot continued to work as a coach and as a secretary at Montchoisi tennis club until 1982 . She died at an age of 77 in February 1988 .
Luipa . Luipa or Luipada ( , , c. 10th century ) was a mahasiddha or siddhacharya from Northeast India . He was a poet and writer of a number of Buddhist texts . Nomenclature and etymology . Although the Tibetan translation for `` Lui '' is `` the fish-gut eater '' ( ) , the root of the word is probably Sanskrit `` lohita '' which means `` red '' and the names like Luidhar , Luichandra and Luiya mentioned in the `` Dharmamangal '' s of the late medieval period originated from the same root . Hagiographical accounts . Luipa appears in `` The Legends of Eighty-four Siddhas '' ( ) , a Tibetan namtar detailing the lives of Indian mahasiddhas . It was written by the Tibetan monk Mondup Sherab and was probably a translation of the `` Chaturashiti-Siddha-Pravritti '' , based on what was narrated to him by `` Abhayadattashri '' of Champaran ( c. 12th century ) . In the `` Caturasiti-Siddha-Pravritti '' , Luipa is said to be the second son of a very rich king of Singhaladvipa , believed to be Sri Lanka . However , several other regions were also known as Singhaladvipa , and one of them was Oddiyana , which other sources mentioned as the place of birth of Luipa . Luipa 's father chose him as his successor , but he left his kingdom to achieve bodhi , i.e . enlightenment . Luipa first headed for Ramesvaram and then went to Vajrasana , known today as Bodh Gaya , the place where Gautama Buddha achieved enlightenment . There Luipa received his first teaching from a dakini . Later , when he reached Saliputra , or Magadha , a `` Loka-Dakini '' advised him to get rid of the slightest pride of his royal blood to achieve enlightenment by leaving aside all prejudices regarding the purity of foods . Following her advice , Luipa consumed only the guts of the fishes thrown away by the fishermen on the Ganges for twelve years . This practice led to him being known as Lui , one who eats fish-guts . Luipa also appears in the `` Chaturashiti-Siiddha-Pravritti '' , where he meets the king of Magadha , Indrapala and his Brahmin minister . These two became his disciples and were known as Darikapa and Dengipa . Luipa initiated them into the mandala of Cakrasaṃvara . In Buton Rinchen Drub 's `` History of Buddhism '' ( ) , Luipa is mentioned as the son of King Lalitachandra of Oddiyana . When the prince met Śabara , a disciple of Saraha , he was immensely impressed by this great adept and begged him for instruction . He received initiation into the tantra of Cakrasaṃvara . The initial part of his penance was completed when he joined a circle of twenty-four Dakas and Dakinis in a ganachakra in a charnel ground which climaxed in consumption of the corpse of a sage . With a final blessing from his Guru he left Oddiyana and became a mendicant sage . The period ended when , feeling the need for sustained one-pointed meditation practice , he sat down to meditate beside a pile of fish-guts by the banks of the River Ganges in Bengal , where he remained till he had attained mahamudra-siddhi , the highest level of spiritual attainment in Vajrayana Buddhism . The Sakya school of Tibetan Buddhism records that Luipa 's was a `` kayastha '' or scribe , at the court of Dharmapala , the emperor of Varendra in northern Bengal . While begging for alms at Dharmapala 's palace Savaripa recognized the scribe Luipa as a suitable recipient for his Samvara lineage ; his extraordinary talent was evident in the versified letters he wrote to the king 's correspondents , a task requiring a pointed concentration . The account of Luipa found in the work of Taranatha , a scholar from the Jonang school of Tibetan Buddhism , differs significantly from that found in Buton 's work . Here , Luipa was a scribe to the King of Oddiyana and was initiated into the Vajravārāhī mandala . Date of Luipa . The most significant information available from the legends of the Sakya school is that Luipa worked at the court of the Maharaja of Varendra , Dharmapala . If this king is same as Pala Emperor Dharmapala , then this identification places Luipa as a younger contemporary of Dharmapala ( 770 – 810 CE ) . If Luipa was initiated in his youth , his date of initiation must be at the end of the eighth century or the beginning of the ninth century . In the `` Abhisamaya-Vibhanga '' of the Tengyur , Atiśa is mentioned as a co-author of the text along with him but it seems that actually Atisha had either completed his text or wrote a `` Vibhanga '' ( commentary ) on his `` Abhisamaya '' . So , it is more probable that he belonged to the 10th century . From Luipa ’ s date , his guru Śabara 's time can be fixed , along with the dates of his disciples Darikapa and Dengipa , and also Dombi Heruka , whom Luipa taught . Since Kilapa was probably one of his descendants , his date can also be fixed . Identification with Minapa/Matsyendranath . Many modern scholars have attempted to identify Luipa with Matsyendranath , the `` adiguru '' and the founder of the Nath Sampradaya . There are several similarities between them . Both of their names Lui and Mina mean fish . Both of them were associated with fisherman caste , Sri Lanka and eastern India and both of them were originators of yogini-tantra lineages ( Luipa Samvara and Minapa Yogini-kaula ) . While Luipa was considered as `` adisiddha '' , Matsyendranath was known as `` adiguru '' . But , if Luipa was born in the eighth century CE , he can not be identified with Matsyendranath , who belonged to c. 9th - 10th century . Adi-Siddha ( ? ) . The `` Chaturashiti-Siddha-Pravritti '' begins with the legend of Luipa . This may be a reflection of the belief prevalent during the period of the narrator or the translator , that Luipa was the first siddha ( adi-siddha ) in terms of either time or status . The first `` Pada '' of the Charyapada was also attributed to Luipa and in its commentary in Sanskrit , Munidatta mentions him as the `` Adisiddhacharya '' . It is also an indicator of the contemporary belief . But some modern scholars like Rahul Sankrityayan claimed Saraha as `` adi-siddha '' . Luipa was definitely born after Saraha , since Luipa 's teacher Savaripa was Saraha 's disciple , but their lifetimes probably overlapped . Both Saraha and Luipa were originators of Samvara-tantra lineages , but it was Luipa who received the title of Guhyapati ( Master of Secrets ) in addition to his status of adi-siddha in the lineage that practiced the Samvara-tantra according to the method of Luipa . He received direct transmission from the Dakini Vajravarahi . If Luipa obtained his original Samvara revelation in Oddiyana , the home of several of the wisdom ( mother ) tantras , he probably was one of the siddhas responsible for propagating this tantra in Eastern India . But whatever the tantra 's provenance , Luipa became the great exemplar of Saraha ’ s preachings , as confirmed in the Padas assigned to him in `` Charyageetikosha '' , and his sadhana ( practice ) became the inspiration and example for some of the most respected names amongst the siddhas , Kambalapa , Ghantapa , Indrabhuti , Jalandharipa , Kanhapa ( Krishnacharya ) , Tilopa and Naropa all of whom initiated into the `` Chakrasamvara-tantra '' according to the method of Luipa . Sakya tradition maintains that , three principal `` Guru Sampradaya '' ( lineages of teachers ) of the practice of `` Chakrasamvara-tantra '' are of Luipa , Ghantapa and Naropa . Marpa Dopa transmitted this tantra to Tibet , where it has continued as the principal yidam sadhana ( practice ) of the Kagyu school till date . Major literary works . In the `` bStan-'gyur '' , he has been mentioned as the author of the texts , the `` Shribhagavad-Abhisamaya '' , the `` Vajrasattva Sadhana '' , the `` Tattvasvabhava-Dohakosha-Gitikia-Drishti-Nama '' , the `` Luhipada-Gitika '' , the `` Shrichakrasamvara-Abhisamaya-Tika '' and the `` Buddhodaya '' . He was also mentioned as the co-author of the `` Abhisamaya-Vibhanga '' along with the great scholar Atisha . The Padas 1 and 29 of the `` Charyageetikosha '' ( or the Charyapada ) are also ascribed to him .
Ground Crew Project . The Ground Crew Project is a UFO religion begun in the 1980s and based in California and Hawaii which later split into the Ground Crew and the Planetary Activation Organisation . It was founded in California by Sheldan Nidle who began to post it online in 1996 , and is now an online religion . It is an optimistic religious ufology that believes the Earth is on the verge of a cosmic transformation which was expected to happen as the Earth apparently made its passage through the high energy properties of a ‘ photon belt ’ in the 1990s . The religion ’ s aim is to prepare humanity for large-scale , first contact between Earth and the “ Galactic Federation ” , claimed to be an extraterrestrial organisation which will help in the supposed transformation . Members of the group are being prepared to play key roles as intermediaries between the claimed extraterrestrials and the population of Earth . After failed predictions , the contact is now believed to happen “ as soon as possible ” and the ground crew are to actively help in ‘ raising ’ mankind beforehand . Sheldon Nidle . Sheldon Nidle claims he had extraterrestrial and UFO experiences shortly after his birth on November 11 , 1946 . Claiming he was contacted by ETs from the planet Sirius , Nidle stated that his experiences consisted of such events as telepathic communication , being taught aboard spacecraft , and gaining knowledge from ‘ direct core implants ’ . In 1994 he published a book `` You ’ re Becoming a Galactic Human '' in which he describes a boyhood encounter with extraterrestrials who landed in his backyard . Since 1955 , he has claimed to be in regular communication with ETs through telepathy and ‘ direct core knowledge inserts ’ . However , he states that when he was 14 years old , he put an end to extraterrestrial communication because he was expected to fulfil his mission as a 'star seed from Sirius ' , and there was too much conflict between terrestrial and extraterrestrial knowledge . He then became vice-president of the Amateur Astronomers Club and worked on a film on Nikola Tesla . He attended Ohio University and University of Southern California , graduating with an M.A . in Southeast Asian government and an M.A . in American politics and international public administration . After beginning a PhD program , he left this to research alternative energy sources . He claims he was contacted again in the mid-80s by extraterrestrial forces , namely the “ Galactic Federation ” , whom he now represents as a lecturer . Photon Belt . Beginning in November 1996 , Nidle ‘ channeled ’ a narrative that was an urgent call to humanity and involved an imminent apocalypse due to a planetary transformation of Earth . He claimed to be leading a mission on Earth for the “ Galactic Federation of Planets , ” in order to prepare the world for this coming transformation supposed to occur as the planet passes into the path of a cosmic ‘ photon belt ' , an area of outer space that he claimed had high energy properties similar to the plasma in the atmosphere of stars . His narrative stated that the photon belt would aid Earth ’ s transformation into a pristine state and restore the superhuman abilities of humanity by gradually transforming the genetic codes of all humanity from a double-helix DNA to a 12-helix DNA pattern . The “ dormant ” pineal gland would be activated and an immediate healing process would take place . It was expected that the human body , having lost certain cosmic capabilities in the past , would regain its galactic ability to rejuvenate itself , overcome illness and aging , and become telepathic . The channelling claimed that human structures would be destroyed in the process of photon belt activation , and the only safe places would be underground or inside spaceships . According to the early channellings , only extraterrestrial intervention by the Galactic Federation could save most of humanity . Nidle channelled the narrative on at least a weekly basis , claiming that huge underground chambers were being drilled , and massive spaceships were being prepared to house humans who would join a deep space brotherhood . Imminent Landing . The narrative stated that during Earth ’ s entry into the photon belt and no later than December 17 , 1996 , a mass landing of 15 million star ships of the “ Galactic Federation ” would complete the raising of the consciousness of humanity using their advanced technology . This would achieve a paradise of sociological and ecological evolution – a galactic and divine society - by 2012 . It was claimed the landing would represent hundreds of advanced races including Pleiadians , Sirians , Cassopeans , and Arcturians , who will fan out across the globe to meet and placate human populations . “ We are being assisted by all of Creation – the Spiritual Hierarchy , Angelic Realms , the Galactic Federation of Light , Ascended Masters , and our space brothers and sisters. ” All earthly weapons would be first neutralised then beamed up to the ships ; and all mechanical devices would be shut down . World government would be taken over by the Spiritual Hierarchy and all communication systems replaced by their advanced technologies . Attractive accounts of the Earth transformation included the use of telepathy , airborne transport instead of cars and special photon energy generators for domestic appliances . This religious ufology belongs to the “ cargoistic ” genre , because the ascension of humans is believed to be brought about by superior alien “ cargo ” in this case comprising incredible new technologies and ecologically harmless energies . Ground Crew . The `` Ground Crew '' refers to the virtual congregation who choose to join the mission . Members of the Ground Crew were told via the internet that at the time of the landing they would be assisting humanity and the extraterrestrials as councillors and ambassadors , respectively . Sophisticated technology would initially be used by the space forces to train the members while they slept , and this would be followed by the use of implants . Members were encouraged to recruit as many people as possible . Later , with the failure of predictions , the emphasis became more spiritual . This obliged the Ground Crew to play a salvific role before the landing could take place . They were asked to help raise humanity spiritually , and to assist in the ecological restoration of Mother Earth . In fact this was a “ graduation exercise ” for the crew . Humanity must be gathered , for example by world meditation days , to accrue enough ‘ critical mass of spiritual energy ' so that vibrations may be harmonised towards a peaceful future . The membership must also participate in creating a 'network of light ' , expand the teachings , and link with similarly positioned new age groups . Landings delayed . The December 1996 mass landing failed to eventuate - but Nidle continued to spread 'messages ' from the Galactic Federation that the spaceships would appear soon . Further dates that were named and did not deliver a landing were the Gregorian New Year , and the spring of 1997 . Delays were blamed on a solar storm and the instability of the planet . Many attractive glimpses of life in the new cosmic environment continued to be channeled . In February 1997 , amazing details about the comet Hale-Bopp were communicated , and in March 1997 the number of space ships in the landing fleet was increased to 25 million . Hale-Bopp . A new landing date was set to coincide with the arrival of the Hale-Bopp comet on 5 May , 1997 . According to the channeling , the comet was a large spaceship containing “ cloaking and holographic systems that imitate what a comet should look like ” . It contained a crew of over 200,000 sentient beings and bore 10,000 ambassadors who would initiate humanity into the Galactic Federation . This would coincide with the mass landing by the Federation involving millions of ships . A special delegation would meet with the ambassadors . After the mass suicide of Heaven ’ s Gate members , Valerie Donner , a core member , distanced the Ground Crew from such “ ridiculous acts of self-destruction ” . Two days before the scheduled event , Nidle posted that instead of a mass landing , a meeting between a shuttle from the comet and a shuttle from the “ Galactic Federation Fleet ” had taken place just south of Ayers Rock in Australia . A special ceremony had been conducted and vital papers had been exchanged . After May 10 there was no further mention of the comet or its occupants . Further re-scheduling and shift in focus . Nidle and the Ground Crew blamed repeated failed prophecies on various external factors . By June 1997 , other worldly and interstellar dark forces were said to have conspired with ‘ planetary elites ’ and held up the intentions of the Galactic Federation which had underestimated the situation , but could not be deterred . At the same time , messages began to deny the relevance of any specific arrival date and talked about “ the right divine time ” . The second a half of 1997 heralded an important shift in focus as the messages began to require humans to assist the transformation of the planet in an interim period before any galactic intervention took place . Salvation became a two-way street . The channelling stated that the ‘ right divine time ’ may now be determined by the attitudes of humans . It was also claimed that the potential for disaster had been altered by the ‘ turning to the light ’ of the human population . A more spiritual content , referring to such beings as the Ashtar Sheran , Aaron Alaje , Megha Alcorn , Merku Alcorn , Great White Brotherhood , Ascended Masters , and archangels also appeared . Split . In December 1997 Nidle split with Valerie Donnell , his secretary and the Ground Crew ’ s chief administrator , for reasons that weren ’ t clear as both parties posted alternative accounts of the schism . However , Donna appeared a rather “ comic character ” whose postings undermined the “ more lofty , aesthetic standards of Nidle ’ s prose ” . But she also took the rights to the Ground Crew name and website with her , forcing Nidle to start a new organisation . Donner maintained the Ground Crew website , posting channelled messages with a UFO content which included the Galactic Federation . However the website focussed on personal spiritual transformation and came from a more new age angle : angels , fairies , telepathy , communing with plants , etc . Nidle then founded the Planetary Activation Organisation , and restructured this organisation as the only source for messages about the Galactic Federation . It was set up as a hierarchical , bureaucratic system , and small Planetary Activation Groups were established . Nidle then began to create a “ Web of Light ” to unite similarly minded groups concerned with the environment , government conspiracies and UFOs . New narratives emerged concerning the spiritual evolution of humanity and the role of Planetary Activation . Evolution of the narrative . According to Nidle ’ s channelling , the Federation remained “ dedicated to massive first contact as soon as possible ” but the spiritual transformation of the human being into the divine form was now the main focus . The Earth rulers were identified as a secret cabal who have negatively directed humanity for millennia , but would be slowly removed by the Federation . ‘ Star Gates ’ were being placed in the upper atmosphere to aid transformation , and special ‘ Galactic and Medical Teams ’ were assisting people when they slept . The narrative now portrayed Earth as a vitally important planet in the universe due to the exalted role of humanity . It was a special ‘ showcase ’ that would act as a switch in the spiritual transformation of the Milky Way . Helland notes that the concept became so anthropocentric it included a special day count for humanity on the Earth , instituted by the galactic `` Time Keepers '' . Despite the failed prophecies , by the year 2000 the movement was continuing to develop its membership base and claiming to have hundreds of Planetary Activation Groups in over 29 countries . The Planetary Activation Organisation is classified as a progressive millennialist group because it promises that all of humanity may achieve collective salvation and the attainment of a terrestrial paradise . Credibility . Helland states that the Ground Crew resorted to “ many of the classic strategies to avoid prophetic disconfirmation and [ consequent ] cognitive dissonance. ” For instance , he employs face-saving strategies such as “ disclaimers ” , and “ exploits the full gamut of the ‘ vocabulary of temporality. ’ ” In general , Nidle has managed the failed prophecy by engaging in what J Gordon Melton states is a reconceptualization through the process of spiritualisation : a UFO landing with advanced technology is changed into a need to raise humanity spiritually by humans themselves . In the case of the Ground Crew , Nidle “ refashions his following from a passive audience of ‘ netheads ’ waiting to be ‘ zapped ’ by a superior alien technology into involved participants ” who form committees of activists helping Mother Earth and humanity . Helland states that due to the virtual nature of the group , and the lack of observable and empirical data , it is impossible to accurately account for the membership which may have declined drastically with the failed 1996-7 predictions . The group has , however , generated sufficient income to maintain its website and a core group of devotees . But earlier text can be altered or deleted . Helland observes that the movement ’ s most notorious period of failed prophecy is no longer on line , and new members may never be exposed to this component . This online , millenarian narrative functions so like fiction that Palmer and Helland have devoted an article to a literary/aesthetic analysis of the religion rather than the normal sociological discussion . Following the literary critic Austin Wright , they explore the discourse as a literary art form . Virtual reality is the vehicle of the myth - which conveys “ a vivid imaginary world [ and ] … an intense mood of apocalyptic expectancy ” for its participants . They also show how Nidle moves from the self-generated fictional world to the narrator-controlled fictional world as the prophecies fail . They comment that the instant inception , rapid evolution and spectacular metamorphoses of religions on the internet will continue to dazzle scholars who surf the web .
List of mathematical jargon . The language of mathematics has a vast vocabulary of specialist and technical terms . It also has a certain amount of jargon : commonly used phrases which are part of the culture of mathematics , rather than of the subject . Jargon often appears in lectures , and sometimes in print , as informal shorthand for rigorous arguments or precise ideas . Much of this is common English , but with a specific non-obvious meaning when used in a mathematical sense . Some phrases , like `` in general '' , appear below in more than one section . Descriptive informalities . Although ultimately every mathematical argument must meet a high standard of precision , mathematicians use descriptive but informal statements to discuss recurring themes or concepts with unwieldy formal statements . Note that many of the terms are completely rigorous in context . Proof terminology . The formal language of proof draws repeatedly from a small pool of ideas , many of which are invoked through various lexical shorthands in practice . Proof techniques . Mathematicians have several phrases to describe proofs or proof techniques . These are often used as hints for filling in tedious details .
Our Lady of the Rosa Mystica Church . Our Lady of the Rosa Mystica Church ( ) is a catholic church located in Lucas do Rio Verde , Brazil . The church was founded in 2014 .
Lwensinga . Lwensinga is a town in the Buganda Region of Uganda . Location . The town is in Mbiriizi Parish , in Lwengo sub-county , Lwengo District . Lwensinga lies along the Masaka–Mbarara Road , approximately , west of Masaka , the nearest large city . This is approximately , by road , southwest of Kampala , the capital and largest city of Uganda . The geographical coordinates of Lwensinga are : 0°23'31.0 '' S , 31°27'35.0 '' E ( Latitude : -0.391944 ; Longitude:31.459722 ) . The town lies at an average elevation of , above sea level . Overview . Lwensinga is the southern terminus of the Sembabule–Mateete–Lwensinga Road . Here , this road joins the Masaka–Mbarara Road , which passes through the town , in a general east to west direction . Finance Trust Bank , a commercial bank with headquarters in Kampala , maintains a branch in Lwensinga . The town is also home to Kyamaganda Health Centre II , owned and administered by the Uganda Catholic Medical Bureau .
Brookpark station . Brookpark is a station on the RTA Red Line located on the borders of Brook Park and Cleveland , Ohio , USA . It is located along Brookpark Road ( Ohio State Route 17 ) , west of the intersection of Henry Ford Boulevard ( Ohio State Route 291 ) and east of the intersection of the Berea Freeway ( Ohio State Route 237 ) . It is the westernmost station on the RTA Rapid Transit that includes free parking , and it is the second busiest station on the RTA Rapid Transit , after Tower City . History . The four-mile extension of the CTS Rapid Transit from West Park station to Cleveland Hopkins International Airport was opened in November 1968 , but the Brookpark Station was not opened when this extension was opened . The station opened the following spring on April 20 . The station lobby and parking lot were originally located on the northeast side of the tracks and connected to the platform by a tunnel extending under the eastbound track and the adjacent tracks of CSX Transportation . In 2000 , RTA announced plans for a $ 7.5 million renovation of the station similar to other Red Line stations that have been or are being rebuilt . The plans called for closing the present station and building a temporary station on the other side of the tracks . The temporary station was erected and the old station closed , but further plans for a new station have been sidetracked . In 2005 , the RTA Board approved a letter of intent to build a permanent station as a part of a larger transit-oriented development which includes hotels , restaurants , and other commercial venues . The agreement provided for completion of the new station in three years , but due to the poor economy , this development has not yet been realized . In March 2011 , early stages of a design for the renovation of the station were approved and in October , 2011 , RTA announced that the agency had received federal funds to repave the parking lot and bus station pavement . A $ 1.2 million federal stimulus grant paid for a completely new station . The upgrades included rebuilt entrances , a new platform , a new tunnel under the tracks to remove the grade crossing , better lighting , landscaping and sidewalk improvements , better waiting areas , and improvements to the parking area to improve car and pedestrian mobility . The new eastern entrance and rail platform opened to the public on April 10 , 2017 . Station Layout . Brookpark has a single island platform for the Red Line . At the south end of the platform is an enclosed waiting area and a staircase and elevator . The island platform is accessed by a tunnel underneath the tracks , connecting it to both the eastern and western parking lots on either side of the station . All buses serving Brookpark stop at the bus bay on the eastern side of the station .
Charles Robert Wilson . Charles Robert Wilson ( 1863–1904 ) was an English academic of the Indian Education Service , known as a historian of British India . Life . Born at Old Charlton , Kent , on 27 March 1863 , was only son of Charles Wilson , army tutor , by his wife Charlotte Woodthorpe Childs . Educated at the City of London School , where he gained the Carpenter scholarship on leaving , he was elected to a scholarship at Wadham College , Oxford , in 1881 . He graduated B.A . in 1887 , having been placed in the first class in mathematical moderations in 1883 and in the final classical school in 1886 . On leaving Oxford he entered the Indian Educational Service in Bengal , being successively professor at Dacca and at the Presidency College , Calcutta , principal of the Bankipur College , Patna , and inspector of schools . In 1900 Wilson was appointed officer in charge of the records of the government of India , an appointment which carried with it that of assistant secretary in the home department . Soon afterwards his health broke down . He was admitted to the degree of D.Litt . at Oxford in 1902 . Dying unmarried at Clapham on 24 July 1904 , he was buried in Streatham cemetery . Works . Wilson also wrote articles in the `` Journal '' of the Asiatic Society of Bengal , mainly on the Black Hole of Calcutta .
Heavy-lift launch vehicle . A heavy-lift launch vehicle , HLV or HLLV , is an orbital launch vehicle capable of lifting between 20,000 to 50,000 kg to low Earth orbit ( LEO ) . , operational heavy-lift launch vehicles include the Ariane 5 , the Proton-M and the Delta IV Heavy . In addition , the Angara A5 , the Falcon 9 Full Thrust , the Falcon Heavy and the Long March 5 are designed to provide heavy-lift capabilities but have not yet been proven to carry a 20-tonne payload into LEO . Several other heavy-lift rockets are in development .
Cladovița River . The Cladovița River is a tributary of the Cladova river in Romania .
Nilla . Nilla is a brand name owned by Nabisco that is most closely associated with its line of vanilla-flavored , wafer-style cookies . The name is a shortened version of vanilla , the flavor profile common to all Nilla-branded products . Originally sold as Nabisco Vanilla Wafers , the product 's name was changed in 1967 to the abbreviated form Nilla Wafer . The original Nilla product is the Nilla wafer , a round , thin , light wafer cookie made with flour , sugar , shortening , and eggs . Originally flavored with real vanilla , Nilla wafers have been primarily flavored with synthetic vanillin since at least 1994 , a change which prompted some criticism . Presently , Nilla wafers are described as having `` natural and artificial flavor '' , according to the ingredients list on the box . Nilla also produces a variety of spin-off products , including pie crusts . The crusts were first introduced in 1992 alongside pie crusts flavored like two other Nabisco cookie brands , Oreos and Honey Grahams . History . The recipe for vanilla wafers or sugar wafers was first invented in the late 19th century by German confectioner Gustav A. Mayer on Staten Island . He sold his recipe to Nabisco , and Nabisco began to produce the biscuits under the name Vanilla Wafers in 1898 . By the 1940s , Vanilla Wafers had become a major ingredient in the Southern cuisine staple banana pudding , and Nabisco began printing a banana pudding recipe on the Vanilla Wafers box . The name of the product was not changed to `` Nilla Wafers '' until 1967 . In 2013 the brand launched an advertising campaign on Facebook and other social media websites targeted at mothers . It was noted by the `` New York Times '' for being unique because Mondelez International , the company that Kraft created to own the brand , decided to spend all of its advertising dollars on social media rather than a combination of advertising platforms . The campaign resulted in a 9 % increase in sales for Nilla . Nabisco had previously used other marketing techniques to promote the brand , including in-person events such as sponsoring banana pudding pie eating contests at amusement parks . Uses . Nilla wafers are a common ingredient in banana pudding and are consequently very popular in the American south . In Atlanta and Houston , they are consistently in the five best-selling cookie brands . Despite not being officially sold in the United Kingdom , shops that specialize in imported American brands may carry them due to their popularity with American expatriates and curious locals . Nilla wafers and their branding have also made their way into scientific studies . The wafers themselves are commonly used to facilitate the oral administration of various compounds or medications to rats in testing . Nilla 's branding has been used to study consumer preferences about variations in packaging .
Byurakn . Byurakn ( ) ; formerly known as `` Gyullibulagh '' , is a village and rural community ( municipality ) in the Shirak Province of Armenia . The National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia ( ARMSTAT ) reported its population was 926 in 2010 , up from 781 at the 2001 census . Population . According to `` Caucasian Calendar '' of 1912 , 1046 people , mainly Azerbaijanis shown in the calendar as « Karapapaks » , lived in village Gyullibulakh of Kars Okrug of Kars Oblast . Population per years is the following .
Gilt-bronze Maitreya in Meditation ( National Treasure No . 83 ) . The Gilt-bronze Maitreya in Meditation is a gilt-bronze statue of what is believed to be the Maitreya , the future Buddha , in a semi-seated contemplative pose . It is commonly referred to as the Contemplative Bodhisattva , Pensive Bodhisattva , or Gilt-Bronze Seated Maitreya in English . In Korean it is frequently referred to as pan'gasayusang . It is the National Treasure of Korea No . 83 . The statue is widely acknowledged to be one of the finest Buddhist sculptures ever produced and is a masterpiece of Korean art . It is now housed at the National Museum of Korea and is one of the most popular exhibits there . National Treasure No.83 , although priceless , is insured for an estimated 50 billion won and is the most expensive national treasure of Korea . Significance of the Maitreya Image . The Maitreya images were a popular subject for sculptors as well as worshippers during the Three Kingdoms period . A large majority of the pan'gasayusang statues were produced over a period of 100 years , from the late 6th century to the early Unified Silla period . This transitional time period was marked by much political turbulence , and Buddhism as a whole as well as the Maitreya played a significant symbolic role leading up to the peninsula 's citation . Origin of Pose . The bodhisattva is sculpted seated on a stool with his right leg crossed over his left knee , and one finger rests delicately on his face , upon which there is a thoughtful expression . The pose itself , first conceived in India and then transmitted through China , is associated with an event that actually occurred in Sakyamuni Buddha ’ s life before his renouncement when he was still a prince . While observing farmers till the fields , Siddhartha Gautama awakened to the cyclical nature of human suffering : the Maitreya images depict the posture at this moment of awakening . Description . The statue is believed to have been made in the early 7th century . Recent scholarship consensus indicates that the statue is probably from Silla because of drapery fold studies although some believe that this was a Baekje piece . It is 93.5 centimeters tall or approximately 3 feet and one inch in height , and is therefore incredibly valuable because few large bronzes survived from that period . It is made of bronze , and was at one point plated in gold . The statue is seated on a round pedestal and posed with its right leg crossed over its left knee while the figure 's right hand is touching its cheek and the left hand rests on the crossed leg . This contemplative pose was a popular subject of Buddhist art and the archetype spread from India to China and Korea and then to Japan . Other common similarities of the Maitreya statues of this style is the use of drapery on the seat on which the figure sits . Chinese depictions of the drapery that the Maitreya sits on are highly stylized , stiff , and formalized . However , the artists ' depiction of the drapery on the Korean statue is flowing and realistic which gives the statue an illusion of animation . The slender , almost lithe body of the figure suggests Baekje influences . However , the bridgeline and sharp nose of the figure suggests a Silla provenance . Although the actual provenance of the statue is still unknown , the current art historian consensus is that the statue is from a Sillan caster because of the Silla-style of the drapery depicted over the pedestal . That the figure is perfectly proportional and the sensuality of the draping both suggest that the sculptor based this work on a real model . Other figures of the Maitreya-type are often distorted or stylized to fit the artistic tradition the sculptor was working from . The harmony between the lower half and upper half of the statue is example of the attention to detail and realistic proportionality . The figure has a tri-fold crown on its head which is very simple , unlike other works of this genre which have highly elaborate headdresses . The halo of the figure has long since been lost although a part of the halo construct remains attached to the figure . The statue is also bare-chested which adds to the simplicity of the figure . The figure gives a sense of calm meditation but still conveys a sense of moving dynamism because of its posture and the artistic styling of the bronze . Similar works . The Miroku bosatsu at the Koryu-ji Temple of Kyoto , which is one of the Japanese National Treasures , is the twin of the statue and is almost certainly of Korean origin . The Miroku is carved from red pine and may be the statue the Nihon Shoki mentions that a King of Silla sent to the Yamato court . The statues both share the elegant contemplative pose , highly proportional figures , realistic draperies , slim bodies , and plain tri-fold crowns . The statue is often compared to Auguste Rodin 's work , `` The Thinker '' because of its contemplative pose .
Babybjörn . Babybjörn is a Swedish family-owned company specializing in the manufacturing and marketing of baby products . It was founded in 1961 by Björn Jakobson , who in 2012 was awarded His Majesty The King ’ s Medal “ for significant contributions to Swedish industry ” . The company ’ s first product was a bouncing cradle but today Babybjörn is best known for its baby carriers . Its first baby carrier was made in 1973 . Babybjörn has received numerous awards for its designs over the years , among them IDSA ’ s award Design of the Decade and the Red Dot Design Award .
American Pediatric Society . The American Pediatric Society ( APS ) and the Society for Pediatric Research ( SPR ) are joint professional and advocacy organizations for pediatricians in the United States and Canada . According to its constitution , “ the objectives shall be to bring together men and women for the advancement of the study of children and their diseases , for the prevention of illness and the promotion of health in childhood , for the promotion of pediatric education and research , and to honor those who , by their contributions to pediatrics , have aided in its advancement. ” The societies maintain a code of ethics for member physicians conducting research , including a statement that defines conflict of interest , and a statement of principals for protecting integrity in the conduct and reporting of clinical trials .
Wernyol City . Wernyol was known as the largest city in Twic East County , of Jonglei state in South Sudan . It is in the centre of Jonglei state and close to White Nile River . Population . An approximate population of 35,000 people live in and around Wernyol . There are many tribes living in former Lith community , which consists of Kongor , Adhiok , Ayual , Dacheck , Awulian and Abek . Lith Payam headquarters is Wernyol , which consists of two tribes : Adhiok and Abek . Climate . Wernyol city 's climate is divided into four seasons the wet rainy ( winter ) , hot dry ( summer ) , spring , and the autumn . Industry . The main industry in Wernyol city is agriculture . Many people are farmers who keep cattle , sheep and poultry . Others are fishermen on the White Nile River .
UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage List in Azerbaijan . The first object , Azerbaijani mugham , was included into the list in 2008 .
Glauconitic Marl . The Glauconitic Marl is a geologic formation in England . It preserves fossils dating back to the Cretaceous period .
Remo Girone . Remo Girone ( born 1948 in Asmara , Eritrea ) is an Italian film and stage actor . He is best known for the role of Tano Cariddi in the epic TV mini-series `` La Piovra '' ( The Octopus ) , about the Mafia . As a Mafia leader , Tano 's chief enemies were Commissario ( police commissioner ) Corrado Cattani and Giudice ( judge ) Silvia Conti . He appeared as an Italian-American mob boss in Ben Affleck 's crime drama `` Live by Night '' , which was released in December 2016 .
Bobby Hoying . Bobby Hoying ( born September 20 , 1972 ) is a former college and professional American football quarterback . He is the grandson of baseball player Wally Post , who played 15 years in the Major Leagues . Post was an outfielder for the Cincinnati Reds 1961 National League pennant winning team . High school career . Hoying grew up in Mercer County , Ohio , attending St. Henry High School , where he won one football and two basketball state championships . He had college basketball offers from the University of Toledo and other colleges . College career . Hoying played college football for The Ohio State Buckeyes . In 1993 , as a sophomore , he was named The Ohio State Buckeyes starting quarterback , but shared snaps with Bret Powers , a transfer from Arizona State . By 1994 , Hoying acquired firm hold on the starting spot . In his career at Ohio State , Hoying completed 498 passes and 57 touchdown passes , both school records . He is third behind JT Barrett and Art Schlichter on the Ohio State career passing yardage list . He was an outstanding college student and was selected as an All Big 10 Scholar Athlete . Hoying was selected to the Ohio State Football All-Century Team in 2000 and to the Ohio State Varsity O Hall of Fame in 2008 . Hoying was the leader of the Ohio State University Chapter of Creed Fans . Professional career . Hoying was drafted in the third round of the 1996 NFL Draft by the Philadelphia Eagles . Hoying played well in two games in 1997 after taking over the starting role at midseason and throwing 11 touchdown passes . He won a memorable 44-42 shootout win over Boomer Esiason and the Cincinnati Bengals after throwing four touchdown passes . The following year , however , would be a complete disaster for Hoying as he was benched midseason after not winning a single game as a starter . He did not throw a touchdown pass and threw nine interceptions . The 3-13 season led to the firing of Eagles head coach Ray Rhodes , and ultimately the hiring of Andy Reid . Reid drafted Donovan McNabb out of Syracuse University , and traded Hoying . Hoying was traded to the Oakland Raiders in 2000 , rejoining coach Jon Gruden who had been the offensive coordinator for the Eagles under Rhodes . After the season , he got to play in the AFC title game against the Baltimore Ravens in place of injured starter Rich Gannon , but his team lost the game 16-3 . Hoying 's 11 touchdown passes in 1997 would remain the only touchdown passes of his career . Hoying retired after the 2001 season following a severe elbow injury . He holds the NFL record for most pass completions in a season without a touchdown . Since leaving the NFL , Hoying has become a principal at Crawford Hoying , a full-service real estate company based in Columbus , Ohio .
VP-44 . VP-44 was a Patrol Squadron of the U.S. Navy . It was established as VP-204 on 15 October 1942 , redesignated as Patrol Bombing Squadron VPB-204 on 1 October 1944 , redesignated as VP-204 on 15 May 1946 , redesignated as VP-MS-4 on 15 November 1946 , redesignated as VP-44 on 1 September 1948 and disestablished on 20 January 1950 . It was the third squadron to be assigned the VP-44 designation . The first VP-44 had that designation from 1 July 1940 to 6 January 1941 . The second VP-44 had that designation from 3 June 1941 to 1 October 1944 . A fourth VP-44 was established on 29 January 1951 and disestablished on 28 June 1991 .
Dafeng District . Dafeng ( ) is a coastal district under the administration of Yancheng , Jiangsu province , China . Located on the Jiangsu North Plain with a coastline of , Dafeng was historically one of the largest salt-making areas in China and now is famed for its well preserved eco-system and numerous national conservation parks . The district has the largest national nature reserve for a rare deer species , Père David 's Deer or Milu ( ) in Chinese . It borders the prefecture-level city of Taizhou to the southwest . The district nicknamed `` the enclave of Shanghai '' was a major destination for the sent-down youth from the city . Part of the county was put under Shanghai to establish a municipal farm since 1950 , and there are still several farms and two prisons administered by Shanghai at present . History . Zhang Jian established Ts'ao-yen-ch'ang Ta-feng Salt & Cultivation Limited Company ( ) in 1917 , at Caoyan , a town of Dafeng nowadays . The northern Dongtai under the CPC became a separate county in 1942 . The county was designated Taipei ( ) for its location ( north [ pei ] of Dongtai [ abbreviated to tai ] ) . Considering its namesake in Taiwan , it was renamed Dafeng , derived from Zhang 's company in 1951 . Geography , resources , and climate . Dafeng borders four counties including Dongtai , Sheyang , Yancheng and Xinghua . The county has a coastline of and a magnificent size of the wetland along its coastline , which is around near 800,000 hectares , sheltering enormous numbers of species of insects , fish , wild animals , and millions of migrating birds . Upon the completion of Sutong Bridge , the district will significantly reduce the driving time to two hours to Shanghai and the south of Jiangsu . Dafeng has a warm and wet subtropical climate and is influenced by the East Asian monsoon . It has distinct seasons and an abundant sunshine . The average annual temperature is close to 15 °C and the normal precipitation is over 1,000 mm yearly .
Farrandsville Iron Furnace . Farrandsville Iron Furnace , also known as Lycoming Coal Co. , is a historic iron furnace located at Colebrook Township in Clinton County , Pennsylvania about 6 miles northwest of Lock Haven . It was built between 1836 and 1837 , and measures 43 feet square by 54 feet high . It is a rare example of an early attempt to adopt coke as a blast furnace fuel . It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991 . History . Capitalists from Boston financed the furnace 's construction starting in 1836 . John Thomas likely supervised construction and John P. Salmon was the master mason . It was equipped with Scottish machinery installed by Scot James Ralston , and produced fifty tons of pig iron per week . Bituminous coal was mined at nearby Minersville and transported by inclined plane . Transportation of iron ore was from over 100 miles away via canal , but this proved difficult , as did transportation of flux from the Nittany Valley . The financial Panic of 1837 forced the furnace to close in 1838 . A brick furnace was then built on the same property and was later owned by Harbison-Walker Refractories Company who deeded it to the Clinton County Historical Society in 1951 .
Godolphin Stables . Godolphin Stables , also known as Stanley House stables , is a thoroughbred racehorse ownership , training and breeding operation in Newmarket , Suffolk , which has produced many notable horses . It is one of the most famous racing establishments in the world and is currently owned and operated by Godolphin Racing , the UK 's largest flat racing operation . History and ownership . The stables were built by Frederick Stanley , 16th Earl of Derby , in 1903 and originally named Stanley House stables after Lord Derby 's nearby house . They were acquired by Godolphin Racing in April 1988 and renamed Godolphin Stables under head trainer John Gosden . The name refers to the well known horse Godolphin Arabian , one of the first Arabian horses brought to Britain . The stables now serve as a base for Godolphin 's British operations .
Flash ( juggling ) . In toss juggling , a flash is either a form of numbers juggling where each ball in a juggling pattern is only thrown and caught once or it is a juggling trick where every prop is simultaneously in the air and both hands are empty . The former is considered by some not to be real juggling , however the term is used to distinguish the `` flash '' from the more continuous `` qualify '' or `` qualifying juggle '' , wherein every prop must be thrown and caught at least twice . For some tricks the number of throws and catches to complete a juggling cycle for that trick is not simply a multiple of the number of objects being juggled . For example , a three-ball cascade , one throw and catch per ball means three throws and three catches . However , for a four-ball Mills Mess , this means six throws & catches , as one round of the pattern requires six throws to complete it . The second meaning of a 'flash ' is a `` flashy '' move , such as a clap or a pirouette , performed by the juggler during a pattern with time when all props are in the air , such as during the 3 out of 5 juggling pattern , ( siteswap : 55500 ) . A three-ball flash is considered a good preparation for learning the five-ball cascade pattern . World records are kept for both juggling ( qualifying ) and flashing ( the first definition of the term ) for balls and bean bags , clubs and sticks , and rings .
Christopher Wrench . Christopher Wrench ( born 14 October 1958 in Brisbane , Australia ) is an organist and lecturer . Education . Wrench attended Brisbane Grammar School , the Queensland Conservatorium of Music ( with Nancy Weir ) and undertook postgraduate studies in Vienna at the Vienna Conservatorium and then at the Hochschule für Musik ( with Michael Radulescu ) . Awards . Wrench won 1st Prize at the Melbourne International Festival of Organ and Harpsichord Bach Competition in 1985 , the Audience Price at the 1989 St Albans International Organ Festival , 2nd Prize at the Dublin International Organ Competition in 1989 and 1990 , and First Prize at the 1992 Carl Nielsen International Music Competition . Career . Wrench returned to Australia in 1991 where he became lecturer in organ at the Queensland Conservatorium . He appears regularly as a recitalist throughout Australia and Europe and has performed as soloist with the Adelaide Chamber Orchestra , the Australian Chamber Orchestra , the Queensland Philharmonic Orchestra , Queensland Symphony Orchestra , the Queensland Youth Symphony Orchestra , and the Canberra Symphony Orchestra . Wrench was Director of Music at Christ Church , Vienna ( 1986–89 ) and at St. Mary 's Anglican Church , Kangaroo Point in Brisbane from 1994 until 2012 . In 2013 he was appointed Director of Music at Christ Church , St Lucia in Brisbane . He is married to choral conductor Emily Cox .
Nawazish Ali Khan . Nawazish Ali Khan is a Bangladeshi television producer . His notable productions are `` Bohubrihi '' ( 1988 ) and `` Ayomoy '' . He is currently serving as the Advisor ( Program ) at ATN Bangla . He won National Award for Best Producer in 1976 for his production of `` Bornali '' . Career . Khan started his career in 1967 with Pakistan Television . He joined Bangladesh Television in 1972 and retired as the general manager in 2000 . He worked as the head of program at Ekushey Television during 2000-2002 . Works . Khan produced `` Jalsha '' , featured prominent Bangladeshi bands , and Eid special program `` Anondomela '' , hosted by Annisul Huq , Abed Khan , Sanjida Akhter , Abdullah Abu Sayeed and Jewel Aich . Khan produced the first South Asian Games for Bangladesh Television , planned by Mustafa Monwar . He collaborated with Humayun Ahmed in multiple projects , including his first television drama `` Prothom Prohor '' . He also produced `` Shoptoporna '' hosted by Abdullah Abu Sayeed and `` Jodi Kichhu Mone Na Koren '' hosted by Fazle Lohani .
V. M. Johnson . V. M. ( Viola M. ) Johnson ( born 1950 ) is an American leatherwoman , activist , author and archivist who embarked on her journey in the leather and BDSM scenes in the early 1970s . A strong advocate for the necessity of preserving leather/fetish/erotic history , Johnson speaks and writes on the broad spectrum of issues that concern her and her community . Biography . Johnson is a member of Tulsa Uniform Leather Seekers Association ( T.U.L.S.A . ) , Lesbian Sex Mafia ( LSM ) , and National Leather Association International ( NLA-I ) , and an honorary member of many other organizations . Johnson has served as a board member of the Leather Archives and Museum ; NLA-I ; and Pantheon of Leather , and as an officer of The Toolbox Technicians ; T.U.L.S.A. , and Leather and Lace . She has given the keynote address and/or presented at numerous events in the United States and Canada , including ( but not limited to ) Leather Leadership Conferences ; Boys Training Camps ; Beyond Vanilla ; Beyond Leather ; Black Beat ; JustUs – Women and Kink ; Master/slave Conference ; Thunder in the Mountains ; Dressing For Pleasure ; Black Rose ; Masters and slaves Together ; Living in Leather , National Leather Association International ; Lesbian Sex Mafia ; WULF ; Menamore LLC ; and New York Women of Color . Her keynote address at Beyond Vanilla , presented in Dallas in 2007 , resulted in the formation of the short lived and now defunct KinkyVoter.com , an organization dedicated to increasing the visibility and political clout of sexual minorities , and encouraging those minorities to vote . Johnson has served as head judge or judge for Ms. World Leather , and many other contests across North America . She has also given academic lectures at Newark State College ( now Kean University ) , Orange Coast College , Bard College , Bryn Mawr College , Barnard College , and Oklahoma State University . As an archivist , and past board member of The Leather Archives and Museum , Johnson has amassed a collection of more than 9,000 pieces of erotic fiction , non-fiction , periodicals , club histories , ephemera and travels with the Carter/Johnson Collection to events across the country . She currently lives in the Northeastern United States .
Pegaeophyton nepalense . `` Pegaeophyton nepalense '' is a plant species reported from Nepal , Bhutan , Sikkim and Xizang ( = Tibet ) . It is found high in the Himalayas at elevations of over 4000 m ( 13,000 feet ) . `` Pegaeophyton nepalense '' is a very small perennial herb rarely more than 2 cm tall , with an underground caudex and a rosette of leaves above ground . Leaves have relatively long petioles up to 14 mm long . Blades are ovate to almost round , up to 4 mm wide . Flowers number 3-8 per plant , up to 3 mm across , with white petals . Fruits are egg-shaped to almost spherical , up to 2 mm across , each with 2-4 seeds .
Halistylus columna . `` Halistylus columna '' is a species of small sea snail , a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae , the top snails . Description . The height of the shell attains 5.8 mm , its diameter 1.9 mm . The small , blunt-tipped , polished shell has a subcylindrical shape . it is yellow , brown , salmon-colored , bluish gray , or streaked or banded with these colors . The shell contains seven whorls . The apex is flattish . The small nucleus is not differentiated . The whorls , after the second , are nearly equal in diameter . The suture is much appressed . The whorl is somewhat constricted in front of it . The sculpture consists only of faint incremental lines . The base of the shell is rounded . The aperture is rounded ovate , slightly oblique . The outer lip is continuous with the columella , which is raised , arched in harmony with the lip , but not reflected . There is no umbilicus . The simple lip is hardly thickened . There is a little callus on the body and in the posterior angle between the lip and body ; . The aperture is simple and very slightly pearly . The operculum is circular , externally shaggy , with many whorls . The animal has long slender tentacles . The black eyes stand on separate rather long peduncles . The epipodial line is indicated by four or six short stout papillae . The foot is short and broad . The muzzle is rather large and long , a. little indented in the middle line . The median and admedian teethare simple , with narrow straight stems , and simple , wide , mushroom-like cusps.The uncini are numerous and filiform . The admedian teeth number four , the outer ones the larger . The stems and bases of the middle part of the radula are so small and thin as to be difficult to distinguish . Distribution . This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Southern Brazil to Argentina at depths between 18 m and 108 m .
Cornea verticillata . Cornea verticillata , also called Fleischer vortex , vortex keratopathy or whorl keratopathy , is a condition characterised by corneal deposits at the level of the basal epithelium forming a faint golden-brown whorl pattern . It is seen in Fabry disease or in case of prolonged amiodarone intake . Presentation . No ocular complaints or visual difficulty is usually present . Pathophysiology . This keratopathy is probably a type of drug-induced lipidosis .
Joseph Masson . Joseph Masson ( January 5 , 1791 – May 15 , 1847 ) was Canadian businessman , who is considered the first French Canadian millionaire . Seigneur of Terrebonne , Quebec , president of Masson societies , president of the City Gas , he was also vice-president of the Banque de Montréal , president of the Saint-Jean-Baptiste Society of Montreal and member of the Legislative Council of Lower Canada . He was the major Canadian businessman in the 1830 years , and he is member of the Canadian Business Hall of Fame . Biography . Masson born in Saint-Eustache , Quebec , in 1791 , was the only son ( there were also three daughters ) born to Antoine Masson , joiner who did not know signing , and Suzanne `` née '' Pfeiffer or Payfer . After scholarship at Saint-Eustache school , he went at 16 at Saint-Benoît of Mirabel to learn the commercial business , as an apprentice of the merchant Duncan McGillis . Import-export . Joseph Masson was engaged from May 1812 by the Scottish merchant Hugh Robertson , who found him very clever . The company had some difficulties , and a crack in 1814 . But Masson gave the proof of his capacities , and became partner in 1815 with 12.5 % of the incomes . He became responsible of the sales in Scotland , and then the chief of the Canadian company . His contract for partnership with the Robertsons was renewed in 1818 and in 1819 , when William Robertson died , and arose to 50 % of the profits . Joseph Masson was married in 1818 with Marie-Geneviève-Sophie Raymond , daughter of Jean-Baptiste Raymond ( 1757–1825 ) , seigneur of Lake Matapedia and deputy of Huntingdon . Masson devoted all his energy to develop his business , and admitted wanting to `` beat '' and `` break down '' his competitors . His import-export companies grew and diversified . In 1830 , the group had three companies : the `` W. and H. Robertson and Company '' , in Glasgow , led by Hugh Robertson ; the `` Robertson , Masson , LaRocque and Company '' in Montreal , led by Masson ; `` Masson , LaRocque , Strang and Company '' in Quebec , created by Masson and directed by John Strang . Masson and Robertson had more than 80 % of their capital . Masson was while the Canadian businessman most involved in trade with the UK market . Transports and energy . To transport his products , he bought a new boat of 290 tons , he gave it the name of his wife , `` Sophie '' . Then he bought , in whole or in participation , two other boats and a steamboat . Also in the transports activity , he asked the Legislative Assembly to build a canal ; he created a shipping company and initiated the construction of a railway . Joseph Masson involved in 1832 with the founding of the first railway in Canada : the railway `` Champlain and St. Lawrence Railroad '' . Masson also interested in urban societies of water supply and of Gas lighting , in Montreal , in Quebec and in Toronto . At the invitation of his associates , he took a first appearance in Montreal , and its participation in 1842 reached more than a third of the `` société du Gaz de Montréal '' . He founded with John Strang in 1841 the `` Compagnie de l ’ eau et de l ’ éclairage au gaz '' of Quebec , and founded with Furniss the `` City of Toronto Light Gas and Water Company '' , which he is president . Vice chairman of Bank of Montreal . The Banque de Montréal ( Bank of Montreal ) was the Canada 's central bank . Already a shareholder of the Bank of Canada , Masson bought shares of Bank of Montreal in 1824 . He joined the board of directors of Bank of Montreal in 1826 . In 1830 , Masson increased his shareholding , and reached his goal to increase his influence in the region . Joseph Masson was appointed in 1834 vice chairman of Bank of Montreal . He was also linked with the Bank of the City , Montreal , the Gore Bank and the Commercial Bank of Midland District '' . Systematic use of credit . Masson is one of the few businessmen in this time to make substantial profits using credit to develop his business . He managed to double his business volume systematically using credit ; but he had trouble to convince his Scottish partner to do the same . Masson companies . Masson became the main manager of the companies of the group ; he was also their major shareholder , and their name changed to get his name : `` Joseph Masson , Sons and Company '' ( Montreal ) ; `` Masson , Langevin , Sons and Company '' ( Quebec ) ; `` Masson , Sons and Company '' ( Glasgow ) . The last was devoted to manage the purchasing . He was the major Canadian businessman in the 1830 years . Seigneur de Terrebonne . Joseph Masson acquired in 1832 the seigneurie de Terrebonne , depending on the seigneurial system of New France . It was almost for the prestige , but Masson worked to have soon a large pay-back . He developed the trade and industry , with forges and mills , with new processes . Then he had additional revenues up to $ 3,000 and more . Montreal and the Legislative Council of Lower Canada . Masson was Member of the Legislative Council of Lower Canada from 1834 to 1838 . He was also member of the Montreal City Council from December 1842 . He was offered to become the Mayor of Montreal in December 1842 , but he declined . He was militia captain from 1823 , member of the Board of Trade of Montreal , first churchwarden of Notre-Dame parish and judge of the peace . Loyalist and patriot . Masson put his business amongst all , and he was generally loyalist . In 1837 he was encharged to receive the loyalty serments in Montreal . But he was a patriot when he hid in Louis-Joseph Papineau , whose head was a price in 1837 , and in 1845 when he accepted to be elected the third president of the Association Saint-Jean-Baptiste . Death ; Family . Joseph Masson died in 1847 at Terrebonne . He was considered the first French-Canadian millionaire . After his death , his wife , Marie-Geneviève-Sophie Masson ( daughter of Jean-Baptiste Raymond ) and her eldest sons continued the business of Masson and the managing of the seigneurie . She created the seigneurial bureau in 1850 , constructed the Masson manor from 1848 to 1854 , developed the industry and the mills , and founded the Collège Masson à Terrebonne .
William Augustus Reeder . William Augustus Reeder ( August 28 , 1849 – November 7 , 1929 ) was a U.S. Representative from Kansas . Born near Shippensburg , Pennsylvania , Reeder moved with his parents to Ipava , Illinois , in 1853 . He taught school in Illinois 1863-1871 . He moved to Beloit , Kansas , in 1871 . Principal of the Beloit public schools 1871-1879 . He moved to Logan , Kansas , in 1880 and engaged in banking . He was also interested in irrigation farming 1891-1901 . Reeder was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-sixth and to the five succeeding Congresses ( March 4 , 1899-March 3 , 1911 ) . He served as chairman of the Committee on Mileage ( Fifty-seventh , Fifty-eighth , and Fifty-ninth Congresses ) , Committee on the Irrigation of Arid Lands ( Sixtieth and Sixty-first Congresses ) . He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1910 . He moved to Los Angeles , California , in 1911 and to Beverly Hills , California , in 1913 , where he engaged in banking and in the real estate business until 1926 . He died in Beverly Hills , California , on November 7 , 1929 . He was interred in Hollywood Cemetery , Hollywood , California .
Ava , Arkansas . Ava is an unincorporated community in Perry County , Arkansas , United States . The community is west-southwest of Perryville . It is located on the south side of the South Fourche La Fave River floodplain and Arkansas Highway 314 passes on the north side of the river . The Hawks Schoolhouse , which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places , is near the community .
Pietro Giannelli . Pietro Giannelli ( 1807–1881 ) was an Italian cardinal .
Love Island Sweden . `` Love Island Sweden '' ( ) is the first season of the Swedish version of `` Love Island '' . The series premiered on 19 August 2018 and is broadcast on Sjuan . The series is filmed in Corfu , Greece . Through app voting the viewers can vote on which contestants should date each other and whom has to leave the Love Island Villa .
Statue of Bruce Lee ( Los Angeles ) . The Bruce Lee statue in Los Angeles is a statue built as a tribute to deceased martial artist , Bruce Lee , who died at age 32 in 1973 . History . The 7-foot bronze sculpture was originally created by an artist in Guangzhou , China . It was transported to Los Angeles , California after a five-year effort by Lee 's daughter Shannon , and is the only statue of her late father in the United States . Its unveiling occurred on June 15 , 2013 to a crowd of hundreds , including ground-breaking Asian American actor James Hong ; its permanent installation will not occur until the erection of spectator seating and a concrete plinth . Although born in San Francisco ’ s Chinatown , Lee opened a martial arts school in Los Angeles ' Chinatown and was a fixture there during the filming of the 1960s television series The Green Hornet . The statue is located near the pedestrian intersection of Sun Mun Way and Jung Jing Road in Chinatown 's Central Plaza . Weighing in at about 1,595 pounds , the statue , with its rippling muscles poised to strike with a nunchaku , has become a cultural mecca for Lee 's fans , who are regularly seen taking selfies while poised in combat stances .
Marie Tepe . Marie Tepe ( 1834–1901 ) , known as `` French Mary , '' was a French-born vivandière who fought for the Union army during the American Civil War . Tepe served with the 27th and 114th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiments . Early life . Little is known of Tepe 's early life . Born Marie Brose , Tepe was born in Brest , France , on August 24 , 1834 . Her father was Turkish and her mother was French . It is unknown when she immigrated to the United States , but it is estimated that she immigrated at fifteen years old . Around 1854 she married a tailor from Philadelphia named Bernhard Tepe . Civil War service . Tepe 's husband enlisted in the 27th Pennsylvania Infantry as a private . He wanted Tepe to stay behind and run their tailor shop during his service , but Tepe enlisted herself . She enlisted in the 27th as well . While the unit marched to Philadelphia , Tepe was responsible for carrying a 1.5 gallon keg for whiskey or water . While at camp , Tepe sold various goods to the soldiers until the first Battle of Bull Run when she worked in the regimental hospital . Tepe 's time with the 27th Infantry ended when her husband and his friends , while intoxicated , stole $ 1,600 from Tepe . The opportunity to be a vivandière called Tepe back into the service . She joined Charles H.T . Collis and his regiment of Zouaves d ’ Afrique , the 114th Pennsylvania . In this regiment , she received a soldier 's pay with an additional twenty-five cents for each day spent working at the hospital . She became the `` daughter of the regiment . '' She worked alongside the 114th Pennsylvania as a sutler as well as cooking , and washing and mending clothing . After a particularly deadly Battle of Chancellorsville , Tepe began working with a field hospital . Tepe and Annie Etheridge were awarded the Kearny Cross on May 16 , 1863 , after their work in the Battle of Chancellorsville , though Tepe refused the award . They were the only women awarded out of 300 medal recipients . Tepe joined the 114th on numerous campaigns , and was for the most part spared of injury . She was reported to be wounded in the ankle during the Battle of Fredericksburg but otherwise had good luck . By one account , Tepe came under fire a total of thirteen times . At the Battle of Chancellorsville , Tepe endured particularly hazardous conditions to bring water to exhausted troops . Tepe 's regiment was present at the first battle of Bull Run , Fair Oaks , Fredericksburg , Chancellorsville , Gettysburg , and Spotsylvania . Post-war life . After the war , she married a Civil War veteran named Richard Leonard ; her previous husband had died at Gettysburg . Certain records report that the two met during the Petersburg Campaign and married in Culpeper , Virginia . She and Leonard divorced in March 1897 , with Tepe citing `` general abuse '' as the cause of the split . Tepe was awarded the Kearny Cross for her courageous service at Chancellorsville . In 1898 , a newspaper reported that Tepe attempted to receive pension for her military service , yet no records indicate that she received this pension . As a result , she became destitute later in life , developing rheumatism and still suffering from her ankle injury incurred during the war . She committed suicide May 24 , 1901 by drinking a lethal dose of `` Paris Green , '' a kind of paint pigment .
Building at 1119-1121 W. Third Street . The Building at 1119-1121 W. Third Street was historic building located in the West End of Davenport , Iowa , United States . It was built in 1875 and featured elements of the Chicago School of architecture . The building was a three-story brick structure with flat arched windows . The third floor windows were shorter than those of the other two floors . The only decoration on the façade was brick corbelling at the cornice level and keystones over the windows . It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983 . This combination commercial and residential rental property had been owned by a series of owners over the years . It has since been demolished and the property turned into a parking lot .
Farah Khan . Farah Khan ( born 9 January 1965 ) also known by her married name Farah Khan Kunder , is an Indian film director , film producer , dancer , choreographer , and actress . She is best known for her choreographic dance work in numerous Bollywood films . She has choreographed dance routines for more than a hundred songs in over 80 Hindi films , winning six Filmfare Awards for Best Choreography and the National Film Award for Best Choreography . In addition , she has worked on international projects , such as ' , `` Monsoon Wedding '' , `` Bombay Dreams '' , and the Chinese films `` Perhaps Love '' and `` Kung Fu Yoga '' , earning Tony Award and Golden Horse Award nominations . She has since become a film director as well , with a Filmfare Best Director Award nomination for her directorial debut `` Main Hoon Na '' . Early life and career . Farah Khan was born on 9 January 1965 . Her father , Kamran Khan , is a stuntman-turned-filmmaker . Her mother , Menaka Irani , is the sister of former child actors Honey Irani and Daisy Irani . Farah is thus a first cousin of film personalities Farhan Akhtar and Zoya Akhtar ( children of Honey Irani ) . She has one brother , Sajid Khan , who is a comedian , actor and film director . While Farah 's father is a Muslim , her mother is a Zorastrian belonging to the Irani ( Parsi ) community . Their marriage broke up when Farah was still a toddler . One reason for this was religion ; another was the shortage of money . Kamran Khan had initially been very successful and prosperous , so much so that , when his sister-in-law Honey Irani married a poverty-stricken poet named Javed Akhtar , the newly-weds turned to Kamran for help and he gave them an apartment to live in free of rent . However , Kamran then began losing money badly as his film ventures flopped ; his marriage collapsed at the same time . Farah , therefore , saw very little of her father while growing up . Since neither parent had any money left , Farah and Sajid were shuttled between different homes . Farah Khan married Shirish Kunder , the editor of her film `` Main Hoon Na '' , on 9 December 2004 . They have since worked together on each other 's films , such as `` Jaan-E-Mann '' , `` Om Shanti Om '' , and `` Tees Maar Khan '' . Khan gave birth to triplets in 2008 ; one son and two daughters . Career . Farah Khan was studying sociology in St. Xavier 's College , Mumbai when Michael Jackson 's `` Thriller '' was telecast . She was so inspired , that although she hadn ’ t danced before that , it soon became her vocation . She learned to dance basically on her own , and set up a dance group . When the choreographer Saroj Khan walked out of the film `` Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar '' , Khan took over . This was followed by many more songs . She met actor Shahrukh Khan on the set of `` Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa '' and the two have since become good friends and started working together . Farah Khan 's work in `` Monsoon Wedding '' , `` Bombay Dreams '' and `` Vanity Fair '' was nominated for a 2004 Tony Award as Best Choreographer , along with collaborator Anthony van Laast , for `` Bombay Dreams '' . She has won the Filmfare Best Choreography Award six times . Khan then went on to direct her first film `` Main Hoon Na '' Starring Shah Rukh Khan which was produced by Red Chillies Entertainment . Khan became the second female director to be nominated for Filmfare Best Director Award . As a director , her second movie `` Om Shanti Om '' Starring Shah Rukh Khan and debutant Deepika Padukone became the highest grossing Hindi film of all time at its time of release . `` Tees Maar Khan '' was her next directorial release . In 2012 she made her film acting debut in a leading role in `` Shirin Farhad Ki Toh Nikal Padi '' , directed by Bela Bhansali Sehgal . Khan initially announced her plans to direct `` Happy New Year '' in 2005 , multiple delays and cast changes occurred over a number of years . The project has again been reported as being in the works as of 2012 . Farah Khan trained Colombian pop star Shakira for a Bollywood version of her song `` Hips Do n't Lie '' for the MTV Video Music Awards on 31 August 2006 . Khan has also choreographed Kylie Minogue for the song `` Chiggy Wiggy '' in the 2009 movie `` Blue '' . She hosted the celebrity chat show `` Tere Mere Beach Mein '' and was a judge on the reality television series `` Indian Idol '' – first and second season , `` Jo Jeeta Wohi Super Star '' , `` Entertainment Ke Liye Kuch Bhi Karega '' and `` Dance India Dance Li'l Masters '' . She also judged dance reality show `` Just Dance '' alongside Hrithik Roshan and Vaibhavi Merchant on Star Plus . Khan and her husband have started a production company called `` Three 's Company '' named in honor of their triplets . In 2012 , she choreographed `` Ishq Wala Love '' and `` Radha '' for `` Student Of The Year '' . In 2013 , she choreographed `` Jumping Jhapak '' . In 2015 , Khan replaced Salman Khan and hosted the reality show Bigg Boss Halla Bol which is the spin-off of season 8 .
Alsu Murtazina . Alsu Ilkhamovna Murtazina ( ; born December 20 , 1987 ) is a Russian triple jumper .
WIXN . WIXN ( 1460 AM ) is a radio station licensed to Dixon , Illinois , covering Northern Illinois , including Dixon , Sterling , and Rock Falls . WIXN currently has an Adult Standards format and is owned by NRG Media .
Benny Begin . Ze'ev Binyamin Begin , ( , born 1 March 1943 ) is an Israeli geologist and politician . He is a member of the Knesset for Likud , and is the son of former Prime Minister of Israel Menachem Begin . Biography . Ze'ev Binyamin ( Benny ) Begin was born in Jerusalem to Aliza and Menachem Begin . He studied geology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem . After completing his undergraduate and graduate studies , he worked for the Geological Survey of Israel . He completed his doctorate in geology at Colorado State University in 1978 . Political career . First elected to the Knesset in 1988 as a Likud MK , Begin ran in the Likud primary in 1993 to succeed Yitzhak Shamir as party leader but was defeated by Benjamin Netanyahu . Under Netanyahu 's government ( 1996–1999 ) , Begin served as Science Minister until 1997 when he resigned in protest against the Hebron Agreement . He subsequently led hardliners out of the Likud with the hope of reviving the Herut political party founded by his father . With full support from former Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir , Herut – The National Movement departed from the Likud and joined other right-wing parties to form the National Union , an alliance opposing the Oslo Accords . Owing to the National Union 's poor showing in the 1999 elections , Begin resigned his seat and quit politics . He resumed his career in science and education , and was appointed Director of the Geological Survey of Israel . Begin announced on 2 November 2008 his return to politics and the Likud party , as well as his intention to seek a place on the Likud list for the 2009 elections . He ultimately won fifth place on the party 's list , and returned to the Knesset with Likud winning 27 seats . Netanyahu had promised Begin a ministerial position if Likud won the election and honored that promise by appointing Begin a Minister without Portfolio in the new government . Begin did not run in the 2013 elections , but returned to politics in the 2015 elections running on the 11th place on the Likud party list , the spot reserved for a candidate appointed by party leader Netanyahu . Following the elections , he was appointed Minister without Portfolio in the new government . His term with the government lasted only 11 days . After Prime Minister Netanyahu convinced Gilad Erdan to join the government as Minister of Public Security , Strategic Affairs and Public Diplomacy , Begin was forced to resign as Likud 's coalition agreement limited the party to 13 ministers . Views and opinions . In an interview in `` Haaretz '' magazine , Begin explained his opposition to a Palestinian state , proposing instead an Arab autonomy under Israeli control , since `` without security control in Samaria , Judea and Gaza there will be no security in Tel Aviv , either . '' He concluded with his belief that we must `` live together with people who do not want us ... [ and ] behave humanely and decently both with the Israeli citizens who are not Jews and with those who are not citizens . Is there a contradiction between my nationalism and my liberalism ? I believe that this is a day-to-day effort to which I and he is obligated . '' Personal life . Begin is married , and had six children . One son , Yonatan , was a fighter pilot with the Israeli Air Force who was killed when his F-16 fighter jet crashed in 2000 . Another son , Avinadav , has become an anti-Zionist activist out of a general anti-nationalist ideology , and has engaged in pro-Palestinian demonstrations .
Salamanca ( town ) , New York . Salamanca is a town in Cattaraugus County , New York , United States . The population was 481 at the 2010 census . The name is from a major Spanish investor in a local railroad , José de Salamanca y Mayol , Marquis of Salamanca . The town of Salamanca is in the south part of the county . The city of Salamanca , located within the Allegany Indian Reservation of the Seneca Nation of Indians , bisects the town . History . This was historically the territory of the Native American Wenrohronon and Eriehronon , who were driven out by the Seneca Nation in the Beaver Wars of the 1650s . The Seneca controlled much of the territory of western New York as one of the nations of the powerful Iroquois Confederacy . The area was not settled by European Americans until after the American Revolution around 1815 , when the Seneca had been forced to cede their lands to the United States and New York as allies of the defeated British . Many of the early arrivals were whites who settled on Native American land with the informal permission and toleration of tribal members . The area was a sparsely populated , rural , farming and lumber industry region until four railroads were constructed into the area . They leased a portion of land , then mostly swamp , from the Seneca Nation to make their hub at what was developed as Salamanca . The town of Salamanca was formed in 1854 from part of the town of Little Valley . At that time it was called the `` town of Bucktooth '' , named after a notable Seneca who lived in the area . At least two roads leading to the town still bear the name `` Bucktooth Run '' . In 1869 , the town of Red House was created , taking away the south part of the town of Salamanca . In 1870 the community of Salamanca began to define itself , first as a village , and later as a city . Geography . According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of , all of it land . New York State Route 353 is a north-south highway in the town . The Southern Tier Expressway ( Interstate 86 ) runs through the Seneca reservation in the middle of the town . New York State Route 417 closely parallels the expressway . Route 951T ( Old Route 17 ) serves the southwestern portion of the town . Adjacent towns and areas . The town of Salamanca is divided into two parts by the Allegany Reservation , which is a sovereign part of the Seneca Nation . This division parallels the Allegheny River . The city of Salamanca is also located in the split between the two portions of the town . North of the town is Little Valley , and south is the town of Red House . On its west side , Salamanca forms a border with the towns of Coldspring and Napoli . To the east is the town of Great Valley . Demographics . As of the census of 2000 , there were 544 people , 210 households , and 160 families residing in the town . The population density was 29.8 people per square mile ( 11.5/km² ) . There were 238 housing units at an average density of 13.0 per square mile ( 5.0/km² ) . The racial makeup of the town was 97.06 % White , 0.37 % Black or African American , 1.29 % Native American , and 1.29 % from two or more races . Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.55 % of the population . There were 210 households out of which 31.9 % had children under the age of 18 living with them , 65.2 % were married couples living together , 6.2 % had a female householder with no husband present , and 23.8 % were non-families . 18.6 % of all households were made up of individuals and 10.0 % had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older . The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 2.96 . In the town , the population was spread out with 22.2 % under the age of 18 , 7.9 % from 18 to 24 , 26.7 % from 25 to 44 , 27.4 % from 45 to 64 , and 15.8 % who were 65 years of age or older . The median age was 41 years . For every 100 females , there were 108.4 males . For every 100 females age 18 and over , there were 100.5 males . The median income for a household in the town was $ 37,500 , and the median income for a family was $ 43,889 . Males had a median income of $ 32,344 versus $ 17,813 for females . The per capita income for the town was $ 16,214 . About 2.5 % of families and 4.2 % of the population were below the poverty line , including 1.8 % of those under age 18 and 5.6 % of those age 65 or over .
Star Rovers . `` Star Rovers '' was a short , science fiction , American comic book feature published by DC Comics between 1961 and 1964 . The feature first appeared in seven issues of DC 's science-fiction anthology comic `` Mystery in Space '' , followed by two issues of DC 's companion science-fiction title `` Strange Adventures '' . The characters were created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Sid Greene , who were responsible for all nine stories . Publication history . `` Mystery in Space '' was an anthology comic book that featured short science fiction stories together with a number of ongoing features . The first Star Rovers story , `` Who Caught the Loborilla ? '' ( `` Mystery in Space '' # 66 , March 1961 ) is not bannered as a Star Rovers story as such . In an editorial in the reprint title `` DC Super-Stars '' ' # 8 ( Oct. 1976 ) , titled `` DC Super-Stars Of Space '' , DC editor Jack C. Harris states that the Star Rovers were not at that point designed as a series , and `` Who Caught the Loborilla ? '' was written as a standalone story . However , the characters returned three issues later in `` What Happened on Sirius-4 ? '' ( `` Mystery In Space '' # 69 , Aug. 1961 ) , and then due to public demand became a regular series under the `` Star Rovers '' title . The team appeared a further five times in `` Mystery In Space '' , every third issue , before switching to DC 's other science-fiction anthology title , `` Strange Adventures '' , for `` Will the Star Rovers Abandon Earth ? '' ( `` Strange Adventures '' # 159 , Dec. 1963 ) and one last appearance in that title , `` How Can Time Be Stopped ? '' ( `` Strange Adventures '' # 163 , April 1964 ) , after which the series ended . The first two stories were eight-page tales ; this was extended to 10 pages from the third story onward . DC later reprinted the first four Star Rovers stories in `` Strange Adventures '' # 232-236 ( Oct. 1971 - June 1972 ) . The last five stories were reprinted in DC 's science-fiction reprint title `` From Beyond the Unknown '' # 18-22 Sept. 1972 - May 1973 ) . The fifth story , `` Who Saved the Earth ? `` , from `` Mystery in Space '' # 80 , was later issued in another reprint title , `` DC Super-Stars '' ' # 8 . The characters played a critical part in the three-part comic-book miniseries `` Twilight '' by Howard Chaykin and José Luis García-López ( Twilight , Books I-III , Dec. 1990 - Feb. 1991 ) and the associated graphic novel `` Ironwolf , Fires Of The Revolution '' ( 1992 ) . The team has since made only one further appearance , in `` Starman '' vol . 2 , # 55 ( July 1999 ) , by writers James Robinson and David S. Goyer , with penciler Peter Snejbjerg . In September 2011 , The New 52 rebooted DC 's continuity . In this new timeline , the Star Rovers are re-introduced as smugglers , first appearing in `` Annual '' # 1 ( March 2013 ) . The characters have retained their original names , with a new addition to the team , Chuddu . In their first appearance , they are tasked with smuggling Carol Ferris , Arkillo , and Saint Walker into Lady Styx ' Tenebrian Dominion . However , they decide to sell them to scouts , for the Hunted , a game show competition . The Star Rovers next appear in the backup feature of `` Threshold '' from # 2 ( April 2013 ) to # 5 ( July 2013 ) , starring Larfleeze . They are hired by Larfleeze , to help him find his missing treasures . Characters . The lead characters in Star Rovers were three 22nd century adventurers named Homer Gint , a novelist and sportsman , Karel Sorensen , a former Miss Solar System winner who was now a space-adventurer , and playboy Rick Purvis . These three characters were not depicted as a team ; instead , they would meet under varied circumstances , usually competing for a prize or award , and encounter difficulties in their individual efforts . The hook of most of the Star Rover stories was that each character would have a different viewpoint on the problem and come up with his or her own solution ; sometimes none of them are right , while sometimes they all are . The characters then get together and pool their experiences and resources to win the day , often saving Earth or some other planet or civilization as a result . Sorensen is unusual in early 1960s comics as she is depicted as a strong , intelligent female on an equal footing with the male characters . Otherwise , there is little character development in the stories , with the exception of `` Where Was I Born - Venus ? Mars ? Jupiter ? `` , in `` Mystery in Space '' # 77 ( Aug. 1962 ) , which gives some information on the Star Rovers ' individual backgrounds . Other appearances . After 1964 , other than a one-panel appearance in `` The History of the DC Universe '' ( Book 2 , 1986 ) , and an entry in `` Who 's Who : The Definitive Directory Of The DC Universe '' # 22 ( Dec. 1986 ) , no further mention of the Star Rovers was made until a new reading of the trio played a critical part in the three-part comic-book miniseries `` Twilight '' by Howard Chaykin and José Luis García-López ( Twilight , Books I-III , Dec. 1990 - Feb. 1991 ) . A makeover for most of DC 's 1950s and 1960s science-fiction characters , `` Twilight '' depicts a savage , relentlessly militaristic universe for these hapless characters , far removed from their simple 1960s universes . The characters are significantly twisted ( physically and psychologically ) from their heroic earlier incarnations . Beginning with the wars between humans and a resistance formed by robotics-augmented animals and mutant cyborgs , man 's future history is narrated ( in framing sequences for each issue ) by an ancient Homer Gint , once of the Star Rovers , who is quickly established as a former spin-doctor for the human government . Gint tells how Rick Purvis double-crossed and beheaded a gorilla leader of the animal/automaton matrix live on an intergalactic broadcast , and , through Gint 's engineering of the story , became a figurehead for massed human hatred of the non-human alliance . We also discover Gint worked for an intergalactic news agency . Furthermore , we discover he also manipulated the image of the fascist military ruler Tommy Tomorrow image in a similar way earlier during the war , and that Purvis and Karel Sorenson also worked as journalists .
Mikhail Solovey . Mikhail Aleksandrovich Solovey ( ; born 16 October 1980 ) is a Russian professional football coach and a former player . He works as a conditioning coach with FC Anzhi Makhachkala .
Tetsuto Yamada . is a professional Japanese baseball player . He plays infield for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows . Tokyo Yakult Swallows . In 2012 , at age 19 , Yamada debuted in his rookie season . He was limited to 24 games and hit one home run with a.250 batting average , in only 49 plate appearances . In 2013 , Yamada played 94 games but greatly improved his hitting ability by striking out 37 times versus 39 base on balls . He hit 3 home runs , stole 9 bases , hit.283 with an OBP of.354 . In 2014 , Yamada had a breakout season in his first full season as an everyday player . In 143 games , he hit 29 home runs , with 39 doubles and 89 RBI . He scored 106 runs , stole 15 bases and hit.324 with an OBP of.403 . In 2015 , Yamada was named Central League MVP in 2015 after leading the league in home runs ( 38 ) , doubles ( 38 ) , runs scored ( 119 ) , and stolen bases ( 34 ) . This marked the first time any NPB player led the league in home runs and stolen bases in the same year . He also drove in 100 RBI with a batting average of.329 and an OBP of.416 . The Swallows reached the Japan Series in the same season . In Game 3 of the series , Yamada hit three home runs in consecutive plate appearances . In assessing his MVP season in October 2015 , the Japan Times wrote , `` Yamada had a 2015 the likes of which is seldom seen in Japanese baseball . '' In 2016 , he followed up his MVP campaign with another great season . He hit 38 home runs , 26 doubles , and had 102 RBI . He also scored 102 runs , stole 30 bases , hit.304 and had an OBP of.425 . International Career . Yamada represented the Japan national baseball team in the 2015 WBSC Premier12 and 2017 World Baseball Classic . On October 10 , 2018 , he was selected at the 2018 MLB Japan All-Star Series .
Ah Formation . The Ah Formation is located in Kuqa County , Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and is dated to the Middle Jurassic period .
Juho Lammikko . Juho Lammikko ( born 29 January 1996 ) is a Finnish professional ice hockey Winger who is currently playing with the Florida Panthers organization in the National Hockey League ( NHL ) . Ässät . Lammikko made his Liiga debut with Ässät during the 2013–14 Liiga season , appearing in 20 games and recording an assist . He also played in 37 games with the Ässät under 20 team , scoring 17 goals and 42 points , followed by three goals and eight points in 11 playoff games . Following the season , Lammikko was drafted by the Florida Panthers in the third round of the 2014 NHL Entry Draft . Lammikko returned to Ässät at the beginning of the 2015–16 Liiga season , scoring two goals in five games , before returning to his OHL team , the Kingston Frontenacs . Kingston Frontenacs . Lammikko was drafted 43rd overall by the Kingston Frontenacs of the Ontario Hockey League in the 2014 CHL Import Draft . In his first game with the Frontenacs , Lammikko scored his first career OHL goal against Jason Da Silva of the Peterborough Petes , and added two assists , in a 5-3 victory . Overall , Lammikko appeared in 64 games with Kingston , scoring 18 goals and 44 points , and had a team high +23 rating . In the playoffs , Lammikko had a goal and two points in four games . Lammikko returned to the Frontenacs for the 2015–16 season , and in 59 games , he scored 22 goals and 55 points . On 15 February , Lammikko earned his first career hat-trick , scoring three goals against Mackenzie Blackwood of the Barrie Colts in a 6-4 victory , and on 18 March , Lammikko scored two goals and added two assists for four points in a 7-0 win over the Oshawa Generals . In the post-season , Lammikko scored three goals and seven points in nine games . Florida Panthers . Lammikko was drafted by the Florida Panthers at the 2014 NHL Entry Draft with the Panthers third round pick , 65th overall . On 15 April 2016 , the Panthers signed Lammikko to a three-year entry level contract , and assigned him to their AHL affiliate , the Portland Pirates . He appeared in one game with the Pirates in the 2015–16 season , earning no points . After attending the Panthers 2018 training camp , and despite strong pre-season showing Lammikko was initially returned to begin the 2018–19 season with the Springfield Thunderbirds . Lammikko played one game before he received his first NHL recall to the Panthers , due to an injury to Derek MacKenzie on 9 October 2018 .
Mesabi Daily News . The Mesabi Daily News is a newspaper published in Virginia , Minnesota . It has a Sunday circulation of 10,000 . The Mesabi Daily News is one of the oldest surviving businesses in Virginia . It can be found at 704 7th Ave South . The current chief editor is Bill Hanna . Current CEO is Chris Knight . The newspaper was founded in 1893 as the `` Virginia Enterprise '' and switched to its current name in 1945 . The very first editor of the paper was named R. McGarry , who was succeeded by D. A. Cuppernoll in 1895 . In 2014 , Adams Publishing group acquired 34 papers , including the `` Daily News '' , from American Consolidated Media .
Lemgare Mass Rock . Lemgare Mass Rock in The Parish of Clontibret , County Monaghan is situated adjacent to the neighboring townlands of Lisdrumgormley and Crossbane which is in Co. Armagh ( Archdiocese of Armagh ) . A Mass rock ( Carraig an Aifrinn in Irish ) was a rock used as an altar in mid-17th century Ireland as a location for Roman Catholic Mass . From a Statute ( No . 15 ) of the Synod of Clones , held by Blessed Oliver Plunkett in August 23 , 1670 , we can see how a local Mass-site could have been selected in those times . It was decreed at the time that a place be appointed that was convenient to the parish priest and the parishioners . Church law at the time explains why some penal-day Mass sites were to be found centrally situated in a parish , others on the borders of two or more parishes to convenience the worshipers . 1731 Report . The `` Report on the State of Popery of 1731 '' identifies `` Atlars ut supra '' in the Parish of Clontibret . `` Ut supra '' is Latin for `` as stated above '' and the entry reads ‘ one Altar made of earth & stones uncovered ’ . The entry also relates to multiple altars , these possibly being those located at Lemgare and Tassan ( Catholic Historical Society of Ireland ( 1913 ) ‘ Report on the State of Popery in Ireland , 1731 , Archivium Hibernicum , 1 , pp . 10-27 ) . This means that knowledge of the Mass Rocks in the townlands of both Lemgare and Tassan potentially dates back to at least 1731 . 1957 survey . Lemgare Mass was along with that of Tassan Mass Rock , and Mass Gardens and Dunfelimy Mass Hut were recorded in a survey carried out by Rev P O'Gallachair in 1957 on behalf of the Diocese of Clogher , and this survey was aided by Very Rev Larry Marron Adm. of Clontibret Parish at the time . Rev . O'Gallachair mentions the `` Mass Rock '' in Dunfelimy being ‘ on the site of old church of Annyalla ’ . In making this reference he is picking up a point by over thirty years earlier by Fr James E McKenna in his ‘ Parishes of Clogher ’ , Vol . I ( Enniskillen , 1920 , p. 527 ) . The opinion is that there may be a mix up between a Mass Rock in Dunfelimy and perhaps a structure ( usually a hut ) which predated the old chapel at Annyalla which was built in the late 1790s . At the time of the survey Lemgare Rock was reported as being on the lands of John Brennan , now deceased . The Brennan homestead ( closest to the rock ) can be clearly seen in the photo shown looking north west . Department of Arts , Heritage and the Gaeltacht / National Monuments Service . The National Monuments Service is a section of the Department of Arts , Heritage and the Gaeltacht . They advise on legislative and policy issues relating to the archaeological heritage and have responsibility for the maintenance of a national baseline database of known archaeological sites and monuments , known as the Sites and Monuments Record which is available on the Monument Map Viewer on their . Lemgare Mass Rock has now been recognised by the National Monuments and is included in their Sites and Monuments Record ( MO015-008 -- -- ) The report was compiled by Michael Moore ( National Monuments Service ) and uploaded onto their viewer on the 25th January Strategic location . Lemgare Mass Rock would have been a good location for the people from the surrounding parishes to attend mass . In those times there were no physical borders in Ireland and people went to and from county to county and parish to parish with relative ease . Indeed , up to the 1930s a lot of young people from Derrynoose Parish would have indeed come to school in Lemgare . The location of Lemgare Mass Rock would have been strategically important due to its ;
The Knockans . The Knockans is an Iron Age linear earthwork located in south-west Ireland . One of a number of Irish Iron Age linear earthworks , the Knockans is a double-banked monument partly destroyed by bulldozer in May 1997 , which saw the northern bank totally destroyed and other material damage done .
Aïna River . The Aïna River is a tributary of the Ivindo River that rises in Cameroon . Along the way it forms the border between Cameroon and Gabon and then the border between Gabon and Republic of the Congo . The native pygmies along the river were noted as some of the few to use the plant `` Strophanthus tholonii '' as an ingredient in their arrow poison ; other Strophanthus species are more commonly used .
Chamberlains v Lai . `` Chamberlains v Lai '' [ 2006 ] NZSC 70 , is an important case which lifted `` barristerial immunity '' in New Zealand as a defence to negligence claims against barristers for their actions in both civil and criminal proceedings , which had been a feature of New Zealand since the early 1970s . Background . Chamberlains ( a law firm ) represented the Lais ' horticulture company , S and L Lai Limited , in defending a claim for breach of fiduciary duty heard in the High Court of New Zealand by Blanchard J , during November 1995 . Near the end of the trial , the judge asked Mr and Mrs Lai whether they would personally guarantee the judgement if their company lost in court , a stipulation they agreed to after obtaining the advice of their lawyer , an employee of Chamberlains . Unfortunately for the Lais , their company eventually lost in court , and judgement was entered against not only the company , but also against both of the Lais personally as well . Subsequently , the Lais sued Chamberlains for negligence in contract and in tort , as well breach of fiduciary duty , for which Chamberlains filed a defence of `` barristerial immunity '' . Salmon and Laurenson JJ heard the new case as a full bench of the High Court , ultimately deciding that they were bound to uphold the validity of the defence due to precedent set by the New Zealand Court of Appeal . The Lais appealed to the New Zealand Court of Appeal and won by a 4-1 majority , Anderson P dissenting . Chamberlains subsequently filed an appeal with the Supreme Court of New Zealand . Judgment . The Supreme Court of New Zealand struck out the defence of `` barristerial immunity '' in `` Chamberlains v Lai '' [ 2006 ] NZSC 70 , meaning the Lai 's were able to sue their lawyers for damages on an action in negligence . This was based on the earlier decision by the UK House of Lords in `` Arthur J S Hall & Co ( a firm ) v Simons '' [ 2002 ] 3 All ER 673 . This means that any barrister or solicitor before a Court in New Zealand may be liable in negligence for their actions . Despite being a civil case , the court held the ruling would apply to barristers both in civil and criminal proceedings , to avoid what was described in the principal judgement as `` incongruity [ that ] would be exacerbated by the difficulties of classification of proceedings as civil or criminal ” . A key issue in this case was whether the striking out of immunity would interfere with finality in the court system . Overall , it was held that existing court powers relating to abuse of process would be sufficient to rein in any discrepancies . It was also held that the lawyer 's duty to the court would remain paramount , and the striking out of immunity would not place an undue emphasis on the interests of the client . Elias CJ , in the majority opinion , described the duty to the court as the `` rules by which the litigation must be conducted . '' The majority opinion was delivered by Elias CJ on behalf of Keith and Gault JJ . Concurrences were delivered by Tipping J and Thomas J .
Intersex Day of Remembrance . Intersex Day of Remembrance , also known as Intersex Solidarity Day , is an internationally observed civil awareness day designed to highlight issues faced by intersex people . It marks the birthday of Herculine Barbin , a French intersex person whose memoirs were later published by Michel Foucault in `` . '' History . The event appears to have begun on November 8 , 2005 , as Intersex Solidarity Day , following an invitation issued by Joëlle-Circé Laramée , then Canadian spokeswoman for Organisation Intersex International . The Organisation invited organisations and groups and individuals to show solidarity by marking : the life of Herculine Barbin , or discussing intersex genital mutilation , `` the violence of the binary sex and gender system '' and/or `` the sexism implicit within the binary construct of sex and gender '' . Observance . While Intersex Awareness Day on October 26 appears to be celebrated more in English-speaking countries , particularly in North America , Intersex Day of Remembrance has been marked mostly in Europe . Some countries , such as Australia and South Africa , mark both events and the days between as `` 14 days of intersex '' . Notable observances . In 2012 , the New South Wales Parliament acknowledged the day . Linda Burney , a Member of the Legislative Assembly , also commended Organisation Intersex International Australia as part of a motion noting the day . In 2014 , Literaturhaus Salzburg , Austria , is the venue for an Intersex Solidarity Day event . A similar event was held at University of Salzburg in 2013 . On Intersex Solidarity Day 2016 , OII Europe launched a new visibility website , InterVisibility.eu , with material on intersex in 23 European languages .
Spinach soup . Spinach soup is a soup prepared using spinach as a primary ingredient . The soup can be prepared as a broth-based or cream-based soup , and the latter can be referred to as `` cream of spinach soup . '' Fresh , canned or frozen spinach can be used , and the spinach can be used whole , puréed or chopped . Additional ingredients can include onion , green onion , carrot , celery , tomatoes , potatoes , lemon juice , olive oil , seasonings , salt and pepper . Spinach soup is typically served hot , but can also be served as a cold soup . Prior to being served , it can be topped or garnished with ingredients such as sour cream and crème fraîche .
Cosmic year ( Chinese astrology ) . According to Jeung San Do , the universe generates and cultivates life through a cyclic process of birth , growth , harvest , and rest ( 生長殮藏 ) . This is closely related to the fluctuation and interplay of the two polar energies , yin and yang and its cycle appeared in daily , yearly , and cosmically . 129,600 calendar years make up one Cosmic year and it was discovered by Shao Yung . Daily cycle . The creative cycle can be seen in the passing of one day . At night , yin is at its strongest . The moon , darkness , stillness , and quietness all have yin nature . Night is a time of rest . When the sun , which has yang nature , rises , it is a time of birth . People tend to follow this flow of energy by sleeping at night and waking up in the morning . As the sun rises , yang becomes stronger and people tend to become more active . The afternoon is a time of growth . Eventually , yang reaches its highest peak , and from that point on , yin starts to regain its influence , and human activity starts to wind down . For many people , the evening is a time of relaxation and entertainment . This is the harvest in which they enjoy what they have worked for . Finally , yin becomes very dominant and things tend to return to the night time state of rest . Yearly cycle . This process can also be seen in the cycle of one year . Heat is a manifestation of yang , and when the temperature rises in spring , sprouts break through the surface of the ground , dead yellow grass is replaced with new green grass , and new leaves appear on the trees . Spring is a time of birth . As summer approaches , yang continues to rise as yin diminishes . Things grow more rapidly and vegetation becomes lush . Summer is a time of growth . By the time autumn comes , yin has started to regain its influence . Autumn is a time of harvest when things come to fruition , and during autumn , as yin becomes more and more dominant , things return to the winter state of rest . Year after year this cycle repeats . Cosmic cycle . According to Jeung San Do 's teachings , the universe follows the cycle of birth-growth-harvest-rest ( 生長殮藏 ) or spring-summer-autumn-winter . This cycle , called the Cosmic Year , repeats every 129,600 calendar years , a number calculated by Chinese scholar Shao Yung . At the beginning and end of each cycle , the universe is in a yin state of dormancy called the cosmic winter . On our planet , this manifests as an ice age . As the yang energy regains its influence , the cosmic winter changes to spring and new life and a new human species appear on the earth . We call the current stage of humanity homo sapiens sapiens . The time of cosmic spring and summer is one of growth and diversity during which many cultures and civilizations develop . It is also a time of conflict . Cosmic autumn is a time of returning to oneness , a time in which humanity harvests its diverse experiences and accomplishments to create a global civilization of harmony . At any stage of the cosmic year , the position of the Earth 's axis demonstrates the concurrent relationship between yin and yang . It is generally accepted that in the history of our planet there have been periodic changes in the Earth 's poles , magnetism , and orbit . Sudden change . What is left to debate is whether these changes occur gradually or suddenly . If we examine changes in nature during a calendric year , it becomes obvious that change occurs both suddenly and gradually . An example of this is the cherry blossom , which blooms in March . Gradually , over the course of a few months buds grow on the cherry tree , but suddenly , within a day or so , all of the flowers bloom at once . Finally , with just one strong wind or a heavy rain all of the blossoms fall . Cosmic cycles in other traditions . In anthroposophy , based on teachings by Rudolf Steiner , a cosmic year represents the Platonic year , a period of 25,920 years . This is the time required for the Sun 's position at spring equinox to traverse the complete zodiac . So each zodiacal sign covers about 2160 years . The year 747 BCE marked the transition from Taurus to Aries and since 1453 , the spring equinoctial sun is in Pisces . This cosmic cycle has a considerable influence on humanity in both physical and spiritual respects . For instance , the Aries period covered the Greek/Roman culture period ranging from the foundation of Rome ( 753 BCE ) to the fall of Byzantium ( 1453 ) , whereas the Taurus period marked the Egyptian/Chaldaean era . Another example is human breathing rhythm : an average of 18 cycles per minute represents 18 x 60 x 24 = 25,920 cycles per day . The number of daily sleep-wake-cycles of the conscious mind in an average human lifetime of 72 years adds up to the same platonic figure . Shao Yung 's cosmic year represents exactly five platonic years ( 5x25,920=129,600 ) . Vedic scriptures delineate a cosmic cycle of creation and destruction marked by 4 Yugas . There is considerable debate on the duration of one Yuga , varying from 1200 to 432,000 or millions years . Swami Sri Yukteswar Giri estimates the duration of two total cycles ( an descending and an ascending part ) to comprise 24000 years . According to Vamadeva David Frawley the Yuga cycle relates to the precession of the equinoxes , thus suggesting a relationship with the platonic year . In the interpretations of these and other vedic scholars , modern times ( 1700–1900 ) have witnessed the end of the dark `` Iron Age '' ( Kali Yuga ) , a notion supported by Rudolf Steiner .
The Man Behind the Gun . `` The Man Behind the Gun '' is a 1953 American Technicolor Western film directed by Felix Feist and starring Randolph Scott about the establishment of the city of Los Angeles . Plot . Working as an undercover agent , Ransome Callicut travels west by stagecoach . Notorious bandit Vic Sutro tries to rob it , but Callicut captures him and turns over Sutro to an Army captain , Roy Giles , upon arrival in California . School teacher Lora Roberts , another passenger , has made the trip to marry Giles , but she becomes ensnared in Senator Mark Sheldon 's nefarious schemes and also discovers Giles has been seeing Chona Degnon , a singer . Sheldon murders a rival senator , Creegan , and fakes his own death . He kidnaps Lora as well . After she realizes that Callicut is actually a government agent , Lora persuades Chona that she can have Giles for herself if only she 'll come to her aid . Sheldon also kills Chona before she can betray him , but he is brought to justice by Callicut , who is kissed by a grateful Lora .
Kosmos 275 . Kosmos 275 ( meaning `` Cosmos 275 '' ) , also known as DS-P1-I No.5 was a satellite which was used as a radar target for anti-ballistic missile tests . It was launched by the Soviet Union in 1969 as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik programme . It was launched aboard a Kosmos-2I 63SM rocket , from 1 at Plesetsk . The launch occurred at 16:00:08 UTC on 28 March 1969 . Kosmos 275 was placed into a low Earth orbit with a perigee of , an apogee of , 71 degrees of inclination , and an orbital period of 95.2 minutes . It decayed from orbit on 7 February 1970 . Kosmos 275 was the fifth of nineteen DS-P1-I satellites to be launched . Of these , all reached orbit successfully except the seventh .
Prix Françoise Sagan . The prix Françoise Sagan is a French literary award established in 2010 by , the son of Françoise Sagan . The Prize . Awarded at the beginning of June , the Prix Françoise Sagan rewards `` an author never yet rewarded , not even selected in recent months . It distinguishes a work in French and is meant to be innovative and focused on a work in progress `` thus privileging '' a revelation to a talent already confirmed . '' The selection of the titles in competition is established by the jurors , each proposing one or Two books that can compete . Jurys . The jury of the prize , chaired by Denis Westhoff for the first edition , is composed in a moving way according to the years . In addition , the winner automatically joins the jury of the following year and becomes its president .
Common Sky . Common Sky , formerly named `` MAP Jet '' , is an Austrian aviation company headquartered in Linz that offers aircraft , crew , maintenance and insurance ( ACMI ) services as well as business jet charters . History . In January 2010 MAP Jet founded `` Austriair '' , a new scheduled airline based at Vienna International Airport which planned to operate with Bombardier Q400 and Embraer 195 aircraft leased from Augsburg Airways . The first planned routes would have led from Vienna to Munich and Frankfurt . In April 2010 however , they cancelled their scheduled operations project . One reason given was a lawsuit claim from Austrian Airlines due to possible trademark violations . In 2012 , MAP Jet was rebranded and received its current name Common Sky . In January 2018 it has been announced that Common Sky will provide scheduled operations under the new brand `` flyservus '' from Crotone Airport to domestic destinations within Italy as well as London Luton Airport from March 2018 .
7AK7 . The 7AK7 is a pentode vacuum tube ( thermionic valve ) . According to its manufacturer , Sylvania , it was `` designed for service in electronic computers '' . The tube was developed in 1948 , designed at the request of L. D. Wilson for use in the Whirlwind computer . Significant attention was directed towards its manufacturing process in order to ensure the part 's reliability . Dubbed the `` computer tube '' , it became the standard tube for all computers into the late 1950s .
Mukaradeeb . Mukaradeeb ( ) is a small village in Iraq near the Syrian border .
Derek Carr ( footballer ) . Derek Henry Carr ( 1 September 1927 – 6 July 2004 ) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham City . Carr , a utility player , joined Birmingham City from Lockheed Leamington in December 1947 , and made his debut in the First Division on 22 October 1949 in a goalless draw away at Everton . He played twice more in the 1949–50 season , and also worked in the offices at St Andrew 's , before moving into non-league football with Rugby Town , Evesham United and Boldmere St. Michaels . Carr was born in Blidworth , near Mansfield , Nottinghamshire , and died in Birmingham .
LMO2 . LIM domain only 2 ( rhombotin-like 1 ) , also known as LMO2 , RBTNL1 , RBTN2 , RHOM2 , LIM Domain Only Protein 2 , TTG2 , and T-Cell Translocation Protein 2 , is a protein which in humans is encoded by the `` LMO2 '' gene . Function . LMO2 encodes a cysteine-rich , two LIM domain protein that is required for yolk sac erythropoiesis . The LMO2 protein has a central and crucial role in hematopoietic development and is highly conserved . Clinical significance . The LMO2 transcription start site is located approximately 25 kb downstream from the 11p13 T-cell translocation cluster ( 11p13 ttc ) , where a number of T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia-specific translocations occur .
Cassibile Airfield . Cassibile Airfield is an abandoned World War II military airfield in Italy , which is located in the vicinity of Syracuse on the island of Sicily . Its precise location was unknown until , in June 2012 , Mr. Lorenzo Bovi had identified the precise location in `` Torre Cuba '' , which was 3km west from Cassibile . It was an all-weather temporary field built by the United States Army Air Force XII Engineer Command using a graded earth compacted surface , with a prefabricated hessian ( burlap ) surfacing known as PHS . PHS was made of an asphalt-impregnated jute which was rolled out over the compacted surface over a square mesh track ( SMT ) grid of wire joined in 3-inch squares . Pierced Steel Planking was also used for parking areas , as well as for dispersal sites , when it was available . In addition , tents were used for billeting and also for support facilities ; an access road was built to the existing road infrastructure ; a dump for supplies , ammunition , and gasoline drums , along with a drinkable water and minimal electrical grid for communications and station lighting . Once completed , the Cassibile Airfield was turned over for use by the Twelfth Air Force 415th Night Fighter Squadron between September 5-November 5 1943 , during which time Bristol Beaufighters flew night interceptor missions against Axis aircraft during the Sicilian and Italian Campaigns . When the American occupation of the area had withdrawn , the airfield was dismantled by engineers . Today , only the medieval watchtower used as a control tower remains ; all the surrounding fields which were used as runways and aprons are used for agricultural purposes .
Wenatchee High School . Wenatchee High School is a Wenatchee , Washington high school in the Wenatchee School District that serves 2,189 students from grades 9-12 . The current principal is Eric Anderson . The mascot for the school is Elwood the Panther .
Neil Cohn . Neil Cohn ( ; born 1980 ) is an American cognitive scientist and comics theorist . His research offers the first serious scientific study of the cognition of understanding comics , and uses an interdisciplinary approach combining aspects of theoretical and corpus linguistics with cognitive psychology and cognitive neuroscience . Cohn ’ s work argues that common cognitive capacities underlie the processing of various expressive domains , especially verbal and signed languages and what he calls “ visual language ” —the structure and cognition of drawings and visual narratives , particularly those found in comics . His theories have examined the linguistic status of emoji . Biography . Cohn began developing his theories as an undergraduate at UC Berkeley where he graduated in 2002 . He then spent several years as an independent scholar before studying under linguist Ray Jackendoff and psychologists Gina Kuperberg and Phillip Holcomb at Tufts University where he received his PhD in psychology in 2012 . He then did a postdoctoral fellowship at UC San Diego working with Marta Kutas and Jeff Elman . In 2016 , he joined the faculty of the Tilburg center for Cognition and Communication at Tilburg University . He is the son of Leigh Cohn and Lindsey Hall . Visual language theory . Cohn ’ s work challenges many of the existing conceptions of both language and drawing . He argues that language involves an interaction between an expressive modality , meaning , and a grammar . Just as sign languages differ from gestures in that they use a vocabulary and grammar , “ visual languages ” differ from individual drawings because they have a vocabulary of patterned graphic representations and a grammar constraining the coherence of sequential images . Full visual languages primarily appear alongside written languages in comics of the world , though they also appear outside of comics , such as in sand drawings used by Australian Aboriginals . Just as spoken languages differ , so do visual languages : Japanese manga are written in “ Japanese Visual Language ” while American comics are written in “ American Visual Language. ” In addition , Cohn has argued that the development of visual languages may follow similar constraints as learning spoken and signed languages , and that most people do not learn how to draw proficiently because they do not acquire visual vocabularies within a critical period . Cohn 's primary research program with visual language theory emphasizes that a narrative structure operates as a “ grammar ” to sequential images analogously to syntactic structure in sentences . While narrative grammar uses a discourse level of information , its function and structure is similar to syntax in that it organizes categorical roles in hierarchic constituents in order to express meaning . Cohn ’ s work in cognitive neuroscience has suggested that manipulation of this narrative grammar elicits similar brain responses as manipulations of syntax in language ( i.e . N400 , P600 , and Left Anterior Negativity effects ) . Comic authorship . Cohn began working in the comic industry at age 14 by helping to run convention booths for Image Comics and Todd McFarlane Productions throughout his teenage years . Beyond illustrating his academic books , Cohn ’ s creative work appears in several graphic novels , like `` We the People : A Call to Take Back America '' ( 2004 ) with Thom Hartmann , and illustrations for academic works , including Ray Jackendoff ’ s `` A User ’ s Guide to Thought and Meaning '' ( 2012 ) , and the comic strip “ Chinese Room ” with philosopher Daniel Dennett .
Hundred Mile High City . `` Hundred Mile High City '' is a song by British rock band Ocean Colour Scene . The song was released in 1997 and reached number 4 in the UK Singles Chart . It is taken from their 1997 album `` Marchin ' Already '' and was the first single to be released from the album . The single was used as the theme tune to the film `` Lock , Stock and Two Smoking Barrels '' and the computer game Three Lions . It is the band 's joint most successful single in chart placement ( # 4 ) and also their 2nd most successful in terms of number of weeks spent in the top 75 of the singles chart , with a total of 7 weeks .
Avala Film . Avala Film ( ) is a Serbian film studio , founded in 1946 as the first studio founded in post-war Yugoslavia . It is currently declared bankrupt . Overview . In June 1946 , the government of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia created the State Committee of Cinematography , in order to replace the provisional Film Enterprise of the SFRY . The Committee set out to establish film production companies in the various constituent states of Yugoslavia : the first and the largest of those was Avala Film , in the Socialist Republic of Serbia 's capital Belgrade , which was founded on 15 July . The company was located in the future complex of Filmski Grad , which the Committee had only begun planning . In 1947 , Avala Film produced the first feature film made in postwar Yugoslavia , Vjekoslav Afrić 's `` Slavica '' . Until 2000 , the studio participated in the creation of 400 documentaries , 200 feature films and 120 co-productions with foreign companies ; its pictures won more than 200 awards in various festivals . After the Breakup of Yugoslavia , the studio was partially privatized and 51 % of its shares were sold to a company called Yugoexport , while the rest were retained by Avala Film 's management . Since the mid-1990 , it has produced few films , and its last one - ' - was released in 2000 . The studio is facing financial troubles , and was threatened with liquidation after Yugoexport was declared bankrupt . Since 2005 , plans to fully privatize it were proposed , but not carried out . In June 2011 , the studio was announced to be bankrupt , after accumulating a debt of 111,000,000 Serbian dinar . In early 2012 , the Serbian government announced plans to revitalize Avala Film . but assistance never materialized . The company 's real estate , film rights , costumes , props and studios were scheduled to be sold-off in spring 2013 .
Battle of Ürümqi ( 1933 ) . The First Battle of Ürümqi was a conflict in the spring of 1933 between the armies of the Xinjiang provincial government and the Chinese Muslim 36th Division ( National Revolutionary Army ) of the national government of China . The Chinese government secretly urged Gen. Ma Zhongying to attack Jin Shuren while at the same time assuring Jin that he was recognized as the legitimate Governor . Fierce fighting broke out at the gates of the city , and one of the Chinese commanders torched a street where the Muslims troops had managed to break through at the West Gate , killing everyone in the vicinity , including refugees . The Muslims were then forced to retreat into the range of machine gun fire , which killed many of them . A White Russian force of 1,800 troops under Col. Pappengut subsequently fought off the Muslim soldiers . Wu Aichen was told at least 2,000 had died by that point . The Muslims attempted to scale the walls at the Great West Bridge , and several were killed . The city was relieved when the provincial forces of Gov . Sheng Shicai approached and the Muslim troops fled . Approximately 6,000 Chinese and Muslim soldiers died in the fighting .
Rabotnichesko Delo . `` Rabotnichesko Delo '' ( , `` Workers ' Deed '' ) was a leftist Bulgarian newspaper that was the media organ of the Bulgarian Communist Party 's Central Committee and was one of the People 's Republic of Bulgaria 's highest-circulation newspapers . The newspaper was established in 1927 and was issued from Sofia . The paper was renamed to `` Duma '' in 1990 . `` Duma '' , despite some financial troubles , is still issued today . `` Rabotnichesko Delo '' was initially the weekly of the Bulgarian Workers ' Party . Although it was banned following the Bulgarian coup d'état of 1934 , it was nevertheless published illegally until 1944 . In 1938 , it merged with `` Rabotnicheski Vestnik '' , the Bulgarian Communist Party 's newspaper , founded in 1897 . `` Rabotnichesko Delo '' criticized the bourgeois government , propagated the ideas of communism and was against the country 's participation in World War as part of the Axis Powers , advocating closer ties with the Soviet Union instead . After the Bulgarian coup d'état of 1944 , the newspaper was elevated to become the ruling party 's main propaganda tool .
Bogra . Bogra , officially known as Bogura , is a major city located in the Bogra District , Rajshahi Division , Bangladesh . It is major commercial hub . The Bogra bridge connects the Rajshahi Division and Rangpur Division . This city is also known as the capital of North Bengal ( উত্তরবঙ্গ ) of Bangladesh.Shatmatha is the heart of this city . Bogra is named after Nasiruddin Bughra Khan , the Governor of Bengal from 1279 to 1282 and the son of Delhi Sultan Ghiyasuddin Balban . The city is approximately and is divided into 21 wards . Bogra has a population of around 780,000 people . Since it is the oldest city in Bengal , Bogra is famous for its many ancient Buddhist stupas , Hindu temples , and ancient palaces of Buddhist kings and Muslim sultans . The cuisine of Bogra is famous for the diversity of its desserts and its famous Mishti doi . The city has produced notable personalities including President Muhammad Ali Bogra of Pakistan , President Ziaur Rahman of Bangladesh , All were born or have lived in the city . The current mayor of the municipality is Adv . Mahabubar Rahman . History . Bogra is considered the oldest city of Bengal , dating to the reign of the Great Emperor Ashoka , who ruled India from 268 to 232 BCE . When Ashoka conquered the Bengal ( Bongo ) region , he founded Bogra and called it Pundra Bardhan . This is supported by the discovery in October 2008 of an ancient engraved stone believed to be produced in the Gupta era near Sura Masjid at Ghoraghat Upazila in Dinajpur . During the Bangladesh War of Independence , the area witnessed the Battle of Bogra , a fierce conflict between the guerrilla units of the Bangladesh Forces under Sector 7 and the Pakistan Army . Geography . First formed in 1821 , the administrative district of Bogra contains an area of . The principal rivers in the district are formed by the different channels of the Brahmaputra . The rivers have local names such as the Konai , the Daokoba , and the Jamuna . The latter forms a portion of the eastern boundary of the district . The Brahmaputra and its channels , together with three minor streams , the Bangali , Karatoya and Atrai , drive the thriving commercial activities in the area . In 1911 the Karatoya ( which flows from north to south ) , divided the district into two portions , the eastern tract with rich alluvial soil , subject to fertilizing inundations , yielded heavy crops of coarse rice , oil seeds , and jute , while the soil of the higher western portion of the district allowed for growing rice . Climate . The city enjoys a tropical climate , with two main seasons : winter and summer . Bogra experiences more rainfall during the summer . Economy . Since the 2009 adoption of new urban planning , there has been a significant development in the infrastructure of Bogra . This includes the restructuring and widening of roads , improvement of telecommunications infrastructure , and the installation of underground gas connections . Additionally , red chili production in Bogra is a major industry , with companies such as Square , Acme , and BD Food collecting red chili from twelve centers within Bogra . Often called the `` Town of Banks '' , Bogra is the location of numerous online banking facilities , credit card , debit card , and remittance companies . Banking in Bogra has significantly expanded with the presence of government banks such as the Bangladesh Bank ( Central Bank ) , Sonali Bank , Rupali Bank , Janata Bank , Rajshahi Krishi Unnayan Bank , Bangladesh Development Bank Ltd. , Uttara Bank Ltd , and Agrani Bank , as well as a number of private and specialized banks , including Pubali Bank , National Bank , IFIC bank Ltd. , Citi Bank Ltd. , and others . Bogra is also home to an increasing number of IT , software , technology , and computer services companies . One of the milestones of its tech sector occurred in 2008 when the French Grameen Group and Groupe Danone entered into a joint venture with a local company to establish an organization named Grameen Danone . Statistically , Bogra 's workforce is still dominated by jobs in the agriculture sector ( 29.95 % ) and agricultural manufacturing ( 12.53 % ) . They are followed by general commerce ( 18.11 % ) , customer service ( 15.62 % ) , transportation ( 6.66 % ) , wage labor ( 2.2 % ) , and other industries ( 14.93 % ) . Transportation . Bogra has several railway stations and bus terminals . Tourism . Bogra is home to Mahasthangarh , the earliest known urban archaeological site in Bangladesh , as well as the village of Mahasthan in Shibganj thana of Bogra District . This site contains the remains of Pundranagara ( or Paundravardhanapura ) , an ancient city in the territory of Pundravardhana . This place is considered sacred to Buddhists , Muslims , and Hindus alike . Pilgrims and visitors tour the area all year round . The Behular Bashor Ghor is a popular tourist attraction in the city and is close to other popular spots and monuments such as the Mahasthangar , ( called Neelkuthi during the British period ) , Kherua Mosque ( Sherpur Upazila ) , Bara Mosque , Mazar of Shah Sultan Balkhi , Mazar of Panchpir , Gokul Medh , Palace of Parshuram , Basu Bihara , Palli Unnayan Academy , Saudia City Park , Bhimer Jangle , Museum of Nawab Bari Palace , Wonderland Shishupark ( a children 's park ) , Shanewaz Shishubagan , Woodburn Park , Dreshtinandan Park , Bijayangan ( the War of Liberation museum ) , and the Jaina Temple .
Namdaemun ( Kaesong ) . The Kaesong Namdaemun is the south gate of the old walled city of Kaesong , North Korea . Constructed between 1391 and 1393 , it is the only one of the original seven citadel gates to survive mostly intact into the present . Started at the end of the Koryo period in 1391 , it was completed three years later under the succeeding Joseon dynasty . It features a stone base topped by a wooden pavilion ; however , the pavilion seen today is a 1954 reconstruction as the original was destroyed in 1950 by American bombing during the Korean War . The gate houses the Yŏnbok Bell ( ) , cast in 1346 and weighing 14 tonnes . Recovered from Yŏnbok Temple when it was destroyed by fire in 1563 , the bell was used to call out the hours until the early 20th century . The gate is one of the National treasures of North Korea .
Boiga schultzei . `` Boiga schultzei '' , commonly known as the Schultz ' blunt-headed tree snake , is a species of snake of the family Colubridae . Geographic range . The snake is found in the Philippines .
Frieboeshvile . Frieboeshvile ( lit . `` Friboe 's Resting Place '' ) is a Baroque-style country house in Kongens Lyngby north of Copenhagen , Denmark . It is located across the street from Sorgenfri Palace , where Lyngby Main Street meets Lyngby Kongevej . The house takes its name after Frederik Casper Conrad Frieboe who is buried in the grounds together with his wife and a few other family members . Its most notable former resident is Georg Ferdinand Duckwitz who played an important part in the Rescue of the Danish Jews during World War II . The house now serves as a historic house museum showing how Copenhagen peers decorated their country homes in the late 18th century . It hosts a permanent and special exhibitions about local history as well as the local historic archives for Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality . History . The house was built from 1756 to 1758 owned by August Günther , a chemist from Copenhagen , and was originally known as `` Vildnisset '' ( en . The Wilderness ) . The architect is not known . In 1782 the property was acquired by the wealthy shipping agent Andreas Bodenhoff . His daughter Gjertrud Cathrine inherited it in 1794 and after she married rittmeister and later General Frederik Caspar Conrad Frieboe , it was passed on to him . Frieboe had no legitimate children . His testament gave the house its current name and converted the estate into Denmark 's smallest fideicommissum . The next resident was his sister 's son , Lieutenant Colonel F. C. C. Funch . In 1919 the house came into ordinary ownership when the `` Lensafløsningsloven '' Act dissolved all Fideicommia . On the same occasion , the house was listed in 1919 . The last member of the Funch family to live in the house was Agnete Bruhn , F.C.C . Funch 's daughter . Her husband was Georg Bruhn who worked for Bank of Denmark . Frieboueshvile 's stables , on the side wing , was converted in 1923 into a separate residence and rented out . In 1941 , during the German Occupation of Denmark in World War II , it was rented out to Georg Ferdinand Duckwitz . On 18 August 1943 , Frieboeshvile played host to a meeting between Werner Best and the Danish politicians Hans Hedtoft , H. C. Hansen and Alsing Andersen . Duckwitz served as West Germany 's Ambassador to Denmark after the war . Following her husband 's death , Agnete Bruhn sold the property to Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality in 1953 but continued to live there until 1968 . Architecture . Built in the Baroque style , Frieboeshvile is constructed in brick with white dressing and details in sandstone . It consists of a single storey topped by a black-glazed mansard roof . The roof is not part of the original building but was added in 1977 when the house was restored . The original roof was clad in wooden roof shingles which in 1867 were replaced with slate shingles . The renovation also restored the Neoclassical interiors which date from Friboe 's period of ownership . August Günther 's initials are found above the main entrance as well as on the first floor . Park . Apart from the burial site of General Frieboe and his family , the park also contains a few other features from his day . These include a grotto which originally afforded access to a now collapsed fruit cellar and an aviary converted into a pavilion . Exhibitions . Frieboeshvile today serves as a historic house museum showing how the Copenhagen bourgeoisie of the late 18th century decorated their country houses where they would reside throughout the summer . The furniture in the house dates from about 1800 . The house also contains a permanent exhibition from the Lyngbt-Taarbæk and plays host to two special exhibitions a year on local historic subjects . Local historic archive . The local historic archive for Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality is also based at the house . In the reading room it is possible to study old photographs , maps and historic documents from the area .
Abertijne Malcourt . Abertijne Malcourt ( Albertinus and Malcort are common alternate spellings ) ( d. before 1519 ) was a Franco-Flemish singer , music copyist , and ( ? ) composer of the Renaissance , principally active at the end of the 15th century , contemporary with Johannes Ockeghem . He is considered to the composer most likely to have written the famous chanson `` Malheur me bat '' , used as the basis for mass settings by Jacob Obrecht , Josquin des Prez , Alexander Agricola , and Andreas Sylvanus . Some documentation has been found for Malcourt 's life . He was a singer in 1475 and 1476 in Brussels at the cathedral of Ste . Gudule , and was there again as choirmaster between 1494 and 1498 ; it is not clear if he was there the whole time . He received a pension from Ste . Gudule in 1513 , and is mentioned as being deceased in 1519 . In addition to being a singer , he was a music copyist , having copied several books of music not only for Ste . Gudule but for the church of St. Niklaus , also in Brussels . The work for St. Niklaus occurred in 1486 to 1487 . The only record of his having been a composer is the attribution to `` Malcort '' in a Ferrarese manuscript of the textless rondeau `` Malheur me bat '' ; while this Malcort may have been Hendrick Malecourt , who was a singer in Bergen op Zoom around the same time , and worked directly with Obrecht , Abertijne Malcourt is currently considered to be the most likely candidate .
Casket Garden . `` Casket Garden '' is an EP released by Dismember . It was released in 1995 by Nuclear Blast . The song `` Casket Garden '' is also the ninth track on Dismember 's third album Massive Killing Capacity .
List of Foreign Ministers of Albania . This is a list of Foreign Affairs Ministers of Albania who have served since the Decleration of Independence of 1912 .
Jangajji . `` Jangajji '' ( ) or pickled vegetables is a type of `` banchan '' ( side dish ) made by pickling vegetables . Unlike kimchi , `` jangajji '' is non-fermented vegetables , usually pickled in soy sauce , soybean paste , or chili paste . `` Jangajji '' dishes are usually preserved for a long period of time , and served with a drizzle of sesame oil . Preserved foods like `` jangajji '' were developed to attain certain level of vegetable consumption during the long , harsh winters on the Korean peninsula . Etymology . `` Jangajji '' ( ) is derived from Middle Korean `` jyangaetdihi '' ( ) , that consists of the noun `` jyang '' ( ; `` soy sauce '' or `` soybean paste '' ) , the genitive postposition `` -ae '' ( - ) , the inserted inter-siot `` -t- '' ( -- ) , and the noun `` dihi '' ( ; `` kimchi '' ) . Ingredients . Main ingredients vary according to region and temperature . Some examples are green garlic , garlic scapes , radish , cucumber , chili pepper leaves , chamoe , perilla leaves , and deodeok . `` Jangajji '' is usually pickled in soy sauce , soybean paste , or chili paste , but brine and diluted vinegar can also be used as the pickling liquid . Usually , vegetables are slightly dried or salted to prevent the addition of surplus moisture to the condiment . When served , `` jangajji '' is cut , then seasoned with sesame oil , sugar , and toasted sesame seed powder .
José Nogueras . José Nogueras ( 1951 , Mayaguez , Puerto Rico ) is a composer , singer , guitarist , and performer of modern-day typical Puerto Rican music . In 2006 , he received a liver transplant after suffering from acute cirrhosis and cancer , and was able to begin performing again in 2007 . In July 2007 he participated in `` Cosa Nuestra '' , a retrospective of Puerto Rican music and culture from the 1960s , 1970s and 1980s , in which he performed along with Dagmar , Otilio Warrington , Nano Cabrera and Chucho Avellanet .
Cycling at the Summer Paralympics . Cycling has been contested at every Summer Paralympic Games since the 1984 Summer Paralympics . Classification . Cyclists are given a classification depending on the type and extent of their disability . The classification system allows cyclists to compete against others with a similar level of function . At the 2012 Summer Paralympics , a functional para-cycling classification system was used . Factoring . In some cycling events , cyclists with different classifications compete against each other for one set of medals . Many ( but not all ) such events are factored , reducing the times of riders in lower classifications to take their greater impairment into account . Factoring percentages are based on average race times by riders in each classification . At the 2012 Summer Paralympics , factored races included the mixed tricycle time trial , Women 's C1–3 road time trial , Women 's H1–2 road time trial and track C1–3 and C4–5 events . Medal table . Updated to 2016 Summer Paralympics . Countries in italics are former countries who participated in the Paralympics .
James Porteous . James Porteous ( 1848–1922 ) was the Scottish-American inventor of the Fresno scraper . James Porteous was born in Haddington , East Lothian , Scotland . His father , William Porteous , had been a wheelwright and blacksmith who built and repaired carriages , wagons and farm equipment . After learning his basic skills , James Porteous emigrated to the United States in 1873 , at the age of 25 , and settled in Santa Barbara , California . In 1877 , he moved to Fresno and established a wagon shop , where he prospered , manufacturing buggies and heavy wagons . Having worked with farmers , Porteous recognised the dependence of the San Joaquin Valley on irrigation and the requirement for a more efficient means of constructing canals and ditches in the sandy soil , and he went about the task of devising an earth moving scraper for that purpose . Porteous invented an improvement on the simple buckboard , a horse-drawn earth scraper , and refined his Buck Scraper , as he first called it , through several design improvements . His ideas , combined with those of fellow-inventors William Deidrick , Frank Dusy , and Abijah McCall , all of Selma , California led to the Fresno scraper ( 1883 ) . Porteous purchased patents held by Deidrick and jointly by partners Dusy and McCall as he perfected his machine . The basic design forms the basis of most modern earth moving scrapers , having the ability to not only scrape and move a quantity of soil , but also to discharge it at a controlled depth , thus quadrupling the volume which could be handled manually . The blade scooped up the soil , instead of merely pushing it along , and ran along a C-shaped bowl which could be adjusted in order to alter the angle of the bucket to the ground , so that the dirt could be deposited in low spots . This design was so revolutionary and economical that it has influenced the design of modern bulldozer blades and earth-movers to this day . Porteous formed the Fresno Agricultural Works , which between 1884 and 1910 produced thousands of Fresno scrapers . The machines were used in agriculture and land leveling , as well as road and railroad grading and the general construction industry . They played a vital role in the construction of the Panama Canal and later served the US Army in World War I . It was one of the most important agricultural and civil engineering machines ever made . In 1991 the Fresno scraper was designated as an International Historic Engineering Landmark by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers . It was featured prominently in the Fresno Metropolitan Museum .
Arestha . `` Arestha '' is a genus of moths in the family Lymantriidae .
Hyalostenele . `` Hyalostenele '' is a genus of moth in the family Geometridae .
Emmanuelle in Space . `` Emmanuelle in Space '' is an American erotic science fiction television series produced for cable and syndication in 1994 . It is loosely based upon the character Emmanuelle created by Emmanuelle Arsan in the 1960s and featured in dozens of softcore films over the years . The series was produced by Alain Siritzky , whose production company proceeded to make many Emmanuelle films for screen and TV during the 1990s and 2000s . Plot . The series starred Krista Allen as Emmanuelle , a hedonistic young woman who finds herself teaching the ways of sexuality to a group of aliens who land on Earth , and Paul Michael Robinson as an alien space captain . The story follows an extraterrestrial space crew that finds Emmanuelle on Earth and enlists her help to understand human love and sexuality . As in the case with the other Emmanuelle films , `` Emmanuelle in Space '' contains much nudity and sexual content . Today , the various episodes of `` Emmanuelle in Space '' are generally available edited together into feature-length productions on DVD and occasionally show up on broadcasters such as Cinemax and cable networks outside the U.S. References . https : //www.imdb.com/title/tt0225609/ ? ref_=fn_al_tt_1
List of Brescia metro stations . The following is a list of the stations on the Brescia Metro , a rapid transit system in Brescia , Italy .
Subham ku Naik . Subham ku Naik ( born 22 February ) is an Indian Actor , Entrepreneur , Engineer , Brand ambassador of many brands , and actor , who appears in the Odia and Hindi film industry and currently works as the Co-Chairman of the Weicons group of Companies . He left a job offer from two big MNCs like infosys and Wipro LTD . He made his acting and singing debut in `` Majbook Ek Dastak '' ( Bollywood ) and starred in Odia films including `` Preamara Nisha Niara Niara '' . Life and career . He is the only son of Manoj Naik , a bank manager , and Bharati Naik , a business tycoon . His nickname is Badshah . He took Subham as his stage name . He did his schooling from Vikash Residential School ( 5th-12th ) , Sundargarh Public School ( lkg-4th ) , KIIt university ( mechanical engineering ) and was an intern in Oxford , England acting at Anupam Kher . Awards and nominations . Main List of awards and nominations received by Subham Ku Naik
1998 Women 's Rugby World Cup . The 1998 Women 's Rugby World Cup was the first world cup fully sanctioned by the International Rugby Board ( IRB ) and the third Women 's Rugby World Cup in history . The tournament took place in Amsterdam , in the Netherlands and was the first women 's world cup held outside of the United Kingdom . The tournament saw a record 16 teams compete and heightened media attention . There was no qualification process , teams taking part by invitation from the IRB . New Zealand defeated the United States 44–12 in the final . Several matches in the tournament were filmed for television and a one-hour TV highlights programme was produced by IMG . These recordings are held as part of the IRB 's World Cup Archive .
List of years in Germany . This is a list of years in Germany . See also the timeline of German history . For only articles about years in Germany that have been written , see .
Florence meridian . The Meridian 11°15 ' East was proposed as prime meridian by Arno Peters in the Peters World Map . The Meridian is the antipode of 168°45 ' West of Greenwich which runs through the Bering Strait and was proposed as a new date line . On Peters ' world map the easternmost part of Asia and Russia is not displayed left of Alaska , as is usually done on Greenwich-centered maps , but on the right side as the rest of Russia and Asia . The meridian , 11° 15 ' East of Greenwich traverses the city center of Florence in Italy and therefore is also known as Florence Meridian .
Ellis Guitars . Ellis Guitars is a company based in Perth , Western Australia producing handmade acoustic guitars and acoustic stompboxes . In recent years the company has produced variants upon a resonator design . Seven-string resonator guitar . The seven-string resonator guitar is a single-cone design with an added harp string , and can be on a bass or baritone scale length . This guitar was first demonstrated in Melbourne Australia 2005 . It is currently owned and played by Jeff Martin formerly of The Tea Party . Jeff Martin played this guitar on his album `` Exile and the Kingdom '' ( 2006 ) on the songs `` Black Snake Blues '' , `` Lament '' and `` Good Times '' . Jeff Martin also played the 7 string as recorded on Live at the Enmore Theatre ( DVD ) in Sydney , Australia on 7 September 2006 during his Australian Tour . Other instruments . Ellis Guitars also builds traditional acoustic instruments such as Martin-style OOO , OM , Dreadnought and Jumbo acoustic guitars . Also built are Weissenborn-style guitars . Ellis Stomp Box . The Ellis stomp box sounds like a kick-drum and can be used as a trigger . The stompboxes built by Ellis Guitars are small in size . Traditionally stomp boxes have been large wooden boxes with a microphone underneath which produce a tap/boom sound usually to accompany a solo guitarist . The Ellis model is about the size of a CD case and plugs directly into an amplifier or P.A . References . BIOGRAPHY on ELLIS GUITARS - 2006 Review of ELLIS STOMPBOX - 2006 BIOGRAPHY on ELLIS GUITARS - 2006
Royal Yugoslav Navy . The Royal Yugoslav Navy ( Кpaљeвcкa југословенска ратна морнарица , КЈРМ ) was the navy of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia , and existed between 1921 and 1945 . It was brought into existence as the navy of the Kingdom of Serbs , Croats and Slovenes , and initially consisted of a few former Austro-Hungarian Navy vessels surrendered at the conclusion of World War I and transferred to the new nation state in 1921 under the terms of the Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye . The only modern sea-going warships transferred to the new state were twelve steam-powered torpedo boats , although it did receive four capable river monitors for use on the Danube and other large rivers . Significant new acquisitions began in 1926 with a former German light cruiser , followed by the commissioning of two motor torpedo boats ( MTBs ) and a small submarine flotilla over the next few years . When the name of the state was changed to Yugoslavia in 1929 , the name of its navy was changed to reflect this . In the late 1920s , several of the original vessels were discarded . Throughout the interwar period , elements of the fleet conducted visits to ports throughout the Mediterranean , but few fleet exercises occurred due to budget pressures . In 1930 , the Maritime Air Force was divorced from Royal Yugoslav Army control , and the naval air arm began to develop significantly , including the establishment of bases along the Adriatic coast . The following year , a British-made flotilla leader was commissioned with the idea that the KJRM might be able to operate in the Mediterranean Sea alongside the British and French navies . In the same year , five locally-built minelayers were added to the fleet . A hiatus of several years followed , and it was not until 1936 that any further major acquisitions were made , with the purchase of eight German-built MTBs . Over the next two years , the fleet was significantly strengthened by the acquisition of three French-designed destroyers , marking the high point of Yugoslav naval strength . On the eve of World War II , the navy consisted of 611 officers and 8,562 men , operating 41 combatant ships and 19 auxiliaries . While the KJRM was largely captured by Italian forces during the German-led Axis invasion of Yugoslavia in April 1941 , a few of its vessels , aircraft and their crews escaped and served in the Mediterranean under Royal Navy control during the remainder of World War II . When the Italians sued for peace in September 1943 , most of the remaining vessels were taken over by the German `` Kriegsmarine '' or the Navy of the Independent State of Croatia . Towards the end of the war , the Allies transferred a corvette to Yugoslav control . At the end of the war , the few remaining vessels were transferred to the control of the new Federal People 's Republic of Yugoslavia . As the post-war Yugoslav Navy drew its lineage from the naval forces of the wartime Yugoslav Partisans rather than the KJRM , few of the customs and traditions of the KJRM survived in the successor force . Origins . In mid-to-late 1918 , as World War I drew to a close , the Austro-Hungarian Empire began to break apart , and local committees began assuming responsibility for administration from the central government . In October 1918 , the self-proclaimed National Council of Slovenes , Croats and Serbs was established in Zagreb , and later that month there were discussions between the Austro-Hungarian Navy and representatives of the National Council regarding the future of the Austro-Hungarian fleet . There was even an exchange of delegates between the National Council and the Austro-Hungarian naval staff in Vienna . By the end of that month , the `` sailor 's councils '' that had been formed aboard Austro-Hungarian warships at the main base of Pola had decided that they would leave their ships by 1 November , regardless of the political discussions that were ongoing . On 30 October , the Austro-Hungarian naval staff directed its commanders to hand over all naval and riverine vessels to representatives of the National Council . The following day , the Emperor Charles ordered the handover of all naval vessels , establishments and fortresses to the National Council . By 4:30 pm that day , the orders had been carried out . The National Council appointed Rear Admiral Dragutin Prica as the Navy Commissioner and Captain Janko Vuković de Podkapelski as fleet commander . The Italians were extremely uneasy about the rise of a new naval power in the Adriatic Sea , and on the night of 31 October , two Royal Italian Navy personnel penetrated the base at Pola and set naval mines under the keel of , the dreadnought battleship which was also Vuković 's flagship . When it exploded , the ship sank , with the loss of 400 crew , including Vuković . As Prica was ill , the National Council appointed Captain Metodije Koch as Navy Commissioner and promoted him to rear admiral on 2 November . The Armistice of Villa Giusti between the Allies , the United States and Austria-Hungary was signed on 3 November , and came into force the following day . Its naval provisions included a requirement that Austria-Hungary hand over the bulk of its naval vessels to Allied and United States control and disarm the remainder . Included in the handover were 42 modern warships and submarines . Italy immediately began to occupy the former Austro-Hungarian coast and offshore islands , and demanded the handover of the vessels then under the control of the National Council . Koch requested authority to retain control over four destroyers , but this was denied by the Allied Naval Council . Later that month , the Italians convinced the Allied Naval Council to force the remaining crews off most of the vessels . On 1 December 1918 , the new South Slav state , the Kingdom of Serbs , Croats and Slovenes ( KSCS , later Kingdom of Yugoslavia ) was created , joining the Kingdom of Serbia with those South Slav lands formerly part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire . Later that month , the Serbian Ministry of Army was dissolved , and a new Ministry of Army and Navy was created . By January 1919 , there were a total of 35 former Austro-Hungarian vessels in port which had a total of 600 Yugoslav crew members aboard . The National Council dissolved the Navy Commissioner 's office in February and Koch was appointed as the head of the Navy Department within the Ministry of Army and Navy . During that month , the Italians finally disembarked all remaining crew from former Austro-Hungarian vessels , leaving the nascent KSCS Navy without any ships . In April , Koch 's office was moved to the capital , Belgrade . The final fate of the former Austro-Hungarian vessels was determined by the Allied powers during the Paris Peace Conference , which also decided territorial disagreements between Italy and the KSCS . While the territorial questions in Dalmatia were largely decided in favour of the KSCS , Italy was more successful in denying the KSCS most of the former Austro-Hungarian fleet . The unrealistic demands of the KSCS in this regard contributed to their lack of success . For example , in April 1919 , the KSCS asked for control over four cruisers , 17 destroyers , 27 ocean-going torpedo boats , and 20 submarines . Rebuffed , in May 1920 the KSCS reduced its claims to two ageing cruisers , six destroyers , 24 torpedo boats and four submarines . Even this more modest demand was rejected . In October 1920 , the question was finally settled when the Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye provided for the transfer of the obsolete coastal defence ship , eight s , four older s , the repair ship `` Cyclop '' , the water carriers `` Najade '' and `` Nixe '' , the salvage vessel `` Gigant '' , three tugs , the yacht `` Dalmat '' , four hulks , four river monitors ( `` Bosna '' , `` Enns '' , `` Körös '' and `` Bodrog '' ) , one motor launch , three river tugs , 16 small tenders , and a significant number of coal and oil lighters . All of these vessels were formally taken over by the KSCS at the beginning of March 1921 . As the only modern sea-going vessels left to the KSCS were the 12 torpedo boats , the new nation had to build its naval forces from scratch . Establishment . Many former Austro-Hungarian naval personnel were incorporated into the new navy , 90 per cent of whom were of Croatian or Slovene ethnicity . The remainder were Serbs , or non-Slavs such as Germans . Their former ranks were recognised and , initially at least , rank insignia and regulations were adopted from the former Austro-Hungarian Navy . By 1922 , the KJRM consisted of 124 officers and about 3,000 men . The number of officers had more than halved since the end of 1919 , largely due to disillusionment . To fill the looming shortfall , around 20 graduates from each of the 1921 and 1922 classes of the Yugoslav Military Academy in Belgrade were sent to the KJRM . In 1923 , the new Naval Academy at Gruž accepted its first class of 40 midshipmen , who were to undergo a three-year training course . All entrants to the Naval Academy had to be between 17 and 20 years of age , and graduates of high school or similar nautical school . Two specialist schools for petty officers were established , one at Šibenik for deck crew , and a machinist 's school at Kumbor in the Bay of Kotor . Mine and torpedo training was conducted at Đenovići , as was pilot and air observer training . A gunnery school was established at Meljine in the Bay of Kotor . Šibenik was also the home of the main coastal radio station , the signals school and the basic and specialist training school for seamen . In September 1923 , new regulations were promulgated , dividing the navy into a fleet , a river flotilla , and naval aviation . Later that month a Naval Command was established , based in Zemun , near Belgrade . The Navy Department , now known as Navy Section , was then only responsible for purely administrative matters , with Naval Command responsible for all operational questions . The service 's initially unrealistic expansion goals of 24 destroyers and 24 submarines were soon shelved , and by the end of 1923 the fleet consisted of eight 250t-class torpedo boats , four `` Kaiman '' -class torpedo boats , six s , four `` Schichau '' -class minesweepers , the water carrier `` Perun '' ( ex- '' Cyclop '' ) , the yachts `` Vila '' ( ex- '' Dalmat '' ) and `` Lada '' ( ex- '' Quarnero '' ) , the training ship `` Vila Velebit '' , the salvage vessel `` Moćni '' ( ex- '' Gigant '' ) , and four tugs . `` Kumbor '' ( ex- '' Kronprinz Erzherzog Rudolf '' ) had been sold for scrap in 1922 , and three of the minesweepers were disposed of in 1924 , as were the four hulks . The four river monitors remained in service , as `` Vardar '' , `` Drava '' , `` Morava '' and `` Sava '' respectively . They were supported by two motor patrol boats and three river tugs . The shore establishments were developed from those inherited from the Austro-Hungarian Navy , and included Tivat in the Bay of Kotor . It was home to the Tivat Arsenal , a naval yard which was expanded to repair and overhaul larger vessels ; it included two floating docks , one of and one of capacity . The apprentice school and diving school were also established there , along with the main supply base . A capacity floating dock was acquired for the private Yarrow Adriatic shipyard at Kraljevica , and a subsidiary of the French Ateliers et Chantiers de la Loire shipyard was established at Split , equipped with two more floating docks , one of , and one of capacity . The riverine vessels were usually repaired at the Novi Sad subsidiary of the Arsenal , and overhauls were completed at Sartid Works in Smederevo . 1923–1929 . The early development of the navy was hampered by severe budget limitations and a lack of interest from the general staff which consisted of former Royal Serbian Army generals with little appreciation for naval matters . A Navy League ( ) was established to promote public interest in the navy . In 1925 , Prica conducted exercises off the Dalmatian coast , involving the majority of vessels . In 1926 , the navy was able to make its first significant acquisition , the former Imperial German Navy light cruiser , which was renamed `` Dalmacija '' . She was refitted at the Tivat Arsenal prior to commissioning . The following year , two British-built Thornycroft `` Uskok '' -class motor torpedo boats ( MTBs ) were acquired , named `` Uskok '' and `` Četnik '' , and a base was built for them at Šibenik . In 1927 , the first two submarines were purchased , the British-built `` Hrabri '' class— '' Hrabri '' and `` Nebojša '' . Over the next two years , two further submarines were brought into service , the French-built `` Osvetnik '' class , which consisted of `` Osvetnik '' and `` Smeli '' . The submarine flotilla was based at Tivat , supported by the depot ship `` Hvar '' ( ex- '' Solun '' ) , acquired in 1927 . Between 1928 and 1930 , a number of former Austro-Hungarian vessels were discarded , including the four `` Kaiman '' -class torpedo boats . In 1929 , the salvage ship `` Moćni '' was scrapped , and the German-built `` Spasilac '' was acquired to replace her . In late 1928 , the naval aviation school was transferred from Đenovići to Divulje near Split , where a new seaplane station was established . In the same year , the seaplane depot ship `` Zmaj '' was acquired from Germany . In May and June 1929 , a squadron , under the command of Prica and consisting of `` Dalmacija '' , `` Hvar '' and the two `` Hrabri '' -class submarines , visited Malta , Corfu and Bizerte . Also in 1929 , the former Austro-Hungarian water carrier `` Najade '' , now named `` Sitnica '' , was re-employed as an auxiliary for the submarine flotilla , despite its lack of a workshop for repair work . In late 1929 , Navy Command and Navy Section were combined as part of the Ministry of Army and Navy , with the navy commander holding the rank of admiral , and his deputy with the rank of vice-admiral . By that time , the Yugoslav fleet consisted of the light cruiser `` Dalmacija '' , the eight 250t-class seagoing torpedo boats , the two `` Uskok '' -class MTBs , four submarines , six `` Galeb '' -class minetenders , one minesweeper , the submarine depot ship `` Hvar '' , the training ship `` Sitnica '' , two yachts `` Vila '' and `` Lada '' , and five tugs . The riverine flotilla consisted of the four monitors and the river auxiliary `` Srbija '' . In total , the navy comprised 256 officers and 2,000 men , with a naval reserve consisting of 164 officers and 570 men . Less than half of the officers were former members of the Austro-Hungarian Navy , and 49 officers had graduated from the Naval Academy . In October , Prica retired as navy commander and was replaced by Vice-Admiral V. Wickerhauser . 1930–1940 . In January 1929 , King Alexander changed the name of the country to the Kingdom of Yugoslavia , and the navy became the Royal Yugoslav Navy ( , Краљевска Југословенска Ратна Морнарица , KJRM ) . In April 1930 , the salvage vessel `` Spasilac '' was added to the fleet , and the following month the submarine `` Nebojša '' was damaged when she collided with a steamer . In July , the two `` Hrabri '' -class submarines and `` Sitnica '' made a Mediterranean cruise , visiting Alexandria and Beirut . The appointment of a chief of the Maritime Air Force in 1930 signified the separation of naval aviation from army control , with a strength of around 1,000 officers and men , of whom about 80 were pilots . Around 120 naval aircraft were in service . In 1931 , the fleet expanded significantly with the completion of the British-built flotilla leader `` Dubrovnik '' . The flotilla leader concept involved building large destroyers similar to the World War I Royal Navy V and W-class destroyers . In the interwar French Navy , these ships were known as `` contre-torpilleurs '' , and were intended to operate with smaller destroyers , or as half-flotillas of three ships . The KJRM decided to build three such flotilla leaders , ships that would have the ability to reach high speeds and with a long endurance . The long endurance requirement reflected Yugoslav plans to deploy the ships into the central Mediterranean , where they would be able to operate alongside French and British warships . The onset of the Great Depression meant that only one ship of the planned half-flotilla was ever built . Five locally-built `` Malinska '' -class minelayers were also added to the fleet in 1931 . The following year , a new German-built brigantine sail training ship , `` Jadran '' was acquired , and Wickerhauser retired and was replaced by Vice-Admiral N.N . Stanković . The 250t-class torpedo boat `` T4 '' ran aground and was broken up in 1932 . In 1932 , Stanković assured the British naval attaché that Yugoslav naval policy was focused on the defence of her coastline , but he also opined that this task would require significant expansion of the navy , including the acquisition of six cruisers and five more flotilla leaders similar to `` Dubrovnik '' . In the same year , `` Dubrovnik '' sailed to the Black Sea then visited several ports in the Mediterranean with King Alexander and Queen Marie aboard . During 1932 , the Maritime Air Force had bases at Divulje and Đenovići , with two bomber squadrons and one reconnaissance squadron at each base , each squadron consisting of 12 aircraft . In 1934 , the British naval attaché reported that the French had significant influence on Yugoslav naval policy . In the same year , the KJRM comprised 517 officers and 6,461 men , and Stanković retired and was replaced by Rear-Admiral M.L . Polić . In October , `` Hrabri '' and `` Smeli '' conducted visits to various Mediterranean ports . Despite the fact that a half-flotilla of large destroyers was not going to be built , the idea that `` Dubrovnik '' might operate with a number of smaller destroyers persisted . In 1934 , the KJRM decided to acquire three such destroyers to operate in a division led by `` Dubrovnik '' . In August 1935 , `` Dubrovnik '' visited Corfu and Bizerte , the seaplane carrier `` Zmaj '' along with three `` Galeb '' -class mine tenders also visited Corfu , and `` Hrabri '' and `` Osvetnik '' visited Malta . In 1936 , eight German-built `` Orjen '' -class MTBs were added . Also in 1936 , a new naval coastal command was established under the command of a rear admiral . It was headquartered in Split , and included shore-based commands at Selce , Šibenik and Đenovići . By the end of that year , the KJRM consisted of 27 surface combatants , four submarines , and around a dozen auxiliary vessels , crewed by a total of 487 officers and about 5,000 men . The yacht `` Lada '' had been disposed of , as had the minesweeper `` D2 '' . The training ship `` Sitnica '' had been converted into a second submarine depot ship , and the `` Galeb '' -class mine tenders had been reclassified as minelayers . The river flotilla consisted of the four monitors , the royal yacht `` Dragor '' , two patrol boats— '' Graničar '' and `` Stražar '' , and three river tugs ; `` Cer '' , `` Triglav '' and `` Avala '' . However , in 1936 the only vessels ready for war service were `` Dubrovnik '' and the four submarines , and the navy was only considered capable of patrol duties and coastal surveillance , minelaying and minor raids against enemy shipping . Despite this , the United States naval attaché observed that the morale and discipline of the navy was very good . He further stated that higher-level commanders appeared discouraged at the poor position of the navy due to its inadequate budget . He concluded that the fleet was in very good condition considering its funding . During 1936 , `` Nebojša '' and `` Osvetnik '' visited Corfu , and `` Zmaj '' and three `` Galeb '' -class mine tenders also visited Corfu . In 1936–1937 , the fleet was significantly strengthened by the acquisition of three `` Beograd '' -class destroyers , the French-built `` Beograd '' , and the locally-built `` Zagreb '' and `` Ljubljana '' . Naval communication via teletype was established to connect Naval Command in Zemun with bases at Selce , Split , Šibenik and Novi Sad . Split was also connected to Divulje , and Đenovići was connected with the Tivat Arsenal . In 1937 , the Naval Command was renamed the Naval Staff , and a Naval Staff College was established at Dubrovnik . Considerable effort was made to bring the fleet to sound seagoing condition , with a refit of `` Dalmacija '' . `` Dubrovnik '' was considered to be in good repair , but the two French-built submarines needed constant work . The eight new `` Orjen '' -class MTBs were found to be unseaworthy in rough conditions , but satisfactory in fair weather . `` Dubrovnik '' visited Istanbul , Mudros and Piraeus in August , and `` Zmaj '' , `` Hrabri '' and `` Smeli '' visited Crete , Piraeus and Corfu in August and September . In 1938 , the navy consisted of 611 officers and 8,562 men . A Balkan Naval Conference was conducted in the same year , during which the Chief of the Naval Staff declared that in case of war , the Yugoslav fleet would concentrate on coastal defence , except for occasional submarine forays . The Maritime Air Force could field a total of 40 aircraft , but only the 12 Dornier Do 22s and 12 Dornier Do Js were considered to be of any value in modern warfare . `` Dubrovnik '' visited Alexandria , Beirut and Corfu in August 1938 . In 1939 , a new destroyer `` Split '' was laid down , and two coastal German Type IIB submarines were ordered , but due to the outbreak of World War II , `` Split '' was not completed and the submarines were never delivered . In 1939 , the British observed that the commander-in-chief of the Yugoslav Navy , Polić , was `` amiable but ignorant '' and had little technical knowledge regarding naval matters . In the same year , the 250t-class torpedo boat `` T2 '' was broken up for scrap . In January 1940 , `` Ljubljana '' struck a reef off Šibenik and sank . She was raised and placed in dry dock at the Tivat Arsenal for repairs . Prior to the April 1941 invasion . On the eve of the German-led Axis invasion of Yugoslavia , the KJRM comprised 41 combatant ships and 19 auxiliaries , effectively divided into ships capable of offensive and defensive tasks , and ships intended for peacetime training , logistics and minelaying tasks . The former category included `` Dubrovnik '' , the three `` Beograd '' -class destroyers ( although `` Ljubljana '' was in dry dock being repaired ) , the four submarines , eight `` Orjen '' -class MTBs and two `` Uskok '' -class MTBs . Of the submarines , only the two French-built ones were considered fully combat-ready . The latter category consisted of `` Dalmacija '' , six `` Galeb '' -class minelayers , six 250t-class torpedo boats , five `` Malinska '' -class minelayers , and the training and auxiliary ships `` Jadran '' , `` Zmaj '' , `` Hvar '' and `` Sitnica '' . The Maritime Air Force consisted of 150 seaplanes , of which 120 were combat-capable , the remainder being training aircraft . The combat aircraft were mainly Do 22s , Do Js and Do D types . Although torpedo-capable aircraft were in service , no air-launched torpedoes were available . There were significant weaknesses in the KJRM prior to the invasion . One was the failure to subordinate the Naval Surveillance Command to respective sectors of Naval Coastal Command , and another was giving responsibility for two sectors of Naval Coastal Command to what were essentially training establishments . Naval operations during the invasion of 1941 . When Germany and Italy attacked Yugoslavia on 6 April 1941 , the initial attacks came from the air . From early morning , Italian and German aircraft attacked the naval facilities at Split and the Bay of Kotor . In the afternoon , Italian dive bombers attacked the Bay of Kotor . Their attack damaged a Do J flying boat , but one of the Italian aircraft was shot down by anti-aircraft fire , while another two were damaged . Shortly after this more Italian bombers unsuccessfully attacked the Tivat Arsenal , suffering three aircraft damaged in the attack . On the same day , three KJRM Dornier Do 22s and Rogožarski SIM-XIV-Hs provided air cover while the `` Galeb '' -class minelayer `` Jastreb '' laid a minefield off Budva harbour . The following day , three Italian bombers became lost in cloud and emerged over the Bay of Kotor where two were damaged and one shot down by anti-aircraft fire . On 8 April , there were Italian attacks on the base of the 2nd and 3rd Torpedo Divisions in Šibenik , and three Do J flying boats were destroyed by Italian fighters at Jadrtovac . A number of Do 22s and SIM-XIV-Hs also flew reconnaissance missions on that day . The next day , Italian bombers struck a number of Yugoslav naval and seaplane bases along the coast , destroying and damaging several aircraft . One Do 22 pilot located an Italian convoy crossing the Adriatic and despite heavy anti-aircraft fire attacked it twice without result . Another three KJRM Do 22s raided Durazzo in Italian-controlled Albania , but were driven off . To prevent a bridgehead being established at Zara , an Italian enclave on the Dalmatian coast , `` Beograd '' , four 250t-class torpedo boats and six MTBs were dispatched to Šibenik , to the south of Zara , in preparation for an attack . The attack was to be coordinated with the 12th Infantry Division `` Jadranska '' and two combined regiments ( ) of the Royal Yugoslav Army attacking from the Benkovac area , supported by the Royal Yugoslav Air Force 's 81st Bomber Group . The Yugoslavs launched their attack on 9 April , but the naval prong of this attack faltered when `` Beograd '' was damaged by near misses from Italian aircraft off Šibenik when her starboard engine was put out of action , after which she limped to the Bay of Kotor , escorted by the remainder of the force , for repairs . Italian air raids on Kotor badly damaged the minelayer `` Kobac '' , that was beached to prevent sinking . On 10 April , the 2nd Hydroplane Command at Divulje began to disintegrate , with some pilots flying their aircraft to the Bay of Kotor to join the 3rd Hydroplane Command . One Do 22 attacked an Italian tanker off Bari , claiming a near miss that the Yugoslav crew believed to have caused some damage . The following day , Italian dive bombers attacked MTBs of the 2nd Torpedo Division near Šibenik , with the Yugoslav boats shooting down one Italian aircraft and damaging another . At the start of the campaign , the river monitors had carried out offensive operations by shelling the airfield at Mohács in Hungary on 6 April and again two days later , but had to begin withdrawing towards Novi Sad by 11 April after coming under repeated attack by German dive bombers . Early in the morning of 12 April , a squadron of German dive bombers attacked the Yugoslav monitors on the Danube . `` Drava '' was hit by several of them but they were unable to penetrate her thick deck armour , until , by chance , one put a bomb straight down the funnel , killing 54 of the 67 crew . During the attack , anti-aircraft gunners on the monitors claimed three dive bombers shot down . The remaining three monitors were scuttled by their crews later on 12 April as German and Hungarian forces had occupied their bases and the river systems upon which they operated . Aftermath . The Italians captured most of the KJRM in port , including `` Ljubljana '' , which had spent the duration of the invasion in dry-dock . However , `` Zagreb '' was blown up and scuttled at the Bay of Kotor by two junior officers , Sergej Mašera and Milan Spasić , to prevent her capture . The submarine `` Nebojša '' and two `` Orjen '' -class MTBs escaped to Alexandria to join the Allied cause . A fourth destroyer , `` Split '' , was captured while under construction in the Kotor shipyard , but the Italians were not able to complete her before they sued for peace in September 1943 . She was completed by the Yugoslav Navy after the war . Ten Maritime Air Force aircraft escaped to Greece , with nine eventually making it to Egypt , where they formed a squadron under Royal Air Force command . A number of the captured Yugoslav warships , notably `` Dubrovnik '' , `` Beograd '' and the repaired `` Ljubljana '' , were employed by the Italian `` Regia Marina '' until the armistice in 1943 , whereupon the German `` Kriegsmarine '' , and to a lesser extent the Navy of the Independent State of Croatia , appropriated the surviving vessels for their own fleets . `` Ljubljana '' was wrecked on a shoal near the Gulf of Tunis whilst in Italian service in April 1943 , and `` Dalmacija '' entered German service with her previous German name `` Niobe '' , but was soon transferred to the Croatian navy as `` Zniam '' . Beached on Silba island , she was destroyed by British MTBs in December 1943 . `` Dubrovnik '' and `` Beograd '' were not sunk by Allied forces until April and May 1945 respectively . In early 1944 , the Royal Navy `` Flower '' -class corvette `` Mallow '' was transferred to the KJRM-in-exile as `` Nada '' . Several pre-war KJRM ships and transferred vessels which survived the war continued their service with the post-war Yugoslav Navy . The post-war Yugoslav Navy drew its insignia and traditions from the Partisan naval forces that evolved from armed fishing vessels operated along the Adriatic coast from late 1942 , so few of the traditions of the KJRM were carried over to the post-war navy . Peacetime . The peacetime organisation of the KJRM remained essentially unchanged from 1929 until the invasion of Yugoslavia . The Naval Command in Zemun formed part of the Ministry of Army and Navy , and controlled Navy Headquarters . Navy Headquarters consisted of the staff , archives , main naval radio station and the navy newspaper , and controlled six branches ; the fleet , River and Lake Forces , Maritime Air Force , Coastal Defence Command , Naval Surveillance Command , and shore establishments . The exact composition of the fleet varied considerably as vessels were added and disposed of , but from 1938 it usually comprised three torpedo divisions , a submarine division and a training squadron , reaching its maximum strength during the summer training period each year . The minelayers were usually part of the Coastal Defence Command , but were detached to the fleet during naval exercises , as were naval aviation squadrons . The Maritime Air Force consisted of three seaplane commands each of two groups , the naval aviation school and the seaplane depot ship `` Zmaj '' . Wartime . In case of war or national emergency , the Naval Staff was to become directly subordinate to the Supreme Command . The Naval Staff would command the fleet , river flotilla , Maritime Air Force and Naval Coastal Command . All other naval establishments would remain under the control of the Navy Section of the Ministry of Army and Navy . There were a few exceptions to these general arrangements . For example , the naval detachments on Lake Ohrid and Lake Scutari were subordinated to the local army districts , and the Naval Coastal Command was subordinated to the Royal Yugoslav Army 's Coastal Defence Command . In case of mobilisation , the navy would need to requisition about 250 sea-going and 25 river vessels . Logistics and personnel . The primary base for the KJRM was in the Bay of Kotor on the southern Adriatic coast . It encompassed the Tivat Arsenal and a number of schools and other establishments . Other bases were located at Šibenik in central Dalmatia and Selce , a small port nestled behind the island of Krk in the northern Adriatic . The Yugoslav coastline extended for , and there were over 600 Yugoslav islands in the Adriatic . The main riverine port was at Novi Sad on the Danube . Throughout its existence , the KJRM struggled with logistical difficulties associated with foreign-made ships and naval armament . The KJRM grew from slightly over 3,000 officers and men soon after its establishment to a strength of more than 9,000 immediately prior to World War II . Ship crews ranged from 240 for the flotilla leader `` Dubrovnik '' and 145 for the `` Beograd '' -class destroyers , to just five for the `` Uskok '' -class MTBs .
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Manuel Carlos Piar Guayana Airport . Manuel Carlos Piar Guayana International Airport ( Spanish : Aeropuerto Internacional de Guayana `` Manuel Carlos Piar '' ) , is an airport in the city of Ciudad Guayana , Venezuela . Ciudad Guayana is divided into two main population centres , San Félix and Puerto Ordaz , where the airport is located and hence its IATA code of PZO . The city sits at the confluence of the Orinoco and Caroni Rivers , and is the main access point for the natural attractions in south-east Venezuela , mainly Canaima National Park and Gran Sabana . The airport is named after Manuel Piar , victorious general at the Battle of San Félix in the Venezuelan War of Independence . Most of its current facilities and lay-out comes from the big renovation works done in 2007 , in preparation for the 2007 Copa América held in Venezuela . The Guayana VORTAC ( Ident : GNA ) is located on the field . The Guayana non-directional beacon ( Ident : GNA ) is located off the approach end of Runway 26 .
Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management . The Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management ( APPAM ) is an American organization whose focus is improving public policy and management by fostering excellence in research , analysis , and education . APPAM founded the `` Journal of Policy Analysis and Management '' ( `` JPAM '' ) in 1981 .
Pavel Nazimov . Pavel Viktorovich Nazimov ( ; born 4 February 1996 ) is a Russian football player who plays for PFC Dynamo Stavropol . Club career . He made his professional debut in the Russian Professional Football League for FC Zenit-2 St. Petersburg on 18 July 2014 in a game against FC Kolomna .
Wei ( state ) . Wei ( ; ; Old Chinese : * ' ) was an ancient Chinese state during the Warring States period . Its territory lay between the states of Qin and Qi and included parts of modern-day Henan , Hebei , Shanxi , and Shandong . After its capital was moved from Anyi to Daliang ( present-day Kaifeng ) during the reign of King Hui , Wei was also called Liang ( ) . Foundation . Surviving sources trace the ruling house of Wei to the Zhou royalty : Gao , duke of Bi ( ) , was a son of King Wen of Zhou . His descendents took their surname from his fief . After the destruction of Bi by the Xionites , Bi Wan ( ) escaped to Jin , where he became a courtier of Duke Xian 's , accompanying his personal carriage . After a successful military expedition , Bi Wan was granted Wei , from which his own descendants then founded the house of Wei . Spring and Autumn period . Jin 's political structure was drastically changed after the slaughter of its ruling dynasty during and after the Li Ji Unrest . Afterwards , `` Jin ha [ d ] no princely house '' ( ) and its political power diffused into extended relations , including the Wei . In the last years of the Spring and Autumn period , the founders of Wei , Zhao , and Han joined to attack and kill the dominant house of Zhi ( ) in 453 , resulting in the partition of Jin . King Weilie of Zhou finally legitimized the situation in 403 , when he elevated the three houses ' heads to the rank of marquess ( ) . Warring States Period . The state reached its apogee during the reigns of its first two rulers , Marquess Wen of Wei and Marquess Wu of Wei . The third ruler , King Hui of Wei , declared himself an independent sovereign and concentrated on economic developments , including irrigation projects at the Yellow River . Hui felt that Qin in the west was weak and their land a barren waste . He focused on conquering the well-settled eastern lands which were richer in known resources . However , a series of battles including the battle of Maling in 341 checked Wei 's ambitions while Qin 's expansion went largely unimpeded , boosting its economy and military strength . Early strengthening of the state of Wei resulted from adoption of legalist reforms proposed by Li Kui ( , c. 459 - c. 395 BCE ) . Defeat . Wei eventually lost the western Hexi region , a strategic area of pastoral land on the west bank of the Yellow River between the border of modern-day Shanxi and Shaanxi , to Qin . Thereafter , it remained continuously at war with Qin , requiring the capital to be moved from Anyi to Daliang . Wei surrendered to Qin in 225 , after the Qin general Wang Ben diverted the Yellow River into Daliang , destroying the capital in a flood . Rulers . According to Sima Qian 's `` Records of the Grand Historian '' written in the 1st century , the list of rulers is slightly different : King Hui died in 335 and was succeeded by his son King Xiang in 334 . King Xiang died in 319 and was succeeded by his son King Ai ( ) , who died in 296 and was succeeded by his son King Zhao . However , the majority of scholars and commentators believe that King Ai , whose personal name is not recorded , never existed . It seems that Sima Qian assigned the second part of the reign of King Hui ( starting in 334 , on which date Marquess Hui probably proclaimed himself King ) to his son King Xiang and added King Ai to fill in the gap between 319 and 296 . On the other hand , a minority of scholars believe King Ai did indeed exist . Chinese legend . According to the `` Han Feizi '' , King Anxi had a lover named Lord Long Yang , with whom he enjoyed fishing . One day , Long began to weep . When questioned , Long said he saw his own future in how he had treated a fish . Happy to have the catch at first , Long Yang had wanted to throw it back when he caught a better fish . He wept , `` I am also a previously-caught fish ! I will also be thrown back ! '' To show his fidelity to Long Yang , the king declared that , `` Anyone who dares to speak of other beauties will be executed along with his entire family '' . Chinese astronomy . In traditional Chinese astronomy , Wei is represented by one star in the `` Twelve States '' asterism of the `` Girl '' lunar mansion of the `` Black Turtle '' symbol and other star in the `` Left Wall '' of the `` Heavenly Market '' enclosure . Sources differ , however , in whether those two stars are ( respectively ) 33 Capricorni and Delta Herculis or whether they are Chi Capricorni and Phi Capricorni .
Joey LaMotta . Giuseppe `` Joey '' LaMotta ( April 27 , 1925 – December 29 , 1991 ) was the younger brother and one time manager of former world middleweight boxing champion , Jake LaMotta . LaMotta also boxed for a short time in 1945 and 1946 . His record was 32 wins ( 22 KOs ) , 5 losses ( 1 KO ) , and 2 draws . His son , John LaMotta , fought in the heavyweight-novice class of the 2001 Golden Gloves championship tournament . Joey LaMotta was portrayed by Joe Pesci in `` Raging Bull '' , the 1980 film that portrayed his brother 's turbulent life and career .
Tataltepec Chatino . Tataltepec Chatino , also known as Lowland Chatino and `` Chatino Occidental Bajo '' , is an indigenous Mesoamerican language , one of the Chatino family of the Oto-Manguean languages . It is not intelligible with other Chatino languages . It is named after the town of Tataltepec de Valdés , and is also spoken in San Pedro Tututepec . Status . Tataltepec de Valdés is divided between Chatinos , only a few of whom know Chatino , and Mestizos , none of whom know Chatino . Spanish is the dominant language of Tataltepec de Valdés , and is the only language used in all domains of public life except for conversations between speakers of Tataltepec Chatino . Unlike in other Chatino-speaking towns , loudspeakers used for public announcements broadcast exclusively in Spanish . Spanish is the only language used for government , but Chatino-speaking officials use the language when no monolingual Spanish-speakers are present . Unlike other Chatino communities , ceremonies welcoming new officials to local government are conducted entirely in Spanish . Chatino speakers know that their numbers are in decline , but there are some movements towards revitalization . There are signs of nostalgia among all community members for the language , including among the younger generation , and public events feature young Chatinos ( typically semi-speakers ) who are using the language in various ways . Proficiency in Tataltepec is increasingly no longer being taken for granted , who increasinlgy view even some knowledge of Tataltepec Chatino as praiseworthy . Vowels . There are five vowels : /a , e , i , o , u/ . All vowels except for /u/ have been nasalized , all vowels can be lengthened , and all vowels that can be nasalized can be both nasalized and lengthened . Consonants . All labial consonants occur more rarely than other consonants , and /β̞/ and /f/ occur mainly in nativized loanwords .
Spanish language . Spanish ( ; ) or Castilian ( , ) , is a Western Romance language that originated in the Castile region of Spain and today has hundreds of millions of native speakers in the Americas and Spain . It is usually considered a global language and the world 's second-most spoken native language , after Mandarin Chinese . Spanish is a part of the Ibero-Romance group of languages , which evolved from several dialects of Vulgar Latin in Iberia after the collapse of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century . The oldest Latin texts with traces of Spanish come from mid-northern Iberia in the 9th century , and the first systematic written use of the language happened in Toledo , then capital of the Kingdom of Castile , in the 13th century . Beginning in the early 16th century , Spanish was taken to the viceroyalties of the Spanish Empire , most notably to the Americas , as well as territories in Africa , Oceania and the Philippines . Around 75 % of modern Spanish vocabulary is derived from Latin . Ancient Greek has also contributed substantially to Spanish vocabulary , especially through Latin , where it had a great impact . Spanish vocabulary has been in contact with Arabic from an early date , having developed during the Al-Andalus era in the Iberian Peninsula . With around 8 % of its vocabulary being Arabic in origin , this language is the second most important influence after Latin . It has also been influenced by Basque , Iberian , Celtiberian , Visigothic , and by neighboring Ibero-Romance languages.. Additionally , it has absorbed vocabulary from other languages , particularly the Romance languages—French , Italian , Portuguese , Catalan , Occitan , and Sardinian—as well as from Nahuatl , Quechua , and other indigenous languages of the Americas . Spanish is one of the six official languages of the United Nations . It is also used as an official language by the European Union , the Organization of American States , the Union of South American Nations , the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States , the African Union and by many other international organizations . Estimated number of speakers . It is estimated that more than 437 million people speak Spanish as a native language , which qualifies it as second on the lists of languages by number of native speakers . Instituto Cervantes claims that there are an estimated 477 million Spanish speakers with native competence and 572 million Spanish speakers as a first or second language—including speakers with limited competence—and more than 21 million students of Spanish as a foreign language . Spanish is the official or national language in Spain , Equatorial Guinea , and 19 countries in the Americas . Speakers in the Americas total some 418 million . It is also an optional language in the Philippines as it was a Spanish colony from 1569 to 1899 . In the European Union , Spanish is the mother tongue of 8 % of the population , with an additional 7 % speaking it as a second language . Spanish is the most popular second language learned in the United States . In 2011 it was estimated by the American Community Survey that of the 55 million Hispanic United States residents who are five years of age and over , 38 million speak Spanish at home . Names of the language . In Spain and in some other parts of the Spanish-speaking world , Spanish is called not only ( Spanish ) but also ( Castilian ) , the language from the kingdom of Castile , contrasting it with other languages spoken in Spain such as Galician , Basque , Asturian , Catalan , Aragonese and Occitan . The Spanish Royal Academy , on the other hand , currently uses the term in its publications , but from 1713 to 1923 called the language . The ( a language guide published by the Spanish Royal Academy ) states that , although the Spanish Royal Academy prefers to use the term in its publications when referring to the Spanish language , both terms— and —are regarded as synonymous and equally valid . Two etymologies for have been suggested . The Spanish Royal Academy Dictionary derives the term from the Provençal word , and that in turn from the Medieval Latin word , 'from—or pertaining to—Hispania ' . Other authorities attribute it to a supposed mediaeval Latin * , with the same meaning . History . The Spanish language evolved from Vulgar Latin , which was brought to the Iberian Peninsula by the Romans during the Second Punic War , beginning in 210 BC . Previously , several pre-Roman languages ( also called Paleohispanic languages ) —unrelated to Latin , and some of them unrelated even to Indo-European—were spoken in the Iberian Peninsula . These languages included Basque ( still spoken today ) , Iberian , Celtiberian and Gallaecian . The first documents to show traces of what is today regarded as the precursor of modern Spanish are from the 9th century . Throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era , the most important influences on the Spanish lexicon came from neighboring Romance languages—Mozarabic ( Andalusi Romance ) , Navarro-Aragonese , Leonese , Catalan , Portuguese , Galician , Occitan , and later , French and Italian . Spanish also borrowed a considerable number of words from Arabic , as well as a minor influence from the Germanic Gothic language through the migration of tribes and a period of Visigoth rule in Iberia . In addition , many more words were borrowed from Latin through the influence of written language and the liturgical language of the Church . The loanwords were taken from both Classical Latin and Renaissance Latin , the form of Latin in use at that time . According to the theories of Ramón Menéndez Pidal , local sociolects of Vulgar Latin evolved into Spanish , in the north of Iberia , in an area centered in the city of Burgos , and this dialect was later brought to the city of Toledo , where the written standard of Spanish was first developed , in the 13th century . In this formative stage , Spanish developed a strongly differing variant from its close cousin , Leonese , and , according to some authors , was distinguished by a heavy Basque influence ( see Iberian Romance languages ) . This distinctive dialect spread to southern Spain with the advance of the , and meanwhile gathered a sizable lexical influence from the Arabic of Al-Andalus , much of it indirectly , through the Romance Mozarabic dialects ( some 4,000 Arabic-derived words , make up around 8 % of the language today ) . The written standard for this new language was developed in the cities of Toledo , in the 13th to 16th centuries , and Madrid , from the 1570s . Spanish is marked by the palatalization of the Latin double consonants and ( thus Latin > Spanish , and Latin > Spanish The consonant written or in Latin and pronounced in Classical Latin had probably `` fortified '' to a bilabial fricative in Vulgar Latin . In early Spanish ( but not in Catalan or Portuguese ) it merged with the consonant written `` b '' ( a bilabial with plosive and fricative allophones ) . In modern Spanish , there is no difference between the pronunciation of orthographic and , with some exceptions in Caribbean Spanish . Peculiar to Spanish ( as well as to the neighboring Gascon dialect of Occitan , and attributed to a Basque substratum ) was the mutation of Latin initial into whenever it was followed by a vowel that did not diphthongize . The , still preserved in spelling , is now silent in most varieties of the language , although in some Andalusian and Caribbean dialects it is still aspirated in some words . Because of borrowings from Latin and from neighboring Romance languages , there are many -/-doublets in modern Spanish : and ( both Spanish for `` Ferdinand '' ) , and ( both Spanish for `` smith '' ) , and ( both Spanish for `` iron '' ) , and and ( both Spanish for `` deep '' , but means `` bottom '' while means `` deep '' ) ; ( Spanish for `` to make '' ) is cognate to the root word of ( Spanish for `` to satisfy '' ) , and ( `` made '' ) is similarly cognate to the root word of ( Spanish for `` satisfied '' ) . In the 15th and 16th centuries , Spanish underwent a dramatic change in the pronunciation of its sibilant consonants , known in Spanish as the , which resulted in the distinctive velar pronunciation of the letter and—in a large part of Spain—the characteristic interdental ( `` th-sound '' ) for the letter ( and for before or ) . See History of Spanish ( Modern development of the Old Spanish sibilants ) for details . The , written in Salamanca in 1492 by Elio Antonio de Nebrija , was the first grammar written for a modern European language . According to a popular anecdote , when Nebrija presented it to Queen Isabella I , she asked him what was the use of such a work , and he answered that language is the instrument of empire . In his introduction to the grammar , dated 18 August 1492 , Nebrija wrote that `` ... language was always the companion of empire . '' From the sixteenth century onwards , the language was taken to America and the Spanish East Indies via Spanish colonization of America . Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra , author of `` Don Quixote '' , is such a well-known reference in the world that Spanish is often called ( `` the language of Cervantes '' ) . In the twentieth century , Spanish was introduced to Equatorial Guinea and the Western Sahara , and to areas of the United States that had not been part of the Spanish Empire , such as Spanish Harlem in New York City . For details on borrowed words and other external influences upon Spanish , see Influences on the Spanish language . Grammar . Most of the grammatical and typological features of Spanish are shared with the other Romance languages . Spanish is a fusional language . The noun and adjective systems exhibit two genders and two numbers , in addition articles and some pronouns and determiners have a neuter gender in singular . There are about fifty conjugated forms per verb , with 3 tenses : past , present , future ; 2 aspects for past : perfective , imperfective ; 4 moods : indicative , subjunctive , conditional , imperative ; 3 persons : first , second , third ; 2 numbers : singular , plural ; 3 verboid forms : infinitive , gerund , and past participle . Verbs express T-V distinction by using different persons for formal and informal addresses . ( For a detailed overview of verbs , see Spanish verbs and Spanish irregular verbs . ) Spanish syntax is considered right-branching , meaning that subordinate or modifying constituents tend to be placed after their head words . The language uses prepositions ( rather than postpositions or inflection of nouns for case ) , and usually—though not always—places adjectives after nouns , as do most other Romance languages . The language is classified as a subject–verb–object language ; however , as in most Romance languages , constituent order is highly variable and governed mainly by topicalization and focus rather than by syntax . It is a `` pro-drop '' , or `` null-subject '' language—that is , it allows the deletion of subject pronouns when they are pragmatically unnecessary . Spanish is described as a `` verb-framed '' language , meaning that the `` direction '' of motion is expressed in the verb while the `` mode '' of locomotion is expressed adverbially ( e.g . `` subir corriendo '' or `` salir volando '' ; the respective English equivalents of these examples—'to run up ' and 'to fly out'—show that English is , by contrast , `` satellite-framed '' , with mode of locomotion expressed in the verb and direction in an adverbial modifier ) . Subject/verb inversion is not required in questions , and thus the recognition of declarative or interrogative may depend entirely on intonation . Phonology . The Spanish phonemic system is originally descended from that of Vulgar Latin . Its development exhibits some traits in common with the neighboring dialects—especially Leonese and Aragonese—as well as other traits unique to Castilian . Castilian is unique among its neighbors in the aspiration and eventual loss of the Latin initial sound ( e.g . Cast . vs. Leon . and Arag. ) . The Latin initial consonant sequences , and in Spanish typically become ( originally pronounced ) , while in Aragonese they are preserved , and in Leonese they present a variety of outcomes , including , and . Where Latin had before a vowel ( e.g . ) or the ending , ( e.g . ) , Old Spanish produced , that in Modern Spanish became the velar fricative ( , where neighboring languages have the palatal lateral ( e.g . Portuguese , ; Catalan , ) . Segmental phonology . The Spanish phonemic inventory consists of five vowel phonemes ( , , ) and 17 to 19 consonant phonemes ( the exact number depending on the dialect ) . The main allophonic variation among vowels is the reduction of the high vowels and to glides— and respectively—when unstressed and adjacent to another vowel . Some instances of the mid vowels and , determined lexically , alternate with the diphthongs and respectively when stressed , in a process that is better described as morphophonemic rather than phonological , as it is not predictable from phonology alone . The Spanish consonant system is characterized by ( 1 ) three nasal phonemes , and one or two ( depending on the dialect ) lateral phoneme ( s ) , which in syllable-final position lose their contrast and are subject to assimilation to a following consonant ; ( 2 ) three voiceless stops and the affricate ; ( 3 ) three or four ( depending on the dialect ) voiceless fricatives ; ( 4 ) a set of voiced obstruents— , , and sometimes —which alternate between approximant and plosive allophones depending on the environment ; and ( 5 ) a phonemic distinction between the `` tapped '' and `` trilled '' `` r '' -sounds ( single and double in orthography ) . In the following table of consonant phonemes , is marked with an asterisk ( * ) to indicate that it is preserved only in some dialects . In most dialects it has been merged with in the merger called . Similarly , is also marked with an asterisk to indicate that most dialects do not distinguish it from ( see ) , although this is not a true merger but an outcome of different evolution of sibilants in Southern Spain . The phoneme is in parentheses ( ) to indicate that it appears only in loanwords . Each of the voiced obstruent phonemes , , and appears to the right of a `` pair '' of voiceless phonemes , to indicate that , while the `` voiceless '' phonemes maintain a phonemic contrast between plosive ( or affricate ) and fricative , the `` voiced '' ones alternate allophonically ( i.e . without phonemic contrast ) between plosive and approximant pronunciations . Prosody . Spanish is classified by its rhythm as a syllable-timed language : each syllable has approximately the same duration regardless of stress . Spanish intonation varies significantly according to dialect but generally conforms to a pattern of falling tone for declarative sentences and wh-questions ( who , what , why , etc . ) and rising tone for no questions . There are no syntactic markers to distinguish between questions and statements and thus , the recognition of declarative or interrogative depends entirely on intonation . In addition to the many exceptions to these tendencies , there are numerous minimal pairs that contrast solely on stress such as ( 'sheet ' ) and ( 'savannah ' ) ; ( 'boundary ' ) , ( ' [ that ] he/she limits ' ) and ( 'I limited ' ) ; ( 'liquid ' ) , ( 'I sell off ' ) and ( 'he/she sold off ' ) . The orthographic system unambiguously reflects where the stress occurs : in the absence of an accent mark , the stress falls on the last syllable unless the last letter is , or a vowel , in which cases the stress falls on the next-to-last ( penultimate ) syllable . Exceptions to those rules are indicated by an acute accent mark over the vowel of the stressed syllable . ( See Spanish orthography . ) Geographical distribution . Spanish is the primary language of 20 countries worldwide . It is estimated that the combined total number of Spanish speakers is between 470 and 500 million , making it the second most widely spoken language in terms of native speakers . Spanish is the third most spoken language by total number of speakers ( after Mandarin and English ) . Internet usage statistics for 2007 also show Spanish as the third most commonly used language on the Internet , after English and Mandarin . Europe . In Europe , Spanish is an official language of Spain , the country after which it is named and from which it originated . It is widely spoken in Gibraltar , and also commonly spoken in Andorra , although Catalan is the official language there . Spanish is also spoken by small communities in other European countries , such as the United Kingdom , France , Italy , and Germany . Spanish is an official language of the European Union . In Switzerland , which had a massive influx of Spanish migrants in the 20th century , Spanish is the native language of 2.2 % of the population . Hispanic America . Most Spanish speakers are in Hispanic America ; of all countries with a majority of Spanish speakers , only Spain and Equatorial Guinea are outside the Americas . Nationally , Spanish is the official language—either `` de facto '' or `` de jure '' —of Argentina , Bolivia ( co-official with Quechua , Aymara , Guarani , and 34 other languages ) , Chile , Colombia , Costa Rica , Cuba , Dominican Republic , Ecuador , El Salvador , Guatemala , Honduras , Mexico ( co-official with 63 indigenous languages ) , Nicaragua , Panama , Paraguay ( co-official with Guaraní ) , Peru ( co-official with Quechua , Aymara , and `` the other indigenous languages '' ) , Puerto Rico ( co-official with English ) , Uruguay , and Venezuela . Spanish has no official recognition in the former British colony of Belize ; however , per the 2000 census , it is spoken by 43 % of the population . Mainly , it is spoken by the descendants of Hispanics who have been in the region since the seventeenth century ; however , English is the official language . Due to their proximity to Spanish-speaking countries , Trinidad and Tobago and Brazil have implemented Spanish language teaching into their education systems . The Trinidad government launched the `` Spanish as a First Foreign Language '' ( SAFFL ) initiative in March 2005 . In 2005 , the National Congress of Brazil approved a bill , signed into law by the President , making it mandatory for schools to offer Spanish as an alternative foreign language course in both public and private secondary schools in Brazil . In September 2016 this law was revoked by Michel Temer after impeachment of Dilma Rousseff . In many border towns and villages along Paraguay and Uruguay , a mixed language known as Portuñol is spoken . United States . According to 2006 census data , 44.3 million people of the U.S. population were Hispanic or Hispanic American by origin ; 38.3 million people , 13 percent of the population over five years old speak Spanish at home . The Spanish language has a long history of presence in the United States due to early Spanish and , later , Mexican administration over territories now forming the southwestern states , also Louisiana ruled by Spain from 1762 to 1802 , as well as Florida , which was Spanish territory until 1821 . Spanish is by far the most common second language in the US , with over 50 million total speakers if non-native or second-language speakers are included . While English is the de facto national language of the country , Spanish is often used in public services and notices at the federal and state levels . Spanish is also used in administration in the state of New Mexico . The language also has a strong influence in major metropolitan areas such as those of Los Angeles , Miami , San Antonio , New York , San Francisco , Dallas , and Phoenix ; as well as more recently , Chicago , Las Vegas , Boston , Denver , Houston , Indianapolis , Philadelphia , Cleveland , Salt Lake City , Atlanta , Nashville , Orlando , Tampa , Raleigh and Baltimore-Washington , D.C. due to 20th- and 21st-century immigration . Africa . In Africa , Spanish is official ( along with Portuguese and French ) in Equatorial Guinea , as well as an official language of the African Union . In Equatorial Guinea , Spanish is the predominant language when native and non-native speakers ( around 500,000 people ) are counted , while Fang is the most spoken language by number of native speakers . Spanish is also spoken in the integral territories of Spain in North Africa , which include the Spanish cities of Ceuta and Melilla , the Plazas de soberanía , and the Canary Islands archipelago ( population 2,000,000 ) , located some off the northwest coast of mainland Africa . In northern Morocco , a former Spanish protectorate that is also geographically close to Spain , approximately 20,000 people speak Spanish as a second language , while Arabic is the `` de jure '' official language . A small number of Moroccan Jews also speak the Sephardic Spanish dialect Haketia ( related to the Ladino dialect spoken in Israel ) . Spanish is spoken by some small communities in Angola because of the Cuban influence from the Cold War and in South Sudan among South Sudanese natives that relocated to Cuba during the Sudanese wars and returned in time for their country 's independence . In Western Sahara , formerly Spanish Sahara , Spanish was officially spoken during the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries . Today , Spanish in this disputed territory is maintained by populations of Sahrawi nomads numbering about 500,000 people , and is de facto official alongside Arabic in the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic , although this entity receives limited international recognition . Asia-Pacific . Spanish is present on Easter Island , as it was annexed as a Chilean province in 1888 . Spanish was an official language of the Philippines from the beginning of Spanish rule in 1565 to a constitutional change in 1973 . During Spanish colonization ( 1565–1898 ) , it was the language of government , trade and education , and spoken as a first language by Spaniards and educated Filipinos . In the mid-nineteenth century , the colonial government set up a free public education system with Spanish as the medium of instruction . This increased use of Spanish throughout the islands led to the formation of a class of Spanish-speaking intellectuals called the `` Ilustrados '' . Until the Philippine independence in 1898 , Spanish was spoken by around 10 % of the population as their first and only language . Around 60 % of the population spoke Spanish as their second or third language , that makes a total of 70 % . Despite American administration after the defeat of Spain in the Spanish–American War in 1898 , the usage of Spanish continued in Philippine literature and press during the early years of American rule . Gradually , however , the American government began increasingly promoting the use of English , and it characterized Spanish as a negative influence of the past . Eventually , by the 1920s , English became the primary language of administration and education . But despite a significant decrease in influence and speakers , Spanish remained an official language of the Philippines when it became independent in 1946 , alongside English and Filipino , a standardized version of Tagalog . Spanish was removed from official status in 1973 under the administration of Ferdinand Marcos , but regained its status as an official language two months later under Presidential Decree No . 155 , dated 15 March 1973 . It remained an official language until 1987 , with the ratification of the present constitution , in which it was re-designated as a voluntary and optional auxiliary language . In 2010 , President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo encouraged the reintroduction of Spanish-language teaching in the Philippine education system . But by 2012 , the number of secondary schools at which the language was either a compulsory subject or an elective had become very limited . Today , despite government promotions of Spanish , less than 0.5 % of the population report being able to speak the language proficiently . Aside from standard Spanish , a Spanish-based creole language—Chavacano—developed in the southern Philippines . The number of Chavacano-speakers was estimated at 1.2 million in 1996 . However , it is not mutually intelligible with Spanish . Speakers of the Zamboangueño variety of Chavacano were numbered about 360,000 in the 2000 census . The local languages of the Philippines also retain some Spanish influence , with many words being derived from Mexican Spanish , owing to the control of the islands by Spain through Mexico City until 1821 , and then directly from Madrid until 1898 . Spanish was also used by the colonial governments and educated classes in the former Spanish East Indies , consisting of modern-day Guam , Northern Mariana Islands , Palau , Marshall Islands and Micronesia , in addition to the Philippines . Spanish loan words are present in the local languages of these territories as a legacy of colonial rule . Today , Spanish is not spoken officially in any of these former Spanish territories . In Guam it is spoken by Catholic people and Puerto Ricans . There are alos Spanish songs in Guam . Judaeo-Spanish was initially spoken by the Sephardic Jewish community in India , but was later replaced with Judeo-Malayalam . Spanish speakers by country . The following table shows the number of Spanish speakers in some 79 countries . Dialectal variation . There are important variations ( phonological , grammatical , and lexical ) in the spoken Spanish of the various regions of Spain and throughout the Spanish-speaking areas of the Americas . The variety with the most speakers is Mexican Spanish . It is spoken by more than twenty percent of the world 's Spanish speakers ( more than 112 million of the total of more than 500 million , according to the table above ) . One of its main features is the reduction or loss of unstressed vowels , mainly when they are in contact with the sound /s/ . In Spain , northern dialects are popularly thought of as closer to the standard , although positive attitudes toward southern dialects have increased significantly in the last 50 years . Even so , the speech of Madrid , which has typically southern features such as yeísmo and s-aspiration , is the standard variety for use on radio and television . The educated Madrid variety has most influenced the written standard for Spanish . Phonology . The four main phonological divisions are based respectively on ( 1 ) the phoneme Voiceless dental fricative ( `` theta '' ) , ( 2 ) the debuccalization of syllable-final , ( 3 ) the sound of the spelled , ( 4 ) and the phoneme Palatal lateral approximant ( `` turned `` y '' ) , Morphology . The main morphological variations between dialects of Spanish involve differing uses of pronouns , especially those of the second person and , to a lesser extent , the object pronouns of the third person . Voseo . Virtually all dialects of Spanish make the distinction between a formal and a familiar register in the second-person singular and thus have two different pronouns meaning `` you '' : in the formal and either or in the familiar ( and each of these three pronouns has its associated verb forms ) , with the choice of or varying from one dialect to another . The use of ( and/or its verb forms ) is called . In a few dialects , all three pronouns are used , with , and denoting respectively formality , familiarity , and intimacy . In , is the subject form ( , `` you say '' ) and the form for the object of a preposition ( , `` I am going with you '' ) , while the direct and indirect object forms , and the possessives , are the same as those associated with : ( `` You know your friends respect you '' ) . The verb forms of `` general voseo '' are the same as those used with except in the present tense ( indicative and imperative ) verbs . The forms for generally can be derived from those of ( the traditional second-person familiar `` plural '' ) by deleting the glide , or , where it appears in the ending : > ; > , ( ) > ( ) , ( ) > ( ) . In Chilean on the other hand , almost all verb forms are distinct from their standard -forms . The use of the pronoun with the verb forms of ( ) is called `` pronominal `` . Conversely , the use of the verb forms of with the pronoun ( or ) is called `` verbal `` . In Chile , for example , `` verbal voseo '' is much more common than the actual use of the pronoun `` vos '' , which is usually reserved for highly informal situations . And in Central American , one can see even further distinction . Distribution in Spanish-speaking regions of the Americas . Although is not used in Spain , it occurs in many Spanish-speaking regions of the Americas as the primary spoken form of the second-person singular familiar pronoun , with wide differences in social consideration . Generally , it can be said that there are zones of exclusive use of ( the use of ) in the following areas : almost all of Mexico , the West Indies , Panama , most of Colombia , Peru , Venezuela and coastal Ecuador . as a cultured form alternates with as a popular or rural form in Bolivia , in the north and south of Peru , in Andean Ecuador , in small zones of the Venezuelan Andes ( and most notably in the Venezuelan state of Zulia ) , and in a large part of Colombia . Some researchers maintain that can be heard in some parts of eastern Cuba , and others assert that it is absent from the island . exists as the second-person usage with an intermediate degree of formality alongside the more familiar in Chile , in the Venezuelan state of Zulia , on the Caribbean coast of Colombia , in the Azuero Peninsula in Panama , in the Mexican state of Chiapas , and in parts of Guatemala . Areas of generalized include Argentina , Nicaragua , eastern Bolivia , El Salvador , Guatemala , Honduras , Costa Rica , Paraguay , Uruguay and the Colombian departments of Antioquia , Caldas , Risaralda , Quindio and Valle del Cauca . Ustedes . functions as formal and informal second person plural in over 90 % of the Spanish-speaking world , including all of Hispanic America , the Canary Islands , and some regions of Andalusia . In Seville , Huelva , Cadiz , and other parts of western Andalusia , the familiar form is constructed as , using the traditional second-person plural form of the verb . Most of Spain maintains the familiar distinction with and respectively . Usted . is the usual second-person singular pronoun in a formal context , but it is used jointly with the third-person singular voice of the verb . It is used to convey respect toward someone who is a generation older or is of higher authority ( `` you , sir '' / '' you , ma'am '' ) . It is also used in a `` familiar '' context by many speakers in Colombia and Costa Rica and in parts of Ecuador and Panama , to the exclusion of or . This usage is sometimes called in Spanish . In Central America , especially in Honduras , is often used as a formal pronoun to convey respect between the members of a romantic couple . is also used that way as well as between parents and children in the Andean regions of Ecuador , Colombia and Venezuela . Third-person object pronouns . Most speakers use ( and the prefers ) the pronouns and for `` direct '' objects ( masculine and feminine respectively , regardless of animacy , meaning `` him '' , `` her '' , or `` it '' ) , and for `` indirect '' objects ( regardless of gender or animacy , meaning `` to him '' , `` to her '' , or `` to it '' ) . The usage is sometimes called `` etymological '' , as these direct and indirect object pronouns are a continuation , respectively , of the accusative and dative pronouns of Latin , the ancestor language of Spanish . Deviations from this norm ( more common in Spain than in the Americas ) are called `` , `` , or `` , according to which respective pronoun , , or , has expanded beyond the etymological usage ( as a direct object , or or as an indirect object ) . Vocabulary . Some words can be significantly different in different Hispanophone countries . Most Spanish speakers can recognize other Spanish forms even in places where they are not commonly used , but Spaniards generally do not recognize specifically American usages . For example , Spanish , and ( respectively , 'butter ' , 'avocado ' , 'apricot ' ) correspond to ( word used for lard in Peninsular Spanish ) , and , respectively , in Argentina , Chile ( except ) , Paraguay , Peru ( except and ) , and Uruguay . Relation to other languages . Spanish is closely related to the other West Iberian Romance languages , including Asturian , Aragonese , Galician , Ladino , Leonese , Mirandese and Portuguese . It is generally acknowledged that Portuguese and Spanish speakers can communicate in written form , with varying degrees of mutual intelligibility . Mutual intelligibility of the `` written '' Spanish and Portuguese languages is remarkably high , and the difficulties of the spoken forms are based more on phonology than on grammatical and lexical dissimilarities . `` Ethnologue '' gives estimates of the lexical similarity between related languages in terms of precise percentages . For Spanish and Portuguese , that figure is 89 % . Italian , on the other hand its phonology similar to Spanish , but has a lower lexical similarity of 82 % . Mutual intelligibility between Spanish and French or between Spanish and Romanian is lower still , given lexical similarity ratings of 75 % and 71 % respectively . And comprehension of Spanish by French speakers who have not studied the language is much lower , at an estimated 45 % . In general , thanks to the common features of the writing systems of the Romance languages , interlingual comprehension of the written word is greater than that of oral communication . 1 . Also in early modern Portuguese ( e.g . `` The Lusiads '' ) , and in Galician . 2 . Alternatively in French . 3 . Also in Southern Italian dialects and languages . 4 . Medieval Catalan ( e.g . `` Llibre dels fets '' ) . 5 . Depending on the written norm used ( see Reintegrationism ) . 6 . From Basque `` esku '' , `` hand '' + `` erdi '' , `` half , incomplete '' . Notice that this negative meaning also applies for Latin `` sinistra ( m ) '' ( `` dark , unfortunate '' ) . 7 . Romanian `` caș '' ( from Latin ) means a type of cheese . The universal term for cheese in Romanian is `` brânză '' ( from unknown etymology ) . Judaeo-Spanish . Judaeo-Spanish , also known as Ladino , is a variety of Spanish which preserves many features of medieval Spanish and Portuguese and is spoken by descendants of the Sephardi Jews who were expelled from Spain in the fifteenth century . Conversely , in Portugal the vast majority of the Portuguese Jews converted and became 'New Christians ' . Therefore , its relationship to Spanish is comparable with that of the Yiddish language to German . Ladino speakers today are almost exclusively Sephardi Jews , with family roots in Turkey , Greece , or the Balkans , and living mostly in Israel , Turkey , and the United States , with a few communities in Hispanic America . Judaeo-Spanish lacks the Native American vocabulary which was acquired by standard Spanish during the Spanish colonial period , and it retains many archaic features which have since been lost in standard Spanish . It contains , however , other vocabulary which is not found in standard Spanish , including vocabulary from Hebrew , French , Greek and Turkish , and other languages spoken where the Sephardim settled . Judaeo-Spanish is in serious danger of extinction because many native speakers today are elderly as well as elderly `` olim '' ( immigrants to Israel ) who have not transmitted the language to their children or grandchildren . However , it is experiencing a minor revival among Sephardi communities , especially in music . In the case of the Latin American communities , the danger of extinction is also due to the risk of assimilation by modern Castilian . A related dialect is Haketia , the Judaeo-Spanish of northern Morocco . This too tended to assimilate with modern Spanish , during the Spanish occupation of the region . Writing system . Spanish is written in the Latin script , with the addition of the character ( , representing the phoneme , a letter distinct from , although typographically composed of an with a tilde ) . Formerly the digraphs ( , representing the phoneme ) and ( , representing the phoneme ) , were also considered single letters . However , the digraph ( , 'strong r ' , 'double r ' , or simply ) , which also represents a distinct phoneme , was not similarly regarded as a single letter . Since 1994 and have been treated as letter pairs for collation purposes , though they remained a part of the alphabet until 2010 . Words with are now alphabetically sorted between those with and , instead of following as they used to . The situation is similar for . Since 2010 , none of the digraphs ( ) is considered a letter by the Spanish Royal Academy . The letters and are used only in words and names coming from foreign languages ( , etc. ) . With the exclusion of a very small number of regional terms such as ( see Toponymy of Mexico ) , pronunciation can be entirely determined from spelling . Under the orthographic conventions , a typical Spanish word is stressed on the syllable before the last if it ends with a vowel ( not including ) or with a vowel followed by or an ; it is stressed on the last syllable otherwise . Exceptions to this rule are indicated by placing an acute accent on the stressed vowel . The acute accent is used , in addition , to distinguish between certain homophones , especially when one of them is a stressed word and the other one is a clitic : compare ( 'the ' , masculine singular definite article ) with ( 'he ' or 'it ' ) , or ( 'you ' , object pronoun ) with ( 'tea ' ) , ( preposition 'of ' ) versus ( 'give ' [ formal imperative/third-person present subjunctive ] ) , and ( reflexive pronoun ) versus ( 'I know ' or imperative 'be ' ) . The interrogative pronouns ( , , etc . ) also receive accents in direct or indirect questions , and some demonstratives ( , , etc . ) can be accented when used as pronouns . Accent marks used to be omitted on capital letters ( a widespread practice in the days of typewriters and the early days of computers when only lowercase vowels were available with accents ) , although the advises against this and the orthographic conventions taught at schools enforce the use of the accent . When is written between and a front vowel or , it indicates a `` hard g '' pronunciation . A diaeresis indicates that it is not silent as it normally would be ( e.g. , 'stork ' , is pronounced ; if it were written * , it would be pronounced * ) . Interrogative and exclamatory clauses are introduced with inverted question and exclamation marks ( and , respectively ) . Royal Spanish Academy . The ( Royal Spanish Academy ) , founded in 1713 , together with the 21 other national ones ( see Association of Spanish Language Academies ) , exercises a standardizing influence through its publication of dictionaries and widely respected grammar and style guides . Because of influence and for other sociohistorical reasons , a standardized form of the language ( Standard Spanish ) is widely acknowledged for use in literature , academic contexts and the media . Association of Spanish Language Academies . The Association of Spanish Language Academies ( , or ) is the entity which regulates the Spanish language . It was created in Mexico in 1951 and represents the union of all the separate academies in the Spanish-speaking world . It comprises the academies of 23 countries , ordered by date of Academy foundation : Spain ( 1713 ) , Colombia ( 1871 ) , Ecuador ( 1874 ) , Mexico ( 1875 ) , El Salvador ( 1876 ) , Venezuela ( 1883 ) , Chile ( 1885 ) , Peru ( 1887 ) , Guatemala ( 1887 ) , Costa Rica ( 1923 ) , Philippines ( 1924 ) , Panama ( 1926 ) , Cuba ( 1926 ) , Paraguay ( 1927 ) , Dominican Republic ( 1927 ) , Bolivia ( 1927 ) , Nicaragua ( 1928 ) , Argentina ( 1931 ) , Uruguay ( 1943 ) , Honduras ( 1949 ) , Puerto Rico ( 1955 ) , United States ( 1973 ) and Equatorial Guinea ( 2016 ) . Cervantes Institute . The ( Cervantes Institute ) is a worldwide non-profit organization created by the Spanish government in 1991 . This organization has branched out in over 20 different countries with 54 centers devoted to the Spanish and Hispanic American culture and Spanish Language . The ultimate goals of the Institute are to promote the education , the study and the use of Spanish universally as a second language , to support the methods and activities that would help the process of Spanish language education , and to contribute to the advancement of the Spanish and Hispanic American cultures throughout non-Spanish-speaking countries . Official use by international organizations . Spanish is one of the official languages of the United Nations , the European Union , the World Trade Organization , the Organization of American States , the Organization of Ibero-American States , the African Union , the Union of South American Nations , the Antarctic Treaty Secretariat , the Latin Union , the Caricom , the North American Free Trade Agreement , and numerous other international organizations .
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Carmelo Goyenechea . Carmelo Goyenechea ( 18 June 1898 – 10 November 1984 ) was a Spanish footballer . He competed in the men 's tournament at the 1924 Summer Olympics .
Das Stacheltier . `` Das Stacheltier '' was a satirical series of short films that was produced in East Germany by the DEFA Film Studios from 1953 to 1964 . The short films were meant to be shown in film theaters preceding the newsreel and the main feature . The only feature film in the series was the silent film `` Der junge Engländer '' directed by Gottfried Kolditz in 1958 . Many well-known East German directors and actors contributed to the film series , including Frank Beyer , Erwin Geschonneck , Gisela May , Rudolf Wessely , Otto Tausig , Peter Sturm , Rolf Herricht and Heinz Schubert .
Venustiano Carranza . Venustiano Carranza Garza ( ; 29 December 1859 – 21 May 1920 ) was one of the main leaders of the Mexican Revolution , whose victorious northern revolutionary Constitutionalist Army defeated the counter-revolutionary regime of Victoriano Huerta ( February 1913 – July 1914 ) and then defeated fellow revolutionaries after Huerta 's ouster . He secured power in Mexico , serving as head of state from 1915–1917 . With the promulgation of a new revolutionary Mexican Constitution of 1917 , he was elected president , serving from 1917 to 1920 . Known as the `` Primer Jefe '' or `` First Chief '' of the Constitutionalists , Carranza was a shrewd politician rather than a military man . He supported Francisco I. Madero 's challenge to the Díaz regime in the 1910 elections and Madero 's Plan de San Luis Potosí to nullify the elections and overthrow Díaz by force . He was appointed the governor of his home state of Coahuila by Madero . When Madero was murdered in February 1913 , Carranza drew up the Plan de Guadalupe , a purely political plan to oust Huerta . Carranza became the leader of northern forces opposed to Huerta . He went on to lead the Constitutionalist faction to victory and become president of Mexico . Carranza was from a rich , northern landowning family ; despite his position as head of the northern revolutionary movement , he was concerned that Mexico 's land tenure not be fundamentally restructured by the Revolution . He was far more conservative than either Southern peasant leader Emiliano Zapata or Northern revolutionary general Pancho Villa . Once firmly in power in Mexico , Carranza sought to eliminate his political rivals . Carranza won recognition from the United States but took strongly nationalist positions . During his administration , the current constitution of Mexico was drafted and adopted . Carranza did not implement its most radical elements , such as empowerment of labor , use of the state to expropriate foreign enterprises , land reform in Mexico , or suppression of the Roman Catholic Church in Mexico . In the 1920 election , in which he could not succeed himself , he attempted to impose a virtually unknown , civilian politician , Ignacio Bonillas , as president of Mexico . Northern generals , who held real power , rose up against Carranza under the Plan of Agua Prieta , and Carranza was assassinated fleeing Mexico City . Early life and education , 1859–1887 . Carranza was born in the town of Cuatro Ciénegas , in the state of Coahuila , in 1859 , to an upper middle-class cattle-ranching family . His father , Jesús Carranza Neira , had been a rancher and mule driver until the time of the Reform War ( 1857–1861 ) , in which he fought against the Indians and on the Liberal side . During the Franco-Mexican War ( 1861–1867 ) , Jesús Carranza became a colonel and was Benito Juárez 's main contact in Coahuila . A strong personal connection existed between the two , with Carranza lending Juárez money while Juárez was in exile . Following the ouster of the French , Juárez rewarded Carranza with land , which became the basis of his fortune in Coahuila . Because of his family 's wealth , Venustiano , the 11th of 15 children , was able to attend excellent schools in Saltillo and Mexico City . Venustiano studied at the `` Ateneo Fuente '' , a famous Liberal school in Saltillo . In 1874 , he went to the `` Escuela Nacional Preparatoria '' ( National Preparatory School ) in Mexico City , where he had aspirations to be a doctor . Carranza was still there in 1876 when Porfirio Díaz issued the Plan of Tuxtepec , which marked the beginning of Porfirio Díaz 's rebellion against President Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada under the slogan `` No Re-election '' ( Lerdo had served one term as president ) . Díaz 's troops defeated Lerdo 's , and Díaz and his armies marched into Mexico City in triumph . Upon completion of his studies , Carranza returned to Coahuila to raise cattle , since he had an eye disease that prevented him from becoming a doctor . He married Virginia Salinas in 1882 , and the couple had two daughters . Introduction to politics , 1887–1909 . The Carranzas had high ambitions for Venustiano , who would use the family money to advance his political career . In 1887 , at age 28 , he became municipal president of Cuatro Ciénegas . Carranza remained a Liberal who idolized Benito Juárez . At the same time , he grew disillusioned with the increasingly authoritarian character of the rule of Porfirio Díaz during this period . In 1893 , 300 Coahuila ranchers organized an armed resistance to oppose the `` re-election '' of Porfirio Díaz 's supporter José María Garza Galán as Governor of Coahuila . Venustiano Carranza and his brother Emilio participated in this uprising . Porfirio Díaz quickly dispatched his `` man in the north '' , Bernardo Reyes , to defuse the situation . Venustiano Carranza and his brother , who had now gained power and influence in the area , were granted a personal audience with Reyes in order to explain the justification for the uprising and the ranchers ' opposition to Garza Galán . Reyes agreed with Carranza and wrote to Díaz recommending that he withdraw support for Garza Galán . Diaz accepted this request and appointed a different governor . The events of 1893 allowed Carranza to make some friends in high places , including Bernardo Reyes . After winning a second term as municipal president of Cuatro Ciénegas ( 1894–1898 ) , Reyes had Carranza `` elected '' to the legislature . In 1904 , Bernardo Reyes 's protégé Miguel Cárdenas , Governor of Coahuila , recommended to Porfirio Díaz that Carranza would make a good senator . As such , Carranza entered the Senate of Mexico later that year . Although Carranza was sceptical of the Científicos whom Porfirio Díaz was relying on to run Mexico , Carranza was a dutiful Porfirian senator . By 1908 , it was widely assumed that Carranza would be the next governor of Coahuila . In 1909 , Carranza received Porfirio Díaz 's permission to declare himself as the candidate to replace Miguel Cárdenas as Governor of Coahuila . Miguel Cárdenas supported Carranza 's candidacy , as did the wealthiest landowner in the region , Evaristo Madero ( grandfather of Francisco I. Madero ) . However , for reasons never made entirely clear , Porfirio Díaz ultimately did not support Carranza in this race , with the result that Carranza lost the election . This left Carranza angry with Porfirio Díaz . Supporter of Francisco Madero , 1909–1911 . Carranza followed Francisco Madero 's Anti-Re-election Movement of 1910 with interest , and after Madero fled to the US and Díaz was reelected as president , Carranza traveled to Mexico City to join Madero . Madero named Carranza provisional Governor of Coahuila . The Plan of San Luis Potosí , which Madero issued at this time , called for a revolution beginning 20 November 1910 . Madero named Carranza commander-in-chief of the Revolution in Coahuila , Nuevo León , and Tamaulipas . Carranza , however , failed to organize a revolution in these states , leading some of Madero 's supporters to speculate that Carranza was still loyal to Bernardo Reyes . Nevertheless , following the revolutionaries ' decisive victory at Ciudad Juárez , Carranza travelled to Ciudad Juárez and Madero named Carranza his Minister of War on 3 May 1911 , despite the fact that Carranza did not contribute much to Madero 's rebellion . The revolutionaries were split on how to deal with Porfirio Díaz and Vice President Ramón Corral . Madero favored having Díaz and Corral resign , with Francisco León de la Barra serving as interim president until a new election could be held . Carranza disagreed with Madero , arguing that allowing Díaz and Corral to resign would legitimate their rule , while an interim government would merely be a prolongation of the dictatorship and would discredit the Revolution . Madero 's view prevailed , however . Governor of Coahuila , 1911–1913 . Carranza returned to Coahuila to serve as governor , shortly holding elections in August 1911 , which he won handily . As governor , Carranza began a wide-ranging program of reform , including the judiciary , the legal code , and tax laws . He introduced regulations to bring safety in the workplace , to prevent mining accidents , to rein in abusive practices at company stores , to break up commercial monopolies , to combat alcoholism , and to rein in gambling and prostitution . He also made large investments in education , which he saw as the key to societal development . At the same time , he was concerned to promote law and order in the countryside and had Porfirio Díaz 's `` rurales '' re-enlist into his security forces . Carranza also did not favor reform the way Madero and most of the army did and felt that a firmer hand ( preferably his ) was needed to rule Mexico . The relationship between Carranza and Madero deteriorated in this period . Carranza had been a supporter of Bernardo Reyes and Madero was suspicious of him . Carranza opposed Madero 's plan to have an interim presidency , laid out in the terms of the May 1911 Treaty of Ciudad Juárez . Once Madero was inaugurated president following the October election , Carranza criticized Madero for being a weak and ineffectual as president . Madero in turn accused Carranza of being spiteful and authoritarian . Carranza believed that there would soon be an uprising against Madero , so he formed alliances with other Liberal governors : Pablo González Garza , Governor of San Luis Potosí ; Alberto Fuentes Dávila , Governor of Aguascalientes ; and Abraham González , Governor of Chihuahua . Carranza was unsurprised in February 1913 when Victoriano Huerta , Bernardo Reyes , and Félix Díaz overthrew Madero during `` La decena trágica '' ( the Ten Tragic Days ) . Carranza offered Madero refuge in Coahuila , but he was unable to prevent Madero 's execution . A passionate student of history , Carranza believed that Madero had made the same mistakes in 1912 that Ignacio Comonfort had made in 1857-58 : by being weak and overly humanitarian , Madero had allowed conservative reactionaries to seize power . Carranza now believed that he could fill the role that Benito Juárez had played in the years after Comonfort 's downfall . Seeing an opportunity to gain power , Carranza soon rebelled against Huerta In late February 1913 , Carranza asked the legislature of Coahuila to declare itself formally in a state of rebellion against Huerta 's government . Carranza , however , only had a small number of troops who largely sat out during the early part of the rebellion . In his first battle with federal troops , in early March 1913 , Carranza was defeated and forced to retreat to Monclova . On the way , he stopped at his Guadalupe hacienda . There he found a group of young officers—Francisco J. Múgica , Jacinto B. Treviño , and Lucio Blanco—who had drawn up a plan modeled on the Plan of San Luis Potosí that disavowed Huerta and called on Carranza to become `` Primer Jefe '' ( `` First Chief '' ) of the Constitutional Army . Carranza felt that it had been a mistake to include promises of social reform in the Plan of San Luis Potosí because this had created unrealistic expectations in the populace , and had resulted in them growing disillusioned with the Revolution after it failed to deliver on its promises . He then drafted a different constitution , the Plan of Guadalupe . This new proposed constitution only promised to restore the 1857 Constitution of Mexico without the promised social reforms of the Plan of San Luis Potosí . A few weeks after Carranza had issued the Plan of Guadalupe , he met a delegation from Sonora headed by Adolfo de la Huerta in Monclova , and the Sonorans agreed to support the Plan of Guadalupe . Álvaro Obregón , a local teacher and farmer , would also raise an army for Carranza in Sonora . `` Primer Jefe '' of the Constitutionalist Army , 1913–1915 . Venustiano Carranza was not a military man himself , but the Constitutionalist Army had brilliant military leaders , especially Álvaro Obregón , Pancho Villa , Felipe Ángeles , and Pablo González Garza . Initially , Carranza divided the country into seven operational zones , though his Revolution was really launched in only three : ( 1 ) the northeast , under the command of Pablo González Garza ; ( 2 ) the center , under the command of Pánfilo Natera ; and ( 3 ) the northwest , under the command of Álvaro Obregón . The Revolution , launched in March 1913 , initially did not go well , and Huerta 's troops marched into Monclova , forcing Carranza to flee to the rebels ' stronghold of Sonora in August 1913 . However , Carranza 's army would later grow remarkably . In March 1914 , Carranza was informed of Pancho Villa 's victories and of advances made by the forces under Pablo González and Álvaro Obregón . Carranza determined that it was safe to leave Sonora , and traveled to Ciudad Juárez , which served as his capital for the remainder of his struggle with Huerta . Although Pancho Villa was a skilled commander , his tactics throughout the 1913-14 campaign created a number of diplomatic incidents that were a major headache for Carranza in this period . Villa had confiscated the property of Spaniards in Chihuahua and had allowed his troops to murder an Englishman , Benton , and an American , Bauch . At one point , Villa arrested Manuel Chao , the Governor of Chihuahua , and Carranza had to personally travel to Chihuahua to order Villa to release Chao . In Tampico , nine U.S. Navy sailors were arrested by Mexican troops over a misunderstanding about fuel supplies . In response to the Tampico Affair , the United States government sent 2,300 Navy troops to occupy Veracruz , Veracruz . The fighting ended with 22 Navy troops and almost 200 Mexican soldiers being killed , and Veracruz taken . Carranza , in order to keep his nationalistic credentials , threatened war with the United States . In his spontaneous response to U.S. President Woodrow Wilson , Carranza asked `` …that the president withdraw American troops from Mexico and take up its complaints against Huerta with the Constitutionalist government . '' The situation became so tense that war seemed imminent . On April 22 , 1914 , on the initiative of Felix A. Sommerfeld and Sherburne Hopkins , Pancho Villa traveled to Ciudad Juarez to calm fears along the border and asked President Wilson 's emissary George Carothers to tell `` Señor Wilson '' that he had no problems with the American occupation of Veracruz . Carothers wrote to Secretary William Jennings Bryan : `` As far as he was concerned we could keep Vera Cruz [ sic ] and hold it so tight that not even water could get into Huerta and …he could not feel any resentment . '' Whether trying to please the U.S. government or through the diplomatic efforts of Sommerfeld and Carothers , or maybe as a result of both , Villa stepped out from under Carranza 's stated foreign policy . The uneasy alliance between Carranza , Obregón , Villa and Emiliano Zapata would eventually lead the rebels to victory . The fight against Huerta formally ended on 15 August 1914 , when Álvaro Obregón signed a number of treaties in Teoloyucan in which the last of Huerta 's forces surrendered to him and recognized the Constitutional government . On 20 August 1914 , Carranza made a triumphal entry into Mexico City . Carranza ( supported by Obregón ) was now the strongest candidate to fill the power vacuum and set himself up as head of the new government . This government successfully printed money , passed laws , etc . The Convention of Aguascalientes : Break with Pancho Villa and Emiliano Zapata . Although the revolutionaries Pancho Villa and Emiliano Zapata had fought against the Huerta government , they had never signed on to Carranza 's Plan of Guadalupe . Zapata , in his Plan of Ayala first issued when Madero was president , demanded sweeping reforms , especially the return of village lands , which Carranza , a member of a wealthy landowning family , had specifically excluded from the Plan of Guadalupe . When it became clear that Carranza was not willing to introduce these social reforms , Zapata broke with Carranza , formally breaking off all connection on 5 September 1914 . As noted in the section above , tensions between Carranza and Pancho Villa were high throughout 1913-14 over both Governor Chao and the diplomatic incidents that Villa provoked . Before Huerta was overthrown , Villa defied Carranza 's orders and successfully captured Mexico 's strategic silver-producing city of Zacatecas , Zacatecas ; Villa 's successful capture of the city broke the back of Huerta 's regime . In addition , Carranza also feared Villa would beat him to Mexico City . In August , Carranza refused to let Villa enter Mexico City with him , and refused to promote Villa to major-general . Villa formally disavowed Carranza on 23 September 1914 . On 8 July 1914 , Villistas and Carrancistas had signed the Treaty of Torreón , in which they agreed that after Huerta 's forces were defeated , 150 generals of the Revolution would meet to determine the political future of the country . This convention then met at Aguascalientes on 5 October 1914 . Carranza did not participate in the Convention of Aguascalientes because he was not a general ( but several Zapatista civilian intellectuals were allowed to join the Convention ) . At the Convention , José Vasconcelos , then a young philosopher , argued that Article 128 of the 1857 Constitution provided that the revolutionary army now constituted the legitimate government of Mexico ; the assembled generals quickly agreed with him . The Convention called on Carranza to resign . Carranza responded with a message sent on 23 November 1914 . He agreed to resign , but only if he could be assured that a truly constitutional government would be put in place following his resignation . He listed three preconditions to be met before he would resign : ( 1 ) the establishment of a pre-constitutional regime that would make necessary social and political reforms before the re-establishment of constitutional government ; ( 2 ) the resignation and exile of Villa ; and ( 3 ) the resignation and exile of Zapata . A week later , the Convention 's joint commissions of war and of the interior ( a group which included Álvaro Obregón , Felipe Ángeles , Eulalio Gutiérrez , and Francisco I. Madero 's brother Raúl ) agreed in principle to Carranza 's conditions . The Convention elected Eulalio Gutiérrez as provisional President for 20 days until his position could be ratified , and called on Carranza to resign immediately . Carranza moved his government to Córdoba , Veracruz and sent the Convention a telegram in which he said he would not resign until his conditions had been fully met , noting they had not : Villa remained in control of the `` División del Norte '' ; Zapata had not resigned ; and Gutiérrez was only granted power for 20 days , which hardly made him an effective pre-constitutional government . With Carranza 's withdrawal , Carrancistas controlled only the Mexican states of Veracruz and Tamaulipas . These states , however , gave Carranza an advantage , as they held Mexico 's two main ports . Because he held these two ports , and because Veracruz was the center of Mexican oil production , Carranza was able to collect more revenue than Villa . The rest of the country was under the control of the various generals represented by the Convention . Carranza negotiated the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Veracruz , Veracruz in November 1914 following payment for damages following their incursion , and set up his government there . Generals Álvaro Obregón and Pablo González remained loyal to Carranza and fought on . Although Villa had a larger army , Obregón was a better tactician . With Obregón 's help , Carranza portrayed Villa as a sociopathic bandit in the press . In April 1915 , Obregón scored a decisive victory over Villa in the Bajío at the Battle of Celaya , in which 4,000 of Villa 's soldiers were killed and another 6,000 captured . In May 1915 , González began a campaign against the last-remaining Zapatistas . In July 1915 , Francisco Lagos Cházaro surrendered ; he was the last interim president appointed by the Convention of Aguascalientes . In August 1915 , Carranza 's troops entered Mexico City a second time . The United States recognized Carranza as President of Mexico in October 1915 and by the end of the year , Villa was on the run . Head of the Preconstitutional Government , 1915–1917 . With the defeat of the `` División del Norte '' in the Battle of Celaya , and the Zapatistas , by mid-1915 , Carranza was President of Mexico as head of what he termed a `` Preconstitutional Government '' . Carranza formally took charge of the executive branch on 1 May 1915 . On 12 December 1914 , Carranza had issued his Additions to the Plan of Guadalupe , which laid out an ambitious reform program , including Laws of Reform , in conscious imitation of Benito Juárez 's Laws of Reform . Reforms were to be carried through on many issues , but in practice , Carranza implemented reforms in targeted ways . Constitutional Convention of Querétaro , 1916–1917 . In September 1916 , Carranza convoked a Constitutional Convention , to be held in Querétaro , Querétaro . He declared that the liberal 1857 Constitution of Mexico would be respected , though purged of some of its shortcomings . When the Constitutional Convention met in December 1916 , it contained only 85 conservatives and centrists close to Carranza 's brand of liberalism , a group known as the `` bloque renovador '' ( `` renewal faction '' ) . Against them were 132 more radical delegates who insisted that land reform be embodied in the new constitution . These radical delegates were particularly inspired by the thought of Andrés Molina Enríquez , in particular , his 1909 book `` Los Grandes Problemas Nacionales '' ( English : `` The Great National Problems '' ) . Molina Enríquez , though not a delegate to the Convention , was a close advisor to the committee that drafted Article 27 of the constitution : it declared that private property had been created by the Nation and that the Nation had the right to regulate private property to ensure that communities that had `` none or not enough land and water '' could take them from `` latifundios '' and `` haciendas '' . Article 27 went beyond the Calvo Doctrine , declaring that only native-born or native Mexicans could have property rights in Mexico . It said that although the government might grant rights to foreigners , these rights were always provisional and could not be appealed to foreign governments . The radicals also exceeded Carranza 's program on labor relations . In February 1917 , they drafted Article 123 of the Constitution , which established an eight-hour work day , abolished child labor , contained provisions to protect female and adolescent workers , required holidays , provided a reasonable salary to be paid in cash and profit-sharing , established boards of arbitration , and provided for compensation in case of dismissal . The radicals also established more far-reaching reform of the relationship of church and state than that favored by Carranza . Articles 3 and 130 were strongly anticlerical : the Roman Catholic Church in Mexico was denied recognition as a legal entity ; priests were denied various rights and subject to public registration ; religious education was forbidden ; public religious ritual outside of the churches was banned ; and all churches were nationalized as the property of the nation . In short , although Carranza had been the most ardent proponent of constitutionalism and headed the Constitutionalist Army , the 1917 Constitution of Mexico was more radical than the liberal constitution that Carranza had envisioned . The Carrancistas gained some important victories in the Constitutional Convention : the power of the executive was enhanced and the power of the legislature was diminished . The post of Vice-President was eliminated . Judges were given life tenure to promote judicial independence . President of Mexico , 1917–1920 . The new constitution was proclaimed on 5 February 1917 . Carranza had no strong opposition to his election as president . In May 1917 , Carranza became the constitutional President of Mexico . Carranza achieved little change while in office , and those who wanted to see a new , liberal Mexico after the revolution were disappointed . Mexico was in desperate stress in 1917 . The revolutionary fighting had decimated the economy , destroyed the nation 's food supply , and the social disruption resulted in widespread disease . Carranza also faced many armed , political enemies : Emiliano Zapata continued his rebellion in the mountains of Morelos ; Félix Díaz , Porfirio Díaz 's nephew , had returned to Mexico in May 1916 and organized an army that he called the `` Ejército Reorganizador Nacional '' ( National Reorganizer Army ) , which remained active in Veracruz ; the former Porfirians Guillermo Meixueiro and José María Dávila were active in Oaxaca , calling themselves `` Soberanistas '' ( Sovereigntists ) and insisting on local autonomy ; General Manuel Peláez was in charge of La Huasteca ; the brothers Saturnino Cedillo , Cleophas Cedillo , and Magdaleno Cedillo organized an opposition in San Luis Potosí ; José Inés Chávez García led the resistance to Carranza 's government in Michoacán ; and Pancho Villa remained active in Chihuahua , although he had no significant forces . After Carranza became president , Obregón retired to his ranch . The fighting continued , particularly against Zapata in the Morelos , immediately south of Mexico City . The only two rebel leaders captured by Carranza were Pancho Villa 's supporter Felipe Ángeles and Emiliano Zapata . ( Carranza 's bounty on Zapata 's head resulted in his assassination . ) Carranza maintained Mexican neutrality throughout World War I . He briefly considered allying with the German Empire after German Foreign Secretary Arthur Zimmermann sent Mexico the famous Zimmermann Telegram in January 1917 , inviting Mexico to enter the war on the German side . Zimmermann promised Mexico German aid in re-capturing territory lost to the United States during the Mexican–American War , specifically the states of Texas , New Mexico , and Arizona . Carranza assigned a general to study the possibility of recapturing this territory from the U.S. but ultimately concluded that war to recapture territory from the U.S. was not feasible . He believed that aid from Germany for such an effort could not be guaranteed due to the blockade by the British Royal Navy . Carranza remained lukewarm about the anti-clerical Articles 3 and 130 of the Mexican Constitution , both of which he had opposed at the Constitutional Convention . Toleration of the Roman Catholic Church in Mexico as an institution could be seen as pragmatic . `` The customs of a people do not change overnight ; for a people to stop being Catholic , the triumph of the Revolution is not sufficient ; the Mexican people will continue to be just as ignorant , superstitious and attached to their ancient customs until one educates them . '' He proposed an amendment to modify these constitutional provisions , but his proposal was rejected by the state legislatures and 2/3 of the Mexican Congress . The anticlerical articles of the Constitution were not enforced until the presidency of Plutarco Elías Calles ( 1924-1928 ) , sparking a pro-Catholic armed uprising , the Cristero War . Public corruption was a major problem of Carranza 's presidency . A popular saying was that `` The Old Man does n't steal , but he lets them steal '' , and a new verb , `` carrancear '' was coined , meaning `` to steal '' . Mexican neutrality in World War I. Carranza maintained a policy of formal neutrality during the war , influenced by the anti-American sentiment that the United States ' various interventions and invasions during the last century had caused . Victoriano Huerta had conspired with the U.S. ambassador Henry Lane Wilson in February 1913 , to oust the democratically elected President Francisco I. Madero and Vice President José María Pino Suárez , in a `` coup d'état '' during a period known as `` La decena trágica '' . President Woodrow Wilson also ordered the invasion of Veracruz in 1914 , resulting in the death of 170 Mexican soldiers and an unknown number of civilians . The assassination of Madero and José María Pino Suárez triggered a civil war that ended when the Constitutional Army defeated the forces of former ally Pancho Villa the Battle of Celaya in April 1915 . The partial peace allowed a new liberal constitution to be drafted in 1916 and proclaimed on February 5 , 1917 . Relations between Carranza and Wilson were often strained , particularly after the proclamation of the new constitution , which marked the participation of Mexico in the Great War . Nevertheless , Carranza was able to make the best out of a complicated situation ; his government was officially recognized by Germany at the beginning of 1917 , and by the United States on August 31 , 1917 , the latter as a direct consequence of the Zimmermann telegram as a measure to ensure Mexico 's continued neutrality in the war . After the United States occupation of Veracruz in 1914 , Mexico would not participate with the USA in its military excursion in the Great War , so ensuring Mexican neutrality was the best deal . Carranza granted guarantees to the German companies so they would keep their operations going , specifically in Mexico City , though he was at the same time selling oil to the British ( eventually , over 75 percent of the fuel used by the British fleet came from Mexico ) . Carranza , however , stopped short of accepting Germany 's proposed military alliance , made via the Zimmermann Telegram , and was at the same time able to prevent yet another military invasion from its northern neighbor , who wanted to take control of Tehuantepec Isthmus and Tampico oil fields . By 1917 , Mexico produced over 55 million barrels of crude oil , which had become of crucial strategic importance to the British , and by extension to the Allied , war effort ; Carranza threatened to set fire to the oil fields if the Americans invaded . As historian Lester Langley wrote : `` Carranza may not have fulfilled the social goals of the revolution , but he kept the `` gringos '' out of Mexico City '' . Election of 1920 and death . Since Porfirio Díaz 's continuous re-election had been one of the major factors in his ouster , Carranza prudently decided against running for re-election in 1920 . His natural successor was Álvaro Obregón , the heroic Carrancista general . Believing that Mexico should have a civilian president , Carranza endorsed Ignacio Bonillas , an obscure diplomat who had represented Mexico in Washington , for the presidency . As government supporters suppressed and killed those for Obregón , the general decided that Carranza would never leave the office peacefully . Obregón and allied Sonoran generals ( including Plutarco Elías Calles and Adolfo de la Huerta ) , who were the strongest power bloc in Mexico , issued the Plan of Agua Prieta . This repudiated Carranza 's government and renewed the Revolution on their own . On 8 April 1920 , a campaign aide to Obregón attempted to assassinate Carranza . After the failure , Obregón brought his army to Mexico City and drove Carranza out . Carranza set out towards Veracruz to regroup , but was betrayed ; he was killed on 21 May 1920 while sleeping in Tlaxcalantongo in the Sierra Norte de Puebla mountains . His forces were under attack there by General Rodolfo Herrero , a local chieftain and supporter of Carranza 's former allies . According to General Francisco L. Urquizo , Carranza 's last words after being awoken by gunshots were : `` Licenciado , ya me rompieron una pierna '' ( `` Lawyer , they have already broken one of my legs '' ) . ( Carranza was referring to his partner , Licenciado Aguirre Berlanga when he was ambushed and shot ) . Obregón afterward prosecuted Herrero for Carranza 's murder , but the general was acquitted . Historian Aguirre Berlanga has suggested that Carranza committed suicide rather than was assassinated . Critics of the assassination theory say that the holes in Carranza 's shirt were too small to have been due to carbine shots , which were the weapons of the attackers . It was reported that Carranza suffered bullet holes in his chest , as well as a bullet wound to two fingers of his left hand . Suicide theorists think he wounded and killed himself by shooting himself in the chest after having had his leg fractured by a carbine shot . Historian Enrique Krauze has analyzed the facts and concludes that suicide is the most probable cause of death . But his view has not achieved consensus among historians , and the truth will probably never be known . Legacy . Carranza was an astute , established politician and had opposed the Díaz regime before the elderly president 's ouster . He had urged Madero not to sign the Treaty of Ciudad Juárez , which allowed Díaz and his vice president to resign and which put in place an interim government of Porfiristas . In Carranza 's view , it conferred legitimacy on the Díaz regime and gave away the power of the revolutionaries who had forced Díaz 's resignation . As Carranza said at the time , `` A revolution that makes concessions is lost ... An interim government will be a vicious , anemic , and sterile prolongation of the dictatorship . '' Madero had kept the old Federal Army rather than the revolutionary forces who brought him to power ; Carranza would not make the same mistake . When the Constitutionalist Army defeated Huerta in 1914 , the Federal Army was disbanded . During the fight against Huerta , he was the first major figure to oppose Huerta , and the first to declare that those who opposed him would be executed . This is consistent with his judgment that `` When a revolution makes concessions , it commits suicide . '' As events showed , Carranza was correct in his assessment of Madero 's errors . Today , he is remembered as one of the `` Big Four '' of the Revolution , along with Zapata , Villa and Obregón . Although for most of the time period between 1915 and 1920 he was more powerful than any of them , he is today probably the least remembered of the four in popular culture . Even so , Carranza prevented a permanent invasion of Mexico by the USA , who wanted to take control of Tehuantepec Isthmus and Tampico oil fields . As historian Lester Langley wrote : `` Carranza may not have fulfilled the social goals of the revolution , but he kept the gringos out of Mexico City '' . Carranza led the broad-based Constitutionalist movement against the Huerta regime , uniting political and armed forces in Northern Mexico to the cause of restoring constitutional law in Mexico . Brilliant military leaders served Carranza , most notably Alvaro Obregón , Plutarco Elías Calles , and Lázaro Cárdenas , to name three who became presidents of Mexico . Carranza pursued a policy of fierce nationalism , standing up to enormous economic and political pressure from the U.S. His call for a new constitution was realized , with key matters for which revolutionaries fought , such as land reform , rights of labor , control of foreigners , and nationalism , now the law of the land . Personality . According to some historians , Carranza was a tall and robust man , standing a full 6'4 '' ( 198 cm ) , and he looked very impressive in his later years with his long white beard and glasses . He was intelligent and stubborn but had very little charisma . A dour man , his lack of sense of humor was legendary . He was not the sort to inspire great loyalty , and his success in the revolution was mainly due to his ability to portray himself as a wise , stern patriarch who was the nation 's best hope for peace . His inability to compromise led to several severe setbacks . Although he was personally honest , he seemed indifferent to corruption in those who surrounded him .
Tinderbox ( Stiff Little Fingers album ) . `` Tinderbox '' is the seventh studio album recorded by Stiff Little Fingers , in 1997 .
Peter Hunter . Lieutenant-General Peter Hunter ( 11 July 1746 – 21 August 1805 ) was a British Army officer and colonial administrator . He was eldest son to John Hunter laird of Knapp and his spouse Euphemia Jack of Longforgan , Perthshire , Scotland . In 1767 he entered the British Army by purchasing an Ensign 's commission in the 1st Foot . He rose to Lieutenant in 1770 and served in Menorca from 1771 to 1775 being promoted to Captain on the regiment 's return to England . He became a Major in the 92nd Foot in 1779 and went to the West Indies where he rose to the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel , transferring to the 60th Foot in 1781 . His unit was posted to Nova Scotia in 1786 and he assumed command of the battalion in 1787 . In 1789 Hunter , after leave in England , was appointed temporary superintendent of British Honduras holding that position until 1791 and was said to have administered the new colony in an authoritarian manner . He returned to England in 1793 and was given the rank of Colonel serving in Europe and then the Caribbean before becoming a military governor in County Wexford , Ireland following the Irish Rebellion of 1798 . On 10 April 1799 Hunter was appointed Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada , succeeding John Graves Simcoe . He was also made commander of military forces in both Upper and Lower Canada with the rank of Lieutenant-General in 1802 . He became Colonel of the 9th Foot in 1804 . Hunter died unexpectedly in 1805 in Quebec . Alexander Grant became administrator of Upper Canada and continued Hunter 's policies until a new Lieutenant Governor , Francis Gore , arrived from Britain in August 1806 .
1983 Brownlow Medal . The 1983 Brownlow Medal was the 56th year the award was presented to the player adjudged the fairest and best player during the Victorian Football League ( VFL ) home and away season . Ross Glendinning of the North Melbourne Football Club won the medal by polling twenty-four votes during the 1983 VFL season .
The Waa-Mu Show . The Waa-Mu Show ( pronounced `` wah mew '' ) is a non-profit 501 ( c ) ( 3 ) organization within Northwestern University in Evanston , IL , that produces student written , orchestrated , produced , and performed original musical theatre work every year . The song lyrics , script , and music are developed in a series of classes . It is the institution 's longest standing theatrical tradition and is held in Cahn Auditorium on Northwestern 's campus . This tradition began as a musical revue , showcasing several different student-written Northwestern-inspired vignettes connected by one single theme . Over the last six years , the Waa-Mu show has evolved into an original full-length musical . History . The first Waa-Mu show took place in 1929 . A senior Northwestern student Joseph W. Miller and his classmate Darrell Ware wrote the script and staged the college musical comedy that became `` The Waa-Mu Show , '' the first co-educational college musical show . The Women 's Athletic Association ( WAA ) and the Men 's Union ( MU ) collaborated to put on the first show . The name `` Waa-Mu '' is derived from the synthesis of the two groups ' acronyms . The WAA had been staging popular all-female musical comedies since 1912 ; the MU had presented less successful all-male comic operas for a number of years prior to 1929 . Both men 's and women 's shows had been losing money and Miller and Ware raised $ 1,200 by borrowing $ 5 a piece from interested students to finance the first show . It also was Miller 's and Ware 's idea to feature both male and female students in their premiere production . At first , the female WAA committee was reluctant about sharing the stage with the male Mu members , but they eventually agreed to combine talents . The premiere show that Miller and Ware collaborated on was `` Good Morning Glory . '' `` The Daily Northwestern '' wrote , `` Campus interest is the highest yet for any single dramatic activity in University history . '' This review prompted the producers to begin formulating and writing the following year 's show . Walter Kerr was the principal writer for the 1936 musical revue entitled `` It Goes to Show '' . Kerr graduated the following year and eventually become a famous theatre critic for the `` New York Times '' . After graduating in 1929 , Joe Miller stayed at Northwestern to do graduate work in personnel administration , and Darrell Ware went to Hollywood to write screenplays . In 1931 Northwestern president Walter Dill Scott offered Miller a position on the university 's staff as Freshman Advisor and Waa-Mu Director . In 1938 , Waa-Mu board members were not pleased with that year 's student-written script . Instead , they staged George Gershwin 's musical `` Of Thee I Sing '' , about a presidential candidate who promises to bring more love to the White House . Actor Tony Randall ( who was then known as Leonard Rosenberg ) , portrayed a boisterous Texas congressman in the production . Only three times in Waa-Mu 's history has non-original material been presented ; in 1935 with Ray Henderson 's musical `` Good News '' , in 1938 , with George Gershwin 's musical `` Of Thee I Sing , '' and in 1993 with Leonard Bernstein 's musical `` On the Town '' . Waa-Mu went on hiatus during the World War II years , but was re-launched in 1946 . During the three-year break , profits from previous Waa-Mu productions were invested in war bonds . Miller directed the Waa-Mu Show until 1975 ; his last show was `` Quick Change '' . He retired on August 31 , 1975 and died in 1979 . Tom Roland succeeded Miller as the second director of the Waa-Mu productions in 1976 . Occasionally , Waa-Mu has been performed off-campus . The show traveled to Chicago several times after its Evanston run , most notably in 1931 ( at the Civic Theatre in Chicago ) and 1933 . And renowned orchestra leader Fred Waring played original Waa-Mu songs on the radio in 1951 . Waa-Mu performances have been presented at Cahn Auditorium since its 1941 production , `` Wait A Minute '' , premiering on the new stage the same year that Scott Hall was completed . Before performances began in Cahn Auditorium , Waa-Mu productions were held at and around the Evanston area , at the New Evanston Theatre and the National College of Education . Statements of the Organization . Mission Statement : The Waa-Mu Show aims to share stories that engage the hearts and minds of Northwestern 's campus as well as that of the greater community . The Waa-Mu Show aspires to give students an unparalleled experience that prepares them to lead and advance the world of musical theatre . Values Statement : The 2017-2018 Co-Chairs aim to facilitate a world class educational opportunity in the writing , performance , and administration of new musical theatre . In doing so , we also strive to foster an inclusive and collaborative community that allows students to learn from one another , while making memories that will last a lifetime . Current Director . Stephen Schellhardt is the current director of the Waa-Mu show and has been in the role since 2018 . Creative Team . Co-Chairs : Gabby Green , Ziare Paul-Emile , Alex Rothfield , Lindsay Whisler Executive Board . Accessibility , Inclusion , and Diversity Co-Directors : Emma Giffone & Amy Prochaska Alumni Relations Co-Directors : Gaby Godinez & Mia Navarez Community Programming Co-Directors : Alexa Moster & Jon Toussaint Waa-2 Co-Directors : Peter Carroll , Danielle Kerr , Ruchir Khazanchi , Lydia Weir Ruchir Khazanchi , Jasmine Sharma , Rachel Khutorsky , Aubrey Leaman , Elvan Babuna , Gaby Godinez , Hannah Hakim , Alexa Moster , Jessica Nekritz , Vy Duong , Shealyn Abbott , Theo Janke-Furman , Jillian Korey , Emmet Smith , Josh Krivan , Madi Hart , Stella Cole , Jake Larimer , Hope Banach , & Eli Cohen Previous Directors . All shows from 1929-1975 Directed by Joe W. Miller All shows from 1976-1990 Directed by Tom Roland All shows from 1991-1993 Co-Directed by Tom Roland and Dominic Missimi All shows from 1994-2010 Directed by Dominic Missimi All shows from 2011–2012 Directed by David H. Bell All shows from 2014–2017 Directed by David H. Bell All shows from 2018–Present Directed by Stephen Schellhardt Organization . Program Head : A staff member of the Theatre & Interpretation Center who leads the creation process and makes all final decisions . The Program Head is typically the director of the production as well . Co-Chairs : The student leaders of the organization who work alongside the Program Head to make decisions about creative and administrative matters . Head Writers : The student leaders who are in charge of generating and combining material to form a cohesive script for the show . Executive Board : A group of students who work under the Co-Chairs to handle all administrative , financial and organizational needs . Creating the Musical Class : A large group of students enrolled in a winter class who generate material for the show including : the script , songs , and lyrics . Orchestrating the Musical Class : A group of students enrolled in a winter class who generate orchestrations for the show ; many of whom go on to join Team Music . Team Music : A group of students led by the Music Director that creates all of the orchestrations for the songs generated in the Creating the Musical class as well as the incidental music and overture . `` Another Way West '' . The 2016 performance was titled `` Another Way West '' . The story follows a female researcher , accompanied by her nieces and nephews , on the Oregon Trail searching for her late ancestor . This show merges the journeys of both the researcher and her ancestor on the Oregon Trail . `` Gold '' . In 2015 , the students put on `` Gold , '' based on the 1936 Olympics . The plot centered around journalists sent to report about the Olympics , specifically focusing on the US Basketball Team , the US Swim Team , and the US Track and Field Team . Opening night for the show was May 1 , 2015 . `` Double Feature at Hollywood and Vine '' , an adaptation of `` Twelfth Night '' . Inspired by the Shakespeare play , `` Twelfth Night '' , the 2014 Waa-Mu Show was `` Double Feature at Hollywood and Vine '' . The protagonist , Viola , disguises herself as a man in order to find fame as an actor in the 1930s . Opening night for the show was May 2 , 2014 . `` Flying Home '' . The performance in 2013 entitled , `` Flying Home , '' combined the ideas of three very well known productions , `` Peter Pan '' , `` Alice in Wonderland '' , and `` The Wizard of Oz '' . The main theme of this production is about adolescents leaving home and developing throughout college . Opening night for this performance was May 3 , 2013 . List of Shows . Shows with ( * ) denote previously produced and non-student written material .
Streptomyces panacagri . `` Streptomyces panacagri '' is a Gram-positive , spore-forming and aerobic bacterium species from the genus of `` Streptomyces '' which has been isolated from soil from a ginseng field in the Pocheon in South Korea .
Sport in Abkhazia . Football is a major sport in Abkhazia ( a territory in the Caucasus ) . During Soviet times the main club within Abkhazia itself was FC Dinamo Sukhumi , but Abkhazian footballers were prominent in the Georgian team FC Dinamo Tbilisi and in other Soviet teams . After Abkhazia declared itself independent from Georgia , in 1994 it organised a nine-team amateur league . Outside football , many Abkhazian sportsmen participate in international competitions as Russian citizens , especially in boxing and freestyle wrestling . A basketball team based in the capital Sukhumi plays in a Russian league . Football . Football was the most popular sport in Abkhazia during Soviet times . The main club of the republic , FC Dinamo Sukhumi , played mostly in the lower leagues of Soviet football . However , Abkhazia produced several football talents who played in the top Georgian team FC Dinamo Tbilisi and in other Soviet teams . Natives of Abkhazia Vitaly Daraselia , Nikita ( Mkrtych ) Simonian , Avtandil Gogoberidze , Niyazbey Dzyapshipa , Giorgi Gavasheli , Temuri Ketsbaia and Akhrik Tsveiba were among the most prominent footballers of the Soviet Union . Dinamo Sukhumi achieved their best result in 1991 finishing in 10th place in the first league ( second tier of Soviet football ) . They were the only Georgian team to participate in the Soviet football system in 1990-1991 as other Georgian teams left for political reasons before the 1990 season . Several players of the 1990-1991 Dinamo Sukhumi squad including Sergei Ovchinnikov and the Adzhindzhal brothers played later for Russian teams and achieved varying degrees of success , as did Oleg Dolmatov , Dinamo 's coach in 1990-1991 . After Abkhazia broke away from Georgia , it organised its own amateur Abkhazian football league in 1994 which is not part of any international football union . The league consists of 9 teams : Nart ( Sukhumi ) , Gagra , Kiaraz ( Pitsunda ) , Samurzakan ( Gali ) , Afon ( New Athos ) , Ertsakhu ( Ochamchire ) , Kudry ( Gulripsh ) and Abazg-AGU ( Sukhumi ) . The Gagra football club was the 2006 champion . The Abkhazian team will probably participate in the Amateur League of the Southern Federal District ( fourth tier of Russian football pyramid ) . The Tbilisi-based FC Dinamo Sokhumi , composed chiefly of Georgian IDPs from Sukhumi , play in the Umaglesi Liga , the top division in Georgian football . Since 2012 Abkhazia has been operating its own national football team and are members of the Confederation of Independent Football Associations . The team includes a number of professional footballers playing in countries such as Russia and Turkey . Many players have played for other national teams such as Feras Esmaeel who played for the Syrian national football team until 2016 and made 81 caps before playing for Abkhazia . Other sports . The majority of Abkhazia 's population have Russian citizenship so Abkhazian sportsmen participate in international competitions as Russian citizens . They had their biggest successes in boxing ( 2005 European Champion David Arshba ; 2006 Russian Championship prize-winner Aslan Akhba ) and freestyle wrestling ( 2006 American Airlines Freestyle Wrestling Tournament winner Denis Tsargush ] ) . National Basketball Team of Abkhazia played its first game with the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus Basketball team on 27 May 2015 , which Abkhaz team won by 76-59 . Abkhaz basketball team `` Apsny '' also plays in the Russian Basketball League 's Third-Tier in Krasnodar Krai .
Emory Clark . Emory Wendell Clark ( born March 23 , 1938 ) is a retired American rower who won a gold medal in the eights at the 1964 Olympics . Clark began his rowing career at Groton School on the Nashua River in Massachusetts in 1951 . During his fifth and sixth years there he rowed in two ( almost ) undefeated A boats and has been inducted into the Groton School Athletic Hall of Fame . Clark then went to Yale University in 1956 , graduating in 1960 in English literature . At Yale he paired with Groton classmate Sam Lambert , and they did not lose a race for two years . Between 1961 and 1964 Clark served with the United States Marine Corps , spending 13 months in the Orient . In 1964 he joined Philadelphia ’ s Vesper Boat Club , where he rowed in the eight assembled by Jack Kelly ( Grace Kelly ’ s brother ) . The team won the Olympic trials , beating a favored Harvard eight . Representing the United States , they went to Tokyo for the 1964 Olympic Games where , after losing in the first heat by 0.28 seconds to the Ratzeburg crew ( undefeated in four years ) , Clark ’ s boat came from behind to beat the German eight in the final for the gold medal . Following the Olympics Clark joined up again with John Higginson and , with two other vintage oarsmen , raced in veterans ’ regattas around the world for 25 years . He retired from competitive rowing in 2005 , having been inducted into the US Rowing Hall of Fame in 1965 . A 1971 graduate of the University of Michigan Law School , Clark practiced law for 34 years in the area around Metamora , Michigan . He lived most of his life on the family farm there , together with wife Christina and daughter Lucy . He was an avid fisherman , practicing his skills both in the U.S. and abroad . He also competed in masters rowing , and won a world title in the fours in Montreal .
Stenoeme annularis . `` Stenoeme annularis '' is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae . It was described by Martins in 1980 .
Hōshakuji Station . is a railway station in Takanezawa , Tochigi , Japan , operated by East Japan Railway Company ( JR East ) . It is designed by Kengo Kuma and Associates . Lines . Hōshakuji Station is served by the Utsunomiya Line ( Tohoku Main Line ) , and is 121.2 km from the starting point of the line at . Its is also a terminal station for the Karasuyama Line , a 20.4 km branch line to . Station layout . The station has an elevated station building , with one side platform and one island platform underneath . The station has a `` Midori no Madoguchi '' staffed ticket office . History . Hōshakuji Station opened on 21 October 1899 . With the privatization of Japanese National Railways ( JNR ) on 1 April 1987 , the station came under the control of JR East . Passenger statistics . In fiscal 2015 , the station was used by an average of 2,203 passengers daily ( boarding passengers only ) . The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below .
Kurdish tanbur . Kurdish tanbur ( ) or tanbour ( ) , a fretted string instrument , is an initial and main form of the tanbūr instrument family , original of and unique to the Kurdish people . It is highly associated with the Yarsan ( Ahl-e Haqq ) religion in Kurdish areas and in the Lorestān provinces of Iran . It is one of the few musical instruments used in Ahl-e Haqq rituals , and practitioners venerate the tembûr as a sacred object . Another popular percussion instrument used together with the tembur is the Kurdish daf , but that 's not sacred in Yarsan spirituality and Jam praying ceremony . Nowadays tembur is played all over Iran , but Kurdish tembur is mainly designed and has been for centuries in the Hawraman region in the provinces of Kermanshah Province , Kurdistan Province and Lorestan . The more traditional and accepted temburs originate from the cities of Kermanshah , Sahneh and Gahvareh . Tembur is locally called `` tamur '' , `` tamureh '' , `` tamyarah '' or `` tamyorah '' ( تَمیُرَه ، تَمیرَه ، تموره , تمور ) there . The Kermanshah tembur should not be confused with saz also called tembûr in Kurmancî Kurdish . The tembûr measures 90 cm in length and 16 cm in width . The resonator is pear-shaped and made of either a single piece or multiple carvels of mulberry wood . The neck is made of walnut wood and has 13 or 14 frets or , arranged in a semi-tempered chromatic scale ( one of the only middle eastern musical instruments not microtonal ) . The tembûr employs three metal strings that the first course is double . The melody is played on the double strings with a unique playing technique of strumming the right hand with each finger separately when motioning the hand upwards from the position beneath the strings . Notable players . Most musicians that play the tembur are ethnic Kurds from Iranian Kurdistan and are adherents of the Yarsan faith . More famous players do not only play within Iran but also have gained international recognition . The music of the tembur involves Kurdish epics crafted centuries ago , sacred to the Yarsans . But musician improvisation and intuition makes the sound of the tembur very adaptive .
Steven Kuhn . Steven Kuhn is a philosophy professor at Georgetown University whose research focuses on logic , ethics and the philosophy of language . Kuhn earned his undergraduate degree in mathematics from Johns Hopkins University and his Ph.D. from Stanford University . Prior to his position at Georgetown , he taught at the University of Michigan , UCLA and the University of Pennsylvania . He is the author of the two-volume `` Many-sorted Modal Logics '' ( 1977 ) and contributed the article on the prisoner 's dilemma to the `` Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy '' .
Alvard . Alvard ( ) is a village in Razakan Rural District , in the Central District of Shahriar County , Tehran Province , Iran . At the 2006 census , its population was 1,434 , in 355 families .
Exit Wounds ( comics ) . Exit Wounds is a graphic novel written and drawn by Rutu Modan about a search of a missing lover and a missing father in modern Tel Aviv , during the tense time of bombs attack in Israel . Plot summary . The book follows a search of a young woman , Numi , for her old lover , who disappeared just before a suicide bomb that left an unidentified body . Numi calls Koby , a cab-driver and the missing person 's son , to help her in the search . Exit Wounds challenges the idea of the corrosive influence of the search for an ending . Publication history . The graphic novel , published in Hardcover on 2007 by Drawn and Quarterly , and in paperback in 2008 . It was published in Hebrew on 2008 by Am-Oved with the name `` קרוב רחוק '' `` Karov Rahok '' `` close-far '' . It won the 2008 Eisner Award for Best New Graphic Novel , and the 2008 `` Essentials of Angoulême '' .
The Silent Duel ( 1967 film ) . `` Njësiti guerril '' ( ) is a 1967 Albanian psychological thriller film directed by Dhimiter Anagnosti . The film starred Saimir Kumbaro and Ndrek Luca . Plot . A psychological battle with doubts and paranoia between three guys trying escape communist Albania .
Rithmomachy . Rithmomachy ( or Rithmomachia , also Arithmomachia , Rythmomachy , Rhythmomachy , or sundry other variants ; sometimes known as The Philosophers ' Game ) is a highly complex , early European mathematical board game . The earliest known description of it dates from the eleventh century . A literal translation of the name is `` The Battle of the Numbers '' . The game is much like chess , except most methods of capture depend on the numbers inscribed on each piece . It has been argued that between the twelfth and sixteenth centuries , `` rithmomachia served as a practical exemplar for teaching the contemplative values of Boethian mathematical philosophy , which emphasized the natural harmony and perfection of number and proportion . The game , Moyer argues , was used both as a mnemonic drill for the study of Boethian number theory and , more importantly , as a vehicle for moral education , by reminding players of the mathematical harmony of creation . '' History . Very little , if anything , is known about the origin of the game . But it is known that medieval writers attributed it to Pythagoras , although no trace of it has been discovered in Greek literature , and the earliest mention of it is from the time of Hermannus Contractus ( 1013–1054 ) . The name , which appears in a variety of forms , points to a Greek origin , the more so because Greek was little known at the time when the game first appeared in literature . Based upon the Greek theory of numbers , and having a Greek name , it is still speculated by some that the origin of the game is to be sought in the Greek civilization , and perhaps in the later schools of Byzantium or Alexandria . The first written evidence of Rithmomachia dates back to around 1030 , when a monk , named Asilo , created a game that illustrated the number theory of Boëthius ' `` De institutione arithmetica '' , for the students of monastery schools . The rules of the game were improved shortly thereafter by the respected monk , Hermannus Contractus , from Reichenau , and in the school of Liège . In the following centuries , Rithmomachia spread quickly through schools and monasteries in the southern parts of Germany and France . It was used mainly as a teaching aid , but , gradually , intellectuals started to play it for pleasure . In the 13th century Rithmomachia came to England , where famous mathematician Thomas Bradwardine wrote a text about it . Even Roger Bacon recommended Rithmomachia to his students , while Sir Thomas More let the inhabitants of the fictitious Utopia play it for recreation . The game was well enough known as to justify printed treatises in Latin , French , Italian , and German , in the sixteenth century , and to have public advertisements of the sale of the board and pieces under the shadow of the old Sorbonne . Gameplay . The game was played on a board resembling the one used for chess or checkers , with eight squares on the shorter side , but with sixteen on the longer side . The forms used for the pieces were triangles , squares , and rounds . Pyramids could be formed by stacking pieces . The game was noteworthy in that the black and white forces were not symmetrical . Although each side had the same array of pieces , the numbers on them differed , allowing different possible captures and winning configurations to the two players . The rules below describe the most common version of the game , played through much of the Middle Ages and Renaissance . There was also a variant propounded by Fulke in the 16th century , with significantly different ( and somewhat more consistent ) capture rules . Pieces . There are four types of pieces , which are Rounds , Triangles , Squares , and Pyramids . Capturing . There were a variety of capture methods . Pieces do not land on another piece to capture it , but instead remain in their square and remove the other . If a piece is captured , it changes sides . Victory . There were also a variety of victory conditions for determining when a game would end and who the winner was . There were common victories , and proper victories , which were recommended for more skilled players . Proper victories required placing pieces in linear arrangements in the opponent 's side of the board , with the numbers formed by the arrangement following various types of numerical progression . The types of progression required — arithmetic , geometric and harmonic — suggest a connection with the mathematical work of Boëthius . Popularity . At its peak , Rithmomachy rivalled chess for popularity in Europe . The game virtually disappeared from the 17th century until the late 19th and early 20th century , when it was rediscovered by historians .
Biesiadki , Lesser Poland Voivodeship . Biesiadki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gnojnik , within Brzesko County , Lesser Poland Voivodeship , in southern Poland . It lies approximately east of Gnojnik , south of Brzesko , and east of the regional capital Kraków .
Husmandstøsen . `` Husmandstøsen '' is a 1952 Danish family film directed by Alice O'Fredericks . It is based on the 1908 novella `` The Girl from the Marsh Croft '' by Selma Lagerlöf .
IT operations architecture . Operations architecture allows the ongoing support and management of IT services infrastructure of an enterprise . The IT infrastructure of an enterprise will typically comprise many different systems and platforms , often in different geographic locations . Operations architecture ensures that these systems perform as expected by centrally unifying the control of operational procedures and automating the execution of operational tasks . It also reports the performance of the IT infrastructure . The implementation of an operations architecture consists of a dedicated set of tools and processes which are designed to provide centralisation and automation . Scope and context . Operations architecture is mainly centered on back office and data center infrastructure rather than desktop computers . It supports a company ’ s computing infrastructure to provide IT services which are required by business processes . Any organisation with a substantial amount of automated back office processes can have an operations architecture , such as banks , factories and government agencies . The focus of operations architecture is on the day-to-day provision of IT services and it is not concerned with manufacturing IT products such as the programming of applications . While operations architecture deals with the technical implementation of IT service management , it does not address personnel or human resource aspects . The hiring and training of suitable operators is not managed within the context of operations architecture . The operations architecture is the technical implementation of an IT governance framework such as ITIL . Specifically , it is the solution design for IT service management . While IT service management focuses on the conceptual design of the IT service , operations architecture focuses on the technical practicalities of implementing this concept . Geographically , operations architecture unites the control over increasingly disparate and mobile IT systems on a central operations `` bridge '' ( so named in analogy to a ship ’ s command bridge ) .
Jitendra ( given name ) . Jithendra is a common first name of in India . Jitendra is derived from two words `` jeet '' + `` indra '' which means the one who has won Indra . The word 'Jitendra ' may have originated from 'Jitendriya ' which means `` one who has conquered the senses '' . It is also one of the names of Gautama Buddha , and Hanuman .
George of Izla . George of Izla ( , ' , born Mihrām-gušnasp or Mihr-Māh-gošnasp , died 615 A.D. ) was an East Syriac martyr , theologian and interpreter . He was mainly remembered for his role in a royal disputation which eventually led to his execution . Early life . Mihramgushnasp appears to have been born in the village of Paqōrya d'Benšbail in Mesopotamia in the late 6th century . He was raised Zoroastrian in a noble dehqan family . His father Babai was the `` ōstāndār '' ( official in charge of crown property ) of Nasibin , his grandfather had held the prefecture of Veh Antiokh-i-Khosraw near Ctesiphon . His mother was the daughter of a Magian `` mowbed '' ( high priest ) . Mihramgushnasp received his education in Zoroastrian religious rituals and Persian literature , and by the age of seven he learned to recite the Yashts and perform the Barsom . He later married his sister Hazaroe which was a common practice among aristocratic Magians . Conversion . The late Sasanian period saw an increase of conversions from Zoroastrianism to Christianity . It seemed that the Church of the East directed their missionary efforts at the Sasanian ruling class in hopes of Christianising the empire , as had been the case with the Roman Empire . Mihramgushnasp and his sister-wife , known later by her Christian name `` Maria '' , were among the aristocratic converts . He apparently left his family to marry a Christian wife , and informed her family of his intentions to be baptised . He succeeded in convincing his sister of converting as well , and together they announced their conversion by desecrating the holy fire , deliberately seeking martyrdom . However they were not executed , and he left for a monastery in Mount Izla , Tur Abdin in 601 , where he received his Christian education alongside Babai the Great , one of the most influential theologians of the Church of the East . Disputation and death . George of Izla participated in several debates with Zoroastrians . His knowledge of the Avesta gave him an edge over his rivals . The most famous disputation in which he took part was a debate between members of the Church of the East and the Miaphysite Syriac Orthodox Church , convened by the Sasanian king Khusraw Parviz in 612 at the royal court in Ctesiphon . The Church of the East delegation was headed by George of Izla while Gabriel of Sinjar , the Shah 's physician , led the Miaphysites . Later sources claim that George won the debate . In retaliation Gabriel brought up George on charges of apostasy from Zoroastrianism , a crime punishable by death in Sasanian law . George was judged and convicted of apostasy . He was crucified in the straw market in Veh-Ardashir In 615 .
Basic Education High School No . 2 Dagon . Basic Education High School No . 2 Dagon ( ; formerly , Myoma National High School , မြို့မကျောင်း ) is a public high school located a few miles north of downtown Yangon , Myanmar . The former nationalist high school founded for the children of the common folk , now educates mostly the children of well-to-do Burmese families from Dagon and vicinity . It was one of the first `` nationalist schools '' opened after the First National Strike against the British rule in Burma . History . The Myoma school was first founded at Bahan township in December 1920 . The school was founded as the Myoma National High School by Ba Lwin in 1920 and the current building was built in 1929 as part of a nationwide movement by the nationalist Burmese to counter what they perceived as drawbacks of the British colonial education system : lack of access , and a heavily biased curriculum . The colonial education system relied heavily on a small number of private ( mostly parochial ) schools like St. Paul 's English High School that were out of reach for most Burmese . Even the wealthy Burmese who could afford the schools were unsatisfied with the heavy Anglo-centric nature of the curriculum . ( This led to the First Yangon University Strike in December 1920 . The event is still celebrated annually as National Day . ) Throughout the 1920s , the nationalist Burmese set up a parallel education system of national schools throughout the country . In 1929 , Ba Lwin founded the school in Yangon . He would go on to guide the school until 1953 . The school is regarded as the second nationalist school opened in Burma after the Shin Maha Buddhaghosa National School established in 1899 . The school was nationalized in April 1965 , and eventually renamed as Basic Education High School No . 2 Dagon . Today , commonly known as Dagon 2 , it is still a nationally prominent school due to its heritage . Ironically , the very access touted in the school 's founding has dissipated . Dagon 2 today draws its student body overwhelmingly from well-to-do families who can pay a large `` donation '' every year . The school is listed on the Yangon City Heritage List .
Listed buildings in Västra Götaland County . There are 241 listed buildings ( Swedish : `` byggnadsminne '' ) in Västra Götaland County . Hjo Municipality . `` There are no listed buildings in Hjo Municipality . '' Orust Municipality . `` There are no listed buildings in Orust Municipality . '' Tibro Municipality . `` There are no listed buildings in Tibro Municipality . ''
Tibor Sekelj . Tibor Sekelj ( 14 February 1912 – 20 September 1988 ) , also known as `` Székely Tibor '' according to Hungarian orthography , was a Hungarian born polyglot , explorer , author , and 'citizen of the world . ' In 1986 he was elected a member of the Academy of Esperanto and an honorary member of the World Esperanto Association . Among his novels , travel books and essays , his novella `` Kumeŭaŭa , la filo de la ĝangalo '' ( `` Kumewawa , the son of the jungle '' ) , a children 's book about the life of Brazilian Indians , was translated into seventeen languages , and in 1987 it was voted best Children 's book in Japan . In 2011 European Esperanto Union declared 2012 `` The Year of Tibor Sekelj '' to honor the 100-year anniversary of his birth . Youth 1912–1939 . Sekelj 's father was a veterinarian , and as a result the family moved around extensively . Several months after Tibor 's birth the family moved to Čenej ( now in Serbia ) , where Tibor lived until he was ten years old . While Hungarian was his `` mother tongue '' , the commonly spoken language was German . Sekelj had at least two sisters and a brother , Antonije , who later collaborated with him on several books . In 1922 , the family settled in Kikinda , part of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia ( now in Serbia ) , where Tibor learned Serbo-Croatian . He also studied French and soon was teaching it to his fellow students . Sekelj went on to learn a new language every four years . In 1926 his family moved to Nikšić ( now in Montenegro ) , where he took up gym , mountaineering and where he walked the entire length of Montenegro . In 1929 he entered the University of Zagreb ( in Croatia ) and in 1933 was one of the three youngest students to have graduated from the school of law . During that time Tibor also studied painting , sculpture , Esperanto , filmmaking and journalism . But the practice of law bored him , and he turned his attention to writing . He began working as a journalist in Zagreb . In 1937 he started to work in Zagreb as a film screenwriter . In 1982 , in Leuven , Belgium , at the World Youth Esperanto Conference , he discussed his Sephardic Jewish ancestry with Neil Blonstein . World traveler . Starting in 1939 , Sekelj was a tireless globetrotter , and while he always returned to Serbia in between his many journeys , his need to explore new horizons melded with an insatiable curiosity about people . His travels and expeditions yielded books that have been translated into over twenty languages . South America 1939–1954 . In 1939 he left Zagreb for Argentina to write an article on Croat exiles for a Zagreb newspaper `` Hrvatski Dnevnik '' . Sekelj was on the ship Teresa on what might have been that ship 's last voyage due to the start of World War II . In 1939 the other ships that normally traveled to South America from Rijeka-Fiume were being used by Italy due to the war in Africa . Setting sail from Rijeka ( then Fiume in Italy ) , he headed for Buenos Aires , with stops in Naples , Genoa ( Italy ) Santos ( Brazil ) , and Montevideo ( Uruguay ) . Tibor reached Buenos Aires on August 19 , 1939 . A pacifist by nature , Sekelj had anticipated the outbreak of war and so chose to be far from the fighting . This difficult decision was due not to a lack of personal courage—Sekelj was known to display almost foolhardy bravery throughout his life—but because this Jewish Hungarian/world citizen was simply unwilling to hew to any ideology tied to military purposes . Within two years he had honed his knowledge of Spanish and got work as a journalist , publishing a monthly magazine dedicated to travel and exploration . Sekelj remained in Argentina for the next 15 years , writing and exploring South America . 1939–45 : Argentina , Aconcagua . In 1944 , with no prior mountaineering experience , Sekelj joined a crew on an ascent on Aconcagua , the highest mountain ( m ) in the South American continent. , led by the Swiss German mountaineer Georg Link . Sekelj , the Austrian Zechner and the Italian Bertone reached the summit on February 13 , 1944 . But tragedy loomed : Four of the six men on that climb perished in a snowstorm . This terrible experience inspired Sekelj to write his first book : `` Storm Over Aconcagua '' , which recounts the drama in thrilling detail . On a second climb—initiated by the Argentinian Army , which Tibor led—the corpses of the four young men were found and brought home . As a result , Sekelj added a chapter to the second edition of `` Tempestad sobre el Aconcagua , 1944 '' in which he describes that adventure . Then Argentine President Juan Perón personally tried to award Sekelj honorary Argentine Citizenship for his actions , along with the Golden Condor the country 's highest medal of honor . Tibor , in his gentle rejection of the offer of citizenship , stated that , while he deeply appreciated the offer , as a Citizen of the World , he could not be bound to any one country . 1946–47 : Mato-Grosso . Based on the success of his first book , Sekelj 's publisher urged him to write a second , unrelated one . With a budget of two thousand dollars , Sekelj chose to explore uncharted regions of the Brazilian rainforests in Mato Grosso , otherwise known as the River of Death . In 1946 he undertook first of two expeditions into the Amazon jungle , which produced a popular book , `` Along Native Trails '' ( Por Tierra De Indios ) . His partner on this arduous journey was an Argentinian of Russian descent Mary Reznik ( 1914–1996 ) . Together they spent nearly a year exploring tribes along the Araguaia and Rio das Mortes Rivers . Along the way they survived contact with the fearsome Xavantes Indians , who had killed over a hundred people , in many expeditions before them . They also encountered the `` Karajá '' and `` Javae '' Indians on this expedition . Eventually the book `` Por Tierra de Indios '' ( 1946 ) chronicling survival in difficult circumstances , amid illness and near-starvation , met with great success , was reprinted repeatedly and translated into many languages . In 1946 Tibor and Mary married . Together they returned to the Amazon in 1948 . After that expedition he penned `` Where Civilization Ends '' ( `` Donde La Civilizacion Termina '' ) . In the summer of 1946 , Tibor traveled through Patagonia with three companions : Zechner , Mary and Dr Rosa Scolnik . During the following years he audited classes at the University of Buenos Aires to attend lectures on anthropology , ethnology and archeology , in order to get useful knowledge for his upcoming expeditions . 1948–49 : Bolivia , Jivaros . In 1948 a failed expedition to find the Jivaros led Tibor and Mary to Bolivia , where they met with President Enrique Hertzog . He encouraged them to explore the unknown area of the River Itenez , which abuts with Brazil . During that difficult six-month-long journey they encountered more hardships and hostile Indians , among them the Tupari , a tribe that only a few years before had been practicing cannibals . In April 1949 , President Hertzog of Brazil proposed that Sekelj should oversee a territory spanning one hundred thousand hectares , from the planned 4 millions of hectares meant to house a million European refugees . Sekelj , rather than having to wait for six months for parliament to render a decision , turned down the offer . He later regretted the missed opportunity to have a place where Esperanto could become the common language to its populace . In September 1949 Mary gave birth to a son , Diego Reinaldo Sekelj , whom Tibor named after a son of Christopher Columbus . 1949–1951 Venezuela . After attending the World Congress of Esperanto in UK , Tibor spent seven months in Europe . He returned to South America , joining Mary in Venezuela . For the next seventeen months he wrote newspaper articles , while managing a musical instruments store in Maracaibo . After going to Caracas to oversee the creation of a series of historical murals , he began traveling through Central America on his own , as by this time he and Mary and separated . The couple formally divorced in 1955 , and soon after Mary went to the United States , where she remarried . Their son , given her second husband 's surname , is , Daniel Reinaldo Bernstein , a respected acupuncturist and musician living in New York City . 1951–54 : Central America . Tibor later wrote about being on the island of San Blas in Panama , where he engaged with the `` Kuna '' Indians ; of an attempt to scale the volcano Izalko in El Salvador , that was cut short by a volcanic eruption ; and of discovering the ruins of an ancient city in Honduras , which many people knew from legends only , and that was built by Indians . It was during these treks through Guatemala and Honduras that Sekelj became ever more immersed in archeology and anthropology . Upon Sekelj 's arrival in Mexico in 1953 , several alpine clubs invited him to take part in their treks . This was not unexpected , given the fact that his book `` « Tempestad sobre el Aconcagua » '' had practically become a manual for mountain climbing . He climbed Popocatépetl , Iztaccihuatl and many other volcanoes and mountains , further firming up his expertise in that arena . One of many fascinating explorations at that time was the underground crossing of the river San Heronimo , lying 14-km within the interior of mountain . Subsequent world trips based from Europe 1954–1988 . In 1954 Sekelj returned to his home in Belgrade , Yugoslavia . He was given a warm welcome by the local government and its people , as much for his humanitarian message as for his fascinating travelogues . Along with his countless newspaper articles , his books were translated into Serbian , Slovenian , Hungarian , Albanian and Esperanto . He continued to travel and write of his experiences . 1956–57 : India , China , Nepal . In 1956 he drove through Asia as a World Esperanto Association ( UEA ) observer to an upcoming UNESCO talk held in New Delhi . When his car crashed in Tehran he continued on by bus and rail . During that journey he met extensively with Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and his daughter , future prime minister Indira Gandhi . He also befriended the future president Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan . In the Yugoslav embassy he met with Ljubomir Vukotić , then president of the World Federation of the Deaf When Vukotić met with Indian and Chinese representatives to open an Asian office , Seklelj acted as interpreter , bridging a communication gap between non-hearing people of different languages . In January 1957 , he accompanied Vukotić to China , which at the time was not accepting visitors . This was followed by a six-month stay on the invitation of King Mahendra of Nepal , another country that was , at that time , hostile to foreigners . King Mahendra personally thanked Sekelj for founding the first people 's university , and for helping to spread the teaching of Esperanto . This friendship is in part the subject of Tibor 's book , `` « Nepal opens the door » , 1959 , '' which he first wrote in Esperanto while in Madras studying yoga philosophy . The book was translated into multiple languages , including English , Spanish , Serbian and Slovenian . His journey through India , on foot and by bus , led Tibor from village to village , and from temple to temple , culminating in a month-long stay in a cave with three Yogin . 1958–60 : Vinoba Bhave , Japan , Sri Lanka . After spending six months in Europe Sekelj again flew to India , this time to teach Esperanto to the great Indian Mystic , Vinoba Bhave . The Hindu scholar mastered Esperanto within a month . Sekelj remained in India for five months before landing , penniless , in Japan . In March 1960 , he set off on a four-month tour across 30 cities in Japan , always welcome at the home of Esperantists there . Between lecturing and writing newspaper articles , Sekelj earned enough money to buy an airplane ticket to Sri Lanka , and then to Israel before returning to his home base in Belgrade . 1961–63 : Morocco , `` Caravan of Friendship '' in Africa . In 1961 , Sekelj accepted the invitation of Moroccan Esperantists and traveled to Morocco , where he joined a caravan of Tuaregs nomads into the Sahara . In March 1962 , Tibor set off for Africa on a `` Karavano de Amikeco '' ( Caravan of Friendship ) , with eight people from four countries in two all-terrain cars . With a goal of direct communication between people , this yearlong journey reached Egypt , Sudan , Ethiopia , Somalia , Kenya and Tanzania . When a second caravan meant for other African countries failed to materialize , Tibor climbed Mount Kilimanjaro , the highest peak in Africa . This trip is the theme of his book `` Ĝambo rafiki '' . Although he wrote the book in Esperanto , it first appeared in the Slovenian language . 1965–66 : Russia , Japan , Mongolia , Europe . In 1965 , on his way to the World Congress of Esperanto in Tokyo , Tibor traveled by train across Russia ( Moscow ) and Siberia ( Irkutsk and Khabarovsk ) to Nahodka , before landing in Yokohama by boat . A month later Tibor crossed Siberia by train , with a side trip to Mongolia . Given the antipathy to foreigners there , his three-month stay was difficult , despite having a stamped visa and correct documents . In ensuing years Tibor Sekelj managed to visit every European country , with the exception of Albania and Iceland . 1970 : Australia , New Zealand , New-Guinea . In 1970 , Yugoslav television sent Sekelj to Australia , New Zealand and New Guinea . During his six-month stay he climbed Mount Kosciuszko In New Guinea he met with natives whose lack of previous contact with the civilized world led to tense situations . But among Sekelj 's many skills—and perhaps luck was just another one—was an uncanny ability to escape imminent danger time and again . Certainly he adapted easily to odd customs ( including bizarre food ) , but if there was a single thing in particular that helped in this regard , it was his communication skills , which transcended even his facility with language . 1972–1980 : North America , Russia , Uzbekistan , Nigeria , Ecuador . In 1972 , while at the international congress of ethnologists in Chicago Tibor visited eastern Canada and United States . In 1977 , during the same event in Leningrad , he saw Uzbekistan and Central Asia . That same year he took part in a festival celebrating the culture of former slaves in Lagos ( Nigeria ) . In 1978 , during an assignment for Yugoslav TV , he returned to South America , where he visited Ecuador and the Galápagos Islands . What amazed many was how this tireless traveler always got funding for his travels . He famously attributed this ability to the fact that he did the work of seven : Writer ; cameraman ; assistant ; photographer ; and buyer and shipper of ethnographic artifacts . While each of these jobs is usually delegated to others , Sekelj was a one-man crew . Of course , one could have added 'Ad Man ' to that list . Whenever it was possible , Tibor would wrangle advertising contracts from airlines in exchange for discounted tickets . Work for Esperanto . Sekelj devoted much of his life to the defense and promotion of Esperanto . A Committee member of UEA since 1946 , he sought for over thirty years—with a brief break while skirmishing with Ivo Lapenna ) over its activity within the Instituto por Oficialigo de Esperanto ( IOE ) , to be part of all the universal Esperanto Congresses . And as a representative of the IDU—the International Committee for Ethnographic Museums—he took part in numerous conferences . Sekelj 's polyglot abilities often assured that he alone could understand all of the multi-national speakers there . In 1983 , he co-founded EVA ( Esperantist Writers Association and was its first president . In 1986 he was elected to be a member of the Academy of Esperanto . He took every opportunity to advocate for Esperanto , particularly in the international Writers association PEN and at UNESCO . In 1985 , during the 27th Conference in Sofia , Sekelj was commissioned by UEA to ensure that Unesco would draft a second resolution that would be favorable to Esperanto . 1972–1988 : Director of museum in Subotica . In 1972 , he took a four-year job as head curator of the Municipal Museum in Subotica ( Serbia – Vojvodina ) . In the later 1970s he took advanced studies in museology in Zagreb University leading to a doctorate ( in 1976 ) . His innovative ideas and projects found little support , and Sekelj quit his job almost immediately . He attended the World Congress of ethnographers in Chicago in the United States and the World congress of museum professionals in Copenhagen . Upon his election to Secretary of the International Committee of Museologists , he took on various initiatives for new kinds of museums with dioramas . In 1985 , Sekelj met a young woman Erzsébet Sekelj , a librarian , born in 1958 , whom he met on a journey through Hungary . That year she learned Esperanto . Sekelj and Erzsébet married in 1987 in Osijek . Together they visited three World Congresses of Esperanto . Erzsébet Sekelj participated in the drafting of the vojvodina organ VELO . They jointly wanted to compile an Esperanto-Serbo-Croatian dictionary , which was never completed due to the death of Tibor . Tibor lived in Subotica from 1972 until his death , September 20 , 1988 . He is buried in `` Bajsko groblje '' ( Baja cemetery ) in Subotica , with the highest honors from the city of Subotica . On his grave , under bronze bas-relief one can read that inscription in Esperanto : ( WRITER , TRAVELER ) Skills . Tibor Sekelj was adroit at a wide range of skills : journalist , explorer , adventurer , mountaineer , writer , drawer , filmmaker , geographer , ethnologist , museologist , polyglot and actor on the political stage , relating to politicians including aforementioned heads of state . His defense and promotion of Esperanto at Unesco and mainly the UEA . The connecting thread in this man 's world view was a consistent access to peoples from around the world . Geographer . Traveling certainly helped make him a geographer , but he also was forced to become a true cartographer during his travels . In that regard he researched and designed charts of several previously uncharted parts of South America , especially in Bolivia and Brazil . As a result , a river was named after him : Rio Tibor . He published word maps in Esperanto and edited a professional review `` « Geografia Revuo » '' between 1956 and 1964 . In 1950 he became a member of Guatemala society about history and geography and , because of his merits in this area , in 1946 the Royal Geographical Society of United Kingdom accepted him as an `` FRGS '' . Journalist . He learned about journalism during his student years in Zagreb , where he became a correspondent for Croatian newspapers : one from them , `` Hrvatski Dnevnik '' , sent him as his correspondent to Argentina , to do a report on Yugoslav emigrants , which is how he became a traveller . After two years he learned Spanish enough to self-publish , Buenos Aires , in Spanish language , monthly organ `` « Rutas » '' ( Ways ) a magazine dedicated to geography , journeys , tourism , explorations , etc . Working as a journalist for an Argentinian newspaper , he decided to join a planned expedition to Aconcagua , the highest mountain of Americas ( more than 7000 m according to contemporary ratings ) . For the most part he was able to support himself through writing , contributing to many newspapers , mainly in South America and Yugoslavia . In Yugoslavia he contributed to many small newspapers , so that the younger generation learned about Esperanto through his articles in young people 's periodicals . In his 60 's he became a television journalist , filming a series of TV-reports for the Belgrade Television about the Caravan of Friendship ( travel through Africa ) for the Zagreb Television about exploring unknown tribes in Australia and New Guinea and for the Novi Sad Television about Bolivia , Ecuador and Peru . He was also a brilliant journalist for Esperanto . Except contribution to many Esperanto-newspapers and organs he was chief editor during 8 years for the Geografia Revuo , E-Gazeto ( initially IOE-Gazeto ) of 1966–1972 ( monthly organ – entirely appeared 65 editions ) and VELO during six years ( 1983–1988 – Vojvodina Esperanto-newspaper ) . `` Geografia Revuo '' appeared between 1956 until 1964 , each one volume yearly , except in 1959–1960 neither in 1962 . The title-pages of exclusively all six volumes are of Sekelj , only in the 4th issue he left the place of the editorial to Aafke Haverman `` ( `` Aviadile tra Afriko '' ) '' and laid his `` Kun la Ajnoj de Hokajdo '' in the central booklet . Looked at as entirety , `` Geografia Revuo '' is virtually personal periodical of Sekelj with some appendices of friends . He lived chiefly on his work as a journalist ( writing articles and stories for many various newspapers and organs ) and filmmaker . There were 740 translations of his articles in newspapers and organs . We can say definitely that he was writing for many dozens of newspapers and magazines , mainly in Yugoslavia but also in Hungary , and various countries in South America—not to mention the periodicals in Esperanto . Of the 7500 speeches he gave , the majority centered around his journeys , although he spoke prolifically on many other topics as well . He traveled through 90 countries and his books appeared in as many countries and a great many languages . Filmmaker . Tibor 's first job after getting his Degree in Zagreb was with a film company , Merkurfilm . The company sent him to learn film production in Prague , where he studied under a famous Czech director Otokar Vavra where for 6 months Tibor studied film direction . Once Sekelj returned to Yugoslavia in the 1960s , he began getting TV coverage as a journalist . And because his forays into unknown areas required more than just pictures—they required film—Tibor accepted the challenge . He began using his knowledge as a filmmaker , not only directing himself but also using sound and light , camera work and more on his trips to New Guinea and Australia . For Zagreb television he filmed a series of films about those regions and their natives that became a 10-hour-long travel film series seen across Yugoslavia . Amazingly , he did everything on those films alone . In the later part of the 1970s he made films about Colombia and Ecuador where he used a professional team of filmmakers from Novi Sad Television , which promoted his travel films . He himself was the subject of many interviews , chiefly within former Yugoslav televisions . A large majority of that material has been preserved . One example is an in-depth , two-hour interview with TV journalist Hetrich . Mountaineer . In Argentina he learned about mountaineering with barely enough time to prepare before taking part in an expedition to Aconcagua . Still he was able to survive the climb up that treacherous mountain . Later on , he climbed a number of very dangerous mountains , and on all the continents , between the mountains of Nepal , Mexico and Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa , and Mount Kosciuszko in Australia . His detailed description of the ascent on Aconcagua in a book in Spanish became a sort of textbook for mountaineering in Mexico , and other countries across South America . Ethnologist . During his travels he became a collector of native masks , hats and musical instruments , along with spoken native poetry . Concerning the latter he published the book `` Elpafu la sagon '' , that appeared in Serbocroatian and Esperanto . He donated his tangible collection of masks , instruments and hats to Ethnographic museum in Zagreb and to Municipal museum of Subotica , where most of them were later given to the museum of Senta ( Serbia ) . Adventurer . Although his goal was never to impress others , the most attractive aspect of Tibor Sekelj 's life in the eyes of the public—especially to the non-esperantist—was unarguably his adventurer side . Perhaps it was his ceaseless search to locate the essence of human spirit that led him to remote parts of the earth . Across a span of over forty years he studied , and engaged with , tribes from the rain forests of Brazil and New Guinea , always learning and annotating the customs , lifestyles and philosophies of then unknown peoples in Asia and Africa . Many times he befriended people otherwise hostile to the white man , and often risking his life in the process . He writes eruditely about this in his book in Esperanto `` Mondo de travivaĵoj '' ( The world of experiences ) , 1981 . '' Political militant . Among Sekelj 's many skills was an ability to create an instant sense of ease between himself and politicians and men in power . Score of heads of state welcomed him into their circle , and in turn he gave them useful advice based on his travels through their territories . During his life he met with various heads of State : From Juan Perón ( Argentinian president ) he received in 1946 an award , the Golden Condor , along with an offer of Argentinian citizenship due to his bravery on Aconcagua . He met with , and became a friend of , Jawaharlal Nehru ( Indian prime minister ) and his daughter Indira Gandhi ( future Indian prime minister ) , and with Radhakrishnan ( future Indian president ) . Bolivia president Enrique Hertzog sent him to do research in uncharted regions of Bolivia in 1948 , and in 1949 asked him to manage Bolivian territory for European refugees after World War II , offering 100.000 hectares for him to do that . Tibor asked for 4 million , but was told it would take half year for the Bolivian parliament to ratify that . He chose not to wait and left before ratification could take place . Also he met with King Mahendra of Nepal , who thanked Tibor Sekelj for creating the first people 's university there , where he taught Esperanto . The peak of his political activity was in 1985 when he took over the UEA in order to prepare the second resolution of UNESCO on Esperanto . He met with numerous heads of state , ministers and diplomats during his four participations in UNESCO-talks throughout 1984 and 1985 . He finally succeeded in convincing the Yugoslavian government to offer that resolution to the Assembly of UNESCO in Sofia , while getting other Esperantists to work on the governments of China , Bulgaria , Hungary , Poland , San Marino and Costa Rica in order to back the resolution . Over the next months he visited the embassies of seven of those countries , finally succeeding in convincing them that they should work with their governments and accept the resolution . In Sofia he negotiated between the delegations of numerous countries to vote on the resolution , which in the end was accepted . To all of this we can also add the few months he spent living with the Indian philosopher and political activist Vinoba Bhave , not to mention many , many heads of smaller regions and cities and states across the world . Polyglot . Sekelj learned 25 languages and countless dialects , of which he retained nine at the end of his life : Hungarian , Serbian , German , Esperanto , Italian , English , French , Spanish , Portuguese . Of these he wrote extensively in Spanish , Esperanto and the Serbo-Croatian , He was an interpreter on his travels and as part of his work for PIF during acceptances , arrangements etc . Esperantist . After becoming an Esperantist in Zagreb in 1930 , Sekelj remained committed to the ideals of the international language throughout his life . His contributions to the language are immense : Sekelj founded ten Esperanto-Associations in South America and Asia and Esperanto-societies in 50 of cities across the world . For over twenty years Sekelj was a committee member of UEA and he was single-handedly responsible for the second resolution where UNESCO positively addressed Esperanto in 1985 . One-third of his books were originally written in Esperanto . He wrote a great many lucid and cogent articles for various Esperanto-newspapers and magazines , and he drafted `` Geografia Revuo , E-Gazeto `` and '' Velo . '' But his intense activity in the name of Esperanto related to his foundation and guide of International Institute for Officialization of Esperanto ( IOE ) that launched the motto « better practice than 100-hours sermon » like this requiring more open activity of Esperantists . In that sense he especially engaged in diverse travel , organizing bus caravans that traveled across the world , having its greatest impact at the start of the International Puppet Theatre Festival ( PIF ) in Zagreb and later at the foundation for `` Internacia Kultura Servo '' ( International Cultural Service ) . PIF still exists , currently after 44 years and still distributes an annual prize `` Tibor Sekelj '' for the most humanitarian message . His very intensive activity in the name of IOE had a strong effect on the classical neutral Esperanto-movement in the practical application , on the one hand in terms of culture and tourism and on the other to a more elastic conception of impartiality that followed TEJO . His motto for success : `` Three things are essential for success : precisely define your goal , move steadily toward it , and persist until you have reached it . '' Teacher . He influenced the teaching of Esperanto , and was behind the launching of the first televised course in Esperanto in China . In the 1980s , he wrote textbooks . The authors were A. and T. Sekelj and Klas Aleksandar and Novak Koloman did the illustrations . The course existed also in form of transparencies – actually movies – one can project . He led many Master Esperanto classes wherever he travelled and also took part in the improvement of the « Zagreb method » textbook . Tibor Sekelj gave between 7000 and 8000 speeches , most often with photos of his travels , wrote innumerable articles about Esperanto in the national press and was interviewed hundreds of times for national radios , newspapers and television . He always spoke about Esperanto . World view . Wherever he was , in his lectures and activities he conveyed to his audience his simple philosophy of life : man as an individual is the most precious thing in his own environment , regardless of descent or education . ( This is most clearly expressed in his work `` Kumeŭaŭa '' . ) Man as a cultural capital is the product of all humanity , because in our daily lives we interact with products invented by diverse people ; he illustrated this with a dining table , explaining that each piece of tableware was invented by a different people , each of the foods that had been developed and planted by different people , and now ten cultures are involved in setting a table . Therefore , every man was a respectable person , and what we have today is the result of efforts of all nations , and therefore belongs to all . Artist . Aside from being an adept writer , Sekelj studied painting and sculptor while still a student in Zagreb . When he first landed in Argentina , he survived doing portraits and later he often illustrated his own books . Writer . Tibor is perhaps the most well-known original Esperanto-writers among the non-esperantist world , given the number of his translated books from Esperanto . The most successful his work `` Kumewawa – the son of jungle '' has been translated multiple times , while others books have between two and ten translations . Writing in Esperanto , Spanish and Serbo-Croatian he produced some thirty works of travel writing , novels , stories and poetry . The most successful of his books is « Kumewawa – the son of jungle » ( originally written in Esperanto ) translated into 22 languages . In 1983 the Japanese ministry for education proclaimed in 1983 as one from the 4 best juvenile literature published in Japan . As a result , it appeared in Japanese in 300.000 copies , probably the largest printing from an Esperanto-based document . In total , over a million copies of Kumewawa were printed throughout the world . `` Tempest above Aconcagua '' was a book that appealed across generations and to all parts of the world . His stories won prizes of Belartaj Konkursoj and his poetry , although sparse , is considered valuable and worth studying . Works . The works of Tibor Sekelj , novels and recordings of his travels , contain interesting ethnographic observations . He also wrote guides and essays on Esperanto , the international language . The majority of his books were originally written in Esperanto , but were translated into many national languages . Tibor Sekelj is undoubtedly the most often translated Esperanto author . Works of ethnography . During his travels in South America , Africa , Asia and Oceania he collected important ethnographic information which he gave to the Ethnographic Museum of Zagreb . where he presents translations of recordings he made during his travels . Dictionary . Tibor Sekelj collaborated on a dictionary in 20 languages about museology , `` Dictionarium Museologicum '' , appearing in 1986 . —
Mount Echigo-Komagatake . Mount Echigo-Komagatake or Uonuma-Komagatake ( 越後駒ヶ岳 or 魚沼駒ヶ岳 ) is a mountain located on the border of Uonuma and Minamiuonuma , Niigata Prefecture , Japan , with an elevation of It is one of the 100 famous mountains in Japan . Mount Echigo-Komagatake , along with Nakanodake and Mount Hakkai , is also one of the three great mountains of Echigo , the old name for this area of Niigata Prefecture . Geography . Mount Echigo-Komagatake lies in central part of Echigo Mountains , a mountain range over Niigata , Fukushima , and Gunma Prefecture . Between late autumn and early spring , large amounts of snow fall in this region because of the monsoon from Siberia , with an average of 3 to 4 meters . Avalanches eroded the surface of the mountain and formed steep precipices , especially on the west and north face . Hikers can see snow on the mountain even in late summer . Thanks to the heavy snowfall , this mountain is the source of several rivers such as the Kitanomata River , the Mizunashi River , and the Sanashi River , which all flow into the Sea of Japan . Such abundant water is used mainly for paddy fields , and hydroelectricity . In contrast to the winter season , summers are hot and humid and there are thunderstorms in the afternoon almost every day during the summer . Hikers must pay attention to hyperthermia and thunderbolts . Climbing routes . There are several climbing routes to the mountain 's peak . The easiest and most popular route is from Shiori Mountain Pass . ( Japanese : 枝折峠 ) Other routes are the Kushigahana route , the Komanoyu route , and the Echigo Sanzan mountain ridge route . All routes are long and demanding , but special technique is n't needed . It 's possible to get back to the starting points except for the last one if climbers start in the early morning . The best climbing season is between June and early October . Transportation . Some bus routes are available from train stations ( Muikamachi , Urasa or Koide ) to the starting points . However , they are much less convenient than by car and taxi . At the starting points , several dozens of parking lots are available for free , but during the best season , the parking lots are quickly inundated with a lot of cars . Facilities . There is only one mountain lodge called Komanokoya ( Japanese : 駒の小屋 ) at about 100 meters below the summit . The caretakers stay between late April and the end of October . It costs 2000 Japanese yen to stay there without food , with no reservation . In the snow season , climbers also use the lodge for shelter .
County of Two Hills No . 21 . The County of Two Hills No . 21 is a municipal district in east-central Alberta , Canada . Located in Census Division No . 10 , its municipal office is located in the Town of Two Hills . History . The County of Two Hills No . 21 was formed in 1963 through the amalgamation of the `` Municipal District of Eagle No . 81 '' and the `` Two Hills School Division '' . Demographics . In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada , the County of Two Hills No . 21 recorded a population of 3,322 living in 1,105 of its 1,499 total private dwellings , a change from its 2011 population of 3,160 . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016 . In the 2011 Census , the County of Two Hills No . 21 had a population of 3,160 living in 1,058 of its 1,222 total dwellings , an 8.3 % change from its 2006 adjusted population of 2,918 . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2011 .
Adam Wallace-Harrison . Adam Wallace-Harrison ( born 24 September 1979 in Perth , Western Australia ) is a rugby union footballer who plays professionally for the Queensland Reds in Super Rugby . His regular playing position is lock . He has previously played for the Brumbies and NTT Communications Shining Arcs .
Osage , Ohio . Osage is an unincorporated community in Jefferson County , in the U.S. state of Ohio . History . A post office called Osage was established in 1890 , and remained in operation until 1909 . Besides the post office , Osage had a Lutheran church .
D. P. K. Pillay . Colonel ( Dr. ) Divakaran Padma Kumar Pillay SC ( born 12 August 1967 ) is a former Indian Army officer . He was severely wounded in counter insurgency operations in Longdi Pabram village , a hamlet in the remote Tamenglong district of Manipur in India 's northeast , where he saved the lives of 2 children despite his injuries . He shot into prominence recently when he undertook the journey back to the village where he was wounded in the firefight and subsequently for delivering development and humanitarian activities to the village in the remote district of Tamenglong . In 2015 , he was awarded a PhD Degree by Panjab University , Chandigarh for his thesis titled `` Evaluation of Models of Human Security with Special reference to India '' .He is also a father to three children . Early life and education . Divakaran Padma Kumar Pillay was born on 12 August 1967 in Kannur , Kerala , India , to Major and Mrs A.V.D . Pillay . He was educated at Bangalore Military School in Bangalore , Karnataka . He went on to join the 72 course of National Defence Academy in 1984 , which he graduated in 1988 with a bachelor 's degree in Arts . Pillay also holds a master 's degree from Sikkim Manipal University Pillay was awarded a Ph.D degree by Panjab University , Chandigarh for his doctoral thesis on `` Evaluation of Models of Human Security with Special Reference to India '' . His thesis examines the concept of human security as propounded by various agencies like the UN , multilateral agencies and NGO 's as well as countries such as Japan , Canada , and other countries . Human security prioritizes non-military methods as a means of achieving security without compromising the priorities accorded to traditional security threats . It requires the fulfillment of people ’ s basic needs and rights . The thesis examines the scope for adoption of a Human Security approach within a normative and policy framework in India . He infers , that a human security approach can be usefully applied as a policy measure in India to reinforce successes in the social and economic spheres , so that the possibility of dissatisfaction turning into violent opposition and internal conflict is minimized . His article titled `` Applying Human Security in Indian Context has been published by Routledge in its publication Strategic Analysis Issue no 40 Volume 1 . Pillay was also a research fellow at Institute of Defence Studies and Analyses ( IDSA ) , New Delhi and at the Centre for Policy Research , New Delhi . He is also an alumnus of Geneva Centre for Security Policy where he has attended the NISC course in 2007 . He also hold a graduate degree from Fordham University , New York City , having completed the module of the International Diploma in Humanitarian Assistance course serial no 42 . He is also on the roster of United Nations Civil Military Coordinators having qualified on the UN CM Coordination course in 2014 . Military career . On completing his NDA course in 1988 , Pillay was commissioned into the 4th battalion of the Brigade of the Guards . He saw active service in the Indian states of Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir before moving to the 8th battalion of the Brigade of the Guards deployed in India 's northeast , where he was involved in an encounter in which he nearly lost his life with multiple gunshots directed on his chest and arm and a grenade blast that exploded on his right foot and blew up a portion of the leg . In a fateful patrol Pillay led in 1994 , he was tasked to protect a few tribal villages during a phase of disturbance that involved ethnic clashes between Nagas and Kukis in Manipur 's Tamenglong district . He managed to track down insurgents from the National Socialist Council of Nagaland ( NSCN ) hiding in Tamenglong and successfully ambushed them in Longdi Pabram village . However , after the surrender of the militants , Pillay , who was near fatally wounded , realised that there were two young children who were injured in the cross fire . When the helicopter arrived to evacuate him , he refused to be moved and insisted that the young children be taken to safety first . This noble act won over not only the villagers but also the insurgents in the area . Though the villagers presumed that Pillay had died in the encounter , a patrol team sent to the village in March 2010 connected the villagers to Pillay who was immediately invited and felicitated in a major way by the village . The soldier 's humanitarian service has also earned him a moniker of `` Pillay Pamei '' among the local population . `` Pamei '' is a surname and clan of the influential Zeliangrong community residing in the village . Pillay has thereafter returned several times to the village and has organised several activities for development of the region , earning him the sobriquet of `` Hero of Manipur '' and `` Savior of Longdi Pabram '' . Philosophy . When asked why he chose his course of action over his own evacuation as he himself was dying , Pillay said that the `` First thing that came to my mind as a trained soldier was the safety of the children and all others . I was trained to sacrifice my own life and comfort for my people and my country who always come first . I always knew I was not amongst enemies but my own brothers and sisters . I could not choose the suffering and sorrow of the people I was sent to protect to that of mine . I could not allow the children to suffer . I had two options - one was to perpetuate the violence and the other to end it with me and say that all that is evil ends with me . I have always been inspired by Mahatma Gandhi who said “ Be the change you want to see in the world '' . I am glad I chose the latter - the harder right instead of the easier wrong ! '' Pillay 's philosophy of countering insurgency is simple : `` Peace is not just an absence of violence but a consistent delivery of opportunities to survive and to improve and develop not just as an individual , but also as a community and a region . Despite the lack of glamour , peace is a better choice - the right choice . We must choose peace over violence . '' Honors and awards . Pillay was selected to serve in his alma mater , Bangalore Military School , after he was decorated with the Shaurya Chakra , India 's third highest peacetime gallantry award . The then Chief of Army Staff who presided over the School Golden Jubilee celebrations , Gen. Shankar Roy Choudhary , handpicked him to serve in Bangalore Military School for motivation of the young cadets to join the Indian Armed Forces . With this , Pillay earned the singular distinction of being the only `` Georgian '' to serve as the `` Administrative Officer '' ( AO ) at the prestigious institute . The school under his leadership went on to achieve exemplary results in all fields ranging from academics to sports to other extra-curricular activities . In 2006 , he joined the Ministry of Defence as the Planning Officer ( Defence ) - the first service officer to do so . While on this assignment he represented the Ministry of Defence at the Conference on Disarmament at the UN office at Geneva , for the review conference on the use of Certain Conventional Weapons in 2007 and 2008 . He was also part of the Indian delegation led by HE Pranab Mukherjee to the United Nations General Assembly in 2006 . Pillay was honored by CNN IBN in the very inaugural edition of their program called India Positive . These awards delve into India ’ s hidden resource that cradles the wounded , makes peace among communities and improves lives of others with their selfless acts . Col. Pillay was one of the only three awardees to be felicitated with the Special Achievement Award for his acts of courage and optimism and bringing about a bigger change in the country .
Gustav Valsvik . Gustav Valsvik ( born 26 May 1993 ) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a defender for Eintracht Braunschweig . Career . Born in Vik , Valsvik started his career in the local club Vik IL before he joined Sogndal ahead of the 2010 season . In his first season , Valsvik played nine matches in the First Division . Following Sogndal 's promotion , Valsvik played seven matches in Tippeligaen in 2011 , and the next season he was playing regularly in Sogndal 's central defence . He signed a three-year contract with Strømsgodset in July 2014 , for an undisclosed sum . In July 2016 , Valsvik transferred to German 2 . Bundesliga club Eintracht Braunschweig . International career . Valsvik first represented Norway when he played for the under-16 team in 2009 . He has later represented Norway at every level up to under-21 level . On 26 March 2017 , Valsvik made his debut for the senior Norway national football team .
Mohamed Khoutir Ziti . Mohamed Khoutir Ziti ( ; born April 19 , 1989 , in Sétif ) is an Algerian football player who is currently playing for CA Bordj Bou Arréridj in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 and the Algeria national team . He plays as a right back . Club career . On July 7 , 2009 , Ziti joined JS Kabylie on a free transfer from , signing a two-year contract with the club . In the 2009–10 season , the first with the club , he made 11 appearances , scoring a single goal . On August 15 , 2010 , Ziti scored JS Kabylie 's only goal in a 1–0 win over Egyptian club Al-Ahly in the group stage of the 2010 CAF Champions League . International career . In May 2010 , Ziti was called up to the Algerian Under-23 National Team for a training camp in Italy . On November 16 , 2011 , he was selected as part of Algeria 's squad for the 2011 CAF U-23 Championship in Morocco .
Saint George 's Abbey , Längsee . St. George 's Abbey ( ) is a monastic complex in the village of Sankt Georgen am Längsee , Carinthia , Austria . It celebrated its 1,000th anniversary in 2003 . History . The convent was founded between 1002 and 1008 by the Countess Wichburg , the wife of Count Ottwin von Sonnenburg of Pustertal . Wichbirg was the sister of the Archbishop Hartwig . The founder 's daughter Hildpurg , a nun in the Nonnberg Benedictine abbey in Salzburg , was ordained as the first abbess , and brought the first nuns with her . Count Ottwin and Countess Wichburg were entombed in the crypt of the convent . In the 12th century the convent was reformed . It was placed under the direction of the abbot Wolford of Admont Abbey in 1122 . From the 1170s the convent returned to the suzerainty of Salzburg . There is a record of Ulrich II , Duke of Carinthia making a donation to the monastery on 31 March 1199 . The convent suffered economic difficulties , and had difficulty paying taxes to support the Turkish wars . At one point during the Protestant Reformation the community was reduced to the abbess Dorothea Rumpf and two other nuns . They later received support from the Göss Abbey , including the Abbess Afra von Staudach ( 1562 ) , which helped renew the community . By 1683 the convent had 31 nuns and 16 lay sisters . It had an apothecary , and cared for as many as 500 invalids each year . The convent also ran a school . 1783 the monastery was dissolved by Emperor Joseph II . In 1788 it was put up for auction . Maximilian Thaddäus von Egger bought it for 163,100 gulden and made the monastery complex the new seat of the Count of Egger . The castle was opened to tourists around the end of the 18th century . In 1934 it was sold to the Missionary Order of Mariannhill . During World War II ( 1939–45 ) it served for a while as the seminary of Gurk , then was converted into a military hospital in 1943 . The Marianhiller 's took the building back in 1948 . In 1959 it was purchased by the Diocese of Gurk for use as an Episcopal educational establishment . Today the former Benedictine convent includes a church where services are still held , an educational establishment run by the diocese , a hotel and seminar facilities . Building . The convent and the church , with its crypt , are built on stone foundations that date back to Roman times . The north-west wing of the present complex was built in 1546 In the years 1654 to 1658 the monastery was remodeled in the baroque style by the architect Pietro Francesco Carlone . The impressive high altar was probably built in the late 17th century . Parts of the original buildings and the Renaissance arcades in the northern courtyard have been preserved .
Ugley Green . Ugley Green is a small village in the district of Uttlesford in Essex , England . It is situated approximately north-east from Bishops Stortford , and just to the west of the M11 motorway . The village is within the civil parish of Ugley , a smaller settlement to the north . The village contains two Grade II listed 19th-century houses , and a post-medieval house . The village hall was built in 1920 . Occupations in 1933 included four farmers , a carpenter , a stationer & sub-postmaster , a blacksmith , a gravel merchant , a beer retailer , a shopkeeper , a steward to Wades Hall , and the licensee of the White Hart public house . Wades Hall is the remaining wing of a larger house dating to the 16th century , Grade II listed , and approximately northwest from the village .
St Stephen 's Church , Brighton . St Stephen 's Church is a former Anglican church in the Montpelier area of Brighton , part of the English city of Brighton and Hove . The building , which dates from 1766 in its original incarnation as the ballroom of Brighton 's most fashionable Georgian-era inn , has been used for many purposes since then , and now stands away from where it was built . It spent less than 90 years as an Anglican church , and is now used as a centre for homeless people . In view of its architectural and historical importance , it has been listed at Grade II* by English Heritage . History . Brighton began to develop as a spa town and seaside resort in the mid-18th century , encouraged by local doctor Richard Russell 's influential advocacy of the therapeutic use of seawater , by drinking it and bathing in it . These activities became fashionable among high society and rich people , which gave the declining fishing village a surge of popularity in the 1750s . The Steine ( now Old Steine ) , an area of flat , grassy , sheltered land behind the seafront , developed as the growing town 's promenade , where visitors would walk and socialise . The surrounding area soon became built up , and in 1752 innkeeper Samuel Shergold bought a recently built house on the southwest side of The Steine and converted it into a tavern with assembly rooms . The venue , called the Castle Inn or Castle Tavern , became increasingly popular , and in 1766 John Crunden designed an extension on the north side of the inn . This housed a 450-capacity , ballroom . For the next half-century it was one of the most popular social venues in the town , rivalled only by the Old Ship Inn and assembly rooms ( whose owner cooperated with Shergold to provide a regular programme of alternating social events ) . Contemporary accounts described the Castle Inn 's ballroom and assembly rooms as some of the best and most architecturally impressive in England . Decline set in during the early 19th century , and the assembly room 's first summer-season closure occurred in 1815 . Crunden 's ballroom was closed the previous year . In 1815 , Shergold offered a 25 % share in the building and its land , and the Prince Regent ( later King George IV ) bought it through an intermediary , Thomas Attree , for £1,960 ( £ in ) . He acquired another 25 % share in 1816 and the remaining 50 % in 1822 , and the inn closed to the public soon afterwards and was demolished in stages between 1819 and October 1823 . The ballroom was converted into the recently completed Royal Pavilion 's private chapel for the Prince Regent—who by this time was King—and was consecrated on 1 January 1822 by the Bishop of Chichester . He had moved into the Pavilion the previous year . In its new guise , the chapel had over 400 seats and admission was by invitation only . Designer William Tuppen was responsible for the interior refit , which included the conversion of the musicians ' gallery into the King 's own pew and the installation of an organ supported by Gothic-style columns . The Royal Pavilion was unpopular with Queen Victoria , whose reign began in 1837 . Her last visit was in 1845 ; soon afterwards the Government wanted to demolish the building and sell the land to pay for building work at Buckingham Palace . This proposal was unpopular in the town , and in May 1850 the Town Commissioners received consent to buy the site , including the chapel . It became the property of Brighton Corporation ( the forerunners of the present-day Council ) in 1855 . Because the chapel had been consecrated for Anglican worship , the Church Commissioners claimed it on behalf of the Diocese of Chichester . Instead of leaving the building on the same site , the Diocese decided to demolish it and re-erect it brick by brick on a site away , at Montpelier Place near the boundary with Hove . Because the Diocese 's claim on the church was upheld , the Town Commissioners reduced their payment to the Government for the Pavilion estate by £3,000 ( £ in ) . The land at Montpelier Place was transferred free of charge to the Diocese by the Vicar of Brighton 's sister . The interior of the chapel was only minimally altered by the move and reconstruction , which was completed in 1851 . It was given a new stuccoed façade in the Classical style , however . The church was opened for public worship under its new name , St Stephen 's , on 25 July 1851 , and was consecrated on 11 June 1852 by the Bishop of Chichester , Ashurst Turner Gilbert . The Vicar of Brighton 's nephew George Wagner became its first vicar ; he was an adherent of the mid-19th century idea that Gothic architecture was the only appropriate design for Anglican churches , and regarded the Classical building as `` pre-eminently ugly '' . The church could hold more than 700 worshippers , and approximately one-quarter of the pews were free ( not subject to pew rents ) . It attracted a mostly poor congregation . Some internal changes were made over the next 90 years , but Rev . Charles Douglas 's plans for a new Byzantine-style church on the site , announced in the 1860s , were not realised . A porch and vestry were built in 1868 , and new lectern , altar rails , organ and pulpits were put in . Arthur Blomfield carried out further renovation work in 1889 . In the 1930s the church became associated with The Anglican Diocese of Chichester 's Healing Ministry , under the leadership of the Revd . John Maillard , and it was closed in 1939 and converted into the Diocese of Chichester 's Institute for the Deaf and Dumb . In 1974 , this moved to a building next to the former St John the Evangelist 's Church on Carlton Hill . In 1988 , a local housing association acquired the building and converted it into the First Base Day Centre for homeless people . Crunden 's interior , which had survived largely intact since he built the ballroom in 1766 , was damaged by fire soon after the day centre opened , but it has been restored . Architecture . John Crunden designed the Castle Inn ballroom in the Adam style , which is still discernible in the interior despite the many changes of use the building has experienced . The internal walls had elaborate pilasters decorated with scrolls and friezes , and at the north and south ends there were recessed areas separated from the main section by columns . Between the pilasters were a series of wall paintings . When the building was re-erected at Montpelier Place , galleries were added above the north and south recesses . In contrast to the Adamesque interior , the church was given a plain stuccoed Classical frontage facing Montpelier Place , with Doric pilasters below a pediment and cornice , topped by a lantern . The east and west faces have arched windows . Local architect George Cheeseman was responsible for this work . The porch , a later addition , has three bays with arched windows in the outer pair and the entrance door in the centre . The building today . St Stephen 's Church was listed at Grade II* by English Heritage on 13 October 1952 . This status is given to `` particularly important buildings of more than special interest '' . As of February 2001 , it was one of 70 Grade II*-listed buildings and structures , and 1,218 listed buildings of all grades , in the city of Brighton and Hove . The First Base Day Centre , as the building is now known , is run by Brighton Housing Trust . It was established in the 1960s and now has several sites in the city . About 100 people use the centre daily . Since the trust acquired the building , it has made several internal alterations .
Cyclida . Cyclida ( formerly Cycloidea , and so sometimes known as cycloids ) is an order of fossil arthropods that lived from the Carboniferous to the Cretaceous . Their classification is uncertain , but they are generally treated as a group of maxillopod crustaceans . Description . Cycloids have a `` striking '' resemblance to crabs , and are thought to have inhabited a similar ecological niche , and to have been driven to extinction when crabs became widespread and diverse . The largest members are over across the carapace . Their gills are often preserved in three dimensions , and do not resemble those of other crustaceans . Cycloid taxa differ in the number of walking legs , in the form of the mouthparts and in other significant ways . Affinities . There is considerable debate about the placement of cycloids within the Arthropoda . While they are generally considered to be crustaceans of some kind , doubts have been expressed about the homology of cycloids ' respiratory structures with those of other crustaceans , and parallels drawn instead with chelicerates . The first description of a cycloid was in the 1836 treatise `` Illustrations of the Geology of Yorkshire '' by John Phillips , where Phillips described `` Agnostus ? radialis '' among the trilobites , with the text `` ribs radiating , with acute puncta ; abdomen mucronate '' . In 1838 , Hermann von Meyer described a species of trilobite , albeit in the genus `` Limulus '' , and later transferred it to a new genus , `` Halicyne '' , recognising that it was something different . In 1841 , Laurent-Guillaume de Koninck transferred Phillips ' species to a new genus , `` Cyclus '' , away from the trilobites , although he later described a second species of `` Cyclus '' which was later recognised as the hypostome of a trilobite . Cycloids were later considered to be members of the Xiphosura , true crabs , and branchiurans . In an unpublished dissertation , Neil D. L. Clark proposed in 1989 that cycloids were copepods . In 1997 , Frederick Schram and his co-authors classified them as the sister group to copepods , within the Maxillopoda , and in 2008 , Jerzy Dzik placed them as an order within the maxillopod suborder Branchiura , which previously contained only the modern fish lice . Taxa and stratigraphy . Cycloids are known from deposits ranging from Carboniferous ( `` Cyclus '' spp . ) to Maastrichtian ( `` Maastrichtocaris rostrata '' ) . They are one of only three groups of `` generally Palaeozoic '' arthropods to survive the Permian–Triassic extinction event , the others being the freshwater-living Euthycarcinoida and the marine Thylacocephala . `` Stagmacaris quenstedti '' , a species from the late Kimmeridgian of southern Germany , has been reinterpreted as part of the abdomen of a hermit crab , rather than a cycloid .
Mehalso Observatory . Mehalso Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by Penn State Erie . A gift from Dr. Robert Mehalso and his wife , Elizabeth , it is located in Erie , Pennsylvania ( USA ) .
USS Russell ( DD-414 ) . USS `` Russell '' ( DD-414 ) was a World War II-era in the service of the United States Navy , named after Rear Admiral John Henry Russell . `` Russell '' was laid down on 20 December 1937 by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company , Newport News , Virginia ; launched on 8 December 1938 ; sponsored by Mrs. Charles H. Marshall , granddaughter of Rear Admiral Russell ; and commissioned on 3 November 1939 , Lieutenant Commander J. C. Pollock in command . Service history . Commissioned two months after the outbreak of World War II in Europe , `` Russell '' cruised in the western Atlantic and in the Caribbean on neutrality patrol until the bombing of Pearl Harbor . 1942 . `` Russell '' was ordered to the Pacific , and she transited the Panama Canal and proceeded to San Diego , where on 6 January 1942 , she sailed west , screening reinforcements to Samoa . By the time of her arrival , 20 January , the Japanese had moved into British Malaya , Borneo , the Celebes and Gilbert Islandss , and the Bismarck Archipelago . Within the week , Rabaul fell and the Japanese continued on to New Ireland and the Solomons while further west they extended their occupation of the Netherlands East Indies . On 25 January , `` Russell '' sailed north with Task Force 17 ( TF 17 ) , screened as her planes raided Makin , Mili , and Jaluit on 1 February , then set a course for Pearl Harbor . In midmonth , the force sailed again . Diverted from its original destination , Wake Island , it covered forces establishing an airbase on Canton Island , important on the Hawaii-Samoa-Fiji route to Australia and less than 1,000 miles ( 1,600 km ) from Makin . Raids on Rabaul and Gasmata were next ordered to cover a movement of troops to New Caledonia , but on 8 March the Japanese landed at Salamaua and Lae in New Guinea and Port Moresby was threatened . The force , again joined by the force , steamed into the Gulf of Papua , where on 10 March , planes were sent over the Owen Stanley Range to bomb the newly established Japanese bases on the Huon Gulf . Through April , `` Russell '' continued to screen the `` Yorktown '' force , operating primarily in the ANZAC area . Detached on 3 May to screen during fueling operations with TF 11 , she rejoined TF 17 early on 5 May and resumed screening duties for the force 's heavier units . On 7 May in the Coral Sea , she engaged enemy planes closing the formation to threaten `` Yorktown '' and `` Lexington '' and to support Japanese forces in an assault on Port Moresby . `` Lexington '' hit and heavily damaged , but still in action , continued to recover and launch planes . Three hours later , however , she reported a serious explosion . A second followed . Her fires were no longer under control . She soon commenced abandoning ship . `` Russell '' joined her screen , circled the crippled ship as rescue ships evacuated personnel , and with the completion of that work , departed the scene of the Battle of the Coral Sea . Retiring to Tonga , `` Russell '' debarked 170 survivors from `` Lexington '' and sailed for Pearl Harbor . Arriving on 27 May , she headed out again on 30 May , this time toward Midway Island . On 4 June , TFs 16 and 17 again met the enemy in an air duel , through which `` Russell '' steamed in the screen of `` Yorktown '' . In the afternoon , enemy torpedo planes broke through the screen and scored successfully on the carrier . The patched-up survivor of the Battle of the Coral Sea was abandoned . `` Russell '' took on 492 of her crew and aviation personnel . The next day she transferred 27 to to assist in salvage operations on the carrier , but Japanese torpedoes ( from ) negated the effort and `` Yorktown '' and were lost . On 10 June , `` Russell '' covered the transferral of replacements from to and , and on 13 June , she returned to Pearl Harbor . Engaged in training exercises for the next 2 months , `` Russell '' again sortied with TF 17 on 17 August , took station screening `` Hornet '' , and headed southwest . On the 29th , TF 17 joined TF 61 , becoming Task Group 61.2 ( TG 61.2 ) . On the 31st , `` Saratoga '' took a torpedo and `` Russell '' conducted an unsuccessful submarine hunt , the first of many in the long and costly campaign for Guadalcanal . On 6 September , one of `` Hornet '' s planes dropped an explosive off `` Russell '' s starboard quarter to detonate a torpedo . Another submarine search commenced . At 1452 , she established contact and dropped six 600-pound depth charges . At 1513 , she sighted an oil slick 1 mile by one-half-mile , but contact was lost at 700 yards and never regained . Through the remainder of the year , and into the new , `` Russell '' continued to operate in support of the Guadalcanal campaign . On 25–26 October , she participated in the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands , during which she again joined in rescue operations for a sinking carrier , this time `` Hornet '' , from which she transferred the commander of TF 17 , Rear Admiral George D. Murray and his staff to , seriously wounded personnel to , and other survivors to Nouméa where `` Russell '' s superstructure , damaged during rescue work , was repaired . 1943 . In December 1942 – January 1943 , she screened convoys to Guadalcanal and Tulagi , then to Rennell . In February , she screened `` Enterprise '' , then in March , resumed convoy escort work , making one run to Australia and back by mid-April . On 1 May , the destroyer set a course for the west coast . At the end of July , after overhaul at Mare Island , she steamed north to join forces staging for the `` invasion '' of Kiska Island . Aleutian patrol duty followed , and with the arrival of autumn , she turned south to escort landing craft to Hawaii . In October , she continued on to Wellington , New Zealand ; and , in early November , she escorted transports to the New Hebrides where she joined TF 53 , then preparing to push into the Gilberts . Underway on 13 November with the Task Force , she arrived with the troop transports off Betio , Tarawa AtollTarawa , on 20 November , then screened heavier units as they shelled the shore . Remaining in the area until 25 November , she provided gunfire support and screened the transports as they filled with Marine casualties . On 27 November , she joined TG 50.3 and , with TG 50.1 , sailed for the Marshall Islands . On 4 December , carrier planes raided Kwajalein and Wotje , and on 9 December , the force returned to Pearl Harbor , whence `` Russell '' continued on to the west coast . 1944 . On 13 January 1944 , `` Russell '' , screening TG 53.5 , departed the California coast . Training in the Hawaiian Islands followed . On the 22nd , the force headed west . On 30 January , `` Russell '' joined other destroyers and heavier units in shelling Wotje . On 31 January , she rejoined the main force off Kwajalein and , after initial screening duties , added her guns to the naval gunfire support line . On 2 February , she screened Carrier Division 22 ( CarDiv 22 ) and on the 3rd , entered Kwajalein lagoon . Standing out 5 days later , she arrived at Pearl Harbor on 15 February and was directed on to Puget Sound for repairs . Repairs completed in March , `` Russell '' returned to Hawaii in early April , then escorted `` Willard Holbrook '' to New Guinea where she rejoined DesRon 2 . Arriving at Finschhafen on 4 May , she reported to the commander of TF 76 at Sudest on 6 May and commenced 5 months of intensive and navigationally difficult escort work along the New Guinea coast . Assigned initially to escort LSTs resupplying Hollandia and Aitape , she joined TF 77 on 16 May and covered LCIs and ATs to the Wakde-Sarmi area . From 17–20 May , she stood off Wakde , marking the approach channel on the first day of the campaigns there and providing fire support and screening services on the others . On 20 May , she returned to Humboldt Bay and 5 days later sailed with LSTs for Biak to commence Operation `` Horlick . '' On 27 May , she shelled Padaido Islands , patrolled between Pai and Padaidori Islands , blasted targets on Biak , and then got underway to return to Humboldt Bay . Into June , she continued to escort convoys to and provide cover for operations at Biak and Wakde . In mid-June , she participated in a bombardment of the Toem area , then resumed escort runs along the coast . In early July , Noemfoor , with its two Japanese airfields , became the target . At midmonth `` Russell '' gained a brief respite at Manus Island , then at the end of the month commenced Operation `` Globetrotter '' , the capture of Sansapor . Through August , she continued operations in support of the campaign and , in mid-September , moved forward to the Molucca Islands to cover the occupation of Morotai , the last stepping stone on the southern route to the Philippines and on the eastern route to Borneo and the Netherlands East Indies . On 13 October , `` Russell '' sailed with TF 78 for the Philippines and on 20 October , as the troops of the Northern Attack Force landed south of Tacloban , patrolled off Alabat Point . On 21 October , she took up fire support duties to the north of the unloading area . Until 24 October , she remained in San Pedro Bay , resumed patrol in Leyte Gulf on 25 October , and on 26 October , got underway for New Guinea , where , in November–December , she escorted reinforcements to Leyte . On 28 December , `` Russell '' departed Aitape for the invasion of Luzon , and steamed into the Mindoro Strait on 5 January 1945 . Two days later , she joined three other destroyers in forming an interceptor force 5 miles on the starboard of the San Fabian Attack Force to destroy any enemy ships attempting a sortie from Manila Bay against the convoy . At 2230 , was detected and fired on . `` Hinoki '' exploded and sank within 20 minutes . Russell was ordered to pick up survivors from the `` Hinoki '' . Although several swimmers were seen in the water , they refused to be rescued . 1945 . On 9 January , the force , having survived harassing attacks by planes , boats , and ships , arrived in Lingayen Gulf and `` Russell '' assumed screening duties off the transport area . For 9 days , she patrolled , illuminated , bombarded , and fought off kamikazes . From 18–23 January , she escorted damaged ships back to Leyte and , on 27 January , sailed north again . On 31 January , she arrived off Nasugbu Bay , covered YMSs ( Motor Minesweepers ) as they cleared approach channels , then fired on enemy emplacements on Nasugbu Point . Relieved in late afternoon , she returned to Lingayen Gulf , thence , on 2 February , to Leyte , New Guinea , and the Solomons . `` Russell '' arrived at Guadalcanal on 15 February , rejoined the 5th Fleet and prepared for Operation `` Iceberg '' , the Okinawa offensive . On 1 April , she arrived off the assault beaches and commenced screening the Northern Transport area . From 3–5 April , she patrolled north of Ie Shima , then returned to the transport area to escort a convoy to Ulithi . Returning to the Hagushi beaches with reinforcements on 21 February , she shifted to Kerama Retto , whence she patrolled in carrier operating area `` Rapier '' , south of Okinawa , into May . Detached from carrier screening duty on 27 May , she proceeded to the Hagushi anchorage and got underway the following day for the United States and a yard overhaul . Still undergoing overhaul at Seattle , Washington when the war ended , `` Russell '' was prepared for inactivation during September , and on 15 November , she was decommissioned . Thirteen days later she was struck from the Navy List and , in September 1947 , she was sold for scrap to the National Metal and Steel Corporation , Terminal Island , Los Angeles . Awards . `` Russell '' earned 16 battle stars during World War II , making her among the most decorated US ships of World War II .
Blake Malone . Blake Malone ( born March 23 , 2001 ) is an American soccer player who currently plays for Seattle Sounders FC 2 in the USL . Career . Malone is part of the Seattle Sounders FC academy , and appeared for their USL affiliate side Seattle Sounders FC 2 during their 2018 season .
Sarab-e Musi . Sarab-e Musi ( , also Romanized as Sarāb-e Mūsī ) is a village in Beyranvand-e Jonubi Rural District , Bayravand District , Khorramabad County , Lorestan Province , Iran . At the 2006 census , its existence was noted , but its population was not reported .
Notovoluta occidua . `` Notovoluta occidua '' is a species of sea snail , a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae , the volutes .
Ernesto Grobet . Ernesto Grobet ( 29 June 1909 – 29 September 1969 ) was a Mexican cyclist . He competed in the time trial event at the 1932 Summer Olympics .
Dauli . Dauli is a small village in Ratnagiri district , Maharashtra state in Western India . The 2011 Census of India recorded a total of 358 residents in the village . Dauli 's geographical area is .
Archdeacon of Sarum . The Archdeacon of Sarum is a senior ecclesiastical officer within the Diocese of Salisbury , England . He or she is responsible for the disciplinary supervision of the clergy within the five area deaneries ( Alderbury , Chalke , Salisbury , Heytesbury and Stonehenge ) of the Sarum archdeaconry . The post is currently held by the Ven Alan Jeans . History . The first recorded archdeacons in Salisbury diocese occur soon after the Norman Conquest ( as they do across England ) and there were apparently four archdeacons from the outset . However , no territorial titles are recorded until after . The archdeacons at that time were ( in order of seniority ) the Archdeacons of Dorset , Berkshire , Sarum and Wiltshire . The position was redefined in 1843 , having been previously generally known as the Archdeaconry of Salisbury ; the role is now generally called Archdeacon of Sarum , but both names have been used commonly throughout history .
Tillandsia tonalaensis . `` Tillandsia tonalaensis '' is a species in the genus `` Tillandsia '' . This species is endemic to Mexico .
Edwin Dodge . Edwin Sherrill Dodge ( 1874–1938 ) was an American architect . Personal background . Dodge was born into a wealthy family of Newburyport , Massachusetts , the son of the manufacturer Elisha Perkins Dodge . He trained as an architect at MIT , graduating in 1897 . In 1902 , he graduated from the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris . In November 1904 , Dodge married art patron and writer Mabel Dodge Luhan , then known as Mable Ganson Evans . Their unconventional marriage is described in her autobiographies `` Intimate Memories '' and `` European Experiences '' . The couple also appear in `` The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas '' . In Arcetri , near Florence , they lived in the palatial Villa Curonia and undertook extensive , expensive renovations that consumed their incomes for years ; the house `` drank money '' . They continued to live together , more or less , in Florence until 1911 , when Dodge returned to the U.S. and established architectural offices in New York and Boston . After a long separation and scandal , their divorce was finalized in June 1916 . Professional background . In 1914 , Dodge partnered with John Worthington Ames ( 1871–1954 ) , who had trained at Harvard and at the École des Beaux-Arts . Together , they formed the architectural firm of Ames & Dodge .
Colorado 's 2nd congressional district . Colorado 's 2nd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Colorado . The district is located in the north-central part of the state and encompasses the northwestern suburbs of Denver including Boulder , Northglenn , Thornton , and Westminster . The district also includes the mountain towns of Vail , Grand Lake and Idaho Springs . Redistricting in 2011 has moved Larimer County , including the cities of Fort Collins and Loveland , to the 2nd from the 4th district for the 2012 election . The district is currently represented by Democrat Jared Polis , who is one of seven openly gay members of the House of Representatives . Polis succeeded fellow Democrat Mark Udall who subsequently served in the U.S. Senate from 2009 to 2015 . While there are some towns in the rural parts of the district that tilt Republican , the growing Democratic trend in areas closer to Denver ( especially in Boulder ) keeps the 2nd as a safe seat for the Democrats . 1990s . Following the 1990 U.S. Census and associated realignment of Colorado congressional districts , the 2nd Congressional District consisted of Boulder , Clear Creek , and Gilpin counties , as well as portions of Adams , and Jefferson counties . 2000s . Following the 2000 U.S. Census and associated realignment of Colorado congressional districts , the 2nd Congressional District consisted of Broomfield , Clear Creek , Eagle , Gilpin , Grand , and Summit counties , as well as portions of Adams , Boulder , Jefferson , and Weld counties . 2010s . Following the 2010 U.S. Census and associated realignment of Colorado congressional districts , the 2nd Congressional District consisted of Broomfield , Clear Creek , Gilpin , Grand , Larimer and Summit counties ; most of Boulder and Jefferson counties ; and portions of Eagle and Park counties . Following the census , the 2nd district stretched further north to the Wyoming border while losing the western portion of Eagle County . Characteristics . This district is anchored in Boulder and Larimer counties which have the bulk of population in the district . Living former members . , there are three former members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Colorado 's 2nd congressional district who are currently living at this time .
Corticomuscular coherence . Corticomuscular Coherence relates to the synchrony in the neural activity of brain 's cortical areas and muscle . The neural activities are picked up by electrophysiological recordings from the brain ( e.g . EEG , MEG , ECoG , etc . ) and muscle ( EMG ) . It is a method to study the neural control of movement . Physiology . Corticomuscular Coherence was initially reported between MEG and EMG and is widely studied between EMG and EEG , MEG , etc . The origins of corticomuscular coherence seem to be communication in corticospinal pathways between primary motor cortex and muscles . While the role of descending corticomuscular pathways in generation of coherence are more clear , the role of ascending sensory spinocortical pathways are less certain . Corticomuscular coherence has been of special interest in alpha band ( about 10 Hz ) , in Beta band ( 15–30 Hz ) , and in Gamma band ( 35–60 Hz ) . Mathematics and Statistics . A classic and commonly used approach to assess the synchrony between neural signals is to use Coherence . Statistical significance of coherence is found as function of number of data segments with assumption of the signals ' normal distribution . Alternatively non-parametric techniques such as bootstrapping can be used . Computational Models . Corticomuscular coherence has been simulated in models which posit that motor commands are encoded in the spatial pattern of beta band synchronization patterns in motor cortex . Specific cortical oscillation patterns can be spatially filtered by the dendritic arbors of the corticospinal fibers to selectively shape the descending drive to the motoneurons in the spinal cord . Cortical oscillations can thus be translated into steady muscle forces which are maintained for the duration of the oscillation pattern . Although the oscillations serve only as the carrier for the motor command , weak traces of the beta oscillation are still transmitted to the muscle . These traces appear as weak levels of beta band corticomuscluar coherence which are consistent with those observed in physiology .
Heaven Tower Residence . Heaven Tower Residence is the 1st skyscraper opened in early 2011 in the city of Jaú in state São Paulo . It is 100 meters and is easily deployed in the region , 27 floors of residences , so the building 197 ° on the List of tallest skyscrapers of Brazil . ( 26/05/2011 ) It is located in the prime of the city near the city center , Jau Shopping Karting and Rio Jau .
Andrey Luhin . Andrey Ivanavich Luhin ( , born 1 April 1959 ) is a Belarusian former rower who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1980 Summer Olympics . In 1980 , he was a crew member of the Soviet boat which won the bronze medal in the eights event .
Cirsium wheeleri . `` Cirsium wheeleri '' is a North American species of plants in the thistle tribe within the sunflower family . Common names include Wheeler ’ s thistle . It is native to northern Mexico ( Chihuahua , Sonora ) and the southwestern United States ( Arizona , New Mexico , Colorado , Utah , Nevada ) . `` Cirsium wheeleri '' is a perennial herb up to 60 cm ( 2 feet ) tall with a large taproots . Leaves have slender spines . There are one or more flower heads , each with white , pink , or pale purple disc florets but no ray florets . The plant grows in mountain meadows and open conifer forests .
Donald Schmuck . Brigadier General Donald Myron `` Buck '' Schmuck , ( USMC ret . ) ( August 16 , 1915 – January 24 , 2004 ) was a United States Marine Corps brigadier general who served with distinction during World War II — and was awarded the Navy Cross and two Silver Stars for his heroic actions . Biography . Schmuck grew up in Denver and on the family ranch near Walden , Colorado . He attended the University of Colorado and the U.S. Coast Guard Academy having enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1935 and was later commissioned a second lieutenant in 1938 following graduation from university . After basic training , he served as a platoon leader at San Diego Marine Corps Base , then served in the South Pacific with the 2nd Marine Brigade during World War II , seeing action in Guadalcanal , Vella Lavella , and Bougainville as a rifle company commander . He was hospitalized briefly from injuries sustained in Bougainville and then joined the 1st Marine Division in time for landings on Peleliu and , later , Okinawa , where he was again wounded in action . He was a lieutenant colonel commanding an infantry battalion training for the invasion of Japan when the war ended . Donald Schmuck attended the Amphibious Warfare School at Quantico , Virginia , and the Army Airborne School at Fort Benning , Georgia , then did a short tour with the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg , North Carolina , before returning to Quantico as an instructor in the Marine Corps Schools . In 1949 he was ordered to the United Nations Middle Eastern Commission and was active in Lebanon , Israel , Jordan , Syria , Egypt , and Iraq . Schmuck joined the 1st Marine Division at the start of the Korean War in 1950 , assigned as commander , 1st Battalion , 1st Marines under the regimental command of Col. Chesty Puller . He led the 1st Battalion in action during 1950 and 1951 , including the Chosin Reservoir operation and the Spring Counter Offensive . He served as regimental executive through the Summer Offensive and served with the Fleet Marine Force Pacific at Pearl Harbor after Korea . During that duty , Schmuck was charged with producing a number of contingency war plans covering national objectives in Asia , including several locations in Vietnam , and he conducted the in-country reconnaissance required for those plans . In 1959 he attended the Army War College at Carlisle Barracks , Pennsylvania . Schmuck retired from the Marine Corps in 1960 with the rank of Brigadier General , continuing to be active in special missions in Central America , Vietnam , and Laos . He completed a PhD in nuclear physics at CU–Boulder in the early 1960s , and was a military observer during Desert Storm in February 1991 in the Gulf War . He was active with the Marine Corps League in Wyoming and Hawaii , and was a founding member of the Viet Nam Vets Motorcycle Club http : //www.texasvnvmc.com . He purchased the Triangle-S ranch between Buffalo and Sheridan , Wyoming . He died , aged 88 , in Honolulu and is buried at Arlington National Cemetery . He never married and is survived by his brother , retired Cmdr . Carl Schmuck of Anacortes , Washington , and numerous nieces and nephews .
Fanfare for St Edmundsbury . The `` Fanfare for St Edmundsbury '' is a fanfare for three trumpets written by the British composer Benjamin Britten for a `` Pageant of Magna Carta '' in the grounds of St Edmundsbury Cathedral , Bury St Edmunds in 1959 . Technical . The fanfare is scored for three trumpets . The parts are notated for modern trumpets in C ; however , they are actually written using only the notes of three different harmonic series based on F , C and D and could thus be performed on three natural trumpets in those three keys . The natural trumpets were not specified by the composer ; indeed it may have been a bit early in the rediscovery of natural trumpet playing for it to be safe to do so . This technique had been used by the classical composers in horn section writing , to enable lines to be played outside the natural scale ( e.g . 2 horns in C and 2 horns in D or E flat ) . Some of the first experimentation of this technique is demonstrated by F.G.A . Dauvernè from around 1850 . Dauvernè was Arban 's teacher ( the father of modern-day trumpeting ) and wrote one of the last methods for the dying art of natural trumpet playing , including some of the first exercises for the cornet and valved trumpet . Nevertheless , the scoring is sometimes taken as signal enough to justify playing it on natural trumpets , on which it works well . This multitonal use of natural instruments is an interesting trick which might have caused some surprise at the height of the natural trumpet 's power in the Baroque era , when three playing together would almost always have been in the same key . Performance of the fanfare on modern valved instruments remains the norm and does not lessen the effect : the parts still `` feel '' like natural trumpet lines . Britten commented , `` The trumpeters should be placed as far apart as possible , even when the Fanfare is played indoors . '' Description . Each trumpet plays one solo `` verse '' in turn . These are not only separated from each other in key but also in style : although they all include some long notes at phrase ends , overall one is a bouncy 6/8 , one a martial-sounding , bold statement , and one a series of smooth arpeggios . So when they all come in together at the end and play their verses simultaneously the initial effect seems chaotic . As the last playthrough progresses it gradually dawns on the listener that a unity is emerging from the chaos as the long notes start to settle and overlap : by the last few bars the three trumpets are playing triumphant block chords together . Recordings . Many recordings are available , but nearly always on compilations of modern brass or fanfare music – the piece is so short that it almost never receives separate billing . Recordings have been made by the Philip Jones Brass Ensemble and similar groups .
Phloeosinus vandykei . `` Phloeosinus vandykei '' is a species of crenulate bark beetle in the family Curculionidae . It is found in North America .
Vilcas Huamán Province . Vilcas Huamán ( from Quechua Willka Waman ) is a province in the eastern part of the Ayacucho Region in Peru . Ethnic groups . The people in the province are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent . Quechua is the language which the majority of the population ( 89.62 % ) learnt to speak in childhood , 10.06 % of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language ( 2007 Peru Census ) . Archaeology . Some of the most important archaeological sites in the province are Usnu , Inti Watana , Pilluchu , Pukara and Puntay Urqu .
List of prisons in Shanxi province . This is a list of prisons within Shanxi province of the People 's Republic of China .
Elizabeth Jeffreys . Elizabeth Jeffreys ( born 22 July 1941 ) was Bywater and Sotheby Professor of Byzantine and Modern Greek Language and Literature , University of Oxford , and Fellow of Exeter College , Oxford , 1996–2006 . She is now Emeritus Professor , and Emeritus Fellow of Exeter College . Career . Elizabeth Jeffreys was educated at Blackheath High School and Girton College , Cambridge . Later in her career she gained a Bachelor of Letters ( BLitt ) degree from St Anne 's College , Oxford . Jeffreys taught at Mary Datchelor Girls ' School ( now closed ) , London , 1965–69 , then became Senior Resident Fellow at the Warburg Institute , University of London , 1969–72 . She was a Visiting Fellow at the Dumbarton Oaks Center for Byzantine Studies , 1972–74 , then Resident Fellow at the University of Ioannina , 1974–76 . She then moved to Australia as lecturer at universities in Sydney , Australia , 1976–86 ; Resident Fellow , University of Melbourne , 1987–89 ; and Resident Fellow then Senior Resident Fellow , University of Sydney , 1990–95 , before returning to Oxford as fellow and professor . After retiring she held a Leverhulme Emeritus Fellowship 2008–09 . Jeffreys is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities and honorary Fellow of St Anne 's College , Oxford .
Brame House . The Brame House , also known as the Brame-Cody-Neal House , was a historic Classical Revival-style house in Montgomery , Alabama . The two-story frame house was built in 1897 by W.W. Brame . It was added to the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage on January 29 , 1980 and to the National Register of Historic Places on September 17 , 1980 . Its fate is unclear , although it no longer stands at the address listed on the registers .
Culture of Libya . Libya is a North African country along the Mediterranean Sea . It is bordered by Egypt to the east , Sudan to the southeast , Chad and Niger to the south , and Algeria and Tunisia to the west . The Libyan culture is a blend of many influences , due to its exposure to many historical eras . Its culture involves roots in Berber , African , Turkish and Arab cultures . Libya was also an Italian colony for about three decades , which had a great impact on the culture . Libya has managed to keep its traditional folk culture alive to today . Most Libyans are Berber and Arab , and 96.6 % are Muslim Sunnis . Languages spoken in Libya include Arabic , Berber , Italian and English . 90 % of the country is desert and that is the reason that only 10 % of Libya ’ s population lives outside the coastline region . Flag . Flag : In February 2011 , when the Libyan revolution took place , the national Transition Council reintroduced the old flag used by the kingdom prior to Gaddafi ’ s military coup in 1969 . The flag consists of three colors , red , black and green , which represent the three major regions of the country , red for Fezzan , Black for Cyrenaica and green for Tripolitania ; the crescent and star represent the main religion of Libya , Islam . Literature . Libyan literature has its roots in antiquity , but contemporary writing from Libya draws on a variety of influences . The Arab Renaissance ( `` Al-Nahda '' ) of the late 19th and early 20th centuries did not reach Libya as early as other Arab lands , and Libyans contributed little to its initial development . However , Libya at this time developed its own literary tradition , centred on oral poetry , much of which expressed the suffering brought about by the Italian colonial period . Libyan literature began to bloom in the late 1960s , with the writings of Sadeq al-Neihum , Khalifa al-Fakhri , Khamel al-Maghur ( prose ) , Muhammad al-Shaltami , and Ali al-Regeie ( poetry ) . Many Libyan writers of the 1960s adhered to nationalist , socialist , and generally progressive views . In 1969 , a military coup brought Muammar al-Gaddafi to power . In the mid-1970s , the new government set up a single publishing house , and authors were required to write in support of the authorities . Those who refused were imprisoned , emigrated , or ceased writing . Censorship laws were loosened , but not abolished in the early 1990s , resulting in a literary renewal . Some measure of dissent began to be expressed in Libyan literature , but books remained censored and self-censored to a significant extent . With the overthrow of Gaddafi 's government in the Libyan Civil War , literary censorship was abolished , and Article 14 of the interim constitution guarantees `` liberty of the press , publication and mass media '' . Contemporary Libyan literature is influenced by `` local lore , North African and Eastern Mediterranean Arabian literatures , and world literature at large '' ( K. Mattawa ) . Émigré writers have also contributed significantly to Libyan literature , and include Ibrahim Al-Kouni , Ahmad Al-Faqih , and Sadeq al-Neihum . Cuisine . Libyan dishes borrow from the Arabic , Mediterranean and Italian cultures that met in the area . Olives , palm oil , dates , unleavened bread , and stuffed sweet peppers appear frequently in meals . Libyans do not consume any type of pork and all meats must be halal ( killed humanely and prayed over according to Muslim customs ) Attention to detail in Libyan cooking is very important ; in fact , many spices are used in all the dishes and they need to be put in by the right amounts to enrich the taste . The Libyan diet is rich with seafood and includes a diversity of vegetables and cereals . Meals are of great symbolic importance in the Libyan culture and the biggest meal of the day is lunch . Shops and businesses close for a couple of hours in the afternoon to allow families to gather together and eat . Meals usually end with fruit or melon ( Libya is known to have excellent fruit crops ) . They also drink green tea after meals to help aid digestion . Libyans love tea and coffee , and families usually gather together for their afternoon tea/coffee and catch up on the daily gossip . Libyan tea is known with it thick consistency.The Libyan tea is like black syrup , very strong . To follow tradition , the tea is usually first poured into a mug and then into another then back to the original mug , back and forth for a couple minutes then poured from a high distance to the glass to form ‘ ragwwa ’ or foam . Libyan soup is a very famous dish throughout Libya and is often presented as a starter . It is considered to be an important dish in Ramadan , where people usually break their fast with soup ( after having a glass of milk and a couple of dates ) . It is a thick highly spiced soup , known simply as `` Shorba Arabiya '' , or `` Arabian soup '' . It contains many of the ingredients from many other Libyan dishes , including onions , tomatoes , meat ( chicken or lamb ) , chili peppers , cayenne pepper , saffron , chickpeas , mint , cilantro , and parsley . Bazeen is also a very recognizable Libyan food . It is made of a mixture of barley flour , with a little plain flour . The flour is boiled in salted water to make a hard dough , then it kneaded into a semi-spherical ball and placed in the middle of a large bowl ( women sit on the floor and hold the pan between their legs while using a wooden ladle to mix and kneed the dough to its solid and thick consistency ) , around which the sauce is poured . The sauce around the dough is made by frying chopped onions with lamb meat , adding turmeric , salt , cayenne pepper , black pepper , fenugreek , sweet paprika , and tomato paste . Potatoes can also be added . Finally , eggs are boiled and arranged around the dome . The dish is then served with a well-known Libyan salad/complement of pickled carrots , cucumber and chili peppers , known as `` amasyar '' . Another type of Bazzin is called ‘ Aish ’ or ‘ Aseeda ’ which basically follows the same concept of the Bazzin except it is made with pure white flour , has a smoother and softer texture and is eaten sweet by adding honey , date syrup or on some occasions powdered sugar . Aish is normally eaten as breakfast or in special occasion , like a baby born or ‘ Maylood ’ , ( Mohammed ’ s birth date ) . One of the most popular meals in the Libyan cuisine , which is also a Libyan specialty , since it is not found anywhere else , is `` batata mubattana '' ( filled potato ) . It consists of fried potato pieces filled with spiced minced meat and covered with egg and breadcrumbs . Some other popular dishes in Libya include a diversity of pasta , which are one of Italy ’ s lasting influences and couscous , which is widely popular across the North African region . All alcohol is banned in Libya , in accordance with Sharia , the religious laws of Islam . Bottled mineral water is widely consumed , as well as various soft drinks , such as Coca-Cola . Libyan Traditional Dress . Nowadays , in modern Libya , people no longer wear the traditional dress very often , especially women , except the elderly Libyans , who still comply with traditions . The normal dress includes international modernized fashion that has spread out from the Western World . Women in Libya dress modestly and most of them wear the Hijab ( Islam women choose whether or not to wear this . ) The traditional dress is now limited to special occasions ; men wear it more often . In fact , it is popularly worn for Friday prayers , Eid ( Islamic holiday ) and weddings . Although the outfit slightly differs from one area to another , Libyan men ’ s clothes tend to be similar across entire Libya . It consists of a long white shirt ‘ Jalabiya ’ or ‘ Qamis ’ , long trousers ‘ Sirwal ’ and a vest called ‘ Sadriya ’ that is usually heavily knit with black silk and has buttons on its front . Men also wear a headdress called a ‘ Shashiyah ’ that is usually red or black . Men in Tripolitania prefer wearing the black Shashiyah while the men in Cyrenaica wear both . Libyan men also wear a tight , knitted , white cap underneath the Shashiyah for when they are indoors . A large outer cloak known as ‘ Jarid ’ is worn on top and wrapped around the body in a Roman-toga way , except in Libya , the Jarid is usually tied at the right shoulder and the remainder is brought around up over the head . Libyan men wear leather boots , usually with a heel for riding horses , leather sandals or slippers . As for Libyan women , the traditional outfit differs slightly from one region to another ; however , the general outfit consists of a blouse with baggy sleeves that are embroidered with beads and silver/gold thread and baggy silk trousers that have an elastic band at the bottom . On top of that , women wear bright colored cloths are made into dresses like togas and held together by silver brooches . Women in the rural areas use heavy woven rug-like cloths due to the climate . The head is covered using a colorful cloth embellished with colorful pom-poms . Libyan women wear large pieces of gold or silver jewelry . The neckwear usually goes down to the knees and the bracelets are 4-6 inches wide . The large silver brooches used to attach the cloth are now replaced with gold and are usually decorated with a “ Khamaisah ” , a hand shaped symbol , or other charms that are believed to keep the evil eye off . Women only wear the full outfit with the jewelry in special occasions and weddings . It is traditional for the groom to give the outfit with the gold to his bride at their wedding and for the bride to wear it the day after . The women ’ s traditional outfit is very expensive , but the prices vary depending on the quality and weight of gold or silver . Media . Government control over the media has resulted in much of the population preferring to entertain itself by watching videos or foreign stations via satellite . Libyan television programmes are mostly in Arabic with a 30-minute news broadcast each evening in English and French . It is also possible to watch the occasional sports programs . However , the majority of programming is cultural and thus showcases more traditional Libyan music and entertainment . Libya 's daily newspaper is Al-Fajr al-Jadid and is published in Tripoli . Foreign newspapers are available , but are often very out-of-date by the time they reach the shops .
Stenidea costigera . `` Stenidea costigera '' is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae . It was described by Demelt in 1982 . It is known from the Canary Islands .
Amber Peebles . Amber Jean Peebles ( born 10 June 1983 in Wellington , New Zealand ) is a New Zealand television presenter and a former Miss World New Zealand . She competed at Miss International 2003 and Miss World 2004 Peebles attended Howick College . After college she studied fashion design and makeup artistry . She won the Miss World NZ title in 2003 and was a contestant for the 2003 Miss International and 2004 Miss World competitions . Her broadcasting career began on radio at The Edge and on television for TV3 where she was a correspondent on its Melbourne Cup coverage . in 2006 Amber became the Host of MTV NZ , which took her around the world interviewing musicians and celebrities alike for four years . In 2010 , she became a host of `` Red Bull Chronicles '' on Sky Sport 1 . Amber was frequently featured on the Paul Henry Show 's panel and is currently the host of Sky TV 's 'All Access ' , a job that has her traveling and interviewing actors about upcoming projects . Peebles is also an active Voice Over artist . From 2011 to 2012 she hosted the morning show for More FM with Marc Ellis and Stu Tolin . She spent 2014–2017 as the Fashion Editor at large for Remix Magazine ; she is the New Zealand ambassador for Westfield Group and American Express , and is a Moet ambassador . Personal life . Peebles is married to television presenter Brooke Howard-Smith .
Xue Yanzhong . Xue Yanzhong ( ) ( born February 1954 ) is a People 's Republic of China politician . He was born in Xiaoyi , Shanxi . He was an alternate members of the 17th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China . In April 2008 he was named deputy party chief of Shanxi . In January 2009 , he became the chairman of the Shanxi People 's Political Consultative Conference .
Gaelic diaspora . Gaelic diaspora would be understood as referring to the Gaelic-speaking parts of either the Irish diaspora or the Scottish diaspora . The use of the term `` diaspora '' in relation to the Gaelic languages is arguably not appropriate as it suggests that Gaelic speakers and people interested in Gaelic outside Scotland have Highland or Scottish ancestry . Research shows that this assumption is inaccurate .
Never Could Toe the Mark . `` Never Could Toe the Mark '' is an album by Waylon Jennings , released on RCA Victor in 1984 . Background . `` Never Could Toe the Mark '' was released at a pivotal time for Jennings , who was trying to get sober after over twenty years of drug abuse , beginning with amphetamines in the late 1960s and early 1970s and cocaine into the mid-1980s . In the audio version of his autobiography `` Waylon '' , he recalled that he was in such bad physical shape that he decided to take off April 1984 so he could clean up and get his health back , although he still intended to use : `` I told Jessi [ Colter , Waylon 's wife ] I 'd always be a drug addict and I 'd always do cocaine , and that this was just temporary , to slow it down . '' Jennings rented a house in Arizona and went cold turkey , and it was largely because of his young son Shooter that he decided to quit drugs for good . Recording and composition . `` Never Could Toe the Mark '' would be the singer 's next-to-last studio album for RCA and sounds like a stop-gap release as Jennings was in the midst of his rehabilitation . The album 's lone hit single was the title track , which peaked at # 6 . Jennings also made a music video for the song which features him playing a mandolin . For the most part the mood of the album is light , with the singer composing four of the albums ten tracks that celebrate his home state ( `` People Up in Texas '' ) , outlaw bravado ( `` Never Could Toe the Mark , '' `` Gemini Song '' ) , and sobriety ( `` Talk Good Boogie '' ) . A Dixie band makes an appearance on `` If She 'll Leave Her Mama , '' a rarity for a Jennings ' record . Jennings continued his longstanding practice of remaking rock and pop songs in his own style as well , covering Billy Joel 's `` The Entertainer . '' He also records his own version of Dire Straits ' country-tinged rocker `` Settin ' Me Up . '' `` Where Would I Be '' is the only ballad on the album . Although written by Paul Kennerley , it is most certainly Waylon 's tribute to his wife Jessi Colter , who stuck with him throughout his cocaine addiction and remained a pillar of strength in his recovery . In the authorized video documentary `` Renegade Outlaw Legend '' , the singer recalls , `` The look I saw on her face , that drawn look from worry , and just going through hell livin ' with me . I was n't mean to her but I was never home , I was never there . And the only time she 'd see me is when I 'd come in and crash and sleep for days , and she did n't know when I 'd sleep if I 'd ever wake up . '' `` Never Could Toe the Mark '' peaked at # 20 on the `` Billboard '' country albums chart , Jennings ' lowest showing since 1971 's `` Cedartown , Georgia '' .
Sir John Nairne , 1st Baronet . Sir John Gordon Nairne , 1st Baronet ( 4 January 1861 – 9 February 1945 ) was a director of the Bank of England and a BBC governor . He was born in Kirkcudbrightshire , Scotland . He was the son of Andrew Nairne and Isabella H. Macartney and married Nareiza da Costa Ricci , the daughter of Baron Anselmo da Costa Ricci , at St Mark 's Notting Hill on 15 December 1894 . He joined the Bank of England as a cashier in 1893 . In the 1901 Census his occupation is indicated as Deputy Chief Cashier of the Bank of England . He was Chief Cashier of the Bank of England 1902-1918 . He was made a Baronet , Nairne of Kirkcudbright , on 7 August 1917 . In 1918 he was made an Officer of the Légion d'honneur by the President of the French Republic . In 1920 he was awarded the Order of the Sacred Treasure ( second class ) , by the Emperor of Japan . From 1925–1939 he was one of the members of the Commission of Lieutenancy for the City of London . He was a Director of the Bank of England from 1925 to 1931 , and Governor of the British Broadcasting Corporation from 1927-1932 . He died on 9 February 1945 in Tring Hertfordshire .
Vrijburg . Vrijburg is an historic clandestine church concealed behind a row of houses fronting on the Keizersgracht , Amsterdam . It is situated in the center of the block , with houses on all four sides and no frontage on any public street . Vrijburg was built between 1629 and 1631 to serve Amsterdam 's Remonstrant Protestants , who were not allowed to hold worship services in a manner visible by the public . Unlike many clandestine churches , the Vrijburg is a substantial , freestanding building . It is a two-story building with arched windows and even a small rose window made of brick over frame . The elegant , basilica form neoclassical interior has two sets of galleries . To secure its position , the congregation acted over time to purchase almost all of the surrounding houses , one served as a parsonage and the others were hired out .
The Railway Children . `` The Railway Children '' is a children 's book by Edith Nesbit , originally serialised in `` The London Magazine '' during 1905 and first published in book form in 1906 . It has been adapted for the screen several times , of which the 1970 film version is the best known . The `` Oxford Dictionary of National Biography '' credits Oswald Barron , who had a deep affection for Nesbit , with having provided the plot . The setting is thought to be inspired by Edith 's walks to Chelsfield railway station close to where she lived , and her observing the construction of the railway cutting and tunnel between Chelsfield and Knockholt . Plot summary . The story concerns a family who move from London to `` The Three Chimneys '' , a house near the railway in Yorkshire , after the father , who works at the Foreign Office , is imprisoned after being falsely accused of spying . The children befriend an Old Gentleman who regularly takes the 9:15 train near their home ; he is eventually able to help prove their father 's innocence , and the family is reunited . The family takes care of a Russian exile , Mr Szczepansky , who came to England looking for his family ( later located ) and Jim , the grandson of the Old Gentleman , who suffers a broken leg in a tunnel . The theme of an innocent man being falsely imprisoned for espionage and finally vindicated might have been influenced by the Dreyfus Affair , which was a prominent worldwide news item a few years before the book was written . The Russian exile , persecuted by the Tsars for writing `` a beautiful book about poor people and how to help them '' and subsequently helped by the children , was most likely an amalgam of the real-life dissidents Sergius Stepniak and Peter Kropotkin who were both friends of the author . The book refers to the then current Russo-Japanese War and to attitudes taken by British people to the war . This dates the setting to the spring , summer and early autumn of 1905 , and also accounts for the very hostile opinions of Tsarist Russia expressed in the book . Adaptations . The story has been adapted for the screen six times to date , including four television series , a feature film , and a made-for-television film . BBC radio dramatisations . It was serialised in five episodes , first broadcast in 1940 as part of `` Children 's Hour '' . Later adapted for radio by Marcy Kahan and produced by John Taylor . It stars Paul Copley , Timothy Bateson and Victoria Carling and was first heard in 1991 . The play is available on CD . BBC television series . The story has been adapted as a television series four times by the BBC . The first of these , in 1951 , was in 8 episodes of 30 minutes each . A second adaptation was then produced , which re-used some of the film from the original series but also contained new material with slight cast changes . This had 4 episodes of 60 minutes each . The supporting/background orchestral music used in these early programs was the very lyrical second Dance from the Symphonic Dances by Edvard Grieg . The BBC again revisited the story with an 8-episode series in 1957 and a 7-episode series in 1968 . The 1968 adaptation was placed 96th in the BFI 's 100 Greatest British Television Programmes poll of 2000 . It starred Jenny Agutter as Roberta and Gillian Bailey as Phyllis . Of all the BBC TV adaptations , only the 1968 version is known to be extant ( it is currently available on DVD ) ; the rest may be lost . Film . After the successful BBC dramatisation of 1968 , the film rights were bought by the actor Lionel Jeffries , who wrote and directed the film , released in 1970 . Jenny Agutter and Dinah Sheridan starred in the film . The music was composed , arranged and conducted by Johnny Douglas . 2000 version . In October 1999 , ITV made a new adaptation , as a made-for-television film . This time Jenny Agutter played the role of the mother . Others in the movie include Jemima Rooper , Jack Blumenau and JJ Feild . The railway filmed was the Bluebell Railway using some of the Railway 's steam engines and rolling stock and NBR C Class 0-6-0 `` Maude '' , from the Bo'ness and Kinneil Railway . Stage versions . In 2005 the stage musical was first presented at Sevenoaks Playhouse in Kent , UK , with a cast including Are You Being Served star Nicholas Smith as the Old Gentleman , Paul Henry from Crossroads as Perks and West End star Susannah Fellows as Mother . Music is by Richard John and book and lyrics by Julian Woolford . The score was recorded by TER/JAY records and the musical is published by Samuel French Ltd. A new stage adaptation written by Mike Kenny and directed by Damian Cruden was staged in 2008 and 2009 at the National Railway Museum , York . The adaptation starred Sarah Quintrell , Colin Tarrant and Marshall Lancaster ( 2008 only ) , and featured a Stirling Single steam locomotive ( GNR 4–2–2 No.1 ) which , while not actually in steam , entered the stage on the tracks originally leading into the York Goods Station , in which the 'Station Hall ' section of the museum is now situated . The stage was constructed inside the large tent outside the Goods Station , which is usually reserved for some of the working locomotives of the museum . The project was set up by York Theatre Royal , and involved its younger members ( Youth theatre ) in the production . This adaptation then transferred for two seasons to two disused platforms at Waterloo International railway station . The amateur rights now allow local amateur companies across the UK to produce the play . A Toronto production in 2011 was staged at Roundhouse Park , home of John Street Roundhouse National Historic Site by Mirvish Productions . A temporary 1,000 seat theatre was built at the base of the CN Tower , around the railway tracks—with the audience seated on either side—and it featured a 66-ton vintage steam locomotive . From 21 June to 2 July 2017 Denmark 's oldest heritage railway Museumsbanen Maribo - Bandholm on Lolland , held a live stage performance at the railways station in Bandholm . Using the lines oldest operational steam locomotive ØSJS 2 Kjøge from 1879 , and a range of their coaches . The production at Waterloo won an Olivier Award for best Entertainment in 2011 . The stage adaptation , produced by the National Railway Museum and York Theatre Royal , reopened in December 2014 in a new theatre behind London 's Kings Cross station and is due to close on 8 January 2017 . Allegations of plagiarism . In 2011 , Nesbit was accused of lifting the plot of the book from `` The House by the Railway '' by Ada J. Graves , a book first published in 1896 and serialised in a popular magazine in 1904 , a year before `` The Railway Children '' first appeared . In both works the children 's adventures bear remarkable similarities . At the climax Nesbit 's characters use red petticoats to stop the train whilst Graves has them using a red jacket . In popular culture . A 200-metre footpath in Lee , Greater London is named `` Railway Children Walk '' to commemorate Nesbit 's novel of the same name . The short walkway connects Lee High Road to Grove Park , a nearby public park . A similar path is also located in Oxenhope . In the last episode of the first season of British crime series `` Happy Valley '' ( 2014 ) a schoolteacher is reading a happy end part of `` The Railway Children '' , after which a schoolboy wants to find his father , though the latter has been warned of as being a criminal .
Besson ( company ) . Besson is a manufacturer of brass musical instruments . It is owned by Buffet Crampon , which bought Besson in 2006 from The Music Group . The company was formed in 1837 by Gustave Auguste Besson , who at the age of 18 produced a revolutionary design of cornet which surpassed all contemporary models . His products quickly gained a great reputation throughout Europe . In 1857 , he moved to England where he built a large factory in London from which his instruments took a share of the English market and from where he exported to many countries including the United States . The modern company produces a range of cornets , tenor horns , euphoniums , tubas , French horns and baritone horns . In its history , Besson also produced a number of other brass instruments , including a huge 'triple ' B♭ tuba . History . In 1837 , Gustave Auguste Besson ( 1820–1874 ) created the Besson brand in Paris with his new cornet . His instruments became famous in Europe , and he has been credited with over fifty inventions . In 1858 , following a long series of lawsuits with Adolphe Sax , Gustave-Auguste Besson left Paris to build a factory in London . Over the following years , Besson continued to manufacture in Paris and London , and also had warehouses for distribution in Brussels , Charleroi , Madrid and Barcelona . Following Gustave-Auguste Besson ’ s death in 1874 , the company changed its name , becoming Fontaine-Besson in 1880 in France , and Besson in England . At the same time , another English manufacturer was becoming well-known : Henri Distin , born in London in 1819 . Henry Distin and his new fluegel horn were active in the development of brass bands in England . He created a new line of instruments under his own name , and in 1872 the Distin brand was bought by Boosey ( a music publisher since 1792 , and a manufacturer of instruments since 1851 ) . D.J . Blaikely , the inventor in 1878 of an automatically compensation tuning system for valves collaborated with Distin , and together they developed a new range and improved existing models . In the 1930s in Paris , Strasser Marigaux and Lemaire , SML , all produced instruments for Besson with Aubertin . In 1957 , Couesnon bought the French company Fontaine Besson . In London , at the same time , Boosey & Co and Hawkes & Sons of England merged to create the group Boosey & Hawkes . At the end of the nineteenth century ( 1894 ) , the Besson factory of London employed 131 workers , producing 100 brass instruments a week , and no less than 10,000 musical ensembles appeared on their contact lists . In 1925 , Besson purchased Quilter , and Wheatstone & Co. in 1940 . In 1948 , the group Boosey & Hawkes acquired the Besson London brand . In 2003 , Boosey & Hawkes separated from the cream of the crop in French wind instrument manufacturing , to join The Music Group . In 2006 , at the initiative of its CEO , Paul Baronnat . Buffet Crampon acquires two famous brass instrument brands , Antoine Courtois Paris ( created in 1803 ) and Besson ( created in 1837 ) . The company became Groupe Buffet Crampon , with two subsidiaries , in the United States and Japan , and in November 2007 , it appointed Antoine Beaussant as new Chief Executive Officer . By joining the Buffet Crampon Group , Besson has restructured and relaunched its production of professional instruments in Germany and France . The Besson student instruments continue to be manufactured in the factory near Delhi , in India , under the supervision of specialists from the Buffet Crampon Group . Counterfeit 'Bessons ' instruments . A flood of very poor quality Indian-made instruments bearing the name `` Bessons '' entered the market in the late 1990s . They are unrelated to the Besson instruments manufactured by the company with that name . Many sales are made through online auctions . With cursory examination , any serious brass player would be able to recognise that these instruments are wholly inferior to real Besson instruments , and also of much poorer quality than even the cheapest of student instruments produced by reputable manufacturers . The fake instruments , particularly pocket trumpets , cornets , euphoniums , bugles and B♭ trumpets , are likely to feature a 'serial number ' of H.75983 ( or 84059 ) embossed on the top of the bell and valve keys are often hexagonal in plan view . Similar counterfeit instruments , possibly made at the same factories , have been falsely branded with other reputable manufacturers ' names , such as `` Getzen '' and `` Boosey '' . These instruments are best described as novelty items since they are shoddily built from very thin metal and they are often unplayable ( due to faults in the manufacturing ) and untunable ( the tuning slides are simply ornamentation - they do not work ) . Guitars . Besson guitars were produced in the 1950s . They were badged as `` Besson Aristone '' . These guitars were imported and often rebranded . Many of them were made by Framus . There was also a model made by Framus in the Besson name designed by jazz guitarist Jack Durante .
Hamster Corporation . is a Japanese video game publisher , with office located in Setagaya , Tokyo , Japan . The game division of Toshiba-EMI Limited spun off Hamster Corporation in November 1999 . On the Japanese PlayStation Store , more than 120 titles are distributed under the `` Arcade Archives '' brand . Hamster Corporation acquired the rights of Nihon Bussan 's video games in March 2014 , UPL 's video games in May 2016 , NMK 's video games in June 2017 , and Video System 's video games in March 2018 .
Where Will I Be Now . `` Where Will I Be Now '' is a pop single by the Bay City Rollers . It was the first of three singles released from their 1978 album `` Strangers in the Wind '' . The tune , written by British songwriter Chris East and featuring a lead vocal by Les McKeown , is an uptempo song with a heavily-orchestrated disco-style arrangement . It was released as a 7 '' vinyl single in Japan , Germany , and the United States . `` Where Will I Be Now '' became a chart hit in Germany , reaching number 48 . The song was the most successful single from the album , and it marked the Rollers ' final appearance on any national music chart . Track listing . 1 . `` Where Will I Be Now '' - 3:29 2 . `` If You Were My Woman '' - 3:13
KMON ( AM ) . KMON ( 560 AM ) is a radio station broadcasting a country music format . Licensed to Great Falls , Montana , United States , the station serves the Great Falls area . The station is currently owned by CCR-Great Falls IV , LLC and features programming from ABC Radio . History . Prior to 1948 , the then-unbuilt station had the call letters KMFR and was licensed to Sun River Broadcasting Company . After the station was licensed to Montana Farmer Broadcasting Corporation , that company requested a change in call letters to KMON . The request was approved by the Federal Communications Commission in February 1948 .
Josef Zwernemann . Josef Zwernemann was born on 26 March 1916 in Kirchworbis in the Province of Thuringia . During World War II he served as a fighter pilot in German Luftwaffe . He was also a recipient of the Knight 's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves ( ) . The Knight 's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership . Military career . Zwernemann initially served in the Kriegsmarine where he completed his basic training . `` Unteroffizier '' Zwernemanns ' service with 7./ '' Jagdgeschwader '' 52 ( JG 52—52nd Fighter Wing ) began on 1 March 1940 and participated in the Battle of France . He claimed his first aerial victory over a Supermarine Spitfire in July 1940 . In May 1941 he fought in the Battle of Crete . With the beginning of Operation Barbarossa , the invasion of the Soviet Union , his tally increased and he became one of the most successful pilots of his `` Jagdgruppe '' ( fighter group ) . By the end of 1941 his score stood at twenty and he was awarded `` Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe '' on 12 December 1941 . In May 1942 the number of victories had increased to thirty and he was honored with the German Cross in Gold on 25 May 1942 . The `` Oberfeldwebel '' received the Knight 's Cross of the Iron Cross for 57 victories on 23 June 1942 . In the month of September 1942 he claimed over thirty victories . On 1 October 1942 claimed four victories increasing his score to 103 , for which he received the Oak Leaves to the Knight 's Cross . He was the 26th `` Luftwaffe '' pilot to achieve the century mark . He was promoted to Leutnant in the spring of 1943 . One of Zwernemanns ' wingmen and students was history 's top-scoring ace Erich Hartmann . While serving with 9./JG 52 , Zwernemann claimed his 113th victory on 15 April 1943 and victory 117 on 7 May 1943 . One of his victories on 15 April 1943 was Starshiy Leytenant Dmitriy Glinka , who had already been recommended to be appointed a Hero of the Soviet Union . At the end of May 1943 he was posted to the fighter pilot training school , `` Ergänzungsgruppe Ost '' . He returned to combat service in the fall of 1943 , this time serving with 3./ '' Jagdgeschwader '' 77 ( JG 77—77th Fighter Wing ) in Italy . From here he was posted to 1./JG 11 ( JG 11—11th Fighter Wing ) on 15 December 1943 serving in Defense of the Reich duties and claimed a further 9 victories . As of 15 December he was acting `` Staffelkapitän '' ( squadron leader ) , representing Hauptmann Siegfried Simsch . Zwernemann was promoted to `` Hauptmann '' on 1 April 1944 . On 8 April 1944 1st `` Staffel '' took off from Rotenburg together with I. and II./JG 11 to intercept an inbound B-24 Liberator bomber formation , which was protected by P-51 Mustang escort fighters . JG 11 reported the destruction of 8 bombers and 6 P-51 Mustangs for the loss of 20 fighters . Eleven pilots were killed in action and three wounded in action . Among those killed in action was Josef Zwernemann . Zwernemann had claimed his sixth heavy bomber and one P-51 in the space of little more than 60 seconds before he himself was shot down by two P-51s . His comrades reported that Zwernemann bailed out but was shot in his parachute . Josef Zwernemann was killed 8 April 1944 near Gardelegen , Altmark after more than 600 combat missions and 126 aerial victories .
The Legend of Korra ( season 1 ) . `` Book One : Air '' is the first season of the U.S. animated TV series `` The Legend of Korra '' created by Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko . Consisting of twelve episodes ( called `` chapters '' ) , it was initially intended to be a stand-alone miniseries before the series was expanded to four seasons ( `` books '' ) and fifty-two episodes ( `` chapters '' ) total . `` Book One : Air '' aired from April 14 to June 23 , 2012 , on the Nickelodeon channel in the U.S. , and is broadcast in other countries beginning in June 2012 . `` Book One : Air '' follows seventeen-year-old Korra from the Southern Water Tribe , and the successor of Avatar Aang from the preceding series ' , as she travels to the metropolis of Republic City to learn airbending and faces an anti-bender revolutionary group , the `` Equalists '' , led by the masked Amon . Broadcast . Before the series premiered on television , it was announced that the first two episodes would be pre-released online if `` Korra Nation '' , an online social-networking platform for the show , reached 100,000 likes and shares . The goal was reached and at midnight on March 24 , the first two episodes were released on a Viacom-owned website . They remained online for the duration of the weekend . `` Book One : Air '' aired on Nickelodeon and Nickelodeon HD between April 14 , 2012 , and June 23 , 2012 . For U.S. residents , the episodes were available for free viewing on the channel 's website and for purchase through digital download services . Nicktoons re-aired `` Book One '' , with a few minutes of commentary from the series 's creators during commercial breaks , from July 9 to July 20 , 2012 , under the name `` Korra : Making of a Legend '' . This series debuted in Canada on channel YTV on June 9 , 2012 , and on Nickelodeon Canada in late 2012 . The series also premiered on Nickelodeon UK and Ireland on July 7 , 2013 . Synopsis . The series opens introducing Korra as the Avatar and showing that she has mastered all elemental arts except airbending . Korra runs away to Republic City so that Tenzin , Avatar Aang 's youngest son , can train her therein . In the metropolis , Korra clashes with police chief Lin Beifong ( the daughter of Toph Beifong of the original series ) after dispensing vigilante justice to the local triads . Tarrlok , an ambitious member of the city 's ruling council , enlists Korra against the `` Equalists '' , an anti-bender revolution led by the masked Amon . As Korra explores Republic City , she befriends the brothers Mako and Bolin and joins their pro-bending team , the `` Fire Ferrets '' . The team is sponsored by Asami Sato , daughter of a wealthy industrialist , and the four together form the new `` Team Avatar '' . After Korra 's appearance in the city , the Equalists become increasingly violent , climaxing in an attack on the pro-bending arena . When Tarrlok indiscriminately represses non-benders , Korra refuses to support him . In the resulting fight , Tarrlok overpowers Korra with bloodbending , an illegal form of waterbending , and kidnaps her , framing the Equalists . As Amon arrives at Tarrlok 's hideout and removes Tarrlok 's bending , Korra escapes , only to find Republic City facing an Equalist conquest . In the two-part finale , naval reinforcements led by Iroh ( the grandson of Zuko of the original series ) , are defeated by Equalist sea mines and biplanes . Attempting to find Amon , Korra learns that Tarrlok and Amon are the sons of Yakone , a mob boss defeated 42 years ago by Avatar Aang . Amon strips Korra of her bending abilities ; but Korra reveals her dormant airbending abilities in a moment of distress , and exposes Amon as a waterbender , causing all his followers to desert him . He flees with Tarrlok , who detonates their boat on the open sea . Despondent , Korra establishes spiritual contact with her predecessor Aang , who restores her bending powers , allowing her to do the same to Amon 's other victims . Reviews . Elements of the first season that received praise were the exceptional quality of the animation , the background paintings and the martial-arts action scenes , as well as the series ' innovative and engrossing visual design and style . The writers were credited for finding a believable balance between magic and technology and for their mature and nuanced portrayal of romantic relationships and conflicts . Critics also praised the writers ' willingness and ability to tackle difficult themes such as social unrest , terrorism , Tarrlok 's murder–suicide of Amon , as well as the insinuation of Korra contemplating suicide during the season finale . While `` Book One : Air '' was generally well received , some aspects of the writing were criticized by reviewers . In `` Kotaku '' , Kirk Hamilton wrote that he felt that the series failed to tackle its central conflicts in a meaningful way , commenting also on the mix of comedy and drama , the many character arcs in a shorter series than `` Avatar '' , and the neat ending . Raz Greenberg of `` Strange Horizons '' commented that Korra seemed as though she had things too easy in life in comparison to Aang , and also criticized the show 's rapid pacing . Max Nicholson of `` IGN '' praised the series ' writing , animation , humor , setting , and characters , and wrote that elements characterized as a `` deus ex machina '' had been foreshadowed throughout . But in his opinion , the love triangle arc between Mako , Asami , and Korra fell flat and the pro-bending arc felt superfluous , although it led up to the conflict with Amon . He also considered that Mako , although a major character , felt underwritten . Lauren Davis of `` io9 '' , while approving of the character arcs and the setting , was also disappointed about the series ' pacing . Ratings . The initial airings of `` Book One : Air '' , excluding reruns and digital downloads , drew an average of 3.7 million viewers per episode . Art book . An art book published by Dark Horse Comics , `` The Legend of Korra — Book One : Air – The Art of the Animated Series '' was released in July 2013 . Edited by Dave Marshall and written by Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko , the art book collects concept art , sketches , storyboards , background paintings , model sheets and other development art from `` Book One '' , together with the creators ' and artists ' comments on the development process . `` Culture Mass '' praised the book as `` meticulously executed and impressively comprehensive '' . Home video . `` Book One : Air '' of `` The Legend of Korra '' was released on DVD and Blu-ray on 9 July 2013 . It contains audio commentary from the creators , the cast and crew . Both versions are to contain , as a special feature , a comical interview with the series ' characters in puppet form . The Blu-ray version comprises , additionally , audio commentaries for all episodes as well as the extra `` Series creators ' Favorite Scenes : Eight Animatics '' . Soundtrack . `` The Legend of Korra '' is set to music by `` The Track Team '' , the partnership of composers Jeremy Zuckerman and Benjamin Wynn . They jointly wrote the music for `` Avatar : The Last Airbender '' , but split their roles for `` The Legend of Korra '' : Zuckerman composed the music and Wynn was responsible for the sound design . Bryan Konietzko and Mike DiMartino 's concept for the score was to blend traditional Chinese music with early jazz . On that basis , Zuckerman and Wynn composed a score combining elements of Dixieland , traditional Chinese music and Western orchestration , performed mainly by a string sextet and various Chinese solo instruments . A soundtrack CD , `` The Legend of Korra : Original Music from Book One '' , was released on July 16 , 2013 . It features 26 instrumental tracks . Konietzko wrote that the album release required `` an incredibly frustrating wait and battle '' to overcome `` a bureaucratic impasse '' . He wished for the record to be commercially successful to convince Nickelodeon to release an `` Avatar : The Last Airbender '' soundtrack , a subject of many fan petitions . The day after its release , the album was the bestselling soundtrack album and no . 5 in the pop sales rankings at the online retailer Amazon.com .
Jake Bond . Jake Bond ( born July 4 , 1992 ) is an American professional soccer player who currently plays for Penn FC in the United Soccer League . College . Bond played college soccer at Quincy University from 2011-2014 , earning Great Lakes Valley Conference All-Conference Second Team and All-Conference Third Team honors in his four seasons there . PDL . While at Quincy University , Bond also played for Premier Development League team St. Louis Lions during the 2014 season . After graduating from college , Bond signed with PDL team Kitsap Pumas in 2015 , scoring a goal during their First Round match of the 2015 U.S. Open Cup against NPSL club FC Tacoma 253 . Professional . After spending time training with the team as a trialist over the previous year , Bond signed with USL club Saint Louis FC on March 16 , 2016 . He made his debut for the club on April 9 , coming on as a substitute during a match against the Oklahoma City Energy . Bond was released by Saint Louis FC on November 9 , 2016 . On March 16 , 2017 , Bond signed with United Soccer League side Harrisburg City Islanders .
Andy Ardiyansah . Andy Ardiyansah ( born September 25 , 1978 in Jakarta ) is a beach volleyball player from Indonesia.. He competed at the 2006 Asian Games and got a gold medal at the 2008 Asian Beach Games , with his partner Koko Prasetyo Darkuncoro .
Ivan Pushchin . Ivan Ivanovich Pushchin ( Russian : Ива́н Ива́нович Пу́щин ) ; 4 ( 15 ) May 1798 , Moscow – 3 ( 15 ) April 1859 , the estate Marino , Bronnitsy district of Moscow Governorate ( now the Ramensky District of Moscow Oblast ) , buried in Bronnitsy , near the city 's cathedral ) was a Decembrist , Collegiate assessor and poet .
Aethesoides chalcospila . `` Aethesoides chalcospila '' is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family . It is found in Costa Rica .
Dr Challoner 's High School . Dr Challoner 's High School , abbreviated to DCHS , is a grammar school for girls between the ages of 11 and 18 , located in Buckinghamshire , England . In August 2011 the school became an Academy . In September 2001 , the school was awarded specialist school status as a Sports College , by the Department for Education and Skills ( DfES ) . It was also awarded a second specialism as a Language College . It is an affiliate member of the Girls ' Schools Association . In 2011 , Ofsted judged the school to be Outstanding and in 2014 DCHS achieved the Exceptional Schools Award . History . The school was established in 1962 as an all-girls ' school , when the previously mixed Dr Challoner 's Grammar School became an all-boys ' school , due to increasing roll numbers . Entry . To gain entry to the school , pupils from primary schools in the local area are invited to do the 11-plus exam . Entry to a grammar school usually requires a score of 121/141 , though pupils who gain scores of below 121 are invited to appeal their case . Prospective pupils who did not take the 11+ ( e.g . those who join in later years ) also take the school 's own entry test . House system . The school operates a house system , with girls being placed in one of the five houses at the start of their time at the school along with the rest of their forms . The five houses are named after notable women in history and each have a corresponding colour : Bronte is blue , Curie is green , Nightingale is purple , Pankhurst is yellow and Teresa is red . Five girls in the upper sixth are appointed the head of houses each year . The houses play a part in music and sports in the school , with girls earning points for winning competitions and events , in particular interhouse , a sports half-day competition occurring once a term for years 7–11 . At the end of each academic year one house will win the house cup for having the most points . Initial subjects . Pupils are introduced to a wide range of subjects from Year 7 , including IT , Art , Music and Drama . Pupils must study French and one of German or Spanish for the first two years . In years 8 and 9 the students study Latin along with their other two languages , before continuing on with at least one language at GCSE level . All pupils take at least eight subjects for GCSE , although most take 9 or 10 subjects . Three A levels are taken by most students but in the case of certain subjects ( further maths , music ect . ) , or outstanding achievement at GCSE , students may take four . The vast majority of pupils go on to university or some form of higher education . School buildings . The Tower Block : Humanity subjects , Religious Studies , History and Geography are taught here , as well as Classics and Latin . This building was part of the school when it first opened in 1962 . The Science Block : Also part of the school when it first opened , the three sciences are taught here . The art rooms were previously situated upstairs but have been renovated to become new science rooms . The Curved Building : Added in 1998 , English , Maths and Art are taught here . The library is also situated in this building , as is the Sixth Form Common Room and the Careers Room . The curved space between the Curved Building and the Tower Block creates a naturally sloped outdoor theatre area . The Modern Foreign Languages Building : Known as the MFL Block , French , Spanish and German are taught here , although the Music teaching and practice rooms are also attached to it . The Sports Hall : Completed in 2002 , most indoor sports lessons are held here . There are changing rooms with showers available . The school fields and Tennis , Netball and astro-turf courts are situated by this building . The school 's original gym and a dance and drama studio , built more recently , were knocked down to make way for a new drama complex , completed around 2009 with the help of fundraising and donations from parents . There is also a canteen and Main Hall at the front of the school , attached to the Tower Block and part of the original school of 1962. Notable achievements . In 2014 the school was awarded Exceptional Schools Award by the Best Practice Network , only the ninth school in the whole country to receive the award after an extensive inspection . In 2011 DCHS was judged to be an Outstanding school by OFSTED . In 2008 , Dr Challoner 's High achieved the best A Level results of any Buckinghamshire state school with an A/B pass rate of 84 % . At GCSE the A*/A grade pass rate was 81 % and over a third of girls achieved all A*/As . The school has appeared in the Times Parent Power school league tables ; 31st best state school in 2007 , 16th in 2008 and 23rd in 2009 , each time being the top state school in Buckinghamshire . Ofsted rated 'Grade 1 – Outstanding ' in its last inspection of the school in 2011 . In 2010 the school achieved another set of outstanding A Level results . 22.3 % of entries were graded A* , a higher figure than any other Buckinghamshire school . Over 88 % of entries were graded A*-B . In recent years the school has also won Good Schools ' Guide awards in History , Politics and Spanish . The Politics department won the top prize , achieving the best A Level results of any school in England for the period 2004–06 . In addition to its academic success , the school has a proud reputation for sporting success , recently winning the national U16 basketball title and the tennis team were national runners-up in the year 8 and under Nestle School Teams Tennis competition . In December 2008 the school won the national junior cross-country championships held in Leicestershire . Debating . The school has a well established debating society with arguably the best record in Buckinghamshire in recent years at the top university-run competitions . The society typically enters the Oxford and Cambridge competitions , with the UCL , Durham and Bristol university competitions also featuring in recent years . The International Competition for Young Debaters ( ICYD ) has been a mainstay for the school 's younger debaters . In 2010 the school also entered a new competition at SOAS and in the recent past several girls have participated in trials for the England team . In February 2008 a Challoner 's team won the regional round of the Oxford Union schools ' competition , overcoming 32 grammar and independent schools to make it to the national finals . The school 's record in the Oxford competition in particular is excellent ; with at least 1 team breaking to finals day almost every year . In the 2008–09 academic year the school also came 5th ( out of 48 teams ) in the UCL senior competition and in the Oxford finals in the same year reached the top 15 to make two of the school 's debaters eligible for England trials in the autumn term of 2009 . In the 2009–10 season the school 's top pair won the schools ' debating tournament at the School of Oriental and African Studies ( SOAS ) coming top out of 75 pairs from some of the best debating schools in England . The pair also made it through to the semi-final of the Durham University schools ' competition finishing in 7th place overall from over 100 teams . In March 2010 the same pair achieved 6th place ( out of 88 teams ) in the Oxford Union competition overcoming schools such as Dulwich College , University College School and Marlborough , and just behind St Paul 's boys and Westminster . It was also pleasing to be the top Bucks school in the competition , finishing well ahead of local rivals Aylesbury Grammar and Dr Challoner 's Grammar . Moreover , the debating society has also established links with the debating society at the local boys ' school to create the Challoners ' Debating Society . Debating takes place in all year groups , with a designated Debating Prefect taking responsibility for the lower school teams . Uniform . White and blue striped shirt with a navy v-neck jumper , a pleated navy skirt and a navy blazer .
William Bell Riley . William Bell Riley ( March 22 , 1861 in Greene County , Indiana , USA – December 5 , 1947 in Golden Valley , Minnesota ) was known as `` The Grand Old Man of Fundamentalism . '' After being educated at normal school in Valparaiso , Indiana , Riley received his teacher 's certificate . After teaching in county schools , he attended college in Hanover , Indiana , where he received an A.B . degree in 1885 . In 1888 he graduated from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville , Kentucky . In 1908 , the Southwestern Baptist University of Jackson , Tennessee , conferred upon Riley an honorary D.D . degree . He served several Baptist churches in Kentucky , Indiana , and Illinois before taking the pastorate at the First Baptist Church in Minneapolis , Minnesota in 1897 . Biography . In 1878 , at the age of 17 , Riley publicly professed faith in Christ . He had planned to study law , but shortly after his conversion he felt called to the ministry . He became pastor of the First Baptist Church , Minneapolis , Minnesota on March 1 , 1897 . He resigned after forty-five years but served as pastor emeritus until his death five years later . Riley wrote a number of texts on Christian Evangelism and founded the Northwestern Bible Training School along with an Evangelical Seminary . Theologically , Riley was a Baptist traditionalist who subscribed to the New Hampshire Confession of Faith of 1833 , the most popular Baptist creed of the 19th century . His first major work was an exposition of the Confession and in 1922 he tried to help the fundamentalist faction of the Northern Baptist Convention gain control and reject theological liberalism by convincing the Convention to adopt the Confession as its binding statement of faith . Riley was the editor of `` The Christian Fundamentalist '' from 1927 to 1932 . In 1919 Riley founded the World Christian Fundamentals Association . Riley was president of the Minnesota Baptist State Convention in 1944-45 . When Riley died in 1947 , Billy Graham , whom Riley had chosen to succeed him as president of Northwestern , conducted the funeral services . At Riley 's death Northwestern Bible School was the second largest Bible School in the world , with some 1,200 students enrolled . Evolution . In 1923 Riley set up the Anti-Evolution League of Minnesota , which blossomed the following year into the Anti-Evolution League of America ( later run by T. T. Martin ) . While the anti-evolution crusade is often thought of as a Southern phenomenon , two of its foremost leaders , Riley and John Roach Straton , were from Minneapolis and New York City respectively . In the early 1920s Riley promoted a vigorous anti-evolutionary campaign in the Northwest and it was Riley 's World Christian Fundamentals Association that wired William Jennings Bryan urging him to act as counsel for the association in the Scopes Trial . Riley and Bryan tried to remove all teaching of evolution from public schools . One of the creationists in their movement , T. T. Martin claimed that German soldiers who killed Belgian and French children by giving them poisoned candy were angels compared to those who spread evolution ideas in schools . Riley also claimed that `` an international Jewish-Bolshevik-Darwinist conspiracy to promote evolutionism in the classroom '' was behind the changes in curriculum occurring in the 1920s . Riley advocated a form of `` Day-Age Creationism '' . Anti-Semitism . Some of Riley 's beliefs and writings were anti-semitic . He wrote and spoke extensively about Jews , especially in relation to Communism , crime and historical social influence . He promoted the antisemitic canard of linking Jews with mysterious sources of influence , power and money . In his Introduction to a collection of Riley 's anti-evolutionary writings William Trollinger , the editor , describes Riley 's belief in a worldwide Jewish conspiracy to control the media and the economy . Trollinger believed Riley was partly influenced by the anti-Jewish Czarist forgery `` The Protocols of the Elders of Zion '' . Henry Ford had been promoting the Protocols at that time through his newspaper The Dearborn Independent . Riley believed that Jews had a prominent role in promoting evolution to undermine religious and social values . Riley saw this as part of a wider plot involving Communism 's plan to conquer America , especially through the administration of Franklin D. Roosevelt , whom he accused of being part of a communist conspiracy . Riley declared that Soviet Russia `` was under the dominance of a successful mob of atheistic Jews . '' Riley described the origins of World War I as the result of the maneuvering of Jewish bankers and arms dealers . Riley preached a sermon entitled `` Shivering at the sight of a shirt '' in support of the Fascist Silver Shirts ( of the Silver Legion of America ) calling them `` defenders of the Constitution . '' In his book , `` The Nazi Hydra in America : Suppressed History of a Century '' , Glen Yeadon compares Riley 's use of anti-Jewish imagery and rhetoric in his sermons and writings to Hitler 's propaganda . Some writers think that Riley moved towards anti Semitism after the failure of his crusade against evolution , blaming the Jews for his inability to influence Schools against teaching evolution . Trollinger also argues that Riley was influenced by and became a leading part of the anti-Semitism prevalent in Minneapolis . There were also parts of wider fundamentalist culture at that time adopting anti-Semitic conspiracy theories . Riley denied that he was an anti-Semite . He argued that he was merely commenting on social conditions at the time , and that he theologically and personally supported the Jews . Soon after the British Army entered Jerusalem in 1917 , Riley described his hopes of a restored Jewish state and the role of Jerusalem in end time events in a published sermon . Riley also believed that Jews as a race had been `` under God 's punishment '' , similar to the theology of Medieval antisemitism . Riley continued to be a supporter of more modern manifestations of anti-Semitism , such as belief in a worldwide Jewish-Bolshevik-Darwinist conspiracy .
Yudai Tanaka ( footballer , born 1995 ) . is a Japanese football player for SC Sagamihara . Career . After attending Toin University of Yokohama , Tanaka joined SC Sagamihara in January 2018 .
Shaft ( TV series ) . `` Shaft '' is a series of TV movies that aired along with `` Hawkins '' and other TV movies during 1973-74 television season on `` The New CBS Tuesday Night Movies '' . Broadcast every third week , the series is a continuation of the three films beginning with `` Shaft '' ( 1971 ) , and starring Richard Roundtree as private detective John Shaft . Because it was aired on over-the-air television , CBS felt that the narrative needed to be toned down . Now instead of working alongside the police , Shaft worked with them , creating cross-overs with `` Hawkins '' , another police series with a starkly conflicting demographic . The show was cancelled after one season . Contemporary analysts suggested that since the two shows— '' Shaft '' and `` Hawkins '' —appealed to vastly different audience bases , alternating them only served to confuse fans of both series , giving neither one the time to build up a large viewership . Richard Roundtree himself has publicly expressed his disdain for the small-screen version of `` Shaft '' .
St. George 's Anglican Church , Berlin . St. George 's Church ( `` Englische Kirche zu St. Georg '' between 1885 and 1944 ) is an Anglican church in Berlin , Germany , a parish of the Diocese in Europe of the Church of England . The original building was erected on Monbijou Park in 1885 , but was destroyed in the allied Bombing of Berlin in World War II . The original site on Oranienburger Straße happened to be in what had become the Soviet sector of Berlin in 1945 and was therefore abandoned and the ruins removed in 1949 . In 1950 the congregation built a new church on the corner of Preußenallee and Badenallee in Neu-Westend , part of the Westend locality of Berlin in the British sector . The church served as the garrison church of the British Army during the Allied occupation , and reverted to civilian control in 1994 . History . There had been Anglican worship in Berlin since at least 1830 . From 1855 the Anglican congregation used a gatehouse at Monbijou Palace as the `` English Chapel '' . The chapel soon became too small for the services of the congregation , regularly attended by Princess Royal Victoria , Crown Princess of Prussia and the German Empire . In 1883 Crown Prince Frederick William and Victoria provided a site in the park of Monbijou Palace close to Monbijoustraße and the Domkandidatenstift . Julius Carl Raschdorff , who would later design Berlin 's Supreme Parish and Collegiate Church , was commissioned to develop the plans for a church in close collaboration with Crown Princess Victoria and was sent to England on a study tour . The old St. George 's Church . The church was built under the patronage of Crown Princess Victoria . The cornerstone was laid on 24 May 1884 , Queen Victoria 's birthday . The construction was financed through donations to the royal couple on the occasion of their silver wedding , with provision for a minister . The church was built of Silesian granite and glacial erratics , covered with a patterned slate roof cladding . British relatives of the princess donated the stained-glass windows . The church , seating 300 , was inaugurated on 19 November 1885 . The Kings of Prussia , who were also German Emperors , were the church 's patrons . On their visits to Berlin , Queen Victoria and King George V visited the church in 1888 and 1913 , respectively . During World War I it was the only Anglican Church in Germany which was allowed to remain open , thanks to William II who was then its patron . After the war the congregation developed not only for Britons but also for American , German , Indian , Chinese , Finnish and Russian Christians . In 1921 Charles Andrew Schönberger came to Germany and opened a branch of the Anglican Hebrew Christian Testimony to Israel in Berlin , opposite St. George 's on Oranienburger Straße 20/21 . A number of proselytes among the Jews of Berlin joined the Anglican congregation . When the Nazi persecution of Jews and even Jewish-born Christians ( see Prussian Union of Churches § Protestants of Jewish descent ) became more and more unbearable , the Hebrew Christian Testimony to Israel relinquished its premises on Oranienburger Straße to Heinrich Grüber 's help organisation , on 7 December 1938 . The Grüber Bureau cooperated with Bishop George Bell , who had engaged his sister-in-law Laura Livingstone to run the Berlin office of the `` International Church Relief Commission for German Refugees '' . A plaque at the new building on Oranienburger Straße 20 commemorates the joint efforts of the Anglicans and the Confessing Church . St. George 's , which was closed after the outbreak of the Second World War , was hit by allied bombing in 1943 and 1944 . The ruins of the church , which after 1945 was in the Soviet Sector of Berlin , were later demolished by the German Democratic Republic ( GDR ) . The new St. George 's Church . After the war , the congregation consisted mostly of members of the British forces and administration stationed in Berlin . In 1950 , a new St. George 's Church was built by Korth and Stevens in the Neu-Westend neighbourhood in the British Sector as the garrison church of the British forces . From 1945 to 1954 the Lutheran congregation of Melanchthon Church on Wilhelmstraße , close to the Smuts Barracks , also hosted the British garrison church community . The pews of St. George 's still bear the insignia of the British regiments once garrisoned in Berlin . In 1987 the original church silver , donated by Crown Princess Victoria , was discovered in a city cellar and has since been used for weekly worship . Since the British forces withdrew from Berlin in 1994 , the church has been used by civilians .
Alberto Granado . Alberto Granado Jiménez ( August 8 , 1922March 5 , 2011 ) was an Argentine–Cuban biochemist , doctor , writer , and scientist . He was also the youthful friend and traveling companion of Che Guevara during their 1952 motorcycle tour in Latin America . Granado later founded the University of Santiago de Cuba School of Medicine . He authored the memoir `` Traveling with Che Guevara : The Making of a Revolutionary '' , which served as a reference for the 2004 film `` The Motorcycle Diaries '' , in which he was played by Rodrigo de la Serna . An elderly Alberto Granado makes a short appearance at the end of the film . Early years . Granado was born on August 8 , 1922 , in Hernando , Córdoba to Dionisio T. Granado ( a Spanish clerical employee of an Argentine railway company ) and Adelina Jiménez Romero . In 1930 , after José Félix Uriburu toppled the nationalist government of Hipólito Yrigoyen , Granado 's family relocated to Villa Constitución , province of Santa Fé , due to his father 's position as a militant trade unionist . In 1931 , Granado was sent to live with his grandparents in Córdoba and in 1940 , he attended the University of Córdoba , where he studied chemistry , pharmacy and biochemistry . In his best-selling biography entitled `` Che Guevara : A Revolutionary Life '' , Jon Lee Anderson describes Granado at this time as `` barely five feet tall and had a huge beaked nose , but he sported a barrel chest and a footballer 's sturdy bowed legs ; he also possessed a good sense of humor and a taste for wine , girls , literature and rugby . '' In 1943 , Granado took part in the political protests against General Juan Perón and was jailed for one year . During this time he came across Ernesto Guevara ( who was not yet nicknamed `` '' Che '' '' ) after Guevara 's family moved to Córdoba in the hope that the mountain air would ameliorate Ernesto 's asthma . The two first met when Guevara accompanied Granado 's brother Tomás ( whom he went to school with ) , on a visit to the police cells to see Granado . Guevara soon joined a rugby team that Granado had organized once released . Although Granado was six years older than Guevara , they shared literary and political interests , combined with a romantic enthusiasm for foreign travel . The two soon became close friends , sharing `` an intellectual curiosity , a mischievous sense of humor and a restive desire to explore their continent . '' Asked in an interview many years later about his friendship and time on the road with Guevara , Granado reminisced that `` we hit it off well , when there was talk about politics , disease and what not , we almost always shared a similar view . '' In 1946 , having graduated with an MSc in biochemistry , Granado became a medical assistant to the head of the University of Córdoba 's Hygiene and Epidemiology department . He had already developed an interest in Hansen 's bacillus , and so the following year took a post as director of pharmacology in a leprosarium . As a result , from 1947 to 1951 , Granado studied at a clinical laboratory and at the San Franscico del Chañar Leprosarium . During this time , Guevara made a point of visiting Granado at San Francisco de Chañar . Granado then won a scholarship to Instituto Malbrán , in Buenos Aires . Travels in South America and Europe . At the age of 29 and with full-time work as a biochemist , Granado sought one final thrill before settling into a life of middle-class comfort . So between December 29 , 1951 , and July 1952 , Granado embarked on a tour of South America on his beloved Norton 500cc motorcycle — `` Poderosa II '' — with his friend Che Guevara . Both kept diaries on the journey , and would stay at the leprosarium in San Pablo , Peru at trip 's end . Throughout their continental excursion , they witnessed first hand the poverty of disenfranchised native peoples and their frequent lack of access to otherwise cheap and basic medical care . In particular , the two men were deeply affected in Chile when they visited the American-owned Anaconda Copper 's Chuquicamata copper mine and met workers toiling for pennies and suffering from silicosis . Granado later lamented that although he and Guevara were impressed by the mine 's high-tech machinery , `` this ( was ) eclipsed by the indignation aroused when you think that all this wealth only goes to swell the coffers of Yankee capitalism . '' Their encounters with South America 's `` downtrodden and exploited '' such as the migrant sheep shearers , copper miners , and Indian peasantry were a key influence on both their lives . For Granado , it confirmed that there was a wider world to see and help than the middle classes of his hometown , while in Guevara it ignited a burning zeal to tackle the cause of such misery , which he came to see as capitalism . These experiences also galvanized both men in realizing their future vocations — Guevara towards Marxist revolutionary politics and Granado to the pursuit of practical science . Granado 's journey ended in Caracas , Venezuela , where he remained to work at the Cabo Blanco leprosarium in Maiquetía . Guevara , however , continued on to Miami before returning home to Buenos Aires to complete his medical degree . The two men did not meet again for eight years , by which time Guevara was a hero of Fidel Castro 's 1959 Cuban Revolution and head of Cuba 's central bank . A few years later in 1955 , Granado won a scholarship to the Istituto Superiore di Sanità in Rome ; while in Europe he visited France , Spain and Switzerland . He married Delia María Duque Duque upon his return . Career in Cuba . After the victory of the Cuban Revolution in 1959 , Granado was invited to Havana by Guevara , who had risen to become second-in-command under Fidel Castro . Thus in 1960 , Granado visited Cuba for the first time on Guevara 's invitation . A year later , he moved there with his family to take up a post as professor of biochemistry at the School of Medicine of the University of Havana . Later that year , he was one of the founders of the Institute for Basic and Pre-Clinical Sciences . In 1962 , he founded the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Santiago with a group of colleagues , the second in Cuba . He would serve as a senior professor there until 1974 . Granado was thus in part responsible for Cuba 's high number of highly trained doctors , which has been described as `` one of the undeniable achievements of Castro 's government '' . Between 1975 and 1986 , Granado obtained his doctorate in biological sciences and attended the World Congress on Genetics in Moscow . He also attended the Congress on Polymorphism in Leningrad and became centrally involved in the development of Holstein Tropical cattle breeds . In 1978 , he published his account of his and Guevara 's 1951–1952 tour of South America , named `` Con el Che por Sudamerica '' , in Spanish , Italian and French . Between 1986 and 1990 , he took part in the creation of the Cuban Genetics Society and was appointed its president . Between 1991 and 1994 , he devoted his time to validation and methodology of his previous research in universities in Venezuela and Spain before his retirement in 1994 . In 1997 , he joined the campaign for solidarity with Cuba and promotion of Guevara 's ideas at home and abroad . Between 2002 and 2003 , he was an on-set advisor to Walter Salles ' `` The Motorcycle Diaries '' , based upon Granado 's `` Con el Che por Sudamerica '' and Guevara 's own account , published posthumously in 1967 . Granado made a cameo appearance as himself in the epilogue of the film . The first English-language edition of Granado 's account was published in 2003 , entitled `` Travelling with Che Guevara : The Making of a Revolutionary . '' On Che . Before Guevara left Cuba in 1965 to pursue revolutions abroad , he left several books with inscriptions for close friends . Included with these was one book about the sugar industry for his old friend Granado . The message , which two years later after Che 's execution in Bolivia would seem prescient , read : `` My dreams shall know no bounds , at least until bullets decide otherwise . I ’ ll be expecting you , sedentary gypsy , when the smell of gunpowder subsides . A hug for all of you , Che . '' Death . Granado died of natural causes on March 5 , 2011 , at the age of 88 . According to Cuban television , Granado requested that his body be cremated and his ashes spread in Cuba , Argentina and Venezuela . His death coincidentally occurred on the 51st anniversary of when Che 's famous `` Guerrillero Heroico '' photograph was taken by Alberto Korda . Family . With his Venezuela-born wife Delia Maria Duque Duque ( married in 1955 ) , he had three children ( Alberto , Delita and Roxana ) . One of his sons , also named Alberto Granado , is head of Cuba 's Africa House , a center in Havana that celebrates African culture . Filmography and Popular Culture . Alberto Granados was featured on the documentary film . He is portrayed by Rodrigo de la Serna in the 2004 film The Motorcycle Diaries based on his and Guevara 's trip around South America . Granado has a brief cameo following the epilogue of the film .
Paul Gaustad . Paul Michael Gaustad ( born February 3 , 1982 in Fargo , North Dakota and raised in Portland , Oregon ) is an American retired professional ice hockey centerman who played for the Nashville Predators and Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League ( NHL ) . He is nicknamed `` Goose . '' Junior . Gaustad was drafted in the seventh round , 220th overall , by the Buffalo Sabres in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft . In the off-season , he lives in Portland , Oregon . He also played for the Portland Winter Hawks of the Western Hockey League ( WHL ) . Prior to joining Portland in 1999–2000 , Gaustad was a Portland Jr. Hawk . Afterward , Gaustad started playing for a Tier II team in Burnaby , British Columbia , of the British Columbia Junior Hockey League ( BCJHL ) . In his three seasons with the Winter Hawks , he registered 135 points ( 53 goals and 82 assists ) before making his professional debut with the Sabres ' American Hockey League ( AHL ) affiliate , the Rochester Americans , in 2002–03 . Professional . Upon his arrival in Rochester , Gaustad registered 53 points ( 14 goals and 39 assists ) in 80 games while also seeing his first action with the parent club , the Buffalo Sabres In the 2005–06 season , Gaustad secured a starting position with the Sabres , where he played mostly as fourth line center and played the power forward/enforcer role , along with teammates Adam Mair and Andrew Peters . Gaustad , who had worn the number 14 in Rochester , had to double his number to 28 in Buffalo , due to 14 being retired in honor of Sabres legend René Robert . On February 7 , 2007 , in a game against the Ottawa Senators , Gaustad 's leg was cut and his tendon was sliced in a collision with Dany Heatley , an injury which at the time was thought to have ended his season . It was later revealed that the injury could have even potentially ended his career had it been an inch deeper . However , he did recover ahead of schedule and joined the Sabres in their 2007 Stanley Cup playoffs on May 4 , 2007 , for Game 5 against the New York Rangers at home in Buffalo . After a productive campaign during the 2007–08 season , in which he registered a solid 36 points while mainly on the third and fourth lines , Gaustad was re-signed by the Sabres to a four-year , $ 9.2 million contract extension on the eve of the free agency period , which was set for July 1 , 2008 . On the ice , Gaustad is known for his teamwork and gritty play making him a popular favorite among fans . He is often in front of the net , capitalizing on his 6'5 '' frame to screen opposition goaltenders and deflect goals . Because of his size and ability , he typically plays a unit on the power play . At the 2012 NHL trade deadline , on February 27 , Gaustad and a 2013 fourth-round draft pick were sent to the Nashville Predators in exchange for a 2012 first-round pick . On September 8 , 2016 , Gaustad announced his retirement from the NHL after 12 seasons via his Instagram account .
David Benke . David Benke is a Lutheran pastor and the former president of the Atlantic District of the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod . Education and career . Benke was born on May 5 , 1946 in Milwaukee , Wisconsin as the first child of Raymond and Dorothea Benke . He attended Lutheran schools in Milwaukee and earned an Associate of Arts degree from Concordia College , Milwaukee ( now Concordia University Wisconsin ) in 1966 . He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree with honors from Concordia Senior College in Fort Wayne , Indiana . On August 17 , 1968 , he married Judith Platt , a teacher who graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Madison . Benke earned his Masters of Divinity degree from Concordia Seminary and was ordained a pastor at his boyhood church in Milwaukee on June 15 , 1972 . His career as an ordained pastor included time as an assistant pastor at Zion Lutheran Church in St. Louis and a religion teacher at Martin Luther High School in New York City . He became pastor of St. Peter 's Lutheran Church in Brooklyn , and he served as pastor there from 1975–1991 and from 1998–present . While at St. Peter 's , Benke earned his Doctor of Ministry degree from the New York Theological Seminary in May 1983 . Benke was elected president of the Atlantic District of the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod in 1991 and has been re-elected seven times , most recently in 2012 . Events following September 11 attacks . Following the attacks of September 11 , 2001 , he participated in an interfaith worship service for the victims that took place at Yankee Stadium and included high-profile speakers of many different religious denominations . His participation in this event was met with opposition by some Missouri Synod Lutherans , who claimed that his participation constituted syncretism and unionism . One such individual was Dr. Wallace Schulz , who was at that time the host of The Lutheran Hour and Second Vice President of the Synod . For several months following the Yankee Stadium event , Schulz tried to negotiate with Benke for a public apology . Schulz conducted an investigation into the allegations and found that Benke had violated synodical teachings in several areas . As Benke offered no apology publicly or privately , on July 6 , 2002 Schulz suspended him . However , on April 10 , 2003 the President of the Synod , Gerald B. Kieschnick , reinstated Benke . The charges against Benke were eventually withdrawn because an investigation determined he had received permission to attend the Yankee Stadium event from Kieschnick , his ecclesiastical supervisor .
Adolfo Alejandro Nouel . Adolfo Alejandro Nouel y Bobadilla ( 12 December 1862 , Santo Domingo – 26 June 1937 ) was an archbishop , educator and interim president of the Dominican Republic . Early life and education . Nouel was born to Carlos Rafael Nouel y Pierret , a Dominican diplomat , law teacher , journalist , and businessman of French descent , and Clemencia Antonia Bobadilla y Desmier D ’ Olbreuse ( daughter of President Tomás Bobadilla y Briones , of full Spanish descent and the first ruler of the Dominican Republic , with his wife of French noble origin María Virginia Desmier D ’ Olbreuse y Allard , from the Desmier of Olbreuse dynasty ) in Santo Domingo . His great-grandfather , Barthelemy Pierret Grinet , was a French gunnery sergeant who arrived to the island on 29 January 1802 in the fleet commanded by General Leclerc , Napoleon ’ s brother-in-law . He began his studies in El Colegio El Estudio , of Santo Domingo , and afterward he studied at the Seminary of the Dominican Capital . Before going to study abroad , he was a student of Archbishop Fernando Arturo de Meriño . He went to Italy where he studied in the Colegio Latin Pio for ten years . He excelled in this school as one of the brightest students . In 1883 he received a doctorate in philosophy and bachelor 's degree in theology and canon law from the Gregorian University . In 1885 , accompanied by Monsignor Meriño , he returned to Santo Domingo and received the sacred order of priesthood in the Cathedral of Santo Domingo . Priesthood . In 1888 he became the parish priest of San Juan . In 1890 , he became parish priest of the Cathedral of Santo Domingo and vice-chancellor of the Conciliar Seminary of Santo Tomas de Aquino . In this seminary he taught Philosophy , Latin and Theology . Later he became parish priest of Santa Barbara , Santa Cruz in el Seibo , San Juan de la Maguana and finally of the parish in La Vega . In this city he initiated the building of a church the Town designated as `` adopted son '' . In 1903 , he was elected deputy of the Province of La Vega . He traveled to Rome , in this year and was designated by Cardeinal Merry de Val as Archbishop of Metymma and successor of Monsignor Merino whom he succeeded in the Archdiocese of Santo Domingo after his death on August 20 , 1906 . Politics . He was inaugurated as provisional president of the Dominican Republic through a decree of the National Congress on November 30 , 1912 . His rise to office was due to the ongoing Civil War and the imperative that the presidential office be occupied by a neutral person , who inspired trust and respect , and could offer a stable peace . He resigned before the National Assembly , on April 13 , 1913 , after considering that he had achieved his purpose to bring peace to the country . The invasion of the Dominican Republic by American troops , surprised him while he was in Rome where he had traveled for health reasons . He returned to Santo Domingo in 1920 and wrote a letter to the American Ambassador protesting the American intervention . Writing . His literary work has never been printed . Typed copies are kept by the Universidad Autonoma de Santo Domingo . He was in charge of editing the work of his father `` Historia Eclesiastica de la Arquidiocesis de Santo Domingo '' . He was in the middle of revising several documents from `` el Archivo de Indias '' when he died in 1937 . Tributes . Monseñor Nouel Province was named for Adolfo Nouel .
Ebele Okaro . Ebele Okaro Onyiuke ( born 19 January ) is a Nigerian actress and film producer Early life and education . Okaro was born in London and raised in the Nigerian state of Enugu . She began acting while attending the Santa Maria Primary School and continued while at Nsukka 's Queen of the Holy Rosary Secondary School . After beginning studies of Education at the University of Calabar , Okaro found her passion for the dramatic arts won out and she earned a Bachelor 's degree in Theatre Arts . Her mother was a full time television producer and her father was an engineer who had great interest in arts and literature . Career . After her graduation , Okaro served her National Youth Service at the Nigerian Television Authority , where she took up opportunities for television appearances . However , with declines in the Nigerian movie industry ( known as Nollywood ) , she took up a job as working in an embassy in Lagos and later in a bank before being able to return to acting . In 2014 , Ebele Okaro Onyiuke produced and acted in `` Musical Whispers '' , a movie that advocates for loving care for children with autism . It features other prominent Nigerian actors and actresses , most notably Chioma Chukwuka and Kalu Ikeagwu . She has become known as the `` Mama of Nollywood '' and has earned the respect of both fans and colleagues . Personal life . She married into the Onyiuke family . Awards . In 2017 , her performance in `` 4-1 Love '' won Okaro the African Magic Viewers Choice Award for Best Supporting Actress .
Dudek ( disambiguation ) . Dudek is a Slavic surname .
West Kill , New York . West Kill is a hamlet in the town of Lexington , Greene County , New York , United States . West Kill flows through the hamlet . The ZIP Code is 12492 .
As for Me and My House ( TV series ) . `` As for Me and My House '' is an American sitcom produced in Houston , Texas , that aired on KNWS-TV ( now KYAZ ) in Houston . Overview . The sitcom stars Nicole ( Jalene Mack ) and Michelle ( Jennifer Jermany ) , two divorced African-American sisters , and their children . Nicole is a successful lawyer who lives in the Houston suburbs while Michelle is a New Orleans , Louisiana hairstylist with three children from different fathers . Hurricane Katrina forces Michelle to move into Nicole 's Houston house . Lionell Hilliard , of Black Genie Entertainment , created the series in association with MPAC Media of Houston . All portions of the production , including the actors , originated from Houston . The title of the series came from the Book of Joshua ( 24:2 , 15 ) : `` And Joshua said unto all the people [ of Israel ] ... choose you this day whom ye will serve ... but as for me and my house , we will serve the Lord . '' It premiered on KNWS-TV on January 20 , 2008 . The production planned to make 13 episodes .
Menegazzia anteforata . `` Menegazzia anteforata '' is a species of lichen from Taiwan . It was described as new to science in 2003 .
S Line ( ice hockey ) . The S Line was an early National Hockey League forward line that played for the now-defunct Montreal Maroons . It was a highly potent line back in its glory years in the `` Crazy Twenties '' , just when the NHL was beginning and developing . The S Line 's sobriquet was a pun on its components ' surnames — manning left wing for the Maroons then was Babe `` S '' iebert — at centre was Nels `` S '' tewart — and on right wing was Hooley `` S '' mith . Glory Days . Stewart once confessed that Siebert and Smith `` did most of the digging [ for the puck ] work . They knew I was out there waiting , and if they freed the puck , I 'd do the rest . '' All the same , the trio was a perfect match for each other . Smith kicked off in 1922 with the brand-new Maroons and three years later , Siebert and Stewart were signed . At the time Smith was struggling — but when his new linemates caught him , he sped right up . Siebert got a good start off to his career . But their centreman , Stewart , overshadowed them . Although only Bert Corbeau 's 121 penalty minutes beat `` Old Poison '' for the NHL lead in that category — by two — the new line was a TNT combo . Stewart lived up to his nickname in helping the Maroons win the Stanley Cup — he scored the winning goal in each of the Maroons ' victories over the Victoria Cougars . He led the league with 34 goals — a truly outstanding feat — and 42 scoring points . Many believe that had the Conn Smythe Trophy existed in 1926 , Stewart would have won the award for Most Valuable Playoff Performer as well as the Hart Memorial Trophy , now , specifically , for the NHL 's regular season MVP — but none of the `` S Line 's '' members lived to see it first awarded in 1965 . Breakup . 1930 was to turn out sour . While that year Stewart scored his personal highs in goals and points with 39 and 55 , respectively , and earned his second Hart Trophy , his wingers faltered . The Crazy Twenties were over , as was the S Line 's glory age . While `` Old Poison '' still consistently scored and played aggressively , it did not easily help the Maroons back to Lord Stanley 's Mug , and Smith and Siebert were not getting on the scoreboard as often now , in the `` Hungry Thirties '' that the Great Depression caused . It was particularly bad for some teams , and the Maroons were one of them . The old saying `` You have to be cruel to be kind '' proved true as for 1930–31 , Smith and Siebert went across Montreal to the Maroons ' largely French rivals , the defending Cup Champions , the Canadiens . The next year , Stewart went to the Boston Bruins . The Maroons ' second and final Cup came against the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1935 . Deaths . Siebert died first of the S Line — he drowned in 1939 shortly after being hired as Habs coach at 35 . The Maroons had folded the previous year . In 1957 , at 54 , Stewart was found dead — presumably of a heart attack . In 1963 , Smith was 61 when he died of cancer .
Alexander Gordon ( British cavalry officer ) . Alexander Gordon ( 1781–1873 ) was a British officer during the Napoleonic Wars . He was commissioned a captain in the 15th Hussars and he fought in the Peninsular War . His correspondence during the Corunna Campaign were collated and published early in the 20th century . Biography . Gordon was the son of George Gordon , 3rd Earl of Aberdeen and his mistress Penelope Dearing . His commission was purchased for him in 1803 . After service in the Peninsular War he sold his commission in 1811 on his marriage to Albinia Elizabeth Cumberland . He was acknowledged by the 3rd Earl as being his son and was provided for in the Earl 's will . He died at Ellon in Aberdeenshire on 21 March 1873 . Bibliography . `` This is a valuable eye-witness account of an often overlooked campaign by a perceptive and informed professional observer '' .
Countrytime ( 1960 TV program ) . `` Countrytime '' is a Canadian agricultural news and information television program which aired on CBC Television from 1960 to 1966 . Premise . This current affairs program was produced as separate regional versions in Halifax , Toronto , Winnipeg , and Vancouver . The first half of each episode featured 15 minutes of national agricultural news , then the remainder of the program contained regional news and information . For example , Ontario and Quebec viewers saw Earl Cox with a gardening segment , while Atlantic Canadians saw Gordon Warren on their broadcasts . This program is distinct from CBC 's `` Countrytime '' country music television program which was produced during the 1970s . Scheduling . This half-hour program was broadcast from 1960 to 1966 .
Mitra poppei . `` Mitra poppei '' is a species of sea snail , a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitridae , the miters or miter snails .
List of Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers episodes. `` `` is an American animated television series produced by Walt Disney Television Animation . Created by Tad Stones and Alan Zaslove , it featured the established Disney characters Chip 'n Dale in a new setting . The series premiered on The Disney Channel on March 4 , 1989 , having aired the first produced episode , `` Catteries Not Included '' , as a special preview on August 27 , 1988 . A two-hour movie presentation of `` Rescue Rangers : To The Rescue '' began airing in syndication the weekend of September 29 , 1989 . While not produced first , the movie told the story of how the Rescue Rangers met . The series then began airing in weekday syndication . From that point forward , the movie was broken up into five standard-length episodes that were considered part of season 2 . In 1990 , it became part of the syndicated programing block The Disney Afternoon . The final episode aired on November 19 , 1990 . As a part of the Disney Afternoon lineup , reruns of the show were aired until September 3 , 1993 . In the fall of 1990 , a live-action educational film/video was made entitled `` The Great Quake Hazard Hunt '' where Rescue Rangers Chip and Dale , along with their friends , show children how to prepare for earthquakes . ( The characters were portrayed by actors in character costumes made for the Disney theme parks and other live appearances . ) In the fall of 1991 , another live-action educational film/video was made entitled `` Rescue Rangers : Fire Safety Adventure '' where Rescue Rangers Chip and Dale , along with their friends , must foil the plans of Fat Cat as he leaves a trail of fire hazards throughout the fire station and neighboring bank .
Cymothoe heliada . `` Cymothoe heliada '' is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae . It is found in Nigeria , Cameroon , the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo . The habitat consists of forests . The larvae feed on `` Rinorea '' species .
Self-healing ring . A self-healing ring , or SHR , is a telecommunications term for loop network topology , a common configuration in telecommunications transmission systems . Like roadway and water distribution systems , a loop or ring is used to provide redundancy . SDH , SONET and WDM systems are often configured in self-healing rings . Description . The system consists of a ring of bidirectional links between a set of stations , typically using optical fiber communications . In normal use , traffic is dispatched in the direction of the shortest path towards its destination . In the event of the loss of a link , or of an entire station , the two nearest surviving stations `` loop back '' their ends of the ring . In this way , traffic can still travel to all surviving parts of the ring , even if it has to travel `` the long way round '' . A second break in the ring may divide it into two sub-rings , but in such a case each sub-ring will remain functional . Advantages . Self-healing rings offer high levels of resilience at low cost , since it is often geographically easy to take multiple paths across the landscape and link them up into a ring with very little extra fiber length . Recent submarine communications cables are typically built in pairs to function as a self-healing ring . Very high resilience systems are typically built on interconnected meshes of self-healing rings . Another example of a self-healing ring network technology is the FDDI local-area network . Resilient Packet Ring is a new technology for packet-switched self-healing ring networks . These types of rings mainly used for saving high rate traffic flowing in Telecom networks .
Pattukkottai Taluk . Pattukkottai taluk is a taluk of Thanjavur district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu . The headquarters of the taluk is the town of Pattukkottai . It is the biggest taluk in the district . Demographics . According to the 2011 census , the taluk of Pattukkottai had a population of 396,476 with 191,592 males and 204,884 females . There were 1069 women for every 1000 men . The taluk had a literacy rate of 73.3 . Child population in the age group below 6 was 19,083 Males and 18,438 Females .
Hossein Vafaei . Hossein Vafaei ( , born September 14 , 1994 in Abadan , Iran ) is an Iranian professional snooker player . He was the first Iranian professional snooker player in the history of the game . His attempts to travel to the United Kingdom to qualify for the major tournaments on the snooker calendar were denied due to visa problems , but he gained a UK visa in February 2015 . 2009/2010 season . His first international tournament was the 2009 World Under-21 Amateur Snooker Championship . He reached the last 16 where he lost by five frames to three against Liu Chuang . 2010/2011 Season . He participated in the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou , China in the snooker singles competition and was beaten 4–1 by Dechawat Poomjaeng the last 16 . In December 2010 , he played in the World Amateur Snooker Championship and reached the last 16 , where he lost 5–1 to Leo Fernandez . In April 2011 , he reached the final of ACBS Asian Under-21 Snooker Championship , but lost 7–3 to Cao Yupeng . Later in the month he participated in ACBS Asian Snooker Championship , however , he could not advance past the group stage . He competed in Group C , and finished in fourth place with one win and three losses . 2011/2012 season . In September 2011 , he received a wildcard to participate at the Shanghai Masters , but could not advance to the first round as he lost 5–1 against Fergal O'Brien . In December , he won the World Amateur Snooker Championship by defeating Lee Walker 10–9 in the final . He won the title at the age of 17 years and 81 days , which made him the youngest ever winner of the tournament , breaking Ian Preece 's record . Vafaei received a wildcard to participate at the 2012 World Open , but lost 5–2 against Mark King . In April 2012 , he won ACBS Asian Under-21 Snooker Championship , by defeating Zhang Anda 6–2 in the final . He reached the semi-finals of ACBS Asian Snooker Championship , where he lost 6–3 to Aditya Mehta . Attempt to turn professional . He received a main snooker tour card courtesy of his World Amateur win to participate in the 2013 and 2014 seasons . However , due to visa problems he could only participate in the Six-red World Championship in Thailand , where he lost in the last 16 to Judd Trump , and APTC Event 2 in China , where he lost to Li Yuan in the last 64 . It was a similar story in his second season as he only played in the World Games ( lost 3–0 to Lü Haotian in the first round ) and the Six-red World Championship ( failed to advance beyond the group stage ) . 2014 IBSF World Under-21s Championship . In May 2014 , Vafaei qualified as the top seed of his group at the 2014 IBSF World Under-21 Snooker Championship by losing only one frame in the preliminary stage . He then beat Poland 's Mateusz Baranowski 7–3 in the semi-finals , compiling the first 147 in the history of the tournament in the process . He won the title by defeating Josh Boileau 8–3 in the final . Special dispensation for the 2014/15 season . In June 2014 , Vafaei received a special dispensation to compete on the Main Tour for the 15 season . In late February 2015 , it was confirmed that Vafaei had gained a visa , leaving him able to enter the 2015 World Snooker Championship , where he lost 10–3 to Anthony McGill in the opening qualifying round . 2015/2016 season . The 2015 Australian Goldfields Open was the first ranking event of the 2016 season and Vafaei qualified for it by beating Charlie Walters 5–3 , Zak Surety 5–3 , Lee Walker 5–4 and Dominic Dale 5–3 . In his debut at the venue stage of a ranking event , Vafaei played Michael White in the opening round where he lost 5–3 . He played in the UK Championship for the first time ( losing 6–1 to Luca Brecel in the first round ) and the Welsh Open ( losing 4–2 to Robin Hull in the first round ) . 2016/2017 season . Vafaei enjoyed wins over Rod Lawler , Zak Surety , Sanderson Lam and Scott Donaldson at the Northern Ireland Open to reach his first ranking event quarter-final , where he lost 5–3 to Mark King . He also had a good run at the Welsh Open as he beat Lam , Christopher Keogan and Ali Carter to advance to the fourth round and he was defeated 4–1 by Judd Trump.12 ! 13 ! 14 ! 15 ! 16 ! 17 ! 18 ! 19
Glenn Anderson ( Washington politician ) . Glenn Anderson ( born March 24 , 1958 ) is an American politician of the Republican Party . He was a member of the Washington House of Representatives , representing the 5th district .
Paul McGuire ( television host ) . Paul McGuire ( born in Edinburgh , Scotland ) is a former host on Canada 's CMT network .
McConnico . McConnico is a surname of Scottish origin , a derivation of the McConnachie/McConochie/MacConnochie name in 1600s Scotland . The first known person with the surname is William McConnico , born in Edinburgh in 1702 . The McConnico/McConochie family is affiliated with the Duncan ( Clan Donnachaidh ) , Robertson , and Campbell clans , and has historical roots in the Midlothian , Argyll , Alyth Perthshire regions of Scotland .
Shiliuzhuang station . Shiliuzhuang ( ) is a station on Line 10 of the Beijing Subway . This station opened on December 30 , 2012 .
New National Party ( South Africa ) . The New National Party ( NNP ) was a South African political party formed in 1997 as the successor to the National Party , which ruled the country from 1948 to 1994 . The name change was an attempt to distance itself from its apartheid past , and reinvent itself as a moderate , mainstream conservative and non-racist federal party . The attempt was largely unsuccessful , and in 2005 the New National Party voted to disband itself . Foundation and political platform . The NP entered the democratic era led by former president of South Africa F. W. de Klerk , the winner with Nelson Mandela of the Nobel Peace Prize for his role in dismantling apartheid . He was succeeded by Marthinus van Schalkwyk until the eventual disbanding and merger of the party with the African National Congress ( ANC ) . Van Schalkwyk renamed the party towards the end of 1997 . In February 1996 , the party had announced that it would become a nonracial , Christian-Democratic political organization , and Van Schalkwyk sough to build on this in his efforts to rebrand the NNP as a nonracial , value driven party . But the New National Party had some difficulty carving out a political base in post-apartheid South Africa . On the one hand , it still had the legacy of its role under apartheid . On the other hand , it seemed uncertain about its relationship with the government led by the ANC and seemed unable to decide whether it was in a political alliance with the ANC or in opposition . These two issues led to defections to the Democratic Party ( DP ) , which had a historical legacy of being anti-apartheid and was clearly an opposition party to the ANC . It also lost support to other parties . Election results and alliances . The NNP fared poorly in the general election of 1999 . With 6.87 % of the vote , the party lost votes both to the DP and ANC as well as its status as the official opposition nationally and in most provinces . But it remained influential in the Western Cape province , where it was the party of government , despite being pushed into second place there by the ANC . The party faced comparatively smaller losses in the province in large part due to the retention of most of its coloured support , but it also fared better with white voters than in most other provinces . 50 % of its voter base now came from this one province , and despite retaining representation in all nine provincial legislatures , it was seemingly becoming a regional political force . The party remained in power in the Western Cape through a coalition with the Democratic Party . The two then began to plan a merger in 2000 , under the name Democratic Alliance ( DA ) . By 2001 the party had broken away from the DA before the merger could be completed , and instead entered close co-operation with the ANC . In December 2001 , the NNP formed a new provincial coalition with the ANC in the Western Cape , and members of the NNP were appointed to the national cabinet . During the general election of 2004 , the NNP was almost eliminated from parliament . Much of its support deserted the party , due to unhappiness with its alliance with the ANC , and its share of the national vote dropped from 6.87 % in 1999 to 1.65 % , having been 20.4 % under the National Party name in 1994 . The party was all but wiped out in most provinces and retained only limited pockets of large support in the Western Cape , where it was pushed into a distant third place behind the DA in its former stronghold . Dissolution and merger with the ANC . With the former governing party now only the sixth-largest in the country , questions were asked about its long-term future , and the leadership of van Schalkwyk . Despite his party 's poor performance in the polls , van Schalkwyk was given the cabinet post of Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism , as a reward for aligning the NNP with the ANC . At its assembly on 9 April 2005 , the NNP 's Federal Council voted by 88 to 2 to disband . It also settled its outstanding debt of R5.2 million to the Absa Group Limited , in preparation for dissolution . With effect from 5 August 2005 , all NNP members of parliament became members of the ANC , in accordance with the system of crossing the floor in South Africa , which allowed politicians , elected on one party ticket , to defect to other parties or becoming independents . This system was repealed in 2009 .
1950 Tour de Suisse . The 1950 Tour de Suisse was the 14th edition of the Tour de Suisse cycle race and was held from 24 June to 1 July 1950 . The race started and finished in Zürich . The race was won by Hugo Koblet .
Ethics ( Bonhoeffer ) . `` Ethics '' ( German : ) is an unfinished book by Dietrich Bonhoeffer that was edited and published after his death by Eberhard Bethge in 1949 . Bonhoeffer worked on the book in the early 1940s and intended it to be his `` magnum opus '' . At the time of writing , he was a double agent ; he was working for , Nazi Germany 's military intelligence organization , but was simultaneously involved in the 20 July plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler . The central theme of `` Ethics '' is Christlikeness . The arguments in the book are informed by Lutheran Christology and are influenced by Bonhoeffer 's participation in the German resistance to Nazism . `` Ethics '' is commonly compared to Bonhoeffer 's earlier book `` The Cost of Discipleship '' , with scholars debating the extent to which Bonhoeffer 's views on Christian ethics changed between his writing of the two books . In `` The Cambridge Companion to Dietrich Bonhoeffer '' , John W. de Gruchy argues that `` Ethics '' evinces more nuance than Bonhoeffer 's earlier writings . In 2012 , David P. Gushee , director of Mercer University 's Center for Theology and Public Life , named `` Ethics '' one of the five best books about patriotism .
Cratera ochra . `` Cratera ochra '' is a species of Brazilian land planarian in the subfamily Geoplaninae . Description . `` Cratera ochra '' is a medium-sized land planarian with a lanceolate body , reaching up to in length . The color of the dorsum is yellow-ochre covered with a dispersed greyish to greyish-brown pigmentation forming two diffuse and irregular longitudinal bands and two paramarginal longitudinal stripes slightly darker than the bands . The ventral side is pale-yellow . The several eyes of `` C. ochra '' are distributed marginally in the first millimeters of the body and posteriorly become dorsal , occupying around 40 % of the body width on each side at the median third of the body . Etymology . The specific epithet `` ochra '' refers to the yellow-ochre color of the animal 's dorsum . Distribution . The habitat of `` C. ochra '' includes moist forests in northeast Rio Grande do Sul , southern Brazil , as well as plantations of `` Araucaria angustifolia '' and `` Pinus '' spp .
Sandcrawler . The sandcrawler is a fictional transport vehicle in the Star Wars universe that is found on the desert planet Tatooine . The vehicle , as it appears in its major appearances in Episode IV , a New Hope , is 37 meters long and 18 meters tall . Only a 27 meter length of its lower hull was constructed as a set for the film . Other appearances were simulated with matte paintings and a remote-controlled model . Origin and design . The design of the sandcrawler was first inspired by photographs of a NASA-designed rover created to explore alien planets . It was conceived as large , old , very rusty , and having treads . The front of the vehicle was envisioned to have a mouth-like scoop that lowered with hydraulics to pick up things , like a garbage truck . While its original design was streamlined , it was modified to be taller and more awkward-looking . The final design was created on April 5 , 1975 . Production . The prefabricated movie set of the sandcrawler was shipped from England and took the crew four days to move it thirty miles into the Tunisian desert . It was two stories tall and ninety feet long when it was fully assembled , with the caterpillar tracks being almost twice as tall as a person , and covered in sand and mud to give them a `` used '' look . The night before the scene with the Jawas was to be shot , a sandstorm blew apart the set , and it took a day to put it back together and an additional day to shoot the scene . Afterwards , it was transformed into a burned-out hulk , taking another day . The construction of the sandcrawler piqued the interest of the Libyan government , who sent inspectors across the border to make sure it was not an actual military vehicle of some kind . Depiction . Most sandcrawlers are homes to Jawas . They were originally constructed in Corellia for the purpose of serving as ore haulers during mining operations , and many were brought to Tatooine when it was first settled as a mining colony . When the mining industry collapsed they were abandoned and the native Jawa took them over . The number of sandcrawlers is unknown on Tatooine because most Jawa clans only meet during the annual `` swap meets '' when Jawa clans meet to trade with each other . Jawa clans usually worship the sandcrawler they have inhabited for generations . The sandcrawler is powered by 8 massive turbines to power the treads which pull it over the dunes of the desert . Since repairs are not done thoroughly , sandcrawlers are liable to fail at anytime . Within the sandcrawler are a maze of tunnels , living quarters and rooms which keep spare parts , machinery and captured droids . The front of the sandcrawler opens to form a large ramp though there are also hatches between the giant treads that provide access to and from the crawler . They are powerful enough to withstand Tusken Raiders but are no match for highly trained Imperial Stormtroopers . The sandcrawler first appeared in the 1977 film ' , where R2-D2 and C-3PO were transported across the desert terrain of Tatooine . They make a cameo appearance in `` The Phantom Menace '' in the establishing shot for the podrace and also appeared in the `` Attack of the Clones '' when Anakin Skywalker asks a Jawa leader for directions to a Tusken Raider camp . One also appeared in the post credits of a documentary on The Phantom Menace DVD . It was shown during the podrace , moving faster than and overtaking Sebulba 's podracer . Sandcrawlers , or early predecessors , have made appearances in many Star Wars video games , such as Knights of the Old Republic ( used by the Czerka Corporation ) , and . A 17 inch , radio-controlled toy Sandcrawler was released in 1979 as part of the original Kenner Star Wars toy line ; a recolored version with a more `` authentic '' painted surface was issued in 2004 . In 2005 , Lego came out with a detailed model .
Goeldi 's antbird . Goeldi 's antbird ( `` Akletos goeldii '' ) is a species of bird in the family Thamnophilidae . It is found in Bolivia , Brazil and Peru . Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests . Goeldi 's antbird was previously placed in the genus `` Myrmeciza '' . A molecular phylogenetic study published in 2013 found that `` Myrmeciza '' , as then defined , was polyphyletic . In the resulting rearrangement to create monophyletic genera this species was moved to the resurrected genus `` Akletos '' which had been introduced by the Polish ornithologist Andrzej Dunajewski in 1948 .
Alice Payne . Alice Virginia Payne is a Canadian Geologist , and became the first female president of the Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists in 1992 . Early life and education . Born in Edmonton , Alberta in 1940 as the eldest of three children , Payne spent much of her time in Yellowknife , Northwest Territories supervising work at her father 's gold mine and prospecting minerals . Her mother was a nurse and preferred for Payne to pursue a traditional woman 's occupation , resulting in Payne 's enrollment at Havergal College , an all-girls school in Toronto , in 1955 . She was awarded the Old Girls Life Achievement Award by Havergal . Payne earned her BSc in Geology at the University of Alberta in 1962 , and was the only female in her graduating class . Career . After graduation , Payne joined the Geological Survey of Canada in 1962 where her work was limited to the lab , a typical situation as women-geologists worked only as lab technicians in the 1960s . Wanting to perform field work , Payne obtained an MSc in Geology at the University of Alberta in 1965 , but the higher degree did not promote her to field work as she had hoped . Social norms towards female scientists were changing in the late 1960s , and Payne found work in short-term projects , and for the University . In 1979 , Payne was hired as an exploration geologist for Gulf Canada Resources in Calgary , Alberta where she continued as Senior Geologist for 15 years . During her time at Gulf Canada Resources , she used her expertise in hardrock mining to introduce a new method for searching for oil and gas , and was eventually promoted to supervisor , a rarity in those times for a woman . In 1992 , she became the first female president of the Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists ( CSPG ) , then acted as director of the Calgary Science Centre from 1995 to 1997 . Payne retired in 1995 , and started her own company Arctic Enterprises Limited . In 2000 , she published `` Quin Kola : Tom Payne 's Search for Gold '' about her father .
Shacky Tauro . Shackman `` Shacky '' Tauro ( 28 June 1959 – 17 June 2009 ) was a Zimbabwean football player and coach . Playing career . Tauro , who played as a striker , spent his entire professional career with CAPS United , and also earned international caps for Zimbabwe . He was named the Rhodesian Soccer Star of the Year in 1979 . Coaching career . Tauro coached Blackpool , Arcadia United , CAPS United , Circle United , the Zimbabwe women 's national team , and Shooting Stars .
Maruthu Pandi . `` Maruthu Pandi '' is a 1990 Tamil action drama film directed by Manoj Kumar . The film features Ramki , Seetha and Nirosha in the lead roles , with Nassar , S. S. Chandran , Senthil , Kovai Sarala , Raghavi and Pradeep Shakthi playing supporting roles . The film , produced by S. Selvarethinam , had musical score by Ilaiyaraaja and was released on 27 April 1990 . The film was remade in Kannada as `` Kollur Kala '' ( 1991 ) with Shashikumar and in Hindi as `` Aag '' ( 1994 ) with Govinda . Plot . In the village Ammapatti , Maruthu Pandi ( Ramki ) is a coracle operator in the day and the village protector the night . The villagers give him food in exchange for his work . Maruthu Pandi has a mentally ill sister Lakshmi ( Raghavi ) who is pregnant and he takes care of Lakshmi like a mother . Kanagavalli ( Seetha ) is a dancer performing in a dance troupe . After performing their dance in Ammapatti , the dancers leave Kanagavalli alone . The villagers help Kanagavalli to stay in the village : they build a house for her . Kanagavalli slowly falls in love with Maruthu Pandi . Kanagavalli is , in fact , a police officer who wants to arrest Maruthu Pandi . Maruthu Pandi 's real name is Manickam . In the past , Manickam was a poor tailor , he lived happily with his only sister . Manickam was in love with Kavitha ( Nirosha ) , daughter of a rich zamindar . Her father Jagannathan refused to marry Kavitha with Manickam and he wanted Kavitha to marry a zamindar like him : Inspector of Police Thiagarajan ( Nassar ) . The day of the wedding , Kavitha drank poison and died . The same night , Jagannathan , Thiagarajan and Thiagarajan 's friend Pradeep ( Pradeep Shakthi ) beat up Manickam . Thiagarajan brutally raped his sister Lakshmi . Afterwards , Manickam managed to beat up them , he killed Kavitha 's father in the process and he fled with his sister from that village . Thiagarajan and his police team come to Ammapatti to arrest Manickam . What transpires later forms the crux of the story . Soundtrack . The film score and the soundtrack were composed by film composer Ilaiyaraaja . The soundtrack , released in 1990 , features 5 tracks with lyrics written by Vaali , Pulamaipithan , Na . Kamarasan , Gangai Amaran and Piraisoodan .
St Osyth Heath . St Osyth Heath is a hamlet in the Tendring district , in the county of Essex , England . Until the mid-1900s , The Heath was a thriving community with shops , various self-employed tradesman and The Beehive Public House . Today all this has disappeared , with the pub now converted into an Indian Restaurant . The family were the local butchers , whilst the were hurdle and broom makers . Both families like the rest of the community eventually moved into the main village of St Osyth , Nearby settlements . Nearby settlements include the large town of Clacton-on-Sea and the village of St Osyth . Transport . For transport there is the A133 road nearby ( Little Clacton by-pass ) .
Silvanus of Ahun . Silvanus ( or `` Sylvanus '' ; ) of Ahun is venerated as a martyr and saint . According to the tradition , Silvanus was a deacon who was killed by Vandals at the battle of `` Agedunum '' or `` Acitodunum '' ( Ahun ) on October 16 , 407 . Veneration . The antiquity of his cult is based on the fact that there was an ancient tomb said to carry his relics ; the tomb rests in the crypt of the 12th-century church of Saint-Silvain d ’ Ahun . In a wood panel dating from 1639 , he is depicted dressed in a dalmatic , bearing a book and a palm .
Henipavirus . `` Henipavirus '' is a genus of RNA viruses in the family `` Paramyxoviridae '' , order `` Mononegavirales '' containing five established species . Henipaviruses are naturally harboured by pteropid fruit bats ( flying foxes ) and microbats of several species . Henipaviruses are characterised by long genomes and a wide host range . Their recent emergence as zoonotic pathogens capable of causing illness and death in domestic animals and humans is a cause of concern . In 2009 , RNA sequences of three novel viruses in phylogenetic relationship to known henipaviruses were detected in African straw-colored fruit bats ( `` Eidolon helvum '' ) in Ghana . The finding of these novel henipaviruses outside Australia and Asia indicates that the region of potential endemicity of henipaviruses may be worldwide . These African henipaviruses are slowly being characterised . Taxonomy . Table legend : `` * '' denotes type species . Virus structure . Henipavirions are pleomorphic ( variably shaped ) , ranging in size from 40 to 600 nm in diameter . They possess a lipid membrane overlying a shell of viral matrix protein . At the core is a single helical strand of genomic RNA tightly bound to N ( nucleocapsid ) protein and associated with the L ( large ) and P ( phosphoprotein ) proteins , which provide RNA polymerase activity during replication . Embedded within the lipid membrane are spikes of F ( fusion ) protein trimers and G ( attachment ) protein tetramers . The function of the G protein is to attach the virus to the surface of a host cell via EFNB2 , a highly conserved protein present in many mammals . The structure of the attachment glycoprotein has been determined by X-ray crystallography . The F protein fuses the viral membrane with the host cell membrane , releasing the virion contents into the cell . It also causes infected cells to fuse with neighbouring cells to form large , multinucleated syncytia . Genome structure . As all mononegaviral genomes , Hendra virus and Nipah virus genomes are non-segmented , single-stranded negative-sense RNA . Both genomes are 18.2 kb in length and contain six genes corresponding to six structural proteins . In common with other members of the `` Paramyxoviridae '' family , the number of nucleotides in the henipavirus genome is a multiple of six , consistent with what is known as the 'rule of six ' . Deviation from the rule of six , through mutation or incomplete genome synthesis , leads to inefficient viral replication , probably due to structural constraints imposed by the binding between the RNA and the N protein . Henipaviruses employ an unusual process called RNA editing to generate multiple proteins from a single gene . The specific process in henipaviruses involves the insertion of extra guanosine residues into the P gene mRNA prior to translation . The number of residues added determines whether the P , V or W proteins are synthesised . The functions of the V and W proteins are unknown , but they may be involved in disrupting host antiviral mechanisms . Emergence . Hendra virus ( originally called `` Equine morbillivirus '' ) was discovered in September 1994 when it caused the deaths of thirteen horses , and a trainer at a training complex at 10 Williams Avenue , Hendra , a suburb of Brisbane in Queensland , Australia . The index case , a mare called Drama Series , brought in from a paddock in Cannon Hill , was housed with 19 other horses after falling ill , and died two days later . Subsequently , all of the horses became ill , with 13 dying . The remaining six animals were subsequently euthanised as a way of preventing relapsing infection and possible further transmission . The trainer , Victory ( 'Vic ' ) Rail , and the stable foreman , Ray Unwin , were involved in nursing the index case , and both fell ill with an influenza-like illness within one week of the first horse ’ s death . The stable hand recovered but Rail died of respiratory and renal failure . The source of the virus was most likely frothy nasal discharge from the index case . A second outbreak occurred in August 1994 ( chronologically preceding the first outbreak ) in Mackay 1,000 km north of Brisbane resulting in the deaths of two horses and their owner . The owner , Mark Preston , assisted in necropsies of the horses and within three weeks was admitted to hospital suffering from meningitis . Mr Preston recovered , but 14 months later developed neurologic signs and died . This outbreak was diagnosed retrospectively by the presence of Hendra virus in the brain of the patient . Transmission . Flying foxes have been identified as the reservoir host of Hendra Virus . A seroprevalence of 47 % is found in the flying foxes , suggesting an endemic infection of the bat population throughout Australia . Horses become infected with Hendra after exposure to bodily fluid from an infected flying fox . This often happens in the form of urine , feces , or masticated fruit covered in the flying fox 's saliva when horses are allowed to graze below roosting sites . The seven human cases have all been infected only after contact with sick horses . As a result , veterinarians are particularly at risk for contracting the disease . Australian outbreaks . As of June 2014 , a total of fifty outbreaks of Hendra virus have occurred in Australia , all involving infection of horses . As a result of these events , eighty-three horses have died or been euthanised . A further four died or were euthanised as a result of possible hendra infection . Case fatality rate in humans is 60 % and in horses 75 % . Four of these outbreaks have spread to humans as a result of direct contact with infected horses . On 26 July 2011 a dog living on the Mt Alford property was reported to have HeV antibodies , the first time an animal other than a flying fox , horse , or human has tested positive outside an experimental situation . These events have all been on the east coast of Australia , with the most northern event at Cairns , Queensland and the event furthest south at Kempsey , New South Wales . Until the event at Chinchilla , Queensland in July 2011 , all outbreak sites had been within the distribution of at least two of the four mainland flying foxes ( fruit bats ) ; Little red flying fox , `` ( Pteropus scapulatus ) '' , black flying fox , `` ( Pteropus alecto ) '' , grey-headed flying fox , `` ( Pteropus poliocephalus ) '' and spectacled flying fox , `` ( Pteropus conspicillatus ) '' . Chinchilla is considered to be only within the range of little red flying fox and is west of the Great Dividing Range . This is the furthest west the infection has ever been identified in horses . The timing of incidents indicates a seasonal pattern of outbreaks . Initially this was thought to possibly related to the breeding cycle of the little red flying foxes . These species typically give birth between April and May . Subsequently however , the Spectacled flying fox and the Black flying fox have been identified as the species more likely to be involved in infection spillovers . Timing of outbreaks also appears more likely during the cooler months when it is possible the temperature and humidity are more favourable to the longer term survival of the virus in the environment . There is no evidence of transmission to humans directly from bats , and , as such it appears that human infection only occurs via an intermediate host , a horse . Despite this in 2014 the NSW Government sanctioned the destruction of flying fox colonies . Events of June–August 2011 . In the years 1994–2010 , fourteen events were recorded . Between 20 June 2011 and 28 August 2011 , a further seventeen events were identified , during which twenty-one horses died . It 's not clear why there has been a sudden increase in the number of spillover events between June and August 2011 . Typically HeV spillover events are more common between May and October . This time is sometimes called `` Hendra Season '' , which is a time when there are large numbers of fruit bats of all species congregated in SE Queensland 's valuable winter foraging habitat . The weather ( warm and humid ) is favourable to the survival of henipavirus in the environment . It is possible flooding in SE Queensland and Northern NSW in December 2010 and January 2011 may have affected the health of the fruit bats . Urine sampling in flying fox camps indicate that a larger proportion of flying foxes than usual are shedding live virus . Biosecurity Queensland 's ongoing surveillance usually shows 7 % of the animals are shedding live virus . In June and July nearly 30 % animals have been reported to be shedding live virus . Present advice is that these events are not being driven by any mutation in HeV itself . Other suggestions include that an increase in testing has led to an increase in detection . As the actual mode of transmission between bats and horses has not been determined , it is not clear what , if any , factors can increase the chance of infection in horses . Following the confirmation of a dog with HeV antibodies , on 27 July 2011 , the Queensland and NSW governments will boost research funding into the Hendra virus by $ 6 million to be spent by 2014–2015 . This money will be used for research into ecological drivers of infection in the bats and the mechanism of virus transmission between bats and other species . A further 6 million dollars was allocated by the federal government with the funds being split , half for human health investigations and half for animal health and biodiversity research . Prevention , detection and treatment . Three main approaches are currently followed to reduce the risk to humans . Pathology . Flying foxes experimentally infected with the Hendra virus develop a viraemia then excrete the virus in their urine , faeces and saliva for approximately one week . Although they excrete active virus during this time there is no other indication of an illness . Symptoms of Hendra virus infection of humans may be respiratory , including hemorrhage and edema of the lungs , or encephalitic , resulting in meningitis . In horses , infection usually causes pulmonary oedema , congestion and / or neurological signs . Ephrin B2 has been identified as the main receptor for the henipaviruses . Hendra virus has been classified as a Bio-safety Level 4 Hot Agent . Emergence . The first cases of Nipah virus infection were identified in 1998 , when an outbreak of neurological and respiratory disease on pig farms in peninsular Malaysia resulted in 257 human cases , including 105 human deaths . The virus itself was isolated the following year in 1999 . This outbreak resulted in the culling of one million pigs . In Singapore , 11 cases , including one death , occurred in abattoir workers exposed to pigs imported from the affected Malaysian farms . The Nipah virus has been classified by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as a Category C agent . The name `` Nipah '' refers to the place , Kampung Baru Sungai Nipah in Port Dickson , Negeri Sembilan , the source of the human case from which Nipah virus was first isolated . Nipah virus is one of several viruses identified by WHO as a likely cause of a future epidemic in a new plan developed after the Ebola epidemic for urgent research and development before and during an epidemic toward new diagnostic tests , vaccines and medicines . The outbreak was originally mistaken for Japanese encephalitis ( JE ) , however , physicians in the area noted that persons who had been vaccinated against JE were not protected , and the number of cases among adults was unusual Despite the fact that these observations were recorded in the first month of the outbreak , the Ministry of Health failed to react accordingly , and instead launched a nationwide campaign to educate people on the dangers of JE and its vector , `` Culex '' mosquitoes . Symptoms of infection from the Malaysian outbreak were primarily encephalitic in humans and respiratory in pigs . Later outbreaks have caused respiratory illness in humans , increasing the likelihood of human-to-human transmission and indicating the existence of more dangerous strains of the virus . Based on seroprevalence data and virus isolations , the primary reservoir for Nipah virus was identified as Pteropid fruit bats , including `` Pteropus vampyrus '' ( Large Flying Fox ) , and `` Pteropus hypomelanus '' ( Small flying fox ) , both of which occur in Malaysia . The transmission of Nipah virus from flying foxes to pigs is thought to be due to an increasing overlap between bat habitats and piggeries in peninsular Malaysia . At the index farm , fruit orchards were in close proximity to the piggery , allowing the spillage of urine , faeces and partially eaten fruit onto the pigs . Retrospective studies demonstrate that viral spillover into pigs may have been occurring in Malaysia since 1996 without detection . During 1998 , viral spread was aided by the transfer of infected pigs to other farms , where new outbreaks occurred . Evolution . The most likely origin of this virus was in 1947 ( 95 % credible interval : 1888–1988 ) . There are two clades of this virus—one with its origin in 1995 ( 95 % credible interval : 1985–2002 ) and a second with its origin in 1985 ( 95 % credible interval : 1971–1996 ) . The mutation rate was estimated to be 6.5 × 10−4 substitution/site/year ( 95 % credible interval : 2.3 × 10−4 –1.18 × 10−3 ) , similar to other RNA viruses . Outbreaks . Eight more outbreaks of Nipah virus have occurred since 1998 , all within Bangladesh and neighbouring parts of India . The outbreak sites lie within the range of `` Pteropus '' species ( `` Pteropus giganteus '' ) . As with Hendra virus , the timing of the outbreaks indicates a seasonal effect . Cases occurring in Bangladesh during the winters of 2001 , 2003 , and 2004 were determined to have been caused by the Nipah virus . In February 2011 , a Nipah outbreak began at Hatibandha Upazila in the Lalmonirhat District of northern Bangladesh . As of 7 February 2011 there had been 24 cases and 17 deaths in this outbreak . Nipah virus has been isolated from Lyle 's flying fox ( `` Pteropus lylei '' ) in Cambodia and viral RNA found in urine and saliva from `` P. lylei '' and Horsfield 's roundleaf bat ( `` Hipposideros larvatus '' ) in Thailand . Infective virus has also been isolated from environmental samples of bat urine and partially eaten fruit in Malaysia . Antibodies to henipaviruses have also been found in fruit bats in Madagascar ( `` Pteropus rufus , Eidolon dupreanum '' ) and Ghana ( `` Eidolon helvum '' ) indicating a wide geographic distribution of the viruses . No infection of humans or other species have been observed in Cambodia , Thailand or Africa as of May 2018 . Ephrin B2 has been identified as the main receptor for the henipaviruses . Emergence . Cedar Virus ( CedV ) was first identified in pteropid urine during work on Hendra virus undertaken in Queensland in 2009 . Although the virus is reported to be very similar to both Hendra and Nipah viruses , it does not cause illness in laboratory animals usually susceptible to paramyxoviruses . Animals were able to mount an effective response and create effective antibodies . Causes of emergence . The emergence of henipaviruses parallels the emergence of other zoonotic viruses in recent decades . SARS coronavirus , Australian bat lyssavirus , Menangle virus and probably Ebola virus and Marburg virus are also harbored by bats and are capable of infecting a variety of other species . The emergence of each of these viruses has been linked to an increase in contact between bats and humans , sometimes involving an intermediate domestic animal host . The increased contact is driven both by human encroachment into the bats ’ territory ( in the case of Nipah , specifically pigpens in said territory ) and by movement of bats towards human populations due to changes in food distribution and loss of habitat . There is evidence that habitat loss for flying foxes , both in South Asia and Australia ( particularly along the east coast ) as well as encroachment of human dwellings and agriculture into the remaining habitats , is creating greater overlap of human and flying fox distributions .
Lithogenes . `` Lithogenes '' is a genus of South American catfish ( order Siluriformes ) of the family Loricariidae . It is the only genus within the subfamily Lithogeneinae . Taxonomy . `` Lithogenes '' is the only genus within the subfamily Lithogeneinae . This genus and subfamily , the most basal group in Loricariidae , is the sister group to the rest of the family . Relative to an undescribed species of Lithogeneinae , `` L. valencia '' has sister group relationship to `` L. villosus '' . Appearance and anatomy . As members of Loricariidae , `` Lithogenes '' species have a suckermouth . However , unlike most loricariids , `` Lithogenes '' possesses armor plating only on the latter half of the body . Their eyes are small and their bodies flattened . Distribution and habitat . `` L. villosus '' originates from the Essequibo River drainage of the Guiana Shield . An undescribed species of `` Lithogenes '' is known from the Orinoco basin of the Guiana Shield . `` L. valencia '' has only been known from six specimens collected in the 1970s from tributaries of the Lake Valencia in northern Venezuela ; however , this area has since been polluted and this species possibly is now extinct . `` L. villosus '' lives in habitats dominated by rapids over bedrock , and `` L. valencia '' likely does , as well .
Gamadji Saré ( arrondissement ) . Gamadji Saré is an arrondissement of Podor in Saint-Louis Region in Senegal .
X-gal . X-gal ( also abbreviated BCIG for 5-bromo-4-chloro-3-indolyl-β-D-galactopyranoside ) is an organic compound consisting of galactose linked to a substituted indole . The compound was synthesized by Jerome Horwitz and collaborators in Detroit , MI , in 1964 . The formal chemical name is often shortened to less accurate but also less cumbersome phrases such as bromochloroindoxyl galactoside . The X from indoxyl may be the source of the X in the X-gal contraction . X-gal is often used in molecular biology to test for the presence of an enzyme , β-galactosidase . It is also used to detect activity of this enzyme in histochemistry and bacteriology . X-gal is one of many indoxyl glycosides and esters that yield insoluble blue compounds similar to indigo as a result of enzyme-catalyzed hydrolysis . Uses . X-gal is an analog of lactose , and therefore may be hydrolyzed by the β-galactosidase enzyme which cleaves the β-glycosidic bond in D-lactose . X-gal , when cleaved by β-galactosidase , yields galactose and 5-bromo-4-chloro-3-hydroxyindole - 1 . The latter then spontaneously dimerizes and is oxidized into 5,5'-dibromo-4,4'-dichloro-indigo - 2 , an intensely blue product which is insoluble . X-gal itself is colorless , so the presence of blue-colored product may therefore be used as a test for the presence of active β-galactosidase . This easy identification of an active enzyme allows the gene for β-galactosidase ( the `` lacZ `` gene ) to be used as a reporter gene in various applications . Cloning . In gene cloning , X-gal is used as a visual indication of whether a cell expresses a functional β-galactosidase enzyme in a technique called white screening . This method of screening is a convenient way of distinguishing a successful cloning product from other unsuccessful ones . The blue/white screening method relies on the principle of α-complementation of the β-galactosidase gene , where a fragment of the lacZ gene ( lacZα ) in the plasmid can complement another mutant lacZ gene ( lacZΔM15 ) in the cell . Both genes by themselves produce non-functional peptides , however , when expressed together , as when a plasmid containing `` lacZα '' is transformed into a `` lacZΔM15 '' cells , they form a functional β-galactosidase . The presence of an active β-galactosidase may be detected when cells are grown in plates containing X-gal , the blue-colored product precipitated within cells resulted in the characteristic blue colonies . However , the multiple cloning site , where a gene of interest may be ligated into the plasmid vector , is located within the `` lacZα '' gene . Successful ligation therefore disrupts the `` lacZα '' gene , α-complementation is therefore also disrupted and no functional β-galactosidase can form , resulting in white colonies . Cells containing successfully ligated insert can then be easily identified by its white coloration from the unsuccessful blue ones . Example of cloning vectors used for this test are pUC19 , pBluescript , pGem-T Vectors , and it also requires the use of specific `` E. coli '' host strains such as DH5α which carries the mutant `` lacZΔM15 '' gene.Often , the plate containing X-Gal also contain the IPTG ( Isopropyl ß-D-1-thiogalactopyranoside ) . IPTG is a chemical Structure analogue of lactose . However , IPTG can not be hydrolyzed by β-galactosidase . IPTG is used as an inducer that binds to lac repressor releasing the DNA and allowing transcription . The presence of IPTG in the agar plate therefore increases the synthesis of β-galactosidase . Variants . X-gal has a number of variants , which are similar molecules with slight differences serving mainly to produce colors other than blue as a signal . Protein-protein interactions . In two-hybrid analysis , β-galactosidase may be used as a reporter to identify proteins that interact with each other . In this method , genome libraries may be screened for protein interaction using yeast or bacterial system . Where there is a successful interaction between proteins being screened , it will result to the binding of an activation domain to a promoter . If the promoter is linked to a `` lacZ '' gene , the production of β-galactosidase , which results in the formation of blue-pigmented colonies in the presence of X-gal , will therefore indicate a successful interaction between proteins . This technique may be limited to screening libraries of size of less than around 106 . The successful cleavage of X-gal also creates a noticeably foul odor due to the volatilization of indole .
Teresa Sterne . Teresa Sterne ( also known as Teresa Rosenbaum and Tracey Sterne ) ( March 29 , 1927 – December 10 , 2000 ) was an American concert pianist and record producer . Sterne 's performance career began at the age of twelve when she appeared with the NBC Symphony and the New York Philharmonic Orchestra . Following her performance career , Sterne was director of Nonesuch Records from 1965 through 1979 . Early life . Sterne was born in Brooklyn to a musical family . Her mother was a professional cellist who retired from her career to advance her daughter 's musical development . Sterne 's paternal uncle was a distinguished violinist who also helped develop her talents . She showed musical talent at an early age and was taken out of school at the age of 10 to be privately tutored and focus on the piano . Performance career . Sterne began performing at the age of eleven and made her professional debut at twelve when she performed Grieg 's Piano Concerto with the NBC Symphony Orchestra at Madison Square Garden . The following year she performed Tchaikovsky 's Piano Concerto No . 1 with the New York Philharmonic at Lewisohn Stadium in Harlem in front of nearly 6,000 people . Although , and impressive technique . '' Sterne went on to perform many well known works . By the time she was fourteen , she had performed Bach 's `` Italian '' Concerto and Mozart 's Piano Concerto No . 20 to much acclaim . At sixteen , she gave a full recital at the Brooklyn Museum , where she performed Liszt 's Hungarian Rhapsody No . 13 , as well as works by Bach-von Bulow , Medtner , Debussy , Chopin and Beethoven . She again performed Rachmaninoff 's Second Piano Concerto with the New York Philharmonic at Lewisohn Stadium at the age of 19 . Transition away from performing . In her early twenties , Sterne 's family began having money problems , so she put aside her career to begin working as a secretary in the offices of the impresario Sol Hurok , where she `` nurtured the careers of other young artists . '' Her first job in the recording industry was in the customer service department of Columbia Records ( now known as Sony Classical ) where she was secretary and general assistant to Seymour Solomon at Vanguard Records for seven years . In 1965 , Sterne became director of Nonesuch Records , a label that had been created the previous year as part of Jac Holzman ’ s pop- and folk-oriented Elektra Records . Nonesuch Records . When Sterne became director of Nonesuch Records , the label 's function consisted mostly of buying the rights to European ensembles ' recordings of Baroque music and reissuing them in the United States . She made a name for herself at Nonesuch by producing music that other major recording labels ignored , including American vernacular music , world music , and music by contemporary composers . She produced recordings by American composers George Crumb , Elliott Carter , Morton Subotnick , Charles Wuorinen and Donald Martino , and commissioned original music by them . She also issued important recordings of lesser-known works by Schoenberg , Busoni , and Stravinsky .
Oliver S. Powell . Oliver S. Powell was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly . He was a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System from September 1 , 1850 , until June 30 , 1852 . Biography . Powell was born in Madrid , New York June 19 , 1830 . He was a farmer . Powell served in the Wisconsin State Assembly from 1870 to 1872 and was a Republican . He and his brother , Nathaniel , co-founded what is now River Falls , Wisconsin . Oliver owned a farm there and his brother built a sawmill there . Powell died on September 26 , 1888 after being severely injured at the sawmill .
WJIT . WJIT ( 1250 AM ) is a radio station broadcasting a Variety format . It is licensed to Sabana , Puerto Rico , United States , and is owned by Centro Media Group through its licensee JP Broadcast , Inc .
Paint the Night . `` Paint the Night Parade '' is a nighttime parade at Hong Kong Disneyland and Disney California Adventure , and formerly at Disneyland.The Hong Kong version premiered on September 11 , 2014 , and the Disneyland version debuted on May 22 , 2015 , as part of the park 's 60th anniversary Diamond Celebration . The parade is a spiritual successor to the long-running Main Street Electrical Parade , which has appeared at numerous Disney parks in several different incarnations since June 17 , 1972 . At Disneyland Park in California , Paint the Night made its last regular performance on September 5 , 2016 , and returned as a seasonal offering for the 2016 holiday season . The original Main Street Electrical Parade returned to Disneyland Park on January 20 , 2017 for a limited-time run . In July 2017 , it was officially announced at the D23 Expo that Paint the Night would be moving to Disney California Adventure at the Disneyland Resort starting on April 13 , 2018 . A new float themed around Disney•Pixar ’ s The Incredibles joined the parade for the grand opening of Pixar Pier on June 23 and for the release of Incredibles 2 which hit theatres on June 15 . Paint the Night made its return to the Disneyland Resort at Disney California Adventure on April 12 , 2018 . Portions of the Little Mermaid unit as well as the entire Frozen unit were removed from the parade as they were too tall to clear the Red Car Trolley 's overhead wires . Hong Kong Disneyland . Disney Paint the Night Parade ( , Jyutping : dik6 si6 nei4 gwong1 ying2 wooi6 ) premiered at Hong Kong Disneyland on October 1 , 2014 . This is the first time Walt Disney Parks and Resorts created a fully LED parade , and features seven original floats containing over 740,000 individual lights . The Hong Kong version of the parade uses a newly arranged version of the Main Street Electrical Parade 's theme song , `` Baroque Hoedown , '' alongside a Cantonese arrangement of Owl City 's `` When Can I See You Again ? '' from `` Wreck-It Ralph '' . In the original version of the Hong Kong version of the parade , there was a show stop in which the performers were able to interact with the interactive LED Paintbrushes sold to audience members . The show stop used an original song in Cantonese and English called `` Paint the Night '' . The show stop was discontinued in November 2015 . The interactive `` Mickey Mouse Paintbrushes , '' which guests can purchase in the park , allow them to interact with the performers by changing the colors of their costumes when the brushes are activated . Wearable merchandise items include the `` Mickey Glow Mitt '' and `` Minnie Glow Bow , '' which change colors throughout the show through the use of RFID-enabled technology . Disneyland Resort ( California ) . The Paint the Night Parade ( or Paint the Night Electrical Parade , as it is titled within the show ) opened May 22 , 2015 , as part of Disneyland 's Diamond Celebration , in commemoration of its 60th anniversary . This version of the parade utilizes over 1.5 million LED lights , special effects , and features 76 performers . The California version of the parade was inspired by the Main Street Electrical Parade . It is Disneyland 's first all-LED parade . The parade lasts approximately 17 minutes . During the Diamond Celebration , the entire 24-hour event was streamed live via internet by the Disneyland Resort , including the premiere of `` Paint the Night '' parade on May 22 , 2015 . Like the Hong Kong version , the parade jointly features arrangements of Jean-Jacques Perrey and Gershon Kingsley 's `` Baroque Hoedown '' and Owl City 's `` When Can I See You Again ? '' . This version , now in English , features new lyrics for the parade along with vocals and arrangement from Adam Young of Owl City . Following the Diamond Celebration , Paint the Night at Disneyland performed a short run during the 2016 holiday season before Disneyland revived the Main Street Electrical Parade on January 20 , 2017 for a limited-time run that ended on August 20 , 2017 . Paint the Night officially returned to the Disneyland Resort on April 12 , 2018 , but this time at Disney California Adventure for Pixar Fest which began on April 13 , 2018 and has no current ending date . Units . The Disneyland version of the parade includes 2 floats not seen in the Hong Kong version , and also moves continuously down the parade route , with no show stops .
Florida Commissioner of Agriculture . The Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services is the head of the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services ( FDACS ) . The position is elected by voters statewide and is one of four members in the Florida Cabinet . The eleventh and current commissioner is Adam Putnam , who took office on January 4 , 2011 . The commissioner serves a four-year term , and is limited to two consecutive terms . Although the department is largely referred to by agriculture portion of name , the vast majority of FDACS is dedicated to consumer regulation and the protection of goods to market . History . The Florida Constitution of 1868 created the `` Commissioner of Immigration '' , whose job was to encourage farmers to settle in Florida . An 1871 amendment created a `` Commissioner of Lands and Immigration '' while eliminating the `` Surveyor General '' . The Commissioner of Lands and Immigration became the `` Commissioner of Agriculture '' when the Florida Constitution was revised in 1885 . The newly renamed post also included supervision of state prisons until the Division of Corrections was established in 1957 . The Agricultural Services Reorganization Act was passed in 1959 and took effect in 1961 . It eliminated a number of independent bureaus and boards while transferring their duties and responsibilities to divisions under the Commissioner of Agriculture . The resulting divisions included Administration , Animal Industry , Chemistry , Dairy Industry , Fruit and Vegetable Inspection , Inspection and Standards , Marketing , and Plant Industry . The Office of Consumer Services was established by the legislature in 1967 under the purview of the Commissioner of Agriculture . Two years later , it was renamed the Division of Consumer Services under the Executive Reorganization Act of 1969 . The department officially became the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services , and the 1927 Board of Forestry moved to the FDACS as the Division of Forestry . The FDACS was reorganized again in 1992 along 13 functional divisions .
English-language Indian films . English-language Indian films go back to the silent days . After the coming of sound , feature films in English almost disappeared . They reappeared in the 1980s , and have become increasingly common of late . The Silent Era . In the 1920s , films directed by Franz Osten and Himansu Rai , including The Light of Asia and A Throw of Dice , could be considered as English-language films because the titles were in English . With the coming of sound , directors such as Osten and Rai chose Hindi as the language , thus effectively bringing to a close this phase of English-language films made in India . Crossover films . Indian crossover films appeared in Indian cinema with international productions with Indian themes , starting with Merchant Ivory Productions ' first venture , `` The Householder '' ( 1963 ) , which has an India story , setting with an Indian cast , which included , Shashi Kapoor , Leela Naidu and Durga Khote , followed by a number of India-themed films largely propelled by Indian-born producer , Ismail Merchant . However it took a while before an Indian director would commercially take up making films in the English language . Indian productions . The first such film came at the peak of the Parallel cinema movement , when Aparna Sen directed `` 36 Chowringhee Lane '' ( 1981 ) to critical acclaim . Its lead actress , Jennifer Kendal was even nominated for a BAFTA Award . The genre was able to stand on its own with Dev Benegal 's `` English , August '' ( 1994 ) which was widely accepted by urban audiences and became its first hit , drawing an audience of 20 million . This paved the way for other directors to look at using English language as a viable medium , like Nagesh Kukunoor who made `` Hyderabad Blues '' ( 1998 ) , Kaizad Gustad , `` Bombay Boys '' ( 1998 ) and more recently `` Being Cyrus '' ( 2006 ) by Homi Adajania , and Rituporno Ghosh whose `` The Last Lear '' ( 2008 ) , starring Amitabh Bachchan as the lead , won the Best English Feature Award at National Film Award . Meanwhile , film directors of Indian descent , such as Mira Nair , Deepa Mehta and Gurinder Chadha , continued to make English-language films on Indian themes to international acclaim ; this has opened up the genre further both creatively and commercially . In 2000s , Aparna Sen visited the genre again , and made two successive English features in `` Mr. and Mrs. Iyer '' ( 2002 ) and `` 15 , Park Avenue '' ( 2005 ) , which won a string of National Film Awards .
Sfissifa . Sfissifa ( Arabic : صفيصيفة ) is a municipality in Naâma Province , Algeria . It is coextensive with the district of Sfissifa and has a population of 2,633 , which gives it 7 seats in the PMA . Its postal code is 45220 and its municipal code is 4505 .
Zenith Glacier . Zenith Glacier ( ) is a glacier which lies 1 mile ( 1.6 km ) west of Johnstone Glacier and drains south from the south end of Lanterman Range , Bowers Mountains . So named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition ( NZGSAE ) to northern Victoria Land , 1967–68 , because the glacier is an important geological outcrop area with an impressive view from the top ( the head of the glacier ) of much of the Bowers Mountains .
S. Quinton Johnson . S. Quinton `` Quinn '' Johnson IV ( born March 27 , 1969 ) is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Delaware House of Representatives since January 13 , 2009 representing District 8 . Education . Johnson earned his BS in business management from Salisbury University .
Marion County Housing Committee Demonstration House . The Marion County Housing Committee Demonstration House on Wilson St. , S. , in Salem , Oregon is a small house from c. 1860 that was renovated extensively in 1934–35 . It has also been known as the William Beckett House , named for the person believed to be the original owner in the 1860s . It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988 . It is a work of architects Clarence L. Smith and Frank S. Strubble .
Wood Wharf . Wood Wharf is a 23 acre site on the Isle of Dogs , London . It is currently under construction to provide offices , residential homes and retail space . The site is next to Canary Wharf . Wood Wharf will contain 5 million square feet of space , which will include 2 million sq ft of office space , 3,330 residential homes , 3.6 hectares ( 8.9 acres ) of public spaces , and 380,000 sq ft of shops , restaurants and space for community use . It is estimated to be completed in 2023 . The architects for the site include Allies and Morrison , Darling Associates , KPF , Herzog & de Meuron , Stanton Williams Architects , Grid Architects , and Patel Taylor . The masterplan has been designed by Allies and Morrison Architects . Site history . The Wood Wharf Business Park was sold by British Waterways to a joint partnership in the financial year 2007-08 . The Canal & River Trust is the freeholder of the main site following the transfer of all the assets of British Waterways in 2012 . British Waterways had previously acquired the site from the Port of London . Canary Wharf Group plc purchased a 250-year lease for the site in January 2012 . Masterplan 2003 . In 2003 British Waterways issued a masterplan for a substantial , mixed used redevelopment of the site . The masterplan indicated a potential development size of commercial floorspace ( offices , retail and restaurants ) , of residential use ( approximately 1,500 units ) and of hotel and serviced apartments . The masterplan has been adopted by Tower Hamlets as interim guidance to support the current local plan . The plans . During 2004 British Waterways held a competition to select a development partner for the project . In 2005 a consortium of British Waterways , Canary Wharf Group and Ballymore Properties established the Wood Wharf Partnership to develop the scheme with Berwin Leighton Paisner as legal advisors . In November 2007 , a new master plan was unveiled , by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners . Outline planning was submitted to Tower Hamlets in July 2008 and were approved in October 2008 . The official Wood Wharf website was updated . The new master plan shows considerably higher density , as well as more towers , which are also taller than the previous ones . The next step is to find different architects to design each individual building . The developers want at least one iconic residential , and one iconic office tower as part of the project . The new master plan also contains a high street , which will run up the middle of the site . This will host bars , shops , cafés and restaurants . This will be covered by a glass snake-skin type roof . A planning application was filed on 30 June 2008 . On 8 October 2008 , Tower Hamlets Strategic Development Committee voted unanimously to grant approval for the application . Canary Wharf Group , which is a 25 % partner in Wood Wharf project , does not wish to proceed with the scheme until it has completed and let all of the office projects on and around the original Canary Wharf Estate , including Riverside South , North Quay , Heron Quays West , and 25 Bank Street . In January 2012 Canary Wharf Group took 100 % control of the project by paying British Waterways £52.5m for their 50 % stake and Ballymore £38m for their 25 % stake . Under the agreement Canary Wharf Group has been a granted a new 250-year lease from British Waterways with ground rent payable which will grow to £6m per annum . In September 2012 Terry Farrell was appointed to replace Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners in leading the development of the masterplanning . Masterplan 2013 . In January 2013 Herzog & de Meuron , Allies and Morrison and Stanton Williams were appointed as architects for various elements of the scheme . In December 2013 a new masterplan was submitted to Tower Hamlets by Canary Wharf Group , which placed greater emphases on residential uses compared to the previous plans . Permission Granted . In July 2014 , Tower Hamlets council granted planning permission to construct 30 buildings , comprising 4.9m square feet of homes , offices and shops ( planning reference PA/13/02966 ) . Work on the Wood Wharf site is expected to start in autumn 2014 , with the first buildings occupied at the end of 2018 . In December 2014 , it was announced that Boris Johnson had approved the scheme to include `` around 25 % of the new homes created in the scheme will be affordable homes whilst a review mechanism has been agreed to increase this allocation to around 40 % affordable housing '' .
Acantholycosa norvegica . `` Acantholycosa nowegica '' is a wolf spider species in the genus `` Acantholycosa '' with a Palearctic distribution .
2009–10 Illinois Fighting Illini men 's basketball team . The 2009–10 Illinois Fighting Illini men 's basketball team represented University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . This was head coach Bruce Weber 's seventh season at the school . They are members of the Big Ten Conference and played their home games at Assembly Hall . The Illini finished the season 21–15 , 10–8 in Big Ten play and lost in the semifinals of the 2010 Big Ten Conference Men 's Basketball Tournament . They were invited to the 2010 National Invitation Tournament where they advanced to the quarterfinals before falling to Dayton . College GameDay . On Tuesday , August 18 , ESPN announced that Illinois will serve as one of the host sites for the network ’ s popular basketball series , College GameDay , during the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . Two one-hour shows ( 10:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. Central ) will originate from the Assembly Hall on February 6 , 2010 for the Illinois vs. Michigan State game . This is Illinois ’ s first appearance on ESPN College GameDay . The series , which is in its sixth season , will make four first-time stops in 2010 . Other first-time hosts include Clemson , Kansas State and Washington . The Illinois/Michigan State game will be the only Big Ten game featured this season . Jeffrey Jordan . On October 6 , 2009 it was reported that Jeffrey Jordan was talking to former teammates and coaches about a possible return to the Illinois basketball team . Jordan had left the team in June , after his second season , to focus on school . October 16 , 2009 , coach Bruce Weber said that Jordan planned to return to the team . Pre-season rankings . Various publications and news sources released their preseason rankings prior to the start of the 2009–10 season . Illinois has been ranked by the publications below . The Fighting Illini were ranked 23rd by the Associated Press in their pre-season poll released . The Illini received the 27th most votes in the Coaches poll and failed to make their Top 25 . Losses and additions . Illinois lost a good portion of their backcourt with the departure of 2008-09 senior guards Chester Frazier , Trent Meacham , and Calvin Brock . Freshmen Joseph Bertrand , Brandon Paul and D.J . Richardson help fill the holes in the guard positions , while freshmen Stan Simpson and Tyler Griffey will add depth to the frontcourt . Schedule . ! colspan=12 style= '' background : # DF4E38 ; color : white ; '' | Non-Conference regular season ! colspan=9 style= '' background : # DF4E38 ; color : # FFFFFF ; '' |Big Ten regular season ! colspan=9 style= '' text-align : center ; background : # DF4E38 '' |Big Ten Tournament ! colspan=9 style= '' text-align : center ; background : # DF4E38 '' |National Invitation Tournament The March 17 , 2010 NIT first-round game was hosted by Stony Brook due to a previously-scheduled performance by Cirque du Soleil at Assembly Hall .
Tango Monastery . The Tango Monastery is a Buddhist monastery located to the north of the capital city of Thimphu in Bhutan , near Cheri Mountain . It was founded by Phajo Drugom Zhigpo ( 1184 ? - 1251 ? ) in the 13th century and built in its present form by Tenzin Rabgye , the 4th Temporal Ruler in 1688 . In 1616 , the Tibetan lama Shabdrung Ngawang Namgyal meditated in its cave . The self-emanated form of the wrathful Hayagriva is deified in the monastery . It belongs to the Drukpa Kagyu School Etymology . The word 'Tango ' in Bhutanese language means “ horse head ” . This name conforms to the main deity Hayagriva ( local name `` Tandin '' ) deified in the monastery . Legend and tribute . According to local legend , the location of this monastery is the holy place where Avalokiteshvara revealed himself as `` the self-emanated form of the Wrathful Hayagriva '' . The location had been prophesied in Tibet . The acclamation of the divine nature of this place was performed by Ngawang Tenzin . History . According to a local legend Phajo Drugom Zhigpo propounder of the teachings of Dodeyna who was on a visit to this place during his teaching mission heard the neighing of a horse coming from the direction of the Tango . Concurrently , he witnessed the cliff in the form of god Tandin ( horse head or `` Hayagriva '' ) engulfed in flames . The deity appearing before Zhigpo prophesied that the place was meant to build a monastery for meditation . The prophecy also mentioned that Zhigpo would marry the Dakini , Khando Sonam Peldon and establish the Drukpa Kagyu School of Buddhism in Bhutan . The earliest history traced to this location is when Guru Rinpoche on a visit to the place in the 8th century had identified the place as representing the Hayagriva or horse head . It was only in 1222 that the place again got its recognition when Phajo Drugom Zhigpo , propounder of the Drukpa Kagyu School of Buddhism , witnessed the cliff in the form of god Tandin ( horse head ) or Hayagriva . Shabdrung Ngawang Namgyal migrated from Tibet to Bhutan in 1616 at the age of 23 not only at the request of Pal Yeshay Genpo but also due to a conflict with Deb Tsangpa of Tibet ; Namgyel belonged to a respectable lineage of Tsangpa Jarey in Tibet and had been christened by the name of `` Drukpa Rinpochhe Ngawang Tenzin Nampar Gyelwa Jigme Drak Pai Dey '' and had attained name and fame from a young age as an enlightened dharma preacher . When he travelled in Bhutan on a preaching mission he was also attacked by Tibetan army ( sent by his enemy Deb Tsangpa ) . However , by virtue of his skills in the field of tantric art he subdued his enemies , and finally went into meditation in the caves of the Tango Monastery ; the monastery had been offered to him by the Tshewang Tenzing of Dorden ( now Dodena ) . He deeply meditated and performed tantric ritual of Gempo in the cave of Tango . With these spiritual powers , Zhabdrung caused the decimation of the dynasty of Deb Tsangpa of Tibet . Consequently , he celebrated this victory by writing of his achievements by composing the “ Nga Chudugma or My sixteen Accomplishments ” . Following his victory , Shabdrung Ngawang Namgyal adopted the title of Dujom Dorjee , consolidated his powers and issued sixteen tenets . He renamed the cave monastery as `` Duduel Phug '' and then went back to the cave for further meditation . However , the cave was attacked by his enemies using tantric powers . They had destroyed the cliff of the caves , which resulted in blocking of the cave by a huge boulder ( size of a yak ) , which by providence narrowly missed killing the Namgyal , as it is said “ the boulder missed Zamdrung ’ s head by an inch ” . His followers considered Zamdrung ’ s survival as a miracle . During this period Namgyals ’ father Tenpai Nima had died and Namgyal brought his father ’ s body to the cave and cremated it in the cave of the horse head cliff , in Tango . Thereafter , in 1620 , Namgyal built the Chari monastery and the Duduel Chorten in memory of his father ; the building was constructed by skilled carpenters brought from Nepal . Gyalse Tenzin Rabgye son of Tshewang Tenzin and Damchoe Tenzima ( daughter of the Lama of Chang Gangkha ) born in 1638 AD , received religious instructions from a very young age in the Drukpa Kargyud tradition from Shabdrung and his teacher Damchoe Gyeltshe and was very proficient in the tradition when he ascended the throne of Desi at the age of 31 . He also became the 4th Desi at the age of 43 . As the 4th Temporal Ruler he creditably ruled the country in accordance with set spiritual and temporal laws . The Tango Monastery was rebuilt by him in its present form in 1688/1689 . The monastery built with 12 corners has the 3-storey gallery central tower . It was further extended in the 18th and 19th centuries . In the late 19th century , Shabdrung Jigmre Choegyal had a golden roof installed . In 1966 AD , the 64th rJe Khenpo Jamyang Yeshey Sengyel along with Her Royal Highness the Grandmother Ashi Phuntshog Chodon also restarted the Shaydra School of Buddhist Studies . In 1977 AD , Her Majesty the Queen Mother Ashi Kesang Wangchuck refurbished the monastery into a very elegant structure vis-a-vis the original . The monastery underwent restoration again in the mid 1990s and is currently the residence of the 7th Tri Rinpoche , a young incarnation of Tenzin Rabgye . Today it is run as an upper-education level monastic school . Architecture . Tango Monastery is built in the dzong fashion , and has a characteristic curved ( semi-circular ) outside wall and prominent main tower with recesses . It covers the caves where originally meditation and miracles were performed by saints from the 12th century onwards . Behind the series of prayer wheels are engraved slates . Inside the courtyard is a gallery , illustrating the leaders of the Drukpa Kagyupa lineage . The caves , the original place , before the monastery structure as it exists now was built , is where the holy saints meditated from the 12th century onwards . The rock face identified as the 'Horse head ' or 'Hayagriva ' is integral to the rock setting of the caves . The caves are formed at two levels – the lower and upper caves with a self formed secret central passage . The central cavern is proclaimed as the “ cavern of a dakini containing triangular red and black colours and a natural divine mansion ” . The rock faces at different levels exhibit self-manifest figures of the sun , the moon and of the demon `` Matramrutra '' . Other self emanated divine forms identified within the caves consist of : the `` Pal-khorlo-dompa '' ( Sri Cakrasambhara gods seen even now ) ; a long cavernous passage in the basement that makes a distinction between the good and the evil while manoeuvring through it ; the projecting rock face in the form of Hayagriva directly facing the valley denoting `` Abhicarya '' in ferocious shapes ; a temple of Hayagriva at the lower level ; crystal images of tutelary deities ; a three-faced Hayagriva ( discovered by Ngawang Tenzin ) ; a whip containing combined prayers ; a stone slab with foot print of a dakini ( the youngest daughter of Ngawang Tenzin ) ; a temple of the four handed Mahakala at the upper cave created by the Shabdrung , a hazardous cave at the bottom – a fit place for hermits ; and a large sandalwood tree , considered as walking stick that was planted by Phajo Drukgom with the prophecy that `` This will be the centre from which the Drukpa Kargyud doctrine will spread '' . There is chorten near the cypress trees where Khando Sonam Peldon died . All her belongings are enshrined in the chorten . A Tandin Nye , a temple built by Phajo after his meditation . is also located here . The 12-cornered monastery was built under the direction of the Gyalse Tenzin Rabgyein in a short span of two months . Basically the monastery has six temples namely , the Trulku lhakhang , the Longku lhakhang , the Choeku lhakhang , the Guru lhakhang , the Namsey Lhakhang and the Gonkhang ( inner chapel dedicated to a deity ) . On the ground floor in the Tulku lhakhang , is the temple of Trulku where the main deity is of Buddha made in gold and copper . Buddha statue is thrice the height of a man . The sculptor of this statue was the renowned Panchen Deva of Nepal . Flanking the main deity are a clay Buddha Dipankara cast in medicinal metals and a statue of Maitreya ( double the height of a man ) . Life-size statues of the 8 chief spiritual sons of the Buddha ( the Jang Sem Nye Wai Say Chen Gyad ( Jamyang ) , Chador , Chenrizig ( Avaloketeshvara ) , Namkhai Nyingpo ( Akashagarba ) , Dripa Namsel , Saye Nyingpo , Jamba and Jampel Zhenu Jurpa ) are also located here . These statues are credited to be the work of craftsmen Trulku Dzing and Druk Chophel . Other objects of veneration in the monastery are a stone with a clear footprint of Jetsuen Tenzinma , daughter of Ngawang Tenzin , and also stone impressions of riding horses , goats , and sheep . A golden key discovered by Ngawang Tenzin , in the shape of a horse-head is much revered . Another adjoining temple , the Gonkhang , is dedicated to the four handed Mahakala ( Pel Yeshey Gonpo , the protective deity ) temple holding a skull in one hand ; the skull is said to be that of the Tibetan King Thrisong Detsan . '' On the second floor , the statue of Avalokiteshvara – the Buddha of compassion – made ( by Panchen Deva of Nepal ) of gold and copper is installed in the Longku lhakhang . Also seen on this floor are the temple of Guru Rinpoche and the Namse palace . There is also the Namsey lhakhang where the statue of Namsey ( Vaisravana – the god of wealth ) is deified . On the third floor , there are temples of Dharmakaya and a gold and copper statue of Buddha Amitayus ( made by Panchen Deva ) . Buddha image is flanked by a statue of Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal and a life-size clay figure , made with medicinal metals , of Gyalse Tenzin Rabgye . The bedroom of Gyalse Tenzin Rabgye is located to the right of the temples . Central to this room is an image of Guru Rinpoche ( who appeared in Tenzin Rabgye 's vision ) . Other object seen here includes the Kargyud Serthreng . Other images are made with medicinal metals and all images here are credited to Trulku Dzing , the sculptor . A set of paintings seen on the walls here are weeping images . The depiction of weeping is an expression of sorrow at the demise of Gyalse Tenzin Rabgye , at the age of 59 years . There is also self-made image of Trulku Jampel Yamtsho . Wall paintings are seen on all the three floors of the monastery . There is a natural fountain in the middle of the courtyard opposite to the central tower . A chaitya known as Jangchub Chorten or Kudung Chorten , built with the ashes of Gyalse Tenzin Rabgye is located between the Dzong and the monastery . Festival . The Yarney ( 'Yar ' means “ Summer ” and 'Ney ' means “ To stay ” ) represents monks ' summer retreat time and is an important annual festival that is held in this monastery . Initiated since 1967 , the festival starts from the 15th day of the 6th month of the Bhutanese calendar and concludes on the 30th day of the 7th month , which corresponds to the month of August/September in the Gregorian calendar . During this period , which lasts for one-and-a-half-months , the monks observe special vows and the strictest monastic disciplines . The observances by the monks are in the form of their wearing ceremonial yellow robes , do elaborate chants of prayers before and after eating ( eating meals from begging bowls ) , desist taking the afternoon meal , do not leave the precincts of the monastery , and not involve in any kind of entertainment on holidays ; such observances are deemed to accumulate great merits . During this period , common people make food offerings to the monks .
Semisalsa galilaea . `` Semisalsa galilaea '' is a species of small brackish water snail with a gill and an operculum , an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Cochliopidae . The species is endemic to the edge of the Sea of Galilee in Israel .
General Electric GEnx . The General Electric GEnx ( General Electric Next-generation ) is an advanced dual rotor , axial flow , high-bypass turbofan jet engine in production by GE Aviation for the Boeing 787 and 747-8 . The GEnx is intended to replace the CF6 in GE 's product line . Development . The GEnx and the Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 were selected by Boeing following a run-off between the three big engine manufacturers . The GEnx uses some technology from the GE90 turbofan , including composite fan blades , and the smaller core featured in earlier variants of the engine . The engine carries composite technology into the fan case . Both engine types have a standard interface with the aircraft , allowing any Boeing 787 to be fitted with either GE or RR engines at any time . The engine market for the 787 is estimated at US $ 40 billion over the next 25 years . A first is the elimination of bleed air systems using high temperature/high pressure air from the propulsion engines to power aircraft systems such as the starting , air-conditioning and anti-ice systems . Both engines enable the move towards the `` More Electric Aircraft '' , that is , the concept of replacing previously hydraulic and pneumatic systems with electrical ones to reduce weight , increase efficiency , and reduce maintenance requirements . The GEnx was expected to produce thrust from with first tests commencing in 2006 and service entry by 2008 ( delayed by 787 deliveries ) . Boeing predicts reduced fuel consumption of up to 20 % and significantly quieter engines than current turbofans . A thrust version ( GEnx-2B67 ) will be used on the 747-8 . Unlike the initial version , for the 787 , this version has a traditional bleed air system to power internal pneumatic and ventilation systems . It will also have a smaller overall diameter than the initial model to accommodate installation on the 747 . General Electric began initial test runs of the bleedless GEnx variant on 19 March 2006 . The first flight with one of these engines took place on 22 February 2007 , using a Boeing 747-100 , fitted with one GEnx engine in the number 2 ( inboard left hand side ) position . Operational history . Introduced in late 2011 on a 747-8 freighter , Cargolux surpassed one million flight hours in early 2017 . In the summer of 2012 , three engines suffered Low Pressure Turbine ( LPT ) failures . One failure was caused by an assembly problem , which led to inspections of all other engines then in service . During the spring and summer of 2013 , GE learned of four 747-8F freighters that suffered icing in their engines at altitudes of 40,000 feet and above . The most serious incident involved an AirBridgeCargo freighter ; on July 31 , while at an altitude of 41,000 feet over China , the flight crew noted two engines surging while a third lost substantial power . The pilots were able to land the plane safely but the engines were found to have sustained damage . Among the possible factors cited was `` 'unique convective weather systems ' such as unusually large thunderstorms reaching high altitudes . '' Boeing is working with GE on software solutions to the problem . Altitude was restricted until GE changed the software to detect the high-altitude ice crystals and open bleed air valve doors to eject them before they enter the core . In March 2014 , a GEnx-powered Boeing 787 had its first in-flight shut down in operation when a JAL flight had to divert to Honolulu after an oil pressure alert , bringing its in-flight shut down rate to 1 per,000 hours . In January 2016 a Japan Airlines 787 had an inflight shutdown after flying through icing conditions , caused by ice formed on fan blades and ingested : the blades moved forward slightly and rubbed on the abradable seal in the casing . In March 2016 , the US FAA ordered emergency fixes on the GEnX-1B PIP2 . The airworthiness directive affects 43 Boeing 787 Dreamliners in the US . Abradable material in the casing in front of the fan blades was ground to keep them from rubbing when ingesting ice or debris on 330 GEnx PIP-2 . Design . The GEnx is derived from the GE90 with a fan diameter of for the 787 and for the 747-8 . To reduce weight , it features 18 composite fan blades , a composite fan case and titanium aluminide stage 6 and 7 low-pressure turbine blades . Fuel efficiency is improved by 15 % compared to the CF6 , the bypass ratio reaches up to 9.0:1 and the overall pressure ratio up to 58.1:1 . It has a 10 stage high-pressure compressor and is quieter , helped by larger , more efficient fan blades . It stays on wing 20 % longer , uses 30 % fewer parts to lower maintenance costs and has a contra-rotating architecture . The Lean combustor reduces NOx gases with required pressure loss and backflow margin . Fan blades have steel alloy leading edges and the composite fan case reduces thermal expansion . To reduce fuel burn , the 23:1 pressure ratio high-pressure compressor is based on the GE90-94B , shrouded guide vanes reduce secondary flows and counter-rotating spools for the reaction turbines reduce load on guide vanes . To reduce maintenance cost and increase engine life , spools with lower parts count are achieved by using blisks in some stages , low blade counts in other stages and by using fewer stages ; internal engine temperatures are reduced due to more efficient cooling techniques and debris extraction within the low-pressure compressor protects the high-pressure compressor .
Bathytoma paucispiralis . `` Bathytoma paucispiralis '' is an extinct species of sea snail , a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae . Distribution . This extinct marine species is endemic to New Zealand .
817 . __NOTOC__ Year 817 ( DCCCXVII ) was a common year starting on Thursday ( link will display the full calendar ) of the Julian calendar .
Bambusa angustiaurita . `` Bambusa angustiaurita '' is a species of `` Bambusa '' bamboo . Distribution . `` Bambusa angustiaurita '' is endemic to temperate regions of Guangdong province of China . Description . `` Bambusa angustiaurita '' is perennial and grows short rhizomes in caespitose form . Its tips are inclined at the tip , which reaches 800–1000 cm in height with its woody stem growing to 30–60 cm .
Torca Island . Torca Island was an inhabited phantom island said to be located in the Indian Ocean , possibly in the East Indies . It purportedly vanished when a volcano erupted on June 4 , 1693 . The survivors escaped to a nearby island called Amboy ( also called Amboyan , present-day Ambon Island ) on 18 July 1693 . The villagers attempted to flee in canoes or by swimming , but many people died attempting to do this .
Amanda Foster . Amanda Foster ( born 18 March 1967 ) is a British stunt actress . Foster signed up on the British stunt register in 1997 , and was the first black British woman to become a stunt double . Early life . Foster worked as a part-time physical education teacher while bringing up three children . She performed as an actress and an extra in several stage and film productions . While working as an extra on `` Patriot Games '' , she found out that there were no black female stunt actresses in the UK . She trained for six years and was accepted on the stunt register in six disciplines . She qualified in 1997 . Career . Foster won the 2003 Taurus World Stunt Award for her work on Die Another Day . Foster has performed in well-known films , including the Harry Potter series , The Da Vinci Code , and Johnny English .
2005 Stanković Continental Champions ' Cup . The 2005 Stanković Continental Champions ' Cup of the annual Stanković Cup Tournament was held in Beijing from July 26 to July 31 . Participating teams . Teams played a round-robin tournament . Day 1 . 26 Jul – Argentina - Australia 88:57 26 Jul – China - Angola 62:61 26 Jul – Lithuania - Puerto Rico 82:73 27 Jul – Argentina - Angola 83:64 27 Jul – Australia - Puerto Rico 106:78 27 Jul – Lithuania - China 68:66 29 Jul – Angola - Australia 62:49 29 Jul – China - Puerto Rico 91:80 29 Jul – Lithuania - Argentina 83:77 30 Jul – Angola - Puerto Rico 90:73 30 Jul – Argentina - China 86:66 30 Jul – Australia - Lithuania 109:96 31 Jul – Argentina - Puerto Rico 86:79 31 Jul – Australia - China 71:58 31 Jul – Lithuania - Angola 77:73
Yasin Ben El-Mhanni . Yasin Ben El-Mhanni ( born 26 October 1995 ) is an English professional footballer who plays for EFL League One club Scunthorpe United as a winger . Before joining Newcastle United in 2016 , he played in non-league football with Farnborough and Lewes . Ben El-Mhanni also achieved relative fame early in his career through online videos and television commercials , in which he demonstrated his trickery . Early career . Born in Shepherd 's Bush , London , Ben El-Mhanni played futsal on the streets as a child before joining the AG Academy . He was soon signed by Barnet before playing with Aldershot Town , as well as Isthmian League clubs Farnborough and Lewes . While playing in the southern leagues , Ben El-Mhanni made a name for himself on YouTube where videos of his skill and trickery earned him the chance to star in commercials for `` Sports on Screen . '' For the commercials , Ben El-Mhanni flew to Spain and acted as a body double and skill consultant for Brazil and Barcelona star Neymar , as well as multiple Ballon d'Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo . His display of skill in the lower English leagues saw him dubbed the `` non-League Riyad Mahrez '' because of his Moroccan heritage and similar style-of-play . In 2015 and 2016 , Ben El-Mhanni trialed with several Premier League clubs , including Watford , Bournemouth , West Brom , Crystal Palace and Chelsea . During his spell with Chelsea , Ben El-Mhanni trained under first-team manager Guus Hiddink and scored on his debut for the reserve side . Newcastle United . On 8 July 2016 , Ben El-Mhanni was signed by then Championship club Newcastle United . His debut came on 18 January 2017 in the third round of the FA Cup , in which he played 70 minutes in a 3–1 win over Championship rivals Birmingham . Ben El-Mhanni featured again in the next round , but could not help prevent Newcastle from being eliminated at the hands of League One club Oxford United . In January 2018 , Ben El-Mhanni filed a grievance against Newcastle academy coach Peter Beardsley , accusing him of bullying and discrimination . Beardsley was placed on gardening leave and at the end of the season an independent appeal body found that he had used discriminatory language and conducted himself in a generally unfair manner towards El-Mhanni . In March , between the appeal process but unrelated thereto , El-Mhanni was advised that his contract with Newcastle would not be renewed . Scunthorpe United . On 26 October 2018 , Ben El-Mhanni signed for EFL League One club Scunthorpe United on a contract until the end of the season . Personal life . Ben El-Mhanni was born in London to Moroccan parents Mostafa and Naima .
Snowboarding at the 1998 Winter Olympics – Men 's giant slalom . The Men 's giant slalom competition of the Nagano 1998 Olympics was held at Mount Yakebitai on 8 February . It was the first time snowboarding was added as a sport at the Winter Olympic Games . The giant slalom was replaced by the parallel giant slalom event in 2002 in Salt Lake City . Results . The competitors were allowed two runs on a giant slalom course . The two times were then added to determine the winners . DNF - Did not finish ; DSQ - Disqualified
The Richest Girl in the World ( 1958 film ) . `` The Richest Girl in the World '' ( ) is a 1958 Danish comedy film directed by Lau Lauritzen Jr. and Alice O'Fredericks . It marked the film debut of the already popular singing duo Nina & Frederik , with Nina as the title character , and Frederik as the handsome but poor calypso singer she falls in love with .
The Conmen in Vegas . `` The Conmen in Vegas '' is a 1999 Hong Kong action comedy film produced , written and directed by Wong Jing and is a sequel to the 1998 film , `` The Conman '' . The film stars original returning cast members Andy Lau and Nick Cheung with new cast members Natalis Chan , Kelly Lin , Meggie Yu , Alex Man and Jewel Lee in her debut film role . The film was partially filmed in the Caesars Palace Resort , Las Vegas . Plot . The story directly follows `` The Conman '' , where Dragon 's sister , Ching , have gone to study in Canada . After King and Dragon defeat Macau Mon , they become swindling partners . Along with Dragons ' older cousin Luk Chard , the trio try swindling a large amount of money from Big Eyed Man at his underground casino . While the trio are enjoying themselves , unexpectedly , Man sends people to kill them and kidnap Dragon . King and Luk Chard are brought to the Senior Chinese Front . It turns out that they want to hire them to go to Las Vegas to complete a task : to catch Peter Chu , a man who was in charge of multiple Tofu-dreg projects in the past few years in China , and then stole a large amount of property and fled to the United States . Because Peter Chu is backed by many American politicians and organised gangs , they could not use diplomatic and legal channels to extradite him , they could only send a few gambling experts to catch him in the casino where he visits daily . King and Luk would receive $ 120,000,000 as a reward . Since King needs to give $ 30,000,000 to Big Eyed Man to rescue Dragon , he accepts the task and goes to Las Vegas with Luk Chard . After arriving in Las Vegas , King and Luk Chard encounters two gorgeous ladies Betty and Sammi . The four of them set a trap and with the help of King 's friend , adult film director Handsome Wu , they finally escort Peter Chu back to China and retrieve stolen money and rescue Dragon . After this , King and Betty also become lovers . Box office . The film grossed HK $ 17,761,670 during its theatrical run from 25 June to 21 July 1999 in Hong Kong .
In the Dark – Live at Vicar Street . `` In The Dark – Live At Vicar Street '' is a live album/Concert film by American singer-songwriter Josh Ritter . It was released on April 16 , 2007 . The album is a two disc CD/DVD set . It was recorded on back-to-back nights at the Vicar Street Theatre in Dublin , Ireland . Track listing . All songs written by Josh Ritter .
Archibald Motley . Archibald John Motley , Junior ( October 7 , 1891 – January 16 , 1981 ) was an American visual artist . He studied painting at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago during the 1910s , graduating in 1918 . He is most famous for his colorful chronicling of the African-American experience during the 1920s and 1930s , and is considered one of the major contributors to the Harlem Renaissance , or the New Negro Movement , a time in which African-American art reached new heights not just in New York but across America—its local expression is referred to as the Chicago Black Renaissance . The Renaissance marked a period of a flourishing and renewed black psyche . There was a newfound appreciation of black artistic and aesthetic culture . Consequently , many black artists felt a moral obligation to create works that would perpetuate a positive representation of black people . During this time , Alain Locke coined the idea of the `` New Negro '' , which was focused on creating progressive and uplifting images of blacks within society . The synthesis of black representation and visual culture drove the basis of Motley 's work as `` a means of affirming racial respect and race pride . '' His use of color and notable fixation on skin-tone , demonstrated his artistic portrayal of blackness as being multidimensional . Motley himself was of mixed race , and often felt unsettled about his own racial identity . Thus , his art often demonstrated the complexities and multifaceted nature of black culture and life . Youth and schooling . Unlike many other Harlem Renaissance artists , Archibald Motley , Jr. never lived in Harlem . He was born in New Orleans , Louisiana to Mary Huff Motley and Archibald John Motley Senior . His mother was a school teacher until she married . The family remained in New Orleans until 1894 when they moved to Chicago , where his father took a job as a Pullman car porter . As a boy growing up on Chicago 's south side , Motley had many jobs , and when he was nine years old his father 's hospitalization for six months required that Motley help support the family . Motley spent the majority of his life in Chicago , where he was a contemporary of fellow Chicago artists Eldzier Cortor and Gus Nall . He lived in a predominantly white neighborhood , and attended majority white primary and secondary schools . He graduated from Englewood High School in Chicago . He was offered a scholarship to study architecture by one of his father 's friends , which he turned down in order to study art . He attended the Art Institute of Chicago , where he received classical training , but his modernist-realist works were out of step with the school 's then-conservative bent . During his time at the Art Institute , Motley was mentored by painters Earl Beuhr and John W. Norton , and he did well enough to cause his father 's friend to pay his tuition . While he was a student , in 1913 , other students at the Institute `` rioted '' against the modernism on display at the Armory Show ( a collection of the best new modern art ) . Motley graduated in 1918 but kept his modern , jazz-influenced paintings secret for some years thereafter . As a result of his training in the western portrait tradition , Motley understood nuances of phrenology and physiognomy that went along with the aesthetics . He used these visual cues as a way to portray ( black ) subjects more positively . For example , in Motley 's `` self-portrait , '' he painted himself in a way that aligns with many of these physical pseudosciences . The slightly squinted eyes and tapered fingers are all subtle indicators of insight , intelligence , and refinement . Foreign study and inspirations . In 1927 he had applied for a Guggenheim Fellowship and was denied , but he reapplied and won the fellowship in 1929 . He studied in France for a year , and chose not to extend his fellowship another six months . While many contemporary artists looked back to Africa for inspiration , Motley was inspired by the great Renaissance masters whose work was displayed at the Louvre . He found in the artwork there a formal sophistication and maturity that could give depth to his own work , particularly in the Dutch painters and the genre paintings of Delacroix , Hals , and Rembrandt . Motley 's portraits take the conventions of the Western tradition and update them—allowing for black bodies , specifically black female bodies , a space in a history that had traditionally excluded them . He felt that portraits in particular exposed a certain transparency of truth of the internal self . Thus , he would focus on the complexity of the individual in order to break from popularized caricatural stereotypes of blacks such as the `` darky , '' `` pickaninny , '' `` mammy , '' etc . Motley understood the power of the individual , and the ways in which portraits could embody a sort of palpable machine that could break this homogeneity . He took advantage of his westernized educational background in order to harness certain visual aesthetics that were rarely associated with blacks . Thus , he would use his knowledge as a tool for individual expression in order to create art that was meaningful aesthetically and socially to a broader American audience . By acquiring these skills , Motley was able to break the barrier of white-world aesthetics . The use of this acquired visual language would allow his work to act as a vehicle for racial empowerment and social progress . Career . In the beginning of his career as an artist , Motley intended to solely pursue portrait painting . After graduating from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 1918 , he decided that he would focus his art on black subjects and themes , ultimately as an effort to relieve racial tensions . In 1919 , Chicago 's south side race riots rendered his family housebound for over six days . In the midst of this heightened racial tension , Motley was very aware of the clear boundaries and consequences that came along with race . He understood that he had certain educational and socioeconomic privileges , and thus , he made it his goal to use these advantages to uplift the black community . Motley experienced success early in his career ; in 1927 his piece `` Mending Socks '' was voted the most popular painting at the Newark Museum in New Jersey . He was awarded the Harmon Foundation award in 1928 , and then became the first African American to have a one-man exhibit in New York City . He sold 22 out of the 26 exhibited paintings . Motley would go on to become the first black artist to have a portrait of a black subject displayed at Chicago 's Art Institute . Most of his popular portraiture was created during the mid 1920s . However , there was an evident artistic shift that occurred particularly in the 1930s . Motley strayed from the western artistic aesthetic , and began to portray more urban black settings with a very non-traditional aesthetic style . By breaking from the conceptualized structure of westernized portraiture , he began to depict what was essentially a reflection of an authentic black community . Ultimately , his portraiture was essential to his career in that it demonstrated the roots of his adopted educational ideals and privileges , which essentially gave him the template to be able to progress as an artist and aesthetic social advocate . During the 1930s , Motley was employed by the federal Works Progress Administration to depict scenes from African-American history in a series of murals , some of which can be found at Nichols Middle School in Evanston , Illinois . After his wife 's death in 1948 and difficult financial times , Motley was forced to seek work painting shower curtains for the Styletone Corporation . In the 1950s , he made several visits to Mexico and began painting Mexican life and landscapes . Skin tone and identity . Motley 's family lived in a quiet neighborhood on Chicago 's south side in an environment that was racially tolerant . In his youth , Motley did not spend much time around other blacks . It was this disconnection with the African-American community around him that established Motley as an outsider . Motley himself was light skinned and of mixed racial makeup , being African , Native American and European . Unable to fully associate with either black nor white , Motley wrestled all his life with his own racial identity . Although Motley reinforces the association of higher social standing with `` whiteness '' or American determinates of beauty , he also exposes the diversity within the race as a whole . Motley 's work made it much harder for viewers to categorize a person as strictly black or white . He showed the nuances and variability that exists within a race , making it harder to enforce a strict racial ideology . Motley used portraiture `` as a way of getting to know his own people '' . He realized that in American society , different statuses were attributed to each gradation of skin tone . Motley portrayed skin color and physical features as belonging to a spectrum . He used distinctions in skin color and physical features to give meaning to each shade of African American . In the 1920s and 1930s , during the New Negro Renaissance , Motley dedicated a series of portraits to types of Negroes . He focused mostly on women of mixed racial ancestry , and did numerous portraits documenting women of varying African-blood quantities ( `` octoroon , '' `` quadroon , '' `` mulatto '' ) . In titling his pieces , Motley used these antebellum creole classifications ( `` mulatto , '' `` octoroon , '' etc . ) in order to show the social implications of the `` one drop rule , '' and the dynamics of what it means to black . He would expose these different `` negro types '' as a way to counter the fallacy of labeling all blacks as a generalized people . These direct visual reflections of status represented the broader social construction of blackness , and its impact on black relations . By asserting the individuality of African Americans in portraiture , Motley essentially demonstrated blackness as being `` worthy of formal portrayal . '' These portraits celebrate skin tone as something diverse , inclusive , and pluralistic . They also demonstrate an understanding that these categorizations become synonymous with public identity and influence one 's opportunities in life . It is often difficult if not impossible to tell what kind of racial mixture the subject has without referring to the title . These physical markers of blackness , then , are unstable and unreliable , and Motley exposed that difference . They 're not all the same color , they 're not all black , they 're not all , as they used to say years ago , high yellow , they 're not all brown . I try to give each one of them character as individuals . And that 's hard to do when you have so many figures to do , putting them all together and still have them have their characteristics . ( Motley , 1978 ) By painting the differences in their skin tones , Motley is also attempting to bring out the differences in personality of his subjects . It could be interpreted that through this differentiating , Motley is asking white viewers not to lump all African Americans into the same category or stereotype , but to get to know each of them as individuals before making any judgments . In this way , his work used colorism and class as central mechanisms to subvert stereotypes . By harnessing the power of the individual , his work engendered positive propaganda that would incorporate `` black participation in a larger national culture . '' Motley 's work pushed the ideal of the multifariousness of blackness in a way that was widely aesthetically communicable and popular . In the end , this would instill a sense of personhood and individuality for blacks through the vehicle of visuality . Many whites would n't give Motley commissions to paint their portraits , yet the majority of his collectors were white . He was able to expose a part of the black community that was often not seen by whites , and thus , through aesthetics , broaden the scope of the authentic black experience . During this time , Alain Locke coined the idea of the `` New Negro , '' which was very focused on creating progressive and uplifting images of blacks within society . In addition , many magazines such as the `` Chicago Defender , The Crisis '' , and `` Opportunity '' all aligned with prevalent issues of black representation . Aesthetics had a powerful influence in expanding the definitions of race . Consequently , many were encouraged to take an artistic approach in the context of social progress . In `` The Crisis '' , Carl Van Vechten wrote , `` What are negroes when they are continually painted at their worst and judged by the public as they are painted ... preventing white artists from knowing any other types ( of blacks ) and preventing black artists from daring to paint them ... '' Motley would use portraiture as a vehicle for positive propaganda by creating visual representations of black diversity and humanity . He would break down the dichotomy between blackness and Americanness by demonstrating social progress through complex visual narratives . Works and observation of jazz culture . His night scenes and crowd scenes , heavily influenced by jazz culture , are perhaps his most popular and most prolific . He depicted a vivid , urban black culture that bore little resemblance to the conventional and marginalizing rustic images of black Southerners so familiar in popular culture . It is important to note , however , that it was not his community he was representing—he was among the affluent and elite black community of Chicago . He married a white woman and lived in a white neighborhood , and was not a part of that urban experience in the same way his subjects were . `` Bronzeville at Night '' . In his paintings of jazz culture , Motley often depicted Chicago 's Bronzeville neighborhood , which offered a safe haven for blacks migrating from the South . One of his most famous works showing the urban black community is `` Bronzeville at Night '' , showing African Americans as actively engaged , urban peoples who identify with the city streets . In the work , Motley provides a central image of the lively street scene and portrays the scene as a distant observer , capturing the many individual interactions but paying attention to the big picture at the same time . Like many of his other works , Motley 's cross-section of Bronzeville lacks a central narrative . For example , a brooding man with his hands in his pockets gives a stern look . Behind the bus , a man throws his arms up ecstatically . In the center , a man exchanges words with a partner , his arm up and head titled as if to show that he is making a point . By displaying a balance between specificity and generalization , he allows `` the viewer to identify with the figures and the places of the artist 's compositions . '' `` Stomp '' . In `` Stomp '' , Motley painted a busy cabaret scene which again documents the vivid urban black culture . The excitement in the painting is palpable : one can observe a woman in a white dress throwing her hands up to the sound of the music , a couple embracing—hand in hand—in the back of the cabaret , the lively pianist watching the dancers . Both black and white couples dance and hobnob with each other in the foreground . For example , on the right of the painting , an African-American man wearing a black tuxedo dances with a woman whom Motley gives a much lighter tone . By doing this , he hoped to counteract perceptions of segregation . Critics of Motley point out that the facial features of his subjects are in the same manner as minstrel figures . But Motley had no intention to stereotype and hoped to use the racial imagery to increase `` the appeal and accessibility of his crowds . '' It opened up a more universal audience for his intentions to represent African-American progress and urban lifestyle . `` Octoroon Girl '' . `` The Octoroon Girl '' features a woman who is one-eighth black . In the image a graceful young woman with dark hair , dark eyes and light skin sits on a sofa while leaning against a warm red wall . She wears a black velvet dress with red satin trim , a dark brown hat and a small gold chain with a pendant . In her right hand , she holds a pair of leather gloves . The woman stares directly at the viewer with a soft , but composed gaze . Her face is serene . Motley balances the painting with a picture frame and the rest of the couch on the left side of the painting . Her clothing and background all suggest that she is of higher class . The poised posture and direct gaze project confidence . The way in which her elongated hands grasp her gloves demonstrates her sense of style and elegance . Motley 's use of physicality and objecthood in this portrait demonstrates conformity to white aesthetic ideals , and shows how these artistic aspects have very realistic historical implications . Motley was `` among the few artists of the 1920s who consistently depicted African Americans in a positive manner . '' `` The Octoroon Girl '' is an example of this effort to put African-American women in a good light – or , perhaps , simply to make known the realities of middle class African-American life . Motley 's presentation of the woman not only fulfilled his desire to celebrate accomplished blacks but also created an aesthetic role model to which those who desired an elite status might look up to . `` The Octoroon Girl '' was meant to be a symbol of social , racial , and economic progress . In Motley 's paintings , he made little distinction between octoroon women and white women , depicting octoroon women with material representations of status and European features . It appears that the message Motley is sending to his white audience is that even though the octoroon woman is part African American , she clearly does not fit the stereotype of being poor and uneducated . He requests that white viewers look beyond the genetic indicators of her race and see only the way she acts now—distinguished , poised and with dignity . In his attempt to deconstruct the stereotype , Motley has essentially removed all traces of the octoroon 's race . `` The Mulatress '' . In his portrait `` The Mulatress '' ( 1924 ) , Motley features a `` mulatto '' sitter who is very poised and elegant in the way that `` the octoroon girl '' is . The sitter is strewn with jewelry , and sits in such a way that projects a certain chicness and relaxedness . She is portrayed as elegant , but a sharpness and tenseness are evident in her facial expression . Motley was ultimately aiming to portray the troubled and convoluted nature of the `` tragic mulatto . '' Motley himself identified with this sense of feeling caught in the middle of one 's own identity . Thus , this portrait speaks to the social implications of racial identity by distinguishing the `` mulatto '' from the upper echelons of black society that was reserved for `` octoroons . '' In this way , Motley used portraiture in order to demonstrate the complexities of the impact of racial identity . Motley used sharp angles and dark contrasts within the model 's face to indicate that she was emotional or defiant . While this gave the subject more personality and depth , it can also be said the Motley played into the stereotype that black women are angry and vindictive . Many of the opposing messages that are present in Motley 's works are attributed to his relatively high social standing which would create an element of bias even though Motley was also black . Still , Motley was one of the only artists of the time willing to paint African-American models with such precision and accuracy . He treated these portraits as a quasi-scientific study in the different gradients of race . The distinction between the girl 's couch and the mulatress ' wooden chair also reveals the class distinctions that Motley associated with each of his subjects . In this series of portraits , Motley draws attention to the social distinctions of each subject . `` Nightlife '' . During this period , Motley developed a reusable and recognizable language in his artwork , which included contrasting light and dark colors , skewed perspectives , strong patterns and the dominance of a single hue . He also created a set of characters who appeared repeatedly in his paintings with distinctive postures , gestures , expressions and habits . These figures were often depicted standing very close together , if not touching or overlapping one another . `` Nightlife '' depicts a bustling night club with people dancing in the background , sitting at tables on the right and drinking at a bar on the left . The entire image is flushed with a burgundy light that emanates from the floor and walls , creating a warm , rich atmosphere for the club-goers . The rhythm of the music can be felt in the flailing arms of the dancers , who appear to be performing the popular Lindy hop . In contrast , the man in the bottom right corner sits and stares in a drunken stupor . Another man in the center and a woman towards the upper right corner also sit isolated and calm in the midst of the commotion of the club . And that 's why I say that racism is the first thing that they have got to get out of their heads , forget about this damned racism , to hell with racism ... . That means nothing to an artist . We 're all human beings . And the sooner that 's forgotten and the sooner that you can come back to yourself and do the things that you want to do . ( Motley 1978 ) In this excerpt , Motley calls for the removal of racism from social norms . He goes on to say that especially for an artist , it should n't matter what color of skin someone has—everyone is equal . He suggests that once racism is erased , everyone can focus on his or her self and enjoy life . In `` Nightlife '' , the club patrons appear to have forgotten racism and are making the most of life by having a pleasurable night out listening and dancing to jazz music . As a result of the club-goers removal of racism from their thoughts , Motley can portray them so pleasantly with warm colors and inviting body language . Family . When Motley was a child , his maternal grandmother lived with the family . She had been a slave after having been taken from British East Africa . She shared her stories about slavery with the family , and the young Archibald listened attentively . He describes his grandmother 's surprisingly positive recollections of her life as a slave in his oral history on file with the Smithsonian Archive of American Art . I was n't supposed to go to the front . So I was reading the paper and walking along , after a while I found myself in the front of the car . The conductor was in the back and he yelled , `` Come back here you so-and-so '' using very vile language , `` you come back here . You must be one of those smart'uns from up in Chicago or New York or somewhere . '' It just came to me then and I felt like a fool . I was never white in my life but I think I turned white . I just stood there and held the newspaper down and looked at him . I walked back there . Then he got so nasty , he began to curse me out and call me all kinds of names using very degrading language . I just could n't take it . And he made me very , very angry . I used to have quite a temper . Motley married his high school sweetheart Edith Granzo in 1924 , whose German immigrant parents were opposed to their interracial relationship and disowned her for her marriage . His nephew ( raised as his brother ) , Willard Motley , was an acclaimed writer known for his 1947 novel `` Knock on Any Door '' . Death . Motley died in Chicago on January 16 , 1981 . Retrospective exhibition . `` Archibald Motley : Jazz Age Modernist '' , the first retrospective of the American artist 's paintings in two decades , opened at the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University on January 30 , 2014 . The exhibition then traveled to The Amon Carter Museum of American Art in Fort Worth , Texas ( June 14–September 7 , 2014 ) , The Los Angeles County Museum of Art ( October 19 , 2014 – February 1 , 2015 ) , The Chicago Cultural Center ( March 6–August 31 , 2015 ) , and The Whitney Museum of American Art , New York ( October 2 , 2015 – January 17 , 2016 ) .
Hamptonville , North Carolina . Hamptonville is an unincorporated community located in southwestern Yadkin County , North Carolina , United States . Hamptonville is named for Henry Hampton ( 1750–1832 ) , a colonel in the Revolutionary Army . Hampton set aside land for a town in 1806 . As of the United States 2000 Census , the Census-designated place ( CDP ) of Hamptonville ( ZIP code 27020 ) had a population of 5,901 . It is a Piedmont Triad community . The community is primarily rural and agricultural with many residences scattered across the area . Denser residential and business development is centered on Brooks Crossroads , which is generally the hub of the town as it is just north of US 421 at US 21 and Old Hwy 421 and is the primary route for commuters to work in and out of town and to the elementary school . Demographics . Hamptonville 's Zip Code Tabulation Area ( ZCTA ) has a population of about 5,901 as of the 2000 census . The population is 50.1 % male and 49.9 % female . About 94 % of the population is white.6 % African-American , 0.1 % American Indian , 0.2 % Asian , 9.4 % Hispanic , and 4.48 % of another races . 0.8 % of people are two or more races . There are no native Hawaiians or other Pacific Islanders . The average household size is 2.6 people , and the average family has 3.0 people . There are 2,491 houses , with 90.9 % of them occupied , 82.7 % bought and 17.3 % rented . There are 226 vacant housing units . The median household income is $ 37,241 with 9.7 % of the population ( 6.6 % of families ) living below the poverty line . Transportation . Interstate 77 and U.S. Route 421 intersect in the community . The four-lane highways provide easy access to Charlotte to the south and Winston-Salem to the east . U.S. Route 21 also runs through Hamptonville . Nearby cities/towns . Nearby towns/cities are : Yadkinville , Jonesville , Elkin , Statesville , Union Grove , Wilkesboro , Harmony and Boonville . Business and development . While the official location of Hamptonville is along US 21 , south of Highway 421 near the original village and Flat Rock Church , the center of activity for Hamptonville is at Brooks Crossroads and along the Rocky Branch Rd corridor . Hamptonville has a light business development that is primarily centered on the Rocky Branch Rd corridor and along US 21 at Brooks Crossroads . These facilities include eating and dining establishments , general retail and merchandise stores , service stations , motels , and two very popular flea markets . Sedgewick Homes is a new arrival to the town and has two show homes at its facility . They also occupy a warehouse near this location . There are also other corner stores and businesses scattered further into the more rural areas of the town including small retail shops , garages , and agricultural and farm supply stores . Blue Rhino operates a propane tank regional distribution center in Hamptonville . Lydall Corporation ( NYSE : LDL ) operates an automotive thermal/acoustical plant a few miles west of Brooks Crossroads . These companies are two of the largest employers in the county . A location at the intersection of two heavily traveled highways has lured some commercial growth to the area . Sewer , water , and natural gas have been placed at some locations on Rocky Branch Rd with hope for additional growth . Yadkin County officials awarded contracts in 2006 to extend water and sewer service to the area . Part of the county 's $ 5.2 million public utilities project calls for extending water lines from nearby Jonesville along U.S. 21 south and from Yadkinville west to the I-77/U.S . 421 interchange . Further , sewer service will be offered though a line along U.S. 421 extended from west of Yadkinville to the interchange . The project is expected to start in March 2007 , according to The Tribune . The agricultural and farming industry is an anchor and big business for the Hamptonville area . Multiple farms and agricultural centers cover the area . The primary crops found are corn , tobacco , soy beans , and wheat . In addition there is an abundance of poultry and other livestock holding and processing facilities . One of the most popular attractions to the area finds its roots in agriculture . Wineries are now a popular fixture in Hamptonville . Weekly curbside garbage collection for Hamptonville and Yadkin County , NC is provided by Ken 's 1A Garbage Service : http : //www.merchantcircle.com/business/Kens.1A.Garbage.Service.336-218-6353 The Hamptonville Post Office moved to Rocky Branch Rd 7-Eleven shopping center at 2943 Rocky Branch Road in 2005 , but is looking for a new larger site . The West Yadkin Fire Department is located at 3205 US 21 Hwy at Brooks Crossrads . The department is the primary agency for fire , rescue , EMS , haz-mat , and other emergency and non-emergency calls in the West Yadkin Fire District , which includes most of Hamptonville . The department has around 30 members with paid staff that works Monday thru Friday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm . The department operates 8 pieces of apparatus including 2 Engines , 1 Rescue Engine , 1 Ladder , 1 Rescue , 1 Tanker , 1 Brush , and 1 Medical/QRV . The department responds to around 600 calls every year . For more on the West Yadkin FD visit the department website at http : //www.westyadkinvfd.com Early village . Hamptonville was first established in the late 18th century and chartered in 1818 . The center of the village was Flat Rock Baptist Church , one of the oldest Baptist churches in western North Carolina . The church , which was first called Petty 's Meeting House , can trace its history back to at least 1783 . A historical marker was erected at the church , which is still active , in 2003 . Up the road from the church is the Hampton House , which is believed to be the oldest residence in Yadkin County . At one time , the town well was in the middle of the street , but it was paved over when U.S. 21 was built in the area in 1940 . The postal area of Hamptonville includes a number of historic communities , including Brooks Crossroads , Buck Shoals , Windsors Crossroads and part of Lone Hickory . Public schools . Most students in the area attend , a kindergarten through sixth-grade public community school on Old U.S. Highway 421 . The school opened in 1935 as a high school , but became an elementary-only school after consolidation in 1967 . The school was mostly rebuilt after a 1986 countywide bond referendum . West Yadkin is a focal point for the community and one of the largest schools in Yadkin , with about 800 students . West Yadkin is one of three feeder schools for , which is located north of the Hamptonville area on Longtown Road . A new middle school named Starmount Middle School opened in Fall 2009 for 7-8 grade students . The school is located on Longtown Rd beside Starmount High School .
Jada ( band ) . Jada was an American pop and R & B female vocal group from Boston , Massachusetts . They are known for their mix of pop , soul , dance , and R & B styling , and their gospel-inspired harmonies . Jada was signed by Universal Motown Records president Sylvia Rhone in October 2006 . Jada won “ Outstanding Pop/R & B Music Act of the Year ” at the 2008 Boston Music Awards . Jada is managed by Laura Poulin Management/ Bristol Entertainment . Through Universal Motown , Jada released their first major label single , `` American Cowboy '' ( written and produced by Akon and RedOne ) in the spring of 2009 . This was followed by their second major label single , `` Break Up Song '' ( written and produced by Wayne Wilkins , Andrew Frampton , and Savan Kotecha ) in the fall of 2009 . Jada ’ s song `` Model That '' was featured on the November 17 , 2009 episode of the MTV television show `` The City '' . `` American Cowboy '' was featured on the Fox drama `` House '' on Monday , April 27 , 2009 . They released a song and music video for `` This Party ’ s on Fire '' ( written and produced by Rio , video directed by Vassili Shields ) on October 4 , 2011 . Their most recent EP , named `` Supersonique '' , was released on January 24 , 2011 , and included 5 songs with 2 remixes , including `` Supersonique '' , `` This Party 's on Fire '' , `` Mercy Killing '' , `` Ca n't Let Go '' , and `` Goodbye '' . Early years . In January 2006 , Jada worked in New York with Grammy-nominated producer/songwriter Toby Gad ( Fergie , Beyoncé , Natasha Bedingfield ) . Jada worked with Gad to co-write the ballad , “ Is It Love ” . Jada traveled to studios all over the country , from New York City and Atlanta to Miami and Los Angeles , collaborating with such superstars as RedOne , Akon , Danja , Wyclef Jean , Swizz Beatz and J.R. Rotem . They also worked with Jordan Omley from production/songwriting team The Jam ( production team ) ( Leona Lewis , Jennifer Hudson , Jordin Sparks ) yielded “ The Problem with Love ” , “ If You Wan na '' ( written by Ryan Tedder of OneRepublic ) ” and the inspirational “ Hold On ” . An alliance with UK team Wayne Wilkins , Andrew Frampton , and Savan Kotecha ( Natasha Bedingfield , Carrie Underwood ) resulted in the mid tempo “ Break Up Song ” and club track “ Play a Playa '' , while New York City hit-makers Sturken & Rodgers ( Christina Aguilera , Rihanna ) contributed the ballad , `` Shattered ” . Later , “ Can ’ t Let Go ” was co-written by Jada and Ric Poulin . In 2006 , the group signed to Universal Motown . Their song `` I 'm That Chick '' ( produced by JR Rotem ) was featured on the ' mini soundtrack in late 2007 . In February 2008 , Jada appeared with R & B singer JoJo at the Ultimate Prom event . In 2008 , the writing team , The Clutch and producer Danja , wrote and produced a song with Jada called `` Denial '' , which they performed live on NECN . Jada won `` Outstanding Pop/R & B Music Act of the Year '' at the 2008 Boston Music Awards . The Boston Phoenix official dispatch from the 2008 Boston Music Awards said of Jada , “ Being that they ’ re signed to Motown , these local divas had some hype to live up to . And they did ; homegirls look hotter in person than in press shots ( one even has a little Jess Alba thing going on ) , and , unlike manufactured hoaxes like Destiny ’ s Child , every last one of them can belt and grind. ” In 2008 , Jada worked with producer RedOne ( Lady Gaga , Brandy ) at Jada ’ s homebase , Bristol Recording Studios in Boston . The sessions yielded “ Model That ” and the group ’ s debut single , “ American Cowboy ” ( co-written and produced by Akon ) , which was released to iTunes on March 31 . Jada toured many Top 40 radio stations across the country promoting their song and video release of `` American Cowboy '' . The video was directed by Ray Kay ( Lady Gaga ) and released on April 25 . Jada 's second single , the mid-tempo `` Break Up Song '' , written and produced by Wayne Wilkins , Andrew Frampton , and Savan Kotecha , was released to Top 40 Radio , iTunes and Amazon.com in September 2009 . The same creative team wrote and produced Jada 's song `` Model That '' , which was featured on the MTV television show `` The City '' on November 17 , 2009 . Some of the popular Top 40 Radio Stations across the country visited by Jada during their tours for “ American Cowboy ” and `` Break Up Song '' include KIIS LA ( Los Angeles , CA ) , WXKS KISS 108 ( Boston , MA ) , WKSE ( Buffalo , NY ) , WBHT ( Wilkes-Barre , PA ) , WIOQ Q102 ( Philadelphia , PA ) , WKCI KC101.3 ( New Haven , CT ) , KWNZ 93.7 ( Reno , NV ) , and WWHT Hot 107 ( Syracuse , NY ) . Recent . In 2010 , Jada performed at the National Association for Campus Activities ( NACA ) in the northeast convention in Philadelphia and in the west convention in Los Angeles . Their song `` This Party ’ s on Fire '' recently played on the Top 40 radio station , KISS 108 Boston . Jada also sang the National Anthem for various sporting events , such as the 2010 NBA Playoffs for the Boston Celtics first playoff game at the TD Garden , and at the HBO Welterweight Boxing Championship at Madison Square Garden in New York . Jada also performed at the Boston Nightlife Awards and the annual Faneuil Hall Tree Lighting Ceremony . Jada 's `` American Cowboy '' aired on the Fox sitcom , `` House '' on Monday , April 27 , 2010 . Jada also performed at the nationally televised wedding of Cynthia Bailey and Peter Thomas of the Bravo TV show Real Housewives of Atlanta in season 3 . In 2011 , Jada was celebrity judges at the Hard Rock Cafe Battle of the Bands representing the non-profit organization , Music Drives Us Foundation , led by Ernie Boch Jr . In May 2011 , Jada performed at the 2011 New England Urban Music Awards . In June 2011 , Jada performed live on television for Fox Providence 's `` The Rhode Show '' . In October 2011 , Jada launched a new single and music video for their new song `` This Party 's on Fire '' . In January 2012 , Jada launched a five-song EP called `` Supersonique '' , with the songs `` Supersonique '' , `` This Party 's on Fire '' , `` Mercy Killing '' , `` Ca n't Let Go '' , `` Goodbye '' , a remix of `` This Party 's on Fire '' , a remix of `` Mercy Killing '' . In November 2012 , Jada released the song `` Stop My Heart '' on Jay Dabhi 's `` The WeekEND '' album as part of Soltrenz Records/ Strictly Rhythm . Jacyn now sings in the Salem , Massachusetts-based rock duo Venus Mars Project . April is now recording her EP `` Electric Love '' at Surefire Creative Studios in Lowell and is set to debut at the House of Blues in Los Angeles April 17 , 2015 . She released her single `` Believe '' on March 6 , 2015 to iTunes . April released her first album `` Electric Love '' to iTunes and several other music outlets on March 5 , 2017 . April now sings with Northeastern Country Band Sage and Whiskey . Musical style and influences . Jada is known for their mix of pop music , soul , dance , and R & B styling , and their gospel-inspired harmonies . Each singer has her own individual style , such as Jacyn 's tastes of pop and rock from Pink ( singer ) to Paramore , April ’ s hip-hop and urban sound and fashion from T.I . and Timbaland , Lauren 's suburban Philadelphia influences in neo-soul legends like Jill Scott and Musiq Soulchild , and Elle ’ s unique style from Rascal Flatts and John Legend to Lady Gaga . Performances . Jada has performed at numerous fairs , festivals , parks , concerts , colleges and televised events across the country . Jada has shared the stage with The Black Eyed Peas , Ciara , Akon , Sean Kingston , Boyz II Men , JoJo , Ashanti , Flo Rida , All American Rejects , Plain White T ’ s , Jesse McCartney , Soulja Boy , Hall and Oates , Susan Tedeschi , The Rascals and others . Jada has toured with Simon Mall ( Simon Property Group ) D'Tour Live , Radio Disney Summer Concert Series , National Radio Concert Tour Spring/Summer 09 including WXKS-FM ( KISS 108 FM ) Concert at the Comcast Center Boston , WBHT Concert , WKSZ Concert , WKGS KISS 106.7 Concert and more . Jada has performed the National Anthem at Gillette Stadium for the New England Patriots , at Fenway Park for the Boston Red Sox , at The TD Garden for the Boston Celtics NBA Playoffs for the 2008 , 2009 , and 2010 seasons , for the Boston Bruins at The TD Garden , and at the 2010 HBO Welterweight Boxing Championship at Madison Square Garden . Other live performances include : Teen Vogue and Seventeen Magazine events , Disney Pleasure Island , Six Flags , Hersheypark , Hard Rock Cafe , Day of the Child Concert at Santa Monica Airport , Radio Disney , the 2010 Boston Nightlife Awards , Boston Music Awards , Miami Winter Music Conference , the Viper Room at John Garabedian `` Open House Party '' at the 47th Annual Grammy Awards , the National Association for Campus Activities ( NACA ) , and Bravo ’ s ( Bravo ( US TV channel ) ) Real Housewives of Atlanta ( season 3 ) . Media appearances . `` Model That '' was featured on the November 17 , 2009 episode of the MTV television show http : //www.mtv.com/shows/the-city/season_1/episode.jhtml ? episodeID=161303 East : WXKS KISS108 ( Boston , MA ) , WFHN ( New Bedford , MA ) , WKCI ( New Haven , CT ) , WFLY ( Albany , NY ) , WKKF ( Albany , NY ) , WWHT ( Syracuse , NY ) , WPXY ( Rochester , NY ) , WKGS ( Rochester , NY ) , WKSE ( Buffalo , NY ) , WBHT ( Wilkes-Barre , PA ) , WKRZ ( Wilkes-Barre , PA ) , WHKF ( Harrisburg , PA ) , and WSTW ( Wilminton , PA ) West : KIIS ( Los Angeles , CA ) , KDND ( Sacramento , CA ) , KSXY ( Santa Rosa , CA ) , KWYL 102.9 ( Reno , NV ) , KHOP 95.1 ( Modesto , CA ) , KWNZ 93.7 ( Reno , NV ) , KHTS ( San Diego , CA ) , KZZP ( Phoenix , AZ ) , KRQQ ( Tucson , AZ ) , KSME ( Denver , CO ) , KKMG ( Denver , CO ) , KVUU ( Denver , CO ) , KPTT ( Denver , CO ) , KONN ( Denver , CO ) , KZHT ( Salt Lake City , UT ) , KYMV ( Salt Lake City , UT ) , and KUDD ( Salt Lake City , UT ) South : WFLZ ( Tampa , FL ) , WXXL ( Orlando , FL ) , WBVD ( Melbourne , FL ) , WHYI ( Miami , FL ) , WPOW ( Miami , FL ) , WBZW ( Pittsburg , PA ) , WKST ( Pittsburg , PA ) , WAKS ( Independence , OH ) , WNCI ( Columbus , OH ) , WDJX ( Louisville , KY ) , and WZKF ( Louisville , KY ) . Non-profit organization affiliations . Jada was the first Ambassador for Ernie Boch Jr. 's , Music Drives Us Foundation . Jada has made many appearances as part of this foundation , such as guest judges at the 2010 and 2011 Hard Rock Cafe Battle of the Bands .
Old Royal College Building , Colombo . Old Royal College Building is the main building of the University of Colombo . The iconic symbol of the University of Colombo , it is located on campus center in front of the university sports grounds , and presently houses the Department of Mathematics . Originally built in 1911 for the Royal College Colombo before it was transferred to the University College Colombo a year after its formation in 1921 . Located behind the building is the King George Hall . The foundation stone for a new building for the Royal College Colombo was laid by the Governor of Ceylon Sir Henry McCallum on May 31 , 1911 and the college was transferred from its former location in Sebastian Hill on August 27 , 1913 .
Edward Barton ( diplomat ) . Sir Edward Barton ( c.1562–1598 ) was Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire , appointed by Queen Elizabeth I of England . Barton went to Constantinople in 1578 , in the pay of the Levant Company , as secretary to the founder of the English embassy in the city , William Harborne and in 1588 was left by Harborne as English agent . By this time he was fluent in Turkish and well respected in the court . This was a time of war between England and Spain , and Barton was charged with trying to obtain the support of the Ottomans in this struggle , while of course working to defend English commercial interests by for example trying to persuade the Porte to prevent Florence from trading in cloth in Ottoman territory . In 1596 Barton accompanied Sultan Mehmet III in his campaign against Hungary and was present at the siege of Eger . During his time in the city there were difficulties with his neighbours , who were offended by the raucous behaviour of guests at Barton 's parties . On 28 February 1598 , Barton died of dysentery and his body was ceremonially taken from the English house in Pera to the island of Heybeliada for burial in the cemetery of the Christian church . The Fugger agent in Venice reported that 'the funeral of the late English envoy was carried out with great solemnity and attended by many distinguished gentlemen and representatives of foreign countries ' . His grave was later removed to the British Haydarpaşa Cemetery in the district of Üsküdar . References . For his relationship with the Patriarch of Alexandria Meletios Pigas in Constantinople ( 1597-1598 ) see the PhD Thesis of Vassiliki Tzoga , Meletios Pigas ( 1550-1601 ) Patriarch of Alexandria . Biography and Works , National and Kapodistrian University of Athens , Athens 2009 .
Santiari . Santiari is a village in the Coalla Department of Gnagna Province in eastern Burkina Faso . The village has a population of 908 .
Mark Smith ( cricketer ) . Mark Stuart Smith ( born December 4 , 1975 ) was a Zimbabwean cricketer . He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler who played for Matabeleland . He was born in Bulawayo . Smith made a single first-class appearance for the team , during the 1994-95 season , against Mashonaland Under-24s . Batting as a tailender , Smith finished not out in both innings of the match , scoring just one run in the two innings in which he played .
Aleks Vrteski . Aleksandar Vrteski ( sometimes spelt Aleks ) ( ) ( born 28 September 1988 in Karratha , Western Australia ) is a football goalkeeper who plays for Stirling Lions . Aleksandar is of Macedonian descent . Club career . Having been involved with Perth Glory 's former youth development scheme , `` Future Glory '' , in the past , Vrteski was invited by technical manager , Mich d'Avray , to train with the first team as part of the Pathway to Glory initiative midway through 2005 . Vrteski was signed from the Australian Institute of Sport and was the youngest player in the A-League for the 2006-07 season . In October 2006 , Aleks became the club 's first choice goalkeeper for the 06/07 season for the first few rounds but was replaced by Jason Petkovic . Petkovic suffered a season ( and possibly career ) ending injury in Round Nine and Vrteski was a starter for a few more games until the club signed Tommi Tomich who replaced Vrteski in the starting line-up . Vrteski made a move overseas to play for Macedonian club FK Pobeda in 2007 and returned to Australia to sign for Perth Glory for the second time in his career in 2009 where he played as a backup to Tando Velaphi . Aleks Vrteski has signed with Solo FC in Liga Primer Indonesia . On 22 November 2012 it was announced that the player had been loaned to Newcastle Jets as an injury replacement . International career . Vrteski has played for Australia at U-17 and U-20 levels . The 17-year-old made his debut for the Young Socceroos , keeping a clean sheet in a 4-0 win over Sri Lanka in Colombo to seal the U-20s ' place in the Asian Youth Championships . As a member of Macedonia U-21 team he played for the friendly match against Croatia U-21 on 11 February 2009 .
Rudolf Spanner . Rudolf Spanner ( born 17 April 1895 in Metternich bei Koblenz ; died 1960 ) was Director of the Danzig Anatomical Institute during World War II . On his own initiative , he set up a process to produce soap from human fat in 1943-44 and a limited quantity of the soap was produced on his order to clean autopsy rooms . During the Nuremberg Trials , Sigmund Mazur , a laboratory assistant at the Danzig Anatomical Institute , testified that soap had been made from corpse fat , and claimed that 70 to 80 kg ( 154-176 lbs ) of fat collected from 40 bodies could produce more than 25 kg ( 55 lbs ) of soap , and that the finished soap was retained by Professor Rudolf Spanner . Eyewitnesses included British POWs who were part of the forced labor that constructed the camp , and Dr. Stanislaw Byczkowski , head of the Department of Toxicology at the Danzig School of Medicine . Suggested sources for the fat include Stutthof concentration camp , Danzig Municipal Jail , and a Danzig psychiatric hospital . The total of `` human soap '' produced by Rudolph Spanner is estimated at `` somewhere between 10 and 100 kilograms '' `` Aaron Breitbart , a senior researcher at the Simon Wiesenthal Center , agreed that the evidence is thin . 'The leading scholars of the Holocaust are of the opinion that the Nazis did not make soap , ' he says . 'It was a cruel rumor at the camps. ' '' . Holocaust survivor Thomas Blatt , who investigated the subject , found little concrete documentation and no evidence of mass production of soap from human fat , but concluded that there was indeed evidence of experimental soap making .
Monitor ( UK TV programme ) . `` Monitor '' is a British arts television programme that was launched on 2 February 1958 on BBC , and ran until 1965 . Huw Wheldon was the editor from 1958 to 1962 . He was also the principal interviewer and anchor until 1964 . Wheldon set about moulding a team of talents , including W.G . Archer , Melvyn Bragg , Humphrey Burton , John Berger , Patrick Garland , David Jones , Peter Newington , Ken Russell , John Schlesinger , Nancy Thomas , and Alan Tyrer `` Monitor '' ranged in subject over all the arts . The editor role was handed to Humphrey Burton in July 1962 , lasting a year . He was succeeded by David Jones as producer for the 1963–64 season . The hundredth programme , made in 1962 , was a film directed by Ken Russell and written by Wheldon , the celebrated `` Elgar '' . The `` Elgar '' film was innovative because it was the first time that an arts programme showed one long film about an artistic figure instead of short items , and it was the first time that re-enactments were used . Before this , only photos or location shots had been used in programmes . Russell , however , still met resistance from Wheldon in allowing actors to play the subjects of his films . The `` Elgar '' film includes sequences of the young composer riding his bicycle on the Malvern Hills accompanied by Elgar 's `` Introduction & Allegro for Strings '' . Russell had a particular empathy with Elgar 's music because , like the composer , he was a Catholic . Wheldon 's `` Monitor '' lasted until he had `` interviewed everyone I am interested in interviewing '' and he was succeeded by Jonathan Miller for the series ' last season in 1964/65 . Miller was both presenter and editor . The theme tune was `` Marcia '' from `` Serenade for String Orchestra '' ( Op . 11 , 1937 ) by Dag Wirén . The book `` Monitor : An Anthology '' , edited by Huw Wheldon , was published by Macdonald in 1962 .
Prajapati ( film ) . `` Prajapati '' was a Bengali social drama film directed by Biplab Chatterjee and produced by Rajesh Kumar based on the novel of Samaresh Basu in the same name . The film was released in 1993 . A criminal case for obscenity was filed against the author Samaresh Basu and the publisher in 1968 for the original novel . Plot . Sukhen , a youngman lives a casual life . He is innocent but neglected of his family . Sukhen loves Shikha and wants to live a normal and healthy life but his brothers are corrupt as well as politically powerful , who tries to use unemployed Sukhen for their political mileage .
2014–15 Lafayette Leopards women 's basketball team . The 2014–15 Lafayette Leopards women 's basketball team represented Lafayette College during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women 's basketball season . The Leopards , led by fifth year head coach Dianne Nolan , played their home games at Kirby Sports Center and were members of the Patriot League . They finished the season 14–17 , 6–12 in Patriot League play to finish in seventh place . They lost in the quarterfinals of the Patriot League Women 's Tournament to American . Schedule . ! colspan=9 style= '' background : # 800000 ; color : # 000000 ; '' | Non-Conference Regular season ! colspan=9 style= '' background : # 800000 ; color : # 000000 ; '' | Patriot League Regular season ! colspan=9 style= '' background : # 800000 ; color : # 000000 ; '' | Patriot League Women 's Tournament
BrainPop . BrainPop ( styled BrainPOP ) is a group of educational websites with over 1,000 short animated movies for students in grades K-12 ( ages 6 to 17 ) , together with quizzes and related materials , covering the subjects of science , social studies , English , mathematics , engineering and technology , health , and arts and music . BrainPop is used in more than 20 % of U.S. schools and also offers subscriptions for families and homeschoolers . It is also used in schools in Mexico , France , Spain , Israel and several other countries , where it offers videos in local languages that are designed for students in those countries . BrainPop is available by subscription but has some free content , including a movie of the day , several free movies from each topic area , educators materials , including lesson plans , and an extensive library of educational games called GameUp . Its free smartphone and tablet application accesses BrainPop 's free and subscription content . The videos and other materials are designed to engage students and assist teachers and home schoolers ; they are aligned to state education standards . Most of the videos feature the characters Tim and Moby . In addition to BrainPop.com for older children , the company offers BrainPop Jr. for younger children ( grades K-3 ) , BrainPop Español , BrainPop Français , BrainPop ELL for non-native speakers learning English , BrainPop Educators , a free site for teachers and parents to post materials and interact with BrainPop and each other , GameUp and My BrainPop , a tool for students and teachers to record learning accomplishments . The sites are owned by FWD Media , Inc. and its affiliates , based in New York . History and products . Founded in 1999 , the BrainPop websites display animated , curriculum-based content that supports educators and are intended to be fun and motivational for students to watch . The sites ' movies cover the subjects of science , social studies , English , mathematics , engineering & technology , health , and arts and music . Since 2007 , the movies have been closed captioned . The sites also access a wide variety of educational games . BrainPop is used in more than 25 % of U.S. schools and in many schools outside the U.S. , as well as by parents , homeschoolers and others . The company was founded by Avraham Kadar , M.D. , an immunologist and pediatrician , to explain medical concepts to his young patients using animation . As of 2011 , BrainPop hosted more than 11 million unique visits each month , from thousands of schools and individuals worldwide . BrainPop uses an in-house team of educators , animators and writers to produce and continually update the sites , incorporating teacher and parent input . The site 's resources include BrainPop.com , for grades 3 and up ( over age 9 ) and BrainPop Jr. , for grades K-3 ( ages 5 to 9 ) . The sites also offer movies in several languages for regional markets aligned to local educational standards . The site 's free , interactive resource for teachers and homeschoolers , BrainPop Educators , features free tips , tools and best practices by and for educators . My BrainPop is a tool for students and teachers to record learning accomplishments , and teachers can track students ' progress . In 2009 , BrainPop introduced BrainPop ELL ( originally called BrainPop ESL ) , targeted at students learning English as a second language . Schools and parents can use the site to help shape the student 's curriculum . BrainPop 's free GameUp website contains free online games from third-party game publishers that coordinate with the BrainPop , BrainPop Jr. and BrainPop ELL curricula . BrainPop movies may be used to introduce a new lesson or topic , for illustrating complex subject matter or to review before a test . Content is aligned to USA state education standards and is searchable by topic or state standard . In addition to movies , the site displays quizzes , educational games , experiments and other related content that students can use interactively to reinforce the lessons in the movies . BrainPop products are compatible with PCs , Macs , projectors and interactive whiteboards , as well as applications for tablets and smart phones . No downloading , installation or special hardware is required . The movies feature recurring characters such as the robot Moby , Tim ( a teenager , at BrainPop ) and Annie ( a younger girl , at BrainPop Jr. ) . Most of the movies begin with the characters responding to correspondence and end humorously , often with Tim getting annoyed at Moby or vice versa . Reputation . `` BrainPOP has built a reputation for quality , thoughtfulness , and robust support for teachers '' . BrainPop and its products have earned numerous awards and recognition from `` Common Sense Media '' , Association of Educational Publishers , `` District Administration '' magazine , `` Forbes '' magazine , Association for Library Service to Children , Association of Educational Publishers , Digital Innovation in Learning Awards , `` Tech & Learning Magazine '' , the KAPi Awards , the Codie awards , Apps for Homeschooling , International Serious Play Awards , `` Learning Magazine '' , EdNet 's Best , Teacher 's Choice Awards , `` eSchool News '' , Homeschool.com , Apple Education , the Interactive Media Awards , Teachers With Apps and Distinguished Achievement Awards , Media & Methods . A 2009 multi-grade study by SEG research , entitled `` A Study of the Effectiveness of BrainPop '' , involved over 1,000 students in schools in Palm Beach County , Florida and New York City . The BrainPop-financed study concluded , `` Students in classes using BrainPop made significant improvements compared to students in classes not using BrainPop . '' Schools recommend the product . A teacher wrote to `` eSchool News '' , `` This product has made my students excited to take the quiz after the video . How many teachers can say that about their students ? '' Praising a BrainPop video about Ada Lovelace , `` Wired '' magazine wrote , `` After reading more about her life and her work , I still feel it is best summarized by BrainPop ’ s Ada Lovelace video , which is designed for kids . '' Another reviewer felt that a good feature of BrainPop 's movies is their brevity : `` just enough to capture and engage children . '' After budgetary cuts caused the cancellation of a Michigan school 's subscription to BrainPop in 2014 , teachers raised money from students to bring it back in 2015 . The educational site connexions.org wrote : `` I recommend this site to teachers who want to inform and entertain their students . The videos are a unique educational tool with loveable characters . … BrainPop will not only enliven the classroom , but the site is dependable with lessons following state and grade-level standards . '' `` Teach Magazine '' noted , `` Tim and Moby … illustrate often difficult concepts in a fun format uniquely suited for the 21st-century learner . '' In 2011 , Canada 's `` TEACH Magazine '' wrote that the movies are presented `` in a fun format uniquely suited for the 21st-century learner . … BrainPop movies are ideal for both group and one-on-one settings and can be used to introduce new lessons or topics or to illustrate complex themes as review before a test . In 2015 , `` Yahoo ! Tech '' selected BrainPop for its list of `` Eleven Great Digital Homework Helpers for Your Kids '' , and SheKnows Media listed it among its top educational sites for kids . In 2010 , `` The New York Times '' wrote of the company 's free smartphone and tablet application : `` BrainPop is a worthy app , featuring a new brief educational cartoon every day . The cartoon is followed by a quick quiz that will at times challenge even a grown-up . '' `` The Epoch Times '' featured the application as its `` iPhone App of the Week '' and called the movies `` usually funny , if somewhat corny , and always engaging '' . The Explore Knowledge Academy , the first public charter i-school in Nevada , has recommended BrainPop 's phone and tablet application , as has ChanelproSMB , `` Family Circle '' , `` Common Sense Media '' `` Cool Mom Tech '' and `` The Educator 's Room '' . `` ADDitude Magazine '' selected the app as one of three apps to `` sharpen reading skills '' . BrainPop characters . Tim and Moby are the main characters in most BrainPop movies . Tim . Tim is a teenager who does most of the talking in the movies and understands what Moby says . The design on his shirt usually matches the topic being covered . At the beginning of each video , Tim reads a letter from a student asking about the topic . Often at the end of the movies , Moby will humorously annoy Tim , or vice versa . Moby . Moby the Robot is an orange robot who communicates in beeping noises . The three lights on his chest light up when he beeps , and Tim usually translates what he 's saying . Moby is Tim 's friend but loves to drive him crazy . Moby helps out by fetching things for Tim and asking questions about the topic they are discussing . As a robot , he can do things that people are unable to do , such as changing his hand into a freeze-ray , sending himself back in time , throwing garbage into a black hole in space , removing his head , and using lasers . Some of the movies , such as the Earth , Radar and Milky Way videos , imply that Moby is of an extraterrestrial origin . However , the Leonardo da Vinci movie implies that he was invented by da Vinci . Other characters . Cassie and Rita are two teenage girls , who are best friends and are mainly featured in comics that accompany many of the movies in the `` FYI '' section . They also occasionally appear in the main movies and even narrate a few of them . Rita tends to be more composed and intelligent , while Cassie tends to be more absent-minded . Like Moby , Cassie enjoys annoying Tim , while some of the movies imply that Rita has a romantic interest in Tim and that he returns her feelings . Bob is a rat with a broken tail and a patched chest . He is featured in , and often conducts , experiments called `` Experiments with Bob the Ex-Lab Rat '' , which relate to mostly science movies . Gary and gary are a father and son featured in comics called `` How To With Gary and gary '' , which show how to do something safely . The capitalized `` Gary '' is the father , and the lowercase `` gary '' is the son . BrainPop Jr.. BrainPop Jr. was launched in 2006 . It is similar to BrainPop in subject areas , but the movies are geared towards grades K-3 ( age 5-9 ) . The hosts are Moby and a little girl named Annie . Like the regular BrainPop , the site offers a free `` Movie of the Week '' , as well as several free movies in the different curricular areas . `` Common Sense Media '' wrote called `` BrainPop Jr. `` a high-quality educational site that kids can navigate easily on their own . This interactive site includes videos , audio prompts , and graphics familiar to kids in an ideal format for young learners . Kids can take their enjoyment of videos to the next , more effective , level and do something with what they 've just watched online … [ and explore ] sub-categories , like the science and math sections . If your K-3 child likes to learn things online , this site is worth the subscription fee . '' `` Common Sense Media '' also praised the free movies ' video quality and topic variety , and writing , `` The videos cover a lot of ground but are easy to follow and fun to watch ; they 'll explain things slowly and deliberately and at a level that 's appropriate for young elementary school kids [ but ] it will be largely up to parents to get kids engaged in further exploration of the material . '' Characters in BrainPop Jr.. Annie is a young girl who narrates the movies . She wears red framed glasses and also works with Moby . She has a teenage sister named Mia . There are many hints in BrainPop Jr. that Annie is Mexican . For instance , her dog 's name is Señor Maurice , and she sometimes refers to her father as `` Papi '' . In BrainPop Jr. , Moby shows his emotions more often , like crying or getting excited . Moby is more kind-hearted in BrainPop Jr. than in BrainPop . He can also do things the other Moby ca n't do , like sneeze , sweat , and drink things , like water . He can also be sick and smell flowers . Frank and Joey are two fish that star in the comic strip `` Belly Up . '' BrainPop Educators and BrainPop ELL . BrainPop Educators was introduced in 2008 . It is an online community of 125,000 teachers , and parents who use BrainPop . This free site offers answer keys to activity pages , graphic organizers , professional development materials , posters , clipart and other resources for educators . It also allows educators to collaborate and share resources , such as lesson plans , organizers and activities for students . The site also offers video tutorials and webinars . My BrainPop , added in 2013 , is a tool for students and teachers to record learning accomplishments from game play , activities , quizzes and other content . BrainPop ELL ( English as a second language ) is a website launched in 2009 that displays animated videos providing grammar and vocabulary instruction and interactive exercises for non-native English speakers of all ages . Each video contains an animated story , an introduction to new vocabulary , and an illustration of relevant grammar topics . The narrator is a boy named Ben , who is accompanied by Moby the robot . The videos provide a series of increasingly challenging contextualized language and content exercises for English learners , starting with beginner levels and progressing to advanced levels . Students may select review activities , such as “ Words , Words , Words ” , a vocabulary exercise that uses flashcards and includes a pronunciation guide ; `` Hear it , Say it '' , to reinforce vocabulary and speaking ; `` Read it '' , for reading comprehension ; and `` Write it '' , for writing practice . There are also games and quizzes to review ideas from the videos . Internet-based websites have been shown to be useful tools to supplement in-class instruction for English language learners . `` Education Week '' recommends BrainPop ELL , writing that it `` helps build background knowledge and concrete visual examples . '' GameUp . In 2011 , BrainPop launched its educational games site , GameUp , which contains a collection of free online games from third-party game publishers and BrainPop 's designers that help teach a variety of subjects and coordinate with the BrainPop , BrainPop Junior and BrainPop ELL curricula . BrainPop partners with developer organizations and community developers to continually expand and improve the site 's content and align the games with academic standards . More than 100 games were featured on the site by 2014 based on the Common Core State Standards Initiative . GameUp aims to help teachers use educational games in the classroom to engage and motivate students . It is supported by BrainPop Educators . New Media Consortium wrote : `` GameUp features top online educational gaming titles as well as support and supplementary materials to educators . GameUp titles come from an impressive collection of organizations such as Nobelprize.org® , iCivics , JASON Project , Mangahigh , and National Council of Teachers of Mathematics , to name a few . '' `` Edutopia '' , `` Education Week '' and `` The Wall Street Journal '' are among other sources that recommend GameUp . BrainPop `` curates their games very carefully and considers a wide range of factors , from a game 's curricular value to the length of experience appropriate for classroom use , and thoughtfully pairs games with supplemental lessons and materials that allow teachers to quickly and easily integrate the games into their classrooms . ''
Friedrich Huffzky . Feldwebel Friedrich Huffzky was a German flying ace during World War I . He was the pilot of the most successful two-seater German fighter crew of the war , scoring nine confirmed aerial victories . World War I service . Friedrich Huffzky is known to have been assigned to Schlachtstaffel 15 of the `` Luftstreitkräfte '' in early 1918 as a Vizefeldwebel . He piloted a Halberstadt CL.II escort fighter . Teamed with Gottfried Ehmann , an experienced gunner who already had three victories verified , Huffzky began his victory streak on 4 June 1918 . By 29 July 1918 , he had run his string to nine confirmed victories ; in the process , Ehmann was credited with a total of 12 wins and became the most successful German gunner of the war . Huffzky was awarded both classes of the Iron Cross for his efforts , as well as a promotion to Feldwebel .
Gold Drawing Room of the Winter Palace . The Gold Drawing Room of the Winter Palace , St Petersburg was one of the rooms of the palace reconstructed following the fire of 1837 by the architect Alexander Briullov . The vaulted ceiling and window embrasures give this large room a cavernous air . Following her marriage in 1841 , it became the most formal of the rooms comprising the suite of Tsaritsa Maria Alexandrovna . It was refurbished for her by Andrei Stakenschneider , who employed heavy gilt mouldings for the ceiling and walls in a Byzantine style . The room contains a fireplace of marble and jasper with a mosaic by Etienne Moderni Today , as part of the State Hermitage Museum , this room retains its original decoration .
Marisol Ribeiro . Marisol Ribeiro ( stage name Marisol Ribeiro Ferreira , July 19 , 1984 in São Paulo ) is a Brazilian actress . Biography . Daughter of actress Maria Ferreira and former television news presenter Gilberto Ribeiro , For many years he lived in Taubaté in São Paulo . In 1999 he moved to the capital seeking the dream of becoming an actress . He participated in many TV commercials , soap operas and a few pieces . In 2001 he joined the cast of `` Disney Cruj '' in SBT , then immediately took `` Marisol '' , the same station , and the same year ( 2002 ) also did `` Malhação '' on Rede Globo , interpreting Tininha . In 2006 , Marisol interpret Manuela in `` Malhação '' , but was replaced by Luiza Valdetaro , who had also played `` América '' and , curiously , a character of the same name . Once posed nude for the magazine Sexy in 2005 . The following year , after leaving the Rede Globo , Marisol accused the broadcaster does not give you more work in soap operas and series for having posed nude in the magazine , claiming to have suffered an increasing devaluation of the network as a result .
Jenny Powell . Jennifer `` Jenny '' Powell ( born 8 April 1968 in Ilford , London ) is an English television presenter . Early life . Powell 's parents are of Cape Coloured descent from South Africa , she attended Woodford County High School for Girls in Woodford Green and the Italia Conti school in London . Career . Powell began her career in 1985 being the TV ad voiceover for the 6th and 7th volumes of the `` Now That 's What I Call Music ! '' series . In 1986 she went on to present the BBC2 music programme `` No Limits '' and then moved to Saturday morning television for children , first co-presenting `` UP2U '' for BBC1 during the summers of 1988 and 1989 , then `` Gim me 5 '' , on ITV . She was also a presenter of `` Top of the Pops '' in 1989 . In 1995 , she became the hostess on ITV 's version of `` Wheel of Fortune '' . In 1997 she appeared on Channel 4 's `` Brass Eye '' , a satirical spoof documentary show produced by Chris Morris . She talked earnestly about the perils of 'heavy electricity ' and warned that the South of England could be catapulted towards Finland if people did not bang on wires with hammers . More recently , she has presented `` Soap Fever '' , `` Live Talk '' , `` Getaway '' and `` Our House '' for UKTV Style . She tried to make it as a stand-up comedian in Granada Television 's `` Stand Up Jenny '' , and was a regular on ITV 's `` Loose Women '' . In 2005 , she was one of the competitors in the ITV reality TV show `` Celebrity Wrestling '' , competing under the name `` The Avenger '' . Powell has remained on television since 2000 . She was a presenter on BBC One 's `` To Buy or Not to Buy '' , and presented on ITV 's `` Bingo Night Live '' in June 2008 . From 23 March 2009 , she presented a quiz show , `` Wordplay '' on Five in the old `` Going for Gold '' slots . In summer 2010 , Powell was a contestant on Channel 4 's `` Celebrity Come Dine with Me '' and BBC One 's `` Celebrity Masterchef '' . In 2012 and 2013 , she appeared in two episodes of ITV2 's `` Lemon La Vida Loca '' . In 2017 she joined ITV 's Bigheads as a commentator . In January 2018 , Jenny participated in And They 're Off ! in aid of Sport Relief . Personal life . Powell married millionaire Toby Baxendale and they had two daughters . In 2009 Powell announced she had separated from her husband . She lives with her daughters in Cheshire .
Gatecrasher One . Gatecrasher One was a nightclub in Sheffield , South Yorkshire , England . The club was a converted warehouse owned by the Gatecrasher dance music brand . The nightclub was originally named The Republic , but this was changed in 2003 after a £1.5 million refurbishment . On 18 June 2007 the venue caught fire and partially collapsed . The building was later demolished . History . Gatecrasher One started life as the Roper and Wreaks works , on Matilda street , and was constructed around 1910 . The building was a two-storey brick built warehouse and remained an industrial building until 1986 . In 1991 a planning application to convert the building into offices was submitted . These plans were never carried out and a number of applications were submitted to convert the building into a nightclub . The conversion took place in 1995 opening to the public on 1 December of that year . The club was initially a financial failure , failing to attract the numbers expected . The fortunes of the club were changed when , in 1996 , the Gatecrasher night started to use the building for Saturday night events , initially as a few one off events , eventually becoming Gatecrasher 's permanent home . The rise in success of the Gatecrasher brand coincided with financial troubles for the owner , leading to Gatecrasher buying the venue at a reported six figure sum . Gatecrasher continually improved the venue , adding a VIP room and replacing the original crane in the main room with the lighting rig arches . In 2003 , Gatecrasher repositioned the brand and after a refurbishment , decided to rename the club . The Gatecrasher brand planned a large expansion of clubs , and the `` one '' in the name was to be the first of 10 clubs . The other clubs were not however called 2 , 3 , 4 , and 5 . ( Leeds , Nottingham , Birmingham and Watford ) . Club . The conversion from a warehouse to a nightclub was designed by Mills Beaumont Leavey , a Manchester-based architect , who proposed to keep the main body of the building but to create a new extension in a Postmodernist style . Internally the building was split into five distinct areas ; the Foyer , Main Room , Electric Box , the Lounge and the VIP Pod . The Building was constructed on sloping topography and therefore the five areas were on differing levels with Main room being the lowest , Lounge the highest with Foyer and Electric Box in-between . VIP shared the same floor space as Lounge . The focal point of the club was the main room . This was roughly a square double height room with a balcony on two sides . The front and rear of the room were small stages , with the DJ booth originally positioned on the front stage . Over the years a dedicated raised booth was constructed . Railings were positioned around the dance floor area and on the stage . The front stage railings were later removed and replaced with steps . One of the key features of the club was the raised walkway from the foyer to the second upstairs room . The walkway formed a bridge at the back of the foyer offering views across the room . The cloak room was accessed via steps from the foyer to a basement level . The club was very much characterised by the number of stairs , doors and small separate areas . Gatecrasher employed Matt Rawlinson of Raw design to carry out the interior design of the building , carrying out a number of refits and makeovers . The addition of booths next to the dance floor was the last major alteration before the fire . Gatecrasher One had a bespoke Opus sound system , three DJ boxes and always had a reputation for top quality laser equipment . Events were held throughout the week with Crasher the flagship night held monthly . 2007 fire . On the evening of 18 June 2007 Gatecrasher One caught fire and partially collapsed . Smoke could be seen across the city . There were only a small number of staff in the building at the time and they evacuated the building safely . No official cause or explanation for the fire has been released . It was believed that the fire started in the DJ box in the main room . Following the fire , council officers stated that they wanted the building to be saved if possible . Further inspections by structural engineers revealed that the building was beyond repair and that any attempt to restore the building would be unsafe . Consequently , the buildings were demolished . The building had been held in great affection by the people who had used it . After the fire a single bunch of flowers was left on the fence with a note that read `` The music , the lights , the spirit of the people . We will always remember you '' . The site today . The site has now been redeveloped into student accommodation , opening in 2016 . The site 's heritage can still be seen in various areas , not least of all the name of the building - `` Gatecrasher Apartments '' - with its logo representing a vinyl record . Elsewhere the theme continues with a garden feature in the courtyard in the shape of a record turntable and the four wings of the building named after musical terms - Opus , Mezzo , Vivo and Accent .
Josh Lennie . Joshua Lennie ( born 23 March 1986 ) is a retired English semi-professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper . He is now a full-time coach and scout in the United States . Brentford . Lennie started his career as a junior at Brentford and embarked on a scholarship at the beginning of the 2002–03 season . He received his maiden call into the team squad for a Football League Trophy first round match versus Barnet on 14 October 2003 and remained an unused substitute during the shootout win . Lennie was an unused substitute on another four occasions during the 2003–04 season . Lennie made his professional debut in the Football League Trophy first round on 28 September 2004 against Milton Keynes Dons . With the game already lost at 3–0 , Lennie came on as a half-time substitute for Alan Julian . He was called into the first team squad on another six occasions during the 2004–05 season , but did not play . Lennie was released at the end of the 2004–05 season . Non-league football . After his release from Brentford , Lennie dropped into Non-League football . He played for AFC Wimbledon , Harrow Borough , Molesey , Chalfont St Peter , Carshalton Athletic ( two spells ) , Chertsey Town ( two spells ) , Skelmersdale United , Hayes & Yeading United , Salford City , Dorking Wanderers , Bedfont Town , Chester and Wingate & Finchley . He also had a loan spell with Maidenhead United .
Amy Turner ( English rugby union ) . Amy Turner ( born 31 July 1984 ) is an English rugby union player . She represented at the 2010 Women 's Rugby World Cup . She started playing rugby at the age of 5 . She returned from injury for England 's match against in their 2010 Women 's Six Nations Championship match .
Saint David 's Day . Saint David 's Day ( , ) is the feast day of Saint David , the patron saint of Wales , and falls on 1 March , the date of Saint David 's death in 589 AD . The feast has been regularly celebrated since the canonisation of David in the 12th century ( by Pope Callistus II ) , though it is not a national holiday in the UK . Traditional festivities include wearing daffodils and leeks , recognised symbols of Wales and Saint David respectively , eating traditional Welsh food including cawl and Welsh rarebit , and women wearing traditional Welsh dress . An increasing number of cities and towns across Wales including Cardiff , Swansea and Aberystwyth also put on parades throughout the day . Significance of the day . Saint David ( ) was born in Caerfai , south west Wales into an aristocratic family . He was reportedly a scion of the royal house of Ceredigion , and founded a Celtic monastic community at Glyn Rhosyn ( The Vale of Roses ) on the western headland of Pembrokeshire ( ) at the spot where St David 's Cathedral stands today . David 's fame as a teacher and his asceticism spread among Celtic Christians , and he helped found about 12 monasteries . His foundation at Glyn Rhosyn became an important Christian shrine , and the most important centre in Wales . The date of Saint David 's death is believed to be 1 March 589 . His final words to the community of monks were : `` Brothers be ye constant . The yoke which with single mind ye have taken , bear ye to the end ; and whatsoever ye have seen with me and heard , keep and fulfil . '' For centuries , 1 March has been a national festival . Saint David was recognised as a national patron saint in the 12th century at a peak time of Welsh resistance to the Normans . He was canonised by Pope Callixtus II in 1120 . The 17th-century diarist Samuel Pepys noted how Welsh celebrations in London for Saint David 's Day would spark wider counter-celebrations amongst their English neighbours : life-sized effigies of Welshmen were symbolically lynched , and by the 18th century the custom had arisen of confectioners producing `` taffies '' —gingerbread figures baked in the shape of a Welshman riding a goat—on Saint David 's Day . Unlike Saint Patrick 's Day in Ireland , Saint David 's Day is not a national holiday , though there is strong support for it becoming a bank holiday in Wales . In the past , schools have taken a half-day holiday , which continues in some parts of Wales . Saint David 's Day is also celebrated in expatriate Welsh communities outside the UK . Cross-party support resulted in the National Assembly for Wales voting unanimously to make Saint David 's Day a public holiday in 2000 . A poll conducted for Saint David 's Day in 2006 found that 87 % of people in Wales wanted it to be a bank holiday , with 65 % prepared to sacrifice a different bank holiday to achieve this . A petition in 2007 to make Saint David 's Day a bank holiday was rejected by the office of the British Prime Minister Tony Blair . In the poem `` Armes Prydein '' ( `` The Prophesy of Britain '' ) , composed in the early to mid-10th century , the anonymous author prophesies that the Cymry ( the Welsh people ) will unite and join an alliance of fellow-Celts to repel the Anglo-Saxons , under the banner of Saint David : `` A lluman glân Dewi a ddyrchafant '' ( `` And they will raise the pure banner of Dewi '' ) . Although there were occasional Welsh uprisings in the Middle Ages , the country was briefly united by various Welsh princes before its conquest at different times , and it arguably had a very short period of independence during the rising of Owain Glyndŵr , but Wales as a whole was never an independent kingdom for long . Henry Tudor , 2nd Earl of Richmond , who was born in Pembroke Castle as a patrilineal descendant of the Tudor Dynasty of North Wales , became King Henry VII of England after his victory over Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485 , to end the Wars of the Roses . Henry 's green and white banner with a red dragon became a rallying point for Welsh patriotism with the memory of Saint David on his Feast Day . Henry was the first monarch of the House of Tudor , and during the reign of that dynasty the royal coat of arms included the Welsh Dragon , a reference to the monarch 's origin . The banner from Henry 's victory was not adopted as the official Flag of Wales until 1959 . The flag of Saint David , however , a golden cross on a black background , was not part of the symbolism of House of Tudor . Cardiff . Around Wales each year , Saint David is commemorated in parades , the largest of which in Cardiff . The parade is a non-military celebration of Welsh heritage and culture . To mark Saint David 's Day , and their return from a six-month tour of Afghanistan , soldiers from the Royal Welsh Regiment provided The Changing of the Guard ceremony at Cardiff Castle 's south gate on 27 and 28 February 2010 . On 1 March 2010 , the seventh National Saint David 's Day Parade took place in Cardiff city centre . Celebrations included concerts , a parade and a food festival . The food festival ran from 26 February with the third annual Really Welsh Food Festival in Queen Street , featuring all-Welsh produce . Following the parade , a number of Welsh entertainers performed and in the evening Cardiff Central Library provided free entertainment and food . Other locations . Public celebrations of Saint David 's Day , although still small in number , are becoming more commonplace . In many towns an annual parade through the centre of town is now held . Concerts are held in pubs , clubs , and other venues . In the town of Colwyn Bay in north Wales , an annual parade through the centre of town is now held with several hundred citizens and schoolchildren taking part . Other events are centred on the parade . The town of Prestatyn closes the top of the High Street for local schools to participate in Welsh singing and local fundraising . Swansea inaugurated a St David 's Week festival in 2009 with a range of musical , sporting and cultural events held throughout the city to mark the national day . Disneyland Paris also organises yearly events to celebrate Saint David 's Day which include a Welsh-themed week , fireworks , parades and Disney characters dressed in traditional Welsh attire . Washington , DC holds a St. David 's Day congressional reception at the United States Capitol in honor of the First Minister of Wales ' biannual visits . The Los Angeles St. David 's Day Festival – National Day of Wales is the largest annual event of its kind in the United States encompassing an eisteddfod , Celtic marketplace , classes , and a concert . Traditions . Children in Wales take part in school concerts or eisteddfodau , with recitation and singing being the main activities . Formerly , schoolchildren were given a half-day holiday . Officially this custom does not continue , although the practice can vary between schools . The younger girls sometimes wear traditional Welsh costumes to school . This costume consists of a long woollen skirt , apron , white blouse , woollen shawl and a Welsh hat . Also , various Welsh Regiments of the British Army use aspects of Saint David 's cross , Saint David himself , or songs of Saint David in their formalities during the celebrations . Many Welsh people wear one or both of the National symbols of Wales to celebrate St. David : the daffodil ( a generic Welsh symbol ) or the leek ( Saint David 's personal symbol ) on this day . The leek arises from an occasion when a troop of Welsh were able to distinguish each other from a troop of English enemy ( some historical accounts indicate Saxon invading forces ) , dressed in similar fashion , by wearing leeks . The flag of Saint David often plays a central role in the celebrations and can be seen flying throughout Wales . Popular dishes traditionally eaten on Saint David 's Day include cawl ( soup ) , `` bara brith '' tea loaf , lamb and Welsh rarebit .
Nikita Burdykin . Nikita Igorevich Burdykin ( ; born 10 June 1996 ) is a Russian football player . Club career . He made his debut in the Russian Professional Football League for FC Kaluga on 19 July 2017 in a game against FC Rotor-2 Volgograd .
Captain ( United States ) . In the United States uniformed services , captain is a commissioned-officer rank . In keeping with the traditions of the militaries of most nations , the rank varies between the services , being a senior rank in the naval services and a junior rank in the ground and air forces . Usage . For the naval rank , a captain is a senior officer of pay grade O-6 ( the sixth officer rank ) , typically commanding seagoing vessels , major aviation commands and shore installations . This rank is used by the U.S. Navy , U.S. Coast Guard , U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps , the NOAA Commissioned Corps , and the U.S. Maritime Service . Of note , and to further complicate the confusion , seaborne services of the United States and many other nations refer to the officer in charge of any seagoing vessel as `` captain '' regardless of actual rank . For instance , in the civilian merchant marine , the commander of a vessel is also referred to as a captain , and everyone in his boat must abide by his commands . While not an official rank , as in military pay grade , it is an official title and can confuse many individuals who are new to or unfamiliar with naval traditions . One exception to the rule is when an officer of higher rank than captain , such as admiral , is the officer in charge of one or more seagoing vessel ( s ) , such as a carrier battle group . An admiral is never referred to as `` captain '' . An additional item of note is that in the seaborne services , especially for submarine and aviation commands , the commanding officer is often referred to informally as `` skipper '' whether the officer is a captain or below . For the ground and air forces rank , a captain is of pay grade O-3 ( the third officer rank ) , usually serving as the commander of a company-sized unit in the ground forces , as a flight leader or other squadron officer in air units , or serving as an executive officer or staff officer for a larger unit such as a battalion or squadron . This rank is used by the U.S. Army , U.S. Air Force , and U.S. Marine Corps . The rank of captain is also used in other organizations outside the military , particularly in fire departments , police , and law enforcement . Captain ( ground and air forces ) . The insignia for captains in the United States Army was first authorized in 1836 . During the American Civil War , the rank of Captain was used in both the Union Army and Confederate States Army . The rank was typically held by either junior staff officers or company commanders . In the case of the latter , company officers were normally elected by the men of their unit , unless the officer in question held rank in the Regular Army . In cases where regiments had suffered high casualties , it was not uncommon for a captain to assume duties as the regimental commander . Such was the case in the 1st Mississippi Infantry which was commanded by Captain Owen Hughes after the regiment had lost over half its number at the Battle of Nashville . Rank equivalency between services . Due to the ambiguity created by the common use of `` captain '' for officers of different grades between the Army , Navy , Air Force , Marine Corps , and Coast Guard , equivalency is conferred between officers by use of identical pay grade rather than title of rank . The higher the grade , the higher the rank of the officer . For example , an Army , Air Force , or Marine captain is equivalent in rank , responsibilities , and grade to a Navy or Coast Guard lieutenant , all of which are of the third officer grade , or O-3 . Similarly , a Navy or Coast Guard captain is equivalent in rank , responsibilities , and grade to an Army , Air Force , or Marine colonel , all of which are of the sixth officer grade , or O-6 . Thus , Army , Air Force , and Marine colonels together with Navy and Coast Guard captains wear the silver eagle insignia of the grade of O-6 , while Army , Air Force , and Marine captains together with Navy and Coast Guard lieutenants wear the double silver bars of the rank insignia of the grade of O-3 . Additionally , the O-6 rank of Navy and Coast Guard captain is abbreviated as uppercase `` CAPT '' , while the O-3 rank of captain is abbreviated as `` CPT '' for the Army and mixed-case `` Capt '' for the Air Force and Marine Corps . Early history . In the United States , the rank of captain first appeared in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War . A captain was the officer placed in charge of a company of soldiers and was granted a commission from the regimental colonel . A captain was afforded one to several lieutenants , depending on the size of the company , and the captain ’ s commission could be revoked or expired at the end of a particular military campaign . The Continental Navy used the rank of captain as the commander of a sailing vessel at war , with the captain having several lieutenants on board , as well as a Sailing Master to assist in their duties . This use of the rank carried over into the U.S. Navy . With the addition of the ranks of commander and lieutenant commander between lieutenant and captain , a Navy captain became equivalent in rank to an Army colonel .
Krasnoyarsk Metro . Krasnoyarsk Metro System is a future subway system in the city of Krasnoyarsk , Russia . Construction began at a slow pace in the late 1990s . Initially the plans were to open it in 2005 , but this got postponed to 2014 . In 2010 federal funding was slashed and it is uncertain when the metro will be finished . At the beginning of 2015 , the governor of Krasnoyarsk Krai V. A. Tolokonsky ordered to suspend the construction , because of the high costs until 2020 and focus on the construction of surface facilities . System . Construction began on the system in 1995 . However , after three years of work and 500 meters of tunneling , a lack of funds slowed construction considerably . By 2004 , new tunneling equipment had been purchased , but another funding cut stopped progress again . By 2005 , the Federal Government stepped in to help the project along . 144 million rubles were allocated by Moscow which would help advance the tunnels another 250 meters . 2006 brought another 230 million rubles to finish the remaining 400 meters between the first two stations and start 100 meters towards the third station . The total plan calls for a total of three lines and 30 stations .
Alon Abutbul . Alon Moni Abutbul ( ; born 28 May 1965 ) is an Israeli actor . He won the IFFI Best Actor Award ( Male ) at the 44th International Film Festival of India . Early life . Abutbul was born in Kiryat Ata , Israel , to a Sephardic Jewish family from Egypt and Algeria . He attended the Thelma Yellin High School of Arts in Givatayim . 1980s . After graduating from the Thelma Yellin High School in 1983 Abutbul appeared in the Israeli film `` Hapnimiyah '' . In 1985 Abutbul starred in the film `` 51 Bar '' alongside Mosko Alkalai and Smadar Kilchinsky , and took part in the Israeli film `` Battle of the Chairmanship '' in which he played alongside the popular Israeli comedy group HaGashash HaHiver . In 1986 Abutbul appeared in the film `` Malkat Hakitah '' . Abutbul 's first role in a big popular film was in 1986 when he was cast in the Israeli film `` Shtei Etzbaot Mi'Tzidon '' ( `` Two Fingers from Sidon '' ) , a film which took place in the 1982 Lebanon War . For his performance in this film Abutbul was later awarded the `` Best Actor '' award at the Jerusalem Film Festival . That year he also played in the American-Israeli co-production `` Every Time We Say Goodbye '' in which he played alongside Gila Almagor . In 1987 Abutbul appeared in the Israeli `` Photo Roman '' . A year later , Abutbul played in the Israeli film `` Makom L'Yad Hayam '' alongside Anat Tzachor and in the American film `` Rambo III '' alongside Sylvester Stallone . In 1989 , after appearing in a short film called `` Ha-Kluv '' and in the Israeli-American coproduction `` Streets of Yesterday '' , Abutbul appeared in the Israeli film `` Ehad Mishelanu '' ( `` One of Us '' ) , alongside Dan Toren and Sharon Alexander . For his performance in the film Abutbul was awarded the `` Best Actor '' award in the Jerusalem Film Festival . 1990s . In 1991 , Abutbul played in the American film `` Killing Streets '' . A year later , in 1992 , Abutbul starred in the Israeli film `` Roked Al Hahof '' . In 1993 Abutbul played in the Israeli film `` Ha-Yerusha '' alongside Avi Toledano . In 1993 Abutbul played in the direct to video American action film `` Deadly Heroes '' directed by Menahem Golan in which he played alongside Uri Gavriel . In 1995 , Abutbul produced Gur Bentwich 's film `` Ha-Kochav Hakachol '' in which he played the leading role . In 1995 Abutbul played in the Israeli film `` Leylasede '' alongside Gila Almagor and Anat Waxman , and also played in the Israeli film `` Ha-Khetzi HaSheni '' alongside Orna Banai . In 1998 Abutbul played in the Israeli TV film `` Mazal dagim '' and the Israeli film `` Gentila '' . In 1999 he participated in the Israeli film `` Love at Second Sight '' . 2000s . In 2000 , Abutbul won the `` Film actor of the decade '' award at the Haifa International Film Festival . In 2001 , Abutbul played in the film `` The Order '' alongside Jean-Claude Van Damme and Charlton Heston among others . That same year he participated in the Israeli films `` Mars Turkey '' , and `` A Five Minutes Walk '' . In 2003 , Abutbul played in the Israeli film `` Nina 's Tragedies '' alongside Ayelet Zurer and Yoram Hatab . For his role in this film Abutbul later won an Ophir Award for the Best Supporting Actor . In 2005 , Abutbul played alongside Moni Moshonov and Yuval Segal in the Israeli film `` Dance '' , and appeared in the American film `` Munich '' directed by Steven Spielberg . In 2006 Abutbul played in the award-winning Israeli film `` Beaufort '' directed by Joseph Cedar . In 2007 Abutbul played alongside Mili Avital and Anat Waxman in the film `` Noodle '' directed by Ayelet Menahemi and starred in the Israeli film `` Rak Klavim Ratzim Hofshi '' alongside Lior Ashkenazi , Ayelet Zurer and Assi Dayan . In 2008 , Abutbul played in the Israeli film `` Shiva '' , and in the American film `` Body of Lies '' directed by Ridley Scott in which he played alongside Leonardo DiCaprio and Russell Crowe . In 2009 Abutbul starred in Yigal Burstein 's film `` Hand of God '' alongside Moshe Ivgy and Dorit Bar-Or . In July 2008 Abutbul and Moshe Ivgy were awarded the Best Actor Award at the Jerusalem Film Festival for their roles in this film . 2010s . In 2012 , Abutbul appeared in `` The Dark Knight Rises '' , as an original character , Dr. Leonid Pavel . The film was released in theaters in North America on 20 July 2012 . In 2016 , Abutbul co-starred in the film `` London Has Fallen '' , as the arms dealer turned terrorist mastermind Aamir Barkawi , alongside Gerard Butler , Aaron Eckhart and Morgan Freeman . Theater . Throughout the years , Abutbul played many theater shows , mostly in the Habima Theatre , which included among others : `` Hamlet '' , `` Caviar and Lentils '' , `` Blood Brothers '' , `` Closer '' , and `` Forgiveness '' . Abutbul also played in the Haifa Theater in various plays which included among others `` King Lear '' , `` Andorra '' , `` Yair '' , and `` Ben-Shitrit 's Baby '' . TV . In 1997 , Abutbul played alongside the Israeli actress Tinker Bell and Sivan Shavit in the Israeli drama `` A Speck on the Eyelash '' . In 1998 Abutbul played in the Israeli drama series `` Campaign '' . That same year he starred alongside Rivka Michaeli in the Israeli TV film `` Im Hukim '' . Since 1999 Abutbul began playing in the award-winning Israel drama series `` Shabatot VeHagim '' , alongside Dror Keren , Merav Gruber , Lior Ashkenazi and Yael Abecassis . The series lasted five seasons until 2004 . Abutbul also directed one episode of the series . In 2004 , Abutbul participated in the Israeli TV movie `` Egoz '' . In 2005 Abutbul played alongside Yigal Adika in the Israeli drama series `` Melanoma My Love '' which aired on the Israeli Channel 2 . In 2006 Abutbul starred alongside Maya Dagan and Orna Banai in the Israeli Drama series `` Ima'le '' which was broadcast on the Israeli channel 2 . In 2007 , Abutbul participated in the third season of the reality show `` Dancing with the Stars '' which was broadcast on the Israeli Channel 2 and in addition to that he appeared in the Israeli drama series `` Lost and Found '' . In 2009 Abutbul participated in the third season of the Israeli telenovela `` Ha-Alufa '' . In 2010 , Abutbul made guest appearances in several American television series , including `` NCIS '' , `` Fringe '' , `` The Mentalist '' and `` Castle '' . In 2012 , Abutbul made an appearance in several more American television series , including `` Burn Notice '' and the season 2 finale of `` Homeland '' . In 2013 , Abutbul has made appearances in the AMC series `` Low Winter Sun '' . Abutbul is a cast member of `` Snowfall '' , a TV series that is a FX production . The series premiered on July 5th , 2017 . He portrays the character of Avi Drexler on this show . Personal life . Today , Abutbul lives in Los Angeles and is the partner of director Shir Bilya with whom he has four children . His older brother was a singer and actor who later became a Hasidic Jew . He died of cancer in 2012 . Abutbul is known for his social and political involvement : During the 2006 elections Abutbul supported the Israeli Labor Party . During that time he wrote a special column in the Israeli web portal Walla ! and the popular Israeli news website Ynet and in addition he composed a special song which dealt with corruption in Israeli society and leadership .
Arist Craisi . , is a Japanese light novel series written by Ryori Keishi and illustrated by Ruroo . Enterbrain has published 2 volumes under their Famitsu Bunko imprint since March 2013 .
Roadvale , Queensland . Roadvale is a small village located in the Scenic Rim Region , south-east Queensland , Australia , north of the principal town Boonah and south-west of the capital Brisbane . At the , Roadvale and the surrounding area had a population of 559 . The railway reached Roadvale in 1887 and in 1915 most of the town was destroyed by fire . Despite rebuilding many businesses the town has never recovered from the devastating fire . It has a pub and a small general store in the main street , Gray Street , which is also the Roadvale-Kalbar road . Roadvale is a growing centre for many of the small crop products sold in South East Queensland and other areas .
Satur Grech . Saturnino Grech Pomares ( 6 June 1914 – 31 July 2007 ) is a former Spanish football manager . Coaching career . He coached Las Palmas , Sevilla , Hércules , Mallorca , Atlético Baleares , Tenerife , Racing de Ferrol , and Compostela .
Roberto Ongpin . Roberto Velayo Ongpin , born on January 6 , 1937 to Luis Roa Ongpin and Lourdes Morales Velayo , is a prominent Filipino businessman and Minister of Trade and Industry during the Marcos administration . His younger brother , Jaime Velayo Ongpin , was Minister of Finance of the Philippines under President Cory Aquino . In the 2018 ranking by Forbes Magazine of the world 's richest , Ongpin was named as the Philippines ' twelfth wealthiest Filipino ( up from sixteenth in 2017 ) , with a net worth US $ 1.22 billion . In response to the article , Ongpin wrote the magazine to correct inaccurate information published in their online version . In particular Ongpin referred to charges of alleged insider trading in a 2009 sale of Philex Mining shares , which Ongpin says he `` not only denies , '' but the charges have also been dismissed by the courts in 2015 . Ongpin also questioned Forbes ' inclusion of a $ 3.4 million fine levied by the Philippines 's Securities and Exchange Commission ( SEC ) and prohibition from holding office in public companies . Ongpin explained that in 2017 he had `` appealed this to the Court of Appeals , '' which then sustained the appeal and `` permanently enjoined the SEC from enforcing these penalties '' . Ongpin also clarified that , contrary to what was also published in the magazine , Alphaland is not a `` $ 45.7 million property developer , but is `` actually a $ 1.2 billion property developer . '' Ongpin 's business interests lie in real estate development , resort development , mining , energy , and transportation . Early life and education . Roberto Velayo Ongpin was born on January 6 , 1937 . He is the second of seven children by Luis Roa Ongpin and Lourdes Morales Velayo . He grew up in the neighborhood of Pinaglabanan in San Juan , which was then a suburb of the City of Manila . Roberto Ongpin is the great grandson of Román T. Ongpin , a Filipino-Chinese businessman and philanthropist who aided Filipino revolutionaries against the Spanish and American colonial administration in the Philippine islands . The Ongpins have been named as among the `` most influential and enduring families of the Philippines '' for their contributions to the nation 's growth . Ongpin was able to attend school through a scholarship . After graduating from Ateneo High School , he went on to earn a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration ( cum laude ) from the Ateneo de Manila University in 1957 . He became a Certified Public Accountant ( CPA ) in 1958 , after which he briefly joined Procter & Gamble in Manila . In 1961 , Ongpin earned his Masters of Business Administration from Harvard University . It was during his time in Harvard that he met and married his wife of 55 years , Monica Arellano of Valparaiso , Chile . They have two children together , Stephen Arellano Ongpin and Anna Arellano Ongpin . He also has two other children from different mothers , Michelle Schroer Ongpin and Julian Stone Ongpin . 1986 People Power Revolution . In the early hours of February 22 , 1986 , as Roberto V. Ongpin was preparing to go to Malacañan Palace for a meeting with President Marcos , US Ambassador Stephen Bosworth , and Special Envoy Philip Habib , he noticed that his military escorts had been pulled out . Ongpin 's subsequent calls to then-Defense Minister Juan Ponce Enrile inquiring about the whereabouts of his security detail inadvertently alerted Enrile that Marcos may have already been aware of his plans to stage a coup de'tat . This triggered Enrile 's hasty break from the government , eventually leading to the People Power Revolution that installed Corazon C. Aquino as the new Philippine President . Sycip Gorres Velayo . After moving back to the Philippines in 1963 , Roberto V. Ongpin was recruited by his maternal uncle , Fred Velayo to work for `` the Philippines ' largest multidisciplinary professional services firm , '' Sycip Gorres Velayo & Company ( SGV ) . According to SGV Chairman Emeritus Washington Sycip , Ongpin is `` one of the most aggressive and effective managers '' he has ever known . In 1966 , two years after joining the firm , Ongpin - who was barely 30 years old at that time - was named a managing partner of SGV . He served the company from 1964 to 1979 . Minister of Trade and Industry . In 1979 , Roberto V. Ongpin became the Philippines ' youngest Trade and Industry Minister at age 42 when he accepted the invitation of former Philippine President , Ferdinand E. Marcos , Sr. , to join his cabinet . During his six-years as Minister , Ongpin grappled with the deteriorating economy as political instability made funding from international agencies and banks difficult for the government . On occasion , he personally had to negotiate financing for the Philippines with other world leaders , including Brunei ’ s Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah , Malaysia 's Prime Minister Mahatir Mohamad , Singapore 's Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew , and Iraq 's President Saddam Hussein . In 1984 , with `` the Philippines facing a debt and foreign exchange crisis , the black market exchange rate soared to Php 30 per Dollar ( versus the official rate of Php 14 per Dollar ) . '' Ongpin is credited with stabilizing the Philippine Peso by establishing the `` Binondo Central Bank , '' a dual exchange rate system that allowed the government to narrow the rate gap by directly intervening in black market currency prices . Belle Corp/Tagaytay Highlands . After the fall of Marcos , Roberto V. Ongpin concentrated on growing his businesses . Among his first ventures Belle Corp. with former fellow Binondo Central Bank veteran , Benito Tan Guat . As chief executive officer , Ongpin was `` undoubtedly recognized as the creator '' of the Belle 's flagship development , Tagaytay Highlands . He was also `` instrumental in transforming the property into what it is today , one of the premier developments outside Metro Manila , '' and `` the single largest - and most successful - upscale resort community in the Philippines to date . '' Atok-Big Wedge , Inc.. Roberto V. Ongpin is the chairman of investment holding company Atok-Big Wedge , Inc . The company 's primary purpose is general investment . The company 's second purposes include mining , real estate , manufacturing , processing , lending and borrowing money . Alphaland . Ongpin owns 92 % of the shares of Alphaland , and is chairman of Alphaland Balesin Island Club , Inc. , and the City Club at Alphaland Makati Place , Inc. ; the developers of the Balesin Island Club , a `` world-class , members-only resort that has been described as a 500-hectare paradise with 7.3 kilometers of pristine white sand beaches , located 21 kilometers southwest of Polillo , Quezon Province , '' and the City Club , an Php 8 billion multi-use commercial residential complex that has three high-rise buildings , a shopping mall , and a `` 3-hectare leisure , entertainment and business club . '' In 2015 , Alphaland ’ s comprehensive net income rose 31 % to P7.2 billion , from P5.5 billion in the previous year . In 2016 company profits rose 7.5 % to Php 7.7 billion ( from Php 7.2B in 2015 ) . The company also owns and operates Alphaland Aviation , Inc.. It has a pending petition before the Philippines Civil Aeronautics Board ( CAB ) to be allowed `` to be granted the authority to operate domestic air transportation services . '' Alphaland Aviation currently provides exclusive charter services to Balesin Island Club located in Lamon Bay , Quezon province . In September 2017 Ongpin launched Alphaland Baguio Mountain Lodges , `` a 78-hectare master-planned development of 300 lodge-style log homes '' in Baguio City , Philippines.The project is being developed at a cost of P5 billion . The first 50 homes is expected to be finished by April 2018 ; the next 100 homes by April 2019 and the final 150 homes by April 2020 . PhilWeb Corporation ( South Seas Oil and Mineral Exploration Co. Inc. ) . In 1969 , Ongpin established South Seas Oil and Mineral Exploration Co. Inc. a mining and exploration company incorporated on August 20 of that year . On March 29 , 1984 , the stockholders authorized the change in the Company ’ s name to South Seas Natural Resources , Inc. , which was approved by the SEC . On January 18 , 2000 , South Seas Natural Resources , Inc. became PhilWeb.Com , Inc. , an internet company , upon the stockholders ’ approval of a restructuring plan which involved changes in the Company ’ s name , and primary purpose , among others . At the annual stockholders ’ meeting on May 31 , 2002 , the stockholders approved the change in corporate name from PhilWeb.com , Inc. to PhilWeb Corporation . The stockholders also approved the inclusion of the gaming business as an additional secondary purpose of the Company . The SEC approved these changes on November 5 , 2002 . In August 2016 , Ongpin resigned his post as chairman of PhilWeb Corporation , after being tagged by President Rodrigo Duterte as being part of the oligarchy , which was followed by a subsequent order to halt the online gambling industry , which was the core business of Philweb . Ongpin later clarified that Philweb is `` not an online gaming company , '' but is merely the `` software providers of e-Games , which is actually owned by ( the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation ) . '' The unexpected singling out of Ongpin by the President has puzzled many observers , with some speculating that he may have just been a victim of the Philippines ' `` murky '' politics . Ongpin however stresses that he 'bears no rancor ' towards Duterte . `` He is my President , and I will do all I can to support him and his policies . '' Ongpin 's decision to sell his shares in PhilWeb to former president Marcos ' son-in-law , Gregorio Araneta III , has led to a lessening of the political pressure on himself and the company , allowing him to focus on his other business interests . Local and International Business Affiliations . Mr. Roberto V. Ongpin was also previously the Chairman by Philippine Bank of Communications , Inc. , Eastern Telecommunications Philippines , Inc. , ( 2006-2011 ) , Belle Corporation , La Flor dela Isabela ( 1996 ) , Sinophil Corporation , RVO Capital Ventures Corporation , Tabacalera Incorporada , Connectivity Unlimited Resource Enterprise , Inc. ( 2006 ) , and Philippine Global Communications , Inc. ( PHILCOM ) . He was vice chairman of Philex Mining Corporation ( 2007-2009 ) . He was Director for the following corporations Araneta Properties , Inc. , ( until 2009 ) , Ginebra San Miguel Corporation ( 2010-2013 ) , Petron Corporation ( 2008-2014 ) , San Miguel Corporation ( 2009-2014 ) , PAL Holdings , Inc. and Philippine Airlines , Inc. ( 2012-2014 ) , and Makati Shangri-La Hotel & Resort , Inc. ( 2003-2014 ) . Ongpin has also beem affiliated with various foreign companies , including as Chairman of the Acentic GmbH ( 2010-2013 ) , Developing Countries Investment Corp. ( Until 2011 ) , and Dragon Oil London , Plc . He was also Deputy Chairman of the South China Morning Post ( 1993-2005 ) , Vice Chairman of AIA Capital Corporation ( Hong Kong ) , Director E2-Capital ( Holdings ) Ltd ( presently CIAM Group Ltd ) ( until 2008 ) , and Non-Executive Director at Forum Energy Plc UK ( 2009-2015 ) , and Shangri-la Asia Hong Kong , ( 2003-2014 ) .
Dharmyug . `` Dharmyug '' was a Hindi pictorial weekly published by The Times of India Group from year 1949 till 1993 . History . The magazine was originally published by a Dalmia press in Bombay from 1949 , just after independence of India , however it incorporated an earlier pictorial magazine `` Nav Yug '' that began in 1932 . Later on when the Dalmia group divested its stake from Bennett , Coleman & Co. Ltd. in 1948 , `` Dharmayug '' remained with the Times of India group . One of its chief editors was Pandit Satyakam Vidyalankar , The magazine became popular and widely read when , in 1960 , noted writer-playwright Dharmveer Bharti noted for his play , `` Andha Yug '' ( 1953 ) , was appointed as its Chief Editor . The noted Hindi poet and author served as the chief editor for the magazine from 1960 to 1987 . Dharmveer Bharti was a dedicated and widely admired editor , although was sometimes considered to have been authoritative by fellow journalists . After Bharti 's retirement , Ganesh Mantri , a Hindi journalist , was appointed Editor , Vishwanath Sachdev took over from Ganesh Mantri , before the Times of India decided to close down the magazine in 1997 . Contents and significance . The magazine covered all disciplines , including literature , art , fashion , culture , fiction , science and comics . ( although the name may imply Dharm = faith/duty , yug = age ) Serialised stories of many Hindi popular writer and poets were published in the magazine . `` Dhabbuji '' , a cartoon character created by Abid Surti , was also a regular feature. , besides works of cartoonist , Kaak were regularly featured . `` Dharmyug '' was considered to be the most respected publication of its time . Many distinguished authors got their break into the field when they published in `` Dharmyug '' . Dharmyug also provided a beginning to painters like J.P. Singhal , who published his first painting in `` Dharmayug '' in 1954 . It was a sad end to the saga of a Hindi magazine that once sold more than four lakh copies a week and gave a platform to many new Hindi writers and poets , like Mrinal Pande and Rajesh Joshi . The magazine was the first to serialize that tremendous milestone of Hindi and Indian theater `` Aadhe Adhure '' by Mohan Rakesh , as well as the first to publish stories of Shivani .
Great Cities of the Ancient World . `` Great Cities of the Ancient World '' is a 1972 history book by L. Sprague de Camp , published by Doubleday . A translation into German has also appeared . Content . The work is a study of the ethnology , history , geography , and everyday life in such famous ancient capital cities as Thebes , Jerusalem , Nineveh , Tyre , Babylon , Memphis , Athens , Syracuse , Alexandria , Anuradhapura , Rome , Pataliputra , and Constantinople . The narrative is enlivened by personal observation , the author having personally traveled to each of the sites treated . New World sites are not treated . The author 's treatment of the classical cities is typical of the rest . He started the book off with a narrative of Athens in 433/2 B.C . The narrative follows several slaves just after they wake up and are walking to work through busy polluted streets having a racist conversation and listening to the herald summon other citizens to the assembly . After this dramatic entrance , he dives into a survey of Athenian history . In the fifth century he diverts his attention to the walls and Themistocles . The treatment of the Peloponnesian War stresses the contrast between Sparta and Athens , with the obligatory quote from the Funeral Oration and a long passage from Thucydides ' reflections of the moral damage done by the war . He emphasizes the nature of the Polis and developments in art and literature as political power waned in the fourth century . Reception . John E. Stambaugh stated `` [ t ] he book is full of interesting digressions : travel reminiscences , a marvelously malicious account of Israelite history , a sketch history of archaeology in Iraq . Throughout , de Camp exhibits skepticism about the sincerity of much Judaeo-Christian morality , interest in the technological and linguistic aspects of the civilizations discussed , determination to combat the notion that 'during the golden age of Greece ... the Greeks were the only people in the world who were really alive , ' and eagerness to draw modern parallels . '' He notes that it `` contains a map and an 'imaginative sketch ' for most of the cities , and many photographs : these are of disparate quality , and few of them are helpful in suggesting how these cities really looked . There is no general map . The notes are mostly devoted to variant spellings of names ; documentation of facts and interpretations is uneven . The life of the ancient cities is conveyed through quotations from ancient authors and from the modern accounts : on Carthage , for instance , de camp quotes his own `` The Arrows of Hercules '' and Flaubert 's `` Salammbo '' . '' Summing up , Stambaugh tells the reader `` A beginner , then , should not count on finding here the current state of scholarly opinion , but he will not be seriously misled by de Camp 's treatment . A lively encounter with a variety of ancient civilizations is highly desirable , and this book will certainly set a tone of enthusiasm and verve in the student 's perception of the ancient world . ''
Letnitsa Glacier . Letnitsa Glacier ( , ‘ Lednik Letnitsa ’ \'led-nik 'let-ni-tsa\ ) is a long glacier on Smith Island in the South Shetland Islands , Antarctica draining the southeast slopes of Imeon Range east of Organa Peak and south of Riggs Peak . It is situated southwest of Gramada Glacier and northeast of Kremena Ice Piedmont , and flows southeastward into Hisarya Cove , Osmar Strait . Bulgarian early mapping in 2009 . The glacier is named after the town of Letnitsa in northern Bulgaria .
Andrzej Opaliński ( 1575–1623 ) . Andrzej Opaliński ( 1575–1623 ) , of Łodzia coat of arms , was a Polish–Lithuanian nobleman and Catholic priest . Bishop of Poznań from 1607 till his death in 1623 . Son of the Great and Court Crown Marshal , Andrzej Opaliński ( 1540–1593 ) . Supporter of king Sigismund III Vasa .
Bohemian Rapture . `` Bohemian Rapture '' or `` The Violin and the Dream '' ( Czech : '' Housle a sen '' ) is a 1947 Czech historical drama film directed by Václav Krska and starring Jaromír Spal , Václav Voska and Karel Dostal . The film portrays the life of the Czech violinist Josef Slavík , a contemporary of Frédéric Chopin , and a rival of Nicolo Paganini . In 1948 the film was released in the United States by the arthouse distributor Artkino . This release is sometimes treated as a separate film , but is simply an English-subtitled version of the Czech original . A `` New York Times '' review of the film was negative , criticising it as `` an unusual but decidedly confusing and unrewarding offering '' and attacking in particular its use of disjointed flashback sequences .
USS Goshawk . Several ships of the United States Navy have been named USS `` Goshawk '' , after the goshawk , a large , short-winged hawk .
Nielsen Pro Tennis Championships . The Nielsen Pro Tennis Championships is a tennis tournament held intermittently in Winnetka , Illinois , USA since 1984 . The event is part of the ATP Challenger Tour and is played on outdoor hard courts at the A.C. Nielsen Tennis Center , a facility owned and operated by the Winnetka Park District .
USS President ( 1800 ) . USS `` President '' was a wooden-hulled , three-masted heavy frigate of the United States Navy , nominally rated at 44 guns . George Washington named her to reflect a principle of the United States Constitution . She was launched in April 1800 from a shipyard in New York City . `` President '' was one of the original six frigates whose construction the Naval Act of 1794 had authorized , and she was the last to be completed . Joshua Humphreys designed these frigates to be the young Navy 's capital ships , and so `` President '' and her sisters were larger and more heavily armed and built than standard frigates of the period . Forman Cheeseman , and later Christian Bergh were in charge of her construction . Her first duties with the newly formed United States Navy were to provide protection for American merchant shipping during the Quasi War with France and to engage in a punitive expedition against the Barbary pirates in the First Barbary War . On 16 May 1811 , `` President '' was at the center of the Little Belt Affair ; her crew mistakenly identified as , which had impressed an American seaman . The ships exchanged cannon fire for several minutes . Subsequent U.S. and Royal Navy investigations placed responsibility for the attack on each other without a resolution . The incident contributed to tensions between the U.S. and Great Britain that led to the War of 1812 . During the war , `` President '' made several extended cruises , patrolling as far away as the English Channel and Norway ; she captured the armed schooner and numerous merchant ships . In January 1815 , after having been blockaded in New York for a year by the Royal Navy , `` President '' attempted to run the blockade , and was chased by a blockading squadron . During the chase , she was engaged and crippled by the frigate off the coast of the city . The British squadron captured `` President '' soon after , and the Royal Navy took her into service as HMS `` President '' until she was broken up in 1818 . `` President '' s design was copied and used to build the next in 1829 . Design and construction . During the 1790s , American merchant vessels began to fall prey to Barbary Pirates in the Mediterranean , most notably from Algiers . Congress 's response was the Naval Act of 1794 . The Act provided funds for the construction of six frigates ; however , it included a clause stating that construction of the ships would cease if the United States agreed to peace terms with Algiers . Joshua Humphreys ' design was long on keel and narrow of beam ( width ) to allow for mounting very heavy guns . The design incorporated a diagonal scantling ( rib ) scheme to limit hogging ( warping ) ; the ships were given extremely heavy planking . This gave the hull greater strength than those of more lightly built frigates . Humphreys developed his design after realizing that the fledgling United States Navy could not match the navies of the European states for size . He therefore designed his frigates to be able to overpower other frigates , but with the speed to escape from a ship of the line . George Washington named `` President '' in order to reflect a principle of the United States Constitution . In March 1796 , before `` President '' s keel could be laid down , a peace accord was announced between the United States and Algiers . Construction was suspended in accordance with the Naval Act of 1794 . At the onset of the Quasi-War with France in 1798 , funds were approved to complete her construction , and her keel was laid at a shipyard in New York City . Her original naval constructor was Forman Cheeseman and the superintendent was Captain Silas Talbot . Based on experience Humphreys gained during construction of `` President '' s sister ships , and , he instructed Cheeseman to make alterations to the frigate 's design . These included raising the gun deck by and moving the main mast further rearward . `` President '' was built to a length of between perpendiculars and a beam of . Although construction was begun at New York in the shipyard of Foreman Cheesman , work on her was discontinued in 1796 . Construction resumed in 1798 , under Christian Bergh and naval constructor William Doughty . Armament . `` President '' s nominal rating was that of a 44-gun ship . However , she usually carried over 50 guns . During her service in the War of 1812 , `` President '' was armed with a battery of 55 guns : thirty-two 24-pounder ( 10.9 kg ) cannon , twenty-two 42-pounder ( 19 kg ) carronades , and one 18-pounder ( 8 kg ) long gun . During her Royal Navy service as HMS `` President '' , she was initially rated at 50 guns , although she was at this stage armed with 60 guns—thirty 24-pounders ( 10.9 kg ) on the upper deck , twenty-eight 42-pounder ( 19 kg ) carronades on the spar deck , plus two more 24-pounder guns on the forecastle . In February 1817 , she was again re-rated , this time to 60 guns . Unlike modern Navy vessels , ships of this era had no permanent battery of guns . Guns were portable and were often exchanged between ships as situations warranted . Each commanding officer modified his vessel 's armaments to his liking , taking into consideration factors such as the overall tonnage of cargo , complement of personnel aboard , and planned routes to be sailed . Consequently , a vessel 's armament would change often during its career ; records of the changes were not generally kept . Quasi and First Barbary Wars . `` President '' launched on 10 April 1800—the last of the original six frigates to do so . After her fitting out , she departed for Guadeloupe on 5 August with Captain Thomas Truxtun in command . She conducted routine patrols during the latter part of the Quasi-War and made several recaptures of American merchant ships . Nevertheless , her service in this period was uneventful . She returned to the United States in March , after a peace treaty with France was ratified on 3 February 1801 . During the Quasi-War , the United States paid tribute to the Barbary States to ensure that they would not seize or harass American merchant ships . In 1801 Yusuf Karamanli of Tripoli , dissatisfied with the amount of tribute in comparison to that paid to Algiers , demanded an immediate payment of $ 250,000 . Thomas Jefferson responded by sending a squadron of warships to protect American merchant ships in the Mediterranean and to pursue peace with the Barbary States . In May , Commodore Richard Dale selected `` President '' as his flagship for the assignment in the Mediterranean . Dale 's orders were to present a show of force off Algiers , Tripoli , and Tunis and maintain peace with promises of tribute . Dale was authorized to commence hostilities at his discretion if any Barbary State had declared war by the time of his arrival . Dale 's squadron consisted of `` President '' , , and . The squadron arrived at Gibraltar on 1 July ; `` President '' and `` Enterprise '' quickly continued to Algiers , where their presence convinced the regent to withdraw threats he had made against American merchant ships . `` President '' and `` Enterprise '' subsequently made appearances at Tunis and Tripoli before `` President '' arrived at Malta on 16 August to replenish drinking water supplies . Blockading the harbor of Tripoli on 24 August , `` President '' captured a Greek vessel with Tripolitan soldiers aboard . Dale negotiated an exchange of prisoners that resulted in the release of several Americans held captive in Tripoli . `` President '' arrived at Gibraltar on 3 September . Near Mahón in early December , `` President '' struck a large rock while traveling at . The impact brought Dale on deck and he successfully navigated `` President '' out of danger . An inspection revealed that the impact had twisted off a short section of her keel . `` President '' remained in the Mediterranean until March 1802 ; she departed for the United States and arrived on 14 April . Although `` President '' remained in the United States , operations against the Barbary States continued . A second squadron assembled under the command of Richard Valentine Morris in . Morris ' poor performance resulted in his recall and subsequent dismissal from the Navy in 1803 . A third squadron assembled under the command of Edward Preble in ; by July 1804 , they had fought the Battle of Tripoli Harbor . Second Barbary patrol . In April 1804 , President Jefferson decided to reinforce Preble 's squadron . `` President '' , `` Congress '' , `` Constellation '' , and `` Essex '' prepared to sail as soon as possible under the direction of Commodore Samuel Barron . Barron selected `` President '' as his flagship , but she required a new bowsprit and repairs to her masts and rigging . Some two months passed before the squadron was ready to sail . They departed in late June and arrived at Gibraltar on 12 August . `` President '' left Gibraltar on 16 August with `` Constellation '' ; the frigates paused at Malta before arriving off Tripoli on 10 September , joining `` Constitution '' , and . Sighting three ships running the blockade of Tripoli , the squadron moved in to capture them ; during the pursuit , a sudden change in wind direction caused `` President '' to collide with `` Constitution '' . The collision caused serious damage to `` Constitution '' s stern , bow , and figurehead . Two of the captured ships were sent to Malta with `` Constitution '' ; `` President '' sailed to Syracuse , Sicily , arriving on 27 August . When Barron arrived in the Mediterranean , his seniority of rank over Preble entitled him to assume the duties of commodore . However , soon after replacing Preble , Barron went ashore at Syracuse in poor health and became bedridden . Under command of Captain George Cox , `` President '' began routine blockade duties of Tripoli during the winter months of 1804–05 . In late April 1805 , `` Constitution '' captured three ships off Tripoli . `` President '' escorted them to port at Malta before rejoining `` Constitution '' . Barron 's fragile health necessitated his resignation ; he passed command to John Rodgers in late May 1805 . Barron ordered Cox to command `` Essex '' , and turned `` President '' over to his brother , James Barron , on 29 May . On 3 June , after the Battle of Derne , the U.S signed a peace treaty with Tripoli . `` President '' sailed for the United States on 13 July , carrying the ailing Barron and many sailors released from captivity in Tripoli . `` Little Belt '' Affair . In 1807 , the `` Chesapeake '' - '' Leopard '' Affair heightened tensions between the United States and Britain . In preparation for further hostilities , Congress began authorizing naval appropriations , and `` President '' recommissioned in 1809 under the command of Commodore John Rodgers . She made routine and uneventful patrols , mainly along the United States ' eastern seaboard , until 1 May 1811 , when the British frigate stopped the American brig `` Spitfire '' from New York and impressed a crewman . Rodgers received orders to pursue `` Guerriere '' , and `` President '' sailed immediately from Fort Severn on 10 May . On 16 May , approximately northeast of Cape Henry , a lookout spotted a sail on the horizon . Closing to investigate , Rodgers determined the sail belonged to a warship , and raised signal flags to identify his ship . The unidentified ship , later learned to be —a 20-gun sixth rate—hoisted signal flags in return , but the hoist was not understood by `` President '' s crew . `` Little Belt '' sailed southward and Rodgers , believing the ship to be `` Guerriere '' , pursued . Darkness set in before the ships were within hailing distance , and Rodgers hailed twice , only to have the same question returned to him : `` What ship is that ? '' According to Rodgers , immediately after the exchange of hails , `` Little Belt '' fired a shot that tore through `` President '' s rigging . Rodgers returned fire . `` Little Belt '' promptly answered with three guns , and then a whole broadside . Rodgers ordered his gun crews to fire at will ; several accurate broadsides heavily damaged `` Little Belt '' in return . After five minutes of firing , `` President '' s crew realized their adversary was much smaller than a frigate and Rodgers ordered a cease fire . However , `` Little Belt '' fired again and `` President '' answered with more broadsides . After `` Little Belt '' became silent , `` President '' stood off and waited overnight . At dawn it was obvious that `` Little Belt '' was greatly damaged from the fight ; Rodgers sent a boat over from `` President '' to offer assistance in repairing the damage . Her Captain , Arthur Bingham , acknowledged the damage ; declining any help , he sailed to Halifax , Nova Scotia . `` President '' had one sailor slightly wounded in the exchange , while `` Little Belt '' suffered 31 killed or wounded . Upon `` President '' s return to port , the U.S. Navy launched an investigation into the incident . Gathering testimony from `` President '' s officers and crewmen , they determined that `` Little Belt '' had fired the first shot in the encounter . In the Royal Navy investigation , Captain Bingham insisted that `` President '' had fired the first shot and continued firing for 45 minutes , rather than the five minutes Rodgers claimed . In all subsequent reports , both captains continually insisted that the other ship had fired the first shot . Reaching a stalemate , the American and British governments quietly dropped the matter . War of 1812 . The United States declared war against Britain on 18 June 1812 . Three days later , within an hour of receiving official word of the declaration , Commodore Rodgers sailed from New York City . The commodore sailed aboard `` President '' , leading a squadron consisting of `` United States '' , `` Congress '' , and on a 70-day North Atlantic cruise . A passing American merchant ship informed Rodgers about a fleet of British merchantmen en route to Britain from Jamaica . Rodgers and his squadron sailed in pursuit , and on 23 June they encountered what was later learned to be . `` President '' pursued the ship , and in what is recorded as the first shot of the War of 1812 , Rodgers himself aimed and fired a bowchaser at `` Belvidera '' , striking her rudder and penetrating the gun room . Upon `` President '' s fourth shot at `` Belvidera '' , a cannon one deck below Rodgers burst , killing or wounding 16 sailors and throwing Rodgers to the deck with enough force to break his leg . The ensuing confusion allowed `` Belvidera '' to fire her stern chasers , killing six more men aboard `` President '' . Rodgers kept up the pursuit , using his bow chasers to severely damage `` Belvidera '' s rigging , but his two broadsides had little effect . The crew of `` Belvidera '' quickly made repairs to the rigging . They cut loose her anchors and boats and pumped drinking water overboard to lighten her load , thereby increasing her speed . `` Belvidera '' soon gained enough speed to distance herself from `` President '' , and Rodgers abandoned the pursuit . `` Belvidera '' sailed to Halifax to deliver the news that war had been declared . `` President '' and her squadron returned to the pursuit of the Jamaican fleet , and on 1 July began to follow the trail of coconut shells and orange peels the Jamaicans had left behind them . `` President '' sailed to within one day 's journey of the English Channel , but never sighted the convoy . Rodgers called off the pursuit on 13 July . During their return trip to Boston , Rodgers ' squadron captured seven merchant ships and recaptured one American vessel . After some refitting , `` President '' , still under Rodgers ' command , sailed on 8 October with `` Congress '' , `` United States '' , and `` Argus '' . On 12 October , `` United States '' and `` Argus '' parted from the squadron for their own patrols . On 10 October , `` President '' chased , but failed to overtake her . On 17 October `` President '' captured the British packet ship `` Swallow '' , which carried a large amount of currency on board . On 31 October , `` President '' and `` Congress '' began pursuit of , which was escorting two merchant ships . The chase lasted about three hours , and in that time `` Congress '' captured the merchant ship `` Argo '' . Meanwhile , `` President '' kept after `` Galatea '' and drew very close , but lost sight of her in the night . `` Congress '' and `` President '' remained together , but did not find any ships to capture during November . Returning to the United States , they passed north of Bermuda and proceeded toward the Virginia capes ; they arrived in Boston on 31 December , having taken nine prizes . `` President '' and `` Congress '' found themselves blockaded there by the Royal Navy until April 1813 . On 30 April , `` President '' and `` Congress '' sailed through the blockade on their third cruise of the war . On 2 May , they pursued , but she outran them and escaped . `` President '' parted company with `` Congress '' on 8 May , and Rodgers set a course along the Gulf Stream to search for merchant ships to capture . By June , not having come across a single ship , `` President '' turned north ; she put into North Bergen , Norway , on 27 June to replenish her drinking water . Sailing soon after , `` President '' captured two British merchant ships , which helped to replenish her stores . On 10 June `` President '' captured the outward-bound Falmouth packet `` Duke of Montrose '' , Captain Aaron Groub Blewett , which managed to throw her mails overboard before `` President '' could send a prize crew aboard . `` President '' made a cartel of `` Duke of Montrose '' , putting all of `` President '' s prisoners on board and then sending her into Falmouth under the command of an American officer . When `` Duke of Montrose '' arrived at Falmouth the British Government abrogated the cartel on the grounds that they had advised the American Government that the British would not recognize agreements entered into on the high seas . Around the same time , two Royal Navy ships came into view . `` President '' set all sails to escape , and outran them in a chase lasting 80 hours . Rodgers reported that his decision to flee the ships was based on identifying them as a ship of the line and a frigate . Royal Navy records later revealed that the vessels were actually the 32-gun frigate and the 16-gun fireship . Spending a few days near the Irish Channel , `` President '' captured several more merchant ships . She then set a course for the United States . In late September , she encountered along the east coast of the United States . Rodgers used his signal flags to trick `` Highflyer '' into believing that `` President '' was . Lieut . George Hutchinson , `` Highflyer '' s captain , came aboard `` President '' only to discover he had walked into a trap ; `` President '' captured `` Highflyer '' without a shot being fired . `` President '' s long cruise netted her 11 merchant ships , in addition to `` Highflyer '' . On 4 December , `` President '' sailed from Providence , Rhode Island . On the 25th , she encountered two frigates in the dark , one of which fired at her . Rodgers believed the ships to be British , but they were two French frigates , and . Afterward , Rodgers headed toward Barbados for an eight-week cruise in the West Indies , reportedly making three small captures . Returning to New York City on 18 February 1814 , `` President '' encountered HMS `` Loire '' , which turned to escape once the latter 's crew realized `` President '' was a 44-gun frigate . `` President '' remained in New York for the duration of 1814 due to the harbor 's blockade by a British squadron consisting of , `` Pomone '' , and `` Tenedos '' . Capture . The Treaty of Ghent , ending hostilities between the United States and Britain , was signed on 24 December 1814 . However , the United States did not ratify the treaty until 18 February 1815 . The war carried on in the interim . Stephen Decatur assumed command of `` President '' in December 1814 , planning a cruise to the West Indies to prey on British shipping . In mid-January 1815 , a snowy gale with strong winds forced the British blockading squadron away from New York Harbor , giving Decatur the opportunity to put to sea . On the evening of 14 January , `` President '' headed out of the harbor but ran aground , the result of harbor pilots incorrectly marking a safe passage . Stranded on the sand bar , `` President '' lifted and dropped with the incoming tide . Within two hours her hull had been damaged , her timbers twisted , and masts sprung . Damage to her keel caused the ship to hog and sag . Decatur was finally able to float `` President '' off the bar and , assessing the damage , he decided to return to New York for repairs ; however , the wind direction was not favorable and `` President '' was forced to head out to sea . Unaware of the exact location of the blockading squadron , Decatur set a course to avoid them and seek a safe port , but approximately two hours later the squadron 's sails were spotted on the horizon . `` President '' changed course to outrun them , but the damage she suffered the night before had significantly reduced her speed . Attempting to gain speed , Decatur ordered expendable cargo thrown overboard ; by late afternoon of 15 January , HMS `` Endymion '' under Captain Henry Hope came alongside and proceeded to fire broadsides . Decatur planned to bring `` President '' in close to `` Endymion '' , whereby `` President '' s crew could board and capture the opposing ship and sail her to New York . ( `` President '' would be scuttled to prevent her capture ) . Making several attempts to close on `` Endymion '' , Decatur discovered that `` President '' s damage limited her maneuverability , allowing `` Endymion '' to anticipate , and draw away from , positions favorable for boarding . Faced with this new dilemma , Decatur ordered bar and chain shot fired to disable `` Endymion '' s sails and rigging , the idea being to shake his pursuer and allow `` President '' to proceed to a safe port without being followed . At noon , `` Endymion '' , being the much better sailer , was close-hauled , outpacing her squadron and leaving them behind . At 2 pm , she gained on `` President '' and took position on the American ship 's quarter , shooting into `` President '' as she tried to escape . `` Endymion '' was able to rake `` President '' three times and did considerable damage to her ; by contrast , `` President '' primarily directed her fire at `` Endymion 's '' rigging in order to slow her down during the two-hour engagement . Finally at 7:58 pm , `` President '' ceased fire and hoisted a light in her rigging , indicating that she had surrendered . `` Endymion '' ceased firing on the defeated American ship but did not board to take possession of her prize , due to a lack of undamaged boats . `` Endymion '' s foresails had been damaged in the engagement and while she hove to for repairs , Decatur took advantage of the situation and , despite having struck , made off to escape at 8.30 pm ; `` Endymion '' , hastily completed repairs and resumed the chase at 8.52 pm . `` President '' drew away while her crew made hurried repairs of their own . Within two hours , one of her lookouts spotted the remainder of the enemy squadron drawing near . `` President '' continued her escape attempt , but by nightfall HMS `` Pomone '' and `` Tenedos '' had caught up and began firing broadsides . Realizing his situation , Decatur surrendered `` President '' again , just before midnight . As HMS `` President '' . Now in possession of the Royal Navy , `` President '' and her crew were ordered to proceed to Bermuda with `` Endymion '' . During the journey , they encountered a dangerous gale . The storm destroyed `` President '' s masts and strained `` Endymion '' s timbers so badly that all the upper-deck guns were thrown overboard to prevent her from sinking . Decatur and his crew were briefly held prisoner in Bermuda . Upon the prisoners ' return to the United States , a U.S. Navy court martial board acquitted Decatur , his officers , and his men of any wrongdoing in the surrender of `` President '' . `` President '' and `` Endymion '' continued to England , arriving at Spithead on 28 March . `` President '' was commissioned into the Royal Navy under the name HMS `` President '' . Her initial rating was set at 50 guns , although she was at this stage armed with 60 guns—thirty 24-pounders ( 10.9 kg ) on the upper deck , twenty-eight 42-pounder ( 19 kg ) carronades on the spar deck , plus two more 24-pounder guns on the forecastle . In February 1817 she was again re-rated , this time to 60 guns . In March 1818 she was considered for refitting . A drydock inspection revealed that the majority of her timber was defective or rotten and she was broken up at Portsmouth in June . `` President '' s design was copied and used to build in 1829 , although this was reportedly more of a political maneuver than a testament to the design . The Royal Navy wished to retain the name and likeness of the American ship on their register as a reminder to the United States and other nations of the capture .
Now , Always and Forever . `` Now , Always and Forever '' was the first single by the band Gay Dad from their second album , `` Transmission '' .
Yeola . Yeola ( ) is a town , a municipal council and a taluka headquarters in Nashik District in the Indian state of Maharashtra . History . Yeola is known for work of an holy Sant Raghuji Baba , who was the main reformer of Yeola City . He built the first mosque in Yeola . People say that when Mughal King Aurangzeb would pass through any city with his army to capture India and if he would not find any mosque Masjid ( place of prayers for Muslims ) , he would destroy the whole city or village . When he was passing through Deccan south part of India or Aurangabad , he also passed Yeola City . A fear erupted in small Yeola City . People of Yeola City were worried about this since no single Muslim live in Yeola City and so there was no mosque or masjid . Raghuji Baba gathered some people and they built a Mosque . But after building the Mosque fear was not gone . Because there were no Muslims in city . He gathered some Muslim from surrounding area , and brought them to Yeola City . First mosque of Yeola city which called Patel ki Masjid and which is located in Bhaldar Galli near Samadhi of Raghuji Baba . This mosque was built by Hindu . Yeola municipal council is one of the oldest municipal councils in India . It was formed in 1857 . Demographics . India census , Yeola had a population of 43,205 . Males constitute 52 % of the population and females 48 % . Yeola has an average literacy rate of 99 % , higher than the national average of 59.5 % : male literacy is 99 % , and female literacy is 99 % . In Yeola , 14 % of the population is under 6 years of age . Industries . Yeola is a major handloom weaving center of the `` Shalu '' and `` Paithani '' silk saris Gandhi Topi and pitambers woven there . There are more than thousands of handlooms on which these saris are woven . The prominent markets of this material are Gujarat , Karnataka , West Bengal , Uttar Pradesh , and Madhya Pradesh as well as internationally . It is also famous for gold and silver wire . Geography . Yeola is 83 kilometres from Nasik on Nasik-Aurangabad Highway and 28 kilometres south of Manmad on the Manmad–Ahmednagar road . Yeola is 35 kilometres from Shirdi and is 260 kilometres northeast of Mumbai . It has a station on the Ahmednagar–Manmad rail route . Aurangabad Airport , Nasik/Ozar Airport , Shirdi Airport and Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport are the nearest airports .
Sdoos Club . Sdoos Club is a Saudi Arabian football ( soccer ) team in Sdoos city playing at the Saudi Second Division . Stadium . Currently the team plays at the 3000 capacity Al Sayeg Stadium .
Conotoxin . A conotoxin is one of a group of neurotoxic peptides isolated from the venom of the marine cone snail , genus `` Conus '' . Conotoxins , which are peptides consisting of 10 to 30 amino acid residues , typically have one or more disulfide bonds . Conotoxins have a variety of mechanisms of actions , most of which have not been determined . However , it appears that many of these peptides modulate the activity of ion channels . Over the last few decades conotoxins have been the subject of pharmacological interest . Hypervariability . Conotoxins are hypervariable even within the same species . They do not act within a body where are produced ( endogenously ) but act on other organisms.. Therefore conotoxins genes experience less selection against mutations ( like gene duplication and nonsynonymous substitution ) , and mutations remain in the genome longer , allowing more time for potentially beneficial novel functions to arise . Variability in conotoxin components reduces the likelihood that prey organisms will develop resistance ; thus cone snails are under constant selective pressure to maintain polymorphism in these genes because failing to evolve and adapt will lead to extinction ( `` Red Queen hypothesis '' ) . Disulfide connectivities . Types of conotoxins also differ in the number and pattern of disulfide bonds . The disulfide bonding network , as well as specific amino acids in inter-cysteine loops , provide the specificity of conotoxins . Alpha . Alpha conotoxins have two types of cysteine arrangements , and are competitive nicotinic acetylcholine receptor antagonists . Delta and kappa , and omega . Omega , delta and kappa families of conotoxins have a knottin or inhibitor cystine knot scaffold . The knottin scaffold is a very special disulfide-through-disulfide knot , in which the III-VI disulfide bond crosses the macrocycle formed by two other disulfide bonds ( I-IV and II-V ) and the interconnecting backbone segments , where I-VI indicates the six cysteine residues starting from the N-terminus . The cysteine arrangements are the same for omega , delta and kappa families , even though omega conotoxins are calcium channel blockers , whereas delta conotoxins delay the inactivation of sodium channels , and kappa conotoxins are potassium channel blockers . Mu . Mu-conotoxins have two types of cysteine arrangements , but the knottin scaffold is not observed . Mu-conotoxins target the muscle-specific voltage-gated sodium channels , and are useful probes for investigating voltage-dependent sodium channels of excitable tissues . Mu-conotoxins target the voltage-gated sodium channels , preferentially those of skeletal muscle , and are useful probes for investigating voltage-dependent sodium channels of excitable tissues . Different subtypes of voltage-gated sodium channels are found in different tissues in mammals , `` e.g. , '' in muscle and brain , and studies have been carried out to determine the sensitivity and specificity of the mu-conotoxins for the different isoforms .
President Masaryk ( monitor ) . The `` President Masaryk '' was a river monitor of the First Czechoslovak Republic , serving from 1932 until the dissolution of the republic in 1939 . With four guns in two twin turrets , it was that nation 's most powerful warship of the 1930s and flagship of the Czechoslovakian river flotilla . After the German occupation , the ship was taken into the German army under the name `` Bechelaren '' and fought against the Soviets . It was scrapped in 1978 . Service in Czechoslovakia . In the 1920s , the Czechoslovakian naval forces operated river craft inherited from the Austro-Hungarian Empire . These being obsolescent , in the late 1920s plans were made to build two new large river patrol craft . Only one of these , the `` President Masaryk '' , was built . The design of the `` President Masaryk '' was based on the Austrian monitor `` Catfish '' ( ) . It was designed at the Skoda Works and built at the Škoda shipyard in Komárno . The flat-bottomed hull was divided into 15 watertight compartments . Various Czechoslovakian ( and other ) companies contributed components to the vessel : Poldi Kladno supplied steel plates , the Škoda works at Plzeň the engines , and the Hamburg company Zeis the marine propellers . Yarrow boilers were installed on the vessel . The ship was laid down ( started ) in August 1929 and launched in 1930 or 1931 . Trials showed that the ship did not perform to specifications , so it was returned to the shipyard for major modifications . Among other changes , the single stack was replaced with dual stacks , one for each engine . These modifications being completed , and the ship 's speed increased from to , the `` President Masaryk '' was commissioned in 1932 . After this it patrolled the Danube River from its base in Bratislava for the rest of the First Czechoslovak Republic 's existence . The `` President Masaryk '' was the only Czechoslovakian ship able to match the best ships of the other Danubian powers ( Yugoslavia , Romania , and Hungary ) in the 1930s . Career in German service . After the German invasion of 1939 , the ship was used by the Germans . Until 1941 it was based in Linz and continued to patrol the Danube . In 1941 it was transferred downriver to the area of Yugoslavia ( which had been overrun by the Germans ) . In 1943 the vessel was returned to Linz and underwent extensive modernization . The hull was lengthened by , the shape of the stern was changed , and new machinery was installed , with the boilers and engines replaced with two MAN submarine diesel engines with an output of 1,800 horsepower each . The stacks were removed and replaced with exhaust pipes on the sides of the vessel . The single rudder was replaced with two . Using space freed up by the changes in propulsion machinery , a quadruple mount with four 20mm flak guns was installed . A separate 20mm cannon on the stern was replaced with a 37mm flak gun , and the machine gun turret at the front was removed . In 1944 the `` Bechelaren '' was returned to duty on the lower Danube . On the night of April 5–6 , 1944 , while escorting a convoy , the vessel was damaged by planes of the Red Air Force . After repairs , it was returned to service at Visegrád in Hungary . Later it returned to Linz , where ( since 66mm ammunition was no longer being manufactured ) its four guns were replaced with two naval guns with light shields . The `` Bechelaren '' then participated in combat operations in Yugoslavia and Hungary . In 1944 it supported the German counterattack toward Budapest and at Melk in Austria it fought Soviet gunboats . This was the `` Bechelarens last combat mission . Final years . On May 11 , 1945 , the `` Bechelarens crew surrendered the ship to the United States Army in Linz . In 1947 the ship was returned ( without weapons ) to Czechoslovakia and taken to Bratislava , where in 1951 it was restored to working condition , but was never re-armed . The Czechoslovakian Army having no further use for the vessel , it was sold to the civilian sector in 1955 . The hull then served as a hulk for storage and workshops at the Komárno Shipyard . In 1978 the `` President Masaryk '' was scrapped .
Democratic Caucus Vice Chairman of the United States House of Representatives . The Vice-Chair of the Democratic Caucus in the United States House of Representatives is a leadership position that ranks just below the Chair of the House Democratic Caucus . In addition to other duties , the Vice-Chair has a seat on the Steering and Policy Committee . The office of Secretary of the Democratic Caucus preceded the office of Vice-Chair . Until its elimination in 1987 , the office of Secretary was reserved for a female member of the House .
Moltke ( crater ) . Moltke is a lunar impact crater near the southern edge of the Mare Tranquillitatis . It is a small , bowl-shaped crater surrounded by a bright halo of higher-albedo material . Just to the south lies the rille system named Rimae Hypatia . These follow a course running roughly east-southeast to west-northwest , and have a length of approximately 180 kilometers . About 50 kilometers to the northwest of this crater is the landing site of Apollo 11 . The crater is named after Helmuth von Moltke the Elder . Satellite craters . By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to Moltke . Moltke B was informally called `` Little Moltke '' by the Apollo 10 and Apollo 11 crews .
Richard Grey , 3rd Earl of Tankerville . Richard Grey , 3rd Earl of Tankerville , 8th Lord of Powys ( 5 November 1436 – c. 1466 ) fought on the side of the House of York in the War of the Roses . Family . Sir Richard Grey was the son and heir of Henry Grey , 2nd Earl of Tankerville and Antigone Plantagenet ( illegitimate daughter of Humphrey of Lancaster , 1st Duke of Gloucester ) . He was born at Pontesbury , Shropshire 5 November 1436 . He married before 12 January 1458/9 Margaret Audley , daughter of James Tuchet , 5th Baron Audley , 2nd Baron Tuchet ( c. 1398–1459 ) , by his second wife , Eleanor , illegitimate daughter of Edmund Holland , 4th Earl of Kent . Life . The Earldom of Tankerville lost its lands when France was lost to the English crown in 1453 . It does not appear `` that this nobleman was ever summoned to parliament but strong evidence exists that he sat in assembly as a baron of the realm in 1455 '' , when it is recorded that he swore allegiance to Henry VI as Sir Richard Grey , Lord of Powis . In the Wars of the Roses he was with the Duke of York at the Battle of Ludford Bridge on 12 October 1459 . His support for the house of York resulted in him being attainted with many others by the Lancastrian Henry VI in 1460 , when the earl of Warwick ordered him to surrender Montgomery castle . All his hereditary titles were abolished by this attainder , bringing an end to this creation of the Earldom of Tankerville . The attainder would also have abolished the title of Baron of Powis . Henry VI reversed the attainder once he had control of the lands , and had received a promise of loyalty . In 1461 when Yorkist Edward IV came to the throne Richard Grey received the stewardship of Kerry , Kedwen , and Montgomery . Continuing his Yorkist support , Richard Grey was with Richard Neville , 16th Earl of Warwick at the siege of Alnwick Castle in November 1462 to take it back , after the Lancastrians had taken it by siege from the captaincy of his cousin Sir Ralph Grey of Heton . Sir Richard Grey , Lord Grey of Powis , died 17 Dec. 1466 . His widow , Margaret , married ( 2nd ) ( as his 2nd wife ) Roger Vaughan , Knt . Sir Roger Vaughan was executed at Chepstow in 1471 . His widow , Margaret , died before 2 Feb. 1480/1 . Sir Richard Grey and his wife , Margaret , had one son , John Grey ( died 1497 ) usually considered the first of the Baron Grey of Powis , who married to Anne Herbert , daughter of William Herbert , 1st Earl of Pembroke and Anne Devereux . They also had one daughter , Elizabeth Grey , who married Sir John Ludlow , KB , of Hodnet , Shropshire , in 1465 .
Birmingham EcoPark . The Birmingham EcoPark is an environmental education centre in the Small Heath area of Birmingham , England , operated by the Wildlife Trust for Birmingham and the Black Country . It is a wildlife gardening demonstration garden . It has displays of sustainable energy , recycling and gardening with wildlife in mind . The park also grows and sells organically produced wildflowers . Every Monday the park asks for volunteers to help do things like general maintenance and weeding .
Naked Idol . `` Naked Idol '' is the seventh TV movie on the part documentary and part rock-mockumentary musical comedy series which was created by Polly Draper . `` Naked Idol '' aired on March 14 , 2009 . The premise of `` Naked Idol '' is that `` The Naked Brothers Band '' have a `` Naked Idol '' contest for a new bassist replacing Rosalina ( Allie DiMeco ) . It also features guest appearances by David Desrosiers ( Simple Plan ) and Tobin Esperance ( Papa Roach ) . Plot . Rosalina comes back after her music cruise , but Michel ( the French guy Rosalina kissed on the cruise ) also comes back , criticizes Nat 's music , and kisses Rosalina which Nat sees . This causes a heated fight between Nat and Rosalina in which they break up and Rosalina quits the band . So Nat and the band look all around the world , searching for a new bass player and meets some of the greatest musicians that ever lived . The band picks a girl named Kristina who is a great bass player and is really nice , but Nat is n't over Rosalina so he comes off a little mean in the beginning . Soon Nat realizes that he does n't want to go through the breakup alone and they all have a group hug and sing at their house . Rosalina then tells Michel that she is too good for him and leaves to go over to the Wolff 's house . The television movie special concludes with a cliff hanger . It ends just as Nat and Kristina start to bond , The band gets a call from Rosalina claiming that she wants to be back in the band .
Theodore Dieckmann . Theodore Dieckmann ( November 6 , 1853 – October 6 , 1919 ) was an American politician and businessman . Born in New York City , Dieckmann moved with his parents to Sheboygan , Wisconsin in 1858 . Dieckmann owned a jewelry business in Sheboygan , Wisconsin . He served on the Sheboygan Common Council and was mayor of the city . In 1893 , Dieckmann served in the Wisconsin State Assembly and was a Republican . Dieckmann died at his home in Sheboygan , Wisconsin .
Tom Hart ( baseball ) . Thomas Henry Hart ( June 15 , 1869 – September 17 , 1939 ) , nicknamed `` Bushy '' , was an American professional baseball player who played catcher and outfielder in the Major Leagues for the 1891 Washington Statesmen .
Bing Crosby Entertains . A weekly show which ran for two seasons during 1933-1935 , it was to cement Bing Crosby ’ s reputation as a radio star . `` Bing Crosby Entertains '' was Crosby ’ s most important radio series to date and it enabled him to fully develop as a rounded radio personality instead of a singer who did not speak . Background . Bing Crosby ’ s radio career had taken off with his nightly nation-wide broadcasts from New York in 1931-32 and he moved on to the two nights a week Music That Satisfies show which ran for 13 weeks early in 1933 . The nightly shows required him to do separate shows for the East Coast and for the West Coast because of the time difference . That was avoided for the `` Music That Satisfies '' series as Crosby broadcast at 9:15 p.m. Eastern which meant that it was heard at 6:15 p.m. in California . By this time , Crosby was making three films a year and undertaking stage appearances . A once-a-week radio show which did not have to be repeated for the West Coast was ideal for him and Woodbury Soap agreed to sponsor such a show on the CBS network . Season 1 . The show made its bow on Monday , October 16 , 1933 at 5:30pm . Pacific Time . Musical support came from Lennie Hayton ’ s orchestra and Ken Niles was the announcer . The guest was eighteen-year-old songstress , Mary Lou Raymond . Bing was paid $ 1,750 per broadcast for a minimum of 13 weeks plus a figure to be agreed for a further six broadcasts . The shows opened with Ken Niles saying : “ Bing Crosby entertains ” followed by a word of welcome from Crosby and an opening song . “ After that Niles would deliver a message from Woodbury whose slogan : “ For the skin you love to touch , ” represented considerable aesthetic improvement for Crosby over coughless cigarettes and saliva-free cigars. ” The Woodbury program is significant for it gave Crosby some dialogue for the first time , his personality emerging in light banter with Niles and introductions to his songs . It also began the system of cross-promoting his own work as he featured songs and guest stars from his own films and sang songs he had recorded . Billboard liked the opening show saying , inter alia : “ Selling a product to the women must of necessity use a program of definite appeal to them and in Crosby , Woodbury Soap has chosen wisely . For Bing is in the middle of a brilliant career and the motion picture successes in which he appears add to his strength as a radio draw . Further , he has not been heard too often of late and his performance is better than ever as to both voice and choice of selections. ” There was a dispute between Crosby and the sponsor over what theme tune should be used . Woodbury Soap and its agency , Lennon & Mitchell , considered that the tune ‘ Loveliness ’ which had always been the theme of the Woodbury programs should continue . Crosby argued that the logical theme for the stanza was ‘ Blue of the Night ’ , on the grounds that the song had been identified with him ever since he had been on the air . Eventually Woodbury conceded to the singer . Other problems arose with Dale Winbrow , who had been sent out to the West coast from New York by the Lennon & Mitchell agency to resolve the theme tune argument and supervise the show . Winbrow listened to the program that Crosby and Lennie Hayton had prepared for the next broadcast and was very critical of it . “ The flare up that was provoked from Crosby wound up with the warbler and Hayton declaring themselves out of the show . The baritone ’ s management later prevailed upon him to hold on while the situation was being straightened out with the agency on the New York end. ” Major guest stars during the series were the Mills Brothers ( 15 appearances ) and Kay Thompson & the Three Rhythm Kings ( 10 times ) . Carole Lombard guested on the show on April 2 , 1934 to promote the Crosby-Lombard film We 're Not Dressing . The show had a 25.1 rating for the season putting it in 14th . position for evening programs . The highest rated evening program as assessed by the Co-operative Analysis of Broadcasting for the 1933-34 season was the Eddie Cantor show ( with a Crossley rating of 50.2 ) with Rudy Vallée coming in at 39.0 . After the January 8 , 1934 show , Lennie Hayton handed over the orchestral support for a few weeks to Gus Arnheim and his Orchestra . In turn , Carol Lofner ’ s Beverly Wilshire Orchestra took over from Arnheim after the February 26 show and then Jimmy Grier assumed the role on March 26 until the end of the season . In March 1934 , Crosby agreed a further seven weeks ’ contract with Woodbury at $ 2,500 per broadcast . He had been offered $ 3,000 by Studebaker but this was for a minimum of 13 weeks which did not suit the singer as he wanted to be free for a tour of personal appearances immediately on the expiration of his Paramount Pictures contract at the end of May 1934 . It had been Studebaker ’ s intention to step into the Monday night niche held by Woodbury on CBS and if Crosby had not renewed , Woodbury would have ended the show ’ s run with the April 9 broadcast . No guest stars appeared after the April 9 broadcast . The final show of the season was on May 28 , 1934 . Season 2 . The Woodbury show returned to the air on CBS on September 18 , 1934 at 5 p.m. Pacific Time . Now on Tuesdays , this time Crosby was paid $ 6,000 a week to deliver a complete package . He paid for the guests , the orchestra and the arrangements and retained what was left for himself . Georgie Stoll led the orchestra as Jimmy Grier had been signed exclusively by another program . The Boswell Sisters were guests on the opening show having been signed on a thirteen-week contract . Claude Binyon wrote the scripts and Ken Niles continued as the announcer . Crosby promoted his hit record of Love in Bloom on the opening program . The audience share during the season was 15.5 . Variety welcomed the opening show . “ Two types of delivery , both the finest in their line and a first rate orchestra to round it out . This one sounded sure-fire on paper and lives up to all expectations on the air . Crosby is Crosby and calls for no comment…The Boswells are more torrid than ever in their close harmony….Woodbury here , has a Tuesday evening show that ’ s bound to be tuned in on. ” Major guest stars during the series were the Boswell Sisters ( 13 appearances ) and the Mills Brothers ( 12 times ) . Kitty Carlisle appeared on the November 27 show to help promote the film Here Is My Heart and Joan Bennett was on the February 12 , 1935 program to advertise the Crosby-Bennett movie Mississippi . Ginger Rogers was another notable guest during the series . On the November 13 show and for the next six programs , after the opening theme , the orchestra launched into ‘ Boola Boola ’ and the listener was transported to the ivy-covered walls of ‘ Woodbury Prep ’ . Ken Niles was president of the student body and Bing , the venerable Dean . The Boswell Sisters were co-eds . It is worth explaining that ‘ Prep ’ was not an abbreviation for ‘ Preparatory ’ but ‘ is short for preparation and Woodbury ’ s is the finest preparation of its type on the market ’ . It is possible that the later ‘ Kraft Music Hall University ’ routine , attributed to Carroll Carroll , had its beginnings here . At the beginning of the November 20 show , Bing announced , in an extremely hoarse voice , that he would not be able to sing as a result of attending the football game between Santa Clara and St. Mary ’ s of Moraga at Kezar Stadium in San Francisco at the weekend . It had rained throughout the game and Bing had done a lot of shouting in support and lost his voice . The Boswell Sisters and the Georgie Stoll orchestra had to carry the program . History was made on the December 25 , 1934 show when Crosby sang “ Silent Night ” which was quite a departure for a popular singer then and Crosby was uneasy about singing it . The show ’ s finale had a short play , set on a college campus . Crosby was supposed to be a professor bidding the students good-bye for the holidays . The singer was portrayed as having no home of his own to go to and he would have to face Christmas alone . After a brief sequence of events , during which Crosby cheered up another lonely soul , “ Silent Night ” is heard being sung outside his quarters as the students have come back to serenade him . Crosby opened the door and joined in , singing a solo as the show ended . Thousands of enthusiastic letters were received and “ Silent Night ” became part of Crosby ’ s Christmas show for the next quarter of a century . The show ’ s producer , Burt McMurtrie , recalled the occasion when speaking in 1979 . “ Bing sang “ Silent Night ” there for the first time . All by himself . He sang it like nobody—I mean , nobody , had ever sung it before . And all of us watching him stood stone still . It was unbelievable . So moving . Bing shouldn ’ t have worried about it . Everything went off so beautifully , and even before we went off the air , the telephones started ringing. ” However , the relationship between Crosby and the sponsor was under strain and on May 15 , `` Variety '' announced , “ Woodbury has not renewed with Bing Crosby for the fall . Primarily , standing in the way of a new contract is the refusal of the account to again allow the singer to have full control over the programme . Under the past season ’ s arrangement , Crosby picked his own supporting cast and numbers. ” The last broadcast of the series took place on June 11 , 1935 when the guest was Martha Tilton . Crosby was soon to leave CBS for NBC and the Kraft Music Hall .
New Zealand at the 1956 Summer Olympics . New Zealand competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne , Australia . Norman Read was not originally selected , but ( with Bill Baillie ) went to Australia . Read won the Australian 50 km championship , was then selected , and won a gold medal . Men 's team competition . The men 's field hockey team from New Zealand made its Olympic debut in Melbourne . Before 1956 , the only hockey team apart from Australia that played against New Zealand was India . The Kiwi 's finished sixth at their first Olympic appearance . Rowing . In 1956 , New Zealand entered boats in three of the seven events . The competition was for men only ; women would first row at the 1976 Summer Olympics . Don Rowlands travelled to the Summer Olympics as a reserve but did not compete .
Pediatric neuropsychology . Pediatric neuropsychology ( paediatric in the UK ) is a sub-speciality within the field of clinical neuropsychology that studies the relationship between brain health and behaviour in children . Many pediatric neuropsychologists are involved in teaching , research , supervision , and training of undergraduate and graduate students in the field . In the United States undergraduate and graduate psychology programs generally do not offer a `` track '' in pediatric neuropsychology , per se . Specific supervised training in pediatric neuropsychology typically begins at the internship or postdoctoral level , as the graduate student is completing or has just completed a PhD or PsyD in clinical child psychology , pediatric psychology , clinical neuropsychology , or school psychology . In the UK formal Clinical Paediatric Neuropsychology Training is available via . This makes up part of the ( BPS ) criteria for accreditation as a Paediatric Clinical Neuropsychologist , known as the . Other requirements included documented supervised practise and the submission of a portfolio of clinical cases . Once completed paediatric clinical neuropsychologists are eligible to be on the run by the BPS Definition . Most pediatric neuropsychologists have several years of post-doctoral training regarding developmental or acquired neuropathology in children . Pediatric neuropsychologists work in any setting where children with central nervous system dysfunction are treated . This includes neurology , neurosurgery and psychiatry practices as well as in hospital and outpatient settings . In addition to assessing and treating children with medical disorders such as traumatic brain injury , brain tumors or epilepsy , pediatric neuropsychologists work with children who have Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ( ADHD ) , learning disabilities , intellectual and developmental disorders ( mental retardation ) , autism spectrum disorders . Some may work in other settings , such as schools , and provide more traditional mental health services as well . In the United States , consistent with the current American Psychological Association 's definition , `` proficiencies can only be acquired through appropriate education and training focused quite specifically and intensively on defined content '' . People in the field are sometimes referred to as `` neurodevelopmentalists '' . As of 2005 there was debate in the field as to whether `` neurodevelopmentalist '' should be made a new speciality . A pediatric neuropsychological evaluation . The neuropsychological evaluation is used to determine the pattern of brain-related strengths and weaknesses to understand the origin of the problem and to make a diagnosis . Often , this will guide specific treatment recommendations . Pediatric neuropsychological evaluations are performed by licensed professionals and are helpful in determining functional outcomes and guiding interventions related to genetic syndromes , prenatal influences on development , systemic illness affecting the nervous system , acquired brain injuries or developmental conditions such as autism or learning disabilities .
Focke-Wulf Fw 200 Condor . The Focke-Wulf Fw 200 `` Condor '' , also known as `` Kurier '' to the Allies , was a German all-metal four-engined monoplane originally developed by Focke-Wulf as a long-range airliner . A Japanese request for a long-range maritime patrol aircraft led to military versions that saw service with the `` Luftwaffe '' as long-range reconnaissance and anti-shipping/maritime patrol bomber aircraft . The Luftwaffe also made extensive use of the Fw 200 as a transport . It achieved success as a commerce raider until mid-1941 , by which time it was being harried by long-range RAF Coastal Command aircraft and the Hurricane fighters being flown from CAM ships . Design and development . The Fw 200 resulted from a proposal by Kurt Tank of Focke-Wulf to Dr. Rudolf Stuessel of Deutsche Lufthansa to develop a landplane to carry passengers across the Atlantic Ocean to the USA . At that time this was unusual , as airlines used seaplanes on long over-water routes . To fly long distances economically , the Fw 200 was designed to cruise at an altitude of over - as high as possible without a pressure cabin . Existing airliners were designed to cruise at altitudes below 1,500 m ( 5,000 ft ) . The Fw 200 was briefly the world 's most modern airliner , until other high-altitude airliners started operating : the Boeing 307 in 1940 and the Douglas DC-4 in 1942 . The designation `` Condor '' was chosen because , like the condor bird , the Fw 200 had a very long wingspan , to facilitate high-altitude flight . Deutsche Lufthansa issued a specification in June 1936 after discussions between Tank , Dr. Stüssel and Carl August von Gablenz . The plane was designed by Ludwig Mittelhuber with Wilhelm Bansemir as project director . The first prototype , the Fw 200 V1 , made its first flight after just over one year of development on 27 July 1937 with Kurt Tank at the controls . It was an all-metal , four-engined monoplane powered by four American 875 hp Pratt & Whitney Hornet radial engines , and intended to carry 26 passengers in two cabins for up to 3,000 km ( 1,860 mi ) . Two further prototypes were powered by German 720 hp BMW 132G-1 radials . The Japanese Navy requested a military version of the Fw 200 for search and patrol duties , so Tank designed the Fw 200 V10 with military equipment . This Fw 200 was held in Germany because war had broken out in Europe by that time . This aircraft became the basis for all later military models used by the `` Luftwaffe '' . To adapt it for wartime service , hardpoints were added to the wings for bombs , the fuselage was strengthened and extended to create more space , and front , aft and dorsal gun positions were added , in addition to an extended-length version of the `` Bola '' ventral gondola typical of World War II German bomber aircraft ; for the Fw 200 's militarization this incorporated a bomb bay as well as heavily glazed forward and aft flexible defensive machine gun emplacements at either end . The extra weight introduced by its military fitments meant that some early Fw 200 aircraft broke up on landing , a problem that was never entirely solved . Later models were equipped with Lorenz FuG 200 `` Hohentwiel '' low UHF-band ASV radar in the nose . In 1943 a version entered service that could carry the Henschel Hs 293 guided missile , mandating fitment of the associated `` Funkgerät '' FuG 203 `` Kehl '' radio guidance gear on a Condor to steer them . Operational history . The Fw 200 was operated by Deutsche Lufthansa , DDL Danish Airlines and Lufthansa 's Brazilian subsidiary Syndicato Condor . Dai Nippon KK of Japan also ordered Fw 200 airliners . These could not be delivered to Japan once the war began , so they were delivered to Deutsche Lufthansa instead . On 14 April 1945 an Fw 200 flew Lufthansa 's last scheduled service before the end of World War II , from Barcelona to Berlin . Other airlines continued to operate the Fw 200 after the end of World War II . The first prototype , the Fw 200 V1 , upgraded with extra fuel tanks and redesignated Fw 200 S-1 , made several record flights . It was the first heavier-than-air craft to fly nonstop between Berlin and New York City ( c.4000 miles ) , making the flight from Berlin-Staaken to Floyd Bennett Field on 10/11 August 1938 in 24 hours and 56 minutes . The return trip on 13 August 1938 took 19 hours and 47 minutes . These flights are commemorated with a plaque in Böttcherstraße , a street in Bremen . Beginning on 28 November 1938 it flew from Berlin to Tokyo via Basra , Karachi and Hanoi . The German Foreign Minister , Joachim von Ribbentrop , used a specially outfitted Condor `` Grenzmark '' , on his two flights to Moscow in 1939 , during which he negotiated and signed the Treaty of Non-Aggression between Germany and the Soviet Union . Original film footage of his arrival shows his aircraft bearing the German civil registration of D-ACVH . A Danish-owned Fw 200 aircraft named `` Dania '' was seized by the British on English soil after Denmark was invaded by German forces in 1940 . It was subsequently operated by the British Overseas Airways Corporation ( BOAC ) and was then pressed into service with the Royal Air Force . It was damaged beyond repair in 1941 . The `` Luftwaffe '' initially used the aircraft to support the `` Kriegsmarine '' , making great loops out across the North Sea and , following the fall of France , the Atlantic Ocean . The aircraft was used for maritime patrols and reconnaissance , searching for Allied convoys and warships that could be reported for targeting by U-boats . The Fw 200 could also carry a bomb load or naval mines to use against shipping , and it was claimed that from June 1940 to February 1941 , they sank 331,122 tonnes ( 365,000 tons ) of shipping despite a rather crude bombsight . The attacks were carried out at extremely low altitude in order to `` bracket '' the target ship with three bombs ; this almost guaranteed a hit . Winston Churchill called the Fw 200 the `` Scourge of the Atlantic '' during the Battle of the Atlantic due to its contribution to the heavy Allied shipping losses . Following the debut of what would become the Luftwaffe 's primary `` seaborne '' maritime patrol aircraft , the rival trimotored Bv 138C flying boat in March 1941 ; from mid-1941 , Condor crews were instructed to stop attacking shipping and avoid all combat in order to preserve numbers . In August , the first Fw 200 was shot down by a CAM ship-launched Hawker Hurricane , and the arrival of the U.S.-built Grumman Martlet , operating from the Royal Navy 's new escort carriers , posed a serious threat . On 14 August 1942 , an Fw 200C-3 was the first German aircraft to be destroyed by USAAF pilots , after it was attacked by a P-40C and a P-38F over Iceland . The Fw 200 was also used as a transport aircraft , notably flying supplies into Stalingrad in 1942 . After late-1943 , the Fw 200 came to be used solely for transport . For reconnaissance , it was replaced by the Junkers Ju 290 , and even some examples of the Heinkel He 177A serving with KG 40 . As France was liberated , maritime reconnaissance by the Luftwaffe became impossible as the Atlantic coast bases were captured . Production ended in 1944 with a total of 276 aircraft produced . Several damaged Fw 200s landed in Spain during the war . In the beginning , they were repaired and returned to their bases in France . After Operation Torch ( the Allied invasion of Africa ) , the Spanish government interned four aircraft that arrived ( although their crews were still allowed to return to Germany ) . Since the aircraft could not be used , they were sold by Germany to Spain . One of the three flyable aircraft was then operated by the Spanish Air Force and the others used for spares . Because of damage and lack of spares , and for political reasons , they were grounded and scrapped in around 1950 . Some Condors also crashed in Portugal . Their crews were allowed to return to Germany while the British authorities were allowed to inspect the aircraft and accompanying documentation . Some crew members died in these crashes and are buried in the civilian cemetery of Moura in Alentejo Province , Portugal . The aircraft that crashed in Spain and Portugal had been based in Bordeaux-Merignac , France since 1940 . Before then , the operational base of the Fw 200 squadrons had been in Denmark . Hitler 's personal transport . At the suggestion of his personal pilot Hans Baur , Adolf Hitler specified a modified and unarmed prototype Condor , the Fw 200 V3 , as his personal transport , as a replacement for his Junkers Ju 52 . Originally configured as a 26-passenger `` Lufthansa '' transport ( Works No . 3099 ) , it was reconfigured as a plush two-cabin airliner . Hitler 's seat in the cabin was equipped with a wooden table , seat-back armour plating , and an automatic parachute with downward throws . According to Baur , it was never armed . In line with Hitler 's aircraft preferences , it carried the markings `` D-2600 '' and was named `` Immelmann III '' in honor of World War I flying ace Max Immelmann . As the war progressed it changed designation to `` WL+2600 '' and finally `` 26+00 '' ; it was destroyed at Berlin Tempelhof Airport in an Allied bombing raid on 18 July 1944 . Variants . There were three variants of the aircraft : the Fw 200A , B , and C. The Model A was a purely civilian variant used by Deutsche Lufthansa , DDL in Denmark , and `` Syndicato Condor '' in Brazil . The Fw 200B and Fw 200C models were used as long-range bombers , reconnaissance , troop and transport aircraft . Surviving aircraft . Only one relatively complete Fw 200 exists today , an aircraft that ditched in February 1942 and sank to a depth of 60 metres ( 197 feet ) . This aircraft was raised from Trondheim Fjord in Norway on 26 May 1999 . Although the airframe disintegrated whilst being lowered onto a recovery platform , the remains were transported to the German Museum of Technology in Berlin to be rebuilt . A request from the museum for a set of separate wings to be recovered from the Kvitanosi mountain near Voss in Norway to complete the rebuild was at first denied , because the local population wanted the wings to be left `` in situ '' as a war memorial . A compromise was reached in 2008 where parts not needed for the restoration would be left on the mountain . During the autumn of 2009 parts were moved down by helicopter and made ready for transport to the Museum of Technology .
Realitatea Evreiască . `` Realitatea Evreiască '' ( Romanian for `` The Jewish Reality '' ) is a Romanian cultural and news magazine , based in Bucharest , and addressed to the local Jewish community . The magazine was founded in 1956 under the name `` Revista Cultului Mozaic din România '' ( `` Review of the Mosaic Religion in Romania '' ) , but in 1995 it changed its name to `` Realitatea Evreiască '' . Its publisher is the Federation of Jewish Communities of Romania . In October 1956 Rabbi Moses Rosen received an authorization to publish `` Revista Cultului Mozaic '' . The official press organ of Romanian Jewry during the communist period , it was issued in Romanian , Yiddish and Hebrew . By 1970 it had become the only Jewish periodical in Romania . With its last-page articles in Hebrew , it was for more than thirty years the only Hebrew-language journal to be printed in all the Second World . Scholar Ezra Fleischer , formerly jailed in Romanian communist prisons as a `` Refusenik '' , was one of `` Revista Cultului Mozaic '' s original editors , before his emigration to Israel .
Herlev station . Herlev station is a station on the Frederikssund radial of the S-train network in Copenhagen , Denmark . It serves the central part of Herlev municipality . Local busses from the bus terminal outside the station provide connections to remoter areas of the municipality . History . Herlev was one of the original stations on the railway to Frederikssund , which opened on 17 June 1879 . S-train service began on 15 May 1949 .
2017–18 SD Huesca season . During the 2017–18 season , SD Huesca are participating in the Spanish LaLiga 123 , and the Copa del Rey .
Ernst Emil Alexander Back . Ernst Emil Alexander Back ( October 21 , 1881 – June 20 , 1959 ) was a German physicist , born in Freiburg . He attended school in Strasbourg until 1900 , and from 1902 until 1906 studied law in Strasbourg , Munich , and Berlin . He then worked in the legal profession in Alsace-Lorraine until 1909 , afterwards taking leave to study physics in Tübingen . He retired from the legal profession in 1912 , and earned his Ph.D. in 1913 . His thesis , titled `` Zur Prestonschen Regel '' , was on the subject of what would later be called the Paschen-Back effect , and was named after Back and Friedrich Paschen . Between 1914 and 1918 he served with the German Army during World War I . Following this conflict he became head of a Veifa-Werke laboratory in Frankfurt am Main , a company that produced electrical and X-ray equipment . In 1920 he left to become an assistant at the Physics Institute in Tübingen . He was promoted to professor in 1926 at Hohenheim University , and became a full professor in 1929 . He remained at this post until 1936 when he returned to become a professor at Tübingen . From 1926 to 1927 Samuel Abraham Goudsmit worked with Back to make the first measurement of nuclear spin and its Zeeman effect . Back retired in 1948 , and died in Munich over a decade later . The crater Back on the Moon is named in his memory .
Baghabar . Baghabar ( , also Romanized as Bāghābar ) is a village in Lalehzar Rural District , Lalehzar District , Bardsir County , Kerman Province , Iran . At the 2006 census , its population was 1,791 , in 399 families .
KXRA ( AM ) . KXRA is a Talk radio station on 1490 AM and translator channel K262AT at 100.3 FM in Alexandria , Minnesota owned by Paradis Broadcasting Inc , which also owns KXRZ and KXRA-FM . Popular Shows . KXRA hosts the Alexandria areas only local talk shows . Open Line covers news and local events Monday through Thursday at 9am cst . On Friday , The show is Open Topic . Another area favorite is a daily radio show , called Swap Shop . It is broadcast Monday through Saturday at 1pm cst . Listeners can call and are put on the air live . They broadcast items they want to sell or want to buy . Many listeners find used vehicles , appliances , or farm machinery . Another locally produced show is Home Grown . Each Saturday Morning at 9am , Linda Kellerman offers advice to listeners on gardening , lawns and plants . Other features include the reading of funeral announcements daily , county commissioners reports , Cardinal Sports ( the local high school , ) church services , community news , morning trivia , and the birthday club . This station is a primary source of daily news in Alexandria .
Vietnam at the Olympics . Vietnam first competed in the Olympic Games in 1952 as the State of Vietnam . After the Partition of Vietnam in 1954 , only the Republic of Vietnam competed in the Games , sending athletes to every Summer Olympics between 1956 and 1972 . Since the reunification of Vietnam in 1976 , they have competed as the Socialist Republic of Vietnam , attending every Olympics from 1980 onwards with the exception of 1984 . The present Vietnam Olympic Committee was formed in 1976 and recognized by the International Olympic Committee ( IOC ) in 1979 . Vietnam has never competed in the Winter Olympics . Vietnam won its first medal at the 2000 Games in Sydney , when Trần Hiếu Ngân took home a silver in Taekwondo in the Women 's -75 kg category . Vietnam would win its first gold medal at the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro , when shooter Hoàng Xuân Vinh was victorious in the Men 's 10m air pistol event .
Hermann Brockhaus . Hermann Brockhaus ( January 28 , 1806 – January 5 , 1877 ) was a German Orientalist born in Amsterdam . He was a leading authority on Sanskrit and Persian languages . He was the son of publisher Friedrich Arnold Brockhaus and brother-in-law to composer Richard Wagner . Academic career . He studied Oriental languages at the Universities of Leipzig , Göttingen and Bonn where he was a student of August Wilhelm von Schlegel , the founder of German Indology . Afterwards he spent several years in France and England . In 1839 he was appointed associate professor of oriental languages at the University of Jena , teaching Sanskrit and Hebrew beginning in the summer term of 1840 . Together with his colleague Johann Gustav Stickel ( who taught Semitic languages ) , Brockhaus established oriental philology at the School of Humanities at Jena . In 1841 Brockhaus followed an appointment to Leipzig , where in 1848 he was appointed a full professor of ancient Indian language at the university . After his death , he was succeeded at the university by Ernst Windisch . Published works . Among his better-known works are an edition of `` Kathâsarit-sâgara '' ( a large collection of tales by Somadeva ) and an edition of songs by the Persian lyric poet Hafez ( `` Lieder des Hafis '' ) . He also published an edition of the `` Vendidâd Sâde '' , an edition of a philosophical drama by Krishna Mishra called `` Prabodhachandrodaya '' and was the author of the influential `` Über den Druck sanskritischer Werke mit lateinischen Buchstaben '' ( Concerning Sanskrit Works Printed in Latin Letters ) . From 1853 he was editor of the `` Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft '' ( Journal of the German Oriental Society ) , and for a period of time was editor of the Ersch-Gruber `` Allgemeine Encyklopädie '' .
Flamenco shoe . A flamenco shoe is a type of shoe worn by flamenco dancers . They are typically worn by female dancers , they are called flamenco heel , often with traje de flamenca costumes . Male flamenco dancers traditionally wear short , heeled boots , although there are now some flamenco shoe styles available for men . Construction . Flamenco shoes constructed for dance generally have small nails embedded in the toe and heel to enhance the sound of the dancer 's percussive footwork . The most common materials are leather and suede , although synthetic materials are also used in certain grades of shoes . Heel types can include `` standard '' , `` carrete '' ( curved ) , or `` cubano '' ( short and thick ) with a heel size generally ranging from 4 cm to 7 cm . Heels are often covered by the main material but may also be exposed wood . Fastenings may include elastic or leather straps , buckles , or laces . Many contemporary flamenco shoe manufacturers sell varying quality grades of shoes aimed at dancers from amateur to semi-professional and professional levels . Shoe grades may be named differently by different manufacturers . Professional-level shoes often have extra reinforcement and other enhancements for durability and sound quality . Production . Historically , flamenco shoes were handcrafted in Spain . Today , there are still many Spanish workshops specializing in the production of flamenco shoes .
Pinus jaliscana . `` Pinus jaliscana '' , the Jalisco pine , is a species of conifer in the Pinaceae family . It is endemic to southwestern Mexico . It is native to the Pacific slopes of the Sierra Madre del Sur within western Jalisco state . It is threatened by habitat loss .
Indrek Allmann . Indrek Allmann ( born 8 December 1972 in Viljandi , Estonia ) is an Estonia architect . From 1987 to 1990 Indrek Allmann studied in the 4th Secondary School in Viljandi . From 1990 he studied in the Estonian Academy of Arts in the department of architecture and city planning . He graduated in 1999 . From 1995 to 1998 Indrek Allmann worked in R. Puusepp Stuudio 911 architectural office . From 1998 to 2004 he worked in the Kolde Projekt/Kolde Grupp architectural office . From 2004 to present Indrek Allmann has worked in the architectural office Pluss . Most notable works by Indrek Allmann are Hotel L'Eremitage in Tallinn , housing area in Tulbi and Veeriku Streets in Tartu , duplex in Lucca , single-family home in Padise and Nordic Hotels Forum in Tallinn . See also . List of Estonian architects
Ed Solomon . Edward James Solomon ( born September 15 , 1960 ) is an American writer , producer and director . Career . Solomon began his career in college as a joke writer , stand up comedian , and playwright and , while still in college , was a staff writer for `` Laverne & Shirley '' — making him ( at the time ) the youngest member of the Writers Guild of America . He then spent three years writing the cult Showtime TV series , `` It 's Garry Shandling 's Show '' , and has helped create critically acclaimed hit franchise films in each of the past four decades , including `` Bill & Ted 's Excellent Adventure '' and `` Bill & Ted 's Bogus Journey '' ( with Chris Matheson ) ( the 1980s ) , `` Men in Black '' ( 1990s ) , `` Charlie 's Angels '' ( 2000s ) and `` X-Men '' ( uncredited - 2000s ) , and `` Now You See Me '' ( 2010s ) . In March 2016 he completed production on `` Mosaic '' , a 12-hour long-form TV project for HBO in collaboration with director Steven Soderbergh , and is currently working on `` The Invisible Man '' for Universal Studios and Johnny Depp . He married Cynthia Cleese , daughter of Connie Booth and John Cleese , in 1995 .
Wir ham ’ noch lange nicht genug . `` Wir ham ' noch lange nicht genug '' ( German for `` We have n't had our fill by a long shot '' ) is the German hard rock band Böhse Onkelz ' eighth album . It was released in 1991 . Nur die Besten sterben jung . This song was written in memoriam to Andreas `` Trimmi '' Trimborn , the band 's best friend . He was murdered at 16 June 1990 , after the Onkelz and Trimmi were gone in to the `` Speak Easy '' , a tavern in Frankfurt-Sachsenhausen . Ganz egal . The murderer of Trimmi was n't condemned by the court . Stephan Weidner would appeal to his certain one . Zeig ' mir den Weg . `` If you know all better , show me the way '' A song against the press , who condemn the Onkelz further as a Nazi-band . 3'52 '' . Instrumental-Track . The band could n't find a name for this track and named it to its duration .
1972 in the United Kingdom . Events from the year 1972 in the United Kingdom .
Irish Distillers . Irish Distillers is a subsidiary of the French drinks conglomerate Pernod-Ricard S.A . It is the largest distiller of Irish whiskey , distilling popular brands such as Jameson and Powers , in addition to premium whiskeys such as Redbreast and Midleton Very Rare . In addition to whiskey , Irish Distillers also produces a number of other spirit products such as gin and vodka . History . Irish Distillers Group was formed as Irish Distillers Limited ( IDL ) in 1966 , when a merger took place between three Irish whiskey distilleries , Cork Distilleries Company , John Jameson & Son and John Power & Son . In an attempt to reverse the decline in Irish whiskey sales , the board of directors decided to close their existing distilleries in Cork and Dublin , and to consolidate production at a new purpose-built facility . A site alongside the existing distillery in Midleton , Co. Cork was chosen as the location for the new distillery , as there was no room for expansion alongside the Dublin distilleries . In 1972 , Bushmills , the only other whiskey distillery in operation in Ireland at the time , joined the group . This gave Irish Distillers complete control over all whiskey production on the island of Ireland . One Friday in July 1975 , production ceased at the Old Midleton Distillery and began the next Monday morning at the new Midleton complex , with distillation at the two Dublin distilleries come to an end a year later . The Old Midleton Distillery and Jameson 's Bow Street Distillery have since reopened as visitors ' centres . However , much of Powers John 's Lane distillery has been demolished , with the remaining buildings , now protected structures , forming part of the National College of Art and Design . Following an early unsolicited takeover offer by Grand Metropolitan , Allied-Lyons and Guinness , Irish distillers was the subject of a friendly takeover by Pernod Ricard in June 1988 . In 2005 , Bushmills was sold to rival drinks giant Diageo for £200 million . In addition , in 2016 , the Paddy Irish whiskey brand was sold to Sazerac , though as part of the sale agreement , production of the whiskey is to continue at the Midleton Distillery .
Lowry W. and Hattie N. Goode First North Des Moines House . The Lowry W. and Hattie N. Goode First North Des Moines House , also known as the Allabach House , is a historic building located in Des Moines , Iowa , United States . The Late Victorian-style single-family dwelling is significant for its association with Lowry W. Goode . Goode was a prominent real estate developer in the Des Moines area in the 19th century . Built c. 1884 in what was the suburb of North Des Moines , this house is one of the last resources that calls attention to his work . The Goode 's themselves built and occupied several houses in North Des Moines , and they lived here for about one year after it was built . They then used it as a rental property for a while until they sold it . The two-story brick structure features a main block with a rectangular plan , intersecting gables , a single-story bay window on the west elevation , a two-story extension on the south elevation , and a rear wing . The original porch has been removed . The house was individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998 . It was included as a contributing property in the Polk County Homestead and Trust Company Addition Historic District in 2016 .
Voo da Amizade . Voo da Amizade ( ) was the name of a dedicated air service between Brazil and Portugal operated between 1960 and 1967 . It was an operational partnership between the Portuguese TAP Transportes Aéreos Portugueses and the Brazilian Panair do Brasil ( 1960–1965 ) and Varig ( 1965–1967 ) . History . The first flight took off from Brazil on November 30 , 1960 and remained as originally planned until the closure of Panair do Brasil on February 10 , 1965 . After a brief interruption , on November 22 , 1965 Varig succeeded Panair in the Brazilian half of the operation , using one of its Lockheed L-188 Electra II . In this phase , TAP also decided to start using its own aircraft , a Lockheed L-1049G Super Constellation , for its share of the services . Thus , each airline had one weekly frequency and operated its own equipment . Flights ended in 1967 . It is worth noting that Panair , TAP and Varig also operated nonstop flights between Brazil and Portugal without the restrictions imposed by the `` Voo da amizade '' . For these , from 1960 to 1965 Panair used its Douglas DC-8-33 , and from 1966 onwards TAP used its Boeing 707 and Varig either a Boeing 707 or a Douglas DC-8-33 .
Gim me ( One song ) . `` Gim me '' was the Cypriot entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002 by the boy band One , performed in English and is the first occasion that the Cypriot entry did not feature Greek lyrics . The song is a boy band number , with a girl being asked to give a sign that she loves the singer . The song has been recorded in English , Greek and Spanish and was released over two CD singles . The song was performed first on the night , followed by the United Kingdom 's Jessica Garlick with `` Come Back '' . At the close of voting , it had received 85 points , placing 6th in a field of 24 . A few seconds after the lead singer Constantinos Christoforou began singing , a technical hitch led to a caption bearing the words 'The Ugly Duckling ' on the background video screen ( a reference to the postcards between songs feature as the theme was fairy tails ) . The picture of the stage was quickly brought back . One of the members of the band , Constantinos Christoforou , had already participated for Cyprus at the Eurovision Song Contest 1996 with the song `` Mono Yia Mas '' . He would later make a further solo appearance at the 2005 Contest with `` Ela Ela ( Come Baby ) '' after the band formally disbanded . Therefore , the song represents the middle leg in a rare sequence of a Eurovision contestant performing solo , then as a member of a vocal group , before a second solo performance .
Ruwais . `` For Al Ruwais in Qatar , see Ar Ru'ays . '' Al Ruwais ( الرويس `` the small head '' ) is a town located some 240 kilometers west of Abu Dhabi city in the Western Region of Abu Dhabi Emirate . The `` Al '' in the Arabic name `` Al Ruwais '' is largely dropped in relation to the Ruwais Refinery and other industrial development . The Ruwais industrial and housing complex has been developed by ADNOC as a major contributor to the national economy and represents a series of multimillion-dollar investments by the company . Once a small fishing headland from which a handful of people scratched a seasonal living , Ruwais today is one of the most modern industrial complexes in the Middle East . In the 1970s , plans were laid to transform a remote desert site into a self-contained industrial town , geared to fulfilling the downstream requirements of Abu Dhabi 's booming oil and gas industry . Centered on Takreer 's Ruwais Refinery , the complex was officially inaugurated in 1982 by Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan , the late President of the UAE and Ruler of Abu Dhabi , and the visionary behind Abu Dhabi 's remarkable development and prosperity . In addition to the original -per-day refinery , which was expanded in 1985 with the commissioning of a hydro cracker complex , major facilities at Ruwais include a natural gas liquids fractionation plant operated by Abu Dhabi Gas Industries Ltd ( GASCO ) , a fertilizer plant run by Ruwais Fertilizer Industries ( FERTIL ) , a Petrochemical Complex by Abu Dhabi National Polymers Company ( Borouge ) , a marine terminal and a sulfur handling terminal . Ruwais has also been developed into a model 'new town ' with an evolving population . The Ruwais Housing Complex , covering an area of six square kilometers , is located 10 kilometers away from the industrial plants . The complex has its own shops , schools , banks , mosques , clinic and hospital , and a wide range of sporting and leisure amenities including a beach club and an 'in-house ' TV station . Although originally designed to house the workers who support the oil and gas industry , Ruwais has grown to include other government workers of nearby projects , such as Barakah Nuclear Power Plant . Climate . The climate of Ruwais is similar to Abu Dhabi , which is a hot desert climate ( Köppen climate classification `` BWh '' ) . However , averages temperatures are typically 8 degrees C higher in the summer months . The month of July is generally the hottest month with maximum temperatures averaging above . Sandstorms occur intermittently , in some cases reducing visibility to a few meters . On average , January is the coolest month in the year . Since the Tropic of Cancer passes through the emirate , the southern part falls within the Tropics . However , despite the coolest month having a average , its climate is far too dry to be classed as tropical . Ruwais Housing Complex . Ruwais Housing Complex ( RHC ) — which has its own shopping centers , schools , mosques , medical services , sports and recreation centers , banking and postal services , and a cable TV and video station — covers an area of six square kilometers . It lies between Ruwais Industrial Complex and Jebel Dhana , just off the main highway running westwards into Saudi Arabia . RHC was built in two phases between 1979 and 1984 ; in line with ADNOC 's policy of ensuring that employees and their families have the very best of social and welfare facilities , all efforts have been made to make it a fully integrated community . The complex has 1,357 residential units , ranging from one-bedroom apartments to four-bedroom , double-story 'executive ' villas . All have modern furnishing and fittings and are set amidst landscaped grounds . A large area of RHC has been planted with a variety of trees , shrubs , flower beds and lawns . It has a number of recreation parks and a green belt around the perimeter covers 140 hectares which is planted with more than 22,000 trees . To ensure a regular supply of plants all year round , the complex has its own nursery to propagate seeding . This has up to 250,000 plants in stock . Although families who live in RHC are some 250 kilometers away from Abu Dhabi , a limited range of consumer goods is available . The complex has three commercial centers with more than 40 shops and two markets selling everything from foodstuffs to electrical goods , household items and basic clothing . The educational needs of Ruwrfais children , from nursery through to secondary level , are met by a total of 10 schools . Seven are managed by the Ministry of Education and three are privately owned , offering British or Indian systems . The schools , private and government , are equipped with modern classrooms and other facilities , such as science laboratories and libraries . RHC has two recreation centers , one exclusively for women . The other is currently undergoing major renovation but will be open to all . Sports facilities include a swimming pool open to men , gymnasium , theatre , bowling alley , general activity halls , tennis courts , library , restaurants and cafeterias . Cultural events , often involving troupes and performers from overseas , are staged regularly at the recreation centers . Residents also have access to a beach club at Jebel Dhanna , which in addition to water sports facilities has a TV and Games hall . There is also a local TV and video station which operates on a cable network . The complex has all the ancillary services required of a modern town , including a well-maintained road network , street lighting in all areas , and a sewage system which includes a treatment plant for recycling sewage water for irrigation purposes . Electricity and desalinated water supplies are provided directly from the refinery . Ruwais was affected by a wind and sand storm in mid-November 2015 , which uprooted about 2000 trees . Ruwais 1 . Ruwais 1 was inaugurated in 1982 , and mostly consists of villas and a few four-story apartment buildings . The Ruwais Recreation Center , as well as the iconic `` Ruwais Duck Pond '' ( which is currently closed due to works ) are located here . Ruwais 1 is nearer to the Refinery , and also is the place where many businesses are located . From supermarkets to sport shops ; banks to travel agencies ; groceries , saloons , restaurants , furniture , bakeries , stationery shops , clothing shops , and gift shops , you can find anything in Ruwais 1 . The villas are primarily based in 1970s and 1980s villas from the United States of America . It is the oldest area in Ruwais , and is located in the north . The Main Ruwais Bus Stop and a heli-pad along with schools are also located here . Several parks give the residents some enjoyment . The Ruwais Housing Complex Clinic was located here , near the Ruwais Ladies Club . After the opening of the Ruwais Hospital , the clinic was moved to Ruwais 3 . The Bank Building , called because several banks and travel agencies are located here . The Emirates General Market , a part of the EMKE Group , is located here , and is where most South Asians shop . The Abu Dhabi Market is located in the western side , and it is mostly used by Europeans and East Asians . The Ruwais Automatic Bakeries is commonly used by labourers and nearby residents . The Senior Campus of International School of SABIS School and the two junior schools of Asian International Pvt . School are located here . Kindergarten campus of Ruwais Private School and Borouge Training Centers are also found here . Buses are shuttled around every 1 and half hours , and common destinations are the Ruwais Mall , Ruwais Hospital and markets . Ruwais 2 . Built during 2000–2002 , it has hundreds of four-floored apartments . It is known for its large park , the Ruwais 2 Park . It provides a popular resting spot , and many families have dinner here during the cool nights . It has many rides to attract children . Ruwais 2 mostly consists of residencies , and has one small grocery store and a fast food restaurant . The senior campus of Asian International School is located here . Extension phase 01 : located to the south of Ruwais 2 , and it is divided by an avenue road . The Higher College of Technology , Ruwais is located here . It consists fully of apartments , while new villas for local residents are also built here . Extension Phase 02 : consists mainly of 5 , 7 and newly built 11 floor buildings . The location is close to Glenelg School Of Abu Dhabi , Ruwais . A new male health center has been built , right off next to the park . It provides a number of facilities , such as an outdoor football artificial turf , four multipurpose outdoor courts , a swimming pool , an indoor jogging track , table tennis and billiards rooms , and an indoor multipurpose court . It also consists of a newly built gym . Two ADNOC Oasis 365 are built , one in building 130 and one in 143 . These shops provide groceries to travelers and locals . Ruwais 3 . Ruwais 3 consists of high-rise flats of 12- and 15-floor buildings . It is located opposite to Ruwais 4 . All the latest modern technological advancements are installed within the buildings . Ruwais Mall . On January 29 , 2014 , the first ever mall in Ruwais was inaugurated . It consists of a department store and a grocery shop . The branch of these shops is Lulu Hypermarket . The mall has two well known ice cream shops , Cold Stone Creamery and London Dairy . It has two well-known fast food restaurants - KFC and Pizza Hut . For children , there is another attraction - Funville . Near Funville lies Cine Royal , the mall 's cinema . 3D cinemas show the latest releases . Two shops for sports franchises have been built , Athletic 's Co. and Sun and Sand Sports Co . These shops sell products from worldwide companies such as Nike , Adidas , Reebok , Nike , Dunlop , and Wilson . An Indian restaurant , Royal Tandoor , is also available . Starbucks Coffee has recently opened which is located outside the main entrance . RHC Hospital and Clinic . A purpose-built local , modern general hospital opened in 2012 to cater for medical , clinical and dental needs of residents . The hospital is administered by the Medical Services Division of the Administration Directorate . Ruwais Hospital is a 36-bed acute-care facility providing the full range of general and emergency medical services , including cardiology , maternity , pediatrics , dentistry and ophthalmology , on both an outpatient and inpatient basis . The emergency department , staffed by highly skilled medical officers and well-trained nurses , is open 24 hours a day and operates a round-the-clock ambulance service , not only for ADNOC employees and their families but the whole of the immediate neighborhood . Ambulance crews are on hand , for example , to attend LO road accidents along the highway between Tarif and Sila . The RHC Clinic is now fully integrated with Ruwais Hospital , and provides a comprehensive health-care programme to all residents of the housing complex . It offers a wide range of general practitioner and specialist services , including nursing and child welfare , immunization and vaccination , school health , dental and physiotherapy services . Ruwais Housing Complex is managed by Ruwais Housing Division , part of the ADNOC Administration Director . For specialist medical services , many residents are often obliged to travel the 240 km for an appointment with other health professionals . Inside Ruwais . Given that Ruwais is a smaller city , it enjoys a huge population of workers and employees , who enjoy the peacefulness of the town . Projects are always on the rise and work never ends but when their shifts are over the Ruwaisians never tire of watching the sunset and smoking shisha at the beach rest area . Although the city is the hub of ADNOC refineries , the pollution is typically much less than in neighboring Abu Dhabi . This depends on prevailing winds , which tend to push any airborne particulate offshore . On a typical summer day , pollutant measurements taken ( in micrograms per cubic meter ) have an undetectable baseline in Ruwais , but spike as high as 165 μg/m³ . That same day , baseline levels at Kalifah High School in Abu Dhabi were 81 μg/m³ and spiked as high as 612 μg/m³ . ( In comparison to a major US city , lower Manhattan in New York City has a baseline of approximately 25 μg/m³ and spike as high as 100 μg/m³ . ) For relaxing , the Ruwaisians like going to the beach , or hanging out at the recreation center which consists of a bowling alley , swimming pool , cinema , theater , library , food corner , tennis area , restaurant , hall and other facilities . Ruwais 2 park is a very common place to meet up with people . It is situated near the two tennis courts and football court . People come there to play , hang out , or walk . Schools . Education in Ruwais consists of 2 main types of schools , those are Public and Private School , including 1 university . 1 . Adnoc Schools ( formerly known as The Glenelg School of Abu Dhabi ) 2 . The International School of Choueifat ( SABIS ) 3 . The Asian International School ( AIS ) 1 . Al Abbas Bin Abdul Muttalib Primary And Secondary School for Boys ( AABAMPSSB ) 2 . Amrah Bint Abd Al Rahman Secondary School for Girls ( ABAARSSG ) 1 . The Higher Colleges of Technologyfor Girls and Boys ( HCTGB )
Helge Torvund . Helge Torvund ( born 20 August 1951 ) is a Norwegian psychologist , poet , essayist , literary critic and children 's writer . He was born in Hå , and is brother of sculptor Gunnar Torvund . He made his literary debut in 1977 with `` Hendene i byen '' . In 1989 he was awarded the Nynorsk Literature Prize for the poetry collection `` Den monotone triumf '' . He received the Herman Wildenvey Poetry Award in 2016 . From 2015 he has been writing monthly in the newspaper Klassekampen . One of these articles has been translated and published by York Art Gallery as .
Jorge Pérez Concha . Jorge Pérez Concha ( Guayaquil , June 5 , 1908 - Guayaquil , April 1 , 1995 ) was an Ecuadorian historian , biographer , writer , and diplomat . He wrote biographies of Eloy Alfaro , Luis Vargas Torres , and his uncle Carlos Concha Torres , among others . He was awarded Ecuador 's top National Prize the `` Premio Eugenio Espejo '' in 1989 in the Culture category . Biography . Jorge Pérez Concha was born in Guayaquil , Ecuador on June 5 , 1908 . His father was Dr. Federico Pérez Aspiazu , and his mother was Teresa Concha Torres . His father died in 1919 , and he went to live at a relative 's hacienda in the north of Quito . In 1926 he and Demetrio Aguilera Malta published a book of poems and prose titled `` Primavera Interior '' ( Interior Spring ) , which contained 18 of his own poems , and 21 stories by Aguilera Malta . In 1927 Pérez Concha and Alfredo Pareja Diezcanseco founded the magazine `` Voluntad '' in collaboration with Leopoldo Benites Vinueza , but they published only six issues . In 1929 Pérez Concha and Espinel Hector Mendoza founded the first commercial advertising agency in Guayaquil , and it worked for several years until they had to close it down due to the severe economic crisis of the 1930s . In 1939 he met and married María Pesantes García with whom he had children . In 1942 he won the National Biographies Contest with his book `` Eloy Alfaro , su vida y su obra '' ( Eloy Alfaro , His Life and His Work ) hosted by the Ecuadorian government to mark the centenary of the birth of Eloy Alfaro . In 1958 he was appointed the chief of the Guayaquil Branch of the Ecuadorian House of Culture and became its president on February 17 , 1962 . In 1960 he became an elected member of the Advisory Board of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs . At this time he was also the head of the Municipal Library . In 1962 he was awarded the Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit by the Ecuadorian President Carlos Julio Arosemena Monroy . Between 1973-1979 he was a guest speaker at the National Higher Education Institute ( `` Instituto de Altos Estudios Nacionales '' ) . In 1974 he was a member of the delegation to the 15th Meeting of Consultation of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Organization of American States ( OAS ) , held in Quito . Between 1976-1979 he was the vice-president of the Foreign Advisory Board . In 1977 the University of Guayaquil conferred to him the honorary degree Doctor Honoris Causa . In 1978 he attended the 33rd Session of the UN General Assembly in New York . Ambassadorship to Cuba . In 1979 he was appointed Ecuador 's ambassador to Cuba . Ecuador and Cuba had not had an exchange of ambassadors since their relationship was ruptured in 1963 . He traveled to Havana to assume his post as ambassador , and then on Friday , February 13 , 1984 , a group of fourteen people , of varying ages and genders ( even children ) , stormed the Ecuadorian embassy in Cuba to seek asylum . They held the Ecuadorian ambassador , officials and other employees hostage . The incident received global attention . In response , the Cuban government took a strong stance , and turned off water and energy to the building , cordoned off the block , and emptied all the neighboring buildings , and deployed a large number of soldiers to the area . The Cuban government only allowed a minimal amount of food that the Ecuadorian diplomats had to share with the assailants . After a week , and wanting to avoid a fatal outcome , the Ecuadorian government sent Jaime Moncayo Garcia and Cornelio Merchan to negotiate . After long discussions with the Cuban government and the assailants , they surrendered on Friday , February 20 , with the condition that the Ecuadorian government would oversee a fair trial . But the next day , it was learned that not only had they been tortured but also sentenced to death in a summary trial . Ambassador Pérez Concha immediately intervened , and explained to Fidel Castro , that the death penalty was abolished in Ecuador in 1902 , and that its application in this case would hurt the recently re-established relationship between Ecuador and Cuba . Fidel Castro then commuted all of the death sentences to 30 years imprisonment . Owing to the breach in agreement ( that the assailants would receive a fair trial ) , Pérez Concha returned to Ecuador , and the Ecuadorian government did not appoint another ambassador to Cuba for a while . The foreign ministry then offered Pérez Concha the ambassadorship in Portugal , but he turned it down for a post in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Guayaquil with the `` Ambassador '' title .
Blaschke selection theorem . The Blaschke selection theorem is a result in topology and convex geometry about sequences of convex sets . Specifically , given a sequence formula_1 of convex sets contained in a bounded set , the theorem guarantees the existence of a subsequence formula_2 and a convex set formula_3 such that formula_4 converges to formula_3 in the Hausdorff metric . The theorem is named for Wilhelm Blaschke .
Slapnik , Brda . Slapnik ( ) is a small isolated settlement in the Municipality of Brda in the Littoral region of Slovenia . It has no permanent residents .
Live from Nowhere , Volume 2 . `` Live From Nowhere , Volume 2 '' is a live album by Over the Rhine , released in 2007 , containing highlights from the band 's 2006 shows . The CD was limited to 5,000 copies and comes in a fold-out digipak .
Guyon Espiner . Guyon Espiner ( born 31 December 1970 ) is a New Zealand print and television journalist . Career . Espiner attended the University of Canterbury and spent ten years as a newspaper journalist before joining TVNZ in 2003 . He was appointed to the position of political editor in 2006 , and also writes a political column in `` North & South '' magazine . Espiner was co-host of Agenda before its cancellation and currently conducts the interviews on `` Agenda 's '' successor Q+A , and has been regularly interviewed on the television programme `` Breakfast '' , to discuss heated political issues . At the end of 2011 , Espiner left TVNZ to join the reporting team of TV3 's current affairs programme `` 60 Minutes '' . In 2013 , Espiner hosted two new current affairs shows on TV3 – `` 3rd Degree '' and `` The Vote '' . In 2014 , Espiner took over co-hosting Morning Report on Radio New Zealand National with Susie Ferguson . Personal life . Espiner married Emma Wehipeihana in a private ceremony on 5 February 2012 .
Hossein Nassim . Hossein Nassim ( born 27 April 1952 ) is an Iranian swimmer . He who was a member of Iran national water polo teams participating in the 1976 Summer Olympics and 1970 , 1974 , and 1986 Asian Games , and won a gold medal in 1974 . Nassim was known for his national records in the backstroke , and his contribution to the Iran men 's national water polo team from the early 1970s through the late 1980s . Nassim immigrated to Germany in 1987 , and is now a coach and instructor with swim clubs there . Early life . Nassim was born in Abadan , Iran , to Ramezan Nassim Naseri and Farideh Hasson . His earliest influences were from his brother Bahman Nassim , whom was himself a water polo player for Iran men 's national water polo team , and a record holder for the backstroke from the late 1950s into the early 1960s . Hossein 's earliest participation in swimming began with Club Paas in Abadan ( for swimming and water polo ) , then to Jam Club ( for swimming , water polo , and basketball ) , before moving onto the National Men 's team of Iran in 1967 , at the age of 15 . He was known for his strenuous training regimen of doing daily practices with both his swim team and water polo team , twice daily . Water polo career . Hossein Nassim was known for his speed and strength , earning the nickname 'Shark from the South ' from his teammates and competitors , due to his coming from Abadan ( which is located in the south of Iran ) . In joining the national men 's team in 1967 , he became a starting player for the team in 1970 , with his first trip being to Romania for a competition . During the 1974 Asian Games , held in Tehran , Iran , the national team was able to win the gold medal , with the finals being held against China , which ended in a 5–5 tie . Hossein scored three goals in the game , playing from the striker position . It was rumored that post victory over China , that Hossein had climbed the 10m meter diving board and jumped into the pool in celebration , yet it was later discovered that it was a fan by name of Hooshang Parvin that was responsible for the celebratory leap . In the ensuing years that followed leading up to the Iranian Revolution in 1978 to 1979 , the national team was hindered in being unable to host or attend any major competitions . During the early 1980s , government policy limited what sports could be played , with swimming and water polo being nearly completely eliminated . Iran was absent from Asian game appearances in 1978 and 1982 , due to political and social turmoil . At the 1986 Asian Games held in Seoul , South Korea , the Iran men 's national water polo team participated and placed 4th , despite close to a decade of not playing within international competitions . Hossein Nassim and Ahmad Yaghouti were the only players to have participated both on the 1974 Asian games team , and the 1986 Asian games squad . 1974 Asian Games controversy . In the aftermath of the 1974 Asian games , Hossein was subject to a two-year ban from swimming . The ban was given due to an altercation with a high-ranking official that told Hossein to clean up his overgrown beard and long hair so that he could be used for an Army water polo competitions . Hossein explained to the official that he was Darvish ( Sufi ) , at which the official scoffed and insulted his religion . At this point Hossein responded by throwing the official into the swimming pool they were standing next to . Upon being banished from all swimming pools in all of Iran , Hossein moved to southern Iran to take up training in the Shatt al-Arab . Out of sight of officials he trained in the dense and strong currents from September 1974 , until March 1975 , when the ban was lifted due to the national water polo team moving to join him there for training , along with widespread press coverage of his actions . Media appearances . In 1974 , Hossein was asked to appear on the popular night time show called `` Mikhakeh Noghrei '' , starring Fereydoun Farrokhzad . The show was famous for having performers and entertainers on , but never athletes . Hossein appeared on the show shortly after the Iran men 's national water polo team won the 1974 Asian games . On his appearance he sang a very famous song ( ) by Gharibeh , originally done by Shahrokh . Coaching career . Post immigration to Germany in 1987 , Hossein focused on coaching both swimming and water polo teams at local sports club . In 2000 , he was offered the position as head coach for the Iran Men 's water polo team , but negotiations were terminated and Hossein returned to Germany . Iran in 2005 offered Hossein the position of head coach for the Iranian Youth Water Polo team , which he led to a gold medal in the Youth Asian Cup , in Thailand that same year . He also served as an assistant coach for Iran Men 's Water Polo team in 2005 , serving under Neven Kovacevic , who was the head coach . Personal life . Hossein Nassim is married to Regina Nassim , and they have a single son , Nick Nassim . Hossein also has a son , Bobby Nassim , from a previous marriage in the 1980s while living in Iran . Hossein is currently overseeing the training of his son Nick for swimming and water polo competitions in Germany . Quotes . `` I strive to continue the Book ( journey ) that my brother Bahman started and never finished '' Hossein Nassim , September 1974
Shūji Hayashi . is a Japanese actor , known for portraying Byakuya Kuchiki in rock musical `` Bleach '' . He weighs 57 kilograms and is 174 centimeters tall . His nickname is Osamu-chan .
Jim Dotson . James Michael Dotson ( born 1978 ) is a Republican member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from Bentonville , Arkansas . District 93 , which he has represented since 2013 , includes parts of Benton County . From 2009 to 2012 , he was a member of the Bentonville City Council . Background . Since 2011 , Dotson has been an account executive for Cox Business , a telecommunications firm located in Springdale in Washington County , Arkansas . From 2005 to 2011 , he was a sales representative for Digital Printing Solutions . Dotson currently is an agent at Gibson Real Estate . Dotson is affiliated with the Chamber of Commerce , the local Rotary International , and the National Rifle Association . Dotson and his wife , Jennifer ( also born 1978 ) , have been married since 2002 , They have two daughters , Emma and Arianna , and one son , William . Political life . In 2012 , Dotson was nominated in the Republican primary election , having polled 1,625 votes to 1,354 for Duane R. Neal ( born 1933 ) , a retired industrial engineer and a former member of the Benton County Quorum Court , akin to the county commission in other states . Dotson was then unopposed in the general election for the seat vacated by Republican Jon Woods , who was instead elected to the Arkansas State Senate . Dotson is Chair of the Arkansas Legislative Council ( ALC ) , Co—Chair of the ALC-JBC Budget Hearings , Co-Chair of the ALC Executive Subcommittee and a member of the House committees on ( 1 Advanced Communications and Information Technology , ( 2 ) Revenue & Taxation , ( 3 ) and State Agencies and Governmental Affairs . Dotson also serves on the Tax Reform and Relief Legislative Task For e and the Governor ’ s Emergency Fund Review Committee Representative Dotson in 2013 co-sponsored the proposed spending cap on the state budget . The bill failed by a two-vote margin in the House . He joined the required the majority vote to override the vetoes of Democratic Governor Mike Beebe to enact legislation to require photo identification for casting a ballot in Arkansas and to ban abortion after twenty weeks of gestation . He had co-sponsored both measures . He also supported related legislation to ban abortion whenever a fetal heartbeat is detected , to forbid the inclusion of abortion in the state insurance exchange , and to make a fetal death a felony in certain cases . He co-sponsored legislation to empower leaders of universities and religious institutions to engage in the concealed carry of firearms in the name of safety . He voted to prohibit the governor from regulating firearms during an emergency . Dotson supported the bill , signed by Governor Beebe , to permit the sale of up to five hundred gallons per month of unpasteurized whole milk directly from the farm to consumers . He did not vote on the legislation to make the office of prosecuting attorney in Arkansas nonpartisan . Dotson was re-nominated for a second term in the state House in the Republican primary held on May 20 , 2014 . He defeated his lone challenger , William P. `` Bill '' Burckart , 1,333 votes ( 64 percent ) to 735 ( 36 percent ) . Burckart ( born 1965 ) , a construction company owner and a former colleague of Dotson 's on the Bentonville City Council , had vowed if elected to stress the importance of economic growth in the private sector . In the General election , Dotson won with 70 % of the vote over Democratic opponent Leah Williams . In April 2017 , Act 911 , sponsored by Dotson , made it a requirement of Arkansas state law for all public buildings maintained with state funds , including elementary and secondary education classrooms and libraries , to display posters with the national motto ( `` In God We Trust '' ) . Dotson was challenged in the 2018 primary by Gan Nunually , a car dealership owner from Bentonville who emphasized business growth and education in his campaign . Dotson won with 54 % of the vote . He is currently being challenged by Democrat Gayatri Agnew , a political newcomer who is running on a platform of education and road improvements .
Revocation ( band ) . Revocation is an American technical death metal band from Boston , Massachusetts , founded by guitarist and vocalist David Davidson , bassist and vocalist Anthony Buda and drummer Phil Dubois-Coyne in 2000 . The band have released seven studio albums , two EPs and nine music video since its formation . Early days , Cryptic Warning and `` Empire of the Obscene '' ( 2000–2008 ) . In 2000 , guitarist/vocalist David Davidson , drummer Phil Dubois-Coyne and bassist Anthony Buda , met while attending a high school in Boston , Massachusetts . Influenced by Guns N ' Roses and Metallica , the trio formed Cryptic Warning . As Cryptic Warning , the band recorded its first demo in 2002 and gained an underground following in Boston , and surrounding area . A second demo , `` Internally Reviled '' , was recorded in 2004 . In 2005 , Cryptic Warning recorded its debut studio album , `` Sanity 's Aberration '' , but was not content with the quality of the album 's production . Remembering those recordings , Davidson said : `` We did n't record the album with a metal guy , so we did n't get the sound we wanted . The heaviest reference in our producer 's discography was `` The Cult '' . A lot of people still love that record—our old-school fans who used to show up for all of the shows—but to us , we were n't really satisfied with the production of that . We felt it was one of the mistakes we made . '' The band decided to change its name to Revocation in 2006 ; Davidson commented : `` I think , looking a little deeper into it , we made a lot of mistakes with Cryptic Warning . We were younger and did n't really know what we were doing , so Revocation was us starting fresh with a clean slate and revoking our past mistakes . '' With a direction change , Revocation promptly recorded a three-song demo titled `` Summon the Spawn '' , and in 2008 they went back into the studio to record their first full-length album , `` Empire of the Obscene '' . The full length was self-released , and the band financed its own tour , attracting the interest of several record labels . Revocation subsequently signed to Relapse Records . `` Existence Is Futile '' , `` Chaos of Forms '' and self-titled album ( 2009–2013 ) . The band did a number of regional shows before recording their second full-length album , `` Existence Is Futile '' , released on September 29 , 2009 . The album was described by Allmusic as `` one of the best pure metal albums of 2009 '' , while `` Spin '' magazine named Revocation as one of the ten artists to watch in 2010 . In October 2009 , the band performed for the Relapse showcase at CMJ Music Marathon . On August 16 , 2011 , the band released their third full-length album , `` Chaos of Forms '' . Their fourth full-length studio release , self-titled `` Revocation '' , was released on August 5 , 2013 . `` Deathless '' and `` Great Is Our Sin '' ( 2014–2016 ) . In early April 2014 , it was announced that Revocation had signed with Metal Blade Records and that the recording of a new album had begun . The band 's fifth full-length `` Deathless '' , was released on October 14 , 2014 . Revocation embarked on a fall tour in the U.S. with Crowbar , Havok , Fit For An Autopsy , and Armed for Apocalypse . Following the fall tour , they trekked across Europe with Cannibal Corpse and Aeon . In June 2015 , drummer Phil Dubois-Coyne announced that he was leaving the band . He was replaced by Ash Pearson , the former drummer of 3 Inches of Blood . In September 2015 , the band announced that `` Empire of the Obscene '' was to be re-issued on November 13 , 2015 via Metal Blade Records . Remixed and remastered , the album included bonus tracks from their 2006 EP , `` Summon the Spawn '' . In May 2016 , the band announced their sixth studio album , `` Great Is Our Sin '' . The album was released on July 22 , 2016 via Metal Blade Records . `` The Outer Ones '' ( 2017–present ) . On November 13 , 2017 , Davidson revealed that writing had begun on the band 's next album in an interview with Metal Injection and that the album is planned to be released in 2018 . On February 5 , 2018 , the band hinted that recording had begun via posts on the band 's various social media outlets . On April 5 , 2018 , the band announced that tracking for the new album was completed at Planet Z Studios . On May 15 , 2018 , the band teased 20 seconds of a new song and what appears to be a release date of September 28 , 2018 . On June 5 , 2018 , the band revealed the title of their seventh album , `` The Outer Ones '' , released on September 28 , 2018 via Metal Blade . The band has also announced their first-ever North American headline tour in September and October 2018 , with Exhumed , Rivers of Nihil and Yautja as support acts . On July 10 , 2018 , the band revealed the track listing and cover artwork of `` The Outer Ones '' , along with a music video for `` Of Unworldly Origin '' , the first single of the album . Musical style and influences . The music of Revocation has been described by journalists as a fusion of technical death metal and thrash metal . The characteristics that define Revocation 's sound include a `` complex guitar-bass interplay '' of dissonant riffs , bass breaks and `` shredding '' guitar solos united by `` galloping '' double bass drums , death metal tempos , hard rock breakdowns and grooves . Vocals range from death growls to grindcore screams , while `` still recognizable as a human voice '' . Music critics have pointed out that Davidson 's guitar playing style is the prominent aspect of Revocation 's sound . Davidson developed his playing technique by attending the Berklee College of Music , where he focused on polyrhythm for jazz . This musical education brought him an expertise in both playing and songwriting , while `` some of the atonal aspects of jazz gave him a different perspective on composing and soloing . '' Recalling his earliest influences , Davidson cites Slash , Dimebag Darrell , and Marty Friedman . Davidson has also cited the `` raw energy '' of the DIY metal shows in the Boston underground scene as an inspiration to get proactive and get the band working . Regarding the band 's rhythm section , critics have different opinions ; while About.com stated that Buda and Dubois-Coyne `` practice their own brutal brand of stop-on-a-dime precision with merciless intensity '' , `` Decibel '' magazine wrote that when Davidson is soloing , `` the rest of band often fails to compensate . '' In contrast Allmusic said : `` Perhaps the most astonishing thing about Revocation , though , is that they 're a trio . ''
Offered load . In the mathematical theory of probability , offered load is a concept in queuing theory . The offered load is a measure of traffic in a queue . The offered load is given by Little 's law : the arrival rate into the queue ( symbolized with λ ) multiplied by the mean holding time ( symbolized by τ ) , the average amount of time spent by items in the queue . Offered load is expressed in Erlang units or call-seconds per hour , a dimensionless measure .
Death Folder . is the first EP by Japanese Darkwave duo , Aural Vampire . The EP was released independently on January 1 , 2005 .
I Believe in You ( Kylie Minogue song ) . `` I Believe in You '' is a song recorded by Australian singer Kylie Minogue for her ninth greatest hits compilation , `` Ultimate Kylie '' ( 2004 ) . It was written by Minogue and Scissor Sisters members Jake Shears and Babydaddy and produced by Shears and Babydaddy . It was released as the lead single from `` Ultimate Kylie '' on 6 December 2004 , by Parlophone . `` I Believe in You '' is a pop and Euro disco song in which Minogue proclaims there are many things in which she does not believe , but that she does believe in her lover . `` I Believe in You '' received positive reviews from music critics . Commercially the song was also successful , reaching the top of the charts in Portugal and Romania , number two in the United Kingdom and at number six in Australia . The song became a dance club hit in the United States , peaking at number three on the `` Billboard '' Hot Dance Club Play chart in 2005 and earning a nomination for a 2006 Grammy Award in the `` Best Dance Recording '' category . Background . In August 2004 , it was announced that Minogue would be recording new tracks , rumored to be some kind of Christmas material . The month after , it was announced that the artist would be releasing a greatest hits album , titled `` Ultimate Kylie '' , containing two new tracks , being `` I Believe in You '' and `` Giving You Up '' ; Jake Shears and Babydaddy were in charge of the production of the former , whilst the latter was produced by Brian Higgins and Xenomania . A separate compilation DVD with the same name , containing several music videos by the singer , was also released to coincide with the distribution of the album . In the same statement , it was announced that `` I Believe in You '' would be the lead single from the compilation . Minogue 's collaboration with Shears and Babydaddy was seen as unlikely by many , including the singer herself . `` When the idea of working together came up I thought , 'well , I love their album but that is not the music I make ' . However , we got on immediately ; we were on the same wavelength '' , she said . However , the pair agreed to work with Minogue after discovering they were both huge fans of each other 's music . Shears said they `` gelled '' whilst in the studio , elaborating that the experience `` has been really surreal and cool . I was so anxious beforehand , I had jet lag and just wanted to make something good and we 've had a fantastic time . Actually we 're really collaborating and it went really well and I 'm happy because I think she had a really good time . I think we made some really good stuff . We just got down to business . We were down there ( in the studio ) for long days so I feel like we got to know each other quite a bit which was pretty fun '' . Composition . `` I Believe in You '' is a pop and Euro disco song , which features the use of synthesizers and keyboards . The lyrics of the song , co-written by Minogue , describe how she does not believe in anything except her lover , although the song details of a spirit the speaker believes in hence the lyrics `` I do n't believe that when you die your presence is n't felt . '' Written and recorded for `` Ultimate Kylie '' during the summer of 2004 in London , the song takes its inspiration from disco and 80s new wave electropop music , and has been described as similar to 80s-era New Order . The song opens with a keyboard playing the choral melody . This melody is maintained throughout the song , except for occasional pauses for Minogue 's verses . As the song continues , drums and synth strings are added into the background , which continue through the whole song . The refrain features Minogue singing a high octave chorus with strings and a thumping beat in the background . `` I love it . It does everything it 's meant to do and then some '' , Minogue said about the song . Critical response . `` I Believe in You '' received a positive response from many music critics . A review by Mark Edwards from `` Stylus Magazine '' called the song `` a masterpiece '' and `` a fabulous return to form '' from her previous album , `` Body Language '' , which was not well reviewed by some music critics . Joey Rivaldo , in a review for About.com , said the song was `` perfect for radio '' and praised it for its `` nice laid back pop sound . '' Rivaldo also said that `` although it has taken a while for many to catch on to this tune , looking back , many say it was well worth the wait . '' In his review , Rivaldo gave the song three out of five stars . In another review for About.com , Jason Shawahn called the song `` one of the finest eurodisco confections to come down the pike since the glory days '' . Virgin.net called the song a `` rather demure and stylish collaboration '' with Jake Shears and Babbydaddy , and said that `` while it may all lack any really enticing hooks ( or particularly interesting lyrics ) , it 's still quite an enchanting record '' due to its `` pulsing analogue bassline and kick drum combo . '' The song was nominated for an ARIA Award in Australia for `` Best Pop Release '' in 2005 , and Minogue garnered a nomination for `` Best Female Artist '' , providing her with an ARIA Award nomination for the eighth consecutive year . The song was also nominated for a 2006 Grammy Award in the `` Best Dance Recording '' category , providing Minogue with a Grammy nomination in that category for the fourth consecutive year . Chart performance . `` I Believe in You '' debuted on radio on 14 October 2004 , and was released on 6 December 2004 in the United Kingdom and debuted and peaked at number two on the UK singles chart , outsold in its first week of sale by the charity single `` Do They Know It 's Christmas ? '' by Band Aid 20 . It remained in the top ten for four weeks , but it spent six weeks at number one on the airplay chart , and seventeen weeks on the chart in total . As March 2014 , it sold 150,000 copies in the UK . In Australia , the single peaked at number six , and was certified gold in 2005 . In most European countries , the song was a top ten hit on both the singles and airplay charts . In France , the song made a poor chart showing , which was mainly due to the fact that the single was not made commercially available until the following year , and at the time of its initial release , could only be purchased as an import single . In the United States , the single did not chart on the `` Billboard '' Hot 100 , but did peak at number three on the `` Billboard '' Hot Dance Club Play chart and number four on the `` Billboard '' Hot Dance Airplay chart . The single returned Minogue to popularity in the American dance market ( her last single , `` Chocolate '' , did not chart on any `` Billboard '' issues ) . However , the song did not gain popularity outside of the dance music market . In New Zealand , it debuted at number 38 , then after two weeks , it peaked at number 29 , but dropped out after five weeks . Background and synopsis . The accompanying music video `` I Believe in You '' was directed by Vernie Yeung . The premise of the futuristic video involved Minogue performing different scenarios within a studio filled with colourful neon lights . The clip opens with Minogue standing in the centre of a large `` sphere '' enclosed by neon lights as it revolves around her . Upon reaching the second verse , a new sphere , with a new set of lights , is added around Minogue , as she wears a new costume and glitter around her eyes . These notable high-end visual effects were done by Soho-based company The Mill , who were responsible for enhancing the light bars on these spheres , as well as adding a new light with each new sphere introduced . The video progresses to Minogue dancing before a psychedelic flash of swirling colours , before resolving to a black background lit up by a troupe of dancers wearing `` glow effects '' . It was revealed that these multi-coloured light bulbs were actually attached to the bodies of the dancers , who had to carry their power sources around in makeshift `` shopping '' bags for the duration of the shoot . As the video concludes , these four sequences are then intercut amongst each other until they gradually fade out . Costumes for the video were designed by Dolce & Gabbana , and consisted of a series of dresses which Minogue described as `` floaty '' , including a dress of purple silk chiffon with gold mesh fabric bra-top and girdle , worn with gold metallic shoes made by Chloé . Release and reception . Released to music video channels in November 2004 , the video was a hit , charting at number one for three weeks on MTV Europe 's top twenty countdown and at number two on the UK TV airplay chart . The complete version of `` I Believe in You '' featured in the music video has been released commercially through CD singles and digital downloads , and some include remixes by Mylo and Skylark . The video was released commercially on the `` Ultimate Kylie '' companion DVD , released in December 2004 . Remixes . Three official remixes were commissioned to promote the song . Mylo created two remixes , the Mylo Vocal and the Mylo Dub , which use the song 's original vocals over a new bassline constructed with synthesizers and some electric guitar . The remixes received positive reviews from music critics . About.com stated that the remix provides the song with an `` electro trip '' , commenting that it is `` the perfect mix for all the Mixshow DJs out there . '' Skylark 's mix features a kick beat and according to About.com is `` more geared toward the clubs '' as it is more `` underground '' than Mylo 's remixes . All three remixes were included on the CD single and offered through downloads in December 2004 . The remixes achieved chart success in Brazil , where they reached number one on the dance music chart , and in the United States . A radically different version of the song was crafted in 2007 for `` The Kylie Show '' , a one-off television program that aired on UK 's ITV on 10 November 2007 as a marketing vehicle for her tenth studio album `` X '' . The new version changed the song from an up-tempo electronic song into a torch song . This version was also performed by Minogue during her KylieX2008 concert world tour . B-side . `` B.P.M . '' was released as the B-side to the commercial single release of `` I Believe in You '' . The song was produced by Richard Stannard , and Julian Gallagher ( collectively known as `` BiffCo '' ) , and was written by Minogue , Stannard and Gallagher . The song had gone through many incarnations ; it began as an instrumental track written by Stannard and Gallagher titled `` Sunset River '' , and when the two began working with Minogue , lyrics were added and changes were made to the music . Originally recorded during the `` Body Language '' album sessions in 2003 , the song was not released until the release of `` Ultimate Kylie '' a year later . `` B.P.M . '' was one of the many songs that were considered to be added to the album as a new track , but was released as a B-side to `` I Believe in You '' instead . Live performances . In order to promote `` Ultimate Kylie '' and the single , Minogue performed `` I Believe in You '' in shows such as `` Top of the Pops '' , Nordic Music Awards , `` Top of the Pops Saturday '' , Premios Ondas , `` Star Academy '' , `` Hit Machine '' , `` Today with Des and Mel '' , and `` Wetten , dass.. ? '' . The song was included on the 2005 . Minogue was unable to complete the tour as she was diagnosed with early breast cancer and had to cancel the Australian leg of the tour . After undergoing treatment and recovery , she resumed the concert tour in the form of in 2006 , and `` I Believe in You '' was again added to the set list . She performed a ballad version , described as orchestral , of the song on her KylieX2008 and was described as a blue train by newspapers . This song was performed as part of all four set orders in the act entitled `` Starry Nights '' ( or `` Beach Party '' in the case of one leg ) . She performed the same version on her For You , for Me tour in 2009 in the fifth act , following performances of `` White Diamond '' and `` Confide in Me '' . Minogue performed the song again in 2011 on her , where there is slight remixing . It was performed in the second act following a performance of `` Illusion '' . She is pulled round the stage on a chariot by her male dancers who are dressed to resemble horses . She most recently performed the song on her Golden Tour , replacing `` Breathe '' . Minogue also performed the song as a ballad on `` Star Academy '' with Quentin Mosimann , and `` The Kylie Show '' TV special . In 2012 , she performed `` The Abbey Road Sessions '' version of the song on BBC Proms in the Park . Formats and track listings . These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of `` I Believe in You '' .
Segnitz . Segnitz is a municipality in the district of Kitzingen in Bavaria in Germany , 25 km south of Würzburg on the Main river . The village is well known as the home of Renaissance master builder Hans Keesebrod , horticulture and wine and has less than 850 inhabitants . Italo Svevo , Samuel Spier and Segnitz . Segnitz is especially famous as the place in which Triestine writer Italo Svevo ( pseudonym of Ettore Schmitz ) and his Brother Adolfo spent four school years ( 1874-1878 ) in a famous private boarding school , called the Brüsselsche Institut . Another Brother , Elio , came to Segnitz 1876-78 . In contrast to his brothers he got homesick , but wrote a diary about his time in Segnitz . This diary is now an important source for the obviously `` social '' background in Svevos writing . The Brüsselsche Institut existed from 1838 until 1881 and was run by director Samuel Spier , who had been one of the founding fathers of the Social Democratic Party of Germany . Spier had come to Segnitz 1872 after the Franco-Prussian War in a self-imposed exile after he had been accused in the first high treason trial of the newly founded German Empire . ( Spier was eventually found guilty for a minor offense for which he received two months in prison . ) Samuel Spier is `` Mr. Beer '' in Svevos Novella `` L'avvenire dei ricordi '' ( `` The Future of our Memories '' , originally titled by Svevo only by a date : 1 . 5 . 1925 ) whose action takes place in Segnitz .
Albert Abrams . Albert Abrams ( December 8 , 1863 – January 13 , 1924 ) was an American physician , well known during his life for inventing machines , such as the `` Oscilloclast '' and the `` Radioclast '' , which he falsely claimed could diagnose and cure almost any disease . These claims were challenged from the outset . Towards the end of his life , and again shortly after his death , many of his machines and conclusions were demonstrated to be intentionally deceptive or false . Biography . Albert Abrams was born in San Francisco December 8 , 1863 , although different other dates have also been reported . On October 8 , 1878 , he inscribed at Medical College of the Pacific , worked as an assistant of Prof. Douglass and Prof. Hirschfelder , and got a medical degree on October 30 , 1881 . Then he went to Heidelberg , Germany , and graduated there in November 1882 before undertaking further studies in London , Berlin , Vienna , and Paris . According to Wilson , Abrams was awarded an M.D . by the Cooper College in 1883 . He served on the teaching staff of the College for a total of fourteen years : five years ( 1885–1889 ) as Demonstrator of Pathology ; four years ( 1890–1893 ) as Adjunct to the Chair of Clinical Medicine and Demonstrator of Pathology ; and five years ( 1894–1898 ) as Professor of Pathology . He was elected vice-president of the California State Medical Society in 1889 and was made president of the San Francisco Medico-Chirurgical Society in 1893 . In the beginning of the 1900s he had become a respected expert in neurology . From 1904 he was president of the Emanuel Polyclinic in San Francisco . Abrams published numerous books from 1891 to 1923 . He died January 13 , 1924 , from a broncho-pneumonia in San Francisco . Heidelberg doctorate claim . Abrams was accused of fraudulently claiming a medical qualification from the University of Heidelberg ; However documents from Archive of University Heidelberg confirm that Albert Abrams received a medical degree there on 21 November 1882 . In Abrams ' view , American medicine was dominated by physicians with excessive admiration for German doctors and researchers . In earlier writings , he aroused the anger of physicians by dubbing them Dr. Hades or Dr . Inferior , by comparing their looks to typhoid and other germs , and by making fun of various abstruse therapies that at the time were considered `` scientific '' by the medical establishment . In a poem that he wrote on balloon therapy , for instance , the doctors take their patients up in the air but do not know how to bring the balloon down again . The poem ends with the lines : `` But they never came back . That 's why we confess / Aëronautic therapy is not a success '' . Spondylotherapy . Abrams developed a medical technique called spondylotherapy , which was inspired by chiropractic and osteopathic ideas . The basic principle is the stimulation of nerves originating from the spinal cord , which can trigger reflex actions on viscera or inner organs . The stimulation is performed by controlled concussion with a plexor / pleximeter combination directly on the spinous processes , by sinusoidal electric currents or by application of ice . Abrams published the book `` Spondylotherapy '' in several editions between 1910 and 1918 . A simplified version of spondylotherapy was first published by Alva Emeey Gregory , M.D . in 1914 . Electronic Reactions of Abrams . Abrams promoted an idea that electrons were the basic element of all life . He called this ERA , for Electronic Reactions of Abrams , and introduced a number of different machines which he claimed were based on these principles . The machines . The Dynomizer looked something like a radio , and Abrams claimed it could diagnose any known disease from a single drop of blood or alternatively the subject 's handwriting . He performed diagnoses on dried blood samples sent to him on pieces of paper in envelopes through the mail . Apparently Abrams even claimed he could conduct medical practice over the telephone with his machines , and that he could determine personality characteristics . The Dynomizer was big business ; by 1918 , courses in spondylotherapy and ERA cost $ 200 ( about the same purchasing power as $ 3,150 in 2014 ) ; equipment was leased at about $ 200 with a monthly $ 5 charge thereafter . The lessee had to sign a contract stating the device would never be opened . Abrams explained that this would disrupt their delicate adjustment , but the rule also served to prevent the Abrams devices from being examined . He then widened his claims to treating the diagnosed diseases . Abrams came up with new and even more impressive gadgets , the `` Oscilloclast '' and the `` Radioclast '' , which came with tables of frequencies that were designed to `` attack '' specific diseases . Clients were told cures required repeated treatments . Dynomizer operators tended to give alarming diagnoses , involving combinations of such maladies as cancer , diabetes and syphilis . Abrams often included a disease called `` bovine syphilis , '' unknown to other medical practitioners . He claimed the Oscilloclast was capable of defeating most of these diseases , most of the time . By 1921 , there were claimed to be 3,500 practitioners using ERA technology . Conventional medical practitioners were extremely suspicious . In the 1970s , Bob DeVries , a product designer for Hewlett-Packard , had a chance to repair an old Oscilloclast ( 1934 ) . It was owned by a lady , whose father had been a president of Abrams ' Electronic Medical Foundation and improver of their devices ; she had several such devices and believed that electric therapy to be beneficial , from her own experience . DeVries not only restored the old oscilloclast to working order , but also developed a transistorized version for his client , which they called a `` Pulsed Oscillator '' . Investigation . The dispute between Abrams and his followers and the American Medical Association ( AMA ) was intensified . Defenders included American radical author Upton Sinclair and the famously credulous Sir Arthur Conan Doyle , the creator of Sherlock Holmes . Resolution of the dispute through the intervention of a scientifically respected third party was pursued . `` Scientific American '' magazine decided to investigate Dr. Abrams ' claims . `` Scientific American '' was interested in the matter as readers were writing letters to the editor saying that Abrams ' revolutionary machines were one of the greatest inventions of the century and so needed to be discussed in the pages of the magazine . `` Scientific American '' assembled a team of investigators who worked with a senior Abrams associate given the pseudonym `` Doctor X '' . The investigators developed a series of tests and the magazine asked readers to suggest their own tests . The investigators asked Doctor X to identify six vials containing unknown pathogens . It seems likely that Doctor X honestly believed in his Abrams machines ; in fact , he allowed the `` Scientific American '' investigators to observe his procedure . Doctor X got the contents of all six vials completely wrong . He examined the vials and pointed out that they had labels in red ink , which produced vibrations that confounded the instruments . The investigators gave him the vials again with less offensive labels , and he got the contents wrong again . The results were published in `` Scientific American '' . and led to a predictable debate in the letters pages between advocates and critics . The investigators continued their work . Abrams offered to `` cooperate '' with the investigators , but always failed to do so on various pretexts . Abrams never actually participated in the investigation , and in ERA publications asserted he was a victim of unjust persecution . Debunking . An AMA member sent a blood sample to an Abrams practitioner , and got back a diagnosis that the patient had malaria , diabetes , cancer and syphilis . The blood sample was in fact from a Plymouth Rock rooster . Similar samples were sent to other Abrams practitioners , and a few found themselves facing fraud charges in court . In a case in Jonesboro , Arkansas , Abrams was called to be a witness , but he died of pneumonia at age 60 shortly before the trial began in January 1924 . After his death , investigators with the Food and Drug Administration opened some of the doctor 's boxes . One produced a magnetic field , similar to a doorbell ; another was a low-powered radio wave transmitter . Psychologist Donovan Rawcliffe noted that Abrams ' devices had no scientific validity but his successors had `` founded a good many special clinics in the United States and their number has by no means diminished in the ensuing years . ''
Elsie Augustave . Elsie Augustave ( born in Haiti ) is a Haitian-American author . Her debut novel , `` The Roving Tree '' ( Akashic Books , 2013 ) , follows a young Haitian adoptee , Iris Odys , through various journeys across the world . Odys is the rejected daughter of a Haitian maid and of the middle-class Haitian man who employs her . In addition to the struggle for identity of cross-cultural adoptees , the book explores themes of class , color and religion in Haiti . McArthur prize winner Edwidge Danticat described the book to `` The New York Times '' as `` a gorgeous new novel about a Haitian adoptee finding her way in many different corners of the world . '' Early life . Augustave describes her childhood as typical of that of many Haitian migrants . Her parents—who are from Las Cahobas and Cabaret , Haiti—migrated to the United States to flee the François Duvalier dictatorship , leaving her and siblings with relatives in Haiti . When the family sent for her in 1967 , she moved to Spring Valley , New York at a time when there were only one or two other Haitian families . She had just completed her elementary education . Augustave says that the only thing she has in common with her character Iris is the countries they have visited . Education and career . Augustave is a graduate of Middlebury College and Howard University , with degrees in foreign language and literature . She has been a Fulbright Fellow in France and Senegal and choreographed the production `` Elima Ngando '' for the National Dance Theater of Zaire , now Democratic Republic of Congo . She taught French and Spanish at Stuyvesant High School in NYC from 1984 to 2015 and is a consultant at The College Board . Augustave says her Fulbright fellowship in France and Senegal informed her ability to describe her character Iris ' cultural experiences .
Thiobarbituric acid . Thiobarbituric acid is an organic compound and a heterocycle . It is used as a reagent in assaying malondialdehyde ( the TBARS assay of lipid peroxidation ) .
Fiodor of Kiev . Fiodor of Kiev ( ) ( the 14th century ) , was a prince of Kiev . Most likely he was the son of Butvydas , and a younger brother of Gediminas , Grand Duke of Lithuania . Only a couple of short notes survive regarding Fiodor 's life . In early 1320s Gediminas won the Battle on the Irpen ' River against Stanislav of Kiev and captured the city . The Tatars , who also claimed Kiev , retaliated in 1324–1325 . The Lithuanian Chronicles mention that Gediminas installed his deputy Algimantas , son of Mindaugas from Olshanski family . There were some attempts to claim that Algimantas was Fiodor 's pagan name , but they are discharged by evidence that Algimantas was baptized as Mikhail . In 1331 Vasily Kalika , a newly consecrated Archbishop of Novgorod , was traveling from Volodymyr-Volynskyi to Veliky Novgorod . On his way he was stopped by Fiodor , Duke of Kiev , a Tatar tax collector ( `` basqaq '' ) , and fifty men . The presence of a Tatar official led historians to believe that while Kiev was ruled by a Lithuanian , it had to pay a tribute to the Golden Horde . Lithuanians gained full control of the city after the victorious Battle of Blue Waters in 1362 . According to the Gustynskaya Chronicle , after the battle Fiodor was replaced as Duke of Kiev by Vladimir , son of Algirdas . For a long time scholars assumed that Fiodor was of Rurikid origin ( descendant of Oleg I of Chernigov ) because of his Christian name . However , in 1916 Russian historian Mikhail Priselkov published a list of property belonging to Theognostus , Metropolitan of Moscow . The list , compiled in 1331 , listed two silver cups given to Theognostus by Fiodor , brother of Gediminas . Modern historians agree that Fiodor from the list and Fiodor from Kiev was one and the same person . No other evidence survives regarding Fiodor 's family .
Terry Rodgers ( footballer ) . Terry Rodgers ( born 25 January 1943 ) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League ( VFL ) . He missed Essendon 's victorious 1962 premiership team due to an injury he received at training . Rodgers later played for Alexandra .
Saint-Planchers . Saint-Planchers is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France .
Brian Gaine . Brian Gaine is an American football executive and the general manager for the Houston Texans of the National Football League . Gaine was hired as the team 's general manager in January 2018 after previous general manager , Rick Smith , took a leave of absence .
Frederick M. Abbott . Frederick M. Abbott ( born 1952 ) is an American legal academic who is active in scholarly and public policy discussion involving global intellectual property protections and economic law , especially access to medicine . He holds the Edward Ball Eminent Scholar at Florida State University College of Law . He has written scores of journal articles and his books include `` The International Intellectual Property System : Commentary and Materials '' ( with Thomas Cottier and Francis Gurry ) ( 1999 ) , `` China in the World Trading System : Defining the Principles of Engagement '' ( 1998 ) , `` Public Policy and Global Technological Integration '' ( 1997 ) , and `` Law and Policy of Regional Integration '' ( 1995 ) . His book on treaty-making , `` Parliamentary Participation in the Making and Operation of Treaties '' , edited with Stefan Riesenfeld , was awarded the American Society of International Law Certificate of Merit .
Mary Alice Rich . Mary Alice Rich is an American composer . She went to high school in Fairmont , Minnesota and studied violin under Paul Rolland and Sergiu Luca at the University of Illinois . She was a performing artist until a combination of a serious debilitating illness , strength of character , love of music , and loving support from friends and family transformed her into a composer . Her first Opera , Wading Home , is based on her friend Rosalyn Story 's novel of the same name . It was first performed at the Dallas City Performance Hall on April 2 , 2015 .
1985 WNBL season . The 1985 WNBL season was the fifth season of competition in the Australian Women 's National Basketball League ( WNBL ) since its establishment in 1981 . A total of 11 teams contested the league .
Sandžak Muslim militia . The Sandžak Muslim militia was established in Sandžak and eastern Herzegovina in Axis occupied Yugoslavia between April or June and August 1941 during World War II . It was under control of the Independent State of Croatia until September 1941 , when Italian forces gradually put it under their command and established additional units not only in Sandžak , but in eastern Herzegovina as well . After the capitulation of Italy in September 1943 it was put under German control , while some of its units were merged with three battalions of Albanian collaborationist troops to establish the `` SS Polizei-Selbstschutz-Regiment Sandschak '' under command of the senior Waffen SS officer Karl von Krempler . The Sandžak Muslim militia had around 2,000 men in standing forces and additional auxiliary forces on local level . Its notable commanders include Hasan Zvizdić , Husein Rovčanin , Sulejman Pačariz , Ćazim Sijarić , Selim Juković , Biko Drešević , Ćamil Hasanagić and Galjan Lukač . It was one of three armed groups , besides the Chetniks and Yugoslav Partisans , that operated in Sandžak during the Second World War and engaged in violent internecine fight . Moslem militia participated in the suppression of the Uprising in Montenegro , committing numerous crimes against Serbs of Montenegro . After the suppression of the uprising this militia continued to fight against Yugoslav Partisans , but some of its units also carried on with attacks on Serbs in Sandžak and eastern Herzegovina . According to German and Croatian sources , the size of Muslim militia in April 1943 was between 8,000 and 12,000 men . Background . The Sandžak is a mountainous region that lies along the border between modern-day Serbia and Montenegro . A significant Muslim minority has formed part of the population of the region since the Ottoman Empire annexation of the Serbian Despotate in 1459 . A history of hatred , frequent harassment and occasional violence directed towards the Sandžak Muslims by their Serb neighbors meant that they had generally maintained a system of mutual protection to keep watch over their communities and property . Prior to the Congress of Berlin in 1878 , the Sandžak had been joined to Bosnia and Herzegovina under Ottoman rule . Between 1929 and 1941 , the Sandžak had been part of the Zeta Banovina ( province ) of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia , whose boundaries , like those of five of the other eight banovina , were gerrymandered to ensure a Serb majority which would protect the interests of the Serbian ruling elite of Yugoslavia . In the 1931 census , the counties of Bijelo Polje , Deževa , Mileševa , Nova Varos , Pljevlja , Priboj , Sjenica , and Štavica had a combined population of 204,068 , with 43 per cent ( 87,939 ) being Sandžak Muslims with a small number of Albanians , and 56.5 per cent ( 115,260 ) being Orthodox Serbs or Montenegrins . Initial reactions to the invasion . In April 1941 , Germany and its Axis allies invaded and occupied Yugoslavia . German troops from the 8th and 11th Panzer Divisions entered the Sandžak on 16 April , and had occupied the whole region by 19 April . In all cases the county officials and gendarmes surrendered peacefully , but there were no demonstrations of support for the Germans until they arrived in each community . In Sjenica , Nova Varos , Priboj , Prijepolje and Bijelo Polje the streets were deserted when the Germans arrived , with shops closed and most people staying inside their homes . In Novi Pazar parts of the community prepared a welcome for the Germans when they became aware of their approach from Raška . When the Germans arrived in town on 17 April , German flags bearing the swastika were being flown , and the troops were met by a welcoming committee who greeted them with a short speech . The welcoming committee included the inter-war mayor of the town , Aćif Hadžiahmetović , as well as Stjepan Fišer , Ahmet Daca , and Ejup Ljajić . In Pljevlja some elements of the community , including the county and municipal mayors , met the Germans at the outskirts of the town and held a reception to welcome them . In Prijepolje , a meeting of prominent Serb and Muslim men was called before the Germans arrived , and during which the Serb Sreten Vukosavljević urged Serbs and Muslims to maintain good relations and treat the occupation as temporary . Only the mayor met the Germans when they arrived in town . The Germans withdrew to Pljevlja for a few days , and patrols each consisting of one Serb and one Muslim maintained law and order . On 19 April , the Germans called a meeting of Muslim notables from Novi Pazar , Sjenica , and Tutin . The meeting was held the following day in Kosovska Mitrovica , and also included representatives of the Muslim and Albanian communities of Kosovska Mitrovica , Vučitrn , Podujevo , Pristina , Peć , Istok and Drenica . The 60 delegates at the meeting were addressed by the commander of the German 60th Infantry Division `` Generalleutnant '' Friedrich-Georg Eberhardt , who told the assembly that the Germans had liberated the Albanians from the Serbs , and that he was now inviting the Albanians to take over the administration of the Kosovo region . He also said that during his division 's advance from Skopje ( the capital of modern-day Macedonia ) to Kosovska Mitrovica they had seen that the Serb Chetniks had killed 3,000 Albanians . He stated that the Kosovo region would be part of the German-occupied territory of Serbia , under a German-dominated government in Belgrade . This statement was received in stony silence . Eberhardt then told the group that all Serbs in the Kosovo area would eventually be resettled in Serbia , and Kosovo would then contain only Albanians , Muslims and Catholics . The meeting then discussed the situation , and decided that the former Yugoslav structures and authorities in the region would be disarmed and dismantled , and that all Serb officials would be dismissed . As soon as the Sandžak Muslim leaders returned to their communities from the meeting in Kosovska Mitrovica , they installed members of their inner circles in the towns of Novi Pazar , Sjenica , and Tutin , including the town guard , courts , tax administration and postal services . This was then extended to Muslim villages in those districts . In Bijelo Polje and Pljevlja , the pre-war district and municipal mayors remained in place . Štavica district was transferred to Italian-controlled Albania . After a few days , rumours surfaced in Prijepolje that Serb Chetniks were approaching the town , and the Muslim population prepared to arm themselves in self-defence . An munition accident occurred at a meeting called to distribute weapons , and four were killed and more wounded . The Germans soon arrived to investigate , and were convinced by pro-German Muslims that Serbs had intentionally caused the explosion . They rounded up non-Muslims , as well as at least one Muslim communist , and lined them up against a wall . Other Muslims intervened to save them , telling the Germans the explosion was caused by negligence , not the Serbs . The Germans only disarmed the Yugoslav gendarmerie in Tutin and nearby Crkvine . In all other centres they allowed the gendarmes to retain their weapons . Throughout the Sandžak , the communists successfully convinced a portion of the population not to surrender their weapons to the Germans as they had been ordered , but their efforts were opposed by pro-German elements of the community who encouraged the handing-in of arms . The Germans initially allowed officers of the defeated Yugoslav Army to return to their homes , so long as they reported regularly to the local garrison . This was intended to ensure that the officers were able to be easily located and interned . Partition of Yugoslavia . Yugoslavia was soon partitioned . Some Yugoslav territory was annexed by its Axis neighbors , Hungary , Bulgaria and Italy . The Italians also occupied Montenegro with the intention of setting up a vassal state , and the borders of this territory included most of the Sandžak . The Germans engineered and supported the creation of the `` Ustaše '' -led puppet state , the Independent State of Croatia ( , NDH ) , which roughly comprised most of the pre-war Banovina Croatia , along with rest of present-day Bosnia and Herzegovina and some adjacent territory . The Italians , Hungarians and Bulgarians occupied other parts of Yugoslavian territory . Germany did not annex any Yugoslav territory , but occupied northern parts of present-day Slovenia and stationed occupation troops in the northern half of the NDH . The remaining territory , which consisted of Serbia proper , the northern part of Kosovo ( around Kosovska Mitrovica ) , and the Banat was occupied by the Germans and placed under the administration of a German military government . German-Italian demarcation line . The demarcation line between areas of German and Italian responsibility through occupied Yugoslavia was determined at a meeting of the German and Italian foreign ministers in Vienna on 21–22 April 1941 . Two days later , Adolf Hitler set the initial boundary ( known as the Vienna Line ) through the Sandžak along the line Priboj-Novi Pazar , with both those towns falling on the German side of the line . The Germans were not quick to hand over parts of the region to the Italians , maintaining their occupation troops throughout the Sandžak , and initially only allowing the Italians to garrison Bijelo Polje . They were not confident in the ability of the Italians to secure the region , and did not want to rely on Serb collaborationists , at least initially . While they were able to establish co-operation with local Muslim authorities in Novi Pazar and Tutin , matters were not so straightforward in other towns of the region . Key German interests in the Sandžak included mineral exploitation and the important route towards Greece through the Ibar valley . NDH designs on the Sandžak . Ustaše ideologists considered the Sandžak to be an integral part of NDH , and they wanted to occupy cities in Montenegro and the Sandžak , thereby establishing a common border with Bulgaria . On 29 April , a platoon of Ustaše troops arrived in Prijepolje , where they were welcomed by local Muslims . The platoon commander gave a short speech and addressed a meeting at a school , declaring that the Sandžak had been annexed to the NDH , and telling all the local officials they must swear an oath to their new country . Part of the platoon was stationed at the railway station at Uvac near Sjenica , and part was sent to Priboj . The aspirations of the Ustaše were given additional impetus by the Sandžak Muslims , who sent a letter to the `` Poglavnik '' ( leader ) of the NDH , Ante Pavelić on 30 April 1941 . The letter , sent via Sarajevo , stated that the Sandžak was both economically and historically part of Bosnia and Herzegovina , and asked that the Sandžak be incorporated into the NDH . It also asked that Pavelić send a detachment of Ustaše militia to every district of the Sandžak , stating that such action had the full support of the Germans . The letter was signed `` on behalf of the districts of the Sandžak '' without specifying which districts were represented , although of the 38 signatories , Pljevlja and Prijepolje supplied ten each , six were from Sjenica , there were five each from Priboj and Bijelo Polje , and two from Nova Varoš . There were no signatories from Novi Pazar or Tutin . During the period immediately after the invasion , there were several opposing currents among the Muslims of the Sandžak . Some wanted to join the NDH , others wanted to join the Italian protectorate of Albania , a group wanted to ally themselves with the pro-German Hadžiahmetović in Novi Pazar , and yet others wanted to work with the separatist Montenegrin `` Greens '' . This divergence of views was reflected in a meeting at Bijelo Polje , which favoured joining the NDH , although a significant minority supported aligning themselves with Hadžiahmetović . In the eastern part of the Sandžak , there were also significant numbers of Albanians , who were agitating for the enlargement of neighboring Albania to include large areas of the Sandžak . NDH gendarmerie moves in . On 3 May 1941 , a battalion of the NDH gendarmerie began to deploy into the Sandžak from Sarajevo . For propaganda purposes , they wore the Muslim fez instead of their usual headgear . Over the following two days , the battalion established itself in Priboj , Prijepolje , Pljevlja and Nova Varos , with companies based at Uvac , Priboj , Prijepolje and Nova Varos . The NDH gendarmes disarmed all Serb gendarmes , and brought in several key people from Bosnia , who were appointed as district chiefs and as leaders of the Ustaše Youth organisation . On 5 May , a company arrived at Pljevlja and demanded that the Germans immediately hand over the town to them . The Germans refused as they were preparing to handover to the Italians , who were due to take over the town three days later . At Nova Varos , the NDH gendarmes had a cool reception , the Ustaše district commissioner being a man brought in from Višegrad in eastern Bosnia . On 10 May , the Italians ordered the NDH gendarmes out of Pljevlja and dismantled the Ustaše administration in the town , as they were concerned about the NDH push to annex the Sandžak . By this time , combined German and NDH garrisons were in place in Priboj , Prijepolje and Nova Varos , and Bijelo Polje and Pljevlja were under strictly Italian control . The Germans controlled Sjenica , Tutin and Novi Pazar . German troop withdrawal . Before withdrawing their troops from the Sandžak to prepare for the pending invasion of the Soviet Union , the Germans wanted to quickly establish collaborationist control over the area . The NDH government saw this development as benefiting their aspiration to annex the Sandžak . On 10 May , a large group of Muslims from Nova Varoš wrote to Hakija Hadžić , Ustaše commissioner for Bosnia , requesting that he establish an administration in that town , stating that while Muslims made up 70 per cent of the municipal population , the town was surrounded by Serb villages , whose populace they feared . Changes to the Vienna Line . In mid-May , the Sandžak portion of the Vienna Line was modified , with the border following the line Priboj-Nova Varoš-Sjenica-Novi Pazar , all of which fell on the north ( German ) side of the line . On 15 May , a delegation of Muslims from the Sandžak arrived in Zagreb and handed a petition to Pavelić asking that the whole Sandžak be annexed by the NDH . They referred to themselves as `` Croatian Muslims '' and stated that they were seeking to avoid the partition of the Sandžak between various powers . There were further changes to the Vienna Line on 21 May , when the Italians took over the communities of Rudo ( in the NDH ) , Priboj , Nova Varoš , Sjenica and Duga Poljana , but Novi Pazar remained in German hands . On 20 May , German motorised troops were withdrawn from Prijepolje , Nova Varos and Priboj and were replaced by two companies of infantry . Bijelo Polje was garrisoned by a company of Italian infantry . When they arrived in town , the Italians were met by a group of both Serb and Muslim `` Greens '' . Through clumsy statements about the friendship between Italians and Montenegrins , without mentioning Muslims , the Italians offended these Muslims , who shifted their support to an alliance with the NDH . Despite the forming of a German-Italian commission in November 1941 to review the line through the Sandžak , no further changes occurred until the Italian surrender in early September 1943 . Given their interests , neither the NDH government nor the Sandžak Muslims were happy with these arrangements . Pro-NDH coup in Sjenica . On 13 June , in the absence of a German garrison in Sjenica , pro-NDH Muslims overthrew the pro-Albanian administration , and wrote to Slavko Kvaternik , the NDH Minister of the Armed Forces asking that he immediately send NDH troops to garrison the town . They also sent a delegation to Prijepolje , asking the commander of the NDH garrison to send troops . He led a platoon of soldiers and a team of gendarmes who established themselves in the town , meeting with the small German garrison . In July , Duga Poljana was transferred to Deževa County , and was then controlled from Novi Pazar rather than Sjenica . Formation of armed groups . The pro-NDH and pro-Albanian factions within the Muslim population of the Sandžak began to organise armed groups , and this contributed to a deterioration in the relationship between Serbs and Muslims . Some Muslims even demanded that all the Serbs that had been settled in the region since World War I be expelled . Serbs reacted strongly to this demand , with their leaders in Pljevlja stating that any attempts at such evictions would be opposed by armed force . Establishment of the Muslim militia . As soon as Yugoslav resistance ended , the Sandžak Muslims strengthened their collective security arrangements by the gathering of volunteers armed with abandoned Royal Yugoslav Army weapons . In the period between 29 April and 8 May 1941 , Ustaše forces executed their order to capture Sandžak . Between April or June and August 1941 they established Moslem Ustaše militia in the Sandžak , with strongholds in Brodarevo , Komaran , Hisardžik and parts of Novi Pazar , Štavički and Sjenica . On 15 May 1941 a group of Muslims from Pljevlja , Bijelo Polje and Prijepolje wrote to Pavelic and expressed the loyalty to NDH allegedly in the name of all Muslims of Sandjak . This way , besides German and Italian forces , Ustaše forces were established on the territory of Sandžak . The Germans placed the town of Novi Pazar under the control of the Albanian nationalist Balli Kombëtar supporter Aćif Hadžiahmetović . On the territory of Sandžak there were many detachments of Moslem militia . All of them fought against Yugoslav Partisans in the all period of the existence of this militia . Moslem militia had standing forces of around 2,000 men who received salary and occasionally mobilized forces that were not paid . There were also auxiliary units organized in seven detachments on the municipality level . Uprising in Montenegro . The Sandžak Muslim militia participated in the suppression of the Uprising in Montenegro , committing numerous crimes against Serbs of Montenegro and Montenegrins . The militia was ordered to attack Serb and Montenegrin villages . On 19 July Moslem militia participated in attack on Serb villages on the right bank of river Lim . Units of Moslem militia from Sjenica and Korita opened additional front-line against insurgents after they captured Bijelo Polje on 20 July 1941 . On 17 August 1941 , the militia killed 11 villagers in Slatina village near Brodarevo . A detachment of Muslim militia from Bihor commanded by Rastoder attacked insurgents toward Berane . Muslim militia from Pljevlja helped Italians to burn and plunder the insurgents ' houses during the Italian reprisals after the Battle of Pljevlja . Italian administration . Because of the unstable situation in Montenegro , the Ustaše remained in Sandžak only until the beginning of September 1941 . When the Ustaše were forced to leave Sandžak , Muslims who were allied with them and their Moslem militia were left alone , and they allied themselves with the occupying Italian forces . In eastern parts of Sandžak , Muslim militia collaborated with German and Albanian forces . In autumn 1941 the Italians appointed Osman Rastoder as a commander of the Muslim militia detachment in upper Bihor with its seat in Petnjica . The detachment of militia in Gostun was commanded by Selim Juković.At the end of September 1941 , the militia from Tutin participated in the attack on Ibarski Kolašin , predominantly populated by Serbs . In Sjenica a wealthy Muslim whole-trader Hasan Zvizdić became a city governor who armed many local Muslims and organized them as militia . In mid November 1941 Chetnik unit of 40 men went to Kosatica trying to disarm Muslim militia commanded by Sulejman Pačariz . Militiamen refused to surrender their arms and in subsequent struggle two of them were killed while one Chetnik was wounded . To revenge death of his two men , Muslim militia under command of Pačariz attacked part of Kosatica populated by Serbs and captured , brutally tortured and killed seven Serbs from Kosatica . Commanders of Muslim militia ( including Osman Rastoder , Sulejman Pačariz , Ćazim Sijarić and Husein Rovčanin ) participated in a conference in village of Godijeva , and agreed to attack Serb villages near Sjenica and other parts of Sandžak . On 31 March 1942 , Chetnik leader Pavle Đurišić met with Rastoder and offered him a peace agreement between Muslims and Orthodox people . Rastoder refused the proposed agreement . At the beginning of February 1942 detachments of Muslim militia from Sjenica , Prijepolje , Brodarevo and Komaran , together with Chetniks under command of Pavle Đurišić and Italian forces were planned to attack Partisans who were retreating through Sandžak after their defeat in Užice . When Pačariz realized that Partisans managed to defeat Chetniks , he did not dare to attack Partisans , but decided to move his forces to Sjenica to help Zvizdić in case Partisans decide to attack the town again . When Italian forces recaptured Čajniče ( modern-day Bosnia and Herzegovina ) in April 1942 , they established a detachment of Moslem militia of about 1,500 men and supplied part of them with arms . The Moslem militia in Jabuka ( near Foča ) was commanded by Husin-beg Cengić . Moslem militia in Bijelo Polje was founded by Ćazim Sijarić , Vehbo Bučan and Galjan Lukač . In April 1942 Italians established a battalion of Moslem militia in Metaljka , near Čajniče , composed of about 500 Muslims from villages near Pljevlja and Čajniče . A little later a command post of Moslem militia was established in Bukovica , near Pljevlja . It was commanded by Latif Moćević whose units attacked and killed local Serbs since the end of May 1942 . In Goražde and Foča , in retaliation for killings of Serbs by the Moslem militia , Chetniks killed around 5,000 Muslim men , women and children at the end of 1941 and in 1942 . The Prijepolje Conference was organized on 7 and 8 September and attended by the political and religious representatives of the both Christian and Muslim population of Sandžak , including the representatives of their armed forces . They all agreed on the resolution to resolve any disputes peacefully , to allow all refugees to return to their homes and to provide them help in food and other necessities . This agreement was not respected . Chetnik headquarter continued to receive reports about Muslim attacks on Serb population . In December 1942 around 3,000 Muslims attacked Serbian village Buđevo and several surrounding villages near Sjenica , burned Serb houses and killed Serb civilians . According to Chetnik sources , Muslims were preparing to expel Serbs who lived on the territory at the right bank of Lim , Pljevlja , Čajniče and Foča . Montenegrin Chetniks commanded by Pavle Đurišić pursued raids of revenge against Muslims in Sandžak , many being innocent villagers , with original motive to settle account with Moslem militias . On 7 January 1943 unit commanded by Ćazim Sijarić distinguished itself during attack of Chetniks led by Pavle Đurišić who burned many Muslim villages near Bijelo Polje . On 10 January 1943 , Đurišić reported that Chetniks under his command had burned down 33 Muslim villages in Bijelo Polje , killed 400 members of the Moslem militia , and had also killed about 1,000 Muslim women and children . Chetniks had 14 killed and 26 wounded men . After subsequent attack of Chetniks from Sandžak and Bosnia on Bukovica ( village near Pljevlja ) , they fought against Moslem militia and , according to the report of Pavle Đurišić , killed around 1,200 combatants and 8,000 civilians . In period February — June 1943 Muslim militia and Albanian forces burned almost all Serb villages in Tutin , Sjenica , Prijepolje and Novi Pazar and killed many people . According to the historian , Professor Jozo Tomasevich , all the circumstances of these `` cleansing actions '' carried out by Chetniks against Muslims in the Sandžak were a partial implementation of the directive issued to Đurišić by Mihailović in December 1941 , which had ordered the cleansing of the Muslim population from the Sandžak . In July 1943 Draža Mihajlović proposed to leaders of Muslim militia to agree to cooperate with Chetniks to fight against communists . In August 1943 Chetnik representative and Muslim leaders of Deževo met in village Pilareta and agreed to cease all hostilities between armed Muslim forces and Chetniks and to cooperate to fight against Partisans . All Chetniks ' units in Sandžak were ordered not to confront with Muslims . Many commanders of Muslim militia gathered their people and publicly expressed their opinion that Chetniks are better than Partisans who they considered as robbers . Political leaders of Sandžak Muslims ( Aćif Hadžiahmetović ) and Albanians ( Xhafer Deva ) agreed that Sandžak should be annexed by the Independent State of Croatia or divided between Croatia and Albania . German administration . After the capitulation of Italy in early September 1943 , Chetniks attacked and captured many Italian garrisons in Sandžak . On 11 and 12 September 1943 Chetniks tried to capture Prijepolje , but German forces supported by Muslim militia forced them to retreat with heavy casualties . During the German administration of Sandžak , after the capitulation of Italy , every detachment of the Moslem militia was obliged to provide a certain number of men for German military units . Commanders of Muslim militia chose the most capable young soldiers and send them to Novi Pazar to be trained by the SS troops . Some of them were sent to Eastern Front . When German forces took control over Pljevlja from Italians , they armed around 400 members of Moslem militia . In Sjenica the German commanded Moslem militia killed 50 Chetniks . Hasan Zvizdić equipped them with new , German , uniforms , allowing them to keep fez . Following his appointment to the post of `` Höhere SS-und Polizeiführer Sandschak '' ( Higher SS and Police Leader Sandžak ) in September 1943 , Karl von Krempler came to be known as the `` Sanjak Prince '' after his relatively successful formation of the `` SS Polizei-Selbstschutz-Regiment Sandschak '' ( or Self-Defense Regiment “ Sandschak ” , ) . He went to the Sandžak in October and took over the local volunteer militia of around 5,000 anti-communist , anti-Serb Muslim men headquartered in Sjenica . This formation was sometimes thereafter called the `` Kampfgruppe Krempler '' or more derisively the `` Muselmanengruppe von Krempler '' . This military unit was created by joining the three battalions of Albanian collaborationist troops with some units of Moslem militia . As the senior Waffen SS officer Karl von Krempler appointed a token local Muslim named Hafiz Sulejman Pačariz as the formal commander of the unit , but as the key military trainer and contact person with German arms and munitions , remained effectively in control . In Bijelo Polje Moslem militia had two detachments . One was commanded by Ćazim Sijarić and the other was under command of Galjan Lukač . Both of them were subordinated to Krempler . In November 1943 Germans ordered Muslims and Chetniks in Sandžak to cease their hostilities and to cooperate united under the German command . On 15 November he ordered to Sijarić to establish communication with local Chetnik detachments and together with them and detachment of Muslim militia commanded by Galijan , to attack communist forces in Bijelo Polje . Sijarić followed German orders . At the end of December 1943 , Rovčanin was in command of the Muslim militia in the Sandžak . On 3 February 1944 the units of the Muslim militia under command of Mula Jakup and also Biko Drešević , Sinan Salković and Faik Bahtijarević attacked villages around Kolašin . They were supported by Balli Kombëtar forces from Drenica . At the beginning of April 1944 the Muslim militia participated in the battle against Partisans near Ivanjica , together with German , Chetnik and Nedic 's forces . In September 1944 Tito proclaimed general amnesty , allowing collaborators to switch sides , and almost all older members of militia deserted . On 22 September 1944 the Moslem militia surrendered Pljevlja to Partisans without resistance . After being defeated by Partisans during their attack on Sjenica on 14 October , Pačariz and his Regiment left Sandžak and went to Sarajevo in November 1944 where `` SS Polizei-Selbstschutz-Regiment Sandschak '' was put under the command of Ustaše General Maks Luburić . Aftermath . Sulejman Pačariz was captured near Banja Luka in 1945 , put on trial and found guilty for massacres of civilians . He was executed as war criminal .
Club Eagles . Club Eagles is a Maldivian sports club best known for its football team.The team usually plays in the second division and have played in top division on few occasions . They played were promoted to Dhivehi League on 2006 season and relegated back to second division in same season . In late 90 's and early 2000 they played in top division and have supplied several top players to bigger clubs . And they were promoted to the top division in 2011 after several years . Achievements . They have performed in high level in last couple of seasons , and have qualified to semi finals of presidents cup
Jewett ( automobile ) . The Jewett was an automobile built in Detroit , Michigan by the Paige-Detroit Motor Car Company from March 1922 through December 1926 . The Jewett was named after Harry M. Jewett , president of Paige-Detroit . After the first 17 months of production approx . 40,000 vehicles were sold . The car was marketed as a Jewett 'Six ' a companion to the Paige , the primary product of Paige-Detroit . The 1922-24 cars had a 50 h.p . Jewett motor , the 1925 cars had a 55 h.p . Jewett motor and the 1926 cars had a 40 h.p . Continental motor . The last of the vehicles were available with hydraulic brakes . The company was purchased by the Graham Brothers on January 3 , 1927 and the Jewett became a Paige , for that year only . The car was then rebadged as a Graham-Paige for 1928 only . Jewett Dash Plates . Embedded in the dashboard of every Jewett was an amulet , visible on the Passenger side as a dashplate . Harry 's wife Mary was something of a spiritualist , and these amulets were purported to have mystical power that protected the occupants . Henry Jewett 's estate , once a great plantation , has all but vanished . The ruins near Rose City in Northern Lower Michigan are still visible . Discussions about restoring parts of the estate as a historical park have not yet borne fruit . Production model specifications . Jewett 's cars for several years featured a powerful straight six engine that could climb mountains .
Battle of Gettysburg , Second Day . During the second day of the Battle of Gettysburg ( July 2 , 1863 ) Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee attempted to capitalize on his first day 's success . He launched the Army of Northern Virginia in multiple attacks on the flanks of the Union Army of the Potomac , commanded by Maj. Gen. George G. Meade . The assaults were unsuccessful , and resulted in heavy casualties for both sides . After a short delay to assemble his forces and avoid detection in his approach march , Lt. Gen. James Longstreet attacked with his First Corps against the Union left flank . His division under Maj. Gen. John Bell Hood attacked Little Round Top and Devil 's Den . To Hood 's left , Maj. Gen. Lafayette McLaws attacked the Wheatfield and the Peach Orchard . Although neither prevailed , the Union III Corps was effectively destroyed as a combat organization as it attempted to defend a salient over too wide a front . Gen. Meade rushed as many as 20,000 reinforcements from elsewhere in his line to resist these fierce assaults . The attacks in this sector concluded with an unsuccessful assault by the Third Corps division of Maj. Gen. Richard H. Anderson against the Union center on Cemetery Ridge . That evening , Confederate Second Corps commander Lt. Gen. Richard S. Ewell turned demonstrations against the Union right flank into full-scale assaults on Culp 's Hill and East Cemetery Hill , but both were repulsed . The Union army had occupied strong defensive positions , and Meade handled his forces well , resulting in heavy losses for both sides but leaving the disposition of forces on both sides essentially unchanged . Lee 's hope of crushing the Army of the Potomac on Northern territory was dashed , but undaunted , he began to plan for the third day of fighting . Lee 's plan and movement to battle . By the morning of July 2 , six of the seven corps of the Army of the Potomac had arrived on the battlefield . The I Corps ( Maj. Gen. John Newton , replacing Abner Doubleday ) and the XI Corps ( Maj. Gen. Oliver O. Howard ) had fought hard on the first day , and they were joined that evening by the yet-unengaged troops of the XII Corps ( Maj. Gen. Henry W. Slocum ) , III Corps ( Maj. Gen. Daniel E. Sickles ) , and II Corps ( Maj. Gen. Winfield S. Hancock ) , and on the morning of July 2 by the V Corps ( Maj. Gen. George Sykes ) . The VI Corps ( Maj. Gen. John Sedgwick ) was still 30 miles ( 50 km ) away in Manchester , Maryland , on that morning . They assumed positions in a fish hook shape about three miles ( 5 km ) long , from Culp 's Hill , around to Cemetery Hill , and down the spine of Cemetery Ridge . The Army of Northern Virginia line was roughly parallel to the Union 's , on Seminary Ridge and on an arc northwest , north , and northeast of the town of Gettysburg . All of the Second Corps ( Lt. Gen. Richard S. Ewell ) and Third Corps ( Lt. Gen. A.P . Hill ) were present , and the First Corps ( Lt. Gen. James Longstreet ) was arriving from Cashtown ; only Longstreet 's division under George E. Pickett did not participate in the battle on July 2 . Robert E. Lee had several choices to consider for his next move . His order of the previous evening that Ewell occupy Culp 's Hill or Cemetery Hill `` if practicable '' was not realized , and the Union army was now in strong defensive positions with compact interior lines . His senior subordinate , Longstreet , counseled a strategic move—the Army should leave its current position , swing around the Union left flank , and interpose itself on Meade 's lines of communication , inviting an attack by Meade that could be received on advantageous ground . Longstreet argued that this was the entire point of the Gettysburg campaign , to move strategically into enemy territory but fight only defensive battles there . Lee rejected this argument because he was concerned about the morale of his soldiers having to give up the ground for which they fought so hard the day before . He wanted to retain the initiative and had a high degree of confidence in the ability of his army to succeed in any endeavor , an opinion bolstered by their spectacular victories the previous day and at Chancellorsville . He was therefore determined to attack on July 2 . Lee wanted to seize the high ground south of Gettysburg , primarily Cemetery Hill , which dominated the town , the Union supply lines , and the road to Washington , D.C. , and he believed an attack up the Emmitsburg Road would be the best approach . He desired an early-morning assault by Longstreet 's Corps , reinforced by Ewell , who would move his Corps from its current location north of town to join Longstreet . Ewell protested this arrangement , claiming his men would be demoralized if forced to move from the ground they had captured . And Longstreet protested that his division commanded by John Bell Hood had not arrived completely ( and that Pickett 's division had not arrived at all ) . Lee compromised with his subordinates . Ewell would remain in place and conduct a demonstration ( a minor diversionary attack ) against Culp 's Hill , pinning down the right flank of the Union defenders so that they could not reinforce their left , where Longstreet would launch the primary attack as soon as he was ready . Ewell 's demonstration would be turned into a full-scale assault if the opportunity presented itself . Lee ordered Longstreet to launch a surprise attack with two divisions straddling , and guiding on , the Emmitsburg Road . Hood 's division would move up the eastern side of the road , Lafayette McLaws 's the western side , each perpendicular to it . The objective was to strike the Union Army in an oblique attack , rolling up their left flank , collapsing the line of Union corps onto each other , and seizing Cemetery Hill . The Third Corps division of Richard H. Anderson would join the attack against the center of the Union line on Cemetery Ridge at the appropriate time . This plan was based on faulty intelligence because of the absence of J.E.B . Stuart and his cavalry , leaving Lee with an incomplete understanding of the position of his enemy . He believed that the left flank of the Union army was adjacent to the Emmitsburg Road hanging `` in the air '' ( unsupported by any natural barrier ) , and an early morning scouting expedition seemed to confirm that . In reality , by dawn of July 2 the Union line stretched the length of Cemetery Ridge and anchored at the foot of the imposing Little Round Top . Lee 's plan was doomed from its conception , as Meade 's line occupied only a small portion of the Emmitsburg Road near the town itself . Any force attacking up the road would find two entire Union corps and their guns posted on the ridge to their immediate right flank . By midday , however , Union general Sickles would change all that . Sickles repositions . When Sickles arrived with his III Corps , General Meade instructed him to take up a position on Cemetery Ridge that linked up with the II Corps on his right and anchored his left on Little Round Top . Sickles originally did so , but after noon he became concerned about a slightly higher piece of ground 0.7 miles ( 1,100 m ) to his front , a peach orchard owned by the Sherfy family . He undoubtedly recalled the debacle at Chancellorsville , where the high ground ( `` Hazel Grove '' ) he was forced to give up was used against him as a deadly Confederate artillery platform . Acting without authorization from Meade , Sickles marched his corps to occupy the peach orchard . This had two significant negative consequences : his position now took the form of a salient , which could be attacked from multiple sides ; and he was forced to occupy lines that were much longer than his two-division corps could defend . Meade was furious about this insubordination , but it was too late to do anything about it—the Confederate attack was imminent . Longstreet delayed . Longstreet 's attack was delayed , however , because he first had to wait for his final brigade ( Evander M. Law 's , Hood 's division ) to arrive , and then he was forced to march on a long , circuitous route that could not be seen by Union Army Signal Corps observers on Little Round Top . It was 4 p.m. by the time his two divisions reached their jumping off points , and then he and his generals were astonished to find the III Corps planted directly in front of them on the Emmitsburg Road . Hood argued with Longstreet that this new situation demanded a change in tactics ; he wanted to swing around , below and behind , Round Top and hit the Union Army in the rear . Longstreet , however , refused to consider such a modification to Lee 's order . Even so , and partly because of Sickles 's unexpected location , Longstreet 's assault did not proceed according to Lee 's plan . Instead of wheeling left to join a simultaneous two-division push on either side of the Emmitsburg Road , Hood 's division attacked in a more easterly direction than intended , and McLaws 's and Anderson 's divisions deployed brigade by brigade , in an `` en echelon '' style of attack , also heading more to the east than the intended northeast . Hood 's assault . Longstreet 's attack commenced with a 30-minute artillery barrage by 36 guns that was particularly punishing to the Union infantry in the Peach Orchard and the troops and batteries on Houck 's Ridge . Maj. Gen. John Bell Hood 's division deployed in Biesecker 's Woods on Warfield Ridge ( the southern extension of Seminary Ridge ) in two lines of two brigades each : at the left front , Brig . Gen. Jerome B. Robertson 's Texas Brigade ( Hood 's old unit ) ; right front , Brig . Gen. Evander M. Law ; left rear , Brig . Gen. George T. Anderson ; right rear , Brig . Gen. Henry L. Benning . At 4:30 p.m. , Hood stood in his stirrups at the front of the Texas Brigade and shouted , `` Fix bayonets , my brave Texans ! Forward and take those heights ! '' It is unclear to which heights he was referring . His orders were to cross the Emmitsburg Road and wheel left , moving north with his left flank guiding on the road . This discrepancy became a serious problem when , minutes later on Slyder 's Lane , Hood was felled by an artillery shell bursting overhead , severely wounding his left arm and putting him out of action . His division moved ahead to the east , no longer under central control . There were four probable reasons for the deviation in the division 's direction : first , regiments from the III Corps were unexpectedly in the Devil 's Den area and they would threaten Hood 's right flank if they were not dealt with ; second , fire from the 2nd U.S. Sharpshooters at Slyder 's farm drew the attention of lead elements of Law 's Brigade , moving in pursuit and drawing his brigade to the right ; third , the terrain was rough and units naturally lost their parade-ground alignments ; finally , Hood 's senior subordinate , Gen. Law , was unaware that he was now in command of the division , so he could not exercise control . The two lead brigades split their advances into two directions , although not on brigade boundaries . The 1st Texas and 3rd Arkansas of Robertson 's brigade and the 44th and 48th Alabama of Law 's brigade headed in the direction of Devil 's Den , while Law directed the remaining five regiments toward the Round Tops . Devil 's Den . Devil 's Den was located at the extreme left of the III Corps line , manned by the large brigade ( six regiments and two companies of sharpshooters , 2,200 men in all ) of Brigadier General J. H. Hobart Ward , in Maj. Gen. David B. Birney 's division . It was the southern end of Houck 's Ridge , a modest elevation on the northwest side of Plum Run Valley , made distinctive by piles of huge boulders . These boulders were not the direct avenue of approach used by the Confederates . The 3rd Arkansas and the 1st Texas drove through Rose Woods and hit Ward 's line head-on . His troops had lacked the time or inclination to erect breastworks , and for over an hour both sides participated in a standup fight of unusual ferocity . In the first 30 minutes , the 20th Indiana lost more than half of its men . Its colonel , John Wheeler , was killed and its lieutenant colonel wounded . The 86th New York also lost its commander . The commander of the 3rd Arkansas fell wounded , one of 182 casualties in his regiment . Meanwhile , the two regiments from Law 's brigade that had split from the column advancing to the Round Tops pushed up Plum Run Valley and threatened to turn Ward 's flank . Their target was the 4th Maine and the 124th New York , defending the 4th New York Independent artillery battery commanded by Captain James Smith , whose fire was causing considerable disruption in Law 's brigade 's advance . The pressure grew great enough that Ward needed to call the 99th Pennsylvania from his far right to reinforce his left . The commander of the 124th New York , Colonel Augustus Van Horne Ellis , and his major , James Cromwell , decided to counterattack . They mounted their horses despite the protests of soldiers who urged them to lead more safely on foot . Maj. Cromwell said , `` The men must see us today . '' They led the charge of their `` Orange Blossoms '' regiment to the west , down the slope of Houck 's Ridge through a triangular field surrounded by a low stone fence , sending the 1st Texas reeling back . But both Colonel Ellis and Major Cromwell were shot dead as the Texans rallied with a massed volley ; and the New Yorkers retreated to their starting point , with only 100 survivors from the 283 they started with . As reinforcements from the 99th Pennsylvania arrived , Ward 's brigade retook the crest . The second wave of Hood 's assault was the brigades of Henry Benning and George `` Tige '' Anderson . They detected a gap in Birney 's division line : to Ward 's right , there was a considerable gap before the brigade of Régis de Trobriand began . Anderson 's line smashed into Trobriand and the gap at the southern edge of the Wheatfield . Trobriand wrote that the Confederates `` converged on me like an avalanche , but we piled all the dead and wounded men in our front . '' The Union defense was fierce , and Anderson 's brigade pulled back ; its commander was wounded in the leg and was carried from the battle . Two of Benning 's Confederate regiments , the 2nd and 17th Georgia , moved down Plum Run Valley around Ward 's flank . They received murderous fire from the 99th Pennsylvania and Hazlett 's battery on Little Round Top , but they kept pushing forward . Capt . Smith 's New York battery was under severe pressure from three sides , but its supporting infantry regiments were suffering severe casualties and could not protect it . Three 10-pound Parrott rifles were lost to the 1st Texas , and they were used against Union troops the next day . Birney scrambled to find reinforcements . He sent the 40th New York and 6th New Jersey from the Wheatfield into Plum Run Valley to block the approach into Ward 's flank . They collided with Benning 's and Law 's men in rocky , broken ground that the survivors would remember as the `` Slaughter Pen '' . ( Plum Run itself was known as `` Bloody Run '' ; Plum Run Valley as the `` Valley of Death '' . ) Col. Thomas W. Egan , commanding the 40th New York , was called on by Smith to recover his guns . The men of the `` Mozart '' regiment slammed into the 2nd and 17th Georgia regiments , with initial success . As Ward 's line along Houck 's Ridge continued to collapse , the position manned by the 40th became increasingly untenable . However , Egan pressed his regiment onward , according to Col. Wesley Hodges of the 17th Georgia , launching seven attacks against the Confederate positions within the boulders of Slaughter Pen and Devil 's Den . As the men of the 40th fell back under relentless pressure , the 6th New Jersey covered their withdrawal and lost a third of its men in the process . The pressure on Ward 's brigade was eventually too great , and he was forced to call for a retreat . Hood 's division secured Devil 's Den and the southern part of Houck 's Ridge . The center of the fighting shifted to the northwest , to Rose Woods and the Wheatfield , while five regiments under Evander Law assaulted Little Round Top to the east . Benning 's men spent the next 22 hours on Devil 's Den , firing across the Valley of Death on Union troops massed on Little Round Top . Of 2,423 Union troops engaged , there were 821 casualties ( 138 killed , 548 wounded , 135 missing ) ; the 5,525 Confederates lost 1,814 ( 329 , 1,107 , 378 ) . Little Round Top . The Confederate assaults on Little Round Top were some of the most famous of the three-day battle and the Civil War . Arriving just as the Confederates approached , Col. Strong Vincent 's brigade of the V Corps mounted a spirited defense of this position , the extreme left of the Union line , against furious assaults up the rocky slope . The stand of the 20th Maine under Col. Joshua L. Chamberlain against the 15th Alabama ( Col. William C. Oates ) is particularly storied , but heroes such as Strong Vincent , Patrick `` Paddy '' O'Rorke , and Charles E. Hazlett also made names for themselves . McLaws 's assault . Lafayette McLaws arranged his division on Warfield Ridge similar to Hood 's on his right—two lines of two brigades each : left front , facing the Peach Orchard , the brigade of Brig . Gen. William Barksdale ; right front , Brig . Gen. Joseph B. Kershaw ; left rear , Brig . Gen. William T. Wofford ; right rear , Brig . Gen. Paul Jones Semmes . Lee 's original plan called for Hood and McLaws to attack in concert , but Longstreet held back McLaws while Hood 's attack progressed . Around 5 p.m. , Longstreet saw that Hood 's division was reaching its limits and that the enemy to its front was fully engaged . He ordered McLaws to send in Kershaw 's brigade , with Barksdale 's to follow on the left , beginning the `` en echelon '' attack—one brigade after another in sequence—that would be used for the rest of the afternoon 's attack . McLaws resented Longstreet 's hands-on management of his brigades . Those brigades engaged in some of the bloodiest fighting of the battle : the Wheatfield and the Peach Orchard . Wheatfield . The area known as the Wheatfield had three geographic features , all owned by the John Rose family : the 20 acre ( 8 ha ) field itself , Rose Woods bordering it on the west , and a modest elevation known as Stony Hill , also to the west . Immediately to the southeast was Houck 's Ridge and to the south Devil 's Den . The fighting here , consisting of numerous confusing attacks and counterattacks over two hours by eleven brigades , earned the field the nickname `` Bloody Wheatfield . '' The first engagement in the Wheatfield was actually that of Anderson 's brigade ( Hood 's division ) attacking the 17th Maine of Trobriand 's brigade , a spillover from Hood 's attack on Houck 's Ridge . Although under pressure and with its neighboring regiments on Stony Hill withdrawing , the 17th Maine held its position behind a low stone wall with the assistance of Winslow 's battery , and Anderson fell back . Trobriand wrote , `` I had never seen any men fight with equal obstinacy . '' By 5:30 p.m. , when the first of Kershaw 's regiments neared the Rose farmhouse , Stony Hill had been reinforced by two brigades of the 1st Division , V Corps , under Brig . Gen. James Barnes , those of Cols . William S. Tilton and Jacob B. Sweitzer . Kershaw 's men placed great pressure on the 17th Maine , but it continued to hold . For some reason , however , Barnes withdrew his understrength division about to the north—without consultation with Birney 's men—to a new position near the Wheatfield Road . Trobriand and the 17th Maine had to follow suit , and the Confederates seized Stony Hill and streamed into the Wheatfield . ( Barnes 's controversial decision was widely criticized after the battle , and it effectively ended his military career . ) Earlier that afternoon , as Meade realized the folly of Sickles 's movement , he ordered Hancock to send a division from the II Corps to reinforce the III Corps . Hancock sent the 1st Division under Brig . Gen. John C. Caldwell from its reserve position behind Cemetery Ridge . It arrived at about 6 p.m. and three brigades , under Cols . Samuel K. Zook , Patrick Kelly ( the Irish Brigade ) , and Edward E. Cross moved forward ; the fourth brigade , under Col. John R. Brooke , was in reserve . Zook and Kelly drove the Confederates from Stony Hill , and Cross cleared the Wheatfield , pushing Kershaw 's men back to the edge of Rose Woods . Both Zook and Cross were mortally wounded in leading their brigades through these assaults , as was Confederate Semmes . When Cross 's men had exhausted their ammunition , Caldwell ordered Brooke to relieve them . By this time , however , the Union position in the Peach Orchard had collapsed ( see next section ) , and Wofford 's assault continued down the Wheatfield Road , taking Stony Hill and flanking the Union forces in the Wheatfield . Brooke 's brigade in Rose Woods had to retreat in some disorder . Sweitzer 's brigade was sent in to delay the Confederate assault , and they did this effectively in vicious hand-to-hand combat . The Wheatfield changed hands once again . Additional Union troops had arrived by this time . The 2nd Division of the V corps , under Brig . Gen. Romeyn B. Ayres , was known as the `` Regular Division '' because two of its three brigades were composed entirely of U.S. Army ( regular army ) troops , not state volunteers . ( The brigade of volunteers , under Brig . Gen. Stephen H. Weed , was already engaged on Little Round Top , so only the regular army brigades arrived at the Wheatfield . ) In their advance across the Valley of Death they had come under heavy fire from Confederate sharpshooters in Devil 's Den . As the regulars advanced , the Confederates swarmed over Stony Hill and through Rose Woods , flanking the newly arrived brigades . The regulars retreated back to the relative safety of Little Round Top in good order , despite taking heavy casualties and pursuing Confederates . The two regular brigades suffered 829 casualties out of 2,613 engaged . This final Confederate assault through the Wheatfield continued past Houck 's Ridge into the Valley of Death at about 7:30 p.m . The brigades of Anderson , Semmes , and Kershaw were exhausted from hours of combat in the summer heat and advanced east with units jumbled up together . Wofford 's brigade followed to the left along the Wheatfield Road . As they reached the northern shoulder of Little Round Top , they were met with a counterattack from the 3rd Division ( the Pennsylvania Reserves ) of the V Corps , under Brig . Gen. Samuel W. Crawford . The brigade of Col. William McCandless , including a company from the Gettysburg area , spearheaded the attack and drove the exhausted Confederates back beyond the Wheatfield to Stony Hill . Realizing that his troops were too far advanced and exposed , Crawford pulled the brigade back to the east edge of the Wheatfield . The bloody Wheatfield remained quiet for the rest of the battle . But it took a heavy toll on the men who traded possession back-and-forth . The Confederates had fought six brigades against 13 ( somewhat smaller ) Federal brigades , and of the 20,444 men engaged , about 30 % were casualties . Some of the wounded managed to crawl to Plum Run but could not cross it . The river ran red with their blood . As with the Cornfield at Antietam , this small expanse of agricultural ground would be remembered by veterans as a name of unique significance in the history of warfare . Peach Orchard . While the right wing of Kershaw 's brigade attacked into the Wheatfield , its left wing wheeled left to attack the Pennsylvania troops in the brigade of Brig . Gen. Charles K. Graham , the right flank of Birney 's line , where 30 guns from the III Corps and the Artillery Reserve attempted to hold the sector . The South Carolinians were subjected to infantry volleys from the Peach Orchard and canister from all along the line . Suddenly someone unknown shouted a false command , and the attacking regiments turned to their right , toward the Wheatfield , which presented their left flank to the batteries . Kershaw later wrote , `` Hundreds of the bravest and best men of Carolina fell , victims of this fatal blunder . '' Meanwhile , the two brigades on McLaws 's left—Barksdale 's in front and Wofford 's behind—charged directly into the Peach Orchard , the point of the salient in Sickles 's line . Gen. Barksdale led the charge on horseback , long hair flowing in the wind , sword waving in the air . Brig . Gen. Andrew A. Humphreys 's division had only about 1,000 men to cover the from the Peach Orchard northward along the Emmitsburg Road to the lane leading to the Abraham Trostle farm . Some were still facing south , from where they had been firing on Kershaw 's brigade , so they were hit in their vulnerable flank . Barksdale 's 1,600 Mississippians wheeled left against the flank of Humphreys 's division , collapsing their line , regiment by regiment . Graham 's brigade retreated back toward Cemetery Ridge ; Graham had two horses shot out from under him . He was hit by a shell fragment , and by a bullet in his upper body . He was eventually captured by the 21st Mississippi . Wofford 's men dealt with the defenders of the orchard . As Barksdale 's men pushed toward Sickles 's headquarters near the Trostle barn , the general and his staff began to move to the rear , when a cannonball caught Sickles in the right leg . He was carried off in a stretcher , sitting up and puffing on his cigar , attempting to encourage his men . That evening his leg was amputated , and he returned to Washington , D.C. Gen. Birney assumed command of the III Corps , which was soon rendered ineffective as a fighting force . The relentless infantry charges posed extreme danger to the Union artillery batteries in the orchard and on the Wheatfield Road , and they were forced to withdraw under pressure . The six Napoleons of Capt . John Bigelow 's 9th Massachusetts Light Artillery , on the left of the line , `` retired by prolonge , '' a technique rarely used in which the cannon was dragged backwards as it fired rapidly , the movement aided by the gun 's recoil . By the time they reached the Trostle house , they were told to hold the position to cover the infantry retreat , but they were eventually overrun by troops of the 21st Mississippi , who captured three of their guns . Humphreys 's fate was sealed when the Confederate `` en echelon '' attack continued and his front and right flank began to be assaulted by the Third Corps division of Richard H. Anderson on Cemetery Ridge . Anderson 's assault . The remaining portion of the `` en echelon '' attack was the responsibility of Maj. Gen. Richard H. Anderson 's division of A.P . Hill 's Third Corps , and he attacked starting at about 6 p.m. with five brigades in line , commencing on the right with Brig . Gen. Cadmus M. Wilcox , followed by Perry 's Brigade ( commanded by Col. David Lang ) , Brig . Gen. Ambrose R. Wright , Brig . Gen. Carnot Posey , and Brig . Gen. William Mahone . The brigades of Wilcox and Lang hit the front and right flank of Humphreys 's line , dooming any chance for his division to maintain its position on the Emmitsburg Road and completing the collapse of the III Corps . Humphrey displayed considerable bravery during the attack , leading his men from horseback and forcing them to maintain good order during their withdrawal . He wrote to his wife , `` Twenty times did I [ bring ] my men to a halt and face about ... forcing the men to it . '' On Cemetery Ridge , Generals Meade and Hancock were scrambling to find reinforcements . Meade had sent virtually all of his available troops ( including most of the XII Corps , who would be needed momentarily on Culp 's Hill ) to his left flank to counter Longstreet 's assault , leaving the center of his line relatively weak . There was insufficient infantry on Cemetery Ridge and only a few artillery pieces , rallied from the debacle of the Peach Orchard by Lt. Col. Freeman McGilvery . The long march from Seminary Ridge had left some of the Southern units disorganized , and their commanders paused momentarily at Plum Run to reorganize . Hancock led the II Corps brigade of Col. George L. Willard to meet Barksdale 's brigade as it moved toward the ridge . Willard 's New Yorkers drove the Mississippians back to Emmitsburg Road . Barksdale was wounded in his left knee , followed by a cannonball to his left foot , and finally was hit by another bullet to his chest , knocking him off his horse . His troops were forced to leave him for dead on the field , and he died the next morning in a Union field hospital . Willard was also killed , and Confederate guns drove back Willard 's men in turn . As Hancock rode north to find additional reinforcements , he saw Wilcox 's brigade nearing the base of the ridge , aiming at a gap in the Union line . The timing was critical , and Hancock chose the only troops at hand , the men of the 1st Minnesota , Harrow 's Brigade , of the 2nd Division of the II Corps . They were originally placed there to guard Thomas 's U.S . Battery . He pointed to a Confederate flag over the advancing line and shouted to Col. William Colvill , `` Advance , Colonel , and take those colors ! '' The 262 Minnesotans charged the Alabama brigade with bayonets fixed , and they blunted their advance at Plum Run but at horrible cost—215 casualties ( 82 % ) , including 40 deaths or mortal wounds , one of the largest regimental single-action losses of the war . Despite overwhelming Confederate numbers , the small 1st Minnesota , with the support of Willard 's brigade on their left , checked Wilcox 's advance and the Alabamians were forced to withdraw . The third Confederate brigade in line , under Ambrose Wright , crushed two regiments posted on the Emmitsburg Road north of the Codori farm , captured the guns of two batteries , and advanced toward a gap in the Union line just south of the Copse of Trees . ( For a time , the only Union soldiers in this part of the line were Gen. Meade and some of his staff officers . ) Wright 's Georgia brigade may have reached the crest of Cemetery Ridge and beyond . Many historians have been skeptical of Wright 's claims in his after-action report , which , if correct , would mean he passed the crest of the ridge and got as far as the Widow Leister 's house before being struck in the flank and repulsed by Union reinforcements ( Brig . Gen. George J. Stannard 's Vermont brigade ) . Others believe his account was plausible because he accurately described the masses of Union troops on the Baltimore Pike that would have been invisible to him if he had been stopped earlier . Furthermore , his conversations with General Lee that evening lend support to his claim . It is possible that Lee derived some false confidence from Wright about the ability of his men to reach Cemetery Ridge the following day in Pickett 's Charge . Wright told Lee that it was relatively easy to get to the crest , but it was difficult to stay there . A significant reason Wright could not stay was his lack of support . Two brigades were on Wright 's left and could have reinforced his success . Carnot Posey 's brigade made slow progress and never crossed the Emmitsburg Road , despite protestations from Wright . William Mahone 's brigade inexplicably never moved at all . Gen. Anderson sent a messenger with orders to Mahone to advance , but Mahone refused . Part of the blame for the failure of Wright 's assault must lie with Anderson , who took little active part in directing his division in battle . Battle of East Cemetery Hill . Richard Ewell 's orders from Lee had been to launch a demonstration , or minor diversionary attack , on the Union right flank . He started the attack at 4 p.m. with an artillery bombardment from Benner 's Hill , which caused little damage to the Union lines , but the counterbattery fire returned upon the lower hill was murderous . Ewell 's best artillerist , 19-year-old Joseph W. Latimer , the `` Boy Major '' , was mortally wounded . Ewell did not launch a conventional infantry attack until after 7 p.m. , after Anderson 's assault on Cemetery Ridge had crested . At around 8 p.m. , two brigades of Jubal Early 's division reached the Union artillery of East Cemetery Hill near the Baltimore Pike , but Union reinforcements drove them from the hill . Culp 's Hill . Maj. Gen. Edward `` Allegheny '' Johnson 's Confederate division attacked Brig . Gen. George S. Greene 's XII Corps brigade behind strong breastworks on Culp 's Hill . The Confederates suffered severe casualties and gained only the portions of the Union line that had been vacated under orders that afternoon by General Meade to reinforce the left flank of his line against Longstreet . Council of war . Meade made his decision late that night in a council of war that included his senior staff officers and corps commanders . The assembled officers agreed that , despite the beating the army took , it was advisable for the army to remain in its present position and to await attack by the enemy , although there was some disagreement about how long to wait if Lee chose not to attack . There is some evidence that Meade had already decided this issue and was using the meeting not as a formal council of war , but as a way to achieve consensus among officers he had commanded for less than a week . As the meeting broke up , Meade took aside Brig . Gen. John Gibbon , in command of the II Corps , and predicted , `` If Lee attacks tomorrow , it will be in your front ... . he has made attacks on both our flanks and failed and if he concludes to try it again , it will be on our centre . '' Longstreet wrote , years after the battle , that on July 2 the men of his corps had done the `` best three hours ' fighting done by any troops on any battle-field . '' That night he continued to argue for his recommendation of a strategic movement around the Union left flank , but Lee would hear none of it . He sent orders to Richard Ewell to `` assail the enemy 's right '' at daylight , and he ordered Jeb Stuart ( who had finally arrived at Lee 's headquarters early that afternoon ) to operate on Ewell 's left and rear . Casualty figures for the second day of Gettysburg are difficult to assess because both armies reported by unit after the full battle , not by day . One estimate is that the Confederates lost approximately 6,000 killed , missing , or wounded from Hood 's , McLaws 's , and Anderson 's divisions , amounting to 30–40 % casualties . Union casualties in these actions probably exceeded 9,000 . An estimate for the day 's total ( including the Culp 's and Cemetery Hill actions ) by historian Noah Trudeau is 10,000 Union , 6,800 Confederate . This is in comparison to approximately 9,000 Union and 6,000 Confederate casualties on the first day , although there were much larger percentages of the armies engaged the second . Some estimates of total casualties for the day run as high as 20,000 and declare it the bloodiest day of the Battle of Gettysburg . It is a testament to the ferocity of the day 's battle that such high casualties figures resulted even with much of the fighting not occurring until late in the afternoon and thereafter lasting about six hours . By comparison , the Battle of Antietam—known famously as the bloodiest single day in American military history with nearly 23,000 casualties—was an engagement that lasted twelve hours , or about twice as long . On the night of July 2 , all of the remaining elements of both armies had arrived : Stuart 's cavalry , George Pickett 's division , and John Sedgwick 's VI Corps . The stage was set for the bloody climax of the three-day battle .
Mark T. Carleton . Mark Thomas Carleton ( February 7 , 1935 – October 2 , 1995 ) , was an historian who specialized in political studies of Louisiana . From 1964 until his death at the age of sixty , he was a professor at Louisiana State University in his native Baton Rouge . Background . Carleton received his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1957 from Yale University in New Haven , Connecticut . He served thereafter in the United States Marine Corps from 1957 to 1960 . He earned a Master of Arts in 1964 and a Ph.D. in 1970 , both from Stanford University in Palo Alto , California . Carleton served from 1973 to 1978 on the `` good government '' group , the Public Affairs Research Council . He left LSU in the 1976-1977 academic year to be the PAR director but returned to the history department in 1978 . The previous PAR director Edward J. Steimel , in 1975 had founded the trade association , the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry . In 1963 , Carleton married the former Maureen O'Hearn , and they had three sons : Roderick Lewis , Michael Owen , and Mark Albert . The Carletons divorced in 1982 . Academic career . In 1971 , Carleton published his `` Politics and Punishment : The History of the Louisiana State Penal System '' ( 1971 ) , with emphasis on the large prison farm at Angola , bordered on three sides by the Mississippi River . Carleton reports that nearly `` overnight '' in Louisiana and several other southern prisons , the inmate population became predominantly African American . The prison was populated at first mostly by young men from farming backgrounds . Carleton claims that agriculture became key to southern prisons in the era after the American Civil War . Convict labor and farm work became `` synonymous terms in the public and political mind . '' In 1975 , Carleton co-edited with sociologist Perry H. Howard and Joseph B. Parker the anthology `` Readings in Louisiana Politics '' . His contribution includes a study of the three failed gubernatorial campaigns in 1956 , 1960 , and 1964 of the late New Orleans Mayor deLesseps Story Morrison . In 1989 , Carleton lauded the start of the Buddy Roemer gubernatorial administration . He claimed that Roemer , who failed to gain reelection in 1991 , had changed the mind-set of the state so that the citizens would understand that henceforth they had to foot their own tax bills , rather than depend on business , particularly petroleum interests , to carry the burden . He also hailed Roemer 's early attempt to manage the state budget . Carleton was active in the establishment at LSU of the T. Harry Williams Center for Oral History , named for T. Harry Williams , the Midwestern-born historian known particularly for his studies of the American Civil War and Huey Pierce Long , Jr . In 1992 , he was elected president of the Louisiana Historical Association . Carleton 's papers , consisting mainly of printed material , typescripts , and correspondence , were deposited with LSU . The materials include his career as a professor as well as his association with PAR .
Ghulam Qawis Abubaker . Ghulam Qawis Abubaker is the current governor of Kapisa , Afghanistan . He succeeded Abdul Sattar Murad , who was dismissed after critical comments in `` Newsweek '' regarding the central government 's ineffectiveness in remote areas of the province . During his term as Governor he put a lot of effort into assuring the reconstruction of the Kapisa Province .
2016 New Year Honours ( New Zealand ) . The 2016 New Year Honours in New Zealand were appointments by Elizabeth II in her right as Queen of New Zealand , on the advice of the New Zealand government , to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by New Zealanders , and to celebrate the passing of 2015 and the beginning of 2016 . They were announced on 31 December 2015 . The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour .
Applied Cryptography and Network Security . ACNS is an annual conference concentrating on current developments that advance the areas of applied cryptography and its application to various systems and network security . Often , it is run in collaborations with International Association for Cryptologic Research . The conferences started at 2003 , and is ranked among the top 20 conferences in the area of information security .
Water gap . A water gap is a gap that flowing water has carved through a mountain range or mountain ridge and that still carries water today . Such gaps that no longer carry water currents are called wind gaps . Water gaps and wind gaps often offer a practical route for road and rail transport to cross the mountain barrier . Geology . A water gap is usually an indication of a river that is older than the current topography . The likely occurrence is that a river established its course when the landform was at a low elevation , or by a rift in a portion of the crust of the earth having a very low stream gradient and a thick layer of unconsolidated sediment . In a hypothetical example , a river would have established its channel without regard for the deeper layers of rock . A later period of uplift would cause increased erosion along the riverbed , exposing the underlying rock layers . As the uplift continued , the river , being large enough , would continue to erode the rising land , cutting through ridges as they formed . Water gaps are common in the Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians of eastern North America . Alternatively , a water gap may be formed through headward erosion of two streams on opposite sides of a ridge , ultimately resulting in the capture of one stream by the other .
Martha 's Vineyard AVA . The Martha 's Vineyard AVA is an American Viticultural Area located in Dukes County , Massachusetts , including all of the land on the islands named Martha 's Vineyard and Chappaquiddick Island . These two islands are located off the southern Massachusetts coast , surrounded by Vineyard Sound , Nantucket Sound , and the Atlantic Ocean . The creation of the AVA in 1985 was controversial . Objections were lodged by the proprietors of a vineyard in California also named Martha 's Vineyard , who felt that the creation of an AVA with the same name would dilute their brand value . Federal regulators ruled in favor of the AVA , citing historical evidence that viticulture has been practiced on the Massachusetts island named Martha 's Vineyard since at least 1602 . The maritime location helps to create a slightly warmer climate than the nearby coastal regions of Massachusetts , and a growing season that is almost three weeks longer . The hardiness zone is 7a .
Rolls-Royce RB401 . The Rolls-Royce RB.401 was a two-spool business jet engine which Rolls-Royce started to develop in the mid-1970s as a replacement for the Viper . RB.401-06 prototype engines were already being manufactured when a decision to develop the higher thrust RB.401-07 was taken . Although ground testing of both the -06 and -07 continued into the early 1980s , a lack of funds caused the project to be cancelled . Design and development . Although the basic configuration of both engines was almost identical , the -07 variant had a larger fan diameter . The -06 version HP compressor was based on the eight-stage version of the RC34B research compressor , unscaled , whereas the -07 was a scaled-up unit . A single stage fan , driven by a two-stage LP turbine , supercharged the HP compressor which was driven by the single stage transonic HP turbine . The combustor was annular and the co-annular exhaust featured a lightweight target type thrust reverser .
Thonotosassa , Florida . Thonotosassa is a census-designated place ( CDP ) in Hillsborough County , Florida , United States . The population was 13,014 at the 2010 census , up from 6,091 at the 2000 census . History . The name `` Thonotosassa '' comes from the Seminole-Creek words `` ronoto '' `` flint '' and `` sasv '' `` some '' , meaning the place was a source of valuable flint . Following the establishment of Fort Brooke in 1824 in what is now Tampa , a road that ran northwest of Lake Thonotosassa was built between Fort Brooke and Fort King in Ocala . This road became known as the Fort King Road , which today is crossed in several locations by U.S. Route 301 . Nevertheless , the presence of a Seminole village largely discouraged whites from moving into the area . After the Second Seminole War ended in 1842 , whites began to settle . In 1893 , the Tampa and Thonotosassa Railroad opened a route between the two growing communities . This line today no longer extends into Thonotosassa , its northern tracks having been removed along with the town depot by the 1980s , but its southern portion remains a busy industrial spur , joining with the CSX main line at Neve Wye . Among other areas for recreation for the youth is the Morris Bridge Road area and its Nature 's Classroom . Geography . Thonotosassa is located in northeastern Hillsborough County at ( 28.056135 , -82.292663 ) . It is bordered to the southwest by East Lake-Orient Park , and to the south by Mango and Seffner . The unincorporated community of Antioch is on the eastern edge of the CDP . The Hillsborough River forms the northern edge of the CDP , Interstate 4 forms the southern edge , and Interstate 75 forms the western edge . I-4 leads east to Lakeland and west to downtown Tampa , while I-75 leads north to Ocala and south to Bradenton . U.S. Route 301 travels through the northern part of Thonotosassa , leading northeast to Zephyrhills and south to Riverview . According to the United States Census Bureau , the CDP has a total area of , of which are land and , or 6.51 % , are water . It is above sea level . Plant City is to the east . Demographics . As of the census of 2000 , there were 6,091 people , 2,178 households , and 1,616 families residing in the community . The population density was 365.5 people per square mile ( 141.1/km² ) . There were 2,532 housing units at an average density of 151.9/sq mi ( 58.6/km² ) . The racial makeup of the community was 90.63 % White , 4.94 % African American , 0.51 % Native American , 0.38 % Asian , 0.03 % Pacific Islander , 1.79 % from other races , and 1.72 % from two or more races . Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.29 % of the population . There were 2,178 households out of which 34.9 % had children under the age of 18 living with them , 55.6 % were married couples living together , 12.2 % had a female householder with no husband present , and 25.8 % were non-families . 20.1 % of all households were made up of individuals and 8.1 % had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older . The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.07 . In the community the population was spread out with 26.7 % under the age of 18 , 7.6 % from 18 to 24 , 28.6 % from 25 to 44 , 23.1 % from 45 to 64 , and 14.0 % who were 65 years of age or older . The median age was 37 years . For every 100 females , there were 99.6 males . For every 100 females age 18 and over , there were 95.4 males . The median income for a household in the community was $ 43,159 , and the median income for a family was $ 44,829 . Males had a median income of $ 31,914 versus $ 22,674 for females . The per capita income for the community was $ 18,191 . About 12.7 % of families and 16.0 % of the population were below the poverty line , including 23.2 % of those under age 18 and 17.4 % of those age 65 or over .
Alexandru Cimbriciuc . Alexandru Cimbriciuc is a Moldovan politician . He has been a member of the Parliament of Moldova since 2009 .
Possumtown , New Jersey . Possumtown is an unincorporated community located within Piscataway Township in Middlesex County , New Jersey , United States . The area is mostly a residential neighborhood nestled between Possumtown Road , River Road ( CR 622 ) and Interstate 287 . The neighborhood has two parks within its environs : Wynnewood Park and Possumtown Park .
The Rodina . The Rodina is design studio founded in 2012 by Tereza and Vit Ruller , currently based in The Hague , Netherlands . They are most well known for their print design and video design , including their award-winning video `` Dutch Education : Budget Cuts '' . Their work was described as `` more art than design '' by the graphic design publication `` It 's Nice That '' . Awards . 1st Prize for Dutch Education : Budget Cuts , awarded by Dutch Ministry of Finance , exhibited at `` What is inside the Koffer '' , Den Haag , NL , 2014 Third prize for The Most Beautiful Czech Book 2012 , for book Mox Nox : H. Herzberger , awarded by Ministry of Culture , Prague , CZ , 2013
Scottie Wilson . Scottie Wilson ( 6 June 1888 – 1972 ) , born Louis Freeman , was a Scottish , Jewish , outsider artist known particularly for his highly detailed style . Starting his artistic career at the age of 44 , his work was admired and collected by the likes of Jean Dubuffet and Pablo Picasso and is generally accepted to be in the forefront of 20th-century outsider art . Early years . Born in Glasgow , Scotland , at 24 Ropework Lane , Wilson dropped out of school at the age of 8 to help subsidise his family 's meagre income by , amongst other things , selling newspapers on the street . In 1906 he enlisted with the Scottish Rifles and subsequently served in India and South Africa . He bought himself out in 1911 but rejoined in 1914 during World War I to fight on the Western Front . At the end of the war he emigrated to Toronto , Ontario , Canada , where he owned and operated a second-hand shop . Beginning . I ’ m listening to classical music one day – Mendelssohn – when all of a sudden I dipped the bulldog pen into a bottle of ink and started drawing – doodling I suppose you ’ d call it – on the cardboard tabletop . I don ’ t know why . I just did . In a couple of days – I worked almost ceaselessly – the whole of the tabletop was covered with little faces and designs . The pen seemed to make me draw , and them images , the faces and designs just flowed out . I couldn ’ t stop – I ’ ve never stopped since that day . It was there that he began his work , embodying a personal code of morality wherein characters called `` evils and greedies '' are juxtaposed with naturalistic symbols of goodness and truth . The first dealer to encounter Wilson ’ s work was a Canadian , Douglas Duncan , who displayed them in various gallery shows . While Wilson did not want to part with his drawings , he found the idea of an artistic career preferable to shopkeeping and attempted to solve the problem of raising money by staging travelling shows for viewing only and charging modest entrance fees or holding tray collections . Success . After receiving recognition for his work in Toronto , he abruptly went to London in 1945 and continued to exhibit his drawings for modest fees while maintaining a deep distrust of dealers . A few months after his arrival he was persuaded by dealers to show in galleries , and had a solo exhibition at the Arcade Gallery in London , shown concurrently with other works by such 20th-century artists as Pablo Picasso , Giorgio de Chirico , Paul Klee , Joan Miró , amongst others . Wilson 's rejection of commercialism was unabated , however , and he continued to sell his work on the street for a minute fraction of the prices the gallery owners were asking . He said of the working-class customers he attracted , `` They 're '' the intellect , you know '' . Later years . When we arrived , not only was Dubuffet waiting , Pablo Picasso was with him . Both owned a few of Scottie ’ s pieces , and Picasso had come to see – and perhaps buy – some more . I vividly remember both artists eagerly admiring Scottie ’ s work , squabbling in their fierce , theatrical , Gallic voices over who would buy which piece . In the 1960s , Wilson began to create paintings on plates and was subsequently commissioned by Royal Worcester and had designed a series of dinnerware , which was produced until 1965 . The pattern was based on totem poles and imagery from North America . His picture ‘ Bird Song ’ was chosen as a design for the 1970 UNICEF Christmas Card . He died in 1972 from cancer . Though he always complained of poverty , Wilson was discovered at the time of his death to have secreted a suitcase full of money under his bed and large sums in various bank accounts . Subject matter and style . When I 'm working I can see what 's happening , and I can imagine what 's going to happen . I can see best when I 'm finishing my pictures with a pen . When I 'm making strokes ; hundreds and thousands of strokes .
Nothing Violates This Nature . `` Nothing Violates This Nature '' is the second album by American hardcore punk supergroup All Pigs Must Die . The album was released on 28 June 2013 through Southern Lord Recordings , produced by Kurt Ballou and recorded at Godcity Studios in 2013 .
Bresse ( disambiguation ) . Bresse is an area and former province in eastern France .
Jerry Wayne Parrish . Jerry Wayne Parrish ( March 10 , 1944August 25 , 1998 ) , also known by his Korean name Kim Yu-il , was an United States Army corporal who was one of six American soldiers to defect to North Korea after the Korean War . He was born in Morganfield , Kentucky and was shipped to South Korea as a corporal in the U.S Army . Beginning in the 1960s , four American soldiers defected to North Korea . Larry Allen Abshier was the first to desert in May 1962 when he crossed the Demilitarized Zone and was apprehended by North Korea . Joe Dresnok , Jerry Parrish and Sergeant Charles Robert Jenkins would follow Abshier across the border . His reasons for defecting , according to Jenkins ' autobiography `` The Reluctant Communist '' , were `` personal , and [ Parrish ] did n't elaborate about them much except to say that if he ever went home , his father-in-law would kill him . '' Along with three other defectors , he was eventually granted citizenship . He married a Lebanese woman , Siham Shraiteh , and together they had three sons , all of whom remain in North Korea . Jenkins , in his autobiography , claims that Siham and three other Lebanese young women were lured to North Korea under false pretenses , then married to the Americans . However , one of the girls had well-connected parents and got all four returned . Siham was already pregnant , though , so her family sent her back to North Korea . Siham appears in the film `` Crossing the Line '' , and vehemently denies the allegations that she was kidnapped or forced to go to North Korea , affirming that she is there by choice . Also according to the film , Parrish died after 20 years of kidney trouble . Siham and their children remain in North Korea .
Cathay Cineleisure Orchard . Cathay Cineleisure Orchard is an urban mall located at 8 Grange Road , Singapore . The building is managed by Cathay Organisation under its subsidiary company of Cathay Cineleisure International . Background . The mall opened in October 1997 on the site of the previous building , the old Orchard Cinema , which was torn down in 1994 . The youth-oriented mall houses a mix of food and beverage outlets , fashion shops and a hair salon . It also includes a karaoke lounge on Level 8 and an indoor trampoline park on Level 9 . Cathay Cineplex operates 12 movie screens in the mall . The building has won accolades such as the `` SIA-ICI ( Singapore Institute of Architects - ICI Paints ) Colour Award '' for its creative use of colours in its building design . Two of its cinemas ( Halls 3 and 6 ) were voted Singapore 's best screens in a survey conducted by `` The Straits Times '' in April 1998 . In another survey by `` Ad Post '' , readers voted Cathay Cineplex Orchard their `` Favourite Cinema in Singapore '' .
The Big Easel , Emerald , Central Queensland . The Big Easel installation art piece , created by Canadian artist , Cameron Cross , is located in the town of Emerald in Central Queensland , Australia . Erected in 1999 , and unveiled in October of the same year , the installation artwork depicts Dutch artist , Vincent van Gogh ’ s ( 1853-1890 ) , famous `` Sunflowers '' ( 1889 ) still life painting , which is currently part of the Van Gogh Museum ’ s collection in Amsterdam . The monumental reproduction of van Gogh ’ s painting is located on the corner of Dundas Street and the Capricorn Highway , situated in the centre of Emerald ’ s Discovery Park . Weighing approximately 17,000 kilograms , Cross ’ steel easel measures 25 metres in height , with the canvas measuring 7 x 10 metres . The easel ’ s three legs consist of 30 x 30 square centimetres of steel tubing , which are secured to 10 metre piers by 24-1 metre anchor bolts . To recreate van Gogh ’ s canvas , Cross has used twenty-four sheets of plywood , laminated together from four panels , each of which is coated with fibreglass and then sealed with a gel coat . The plywood canvas is painted while flat on the ground , using high performance paint , which is both sprayed and hand-painted onto the surface of the plywood . The giant easel in Emerald is one part of a series of seven internationally located installations titled the ‘ Van Gogh Project. ’ This Project sees reproductions of the seven still life paintings van Gogh created while in Arles , France , installed at different global locations . The first Big Easel was installed in Altona , Manitoba , Canada in 1998 and another was placed in Goodland , Kansas , USA in the year 2000 . The artist is currently in discussions with other cities and towns around the world for the prospective locations of the other four outdoor installations . The seven sites proposed by Cross are intended to represent a diverse societal cross section , including both rural and urban cities with a wide range of population demographics . The Emerald Easel has become a local landmark in Australia , attributed to the fact that it is the largest painting in the Southern Hemisphere . The installation also acts as a symbol of international fine art , in its role in helping to unite often disparate cultures . In its efforts to help celebrate the Emerald region ’ s reputation as one of Australia ’ s primary sunflower producers , the Big Easel reflects the town ’ s sense of community spirit and pride . Cross ’ Project has focussed on selecting seven global sites which have either a connection to sunflower agriculture or an affiliation with the artist Vincent van Gogh . During his time in Arles , between 1888 and 1889 , van Gogh created seven different , but similarly themed , still life paintings depicting sunflowers in a vase . The artist originally intended to paint twelve panels of sunflowers to decorate the Yellow House at Arles . Emerald ’ s Big Easel is a copy of the repetition van Gogh made of the fourth version of his `` Sunflowers '' ( 1888 ) , which is currently part of the National Gallery of London ’ s collection . Van Gogh came to think of the sunflower as a type of artistic signature , stating in a letter to his brother , Theo van Gogh , in January 1889 , `` You know that Jeannin has the peony , Quost has the hollyhock , but I have the sunflower , in a way . '' The symbolic significance of the sunflower to van Gogh as an artist is reflected in the Van Gogh Project . In Cross ’ view , van Gogh associated the sunflower with life , symbolising the possibilities of hope and renewal . In this way , the Big Easel emerges as a tribute to both van Gogh ’ s `` Sunflowers '' painting , as well as to Emerald ’ s local sunflower agriculture and its annual Central Highlands Easter Sunflower Festival . Cross ’ Van Gogh Project is designed to represent the nature of , and motivation for , the modern concept of reproduction and artistic appropriation in contemporary art practice . As an artist , Cross is interested in exploring the notion of traditional symbolism in art , and appropriating it into different social , historical and cultural contexts . In the case of his Van Gogh Project , Cross has taken the idea of the still life on an easel , a motif popularised in the nineteenth century , and enlarged it to an enormous scale , in order to transform this traditional symbol into a contemporary artwork in its own right . In reference to his creative objectives , Cross ’ has stated via his website that , `` By placing virtually the same sculpture in seven countries , with distinct cultures , I am curious as to how these sculptures will be interpreted . Will the sculpture be perceived for its reference to the sunflower , Van Gogh or art in general ? '' The Van Gogh Project is designed to promote regional , agricultural and tourism development in the sites selected by Cross . His Project has encouraged cross cultural exchanges between cities , with Emerald and Altona forming a sister city alliance through their mutual celebrations of Sunflower Festivals . In a letter of recommendation for the Canadian artist , the mayor of Emerald Shire Council , Peter Maguire , stated that Cross ’ Van Gogh Project is `` one of the most exciting and inventive tourism project ideas focused on developing tourism and economic development . '' Maguire has also credited Cross ’ Project with the recent growth in the region ’ s tourism industry , as well as the resultant job opportunities provided by the installation process . In his letter of recommendation , Maguire stated that `` The giant easel is more than just a tourist attraction . The visitor is left with the impression that this booming city also has a cultural side . It has helped bond Emerald 's arts and cultural groups together and in it they have something in their city to speak of with pride . '' The installation process has helped support the local Emerald community , recruiting volunteers experiencing temporary unemployment , as well as art students from the local schools . Cross also employed a local fibreglass contractor to assist in the painting and preparation of the plywood canvas , highlighting the Project ’ s ability to encourage a sense of community engagement and development . Community contributions assisted in meeting the costs of construction , but a large portion of the funding for Cross ’ Project came from the Emerald Shire Council and funds from the Centenary of Federation .
John Paul Riddle . John Paul Riddle ( May 19 , 1901 – April 6 , 1989 ) was a pilot and aviation pioneer , best known for training Allied air crews in WW2 and co-founding what later became Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University ( ERAU ) . Personal life . Born on May 19 , 1901 in Pikeville , Kentucky . After graduating from Pikeville College , according to Mr Riddle , he entered the Naval Academy , but left after a year because he wanted to fly airplanes , which he learned to do with the US Army Air Service in Texas after first learning to overhaul plane engines ... allowing him to fulfill his boyhood dream of becoming a barnstormer , flying cross country giving rides to people at fairs , having girls write messages on the wings of his Jenny , the plane he loved best . As a young man Paul Riddle was married to and divorced from an opera singer named Grace , whose last name is lost in time , perhaps because they had no children . In 1948 he married Adele Goeser and her four children . They had two more children and were divorced in 1969 , but ended up as friends living in the same house in Coral Gables , Florida where aged 87 Riddle came down with an illness and died in his sleep a few days later , April 6 , 1989 . His ashes were scattered over the Atlantic . And he 's remembered by a marker at Oak Ridge Cemetery in Arcadia , Florida , surrounded by the honored graves of RAF cadets who died learning to fly . Embry-Riddle . On December 17 , 1925 , exactly 22 years after the Wright Brothers ' first flight , Riddle and T. Higbee Embry formed the Embry-Riddle Company at Lunken Airport in Cincinnati , Ohio . Riddle had met Embry two years prior , while Riddle was barnstorming in Ohio . He had landed at Polo Field , offered Embry a ride in his plane , and from then on they were good friends . Riddle was named general manager , and the two began to sell Waco Aircraft in Cincinnati . In spring of 1926 , the Embry-Riddle Company opened the Embry-Riddle Flying School . The school grew rapidly in 1928 and 1929 , until the Embry-Riddle Company ( now the Embry-Riddle Aviation Corporation ) was merged with the Aviation Corporation ( AVCO ) of Delaware . AVCO phased out the Embry-Riddle Flying School in the fall of 1930 . Shortly after , AVCO became American Airways ( the predecessor of American Airlines ) , and the Embry-Riddle Company was gone . In 1939 , Riddle was ready to get back into the business of training pilots . He contacted Embry , who had no interest in reentering a partnership with Riddle . Riddle , now living in Miami , Florida , found a partner in John G. McKay and his wife , Isabel . Keeping the Embry-Riddle name , they reestablished the Embry-Riddle School of Aviation ( now the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University ) , partnering with the University of Miami to provide flight training under the Civilian Pilot Training Program , increasing the number of pilots immediately proceeding World War II . Riddle and McKay also formed the Riddle Aeronautical Institute at Carlstrom Field in Arcadia , Florida on March 22 , 1941 for the purpose of training pilots for the United States Army Air Corps . A separate division of Embry-Riddle provided technical training in maintenance and metal work . McKay purchased Riddle 's share of Embry-Riddle in 1944 and from then on the two co-founders of the original Embry-Riddle were no longer involved . Other companies . Riddle also founded many other aviation related companies and schools . The J.P. Riddle Company was a school founded in 1939 . The flying and technical school was so large that it contracted five flying schools to the US and British governments . A Brazilian school , Escola Tecnica de Aviacao , was established in 1943 and was located in Sao Paulo , Brazil . In May 1945 , J.P. Riddle Company used some aircraft to relocate American transport instructors to his school in Brazil . This regularly scheduled service was operated by Riddle Airlines , which was incorporated by Riddle .
Saint-Martin-Lestra . Saint-Martin-Lestra is a commune in the Loire department in central France .
Clayton Township , Adams County , Illinois . Clayton Township is one of twenty-two townships in Adams County , Illinois , United States . As of the 2010 census , its population was 1,027 and it contained 465 housing units . History . Clayton Township is named for Kentucky statesman Henry Clay . Geography . According to the 2010 census , the township has a total area of , of which ( or 99.97 % ) is land and ( or 0.03 % ) is water . Cemeteries . The township contains six cemeteries : Evangelical Lutheran , Meints , Pleasant View , Sargent , South Side and West Side .
Santiago Bernabéu Stadium . The Santiago Bernabéu Stadium ( ) is a football stadium in Madrid , Spain . With a current seating capacity of 81,044 , it has been the home stadium of Real Madrid since its completion in 1947 . The Santiago Bernabéu is one of the world 's most famous football venues . It has hosted the final of the UEFA Champions League on four occasions : in 1957 , 1969 , 1980 and 2010 . The final matches for the 1964 European Nations ' Cup and the 1982 FIFA World Cup , were also held at the Bernabéu , making it the first stadium in Europe to host both a UEFA European Championship and a FIFA World Cup final . History . On 22 June 1944 , the Banco Mercantil e Industrial bank granted a credit to Santiago Bernabéu and Rafael Salgado for the purchase of the land adjacent to the old Ramin Amin . On 5 September 1944 , architects Manuel Muñoz Monasterio and Luis Alemany Soler were hired and the structure on the site began to give way to the new stadium . On 27 October 1944 , construction work on the stadium began . The ( ) was inaugurated on 14 December 1947 with a match between Real Madrid and the Portuguese side Os Belenenses , which resulted in a 3–1 victory for `` Los Blancos '' . The stadium had an initial capacity of 75,145 spectators , 27,645 of which had seats ( 7,125 covered ) and 47,500 for standing fans . Sabino Barinaga was the first player to score in the new stadium . The 1950s . The first major renovation occurred in 1955 . On 19 June of that year , the stadium expanded to accommodate 125,000 spectators . Thus , the Madrid coliseum became the biggest stadium of all the participants of the newly established European Cup . On 4 January 1955 , after the General Assembly of Members Compromisaros , it was decided that the stadium adopt its present name in honour of club President Santiago Bernabéu . In May 1957 , Real Madrid used electric stadium lighting in a game against Sport Recife of Brazil . The 1980s . The next big changes did not occur until the early 1980s with the hosting of the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain . The stadium had to adapt to the changing times and with this , architects Rafael Luis Alemany and Manuel Salinas were hired for the stadium 's renovation project . The brothers were sons of Luis Alemany Soler , who carried out the original construction project next to Muñoz Monasterio . The work lasted 16 months and had a cost of 704 million pesetas ( US $ 4.7 million ) , of which 530 million was paid by the City of Madrid . The improvements included a number of points . First , FIFA forced two-thirds of the seating area to be covered . For this reason , Real Madrid installed a roof covering the perimeter of the first and second tiers of seating , except the east side . The stadium 's capacity was reduced from 120,000 to 98,000 spectators , 24,550 of which were covered by the new roof . The project also involved remodeling the façade , the installation of new electronic signs in the north and south ends , as well as the renovation of the press areas , lockers rooms , access , and ancillary areas . The stadium hosted four matches in the World Cup : three second-round Group Two matches ( West Germany vs. England , West Germany vs. Spain , and Spain vs. England ) and the prestigious final match ( Italy vs. West Germany ) . The 1990s . Following a series of spectator fatalities in the 1980s ( most notably the Heysel Stadium in Belgium and the Hillsborough Stadium in England ) , English authorities released the Taylor Report on how to improve football spectator safety in English venues . UEFA followed suit across Europe . The stadium was forced to create separate shortcuts to different stadium sections and seats for all spectators . In the 1990s , the Santiago Bernabéu went through a large expansion and remodeling . The board of Ramón Mendoza awarded the project to Gines Navarro Construcciones , S.A . The work started on 7 February 1992 and concluded on 7 May 1994 with a final cost of more than 5 billion pesetas , substantially raising the debt of the club , having no institutional support . The work concluded with the creation of an amphitheater on the west side and in the foundations , coupled with the existing building by using hydraulic jacks . In total , 20,200 upgraded seats were installed , with each seat having a tilt of 87 degrees , ensuring a perfect view and proximity to the pitch . In addition , to access the new ring , four entrance towers were erected on the outside , each with two staircases and a central spiral ramp . With the new structure , the height of the stadium was increased from 22 m to 45 m. This caused problems during the winter , leaving two-thirds of the field of play in the shade . This lack of sunlight led to grass deterioration on the pitch . For this reason , a polypropylene pipe network was installed at a 20 cm depth under the pitch . At over 30 km long the pipe system circulates hot water , keeping the turf from freezing in cold temperatures . Also , due to the height of the stand , it was necessary to improve and increase the lighting capability . A retractable protective roof was also installed to protect the fans from the elements . After the renovation , the stadium 's capacity was 110,000 spectators . Already in the summer of 1998 , and chaired by Lorenzo Sanz , the Santiago Bernabéu adopted an all-seating arrangement , bringing its capacity down to 75,328 spectators . 2000s . As the club kept growing in all regards , thoughts for further changes to the stadium appeared . When Florentino Pérez became the president of the club , he launched a `` master plan '' with one goal : to improve the comfort of the Santiago Bernabéu and the quality of its facilities , and maximise revenue for the stadium . Pérez invested €127 million in five years ( 2001–2006 ) by adding an expansion to the east side of the stadium , as well adding a new façade on Father Damien street , new costumes , new boxes and VIP areas , a new stage in honour of the east side , a new press area ( also located on the east side ) , a new audio system , new bars , integration of heating in the stands , panoramic lifts , new restaurants , escalators in the tower access , and implementation of the multipurpose building in Father Damien street . Following the enlargement of the lateral east side and the creation of new galleries , the capacity of the Santiago Bernabéu was 80,354 , all seated . In 2007 , the 1,000th match was played at the Santiago Bernabéu . In addition , the latest revision of UEFA on 27 , on the occasion of Champions League match against Olympiacos , served as a final step to give the Santiago Bernabéu elite stadium status on 14 November 2007 , a month before the celebration of the 60th anniversary of the inauguration of the stadium . UEFA announced that the club will officially rename the elite stadium . Pérez proposed construction of a retractable roof before he resigned in 2005 . In 2009 , following the re-election of Pérez as the club president , it was announced that the roof construction was looking unlikely due to the financial situation of the club . According to Spanish sports newspaper `` Marca '' , however , Pérez wants to restructure Santiago Bernabéu . According to the newspaper , the architect in charge will be chosen from among a shortlist of Spanish architects Santiago Calatrava and Pritzker Prize-winner Rafael Moneo , and Chinese-American Ieoh Ming Pei , also a Pritzker winner . 2010s . According to the official website of the club , the current capacity is 81,044 . On 16 October 2013 , Pérez announced that Real Madrid was seeking to sell the naming rights for its stadium and looking for a sponsor for the €400 million renovation project . The proposed design of the stadium renovation , produced by German architects GMP , was unveiled on 31 January 2014 . The bold design includes a retractable roof , with the overall cost of around €400 million likely to be met half via the sale of naming rights and half via a bond issue to Real members according to Spanish media reports . Pérez said , `` We want to make the Santiago Bernabéu the best stadium in the world . '' Real Madrid then announced a sponsorship agreement with IPIC to assist the club in the redevelopment of the stadium . Pérez then said that in compliance to the agreement the name of the stadium would be renamed `` IPIC Bernabeu '' or `` CEPSA Bernabeu '' . The surface has been replaced with Mixto hybrid grass . Real Madrid and Microsoft launched the first interactive audioguide for the Bernabéu Tour on 3 April 2017 . Over 200,000 people toured the stadium in 2016 , of which over 60 % were foreigners . Renovation plans . The €400 million project is set to begin in summer 2017 . The capacity will not be increased and will remain at 81,000 seats . It is still unknown what will be the name of the stadium , as it will change due to the sponsorship agreement . The stadium will grow ten metres in height and the roof will be added . The work is expected to last three years and the stadium is aimed to be finished at the beginning of the 2020–21 season . In order for the project not to get in the way of playing matches , the team will use Roman techniques with raising the top , which will make it easier for the works to continue while the season is underway and there are matches once or twice a week . `` The project is complex because it will not stop the football and therefore complicates the works and design , which has a roof that encloses the whole stadium . They are going to lift the roof like the Romans did , but with modern technology . They will raise the inner ring by string-pulling with hydraulic jacks , bridge technology and ski lifts in a short period of time in the summer to respect the sporting calendar , '' said Tristán López Chicheri , the individual in charge of renovation . Chicheri believes the renovation will bring tourists to the stadium all year round , with many attractions planned . The stadium is supposed to have more restaurants , a shopping centre and a hotel , with some rooms having a view of the pitch . `` It is not only on matchdays that it will be used – there are venues like the Bernabéu that are in the middle of the city and it is a shame that they have no life beyond 35–40 matches a year , '' noted Chicheri . The areas around the Bernabéu will be rearranged : the Plaza de los Sagrados Corazones will be removed to be replaced by 6,000 square metres of gardens . In mid-August 2017 , the new supporters ' area at Santiago Bernabéu is expected to be ready . Location . The stadium is located in the district of Chamartín of Madrid . It occupies the block bounded by the Paseo de la Castellana and the streets of Concha Espina , Padre Damián , and Rafael Salgado . Nearest subway station is Santiago Bernabéu on the Line 10 . Transportation . The stadium is served by its own metro station along the Line 10 called `` Santiago Bernabéu '' . It is also served by bus routes 14 , 27 , 40 , 43 , 120 , 147 and 150 . The stadium is away from Barajas International Airport . EURO 1964 . Santiago Bernabéu hosted three matches of the 1964 European Nations ' Cup , a tournament which Spain hosted : one qualifying match and two in the main tournament , including the final . All of the matches involved Spain . Qualifying rounds . The stadium hosted one qualifying round match against Romania , which resulted in a 6–0 win . Main tournament . The stadium hosted two matches of the tournament , including the final . Final . The match was contested by the 1960 winners , the Soviet Union , and the hosts , Spain , at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in Madrid . Spain won the match 2–1 , with goals coming from Jesús María Pereda and Marcelino . Galimzyan Khusainov scored for the Soviet Union . 1982 FIFA World Cup . In the 1982 World Cup held in Spain , the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium hosted four matches : three in the second round ( West Germany–England , West Germany–Spain and Spain–England ) as well as the final between West Germany and Italy . Second round . The stadium hosted three second round matches . Final . The 1982 FIFA World Cup Final was a football match contested between Italy and West Germany . It was played on 11 July 1982 . After a scoreless first half during which Antonio Cabrini fired a penalty low and wide to the right of goal , Paolo Rossi scored first , heading home a bouncing Claudio Gentile cross from the right from close range . Marco Tardelli then scored from the edge of the area with a low left footed shot before Alessandro Altobelli , at the end of a counterattack by winger Bruno Conti , made it 3–0 with another low left footed shot . Italy 's lead appeared secure , encouraging Italian president Sandro Pertini to wag his finger at the cameras in a playful 'not going to catch us now ' gesture from the stands . Paul Breitner scored for Germany in the 83rd minute , firing low past the goalkeeper from the right , but Italy held on to claim their first World Cup title in 44 years , and their third in total with a 3–1 victory . Major games . This match was contested between Real Madrid , champions of Spain , and Fiorentina , champions of Italy . In this season , 16 teams played for the trophy . Real Madrid won 2–0 in the final after goals from Alfredo Di Stéfano and Francisco Gento in the second half . This was the second consecutive European Cup for Real Madrid after having won his first trophy one year before , in the Parc des Princes against Stade de Reims . This year Milan , champions of Italy , played Ajax , champions of the Netherlands , to determine who would be the champions of Europe . Milan defeated Ajax 4–1 to win their second European championship . Ajax made history by being the first Dutch team to reach a final . In this final , defending champions Nottingham Forest of England faced Hamburger SV , champions of Germany . The match ended with a victory for the English team with a 1–0 result . The new champions of Europe retained the trophy and achieved a historic second consecutive European Cup . A game played between two best teams in Champion 's League which consists of group stage and knock-out stage . The Final is played at a different stadium each year . In 2010 , Bayern Munich , who eliminated Lyon in the semi-finals , faced Internazionale , who defeated Barcelona in the semi-finals . Inter won 2–0 after two goals from Diego Milito .
Eleven ( Reamonn album ) . `` Eleven '' is a compilation album by German rock group Reamonn . It was released on August 27 , 2010 through Island Records/Universal Music Group . The album was certified Gold in Germany in 2011 , and has charted in Germany , Austria , Switzerland and Greece . Promotion . `` Yesterday '' was released as the lead single to promote the album on August 7 , 2010 . The second single from `` Eleven '' , `` Colder '' , was released on November 9 , 2010 .
Archie Lewis . Archie Lewis ( 10 April 1918– 29 February 1988 ) was a Jamaican singer who was popular in Britain in the 1940s . Archie Lewis sang in choirs and was a Sunday school teacher before taking up singing as a career . Already one of the most popular singers in Jamaica , he migrated to Britain in 1942 to work in a munitions factory as part of the war effort , and became the featured singer with Geraldo and his Orchestra , with whom he recorded . He also appeared regularly on BBC radio . He had a `` rich baritone voice '' and specialised in romantic ballads . He was one of the first black vocalists to sing solo in public performances in England , and toured widely with Geraldo and with Josephine Baker , as well as performing at the London Palladium and at a Royal Command Performance . For a time he was seen as one of Britain 's most popular singers , and was known as `` the Crosby of the Caribbean '' . His version of `` In the Land of Beginning Again '' , recorded in 1946 , was one of the most popular songs of its time , and his recording of `` While the Angelus Was Ringing '' , sung with the Luton Girls Choir in 1948 , was reported to have sold over a million copies . After some time in Germany , Lewis returned to Jamaica in 1964 and performed in the island 's leading hotels and clubs . In 1967 , he was reported as being about to tour in Canada and the United States . He recorded three albums in Jamaica in the late 1960s and early 1970s : `` The Voice of Love '' , `` In Jamaica '' , and `` I 'll Remember Jamaica '' . He died in the University Hospital , Mona , Jamaica , in 1988 at the age of 69 .
Bagh-e Madan . Bagh-e Madan ( , also Romanized as Bāgh-e Ma ‘ dan and Bagh Ma ‘ dan ) is a village in Chahak Rural District , in the Central District of Khatam County , Yazd Province , Iran . At the 2006 census , its population was 80 , in 18 families .
Zeljko Radovic . Zeljko Radovic ( born April 6 , 1974 in Vienna ) is an Austrian football player currently playing for IC Favoriten . International career . Radovic is former member of the Austria national football team and earned his only cap in 2000 in the qualification to the FIFA World Cup 2002 .
Ingenika River . The Ingenika River is a Canadian river located in the province of British Columbia . The surroundings of the Ingenika River are mainly coniferous forest . The area around the river is almost uninhabited , with fewer than two inhabitants per square kilometre . The area is part of the boreal climate zone . The mean annual temperature is °C . The warmest month is July , when the average temperature is °C , and the coldest is December , with °C .
Radio Dinner . `` National Lampoon Radio Dinner '' is a comedy album from `` National Lampoon '' that was first released in 1972 . The humor on the album was very much steeped in the pop culture of the era and includes such subjects as game shows ( `` Catch It and You Keep It '' ) , the 1972 presidential election ( `` Profiles in Chrome '' , where the Democrats nominate a Pontiac GTO to run for office while then-president Richard Nixon counters by transforming into a car himself ) , and popular music parodies such as `` Deteriorata '' ( a parody of Les Crane 's `` Desiderata '' ) and `` Pull the Tregros '' , a parody of Joan Baez . The latter subject also includes several references and sketches about the solo careers of the former members of the Beatles . Among these are `` Teenyrap '' , in which two teenagers discuss George Harrison 's Concert for Bangladesh ; and `` Magical Misery Tour ( Bootleg Record ) '' , a parody of John Lennon 's primal therapy-inspired songwriting style , with its lyrics , including the repeated cry of `` Genius is pain ! `` , taken directly from Lennon 's famous 1970 `` Rolling Stone '' interview . Melissa Manchester made a brief speaking appearance as `` Yoko Ono '' on the latter track . Other Beatles-related satire are references to Paul McCartney 's single `` Give Ireland Back to the Irish '' , where an Irish tenor begins to sing the song and is repeatedly shot , and the `` Paul is Dead '' hoax . The album was originally set to be released on RCA Records , but the company balked at a track called `` David and Julie '' , a highly off-color bit about David and Julie Eisenhower . National Lampoon refused to cut the piece and took the album to Blue Thumb instead , but were met with the same objection . Lampoon relented and the album was released without the offending bit .
Predmier . Predmier is a village in Bytča District in the Žilina Region of Slovakia . It has a population of 1,350 people .
Manathunai Nathar Temple . Manathunai Nathar Temple is a Hindu temple in the village of Valivalam in the Nagapattinam district of Tamil Nadu , India . Location . The temple is located at a distance of 5 kilometres from Kachanur on the Tiruvarur-Tiruthiraipoondi route . Deity . The presiding deity is Shiva . There are also shrines to Surya , Karamamamunivar , the Pandavas , Kocengannan and Arunagirinathar . History . The temple is believed to have been constructed by the Early Chola king Kocengannan and renovated in more recent times .
The Real Inspector Hound . `` The Real Inspector Hound '' is a short , one-act play by Tom Stoppard . The plot follows two theatre critics named Moon and Birdboot who are watching a ludicrous setup of a country house murder mystery , in the style of a whodunit . By chance , they become involved in the action causing a series of events that parallel the play they are watching . The play was written between 1961 and 1962 , drawing on Stoppard 's experiences as a Bristol theatre critic . It was initially named `` The Stand-ins '' and later , `` The Critics '' . It is a parody of the stereotypical parlor mystery in the style of Agatha Christie 's `` The Mousetrap '' , as well as of the critics watching the play , with their personal desires and obsessions interwoven into their bombastic and pompous reviews . The title is a direct reference to the ending of `` The Mousetrap '' , a play well known for guarding the secrecy of its twist ending , although the producers of Agatha Christie 's play could not publicly object without drawing even more attention to the fact . `` The Real Inspector Hound '' , much like Stoppard 's earlier play `` Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead '' , examines the ideas of fate and free will , as well as exploring the themes of the 'play within a play ' . Stoppard 's play is an example of absurdism as well as farce , parody , and satire . Setting : Place and time . While the story is set in a theatre , the play within the play is set in Muldoon Manor , a lavish manor surrounded by `` desolate marshes '' and `` treacherous swamps '' and paradoxically also located near a cliff . It is a direct parody of Agatha Christie ’ s `` closed '' settings in which no one can enter or leave , so the characters know that the murderer must be one of them . The manor itself is described as having French windows and a large settee . The play is set , as spoken by Mrs Drudge , in the `` drawing room of Lady Muldoon ’ s country residence one morning in early spring . '' Critics . Moon – a second-string theatre critic , called to the production to review it in the absence of Higgs , another critic . Moon 's jealousy of Higgs ' superior reputation seems to make him question his own purpose , with Moon 's ultimate thoughts being of Higgs ' death . Birdboot – a theatre critic and a womaniser , who catapults young actresses to stardom by delivering dazzling reviews in return , we assume , for sexual favours . While married to Myrtle , he is having an affair with the actress who plays Felicity in the play within the play . Higgs – the senior critic , Moon is his stand-in . Puckeridge – the third-string theatre critic , or Moon 's stand-in . In early versions of the play , this character was called `` McCafferty '' . Play-within-a-play characters . Mrs Drudge – The maid , or char , of Muldoon Manor . One of Stoppard 's primary vehicles for emphasising the satirical character of the story . Her cockney accent adds to the humour of Stoppard 's play . Simon Gascoyne – New to the neighbourhood , Simon has had affairs with both Felicity and Cynthia . He takes an instant dislike to Magnus , as they are both in love with Cynthia . Later in the play , Birdboot assumes the role of Simon Gascoyne , and vice versa . Felicity Cunningham – A beautiful , innocent , young friend of Cynthia 's who has had an affair with Simon and Birdboot . She is seemingly sweet and charming , but soon seeks ruthless revenge . Cynthia Muldoon – Apparent widow of Lord Albert Muldoon who disappeared ten years ago . She claims to be very upset about her husband 's disappearance , but the audience is led to think otherwise . Sophisticated and beautiful . She has had an affair with Simon . Major Magnus Muldoon – Lord Albert Muldoon 's crippled half-brother who just arrived from Canada . Has a desire for his late brother 's widow , Cynthia . Takes an instant dislike to Simon , as they are both in love with Cynthia . Inspector Hound – Appears from outside the house in the middle of the play to investigate an alleged phone call . Moon assumes this role near the end of the play , and vice versa . Detailed summary . `` The Real Inspector Hound '' opens with two theatre critics , Moon and Birdboot . Since Moon 's superior , Higgs , is unavailable , Moon is called upon to review the production . The other critic , Birdboot , seems to have an interest in the young actress playing Felicity Cunningham . Birdboot states that he is a `` respectable married man '' , yet Moon 's comments direct the audience to doubt this statement . The play within the play is set in `` Lady Muldoon 's country residence one morning in early spring '' and opens with a body lying on an otherwise empty stage . The help , Mrs. Drudge , gravitates to the radio , oblivious to the corpse , and turns it on just in time for an overly expository police message explaining that police are searching for an escaped madman in the swamps surrounding the manor . Simon , a mysterious young man new in the neighbourhood enters the house , and it is revealed that he has dumped Felicity Cunningham for her friend Cynthia Muldoon , lady of the house . In the audience , Birdboot has mentally done the same . Major Magnus Muldoon , Cynthia 's brother-in-law , is also in love with Cynthia . Eventually Inspector Hound from the police force arrives on the scene , apparently searching for the madman , and the company finally notices the body . The company splits up to look for a man of suspicion , when Simon is left alone on stage with the body , he bends over it and seems to recognise the victim , at which point he is shot by an unknown assailant . During the play the two theatre critics discuss things they may write about this typical whodunit , but they are often sidetracked by their soliloquies , Moon 's concerning his professional jealousy of Higgs and Birdboot 's concerning his newly found `` love '' , the actress playing Cynthia . As they talk , the telephone on stage begins to ring incessantly until Moon can not stand it any more . He walks up on stage to answer it only to discover that Birdboot 's wife , Myrtle , is on the line . Birdboot speaks to her and as he hangs up , the play suddenly starts again and he gets trapped in it , mistaken for Simon , leading to his inevitable demise as he executes the role to its end , just after recognising the dead body onstage as Higgs , the first string critic who was unavailable that night . Moon ascends the stage to unravel Birdboot 's death , taking on the role of Inspector Hound . Major Magnus accuses Moon of being the madman , since he is not the real Inspector Hound , and he tries to run but Magnus shoots him . As Moon lies dying on the floor , Magnus reveals himself to not only be the real Inspector Hound but also Cynthia 's lost husband , Albert , who had disappeared ten years earlier . Moon , however , also recognises him as third-string critic Puckeridge , who will now become the first-string as both Higgs and Moon are out of the way . Premiere . The play was directed by Robert Chetwyn , while the design was completed by Hutchinson Stott .
Arthur & Allan Morris field . The Arthur and Allan Morris field is the home ground for the Redlands City Devils ( QLDSL ) and Redlands United . The ground is situated at the Cleveland showgrounds in the Redland shire . It has been voted one of the best fields in Queensland , Australia .
Binagi . Binagi is a ward in Tarime District , Mara Region of northern Tanzania , East Africa. , the population of the ward was 9,443 .
Donji Hruševec . Donji Hruševec is a village in Croatia .
Equilibrium fractionation . Equilibrium isotope fractionation is the partial separation of isotopes between two or more substances in chemical equilibrium . Equilibrium fractionation is strongest at low temperatures , and ( along with kinetic isotope effects ) forms the basis of the most widely used isotopic paleothermometers ( or climate proxies ) : H and 16O records from ice cores , and 18O/16O records from calcium carbonate . It is thus important for the construction of geologic temperature records . Isotopic fractionations attributed to equilibrium processes have been observed in many elements , from hydrogen ( H ) to uranium ( 235U ) . In general , the light elements ( especially hydrogen , boron , carbon , nitrogen , oxygen and sulfur ) are most susceptible to fractionation , and their isotopes tend to be separated to a greater degree than heavier elements . Definition . Most equilibrium fractionations are thought to result from the reduction in vibrational energy ( especially zero-point energy ) when a more massive isotope is substituted for a less massive one . This leads to higher concentrations of the massive isotopes in substances where the vibrational energy is most sensitive to isotope substitution , i.e. , those with the highest bond force constants . In a reaction involving the exchange of two isotopes , X and X , of element `` X '' in molecules AX and BX , where formula_6 is the product of the rotational symmetry numbers of the products ( right side of the exchange reaction ) , formula_7 is the product of the rotational symmetry numbers of the reactants ( left side of the exchange reaction ) , and is the number of atoms exchanged . An example of equilibrium isotope fractionation is the concentration of heavy isotopes of oxygen in liquid water , relative to water vapor , At 20 °C , the equilibrium fractionation factor for this reaction is Equilibrium fractionation is a type of mass-dependent isotope fractionation , while mass-independent fractionation is usually assumed to be a non-equilibrium process . For non-equilibrium reactions , isotopic effects are better described by the GEBIK and GEBIF equations for transient kinetic isotope fractionation , which generalize non-steady isotopic effects in any chemical and biochemical reactions . Example . When water vapor condenses ( an equilibrium fractionation ) , the heavier water isotopes ( H218O and H2O ) become enriched in the liquid phase while the lighter isotopes ( H216O and H2O ) tend toward the vapor phase . References . Chacko T. , Cole D.R. , and Horita J . ( 2001 ) Equilibrium oxygen , hydrogen and carbon isotope fractionation factors applicable to geologic systems . Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry , v. 43 , p. 1-81 . Horita J. and Wesolowski D.J . ( 1994 ) Liquid-vapor fractionation of oxygen and hydrogen isotopes of water from the freezing to the critical temperature . Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta , v. 58 , p. 3425-2437 . External links . AlphaDelta : Stable Isotope fractionation calculator - http : //www2.ggl.ulaval.ca/cgi-bin/isotope/generisotope.cgi
1998–99 FHR season . The 1998–99 FHR season was the first and only season of the league , organized by the Russian Ice Hockey Federation . It existed alongside the Vysshaya Liga as the second level of ice hockey in Russia in 1998–99 . 17 teams participated in the league , and Nosta Yuzhny Novotroitsk-Orsk won the championship .
Illinois Route 35 . Illinois Route 35 is a connector road between U.S. Route 20 in East Dubuque and Highway 35 at the Wisconsin state line . It is currently the shortest state highway in Illinois , a stark contrast to the highway north of the state line , which is Wisconsin 's longest highway . Route description . ILL 35 begins at a four-way urban intersection in East Dubuque . US 20 passes overhead and connects to the intersection via an exit ramp . From here , ILL 35 heads northeast out of East Dubuque on a curving route . Within East Dubuque , ILL 35 is locally known as Wisconsin Avenue . Once it leaves East Dubuque , ILL 35 becomes a primarily rural road , which it remains for the rest of its route . The highway passes County Route 5W shortly before becoming WIS 35 at the Wisconsin state line . ILL 35 is an undivided two-lane road for its entire length . History . SBI Route 35 was originally a shorter road from Mound City to what is now U.S. Route 51 . This road was ( 1.6 km ) and served a federal cemetery . In 1935 , that was changed to Illinois Route 37 . In 1938 , the number was assigned to the modern-day routing , which had previously been IL 79 . From 1971 to 1982 , U.S. Route 61 and U.S. Route 151 ran on Illinois 35 due to the Eagle Point Bridge closure upstream on the Mississippi River . This is the only time that U.S. 61 and U.S. 151 have had alignments in Illinois .
Delevan , California . Delevan ( formerly , Delavan and Del Evan ) is an unincorporated community in Colusa County , California , south of Norman and north of Maxwell . It lies at an elevation of 92 feet ( 28 m ) . A post office was established at Delevan in 1902 , closed in 1917 , and reopened in 1922 . As of 2016 , Delevan had a population of 70 .
Chandauli district . Chandauli district is a district of Uttar Pradesh state of India , and Chandauli town is the district headquarters . Chandauli district is a part of Varanasi Division.Chandauli became a separate district for the first time on May 20 , 1997 . Mughalsarai , a city in the district has the busiest rail station in the North East of Uttar Pradesh . The district includes the Chandraprabha ( nature ) Sanctuary and a number of waterfalls , including at Devdari and Rajdari . The District contributes to Indian GDP by providing the various cereals from the district including paddy and wheat . Popularly known as the `` Dhaan Ka Katora of Uttar Pradesh '' because of fertile lands of the Gangetic Plain . Chanduali district made big contributions at the time of freedom movements . Chanduali District is not much developed and there are a lot of problems of infrastructure and education . But slowly , situation is improving as people are now awakened and want development of the area as critical for their future . In Chanduali there is a village named Ghoswan and Khakhara which is known for the protest against the British for the freedom of India . The district is currently a part of the Red Corridor . Economy . In 2006 the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Chandauli one of the country 's 250 most backward districts ( out of a total of 640 ) . It is one of the 34 districts in Uttar Pradesh currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme ( BRGF ) . Demographics . According to the 2011 census Chandauli district has a population of 1,952,713 , roughly equal to the nation of Lesotho or the US state of New Mexico . This gives it a ranking of 238th in India ( out of a total of 640 ) . The district has a population density of . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 18.83 % . Chandauli has a sex ratio of 913 females for every 1,000 males , and a literacy rate of 73.86 % .
Twieflingen . Twieflingen is a village and a former municipality in the district of Helmstedt , in Lower Saxony , Germany . Since 1 November 2016 , it is part of the municipality Söllingen .
Allan Cameron ( author ) . Allan Cameron ( born 1952 ) is a Scottish author and translator . Early life . Allan Cameron was brought up in Nigeria and Bangladesh . He worked at sea and at the age of twenty moved to Italy , where he lived for many years . At the age of 31 he went to university and , after graduating , worked in the same department he had studied in . In 1992 he moved to Scotland , he now lives in Glasgow . Career . He has published articles in the daily newspaper L ’ Unità , the Italian current affairs magazine Reset , and the academic journals Teoria Politica and Renaissance Studies . He also contributed the comments on Pope , Hume and Winstanley to Alasdair Gray ’ s `` Book of Prefaces '' . His unpublished works include three plays , two in Italian ( `` Quei baffoni di Giorgio Scali '' and `` Grembizzot : gli ultimi giorni di uno sconfitto '' ) and one in English ( `` Calvin ’ s Christ '' ) . He has also produced a certain number of short stories and poetry in both languages . Allan Cameron has translated seventeen books by a variety of writers , including the most important post-war Italian philosopher , Norberto Bobbio , the president of the European Commission , Romano Prodi , and the leading historian Eric Hobsbawm . He has published two novels , `` The Golden Menagerie '' and `` The Berlusconi Bonus '' . Allan Cameron has published a book on language , `` In Praise of the Garrulous '' ( 2008 ) , a collection of poetry , `` Presbyopia '' ( 2009 ) , and two collections of short stories , `` Can the Gods Cry ? '' ( 2011 ) and `` On the Heroism of Mortals '' ( 2012 ) . From 2008 Allan Cameron is the editorial director of . It is a small , independent publishing house based in Glasgow , committed to introducing new titles from Scottish authors and translating fiction from other languages . Vagabond Voices list aims to reflect literary ambition , promote innovative writers , and provide readers with a range of challenging titles . Novels . ' ( Luath Press Ltd , 2005 ) , ( Vagabond Voices , 2010 ) , was translated into Italian and published by Azimut in Rome .
Last Poems . `` Last Poems '' ( 1922 ) was the last of the two volumes of poems which A. E. Housman published during his lifetime . Of the 42 poems there , seventeen were given titles , a greater proportion than in his previous collection , `` A Shropshire Lad '' ( 1896 ) . Although it was not quite so popular with composers , the majority of the poems there have been set to music . Background . The collection was partly the result of a burst of creativity during 1922 , but several earlier poems were gathered into it . Two of them , `` Yonder see the morning blink '' ( 11 ) and `` In the morning , in the morning '' ( 23 ) , had originally been intended for `` A Shropshire Lad '' . Another poem from that period , “ Epithalamium ” ( 24 ) , had been written as a late celebration of Jackson ’ s marriage . Some among the few that were written after had appeared in magazines and anthologies between 1900 and 1920 . The most notable among these was “ Epitaph on an army of mercenaries ” ( 37 ) , which had appeared in `` The Times '' ( 31 October 1917 ) , commemorating the British Expeditionary Force on the third anniversary of the battle of Ypres . A translation into Greek elegiacs by John Maxwell Edmonds also appeared in the `` Classical Review '' that year . Housman immediately sent a copy of the book to Jackson after its publication on 19 October 1922 . He also sent the manuscript to the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge soon after . The original print run of 4,000 copies sold out immediately and was followed by four more , of which 17,000 copies had been sold by the end of the year . Another measure of the importance with which its appearance was greeted , twenty six years after `` A Shropshire Lad '' , was the leader dedicated to it in `` The Times '' . Musical settings . Of the 42 texts in `` Last Poems '' , all but six have been set by composers . 29 separate settings are due to the enthusiasm of John Ramsden Williamson ( 1929–2015 ) alone . Soon after publication , composers began combining them into song cycles . John Ireland ’ s `` We 'll to the Woods No More '' ( 1922 ) included the prologue poem of that title and Poem 32 , `` When I would muse in boyhood '' ( under the title `` To Boyhood '' ) . The history of `` Along the Field '' by Ralph Vaughan Williams was more complicated . Its first version with seven songs was performed in 1927 with solo violin accompaniment , but at that time just three were taken from `` Last Poems '' and four from `` A Shropshire Lad '' . The revised work was eventually published in 1954 as `` Along the Field : 8 Housman songs '' ; in the meantime , one of the original `` Shropshire Lad '' settings was dropped and replaced by two more from `` Last Poems '' . Vaughan Williams ’ student Leslie Russell ( 1901-1978 ) also included eight from `` Last Poems '' in his “ Ludlow Cycle ” . There have also been settings by American composers , of which the earliest was Daniel Gregory Mason ’ s `` Songs of the countryside '' for chorus and orchestra ( Op . 23 , 1923 ) . Later came Raymond Wilding-White ’ s `` 3 Housman Poems '' . Jake Heggie used Poem 20 , “ The night is freezing fast ” , as the first song in his `` On the road to Christmas '' ( 1996 ) . Later he used five Housman poems in `` Here and Gone '' ( 2005 ) , of which two were from `` Last Poems '' and three from `` More Poems '' . Despite Housman ’ s appeal to male readers , some female composers have also set individual items as songs . They include Rebecca Clarke ’ s `` Eight o ’ clock '' ( 1928 ) ; `` Yonder see the morning blink '' ( 1929 ) by Freda Mary Swain ( 1902–1985 ) ; and `` The Deserter '' included in Elisabeth Lutyens `` 6 Songs '' ( 1934–1936 ) . Post-war settings include `` The night is freezing fast '' ( 1958 ) by Margarita L. Merriman ( b.1927 ) ; `` We ’ ll to the woods no more '' ( 1962 ) by Mayme Chanwai ( b. Hong Kong , 1939 ) ; `` The half moon westers low '' ( 1965 ) by the American Susan Calvin ; `` The laws of God , the laws of man '' by Joyce Howard Barrell ; and `` Her strong enchantments failing '' ( retitled as `` The queen of air and darkness '' ) , together with `` Eight o ’ clock '' , by Elaine Hugh-Jones ( 2011 ) .
List of sovereign states in 1997 . C. Congo , Democratic Republic of the Zaire W. Western Samoa / Samoa Z . → Zaire / Democratic Republic of the Congo
Fisher Branch Dolomite . The Fisher Branch Dolomite is a geologic formation in Manitoba . It preserves fossils dating back to the Silurian period .
Thiotricha panglycera . `` Thiotricha panglycera '' is a moth of the Gelechiidae family . It was described by Turner in 1919 . It is found in Australia , where it has been recorded from Queensland . The wingspan is 10–12 mm . The forewings are shining white with the apical two-fifths grey , the line of junction suffused . There is a broad orange subcostal streak from two-thirds to near the apex and a white dot between this and the costa at five-sixths . There is also an oblique white streak from the tornus to the centre of the orange mark , nearly confluent with a shorter white streak from the termen . A blackish dot separates this last from a white streak along the termen to the apex and there is a subapical blackish dot . The hindwings are pale-grey with the apical process ochreous-tinged with a blackish dot at the apex .
Jetcar . Jetcar is a brand of small car manufactured by `` Jetcar Zukunftsfahrzeug GmbH '' in Neuruppin , Germany . The company was established in 2000 . The car has two seats , with the passenger sitting behind the driver . It is built using carbon fibre and costs between 48,000 and 58,000 euro including taxes in Germany The manufacturer has limited production of the vehicle to 100 cars . The car consumed 2.8l of diesel per 100 kilometers ( 82miles per US gallon ) during an official TÜV test . Top speed for the car is 160 km/h ( 100mp/hr ) . The drivers seat looks similar to a cockpit , which may be the reason for car 's name . The engine is the diesel engine from a Smart ( car ) . Due to its length of over 4 metres , it does not qualify as a Kei car in Japan . The company 's web site mentions the similarity of the seating arrangement to that of the Messerschmitt Kabinenroller and FMR Tg500 . Like the Fritz Fend–designed cars , it is a highway microcar ( or perhaps one should call the Jetcar a minicar ) and therefore needs to have very low air drag . The manufacturer claims also to have used aircraft technology . The Jetcar is about twice as heavy , so the use of modern materials must have been more than compensated by much more demanding requirements in other areas .
Glanfahan . Glanfahan is a townland on the Dingle Peninsula , Ireland , notable for its large collection of clocháns , which form a National Monument . Location . Glanfahan is located on the southern slopes of Mount Eagle , overlooking Dingle Bay , south of Dunquin . History . It is difficult to establish dates for Glenfahan as the drystone technique has been used in Ireland for millennia . However , it is believed to date to the early Christian period ( 5th–8th centuries AD ) , linked to the monastic traditions of the region and perhaps the pilgrimage route to Skellig Michael . Other historians place their construction in the 12th century , when Norman invaders forced the Gaelic Irish to peripheral areas like the Dingle Peninsula . It has been theorised that the huts were inhabited by the unfree and cashels by the freemen . Some Irish cashels remained in occupation up to the 18th century AD . In the 19th century a cross-slab and rotary quern were found in Cahermurphy . Some of the archeological sites were damaged in the 20th century by agricultural `` improvements . '' Excavations in 2011–12 under `` Clochaun 3 '' turned up a sharpening stone , hammerstone and pieces of flint and quartz . Bone finds included sheep , goats ( with flensing marks ) and fish , as well as a wrasse tooth of a kind used in amulets . Bivalve shells and hazelnut shells were also found . Description . There are 417 recorded dry stone structures , 19 souterrains and 18 standing stones in the area . A group of clocháns , built in a traditional corbelling style , form an abandoned village . Caherconner . An oval-shaped stone cashel containing three beehive huts . Cahermurphy . An oval stone cashel in diameter . The interior is occupied by a group of five conjoined clochauns and a sixth irregularly-shaped structure Caherfadaandoruis . An unusual cluster with three conjoined chambers , joined by a passage long .
Yankeetown , Tennessee . Yankeetown ( also Yankee Town ) is an unincorporated community in White County , Tennessee , United States .
William Digges . Colonel William Digges ( c1651- 24 July 1697 ) was a politician in Colonial Virginia and a councillor in Colonial Maryland in the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries . He was the son of Edward Digges ( 1620-1674/5 ) , Governor of Virginia from 1655 to 1656 . He was a member of the Maryland Proprietary Council until losing his office in 1689 during the Protestant Revolution , when the Calvert Proprietorship was overthrown by a Puritan revolt . He lived at Warburton Manor , an estate which is today the location of Fort Washington . Early life . William Digges was born in Virginia in around 1651 , the eldest son of Edward Digges ( 1620-1674/5 ) , an English barrister and colonist who served as the Colonial Governor of Virginia from March 1655 to December 1656 . Edward Digges invested heavily in planting mulberry trees and promoting the silk industry in the colony , in recognition of which he was appointed Auditor-General of Virginia . In around 1675 Edward Digges died . As eldest son , William inherited the `` E.D . Plantation '' , later known as Bellfield . Career . William Digges began his career in Virginia , where he was appointed to a number of colonial offices . He became Justice of the Peace in 1671 . He was captain of horse in 1674 and was appointed Sheriff of York County in 1679 . He was a strong supporter of Governor Berkeley during Bacon 's Rebellion . During an encounter with Thomas Hansford , one of Bacon 's foremost supporters , Digges severed Hansford 's finger , and as a result was forced to flee to Maryland . In Maryland Digges became a merchant and planter in St. Mary 's County . He married Elizabeth Sewall , widow of Dr. Jesse Wharton and a stepdaughter of Lord Baltimore , the Proprietor of Maryland . Immediately following his marriage he was appointed to the Governor 's Council . He was also appointed Deputy Governor of Maryland . He was granted extensive land and property in Maryland , and became the `` Lord of Warburton Manor '' in Prince George County on the Potomac River . During the Protestant Revolution in Maryland in 1689 , Digges commanded the Catholic forces at St. Mary 's , Maryland . After 1689 , having lost his positions , he returned to live in Virginia . On April 20 , 1693 a warrant for his arrest was issued , and on April 22 , 1693 , `` Colonel William Digges was examined as to his knowledge of a plot to restore King James to the throne , and was bound over , with his wife , in £1,000 to appear before the next General Court . '' Death and legacy . William Digges died on 24 July 1697 , leaving a will which mentioned several large Maryland plantations `` and directed that his plantation on the York River be used most advantageously for his daughters . '' However , the York River plantation was inherited by William 's eldest son Edward , who on 21 Sept 1699 sold it to his uncle Dudley , William 's younger brother .
Vancouver Island Regional Correctional Centre . The Vancouver Island Regional Correctional Centre ( VIRCC ) is a Regional Correctional Centre that is located in the District Municipality of Saanich , Vancouver Island , British Columbia , Canada . It lies within metropolitan Victoria , British Columbia , in its northwest suburbs . The centre offers grief counseling to the family members of prisoners ' deceased victims . On October 26 , 1977 , approximately 20 inmates took a prison officer hostage with a knife , but released him peacefully the next day . A prison riot at Prince George Regional Correctional Centre on April 26 , 1983 led to ten prisoners being transferred to VIRCC . A prison riot at VIRCC in January 1985 led to 37 prisoners appearing before a disciplinary review board . On March 26 , 2005 , five inmates were charged with mischief after having together caused between $ 40,000 and $ 50,000 worth of damage to a living unit at the centre . In September 2006 , David Johnston , a homeless man imprisoned at the VIRCC due to repeated sleeping on Beacon Hill Park and St. Ann 's Academy property , went on a hunger strike to fight for the right to sleep outdoors and was supported by other homeless people who created a tent city . On February 22 , 2007 , inmate Wayne Allan Turner was found dead in the centre , hanging from a fire sprinkler head . British Columbia Government and Service Employees ' Union sheriff services component chairman Dean Purdy stated in March 2010 that there had been 63 assaults on the centre 's guards by inmates since 2003 when the jail became overcrowded due to the closing of nine other British Columbia jails . An attempted prison escape by two prisoners was foiled in July 2011 .
Ralph Humphrey . Ralph Humphrey ( April 14 , 1932 – July 14 , 1990 ) was an American abstract painter whose work has been linked to both Abstract Expressionism and Minimalism . He was active in the New York art scene in the 1960s and '70s . His paintings are best summarized as an exploration of space through color and structure . He lived and worked in New York , NY . He is not to be confused with the percussionist Ralph Humphrey , best known for being the drummer of The Mothers Of Invention from 1973 until 1974 . Biography . Ralph Humphrey studied at Youngstown State University . He moved to New York in 1957 and immediately became a part of the art scene that was known , at the time , for Abstract Expressionism . He met artists such as Mark Rothko , Theodoros Stamos , Frank Stella , Robert Ryman , and Ellsworth Kelly , who would end up having a large influence on his work . Humphrey was a prominent member of the generation of artists who laid the groundwork for American art in the 1970s and 60s . From 1966 until his death in 1990 , he taught painting in the graduate department at Hunter College . Artistic style . Humphrey ’ s artistic style went through several phases and developments , which can be roughly outlined in the following way : monochromes from 1957–60 ; frame paintings 1961–65 ; shaped canvases 1967–70 ; constructed paintings 1971–1990 . Throughout these phases , Humphrey kept a keen eye on color , light , and space while he moved between abstraction and representation . As Kenneth Baker explains in Art in America in 1984 , “ Each of his works defines an ideal viewing distance that can be discovered only by patient observation of the focus of the details , the resolution of the image and the proper relationship between body and object . Finding the apt distance from which to contemplate Humphrey ’ s new paints is thus not something you do discursively : it is an exercise in feeling your way silently towards a correct spatial interval. ” 1957–1960 . Reviewing Humphrey ’ s show at Tibor de Nagy in 1960 , Donald Judd said , of his monochromes , “ They are large , subtle and single-colored . This is Purism of a sort , in which generality does not contain variables but excludes them , in which the basic diagram or color , the only continuity , is exposed , here the essence of a confused sequence of perceptions. ” Donald Judd also likened these canvases to the work of Kazimir Malevich , Piet Mondrian , and Josef Albers . 1961–1965 . Neil A. Levine wrote in 1965 about Humphrey ’ s solo exhibition at Green Gallery , where he showed some of his frame paintings . Levine said , “ His new work is serious and demanding . All the paintings are variations on one theme . The theme is , simply stated , an expansive , lightly brushed , large grey field…surrounded by a painted framing edge… ” Here , Neil , too , references Albers , as well as TV screens , unfilled billboards , and Rothko . 1967–1970 . Robert Pincus-Whitten reviewed Humphrey ’ s 1969 show at Bykert Gallery , where his shaped canvases were hung . Pincus-Whitten explains how Humphrey created “ a luminous cosmos of fragile exhalations , painted on large squares or horizontal rectangles , softly turned at the corner and curved back into the stretcher. ” These canvases are noteworthy , too , for their use of day-glow colors . At this time , his work becomes increasingly more atmospheric than his previous efforts ; multi-colored wavy lines and sprayed colors replace solid geometric fields of single colors . 1971–1990 . The last definable phase of his artistic style approaches representation at times , sometimes calling to mind an open window . These constructed paintings also border on sculpture , often coming ten inches out from the wall , directly confronting the viewer in real space . The paint , too , is considerably built up , giving the surface of the paintings considerable texture that was not previously seen in his work . Ellen Schwartz writes in 1977 about his show at John Weber , where his constructed paintings were still abstract : “ Humphrey ’ s latest works , meditative rather than communicative , require the suspension of conscious efforts to grasp them before they will yield their secrets , which lay within ourselves all the while . The rich blue variegated surfaces are like blotters onto which we pour our own fantasies. ” D Phillips , writing about his Willard Gallery show in 1982 , explains how his constructed paintings are natural extensions of the earlier frame paintings : “ Frames-within-frames have long provided the structural basis for Humphrey ’ s colorful designs ; he has simply made his window allusion literal. ” She explains , too , that these paintings are a step forward : “ The shift does , however , bring greater variety and complexity to the artist ’ s constructions . There is a more explicit sense of space , of indoors and outdoors. ” Beyond content , we see Humphrey using a brighter color palette and inserting vaguely figurative , whimsical patterns onto the surface . Yet , by the mid 1980s , the paintings return to a more ambiguous , abstract state . Exhibitions . Since his first solo exhibition at the Tibor de Nagy Gallery in New York City in 1959 , Humphrey ’ s work has been the subject of 40 solo shows . During his lifetime , he had been represented by Green Gallery , Bykert Gallery , Andre Emmerich Gallery , Willard Gallery , and John Weber Gallery . Solo exhibitions have continued to be mounted since his death in 1990 , including Ralph Humphrey : Frame Paintings , 1964 to 1965 at Mary Boone Gallery , New York City , September 8–October 6 , 1990 and Ralph Humphrey : Conveyance at Gary Snyder Gallery , April 2 – May 16 , 2015 . Other exhibitions have been held elsewhere in New York , San Francisco , Los Angeles , and Boston . Humphrey 's paintings have also been in group shows such as Systemic Painting at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum , New York , 1966 , The Structure of Color at the Whitney Museum of American Art , New York , 1971 , the 1979 Biennial at the Whitney Museum , and High Times , Hard Times : New York Painting , 1967-1975 at the Weatherspoon Art Museum , 2006 .
Acropora lokani . `` Acropora lokani '' is a species of acroporid coral that was first described by C. C. Wallace in 1994 . Found in marine , shallow reefs and sheltered lagoons , it occurs at depths between . It is listed as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List , and is believed to have a decreasing population . It is not common but found over a large area , including in three regions of Indonedia , and is listed under CITES Appendix II . Description . `` Acropora lokani '' is found in colonies up to wide and consisting of upright strong branches . It is brown , cream or blue in colour , and its branches have diameters of and may grow to long . The branches divide into branchlets , which contain axial , incipient axial , and radial corallites . The axial corallites are located on the end of the branchlets and are large and tube-shaped , with inner diameters of between and outer diameters of . The radial corallites are small and are both surrounded by and contain elaborate spinules . The species looks similar to `` Acropora caroliniana '' and `` Acropora granulosa '' . It is found in sheltered lagoons , flats of shallow reefs , patch reefs , and in other shallow marine environments . It occurs at depths of between . It is composed of aragonite ( calcium carbonate ) . Distribution . `` Acropora lokani '' is not common but found over a large area ; the Indo-Pacific , Fiji , Southeast Asia , American Samoa , Raja Ampat , the Solomon Islands , Pohnpei , and also the Great Barrier Reef . It is native to American Samoa , Australia , three regions of Indonesia , Fiji , Micronesia , Malaysia , New Caledonia , Papua New Guine , Samoa , Singapore , Thailand , the Philippines , and the Solomon Islands . There is a lack of population data for the coral , but numbers are believed to be declining . It is threatened by climate change , rising sea temperatures causing bleaching , reef destruction , coral disease , being prey to starfish `` Acanthaster planci '' , and human activity . It is listed as a vulnerable species on the IUCN Red List , is listed under CITES Appendix II , and may occur within Marine Protected Areas . Taxonomy . It was first described by C. C. Wallace in 1994 in the Indo-Pacific ocean as `` Acropora lokani '' .
Shahrukh of Shirvan . Shahrukh was the 43rd and last Shirvanshah , governing Shirvan under Safavid suzerainty . After persistent disloyalty , Safavid king Tahmasp I ( r. 1524—1576 ) expelled him in 1538 , and made Shirvan a full administrative subunit of the Safavid Empire . Subsequently , he appointed his brother Alqas Mirza as its governor .
Caleb Martin House . The Caleb Martin House is a historic house at 42 Mill Pond Road in Bethlehem , Connecticut . With its oldest portion dating to 1730 , it is one of the community 's oldest buildings , exhibiting a wealth of construction detail through its 18th-century transformation from a small single-pile house to a full saltbox . It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996 . Description and history . The Caleb Martin House stands on southwest of the village center of Bethlehem , at the end of Mill Pond Road , a short street off Connecticut Route 132 . It is set east of the Mill Pond , an old impoundment on the Weekeepeemee River . It is a 2-1/2 story timber framed structure , with a side gable roof , large off-center chimney , clapboarded exterior , and rubblestone foundation . The house has a saltbox profile , with the rear roof extending down to the first floor . The second floor hangs over the first in front , as does the main roof over the second floor . The interior follows a typical Georgian center chimney plan , with a small front vestibule that includes a narrow winding stair , and parlor spaces on either side of the chimney . The kitchen extends across the rear of the main block , with a large fireplace and beehive oven ; a second oven is also found in the basement level of the chimney . The oldest portion of the house , built in 1730 , is a three-bay section with the main chimney . By 1745 the house had been extended to include the full five-bay facade and the leanto section in the rear . Although the house has since been extended by additions in the late 19th and 20th centuries , the main block has been well cared for , retaining either original materials or carefully matched replacements . Also of note is that the house stands on land that is substantially the same as its original 1724 land grant ; only a few acres have been subdivided from it . Caleb Martin , the house 's original builder , was a descendant of the original proprietors of Woodbury , of which Bethlehem was a part until 1787 .
Georgia Avenue–Petworth station . Georgia Avenue–Petworth is a Washington Metro station in Washington , D.C. , on the Green Line and Yellow Line . It is located at the border of the neighborhoods of Petworth , Sixteenth Street Heights , and Park View in Northwest . It opened on September 18 , 1999 , part of an extension of the Green Line that connected U Street and Fort Totten , allowing trains to travel between Anacostia and Greenbelt . The station 's west entrance closed on December 11 , 2006 , to accommodate construction of a mixed-use development . Bus stops , bike racks , and lockers were moved , and the entrance remained closed until 2009 , a year later than planned .
Innovation management . Innovation management is a combination of the management of innovation processes , and change management . It refers both to product , business process , and organizational innovation . Innovation management is the subject of ISO 50500 series standards developed by ISO TC 279 . Innovation management includes a set of tools that allow managers and engineers to cooperate with a common understanding of processes and goals . Innovation management allows the organization to respond to external or internal opportunities , and use its creativity to introduce new ideas , processes or products . It is not relegated to R & D ; it involves workers at every level in contributing creatively to a company 's product development , manufacturing and marketing . By utilizing innovation management tools , management can trigger and deploy the creative capabilities of the work force for the continuous development of a company . Common tools include brainstorming , prototyping , product lifecycle management , idea management , TRIZ , Phase–gate model , project management , product line planning and portfolio management . The process can be viewed as an evolutionary integration of organization , technology and market by iterating series of activities : search , select , implement and capture . Innovation processes can either be `` pushed '' or `` pulled '' through development . A `` pushed '' process is based on existing or newly invented technology , that the organization has access to , and tries to find profitable applications for . A `` pulled '' process is based on finding areas where customers needs are not met , and then find solutions to those needs . To succeed with either method , an understanding of both the market and the technical problems are needed . By creating multi-functional development teams , containing both engineers and marketers , both dimensions can be solved . The product lifecycle of products is getting shorter because of increased competition . This forces companies to reduce the time to market . Innovation managers must therefore decrease development time , without sacrificing quality or meeting the needs of the market . Innovation management . Innovation management ( IM ) is based on some of the ideas put forth by the Austrian economist Joseph Schumpeter , working during the 1930s , who identified innovation as a significant factor in economic growth . His book `` “ Capitalism , Socialism and Democracy ” '' first fully developed the concept of creative destruction . Innovation management helps an organization grasp an opportunity and use it to create and introduce new ideas , processes , or products industriously . Creativity is the basis of innovation management ; the end goal is a change in services or business process . Innovative ideas are the result of two consecutive steps , `` imitation '' and `` invention '' . By utilizing innovation management tools , management can trigger and deploy the creative capabilities of the work force for the continuous development of a company . Common tools include brainstorming , prototyping , product lifecycle management , ideation , TRIZ , Phase–gate model , project management , product line planning and portfolio management . The process can be viewed as an evolutionary integration of organization , technology , and market , by iterating series of activities : search , select , implement and capture . Innovation processes can either be `` pushed '' or `` pulled '' through development . A `` pushed '' process is based on existing or newly invented technology that the organization has access to . The goal is to find profitable applications for the already-existing technology . A `` pulled '' process , by contrast , is based on finding areas where customers ' needs are not met and finding solutions to those needs . To succeed with either method , an understanding of both the market and the technical problems are needed . By creating multi-functional development teams , containing both engineers and marketers , both dimensions can be solved . Innovation , although not sufficient , is a necessary prerequisite for the continued survival and development of enterprises . The most direct way of business innovation is through technological innovation , disruptive innovation or social innovation . Management of innovation , however , plays a significant role in promoting technological and institutional innovation . The goal of innovation management within a company is to cultivate a suitable environment to encourage innovation . The suitable environment would help the firms get more cooperation projects , even ‘ the take-off platform for business ventures ’ . Senior management 's support is crucial to successful innovation ; clear direction , endorsement , and support are essential to innovation pursuits . Managing complex innovation . Innovation is often a technological change that outperforms a previous practice . To lead or sustain with innovations , managers need to concentrate heavily on the innovation network , which requires deep understanding of the complexity of innovation . Collaboration is an important source of innovation . Innovations are increasingly brought to the market by networks of firms , selected according to their comparative advantages , and operating in a coordinated manner . When a technology goes through a major transformation phase and yields a successful innovation , it becomes a great learning experience , not only for the parent industry but other industries as well . Big innovations are generally the outcome of intra- and interdisciplinary networking among technological sectors , along with combination of implicit and explicit knowledge . Networking is required , but network integration is the key to success for complex innovation . Social economic zones , technology corridors , free trade agreements , and technology clusters are some of the ways to encourage organizational networking and cross-functional innovations . Innovation management tools . Antonio Hidalgo and Jose Albor proposed the use of typologies as an innovation management tool . The study conducted at a European level used 10 typologies for knowledge-driven Innovation Management Tools . These typologies were found by looking at 32 characteristics that classify Innovation Management Tools . Hidalgo and Albors were able to narrow the list down to 8 criteria ( knowledge-driven focus , strategic impact , degree of availability , level of documentation , practical usefulness , age of the IMT , required resources for implementation , measurability ) , that are especially relevant for IMTs in the knowledge-driven economy ( knowledge economy ) . The advantage of using typologies is the easy integration of new methods and the availability of a broader scope of tools . Innovation management tool comparison . Below is a comparison of various features regarding known innovation management tools Innovation management typologies . `` Criteria for selection of tools : IMTs that were sufficiently developed and standardized , that aimed to improve the competitiveness of firms by focusing on knowledge and that were freely accessible on the market and not subject to any copyright or licensing agreement . Economic theory . In economic theory , the management of innovation has been studied by Philippe Aghion and Jean Tirole ( 1994 ) . Their work is based on the Grossman-Hart-Moore property rights approach to the theory of the firm . According to this theory , the optimal allocation of property rights helps to alleviate the hold-up problem ( an underinvestment problem that occurs when investments are non-contractible ) . In the work of Oliver Hart and his co-authors , the parties agree on the ownership structure that maximizes the parties ’ expected total surplus ( which they can divide with suitable up-front transfer payments according to their ex ante bargaining power ) . In contrast , Aghion and Tirole argue that in the relationship between a research unit and a customer the parties might not agree on the optimal ownership structure , since research units are often cash-constrained and thus can not make up-front payments to customers . The model is also known as “ the R & D game ” ( Tirole , 1999 ) . Laboratory research using the methods of experimental economics has found support for the theory .
Northern pygmy salamander . The northern pygmy salamander ( or northern pigmy ( sic ) , `` Desmognathus organi '' ) is a terrestrial species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae and genus `` Desmognathus '' . Along with the southern pygmy ( `` D. wrighti '' ) and the seepage salamander ( `` D. aeneus '' ) , these are some of the smallest salamander species in North America and can be found in higher elevations in the southern Appalachians . Description . `` Desmognathus organi '' can be identified by its small size , averaging only 40–60 mm total length , and its distinct herringbone pattern on the dorsal side and copper colored eyelids , which are traits only shared with `` D. wrighti '' . Dorsal coloration can vary from dark reddish-brown to light brown , with a much lighter ventral surface . Characteristic of the `` Desmognathus '' species , there is a light colored eye stripe to the jaw , and the hindlimbs are longer and more robust than the forelimbs . However , unlike most of the other `` Desmognathus '' species , the tail is round in cross section and is also less than half of the total length of the salamander , this seems to be characteristic of these smaller species , including the southern pygmy ( `` D. wrighti '' ) and seepage salamander ( `` D. aeneus '' ) . In contrast to `` D. wrighti '' , `` D. organi '' salamanders are generally slightly larger in size , with the maximum total length of adult `` D. wrighti '' being 50 mm whereas most adult `` D. organi '' exceed 50 mm . They also have wider heads than `` D. wrighti '' , and `` D. organi '' females tend to be larger than males . This sexual dimorphism is absent in `` D. wrighti '' . Geographic distribution . Populations of `` Desmognathus organi '' can be found in high elevation spruce-fir and hardwood forest habitats in the Blue Ridge Mountains . It is rare to find this species below 1500m . It is thought that historically the distribution of spruce-fir forests and subsequent populations of pygmy salamanders may have been continuous at one point , but as the climate became warmer and drier populations became isolated on the high elevation `` islands '' that we see today . This species occurs north and east of the French Broad river , ranging from the southwestern most part of Virginia , particularly Mount Rogers and Whitetop Mountain , to the ridges of western North Carolina and eastern Tennessee . Its sister species , `` D. wrighti '' , occurs at similar elevations and habitats south and west of the French Broad to the Georgia state line . Life history . `` Desmognathus organi '' undergoes direct development to bypass the aquatic larval stage . This is a unique trait of `` D. organi '' and the other small `` Desmognathus '' species `` D. wrighti '' and `` D. aeneus '' , allowing them to be the most terrestrial species of the genus . Most `` Desmognathus '' species rely on a water source to lay their eggs and mature in the water for the first stage of their lives , but by hatching as small adult salamanders , `` D. organi '' can survive in wooded areas away from streams . `` D. organi '' have been reported climbing trees as high as 2 meters off the ground , and this is believed to be a method for catching prey or escaping predation . Males reach reproductive maturity by 3.5 yrs old , and females mature by 4.5 . Mating occurs in fall and spring , and involves the males biting on to the female 's tail to initiate the mating process . In a typical Plethodontidae mating behaviour , the pair will then walk in a line with the female straddling the male 's tail and the male will then deposit a spermatophore on the ground and guide the female to it so she may pick it up with her cloaca . This is how they achieve internal fertilization , and the female will lay a clutch averaging 3-10 eggs in a seepage area or wherever she can find moist ground and stay nearby to protect them . Finding a moist place to lay the eggs is only necessary so the eggs do not dry out , as once the eggs hatch the hatchlings will not live in water . `` D. organi '' can be found mostly on the forest floor under moss , leaf litter , fallen logs , or small stones . It has been observed that they seem to prefer smaller covers of woody debris rather larger covers , such as big rocks . `` D. organi '' will overwinter in clusters underground in seepage areas , often communally . In 1959 , James Organ uncovered as many as 649 individuals from a single nesting/hibernating site in a seep . During spring through fall , `` D. organi '' will be mostly active at night and when it rains , and will hunt small invertebrates such as mites , moths , small beetles , and spiders . Predators of `` D. organi '' may include the spring salamander ( `` Gyrinophilus porphyriticus '' ) , larger `` Desmognathus '' species such as the blackbellied salamander ( `` D. quadromaculatus '' ) , small snakes like the ringneck ( `` Diadophis punctatus '' ) , carabid beetles , and birds . Conservation status . Currently , `` Desmognathus organi '' has not been assessed by the IUCN , but `` Desmognathus wrighti '' ( which previously encompassed Northern and Southern pygmy populations ) has been classified as Least Concern nationally , but was deemed in need of management in Tennessee in 2011 . Further assessment of the species is still needed . The species could face habitat loss due to logging , increased recreation in the Pisgah and Cherokee National Forests , and habitat alteration resulting from climate change and acid rain in some areas .
Susumansky District . Susumansky District ( ) is an administrative district ( raion ) , one of the eight in Magadan Oblast , Russia . As a municipal division , it is incorporated as Susumansky Urban Okrug . It is located in the southeast of the oblast and borders the Sakha Republic in the west and north , Srednekansky District in the east , and Yagodninsky and Tenkinsky Districts in the south . The area of the district is . Its administrative center is the town of Susuman . As of the 2010 Census , the total population of the district was 9,015 , with the population of Susuman accounting for 65.0 % of that number . History . The district was established on December 2 , 1953 . Administrative and municipal status . Within the framework of administrative divisions , Susumansky District is one of the eight in the oblast . The town of Susuman serves as its administrative center . As a municipal division , the district has been incorporated as Susumansky Urban Okrug since May 1 , 2015 . Prior to that date , the district was incorporated as Susumansky Municipal District , which was subdivided into three urban settlements and one rural settlement . Economy . The main industries in the district are gold and coal mining . Despite being rich in natural resources , the district economy suffered in the first decades of the 2000s . The severe climate and poorly developed infrastructure are partly to blame , but the difficult transition from Soviet times has led to the collapse of a number of companies with the result that many inhabitants have left the region .
Luciano Castillo Colonna . Luciano Castillo Colonna ( 23 February 1899–22 December 1981 ) was a Peruvian politician . From 1930 to his death he served as leader of the Socialist Party of Peru .
Year of the Devil . `` Year of the Devil '' ( ) is a 2002 Czech mockumentary film directed by Petr Zelenka . It stars musicians who act as themselves : Czech folk music band Čechomor , musicians and poets Jaromír Nohavica , Karel Plihal and British musician and composer Jaz Coleman . The soundtrack also includes two pieces by the Killing Joke : `` Frenzy '' and `` Exorcism '' . Plot . Dutch documentary film director , Jan Holman , goes to the Czech Republic to make a film about curing alcoholism . At an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting he finds a man named Jaromir Nohavica who becomes his friend . Another friend of Nohavica , Karel Plihal , becomes mute , and Nohavica decides to start a tour with the band Čechomor to help cure him . When Jan Holman follows with his camera in tow , he finds many inexplicable events along the way . Awards and nominations . It was awarded the Crystal Globe at the 37th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival and won the Findling Award and the FIPRESCI Prize at the Cottbus Film Festival of Young East European Cinema in 2002 . In 2003 it won 6 Czech Lions , including Best Film , Best Director , Best Editing , and was nominated for 5 more , including Best Screenplay and Best Cinematography . In the same year it won the Prize Trieste at the Trieste Film Festival .
Steve Shehan . Steve Shehan ( born 18 January 1957 in Fort Eustis , Virginia ) is a French-American percussionist and music composer . Early life . Steve Shehan was born in the United States of an American ( Cherokee ) father and a French mother . Discography . Steve Shehan has collaborated with many artists through the world , such as Othmane Bali . He is a member of the group `` Hadouk Trio '' together with Didier Malherbe and Loy Ehrlich .
Isoptericola . `` Isoptericola '' is a Gram-positive and rod-shaped bacterial genus from the family of Promicromonosporaceae .
CREP . The Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program ( CREP ) is run by the Farm Service Agency ( FSA ) . The program provides funds to farmers for the purpose of preserving lands once used for agriculture , with the goal of introducing and encouraging plant life to prevent erosion and provide habitat .
Higgs bundle . In mathematics , a Higgs bundle is a pair ( E , φ ) consisting of a holomorphic vector bundle `` E '' and a Higgs field φ , a holomorphic 1-form taking values in End ( `` E '' ) such that φ ∧ φ = 0 . Such pairs were introduced by , who named the field φ after Peter Higgs because of an analogy with Higgs bosons . The term 'Higgs bundle ' , and the condition φ ∧ φ = 0 ( which is vacuous in Hitchin 's original set-up on Riemann surfaces ) was introduced later by Simpson .
Kibbutz Beth-El . Kibbutz Beth-El is a Christian Zionist communal village near Zichron Ya'akov , Israel . In 2003 , the population was 800 . Kibbutz Beth-El has its community roots in Stuttgart , Germany . Emma Berger , a Christian who became devout following her recovery from a serious illness , brought a group of followers to Israel in 1963 and purchased land in Zichron Yaakov . Some 700 members of the group continue to reside in Germany , Canada , Hungary , Romania , Africa and the Netherlands after requests to immigrate were denied by the Israeli Ministry of the Interior . Economy . owns seven factories and other businesses and is the second largest employer in Zichron Ya'akov after the local council . Beth El 's `` CBRN '' ( `` Chemical , biological , radiological and nuclear '' ) air-filtration system , a device for combating poisonous gases , can be operated by grid electricity , battery or manually in the event of an attack .
Lalinac ( Niš ) . Lalinac is a village situated in the city municipality of Palilula in the Nisava district of the city Niš , Serbia . It is located on the alluvial terrace of South Morava and Nisava , about 10 km west of the center of Nis . According to the 2002 census , there were 1828 inhabitants ( according to the 1991 census there were 1,842 inhabitants ) . municipality in Serbia . History . Lalinac is old ; in the Middle Ages a village was formed here , but the Turkish census from 1444 , 1446 , and 1498 , mentioned it only as a mezgru , i.e . a place containing a deserted village which `` stands out '' . Seven decades later ( 1564 ) Lalinac was restored and settled with over 30 homes . However , it is not known where the village settlement was , since two settlements are mentioned : one ( more recent ) on the right bank of the South Morava and others ( older ) on the left bank of the South Morava . Oslobodjenje from the Turks found Lalinacin today 's alluvial area of South Morava and Nisava with 67 houses and 560 inhabitants . Its position in a fertile plain and in the relative vicinity of Nis spurred its agricultural and herding development . At the end of the 19th century ( 1895 ) , the village had 108 households and 811 inhabitants , and by 1930 , this number grew to 184 households of 1,277 inhabitants . The latest development period after 1944 encouraged crop-growing specialization . In this period , however , the tendencies of light emigration ( primarily in Niš ) appeared , followed by orientation towards a mixed economy with increased daily migration . At the same time , Lalinac became attractive to newcomers from remote and poorer villages , so that its total number of households and residents is growing , especially the number of households . In 1971 in Lalinac there were 176 agricultural , 184 mixed and 57 non-agricultural households .
Sunbeam Spartan . The Sunbeam Spartan was a British 12-cylinder aero-engine designed and built in 1916 . Design and development . Louis Coatalen concentrated on water-cooled engines for the most part , but did design an air-cooled V-12 named Spartan . Little is known of this engine which had a bore of and stroke of , capacity of and output of driving a propeller through a reduction gearbox . The single overhead camshaft operated two inlet and two exhaust valves per cylinder via rockers , and ignition was supplied by two 6-cyl . magnetos supplying spark to one spark plug per cylinder .
The Chymical Wedding . `` The Chymical Wedding '' is a 1989 novel by Lindsay Clarke about the intertwined lives of six people in two different eras . Inspired by the life of Mary Anne Atwood , the book includes themes of alchemy , the occult , fate , passion , and obsession . It won the Whitbread Prize for fiction in 1989 .
California Board of Accountancy . The California Board of Accountancy ( CBA ) , created by statute in 1901 , is a semi-autonomous State of California agency under the California Department of Consumer Affairs whose purpose is to protect consumers by ensuring only qualified licensees practice public accountancy in accordance with established professional standards in California . The CBA currently regulates over 5,000 firms and nearly 81,000 Certified Public Accountant ( CPA ) licensees , the largest group of licensed accounting professionals in the nation . The agency is unique in California in its authority to license and discipline not only individuals but also firms including partnerships and corporations . Its mandate is to regulate the accounting profession for the protection of the public by establishing and maintaining standards of qualification and conduct within the profession . It fulfills this mandate primarily through its authority to license . History . The California Board of Accountancy ( CBA ) was established in 1901 in San Francisco . All the records were destroyed in the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire , including all the documents of the first 65 licensees . The secretary-treasurer of the CBA was able to reconstruct the records by corresponding with each of the licensees . In 1929 , the CBA became part of the Department of Professional and Vocational Standards . In 1971 it was moved to the California Department of Consumer Affairs and subsequently moved to Sacramento . Functions . The CBA protects California consumers by performing several functions . First , it ensures candidates are qualified to take the Uniform Certified Public Accountant Examination ( CPA Exam ) . Once a candidate has passed the CPA Exam , completed any additional educational requirements , and fulfilled certain experience requirements , the CBA will issue a CPA license . The CBA renews that license every two years provided the licensee has met specified continuing education requirements . The CBA also registers CPA partnerships and corporations . The CBA ensures licensee compliance with the law through its Enforcement Division . It receives and investigates complaints and takes enforcement action against licensees for violation of CBA statutes and regulations . The above functions are carried out by various units and divisions within the CBA . Peer review . On January 1 , 2010 , a new law , AB 138 ( Chapter 312 of 2009 ) , took effect in California requiring all accounting firms providing accounting and auditing services to undergo a mandatory peer review . A peer review is a study of a firm ’ s accounting and auditing work , performed by an unaffiliated CPA following professional standards . Tax practice is not required to be monitored by peer review . The CBA 's peer review program is designed to equip firms to deliver high quality accounting and auditing services to consumers and assist in designing quality control systems to ensure that work products meet professional standards ; provide firms an opportunity to learn new or better ways to improve services ; and give consumers an extra measure of assurance by knowing the CPA firm they hire has successfully completed a peer review and meets the profession ’ s standards . Firms that fail their peer review are required to report that fact to the CBA . Board . The 15-member board is composed of seven CPA licensees and eight public members . The Governor appoints four of the public members and all seven of the licensees . The Senate Rules Committee and the Speaker of the Assembly each appoint two public members . In appointing the seven licensees , the Governor must appoint at least two licensee members who represent small accounting firms . Each member of the CBA is appointed to a four-year term and may only serve two consecutive terms . The CBA appointed Patti Bowers as its Executive Officer in October 2008 .
History of Thai money . The evolution of money in Thailand used as a medium of exchange and to make payment before the adoption of Thai baht coins and banknotes currently in use , included designs and forms which have been found over various period of time . For Thai people , money was considered as the symbol of civilization . Money itself reflected belief , faith in religion , culture , customs and traditions of each era and also serve as a significant record in the development and history of Thailand . History . The land which is now Thailand was once inhabited by various pre-historic communities . These groups of people left a heritage of social culture and ceremonies . In the ancient days of Thai society , before money was created to serve as a medium of exchange , humans traded goods by bartering for products of similar value . However , many products differed in quality , and buyers and sellers differed in their assessments of value and in their requirements . To facilitate product sales , several mutually-agreed commodities came into use as mediums for exchange . The Indo-China Peninsula or `` Suvarnabhumi '' which means 'golden peninsula ' , was the geographical area on which Thailand is presently situated . These ancient kingdoms were a prosperous homeland for a variety of diverse races and tribes . They were the regions that were later on known as the Funan Kingdom , Dvaravati Kingdom , Srivijaya Kingdom , and Sukhothai Kingdom . They used money as a medium of exchange which evolved into different forms of money . Thai money has the unique characteristics of the Thai nation with the Sukhothai Kingdom , using round shaped money made from silver which was known as `` pod duang '' , and has been continued from that time down to the Ayudhya , Thonburi and the early Rattanakosin periods . Funan Kingdom ( 1st–6th centuries AD ) . Funan was the most important region of Indo–China and became highly successful in trade during the 1st through 6th centuries . The Funan Kingdom was influenced by India , through trading and religion . The coinage used during that period bears marks symbolizing the monarchy and the religion , these were mostly flat and round coins made from silver . These coins display , on one side , a half sun spreading rays between two rows of fish eggs . The opposite side carries , in a central position , the Sriwatsa design that represents Narayana in accordance with the Brahmin religion , with bandoh , a small Brahmin ceremonial drum , in one corner ; and the swastika , a symbol that represents good luck , in the other . At the top of each coin the sign of the sun and the moon appear . Dvaravati Kingdom ( 6th–11th centuries ) . With the decline of the Funan Kingdom , several kingdoms declared their freedom and independence . They alternated as dominant powers in the area . They included the regions around the central Chao Phraya River basin such as Nakhon Pathom , Rajburi , Supanburi . They had become the important cities and formed themselves into the consolidated kingdom known as the Kingdom of Dvaravati in the 6th century AD . They also alternated at being the dominant power in the area and continued to follow the religious beliefs and administrative systems that had been adopted from India . They were also influenced by Khmer culture and beliefs . The Dvaravati Kingdom produced many types of coins as mediums of trade . They revealed , through the designs on the coins , symbols of monarchy and the power of the state , the beliefs of Buddhism , and the Bhramin religion . Samples are coins inscribed with the large conch , the small conch , the rabbit on a lily leaf , and the goat , with a row of fish eggs decorating the outer edge . On the reverse side is the Sriwatsa symbol flanked by ankusha , with the sun and moon on the top and fish at the bottom . In addition , there are flat coins on one side . On some of these coins appeared the features of Buranaklod ( water jar ) , the Dhama wheel and a cow . On the reverse side of the coins is ancient Sanskrit script . Srivijaya Kingdom ( 8th–13th centuries ) . Around the 8th century , the Srivijaya Kingdom was `` the land of sea-faring traders '' . Therefore , the Malay Peninsula , especially the area of Chaiya and Nakhon Sri Thammaraj province prospered because they were vital ports on the trade route and also the central market of goods from Europe , the Middle East , India , and Cochin China ( Vietnam ) . Merchant ships stopped to seek shelter from the southern monsoons of the Malaysian Peninsula . Eventually , these lands in the southern part down to Sumatra Island rose to power and banded together to form Srivijaya Kingdom . The people were Buddhists of the Mahayana sect , ruled by a king . The two main types of money found originating from Srivijaya Kingdom were Dok Chan money and Namo money . Silver and gold Dok Chan money is flat , round , and imprinted with a four-petal blossom on one side , with the other side imprinted with the ancient Sanskrit word `` wara '' . Silver mixed with antimony Namo money is flat , round and small with one side bearing the ancient Sanskit letter similar to Thai alphabet `` น '' . On the other side , there are fold and gully marks . Sukhothai Kingdom ( 13th–15th centuries ) . The Sukhothai Kingdom was founded after the joint efforts and armies of Poh Khun ( King ) Pah Muang and Poh Khun ( King ) Bang Klang Hao successfully dislodged the Khmer from holding on the administrative powers over the territories of Suvarnaphumi . Poh Khun Bang Klang Hao ascended the throne of the Sukhothai Kingdom under a new title and name : King Sri Intharathit . The pinnacle of political and administrative power , and the development of the Sukhothai Kingdom , was reached during the reign of King Ramkhamhaeng . This kingdom 's territory was extended to cover the entire length of the Malaysian Peninsula . The initiation of the Thai alphabet and its inscription into stone . Besides , the people of Sukhothai made ceramics which were considered to be of high quality and known as `` sangkalok '' . Sangkalok was an important component of exports . The medium of exchange used in this kingdom varied , but the type of money originated in Sukhothai was `` pod duang '' or `` bullet money '' . It was in circulation for 600 years . It was round-shaped , with long , sharp and pointed tips of legs , and a large hole between the legs . It had marks to show the origin , as few as one and as many as seven marks have been found stamped into Sukhothai pod duang . The marks most often found are lion , elephant , conch , Dharma Wheel , lotus , rabbit and ratchawat ( a pyramid of dots ) . Additionally , it was found that Sukhothai used a hard mixture of many low value metals , such as tin , lead and zinc , to produce a shape resembling pod duang , but of larger size , they were called different names , such as `` pod duang chin '' , ngern kub , ngern khub , or ngern kook . Cowrie shells or bia were also used as small change in the Sukhothai Kingdom . Ayudhya Kingdom ( 1350–1767 ) . The establishment of the Kingdom of Ayudhya was in 1350 A.D. Due to the geographical location with the junction of four main rivers , namely , Chao Phraya , Noi , Lop Buri , and Pa Sak , Ayudhaya had become then the centre of commerce , communication , economics and administration . The main Ayudhya money remained pod duang as in the Sukhothai period , but with some modifications . The coins later became more compact , with shorter and wider apart legs , and with smaller and less deep notch marks . They also made the rice grains pattern instead . Pod Duang of the period bore only two marks . On the top was the chakra , which was the kingdom mark , and in the front was the reign marks , which varied in design , such as the Pum Khao Bin , Ratchawat , Elephant and Conch Shell marks . Thonburi Kingdom ( 1767–1782 ) . After the fall of Ayudhya to the Burmese in 1767 , King Taksin led the Thai army to push out and vanquish the Burmese . After liberation , King Taksin tried to put the country back in order , as Ayudhya had been sacked and burnt by the Burmese and was difficult to renovate in a short time . Therefore , King Taksin chose to establish his capital in Thonburi . Thonburi was close to the sea and suitable as a seaport for trading with foreign countries . It was a small city that was easy to take care of and defend . Later , he was enthroned as the king and the people passed a resolution to honor him as “ King Taksin the Great ” The money that was used early in this reign was pod duang of Ayudhya and later King Taksin had pod duang produced for use in the economic system with similar characteristics as that of the later Ayudhya period but was stamped with the Chakra as the Kingdom mark . Regarding the Reign mark , it still remained controversial as to what symbol was used : `` Trisula '' or `` Thavivudh '' . Rattanakosin Kingdom . Following the Thonburi Kingdom , Rattanakosin was established as the new capital . The monetary system at the beginning of Rattanakosin Era was similar to Ayudhya monetary system consisting of pod duang but it was modified in order to exhibit the development of unique traits attributed to Thai people living in this era . Commemorating pod duang also came into being , which showed there was a shared interest in the importance of the events occurring in their time . Then , King Rama IV who had the royal intention to produce `` flat coinage '' for use . For the first time this became a period in which Thai money entered the international system . Reign of King Rama I to King Rama III . In the Reign of King Rama I until King Rama III , pod duang was continued in use but with the reign mark changed . King Phra Buddha Yodfa Chulalok the Great ( King Rama I ) created pod duang with the Chakra representing the kingdom mark and the Bua Unalom and the royal emblem of King Rama I . The pod duang also had values : tumlung , baht , half baht , salung , fuang . The money used in the reign of King Rama II continued to be pod duang which was similar to that of King Rama I 's , but with the reign mark changed to the Garuda to represent the reign of King Rama II . It is assumed to have come from his former name `` Chim Plee '' , the paradise home of Lord Garuda . The money produced in the reign of King Rama III remained the pod duang carrying the Chakra-Prasat mark . The Prasat mark represents King Rama III 's former name : `` Tab '' ( Tee pratab ) , which was Phra Maha Prasat ( royal palace ) . Additionally , it was found that pod duang was produced to commemorate some important occasions such as pod duang krut sio , pod duang chaleo , pod duang dok mai , and pod duang bai matum . Reign of King Rama IV . The Thai monetary system changed significantly during the reign of King Rama IV . This period saw increasing trade between Thai and foreigners . During the early period of the reign , pod duang was still the main money , bearing the chakra as the kingdom mark and the Mongkut as the reign mark . The use of the Mongkut mark ( crown ) was the pre-ascension of his title and name `` Crown Prince Mongkut '' . Meantime , Thailand had a problem due to the inability of being able to produce sufficient pod duang and to meet demand as well as prevent widespread counterfeiting , King Rama IV had the paper money issued for use along with pod duang , being called `` mai '' . Mai was produced from paper with simple printing and used together with pod duang , but this series of paper money was not popular with citizens . In 1857 , Queen Victoria sent a small manually-powered coin production machine as a royal gift . King Rama IV had the first coin production machine . This coin was called `` Rien Bannakarn '' ( royal gift coins ) . But , finally , the cessation of use of this machine was ordered because only a small number of coins could be produced per day . They had a new steam-powered machine for the production of flat coinage . Later , King Rama IV ordered the construction of the Sitthikarn Mint in front of the Royal Treasury in the Grand Palace . The first series of coins produced by this machine was similar to the royal gift coins . They could be used alongside pod duang , as the production of pod duang had been discontinued . In this same year King Rama IV ordered the production of gold and silver coins of four baht value bearing the Monkut-Krung Siam mark as mementos of his 60th birthday . Reign of King Rama V. The reign of King Rama V saw a significant development of the nation in almost every aspect including in monetary and financial system . In 1875 , the king ordered a new mint built , including installation of a new machine with greater production capacity and efficiency . The new mint began producing silver coins with the royal portrait and the coat-of-arms design , the first time that the front side carried the profile of the ruling monarch . It became the operating format for later reigns . The king ordered the issuance of new tin Solos coins bearing on the obverse the Phra Kiew ( the coronet ) , and in the reverse , the Elephant inside Chakra design . The Phra Kiew is also called `` Chula Mongkut '' as the royal emblem of King Rama V. During his reign , his younger brother Prince Jayanta Mongkol was tasked with restructuring of the monetary system to realign Siam 's monetary units along international lines , from the former 13 units , — Tos , Pit , Pad Duang , Chang , Tumlung , Baht , Salung , Fuang , Pai , Sik , Sio , Att and Solos . These had been based upon weight and made keeping accounts internationally difficult . Pod Duang production had ceased in the reign of King Rama IV . King Rama V ordered the production of pod duang with the Chakra Phra Kiew mark as a memento in commemoration of the royal cremation of his youngest daughter , Princess Charoen Kamol Suksawat , and as a memento of the royal merit making ceremony dedicated to Somdej Phra Thep Sirin Tara Mataya , the princess mother . Rama V later ordered coins from a Parisian coin production facility , coins bearing the royal portrait . and Airapo , the three-headed white elephant . Rama V however died before an announcement for use could be made , so Rama VI ordered distribution of the coins during the cremation of his father . These coins are generally called `` Rien Nuad or `` moustache coins '' . Reigns of King Rama VI to VIII . During the reigns of King Rama VI to VIII , Siam faced economic crises due to the worldwide economic downturn caused by world wars and depressions . During the early reign of King Rama VI , coins that had been produced during the reign of King Rama V continued to circulate . Rama VI ordered for the first time the production of baht coins with the portrait of the king on the obverse , with these first coins having on the reverse Airavata , the three-headed white elephant . Rama VI inaugurated the Thai Banknotes Department under the Ministry of Finance with the Siamese Currency Notes Act , R.E . 121 , promulgated on 24 June 1902 . Banknote Series 1 were printed by Thomas De La Rue & Company Limited , England , with the company name centered on the bottom margin . The notes were printed on one side only and in many types of seven denominations of 1 baht , 5 baht , 10 baht , 20 baht , 50 baht ( Overprinted on 1 baht Banknotes Series 50Z-59Z ) , 100 baht and 1000 ticals [ `` sic '' ] with both Arabic and Thai numerals . ( Dual numeration continues , but `` tical '' was dropped from Series 2 on . ) Series 2 banknotes were first issued in 1925 during the reign of Rama VI and continuing into the reign of Rama VII dropped translation of `` baht '' and first added the legend , `` Promise to pay '' ( silver to ) `` bearer on demand in '' ( silver ) `` currency of Siam '' ; later changed in 1928 to be in line with The Currency Act , B.E . 2471 to `` This note is legal tender '' ( lit . silver in payment of debt ) `` according to law '' . The front has a guilloche design with twelve rays , and the back , depictions of the Royal Ploughing Ceremony , printed in six denominations : 1 , 5 , 10 , 20 , 100 and 1000 baht in two types printed by De La Rue . Series 3 banknotes , first issued in 1934 , were the first having a portrait of the king , appearing on the front with scenic designs as minor elements . The reverse depicts Phra Samut Chedi Temple with a statement of the penalty for counterfeit , also used for the first time . Series 3 continued until the reign of Rama VIII , printed by De La Rue in four denominations including 1 , 5 , 10 and 20 baht with the change of the royal portrait from King Rama VII to King Rama VIII in 1936 . Series 4 banknotes were first issued in 1938 by De La Rue with five denominations including 1–5–10–20 and 1,000 baht . The second type has been issued in 1940 with the change from ( Government of Siam ) to ( Government of Thailand ) due to the change of country name on 10 December 1939 which applied to four denominations including 1–5–10 and 1,000 baht . To alleviate a scarcity of banknotes in the country during the Greater East Asia War , the Royal Thai Survey Department printed a special series of banknotes in four denominations , 1–10–20 and 100 , like those of the 4th series . The phrase `` the Royal Thai Survey '' at the lower center of the front and back replaced that of Thomas De La Rue & Co. , London . Series 5 were printed by the Note Printing Works of Japan in seven denominations including 50 satang , 1 baht , 5 baht , 10 baht , 20 baht , 100 baht and 1000 baht starting in 1942 . Series 6 were by the Royal Thai Survey Department and the Naval Hydrographic Department in two denominations including 20 and 100 baht , each with two types . A special war-time issue was printed in England , Indonesia , and by the Royal Thai Survey Department in four denominations including 50 satang ( over-stamped on 10 baht banknotes printed from Java ) , 1 baht ( both from Royal Thai Survey Department and invasion notes issued in England ) , 50 baht ( overprinted on the 1 Strait dollar notes issued for four Malayu States by Royal Thai Survey Department ) and 1000 baht issued by Royal Thai Survey Department . Series 7 was printed in haste by private printing companies under supervision from Bank of Thailand of barely satisfactory quality in four denominations including 1 baht , 5 baht , 10 baht and 50 baht Reign of King Rama IX . In 1945 , the government sought to renew its contract with Thomas De La Rue & Company Limited , England , but the company had been damaged during the war and was unable to accept orders . The US government was asked for assistance . The US assigned its Bureau of Engraving and Printing to prepare the printing plates and the Tudor Press Company to do the printing of the 8th series . The front portrayed King Rama VIII at a young age as main element , and the Phra Pathom Chedi as a minor element on every denomination . On the back of all five denominations was the constitution placed on a pedestal tray . The dimensions of low and middle denominations including 1 baht , 5 baht , and 10 baht were the same as the low denominations of MPCs while the dimensions of high denominations including 20 baht and 100 baht were the same dimensions as a US dollar ( high denomination of MPC ) . These were issued in 1946 during the reign of King Rama IX . They had been ordered in the period of the King Rama VIII but had been shifted as Rama IX had already ascended the throne . Series 9 printed by De La Rue in six denominations returned to the familiar colors of each type and denomination model from Series 4 of De La Rue and Series 4 of Royal Thai Survey with the exception of 100 baht which used red instead of the azure color from Series 4 of Royal Thai Survey , and it can be assumed that the colors of the 9th Series are the standard for current Thai banknotes . The 100 baht banknotes of Series 9 were heavily counterfeited , so the multi-colored banknotes with the base color of red were needed . Series 10 consisted of only the 100 baht denomination printed by De La Rue , first issued in 1968 . Series 11 began with 5 and 10 baht notes issued in 1969 , 20 baht notes in 1971 , and 100 baht notes in 1972 . Five hundred baht banknotes were printed for the first time in 1975 when the production process , designing , engraving , and issuance of notes , shifted to Thailand 's own note printing works . King Bhumibol Adulyadej ascended the throne on 9 June 1946 . He ruled until his death on 13 October 2016 , the longest reign of any Thai monarch . His era was one when society and the economy rapidly changed , accompanied by evolution of knowledge and technology in all areas , including that of coins , which have continuously been developed and modified in design and metal content in order to comply with the rapidly expanding economy , and to meet international standards . In 1950 , the first series of circulation coins was minted in aluminum bronze and copper in four denominations ; 5 , 10 , 25 and 50 satang coins with the obverse design being King Bhumibol 's portrait and the reverse design being the coat of arms that had been used during the reign of King Rama V. In 1986 , the changes had been generally partial and made on certain values of coins only , following a comprehensive major revision of coin production in denomination , composition , size , and pattern , they included and addition of 1 satang and 10 baht coins . The government then produced a series of eight coins : 10 baht , 5 baht , 1 baht , 50 satang , 25 satang , 10 satang , 5 satang , and 1 satang . In 2005 , 2 baht coins were minted and made raised the number of circulation coin to 9 denominations . Only 25 satang up to 10 baht are used in circulation while the 1 , 5 and 10 batang are minted to serve the accounting system . During this reign , a large number of coins were issued . The first commemorative coin was minted in 1961 with the nickel 1 baht coin to mark the return of the king and queen from state visits abroad . It is the first coin featuring the portrait of a female royal family member . Banknote Series 12 was The Great Series in denominations of 10 baht notes in 1980 until the termination of 10 baht banknote issuing after 1995 to be replaced by 10 baht coins which has been issued since 1988 , 20 baht notes in 1981 and 100 baht notes in 1978 with engravings of monuments for those monarchs entitled `` The Great '' . '' In 1982 , the first proof coin was minted to commemorate the bicentenary of Bangkok . The coins were presented to the king and royal family without being issued to the general public . It was not until Queen Sirikit 's 50th anniversary on the 12 August 1982 that proof coins were released to the public . Banknote Series 13 was to supposed issued to commemorate the Bicentennial Celebration of Bangkok in 1982 , but a delay in the delivery of new printing machines along with heavy workload of the bank delayed the issuance of 50 baht notes until 1985 , 500 baht notes in 1987 with engravings of monuments for the monarchs relating to Rattanakosin Celebration including King Prajadhipok and King Rama I . '' The growing economy of Thailand caused demand for higher denominations . This caused the revival of 1000 baht notes in 1992 as a part of Series 14 banknotes along with the new notes in 100 baht denomination issued in 1994 and the new notes in 500 baht denomination issued in 1996 . '' 21st century . The demands for new anti-counterfeiting technology , along with the aim by Thai government to draw the public attention to the benevolent deeds of the monarchs of the Chakri Dynasty in their contribution to the development of agriculture , science , religion , and finance compelled the Bank of Thailand to issue the Series 15 Banknotes in five denominations : 20 baht in 2003 , 50 baht in polymer sheets in 1997 before being replaced by the familiar paper notes ( type 2 ) in 2004 due to the unpopularity of polymer notes , 100 baht in 2004 until the replacement with type 2 in 2005 , 500 baht in 2001 , and 1000 baht in 1999 until the replacement with type 2 in 2005 . '' Thai money and coins are regarded as national treasures as they reflect not only Thai history , but also the Thai culture and economy of each period . To learn more about the evolution of Thai money , you can visit the Pavilion of Regalia , Royal Decoration and Coins , in the Royal Grand Palace Bangkok
Piss Pot Island . Piss Pot Island is an island on the South Branch Potomac River west of Romney in Hampshire County , West Virginia . Piss Pot Island received its unflattering name before 1755 , the year it was included on Joshua Fry 's and Peter Jefferson 's `` Carte de la Virginie et du Maryland '' . Uncommon for islands of its size and geologic nature , Piss Pot Island has remained approximately the same size since the eighteenth century . The island is forested primarily with American sycamores and silver maples . It continues to be popular with fishermen and canoers on the South Branch Potomac River . Mill Creek empties into the South Branch to its western shore and Wergman Run enters the river to its northeast . Piss Pot Island is currently owned by the Williams family of Sycamore Dale , the historic brick plantation house located to its east on South Branch River Road ( County Route 8 ) . It is easily viewed from the Northwestern Turnpike ( U.S. Route 50 ) in Vanderlip and the Romney Bridge .
Michael Gluck . Michael Gluck ( born March 8 , 1983 ) is the Founder of VGM , a market research firm and the largest provider of custom research to the video game industry . VGM . In 2007 , at the age of 24 , Michael started VGM with $ 5,000 in savings and grew the company to $ 20,000,000 in lifetime sales by the age of 30 . As of 2017 , VGM had serviced more than 50 video game companies , as well as industry leaders in entertainment , media , and technology . Piano Squall . As a college student , Gluck performed piano concerts and released an album under the stage name “ Piano Squall ” to raise money for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society , in support of a cure for the disease that took his grandmother ’ s life . Other Ventures . Outside of the market research industry , Gluck is the co-owner of Court Street Grocers . Opening with a 29 Zagat rating and widespread critical acclaim , the Brooklyn-based sandwich chain has three locations and is among the highest reviewed restaurants in New York . In 2013 , Gluck co-founded and produced a video game music band that is currently on tour in the United States , Australia , and the Middle East . In 2016 , Gluck produced the world premiere of Unlikely Heroes , a play authored by his father Dr. Charles Gluck , which debuted in Boca Raton , Florida to critical acclaim . Education . Gluck studied marketing , communication , and Japanese at the University of Pennsylvania and graduated in the class of 2005 . Personal life . Gluck was born in Miami and grew up in Hollywood , Florida . He speaks Spanish and Japanese and enjoys piano , composing music , chess , and the Final Fantasy series .
Alexander Ramsay of Dalhousie . Sir Alexander Ramsay of Dalhousie ( sometimes spelt : `` Dalwolsey '' ) ( died 1342 ) was a Scottish patriot known for his prowess in battle , and the 1342 capture of Roxburgh Castle . Life . Alexander Ramsay ( abt 1290-1342 ) was the eldest of two sons born to Sir William Ramsay of Dalhousie ( abt 1235-1320 ) , the other being Sir William Ramsay of Inverleith . Military career . Sir Alexander became Warden of the Middle Marches in command of Lothian men , and one of the Regent 's chief commanders at Boroughmuir , where Guy de Namur , a Flemish ally of England , was defeated . He was present at the capture of Leuchars Castle , at St Andrews in 1335 , and in June 1338 he relieved Dunbar Castle and assisted the Countess of Dunbar in her struggle to maintain the stronghold against the English . His tragic story begins when he and his party of men recaptured Roxburgh Castle from the English in 1342 . The titular constable of the Castle , Sir William Douglas , had several times tried unsuccessfully to retake it . For his brave and heroic feat , Sir Alexander was appointed constable of Roxburgh and Sheriff of Teviotdale . Sir William Douglas was so outraged by the appointments , that he sought revenge by capturing Sir Alexander and imprisoning him in the dungeon of Hermitage Castle where he was left to starve . Legend has it that he survived for seventeen days by eating small quantities of grain that fell through the cracks in the floor of the castle granary above the dungeon . His brother , Sir William Ramsay of Inverleith succeeded Sir Alexander at Dalhousie in 1342 and was famous for his raid around Norham Castle , and the ensuing Battle of Nisbet Muir in 1355 .
Mysticum . Mysticum is a Norwegian industrial black metal band from Asker , Norway . They formed in 1992 under the name Sabazios , but changed shortly after with the demo release of `` Medusa 's Tears '' in 1993 . They are known as pioneers of the industrial black metal subgenre .
Steve Jones ( rugby player born 1951 ) . Steve `` Junna '' Jones ( 19 October 1951 – 9 September 2007 ) was a Welsh rugby union hooker , who played club rugby for Pontypool RFC and Newport RFC in the 1970s and 80s . He often played in a front row partnership with Staff Jones and Graham Price at Pontypool RFC and was part of the 1983 Pontypool side to win the Schweppes Cup . Although he toured with a Welsh XV to Canada in 1980 , the game did not grant the Welsh players any caps . Jones learnt his rugby under the tutelage of Laurie Daniel who was a former Welsh international who played for Pontypool and Newport . He later turned to coaching and in the 1996/97 season became the first full-time coach of Newport . In 1999 , Jones became head coach at Pontypool and revitalised the club , signing experienced players such as Byron Hayward , Mark Jones and Kuli Faletau . Steve coached Pontypool to second place in the Welsh Division 1 in season 2001/2 . In 2002/3 he coached Pontypool to the league championship , losing only 4 games in the process . In September 2005 , he left Pontypool RFC to take up the coaching role at Newbridge . Jones died suddenly on 9 September 2007 aged 55 . A memorial match between Newbridge legends and Pontypool legends was played on Thursday 27 December 2007 . The game attracted a crowd of around 3,000 with famous former players such as Eddie Butler , David Bishop and Byron Hayward all taking part . Newbridge won the match 26-17 .
List of fishes of Colorado . References . Johnson , B. , Nomanbhoy , N. ( 2005 ) . `` An eField Guide to Western Fishes-Colorado and Wyoming '' Fuller , P. ( 2017 ) . NAS-Nonindigenous Aquatic Species . `` USGS . ''
Rough Edges . `` Rough Edges '' is the seventh album and sixth studio album by Ben E. King . After not making any new albums for a few years , King released this album with Maxwell , a subsidiary of Atlantic Records . The classic single `` Come Together '' appears on this album , which was also released in 1970 . This would be the only full-length LP released on Maxwell , with King transferring to Mandala in 1972 .
M'Bala . M'Bala is a surname , and may refer to ; `` M'Bala '' also means elephant in Banda .
Hnoss . In Norse mythology , Hnoss ( Old Norse `` treasure '' ) is the daughter of Freyja and Óðr , and sister of Gersemi .
I Want It All ( album ) . `` I Want It All '' is the third studio album by American rapper Warren G. It was released on October 12 , 1999 under his own label G-Funk Entertainment in conjunction with Restless Records . It features more well known artists than his previous two albums Regulate ... G Funk Era and Take a Look Over Your Shoulder , such as Snoop Dogg , Nate Dogg , Tha Dogg Pound , Mack 10 , Jermaine Dupri and Slick Rick . Compared to Regulate ... G Funk Era , I Want It All contains less vocals by Warren G , who focuses more on the producing than lyricism and clearly embraces a less gangsta image , leading to a more tropical , relaxed vibe in most of the album 's tracks . Track listing . All tracks produced by Warren G , except track 8 produced by Soopafly and tracks 10 & 15 produced by Vada Nobles
Mike Begovich . Michael Joseph `` Mike '' Begovich ( born September 11 , 1974 ) is an American actor . He is best known for his role as Lance Miller on MyNetworkTV telenovela , Fashion House .
Sabzan , Kerman . Sabzan ( , also Romanized as Sabzān ) is a village in Mehruiyeh Rural District , in the Central District of Faryab County , Kerman Province , Iran . At the 2006 census , its population was 286 , in 64 families .
George Tribe . George Edward Tribe ( born 4 October 1920 , Yarraville , Victoria , died 5 April 2009 , Burwood , Victoria ) was an Australian cricketer who played in 3 Tests from 1946 to 1947 , as well as an Australian rules footballer with the Footscray Football Club in the VFL . Cricket career . Tribe played with great success for Victoria immediately after the Second World War , taking 86 wickets at 19.25 in just 13 games and playing in three Tests under Donald Bradman in the 1946-47 Ashes series . An all-rounder , he bowled slow left-arm orthodox and chinaman and batted doggedly as a left-hander , mostly at number six or seven , compiling 7 centuries in his first class career . Despite his prolific record in first-class cricket , he was unsuccessful during the series against England and was dropped from the national team . In the Fifth Test in Sydney Ray Lindwall took 109/9 , but thought that Tribe had bowled better , but with no luck to return 153/0 . After failing to achieve further recognition in Australia , Tribe moved to the Lancashire League in 1947 . He joined Milnrow in the Central Lancashire League and took 136 scalps in his first season . He followed that performance with a record 148 wickets the following year and 150 in 1950 , when he moved to Rawtenstall for two seasons . Although he never toured with Australia he took 99 wickets on a Commonwealth tour of India in 1949/50 . An engineer by trade , he joined a Northamptonshire based firm in 1951 and his prolific record saw Northamptonshire offer him terms for that season . He proved an immediate success and played for the county for nine seasons , achieving `` the double '' of 1,000 runs and 100 wickets in seven of those seasons . His value to Northamptonshire as the county moved from being one of the weakest teams to being serious challengers for the County Championship was immense . He was awarded his benefit in 1956 . As of 2007 , Tribe still holds the Northamptonshire record for best bowling in a first-class match , returning figures of 15-31 ( made up of 7-22 and 8-9 ) against Yorkshire in 1958 . He took a record 175 wickets for the county in 1955 . He was a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1955 . At the time of his death he was the second oldest Australian Test cricketer and the eleventh oldest overall . Australian rules career . In 1940 Tribe made his debut with the Footscray Football Club in the then-Victorian Football League . He played as a forward and was considered to be a dangerous goalkicker . He went on to play 66 games and kick 80 goals for Footscray before he playing his last game in 1946 . He then returned to cricket with the Lancashire League in England .
Sultan al-Dawla . Abu Shuja ( ; 993 – December 1024 ) , better known by his `` laqab '' of Sultan al-Dawla ( Persian : سلطان الدوله , `` Power of the Dynasty '' ) , was the Buyid amir of Fars ( 1012–1024 ) and Iraq ( 1012–1021 ) . He was the son of Baha ' al-Dawla . Biography . Abu Shuja lived in Baghdad during his youth . Shortly before Baha ' al-Dawla 's death , he named Abu Shuja as his successor . Upon succeeding his father , he took the title Sultan al-Dawla wa 'Izz al-Milla ( `` Power of the Dynasty and Glory of the Community '' ) . Travelling to his father 's capital in Shiraz , he did seek for the traditional investiture by the Abbasid caliph , but instead had the required materials sent to him . He entrusted his oldest brothers Jalal al-Dawla and Qawam al-Dawla with the governorships of Basra and Kerman , respectively . He stayed in Persia for a long time ; when he returned to Iraq three years later , he only went to Ahvaz to meet with his governor . In 1018 Sultan al-Dawla again came to Iraq , in an attempt to maintain friendly terms with the neighboring Amirate of Mosul . Qawam al-Dawla , taking advantage of his brother 's presence in the west , invaded Fars with the support of the Ghaznavids . The attack failed , Qawam al-Dawla 's marked the division of the Buyid state . After repulsing Qawam al-Dawla 's attack , Sultan al-Dawla returned to Iraq in order to solidify his rule there . The marchlands of the region , which had long resisted Buyid authority , were finally subjugated . The Turkish mercenaries , however , became discontented over the presence Sultan al-Dawla 's Daylamite troops . They therefore raised a brother of the amir , Musharrif al-Dawla , as their ruler in 1021 . After a long series of negotiations , Sultan al-Dawla recognized his brother as `` King of Iraq '' , in exchange for the latter 's submission as a vassal . Sultan al-Dawla , however , wanted to retain direct rule over the region , and he invaded with his army . His defeat by Musharrif al-Dawla 's forces put an end to this plan , and Iraq became fully independent . The concept of the senior amir temporarily died ; each region of the Buyid state was now ruled independently of one another . Having overseen the fragmentation of the Buyids , Sultan al-Dawla died in Shiraz in December 1024 . He was succeeded in Fars by his son Abu Kalijar .
Eurybia integrifolia . `` Eurybia integrifolia '' , ( formerly `` Aster integrifolius '' ) commonly called the thickstem aster , is an herbaceous perennial in the composite family . It is native to the western United States where it grows primarily in the Rocky Mountains , the Great Basin , and the Sierra Nevada in Washington , Idaho , Montana , Wyoming , Utah , Oregon , Nevada , and California .
Dress to Kill ( 2Cents album ) . `` Dress to Kill '' is the third studio album by American hardcore punk band 2Cents . It was released on December 1 , 2009 , through Eight O Five Records .
Open the Gates . `` Open the Gates '' is the fourth album by American heavy metal band Manilla Road . It was released in 1985 on the Black Dragon record label , rather than the band 's own label , Roadster Records , which they had used on their previous releases . The album is heavier than earlier material in part due to the departure of drummer Rick Fisher ( who assisted with the production ) and his replacement by Randy Foxe . The space rock elements of the band 's sound were also superseded by more fantasy themes and a greater epic sensibility . Many of the songs are inspired by the Arthurian legends of Tennyson 's Idylls of the King , others by R.B . Anderson 's original translation of Norse mythology . The song `` Astronomica '' is based on the work by Marcus Manilius . The cover art is by Eric Larnoy . Track listing . All songs written by Mark Shelton .
Loznitsa . Loznitsa ( , pronounced ; also transliterated `` Loznica '' or `` Loznitza '' ; ) is a small town in northeastern Bulgaria , part of Razgrad Province , located in the geographic region of Ludogorie . It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Loznitsa Municipality , which lies in the southernmost part of the Province . As of December 2009 , the town has a population of 2,409 inhabitants . In Antiquity , Thracians Romans and Byzantines inhabited the area ; there are also traces of a Bulgarian settlement dating to the 7th-11th century , the time of the First Bulgarian Empire . The old Ottoman Turkish name of Loznitsa was `` Kubadın '' and it was first mentioned in a register in 1573 . Around the time of the Liberation of Bulgaria , present Loznitsa was a village of 66 households according to Russian data . In the early 20th century , Bulgarians from the Balkan Mountains settled in the village . A school was built in 1908 , and the local community centre ( `` chitalishte '' ) `` Probuda '' was founded in 1912 . In 1934 , the old Turkish name was changed to the Bulgarian `` Loznitsa '' , honouring the region 's viticultural traditions ( `` loza '' means `` vine '' in Bulgarian ) . On 4 September 1974 , the village was proclaimed a town . Loznitsa has a mixed population of Bulgarians , Turks , and Romani . The town is twinned with the Küçükçekmece suburb of Istanbul , Turkey .
Anne Doyle ( sports broadcaster ) . Anne Doyle ( born June 22 , 1948 in South Bend , Indiana , United States ) is an American woman leader who was one of the first women TV sports broadcaster in the United States . As a sports reporter and anchor for WJBK , CBS-TV in Detroit , from 1978–1983 , she played a leadership role in achieving equal access to sports locker rooms for women journalists . Career . Doyle became one of the first women hired in the US as a major TV sports anchor and reporter in 1978 . The `` Detroit Free Press '' reported in May 2006 about Doyle , `` In places that reeked of testosterone , Anne Doyle spent years breaking barriers for women and letting in fresh air . From the locker room to the boardroom , she was a woman working and winning in a man 's world . '' She tried countless times to enter into professional sports locker rooms to report but was continuously denied . For her pioneering work in the 1970s and early 80 's , Doyle was named to the Michigan Journalism Hall of Fame ( 2007 ) and listed in the `` Who 's Who of American Women in the South '' ( 1987 ) . She is an Honorary Lifetime Member of the Detroit Sports Broadcasters Association , founded in 1948 by pioneer Detroit Tigers announcer Ty Tyson . Doyle would cover the NFL , NBA , NHL , MLB , NASCAR , Formula One and the Big Ten and would report on the World Series , Super Bowl , and a number of Rose Bowls . Prior to covering sports , Doyle served as a radio and TV news reporter and anchor in Los Angeles , Detroit , Grand Rapids , and Lansing , Michigan . She was also a news editor for United Press International where she worked in the Atlanta bureau along with writing for the Detroit Free Press . Family . She is the daughter of Detroit sports broadcaster Vince Doyle .
Sabugi River . The Sabugi River is a river of Paraíba and Rio Grande do Norte states in northeastern Brazil .
N-VCT . Nissan Variable Timing control ( VTC unlike the title of this article suggests ) or Nissan Valve Timing Control System ( commonly known as N-VTC , VTC , NVCS or NVTCS ) is an automobile variable valve timing technology developed by Nissan . N-VTC was first introduced in 1987 on the VG30DE and VG20DET engine . N-VTC varies valve timing by rotating the affected camshaft ( s ) relative to the sprocket ; valve lift and duration are not altered . This rotation is achieved when an electric solenoid , controlled by the car 's ECU , allows pressurized engine oil to flow into and through the cam and into a slave mechanism , axially advancing camshaft timing relative to the sprocket . Valve to crank angle timing varies depending on whether engine speed is high or low and changes at fixed intervals . NVTCS is hydraulically actuated similar to Honda ’ s VTEC system , but adjusts a different aspect of the valve train , so it is more like the I part of I-VTEC . NVTCS equipped Nissan engines do not have as high of engine speeds as VTEC equipped engines so NVTCS is simpler , quieter , and requires no special maintenance . Some Nissan engines only have N-VTC on the intake cam such as the GA16DE , SR20DE/DET ( S14-15 ) or RB25DE/DET ( R33-R34 GTS/GTS-T , GT/GTT ) while others have it on both the intake and exhaust cams . NVTCS was eventually phased out and replaced by a continuously variable system called CVTCS on newer engines such as the VQ and VK series .
Fabian Boll . Fabian `` Boller '' Boll ( born 16 June 1979 ) is a German football midfielder who plays for FC St. Pauli II as a playing assistant coach , a club from Hamburg , Germany . As a police officer he was the only one on his St. Pauli team who had a non-football job . He inherited his number 17 from Ivan Klasnić who left St. Pauli for Werder Bremen .
Aric Yegudkin . Aric Yegudkin is an Australian choreographer and professional dancer born on 14 November 1985 . Yegudkin is best known as a professional dancer on the Australian Dancing with the Stars . Early life . Yegudkin started taking ballroom dance lessons at 8 years old after his parents noticed him dancing to Michael Jackson songs . They chose ballroom for their son because they were Russian as was the local ballroom dance teacher . Yegudkin competed as a Latin American dancer in dancesport competitions . In July 2001 , Yegudkin partnered with Masha Belash , and the two began competing together in the youth category of dancesport . Together the pair won the Australian National Youth Latin American Championship three times . Yegudkin is an accredited Dancesport Australia instructor . He also holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of New South Wales . Career . Yegudkin first competed as a professional dancer Australian `` Dancing With the Stars '' in season 3 . He won his first season of the reality dance competition with celebrity partner Ada Nicodemou . After winning their season of `` Dancing with the Stars '' , Nicodemou and Yegudkin competed against past winners Tom Williams and Kym Johnson in a special televised competition . Both couples performed three dances over two weeks for the panel of judges . Nicodemou and Yegudkin won the competition and were given the `` Champion of Champions '' trophy . Yegudkin 's other past `` Dancing With the Stars '' partners include Haley Bracken , Zoe Cramond , Rhiannon Fish and April Rose Pengilly . For the fifteenth season of `` Dancing with the Stars '' , Yegudkin was partnered with presenter Emma Freedman in which they won on 7 September 2015 . In October 2016 Channel Seven announced `` Dancing with the Stars '' would not return , making Freedman and Yegudkin the final winners of the Australian series . Outside of television , Yegudkin has served as a choreographer and dancer in the Australian touring stage show `` Shake , Rattle 'n'Roll '' . Yegudkin has also performed in productions of `` Burn the Floor '' and `` Dance , Dance , Dance '' . In January 2017 , Yegudkin and Belash announced they would be opening a dance studio in Sydney called Move by Aric and Masha . Personal life . Yegudkin is engaged to fellow professional dancer Masha Belash .
Krzysztof Bieryt . Krysztof Dariusz Bieryt ( born 17 May 1974 in Nowy Sącz ) is a Polish slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1990 to 2009 . He won a gold medal in the C1 team event at the 1999 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in La Seu d'Urgell . He also won two silvers and a bronze at the European Championships . Bieryt competed in three Summer Olympics , earning his best finish of eighth in the C1 event in Beijing in 2008 .
Tantoyuca ( municipality ) . Tantoyuca Municipality is one of the 212 municipalities of the Mexican state of Veracruz . It is located in the state 's Huasteca Alta region . The municipal seat is Tantoyuca , Veracruz . In the 2005 INEGI Census , the municipality reported a total population of 97,949 ( up from 89,492 in 1995 ) , of whom 23,893 lived in the municipal seat . Of the municipality 's inhabitants , 40,864 ( 47.92 % ) spoke an indigenous language , primarily Wastek ( Huasteco ) . The municipality of Tampico Alto covers a total surface area of 1,205.84 km² .
Henri Bini . Henri Bini ( born 11 May 1931 ) is a Monegasque fencer . He competed in the individual foil and épée events at the 1960 Summer Olympics .
Péone . Péone is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France .
Galpin GTR1 . The Galpin GTR1 ( sometimes referred to as the Galpin Ford GTR1 ) is a remodeled Ford GT developed and built by Galpin Auto Sports . The car was unveiled at Pebble Beach in 2013 . Galpin plans to make at least six cars in 2014 , with the possibility of another 18 to follow , based on demand . Specifications . In 2013 , Galpin Auto Sports utilized the mechanical underpinnings of a Ford GT as basis to build the GTR1 . The GTR1 has a 5.4L twin-turbocharged V8 , capable of producing and of torque , which enables the car to accelerate from 0 to 60 mph ( 97 km/h ) in about 3 seconds , and reach an advertised top speed of . However , if the GTR1 is fuelled with 100-octane fuel , the power and torque outputs are boosted to respectively and of torque . The hand-built , all-aluminum chassis features carbon fiber detailing , and LED headlights , and is approximately wider than the standard Ford GT . The interior is only slightly altered from the Ford GT , but now has leather upholstery , a machined aluminum instrument cluster , and a McIntosh audio system . The GTR1 uses 20 '' aluminum wheels , which are fitted with Pirelli P-Zero tires . Carbon fiber disc brakes , with six-piston calipers and Reinforced carbon–carbon rotors are used to stop the car . It is the only car in the world , besides Formula One cars , to have carbon-carbon rotors .
Suroso . Suroso ( born Sidoarjo , East Java , 24 April 1981 ) is an Indonesian footballer who plays for Bhayangkara F.C.. He normally plays as a defender and is 178cm tall . In 2006 , he helped Persik Kediri win the Liga Indonesia Premier Division . He also played for Arema Malang in the 2007 AFC Champions League group stage , where he was sent off in a match against Bangkok University FC . He has played with football clubs or teams with a home base in East Java , because he does not want to be far away from his family . Now , he stays in Lamongan and plays for club Persela Lamongan . Career . He signed with Arema Cronus on December 9 , 2014 .
Edward Fitzmaurice Inglefield . Rear-Admiral Sir Edward Fitzmaurice Inglefield , KBE ( 1861–1945 ) was a Victorian Royal Navy officer and later secretary of Lloyd 's of London . He gave his name to the Inglefield clip , a device he patented in 1890 for quickly attaching signal flags . Family . Edward Fitzmaurice Inglefield born on 10 April 1861 at Wavertree , near Liverpool , Lancashire , the youngest son of Edward Augustus Inglefield ( 1820–1894 ) , Arctic explorer and Royal Navy admiral . He married Julia Katherine Margaret née Wilson in 1887 ; in 1891 she submitted a petition for divorce although the 1911 census shows them as still married but living apart . Midshipman . He joined the Royal Navy in 1874 and was promoted to midshipman on 16 March 1876 , and joined the `` Emerald '' -class screw corvette HMS `` Tourmaline '' on 5 March 1879 , probably on the North America and West Indies Station . Service as a lieutenant . He was promoted to lieutenant on 3 July 1883 . A painting by Lieutenant E F Inglefield survives in the National Maritime Museum entitled `` A Pinnace for Chasing Slaves '' . It seems probable that he served in HMS `` London '' during her time engaged in the East African anti-slavery campaign of the late 19th century . He served in the Sudan , in the relief of Khartoum in 1884-85 and commanded a torpedo boat during the blockade of Greece in 1886 . On 1 September 1888 he was appointed the flag lieutenant to Rear-Admiral St. George Caulfield D'Arcy Irvine . HMS `` Melita '' and the Inglefield Clip . Lieutenant Inglefield was sent to Malta in 1889 to become the first lieutenant of the newly launched HMS `` Melita '' . She did not commission until 27 October 1892 , and during the long wait he invented the Inglefield clip , patenting the invention in 1894 . The prototype device was fashioned in the naval dockyard in Valletta , and it was so successful that by 1895 it had become standard issue to Royal Navy ships . It is still in use today . `` Victoria '' and `` Ramilles '' . He was appointed as first lieutenant to , flagship of Vice Admiral George Tryon , in April 1893 . He was hospitalised by an accident , and was therefore absent from the ship in June when she collided with and was sunk . Tryon was killed in the sinking , and Inglefield was appointed to the new flagship , flying the flag of Admiral Michael Culme-Seymour . On 30 June 1895 he was promoted to commander , on the same day as his cousin , Frederick Inglefield , was promoted to captain . Service as a commander . He continued to serve in the Mediterranean in the battleships and and in 1899 was appointed in command of on the South America station . He was promoted to captain on 17 July 1901 . Service as a captain . From 1901 to 1905 he served as Assistant Director of Naval Intelligence , during which time he worked on Trade Division plans for advising ship owners of safe routes in the event of war . The groundwork conducted during this period , and the relationships he formed with mercantile marine operators , came to be crucial during World War I . In 1905 returned to sea to command the `` Devonshire '' -class armoured cruiser HMS `` Antrim '' , part of the First Cruiser Squadron of the Channel Fleet . He was placed on the retired list on 30 June 1907 and was appointed to the rank of rear admiral on the retired list on 9 March 1911. Business interests . On leaving the Navy in 1906 , he became the Secretary to Lloyd 's of London , retaining the position until 1921 . In 1935 he was listed in the `` Directory of Directors '' as the company chairman of the Rio de Janeiro Lighterage Company Ltd . He was appointed a Commander of the Military Division of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire on 7 January 1918 and elevated to Knight Commander on 1 January 1919 . Masonry . Inglefield was a freemason , and was for many years a member of the Lutine Lodge , made up of employees of Lloyds . He was the Provincial Grand Master of Buckinghamshire in 1917 . Inventions . In addition to the Inglefield clip , he continued inventing into later life ; in 1923 he submitted Patent GB209652 for improvements to valve arrangements . Death . Inglefield died on 19 July 1945 at the age of 84 .
Trichopolia . `` Trichopolia '' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae .
2010 Meath Intermediate Football Championship . The 2010 Meath Intermediate Football Championship is the 84th edition of the Meath GAA 's premier club Gaelic football tournament for intermediate graded teams in County Meath , Ireland . The tournament consists of 15 teams , with the winner going on to represent Meath in the Leinster Intermediate Club Football Championship . The championship starts with a group stage and then progresses to a knock out stage . No team was relegated from the Senior grade in 2009 . On 3 October 2010 , Nobber claimed their 2nd Intermediate championship title when they defeated Carnaross 3-12 to 0-7 , succeeding Oldcastle as Intermediate champions . Kilmainhamwood were relegated from this grade in 2010 , after 2 years as an Intermediate club . Team changes . The following teams have changed division since the 2009 championship season . From I.F.C.. Promoted to S.F.C . Relegated to 2010 J.A.F.C . To I.F.C.. Relegted from S.F.C . Promoted from 2009 J.A.F.C . Group stage . In the group stage , there are three groups called Group A , B and C. Two teams from each group go through to finals of the tournament . The three teams that finish last in each group go to the relegation play off . Relegation Play Off . Game 1 : Kilmainhamwood 3-10 , 1-12 Castletown , Nobber , 22/8/2010 , Game 2 : Castletown 4-6 , 0-10 Clann na nGael , Moynalty , 10/9/2010 , Game 3 : Kilmainhamwood 1-8 , 1-16 Clann na nGael , Castletown , 18/9/2010 . Finals . The teams in the quarter-finals are the second placed teams in each group and the worst finished group winner . The two best finished winners in the groups were Nobber and St. Michael 's who automatically qualify for the semi-finals .
Central Park Conservancy . The Central Park Conservancy is a private , nonprofit organization that manages Central Park under a contract with the City of New York and NYC Parks . Since its founding in 1980 by a group of dedicated civic and philanthropic leaders , the Conservancy has invested more than $ 800 million toward the restoration and enhancement of Central Park and is considered a model for urban park management worldwide . With contributions from Park-area residents , corporations and foundations , the Conservancy provides 75 percent of the Park ’ s $ 65 million annual operating budget and is responsible for all basic care of the 843-acre park . History . The Conservancy was born out of community concern during the Park ’ s rapid decline in the 1970s . New York City ’ s financial and social crisis left America ’ s first major urban public space virtually abandoned – a dustbowl that residents came to view as a dangerous , crime-ridden space . The Park had deteriorated so badly that some advocated handing it over to the National Park Service . Many advocacy groups had been working separately to improve conditions in Central Park . Two of them – the Central Park Task Force and the Central Park Community Fund – were trying to address management concerns and improve physical conditions in the Park . The Central Park Task Force was led by Elizabeth Barlow Rogers , an urban planner , writer and civic activist ; the Central Park Community Fund was founded by Richard Gilder and George Soros . The Fund commissioned a management study , led by Columbia University Professor E.S . Savas , which concluded that in order for the Park to be better managed it needed a single and unpaid individual employed by the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation to oversee its daily operations . It also recommended the establishment of a private , citizen-based board that would advise the overseeing individual . The suggestions of the Savas report were supported by Mayor Edward I. Koch 's Parks Commissioner Gordon Davis , and in 1979 the city established the Office of Central Park Administrator and appointed Elizabeth `` Betsy '' Barlow Rogers as the first Central Park Administrator . Rogers maintained that Central Park was a cultural institution , no different than the city 's renowned museums and performance venues . Backed by the suggestions made in the Savas report , she proposed following in the footsteps of those institutions by establishing a private board to help support the Park . In 1980 , the Central Park Task Force and the Central Park Community Fund joined together to form the not-for-profit Central Park Conservancy , a public-private partnership created to bring private resources to the public Park , as a result of a need for `` something permanent and nonpolitical , not subject to changes when a commissioner or mayor leaves office ; but also something that was accountable to the public and that worked in partnership with the city . '' Mayor Edward I. Koch selected philanthropist William Sperry Beinecke , also known as Bill Beinecke , as the inaugural chair of the board of the Central Park Conservancy ; Beinecke then was charged with selecting the board 's roughly thirty private citizens . In the Conservancy 's first year , the Dairy ( which was originally designed as a refreshment stand and rest spot ) was transformed into the Park 's first visitor center , with the Conservancy using it to revitalize public interest in the Park through exhibits , music series , and children ’ s programs . The Conservancy quickly restored many landscapes . It founded its Women ’ s Committee in 1983 after the success of the first Frederick Law Olmsted ( FLO ) Awards Luncheon at Tavern on the Green , which raised $ 172,000 for the organization . By the following year , the Chess & Checkers House and Frisbee Hill had been restored ; thousands of shrubs and flowers asserted the Park as a horticultural showpiece . To tend to those plants , more than 1,900 volunteers contributed more than 4,000 hours of work in the Park . The Conservancy launched its first fundraising campaign in 1986 , mapping out a 15-year restoration plan that sought to remain true to the original design by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux . Over the next several years , `` Campaign for the Central Park Conservancy '' restored landmarks in the southern part of the Park – Bethesda Terrace , Grand Army Plaza , Shakespeare Garden and Cedar Hill . By 1988 , Conservancy volunteers logged more than 13,000 hours in the Park , with the organization ’ s volunteer program winning a citation for excellence from the White House . In the early 1990s , the Conservancy announced a $ 50 million Capital Campaign to focus on improvements to the northern end of the Park , culminating on its single most ambitious landscape restoration in 1996 ; renovations continued through the early 2000s . Though they operated under a memorandum of understanding as a public-private partnership for 18 years , the Conservancy and the City of New York did not formalize its management agreement until 1998 under the administration of Mayor Rudolph Giuliani . The city would retain control over major policy decisions about the Park as well as the enforcement of rules and laws within it , with the Conservancy responsible for day-to-day maintenance and operations . The Conservancy ’ s original contract with the City was renewed in 2006 . Under the eight-year agreement , the Conservancy receives an annual fee for services , an amount determined by a formula that requires the Conservancy to raise and spend a specified minimum amount of private funds in the Park on an annual basis . The minimum Conservancy annual expenditure – which can include maintenance , programming , and landscape improvements – is $ 5 million . The annual fee from the City depends on the Conservancy ’ s expenditures in the Park and the revenues generated by concessions in Central Park . The current contract maintains the city ’ s baseline allocation for the maintenance of the Park , but it lifts the cap on the amount of funding the Conservancy receives based on concession revenues generated in the Park . Under the previous contract , the Conservancy received an amount equal to 50 percent of concession revenues beyond the first $ 6 million generated in the Park , not to exceed $ 2 million . On October 23 , 2012 , hedge fund manager John A. Paulson announced a $ 100 million gift to the Central Park Conservancy , the largest ever monetary donation to New York City ’ s park system . Management . The Conservancy has been led by five presidents over its history . Elizabeth Barlow Rogers , who helped found the Conservancy , was its first and longest-serving . She stepped down in 1996 after 16 years . Karen H. Putnam , who worked as the Conservancy ’ s development director , took over the post that same year . She resigned in 2000 , after completing the projects slated under the `` Wonder of New York '' capital campaign . William Sperry Beinecke was another founder and Chairman of the Board of Trustees in the 1980s . The following year , Regina S. Peruggi took on the role , leaving her position as president of Marymount Manhattan College . Peruggi stepped down three years later . Since 1998 , Central Park Administrator Douglas Blonsky has held the post , the first to serve the dual role of Administrator and Conservancy President . The presidency was not Blonsky 's first role in the Conservancy ; he had originally been hired as construction supervisor for the Park in 1985 by Rogers . Elizabeth W. Smith became President in March 2018 . Much of the Conservancy 's success is credited to its revolutionary zone-management system , which divides the Park into territories managed by individual supervisors who are held accountable for their zone 's condition . Today , the Park has 49 zones managed by “ zone gardeners ” who work with volunteers and specialty crews to maintain their designated landscapes ; in this system `` if somebody is slacking off , it is apparent and apparent quickly '' , according to Blonsky . The Conservancy has also received many honors for its success . Along with three other organizations , it was honored in 2001 with the Award for Outstanding Commitment to the Preservation and Care of Collections by The American Institute for Conservation and Artistic Works and Heritage Preservation . In 2008 , the American Planning Association named Central Park one of the 2008 Great Public Spaces in America . The association described the Park as “ arguably the most emulated park in the country ” and cited it as “ an exemplary public space that successfully maintains a large naturalistic landscape in the midst of one of the densest cities in the country. ” Park maintenance and visitor information . Today , Conservancy crews care for 250 acres of lawns , 150 acres of lakes and streams , 80 acres of woodlands , and approximately 20,000 trees . The Conservancy ’ s staff installs hundreds of thousands of plantings annually , including bulbs , shrubs , flowers , and trees . They maintain 9,000 benches , 26 ballfields , and 21 playgrounds and are responsible for the preservation of 55 sculptures and monuments , and 36 bridges . Conservancy crews remove graffiti within 24 hours and collect more than 2,000 tons of trash a year . There are six centers in the Park that provide visitor services : Charles A. Dana Discovery Center , North Meadow Recreation Center , Belvedere Castle , Dairy Visitor Center & Gift Shop , Chess & Checkers House , and the Columbus Circle Information Kiosk . Donations and Philanthropy . Hedge fund manager , John A. Paulson , announced a $ 100 million gift to the Central Park Conservancy in 2012 . Institute for Urban Parks . Central Park Conservancy 's Institute for Urban Parks is the educational arm of Central Park Conservancy . The Institute teaches park users and managers to care for urban parks everywhere . Institute programs are divided into two Centers : the Center for Urban Park Discovery and the Center for Urban Park Management . The Center for Urban Park Discovery teaches park visitors , families , adults , students , and educators how to use urban parks responsibly and how to get involved in their ongoing care . The Center for Urban Park Management shares the Conservancy ’ s expertise with current and aspiring park professionals to elevate the urban park management profession . The Institute for Urban Parks provides opportunities for people of all ages to better understand , experience , and enjoy urban parks . Institute programs underscore the role urban parks play as cultural and environmental treasures that have extraordinary capacity to educate , enrich , and inspire people in the development of healthy , vibrant urban communities .
Tamaarashi Kōhei . Tamaarashi Kōhei ( born Kōhei Narita ' '' ; August 1 , 1941 - February 28 , 1993 ) was a sumo wrestler from Memuro , Hokkaidō , Japan . He made his professional debut in September 1956 , and reached the top division in July 1962 . His highest rank was maegashira 4 . He left the sumo world upon retirement in July 1967 .
1938 Kansas Jayhawks football team . The 1938 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the University of Kansas in the Big Six Conference during the 1938 college football season . In their seventh and final season under head coach Adrian Lindsey , the Jayhawks compiled a 3–6 record ( 1–4 against conference opponents ) , finished in last place in the conference , and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 169 to 132 . They played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lawrence , Kansas . The team 's statistical leaders included Dick Amerine with 277 rushing yards , Ralph Miller with 407 passing yards , Max Replogle with 259 receiving yards , and Bill Bunsen with 24 points scored ( four touchdowns ) . Dave Shirk was the team captain .
Eunice ( film ) . `` Eunice '' is a 1982 American made-for-television comedy-drama film starring Carol Burnett , Harvey Korman , Vicki Lawrence , Ken Berry and Betty White which is based on characters of a recurring series of comedy sketches called `` The Family '' featured on `` The Carol Burnett Show '' ( 1974–78 ) and `` Carol Burnett & Company '' ( 1979 ) . The film was broadcast as a `` CBS Special Presentation '' on March 15 , 1982 and served as a precursor to the spin-off television sitcom `` Mama 's Family '' . It was directed by Roger Beatty and Harvey Korman . Plot . 1955 : A young Eunice Harper is looking forward to going to a party with her date Ed Higgins . Eunice 's brother Phillip , a recent college graduate , comes home and announces that he has a chance to go to New York City in hopes of becoming a writer and has to leave that day . In the meantime , their mother Thelma Harper is frantic about Phillip going so spontaneously and is trying to get her husband Carl out of the bathroom to stop their son from leaving . Ed and Eunice have a fight on the porch because Ed does n't want to go to the party . Ed storms off , they break up , and Eunice goes to the party . 1963 : Ed and Eunice are married and have two sons , Billy and Bubba . Ed and Eunice come to Thelma 's house to see Phillip who is visiting from New York . Phillip is now a bestselling author of a historical novel . He announces that a movie producer wants to make one of his books into a film . Carl had died years earlier and Thelma wants to visit his grave . Eunice , who wants to be an actress , wants to be in the film and wants to leave with Phillip . 1973 : Ed and Eunice are divorced and Phillip , who has won the Pulitzer Prize , is visiting again , this time from Los Angeles . Although many of his books were made into movies , he decides this time to write the screenplay for a new film . Eunice still wants a part in Phillip 's film . At the same time , Bubba , who has been missing for almost a year , calls to a frantic Eunice demanding to know where he is . 1978 : Eunice , Phillip and their sister Ellen come home from Thelma 's funeral . The three siblings are discussing Thelma 's death , the funeral and the future . Ed shows up to give his condolences , and seems to want to reconcile with Eunice , and after she agrees to give it a try , he mentions he had remarried , and it turns out he was really hoping to get Phillip to invest in his new hardware business . After Eunice throws Ed out , she then gets into an argument with Ellen , who storms out . Eunice , in a frenzy , finally breaks down yelling out for Thelma . In Thelma 's bedroom , Phillip tells Eunice that the only thing stopping her from the life she wants to live is herself . Phillip convinces Eunice to spontaneously come to Los Angeles with him . She decides to leave with Phillip and in her excitement , she calls her aunt Ina to let her know what her plans are , but aunt Ina wants her to help her with her sore back and Eunice postpones her trip for a few days . Reception . Lawrence was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie for her role as Thelma Harper . Home media . `` Eunice '' was released as a bonus feature on `` Mama 's Family : The Complete Second Season '' DVD set on September 10 , 2013 .
Cuban Overture . `` Cuban Overture '' is a symphonic overture or tone poem for orchestra composed by American composer George Gershwin . Originally titled `` Rumba '' , it was a result of a two-week holiday which Gershwin took in Havana , Cuba in February 1932 . Gershwin composed the piece in July and August 1932 . The overture is dominated by Caribbean rhythms and Cuban native percussion , with a wide spectrum of instrumental color and technique . It is a rich and exciting work with complexity and sophistication , illustrating the influence of Cuban music and dance . Its main theme was influenced by a then current hit by Ignacio Piñeiro , `` Échale Salsita '' . Other songs referenced by the piece 's themes and phrases include the traditional folk song La Paloma . The overture is in ternary form . Première . The work was greeted favorably by critics . It was renamed `` Cuban Overture '' three months later at a benefit concert conducted by Gershwin at the Metropolitan Opera to avoid giving audience the idea that it was simply a novelty item . The new title provided , as the composer stated , `` a more just idea of the character and intent of the music . '' Scoring . The overture is scored for three flutes ( third doubling piccolo ) , two oboes , English Horn , two clarinets in B-flat , bass clarinet , two bassoons , contrabassoon , four French horns , three B-flat trumpets , three trombones , tuba , timpani , percussion and strings . A composer 's note in the score instructs specific placement of the Latin American percussion instruments including bongo , claves , gourd , and maracas `` right in front of the conductor 's stand '' , with pictures . F. Campbell Watson , who was in charge of Gershwin 's scores after his death , had the score tweaked and changed somewhat . This may account for a rhythm piano that appears in some audio recordings . Preservation status . On September 22 , 2013 , it was announced that a musicological critical edition of the full orchestral score will be eventually released . The Gershwin family , working in conjunction with the Library of Congress and the University of Michigan , are working to make scores available to the public that represent Gershwin 's true intent . It is unknown if the critical edition will include the rhythm piano in the score , or if the score will document changes in the orchestration during Gershwin 's composition process . It is possible the score will include repeating the second to the last measure of the work three times .
Simone Robertson . Simone Robertson ( 28 May 1976 in Melbourne , Australia ) is an Australian actress best known for her 1991–1993 role as Phoebe Gottlieb in the TV series `` Neighbours '' . Her sister is Aimee Robertson . She is also a trained jazz and tap dancer . Simone previously dated her co-star Benjamin Mitchell who played Cameron Hudson . She is now married to Jean-Marc Russ who played Boris in the Australian Soap Opera 'Breakers '
Ochna beirensis . `` Ochna beirensis '' is a species of plant in the Ochnaceae family . It is endemic to Mozambique .
River Yealm . The Yealm is a river in Devon in England that rises 1,411 feet above sea level on the Stall Moor mires of south Dartmoor and travels to the sea , passing through Cornwood , Lee Mill and Yealmpton , a mid-sized village with a population of c.2,000 which is its largest settlement , before reaching its estuary which forms a ria bounded on its western side by Wembury . A deep inlet of this ria ( submerged estuary formation ) forms the waterfront to Newton Ferrers and Noss Mayo on its eastern side . Harbour . The harbour authority is made up of representatives from the civil parish councils of Wembury , Yealmpton , Brixton and `` Newton and Noss '' . Neighbouring catchment areas . It is the river and estuary between the River Plym which discharges at Plymouth and the River Erme which discharges by Meadowsfoot Beach , Mothecombe in Holbeton parish . History . This short river once supported relatively large stocks of salmon , sea trout and brown trout but their populations have dwindled since the 1940s . Aquatic life . The River Yealm may have lost some of this stock of the most-eaten fish in the UK , but it has managed to retain other important species : it remains a key conservation area . The river acts as a bass hatchery . The Yealm is a Special Area of Conservation ( SAC ) , and a Site of Special Scientific Interest ( SSSI ) chiefly for supporting many protected species . Cockles and wild oysters can be found on the shore at low tide in the right season . The Yealm estuary has a large suitable oyster bed , a portion of which has long been in active use . The fertility of the foodstuff for oysters in estuaries relates to the environment given to this foodstuff , phytoplankton , which can double its numbers/mass every 24 hours with ideal freshwater and marine nutrients , but nude microscopic algae in some locations multiply so quickly they can exhaust all the available plant nutrients and they return to dormancy . Here , the River Yealm and its estuary incoming flows keep a well-matched balance , such that the freshwater and seawater mix is in approximately ideal proportions . Also the necessary phytoplankton are not all washed out to sea here at neap tides . Not all South Devon estuaries share these features : e.g . the large Kingsbridge Estuary beside Salcombe , receives too little fresh-water while others , like the Dart receive too much for ideal shellfish production rates .
Tillbaks till världen . `` Tillbaks till världen '' ( `` Back to the World '' ) is the seventh studio album by Swedish pop music artist Mauro Scocco . It was released in 1999 on Scocco 's own record label Diesel Music , three years after its predecessor studio album `` Godmorgon Sverige '' . Reportedly , Scocco spent two years wring 34 songs for this album and chose the best twelve . On this album , Scocco left the earlier electronic , synthesizer-heavy sound for a more live sound ; he wanted `` less machines , more people '' . No samples were used , and synthesizers were used on just three places . Instead , he used real horn and string sections . Scocco , now 37 years old , described this album as a bit more `` mature '' , grown-up album , with reflective lyrics ; the song `` En ensam man '' ( `` A lonely man '' ) is about regret for lost love . This track , a ballad , is described by reviewer Per Bjurman as `` one of the strongest tracks he [ Scocco ] has written '' , and likens it to Prince and Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes . Bjurman further compares the album to fellow Swedish artist Orup , and thinks that many will compare it to Bo Kaspers Orkester ( `` but do n't believe them '' , Bjurman adds ) , especially the latters ' 1988 album `` I centrum '' . Three singles were released from this album : `` Du är aldrig ensam '' ( `` You Are Never Alone '' ) , `` Allt är till salu '' ( `` Everything Is for Sale '' ) , and `` Himlen tillhör dig och mig '' ( `` Heaven Belongs to You and Me '' ) . Rapper Ayo appears on `` Allt är till salu '' , a song about how the record industry has , according to Scocco , been commercialized in the latest years .
Peter Philipakos . Peter Philipakos ( ; born January 21 , 1983 ) is a retired Greek-American football ( soccer ) midfield player . Amateur . Philipakos was born in the United States and played youth club soccer for nationally ranked Hewlett NOGA / Hewlett Blue Streak of Hewlett-Lawrence Soccer Club in Five Towns , New York . Philipakos was a U.S . Youth Soccer Region I and Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association ( ENYYSA ) Olympic Development Program ( ODP ) player . After graduating from Glen Cove High School in Glen Cove , New York , Peter matriculated to St. John 's University in 2001 . In his freshman year at St. John 's , he played as a left-side attacking-midfielder . In 23 appearances ( 18 starts ) he scored 3 goals , helping St. John 's win the 2001 Big East Conference Championship . They reached the 2001 NCAA Men 's Soccer Championship College Cup ( Semifinals ) . After the 2001 season , Philipakos transferred from St. John 's to American University . He spent the 2002 and 2003 seasons playing as an outside-midfielder and second-striker , making 37 total appearances ( 35 starts ) , scoring 12 goals and adding 7 assists . AEK Athens FC . In late-December 2003 , after completing his junior year , Philipakos tried out with AEK Athens of A ' Ethniki ( now called the Greek Super League ) . Philipakos then signed a 3.5-year professional contract with the club on January 9 , 2004 . He was ineligible to appear in competitive matches in the 2003-04 season , since AEK already had the maximum-allowed number of non-European Union players on its roster . Philipakos ’ Greek citizenship papers could not be processed in time for the club to register him as a Greek player ; although he could train with the team until the start of the 2004-05 season . Philipakos never played for AEKby the end of the 2003-04 season AEK approached bankruptcy . Philipakos was among a host of players who left the club as a result . Olympiacos . In July 2004 AEK coach Dušan Bajević controversially signed with Olympiacos , AEK 's Piraeus-based A ' Ethniki rivals . He recruited Philipakos to sign a one-year contract with Olympiacos , Greece 's most successful club , on 31 July 2004 . Philipakos took part in Olympiacos ’ preseason tours of Spain and Cyprus , but just before the 2004-05 season he suffered an inguinal hernia on his left side that required surgery and forced him to miss season 's first half . Philipakos debuted for Olympiacos on 19 January 2005 in the Greek Cup against Iraklis at Kaftanzoglio Stadium . Philipakos made his league debutand first starton February 27 , 2005 against Chalkidona ( now called Atromitos ) at Olympiacos ’ Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium and he made his European debut on 16 March 2005 in the UEFA Cup Round of 16 against Newcastle United at St James ' Park . During the season the Greek media continually compared Philipakos to former Olympiacos star winger Stelios Giannakopoulos . Olympiacos became A ' Ethniki champions and Greek Cup winners in the 2004-05 season , with Philipakos making a total of 6 appearances ( 2 starts ) , playing primarily as a right-sided midfielder . At the end of the season , Olympiacos renewed Philipakos ’ contract for 2 years . Bajević resigned from Olympiacos in June 2005 . In July Olympiacos hired Norwegian manager Trond Sollied . Sollied and Philipakos experienced a tumultuous relationship . Sollied brought in Nigerian Haruna Babangida to play Philipakos ’ position , making Philipakos of little use . In early-September 2005 , Peter requested to leave the club , and was made to train on the side at Olympiacos ’ Renti training complex until a resolution could be found . On 31 October 2005 , Philipakos was officially released . Philipakos is the only Greek-American to have ever played in a league match for Olympiacos . Aris FC . On 25 January 2006 , Philipakos signed a 6-month contract with Aris to finish the 2005-06 season . That season Aris was playing in B ' Ethniki for the just the second time in the club 's long history , and during the winter transfer period manager Nikos Anastopoulos hired Philipakos and defender Efthimios Kouloucheriswho had also been recently released by Olympiacos . Philipakos made a total of 6 appearances for Arisall as a substitute , in between injuries . On 16 April 2006 , Aris took on Ethnikos Asteras at Aris ’ Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium Aris dominated the match but could not convert any of their chances to score , and the match ended 0-0 . After the match , Philipakos grabbed his shirt and ripped it from the neck down as he left the field . Aris fans became outraged that he would do such a thing to the club symbol . Philipakos apologized , but was not forgiven . Less than a week later and a week before the contract expired , Philipakos and Aris agreed to terminate the contract early . Ethnikos Piraeus . On 26 July 2006 Philipakos signed a 2-year contract with another B ' Ethniki club , Piraeus-based Ethnikos Piraeus . Ethnikos had had one of the stronger teams in Greek football for decades , but after being relegated for the first time in 1990 , the club bounced between A ' and B ' Ethniki for a few seasons and then stalled in B ' Ethniki after 1999 . Ahead of the 2006-07 season , ambitious Ethnikos signed up former Olympiacos and FC Barcelona star Giovanni and former AEK and Sevilla FC star Vassilis Tsiartas to lead the team and Philipakos joined as well . Philipakos ’ experience with the club was a fiasco . Shortly after Philipakos signed , President Nikos Pirounias agreed to sell controlling interest to a group of investors fronted by Cypriot businessman Fivos Moridis . From the time of Moridis ’ arrival , Philipakos was unpaid and sat on the bench . Giovanni and Tsiartas as well as several other summer signings all left the club in the middle of the season . In January 2007 Philipakos initially took legal action to receive his unpaid wages , but he dropped the case so that he could sign elsewhere . Philipakos officially cut ties with Ethnikos in February 2007 , but because the release came after the close of the winter transfer period , he was unable to be registered by a European club for the remainder of the 2006-07 season . Philipakos made only 3 appearances for Ethnikos . New York Red Bulls . Philipakos returned to his native New York , and then joined the New York Red Bulls of Major League Soccer at preseason training in Bradenton , Florida for a two-week trial . He did not play well and did not sign a contract . Bruce Arena , sporting director and head coach of New York , said , `` I do n't think he showed too well . He was pretty unfit and we just did n't have the time for him . He obviously is a player who has some potential there . We are not able to wait four to six weeks . '' FK SIAD Most . In April 2007 , he went on trial with FK SIAD Most of the Czech first division , the Gambrinus Liga . Philipakos signed a 1-year contract ( with a 1-year option ) with the club on May 9 , 2007 under manager Zdeněk Ščasný . In a friendly match against SK Slovan Varnsdorf just prior to the start of the 2007-08 season Philipakos suffered an athletic pubalgia ( more commonly referred to as a `` sports hernia '' ) on his right side and tore his adductor longus muscle on the same side . His doctors did not detect the sports hernia . Once the adductor healed , Philipakos made his Gambrinus Liga debut against FK Mladá Boleslav on 16 September 2007 . Philipakos struggled with pain and could not continue to play after his debut . Several more misdiagnoses left him in limbo for several weeks , but a trip to Germany finally revealed the hernia . In November 2007 Philipakos had the problem surgically repaired at the Hernienzentrum clinic in Munich by world-renowned hernia operation specialist Ulrike Muschaweck . Philipakos fully recovered and returned to normal training in late November 2007 , just prior to the beginning of the league 's winter break ; by that time though , Most was in last place and poised for relegation . In anticipation of the drop , Most cut layers , top scorer Goce Toleski was sold to Slavia Prague , Andrew Hainault was loaned to Sparta Prague , and the club offered to work out a release with several other players , including Philipakos . Philipakos went in January 2008 . Ethnikos Piraeus ( second stint ) . While Philipakos was in the Czech Republic , Nikos Pirounias retook control of Ethnikos . In February 2008 , Pirounias called on the Greek-American to return to Ethnikos . Though unable to play league matches , since the transfer period had already closed , he rejoined the team in training and signed a 1-year contract with the club to play the 2008-09 season . Philipakos remained healthy throughout the 2008-09 season and appeared 12 in all matches , a career-high . Philipakos chose not to re-sign with Ethnikos . Chersonissos . In August 2009 , Philipakos accepted a trial invitation from Danish club Vejle , but he returned to Greece after only a few days , suffering from an ankle injury . In the next transfer window , in January 2010 , Philipakos signed a 6-month contract with Greek Football League 2 club Chersonissos . Philipakos re-signed with Chersonissos for the 2010-11 season , returning as team captain . Iraklis Psachna . On September 9 , 2011 , Philipakos signed a 1-year contract with Greek club Ionikos . In late September , Ionikos was found guilty of committing contract forgery during the 2010-11 season and was relegated to Football League 2 . Soon after the club voluntarily switched to Delta Ethniki . As a result , Ionikos ' players were free to sign with another club . On October 14 , 2011 , Philipakos signed a 1-year contract with Football League club Iraklis Psachna . On November 27 , 2011 , in the fourth week of the 2011-12 Football League season , Philipakos played in Iraklis Psaxna 's first win in the Greek second tier in club historya 2-0 defeat of Diagoras . Vyzas . On January 23 , 2012 , Philipakos completed a mid-season transfer to Greek Football League club Vyzas . However , the club was unable to pay its players and Philipakos was one of several players to sue for unpaid wages . International career . On March 18 , 2005 , Philipakos was called by the Greek Under-21 National Team for UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification matches against Georgia and Albania . Philipakos declined the invitation , citing a desire to focus on Olympiacos duties , while also adding he was not ready to close the door on the prospect of one day representing the United States . Personal Life . His brother is Ted Philipakos , a football industry executive ( currently CEO of AC Reggiana 1919 , previously CEO of Venezia FC ) and a former player representative , professor ( New York University ; St. John 's University ) , and writer/author ( `` On Level Terms : 10 Legal Battles That Tested and Shaped Soccer in the Modern Era '' ( 2015 ) ) .
Adamos Chatzigeorgiou . Adamos Chatzigeorgiou , sometimes transliterated as Adamos Hadjigeorgiou , ( ; born 18 September 1992 in Larnaca ) is a Cypriot football midfielder who currently plays for Anorthosis FC in the Cypriot First Division . Season 2010-11 . Chatzigeorgiou comes from Anorthosis ' academies and he was promoted to the first team from Guillermo Ángel Hoyos . He made his debut with Anorthosis on 24 August 2010 against CSKA Moscow on UEFA Europa League play-offs . He replaced Cristóvão Ramos on the 70th minute of the game . His first league appearance was on 14 May 2011 on the last match day of the play-offs against AEK Larnaca . He was in the starting lineup and he played for 71 minutes when he was replaced by Christoforos Christofi . Season 2011-12 . In the second half of the season 2011-12 he was not in the plans of in Anorthosis ' coach Stanimir Stoilov , so he was loaned to Anagennisi Dherynia where he played 3 matched in the starting lineup and 5 as a substitution . Season 2012-13 . His loan from Anorthosis was extended for one year . The 20-year-old attacking midfielder had a season with several mishaps , so he did n't took the time to participate may be expected . He played for Anagennisi Dherynia , however he could not be established . His coach , Adamos Adamou entrusted him enough , but an injury prevented him to make a good season . He played in 6 matches in the starting lineup and 10 as a substitution in the second division and although the season was not perfect , he returns to Anorthosis more ready and more experienced . Season 2013-14 . His loan from Anorthosis was extended for one year.The 21-year-old attacking midfielder played for ASIL Lysi .
Ghotra ( Ramgarhia ) . Ghotra ( Punjabi : ਗੋਹਤਰਾ ) is a Ramgarhia clan found in the state of Punjab and Haryana in India . Ghotra clan also exists in Labana and Jat Community . In Labanas , Ghotra are from Suryavanshi lineage , also called sons of King Luv .
Drew Friedman ( cartoonist ) . Drew Friedman is an American cartoonist and illustrator who first gained renown for his humorous artwork and `` stippling '' -like style of caricature , employing thousands of pen-marks to simulate the look of a photograph . In the mid-1990s , he switched to painting . Friedman 's work has appeared in such periodicals as `` Entertainment Weekly '' , `` Newsweek '' , `` Time '' , `` The New York Times '' , `` The Wall Street Journal '' , `` The New Yorker '' , `` The New Republic '' , `` The New York Observer '' , `` Esquire '' , `` RAW '' , `` Rolling Stone '' , `` The Village Voice '' and `` Mad '' . His works have been anthologized in seven collections , and he has illustrated a number of books , including Howard Stern 's `` Private Parts '' and `` Miss America , '' as well as books of portraits released under his own name . Biography . Since the 1990s Friedman has provided caricature illustrations for mainstream publications . However , he first attracted public attention in the 1980s producing morbid alternative comics stories , sometimes working solo , sometimes with his brother Josh Alan Friedman scripting the panels . These stories portrayed celebrities and character actors of yesteryear in seedy , absurd , tragi-comic situations . The brothers also wrote stories about talk-show host Joe Franklin , including one strip , written by Drew , for `` Heavy Metal '' , `` The Incredible Shrinking Joe Franklin '' , that prompted Franklin to sue the artist for $ 40 million . The suit was later dismissed . Novelist Kurt Vonnegut Jr. compared his work to Goya 's . The Friedman brothers were first published in `` RAW Magazine '' . Working with and without his brother , Drew 's comics were published in `` Heavy Metal '' , `` Weirdo '' , `` High Times '' , `` National Lampoon '' and other comics anthologies from the 1980s into the early 1990s . The brothers published two collections , `` Any Similarity to Persons Living or Dead is Purely Coincidental '' and `` Warts and All '' . In a `` Comics Journal '' interview , Drew Friedman lamented that he and his brother had failed to earn a living creating work that was time- and labor-intensive yet earned little . Josh gave up comics to become a journalist and a musician . Beginning in 1986 , Drew illustrated a monthly feature , `` Private Lives of Public Figures , '' for `` Spy '' ; these illustrations were compiled in a book published by St. Martin 's Press in 1992 . He also provided illustrations for Howard Stern 's two best-selling books , `` Private Parts '' and `` Miss America '' . Friedman served as comics editor for the `` National Lampoon '' in 1991 , introducing the works of Daniel Clowes and Chris Ware to a wider audience . Since 1994 , he has provided regular front-page illustrations for the `` New York Observer '' . In 2006 , Friedman published `` Old Jewish Comedians '' ( Fantagraphics Books ) , a collection of portraits of famous and forgotten Jewish comics of film and TV in their old age , about which Steven Heller , in the New York Times Book Review , wrote : `` A festival of drawing virtuosity and fabulous craggy faces ... Friedman might very well be the Vermeer of the Borscht Belt . '' A sequel , `` More Old Jewish Comedians '' ( Fantagraphics Books ) , was published in 2008 . A collection of newer work , `` The Fun Never Stops ! '' was published by Fantagraphics in 2007 . Describing his illustration style in 2017 , Friedman said it might not appeal to `` people who find warts , pimples , wrinkles , flop-sweat , jowls , boils , rosacea , nose hairs , ear hairs , drool , baggy eyes , gin blossoms , moles , liver spots , neck waddles , nasal labia folds , crinkles , furrows , creases , puss , pustules , bumps , lumps , yellowing and/or rotting teeth , missing teeth , gums , dentures , saliva , double chins , triple chins , blotches , scars , lumps , zits , five o ’ clock shadows , folds , bulbous noses , craters , chapped lips , man-boobs , goiters , pock marks , whiteheads , blackheads , rashes , nose leakages , emasculations , calluses , scabs , balding/bald heads , nodules , freckles , protuberances , welts , carbuncles , papules , festers , and Shemp distasteful , '' adding , `` Liver spots are my Ninas . '' While continuing to accept commercial assignments , Friedman began working as a portrait fine artist . `` It helps if I ’ m passionate about the subject I ’ m drawing , '' he said in a 2015 interview . `` As I get older I have less patience to draw someone or something I have no connection to or don ’ t really like , or hate , even a politician . I just don ’ t like the idea of staring into the face of someone I detest for several days drawing him or her . It ’ s unsettling . '' Education . Friedman attended New York 's School of Visual Arts from 1978 to 1981 . While there , he took classes from ( among others ) Will Eisner , Harvey Kurtzman , Edward Sorel , Art Spiegelman , Stan Mack and Arnold Roth . During his tenure at SVA , Friedman edited both Eisner and Kurtzman 's year-end magazines of student work ( `` Will Eisner 's Gallery of New Comics '' and `` Kartunz '' , respectively ) Friedman 's classmates at SVA included Mark Newgarden , Mike Carlin and Kaz . He is the son of author/satirist Bruce Jay Friedman . Awards . Friedman was recognized for his work with the National Cartoonists Society 's Newspaper Illustration Award for 2000 , and he was nominated again in 2002 and 2007 . That organization also awarded Friedman their Magazine Illustration Award for 2000 .
Gallup & Robinson . G & R `` ( formerly Gallup & Robinson ) '' is an independent marketing research firm specializing in advertising research . Founded in 1948 , in Princeton , New Jersey by Dr. George Gallup and Dr. Claude Robinson , the company helps advertisers develop , evaluate and improve the effectiveness of their advertising in media . The company has applied many of the research techniques introduced by both George Gallup and Claude Robinson , including measures of recall , profiled idea communication , voluntary reactions to advertising , persuasion and Day-After-Recall ( DAR ) techniques . The company has tested more than 200,000 ads and commercials . In recent years , the company has used Facial electromyography technique to measure emotional response to advertisements . This involves recording highly sensitive computerized measurements of minute facial movements elicited by exposure to kinetic stimuli . The system has been evaluated in the AAAA-ARF Emotion in Advertising program and is used to track subconscious reactions to each moment and element of TV and Radio advertising .
Saint-Germain Cemetery . The Saint-Germain Cemetery ( `` cimetière Saint-Germain '' ) or Saint-Pierre Cemetery ( `` cimetière Saint-Pierre '' ) was a rectangular cemetery in Paris , first attested in 1259 and used by Protestants from 1598 to 1604 onwards . It was sited in the north-west corner of the former rue Taranne and rue des Saints-Pères , alongside the chapelle des Saint-Pères ( on the site now occupied by square de la Charité at 186 boulevard Saint-Germain.. It measured 27 toise by 8 toise ( 54 m by 16 m ) . Its site is now covered by Square Taras-Chevtchenko . Owned by the parish of Saint-Sulpice , it was used for plague victims and lepers until 1544 . Article 45 of the Edict of Nantes noted it as one of two Protestant cemeteries in Paris ( the other was La Trinité Cemetery ) . The parish council required them to leave it in 1604 and they moved to the nearby Saints-Pères Cemetery . The Hôpital de la Charité briefly used the cemetery from 1604 to 1609 . It
2018 Australian Open – Girls ' Singles . Marta Kostyuk was the defending champion , but chose not to participate . Liang En-shuo won the title , defeating Clara Burel in the final , 6–3 , 6–4 .
2012 Leiknir R. season . The 2012 season was the club 's 39th year since its establishment and its 7th consecutive season in the 1st division . The team was predicted to finish in 4th place before the season ; after a difficult season the team ended up in 10th place , narrowly avoiding relegation by a win in the last round . Willum Þór Þórsson was appointed manager at the start of the season , but his association with the club would be broken off in July after a disappointing season . Gunnar Einarsson former assistant manager was appointed interim manager until the end of the season along with Davíð Snorri Jónasson as his assistant . Pre-season . Leiknir started the pre-season with a couple of impressive results in Reykjavik Cup against rather strong teams . In their first match Leiknir defeated Víkingur R. 2–1 . Leiknir followed that win by defeating their rivals ÍR 3–0 . Next game they lost 6–3 to KR in an exciting match . Their last match against Fram finished 1–1 leaving Leiknir in 3rd place in their group , level on points with KR but with a weaker goal difference and therefor not qualifying from the group . Fram went on to win the cup . Leiknir finished 5th in their group in the League Cup . Clean sheets . ! width=80|1st Division ! width=80|Cup Goals Conceded . ! width=80|1st Division ! width=80|Cup
Neil Doolan . Neil Doolan ( 27 January 1933 – 22 December 2012 ) was an Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League ( VFL ) . Doolan played as both a wingman and centreman during his career , first appearing for North Melbourne in the 1951 season . He played most of that year however in the reserves competition and won the Gardiner Medal for the league 's best and fairest player . Doolan represented Victoria twice at interstate football .
Pandora Radio . Pandora Media Inc. ( also known as Pandora Internet Radio or simply Pandora ) is a music streaming and automated music recommendation internet radio service powered by the Music Genome Project . As of August 1 , 2017 , the service , operated by Pandora Media , Inc. , is available only in the United States . The service plays songs that have similar musical traits . The user then provides positive or negative feedback ( as thumbs up or thumbs down ) for songs chosen by the service , and the feedback is taken into account in the subsequent selection of other songs to play . The service can be accessed either through a web browser or with its mobile app . Pandora is a freemium service ; basic features are free with advertisements or limitations , while additional features , such as improved streaming quality , music downloads and offline channels are offered via paid subscriptions . On September 24 , 2018 , Sirius XM Holdings announced its intent to acquire Pandora for $ 3.5 billion . History . In 2000 , Pandora Media Inc. began as Savage Beast Technologies , and was founded by Will Glaser , Jon Kraft and Tim Westergren . The idea was to create a separate , individualized radio station for each user , with music that the user prefers and without music that they do not prefer . The company quickly ran through its initial $ 2 million in funding , running out of money by 2001 . Founder Tim Westergren then convinced Pandora 's 50 employees of the company to work for two years without pay . Initially , the company pursued a transitional strategy of technology licensing to third parties including AOL , Best Buy , Barnes & Noble , and Tower Records . In 2004 , the company returned to its initial vision of producing customized radio stations and changed its name to Pandora Media . The website began as a paid service but quickly changed to an advertising service to make it also available free for users . In 2011 , Pandora launched its IPO on the NYSE and is listed as 'P ' . On March 7 , 2013 , Pandora chairman and chief executive Joseph J. Kennedy announced that he would leave the company after nine years . In April 2013 , Pandora announced that their radio streaming service had passed 200 million users , about 70 million of whom were active monthly . By December 2013 , Pandora was noted as accounting for 70 percent of all Internet radio listening in the United States . On September 1 , 2013 , Pandora removed a 40-hour-per-month limitation for free mobile listening . In December 2013 , iTunes was described as Pandora 's `` biggest existential threat '' . In early 2015 , Pandora removed lyrics from song pages but returned them by July . On April 16 , 2015 , song samples were officially removed . At around the same time , a new feature was introduced to give users the ability to receive notices about their favorite artists through the music player . They also redesigned the thumbs up/down feature to allow the listener to undo their action . By January 2015 , songs played on Pandora had received more than 50 billion thumbs up from users . In early 2017 , Pandora revealed that 56 million of its 81 million active users subscribe to the `` Today 's Country '' station and that country music accounted for more than 1.7 billion listening hours on the platform in 2016 . On July 31 , 2017 , Pandora discontinued services in Australia and New Zealand , citing a need to focus solely on the U.S. market only . In September 2017 , Roger Lynch became CEO ; Lynch stated that he wanted to expand the service 's focus on podcasts , with similar discovery features to those for music , as well as new monetization options . On September 24 , 2018 , Sirius XM Holdings announced its intent to acquire Pandora for $ 3.5 billion . Acquisitions . On June 11 , 2013 , Pandora announced it would purchase FM radio station KXMZ in Rapid City , South Dakota . On October 7 , 2015 , Pandora announced it had acquired independent ticketing agency Ticketfly for $ 450 million . In November 2015 , streaming music service Rdio , founded by Skype co-founders Janus Friis and Niklas Zennstroem , declared bankruptcy and sold its assets to Pandora for $ 75 million in an all-cash deal . Pandora retained 100 Rdio employees , including Iain Morris and Rich Masio , who joined a growing licensing department in pursuit of direct licenses with labels and publishers . In March 2018 , Pandora announced it would acquire digital audio ad technology firm AdsWizz for $ 145 million . Streaming . A station is set by specifying an artist or song , or a combination of multiple items of any kind in a single station . Listeners can tune into established genre stations , other users ' stations or create their own stations based on their musical interests . Each track played can be responded to with favorable ( thumbs up ) or unfavorable ( thumbs down ) buttons , which determine if it should be played , and if similarly classified songs should be played in the station . A second negative response to the same artist will ban that artist from the selected station unless the user has marked the artist positively on another occasion or if that artist is listed under the station 's variety . No response is applicable to musical attributes or to albums . An unfavorable response immediately stops play of the track . Clicking the thumbs down or skipping to the next song too many times in a row will result in a short ban of skips . Pandora also utilizes short advertisements between every couple of songs . A menu is provided with options , such as `` I 'm tired of this song '' ( allowing a user to remove a song from the station temporarily , which counts as a skip ) , `` Why was this song selected ? '' ( allowing users to learn more about the composition of each song ) , `` Move song to another station , '' `` New station , '' and `` Bookmark . '' A `` Buy '' button is located at the top of each song block . From there , listeners can click on links to purchase the song from iTunes or Amazon . There is a setting in each member 's account allowing the user to censor songs with explicit lyrics . The censoring option applies exclusively to song versions from albums with a Parental Advisory label , as other songs with censored versions will have that version played . An example is the song Jet Airliner by the Steve Miller Band , which had one word censored for radio play . With explicit lyrics off , that version will play , because the album did not have a PA label . While listening , users are offered the ability to buy the songs or albums at various online retailers . More than 450 musical attributes are considered when selecting the next song . These 450 attributes are combined into larger groups called focus traits . There are 2,000 focus traits . Examples of these are rhythm syncopation , key tonality , vocal harmonies and displayed instrumental proficiency . The service has two subscription plans : a free subscription supported by advertisements , and a fee-based subscription without advertisements . There are advertisements in Pandora Mobile for mobile phones and in the Pandora computer appliance . In October 2014 , less than 5 percent of active listeners were paying subscribers . At the time of Pandora 's IPO in 2011 , Pandora had 800,000 tracks from 80,000 artists in its library and 80 million users . By November 2014 , Pandora had approximately doubled its library size , topping 1.5 million songs . As of end of mid-year 2018 , Pandora had 71.4 million active users . In September 2016 , Pandora announced additional features and subscription options , including a mid-level subscription service known as `` Pandora Plus '' that offers advertisement-free streaming , offline playback support using a prediction mechanism and more skips and replays . Users of the free advertisements-included service also were provided more skips and replays in exchange for watching an advertisement . Pandora also announced the launch of an on-demand service similar to competitors such as Apple Music and Spotify . On March 13 , 2017 , Pandora launched `` Pandora Premium '' , a new service allowing users to listen to and create playlists of individual songs on demand . Pandora 's suggestions engine suggests and recommends songs and albums , as well as generate playlists based on similar songs . Pandora also emphasized a use of machine learning and manual curation , and that it had filtered `` karaoke tracks , knock-off covers and pet sounds ( but not `` Pet Sounds '' ) that slow down other services '' from its library . Limitations . To comply with the requirements and protections offered by the DMCA , Pandora serves users only in the United States , using IP addresses to block users from non-complying countries . Rewind is not permitted . Until May 2009 , six skips per station were allowed per hour , further limited to 72 skips every 24 hours . Giving a thumbs-down response , or a `` do n't play for a month '' response count as skips . On May 21 , 2009 , the skip limit was altered such that it counts total skips from all stations with the limitation of twelve total skips every 24 hours . If a listener gives a song a thumbs-down or `` do n't play for a month '' after the limit has been exceeded , the song will continue to play ; it is only after the song has completed that it becomes subject to the listener 's restrictions . Play of a single artist is limited , as Pandora provides similar music , not a play-on-demand service . Initially , users with free accounts could listen to 40 hours of music a month , and could pay $ 0.99 per month for unlimited streaming . In September 2011 , Pandora removed the 40-hour listening limit . This 40-hour limit on free listening was re-introduced in March 2013 for mobile devices . However , this limit was removed once more on September of the same year . Mobile devices . Pandora is available on iOS devices . It is ad-supported and retains the original skip limits . Pandora is also available on Android ( for tablets and mobile phones ) , and BlackBerry 10 handsets via the Amazon app store . The Pandora for BlackBerry OS ( 7.1 and earlier ) application is limited to AT & T , Sprint , Verizon , T-Mobile , Boost Mobile , and U.S. Cellular carriers , but by visiting the Pandora website directly other BlackBerry users have been successful in downloading and using the application . Technical information . The Pandora media player is based on OpenLaszlo . Pandora can also be accessed through many media streaming devices such as Roku , Reciva-based radios ( from companies like Grace Digital , Sanyo , and Sangean ) , Frontier Silicon-based connected audio systems , Slim Devices , Sonos , and HEOS by Denon . product ( s ) . On July 11 , 2008 , Pandora launched a mobile version of their software for the Apple iPhone and iPod Touch through the iTunes App Store . Pandora is also available for Windows Phone , Windows 10 , Android phones , BlackBerry platforms , HP webOS ( used on the Palm Pre , Palm Pixi , Palm Pre 2 , and HP Veer ) . Pandora was the provider for MSN Radio until MSN discontinued their internet radio service on June 18 , 2008 . A modified version of Pandora has been made available for Sprint . Pandora is available on Comcast 's X1/X2 cable TV products . A GNU/Linux-based application , called Pithos , which is available for accessing Pandora Radio , is available for most distributions via their repositories and is also available to build from source . SoundSpectrum 's iOS-based visualizing application Tunr has native support for Pandora , but requires a ONE subscription . With a subscription to Pandora 's One service , Windows and Mac users can download a desktop application for Pandora that uses the Adobe Air without using a web browser to access Pandora . All the normal functionality is included such as thumbs up/down , skip , pause and access to all channels on a user 's account . Business model . Pandora decided to be a consumer-oriented music discovery service , specifically a non-interactive radio station . In the three months that ended October 31 , 2011 , advertising comprised 88 % of Pandora 's total revenues ; a figure of 80 % was reported for this metric in December 2013 . RPM ( revenue per 1000s of hours ) is determined based on CPMs ( cost per thousand impressions ) . CPMs are largely dependent upon network effects and thus increase as a website scales and adds users . As such , Pandora 's strategy in order to allow for widespread distribution was to offer a service unbundled from devices and transport . Pandora is currently working with system-on-chip manufacturers to embed its technologies on the chips they sell to consumer electronics manufacturers like Samsung , Sony , and Panasonic . Pandora 's cost structure is highly variable , with content acquisition costs representing roughly 50 % of total costs . There are three main costs associated with content acquisition . First , SoundExchange collects content fees on behalf of labels or artists on the recording themselves . These are by far the largest content acquisition costs . Second , Pandora pays licensing fees to agencies such as BMI , ASCAP , or SESAC in order to compensate composers , songwriters and publishers . Lastly , Pandora also pays TiVo Corporation for song and artist information ; this has recently been structured as a flat monthly fee . High variable costs mean that Pandora does not have significant operating leverage , and in the next couple years might actually have negative operating leverage due to an unfavorable shift in product mix towards mobile . Pandora is currently estimated to monetize mobile hours at roughly one-ninth the rate of desktop hours . Since Pandora pays the same licensing cost per hour irrespective of the user 's platform , the net contribution to earnings per mobile hour is even more skewed with respect to contribution to earnings from desktop hours . Mobile revenues will improve over time as Pandora shifts from relying on third-party ad networks to selling ad inventory internally at premium rates . In January 2011 , Pandora met with investment banks to consider a possible $ 100 million IPO . The company filed with the SEC for a $ 100mm IPO on February 11 , 2011 and officially began trading on the New York Stock Exchange with ticker symbol `` P '' on June 15 , 2011 at a price of $ 16/share . This gave them a valuation of nearly $ 2.6 billion . Pandora announced $ 80.8 million in total revenue for their first quarter of fiscal 2012 , which was up 58 % over their previous year Q1 results . Of the $ 80.8 million , $ 70.6 million came from advertising , while the other $ 10.2 million came from subscription . In addition , Pandora has seen a 62 % advertising revenue increase , and a 38 % subscription revenue increase year-over-year . However , the vast majority of Pandora 's users remain on the free , ad-supported model . Royalties . In 2007 , a federal panel agreed with a SoundExchange request and ordered a doubling of the per-song performance royalty that Web radio stations pay to performers and record companies . Under this scheme , internet radio would pay double the royalty paid by satellite radio . Because of the passage of DMCA in 1998 that increased fees and asked for licensing guarantees , the Pandora service was only available in Australia , New Zealand and the United States , until service to Australia and New Zealand ceased on 1 August 2017 after `` consideration of external factors '' . These rulings affect all U.S.-based Internet-based radio stations ( terrestrial radio is not affected ) . As of July 2008 , Pandora was in talks with major music labels regarding royalty issues to allow a return to the European market . Costs remain a concern because of European royalty standards and a low demand for paid music services . In 2008 , the founder of Pandora stated that the company may be on the verge of collapse . Royalty fees account for a majority portion of Pandora 's revenues . If an agreement between Pandora and SoundExchange had not been reached , it could have meant the end of Pandora . `` We 're losing money as it is , '' said Tim Westergren . `` The moment we think this problem in Washington is not going to get solved , we have to pull the plug because all we 're doing is wasting money . '' On September 30 , 2008 , a bill was passed by the U.S. House and Senate to allow sites like Pandora to continue negotiations with SoundExchange into 2009 . On July 7 , 2009 , Pandora announced that an agreement had been reached regarding the royalty issue , which would significantly reduce the royalty rate , making it possible for Pandora to stay in business . Also announced was that free listening would be limited to 40 hours per month , but can be extended to unlimited for that month for USD $ 0.99 . `` The revised royalties are quite high , '' the company 's blog notes , `` higher in fact than any other form of radio '' . The extended listening fee differs from `` upgrading '' , which also disables advertisements , increases the bitrate from 64 to 192 kbps , and provides a dedicated music player ( as opposed to listening through browser ) . This service , known as `` Pandora One '' , costs $ 36 and is billed annually . Pandora has since introduced an option to purchase Pandora One subscriptions on a monthly basis at a rate of $ 3.99 per month . Also , in September 2013 , Pandora began working with HitBliss to make Pandora One subscriptions available for HitBliss earned-payment . With an update to the Pandora player in September 2011 , the 40 hour cap was extended to 320 hours . On November 22 , 2011 , Pandora reported its Q3 earnings . Royalty costs accounted for 50 % of revenue , slightly better than expected . Its revenue , most of it from advertising , continues to rise at respectable rates . Not only has Pandora attracted more users but the average number of hours per user have also increased . Pandora now accounts for an estimated 4 % of total US listening hours . As Pandora grows , it hopes to gain leverage on music labels and drive royalty costs down . On December 9 , 2011 , the CEO of Spotify , Daniel Ek , announced Spotify Radio would offer an unlimited number of stations and unlimited skips . Though Pandora 's usage is 70 % mobile , the Spotify Radio app competes against Pandora 's mobile market . Pandora CEO Tim Westergren has supported The Internet Radio Fairness Act or IRFA ( H.R . 6480/S . 3609 ) , which would reduce the company 's royalty payments to the performers by 80 percent . On November 5 , 2012 , Pandora filed suit in federal district court against ASCAP over royalty fees . In the suit , the company sought to advocate for lower licensing fees on all the songs represented by the ASCAP 's 435,000 members . On February 27 , 2013 , Pandora announced a 40-hour-per-month limit on free mobile listening . Pandora CEO Tim Westergren cited escalating royalty costs as the reason for the mobile cap . In a ruling made public earlier this year , US District Judge Denise Cote ruled that Pandora 's rate paid to ASCAP should remain the same , 1.85 % . She cited ( p. 97 ) `` troubling coordination '' between two of the biggest publishing companies ( Sony and UMPG ) and ASCAP that alludes to core antitrust concern in the industry . After arguing that both ASCAP and BMI were showing bias towards international broadcasters who own terrestrial radio stations , Pandora announced on June 11 , 2013 that it would attempt to acquire KXMZ , a radio station in South Dakota , under the presumption that doing so would allow it to access the same preferential licensing terms offered to services such as iHeartRadio ( which is owned by iHeartMedia , Inc. , itself America 's largest radio broadcaster ) . The move was criticized by David Israelite , CEO of the National Music Publishers Association , who declared that Pandora was now `` at war with songwriters , '' and had lost its credibility because it was resorting to `` lawsuits and gimmicks '' to make its point . However , a member of Public Knowledge praised the move , by stating that it was `` a perfect example of the twisted incentives and strange results we get from a music licensing system that is based on who wants a license instead of just what they want to do with the music they ’ re using . '' ASCAP also objected to the deal , filing a petition to deny with the FCC . The organization argued that the acquisition was not in the public interest because of Pandora 's intent to use it as a `` bargaining chip '' for royalty payments . ASCAP also alleged that Pandora did not provide enough information about its ownership structure , failing to prove that less than 25 % of the company was owned by foreign interests . On January 14 , 2014 , the FCC denied the acquisition until Pandora `` demonstrate [ s ] adequate support for its foreign ownership compliance certification . '' On September 1 , 2013 , Pandora removed the 40-hour-per-month limit on free mobile listening ( originally announced on February 27 , 2013 ) . Pandora stated that it was able to make this change `` thanks to the rapid progress of its mobile advertising . '' In 2014 , Pandora signed an agreement with some music copyright owners for lower royalties in exchange for more frequent streaming of songs . Though not illegal , this practice raised comparisons to payola , which is illegal payment for airplay on terrestrial radio . On September 15 , 2016 , Pandora released `` Pandora Plus '' , a new subscription service to compete with other streaming services ; the price was set at $ 4.99 and was available in later months . Reception . In May 2010 , Pandora was named in Lead411 's 2010 Hottest San Francisco Companies list . In 2013 , `` Entertainment Weekly '' compared a number of music services and granted Pandora a `` B- '' , writing , `` Free streaming radio , $ 36 a year for ad-free . Launched in 2005 , Pandora is available on just about every platform . There 's no on-demand , though , and stations tend to draw from a relatively small pool of albums . '' As of March 2014 , the annual option was eliminated , and the $ 3.99 monthly plan was the only way to get Pandora One . The price rose to $ 4.99 a month in July 2014 . The annual subscription was brought back and is now $ 54.89 a year . Advertising . Pandora initially offered a subscription-only service without commercials . However , the idea of paying did not sit well with most U.S. consumers and the company had to consider alternative business models to offer a free service . Then , in December 2005 Pandora sold its first advertisement . In 2015 , Pandora began playing more advertisements per hour in certain geographies and demographics . Pandora normally plays no more than 6 advertisements per hour for free users . Revenue . Pandora became fairly popular within just two years . Starting from 2010 to 2012 Pandora 's registered users had increased from 45 million to 125 million . The company 's revenue increased from $ 55 million to $ 274 million , in which a majority of it from advertising . In order to appeal to a large audience of consumers , Pandora offers ad-free access for $ 36 a year . During its 2011 fiscal year , Pandora reported $ 138 million in revenue with a $ 1.8 million net loss , excluding the cost of a special dividend associated with the IPO . Overall , Pandora has a 78 % of Internet radio , and it has a 9.3 % share of the U.S. public radio . Finally , in 2013 industry-wide total radio ad revenue increased to $ 17.6 billion in the U.S . Pitch to advertisers . Pandora obtains its advertisers by explaining that the company reaches a narrower audience compared to terrestrial radio . `` Pandora 's pitch to advertisers is that its technology can cater to consumers with far greater precision than radio – it can pinpoint listeners by age and sex , ZIP code or even musical taste . '' Methods of advertising . There are a few different methods of advertising on Pandora . Audio advertising comes in spots of 15 to 30 seconds , and run once every 20 minutes . However , users only encounter ads if they are engaging with the site , like contributing a thumbs up or a thumbs down when changing a song or station . Next , there are banner ads which are featured on the wallpaper of the site . As noted by `` the New York Times '' , banner ads are on Pandora in order `` to promote engagement , audio segments can be accompanied by clickable display ads offering coupons or product information . Advertising on Pandora works through a method of collecting data from the users online browsing activity . Once the data is collected , the company uses the data to show the user target ads . This process of advertising is also known as behavioral advertising . Pandora offers its users the option of submitting out of the targeted ads , by an opt-out configuration on its website . Opting-out will only prevent targeted ads , meaning users may continue to see generic ( non-targeted ads ) from these companies after they opt-out . Eventually , Pandora offers either targeted advertisements or generic advertisements for its non-subscribed users . However , Pandora 's advertising does not offer local content such as the local news , weather , traffic , and talk . Market segments . Pandora has created two market segments , one for Spanish listeners , and another for English listeners . By creating multiple market segments , Pandora 's advertising is customized to its users ' needs . In order to create the first two market segments , the company cross-referenced its registered user data with U.S. census . Then , the cross reference allows the company to identify zip codes with high populations of Hispanic and Spanish-speaking people , and finally it ran tests overlaying the two data sets to infer which listeners fit into those buckets . Internet radio competitors . Starting in the early 2010s , new entrants entered the personalized radio market , such as Grooveshark ( launched 2007 ) , iHeartRadio ( launched 2008 ) , Mog.com , TuneIn ( founded 2002 ) , AccuRadio , Rhapsody ( launched 2001 ) , and Europe 's Spotify , all threatening to use the concept of `` true '' on-demand access to online music as a challenge to Pandora 's personalized radio . Europe 's most popular online streaming music service , Spotify , launched in 2006 and arrived in the U.S. in mid-2011 . As of 2016 , Spotify has a catalogue of over 30 million songs compared to Pandora 's library of around 1.5 – 2 million . As pointed out by editors Miranda Ferrara and Michele LaMeau , `` Spotify allows users to upload their own songs to the online library . While Pandora allows listeners to connect to the social media site Facebook to see what their friends are listening to , Spotify users can quickly and easily share playlists with their friends through Facebook , Twitter , email , and SMS text messages '' . The second competitor that is targeting Pandora 's personalized radio appeal is iHeartRadio . Editors Miranda Ferrara and Michele LaMeau note `` iHeartRadio is the largest radio operator in the United States with 237 million listeners and 800 stations in 150 markets , iHeartRadio , like Pandora , offers listeners the opportunity to like or dislike a song in order to receive recommendations on other tunes . It also offers custom tools that allow the listener to discover new artists or more songs based on existing choices '' . Sirius XM has also become a competitor in recent years due to online-only accounts and being able to customize stations ; their wide availability in both the new and used car market also gives it an advantage over Pandora . When acquiring XM Satellite Radio in 2007 , Sirius actually accurately predicted that it would be competing against streaming services like Pandora in its argument with the Federal Communications Commission ( FCC ) over whether the merging of the only two satellite radio companies in North America would cause antitrust issues . As recognized by the Ad Age staff , `` Pandora has about 76 million monthly users , and about a 70 % share of the internet radio market in the U.S. '' Ad Age predicted that competition would likely intensify due to Apple 's acquisition of the Beats Music service , but Apple announced that it would be closing the service on November 30 , 2015 . Yet even with all of its competition , Pandora 's Promoted Stations rely on its core Music Genome Project . Overall , the Music Genome Project of more than 450 attributes assigned to each song with a human-curated database of recorded music gives a big edge over competitors like Spotify and Beats Music .
Immortal ( The Crüxshadows EP ) . `` Immortal '' is a 2008 single/EP released by The Crüxshadows . It is the debut song for the newest lineup of the group , and is currently not included on an album . The EP consists of the title song , a radio edit , a new mix of the `` DreamCypher '' song `` Ariadne '' , a club mix of the title song , and an exclusive B-side track entitled `` Exile '' .
Memmingen Airport . Memmingen Airport , also known as `` Allgäu-Airport Memmingen '' , is an international airport in the town of Memmingerberg near Memmingen , in the Swabia region of Germany . It is the smallest of the three commercial airports in Bavaria after Munich Airport and Nuremberg Airport and has the highest altitude of any commercial airport in Germany . It is operated by `` Allgäu Airport GmbH & Co. KG '' , a limited partnership of 71 mostly local , medium-sized companies with only minor public shares . Located about from the centre of Memmingen and from the city centre of Munich , it serves Memmingen and the Allgäu area and also provides a low-cost alternative to Munich Airport and therefore is sometimes referred to as `` Memmingen/Munich-West Airport '' or similar by some low-cost airlines , despite the fact that it is 110 kilometres from the centre of Munich . It mostly features flights to European leisure and some metropolitan destinations and handled nearly 1,18 million passengers in 2017 . History . A military airfield was built at Memmingerberg in 1935 . It was used during World War II . After being rebuilt , it was used for US Air Force training flights from 1956 . From 1959 to 2003 , it was the home base of German Air Force fighterbomber wing 34 ( `` Allgäu '' ) . The airport was certified as a regional commercial airport on 20 July 2004 and commenced operation on 5 August 2004 , but there were no scheduled or regular chartered flights . Scheduled flights to the 2005 Hanover Fair were cancelled due to lack of demand . In June 2005 , the district of Oberallgäu granted initial finance of €480,000 . A further sum of €200,000 was granted by the city of Memmingen after a popular vote on 25 September 2005 . In 2006 , scheduled flights to Dortmund and Rostock were planned but cancelled because the carrier became insolvent . In autumn 2006 , Luftfahrtgesellschaft Walter offered chartered flights to Dortmund for two months , during which only 100 passengers were carried . In March 2007 , a subsidy of €7,500,000 promised by Bavaria was approved by the European Commission . Until 25 September 2008 it was known as `` Allgäu Airport/Memmingen '' . On 28 June 2007 , TUIfly started offering domestic flights to Berlin , Hamburg and Cologne/Bonn and also flights to holiday destinations such as Mallorca , Crete , Naples , Rome , Venice and Antalya . In March 2009 , Ryanair announced seven new routes to/from Memmingen starting May 2009 . They have continued to announce new routes and from May 2010 Ryanair operated 14 routes to and from Memmingen . Wizz Air also started serving Memmingen and has established eight routes since then . On 24 October 2013 , Ryanair announced a new seasonal service to Shannon , while Palermo was added as a destination from the summer season of 2015 . On 5 June 2014 , the airport welcomed its five-millionth passenger . In December 2014 , InterSky announced that it would be taking over the domestic flights from Memmingen to Berlin and Hamburg by 1 March 2015 , as Germanwings had announced that it would cease the same services just a few days earlier . In earlier years , these routes had already been unsuccessfully served by TUIfly , Air Berlin and Avanti Air . In April 2015 , Wizz Air announced that it would serve Vilnius as its eighth destination from Memmingen . In May 2015 , InterSky announced that it would have a presence at Memmingen Airport by October 2015 consisting of one aircraft , adding a new route to Cologne and increasing frequencies on the already existing services to Berlin and Hamburg . Later , that plan was changed as a triangular route of Friedrichshafen - Memmingen - Cologne/Bonn will be established instead of basing an aircraft in Memmingen . However , on 6 November 2015 , InterSky ceased all operations due to financial difficulties , leaving Memmingen again without any domestic connections . Ryanair announced in March 2017 plans to establish its second Bavarian base ( after Nuremberg Airport ) in Memmingen from October 2017 consisting of one aircraft and seven additional routes . In December 2017 , Memmingen Airport received its safety certification by the European Aviation Safety Agency . 2017 has been announced the first business year in which the airport achieved a profit at year end since the start of public services . In August 2018 , the airport announced the schedule for its planned expansion which will take place from September 2018 until 2020 . While the runway will be widened and its guidance system and lightning upgraded , the luggage facilities will see an expansion . Terminal . Memmingen Airport has one passenger terminal building equipped with 10 check-in counters and 7 departure gates used for Schengen flights ( 1-3 ) on the ground floor and non-Schengen flights ( 4-7 ) on the upper floor . The building has no jet bridges , therefore walk-boarding and bus-boarding is used . There is also a duty-free shop , as well as some restaurants and car-hire facilities at the airport . The terminal has a capacity of two million passengers per year . Runway and apron . Memmingen Airport has an Instrument Landing System ( ILS ) Category 1 for runway 24 and is equipped with NDB/DME and GPS RNAV . Although the runway length of nearly would allow larger planes to take off and land , the airport 's operations certificate only allows planes with wingspans up to 36 m due to the narrow taxiways originally designed to accommodate Lockheed F-104G Starfighters and Panavia Tornados . Additionally , the runway is only wide due to its former use as a facility for jet fighter aircraft . However , an expansion to the international standard has been granted and was under preparation as of 2016 with construction to begin in autumn 2018 . Two aprons provide parking spaces for five mid-sized aircraft such as the Airbus A320 and Boeing 737 at a time as well as some smaller business jets . There is an additional smaller apron for general aviation aircraft located on the other side of the runway . Road . The airport is located close to the A96 motorway ( `` Memmingen Ost '' exit ) and its intersection with the A7 motorway . The A96 leads directly to Munich , Lake Constance and Switzerland , while the A7 leads to Ulm , Flensburg and Austria . Taxis as well as several car-hire companies are available at counters in the terminal building . Coach . There are coach services from Memmingen Airport directly to Munich ( journey time approx . 90 minutes ) , the Alps , other towns in Bavaria and East Germany . Bus . Local bus lines 2 and 810/811 connect the airport within a 15-minute drive with Memmingen town centre , including Memmingen railway station , from where frequent Deutsche Bahn regional services depart for Munich ( journey time approx . 1:35 ) and Augsburg , as well as some long-distance Swiss Federal Railways services to Bregenz and Zürich .
List of things named after Bernhard Riemann . The German mathematician Bernhard Riemann ( 1826–1866 ) is the eponym of many things .
Slana River . The Slana River , also known as Slahna , Slakna , or Sla River , is a tributary of the Copper River in southern Alaska in the United States . It begins near Mount Kimball in the Alaska Range and flows generally south to meet the larger river near Slana . Its Native American name was first recorded in 1885 by Henry Tureman Allen . Tributaries of the Slana River include the Athell Creek , Rufus Creek , Porcupine Creek , Natat Creek , Suslota Creek , Carlson Creek , Suslotina Creek , Slana Slough , Mabel Creek , Granite Creek , Jack Creek , and Alteration Creek . The first miles of the river are through a narrow valley , but nearer to the mouth it becomes wider and meanders a lot . Between Slana River and Little Tok River lies Mentasta Lake and the Mentasta Pass . Other passes near the Slana are Gillett Pass towards the Dry Tok River , and Sikonsina Pass , towards Burnt Lake and the Big Tok River .
Walter Gates ( civil servant ) . Walter George Gates CB ( c.1860 – 8 November 1936 ) was a British civil servant who served for his entire career with the General Post Office . Gates was born in Croydon and was the brother of Sir Frank Gates , a distinguished colonial officer . He was educated at the King 's School , Canterbury and joined the Civil Service in 1880 . In 1892 he was appointed Assistant Director of the GPO Investigation Branch , becoming Director in 1900 . From 1910 to his retirement in 1921 he was Assistant Secretary for Home Mails . He was appointed Companion of the Order of the Bath ( CB ) in the 1920 New Year Honours .
André Maturette . André Maturette ( born 1914 ) was an inmate in the French Guiana prison colony of Devil 's Island who attempted to escape with Henri Charrière and Joanes Clousiot . Biography . According to Henri Charrière 's autobiography , `` Papillon '' , Maturette was born in France and was arrested in 1932 when he was seventeen for the murder of a taxi cab driver . He was originally sentenced to death by guillotine but was later sentenced to life because of his young age . In early 1933 , Maturette was sent to the penal colony in French Guiana where he met Charrière and Joanes Clousiot who he would eventually escape with . In the early morning hours of 28 November 1933 the three escaped from the hospital in Cayenne prison and went to a leper colony , buying a boat from the lepers led by Toussaint . Eventually , they were all recaptured in the Colombian city of Santa Marta and were sent to solitary confinement . Clousiot died shortly after being released from solitary , where he served a two-year sentence . Charrière survived solitary confinement and successfully escaped from Devil 's Island on a bag of coconuts , while Maturette stayed in Royale working in the hospital . In the 1950s , Maturette was living and married in Venezuela . In the 1973 film `` Papillon '' , he was portrayed by Robert Deman .
Ivan Marushchak . Ivan Marushchak ( ; born 25 April 1970 Horodok , Zalishchyky Raion , Ukrainian SSR ) is a Ukrainian football coach . Career . In 1988–90 , he served in the Soviet Army , after which worked as a sports instructor in Chernivtsi . In 2003 while working in SC Tavriya Simferopol , Marushchak graduated the Moscow State Academy of Physical Culture and Sports . In 2014 , Marushchak ended up in a middle of political scandal connected with the 2014 Crimea crisis when FC Zhemchuzhyna Yalta played couple of exhibition games with Russian FC Terek Grozny . After the Crimean crisis Marushchak coached Zhemchuzhyna Yalta which competed in the 2014 Republican championship leading it at the first half . In August 2014 Zhemchuzhyna Yalta coached by Marushchak started to play in the Russian Cup and the Russian Second League . Marushchak is a non-partisan member of Ternopil Oblast Council . In 2015 , he was a president of FC Ahro Synkiv and in 2016 – president of FC Ternopil .
Fort Fremont Hospital . Fort Fremont Hospital , located in Beaufort County , South Carolina , is significant due to its association with the nearby fort . The Colonial Revival building was built around 1906 as a replacement for the original hospital for the garrison . It is worth noting that the War Department planned to phase out the post at Fort Fremont Battery as early as 1906 , the year that Fort Fremont Hospital was built . Since 1930 , the year that the fort was decommissioned , the hospital has been privately owned . Fort Fremont Hospital was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on May 26 , 1989 .
Longbai Xincun station . Longbai Xincun Station ( ) is a station on the branch line of Line 10 of the Shanghai Metro , serving nearby neighbourhood of Longbai Xincun . It is connected by bus lines 721 , 804 , Minhang # 18 , Hongqiao Town # 2 , Hongqiao Hub # 1 , as well as routes 57 , 753 , 809 and 867 nearby .
Freeway ( album ) . `` Freeway '' is the debut album by Russian pop duo Smash ! ! . It was released in Eastern Europe in 2003 and Southeast Asia in 2004 . It is primarily composed of English songs .
Monticello High School ( Arkansas ) . Monticello High School is an accredited public high school located in the rural community of Monticello , Arkansas , United States . The school provides comprehensive secondary education for approximately 600 students each year in grades 9 through 12 . It is one of two public high schools in Drew County , Arkansas and the only high school administered by the Monticello School District . Academics . Monticello High School is accredited by the Arkansas Department of Education ( ADE ) and is accredited as a charter member since 1924 of AdvancED ( formerly North Central Association ) . The assumed course of study follows the Smart Core curriculum developed by the ADE , which requires students to complete 22 units prior to graduation . Students complete regular ( core and elective ) and career focus coursework and exams and may take Advanced Placement ( AP ) courses and exams with the opportunity to receive college credit . Students completing at least 24 units of credit may be eligible for recognition as Honor Diploma , Honor Graduate , and Distinguished Honor Graduate , based on progressively higher grade point average ( GPA ) scores . The district and high school are members of the Southeast Arkansas ( SEARK ) Education Service Cooperative . Monticello High School was listed unranked for its academic programs in the Best High Schools 2012 report by `` U.S. News & World Report '' . Extracurricular activities . The Monticello High School mascot and athletic emblem are the `` Billies '' ( referring to the Billy goat ) with blue and white serving as the school colors . Athletics . For 2012–14 , the Monticello Billies compete in interscholastic activities within the 4A Classification via the 4A Region 8 Conference , as administered by the Arkansas Activities Association . The Billies participate in football , golf ( boys/girls ) , cross country ( boys/girls ) , speech , debate , basketball ( boys/girls ) , cheer , dance , baseball , softball , tennis ( boys/girls ) , and track and field ( boys/girls ) . Clubs and traditions . Monticello students may engage in a variety of clubs and organizations . Organizations that students may self-select to join include : 8 to 5 ( band ) , Science & Math ( S.A.M . ) , Library Club , First Priority , FCCLA - Family , Career & Community Leaders of America ( formerly FHA ) , Future Business Leaders of America ( FBLA ) , Fellowship of Christian Athletes ( FCA ) , Spanish Club , Speech Club , French Club , SkillsUSA , Opportunity Club , and Rodeo , Teachers of Tomorrow ( TOT ) , Math Counts ( 9th grade ) , and Spirit Squad ( 9th grade ) and a wonderful Forensics and Debate team ( 4n6 )
Owl Mountains Landscape Park . Owl Mountains Landscape Park ( `` Park Krajobrazowy Gór Sowich '' ) is a protected area ( Landscape Park ) in the Owl Mountains in south-western Poland , established in 1991 , covering an area of . The Park lies within Lower Silesian Voivodeship : in Dzierżoniów County ( Gmina Dzierżoniów ) , Kłodzko County ( Gmina Nowa Ruda ) , Wałbrzych County ( Gmina Głuszyca , Gmina Walim ) and Ząbkowice Śląskie County ( Gmina Stoszowice ) .
Olavi Saarinen . Olavi Saarinen ( 18 October 1923 , Dragsfjärd - 30 November 1979 ) was a Finnish trade union activist and politician . He was at first a member of the Social Democratic Party of Finland and , after 1959 , of the Social Democratic Union of Workers and Smallholders . He served as Minister of Social affairs and Health ( 13 April 1962 - 17 October 1963 ) and as a Member of Parliament ( 5 April 1966 - 22 March 1970 ) .
Among the Great Apes with Michelle Yeoh . `` Among the Great Apes with Michelle Yeoh '' is a 2009 documentary film made by National Geographic in cooperation with FINAS ( National Film Development Corporation Malaysia ) . The film is notable for showing how the Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre ( also known as Sepilok Orang Utan Sanctuary ) in Sabah is fighting for the survival and well-being of each ape . The film was broadcast internationally and presented at the Eco-Knights Film Festival 2011 . Synopsis . In the documentary , Michelle Yeoh visits her adopted orangutan in her home country Malaysia and studies for three weeks what is done to sustain the long-term population of this endangered species . Guided by Dr Cecilia Boklin , Yeoh takes part in all activities ; she is filmed nurturing an orphaned suckling orangutan .
Nepenthes 'Rouge ' . `` Nepenthes '' 'Rouge ' is a cultivar of a complex manmade hybrid involving `` N. maxima '' , `` N. mirabilis '' , `` N. northiana '' , `` N. rafflesiana '' , `` N. veitchii '' , and a plant identified as `` N. thorelii '' . It was bred by Bruce Lee Bednar and Orgel Clyde Bramblett in 1990 . This cultivar name is not established as it was published without a description , violating Article 24.1 of the International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants , and the epithet is illegitimate as it conflicts with Recommendation 19D.1 . `` Nepenthes '' 'Rouge ' is a synonym of `` N. × hareliana '' and was originally published in the March 1994 issue of the `` Carnivorous Plant Newsletter '' as `` x hareliana var . rouge '' . Other cultivars of the same cross include `` N. '' 'Alba ' , `` N. '' 'Boca Rose ' , `` N. '' 'Red Skeleton ' , and `` N. '' 'Vittata ' . __NOTOC__
Musée Lambinet . The Musée Lambinet is a municipal museum in Versailles telling the history of the town . Since 1932 it has been housed in the hôtel Lambinet , a hôtel particulier designed by Élie Blanchard , built in the second half of the 18th century by a part of the Clagny lake ( drained in 1837 ) and left to the town of Versailles by the heirs of Victor Lambinet ( a cousin of the painter Émile Lambinet ) in 1929 . It has been classed as a monument historique since 1944 . Its garden façade has a sculpted pediment representing an allegorical figure of architecture . The museum has 35 rooms , some with period decor , in which collections on the town 's history are displayed , such as furniture , ceramics and objets d'art as well as historic plans of the town and paintings , sculptures and other works of art by artists from the town ( notably works by Jean-Antoine Houdon ) . Paintings . The catalogue lists 542 works , plus 8 deposited at the municipal library and 2 at the hôtel de ville .
William Slater ( architect ) . William Slater ( 1819 – 17 December 1872 ) was an English architect who was born in Northamptonshire and practised in London . He joined RC Carpenter as his first pupil . For some years lived with the Carpenter family , and he became Carpenter 's assistant . Later Slater left to establish an independent practice with another of Carpenter 's pupils , William Smith ( later Bassett-Smith ) . Carpenter died in 1855 at the age of 42 , and Slater was persuaded to take over his practice . In 1857 Carpenter 's son Richard Herbert Carpenter joined him as a pupil , and became a partner in 1863 . Work . Slater and Smith designed a parsonage and restored three churches . When RC Carpenter died he left uncompleted the rebuilding of the parish church of SS Simon and Jude , Earl Shilton , Leicestershire . Slater took over the work and completed it in 1856 . In 1863 Slater and an architect called Gillet directed the restoration of the parish church of SS Peter and Paul , Scaldwell , Northamptonshire .
Marcos Engineering . Marcos Engineering was a British sports car manufacturer . The name derives from the surnames of founders Jem Marsh and Frank Costin . History . Marcos was founded in Dolgellau , North Wales , in 1959 by Jem Marsh and Frank Costin . Costin had earlier worked on the De Havilland Mosquito fighter-bombers and from there he got the idea to use plywood for the chassis . The company moved to a converted mill in Bradford on Avon , Wiltshire in 1963 ; in 1971 they relocated to a £125,000 purpose-built factory at nearby Westbury . Problems with exporting cars to the USA and the move to the expensive new premises led to financial troubles , and in 1971 Marcos went out of business . In July 1971 it was reported that the Rob Walker Group of Companies , a principal dealer , had acquired the stocks and assets and established a new company , Marcos Ltd . The new owners said production would continue , albeit , at least in the short term , only for the UK market , but it is not clear whether any additional cars were built . Although Marcos dealers in the UK had been heavily discounting new cars since the end of 1970 , and Motor magazine reported at the time of the collapse that the company 's stock of 35 unsold cars in the United States had to be `` liquidated '' , there may have been a substantial stock of new cars still looking for buyers . One Saturday in June 1972 , what was described as `` a cash jumble sale of Marcos bits – prototype and shop soiled components , benches , tools ... '' took place at the `` old Marcos Cars factory '' at Westbury . The sale was occasioned by the company 's reorganisation and move to a smaller factory . Marsh stayed in the car business , and bought back the rights to the Marcos name in 1976 . In 1981 the brand was relaunched with the Marcos V6 Coupé , which was sold in kit form . The design evolved to incorporate both Rover and Ford V8 engines , as well as moving from kit cars to entirely factory built cars ( from 1992 ) , before the company went bankrupt again in 2000 . Canadian entrepreneur Tony Stelliga formed Marcos Engineering with Jem Marsh , and revived production in 2002 . Race car production was relocated to the Netherlands while road car production moved to Kenilworth , Warwickshire , England . By 2005 most of the designers from near-to-bankrupt TVR had joined the company . On 9 October 2007 it was again announced that Marcos would cease production and go into voluntary liquidation . The Design Property Rights , drawings , jigs and car history files were bought by Marcos Heritage Spares Ltd , owned by Rory MacMath , who had worked closely with Jem Marsh on all the Marcos cars . Marcos GT Xylon , Marcos Luton Gullwing ; Marcos Fastback GT . The first car , the Xylon , which had gullwing doors and a windscreen in four panels , was nicknamed the `` Ugly Duckling '' . A total of nine , aimed at 750 Motor Club events , were built in 1959 and 1960 . For production the body was made less radical but initially retained the gullwing doors . It was powered by a choice of Ford engines varying from 997 cc to 1498 cc and had Standard 10 and Triumph Herald steering and suspension components . 39 were made up to 1963 . In 1961 brothers Dennis Adams and Peter Adams started working with Marcos and introduced several changes to the original design . The Marcos Luton Gullwing and the Spyder were introduced in November 1961 . This design was again reworked , becoming the Marcos Fastback GT , which was displayed at the London Racing Car Show in 1963 . The chassis was fabricated from laminated 3 mm thin sheets of marine plywood , giving the cars a strong monocoque and low weight ( the GT was internationally homologated with 475 kg ) , so they performed well in sportscar competition . Most early Marcos models competed in national and international events . Marcos 1800GT . In 1964 the Marcos 1800 GT was introduced , using the four-cylinder Volvo 1800 cc unit with overdrive gearbox and De Dion rear axle . This was to be the design that would become familiar to sports car enthusiasts for more than 30 years , even though the original plywood chassis would later be replaced by a steel chassis . A variety of other engines , mostly from Ford , but also from Triumph and Volvo became available over the years . In 1966 the GT was changed to Ford engines of originally 1500 cc , later 1650 and 1600 cc , and a coil-sprung live rear axle . In 1968 the Ford Essex V6 engine from the Capri Mk1 was added . In 1969 the plywood chassis was replaced by steel , which shortened production time and saved on cost , and the Ford Essex V4 engine replaced the earlier inline-fours . In 1971 a few cars with the Triumph 2.5-litre straight-six were built , to use up engines from the slow selling Mantis . As the bonnet was a close fit over the engine , this variety of engines resulted in a corresponding variation in the bonnet design , particularly as regards changes designed to clear engine air intakes , often the only external sign of the type of engine fitted . The Ford V6 version achieved over on test and the Volvo-engined model was not far behind it , but the heavy cast-iron engines increased nose-heaviness in comparison to the four-cylinder variants . From 1970 cars for the North American markets received Volvo 's inline-six cylinder , 3-liter engines coupled to Borg-Warner automatic transmissions . These have tubular steel space frames , a higher ride height and no headlight covers , in order to get US road certification . Delays and problems with the federalized cars , together with the development costs of the Mantis , led the company to close its doors for the first time . The Marcos Intellectual Rights , including Jigs , Build Files and Logos etc were bought by Marcos Director Rory MacMath and is now working under the title Marcos Heritage Spares as a restoration and parts company for Marcos Cars ( see contact details below for website ) . Mini Marcos . The front-wheel drive Mini Marcos , designed by Malcolm Newell , was introduced in 1965 . With a fibreglass monocoque body , Mini subframes and suspension , and a wheelbase of , it was powered by a transversely mounted Mini A-series engine driving the front wheels . A French-entered example came 15th overall in the 1966 Le Mans race , the only British car to finish . When Marcos stopped making the car in about 1975 , another company produced updated versions as the Midas . Cars were also made under licence in South Africa , Australia and Ireland . Revived in 1991 for the Japanese market , production continued until 1995 . A total of over 1300 Mini Marcos cars have been sold in kit form and as complete cars . After the demise of Marcos Sales Limited , the Mini Marcos moulds were acquired by Marcos Heritage Spares , who relaunched the car in 2005 as the Marcos Heritage Mk . VI and Mk . VI GT . Marcos Mantis . In 1968 came the first Mantis , the Mantis XP . A racing car designed for the Group 6 Prototype category , it was powered by a mid-mounted Repco V8 engine . Like earlier Marcos cars it used a plywood monocoque chassis , albeit different from that of the GT . Only one car was made , and its only race was the 1968 1000 km event at Spa , where it retired with electrical problems in heavy rain . Originally Marcos intended to race it in the 1968 Le Mans , but that was postponed from June to September , and by then the car was in America , fitted with a Buick V8 engine ( from which the Rover V8 engine was derived ) . A full restoration of the XP was completed in 2008 . Now based in America , it has visited the UK for the Marcos 50th anniversary celebrations and the Goodwood Festival of speed . The next Mantis , the four-seater M70 , was launched in 1970 and had a fuel-injected 2.5-litre Triumph TR6 six-cylinder injected engine mated to a four-speed gearbox . The promotional brochure says the styling `` gives high all round visibility '' , and `` a low centre of gravity together with an extremely wide track ensures superb roadholding . The luxurious interior seats four in comfort , and the boot , with a capacity of 10 cubic feet , makes the Mantis ideal for the man who is going places and wants to travel in style . '' 32 were sold before the company went into liquidation in 1972 . Autotune acquired the moulds and produced a few more cars in the mid-1980s as the `` Autotune Mirage '' . Marcos returns . Jem Marsh resurrected the Marcos brand in 1981 , offering the previous GT cars as kits . Engine options included Ford 's 3.0 Essex V6 , 2.8 Cologne V6 , 1600 Crossflow , 2.0 Pinto and 2.0 V4 , plus Triumph 's 2.0 and 2.5 straight six . About 130 kits were sold up to 1989 . Marcos Mantula , Spyder and Martina . In 1983 the Marcos Mantula was introduced , externally very similar to the old GT , but now powered by a 3.5-litre Rover V8 with a 5-speed gearbox . This alloy engine weighed less than the previous six-cylinder cast-iron units , reducing overall weight to about 900 kg and making the car competitive against other Rover-powered sports cars such as TVR and Morgan . The engine evolved into the Rover Vitesse EFi engine , and later Mantulas were fitted with the 3.9 EFi . In 1986 the model was made available as a convertible , the Marcos Spyder , which would outsell the coupés in later production . 1989 saw the introduction of independent rear suspension , together with the Ford Sierra 's 7 '' differential and rear disc brakes . The independent suspension allowed a full-width boot and the relocation of the battery and heater/air conditioning . 170 coupés and 119 Spyders were produced . Launched in 1991 , the Marcos Martina was externally very similar to the Mantula , but with flared front wheel arches . It used the Ford Cortina 's 2-litre four-cylinder engine , steering and suspension , and approximately 80 were produced . Originally available as kits or factory-built , the cars were all factory-built from 1992 . Production of the Mantula and Martina ceased in 1993 . Marcos Mantara , Mantara GTS and LM cars . In 1992 Marcos left the kit car business , all cars from this point onwards being factory built , and launched the Marcos Mantara which was sold through dealers in limited numbers . The main difference between the Mantara and the Mantula was the adoption of MacPherson strut front suspension in place of the Triumph suspension and associated trunnions . This change resulted in a wider front track , different bonnet , and flared front arches . The rear wheel arches and rear lights were also changed to give the car a more modern appearance . Power steering was also available for the first time . The Mantara was powered as standard by a 3.9 litre fuel injected Rover V8 or a 4.6 litre Rover V8 as an optional alternative . The Marcos GTS was a version of the Mantara powered by the 2-litre Rover Tomcat engine , on request of the Italian distributor Martes Spider Cars . The top version was the turbo version . The GTS version of the Mantara had a slightly different bonnet incorporating much smoother lines , flared-in headlamps , and a deeper spoiler , which was used on the later Mantaray model . A handful of late Mantara V8 's were produced with the same bonnet as the 2.0 litre GTS . For a return to GT racing , a range of modified Mantaras was also produced in the LM ( Le Mans ) versions . In order to qualify as a production vehicle , a limited number of road going cars were also made . Several versions of the LM were made such as the LM400 ( with a Rover 3.9-litre V8 engine ) , LM500 ( Rover 5-litre V8 ) and LM600 ( with 6-litre Chevrolet small-block V8 ) . Only 30 road-going LM cars were ever built , and of these only one was a road-going LM600 . Marcos Mantis . In 1997 the Mantis name was re-used on a 2-seater coupé or convertible road car based on the LM series powered by the 4.6 litre all-aluminium quad-cam Ford 'Modular ' engine producing and capable of . To accommodate the engine the bonnet of the Mantis was significantly remodelled from the previous LM range ( that used the Rover V8 ) , and the upper chassis rails in the engine bay were widened . Price for the Mantis was £46,883 . In 1998 it was decided to supercharge the engine to produce one of the few British production sports car with over , this being named the Mantis GT . It was first sold in Italy by Martes Spider Cars . Using a Vortech supercharger and intercooler the Mantis GT engine produced , which could accelerate the car from 0-60 mph in 3.7 seconds . Price for the Mantis GT was £64,331 . Production of the Mantis was 51 cars , with 16 being the supercharged GT version ( this does not include the Mantis Challenge race cars ) . Marcos Mantaray . In 1997 the Mantara evolved into the Marcos Mantaray , with the re-styled bonnet from the Mantara GTS and with a new shape rear-end . Mechanically the car was identical to the Mantara . It was offered with 4.0 and 4.6 litre Rover V8 as well as the 2-litre , and 2-litre turbo Rover Tomcat engines . Only 11 were made with the 4.0-litre , and seven with the 4.6-litre engine . Total factory production was 26 , plus one car in chassis/body component form . Marcos Marcasite . In 2002 , after a break in production caused by bankruptcy , a new company ( Marcos Engineering Ltd ) was launched with Jem Marsh as Vice Chairman , and with the financial backing of Canadian Tony Stelliga , to manufacture the Marcasite TS250 with a 2.5-litre Ford V6 followed in 2003 by the 5-litre Rover V8-powered TS500 . The 2002 price of the TS250 was £29,744 +VAT , with options such as air-conditioning ( £1634 ) , full leather interior ( £1626 ) and Hydratrak differential ( £360 ) . Other unpriced options included an elm or walnut veneer dashboard , and a newly designed hard top . Marcos TSO . The Marcos TSO was launched in 2004 with a Chevrolet V8 engine in either or versions . The car 's components were CAD , designed in England and its chassis engineering was completed by Prodrive . These vehicles were produced by Tony Stelliga of Marcos . Also in 2004 , the 5.7-litre Chevrolet Corvette ( LS1 ) V8 TSO GT was announced , but solely for the Australian market . It was joined in 2005 by the GT2 for the European market . In 2006 Tony Stelliga announced the TSO GTC , a modified version of the current TSO with a racing suspension , racing brakes and a rear diffuser . The car continues on with its Chevrolet-sourced V8 , but there was also a Performance Pack available as well . With the extra power from the Performance Pack the TSO GTC accelerated to in 4.1 seconds and to in 8.5 seconds . With the bigger AP Racing brakes , the TSO GTC delivered a 0-100-0 time of 12.9 seconds , and the extra power allowed it to accelerate from 50 to in just 2.1 seconds . Its top speed was over . 2 prototypes and 7 production models cars exist . Tony Stelliga 's company went into liquidation in October 2007 . Marcos Spirit 220 . The Marcos name re-appeared again , together with its original trademark , after owner Tony Brown bought the rights to the name in 2010 , and formed Marcos Cars Ltd , based in Pembrokeshire , Wales . A prototype V6 mid-engined car bearing the Marcos badge called the Spirit 220 has made several appearances from 2013 . The Marcos Intellectual Rights however , including the standard Marcos Logo used on all cars up until the last , is owned by Marcos Heritage Spares Ltd . These were purchased from the Official Receiver on closing of the Marcos Factory in 2001 and include the original jigs , Build Files , drawings etc . Marcos Heritage Spares is still based in Wiltshire , is owned by a previous Director of Marcos Cars and utilises many of the skills of previous employees of Marcos Cars . Wooden Wonders . Marcos started out with race cars , with the first Xylon cars being built specifically for the 750 motor club races . Among the drivers were Jackie Stewart , Bill Moss , John Sutton , Jack Gates , John Mitchell and Jackie Oliver , as well as Jem Marsh . The young Jackie Stewart achieved 4 victories in 1961 , while Bill Moss managed 9 victories in 10 starts . John Sutton won the 1961 Autosport Championship , and together with Jack Gates and John Mitchell , Marcos won the team prize . When the car went into production as the Luton Gullwing many examples were bought for racing . In 1962 Stephen Minoprio was the Autosport 1000cc GT Champion in his Gullwing - setting 7 lap records in the process . The Gullwing in turn evolved into the GT Fastback , also known as the 'Breadvan ' . All 18 fastbacks made in 1963 went into racing , and like the Xylon and Gullwing they were FIA homologated in the GT category . However , without the gull wing doors the fastback 's were awkward to get in and out of . Drivers included Jackie Oliver , Terry Sanger , and Derek Bell , and Jem Marsh of course . The sales brochure for the Fastback included options for 5 speed gearbox ( Hewland ) , dry sump , 997cc ( 84 to 88 bhp ) and 1148cc ( 102 to 104 bhp ) full race engines , light alloy bellhousing , 72 litre fuel tank ( for endurance racing ) , light weight alloy oil cooler , perspex windscreen ( saving 15 lbs ) . The successor Marcos coupé road cars were popular track/day cars , and several were raced in the BARC and BRSCC Modsports championships , including Jonathan Palmer taking the 1977 Modsport championship in a V6 . Mark Hales also successfully raced a 1967 wooden chassis V6 in the Modsports class . The 1800 Volvo engined cars are accepted for historic racing under FIA Appendix K , where they are very competitive , and there are still wooden chassis Ford-engined cars being raced . The fact that the wooden chassis can take the stresses of racing for so many years shows what a successful design it was . Mini Marcos . The Mini Marcos is also a very successful car on the race track . It made its debut at a rain soaked Castle Combe race track on 25 September 1965 . Driven by Geoff Mabbs , it lapped all but one car to win the BRSCC race by 81 seconds at an average of 76 mph . In 1966 a French Mini Marcos , with Marcos support , was the only British car to complete the Le Mans 24-hour race . For the 1967 Le Mans , Marcos entered their own Mini-Marcos ( drivers were Marsh and Chris Lawrence ) . The car was clocked at 141 mph on the Mulsanne Straight in the April test , but failed to finish the race because of an oil pump failure . The same car was more successful in the Kyalami 9 hour race in Nov 1967 , when Marsh and Brian Raubenheimer finished 15th , it appeared again in the 1968 race but did not finish . Mini Marcos cars were raced widely , especially as a budget endurance race car , but also in local championships in many countries including Modsports in the UK . Mini-Marcos was also the chosen car for the `` First Ladies International Race Team '' ( FLIRT ) , which competed at events such as the Nurburgring 1000 km race in May 1967 , where they retired , the Grand Premio del Mugello in July 1967 , coming 37th , and the Nürburgring 500 km race in September 1967 where two cars were fielded with Jackie Bond-Smith coming in 21st and 4th in class , and Joey Cook retiring . XP prototype . The XP prototype was intended for the 1968 Le Mans . Raced at Spa as a shakedown test , it was one of many cars that retired with electrical problems in heavy rain . This proved to be its only race . Le Mans was postponed that year and the XP went to America . Second generation race cars . After the company 's resurrection in 1981 the emphasis was on road cars , although price lists for the early V8 cars included a competition specification for `` circuit racing , hill climbs and sprints '' . Competition options include FIA-approved roll-over bar , limited-slip differential , rose-jointed suspension and full harnesses . In October 1993 Marcos unveiled its new competition car and announced a return to GT racing , including Le Mans . Based on the Mantara , the cars were designated LM400 , LM500 and LM600 . After some successes in the British GT championship in 1994 , Marcos won it in 1995 , 1996 and 2000 . Two cars also competed at Le Mans in 1995 . Both suffered electrical faults , one retiring and the other ( driven by David Leslie , François Migault , and Jem Marsh 's son Chris ) finishing second to last , having completed 114 laps fewer than the winning McLaren F1 GTR as its electrical problem stranded it on the Mulsanne Straight for two hours soon after the start . 1998 saw the launch of the Dunlop-sponsored Mantis Challenge , a one-make race series for the coupé version of the Mantis road car with a dry-sump version of its 4.6 litre quad-cam Ford Modular V8 engine . Complete with FIA roll-cage the cars weighed 950 kg . Entries were few in 1998 , and the cars were accepted for the Prvilege GT series as GT2 , and the French GT series as GT3 , winning one of the races in France . In 1999 the field was stronger , and the Dutch Mantis Challenge was also strong , and some races combined both . The 1999 UK series was won by Edward Horner , and the Dutch series by Robert Knook . 38 Mantis Challenge cars were built , but the series did not continue beyond 1999 , after the GT Championship introduced the GT3 class . Many are still raced , including in the British Endurance Championship ( Britcar ) , and at least one has been converted for road use . In 2000 , the Marcos racing business was sold to longtime GT sponsor Eurotech , a Dutch engineering firm . By that time , all Marcos racing cars and road car chassis were built in the Netherlands , with road car assembly completed in Westbury by a much-reduced staff . An LM600 driven by Cor Euser competed in the Dutch Supercar Challenge and won the GT Championship in 2002 and 2004 , and again in 2009 , the 50th anniversary of the founding of Marcos .
Talk Talk ( The Music Machine song ) . `` Talk Talk '' is the debut single of the American garage rock band , The Music Machine . The song was released in November 1966 , and produced the band 's only Top 20 hit on the `` Billboard Hot 100 '' . It was then included on their debut album , `` ( Turn On ) The Music Machine '' . The single is an early example of proto-punk . Background . The Music Machine was practicing the song before any interest from record producers . Sean Bonniwell strived to perfect the sound he had been experimenting with in preparation for a record deal . The band regularly played at an American Legion bowling alley in Los Angeles . Bonniwell was originally involved in the folk rock scene , but he wanted to create a harder sound or as he stated `` something completely unique '' . To create his designed sound , Bonniwell had the band tune their instruments from the typical E to Eb , creating a heavy effect ( a technique later used by such Heavy Metal bands as Metallica ) . Bassist , Keith Olsen , utilized a fuzz box to produce the song 's signature bassline , which was backed by Mark Landon 's wiry guitar playing . This new way of playing caught the attention of record producer , Brian Ross , who brought them into studios to record a single . Recording in RCA Recording Studios took only three hours at the expense of $ 150 . The song took two takes and the planned A-side , `` Come On In '' , in only one . `` Come On In '' was later replaced by `` Talk Talk '' when record producers deemed it suitable for an A-side release . The `` Talk Talk '' track clocked at one minute and 56 seconds , yet still compiled four distinctive rhythm changes . Engineer , Paul Ruff , innovated the recording by using a ten-track recording machine when most recording artists only had a four-track . Keyboardist , Doug Rhodes , played the farfisa organ , which had its sound sliced and separated numerous times . The Music Machine was soon signed to the Original Sound label to release the single . `` Talk Talk '' became a hit upon its release when it eventually charted at number 15 on the national charts , remaining on the charts for 12 weeks , and also reached top ten in several L.A. charts . A.M. Radio constantly played the song due to its short track length , giving it added exposure . While touring , the song became a favorite among the band 's fans , so the composition was regularly extended . The track was subsequently released on December 31 , 1966 as the opening to the group 's debut album , `` ( Turn On ) The Music Machine '' . Releases . `` Talk Talk '' has been circulated through several albums , compilations , and reissues since its initial release . Reception . Aside from the initial chart success of the song , `` Talk Talk '' is still praised as a garage rock classic . Richie Unterberger praised Bonniwell 's composition for its experimentation and raw sound . Unterberger described the song as `` ... the most radical single to be heard on Top 40 radio in late 1966 . Against a succession of grinding two-note fuzz riffs and key changes that rose and Rose until it hit the ceiling , Bonniwell sprewed and growled a rally cry to social alienation with a mixture of sarcasm , self-pity , and paranoia '' . David Fricke of Rolling Stone was equally satisfied with the band 's song . He declared the band `` created a breathlessly compact garage rock : hog-snort guitar distortion , machine gun drumming and paranoid growling despair , shaved and hardened by geometric precision . And although he was in his mid-twenties , Bonniwell nailed in his lyrics the hapless rage of white high school males with similar rigor '' . Cover versions . Alice Cooper recorded the song as his opening track to the 1980 album , `` Flush the Fashion '' . Prong 's 1992 release `` Whose Fist Is this Anyway ? '' includes a cover of the song . Webb Wilder released this song on his 1995 album of cover songs `` Town & Country '' . The Demics released a completely punk version of the song on their 1996 album , `` New York City '' . Boss Hog covered the song on the `` Psychopticotic Vol . One '' EP released by Amphetamine Reptile Records in 2016 .
List of FC Dallas seasons . This is a list of seasons played by FC Dallas in North American soccer competitions from 1996 , when the club was formed as the Dallas Burn , to the most recent completed season . It details the club 's achievements in all major competitions . The club was formed as `` Dallas Burn '' as a founding member of Major League Soccer on June 6 , 1995 . On April 14 , 1996 , the Dallas Burn played their first ever game at the Cotton Bowl versus the San Jose Clash . The Burn were victorious in the game , winning the game in a penalty shootout following a 0–0 tie in regulation , in front of 27,779 fans . On August 12 , 2004 , the organization officially changed the club 's name to FC Dallas . In its first 20 seasons of play , the team has made the playoffs 14 times , 70 % of the time .
Bård Eker . Bård Eker ( born 3 October 1961 ) is a Norwegian industrial designer and entrepreneur . He is the founder and managing director of the Eker Group , with its wholly or partly owned subsidiaries Eker Design ( wholly owned ) , Projectiondesign AS was a successful company Eker sold in year 2009 to Herkules Capital AS . Hydrolift boats is still ( wholly owned ) . Eker gained publicity in June 2009 for his involvement in the failed purchase of Saab Automobile from General Motors together with Koenigsegg .
Peter Redgrove . Peter William Redgrove ( 2 January 1932 – 16 June 2003 ) was a British poet , who also wrote prose , novels and plays with his second wife Penelope Shuttle . Life and career . Redgrove was born in Kingston upon Thames , Surrey . He was educated at Taunton School , and Queens ' College , Cambridge . While at Cambridge he edited `` Delta '' magazine for several issues , and met the poets Ted Hughes and Harry Guest . He left in 1954 without taking a degree , married the sculptor Barbara Sherlock , and went into copywriting . In Cambridge Redgrove participated in Philip Hobsbaum 's poetry discussion group . He continued to participate when these discussions moved to London and was thus a member of 'The Group ' . He taught at the University at Buffalo in 1961/2 , and was Gregory Fellow at the University of Leeds from 1962 to 1965 . He was awarded the Queen 's Gold Medal for Poetry in 1996 . Redgrove had three children from his first marriage to the sculptor Barbara Redgrove , William , Peter and Katherine . He and his second wife , poet Penelope Shuttle , had a daughter , Zoe .
Mormaer of Mearns . The Mormaer or Mormaerdom of Mearns is the most obscure medieval Scottish Mormaerdom . It is known only from one source , a source relating that Máel Petair , `` Mormaer of Mearns '' , killed Donnchad II . There is good reason to believe that this is not some mistake , and that Mearns was once a Mormaerdom . The early thirteenth century source , known to historians a de Situ Albanie , adds believability to this because it lists Mearns in a list of 13 Scottish regions which in 6½ pairs each formed one of the seven ancient Kingdoms of the Picts . Only two of the eleven other regions are not attested in sources as Mormaerdoms , those ones being Fothriff and Gowrie . It is probable that by the time Mormaers begin to be consistently attested , i.e . roughly between 1150 and 1250 , Mearns was absorbed by the crown and not regranted . Confusingly , `` Mormaer '' means `` Great Steward '' ; `` Maerns '' means merely `` Stewardry '' , and would be expected to be `` Mormaerns '' if there was a Mormaerdom .
Gungor . Gungor is a musical collective formed by husband and wife duo Michael Gungor and Lisa Gungor . The group 's music has been compared to the music of Sufjan Stevens , Bon Iver and Arcade Fire . Michael renamed the group from The Michael Gungor Band to simply Gungor in 2010 . The first album release under the new name was `` Beautiful Things '' in 2010 that features a short gospel-blues jam featuring Israel Houghton titled `` Heaven '' . In 2011 , the album and its title track , `` Beautiful Things '' , were nominated for the Grammy categories Best Rock or Rap Gospel Album and Best Gospel Song , respectively . The band subsequently released six more albums , the last one appearing in September 2016 . These albums explored a broad musical soundscape and charted the couple 's changing beliefs from traditional Christianity through a more panentheistic worldview , other religions , and apophatic theology . In early 2018 , they announced a shift in direction that would see Gungor return to its Christian roots and the less mainstream material move to `` other projects '' . History . In 2011 , Gungor released `` Ghosts Upon the Earth '' . Gungor followed up with a live album , `` A Creation Liturgy '' in 2012 . The band 's third studio album , `` I Am Mountain '' , was released on September 24 , 2013 . On October 24 , 2013 the band began its 60-city headline tour across the U.S. , Canada , Australia , New Zealand , and Europe . Though Gungor 's music is filled with Christian themes , the collective has attempted to distance itself from being labeled simply a `` Christian '' band due to the problematic way the term is often used . Michael refers to Gungor as a collective because at any given time the group is composed of 3-10 members . He and his wife believe that their music transcends one genre . Gungor write songs that are a mix of Indie Rock , Post Rock , Prog , Soft Rock and more . If asked , Michael describes his song style as `` alternative , folk , textured and experimental . '' They performed at SXSW 2014 . In 2015 , Gungor embarked on their most ambitious creative project thus far : `` One Wild Life . '' The band released three full-length albums - `` Soul '' , `` Spirit '' and `` Body '' -in a span of 12 months . ' kicked off the trilogy on August 7 , 2015 . While each record carries a distinct vibe , the album series presents a body of work that celebrates the adventure and challenges faced by Michael and Lisa Gungor since the release of their previous album `` I Am Mountain '' . ' charted on multiple `` Billboard '' charts the first week of release , including `` Billboard '' 200 . On April 26 , 2018 , Gungor announced on the band 's official Facebook page that they were going to address the `` multiple personality thing going on within its musical stylings '' by bringing Gungor back to its roots in `` the progressive spiritual space , and finding different homes for some of the other music that we ’ ve tried unsuccessfully to fundamentally change the Gungor brand with '' . This was accompanied by the removal of `` I Am Mountain '' and `` One Wild Life '' series from online stores and streaming services , the latter being replaced by a 90-minute `` director 's cut '' of the three albums . Michael and Lisa also announced an upcoming solo album each in the post . The Liturgists . In 2014 , Gungor and friend `` Science '' Mike McHargue , together with Michael 's wife and sister , began collaborating with other artists and releasing music as `` The Liturgists '' , which he calls `` an experimental art collective '' . This is also a podcast that discusses topics through the lenses of science , art and faith . Personal life . Michael Gungor grew up in Marshfield , Wisconsin . He is the son of pastor and author Ed Gungor . He began writing and playing music at a young age and went on to study jazz guitar at both Western Michigan University and the University of North Texas while also touring and working as a multi-instrumentalist musician . Lisa Gungor grew up in Deming , New Mexico . She came from a `` sports-crazed '' family and did n't fully commit to her musical abilities until her senior year in high school . Michael and Lisa met at Oral Roberts University during their first year . In 2007 , the couple founded a non-denominational church community called Bloom . Michael and Lisa lived in Denver , Colorado with their two daughters , Amelie and Lucie . In 2014 , Michael and Lisa relocated to Los Angeles , California . In May of that year , their second daughter , Lucette , was born . She was diagnosed with Down Syndrome . In their album release `` One Wild Life : Soul , '' Michael and Lisa wrote a song dedicated to Lucie .
Bauxite mining in Vietnam . According to the United States Geological Survey , Vietnam is estimated to hold the world 's third-largest bauxite ore reserves , after Guinea and Australia . The majority of Vietnam 's reserves are located in the Central Highlands ( Tây Nguyên ) and have only been minimally mined . Bauxite is typically strip mined and is used to produce aluminum . According to estimates by Vietnam 's Ministry of Industry and Trade , Vietnam 's reserves in the Central Highlands amount to 5.4 billion tons . Despite its large reserves , Vietnam produces only 30,000 tons of bauxite per year . 21st century plans for bauxite production expansion . A draft mining plan for bauxite was approved by the Vietnamese government in 2007 . Vinacomin , a Vietnamese mining company , has laid out a plan for 6 bauxite mining projects covering over 1800 square kilometers in Vietnam 's mountainous Central Highlands . The first two processing plants for the plan have been contracted to Chalco , a Chinese mining company . The Nhan Co project in Dak Nong Province and the Tan Rai complex in Lâm Đồng Province are expected to produce 600,000 tons of alumina per year . Vietnam has indicated that it needs about $ 15.6 billion to invest in major bauxite and alumina refining projects by 2025 . Prime Minister Nguyễn Tấn Dũng has approved several large mining projects for the Central Highlands , asserting that bauxite exploitation is `` a major policy of the party and the state . '' The mining plans have met with strong criticism from scientists , environmentalists and Vietnam 's general population . Forests and agricultural land used by coffee and tea farmers are threatened by the plans and opponents have raised concerns about the toxic waste red mud generated through the refinement of bauxite . Vietnamese general Vo Nguyen Giap has offered strong criticism of the plans , saying that a 1980s study led to experts advising against mining due to severe ecological damage . In March 2010 , Google indicated that malicious software targeting Vietnamese opponents of bauxite mining had infected potentially tens of thousands of users . The malware was used in denial-of-service attacks against dissenting political blogs and installed itself after users downloaded altered Vietnamese language software . The malware was also used to spy on users . The cyber attacks appeared to be a politically motivated attack , according to George Kurtz of McAfee . Vietnamese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Nguyen Phuong Nga claimed such comments were groundless . In November 2010 , Nguyen Tan Dung , the prime minister of Vietnam , announced that Vietnam 's bauxite deposits might total 11,000 Mt ; this would be the largest in the world .
Zhu Xu . Zhu Xu ( 15 April 1930 – 15 September 2018 ) was a Chinese actor . He was well known for his roles in Zhang Yang 's `` Shower '' and Wu Tianming 's `` The King of Masks '' , the latter film helping him garner a Best Actor prize at the Tokyo International Film Festival .
Mitsubishi MU-2 . The Mitsubishi MU-2 is a Japanese high-wing , twin-engine turboprop aircraft with a pressurized cabin manufactured by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries . It made its maiden flight in September 1963 and was produced until 1986 . It is one of postwar Japan 's most successful aircraft , with 704 manufactured in Japan and San Angelo , Texas , in the United States . Design and development . Work on the MU-2 , Mitsubishi 's first postwar aircraft design , began in 1956 . Designed as a light twin turboprop transport suitable for a variety of civil and military roles , the MU-2 first flew on 14 September 1963 . This first MU-2 , and the three MU-2As built , were powered by the Turbomeca Astazou turboprop . Civil MU-2s powered by Garrett engines were certified as variants of the MU-2B , using the MU-2B type followed by a number . For marketing purposes , each variant was given a suffix letter ; the MU-2B-10 , for example , was sold as the MU-2D , while the MU-2B-36A was marketed as the MU-2N . Production . In 1963 , Mitsubishi granted Mooney Aircraft rights in North America to assemble , sell , and support the MU-2 . In 1965 , Mooney established a facility to assemble MU-2s at its new factory in San Angelo , Texas . Major components were shipped from Japan , and the San Angelo factory installed engines , avionics , and interiors , then painted , flight tested , and delivered the completed aircraft to customers . By 1969 , Mooney was in financial difficulty , and the San Angelo facility was taken over by Mitsubishi . Production in the United States ended in 1986 . The last Japanese-built aircraft was completed in January 1987 . The subsequent production aircraft , designated MU-2B , were delivered with the Garrett TPE331 engines that remained standard on all later models . Thirty-four MU-2Bs were built , followed by 18 examples of the similar MU-2D . The Japanese armed forces purchased four unpressurized MU-2Cs and 16 search and rescue variants designated MU-2E . Featuring slightly more powerful upgraded TPE331 engines , 95 examples of the MU-2F were sold . Beginning with the MU-2G , the fuselage was stretched . The MU-2M , of which only 28 were built , is regarded as the toughest and most desired of all short-bodied MU-2s , especially with a −10 engine conversion . It had a short fuselage and the same engines as the MU-2K and stretched MU-2J , and had an increase in cabin pressurization to 6.0 psi ; it was followed by the MU-2P , which had newer , four-blade propellers . The final short-fuselage MU-2s produced were known as Solitaires and were fitted with Garrett TPE331-10-501M engines . The first significant change to the airframe came with the stretched MU-2G , first flying 10 January 1969 , which featured a 1.91 m ( 6 ft 3 in ) longer fuselage than earlier models ; 46 were built before being succeeded by the more powerful MU-2J ( 108 constructed ) . The MU-2L ( 29 built ) was a higher-gross-weight variant , followed by the MU-2N ( 39 built ) with uprated engines and four-blade propellers . The final stretched-fuselage MU-2 was named the Marquise , and like the Solitaire , used TPE331 engines . , 397 MU-2 aircraft are registered in the United States . Japan . The Japan Self-Defense Forces are the only military operators to have flown the MU-2 in front-line service . Ground Self-Defense Force . The four C-model aircraft built , in addition to 16 MU-2Ks , entered service with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force ( JGSDF ) with the designation LR-1 ; they were used as liaison and photo reconnaissance aircraft . They were retired in 2016 . A number of them have been placed as gate guardians at JGSDF bases . Air Self-Defense Force . 29 MU-2Es were purchased by the Japan Air Self-Defense Force as search-and-rescue aircraft and designated MU-2S . Additional equipment consisted of a `` thimble '' nose radome , increased fuel capacity , bulged observation windows , and a sliding door for dropping rafts . They were replaced in 2008 by the British Aerospace U-125A . Some have been preserved . Argentina . Four civilian MU-2 ( LV-MCV , LV-MOP , LV-OAN and LV-ODZ ) were acquired by the Argentine Air Force during the Falkland War . These Mitsubishi were unarmed , but used during combat operations by the Escuadrón Fénix as pathfinders , reconnaissance and comm-relay planes . Among their missions were flying as guiding planes to the IA-58 Pucará replacements required after losses on the raid on pebble island . New Zealand . In late 2009 the Royal New Zealand Air Force ( RNZAF ) took delivery of four Mitsubishi MU-2F fixed-wing training aircraft from the United States for use as training aids . In New Zealand service they are known as the Mitsubishi MU-2 Sumo . The aircraft were ferried to New Zealand and are located at the RNZAF 's Ground Training Wing ( GTW ) at RNZAF Base Woodbourne near Blenheim in New Zealand 's South Island . United States . Since 1987 MU-2s have been flown by retired United States Air Force pilots working for Air 1st Aviation Companies , Inc. under government contract at Tyndall Air Force Base , Florida , where they provide U.S. Air Force undergraduate Air Battle Manager students of the U.S. Air Force Weapons Controller School with their initial experience controlling live aircraft . In the tactical simulations , the aircraft usually represent F-15s and Mikoyan MiG-29s . Students must control eight MU-2 missions before they can progress to controlling high-performance aircraft such as F-15s or F-22s . Flight around the world . On 25 August 2013 Mike Laver , owner and pilot of N50ET ( a −10 engine converted 1974 K-model equipped with 5-blade MT-composite propellers , which had just received a Supplemental Type Certificate ( STC ) under Air 1st of Aiken , South Carolina ) , along with `` AOPA Pilot '' technical editor Mike Collins , embarked on an around-the-world journey in the MU-2B-25 . The voyage commenced at Aiken Municipal Airport and visited Nagoya , Japan on 14 September 2013 , the 50th anniversary of the MU-2 . Safety concerns . Concerns have been raised about safety in operating the aircraft ; there have been 337 fatalities from MU-2 crashes . As of October 2005 , the United States Federal Aviation Administration ( FAA ) undertook a safety evaluation of the aircraft . It concluded that the aircraft has met its certification requirements : It is safe when operated by properly trained pilots who operate properly maintained aircraft . The FAA is in the process of mandating training specific to the MU-2 , as it has in the past for other aircraft . When such mandated training was required outside of the U.S. , the MU-2 accident record was vastly improved . Because the MU-2 offers very high performance at a relatively low cost , some of its operators lack sufficient training and experience for such an advanced aircraft . The MU-2 has performance similar to a small jet , yet early pilot certification required only a simple endorsement from pilot certificates for much slower twin piston-engine aircraft . The fact that numerous MU-2 pilots were inexperienced at high speeds and high altitudes seems to have resulted in the high crash rate . Once type-specific training was required for MU-2 pilots , the accident rate dropped to normal levels . A design feature of the MU-2 is its high cruise speed , while having a low landing speed . This is accomplished by using full-span , double-slotted flaps on the trailing edge of the wing . These flaps give the MU-2 a wing area comparable to a Beechcraft King Air in landing configuration , while having a wing area comparable to a light jet while in cruise mode . The full-span flaps meant that over-wing spoilers were employed , instead of conventional ailerons . The spoilers are highly effective , even when the MU-2 wing is stalled . Some fatal accidents have occurred because normal engine-out procedures for light twin aircraft are not effective when flying the MU-2 . The commonly taught procedure of reducing flap following an engine failure on take off leads to a critical reduction in lift in the MU-2 due to the highly effective double-slotted flaps . When pilots were taught to retain take-off flap and to reduce climb rate in the event of an engine failure , MU-2 accident rates were reduced to almost nil . In early 2008 , the FAA issued a Special Federal Air Regulation ( SFAR ) directed at MU-2B operations . Pilots flying this aircraft after that date ( current MU-2 pilots would have a year to come into compliance ) were required to receive type-specific initial training , as well as recurrent training . The agency also required that a fully functional autopilot be available for single-pilot operations , and that FAA-approved checklists and operating manuals be on board at all times . Unusual for this SFAR , pilot experience in other aircraft types can not be used to comply with MU-2 operational requirements . For instance , the requirement to perform landings within the preceding 90 calendar days before carrying passengers is altered by this SFAR to require those landings be made in the MU-2 . , there have been four fatal accidents involving the MU-2 since the FAA SFAR ( Title 14 ; Part 91 , SFAR Number 108 ) was implemented , beginning in 2008 .
The Baby of Mâcon . `` The Baby of Mâcon '' is a 1993 film written and directed by Peter Greenaway starring Ralph Fiennes , Julia Ormond and Philip Stone . Plot . A town cursed with barren women and famine is saved by a miracle birth to an old , ugly woman : the Mother . Immediately afterwards , the old woman 's Daughter claims to have delivered the baby herself in a virgin birth . She imprisons the Mother and begins to exploit the Baby by selling blessings to the desperate townspeople of Mâcon . The Church is both suspicious and jealous . The Bishop 's Son , a skeptic , doubts the Daughter . She attempts to convince him that she is indeed a virgin by offering her virginity to him . Before the Bishop 's Son is able to consummate with the Daughter , the Baby commands a bull to kill him . The Bishop arrives as his son has been gored , and blame for his son 's death falls onto the Daughter . The Bishop takes custody of the Baby and the Church begins exploiting him , and the town 's faith , far more than the Daughter . In response , the Daughter quietly suffocates the Baby . The Bishop sentences her to death , but because she is still a virgin , she can not be killed outright . The Daughter is instead sentenced to be raped 208 times , after which she is to be executed . But after the rapes she is found to be dead . The Church then dismembers the Baby 's body and sells his remains as relics to the townspeople . Famine falls once again onto the city of Mâcon . Reception . The film was screened out of competition at the 1993 Cannes Film Festival . Jonathan Rosenbaum of the `` Chicago Reader '' , however , noted that he `` watched it to the end out of a sense of duty , not with pleasure or any hope of edification '' , while also describing the action as `` lushly and rather beautifully filmed ( by Sacha Vierny ) '' .
Spondylidinae . Spondylidinae are a small subfamily of Cerambycidae including slightly over 100 species , primarily in the coniferous forests of the Boreal hemisphere . A few species occur in coniferous forests in tropical and subtropical areas ( Mexico , Cuba ) , while very few genera ( e.g. , `` Zamium '' ) are present in Austral Africa and Madagascar ( e.g. , `` Masatopus '' ) . Adult . Spondylidinae are insects characterised by cerambycine aspect , generally with a more or less flattened , dark body , oblique head and scarcely elongated antennae . Their sexual dimorphism is scarcely evident , that i , s males and females are scarcely distinguishable . Unlike Cerambycinae , their stridulitrum is divided . Larva . The larvae are completely different from those of Cerambycinae and similar to those of Lepturinae in several respects , being characterised by a rounded head and large labrum . They also typically possess two closely spaced small spines on the last abdominal segment . Adult . Spondylidinae are nearly all nocturnal or crepuscular . Only the genus `` Tetropium '' , characterised by finely faceted eyes , has diurnal activity . The adults live on the host plants , taking refuge under barks or trunks during inactive periods . Larva . Except for some Saphanini ( `` Saphanus '' , `` Drymochares '' ) and Anisarthrini , the larvae of most of species attack conifers . History . Spondylidinae have a complicated systematic history , and details of the relationships are still uncertain . In 1897 Xambeu united the genera `` Spondylis '' , `` Asemum '' , `` Chriocephalus '' ( now `` Arhopalus '' ) and `` Tetropium '' in Spondyliens , on the basis of the larval morphology . Nevertheless , this classification was rejected by contemporaneous authors since `` Spondylis '' was believed to be related to Prioninae and `` Parandra '' . At that time most spondylidine genera were placed within the subfamily Aseminae . A later study of the wing morphology confirmed Xambeu 's grouping , but by the end of the 20th Century ( and in some contemporaneous faunas ) Spondylidini were treated as a separate subfamily . Only after 1987 , after further studies on the larval morphology , was it recognized that spondylidines and asemines were indeed part of the same group , rather than separate lineages . Spondylidini - whose larvae are indistinguishable from that of all other traditional Aseminae - appear to be simply highly derived Asemini , with adult morphology convergent with lucaniform Prioninae and the Vesperidae of the Amazon rainforest genus `` Migdolus '' . Current systematics . Spondylidinae ( this name has priority over Aseminae ) includes five tribes .
Blasco Ibáñez ( Madrid Metro ) . Blasco Ibáñez is a station on Line 1 of the Metro Ligero . It is located in fare Zone A .
Florence Lee ( born 1888 ) . Florence Lee ( March 12 , 1888 – September 1 , 1962 ) was an American actress of the silent era , who appeared in 22 films between 1921 and 1929 . She was married to Canadian-American actor , director , and writer Dell Henderson and played in many of films , which her husband directed . Florence Lee was born in Jamaica , Vermont and died in Hollywood , California at the age of 74 .
Nevena Tsoneva . Nevena Tsoneva ( ) ( born 17 August 1986 in Sevlievo ) is a Bulgarian singer who won the first season of the Bulgarian television series `` Music Idol '' in 2007 . Early career . Born Nevena Tsvetanova Tsoneva , she began accompanying her dad to bar and restaurant performances at age six , and soon became a regular on the mic . After winning several awards Nevena recorded her first album at age13 , with the help of her ambitious father . She conquered `` Hit-1 '' with Christina Aguilera 's song `` The Voice Within '' . Two years later she won another contest , `` Бургас и Морето '' ( `` Burgas and the Sea '' ) , performing the song `` Мое Море '' ( `` My Sea '' ) - music by Mitko Shterev , lyrics : Lozan Takev . Nevena then recorded a pop-folk album , supported by her dad again . He wrote a song for the young star , called `` Молитва за Теб '' ( `` A Prayer for You '' ) , which they often performed together . Personal life and education . Prior to her musical career , She took Secondary Specialized Education - Organizer of Medium and Small Business , Economics , English , Bulgarian language & Literature , Mathematics , IT , Fine Art at Vasil Levski General Secondary School at her native Sevlievo in 2002-2005 , she also took Marketing at St. Cyril and St. Methodius University of Veliko Turnovo in 2005 – 2006 and got her B.A ( Bachelor of Arts ) with honors at the prestigious International University College - University of Portsmouth Program , Sofia specializing Foundation degree - Business Administration in 2010 – 2011 . Other interests includes photography , drawing and travelling . `` Music Idol '' . As a youngster , Nevena admired the singer Gloria and therefore auditioned for the first season of the Bulgarian TV show `` Music idol '' , where Gloria was one of the judges on the panel . At the first audition , Nevena performed `` The Voice Within '' , `` Даньова мама '' , Silvia Katzarova 's `` Топъл Дъжд '' and `` Циганска е Душата '' a song by Gloria . She then made it to the finals , along with 11 other contestants . She gained an immediate advantage over the others after performing her first song , `` Мой Стих '' by Neli Rangelova . After a tough music battle , Nevena made it to the last round with competitor Teodor Koychinov . In the end , she won 64 % of the votes , thus becoming Bulgaria 's first Music Idol . Post- '' Music Idol '' . Nevena signed a record deal with Virginia Records ( representative of Universal Music Group for Bulgaria ) , which was the prize as a winner of the `` Music Idol '' contest . Her first duet with Slavi Trifonov , a song called `` Жестока '' ( `` Cruel '' ) , came out some weeks later and became a hit . Her first single `` За тебе Песен Нямам '' ( `` I Have no Song for You '' ) , a mix of modern pop and R & B , was released on September 28 , 2007 . The single debuted on Slavi 's show and its video came out a month later . Nevena 's first solo album appeared on the 16th of November , 2007 and contained eleven songs , including an English-language version of `` За тебе Песен Нямам '' . Music producer and A & R of the album was Miro Gechev and many of the album 's lyrics were written by Rushi Vidinliev . `` The Voice of Bulgaria '' . Seven years after winning the Music Idol Nevena auditions in the third season of `` The Voice of Bulgaria '' where she performed the song of Ishtar `` Horchat hai Caliptus '' . Keep going on the show team Miro . She won vocal duel and continues to live concerts .
Medin Zhega . Medin Zhega ( 31 January 1946 – 12 June 2012 ) was an Albanian professional football manager and player , who played as a forward . Club career . He was born in Shkodra , Albania 31 January 1946 and died 12 June 2012 in Tirana . Firstly he played for Vllaznia the football team of Shkodra , then he went to Dinamo Tirana and he concluded his career at the team of Vllaznia . During his career he won several championships in Albania . Zhega 's first international match was a 1–0 win against Switzerland on 2 May 1965 at age 19 years and 3 months . Medin Zhega quit playing at the age of 32 on 9 September 1979 . Managerial career . Following his playing career , Zhega became a manager and led the Albania during the 1999-2001 period . He won with Albania 2000 Rothmans International Tournament . Zhega became a coach , starting his career with his former club of Vllaznia . Later Albanet Tirana in Albania , Prishtina in Kosovo and Shkëndija in Macedonia . He also coached an amateur club in Germany named SV Bad Tölz 1925 . He got the honor award `` Master of Work '' given by the president of Albania . Medin was from Shkodër , northern part of Albania . He has 2 boys . One of them has also played football .
Jadestone Group . Jadestone Group is a video game developer based in Stockholm , Sweden . It specialises in mobile and online games and is best known for `` Championship Manager Online '' ( or `` CM-Online '' ) alongside partner Eidos Interactive . On February 2 , 2010 , JadeStone Group announced `` Championship Manager Online '' would close on April 30 , 2010 and that the decision was made by the games ' owners Eidos Interactive .
Yugoslavia at the 1928 Winter Olympics . The Kingdom of Serbs , Croats and Slovenes was represented at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz , Switzerland with a delegation of six competitors .
Zechariah ( Hebrew prophet ) . Zechariah was a person in the Hebrew Bible and traditionally considered the author of the Book of Zechariah , the eleventh of the Twelve Minor Prophets . He was a prophet of the two-tribe Kingdom of Judah , and , like the prophet Ezekiel , was of priestly extraction . Prophet . The book of Zechariah introduces the prophet as the son of Berechiah , the son of Iddo ( ) . The book of Ezra names Zechariah as the son of Iddo ( and ) , but it is likely that Berechiah was Zechariah 's father , and Iddo was his grandfather . His prophetical career probably began in the second year of Darius , king of Persia ( 520 BC ) . His greatest concern appears to have been with the building of the Second Temple . He was probably not the `` Zechariah '' mentioned by Jesus in the Gospel of Matthew and the Gospel of Luke ; Zechariah ben Jehoiada was more likely intended . Bahá'í Faith . Bahá'í teachers have made comparisons between the prophecies of Zechariah and the `` Súriy-i-Haykal '' in the Summons of the Lord of Hosts , a collection of the Tablets of Bahá ’ u ’ lláh . Liturgical commemoration . On the Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar , his feast day is February 8 . He is commemorated with the other Minor Prophets in the calendar of saints of the Armenian Apostolic Church on July 31 . The Roman Catholic Church honors him with a feast day assigned to September 6 .
EA Sports F1 2001 . `` EA Sports F1 2001 '' is an EA Sports video game based on the 2001 Formula One season . The game was developed by Image Space Incorporated and published by EA Sports . It is a sequel to the 2000 video game `` F1 2000 '' ( and the successor to the 2000 video game `` F1 Championship Season 2000 '' ) and was the second title in the EA Sports F1 series . The game was released for the Microsoft Windows , PlayStation 2 and Xbox platforms . A port for GameCube has been planned , but was cancelled for unknown reasons . A Game Boy Color version was also cancelled during development . The gameplay focuses on a new training mode which allows players to improve their skills and eventually be able to unlock new modes as the progress of training is made . `` EA Sports F1 2001 '' was well received by critics and received a nomination from GameSpot for their Driving Game of the Year . Gameplay . The game features the 17 tracks and a select choice of 22 drivers who competed in the 2001 season . The modes feature the quick race format where the player gains points to access the 17 Tracks . The premiere mode of the game is called `` Grand Prix '' which includes five distinct modes of gameplay including : a full championship season with all the 17 rounds of the 2001 season that includes the Practice and Qualifying sessions along with the Race itself , a single race weekend , a custom championship where the player chooses how many rounds he/she chooses to compete , a teammate challenge where the player must defeat every teammate in all the 11 teams , a domination mode where the player must win every round of the championship without conceding defeat . For the first time in a Formula One game , there is a training mode where the player can hone his/her skills on the track . Such training includes : practice race starts , driving the car with manual gears , learning how to drive in changeable conditions such as rain , the handling of various types of corners such as a Chicane , how to deal with various types of damage sustained to the car and practice pit stops for the player to find out the time it takes to get into the pit lane to take on fuel and new tires before returning to the circuit . This game is unique as the more challenges are completed , the more game modes are unlocked in Grand Prix mode . This format is similar to the license tests in . Other features in the game are Team Radio which helps the player with feedback from the driver 's race engineer , a replay mode which allows anyone to go back and view key moments within a limited amount of time , the inclusion of the official FIA rules and regulations and all the cars have the ability to be fine-tuned as in previous games such as `` F1 2000 '' . Development . The developers had collaborated with insiders who worked for BAR to help capture the essence of real life Formula One racing who provided real-life motion captures , feedback from key members of the race teams which became part of the game . The executive producer for the game John Rostron said `` We wanted to stretch the boundaries of motor sports gaming and shake up the racing genre all together '' . The game utilizes the same Engine used in F1 Championship Season 2000 . The developers made alterations to the physics model of the cars to make the cars to make them react better to minor collisions and changes in the track surface . For track modelling , the reflections from buildings situated around the circuits were designed to be more reliastic . The shadow code was rewritten allowing increased contrast to the shadows of objects . A new dynamic shadow system was added to move the location of a shadow which was dependent on the sun 's position for weather changes . One major problem discovered upon release was that the graphics on the PC version would become distorted if newer computer drivers were used , thus rendering the game unplayable . EA Sports released a patch to combat the graphics issue along with fixes in compatibility in video cards . A port was planned for the Game Boy Color but was cancelled before release . Promotion . Between July 16 and July 19 , 2001 , EA held an event at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza race track that saw Ricardo Zonta race against the game 's producers . On July 25 , another event called Camp EA 2001 held at Redwood Shores featured all of the latest games including F1 2001 on display . IGN viewed a demo of the game at the event and praised the game for its smooth quality and fun playing style which was down to some of the developers who had worked on Quake III Arena . As a sign of good faith , BAR carried the EA Sports logo on their cars at the 2001 United States Grand Prix . The Xbox version debuted at a pre-ECTS event in September 2001 . Teams and drivers . All F1 2001 game teams and drivers based on 2001 Formula One season teams and drivers lineup . Pedro De La Rosa was featured on EA Sports F1 2001 game but not featured on rival SCE Studio Liverpool game Formula One 2001 and as well F1 Career Challenge console versions for 2001 season mode . Soundtrack . The game included the songs , Sunstroke , The Drive Home and a remix of Nagasaki Badger by Chicane which are played on the main menu screens . Reception . The game was received positively by several game reviewers . Peer Schnieder of IGN rated the Xbox version 8.5 calling it `` a barely enhanced but still enjoyable Formula One racing experience '' . Ralph Edwards noted that Formula One games were a `` hard sell in the United States '' but praised Electronic Arts commitment to appeal to Formula One enthusiasts . IGN Staff rated the PC version 7.9 GameSpot rated the PC and the PS2 versions 8.0 along with the Xbox version which was rated 8.2 . GameSpot nominated the game as one of its nominees for Driving Game of the Year for 2001 . Olivier Panis tested the game at the 2001 Japanese Grand Prix and commented that the game was close to real life Formula One Racing . In May 2012 , the game along with the rest of the EA F1 series was rated the 4th greatest Formula One gaming series by readers of the website F1 Fanatic winning 8 % of the vote .
Kevin Miller ( voice actor ) . Kevin Miller ( born December 21 , 1977 ) is an American voice actor . Biography . Miller is well known as the voice of Sly Cooper , the main character from the video game series of the same name . He has worked for Sega , Namco , The Learning Company , Sony , Paramount and others . He also performs in live action as an improvisor within the comedy groups ComedySportz and Unscriptables and is the co-host of the Second Funniest Podcast .
Toque Inicial . `` Toque Inicial '' is a Mexican morning sports-talk television show hosted by Juan Pablo Fernández , Paulina García Robles and various ESPN Mexico personalities . The show airs on ESPN in Mexico and ESPN Deportes in the United States . The program presents the most relevant news in a relaxed way and with humor and personality that highlight the show 's sports news . The show has several segments , showing the humorous side of the news with a touch of sarcasm , parody and irony . The show is generally aimed towards the younger audience . The show airs live Monday thru Friday at 8:00am in Mexico and 9:00am ET in the United States . The show 's running time is two hours with only the first hour of the show airing on ESPN Deportes due to `` Raza Deportiva '' airing at 10:00am ET . A special night edition of the show airs each Thursday at 8:00pm in Mexico . The show is filmed in the ESPN Mexico studios in Mexico City . History . The show was ESPN Mexico first morning show . The show premiered on Monday , August 20 , 2012 and it was originally hosted by Poncho Vera and Juan Pablo Fernández . The following year , Kary Correa became the first woman to join the show , she later left for other ESPN related projects and was replaced by Nuestra Belleza México 2010 winner Karin Ontiveros . On November 28 , 2014 it was announced Poncho Vera was leaving the show to host # RedesESPN in ESPN 's primary studio facilities in Bristol , Connecticut . After Karin Ontiveros left the show in March 2015 she was replaced later that year by fellow beauty pageant titleholder , Nuestra Belleza Distrito Federal 2013 winner Paulina García Robles . The show first aired in the United States on October 10 , 2015 covering the 2015 CONCACAF Cup between Mexico and the United States . It also aired on November 13 , 2015 covering the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier between Mexico and El Salvador at Estadio Azteca . On February 29 , 2016 , the first hour of the show started airing on ESPN Deportes in the United States on a permanent basis . The show was first filmed in ESPN 's Mexico original studios in Tlalnepantla de Baz , Mexico . The show along with all of ESPN Mexico 's studio shows were moved to ESPN 's new studios in the Mexico City borough of Tlalpan in January 2016 . The first episode filmed in the new studios aired on January 4 , 2016 .
List of Oedemeridae genera . This is a list of 55 genera in the family Oedemeridae , false blister beetles . Oedemeridae genera . Data sources : i = ITIS , c = Catalogue of Life , g = GBIF , b = Bugguide.net
Oscar Mink . Oscar Gorton Mink ( 1930–2004 ) was professor of curriculum studies in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Texas at Austin , USA . Professional education . Mink held a doctorate in counseling psychology from Cornell University and degrees in mathematics and mining engineering from Brigham Young University and San Bernardino Valley College . Publications . Mink published multiple books and over 300 articles .
Panulirus marginatus . `` Panulirus marginatus '' is a species of spiny lobster in the family Palinuridae which is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands . It is the subject of extensive commercial and recreational fisheries .
Japan National Route 379 . National Route 379 is a national highway of Japan connecting Matsuyama , Ehime and Uchiko , Ehime in Japan , with a total length of 53.8 km ( 33.43 mi ) .
Dinitrobisphenol A . 3,3'-Dinitrobisphenol A is an organic compound with the formula ( HO ( O2N ) C6H3 ) 2C ( CH3 ) 2 . It is a yellow-orange solid prepared by nitration of bisphenol A Carcinogenicity . 3,3'-Dinitrobisphenol A is found to be genotoxic in male ICR mice on a micronucleus test . Its estrogenic potential is not known however shown some binding to estrogen-related receptor gamma to an extent .
Didon ( Piccinni ) . `` Didon '' ( `` Dido '' ) is a tragédie lyrique in three acts by the composer Niccolò Piccinni with a French-language libretto by Jean-François Marmontel . The opera is based on the story of Dido and Aeneas from Virgil 's `` Aeneid '' as well as Metastasio 's libretto `` Didone abbandonata '' ( which Piccinni himself had set in 1770 ) . `` Didon '' was first performed at Fontainebleau on 16 October 1783 in the presence of the French sovereigns , Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette . After being remounted at court twice , the opera had its Paris public premiere on 1 December 1783 . It proved to be the composer 's greatest success and was billed almost every year till 1826 , enjoying a total of 250 performances al the Paris Opera . `` Didon '' had some influence on Berlioz 's opera on the same theme , `` Les troyens '' . Synopsis . Dido , Queen of Carthage ( Didon ) , falls in love with the Trojan warrior Aeneas ( Énée ) , who has been shipwrecked on her shore . However , Dido is promised in marriage to the African king Iarbas ( Iarbe ) . War breaks out between Aeneas and Iarbas in which the Trojan is triumphant . But Aeneas is warned by the ghost of his father , Anchises , that he must leave Carthage at once for Italy . The heartbroken Dido commits suicide by throwing herself on a funeral pyre . Her Carthaginian subjects swear eternal revenge on Aeneas ' descendants , the Romans .
Jean-Michel Severino . Jean-Michel Severino ( born 6 September 1957 in Abidjan ) is General Inspector of Finances , at the French Ministry of Finances . Career . Severino served as Director of France 's international development agency - Agence française de développement ( AFD ) . He was appointed in 2001 for a three-year term , renewed in 2004 and 2007 . He was previously Director in charge of international development at the French Ministry of Cooperation , then Vice President for Asia at the World Bank . In 2006 , United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan appointed Severino to a High-level Panel on United Nations Systemwide Coherence , which was set up to explore how the United Nations system could work more coherently and effectively across the world in the areas of development , humanitarian assistance and the environment . In October 2007 , he launched the blog Ideas4development alongside Josette Sheeran , Donald Kaberuka , Kemal Dervis , Pascal Lamy , Abdou Diouf and Supachai Panitchpakdi , in which the authors share their visions , doubts and hopes for international development . Severino regularly publishes articles in the French and international press .
Onley Hill . Onley Hill ( ) is a bare rock hill , 840 m , standing 1 nautical mile ( 1.9 km ) south of Mount Henderson in the northeast part of the Framnes Mountains , Mac . Robertson Land . Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition , 1936–37 , and named Sorkollen ( the south knoll ) . Renamed by Antarctic Names Committee of Australia ( ANCA ) for L. Onley , weather observer at Mawson Station in 1959 .
Route nationale 618 . Route nationale 618 or RN 618 was a French national road linking Saint-Jean-de-Luz ( on the Atlantic Ocean ) to Argelès-sur-Mer ( on the Mediterranean ) . En route it crossed many of the famous passes in the Pyrenees , immortalized by the Tour de France ; hence its name was the `` Route of the Pyrénées '' . In 1970 , the road was down-graded and is now the RD 918 from Saint-Jean-de-Luz to Arreau and the RD 618 from Arreau to Argelès Plage . Itinerary . The places named in `` italic '' are mountain passes used in the Tour de France . `` Common with the former RN 133 '' `` Common with RN 134 '' `` Common with the former RN 134BIS '' `` Common with the former RN 21 '' `` Common with the former RN 125 '' `` Route interrupted by the Spanish border '' `` Common with RN 20 '' `` Common with RN 116 '' `` Common with the former RN 115 ''
James Findlay ( swimmer ) . James Findlay ( born 15 June 1954 ) is an Australian former swimmer . He competed in two events at the 1972 Summer Olympics .
Francisco Arratia . Francisco Arratia Saldierna ( 1949 ? – 31 August 2004 ) was a Mexican journalist and columnist for several Mexican newspapers from Matamoros , Tamaulipas , Mexico . He suffered a heart attack after being badly beaten by a group of men affiliated with the Gulf Cartel , because of his writings about drug trafficking . Arraita was the third Mexican journalist killed within a six-month period along the US-Mexican border . In 2004 , International PEN featured Arratia , as well as the other two , Roberto Javier Mora García and Francisco Ortiz Franco , on its annual Day of the Imprisoned Writer . On 12 September 2012 , the Mexican military captured Jorge Eduardo Costilla Sanchez , a.k.a . `` El Coss '' , a major figure in the Gulf Cartel , who had been linked to Arratia 's murder and for whom the United States government had offered a $ 5 million reward . Personal . Francisco Arratia Saldierna was 55 years old when he was killed . Besides being an active columnist , Arratia was an entrepreneur who owned a business called Automotriz Amex selling used cars . At one time , he was also a high school teacher . Career . Francisco Arratia Saldierna was a columnist for an online journal and four regional newspapers around Tamaulipas state . Arratia wrote an online column called `` Portavoz '' ( or Speaker ) for `` En Línea Directa '' in Reynosa and his columns appeared in `` El Imparcial '' , `` El Regional de Matamoros '' , `` El Mercurio '' , and `` El Cinco '' . Death . Francisco Arratia Saldierna had an argument with a group of men who came to his business 31 August 2004 around 1:30 p.m . The suspects drove a red vehicle . When Arratia left his office about a half an hour later , he was kidnapped by the same group of men . Arratia was later found outside the Red Cross after being tortured . Arratia had several signs of torture , including broken fingers , burned palms , a fractured skull , spinal damage , and injuries to the chest . After he was beaten by the men , his body was dumped by the attackers . He died at a nearby hospital from a heart attack . One of the men that was suspected in Arratia 's beating was Raúl Castelán Cruz , who allegedly was part of the Los Zetas militant wing that worked for the Gulf Cartel . Context . Matamoros , Tamaulipas , where Arratia was murdered , is key city in the drug war as it occupies an important trade route between the US and Mexico . Impact . As a result of the violence directed at journalists writing on the Mexican Drug War , journalists had begun to remove their bylines from articles or pull back on coverage of the issue . Mora , Ortiz and Arratia had higher profiles and were targeted and murdered because of their reporting on drug trafficking . Reactions . More than 200 journalists wrote letters to Mexican President Vincente Fox and asked for the federal government to ensure the safety of journalists . The International Federation of Journalists called Arratia 's murder a `` cold and calculated assassination '' and called attention to the plight of local journalists who suffer from violence at a higher rate in the training of journalists . In 2003 , the International News Safety Institute was founded in an industry-led initiative to train journalists in safety .
Dorinne K. Kondo . Dorinne K. Kondo is a Professor of Anthropology and American Studies at the University of Southern California . Kondo is author of `` Crafting Selves : Power , Gender , and Discourses of Identity in a Japanese Workplace '' and `` About Face : Performing Race in Fashion and Theater '' . She is director of Asian American Studies at USC .
Aller , Asturias . Aller ( Asturian : `` Ayer '' ) is a municipality in the Autonomous Community of the Principality of Asturias , Spain . It is bordered on the north by Mieres , on the south by the province of León , on the east by Laviana , Caso , and Sobrescobio , and on the west by Lena . Geography . The municipality is crossed by the Aller River , which flows into the Caudal . Near the confluence , the Aller forms a deep valley between steep hillsides covered with forest . The municipality , along with those of Lena and Mieres , forms the coal-rich basin of the Caudal . The principal economic activity has been coal mining , especially in the lower part of the valley , while agriculture and ranching are also important . The towers of coal mines and the buildings of the mining communities dominate the landscape . Upriver is the municipal capital , Cabañaquinta , in the direction of which the landscape gradually transforms into a high mountain valley , which culminates in the San Isidro Pass ( 1,520 m ) , which lies along the border with the province of León . The beauty of the area and the ski area located nearby has led to a great increase in tourism in recent years , distinguishing the locality of Felechosa , 13 km from the peak . Among the natural attractions of the region are the ravines of the Pino and Aller rivers , huge gorges carved into the foot of the mountains . The municipality also offers a wide variety of routes that follow the paths of the traditional herdsmen from the villages at the foot of the mountains up the slopes . Peaks include the Torres ( 2,100 m ) , the Toneo , Peña Redonda , the Retriñón , and Peña Mea . History . The first traces of human presence in the area date to the Neolithic and Iron Ages . Despite the excavation of a few Roman findings , the modern settlement dates probably from the 9th-10th centuries AD . Holidays . The most important holiday of the municipality is the `` Humanitarios de San Martín de Moreda '' , in which pilgrims wear the traditional Asturian clothing of San Antonio de Piñeras , on the last Sunday in August and the Pilgrimage of Miralles in Soto on September 8 . There are also several livestock festivals in Cabañaquinta , including one in March the Friday before Saint Joseph 's Day , one in honor of the rosary the first Friday in October , and one in honor of Saint Andrew the third Friday of November . Política . The current mayor is David Moreno Bobela ( FSA-PSOE ) , in office 2011 .
William de Machlinia . William de Machlinia was an English printer who was active in the 15th century . Life . He was born in Malines ( Mechelen ) in the Low Countries . He moved to London where , from 1483 , he worked as an independent printer . Career . Between 1483 and 1490 he printed twenty-four books . None of those are dated , though some contain his name and place of printing . He was responsible for the printing of the bull of Pope Innocent III , granting dispensation for the marriage of Henry VII of England and Elizabeth of York in March 1486 . William de Machlinia published in partnership with John Lettou , and they published mostly law books . William de Machlinia also collaborated several times with Richard Pynson .
KEPT-LP . KEPT-LP is a low power radio station broadcasting from Hayward , California . It is owned by Calvary Chapel of Hayward , Inc. History . KEPT-LP began broadcasting on February 14 , 2015 .
James Gandy . James Gandy ( 1619–1689 ) was an English portrait-painter , one of the earliest native English painters . Life . Gandy was probably a native of Exeter . He is said to have been a pupil of Anthony van Dyck , and to have acquired some of his style ; he may have painted the drapery in Van Dyck 's pictures . In 1661 he was taken to Ireland by his patron , the Duke of Ormonde , and remained there until his death . He was father of William Gandy . Works . He executed a number of copies of portraits by Van Dyck for the duke 's collection at Kilkenny , some of which were sold at the dispersal of the collection , as original works . His principal portraits were done in Ireland , and remained there . One of the Duke of Ormonde was in the possession of the Earl of Leicester .
Spanish Revolution of 1854 . The Spanish Revolution of 1854 , also known by the name `` Vicalvarada '' , started with a confrontation between rebel troops under General Leopoldo O'Donnell , 1st Duke of Tetuan and government troops near the village of Vicálvaro . This incident It was followed by a military coup and a popular uprising , which occurred between June 28 and July 28 , 1854 during the reign of Isabella II of Spain . The Spanish Revolution ended the moderate decade ( Década moderada ) ( 1844-1854 ) and started the progressive biennium ( Bienio progresista ) ( 1854-1856 ) .
Epico Colón . Orlando Tito Colón ( born March 24 , 1982 ) is a Puerto Rican professional wrestler . He is currently signed to WWE , where he performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Epico Colon . He is one-half of the tag team The Colóns with his real-life cousin , Primo Colón . Early life . Colón attended Western Michigan University , graduating with a bachelor 's degree in accounting . While attending , he played baseball for the Western Michigan Broncos . Early career ( 2004–2006 ) . Colon began his training at Dan `` The Beast '' Severn 's , Michigan Sports Camps and competing in Price of Glory Wrestling ( Coldwater , MI ) in 2004 . Colón began wrestling in the independent circuit of the United States , performing in Hybrid Pro Wrestling , a promotion based in Schoolcraft , Michigan . He was given a villainous persona , which noted his lineage as a member of the Colón family , as well as a gimmick of `` winning by any means necessary '' , emphasizing his heel character . It was in this promotion that he first used his finisher move , a swinging half nelson with leg capture dubbed `` Orlando 's Magic '' . Concurrently , he worked three dates for Price Of Glory Wrestling and eight for Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South . Colón participated in the tournament to crown the first Hybrid Pro Wrestling Champion . In the first round , he was booked against CJ Otis , being eliminated after losing the contest by pinfall due to interference . Subsequently , Colón created a tag team with independent wrestler Jack Thriller , from Honolulu , Hawaii . The team began a feud with Jayson Quick and Josh Abercrombie , which was scheduled to conclude at a special event titled `` Phase : One '' . However , Colón was included in an angle where he provoked Quick , engaging in a public fight . As part of the storyline , Colón and Quick were banned from participating at `` Phase : One '' by the HPW Championship Committee . He was said to be cleared to return , but as part of the angle Colón refused to wrestle in the promotion until the company compensated him . This storyline was used to explain Colón 's departure from the company due to moving back to Puerto Rico . World Wrestling Council ( 2006–2011 ) . In 2006 , Colón joined the World Wrestling Council , a promotion owned by his uncle , Carlos Colón , Sr.. He debuted as the mystery opponent in a stipulation match that promoted the debut of `` another member of the Colón family '' . Shortly afterwards , he made his return to the company under a masked gimmick named `` Fireblaze '' . Under this ring name he won his first title in the promotion , the WWC Puerto Rico Heavyweight Championship , being booked to defeat `` El Bronco '' Ramón Álvarez . During the following six months , Colón dropped and recovered the title twice , before dropping it a final time on March 24 , 2007 . He continued using the pseudonism and was included in a feud with Bronco . The storyline concluded at Aniversario 2007 , where he dropped a retirement & mask vs. retirement match between them , revealing his identity . During the first half of 2008 , WWC organized a tournament for the vacant WWC Universal Heavyweight Championship . The event presented a purported points system , in which Colón gained an early and decisive lead . Concurrent to this tournament , he entered in a feud with El Condor , a masked character played by Ray González . After defeating El Condor one week before Honor vs. Traicion , a stipulation match was scheduled for that event , in which El Condor would receive the same amount of points held by Colón . At the event , Colón was booked to lose the match . The angle between both wrestlers continued , before serving as a transition to a feud between an unmasked Gonzalez and the other members of the Colón family . Subsequently , Colón continued his involvement in the tournament , entering a feud with the second seed , Noriega . The finals were held at Aniversario 2008 , with Noriega defeating Colón to win the Universal Heavyweight Championship . He continued performing in contests against both González and Noriega , who assaulted him in a backstage segment . After Noriega abandoned the company , Colón moved on to feud with Gonzalez , exchanging victories with him . On September 6 , 2008 , Colón defeated Steve Corino . Following this , Colón suffered an injury that kept him out of being booked in matches , while participating in backstage segments . In December 2009 , Colón appeared in a spot where he signed a legal documment that allowed El Bronco to return to the promotion , in order to fight against González , who had now received a face persona . At Euphoria 2009 , Colón returned as a masked heel wrestler , subsequently introduced as La Pesadilla , attacking González . Meanwhile , he also continued performing backstage as a face under his former character . The angle continued , with La Pesadilla performing multiple attacks and interventions against Gonzalez , who offered a ransom of $ 5,000 for the wrestler ’ s identity and contracted a private investigator . As a result of this , two more masked wrestlers began serving as bodyguards . La Pesadilla ’ s in-ring debut took place at `` Camino a la Gloria 2009 '' , where he defeated Shane Sewell . On that same night , Colón wrestled under his face character , performing against Bronco . The match was won by Bronco , after González entered dressed as La Pesadilla and interrupted the action . After the contest , González gave Colón the mask , revealing him as the wrestler responsible for the attacks against him . The feud peaked at the promotion ’ s top annual event , Aniversario 2009 . Here Colón was booked to lose against González in a contest that featured Félix Trinidad as the guest referee , dropping the mask and adopting the pseudonym Orlando `` La Pesadilla '' Colón . After this event , Colón formed a heel stable with Hiram Tua Mulero , subsequently including Eric Pérez . As the leader , he continued feuds with González and the company ’ s face faction . While leading the group , Colón won his fifth Puerto Rico Heavyweight Championship , being placed over Shane Sewell on September 26 , 2009 . After WWC closed its 2009 season , he participated in a tryout for World Wrestling Entertainment ( WWE ) held in December , signing a developmental contract immediately after concluding his performance . In the first event of 2010 , Euphoria , Colón was placed over his cousin and WWE wrestler , Eddie Colón . During the following months , the stable was systematically dismantled , Mulero received a gimmick change and returned as an unrelated masked wrestler , while Pérez left WWC to work for Combat Championship Wrestling and American Combat Wrestling . Ultimately , Colón dropped the Puerto Rico Heavyweight Championship and left the promotion to join Florida Championship Wrestling . At Aniversario 2010 , he was booked to win his sixth WWC Puerto Rico Heavyweight Championship , which he went on to lose to Carlitos on September 25 , 2010 . At Septiembre Negro 2011 , he won his first WWC Caribbean Heavyweight Championship over Chavo Guerrero . In his last days with the company , Colón had a minor role as a booker . Pro Wrestling Zero1 ( 2009 ) . On March 4 , 2009 , Pro Wrestling Zero1 based in Japan , announced that Colón would debut in the company . His inclusion was as part of a heel faction named `` Premium Wrestling Federation '' or P.W.F. , led by Steve Corino , which was `` invading '' the company . In his debut , he was teamed with Sonjay Dutt to perform against Shinjiro Otani and Ikuto Hidaka . The P.W.F . won this match-up at the 15:09 mark , when Colón utilized his finisher move , Orlando 's Magic , on Hidaka to score a pinfall . Subsequently , all members of the P.W.F . participated in a sketch that involved invading the residence of several young Pro Wrestling Zero1 performers . In only his second appearance within the promotion , Colón was booked in a championship contest against Shinjiro Otani , for the World Heavyweight Championship . The match-up was won by Otani , who utilized his finisher , the Spiral Bomb , to score a pinfall . Meanwhile , the WWC promoted his participation in Japan as a `` test tryout '' . The company avoided mentioning Colón 's heel character in Pro Wrestling Zero1 , and continued booking him as a face until `` Camino a la Gloria 2009 '' . Florida Championship Wrestling ( 2010–2011 ) . Colón debuted on March 11 , 2010 , teaming with Johnny Prime and Incognito and being booked to defeat Tyler Reks , Derrick Bateman and Vance Archer.The promotion 's creative team gave him a new ring name `` Tito Nieves '' , which was quickly changed to `` Tito Colon '' . Subsequently , his character was revamped as a masked wrestler called `` Dos Equis '' ( After the Dos Equis beer ) , while Incognito was renamed Hunico and their team was named `` Los Aviadores '' ( Spanish for `` The Aviators '' ) On June 3 , 2010 `` Los Aviadores '' defeated the Uso Brothers to win the Florida Tag Team Championship . Shortly after , his character was renamed again , now being known as `` Dynamico '' and then `` Epico '' . On July 15 `` Los Aviadores '' lost the tag team titles to Kaval and Michael McGillicutty , but regained the titles the following day in a rematch . On August 12 , 2010 , Epico and Hunico lost the tag team championship to Johnny Curtis and Derrick Bateman in a three-way match , also involving the team of Donny Marlow and Brodus Clay . Following this , his gimmick was changed back to Tito Colon . In mid-2011 , he joined a stable known as The Ascension or `` La Ascención '' led by Ricardo Rodriguez , which also consists of Conor O'Brian , Kenneth Cameron , and Raquel Diaz . Teaming with Primo ( 2011–present ) . On the November 4 episode of `` SmackDown '' , Colón made his debut on the main roster as a heel , under the Epico name but without the mask , losing to Sin Cara by disqualification after interference by his Los Aviadores tag team partner Hunico , who Sin Cara had recently unmasked . The following week , Epico and Hunico teamed up in a winning effort against the Usos , with Epico 's cousin Primo in Los Aviadores ' corner . Epico then began teaming with Primo , with Rosa Mendes as their manager , where they defeated The Usos on the November 17 episode of `` WWE Superstars '' . They then began a feud with WWE Tag Team Champions Air Boom ( Evan Bourne and Kofi Kingston ) , defeating them in tag team and singles matches . On December 18 at Tables , Ladders & Chairs , Epico and Primo failed to capture the WWE Tag Team Championships from Air Boom . Their feud with Air Boom continued in singles and non-title matches , with both teams trading victories . At a `` Raw '' live event on January 15 , 2012 , in Oakland , California , Epico and Primo defeated Air Boom to win the WWE Tag Team Championship . The following night on `` Raw '' , Primo and Epico successfully defended their titles against Air Boom in a rematch . On the February 27 edition of `` Raw '' , Primo and Epico retained their titles in a Triple Threat tag team match against the teams of Kofi Kingston & R-Truth and Dolph Ziggler & Jack Swagger . In the pre-show of WrestleMania XXVIII , Epico and Primo successfully defended their titles against the Usos and Justin Gabriel and Tyson Kidd in a triple threat tag team match . On the April 30 episode of `` Raw '' , Epico and Primo lost the titles to Kofi Kingston and R-Truth . In May , Primo , Epico and Mendes joined A. W. 's talent agency . At No Way Out , A.W . turned on them during their # 1 contender Fatal Four-Way tag team match and aligned with the Prime Time Players ( Titus O'Neil and Darren Young ) . The following night on `` Raw '' , Primo and Epico defeated the Prime Time Players by count-out after O'Neil and Young walked out of the match . The teams continued their feud on `` WWE Superstars '' , where Epico lost to Young and Primo beat O'Neil in singles matches . At Money in the Bank , Primo and Epico defeated Young and O'Neil in a tag team match . The feud ended in August when A.W . was released from WWE . At the Survivor Series pay-per-view , Epico took part in a 10 man elimination tag team match , but was eliminated by Tyson Kidd . Primo & Epico could not find any wins after August 2012 , and by the first `` SmackDown '' of 2013 , Primo was on a 20 match losing streak , and Epico was at 17 . On the January 9 , 2013 episode of `` NXT '' , Primo & Epico broke their losing streaks with a win over Bo Dallas and Michael McGillicutty . However , Dallas & McGillicutty gained revenge by defeating Primo & Epico in the first round of the NXT Tag Team Championship tournament to crown the inaugural champions . On the August 19 , 2013 episode of `` Raw '' , a vignette was aired introducing a new tag team known as Los Matadores , which was Primo and Epico wrestling as masked matadors . Later , on the September 30 edition of `` Raw '' , Primo and Epico debuted as Los Matadores , a face team of two masked Spanish bullfighters with El Torito as their mascot and faced 3MB in a winning effort . On April 6 , 2014 Los Matadores faced The Usos , Rybaxel , and The Real Americans on the WrestleMania XXX Pre-show in a Fatal four-way Elimination match for the WWE Tag Team Championship in a losing effort . On June 23 WWE.com reported that Fernando was injured at a live event that past weekend . He returned to action on the August 19 episode of `` Main Event '' , teaming with Diego in a loss to Slater-Gator ( Heath Slater and Titus O'Neil ) . On the WrestleMania 31 pre-show , the two faced Tyson Kidd and Cesaro , The Usos and The New Day in a Fatal 4-way tag team match for the Tag Team Championship in a losing effort . After more losses , the group showed signs of dissension as one of the matadors attacked El Torito , only to receive a 3D from The Dudley Boyz . The two ceased appearing on TV . From April 4 to May 9 , 2016 , several videos aired on `` Raw '' promoted the return of Primo and Epico , who revived their Puerto Rican gimmick under the new name The Shining Stars . On the May 16 episode of `` Raw '' , The Shining Stars made their debut , defeating a team of local competitors . On the November 7 edition of `` Raw '' , after R-Truth sold The Golden Truth 's Survivor Series spot for a stay at a timeshare to The Shining Stars , both teams competed to qualify for the 10–on–10 Survivor Series Tag Team Elimination match , which Team Raw won . The Shining Stars were confirmed to be in the Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal at WrestleMania 33 , however neither of them were successful in winning the royal . During the 2017 WWE Superstar Shake-up , they were moved to SmackDown Live , reverting to the Colóns gimmick . Colón suffered a shoulder injury in November . He underwent surgery in January 2018 . On the August 28 , 2018 episode of `` SmackDown Live '' , Epico returned with Primo in a triple threat match involving The Bar & Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson , with a victory of The Bar . Video games . He made his first WWE video game appearance in WWE '13 as Epico , Primo 's partner . He also appears in WWE 2K16 ( as DLC ) and WWE 2K17 under the name Fernando as a member of Los Matadores . He appears as Epico Cólon in WWE 2K18 .
Oversampled binary image sensor . An oversampled binary image sensor is an image sensor with non-linear response capabilities reminiscent of traditional photographic film . Each pixel in the sensor has a binary response , giving only a one-bit quantized measurement of the local light intensity . The response function of the image sensor is non-linear and similar to a logarithmic function , which makes the sensor suitable for high dynamic range imaging . Working principle . Before the advent of digital image sensors , photography , for the most part of its history , used film to record light information . At the heart of every photographic film are a large number of light-sensitive grains of silver-halide crystals . During exposure , each micron-sized grain has a binary fate : Either it is struck by some incident photons and becomes `` exposed '' , or it is missed by the photon bombardment and remains `` unexposed '' . In the subsequent film development process , exposed grains , due to their altered chemical properties , are converted to silver metal , contributing to opaque spots on the film ; unexposed grains are washed away in a chemical bath , leaving behind the transparent regions on the film . Thus , in essence , photographic film is a binary imaging medium , using local densities of opaque silver grains to encode the original light intensity information . Thanks to the small size and large number of these grains , one hardly notices this quantized nature of film when viewing it at a distance , observing only a continuous gray tone . The oversampled binary image sensor is reminiscent of photographic film . Each pixel in the sensor has a binary response , giving only a one-bit quantized measurement of the local light intensity . At the start of the exposure period , all pixels are set to 0 . A pixel is then set to 1 if the number of photons reaching it during the exposure is at least equal to a given threshold `` q '' . One way to build such binary sensors is to modify standard memory chip technology , where each memory bit cell is designed to be sensitive to visible light . With current CMOS technology , the level of integration of such systems can exceed 109~1010 ( i.e. , 1 giga to 10 giga ) pixels per chip . In this case , the corresponding pixel sizes ( around 50~nm ) are far below the diffraction limit of light , and thus the image sensor is `` oversampling '' the optical resolution of the light field . Intuitively , one can exploit this spatial redundancy to compensate for the information loss due to one-bit quantizations , as is classic in oversampling delta-sigma conversions . Building a binary sensor that emulates the photographic film process was first envisioned by Fossum , who coined the name `` digital film sensor '' ( now referred to as a `` quanta image sensor '' ) . The original motivation was mainly out of technical necessity . The miniaturization of camera systems calls for the continuous shrinking of pixel sizes . At a certain point , however , the limited full-well capacity ( i.e. , the maximum photon-electrons a pixel can hold ) of small pixels becomes a bottleneck , yielding very low signal-to-noise ratios ( SNRs ) and poor dynamic ranges . In contrast , a binary sensor whose pixels need to detect only a few photon-electrons around a small threshold `` q '' has much less requirement for full-well capacities , allowing pixel sizes to shrink further . The lens . Consider a simplified camera model shown in Fig.1 . The formula_1 is the incoming light intensity field . By assuming that light intensities remain constant within a short exposure period , the field can be modeled as only a function of the spatial variable formula_4 . After passing through the optical system , the original light field formula_1 gets filtered by the lens , which acts like a linear system with a given impulse response . Due to imperfections ( e.g. , aberrations ) in the lens , the impulse response , a.k.a . the point spread function ( PSF ) of the optical system , can not be a Dirac delta , thus , imposing a limit on the resolution of the observable light field . However , a more fundamental physical limit is due to light diffraction . As a result , even if the lens is ideal , the PSF is still unavoidably a small blurry spot . In optics , such diffraction-limited spot is often called the Airy disk , whose radius formula_6 can be computed as where formula_8 is the wavelength of the light and formula_9 is the F-number of the optical system . Due to the lowpass ( smoothing ) nature of the PSF , the resulting formula_2 has a finite spatial-resolution , i.e. , it has a finite number of degrees of freedom per unit space . The sensor . Fig.2 illustrates the binary sensor model . The formula_13 denote the exposure values accumulated by the sensor pixels . Depending on the local values of formula_13 , each pixel ( depicted as `` buckets '' in the figure ) collects a different number of photons hitting on its surface . formula_15 is the number of photons impinging on the surface of the formula_16th pixel during an exposure period . The relation between formula_13 and the photon count formula_15 is stochastic . More specifically , formula_15 can be modeled as realizations of a Poisson random variable , whose intensity parameter is equal to formula_13 , As a photosensitive device , each pixel in the image sensor converts photons to electrical signals , whose amplitude is proportional to the number of photons impinging on that pixel . In a conventional sensor design , the analog electrical signals are then quantized by an D converter into 8 to 14 bits ( usually the more bits the better ) . But in the binary sensor , the quantizer is 1 bit . In Fig.2 , formula_21 is the quantized output of the formula_16th pixel . Since the photon counts formula_15 are drawn from random variables , so are the binary sensor output formula_21 . Spatial and temporal oversampling . If it is allowed to have temporal oversampling , i.e. , taking multiple consecutive and independent frames without changing the total exposure time formula_25 , the performance of the binary sensor is equivalent to the sensor with same number of spatial oversampling under certain condition . It means that people can make trade off between spatial oversampling and temporal oversampling . This is quite important , since technology usually gives limitation on the size of the pixels and the exposure time . Advantages over traditional sensors . Due to the limited full-well capacity of conventional image pixel , the pixel will saturate when the light intensity is too strong . This is the reason that the dynamic range of the pixel is low . For the oversampled binary image sensor , the dynamic range is not defined for a single pixel , but a group of pixels , which makes the dynamic range high . Reconstruction . One of the most important challenges with the use of an oversampled binary image sensor is the reconstruction of the light intensity formula_2 from the binary measurement formula_21 . Maximum likelihood estimation can be used for solving this problem . Fig . 4 shows the results of reconstructing the light intensity from 4096 binary images taken by single photon avalanche diodes ( SPADs ) camera . A better reconstruction quality with fewer temporal measurements and faster , hardware friendly implementation , can be achieved by more sophisticated algorithms .
Bark bread . Bark bread is a form of famine food made by adding ground phloem to the flour as an extender to make it last longer . History . Bark bread seems to be a primarily Scandinavian tradition . Mention of it is found in medieval literature and may have an even older tradition among the Sami people . During the 18th and early 19th century Northern Europe experienced several very bad years of crop failure , particularly during the Little Ice Age of the mid-18th century . The grain harvest was badly affected , and creative solutions to make the flour last longer were introduced . In 1742 , samples of `` emergency bread '' were sent from Kristiansand , Norway , to the Royal Administration in Copenhagen , among them bark bread , bread made from grainless husks and bread made from burned bones . During the Napoleonic Wars , moss too was used for human consumption . The last time bark bread was used as famine food in Norway was during the Napoleonic Wars . The introduction of the potato as a staple crop gave the farmers alternative crops when grain production failed , so that bark bread and moss cakes were no longer needed . In Northern Sweden , traces of Sami harvest of bark from Scots pine are known from the 1890s , and in Finland `` pettuleipä '' ( literally `` pinewood-bark bread '' ) was produced as ersatz bread during the Finnish Civil War of 1918 . Examples of production . Finger sized twigs and branches were collected from deciduous trees and shrubs , and the bark split and the inner bark ( the phloem and sometimes the vascular cambium ) collected while still fresh . The yellow or green inner bark ( depending on tree species ) was dried over open fire , in an oven or dried in the sun for a few days . A mortar or mill was used to grind the bark to a fine powder to add to the flour . The dried bark pieces could also be added directly to the grain during milling . The bread was then baked the normal way adding yeast and salt . Bark bread did not leaven as quickly as normal bread due to bark content . The more bark to flour , the slower the leavening . Bark bread was therefore often made as flatbreads . The bark flour could also be used for porridge . Bark bread as food . The bark component was usually from deciduous trees like elm , ash , aspen , rowan or birch , but scots pine and Iceland moss ( sometimes named `` bread moss '' in Norwegian ) are mentioned in historic sources . The inner bark is the only part of a tree trunk that is actually edible , the remaining bark and wood is made up of cellulose which animals , including humans , can not digest . The dried and ground inner bark was added in proportions like 1/4th to 1/3rd `` bark flour '' to the remaining grain flour . Erik Pontoppidan , the Bishop of Bergen , Norway , in the mid 18th century , recommended using elm , as it helped the often crumbly bark bread hold together better . The bark will , however , add a rather bitter taste to the bread , and give particularly white bread an unappetizing grey-green hue . Another problem is that the yeast can not break down the ground bark and the bread will not leaven properly and be hard and not hold together well . Though bark today is sometimes added to pastry as a culinary curiosity , bark bread was considered an emergency food , and as is common with such food , phased out as soon as the availability of grain improved . The bark bread was seen as nutritionally deficient , more as `` stomach filler '' than as actual sustenance . Both the bishop Pontoppidan and others blamed the high mortality during the famine of the 1740s on the `` unhealthy bark bread '' and general lack of food . Among the Sami however , the bark and bark bread made from Scots pine served as an important source of vitamin C .
Silky mouse . The silky mouse ( `` Pseudomys apodemoides '' ) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae . It is found only in Australia . Description . The body and head of silky mice tend to be between 65-80 millimeters , with their tail length ranging from 90-110 millimeters . They tend to weigh between 16-22 grams . They have light brown and grey fur on their backs , and white fur on their bellies . Habitat . Silky mice are native to Australia , specifically south-eastern Australia ( western Victoria ) . They live in sandy heathlands near plants such as banksias , tea-trees , broombush and mallee eucalypts , which they use to shelter the entrance to their burrows . These mice will dig complex burrows about 2 cm in diameter with multiple tunnels and chambers . In order to support their heavily herbivorous diet , they need a high plant diversity in their habitat consisting of plants which will bloom and bear fruit throughout the entire year . Silky mice are negatively affected by intensely high temperatures and water shortages . Behavior and Ecology . Silky mice are nocturnal creatures that rest in their burrows during the day , and go searching for seeds , nectar , flowers , and fruit at night . While they are primarily herbivores , silky mice sometimes consume cockroaches in the winter in order to supplement their diet . Silky mice are able to breed anytime throughout the year , but usually do so when food conditions are favorable . They tend to have two to five young per litter and they are able to birth successive litters . The Silky mouse tends to live up to two years . Endangerment . Many pieces of environmental legislation has been passed to preserve the species , such as the Threatened Species Conservation Act ( 1995 ) , the Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act ( 1999 ) , the National Parks and Wildlife Act ( 1974 ) , the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act ( 1979 ) , and the Native Vegetation Conservation Act ( 1998 ) . One of the largest threats to the silky mouse population is the destruction of habitat , from both human building and from damage to regional flora due to fires . However , the population has been on a rebound and it is no longer considered endangered , but threatened because it lives in such a specific area .
Otava ( publisher ) . Otava Publishing Company Ltd ( , ) is a major Finnish publisher of books . It was founded in 1890 and now is the second largest in Finland . It publishes fiction , non-fiction , books for teenagers and children , multimedia and teaching materials . The number of new titles a year exceeds 400 . Otava has also been at the forefront of encyclopedia-publishing in Finland , with many well-known series , such as the `` Otavan Suuri Ensyklopedia '' ( Otava 's Big Encyclopedia ) . Writers whose work Otava has published over the years include Frans Emil Sillanpää , Eino Leino , Paavo Haavikko , Pentti Saarikoski and Laila Hirvisaari . The parent company Otava Group also owns Suomalainen Kirjakauppa . The name `` Otava '' means the Big Dipper . History . Otava was founded in 1890 by Hannes Gebhard and Eliel Aspelin-Haapkylä to publish Finnish national literature . became managing director in 1893 and was the main figure during the company 's early years . His descendants ( surname fennicized to `` Reenpää '' ) have continued his work so that Otava remains , in spite of its size , to a large extent a family company . 1906 saw the completion of the new headquarters right in the centre of Helsinki . In 1908 printing press operations began and in 1916 the printing of magazines got under way . The first magazine to be launched was `` Suomen Kuvalehti '' , which still comes out weekly . From 1945 to 1991 the company was listed in the Helsinki Stock Exchange . In 1955 a new printing house was put up in Keuruu , near Jyväskylä . During the 1960s Otava faced grave financial difficulties but was able to pull through by rationalizing operations . In 1998 it bought out its rival company WSOY from the jointly owned Yhtyneet Kuvalehdet , a large publisher of magazines .
Goat Linn . Goat Linn is a waterfall of Scotland , situated close to the village of Newcastleton .
List of highest-grossing films in Indonesia . The following are lists of the highest-grossing domestic and international films in Indonesia with gross revenue in Indonesian Rupiah and the number of tickets sold nationwide . Domestic films by admissions . This is listed by the tickets sold nationwide , as of October 30 , 2018 according to the Filmindonesia.or.id . However , information on Filmindonesia.or.id was accrued since 2007 , making some films that release before 2007 was not included or not accurated in number of admissions . Number of admissions for films that release before 2007 was collected from trusted articles or news . 2018 . In 2018 Dilan 1990 became the best-selling indonesian film with 6 million tickets sold 2017 . Pengabdi Setan became the best-selling indonesian film in 2017 and the-best-selling indonesian horror films of all time with 4,2 million ticket sold from 850 screens 2016. became the best-selling indonesian film of all time with 6,8 Million tickets sold Highest-grossing international films in Indonesia . The statistic on international films ' Box office in `` Indonesia '' , `` Box Office Mojo '' is the only website that provides the box office numbers for international films released in Indonesia List of Highest-Grossing international films . As of April 2018 , ' is currently the highest-grossing international films and opening weekend of all time in Indonesia with income $ 11,414,539 . Year to year Highest-grossing international films . These statistics are based on the highest international film year to year . The historical box office record in Indonesia was made by ' with 1.200 screens in April 2018 , before being broken `` The Fate of the Furious '' earlier into the best selling international film of all time in Indonesia with income $ 19,329,335 of 250 screens during 7 weeks of viewing . 2018. in 2018 ' grossed more than $ 20 million and became the best-selling film of all time in Indonesia , followed by `` Wiro Sableng 212 '' first local film produced by American distributor 20th Century Fox . 2017. in 2017 `` The Fate of the Furious '' Became the second best-selling film of all time in Indonesia with 6,5 million tikets of 245 screens during 7 weeks of airing , followed by ' with 3,8 million tickets sold of 605 Screens and became the best selling Sony Pictures film in indonesia 2016 . ' became the best-selling movie in 2016 with 4,3 million tickets for 8 weeks impressions , followed ' by 4,1 million tickets sold over 7 weeks of impressions . 2015. in 2015 `` Furious 7 '' & ' grossed more than $ 15 million 2014. in 2014 ' grossed more than $ 12 million for 10 weeks of viewing from 139 screens 2013 . `` Iron Man 3 '' Became the best selling-international films in 2013 with revenue of $ 15 million from 522 screens . 2012. in 2012 `` The Avengers '' became the best-selling international films in 2012 with revenue of $ 11 million with 450 screens during 12 weeks of viewing . Films by admissions . This listed by the tikets sold nationwide , as of October 16 , 2018
Lectionary 185 . Lectionary 185 , designated by siglum ℓ `` 185 '' ( in the Gregory-Aland numbering ) is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament , on parchment leaves . Paleographically it has been assigned to the 11th century . Description . The codex contains Lessons from the Gospels of John , Matthew , Luke lectionary ( `` Evangelistarium '' ) with lacunae at the end . It contains also four lessons from the Prophets and four lessons from Epistles . It is written in Greek minuscule letters , on 218 parchment leaves ( 30 cm by 22.5 cm ) , in two columns per page , 28-32 lines per page . It contains the Pericope Adulterae ( John 8:3-11 ) . It has Synaxarion . It is ornamented . It is much fuller than most lectionaries , and contains many minute variations . Text . The codex with two other Evangelistaria ( Lectionary 6 and Lectionary 13 ) , codex 59 ( by the first hand ) , supports Codex Sinaiticus and Eusebius in the significant omission of υιου βαραχιου ( `` son of Barachi'ah '' ) in Matthew 23:35 . According to Gregory its text is `` nicht schlecht '' ( `` not bad '' ) . In Matthew 10:3 it reads Θαδδαιος along with Sinaiticus , Vaticanus , 892 , vg , cop . In Matthew 12:30 it reads διαρπαστω for σκορπιζει . In Luke 15:21 it has additional reading ποιησον με ως ενα των μισθιων σου ; the reading is supported by Sinaiticus , Vaticanus , Bezae , Monacensis , 33 , 700 , 1195 , 1216 , 1230 , 1241 , 1253 , 1344 , ℓ `` 13 '' , ℓ `` 15 '' , ℓ `` 60 '' , ℓ `` 80 '' . In John 8:9 it has singular reading της ιδιας συνειδησεως for usual reading οι δε ακουσαντης εξηρχοντο εις καθ ' εις ; In John 8:10 it reads , at the margin , Ιησους ειδεν αυτην και along with Codex Nanianus , Codex Tischendorfianus III , `` f '' 13 , 225 , 700 , 1077 , 1443 , Ethiopic mss . Majority of the manuscripts read : Ιησους και μηδενα θεασαμενος πλην της γυναικος or : Ιησους . History . The manuscript is dated by the INTF to the 11th century . The manuscript exhibits a subscription dated to 1261 ( much later than codex ) . Another note states that the manuscript once belonged to one Athanasius , alumnus from College . Francis Tayler , preacher in Christ Church in Canterbury , presented it in 1654 to the library . It was examined by Scrivener and Gregory . Scrivener gave its collation in 1859 . It is often cited in the critical editions of the Greek New Testament ( UBS3 ) . Currently the codex is located in the Christ 's College ( GG . 1.6 ) at Cambridge .
Mikel Japp . Michael C Japp ( 15 November 1952 – 31 January 2012 ) was a Welsh musician and songwriter . Japp joined May Fisher , a Llanelli-based band , just before it was taken up by a London rock and pop music agency - through a friend who went on to establish 3PR - and sent on an extended and successful tour of Yugoslavia under a new name : Thank You . On their return , Thank You supported Joe Brown 's Browns Home Brew and Marmalade on UK tours , as well as playing leading university and college dates . His aggressive , abrupt rock guitar style was first captured on recordings made by Joe Brown at his Essex recording studio . These were never released due to apparent difficulties in finding a vocal style from the band 's two singers . Japp had , however , made a strong impression on Marmalade and was invited to join the group to replace Hugh Nicolson . He toured extensively with the band but no recordings made during his tenure achieved chart status . He also wrote/co-wrote songs for such artists as Paul Stanley , Kiss and The Babys , and worked with other musicians such as Matthew Fisher and John Waite . As a solo artist , he released an album in 2000 titled `` Dreamer '' . Japp 's style transitioned from rock to blues guitar . A number of videos featuring the musician have been posted on the Internet .
Eduardo Sarmiento . Eduardo Sarmiento ( born 1980 in Cienfuegos , Cuba ) is a Cuban-American artist working in the mediums of painting , drawing , design , and illustration . Early life . Eduardo Sarmiento was raised in the rural town of Rodas , in the province of Cienfuegos , Cuba , where he developed an interest in drawing very early in life . At the age of 18 , he left his natal Cienfuegos for the capital , the City of Havana , to pursue graphic arts studies at the Superior Institute of Design ( ) . He graduated with honors and worked as an Adjunct Professor for a period of time at the Institute . A landmark in his career happened when he co-founded , along with Nelson Ponce and other ISDI colleagues , the Camaleón collective which was known by many public art works such as a mural in the University of Havana 's Communications Faculty , another at G Café , the literary hangout of the city , and one at the Design Department of Casa de las Americas . Sarmiento illustrated several books some of which earned him several prizes and the recognition of the biggest figures in design in Cuba , until he left for Miami , Florida , where he currently lives and works . Work . Upon his arrival in Miami , Eduardo Sarmiento has had his work featured in publications such as the New York Times , ESPN magazine , the Texas Monthly , The Miami Herald , Miami New Times , among others . ″ '' Explosive colors , explosive eroticism , excellent technique and the desire for endless possibilities propels the work of Eduardo Sarmiento '' ″ . Art Critics have categorized it as Fauvism , Pop Art , and others , as cited by the Miami New Times , refer to it as something of an ″ '' aftermath if Satan , Salvador Dalí , and Gary Baseman got together to chew peyote , watched schlocky horror movies on repeat , and play `` cadavre exquis '' for 69 hours straight″ '' . `` From the formal standpoint , the work of Sarmiento is strident . Colors scream . The glowing orange , yellow and red , far from toning down with the blue and purple , spread out in their entire splendor tempting us to contagious . There is much of the French Fauvism in these explosive colors where dare is essential . Then , the semantic analogy emerges : fauve in French means wild beast . The capricious detail becomes indispensable key for the understanding of Sarmiento ’ s artwork that is mostly a unique bestiary through which the artist recreates mythological characters inspired in our daily life : The truth to our innermost fantasies and desires . '' ( Janet Batet , 2010 ) Exhibitions . Eduardo Sarmiento 's work is being shown at the Museum of American Illustration in New York City and was recently part of the exhibition `` Independiente '' at the Espacio La Crujìa in Oaxaca , México , and also as part of the LA to LA exhibit at the in Los Angeles , California . It has also been exhibited in the United States at , among other spaces .
Zimbabwe Women Microfinance Bank . Zimbabwe Women Microfinance Bank ( ZWMB ) , whose full name is Zimbabwe Women Microfinance Bank Limited , is a deposit-taking microfinance institution in Zimbabwe . The bank serves those members in the community , who have been un-reached by conventional commercial banks , particularly rural women . Location . The bank maintains its headquarters and main branch in the `` Trust Towers Building '' , along Samora Machel Avenue in the central business district of Harare , the capital and largest city of Zimbabwe . The geographical coordinates of he bank 's headquarters are:17°49'37.0 '' S , 31°02'47.0 '' E ( Latitude : -17.826944 ; Longitude:31.046389 ) . Overview . As of June 2018 , ZWMB 's assets were valued at US $ 10 million , all of it being shareholders ' equity . A that time the bank maintained one branch , in downtown Harare . Media reports indicate that ZWMB is the first Women 's bank in Southern Africa . While serving customers regardless of gender , the bank focuses on delivering services to women , specially rural women with emphasis on the previously un-banked . Services offered include savings accounts with low opening deposits , group accounts , availability in rural areas , lending to micro , small and medium enterprises and provision of financial literacy classes . During the first ninety days , the bank opened nearly 9,000 client accounts . History . After a period of planning , the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe granted a microfinance banking license to Zimbabwe Women Microfinance Bank Limited to commence operations on 29 May 2018 . The bank commenced banking services on Tuesday 12 June 2018 . Ownership . The company is 100 percent owned by the Zimbabwean government , through the Zimbabwe Ministry of Women 's Affairs , Gender and Community Development .
Kłokowice . Kłokowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Fredropol , within Przemyśl County , Subcarpathian Voivodeship , in south-eastern Poland , close to the border with Ukraine . It lies approximately south of Fredropol , south of Przemyśl , and south-east of the regional capital Rzeszów .
Gentianella oellgaardii . `` Gentianella oellgaardii '' is a species of plant in the Gentianaceae family . It is endemic to Ecuador . Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland .
Musical Moments ( Junko Onishi album ) . `` Musical Moments '' is the eighth leader album by Japanese pianist Junko Onishi , released on July 23 , 2009 in Japan .
Thomas Walmsley and Sons . Thomas Walmsley and Sons was a company that manufactured wrought iron . It was founded in 1866 or 1869 by Thomas Walmsley at the Atlas Forge on a site bounded by Bridgeman Street and Fletcher Street in Bolton , then in Lancashire , England . The forge had at least 16 puddling furnaces and forging and rolling mills . In 1874 a Rastrick boiler at the forge exploded , causing six fatalities . Production lasted for more than 100 years until 1975 when it was the last plant in the United Kingdom to produce wrought iron . Much of the plant , the wrought iron rolling mill , the Rastrick boiler and the steam engine that powered it were preserved in working order by the Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust for its Blists Hill museum where it is used to demonstrate the process to visitors . A steam hammer supplied to the company by Nasmyth & Wilson of Patricroft is preserved outside Bolton University . After 1975 the company became steel stockholders as 'Walmsley Steelstock ' and closed in 1984 . Walmsley family . Thomas Walmsley was born in 1812 , was an iron agent and tinplate worker in 1845 in Oxford Street Bolton . In 1869 he was an agent for the Grosmont pig iron and Bowling Iron Company from the Phoenix Ironworks in Crook Street . He had set up his own iron works by 1869 . He was Mayor of Bolton from 1869 to 1871 . He died in 1890 and the business passed to his son , Richard and subsequently to Richard 's sons , Reginald and Ernest .
Sardinian regional election , 2004 . The Sardinian regional election of 2004 took place on 12–13 June 2004 . The election had two main competitors : Mauro Pili ( Forza Italia ) for the centre-right and Renato Soru ( Sardinia Project ) for the centre-left . Soru won easily over Pili , who had been President of the Region from 2001 to 2003 . The combined result of the regionalist parties , including Soru 's Sardinia Project , was 27.3 % .
1961–62 Lancashire Cup . 1961–62 was the forty-ninth occasion on which the Lancashire Cup completion had been held . St. Helens won the trophy by beating Swinton by the score of 25-9 The match was played at Central Park , Wigan , ( historically in the county of Lancashire ) . The attendance was 30,000 , the last time the attendance at a Lancashire Cup final would reach 30,000 , and receipts were £4,850 . This was the second of five consecutive Lancashire Cup final wins for St. Helens , and what is more , the second of the seven victories in a period of nine successive seasons . It was also the second of Swinton ’ s three successive Lancashire Cup final runner-up positions . Background . With again no invitation to a junior club this season , the total number of teams entering the competition remained the same at 14 . The same fixture format was retained , and due to the number of clubs this resulted in no bye but one “ blank ” or “ dummy ” fixture in the first round , and one bye in the second round Round 1 . Involved 7 matches ( with no bye but one “ blank ” fixture ) and 14 clubs Round 2 - Quarter Finals . Involved 3 matches ( with one bye ) and 7 clubs Round 3 – Semi-Finals . Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs Teams and scorers . Scoring - Try = three ( 3 ) points - Goal = two ( 2 ) points - Drop goal = two ( 2 ) points Notes and comments . 1 * Central Park was the home ground of Wigan with a final capacity of 18,000 , although the record attendance was 47,747 for Wigan v St Helens 27 March 1959
Mramor ( mountain ) . Mramor ( Cyrillic : Мрамор ) is a mountain found in Kosovo in the Šar Mountains in Gora ( region ) next to Macedonia and Albania . Mramor reaches a top height of . The nearest peaks are Ovčinec , Murga ( peak ) and Titov Vrv . The next town is Brod ( Prizren ) . The next biggest lake is Šutmansko Lake . It is one of the higher peaks in Kosovo .
Seip House . The Seip House is a historic building on the west side of Chillicothe , Ohio , United States . Built in 1895 , it is among the city 's grandest houses . Born in Germany in the late 1810s , Charles Seip was a butcher who settled in the United States in 1845 . Soon after crossing the Atlantic , Seip took up residence in Chillicothe ; he soon began operating a butcher shop on Allen Avenue , married , and became prosperous . As his business grew , Seip expanded into downtown premises and began to purchase farms in the Chillicothe vicinity in order to supply more animals for his business . By the 1890s , Seip 's son John had persuaded his father to erect a large house on the site of his original butcher shop . The resulting building took four years to complete , being started in 1895 and completed in 1898 . A two-and-a-half story building , designed by John Cook , it is a brick building that sits on a sandstone foundation ; its roof , covered with slates , is a hip roof that rises to the center of the house . At his death in 1902 , Seip owned some of the leading properties in Ross County . His house was one of the most prominent Queen Anne homes in Chillicothe , and he owned seven different farms in the region . Since that time , the house has changed hands ; in 1955 , the Ohio Department of Natural Resources purchased the house and converted it into offices for its regional forestry headquarters . In recognition of its historic architecture , the house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981 .
Cerithium zonatum . `` Cerithium zonatum '' is a species of sea snail , a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae . Distribution . The distribution of `` Cerithium zonatum '' includes the Western Central Pacific .
Orthopteroid . Orthopteroids are insects which historically would have been included in the order Orthoptera . When Carl Linnaeus started applying binomial names to animals in the 10th edition of his `` Systema Naturae '' in 1758 , there were few animals included in the scheme , and consequently few groups . As more and more new species were discovered and differences recognised , the original groups proposed by Linnaeus were split up . Originally all orthopteroid insects were in the genus `` Gryllus '' , this genus now contains a group of closely related crickets . In the scheme used by Linnaeus the genus contained crickets , grasshoppers , locusts , katydids / bush crickets ( Tettigoniidae ) , stick insects , and praying mantises . These groups , along with the cockroaches , which Linnaeus did treat differently , are all orthopteroid insects . The newly discovered order Mantophasmatodea is also an orthopteroid order .
Będziaki . Będziaki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czarnocin , within Kazimierza County , Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship , in south-central Poland . It lies approximately south-east of Czarnocin , north-east of Kazimierza Wielka , and south of the regional capital Kielce .
Kajra Re . Kajra Re ( , English : `` Kohl-like dark ( Eyes ) '' ) is a song composed by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy , written by Gulzar and sung by the playback singers Alisha Chinoy , Shankar Mahadevan and Javed Ali . It is from the 2005 film `` Bunty Aur Babli '' , starring Abhishek Bachchan , Rani Mukerji and Amitabh Bachchan . The female lead is a courtesan trying to express her desires to attract the male , or her client . It features Amitabh and Abhishek at a nightclub and Aishwarya Rai , making a special appearance in the film , sings for Amitabh , who joins her with Abhishek in the singing and dancing . Production and development . `` Kajra Re '' is inspired from a folk song from the Braj region , in which the celebrated dark eyes are Lord Krishna 's , and belongs to the `` Qawaali '' genre with western fusion . The words `` Tujhse milna purani dilli mein '' have been rendered by Amitabh Bachchan . It was a very famous `` item number '' from the movie `` Bunty Aur Babli '' . Uncommon to other `` item songs '' the music was influenced by the genre of kajari . The trio have used sitar to make it sound more Indian . Amitabh Bachchan , after initially hearing the song , demanded a few changes , but the director , Shaad Ali , and producer , Aditya Chopra , convinced him against them . The song was composed in half a day . Alisha was chosen for the female vocals since her anglicized accent was meant to provide an essentially different intonation . Reception and impact . The melody of this song was used as the main method to promote the film and the soundtrack . The song became extremely popular among the masses and was hugely successful on Indian music charts . The Hindustan Times described it as `` the reinvention of the qawwali by Shankar-Ehsaan-Roy and Gulzar '' and called it `` the item number of the decade . '' `` Kajra Re '' featured on top in `` Rediff '' s 2005 's list of top 5 songs . It also won the poll conducted by Planet Bollywood as the song of the year with a whopping 44 % . It was voted as the song of the year by three radio stations , including Lotus FM , a station popular among the Indian diaspora in South Africa . The song was also featured in `` Caminho das Indias '' , a marathon soap opera that ran on Brazil 's popular Rede Globo . The track was featured in Hindustan Times ' `` Songs of the Century '' , which deemed it to be the `` undisputed item song of the decade . '' Music video . Before the song sequence , Amitabh , who plays a police inspector in the movie , relates his story of unrequited love in the city of Delhi to Abhishek , which is later alluded to in the song . Aishwarya 's character , a bar girl , sympathizes with Amitabh 's character and plays courtesan . The dance , choreographed by Vaibhavi Merchant , features Aishwarya in a brocade `` choli '' and dipped `` ghagra '' , sans make-up and kohl , and some lip gloss . Awards . Alisha Chinai won the 2005 Filmfare Best Female Playback Award and the 2005 Bollywood Movie Award - Best Playback Singer Female for the song , while Gulzar collected the best lyricist award in almost all major award functions including the IIFA and Filmfare Awards , for the song .
Tegula pellisserpentis . `` Tegula pellisserpentis '' , common name the serpent-tongue tegula , is a species of sea snail , a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Tegulidae . Description . The size of the shell varies between 15 mm and 45 mm . The very thick , solid and heavy , imperforate shell has a conical and elevated shape . Its color is yellowish or pinkish , marked with narrow angular patches or interrupted longitudinal oblique stripes of black . The spire is strictly conical . The apex is acute . The sutures are linear . The eight whorls are encircled by weakly granose lirae , separated by narrow impressed lines . The periphery is nearly smooth . The base of the shell is smooth or lirate , and eroded in front of the oblique aperture . The outer lip is thick within , smooth , bevelled to an edge . The oblique columella bears in the middle a heavy tubercle , and is at the base less prominently toothed . Distribution . This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean from El Salvador to Colombia .
Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation . Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation ( বিসিক ) ( BSCIC ) provides support services to small , rural , and cottage industry in Bangladesh in the small and cottage industries sector . It was created through an Act of Parliament in 1957 which was later amended in 1992 . BSCIC has country-wide institution network to provide door step services for entrepreneurs . Head Office of BSCIC is located at 137-138 , Motijheel , Dhaka , Bangladesh . History . Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation traces its origins to East Pakistan Small and Cottage Industries Corporation , which was established through the East Pakistan Small and Cottage Industries Corporation Act . 1957 . The act was created by the Minister for Labour , Commerce and Industry Sheikh Mujibur Rahman of the United Front government of East Pakistan . After the Independence of Bangladesh it was made into BSCIC . In October 1973 BSCIC was split into Bangladesh Cottage Industries Corporation and Bangladesh Small Industries Corporation . In 1975 Bangladesh Handloom Board and Bangladesh Sericulture Board were separated from BSCIC . Functions . BSCIC provides medium and long term loans to small industries , either directly , or through consortium of commercial banks . BSCIC also provides assistance in all other matters relating to development and expansion of small and cottage industries ( SCI ) . The Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industry Corporation ( BSCIC ) is the official body which monitors the development of self-employment , cottage industries and small enterprises . It produces statistics on the types of enterprises , their activities and the number of people employed . Current status . BSCIC has developed a total of 74 industrial estates throughout the country to foster the growth of SCIs in a balanced manner and also construction works for a number of estates including special type like Tannery , API ( Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients ) and Garments Park are under execution . Footnotes . 1 BSCIC_ACT http : //bdlaws.minlaw.gov.bd/pdf_part.php ? act_name= & vol= & id=274
Dalakhani . Dalakhani ( foaled 2000 in Ireland ) is a thoroughbred race horse owned and bred by Aga Khan IV and trained by Alain de Royer-Dupré . He was sired by Darshaan covering Daltawa ( Miswaki ) and is therefore half-brother to Daylami . Racing career . Dalakhani won four Group One races : Critérium International as a 2-year old , Prix Lupin , Prix du Jockey Club , and Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe . He was beaten by half a length in the Irish Derby by another Aga Khan Studs horse , Alamshar . He also won two G2 races ; overall he won eight of nine starts . In 2003 , Dalakhani was voted European Horse of the Year . Stud career . In 2008 , Dalakhani was standing at Gilltown Stud . Dalakhani is being mated to Zarkava , the never-defeated filly , who won the 2008 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe . She was subsequently named Cartier Horse of the Year . Zarkava was the fourth Arc winner for The Aga Khan IV . In 2008 , Dalakhani 's colt Conduit won the St. Leger Stakes , the third and longest leg of England 's Triple Crown , as well as the Breeder 's Cup Turf at Santa Anita . His progeny also include Duncan , Integral and Reliable Man . Dalakhani was moved to Haras de Bonneval for 2016 and was retired from stud on July 26 that year .
James Aubrey Simmons . James Aubrey Simmons ( July 8 , 1897 – November 30 , 1979 ) was a Canadian politician , notary and magistrate . Born in Revelstoke , British Columbia , Simmons would go on to sit many times in the House of Commons of Canada representing the Yukon Territory . A member of the Liberal Party , his first win came in 1949 when he represented the federal constituency of Yukon-Mackenzie River , an electoral district newly crafted out of the Yukon electoral district in 1947 . Simmons easily won the election . His rival , Arthur Massey Berry , an Independent , lost by over 1,000 votes . By 1953 , at the next federal election , the riding of Yukon-Mackenzie River was abolished and transformed again into the Yukon electoral district . Running again for a seat in the House , Simmons won the 1953 election for the Yukon . In parliament , Simmons sponsored a bill for the creation of an Alaska-Yukon pipeline . He was re-elected in 1957 federal election , but his election was declared void and he lost the subsequent by-election . He tried in the 1958 federal election to regain his seat but was again defeated and he never again went for a seat in the House of Commons . He died in 1979 following a stroke .
Brazilian Election Justice . The Justiça Eleitoral do Brasil ( Brazilian Election Justice ) was created by the Decreto nº 21.076 , of 24 February 1932 , representing one of innovations of the Brazilian Revolution of 1930 ( or `` coup d'état de 1930 '' ) . In 1932 there was the first edited the `` Brazilian Election Code '' , inspired by the Election Justice of the Czech Republic and the ideas of Joaquim Francisco de Assis Brasil , a politician , farmer and ambassador Supporting Law . Nowadays , the existence and regulation of the Election Justice in Brazil is determined in the articles 118 until 121 of the Federal Constitution of 1988 , that established its exclusive attribution of the Federal Union legislating about Elections Law . The `` Election Code '' and other laws confer Executive and Legislative powers to the Superior Electoral Court ( ( TSE ) ) . The law , even if its named to provide Judicial powers , include an aggregation of administrative and normative functions as well . Comparative law . In other countries , the solutions adopted to distribution of powers in the election process differ from one country to the other . In Argentina and Finland the Executive Power itself administers the elections ; In United States , France and Germany , this role is played in city level ; in Chile and Uruguay , there are independent organs , outside the Public Powers structure .
Villiers-les-Hauts . Villiers-les-Hauts is a commune in the Yonne department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in north-central France .
Australian Athletics Championships . The Australian Athletics Championships or Australian Open Track and Field Championships are held annually to determine Australia 's champion athletes in a range of athletics events . The championships are the primary qualification trial for athletes wishing to compete at the Olympic Games , Commonwealth Games or World Championships . The event is conducted by Athletics Australia . History . The championships were first held in 1890 under the name Inter Colonial Meet . The competition was staged at Moore Park in Sydney on 31 May 1890 . Teams from the Australasian colonies of New South Wales , Victoria , Queensland and New Zealand competed in the first formalised Australasian Athletics Championships meeting in 1893 . A New Zealand team continued to compete in this event until the 1927/28 event . At the next championships in 1929/30 , women 's events were included for the first time . In 1933 , the women began conducting their own championships , with a wider range of events . Except for occasional combined championships in 1936 , 1972 and 1976 , the separation of men 's and women 's championships continued until the 1977/78 event . Most successful athletes . The most successful athletes at the Championships have been throwers Gael Martin and Warwick Selvey who won 20 and 19 championships events , respectively .
Susanne Wright . `` Susanne Wright '' is an Austrian-born memoirist . Biography . Susanne Friedländer was born in Vienna , Austria as the daughter of a Jewish father and a Catholic mother . With the Anschluss of Austria and Nazi Germany in March 1938 , her family were destructed and her father was transported to an unknown destination . Years later she wrote the book `` A Ballad by Johannes Brahms . A journey to understand a childhood in Vienna shattered by Nazism '' that explores Susanne′s journey as she traces her Jewish ancestry through the changing times of Imperial Vienna in an effort to make sense of the influences of the Enlightenment , anti-Semitism , assimilation , intermarriage , and the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy .
Star Roles Model . The Star Roles Model is used by organisations to describe the positions managers and mentors adopt when guiding direct-reports and mentees . The concept builds on the Group Roles model developed by Benne & Sheats , taking a short-cut route to describing preferences when guiding others . Similarly , the Roles Model follows the Mintzberg 10 management positions - drawing in the most relevant elements when considering the mentoring relationship in detail . The model describes six roles , which are split into two areas of focus - Inner and Outer . The roles are neutral in representation - reflecting a preference in relation to giving guidance and support , rather than presenting a pyramidal of approaches that work towards an ideal . In use , the roles are used by individuals to recognise where their preference sits , and what the person / situation requires . In this respect , the model supports the situational leadership theory concept . Practically , managers are encouraged to use the model to critically review what is required through a close mentoring relationship , to spot when the relationship becomes less effective because of over reliance on one role , and which role to use to achieve the most effective approach . The grouping of the roles is based on the concept of Extraversion - acknowledging that some individuals will naturally prefer an inwardly focusing role , over an external bias . The Model makes no concrete link between MBTI profiling and preference on the E-I scale and a preference on the Star Model . 'Inner ' Guidance . The inner roles focus on 'closed ' management and mentoring , where the mentor is using personal knowledge , insight and input to steer the individual . Whilst not solidly linked to Introversion , the notion of self-interest , focus and bias aptly describes the drivers around guiding through this position . Whilst the dialogue is driven through the inner aspects of the role , the focus from the mentor is not on the 'I ' - and can be a third person approach . Positives for this role are found in the depth of individual approach , the supportive and individual nature of the mentoring relationship and the value such an approach draws from the time being given over by the manager . The Inner approach does tend towards an 'opt out ' from the mentor , in that they bring little of themselves to the conversation , and can work 'at a distance ' to the challenge . 'Outer ' Guidance . In comparison , the outer roles are driven more by a sense of 'open ' input , that seeks to bring in contextual experimentation , relational aspects , and wider links to the outside world . This 'extroverted ' approach relies more on the mentor bringing in the 'I ' and making value-based judgments on what is and is n't required . Positively , these roles are highly effective at supporting others through cultural and behavioral challenges , and giving a valid platform for personal input and demonstration from the mentor . When adopting these roles , managers have to be observant against a tendency to place too much emphasis on self-opinion rather than fact , and for them to take ownership of the problem/challenge being discussed , rather than coach the person through the issue . Application . `` Awareness of preference '' - used to explore their likely preference , conversations driven by the Roles can lead to a stronger awareness of how their individual leadership tends to manifest practically . Following on from this recognition , leaders use the model to better plan interventions with individuals , and to ensure the correct approach to Crucial Conversations with the aim of achieving appropriate outcomes , rather than positive conversations . `` Situational approach '' - using the Roles to analyze what a particular support / mentoring situation requires in relation to a successful outcome - challenging a 'matching ' of the mentee 's requirement against what the mentor truly believes is required . For example , a mentee may be looking for a 'sympathetic ear ' , to vent their frustration at , whereas the situation requires the mentor to take a 'critical partner ' and 'role model ' approach to move the situation forward In making the roles overt and labeling them , both parties are able to work towards positions within the relationship that best support effective outcomes and agree levels of challenge and input that educate , support and demonstrate appropriately .
Amy Biehl Foundation Trust . The Amy Biehl Foundation Trust was the organization established in Cape Town , South Africa by Linda and Peter Biehl commemorate their daughter Amy Biehl , a white American anti-apartheid activist who was killed by a black mob during racial violence in South Africa in 1993 . Today two organizations are the successors to the Amy Biehl Foundation Trust . The Amy Biehl Foundation USA is headed by Linda Biehl and based in the United States . The Amy Foundation is based in Cape Town . The reasons for the split into two organizations include Linda and Peter Biehl 's desire for the South African organization to stand on its own as a sustainable organization . In the book , We Are Not Such Things , it is also reported that by 2013 , Linda Biehl had been at odds with the South African foundation for several years , after mismanagement by its South African directors The original foundation strived to fulfil three rights in the South African Constitution : the right to education , the right to equal employment , and the right to health . The foundation 's mission statement is `` to weave a barrier against violence '' and `` to prevent youth violence through a holistic approach to community development in socio-economically disadvantaged communities in and around Cape Town . '' It aimed to do so by empowering the youths of the townships around Cape Town , mainly through after-school programs with activities like music , dance , drama , sports , crafts and HIV/AIDS peer education . These programs were run at several township-schools every afternoon , and in addition the foundation ran weekly activities outside the townships for some of the children , and they also have Saturday and Holiday programs . The Foundation initially received funding from USAID as well as private donations . Linda Biehl , Amy 's mother and a founder of the trust , speaks on the promise of restorative justice , and continues the work of the foundation . She was awarded the Order of the Companions of O. R. Tambo ( bronze class ) in 2008 by South African President Thabo Mbeki . Two of the four men convicted for Biehl 's murder , Easy Nofemela and Ntobeko Peni , have since reconciled with her parents , and are now working for the Foundation in South Africa .
6×45mm SAW . The 6×45mm SAW describes an experimental series of rimless bottlenecked intermediate cartridges developed in the 1970s for the U.S. Army . The cartridges were produced in a variety of sizes and from a variety of materials . The intent was to develop a cartridge that would replace all 5.56×45mm NATO weapons as well as most 7.62×51mm NATO rifles and machine guns in the U.S. military . Eventually , the 5.56mm was retained and only the machine gun portion of the SAW ( Squad Automatic Weapon ) competition was successful . That program led to the M249 light machine gun . Note that the dimensions listed to the right are for 6×45mm SAW rounds . Three versions were produced for testing in the early 1970s . An aluminum-cased version was developed , as well as the 6mm SAW Long which was slightly longer ( by about 5 mm ) . Design and development . During the 1970s , the U.S. Army was looking to develop a new squad automatic weapon ( SAW ) that was lighter than the M60 machine gun with an effective range out to 800 m. The 7.62 mm cartridge was too heavy and the 5.56 mm cartridge could not provide effective performance at that range . Research led to the development of the 6×45mm SAW cartridge . Its bullet had a muzzle velocity of and muzzle energy of . The relatively heavy bullet combined with a moderate velocity had optimum long-range performance . A light-alloy cased version of the round was also produced . Because aluminium alloy had a tendency to catch fire , the case length was extended to to make up for loss in capacity caused by the need to line the inside of the case with fire-resistant material . Although the 6mm SAW 's performance proved satisfactory , there were supply concerns over adopting a third rifle caliber . Development of the 6mm SAW was abandoned when an improved 5.56 mm round was promised , which arrived as the M855 . 6×45mm SAW cartridges depending on their case materiel and bullet weigh .
Marichbania , Barguna . Marichbania is a village in Barguna District in the Barisal Division of southern-central Bangladesh .
Groapa Balmezului River . The Groapa Balmezului River or Groapa Balmoșului River is a tributary of the Balmez River in Romania .
Joe Onosai . Joe Onosai ( born December 10 , 1965 ) is a former strongman competitor and American football player . Onosai is a Samoan tribal prince and was drafted by the National Football League Dallas Cowboys . He reached the finals of the World 's Strongest Man competition twice ( 1994 and 1995 ) . Early years . Onosai attended University Lab School where he was a 240-pound fullback . As a junior , he averaged 13.8 yards per carry . In 1982 as a senior , he helped the Pac-Five football team win its first Interscholastic League of Honolulu and Prep Bowl championship ( predecessor to the state tournament ) and was named The Advertiser 's ILH Offensive Player of the Year . He received a scholarship to play for the University of Hawaii at Manoa , where he was converted into an offensive guard as a freshman . He was named a starter as a sophomore . The next year because of injuries on the offensive line , he also started at tackle and center , including a game against Long Beach State University where he played all three position . Sometimes he was used as a fullback in short-yardage situations . As a senior , he was moved to center and received honorable-mention All-American honors . He was a second-team All-Western Athletic Conference performer in 1985 and 1986 . Professional career . Onosai was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the sixth round ( 151st overall ) of the 1987 NFL Draft to play center . During a practice in training camp , he suffered a serious neck injury and was subsequently diagnosed with a narrow spinal column condition ( cervical spinal stenosis ) , which forced him to announce his early retirement on August first , 1987 . It would eventually take 4 days for the strength in his legs to return and 2 years to get his upper-body strength back to normal . World 's Strongest Man competition . He participated in the World 's Strongest Man competitions for many years . At 6-feet-4 and 400 pounds , he developed a 65-inch chest , 22-inch biceps and the power lift was his specialty . He made it to the finals twice , in 1994 and 1995 . Personal life . Onosai has been a pastor at Destiny Christian Church since 2011 .
La Liga Awards . The La Liga Awards , previously known as the LFP Awards , are presented annually by the Liga de Fútbol Profesional ( LFP ) to the best players and coach in La Liga , the first division of association football in Spain . Established in the 2008–09 season , they are the first official awards in the history of the Spanish competition . La Liga 's best coach and player in each position—goalkeeper , defender , midfielder , and forward—are chosen based on a voting by the captain and vice-captains of each club , while the best player overall is determined via statistical analysis . Since the La Liga Awards ' creation , Barcelona players have won 32 honours in the six main categories , almost triple the number won by any other club . Barcelona forward Lionel Messi has been named La Liga 's best player six years out of eight and La Liga 's best forward seven times out of eight . Across all positions , the other outstanding individuals are Barcelona midfielder Andrés Iniesta with five wins , Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola with four wins , Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos with four wins , and goalkeepers Iker Casillas of Real Madrid and Víctor Valdés of Barcelona with two wins each .
Maria Bashir . Maria Bashir is a prosecutor based in Afghanistan , who is the only woman to ever hold such a position in the country . With more than fifteen years of experience with Afghan civil service - the Taliban , corrupt policemen , death threats , failed assassination attempts - she has seen them all . She was banned from working during the Taliban period , when she spent her time schooling girls illegally at her residence , when it was illegal for women to be seen unescorted by men on the streets . In the post-Taliban era , she was called back into service , and was made the Chief Prosecutor General of Herat Province in 2006 . With her main focus on eradicating corruption and oppression of women , she has handled around 87 cases in 2010 alone . Recognising her work , the United States Department of State , presented her The International Women of Courage Award which is awarded annually to women around the world who have shown leadership , courage , resourcefulness and willingness to sacrifice for others , especially for better promotion of women 's rights , often at risk to their own lives . Bashir also featured in the 2011 Time 100 , an annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world composed by Time . Early life and education . Bashir , the eldest child in her family , was a bright student right from her school days . She received encouragement from her late father to further her studies beyond school level , in a country that is very restrictive in its attitude towards women . When the entrance exams for her Graduate schooling required her to choose three options , she filled the application with 'Law ' under all of them . The Minister for Higher Education , who screens and approves the applications , was impressed by her determination and approved her to study law . She graduated in 1994 with a four-year course in Law at Kabul University and later underwent a year-long training in Kabul as a prosecutor . Personal life . In 1996 , after graduation , Bashir got married to a progressive man who runs an importation business based in China , and moved to his city , Herat . Bashir has 2 sons and a daughter . The eldest son studies in Germany , and other two ( Sajad and Yasaman ) are being home schooled , as death threats directed at Bashir and her family make formal schooling difficult . Under the Taliban . After her training , Bashir started her career in the Attorney General 's office as a Criminal Investigator in Kabul , and later in Herat . Shortly after her move to Herat , in 1995 , the Taliban occupied the city and stopped women from working . Bashir had to stay indoors , like other women , until 2001 , when the American invasion enabled women to start working again , at which time she resumed her previous role as Criminal Investigator . The Taliban made it illegal for girls to read or work , ensuring that they remained dependent on men . Bashir started schooling them underground , at her residence , with students smuggling books and other items necessary for their studies inside shopping bags . She believed that the Taliban regime would fall , and wanted women to be ready to join the workforce when this happened . The Taliban were aware of her activities , and they summoned her husband twice to explain what she was doing . Back in the Prosecutors ' Office . In September , 2006 , the then Attorney General , regarded as a conservative , visited Herat , for a meeting with prosecutors from four provinces . Bashir was the only woman present . At the end of his speech , she questioned his policy to improve the Prosecutor 's office , specifically in relation to allowing women to work there . The Attorney General expressed his approval on the latter , and expressed pleasure with her work as assistant prosecutor in the investigation into the death of the Afghan poet and journalist Nadia Anjuman : wherein she had brought murder charges against Nadia 's husband . Before leaving Herat later in the month , the Attorney General had appointed Bashir as the Chief Prosecutor General of the province . Criticism on the new Afghan constitution . Bashir 's appointment was welcomed by the then US Government as significant progress in its Westernization of the country after Taliban rule . The then US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice flew Bashir to Washington to honour the progress . Bashir , however , was critical : stating that though the new constitution provided equal rights to women , many judges still subscribed to the old Islamic Sharia Law . After stating that the lack of freedom women have to choose their partners , she noted that while men are not tried for adultery , women were still being stoned to death for similar charges . Commenting on the biased divorce process and the way husbands win custody of children , she said women preferred suicide to the latter . Briefing more on the prevailing corruption issues in Afghanistan , she suggested a structural reorganisation , with an end to appointing people based on their ethnicity , as was being done by Hamid Karzai . She also recommended that the anti corruption efforts can only be successful if they are coupled with salary increases for the public servants , as the meagre salaries that they receive now forces them to look 'elsewhere ' to supplement them . She also showed her concern on the lack of enforcing power of the laws , which makes the legal system powerless . Assassination attempts . Bashir 's appointment was not taken well by the fanatics , for her being a woman . Added to it were the anti corruption activities and her emboldening the women victims of domestic abuse to take their husbands to court . She started receiving telephonic threats , calling for her resignation . Some Herat based clerics also issued a fatwa on unescorted women in public places . This alarmed Bashir , who requested the state authorities to provide her security . But the state authorities paid no heed to her requests and later in 2007 , a bomb exploded outside her home , around the time when her children would usually be playing outside . It was raining then , and hence her children were indoors . Seeing the threats to her life , the American government hired armed guards and provided her with an armed land cruiser . In another incident , one of her body guards ' sons was kidnapped and murdered , with the perpetrators mistaking him for Bashir 's son . Events such as this forced Bashir 's kids to take up home schooling which concerns Bashir for having been the reason for their not receiving formal schooling .
Disk Usage Analyzer . Disk Usage Analyzer is a graphical disk usage analyzer for GNOME . It was part of gnome-utils , but was split off for GNOME 3.4 . It was originally named Baobab after the `` Adansonia '' tree . The software gives the user a menu-driven , graphical representation of what is on a disk drive . The interface allows for selection of specific parts of filesystem being scanned so a single folder , the entire filesystem , and even remote folders and filesystems can be scanned . The graphical representation can be switched between a ring chart and a treemap chart so the presentation can be tailored to the specific content being scanned . At some point , Disk Usage Analyzer was rewritten in Vala . Future . At the GNOME Users And Developers European Conference ( GUADEC ) in 2013 , a plan to merge the Disk Usage Analyzer with gnome-system-monitor to a new program called Usage was presented .
FC Karelia Petrozavodsk . FC Karelia Petrozavodsk ( ) is an association football team from Petrozavodsk ( in 2011 temporarily played in Saint Petersburg at Petrovsky Small Arena ) , Russia founded in 2011 . It played in the Russian Second Division from 2011 to 2012–13 season , after which it dropped the professional status . It returned to the third-level Russian Professional Football League for the 2015–16 season , after which it dropped out of professional-level competitions once again .
Hinrich John . Hinrich John is a German Olympic hurdler . He represented his country in the 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics . Eliminated in the 110 m semifinals at the 1964 and 1968 Olympics , John finished as runner-up at the 1966 European Championships and fourth at the 1965 European Cup . He won two golds in the years 1960 and 1965 , three silvers in the years 1960 , 1966 and 1968 , and two bronzes in the years 1961 and 1962 , at the Military World Championships . From 1964 to 1968 , he won five consecutive titles in West Germany , along with winning the 1965 indoor 200 metres and the 1966 indoor 50 metre titles . Awarded the Rudolf-Harbig-Gedächtnispreisträger in 1968 , John also received the Silver Bay Leaf in 1967 . His sons Hendrik and Helge became track and field athletes while he was a professional soldier in the German Bundeswehr and was promoted to lieutenant before becoming commander of the Navy Signal School at Flensburg .
Clypeophysalospora . `` Clypeophysalospora '' is a genus of fungi in the family Amphisphaeriaceae ; according to the 2007 Outline of Ascomycota , the placement in this family is uncertain . This is a monotypic genus , containing the single species `` Clypeophysalospora latitans '' .
Greyia radlkoferi . `` Greyia radlkoferi '' , the woolly bottlebrush or Natal bottlebrush , is a shrub or small tree , native to South Africa . It grows up to 5 metres in height and has smooth yellowish bark , becoming grey and deeply furrowed as it matures . The leaves are oval or heart-shaped and woolly on the undersurface , which distinguishes the species from `` Greyia sutherlandii '' .The scarlet flowers occur in dense , upright clusters from July to October in the species native range . It is named for Ludwig Adolph Timotheus Radlkofer .
Kevin Barry . Kevin Gerard Barry ( 20 January 1902 – 1 November 1920 ) was the first Irish republican to be executed by the British since the leaders of the Easter Rising . Barry was sentenced to death for his part in an Irish Volunteers operation which resulted in the deaths of three British soldiers . Barry 's execution outraged nationalist public opinion in Ireland and its diaspora , largely because of his age . The timing of the execution , only days after the death by hunger strike of Terence MacSwiney , the republican Lord Mayor of Cork , brought public opinion to fever-pitch . His treatment and death attracted great international attention and attempts were made by U.S. and Vatican officials to secure a reprieve . His execution and MacSwiney 's death precipitated a dramatic escalation in violence as the Irish War of Independence entered its most bloody phase . Due to his refusal to inform , Barry became one of the most celebrated Irish republicans . Early life . Kevin Barry was born on 20 January 1902 , at 8 Fleet Street , Dublin to Thomas and Mary ( née Dowling ) Barry . The fourth of seven children , two boys and five sisters , Kevin was baptised in St Andrew 's Church , Westland Row . Thomas Barry Sr. worked on the family 's farm at Tombeagh , Hacketstown , County Carlow , and ran a dairy business from Fleet Street . Thomas Barry , Sr. died in 1908 , aged 56 . His mother came from Drumguin , County Carlow , and , upon the death of her husband , moved the family to nearby Tombeagh . As a child he went to the national school in Rathvilly . On returning to Dublin , he attended St Mary 's College , Rathmines , until the school closed in the summer of 1916 . When he was thirteen , he attended a commemoration for the Manchester Martyrs , who were hanged in England in 1867 . Afterwards he wished to join Constance Markievicz 's Fianna Éireann , but was reportedly dissuaded by his family . Belvedere College . From St Mary 's College he transferred to Belvedere College , where he was a member of the championship Junior Rugby Cup team , and earned a place on the senior team . In 1918 he became secretary of the school hurling club which had just been formed , and was one of their most enthusiastic players . A Jesuit priest , Thomas Counihan , who was Barry 's science and mathematics teacher , said of him : `` He was a dour kind of lad . But once he got down to something he went straight ahead… There was no waving of flags with him , but he was sincere and intense . '' Notwithstanding his many activities , he did not neglect his studies . He won a merit-based scholarship given annually by Dublin Corporation , which allowed him to become a student of medicine at UCD . Medical student . He entered University College Dublin in 1919 . His closest friend at college was Gerry MacAleer , from Dungannon , whom he had first met in Belvedere . Other friends included Frank Flood , Tom Kissane and Mick Robinson , who , unknown to many in the college , were , along with Barry , members of the Irish Volunteers . Volunteer activities . In October 1917 , during his second year at Belvedere , aged 15 , he joined the IRA . Assigned originally to ‘ C ’ Company 1st Battalion , based on the north side of Dublin , he later transferred to the newly formed ‘ H ’ Company , under the command of Capt . Seamus Kavanagh . His first job as a member of the IRA was delivering mobilisation orders around the city . Along with other volunteers , Barry trained in a number of locations in Dublin , including the building at 44 Parnell Square , the present day headquarters of Sinn Féin , now named Kevin Barry Hall . The IRA held Field exercises during this period which were conducted in north county Dublin and in areas such as Finglas . The following year , at the age of 16 , he was introduced by Seán O'Neill and Bob O'Flanagan to the Clarke Luby Club of the IRB , which had been reorganised . He took part in a number of IRA operations in the years leading up to his capture . He was part of the unit which raided the Shamrock Works for weapons destined to be handed over to the R.I.C . He also took part in the raid on Mark 's of Capel Street , looking for ammunition and explosives . On 1 June 1920 , under Vice-Commandant Peadar Clancy , he played a notable part in the seizing of the King 's Inn , capturing the garrison ’ s arms . The haul included 25 rifles , two light machine guns and large quantities of ammunition . The 25 British soldiers captured during the attack were released as the volunteers withdrew . In recognition of his dedication to duty he was promoted to Section Commander . Ambush . On the morning of 20 September 1920 , Barry went to Mass , then joined a party of IRA volunteers on Bolton Street in Dublin . Their orders were to ambush a British army truck as it picked up a delivery of bread from the bakery , and capture their weapons . The ambush was scheduled for 11:00am , which gave him enough time to take part in the operation and return to class in time for an examination he had at 2:00pm . The truck arrived late , and was under the command of Sergeant Banks . Armed with a.38 Mauser Parabellum , Barry and members of C Company were to surround the truck , disarm the soldiers , take the weapons , and escape . He covered the back of the truck , and when challenged , the five soldiers complied with the order to lay down their weapons . A shot was then fired ; Terry Golway , author of `` For the Cause of Liberty '' , suggests it was possibly a warning shot from an uncovered soldier in the front . Barry and the rest of the ambush party then opened fire . His gun jammed twice , and he dived for cover under the truck . His comrades fled , and he was left behind . He was then spotted , and arrested by the soldiers . One of the soldiers , Private Harold Washington , aged 15 , had been shot dead . Two others , Privates Marshall Whitehead and Thomas Humphries were both badly wounded , and both later died of their wounds . The British Army released the following statement on Monday afternoon : This morning a party of one N.C.O . and six men of the Duke of Wellington 's Regiment were fired on by a body of civilians outside a bakery in Church Street , Dublin . One soldier was killed and four were wounded . A piquet of the Lancashire Fusiliers in the vicinity , hearing the shots , hurried to their comrades ' assistance , and succeeded in arresting one of the aggressors . No arms or equipment were lost by the soldiers . Much was made of Barry 's age by Irish newspapers , but the British military pointed out that the three soldiers who had been killed were `` much the same age as Barry '' . On 20 October , Major Reginald Ingram Marians OBE , Head of the Press Section of the General Staff , informed Basil Clarke , Head of Publicity , that Washington was `` only 19 and that the other soldiers were of similar ages . '' General Macready was well aware of the `` propaganda value of the soldier 's ages . '' Macready informed General Sir Henry Wilson on the day that sentence was pronounced `` of the three men who were killed by him ( Barry ) and his friends two were 19 and one 20 — official age so probably they were younger ... so if you want propaganda there you are . '' It was later confirmed that Private Harold Washington was 15 years and 351 days old , having been born 4 October 1904 . About this competing propaganda , M.A . Doherty was to write : from the British point of view , therefore , the Anglo-Irish propaganda war was probably unwinable [ sic ] . Nationalist Ireland had decided that men like Kevin Barry fought to free their country , while British soldiers — young or not — sought to withhold that freedom . In these circumstances , to label Barry a murderer was merely to add insult to injury . The contrasting failure of British propaganda is graphically demonstrated by the simple fact that even in British newspapers Privates Whitehead , Washington and Humphries remained faceless names and numbers , for whom no songs were written. ” Capture and torture . Barry was placed in the back of the lorry with the young body of Private Harold Washington , and was subjected to some abuse by Washington 's comrades . He was transported then to the North Dublin Union . Upon arrival at the barracks he was taken under military police escort to the defaulters ' room where he was searched and handcuffed . A short while later , three sergeants of the Lancashire Fusiliers and two officers began the interrogation . He gave his name and an address of 58 South Circular Road , Dublin ( his uncle 's address ) , and his occupation as a medical student , but refused to answer any other questions . The officers continued to demand the names of other republicans involved in the ambush . At this time a publicity campaign was mounted by Sinn Féin . Barry received orders on 28 October from his brigade commander , Richard McKee , `` to make a sworn affidavit concerning his torture in the North Dublin Union . '' Arrangements were made to deliver this through Barry 's sister , Kathy , to Desmond Fitzgerald , director of publicity for Sinn Féin , `` with the object of having it published in the World press , and particularly in the English papers , on Saturday 30th October . '' The affidavit , drawn up in Mountjoy Prison days before his execution , describes his treatment when the question of names was repeated : He tried to persuade me to give the names , and I persisted in refusing . He then sent the sergeant out of the room for a bayonet . When it was brought in the sergeant was ordered by the same officer to point the bayonet at my stomach ... The sergeant then said that he would run the bayonet into me if I did not tell ... The same officer then said to me that if I persisted in my attitude he would turn me out to the men in the barrack square , and he supposed I knew what that meant with the men in their present temper . I said nothing . He ordered the sergeants to put me face down on the floor and twist my arm ... When I lay on the floor , one of the sergeants knelt on my back , the other two placed one foot each on my back and left shoulder , and the man who knelt on me twisted my right arm , holding it by the wrist with one hand , while he held my hair with the other to pull back my head . The arm was twisted from the elbow joint . This continued , to the best of my judgment , for five minutes . It was very painful ... I still persisted in refusing to answer these questions ... A civilian came in and repeated the questions , with the same result . He informed me that if I gave all the information I knew I could get off . On 28 October , the `` Irish Bulletin '' ( organised by Dick McKee , the IRA Commandant of the Dublin Brigade ) , a news-sheet produced by Dáil Éireann 's Department of Publicity , published Barry 's statement alleging torture . The headline read : `` English Military Government Torture a Prisoner of War and are about to Hang him '' . The `` Irish Bulletin '' declared Barry to be a prisoner of war , suggesting a conflict of principles was at the heart of the conflict . The English did not recognise a war and treated all killings by the IRA as murder . Irish republicans claimed that they were at war and it was being fought between two opposing nations and therefore demanded prisoner of war status . Historian John Ainsworth , author of `` Kevin Barry , the Incident at Monk 's bakery and the Making of an Irish Republican Legend '' , pointed out that Barry had been captured by the British not as a uniformed soldier but disguised as a civilian and in possession of flat-nosed `` Dum-dum '' bullets , which expand upon impact , maximising the amount of damage done to the `` unfortunate individual '' targeted , in contravention of the Hague Convention of 1899 . Erskine Childers addressed the question of political status in a letter to the press on 29 October , which was published the day after Barry 's execution . Ainsworth notes that `` Griffith was deliberately using examples relating to IRA engagements with British military forces rather than the police , for he knew that engagements involving the police in particular were usually of an uncivilized nature , characterized by violence and brutality , albeit on both sides by this stage . '' Trial . The War Office ordered that Kevin Barry be tried by court-martial under the `` Restoration of Order in Ireland Act '' , which received Royal Assent on 9 August 1920 . General Sir Nevil Macready , Commander-in-Chief of British forces in Ireland then nominated a court of nine officers under a Brigadier-General Onslow . On 20 October , at 10 o ’ clock , the nine officers of the court — ranging in rank from Brigadier to Lieutenant — took their places at an elevated table . At 10.25 , Kevin Barry was brought into the room by a military escort . Then Seán Ó hUadhaigh sought a short adjournment to consult his client . The court granted this request . After the short adjournment Barry announced `` As a soldier of the Irish Republic , I refuse to recognise the court . '' Brigadier Onslow explained the prisoner 's `` perilous situation '' and that he was being tried on a capital charge . He did not reply . Ó hUadhaigh then rose to tell the court that since his client did not recognise the authority of the court he himself could take no further part in the proceedings . Barry was charged on three counts of the murder of Private Marshall Whitehead . One of the bullets taken from Whitehead 's body was of.45 calibre , while all witnesses stated that Barry was armed with a.38 Mauser Parabellum . The Judge Advocate General informed the court that the Crown had only to prove that the accused was one of the party that killed three British soldiers , and every member of the party was technically guilty of murder . In accordance with military procedure the verdict was not announced in court . He was returned to Mountjoy , and at about 8 o ’ clock that night , the district court-martial officer entered his cell and read out the sentence : death by hanging . The public learned on 28 October that the date of execution had been fixed for 1 November . Execution . Barry spent the last day of his life preparing for death . His ordeal focused world attention on Ireland . According to Sean Cronin , author of a biography of Barry ( `` Kevin Barry '' ) , he hoped for a firing squad rather than the gallows , as he had been condemned by a military court . A friend who visited him in Mountjoy prison after he received confirmation of the death sentence , said : He is meeting death as he met life with courage but with nothing of the braggart . He does not believe that he is doing anything wonderfully heroic . Again and again he has begged that no fuss be made about him . He reported Barry as saying `` It is nothing , to give one 's life for Ireland . I 'm not the first and maybe I wo n't be the last . What 's my life compared with the cause ? ” Barry joked about his death with his sister Kathy . “ Well , they are not going to let me like a soldier fall… But I must say they are going to hang me like a gentleman. ” This was , according to Cronin , a reference to George Bernard Shaw 's `` The Devil 's Disciple '' , the last play Kevin and his sister had seen together . On 31 October , he was allowed three visits of three people each , the last of which was taken by his mother , brother and sisters . In addition to the two Auxiliaries with him , there were five or six warders in the boardroom . As his family were leaving , they met Canon John Waters , on the way in , who said , “ This boy does not seem to realise he is going to die in the morning. ” Mrs Barry asked him what he meant . He said : “ He is so gay and light-hearted all the time . If he fully realised it , he would be overwhelmed. ” Mrs Barry replied , “ Canon Waters , I know you are not a Republican . But is it impossible for you to understand that my son is actually proud to die for the Republic ? ” Canon Waters became somewhat flustered as they parted . The Barry family recorded that they were upset by this encounter because they considered the chief chaplain “ the nearest thing to a friend that Kevin would see before his death , and he seemed so alien. ” Kevin Barry was hanged on 1 November , after hearing two Masses in his cell . Canon Waters , who walked with him to the scaffold , wrote to Barry 's mother later , `` You are the mother , my dear Mrs Barry , of one of the bravest and best boys I have ever known . His death was one of the most holy , and your dear boy is waiting for you now , beyond the reach of sorrow or trial . '' Dublin Corporation met on the Monday , and passed a vote of sympathy with the Barry family , and adjourned the meeting as a mark of respect . The Chief Secretary 's office in Dublin Castle , on the Monday night , released the following communiqué : The sentence of death by hanging passed by court-martial upon Kevin Barry , or Berry , medical student , aged 18½ years , for the murder of Private Whitehead in Dublin on September 20 , was duly executed this morning at Mountjoy Prison , Dublin . At a military court of inquiry , held subsequently in lieu of an inquest , medical evidence was given to the effect that death was instantaneous . The court found that the sentence had been carried out in accordance with law . Barry 's body was buried at 1.30 p.m , in a plot near the women 's prison . His comrade and fellow-student Frank Flood was buried alongside him four months later . A plain cross marked their graves and those of Patrick Moran , Thomas Whelan , Thomas Traynor , Patrick Doyle , Thomas Bryan , Bernard Ryan , Edmond Foley and Patrick Maher who were hanged in the same prison before the Anglo-Irish Treaty of July 1921 which ended hostilities between Irish republicans and the British . The men had been buried in unconsecrated ground on the jail property and their graves went unidentified until 1934.They became known as The Forgotten Ten by republicans campaigning for the bodies to be reburied with honour and proper rites . On 14 October 2001 , the remains of these ten men were given a state funeral and moved from Mountjoy Prison to be re-interred at Glasnevin Cemetery in Dublin . Aftermath . The only full-length biography of Kevin Barry was written by his nephew , journalist Donal O'Donovan , published in 1989 as `` Kevin Barry and his Time '' . In 1965 , Sean Cronin wrote a short biography ( simply entitled Kevin Barry ) , this was published by The National Publications Committee , Cork , to which Tom Barry provided a foreword . Barry is remembered in a well-known song about his imprisonment and execution , written shortly after his death and still sung today . The tune to `` Kevin Barry '' was taken from the sea-shanty `` Rolling Home '' . The execution reportedly inspired Thomas MacGreevy 's surrealist poem . MacGreevy had unsuccessfully petitioned the Provost of Trinity College Dublin , John Henry Bernard , to make representations on Barry 's behalf . Legacy . A commemorative stamp was issued by `` An Post '' to mark the 50th anniversary of Barry 's death in 1970 . The University College Dublin and National University of Ireland , Galway branches of Ógra Fianna Fáil are named after him . Derrylaughan Kevin Barry 's GAA club was founded in Clonoe , County Tyrone . In 1930 , Irish immigrants in Hartford , Connecticut created The club later disappeared for decades , but was revived in 2011 by more recently arrived Irish immigrants and local Irish-Americans in the area . In 1934 , a large stained glass window commemorating Barry was unveiled in Earlsfort Terrace , then the principal campus of University College Dublin . It was designed by Richard King of the Harry Clarke Studio . In 2007 UCD completed its relocation to the Belfield campus some four miles away and a fund was collected by graduates to defray the cost ( estimated at close to €250,000 ) of restoring and moving the window to this new location . A grandnephew of Kevin Barry is Irish historian Eunan O'Halpin . There is an Irish republican flute band named after him , the `` Volunteer Kevin Barry Republican Flute Band '' , which operates out of the Calton area of the city . The children 's author Gerard Siggins based his third Rugby Spirit series novel on Barry . In `` Rugby Rebel '' , his hero , Eoin Madden , meets Barry 's ghost and learns about his life and death , and together they solve a historical mystery . Barry 's execution is mentioned in the folk song Rifles of the I.R.A . written by Dominic Behan in 1968 . A ballad bearing Barry 's name , relating the story of his execution , has been sung by artists as diverse as Paul Robeson , Leonard Cohen , Lonnie Donegan , and The Dubliners . At the place where Kevin Barry was captured ( North King Street/Church Street , Dublin ) , there are two blocks of flats named after him .
Scattergood Meets Broadway . `` Scattergood Meets Broadway '' is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Christy Cabanne and written by Michael L. Simmons and Ethel B . Stone . It is the sequel to the 1941 film `` Scattergood Pulls the Strings '' . The film stars Guy Kibbee , Mildred Coles , William `` Bill '' Henry , Emma Dunn , Frank Jenks , Joyce Compton and Bradley Page . The film was released on August 22 , 1941 , by RKO Pictures .
Kyle Muller . Kyle Douglas Muller ( born October 7 , 1997 ) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Atlanta Braves organization . Career . Muller attended Jesuit College Preparatory School of Dallas in Dallas , Texas . He was a pitcher and outfielder . During his senior year he set the national record for strikeouts in a row with 24 . He was named the Gatorade Baseball Player of the Year after going 8–0 with a 0.46 earned run average ( ERA ) and 133 strikeouts as a pitcher and hit.396 with 15 home runs and 52 runs batted in ( RBI ) . Muller committed to the University of Texas at Austin to play college baseball for the Texas Longhorns . He was drafted by the Braves with the 44th pick of the 2016 MLB Draft . He signed with the Braves , receiving a $ 2.5 million signing bonus , to forego his commitment to Texas . After signing , Muller was assigned to the GCL Braves , where he posted a 1-0 record with a 0.65 ERA in 27.2 innings pitched . In 2017 , Muller pitched for the Danville Braves where he pitched to a 1-1 record and 4.15 ERA in 11 games started . He began the 2018 season with the Rome Braves , and was promoted to the Florida Fire Frogs on May 8 . He joined the Mississippi Braves on August 6 .
List of US Airways destinations . Below is a list of destinations US Airways flew to at the time of its merger with American Airlines . The list does not include cities only served by US Airways Express , for those destinations see List of US Airways Express destinations .
Viola adunca . `` Viola adunca '' is a species of violet known by the common names hookedspur violet , early blue violet , sand violet , and western dog violet . It is native to meadows and forests of western North America , Canada , and the northern contiguous United States . This is a hairy , compact plant growing from a small rhizome system . The leaves are spade- or heart-shaped , sometimes with broadly wavy margins . They are generally 1 to 4 centimeters long . The single-flowered inflorescence grows at the end of a long , very thin peduncle . The nodding flower is a violet with five purple petals , the lower three with white bases and purple veining . The two side petals are white-bearded near the throat . The upper two petals may have hooked spurs at their tips . It is a perennial . There are several varieties of `` V. adunca '' ; a white-petaled form has been noted in Yosemite National Park . Has also been noted in Southern Ontario in tall grass prairies on the sand plain and in black oak savannas . Ecology . Viola adunca is the larval host plant of Myrtle 's silverspot . Bees and other insects pollinate it . Polites mardon uses it as a nectar source , and birds and mice use the seed as a food source . Conservation status in the United States . The species is listed as endangered in Massachusetts and in Connecticut . Consumption by humans . The leaves and flowers are edible , and can be eaten in salads , as potherbs , or brewed as tea . These plant parts are high in vitamins A and C. However , the rhizomes , fruit , and seeds are poisonous to humans and can cause upset stomach , intestinal problems , respiratory and circulatory depression . Native American ethnobotany . The Blackfoot apply an infusion of the roots and leaves to sore and swollen joints , give an infusion of the leaves and roots to asthmatic children , and use the plant to dye their arrows blue . The Dakelh take a decoction of the entire plant for stomach pain , the Klallam apply a poultice of smashed flowers to the chest or side for pain , the Makah chew the roots and leaves while giving birth , and the Tolowa apply a poultice of chewed leaves to sore eyes .
List of Ukrainian football transfers summer 2008 . This is a list of Ukrainian football transfers in the summer transfer window 2008 by club . Only transfers of the Premier League , 1st League and 2nd League are included .
Piccolo oboe . The piccolo oboe , also known as the piccoloboe and historically called an oboe musette ( or just musette ) , is the smallest and highest pitched member of the oboe family . Pitched in E or F above the regular oboe ( i.e . notated a minor third or perfect fourth lower than sounding ) , the piccolo oboe is a sopranino version of the oboe , comparable to the E clarinet . Makers . Piccolo oboes are produced by the French makers F. Lorée ( pitched in F ) and Marigaux ( pitched in Eb ) , as well as the Italian firm Fratelli Patricola ( pitched in E-flat ) . Lorée calls its instrument `` piccolo oboe or oboe musette ( in F ) '' , while Marigaux and Patricola call their instruments simply `` oboe musette '' . , a new instrument typically sold for US $ 9,000 . Repertoire . The instrument has found the most use in chamber and contemporary music , where it is valued for its unusual tone colour . It is also employed in double-reed ensembles such as Amoris , and in film scoring . Perhaps the best-known pieces requiring piccolo oboe are Solo for Oboe Instruments ( 1971 ) and Concerto for Oboe and Orchestra No . 2 , both by Bruno Maderna , Vérifications by Samuel Andreyev , and Ar-Loth ( 1967 ) by Paolo Renosto . Other contemporary works for the instrument are Scherzo Furioso by William Blezard , Tasmanian Ants by Ian Keith Harris , Iberian Improvisations and Bailables by Leonard Salzedo , Variations on a Sicilian Shepherd Tune by Clive Strutt . Two concerti have been written featuring the piccolo oboe in addition to the other four members of the oboe family , these works being David Stock 's `` Oborama '' and James Stephenson 's `` Rituals and Dances , '' both written for Alex Klein .
Ciriaco Rocci . Ciriaco Rocci ( 1582 – 1651 ) was an Italian Catholic Cardinal and papal Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland and Holy Roman Empire . Life . Rocci was born on 8 August 1582 in Rome and studied law before entering the service of the church . In 1628 he was appointed Latin Archbishop of Patras , consecrated bishop on 2 July 1628 by Cardinal Giulio Cesare Sacchetti and sent to Switzerland by Pope Urban VIII as an Apostolic Nuncio . In 1629 he returned to Rome and was elevated to cardinal `` in pectore '' . That same year , Rocci came into possession of one part of the Villa Muti which had been divided upon the death of his uncle ( on his mother 's side ) Cardinal Pompeo Arrigoni . His elevation to cardinal was not revealed until 1633 , prior to which he was appointed as nuncio to Holy Roman Empire . After revelation of his cardinalate , he returned to Rome and was appointed Cardinal-Priest of San Salvatore in Lauro . He served as Cardinal Legate ( the governor of the province ) of Ferrara between 1637 and 1640 . He participated in the Papal conclave of 1644 which elected Pope Innocent X and between 1646 and 1647 he was appointed Camerlengo of the Sacred College of Cardinals . Rocci died in Rome on 25 September 1651 .
Influenza prevention . Influenza prevention involves taking steps that one can use to decrease their chances of contracting flu viruses , such as the 09 virus , responsible for the 2009 flu pandemic . Influenza transmission . People who contract influenza are most infective between the second and third days after infection , and infectivity lasts for around ten days . Children are much more infectious than adults and shed virus from just before they develop symptoms until two weeks after infection . The transmission of influenza can be modeled mathematically , which helps predict how the virus will spread in a population . The relative importance of these three modes of transmission is unclear , and they may all contribute to the spread of the virus . In the airborne route , the droplets that are small enough for people to inhale are 0.5 to 5 µm in diameter and inhaling just one droplet might be enough to cause an infection . Although a single sneeze releases up to 40,000 droplets , most of these droplets are quite large and will quickly settle out of the air . How long influenza survives in airborne droplets seems to be influenced by the levels of humidity and UV radiation : with low humidity and a lack of sunlight in winter probably aiding its survival . As the influenza virus can persist outside of the body , it can also be transmitted by contaminated surfaces such as banknotes , doorknobs , light switches and other household items . The length of time the virus will persist on a surface varies , with the virus surviving for one to two days on hard , non-porous surfaces such as plastic or metal , for about fifteen minutes from dry paper tissues , and only five minutes on skin . However , if the virus is present in mucus , this can protect it for longer periods . Avian influenza viruses can survive indefinitely when frozen . They are inactivated by heating to 56 °C ( 133 °F ) for a minimum of 60 minutes , as well as by acids ( at pH < 2 ) . Novel H1N1 . According to the World Health Organization ( WHO ) , the `` main route of transmission of the pandemic influenza virus seems to be similar to seasonal influenza , via droplets that are expelled by speaking , sneezing or coughing . '' One of WHO 's recommendations is to `` keep your distance from people who show symptoms of influenza-like illness , such as coughing and sneezing ( trying to maintain a distance of about 1 metre if possible ) . '' Other WHO recommendations are listed below . The American Center for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ) agrees that the `` spread of novel H1N1 virus is thought to occur in the same way that seasonal flu spreads . Flu viruses are spread mainly from person to person through coughing or sneezing by people with influenza . '' The CDC also says that a person may become infected if he or she touches something with flu viruses on it `` and then touches his or her eyes , nose , or mouth . '' Infection control . Reasonably effective ways to reduce the transmission of influenza include good personal health and hygiene habits such as : not touching your eyes , nose or mouth ; frequent hand washing ( with soap and water , or with alcohol-based hand rubs ) ; covering coughs and sneezes ; avoiding close contact with sick people ; and staying home yourself if you are sick . Avoiding spitting is also recommended . Although face masks might help prevent transmission when caring for the sick , there is mixed evidence on beneficial effects in the community . Smoking raises the risk of contracting influenza , as well as producing more severe disease symptoms . Thus , according to the laws of mathematical modelling of infectious diseases , smokers raise the exponential growth rates of influenza epidemics and may indirectly be responsible for a large percentage of influenza cases . Since influenza spreads through both aerosols and contact with contaminated surfaces , surface sanitizing may help prevent some infections . Alcohol is an effective sanitizer against influenza viruses , while quaternary ammonium compounds can be used with alcohol so that the sanitizing effect lasts for longer . In hospitals , quaternary ammonium compounds and bleach are used to sanitize rooms or equipment that have been occupied by patients with influenza symptoms . At home , this can be done effectively with a diluted chlorine bleach . Social distancing strategies used during past pandemics , such as closing schools , churches and theaters , slowed the spread of the virus but did not have a large effect on the overall death rate . It is uncertain if reducing public gatherings , by for example closing schools and workplaces , will reduce transmission since people with influenza may just be moved from one area to another ; such measures would also be difficult to enforce and might be unpopular . When small numbers of people are infected , isolating the sick might reduce the risk of transmission . According to studies conducted in Australia and Japan , screening individuals for influenza symptoms at airports during the 2009 H1N1 outbreak was not an effective method of infection control . Prevention in the workplace . The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that businesses promote and administer annual flu vaccination within the workplace . Additional measures include reducing potential for exposure through increasing awareness of flu symptoms , using good cough and sneeze etiquette , staying home when ill , and frequent hand washing . Vaccination against H1N1 . In the 2009 pandemic , the initial demand for vaccine greatly outstripped the supply . As the 2009 pandemic got underway , the first vaccine to become available in the United States by mid-October 2009 was about 2.2 million doses of the weakened live-virus nasal spray formulation . This form was not then recommended for some of the people who at highest risk of complications from flu , including pregnant women and people with asthma . The attenuated live virus was instead suggested to be used to allow some priority groups like health care workers and healthy children 2 or older , to allow them to be vaccinated immediately . Those to whom the weakened virus might pose a heightened risk were recommended to wait for the release of killed-virus vaccines , which followed weeks to months later . Vaccine uptake by the public was very low in the UK , but predicted by greater belief in the vaccine 's efficacy and safety and a greater perceived risk of the disease . Public opinion . A survey of Americans done in late June 2009 by the Harvard School of Public Health found that roughly 90 % said they would be willing to avoid shopping malls , movie theaters , public transportation , and worship services for more than two weeks if health officials told them to . It also found that parents were worried about closures of schools or day care centers , with 43 % saying they would lose pay or have money problems if they had to stay home a week or more because they were sick or had to care for someone . In the UK , the government established a National Pandemic Flu Service with a hotline and website , enabling persons with symptoms to get advice or obtain drugs without first getting a prescription from a doctor .
Peter Buckman . Peter Buckman is an English writer and literary agent . He has been involved in the publishing industry for many years ; he was on the editorial board of Penguin Books , and a commissioning editor for the New American Library in New York City . He has published novels , non fiction , a biography and short stories , and has also written for television and film , including an episode of Inspector Morse , three episodes of The House of Elliot and television movie The Tale of Sweeney Todd , which was directed by John Schlesinger . He is currently a literary agent , having started The Ampersand Agency in 2003 , notable for having discovered and represented Vikas Swarup , author of Q & A , which was filmed as Slumdog Millionaire , and also being the agent for the estate of prolific historical fiction writer Georgette Heyer .
Brandenburg Commercial District . The Brandenburg Commercial District , on Main St. in Brandenburg , Kentucky , is a historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986 . It included seven contributing buildings .
Lawrence M. Hall . Lawrence M. Hall ( May 20 , 1908 in St . Cloud , Minnesota – February 28 , 1973 ) was a Minnesota Democratic politician and is the longest-serving Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives . He was elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 1934 , and was affiliated with the Democrats , although the legislature was at the time a nonpartisan body . In 1939 , he joined with the Conservative Caucus , and was elected to serve as speaker , a position he held for ten years . Hall left the legislature in 1949 . He worked as a lobbyist , before joining the Metropolitan Airports Commission in 1953 . He would remain with the body until August 1972 , eventually becoming chair of the organization .
Connor Creek , Idaho . Connor Creek is an unincorporated community located in Cassia County between Malta and Elba in the southern portion of the U.S. state of Idaho . Name . Connor Creek is named after Colonel Patrick Edward Connor , a nineteenth-century military leader known for his campaigns against Indians in the American Old West . Connor , who was stationed at Camp Douglas , Utah , ordered Captain Samuel P. Smith to attack Indians in Idaho . Smith , acting under Connor 's order , nearly annihilated a group of Indians in 1864 at the place now called Connor Creek . This massacre was considered retaliation for an alleged battle three years prior in nearby Almo Creek , where Indians killed almost 300 emigrants who were moving through the area . However , James Loewen points out in `` Lies Across America '' that decades of research has led to no indication that any emigrants were killed in the Almo area . Education . Connor Creek is a part of the Cassia County School District .
Hilana . Hilana is a settlement in Setomaa Parish , Võru County in southeastern Estonia . References . ^ `` NGA GeoName Database '' . National Geospatial Intelligence Agency . Archived from the original on 2008-06-08 . Retrieved 2008-07-09 .
Peinnegon ( 16°22'0 '' N 98°19'0 '' E ) . Peinnegon is a village in Kyain Seikgyi Township , Kawkareik District , in the Kayin State of Myanmar . It is on the foothills of the Dawna Range .
Healthcare in Dorset . Healthcare in Dorset is now the responsibility of Dorset Clinical Commissioning Group . Dorset County Council is leading in the development of an electronic health record , to be called the Dorset Care Record , provided by Orion Health . It is intended to enable all health and social care providers to share records . History . From 1947 to 1965 NHS services in Dorset were managed partly by South-West Metropolitan Regional Hospital Board and partly by the South-Western Board , which was responsible for the Lyme Regis area . In 1965 a new Board was formed for Wessex which also covered Dorset apart from Lyme Regis . In 1974 the Boards were abolished and replaced by Regional Health Authorities . The whole of Dorset came under the Wessex RHA . Regions were reorganised in 1996 and Dorset came under the South and West Regional Health Authority . Dorset had an Area Health Authority from 1974 until 1982 when it was divided into two District Authorities for East and West Dorset which were amalgamated in 1992 . Regional Health Authorities were reorganised and renamed Strategic Health Authorities in 2002 . Dorset was part of Dorset and Somerset SHA . In 2006 regions were again reorganised and Dorset came under NHS South West until that was abolished in 2013 . There were two Primary Care Trusts for the area : Bournemouth & Poole Teaching PCT and Dorset PCT . Sustainability and transformation plans . Dorset formed a sustainability and transformation plan area in March 2016 with Tim Goodson , the Chief Officer of Dorset Clinical Commissioning Group as its leader . It is facing a shortfall of £229 million in 2020 . It was the first area to start formal consultation . The main proposal is for the centralisation of emergency hospital services in Bournemouth and the establishment of a single cancer service and a single cardiac service for the county . Poole hospital would become a Major Planned Care Hospital with fewer beds . The 13 community hospitals will be reduced to seven 'community hubs ' with beds and a further five 'community hubs ' without beds . The community hospitals at Alderney , Westhaven and St Leonards would close . The community hubs would permit outpatient appointments outside of acute hospitals . The plan hopes to deliver a 25 % reduction in unplanned medical admissions and 20 % reduction in unplanned surgical admissions . That would mean 100,000 patients a year treated closer to home rather than in hospital . A corresponding reduction in the number of GP practices is anticipated . Primary care . There are 98 GP practices , operating at 135 sites , in the county . Out-of-hours services are provided by South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust . A private GP service was established at Poole Road Medical Centre in Bournemouth in 2017 where patients can pay to skip waiting lists to see a doctor . Healthwatch . Healthwatch Dorset , an organisation set up under the Health and Social Care Act 2012 to act as a voice for patients , organised mystery shopping in Spring 2014 , visiting every practice to see how easy it was to make a complaint . Their report was generally favourable . It has over 250 volunteers , and won the 'Making a Difference through Volunteering ' Award in the national 'Healthwatch Network Awards of Achievement 2015 , which had 150 entries . Public health . In 2012 public health responsibilities were transferred away for the NHS to local authorities . Public Health Dorset was established as a partnership of Bournemouth Borough Council , Poole Borough Council , and Dorset County Council . Relations between providers . In 2011 Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust stopped providing services in community hospitals operated by Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust . They had run outpatient clinics , surgery and radiology in six of the hospitals run by the community and mental health provider but said they would save £2.5 million a year by doing so . This was in response to a 3 % reduction in activity commissioned by NHS Dorset . Acute services . The main hospital providers are Royal Bournemouth & Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust , Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Poole Hospital NHS Foundation Trust . Proposals to merger Poole Hospital NHS Foundation Trust with Royal Bournemouth & Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in order to save money were blocked by the Competition Commission in 2013 . Both trusts said they were `` deeply disappointed '' and felt the merger was the best option to ensure `` high-quality hospital services to local people '' . The Clinical Commissioning Group launched a major review into the way healthcare is provided across the county in October 2014 . They are spending £2.75 million on the review and have hired a consortium of consultants , headed by McKinsey & Company . The Dorset Health Campaign has slammed the cost of the review and the appointment of the consultants , and has said it fears there will be increased privatisation in the service in Dorset following the review . The CCG says it does not have the specialist skills , experience , capacity and expertise to deliver a major Clinical Services Review of this kind and that the cost is less than 0.3 per cent of the annual budget of the CCG . Plans to develop a major emergency hospital with 24-hour access to consultants will be developed at Royal Bournemouth Hospital . Poole Hospital will become the centre for planned care according to plans agreed by the CCG in May 2015 . The merger between Bournemouth and Poole was proposed again in 2016 because `` the many benefits associated with these changes could be achieved more easily under one management structure. ” Community Care . Macmillan Caring Locally is based in Dorset , supporting cancer patients in the county . Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust is responsible for all community and mental health services across the county . Palliative care is provided by Forest Holme Hospice and the Lewis-Manning Hospice in Poole , Weldmar Hospicecare Trust in Dorchester , and Julia 's House in Bournemouth . Millbrook Healthcare runs the wheelchair service in West Dorset .
West Elmira , New York . West Elmira is a suburban census-designated place ( CDP ) in Chemung County , New York , United States . The population was 4,967 at the 2010 census . It is adjacent to the city of Elmira on its west side . West Elmira is in the southwest part of the town of Elmira . It is part of the Elmira Metropolitan Statistical Area . Geography . West Elmira is located at ( 42.082974 , -76.844046 ) . According to the United States Census Bureau , the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and , or 3.69 % , is water . West Elmira is on the north bank of the Chemung River . New York State Route 352 enters the village from the west as Water Street . East of York Avenue , Water Street carries eastbound traffic while Church Street carries westbound traffic . Demographics . As of the census of 2000 , there were 5,136 people , 2,161 households , and 1,504 families residing in the community . The population density was 1,705.3 per square mile ( 658.8/km² ) . There were 2,266 housing units at an average density of 752.4/sq mi ( 290.7/km² ) . The racial makeup of the CDP was 95.91 % White , 1.83 % African American , 0.08 % Native American , 1.44 % Asian , 0.18 % from other races , and 0.56 % from two or more races . Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.51 % of the population . There were 2,161 households out of which 29.2 % had children under the age of 18 living with them , 59.5 % were married couples living together , 7.7 % had a female householder with no husband present , and 30.4 % were non-families . 27.3 % of all households were made up of individuals and 15.9 % had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older . The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.87 . In the area the population was spread out with 23.2 % under the age of 18 , 5.0 % from 18 to 24 , 23.4 % from 25 to 44 , 27.9 % from 45 to 64 , and 20.7 % who were 65 years of age or older . The median age was 44 years . For every 100 females , there were 87.8 males . For every 100 females age 18 and over , there were 82.8 males . The median income for a household in the area was $ 53,577 , and the median income for a family was $ 66,705 . Males had a median income of $ 40,746 versus $ 33,929 for females . The per capita income for the CDP was $ 28,376 . About 3.6 % of families and 5.7 % of the population were below the poverty line , including 9.6 % of those under age 18 and 0.6 % of those age 65 or over .
Antonin Besse . Sir Antonin Besse ( 1877-1951 ) was a French-born businessman based in Aden , where he spent most of his adult life . St Antony 's College , Oxford was established in 1950 as a result of a large donation he made to the university . Early life . Antonin Besse was born in June 1877 in Carcassonne , France . After his father died , Antonin , then 7 , moved to Montpelier with the rest of his family including six brothers . He was not academically-inclined and this might have prompted him to enlist in the army when he was 18 , where he stayed until he was 22 . Early career . Besse then started looking for work and signed a 3-year contract to work as a clerk for Bardey et Cie ( Bardey & Co. ) , an Aden-based French trading house that exported coffee from Yemen . Being penniless , he borrowed money from his brother-in-law to buy tropical clothing as well as his passage to Aden . He left Marseille on a steamer bound for Aden in April 1899 . Besse worked very hard at Bardey & Co. , often waking up at 4.30 in the morning and working non-stop until 6 in the evening , learning everything to be learned about the Yemeni coffee trade . Own business . In 1902 and after the end of his contract with Bardey & Co. , he moved to the city of Hodeida and founded his own trade with capital borrowed from his brother-in-law . Later that year he closed down that business and went back to France . In France , negotiations were successful to obtain a large loan from a bank , that enabled him to establish his work in Aden and pay all his debts . He brought with him his brother Emile to Aden to help manage the work founded in Hodeidah . By 1904 , Besse found himself struggling to pay the financial dues to the bank . His brother-in-law – with the assistance of a lawyer – managed to settle his debts with the bank and to pay reduced premiums , but before maturity . Personal life . When he returned to France early in 1907 he met Miss Marguerite Hortense Eulalie Godefroid by chance on a train . They continued to correspond for a year , then married in April 1908 . Marguerite belonged to a wealthy aristocratic family and brought much luck to Antonin . Their first child , Meryem Rose-Aye Fernande was born on 11 January 1909 in Brussels . André , their eldest son was born in June two years later in 1911 . Marguerite invested heavily in his business and became a partner . The sales of coffee increased seven times in the first year of operation , and after the outbreak of World War I it reached two thousand times . His marriage to Margaret ended in divorce . In 1922 , Florence Hilda Crowther became his second wife and soulmate until his death . She gave birth to two sons : Peter and Antonin , and three daughters , Ariane , Joy and Monna . The younger son ( Antonin ) took over the business ( after 1951 ) . Antonin Besse II is a patron and honorary vice-president of the United World Colleges . Antonin Besse KBE founded St Antony 's College , Oxford in 1950 and endowed a number of other Oxford colleges . He also made gifts to the British Museum and was later knighted by the British Government with dispensation from Charles de Gaulle . Business legacy in Aden . Besse built the headquarters of his company in Aidrus Road , Crater , the building continued to be the centre of operations until his death in 1951 . The ground floor of the building consisted of warehouses and stores , the second floor consisted of offices , staff rooms and rest rooms , and on the third floor a luxury apartment acted as his residence . Later , he built a distinctive and unique villa on top of Ras Marshag , Crater . The villa became a private residence of the leader who rules Yemen . The year 1934 saw the launch of diversified projects , a soap factory in Crater , but he had transferred the factory in following year to Mualla , where he upgraded the factory machines further . In 1937 another factory was built next to the soap factory for the production of coconut oil and a third plant for the production of glycerin . He was also active in shipbuilding and he was the first in Aden to install a diesel engine on local sailing ships ( Dhows ) in 1936 . When Besse traveled to Mukalla on a sailing ship , the journey was slow and uncomfortable , prompting him to establish in 1936 an airline company with a capital of five thousand pounds , dubbed Arabian Airways , the fleet consisted of two small planes , each with a capacity of four seats . His idea was to connect the port city of Aden and Hadhramaut region , but one of the planes crashed after one year of operation and replaced by another , then the second plane crashed at the Tarim airport in 1938 , due to losses incurred he decided to close the company the following year in 1939 . His company – called A. Besse & Co. ( Aden ) Ltd – was agent of many insurance , airlines and shipping companies . He also managed to get an agency of the Dutch company Royal Dutch Shell , a business that brought fortune to his trading empire . Death . Sir Antonin Besse suffered a stroke in the summer of 1948 and , three years later , died in Gordonstoun on 2 July 1951 , aged 74 . By then he had entrusted his son Antonin Besse II to manage his expansive trading empire . He developed his father 's business intelligently until the independence of South Yemen in 1967 and the enforcement of the Nationalization Act . References . He is mentioned in `` Eating the flowers of Paradise '' ( 1998 ) by Kevin Rushby .
Australian College of Optometry . The Australian College of Optometry is located in Melbourne , Victoria , Australia . It was founded in 1939 to train optometrists . Optometry training is now undertaken in tertiary institutions , however , the college continues to work closely with the University of Melbourne , and other universities in optometry education . The Department of Optometry and Vision Sciences of the University of Melbourne is located within the Carlton premises of the college . Etymology . In 2008 the governing council of the Australian College of Optometry endorsed a new strategic direction for 2009 to 2011 that enables the organisation to re-position itself to meet future challenges and guide the ACO ’ s operations as it develops and grows . As the first step in this process , the college changed its name from Victorian College of Optometry to Australian College of Optometry on 1 October 2009 . National Vision Research Institute of Australia . The National Vision Research Institute of Australia is research division of the Australian College of Optometry . This organisation is notable for creating the popular LogMAR visual acuity charts .
Scarsdale Golf Club . Scarsdale Golf Club is a private golf club located in Hartsdale , New York . History . The club contains the Scarsdale Golf Course , founded in 1898 , which was designed by famed golf course architect A. W. Tillinghast . Additionally , the club grounds encompass six har-tru tennis courts , an Olympic-size pool , a small pool , four platform tennis courts , a clubhouse , six bowling lanes , and many other structures along the property . Jack Dowling was serving as the club 's head professional in 1918 . The clubhouse , built in 1921 , was renovated in 2004 . When the club was formed on May 31 , 1898 , the goal was to attract more people ( and golfers ) to the Scarsdale area and to provide additional recreational activities for families that resided nearby . Red Cross 4-ball match . Scarsdale club professional Jack Dowling , who was paired with Tom McNamara in a match held on 15 September 1918 at Scarsdale Golf Club , defeated Chick Evans ( national amateur and open champion ) , and Bobby Jones , in a Red Cross four-ball match on the links of the Scarsdale Golf Club by the score of 1 up . The proceeds from the match were donated to the Red Cross for its war-time efforts during World War I. Dowling took full advantage in winning the match since the event was contested on his home course .
Manifest Destiny ( The Dictators album ) . `` Manifest Destiny '' is the second album by The Dictators and their first after switching to the Asylum label . Trouser Press praised the album as `` another helping of brilliant Shernoff originals '' . Track listing . All songs written by Andy Shernoff except as indicated .
Svetlaya Polyana . Svetlaya Polyana is a village in the Jeti-Ögüz District of Issyk-Kul Region of Kyrgyzstan . Its population was 2,185 in 2009 .
Broadcast and Multicast Service . Broadcast and Multicast Service ( BCMCS ) is an interface for providing broadcast and multicast services in 3GPP2 CDMA2000 mobile networks . BCMCS can be used to transfer light video and audio clips or other data to a large group of mobile subscribers in an efficient manner . To do so , BCMCS is a so-called point-to-multipoint service . This means that multiple users receive the same information using the same radio resources . Usage of BCMCS . BCMCS can be used for two different kind of services . Broadcast services in which all users within the broadcasting area can receive the same information and a multicast services in which only users that have subscribed to the service can receive the information Although BCMCS can be used for mobile TV , it has some limitations in the capacity that can be used for this kind of services within the network . Enhanced Broadcast and Multicast Services . EBCMCS is an enhanced version of BCMCS . EBCMCS uses a new radio interface based on OFDM to combat problems with echoes ( multipath ) in the transmission .
Discula lyelliana . `` Discula lyelliana '' is an extinct species of air-breathing land snail , a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Hygromiidae , the hairy snails and their allies . `` Discula lyelliana '' was listed as Critically endangered in the `` 1996 IUCN Red List '' , but it is considered to be extinct . Distribustion . This species was endemic to Deserta Grande Island , Madeira .
Quilaco . Quilaco is a Chilean town and commune located in the Bío Bío Province , Bío Bío Region . The commune spans an area of . History . `` Quilaco '' has two accepted meanings : `` Three waters '' or `` Quila in the water '' . The town has its roots in the Mapuche and Spanish races , as produced with the arrival of Franciscan missionaries in the 18th century . The town was founded 13 December 1760 when friar Juan Matud created the mission named `` Purest Conception of Quilaco '' ( `` “ Purísima Concepción de Quilaco '' ) . Around the mission , the town was formed , whose settlement and the surrounding localities were completed much later . Agricultural workers were sought out for infrastructure developments such as the South Bío Bío Canal , Agricultural Settlement Fund projects , and Agricultural Reform projects , and for the progressive parceling of some old estates . This diverse doubling is reflected today in the local roots , more than a local identity , it manifests itself in its extant communal traditions , notwithstanding those areas that observe certain customs of south-central and southern Chile . Demographics . According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute , Quilaco spans an area of and has 4,021 inhabitants ( 2,110 men and 1,911 women ) . Of these , 1,612 ( 40.1 % ) lived in urban areas and 2,409 ( 59.9 % ) in rural areas . Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses , the population fell by 8.2 % ( 358 persons ) . Administration . As a commune , Quilaco is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council , headed by an alcalde who is directly elected every four years . The 2008-2012 alcalde is Fredy Barrueto Viveros ( PRI ) . Within the electoral divisions of Chile , Quilaco is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Juan Lobos ( UDI ) and José Pérez ( PRSD ) as part of the 47th electoral district , ( together with Los Ángeles , Tucapel , Antuco , Quilleco , Santa Bárbara , Mulchén , Negrete , Nacimiento , San Rosendo , Laja and Alto Bío Bío ) . The commune is represented in the Senate by Victor Pérez Varela ( UDI ) and Mariano Ruiz -Esquide Jara ( PDC ) as part of the 13th senatorial constituency ( Biobío-Coast ) .
Vaillant , Haute-Marne . Vaillant is a commune in the Haute-Marne department in north-eastern France . The village is located about 42 km north of Dijon on the Langres plateau , where the river Venelle , a tributary of the river Tille , has its source .
Cortinarius pseudocupreorufus . `` Cortinarius pseudocupreorufus '' is a species of fungus in the large mushroom genus `` Cortinarius '' ( subgenus `` Phlegmacium '' ) . It was originally described as new to science in 1944 by American mycologist Alexander H. Smith as a variety of `` Cortinarius orichalceus '' . Molecular and morphological data suggests that it is sufficiently distinct to warrant recognition as a distinct species , and it was renamed in 2014 . The specific epithet `` pseudocupreorufus '' refers to its resemblance to `` Cortinarius cupreorufus '' .
Hugh Cairns ( VC ) . Hugh Cairns , ( 4 December 1896 – 2 November 1918 ) was a Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross , the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces . Background . He was born in Ashington , Northumberland , England . The Cairns family immigrated to Canada and settled in Saskatoon , Saskatchewan in 1911 . He was a keen footballer , playing for the Christ Church Intermediate Boys Football club , reaching the championship of the Sunday School League . He also played for the St. Thomas Church team when they won the Saskatoon League Championship in 1915 . Hugh and his older brother Albert enlisted in the army in August 1915 . Cairns was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal ( DCM ) for his actions at the Battle of Vimy Ridge in April 1917 . At the time DCM was the second highest award for gallantry in the British honours system . VC details . He was 21 years old , and a sergeant in the 46th ( South Saskatchewan ) Battalion , Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC . With the German surrender and armistice on 11 November , ten days later , Sergeant Cairns would prove to be the last of seventy-one Canadians to earn the Victoria Cross for his actions in the Great War . Cairns was also awarded the Légion d'honneur by the Government of France . Cairn '' s is buried in the Auberchicourt British Cemetery , seven kilometers east of Douai , France , roughly sixteen kilometers north of Cambrai , ( Plot I , Row A , Grave 8 ) . Legacy . His Victoria Cross is displayed at the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa , Canada . In March 1936 , the town of Valenciennes renamed one of its principal streets `` Avenue du Sergent Cairns '' . Cairns has several buildings and locations named after him in his hometown of Saskatoon , Saskatchewan including Hugh Cairns V.C . School ( an elementary school that opened in 1960 ) , and the Hugh Cairns V.C . Armoury . The school is located on Cairns Avenue , however the street was not named for Hugh Cairns , but rather for Saskatoon pioneer John Cairns . In addition , a statue of Cairns , known as the Footballer 's Memorial , is in the city 's Kinsmen Park .
Thomas Thorburn . Thomas William Thorburn ( April 13 , 1913 - March 13 , 2003 ) was a Swedish economist , and Professor of Business Administration at the Stockholm School of Economics , known from his work on the `` Supply and demand of water transport '' ( 1960 ) , and the `` Cost-benefit analysis in language planning '' ( 1971 ) . Born in Uddevalla , Thorburn obtained his PhD in 1960 at the Stockholm School of Economics with the thesis , entitled `` Supply and demand of water transport : studies in cost and revenue structures of ships , ports and transport buyers with respect to their effects on supply and demand of water carriage of goods . '' After his graduation Thorburn served his academic career at the Stockholm School of Economics , where he was Professor in Business Administration from 1961 to 1978 . He was succeeded by Nils Brunsson .
Gary Thomas Rowe . Gary Thomas Rowe Jr. ( August 13 , 1933 - May 25 , 1998 ) , known in Witness Protection as Thomas Neil Moore , was a paid informant and agent provocateur for the FBI . As an informant , he infiltrated the Ku Klux Klan to monitor and disrupt it , and incited violence as part of the FBI 's COINTELPRO project . Rowe was accused of participating in and helping to plan violent Klan activity against African Americans and civil rights groups . From 1965 until his death , Rowe was a figure of recurring controversy after he testified against fellow Klansmen who were accused of killing Viola Gregg Liuzzo , a civil rights volunteer . He was accused of being an accessory to the murder . Other violent acts that he was accused of , and at times admitted to planning and perpetrating , include the attack on the Freedom Riders and the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing . He was given immunity by the FBI and he was never convicted of any wrongdoing . Rowe confirmed many of these accusations in his 1976 autobiography , `` My Undercover Years with the Ku Klux Klan , '' and in confession and testimony given to the United States Senate . Background . Gary Thomas Rowe Jr. was born on August 13 , 1933 , in Savannah , Georgia , to Gary Thomas Rowe and Alma Ann Sellars . He dropped out of high school to join the Georgia National Guard and United States Marine Corps Reserves . After his discharge , Rowe attempted to join the county sheriff 's department but his application was rejected because he did not have a high school diploma . He earned a living as a nightclub bouncer , and he worked briefly with the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms , helping them bust up illegal alcohol stills in return for cheap firearms . Rowe was married four times , fathered three children and adopted two children . Recruitments by the FBI and the Ku Klux Klan . Rowe was recruited by FBI Special Agent Barrett G. Kemp in April 1960 . The FBI discovered that the Klan was attempting to recruit Rowe , a man well known to work with the ATF and who was seeking a career in law enforcement . The FBI decided that what made him a good candidate for the Klan also made him a good candidate to be an informant against the Klan for the FBI . In 1975 , when in front of the Senate committee , Rowe told them that the FBI knew and disregarded his participation in the violent attacks on African Americans and was also tasked with causing friction within the KKK by having sexual relations with some of the Klansmen 's wives . Rowe successfully infiltrated Eastview Klavern 13 , the most violent chapter of the Ku Klux Klan in American history , in May 1960 . He began receiving payments from the FBI for `` services rendered , '' and FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover personally approved these payments . The payments that Rowe received from the FBI ranged between from $ 80 to $ 250 with the addition of expenses . Mob attack on the Freedom Riders . In 1961 , Gary Thomas Rowe helped plan and lead a violent mob attack against the Freedom Riders in Anniston , Alabama . He worked together with the Birmingham Police Commissioner , Bull Connor , and Police Sergeant Tom Cook ( an avid Ku Klux Klan supporter ) to organize violence against the Freedom Riders with local Ku Klux Klan chapters . They assured Rowe that the mob would have 15 minutes to attack the bus before any arrests were made . Rowe admitted to using a baseball bat during the attack , in which the mob attacked the Greyhound bus carrying the Freedom Riders at a bus station in Anniston , Alabama on May 14 , Mothers Day . They slashed the tires and set the bus on fire with the Freedom Riders still inside . The mob held the doors shut , intending to let the peaceful civil rights group burn alive , but a small explosion scared them back from the door . As the Freedom Riders exited the bus , they were badly beaten by the mob and many had to be taken to hospitals which refused to treat them . Although there were state patrolmen there during the incident and they gave off warning shots to call off the mob , they did very little to protect the Freedom Riders from being burnt alive and beaten . The majority of the Freedom Riders that were intercepted in Anniston sustained many life-threatening injuries either from the beatings done by the Ku Klux Klan , or from prolonged exposure to the smoke and fumes from the destroyed bus , and were sent to Anniston Memorial Hospital for immediate attention . When an ambulance arrived , some of the black Freedom Riders were refused a ride to the hospital by the driver until several white Freedom Riders who were injured , got off the bus and only came if their fellow Riders who were black could be allowed to ride . When the injured Freedom Riders arrived at the hospital there was no doctor present , only nurses to provide aid to those in need . They were eventually denied receiving medical attention since they caused a commotion by bringing the white mob over to the hospital . Even though Gary Thomas Rowe informed the FBI three weeks prior that the attack on Freedom Riders would happen , they decided not to intervene but only to ask what had happened to Genevieve Hughes , who was one of the injured Freedom Riders , with her only stating , `` When I woke up the nurse asked me if I could talk with the FBI . The FBI man did not care about us , but only the bombing '' . The Freedom Riders were attacked by the KKK again in Birmingham . And again , Gary Thomas Rowe played a central role in the mobbing and with the help of Commissioner Bull Connor . They used iron pipes , baseball bats and bicycle chains to beat the Freedom Riders as they left the bus . We made an astounding sight ... men running and walking down the streets of Birmingham on Sunday afternoon carrying chains , sticks , and clubs . Everything was deserted ; no police officers were to be seen except one on a street corner . He stepped off and let us go by , and we barged into the bus station and took it over like an army of occupation . There were Klansmen in the waiting room , in the rest rooms , in the parking area . A photograph of Rowe and several others , including Eastview Klavern leader Hubert Page , beating George Webb on May 14 , 1961 , was taken by Tommy Langston of the `` Birmingham Post-Herald , '' who was also caught and beaten . Although the camera was smashed , the film survived and the photo became one of only a few pieces of physical evidence of Rowe 's involvement . 16th Street Baptist Church Bombing . In 1963 , Gary Thomas Rowe may have helped perpetrate the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing that killed four young girls . One of the Klansman eventually convicted of the crime , Robert E. Chambliss , said that it was Rowe who bombed the church . Rowe , who was no stranger to dynamite , had twice failed polygraph tests when questioned as to his possible involvement in the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing , investigative records show . Because of this , the FBI and the prosecution did not use Rowe as a witness in Chambliss 's trial . The FBI also said to believe that Rowe was supposedly involved with the bombing of Martin Luther King Jr. 's motel room at the Gaston Motel on May 11 , 1963 , as well as the bombing of Martin Luther King Jr. 's brothers house and parsonage . Through one of his African American informants , Rowe claimed that it was black Muslims who were responsible for placing the bombs there . Rowe was eventually arrested by Alabama police with several other Klansmen after being tipped off , in June 1963 for having a truck full of assorted firearms and explosives that were to be used at the University of Alabama to prevent the admission of James Hood and Vivian Malone . But was soon later released from jail with their weapons . The murder of Viola Liuzzo . In 1965 , Rowe was involved in the Murder of civil rights activist Viola Liuzzo as she was returning from the Selma to Montgomery marches with other activists . Rowe was in the car with three other Klansman as they chased Viola 's car after they saw a black man in the passenger seat . They pulled up next to her car and shot her dead . Rowe gave this testimony in court as he testified against the three other Klansman : Collie Leroy Wilkins Jr. , William Orville Eaton , and Eugene Thomas . The FBI attempted to downplay the situation and discredit Luizzo by spreading rumors that Liuzzo was a member of the Communist Party , was a heroin addict , and had abandoned her children to have sexual relationships with African Americans involved in the Civil Rights Movement . This came at a time when the Bureau was also trying to smear Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 's Southern Christian Leadership Conference and the Communist party . In 1965 , Rowe testified as a trial witness against the three other Klansman involved in the murder of Viola Liuzzo . Because he provided information that led to the conviction of his fellow Klansman , Federal authorities placed Rowe in the Witness Protection Program under the name of Thomas Neil Moore . Following the testimony , Rowe was rewarded with a job as a deputy U.S . Marshal . Rowe was relocated to his home town of Savannah , Georgia . Later that year , Alabama authorities attempted to have Rowe extradited back to Alabama to charge him the murder of Luizzo . However , they were unsuccessful . Rowe claimed that the FBI promised him complete immunity for the information he provided that led to the conviction of the other Klansman . Later years and death . After Rowe testified against fellow Klansman in the Luizzo case in 1965 , Rowe was relocated to Savannah , Georgia , his home town , where he worked for the U.S . Marshals and for a private security company . For the rest of his life , Rowe would be a highly controversial figure . However , he was never convicted of any wrongdoing . Rowe surfaced in 1975 before a congressional committee . Wearing a bizarre cotton hood that resembled the Klan headpiece to conceal his new identity , Rowe told the Senate committee that the FBI had known and approved of his violence against blacks . He testified that the FBI did nothing to stop the violence , even when he gave them advance warning . In 1978 , Rowe confessed to killing an unknown black man in a riot with a firearm , a previously undisclosed crime . By making this confession , one of the investigation memos suggests that Rowe may have been bargaining for blanket immunity for whatever occurred while he was an informant . In 1979 his autobiography was adapted into the NBC TV movie `` Undercover with the KKK '' starring Don Meredith as Rowe . At the age of 64 , Gary Thomas Rowe Jr. died of a heart attack on May 25 , 1998 in Savannah , Georgia . He was buried under the name Thomas Neil Moore , the name given to him by the Witness Protection Program . According to Eugene Brooks , who had been Rowe 's lawyer , Rowe had become bankrupt and had long been divorced from his fourth wife .
Aroga paraplutella . `` Aroga paraplutella '' is a moth of the family Gelechiidae . It is found in North America , where it has been recorded from California and Arizona . The wingspan is 11–12 mm . The forewings are blackish fuscous with the entire dorsal part below the fold light reddish yellow . The hindwings are light fuscous .
Prix Ève Delacroix . Le prix Ève-Delacroix is one of the prizes bestowed by the Académie française . The award which was established in 1977 by the Ève-Delacroix foundation is intended `` for the author of a work ( essay or novel ) combining literary qualities with the meaning of the dignity of man and the responsibilities of the writer '' .
Kansas City Hopewell . The Kansas City Hopewell were the farthest west regional variation of the Hopewell tradition of the Middle Woodland period ( 100 BCE – 700 CE ) . Sites were located in Kansas and Missouri around the mouth of the Kansas River where it enters the Missouri River . There are 30 recorded Kansas City Hopewell sites . The sites are made up of distinctive pottery styles and impressive burial mounds containing stone vault tombs . It is however uncertain whether this culture developed locally when people adopted Hopewell traits , or if westward migrating Hopewell people brought it all with them . Hopewell Interaction Sphere . The Hopewell Exchange system began in the Ohio and Illinois river valleys about 300 BCE . The culture is referred to more as a system of interaction among a variety of societies than as a single society or culture . Hopewell trading networks were quite extensive , as has been found by the evidence of goods such as obsidian from the Yellowstone area , copper from Lake Superior , and shells from the Gulf Coast in locations distant from their origins . Kansas City Hopewell . The Kansas City Hopewell period is divided by archaeologists into three phases based on radiocarbon dates and changes in projectile point styles and ceramic decoration . The Kansas City Hopewell peoples grew a variety of domesticated plants , including squash and marsh elder . The majority of their diet seems to have come from wild resources such as seeds , nuts , deer , raccoon , and turkey . Their exploitation of the resources of the oak-hickory forest allowed them to establish permanent villages . The Renner Village Archeological Site in Riverside , Missouri is one of several sites near the junction of Line Creek and the Missouri River . The site contains Hopewell and Middle Mississippian remains . The Trowbridge site near Kansas City is close to the western limit of the Hopewell . `` Hopewell '' -style pottery and stone tools , typical of the Illinois and Ohio river valleys , are abundant at the Trowbridge site , and decorated Hopewell style pottery rarely appears further west . The Cloverdale archaeological site is situated at the mouth of a small valley that opens into the Missouri River Valley , near St.Joseph , Missouri . It is a multi-component site with Kansas City Hopewell ( ca . 100 to 500 CE ) and Steed Kisker ( ca . 1200 CE ) occupation . After 500 CE until about 1000 CE , the ( Late Woodland period ) , the Kansas City Hopewell culture changed and evolved into different cultures . The people of this period started to live in small hamlets with two to three families and began to rely on more on agriculture . These groups are the Central Plains Village culture known as the Steed-Kisker Phase .
Republic of Maryland . The Republic of Maryland ( also known variously as the Independent State of Maryland , Maryland-in-Africa , and Maryland in Liberia ) was a small country that existed from 1834 to 1857 , when it was merged into what is now Liberia . The area was first settled in 1834 by freed African-American slaves and freeborn African Americans primarily from the U.S. state of Maryland , under the auspices of the Maryland State Colonization Society . The larger American Colonization Society was founded in 1816 ; it supported the settlement of thousands of free African Americans to their colony based in Monrovia in West Africa , along the coast . There were also initially separate settlements founded by state colonization societies of Mississippi , Pennsylvania and Louisiana . In 1838 , these African-American settlements were united into the Commonwealth of Liberia , which declared its independence from the American Colonization Society in July 26 , 1847 . The Maryland colony remained separate from Commonwealth of Liberia , as the colonization society wished to maintain its trade monopoly in the area . On February 2 , 1841 , Maryland-in-Africa became the Independent State of Maryland . Following an independence referendum in 1853 , the state declared its independence on May 29 , 1854 under the name Maryland in Liberia , with its capital at Harper . History . The American Colonization Society had been founded in 1816 , in part due to alarms over the violence of the Haitian slave revolution and its aftermath , which resulted in independence for that country in 1804 . Fears were raised about the effects of emancipation of slaves in the United States . In this period , both slaveholders and abolitionists collaborated on the project to transport free blacks to Africa , though for different purposes . They suggested it was `` repatriation '' but by this point , most African Americans were native-born in the United States . Slaveholders believed that free blacks threatened the stability of slave societies . Abolitionists hoped to encourage slaveholders to free their slaves and also worried about the discrimination faced by free blacks in the United States . Those who supported relocation to West Africa believed the African-Americans might be able to form a better society for themselves there , away from white discrimination . While thousands of free blacks did relocate to the colony , most free African-Americans opposed this project , claiming their native-born status in the United States and wanting to mitigate inequities there . Maryland had an increasing proportion of free blacks among its African-American population . During the first two decades after the Revolution , about 25 % of blacks were freed , in part because slaveholders were inspired by the war 's ideals . Practically , changing labor needs meant that fewer slaves were required . By 1810 some 30 % of northern Maryland 's blacks were free , in what was a more urbanized region , but so were 20 % of blacks in the southern part of the state . In the next two decades the number of free blacks increased markedly in the northern part of the state , and many congregated to Baltimore , the state 's and the South 's largest city . By 1830 Maryland had a total of 52,938 free blacks : 51.3 % of blacks in northern Maryland were free , and the black population of Baltimore was 75 % free . In southern Maryland , free blacks made up 24.7 % of the black population . The Maryland State Colonization Society was originally a branch of the American Colonization Society , which had founded the colony of Liberia at Monrovia on January 7 , 1822 . The Maryland Society decided to establish a new settlement of its own to accommodate its emigrants and with the intention of controlling trade to the colony . In December 1831 , the Maryland state legislature in the United States appropriated US $ 10,000 for 26 years to transport 10,000 free blacks and ex-slaves , and 400 Caribbean slaves from the United States and the Caribbean islands , respectively , to Africa . It founded the Maryland State Colonization Society for this purpose . Settlement of Cape Palmas . The first area in the Republic of Maryland to be settled by the Maryland Colonization Society was Cape Palmas , in 1834 , somewhat south of the rest of the American colony . The Cape is a small , rocky peninsula connected to the mainland by a sandy isthmus . Immediately to the west of the peninsula is the estuary of the Hoffman River . Approximately 21 km ( 15 mi ) along the coast to the east , the Cavalla River empties into the sea , marking the border between Liberia and the Ivory Coast . It marks the western limit of the Gulf of Guinea , according to the International Hydrographic Organisation ( IHO ) . Most of the settlers were freed African-American slaves and freeborn African Americans primarily from the state of Maryland . The Colonization Society organizers thought they could establish new trading ties by relocating African Americans to West Africa . The colony was named Maryland In Africa ( also known as Maryland in Liberia ) on February 12 , 1834 . John Brown Russwurm . In 1836 the colony appointed its first black governor , John Brown Russwurm ( 1799–1851 ) , who served as governor for more than a dozen years until his death . Russwurm encouraged the immigration of African Americans to Maryland in Africa , and supported agriculture and trade . He had begun his career working as the colonial secretary for the American Colonization Society between 1830 and 1834 . He also worked as the editor of the `` Liberia Herald . '' He resigned this post in 1835 to protest America 's colonization policies . In 1838 , a number of other American settlements on the west coast of Africa united to form the Commonwealth of Liberia , which declared its independence in July 26 , 1847 . The colony of Maryland in Liberia remained independent , as the Maryland State Colonization Society wished to maintain its trade monopoly in the area . On February 2 , 1841 , Maryland-in-Africa was granted statehood and became the State of Maryland . In 1847 the Maryland State Colonization Society published the `` Constitution and Laws of Maryland in Liberia '' , based on the United States Constitution . Declaration of Independence , and annexation by Liberia . On May 29 , 1854 , the State of Maryland declared its independence , naming itself Maryland in Liberia , with its capital at Harper . It was also known as the Republic of Maryland . It held the land along the coast between the Grand Cess and San Pedro rivers . It lasted three years as an independent state . Soon afterward , local tribes including the Grebo and the Kru attacked the State of Maryland in retaliation for its disruption of the slave trade , by which they had profited . Unable to maintain its own defense , Maryland appealed for help to Liberia , its more powerful neighbor . President Roberts sent military assistance , and an alliance of Marylanders and Liberian militia troops successfully repelled the local tribesmen . The Republic of Maryland recognized that it could not survive as an independent state , and following a referendum , Maryland was annexed by Liberia on April 6 , 1857 , becoming known as Maryland County . Legacy . A statue of John Brown Russwurm was erected at his burial site at Harper , Cape Palmas , Liberia .
Puerto Rico men 's national softball team . The Puerto Rico men 's national softball team is the men 's national softball team of Puerto Rico . The team competed at the 1996 ISF Men 's World Championship in Midland , Michigan where they finished with 5 wins and 5 losses . The team competed at the 2009 ISF Men 's World Championship in Saskatoon , Saskatchewan where they finished twelfth .
Gamemaster ( disambiguation ) . Gamemaster is a person who acts as an organizer for a multiplayer role-playing game .
Seyyed Sharif Shahada . Seyyed Sharif Shahada ( , also Romanized as Seyyed Sharīf Shahadā ) is a village in Poshtkuh-e Rostam Rural District , Sorna District , Rostam County , Fars Province , Iran . At the 2006 census , its population was 27 , in 7 families .
Judson Wallace . Charles Judson Wallace ( born December 31 , 1982 ) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Capitanes de Arecibo of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional ( BSN ) . High school . Wallace grew up in Atlanta , Georgia , and attended The Westminster Schools , where he lettered in basketball , both his junior and senior year . College career . Wallace played college basketball at Princeton University , with the Princeton Tigers , from 2001 to 2005 . Professional career . A graduate of Princeton University , Wallace began his pro career in Germany , and he played with the Eisbären Bremerhaven for two years , before moving to Orlandina Basket ( Capo D ' Orlando ) in the Italian first league . During the 2007–08 season , Wallace led the Italian league in rebounding , at a nearly 10.8 boards per game average , while also scoring 14.4 points a game , and shooting nearly 38 % from 3 point range . Along with Italian legend Gianmarco Pozzecco , and the other Orlandina players , the Capo D ' Orlando team finished in the sixth position , in its first-ever trip to the Italian league playoffs , where they eventually lost to Air Avellino . From 2008 to 2010 , he played with the Italian club Benetton Treviso . For the 2010–11 season , he signed with the Spanish ACB League club Gran Canaria . On September 7 , 2011 , Wallace signed a two-year deal with the Spanish powerhouse FC Barcelona . On August 6 , 2013 , Wallace signed a two-year deal with Italian club Emporio Armani Milano . In July 2014 , he was released from Milano , along with Gani Lawal . On November 20 , 2014 , Wallace signed a one-month deal with Élan Chalon of the French LNB Pro A . On January 5 , 2015 , he signed with French club Le Mans Sarthe Basket , for the rest of the season . On January 4 , 2016 , he signed with Capitanes de Arecibo of the Puerto Rican Baloncesto Superior Nacional .
Triple Threat ( Missy Elliott song ) . `` Triple Threat '' is a song by American rapper , producer , singer-songwriter Missy Elliott featuring a guest appearance by childhood friend and longtime collaborator Timbaland . Originally , a snippet of the song premiered in March 2012 during Timbaland 's appearance on SXSW . This song , along with the accompanying `` 9th Inning , '' were both released as promotional singles on September 18 , 2012 .
Băcăinți River . The Băcăinți River ( ) is a right tributary of the river Mureș in Romania . It discharges into the Mureș in Băcăinți .
Matt Watts . Matt Watts ( born May 31 , 1975 ) is a Canadian comedian , actor and writer . Best known for his work on Ken Finkleman 's `` The Newsroom '' , he has recently been working for CBC Radio One , writing and performing in the dramas `` Steve , The First '' , its sequel `` Steve , The Second '' and ' . He is also a writer of and star in the Canadian television sitcom `` Michael , Tuesdays and Thursdays '' , which debuted on CBC Television in September , 2011 .
Puchong . Puchong is a major town and a parliamentary constituency in the Petaling District , Selangor , Malaysia . History . The first settlers of the area were the Orang Asli community in a village known as `` Kampung Pulas '' . In 1900 , heron ( Malay : `` burung puchong '' ) were aplenty in the area and were a staple for the Orang Asli . However , it is believed that the area was explored by immigrants from Sumatra and Java . At first , the people worked as fishermen , rubber tappers and miners . Due to the booming tin mining industry , immigrants from China and India were also brought in . During the communist insurgency in 1948 , all residents were resettled to an area which is known as `` Kampung Baru Batu 14 '' . During the 1980s , Puchong consisted of a single two-lane road running through estates and villages . Puchong development began circa 1985 , when the mining licenses expired and infrastructure began to be built . Since then , urbanization has occurred rapidly with many industrial parks , commercial centres and residential areas mushrooming along Jalan Puchong . Residential areas include Taman Kinrara , Bandar Bukit Puchong 2 and Bandar Kinrara . Governance . Puchong is under the jurisdiction of four local authorities ; The Puchong town centre ( Malay : `` Pusat Bandar Puchong '' ) is mostly located within MPSJ 's ( Subang Jaya ) jurisdictional area on the Petaling District . Politics . Representing in the Federal Parliament ( Dewan Rakyat ) Representing in the State Legislative Assembly ( Dewan Undangan Negeri ) in Selangor Commerce . Puchong has both local and foreign banks . There is a wet market called Puteri Mart at Bandar Puteri and the Town Park where residents can shop for their groceries . Residents of Puchong can also do their shopping in Tesco , IOI Mall ( which has a multiplex and bowling alley ) , Giant , AEON , Puchong Parade and Puchong Plaza shopping malls . Bank of China ( M ) Bhd opened its 6th branch in Malaysia at Tower 2 , PFCC , Bandar Puteri Puchong in 2012 . IOI Boulevard is one of the business centres located here with retail and office units . A similar project by SP Setia called SetiaWalk Puchong has been built . Block E of SetiaWalk ( also known as SetiaWalk Mall ) has a gym ( Celebrity Fitness ) , a TGV cinema and a multiplex which houses a Subway outlet . Recreation . Rakan Muda Sports Complex is a sport centre which also serves the residents of Puchong with many kinds of sports including futsal and badminton . The Ayer Hitam Forest Reserve is the remaining green lung in Puchong , it is a popular trekking spot for many active residents to enjoy nature . There are still many mining ponds around Puchong where locals engage in water sports and fishing . There is also the Taman Wawasan Recreational Park for residents around this area . It is complete with a jogging track , basketball courts and children 's playground . This is a popular location during the weekends where residents can be seen organizing activities throughout the day . Healthcare . Private hospitals Columbia Asia Hospital and KPMC Puchong Medical Centre are both located at Bandar Puteri Puchong . Expressways/Highways . The main thoroughfare through Puchong is the Damansara–Puchong Expressway which links this town all the way to Kepong . Another route , the Shah Alam Expressway connects Puchong to Port Klang , Shah Alam , Subang Jaya and Sri Petaling . Bus . There are also bus services connecting Puchong to Kuala Lumpur , Subang Jaya , Bandar Sunway , Petaling Jaya , Putrajaya and Cyberjaya . Bus services are provided by RapidKL and Causeway Link ( based in Johor Bahru ) which have routes along Jalan Puchong , Jalan Klang Lama and Damansara–Puchong Expressway to various destinations around Klang Valley . Taman Kinrara , one of the nearest housing estates to the city , is only about 30 metres from the border between Selangor and Kuala Lumpur . Light Rail Transit ( LRT ) . Putra Heights station is the second interchange of the Sri Petaling Line with the Kelana Jaya Line ; the other being Masjid Jamek station . This allows residents in Puchong and Subang Jaya to travel to Kuala Lumpur city centre , Petaling Jaya , Ampang , Wangsa Maju and even Gombak while avoiding traffic congestion . Mass Rapid Transit ( MRT ) . The 16 Sierra station of Klang Valley MRT Sungai Buloh-Serdang-Putrajaya Line will be located between the 16 Sierra and Pulau Meranti suburbs of Puchong . The 16 Sierra MRT station is expected to complete and start operation on 2022 .
Wokingham ( disambiguation ) . Wokingham is a market town in Berkshire .
Casa dello scugnizzo . The Casa dello Scugnizzo ( House of the Scugnizzo ) , is a multifunctional foundation of social assistance in the district of Materdei in Naples . History . It was founded in 1951 by Father Mario Borrelli in one of the poorest districts of Naples to care for the street children of Naples . During the war , Naples was a major base for American and other allied Navies . At the end of the war , Italy , and Naples in particular , weas desperately poor . When the navies sailed to their home waters after the war , many children were left in Naples with no care or social support . Mario Borrelli recognised this issue and set up the Casa dello Scugnizzo to provide a refuge for these children where they could be fed and educated , helping them to achieve fulfilling lives . Borrelli also helped to set up a network of committees throughout Europe and America to provide funding and support . In 1958 , the film `` The Kiss of the Sun '' ( also known as `` Il bacio del Sole-Don Vesuvio '' ) , was released in cinemas and was distributed throughout Europe , while British television ( ITV Television Playhouse ) produced a biographical script in episodes entitled `` Children of the Sun '' . Social care . In addition to child care , the foundation now helps women , the elderly and immigrants thanks to collaboration with other bodies .
Sheykhanlu-ye Sofla . Sheykhvanlu-ye Sofla ( , also Romanized as Sheykhvānlū-ye Soflá ; also known as Sheykhvānlū-ye Pa ’ īn ) is a village in Shahrestaneh Rural District , Now Khandan District , Dargaz County , Razavi Khorasan Province , Iran . At the 2006 census , its population was 226 , in 65 families .
Higher Truth . `` Higher Truth '' is the fourth and final studio album by Soundgarden vocalist Chris Cornell . The album was released on September 18 , 2015 . Recording . Cornell chose producer Brendan O'Brien as a collaborator to create a more intimate sound for the record . On recording drums for the album , Cornell has stated that `` most of the songs with drums are either loops that I made electronically or that Brendan basically recorded just playing a little drum kit he had , '' Cornell says . `` We just made loops , layered things and played some percussion stuff . '' Critical reception . Upon its release , `` Higher Truth '' received generally favourable reviews from music critics . At Metacritic , which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics , the album received an average score of 68 based on 11 reviews , which indicates `` generally favorable reviews '' . Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic said , `` While `` Higher Truth '' never seems as self-consciously confessional as `` Euphoria Mourning '' , this mellow simplicity is an attribute : a relaxed Cornell creates a comforting mood piece that 's enveloping in its warmth . '' Collin Brennan of `` Consequence of Sound '' stated , `` Higher Truth '' ironically does n't strive for anything higher . It stakes its claim in the rich soils of the middle ground , a place that values intimacy above innovation , quiet truths above the ones that scream . And it 's all the better for it . ''
Home Affairs Department . The Home Affairs Department ( HAD , ) is an executive agency in the government of Hong Kong responsible for internal affairs of the territory . It reports to the Home Affairs Bureau , headed by the Secretary for Home Affairs . Purpose . The Department is responsible for the District Administration Scheme , community building and community involvement activities , minor environmental improvement projects and minor local public works , and the licensing of hotels and guesthouses , bedspace apartments and clubs . It promotes the concept of effective building management and works closely with other government departments to consistently improve the standard of building management in Hong Kong . It monitors the provision of new arrival services and identifies measures to meet the needs of new arrivals . It also disseminates information relating to and , where necessary , promotes the public 's understanding of major government policies , strategies and development plans ; and collects and assesses public opinion on relevant issues affecting the community . These responsibilities are discharged primarily through the 18 district offices covering the whole of Hong Kong . History . For a long time the department was the only channel of communication between the people and the government . It used to be headed by the Registrar General , who was also called the 'Protector of the Chinese ' . Fung-Chi Au ( ; 1847-1914 ) , who was the teacher of Chinese literature for Sun Yat-sen , was the Secretary of the Department of Chinese Affairs ( ) . In 1913 the department was called the Secretariat for Chinese Affairs . After the 1967 riots , the colonial government introduced the City District Officer Scheme ( 民政主任 ) `` as the first sign of reaching out to the ordinary people '' in Hong Kong society . It was renamed the Home Affairs Department in 1971 because , according to the government , the department dealt not only with matters relating to the Chinese . The first Secretary for Home Affairs was Donald Luddington . Area committees . Area committees were formed in districts in 1972 primarily to promote public participation in the Keep Hong Kong Clean Campaign and Fight Violent Crime Campaign . Nowadays , the functions of area committees are to encourage public participation in district affairs , to advise and assist in the organisation of community involvement activities and the implementation of government-sponsored initiatives , and advise on issues of a localised nature affecting the area . Throughout the years , area committees have played an important role in the districts and in providing a link between the local community and the district office . Area committee members are appointed by the Director of Home Affairs and are drawn from a wide spectrum of the community including district council members of the area concerned . At present , there are 70 area committees throughout Hong Kong . In general , each area committee serves an area with a population , including residents and mobile population ( workers , shoppers , tourists etc . ) , of about 80,000 to 100,000 . Mutual Aid Committees . A mutual aid committee is a voluntary body formed by the residents of a building . Mutual aid committees were promoted initially in private multi-storey buildings , and quickly extended to public housing estates , industrial buildings , temporary housing and squatter areas . As at March 31 , 2004 , there were 3,103 mutual aid committees throughout Hong Kong Island , Kowloon and the New Territories . The primary aims of a mutual aid committee are to promote a sense of friendliness , mutual help and responsibility among members , and to promote better security , a better environment and , generally , more effective management within the building . These committees provide a channel of two-way communication between the Government and the residents on matters affecting the well-being of the individual and the community and also provide opportunities for residents to participate in community activities . Owners ' Corporation . An Owners ' Corporation is a legal entity formed under the Building Management Ordinance by the owners of a private building . Owners ' corporations are statutory bodies vested with certain legal powers to facilitate the management of a building . At the end of March 2004 , there were 7,294 owners ' corporations throughout Hong Kong , among which 5,537 were formed with the assistance of the district offices .
Herbert Baum . Herbert Baum ( February 10 , 1912 – June 11 , 1942 ) was a Jewish member of the German resistance against National Socialism . Baum was born in Moschin , Province of Posen ; his family moved to Berlin when he was young . After he graduated from secondary school there , he began an apprenticeship as an electrician , which became his profession . By 1926 , he was an active member of different left wing and Jewish youth organizations , and from 1931 he became a member of the Young Communist League of Germany ( KJVD ) . After the seizure of power by the National Socialists he began , together with his wife Marianne Baum ( February 9 , 1912 - August 18 , 1942 ) and their friends , Martin and Sala Kochmann , to organize meetings dealing with the threat of Nazism , meeting in the Kochmann drawing room and in the apartments of other members . The circle of friends , most of whom were Jewish , designated Herbert Baum as chairman . Up to 100 youths attended these meetings at various times , engaging in political debates and cultural discussions . The group openly distributed leaflets arguing against National Socialism . In 1940 Baum was rounded up and forced into slave labour at the electromotive works of the Siemens-Schuckertwerke ( today Siemens AG ) . From 1941 , he headed a group of Jewish slave labourers at the plant , who , to escape deportation to concentration camps , went into the Berlin underground . On 18 May 1942 , the group organised an arson attack on an anticommunist and anti-Semitic propaganda exhibition prepared by Joseph Goebbels at the Berliner Lustgarten . The attack was only partially successful and , within days , a large number of the group 's members were arrested and 20 were sentenced to death . Baum and his wife Marianne were arrested on May 22 . Herbert Baum was tortured to death in Moabit Prison , dying on June 11 , 1942 . The Gestapo reported his death as a suicide . His wife , Marianne , was executed in Plötzensee Prison on August 18 , 1942 . Heinz Rotholz ( 1922–1943 ) , Heinz Birnbaum ( 1920–1943 ) , Hella Hirsch ( 1921–1943 ) , Hanni Meyer ( 1921–1943 ) , Marianne Joachim ( 1922–1943 ) , Lothar Salinger ( 1920–1943 ) , Helmut Neumann ( 1922–1943 ) , Hildegard Löwy and Siegbert Rotholz ( 1922–1943 ) . There is some disagreement as to the manner of death of at least one of the members . Helmut Neumann was either hanged or decapitated . Legacy . There is a plaque in the Weißensee Cemetery in Berlin commemorating the Herbert Baum Group and there is also a street near the cemetery named after him , Herbert-Baum-Straße . In the Berlin Lustgarten a monument designed by Jürgen Raue was erected in 1981 memorializing the 1942 attack . While the East German government , which established these memorials , emphasized Baum 's allegiance to Communism , other historians ( as well as veterans of the group ) have noted his group 's multiple political and cultural influences and the significance of the Baum group as an example of Jewish resistance to Nazism .
Halton Herald . The Halton Herald is a nonprofit newsgroup in Halton Hills , Ontario . The group , composed of volunteers , promotes itself as Halton 's only independent news source . It accepts no government funding or private advertisements to maintain its reports . Freedom of the press issue - 2006 civil action - Ontario Superior Court sets Freedom of Speech precedent.. The Halton Herald received national notoriety when an Ontario Superior Court judge dismissed a civil action claim launched by . The Town had attempted to sue The Halton Herald 's chief administrator , Al Kirouac , in an attempt to censor the nonprofit group 's ability to publish critical reports on the town ’ s administrators and its political board members ' activities. < ref name= '' http : //www.constitutional-law.net/expression.html '' > The Halton Herald had published a series of stories regarding the injudicious conduct of Halton Hills Council , as well as publicly criticizing the discriminatory practices of a number of the town 's senior administrators . A Freedom of Information application disclosed that the then Town Chief Administrator , C.A.O . Bob Austin , and Mayor Bonnette sought legal advice from a Town Solicitor who advised council that they could sue the Herald 's Chief Administrator , Al Kirouac , for defamation . The Herald 's Committee voted to challenge the action , to defend journalists ' right to criticize governments without fear of reprisal or threat of litigation . Ontario Supreme Court Justice J. Corbett agreed , ordering in his Disposition that `` the claim of the Town of Halton Hills be dismissed '' . held on Monday , September 18 , 2006 , at 7:05 p.m. in the Town 's Council Chamber , section 15-H of the minutes reflected the true sentiments of the community ; of the Town of Halton Hills advised that citizens have approached him regarding bullying on this Council and referred to an article titled `` Why are bullies admired ? '' . Councillor Davis believes that members of Council need to set an example as this is not an arena . Councillor Davis suggested that the Mayor should discourage this type of behaviour , and read several quotes from the newspaper article such as `` the sad truth about bullying is that it achieves your aim to dominate '' , `` they ’ re more popular than the victims '' , Councillor Davis also read the following except from the decision issued by Justice David Corbett in the Town of Halton Hills vs. Kirouac , `` The government may not imprison , or fine , or sue those who criticize it ... litigation is a form of force , and the government must not silence the critics by force . ''
Zomicarpella . `` Zomicarpella '' is a genus of flowering plants in the Araceae family . It is native to Colombia , Peru and Brazil . The leaves are hastate or sagittate . The chromosome number for `` Zomicarpella '' species is 2n=26 . Additionally , the seeds have an endosperm .
Lloyd Brevett . Lloyd Brevett OD ( 1 August 1931 – 3 May 2012 ) was a Jamaican double bassist , songwriter , and a founding member of The Skatalites . He was a Rastafarian , and the uncle of The Melodians member , Tony Brevett . Biography . Born in Kingston , Jamaica , Brevett was a founding member in 1964 of the ska band The Skatalites . He toured many countries with The Skatalites , and produced two Skatalites ' albums , `` African Roots '' ( 1975 ) and `` The Legendary Skatalites '' ( 1976 ) . He once stated , `` Ska was our type of music that could lift the youth and make Jamaica known around the world '' . Brevett was awarded the Order of Distinction by the Jamaican government in 1981 , and the silver Musgrave Medal in October 2010 . He toured and recorded with The Skatalites from the beginning of their reunion until 2004 , when he was removed from the group after conflicts with newer members . Brevett toured briefly with his own band , and then retired to Jamaica in 2005 . On 3 May 2012 , Brevett died at Andrews Memorial Hospital in St. Andrew , Jamaica at the age of 80 . Brevett had suffered a stroke in March , two weeks after the fatal shooting of his son , Okine , one of ten children that he had . He was buried at May Pen Cemetery .
Key selection vector . The Key Selection Vector means the numeric value associated with a Device Key Set and distributed by Licensor or its designee to Adopters and used to support authentication of Licensed Products and Revocation . It is considered a confidential set of keys used in Restricted Authentication process of the HDCP . Restricted authentication is an AKE method for devices with limited computing resources . This method is used by copying devices of any kind ( such as DV recorders or D-VHS recorders ) and devices communicating with them for authenticating copy-one-generation and no-more-copies contents . The restricted authentication protocol employs asymmetric key management and common key cryptography and relies on the use of shared secrets and hash functions to respond to a random challenge . Role of KSV in Restricted Authentication . This method is based on a device being able to prove that it holds a secret shared with other devices . One device authenticates another by issuing a random challenge that is responded to by modifying it with the shared secrets and multiple hashings . During the authentication process , both parties exchange their KSVs . Then each device adds ( without overflow ) its own secret keys according to a KSV received from another device . If a particular bit in the vector is set to 1 , then the corresponding secret key is used in the addition , otherwise it is ignored . For each set of keys a special key called a KSV ( Key Selection Vector ) is created . Each KSV has exactly 20 bits set to 0 and 20 bits set to 1 . Keys and KSVs are generated in such a way that during this process both devices get the same 56 bit number as a result . That number is later used in the encryption process . KSVs are unique to each device . Even valid keys can become compromised ( hacked ) , so HDCP includes a mechanism to revoke keys . The KSV values are unique to each key set and , therefore , to each device . The system can then compare these values to a revocation list , and if either the transmitter or receiver appears on that list , authentication fails . Updates to the revocation list arrive with new media and are automatically integrated . So if a key set somehow does get exposed or copied , the damage can be limited . This revocation process does not affect other devices , even if the devices are of the same make and model . In that sense , KSV values are like serial numbers . `` Suppose that Sally and Bob buy the same kind of TV on the same day at the same store . Bob somehow hacks his set , gets caught , and has his KSV value revoked . Sally need n't worry . Her TV has a different KSV value and wo n't be affected in any way . '' Apparent KSV weaknesses . If we can find 40 linearly independent sets of vectors ( formula_1 ) keys ... ( formula_2 ) keys , say , through reverse-engineering hardware , then we can completely break the system . At that point , one can extract the secret key array for any number of KSVs he wishes . In other cases where the separate keys are not linearly independent , it is still possible to create Xkeys for any Xksv that is within the span of the ( formula_3 ) KSVs for which we have found the private keys . There will be , however , no guarantee of them satisfying the 20 one and 20 zero bits property . How could this be broken ? First , it is rare to find Akeys 's , Bkeys 's , Aksv and Bksv that have the above property that when each device does the operation , they can both come up with the same shared secret . Therefore , this means it exists a mathematical model that creates such subsets . Since the keys are generated linearly in the given system , it appears that if someone could determine the Akeys vector from any 40-50 different systems : formula_1 ... formula_5 , and knew the Xksv from system X ( this is public information from the protocol ) , then he could determine the Xkeys private key array . What do we know ? If we assume that we have 40 ( formula_3 ) KSVs that are linearly independent , we ’ ll have a set of n linear equations on 40 unknown – [ Xkeys ] * ( A1 ) ksv = = [ ( A1 ) keys ] * Xksv [ Xkeys ] * ( A2 ) ksv = = [ ( A2 ) keys ] * Xksv ... [ Xkeys ] * ( A40 ) ksv = = [ ( A40 ) keys ] * Xksv By having acknowledgment on all the KSVs , and assuming we know the secret key vectors ( formula_3 ) keys , we can repeat the above algorithm to generate a new Bkeys for any other device with an arbitrary Bksv . Last step will be to substitute Xksv = Bksv . If the space spanned by the ( formula_3 ) KSVs does n't span the full 40 dimensional space , we 're probably OK . Either , the KSVs were designed to not span the space , or we need to get the ( formula_3 ) keys from a few more devices to round out the space . Each additional device has low odds of being linearly dependent with the existing set . ( roughly 1/2^ [ 40-dimensionality-of-spanned-space ] ) . Otherwise , this linear dependence was done on purpose . Thus , we know that all other KSVs are in the space spanned by the one we 're given . Through a linear combination of any known ksv ( with 20 one bits and 20 zero bits ) and ( A_i ) keys we can construct a valid Xksv and Xkeys already know . The only trick is finding a Xksv in the subspace that has the required number of 0 & 1 bits . This is the only potentially difficult part , though given a concrete example , it would not be difficult to solve .
Windeck ( TV series ) . `` Windeck '' is an Angolan telenovela . It was nominated for Best Telenovela at the 2013 International Emmys .
Don Talley . Don L. Talley ( December 12 , 1918 – September 23 , 1982 ) was an American politician in the state of Washington . He served in the Washington State Senate from 1957 to 1982 . He died of a heart attack in 1982 .
Kurt Rudolf Fischer . Kurt Rudolf Fischer ( February 26 , 1922 – March 22 , 2014 ) was a Jewish-Austrian philosopher who emigrated to Brno , Czechoslovakia in 1938 and to Shanghai in 1940 . He was born in Vienna . He became Chinese boxing champion and started studying philosophy at the University of California , Berkeley after World War II , where he made friends with Paul Feyerabend . From 1967 to 1980 he was professor at the University of Pennsylvania in Millersville , Pennsylvania ) . From 1979 - 2008 he was honorary professor at the University of Vienna . Fischer was awarded the Gold Medal for Services to the City of Vienna in 2000 and in 2001 he also received the Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art , 1st class . He died in the Lancaster , PA on March 22 , 2014 , at the age of 92 .
Harry Fischel Institute for Talmudic Research . The Harry Fischel Institute for Talmudic Research ( `` Machon Harry Fischel '' ) is a Yeshiva in Jerusalem focusing primarily on the training of dayanim ( religious court judges ) . It was founded by the American philanthropist Harry Fischel in 1931 . Over the years , the institute has produced a very large number of religious court judges .
University of Washington School of Public Health . The University of Washington School of Public Health is the only public health school located in the Northwest , and is based on the main campus of the University of Washington in Seattle , Washington . The School is accredited through the Council on Education for Public Health ( CEPH ) . It ranks among the United States ' best schools for public health . U.S. News & World Report ranked the school sixth among all public health schools in its last survey of this discipline ( 2014 ) . History . The school was founded on July 1 , 1970 , with four departments : Biostatistics , Environmental Health , Epidemiology , and Health Services . The Department of Global Health is the newest department and was established jointly with the School of Medicine in late 2006 . The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation , also located in Seattle , partnered with the University of Washington to establish the department . The Department of Environmental Health changed its name to the Department of Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences in 2003 . The Online Executive MPH Program is a partial distance learning program in public health and health services for working professionals that began in 1980 with money from a Bureau of Health Professions Special Project Grant . It has options for a Master in Public Health ( MPH ) degree , a Graduate Certificate in Public Health , or single courses . It was called the Extended MPH Degree Program to the Executive MPH ( MPH ) until 2011 . Academics . The School of Public Health has five departments : Biostatistics , Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences , Epidemiology , Health Services , and Global Health . In addition , there are interdisciplinary programs in maternal and child health , nutritional sciences , and public health genetics . The School of Public Health confers the following graduate degrees : MPH ( Master of Public Health ) , MS , MHIHIM ( Master of Health Informatics and Health Information Management ) , MHA ( Master of Health Administration ) , and PhD . For undergraduate students , the School offers a major in Public Health ( BA or BS ) , the Department of Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences offers a major in Environmental Health ( BS ) , and the Department of Health Services offers a BS in Health Informatics and Health Information Management .
Western Wall camera . A Western Wall camera , also known as a wallcam , is a live webcam that displays action at the Western Wall live as it is taking place . Some cameras operate all the time . Others refrain from operating during Shabbat and Jewish holy days . Operators . There are several operators of Western Wall cameras . Some of the operators also provide a service of allowing people to remotely place notes in the wall by entering their prayers on a site , which are then printed and placed in the wall by a volunteer in Jerusalem . The Western Wall Heritage Foundation is one of the operators . By providing this service , they enable people to view the wall without the expense of traveling there . Virtual Jerusalem began providing the service December 5 , 1996 ( the first night of Hanukkah ) by installing a camera on a yeshiva opposite the Kotel Plaza . The camera started filming all action live except on Shabbat and Jewish festivals . Aish HaTorah provides this service on their site .
Punch-marked coins . Punch-marked coins are a type of early Coinage of India , dating to between about the 6th and 2nd centuries BC . It was of irregular shape . Greek and Achaemenid coinage in northwestern India ( 6th century onward ) . Coin finds in the Kabul hoard or the Shaikhan Dehri hoard in Pushkalavati have revealed numerous Achaemenid coins as well as many Greek coins from the 5th and 4th centuries BCE were circulating in the area , at least as far as the Indus during the reign of the Achaemenids , who were in control of the areas as far as Gandhara . In 2007 a small coin hoard was discovered at the site of ancient Pushkalavati ( Shaikhan Dehri ) in Pakistan . The hoard contained a tetradrachm minted in Athens circa 500/490-485/0 BCE , together with a number of local types as well as silver cast ingots . The Athens coin is the earliest known example of its type to be found so far to the east . Indian punch-marked coins . Punch-marked coins are a type of early coinage of India , dating to between about the 6th and 2nd centuries BCE . There are uncertainties regarding the actual time punch-marked coinage started in India , with proposals ranging from 1000 BCE to 500 BCE . However , the study of the relative chronology of these coins has successfully established that the first punch-marked coins initially only had one or two punches , with the number of punches increasing over time . The first coins in India may have been minted around the 6th century BCE by the Mahajanapadas of the Indo-Gangetic Plain , and certainly before the invasion of Alexander the Great in the 4th century BCE . However , according to Joe Cribb , Indian punch-marked coins may only go back to the mid-4th century BCE or slightly earlier , and actually started with the punch-marked coinage of the Achaemenids in the Kabul/ Gandhara area . The coins of this period were punch-marked coins called `` Puranas '' , `` Karshapanas '' or `` Pana '' . Several of these coins had a single symbol , for example , Saurashtra had a humped bull , and Dakshin Panchala had a Swastika , others , like Magadha , had several symbols . These coins were made of silver of a standard weight but with an irregular shape . This was gained by cutting up silver bars and then making the correct weight by cutting the edges of the coin . They are mentioned in the Manu , Panini , and Buddhist Jataka stories and lasted three centuries longer in the south than the north ( 600 BCE – 300 CE ) . Mauryan Period ( 322–185 BCE ) . During the Mauryan period , punch-marked coins continued to be issued in large quantities . Similarly , the coinage of the Mauryan Empire was a of the punch-marked coinage of Magadha . Each coin contained on average 50–54 grains of silver depending on wear and 32 rattis in weight Manusmriti , and earlier coins are flatter than later coins . Punches on these coins count to 450 different types with the most common the sun and six-armed symbols , and various forms of geometrical patterns , circles , wheels , human figures , various animals , bows and arrows , hills and trees etc . Many are barely discernible for what they could be . The basic coin is called the Karshapana ( pana ) in numismatic terms but the Arthashastra stated there are at least 4 denominations of silver coins in pana , ardhapana ( half pana ) , pada ( quarter pana ) and ashta-bhaga , or arshapadika ( one-eighth pana ) . But only the Karshapana is found . There are no issues found of the other denominations even though cut coins are found . Longevity of the punch-marked coinage . Punch-marked coins are mentioned in the Manu , Panini , and Buddhist Jataka stories . They continued circulating in the North until approximately the beginning of the first century CE , but lasted three centuries longer in the South , i.e . until about 300 CE . In the North , following the fall of the Maurya Empire and the increased influence of the Greco-Bactrians and Indo-Greeks , punch-marked coins were replaced by cast die-struck coins , as visible in the Post-Mauryan coinage of Gandhara .
Fecal coliform . A fecal coliform ( British : faecal coliform ) is a facultatively anaerobic , rod-shaped , gram-negative , non-sporulating bacterium . Coliform bacteria generally originate in the intestines of warm-blooded animals . Fecal coliforms are capable of growth in the presence of bile salts or similar surface agents , are oxidase negative , and produce acid and gas from lactose within 48 hours at 44 ± 0.5°C . The term `` thermotolerant coliform '' is more correct and is gaining acceptance over `` faecal coliform '' . Coliform bacteria include genera that originate in feces ( e.g . `` Escherichia '' ) as well as genera not of fecal origin ( e.g . `` Enterobacter '' , `` Klebsiella '' , `` Citrobacter '' ) . The assay is intended to be an indicator of fecal contamination ; more specifically of `` E. coli '' which is an indicator microorganism for other pathogens that may be present in feces . Presence of fecal coliforms in water may not be directly harmful , and does not necessarily indicate the presence of feces . Basics . In general , increased levels of fecal coliforms provide a warning of failure in water treatment , a break in the integrity of the distribution system , possible contamination with pathogens . When levels are high there may be an elevated risk of waterborne gastroenteritis . Tests for the bacteria are cheap , reliable and rapid ( 1-day incubation ) . Potential sources of bacteria in water . The presence of fecal coliform in aquatic environments may indicate that the water has been contaminated with the fecal material of humans or other animals . Fecal coliform bacteria can enter rivers through direct discharge of waste from mammals and birds , from agricultural and storm runoff , and from human sewage . However , their presence may also be the result of plant material , and pulp or paper mill effluent . Human sewage . Failing home septic systems can allow coliforms in the effluent to flow into the water table , aquifers , drainage ditches and nearby surface waters . Sewage connections that are connected to storm drain pipes can also allow human sewage into surface waters . Some older industrial cities , particularly in the Northeast and Midwest of the United States , use a combined sewer system to handle waste . A combined sewer carries both domestic sewage and stormwater . During high rainfall periods , a combined sewer can become overloaded and overflow to a nearby stream or river , bypassing treatment . Animals . Pets , especially dogs , can contribute to fecal contamination of surface waters . Runoff from roads , parking lots , and yards can carry animal wastes to streams through storm sewers . Birds can be a significant source of fecal coliform bacteria . Swans , geese , seagulls , and other waterfowl can all elevate bacterial counts , especially in wetlands , lakes , ponds , and rivers . Agriculture . Agricultural practices such as allowing livestock to graze near water bodies , spreading manure as fertilizer on fields during wet periods , using sewage sludge biosolids and allowing livestock watering in streams can all contribute to fecal coliform contamination.. Human health hazards . Large quantities of fecal coliform bacteria in water are not harmful according to some authorities , but may indicate a higher risk of pathogens being present in the water . Some waterborne pathogenic diseases that may coincide with fecal coliform contamination include ear infections , dysentery , typhoid fever , viral and bacterial gastroenteritis , and hepatitis A . Effects on the environment . Untreated organic matter that contains fecal coliform can be harmful to the environment . Aerobic decomposition of this material can reduce dissolved oxygen levels if discharged into rivers or waterways . This may reduce the oxygen level enough to kill fish and other aquatic life . Reduction of fecal coliform in wastewater may require the use of chlorine and other disinfectant chemicals , or UV disinfection treatment . Such materials may kill the fecal coliform and disease bacteria . They also kill bacteria essential to the proper balance of the aquatic environment , endangering the survival of species dependent on those bacteria . So higher levels of fecal coliform require higher levels of chlorine , threatening those aquatic organisms . Removal and treatment . Fecal coliform , like other bacteria , can usually be inhibited in growth by boiling water , treating with chlorine , or UV disinfection . Washing thoroughly with soap after contact with contaminated water can also help prevent infections . Gloves should always be worn when testing for fecal coliform . Municipalities that maintain a public water supply will typically monitor and treat for fecal coliforms . It can also be removed by iodine . Public health risk monitoring . In waters of the U.S. , Canada and other countries , water quality is monitored to protect the health of the general public . Bacteria contamination is one monitored pollutant . In the U.S. , fecal coliform testing is one of the nine tests of water quality that form the overall water-quality rating in a process used by U.S. EPA . The fecal coliform assay should only be used to assess the presence of fecal matter in situations where fecal coliforms of non-fecal origin are not commonly encountered . EPA has approved a number of different methods to analyze samples for bacteria . Analysis . Bacteria reproduce rapidly if conditions are right for growth . Most bacteria grow best in dark , warm , moist environments with food . When grown on solid media , some bacteria form colonies as they multiply which may grow large enough to be seen . By growing and counting colonies of fecal coliform bacteria from a sample of water , the amount of bacteria originally present can be determined . Membrane filtration is the method of choice for the analysis of fecal coliforms in water . Samples to be tested are passed through a filter of particular pore size ( generally 0.45 micrometre ) . The microorganisms present in the water remain on the filter surface . The filter is placed in a sterile petri dish with a selective medium , growth of the desired organisms is encouraged , while other non -- target organisms is suppressed . Each cell develops into a separate colony , which can be counted directly , and the initial inoculum size can be determined . Typically sample volumes of 100 ml will be used for water testing and filtered , with the goal of achieving a final desirable colony density range of 20 to 60 colonies per filter . Contaminated sources may require dilution to achieve a `` countable '' membrane . The filter is placed on a petri dish containing M-FC agar and incubated for 24 hours at 44.5 °C ( 112.1 degrees F ) . This elevated temperature heat shocks non-fecal bacteria and suppresses their growth . As the fecal coliform colonies grow they produce an acid ( through fermenting lactose ) that reacts with the aniline dye in the agar thus giving the colonies their blue color . Newer methods for coliform detection are based on specific enzyme substrates as indicators of coliforms . These assays make use of a sugar linked to a dye which , when acted on by the enzyme beta-galactosidase , produces a characteristic color . The enzyme beta-galactosidase is a marker for coliforms generally and may be assayed by hydrolysis of enzyme specific glycosides such as o-nitrophenyl-beta-D-galactose . Assays typically include a second sugar linked to a different dye which , when acted on by the enzyme beta-glucuronidase , produces a fluorescent product . Because E. coli produces both beta-galactosidase and beta-glucuronidase , a combination of two dyes makes it possible to differentiate and quantify coliforms and E. coli in the same pot . More recently , the chemistry behind enzymatic detection compounds has been updated so that the indicating component is redox active , as opposed to the more usual chromogenic format , allowing faecal indicator bacteria such as E. coli and E. faecalis to be detected electrochemically without any sample pre-treatment . Since the colour of the detection compound is of no consequence , this allows detection in deeply coloured matrices . EPA testing requirements . The 1989 EPA Total Coliform Rule ( TCR ) imposed major monitoring changes for public water systems . The testing requirements for drinking water under the TCR are markedly increased over previous requirements and thus are more thorough . Not only is the number of routine coliform tests increased , especially for smaller water utilities , but the regulation also requires automatic repeat testing from all sources that show a total coliform positive ( known as triggered source water monitoring ) . As of 2009 , EPA is working on revisions to the TCR . Issues being considered by the Agency include sampling locations , sampling frequency and timing , analytical methods and corrective actions to be taken by public water systems .
Rieneck . Rieneck is a town in the Main-Spessart district in the `` Regierungsbezirk '' of Lower Franconia ( `` Unterfranken '' ) in Bavaria , Germany . Location . Rieneck lies in the Würzburg region between the southern foothills of the Rhön ( range ) and the east side of the Spessart ( range ) on the lower reaches of the River Sinn , 12 km northeast of Lohr am Main , and 39 km northwest of Würzburg . Administratively , it belongs to the Main-Spessart district in the `` Regierungsbezirk '' of Lower Franconia . There are 140 ha of cropfields , meadows and woodland around the village . Subdivisions . The town has only the `` Gemarkung '' ( traditional rural cadastral area ) of Rieneck . History . In 790 , Rieneck had its first documentary mention . The town ’ s current name comes from its former lords , the Counts of Rieneck , who themselves had taken the name from a Middle Rhenish noble family that had died out . In the mid-12th century a castle was built on the banks of the Sinn . With this arose a settlement , which as of 7 June 1311 was described as an `` oppidum '' ( town ) . During the Middle Ages , the Counts of Rieneck were in competition with the Prince-Bishops of Würzburg and the Archbishops of Mainz for control of parts of the Spessart hills . Among the counts ’ descendants is the family of Ministeriales Voit von Rieneck , which itself also later earned local importance . As the castle was being converted into a knightly castle in 1168 , Count Ludwig of Rieneck acquired the County in the Spessart . The comital family , whose seat was at Lohr am Main , died out with Count Philipp III on 3 September 1559 . Rieneck ended up in 1673 in the hands of the Counts of Nostitz . The `` Amt '' of the County of Rieneck , which the Counts of Nostitz had sold in 1803 to the Counts of Colloredo Mansfeld , was mediatized in favour of the Principality of Aschaffenburg in 1806 and passed ( by this time it had become a part of the Grand Duchy of Frankfurt ) to Bavaria in 1814 . In the course of administrative reform in Bavaria , the current community came into being with the `` Gemeindeedikt '' ( `` Municipal Edict '' ) of 1818 . The town 's Jewish community , which had existed for many years , came to an end with Kristallnacht ( 9 November 1938 ) . Behind the house at `` Schloßberg 10 '' at the `` Kriegerdenkmal '' , a plaque recalls the persecution and murder of the town ’ s Jewish inhabitants in the Holocaust . Demographics . Within town limits , 2,315 inhabitants were counted in 1970 , 2,096 in 1987 and in 2000 2,127 . Economy . Rieneck ’ s economic potential lies in forestry ( more than 2 000 ha of woodland ) and above all in tourism ( 2002 : 33,500 overnight stays ) . The local economic structure is made up mainly of producing businesses , trade and service provision . The greater part of Rieneck 's workers commute to the nearby regional centres of Lohr am Main ( Bosch Rexroth AG ) , Karlstadt and Würzburg . Municipal taxes in 1999 amounted to €849,000 ( converted ) , of which net business taxes amounted to €97,000 . Tourism . Rieneck lies at the foot of Rieneck Castle and is surrounded by wooded hills with mixed broadleaf forests ( Spessart oak ) . The Sinn valley floodplain ( `` Sinntalaue '' ) , which in the late 1990s became a nature reserve , provides a habitat for rare animals , like the beaver , and protected plants , like the snake ’ s head . Rieneck Castle , the town 's landmark , changed hands many times over the years . Since 1959 , it has housed a modern `` Jugendburg '' ( a youth meeting and training centre ) run by the `` Verband Christlicher Pfadfinderinnen und Pfadfinder '' , a Christian Guiding and Scouting organization . The castle 's sponsor is the `` Bildungs- und Erholungswerk Burg Rieneck '' ( BEW e.V. , `` Rieneck Castle Educational and Recreational Works '' ) . The Romanesque `` Dreikonchenkapelle '' ( chapel ) is built into the 8 m-thick walls of the `` Dicker Turm '' ( `` Thick Tower '' ) in a cloverleaf shape . The special shape of the chapel is unique in Continental Europe . A construction like this is found only in the British Isles in a similar defensive tower . Mayors . Since 1 October 2006 , Wolfgang Küber has been mayor . Wolfgang Küber stood in this election for the `` Rienecker Junge Wähler Union '' ( RJWU ) . Since he is also a member of `` Die Grünen '' , however , he is also Bavaria ’ s seventh serving `` Green '' mayor . Coat of arms . The town 's arms might be described thus : Quartered , first and fourth Or three chevrons gules , second and third barry of ten of the same , the whole surmounted at the fess point by a wheel spoked of six argent . Town seals are only known as far back as the 19th century . No official approval for the arms is known . However , the arms show the two historically most important lordly families ' arms . The two quarters with horizontal golden and red stripes are both based on the arms formerly borne by the Counts of Rieneck , and the other two , with the chevrons , are based on those formerly borne by the Counts of Hanau . The wheel is the Wheel of Mainz . The tinctures were laid down in writing in 1898 . Transport . Rieneck can be reached by railway via the Flieden–Gemünden line and by the Main-Spessart local bus service . The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Würzburg , 50 km away , and the nearest airport is 100 km away , at Frankfurt . Social services . Since 1978 , `` SOS-Dorfgemeinschaft Hohenroth '' , an SOS Children ’ s Village belonging to `` SOS-Kinderdorf Deutschland '' , the organization ’ s German branch , has operated on Rieneck ’ s outskirts , at the former `` Hohenroth '' estate . Just under 160 handicapped people ( as of October 2007 ) live there with families who care for them , and they work in their own workshops , market gardens , dairies and bakeries . The products , which are made to Demeter guidelines , are sold in the village ’ s own farm shop . Although Rieneck has close ties with Hohenroth , the latter is officially a `` Stadtteil '' of Gemünden am Main .
Kolathur , Chennai . Kolathur is a Place in North Chennai ( formerly Madras ) , Tamil Nadu , South India.It is well developed area with all facilities . Nearby neighborhoods are Vajjiravel Nagar , Perambur , Vinayagapuram , Villivakkam , Puzhal , Poombhugar Nagar , Jayaram nagar , Jawahar Nagar , Thiru-vi-ka Nagar , Sakthivel Nagar , Periyar Nagar and ICF . Kolathur is near the Grand Northern Trunk Road ( NH 5 ) . Kolathur 's population has grown quickly enough to make it a State Assembly constituency . Kolathur could have also got its name from the kulams ( ponds ) that you could see . One kulam is behind Amman koil ( temple ) near Grace matriculation school or opposite to Don Bosco school peravallur . Another kulam , `` Tamarai kulam '' ( Lotus pond ) is near the Theruveedhi Amman koil ( temple ) near Govt school in Anjugam nagar 21st street . There is also a kulam ( pond ) opposite to Ganga cinemas which is dry now . The Rettai Eri ( two lakes ) could have also contributed to the name Kolathur . The Inner Ring Road also passes through Kolathur , making it one of the best-connected areas in Chennai . Via the Ring Road , one can reach Anna Nagar ( 5 km away ) in 10 minutes . Nearby railway stations include Villivakkam and Perambur Loco Works . Kolathur awaits a bus deport . For Now , there are Bus stands in Vinayakapuram , Kumaran Nagar , Poompuhar nagar and Srinivasa Nagar . Temples in Kolathur . This is an Ancient Temple for Lord Shiva and Goddess Akhilandeswari , it is considered to be nearly 1000 Years Old Temple , Lord Ganesha and Lord Murugan also have separate shrines inside the Temple . This is easily Archaeological importance Site , but not maintained properly . This Temple is located opposite to Ganga Cinemas and can be easily accessible from Paper Mills Road . This Temple is nearly 300 Years Old Temple for Lord Somanatheswarar ( Shiva ) , Goddess of this Temple is Lord Amuthambigai , separate shrines available for Lord Ganesha , Lord Murugan and Lord Venkatesa Perumal . This Temple was renovated and Kumbabishekam done recently . This Temple is very spacious and maintained Well . This Temple also have Pillared Mandapam inside the Temple and a Small Pond opposite to the Temple . This Temple is located near Retteri Signal and Ganga Cinemas . Recent developments . - Miss & Mrs Health Specialty a women 's division of Maaya Specialty Hospitals was opened for comprehensive women related health care . - First Maxillofacial care and Implant Center in Kolathur `` SPARKS '' Dental and Maxillofacial Center . - In recent years there has been an boom in Used Car 's Shops in Kolathur . There are about 15 used car shops in 100 feet road alone . - Recently there is a boom in churches in Kolathur , there are more than 280 churches in Kolathur and its surroundings . - The number of restaurants has increased several times . With the entry of Ninety9 Theme restaurant and chain restaurants such as Ganga Sweets , Paramakudi , Dominos and Fingers restaurant . - Now Hotel SRM Grands recently opened with business class rooms , Navarasa emotional dining restaurant and banquet - NEW Cycle retail shop named track and trail is started in this area Hub of ornamental fish trade . Kolathur is also known for the largest export of colorful tropical fish , aquarium fish feed , aquariums , glass and stone aquarium gravel . Pet animals other than fish are also available in Aquarium Street , They include Love Birds , Hamsters , pigeons , hens etc . Kolathur was once a hub for fish breeding too , now due to the high ground rates fish farms are converted into residential houses and flats and the farms and ponds are transferred to Gummudipondi . It was Mr. Ashok who was instrumental in breeding ornamental fishes , as he started imparting his knowledge to his friends who started fish breeding farms . Then a few enterprising people started breeding varieties of fishes in the 1980s in the sprawling backyards of their homes . The main reason was that the area was endowed with abundant fresh ground water sources and there was the perennial ‘ Retteri ' lake . Moreover , as ornamental fishes breed in different types of water and the water available at Kolathur has a balanced pH ( Potential Hydrogen ) value of 6 to 7.8 , the business thrived . At present , there are around 80 shops dealing in ornamental fishes , aquariums and fish accessories spread out on School Road and Mada Streets in Kolathur .
St Hugh 's College , Oxford . St Hugh 's College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford . It is located on a site on St Margaret 's Road , to the north of the city centre . It was founded in 1886 by Elizabeth Wordsworth as a women 's college , and accepted its first male students in its centenary year in 1986 . It enjoys a reputation as one of the most attractive colleges because of its extensive , pleasant gardens . In its 125th anniversary year , the college became a registered charity under the name 'The Principal and Fellows of St Hugh 's College in the University of Oxford ' . As of July 2013 , the college 's financial endowment was £25.7 million . Founding and early years . St Hugh 's was founded in 1886 by Elizabeth Wordsworth ( great-niece of the famous poet William Wordsworth ) to help the growing number of women `` who find the charges of the present Halls at Oxford and Cambridge ( even the most moderate ) beyond their means '' . Using money left to her by her father , who had been Bishop of Lincoln , she established the college at 25 Norham Road in North Oxford . She named the college after one of her father 's 13th-century predecessors , Hugh of Avalon , who was canonised in 1220 , and in whose diocese Oxford had been . The college was initially accommodated in properties in Norham Road , Norham Gardens and Fyfield Road . Its first six students were Annie Moberly , Jessie Annie Emmerson , Charlotte Jourdain , Constance E. Ashburner , Wilhemina J. de Lorna Mitchell and Grace J. Parsons . Students were required to ask the Principal before accepting invitations to visit friends , and the college gates were locked at 9pm . Records show that rent was between £18 and £21 a term depending on the size of the room , with fires being charged extra . The college began to move to its present site in 1913 , when it purchased the lease of a house called 'The Mount ' from the Rev Robert Hartley for £2,500 . This house was situated on the corner of St Margaret 's Road and Banbury Road , and was owned by University College . The house was demolished to make way for the Main Building of the college , which was constructed between 1914 and 1916 thanks to a gift from Clara Evelyn Mordan ; the college 's new library was named Mordan Hall in her honour . The first book was a copy of Sale 's Koran , which was given to the college by the then Bishop of Tokyo . The college soon took over other properties nearby . The leasehold of No . 4 St Margaret 's Road was acquired in 1919 ; it became the first 'College house ' . The leasehold of No . 82 Woodstock Road was donated to the college by Dr Joan Evans in 1924 and No . 89 Banbury Road was purchased from Lincoln College for £7,000 in 1927 . The college obtained the freehold to the main site in 1927 and a year later the first stage of the Mary Gray Allen building was constructed by building over the tennis courts . The freeholds of Nos . 1-4 St Margaret 's Road and 74-82 Woodstock Road were purchased from St John 's College in 1931 and 1932 respectively . The college received a Royal Charter in 1926 . Between 1935 and 1936 No . 1 St Margaret 's Road was demolished and a new library was built in the Mary Gray Allen building ; it was named the Moberly Library after the first Principal of the College ( the library was extensively renovated between 1999 and 2000 and renamed the Howard Piper Library after a St Hugh 's alumnus , after his parents made a large donation to the college ) . Second World War . At the outbreak of the Second World War the college site was requisitioned by the military for use as the Hospital for Head Injuries under the directorship of Hugh Cairns , the Professor of Surgery at Nuffield College . Brick huts were constructed in the college grounds with space for 300 beds . Between 1940 and 1945 , over 13,000 servicemen and women were treated at the college . Advances in medicine discovered at the hospital meant the mortality rate for brain-penetrating injuries fell from 90 % to 9 % . Staff and students were relocated to Holywell Manor , Savile House and St Hilda 's College for the duration of the war . In 1943 the college acquired the leasehold of No 72 Woodstock Road ( known as The Shrubbery ) from Dame Gertrude Whitehead for £1,500 . It was used as a club for American soldiers during the war . In 1946 , it was leased to the University of Paris as 'Maison Française ' , an Anglo-American educational establishment . One of the cottages in the grounds of No 72 was later leased by Barbara Gwyer after her retirement as Principal . 1945 onwards . The college buildings were de-requisitioned in 1945 . The hospital huts were initially leased as offices to university departments , including the Bureau of Animal Population , the Department of Zoological Field Studies and the Institute of Statistics , before being demolished in 1952 . Agnes Headlam-Morley , a fellow of St Hugh 's , became the first woman to hold a chair at the University of Oxford in 1948 . In 1951 the college purchased the freeholds to Nos 85 and 87 Banbury Road and 9 to 13 Canterbury Road from St John 's College . In addition , the freehold of The Shrubbery was acquired ; this meant the college now owned the freehold of the entire fourteen and a half acre site . The college extended the Main Building in 1958 . The 1960s saw an extensive program of building work at St Hugh 's . The Shrubbery was converted into the Principal 's Lodgings in 1963 . Between 1964 and 1965 the Kenyon Building was constructed to provide accommodation for students ( designed by modern architect David Roberts , the building has already been given a heritage listing ) . This was followed shortly after by the Wolfson Building , which was constructed between 1966 and 1967 and opened by Princess Alexandra and Harold Macmillan in his role as Chancellor of the University . The Chapel was renovated in 1980 ; a new organ was installed . The following year , Nos 78 , 80 and 82 Woodstock Road were also renovated . The houses are now named SH Ho House , Ho Tim House and KK Leung House in recognition of the gifts from the three Hong Kong benefactors that funded the renovations . A new boathouse was constructed ( jointly with St Anne 's and Wadham Colleges ) between 1989 and 1990 . This was followed by the construction of the Rachel Trickett Building between 1991 and 1992 at a cost of £3.4 million . Present day . Between 1998 and 2000 the Maplethorpe Building was constructed ; the building contains conference facilities on the ground floor and student accommodation on the upper three floors . The building missed its planned opening date of summer 2000 , meaning students had to be accommodated in B & Bs throughout Michaelmas term . In addition , a new main entrance was constructed at the back of the college on Canterbury Road . Between 1999 and 2000 the library was extensively renovated . It was reopened by Betty Boothroyd and was renamed after Howard Piper , a Maths student of the college who died shortly after graduating in a rafting accident . A major refurishment of Mordan Hall , the old library , took place in 2007 . There are statues of both St Hugh and Elizabeth Wordsworth on the library stairs . These were presented to the college as gifts for its Jubilee in 1936 . St Hugh carries a model of Lincoln Cathedral , which would have been very familiar to Elizabeth Wordsworth , and has his other hand resting on the head of a swan , probably the famous swan of Stow , although the swan is also a symbol of purity . Elizabeth Wordsworth is depicted wearing her doctoral robes . St Hugh 's College celebrated its 125th anniversary in 2011 ; a summer garden party was attended by over 1,200 guests . Aung San Suu Kyi sent a message to the college , saying `` Happy moments are one of the pillars that keep the spirit uplifted during hard times . St Hugh ’ s and Oxford are inextricable from my happiest memories , those that I could draw on when the beauty of the world seemed dim . I so wish I could be with you at this very moment to relive old joys and to stir up new ones for the future . I would like to thank all my friends for the happiness we shared . To the present students of St Hugh ’ s I would simply like to say : Make the most of your time in this wonderful place . '' In 2012 the college was sued for allegedly discriminating against the poor by requiring evidence of funds for living costs . St Hugh 's , which filed defence papers to the court , accepted barring the student on financial grounds , but claimed the measure was necessary to ensure students can complete their studies . The College eventually settled the claim , with the University promising to conduct a review of the Financial Guarantee policy . In September 2013 , it was revealed that the University had decided to abolish the Financial Guarantee policy and replace it with a less restrictive 'Financial Declaration ' . Recent development . In 2008 , the college began a fundraising drive for a new building on the college site . In November 2010 , it was confirmed that Hong Kong businessman Dickson Poon had made a £10 million donation to the college for the construction of the Dickson Poon China Centre . The Centre houses the university 's China Studies department , as well as providing accommodation for St Hugh 's postgraduate students . The Dickson Poon building was opened by Prince William in September 2014 . Buildings and location . St Hugh ’ s occupies a rectangular site in North Oxford . It is bordered by Banbury Road to the east , Woodstock Road to the west , St Margaret ’ s Road to the north ( the front entrance ) and Canterbury Road to the south ( the back gate ) . The gardens of the college cover about ten and a half acres . The main entrance of the college leads straight to the Main Building , which usually accommodates first year students , and also houses the chapel and the dining hall . Other first year students may be accommodated in the 1960s Kenyon Building , named for Dame Kathleen Kenyon . Second years live in either the Rachel Trickett Building , named after a past principal of the college , or the Mary Gray Allen Building . Wolfson Building consists of nine staircases . Finalists usually live in the newer Maplethorpe Building , whose rooms have en-suite facilities ; clusters of eight rooms share a kitchen on each of the three floors , with four staircases altogether . All the rooms have views of gardens . Finances . In its 125th anniversary year , the college became a registered charity under the name 'The Principal and Fellows of St Hugh 's College in the University of Oxford ' . As of July 2013 , the college 's financial endowment was £25.7 million . This was amongst the lowest of the Oxford colleges ; by comparison , St John 's college had a financial endowment of £313 million . Student life . The college is big enough to accommodate all its undergraduates for the duration of their studies . There are three large lawns for the use of students all year round . The gardens are also the venue for croquet and ultimate frisbee . There are a wide range of clubs and societies - sporting , academic , and those supporting niche interests , such as horticulture . Like other more recently founded Oxford and Cambridge colleges , the college has Formal Hall -- a formal three or four course dinner served with wine -- once a week . Grace is said by the presiding fellow , usually the principal , immediately prior to the meal : `` Benedic nobis , Domine Deus , et his donis , quae ex liberalitate Tua sumpturi sumus , per Jesum Christum Dominum nostrum . Amen . '' Junior Common Room . As is the practice at all Oxford Colleges that offer undergraduate degrees , the undergraduate body is represented by a committee . This representative body is known as the JCR Committee . The committee seeks to ensure that the undergraduates are provided for in academic , welfare and social matters . The JCR Committee at St. Hugh 's is made up of 16 representatives . Otherwise , 'JCR ' refers to a literal room in the college that hosts social events and is generally seen as a place to relax . `` The Swan '' is a weekly student-managed newspaper . It was founded in 2010 . Middle Common Room . The college is also home to a Middle Common Room ( MCR ) Committee . The Committee , elected every year , regularly hosts social events for the graduate students . The MCR building is located on 87 , Banbury Road . Choir . St. Hugh 's has a choir which sings weekly evensong on Sundays . The choir draws its members from all three common rooms , and has performed for a wide variety of different guests , ranging from the Jamaican High Commissioner to many bishops and archbishops . The present organ was constructed by the Italian organ-builder Tamburini in 1980 . The college offers organ scholarships along with four choral exhibitions each year , and employs a professional organist to oversee the chapel music . Notable alumni . In politics , Theresa May , incumbent Prime Minister of the United Kingdom ; Nicky Morgan , former Secretary of State for Education ; Barbara Castle , former Secretary of State ; Aung San Suu Kyi , the Nobel Peace Prize laureate and State Counsellor of Myanmar , studied at the college . In the arts , the musician Joe Goddard ( from electropop outfit Hot Chip ) studied at St Hugh 's . BBC arts broadcaster and writer Suzy Klein read Music at St Hugh 's . TV writer Richard Hurst wrote his first play at St Hugh 's . BAFTA Award winning actress and comedian Rebecca Front began her career at the college , touring with the Oxford Revue in 1984 . Writer Mary Renault studied as St Hugh 's too . In science and academia , mathematical child prodigy Ruth Lawrence joined the college in 1983 aged 12 . Dorothy Bishop , a psychologist specialising in developmental disorders , studied at St Hugh 's . Other academics include philosopher Gertrude Elizabeth Margaret Anscombe , linguist and revivalist Ghil'ad Zuckermann and mathematician Mary Cartwright . In law , human rights barrister Amal Clooney graduated with a BA degree in Jurisprudence ( Oxford 's equivalent to the LLB ) from St Hugh 's .
José Antonio Díez . José Antonio Díez Arriola ( born August 13 , 1982 ) is a Spanish professional racing cyclist . He won several nation cyclo-cross races . On the international level he competed between 2011 and 2013 five times in a UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup race , with 34th place as best result .
John Steiner ( psychoanalyst ) . John Steiner is a psychoanalyst ( *1934 ) , author and trainer at the British Psychoanalytical Society . Steiner , a 'prolific London post-Kleinian ' , is best known for his conceptions of the `` pathological organisation '' or the `` psychic retreat '' ... between the paranoid-schizoid and the depressive positions ' . His book `` Psychic Retreats '' describes a treatment methodology for patients with complex defence mechanisms that are difficult to treat with conventional psychoanalysis . The paranoid-schizoid position . Steiner spoke in terms of 'fluctuations..between the two positions , paranoid-schizoid and depressive , involving 'periods of integration leading to depressive position functioning or disintegration and fragmentation resulting in a paranoid-schizoid state ' . He emphasised the appearance of 'a sense of wholeness both in the self and in object relations as the depressive position is approached ' . The depressive position . Steiner divides the depressive position into two poles : 'a phase of `` denial of the loss of the object '' and a phase of `` experience of the loss of the object '' ' . 1 . The pole of the fear of the loss of the object — 'stuck in the first phase of the depressive position , in which the fear of loss of the object dominated his defensive organization so that mourning could not be reached there ' . 2 . Experience of the loss of the object , with all that that implies of renunciation . Psychic retreat . In all these subpositions , there is the possibility of a psychic withdrawal which offers a temporary escape — but at the cost of mental impairment . Faithful to Melanie Klein , Steiner considers that throughout life there is an oscillation between the positions and their subdivisions . Everything hinges upon the `` position '' of withdrawal that may be attached to each of them . Unlike Donald Winnicott , Steiner suggests that we should not idealize transitional areas , on the grounds that they may be confused with a psychological withdrawal that is not creative . Withdrawal is to be understood simultaneously as an expression of destructiveness and a defense against it , serving a quasi-adaptivity which allows a quiet and temporarily protected space but at the price of impaired contact with reality : 'withdrawal to a refuge where the patient was relatively free from anxiety but where development was minimal ' . Such withdrawal can also be seen as a schizoid regression in Fairbairn 's sense , the borderline patient tending to shun contact with both himself and his objects . Steiner here refers to the little-known theories of Henri Rey about 'the `` marsupial space '' ' of earliest life — a psychological space on analogy to the kangaroo 's pouch , which continues until the individual has found a personal space separate from the breast area : 'the borderline patient often feels he has been prematurely and cruelly pushed out of this maternal space ' , producing the ' '' claustro-agoraphobic '' dilemma ... trapped in a psychic retreat ' . 'In attempting to reach analysands in the psychic retreat , Steiner put forth the idea of a distinction between `` patient-centred '' and `` analyst-centred '' interpretations ' , the latter being focused around 'what he believes that the analysand believes that the analyst believes ' .
Georg Rörer . Georg Rörer ( Latin : `` Georgius Rorarius '' ) ( October 1 , 1492 , Deggendorf–April 24 , 1557 Jena ) was a German Lutheran theologian , clergyman and Protestant reformer . Georg Rörer began his studies at Leipzig University in 1511 . He was awarded his Magister in 1520 . From 1522 , he continued his studies at the University of Wittenberg , where he met Martin Luther , Philipp Melanchthon and Johannes Bugenhagen . He was one of the first clergymen ordained to the office of deacon by Martin Luther in 1525 . He assisted as proof-reader in Martin Luther 's work of translating the Bible ( 1522–1545 ) into the German language . He also served as Luther 's secretary . In 1537 , John Frederick I , Elector of Saxony exempted him from his ecclesiastical duties and officially commissioned him to work with the documentation of Luther 's work . In this capacity , Rörer became one of the editors of Luther 's `` Tischreden '' ( `` table talk '' ) as well as a collected edition of Luther 's works . He moved to Copenhagen in 1551 and to Halle in 1553 .
Old Stuff – Part 3 . `` Old Stuff , Part 3 '' is a compilation album by grindcore band Anal Cunt . The album contains a demo recorded for a Boston hardcore compilation that was never released ( most of these songs were later rerecorded for the album `` I Like It When You Die '' ) . It also contains songs from The Raunchous Brothers split 7 '' , songs from various tribute compilations , and other previously unreleased songs . It was released on CD on July 24 , 2008 , and on LP in April 2009 . The LP comes with an exclusive poster . All songs on this album were recorded in the late 1990s .
Dumb Luck ( film ) . `` Dumb Luck '' is a 2001 American mystery comedy film written and directed by Craig Clyde . The film stars Scott Baio , Tracy Nelson , Hal Linden and Eileen Brennan .
Vincent Siew . Vincent C. Siew or Siew Wan-chang ( ; born 3 January 1939 ) is a Taiwanese politician who served as the Vice President of the Republic of China from 2008 to 2012 . He was the first Taiwanese-born Premier of the Republic of China and former vice-chairman of the Kuomintang ( KMT ) . Early life . Born in Chiayi City in the then Japanese colony of Taiwan on 3 January 1939 , Siew graduated from Chiayi High School in 1957 . In 1961 , he graduated from the Department of Diplomacy at National Chengchi University ( NCCU ) . After completing his conscription , he passed the Foreign Affairs Special Examination of 1962 . He subsequently received his master 's degree from the Graduate Institute of International Law and Diplomacy from NCCU in 1965 . Although he was accepted to Harvard University , Siew chose to remain in Taiwan heeding his mother 's wishes . He completed a leadership seminar at Georgetown University in the United States in 1982 and was awarded Eisenhower Fellowships in 1985 . Political career . In April 1966 , he was appointed as vice consul at the ROC Consulate-General in Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia , and promoted as consul in 1969 , a position he held until 1972 . During his office term , he built close relationship between Taiwan and the governments and people of Malaysia and Singapore . He also successfully negotiated the establishment of the Trade Mission of the Republic of China in Singapore and its counterpart Singapore Trade Office in Taipei . After the switch of China seat at the United Nations on 25 October 1971 from Republic of China ( ROC ) to the People 's Republic of China ( PRC ) and amid massive changes within the international community , Siew determined to return to Taiwan . Once home , be became a section chief at the Department of East Asian and Pacific Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs ( MOFA ) . He then joined the Board of Foreign Trade ( BOFT ) under the MOFA in 1972 which he rose from an inspector , department director until deputy director-general . He used to travel frequently between Taiwan and the United States ( US ) for bilateral trade agreement negotiation until the US switched diplomatic relations from ROC to PRC on 1 January 1979 . In January 1982 , he became the director-general of BOFT . During his office term , he worked towards simplifying laws and regulations , and also strengthening personnel management at the BOFT . To reduce the trade surplus between Taiwan and the US , he led trade missions to cover almost all US states as part of a campaign that drew considerable attention . He also participated in a number of additional trade missions to major trading nations to enhance economic and trade relations and resolve trade disputes . He vigorously promoted trade liberalization and globalization . He also authorized banks to process import-export permits , promoted professional training and introduced a rotating system for economic and trade representatives stationed outside Taiwan . His efforts helped build Taiwan 's very substantial foreign-exchange reserves and made Taiwan the world 's 13th largest trading nation . As a member of the ruling Kuomintang ( KMT ) , he was named to the Central Committee of KMT in July 1988 . Siew was elected a member of the Legislative Yuan from 1996 to 1997 . He was the KMT vice-presidential candidate in 2000 on the ticket of Lien Chan . Siew is the former chairman of the Chung-Hua Institution for Economic Research ( Siew submitted his resignation 24 June 2007 after his KMT vice-presidential nomination ) and the incumbent Chairman of the Cross-Straits Common Market Foundation . He resigned as KMT vice chairman and all other posts in the party before the legislative election in December 2004 . He was criticised by the Pan-Blue Coalition for not taking a greater role in the Lien-Soong campaign and acting as convener for a private group of economic advisers for President Chen Shui-bian . Ministry of Economic Affairs . With the appointment of new Premier on 1 June 1990 , Siew was appointed as Minister of Economic Affairs . His appointment came at a time of problems with environment , stagnant investment and slow economic growth . Within six months , he managed to settle a five-year dispute with environmentalists that had been blocking Chinese Petroleum Corporation 's construction of a fifth naphtha cracker plant . He also settled a yen-year dispute between local government and a community over the construction of Changbin Industrial Park . Moreover , he succeeded in persuading Formosa Plastics Corp to invest in a major construction project , the sixth naphtha cracker plant in Yunlin County . He also overcame a legislative freeze of the budget of the Lungmen Nuclear Power Plant in Taipei County . During his overall office term in the ministry , Siew promoted major investment programs , removed investment barriers , enhanced investment incentives and initiated the privatization of such state enterprises as China Steel , BES Engineering and China Petrochemical Development . He also eased government controls on cross-strait trade and investments . He led a delegation to Europe , Central America and South America to explore opportunities for international economic and trade cooperation which also contributed to the promotion of trade diplomacy . 1991 and 1992 APEC . In November 1991 , Siew represented ROC , under the name Chinese Taipei , for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation ( APEC ) held in Seoul , South Korea . In November 1992 , he again represented Chinese Taipei for APEC in Bangkok , Thailand . After a series of negotiations , he managed to secure ROC , under the name Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan , Penghu , Kinmen and Matsu , as an observer member . CEPD Vice Chairmanship . In 1988-1989 , he was appointed as the Vice Chairman of Council for Economic Planning and Development ( CEPD ) in which during his office term , he promoted major infrastructure projects , such as the straightening of Keelung River , the placement of Taipei City rail lines underground , the construction of the East-West Highway , the diversion of Chichi River and the expansion of Kaohsiung International Airport . CEPD Chairmanship . In February 1993 , Siew was appointed as the Chairman of CEPD . In June 1993 , he announced his economic stimulus package aiming at promoting steady economic growth , as Taiwan 's economy was at that time experiencing stagnant export growth and production levels . In August 1993 , he completed a review of the Six-Year National Development Plan of the ROC and assigned priorities to projects on the basis of availability of resources and the maintenance of financial stability . In July 1994 , he undertook major administrative reform with the introduction of a program to streamline bidding procedures for public construction projects and government procurement . He also initiated a program to develop Taiwan into an operation center for the Asia-Pacific region . 1993 and 1994 APEC . As the Chairman , he represented President Lee Teng-hui , who was forbidden to attend personally , at the 1993 and 1994 annual APEC leaders ' summits held in November 1993 and November 1994 at Seattle , United States and Bogor , Indonesia respectively . At both meetings , he presented papers on Taiwan 's successful experience in the development of agriculture and small and medium-sized enterprises . The action plans proposed in the papers won the approval of APEC support and helped promote Taiwan in the international trade and investment arenas . Mainland Affairs Council . On 15 December 1994 , Siew was appointed to become the Minister of Mainland Affairs Council replacing Huang Kun-huei . During his office term , he proposed a fresh series of measures and actions to relax restrictions on trade with and investment in Mainland China to encourage the development of Cross-Strait relations through trade and investment activities . Premiership appointment . Siew was appointed as the Premier by President Lee Teng-hui after the 15th National Congress of Kuomintang held in August 1997 in Taipei . Siew took office on 1 September 1997 . Taiwan 's nuclear waste storage in Mainland China . Premier Siew instructed Taiwan Power Company to sign the unpublished agreement with Mainland China regarding Taiwan 's nuclear waste storage in Gansu province . A memorandum of it was signed during his term as Premier , although it was later suspended after the transfer of power in 2000 to Premier Tang Fei . 2000 presidential election . On 18 March 2000 , Siew joined the 2000 presidential election as a candidate for vice president with his running mate Lien Chan . However , Siew and Lien lost the election to Chen Shui-bian and Annette Lu of the Democratic Progressive Party . 2008 ROC vice presidential election . In May 2007 , Siew was mentioned as a possible running mate for KMT presidential nominee Ma Ying-Jeou . This speculation came to fruition after Legislative Yuan Speaker Wang Jin-pyng declined Ma 's offer to be his running mate . On 23 June 2007 , ending weeks of speculation , Ma formally introduced Siew to be his vice-presidential running mate . The 2008 run is Siew 's second ticket , having been selected also as the vice-presidential candidate of Lien Chan 's KMT ticket in 2000 . On March 22 , Ma and Siew won the 2008 Presidential Elections . He and Ma won with 7,659,014 ( 58.45 % ) votes against Hsieh and Su 's 5,444,949 ( 41.55 % ) votes . 2008 Boao Forum for Asia . On 11 April 2008 , Vincent Siew departed Taiwan to attend the Boao Forum for Asia , held in Boao , Hainan , which is administered by mainland China . Siew is a founding delegate of the forum from 2001 , and he attended once again in his capacity as chairman of the Cross-Straits Common Market Foundation . Siew had met with Chinese president Hu Jintao in Bo'ao in 2001 . However , his special status as the vice president-elect in 2008 made his attendance more significant , but also more controversial in Taiwan . His meeting with Hu Jintao was the highest level exchange between Taiwan and mainland China since the 2005 Pan-Blue visits to mainland China . The level of reception for Siew in Hainan was scaled accordingly and was equivalent to that reserved for Lien Chan in 2005 . On 12 April 2008 , Vincent Siew met with Hu Jintao at the Boao Asia Forum as part of the Cross-Strait Common Market Foundation delegation , which also included other former and future government officials and business leaders from Taiwan . At the meeting , Siew and Hu exchanged their optimism for cross-strait relations under the new Taiwanese leadership of Ma Ying-jeou and Vincent Siew . Hu asked Siew to convey his greetings to Ma Ying-jeou , Kuomintang chairman Wu Po-hsiung and chairman emeritus Lien Chan . Siew raised the issue of regular cross-strait flights and the resumption of regular talks between the two governments , propositions to which Hu expressed agreement . Vice presidency sworn-in . Siew , along with Ma , was sworn in on 20 May 2008 in Taipei to be Vice President and President of the Republic of China respectively . First overseas trip as Vice President . On 4 September 2008 , Siew embarked on his first overseas trip as Vice President , visiting Swaziland for a four days . Siew 's trip aimed to cement further the diplomatic ties between the two countries , and to celebrate King Mswati III 's fortieth birthday . Foreign Minister Francisco Ou accompanied Siew on the trip . 2012 vice presidency election . Siew declined to run for a second term in Ma 's 2012 re-election bid . Ma , instead , nominated Premier Wu Den-yih for the Vice Presidential slot on the ticket . 2014 Boao Forum for Asia . Siew , in his capacity as the honorary chairman of the Cross-Straits Common Market Foundation , attended the Boao Forum for Asia held in April 2014 in Hainan where he met with Premier Li Keqiang . He reiterated the intention of Taiwan to join the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership . He also told Li that Taiwan and Mainland China should push for greater bilateral trade liberalization to build a comprehensive economic relationship and express Taiwan 's wish to join the regional economy . 2014 APEC China . In November 2014 in his capacity of the Economic Leader of Chinese Taipei , Siew flew to Beijing to attend the APEC China 2014 where he met with Chinese Leader Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People . Both leaders agreed that there should be no changes in the 1992 Consensus and two other principles in pushing forward with the development of cross-Strait relations . Xi said that although relations of both sides have seen some progress over the past few years , there had been also some new problems . He added that the two sides should try to maintain the long-term and healthy development of relation by improving the confidence , mutual trust , respect and interaction . Part of Siew delegation included Mainland Affairs Council Minister Wang Yu-chi and several Taiwanese business people . Personal life . Siew is married to Susan Chu ( ) with three daughters : Ru-ting ( 蕭如婷 ) , Ru-fen ( 蕭如芬 ) and Jhih-you ( 蕭至佑 ) . Susan is a graduate from the Department of International Trade of National Chengchi University . Siew 's constant smile has earned him the affectionate nickname `` Smiling Siew '' ( 微笑老蕭 ) . Siew had 2 cancerous lung tumors removed on his left lung on 20 May 2009 at the Taipei Veterans General Hospital . He was then discharged from the hospital on 3 June 2009 .
Lampyrinae . The Lampyrinae are a large subfamily of fireflies ( Lampyridae ) . The exact delimitation , and the internal systematics , are a matter of debate ; for long this group was used as a `` wastebin taxon '' to hold any fireflies with insufficiently resolved relationships . Regardless , they are very diverse even as a good monophyletic group , containing flashing and continuous-glow fireflies from the Holarctic and some tropical forms too . The ancestral Lampyrinae probably had no or very primitive light signals ; in any case several modern lineages have returned to the pheromone communication of their ancestors independently it seems . The Cyphonocerinae were once contained herein , but they are well distinct . The Psilocladinae , though , seem to be a `` de facto '' junior synonym of the tribe Photinini , but this requires further study . The Amydetinae are a former subfamily that is nowadays largely but not completely contained herein , too . The tribe Pleotomini seems to be a specialized lineage of Lampyrini and is here included therein , while the Photinini seem to comprise two rather distinct lineages , one of which might warrant separation as tribe Phosphaenini . Meanwhile , the Cratomorphini could just be an assemblage of unrelated ancient Lampyrinae and altogether invalid as a tribe . The genus `` Pristolycus '' is better tentatively included in the Luciolinae .
Swimming at the 2003 Pan American Games – Women 's 200 metre individual medley . The Women 's 200m Individual Medley event at the 2003 Pan American Games took place on August 16 , 2003 ( Day 15 of the Games ) .
Midori , Gunma . is a city located in Gunma Prefecture , Japan . As of February 2015 , the city had an estimated population of 50,951 , and a population density of 244 persons per km2 . Its total area is 208.42 km2 . Geography . Midori is located in eastern Gunma Prefecture in the northern Kantō Plains . The city is shaped like an inverse triangle , bordered by Tochigi Prefecture to the north , and by the city of Kiryū to the east and west . The Watarase River runs through parts of Midori City . History . The modern city of Midori was established on March 27 , 2006 , from the merger of the town of Ōmama ( from Yamada District ) , the town of Kasakake ( from Nitta District ) , and the village of Azuma ( from Seta District ) . All three districts were dissolved as a result of this merger . Economy . Midori is noted for its production of tomatoes and eggplants .
Conrad Baars . Conrad W. Baars , M.D. , ( January 2 , 1919 – October 18 , 1981 ) was a Catholic psychiatrist . His most prominent work is with Dr. Anna Terruwe in the study of the human emotional life . Their general idea is that many emotional disturbances in a human stem from a lack of experiencing unconditional love during his or her life . He and Terruwe are known for their model of Emotional Deprivation Disorder and a different approach to Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder . Dr. Baars and Dr. Terruwe treated many priests and religious in their practices and presented important information to the bishops of the Catholic Church . `` The Role of the Church in the Causation , Treatment and Prevention of the Crisis in the Priesthood '' , was copyrighted and published by Franciscan Herald Press ( Chicago , Illinois ) in 1972 as part of their `` Synthesis Series '' as 'How to treat and prevent The Crisis in the Priesthood ' . Dr. Baars wrote numerous other articles and monographs . Biography . Conrad ( Koert ) W. Baars was born in Rotterdam , Netherlands on January 2 , 1919 . He was the second of six children . He began his studies in Chemical Engineering at the University of Amsterdam . Later , he decided to study medicine . During World War II , the Nazis bombed Rotterdam . The Dutch could no longer be neutral in the war ; Baars was forced to flee the country . He joined the French underground resistance . During an organized escape to Spain over the Pyrenees mountains , his group got lost in a sudden snowstorm . Later , they were captured by the Nazis . After being questioned by the Gestapo , Baars was sent to a concentration camp north of Paris . In the winter of 1943 , he was transferred to the Buchenwald Concentration Camp . Because he was a medical student , he was put in charge of nursing the sick . Despite having better living conditions because of his position , he lost several teeth and suffered from a weakened heart due to malnutrition . He was freed on April 11 , 1945 ; the day the American army arrived . In 1946 , Baars came to the United States on a student visa . He was an intern at a hospital in Mount Vernon , New York . Later , he moved to Chicago , Illinois to complete a residency program . There , he met his wife , Mary Jean Kennedy . Because of their marriage , Conrad Baars was able to apply for citizenship . His citizenship was granted on January 15 , 1951 . After his marriage , Baars went into a residency program for psychiatry at the Minneapolis General Hospital in Minnesota . He grew disillusioned with the current practice of psychotherapy ( psychoanalysis ) and considered leaving the profession . But , he encountered the works of Anna Terruwe . He was impressed by her practice of integrating psychology with spirituality . Eventually , he and Terruwe collaborated . They developed a model of practicing psychiatry based on the mediæval theologian Thomas Aquinas . Conrad Baars held a private practice in San Antonio , Texas . He also wrote books on his ideas and lectured around the country in hopes of reforming the practice of psychiatry . He died on October 18 , 1981 . His daughter Suzanne Baars carries on his work . Pamphlets . The following pamphlets in the Synthesis Series by Franciscan Press are now available as part of the newly published book `` I Will Give Them A New Heart : Reflections on the Priesthood and the Renewal of the Church . '' ( See information above . )
Black Friars ' Monastery of Stockholm . The Black Friars ' Monastery , `` Svartbrödraklostret '' , also called the convent of Stockholm , was a Dominican monastery on the island of Stadsholmen ( `` City Island '' ) in central Stockholm , founded by King Magnus IV in 1336 when he donated a plot of land located in the southern part of Stadsholmen to the Black Friars . By order of Gustav Vasa the monastery was demolished in 1547 , but some of the vaults are still preserved and can be visited . Today Svartmangatan ( `` Blackman Street '' ) , which led down to the monastery , is still reminiscent of the Black Friars ' era . Arrival of the friars . The Black Friars or Dominicans , as they were also called , was a mendicant order founded by Saint Dominic in 1216 . The name 'Black Brothers ' refers to the friars style of dress , wearing black , hooded robes . In 1220 , the friars came to Sweden to build convents in Sigtuna and Strängnäs . They soon sought a plot of land to construct a homeless shelter , or abbey , also in Stockholm , and found a suitable piece of land at the southern bridge between Stadsholmen and Södermalm . But the king 's vogt at Three Crowns Castle declared that property unlawful for them . According to another source , the friars bought a house at the southern bridge in 1289 , where they lived during their trips to Stockholm . Researching the Venus quarter . It was not until the year 1337 that this issue was resolved . The recently crowned King Magnus IV donated one of his crown lands , located inside the old thirteenth century city walls at today 's Prästgatan–Österlånggatan , to the Black Friars . The following year he also gave a larger sum of money to the Black Friars , but the monastery could not be built until the Pope Clement VI issued a permit in 1343 . The reason for the delay was discord between him and the friars in Strängnäs . Toward the end of the fourteenth century the monastery had already acquired certain fame . In 1359 , according to some historians , the young Swedish queen Beatrice of Bavaria and her newborn son were buried in the cloister of the monastery , as was Queen Richardis in 1377 . The monastery was completely destroyed by a severe fire that hit Stadsholmen in the year 1407 , and some of the friars were even killed in the blaze . In a short period of time the monastery was rebuilt , bigger and more beautiful than before . The new monastery was Stockholm 's largest and played a political role in city at that time . It was here that Charles Knutsson ( the future King Charles II ) was appointed Rikshövitsman ( `` Kingdom Captain '' ) during the Engelbrekt rebellion of 1436 , and Sten Sture the Elder took office as Riksföreståndare ( Regent ) in 1501 . After the Siege of Tre Kronor ( castle ) on 9 May 1502 , the defeated Queen , Christina of Saxony , was kept prisoner here by Sten Sture the Elder . In 1929 the antiquarian and later City Curator Tord O : son Nordberg conducted a comprehensive examination and measurement of the blocks Venus and Juno . He found remains of medieval walls indicating , as he saw it , a likelihood that the monastery buildings for the most part had been in the Venus block and the church in the neighboring Juno block . It is assumed that the monastery basement during the late Middle Ages was leased to a wine merchant to serve as a local restaurant with direct entrance from the street , but without access to the monastery itself . Demolition of the monastery . In 1528 Gustav Vasa had the monastery demolished , but the church and a few rows of houses remained . As first described in 1547 , the building material for the monastery was used for the reconstruction of Three Crowns Castle . In Stockholm , the `` tänkebok '' ( protocol books held at the Municipal Court in the cities during the Middle Ages and in the 1500s ) of 6 June 1547 reads : `` Anno dni 1547 . Dhå brótz swartmunka klóster nidher i grundh och fórdis tiill slottet . '' ( Anno Domini 1547 when the black brothers ' monastery was brought to the ground and taken to the castle . ) There are still two basement rooms with seven majestic brick arches at southern Benickebrinken , and four next to Österlånggatan in Gamla stan , which originally were supposed to have been used as a shelter for wayfarers and pilgrims . These basement rooms are managed by the Museum of Medieval Stockholm .
Jeremy Dalton . Jeremy Dalton BA ( September 22 , 1942 – May 28 , 2005 ) was a Canadian politician and lawyer . He was a member of the British Columbia Liberal Party and later an independent . He served as MLA for the riding of West Vancouver-Capilano for two terms after the 1991 and 1996 elections . Personal life . Before entering politics , Dalton attended the University of British Columbia , graduating with a Bachelor of Arts and a law degree . He also ran a private law practice and taught at Langara College . He was married to Leah Dalton and had three children . 1991 election . He was first elected in the British Columbia general election , 1991 for the district of West Vancouver-Capilano , winning a majority of votes , every poll , and the second-highest margin in the province . While in opposition , Dalton was critic for labour and consumer services early on . He was education critic after that , In the rumblings leading up to the Gordon Wilson-Judi Tyabji scandal , he replaced Gary Farrell-Collins as opposition whip . After Tyabji 's sacking as opposition house leader , he was appointed to that position by Liberal Leader Gordon Wilson . Later in 1993 he became critic for attorney-general . While justice critic , Dalton ( and most of the Liberal opposition ) took the unusual step of supporting NDP attorney-general Colin Gabelmann after the latter admitted to including incorrect information in a court affidavit so as to not have to appear in court . The day after Dalton and the rest of the Liberals reversed their position . 1996 election . In the lead-up to the 1996 election , Dalton may have had a harder-than-usual nomination . He eventually became the candidate and was re-elected . His 71.3 % of votes was the highest in any riding that election . After that election , he again became labour critic . 1997 conflict of interest case . On June 24 , 1997 , Dalton was forced to resign as labour critic after it was revealed that he wrote a letter to a government bureaucrat regarding an issue he had a financial stake in : a gravel pit under development near a ranch that his wife and father-in-law were part owners of . Liberal leader Gordon Campbell asked the province 's conflict of interest commissioner to investigate shortly thereafter after it surfaced that he had written as many as four letters about the same issue , including two to different government cabinet ministers . Dalton later became deputy environment critic after a shadow cabinet shuffle . The commissioner eventually concluded that although it was inappropriate , it was not a conflict of interest because he was acting as a private citizen , and that he should not have been using MLA stationary for personal matters . Later career and dismissal . Similar affairs would eventually lead to the end of Dalton 's political career . The second time was when he used his MLA letterhead in a personal matter , this one involving Handsworth Secondary School , where two of his children were attending . At the time he was deputy education critic and was left a backbencher as a result . The third letter , again about the gravel pit and ranch , resulted in his suspension from caucus for three months . His suspension lasted from April 5 , 2000 to July 10 , 2000 . After returning to caucus , he publicly supported a tunnel being built as a third crossing of Burrard Inlet . Dalton was permanently dismissed from Liberal caucus and sat as an independent on January 11 , 2001 . This time it was because he publicly reprimanded two Royal Canadian Mounted Police ( RCMP ) officers at the scene of an accident . He sat as an independent for the remainder of the term and ran in the 2001 election , but was defeated . After minor continuing involvement in politics after the 2001 election , Dalton died on May 28 , 2005 succumbing to complications following surgery .
George J. Turner . George J. Turner ( 1873-January 9 , 1936 ) was the treasurer of the South Atlantic Association when he was elected president of the Amateur Athletic Union from 1915 to 1916 . During his tenure the AAU joined with the Intercollegiate Association of Amateur Athletes of America to set the rules that defined amateur sports . Biography . He was born in Baltimore , Maryland on August 1873 . He attended Mount Saint Mary 's College . He was a coach for the Baltimore Athletic Club rowing team and they were unbeaten in 1896 . He was the treasurer of the South Atlantic Association when he was elected president of the Amateur Athletic Union in 1915 to replace Alfred John Lill Jr . He served as head of the AAU from 1915 to 1916 . His first duty at the Amateur Athletic Union was to suspend Abel Kiviat , who had requested excessive expense money for running in a track meet in Troy , New York . He died January 9 , 1936 , and was buried in New Cathedral Cemetery , Baltimore City , Maryland .
College interview . A college interview is a short face-to-face meeting , usually between a college admissions officer and a high school student applying for admission . It is one of several ways for a college to assess an applicant along with grade transcripts and standardized scores and essays . Interviews can take place on the college campus , at the high school ( if the college sends representatives ) , and elsewhere such as at a local coffee shop if there is an interview between a student and an alumnus . In addition , several colleges have been experimenting with online interviews . If offered by a college , interviews are sometimes described as optional , but one report suggested that not doing an interview when one was offered could hinder chances for admission . Further , doing an interview signals an interest in attending . Counselors and teachers and professional consultants offer differing guidelines about interviews . Most suggest that an interviewee should `` dress to impress '' , avoid wearing provocative or inappropriate clothes , although a report in 2009 suggested that hiring a fashion consultant and shopping for expensive clothes before an interview was unnecessary and could backfire . There is strong consensus that rehearsing for interviews is important . Former Andover theater instructor and professional interview coach Mark Efinger believes that preparation is vital for a successful interview . Sometimes assistants help students prepare for the interview . Private secondary schools such as St. Paul 's in New Hampshire have a two-week `` boot camp '' in the summer before senior year to help students prepare which includes simulated practice interviews . Efinger advises students to write up their major achievements , organize them into themes , and have a three to five minute theme-oriented `` success story '' ready ( but not memorized ) before an interview , and suggests that interviewees should try to steer the conversation to show how their skills and experience meet criteria valued by the interviewer . For example , if trying to demonstrate an aptitude for `` planning and organization '' , he or she might show how they plan their schedule using their mobile scheduling app . Advisers agree that a usual open-ended question to begin the interview will be along the lines of `` tell me about yourself '' , and that a student should be ready with a response . Several emphasize the importance of being able to back up adjectives such as `` hardworking '' and `` motivated '' with a brief and memorable anecdote to explain further what is meant . Efinger describes such anecdotes as `` arrows '' designed to `` hit the bull ’ s-eye '' to make a point which sticks in the interviewer 's mind ; in addition , interview preparation can include a private soul-searching exercise called a `` failure resume '' to get students to think about their past mistakes in order to help them outline what they learned from their experience . It helps for students to understand what they want and to show how a particular college can help them achieve their long range goals . While interviews can be stressful , one report suggested that the main purpose of the interview was to `` show that you are a good person '' who is `` polite and interesting '' with a `` sense of humor '' . Another report suggested the most important thing , when an applicant has strong grades and test scores and activities , is simply not `` blowing the interview '' , although this varies by college .
General tau theory . General tau theory deals with the guidance of bodily movements . It was developed from work on J. J. Gibson 's notion of ecological invariants in the visual flow-field during a perception-in-action event , and subsequently generalised by David N. Lee in the late 1990s to an amodal theory of perceptuomotor control . The theory considers the organism acting as a unified whole in dynamic relations with its environment , rather than conceiving of the organism as a complex mechanical device reducible into analysable parts . The theory is embedded in ecological thinking , paying attention to both organism and environment , and drawing information from their forms of interaction . It was developed by thinking about the relational , or ecological invariants in engagements between organism and environment . This whole-systems approach offers insight into the nature of living and offers pragmatic , human benefits in both designing the constructed world ( e.g . in cockpit design ) and in therapy of movement disorders ( e.g . Parkinson 's disease ) .
Craiova railway station . Craiova railway station is an important terminus in the south of Romania and the main station in the region of Oltenia . This station is served by routes from the Bucharest , Transylvania , Banat and Constanţa and international routes from Budapest , Belgrade , Vienna , Munich and Varna . As of 2008 more than 120 passenger trains are served by the station .
Epiboxidine . Epiboxidine is a chemical compound which acts as a partial agonist at neural nicotinic acetylcholine receptors , binding to both the α3β4 and the α4β2 subtypes . It was developed as a less toxic analogue of the potent frog-derived alkaloid epibatidine , which is around 200 times stronger than morphine as an analgesic but produces extremely dangerous toxic nicotinic side effects . Epiboxidine is around one-tenth as potent as epibatidine as an α4β2 agonist , but has around the same potency as an α3β4 agonist . It has only one-tenth of the analgesic power of epibatidine , but is also much less toxic . Uses . Despite its decreased potency and toxicity compared to epibatidine , epiboxidine itself is still too toxic to be developed as a drug for use in humans . It is used in scientific research and as a parent compound to derive newer analogues which may be safer and have greater potential for clinical development .
Anthony Martini . Anthony Martini ( born 1979 ) is an American music manager at Crush Management . He is also affiliated with a music licensing company called Jingle Punks and a former musician , and the lead vocalist of rap metal band E-Town Concrete . Anthony Martini 's management career began at Ferret Music where he handled bands like Set Your Goals , Unearth and Terror until he took a position at Crush Management whose clients include Fall Out Boy , Gym Class Heroes , Tyga and more . He is also a partner at Jingle Punks Music which provides music for television , film and video games . Jingle Punks Music has been featured in Billboard , Wired , Variety and was named `` one of America 's most promising startups '' by Business Week . Anthony is also co-founder and lead singer of the now defunct New Jersey based Hardcore band E-Town Concrete . E-town has sold over 120,000 albums worldwide and has toured the US , Japan , Canada , Europe and the UK . In 2000 they appeared on Ozzy Osbourne 's summer tour `` Ozzfest '' and have had videos on MTV and Fuse . Originally from Elizabeth , NJ and has a younger brother . He finally met his father when he was in his early twenties . A lot of his lyrics in his songs are based on his growing up without a father figure , and for his mother who was forced to play the role of both parents . His strong political views most evident in E-Town 's later recordings . Although the group had been broken up for several years , E town Concrete reunited with 2 sold out shows at the Starland Ballroom in Sayreville , New Jersey on 2/20/2009 and have returned to Sayreville every year since .
Sir Hector Munro , 11th Baronet . Colonel Sir Hector Munro ( 13 September 1848–1935 ) was a Scottish chief and military officer . He was the 32nd Chief of the Scottish Highland Clan Munro , 29th Baron and 11th Baronet of Foulis . Biography . Sir Hector Munro was born on 13 September 1848 and was educated at the Academy and University of Edinburgh . He received his commission as Captain in the Ross-shire Militia , which became the 3rd ( Militia ) Battalion of the Seaforth Highlanders on 31 January 1871 . He was subsequently promoted to the rank of lieutenant-colonel on 25 March 1885 . Following the outbreak of the Second Boer War in late 1899 , many of the regular battalions of British regiments were sent to South Africa . Military service in other outpost of the British Empire were for several years filled by militia regiments , including the 3rd Seaforth Highlanders , which embarked for service in Egypt in February 1900 , under the command of Sir Hector Munro . Sir Hector Munro was Vice-Convener of the county of Ross and Cromarty , chairman of the Mid Ross District , in which his own estate was situated , for many years of the School Board of his parish and was Deputy Lieutenant and J.P for Ross-shire . Sir Hector Munro was also an enthusiastic Freemason . He was for several years Master of the Fingal Lodge in Dingwall . In 1890 he became Provincial Grand Master of the Province of Ross and Cromarty . Sir Hector was appointed an aide-de-camp to King Edward VII in the 1902 Coronation Honours list on 26 June 1902 , with the regular rank of colonel . He served as such until the King´s death in 1910 , and was re-appointed ADC to King George V from 1910 . Family . Munro married on 7 April 1880 , Margaret Violet , eldest daughter of John Stirling of Fairburn and 17 Ennismore Gardens , London .
List of chicken restaurants . This is a list of notable chicken restaurants . This list includes casual dining , fast casual and fast food restaurants which typically specialize in chicken dishes such as fried chicken , chicken and waffles , or chicken and biscuits . Sometimes a chicken restaurant may be referred to as a `` chicken shack . ''
Touille . Touille is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France .
Värnanäs archipelago . Värnanäs archipelago ( ) is a nature reserve and Natura 2000 designated area situated in south-eastern Sweden , in Kalmar County . The nature reserve consists of an archipelago of small , flat islands and skerries in shallow water , with large reed beds in the transitory zone between islands and open water . Several of the larger islands are forested , dominated by oak , pine and birch , while the smaller islands have a more diverse flora including areas of open land . The archipelago is considered to be one of the most important breeding areas for harbour seal in the Baltic Sea , where the species is under threat . At most , 150 seals have been recorded in the nature reserve , contributing about 50 % of the total amount of reproduction of the species in the Kalmarsund area . The nature reserve also displays a rich bird-life . Osprey , white-tailed eagle and western marsh harrier are birds of prey regularly seen in the archipelago . Other recurring birds include common shelduck , velvet scoter , tufted duck and red-backed shrike . Large parts of the area are restricted access areas during most of the spring , summer and early autumn .
Dunjax . Dunjax is the name of an early third-person shooter computer game . It was created by Jeff Mather for MS-DOS in the early 1990s . It was subsequently ( 2000 ) released for Microsoft Windows . The game is set on an alien planet , where the hero travels through caves searching for his spacecraft 's lost engine . Along the way , he encounters gargoyles , tornadoes , evil doppelgängers , ninjas , lava , and bomb-dropping flower creatures , among other things . The game has six levels , which get progressively more difficult . As with many computer games , there are several hidden cheats . Mather 's other games are Silmar and Navjet .
Wong Ching-po . Wong Ching-Po ( born 1973 ) is a Hong Kong film director .
Saint James ' Episcopal Church ( Pewee Valley , Kentucky ) . Saint James ' Episcopal Church is a historic church in Pewee Valley , Kentucky . It was built in 1869 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985 . Native Pewee Valley limestone was used to construct the building in a Gothic Revival style . It was completed in 1869 at a cost of $ 4,000 . William Henry Redin ( 1822-1904 ) was the architect . The design was based on sketches made by Kentucky Bishop Benjamin Bosworth Smith of a 12th-century country church during a trip to England . In 1908 , the congregation began a project to add a rectory . They sold 14 acres from the original 20-acre site to raise funds for construction of the rectory .
Maraschino Cherry ( film ) . `` Maraschino Cherry '' is an American adult erotic film released in 1978 . The film was directed by Radley Metzger ( as `` Henry Paris '' ) and filmed in several elaborate locations in New York City . `` Maraschino Cherry '' was released during the Golden Age of Porn ( inaugurated by the 1969 release of Andy Warhol `` Blue Movie '' ) in the United States , at a time of `` porno chic '' , in which adult erotic films were just beginning to be widely released , publicly discussed by celebrities ( like Johnny Carson and Bob Hope ) and taken seriously by film critics ( like Roger Ebert ) . Plot . Maraschino Cherry , the owner of a high-class escort service in New York City , teaches her younger sister about the business . The two sisters reflect on a series of erotic episodes related to the service and its clients . Reception . According to one film reviewer , `` Maraschino Cherry '' is a `` ... beautifully shot film ... the dialogue is well written , the humor genuinely funny ... '' . Another reviewer writes , `` Most of Metzger ’ s films are known for their offbeat humor and witty dialog . `` Maraschino Cherry '' is filled [ with ] many amusing comedy set pieces ... '' . Remastered version . In 2009 , DistribPix released a complete remastering of the film , with the full cooperation of the director . The result had a limited exhibition in theaters , but the main outcome of the project was the first-ever official remastered DVD version . A listing of the music on the film soundtrack was released earlier .
SS Hewsang . `` Hewsang '' was a cargo ship which was built by William Gray & Co Ltd , West Hartlepool in 1944 as `` Empire Bermuda '' for the Ministry of War Transport ( MoWT ) . Postwar she was sold into merchant service and renamed `` Hewsang '' and later sold to new owners and renamed `` Sunshine '' , serving until scrapped in 1970 . Description . `` Empire Bermuda '' was built by William Gray & Co Ltd , West Hartlepoo . She was yard number 1173 and was launched on 30 September 1944 with completion in November . She was long , with a beam of and a depth of . Her GRT was 3,359 , with a NRT of 2,257 . Career . `` Empire Bermuda '' was placed under the management of the Joseph Constantine Steamship Line by the MoWT . In 1949 , she was sold to the Indo-China Steam Navigation Co Ltd , London and renamed `` Hewsang '' . In 1963 , `` Hewsang '' was sold to the Sunshine Navigation Co Ltd , Panama and renamed `` Sunshine '' . She was placed under the management of Patt Manfield & Co Ltd , Hong Kong . The ship was scrapped at Kaohsiung , Taiwan in March 1970 . Official Numbers and Code Letters . Official Numbers were a forerunner to IMO Numbers . `` Empire Bermuda '' had the UK Official number 180078 and the Code Letters GDMP . Propulsion . The ship was propelled by a triple expansion steam engine which had cylinders of , and bore by stroke . It was built by the Central Marine Engineering Works , West Hartlepool .
Gymnastics at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men 's parallel bars . These are the results of the men 's parallel bars competition , one of eight events for male competitors in artistic gymnastics at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney . The qualification and final rounds took place on September 16 and 25 at the Sydney SuperDome . Qualification . Eighty-one gymnasts competed in the parallel bars event during the qualification round on September 16 . The eight highest scoring gymnasts advanced to the final on September 25 . Each country was limited to two competitors in the final .
Graydon Oliver . Graydon Oliver ( born June 15 , 1978 ) is a retired American professional tennis player . A doubles specialist , he won four titles during his career . Upon retiring from the tour , Oliver took a job in the energy sector ( Leor Energy ) , working for an exploration and production company . In 2010 , Oliver took a job in the financial sector for a company in Texas .
Charles Augustus Hartley . Sir Charles Augustus Hartley KCMG FRSE MICE ( 3 February 1825 – 20 February 1915 ) was an eminent British civil engineer in the Victorian era . Due to his extensive work mapping the longest river in western Europe , he became known as 'The Father of the Danube . ' Biography . Hartley was born in 1825 at Heworth , Gateshead , County Durham . He was educated at Bishop Auckland then Leeds . Like most engineers of his generation he was engaged in railway work in the early part of his career , being employed by the Scottish Central Railway . Subsequently , he devoted himself to hydraulic engineering and the improvement of estuaries and harbors for the purposes of navigation . From 1848 to 1855 he was employed overseeing the construction of Sutton harbour . He was employed in connection with some of the largest and most important waterways of the world , including the early work ( 1861 ) on the Suez Canal and Odessa Harbour in 1867 . After serving in the Crimean war ( 1853 - Feb 1856 ) as a captain of engineers in the Anglo-Turkish contingent , he was appointed engineer-in-chief for the works carried out by the European Commission of the Danube for improving the navigation at the mouths of that river , and that position he retained till 1872 , when he became consulting engineer to the Commission . In 1875 , he was one of the committee appointed by the authority of the United States Congress to report on the works necessary to form and maintain a deep channel through the south pass of the Mississippi delta ; and in 1884 the British government nominated him a member of the international technical commission for widening the Suez Canal . In addition , he was consulted by the British and other governments in connection with many other river and harbour works , including the improvement of the navigation of the Scheldt , Hooghly , Don , and Dnieper , and of the ports of Odessa , Trieste , Kustendjie ( at present Constanţa ) , Burgas , Varna , and Durban . In 1869 he was created a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh , his proposer being David Stevenson . He was knighted in 1862 and made K.C.M.G . in 1884 . He was an active member of the Institution of Civil Engineers and for his written papers was awarded their Telford , Watt , and Stephenson medals . He also received the Albert Medal from the Society of Arts in 1913 in recognition of his public service .
Cultural policies of the European Union . European Union culture policies aim to address and promote the cultural dimension of European integration through relevant legislation and government funding . These policies support the development of cultural activity , education or research conducted by private companies , NGO 's and individual initiatives based in the EU working in the fields of cinema and audiovisual , publishing , music and crafts . The European Commission runs `` Culture Programme ( 2007-2013 ) '' , and the EU funds other cultural bodies such as the European Cultural Month , the Media Programme , the European Union Youth Orchestra and the European Capital of Culture programme . The EU awards grants to cultural projects ( 233 in 2004 ) and has launched a web portal dedicated to Europe and Culture , responding to the European Council 's expressed desire to see the Commission and the member states `` promote the networking of cultural information to enable all citizens to access European cultural content by advanced technological means . '' History and development . The Council of Europe , which is distinct from the European Union ( EU ) , first formalised cultural cooperation policy in Europe with its European Cultural Convention . However , specific EU policy on cultural cooperation began between member states since its inclusion in the 1992 Maastricht Treaty . Structure and strategies adopted . A is set up in each EU member state , and is responsible for aiding communication between the European Commission 's Cultural Programme and member state . List of institutions and bodies . Arts Take Part - Active Participation for Creative Europe < /a > Arts and Culture . The European Commission runs the EU 's Culture Programme , which typically runs in 7 year intervals . The last Culture Programme was called Culture 2000 . For the next `` Culture Programme ( 2007-2013 ) '' was spent €400 million . Current program is called `` Creative Europe '' ( 2014-2020 ) . Sports . Sport is largely the domain of the member states , with the EU mostly playing an indirect role . Recently the EU launched an anti-doping convention . The role of the EU might increase in the future , if ( for example ) the Treaty of Lisbon were to be ratified by all member states . Other policies of the EU have affected sports , such as the freedom of employment which was at the core of the Bosman ruling , which prohibited national football leagues from imposing quotas on foreign players with EU nationality . Languages . The languages of the European Union are languages used by people within the member states of the European Union . They include the 23 official languages of the European Union plus many others . EU policy is to encourage all its citizens to be multilingual ; specifically , it encourages them to be able to speak two languages in addition to their mother tongue . The reason for this is not only to promote easier communication between Europeans , but also to encourage greater tolerance and respect for diversity . A number of EU funding programmes actively promote language learning and linguistic diversity . The content of educational systems remains the responsibility of individual Member States . Further information can be found at language policy . External links . Gielen , P. ( 2015 ) `` No Culture , No Europe . On the Foundation of Politics . '' Valiz : Amsterdam .
Matt Schnobrich . Matt Schnobrich ( born November 12 , 1978 ) is a competitive rower from Minnesota . He received an Olympic bronze medal a member of the United States Men 's Eight in the rowing events of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing . Schnobrich was raised in Saint Paul , and attended Saint Thomas Academy in Mendota Heights , where he competed in cross-country skiing . After graduation he went on to Saint John 's University in Collegeville , Minnesota in 2001 . He had never rowed competitively before , but took up the sport on the idyllic Lake Sagatagan in Stearns County on the campus of Saint John 's . Upon graduating from college he went on to earn a master 's degree in engineering from the University of Minnesota . He continued to row on the Mississippi River , with the Minneapolis Rowing Club and University of Minnesota Men 's Crew . The 6'5 '' Schnobrich is a four-time national team member who won the pair at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials , won the pair at the third 2007 National Selection Regatta , won the pair at the 2006 USRowing Fall Speed Order , won the eight at the 2006 Head of the Charles , and won the pair at the 2005 National Team Trials .
Arthur Guest . Arthur Edward Guest ( 7 November 1841 – 17 July 1898 ) , was a British Conservative politician . Background . Guest was the fifth son of Sir Josiah Guest , 1st Baronet , and Lady Charlotte Elizabeth , daughter of Albemarle Bertie , 9th Earl of Lindsey . Ivor Guest , 1st Baron Wimborne , and Montague Guest were his elder brothers . Political career . Guest entered Parliament for Poole in 1868 , a seat he held until 1874 . He unsuccessfully contested Cardiff in 1880 and Southampton on 23 May 1888 . Family . Guest married Adeline Mary , daughter of David Barclay Chapman , in 1867 . Guest died in July 1898 , aged 56 . Adeline Mary married as her second husband Cecil Maurice Chapman in 1899 . She died in January 1931 .
Pseudochliaria . `` Pseudochliaria '' is a genus of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae .
Kottappurathe Koottukudumbam . `` Kottappurathe Koottukudumbam '' is a 1997 Indian Malayalam film directed by Pappan Naripatta and starring Vijayaraghavan and Urvashi in the lead roles .
Girolamo Tartarotti . Girolamo Tartarotti ( ; 1706–1761 ) was an Italian abbot , Neo-Platonist , and writer , primarily famed for his works on witchcraft . Life . Tartarotti was born at Rovereto near Trent and studied at the University of Padua . For a time , he formed part of the entourage of Marco Foscarini , who later served as doge of Venice . Following the execution of the elderly nun Maria Renata Singer on charges of witchcraft , he took part in the academic debate over the witchcraft trials of his time , attempting to strike a middle ground which—against Martin Delrio and Benedetto Bonelli—dismissed most purported claims of witchcraft while , on the grounds of its appearance in scripture , upholding the existence of sorcery against the skepticism of Scipione Maffei and Count Carli . The equivocation such a position entailed was first refuted by Bonelli in 1751 . Works . Abbot Tartarotti 's `` on the Nocturnal Congress of the Lamia '' —composed in 1748 but delayed from publication by the Venetian Inquisition until 1750—proposed that witchcraft was an organized religion descended from the Romans ' cults of Diana and Erodiade . This was an unpopular and heterodox idea , and he was obliged to restate some points in an apologia two years later . He had the sermons of the Jesuit Georg Gaar , one of the clerics responsible for Sister Maria 's execution , translated into Italian so as to publish his own attacks against the man 's points . He defended the existence of witchcraft , however , and won the vast majority of Italian academics to his side of the debate . Legacy . Leo Martello revived the concept of witchcraft ( specifically the Italian Stregheria ) as a survival of the cult of Diana in the 1970s .
Icius olokomei . `` Icius olokomei '' is a jumping spider species in the genus `` Icius '' that lives in Nigeria .
Ige . IGE is Internet Gaming Entertainment , an MMORPG services company .
Clivina cruralis . `` Clivina cruralis '' is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Scaritinae . It was described by Putzeys in 1866 .
BMW /6 motorcycles . The BMW R60/6 , R75/6 , R90/6 and the sport model BMW R90S form a range of boxer twin motorcycles that were manufactured in Berlin , Germany , by BMW from 1974 to 1976 . The `` slash six '' models departed from the earlier `` slash five '' slightly . First , the smallest displacement changed from 500cc to 600cc . A sport model was offered , as were disc brakes ( front only ) for the first time . Additionally , the tank design was changed to remove the chrome trim panels ( rubber knee pads were added instead ) , and the gauge pod was moved from the headlight housing to its own assembly over the housing . Technical data . Like the preceding /5 bikes , the /6 models are air-cooled , four-stroke , opposed-twin ( boxer ) engines with hemispherical combustion chambers . The engine is built around a one-piece tunnel crank-case . The camshaft is driven by a duplex chain and is located below the crankshaft . Valves are actuated by the camshaft through hardened followers , push rods , and rocker arms . The same base 247 engine was used for these motorcycles . Final drive is by shaft , running from the transmission by universal joint to an oil bath within the right rear swing arm and connecting to a bevel gear and ring gear on the other end . Like the /5 models , the /6 models are equipped with telescopic front forks , 12-volt alternator and electrics , and standard tachometer and turn signals .
Cokeleys , West Virginia . Cokeleys is an unincorporated community in Ritchie County , in the U.S. state of West Virginia . The community was named for Jacob Cokeley .
Keras . Keras is an open source neural network library written in Python . It is capable of running on top of TensorFlow , Microsoft Cognitive Toolkit , or Theano . Designed to enable fast experimentation with deep neural networks , it focuses on being user-friendly , modular , and extensible . It was developed as part of the research effort of project ONEIROS ( Open-ended Neuro-Electronic Intelligent Robot Operating System ) , and its primary author and maintainer is François Chollet , a Google engineer . In 2017 , Google 's TensorFlow team decided to support Keras in TensorFlow 's core library . Chollet explained that Keras was conceived to be an interface rather than a standalone machine-learning framework . It offers a higher-level , more intuitive set of abstractions that make it easy to develop deep learning models regardless of the computational backend used . Microsoft added a CNTK backend to Keras as well , available as of CNTK v2.0 . Features . Keras contains numerous implementations of commonly used neural network building blocks such as layers , objectives , activation functions , optimizers , and a host of tools to make working with image and text data easier . The code is hosted on GitHub , and community support forums include the GitHub issues page , and a Slack channel . Keras allows users to productize deep models on smartphones ( iOS and Android ) , on the web , or on the Java Virtual Machine . It also allows use of distributed training of deep learning models on clusters of Graphics Processing Units ( GPU ) and Tensor processing units ( TPU ) . Traction . Keras claims over 200,000 users as of November 2017 . Keras was the 10th most cited tool in the KD Nuggets 2018 software poll and registered a 22 % usage .
Harden Family Cemetery . The Harden Family Cemetery is a historic cemetery in rural Chicot County , Arkansas . It is located in a horse pasture off Hardin Road , north of the hamlet of Jennie , which is on Arkansas Highway 13 south of Lake Village . The small family cemetery , which is not visible from the road , contains fourteen marked graves , dating from 1892 to the 1960s . All are for members of the Harden family , who were an African-American family prominent in the life of the small community , and among the earliest of their race to settle the area . The patriarch of the family , John Harden , Sr. , was a freed slave who died in 1892 . One grandson was a local pastor , another was a schoolteacher . The cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004 .
Melchior Wańkowicz . Melchior Wańkowicz ( 10 January 1892 – 10 September 1974 ) was a Polish army officer , popular writer , political journalist and publisher . He is most famous for his reporting for the Polish Armed Forces in the West during World War II and writing a book about the battle of Monte Cassino . Biography . Melchior Wańkowicz was born on 10 January 1892 in Kalużyce near Minsk , Russian Empire , now Kolyuzhitsa , Byerazino Raion , Minsk Region , Belarus . He attended school in Warsaw , then the Jagiellonian University in Kraków , which he graduated from in 1922 . An activist in the Polish independence movement , he was an officer in the Riflemen Union ( Związek Strzelecki ) . During the First World War he fought in the Polish I Corps in Russia under General Józef Dowbor-Muśnicki . After the war he worked as a journalist , for a time working as a chief of the press department in the Polish Ministry of Internal Affairs . In 1926 he founded a publishing agency , `` Rój '' . He also worked in the advertising business , coining a popular slogan for the product advertisement of sugar - `` cukier krzepi '' ( Sugar Invigorates ) . He wrote three books during the interwar period , all of them gaining him increasing fame and popularity . A few decades later he coined another famous slogan - `` LOTem bliżej '' ( `` closer with LOT '' ) , advertising the Polish LOT airlines . After the German invasion of Poland he lived for a while in Romania , where he wrote about the events of the Polish September . Later , from 1943 to 1946 he undertook what would be perhaps his most famous endeavour - he became a war correspondent for the Polish Armed Forces in the West . Later he wrote an account of the battle of Monte Cassino , his most famous book . One of his daughters , Krystyna Wańkowicz , died as a member of Polish resistance Armia Krajowa during the Warsaw Uprising in 1944 . From 1949 to 1958 he lived in the United States , afterwards returning to communist Poland . He opposed the communist regime , writing and lecturing about the Polish Forces in the West ( whose participation was minimized by the government , which tried to emphasize the role of the Soviet-aligned Berling Army ) . His most known work is a three tome book about the battle of Monte Cassino , a tribute to the soldiers of the Anders Army - a book that was published in Poland only in a shortened , censored form ( until the fall of communism in 1990 ) . After he cosigned the letter of 34 in 1964 , protesting against the censorship , he was repressed by the government - the publication of his works was prohibited , and he was himself arrested , charged with slander of Poland and `` spreading anti-Polish propaganda abroad '' ( partially due to the publication of some of his works by Radio Free Europe , but the chief evidence was a private letter to his daughter living in the USA ) and sentenced to three years of imprisonment . However the sentence was never executed , and he was rehabilitated in 1990 , after the fall of communism in Poland . Wańkowicz died on 10 September 1974 in Warsaw . Legacy . A private journalism school on `` ulica Nowy Świat '' in Warsaw , the Higher School of Journalism , founded in 1995 , is named after Wańkowicz .
Eucapnopsis . `` Eucapnopsis '' is a genus of small winter stoneflies in the family Capniidae . There are at least 2 described species in `` Eucapnopsis '' .
Louisa County High School . Louisa County High School is a secondary school for students of Louisa County , Virginia in the United States . It serves as the school for students in the county in grades 9-12 . History . Louisa County High School was created by the consolidation of Louisa , Mineral , and Apple Grove high schools , opening for classes in 1940 . The high school was integrated in the fall of 1969 . The largest class in LCHS history was the Class of 2009 , which graduated 358 students . The 2011 Virginia earthquake caused significant damage to the school . Following an investigation , the building was condemned . As a temporary measure , the high school students shared the middle school for the next several months . High school students attended on Monday , Wednesday , and Friday , while middle school students attended Tuesday , Thursday , and every other Saturday . As this was going on , a system of modular buildings were set up in the high school parking lot . Starting the first of February , the high school students began attending class in the modular buildings . The new Louisa County High School opened in August 2015 in time for the start of the 2015 school year . Curriculum . The high school offers courses in a wide variety of departments , including Alternative Education , Career & Technical Education , English , Fine Arts , Foreign Language , Guidance , Mathematics , Physical Education , Science , Social Studies , and Special Education . The school also offers several Advanced Placement Program ( AP ) classes and dual-enrollment courses with both J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College and Piedmont Virginia Community College . Extracurricular activities . Student groups and activities at Louisa County High School include anime club , band , Ex Libris , FBLA , FCCLA , FFA , SCA , fishing club , foreign language club , gospel choir , guitar club , HOSA , Impact club , Interact , juggling club , National Art Honor Society , National Honor Society , newspaper , Odyssey of the Mind , Renaissance club , Scholastic Bowl , SkillsUSA , SCUBA Club , Student Organization for Developing Attitudes , Thespians , Tri-M , TSA , Varsity Club , and yearbook . Athletics . Louisa County High School is a member of the Virginia High School League and belongs to the Jefferson District in AA Region II . The school 's teams , known as the Louisa Lions , compete in baseball , basketball , cheerleading , cross country , field hockey , football , golf , soccer , softball , tennis , indoor/outdoor track , volleyball , swimming , and wrestling . Louisa is known for having a heavily supported football program , due to success in the years since 2004 , reaching the state championship game in 2006 . And winning the Jefferson District Championship in 2010 , The football field known as `` The Jungle '' was awarded the 2011 Best School and Parks Football Field in America . The Lions have won a few Virginia state titles during their history . The most recent one was by the boys ' indoor track team in 2009 . The Lions have also had luck in Baseball , having won a state title in 1990 , and cross country back in the late 1990s .
Cheshmeh Talkhu . Cheshmeh Talkhu ( , also Romanized as Cheshmeh Talkhū and Cheshmeh-ye Talkhū ) is a village in Hamaijan Rural District , Hamaijan District , Sepidan County , Fars Province , Iran . At the 2006 census , its population was 334 , in 76 families .
McDowell Peak . McDowell Peak is located in the McDowell Mountains , to the northeast of Phoenix , Arizona . Its height is . McDowell Peak is located approximately half a mile north of the easily recognizable Thompson Peak , and shares a ridge with Drinkwater Peak . It is bordered on the south by Bell Pass , and on the north by Windgate Pass . The peak is in Scottsdale 's McDowell Sonoran Preserve , owned and operated by the city of Scottsdale . By local ordinances `` all preserve users must remain on designated and posted trails ... '' As of August 2016 , there were no trails to the summit of McDowell Peak meaning that access was restricted .
Shoreline Park , Mountain View . Shoreline at Mountain View is a park in Mountain View , California , United States . The site was originally a landfill . The city park was dedicated in 1983 . History . The city of Mountain View bought the site in 1968 to build a recreational facility . However , the cost of importing earth to raise it by 20 feet in order to prevent flooding was too high , so it was instead operated as a landfill accepting garbage from San Francisco . Shoreline Park opened in 1983 , with some initial problems from methane fires . In 1987 , Shoreline won the League of California Cities ' Helen Putnam Award for public works . Features and trails . Shoreline Park now features an 18-hole links-style golf course with pro shop and driving range , Shoreline Golf Links , and a artificial lake . On the lake 's eastern shore is the Shoreline Aquatic Center , which offers sailboat , windsurfing , kayak , canoe , rowboat , and pedalo rentals , as well as sailing , windsurfing , and kayaking classes . The adjacent Shoreline Cafe is open daily and offers a variety of food to lake goers . Shoreline Amphitheatre is next to the golf course . The Rengstorff House , a historic Victorian mansion moved to the park from its original location elsewhere in Mountain View , and Michaels at Shoreline Restaurant are also in the built-up area of the park . Walkers , runners , bike riders , et al. , can enjoy miles of paved and unpaved trails , some of which are part of the San Francisco Bay Trail . A good description of a loop trip can be found . The trails connect to the Stevens Creek Trail at the eastern edge of the park and the Palo Alto Baylands Nature Preserve on the western edge . Critical habitat . Through the developed park , one reaches a wildlife refuge at the edge of the bay , where many birds can be seen at almost any time . Meadowlands near the mouth of Permanente Creek in Shoreline Park provide critical remnant habitat for western burrowing owls ( `` Athene cunicularia '' ) , a bird that has vanished from many counties in the Bay Area . The owl was listed as a Species of Special Concern ( a pre-listing category under the Endangered Species Act ) by the California Department of Fish and Game in 1979 , and its Bay Area population continues to decline . In 2008 , City of Mountain View evicted a pair of burrowing owls so that it could sell a parcel of land to Google to build a hotel at Shoreline Boulevard and Charleston Road . Eviction of the owls is controversial because suitable alternative habitat has vanished due to suburban sprawl . Development continued to encroach on the owls ' habitat when , in 2010 , the City of Mountain View approved Google 's plan to build a 6.9-acre recreational park for its employees , so that they can play tennis , disc golf , shuffleboard and other activities on Google property that is part of the owls ' foraging area . Although there were hundreds of burrowing owls in Santa Clara County when monitoring began in the 1980s , now there are only 35 , with three breeding pairs raising ten eggs at Shoreline in 2011 ( less than half the number of young in 2003 ) .
Luis and Clark . Luis and Clark , or L & C , is a small , family run company that sells carbon fiber stringed instruments invented and designed by cellist Luis Leguía ( Louie ) of the Boston Symphony Orchestra . Their line consists of a violin , viola , cello and double bass , and they have recently started producing half-sized cellos , with plans for a classical guitar currently in development . History . Throughout his extensive career as a cellist , Leguía was never able to find a suitable cello that could project over an orchestra or a grand piano . Leguía , an avid sailor , was on his catamaran one day in 1989 when he heard a resonant humming sound - and noticed that the sound of the waves against the carbon fiber was louder than it was against wood . Struck with the realization that he could create his life 's ideal cello , he built three prototypes by hand in his basement , the first with fiberglass and the other two with carbon fiber . After five years of experimenting , he approached carbon fiber expert Steve Clark , head of Rhode Island 's Vanguard Sailboats , partnering together to form the company `` Luis and Clark '' in 2000 . Clark eventually lead Leguía to Matt Dunham of , who continues to manufacture all the Luis and Clark instruments . The instruments . The instruments are all made in the United States with high-quality 92.57 % carbon-epoxy matrix . Due to their carbon fiber , they are much lighter than their wooden counterparts , immune to changes in weather , and highly resistant to damage ( 10x stronger than steel , 5x lighter ) . A cello owned by Kaaren Makas , ( 37 years principal cello , New Orleans Philharmonic , Emeritus principal , Louisiana Philharmonic ) survived the flood waters of Hurricane Katrina , needing only new strings , bridge and soundpost , after spending two weeks under water . Each one is set up carefully by hand with the highest quality bridges that are hand-carved to fit each unique instrument , and are tested thoroughly before being sent out . They are designed to be held closer to the body in order to reduce fatigue , a result of less material used in the instruments ' creation.The company has stated that the instruments ' sound is most important , and the durability and resistance to climate are `` happy side-effects . '' The instruments are 100 % vegan ( traditional instruments use animal glues ) , and do not use any endangered wood ebony in the fingerboards , nuts and saddles . Luis and Clark has sold over a thousand cellos , as well as hundreds of other carbon fiber stringed instruments , and has owners in 54 countries . The Cello . The shape of the Luis and Clark cello makes it easier to play . It is played closer to the body so the bow arm does not have to be so high at the point of the A string , thus reducing one of the causes of the “ sore shoulder syndrome. ” There is no sharp edge from the cello neck rubbing against the musician ’ s chest , making this cello more comfortable to play . The Violin . Weighing less than a pound , the violin brings together the best of the violins Leguía most admired in his 60 years as a professional musician . He was most influenced by Joseph Guarnerius del Gesù , but the Luis and Clark violin also has characteristics from Amati , Montagnana , Stradivarius , J.B. Guadagnini and the rest of the Guarneri family . The Viola . Weighing only 1 pound 4 ounces , much kinder to the body than traditional violas . It is 11/32 of an inch narrower on the A string shoulder , making it easier to play in the upper positions . The viola has an amazingly beautiful , dark , yet vibrant resonance . It sings out effortlessly and powerfully . The lower registers are rich , the upper register has luxurious warmth and there is an evenness of sound across the strings . The overall tone is one of depth , power , beauty and resonance that has to be heard to be believed . The Bass . The bass is a ¾ bass and weighs about 19 pounds.The string length is 41½ inches . It has a swell back and is composed of a one piece back , sides and neck ; the second piece is the top and the third is the fingerboard . It is a “ free adaptation ” of the bass Louie thinks is the best in the Boston Symphony , an Antonio Roca bass . It is a bit asymmetrical in the upper bout , making it easier to play . It has Rubner nickel tyrolean style tuners . The bass has a robust sound and can go from zero degrees into a hot dry room or to a hot humid country and not lose its sound , not crack nor have its neck come loose . Cellists . Yo-Yo Ma Michael Bacon ( The Bacon Brothers ) Steven Sharp Nelson ( The Piano Guys ) Alana Henderson ( Hozier ) Brent Kutzle ( OneRepublic ) Erik Friedlander Violinists . Lindsey Stirling Taylor Davis Philip Heyman ( Principal Violist of the Welsh National Opera ) Lisa Ferrigno ( Concertmaster of Brevard Symphony Orchestra ) Violists . Jasmine Beams ( Solo Viola of the Turku Philharmonic Orchestra ) Niklas Schwarz ( Principal Violist of the Essener Philharmoniker and violist of the Mannheimer Streichquartett )
Traditional boat race at the 2005 Southeast Asian Games . Traditional boat race or dragon boat race at the 2005 Southeast Asian Games took place at the La Mesa Dam in the Novaliches Reservoir , Quezon City , Metro Manila , Philippines . The event was held from December 2-4 .
Khal Dalil . Khal Dalil ( , also Romanized as Khāl Dalīl ) is a village in Kani Bazar Rural District , Khalifan District , Mahabad County , West Azerbaijan Province , Iran . At the 2006 census , its population was 192 , in 26 families .
Midsund . Midsund is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county , Norway . It is part of the Romsdal region . The administrative centre is the village of Midsund on Otrøya island . Other settlements on the island include Uglvik and Raknes in the north and Nord-Heggdal in the southeast . The municipality consists of many islands . The main islands are Otrøya , Midøya , and Dryna , as well as the smaller populated islands of Magerøya and Tautra—both are less than . There are also many tiny uninhabited islands and skerries . The islands all sit at the mouth of the great Romsdalsfjord . The municipality is the 384th largest by area out of the 422 municipalities in Norway . Midsund is the 323rd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 2,085 . The municipality 's population density is and its population has increased by 9.2 % over the last decade . General information . The municipality of Midsund was established on 1 January 1965 when the old municipality of Sør-Aukra ( population : 1,912 ) was merged with part of Midøya island and the neighboring island of Dryna ( population : 334 ) which were part of Vatne municipality . On 1 January 2020 , the municipality of Midsund will be merged into the neighboring Molde Municipality , along with the municipality of Nesset . Together , the new Molde Municipality will be significantly larger . Name . The municipality is named after the strait that flows between the islands of Otrøya and Midøya , the `` Midsundet '' ( Old Norse : `` Miðjusund '' ) . The first element of the name `` Miðja '' means `` middle '' and the second element `` sund '' means `` strait '' or `` sound '' . Coat-of-arms . The coat-of-arms is from modern times . They were granted on 15 May 1987 . The arms show two silver triangles on a blue background , representing Otrøya and Midøya islands in the ocean . These two main islands in the municipality are separated by a small strait , the Midsund . The geographical situation is symbolised in the arms . Churches . The Church of Norway has one parish `` ( sokn ) '' within the municipality of Midsund . It is part of the Molde arch-deanery in the Diocese of Møre . Geography . The islands of Midsund Municipality are separated from the mainland by the wide Julsundet strait to the east and the wide Midfjorden to the south . To the north are many smaller islands including Gossa ( in Aukra Municipality ) and Harøya , Sandøya , and Orta ( in Sandøy Municipality ) . To the west lie the islands of Fjørtofta , Skuløya , and Haramsøya ( in Haram Municipality ) . The three largest islands of the community lie in a line from ENE to WSW ( Otrøya , Midøya , and Dryna ) . The island of Magerøya lies between Midøya and Otrøya and a bridge connects it to the latter . Tautra lies in the Moldefjorden , southeast of Otrøya . Otrøya is the main island of the community , measuring about from east to west . The southern coasts of Otrøya , Midøya , and Dryna rise from the fjord as sheer tall cliffs . At Oppstad , the cliff is feared to collapse , which would cause a small tsunami in the Moldefjorden . On the southern coast of Otrøya the following small villages can be found : ( from east to west ) Solholmen , Nord-Heggdal , Oppstad , Sør-Heggdal , and Klauset . The north has the following villages : ( east to west ) Ræstad , Rakvåg , Tangen , Raknes , and Uglvik . On the western side of Otrøya , facing the bay that separates it from Midøya , lies the village of Midsund , the largest settlement in the community . The Midsund Bridge connects it with Midøya . Dryna and Midøya are also connected with a bridge . Ferries run between the islands and the mainland . There is a ferry from Solholmen across the Julsundet to Molde Municipality and from the island of Dryna to the village of Brattvåg ( in Haram Municipality ) . The larger three islands ' interior is wilderness , but the rims are used for keeping cattle and small farming . Government . All municipalities in Norway , including Midsund , are responsible for primary education ( through 10th grade ) , outpatient health services , senior citizen services , unemployment and other social services , zoning , economic development , and municipal roads . The municipality is governed by a municipal council of elected representatives , which in turn elect a mayor . Demographics . The community has 1,939 inhabitants ( January 2005 ) , with 50.3 % male . The percentage of people older than 67 is 18.3 % . Unemployment is 2.3 % . Population growth is stable . Most inhabitants are fishers or small farmers . Media . The newspaper `` Øyavis '' was published in Midsund from 1983 to 2016 .
Jerry Colonna ( entertainer ) . Gerardo Luigi `` Jerry '' Colonna ( September 17 , 1904 – November 22 , 1986 ) was an American musician , actor , comedian , singer , songwriter and trombonist best remembered as the zaniest of Bob Hope 's sidekicks in Hope 's popular radio shows and films of the 1940s and 1950s . With his pop-eyed facial expressions and walrus-sized handlebar moustache , Colonna was known for singing loudly `` in a comic caterwaul , '' according to `` Raised on Radio '' author Gerald Nachman , and for his catchphrase , `` Who 's Yehudi ? `` , uttered after many an old joke , although it usually had nothing to do with the joke . The line was believed to be named for violin virtuoso Yehudi Menuhin , and the search for Yehudi became a running gag on the Hope show . Musical madness . Colonna started his career as a trombonist in orchestras and dance bands in and around his native Boston ; he can be heard with Joe Herlihy 's orchestra on discs recorded for Edison Records in the late 1920s . During the 1930s , Colonna played with the CBS house orchestra , the Columbia Symphony Orchestra , and developed a reputation for prankishness . During his tenure at CBS he occasionally worked under bandleader Raymond Scott , and made several recordings with Scott 's famous Quintette which involved Colonna mouthing nonsense syllables over Scott 's band . His off-stage antics were so calamitous that CBS nearly fired him on more than one occasion . Fred Allen , then on CBS , gave Colonna periodic guest slots , and a decade later he joined the John Scott Trotter band on Bing Crosby 's `` Kraft Music Hall '' . In an opera parody , Colonna hollered an aria `` in a deadpan screech that became his trademark on Bob Hope 's show , Nachman noted . Colonna was one of three memorable 1940s `` Kraft Music Hall '' discoveries . The others were pianist-comedian Victor Borge and Trotter 's drummer , music `` depreciationist '' Spike Jones . Colonna had the ability to stretch a syllable to extreme lengths . In addition to songs ( such as `` Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaall , or nothing at aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaall ... '' ) , he worked this bit into `` Road to Rio '' along with another of his catchphrases . The action periodically cuts to a cavalry riding to the rescue of Bing and Bob . At one point he exhorts his riders , `` Chaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarge ! '' At the end of the film , when all is resolved and he is still `` charging , '' he pulls up and tells the audience , `` Well , what do you know ... we never quite made it . Exciting , though ... `` was '' n't it ? ! '' According to radio historian Arthur Frank Wertheim , in `` Radio Comedy '' , Colonna was responsible for many of the catchphrases on Hope 's show , notably , `` Give me a drag on that before you throw it away '' , a crack the cast came to use to lance any bragging . Colonna 's usual salutation to Hope was , `` Greetings , Gate ! '' and listeners soon began saying it . Colonna was part of several of Hope 's early USO tours during the 1940s . Jack Benny 's singing sidekick Dennis Day , a talented impressionist as well as a singer , did an effective imitation of Colonna 's manic style and expressions . Colonna joined ASCAP in 1956 ; his songwriting credits include `` At Dusk '' , `` I Came to Say Goodbye '' , `` Sleighbells in the Sky '' and `` Take Your Time . '' In the 1950s he released two LPs , `` Music ? for Screaming ! ! ! '' ( Decca DL 5540 ) and `` He Sings and Swings '' ( Mercury-Wing MGW 12153 ) . Films . Colonna featured in three of the popular Hope-Crosby `` Road '' films : `` Road to Singapore '' ( 1940 ) as Achilles Bombassa , `` Road to Rio '' ( 1947 ) as a Cavalry captain and `` The Road to Hong Kong '' ( 1962 ) in a cameo role . He can also be seen in the Fred Allen vehicle , `` It 's in the Bag ! '' ( 1945 ) , as psychiatrist Dr. Greenglass , and he made a brief appearance with Hope in the `` Wife , Husband and Wolf '' sketch in `` Star Spangled Rhythm . '' In 1956 he performed the featured song `` My Lucky Charm '' in the film `` Meet Me in Las Vegas '' , starring Dan Dailey and Cyd Charisse . He provided the voice of the March Hare in the Walt Disney animated film version of `` Alice in Wonderland '' ( 1951 ) ( another radio legend , Ed Wynn , voiced the Mad Hatter ) and also lent his zany narration style to several Disney shorts , including `` Casey at the Bat '' from `` Make Mine Music '' ( 1946 ) and `` The Brave Engineer '' ( 1950 ) . Television . Colonna left the Hope show as a regular in 1950 , but he continued appearing with Hope on holiday television specials and live shows . He hosted his own television comedy series , `` The Jerry Colonna Show '' , which lasted a single season . He was host of the `` Revenge with Music '' episode on `` The Colgate Comedy Hour '' in 1954 . His TV work also included serving as the second and last ringmaster/host/performer on `` Super Circus '' ( 1955–56 ) , `` The Gale Storm Show '' ( 1959 ) , a version of `` Babes in Toyland '' on `` Shirley Temple 's Storybook '' in 1960 and a guest role as Dr. Mann in `` Do n't Look a Gift Horse in the Mouth , '' a 1966 episode of `` The Monkees '' . Jerry Colonna also appeared in a 1965 episode of `` McHale 's Navy '' . In the episode `` Hello McHale ? -Colonna '' McHale 's men meet the famous WWII troubadour who promises to do a show for them at their Taratupa base . However , when the men learn that shows are limited to bases that have a 50-bed hospital , they take steps to correct the shortage . This disrupts Captain Binghamton 's base hospital inspection by the Admiral who is looking for overcrowded hospitals and malingering patients , thereby putting Binghamton in the hot seat again . Colonna also appeared in one of the oldest surviving kinescope recordings of a live television broadcast , from 1947 . Personal life . He was of Italian heritage . Colonna 's parents were Elisabetta Magro and Giuseppe Colonna from Muro Lucano ( Potenza ) . He married Florence Purcell , ( Porciello ) whom he reportedly met on a blind date in 1930 ; the couple adopted a son , Robert , in 1941 . The marriage lasted 56 years . After his guest shot on `` The Monkees '' , Colonna suffered a stroke . Its paralytic effect forced his retirement from show business ( save for a couple of brief cameo appearances in late 1960s/early '70s Bob Hope specials ) , and a 1979 heart attack forced him to spend the last seven years of his life in the Motion Picture and Television Hospital . Florence stayed by his side to the end , when he died of kidney failure in 1986 . She died eight years later at the same hospital . Colonna 's great-great niece is American stand-up comedian Sarah Colonna . It is not known if he was related to the Italian Colonna family of nobles . Popular culture references . Colonna was a popular radio and film figure at the same time that Warner Bros. cartoons hit their stride . Accordingly , his facial expressions and catchphrases were caricatured many times in the company 's cartoons . Along with `` Greetings , Gates ! '' variations and references to `` Yehudi '' , several cartoons included variations on his oft-used observation , `` Ahhhh , yes ! [ appropriate adjective ] , `` is '' n't it ? ! ''
Dan Radison . Daniel John Radison ( born August 24 , 1950 ) is an American coach and instructor in professional baseball . A former minor league catcher , he has also been a Major League Baseball coach for the San Diego Padres , Chicago Cubs and Washington Nationals . Radison batted and threw right-handed as a player , and stood 6 feet 2 inches ( 1.88 m ) tall and weighed 180 pounds ( 82 kg ) . Radison played shortstop and caught for the Columbia , Illinois high school squad . One of Radison 's teammates was Jim Kremmel , who later pitched in the majors with the Chicago Cubs . After high school . Radison attended Southern Illinois University and played for three seasons ( 1972–74 ) in the Cardinal farm system , then was an assistant baseball coach at the U.S. college level from 1977–83 with Broward Community College , the University of Georgia and Old Dominion University . In 1984 , he returned to professional baseball as a manager in the farm system of the New York Mets , spending two years with them before rejoining the Cardinals as a minor league pilot in 1986 . He has also been a manager in the New York Yankees system , piloting the Albany-Colonie Yankees ( 1990–92 ) and Norwich Navigators ( 2000 ) , the Yanks ' Double-A Eastern League affiliates . In between , Radison coached in MLB working under Jim Riggleman — like Radison , a veteran of the Cardinal system — with the Padres ( 1993–94 ) and Cubs ( 1995–99 ) . From 2000–09 , he was a minor league manager and roving coach for the Yankees and Cardinals . His career minor league managing record is 622–552 ( .530 ) , with two championships . On November 20 , 2009 , he was appointed first-base coach of the Washington Nationals by newly named permanent manager Jim Riggleman . In 2012 , Radison joined the Houston Astros as a special assistant in the player development department . Radison was named interim first base coach for the Astros on August 19 , 2012 . Radison was named the Astros ' assistant hitting coach in 2013 . From 2015–16 , Radison was the hitting coach for the Corpus Christi Hooks , the Astros ' Double-A affiliate .
Svat Soucek . Svat Soucek ( full name : Svatopluk Souček ) is a compiler and author of works in relation to Central Asia , and Central Asian studies . He was born in Prague , Czech Republic . He has a PhD in Turkish and Arabic studies from Columbia University . He works in the Oriental Division of the New York Public Library . His works include `` Piri Reis and Turkish Mapmaking After Columbus '' ( 1996 ) , `` A History of Inner Asia '' ( 2000 ) , `` The Persian Gulf : Its Past and Present '' ( 2008 ) , and `` The History of the Maritime Wars of the Turks '' ( 2012 ) .
From Companionship to Competition . `` From Companionship to Competition '' is the third and final full-length studio album from New York City hardcore punk band Kill Your Idols . It was released in January 2005 on SideOneDummy Records .
Gateway Resettlement Programme . Gateway Protection Programme changed name to Gateway Resettlement Programme in 2016 .
Nienowice . Nienowice ( , `` Ninowychi '' ) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Radymno , within Jarosław County , Subcarpathian Voivodeship , in south-eastern Poland , close to the border with Ukraine . It lies approximately east of Radymno , south-east of Jarosław , and east of the regional capital Rzeszów .
2017–18 Furman Paladins women 's basketball team . The 2017–18 Furman Paladins women 's basketball team represents Furman University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women 's basketball season . The Paladins , led by eighth-year head coach Jackie Carson , play their home games at Timmons Arena and were members of the Southern Conference . They finished the season 17–13 , 7–7 in SoCon play to finish in fourth place . They lost in the quarterfinals of the Southern Women 's Tournament to Samford . They received an invite to the WBI where they defeated UNC Asheville in the first round before losing to South Alabama in the quarterfinals . Schedule . ! colspan=9 style=| SoCon Tournament ! colspan=9 style=| WBI See Also . 2017–18 Furman Paladins men 's basketball team
List of Mainstream Top 40 top 10 singles in 1992 . This is a list of singles that have peaked in the top 10 of the Mainstream Top 40 chart during 1992 .
Le dernier sorcier . `` Le dernier sorcier '' ( `` The Last Sorcerer '' ) is a chamber opera in two acts with music composed by Pauline Viardot to a French libretto by Ivan Turgenev . It was first performed privately on 20 September 1867 at the Villa Turgenev in Baden-Baden and received its first public performance at the Court Theatre in Weimar on 8 April 1869 ( in German translation as ' ) . The story revolves around Krakamiche , an old and once-powerful sorcerer whose presence in the woods has upset the elves living there , and a romance between the sorcerer 's daughter Stella and Prince Lelio , whose marriage comes about through the intervention of a Queen of the Elves . Background and first performance . By the mid-1860s , after her retirement from the stage and living at her villa ( `` Villa Viardot '' ) in Baden-Baden , Viardot 's main activities centered around her teaching , including giving her students experience of performing in small-scale operas in a private setting . Although married , Viardot had long had an intimate friendship with Ivan Turgenev whom she first met when singing in St. Petersburg in 1843 . The relationship had continued over the years with Turgenev having extensive stays in Paris , always living close to Viardot and her husband , Louis . When the Viardots went to Baden-Baden in 1863 , Turgenev followed shortly thereafter and built his own villa next to theirs . Turgenev and Viardot 's collaboration in Baden-Baden produced three operas designed to be performed by her students : `` Trop de femmes '' , `` Le dernier sorcier '' and `` L'ogre '' . According to Turgenev scholar Nicholas Žekulin , `` Le dernier sorcier '' was already mentioned in correspondence in 1859 , but does not appear to have been performed until it was revised for Baden-Baden . The first performance of the opera was on September 20 , 1867 , at the completed but as yet unoccupied Villa Turgenev , where the first performance of `` Trop de femmes '' had also taken place . Turgenev 's friend , Louis Pomey , was Krakamiche for the initial performances . The part was taken by Turgenev for a gala performance on October 20 . Marie Hasselmans played Stella . Viardot 's daughter , Louise Héritte played the role of Lelio . Other Viardot children were Claudie as the Queen , Marianne as Verveine , and Paul as Perlimpinpin ( most of these roles were spoken ) . Viardot accompanied on piano , the sole instrument in the original score . The audience consisted of invited guests who were primarily from Viardot 's circle . They included Giulia Grisi , Garcia , Clara Schumann , Charles-Wilfrid de Bériot , Hermann Levi , and singers and Albertina Ferlesi . Pierre-Jules Hetzel ( who reviewed the production of `` Trop de femmes '' for the `` Journal des débats '' , September 13 , 1867 ) , a few politicians , and the German Empress Augusta of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach also attended . The Empress 's enthusiasm not only caused her to bring her husband Kaiser William I along for a subsequent performance , but also led to a special royal command performance on October 17 to celebrate the birthday of the Crown Prince , Friedrich Wilhelm . Later performance history . Following a second season of Viardot and Turgenev 's privately performed operettas , which included the first performance of `` L'ogre '' , their reputation began to spread which led to the first public performance of `` Le dernier sorcier '' . With help of Franz Liszt , its first professional public performance was arranged for the Weimar Court Theatre , where it premiered on April 8 , 1869 , and was repeated on April 11 . For those performances , the libretto was translated into German by Richard Pohl and the score was arranged for a full orchestra by Eduard Lassen . The reviews of ' ( the opera 's German title ) were mixed . According to Žekulin , this may have been due to the `` ponderous '' German translation and the arrangement for a full symphony orchestra which overwhelmed what was originally composed as a chamber piece . Nevertheless , there were subsequent performances of the German version in Karlsruhe ( January 28 and February 1 , 1870 ) and in Riga later that year as part of a benefit performance for Louise Mayer , who had been a pupil of Viardot 's in Baden-Baden . Viardot 's villa in Baden-Baden had an adjacent salon and art gallery . She later added a small theatre there known locally as the Théâtre du Thiergarten , which could seat about 30 people , making it appropriate for small stage productions . The theatre was inaugurated on August 13 , 1869 , with a gala performance of `` Le dernier sorcier '' . Brahms was in the audience that night and returned to conduct the August 23 performance himself . although on that occasion , it was given in a chamber orchestration—piano , string quartet , harp and percussion . After the outbreak of the Franco-Prussian War in July 1870 , the Viardot family left Baden-Baden for London where they stayed until 1871 , with Turgenev , once again living nearby . While Viardot was in London , `` Le dernier sorcier '' received a private performance there . The work was largely forgotten until January 2005 when the University of Calgary staged its North American premiere using an English translation of the French libretto by Žekulin and the version of the score for chamber orchestra that had been used at the 1869 gala performance in the Théâtre du Thiergarten , which Žekulin reconstructed from Viardot 's papers at Harvard University . As part of the commemorations for the centenary of Viardot 's death , the opera was given another staging in July 2010 ( using Žekulin 's 2005 version of the score ) at the convent of the Minims in Pourrières . Setting . In a forest in a far away land lives Krakamiche . In his youth , he was a powerful and feared sorcerer who set up a magnificent magic palace and a strong servant in the forest . But time has diminished his power so that the palace is now a hut , the servant old , and Krakamiche is able to use his wand only with much effort to summon his daily bread . He lives with his daughter , Stella . In the same forest live elves , ruled by a Queen , all of whom are Krakamiche 's enemies . In his youth Krakamiche expropriated land in the forest ; the elves were unable to fight him due to his power . But in his old age , they pester and annoy him . Nearby lives Price Lelio , a king 's son , who often hunts in the forest . He has fallen in love with Stella and wants to marry her , although he does n't know who she is . All action takes place within Krakamiche 's hut . Act 1 . The curtain rises on Krakamiche 's hut , where the elves are teasing Krakamiche ( `` Par ici , par ici ! '' ) . They pour water on his fireplace and laugh at his distress . With the Queen , they plan to disguise themselves as Cochinese and to trick Krakamiche into taking magic grass that will lead him to believe in the restoration of his youth . They exit upon the entrance of Prince Lelio who pines for Stella ( `` Dans le bois frais et sombre '' ) . The Queen appears and makes a deal with Lelio : In return for his obeying her commands , she gives him a magic flower that enables him to disappear ( the flower only works at night ) ( `` Ramasse cette rose '' ) . They exit . Krakamiche returns , moans his fate ( `` Ah la sotte existence '' ) and has a comic duet with his servant Perlimpinpin ( `` Eh bien ! `` ) , resulting in the servant being kicked out of the house and Krakamiche leaving . Stella enters and sings of the rain ( `` Chanson de la pluie '' or `` Coulez , gouttes fines '' ) . The Queen returns and tells Stella of her impending meeting with Lelio ( `` Sur les yeux de ton père '' ) . Perlimpinpin enters , revealing his agedness ( `` Chanson de Perlimpinpin '' or `` Quand j'étais un géant '' ) . A delegation of Cochinese is heard approaching ( really the elves in disguise ) and Krakamiche receives them ( `` Messieurs le sénateurs ! '' ) . After the welcome , he is eager to try the magic grass , but the trick is revealed , and he winds up being tormented by the elves and driven to a wild waltz ( `` Ronde des Lutins '' or `` Tourne , tourne comme un tonton '' ) . The Queen and the elves celebrate victory and depart ( `` Ronde des elfes '' or `` Compagnes ailées '' ) . Act 2 . Lelio can not wait to use the magic flower to approach Stella ( `` Stornello '' or `` Pourrais-je jamais aimer une autre femme ? '' ) . He withdraws upon hearing the approach of Krakamiche and Stella . Krakamiche is carrying a book of spells from Merlin , and searches for the incantation that will prevent the Queen 's power from affecting him . Stella works her spinning wheel . A duet ensues in which Krakamiche desires wealth and seeks revenge for his tormentors , but Stella does n't want wealth but just a happy home and warm heart ( `` Si tu ne sais pas '' ) . While Krakamiche seeks the incantation , Stella sings a song , but hears Lelio sing the third verse ( `` Quand vient la saison fleurie '' ) . Lelio enters using the magic flower . He and Stella sing to one another ( `` C'est moi , ne craignez rien '' ) , but Krakamiche can not see him , in part because he thinks he found the correct words . Lelio kneels before Stella , but drops the flower . This makes him visible to Krakamiche , who thinks it was his own power which has made the prince appear , and who is furious . He casts a spell to summon a monster who will annihilate the prince ( `` Louppola , Schibbola , Trix '' ) . But instead of a monster , the spell brings forth a goat , and Krakamiche faints from exhaustion . As Stella and Lelio rush to help him , the Queen appears . In order to help the young couple , Krakamiche gives in and consents to his daughter 's marriage and promises to leave the forest , to live with his daughter and son-in-law in the latter 's castle . In an unaccompanied quartet , Krakamiche , Stella , Lelio , and Perlimpinpin sing of their futures ( `` Adieu témoins de ma misère ! '' ) . They leave , and the Queen waves her wand , making Krakamiche 's hut disappear as the elves rejoice over the return of their forest ( `` Salut ! Salut ! O forêt bien aimée ! `` ) .
Paulus Catena . Paulus was the name of an imperial notary , or senior civil servant , who served under the Roman Emperor Constantius II in the middle of the 4th century . He is described by the historian Ammianus Marcellinus , who probably met him . According to Marcellinus , his cruelty was infamous throughout the Roman world . He was dispatched to Roman Britain by the Emperor Constantius II to control subversive elements in 353 , after the fall of the Britto-Frankish usurper Magnentius . So harsh were his measures that he earned the nickname Catena meaning 'The Chain ' , because he chained many people and dragged them with their chains through the streets . His brief in Britain was to hunt down known supporters of the recently defeated usurper Magnentius in the army garrisons in Britain . According to Marcellinus , once Paulus arrived , he widened his remit and began arresting other figures , often on apparently trumped-up charges and without evidence . Paulus ' methods were so extreme and the injustices he committed so great , however , that eventually the vicarius of Britain , Flavius Martinus , although a loyal supporter of Constantius , felt obliged to end them . He tried to persuade Paulus to release the innocent prisoners he had taken using the threat of his own resignation as leverage . Paulus refused , however , and turned on Martinus , falsely accusing him and other senior officers in Britain of treason . In either desperation or rage , Martinus attacked Paulus with a sword . However , the attack failed and the `` vicarius '' committed suicide . The emperor then sent Paulus to Egypt with the excuse that the consultations to and responses from the oracle of Besa had displeased him . Paulus set up a kangaroo court and with near full imperial power delegated to him , he began summarily passing judgement on suspected traitors . Ammianus Marcellinus tells us that in 355 he was ordered to hunt down the followers of another usurper called Claudius Silvanus in Gaul . Again he tortured and killed people . According to Ammianus Marcellinus , Paulus was condemned to death by the Arbitio at the Chalcedon tribunal under Constantius ' successor , Julian the Apostate , in late 361 , or early 362 . He was burned alive .
John Letcher Bryan . John Letcher Bryan ( December 27 , 1848 – December 23 , 1898 ) was an American politician . He was the eighth Mayor of Orlando , Florida , from 1883 to 1885 , when he resigned . He also served in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War . He is buried in Greenwood Cemetery in Orlando .
Sasural ( 1984 film ) . `` Sasural '' is a 1984 Hindi movie produced by Biswanath Prasad Shahabadi and directed by Govind Moonis . The film stars Arun Govil , Bharat Bhushan , Arvind Deshpande , Gulshan Grover , Sadhana Singh and Dina Pathak .
Satan 's Princess . `` Satan 's Princess '' is a 1990 film directed by Bert I. Gordon and starring Robert Forster and Lydie Denier . Plot . The title character is the head of a modeling agency for women , and who has hired a runaway girl to help her . A police officer goes undercover to find the runaway , but the evil 'princess ' gets on to him and the investigation . Production . `` Satan 's Princess '' went through many titles during production including `` Heat From Another Sun '' , `` Princess of Darkness '' , and `` Malediction '' . Release . `` Satan 's Princess '' was released directly to video in the United States . Reception . In a contemporary review , `` Variety '' noted that `` mundane performances lift this mundane direct-to-video release '' , noting that Robert Forster , Lydie Denier , and Caren Kaye all `` deserve more challenging assignments than this potboiler . ''
Kenneth Ekman . Karl-Axel Kennert `` Kenneth '' Ekman ( born May 5 , 1945 ) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey defenceman . He competed as a member of the Sweden men 's national ice hockey team at the 1972 Winter Olympics held in Japan .
Wenche Wensberg . Wenche Wensberg is a Norwegian handball player . She played 50 matches for the Norway women 's national handball team between 1973 and 1977 . She participated at the 1973 and 1975 World Women 's Handball Championship .
Sir John Philipps , 6th Baronet . Sir John Philipps , 6th Baronet PC ( c. 1701 – 22 June 1764 ) was a Welsh Jacobite politician . Sir John was the son of Sir John Philipps , 4th Baronet . He studied at Pembroke College , Oxford , and went on to Lincoln 's Inn . In 1736 he was elected mayor of Haverfordwest and in 1741 he became MP for Carmarthen . In 1743 , his elder brother , Sir Erasmus Philipps , 5th Baronet , was accidentally drowned , and Sir John inherited the baronetcy and Picton Castle . He gave up the Carmarthenshire seat in 1747 , but re-entered Parliament as MP for Petersfield ( 1754–1761 ) , and Pembrokeshire ( 1761–1764 ) . In 1763 he became a privy counsellor . A patron of education , he founded several scholarships at his former Oxford college . Proposed by his elder brother , he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1742 . In 1725 , he had married Elizabeth , the daughter of Henry Shepherd of London , with whom he had a son and 3 daughters . He was succeeded by the son , Richard , who was created Baron Milford in 1776 .
Young Christian Democrats ( Sweden ) . The Young Christian Democrats ( , `` KDU '' ) is the youth organization of the Christian Democrats in Sweden . KDU was founded at a conference in Sundsvall 1966 . Initially the name of the organization was Christian Democratic Youth ( `` Kristen Demokratisk Ungdom '' ) but were later changed . Current leadership . 1st Vice Chairman : Martin Hallander , Malmö 2nd Vice Chairwoman : Hedvig Åkesson , Uppsala
Goshen Scout Reservation . Goshen Scout Reservation is a Boy Scout reservation designated to camping , swimming , hiking and other various activities . Goshen is home to six Boy Scouts of America resident summer camps located near Goshen , Virginia , and is owned and operated by the National Capital Area Council . The camps are all built around Lake Merriweather . First opened to Scouts in the summer of 1967 , today it has six different camps covering over of land . Within Goshen there are three Boy Scout camps , two Cub Scout camps , and one high adventure camp . History . In 1960 , the National Capital Area Council purchased land that bordered the Goshen and Little North Mountain Wildlife Management Area and Little Calfpasture River outside of Goshen , Virginia for $ 300,000 . U.S. Steel public relations executive William G. Whyte helped acquire this tract of more than for the Scouts . The Lake Merriweather was created by damming the Little Calfpasture River in 1966 , before it joins with the Calfpasture to become the Maury , with a structure high and long . Lake Merriweather was named for Marjorie Merriweather Post , an ardent supporter of Scouting in the Washington , DC area . The individual camps bear the names of other significant individuals or corporations who supported National Capital Scouting as well . Camp Marriott owes its name to the Marriott International hospitality corporation while Camp PMI refers to Parking Management Incorporated ( better known as PMI ) , a large parking company in the DC Metro region . In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the reservation , the council hosted a camporee for youth , alumni , and families on memorial day weekend 2017 . Features . Goshen borders portions of the George Washington National Forest and other state parks . The reservation is about a 45-minute drive southwest of Harrisonburg ; and about a 30-minute drive northwest of Lexington . The town of Goshen itself lies approximately 3 miles to the west of the reservation . A common occurrence at the Goshen Scout Reservation is a fly-over by Air Force or Navy aircraft as crews conduct practice bomb-runs on the Goshen Dam . Sighted planes include C-5 Galaxies , F-16 Fighting Falcons , A-18 Hornets , F-15E Strike Eagles , and a V-22 Osprey . Camp Baird . Camp Baird is the base camp for the Lenhok'sin High Adventure program . Lenhok'sin offers `` backpacking , caving , rappelling , horsemanship , black powder rile shooting , fishing , and canoeing '' The backpacking typically takes five days to travel over the `` rough terrain in the Alleghany Mountains . '' Scouts can choose from a traditional backpacking trek , a Civil War week , a canoe trek , or a `` COPE and Rope '' trek . In a traditional trek , Scouts hike from outpost to outpost during the week and experience various activities with significance to history or high adventure sports . Scouts are on the trek from Monday morning to Friday afternoon . Throughout the week , crews may be found at the outposts , which are scattered around the reservation . LHA is recommended for Scouts at or above the age of 13 , and in decent physical condition . Camp Bowman . Camp Bowman was the first camp to be built on the Goshen Scout Reservation hence their slogan , `` Bowman , Bowman Number 1 ! '' Camp Bowman is also the only camp to use its original camp sign . The camp is located directly across Lake Merriweather from Camp Olmsted . `` Camp Bowman 's entrance is just beyond the dam that compounds water for the lake . '' Camp Bowman has been teaching Scouting values for over forty years . Various mementos can be found in the Admin Building , including gifts from several foreign staff members who were part of an international camp staff exchange program as well as staff neckerchiefs from early camp years . Every staff photo is on display , along with photos from the first year camp was open , as well as the medal given to every camper from the inaugural year . Programs . For six weeks each summer the camp is visited by 2,400 participants . Camp Bowman is the only camp at the Goshen Scout Reservation where all units use patrol cooking , rather than dining hall or meals picked up like take-out in a system that reservation camps call heater stack . Each patrol cooks at their campsite using a propane stove or campfire . The first year camper program , called Bowman Brigade , focuses on the rank requirements of Scout , Tenderfoot , Second Class , and First Class . Staff introduce participants to different merit badges . The older Scout program with an age requirement of 14 , called Bowman Vets , focuses on wakeboarding , action archery , an iron man competition , an introduction to the Lenhok'sin program , geocaching , search and rescue , water sports , and a hike to a higher altitude with an overnight stay . The Venturing Camp program is designed for rank advancement toward the Ranger and Summit awards as well as developing skills required for high adventure experiences like Lenhok'sin , Philmont , Summit , and Northern Tier . Bowman offers counseling in the merit badges Archery , Architecture , Art , Astronomy , Basketry , Bird Study , Camping , Canoeing , Chemistry , Climbing , Communication , Cooking , Emergency Preparedness , Environmental Science , First Aid , Fish & Wildlife Management , Fishing , Forestry , Geology , Kayaking , Leatherwork , Lifesaving , Mammal Study , Motorboating , Music , Nature , Orienteering , Pioneering , Reptile & Amphibian Study , Rifle Shooting , Rowing , Shotgun Shooting , Small Boat Sailing , Swimming , Theater , Water Sports , Weather , Welding , Wilderness Survival , and Wood Carving . Other activities for groups include a Polar Bear Swim at sunrise , and canoe trips across Lake Merriweather for a meal called a `` pirate 's breakfast '' , as well as hiking treks to a scenic overlook called Viewing Rock . Facilities . Camp facilities include structures for administration , aquatics , archery range , campfire amphitheater , chapel , commissary , handicraft pavilion , leader lounge , nature , parade field , quartermaster , rifle range , Scoutcraft , shooting sports , shotgun range , shower house , and water tank . Camp Bowman is the only camp in Virginia with an action archery course , where Scouts participate in shooting at aerial , moving ground , field , and long distance targets . In addition , Bowman is the only camp on Goshen Scout Reservation with a rabbit clay trap on their shotgun range . Camp Marriott . Camp Marriott is one of the seven camps on the Goshen Scout Reservation . Most Scouts who attend during summer months are between the ages of 11 and 15 . Camp Marriott is well known for being one of the few Scout camps left that continues the tradition of patrol cooking . However , to create ease for the Scouts , heater stack meals are prepared in the camp kitchen to be picked up and prepared by the Scouts at their own separate campsites . Camp Marriott contains twelve campsites . There are two rifle pavilions , a shotgun range , and one archery range . The waterfront area is one of the largest on the lake , with close proximity to the administration building . Eagle Required Merit Badges are offered at the Eagle 's Eyrie , including cooking . The Ecology area offers three separate teaching areas that immerse you in the outdoors , the Pan Zoological Park that is full of local flora and fauna , and a highly regarded nature trail . Camp Marriott has long running traditions , excellent program , physical layout , and a fair distance from Camp Post . On June 26 , 2016 twins Eliana and Jeremy Bookbinder , both with experience handling raptors from volunteering at the Clearwater Nature Center in Clinton , Maryland , found an injured young bald eagle near the camp . A supervisor instructed the two to leave the badly injured animal alone . The two captured the bird and took it to a wildlife rehabilitator . Citing the policy that `` no wild animals are to be handled or captured ( except by properly trained staff ) '' the two were fired . The eagle , that had a wing broken in multiple places , was so badly injured that it was euthanized . Camp Olmsted . Named after General George H. Olmsted , Camp Olmsted is unique among the Boy Scout camps on the lake in that it is the only one with a dining hall where troops and the staff take their meals . It also is the only camp on the lake with a Tech Center where technology related merit badges are taught . In addition to the Tech Center , the camp offers Shooting Sports , Handicraft , Ecology , Scoutcraft , Trailshead and Aquatics areas . A program that is unique to Camp Olmsted is the X-Pride program , which provides an opportunity for older Scouts to participate in high-adventure activities while the younger Scouts in their troop work on merit badges . X-pride Scouts participate in activities such as rock climbing , GPS orienteering , and an overnight trip to Viewing Rock . In 2010 , Olmsted introduced a new program area , Culturecraft , which focuses on Fine Arts Merit Badges such as Theater , Music , Art , Cinematography , Architecture , Sculpture , and Photography . The camp contains 20 camping sites , and one staff site . In addition , it is the only camp on the lake that offers over 60 merit badges ; many of these not traditionally seen at a summer camp , such as Communications , Radio , and others in that sort of field . Olmsted is the camp in Goshen with the highest number of Scouts that attend and staff members . Camp PMI . Camp P.M.I . is a camp for 9- to 10-year-old Webelos Cub Scouts located in the Shenandoah Valley near Goshen , Virginia , about from Washington , D.C. Every summer , 2000 Scouts and leaders visit Camp P.M.I . for a week of adventure , hiking , and Scouting . Camp Ross . Camp Ross is one of two Webelos camps at Goshen Scout Reservations . It is one of the newest camps on the lake having been closed after the 1978 camping season due to decreased overall Reservation attendance . Ross was reopened in 1981 as a Webelos camp and has operated as such until present day . The camp currently has 11 campsites but was originally built with 10 , expanded to 12 and subsequently one was closed due to poor drainage . The camp takes a quite a large area at the entrance to Lake Merriweather where it is fed by the Half Calf Pasture River . The camp is the farthest one away from Camp Post . The campsites that the campers sleep in are arranged in arch formations around the central dining hall , staff site , shower house , and activity areas . The farthest site is site five ; it is about 3/4 of a mile walk from the center of camp . In the southwest corner of the camp there is a large white pine forest that was planted by Scouts in the 1960s to reforest the area . Since the planting of the trees they have been logged at least once to thin out the underbrush . One can still follow the old logging road back into this area where it meets up with the Anderson trail which in turn goes all the way around the lake through all seven camps . The White Pine meets the lake at a very steep grade and one can look straight across and see the waterfront of Camp Marriott . Within the White Pine there is a cemetery containing four graves that date back to the 1850s . Although it is quite overgrown it is of much interest to many staffers and used as a topic for ghost stories with the Scouts . The camp has several activity areas for the Webelos Scouts including Aquatics , Scoutcraft , Nature , Handicraft , Archery , and BB Gun Shooting . Camp Post . Camp Post is the central administration area , home to several intercamp programs such as Project COPE . It includes a climbing tower and ropes course . Family Camp . Family Camp is a now unused camp which can be used upon request by individuals and groups . It is located almost directly across from Camp Ross waterfront and functions as the Camp Baird Waterfront as well as the Lenhok'sin Caving Outpost during the summer . In popular culture . The fictional character Kim Bauer wears a Goshen Boy Scout Reservation shirt during the first season of the drama 24 .
Yōzaburō Kanari . ( born 20 August 1965 in Sagamihara , Kanagawa ) is a Japanese manga story writer , best known for co-creating , with Seimaru Amagi and Fumiya Sato , the `` Kindaichi Case Files '' series . He made his debut in 1991 with manga `` Chōzunō Silver Wolf '' ( illustrated by Masashi Asaki ) .
Old and New Light . The terms Old Lights and New Lights ( among others ) are used in Protestant Christian circles to distinguish between two groups who were initially the same , but have come to a disagreement . These terms have been applied in a wide variety of ways , and the meaning must be determined from each context . Typically , if a denomination is changing , and some refuse to change , and the denomination splits , those who did not change are referred to as the `` Old Lights '' , and the ones who changed are referred to as the `` New Lights '' . History . The terms were first used during the First Great Awakening , which expanded through the British North American colonies in the middle of the 18th century . In `` A Faithful Narrative of the Surprising Work of God '' ( 1737 ) , Jonathan Edwards , a leader in the Awakening , describes his congregants ' vivid experiences with grace as causing a `` new light '' in their perspective on sin and atonement . Old Lights and New Lights generally referred to Congregationalists and Baptists in New England who took different positions on the Awakening from the traditional branches of their denominations . New Lights embraced the revivals that spread through the colonies , while Old Lights were suspicious of the revivals ( and their seeming threat to authority ) . Historian Richard Bushman credits the division between Old Lights and New Lights for the creation of political factionalism in Connecticut in the mid-eighteenth century . Often many `` new light '' Congregationalists who had been converted under the preaching of George Whitefield left that connection to become `` new light '' Baptists when they found no evidence of infant baptism in the apostolic church . When told of this development , Whitefield famously quipped that he was glad to hear about the fervent faith of his followers but regretted that `` so many of his chickens had become ducks . '' The Presbyterian Church in Pennsylvania would experience a division during the Great Awakening , with those elements of the denomination embracing the revivals called `` New Side '' and those opposed to the revivals called `` Old Side . '' In the Church of Scotland in the 1790s the `` Old Lights '' followed the principles of the Covenanters , while the `` New Lights '' were more focused on personal salvation and considered the strictures of the Covenants as less binding moral enormities . '' The terms were also used in 1833 , when a debate over swearing allegiance to the U.S. Constitution split the Reformed Presbyterians . The `` Old Light '' Reformed Presbyterians , in keeping with their Covenanter heritage , refused to swear allegiance to the constitution , and thus become citizens , because the constitution made no mention of the Lordship of Christ , whereas the `` New Light '' Reformed Presbyterians allowed for it . Following the split , the Old Lights eventually formed the Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America and the New Lights formed the Reformed Presbyterian Church , General Synod .
Grand Lake , Oakland , California . Grand Lake , or the Grand Lake District ' '' , is a neighborhood in Oakland , California , United States . The neighborhood is located in the northeast corner of Lake Merritt , where Grand Avenue and Lakeshore Avenue pass under Interstate 580 . It borders Adams Point to the west , Trestle Glen/Crocker Highlands to the east , and the city of Piedmont to the north . It lies at an elevation of 52 feet ( 16 m ) . The two streets are connected at their closest point by Lake Park Avenue and Splashpad Park , home of the neighborhood 's large Saturday farmers ' market . In 1928 , Joseph Edy and William Dreyer first sold their Grand Ice Cream at 3315 Grand Avenue . The Grand Lake neighborhood has seen a significant degree of revitalization since the 1990s . The property values of the area have increased as a result , contributing to the overall rise in land value of the San Francisco Bay Area .
Catalina Parot . Catalina Parot Donoso ( born 9 March 1956 in Talca ) is a Chilean lawyer , entrepreneur and politician . She was Minister of National Patrimony in the Pinera government , between March 2010 and November 2012 . She is also a mother of four .
Henry H. Chambers . Henry H. Chambers ( October 1 , 1790January 24 , 1826 ) was an American politician , who served as the Democratic-Republican U.S. senator from the state of Alabama from March 4 , 1825 until his death . He was replaced by Israel Pickens until a replacement , John McKinley , could be elected . Biography . Henry Chambers was born on October 1 , 1790 , in Lunenburg County , Virginia . He attended and graduated from the College of William and Mary in 1808 and from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in Philadelphia in 1811 . Chambers moved to Madison , Alabama and began practicing medicine . After serving in the American Indian Wars as a surgeon , he returned to Alabama , settling in Huntsville . He served as a member of the Alabama Constitutional Convention in 1819 and in the Alabama House of Representatives in 1820 . After unsuccessfully running for Governor of Alabama in 1821 and 1823 , Chambers was elected as a Democratic-Republican to represent the state in the United States Senate . He assumed office on March 4 , 1825 , until his death . He died on January 24 , 1826 , at Flat Rock near Kenbridge , Virginia , while en route to Washington , D.C . Chambers was interred in the family burial ground at Flat Rock .
Calosoma depressicolle . `` Calosoma depressicolle '' is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily of Carabinae . It was described by Chaudoir in 1869 .
Effective complexity . Effective complexity is a measure of complexity defined in a 2003 paper by Murray Gell-Mann and Seth Lloyd that attempts to measure the amount of non-random information in a system . It has been criticised as being dependent on the subjective decisions made as to which parts of the information in the system are to be discounted as random .
1998 Samoa National League . The 1998 Samoa National League , or also known as the Upolo First Division , was the 10th edition of the Samoa National League , the top league of the Football Federation Samoa . Vaivase-tai won their fifth title , their first since the 1983 championship .
List of number-one albums of 2006 ( Canada ) . These are the Canadian number-one albums of 2006 . The chart is compiled by Nielsen Soundscan and published by `` Jam ! '' Canoe , issued every Sunday . The chart also appears in `` Billboard '' magazine as Top Canadian Albums .
The Cult ( TV series ) . The Cult is a New Zealand serial drama television series in which a group of people try to rescue their loved ones from a mysterious cult called Two Gardens . The Cult held the 8:30-9:30 spot on TV2 in New Zealand . The series debuted in New Zealand on September 24 , 2009 and finished with a 2-hour season finale on December 10 . It was airing on Polish and Portuguese television in 2011 , and commenced screening on Australian television from December 2012 . Plot . A few years prior to the starting of the series , a number of people started disappearing , later turning up in a mysterious compound , known as `` Two Gardens '' . Amongst these people were Ryan Lewis , Andy Wills and Jenni Seger . Years later , another group of people , the relatives of Ryan , Andy and Jenni , receive pictures of their loved ones in `` Two Gardens '' . They each learn of the fellow liberators seeking to find their loved ones and decide to band together to rescue the trio and the great mystery surrounding their disappearance ... Situated several kilometres away from the compound , the liberators meet at a nearby lodge , known as `` The Glen '' - Michael Lewis who is looking for his sons Ryan and Nathan , Andy 's wife Gina Delaney and sister Annabelle , British couple Harris and Frances Seger the parents of Jenni , accompanied by their assistant heavyweight , Hugo and Daniel , another Brit looking for his girlfriend Hannah . During a ride with Michael Lewis , Daniel disappears in the car crash , leading Michael and the other liberators to believe that he 'd been kidnapped . The Liberators find out that the cult Two Gardens is being led by a man named Edward North , and that it is their loved ones ' choice to stay there . After breaking into Two Gardens , in a quest to rescue their loved ones , they find a missing Jenni , ( who was being looked after by a man who lived in the forest ) and later , Michael 's son , Nathan . After finding Jenni , they realise something is n't right with her , as she appears to be in an unresponsive and trance-like state and appears to have Heterochromia in her right eye , something she did n't have before . In order to try to find out what is going on in Two Gardens , they manage to kidnap the resident doctor , Cynthia Ross , with very limited success . The doctor refuses to reveal what she knows , leading eventually to Harris and Frances begging new accomplice and apparent 'de-programmer ' Sophie to torture Cynthia for the information they so desperately need . During the night , Jenni is taken back to Two Gardens and the next day , during Cynthia 's escape , Hugo is shot . Gina , attempting to get Andy back , is kidnapped but is told by Edward that they share something , but he wo n't tell her what . He does decide to let her see Andy , who it is revealed , has cancer and is slowly dying because of this . Hannah decides to tell Edward she is pregnant with Ryan 's baby . However , under orders from Edward , Cynthia poisons the water supply in the well to make it look like Gina did it . Gina watches as Andy gives into the cancer and dies . After she is freed she tells everyone that Andy is dead . Andy is the taken to the `` white room '' where his left eye is injected with something and he is stabbed in the stomach , showing his `` revival '' . From here on we see flashbacks of the characters ' pasts . Gina tries to save a woman from her violent boyfriend but is thrown in front of a car for `` interfering '' , leaving her dead for 44 minutes . Michael , suffering an aneurysm and Frances also , it is revealed , die for exactly 44 Minutes . Edward , who it appears has discovered these coincidences , begins to believe that they will lead this world into an era of peace and wants to bring them together . We learn Sophie is a highly skilled cult de-programmer and mother of one , whose young daughter is later kidnapped and presumed dead . On the surface , Sophie appears to ally herself with the Liberators , however a darker side is revealed ( unbeknownst to the Liberators ) , and it is likely that Sophie is seeking revenge for her missing daughter . It is at this point that Sophie can be seen working with a group of people who do n't want `` The Commencement '' ( what Edward wishes to happen ) to go ahead . Towards the end of the series , we learn Edward , along with Daniel , also died for 44 minutes and this event brings them together , leading to the establishment of Two Gardens . Edward 's plan for `` The Commencement '' is almost complete , and he works with Sophie to kidnap all Liberators and bring them to Two Gardens . Upon returning to spot where the friends were kidnapped , Michael gets a call from Daniel who claims he escaped from Two Gardens , and asks him to meet back at `` The Glen '' . Upon returning to the Glen with Sophie , they catch him out lying , and manage to knock him out then go to his motel to find out what 's going on . In Daniel 's motel room , Michael and Sophie discover are folders of all those who died for 44 minutes , along with the startling revelation that it appeared to have happened on the same day and that it seems as though they were `` Chosen '' for something . Daniel then wakes up . Michael is disbelieving of Daniel 's claims but Daniel does tell him that Edward is a loose cannon and that the people of Two Gardens , including Ryan , are in grave danger . Daniel exposes Sophie 's lies to Michael and he 's forced to side with Daniel and go into Two Gardens to try to stop Edward and The Commencement before it 's too late . Meanwhile , the group working with Sophie turns out to be an anti-cult group , and with plans to wipe out everyone at Two Gardens . Once inside , in a desperate attempt to save Ryan , Annabelle is fatally shot , with Cynthia unable to save her . Cynthia makes her escape with Hannah , her latest test subject . With it all over , and everyone finally free of Two Gardens , Daniel comes in and tells a saddened Edward that he , Daniel , now has Michael . The anti-cult group walks in , and Daniel tells them that Edward is all theirs .
Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff ( U boat and Trade ) . The Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff ( U boat and Trade ) was a senior British Royal Navy appointment . The post holder was part of the Admiralty Naval Staff and member of the Board of Admiralty from 1940 to 1945 . History . First created in July 1940 as a new post as part of the redefining of responsibilities of the Assistant Chief of Naval Staff the post holder was a part of the Admiralty Naval Staff and member of the Board of Admiralty . The post holder was responsible for supervising the directors of a number of naval staff divisions specifically the Minesweeping Division and the Trade Division until 1945 .
Montalto Cathedral . The Basilica Co-Cathedral of Montalto delle Marche or the 'Basilica Santa Maria Assunta e San Vito is the main church of the town of Montalto delle Marche , province of Ascoli Piceno in the region of Le Marche , Italy . History . The diocese of Montalto was founded in 1586 by Pope Sixtus V , who erected the present crypt of the church . The pope had received his religious training in the convent of San Francesco in the town . Some authors state the Pope intended to create a pilgrimage route starting with the Basilica of Loreto , which contained the putative site of the `` Incarnation of Jesus '' , and add to this church of Montalto the structures from the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem , the putative site of the `` Burial of Jesus '' , purchased via a new crusade , and arcing west to Rome , where Christ 's posthumous vicars reign . However , no such crusade ever materialized . The crypt was completed early and intended to house the structures from the Holy Sepulchre . It now houses a sculptural group of the `` Deposition '' by Giorgio Paci . Construction of the church continued for centuries . Mass was only carried out by the end of the 17th century . The final Neoclassical style portico-facade and the octagonal bell tower at the rear of the church were designed by Luigi Poletti in the 19th century . It was made a minor basilica in 1965 , with a baptistry in 1967 , and had stained glass added in 1990s . In front of the church is a small piazza with two hemicircle fountain pools and to the side a column topped by a winged figure , dedicated to the fallen in the wars . The episcopal palace across the street also holds a diocesan museum . The painting called the `` Madonna di Montalto '' was commissioned by Cardinal Alessandro Peretti from the painter Annibale Carracci but the painting never was reached the town and remains in Bologna . The baptismal font was sculpted in 1652 . The tall brick façade has an eclectic Neoclassical design with three round arches almost suggesting a triumphal arch , flanked by pilasters with Corinthian capitals , but for the small triangular tympanum , nestled underneath a balustrade . The interior reflects the façade with a taller barrel vaulted central nave and two lower aisles separated by heavy columns and a total of 12 lateral chapels . The vault of the nave was frescoed in panels by the 19th-century painter Luigi Fontana . To the right of the entrance , the first chapel serves as the baptistry . It has a canvas depicting the `` Baptism of Christ '' ( 1967 ) painted by Michelangelo Bedini in baroque fashion . The chapel closest to the altar on the left has an canvas depicting the `` Virgin with the Town of Montalto and Saints Vito and Venanzo '' ( 1691 ) by Pietro Lucatelli . Two other altarpieces and nave frescoes are painted by Fontana .
Skalsko ( Mladá Boleslav District ) . Skalsko is a village and municipality in Mladá Boleslav District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic . The municipality covers an area of and as of 2006 it had a population of 381 . First written notice about the village is from year 1352 .
Undercover Boss ( UK TV series ) . Undercover Boss is a British reality television series . Each episode depicts a person who has a high management position at a major business , deciding to become undercover as an entry-level employee to discover the faults in the company . The first series , consisting of two episodes was aired in 2009 followed by a second series consisting of six episodes one year later . This original series sparked the `` Undercover Boss '' franchise . Localised versions of the show format are currently being produced in the United States , France , Australia , Germany and Canada . Format . Each episode features a high-positioned executive or the owner of a corporation going undercover as an entry-level employee in their own company . The executive changes their appearance and assumes an alias and fictional back-story . The fictitious explanation for the accompanying camera crew is that the executive is being filmed as part of a documentary about entry-level workers in a particular industry . They spend approximately one week undercover , working in various areas of the company 's operations , with a different job and in most cases a different location each day . The boss is exposed to a series of predicaments with amusing results . They invariably spend time getting to know the people who work in the company , learning about their professional and personal challenges . At the end of their week undercover , the boss returns to their true identity and requests the employees he worked with individually to corporate headquarters . The boss reveals their identity and rewards hardworking employees through campaign , promotion or financial rewards . Other employees are given training or better working conditions . Episodes . The first series of Undercover Boss was broadcast in 2009 and consisted of two episodes . A second series was commissioned and was aired in 2010 featuring seven episodes , six with new companies and a return visit to the business where it all started to see what impact the show had in the longer term . Subsequent series have been produced annually with the most recent being broadcast in 2014. International broadcasts . Selected episodes of the UK version of `` Undercover Boss '' air in the United States on TLC and OWN , as part of `` Undercover Boss : Abroad '' .
More Than a Feeling . `` More Than a Feeling '' is a song written by Tom Scholz and first released by American rock band Boston as the lead single from their self-titled debut album on Epic Records in September 1976 , with `` Smokin ' '' on the flipside . The single peaked at number five on the `` Billboard '' Hot 100 . The track is now a staple of classic rock and in 1999 it was named the 39th best hard rock song of all time by VH1 . It was included in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 's list of the 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll , and was also ranked at Number 500 on Rolling Stone 's 2003 list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time , though it was dropped from the 2010 update . Content . His biggest hit , `` More Than a Feeling '' took writer Tom Scholz five years to complete . It is one of six songs ( five of which eventually appeared on the `` Boston '' album ) Scholz worked on in his basement in 1974 and 1975 , before Boston got its record contract . The drum parts were originally developed by Jim Masdea , although Sib Hashian played the drums on the official release . The verses are in the key of D major while the chorus is in G major . The song is in compound AABA form . `` The Book of Rock Lists '' suggests that the chorus riff may itself be a subtle homage to the Kingsmen 's classic , `` Louie Louie . '' Scholz credits `` Walk Away Renee '' by The Left Banke as the song 's main inspiration . Boston 's website says the song is about `` the power an old song can have in your life , '' with Tom Scholz elaborating that `` it was sort of a bittersweet ballad . '' `` Ultimate Classic Rock '' critic Michael Gallucci points out that this is a common theme in Boston songs . The lyrics express the author 's discontent with the present and his yearning for a former love named Marianne , whose memory is strongly evoked by an old familiar song . In an interview Scholz was asked , `` Who is Marianne ? '' He replied , `` There actually is a Marianne . She was n't my girlfriend . '' He explained that when he was 8 or 9 years old he had a much older cousin who he thought was the most beautiful girl he had ever seen and that he was `` secretly in love '' with her ( laughs ) . But he has also stated that the lyrics were inspired by his emotions after a school love affair ended , and were influenced by the lyrics of the Left Banke song `` Walk Away Renee . '' `` Maximum Guitar '' author Andy Aledort pointed out that the guitar chord progression of G-D/F # -Em7-D that follows the line `` I see my Marianne walking away '' also comes from `` Walk Away Renee . '' Aledort also explains that the guitar solo is unusual in that it incorporates mordents and inverted mordents , which are more typically used in baroque music . `` Guitar World '' states that when the radio plays `` More Than a Feeling '' , `` few can resist indulging in fits of fleet-fingered air guitar and a spirited falsetto sing-along . '' `` Rolling Stone Album Guide '' critic Paul Evans states that `` as slick as it sounds , 'More Than a Feeling ' strikes an uncommonly resonant emotional note . '' Gallucci rated it Boston 's greatest song . `` Ultimate Classic Rock '' critic Dave Swanson rated it the # 28 all-time classic rock song . Single version . Epic released an edited version of the song for the single with the first chorus and second verse removed , clocking in at 3:30 versus the album track at 4:45 . That single edit can be found on the Rock installment of Sony 's `` Soundtrack for a Century '' box set from 1999 . Stafford Brothers cover . Australian group the Stafford Brothers covered and released the track in 2006 . It peaked at number 90 on the ARIA Chart . 2008 U.S. presidential race . While I 'm flattered that you are fond of my song , I 'm shocked that you would use it and the name Boston to promote yourself without my consent . Your campaign 's use of `` More Than a Feeling '' , coupled with the representation of one of your supporters as a member `` of Boston '' clearly implies that the band Boston , and specifically one of its members , has endorsed your candidacy , neither of which is true . Huckabee complied with Scholz 's request , and videos featuring Barry Goudreau and the song were subsequently removed by the Huckabee Campaign . Downloadable content for music games . The song is a part of the soundtrack for the original Guitar Hero ( video game ) series released in 2005 . The song was made available to download on March 1 , 2011 , for use in the `` Rock Band '' music video game series . The song is also available as downloadable content ( DLC ) for the `` Rocksmith '' guitar learning game . The song is available individually or as part of the 'Rock Hits 70s ' Song Pack along with `` Jessica '' by The Allman Brothers Band and Deep Purple 's `` Smoke on the Water . ''
Saint Mary 's College of Quezon City . St. Mary 's College of Quezon City ( St. Mary 's College , St. Mary 's , SMCQC ) is a Catholic school for both boys and girls . It is administered by the Religious of the Virgin Mary , the first pontifically approved congregation for women in the Philippines . It is located along Mother Ignacia Avenue , formerly Cebu Avenue , in Quezon City . It provides Preparatory , Primary , Secondary , and Tertiary education . Background . SMCQC is one of the oldest institutions in the Philippines , being the first pontifically approved congregation for women in the country , that offers formal education for girls in the Philippines . The congregation , originally known as the Beaterio de la Compania de Jesus , was founded in 1684 by Venerable Mother Ignacia del Espiritu Santo , a Chinese-Filipino mestiza . A history tracing back to 1684 , Ignacia del Espiritu Santo and her beatas started educating young Filipinas as part of their mission as a foundational community . In 1725 , they opened a boarding school for girls which became known as Beaterio dela Compania de Jesus . This also marked the first step towards formal education for the school . The Beaterio was opened to Yndias and Chinese mestizas , as well as to Spanish girls . In 1901 , the Beaterio became a congregation , eleven years after , the school was formally incorporated and the elementary and secondary course was recognized by the government . In 1939 , the name Collegio del Beaterio was officially changed to St. Mary 's College . The school was PAASCU accredited in 1975 and 1978 . The secondary department used to be exclusively for girls until school year 1997-1998 , when it started to accept male enrollees . St. Mary 's College is the de jure Generalate of all RVM schools in Luzon , and de facto Generalate of all RVM-controlled schools in the Philippines . Basic Education Dept . Accredited by the Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools , Colleges , and Universities or PAASCU , St. Mary 's College of Quezon City offers general elementary education geared towards academic preparation for high school . St. Mary 's College Quezon City will offer SHS or Senior High School starting SY 2016-2017 . College Department . Administered by the Religious of the Virgin Mary or RVM , it is the response to the needs of the national and global community . Granted with PAASCU Level II . The school still offers limited course opportunities . College course offerings since 1950 included BSE , ETC , Secretarial , Associate in Arts , Bachelor of Music , Associate in Music , BSEED and other special courses . In 1976 , the changing political , socioeconomic and cultural climate led the administrators to temporarily suspend the college . There was also a felt need to concentrate on basic education . In its desire to upgrade the equality of instruction , St. Mary 's College embarked on a self-evaluation project which led to a formal application for accreditation through the Philippine Accrediting Association for Schools , Colleges and Universities ( PAASCU ) . The High School department was accredited in 1975 and the Grade School department in 1978 . Subsequently PAASCU visit confirmed the quality education offered by St. Mary 's College . In 1997 , St. Mary 's College heeded the request of parents to admit boys to High School . With the continuing improvement in its instruction and services , The Board of Trustees thought it was time to resume the college . Preparations were done ; in 2002 , St. Mary 's College was given the permit to start offering a Bachelor 's Course in Communication Studies .
Feel Like Makin ' Love ( Bad Company song ) . `` Feel Like Makin ' Love '' is a song by British supergroup Bad Company . The song originally appeared on the LP `` Straight Shooter '' in April 1975 and was released as a single in August of the same year . The song was named the 78th best hard rock song of all time by VH1 . The song was featured in the 2001 movie Scotland PA with other Bad Company songs . Origin . Paul Rodgers started to came up with the lyrics at a camp in California while touring the US with Free . He was 19 years old . After several years , Rodgers played it to Bad Company guitarist Mick Ralphs who threw in that big chord in the chorus - the muted 'duh-duh ' that marks the shift from country ballad to chest-beating rocker . Pauline Henry version . `` Feel Like Making Love '' is a 1993 song by British Jamaican singer Pauline Henry . She was the vocalist in the Scottish band the Chimes . Critical reception . `` Billboard '' wrote about the song : `` On this smashing solo debut , she wraps her well-honed chords around a shiny Bad Company classic rock gem . The result is a guitar-driven pop/hip-hop shuffler drenched in the kind of sweet diva drama that top 40 and R & B radio love to actively pump . '' `` Music & Media '' wrote : `` Attention to all retro maniacs out there . On the borders between rock and dance Henry covers this '70s rocker by Bad Company . ''
Bernie Schreiber . Bernie Schreiber ( born 20 January 1959 ) , is an American former international motorcycle trials rider . He became the only American to win the FIM Trial World Championship in 1979 . Schreiber is also four-time winner of the NATC Trials Championship , winning the title in 1978 , 1982 , 1983 and 1987 . In 2000 he was inducted into the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame . Biography . Born in Los Angeles , California , Schreiber started competing in trials at the age of 10 in 1969 . Within a few years he had established himself as a top contender in Southern California and began competing in the FIM Trial World Championship in 1977 at only 17 years of age . In 1978 he won the US national title and finished third in the World Trials Championship behind defending champion Yrjo Vesterinen and Martin Lampkin , racking up victories in France , Spain , the United States and Italy in the process . Schreiber made history in 1979 when he became the first and only American to win the World Trials Championship . After a slow start to the season Schreiber put together four wins and three additional podiums out of the last eight rounds to take the title . A midseason switch from Bultaco to Italjet during 1980 helped Schreiber end the season on a high , winning the last four rounds , but not quite enough to retain the title finishing second behind Swede Ulf Karlsson . A mixed season followed in 1981 and prompted a switch to SWM for 1982 . Only missing the podium twice all 1982 saw him again runner up , this time to emerging Belgian talent Eddy Lejeune . 1982 also marked Schreiber 's only victory at the prestigious Scottish Six Days Trial , coming from behind to overtake Lejeune on the last day of the competition . His good riding paid dividends in the US Nationals with Schreiber taking back-to-back national championship titles in 1982 and 1983 . Schreiber and Lejeune battled for the world title over the next couple of years with Lejeune edging out the American both years . After returning to the US national championship , Schreiber took his fourth and final US title in 1987 riding a Fantic .
Hobson 's Choice ( Alberta , Virginia ) . Hobson 's Choice is an historic home located near Alberta , Brunswick County , Virginia . It was built in the Palladian style about 1794 by Dr. Richard Feild for his bride Ann Meade , on land the groom bought from his father-in-law . The Edinburgh educated physician also had considerable knowledge of botany and astronomy , edited The Intelligencer and Petersburg Commercial Advertiser , and three times served as a Presidential elector . Although Feild died in 1829 , the plantation stayed in the family until 1870 . The one-story brick structure has a central pavilion with flanking wings connected by hyphens in a late-Georgian style . A stone addition was built about 1860 , a brick room added in 1947 , and a frame enclosed porch about 1953 . It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980 .
Santo Spirito in Sassia . Church of the Holy Spirit in the Saxon District ( Italian : `` La chiesa di Santo Spirito in Sassia '' ) is a 12th-century titular church in Rome , Italy . It is in `` Borgo Santo Spirito '' , a street which got its name from the church , placed in the southern part of Rione Borgo . The current holder of the `` titulus '' is Cardinal-Deacon Dominique Mamberti . It has been the official sanctuary of Divine Mercy since 1994 . History . The church stands on the site of King Ine of Wessex 's `` Schola Saxonum '' , or `` Saxon School '' , a charitable institution for West Saxon pilgrims . It included a hostel and a chapel dedicated to Santa Maria . In mediaeval times a substantial number of pilgrims from Wessex , including fighting men , traveled the Via Francigena from Canterbury to Rome . It was rebuilt in the 12th century and subsequently restored several times . In 1475 Pope Sixtus IV commissioned joining the church to the nearby Hospital of the Holy Spirit for foundlings ( which Pope Innocent III had built and whose history is given in wall-paintings in the church 's sacristy ) and given a bell tower . In 1538–1545 , Antonio da Sangallo the Younger , or Baldassare Peruzzi , rebuilt the church after it had been damaged during the Sack of Rome . An organ , which survives , was added in 1547 . In 1585–1590 , Pope Sixtus V had the exterior restored , giving the church its present façade by Ottavio Mascherino , inspired by a design of Sangallo ) . This facade has two stories , with Corinthian pillars dividing the lower one into five sections , and the upper divided into three sections . In the upper middle section is a circular window , and above that is the coat-of-arms of Pope Sixtus V. The façade is crowned by a pediment . It is a typical example of Renaissance architecture . In the stational procession for the first Sunday after the Octave of the Epiphany , instituted by Pope Innocent III ( 1198–1216 ) , a procession carried the veil of Saint Veronica from Saint Peter 's Basilica , and the Pope celebrated Mass in this church . Indulgences were granted to those who took part , and money was distributed to the poor . The inscriptions found in Santo Spirito in Sassia , a valuable source illustrating the history of the church , have been collected and published by Vincenzo Forcella . Art and architecture . The church has a single nave , and ten apsidal chapels along the sides . The counter-facade has a `` Visitation '' ( 1545 ) by Marco Pino , and a `` Conversion of St. Paul '' begun by Francesco Salviati and completed by Francesco Rubiale . The first chapel to the right in the apse , has a fresco of the `` Pentecost '' by the Florentine Jacopo Zucchi and his brother . The second chapel has an `` Assumption '' by Livio Agresti , who also painted the `` Trinity '' in the fourth chapel as well as frescoes in the third chapel . The fifth chapel has an `` Annunciation '' and an `` Ascent '' ( 1570 ) by Giuseppe Valeriano . The sacristy is decorated by stories of the `` Schola Saxonum '' by Guidobaldo Abbatini . The apse is frescoed ( 1583 ) by both Jacopo and Francesco Zucchi . The fifth chapel on the left has a `` Martyrdom of St. John the Evangelist '' by Marcello Venusti . The second and first chapels contain paintings by Cesare Nebbia , including a `` Coronation of the Virgin '' . Cardinal-Deacons . Since the 1991 consistory of Pope John Paul II , the church has been used as a Deaconry with a Cardinal assigned as its Cardinal Protector ( a term created by Pope Paul VI in 1966 ) .
Małgorzata Wiese-Jóźwiak . Małgorzata Wiese-Jóźwiak ( born 16 March 1961 ) , née Wiese , is a Polish chess player who won the Polish Women 's Chess Championship in 1985 . FIDE Woman International Master ( 1981 ) . Chess career . Daughter of Polish chess organizer and economist Ryszard Wiese ( 03.02.1937–16.12.2013 ) . In 1976 Małgorzata Wiese-Jóźwiak won the Polish Junior Chess Championship . Since the mid 1970s to the late 1980s she was one of the leading Polish women chess player . From 1975 to 1990 Małgorzata Wiese-Jóźwiak played 14 times in the Polish Women 's Chess Championship 's finals and won nine medals : gold ( 1985 ) , 6 silver ( 1978 , 1982 , 1983 , 1986 , 1988 , 1990 ) and 2 bronze ( 1977 , 1980 ) . She won two medals in European Junior Chess Championship - silver ( 1981 ) and bronze ( 1979 ) . Małgorzata Wiese-Jóźwiak won international tournaments in Piotrków Trybunalski ( 1980 ) , Nałęczów ( 1980 , 1982 ) . In 1984 open tournament in Hamburg Małgorzata Wiese-Jóźwiak fulfilled Grandmaster norm . In 1985 in the Nordic Chess Cup she won 6½/7 and received best individual result in this tournament . In 1991 Małgorzata Wiese-Jóźwiak retired from chess .
Tramp trade . A boat or ship engaged in the tramp trade is one which does not have a fixed schedule or published ports of call . As opposed to freight liners , tramp ships trade on the spot market with no fixed schedule or itinerary/ports-of-call ( s ) . A steamship engaged in the tramp trade is sometimes called a tramp steamer ; the similar terms tramp freighter and tramper are also used . Chartering is done chiefly on London , New York , Singapore shipbroking exchanges . The Baltic Exchange serves as a type of stock market index for the trade . The term tramper is derived from the British meaning of `` tramp '' as itinerant beggar or vagrant ; in this context it is first documented in the 1880s , along with `` ocean tramp '' ( at the time many sailing vessels engaged in irregular trade as well ) . History . The tramp trade first took off in Britain around the mid 19th century . The dependability and timeliness of steam ships was found to be more cost-effective than sail . Coal was needed for ships ' boilers , and the demand created a business opportunity for moving large amounts of best Welsh coal to various seaports in Britain . Within a few years tramp ships became the workhorses of trade , transporting coal and finished products from British cities to the rest of the world . The size of tramp ships remained relatively constant from 1900 to 1940 , at about 7,000 to 10,000 deadweight tons ( dwt. ) . During the Second World War , the United States created the Liberty Ship ; a single design that could be used to carry just about anything , which weighed in at 10,500 dwt . The U.S. produced 2,708 Liberty Ships and they were used on every international trade route . After the Second World War , economies of scale took over and the size of tramp ships exploded to keep up with a booming supply and demand cycle . During this time the bulk carrier became the tramp of choice for many owners and operators . The bulk carrier was designed to carry coal , grain and ore , which gave it more flexibility and could service more ports than some of its ancestors , which only carried a single commodity . Today the tramp trade includes all types of vessels , from bulk carriers to tankers . Each can be used for a specific market , or ships can be combined like the oil , bulk , ore carriers to accommodate many different markets depending where the ship is located and the supply and demand of the area . Tramp ships often carry with them their own gear ( booms , cranes , derricks ) in case the next port lacks the proper equipment for loading or discharging cargo . Tramp charters . The tramp ship is a contract carrier . Unlike a liner , often called a common carrier , which has a fixed schedule and a published tariff , the ideal tramp can carry anything to anywhere , and freight rates are influenced by supply and demand . To generate business , a contract to lease the vessel known as a charter party is drawn up between the ship owner and the charterer . There are three types of charters , voyage , time and demise . Voyage charter . Voyage charter : The voyage charter is the most common charter in tramp shipping . The owner of the tramp is obligated to provide a seaworthy ship while the charterer is obligated to provide a full load of cargo . This type of charter is the most lucrative , but can be the riskiest due to lack of new charterers . During a voyage charter a part or all of a vessel is leased to the charterer for a voyage to a port or a set of different ports . There are two types of voyage charter – net form and gross form . Under the net form , the cargo a tramp ship carries is loaded , discharged , and trimmed at the charterer 's expense . Under the gross form the expense of cargo loading , discharging and trimming is on the owner . The charterer is only responsible to provide the cargo at a specified port and to accept it at the destination port . Time becomes an issue in the voyage charter if the tramp ship is late in her schedule or loading or discharging are delayed . If a tramp ship is delayed the charterer pays demurrage , which is a penalty , to the ship owner . The number of days a tramp ship is chartered for is called lay days . Time charter . Time charter : In a time charter the owner provides a vessel that is fully manned and equipped . The owner provides the crew , but the crew takes orders from the charterer . The owner is also responsible for insuring the vessel , repairs the vessel may need , engine parts and food for the ship 's personnel . The charterer is responsible for everything else . The main advantage of the time charter is that it diverts the costs of running a ship to the charterer . Demise charter . Demise charter : The demise charter is the least used in the tramp trade because it heavily favors the owner . The ship owner only provides a ship devoid of any crew , stores , or fuel . It is the Charterer 's responsibility to provide everything the ship will need . The ship owner must provide a seaworthy vessel , but once the charterer accepts the vessel , the responsibility of seaworthiness is the charterer 's . The charterer crews the vessel , but the owner can make recommendations . There are no standardized forms in a demise charter , contracts can vary greatly , and are written up to meet the needs of the charterer . Brokerage . Tramp ship owners and tramp ship charterers rely on brokers to find cargoes for their ships to carry . A broker understands international trade conditions , the movements of goods , market prices and the availability of the owner 's ships . The Baltic Exchange , in London , is the physical headquarters for tramp ship brokerage . The Baltic Exchange works like an organised market and provides a meeting place for ship owners , brokers and charterers . It also provides easy access to information on market fluctuations and commodity prices to all the parties involved . Brokers can use it to quickly match a cargo to a ship or ship to a cargo depending on whom they are working for . A committee of owners , brokers and charterers are elected to manage the exchange to ensure everyone 's interests are represented . With the speed of today 's communications the floor of the Baltic Exchange is not nearly as populated as it once was , but the information and networking the exchange provides is still an asset to the tramp trade . Tramps today . Due to the explosion of liner services , and in large part , due to containerisation since the 1960s , the tramp trade has decreased , but is by no means ended . A contemporary trend in the shipping business has resulted in renewed interest in tramp shipping . To increase profits , liner companies are looking at investing into tramp ships to create a buffer when the market is down . For example , Mitsui OSK Lines possesses a large fleet with tramp ships and liners . With both types of shipping covered they are able to service a world economy even in a down market . The advantage of tramp ships is they are relied upon at a moment 's notice to service any type of market . Even in a down economy there will be a market for some type of commodity somewhere and the company with the ships able to exploit that market will do better than the company relying on liner services alone .
List of National Football League attendance figures . The National Football League is the largest live spectator sporting league in the world ( excluding auto racing ) in terms of average attendance . As of 2015 , the NFL averaged 68,400 live spectators per game , and 17,510,312 total for the season .
No . 548 Squadron RAF . No . 548 Squadron RAF was a fighter squadron of the Royal Air Force ( RAF ) from 1943 to 1945 . History . The squadron was formed at Lawnton , near Brisbane , Queensland , Australia on 15 December 1943 to provide air defence duties with Spitfires , as the RAAF Kittyhawks were inadequate for interception missions . It was first formed under the command of Dave Glaser . The first months were spent training with Wirraways and de Havilland Tiger Moths , but in April 1944 the squadrons Spitfire 's arrived . The squadron was made up of RAF Aircrew and RAAF Groundstaff . On 15 June 1944 the squadron moved initially to Livingstone Airfield and Strauss Airfield in the Northern Territory of Australia . The squadron was then relocated in October 1944 to Parap Airfield in Darwin , Northern Territory . Only two operations were undertaken by the squadron before the Japanese surrender . A sweep was conducted over Selaru Island , 300 miles north of Darwin , on 5 September 1944 and the airfield at Cape Chater , Timor was attacked on 3 June 1945 . The squadron was disbanded according to some sources at Civil ) , Northern Territory on 9 October 1945 -but a more recent source states 31 October at Melbourne , Victoria- and the RAF personnel returned to the United Kingdom .
Johnny Albino . Johnny Albino ( December 19 , 1919 – May 7 , 2011 ) was a Puerto Rican bolero singer , born in Yauco , Puerto Rico but lived most of his life in Guayama , Puerto Rico . Biography . Albino played and sang through his youth years . It was n't until years later , however , that he would get a chance to sing as part of an organized act . Albino joined the United States Army during World War II , where he formed a quartet and was allowed to sing for his fellow soldiers . In 1946 , Albino performed in a `` trio '' for the first time . Later on , he would become a member and lead voice of the Trio San Juan , which went on to become an internationally acclaimed group . Trio San Juan was rivaled at the time by the Trio Los Panchos for popularity . Albino later on left `` Trio San Juan '' and joined `` Los Panchos '' , as the leading voice , replacing another legendary trio singer , Julito Rodríguez . Albino joined `` Los Panchos '' in 1958 and he remained there until 1968 . The group became famous across the world , and Albino toured the United States , Europe and Japan . With `` Los Panchos '' , he recorded to Japanese albums , and he also performed alongside many superstars , such as Johnny Carson , Frank Sinatra , Sammy Davis Jr. and others . Albino left `` Los Panchos '' in the middle of various disputes and internal group problems , culminating in a lawsuit by the management of Los Panchos against Albino for breach of contract , as well as a countersuit by Albino . Part of the settlement agreement consisted of Albino relinquishing all royalties to recordings made by Los Panchos and a stipulation for him never to record or perform any of the group 's songs . He then went on to form , or become a member of many famous Puerto Rican trios . Notably , Miguel Poventud whose participation in the album `` Los Panchos by Special Request '' are a compilation of love songs recorded in English for CBS . `` El Trio Los Panchos Historia y Cronica '' by Pablo Mareial Ortiz Ramos p. 263 . Also , `` Grandes Exitos de Johnny Albino con Los Panchos '' DHIT 2093.2 21 June 2005 is his main performance with Miguel Poventud on `` requinto '' ( guitar ) and voice accompaniment . His career spanned over 300 albums and CDs . At 91 , he died on May 7 , 2011 in Long Island , New York , from heart failure .
List of numbered roads in Ottawa . Many roads in the city of Ottawa , Ontario , Canada are regional roads like most counties and regional municipalities in Southern and Eastern Ontario . The regional road system was created by the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton ( RMOC ) and managed by the RMOC until 2001 . In 2001 , when all six cities , four townships , and one village within the former RMOC amalgamated to form the new city of Ottawa , responsibility of the regional road system was transferred to the new city of Ottawa . In general , even-numbered routes run east-west and odd-numbered routes run north-south . Also , the lowest-numbered routes are generally found in the southern part of the city for even ( east-west ) numbered routes , and in the western part for odd ( north-south ) numbered routes . This pattern , however , has many exceptions . As more roads were added to the numbered-road system , the availability of numbers decreased and consequently , the numbering pattern had to be broken . In smaller communities and rural areas the numbered roads are , for the most part , adequately signed with trapezoid-shaped signs with rounded corners , which are often referred to as `` flowerpots '' due to the shape of the sign . Older signs installed prior to 2001 have the legend `` Ottawa-Carleton '' at the top with the route number underneath . Newer signs installed after 2001 use the legend `` Ottawa '' or simply the `` O '' portion of the city 's wordmark . Most numbered-road signs are not marked with directional tabs indicating the direction of the road ( i.e . North , South , East , West ) , but where these appear , they are always printed in both English and French . Most numbered roads in the urban areas of Ottawa are not signed with route numbers , despite having official route numbers and being listed on many maps with these numbers . Instead , most urban sections of numbered roads are referred to by their names . Ottawa 's city council adopted an updated route-numbering policy in 2005 , under which road numbers are no longer posted inside the Greenbelt except for significant roads such as Ottawa Road 174 , a former provincial highway , which is now usually known as `` The 174 '' . During the mass downloading of Ontario ’ s provincial highways onto regional authorities in 1997 and 1998 , the former Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton was given responsibility over former Highways 16 , 31 , 44 , and the section of 17 east of Highway 417 . These former highways became known as Regional Roads ( subsequently Ottawa Roads ) 73 , 31 , 49 , and 174 , respectively . Ottawa 's city council adopted an updated route-numbering policy on 28 September 2005 , under which road numbers are no longer posted inside the Greenbelt except for significant roads such as Road 174 .
Proteus ( watercraft ) . `` Proteus '' is an experimental watercraft developed by Marine Advanced Research . It is the first vessel of the `` wave adaptive modular vessel '' -type ( WAM-V ) . The vessel was developed by Ugo Conti . Because of its use of four legs connecting the superstructure to the outriggers , the ship has earned the nickname of `` The Spider Ship '' or `` Spider Boat '' . The unusual design attracted public attention during early trials , before it even had a registration number . Construction . `` Proteus '' is similar in design to a catamaran , in that it uses a twin hull design and no keel . Unlike most catamarans however , the superstructure is not rigidly attached to the hulls . The vessel uses titanium shock absorbers to travel with the waves in the ocean , rather than through them . This method should theoretically allow it to move faster through the water while burning less fuel , however sea trials are yet to be completed . Hogging and sagging should also be reduced as well . The vessel is long , while its beam is allowing for relatively normal initial stability coefficient of 2:1 . Its draft fluctuates more than a traditional ship , but at half load it is at the bow and at the stern . Because of the ship 's limited draft and inflatable hulls it is able to be beached without damage . The ship 's bridge , cargo hold and berthing for four are located in the cabin that hangs down from the four legs . The cabin can be lowered into the water below and can run under its own power . It has been designed this way to allow offshore anchoring of the seadrive section of the craft , while allowing the cabin to be moored in a marina . The `` Proteus '' is constructed of titanium , aluminum and reinforced fabrics . The ship 's displacement is 12 tons when carrying its maximum cargo of 2 tons . Its outriggers store the 2,000 gallons of fuel that power the two Cummins Marine Diesel Quantum Series QSB5.9 355 horsepower engines at their sterns . Press release . On September 7 , 2007 , Daniel Basta , director of the National Marine Sanctuaries for the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration , stated that `` Proteus '' is a wave adaptive modular vessel ( designed for military uses , biological studies , ocean exploration and sea rescue ) . It is a lightweight , low cost and modular craft , which can travel on of diesel fuel . `` Proteus '' will be able to launch and recover manned or unmanned vehicles as well as engage in remote vehicle operations . Its first appearance in New York City is the 4th leg of a tour that began in San Francisco in January and will end in Washington , D.C.. Ugo Conti ( Italian engineer and oceanographer who designed `` Proteus '' ) and his wife , Isabella Conti , are co-founders of Marine Advanced Research , Inc. , a Silicon Valley-based firm that created the `` Proteus '' for $ 1.5 million . The `` Proteus '' has a maximum a speed of 30 knots ( 34.5 mph ) .
Frank Munro . Francis Michael `` Frank '' Munro ( 25 October 1947 – 16 August 2011 ) was a Scottish international footballer who played as a centre back . Munro played for Dundee United and Aberdeen in his native Scotland before moving to Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1968 . Here he won a League Cup winners medal while with the club , and played in the first-ever UEFA Cup Final . Early . Munro started his career as a centre-forward with Chelsea at junior and amateur level in 1961–62 , after leaving school , but he left without signing professional forms . Following this , he returned home to his native Scotland and signed as a professional for Dundee United . He broke into the first team in 1964 and won four Scotland youth caps during his time at Tannadice . In October 1966 , he moved to fellow Division 1 outfit Aberdeen for £10,000 . His first season proved a success as he collected a runners-up medal as the team fought its way through to the 1967 Scottish Cup Final , losing 0–2 to Celtic at Hampden Park . This was sufficient to qualify for Europe though , and they competed in the Cup Winners ' Cup the following season , giving Munro his first – but not last – taste of European football . Munro scored Aberdeen 's first goal in European competition , in a 10–1 win against KR Reykjavik . In the summer of 1967 , Munro and Aberdeen travelled to America to compete in the newly formed United Soccer Association league . Due to the lack of existing teams , the league organisers instead imported several established teams from around the globe to compete under 'franchise ' names . Aberdeen competed as the `` Washington Whips '' , based in the capital . The Whips won the Eastern division and so progressed through to the championship play-off match in July , where they faced the Western champions , Los Angeles Wolves ( represented by Wolverhampton Wanderers ) . The Whips eventually lost 5–6 in extra time , but Munro 's performance in scoring a hat-trick , caught the eye of the opposition manager Ronnie Allen . Wolverhampton Wanderers . In October 1968 , Wolves acted upon this display and signed Munro for £55,000 . Munro went on to play 371 times in total for the club , becoming firmly established at centre back , despite signing as a midfielder . He also chipped in with 18 goals in total , including scoring in both legs of the 1972 UEFA Cup semi final defeat of Ferencváros and played in the final , collecting another runners-up medal after a 2–3 aggregate defeat to Spurs . Munro did n't have to wait too long though for a winners ' medal as Wolves lifted the 1974 League Cup , after a 2-1 victory over Manchester City at Wembley . The Wolves also won the Texaco Cup in 1971 . His performances for Wolves also won him nine Scotland caps – as well as four at under-23 level – spread from 1971 to 1975 . His full debut coming on 18 May 1971 against Northern Ireland . His last appearance for Scotland was in a 1–1 draw against Romania in Bucharest . Shortly after helping the Midlanders to regain their First Division status in 1976–77 — after a year outside it – Munro returned to Scotland when the lure of Celtic proved too strong . He signed after a short loan period in December 1977 for £20,000 . Munro was the last player Jock Stein signed as Celtic manager . Later life . Stein saw Munro as being a replacement for the injured Pat Stanton . His time in Glasgow was to prove short-lived , however . Despite picking up another runners-up medal ( in the 1978 Scottish League Cup ) , Celtic only finished fifth in the Scottish Premier Division . Munro was released by Celtic in the summer of 1978 and he headed for a new challenge in Australia by signing for South Melbourne Hellas , managed by former Wolves goalkeeper Dave MacLaren . Although initially this was only planned as a short-term arrangement , he ended up moving there permanently . During the 1980s Munro took up a player/coach role at Albion Rovers , before retiring as a player . He later managed Hamlyn Rangers ( now known as Geelong Rangers F.C . ) and Keilor Park ( formerly Keilor Austria ) . He returned to the UK in 1991 and settled in Wolverhampton , with his partner Naomi . He suffered a stroke in the early 2000s that left him confined to a wheelchair for his remaining life . He died on 16 August 2011 after suffering acute breathing difficulties .
Brieskorn–Grothendieck resolution . In mathematics , a Brieskorn–Grothendieck resolution is a resolution conjectured by Alexander Grothendieck , that in particular gives a resolution of the universal deformation of a Kleinian singularity . announced the construction of this resolution , and published the details of Brieskorn 's construction .
Pithauli . Pithauli is a town in Kawaswati Municipality in Nawalparasi District in the Lumbini Zone of southern Nepal . The municipality was formed by merging the existing Kawaswati , Shivamandir , Pithauli , Agryouli VDCs . At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 5957 people living in 1084 individual households .
Sophienholm . Sophienholm is a former country house and exhibition venue located north on the shore of Lake Bagsværd in Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality in the northern outskirts of Copenhagen , Denmark . The building was originally a country house built by Johan Theodor Holmskiold in 1769 . Constantin Brun , its next owner , had it completely rebuilt at the turn of the 19th century into its present appearance , and it became a lively cultural venue during the Danish Golden Age when his wife , the writer and salonist Friederike Brun , played host to many prominent Danish and foreign cultural figures of the time . Early history . Sophienholm was built from 1767 to 1768 as a country retreat for Johan Theodor Holmskiold . Originally a medical doctor and naturalist , he had just begun a successful career at the Royal Court in Copenhagen and as a director for several prominent state enterprises . He named the house after his wife Sophie Holmskjold. , and owned the property until 1790 when he built himself a new and larger country home nearby . The new owner of Sophienholm was the merchant Constantin Brun . Originally from Germany , he had come to Denmark as royal administrator of trade in the Danish West Indies and made a fortune on trade during the early Napoleonic Wars , profiting from Denmark 's neutrality . At the turn of the century , he commissioned Joseph-Jacques Ramée to expand and completely redesign the building . Completed in 1805 , Ramée 's project also redesigned the park and added several smaller buildings to the site , including a Norwegian house , a Chinese pavilion , a Swiss cottage and a gate house . Later two lateral wings were added to the main building . Golden Age venue . While the Bruns resided at Sophienholm , the estate developed into a lively cultural venue when the culturally inclined Frederikke used it for salons . An inspiration for this activity was Madame de Staël , a close friend from her travels who was famous for her salons at Château de Coppet . Frederikke Brun 's salons attracted a colourful mix of celebrated poets and poor and unknown students , composers , foreign diplomats , foreign artists of any kind , and even members of the royal family . Among the most frequent guests were Jens Baggesen , Oehlenschläger , Schack von Staffeldt , a young Johan Ludvig Heiberg , J. M. Thiele and B. S. Ingemann . Contemporary memoires and letter literature provide a detailed image of how the salon life at Sophienhom unfolded . In the day time , the park was a popular venue for the house guests who would have tea or hot chocolate in the Norwegian House in the afternoon , sometimes also in the evening . Imported donkeys were used for excursions in the surrounding countryside . At dinner time , the guests were treated with food and wine `` in abundance '' and afterwards coffee was served in the Picture Room , located on the ground floor , facing the forest . Constantin Brun , who did not share Frederikke 's cultural inclination , would usually retire early , either to his private chambers or to a quiet corner to play cards and complain about his wife 's extravagance . Besides general conversation , the entertainment included various literary and musical activities . Frederikke often read aloud letters from her many famous friends abroad , and guests entertained with recitations of poetry or musical performances . A central part of the salon life was Ida Brun , Constantin and Friederike Brun 's oldest daughter . She had many prominent admirers both among the guests at Sophienholm and the prominent personages she met on travels with her parents around Europe , including Bertel Thorvaldsen in Rome . She performed at her mother 's soirés both with singing and `` attitudes '' , a cross between postures , dance and acting , which she had learned directly from their inventor , Lady Hamilton in Naples . When Ida Brun married Louis Philippe de Bombelles , the Austrian Ambassador to Denmark , and left the country , the salons at Sophienholm faded out . After the Brun era . The Brun era ended in 1836 when Constantin and Friederikke Brun died within a few month of each other . Ida Brun inherited Sophienholm but immediately sold it . In 1882 , the estate was bought by Carl Aller , founder of Carl Allers Etablissement , a fast expanding publishing house . Sophienholm stayed in hands of the Aller family until it was bought by Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality in 1963 . They renovated the building and opened it to the public as an exhibition building . Sopheinholm today . Sophienholm hosts 4–5 exhibitions a year . The park is used for concerts .
Spiridione Roma . Spiridione Roma ( 1737–1781 ) was an Italian painter , best known for his work in England . Biography . He was born in Corfu ; then a territory of the Republic of Venice . Little is written about his biography and training . He is best known for an allegorical ceiling piece , `` The East Offering its Riches to Britannia '' ( 1778 ) , commissioned by the East India Company for the Revenue Committee Room in the East India House in London . The painting now generally represents the era 's panegyric to Britain 's imperial and colonialist domination ; it is presently held in the British Library in London . Other works in British National Trust collections include `` An Illusionistic Gothic Patron 's Pew , in the Extension of the Chapel '' ( c.1769/1771 ) .
Eugenio López Alonso . Eugenio López Alonso is the President of Fundación Jumex Arte Contemporáneo and a contemporary art collector . He has worked in the realm of contemporary art collecting in Mexico since the late 1990s , focusing on the promotion of contemporary art practice and on fostering its development . In 2001 he created Fundación Jumex , a not-for-profit institution that receives support from Grupo Jumex , a company founded by his father , Eugenio López Rodea . The creation of Museo Jumex in 2013 has further established López ’ s influence in the international cultural landscape . His work has been recognized through his continual support of different museums in Mexico in their programming of educational activities , publications related to the visual arts , and through the grants and scholarships that Fundación Jumex awards every year to curators and artists for postgraduate studies abroad . Eugenio López is currently a member of the board of trustees of other institutions in Mexico like Museo Tamayo Arte Contemporáneo , Museo de Arte Moderno and Patronato de Arte Contemporáneo ( PAC ) . In the US , López is on the board of trustees of the New Museum of Contemporary Art in New York and of Museum of Contemporary Art , Los Angeles ( MOCA ) . It is thanks to his interest in contemporary Latin American art that the MOCA established the JUMEX FUND . He has also supported the making of exhibitions and publications at Metropolitan Museum of Art and Museum of Modern Art in New York , The Moore Space , Miami , and Los Angeles County Museum of Art ( LACMA ) and the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles . Awards . 2003 - Tribute from the New Museum of Contemporary Art , New York 2005 - International Collector ’ s Award , Feria de Arte Internacional ARCO , Madrid 2006 - Collector of the Year Award , Fundación Olga y Rufino Tamayo , Mexico City 2007 - Sorolla Medal , The Hispanic Society of America , New York 2008 - International Patron of the Arts Award , Montblanc Cultural Foundation , Mexico City Museo Universitario de Arte Contemporáneo ( MUAC , UNAM ) named one of its galleries after him to acknowledge his funding of the building ’ s construction . 2011 - Premio Visionario , Empresa Televisa & Jalisco State Government 2014 - `` My Hero '' award from the Aid for Aids organization for his contribution to the fight against this illness 2016 - International Philanthropy Award , UN Women for Peace Association , New York Fundación Jumex . Fundación Jumex Arte Contemporáneo was formally established on March 3 , 2001 to foster the production and discussion of contemporary art . It accomplishes this through the Colección Jumex , its art collection , and Museo Jumex , a site for the exhibition and activation of contemporary art . Fundación Jumex furthers its mission through complementary programs : development , directed at supporting contemporary art practice and independent projects ; and education , committed to helping visitors understand and appreciate contemporary art . Colección Jumex . Colección Jumex , considered one of the most important art collections in Latin America , includes works by Mexican and international artists like Andy Warhol , Alexander Calder , Roni Horn , Louise Bourgeois , Cy Twombly , Gabriel Orozco , Damián Ortega , Minerva Cuevas , Julieta Aranda , Abraham Cruzvillegas , and Francis Alÿs among many others . Museo Jumex . Museo Jumex opened in November 2013 as an institution devoted to contemporary art . It is located in Mexico City in the Polanco area . Through its exhibitions and public programs , it aspires to become a relevant institution in the field of art by producing and co-producing exhibitions and research , as well as familiarizing the audiences with the concepts and contexts of contemporary art . Museo Jumex was the first building in Latin America designed by the British architect David Chipperfield .
Chung Chi College . The Chung Chi College ( Chinese : 崇基學院 ) is one of the constituent colleges of The Chinese University of Hong Kong ( CUHK ) , and one of the three original colleges that joined to form the CUHK in 1963 . Founded in 1951 by representatives of Protestant churches in Hong Kong , it was formally incorporated under the Chung Chi College Incorporation Ordinance in 1955 . Among the colleges of CUHK , Chung Chi is the only one with a religious background . History . Chung Chi College was founded in 1951 by the representatives of Protestant Churches in Hong Kong to meet the need for a local institution of higher learning . The Board of Regents of St. John 's University , Shanghai moved to Hong Kong after it was closed by the Communist government and assisted in the founding of Chung Chi College . The college aims to provide further education in accordance with Christian traditions so that its students can develop an appreciation of both Western and Chinese cultures . It was formally incorporated in 1955 under an ordinance of the government . The college began with borrowed and rented premises , first in the Cathedral Hall and St. Paul 's Co-educational College , then at No . 147 Caine Road and in the Bishop Hoare Memorial Building on Lower Albert Road . Expansion was made possible by financial help from church organizations in North America and Britain . Local churches , firms , and private individuals also gave considerable support . In 1956 , the college moved to its permanent site in the Ma Liu Shui valley . Between 1959 and 1963 , it received the bulk of its funds from the government . In 1963 , it was incorporated as one of the three founding colleges of The Chinese University of Hong Kong . The college has a Chaplain 's Office to promote activities which include assemblies , Sunday Service , Campus Christian Fellowship . The Theology Division ( now named Divinity School of Chung Chi College ) was established for the training of Christian ministers .
Jim Lewis ( footballer , born 1909 ) . Daniel James Lewis ( 21 June 1909 – 7 October 1980 ) , better known as Jim Lewis , was a Welsh professional footballer . He played as a full back in the Football League for Watford from 1931 until 1939 , when football was suspended due to the Second World War . During the final five league seasons , Lewis played regularly as Watford consistently finished in the top six positions in the Third Division South , and won the 1937 Third Division South Cup . He made a total of 124 Watford appearances in peacetime competitions , and a further 72 in wartime ones .
Gotha ( district ) . Gotha ( German : `` Landkreis Gotha '' ) is a Kreis ( district ) in western central Thuringia , Germany . Neighboring districts are Unstrut-Hainich , Sömmerda , the Kreis-free city Erfurt , Ilm-Kreis , Schmalkalden-Meiningen and the Wartburgkreis . Geography . Gotha borders the Thuringian Basin in the north and east , with a low point of about 200 meters ( 656 feet ) in the northern part of the district . Fahner Heights , a muschelkalk ridge with a height of 413 meters ( 1,355 feet ) , is located in the extreme north , between the municipalities of Tonna and Bienstädt . The land rises to about 900 meters ( 2,953 feet ) in the Thuringian Forest , which covers the south-western area of the district . The Rennsteig hiking trail follows a ridge line through the forest . The highest point in the district is Großer Inselsberg at 916.5 m ( 3,007 ft ) , on the border with Schmalkalden-Meiningen . The southern area of the district also has 3 dams : the Ohra Dam near the village of Luisenthal , as well as the Tambach-Dietharz Dam and the Schmalwasser Dam , both in the catchment area of the Apfelstädt , near the town of Tambach-Dietharz . On the southeastern boundary of the district , between Ohrdruf and Mühlberg , is the muschelkalk Ohrdrufer Plateau which sits at an average of about 450 meters ( 1,436 ft ) . Since 1906 , 49.5 km² of this plateau has been used as military proving ground . Aside from the areas covered by the Thuringian forest and other small wooded ridges , the district is largely used for agriculture . Administrative . In 1640 , Gotha was partitioned from the Saxon Duchy of Saxe-Weimar to form the Duchy of Saxe-Gotha in the Holy Roman Empire . After acquiring additional territory from nearby dutchies , Saxe-Gotha was itself partitioned into seven dutchies in 1680 , with the Gotha territory continuing in Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg . The duchy 's ruling family line went extinct in 1825 with the death of Frederick IV , and the territory was divided again , this time into Saxe-Hildburghausen and Saxe-Coburg and Gotha . With the abolishment of the Monarchy of Germany following the November Revolution , the territory of Coburg was merged into Bavaria , and Gotha became part of Thuringia . The Weimar district of Gotha was formed on October 1 , 1922 from the largest parts of the cities and surrounding district offices of Gotha , Ohrdruf , and Waltershausen . The city of Gotha was made the district capital . This merged district extended south to Oberhof . During the Nazi regime , municipal self-government ended abruptly in 1933 . After the Second World War , both the US and later Soviet military government reinstated the administrative structures from the Weimar period , with some municipal additions and removals happening in 1946 . In 1949 , Gotha was integrated into East Germany , undergoing further territorial changes in 1950 and during the administrative reform of 1952 . In May 1990 , the first free municipal elections since 1946 took place in Thuringia , with Thuringia being re-established as a free state later in October of that year . Local government was officially granted power by Thuringia in 1993 , in the form of district councils and district administrators . The most recent territorial change for the district was in 1994 , where it gained several towns from surrounding former East German districts . Partnerships . Since 1990 the district has a partnership with the district Main-Kinzig in Hessen , Germany .
Baker Street tube station . Baker Street is a station on the London Underground at the junction of Baker Street and the Marylebone Road in the City of Westminster . The station is in Travelcard Zone 1 and is served by five different lines . It is one of the original stations of the Metropolitan Railway ( MR ) , the world 's first underground railway , opened in 1863 . On the Circle and Hammersmith & City lines it is between Great Portland Street and Edgware Road . On the Metropolitan line it is between Great Portland Street and Finchley Road . On the Bakerloo line it is between Regent 's Park and Marylebone , and on the Jubilee line it is between Bond Street and St. John 's Wood . Location . The station has entrances on Baker Street , Chiltern Street ( ticket holders only ) and Marylebone Road . Nearby attractions include Regent 's Park , Lord 's Cricket Ground , the Sherlock Holmes Museum and Madame Tussauds . The station today . Baker Street station is the merging of three separate stations , having over the years several booking offices . Major changes took place in 1891-93 and 1910-12 . The station layout is rather complex . The sub-surface station is connected to the open-air Metropolitan line station . This is a terminus for some Metropolitan line trains , but there is also a connecting curve that joins to the Circle line just beyond the platforms , allowing Metropolitan line trains to run to Aldgate in the City of London . Below this is a deep-level tube station for the Bakerloo and Jubilee lines . These are arranged in a cross-platform interchange layout and there are connections between the two lines just to the north of the station . Access to the Bakerloo and Jubilee lines is only via escalators . With ten platforms overall , Baker Street has the most London Underground platforms of any station on the network . Since Swiss Cottage and St. John 's Wood have replaced the former three stations between Finchley Road and Baker Street on the Metropolitan line , it takes an average of five and a half minutes to travel between them . Sub-surface platforms . Of the MR 's original stations , now the Circle and Hammersmith & City line platforms five and six are the best preserved dating from the stations opening in 1863 . Plaques of the Metropolitan Railways coat of arms along the platform and old plans and photographs depict the station which has changed remarkably little in over a hundred and fifty years . Restoration work in the 1980s on the oldest portions of Baker Street station brought it back to something similar to its 1863 appearance . The Metropolitan lines platforms one to four were largely the result of the stations rebuild in the 1920s to cater for the increase in traffic on its outer suburban routes . Today the basic layout remains the same with platforms two and three being through tracks for City services to Aldgate from Amersham , Chesham and Uxbridge flanked by terminal platforms one and four which are the domain of services to and from Watford . The northern end of the platforms is in a cutting being surrounded by Chiltern Court and Selbie House the latter of which houses Baker Street control centre responsible for signalling the Metropolitan line from Preston Road to Aldgate , as well as the Circle and Hammersmith & City lines between Baker Street and Aldgate . All Metropolitan line platforms can function as terminating tracks however under normal circumstance only dead ended platforms one and four are used as such . Deep level tube platforms . The Bakerloo line uses platforms eight and nine which date from 10 March 1906 when the Baker Street & Waterloo railway opened between here and Lambeth North ( then called Kennington Road ) . The contraction of the name to `` Bakerloo '' rapidly caught on , and the official name was changed to match in July 1906 . By the mid-1930s , the Metropolitan line was suffering from congestion caused by the limited capacity of its tracks between Baker Street and Finchley Road stations . To relieve this pressure , the network-wide `` New Works Programme , 1935–1940 '' included the construction of new sections of tunnel between the Bakerloo line 's platforms at Baker Street and Finchley Road and the replacement of three Metropolitan line stations ( Lord 's , Marlborough Road and Swiss Cottage ) between those points with two new Bakerloo stations ( St. John 's Wood and Swiss Cottage ) . The Bakerloo line also took over the Metropolitan line 's service to Stanmore on 20 November 1939 . The branch remained part of the Bakerloo line until 1 May 1979 , when similar congestion problems for the Bakerloo line caused by the two branches converging at Baker Street led to the opening of the Jubilee line , initially created by connecting the Stanmore branch to new tunnels bored between Baker Street and Charing Cross . Following refurbishment in the 1980s the original tiling scheme was replaced with tiles depicting the silhouette of Sherlock Holmes who lived at 221B , Baker Street . The Bakerloo still maintains its connection with the now Jubilee line tracks to Stanmore with tunnels linking from Northbound Bakerloo line platform nine to the Northbound Jubilee line toward St John 's Wood and Southbound from Jubilee line platform seven to the Southbound Bakerloo line towards Regents Park . Although no passenger services operate over these sections they can be used for the transfer of engineering trains and are currently being used to transfer Bakerloo line 1972 stock trains to and from Acton Works as part of a refurbishment programme . Jubilee line trains use platforms seven and ten , which opened in 1979 when the newly built Jubilee line took over existing Bakerloo line services to Stanmore running through new tunnels from Baker Street to Charing Cross to serve as a relief line to the Bakerloo which by now was suffering from capacity issues . In 1999 the Jubilee line was extended from Green Park to Stratford and made the Jubilee line platforms at Charing Cross redundant after twenty years . The design of the Jubilee line platforms at Baker Street has changed little since being opened with illustrations depicting famous scenes from Sherlock Holmes cases . Cross platform interchange is provided between Bakerloo and Jubilee lines in both directions . Step-free access project . In 2008 TfL proposed a project to provide step-free access to the sub-surface platforms . The project was a TfL-funded Games-enabling project in its investment programme ( and not a project specifically funded as a result of the success of the London 2012 Games bid ) . The project was included in the strategy on accessible transport published by the London 2012 Olympic Delivery Authority and the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games . Access to the Metropolitan line platforms 1–4 ( serving trains to and from Finchley Road ) would be provided by a bridge from the Bakerloo and Jubilee line ticket hall , with a lift from the bridge to each island platform . Through a passage from platforms 1–2 , this would also give step-free access to platform 5 ( Circle and Hammersmith & City line eastbound trains ) . Access to platform 6 ( Circle and Hammersmith & City line westbound trains ) would be provided by demolishing the triangular building outside the station , on the north side of Marylebone Road , and taking over the public pedestrian subway under Marylebone Road to provide a link between a lift up from platform 5 to the subway and a lift at the other end of the subway down to platform 6 . The replacement for the triangular building would also act as an emergency exit for the station . TfL applied for planning permission and listed building consent for providing access to platforms 5 and 6 on 1 October 2008 , but the application was subsequently withdrawn . ( The part of the proposed scheme to provide step-free access to platforms 1–4 is within TfL 's permitted development rights , and so does not require planning permission . ) TfL announced on 31 March 2009 that because of budgetary constraints the step-free scheme would be deferred . Platform lengthening . In order to accommodate the new , longer S stock trains , which started operating Metropolitan line services in August 2010 , platforms 1 and 4 have been extended . However , the Circle and Hammersmith & City line platforms 5 and 6 have not been extended to accommodate their new S7 Stock trains , due to the enclosed nature of the platforms . Instead selective door operation is employed . Bakerloo line . On this line , it is between Regent 's Park and Marylebone . Trains can terminate at Queen 's Park , Stonebridge Park , or Harrow and Wealdstone to the north , and Piccadilly Circus , Lambeth North or Elephant & Castle to the south . Weekday peak service operates with one or two additional Queen 's Park-Elephant & Castle trains per hour , and Sunday service operates with two fewer Queen 's Park-Elephant & Castle trains per hour during the core of the day . Jubilee line . The station is situated between Bond Street to the south and St John 's Wood to the north . Southbound trains usually terminate at Stratford and North Greenwich although additional turn back points are provided at Green Park , Waterloo , London Bridge , Canary Wharf and West Ham . Northbound trains usually terminate at Stanmore , Wembley Park and Willesden Green although additional turn back points are available at Finchley Road , West Hampstead and Neasden . Circle line . The station is between Great Portland Street and Edgware Road on this line as well on the Hammersmith & City and Metropolitan lines . Hammersmith & City line . Between 1 October 1877 and 31 December 1906 some services on the H & CR were extended to Richmond over the London and South Western Railway ( L & SWR ) via its station at Hammersmith ( Grove Road ) . The station is between Great Portland Street and Edgware Road on this line , as with the Circle and Metropolitan lines . Metropolitan line . The Metropolitan line is the only line to operate an express service although currently this is only Southbound in the morning peaks and Northbound in the evening peaks . Southbound Fast services run non-stop between Moor Park , Harrow-On-The-Hill and Finchley Road whilst Semi-fast services run non stop between Harrow-On-The-Hill and Finchley Road . In the evening peaks Fast and Semi-fast services call additionally at Wembley Park . The station is situated between Great Portland Street sharing tracks with the Circle and Hammersmith & City lines in the East and Finchley Road Station to the North . Connections . The station is served by London Bus routes 2 , 13 , 18 , 27 , 30 , 74 , 113 , 139 , 189 , 205 , 274 and 453 , and also by night routes N18 , N74 , N113 and N205 . In addition , bus routes 27 , 139 , 189 and 453 have a 24-hour service . Metropolitan line . In the first half of the 19th century , the population and physical extent of London grew greatly . The congested streets and the distance to the City from the stations to the north and west prompted many attempts to get parliamentary approval to build new railway lines into the City . In 1852 , Charles Pearson planned a railway from Farringdon to King 's Cross . Although the plan was supported by the City , the railway companies were not interested and the company struggled to proceed . The Bayswater , Paddington , and Holborn Bridge Railway Company was established to connect the Great Western Railway 's ( GWR ) Paddington station to Pearson 's route at King 's Cross . A bill was published in November 1852 and in January 1853 the directors held their first meeting and appointed John Fowler as its engineer . Several bills were submitted for a route between Paddington and Farringdon . The company 's name was also to be changed again , to Metropolitan Railway and the route was approved on 7 August 1854 . Construction began in March 1860 with works mostly using the `` cut-and-cover '' method from Paddington to King 's Cross ; east of there it continued in a short tunnel then followed the culverted River Fleet in an open cutting to near the new Smithfield meat market . Delayed by several accidents during construction , work was complete by the end of 1862 at a cost of £1.3 million . The railway opened to the public on Saturday 10 January 1863 . The Met was granted permission for two additional tracks ( the City Widened Lines ) from King 's Cross to Farringdon Street in 1861 , and a four-track eastward extension to Moorgate in 1864 . The extension to Aldersgate Street and Moorgate Street ( now Barbican and Moorgate ) opened on 23 December 1865 . On 13 April 1868 , the MR opened the first section of Metropolitan and St John 's Wood Railway as a branch from its existing route . This line , serving the open-air platforms , was steadily extended to Willesden Green and northwards , finally reaching Aylesbury Town and Verney Junction ( some 50 miles/80 km from Baker Street ) in 1892 . The MR station mainly competed for traffic with Euston , where the LNWR provided local services to Middlesex and Watford , and later with Marylebone , where the GCR provided expresses to Aylesbury and beyond on the same line . Over the next few decades this section of the station was extensively rebuilt to provide four platforms . The current Metropolitan line layout largely dates from 1925 , and the bulk of the surface buildings , designed by architect Charles Walter Clark , also date from this period . As part of the Transported by Design programme of activities , in 15 October 2015 , after two months of public voting , Baker Street underground station 's platforms were elected by Londoners as one of the 10 favourite transport design icons . Hammersmith & City line . In November 1860 , a bill was presented to Parliament for a railway from the GWR 's main line west of Paddington to Shepherd 's Bush and Hammersmith . Authorised on 22 July 1861 as the Hammersmith and City Railway ( H & CR ) , the line constructed opened on 13 June 1864 . In 1871 , two additional tracks parallel to the GWR between Westbourne Park and Paddington were brought into use for the H & CR . Circle line . Proposals from the Met to extend south from Paddington to South Kensington and east from Moorgate to Tower Hill were granted on 29 July 1864 . Starting as a branch from Praed Street junction , a short distance east of the Met 's Paddington station , the western extension opened to Brompton ( Gloucester Road ) ( now Gloucester Road ) on 1 October 1868 . Three months later , on 24 December 1868 , the Met extended eastwards to South Kensington . The two companies started operating a joint `` Inner Circle '' service between Mansion House and Moorgate Street via South Kensington and Edgware Road every ten minutes , supplemented by a District service every ten minutes between Mansion House and West Brompton and H & CR and GWR suburban services between Edgware Road and Moorgate Street . At the other end of the line , the District part of South Kensington station opened on 10 July 1871 and Earl 's Court station opened on the West Brompton extension on 30 October 1871 . Bakerloo and Jubilee lines . In November 1891 , a private bill was presented to Parliament for the construction of the Baker Street and Waterloo Railway ( BS & WR ) . The railway was planned to run entirely underground from Marylebone to Elephant & Castle via Baker Street and Waterloo and was approved in 1900 . Construction commenced in August 1898 under the direction of Sir Benjamin Baker , W.R. Galbraith and R.F . Church with building work by Perry & Company of Tredegar Works , Bow . Test trains began running in 1905 . The official opening of the BS & WR by Sir Edwin Cornwall took place on 10 March 1906 . The first section of the BS & WR was between Baker Street and Lambeth North . Baker Street was the temporary northern terminus of the line until it was extended to Marylebone on 27 March 1907 , a year after the rest of the line . The original station building stood on Baker Street and served the tube platforms with lifts , but these were supplemented with escalators in 1914 , linking the Metropolitan line and the Bakerloo line platforms by a new concourse excavated under the Metropolitan line . On 20 November 1939 , following the construction of an additional southbound platform and connecting tube tunnels between Baker Street and Finchley Road stations , the Bakerloo line took over the Metropolitan line 's stopping services between Finchley Road and Wembley Park and its Stanmore branch . The current Bakerloo ticket hall and escalators to the lower concourse were provided in conjunction with the new service . The Jubilee line added an extra northbound platform and replaced the Bakerloo line service to Stanmore from its opening on 1 May 1979 . Incidents . On 18 June 1925 , electric locomotive No.4 collided with a passenger train when a signal was changed from green to red just as the locomotive was passing it . Six people were injured . On 23 August 1973 , a bomb was found in a carrier bag in the ticket hall . The bomb was defused by the bomb squad . A week later , on 30 August , a member of staff found another bomb left on the overbridge . Again , it was defused without any injury . In popular culture . The excavation of Baker Street for the Underground can be seen in a scene of the 2011 film ' , set in 1891 .
Odile Ahouanwanou . Odile Ahouanwanou ( born 5 January 1991 ) is a Beninese heptathlete , who also specialises in the 100 metres hurdles ; she holds Beninese records in both events . She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics , 2015 African Games and two African Championships in Athletics , and won a silver medal in the heptathlon at the 2015 African Games . Competition . Ahouanwanou debuted internationally at the 2012 African Championships in Athletics in Porto-Novo , Benin . She competed in the heptathlon and finished sixth overall with a points score of 4983 , 941 points behind the gold medalist . Ahouanwanou 's best result in an individual discipline was fourth in both the javelin and shot put . At the 2012 Summer Olympics she competed in the 100 metres hurdles . She placed eighth out of nine competitors in Heat 6 , setting a new Beninese national record at 14.76 seconds . Ahouanwanou 's next major competition was the 2014 African Championships in Athletics , where she finished eighth in the heptathlon with 4309 points . She won the shot put and javelin disciplines , but she was disqualified in the 100 metres hurdles . Ahouanwanou then competed in the 2015 African Games , where she won the silver medal in the heptathlon with a points score of 5734 . She finished first in the shot put and in the javelin , second in the 200 metres , fourth in the high jump , fifth in the 100 metres hurdles , seven in the 800 metres and eighth in the long jump .
Marine safety ( USCG ) . Marine safety is one of the eleven missions of the United States Coast Guard . Coast Guard personnel inspect commercial vessels , respond to pollution , investigate marine casualties and merchant mariners , manage waterways , and license merchant mariners . Coast Guard officials also draft recommendations for the transit of hazardous cargo by ship , such as liquid natural gas . In addition to this mission , the Coast Guard carries out investigations to determine the cause of accidents on American-flagged ( Flag State ) ships or foreign ships in American waters ( Port State ) . Among the activities of the Coast Guard is inspection of commercial boats carrying passengers for hire . Vessels carrying more than six passengers must show a Certificate of Inspection ; this indicates the crews of such vessels have undergone drug testing , that the vessel 's firefighting and lifesaving equipment is adequate and in good condition , and machinery , hull construction , wiring , stability , safety railings , and navigation equipment meet Federal standards . Overview . The Coast Guard performs its marine safety mission by conducting marine inspection , marine investigation , waterways management , port safety , and merchant mariner credentialing activities . The marine safety mission is the largest mission performed by Prevention Departments at Coast Guard Sectors . Coast Guard personnel that contribute to the marine safety program at field units are eligible to earn the Marine Safety Insignia . Marine inspection . The Coast Guard is responsible for inspecting vessels ( e.g. , boats or ships ) that are registered in the United States or are foreign ships in U.S. waters . The Coast Guard delegates this responsibility to the Officer in Charge , Marine Inspection . There are two kinds of inspections : Safety and Security . Marine investigation . The Coast Guard investigates marine casualties and allegations of improper Merchant Mariner actions to determine cause , and to prevent future occurrences under its Marine Safety mission . There are two kinds of investigations : Marine casualty investigations , and personnel actions . Personnel actions . These investigations may result in a suspension and revocation action , which is an administrative process to determine the fitness of an individual to retain or continue to operate under the authority of his/her merchant Mariner document or license . These hearings are not criminal proceedings but rather administrative in nature . Waterways management . The program manages , influences , and provides access to a safe , secure , efficient and environmentally sound waterways system by providing marine safety information to the public , processing marine event permits , bridge administration and marine transportation system services . Port safety . The port safety function has a long history in the Coast Guard . It was expanded during the 20th century to include the protection of ports , harbors , vessels , and waterfront facilities against accidents , negligence , and sabotage . These responsibilities have been assigned to the COTP primarily through the Ports and Waterways Safety Act of 1972 . This Act resulted from several major groundings and oil spills and provided port safety authority for the COTP to protect the use of port transportation facilities , and to enhance efforts against the degradation of the marine environment . The port safety mission is primarily concerned with the prevention of accidental damage to ports , facilities , and ships in order to protect the environment and facilitate commerce . The Captain can close a port and direct private vessels to depart or take protective measures if necessary , such as to prepare for a hurricane . While port safety is concerned with `` accidents '' that harm people or property , port security ( as a part of maritime security ) is concerned with `` deliberate acts '' intended to harm people or property . Merchant mariner credentialing . In the United States , the Coast Guard is responsible for evaluating , certifying , and credentialing U.S. merchant mariners . All mariners receive a Merchant Mariner Credential from the Coast Guard , and are also required to obtain a Transportation Worker Identification Credential from the Transportation Security Administration .
Auschwitz or the great alibi . `` Auschwitz or the great alibi '' ( French : `` Auschwitz ou le grand alibi '' ) is a 1960 article published in `` Programme communiste '' , the French magazine of the International Communist Party ( ICP ) , later reedited in the form of a brochure . The authorship of this text has been attributed to both Amadeo Bordiga and Martin Axelrad . However , the `` Programme communiste '' was a Bordigist ( edited by disciples of Amadeo Bordiga ) revue , publishing its texts anonymously in order to emphasize its character of a collective work . The work is seen by some as a form of Holocaust denial , arguing that the Auschwitz concentration camp could not have been created as an extermination camp because the bourgeoisie can not act without a profit motive and therefore this was a labor camp in which members of the middle class exploited and exterminated other members of the middle class , thereby enabling capitalists to accumulate wealth . However , an actual reading of the text reveals that the existence of death camps were taken for granted and that the goal of the paper was not to deny death camps , but to explain why the bourgeoisie would view the extermination of Jews ( and specifically Jews ) as profitable . The text does not deny the horrors of the Holocaust , but instead argues that genocide is a result of capitalism—either as a way to solve a crisis or to bolster a national identity . Author . The article was published in issue 11 , dated April–June 1960 , of the `` Programme communiste '' , organ of the ICP . The article starts out with a critique of a poster published by the MRAP and largely supports its argument on the book `` The History of Joel Brand '' . It was at first published in French , referring to a French context , which in itself made the attribution to the Italian communist Amadeo Bordiga problematic . According to an article in 2010 in `` Le Prolétaire '' , organ of the ICP , its author was in fact Martin Axelrad , a militant French Bordigist . Thesis . The article refers to Adolf Eichmann 's offer to `` sell a million Jews '' as related by the American relief worker Joel Brand to support the claim that the Nazis at first tried to get rid of the Jewish population by expelling them and that no other countries were prepared to receive them as these other countries were confronted with the same problems concerning their petite bourgeoisie . As the war aggravated the whole situation , the concentrated capital forces of Germany ended up organising the extermination of the Jews . The phrase `` Auschwitz or the great alibi '' refers to the more specific claim that after the war the Shoah was made use of in order to demobilize the working class as part of a propaganda effort establishing a belief that the `` antifascist democracies '' were of an entirely different nature from fascism , making the working class forget , by being exposed to the relics of the extermination , that these were in fact the outcome of the same logic of capitalism that they themselves also were obeying . In this perspective , the exhortations to fight fascism in the name of democracy were in fact a lure destined to make the proletariat forget that their true enemy is and continues to be the capitalist system : It is in this sense that `` Nazi barbarism '' would be the `` great alibi '' of the capitalist democracies .
Dhardo Rimpoche . Dhardo Rinpoche ( 1917-1990 ) , born Thubten Lhundup Legsang , was the 12th in a line of tulkus from Dhartsendo on the eastern border of Tibet who hailed from the Nyingma Gompa in Dhartsendo called Dorje Drak ( not to be confused with Dorje Drak in Central Tibet ) . The 11th tulku rose to the Abbot of Drepung and during the 1912 invasion of Tibet by China was the most senior of the retired abbots in the National Assembly . He died in 1916 and the 12th Tulku was born in 1917 . Dhardo Rinpoche was educated in the traditional Tibetan monastic style , taking his Geshe Degree and graduating at the Lharmapa level at Drepung Monastery , and doing further study at Gyud-med Tantric College . In 1951 he was appointed abbot of the Tibetan monastery at Bodh Gaya , and from 1954 onwards combined this with a few months per year stay in Kalimpong near the India-Tibet border . Kalimpong was to become an important staging post for Tibetans fleeing the Chinese invasion . Dhardo Rinpoche founded the Indo-Tibetan Buddhist Cultural Institute ( ITBCI ) , in 1952 which then opened an orphanage and school for Tibetan refugees . He was abbot of Yiga Choeling Monastery , Ghoom from 1964 till his death in 1990 . In 1962 he stopped with the job in Bodhgaya . During the 1950s and 1960s Dhardo Rinpoche was friend and teacher to Sangharakshita , an English Buddhist who spent 14 years based in Kalimpong before returning to England to found the Friends of the Western Buddhist Order ( FWBO ) , now the Triratna Buddhist Community . Sangharakshita considered Dhardo Rinpoche to be a living bodhisattva and he is still revered as such in the Triratna Community . In the 1980s the FWBO 's charity Aid For India ( now known as the Karuna Trust ( UK ) ) undertook to provide funding for the ITBCI School . Portions of Dhardo Rinpoche 's relics , the ashes from his cremation , have been installed in several stupas in the West : at Sudarshanaloka Retreat Centre ( near Thames , New Zealand ) , at Padmaloka Buddhist Retreat Centre ( near Norwich , England ) , at Guhyaloka Retreat Centre , ( near Alicante , Spain ) , at Tiratanaloka Retreat Centre in Wales , at Vimaladhatu Retreat Centre in Sauerland , Germany , and at Aryaloka Buddhist Center in New Hampshire , USA . Dhardo Rinpoche 's motto was : `` Cherish the doctrine ; live united ; radiate love '' , which also became the motto of the school he founded . He was concerned especially to teach the children at his school that `` actions have consequences '' . The thirteenth in the line of Tulkus , Tenzin Legshad Wangdi , was born in 1991 and still goes by the name of Dhardo Tulku .
Opsilia ( gens ) . The gens Opsilia was an obscure plebeian family at Rome . No members of this gens are known to have held any magistracies , but several are found in inscriptions . Origin . The nomen `` Opsilius '' belongs to a class of gentilicia formed from other names using the suffix `` -ilius '' . In this case the nomen is derived from the more common `` Opsius '' ; the same nomen also gives rise to the gens Opsidia or Obsidia . The common root of all three nomina is `` op- '' , `` help '' , found in the name of the goddess Ops , as well as the praenomen `` Opiter '' , and the derived patronymics `` Opiternius '' and `` Opetreius '' , and the nomen `` Oppius '' . Most of these names are thought to be of Sabine or Samnite origin .
Remmert–Stein theorem . In complex analysis , a field in mathematics , the Remmert–Stein theorem , introduced by , gives conditions for the closure of an analytic set to be analytic . The theorem states that if `` F '' is an analytic set of dimension less than `` k '' in some complex manifold `` D '' , and `` M '' is an analytic subset of `` D '' – `` F '' with all components of dimension at least `` k '' , then the closure of `` M '' is either analytic or contains `` F '' . The condition on the dimensions is necessary : for example , the set of points 1/ '' n '' in the complex plane is analytic in the complex plane minus the origin , but its closure in the complex plane is not .
Eleven Questions . `` Eleven Questions '' ( 2007 ) is international collaboration of Robert Rich and Markus Reuter which was conceived , composed and recorded in person in one intense week at Rich ’ s Soundscape studio in California . Rich then completed , mixed and mastered the work over the subsequent two months .
John A. Samford . John Alexander Samford ( August 29 , 1905 – December 1 , 1968 ) was a United States Air Force lieutenant general and a director of the National Security Agency . Biography . Samford was born at Hagerman , New Mexico , in 1905 . He graduated from high school in 1922 and then spent one year at Columbia University in New York City . In 1924 , he received a senatorial appointment to the United States Military Academy . He graduated in 1928 , 131st in a class of 260 . Second Lieutenant Samford 's first assignment was that of a student officer at Brooks Field , Texas . In 1929 , he received his pilot wings at Kelly Field and was eventually rated a command pilot . Lieutenant Samford 's first assignment after Kelly Field was Fort Crockett located at Galveston , Texas . In 1930 , he returned to Kelly Field where he served as a flying instructor . In 1934 , he was ordered to an Engineering and Armament School at Chanute Field , Illinois . From 1935 until 1942 , he held various assignments in Panama , Virginia , Louisiana and Florida . Colonel Samford was assistant chief of staff , G-1 , Headquarters Third Air Force , in Tampa , Florida , when appointed chief of staff of the VIII Air Force Composite Command located in Northern Ireland . In 1943 , Colonel Samford was appointed deputy chief of staff of the Eighth Air Force , and later chief of staff of the VIII Bomber Command . In 1944 , Colonel Samford was promoted to brigadier general and appointed chief of staff of the Eighth Air Force . In October 1944 he was appointed deputy assistant chief of staff , A-2 , Headquarters U.S. Army Air Forces . In January 1947 , Brigadier General Samford was appointed commander , 24th Composite Wing which soon thereafter became the Antilles Air Division of the Caribbean Air Command . In May 1949 , Brigadier General Samford was appointed commandant of the Air Command and Staff School . He was promoted to major general in 1950 and held a brief appointment as commandant of the Air War College before being appointed director of intelligence of the U.S. Air Force . It was during Samford 's tenure as director of Air Force intelligence that Project Blue Book , which investigated unidentified flying objects ( UFOs ) was started . On July 29 , 1952 General Stamford conducted a press conference at the Pentagon related to UFOs . In December 1954 , General Samford went to Russia . General Samford was mentioned at the beginning of the 1956 film `` UFO '' which examined the phenomena of unidentified flying objects . He served as Vice Director of the National Security Agency from June to August 1956 . In November 1956 , Major General Samford was appointed director of the National Security Agency and promoted to lieutenant general . He held this post until his retirement on November 23 , 1960 . His successor as NSA director was Admiral Laurence H. Frost . He died on November 20 , 1968 in Washington , DC .
Office of Appeals . The Office of Appeals ( `` Appeals '' ) is an independent organization within the U.S. Internal Revenue Service that helps taxpayers resolve their tax disputes through an informal , administrative process . Its mission is to resolve tax controversies fairly and impartially , without litigation . Appeals reviews cases after the agency 's compliance function has made its decision , offering an objective point of view on each appealed case . Appeals ’ role is to settle disputes in a fair and impartial basis that favors neither the government nor the taxpayer . According to Commissioner Rettig , quoting from former Commissioner Caplin , the role of the entire agency is to perform its work in a `` fair and impartial manner , with neither a government nor a taxpayer point of view . '' Appeals also offers mediation services through Fast Track Settlement and other programs . These mediation programs are designed to help taxpayers resolve their disputes at the earliest possible stage in the audit or collection process . Resolution of a case in Appeals `` could take anywhere from 90 days to a year . '' Nina E. Olson , the IRS National Taxpayer Advocate , mentioned Appeals in her 2018 testimony before Congress , advising lawmakers , `` Activities like outreach and education , congressional and media relations , examinations , and collections in a country as large and diverse as ours require local knowledge and interaction . Yet 12 states do not have Appeals or Settlement Officers within their borders . '' The current chief is Donna C. Hansberry . She has received degrees from Boston College ( BA ) , Washington University School of Law ( JD ) , and the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University ( MBA ) . Contacting Appeals . 999 North Capitol Street , NEWashington , DC 20003 How to Contact the Appeals Employee Handling Your Case . The Appeals Account Resolution Specialist ( AARS ) function can be reached by telephone . The AARS can tell you if your case has been assigned to an Appeals employee and how to contact that employee directly . The assigned Appeals employee is your best contact for all issues related to your Appeals case .
Epalpus signifer . `` Epalpus signifer '' is a species of bristle fly in the family Tachinidae . It is found in North America .
National Socialist Flyers Corps . The National Socialist Flyers Corps ( ; NSFK ) was a paramilitary organization of the Nazi Party that was founded 15 April 1937 as a successor to the German Air Sports Association ; the latter had been active during the years when a German air force was forbidden by the Treaty of Versailles . The NSFK organization was based closely on the para-military organization of the `` Sturmabteilung '' ( SA ) . A similar group was the National Socialist Motor Corps ( NSKK ) . During the early years of its existence , the NSFK conducted military aviation training in gliders and private airplanes . Friedrich Christiansen , originally a `` Generalleutnant '' then later a Luftwaffe `` General der Flieger '' , was NSFK `` Korpsführer '' from 15 April 1937 until 26 June 1943 , followed by `` Generaloberst '' Alfred Keller until 8 May 1945 .
Seven 's Travels . `` Seven 's Travels '' is the third studio album by the Minneapolis hip hop group Atmosphere , their first and only for Epitaph . It was released on September 23 , 2003 . `` Trying to Find a Balance '' and `` National Disgrace '' were released as singles and music videos were made for both . Background . The original cover features a naked , bare-breasted woman laying in a field . It was changed to a plain white cover resembling The White Album due to the death of Marissa Mathy-Zvaifler , a 16-year-old girl who was murdered by a janitor during an Atmosphere show in Albuquerque , NM on July 16 , 2003 . The janitor , convicted pedophile Dominic Akers , had led the girl backstage , claiming he would allow her to meet vocalist Sean Daley ( aka Slug ) . Slug dedicates the album to Zvaifler in the liner notes , and later wrote about the incident and his reaction in a song entitled `` That Night , '' which appears on the 2005 album `` You Ca n't Imagine How Much Fun We 're Having '' . Slug would later describe the song as one he 'was n't supposed to write ' and marks the 2005 album as a whole as a beginning point of Slug 's more positive storytelling in his music . Release . On December 10 , 2013 , 3,000 limited edition vinyl pressings were released in celebration of the album 's tenth anniversary . It uses the album 's original cover art and contains bonus tracks . Track listing . All songs are produced by Ant . 25 . A Song We Made With Sage 2:45 26 . Knock Knock Joke 2 3:52 27 . Masters of War ( Reinterpretation ) 3:23
The Way Home ( 2002 film ) . `` The Way Home '' ( ) is a 2002 film written and directed by Lee Jeong-hyang . It tells the heart-warming story about a grandmother and her city-born grandson who comes to live with her in a rural village . The film , which reminds the younger generation of the unconditional love and care that old people selflessly give , won South Korea 's equivalent of the Oscars for best picture and screenplay . It was the second-highest grossing homegrown film in South Korea in 2002 . It was released on DVD , with English subtitles , in 2003 by Paramount . Plot . The story begins on a fine summers morning , when San-woo ( Yoo Seung-ho ) and his mother board a bus to the country . It is soon clear that the unsophisticated rural passengers annoy the seven-year-old urban boy . His mother is taking him to live with his 78-year-old mute , but not deaf , grandmother ( Kim Eul-boon ) while she looks for a new job after a business venture failed in Seoul . Eventually they reach their destination , a dusty bus stop in the Korean countryside near an unsophisticated village . By now Sang-woo , who has arrived with junk food and toys , has no intention of respecting his mute grandmother especially as her house has neither electricity nor running water . His mother apologises for leaving the boy , telling her own mother it will not be for too long before leaving on the next bus . Alone Sang-woo ignores his grandmother , not even wanting to look at her even calling her a `` byungshin '' , or `` retard '' . Next morning , his grandmother starts another day . She goes down the hill to get clean water and washes her clothes at the river . She also tends the melons that she will sell at the market . One of the Grandmother 's neighbours is a hard-working country boy who attempts to become friends with Sang-woo , who declines until the end when he apologizes for making fun of him . The other is a young girl who Sang-Woo falls in love with , but she is more interested in the country boy . The grandmother , who also cares for her old friends very much , lives a simple and humble life . Eventually , from constant play , Sang-woo 's Game Boy runs-out of batteries so he asks his grandmother for money for new ones . But she is poor and has none . Selfishly he teases her , and in an intolerant manner throws away her shoes , breaks one of her vases and draws graffiti on her house walls . When this fails to get money from his grandmother , Sang-woo steals her ornamental hairpin to trade for batteries . He then goes off to find the shops . When he finally finds the right place he attempts to trade the silver hairpin but instead of getting batteries the shop keeper , who happens to be his grandmother 's friend , hits him on the head and sends him home . One day Sang-woo demands Kentucky Fried Chicken . But as the grandmother only understand `` chicken '' , she takes some of her melons and trudges off to the market to buy a chicken . Bringing back a live one in the rain , she prepares a home-made boiled chicken instead of fried chicken . When Sang-woo wakes up he sees the boiled chicken he gets angry , throwing the food away . Later in the night he finishes the food because he is hungry . The next morning , his grandmother becomes ill and Sang-woo serves her the remaining chicken while caring for her . Despite the hardships faced by the old grandmother who has osteoporosis , the only thing she needs Sang-woo for is to run thread through her needles . She stitches the shoes and shares her earnings with a friend who ends their meeting with the touching words `` Come by again before one of us dies . '' Sang-woo who remains angry and confused by the unfamiliar environment repeatedly rejects her attempts to please him . But her unconditional love slowly touches his heart . One day , Sang-woo gets up early and goes with his grandmother to the market where he sees how hard his grandmother persuades passers-by to buy her vegetables . After a long day at the market she takes Sang-woo to a shop and buys him noodles and new shoes . When they are about to board the bus home , Sang-woo asks his grandma to buy him a Choco Pie . The grandmother goes to a shop that is run by an elderly friend . The shopkeeper , who now has a bad knee , gives her five or six pies but refuses to take any money , so the grandmother gives the shopkeeper a melon . But when the grandmother returns to the bus with the sweets , Sang-Woo says he wants to ride alone as the girl he likes is also on board . The grandmother tries to get Sang-Woo to take the rest of the produce with him but he refuses . The bus then leaves . Sang-Woo then has to wait for his grandmother to return wondering why it is taking her so long . He then realises that his grandmother has walked back from town carrying all her produce . Eventually Sang-woo begins to love his grandmother , but because she is unable to read or write he makes some simple greeting cards , so she has some letters from him . Finally Sang-woo 's mother returns and he goes back to Seoul . His depth of feeling for his grandmother are revealed when the bus leaves and he leaps to the back window to wave his tearful farewells . The film closes with the grandmother continuing to live alone in the thatched-roof house but with the letters of love from her grandson . Before the end a credit notes the film is dedicated to all grandmothers around the world . Production . The film was filmed in and around Jeetongma , North Gyeongsang Province , South Korea . Reception . The film received generally positive reviews from both Western and Korean critics . The review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported that 75 % of critics gave the film positive reviews , based on 56 reviews . Steven Rea from the `` Philadelphia Inquirer '' gave the film 3.5 stars out of 4 saying that `` Jeong-Hyang Lee 's film is deceptively simple , deeply satisfying . '' Many critics praised the style of the movie as well as the acting of the inexperienced Kim Eul-boon who at 78 , had not only never acted before , but never even seen a film . The film went on to win the Best Film and Best screenplay awards at the Grand Bell Awards , the Oscar 's equivalent in South Korea . It was also nominated for Best Asian Film at the 22nd Hong Kong Film Awards , but lost to `` My Sassy Girl '' , another South Korean film .
2015 IPC Athletics World Championships – Women 's 100 metres . The women 's 100 metres at the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships was held at the Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium in Doha from 22–31 October .
2003 in the European Union . Events from the year 2003 in the European Union . The year was designated the European Year of People with Disabilities by the Council of Europe .
Miandi . Miandi is a small town in the southern Lower Juba province of Somalia . Overview . Miandi is situated in the southernmost part of the country , at a radius of one to two miles from Ras Cuaodo . An ancient walled town , it is an important local archaeological site . Among the various old ruins is a finely-plastered mosque . The square bases of four of the masjid 's interior columns still stand . Additionally , the town contains a number of pillar tombs . According to Elliot , who examined the structures , the long shaft of one of the collapsed pillars was especially well-made .
John Smibert . John Smibert ( rarely spelled Smybert ) was a Scottish American artist born in Edinburgh , Scotland , on 24 March 1688 , and died in Boston , Massachusetts , British America on 2 April 1751 . Career . Smibert began drawing while apprenticed as a painter and plasterer in Edinburgh . On moving to London in 1709 he worked as a coach painter and copyist . 1713-1716 , he studied under Godfrey Kneller at the Great Queen Street Academy , then returned to Edinburgh , seeking work as portraitist . Smibert travelled to Italy from 1719 to 1722 to copy old masters and then settled in London where he worked as a portrait painter from 1722-1728 . Smibert became a member of the Rose and Crown Club and made a sketch for a group portrait of its members , including George Vertue , John Wootton , Thomas Gibson , Bernard Lens , and other artists . Among his London portraits is one of Bishop Berkeley who , in 1728 , enticed Smibert to accompanied him to America , with the intention of becoming professor of fine arts in the college which Berkeley was planning to found in Bermuda . The college , however , was never established , and Smibert settled in Boston , where he married in 1730 . He lived at the corner of Brattle Street and Queen-Street . He belonged to the Scots Charitable Society of Boston . In 1728 he began painting `` Dean George Berkeley and His Family , '' also called `` The Bermuda group '' , now in the Yale University Art Gallery , Yale University , a group of eight figures ; it is maintained that the person farthest to the left is actually the artist himself . He painted portraits of Jonathan Edwards and Judge Edmund Quincy ( in the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston ) , Mrs Smibert , Peter Faneuil and Governor John Endecott ( in the Massachusetts Historical Society ) , John Lovell ( Memorial Hall , Harvard University ) , and probably one of Sir William Pepperrell ; and examples of his works are owned by Harvard and Yale Universities , by Bowdoin College , by the Massachusetts Historical Society , and by the New England Historical and Genealogical Society . In 1734 , Smibert opened a shop where he sold paint , other artist 's supplies , and prints . In his studio above the shop , he displayed casts and copies of Old Masters that he had painted in Europe . This collection , which Richard Saunders has termed `` America 's first art gallery '' , provided much of the early artistic education for Charles Willson Peale , Gilbert Stuart , and John Trumbull . Between 1740 and 1742 , he served as architect for the original Faneuil Hall , which he designed in the style of an English country market . The hall burned down in 1761 but was restored , and then in 1806 greatly expanded and modified by Charles Bulfinch . His son Nathaniel was also a painter . Smibert lies in an unmarked grave in the Granary Burying Ground in Boston .
Eskenazi Health Art Collection . The Eskenazi Health Art Collection consists of a wide variety of artworks composed of fragments from the 1914 City Hospital mural and artwork project , artworks added over time , and newer pieces which include works created for the new Sidney & Lois Eskenazi Hospital and campus in 2013 . Other works have been added occasionally ; there are also artworks at the clinics throughout Marion County . 1914 City Hospital mural and artwork project . In 1911 , the Indianapolis City Hospital expanded by adding two dedicated patient buildings , the Burdsal Units , named after Alfred Burdsal , a wealthy businessman and the project ’ s benefactor . St. Margaret ’ s Hospital Guild , a local women ’ s volunteer group dedicated to supporting the City Hospital , donated money for decoration of the new wards . While the amount of St. Margaret ’ s donation is unclear , sources indicate it was $ 200 – $ 1,000 . The Guild approached the president of the City Board of Health , Dr. T. Victor Keene , who consulted local artists , including Clifton Wheeler and Wayman Adams , and a large-scale mural project began to develop . Sixteen of Indiana ’ s “ finest and most promising ” artists were invited to contribute to the mural project . Despite the limited budget , these artists committed to completing the project for the wages of a union house painter , approximately $ 75–100 per month . William Forsyth , who also served as head of the Herron School of Art , was assigned the position of project supervisor and earned $ 125–150 per month . Over the course of the year-long project , in an effort to subsidize increasing costs , several artists lived in the hospital and received meals from the hospital kitchens . In addition to St. Margaret ’ s Hospital Guild ’ s initial funding , the City Board of Health and several other private donations of both money and supplies supported the project , resulting in a total project cost of approximately $ 10,000 . Mural artists collectively selected the rooms , hallways , and wards for their painting and agreed that the work should make use of soothing scenes and tones . William Forsythe 's influence . “ Forsyth laid down a rather broad panel or general scheme of colors for the project . The composition and execution , however , of the various murals were done in toto by the individual artists assigned to that part of the project. ” -Dr. T. Victor Keene , President of the City Board of Health Murals . The murals , which collectively featured landscapes , portraits , Biblical scenes , and images from children ’ s fairytales , were painted or hung on the upper half of the walls to increase visibility for hospital patients lying in bed . Artists also softened both colors and shading to compensate for the stark white hospital walls , which detracted from the paintings . The majority of the mural project artists painted their works on sheets of high-grade canvas before mounting the mural to the hospital walls using a mixture of white lead and damar varnish . Once hung , the adhesive was further secured by covering the completed murals with thick layers of varnish . While most artists worked on-site at the hospital , a few painted the canvases in their own studios - T.C . Steele in Brown County , J. Ottis Adams in Brookville , and Wayman Adams in Indianapolis . Artist William Edouard Scott was the only artist to paint directly on wall-mounted canvases . When the City Hospital Project opened to the public on November 28 , 1914 , it featured a quarter mile of artwork , or 33 murals in many subdivided parts , created by 16 Indiana artists , and was the first and only public hospital in the world to feature artwork of this type and scale . A 1919 `` Modern Hospital '' feature on the murals commented , “ In such surroundings , the paintings can not be isolated and considered as pictures . They can only be felt as somehow a part - and a really necessary part - of the stream of life that is flowing steadily through the institution. ” On opening day , `` Indianapolis News '' called the project the “ first great milestone in Indiana art , ” but the initial enthusiasm was soon eclipsed by both World War I and limited public access to the murals . By 1967 , several of the murals had been drilled through , painted over , cut to make doorways , removed , or lost , and imminent renovation plans for the Burdsal units further endangered the collection . St. Margaret ’ s Hospital Guild , whose donation initially funded the project , led efforts to save the work , and most of the murals were removed to be stored at the Indiana State Museum for the duration of hospital construction . Several of the murals were also slated for restoration , including eight T.C . Steele murals , which were subsequently restored and displayed at the museum . Unfortunately , much of the conservation work completed at this time was poorly executed . As a result of being adhered to plaster walls , several murals were torn when removed from their original locations , the rips covered in excess with putty and painted over before the works were mounted on masonite panels and framed . In the mid-late 1970 ’ s , with building renovations complete , the murals were returned and placed in various auditoriums , conference rooms , and private rooms throughout the hospital . A new life . In 2004 , the Indiana Historical Society and the hospital organization , then Wishard Memorial Hospital , collaborated to produce an exhibition of the murals in celebration of the hospital ’ s 140th anniversary . “ The Art of Healing : The Wishard Art Collection , ” curated by Cinnamon Catlin-Legutko , displayed 25 of the historic murals at the Indiana History Center and was accompanied by publication of an exhibition and collection catalog of the same name . In conjunction with the exhibition , another campaign was launched to fund restoration the paintings , many of which were subjected to insufficient conservation efforts of the 1960s . This time , mural conservation was led by the Indianapolis Museum of Art . In early 2009 , the museum hosted “ Preserving a Legacy : The Wishard Hospital Murals , ” which featured 13 murals that were either conserved , in the process of being conserved , or were slated for conservation by the museum . Today , 38 mural fragments , representing 13 of the original murals , remain and compose the historic portion of the Eskenazi Health Art Collection . Thirty-one of these fragments are publicly displayed at the organization ’ s Sidney & Lois Eskenazi Hospital . Historic collection today . Thirty-eight mural fragments remain the historic collection , representing 13 of the original 33 murals . This list represents only those works currently on view on the Sidney & Lois Eskenazi Hospital campus . New collection . A century after the City Hospital mural project , in December 2013 , the health organization ’ s new Sidney & Lois Eskenazi Hospital campus opened featuring work by sixteen commissioned artists as a reimagining of the historic endeavor . These art works provide the foundation of the organization ’ s new collection , to which several other works have since been added . Michael Kaufmann , director of special projects and civic investment for Health & Hospital Corporation of Marion County , describes Eskenazi Health ’ s new collection as “ approachable and understandable , with themes relevant to the local community that reflect Indiana ’ s history of art and culture while , in the spirit of public art , respecting the sensibilities of [ Eskenazi Health ] 's broad base of patients , staff and visitors. ” 2013 commissions . The opening of the Sidney & Lois Eskenazi Hospital campus in December 2013 featured a reimagining of the 1914 commissions that compose the historic collection . In an effort to produce a cohesive design that addressed “ the mind , soul , and the body of the patient , ” hospital architects and designers , driven by evidence-based design principles , prioritized three elements : natural light , views of nature , and art in public areas . Hospital architects , Indianapolis-based Blackburn Architects , managed the hospital organization ’ s public art program development , which began in 2010 with a nationwide request for qualifications that sought work “ to complement the site , architecture and interior design program of the new hospital complex in creating an environment that makes [ Eskenazi Health ] 's patients feel welcome , facilitates their healing , and reinforces [ Eskenazi Health ] 's mission and community identity. ” The request received more than 500 applicants from 39 states , which were then narrowed to 54 finalists by an independent jury . Each of the 54 proposals was assigned an area of the new hospital by Eskenazi Health 's art committee and publicly displayed in the existing Wishard Hospital and online for public comment ; more than 3,000 public comments on the final proposals were collected and analyzed in the final selection . Artworks . As with the 1914 commissions , the art committee selected 16 artists to create work that supported “ the sense of optimism , vitality , and energy ” for the new campus . These artists represent the diversity of the Indianapolis community , including native Hoosiers and artists born or living in Indiana , and artists representing women , minorities and people with disabilities . More than half – 57.8 percent – of the art program comes from local artists , while 47 percent of the artists are of minority populations ; 31.5 percent are female ; 10.5 percent are veterans ; 5.2 percent are artists with disabilities ; and 5.2 percent of artists represented are seniors . `` A century ago , the St. Margaret 's Hospital Guild brought together prominent artists to paint murals – more than a quarter mile of them – for what was then City Hospital ’ s new building but , more central to their artistic ambitions , to lift spirits . It is our great responsibility to honor and carry this legacy forward . '' -Matthew R. Gutwein , president and CEO of Health & Hospital Corporation of Marion County The entire collection was documented in the Public Art Archive , which is a project of the Western States Arts Federation ( WESTAF ) . Additional works . Since the 2013 commissions , additional works have occasionally been added to the collection . Recognition . Two works created as part of the 2013 commissions for the new Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Hospital campus are recipients of the Americans for the Arts Public Art Network ( PAN ) Year in Review award , the highest recognition for public art in the United States . Adam Frank ’ s `` Arbor '' , a permanent interior installation , received the PAN Year in Review award in 2014 . Rob Ley ’ s `` May/September '' , a 12,000 square foot installation on the exterior of the Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Hospital Parking Garage , was a 2015 award recipient .
Achstetten Castle . Achstetten Castle is a classicist mansion in the southern German municipality of Achstetten in Upper Swabia . Location . Achstetten Castle is located at an elevation of about 503 m in the southern part of the municipality close to the parish church St Oswald and Agatha , the 18th-century country inn `` Rössle '' and the local town hall . The castle is situated on the edge of the valley of the river Rot to the east , and an elevated plain leading to the valley of the river Rottum to the west . Appearance . Achstetten Castle is a spacious three-storey building in classicist style with a risalit in its centre . Two wings are loosely attached to the main structure at a right angle . These two wings function as economy buildings . On three sides the castle is surrounded by a large park , which is home to an enclosure where fallow deer are kept . The main access to the castle is by a driveway measuring about long . Noteworthy of the interior are a classicist staircase , 19th century furniture , an iron stove from 1798 , portraits of the Freyberg family and a porcelain collection . A raised and roofed passageway on wooden pillars connects the castle to the nearby church . This passageway has a length of approximately . Passageways of this kind , which enabled the lord of the castle and his family to enter the church without being subject to the weather , were not uncommon ; remnants of such a construction can also be seen at Großlaupheim Castle . History . A castle in Achstetten was first mentioned ion 1386 . In a description dating from 1449 , the castle is said to be a tall building , surrounded by moats and having two bridges . The castle was looted and burnt to the ground during the German Peasants ' War in 1525 by members of the local peasant army , the Baltringer Haufe . A new castle was erected in 1583 which was described in 1620 by the visiting abbot of Ochsenhausen Abbey as a splendid palace . By around 1750 it consisted of an inner yard , surrounded by a large building which contained the stables , a derelict barn and a gate on the ground floor , the granary in the attic and living quarters in between . To the left of the gate there was a prison building and the dairy whereas on the right hand side of the gate more stables for cattle and sheep were located . In the outer yard stood the building allocated to the `` Vogt '' as well as a barn . The castle and its gardens were surrounded by a tall hedge which functioned as a living wall . The original castle was owned by the barons of Freyberg until 1639 after which time it changed hands several times before being bought by Baron Beat Conrad Reuttner von Weyl in 1795 . He had the current castle built in 1794–1796 . The architect was Franz Anton Bagnato . The building works started one year before the actual contract of sale was signed . Beat Conrad Reuttner von Weyl must therefore have been quite certain of his future acquisition . During the first half of the 19th century , the pond and the moats that surrounded the previous castle were drained and turned into a park . Most recently restoration works at the castle took place in 1982 and 1983 . In 1996 a fountain , which already appeared in the original plans by Bagnato , was erected in the castle yard . Current use . Achstetten Castle and its estate are in the possession of the family Reuttner von Weyl who still reside at the castle . It is also home to the offices for the administration and the management of the estate . The castle is in private hands and not accessible to the public .
Barrie Cook . Barrie Cook is an abstract artist living and working on The Lizard in Cornwall . As well as exhibiting in Truro regularly , his works are held in national collections including Tate , Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery , The Arts Council & the Government Art Collection . He taught at Coventry College of Art , Cardiff College of Art , Birmingham Polytechnic and the University of Wales . Biography . Born in Birmingham , in 1929 , Cook served in the Army during World War II . He married Mary , in Birmingham in 1951 whilst a student at Birmingham College of Art ( 1949–1954 ) . Cook began teaching immediately after leaving College . His final teaching post was at the University of Wales in Cardiff , he moved to Cornwall in 1992 . Cook 's influences include Rothko , Heron , Frost and Riley . He pioneered the use of air brushing as a painterly medium and considers his paintings 'opportunity for meditation ' . Many paintings begin from photographs that capture play of light or movement . For example , work created whilst living in Cardiff was meant to represent the passing of car headlights through the well-lit area he lived in . Many paintings are abstract patterns that could be considered 'Op Art ' because of the hypnotising and disorienting effect they have on your eyesight . Cook often produces a series of works , one such was 'Continuum ' 1967–1971 four paintings of which hung at the Serpentine Gallery forming an exhibition in 1988 . Cook continues to work in his studio , a converted Chapel in Ruan Minor , Cornwall , every day . He will often re-visit older pieces experimenting with variations . Government Art Collection Hot Rod , 1977 and No . 2 Untitled 1976 Birmingham Gallery of Art Dean , 1977 , MOMA ( Museum of Modern Art ) Wales is on until November 2015 Cook is listed on the Cornwall Artist Index , review of his last exhibition in London Personal life . Cook and his wife Mary live in Mullion and have two children , four grandchildren and three great grandchildren . They are active members of the community taking part in local horticultural shows and supporting local establishments . Both their children are now retired ; his daughter was a teacher specialising in play in primary school education and his son worked as a publisher .
Sharmila Devar . Sharmila Devar is an American actress . She is best known for her roles Lata in the NBC comedy series , `` Outsourced '' , and as Lauren Wellman , one of President 's assistants , in the ABC political drama , `` Scandal '' . Devar graduated from the University of Chicago with her Bachelor 's degree in economics . She also guest starred on `` Gilmore Girls '' , `` Grey 's Anatomy '' , and `` Private Practice '' .
Prentice ( disambiguation ) . Prentice is both a given name and a surname .
Edwardsville , Kansas . Edwardsville is a city in Wyandotte County , Kansas , United States and is part of the `` Unified Government '' which also contains Kansas City , Kansas , most of Bonner Springs , and roughly one quarter of Lake Quivira . As of the 2010 census , the city population was 4,340 . History . Edwardsville was surveyed in 1869 on land formerly belonging to Half Moon , an Indian chief of the Delawares . It was named for John H. Edwards , a general passenger agent for the Union Pacific Railroad , who later served as a justice of the peace and state senator from Ellis County , Kansas . Geography . Edwardsville is located at ( 39.063428 , -94.814347 ) . According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of , of which , is land and is water . Demographics . Edwardsville is part of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area . 2010 census . As of the census of 2010 , there were 4,340 people , 1,632 households , and 1,107 families residing in the city . The population density was . There were 1,716 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 86.6 % White , 6.0 % African American , 0.8 % Native American , 0.8 % Asian , 0.1 % Pacific Islander , 2.8 % from other races , and 2.9 % from two or more races . Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.3 % of the population . There were 1,632 households of which 35.9 % had children under the age of 18 living with them , 49.4 % were married couples living together , 12.9 % had a female householder with no husband present , 5.5 % had a male householder with no wife present , and 32.2 % were non-families . 26.2 % of all households were made up of individuals and 9.4 % had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older . The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.06 . The median age in the city was 36.9 years . 25.6 % of residents were under the age of 18 ; 7.3 % were between the ages of 18 and 24 ; 27.6 % were from 25 to 44 ; 26.7 % were from 45 to 64 ; and 12.7 % were 65 years of age or older . The gender makeup of the city was 48.6 % male and 51.4 % female . 2000 census . As of the census of 2000 , there were 4,146 people , 1,568 households , and 1,091 families residing in the city . The population density was 461.1 people per square mile ( 178.1/km2 ) . There were 1,651 housing units at an average density of 183.6 per square mile ( 70.9/km2 ) . The racial makeup of the city was 90.33 % White , 4.94 % African American , 0.36 % Native American , 0.24 % Asian , 1.76 % from other races , and 2.36 % from two or more races . Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.78 % of the population . There were 1,568 households out of which 32.8 % had children under the age of 18 living with them , 53.6 % were married couples living together , 11.8 % had a female householder with no husband present , and 30.4 % were non-families . 26.3 % of all households were made up of individuals and 10.0 % had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older . The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.03 . In the city , the population was spread out with 26.0 % under the age of 18 , 8.1 % from 18 to 24 , 30.0 % from 25 to 44 , 21.5 % from 45 to 64 , and 14.4 % who were 65 years of age or older . The median age was 36 years . For every 100 females , there were 91.1 males . For every 100 females age 18 and over , there were 84.6 males . The median income for a household in the city was $ 42,875 , and the median income for a family was $ 48,225 . Males had a median income of $ 37,806 versus $ 23,750 for females . The per capita income for the city was $ 18,887 . About 7.3 % of families and 7.6 % of the population were below the poverty line , including 11.5 % of those under age 18 and 6.5 % of those age 65 or over . Government . The city of Edwardsville maintains a full scope of emergency services . It has a full service police department with officers on duty 24 hours a day , 365 days a year . It also has a fire department which utilizes a 2015 Pierce Saber for its primary response engine . Other apparatus include a backup engine , brush truck , and chief 's vehicle . The department is staffed by full-time personnel and volunteers , and includes three captains and a chief . In July 2014 , the city started its own emergency medical service , which operates as part of the fire department . This service operates with 2 ambulances - both Ford F450 's - and a supervisor vehicle .
Haydenville , Ohio . Haydenville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place ( CDP ) in southern Green Township , Hocking County , Ohio , United States . As of the 2010 census the population of the CDP was 381 . Geography . Haydenville lies along the Hocking River near U.S. Route 33 , southeast of the city of Logan , the county seat of Hocking County . While most of the CDP is within Green Township , the community extends south into Starr Township . Its elevation is , and it is located at ( 39.4820130 , -82.3282074 ) . Although Haydenville is unincorporated , it has a post office , and a nearby cemetery . Its ZIP code is 43127 . According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the Haydenville CDP has a total area of , of which are land and , or 2.89 % , are water . History . Haydenville was founded in 1852 . The community was named for Peter Hayden , the original owner of the town site . A post office has been in operation at Haydenville since 1870 . Haydenville was the last entirely owned company town in Ohio , the company owned every house and both stores in town . You were paid in script that you could only spend at the company store . You could n't live there unless you worked there , if you lost your job , you also lost `` your '' home . Other stores were not allowed to open up in town . Only in the early 1960s were workers allowed to purchase their homes from the company . In 1973 , the community was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a historic district under the name of `` Haydenville Historic Town . '' Over 120 contributing properties were included in the historic district 's .
Swingnose crossing . A swingnose crossing or moveable point frog is a device used at a railway turnout to eliminate the gap at the common crossing ( a.k.a . frog ) which can cause damage and noise . Fixed crossing . On a fixed railway crossing , the wheels need only drift by a small angle , say 1 in 20 , before the vehicle may start to go in the wrong direction at the V of a V-crossing . This problem can limit the maximum speed of vehicles using the crossing . In addition , the open gap at a fixed V-crossing forms a weak point on the railway line where the heavily loaded wheel must bump across the resulting gap of about 10 cm , supported only by the portion of the wheel tread which is on the wing rail . This pounds the rail so much that the steel can deform and/or wear away . This damage may easily spread to other components including the wheels , and the noise can be a nuisance . Scheduling repair of damage can also be a problem in high traffic locations . Swingnose crossings virtually eliminate the gap at V-crossings allowing for higher vehicle speeds . The swingnose crossing overcomes the problem of the gap by moving the point of the V-crossing from side to side , synchronised with the selected direction of the turnout . The wheels are supported the entire way on their treads , and do not produce noise and vibration that would otherwise occur . Swingnose crossings are also useful where heavy rail and light rail vehicles , which have different wheel profiles , share the same track . Swingwing crossing . A variety of swingnose crossing , suitable for locations where a branch line turns off a higher-speed line , is the swing wing crossing . In this device , the V-crossing does not need its own motor but is moved by the flange of an approaching wheel on the branch track . It returns to its normal position when the diverging train has passed , pushed by a damped spring . Parameters . Swingnose crossings would be used for V-crossings finer than about 1 in 20 , and for axle loads in excess of 25 tonnes . Operation . Swingnose crossings need to operate at the same time as the main turnout switches to which they belong . This may require excessive effort for manual operation , and require a point motor . The main turnout and the swingnose crossing will require separate machines . Switched diamond . A switched diamond is a diamond crossing in which the fixed frogs are replaced by moveable frogs .
Mokoma . Mokoma is a Finnish thrash metal band formed in Lappeenranta in 1996 . Their music also has grindcore and death metal influences with traditional Finnish melancholy . Mokoma started out as a creation of Marko Annala , who is the band 's lead singer , and has been the band 's only original bandmember . The name comes from Annala 's former girlfriends ' Karelian grandmother , who said `` Voi siuta mokomaa '' . That means `` Oh gosh , you and your tricks '' , basically in simple words when put into English . Mokoma is similar but slightly more gracious word to `` damned '' or `` accursed '' . Through the years several members have come and gone , but only Marko has remained constant . The band started out as a more traditional rock band with their first two albums `` Valu '' and `` Mokoman 120 päivää '' . However , both albums sold badly and they were eventually dropped when they suggested to their record company ( EMI ) , that they wanted to play something more closer to their hearts , thrash metal . The group moved on and created their own record company , called Sakara Records , and released their third album `` Kurimus '' , which is sometimes regarded as the first thrash metal album sung in Finnish . That was the first release of the members ' independent record company Sakara Records . Since then they have released seven more albums and an EP called `` Viides vuodenaika '' , which reached position one in the Finnish albums chart . Their latest album release is `` Elävien kirjoihin '' .
Honda Odyssey ( international ) . The Honda Odyssey is a minivan manufactured by Japanese automaker Honda since 1994 , marketed in most of the world and now in its fifth generation in Japan . The Odyssey had originally been conceived and engineered in Japan , in the wake of country 's economic crisis of the 1990s – which in turn imposed severe constraints on the vehicle 's size and overall concept , dictating the minivan 's manufacture in an existing facility with minimal modification . The result was a smaller minivan , in the Compact MPV class , that was well received in the Japanese domestic market and less well received in North America . The first generation Odyssey was marketed in Europe as the Honda Shuttle . Subsequent generations diverged to reflect market variations , and Honda built a plant in Lincoln , Alabama , incorporating the ability to manufacture larger models . Since model year 1999 , Honda has marketed a larger ( large MPV-class ) Odyssey in North America and a smaller Odyssey in Japan and other markets . Honda also offered the larger North American Odyssey in Japan as `` Honda LaGreat '' between 1999 and 2004 . First generation ( RA1-RA5 chassis ) ( 1994–1999 ) . The Honda Odyssey was a raised wagon from Honda and was launched in Japan and North America in 1994 . It was offered with an optional 4WD ( with RA2 and RA4 chassis ) , and 3.0L J30A engine with the RA5 chassis ( Prestige version ) . L and Aero models were equipped with a sunroof . All the JDM Odysseys had the double-air conditioning system , separate for the front and rear seaters . Since the first generation all the models have been six or seven seater versions . In 1995 , it won the Automotive Researchers ' and Journalists ' Conference Car of the Year award in Japan . In Japan , the Odyssey competed with Toyota Gaia , Toyota Ipsum and the Nissan Bassara . Second generation ( RA6-RA9 chassis ) ( 1999–2003 ) . In late 1999 , a new , larger `` second generation '' Odyssey appeared in Japan and Australia and as a Left hand Drive ( LHD ) in China . However , this new Odyssey was a major upgrade of the first generation Odyssey rather than a completely new model . As a result , its overall shape and appearance were similar to the first generation Odyssey . Still , it was longer and wider than the previous model . While base models had slightly smaller dimensions and a smaller 2.3L engine , models with more options as well those with the 3.0L V6 engine featured slightly larger bumpers and chrome inserts , larger grille as well as a unique chrome number plate surround . The base model continued to be sold with a 2.3-liter 4-cylinder engine F23A in RA6 ( 2WD ) & RA7 ( 4WD ) models . The 3.0-liter J30A VTEC V6 engine from the first generation , producing now 210 hp ( 154.5kW ) was available with RA8 ( 2WD ) and RA9 ( 4WD ) `` Prestige '' luxury and `` Absolute '' sport models . The 2000 Odyssey was the first Honda to receive a five-speed automatic transmission ( with the 3.0-liter engine ) . All the second generation gearboxes also featured another first—a tiptronic-like manual mode , known as `` Honda S-matic '' , in which a gearbox remains to be a classic Honda 's hydro-automat , but the driver is able to manage the shifting moment ( if electronically allowed ) with the selector 's `` + '' and `` - '' positions . The interior was completely new . The old automatic column shifter was moved to the centre console . A new touchscreen-based digital climate control system replaced the old manual controls , which worked in conjunction with Honda 's new navigation system . Woodgrain trim was standard on all models , while in VG/VZ V6 models leather and velour seat and door materials were standard over the basic cloth trims . The interior configuration was also changed ( second and third row ) , and the spare wheel was moved to a new position beneath the third row . With L and Absolute versions , an additional third-row heater was added . The sunroof was no longer available respectively . A sporty `` Absolute '' version with all the chassis for the first time has appeared . This co-Mugen tuned version differs by the modified suspension of the European-like car 's behavior , 17-inch wheels and some exterior/interior changes . In 2002 , the Odyssey was given a mild restyle . It received new , larger Honda emblems for the front and rear , clear-lens tail lights ( replacing amber , darker in Absolute trim ) , and a larger front grille with four chrome strips instead of three as well as new alloy wheel design options . In the Australian market , the new Odyssey proved more popular than its predecessor , at least initially . However , in 2002 , sales hit an all-time low , and in 2003 , sales of only 649 units were almost one-third of the total in 2000 . Third generation ( RB1-RB2 chassis ) ( 2003–2008 ) . The third generation Japanese-built Odyssey was the first full redesign of the Odyssey since its introduction in 1994 . Going on sale in Japan in October 2003 , and in Australia and many other countries from early 2004 , it continued with a 5-door body style , with a much sleeker , lower , and more car-like appearance . For the first time cruise-control appeared on the JDM Odyssey . The 4WD version has received the new DPS system . The seat folding mechanism was changed again . The height of the new Odyssey was lower than ever – designed with multi-level parking in mind , particularly for Japan . The new Odyssey came with the Honda K24A i-VTEC engine , a 2.4 L unit producing ; this was the same engine used in the CR-V and Accord . A 4WD version ( RB2 ) came only with an automatic transmission , while the 2WD version came only with a continuously variable transmission , except Absolute , JDB S/B model as well as export models . The V6 engine was dropped completely . Instead , a variant of the K24A engine was adopted for the sporty Absolute version ( with 4WD ) , which was only equipped with an automatic transmission – both the 2WD & 4WD variants . Moreover , this new engine had the same fuel consumption as the old 2.2 engine . All this resulted in the new Odyssey becoming a sales success . In Australia , the Odyssey achieved its best-ever sales year in 2005 , and outsold the Toyota Tarago for the first time . Fourth generation ( RB3-RB4 chassis ) ( 2008–2013 ) . The sales for the fourth generation of the Odyssey in the Japanese market started October 17 , 2008 . The engine and transmission set has principally remained to be like with the third generation , adding more power and fuel economy . It is equipped with a 2.4 L engine and CVT with a torque converter for the FWD , and 5-speed auto transmission for 4WD and high-output 206 hp Absolute trim . Two engines are offered in Japan : one with 173 PS output ( i-VTEC is only for intake camshaft ) and the other one with 206 PS output in Absolute trim ( i-VTEC is for both camshafts ) . In many markets outside Japan like in Australia and Indonesia , the Odyssey is equipped with a five-speed auto transmission too . In Australia , the Odyssey is the best-selling people mover among private buyers . Fifth generation ( RC1-RC2 chassis ) ( 2013–present ) . The fifth-generation Odyssey for the International market was launched at the end of October 2013 , and went on sale at the start of November 2013 . The rear hinged doors were changed to dual power sliding doors , much like most other minivans by Japanese automakers today . It 's now bigger than its predecessors and for seven-seater variants , premium cradle seats with ottomans are offered on the second row . The new model is available in either seven-seater or eight-seater . It 's powered by Honda 's newly developed 2.4L i-VTEC Earth Dreams engine which produces 175PS and 225NM . Direct-injection is added in the range-topping Absolute variant which increases output to 190PS and 237NM . The 2.4L Earth Dreams engine provides class-leading fuel economy of as calculated from Japan 's JC08 mode test cycle . In Japan and some Asian markets , the fifth-generation Odyssey replaced the large MPV Honda Elysion which ceased production in 2013 for JDM and some Asian markets but continues to be sold in China . This current model also replaced the Elysion to compete against Toyota Alphard and Nissan Elgrand in the full-size luxury MPV category . Plug-in hybrid launched in 2016 in Japan . Honda has given the Sport Hybrid i-MMD name to the new hybrid system . Improvements to the new hybrid system include reduction of the size and weight of key components such as the battery and power control unit from the existing two-motor hybrid system used in the Accord Hybrid and Accord Plug-in Hybrid that were introduced in 2013 . The power control unit is 23 percent smaller and 27 percent lighter than the one in the Accord Hybrid . The new Odyssey Hybrid went on sale in Japan on February 5 , but is unlikely to be exported to the US as the US-market Odyssey utilizes a larger platform than the Japan-market Odyssey . In Saudi Arabia , the JDM Odyssey was introduced in 2015 as Honda Odyssey J , while Odyssey continues with its original name . The fifth generation Odyssey is also a basis for the second generation Honda Elysion for the Chinese market , but with a different front mask , and adopts a design resembling the Honda Legend . The Odyssey-based Elysion was launched in China on 9 January 2016 . In December 2017 the fifth generation Odyssey was given a face-lift and refreshed with a range of driver ’ s assistances featuring adaptive cruise control , forward collision warning , collision mitigation braking system , lane departure warning , road departure mitigation system , lane keeping assist system , rear cross traffic monitor and blind spot monitoring system in the top of the range model . It also has a new front mask , an improved NVH ( noise , vibration , harshness ) and a plusher captain 's chair in the second row . Reception . At its debut , the Odyssey won the Japan Car of the Year Award ( Special Category ) and the RJC New Car of the Year Award . By September 1997 , the Odyssey had sold more than 300,000 units , becoming Honda ’ s fastest-selling new car and breaking the Civic ’ s record . The Odyssey was `` Wheels '' magazine 's Car of the Year for 1995 . At the Odyssey 's European launch , where it was marketed as the `` Shuttle '' , British ex-Grand Prix driver Jonathan Palmer described its handling as equal of any `` executive saloon '' .
List of Southern Oregon Raiders head football coaches . The Southern Oregon Raiders football program is a college football team that represents Southern Oregon University in the Frontier Conference , a part of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics ( NAIA ) . The team has had 14 head coaches since its first recorded football game in 1927 . The current coach is Charlie Hall who first took the position for the 2017 season .
2016 Sait Nagjee Trophy . The 2016 Sait Nagjee Trophy was the 36th edition of the Sait Nagjee Football Tournament and the first edition of the tournament since 1995 . This tournament was organized by the Kozhikode District Football Association ( KDFA ) under the patronage of Dr. Siddeek Ahmed , President KDFA , and was held in Kozhikode , Kerala , India , from 5 to 21 February 2016 . Along with clubs from different parts of the world , the Argentina U-23 national team also took part in the tournament . Brazilian footballer Ronaldinho is the brand ambassador for the tournament . FC Dnipro Reserves won the trophy beating Atlético Paranaense Reserves in the final .
Kandahar University . Kandahar University ( ; Persian : دانشگاه قندهار ) is a government funded higher learning institution in Kandahar , Afghanistan . It is one of two universities in southern Afghanistan . Kandahar University ( KU ) was established in 1990 , at a time when the People 's Democratic Party of Afghanistan ( PDPA ) was in power under President Mohammad Najibullah . Tooryalai Wesa , who returned to the country after 13 years and is governor of Kandahar province , was the first chancellor of Kandahar University . Kandahar University provides study in Computer Science , Agriculture , Medicine , Engineering and Education . It has more than 5000 students including 300 girls in seven faculties . The university enrolls around 280 students each year through an entrance exam directly under the control of the Afghan Ministry of Higher Education . Overview . Kandahar University was established in 1990 based on the national developing policy of the government in the education sector in the framework of the Ministry of Higher Education . At first it had only one faculty of agriculture . After that faculties of medicine , engineering , education , sharia law , economics and journalism were established in 1994 , 2000 , 2003 , 2008 , 2009 and 2012 correspondingly . In addition to that two faculties ( Agricultural and Education ) are established as a branch of Kandahar University in Helmand province . Currently , Kandahar University has around 5000 students and 162 full- and part-time professors . Out of 162 professors 28 have MSc and one has a PhD . The university has 1039 alumni from four faculties ( agriculture , medicine , engineering and education ) . The university has night classes for students who are not able to attend during the day as well as in-service employees of public , private and NGOs . Until 2003 the university did not have its own campus and was operating in a mobile form . It was got its current campus in 2003 which has the area of 93 hectares . The 13 buildings are mainly constructed for dormitory purposes ( student housing facilities ) which the university is providing , in addition to administration and academic purposes . KU has an agricultural research farm on the campus and a teaching hospital outside the campus which was transferred to the university from the Afghan National Army properties in Kandahar City at the request of the university and approval of President Hamid Karzai . KU has established a center for IT which was supplied by NATO and university planned to connect it to optical fiber project . The university has 161 computers in 5 PC Labs for students ’ use . The university does not have a proper central library due to the lack of infrastructure and instead of that has 8 small libraries in faculties and departments . There is no proper place of study for students and they have to manage it in their dorms or elsewhere which is difficult since each room is shared by 10 to 12 students . The curricula for different faculties are prepared considering the need of the country and global developments . The educational credit system is used in the faculties of medicine and education . Some basic labs are being prepared for carrying out some laboratory instruction in the faculties of education , agricultural , engineering and medicine . The campus covers an area of more than 600,000 m2 . It has 11 buildings , of which one is the Administration and Chancellor 's office , four buildings for a hostel , one for each faculty and one for the Central Library . There is a separate girls ' hostel . Other structures on the campus are the tomb of Allama Abdul Shakoor Rishad baba who was a writer , artist and poet of Afghanistan and a mosque located beside the university for attending the Eid prayers each year . In 2008 the Canadian government built a 3-km perimeter of stone , brick and iron around the campus to address security concerns , which has been dubbed `` the Great Wall of Kandahar '' . In 2012 , with the assistance of the University of Arizona in the United States , Kandahar University began using solar energy for electricity . Computer Science . Computer Science has three departments : Department of Software Engineering , Networking , and Department of Database . Agriculture faculty . The Agriculture faculty was the first in Kandahar University . The faculty offers a four-year agriculture program . Professor Shah Mahmood Barai is the Dean of this faculty from the beginning until now . The faculty enrolls around 250 students each year . Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Farm . Agricultural and Animal Husbandry Farm located beside the campus was established in 2004 by joint cooperation of ARLDF and the Agriculture Faculty . The farm is located in an area of 22,000 m2 . The farm covers activities in the fields of Agronomy and Soil Science , Horticulture , Animal Husbandry and Plant Protection . Medical school . The Medical faculty was established in 1994 , second at the university after the Faculty of Agriculture . The university has graduated 250 students in bachelor 's degrees . It remained active throughout the years of civil war in Afghanistan when the opportunities for higher education was very limited . The faculty has a medical library and laboratory facilities . Medical students formerly intern at Mirwais Hospital , but the faculty now has its own teaching hospital . The students have to attend the hospital twice a week starting from the third year . The final year is an internship , where the students will receive hands-on patient experience . The Faculty of Medicine has ties with Kabul Medical Institute and Zahidan Medical College located in Zahidan of Sistan . Civil engineering . The Faculty of Civil Engineering was established in 2000 . Till now , 290 students have graduated in the field of Civil Engineering . The University is eligible to enroll 150 students each year of which 20 are females . Central library . Although each faculty has its library , there is a central library located in a three story building inside the university . The central library is named after the writer of Afghanistan , `` Allamah Habibi '' . The library contains 42,000 books , most of which are in English language but some in Pashto and Dari . The library has a study room . Due to a lack of rooms and shelves in the building , most of the books are still stored in boxes . IT department . The department of IT provides computer skills and internet facilities for the students of Kandahar University . The department has a computer lab which contains 40 computers plus an Internet facility . Mostly the students coming to University are familiar with computers but the department provides extra skills in software use . First year students from each faculty get 2 credits a week to learn computers . Laboratory and practice . Each faculty has a laboratory . Agriculture has three laboratories . Medical laboratories are not allowed to open up dead bodies but the students have practical work twice a week in Kandahar Medical faculty hospital . This hospital was recently inaugurated and came under control of the university ( it was a Military hospital before ) . The students in the last year of the medical course intern at Mirwais Hospital which is a Zonal hospital located in Kandahar city . The students have educational trips to other provinces . Recently Horticulture students of Agriculture faculty had an educational trip to Jalalabad . They visited Nangarhar University , to see their laboratory , agricultural fields and farms . Hostel . Most of the students at Kandahar University live in a hostel . The campus has both boys ' and girls ' hostels . However , due to security issues , girls are not willing to live on campus and instead live in the city with their relatives . Four buildings are specified for boys ' hostels . Each building consist about 44 rooms . The number of students varies from four to six per room because the current buildings are not enough for the number of students living in the hostel . The hostel provides free food for the students under the budget of the Ministry of Higher Education . The problem the hostel has is lack of regular electricity , although there is a power generator but not enough fuel . Credit system . The credit educational system was introduced in medical and education faculties in October 2007. Credit is an educational system followed in USA , Europe and other countries around the world . A two days workshop was held by the Chancellor of KU and introduced the system to around 40 lecturers of the faculties .
Rob McCoy . Rob McCoy is an American baseball coach , currently serving as the head baseball coach at Niagara University . After attending Clackamas Community College , McCoy attended college at Dakota Wesleyan University , where he played on the school 's baseball team . After graduating from Dakota Wesleyan , McCoy served as an assistant baseball coach at Dakota Wesleyan in 2003 , James Madison University in 2006 , and Niagara University from 2007 to 2008 . McCoy was named interim head baseball coach at Niagara University for the 2009 season . Following the conclusion of the 2009 season , McCoy was named the head baseball coach at Niagara on a permanent basis .
Alex Jeffries . Alex Jeffries ( born 27 April 1995 in Newport , Wales ) is a Welsh rugby union player who plays as a prop forward . He currently plays for Ospreys in the Pro14 Club . Jeffries has played senior rugby in the Welsh Premier Division for Newport RFC , Bedwas and Cross Keys and was part of the Newport Gwent Dragons squad . He was also part of the Newport Gwent Dragons academy . Jeffries signed for Ospreys in 2016 and made his first team debut on 25th January 2018 alongside Cai Evans . International . Jeffries was part of the Wales U18 squad that competited in the 2013 FIRA-AER tournament in Grenoble , France . He scored 2 tries in the final game against Georgia U18 . Jeffries was part of the Wales U20 squad that competed in the 2015 Six Nations Under 20s Championship .
Richard Halliwell . Richard Bisset Halliwell ( 30 November 1842 – 9 November 1881 ) was an English first-class cricketer active 1865–73 who played for Middlesex . He was born in Bloomsbury and died in St Pancras , London . He played in 43 first-class matches as a righthanded batsman , scoring 502 runs with a highest score of 38* ; and as a wicketkeeper , holding 35 catches and completing 41 stumped . He was the father of South Africa 's captain and wicketkeeper Ernest Halliwell .
Reality Show ( film ) . `` Reality Show '' is a 2004 documentary film directed by Colin Trevorrow . It was written by Daniel Klein and Trevorrow , who also acted as producers along with Peter J. Clark . The film documents the attempted production of an unaired pilot for a reality television show titled `` Rock the Party '' . Synopsis . To achieve instant fame , eccentric millionaire Dan Sherbondy funds his own reality show . His Craigslist advertisements invite 10 women to compete for the title of `` America 's Craziest Party Girl '' . Sherbondy , his best friend , 10 women , a midget , and an inexperienced production crew travel to Baja , Mexico , but the millionaire 's appalling treatment of the cast and crew causes them to rise up against him . The film is narrated by Dean Welsh . Production . The project began production in 2003 , as a self-produced pilot for a reality television show titled `` Rock the Party '' . The pilot was funded by entrepreneur Dan Sherbondy , who also hosted a late-night television show in Las Vegas , Nevada . According to director Colin Trevorrow , `` It 's footage of a real thing that happened , which is this guy , who is kind of a lunatic , and really just the world 's biggest asshole , took a crew off of Craigslist , and a bunch of women , and told them they were on a reality show . He took 'em down to Mexico , hired a bunch of guys for nothing to shoot it , and he was really just ... I do n't know what he was doing ; he was really down there to sleep with all these women , essentially . And I was hired to direct that . It was my first thing , you know : `` I 'll pay you $ 500 ! '' `` Great ! I 'll do it ! '' And it turned into this absolute disaster . '' Filming locations included a hotel in the Mexican city of Rosarito Beach . Trevorrow said , `` The shoot at the hotel was the seediest , worst experience of our lives…we made the worst reality show in history . '' Sherbondy ultimately gave Trevorrow all the footage . The crew then filmed each other giving interviews about the troubled production . Trevorrow cut the interviews and footage together to form the documentary . Trevorrow said `` I have interviews with the crew , where they discuss this preposterous bullshit that went on . It 's a strange doc about how people use this reality show medium to take advantage of people . '' Release . Sherbondy allowed the film to be released after securing an executive producer credit and any future profits . The film was first shown at the New York International Independent Film and Video Festival on November 21 , 2004 . In 2006 , the film was shown at San Francisco 's DocFest and the Milwaukee Film Festival . In 2012 , Trevorrow said the film was no longer available : `` The guy it 's about -- the movie is basically a documentary about how awful he is -- he actually lost a job or something over it , so he made us take it down everywhere and you ca n't find it anymore . ''
Parastemon urophyllus . `` Parastemon urophyllus '' is a tree in the family Chrysobalanaceae . The specific epithet ' is from the Greek meaning `` tail leaf '' , referring to how the leaf tapers to a sharp point . Description . `` Parastemon urophyllus '' grows up to tall . The brownish bark is smooth . The ellipsoid fruits measure up to long . The timber is a heavy hardwood used in construction and as firewood . Distribution and habitat . `` Parastemon urophyllus '' grows naturally in the Nicobar Islands , Thailand and western Malesia . Its habitat is peat swamp , `` kerangas '' and secondary forests .
Lima Township , Adams County , Illinois . Lima Township is one of twenty-two townships in Adams County , Illinois , United States . As of the 2010 census , its population was 534 and it contained 241 housing units . Geography . According to the 2010 census , the township has a total area of , of which ( or 95.38 % ) is land and ( or 4.62 % ) is water . Cemeteries . The township contains four cemeteries : Gallimore , Higgins , Karnes and Lima .
John Milner ( bishop ) . John Milner ( 1752–1826 ) was an English Roman Catholic bishop and controversialist who served as the Vicar Apostolic of the Midland District from 1803 to 1826 . Early life . At the age of twelve he was sent to Sedgley Park School , but the following year , on the recommendation of Bishop Richard Challoner , he was sent to the English College at Douai , France , to study for the priesthood . He remained there twelve years . Upon his ordination to the priesthood in 1777 he returned to England and , at first , resided in London , in Gray 's Inn , having no permanent appointment , but being what was familiarly called among the Catholic clergy of that time `` a jobber '' , serving as a supply priest when and where required . Two years later he was sent to Winchester to replace the Catholic missioner , Rev . Mr. Nolan , who had died of a malignant fever while ministering to the hundreds of French Catholic prisoners of war then confined in the city gaol . Winchester . Winchester was then one of the few towns in the south of England where a Catholic chapel had been openly supported since the latter part of the 17th century . The saying of Mass there was technically illegal , for the penal laws prohibiting the saying of Mass were not repealed until the Roman Catholic Relief Act of 1791 ; but practically there was not much prospect of Catholics being interfered with . The facilities at Winchester , however , were quite inconvenient and insecure , Masses being celebrated either in the priest 's house ( called `` St. Peter 's House '' ) or in a kind of shed at the end of the garden behind it . Under Milner 's guidance , the decision was taken to build a Catholic chapel in the `` light gothic style '' at a time when most ecclesiastical architecture in England was neo-classical , and when Catholic chapels rarely aspired to any style at all . In Milner 's own words : - This measure being resolved upon , instead of the following the modern style of building churches and chapels , which are in general square chambers , with small sash windows and fashionable decorations , hardly to be distinguished , when the altars and benches are removed , from common assembly rooms ; it was concluded upon to imitate the models in this kind , which have been left us by our religious ancestors , who applied themselves with such ardor and unrivalled success to the cultivation and perfection of ecclesiastical architecture . [ History of Winchester , P. II . ch . xii ] The chapel , erected behind St Peter 's House , out of sight from the road , was dedicated to Our Lady and to Saints Peter , Birinus , and Swithun , and was consecrated by Bishop Douglass , Vicar Apostolic of the London District , on 6 December 1792 . It is now beside St Peter 's Catholic Church . Milner remained in Winchester twenty-three years , during which time , apart from building the chapel , he devoted himself to missionary work and established a school . The English convents in France and the Low Countries were breaking up , and the nuns fled for refuge to their own country . Milner established in his mission the Benedictine nuns , formerly of Brussels . The Franciscans from Bruges likewise settled at Winchester . During succeeding years , Milner began to make his name as a writer and controversialist . The Cisalpine movement among the Catholic laity was beginning , the moving spirit being Charles Butler , nephew of Alban Butler , a lawyer of eminence and reputation , and the lifelong opponent of Milner . The movement also affected some of the clergy , Joseph Berington being the most notable example . Milner directed all his endeavours to combating this movement . Towards Catholic Emancipation . Pitt as Prime Minister promised to introduce a bill of Catholic relief ; but when it was drafted , it was contained an oath which all Catholics were to be called upon to take , based on the `` protestation '' , but in stronger language , and containing doctrine to which no good Catholic could set his name ; while the Catholics throughout were called `` Protesting Catholic Dissenters '' . The four vicars Apostolic met at Hammersmith , in October 1789 , Milner attending as theological adviser . They unanimously condemned the oath and the new appellation . The committee now suggested some modification of the oath ; but it was not sufficient to free it from objection , and three out of the four vicars Apostolic joined in condemning it a second time . When the Relief Bill was brought forward in February 1791 , the bishops called Milner to their assistance . By means of his action an impression was made on the Government and the oath was further modified ; but the situation was really changed after his return to Winchester , when the House of Lords , at the instigation of the Protestant Bishop of St. David 's , substituted a totally different oath for the one objected to ; and in this form the Bill was passed . It abolished the penal laws properly so-called and legalised the celebration of Mass ; but Catholics continued liable to numerous disabilities for many years afterwards . After this the Catholic Committee dissolved ; but the chief members re-formed themselves into an association to which they gave the name of the Cisalpine Club and which lasted for many years . Milner continued to write and speak in opposition to them . Appointment as Vicar Apostolic and First Controversies . The clergy who were supporters of the Cisalpine spirit were chiefly in the Midland District , one group who had acted together being known as the Staffordshire Clergy . It was this very district over which Milner was called to rule in 1803 , when he was consecrated titular Bishop of Castabala , and appointed Vicar Apostolic of the Midland District . His coat of arms was blazoned 'Argent a chevron Gules between in chief an Alpha Chi-Rho Omega and in base a fish naiant Sable ' . The resulting state of tension between clergy was of short duration . Milner , however , was not satisfied with his position in the Midlands . He had formed an alliance with the Irish bishops , and with their co-operation , a determined attempt was made to have him transferred to London as coadjutor with right of succession . This scheme was opposed by Bishop John Douglass , and ultimately defeated , though the pope consented that Milner should become parliamentary agent to the Irish bishops in their struggle to procure Catholic emancipation , and that for this purpose he should be permitted to go to London as often as necessary . This disagreement with his colleagues led to further results . Milner found fault with the manner in which the London District was governed , and was not afraid to say so publicly , in numerous pamphlets and other publications , and even in his pastorals . The subjects of contention were several ; but two especially may be mentioned . One was the `` question of the Royal veto of the appointment of bishops , which first came into prominence in the year 1808 . By this it was intended to concede to the Crown a negative voice in the election of Catholic bishops , by conferring a right to veto any candidate whose loyalty was open to question . The chief Irish bishops had agreed to the measure in 1799 ; but since then , owing to the postponement of emancipation , the scheme had dropped . Milner revived it , and was for a time the warm advocate of the veto . He found himself in opposition to most of the Irish bishops . He visited Ireland , and afterwards wrote his `` Letter to a Parish Priest '' ( who was really an Irish bishop ) in defence of his position . The Irish bishops , however , condemned the Veto in 1808 . A year later Milner was converted to their way of thinking , and became as vigorous in opposition to it as he had been before in its favour . About this time the English Catholics , in presenting a petition to Parliament , embodied what was known as their `` Fifth Resolution '' , offering a `` grateful concurrence '' to a Bill which would give them emancipation , accompanied by any `` arrangements '' for the safe-guarding of the Established Church which should not be inconsistent with their religion . Milner declared – contrary to the assertions of the framers of the Resolution – that the `` arrangements '' intended , included the Veto , and he denounced those who signed the petition , including all the other vicars apostolic of England . In this he received the support of the Irish bishops . Another source of criticism was the want of vigour which he alleged against the Vicar of the London District in combating the Blanchardist schism among the French emigrant clergy , especially the restoration of one of them , Abbé de Trevaux , to spiritual faculties without a public retraction . In this matter also he was supported by the Irish bishops . The Quarantotti Rescript . A crisis occurred in 1813 , William Poynter being then Vicar Apostolic of the London District . A Bill for the full emancipation of Catholics was introduced into the House of Commons by Grattan ; but Lord Castlereagh and George Canning introduced amending clauses giving the Crown a veto on the appointment of bishops , to be exercised only on the recommendation of a committee consisting chiefly of Catholic Peers . Milner and the Irish bishops maintained that no Catholic could assent to this without incurring schism . The other vicars apostolic did not go so far as this , though they opposed the clauses . The leading members of the Catholic Board , consisting chiefly of laymen , were in favour of accepting them as the necessary price to pay for emancipation . Milner , however , used all his influence to procure the rejection of the Bill . He printed a `` Brief Memorial '' in this sense , and distributed it among members of Parliament . The Bill passed its second reading , but in committee the clause admitting Catholics to Parliament was defeated by a small majority of four votes , and the Bill was abandoned . Milner took to himself the credit of having been the cause of its defeat , and the laymen were so angry with him that , to their permanent disgrace , they publicly expelled him from the committee of the Catholic Board . In the meantime Dr. Poynter appealed to Rome for guidance in the expected event of the re-introduction of the Bill . The pope was at that time a prisoner of Bonaparte , and the Cardinals were dispersed . In their absence Cardinal Giovanni Battista Quarantotti , Secretary of Propaganda Fide , using the powers with which he had been provisionally invested , issued a Rescript , dated February 1814 , approving of the Bill as it stood . Milner did not fail to see the serious results which would follow from this and decided immediately to appeal to the pope , who having been liberated from captivity , was on his way back to Rome . His journey was so far successful that the Quarantotti Rescript was recalled , and the pope ordered the whole matter to be examined afresh . In the end a decision was promulgated in the shape of a letter from Cardinal Litta , Prefect of Propaganda , to Dr. Poynter , who had also come to Rome . The provisions of the late Bill were condemned ; but on the general question of the veto , apart from the Lay Committees , the decision was against Milner ; subject to certain safeguards , Catholics were empowered to concede a veto to the Crown , provided this negative power was so limited as not to be allowed to grow into a positive nomination . This led to further agitation in Ireland , and another deputation was sent to Rome ; but the English Catholics , including Milner himself , accepted the decision without question . The English vicars apostolic were , however , naturally opposed to the veto , and in the event it never became necessary to use the permission granted . Last years . On his return from Rome , Milner continued to write controversially , the new `` Orthodox Journal '' being a frequent medium for his communications . His language was as harsh as ever , and unbecoming in a bishop , until at length an appeal was made to Rome , and Cardinal Fontana , who was then Prefect of Propaganda , forbade him to write in it any more . During the last years of his life Milner withdrew to a great extent from public politics . He ceased to act on behalf of the Irish bishops , and though he did not hold any intercourse with the other vicars Apostolic , he ceased to write against them . He devoted himself to literary work . In 1818 his `` End of Controversy '' , perhaps the best known of all his books , at length appeared , and it was followed by a war of pamphlets and replies which went on for several years . Feeling his health failing , he applied for a coadjutor , and Rev . Thomas Walsh , President of Oscott College , was appointed . He was consecrated in 1825 when all the bishops of England met , and a reconciliation was effected . Milner survived less than a year , his death taking place at his house at Wolverhampton on 19 April 1826 . Works . His `` History of Winchester '' appeared in 1798 . It led to a controversy with Dr. Sturges , a prebendary of the cathedral , which brought forth two of Milner 's best-known works , `` Letters to a Prebendary '' and `` The End of Religious Controversy '' . In deference to the wishes of his bishop , however , the last-named work was withheld for the sake of peace , and it did not see the light until nearly twenty years later . His controversial writings were numerous and powerful , but they had the defect of unceasing asperity of language , so that he continued to embitter the strife . For a complete list , see Husenbeth , infra , 572 . Portraits . There are many portraits of Milner : ( 1 ) sketch , age about 25 ; ( 2 ) miniature , as a bishop about 1803 ; ( 3 ) miniature by Kernan ( 1808 — considered the best likeness ) ; ( 4 ) painting by Barber , drawing master at Oscott , 1817 ; ( 5 ) painting by Herbert , R.A. — said to be the most like , but it is in Gothic vestments and mitre , having been painted long after Milner 's death . ( These are all at Oscott . ) ( 6 ) Painting of Milner as a priest , age about 45 , at the convent , east Bergholt . ( 7 ) Painting at the presbytery , Norwich , very similat to ( 5 ) . ( 8 ) Engraving in `` Laity 's Directory '' , 1827 , from a painting by Radcliffe ( Orth . Jour. , I , 173 ) . ( 9 ) Bust , by Clark , sen. of Birmingham : many copies to be met with . ( 1 ) , ( 2 ) , and ( 6 ) reproduced in the `` Dawn of the Catholic Revival '' ; ( 8 ) in Miss Harting 's `` Catholic London Mission '' ; ( 4 ) in `` Catholic London a Century ago '' ; ( 5 ) in the penny `` Life of Milner , '' by Rev . E. Burton ( Catholic Truth Society ) .
All in the Family ( Supernatural ) . `` All in the Family '' is the twenty-first episode of the paranormal drama television series `` Supernatural '' s season 11 , and the 239th overall . The episode was written by co-executive producers Eugenie Ross-Leming & Brad Buckner and directed by Thomas J. Wright . It was first broadcast on May 11 , 2016 on The CW . In the episode , Sam and Dean set to find Lucifer/Castiel as he continues being tortured by Amara while God has a new strategy as Metatron finds a new Prophet . The title is a reference to the hit TV show `` All in the Family '' . The episode received critical acclaim , with critics commenting on Metatron 's choice and the new Prophet . Plot . Picking up where the previous episode left , Sam ( Jared Padalecki ) and Dean ( Jensen Ackles ) are astounded to find Chuck ( Rob Benedict ) . He then transports them to the bunker where He invokes the spirit of Kevin Tran ( Osric Chau ) and then sends him to Heaven . Now realizing Chuck is God , Sam is a bit excited but Dean is mad at Him for having abandoned humanity when they were in trouble though Chuck tells him to stop shifting his issues with his father on Him . Meanwhile , Amara ( Emily Swallow ) continues torturing Lucifer/Castiel ( Misha Collins ) as a way to lure God . Amara appears to Dean in an hallucination to show him Lucifer 's health state . That night , another fog attacks a town called Lewis in Oklahoma and kills everyone in the town , except for a professor named Donatello Redfield ( Keith Szarabajka ) . Metatron ( Curtis Armstrong ) is informed by this in a bar and notices Sam and Dean during a report of Hope Springs . He contacts Sam and Dean to find Professor Redfield . When they interrogate him , Redfield reveals he suffered visions ( the same Kevin showed when he was chosen as a Prophet ) , and they come to realize that Redfield is a Prophet . Metatron then shows Sam and Dean God 's autobiography , which is in fact a suicide note as he will sacrifice himself battling Amara . Dean confronts him on this choice as God tells them that he will be protecting his creations this way before stating if he failed , Sam and Dean will take over . Dean then tells him he should n't sacrifice himself , as God considers it . While Sam , Metatron and Donatello rescue Lucifer from Amara 's hideout , Dean tries to distract her . Eventually , she discovers Dean has met God and that they 're planning on freeing Lucifer from her . Metatron stays behind and tries to hold back Amara but she 's too powerful for his cast and he is imploded into nothingness . She catches Sam , Lucifer and Donatello while trying to free and tries to kill them , when they 're transported by God to the Bunker . God and Lucifer finally meet face to face for the first time in millennia and God heals Lucifer 's wounds . Sam and Dean send Donatello back home and Dean states to Sam that Amara has plans for him . Viewers . The episode was watched by 1.75 million viewers with a 0.7/2 share among adults aged 18 to 49 . This was a 13 % increase in viewership from the previous episode , which was watched by 1.54 million viewers . This means that 0.7 percent of all households with televisions watched the episode , while 2 percent of all households watching television at that time watched it . `` Supernatural '' ranked as the second most watched program on The CW in the day , behind `` Arrow '' . Critical reviews . `` All in the Family '' received critical acclaim . Matt Fowler of IGN gave the episode a `` great '' 8.3 out of 10 and wrote in his verdict , `` 'All in the Family ' seemed to work , in the end , getting everyone ( who survived ) on the same page regarding the Darkness . It was n't a flat episode , but it also was n't the most thrilling . Once again , Chuck had to snap his fingers and save our heroes in the end , which helped demonstrate how formidable Amara is . Though Chuck 's fickleness about most everything makes him more of a wild card than an ally . '' Sean McKenna from `` TV Fanatic '' , gave a 4.2 star rating out of 5 , stating : `` If anything , this hour had its moving parts , but it was a stepping stone toward getting to that big match . I 'm invested and intrigued by what 's to come , but I just hope there 's some solid payoff when all is said and done . '' Bridget LaMonica from `` Den of Geek '' , gave a perfect 5 star rating out of 5 , stating : `` God , Lucifer and Amara , oh my ! This episode took off right where the last left off , with Dean and Sam staring in shock at the former Prophet Chuck . His credibility was accounted for by bringing Kevin forward , and sending him on his way to Heaven . Be still , my heart . '' Samantha Highfill of `` EW '' wrote , `` Ever since the apocalypse story line in seasons 4 and 5 , I 've hoped and , quite fittingly , prayed that this show would eventually get back around to one of the things it does best : using religion to tell its story . And one could make the argument that this season uses it more than any other , considering the official introduction of God . Regardless , this week 's episode was yet another reminder of why those stories work so well for this show . Because if this show specializes in family drama , there 's no better family drama than that of God , his sister , and all of his children . '' MaryAnn Sleasman of `` TV.com '' wrote , `` Well , they ca n't all be mind-blowing , mythology-smashing , head-canon-confirming buckets of awesome . 'All in the Family ' was a textbook example of the perils of mediocrity . Had it not aired on the coattails of last week 's OMFG 'Do n't Call Me Shurley , ' 'All in the Family ' would have — could have - landed a spot as one of the stronger episodes of the season and been a welcome return to the dominant storyline . Do n't get me wrong : 'All in the Family ' was not a bad episode by any means . It 's just that compared to the episode that preceded it , 'All in the Family ' was , well , kind of boring . ''
24 Hours of Foo . `` 24 Hours of Foo '' was a live special on MTV2 hosted by the rock band Foo Fighters , which aired on June 11 and 12 , 2005 . It was very similar in concept to `` 24 Hours of Love '' , a live special hosted by Courtney Love that the channel aired in 2002 . About the broadcast . Beginning at noon ET on Saturday , June 11 , 2005 , the Foo Fighters ' Dave Grohl , Chris Shiflett , Nate Mendel , and Taylor Hawkins took over the MTV2 airwaves for an entire day to host a selection of music videos and live events . The original press release from MTV Networks stated , `` Together , the band will not only host MTV2 , but also program and direct the channel in any way that they please with special guests , live performances , and a roster of activities that only the Foo Fighters could dream up . '' The release went on to claim , `` Whether it is an impromptu wedding , a celebrity ping pong tournament , or simply following the guys as they venture into Times Square , MTV2 cameras will capture every moment live . '' IGN Music reported Dave Grohl as saying , `` 24 hours of Foo ? Live on MTV2 ? It 's gon na be awesome . The Foo is expecting you ! '' Live performances . The highlight of the broadcast was a one-hour , full-band live performance from the Foo Fighters , which took place at midnight . Earlier that evening , the Foo Fighters played a 30-minute acoustic `` Unplugged '' performance . A live episode of `` Headbangers Ball '' was also part of the broadcast that night , hosted by Dave Grohl as he interviewed special guests SuicideGirls . Special guests and events . The 24-hour live broadcast also included other special events , including a drum circle in Times Square ( which also featured Stewart Copeland ) , science experiments with 's Rob Cockerham , an on-air wedding , a trivia game featuring comedian David Cross , and other appearances from MTV personalities and friends , including MTV News reporter Gideon Yago , comedian and actress Janeane Garofalo , `` Saturday Night Lives Amy Poehler and Fred Armisen , and comedian Robert Smigel as Triumph the Insult Comic Dog . MTV2 VJ Jim Shearer was master of ceremonies for the event , launching the broadcast and staying with the Foo Fighters throughout all 24 hours until the end of the show . While some viewers noted that there was not a wide selection of music played during the broadcast , others believed that `` 24 Hours of Foo '' demonstrated MTV2 could still put together and air an unusually spectacular live special . Since `` 24 Hours of Foo '' , there were no other large-scale live broadcasts on MTV2 until 2007 when Human Giant 24 Aired on MTV2 .
Love Is a Beautiful Thing ( Phil Vassar song ) . `` It 's a Beautiful Thing '' , also known as `` Love Is a Beautiful Thing '' , is a country music song co-written by American songwriters Jeffrey Steele and Craig Wiseman . The first version of this song was released on September 14 , 1999 by Canadian singer Paul Brandt from his 1999 album `` That 's the Truth '' , from which it was released as a single in both Canada and the United States . Eight years later , American singer Phil Vassar covered the song under the title `` Love Is a Beautiful Thing '' on his album `` Prayer of a Common Man '' . Vassar 's version reached its peak of # 2 on the `` Billboard '' Hot Country Songs charts in mid-2008 . Content . The song is a moderate up-tempo detailing the various events of a wedding . The verses primarily list off the actions by the various relatives who have gathered for the event , such as a young kids jumping in the pews , and an aunt who arrived because her `` sister 's girl '' is getting married . In the chorus , the narrator observes that `` love is a beautiful thing '' . Paul Brandt version . The first version of this song was released as by Canadian singer Paul Brandt under the title `` It 's a Beautiful Thing '' . It was included on Brandt 's 1999 album `` That 's the Truth '' , and was his last Top 40 country hit in the United States . It was also a # 13 hit for him on the Canadian country charts . Phil Vassar version . Phil Vassar covered the song in 2007 under the title of `` Love Is a Beautiful Thing '' . His rendition was the second single released from his 2008 album `` Prayer of a Common Man '' . His version includes a few minor lyrical changes , such as `` Uncle Joe and Uncle Jake / Have n't spoken since '98 '' , instead of `` …have n't spoken since '88 . '' Also , while Brandt 's version ends in a fade-out , with him still singing , Vassar 's version ends with a cold piano outro . Music video . The music video for Vassar 's version features scenes of him playing a piano in front of various wedding pictures . This video was directed by Peter Zavadil .
Hassamu-Minami Station . Hassamu-Minami Station ( 発寒南駅 ) is a Sapporo Municipal Subway station in Nishi-ku , Sapporo , Hokkaido , Japan . The station number is T02 .
M. S. Balakrishnan . Madura S. Balakrishnan ( 1917–1990 ) was born and raised in Chennai , Tamil Nadu . He was a well-known botanist and he served various government positions and worked for some time at the University of Pune ( Currently known as Savitribai Phule Pune University ) . He was the student of phycologist Professor M.O.P . Iyengar . Early life . Balakrishnan was born on 10 February 1917 in Madras . His parents were both active in national freedom efforts . His father gave up a prestigious government position to join the civil disobedience movement . His mother was a Gandhian and an eminent writer in Tamil . Balakrishnan had been educated in Madras and took his B.Sc . ( Hons . ) degree in botany from Presidency College , Madras . He later joined the university Botany Laboratory , Chepauk , Madras to work for his M.Sc . degree under the guidance of the late Professor M.O.P.Iyengar . He was a fine sportsman ; in his earlier days he played cricket well . At the same time he was keenly interested in Carnatic music . As an artist he had an exquisite touch for drawing . These activities brought him great delight . After taking his M.Sc . degree , he joined the Department of Information and Broadcasting , Government of India as a sub-editor . Soon the academically bent Balakrishnan left this job and took up a research fellowship at the Agricultural College and Research Institute , Coimbatore . After the expiry of this fellowship , he worked for sometime as an phycologist in the Government of Madras , and after a short time moved to the central Rice Research Institute , Cuttack , Orissa where he worked as a research assistant in mycology . In 1950 , he joined a scheme on Fungal Antibiotics at the R.G . Kar Medical College , Calcutta as a mycologist under the Late Professor S.R . Bose . He completed this assignment in June 1953 . Early career . In 1957 , he took two years leave of absence from his lecturer post to work under Professor M.O.P.Iyengar for his Ph.D. , which he obtained in 1959 , and to develop on a scheme to control algae in the Mithalpur Salt Works , sponsored by Tata Industries . Soon after his return he was appointed as a Reader in Botany in the University of Poona . Between April 1965 and May 1966 , he was engaged in a research project that investigated the Pacific Cryptonemiaceae at the Friday Harbour Lab , University of Washington , as a National Science Foundation research associate in Marine Cryptogamic Botany . On his way back to India in 1966 , he spent a fortnight in Japan . He worked for a week in the Cryptogamic section of the National Science Museum Tokyo with Dr. Mitsuo Chihara , and for another week at Sapporo in the Okamura Algal Herbarium of the Hokkaido University and with Professor Yukio Yamada , doyen of Japanese Algologists . University of Pune . He was appointed as a lecturer in Botany at the University of Poona . Balakrishnan was one of the senior students of Professor M.O.P . Iyengar , the father of Indian Algology . With his unique and highly skillful style of teaching , Balakrishnan made Algology a popular subject in the Department . In the beginning , his research programmes were centered on marine red algae which resulted in the creation of a new family , the Corynomorphaceae and taxonomic revisions in the orders Cryptonemiales and Gigartinales . Based on his comparative studies of Indian and U.S. Pacific Cryptonemiaceae , Balakrishnan established two new Genera- Isabbottia and Norrisia . Subsequently , with the help of his doctoral students , he initiated broad based studies on freshwater and marine algae , their systematics , life histories , morphology , cytology and ecology resulting in nationally and internationally recognized contributions . Some examples of his contributions are life history studies in Batrachospermum , studies on taxonomy and reproduction in Solieriaceae , cytology and life history of Indian Scytosiphonaceae , limnology of some of the lakes , algae in relation to water pollution , air borne algae etc . After his superannuation two of his students Professor B . B. Chaugule and Professor V. R. Gunale followed the path set by him while paying attention to current developments in Algology . In 1970 he took charge as Head of the Department of Botany , Poona University , and in 1972 he was appointed as Professor of Botany . In this capacity he continued until his retirement in 1978 . During his tenure , the Department of Botany flourished with the introduction of modern disciplines , and he gradually built up a research tradition in Phycology . He also guided quite a few students , some in branches other than Phycology , for the Ph.D . Degree of the University of Poona . In 1978 , he was at Shivaji University Kolhapur continuing his teaching and research activities . From 1980 to 1986 he was in the Centre of Advanced Studies in Botany at the Madras University working on Indian marine algae . Contributions to algology . Research activity was central to Balakrishnan . He was actively involved in it until he died . His studies and research interests were not restricted solely to phycology alone , but extended to mycology as well—his earlier papers being on the subject of fungi . At Coimbatore he engaged himself in the compilation of a monograph on the diseases caused phythiaceous fungi . At the Central Rice Research Institute he focused his attention on the diseases of rice . He was also one of the contributors to the `` Tamil Encyclopedia '' along with Professor Sadasivan . Balakrishnan 's algal work was largely influenced by the late Professor M.O.P . Iyengar , who emphasized the need for information on morphology , cytology and the life history of Indian algae , information that could be utilized in teaching . All of the published work of Balakrishnan on the red algae were aimed at this objective , and a series of papers on forms ranging from `` Liagora '' to `` Polysiphonia '' was the result . His most outstanding efforts went into the study of the Cryptonmeiales and the Gigartinales . He established the family Corynomorphaceae and created two new genera , `` Isabottia '' and `` Norrisia . '' His work on `` Batrachospermum '' and `` Sirodotia '' of the Batrachospermales , established the existence of a heteromorphic alternation of generations , the sporophyte being filamentous and bearing a highly modified type of sporangium involving the formation of elimination cells during a modified meiotic process . His intensive taxonomic studies on the red algae culminated in the preparation of a book on the Indian Rhodophyta along with his close associates Professors T.V.Desikachary V. Krishnamurthy . The marine brown algae also received his attention . Cytological studies on the Ectocarpaceae had indicated the need for cytotaxonomical revision of this vexing complex . Studies on the cytology and life history of the Indian Scytosiphonaceae ( `` Colpomenia , Iyengaria , Rosenvingea '' ) had shown interesting developmental patterns . Intensive studies on the freshwater algae had also been done simultaneously , oogamy , a rather rare phenomenon was described in a new species of `` Golenkiniopsis '' from Pashan , and a new species of Sphaerelloopsis was reported from Khandala . The interesting life history of `` Pyrobotrys '' ( `` Uva '' ) which had an independent alternating zygotic phase ( Chlorobrachis ) was elucidated by him . His studies on the reproduction of the various algae was extenced to `` Pleodiorina calipyriformis '' , `` Gloeochaete '' and `` Physocitium '' . Later two additional species of `` Sphaerellopsis '' from Khandala had also been reported . He studied the Chlorococcales of Poona . Studies were also been done on `` Nelliecarteria , Gloeodendron '' , the rare filamentous alga `` Chaetonemopsis '' , cytology of `` Rhizoclonium '' and `` Cladophora '' algae of polluted waters , aerial algae , algae associated with Bryophytes etc . His review of papers on the conducting systems in fossil brown and red algae , and recent trends and developments in Phycology were significant not only to the research students but also to the teachers of Phycology . Busy as he was , he found time to attend many symposia and conventions . His papers revealed an analytical and critical approach as well as the depth of his knowledge . He participated in the ICAR/UNESCO , International Symposium in Algology in 1960 held in Delhi . While in the United States , he participated in the Fifth International Seaweed Symposium at Halifax , Canada in August 1965 . He also attended the Annual Convention of the American Institute of Biological Sciences at Champaign Urbana , Illinois in August 1965 , the triple session of the American Association for the Advancement of Science at Berkeley , California in December 1965 , and January 1966 . Balakrishnan was also a member of many learned societies including : the Indian Phytopathological Society , the Phycological Society of India , the International Phycological Society , the Indian Association of Biological Sciences , the Phycological Society of America , the International Society of Plant Morphologists , the Indian Botanical Society and the Mycological Society of India . As well , he contributed a few articles on Botany to the Viswa Kosh in Marathi . He was on the editorial board for the publication `` Algal Monograph '' by the I.C.A.R . He was also on the editorial board of the journal , `` Phykos '' and the `` Journal of Science and Technology '' , University of Poona . He was a member of the Expert Committee of the Central Salt and Marine Chemical Research Institute , Bhavnagar .
Jean Gilbert Bayaram . Jean Gilbert Bayaram ( born July 7 , 1974 ) is a Mauritian football player who currently plays for Pamplemousses SC in the Mauritian Premier League and for the Mauritius national football team as a midfielder . He is featured on the Mauritian national team in the official 2010 FIFA World Cup video game .
Religion in Bihar . The main religions in the Indian state of Bihar are Hinduism ( practiced by 82.7 % of the population ) and Islam ( 16.9 % ) . Other religions are practiced by small minorities . Places in Bihar have important historical and cultural associations with Buddhism , Sikhism and Jainism along with Hinduism . History of religion in Bihar . Since Bihar was a part of Aryavart the oldest religion of Bihar was Vedic Hinduism . The majority of the people in Bihar adhere to Hinduism ( 82.7 % ) , followed by Islam ( 16.9 % ) . Hinduism . Hinduism is the main religion of the state , being practiced by 82.7 % of the total state population . The Hindu population in Bihar is 86,078,686 as of 2011 census report . Hindus are majority in all the districts in Bihar except Kishanganj . Most of the festivals stem from it . There are many variations on the festival theme . While some are celebrated all over the state , others are observed only in certain areas . But Bihar being so diverse , different regions and religions have something to celebrate at sometime or the other during the year . So festivals take place round the year . On arrival in any part of this state , a tourist finds around him evidence of the extent to which religion enters into the daily life of the people . The calendar is strewn with festivals and fairs of different communities living together . Many of these are officially recognised by the days on which they take place being proclaimed as Government holidays . The battle cries of the Bihar Regiment , consisting of 17 battalions , are `` Jai Bajrang Bali '' ( `` Victory to Lord Hanuman '' ) . Islam . Islam constitutes second largest religion in Bihar . According to 2011 Indian census , there were 17,557,809 Muslims constituting 16.9 % population of the state . Most of Bihari Muslims are concentrated in Seemanchal region which comprises Kishanganj , Araria and Katihar where Muslim population is around 45-50 % . Sikhism . The capital of Bihar , Patna , is one of the holiest cities in Sikhism . The tenth Guru of the Sikhs , Guru Gobind Singh , was born here in 1666 and spent his early years here before moving to Anandpur . The Gurdwara at Patna Sahib marks the birthplace of Guru Gobind Singh . Patna was visited by Guru Nanak in 1509 as well as Guru Tegh Bahadur in 1666 . Takht Shri Harmandir Saheb ( also known as Patna Saheb ) is one of the Five Takhts of Sikhism . Guru Nanak Dev visited Patna and stayed in GaiGhat in 1509 , and later same place was visited by Guru Tegh Bahadur along with his family in 1666 . Gurdwara Pahila Bara ( commonly known as Gurdwara Ghai Ghat ) is dedicated to these two Guru and is situated at the same holy place . Other shrines are Gurdwara Gobind Ghat and Gurdwara Guru ka Bagh . Gurdwara Bal Leela is directly related to the childhood of Guru Gobind Singh . Gurdwara Handi Sahib was built in the memory of Guru Teg Bahadur , who stayed here in 1728 with Mata Gujri and Bala Preetam . After the partition of India in 1947 , many Sikhs came to Patna . The total population of Sikhs in Bihar is only 20,780 . Most of Bihari Sikhs are Nanakpanthi . Most of the Sikhs are residing in Patna and mainly they are self-employed or in business . Jainism . Vardhamana Mahavira , the 24th and the last Tirthankara of Jainism , was born in Vaishali around sixth century B.C . Vasupujya , the 12th Jain Tirthankara was born in Champapur , Bhagalpur . He attained all his five Kalyanaks ( Garbh , Janam , Tap , Kevalgyan and Moksh ) from Champapur . Christianity . Padari ki haveli is a Roman Catholic church of centuries . Bahá'í Faith . In 2012 , plans were announced for the construction of a local Bahá'í House of Worship in Bihar Sharif . This would be the second Bahá'í House of Worship in India ( the first being the well-known Lotus Temple in Delhi ) , and one of the first two local Bahá'í Houses of Worship in Asia ( the other being in Battambang , Cambodia ) . In 2013 , the Bahá'í World Centre released an hour-and-a-half-long video in five languages entitled `` Frontiers of Learning '' , showing Bahá'í community-building activities in four cities from different continents , the fourth of which is Bihar Sharif . Other religions . Sarnaism has a presence among the tribal populations .
Lardizabala . `` Lardizabala '' is a monotypic genus of flowering plants . These plants are evergreen lianas , native to temperate forests of central and southern Chile . The sole species is `` Lardizabala biternata '' Ruiz & Pav , known as `` Coguil , Cogüilera , Coiye , Coille , Voqui cógüil , '' or `` Voqui coille , '' in Chile , and known as Lardizabala or Zabala fruit in English . It is grown for its edible fruits ( called `` coguil '' or `` cógüil '' in Mapuche language ) and ornamental flowers .
Saint Pyr . Pyr ( Pŷr ; sometimes known as Piro in English ) was a Welsh abbot of the 6th century who may later have been revered as a saint . He been described as being `` an unsuitable abbot and ... one of those Celtic 'saints ' who would never have been canonized by any formal process '' ( Farmer , 409 ) . Little is known about him apart from the fact that he was titular of Caldey Island ( Welsh `` Ynys Bŷr '' `` Pŷr 's Island '' ) . Pyr is said to have become so drunk one night that on the way back to his cell he fell into a well . He died soon after being pulled out . He was replaced as abbot by Samson , who resigned in disgust when he found that the young monks had become ungovernable due to the laxity of Pyr 's rule .
Beryl Cook . Beryl Cook , OBE ( 10 September 192628 May 2008 ) was an English artist best known for her original and instantly recognisable paintings . Often comical , her works pictured people whom she encountered in everyday life , including people enjoying themselves in pubs , girls shopping or out on a hen night , drag queen shows or a family picnicking by the seaside or abroad . She had no formal training and did not take up painting until her thirties . She was a shy and private person , and in her art often depicted the flamboyant and extrovert characters she would like to be . Cook admired the work of the English visionary artist Stanley Spencer , his influence evident in her compositions and bold bulky figures . Another influence was Edward Burra , who painted sleazy cafes , nightclubs , gay bars , sailors and prostitutes , although , unlike Burra , she did not paint the sinister aspects of scenes . She had an almost photographic memory . Although widely popular and recognized as one of the most well-known contemporary British artists , Cook never enjoyed acceptance by the art establishment . Since her death in 2008 Beryl 's son John & granddaughter Sophie have run the official Beryl Cook providing a fun but factual look into the life of one of Britain 's best loved artists . Biography . Beryl was born in Egham , Surrey , as one of four sisters . Her parents , Adrian S. B. Lansley and Ella Farmer-Francis , separated very early and mother moved to Reading , Berkshire with her daughters . Beryl attended Kendrick School there , but left education at fourteen and started to work in a variety of jobs . Having moved to London towards the end of war , Beryl attempted working as a model and showgirl . In 1948 , she married her childhood friend John Cook , who was in the merchant navy . When he retired from the sea , they briefly ran a pub in Stoke-by-Nayland , Suffolk . Their son John was born in 1950 , and in 1956 , the family left to live in Southern Rhodesia ( now known as Zimbabwe ) . They would remain in Africa for the next decade , where in 1960 , Cook produced her first ever painting , `` Hangover '' . The family returned to England in the mid-sixties and moved to East Looe , Cornwall in 1965 , where Beryl focused more on her painting . They then moved to Plymouth in 1968 , where they bought a guest house on the Hoe . Cook shared her time between running the guest house and producing more and more paintings . In the mid-seventies , her works caught the attention of one of their guests , who subsequently put her in touch with the management of the Plymouth Arts Centre , where her first exhibition took place in November 1975 . The exhibition was a great success and resulted in a cover feature in `` The Sunday Times '' . This was followed by an exhibition at the Portal Gallery in London in 1976 , where Cook continued to exhibit regularly until her death . Cook was enjoying growing popularity and her paintings soon were in great demand . Her first book of collected arts was published by John Murray in 1978 , and in 1979 , a film was made for LWT 's `` The South Bank Show '' , where she discussed her work with Melvyn Bragg . Cook then collaborated with such authors as Edward Lucie-Smith and Nanette Newman by providing illustrations for their books . She continued to regularly publish books of her own artworks up into the early 2000s , including `` Beryl Cook 's New York '' ( 1985 ) , inspired by her visit to the New York City . In 1994 , she received the Best Selling Published Artist Award from the Fine Art Trade Guild . In 1995 , Beryl Cook was awarded the Order of the British Empire . She did not attend the official ceremony due to her shyness , and accepted the honour at a quieter ceremony in Plymouth the following year . Post Office reproduced one of her paintings as a first class postage stamp . In 2002 , her painting `` The Royal Couple '' featured in the Golden Jubilee exhibition in London . Tiger Aspect Productions made two animated films called `` Bosom Pals '' using characters from her paintings , voiced by Dawn French , Rosemary Leach , Alison Steadman and Timothy Spall , and broadcast in February 2004 . Channel 4 News produced a short film on Beryl and her work in 2005 , and she was also the featured artist in BBC Two 's `` The Culture Show '' in 2006 . Beryl Cook died on 28 May 2008 at her home in Plymouth . Peninsula Arts of the Plymouth University mounted a major retrospective exhibition in November that year . Two books devoted to the artist were subsequently released , `` Beryl Cook 1926-2008 '' and `` The World of Beryl Cook '' . In 2010 , two of her paintings were used as part of the `` Rude Britannia '' exhibition at the Tate Britain . Beryl Cook 's paintings have been acquired by the Gallery of Modern Art in Glasgow , Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery , Plymouth Art Gallery and Durham Museum .
Assumed Incumbency . The strategy of assumed incumbency is based on a recognition of the value of incumbency in a political campaign . A high correlation between election and incumbency has been demonstrated in congressional races . The success rate of incumbent members of the U.S. House of Representatives seeking re-election averaged 93.5 percent during the 1960s and 1970s . Statistically , the initial edge for the incumbent candidate is 2-4 percent of the vote . An incumbent is the person currently holding the office ; that held position provides an automatic legitimacy , which usually results in an early conclusion of the person being the frontrunner in the campaign . Powell and Shelby ( 1891 ) claim that being the frontrunner allows the candidate to be able to define the parameters of debate and put the burden of the proof on the challenger . The assumed incumbent strategy occurs when a political position becomes open with no incumbent seeking re-election . The candidate that runs for the now open spot can assume the incumbency role for that position , usually through same-party affiliation . One case study that examined an assumed incumbency looked at Richard Shelby and his congressional campaign in 1978 in Alabama . At the time , Shelby was an Alabama state senator , and had announced his intentions to run for the state lieutenant governor 's position However , when Congressman Walter Flowers decided to leave his seat in the U.S. House of Representatives and run for a seat in the U.S. Senate , Shelby decided to abandon his campaign for state lieutenant governor and run for Walter 's congressional seat . The congressional seat was now open with no incumbent seeking re-election . Thus , the decision for Shelby to run was made using the assumed incumbency strategy . 1 . Legitimacy becomes the rhetorical goal of the strategy , and the initial stage of the strategy 's development . This starting point depends on the degree of name recognition that a candidate has with its given audience . The goal is to generate expectations about the candidate as the likely winner , which is achieved through the rhetorical stance that identifies the candidate as the 'natural choice ' for the position sought . Success comes from identification of the candidate with the incumbent and/or the characteristics of the incumbency . 2 . Identification stems from the increased visibility that is given to the candidate during the legitimacy stage , making the candidate a political celebrity . The goal of this stage is increased voter recognition of a candidate 's name . Press coverage shifts from trying to establish legitimacy to maintaining one 's name in the face of the public . 3 . Reinforcement occurs when the candidate 's campaign reaffirms the legitimacy of the candidate . If the stages of legitimacy and identification succeed , then a set of expectations will be generated on what the candidate should be like - the 'ideal candidate ' image that the voters begin to form and hold The assumed incumbency model seeks to generate a specific ideal type in the early stage , then provide verification in the final stage . 1 . The importance of legitimacy as a campaign stage is noted . 2 . The strategy assumes that direct confrontation between the candidate and the opposition should not occur , as the confrontation would assign legitimacy to the opponent and reduce the effectiveness of the strategy . 3 . The strategy assumes that past voting behavior related to the actual incumbent can serve as the basis for establishing vote expectations for the new candidate . 4 . The strategy assumes a progressive acceleration rate , attained by increased media exposure , which is intended to assist in the control of momentum so the candidate is perceived as starting from a strong position and growing stronger as the campaign develops . 5 . The strategy dictates what media should be employed and at what times to achieve the effects . One contingent condition must exist : the strategy is contingent upon the actual incumbent having strong voting appeal in the district . If the strong vote appeal is not present , the advantage of assuming incumbency would be diminished . This strategy worked for Shelby , as there was a strong vote appeal present for the actual incumbent ; in this case , Walters . Pre-campaign polls showed that Flowers was the most popular politician with a favorability rating of 67 %
Eleonore Dailly . Eleonore Dailly is an American filmmaker . She was born in Paris and raised in New York City . Her producing credits include `` Dirt ! The Movie '' , a feature-length film which premiered at Sundance Film Festival in 2009 and `` Swelter '' . Producing . Dailly received an MFA from the USC School of Cinematic Arts Peter Stark Producer Program in 2007 . She began her career in development at DreamWorks and with Academy Award producer Bruce Cohen . Dailly produced and co-directed the feature film `` DIRT ! `` , featuring Jamie Lee Curtis , which was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival before premiering on PBS 's Independent Lens . She then developed and produced `` Swelter '' , a moody action film starring Alfred Molina , Catalina Sandino Moreno , Lennie James , Grant Bowler and Jean-Claude Van Damme , which was released in August 2014 and has been nominated for the 19th Satellite Awards . Dailly is a member of Producer 's Guild of America , the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences , Women in Film . She co-chairs the Alliance of Women Directors ( AWD ) , a non-profit company promoting parity for female directors that partners with Women In Film and the Sundance Initiative for Women Directors . Other members of the AWD include Debra Granik , Michelle McLarren , Leslie Linka Glatter , Ava DuVernay and Jen McGowan . Dailly now runs the production outfit Film Invaders which focuses on television and feature film development . She also coordinates publicity for FX 's Emmy-nominated television series `` Justified '' . Law . Dailly received her law degree from Columbia University School of Law in 1998 , with a focus on intellectual property and finance law . While at Columbia , she worked with Jane Carol Ginsburg , as her research assistant on issues of intellectual property law . Dailly then practiced international civil litigation in New York City for Sullivan & Cromwell and Morrison & Foerster and human rights law in Argentina , Kenya and Uganda . Awards . In 2007 , Eleonore Dailly was awarded the Debra Hill Fellowship for promising , young female filmmakers for her work on feature film development .
Bhagwant Singh . Maharana Bhagwant Singh , GCSI ( 1823 – 7 February 1873 ) was the Jat ruler of Dholpur state ( 1836 - 1873 ) in Rajasthan , India . He was from Bamraulia gotra of Jats . He was younger son of Rana Kirat Singh and successor of Rana Pohap Singh . After the death of Rana Pohap Singh his younger brother Rana Bhagwant Singh ascended to the throne . Rana Bhagwant Singh was a cheerful and lively person . He helped and provided security to the British and Maratha refugees who came to Dholpur in 1857 war of independence . He was married with daughter of Jat chieftain Nand Kishor Rajauria . He was helped by his sister-in-law and wife of his elder brother Rana Pohap Singh in the matters of state affairs . He had no issue . He adopted a boy Maharaj Singh and named him Kulender Singh . Kulender Singh was married with Basant Kaur , daughter of Maharaja Narender Singh of Patiala . Kulender Singh died young at the age of 28 prior to Rana Bhagwant Singh . Kulender Singh had a son named Nihal Singh aged 5 at the time of his death . Rana Bhagwant Singh was awarded G.C.S.I . ( cr.1869 ) by the British government . He died on 9 February 1873 . His successor was Rana Nihal Singh .
Fireman ( album ) . `` Fireman '' is the first album by Canadian alternative/indie rock band hHead released in 1992 ( then re-released in 1994-1995 by IRS Records ) . It was first released independently by hHead themselves , as a cassette and then released under Jam Entertainment Records . After hHead signed to IRS Records in 1994 to release `` Jerk '' , they also re-released the CD version of `` Fireman '' . There was also a version of `` Fireman '' released , that had 14 tracks ( Under Jam Entertainment Records ) . Video clips for `` Flower '' and `` Collide '' have been made .
Chambon-sur-Voueize . Chambon-sur-Voueize is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France . Geography . An area of lakes , forestry and farming comprising a small town and several hamlets , situated at the confluence of the rivers Voueize and Tardes , some southwest of Montlucon near the junction of the D915 , D917 and the D993 roads .
Eupithecia kunzi . `` Eupithecia kunzi '' is a moth in the family Geometridae . It is found in Turkey .
Andrey Shalopa . Andrey Gennadievich Shalopa ( , born February 19 , 1972 ) – is a Russian film director , producer , screenwriter , actor . He is best known for the film Panfilov 's 28 Men .
Aviernoz . Aviernoz is a former commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France . On 1 January 2017 , it was merged into the new commune Fillière .
Joe Williams Live . `` Joe Williams Live '' is a live album by Joe Williams featuring Cannonball Adderley 's Septet recorded at Fantasy Studios ' Studio `` A '' in front of a live audience and released on the Fantasy label . Reception . The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars and states `` the singer easily steals the show on a searing version of `` Goin ' to Chicago Blues , '' and his own `` Who She Do , '' and a few unusual songs , including Duke Ellington 's `` Heritage '' . Track listing . `` All compositions by Joe Williams except as indicated ''
Mahiki . Mahiki is a London nightclub and bar in Dover Street , just off Piccadilly , near the Ritz Hotel , well known for its celebrity clientele . It is named after the Polynesian path to the underworld . Mahiki was opened in October 2006 by Piers Adam and Nick House . The club has attracted media attention as a favourite haunt of royals including Princes William and Harry and celebrities such as Rihanna , Lady Gaga , Kelly Rowland , and Paris Hilton . Its themed Thursday nights , hosted by Henry Conway , a socialite , are particularly popular , and rival club owner Charlie Gilkes has said `` Thursday nights at Mahiki ... are the night in London , there are queues going round the block . '' About the club . The club was opened at 1 , Dover Street in 2005 ( the site of an earlier nightclub ) by Piers Adam , David Phelps and Nick House . Mahiki is a nightclub and bar , with a Polynesian and tiki theme , predominantly specialising in rum . Mahiki claims that it adheres to a mostly open door policy . Its co-founder Nick House has said `` The vision with Mahiki is that whether you 're fat , thin , bald , ugly or old , you can get in . Admittedly , when it gets to 11pm , it might be more difficult . But certainly , until it reaches capacity , anyone can get in . '' Anna van Pragh of `` The Daily Mail '' , however has argued that while it may technically have an egalitarian door policy , in practice it has `` a cross-section of the pages of Debrett 's . '' Some papers have attributed its popularity with London 's upper class in part to promotions manager Guy Pelly , who is a close friend of Princes William and Harry .
Aleksandr Voronin . Aleksandr Nikiforovich Voronin ( , May 23 , 1951 – September 26 , 1992 ) was a Russian weightlifter and Olympic champion who competed for the Soviet Union . He was born in Chelyabinsk . Voronin won a gold medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal .
In the Hills of California . `` In the Hills of California '' is the title of a live album by folk singer/guitarist Greg Brown , released in 2004 . History . This live album is subtitled `` Live from the Kate Wolf Music Festival 1997-2003 '' . All proceeds from this release were donated to charity . Eight of the tracks are previously unreleased and were taken from performances at the annual festival over the years . Guests include Nina Gerber , Shawn Colvin , and Garnet Rogers . Reception . Music critic Jeff Burger praised the release in his Allmusic review , writing Brown `` remains a national treasure , and so does his songwriting , which has gone from great to better over the years . Wisely keeping the production simple and his voice upfront on this release , he unveils some of his best songs about love , life , friendship , dreams , and the American scene . '' Jim Musser of `` No Depression '' wrote `` Greg Brown has the rare gift of creating songs that unwind with the roundabout informality of a thoughtful yet unstructured conversation . Regardless of how much work may or may not have gone into a particular tune ’ s genesis , the resulting piece feels of-the-moment , complete with interjections and sparky , synaptic sidebars . '' Track listing . All songs by Greg Brown except as noted .
Robert Mailer Anderson . Robert Mailer Anderson ( born 1968 ) is an American novelist , screenwriter , playwright and philanthropist . He is the author of the novel `` Boonville '' , which takes place in the Northern California town of Boonville , and the 2016 play `` The Death of Teddy Ballgame '' . Anderson is a three-time San Francisco Library Laureate and in 2016 he was presented the San Francisco Arts Medallion for his outstanding leadership in the arts . Family background . Anderson was born in San Francisco . He is an eighth-generation native of California . Anderson and his two siblings were raised by divorced blue-collar parents . As a young man he spent five years living with his father at Grapevine Group Home for juvenile delinquents and disturbed youth , where his father was the director . He also spent time at his father ’ s prior workplace , Fern Hill School , run by his uncle Bruce Anderson , where residents included future serial killer David Mason and Darrell Waters , who murdered one of the Fern Hill counselors . His uncle , Bruce Anderson , is the publisher of the `` Anderson Valley Advertiser '' for which Robert has been a contributor since 1984 and a fiction editor . During his time as fiction editor , Anderson attracted talents like Daniel Handler , Sandow Birk , Floyd Salas and Michelle Tea . Writing career . Anderson 's short story `` 36-28-34-7 '' was published by `` Christopher Street '' in 1995 . `` Boonville '' was published in 2001 by Bay Area independent publisher Creative Arts Book Publishing , and was then picked up for paperback reprint by HarperCollins . In 2007 he co-wrote , produced , and appeared in `` Pig Hunt '' , a horror film set in Northern California . Anderson 's play `` The Death of Teddy Ballgame '' was published by San Francisco publishing press Molotov Editions in 2016 . Anderson is co-writer and producer of the forthcoming film , `` Windows on the World '' starring Ryan Guzman and Edward James Olmos Personal life . Anderson lives in San Francisco . Married to the heiress Nicola Miner ( daughter of Oracle Corporation cofounder Bob Miner ) , he is a former board member of the San Francisco Opera , and the SFJAZZ . During his ten years on the SF Jazz board , Anderson spearheaded the $ 65 million campaign to build the SF Jazz Center , the first freestanding building for jazz performance and education in America . Anderson named the campaign `` The World is Listening '' and the phrase was later used to promote the 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards . On February 16 , 2012 , he and his wife hosted Barack Obama 's fundraising visit to San Francisco , at his home in Pacific Heights . Singer Al Green , bassist Les Claypool , harmonica player Charlie Musselwhite and blues player Booker T. Jones performed for the fundraiser . Activism . In June 2004 , Anderson created an anti-Iraq War poster campaign which juxtaposed an Abu Graib prisoner , the American Flag , and the slogan `` Got Democracy ? '' . The poster became part of the collection at Center for the Study of Political Graphics in Los Angeles .
Veckans Affärer . `` Veckans Affärer '' ( , lit . `` the week 's business '' ) is a Swedish business magazine published on a weekly basis in Stockholm , dealing in all business-related matters both within and outside Sweden . History and profile . `` Veckans Affärer '' was first published in 1965 . The magazine was modeled on `` Business Week '' . It was started by Erik Westerberg . The first editor-in-chief was Gustaf von Platen . The magazine is published by Bonnier Business Press . It has its headquarters is in Stockholm and its editor-in-chief is Ulf Skarin . Circulation . Following its establishment in 1965 `` Veckans Affärer '' had a circulation of 25,000 copies . In the mid 1980s the magazine had a circulation of 44,000 copies . In 2004 the circulation of the magazine was 32,700 copies . The magazine sold 33,700 copies in 2008 . Its circulation for 2013 was 16,500 copies . In 2014 , the magazine had a circulation of 13,800 copies .
Carlo Alberto Lodi . Carlo Alberto Lodi ( born 28 October 1936 ) is an Italian former sports shooter . He competed in the skeet event at the 1972 Summer Olympics .
Charles Adderley , 1st Baron Norton . Charles Bowyer Adderley , 1st Baron Norton ( 2 August 181428 March 1905 ) was a British Conservative politician . Background and education . Charles Bowyer Adderley was the eldest son of Charles Clement Adderley ( d. 1818 ) , offspring of an old Staffordshire family , and his wife , daughter of Sir Edmund Cradock-Hartopp , 1st Baronet . Adderley inherited Hams Hall , Warwickshire , and the valuable estates of his great-uncle , Charles Bowyer Adderley , in 1826 . He was educated at Christ Church , Oxford , where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1838 . Political career . In 1841 , Adderley entered the House of Commons as Member of Parliament for North Staffordshire , retaining his seat until 1878 , when he was created Baron Norton . Adderley 's ministerial career began in 1858 , when he was appointed President of the Board of Health and Vice-President of the Committee of the Council on Education in Lord Derby 's short ministry . Again under Lord Derby he was Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies from 1866 to 1868 , being in charge of the act which called the Dominion of Canada into being , and from 1874 to 1878 he was President of the Board of Trade . He was sworn of the Privy Council in 1858 , was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George ( KCMG ) in the 1869 Birthday Honours , and in 1878 he was elevated to the peerage as Baron Norton , of Norton-on-the-Moors in the County of Stafford . Norton was a strong churchman and especially interested in education and the colonies . Adderley joined the Canterbury Association on 27 March 1848 and was a member of the management committee from the beginning . In 1852/53 , he paid ₤500 towards the costs of the closure of the association . Family . In 1842 he married Julia Anne Eliza ( 1820–1887 ) , oldest daughter of Chandos Leigh , 1st Baron Leigh , by whom he had several sons . His eldest son Charles Leigh Adderley succeeded him in the barony . Another son , the Hon . James Granville Adderley , vicar of Saltley , Birmingham , became well known as an advocate of Christian socialism . His daughter Isabel married in 1876 Vauncey Harpur Crewe of Calke Abbey , later 10th Baronet . Tributes . Adderley Street is a famous street in Cape Town , South Africa , considered the main street of the central business district . In 1850 , the Mayor of Cape Town , Hercules Jarvis , named it to honour Adderley who had fought successfully against a proposal to make Cape Town into a penal colony . Adderley must be one of the few people to have two streets named after him in a single town : Adderley Street and Norton Street , both in Uppingham , Rutland where he owned property . In Birmingham , Adderley donated of land to create Adderley Park , which he managed privately from 1855 to 1864 . He also donated land for the construction of St Saviour 's Church , Saltley , St Peter 's College , Saltley and the reformatory on the Fordrough , later called Norton Boys ' Home . In 1879 Lord Norton sold Whitacre Lodge to the city for the construction of the Shustoke Reservoir , the largest single source of water for Birmingham until the Elan/Claerwen scheme was completed . Adderley Head , a headland between Lyttelton Harbour and Port Levy , near Canterbury , New Zealand , is named for him .
Rizoma . Rizoma ( , before 1927 : Σκλάταινα - `` Sklataina '' ) is a village in the Trikala regional unit , Thessaly , Greece . In the 2011 census it reported 917 residents . It lies at 160 meters above sea level , 12 km north of the city of Trikala . It has an agricultural economy with tobacco being the main product . The village is the seat of the Paralithaioi municipal unit and it is inhabited by Karagounides , the most commonly used name for the residents of the Thessalian plain . According to the legend this name was given to them by Alexander the Great when he passed through the region in 335 BC on his way to Thebes . The most prominent figure that was born there was the priest-monk Saint Theophilus ( mid-16th century ) who is recorded as the founder of the Saint Stephen Monastery in Meteora . To the north of the town , there is a low hill called Tzougza , where trenches dug in WW2 can still be seen .
Odetta at Town Hall . `` Odetta at Town Hall '' is a live album by American folk singer Odetta , recorded at Town Hall , New York , NY , on April 5 , 1963 and first released later that year . `` At Town Hall '' is also available along with `` At Carnegie Hall '' from the same era , on Vanguard 's double-LP `` The Essential Odetta '' , but the CD version of that release omits eight songs from the Town Hall LP and two songs from the Carnegie Hall LP .
Joseph Savoldi . Joseph Fornini , better known by his ring name `` Jumping '' Joe Savoldi ( born July 24 , 1957 ) is an American professional wrestler and the son of wrestler Angelo Savoldi . While it has been claimed he is related to the original Joe Savoldi that is not accurate , his father was a storyline brother of Joe Savoldi , but not related by blood . Savoldi was most notable for his time in International World Class Championship Wrestling owned and operated by his father Angelo and his brother Mario Savoldi . Professional wrestling career . Fornini made his in ring wrestling debut in 1982 adopting the name `` Jumping '' Joe Savoldi , adopting the storyline last name of his father , Angelo Savoldi . Savoldi has competed in North American and international promotions since the 1980s , most notably for his father 's International World Class Championship Wrestling , the World Wrestling Council in Puerto Rico , Mid-South Wrestling ( later Universal Wrestling Federation ) and the National Wrestling Alliance . He has been part of two team teams , the New York Rockers ( also known as the Rock 'N ' Roll Rockers ) with Al Perez and the S & S Express with Steve Simpson who would later hold the NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Championship in 1985 . Savoldi later reformed the S & S Express with Vic Steamboat in ICW ( the precursor to IWCCW ) and would hold the tag-team titles twice during 1988 and 1989 .
McLaughlin Award . The Lt. Donald MacLaughlin Jr. Award — also known as the `` Don MacLaughlin Award '' — has been given annually since 1973 by the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association ( USILA ) to the NCAA 's most outstanding college lacrosse midfielder . The award is presented to the best midfielder in Division I , Division II , and — until recently — Division III . The outstanding midfielder in Division III now receives the new `` Fran McCall Award '' . Also , the new `` Long Pole Midfielder of the Year '' award is given in Divisions II and III . The award is named after LTJG Donald Clay MacLaughlin , Jr , USN , United States Naval Academy ( USNA ) , Class of 1963 , an All-American midfielder for Navy , who died on a combat mission in South Vietnam in 1966 . MacLaughlin was a leading midfielder and scorer on three consecutive Division 1 National Championship Navy Lacrosse Teams ( '61 , '62 , '63 ) , and First Team All-American . He was also an All-American and Captain of the 1963 Navy Soccer team , leading Navy to its first appearance in the final NCAA Division-1 championship game . As USNA 's best athlete , `` Mac '' was awarded the U.S . Naval Academy 's most prestigious , athletic award , `` The Sword '' , presented by the Naval Academy Athletic Association ( NAAA ) .
Melanocetus rossi . `` Melanocetus rossi '' is a species of black seadevil , a type of anglerfish . The fish is bathypelagic ; the only example collected by humans was found in the Ross Sea at a depth of .
Nikos Milas . Nikolaos `` Nikos '' Milas ( , born 1928 , in Athens ) is a Greek former basketball player and coach . Club career . Milas was a skilled technical player , with good dribbling and shooting ability . He played with Panathinaikos in his club career . He won three Greek League championships ( 1949–50 , 1950–51 , 1953–54 ) . Greek national team . Milas was also a member of the senior men 's Greek national basketball team . He was an international player with the Greek men 's national team in 8 games . He played at the EuroBasket 1949 in Egypt , where he won a bronze medal , and at the EuroBasket 1951 . Milas also played at the 1951 Mediterranean Games , and the 1952 Summer Olympics basketball tournament of Helsinky , ( two loses against Hungary and Israel ) . Coaching career . In 1961 , Milas won the Greek League championship from the post of head coach of Panathinaikos . He was the head coach of AEK , in 1968 , when they won the FIBA European Cup Winners ' Cup 's 1967–68 season championship , in Kallimármaro , Athens , against the Czechoslovak League powerhouse of the sixties , Slavia VŠ Praha . On the bench of AEK , he also won two Greek League national domestic championships in the 1967–68 and 1969–70 seasons ( the 1969–70 title was the last for the club until the 2001–02 season ) . In the 1969–70 season , Milas also led AEK to the semifinals of the 1969–70 FIBA European Cup Winners ' Cup , where his team was defeated by the French League club , Vichy , in a two legged aggregate score series ( consisting of a 60–78 loss in France , and a 74–65 win in Athens ) .
Deh Now-e Yek , Bardsir . Deh Now-e Yek ( , also Romanized as Deh Now-e Yek ; also known as Deh-e Now , Deh Now , and Dehnow ) is a village in Mashiz Rural District , in the Central District of Bardsir County , Kerman Province , Iran . At the 2006 census , its population was 37 , in 6 families .
Morris Lurie . Morris Lurie ( 30 October 19388 October 2014 ) was an Australian writer of comic novels , short stories , essays , plays , and children 's books . His work focused on the comic mishaps of Jewish-Australian men ( often writers ) of Lurie 's generation , who are invariably jazz fans . Biography . Lurie was born in 1938 to Arie and Esther Lurie ( Jewish emigrants from Poland ) at the Royal Women 's Hospital in Carlton , a suburb of Melbourne . He was schooled at Elwood Central School , Prahran Technical School and Melbourne High School , and then studied architecture at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology before working in advertising . His first novel was the comic `` Rappaport '' ( Hodder and Stoughton , 1966 ) and focused on a day in the life of a young Melbourne antique dealer and his immature friend , Friedlander . The characters , transplanted to London , were further chronicled in `` Rappaport 's Revenge '' ( 1973 ) . Lurie 's self-exile from Australia to Europe , the UK and Northern Africa provides much of the material for his fiction . His second novel was `` The London Jungle Adventures of Charlie Hope '' ( Hodder and Stoughton , 1968 ) . `` Flying Home '' ( 1978 ) was named by the National Book Council as one of the ten best Australian books of the decade . Subsequent novels are `` Seven Books for Grossman '' ( 1983 ) —really a novella parodying the styles of various authors—and `` Madness '' ( 1991 ) , about a writer dealing with a mentally unstable girlfriend . Lurie is best known for his short stories . In 2000 he wrote an instructional guide `` When and How to Write Short Stories and What They Are '' . His stories have been published in many prestigious magazines , including `` The New Yorker '' , `` The Virginia Quarterly '' , `` Punch '' , `` The Times '' , `` The Telegraph Magazine '' , `` Transatlantic Review '' , `` Island '' , `` Meanjin '' , `` Overland '' , `` Quadrant '' and `` Westerly '' . In his 2008 novel , `` To Light Attained '' , Lurie deals with the subject of suicide . A review of the novel described it as `` a father 's anguish in words '' . Lurie succumbed to cancer on 8 October 2014 , at the Wantirna Hospice . Works . Other books include a collection of plays called `` Waterman '' ( 1979 ) ; an autobiography `` Whole Life '' ( 1987 ) ; and a number of children 's books , including the popular `` Twenty-Seventh Annual African Hippopotamus Race '' ( 1969 ) , which schoolchildren in Victoria voted their favourite young storybook by an Australian author .
Thaumantis diores . `` Thaumantis diores '' , the jungle glory , is a butterfly found in South Asia that belongs to the Morphinae subfamily of the brush-footed butterflies family . Distribution . The jungle glory ranges from Sikkim to Myanmar . A subspecies is found in Taiwan and it is suspected that the butterfly occurs in northern Thailand and northern Vietnam as well . Status . Evans reports the butterfly as not rare in its Indian range while Wynter-Blyth reports it as not common . Distribution . Males and females have the upperside dusky brown ; forewing with a broad beautifully iridescent blue discal band from below vein 8 to the dorsum , extending posteriorly towards the base of the wing , outwardly suffused with a brilliant silvery gloss . Hindwing with a median , similar , somewhat rounded patch , the outward silvery gloss very brilliant , in fresh specimens the blue spreading towards the base of the wings . Underside rich silky brown , terminal margins of the wings broadly paler , sprinkled with lilacine scales near an inward well-denned very pale brownish-yellow sinuous line ; the basal five-sixths of the wings darkening perceptibly outwards . Forewing with two pairs of transverse sinuous dark narrow bands across cell , followed by an oblique discal similar band , from costa to interspace 1 . Hindwing with two similar transverse bands divergent posteriorly , an oval yellowish-white spot in interspaces 2 and 6 respectively and a dark tornal spot ; the spot in interspace 2 shaded with brown . Antennae red ; head , thorax and abdomen brown . Male secondary sex-mark a small erectile tuft of hair , not covering apparently any specialized scales , near the base of the subcostal vein on the upperside of the hindwing .
Macaulay brackets . Macaulay brackets are a notation used to describe the ramp function A popular alternative transcription uses angle brackets , `` viz . '' formula_2 . Another commonly used notation is formula_3+ or formula_4+ for the positive part of formula_3 , which avoids conflicts with formula_6 for set notation . In engineering . Macaulay 's notation is commonly used in the static analysis of bending moments of a beam . This is useful because shear forces applied on a member render the shear and moment diagram discontinuous . Macaulay 's notation also provides an easy way of integrating these discontinuous curves to give bending moments , angular deflection , and so on . For engineering purposes , angle brackets are often used to denote the use of Macaulay 's method . The above example simply states that the function takes the value formula_9 for all `` x '' values larger than `` a '' . With this , all the forces acting on a beam can be added , with their respective points of action being the value of `` a '' . A particular case is the unit step function ,
Cnemosioma innominata . `` Cnemosioma innominata '' is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae , and the only species in the genus `` Cnemosioma '' . It was described by Martins in 1975 .
I.C . Golaknath and Ors . vs State of Punjab and Anrs.. `` Golaknath v. State Of Punjab '' ( 1967 AIR 1643 , 1967 SCR ( 2 ) 762 ) , or simply the `` Golaknath case '' , was a 1967 Indian Supreme Court case , in which the Court ruled that Parliament could not curtail any of the Fundamental Rights in the Constitution . Facts . The family of Henry and William Golak Nath held over 500 acres of farmland in Jalandhar , Punjab . In the phase of the 1953 Punjab Security and Land Tenures Act , the state government held that the brothers could keep only thirty acres each , a few acres would go to tenants and the rest was declared 'surplus ' . This was challenged by the Golak Nath family in the courts and the case was referred to the Supreme Court in 1965 . The family filed a petition under Article 32 challenging the 1953 Punjab Act on the ground that it denied them their constitutional rights to acquire and hold property and practice any profession ( Articles 19 ( f ) and ( g ) ) and to equality before and equal protection of the law ( Article 14 ) . They also sought to have the Seventeenth Amendment – which had placed the Punjab Act in the Ninth Schedule – declared `` ultra vires ' . The issues involved were whether Amendment is a “ law ” under the meaning of Article 13 ( 3 ) ( a ) , and whether Fundamental Rights can be amended or not . Judgement . The judgement reversed the Supreme Court 's earlier decision which had upheld Parliament 's power to amend all parts of the Constitution , including Part III related to Fundamental Rights . The judgement left Parliament with no power to curtail Fundamental Rights . The Supreme Court , by thin majority of 6:5 , held that a constitutional amendment under Article 368 of the Constitution was an ordinary 'law ' within the meaning of Article 13 ( 2 ) of the Constitution . The majority did not believe there was any difference between ordinary legislative power of the parliament and the inherent constituent power of parliament to amend the Constitution . The majority did not agree with the view that Article 368 of the Constitution contained `` power and procedure '' to amend , but instead believed that the text of Article 368 only explained the procedure to amend the constitution , the power being derived from entry 97 of the List I of the VII Schedule to the Constitution . Since according to Article 13 ( 2 ) , the parliament could not make any law that abridges the Fundamental Rights contained in Part III of the Constitution , a constitutional amendment , also being an ordinary law within the meaning of Article 13 , could not be in violation of the fundamental rights chapter contained in the Constitution of India . Therefore , all constitutional amendments thus far which were in contravention or which had made an exception to fundamental rights chapter of the Constitution were said to be void . Minority view . The judges who delivered the minority judgment in the `` Golaknath '' case dissented with the view of the invocation of the doctrine of prospective overruling . They seemed to rest their argument on the traditional Blackstonian theory , where they said that courts declare law and a declaration being the law of the land takes effect from the date the law comes into force . They further said that it would be loathsome to change the above principle and supersede it by the doctrine of prospective overruling . It is submitted here that the doctrine of prospective overruling in anyway does not supersede the already existing doctrine but simply tries to enrich the existing and rather complex practice with regard to the effects of new judicial decisions , by the adoption of an alternative discretionary device to be employed in appropriate cases . So , the basic characteristics of the above doctrine are the flexibility of content and fitfulness of occurrence . Significance . Parliament passed the 24th Amendment in 1971 to abrogate the Supreme Court judgement . It amended the Constitution to provide expressly that Parliament has the power to amend any part of the Constitution including the provisions relating to Fundamental Rights . This was done by amending articles 13 and 368 to exclude amendments made under article 368 , from article 13 's prohibition of any law abridging or taking away any of the Fundamental Rights . In 1973 , the Supreme Court in the landmark case of `` Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala '' held that the Parliament under the Indian Constitution is not supreme , in that it can not change the `` basic structure '' of the constitution . It also declared that in certain circumstances , the amendment of fundamental rights would affect the basic structure and therefore , would be void . Thus , one can see that this case is drawn on a larger canvas as compared to that of `` Golaknath '' . It also overruled `` Golaknath '' and thus , all the previous amendments which were held valid are now open to be reviewed . They can also be sustained on the ground that they do not affect the basic structure of the constitution or on the fact that they are reasonable restrictions on the fundamental rights in public interest . Both the cases , if seen closely , bear the same practical effects . What `` Golaknath '' said was that the Parliament can not amend so as to take away the fundamental rights enshrined in Part III , whereas in `` Keshavananda '' , it was held that it can not amend so as to affect the basic structure .
Silver stater with a turtle . The silver stater with a turtle is a coin from the 6th century BC Greece . The front has a sea turtle design , while the back has a punch mark , found on most coins at that time . The earliest coins were made of electrum , a mix of gold and silver . The coins were first made in the island of Aegina off the southeast side of Greece . Some historical sources say the first coins were made by the king of Argos , Pheidon . The coins with 'turtle ' design are considered `` an important early trading currency '' .
Przystań , Masovian Voivodeship . Przystań is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Olszewo-Borki , within Ostrołęka County , Masovian Voivodeship , in east-central Poland . It lies approximately north-west of Olszewo-Borki , north-west of Ostrołęka , and north of Warsaw .
Sylhet Sadar Upazila . Sylhet Sadar ( ) is an Upazila of Sylhet District in the Division of Sylhet , Bangladesh . Geography . Sylhet Sadar is located at . It has 86074 households and total area 323.17 km² . The city of Sylhet is located within central of Sylhet Sadar . Demographics . At the 1991 Bangladesh census , Sylhet Sadar had a population of 554,412 , of whom 287,304 were aged 18 or older . Males constituted 52.51 % of the population , and females 47.49 % . Sylhet Sadar had an average literacy rate of 87.6 % , among them male 49.0 % , female 51.0 % ( 7+ years ) , and with the national average being 32.4 % literate . Major religions are Muslim 81.26 % , Hindu 17.43 % , Buddhist , Christian and others 0.31 % . Arts and culture . The rich culture of Sylhet Sadar Upazila includes such major national festivals as Bangladesh Independence Day , Victory Day , Language Movement Day , Pohela Baishakh are widely celebrate in the upazila . Traditional and religious festivals like Eid-ul-Fitr , Eid-ul-Azha , Raspurnima , Jhulan Jatra and Roth Jatra , Christmas and other religious festivals are peacefully and widely celebrated by people of different religions . It is the place of the mausoleum of Shah Jalal . There are also lots of historical and cultural places are situated in this upazila . Administration . Sylhet Sadar has 1 city corporation & 27 Wards , 275 Mauzas/Mahallas , and 709 villages . It has 8 Union Parishads . Education . The average literacy rate of Sylhet Sadar Upazila is 87.6 % ; male 57.2 % , female 44.0 % . It is the place of high educational institutions of Sylhet Division . One of the first science and technology university established in Bangladesh is Shahjalal University of Science and Technology situated here . There are also other colleges such as Sylhet Engineering College , Murari Chand College , and Osmani Medical College , Institute of Health Technology , Sylhet Sylhet Polytechnic Institute . Other notable educational institutions are Jalalabad Cantonment Public School and College , Sylhet Cadet College , Sylhet Agricultural University , Madan Mohan College , State College , Womans College Sylhet , Government College Sylhet , and Sylhet Law College . There are also four private universities in Sylhet Sadar , namely Leading University , Sylhet International University , Metropolitan University , and North East University . There are also three private medical colleges in Sylhet Sadar Upazila , namely Jalalabad Ragib-Rabeya Medical College and Hospital , Sylhet Women 's Medical College and Parkview Medical Collge . Jalalabad Ragib-Rabeya Medical College is the largest ; established in 1995 , founded by philanthropist Ragib Ali and his wife Rabeya Khatun .
Barking F.C.. Barking Football Club is a football club based in Barking , Greater London , England . They are currently members of the and play at Mayesbrook Park in Dagenham . History . The origins of the modern club are unclear , with several potential claims ; Barking Institute was either formed around 1896 as Barking Working Lads ' Institute ( or possibly earlier as Barking Working Men 's Institute ) or was a renamed Barking Rovers , who had been established in 1880 and later renamed by the Church Institute when they took over running it . They won the Essex Senior Cup in 1893–94 and 1895–96 , before becoming champions of Division One of the South Essex League in 1898–99 , the Leyton & District League in 1899–1900 , Division Two of the South Essex League in 1900–02 and Division Two A in 1901–01 , before changing its name to Barking in 1902 . They also played in the London League , winning Division One A in 1909–10 , before winning the South Essex League again in 1911–12 , a season in which they also won the London Senior Cup for the first time . In 1912 Barking became founder members of the Athenian League , but withdrew after only two matches and their record was expunged . In 1919 the club changed its name to Barking Town , going on to win the Essex Senior Cup in the 1919–20 season . The following season they won the Premier Division of the London League and the London Senior Cup , before rejoining the Athenian League in 1923 . The 1926–27 season saw them reach the first round of the FA Cup , eventually losing to Gillingham in a replay . They also reached the final of the FA Amateur Cup , where they lost 3–1 to Leyton , but did win the London Senior Cup for a third time . They reached the first round of the FA Cup again in 1928–29 , but lost 6–0 at Exeter City . In 1932 they reverted to the name Barking , and in 1934–35 won the Athenian League title . Following World War II , Barking won the 1945–46 Essex Senior Cup . In 1952 they switched to the Isthmian League , but had to wait until 1978–79 before winning the league again ; during that period they won further Essex Senior Cup titles in 1962–63 and 1969–70 . The 1978–79 season also saw them reach the second round of the FA Cup , defeating Yeovil Town in the first round , before losing 2–1 at home to Aldershot , as well as winning the London Senior Cup for a fourth time . The following season they reached the second round again , defeating Third Division Oxford United before losing 3–1 to Reading . In 1981–82 they took Gillingham to a replay in the second round , losing 3–1 . Their last appearance in the second round came in 1983–84 , when they lost 2–1 at Plymouth Argyle . A seventh Essex Senior Cup final win was achieved in 1989–90 . They remained in the Isthmian League Premier Division until relegation to Division One at the end of the 1990–91 season . After finishing bottom in 1995–96 the club was relegated to Division Two . In 2001 Barking ceased to exist when they merged with East Ham United to form Barking & East Ham United . However , when the new club folded in 2006 , Barking were re-established and joined the Essex Senior League . In 2016–17 the club won the Essex Senior League , earning promotion to Division One North of the Isthmian League . Ground . Barking Institute originally played at the Recreation Ground in Barking Park , before moving to Vicarage Field , which had been in use by Barking Rovers since 1884 . Floodlights were installed in 1958 and they were the first Isthmian League club to play a league match under lights . In 1973 the club were forced to leave the ground by the council and moved to Mayesbrook Park .
Herbert Hurrey . Herbert Grindell Hurrey ( 27 January 1888 – 16 December 1961 ) was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League , he played for Melbourne University Football Club in the VFL from 1908 to 1913 and holds the record for the most VFL/AFL games for the University club ( 101 games ) .
Trapania armilla . `` Trapania armilla '' is a species of sea slug , a dorid nudibranch , a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Goniodorididae '' . Distribution . This species was first described from Bali , Indonesia . Description . This goniodorid nudibranch is opaque white in colour , with a thin brown ring halfway along the oral tentacles . The gills are unusually large for a `` Trapania '' and the body is covered with raised irregular bumps . Ecology . `` Trapania armilla '' probably feeds on Entoprocta , which often grow on sponges and other living substrata .
1903 FA Cup Final . The 1903 FA Cup Final was contested by Bury and Derby County at Crystal Palace . Bury won 6–0 . Match summary . Derby came into the final without the injured Steve Bloomer , but even so they had the stronger side on paper . However , the match turned out to be one of the most one-sided ever played , and Bury 's 6–0 victory remains a record for the biggest win in the FA Cup final . Bury also equalled another record , winning the Cup without conceding a goal in any round . Derby 's play was so poor that Bury were never fully extended . Monteith , the Bury goalkeeper , had little to do whilst defenders McEwen and Ross contributed much to Bury 's crushing victory . Richards led the attack although he did n't score ; Leeming scored twice with Bury 's other goals coming from Ross , Sagar , Wood and Plant .
Schinopsis haenkeana . `` Schinopsis haenkeana '' is a species of plant in the Anacardiaceae family . It is found in Argentina and Bolivia . Its vernacular names include `` quebracho blanco '' , `` horco quebracho '' .
Alfredo Corrias . Alfreo Corrias ( November 3 , 1895 – May 2 , 1985 ) was an Italian lawyer and 20th-century politician . He was President of Sardinia ( 1954–1955 ) . He was a member of Christian Democracy .
Raukawa television . South Waikato Community Television . The station is based in Tokoroa , New Zealand and started in 2004 . From the beginning the manager of the station has been Whititera Kaihau ( born 1943 and died just after midnight in the early hours Tuesday Morning 14 November 2006 ) Raukawa Television is located in the same area as Raukawa Fm , one of the local Radio Station , in Tokoroa and is associated with South Waikato community television infrastructure . The name changed on 13 September 2008 to Raukawa Productions and comes under the umbrella of Raukawa Communications that also includes Raukawa FM . South Waikato Community Television is a registered Charitable Trust . This was disestablished on 13 September 2008 . Trustees are Emare Nikora and Wally Clark . Whiti Kaihau was a trustee . The marketing manager is Tim Pita after Charlie Leaf left in June 2008 and cover both the Television station and the Ratu Ratu is the Acting Manager of the Station from 17 June 2008 and Tammy Uerata is the Manager of the Raukawa Productions from September 2008 . Launch of the Station is on 13 September 2008 and coincides with the 18 year of operation of RaukawaFM .
Defne Ayas . Defne Ayas ( born 1976 ) is a museum executive , curator and publisher working at the intersection of contemporary art , media , and politics . Ayas has worked at and with many institutions across the world , including in the Netherlands , China , United States , Italy , and Russia . Until recently , she was the director of the Witte de With Center for Contemporary Art in Rotterdam ( 2012-2017 ) . Career . At Witte de With , Ayas oversaw a dynamic exhibition and publication program devoted to established and emerging visual artists , writers , and filmmakers from across the globe . With her executive tenure starting in 2012 , she commissioned and curated long-term research projects , solo and group exhibitions and ambitious live performance programs , including Kunsthalle for Music by Ari Benjamin Meyers ( 2017-2018 ) , The Music of Ramon Raquello and his Orchestra by Eric Baudelaire ( 2017 ) , Öğüt & Macuga by Ahmet Öğüt and Goshka Macuga ( 2017 ) , The Ten Murders of Josephine by Rana Hamadeh ( 2017 ) , As If It Were by Bik Van der Pol ( 2016 ) , Relational Stalinism -The Musical by Michael Portnoy ( 2016 ) , three-part Art in the Age of…series ( with focus on energy and raw materials , asymmetric warfare and planetary computation ) ( 2015 ) , Bit Rot by Douglas Coupland ( 2015 ) , Character is Fate by Willem de Rooij ( 2015 ) , Moderation ( s ) by artist Heman Chong ( with Spring , Hong Kong , 2012-2014 ) ; Dai Hanzhi : 5000 Artists ( with UCCA , Beijing , 2014 ) ; The Humans – a theatrical play by writer and artist Alexandre Singh – and its monthly summits Causeries ( 2012-2013 ) ; the open archive and collection Tulkus 1880 to 2018 by artist Paola Pivi ( with Castello di Rivoli and Arthub Asia , 2013-2018 ) , Blueprints by Qiu Zhijie ( 2012 ) as well as the award-winning exhibition The Temptation of AA Bronson ( 2013 ) . Ayas worked on a number of biennial projects such as : curator of the Pavilion of Turkey in the 56th International Art Exhibition , Venice Biennale ; co-curator the 6th Moscow Biennale ACTING IN A CENTER IN A CITY IN THE HEART OF THE ISLAND OF EURASIA ( with Nicolaus Schafhausen and Bart de Baere ) ; curator of the 11th Baltic Triennale ( with Benjamin Cook , LUX , in collaboration with artists Ieva Misevičiūtė and Michael Portnoy ) ; co-curator of the Istanbul and Bandung city pavilions as part of the Intercity Project of the 9th Shanghai Biennale . Ayas also served as a curatorial advisor to the 8th Shanghai Biennale ( China ) , and as a publication advisor to the 8th Gwangju Biennale ( South Korea ) in 2010 . Ayas has been a founding curator of PERFORMA , the biennial of visual art performance of New York founded by RoseLee Goldberg , since its inception in 2005 . At Performa , Ayas organised numerous projects and programs with an international roster of acclaimed artists , architects , and writers ; while overseeing biennial ’ s architecture , writing and print programs and its consortium relations . She remains a Curator-at-Large ( as of 2012 ) . Prior to joining Witte de With in 2012 , Ayas co-founded several independent initiatives , including Arthub Asia – an Asia-wide active research and production initiative ( with Davide Quadrio ) ( 2007 ) , producing exhibitions and live productions including operas and performances , within the context of China and rest of Asia . Prior to joining Arthub Asia and Performa , she worked as the Public Programs Coordinator of New Museum of Contemporary Art , New York , especially artists presentations and critical debates relating to contemporary art and new media . ( 2003-2005 ) Ayas is the founding co-curator ( with late Neery Melkonian ) of Blind Dates Project – an artistic platform that is dedicated to tackling what remains of the peoples , places and cultures of the Ottoman Empire ( 1299-1923 ) . She is a Board member of the Rijksakademie ( Amsterdam ) ; Tällberg Foundation ; The New Centre for Research & Practice , Collectorspace ( Istanbul ) , Sabanci Museum ( Istanbul ) , SAHA ( Istanbul ) , Protocinema ( Istanbul ) and Art Review Asia ( Beijing ) ; and a curator at large of Spring Workshop ( Hong Kong ) . ( 2013-2017 ) Publications . Ayas launched Witte de With ’ s new online platform WdWReview in 2013 , with global editorial desks in Moscow , Istanbul , Delhi/Calcutta , Shanghai , Cairo , and Athens . She is currently , together with writer and curator Adam Kleinman , the Chief Editor of the journal . In addition , Ayas has published in art magazines and journals such as Yishu Journal , Mousse , and Creative Time Reports . Education . Ayas holds a B.A . in Foreign Affairs at University of Virginia and MPS from the Interactive Telecommunications Program New York University . Ayas also completed De Appel Curatorial Programme in Amsterdam in 2005 .
Storlien . Storlien is a village and ski resort located in Åre municipality in Jämtland , Sweden , two kilometres from the Swedish-Norwegian border . The primary bases of the settlement are tourism and outdoor life – alpine skiing , snowmobiling , cross-country skiing , hunting , fishing and hiking . During the 2000s , retail sales to customers from Norway become important , and most of the tourists in Storlien are Norwegians . The Swedish royal family has a house in Storlien , where they usually celebrate Easter and the New Year . There was also previously a sanitarium . Storlien was formerly the centre of winter activities for `` Skidfrämjandet '' , now Friluftsfrämjandet , an organisation that promotes outdoor leisure , and played a major role in developing downhill skiing in Sweden . Storlien has , among other services , a hotel called `` Storliens högfjällshotell '' ( Storlien Mountain Lodge ) and a holiday village called `` Fjäll-lien '' . A large part of the village is owned by the Lars Nilsson estate , a real estate agent . The hotel was formerly the largest in the country . In 2011 Ulrich John , a Stockholm real-estate investor , bought it , the lifts and `` a few thousand hectares of mountain '' , but he sold the hotel in 2013 . History . Until the beginning of the 19th century , Storlien was mostly used by Norwegians for hunting , fishing and summer pasturing . The village was first settled in 1844 , and late in the 19th century began its development into a tourist centre . The Central Line opened in 1882 , and the physician Ernst Westerlund opened a summer practice there in the same year . A few years later , two hotels opened . Thanks to its easily accessible high mountain terrain and railway station , Storlien soon became a centre for the activities of the outdoor activities organisation Skidfrämjandet . In 1924 , on the initiative of female instructors , they held a four-day course in `` modern ski technique '' at Storlien in collaboration with the Swedish Ski Delegation and the Swedish Tourist Association . The instructor was Gunnar Dyhlén , who taught different ways to turn the skis , and the course is thus also considered the starting point for organised Alpine skiing in Sweden . At New Year 's in 1931 , the first slalom course in Sweden , Möllers Backe , was spontaneously cleared on the mountain slopes of Skurdalshöjden . In 1933 Prince Gustaf Adolf and Princess Sibylla received as a wedding gift from Skidfrämjandet a holiday cabin which is still owned by the royal family . The Swedish ski pioneer Olle Rimfors visited the Austrian Alps and returned with practical knowledge of Alpine skiing . On his return in 1934 he established `` Slalombacken '' at Storlien ; this was the first purpose-built slalom slope in Sweden after the old slalom course at Östeberget in Östersund . In 1935 , under Rimfors ' leadership , Friluftsfrämjandet held there the first international slalom competition in Jämtland under International Ski Federation rules ; it was the second in Sweden if an event in Riksgränsen at Pentecost 1934 , in which an American tourist took part , is included . Sweden 's first slalom club , `` Skidfrämjandets slalomklubb '' , was also organised in Storlien , with the entire country as its region . During World War II Storlien was used by the military and was a restricted destination . In 1940 , top-secret military negotiations between Sweden and Nazi Germany were held there in a railway carriage . In 1942 the first ski lift opened in Storlien , the second one to be built in Sweden . In 1958 the hotel was expanded to a capacity of 550 guests ; it was the largest in the country and in the mid-1960s employed 274 people . Between 1972 and 1995 , the industrialist Matts Carlgren was majority shareholder of the hotel , which went bankrupt in 1998 . The following year Lars Nilsson bought the hotel and the surrounding land , around , for 37 million kronor . In July 2011 , Stockholm real-estate investor Ulrich John bought the hotel and a substantial part of the mountain . The hotel did not open for the 2012–13 season , but a new owner has held it open during the 2013–14 season . Ski area . The ski area at Storlien has 9 lifts and 23 slopes . However , the vertical drop is a comparatively low , and consequently the slopes are quite short . There are 3 children 's areas with platter lifts and easy slopes , and night skiing under lights every Friday at Slalombacken . Climate . Storlien 's climate is a maritime-influenced subarctic climate . Considering it being a ski resort , Storlien has a relatively mild winter climate , being influenced by the North Atlantic and its warming influence . This means that in spite of the relatively high elevation Storlien averages milder winters than the coastline of the Bothnian Bay on the east coast . It is also the Swedish weather station closest to the main Atlantic , if weather stations located by the shores of Kattegat and Skagerrak are excluded . Summers are also influenced by the elevation and the North Atlantic with cool daytime temperatures and very cool and sometimes cold nights . Storlien receives plenty of precipitation by Swedish standards , peaking in July , August and September . However , winter precipitation is still significant enough to nearly guarantee skiing conditions . Transport . Storlien Station , in the centre of the village and at almost above sea level the highest in Sweden , is on the Central Line / Meråker Line which runs from Trondheim in Norway to Sundsvall in Sweden . Norrtåg operates trains between Sundsvall and Storlien . Norwegian State Railways has trains between Trondheim and Storlien , so now Storlien is a border station where passengers need to change trains ( the railway on the Norwegian side not being electrified ) . There are no night trains here anymore , they end in Duved now , but formerly there were night trains run all year in both directions between Storlien and Gothenburg , Stockholm and Malmö . The closest airports are Trondheim Airport , Værnes , approximately to the west in Norway , and Åre Östersund Airport , about to the east . The E14 highway passes though Storlien . In popular culture . Storlien is mentioned in `` The Boys From Brazil '' .
Neil Pickard . Neil Edward William Pickard ( 13 February 192913 April 2007 ) was a New South Wales politician and Minister of the Crown in the cabinets of Sir Eric Willis and Nick Greiner . He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for 26 years from 17 November 1973 to 3 May 1991 for the Liberal Party until his retirement from politics upon the abolition of his seat at the election . He was appointed NSW Agent-General in London , but was recalled soon after due to expenses abuse . Early life . Pickard was born in Strathfield in Sydney , the son of Edward Picard and Mary MacGilvray . Having left school at age 12 to support his family , Pickard gained a place to study at the Methodist Leigh College in 1951 , and was educated at the University of Sydney , Wesley College , where he gained a Bachelor of Arts ( BA ) , a Master of Education ( MEd ) , a Diploma of Education ( DipEd ) and later at the University of Melbourne he gained a Licentiate in Theology ( LTh ) and a Diploma in Theology ( DipTh ) . He moved to Peak Hill to serve as a Methodist Minister from 1952 to 1965 . He entered politics when he was elected as became an Alderman of the Peak Hill Shire Council and it was there also that he joined the Liberal Party : `` to me the Liberal Party was the party that offered the greatest freedom on a grass roots level '' . In 1965 he became an English and History teacher at Dubbo High School . In 1969 he was also elected an Alderman of Dubbo City Council , becoming Chairman of the Country Mayors Association . Pickard also became Western Regional chairman and a member of the State Executive of the Liberal Party . In May 1971 , Pickard was asked by Prime Minister William McMahon to be part of the education sub-committee of the joint standing committee on Federal Policy , to examine Liberal education policy . Political career . In 1973 , whilst teaching at Sydney University , Pickard was approached by the Premier of New South Wales , Sir Robert Askin and offered the nomination for the vacant Liberal preselection of the seat of Hornsby , when the sitting member , John Maddison , chose to contest the new seat of Ku-ring-gai . He accepted and was subsequently elected at the 1973 election with 59.97 % of the vote . During the Askin and Lewis Governments he remained on the backbenches , but following the poor performance of Premier Lewis , despite a federal swing towards the Coalition after the 1975 Federal election , Pickard , along with fellow backbenchers David Arblaster ( Mosman ) and Keith Doyle ( Vaucluse ) , all of whom had supported Sir Eric Willis in previous ballots , moved against Premier Lewis . At the party room meeting on 20 January 1976 , Pickard moved the motion that the leadership be declared vacant . This was carried 22 votes to 11 and Willis was made Leader and Premier unopposed . Willis then appointed Pickard on 23 January 1976 to the cabinet as Minister for Education , which he held until the Coalition government lost the 1976 election on 14 May 1976 . At the March election he retained his seat with a significant margin of 61.56 % . In Opposition , he was appointed as Shadow Minister for Education under Willis and then Peter Coleman from 28 May 1976 to 7 October 1978 . At the 1978 'Wranslide ' election he came close to defeat within his own electorate , surviving by only 562 votes and 50.85 % of the vote . When Coleman lost his seat at the election , the new leader , John M. Mason , made Pickard Shadow Minister for Mineral Resources ; Pickard occupied this post from 2 November 1978 to 11 July 1980 . He was thereafter made Shadow Minister for Energy , a title he held from 11 July 1980 to 12 October 1981 . Once John Dowd became leader , Pickard was dropped from the opposition frontbench . However , upon the election of Nick Greiner as leader , he returned as Shadow Minister for Education from 8 April 1983 to 18 February 1986 , when he was appointed on 15 May as Shadow Minister for Mineral Resources . Pickard was suspended for two days from parliament after losing his customarily cool temper during a rowdy session in the Legislative Assembly on 27 October 1987 . Pickard , who had been upset by Labor MPs laughing during a speech by Greiner , got up and pointed at Premier Barrie Unsworth : `` It 's all right for you , you giggling Gert . That 's all you can do is smile , you mock yourself if you can smile at all . Get your cardigan on and come out into the street and fight . '' Unsworth declined the invitation and the Speaker , Laurie Kelly , had Pickard expelled . Once Unsworth had lost in a landslide to the Greiner-led coalition at the 1988 election , Pickard was appointed as Minister for Mineral Resources and Energy in the new government . In this capacity Pickard came under fire for not declaring pecuniary interests which amounted to shares in two mining companies , for nine months , and taking a further three weeks to clear up the matter . Pickard generated international interest when he announced to Parliament a plan to use seized marijuana crops as a cheaper alternative for coal , the plan was met with uproarious laughter from both sides . He held office until 1991 when his seat of Hornsby was abolished , and he subsequently retired from politics . After politics . Following his departure from parliament , Pickard was appointed by the Premier as the Agent-General for New South Wales in London . However , following allegations that he had abused his expenses while in that office , the new Premier John Fahey abolished the office of Agent-General in 1992 and Pickard was recalled in March 1993 . Pickard contested the decision over a breach of contract and later won a dispute over compensation , although he never again took part in political life .
Hollow atoms . Hollow Atoms ( discovered in 1990 by a French team of researchers around Jean-Pierre Briand ) are short-lived multiply excited neutral atoms which carry a large part of their Z electrons ( Z ... projectile nuclear charge ) in high-n levels while inner shells remain ( transiently ) empty . This population inversion arises for typically 100 femtoseconds during the `` interaction of a slow highly charged ion ( HCI ) with a solid surface '' . Despite this limited lifetime , the formation and decay of a hollow atom can be conveniently studied from ejected electrons and soft X-rays , and the trajectories , energy loss and final charge state distribution of surface-scattered projectiles . For impact on insulator surfaces the potential energy contained by hollow atom may also cause the release of target atoms and -ions via potential sputtering and the formation of nanostructures on a surface .
Sky News with Martin Stanford . Sky News with Martin Stanford was a news programme on Sky News which ran between 8:00pm and 10:00pm Monday to Friday between July 2006 , and February 2007 . As the name suggests , the show was usually fronted by Martin Stanford , however other presenters who stood in for Stanford included Colin Brazier and Martin Popplewell . The show started on 10 July 2006 , after a change in the channel 's line-up . It replaced `` World News Tonight '' and then an hour of Sky News . It was an interactive show which encouraged viewers to contribute by using webcams and 3G phones to send video messages , or by email or SMS to send in comments or join in debates about the day 's main news stories . The format changed in the event of breaking news and the show had different graphics and strings to other Sky News shows . Following the cancellation of the show in February 2007 , Stanford moved back to presenting Sky News Today , on weekday mornings from 9am-12pm , alongside Anna Jones . The show was replaced with News , Sport , and Weather , a show giving viewers fifteen-minute news updates .
Agrotera scissalis . `` Agrotera scissalis '' is a moth in the family Crambidae . It was described by Francis Walker in 1866 . It is found on Java .
John L. Cable . John Levi Cable ( April 15 , 1884 – September 15 , 1971 ) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio and a great-grandson of Joseph Cable . Born in Lima , Ohio , Cable attended public school . He received his undergraduate education from Kenyon College in Gambier , Ohio . Later he earned an LL.B . in 1906 , and from the George Washington University Law School , Washington , D.C. , he earned a J.D . in 1909 . He was admitted to the bar in 1909 and commenced practice in Lima , Ohio . He served as prosecuting attorney of Allen County from 1917 to 1921 . Cable was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-seventh and Sixty-eighth Congresses ( March 4 , 1921 – March 3 , 1925 ) . He served as chairman of the Committee on Alcoholic Liquor Traffic ( Sixty-eighth Congress ) . He was not a candidate for renomination in 1924 . He resumed the practice of law . Cable was again elected to the Seventy-first Congress . He was reelected to the Seventy-second Congress ( March 4 , 1929 – March 3 , 1933 ) . He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1932 to the Seventy-third Congress . He resumed the practice of law . He served as special assistant to Ohio Attorney General 1933-1937 . He served as special counsel to the Reconstruction Finance Corporation in the liquidation of the Lima First American Bank & Trust Co . He was appointed Government appeal agent of Selective Service Board No . 2 , Lima , Ohio from 1948 to 1960 . He was author and publisher . He died in Lima , Ohio , on September 15 , 1971 . He is entombed in a niche in St. Boniface Episcopal Church , Sarasota , Florida . Cable was particularly interested in questions of citizenship and wrote several books on the topic . He was the motivating force behind the Cable Act of 1922 . Cable was married to Rhea Watson of Lima , Ohio in 1911 . They had two children . He was a Freemason .
South Kentish Town tube station . South Kentish Town is a disused London Underground station located in Kentish Town , north London . It was opened in 1907 by the Charing Cross , Euston & Hampstead Railway but closed in 1924 due to low passenger usage . Latterly , it was on the Northern line between Camden Town and Kentish Town stations . The surface building survives on Kentish Town Road and is currently a retail unit . History . South Kentish Town station was opened on 22 June 1907 by the Charing Cross , Euston & Hampstead Railway ( CCE & HR ) on its branch to Highgate ( now Archway ) . The station was planned to be called Castle Road ; however , this was changed just before it opened . The Castle Road name had already been fired into the original Leslie Green tiles inside the station , so after the name change they were painted over with the revised name . The station was temporarily closed following unofficial strike action at Lots Road Power Station during the afternoon of 5 June 1924 . It was decided not to re-open the station after the power was restored , due to the very low number of passengers using it ; in fact , since as early as 1908 some trains did not stop there . During the Blitz in the Second World War it was adapted for use as an air-raid shelter . There have been occasional proposals to rebuild the platforms and the station as part of the redevelopment plans for Camden Town . The layout of South Kentish Town is similar to Kentish Town ( also originally a CCE & HR station ) ; with two 23 ft diameter lift-shafts and an 18 ft diameter spiral staircase . South Kentish Town now serves as an access point for permanent way works and as an emergency egress point for passenger services . A prose piece called `` South Kentish Town '' was written in 1951 by John Betjeman which tells the fictional story of a passenger who became trapped in the disused station . It was based on a true incident where a train stopped at the station and mistakenly opened its doors , but in reality nobody became trapped .
Tomoxia latenotata . `` Tomoxia latenotata '' is a species of beetle in the `` Tomoxia '' genus that is in the Mordellidae family . It was described by Píc in 1924 .
Maria Balaba . Maria Balaba ( born May 1 , 1988 ) is a Latvian figure skater . She is the 2004–2005 Latvian national champion . Balaba was born in Riga , and is coached by Galina Efremenko .
Jörg Demus . Jörg Demus ( born 2 December 1928 , in St. Pölten ) is an Austrian pianist . At the age of six , Demus received his first piano lessons . Five years later , at the age of 11 , he entered the Vienna Academy of Music , studying piano and conducting . His debut as a pianist came when he was still a student : at the age of 14 , Demus played in the Brahms-Saal for the prestigious Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde . He graduated in 1945 , then 17 years old , after which he continued to study conducting with Josef Krips and Hans Swarowsky . Demus studied in Paris with Yves Nat from 1951 to 1953 . In 1953 he studied interpretation further with Wilhelm Kempff , Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli , and Edwin Fischer , and attended master classes with Walter Gieseking . In 1956 he won first prize at the Ferruccio Busoni International Piano Competition . He has been active as a Lied accompanist and a chamber music partner , appearing with such singers as Elisabeth Schwarzkopf , Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau , Elly Ameling and Peter Schreier and string players like Josef Suk and Antonio Janigro . He has performed widely as a soloist both on modern and on historical instruments and has collaborated with Paul Badura-Skoda on the concert platform and in a book on the interpretation of Beethoven 's piano sonatas . In 1974 , Demus performed for the Peabody Mason Concert series in Boston . Demus played Romantic works quite often : among his recordings are sets of the complete piano works of Schumann ; he recorded also the complete piano works of Debussy . Among his students is the pianist Domenico Piccichè . Demus is also a composer , chiefly of music for the piano , chamber music and songs , composing in a generally conservative style . Recorded works include Schubert Impromptus on the Deutsche Grammophon label ; and a recital of chamber music for cello and piano taking their inspiration from the poems of Paul Verlaine and the later music of Robert Schumann . He received the Mozart Medal of the in 1979 .
The Royal Wind Music . The Royal Wind Music is a Dutch recorder consort . Founded by Paul Leenhouts in 1997 , The Royal Wind Music is a consort of thirteen former students of the Amsterdam Conservatoire performing music from memory . They use a large range of renaissance recorders by Adriana Breukink and Bob Marvin from a 15 cm sopranino to a three meter long sub-contrabass . They have performed throughout Europe and the United States , including the Boston Early Music Festival . Since 2010 they have performed without a conductor . With the goal of bringing Renaissance music to life , they perform arrangements of music originally composed for other instruments from the period 1520-1640 and have become one of the leading examples of the recorder orchestra movement . In 2006 they won the Noorderkerk prize at the Vriendenkrans concours , jointly organized by the Concertgebouw Amsterdam and the Concertgebouw Orchestra . In 2012 they organized the a four-day festival and competition Open Recorder Days Amsterdam , as well as a second festival in 2015 .
MLS Cup 2015 . MLS Cup 2015 was the 20th edition of MLS Cup , the championship game of Major League Soccer ( MLS ) . The match was to determine the champion of MLS ' 2015 season . The championship was contested on December 6 , 2015 between the Columbus Crew SC and the Portland Timbers at MAPFRE Stadium in Columbus , Ohio , with the latter winning 2–1 and earning a berth into the 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League . The Timbers ' Diego Valeri scored the fastest goal in MLS Cup history at 27 seconds after Crew goalkeeper Steve Clark miscontrolled his defender 's back-pass . Portland doubled their lead in the seventh minute with a goal by Rodney Wallace , and although Columbus got a goal back through Kei Kamara in the 18th minute , the Timbers held on for their first MLS Cup championship . It was the first men 's professional sports championship for a team from Portland , Oregon since the Portland Trail Blazers won the 1977 NBA championship . Summary . Portland opened up the scoring early as midfielder Diego Valeri swiped the ball out from under Columbus goalkeeper Steve Clark and flicked the ball into the back of the net with one touch at the 27-second mark . It was the fastest ever goal scored in an MLS Cup match . The Timbers kept the pressure on , and when the assistant referee failed to call a ball out of bounds after it drifted across the sideline and several Crew players stopped playing , Portland midfielder Darlington Nagbe capitalized , passing to forward Lucas Melano to set the table for a goal by left winger Rodney Wallace that put Portland on top 2–0 in the seventh minute . In the 18th minute , Columbus got on the board after Portland goalkeeper Adam Kwarasey failed to take control in a scramble at the goal line and Columbus forward Kei Kamara , the league 's leading scorer , shot the ball into the net . Kamara 's goal to make the game 2–1 ended up as Columbus ' only shot on goal of the match . Portland got a number of opportunities to score in the second half , but the Timbers failed to convert . In the 60th minute , a Portland corner kick resulted in a loose ball in the penalty box , which ricocheted off the goalpost before being cleared after striking Columbus captain Michael Parkhurst 's arm on the goal line . However , no handball was called and no goal was awarded . In the 69th minute , Portland striker Fanendo Adi headed the ball toward the goal , but it deflected off the far goalpost and then bounced away off Clark 's body . Clark also stopped a point-blank header from Portland fullback Nat Borchers in the 81st minute , and then tipped another shot by Adi over the net shortly thereafter . The game ended with a 2–1 scoreline as Columbus was unsuccessful in taking advantage of Portland 's missed opportunities , giving the Timbers their first MLS Cup victory and the city of Portland its first men 's pro sports championship since the Portland Trail Blazers won the NBA championship in 1977 . Valeri was named the match 's Most Valuable Player .
Conroy baronets . The Conroy Baronetcy , of Llanbrynmair in the historic County of Montgomery , Wales , was a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom . The title was created on 7 July 1837 for Sir John Conroy , Comptroller of the household of the Duchess of Kent , mother of Queen Victoria . Victoria had previously dismissed Conroy from her household and the baronetcy was conferred on him with the understanding that he would not show himself at court in return . The title became extinct on the death of the third Baronet in 1900 . Patrilineal Descent . The Conroys descended from the Ó Maolconaire family of Elphin , Co.Roscommon . The family had been the hereditary Ollamhs to the O'Connor Kings of Connacht . Their line was descended from Maoilin Ó Maolchonaire who was the last recognised Chief of the Sept .
Jeddo , Missouri . Jeddo is an unincorporated community in Knox County , in the U.S. state of Missouri . The first settlement at Jeddo was made in the 1830s . When the railroad bypassed Jeddo in 1872 , business activities shifted to other nearby places , and the population dwindled .
French ship Espoir . Four ships of the French Navy have borne the name of `` Espoir '' , in honour of hope .
Mike Western . Mike Western ( b. Southampton , 4 February 1925 ; d. 13 May 2008 ) was a British comics artist . He worked as a clean-up artist for GB Animation after military service in the Second World War , and later at Halas and Batchelor on their 1954 film adaptation of `` Animal Farm '' . In the early 1950s he joined fellow former GB Animation artists Ron `` Nobby '' Clark and Eric Bradbury at Amalgamated Press , drawing adventure strips for `` Knock-Out '' , including the western `` Lucky Logan '' and the aviation series `` Johnnie Wingco '' . In 1960 he moved to `` TV Express '' , where he drew TV tie-ins `` No Hiding Place '' and `` Biggles '' , the latter in colour . In 1962 he began drawing for `` Buster '' , including `` The Leopard from Lime Street '' , on which his pencils were inked by Bradbury , `` When Britain Froze '' , `` World in Peril '' , and `` The Star of Fortune '' . The same year he joined the newly launched `` Valiant '' , a title he would be associated with for the next thirteen years . One of his most notable strips there was `` The Wild Wonders '' , written by Tom Tully , about a pair of wild boys , brought up by animals , who turn out to be fantastic athletes , for which he used a semi-cartoony style which was much imitated . Other strips he worked on included `` Jack O ' Justice '' and `` The Duke of Dry Gulch '' . `` Valiant '' featured covers on historical topics , and Western drew over 500 of these . After `` Valiant '' folded in 1975 , he moved to `` Battle Picture Weekly '' , where he reverted to a grittier style and drew John Wagner 's `` Darkie 's Mob '' and `` HMS Nightshade '' , as well as `` The Sarge '' and Tully 's `` The Team That Went to War '' . He did some work in romance comics , but was not comfortable there , and drew two covers for `` 2000 AD '' in 1977 and 1981 . He drew `` Baker 's Half Dozen '' for short-lived sports title `` Speed '' in 1980 , then `` Topps on Two Wheels '' and `` Golden Boy '' for `` Tiger '' , and `` Computer Warrior '' , `` The Hard Men '' , `` Shadow '' and `` The Avenger '' for the relaunched `` Eagle '' . He drew `` Billy 's Boots '' for `` Scorcher '' and `` Roy of the Rovers '' for four years , as well as the `` Roy of the Rovers '' daily strip in the `` Daily Star '' in 1992-93 . He then retired from comics , with the exception of a strip in a theatre magazine in 1997-2000 , and concentrated on painting and magazine illustration . He died in 2008 , aged 83 , having been confined to bed for a few months following a heart attack and a stroke .
Boone Guyton . Boone Tarleton Guyton United States Navy , ( September 4 , 1913 – April 4 , 1996 ) was a Naval Aviation Cadet , experimental test pilot , author and businessman . In a flying career spanning the biplane era through the jet age , Guyton was perhaps best known for his test pilot years at Vought-Sikorsky ( Chance Vought ) and his participation in the development of the F4U Corsair and various other military aircraft including the OS2U Kingfisher and the radical Vought V-173 flying pancake . Early life . Guyton was born in East St. Louis , Illinois , September 4 , 1913 . His birth certificate incorrectly spelled his first name “ Bond ” but was later corrected . His father William Henry Guyton , the Superintendent Transportation , E. St. Louis & Suburban Railroad , died in 1921 before Boone ’ s 8th birthday . His mother , Martha ( Windhorst ) Guyton raised Boone and his older brother William , much of it during the depression . Boone graduated from East St. Louis High School in 1931 . Guyton then attended Central Methodist College in Fayette , Missouri , graduating in 1935 and starring on the 1934 football team which won the Missouri College Athletic Union ( MCAU ) championship . Guyton played end and led the league in scoring , setting a college record for most touchdowns caught in the end-zone ( seven ) . He was named on the all-conference team and earned a mention in `` Ripley ’ s Believe It or Not '' for having scored all his touchdowns without carrying the ball across the goal line . Introduction to aviation . In 1927 at the age of 14 , Guyton became fascinated by aviation as he monitored the feats of Charles Lindbergh in the Spirit of St. Louis . Lindbergh was young Guyton ’ s consummate hero , though Guyton would later feel that a flying career would be economically impossible to pursue . Upon graduating from College in 1935 , with the Great Depression in the United States , Guyton ’ s options were few and far between . His college dean , feeling he would be a good teacher helped Guyton land a teaching position . Though grateful , Guyton felt uneasy and did not perceive himself a teacher . Just after the teaching offer , a large brown envelope arrived from the U.S. Navy announcing a new aviation cadet program at Naval Air Station Pensacola , Florida . Guyton pursued the offer and was accepted . In 1936 he graduated tenth in the first graduating class despite a 44 percent attrition rate . For the next three years , Guyton flew for the Navy out of Naval Air Station North Island San Diego , California and off carriers USS `` Lexington '' and USS `` Saratoga '' in various locations around the world , including Midway , Honolulu , the French Frigate Shoals , the Aleutians and Panama . Guyton was a member of Bombing Squadron Five flying mostly Boeing F4B-4s . In 1937 , it was Guyton ’ s squadron on the USS `` Lexington '' which took part in the search for Amelia Earhart . Guyton , however , was on leave at the time . Test pilot . Nearing the end of his three years as a Naval aviator , Guyton attended a TWA ground school for the DC-3 aircraft . With only a few weeks remaining at NAS North Island , Guyton reluctantly accepted a position to join TWA as a co-pilot . However , with just days remaining in the Navy , Guyton met a factory representative from Vought-Sikorsky and subsequently landed a test-pilot position for Vought teaching the French Navy to fly American dive-bombers . His last day as a Navy pilot was July 16 , 1939 . Guyton spent the next three days at Vought ’ s Stratford , Connecticut factory in a “ study in frenzy ” , preparing for France and learning as much as possible about the SB2U Vindicator ( the French version of that plane had been dubbed the V-156 ) before departing for Paris . Also during those three days , Guyton caught a glimpse of a mockup of Vought 's next generation high-speed , single-seat fighter , the XF4U-1 . The production version would later be known as the F4U Corsair . He departed for Paris on the French liner SS `` Champlain '' , arriving in Paris in August , 1939 , less than a month before the Nazi Blitzkrieg against Poland and the beginning of World War II . In France , with war looming . Guyton spent six months in France , first living in Paris and flying out of Orly Airport . He was later moved to Brest , ( flying out of the air station at Lanvéoc Poulmic ) after the nighttime curfews , air-raid sirens and trips to the bomb shelters became all-too-frequent occurrences in Paris . The bulk of Guyton ’ s time was spent testing the new V-156 aircraft as they arrived from the U.S. and training various French pilots . The planes were to be used , it was believed , to attack Nazi tanks when they arrived . While stationed at Orly Field , Guyton nearly became only the second American pilot to fly the vaunted Messerschmitt Bf 109 fighter prior to World War II ( the only known American to fly it at that time was Charles Lindbergh himself , who had flown it in 1938 and praised its abilities ) . The Messerschmitt pilot had landed in France with engine trouble earlier that year and the plane was brought to the French Aerodrome at Bricy , near Orly . Guyton had arranged a test flight following French racing pilot Michel Detroyat , winner of the Thompson Trophy just three years earlier in Los Angeles . Unfortunately , Detroyat experienced mechanical troubles with the Messerschmitt ’ s brakes and plane was damaged upon landing to the extent that Guyton would miss his opportunity . By the time January 1940 arrived with rising tensions in Europe , Nazis threatening France and the pressures of so-called neutrality laws , Vought terminated Guyton ’ s assignment and sent him back to the States . He exited France via Italy where he boarded the ocean liner which ran under the American flag and was theoretically safe from German U-boat attacks as it headed through the Strait of Gibraltar . Guyton arrived in New York harbor on January 24 , 1940 . The Vought years . Upon returning to the States , Guyton found himself once again looking for work . Things at Vought were quiet as the new XF4U-1 Corsair prototype was not yet airworthy and the OS2U Kingfisher had yet to roll off the assembly line . With no other options , Guyton accepted an offer from TWA and finally flew for the airline he ’ d passed up three years earlier . Guyton ’ s airline career officially began on March 6 , flying mostly DC-3s . But as luck would have it , a job offer would arrive from Vought ’ s Rex Beisel a mere three months later to fill an open position for an experimental test pilot . At the end of May 1940 , Guyton left TWA and reported to Vought ’ s chief of flight test , Lyman Bullard , shortly before the Corsair ’ s maiden flight on May 29 . On July 9 , Guyton would fly XF4U-1 for the first time . During his fifth flight in the plane , on July 11 , Guyton was caught in bad weather during high-speed testing and was forced to make an emergency landing on a golf course as fuel ran out . The Corsair skidded into a group of trees and flipped over , but the damage was luckily repairable and only set the program back two months . Subsequently , Bullard was able to demonstrate the XF4U-1 for the Navy on October 1 while also becoming the first single seat production fighter to surpass 400 mph ( Bullard actually reached 405 mph ) . Guyton continued testing the XF4U-1 Corsair as well as various versions of the SB2U Vindicator and OS2U Kingfisher . On 25 June 1942 , he would fly the first production F4U-1 Corsair to roll of the assembly line and from that point on , the pace of the Corsair testing became frenetic and Guyton would spend much less time in the other aircraft . Back in the F4U-1 on June 26 , Guyton then got married on the 27th , took one day off and returned to flight testing on the 29th . The next few years also included frequent trips to Navy bases around the country to train Navy pilots on the fighter that would soon carry them into combat . One such `` student '' was Captain Tom Blackburn of the VF-17 ; also known as the VFA-103 `` Jolly Rogers '' . Outside of his Corsair testing efforts , Guyton was also named the chief experimental test pilot for the Vought V-173 “ flying flapjack ” ( or flying pancake ) prototype . He took the V-173 on its maiden flight on November 23 , 1942 . Destined to become the next great propeller driven fighter design , development of the XF5U ( the high speed fighter version of the V-173 ) would be stopped in 1947 before it ever flew . The Navy had switched focus to jet-propelled aircraft . In late October 1944 , Guyton participated in Navy Fighter Meet at NAS Patuxent River , Maryland where pilots from the military and various manufacturers tested and compared military aircraft . It was there that he finally got a chance to fly a captured Japanese A6M Zero fighter and the revolutionary , jet propelled Bell YP–59A Airacomet . By 1945 , Guyton had logged more than 650 hours testing Corsairs ( XF4U-1 , F4U-1 , XF4U-3 , XF4U-4 , F4U-4 etc . ) and nearly 33 hours in the V-173 In 1948 Vought moved the factory from Stratford , Connecticut to Dallas , Texas . Guyton continued to fly later iterations of the Corsair ( F4U-7 and AU-1 ) as well as Vought jets : the F6U Pirate and the F7U Cutlass . He decided to leave Vought in 1951 after 12 years , completing his career as an experimental test pilot . His last flight for Vought occurred on April 17 , 1951 when he volunteered to deliver a F6U Pirate from Texas to Sorocco , New Mexico where it would join other discarded , obsolete aircraft . During the flight , a hydraulic failure forced Guyton to make an emergency landing , which he managed to walk away from unscathed . The Lindbergh connection . In early 1943 , Charles Lindbergh began consulting to Vought , related primarily to the engineering of the F4U . Both Lyman Bullard and Guyton debriefed the legendary pilot on the characteristics of the F4U-1 before Lindbergh ’ s first Corsair flight on January 6 , 1943 . Lindbergh flew the plane three more times on January 6 and then left Vought , not returning for a month . At dinner one night , Lindbergh and Guyton shared some thoughts . Some were on aeronautical subjects and some not , including their mutual acquaintance , French pilot Michel Detroyat . Lindbergh mentioned that it was Detroyat who rescued him from the masses of exuberant fans the night he landed the ‘ ’ Spirit of St. Louis ’ ’ at Le Bourget . In March 1943 , Guyton suffered a near-fatal crash landing after the engine in his F4U seized at 22,000 feet and he attempted to glide it back to the factory ’ s airport where it literally broke in half upon impact . One of his first visitors at Bridgeport hospital , besides Guyton ’ s wife , was Lindbergh himself . Guyton ’ s relationship with Lindbergh continued throughout the war including a dinner at the newly acquired Lindbergh Westport , Connecticut home in late 1944 Post-Vought years . Leaving Vought , Guyton returned to New England with his wife and four children , settling in Woodbridge , Connecticut where they conceived a fifth child . Career-wise , Guyton assumed various management positions at Hamilton Standard , United Technologies Corporation - Missiles and Space Division , and eventually his own company . Guyton continued to fly recreationally until 1982 when he stopped for good , forty-seven years after joining the Naval Aviation Cadet program . He flew over 100 different aircraft including almost all of the top fighters of World War II ( P-51 Mustang , Supermarine Spitfire , P-47 Thunderbolt , P-38 Lightning , F4F Wildcat , Japanese Zero , F6F Hellcat , Curtiss P-40 ) , but he is best remembered as the chief experimental test pilot for the Corsair . During his retirement years , Guyton lectured on the Corsair and V-173 and continued to write . His third and last book , `` Whistling Death – the Test Pilot ’ s Story of the F4U Corsair '' , was published in 1990 . Death . Guyton died from cancer 4 April 1996 at the age of 82 . He is buried in Woodbridge , CT where he spent the last 40 years of his life . He is survived by five children , eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren .
Saphenista amusa . `` Saphenista amusa '' is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family . It is found in Peru .
William A. Sahlman . William A. Sahlman is an American academic . He is a professor emeritus at the Harvard Business School . He has published research about entrepreneurship , including over 150 business cases . He is the co-author or co-editor of three books . Early life . William A. Sahlman graduated from Princeton University in 1972 . He earned a master in business administrator in 1975 and a PhD in Business Economics in 1982 from the Harvard Business School . Academia and commentaries . Sahlman began teaching at the Harvard Business School in 1980 . He has published research about entrepreneurship , including more than 150 business cases . He is the co-author of a book and the co-editor of two more books . Sahlman argued that the financial crisis of 2007–2008 was a crisis of corporate management resulting from a disorder of `` incentives , risk management and control , accounting , human capital , and culture . '' Sahlman suggested that successful business plans need to focus on `` the people , the opportunity , the context , and the possibilities for both risk and reward . '' With his colleague Josh Lerner , Sahlman argued that several steps could be taken to make entrepreneurship as competitive in the United States as it is in China or Brazil . For example , they suggested that the USG should invest more in business ventures , and use the toolbox of taxes and subsidies to encourage innovation . They also suggested that the government should let entrepreneurs address social ills , as in the case of charter schools . They added educated immigrants should be given green cards to improve the rate of human capital in the United States . Moreover , they suggested that capital markets should be liberated from unnecessary regulations . They also suggested that the government should publish financial data and encourage dialogue between trade organizations , and discourage unfair competition by banning monopolies . Additionally , they noted that the government should do away with Obamacare and encourage entrepreneurship in healthcare ; lower taxes ; find the right balance in protecting intellectual rights to enable innovation ; maintain flexible dismissals ; and reduce political gridlock .
Abetifi Presbyterian College of Education . Abetifi Presbyterian College of Education is a teacher education college in Abetifi-Kwahu ( Kwahu East , Eastern , Ghana ) . The college is located in Eastern / Greater Accra zone . It is one of the about 40 public colleges of education in Ghana . The college participated in the DFID-funded T-TEL programme .
2009 Coppa Italia Final . The 2009 Coppa Italia Final was the final match of the 2008–09 Coppa Italia , the 62nd season of the top cup competition in Italian football . The match was played at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome on 13 May 2009 between Lazio and Sampdoria ; Lazio won 6–5 on penalties after the match ended 1–1 after extra time . Hugo Campagnaro missed his spot kick for Sampdoria and allowed Ousmane Dabo to slot home the winner for Lazio . Team selection . Goran Pandev and Pasquale Foggia both returned to fitness for Lazio in the lead up to this match ; however , they had to do without the services of their Brazilian midfielder Matuzalém , who missed out through suspension . Sampdoria welcomed back defensive duo Pietro Accardi and Stefano Lucchini , as well as Paolo Sammarco , who passed a late fitness test , to assure him of a spot in the final . Sampdoria coach Walter Mazzarri said that the final should be played in a neutral venue , and that it would give more balance to the match . Ticketing . Although the usual capacity of the Stadio Olimpico is over 72,000 , not every single ticket has been sold . In fact , Lega Calcio decided to sell about 20,000 tickets for each club , and the remain tickets at the neutral public ( even if they had been bought for the most part from Lazio fans because the final was in Rome ) . Lazio fans took place in `` Curva Nord '' , while the Sampdoria ones at the opposite side . Between Lazio fans and Sampdoria fans a sector , the `` Distinti Sud Est '' , has been left empty to leave a large space between the `` Curva Sud '' and the `` Tribuna Tevere '' , due to avoid fights between fans . That space was occupied in part by children of the youth Lazio teams . At the end of the match , it has been counted about 50,000 Lazio fans and 18,000 Sampdoria fans . Kits . Having been designated as the official `` home '' team , Lazio could wear their usual kit , that is the light-blue one . Nevertheless , Sampdoria could wear their home kit too , but with blue shorts instead of white ones . Post-match . After the match , some Lazio players wore a T-shirt to joke A.S. Roma rivals with written on it `` Io campione , tu zero titoli '' ( `` I 'm a champion , you have no honours '' ) , quoting a sentence said by José Mourinho who had , earlier in the season , correctly predicted that Milan , Juventus and Roma would have completed the season with no honours . Lazio captain , Tommaso Rocchi , has been rewarded by the President of the Italian Republic Giorgio Napolitano in front of the `` Tribuna Montemario '' , and gave him the trophy that Rocchi lifted with the captain of that match , Cristian Ledesma . Cristian Brocchi and Lorenzo De Silvestri dedicated the victory to Gabriele Sandri , a fan who was killed last season , and coach Delio Rossi said that the triumph was also dedicated to the fans and everyone who had made many sacrifices to get the team to the final . After the match , a minority of Lazio fans clashed with police and tried to smash shops in Rome city centre following the win over Sampdoria , according to a statement on 14 May 2009 . Police said three arrests had been made before and after the final and added that five police officers had been injured .
2011–12 Macclesfield Town F.C . season . This page shows the progress of Macclesfield Town F.C . in the 2011-12 English football season . This year they play their games in League Two in the English league system , the fourth tier . Managerial change . Following Macclesfield 's victory over Port Vale on 31 December 2011 , the club then went 16 consecutive games without a victory and found themselves out of the relegation places in League Two only by way of goal difference . This prompted chairman Mike Rance to sack Gary Simpson on 18 March 2012 . Brian Horton was installed as manager until the end of the season , in what is his second spell at the club , a day later .
Vinyard Indian Settlement . Vinyard Indian Settlement is an unrecognized tribal group claiming to consist of descendants of the Shawnee Indian Tribe . The organization has its headquarters in Herod , Illinois . History . The ancestors of the Vinyard Indian Settlement sought refuge in Illinois after crossing the Ohio River near Shawneetown in 1810 . This date was cited by Clyde Vinyard , who lived from 1890 until 1980 . This region is north of Karber 's Ridge in Hardin County . This first band was composed of eighty Kispokfa , Shawnee . They were fleeing from Ohio militiamen who were trying to prevent this group from uniting with the forces of Tecumseh at Prophetstown . This band intended to find refuge among the French settlers at Shawneetown . Encouraged by the salt miners and fur trappers at Shawneetown , the band of refugees moved into the hills . The Shawneetown settlers feared that the militia would take reprisals for assisting this group . The Shawnee refugees arrived at a location near High Knob . They settled among Irish-German immigrants who had the surname of Vinyard . Relations between the two groups was friendly . The Shawnees took the name of Vineyard partially to honor the people who assisted them , as well as to hide from the local authorities . Many abandoned children were found among this group . Intermarriage was common between Shawnees and non-natives . Out of fear of removal , many of the people of this region hid their native origins . In recent times , the people of the Vinyard Settlement have been involved in a campaign to buy property in their ancestral homeland in the Ohio Valley . The enrolled citizens of the Settlement do not wish to build a casino , an activity done by many other Native American Tribes . The tribe seeks to build ecologically oriented businesses for the purpose of providing employment for both natives and non-natives . This is part of a five-year plan .
Loughbrown Stakes . The Loughbrown Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Ireland open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older . It is run at the Curragh over a distance of 2 miles ( 3,219 metres ) , and it is scheduled to take place each year in September . The race was first run in 2013 as a Listed race . Prior to that the name was associated with a seven furlongs race now replaced in the calendar by the Patton Stakes . It was upgraded to Group 3 status in 2017 . Winners . The 2017 and 2018 runnings took place at Naas due to redevelopment work at The Curragh .
Bardas Parsakoutenos . Bardas Parsakoutenos ( ) was a Byzantine commander and nephew of Emperor Nikephoros II Phokas . Life . The family 's surname ( erroneously spelled Παρσακουντηνός , Parsakountenos , in some manuscripts ) derives from the locality of `` Parsakoute '' ( Παρσακούτη ) . His father , Theodoulos Parsakoutenos , married a lady from the mighty clan of the Phokades , apparently a daughter of the general Bardas Phokas the Elder , father of the general and future emperor Nikephoros II Phokas ( reigned 963–969 ) . Bardas had two brothers , Theodore and Nikephoros . As he carried his maternal grandfather 's name , he was probably the second-born of the three . According to Arabic sources , in a battle at Hadath on 19 October 954 Theodoulos Parsakoutenos and one of his sons , either Bardas or the younger Nikephoros , were taken prisoner by the Hamdanid emir Sayf al-Dawla . The eldest brother , Theodore , tried to ransom his father and brother for Sayf al-Dawla 's cousn Abu Firas , whom he captured in autumn 962 , but it was not until a prisoner exchange on 23 June 966 that the Byzantine captives held by Sayf al-Dawla were released . As supporters of the failed revolt of his cousin Bardas Phokas the Younger against John I Tzimiskes ( r. 969–976 ) in 970 , Bardas and his brothers may have been sent into exile . Their exile probably lasted until Phokas himself was recalled in 978 by Emperor Basil II ( r. 976–1025 ) to confront the rebellion of Bardas Skleros . The latter , a distinguished general and Tzimiskes ' most senior lieutenant , had rebelled on Tzimiskes ' death in 976 and quickly seized control of Asia Minor , repeatedly defeating the loyalist armies . Finally , Basil II 's chief minister , the `` parakoimomenos '' Basil Lekapenos , was forced to recall Phokas from exile . It is likely that his partisans were pardoned and recalled at the same time . Accordingly , the contemporary historian Leo the Deacon records that in 978 Bardas Parsakoutenos , holding the supreme court rank of `` magistros '' , commanded the central Imperial Fleet when it defeated a rebel fleet off Abydos through the use of Greek fire , before going on to disembark his men , defeat the rebel troops on land , and recapture Abydos .
Dick Proceviat . Dick Proceviat ( born June 25 , 1946 ) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 321 games in the World Hockey Association . He played for the Chicago Cougars and Indianapolis Racers . Proceviat was born in Whitemouth , Manitoba .
Ola Adeyemo . Olajuwon Bamidele `` Ola '' Adeyemo ( born 15 January 1995 ) is a footballer who plays as a striker for Norwegian side Valdres FK . He started his career with UCD in the League of Ireland before playing in Scotland for Dundee United and , on loan , East Fife . He signed for English Premier League club Watford in March 2016 and left the club in summer 2017 , subsequently signing for Valdres . Born in England and brought up in Ireland , Adeyemo qualifies to represent Nigeria by descent and was called up to their under-23 team in January 2015 . Early life . Born in London , Adeyemo moved to Ireland at the age of two . He later went on to play youth football with Stella Maris and St Patrick 's Athletic , and was part of the Football Association of Ireland 's national youth development programme . Club . Adeyemo joined UCD from St Patrick 's Athletic , where he went on to make his first senior appearance . He joined Scottish Premiership club Dundee United in June 2014 after a spell on trial with Leyton Orient . After making his debut for Dundee United as a substitute in a Premiership match at Kilmarnock on 3 October 2014 , Adeyemo signed a contract extension in December 2014 to keep him at the club for a further eighteen months . In February 2015 , he joined East Fife in Scottish League Two on a development loan for the rest of the 2014–15 season . Adeyemo left Dundee United in December 2015 after his contract was cancelled by mutual agreement , having made only two substitute appearances for the first team . Adeyemo signed for English Premier League club Watford on 30 March 2016 until 2017 after a successful trial with the club 's Under-21s . He was released by Watford at the end of the 2016-17 season and in July 2017 signed for Norwegian 3 . Divisjon side Valdres FK . International . Adeyemo , who is also qualified to represent England or the Republic of Ireland , received a call-up to a Nigeria under-23 squad training camp in January 2015 .
Project Naptha . Project Naptha is a browser extension software for Google Chrome that allows users to highlight , copy , edit and translate text from within images . It was created by developer Kevin Kwok , and released on April 2014 as a Chrome add-on . This software was first made available only on Google Chrome , downloadable from the Chrome Web Store . It was then made available on Mozilla Firefox , downloadable from the Mozilla Firefox add-ons repository but was soon removed . The reason behind the removal remains unknown . The web browser extension uses advanced imaging technology . Similar technologies have also been employed to produce hardcopy art , and the identification of these works . By adopting several Optical Character Recognition ( OCR ) algorithms , including libraries developed by Microsoft Research and Google , text is automatically identified in images . The OCR enables the build-up of a model of text regions , words and letters from all images . The OCR technology that Project Naptha adopts is a slightly differentiated technology in comparison to the technology used by software such as Google Drive and Microsoft OneNote to facilitate and analyse text within images . Project Naptha also makes use of a method called `` Stroke Width Transform ( SWT ) '' , developed by Microsoft Research in 2008 as a form of text detection . Origin of name . The name Naptha is derived from Naphtha , which is a general term that originated few thousand years ago and refers to flammable liquid hydrocarbon . The process of highlighting texts also inspired the naming of the project . Difficulty in translation of words from images . The process of editing , copying or quoting text inside images was difficult before software such as Project Naptha arrived . Previously , the only way to search or copy a sentence from an image was to manually transcribe the text . History . In May 2012 , Kevin Kwok was reading about seam carving , an algorithm which was able to rescale images without distorting or damaging the quality of the image . Kwok noticed that they tend to converge and arrange themselves in a way that cut through the spaces in between letters . A particularly verbose comic inspired him to develop a software which can read images ( with canvas ) , figure the positions of the lines and letters , and draw selection overlays to assuage a pervasive text-selection habit . Kwok ’ s first attempt was simple . He projected the image onto the side and a vertical pixel image histogram was formed . The significant valleys of the resulting histograms served as a signature for the ends of text lines . When horizontal lines are detected , each lines are automatically cropped , and the histogram process repeats itself until all horizontal lines in the image have been identified . In order to determine the letter position , a similar process was carried out , but vertically this time . However , carrying out the process vertically was unsuccessful as projections created were not readable . It was less effective , proving that the process was strictly applicable only for horizontal machine printed text . Faced with high technical difficulties , Kwok decided to abandon this project in 2012 . It was only until Kevin Kwok went on to study at Massachusetts Institute of Technology ( MIT ) and entered a hackathon , that he picked up this project again . This project eventually won him second place . To him , selecting texts in pictures was something that was manageable on a technical level . The relevant technology exists and was readily available for quite some time , yet for inexplicable reason , it had n't been expanded for the application of translating texts from images . Once Kevin Kwok decided to start on his project again , the technology for transcription , translation , text erasure , and modification flowed naturally afterwards . Technical Features . Before the Optical Character Recognition ( OCR ) can be applied , it has to first identify whether blocks of text exists in an image . Once the blocks of texts are identified , the OCR enables for the build-up of a model of text regions , words and letters from any images . This function provides users with the option to copy , translate and even modify text directly in every image , in real-time and in their Google Chrome browser . The primary feature of Project Naptha is the text detection function . Running on an algorithm called the “ Stroke Width Transform , developed by Microsoft Research in 2008 , it provides the capability of identifying regions of text in a language-agnostic manner and detecting angled text and text in images . This is done by using the width of the lines that make up letters as a means to identify elements that could potentially be text rather than trying to spot predetermined separate features as a marker of text . In this case , the programme becomes highly intuitive , similar to humans whereby we do not need to understand a language in order to recognize a written text . Project Naptha automatically applies state-of-the-art computer vision algorithms on every image available when browsing the web , allowing users to highlight , copy and paste , edit and translate text which were formerly trapped within an image . A technique similar to Photoshop 's `` Content-Aware Fill '' feature called `` inpainting ” is adopted . These types of algorithms are famously known as a part of Adobe Photoshop ’ s “ Content-Aware Fill ” feature . It involves the using of an algorithm that automatically fills in the space previously occupied by text with colors from the surrounding area , matching the font of the translated text in the style of the original image . This is done so by , first , detecting the text and retrieving the solid colours from the regions surrounding the text . Following , the colours will be spread around and inwards till the entire area is filled up . This technique allows user to reconstruct images as well as to edit and remove words from an image with the capturing and processing of the independent colours from regions around the edited text . In order to provide a seamless and intuitive experience for the user , the extension technique tracks cursor movements and continuously extrapolates a second ahead based on its position and velocity , predicting where highlights might be made over an image . The Project Naptha software then scans and runs a processor-intensive character recognition algorithms , processing potential text that users might want to pick out from an image , ahead of time . Application . Project Naptha can be used on a few applications , enabling users to copy texts from any images displayed in the browser . This includes comics , photos , screenshots , images with text overlays such as internet memes , animated GIFS , scans , diagrams with labels , and translations . Comics . In October 2013 , the first prototype for the extension for comics was released . The need for an extension for comic was due to the use of comic fonts , which are more casual and informal . Characters are often placed closely together as if they are connected and if one tries to copy and paste text from a comic , the copied text will usually appear to be jumbled up and unclear . Photos . The algorithm used by Project Naptha for photos is the Stroke Width Transform , which was specially designed for detecting text in natural scenes and photographs . This is because photographs are generally tougher and more technically challenging to copy texts from as compared to most regular images . Screenshots . For Screenshots , Project Naptha transforms static screenshots into something more similar to an interactive snapshot of the computer as it was when the screen was captured . The cursor changes when hovering over different parts , and blocks of text become selectable . Editing Text on Images . Project Naptha allows one to erase and edit texts on an image by using the translation technology . This translation technology essentially makes use of “ Inpainting ” . During the changing of a text , it uses the same trick that translation uses . The Translate menu includes the capability to translate in-image text to many other different languages such as English , Spanish , Russian , French , Chinese Simplified , Chinese Traditional , Japanese , or German . Technical Limitations . There are a few technical difficulties that Project Naptha still faces despite the constant improvements made to the software . The language-agnostic nature of Project Naptha ’ s underlying Stroke Width Transform algorithm allows it detect the little squiggles as text . Despite it being a plus point since it is capable of detecting minor details , it can also end up to be seen as a bug by detecting and including too many unwanted details . When the colours of the texts and background of an image are similar , it becomes challenging for words to be detected , as words become less distinctive from the image . This creates inaccuracies in the detection and copying of texts . Due to character segmentation , handwritings are especially tough for detection . The characters in handwritings are often written too close to each other , making it difficult to segment the characters or to separate the letters apart . Hence , copying texts from these types of sources will result in high inaccuracy and with jumbled letters . As part of an improvement feature , Project Naptha started work on it and enabling it to support rotated text . However , this function is only limited only up to about 30 degrees . Any text with rotation of more than 30 degrees may become incapable of being copied or translated . For techniques that make use of inpainting , present loopholes to it is that images may hardly be a substitute for the original and can leave marks of it being edited . It will however , look as though the words have been flawlessly removed from the image from a distance away . Security Concerns . For any other software that is used on sites , one of the greatest concerns is due to issues arising regarding the balance between user experience and privacy . It is understood that the developers of Project Naptha are doing their best in attempting to allow the processing on the client side ( i.e. , within the browser ) . However , as text selected by users for extraction from the image are being processed in the cloud . This means that in order to achieve higher translation accuracy , there is still a need to rely on greater cloud processing and hence compromising on privacy . There is a default setting which helps to strike a delicate balance between having all the functionality made available and respecting user privacy . By default , when users begin selecting a text , a secure HTTPS request is sent . This is only contains the URL of the specific image and nothing else – no User Tokens , no Website Information , no Cookies or analytics and the requests are not logged . The server responds with a list of existing translations and OCR languages that have been done . This allows you to recognize text from an image with much more accuracy than otherwise possible . Depending on the preference of the users , this default function can be disabled by checking on the “ Disable Lookup ” item under the Options Menu . Privacy . When installed , Project Naptha requires the permissions and sweeping access to user ’ s information . This informations would be requested in the installation dialog . In order to allow for the interaction with all images , it requires the permission from the user for the software to read all images from all sites . On another hand , if the user does not want to allow access for Project Naptha to all images on all sides , they can also disable this function under the installation dialog . In this case , Project Naptha will be operating at a very low level of access , and is ideally the kind of functionality that gets built into browsers and operating systems natively . The extension is almost entirely written in client side javascript , allowing the extension to function without an access to a remote server . However a point to take note is that an online translation running offline is contradicting and the inadequate access to a cached OCR service running in the cloud would mean a compromise and reduction in performance and lower transcription accuracy . Lastly due to scalability issues , the translation feature is currently in limited rollout . The online OCR services has per-user metering , hence requires a unique identifier token . This token is completely anonymous and is not linked with any personally identifiable information . Future Developments . Apart from the current software that allows one to manipulate texts inside the images , there is an experimental feature that plans to widen the ability of the software . Under this experimental extension , the software aims to allow users to search for texts inside images on a current page , serving as a great feature for all users . Project Naptha has also been looking at different ways to improve on its limitations . Currently , text can only be of a rotation angle of not more than 30 degrees otherwise it would be of inferior quality . Project Naptha will aim to increase the quality in its future versions by using better-trained models and algorithms . There is also a possibility of the inclusion of transcription services that will be assisted by humans . Also , the techniques of inpainting may leave marks on the original image , making it obvious that it has been edited . This technique is expected to improve as well , especially with a technique of detecting logic besides simply detecting fonts . Currently , inpainted reads fonts in this manner - `` if uppercase and super bold , then Impact font , if uppercase otherwise then XKCD font , and for everything else , Helvetica Neue '' . As acknowledged by Kwok , Project Naptha still has to improve on many of its functionality . The main reason is because in terms of its various subcomponents and algorithms , Project Naptha is a few years behind the state of the art . However , he firmly believes that over time , text recognition , translation and deletion can all be developed further and this immense potential is definitely one that will be exciting .
My Big Brother , Boris . `` My Big Brother , Boris '' is a children 's picture book by Liz Pichon , published in 2004 . It won the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize Silver Award .
MacQuarrie . __NOTOC__ MacQuarrie is a family name of Scottish origin . It is an Anglicisation of the Gaelic `` Mac Guaire '' , which was a patronymic form of the Gaelic personal name meaning `` proud '' or `` noble '' .
Hemidactylus acanthopholis . `` Hemidactylus acanthopholis '' is a species of house geckos from the Tirunelveli in southern Tamil Nadu . Bearing a superficial resemblance to `` Hemidactylus maculatus '' , the species is usually found on large rocks or boulders . Growing in length , the species is an overall brown color , but has dark stripes on its back . It takes its name from the warty protuberances running along its dorsal surface .
National University of Rosario . The National University of Rosario ( , UNR ) is a research public university located in the city of Rosario , province of Santa Fe , Argentina . Overview . Rosario National University ( UNR ) was created in 1968 by Law 17.987 . Its foundational structure consisted of numerous academic and administrative entities belonging to the Rosario campus of the National University of the Littoral , established in 1918 . The schools incorporated in the original university at the time included : the Colleges of Medicine , Biochemistry Sciences , Engineering , Architecture , Economic Sciences , Humanities and Arts , Law , Psychology , Political Sciences , Odontology , Agricultural Sciences , Veterinarian Sciences . Other institutions under the original university 's aegis included hospitals and secondary schools , the Rosario Music Institute , the Fine Arts Institute , and the Center of Foreign and Modern Languages . From its beginnings Rosario National University promoted an active relationship with Rosario society . This relationship allowed it to complete every initiated project and sustain growth in accordance to regional demands . Its present structure consists of 12 colleges , 3 high schools and one interdisciplinary academy . It has a building surface of 68,000 square meters ( 730,000 ft² ) , where the following academic courses are provided : 124 postgraduate courses , 63 college degrees , 15 technical degrees , 53 intermediate level college degrees , 16 degrees for articulation with the non-university higher education system , and 32 professional degrees ( non university post-secondary degrees ) . An on-line campus was later incorporated , providing distance learning courses by using Web support as a teaching tool . Rosario National University is committed to : `` providing higher education with scientific characteristics towards the formation of researchers , professionals and technicians with broad cultural integration , capable and conscious of their social responsibility , and with the duty of fostering interrelationships among faculty , graduates and students through national and international scientific and cultural centers . ''
1998–99 Portsmouth F.C . season . During the 1998–99 English football season , Portsmouth F.C . competed in the Football League First Division . Season summary . Portsmouth 's centenary season , 1998-99 , saw a serious financial crisis hit the club and in December 1998 , chairman Martin Gregory quit his post after being targeted of abuse from Portsmouth fans which gave him no choice but to sell his 97 % ownership of the club and in February 1999 , Portsmouth went into receivership . They avoided relegation again that season , and were then saved from closure by new chairman Milan Mandarić , who saved the club with a takeover deal in May 1999 . The new chairman immediately started investing . Final league table . NB In the Football League goals scored ( F ) takes precedence over goal difference
Leo Cortsen . Leo Cortsen ( born 13 July 1930 ) is a retired bantamweight Greco-Roman wrestler from Denmark . He competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics , but was eliminated in the second bout .
Zemrën e lamë peng . `` Zemrën e lamë peng '' ( Hearts trapped in time ) is the song that represented Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 in Belgrade , Serbia . The song was sung by Olta Boka and was selected on 16 December 2007 during the televised show Festivali I Këngës . The song was performed 6th on the night of the second semi-final , following Lithuania 's Jeronimas Milius with `` Nomads in the Night '' and preceding Switzerland 's Paolo Meneguzzi with `` Era stupendo '' . The song received 67 points , placing 9th in a field of 19 and qualifying Albania to the final for the first time since 2005 . At the final Boka performed 3rd in the running order , following the United Kingdom 's Andy Abraham with `` Even If '' and preceding Germany 's No Angels 's with `` Disappear '' . She received 55 points , placing joint 16th ( with Spain ) in a field of 25 . The song was succeeded as Albanian representative at the 2009 contest by Kejsi Tola with `` Më merr në ëndërr '' . Fellow Eurovision 2008 singer Boaz Mauda covered the song in Hebrew , titled שער ליבך , on his eponymous debut album .
Castelvecchio ( Verona ) . Castelvecchio ( Italian : `` Old Castle '' ) is a castle in Verona , northern Italy . It is the most important military construction of the Scaliger dynasty that ruled the city in the Middle Ages . The castle is powerful and compact in its size with very little decoration - one square compound built in red bricks , one of the most prominent examples of Gothic architecture of the age , with imposing M-shaped merlons running along the castle and bridge walls . It has seven towers , a superelevated keep ( `` maschio '' ) with four main buildings inside . The castle is surrounded by a ditch , now dry , which was once filled with waters from the nearby Adige . Castelvecchio is now home to the Castelvecchio Museum and the local officer 's club which can be accessed through the left door on Corso Cavour . History . The castle stands on the probable location of a Roman fortress outside the Roman city . Lord Cangrande II della Scala had it built along with its bridge across the Adige River as a deterrent to his powerful neighbors such as Venice , the Gonzaga and the Sforza families . Construction was carried out between 1354 and 1376 ( Cangrande died in 1359 ) . The fortified bridge was intended to allow the seigniors to escape safely northwards to the Tyrol in the event of a rebellion or a coup d'état ( the Scaligeri were allies of the Holy Roman Empire ) and when they eventually lost their hold on Verona , its surviving members left Italy to found a German branch of the family . Later , during the Venetian domination , the bridge was further fortified to defend it with cannons . The castle was damaged by French troops during the Napoleonic Wars ( 1796-7 ) , in retaliation to the Pasque Veronesi , when the local population staged a violent anti-French revolt . Napoleon had chosen to stay in Castelvecchio on his trips to Verona , but his widespread and arbitrary requisitions of citizens ' and churches ' property , the massive draft of male workers into the French army prompted the resistance that eventually drove out the invaders . The bridge was destroyed by the retreating German army in 1945 and rebuilt in 1949 . Under the Austrians , Castelvecchio was turned into barracks . In 1923 the castle was restored , as well as in 1963-1965 .
At the Soundless Dawn . `` At the Soundless Dawn '' is Red Sparowes ' 2005 debut release . It had a mixed reception upon release , enthusiastically welcomed by fans of the genre and of related bands such as Isis and Neurosis . The album includes no vocals , instead focusing on extended instrumentation evolving slowly , usually into a crescendo . This would make the album best described as post rock . Throughout the album , the motifs of urban decay and human extinction are expressed via samples , and the poetic nature of the song titles . Theme . According to the band , `` There is an underlying theme to this record . The literature on the subject is almost limitless , but it basically breaks down to this : There have previously been five “ mass extinction events ” on earth that have been scientifically realized , dating back from 440 million years ago . These events have resulted in the extinction of 19 % - 54 % of all species on earth at each specific time period . The first five events have been caused by natural elements , including the known impacts with meteors and the like . We are currently experiencing the sixth extinction event , which is the first one to be caused by a single species on our planet , which happens to be humanity . '' It has been also postulated that a major inspiration of the album is T. S. Eliot 's `` Preludes '' , as `` the original idea of using the word 'sparrows ' came from the words of T. S. Eliot '' , and it is within `` Preludes '' that the sparrow is referenced , as a symbol of mankind 's abuse of nature . `` Sunlight Through the Shutters '' , from the final song , is a recurring image in Eliot 's work ; notably `` And the light crept up between the shutters , And you heard the sparrows in the gutters '' from `` Preludes '' part III , line 31 . The theme of mankind 's destruction of nature is concordant with the concept pressing forward the album also . Track listing . The eighth track , `` I Saw the Sky in the North Open to the Ground and Fire Poured Out '' , was initially only available on Japanese releases of the album . It was later released in the United States on a split EP with Gregor Samsa .
Lennie Felix . Lennie Felix ( 16 August 1920 - 29 December 1980 ) was a British jazz pianist who worked in the bands of Nat Gonella , Harry Gold , and Sid Philips , and enjoyed a 20-year association with trumpeter Freddy Randall . Felix was born in Stamford Hill in London . He learned piano from the age of ten . His playing style reflected the influence of Fats Waller , Art Tatum and Earl Hines , but later drew on Keith Jarrett , Charlie Parker and Vladimir Horovitz . From the 1960s , Felix performed more and more as a solo pianist and appeared regularly at the PizzaExpress Jazz Club , where he also accompanied US visitors like Bud Freeman and Buddy Tate . Lennie Felix died in hospital after he was hit by a speeding car near to the 606 Club in Fulham .
Congratulations Miss Anitha Menon . `` Congratulations Miss Anitha Menon '' is a 1992 Indian Malayalam film , directed by Thulasidas , starring Siddique and Saikumar in the lead roles.The film had musical score by KJ Joy . Soundtrack . The music was composed by KJ Joy and lyrics was written by Gireesh Puthenchery .
F.G . Boys High School No 1 Multan . F.G . Boys High School No 1 Multan , with the full name of Federal Government Boys High School No 1 Multan , is a secondary school located in the Cantonment area of Multan ( city ) , in the Punjab Province of eastern Pakistan . The school was established in 1877 . It is run by the Federal Government of Pakistan .
John E. Miller . John Elvis Miller ( May 15 , 1888January 30 , 1981 ) was a Democratic Party politician from Arkansas who represented the state in the United States House of Representatives from 1931 until 1937 , and in the United States Senate from 1937 until 1941 . Miller was born in Aid , Missouri on May 15 , 1888 , and began his education in public schools . He attended the public Southeast Missouri State Teachers College at Cape Girardeau , and Valparaiso University ; in 1912 he graduated from the law department of the University of Kentucky at Lexington , in which year he was admitted to the bar and began practicing in Searcy , Arkansas . During this time , he was also active in banking , while remaining interested in politics ; he was a delegate to the state constitutional convention in 1918 , and he served from 1919 to 1922 as a prosecuting attorney on the state 's first judicial circuit . He was elected in 1930 to the United States House of Representatives , serving there until his resignation in 1937 to become a senator ; he had been elected to the Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Joseph T. Robinson . Among his vanquished opponents was sitting Governor Carl Edward Bailey . Although the term ended in 1943 , Miller resigned in 1941 to take up his appointment as a judge for the United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas . He was one of the district judges in the Little Rock Nine case . He retired from his post in 1967 and became a senior district judge . Miller lived in Fort Smith , Arkansas until his death on January 30 , 1981 .
Irina Alfyorova . Irina Ivanovna Alfyorova PAR ( ; born 13 March 1951 , Novosibirsk , Soviet Union ) is a Soviet and Russian actress . She was formerly married to Russian film and stage actor Aleksandr Abdulov , he adopted her daughter , Ksenia ( from marriage to a Bulgarian diplomat Boyko Gyurov ) . Biography . Irina Ivanovna Alfyorova was born on March 13 , 1951 in Novosibirsk to a family of lawyers . After graduation she moved to Moscow and entered the Russian Academy of Theatre Arts ( GITIS ) . In 1970 , as a student , she made her cinematic debut in `` Alekseich '' . In 1972 she acted in two more films ; `` The Silver Pipe '' and `` Teacher of Singing '' . In 1972 , Irina Alfyorova graduated from GITIS . In the same year , director Vasily Ordynsky invited her to the role of Dasha in the television mini-series `` Road to Calvary '' . In 1977 , the series was released and was a great success . In 1976 , she entered the troupe of Lenkom Theatre . In parallel with work in the theater , she continued to act in films : `` Black Birch '' ( 1977 ) , `` Autumn Bells '' ( 1978 ) . In 1979 , Irina Alfyorova starred in the film directed by Georgi Yungvald-Khilkevich `` D'Artagnan and Three Musketeers '' in the role of Constance Bonacieux , which brought her great fame . Her role was voiced by Anastasiya Vertinskaya . In the same year she co-starred with Aleksandr Abdulov in the melodrama `` Do Not Part with Your Beloved '' From 1980 to 1983 Irina Alfyorova starred in several films : `` Courage '' ( 1981 ) , `` For no apparent reason '' ( 1982 ) , `` Presentiment of Love '' ( 1982 ) . In 1984 , the political detective `` TASS Is Authorized to Declare ... '' appeared on the screens , in which Alfyorova played Olga Winter . In the period from 1984 to 1991 , Irina Alfyorova starred in more than ten films , including `` Seven Elements '' , `` Bagration '' , `` Love Letters with Intent '' . In 1992 , Irina Alfyorova was awarded the title of Meritorious Artist . In 1993 , she left Lenkom for the Theatre School of Modern Play . In the theater `` School of Modern Play '' she played in the performances `` Everything will be Fine , as You Wanted '' , `` The Other Man '' , `` A Man Has Come to a Woman '' , `` With His Words '' . In 2011 she was engaged in the plays `` Anton Chekhov . The Seagull '' , `` Boris Akunin . The Seagull '' , `` The Seagull . The Real Operetta '' , and `` Star Fever '' . From 1996 to 2007 Alfyorova was mainly engaged in a theatrical career , she also starred in several films ( `` Ermak '' , `` Alisa Fox '' , `` Sonya Gold Pen '' , `` Pechorin . Hero of Our Time '' and others ) . In 2007 , she was awarded the title of People 's Artist of Russia . In 2008 she became president of the international film festival `` In the Family Circle '' . The film festival is held within the framework of the nationwide program of the same name , whose goal is `` to strengthen the state ideology aimed at reviving the family in Russia '' . The festival was founded on the initiative of the Church Public Forum `` Spiritually Moral Basis of Russia 's Demographic Development '' ( founders Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia and Presidential Envoy to the Central Federal District ) . Personal life . Irina Alfyorova was married to Aleksandr Abdulov , whom she divorced in 1993 . After that , she married actor Sergei Martynov . In their family there are four children : the son of the deceased sister Alfyorova , the daughter of an actress and two children of Martynov from the first marriage ( son and daughter ) . In 2007 , Irina Alfyorova became a grandmother . She was blacklisted in Ukraine for supporting the Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation in 2015 .
The Nippon Dental University . is a private university in Tokyo and Niigata , Japan , established in 1947 . The predecessor of the school was founded in 1907 . One out of every seven dentists in Japan is a graduate of this school . The university attracted international opprobrium in 2006 when its museum of medicine and dentistry declined to return a copy of Andreas Vesalius 's De Humani Corporis Fabrica ( 1552 ) , stolen from the library of Christ Church , University of Oxford in 1995 . The book was one of 74 books stolen from the library , 73 of which were subsequently recovered , with the full cooperation of libraries and dealers all over the world .
Ezhunirangal . `` Ezhunirangal '' is a 1979 Indian Malayalam film , directed by Jesey and produced by MO Joseph . The film stars Jose , Vidhubala , Sukumari and Sankaradi in lead roles . The film had musical score by G. Devarajan . Soundtrack . The music was composed by G. Devarajan and lyrics was written by P. Bhaskaran .
Pontefract by-election , 1872 . The Pontefract by-election of 1872 was fought on 15 August 1872 . The ministerial by-election was fought due to the incumbent Liberal MP , Hugh Childers , becoming Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Paymaster General . It was retained by Childers . It was the first UK Parliamentary election that was held by secret ballot held shortly after the Ballot Act of 1872 ended the old practice of open voting had come into effect . There was considerable interest in the outcome , many observers believed that support for the rival politicians may be drastically different as voters were able to make their choice in secret . However , the election results were reflective of the political preference of the constituency prior to the Ballot Act . One of the main arguments made in support of voting by ballot was that it would put a stop to the riots and disorders so prevalent at previous elections . The Pontefract election conclusively proved that secret voting reduced riotous behaviour . Hugh Childers was re-elected on 15 August 1872 following his appointment as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster . The Pontefract museum holds the original ballot box , sealed in wax with a liquorice stamp .
Philip David Zelazo . Philip David Zelazo ( born 1966 ) is a developmental psychologist and neuroscientist . His research has helped shape the field of developmental cognitive neuroscience regarding the development of executive function ( i.e. , conscious self-control of thought , action , and emotion ) . Background . Zelazo earned an Honours B.A . from McGill University ( 1988 ) and a Ph.D. with Distinction from Yale University ( 1993 ) . From 1992-2007 , he was on the faculty at the University of Toronto , where he held the Canada Research Chair in Developmental Neuroscience . In 2007 , Zelazo moved to the University of Minnesota , where he holds the Nancy M. and John E. Lindahl Professorship in the Institute of Child Development , and is Co-Director ( with Stephanie M. Carlson ) of the Developmental Social Cognitive Neuroscience Lab . He also co-founded ( 2004 ) and served as Co-Director of a child development research center at Southwest University in Chongqing , China , until 2012 . His father , Philip Roman Zelazo , is a psychologist and Director of the Montreal Autism Centre . Zelazo has authored over 130 scientific papers . Among numerous other volumes , Zelazo co-edited the Cambridge Handbook of Consciousness , and Developmental Social Cognitive Neuroscience , and he edited The Oxford Handbook of Developmental Psychology ( 2013 , 2 volumes ) . Research . Professor Zelazo studies the development and neural bases of executive function . His work has generated a number of influential ideas , including the `` Cognitive Complexity & Control Theory '' , the notion that executive function depends , in part , on the ability to use complex , higher-order rules ( formulated in self-directed speech ) ; `` Levels of Consciousness '' , the notion that conscious control develops through a series of levels characterized by greater degrees of reflection ; the `` Iterative Reprocessing Model '' , which posits that reflection occurs when information is reprocessed via neural circuits involving the prefrontal cortex ; the `` Hierarchical Competing Systems Model '' of the early emergence of executive function ; and the importance of the distinction between more “ cool , ” cognitive aspects of executive function vs. more “ hot , ” emotional aspects . Other research interests include : Affective decision-making ; prefrontal and orbitofrontal contributions to executive function ( using EEG/ERP and fMRI ) ; Executive function in special populations ( externalizing disorders , autism ) ; Computational models of cognitive processes ; Mindfulness meditation ; Consciousness ; Developmental chronopsychology ( circadian rhythms , sleep , and psychological function ) ; Language and other cultural influences on cognitive development . Zelazo also has made major methodological contributions to the study of executive function , including the `` Dimensional Change Card Sorting Task '' , which demonstrated a striking developmental shift from age 3 to 5 years in rule-based reasoning and self-control , and has become a leading behavioral assessment of executive function for preschool children . He was lead developer of the executive function measures for the NIH Toolbox for the Assessment of Neurological and Behavioral Function . He served on the Scientific and Coordinating Committee for Health Measurement ( SCCHM ) , National Children 's Study , where he was the lead scientist for the Cognitive Health Domain . In 2014 , Zelazo and Stephanie M. Carlson co-founded a University-based start-up company , to disseminate information about executive function skills and provide tools for assessing those skills and promoting their healthy development . Current investigations in Zelazo ’ s lab include behavioral and brain developmental research in executive function , mindfulness meditation , and reflection training to improve executive function as well as academic and social adjustment in childhood .
Mazinho Oliveira . Waldemar Aureliano de Oliveira Filho , usually known as Mazinho ( born 26 December 1965 in Rio de Janeiro , Brazil ) , is a retired Brazilian footballer who played as a forward .
Roland Reisley House . Roland Reisley House was built in Pleasantville , New York in 1951 . The third of the `` Usonia Homes '' , this is a building on a hillside with a masonry `` core '' and wood siding . Roland Reisley was 26 when he built his home . The entrance is dominated by a dramatic wood cantilevered carport , which leads to an impressive yet unpresumptuous low-slung house with cypress paneling and indigenous stone . The original house , built in 1951 , had one bedroom , a study and a kitchen and a total of . Wright returned five years later to design a addition .
Gil Reyes ( tennis ) . Gil Reyes ( born 1952 ) is an American fitness trainer who spent seventeen years as the strength and conditioning trainer for retired tennis player Andre Agassi , from 1989 until Agassi 's retirement in 2006 . He was also considered one of Agassi 's closest friends and confidants . Trainer and friend . Gil Reyes was the strength and conditioning coach for the basketball program at the University of Nevada , Las Vegas before meeting Agassi in 1989 . Reyes was their strength coach when they won the 1990 NCAA championships . After Agassi lost in the fourth round of the 1998 US Open , he and Reyes recommitted to the training regime they had established . Soon after returning to Las Vegas , Reyes asked Agassi for the first time to run up and down a 320-yard hill that Reyes calls `` Magic Mountain '' . The story has become an oft-repeated story of Agassi 's commitment and Reyes 's motivation . This retooled training regime entailed two hours of court practice , followed by two hours of weight training and then to `` Magic Mountain '' for a series of sprints . It is believed that Agassi 's late career revival would not have been possible without this training regime . Agassi himself said in 2005 , at the age of 35 , `` Gil is the reason why I 've won more Slams after the age of 29 than I did before . He 's the reason why I 'm still out there playing this sport at a time in my life when I can really understand and appreciate it . '' Reyes 's approach transformed Agassi into a well-conditioned strong athlete . When they first began working together Agassi could bench press 135 pounds . Fourteen years later in 2003 , he was benchpressing 350 lbs . Reyes described his job as being `` to get [ Agassi ] to be as good to himself as he is to others . '' The relationship between Reyes and Agassi was so close that Reyes was sometimes called `` the core '' of Agassi 's team of advisors , friends and family . Reyes 's contributions to Agassi 's success were often overlooked in favor of the contributions of coaches like Brad Gilbert . In 2001 , Agassi named his child Jaden Gil Agassi after his trainer and friend . After Agassi . Gil Reyes currently runs the Gil Reyes Fitness Center in Las Vegas . Gil Reyes and Adidas have a contract under which he helps train young athletes , such as Fernando Verdasco , Sorana Cîrstea , Sania Mirza and Sam Querrey ; the program is officially called the Adidas Player Development program . The training employed by Reyes consists of the same combination used for Andre Agassi- a combination of court practice , weight training and runs up `` Magic Mountain '' . Gil Reyes was credited by Fernando Verdasco for his improved fitness and career-best run to the Australian Open semifinals in January 2009 .
Heinrich Bitter . Heinrich Bitter ( fl . 1620 ) was an ambassador of the Bohemian estates in the Holy Roman Empire to the Ottoman Empire during the Thirty Years ' War . He visited the Ottomans in Constantinople in January 1620 , seeking support for the Bohemian cause against the Holy Roman Emperor .
Saudi Australians . Saudi Australians refers to Australian nationals or citizens with origins in Saudi Arabia as well the general Saudi expatriate community in Australia . There are thousands of Saudis living in Australia ; they can be found in all major urban centres including Sydney , Melbourne and Brisbane and make up a substantial representation in the Arab Australian community . A significant number of Saudis are international students ; each year , hundreds of Saudi students choose to study in Australian universities under the King Abdullah Scholarship Program . In 2010 , their number was estimated at 10,000 . Saudi students were seen in a wide range of fields including health , IT , business and accounting . The increase is almost eightfold since the past few years .
Arm-Fall-Off-Boy . Arm-Fall-Off-Boy ( Floyd Belkin ) is a DC Comics superhero from the 30th century . His first appearance was in `` Secret Origins '' Vol . 2 # 46 , ( December 1989 ) , he was drawn by Curt Swan . After Zero Hour , the character of Arm-Fall-Off-Boy was briefly reintroduced as Splitter . Biography . Arm-Fall-Off-Boy has the ability to detach his own limbs , which he can then use as blunt weapons . His background is not explored in his initial appearances ; in `` Legionnaires '' ( vol 4 ) # 12 , Matter-Eater Lad claims he gained his powers through carelessness while holding the anti-gravity metal Element 152 , but Matter-Eater Lad may not have been serious . In his introduction , he is an applicant at the first Legion tryout , and the first Legion reject . Following the Zero Hour reboot , the character appears again in `` Legionnaires '' ( vol . 4 ) # 43 and is identified as Floyd Belkin of the planet Lallor . Under the name Splitter , Floyd participates in the Legion 's tryouts in `` Legionnaires '' # 43 and is one of five finalists , but he is denied Legion membership after he panics and literally falls apart during the last test . Later in the comic , he appears as a member of the Heroes of Lallor .
Penny Drake . Penny Vital ( born July 20 , 1977 ) , better known as Penny Drake , is an American independent film actress and model . Her modelling career since 2008 has included work for Herra Couture , Flora Zeta and Ed Hardy . In June 2009 she appeared as the video game character Bayonetta at the Electronic Entertainment Expo ( E3 ) in Los Angeles . Penny 's movie appearances since 2005 include parts in `` Sin City '' and `` The 40 Year Old Virgin '' . She also stars in `` Zombie Strippers '' alongside Jenna Jameson and Robert Englund , and in `` Necrosis '' played with Michael Berryman and George Stults . In 2006–2008 she played co-anchor Mary Clark in the Bikini News Web-based satirical video series . Personal life . Drake 's father is a Southern Baptist pastor .
Jean-Christophe Mitterrand . Jean-Christophe Mitterrand ( born December 19 , 1946 ) is the son of former French president François Mitterrand . He was an advisor to his father on African affairs from 1986 to 1992 , and earned the nickname `` Papamadit '' ( which translates as `` Papa-told-me '' ) in Africa . Life and career . Mitterrand was born in Boulogne-Billancourt , Hauts-de-Seine . He was a press correspondent for the Agence France Presse in 1975 in Mauritania . Angolagate . In the 1990s , Jean-Christophe Mitterrand , along with Russian businessman Arcadi Gaydamak , was implicated in the Angolagate arms dealing scandal . He was indicted in 1993 by the French justice in this case , suspected of having used his influence to help Pierre Falcone sell Russian weapons to José Eduardo dos Santos 's government . On December 22 , 2000 , he was imprisoned in the Santé prison in Paris , on orders of the magistrate Philippe Courroye , on charges of `` complicity of arms traffic , `` trafic d'influence '' and `` trafic d'influence aggravé '' . '' He was suspected of having received important sums of money in 1993 and 1994 for his role as an intermediary in this contract , and has recognized having received US $ 1,8 million ( 13 million Francs ) from the Brenco on a Swiss bank account — although he denied any participation to an arms deal . Jean-Christophe Mitterrand was freed three weeks later , on January 11 , 2001 , after his mother , Danielle Mitterrand , managed to post a bail 5 million francs ( 762,000 euros ) . However , he was indicted again on July 4 , 2001 , on charges of `` complicity of arms traffic '' by the magistrates Philippe Courroye and Isabelle Prévost-Desprez , following a complaint filed in January 2001 by the Socialist Minister of Defence Alain Richard . Jean-Christophe Mitterrand was again indicted on October 17 , 2001 , for corruption by investigative judge Courroye , suspected of having received US $ 300,000 from the Brenco in payment of councils to Falcone . On the eve of this new indictment , Jean-Christophe Mitterrand filed a complaint against judge Courroye accusing him of having made a `` false '' document in July 2000 ( because Courroye had put the date of 3 July for an ordinance drafted on 5 July ) — but this manoeuver did not stop the procedure . According to a financial expertise transmitted in May 2004 to the judge Courroye , Pierre Falcone paid Jean-Christophe Mitterrand 2,2 million dollars . On January 13 , 2006 , the Court of Appeal of Paris confirmed the initial sentence . On October 27 , 2006 , the Court of Cassation rejected Mitterrand 's appeal , and confirmed his 30 months prison sentence on probation , along with a euros 600,000 fine for tax evasion ( `` fraude fiscale '' ) because of 600,000 euros received from Falcone but not declared to the Fisc tax administration .
Institute of Chartered Accountants of Barbados . The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Barbados ( ICAB ) is a professional accountancy body in Barbados . It is the sole organisation in Barbados with the right to award the Chartered Accountant designation . ICAB is a member of the International Federation of Accountants ( IFAC ) . ICAB is also a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of the Caribbean .
David Goodall ( chemist ) . David M. Goodall is a British chemist . He is Emeritus Professor of chemistry affiliated with the University of York ( UK ) . Throughout his career he has made a considerable impact on the field of analytical chemistry . Achievements . Professor Goodall is one of the inventors of the UV imaging detection approach for applications in microscale chemical analysis . His scientific achievements include : development of separation methods based on capillary electrophoresis , real time visualisation of separations and reactions , imaging dissolution of pharmaceutical dosage forms , and high-sensitivity multiplexed detection in capillary electrophoresis and capillary liquid chromatography .
2010–11 Berwick Rangers F.C . season . The 2010–11 season was Berwick Rangers 's sixth consecutive season in the Scottish Third Division , having been relegated from the Scottish Second Division at the end of the 2004–05 season . Berwick also competed in the Challenge Cup , League Cup and the Scottish Cup . Summary . Beriwck finished sixth in the Third Division . They reached the second of the Challenge Cup , the first round of the League Cup and the fourth round of the Scottish Cup , losing to eventual winners Celtic .
Christine Rose ( politician ) . Christine Rose is a New Zealand politician , a former Councillor of the Auckland Regional Council . She is a marine mammal advocate , an environmentalist , an artist and writer , and a cheerleader for cycling . Auckland . Rose represented the Rodney constituency in the Auckland Regional Council . She chaired the council 's transport and urban development committee , the top transport decision making body of the council . In her position , she worked for a more sustainable transport system , favouring projects like a reintroduction of trams to the Auckland waterfront , improved efficiency in public transport such as bus services and the construction of a walk and cycleway over the Auckland Harbour Bridge . She has also in the past spoken out against the creation of an independent traffic entity apart from the future Auckland `` Supercity '' Council , believing a unit integrated into the normal Council structure would be preferable . She believed that the `` corporate '' model proposed does not fit the needs of Auckland - and that from her own experience of the problematic relationship between the Auckland Regional Council collecting the rates , and the Auckland Regional Transport Authority having responsibility for operational matters , she similar issues would occur in the case of an Auckland-wide body . She has however , expressed support for the `` Supercity '' concept in general , and declared that she would contest the Rodney seat in the Auckland Council . Rose lost this election to former Rodney mayor Penny Webster . Rose is also a marine conservationist . She has led regional and national campaigns to protect the critically endangered Maui 's and Hector 's dolphins from human induced threats , particularly set-nets , and pollution . Rose has also been a campaigner to protect whales and their habitat . She is a supporter of the Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society and Greenpeace . Rose stood in the Rodney electorate for Labour at the 2011 General election . She stood as a candidate in the 2013 elections , for the post of one of Auckland Council 's Waitakere Ward Council seats but failed to be elected despite an endorsement from retiring councillor Sandra Coney . She is a writer , artist , animal rights advocate and social entrepreneur ( especially arts , and the environment ) , environmentalist and environmental commentator . Rose has a BA with First Class Honours in politics and philosophy , and has done five years PhD study in Local Government Politics .
Rowing at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Women 's eight . The women 's eight competition at the 1984 Summer Olympics took place at took place at Lake Casitas , California , United States of America .
Sophronica allardi . `` Sophronica allardi '' is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae . It was described by Breuning in 1974 .
2018 Marburg Open . The 2018 Marburg Open was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts . It was the ninth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2018 ATP Challenger Tour . It took place in Marburg , Germany between 2 and 8 July 2018 .
Amir Alin Aq Palace . Amir Alin Aq Palace ( also known as Amir Khayrbak Palace , Emir Khayrbak Palace , or Amir Khayr Bek Palace ) was built in 1293 . It stands on the Darb al-Ahmar , the ceremonial road leading to the Citadel in Cairo , Egypt . Its reception hall ( qa'a ) is particularly notable . Alin Aq was an amir and cupbearer to Sultan al-Ashraf Khalil ibn Qalawun . This building is early Bahri and is now in ruins , with the exception of the portal . In the 16th century it was the residence of the Amir Khayrbak , whose mosque is adjacent . Khayrbak was the first Ottoman governor of Egypt . It is said he was cruel and greedy .
Bishara Wakim . Bishara Wakim ( Arabic : بشارة واكيم ) ( March 5 , 1890 – November 30 , 1949 ) Egyptian director and actor born in Faggala , Cairo in 1890 . Career . His real name is Bisharah Yoakim educated in Collège-des-Frères ( Bab-El-Louk ) , he was a Greek Catholic , in 1917 graduated from the School of Law and he started his life as a lawyer . Began his acting career as a member of the Abdul Rahman Rushdi theater group , then a member of George Abiad theater group , then with Egyptian actor Youssef Wahbi in his Ramses theatre group.He then moved to the Mounira El Mahdeya theater as actor , director and technical director . Bishara Wakim honored by the Egyptian government for his achievements in film and theater , played the role of the Lebanese in most of the Egyptian movies of the thirties and the forties . Bishara Wakim made about 381 films to the Egyptian cinema . Bishara Wakim died on November 30 , 1949 .
Groovie Ghoulies . The Groovie Ghoulies were an American pop punk band from Sacramento , California , United States , whose music took inspiration from horror movies . They released numerous albums , EPs , and singles , and toured internationally . The band 's name was taken from the 1970s animated television series `` Groovie Goolies '' , a spinoff of `` Sabrina , the Teenage Witch '' ( itself a spinoff of `` The Archie Show '' ) . History . Though the group 's lineup fluctuated significantly throughout their career , bassist/vocalist Jeff Alexander ( under the punk name `` Kepi '' ) remained a constant fixture . Guitarist Rochelle `` Roach '' Sparman ( lead singer Kepi 's wife ) was also a longtime member . The Groovie Ghoulies ' music is best classified as pop-punk and is heavily influenced by early punk groups such as the Ramones and The Dickies , 1960s garage rock and bubblegum artists such as The Troggs and The Monkees , and 1950s rock and roll artists such as Chuck Berry and Jerry Lee Lewis . Throughout their career the Groovie Ghoulies recorded cover versions of songs by several of these artists as well as other influences including Daniel Johnston and Neil Diamond . The Groovie Ghoulies announced their breakup on May 9 , 2007 , just days prior to the release of their ninth studio album `` 99 Lives '' . The main reason for the breakup was the difficulty of having kept the band together after Kepi and Roach had divorced . In 2008 , two tribute albums were released . Both `` Let 's Go Ghoulie '' from US-based Knowhere Records and `` When The Kids Go Go Go Crazy '' from Kamikaze Records ( Germany ) featured artists from Europe and North America .
Law for Protection of the Nation . The Law for protection of the nation ( ) was a Bulgarian law , effective from 23 January 1941 to 27 November 1944 , which directed measures against Jews and others . This law was passed along the example of the Nuremberg Laws in Nazi Germany . Citizens of Jewish origin were also banned from certain public areas , restricted economically , and marriages between Jews and Bulgarians were prohibited . Jews were forced to pay a one-time tax of 20 percent of their net worth . The legislation also established quotas that limited the number of Jews in Bulgarian universities . Jewish leaders protested against the law , and the Bulgarian Orthodox Church , some professional organizations , and twenty-one writers also opposed it . This law suppressed all Freemasonry lodges and all other secret organizations . The Law for protection of the nation , was passed under direct influence from Nazi Germany , but did not lead to the deportation of the Bulgarian Jews to Nazi extermination camps , except for the Jewish people from former Greek and Yugoslavian territories occupied by Bulgaria .
Babljak . Babljak ( ) is a village in the Republika Srpska , Bosnia and Herzegovina . According to the 1991 census , the village is located in the municipality of Rogatica .
Miłków , Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship . Miłków is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bodzechów , within Ostrowiec County , Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship , in south-central Poland . It lies approximately south of Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski and east of the regional capital Kielce .
Rec . 709 . ITU-R BT.709 , more commonly known by the abbreviations Rec . 709 or BT.709 ' '' , standardizes the format of high-definition television , having 16:9 ( widescreen ) aspect ratio . The first edition of the standard was approved in 1990 . Pixel count . Part 2 codifies current and prospective 1080 '' i '' and 1080 '' p '' systems with square sampling . In an attempt to unify 1080-line HDTV standards , part 2 defines a `` common image format '' ( CIF ) with picture parameters independent of the picture rate . Part 1 codifies what are now referred to as 1035i30 and 1152i25 HDTV systems . The 1035i30 system is now obsolete , having been superseded by 1080 '' i '' and 1080 '' p '' square-sampled ( `` square-pixel '' ) systems . The 1152 '' i '' 25 system was used for experimental equipment in Europe and was never commercially deployed . Frame rate . Rec . 709 specifies the following picture rates : 60 Hz , 50 Hz , 30 Hz , 25 Hz and 24 Hz . `` Fractional '' rates having the above values divided by 1.001 are also permitted . Initial acquisition is possible in either progressive or interlaced form . Video captured as progressive can be transported with either progressive transport or progressive segmented frame ( PsF ) transport . Video captured as interlaced can be transported with interlace transport . In cases where a progressive captured image is transported as a segmented frame , segment/field frequency must be twice the frame rate . In practice , the above requirements result in the following frame rates ( `` fractional '' rates are specified in commonly used `` decimal '' form ) : 25i , 25PsF , 25p , 50p for 50 Hz systems ; 23.976p , 23.976PsF , 24p , 24PsF , 29.97i , 29.97p , 29.97PsF , 30PsF , 30p , 59.94p , 60p for 60 Hz systems . Digital representation . Rec . 709 defines an `` R ’ G ’ B ’ '' encoding and a `` Y ’ C '' B '' C '' R encoding , each with either 8 bits or 10 bits per sample in each color channel . In the 8-bit encoding , the `` R ’ '' , `` B ’ '' , `` G ’ '' , and `` Y ’ '' channels have a nominal range of formula_1 , and the `` C '' B and `` C '' R channels have a nominal range of formula_2 with 128 as the neutral value . So in `` R ’ G ’ B ’ '' , reference black is ( 16 , 16 , 16 ) and reference white is ( 235 , 235 , 235 ) , and in `` Y ’ C '' B '' C '' R , reference black is ( 16 , 128 , 128 ) , and reference white is ( 235 , 128 , 128 ) . Values outside the nominal ranges are allowed , but typically they would be clamped for broadcast or for display . Values 0 and 255 are reserved as timing references , and may not contain color data . Rec . 709 's 10-bit encoding uses nominal values four times those of the 8-bit encoding . Rec . 709 's nominal ranges are the same as those defined in ITU Rec . 601 . Primary chromaticities . Note that red and blue are the same as the EBU Tech 3213 primaries while green is halfway between EBU Tech 3213 and SMPTE C ( two types of Rec.601 ) . In coverage of the CIE 1931 color space the Rec . 709 color space ( and the derivative sRGB color space ) is almost identical to Rec . 601 and covers 35.9 % . Standards Conversion . When converting between the various HD and SD formats , it would be correct to compensate for the differences in the primaries ( e.g . between the Rec . 709 , EBU Tech 3213 , and SMPTE C primaries ) . In practice , this conversion is rarely performed because the difference is negligible in real-world scenes , except the ones with large patches of very saturated colors . Luma coefficients . HDTV according to Rec . 709 forms luma ( `` Y ’ '' ) using `` R ’ G ’ B ’ '' coefficients 0.2126 , 0.7152 , and 0.0722 . This means that unlike Rec . 601 , the coefficients match the primaries and white points , so luma corresponds more closely to luminance . Some experts feel that the advantages of correct matrix coefficients do not justify the change from Rec . 601 coefficients . Transfer characteristics . formula_4 The conversion to linear is as follows . formula_5 The power function of the majority of the gamma curve is 0.45 , but because it is offset by the linear section the resulting equivalent gamma is more approximate to 0.50-0.53 ( the inverse of which is approximately gamma 1.9-2.0 to convert back to linear ) . While Rec . 709 does not specify the display referred gamma , display gamma is discussed in EBU Tech 3320 and specified in ITU-R BT.1886 as a gamma of 2.4 . This is a higher gamma than the 2.0 the math shown above would indicate , because the television system has been deliberately designed with an end-to-end system gamma of about 1.2 , to provide compensation for the ‘ dim surround ’ effect . Therefore , the monitor gamma is not , and never has been , the inverse of the camera gamma . It is worth noting that Rec . 709 and sRGB share the same primary chromaticities and white point chromaticity ; however , sRGB is explicitly output ( display ) referred with a gamma of 2.2 . In typical production practice the encoding function of image sources is adjusted so that the final picture has the desired aesthetic look , as viewed on a reference monitor with a gamma of 2.4 ( per ITU-R BT.1886 ) in a dim reference viewing environment ( per ITU-R BT.2035 ) .
Audnedal . Audnedal is a municipality in Vest-Agder county , Norway . It is located in the traditional district of Sørlandet . The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Konsmo . Other villages in Audnedal include Byremo and Vivlemo . The municipality encompasses the upper half of the Audnedalen valley , and the municipality of Lindesnes ( to the south ) covers the southern half of the valley . The municipality is served by the Audnedal Station along the Sørlandet Line . The railway station is near Konsmo . The railroad heads west from Audnedal and goes through the Hægebostad Tunnel , one of the longest railroad tunnels in Norway . The municipality is the 302nd largest by area out of the 422 municipalities in Norway . Audnedal is the 341st most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 1,765 . The municipality 's population density is and its population has increased by 10.7 % over the last decade . General information . The old municipality of Undal was established in 1 January 1838 ( see formannskapsdistrikt ) . That municipality only existed until 1845 when it was split into Nord-Audnedal and Sør-Audnedal . Those municipalities were later divided also . Sør-Audnedal was divided into Spangereid in 1899 and Nord-Audnedal was divided into Konsmo and Vigmostad in 1911 . During the 1960s , there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee . This is when the present-day municipality of Audnedal was created . Audnedal was established as a municipality on 1 January 1964 when the municipality of Konsmo ( population : 712 ) , the municipality of Grindheim ( population : 701 ) , and the Ågedal and Midtbø areas ( population : 96 ) of Bjelland municipality were merged . This new Audnedal municipality mostly corresponded to the historical borders of the old municipality of Nord-Audnedal . On 1 January 2020 , the neighboring municipalities of Audnedal and Lyngdal will be merged into a new , larger municipality called `` Lyngdal '' . Name . The municipality was named after the Audnedalen valley in which it is located . The Old Norse form of the name was `` Auðnudalr '' . The first element is the genitive case of the river name `` Auðna '' ( now Audna ) and the last element is `` dalr '' which means `` valley '' or `` dale '' . The river name is derived from the Norse word `` auðn '' which means `` destruction '' ( because of flooding ) . Coat-of-arms . The coat-of-arms is from modern times ; they were granted on 30 August 1991 . It shows a silver or white blade of a circular saw on a green background . This symbol was chosen to represent the timber and forestry industries in the municipality . Churches . The Church of Norway has two parishes `` ( sokn ) '' within the municipality of Audnedal . It is part of the Mandal prosti ( `` deanery '' ) in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark . Government . All municipalities in Norway , including Audnedal , are responsible for primary education ( through 10th grade ) , outpatient health services , senior citizen services , unemployment and other social services , zoning , economic development , and municipal roads . The municipality is governed by a municipal council of elected representatives , which in turn elect a mayor . Geography . Audnedal is an inland municipality , located in the Audnedalen valley which follows the river Audna . The municipality of Åseral borders it to the north , Hægebostad to the west , Lyngdal and Lindesnes to the south , and Marnardal to the east . To the northeast , Audnedal borders the municipality of Evje og Hornnes in neighboring Aust-Agder county . Audnedal municipality has two large lakes : Ytre Øydnavatnet and Øvre Øydnavatnet . The Mandalselva river also passes through the northern part of the municipality .
Robert Treuhaft . Robert Edward `` Bob '' Treuhaft ( August 8 , 1912 – November 11 , 2001 ) was an American lawyer and the second husband of Jessica Mitford . Early life . Robert Treuhaft was born on August 8 , 1912 , in New York City . He was the son of Hungarian immigrants . He graduated from Harvard University in 1934 and attained his LL.B . degree from Harvard Law School in 1937 . Career . Treuhaft worked for labor union and radical left causes much of his life . From the early-to-mid-1940s to 1958 he and Mitford were members of the Communist Party USA , leaving the party after Khrushchev 's revelations about the Stalin era . Treuhaft was admitted to the California Bar in 1944 , and in 1945 he began at the Oakland , California law firm Grossman , Sawyer , & Edises and in 1963 founded his own Oakland-based firm Treuhaft , Walker , and Bernstein , where Hillary Clinton worked as a summer intern in 1971 . In 1963 he provided Mitford with background and legal information that was important for Mitford 's best-selling exposé of the funeral industry , which he also unofficially co-authored , `` The American Way of Death '' . In 1964 , Treuhaft represented more than 700 Free Speech Movement students arrested during a two-day sit-in at the University of California in Berkeley . He and his firm also represented anti-Vietnam War protesters , Black Panther Party , the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee ( SNCC ) , the Congress of Racial Equality ( CORE ) . Before his death Treuhaft specified that any memorial donations be sent to `` Send a Piano to Havana '' project , which was started by his son Benjamin Treuhaft , whom the State Department had prevented from taking a piano to the embargoed island . Death . Treuhaft died on November 11 , 2001 .
The Mirror of Australia . `` The Mirror of Australia '' was an English language newspaper published in Sydney , New South Wales , Australia from 1915-1917 . It later merged with the `` Globe and Sunday Times War Pictorial '' and continued under the masthead of `` Mirror '' . History . The first issue of `` The Mirror of Australia '' appeared on 30 June 1915 and was modeled on the `` London Daily Mirror '' and `` London Daily Sketch '' papers . The last issue of `` The Mirror of Australia '' appeared on 19 May 1917 . The paper was published during the First World War , and featured articles about Australian Imperial Forces and their engagement in the conflict . The paper is listed in the `` Union list of local newspapers in New South Wales public libraries '' . Digitisation . The paper has been digitised as part of the Australian Newspapers Digitisation Program of the National Library of Australia .
BRVM Composite . The BRVM Composite is a stock index calculated from the value of each stock on the Bourse Régionale des Valeurs Mobilières , or BRVM . The BRVM is organized into 7 sectors . The exchange itself is located in Abidjan , Cote d'Ivoire .
Le Mesnil-Villeman . Le Mesnil-Villeman is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France .
Edward Hart ( settler ) . Edward Hart was an early settler of the American Colonies who , as town clerk , wrote the Flushing Remonstrance , a precursor to the United States Constitution 's provision on freedom of religion in the Bill of Rights . Early life . Little is known with any degree of certainty regarding Edward Hart 's life before 1640 . Genealogical sources give place and date of birth , year and manner of emigration to North America , and first places of residence within the American colonies , but none provide documentary evidence for their assertions . A man named Edward Hart was one of the early settlers of Rhode Island having obtained a plot of land from Roger Williams and signed an agreement for the government of Providence in 1640 . This man married a woman named Margaret whose surname is unknown . There is no definite evidence that this Edward Hart is the same as the Edward Hart of Flushing , Long Island , but sources generally accept that he is . Founding settler of Flushing . Although there is some level of uncertainty about his prior whereabouts , there is no doubt that on October 10 , 1645 , Hart was one of 18 men who received a charter from the Dutch governor of New Netherland , William Kieft , to establish the town of Vlissingen ( i.e. , Flushing ) in Long Island . Three of these men came to Flushing from Rhode Island and may have known Hart there . The others , so far as is known , came from Massachusetts , Connecticut , or other towns in Long Island . In 1642 , after efforts to attract Dutch immigrants had disappointing results , the administration in New Netherland and its parent governors in Amsterdam began to accept applications from English settlers to form towns on Long Island . These settlers brought with them the forms of government common in the settlements of New England . Based on practices common in English towns , these were generally more liberal than the ones granted to New Netherland 's Dutch communities and the charter granted to the applicants from Flushing was no exception . Having obtained privileges of self-government that were not granted to the towns where Dutch settlers resided , the settlers from New England were energetic in defending and where possible expanding these rights against efforts of the administration in New Amsterdam to erode them . In 1648 Hart , as one of Flushing 's landholders , joined with four other men to protest the payment of tithes to the pastor of a state-sponsored church and to question the manner of choosing the town 's sole magistrate , the schout , who acted as court officer , prosecutor , and sheriff . On January 17 of that year the government of New Netherland , now headed by Peter Stuyvesant summoned the five men to answer for this resistance to the authorities in New Netherland and ordered them to accept the Dutch method for electing their schout . Stuyvesant did not relent in his efforts to require the inhabitants of Flushing to support a pastor of his choosing nor did he change the method for electing a schout . However , a few months later he expanded local government by granting the town 's freeholders the right to elect three additional magistrates , called schaepens , and a clerk . The election of the officials would be subject to confirmation by the New Netherland government but in practice the town 's nominations of its officials were routinely accepted . Although there is some doubt about the names and terms of early clerks , it is certain that Hart was clerk in 1656 for in July of that year he signed himself clerk in responding on behalf of the town 's schout and schaepens to a demand from the New Netherland government for payment of a tenth of the town 's agricultural production as annual tax as provided in its charter . Hart 's letter said that Flushing was `` willing to do that which is reasonable and honest '' and proposed an amount of produce ( `` fiftie scipple of peas and twentie-five of wheat '' ) which was apparently acceptable . That he continued as clerk in 1657 is shown by a letter of his dated January 23 , 1657 , affirming the town 's rights and privileges and complaining that the neighboring town of Hempstead was encroaching on its lands . Writer of the Flushing Remonstrance . The next document bearing Hart 's signature as clerk is the famous Flushing Remonstrance of December 27 , 1657 . The towns settled by immigrants from New England were generally granted charters recognizing their right to freedom of conscience but not freedom of religion . In the case of Flushing , the relevant clause granted the original patentees the right `` to have and Enjoy the Liberty of Conscience , according of Religion ; to the Custome and manner of Holland , without molestacōn or disturbance , from any Magistrate or Magistrates , or any other Ecclesiasticall Minister , that may extend Jurisdiccōn over them . '' In practice this meant that men would not be prosecuted for religious practices that did not strongly contradict those of the Dutch Reformed Church which was the official public church in Holland . It also meant that personal beliefs that were contrary to the tenets of the established church would be tolerated so long as they were kept private and expressed only in the narrow circle of the family . Meetings for the public expression of dissenting worship would be prosecuted . Although the early settlers of Flushing complied with these strictures , some of them came into conflict with Stuyvesant and the New Netherlands government when charismatic speakers began to come among them proclaiming nonconformist beliefs . Believing that Quakers posed the most serious threat to religious and civil tranquility , the administration in New Amsterdam proclaimed that any person who took a Quaker into his home , even for a single night , would be fined fifty pounds and that any ships bringing any Quaker into the province would be confiscated . The schout , magistrates , of Flushing , along with twenty-eight other freeholders of that town and two from neighboring Jamaica recognized that they could not , in conscience , obey this regulation and signed a protest , the Remonstrance , explaining why they could not comply . The document says Quakers are not seducers of the people nor are they `` destructive unto magistracy and ministers '' but—along with Presbyterians , Independents , and Baptists—are members of the `` household of faith '' who , when they `` come unto us , we can not in conscience lay violent hands upon them , but give them free ingress and egress unto our town and houses , so as God shall persuade our consciences . '' It closes by saying that the signatories `` desire to be true subjects both of church and state '' according to the law of God and also to the provisions of the town 's charter . The collections of colonial documents of this period contain many protests against government actions , but none of such historic import or eloquence of expression as this . The Remonstrance `` concretely illustrates the seventeenth century practice of speaking Scripture '' and is `` an unusually rich display of rhetoric and fine English style . '' It gives forceful religious arguments for tolerance of other religions and the separation of church and state . Nonetheless it is framed on Dutch law , adheres closely to legal forms , and contains nothing that might be construed as politically rebellious . Government response to the Remonstrance . The signers of the Remonstrance followed correct procedure in having the town schout , Tobias Feake , submit it to the provincial schout , Nicasius de Sille . De Sille passed it on to Stuyvesant who immediately ordered de Sille to arrest and imprison Feake . A few days later—January 1 , 1658—he also ordered the arrest of two of the town 's magistrates , Thomas Farrington and William Noble , and on January 3 he summoned Hart to testify . Under examination by Stuyvesant and two councilors , Hart said that the Remonstrance contained the sentiments of the community as expressed in a town meeting , that some who were not present at the meeting signed afterward , and that he did not know who called the meeting or who had drafted the document for the community 's consideration . Having suffered imprisonment for three weeks Hart wrote the governor and council on January 28 requesting to be released . He acknowledged no offense and made no excuse for writing the Remonstrance but begged mercy and consideration for his `` poore estate and Condition '' and promised that he would `` indeavor hereafter to walke inoffensively . '' The council responded the same day . The record of its decision says something about his performance as town clerk and his standing in the community : In Council received and read the foregoing petition of the imprisoned Clerk of Vlissingen , Edward Hart , and having considered his verbal promises of better behavior and the mediation of some inhabitants of said village , also that he has always been an efficient officer and as an old resident is well acquainted with divers matters ; further whereas the Schout Tobias Feakx has advised him to draw up the remonstrance recorded on the first of January and he is burdened with a large family , The Director-General and Council forgive and pardon his error this time on condition of his paying the costs and misses of law . On March 26 the director-general and council passed an ordinance intended to prevent the town from ever again submitting a `` seditious and mutinous '' document like the Remonstrance . Saying that `` all the late Schouts successively have manifested no small negligence , '' it added new qualifications for the office aimed at obtaining persons `` better versed in Dutch Practice , and somewhat conversant in both languages , the English and Dutch . '' It also prohibited town meetings for conducting ordinary business and , in their place , instituted a town council consisting of seven persons to assist the schout and magistrates and it required the town to acquire and maintain `` an Orthodox Minister '' to conduct religious services . Responsibility for the Remonstrance . Hart gave somewhat inconsistent statements in his interrogation by Stuyvesant , de Sille , and Tonneman , saying first that he drew up the Remonstrance on the order of those who signed it in order to record the `` opinion of the people '' of the town and then saying that he had prepared it before the town meeting at which he submitted it for consideration . He pleaded ignorance concerning the responsibility of any specific individuals as instigators prior to the town meeting . Pressed to explain his inconsistent testimony he said the draft he prepared prior to the meeting contained `` what he thought to be the opinion of the people . '' The questions submitted to Hart show that Stuyvesant and the two councilors suspected that the four town officials who signed the document ( the schout , two magistrates , and Hart ) bore primary responsibility for it . After interrogating the two magistrates and after the two of them and Hart had submitted apologies for their actions , the governor and councilors settled on the schout as mainly responsible . Although they singled out Feake for punishment , the ordinance they passed subsequent to the release from imprisonment and pardoning of the Hart and the magistrates maintains that all four of the town 's officials were jointly at fault . It says that most of the men who signed the Remonstrance were `` urged to subscribe by the previous signatures of the Schout , Clerk and some Magistrates . '' Historians who have considered this subject have not agreed about who took the lead in preparing the Remonstrance and , as a result , it is not known which of its signers most inspired its moving appeal for freedom of conscience . Some maintain that the schout , Feake , was mainly responsible . Others say it was mainly Hart 's doing or that , at least , the language was his . One says that the four town officials were more or less equally responsible . Many accounts say that the responsibility was communal . One author makes a case for a strong influence of Baptist beliefs among those who signed the document . Life of Edward Hart subsequent to the Remonstrance . There is little information about Hart following his pardoning and release from prison . In 1660 and 1661 his name appears as a witness on deeds for transfer of land and in the latter year he was listed as a tax collector in Flushing . On April 13 , 1662 , Hart wrote Stuyvesant on behalf of Flushing residents to request help in dealing with three Indians `` who demand pay for the Land wee live vpon '' and later that year ( June 26 ) A man whose name is given as Eduart Hart obtained a translation from the Notary Public in New Amsterdam . After that there is no assured documentary evidence regarding him . The last references to a man who is supposed to have been Hart are in records of land transfer . In 1679 a man named Robert West acquired land originally owned by an Edward Hart in Providence , R.I. and in 1707 land formerly owned by him is referred to in a deed filed by a man named William Field . It is likely but not certain that this Edward Hart is the same as the one who wrote the Remonstrance . Family of Edward Hart . Hart 's life after 1662 is described from inferences lacking a clear documentary trail . With his wife , Margaret , he is said to have had two sons , Thomas and Jonathan . Hart having returned to Rhode Island and then died , his wife is supposed to have remarried . Some genealogical and other sources say that Jonathan Hart died in Newtown , Long Island , in 1671 , however `` Early Wills of Westchester County , New York , from 1664 to 1784 '' by William Smith Pelletreau ( Francis P. Harper , New York , 1898 ) says that the family of one Monmouth Hart of Rye , New York , is descended from an Edmund Hart who signed the Flushing Remonstrance and that his son , Jonathan Hart , came to Rye in 1685 and subsequently married Hannah Budd . Thomas Hart is said to have married Freeborn Williams , a daughter of Roger Williams and this fact is supported by a note in `` The genealogical dictionary of Rhode Island '' by John Osborne Austin ( Joel Munsells Sons , Albany , 1887 ) . The note says that the Edward Hart who was granted land in Providence and subsequently signed the civil compact of 1640 was the husband of a woman named Margaret and the two were parents of a son named Thomas . It says that this son lived in Newport , Rhode Island , and was husband of Freeborn Williams , daughter of Roger Williams and his wife Mary . Although most sources accept that this Edward Hart is the same man as the one who drafted the Remonstrance , they offer no evidence to support their inference . Documentary evidence on the life of Edward Hart . In 1789 all the records of the town of Flushing were destroyed in a fire and in 1911 a fire caused serious damage to the manuscripts of the New Netherland colony . Although no copies had been made of the Flushing documents and they were thus lost forever , many of the Dutch colonial documents had been transcribed and printed prior to the 1911 fire .
Richard Graves ( disambiguation ) . Richard Graves ( 1715–1804 ) was an English minister , poet , and novelist .
Shinsulator . A shading insulator , or shinsulator , is used to cover a thermal mass ( e.g . roof pond ) and insulate the thermal mass as needed , either by re-radiating escaping heat back down towards the thermal mass , or by reflecting solar heat off the panel , reducing heat gathering by the thermal mass . In the summer , a roof pond system cools the building during the day using a shading insulator , or `` shinsulator '' to reflect solar energy away from the roof pond and minimize the heat gathering that occurs . At night , the shinsulator can be retracted to allow the roof pond to release stored energy into the environment . Throughout the winter , the system can be used to heat the building by absorbing solar energy during the day with the shinsulator retracted . At night , the shinsulator can be repositioned over the roof pond to minimize heat loss to the environment , allowing gathered energy to radiate into the building .
Mulcent . Mulcent is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France .
2010 Chihuahua Express . The fourth edition of the Chihuahua Express was reduced to 2 days because two fatal accidents . Day 1 Chihuahua-Cd . Madera-Chihuahua . The first day had 9 speed sections . The total distance was 162.79 km . 48 drivers took the start . This stage was marked by the death of Carlos `` Chino '' García . Day 2 Chihuahua-Divisadero-Chihuahua . The second day had 12 speed sections . The total distance was 171.43 km . The second day was merked by the death of Hernán Solana , brother of Moises Solana .
Virginia gubernatorial election , 1977 . In the 1977 Virginia gubernatorial election , incumbent Governor Mills E. Godwin , Jr. , a Republican , was unable to seek re-election due to term limits . John N. Dalton , the Lieutenant Governor of Virginia , was nominated by the Republican Party to run against the Democratic nominee , former Lieutenant Governor of Virginia Henry Howell .
Michael Carrington ( voice actor ) . Michael Carrington is an American comic writer and voice actor best known for his work on the animated series `` The Simpsons '' . He co-wrote the episode `` Homer 's Triple Bypass '' with Gary Apple and has provided occasional voicework , most notably as Sideshow Raheem ( Krusty 's militant black sideshow partner in the 1970s ) in `` I Love Lisa '' , the black comedian who does the joke about black drivers versus white drivers in `` Homer and Apu '' , the drill sergeant in `` Simpson Tide , '' and a sportscaster in `` Million Dollar Abie '' . Carrington has also written for `` The Jamie Foxx Show '' , `` The Proud Family '' , and `` The Gregory Hines Show '' and did some voice work for `` The Critic '' and appeared in the television series `` Martin '' and made appearances as the host of the first season of the children 's game show `` Think Fast ! '' and appears as one of the journalists in the film screened in the queue area of the theme park ride Space Mountain . He has been a writer and producer of `` That 's So Raven '' .
West Indian cricket team in India , Pakistan and Sri Lanka in 1974–75 . The West Indies cricket team , captained by Clive Lloyd , toured India , Sri Lanka and Pakistan from November 1974 to March 1975 and played a five-match Test series against the India national cricket team followed by a two-match series against the Pakistan national cricket team . West Indies won the series in India 3–2 and the series in Pakistan was drawn 0–0 . In Sri Lanka , the West Indians played two internationals against the Sri Lanka national cricket team which had not then achieved Test status ; therefore , the internationals played at the Colombo Cricket Club Ground and the Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium , both in Colombo , are classified as first-class matches . India were captained by Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi , Pakistan by Intikhab Alam and Sri Lanka by Anura Tennekoon .
Dialectica hedemanni . `` Dialectica hedemanni '' is a moth of the Gracillariidae family . It is known from the Canary Islands and Madeira . The larvae feed on `` Lavatera acerifolia '' , `` Lavatera arborea '' , `` Lavatera phoenicea '' , `` Malva neglecta '' , `` Malva parviflora '' and `` Malva sylvestris '' . They mine the leaves of their host plant . The mine starts as a broad epidermal corridor . In the end , it becomes a full depth transparent blotch . Some silk is deposited inside the mine and the blotch is hardly puckered . Pupation takes place outside of the mine .
Banque Internationale pour la Centrafrique . Banque Internationale pour la Centrafrique is a major bank of the Central African Republic . The name of the bank is abbreviated to BICA .
Pterostylis mutica . `` Pterostylis mutica '' , commonly known as the midget greenhood , is a plant in the orchid family Orchidaceae and is endemic to Australia , occurring in all states but not the Northern Territory . There is a rosette of leaves at the base of the flowering stem and up to fifteen pale green flowers which have a sensitive labellum . Description . `` Pterostylis mutica '' , is a terrestrial , perennial , deciduous , herb with an underground tuber . There is a rosette of between six and twelve , egg-shaped leaves , each leaf long and wide at the base of the plant . Between two and twenty well-spaced flowers are borne on a flowering spike high with five to ten stem leaves wrapped around it . The flowers are pale green , long and about wide . The dorsal sepal and petals are joined to form a hood called the `` galea '' over the column . The galea is curved with a pointed tip turning downwards . The lateral sepals turn downwards and are about long , wide , cupped and joined for most of their length . The labellum is about long , about wide and whitish-green with a dark green appendage . Flowering occurs from July to December . Taxonomy and naming . `` Pterostylis mutica '' was first formally described in 1810 by Robert Brown from a specimen collected near Port Jackson and the description was published in `` Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van Diemen '' . The specific epithet ( `` mutica '' ) is a Latin word meaning `` shortened '' or `` docked '' referring to the blunt petals and sepals . Distribution and habitat . `` Pterostylis mutica '' is widespread and often common , growing in a wide range of habitats from near the coast to mountains , but usually in well-drained soil . It tolerates dry conditions , poor soil and exposed positions . It is widespread in New South Wales and Victoria and also occurs in south-east Queensland , south-eastern South Australia and the south-west of Western Australia . There is doubt about its presence in Tasmania Ecology . The labellum of `` P. mutica '' is attractive to a species of gnat which lands on the labellum and grasps the dark green appendage . When it does so , the labellum springs upward , trapping the insect inside the now-closed flower . The gnat can now only escape by pushing between `` wings '' on the sides of the column . As it does so , it either removes a pollinium or deposits one from a previously-visited flower of the same species , and pollination occurs .
Leizen . Leizen is a municipality in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district , in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern , Germany .
Glacier Point Trailside Museum . The Glacier Point Trailside Museum was one of the first projects in Yosemite National Park by Herbert Maier in what would become the National Park Service Rustic style . Located at Glacier Point , it was funded by Laura Spelman Rockefeller 's estate as a project for the Yosemite Museum . It was the first `` trailside museum '' in the National Park system and was a prototype for enhanced visitor interpretation services in the parks . The museum is in reality a small stone shelter with arched openings on the north , east , and west sides . The roof is supported by log timbers .
Henry Bostick . Henry Landers Bostick ( `` born Henry Lipschitz '' ) ( January 12 , 1895 – September 16 , 1968 ) was an American Major League Baseball infielder . He played for the Philadelphia Athletics during the season . He attended the University of Denver .
Poll Ashokanand . Poll Ashokanand ( born 27 November 1940 ) is an Indian former cricketer . He played first-class cricket for Hyderabad , Madras and Mysore between 1957 and 1972 .
Farimaneh . Farimaneh ( , also Romanized as Farīmāneh ; also known as Farīmān ) is a village in Joghatai Rural District , in the Central District of Joghatai County , Razavi Khorasan Province , Iran . At the 2006 census , its population was 1,636 , in 395 families .
AGB Nielsen Philippines . AGB Nielsen Media Research Philippines , popularly called AGB Nielsen , is a market research firm in the Philippines specializing in broadcast media . AGB Nielsen conducts audience measurement of television ratings for certain areas in the Philippines , most notably in urban areas . As of 2013 , AGB Nielsen uses a panel size of 1,980 households based solely in urban areas that represent 57 percent of the total Philippine TV viewing population . History . AGB Nielsen was created by the merger of the Audits of Great Britain-Philippines ( established in 1999 ) and Nielsen Media Research ( established 1992 ) on 2005 as a subsidiary of AGB Nielsen Media Research , a joint venture formed by the AGB Group & the TAM business of The Nielsen Company in March 2005 . On October 2006 , AGB Nielsen established the Philippines ' first national television audience measurement panel called the `` Nationwide Urban Television Audience Measurement ( NUTAM ) '' that covered 95 % of urban areas in the country . AGB Nielsen also conducts reports on three metropolitan cities called `` Metro City TAM '' ( MCTAM ) in addition to , Metro Manila , Cebu City and Davao City and Iloilo City . On December 20 , 2007 , ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation filed a civil case against AGB Nielsen after ABS-CBN discovered tampering in ratings in Bacolod . The next day , ABS-CBN reported through their AM station DZMM that AGB Nilesen pointed GMA Network was the one behind the manipulation of ratings in Bacolod . On January 3 , 2008 , GMA sued for P15 million ABS-CBN and some of its employees for libel . On January 8 , Quezon City regional trial court ( RTC ) junked ABS-CBN 's case against AGB Nielsen saying it was prematurely filed . Markets . According to their website , the largest television market n the country is the Mega Manila ; in AGB-Nielsen 's case , Mega Manila consists of Metro Manila , Bulacan , Rizal , Cavite and Laguna . Mega Manila is represented by 400 panel homes . Other areas are North and Central Luzon with 300 homes ; South Luzon , 300 homes ; Visayas , 300 homes ; and Mindanao , 200 homes . These 1,500 panel homes comprise the National Urban Television Audience Measurement ( NUTAM ) and are scattered throughout the country . The NUTAM , does not comprise the `` entire Philippines '' , but only the urban centers . The survey encompasses 34 million individuals or 95 % of urban Philippines , which comprises around 57 percent of the entire TV viewing population of the country .
Mohamed Amine Aouamri . Mohamed Amine Aouamri ( born February 18 , 1983 , in Algiers ) is an Algerian footballer . He currently played for MC Oran in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 . Club career . On June 4 , 2009 , Aouamri signed a two-year contract with USM Alger . During his time with the club , he made 57 league appearances , scoring 5 goals . On 18 July 2011 , Aouamri signed a two-year contract with ASO Chlef , joining them on a free transfer .
Stella Prize . The Stella Prize is an Australian annual literary award established in 2013 for writing by Australian women in all genres , worth $ 50,000 . It was originally proposed by Australian women writers and publishers in 2011 , modelled on the UK 's Baileys Women 's Prize for Fiction ( formerly the Orange Prize for Fiction ) . The award derives its name from the author Miles Franklin , whose full name was `` Stella Maria Sarah Miles Franklin '' . It was established by a group of 11 Australian women writers , editors , publishers and booksellers who became concerned about the poor representation of books by women in Australia 's top literary prize , the Miles Franklin Award . `` After a rapid acceleration in women 's rights in the '70s and '80s , things have started to go backwards , '' Sophie Cunningham said in a keynote address at the 2011 Melbourne Writers ' Festival . `` Women continue to be marginalised in Australian culture and , the arts sector – which likes to pride itself on its liberal values – is , in fact , complacent . Women are much less likely to win literary awards , to write reviews of books , or have their books reviewed . This , despite the fact they write about half the books published . '' Some commentators , such as Erin Handley writing in `` The Age '' , have said that fiction and non-fiction are different genres that should be judged separately , highlighting that this is an issue for the Stella Prize . But this is rejected by Dr Kerryn Goldsworthy , the chair of the Stella judging panel , who stated that comparing fiction and non-fiction is `` no harder than comparing books in general '' , and that `` excellence is achievable in any form '' .
Dante Gianello . Dante Gianello ( Chiesa in Valmalenco , Italy , 26 March 1912 — Privas , France , 14 November 1992 ) was a professional road bicycle racer . Born with the Italian nationality , he changed to the French in 1931 . His career ended when during the GP del Desembarcament del Sud , on 15 August 1945 , he was hit by a jeep .
Arthur Lazarus Jr.. Arthur Lazarus Jr. ( born August 30 , 1926 ) is a retired attorney primarily known for his work with American Indian tribes and Alaska Native corporations . His clients included the Blackfeet , Tuscarora , Seneca , and Navajo . His best-known case was the Black Hills Land Claim on behalf of the Sioux . He was the final attorney of record in `` United States v. Sioux Nation of Indians , '' the longest-running case in American legal history , and the largest Indian claims judgment ever awarded against the United States . Biography . Arthur Lazarus was born August 30 , 1926 in Brooklyn , New York and attended Poly Prep . He was graduated from Columbia University in 1946 and Yale Law School in 1949 . Future beat poet Allen Ginsberg was one of his roommates at Columbia . His entrance to the bar was , however , delayed by his conscientious objector status during the Korean War . Eventually he joined the Washington office of the law firm of Riegelman , Strasser , Schwarz & Spiegelberg ( now known as Fried , Frank , Harris , Shriver & Jacobson ) as an associate , where he worked with Felix S. Cohen , then the preëminent lawyer for Indian tribes . Lazarus and Richard Schifter took over the firm 's Indian law practice when Cohen died in 1953 at the age of 46 . In his first appearance before the Supreme Court , he represented the Tuscarora Nation in its unsuccessful attempt to stop eminent domain seizure of reservation land for a reservoir . Lazarus was also the attorney for the Seneca Nation in its fight against the Kinzua Dam and the Southern Tier Expressway . Black Hills Case . The legal struggle for the Black Hills land claim began in the early 1920s under tribal lawyer Richard Case where he argued that the 1877 Act of February was illegal and that the United States never made a legitimate purchase of the land . Tribal Lawyers Marvin Sonosky and Arthur Lazarus took over the case in 1956 until they won in 1980 . The United States Court of Claims on June 13 , 1979 , in a 5-2 majority , decided that the 1877 Act that seized the Black Hills from the Sioux was a violation of the Fifth Amendment . On July 31 , 1979 the Sioux were awarded $ 17.5 million with 5 percent interest totaling $ 105 million . However , the victory was short lived . The Indians residing in the Black Hills feared the notion that if they accept the award their land would be officially sold . This led many Sioux to believe that they would lose their land , culture and identity . Furthermore , the two lawyers continued to work with the government to provide the tribe with just compensation for violating the 1868 Fort Laramie Treaty . In September 1979 , Sonosky and Lazarus offered the tribe $ 44 million as a settlement for the violation in 1868 , but were met with hostility . On October 17 , 1979 Solicitor General Wade McCree of the Justice Department sent an appeal to the United States Supreme Court over the initial ruling by the Court of Claims and on November 21 , 1979 the Supreme Court set a date to review the claim and on December 10 , the appeal was granted . The Supreme Court case `` United States v. Sioux Nation of Indians '' was argued on March 24 , 1980 . On June 30 , 1980 the United States Supreme Court ruled in an 8-1 majority to uphold the United States Court of Claims ’ initial ruling , awarding the Sioux nation $ 106 million , which resulted in the largest sum ever given to an Indian tribe for illegally seized territory . Post Black Hills . In 1991 Lazarus retired from Fried , Frank , which was closing its Indian law practice while expanding further into lucrative work in Mergers and Acquisitions . Shortly afterwards he became “ of counsel ” at , a law firm specializing in Indian Law . He retired in July 2011 .
Lahore Bar Association . Lahore Bar Association is a professional organization of lawyers in Lahore , Pakistan . Its members historically played a major role in the Pakistani independence movement .
Rivetina rhombicollis . `` Rivetina rhombicollis '' is a species of praying mantis in the genus `` Rivetina '' .
Sky on Fire . `` Sky on Fire '' is a 2016 Chinese suspense action film directed by Ringo Lam and starring Daniel Wu , Zhang Ruoyun , Zhang Jingchu , Joseph Chang and Amber Kuo . It was released in China by Tianjin Maoyan Media on November 25 , 2016 . Plot . In this action thriller , the chief security officer at a top-secret medical facility ( Daniel Wu , Into the Badlands ) finds himself caught in an explosive battle when a young thief and his accomplices steal a groundbreaking curative medicine . After discovering the true origins of the medicine , the officer must decide who he can trust to prevent the cure from falling into the wrong hands , and prevent an all-out war from bringing the city to its knees . Production . During filming , actor Daniel Wu hurt his nose during the filming of an action scene when it collided with Li Haitao 's head . This lead him to collapse after the impact . Li Haitao brought him a bag of ice and was able to re-adjust his nose . `` Sky on Fire '' was in post-production by October 8 , 2016 . Release . The film was picked up by for international release by the Hong Kong-based Distribution Workshop . The film was released in China on 25 November 2016 . Reception . The film has grossed in China . Edmund Lee of the `` South China Morning Post '' gave the film two stars out of five , noting that `` the use of a futuristic setting that feels jarringly at odds with the touch of gritty realism prevalent in Lam ’ s action thrillers '' and that the film `` made no sense '' and was in `` desperate need for a script doctor . ''
Frederick Whirlpool . Frederick Whirlpool VC ( 1829 – 24 June 1899 ) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross , the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces . In his later life , Whirlpool migrated to Australia ; as a result , he is sometimes claimed as an Australian VC recipient although his name is not included in the official count . Early life and military career . Little is known of Whirlpool 's early life . He is believed to have been born as `` Frederick Conker '' in Liverpool , in either 1829 or 1830 , although some sources state that he was born in London . Early in his childhood , it is believed that his family moved to Ireland where he attended an Irish Protestant school . Upon completion of his education he found himself working as a clerk , a job that he hated . Following an argument with his father , he left Ireland to enlist in the army of the East India Company . Upon enlistment he assumed the name of Frederick Whirlpool , which he later explained was due to his father 's characterisation of his temper . He arrived in Bombay in 1855 and joined the 3rd Bombay European Regiment ( later The Prince of Wales 's Leinster Regiment ) . Although he was assigned the role of an assistant schoolmaster , in early April 1858 , during the Indian Mutiny , Whirlpool 's regiment was sent to Jhansi , to recapture it from mutineers who had taken it the previous year . Whirlpool subsequently found himself in the thick of the fighting . Later life . After the action for which Whirlpool later received the Victoria Cross , he was hospitalised in Jhansi . Surviving despite considerable odds , he was considered too injured to remain in the military and as a result was discharged prior to receiving his award . He was granted a pension and subsequently migrated to Australia . In 1859 he landed in Victoria and he began looking for work . He was employed briefly as a school teacher , and he applied unsuccessfully to join the police . Later he joined the Hawthorne and Kew Volunteer Rifles , assuming a different name . Eventually a drill instructor discovered who he was and in June 1861 , in front of 2,000 people , in the uniform of his new regiment , Whirlpool reluctantly received his medal . Later , after turning down a job offer to join the police , Whirlpool changed his name to Humphrey James and moved to Tasmania . By 1865 , however , he had moved to Sydney . Keeping his identity secret , he undertook a teachers training course and then began working at a school near Wisemans Ferry . Still plagued by his injuries , and although considered to be a good teacher , he began drinking heavily and this eventually led to him being dismissed . Following this , Whirlpool became a `` hermit '' and moved to Windsor , although he continued to draw his pension . In the final part of his life , Whirlpool confided his true identity to a grocer called Smith , who allowed him to live on his property for a time and supported him by giving him free groceries . When Whirlpool died on 24 June 1899 , Smith assumed the role of executor of Whirlpool 's estate , arranging for him to be buried in a Presbyterian churchyard . Whirlpool had been so reclusive in his final years that Smith was the only attendee at the funeral . The medal . The presentation of Whirlpool 's medal , on 20 June 1861 , was the first public presentation in Australia of a Victoria Cross . The medal was presented to him by Lady Barkly , the wife of Sir Henry Barkly , KCB , the governor of Victoria at that time . His Victoria Cross is displayed at the Australian War Memorial ( AWM ) in Canberra , Australia . The medal has not always been on display in the AWM , though , and the story of its acquisition is of itself indicative of the debate about Whirlpool 's national identity and the reluctance of Australians to consider the role of the British in the nation 's early military history . Where the medal went initially after Whirlpool 's death is unknown . There is speculation that it might have been kept by Smith , or that Smith sent it to Whirlpool 's brother in the United States ; however , by the 1950s it was in the possession of a medal dealer in London . It was then purchased by Denys Croll , an Irish school teacher working in Australia . Croll subsequently offered to donate the medal to the AWM in the early 1960s but was turned down as it was initially felt that it did not belong in their collection because `` Whirlpool was n't Australian '' . The Mitchell Library in Sydney offered to display it but Croll died before this could be affected . Croll 's widow subsequently offered to loan the medal and in the mid-1960s one of the AWM 's curators , Peter Burness , argued that Whirlpool was Australian and sought to acquire it for a new section of the memorial dedicated to Victoria Cross recipients . Nevertheless , the debate about the appropriate characterisation of Whirlpool 's nationality continued to affect the way the award was presented in the memorial for a number of decades . This lasted until the mid-1980s when Whirlpool 's integration into the story of Australia 's pre-World War I military history seemingly came into acceptance when he was included in the second edition of Wigmore and Harding 's `` They Dared Mightily '' , in which although he was not included in the official count of 96 Australian recipients he was characterised as an Australian recipient of the award , albeit one who had not served in the Australian forces and who had been born elsewhere .
Anne Shirley . Anne Shirley is a fictional character introduced in the 1908 novel `` Anne of Green Gables '' by Lucy Maud Montgomery . Montgomery wrote in her journal that the idea for Anne 's story came from relatives who , planning to adopt an orphaned boy , received a girl instead . Anne Shirley 's appearance was inspired by a photograph which Montgomery clipped from the Metropolitan Magazine and kept , unaware of the model 's identity as the 1900s Gibson Girl Evelyn Nesbit . Anne 's early life . Anne Shirley was born in the ( fictional ) town of Bolingbroke , Nova Scotia and spent the earliest years of her childhood there . No specific birthdate is given , but references in later works suggest her date of birth is in March 1865 , although a reference in `` Anne 's House of Dreams '' to the Canadian federal election of 1896 , when she was approximately 27 , could be interpreted to date her birth to approximately the spring of 1869 . At one point in `` Anne of Green Gables '' , Anne saves the Barry baby from an attack of croup while all of the adults have gone to Charlottetown to hear a speech by a Conservative politician who wants to be prime minister , whose most notable facial feature is his huge bulbous nose . The politician is not named , but his political affiliation and his prominent nose would strongly imply he is Sir John A. Macdonald , the hard-drinking Scotsman whose alcoholism gave him a bloated nose who served as Prime Minister from 1867–73 and again from 1878-91 . In any event , Anne was orphaned as an infant of three months , when her parents , schoolteachers Walter and Bertha Shirley ( née Willis ) , died of typhoid fever . Without any other relations , Anne was taken in by Mrs. Thomas , who had done housework for the Shirleys . After Mr. Thomas died , Anne went to live with the Hammond family for some years and was treated as little more than a servant until Mr. Hammond died , whereupon Mrs. Hammond divided her children amongst relatives and Anne was sent to the orphanage at Hopetown . She considered herself as `` cursed '' by twins — Mrs. Hammond had three sets of twins whom Anne helped raise . Arrival at Green Gables , Avonlea . At the age of eleven , Anne was taken from the Hopetown orphanage to the neighbouring province of Prince Edward Island , which she regarded as her true home ever after . Unfortunately , she arrived by mistake — her sponsors , the siblings Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert , wanted to adopt a boy to help them on their farm , but the neighbour with whom they had sent the message was certain they had requested a girl instead . Matthew quickly became fascinated by the girl 's good-hearted spirit , charming enthusiasm , and lively imagination , and wanted her to stay at Green Gables from the very first . Marilla 's reaction was to send her back to the orphanage , but she was eventually won over by Anne 's quirky `` joie de vivre '' — and by the fact that another woman , much harder than herself , was set to take Anne should Marilla decline to keep her . The American scholar Joseph Brennan noted that for Anne `` all things are alive '' , as she imagines trees by the roadside welcoming her to Green Gables while a leaning plum tree makes her think that it is offering a veil just for her . Anne at one point says `` Maples are such social things '' and likes Lover 's Lane because `` ... you can think out loud there without people calling you crazy . '' Anne has great powers of imagination , fed by books of poetry and romance , and a passion for `` romantic '' and beautiful names and places . When she sees a road lined with apple trees in bloom , she falls silent for a moment before naming the road the `` White Way of Delight '' ; when spying a pond at the Barry homestead , she christens it the `` Lake of Shining Waters . '' Anne had been starved of love at the orphanages she has lived at , and for her , Green Gables is the only home she has ever known . Anne 's imaginative nature matches well with her passionate , warm side , full of bubbly optimism and enthusiasm . Anne has an impulsive nature which leads her into all sorts of `` scrapes '' , and she alternates between being carried away with enthusiasm or being in the `` depths of despair '' . One scholar Elizabeth Watson has observed a recurring theme , noting Anne 's observations of sunsets mirror her own development . Under the White Way of Delight , Anne watches the sun set which is to her a glory where `` a painted sunset sky shone like a great rose window at the end of a cathedral aisle '' . By the end of the novel , when Anne watches the sun set , it set across a backdrop of `` flowers of quiet happiness '' , as Anne is slowly falling in love with Gilbert . Anne initially made a poor impression on the townsfolk of Avonlea with an outburst at the Cuthberts ' neighbour , the outspoken gossip Mrs. Rachel Lynde , but this was amended by an equally impassioned apology . Anne soon became 'bosom friends ' with a girl from a neighbouring farm , Diana Barry . Together with Matthew , Diana is Anne 's `` kindred spirit '' . The friendship was disrupted by the temporary enmity of Diana 's mother , after Anne mistakenly made Diana drunk with Marilla 's homemade currant wine , mistaking it for raspberry cordial . Anne was soon restored to Mrs. Barry 's good graces by saving the life of Diana 's little sister , Minnie May . Minnie May had an attack of the croup , which Anne was able to cure with a bottle of ipecac and knowledge acquired while caring for the numerous Hammond twins . Throughout her childhood , Anne continued to find herself in similar `` scrapes '' , often through mistakes and misunderstandings , and no fault of her own . At one point Anne `` admires to the point of nuttiness '' an amethyst brooch , which she is falsely accused of stealing , a crime she has to confess to in order to attend a picnic . Anne tends to define herself in opposition to older people via humour , and forges a relationship with Marilla Cuthbert via humour . The dreamy and imaginative Anne aks that Marilla call her `` Cordelia '' and `` Geraldine '' as Anne likes to imagine herself as somebody that she is not . Anne also formed a complex relationship with Gilbert Blythe , who was three years older than Anne but studying at her level , having had his schooling interrupted when his father became ill. On their first meeting as schoolmates , Gilbert teased Anne with the nickname `` Carrots '' . Anne , perceiving it as a personal insult due to sensitivity over her hair colour , became so angry that she broke her slate over his head . When her teacher punished her by making her stand in front of the class , and then later punishes her for tardiness by making her sit with `` the boys '' , specifically Gilbert Blythe , Anne forms a long-lasting hatred of Gilbert Blythe . Anne tells Diana that `` Gilbert Blythe has hurt me `` excruciatingly '' . Throughout `` Anne of Green Gables '' , Gilbert repeatedly displays admiration for Anne , but she coldly rebuffs him . Her grudge persisted even after he saved her from a near-disastrous reenactment of Tennyson 's `` Lancelot and Elaine '' when her leaky boat sank into the pond . After this almost fatal accident , Gilbert pleaded with Anne to become his friend but she refused , although she soon came to regret it . For the rest of their school years in Avonlea , they competed as intellectual rivals for the top of the class , although the competition was entirely good-natured on Gilbert 's side . However , Anne forms the `` Story Club '' at the age of 13 , which she tells the story of two girls named Cordelia and Geraldine ( both of which were aliases she had adopted earlier ) who both love Bertram - a variant of Gilbert . The story ends with Cordelia pushing Geraldine into a river to drown with Bertram , which suggests subconsciously Anne is attracted to Gilbert . Near the end , Anne and Gilbert walk together to Green Gables , where Gilbert only-jokingly says : `` You 've thwarted destiny long enough . '' At the end of `` Anne of Green Gables '' , Anne looks out of her window admiring Avonlea as an `` ideal world of dreams '' , through she sees a `` bend in the road '' thanks to Gilbert . Mrs. Lynde at the beginning of the book was the self-important busybody of Avonlea who dominated the community ; at the end , the book hints that Anne will play the same role , but only much better in the years to come . Avonlea schoolteacher years . Immediately after graduating from Avonlea 's public school , Anne and Gilbert both went to Queen 's Academy in Charlottetown , which trained them for teaching and university studies . They split the most prestigious prizes between themselves , and remained `` enemies '' all through their studies at Queen 's . Anne 's grades , especially in English , won her a scholarship to Redmond College , but Matthew 's death and Marilla 's failing eyesight near the end of `` Anne of Green Gables '' led Anne to defer her enrollment at Redmond so that she could stay to help at Green Gables . Gilbert had been appointed as the Avonlea schoolteacher for the following year , but as an act of kindness , he instead took the position at White Sands School and gave the Avonlea position to Anne . She thanked him for the sacrifice and they made amends , becoming friends at last after five years of intense rivalry . Anne reads some poetry by Virgil , but abandons the book as the beauty of sun-kissed summer day and her coming career as a teacher inspire a sense of happiness and unity with nature . In `` Anne of Avonlea '' , Marilla decided to take in her cousin 's twin children , Davy and Dora ( continuing Anne 's `` curse of twins '' ) . However , Anne took to them , especially Davy , immediately . Anne learns to manage the twins via a mixture of good humour and understanding . Besides for teaching , Anne joins the Village Improvement Society that works to demolish ugly abandoned houses , repaint the village and plant a garden at the crossroads . The mean-spirited principal Mr. Harrison attacks Anne as a `` red-headed snippet '' who sits around `` reading yellow-covered novels '' . When a famous author Mrs. Morgan visits Avonlea , Anne greets her with a nose turned red owing to her mistakes in applying the wrong skin lotion as Anne goes to absurd lengths to be prepared to meet the world-famous Mrs. Morgan , which results in chaos , through all works out well in the end . Meeting Mrs. Morgan inspires Anne to try writing , where trapped in an abandoned hen-house , she writes out a dialogue between flowers and the birds in the garden . Another scrape occurs at her school , where Anne forces a student to throw a package into the school stove , unaware that the offending package were firecrackers . The following year , Rachel Lynde 's husband Thomas died and Rachel moved in with Marilla at Green Gables , leaving Anne free to continue her education at Redmond College ( based on Dalhousie University ) in Kingsport , Nova Scotia . Anne was pleased because Gilbert would also be going to Redmond the following year . After the wedding of her friend Miss Lavendar , Anne first realized that there was a possibility that Gilbert felt more for her than friendship , and `` The page of girlhood had been turned , as by an unseen finger , and the page of womanhood was before her with all its charm and mystery , its pain and gladness . '' Anne once again walks with Gilbert where the narrator notes : `` Behind them the little stone house brooded among the shadows . It was lonely but not forsaken . It had not yet done with dreams and laughter and joy of life '' . Redmond College . In `` Anne of the Island '' , Anne 's academic and social life blossom at Redmond . Anne says at the beginning `` I 'm going to study and grow and learn about things '' . Anne visits the house where she was born , in Bolingbroke , and ponders deeply how her mother died young , but at least knew the joys of love . During her time at Redmond , Anne writes two stories , one of which is rejected , but turned by Diana into a successful story , and another which is dismissed because it has no plot . Anne 's story `` Averil 's Atonement '' is edited by Diana into a successful story that sells well , but Anne sees the final published version as a travesty that mangles her artistic vision . Seeking poetical inspiration , Anne spends her time alone on Victoria Island ( significantly named after the queen-empress whose empire stretched around the world ) , Anne withdraws into her own world of fantasies amid a landscape `` curtained with fine-spun , moonlit gloom , while the water laughed around her in a duet of brook and water '' . At the beginning of the novel , Anne and Gilbert , looking forward to a `` splendid four years at Redmond '' wander around to the Haunted Wood , to taste the `` delicious '' apples '' where `` under tawny skin was white , white flesh , faintly veined with red ; and besides their own proper apple taste , they had a certain wild , delightful tang '' . The Canadian scholar Elizabeth Waterson noted the `` erotic '' overtones to the scene of the apple tasting in the Haunted Wood , as sign of Anne 's attraction to Gilbert of which she herself is not entirely aware . Anne 's favorite hangout is Patty 's Place , where she and her three best friends spent their evenings by a fireplace , three cats , two china dogs and a pot full of chrysanthemums that light up `` through the golden gloom like creamy moons '' . Gilbert , who has always loved Anne , proposes to her , but she rejects him ; at that time , Anne 's vision of love is rooted deeply in sentimental fantasies and she does not recognize her closeness to Gilbert as love . Anne 's calls Gilbert 's marriage proposal `` grotesque or-horrible '' . She believes that she will fall in love with her prince who would fit her childhood ideal of `` tall , dark , and handsome '' . Feeling deeply disappointed , Gilbert distances himself from Anne . Anne refuses `` haughtily '' to Sam Tolliver 's offer of marriage . Anne later welcomes the courtship of the darkly handsome Roy Gardner whom she meets one rainy afternoon in the November of her junior year . After about a year and a half of courtship , he proposes in the park where they met , but Anne ends their relationship instead , realizing that she does not truly love him and he does not belong in her life . Anne reacts `` wildly '' , `` miserably '' and `` desperately '' to his proposal . Anne quotes from a poem by Tennyson : `` Love in sequel works with Fate , and draws the veil from hidden worth '' . After graduating from Redmond College with a B.A. , Anne , now 22 , returns to Avonlea and finds that life has moved on—her childhood friend Jane marries a millionaire , and her best friend Diana Barry ( now Diana Wright ) has given birth to her firstborn . Anne still does not believe she is in love with Gilbert , but she is disappointed at the end of their friendship , and confused over her reaction to gossip that he is in love with Christine Stuart , a fellow Redmond student . Engagement to Gilbert . Upon her return to Avonlea after staying with her friends Paul , Stephen , and Lavendar Irving at Echo Lodge , Anne learns that Gilbert is deathly ill with typhoid fever . Anne holds vigil in her room at Green Gables the night Gilbert 's fever breaks , realizing then that she had always loved him , only when faced with the prospect of losing him . Once Gilbert recovers from his illness , he proposes again to Anne , and she accepts . Gilbert offers her an autumnal fantasy `` of a home with a hearth-fire in it , a cat and a dog , the footsteps of friends -- and you ! '' . It is explained that Christine had been engaged to someone else all along and Gilbert was only being friendly , having been asked by Christine 's brother to watch over her . Anne 's friend Phil Blake had written Gilbert , telling him to `` try again '' , and he rapidly recovered after that , and took her advice . Anne and Gilbert once again walk in the `` haunted meadows '' as `` king and queen in the bridal realm of love '' . Their engagement lasts for three years . Her engagement ring is noted to be a circlet of pearls rather than a diamond , a stone which Anne said always disappointed her because it was n't the lovely purple she had dreamed of . Anne resumes her teaching career in the Island 's second-largest town , Summerside , while Gilbert completes his three-year medical school course . During this time , Anne interacts with various eccentrics at both work and around the town . Significantly , Anne rises up to become the principal of the Summerside school , making her an equal with Gilbert . While working as a principal , Anne has to deal with a difficult fellow teacher Katherine Brooke who goes out of her way to be rude to her . Brooke openly envies Anne 's ability to have a `` jolie vie '' , and tries to drag her down at every chance . A mature Anne has now risen above her youthful `` scrapes '' and is motivated by a desire to help others , realizing that Brooke 's nastiness is due to her own low self-esteem , and helps find a job that better suits her than teaching . Marriage and motherhood . Anne and Gilbert finally marry at Green Gables , the house Anne grew up in , and move to the village of Four Winds , P.E.I . There , they take up residence in a small house Anne dubs the `` House of Dreams '' , and Gilbert takes over his uncle 's medical practice in the nearby town of Glen St. Mary . Anne praises her `` house of dreams '' as `` like a creamy seashell stranded on the harbor shore '' , which is surrounded by fir trees `` enfolding secrets '' while the lane leading to the house is full of blossoming trees . The house looks up to a harbor on one side and a shining brook in the valley below . Anne 's major problem at the House of Dreams is helping her neighbor Leslie Moore , whose husband was left with brain damage after an accident , and who is as emotionally damaged as her husband is brain-damaged . Anne 's first two children ( one of whom dies in infancy ) are born in the House of Dreams , before Anne and Gilbert and their growing family reluctantly move to larger quarters . In a moment of theological reflection , Anne questions if the death of her child is the `` will of God '' , using phrases exploring the theodical question of death and pain in a universe presided by a just God that are identical to those Montgomery used in her diary after her second son was stillborn . After Anne 's loss , she and Leslie bond as the two women share their stories of pain as they `` talk it out '' , leading them to hold hands and declare : `` We are both women-and friends forever '' . Anne and Gilbert live the rest of their lives in Glen St. Mary , in a large house they name Ingleside . They have a total of seven children between approximately 1895-1900 : Joyce ( or `` Joy '' ) ( who dies very soon after her birth at the House of Dreams ) , James Matthew ( `` Jem '' ) , Walter Cuthbert , twin girls Diana ( `` Di '' ) and Anne ( `` Nan '' ) , Shirley ( the youngest son ) , and Bertha Marilla ( `` Rilla '' ) . Anne is quite ill after the births of both Joyce and Shirley , but recovers both times . A major problem for Anne merges when Gilbert 's obnoxious Aunt Mary Maria visits and refuses to leave , tormenting Anne in various ways . Anne 's children enjoy a happy , even idyllic childhood , spending much of their time playing and adventuring in a nearby hollow they name Rainbow Valley . Anne is a permissive mother who is never stern with her children and plays hide-and-seek with them and other children in the cemetery . When the local Presbyterian minister objects , Anne replies : `` Why did they ever build that manse beside the graveyard in the first place ? '' . Anne 's children are often bullied by nasty children , requiring their mother to provide with much consolation . When Shirley reads about the theory of a Jocasta complex in one of her husband 's medical journals together with a warning about mothers kissing their children , she says : `` A man of course ! No woman would ever write anything so silly and wicked '' . At one point , Anne tries to resume her writing career , publishing very poetical obituary for a neighbor that is mocked as an `` obitchery '' by an ignorant , rude newspaper editor , through it is well received by everyone else . Anne herself has a comfortable life , with a live-in maid ( Susan Baker ) who effectively runs the household and is also Shirley 's primary caregiver after Anne falls ill giving birth to him . Upon recovering , Anne says : `` I find I go on living '' . After Anne recovers , she is involved in various ladies ' committees in town , and travels to Europe with Gilbert for an extended tour of the continent at one point , circa 1906 . But the spectre of World War I changes things , and all three Blythe boys ( as well as the fiancés of Nan and Rilla ) eventually volunteer to fight in the war . The Blythe family , which follows the war closely , soon becomes familiar with far-away places such as Calais , Mons , Lodz , Ypres , Belgrade , Amiens , Prezemysl , Gallipoli , Antwerp and Kut al Amara . The sensitive and poetic Walter , the second of Anne 's sons to volunteer , is killed at Courcelette in 1916 . Jem is listed as missing at the war 's conclusion , but after an agonizing five months , eventually emerges alive , having escaped from a POW camp . Montgomery knew John McCrae , the author of the poem `` In Flanders Fields '' , and she modeled Walter partly on him . Anne the grandmother . Anne 's final appearance occurs in the collection `` The Blythes Are Quoted '' . In this work , which is somewhat darker in tone than the previous `` Anne '' books , we see brief glimpses of Anne in a number of short stories that are primarily about other inhabitants of Glen St. Mary , and are set from the pre-World War I era through to the beginning of World War II . The book also features a number of poems , which are separately credited to Anne and her son Walter ( plus one that was started by Walter and completed by Anne after his death ) . We last see an older and wiser Anne , now in her mid-seventies , in the early days of World War II . `` Mrs. Dr. Blythe '' , as she is often referred to , is a well-known , oft-discussed figure in Glen St. Mary , who is loved by some , though other residents express small-minded jealousy or envy of both Anne and her family . While Anne has mellowed from the days of her youth , she and Gilbert still engage in sly , good-natured teasing of each other . She has continued to indulge in her love of matchmaking , and also writes poetry . She is still married to Gilbert and is now a grandmother to at least five , three of whom are old enough to be enlist to fight in the war : Jem 's sons Jem , Jr. and Walter , and Rilla 's son Gilbert . Also mentioned are Nan 's daughter Di , and a granddaughter named `` Anne Blythe '' , who might be either Jem or Shirley 's child . Though Anne gives up writing short stories shortly after becoming a mother , she continues to write poems throughout her life . These poems are regularly shared with the rest of the family , who offer comments , criticism and encouragement . Anne 's later work expressed deep difficulties with coming to terms with Walter 's demise , and with the idea of war ; several characters comment that neither Anne nor Gilbert were ever quite the same after Walter 's death . Still , the couple are utterly devoted to each other and their family , and as the saga concludes , circa 1940 , the Blythes remain pillars of their community who have enjoyed a 50-year marriage . Books . `` Anne of Avonlea '' ( 1909 ) , `` Anne of the Island '' ( 1915 ) , `` Anne 's House of Dreams '' ( 1917 ) , `` Anne of Windy Poplars '' ( 1936 ; UK title `` Anne of Windy Willows '' ) , and `` Anne of Ingleside '' ( 1939 ) . Other books in the Anne series include `` Rainbow Valley '' ( 1919 ) , which focuses on Anne 's children during their childhood , and `` Rilla of Ingleside '' ( 1921 ) , which focuses on Anne 's youngest daughter during World War I. Anne also appears and is mentioned in `` Chronicles of Avonlea '' and `` Further Chronicles of Avonlea '' , though the bulk of the stories in these volumes are about other characters . In `` The Blythes Are Quoted '' ( published in an abridged format as `` The Road to Yesterday '' and in a restored , unabridged edition in 2009 ) , Anne is a peripheral character as a grandmother with several grandchildren , at least three of whom are preparing to enlist in the Canadian army during the opening days of World War II . These were among the last stories Montgomery wrote before her death in 1942 . Anne Shirley also appears in Budge Wilson 's `` Before Green Gables '' , a prequel to `` Anne of Green Gables '' authorized by the heirs of L.M . Montgomery . Based on background information from the original series , the book tells of the first 11 years of Anne Shirley 's childhood , beginning with the brief happiness of Bertha and Walter Shirley 's marriage before their early deaths . Film and television . It was a pretty little play well photographed , but I think if I had n't already known it was from my book , that I would never had recognized it . The landscape and folks were 'New England ' , never P.E Island ... A skunk and an American flag were introduced-both equally unknown in PE Island . I could have shrieked with rage over the latter . Such crass , blatant Yankeeism ! . Montgomery disapproved of Minter 's performance , writing she had portrayed `` a sweet , sugary heroine utterly unlike my gingerly Anne '' , and complained about a scene where Shirley waved about a shotgun as something as her Anne would never do . In the 1934 adaption of `` Anne of Green Gables '' , Anne Shirley was portrayed by Dawn O'Day , who later adopted the character 's name as her own stage name . She reprised the role in `` Anne of Windy Poplars '' , a 1940 film adaption . Montgomery liked the 1934 film more than the 1919 film , not least because now the book 's dialogue could be portrayed on the silver screen and that two scenes were filmed on location in Prince Edward Island ( though the rest of the film was shot in California ) , but still charged that neither the 1919 nor 1934 versions of `` Anne of Green Gables '' quite got her book right . Writing about the 1934 version of `` Anne of Green Gables '' , Montgomery wrote in her diary that it was a `` thousand times '' better than the 1919 version , but still it : `` was so entirely different from `` my '' vision of the scenes and the people that it did not seem like `` my '' book at all '' . The British scholar Faye Hammill wrote that 1934 film version stripped Anne of the `` Canadian and feminist '' aspects that the Anne of the books possessed , stating that there was something about Anne that Hollywood can not get right . Hammill observed that the idea that Anne was entirely cheerful is a product of the film and television versions as the Anne of the books has to deal with loss , rejection , cruel authority figures , and loneliness . Anne was portrayed by Kim Braden in two BBC mini-series in the early 1970s , based upon the books `` Anne of Green Gables '' and `` Anne of Avonlea '' . Anne was portrayed by Megan Follows in three of the four CBC Television film adaptions by Kevin Sullivan : `` Anne of Green Gables '' , ' , and ' ; the third film is an original story not based on any of Montgomery 's work ( and , indeed , it contradicts the chronology of the novels by featuring a 20-something Anne during World War I ) . Sullivan 's fourth film , ' , features Barbara Hershey as a middle-aged Anne looking back on her early years and Hannah Endicott-Douglas as a young Anne before arriving at Green Gables . In 1979 , Japan 's World Masterpiece Theater produced `` Akage no Anne '' . Later , in 2009 , the prequel novel `` Before Green Gables '' was adapted into an anime , ' , in which Anne also appears as the central character . In 2005 , Sullivan produced an animated reimagining of the story , `` Anne : Journey to Green Gables '' , with McKenzie Sullivan providing the voice of Anne . In 2016 , a 90-minute movie was made ( `` L.M . Montgomery 's Anne of Green Gables '' ) with Ella Ballentine as Anne Shirley , Sara Botsford as Marilla Cuthbert , and Martin Sheen as Matthew Cuthbert . This was followed by sequels in 2017 , entitled `` Anne of Green Gables : The Good Stars '' and `` Anne of Green Gables : Fire & Dew '' . Anne is portrayed by Amybeth McNulty in the 2017-present CBC and Netflix dramatic series `` Anne with an E '' . Reception and legacy . Lennie Goodings , a publisher for Virago Press , chose Anne as her favorite fictional character , stating , `` The feisty , funny and above all unabashedly passionate Anne of Green Gables ... [ she ] faces the world with absolutely nothing but the sheer force of her personality . I love her . '' Actress Christina Hendricks cites the character as the reason for dyeing her naturally blonde hair red since the age of 10 . The British scholar Faye Hammill observed that such is the popularity of Shirley that she has overshadowed her creator , L.M Montgomery as license plates in Prince Edward Island bear the slogan `` P.E.I Home of Anne of Green Gables '' rather than `` P.E.I Birthplace of L.M Montgomery '' . The actress Mary Miles Minter played Shirley in the 1919 film adaption of `` Anne of Green Gables '' later had her career ruined when the film director William Desmond Taylor was murdered in 1922 , and her name came up as a suspect , through she was never charged . When Minter attempted a comeback as an advice columnist later in the 1920s , she used the pen-name Anne Shirley in an attempt to restore her wholesome image , which had been ruined by the Taylor murder scandal . The actress Dawn O'Day who played Shirley in the 1934 film adaption of `` Anne of Green Gables '' liked the character so much she legally changed her name to Anne Shirley . Montgomery during her youth had experiences of what she called `` the flash '' -moments of quiet contemplation of the beauty of nature when she was walking alone that gave her emotional ecstasy and what she regarded as the awareness of a higher spiritual power running through nature and her . Despite Montgomery 's claim that Shirley was not autobiographical , the moments when Shirley experienced moments of a mystical communion with nature are almost word for word the same as Montgomery 's descriptions of `` the flash '' in her diary . Much of the appeal of the Anne books was due to increased urbanization and industrialization in the early 20th century , which led many people to look back nostalgically to a romanticized rural idyll where people still lived the `` simple life '' , which was how precisely how publishers marketed the Anne books at the time . In Canada itself , many intellectuals tended to see modernity as a threatening phenomenon , and in turn linked the more unpleasant aspects of modernity to the United States , which was viewed at the time as a rapacious , bullying nation intent upon devouring its neighbors . Much of the appeal of the character of Anne to Canadian critics at the time was as a symbol of the wholesome , friendly quality of Canadian life , where people still retained traditional values , unlike American writers with their obsession with violence and sex in stories set in a depersonalized urban environment . Hammill observed that when some of the younger Canadian writers in the 1920s-30 attempted to ape American writers with unpleasant `` realistic '' stories focusing on sex and violence in the cities , they were denounced by the critics for their `` American '' stories with the obvious implication that such stories were not `` Canadian '' . As urbanization gathered pace in the early 20th century , `` regional literature '' depicting life in rural regions gained popularity in the English-speaking world , and in the United States , Canadian literature was seen as a type of `` regional literature '' as Canada with its vast tracts of forests and farmland together with its British heritage , where the people were proud to be part of the British empire , which gave Canada a rather quaint image in the United States as a backward , rustic place , where the traditional values lived on . Having won their independence in the Revolutionary War , for Americans in the early 20th century it was almost incomprehensible that people in English-Canada should want to be part of the British empire , which gave Canada the image of a very conservative society in the United States in this era . Given these views of Canada , many Americans were inclined to share the Canadian view of Shirley as an iconic symbol of Canada . Brennan wrote the `` Anne '' books are determinedly Anglo-Canadian as French-Canadians hardly ever appear in the books . Brennan wrote : `` Anne 's dreams knew more of Tennyson 's `` Camelot '' than of the rich culture of New France , of its `` voyageurs '' , its `` habitants '' , of heroines such as Maria Chaddelaine who appeared in Canadian letters ( thanks to a young wander from France ) when Montgomery 's Anne had already firmly settled in home and motherhood . Avonlea was not Péribonka . Yet an artist in words-and Montgomery was that-should not be held at fault for silence about a culture so unlike her own '' . Brennan noted that the `` Anne '' books reflected the `` quiet conservative society '' that was Prince Edward Island in the Victorian age with the characters being Protestants of English and/or Scottish extraction , and Anne supporting the Conservatives `` simply because her beloved Matthew voted Conservative '' . In 1912 , `` Anne of Green Gables '' was translated into Polish and published in a pirate edition in Warsaw with the book being credited to `` Anne Montgomery '' . The book was extremely popular in Poland and during the Second World War , the `` Armia Krajowa '' ( AK ) resistance group issued editions of the book to remind its members what they were fighting for . Even through there is nothing about Poland in the `` Anne '' books , the AK still saw her as a symbol of the humanist values that they were defending . For a time , `` Anne of Green Gables '' was banned in Communist Poland , and the book circulated in samizdat editions as Anne was seen as a symbol of individualism and an unwillingness to submit to authority , making her a popular heroine for those struggling against the Communist dictatorship . The Canadian scholar Mary Henley Rubio mentioned when visiting Warsaw in 1984 , where she saw a version of `` Anne of Green Gables '' being performed in a local theater , and that when the audience learned she was from Canada , she found herself mobbed by the audience who all wanted her autograph as she came from the same land as their beloved Anne . `` Akage no An '' ( Red Haired Anne ) , as Shirley is known in Japan , is an extremely popular cultural icon in that country . From the time of the Meiji Restoration until 1945 , the Japanese educational system ( which was run jointly by the Army and Navy ministries ) was designed to indoctrinate the students into `` Bushido '' ( `` the way of the warrior '' ) as the fierce warrior code of the Samurai is called as the purpose of schools in Japan from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II was to train the boys to be soldiers . The Japanese educational system unabashedly glorified war as the highest form of human activity and the idea that the Emperor of Japan was a living god , with the boys being taught it was the greatest honor to die for the Emperor while the girls were taught it was the greatest honor to have sons to die for the Emperor . Alongside the militarism of the educational system went a mood of marked xenophobia and outright racism with Japanese teachers during World War II telling their students that the Anglo-American `` white devils '' were cannibals whose favorite food was Asians . As part of the educational reforms during the American occupation ( 1945–52 ) , it was decided that Japanese students needed something somewhat less militaristic and xenophobic to read than texts glorifying `` Bushido '' and `` Anne of Green Gables '' was made mandatory reading in Japanese schools in 1952 . Additionally , as part of the educational reforms in Japan , there was an effort to reduce the previous rampant xenophobia that characterized Japanese teaching until 1945 , and it was felt the wholesome , loveable character of Anne Shirley would provide Japanese students with an example of how people in the West were not `` white devils '' as their government had told them during the war . As there were many orphans left over from World War II in 1952 Japan , the character of Shirley instantly caught on in Japan and she has been one of the most loved characters in Japan since that time . Much of the appeal of `` Akage no An '' lies in her ability to rise above any situation due to her pluck and her willingness to challenge `` that most formidable of Japanese dragons , the bossy older matron . '' Shirley is so popular in Japan that there is The Anne Academy in Fukuoka that teaches girls how to speak English with a Maritime accent while in Okayama there is The School of Green Gables , a nursing school that teaches young women how to behave like Shirley . Hanako Muraoka , the Japanese woman who translated `` Anne of Green Gables '' into Japanese , has become a celebrity in her own right solely for translating the book , and in 2014 NHK aired a television mini-series titled `` Hanako to Anne '' about Muraoka 's life and her struggle to get `` Anne of Green Gables '' translated and published in Japan . Muraoka read `` Anne of Green Gables '' in 1939 and started translating the book the same year , but it until 1952 that her translation of `` Anne of Green Gables '' was finally published in Japan . `` Hanako to Anne '' which aired between March–September 2014 was a great rating success , getting an average of 22 % viewership in the Kanto region ( the most populous part of Japan ) , and caused a doubling of Japanese tourists to Prince Edward island . The series , which starred Yuriko Yoshitaka as Muraoka , suggested that there were many parallels between Muraoka 's life and Anne 's , and thus was a sort of retelling of Anne 's life in the late Meiji , Taishō and early Shōwa periods of Japanese history . In 1993 , a theme park called Canadian World opened in Hokkaido whose most popular attraction was a reproduction of Green Gables . In 2010 , the `` Globe and Mail '' wrote : `` It could almost be declared that Anne 's true home is n't rural Prince Edward Island any more . It 's Japan , where Lucy Maud Montgomery 's tale of Anne and her pigtailed innocence remains so popular that it has become ingrained in the national consciousness since the book 's original Japanese translation as `` Red-Haired Anne '' in 1952 . '' In 2014 , the Japanese diplomat Eiji Yamamoto told a journalist from the `` Toronto Star '' : `` Even though she 's an orphan , Anne is a free spirit , she says anything she wants . In the years after World War II , the Japanese people were poor . There were many orphans . And people had lost hope . They were anxious . Anne is an optimist . She helped people get courage . '' Death , the bloody laws of nature , the tyranny of adults , violence-all poison the sweetness of ... Arcadia . And yet the idyllic vision is undercut by what we might call call 'meta-idylls ' , realized through the forces of magic , fantasy , mass-cultural cliche and language itself . Together , 'menace ' and 'meta-idyll ' produce subversive subtexts to each idyll .
Offrejoie . Offrejoie ( English translation : `` joy of giving '' ) is a politically and religiously independent Lebanese non-governmental humanitarian organisation , founded in 1985 by lawyer Dr. Melhem Emile Khalaf , Walid Arnaout , Mohammad Hamade , Paul Nassar and Nadim Souhaid . Founded in the values of love , respect , and forgiveness , their alleged mission being to `` gather the Lebanese family creating oasis dating for young people throughout Lebanon by mobilizing around social projects promoting the unity of the Lebanese people . '' Since 2012 , it is also operating in Iraq on the same grounds . History . In 1982 , Mohamad Hamade , Walid Arnaout , Paul Nassar and Melhem Khalaf , four young volunteers of the Lebanese Red Cross hailing from different religious communities , assisted the wounded during the war . Horrified by what they saw , they wanted to act in favour of the children suffering from the violence and misery of war . Nadim Souhaid joined them . Organisation . The NGO is currently presided by Melhem Khalaf . Recognition . Offrejoie was knighted with the National Order of the Cedar on 6 March 2013 . It also received the Peace Prize of Lebanon in 2014 from the Ghazal Foundation and Fondation de France on 28 March 2014 .
Nogentel . Nogentel is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France .
Peter Righton . Paul Pelham Righton ( 19262007 ) , known as Peter Righton , was a child protection expert and social care worker , and a convicted child molester . In 2013 , the Metropolitan Police launched Operation Cayacos to investigate claims that Righton was part of an establishment paedophile network . Career . Righton worked in children 's homes , including in Maidstone , Kent , and was a lecturer in child protection and residential care , including at the Open University and in Birmingham . He was Director of Education at the National Institute of Social Work , and vice-chairman of governors at New Barns School in Toddington , Gloucestershire . He was also a consultant to the National Children 's Bureau . Righton justified relationships between adults and children in his academic work - he wrote in `` Social Work Today '' in 1977 that `` Provided there is no question of exploitation , sexual relationships freely entered into by residents – including adolescents – should not be a matter for automatic inquiry '' , and wrote in the book `` Perspectives on Paedophilia '' that `` Most child molesters , if paedophile at all , are so only incidentally . Most of those I have called 'dispositional ' paedophiles , when they engage in sexual activity with children , do not molest them ... On the contrary , the child 's consent is usually of cardinal importance to them . '' Child abuse and conviction . Journalist Nick Davies called Righton `` a notorious paedophile who attempted to legitimise his obsession in a series of academic studies . '' Righton was a founding member of the Paedophile Information Exchange ( number 51 ) . Child protection manager Peter McKelvie helped in the investigation . Righton , then living in Evesham , was convicted by a magistrates court in September 1992 of importing child pornography magazines and photographs after Customs and Excise intercepted material being sent to him from the Netherlands that April . A police raid on his home , where he lived in a relationship with New Barns headmaster Richard Alston , uncovered other paedophile magazines , and letters to and from other paedophiles containing details of abuse . He was fined £900 with £75 costs for importing child abuse images , had the magazines destroyed , and was cautioned for an historical assault . The BBC 's `` Inside Story '' documentary reported in 1994 that he was allowed to leave a boarding school under a `` gentleman 's agreement '' after being found to have abused boys . He had confessed past abuse to child protection colleagues , but they did not act on this out of loyalty to him . A former student of his wrote that his position of power , authority and charisma allowed him and other paedophiles to avoid detection and to lead some to turn a blind eye to suspicions . Liz Davies , a reader in child protection at London Metropolitan University who was involved in the investigation into his abuses in Islington , wrote that Righton was allowed to live on the Thornham Magna estate of Lord Henniker in Suffolk , where children from Islington continued to be taken , apparently until his death ; Member of Parliament Tom Watson wrote that the Chief Constable of Suffolk warned against Righton being allowed to live on the estate but was ignored . In October 2012 , Watson claimed that Righton was involved in a paedophile ring with connections to the British Government . Former West Mercia police detective Terry Shutt made similar claims in 2014 . Operation Cayacos , an investigation into historical claims of child abuse being conducted by the Metropolitan Police , began investigating claims of a paedophile network connected to Righton in 2013 . Operation Cayacos is a spin-off of Operation Fairbank , investigating the Elm Guest House child abuse scandal .
Mardon Wali Baat . `` Mardon Wali Baat `` is a 1988 Bollywood action film starring Dharmendra , Sanjay Dutt and Jaya Prada . Yadvinder Singh and his brother Tinku are career criminals in Mumbai . One day , they receive a letter from a blackmailer , who claims that there is an evidence that can send them to jail for a long time unless and until they go to a village named Kashipur and protect a boy named Rahul and other villagers from being killed by a gang of bandits led by Raja Sunder Singh . With the fear of being apprehended by the police , the duo decide to follow the blackmailer 's instructions . They travel to Kashipur and tell the villagers that they are police officers in casuals sent to protect them against bandits . The simple-minded villagers accept this explanation , and both are accepted into the community . They find out that Rahul knows of a truck that contains millions of rupees of arms and ammunition , and it is for this reason that Raja Sunder Singh has been threatening them .
Fortis ( Swiss watchmaker ) . Fortis is a watchmaker based in Grenchen , Switzerland was founded by Walter Vogt in 1912 . The current CEO of Fortis is Maximilian Spitzy . The company filed for bankruptcy protection on the 24 November 2017 . History . Fortis was founded by Walter Vogt in 1912 . Twelve years after its establishment , Vogt set up production with John Harwood , inventor of the automatic wristwatch . In 1926 , Fortis released the patented Harwood Automatic , the first self-winding wristwatch , at Baselworld . In 1937 , Fortis commemorated the company 's 25th anniversary by manufacturing and marketing its first chronographs , including the Rolls and the Autorist . The Autorist was also designed by John Harwood and used the movement of the strap to power the watch . By 1943 , Fortis introduced some of the world 's first waterproof watches with the Fortissimo models . In 1962 the Spacematic automatic was constructed to hold up in extreme conditions and temperature changes . The watch was tested by the seven members of a US space mission . In 1994 Fortis introduced strict endurance tests . This same year the Star City Training Center chose the Fortis Official Cosmonauts Chronograph as part of its issued equipment . Fortis automatic wristwatches have proven their space capability inside and outside of the protection of the space station . Since 1994 Fortis has been the exclusive supplier of manned space missions authorized by the Russian Federal Space Agency . In 1997 the same watch , the Fortis Official Cosmonauts Chronograph , became the official watch of the German-Russian space mission MIR 97 . During Fortis ' 75th anniversary year , it introduced a new edition of the Flieger automatic collection . In 2004 , the Flieger Chronograph was awarded the inaugural trophy of the European Aviation Watch of the Year .
Mercury Browser . Mercury Browser is a freeware mobile browser for Android , developed by iLegendSoft . Mercury Browser uses the Webkit engine . It was formerly available for iOS , but in sometime in 2017 it was removed from the App Store . Features . Mercury Browser supports tabbed browsing , where users can open and switch between web pages with multiple tabs either at the top of the display or a thumbnail at the bottom . The browser also supports over ten gestures for ten functions , a browser sync allowing the user to sync Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome desktop bookmarks across devices , a private mode that stops the browser from recording the user 's search history and cookies , integrated ad blocking , a night mode that dims the screen , and a reading view . Adobe Flash is only supported in the Android version of the browser .
@ icon sushi . @ icon sushi ( aicon sushi is used when @ unsupported in a filename ) is a conversion and creation computer icon freeware software tool for Microsoft Windows with support for Windows Vista . It has the ability to import icons from ICO , BMP , PNG , PSD , EXE , DLL and ICL formats and can export as ICO , BMP , PNG and ICL . This software is available in multiple languages including German . Reception . `` @ icon sushi '' received mixed reviews . Softonic praises the application for its simplicity and support of XP and Vista icons , but noted that its feature set is too minimalistic . Likewise , ZDNet notes that the software lacks in features but that it is however user friendly . Clubic rated the application 3 out of 5 , noting that it is portable and simple to use . The Official Windows Magazine stated that `` @ icon sushi '' is an alternative to leading commercial software such as Microangelo Toolset for creating detailed , high-resolution icons . Citrix suggests use of `` @ icon sushi '' to troubleshoot problems with icons in their software .
Sole Survivor ( Helloween song ) . `` Sole Survivor '' is a song and a single made by the German power metal band Helloween taken from the album `` Master of the Rings '' . On `` Closer to Home '' , the lead vocals are sung by Roland Grapow . The song has been covered by the Swedish power metal band Dragonland on their third album 'Starfall ' . This single was released only in Japan .
Bhagyada Balegara ( film ) . `` Bhagyada Balegara '' ( ) is a 2009 Kannada drama film directed by Om Sai Prakash and written by Ajay Kumar . The film features Shivarajkumar and Navya Nair in lead roles whilst Adi Lokesh , Anu Prabhakar and Sudharani play the supporting roles . The film featured original score and soundtrack composed by Ilayaraja . The soundtrack included two of the most popular folk songs in Kannada . Critical reception . The film met with average reviews from the critics citing that the film 's subject was outdated and too much of melodrama would not suit to the present audience Soundtrack . The music was composed by Ilayaraja including the title song inspired from the popular folk song . The audio was received with positive reviews .
Territorial Court of Yukon . The Territorial Court of Yukon ( ) is a lower court in the court system of Yukon , a federal territory of Canada . The court sits permanently in Whitehorse but also provides services in 14 other communities including Dawson City and Watson Lake . Responsibilities . According to the official website of the government of Yukon , the court deals with most criminal prosecutions in the territory under the Criminal Code and other federal statutes , as well as young offenders and offences under the laws of Yukon . It also handles bail hearings , first appearances , trials and sentencing , and has jurisdiction over both summary and indictable offences . The Territorial Court does not deal with most matters of family law , such as divorce , child custody and adoption . Its jurisdiction in civil cases is limited to $ 25,000 . Composition . The court has three full-time judges and twelve deputy judges , predominantly retired judges from other jurisdictions . The Justice of the Peace Court , which is also part of the Territorial Court , consists of one full-time judge and 32 part-time Justices of the Peace , who are not legally qualified .
Tehmasabi . Tehmasabi ( , also Romanized as Tehmāsabī ) is a village in Beyranvand-e Jonubi Rural District , Bayravand District , Khorramabad County , Lorestan Province , Iran . At the 2006 census , its population was 106 , in 22 families .
Charles Crommelin . Charles Crommelin ( 1717–1788 ) was a Governor of Bombay during the British Raj from 1760 to 1767 . Crommelin was born in Bombay , where his father , Marc Anthony Crommelin was a factor for the British East India Company . Charles first joined the staff of the East India Company in 1733
Isabell Lorey . Isabell Lorey ( ) is a political theorist at the European Institute for Progressive Cultural Policies and professor at the Institute for Political Science at the University of Kassel . Education . In 1996 , Lorey graduated from the University of Tübingen . Her dissertation , which focused on subjectivity construction in the philosophy of Judith Butler as well as its political and theoretical implications for feminist theory , later became her first book . Career . Prior to her professorship at the University of Kassel , Lorey taught at the Center for Gender Studies at the University of Basel , the Humboldt University Berlin , the University of Vienna , and the Berlin University of the Arts , where she held a C1-professorship in gender and postcolonial studies , working with Katharina Sieverding . Lorey is also an editor of the Viennese publishing house transversal texts . Work . Lorey 's writings have covered a number of different issues in the domain of political theory ; however , her work primarily addresses the subjects of precarity , biopolitics , neoliberalism , social movements , most notably Euromayday , and critical theory . `` State of Insecurity : Government of the Precarious '' . Published in 2015 , `` State of Insecurity : Government of the Precarious '' connects the notion of precarity with governmentality , arguing that the former has become definitive of the way in which modern states govern . Lorey proposes a tripartite definition of the term 'precarious ' arguing that it is composed of three dimensions : precariousness , precarity and governmental precarization . 'Precariousness ' draws conceptually on both Judith Butler and Jean-Luc Nancy 's writings , and is defined by Lorey as a shared quality among both human and non-human beings . While not a transhistorical property , precariousness is an existential and social quality that is shared among beings , and defined as `` an endangerment of bodies that is ineluctable and hence not to be secured . '' 'Precarity ' stipulates how precariousness is distributed hierarchically , as well as how inequalities are established among beings . Lastly , 'governmental precarization ' refers to `` modes of governing '' and for Lorey is related historically to `` the formation of industrial capitalist conditions ... in modern Western societies [ and ] can not be separated historically from the ideologeme of bourgeois sovereignty . ''
Freddy Quintero . Freddy Quintero ( born 24 May 1938 ) is a Venezuelan fencer . He competed in the individual and team foil events at the 1960 Summer Olympics .
Lancia Appia . The Lancia Appia was a passenger car introduced in 1953 by Italian car manufacturer Lancia as a replacement for the Ardea , and which remained in production for ten years . The Appia was the last in a long line of Lancia production cars dating back to the Lancia Lambda ( introduced in 1922 ) to use the famous sliding pillar front suspension . All three series produced had a Lancia V4 engine of 1089 cc . In addition to the saloon , a number of special bodied Appias were produced , including a coupé by Pininfarina , a convertible and 2-door saloon by Vignale and an aluminium-bodied GT by Zagato , as well as light commercial vehicle variants . In all 107,000 Appia were built : 98,000 saloons , 3,863 commercial vehicles , and 5,161 chassis supplied to coachbuilders . Background . In 1950 Lancia had introduced its first all-new postwar model , the Lancia Aurelia , a small but expensive luxury car with sophisticated engineering features like the first ever V6 engine , inboard rear brakes and a transaxle gearbox . Alongside it Lancia was still producing the Lancia Ardea , a pre-war design that although once innovative was in need of replacement . The new small Lancia was designed under engineer Vittorio Jano . Initially an updated version of the Ardea 's 17° V4 engine was considered , but a clean-sheet design was ultimately chosen . At little over 10° , the new V4 had the narrowest angle of any V4 engine , and used solutions unprecedented at Lancia , like dual in-block camshafts in place of overhead ones . As the Ardea resembled a scaled-down Aprilia , the Appia mimicked the Aurelia 's appearance , substituting its exotic parts with more cost-effective ones , such as a solid axle and a four-speed gearbox in block with the engine . For its mechanical features—sliding pillar front suspension , V4 engine , rear-wheel drive , absence of a centre pillar—the Appia can be considered the last in a line of Lancias which stretched back to the 1922 Lambda . Following a custom started in the postwar years , the new model was named after a Roman consular road , the Appian Way . First series . The Appia Berlina ( saloon ) was introduced in April 1953 at the Turin Motor Show . The chassis code was C10 for the right hand drive saloon—the standard version , as was customary at Lancia—and C10S ( from `` Sinistra '' , Italian for `` left '' ) for the left hand drive variant , available on request . Under the Appia 's bonnet there was a 38 PS 1.1-litre engine , which according to the manufacturer could push the car to.The body style was similar to its bigger sister 's , the luxurious Lancia Aurelia . To save weight , on the first few thousands of examples the doors and rear wings were aluminium . The bumpers were also aluminium , making them easily dented ; after some owners ' complaints , rubber stripping was added , to protect them from minor impacts . In a tradition inaugurated by the 1933 Lancia Augusta , the front doors were hinged forwards , the rears aft , and there was no central pillar . A spare tyre , the fuel filler and the battery were housed in the boot . Inside there were independent front seats , a column-mounted shifter , ivory plastic steering wheel and switches , and `` panno Lancia '' wool cloth upholstery in grey or beige . In total 20,025 first series saloons were made , from 1953 to 1956 . Of these , the majority—10,257—were right hand drive , and the remaining 9,768 left hand drive . The Appia did not prove the success it was expected to be . In 1956 Italian car magazine Quattroruote attributed this to the steep price , fierce competition put up by the cheaper 103 and the fresher Alfa Romeo Giulietta , as well as to the quantity of minor defects . The car was mechanically sound , but was littered with small flaws ( like the feeble aluminium bumpers ) not well tolerated by Lancia 's discriminating clientele—probably consequences of the hasty , low-priority development , in a time when Lancia was diverting many of its limited resources to its sports car racing efforts . Second series . In April 1955 engineer Antonio Fessia joined Lancia as technical director , and started off fixing the Appia 's shortcomings . Jano left shortly after , when Lancia withdrew from Formula 1 . The resulting second series Appia , introduced at the Geneva Motor Show in March 1956 , had a more powerful engine , a modernized body and better interior room . The C10 and C10S type codes were kept . The rear part of the body had been redesigned to enlarge the boot , and the wheelbase was stretched by to provide better rear seat accommodation ; this resulted in a growth in length . From the front the second series could be recognized from its rectangular instead of round turn signal lamps and the steel bumpers with over-riders . The fuel filler cap was moved outside , under a locking flap on the right hand side rear wing . Fessia 's changes to the engine included lowering the compression ratio , redesigning the cylinder head incorporating hemispherical combustion chambers and a new arrangement of the valves , new pistons , a new carburettor and different camshaft profiles . Output increased to 43 PS , and top speed to . In the cabin a front bench seat took place of the two single ones , the binnacle held two round instruments , and steering wheel and switchgear went from ivory to black . Despite—previously critical—Quattroruote having declared the Appia `` finally accomplished and convincing '' , sales did not take off yet . In May 1958 daily production still lingered at 27 cars per day , far short of the 50 anticipated during the car 's development . In total 22,425 second series saloons were made , only 3,180 of them C10 right hand drive cars . Third series . In March 1959 , the third series Appia was introduced at the Geneva Motor Show with a new front end . Lancia 's traditional radiator shell-style grille was ultimately abandoned , in favour of an horizontal one inspired by the Lancia Flaminia flagship . Engine power went up again to 48 PS , as did top speed , to . The braking system was improved with |twin leading shoe front drum brakes and a `` Duplex '' dual hydraulic circuit during the 1960 model year . Model designations were different from the previous two series : 808.807 for the LHD variant , and 808.808 for the RHD one . In its third iteration the Appia was finally mature , and 55,577 saloons were made , the vast majority in left hand drive . Replacing the Appia . At the end of the 1950s , with third series Appia sales soaring , Lancia CEO Fidanza advocated preparing a fourth series with an all-new body . Fessia , a strong proponent of front-wheel drive , was reluctant updating the old design , moreover one that was Jano 's brainchild . In the end Fessia had the upper hand , as Fidanza had come to grips with the board and resigned . The Lancia Fulvia was developed and introduced in 1963 , a clean-sheet design reprising the longitudinal front-wheel drive layout of Fessia 's larger Flavia , but with Lancia 's final narrow vee V4 engine . Commercial variants . Starting with 1954 Lancia also built light commercial bodies on the Appia chassis , replacing the analogous versions of the earlier Ardea . Three models were offered : the Furgoncino panel van ( chassis code C80 or C80S for left hand drive ) , Camioncino pick-up ( C83 or C83S ) , and an ambulance based on the Furgoncino , the Autolettiga ( C86 or C86S ) . In respect to the saloon , all had shorter final drives , lower horsepower engines , widened axle tracks , up-sized 16 '' wheels and larger tyres—and consequently bodywork altered to accept these modifications . With the introduction of the second series Appia in 1954 all three models received upgrades similar to the saloon 's , while keeping the body style almost untouched . Commercial variants were not upgraded to third series specifications , as during 1959 they were phased out in favour of a forward control full-fledged van using Appia drivetrains , the Lancia Jolly . Coachbuilt variants . First series Appias were only offered in factory body styles . This changed with the second and third series Appias , which were also built as a platform chassis intended for coachbuilt bodies . Towards the end of 1955 a first batch of 14 chassis based on the brand new second series Appia were built and handed over to some of the most prominent coachbuilders of the time : Allemano , Boano , Ghia Aigle , Motto , Pininfarina , Vignale and Zagato . Initially all fourteen chassis were coded tipo 812.00 , based on standard saloon mechanicals ; five of were upgraded to a more powerful 53 PS engine and floor-mounted shifter , and given the new type designation 812.01 . At the April 1956 Turin Motor Show , a month after the successful introduction of the second series Appia in Geneva , five specially bodied Appias were shown : a coupé and a two-door saloon by Vignale , a coupé each from Pininfarina , Boano and Zagato . Between Spring 1956 and Spring 1957 the coachbuilders presented their one-off interpretations of the Appia at various motor shows . Later more 812.01 chassis were built , bringing the total of unique to thirteen . Of the coachbuilders who had worked on the first fourteen chassis , two were selected by Lancia to produce special Appia body styles : Pininfarina for the coupé , and Vignale for the convertible . Their nearly definitive proposals debuted at the March 1957 Geneva Motor Show , and soon went into limited series production . Built by their respective designers on chassis supplied by Lancia , these were included in Lancia 's own catalogue and regularly sold through Lancia dealerships . In the later years other variants were added to the official portfolio : Vignale 's Lusso , Zagato 's GTE and Sport , and Viotti 's Giardinetta . All of these variants were built on the 812.01 type chassis with the more powerful engine and floor shifter ; when the third series saloon debuted its mechanical upgrades were transferred to the chassis , and the engine gained one horsepower 54 PS . In early 1960 a revised , more powerful engine was adopted , putting out 60 HP thanks to a new Weber carburettor and an inlet manifold with a duct per each cylinder . In total 5,161 Appia chassis for coachbuilders were made . Appia Coupé . Pininfarina built a 2+2 coupé version between 1957 and 1963 . Pininfarina 's first proposal , from the 1956 Turin Motor Show , was a 4-seater coupé based on a 812.00 chassis and reminiscent of the Lancia Florida prototype , which Lancia 's management did not find satisfactory . Therefore Pininfarina set off to work on a second prototype , a 2+2 on one of the five more powerful 812.01 chassis , shown with Lancia 's blessing at the March 1957 Geneva Motor Show . Shortly after the Motor Show the car went into small series production , christened Appia Coupé . The Coupé was characterised by a wide grille—which previewed Pininfarina 's own Lancia Flaminia as well as the third series Appia berlina , by a V-shaped C-pillar parting the side window from the wrap-around rear window , and by a two-tone paint scheme . The tail lights were trapezoidal element inset in the rear fins . Bodies were steel , with a fibreglass boot lid . With the introduction of the third series Appia in 1959 the coupé was updated too , to a slightly stronger 54 engine . Third series coupés can be distinguished by the rear tail lights , grouped in a single unit making up the edge of the rear—more vertical—tail fins . In the spring of 1960 the updated 60 HP engine was adopted . Later in the production run production was moved to Carrozzeria Viotti . Viotti-built cars were identical to Pininfarina 's , although late ones were based on a reinforced 812.04 chassis and had fibreglass instead of aluminium dashboards , and steel instead of fibreglass boot lids . Production amounted to 302 second series cars all built by Pininfarina , and some 785 third series cars made by Pininfarina and Viotti . 1,087 cars were built overall , from 1957 to 1963 . Appia Convertibile and Lusso . Vignale 's creations from the 1956 Turin Motor Show—on two of the eight 812.00 chassis—were a coupé named Appia Sport , reminiscent of Vignale 's own Lancia Aurelia `` Raggio Azzurro '' , and the Gran Lusso , an elegant 2-door saloon . Vignale was then chosen to build a cabriolet version of the Appia . The Lancia Appia Convertibile , designed by Giovanni Michelotti , was introduced at the 1957 Turin Motor Show and built up to 1962 . Initially a two-seater , it was later revised to accept two rear occasional seats , thus becoming a 2+2 from the summer of 1968 . All Convertibles were built on a 812.01 chassis ; at first based on the second series Appia platform with a 53 PS engine , upgraded in 1959 to the third series platform and 54 PS engine , and finally in 1960 to the more powerful 60 PS engine . From 1957 to 1962 , 1,584 convertibles were built . At the 1958 Turin Motor Show , Vignale introduced another special Appia variant , the Lancia Appia Lusso or Berlina Lusso . It was 2-door saloon with frameless doors and ample windows , again with styling by Michelotti derived from the 1956 Lancia Gran Lusso . All Vignale Lusso were built on a specific Tipo 812.02 chassis , a strengthened series three platform . Front wings and bonnet were shared with the Convertibile , but the Lusso was longer , larger and taller . In total 477 Appia Lusso were made in the Vignale factory from 1959 to 1962 . Appia Zagato . Zagato built four coupé versions based on the Berlina between 1957 and 1962 , for a grand total of 721 vehicles . Zagato 's creations catered to Lancia 's sportiest clientele , who would privately race their cars . All of Zagato 's Appias were bodied stretching an aluminium skin over a boxed steel framework . Appia Cammello and prototypes . The harbinger of all Zagato Appias was the prototype built on a type 812.01 chassis , serial number 1005 , and first displayed at the 1956 Turin Motor Show . It was immediately nicknamed `` Appia Cammello '' , `` Camel '' , because of the double humps it carried not only on the roof—Zagato 's signature double bubble—but also on the engine bonnet and boot lid . Originally painted in two-tone blue and white , and fully finished with bumpers and over-riders , this prototype was victorious at that year 's Cortina concours d'elegance . Later it was outfitted for racing—applying an `` amaranto '' ( dark red ) livery , removing the bumpers and fitting more conventional looking bonnet and boot lid—and entered at the 1957 Mille Miglia . Appia GT and GTS . During early 1957 , Zagato built some 30 more Appias , which remained somewhat similar to the first Cammello , but lost the humps on the bonnet and boot lid , donned thin vertical fins over the rear wings and Plexiglas-covered headlamps , and gained a new grille which would set the template for all future Appia Zagato . All these cars differed a lot from one another . After this first run of prototypes two models were more or less standardised and built in roughly 150 examples . These were the Appia GT , with open headlights carried over from the saloon , and the same 53 PS engine found on other coachbuilders ' models ; and the sportier Appia GTS , with faired in headlights , a more streamlined body , often a double bubble roof , and a tuned 60 PS engine . The interior carried over the standard car 's steering wheel but added tube-framed leatherette sport seats ; on the GTS a wood-rimmed steering wheel and bucket seats were optional . At the 1957 Mille Miglia three Zagato Appias scored a remarkable 1-2-3 finish in their class : the winner was Luciano Mantovani on a GTS , runner up Enrico Anselmi on another GTS , third the aforementioned Cammello piloted by Giorgio Lurani . Appia GTE . At the November 1958 Turin Motor Show , the new Lancia Appia GTE ( standing for `` Gran Turismo Esportazione '' ) was introduced , with deliveries starting in January 1959 . The GTE marked an important change in the relationship between Zagato and Lancia : it was the first Zagato car to be included in Lancia 's price lists and sold by Lancia dealers . For Lancia Zagato went from a buyer of chassis to an official supplier of specially bodied finished cars . First shown to the public at the 1958 Turin Motor Show , the first GTEs were delivered in early 1959 . GTE bodywork was more low slung and streamlined than its predecessors ' . The car had a continuous waistline , without the previous humps over the rear wheels ; the nose was longer , and the under elongated Plexiglas covers the headlights were set deeply into the wings . At the rear the tail lights were partially sunken in and crowned by protrusions in the bodywork . The GTE went through numerous updates . In the Spring 1959 chassis upgraded to third series specifications were phased in . From the autumn newly enacted Italian traffic laws prohibited headlights cover . GTEs for Italy and some export countries had open headlights , and modified bodywork setting them further forward . During 1960 the improved 60 PS engine was adopted . When the Appia Sport was introduced it did not supersede the GTE , but rather some of its features were carried over , such as new headlights and protruding in place of flush pushbutton door handles . The last GTEs were built on a specific 812.03 chassis ; the very last example was completed in April 1962 . It is estimated that total GTE production amounts to 167 with the earlier 53 PS engine , and 134 with the later 60 PS one . Appia Sport . The last and ultimate of Zagato 's Appias was the Appia Sport , built from 1961 to 1963 on a short wheelbase chassis coded 812.05 . The Sport 's premiere took place at the March 1961 Geneva Motor Show , and production began concurrently ; it did not replace the standard wheelbase GTE , which remained on sale alongside it up to 1962 . At the Sport 's wheelbase was shorter than the GTE 's , resulting in a shorter overall length . Adapting the GTE bodywork to the smaller dimensions was the first job of a young Ercole Spada , just hired at Zagato . From the front the Sport was similar to an open headlight GTE , but had a much rounder rear end , tail lights fully sunken into the bodywork , and a fastback roofline . The Sport is the only Appia Zagato for which production numbers are certain , as the coachbuilder started keeping detailed registers of its production only in 1960 : production began in March 1961 concurrently to the model launch , with chassis # 1001 , and ended in January 1963 with chassis # 1201 , the 200th car . It is also the most standardised of all Zagato Appias , though differences in exterior and interior trim from one car to another were still present , depending on part availability at the time and on the client 's desires . A Lancia Appia Zagato was raced in the 1959 12 Hours of Sebring , among the drivers was newsman Walter Cronkite . Appia Giardinetta . Towards the end of 1958 , Lancia turned to Carrozzeria Viotti to build a 3-door estate based on the third series Appia . Named Appia Giardinetta—Viotti 's trademark designation for estate cars—the production version was unveiled at the November 1959 Turin Motor Show . Chassis was extensively modified , receiving a new 808.21 type code : a three-door layout was chosen , adding a centre pillar ( the Appia saloon had none ) to strengthen the body , and the rear part of the platform was altered to lower the boot opening . Despite looking very similar , little more than lamps and interior details were carried over from the saloon 's bodywork . The body was widened , which in turn required a wider dashboard , new bumpers , grille , and windscreen . Inside leatherette and rubber mats took place of Lancia 's traditional wool cloth and carpets ; the rear seats folded down forming a completely flat loading area . The complexity of this development and lack of economies of scale reflected on the list price , which was approximately 25 % higher than the saloon 's . Due to the additional weight , the manufacturer 's claimed top speed for the Giardinetta was down to . In total just 300 Giardinettas were made . Body and chassis . The Appia Berlina used unibody construction . Front suspension was of Lancia 's sliding pillar type , with hydraulic dampers . At the rear there was a solid axle on leaf springs , with hydraulic dampers ; the axle had an aluminium differential housing and a stamped steel structure . All Appias were equipped with hydraulic brakes , and drums an all four wheels . Series three cars gained a dual braking circuit and twin leading shoe , finned aluminium front drums with cast iron wear rings ; the rears remained solid cast iron . When leaving the factory they would originally fit Pirelli Cinturato 155HR15 tyres ( CA67 ) . Engine and transmission . The Appia had a V4 engine with a 10.14° angle between the cylinder banks and a single head for all four cylinders . All models had a bore and stroke of , for a total displacement of . The valvetrain comprised two angled poppet valves per cylinder , actuated by pushrods and rocker arms ; there were two in-block camshafts , the left hand one for all exhaust and the right hand one for all intake valves , driven by a chain with hydraulic tensioner . The cylinder heads were aluminium , as were crankcase and oil pan , integrated in a single casting ; the cylinder block was cast iron . The transmission was a four-speed gearbox , the top three synchronised . The clutch was dry single plate , mechanically actuated . Performance . An S1 Berlina saloon tested by the British The Motor magazine in 1954 had a top speed of and could accelerate from 0– in 32.5 seconds . A fuel consumption of was recorded . The car was not at the time available on the UK market but an Italian price of 1,328,600 Lire was reported ( converted to £780 ) .
Chromosome 2 . Chromosome 2 is one of the 23 pairs of chromosomes in humans . People normally have two copies of this chromosome . Chromosome 2 is the second-largest human chromosome , spanning more than 242 million base pairs ( the building material of DNA ) and representing almost 8 % of the total DNA in human cells . Chromosome 2 contains the HOXD homeobox gene cluster . Evolution . All members of Hominidae except humans , Neanderthals , and Denisovans have 24 pairs of chromosomes . Humans have only 23 pairs of chromosomes . Human chromosome 2 is a result of an end-to-end fusion of two ancestral chromosomes . According to researcher Jacob W. Ijdo , `` We conclude that the locus cloned in cosmids c8.1 and c29B is the relic of an ancient telomere-telomere fusion and marks the point at which two ancestral ape chromosomes fused to give rise to human chromosome 2 . '' Number of genes . The following are some of the gene count estimates of human chromosome 2 . Because researchers use different approaches to genome annotation their predictions of the number of genes on each chromosome vary ( for technical details , see gene prediction ) . Among various projects , the collaborative consensus coding sequence project ( CCDS ) takes an extremely conservative strategy . So CCDS 's gene number prediction represents a lower bound on the total number of human protein-coding genes . List of genes . The following is a partial list of genes on human chromosome 2 . For complete list , see the link in the infobox on the right .
Magic Adventures of Mumfie . `` Britt Allcroft 's Magic Adventures of Mumfie '' is an animated children 's television series and movie , inspired by the works of Katharine Tozer , with an original music score containing more than 22 songs . Created by Britt Allcroft , creator of `` Thomas and Friends '' , narrated by American actor Patrick Breen and directed by John Laurence Collins , `` Mumfie '' was first shown internationally in the 1990s to popular and critical acclaim . Characters . The main character of the story , Mumfie is an elephant who lives in a little cottage in the woods . He always expects mail but never receives any . One day he decides to go on an adventure and the first thing he sees is a bird who asks if he can brighten up a dull tree . When Mumfie first met Scarecrow he was always in a field not ever moving until he set on the quest with him . Scarecrow is with Mumfie in all episodes . Starting her first appearance in a farm where other pigs bully her , Pinkey is upset because she misses her mother so Scarecrow and Mumfie help her out . A mysterious , magical cat who riddles Mumfie as he proceeds his journey . Disappearing and reappearing the black cat helps Mumfie in ways he does n't expect . She has a niece who is a grey kitty . The villain of the story who wants the Queen of Night 's jewel as his source of power to rule all . Whale is Mumfie , Scarecrow and Pinkey 's Friend who helps them to get to the island because instead of internal organs inside him he has a glamorous , luxury room set with portholes , hammocks , carpets and lights . Pinkey wanted to see her mother with Mumfie and Scarecrow only to find that she did n't want her to get caught by the secretary . At first a servant to the secretary Bristle is very strict about rules as he explains to Mumfie . When the secretary was defeated , he became loyal to the Queen of Night instead . Napoleon is the bird who is kept a prisoner by the secretary . He had his feathers cut off a long time ago and , believing he could n't fly anymore went into deep depression , until Pinkey made him understood after all these years they have grown back which persuades him to fly . The queen was the ruler of the island which Mumfie goes to . She is undercover as the secretary wants her jewel to rule all . She is voiced by Britt Allcroft instead of Breen due to his inability to speak in a female voice . These two married people were having a dream of living an underwater house ( despite the fact that humans ca n't breathe underwater ) until one day Mr Admiral was kidnapped by Davy Jones and his pirates which was a big blow to Mrs Admiral . Mumfie first met Eel in the cave that lead them to the pirates and Davy Jones because she was glowing in the dark . Davy Jones is the leader of the pirates ( who lived in their underwater ship ) when he left he decided to be whale 's companion . These pirates served Davy Jones when they kept Mr Admiral a prisoner until they became good guys . Youare is the reindeer character with twisted antlers whose first appearance was in `` Mumfie 's White Christmas '' . Despite the fact that `` You are ? '' was a question that was asked to him in Santa 's stables , he assumed that was his name . Production history . Tozer 's novels were first adapted for television as `` Here Comes Mumfie '' , using puppetry , between 1975 and 1976 and broadcast on Independent Television ( ITV ) in the United Kingdom . Allcroft 's newly created version , with an original musical score featuring 26 Broadway style songs , was broadcast on the UK 's ITV network in 1994 and has since been broadcast in other countries , including the US ( `` Fox Kids '' ) , Canada , Australia , Scandinavia , Japan and Israel . The screen library consists of : `` Mumfie 's Quest '' the movie length epic story , also broadcast as 13x10 minute serial , the Holiday Special `` Mumfie 's White Christmas '' , plus Series 1 and Series 2 totaling 62 individual story episodes . After the sale of The Britt Allcroft Company in 2002 , Mumfie became owned by HiT Entertainment . In 2009 Britt Allcroft bought back all the screen library , all the assets and underlying rights . Her family owned business , Britt Allcroft Productions LLV , recently announced a home entertainment distribution deal for the Mumfie screen library with Lionsgate for the U.S , U.K , Australia and many other parts of the world . They also had a partnership with United Talent Agency to handle all licensing for the Mumfie brand worldwide . In 2015 , it was announced that Zodiak Kids will produce a new animated Mumfie series with Britt Allcroft Productions . Critical reception . During its original run , `` Britt Allcroft 's Magic Adventures of Mumfie '' received positive reviews from critics . The `` Chicago Tribune '' called the show `` a moving work of art '' while the `` New York Daily News '' describes the show as `` gentle , smart and beautifully animated '' .
Petralia Sottana . Petralia Sottana ( ) is a town and `` comune '' in the Metropolitan City of Palermo , in the island of Sicily , southern Italy . The main characters in Emanuele Crialese 's 2006 film of Sicilian immigration to America , `` Nuovomondo '' , come from the town of Petralia . Geography . The Madonie Mountains cover the commune . The commune is on the border between the Metropolitan City of Palermo and the Province of Caltanissetta . It is bounded by the communes of Alimena , Blufi , Caltanissetta , Castelbuono , Castellana Sicula , Geraci Siculo , Isnello , Marianopoli , Petralia Soprana , Polizzi Generosa , Resuttano , Santa Caterina Villarmosa , Villalba . Coat of arms . The coat of arms shows three lilies , referring to `` Lilium Petrae '' , a possible etymology of the town name .
Tunisia women 's national 3x3 team . The Tunisia women 's national 3x3 team , nicknamed `` Les Aigles de Carthage ( The Eagles of Carthage or The Carthage Eagles ) '' , is a national basketball team of Tunisia , administered by the Tunisia Basketball Federation ( FTBB ) . ( ) It represents the country in international 3x3 women 's ( 3 against 3 ) basketball competitions .
Herman Brusselmans . Herman Frans Martha Brusselmans ( ; born 9 October 1957 ) is a Flemish novelist , poet , playwright and columnist . He lives in Ghent . He is one of the best-selling authors in Flanders . Herman Brusselmans studied Germanic philology at the University of Ghent . In his early twenties he was a football player . He played as a left winger for Vigor Hamme and Sporting Lokeren . He now has his own football team called `` De Woody 's '' , after his late dog Woody . Brusselmans married Gloria Van Iddergem in 1981 but divorced from her ten years later . He married his second wife Tania De Metsenaere in 2005 . Their relationship ended in 2011 . Brusselmans gained widespread popularity in the early 1980s as part of the new generation of young Flemish novelists that included Tom Lanoye and Kristien Hemmerechts . Although Herman Brusselmans once stated in the Flemish magazine `` HUMO '' that he would stop writing about existing people and situations , his work kept on being highly autobiographical . Alcohol , sex and boredom are recurring themes throughout his work . Not only his work contributed to his stardom , but also his media appearances . He used to have his own television show , and still appears regularly on talk shows . He also has a weekly column in HUMO . Bold , straightforward statements and comments have become his trademark throughout the years and do n't fail to attract attention , what cost him several lawsuits , the most memorable of which was when Ann Demeulemeester , a Belgian fashion designer , filed a complaint with the courts about a remark about her in `` Uitgeverij Guggenheimer '' . This led to a temporary recall of the book in Belgium . He played an autistic Hells Angel painting surrealist slogans on caravans in the movie `` Camping Cosmos '' ( 1996 ) . In the 1980s he wrote some scripts for comics by Erik Meynen . In early 2007 a film adaptation of Brusselman 's novel `` Ex Drummer '' was released , directed by Koen Mortier .
Goldfield Township , Bowman County , North Dakota . Goldfield Township is a civil township in Bowman County in the U.S. state of North Dakota . As of the 2010 census , its population was 35 .
Art Vincent . Art Vincent ( December 30 , 1926 - October 27 , 1993 ) was an American jazz disc jockey , concert producer and MC . Vincent 's broadcasting career spanned almost 30 years , from about 1960 through 1989 . For much of that time , his program , `` The Art of Jazz , '' aired on FM radio stations in New Jersey and was heard throughout the New York metropolitan area . Vincent was known for his smooth , resonant voice and encyclopedic knowledge of jazz . He championed jazz as a unique American art form on a par with western classical music . A popular part of Vincent 's radio broadcasts were his interviews with jazz greats , including Louis Armstrong , Count Basie , Dave Brubeck , Ray Charles , Roy Eldridge , Duke Ellington , Tal Farlow , Art Farmer , Dizzie Gillespie , Jimmy Hamilton , Woody Herman , Richard `` Groove '' Holmes , Kenyon Hopkins , Stan Kenton , Gerry Mulligan , Peter Nero , Anita O'Day , Houston Person , Arthur Prysock , Lou Rawls , Don Sebesky , Jimmy Smith , Maxine Sullivan , Dr. Billy Taylor , Cal Tjader , Dinah Washington - and many others . Radio and concert work . In 1956 , Art Vincent developed the engineering plans for radio station WFHA . He and the station manager built WFHA from the ground up , completing it in 1959 . Vincent became the station 's chief engineer . Around 1960 , Vincent hosted his first broadcast on WFHA , a short-lived country music show . In 1961 he debuted his show , `` The Art of Jazz . '' Vincent broadcast a wide range of jazz recordings , from obscure to popular , including all genres , such as blues , Dixieland , manouche , bebop , contemporary , avant garde , etc . His shows often included contests and topical call-in segments . Jazz musicians were frequent in-studio guests , and Vincent would often play interviews he had recorded on-location . Through this rich and varied format , he strove to give his audience a quality listening experience . Vincent was a maverick , refusing to follow some of the commercial broadcasting conventions of his day . He would n't speak over the beginning or end of a track , as was the norm for most DJs of the time . He would play several tracks in sequence , talk-free and without commercials . He declined to use management-endorsed playlists , instead developing unique playlists for each broadcast , based on his personal taste and feedback from listeners and musicians . In 1967 Vincent moved his show to WJLK and then to WRLB in 1969 . He was popular in the NY area jazz community , and developed close relationships with fans and musicians alike . In 1972 , he was a guest on the WOR television program , `` The Joe Franklin Show , '' along with flutist Bobbi Humphrey . Vincent also appeared on the Franklin show in the late 1960s or early 1970s , with his longtime friend , guitarist Tal Farlow . Additionally , Farlow composed theme music for the `` Art of Jazz , '' writing two iterations of the theme : `` Blue Art '' and `` Blue Art , Too . '' Farlow released the latter version on LP in 1981 , much to the delight of Vincent and his fans . Throughout his career , Vincent served as master of ceremonies for jazz concerts in New Jersey and elsewhere . In 1972 , he was instrumental in starting what became a long-running jazz performance series at the Monmouth County Library in New Jersey . Vincent proposed the idea , and worked with library management to plan the first jazz concerts held in a U.S. public library reading room . He served as MC for the initial three years of the series . Vincent also produced dozens of jazz concerts , at various venues , featuring performers such as Ruth Brown , Tal Farlow , Jimmy Heath , Etta Jones , Hank Jones , Wynton Marsalis , Ray Nance , Zoot Simms , Grady Tate , Teddy Wilson and other top players . ( Vincent can be heard as MC on the final track of guitarist Eddie Hazell 's 1976 album `` Take Your Shoes Off , Baby . '' ) In the mid 1970s , with friends and colleagues , he started the AOJ & Company , a non-profit organization devoted to the promotion of jazz through live concerts , lectures and member networking . In 1979 the `` Art of Jazz '' show moved to NPR affiliate WBGO . That same year , Vincent was heard on NPR hosting the EBU 's French Jazz Festival ( and again in 1981 ) . In 1980 , Vincent co-hosted the `` Kool Jazz Festival '' on NPR , live from Gracie Mansion in New York City . For the 1980-81 Golden Apple Awards , NYC Jazz Magazine readers nominated Vincent as the best DJ in the local jazz community . Vincent left WBGO in 1981 , but continued to be active in the New York area jazz scene . In the mid-1980s he was heard on WBJB . In the late 1980s , Vincent recorded a series of jazz musician interviews for Florida-based `` Backstage America , '' a nationally syndicated program of arts-related news and commentary . Vincent 's 15 minute `` Jazzcast '' segments were heard on radio stations in 17 states . He interviewed over 75 musicians for this series , including Toshiko Akiyoshi , Betty Carter , Buck Clayton , Panama Francis , Chico Hamilton , Milt Hinton , Clifford Jordan , Branford Marsalis , David `` Fathead '' Newman , and Sun Ra , to name a few . Vincent 's radio show received a mention in Batt Johnson 's book , ( iUniverse , 2000 ) . Part of Vincent 's 1973 interview with bassist Gene Ramey is quoted in Richard Lawn 's textbook , ( McGraw-Hill , 2006 ; Routledge , 2nd ed . 2012 ) .
3-deoxy-manno-octulosonate-8-phosphatase . In enzymology , a 3-deoxy-manno-octulosonate-8-phosphatase ( ) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction Thus , the two substrates of this enzyme are 3-deoxy-D-manno-octulosonate 8-phosphate and H2O , whereas its two products are 3-deoxy-D-manno-octulosonate and phosphate . This enzyme belongs to the family of hydrolases , specifically those acting on phosphoric monoester bonds . The systematic name of this enzyme class is 3-deoxy-D-manno-octulosonate-8-phosphate 8-phosphohydrolase . This enzyme participates in lipopolysaccharide biosynthesis .
Gerald Gordon Bell . Captain Gerald Gordon Bell ( 11 June 1890 – unknown ) was a Canadian First World War flying ace , officially credited with sixteen aerial victories while serving in the British Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force . World War I . Bell was born in Ottawa , Ontario , Canada , and was working as a mechanical engineer on the outbreak of the war . He served in the Governor General 's Foot Guards , before signing attestation papers for service overseas on 1 February 1915 , and was assigned to the 38th Battalion , Canadian Expeditionary Force , with the rank of lieutenant . According to his service record his father was by then dead , so he gave his mother as his next of kin . The 38th Battalion remained in Canada until 14 August 1915 , when it was transferred to Bermuda to serve as part of the garrison . In May 1916 it sailed for England , and served in France from 13 August , seeing action in the Battle of the Somme . On 2 January 1917 Bell was seconded to the Royal Flying Corps as an observer on probation , also being attached to the Eastern Ontario Regiment . After training in England , on 15 February he returned to France to serve in No . 22 Squadron RFC . He was also promoted to captain in the Eastern Ontario Regiment on 19 March . Flying in a F.E.2b two-seater Bell gained his first aerial victory on 8 April , with Lieutenant L. W. Beale as pilot , sharing with five other aircraft of his flight in the destruction of an Albatros D.II over Regny . On 3 May , with Second Lieutenant E. A. H. Ward as his pilot , he destroyed an Albatros D.III , and on 15 May his period of probation came to an end and he was appointed a flying officer ( observer ) with seniority from 9 January . On 29 July , Bell and Ward , destroyed an enemy two-seater over Tortequesne . Bell then returned to England to train as a pilot , attending the No . 1 School of Military Aeronautics at Reading from 13 August 1917 , then being posted to No . 12 Training Squadron on 20 September , and to No . 83 Squadron RFC on 13 October . Within a week he was sent to Egypt , assigned to a Training Brigade , and completed a course in aerial gunnery at the Aerial Fighting School at RFC Heliopolis . On 19 December 1917 Bell was appointed a flying officer , with seniority from 9 January . He was sent to Salonika to join No . 47 Squadron RFC operating on the Macedonian Front . On 13 April 1918 , flying a S.E.5a single-seat fighter , he destroyed an Albatros D.III . Bell was promoted to the temporary rank of captain on 13 June , to serve in a new unit , No . 150 Squadron RAF , formed from flights detached from No . 47 and No . 17 Squadrons . There Bell gained the remainder of his victories , accounting for twelve more enemy aircraft between 13 May and 18 September 1918 . On 29 February 1919 Bell appeared before a Medical Board , having contracted malaria in Salonika in September 1918 ; he suffered from intermittent fevers , weakness , and insomnia , and was assessed as being unfit for further service . On 6 May Bell ceased to be seconded to the RAF , relinquishing his commission . On 13 May he was demobilized from the Canadian Expeditionary Force . On 10 October 1919 he received unrestricted permission to wear the insignia of a `` Chevalier '' of the Legion of Honour , conferred on him by France . Personal life . In 1920 he married Edith Grace Drayton , eldest daughter of Sir Henry and Lady Drayton , in Ottawa .
Keystone ( Berkeley , California ) . The Keystone , also known as Keystone Berkeley , was a small music club at 2119 University Avenue in Berkeley , California , which operated in the 1970s and 1980s . Numerous nationally known groups performed there , and the club was a regular venue for the Jerry Garcia Band . `` Keystone Berkeley '' , run by Freddy Herrera and Bobby Corona , was linked to `` The Stone '' and `` Keystone Palo Alto '' . Berkeley . Keystone Korner 's Freddy Herrera opened `` Keystone Berkeley '' , a larger venue , then sold the Keystone Korner to Todd Barkan The Keystone Berkeley closed in 1984 . Palo Alto . Keystone Palo Alto , at 260 California Avenue , opened 20 January 1977 . The Keystone Palo Alto closed in 1986 . The club became the Vortex in the mid-1980s , then The Edge in 1989 , and closed in April 2000 to be remade into a restaurant , finally as `` Illusions '' , a restaurant and nightclub . The building was at various times during the last 50 years , a Purity Market , a Natural food store , a German restaurant , called the Zinzanatti Oom Pah Pah Lounge , a club called `` Sophies '' , it then was demolished in October 2013 . The Stone . Marty Balin 's Matrix at 3138 Fillmore Street closed in early 1971 . Peter Abram , along with John Barsotti and Dave Martin , re-opened the club at 412 Broadway , previously `` Mr D 's '' in late Summer 1973 but it was not really a success . The New York Dolls played September 4-6 . Bob Marley and The Wailers played October 19-20 , October 29-30 . Iggy and The Stooges , The Tubes and Sugardaddy played Halloween 1973 . 412 Broadway , San Francisco , then hosted the play `` Bullshot Crummond '' , then , from 1980 to 1990 it was `` The Stone '' , later it was the home of `` Broadway Showgirls Cabaret '' .
The Water Magician . is a 1933 black and white Japanese silent film directed by Kenji Mizoguchi and based on a story by Kyōka Izumi . It is one of the most popular titles from the silent film work of Mizoguchi and tells a tragic love story which realistically depicts the beauty and strength of the women of the Meiji period . It is currently available with benshi accompaniment .
Ben Hunt-Davis . ( Francis ) Benedict Hunt-Davis ( born 15 March 1972 ) is a former British competition rower and an Olympic champion . Early life . Hunt-Davis was educated at Shiplake College , Henley-on-Thames in Oxfordshire . His is the son of Anita and Miles Hunt-Davis . Rowing career . Hunt-Davis competed at the 1992 Barcelona games and the 1996 Atlanta games . He won a silver medal in the 1999 World Rowing Championships . Hunt-Davis won a gold medal in the Men 's VIIIs at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney , as a member of the British rowing team , the first British crew to have won this event since 1912 . Life after rowing . Hunt-Davis is a keynote speaker and performance coach and owns a leadership development company , Will It Make The Boat Go Faster ? Ltd with Tom Barry . He has also works for the British Olympic Association , he was the Chairman of the 2011 World Rowing Junior Championships and is Chairman on the Organising Committee for the 2013 World Rowing Cup at Eton Dorney . He has co-authored a book `` Will It Make The Boat Go Faster ? '' with Harriet Beveridge . On 27 July 2012 , Hunt-Davis was one of crew of the `` Gloriana '' which rowed with the Olympic Torch from Hampton Court Palace to Westminster Bridge . Hunt-Davis married Isabella ( née Parish ) in 2000 ; they have three children .
Mario Riccoboni . Mario Riccoboni ( 16 February 1889 – 1968 ) was an Italian sprinter . He competed in the men 's 100 metres at the 1920 Summer Olympics .
Gömlekhisar , Vezirköprü . Gömlekhisar is a village in the Vezirköprü , Samsun Province , Turkey .
Ludlam Building . The Ludlam Building is a Greek Revival styled building , located in Oyster Bay , New York . Past occupants include a dry goods store , a grocery store , and a haberdashery . Despite a number of fires , the brick shell of the building remains . History . This building is called the Ludlam Building after James Ludlam , who built it in 1849 . This date does not mark the beginning of Ludlam 's business in Oyster Bay , however ; he had been the proprietor of a dry goods store since 1836 in a building on the corner of Spring Street and West Main ( or Broadway as it was then called ) . To the east was a building occupied by a cabinetmaker , a tailor , and the Sons of Temperance . After closing time on November 6 , 1848 , a fire started in the cabinetmaker shop which burned it to the ground and spread to Ludlam 's store completely destroying it . Instead of rebuilding on that site , he bought a plot of land on the corner of West Main and South Street and built the two story building that stands here today . He passed his thriving business on to his sons James and Fredrick who later sold it to Roger Royce . Mr. Royce was operating a grocery store in 1907 when he faced their father 's worst nightmare . Nearby was the Long 's Opera House whose cast had just closed up for the night after a performance of `` Driven Home . '' In the back of the Opera House a fire started which quickly spread throughout the adjacent buildings . Luckily for Royce , the Atlantic Steamer Fire Company responded with their Silsby Steamer drawn by a team of horses . They drafted water from Anthony 's Brook which flowed down South Street and valiantly fought the blazing fire . The Opera House was destroyed as well as a private home and a millinery shop , but the Post Office and the Ludlam Building , though scorched were saved . Soon after the fire , Mr. Royce sold the building to the Kursman brothers , who ran a dry goods and clothing store . The Kursman 's , later joined by David Bernstein , continued with their business into the 1930s . Then , on April 12 , 1932 , fire struck again . This time the interior of the Ludlam Building was gutted , including all the inventory and fixtures ; only the brick walls remained . Afterwards David Bernstein rebuilt the structure and operated a popular haberdashery called Dave 's Shop for more than thirty years . This Greek Revival brick building survives as one of the oldest commercial storefronts in the village , and for over a decade has been the home of Appliance World .
Werauhia singuliflora . `` Werauhia singuliflora '' is a species in the genus `` Werauhia '' . This species is endemic to Costa Rica .
Chigwell Row Wood . Chigwell Row Wood is a 14.1 hectare Local Nature Reserve in Chigwell in Epping Forest district , Essex . It is owned by The Chigwell Row Recreation Ground Charity , of which the district council are the trustees , and managed by council staff and volunteers . The wood is a remnant of the ancient Hainault Forest , and its history can be traced back to the seventeenth century . The trees were traditionally pollarded for fuel , and 366 pollards over 250 years old have been recorded . 75 % of these are hornbeam and 20 % oak . Over 800 species of invertebrates have been recorded . In the early 2000s heathland areas were suffering from invasive bramble and aspen , and since 2005 clearance of these species has resulted in a return of heathland species . There is access from a park off Lambourne Road .
Ferdinand August Freiherr von Hügel . Ferdinand August von Hügel ( 11 September 1775 – 19 October 1834 ) was a general in the royal Württemberg Infantry , Inspector of the Infantry Corps , and governor of the Residence city of Stuttgart . He was awarded the gold cross of Honor for his action in the military campaigns of 1815 . He was one of three sons of Johann Andreas von Hügel , ( born 1734 in Strassbourg and died in 1807 ) , a captain in the Seven Years ' War in the service of Württemberg . His father fought at the Battle of Höchstädt on the side of the Allied Coalition in 1800 ; after the Peace of Luneville , Württemberg fell under the influence of Napoleon 's France and he commanded a regiment seconded to Napoleon 's army . He and Dominique Vandamme had numerous confrontations during the 1809 campaign . Von Hügel objected to the ways in which Vandamme exploited and abused the Württemberg soldiers , when he commanded Napoleon 's VIII Corps .
Andrew Taylor ( footballer , born 1986 ) . Andrew Derek Taylor ( born 1 August 1986 ) is an English professional footballer who plays for Bolton Wanderers . He has previously played for Cardiff City , Middlesbrough , Bradford City , Watford and Wigan Athletic . Club career . Taylor was born in Hartlepool , County Durham . A graduate of Middlesbrough 's youth academy , he started out as a left midfielder in the successful 2004 FA Youth Cup campaign with the likes of David Wheater and Adam Johnson . Middlesbrough . In 2005 , Taylor was sent out on loan to Bradford City , making his full debut at his hometown club Hartlepool United . Taylor was named as a substitute in several UEFA Cup games during the 2004–05 season but did not leave the bench . During the 2005–06 season , Boro reached the FA Cup semi-final and the 2006 UEFA Cup Final . With only Franck Queudrue able to play at left-back , Steve McClaren brought Taylor back from Bradford , where he had impressed on loan . He played in several Premier League matches and the FA Cup semi-final to save Queudrue for the UEFA Cup tie with Sevilla . His impressive form meant he was unlucky to miss out on a starting place against Sevilla . The arrival of Julio Arca for the 2006–07 season in replacement of the Fulham-bound Queudrue saw Taylor lose his place . After Arca 's injury during the first game of the season , Taylor deputised in the left back position and eventually made it his own after impressing Gareth Southgate . He stuck a partnership with fellow Boro academy graduate Stewart Downing on the left wing and is now regarded as the first choice left-back . Taylor signed a one-year extension to his contract in January 2008 , which would see him remain at the club until June 2011 . The 2008–09 season was a frustrating one for Taylor as he played only 20 league games due to several injuries . He ended the season on a low note as Boro were relegated after playing out a draw at home to Aston Villa . After starting the 2009–10 season on the bench , he reclaimed his spot in the starting eleven . On 12 September , he sustain an ankle ligament injury in the home win against Ipswich Town and was out for the rest of the month and October . He made the bench for the 21 November game against Nottingham Forest but did not leave the bench . Taylor joined Watford on loan on 31 August 2010 . He scored his first career goal—a stunning left footed volley from outside the penalty area—on 1 January 2011 , in a 3–0 win against Portsmouth at Vicarage Road . His loan spell finished on 5 January , and on 17 January , Watford put in a bid for the left back . However , a move failed to materialise . Under new 'Boro boss , Tony Mowbray , Taylor returned to the first team as a left winger . On 19 March , Taylor scored his first Middlesbrough goal against former side Watford , 'Boro won the game 2–1 . He later scored two more goals for Middlesbrough against Ipswich Town and Burnley . At the end of 2010–11 season , Taylor 's contract was due to run out and was linked with a move to Cardiff City , where he could re-join former Watford boss Malky Mackay . Another Championship club , Bristol City were also interested in signing Taylor over the summer . Cardiff City . On 1 July 2011 , Taylor agreed terms with Cardiff City , signing a three-year deal with the Welsh club . Taylor immediately became the club 's first-choice left-back . He made his debut in 1–0 win over West Ham United on the opening day of the season . Taylor scored his first goal for Cardiff on 27 August , in a 1–1 draw with Portsmouth at Fratton Park . Taylor played in all eight games in the club 's League Cup push , and represented City in the Wembley Final against Liverpool . Cardiff were beaten by the Premier League side after a penalty shootout , the game finishing 2–2 after extra time as Cardiff won many plaudits for their performance against an established Premier League side . Cardiff 's league form dipped following the cup final , and they ultimately finished the season in sixth position.West Ham United , who went on to win promotion , beat City home and away in their Play-off semi-final meetings . Taylor signed a two-year contract extension on 16 November 2012 , tying him to the Club until 2016 . He made forty-three league appearances in his second season in Wales , the third-highest total of any Cardiff player , and was an integral part of the side that won the 2012–13 Championship title , achieving promotion to the Premier League . Wigan Athletic . On 3 June 2014 Taylor signed for Wigan Athletic on a three-year deal . Reading ( loan ) . On 5 August 2015 , Taylor signed on loan to Reading . Bolton Wanderers ( loan ) . On 10 August 2016 , Taylor signed on loan for Bolton Wanderers . making his debut three days later away at AFC Wimbledon as an 85th-minute substitute , replacing Liam Trotter . Bolton Wanderers . On 25 May 2017 , Taylor signed for Bolton Wanderers on a two-year deal . International career . Taylor has been in the youth setup since the Under-17 level , and played at the 2003 UEFA U17 Championships with U21 teammates Mark Noble , Steven Taylor and James Milner . With England qualified for the FIFA World Youth Championship that year , he was again selected in the squad . He was a part of England 's Under-19 at the 2005 European Championships , in which they finished runners-up to France . In the summer of 2009 , he was called up for the 2009 UEFA U21 Championship in Sweden and finished runners-up to Germany . Business interests . In August 2009 it was announced that the footballer would be involved in a new business venture called ' . The website based service is aimed to connect footballers and other celebrities with companies and trades people whose reputability and trustworthiness has been validated . The site is available by invitation-only , and went live on 1 September 2009 .
Halvey . Halvey is an Irish surname originating in an area near the Black Sea . The clan then moved to Spain where they took part in the Spanish Armada . Due to rough seas , the clan landed of the west of Ireland in 1588 where they settled . Since then many generations migrated to the USA and some to Great Britain due to poor economic conditions in the country . To this day many Halveys are found in County Wexford County Clare County Longford and County Galway in the Republic of Ireland .
Roger Ball ( MP ) . Roger Ball ( fl . 1395–1407 ) of Gloucester was an English politician . He was a Member ( MP ) of the Parliament of England for Gloucester in 1395 and 1407 .
Rienzi Crusz . Rienzi Crusz ( born 17 October 1925 ) is a Canadian poet born in Galle , Ceylon ( now Sri Lanka ) . At the age of 40 , in 1965 , Crusz immigrated to Toronto , Canada , and soon after began publishing poetry . Though his poetry deals with a wide variety of human experience , Crusz is best known for his poetry that illuminates his experience of immigration , migrancy and the alienation of exile . Early life . As a young child Crusz 's family moved to Colombo , where he attended high school at St. Joseph 's and St. Peter 's colleges . Crusz 's education was in English , and he was exposed to much of the canon of Western literature including Shakespeare , Milton , and Dylan Thomas ( to whom he is sometimes compared ) , which would later influence his writing . Nonetheless , his poetry cites Sri Lanka as a place of memory and longing , Buddhism in `` Karma '' and other poems , the sounds of the rabana drum and classical Sri Lankan dance , though as he said in a 2014 interview that his work is `` not a travel book '' . His Catholic upbringing would also heavily influence his poetry especially `` Gambolling with the Divine '' . Education and employment . Crusz received a Bachelor of Arts in history at the University of Colombo in 1948 . In 1951 Crusz went to England to study library science at the School of Librarianship and Archives at the University of London as a Colombo Plan Scholar . After returning from England Crusz worked at the Central Bank of Ceylon as chief reference librarian until immigrating to Canada in 1965 . Crusz earned a Bachelor of Library Science at the University of Toronto after his arrival , and then attained a Master of Arts in History at the University of Waterloo . He remained at the University of Waterloo until 1993 as a senior reference and collections development librarian . His library work greatly influenced his non-fiction publications . Early literary work . Crusz began his literary career as a storyteller for his three children . In Sri Lanka he wrote `` Bumpis , the magic Elephant '' which portrays Canada as a haven . Chelva Kanaganayakam describes this early story as `` prophetic '' , as it foreshadows his later experience of immigration and exile . After his arrival in Canada , Crusz was encouraged to continue writing by Irving Layton , then published his first poems in several literary magazines and journals such as `` The Fiddlehead '' , `` The Malahat Review '' and `` Canadian Forum '' . `` Flesh and Thorn '' , put into print in 1974 with pen and ink drawings by Virgil Burnett , is Crusz 's first published collection of poetry . Although much of Crusz 's work has been described as autobiographic , it is `` Flesh and Thorn '' that most resounds with Crusz 's personal life . `` Elephant and Ice '' , Crusz 's second collection of poetry , was published in 1980 and reissued in a limited edition in 2005 of 500 numbered and signed copies . It has been most used to examine Crusz 's comparisons of Canada and Sri Lanka . Crusz 's work is full of dualities , the most apparent being that of his `` negotiation '' of Canada and Sri Lanka and where he stands in relation to each country . Even the title of this book is binary , with Elephant standing for Sri Lanka and Ice for Canada . The critic Arun Mukherjee writes in the essay `` Songs of an Immigrant '' that Crusz 's binaries show that he is divided in his loyalties and that he uses his Sri Lankan past to `` scrutinize his life in Canada '' . As a post-colonial poet , Crusz questions both homelands , Sri Lanka and Canada , but makes little reference to his time in England as a student . Later literary work . Crusz went on to publish more volumes of poetry , '' Singing against the Wind '' ( 1985 , reissued in 2005 ) , `` A Time for Loving '' ( 1986 ) , `` Still Close to the Raven '' ( 1989 , reissued in 2008 ) , `` The Rain Does n't Know me Anymore '' ( 1992 ) , `` Beatitudes of Ice '' ( 1995 ; reissued in 2008 ) and `` Insurgent Rain : Selected Poems 1974–1996 '' ( 1997 ) before publishing `` Lord of the Mountain : The Sardiel Poems '' ( 1999 ) , '' Love Where the Nights are Green '' ( 2007 ) `` Enough to be Mortal Now '' ( 2009 ) , `` Do n't tell me that I 'm not an elephant '' ( 2012 ) , `` How to Dance in this Rarefied Air '' ( 2017 ) . `` In the Twilight of my Bones '' , a manuscript of new and unpublished poems , is awaiting publication . `` Lord of the Mountain '' is an anomaly among Crusz 's works , a mixed genre ( prose and poetry ) work about the life , trial and death of the Sri Lankan Robin Hood , Sardiel . Sardiel was a famous Sri Lankan bandit of the mid-nineteenth century who robbed from the rich to help the poor . He was captured and hanged in 1864 . Sardiel is generally celebrated in Sri Lanka as a national hero ; many stories and articles have been written about him and he is a favourite story of Sri Lankan children Like the popular stories told about Sardiel , Crusz initially celebrates Sardiel in `` Lord of the Mountain '' by writing of Sardiel as the `` champion of the underdog '' and showing how Sardiel resented and resisted the occupation of the colonial British . In `` Obituary for the Nakoti Chettiar '' where `` the body of one of the richest merchants in the city was found in a cruelly mangled state at the foot of a huge bo tree just outside a Buddhist temple '' and in `` The White Arabian 's Flank '' where `` once , twice , three times , [ Sardiel 's ] serrated blade flashes , finds it target '' in an Arab horse trader 's body , however , Crusz complicates the character of Sardiel by revealing his immoral side as well : Crusz portrays some of Sardiel 's exploits as not necessarily being for the greater good . For example , when Sardiel begins to doubt the nobility in his crimes in the poem `` Which Way ? `` , the reader too has reason to doubt Sardiel 's virtue in his actions as a criminal and after capture . Crusz also emphasised Sardiel 's conversion from Buddhism to Christianity upon his capture in `` Lord of the Mountain '' . This historical fact underlines the dichotomies in this work and asks readers to think critically about the complex motives for the adoption of Christianity by Sri Lankans under colonial rule . In a private correspondence Crusz has described Sardiel 's conversion as `` courageous '' . Like Ondaatje 's `` The Collected Works of Billy the Kid '' , readers ' sympathies are initially attached to a bandit as protagonist , only to find them questioned later without necessarily attaching to the antagonist . Non-fiction work . Crusz also published several non-fiction books , of note is `` Ralph Nader : a Bibliography , 1960–1982 '' , published at a time ( first-edition , 1973 ) when Ralph Nader 's views against triumphant consumerism were gaining understanding among the public . Critical reception . After Crusz sent Irving Layton a few pieces when he first began writing , Layton said about them , `` The poems are very good indeed '' . In `` Dark Antonyms and Paradise '' , the most comprehensive book about Crusz 's work to date , Chelva Kanaganayakam has shown that Crusz is legitimate in his uses of the themes of immigration and alienation . Crusz 's work appears in Sinhalese and English in Sri Lanka , in translation to French in `` Ce qu'Ile dit '' and in McGraw-Hill 's `` Constructing Meaning : Skills for Understanding Contemporary Texts '' . As a Sri Lankan writer in Canada , some would compare him with Michael Ondaatje .
My Brother 's Wedding . `` My Brother 's Wedding '' is a tragic comedy written by Charles Burnett about a man named Pierce Mundy ( Everett Silas ) who has low ambitions and no plans for the future . He settles for a job at his parent 's dry cleaners in South Central Los Angeles after being fired from his previous job . Pierce wastes his days fooling around and wasting time with his childhood friend , Soldier ( Ronnie Bell ) , who was recently released from prison . When his brother Wendell ( Monte Easter ) plans on marrying a woman , Sonia ( Gaye Shannon-Burnett ) , with a higher social class than he , his disdain for the woman prevents him from making the morally right decision . Plot . The movie opens with a man playing the harmonica and singing the blues . Pierce is then seen walking down the street when he gets called by a woman to see her sister 's baby . Pierce says that he does n't have time because he has to go to visit Soldier 's mother , but goes in anyway . At the house , Pierce asks who the father is and the woman says that he could be the father if he wants . Angered by the comment , Pierce leaves the house and continues his way to Soldier 's place . At the house , Soldier 's mother Mrs. Richardson asks Pierce if Soldier would ever act his age and wants Pierce to keep him out of trouble . Pierce promises her by saying that Soldier wrote him a letter that said he would never go back to jail and even asked for a job . Mrs. Richardson asks about his brother 's wedding and Pierce tells her about how he does n't like her because she 's rich . Pierce leaves saying that he has to go work at his mother 's shop . At the shop , Mr. Bitterfield comes in asking if Pierce 's mother , Mrs. Mundy , can mend the rip in his church-going pants . When Pierce goes in the back to consult his mother , she says to tell Mr. Bitterfield that they can fix it but to instead throw them in the trash and give Mr. Bitterfield a pair from the unclaimed box . Pierce then gets into a wrestling match with his father . Meanwhile , a man comes into the store asking for a job . Mrs. Mundy replies saying there are two grown men in the back that can help her . Turning around to see Pierce and his father still wrestling , the man leaves , as does Pierce 's parents . Back at home , Pierce 's mother informs him that his brother , Wendell , and his fiancée , Sonia , are coming over . Pierce says he does not want to go , complaining that Sonia is always bragging about how her family is rich and privileged . She warns Pierce that he has to behave so Sonia can see that he is civilized . She then tells him to go over to the neighborhood elders , Big Momma and Big Daddy , to see if they need anything and to pick up a pot . Once there , Big Daddy gets mad at Pierce for being rude and not saying anything . Pierce explains that he has to get back to the house before Wendell gets there . Pierce and Sonia get into an argument because Pierce thinks that Sonia had nothing to worry about all her life because she attended charm school . Sonia retaliates saying that she had to worry about things such as grades and if people liked her and her . Sonia also says that charm school taught young girls how to be ladies . They walk into the living room , where Wendell was telling his secretary of the wedding count . Upon hearing that , Pierce 's mother then turns and asks Pierce when he 's going to have a secretary . She says that she put them in church so that when they settled down she would have done her job . Intending that Pierce has not yet accomplished anything , Pierce tells his mother that it is not his fault . This upsets his mother as she tells him that it is his fault because of all the sacrifices that she and their father have given up for them . The next day , a man comes in looking for the clothes that he had brought in two months ago . They have trouble finding it because they man does not remember what he put his name as . They allow the man to go back and look for it , but Mrs. Mundy states that if he was a good man they would not have to keep track of all his aliases . Angela comes into the store all dressed up asking Pierce if he would go to prom with her in a couple of years . Seeing Pierce 's disinterest , she leaves saying that she 's going over to Smokey Robinson 's tonight and that she should go get dressed . Pierce 's mother tells him that he needs to go over to Big Momma and Daddy 's house because Haddie wants to go out . As Pierce leaves , he and his father get into another wrestling match . With Soldier close to returning home , Pierce goes to a liquor store and asks his friend if he would be willing to give Soldier a job . The friend says that he would give Pierce a job , but he will not give one to Soldier . Having been rejected , Pierce then goes to ask his friend , Bob , telling him that Soldier is getting out of jail . Bob states that it is too bad because a person like Soldier should just stay in jail until he rots . Hearing this , Pierce leaves without even asking and picks up Soldier to take him home . When Mrs. Richardson sees Soldier she starts crying and Pierce consoles her saying that he is here to stay . Pierce hangs out with Soldier saying that Soldier is with a different girl every time he sees him . They goof around and hang out for the day . While hanging out in an alley , Soldier asks about his friend Lonneil and Pierce tells him that he was killed during an attempt to rob a liquor store . Pierce then says that they are the only two left . The next day Angela comes back and tells Pierce about how she was at Smokey Robinson 's last night . She also tells him about how she does not like guys that are too cute . Pierce 's mom interrupts telling Pierce that he has to go take care of Big Daddy and give him a bath . A man then attempts to rob the shop but backs out when he realized that Mrs. Mundy was on to what he was trying to do . Soldier asks Pierce about his girlfriend , Barbara , and if they had sex or not . Someone hiding in the bushes then leaps out and tries to shoot them but there are no bullets in the gun . They end up chasing the man , but Pierce lets him go . Pierce 's mother begs him not to embarrass the family during dinner with the Richardson 's . She says that she did n't raise heathens , but Pierce still states that he does not like Sonia because she has never worked for anything in her life . During dinner , Mr. Richardson asks Pierce what his job is . Pierce says that he went to school but did not like that everyone was doing the same thing . He tells him how he used to drive heavy machinery and delivered explosives . He states that he likes to work with his hands and that he 's not smart enough to become a lawyer . Pierce 's mother then says that it would have been nice to have a doctor and a lawyer in the family , but Pierce remarks that they are all crooks . Mr. Richardson says that the real corruption is in politics . Pierce states that the higher up you go , the lower the people you find . When Pierce 's mother asks Sonia about her trial , Pierce yells at her saying that letting her client go free was wrong because he had killed people . This ends the dinner and they leave with Pierce 's mother saying how ashamed of him she is . While Pierce is working at the store , Soldier walks in with a girl and asks Pierce to let him have sex with the girl in the back of the store . Pierce 's mother goes to church but has to come back because she forgot her prayer book . She ends up walking in on them having sex and freaks out because they also did it on her prayer book . The girl then runs away in embarrassment . The next day , Soldier is waiting in a car for Pierce with another girl and sends Angela to go tell Pierce to hurry up . Angela ends up not telling Pierce that they are waiting and they leave without him . While Pierce is taking care of Big Momma and Big Daddy , Big Daddy asks Pierce if his friends are saved and believe in God , especially Soldier . That night Soldier gets into a car accident and dies . When Pierce finds out the next day , he runs to Soldier 's house where his parents are grieving and the funeral is set for Saturday . Soldier 's mom tells Pierce that he was like a son to her . Pierce then feels like it is his job to go find pallbearers for Soldier 's funeral . In doing so , he realizes that the funeral is the same day as his brother 's wedding . He rushes home to ask his brother and Sonia to change they date , but they refuse because he had never been nice to Sonia . Pierce 's father then talks to him and tells them that maybe they can change the date of the funeral . With new hope , Pierce goes back to Soldier 's house to ask . Once there , Soldier 's dad tells him about the stress of the last few days and all the relatives that have flown in for Soldier 's funeral . Hearing this , Pierce abandons the idea of asking them to change the date of the funeral and is now left conflicted . As both the wedding and the funeral are starting , Pierce shows up late and tells his mother that he has to go to the funeral . He tells his mother that someone else has to be the best man , but she gets angry and tells him to go sit down . However , Pierce ends up getting a car and drives to Soldier 's funeral only to be late and miss it . The movie ends with Pierce sitting at the parking lot of the mortuary with the wedding rings and missing both events . Characters . Pierce Mundy ( Everett Silas ) - main character who is a man with no ambitions and spends his days working at his parent 's dry cleaners in South Central Los Angeles . When he is not working , he is either taking care of the neighborhood elders or wasting time with his childhood friend , Soldier . When the time comes for Pierce to make a crucial decision in his life , he is not morally able to choose the right decision and ends up disappointing his family . Wendell Mundy ( Monte Easter ) - Pierce 's brother who is also a lawyer moving up in the social class order . He is about to marry an upper-middle class woman who Pierce despises because she is wealthier than their family . Mrs. Mundy ( Jessie Holms ) - Pierce 's mother who dominates the household and manages the dry cleaners store . She is always nagging Pierce to get an education and become successful like his brother . She is very proud of her son , Wendell , and is constantly trying to get Pierce to be just like him . Mr. Mundy ( Dennis Kemper ) - Pierce 's father who is very passive and has no major responsibilities in his life . Similar to Pierce , he acts like a child wrestling and fighting with Pierce . He has no influence over his family and can not even help Pierce make the right decision in life . Soldier Richardson ( Ronnie Bell ) - Pierce 's childhood friend who is constantly in and out of prison . He does not have a job and spends his days fooling around and sleeping with multiple women . He influences Pierce to make the wrong decisions in life and gets them in trouble . Mrs. Richardson ( Sally Easter ) - Soldier 's mother who looks to Pierce to try to help Soldier become a better person . She sees Pierce as her own son and hopes he can lead Soldier to make the right decisions . Sonia Dubois ( Gaye Shannon-Burnett ) - Wendell 's fiancé who Pierce hates because he thinks that she never had to work for anything in her entire life . She and Pierce constantly get into argument about the subject and refuses to change her wedding date because Pierce had never been nice to her . Mr. and Mrs. Dubois ( Sy Richardson and Frances E , Nealy ) - Sonia 's parents who are very wealthy and despised by Pierce . Angela ( Angela Burnett ) - neighborhood girl that has a crush on Pierce and is always trying to talk to him . History . Charles Burnett calls this movie a tragicomedy based on the lives of the people who live in South Central Los Angeles . In a place where crime and violence are such a big part of everyday life and most people are stuck in their life , Burnett shows the life of an average person through the life of Pierce . He spends his days either wasting time with his friends or working a dead end job at his parent 's dry cleaners with no thoughts of ever leaving . Burnett also depicts a typical household of dominant mothers and passive father as seen in Pierce 's parents . His mother runs the dry cleaning shop while his father , like Pierce , goofs around with him and does whatever his wife tells him to do . Having dropped out of school , Pierce hates the rich and is satisfied with his life for the wrong reasons . He does not realize what it is like to live a well-educated and successful life . He sees everyone in the upper and middle class not having worked for anything in their lives . As shown in the conversation with Sonia 's father , Pierce tells him that he likes doing a working class man 's job which includes operating heavy machinery and working with his hands . He also mentions how he believes everyone who goes to college lives the same boring life and that all doctors and lawyers are corrupt . This statement shows how ignorant Pierce is to the good things and the bad things in life reflecting the opinion of most people living in the ghetto . Pierce also spends most of his time taking care of the neighborhood elders instead of taking care of himself . An example that despite his short comings he is still concerned and values community and its elders . This and other complex and contradictory consequence lead to Pierce not learning to be responsible for his actions and not being able to make the right decisions in life . Burnett 's tragicomedy shows the life of African-American living in the working class communities as funny and loving , but in a tragic way because they lack the ambition to get out of a caste system and lead successful lives . As a statement in the New York Times states `` [ Burnett is ] making art out of materials and inspirations that lie close to hand . And the result is a film that is so firmly and organically rooted in a specific time and place that it seems to contain worlds. ” Black Independent Film . `` My Brother 's Wedding '' is a black independent film rather than a blaxploitation film . Black independent films focus on the many aspects of African American life rather than just the negative side . However , because they are seen as independent , many of these films never received the publicity they deserved . As was the case with My Brother 's Wedding which was not publicly released due to mixed reviews from the original audience . Even though Burnett tried to make these films as personal and as meaningful as possible , many of his works are hard to find on a regular basis . The lack of popularized black films can be acquitted to the fact that Hollywood has been designed to crush the independent film industry . Another flaw in the black independent film industry is the fact that independent film industries are rarely located in African American neighbors . Many are instead located in white neighborhoods that usually prefer to watch Hollywood 's productions . Production . Charles Burnett was never allowed to finish editing the movie before it was sent to the New York film festival for screening by the producers . Films festivals are successful ways to introduce films to the public in hopes of being picked up by a distribution company . The rough-cut version of the film initially received mixed reviews from the audience and the people of `` The New York Times '' . This scared off distributors who believed it would be unsuccessful and was therefore never released to the wider public audience , who may have had different opinions on the film . Armond White , a film critic , noted that this was “ a catastrophic blow to the development of American popular culture. ” Almost twenty five years later when Milestone Films picked up the rights to this film , they allowed Burnett to finally finish editing the film and release it the way he always pictured it to be . Box office . `` My Brother 's Wedding '' generated $ 4,294 in revenue during its first weekend on September 16 , 2007 . The film was screened in only one theater in the U.S . The film went on to earn gross revenue of $ 8,217 . Critical reception . The film received mostly generated positive reviews from the public . Slant Magazine called this film timeless and necessary even though it did not hold up well as a film . `` The Village Voice '' stated it was `` A treasure that demands to be unearthed in all its funny-sad tenderness . '' Jonathan Rosenbaum of the `` Chicago Reader '' said `` If a better film has been made about black ghetto life , I have n't seen it . '' The films did fairly well considering the fact that it was an independent film shown in only one theater across the nation .
Benè Gola . Giuseppe `` Benè '' Gola ( born 28 December 1904 , date of death unknown ) was an Italian footballer who played as a defender .
Ajdin Draga . Ajdin Draga ( 1864-1914 ) was an Albanian politician . In 1912 , he was a representative of Kosovo in the Albanian Declaration of Independence and a member of the Albanian Senate . Life . Ajdin Draga was born in Mojstir , Tutin , Serbia in 1864 to the Draga family . His father Ali Pasha Draga was a notable landowner of the region . His brothers , Nexhip and Ferhat , also activists of the Albanian National Awakening , led the Xhemijet party of Yugoslavia in the interwar period . In November 1912 he participated in the Assembly of Vlorë , in which the independence of Albania was declared and a national congress was formed . The deputies of the national congress also elected eighteen delegates of the assembly to form the Albanian Senate , of which Ajdin Draga was a member as a senator of Kosovo along with Salih Gjuka and Bedri Pejani . He died in June 1914 in a battle against Essadist forces in Rashbull , Durrës .
1982 Nehru Cup . The 1982 Nehru Cup was the first edition of the Nehru Cup . It was held between February 16 to March 3 in Calcutta . Format . A total of 6 teams participated in the tournament through being invited by the All India Football Federation . The tournament would be played in a round-robin style with the top two in the final standings then meeting in a final match to crown the champions . Amauter teams and 'B ' sides from Europe were invited .
Vince Guaraldi , Bola Sete and Friends . `` Vince Guaraldi , Bola Sete and Friends '' is a collaboration between pianist Vince Guaraldi and guitarist Bola Sete that was released in 1963 by Fantasy Records . Release and reception . Richard S. Ginell of allmusic gave the album four and a half out of five stars , praising Guaraldi and Sete for fluidly combining their styles . In 2000 , `` Vince Guaraldi , Bola Sete and Friends '' was issued on CD coupled with `` Live at El Matador '' .
Waidhofen , Bavaria . Waidhofen is a municipality in the district of Neuburg-Schrobenhausen in Bavaria in Germany . The former farmstead Hinterkaifeck , site of six murders in 1922 , falls within this municipality and within the formerly existing municipality of Wangen .
Butmas language . Butmas , also Butmas-Tur or `` Farafi '' , is a language of the interior of Santo Island in Vanuatu .
Elections in Delhi . Elections in Delhi , the National Capital Region of India are conducted in accordance with the Constitution of India . The Assembly of Delhi creates laws regarding the conduct of local body elections unilaterally while any changes by the state legislature to the conduct of state level elections needs to be approved by the Parliament of India . In addition , the state legislature may be dismissed by the Parliament according to Article 356 of the Indian Constitution and President 's rule may be imposed . Main Political Parties . The Indian National Congress ( INC ) , Bharatiya Janata Party ( BJP ) , Aam Aadmi Party ( AAP ) are the major political parties in Delhi . In the past , various parties such as Bharatiya Jana Sangh ( BJS ) and Janata Party ( JP ) were also influential in the territory .
Brzozów . Brzozów ( , `` Bereziv '' ; `` Brezhov '' ; lat . `` Brozovia '' , or `` Prozzow '' ) is a town in south-eastern Poland , with 7,677 inhabitants ( 02.06.2009 ) . It is situated in Subcarpathian Voivodeship ( since 1999 ) and is the seat of both Brzozów County and the smaller administrative district of Gmina Brzozów . It lies south of the city of Rzeszów . History . Brzozów was founded in 1359 , Brzozów took on the name of an earlier , adjacent settlement of the 14th century , which gradually over time came to be known as Stara Wieś ( Old Village ) . A large Jesuit Basilica and Monastery , built in 1760 , is found in Stara Wieś . Queen Mary donated Brzozów and four other villages to the Bishops of Przemyśl in 1384 . From the middle 14th to the early 19th centuries , the Bishops of Przemyśl resided principally at Brzozów . Tatar attacks took place in 1525 , 1623–25 , 1629 and with heavy losses in 1674 . Afterwards , Brzozów declined commercially until the 19th century . From the first partition of Poland in 1772 until 1918 , the town was part of the Austrian monarchy ( Austria side after the compromise of 1867 ) , head of the district with the same name , one of the 78 `` Bezirkshauptmannschaften '' in Austrian Galicia province ( Crownland ) . Before World War II there was a Jewish community of about 1300 in Brzozów . A large part was massacred on 10th August 1942 by the SS , Ukrainian and Polish police . The remainder were sent to death camps or murdered by the Nazis during the war . Since then , there has been no Jewish presence in the town . Economy . In 1550-1650 , nineteen trades were practiced here including cloth-making , food processing , and leather-making as well as wood , metal , and ceramic trades . The first hospital of record is mentioned in 1518 . A parish school was in existence in the early 16th century , and annual elections of mayors and judges , subject to approval of the bishop , commenced in 1410 . The town for hundreds of years had been known for the manufacture of combs , but the industry disappeared by the 1960s . Manufacture of oils was another industry in Brzozów ; walnut oil was a famous product reportedly supplied to the royal table in Kraków in the 16th century . Oils were also produced from plum core . A post-office was opened in 1851
Samuel Chandanappally . Samuel Chandanappally ( 13 May 1940 – 3 July 2000 ) , who was born C.D . Samuel , was an Indian writer , college professor and orator . In his lifetime , he wrote around 30 books in Malayalam . His book titled `` Malankara Sabha Pithakkanmar '' , contains the study about the writings of the holy fathers of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church community and is considered a reference text . Dr. Samuel Chandanappally collected most of the writings of Saint Gregorios of Parumala after a long period of research and published them with the title `` Holy writings ( Pavithra Rachanakal ) '' in 1980 .
Norma e Felice . `` Norma e Felice '' is an Italian sitcom . It is a spin-off of `` Nonno Felice '' .
Death of Frank Valdes . On July 17 , 1999 , death row inmate Frank Valdes ( born October 28 , 1962 ) was killed at Florida State Prison . That morning , nine correctional officers , carrying stun guns , entered his cell and beat him . Background . Valdes had a death sentence resulting from the 1987 fatal shooting of Glades Correctional Institution Correctional Officer Fred Griffis . At the time , Valdes was attempting to assist an inmate escape . Fellow inmate William van Poyck was sentenced to death for his role in Griffis ’ murder , and was executed on June 12 , 2013 . Prosecutors of the state criminal trial stated that Valdes ' attack was due to a desire to prevent him from discussing mistreatment of inmates with reporters . The Florida Department of Corrections stated that Valdes had threatened one of the officers , leading to an extraction team to be called to his cell . Beating . The incident occurred in the X-Wing area of the prison . Inmates stated that the correctional officers placed the body in a hallway and used bleach to clean the Valdes cell ; the inmates stated that the officers placed Valdes 's body in another cell and then called 911 . The autopsy showed prints of correctional officer boots in Valdes 's skin , and he also had broken ribs . Valdes was pronounced dead at the Shands Hospital in Starke . That day , the Florida Department of Law Enforcement ( FDLE ) was notified about the incident . The DOC ruled that Valdes committed suicide by diving off of his bunk and hitting the bars of the cell . The FDLE ruled that he died due to a beating . The nine officers , who were suspended from their jobs , refused to talk . This prompted the Federal Bureau of Investigation ( FBI ) to join the FDLE investigation . Trial . Captain Timothy Alvin Thornton , Sergeant Charles Austin Brown , Sergeant Jason Patrick `` J.P. '' Griffis , and Sergeant Robert William Sauls were indicted by an Alachua County , Florida grand jury on February 3 , 2000 . The charges were second degree murder , official corruption , battery on an inmate , and aggravated battery . The other five guards also had charges . One defendant was acquitted in 2000 . In 2002 , Thornton , Griffis , and Brown were acquitted . The jury giving the verdict consisted of five men and one woman . Bill Cervone , the Florida State Attorney , dropped the remaining charges in 2002 . Cervone argued that the trial was problematic since it was in Bradford County , Florida , where other prisons are located , and he also cited the two previous acquittals . Jason Griffis had no relation to Fred Griffis . Jason Griffis accused the trial of being politically motivated . Aftermath . The Department of Corrections fired all nine officers . Yolanda Murphy , the DOC spokesperson , stated that the nine had falsified reports and used excessive and/or unnecessary force and therefore violated the Department 's rules . Valdez 's ex-wife and family brought civil suits . In 2002 United States Department of Justice ( USDOJ ) officials stated that they were considering bringing civil rights charges against the three officers . As a result , the Florida Department of Corrections added cameras in the X-Wing and began requiring the use of video cameras during cell extractions and planned use of force events .
Church of St Andrew , Langford , Bedfordshire . Church of St Andrew is a Grade I listed church in Langford , Bedfordshire , England . It became a listed building on 31 October 1966 .
Astrup , Mariagerfjord . Astrup is a village in Mariagerfjord Municipality , Denmark .
Sarangi , Iran . Sarangi ( , also Romanized as Sarangī ; also known as Sarangar , Sarangū , Sarānjeh , and Sarengīl ) is a village in Horjand Rural District , Kuhsaran District , Ravar County , Kerman Province , Iran . At the 2006 census , its population was 38 , in 10 families .
Pyrrha Jewelry . Pyrrha Design is a jewelry design and manufacturing company based in Vancouver , British Columbia , Canada . Founded in response to mass-manufactured jewelry , Pyrrha produces jewelry based on antique wax seals and heraldic talismans . The company fabricates their products from reclaimed gold , sterling silver , and bronze using the traditional hand-crafting techniques , that have earned them a strong celebrity following . The company takes its name from Greek mythology , specifically the story of Pyrrha and Deucalion , and continues to work mythological , historical , and sentimental themes throughout everything it produces . Pyrrha 's flagship retail location is in West Hollywood , California .
Howard Gardiner . Howard Arthur Bruce Gardiner ( 3 January 1944 – 10 June 2018 ) was a Zimbabwean first-class cricketer and international match referee . He played as a wicketkeeper and useful lower-order batsman for Rhodesia from 1965 to 1976 . After retiring he became a match referee , beginning in an ODI between Pakistan and Sri Lanka at Singapore in 1996 . He went on to referee four more ODI games as well as a Test match at Centurion in 1998 . He was managing director of BOC Zimbabwe Ltd .
Yandina , Solomon Islands . Yandina is a town on Mbanika Island in the Russell Islands , in the Central Province of Solomon Islands . It is a port , and an airport ( ICAO code : AGGY , IATA code : XYA ) . Yandina is the site of a copra and cocoa plantation and has basic services such as a store , post office , and rest house . The Yandina police station was the scene of one of the opening events of the ethnic tensions , where a group of men raided the armoury and stole high powered weapons and ammunition . The group involved became known as the Guadalcanal Revolutionary Army , and later as Isatabu Freedom Movement . Yandina is the site of one of the RAMSI posts . Yandina is also known as a diving destination .
Ibrahima Wadji . Ibrahima Wadji ( born 5 May 1995 ) is a Senegalese footballer who plays for Haugesund , on loan from Molde . Career . On 8 August 2017 , Wadji joined Molde FK from Gazişehir Gaziantep . In July 2018 , Wadji joined FK Haugesund on loan from Molde until the end of the 2018 season , with an opportunity to join Haugesund permanently at the end of the loan .
Krishna ( 1996 Hindi film ) . Krishna is a 1996 Indian action movie directed by Deepak Shivdasani , starring Sunil Shetty , Karishma Kapoor , Om Puri , Shakti Kapoor , Tinnu Anand and Kulbhushan Kharbanda . The film was a success at the box office . The music of the film was also popular with hit songs such as `` Jhanjariya '' . Plot . Krishna ( Sunil Shetty ) is a new name in the world of crime , whose exploits attract the attention of Raja ( Shakti Kapoor ) , an heir to a dead underworld don . Raja is just reduced to remain at the mercy of Bhujang Rao , aka Bhau ( Mohan Joshi ) , another don . Raja loathes Bhujang and his attitude and extends a hand to Krishna , who accepts the offer . Bhau tries to convince Krishna of a brighter future if he joins Bhau 's gang , but Krishna remains with Raja . Meanwhile , Rashmi ( Karisma Kapoor ) , a club dancer , is lamenting the loss of Sunil , her love . Sunil , who was Krishna 's lookalike , was a pilot who died during his training session . Rashmi refuses to believe so , hoping that Sunil will return . During a gig , Rashmi runs into Krishna and is thrilled to see him . Krishna tells her firmly that he is not Sunil . Only when she sees that a tattoo bearing Rashmi 's name , which was supposed to be on Sunil 's arm , is missing from Krishna 's arm , she leaves , broken-hearted and dejected . However , some goons try to rape her and she is saved by Krishna . Krishna reveals that he is indeed Sunil and goes on to tell the truth . He reveals that his instructor was actually acting as a link for some criminals . He forced Sunil to land at an abandoned place to meet the criminals . One of the criminals was Cobra ( Tinnu Anand ) , an infamous name in the underworld . The deal went wrong and Sunil 's instructor was killed . Sunil survived somehow and nobody had seen his face . He was wrongfully arrested as a suspect and minister Amar Prabhakar ( Om Puri ) bailed him out . Amar told him that if he wants to survive , he has to take down all the people who could pose a possible threat . So , Sunil got booked under another name - Krishna . Meanwhile , Cobra returns to India again . It is revealed that both Bhau and Raja are on his payroll . Cobra decides to make Raja the de facto ruler of his operations in India . Raja tells him about Krishna . Cobra and Sunil meet , where Cobra suspects that he has seen Krishna somewhere else . Sunil knows that Cobra may recognize him , but now he has come too far . Later , Raja drops by a brothel , where Sunil is surprised to see his sister perform . His sister is shocked to see him too and commits suicide on the spot . Sunil learns from another dancer that most of the dancers have same story to share - a man came in their life pretending to be a well to do person , married them and sold them , where they were raped before ending up here . He realizes that the man whom he gave his sister to is responsible for destruction of so many girl 's lives . The dancer also tells him that he keeps a record , mostly videotapes of the people he has sold the girls to , in order to blackmail them . In a fit of rage , Sunil accosts the man , but he dies . Sunil receives another blow when he learns that his mother has died . Amar keeps the truths under wraps and gives Sunil 's mother the funeral she deserved . Sunil also learns that Amar 's own daughter has been kidnapped and that Cobra has the tape which may uncover the identity of his sister 's rapist . On learning of Cobra 's another deal with Bhau and Raja , Sunil decides to end it all . In a bloody aftermath , the criminals are killed . Sunil finds the tape , whereby he receives a shocker that his sister was raped by none other than Amar . Here , it is revealed that Amar 's daughter is not kidnapped ; it was only a ploy to garner public sympathy for the next elections . However , the Commissioner ( Kulbhushan Kharbanda ) learns of this fraud and Amar has him captured . Next day , Amar is giving a speech when an enraged Sunil turns up . He makes his way to Amar . The Commissioner , who has somehow succeeded in escaping , manages to save Sunil from being taken down . He pleads to Sunil to let the police take over . Amar tries to run away , taking advantage of the situation , but Sunil removes a fake Sudarshan Chakra from an idol of lord Krishna and beheads Amar with it . With Amar dead , Sunil surrenders . Soundtrack . All songs composed by Anu Malik , with lyrics by Nida Fazli , Anwar Sagar , Anand Raaj Anand , and Madan Pal . `` Jhanjariya '' song was re-adapted from Anand Raaj Anand 's `` Babu Tiptop '' album .
Taşkışla . Taşkışla ( ) is neighborhood and building complex in Istanbul . It takes its name `` Stone Barracks '' from its use as a military establishment in the Ottoman period also known as Mecidiye Kışlası . It is located in close proximity to Beyoğlu and home to the Architecture faculty of the Istanbul Technical University and today serves as a terminus for the Maçka Gondola cable car line . History . English architect Williams James Smith built the houses of the Taşkışla in neo-Renaissance style over the years 1846 to 1852 . The site was converted to military barracks in 1860 , tasked with the protection of Dolmabahçe Palace . The buildings were assigned to the Ministry of Education after the formation of the Republic of Turkey and were renovated by German architect Paul Bonatz and Emin Onat between 1943-1950 . After a period of controversial use as a hotel the site was returned to the Istanbul Technical University in 1989 .
Rwanda Davis Cup team . The Rwanda Davis Cup team represents Rwanda in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Fédération Rwandaise de Tennis . They have not competed since 2013 . Rwanda currently compete in the Europe/Africa Zone of Group III . They finished second in Group B of Group IV in 2005 . History . Rwanda competed in its first Davis Cup in 2001 .
Vincent Kosuga . Vincent W. Kosuga ( January 17 , 1915 – January 19 , 2001 ) was an American onion farmer and commodity trader best known for manipulating the onion futures market . Public outcry over his practices led to the passing of the Onion Futures Act , which banned the trading of futures contracts on onions . Personal life . The son of a Russian Jew who converted to Catholicism , Kosuga was a devout Catholic . He donated a significant amount of his fortune to the church , and was rewarded with private audiences with three popes . Kosuga carried a.38 caliber pistol and a billy club with him at all times . He drove stock cars in his spare time and was a licensed pilot . He once survived a plane crash near Oswego , New York when the plane he was flying ran out of fuel mid-flight . He was left in a body cast after the crash , but made a quick recovery . Farming . Born and raised in Pine Island , New York , Kosuga owned a black dirt farm where he grew onions , celery , and lettuce . His customers included the U.S. Army and Campbell 's soup . He also began trading wheat futures . After an unsuccessful stint trading in which he was brought to the brink of bankruptcy , Kosuga withdrew from commodity trading and at his wife 's insistence focused on farming full-time . Commodity trading . Kosuga was unable to leave trading behind permanently , however , and returned to the commodity market where he began trading onion futures . At the time , onions futures contracts were the most traded product on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange , accounting for 20 % of its trades in 1955 . He soon began splitting his time between New York and Chicago , where he traded on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange several days a week . In Chicago , he was a very successful trader . He lavished expensive gifts upon his brokers , buying them each a new Buick one year . One of his brokers eventually rose to the position of Chairman of the Mercantile Exchange . Kosuga sometimes used deceptive practices to manipulate the futures market . He once bribed a weather bureau to issue a frost warning in order to inflate the price of futures contracts that he owned . The weather bureau did issue the warning , though the temperature never fell below . Cornering the market . With his partner Sam Seigel , a fellow onion trader and owner of a local produce company , Kosuga embarked upon a scheme to corner the onion futures market . In the fall of 1955 , Seigel and Kosuga bought enough onions and onion futures so that they controlled 98 percent of the available onions in Chicago . Millions of pounds of onions were shipped to Chicago to cover their purchases . By late 1955 , they had stored of onions in Chicago . They soon changed course and convinced onion growers to begin purchasing their inventory by threatening to flood the market with onions if they did not . Seigel and Kosuga told the growers that they would hold the rest of their inventory in order to support the price of onions . As the growers began buying onions , Seigel and Kosuga purchased short positions on a large amount of onion contracts . They also arranged to have their stores of onions reconditioned because they had begun to spoil . They shipped them outside of Chicago to have them cleaned and then repackaged and re-shipped back to Chicago . The new shipments of onions caused many futures traders to think that there was an excess of onions and further drove down onion prices in Chicago . By the end of the onion season in March 1956 , Seigel and Kosuga had flooded the markets with their onions and driven the price of of onions down to 10 cents a bag . In August 1955 , the same quantity of onions had been priced at $ 2.75 a bag . So many onions were shipped to Chicago in order to depress prices that there were onion shortages in other parts of the United States . Seigel and Kosuga made millions of dollars on the transaction due to their short position on onion futures . At one point , however , of onions were selling in Chicago for less than the bags that held them . This drove many onion farmers into bankruptcy . A public outcry ensued among onion farmers who were left with large amounts of worthless inventory . Many of the farmers had to pay to dispose of the large amounts of onions that they had purchased and grown . Regulatory action . In the aftermath of the crash , many commentators characterized Kosuga 's actions as unprincipled gambling . Kosuga was defiant , replying to his critics : `` If it 's against the law to make money ... then I 'm guilty '' . The abrupt change in prices gained the attention of the Commodity Exchange Authority . Soon they launched an investigation and the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture and House Committee on Agriculture held hearings on the matter . Kosuga testified before congress , and defended his practices under questioning from members of the committee . During the hearings , the Commodity Exchange Authority stated that it was the perishable nature of onion which made them vulnerable to price swings . Then-congressman Gerald Ford of Michigan sponsored a bill , known as the Onion Futures Act , which banned futures trading on onions . The bill was unpopular among traders , some of whom argued that onion shortages were not a crucial issue since they were used as a condiment rather than a staple food . The president of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange , E.B . Harris , lobbied hard against the bill . Harris described it as `` Burning down the barn to find a suspected rat '' . The measure was passed , however , and President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the bill in August 1958 . After the ban was passed , the Chicago Mercantile Exchange filed a lawsuit in federal court alleging that the ban unfairly restricted trade . After a federal judge ruled against them , they declined to appeal to the Supreme Court and the ban stood . Later life . After the futures market was reformed , Kosuga returned to New York full-time and focused on his local business interests and philanthropy . Kosuga opened a restaurant next to his farm called The Jolly Onion Inn , where he served as a chef . The Jolly Onion Inn ( later known as Ye Jolly Onion Inn ) became one of the most popular restaurants in Orange County . It has since closed . He became well respected for his philanthropy , and in 1987 was named Pine Island Citizen of the Year by the Pine Island Chamber of Commerce . After Kosuga died , his widow , Polly Kosuga ( 1915-2009 ) , continued his philanthropy .
Radio propagation model . A radio propagation model , also known as the `` Radio Wave Propagation Model '' or the `` Radio Frequency Propagation Model '' , is an empirical mathematical formulation for the characterization of radio wave propagation as a function of frequency , distance and other conditions . A single model is usually developed to predict the behavior of propagation for all similar links under similar constraints . Created with the goal of formalizing the way radio waves are propagated from one place to another , such models typically predict the path loss along a link or the effective coverage area of a transmitter . Characteristics . As the path loss encountered along any radio link serves as the dominant factor for characterization of propagation for the link , radio propagation models typically focus on realization of the path loss with the auxiliary task of predicting the area of coverage for a transmitter or modeling the distribution of signals over different regions Because each individual telecommunication link has to encounter different terrain , path , obstructions , atmospheric conditions and other phenomena , it is intractable to formulate the exact loss for all telecommunication systems in a single mathematical equation . As a result , different models exist for different types of radio links under different conditions . The models rely on computing the median path loss for a link under a certain probability that the considered conditions will occur . Development methodology . Radio propagation models are empirical in nature , which means , they are developed based on large collections of data collected for the specific scenario . For any model , the collection of data has to be sufficiently large to provide enough likeliness ( or enough scope ) to all kind of situations that can happen in that specific scenario . Like all empirical models , radio propagation models do not point out the exact behavior of a link , rather , they predict the most likely behavior the link may exhibit under the specified conditions .
1948 Salta earthquake . The 1948 Salta earthquake took place in the Argentinian province of Salta on 25 August at The shock was 7.0 on the moment magnitude scale and had a maximum Mercalli Intensity of IX ( `` Violent '' ) . Property damage and casualties occurred in several towns in the east and southeast of Salta , and also in northern Tucumán and Jujuy , affecting the capitals of both . It was the last major earthquake recorded in the Argentine Northwest until the 2010 Salta earthquake .
Lan Kwai Fong . Lan Kwai Fong ( often abbreviated as LKF ) is a small square of streets in Central , Hong Kong . The area was dedicated to hawkers before the Second World War , but underwent a renaissance in the mid-1980s . It is now a popular expatriate haunt in Hong Kong for drinking , clubbing and dining . The street Lan Kwai Fong is L-shaped with two ends joining with D'Aguilar Street . Location . Lan Kwai Fong as an area is defined by D'Aguilar Street and the smaller lane , Lan Kwai Fong , an L-shaped , cobble-stoned lane . Both streets turn 90 degrees to form a rectangle . It is near the Mid-Levels . Its eating and drinking establishments are considered upmarket in price and the area is also considered a tourist spot . From the west side of the rectangle , Wo On Lane and Wing Wah Lane extend to host several more spots for drinks and food . The area arguably extends to Wellington Street and Wyndham Street , through to the Hong Kong Fringe Club . It is also home to a small number of art galleries . History . Before the Second World War , Lan Kwai Fong was dedicated to hawkers . In early days , the square housed many mui yan ( 媒人 , lit . `` intermediary person '' ) , or marriage arrangers , a role exclusively held by females . Mui yan were marriage intermediaries between two families in traditional times . It was thus known as Mui Yan Hong or Hung Leung Hong . Between 2011 and 2015 , a massive change was underway , following Zeman 's decision to replace his block in Lan Kwai Fong . This led to a substantial area of Lan Kwai Fong becoming a construction site . Special occasions . The crowds during special occasions such as Halloween or New Year 's Eve put the place at a literal standstill with the large numbers . Police control is employed at such times , to manage the crowds . Street culture . In recent years , street performing has become a new scene in Hong Kong 's street culture . Some of the performers decide to set their stages at Lai Kwai Fong , usually with the medium of singing and playing guitar in an acoustic setting . Stampede . On 1 January 1993 , 21 people were killed and 62 injured in a large-scale human stampede whilst celebrating the New Year 's Day in Lan Kwai Fong . More than 15,000 people were crammed into the area for the New Year countdown at the time . The Hong Kong government appointed then-Court of First Instance judge Kemal Bokhary to conduct an inquest into the disaster . The stringent crowd control measures now in force at major holiday events are a direct consequence of the inquest 's recommendations . Transport . Public transport
Scott House ( Hampton , Virginia ) . Scott House , also known as The Magnolia House , is a historic home located at Hampton , Virginia . It was built in 1889 , and is a two-story , five-bay , stuccoed wood-frame Queen Anne style dwelling . It has a steeply pitched cross-gable roof and features cornice dentils , a bracketed cornice , elaborate gable ornamentation , an art glass transom over the raised panel double door , and 14 fluted Doric order columns that support a wrap-around porch . It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999 .
Jesus Church ( Oslo ) . The Jesus Church is a Christian church . This denomination is considered evangelical in nature and attached to the Protestant confession . The greatest concentration of their churches exists in Norway . Their primary purpose is to make Jesus Christ and the teachings of the Bible relevant for today 's youth . By the means of modern expression meetings , as well on the musical side of preaching , they wish to guide people toward a personal relationship with God and to live a Christian life that is not justified by obligations but by recognition . History . The Jesus Church was started on September 3 , 2000 by pastors Stephan Christiansen and Anne Christiansen along with a group of young Norwegians eager to share the life of Jesus Christ . By 2001 , the church was also established in Marseilles , France , but this has later been laid down again .
Nghệ An Province . Nghệ An ( ) is a province in the North Central Coast region of Vietnam . It is Vietnam 's largest province by area . Nghệ An is located in a central position in North Central Coast . To the east lies the Gulf of Tonkin ; to the west the province is bordered by Laos ; to the south Hà Tĩnh Province ; and to the north is Thanh Hóa Province . It is located on the east–west economic corridor connecting Myanmar , Thailand , Laos and Vietnam along National Route 7 to the port of Cửa Lò . Nghệ An has one city , three towns and 17 districts . Vinh is a grade one city , and is the economic and cultural center of the province , and of the whole North Central Coast . History . Nghệ An ( 乂安 ) and Thanh Hoá were the base of `` Thanh-Nghệ '' ( from the name of the two provinces ) former Lê Dynasty loyalist opposition to the new Mạc dynasty in the 1530s . Administrative divisions . They are further subdivided into 17 commune-level towns ( or townlets ) , 431 communes , and 32 wards . Natural resources . Nghệ An has a total forest land area of 972,910.52 ha . Of which , production forest is 501,634.85 hectares , protection forest is 302,068.47 hectares , special-use forest is 169,207.2 hectares . With a total reserve of about 50 million cubic meters , over 1,000 million of bamboo trees are a significant source of raw materials for forestry exploitation and the development of forest-based industries . Nghệ An has 82 km long coastline with an area of 4,230 nautical miles per square foot , along the coast has 6 creeks , over 3,000 ha of saltwater and brackish water , and 12,000 ha of freshwater and brackish water surface . Aquaculture development and processing . Nghệ An has a large reserves of some minerals , especially minerals used for the production of construction materials such as limestone for cement production of nearly 4 billion tons ; White limestone over 900 million tons ; Clay for cement materials is over 1.2 billion tons ; Clay for high-grade ceramics 5 million m3 ; Construction stone of 500 million m3 ; Basalt rock 260 million m3 ; Paving stones : Granite : 150 million m3 , Mable 300 million m3 , etc . Infrastructure . Nghệ An has six national highways running through the province ( NH 1A , NH 15 , NH Ho Chi Minh , NH7 , NH46 , NH48 ) ; There is a trans-Asia route from Laos through Thanh Thuy border gate to Cửa Lò and Dong Hoi port , along with provincial and district roads to create an interconnected network linking districts and economic zones . Province together and spread out the country as well as countries in the region . - Nghệ An has Cửa Lò port with the capacity of 3 million tons / year , capable of accommodating 10,000 DWT vessels . Currently , Cửa Lò deep-water port has been planned and is being built to accommodate ships of 50,000 DWT- 100,000 DWT . In addition , Dong Hoi dedicated port is being built and capable of receiving 30.000 - 50.000 DWT vessels . Nghệ An has Vinh Airport as the main airport of the North Central region , the fifth most crowded international airport in Vietnam . Currently , at the Vinh airport , Vietnam Airlines , VietJet Air and Jetstar Pacific Airlines are operating on average 26 times per day . Of which , Vietnam Airlines is operating four return flights Vinh - Hanoi , Vinh - Ho Chi Minh City , Vinh - Da Nang and Vinh - Vientiane ( Laos ) ; VietJet Air is operating the return flights Vinh - Ho Chi Minh City and Vinh - Da Lat ; Jestar Pacific is operating the return flight route in Vinh - Ho Chi Minh City , Vinh - Buon Ma Thuot . Nghệ An with 94 km of North-South railway . In particular , Ga Vinh is the first class station , the third largest passenger and cargo terminal in the country . In addition , there is Cau Giat - Thai Hoa railway to the western mountainous districts of the province ( but it was shut down ) . With 419 km of land border with Laos ( the longest country ) , Nghệ An has 4 border gates to Laos . Of which , 1 international gate of Nam Can ( Ky Son ) and 1 national border gate of Thanh Thuy ( Thanh Chuong ) has been planned as an international border gate and two additional border gates : Thong Thu ( Que Phong ) and Cao Ou ( Anh Son ) is a satellite and a hub for import and export activities in the North West , connecting the provinces from the North to the Central provinces of Vietnam with the provinces of Central , Northern Laos , Northeast of Thailand and Myanmar.. Economy . Nghệ An is one of the few localities where the Politburo issued a separate resolution on economic and social development , namely Resolution 26 . Nghệ An is known as a province with great industrial potential in Vietnam , producing cement , sugar , milk , white stones ... leading the country . The major industrial zones of the province are VSIP ( 15 km2 ) , Hermaraj ( 30 km2 ) , Nam Cam ( 4 km2 ) , Dong Hoi ... Education . There are six universities in Nghệ An , all of them are in Vinh city which is the capital of Nghệ An province . The biggest one is . Notable inhabitants . Nghệ An is the home province of Phan Bội Châu and Ho Chi Minh and Nguyen Truong To . Ethnic groups . In addition to the majority Vietnamese people , some Ơ Đu people also live here . Etymology . The province 's name derives from Sino-Vietnamese 乂安 , meaning `` governance in peace . ''
Moravski Bujmir . Moravski Bujmir ( ) is a village in the municipality of Aleksinac , Serbia . According to the 2002 census , the village has a population of 207 people .
Albert Savarus . `` Albert Savarus '' is an 1842 novel by French novelist and playwright Honoré de Balzac ( 1799–1850 ) and included in his series of novels ( or `` Roman-fleuve '' ) known as `` La Comédie humaine '' ( `` The Human Comedy '' ) which parodies and depicts French society in the period of the Restoration and the July Monarchy ( 1815–1848 ) . Plot summary . Rosalie is the only daughter of the Wattevilles , a distinguished family of Besançon . Her father is very timid and spends his time working on a lathe , while her mother is quite proud and domineering . Her mother is trying to encourage Rosalie to take an interest in M. de Soulas , who is a young fop . At a dinner party , the Abbe reports the spectacular success of a lawyer Savaron , who has settled quietly in the town . Rosalie takes an interest in the lawyer , who is good-looking , and gets her father to build a gazebo in the garden with the secret intent of being able to watch Savaron . Savaron is successful in several cases , and it becomes known that he has started a local literary journal . Rosalie persuades her father to subscribe , and reads a story obviously penned by Savaron . In Savaron 's story , two young men are touring in Switzerland . From a boat on a lake , Rudolfe , one of the young men , becomes captivated by a girl he sees leaning out of a window in a house on the lakeside . He instantly decides to stop in the village , and makes enquiries . He is told that the girl is a young English girl staying with her grandfather who has come there for his health with a dumb girl as a servant . Rudolfe tries to obtain invitations and eventually creeps into the garden and overhears the two girls talking Italian . It emerges that they are Italian émigrés who are hiding in Switzerland . Furthermore , it turns out that the girl , Francesca , is married to the old man . Rudolfe befriends them and enters into a chaste love affair with the girl . They are in love and agree to wait until the old man dies to get married . News comes that their exile has been lifted and the Italians depart to Geneva , where Rudolfe is to meet them later . When he gets there , it turns out that Francesca is a princess and her husband is a Duke . Rudolfe is invited to the house , and they swear undying love , before Rudolfe departs to make his name in the world . When Rosalie has read the story , she suspects it is the true story of Savaron , and becomes jealous . She tricks her servant into obtaining Savaron 's correspondence , and after a letter to Leopold , finds letters to the Princess and confirms that the story is true . Savaron tries to make his name in the town and stands for elections . There is much complex politicking to obtain him the vote . Wrapped up in it is a lawsuit over M. de Watteville 's land . Rosalie persuades her father to enlist the help of Savaron , but he refuses to come into the open about it until after the election , because of possible effects on the electorate . Suddenly just before the election , Savaron disappears and is never heard of again . Rosalie 's mother tries to push the marriage with M. de Soulas but Rosalie is totally opposed . Thus they fall out and after the death of her father , Rosalie is left in very difficult circumstances . In response to Rosalie 's taunt , her mother ends up marrying de Soulas herself . Rosalie seeks the aid of the Abbe to find Savaron , and confesses to him the awful secret she has hidden . It turns out that not only did she intercept Savaron 's mail and prevent it reaching him , but she also substituted letters to the Princess . In particular she wrote that Savaron was to marry herself and so Savoron 's disappearance is linked to the marriage of Francesca to another man shortly after the death of her old husband . Savaron is tracked down to a monastery where he has shut himself off from the world . Rosalie is still vindictive and tries to find Francesca , delighting in telling her what happened and handing over the letters . Shortly afterwards Rosalie is horribly disfigured in a steamboat accident on the River Loire .
Carlos Guevara ( footballer ) . Carlos Guevara ( 3 April 1930 ) is a Mexican football midfielder who played for Mexico in the 1950 FIFA World Cup . He also played for Asturias .
Pas d'armes . __NOTOC__ The `` pas d'armes '' ( ) or passage of arms was a type of chivalric hastilude that evolved in the late 14th century and remained popular through the 15th century . It involved a knight or group of knights ( `` tenans '' or `` holders '' ) who would stake out a traveled spot , such as a bridge or city gate , and let it be known that any other knight who wished to pass ( `` venans '' or `` comers '' ) must first fight , or be disgraced . If a traveling venan did not have weapons or horse to meet the challenge , one might be provided , and if the venan chose not to fight , he would leave his spurs behind as a sign of humiliation . If a lady passed unescorted , she would leave behind a glove or scarf , to be rescued and returned to her by a future knight who passed that way . The origins of pas d'armes can be found in a number of factors . During the 14th and 15th centuries the chivalric idea of a noble knight clashed with new more deadly forms of warfare , as seen during the Hundred Years ' War , when peasants armed with longbows could damage and wound knights anonymously from a distance , breaking traditional rules of chivalry ; and cavalry charges could be broken by pikemen formations introduced by the Swiss . At the same time , the noble classes began to differentiate themselves , in many ways , including through reading courtly literature such as the very popular chivalric romances of the 12th century . For the noble classes the line between reality and fiction blurred , the deeds they read about were real , while their deeds in reality were often deadly , if not comical , re-enactments of those they read about . This romanticised `` Chivalric Revival '' manifested itself in a number of ways , including the pas d'armes , round table and `` emprise '' ( or `` empresa '' , enterprise , chivalrous adventure ) , and in increasingly elaborated rules of courtesy and heraldry . There are many thousands of accounts of pas d'armes during this period . One notable and special account is that of Suero de Quiñones who in 1433 established the `` Passo Honroso '' ( `` Pass [ age ] of Honour '' ) at the Órbigo bridge in Castile . This road was used by pilgrims all over Europe on the way to shrine at Santiago de Compostela and it was June when thousands would pass . Suero and ten knights promised to fight 300 times ( `` break 300 lances '' ) before leaving the pas d'armes . He and his men fought for over a month , an account of which is left to us in great detail by town notary Don Luis Alonso Luengo , who kept a detailed first-hand chronicle ( latter published as `` Libro del Passo honroso '' ) . After 166 battles Suero and his men were so injured they could not continue and declared the mission complete . Suero de Quiñones became legendary in Spanish history and was mentioned in `` Don Quixote '' , the 1605 satire on the sort of romantic chivalry out of touch with reality .
Carl Kirwan . Carl Kirwan ( born 21 March 1991 ) is an English rugby union player who plays for Worcester Warriors in the Aviva Premiership . Kirwan came through the Newcastle Falcons academy , previously spent two years at Rotherham Titans following a spell with hometown club Middlesbrough . Kirwan made a significant impact during his campaigns at London Welsh previously captained the side , scoring eight tries in 24 Championship appearances and helped the club beat Bristol to win promotion to the Aviva Premiership , and was subsequently named Supporters Club Player of the Year . On 16 June 2015 , Kirwan left London Welsh to sign for Worcester Warriors in the Aviva Premiership from the 2015-16 season .
List of Ambassadors and High Commissioners of Canada . This is a list of ambassadors , high commissioners and consuls-general from Canada to other countries and entities . Where a diplomat is accredited to more than one nation or organisation , the first in the list is the location of the Ambassador 's or High Commissioner 's residence . The order of an individual 's accreditations follows the list given in the Ministry 's announcement of the appointment .
Pakistan Japan Business Forum . PJBF is a registered body U/S 32 of the Companies Ordinance 1984 of Pakistan . The Forum has been granted a license from Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan , Company Registration Office , Karachi . The Pakistan-Japan Business Forum was established on February 06 , 2001 in the presence of dignitaries from Pakistan and Japan for the promotion of business between the two countries . It has currently 135 member companies . About PJBF . Pakistan Japan Business was launched on February 6 , 2001 at a grand ceremony at Consulate General of Japan 's official residence in Karachi . The launching ceremony was attended by Mohammad Mian Soomro- Governor of Sindh , Mr. Abdul Razak Dawood – Federal Minister of Commerce , Industries and Production , Mrs. Shahida Jamil – Minister of Law & Justice , Mr. Sadaaki Numata – Ambassador of Japan , Mr. Akira Watari – Chairman of Japan - Pakistan business co-operation committee and Mr. Kazumi Dekiba – Consul General of Japan . The ceremony was presided by the Chief Patron and Ambassador Of Japan in Pakistan His Excellency Mr. Numata . Mr.Razak Dawood , Federal Minister of Commerce , Industries and Production , was the chief guest . PJBF aim is to encourage , further and promote business , mutual understanding , and friendly relationships between the industrial and business communities of Pakistan and Japan . To promote Joint Ventures , initiate partnerships , provide technical expertise and organize training and seminars in close collaboration with Japan External Trade Organization & Association for Technical Scholarship . Arrange visits of industrialist and entrepreneurs of the two countries in cooperation with both governments and relevant organizations and institutions . PJBF also provides a channel of communication and networking within the business community , and between the Forums and both Governments to promote the culture , traditions , arts and craft , and knowledge of the two countries . It is conceived to be a milestone to help activate business and investment relations between the two countries . It will generate momentum that would further accelerate business activities , since its main objectives are encouragement , furtherance and promotion of business , mutual understanding , and pragmatic friendly relations between Pakistan and Japan . PJBF Received Japanese ‘ Foreign Minister ’ s Commendation 2018 award . Japanese government has awarded Pakistan Japan Business Forum , 'Foreign Minister ’ s Commendation for FY2018 ’ in recognition of their services for Promotion of economic relations between Japan and Pakistan . On July 24 , Japan Foreign Ministry announced the list of recipients . The Foreign Minister ’ s Commendations are awarded to individuals and groups with outstanding achievements in international fields , in order to acknowledge their contributions to the promotion of friendship between Japan and other countries and areas . The Commendations also aim to promote the understanding and support of the Japanese public for the activities of the recipients . The award ceremony in PJBF ’ s honour was held on Tuesday September 04 , 2018 by Consul General H.E . Toshikazu Isomura at Japan House , Karachi . Praising the efforts of PBJF , the Consul General said the two countries befitted tremendously through the services of the forum and the Japanese government appreciates this contribution . Golden Jubilee Celebrations . 2002 Pakistan and Japan celebrated 50 years of establishment of Diplomatic relations between both the countries . In this respect GOJ allocated substantial resources to celebrate the occasion . PJBf arranged for a billboard , which was erected near Karachi airport to highlight the celebrations . PJBF arranged printing of T-shirts , which were purchased by the members thus generating some revenues also . Akira Yamamura decorated with Sitara-e-Pakistan . President of the Islamic Republic conferred the award of Sitara-e-Pakistan to Akira Yamamura on his role in promoting trade between Pakistan and Japan . Akira Yamamura served as General Manager of Mitsubishi Pakistan for 13 ½ years and was responsible for arranging 4 JV between Pakistan and Japan . Akira Yamamura is a proud recipient of two awards from Japanese Government as well .
Ireland at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics . Ireland competed at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics , the inaugural Youth Olympic Games , held in Singapore from 14 August to 26 August 2010 .
Battle of Beroia ( 1208 ) . The battle of Beroia ( ) took place in June 1208 near the city of Stara Zagora , Bulgaria between the Bulgarians and the Latin Empire . It resulted in a Bulgarian victory . Origins of the conflict . In the summer of 1208 the new Emperor of Bulgaria Boril who continued the war of his predecessor Kaloyan against the Latin Empire invaded Eastern Thrace . The Latin Emperor Henry gathered an army in Selymbria ( `` Silivri '' ) and headed to Adrianople ( `` Odrin '' ) . The battle . Upon the news of the Crusaders ' march , the Bulgarians retreated to better positions in the area of Beroia ( Stara Zagora ) . At night , they sent the Byzantine captives and the spoil to the north of the Balkan Mountains and moved in a battle formation to the Latin camp , which was not fortified . At dawn , they suddenly attacked and the soldiers on duty put up a fierce fight to gain some time for the rest to prepare for battle . While the Latins were still forming their squads , they suffered heavy casualties , specially by the hands of the numerous and well-experienced Bulgarian archers , who shot those still without their armour . In the meantime the Bulgarian cavalry managed to go round the Latin flanks and managed to attack their main forces . In the battle that ensued , the Crusaders lost many men and the Emperor himself was lariated , barely escaping from captivity - a knight managed to cut the rope with his sword and protected Henry from the Bulgarian arrows with his heavy armour . In the end the Crusaders , forced by Bulgarian cavalry , pulled back and retreated to Philippopolis ( `` Plovdiv '' ) in battle formation . Aftermath . The retreat continued for twelve days , in which the Bulgarians closely followed and harassed their opponents inflicting casualties mainly to the Latin rear-guard which was saved several times from complete collapse by the main Crusader forces . However , near Plovdiv the Crusaders finally accepted the battle and the Bulgarians were defeated .
Julio César Schupp . Julio César Schupp Rodríguez ( d. 21 February 2005 in Asunción ) was a Paraguayan diplomat . Biography . He was Executive Secretary of LAFTA and afterwards Secretary-General of ALADI ( 1980-1984 ) . He also served as Paraguayan Ambassador to Uruguay . Personal life . Married to Lucy Montanaro . They had three children : Marcelo , María Stefania , and Álvaro María .
Baglioni Hotel . Baglioni Hotel London by Baglioni Hotels is a luxury 5-star hotel in London , England . It is located at Hyde Park Gate in the Kensington area of London in a Georgian era building overlooking Hyde Park . It is owned by Baglioni , an Italian hotel firm which also has branches in Venice , Milan and several other places . Interior . The hotel contains Italian furnishings and has a fountain , stone floors and large gold vases . Baglioni hotel has 68 rooms , with 53 suites , including three executive suites and two presidential suites . The hotel is served by the `` Ristorante Brunello '' which specialises in Mediterranean , particularly Italian cuisine and uses fresh ingredients imported from Italy for authenticity . It has over 500 wines on offer , including a collection of Sassiciaia wines . The restaurant is located on the ground floor facing Kensington Gardens . Furnishings include comfortable grey and gold velvet armchairs , Murano glass candelabras and a large fireplace . The hotel also offers a VIP Maserati courtesy car service . Reception . Baglioni Hotel London is recognized as one of The Leading Small Hotels of the World . In 2007 it was voted by the Conde Nast Traveller , Reader 's Travel Awards as the 15th Best UK Business Hotel . The Ristorante Brunello has been awarded with a Michelin star .
Cyana aroa . `` Cyana aroa '' is a moth of the family Erebidae . It was described by George Thomas Bethune-Baker in 1904 . It is found in Papua New Guinea .
2011 Open International Féminin Midi-Pyrénées Saint-Gaudens Comminges – Singles . Kaia Kanepi was the defending champion but chose not to compete . Anastasia Pivovarova defeated Arantxa Rus in the final 7–6 ( 7–4 ) , 6–7 ( 3–7 ) , 6–2 .
Afroxanthodynerus nigeriensis . `` Afroxanthodynerus nigeriensis '' is a species of wasp in the Vespidae family .
Eugene Rosenberg . Eugene Rosenberg ( ) ( October 16 , 1935 ) is a microbiologist at the Faculty of Life Sciences at Tel Aviv University. , an expert in the field of applied environmental microbiology , in particular his work on Myxobacteria , microorganisms to combat pollution ( bioremediation ) , and the Hologenome theory of evolution . Early life and education . Rosenberg was born in New York City in 1935 , grew up in Los Angeles , and immigrated to Israel in 1970 . He received his Bachelor of Science from the University of California Los Angeles ( UCLA ) and his Ph.D. from the Department of Biochemistry at Columbia University , New York ( 1961 ) . His doctoral thesis , under the supervision of Steven Zamenhof , describes the chemical structures of the capsules of Hemophilus influenzae , types B , E , and F. Rosenberg went on to postdoctoral research in organic chemistry under the guidance of Lord Todd in Cambridge University ( 1962 ) . Between 1962 and 1970 he was first Assistant and then Associate Professor of microbiology at UCLA , concentrating on the biochemistry of Myxococcus xanthus . In 1970 he has been a member of the academic staff in the Department of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology at Tel Aviv University , where he was appointed Full Professor in 1975 and Professor Emeritus in 2006 . He has held the Gol Chair in Applied and Environmental Microbiology since 1989 . Recently , he served as the editor-in-chief for The Prokaryotes , a comprehensive reference encyclopedia on Bacteria and Archea . Academic . Rosenberg ’ s early work in Israel focused on myxobacteriology , hydrocarbon microbiology , surface-active polymers from Acinetobacter , and bioremediation . In collaboration with his department colleagues Eliora Z. Ron and David Gutnik , he introduced the pioneering use of microorganisms and bioemulsifiers to treat oil pollution in oil tankers , pipelines and on beaches In later years he collaborated with Yossi Loya ( Zoology Dept. , Tel Aviv University ) to research coral disease . They demonstrated for the first time that coral bleaching is the result of an infectious disease and that a rise in temperature due to global warming causes pathogenic micro organisms to be more active and cause infectious epidemic diseases . His most recent work has developed the `` hologenome concept of evolution '' ( together with Ilana Zilber-Rosenberg ) . This groundbreaking concept posits that the holobiont ( host plus all of its associated microorganisms ) and its hologenome ( sum of the genetic information of the host and its symbiotic microorganisms ) , function as a unique biological entity and therefore as a level of selection in evolution . According to the hologenome concept microbial symbionts and the host interact in a cooperative way that affects the health of the holobiont within its environment , and the sum of these cooperative interactions characterizes the holobiont as a unique biological entity . He contends that under environmental stress , the microbiome can change more rapidly and in response to more processes than the host organism alone and thus influences the evolution of the holobiont . Prebiotics , probiotics , synbiotics and phage therapy are conceived as applied aspects of the hologenome concept . Awards . In 1983-1984 Rosenberg was appointed as a Fellow of the Guggenheim Foundation . In 1992 he was awarded with the Pan Lab Prize of the Society of Industrial Microbiology and in 1993 he was awarded as a Fogarty International scholar at the National Institute Of Health ( NIH ) . Jointly with Prof.Eliora Ron he received the Israel Prize for a `` Beautiful Israel '' in 1995 . In 2002 he was awarded the Sakov Prize for ecological research and in 2003 , the Procter & Gamble Prize of the American Society for Microbiology ( ASM ) and together with Yossi Loya , the Landau Prize by Mifaal Hapais in Life Sciences . Rosenberg has supervised numerous graduate students and postdocs . He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology . He is the author of approximately 270 research papers and reviews , 10 books , and 16 patents .
2011–12 Loyola Meralco Sparks F.C . season . The 2011/12 season was Loyola 's 3rd season in the Philippines premier league , the UFL . The club competed in the Division 1 of the United Football League where they finished 3rd . The club also competed in the 2011 UFL Cup and finished second place behind Philippine Air Force . The club was also invited to play in 2012 Singapore Cup and finished fourth place after they suffered a defeat against Gombak United on the third-place playoff match .
Now That 's What I Call Music ! 10 ( U.S. series ) . `` Now That 's What I Call Music ! 10 '' was released on July 23 , 2002 . The album is the tenth edition of the ( U.S. ) `` Now ! '' series . It peaked at number two on the `` Billboard '' 200 and has been certified Platinum by the RIAA . The album features two songs that reached number one on the `` Billboard '' Hot 100 : `` Always on Time '' and `` How You Remind Me '' .
Esmé Kirby . Esmé Kirby ( born Esmé Cummings , 31 August 1910 , Croydon , died 18 October 1999 , Snowdonia ) , was conservationist who together with her husband Peter Kirby formed the Snowdonia National Park Society , to ensure the mountains were protected from future development . She was previously married to Thomas Firbank , whose bestseller `` I Bought a Mountain '' describes their life at the hill farm Dyffryn Mymbyr during the 1930s . Esme left the farm to the National Trust . In 1997 , Esmé initiated the eradication of grey squirrels ( `` S. carolinensis '' ) from the island of Anglesey , building a partnership of like minded individuals from within the local community . Today , the grey squirrel is absent from Anglesey and the island contains the largest red squirrel population in Wales .
Consensus division . In American college football a consensus division champion is the winner of a division chosen by a rule using various votes rather than by a tournament .
N.F.C . Orlandina A.S.D.. N.F.C . Orlandina A.S.D . is an Italian football club based in Capo d'Orlando , Sicily . Currently it plays in Italy 's Serie D. Foundation . The club was founded in 1951 . Serie D. In the season 2012–13 the team was promoted for the first time , from B to Serie D. Colors and badge . The team 's colors are blue and white .
Fantasy Stakes ( disambiguation ) . Fantasy Stakes is a thoroughbred horse race held at Oaklawn Park , in Hot Springs , Arkansas , U.S .
Jan Gunnar Røise . Jan Gunnar Røise ( born 24 September 1975 ) is a Norwegian actor . He was born in Eidsvoll , and took his education at the Norwegian National Academy of Theatre . He made his stage debut in 2000 at the National Theatre , and has been employed there since . Film appearances include `` Hawaii , Oslo '' and `` Gymnaslærer Pedersen '' . His latest feature film appearance was as Olav in the 2011 movie `` The Thing '' .
Charles Krug Winery . The Charles Krug Winery is a winery founded by Charles Krug in 1861 . It was named to the National Register of Historic Places on November 8 , 1974 . History . Historically , Charles Krug introduced innovative ideas in California winemaking . He began making wine using a cider press for pressing , carefully selected rootstocks , varietals and vineyard sites . The knowledge he gained and shared benefited the young California wine industry . Following Krug 's death , James Moffitt Sr. purchased the winery in 1894 . In 1943 , Robert Mondavi persuaded his parents , Cesare and Rosa Mondavi , to purchase the inactive winery from Moffitt for $ 75,000 . Present status . The winery remains owned by the family of Peter Mondavi , Robert 's brother .
Timeline of the Mensalão scandal . The Mensalão scandal ( ) took place in Brazil in 2005 and threatened to bring down the government of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva . `` Mensalão '' is a neologism and variant of the word for `` big monthly payment '' ( `` salário mensal '' or `` mensalidade '' ) .
K. T. Thomas . Pastor K. T. Thomas was born on 18 June 1927 to Idichandy Thomas and Dinamma at Kallissery , Kerala , India . He was a Brethren believer and had a close relation with the Malayalam Christian poet K. V. Simon . He worked for the Indian Army prior to his evangelical mission . On 8 May 1952 , he married Marykutty and had four children namely Stanley ( Raji ) , Benjamin ( Saji ) , Susan ( Suja ) , Samuel ( Joji ) and Persis ( Gigi ) . In 1953 , he was appointed as Central Secretariat in New Delhi , India . In 1956 , under Pastor M.K.Chacko started his ministry at Karol Bagh , Delhi , India . In 1969 , he formed the IPC Northern Region with other few church ministers . He died on 11 April 2011 after more than five decades of Christian ministry in northern India .
Moulton 's Regiment of Militia . Moulton 's Regiment of Militia also known as the 3rd Regiment of New Hampshire Militia was first called up in April 1775 at Hampton , New Hampshire under the command of Col. Jonathan Moulton . The regiment garrisoned the New Hampshire seacoast after the British burned the town of Falmouth , Maine then part of Massachusetts . The regiment had a twenty-four-hour look-out at Little Boar 's Head in North Hampton , New Hampshire where all the coastal shipping could be watched and warning giving to the local area in case of attack . Col. Moulton would lead the regiment in the Saratoga Campaign joining Gen. John Stark in northern New York . The regiment would spend the rest of the American Revolutionary War guarding the seacoast of New Hampshire .
Slovak National Uprising . The Slovak National Uprising ( , abbreviated SNP ) or 1944 Uprising was an armed insurrection organized by the Slovak resistance movement during World War II . This resistance movement was represented mainly by the members of the Democratic Party , but also by social democrats and Communists , albeit on a smaller scale . It was launched on 29 August 1944 from Banská Bystrica in an attempt to resist German troops that had occupied Slovak territory and to overthrow the collaborationist government of Jozef Tiso . Although the resistance was largely defeated by German forces , guerrilla operations continued until the Soviet Army , Czechoslovak Army and Romanian Army liberated Fascist Slovakia in 1945 . In the post-war period , many political entities , mainly the Communists , attempted to `` hijack '' the uprising to their credit . The Stalinist regime in Czechoslovakia presented the Uprising as an event initiated and governed by Communist forces . Slovak ultranationalists , on the other hand , claim that the uprising was a plot against the Slovak nation , as one of its main objectives was to oust the regime of the puppet Slovak state and reestablish Czechoslovakia , in which Slovaks were dominated by Czechs . In fact , many factions fought in the uprising , the largest of which were units of the Slovak Army , Democratic resistance and Communist partisans , and international forces . Given this factionalization , the Uprising did not have unambiguous popular support . Yet the participants and supporters of the Uprising represented every religion , class , age , and anti-Nazi political faction of the Slovak nation . Preliminaries . Edvard Beneš , leader of the Czechoslovak government in exile in London , initiated preparations for a possible revolt in 1943 when he contacted dissident elements of the Slovak Army . In December 1943 , various groups that would be involved in the uprising—the government in exile , Czechoslovak democrats and Communists , and the Slovak army—formed the underground Slovak National Council , and signed the so-called `` Christmas Treaty '' , a joint declaration to recognize Beneš ' authority and to recreate Czechoslovakia after the war . The council was responsible for creating the preparatory phase of the uprising . In March 1944 , Slovak army Lieutenant Colonel Ján Golian took charge of the preparations . Conspirators stockpiled money , ammunition and other supplies in military bases in central and eastern Slovakia . The rebelling forces called themselves Czechoslovak Forces of the Interior and the First Czechoslovak Army . Approximately 3,200 Slovak soldiers deserted and joined partisan groups or the Soviet Army . In April 1944 , Slovak Jews Rudolf Vrba and Alfred Wetzler escaped from Auschwitz and published a detailed report about the operation of the gas chambers at Auschwitz . In summer 1944 , the partisans intensified their war against German occupation forces , mainly in the mountains of north-central Slovakia . In July , Soviet troops in Poland began to advance towards Slovakia . By August 1944 , Soviet troops were at Krosno , Poland , within of the northeastern Slovak border . Colonel Viliam Talský was the chief of staff of the two divisions . He had agreed in advance with the insurrection 's army leadership and the uprising planning committee of the Slovak National Council to execute either of these two plans , depending on the circumstances . On 23 August 1944 , neighboring Romania changed sides in favor of the Allies . On 28 August 1944 in Martin , a group of Communist partisans under Soviet direction killed 24 German soldiers returning from Romania . The next day , German troops began to occupy Slovakia to put down the rebellion . German arrangements for the occupation were completed a few weeks earlier . At 19:00 hours on 29 August 1944 , Slovak Defence Minister General Ferdinand Čatloš announced on state radio that Germany had occupied Slovakia . At 20:00 , Golian sent the coded message to all units to begin the uprising . But instead of adhering to the agreed plan , on 30 August Colonel Talský and the entire eastern Slovak Air Force flew to a prearranged landing zone in Poland to join the Soviet Army , and abandoned the two divisions at Prešov . The two divisions , left in chaos and without leadership , were quickly disarmed on the afternoon of 30 August without a single shot . Consequently , the uprising commenced prematurely and lost a crucial component of their plan , as well as the two most heavily armed divisions . Forces . Accounts of the exact numbers of combatants vary . At first , the rebel Slovak partisan forces consisted of an estimated 18,000 soldiers . The total increased to 47,000 after mobilization on 9 September 1944 , and later to 60,000 , plus 18,000 partisans from over 30 countries . The Slovak Insurgent Air Force had a small number of mostly obsolete planes . In addition to Slovak forces ( First Czechoslovak Army in Slovakia ) , the combatants included various other groups : escaped French prisoners of war , Soviet partisans , and Special Operations Executive ( SOE ) and Office of Strategic Services ( OSS ) operatives . The Slovak side had to use mostly biplanes and improvised armored trains to fight against the better equipped German weapons . In addition to Soviet aid , United States B-17 Flying Fortress bombers , escorted by North American P-51B Mustang 's landed at Tri Duby airfield on 7 October 1944 and brought supplies and OSS agents , headed by a naval officer , Lieutenant James Holt Green . They also took out 15 Allied pilots shot down over Slovakia and five French partisans . After the uprising started , Czechoslovak officials in exile discussed the possibility of bringing in Czechoslovak units deployed on the Eastern Front with the Soviet Army . Two such units were brought in . On 15–17 September 1944 , the 1st Czechoslovak Independent Fighter Regiment landed at Zolná airfield near Zvolen with 21 Lavochkin La-5 fighters . Later the 2nd Czechoslovak Parachute Brigade was transferred from the Carpathians , arriving 25 September to 15 October . Uprising begins . Rebels began the uprising on August 29 at 8:00 p.m. under the command of Ján Golian . They entered Banská Bystrica in the morning of August 30 and made it their headquarters . German troops disarmed the Eastern Slovak Army on August 31 . Many of the soldiers were sent to camps in Germany while others escaped and joined the Soviet-controlled partisans or returned home . On September 5 Ján Golian became the commander of all the rebel forces in Slovakia and was given the rank of General . Slovak forces in central Slovakia mobilized 47,000 men . His first analysis of the situation predicted that insurgents could resist German attacks for about two weeks . In the first days of the uprising , several concentration camps were liberated , including Sereď . Jews held at the camps fled and many joined the partisans . By September 10 the rebels had gained control of large areas of central and eastern Slovakia , including two airfields , which were used by the Soviet Air Force to fly in equipment . Momentum lost . The pro-German government of Tiso remained in power in Bratislava . Germany moved 40,000 SS soldiers under Gottlob Berger to suppress the uprising , which detained and disarmed two Slovak divisions and 20,000 soldiers that had been supposed to secure the mountain passes to help the Red Army . Beneš had met with Stalin and Molotov in Moscow in December 1943 to secure Soviet support for the uprising , but Soviet premier Joseph Stalin and the Soviet military command Stavka failed to deliver the needed support on time to the insurgent army and even blocked Western offers of military aid , as they had done only a few weeks earlier during the Warsaw uprising . Meanwhile , General Koniev and the Soviet partisan headquarters in Kiev , Ukraine , continued to undermine the Slovak insurgent army by ordering partisan groups operating in forward positions in Slovakia to conduct operations independently of the Slovak insurgent army and avoid coordination . The Soviet-led partisans even demanded and took desperately needed weapons and munitions that had been stored for the Slovak uprising . The vast majority of Soviet air drops of weapons over insurgent-held territory in Eastern and Northern Slovakia were quickly confiscated by Soviet partisans and little ended up in the hands of the much stronger and better trained Slovak insurrectional army . On September 8 , the Red Army began an offensive on the Dukla Pass on the Slovak-Polish border and tried to fight through the Carpathian Mountains to penetrate into Slovakia . This poorly planned and late action resulted in tremendous casualties on both sides and became bogged down for nearly two months . Beneš , the Soviet partisans , and various Slovak factions began to argue among themselves , each seeking operational control . Despite repeated efforts , General Golian could not persuade the different sides to coordinate their efforts . General Rudolf Viest flew in and took command on October 7 , with Golian becoming his second-in-command . Viest could not control the situation when political rivalries resurfaced in the face of military failure . The uprising also coincided with the stalling of the Soviet summer offensive , the failure of the Warsaw Uprising , and other troubles on the side of the Western allies . The Red Army and its Czechoslovak allies failed to quickly penetrate the Dukla Pass despite fierce fighting between September 8 and October 28 ; they suffered 85,000 casualties ( 21,000 dead ) . The Czechoslovak government in exile failed to convince Western allies to ignore Stalin 's obstructionism and send more supplies to the area . On September 17 two B-17 Flying Fortresses flew in the OSS mission of Lieutenant James Holt-Green . The SOE team of Major John Sehmer followed the next day on its way to Hungary . Their reports confirmed the suspicions of Western Allies that the situation of the uprising was worsening . Counteroffensive . On September 19 , German command replaced SS-Obergruppenführer Berger , who had been in charge of the troops fighting the Uprising , with General Höfle . By that time Germans had 48,000 soldiers ; they consisted of eight German divisions , including four from the Waffen-SS and one pro-Nazi Slovak formation . On October 1 the rebel army was renamed the 1st Czechoslovak Army in Slovakia , in order to symbolize the beginning of the Czech-Slovak reunification that would be recognized by the Allied forces . A major German counteroffensive began on October 17–18 when 35,000 German troops entered the country from Hungary , which had been under German military occupation since 19 March 1944 . Stalin demanded that his advancing Second Ukrainian Front led by General Malinovsky be immediately diverted from Eastern Slovakia to Budapest . The western advance of Soviet forces came to a sudden halt in late October 1944 , when Stalin 's interests focused on Hungary , Austria and Poland rather than Slovakia or the Czech lands . By the end of October , Axis forces ( six German divisions and one pro-Nazi Slovak unit ) had taken back most of the territory from the insurgents and encircled the fighting groups . Battles cost at least 10,000 casualties on both sides . Insurgents had to evacuate Banská Bystrica on October 27 just prior to the German takeover . SOE and OSS agents retreated to the mountains alongside the thousands of others fleeing the German advance . The rebels prepared to change their strategy to that of guerrilla warfare . On October 28 , Viest sent London a message that said the organized resistance had ended . On October 30 , General Höfle and President Tiso celebrated in Banská Bystrica and awarded medals to German soldiers for their part in the suppression of the uprising ( claimed by some to have been done by Tiso as to save the lives of Slovak soldiers captured by German forces in the uprising , who were deported to concentration camps , and to save three Slovak cities from German bombardment ) . Aftermath . Nonetheless , partisans and the remains of the regular forces continued their efforts in the mountains . In retaliation , Einsatzgruppen executed many Slovaks suspected of aiding the rebels as well as Jews who had avoided deportation until then , and destroyed 93 villages on suspicion of collaboration . Several villages were burned to the ground and all their inhabitants were murdered , as in Ostrý Grúň and Kľak ( January 21 , 1945 ) or Kalište ( March 18 , 1945 ) . A later estimate of the death toll was 5,304 and authorities discovered 211 mass graves that resulted from those atrocities . The largest executions occurred in Kremnička ( 747 killed , mostly Jews and Roma ) and Nemecká ( 900 killed ) . On November 3 , the Germans captured Golian and Viest in Pohronský Bukovec ; they later interrogated and executed them . SOE and OSS teams eventually united and sent a message in which they requested immediate assistance . Germans surrounded both groups on December 25 and captured them . Some of the men were summarily executed . Germans took the rest to Mauthausen concentration camp where they were tortured and executed . The German victory only postponed the eventual downfall of the pro-Nazi regime . Six months later , the Red Army had overrun Axis troops in Czechoslovakia . By December 1944 Romanian and Soviet troops had driven German troops out of southern Slovakia in the Battle of Budapest . On January 19 , 1945 , the Red Army took Bardejov , Svidník , Prešov and Košice in Eastern Slovakia . On March 3–5 they had taken over northwest Slovakia . On March 25 they entered Banská Bystrica and on April 4 marched into Bratislava . The main military objectives were not achieved due to the bad timing of the uprising and lack of cooperation by Soviet partisans . This undermined the plans of the insurrectional Slovak army . The guerrilla struggle , however , tied up significant German forces that could otherwise have reinforced the Wehrmacht on the eastern front against the advancing 1st Ukrainian Front to the north and south of Slovakia . Nevertheless , much of Slovakia was left devastated by the Uprising and the German counter-offensive and occupation .
Babindella . `` Babindella '' is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae from Australia . It it is the only genus in the subfamily Babindellinae , and is named after Babinda , the type locality .
Mathias Sinamenye . Mathias Sinamenye is an Economist by profession and became 2nd Vice-President of Burundi from 12 June 1998 to 1 November 2001 , after he was Governor of the Central Bank of Burundi . He is a member of the Tutsi ethnic group . On 12 June 1998 , he was appointed 2nd Vice-President ( responsible for economic and social affairs ) , by Interim President Pierre Buyoya . He held that post until a new power-sharing government was installed on 1 November 2001 . After Vice Presidency , he was appointed Executive Director of the World Bank Group in charge of the African region .
Philo Paz Armand . Philo Paz Patric Armand ( born 12 March 1996 ) is an Indonesian racing driver . Karting . Born in Jakarta , Armand began karting in 2006 , winning the Formula Cadet class of the Indonesian Karting Championship the following year . In 2009 , he won the Junior class of the Indonesian Karting Championship and finished 13th in the Asia-Pacific KF3 Championship . In 2011 , he finished 4th in the Asia-Pacific KF1 Championship , and during the year he also became an official driver of the Tony Kart Racing Team . During his final year of karting in 2012 , Armand finished 14th in the CIK-FIA KF1 Karting World Championship , a title won by teammate Flavio Camponeschi . Formula Renault 2.0 . After making his single-seater debut in the Formula Renault BARC Winter Series in late 2012 , Armand joined Fortec Motorsports to contest the 2013 Formula Renault 2.0 NEC season . He finished 28th in the championship , with a best race result of eleventh coming in the final round in Zandvoort . He also contested four races of the Formula Renault 2.0 Alps championship as a guest driver with Tech 1 Racing . Armand switched to Formula Renault 2.0 Alps for a full-time campaign with Tech 1 Racing for the 2014 season . He finished 18th in the championship , with a best race result of fourth coming at the second round in Pau . He also took part in two rounds of the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 season with the team . Formula Renault 3.5 Series . In 2015 , Armand graduated to the Formula Renault 3.5 Series , racing alongside Roberto Merhi at Pons Racing . GP2 Series . He joined Trident Racing for the 2016 GP2 Series . Career summary . † As Armand was a guest driver , he was ineligible for championship points . Complete GP2 Series results . † Driver did not finish the race , but was classified as he completed over 90 % of the race distance .
Tommy Vlahopoulos . Tommy Vlahopoulos ( born December 12 , 1979 ) is an American film producer . He is known for producing the 2015 film `` Intruders '' and the upcoming 2017 film `` Behind the Sightings '' . His company , Tommy V Productions , was the production studio for `` Intruders '' and `` Behind the Sightings '' , along with the upcoming films `` Glass Jaw '' and `` The Rake '' , as well as `` Crawl To Me '' , an upcoming film adaptation of the comic book miniseries of the same name .
French Polynesia 's 1st constituency . The 1st constituency of French Polynesia is a French legislative constituency in French Polynesia . Following the 2010 redistricting of French legislative constituencies , which will come into application for the June 2012 legislative election , the boundaries of French Polynesia 's two constituencies will be redrawn so as to create a third constituency in the collectivity . From that point on , the 1st constituency will consist in the communes of Anaa , Arue , Arutua , Fakarava , Fangatau , Fatu-Hiva , Gambier , Hao , Hikueru , Hiva-Oa , Makemo , Manihi , Moorea-Maiao , Napuka , Nuku-Hiva , Nukutavake , Papeete , Pirae , Pukapuka , Rangiroa , Reao , Tahuata , Takaroa , Tatakoto , Tureia , Ua-Huka , and Ua-Pou . Deputies . Alexandre Léontieff , who held the seat from 1988 to 1993 , was simultaneously President of French Polynesia from 1987 to 1991 . 2007 . Two rounds were held . These are the results of the second round , for which only the top two candidates from the first round qualified . Source : French Ministry of the Interior . Oscar Temaru , who contested the seat unsuccessfully , was a former and future President of French Polynesia . 2002 . Only a single round was needed , as Buillard obtained an absolute majority of the vote . The results of the top two candidates are given here . Source : French Ministry of the Interior .
Piracaia ( footballer ) . Marcelo Gonçalves de Oliveira ( born April 17 , 1971 in São Paulo ) , known as Piracaia , is a Brazilian football player . He currently plays and works as an assistant coach for the Finnish third-tier club Musan Salama . Piracaia has played 17 seasons and 324 matches in Finnish Veikkausliiga . In the six games of the 1998–99 UEFA Champions League group stage he was in the opening line-up of HJK Helsinki . Piracaia has also played in the top divisions of Sweden , Algeria and Tunisia . statistics . with USM Blida
Jargalant , Töv . Jargalant ( , Happiness ) is a sum of Töv Province in Mongolia .
Slape . Slape ( ) is a settlement on the Dravinja River in the Municipality of Majšperk in northeastern Slovenia . The area is part of the traditional region of Styria . It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Drava Statistical Region . In 1986 traces of a prehistoric Early Iron Age settlement were discovered in the area .
Ōgon Bat . is a Japanese superhero created by Suzuki Ichiro and Takeo Nagamatsu in 1931 who originally debuted in a `` kamishibai '' ( paper theater ) . Ōgon Bat is considered to be the world 's first comic book superhero , and is a precursor to later superhero characters such as the Japanese `` kamishibai '' character `` Prince of Gamma '' ( debut early 1930s ) , and the American comic book characters `` Superman '' ( debut 1938 ) and `` Batman '' ( debut 1939 ) . History . Ōgon Bat was created by sixteen-year old Takeo Nagamatsu and twenty-five year old Suzuki Ichiro in 1931 and was named after the `` Golden Bat '' cigarette brand . The two were inspired by drawings of mythological characters in Tokyo 's Ueno Royal Museum to create a new hero based on science rather than mythology . The character debuted in a `` kamishibai '' , a type of traveling show in which a sequence of pictures are shown , narrated by a storyteller . The character was popular enough to survive the decline of kamishibai following World War II , and was eventually adapted into manga ( including one by Osamu Tezuka ) and anime . The character featured in three live-action movies : `` Ôgon Bat : Matenrô no Kaijin '' , released in 1950 ; `` Ôgon Batto '' , released in 1966 ; and the comedy biopic `` Ôgon Batto ga Yattekuru '' , released in 1972 . He also appeared in a 52-episode anime series that aired on Nippon TV from 1967 to 1968 . Character description . Ōgon Bat is a being from ancient Atlantis who was sent forward in time 10,000 years to battle evil forces threatening the present day . He has a golden skull-shaped head , wears a green and white swashbuckler outfit with a high-collared red cape , and carries a rapier . He lives in a fortress in the Japanese Alps . His superpowers include superhuman strength , invulnerability , and the ability to fly . Ōgon Bat has an evil counterpart known as Kurayami Bat ( 暗闇バット `` Dark Bat '' ) . His main enemy is Dr. Erich Nazō ( ナゾー ) , the leader of a crime syndicate bent on world domination , who wears a black costume and mask with bat-like ears , a red eye and a blue eye . Film . A live-action film version of Ōgon Bat was released theatrically by Toei in Japan on December 21 , 1966 starring Sonny Chiba as . Plot . Professor Yamatone and his family visit present day Egypt , and discover an ancient tomb belonging to a god of justice and protector of the weak known as Ogon Bat . When the Professor is taken captive by Gorgo , agent of the evil Dr. Erich Nazō ( ナゾー ) , his daughter Mari pleads for Ogon Bat to save her father . As she starts to cry , her tears fall in Ogon Bat 's tomb and revive him . From then on , Mari calls on Ogon Bat to fight against evil .
1978–79 Hong Kong FA Cup . 1978–79 Hong Kong FA Cup was the fifth staging of the Hong Kong FA Cup .
Irondequoit , New York . Irondequoit is a town ( and census-designated place ) in Monroe County , New York , United States . As of the 2010 census , the coterminous town-CDP had a total population of 51,692 . Irondequoit is a major suburb of the city of Rochester , lying just north and east of the city limits . The name is of Native American origin . History . In 1687 Marquis de Denonville led an army of French soldiers and Huron warriors on a punitive expedition against the Iroquois through Irondequoit Bay , beginning the long enmity between the Iroquois and the French . After the American Revolution , this area was part of the Phelps and Gorham Purchase . The Town of Irondequoit was founded in 1839 when it separated from the Town of Brighton . During the last part of the 19th century the north edge of the town was developed as a tourist and vacation area for the City of Rochester residents , and was once known as the `` Coney Island of Western New York . '' After World War II , Irondequoit experienced significant population growth , with returning veterans looking for housing . Irondequoit became the first suburb in Monroe County to see substantial migration of residents from the City of Rochester , with the population growing from 23,376 in 1940 to 55,337 in 1960 , a remarkable 136 % increase . Irondequoit remained the most-populated suburb in Monroe County until the 1970s , when it was surpassed by the Town of Greece , a community with three-times the land mass of Irondequoit . In 1965 , Irondequoit became part of civil rights history by being part of the first totally `` voluntary '' desegregation program in U.S. history . The , which still operates today , was begun with 25 first graders from the inner city of Rochester who embarked on their K-12 education in the West Irondequoit school district . Ultimately,15 of the original 25 students graduated together in 1977 as part of the first graduating class ever to go through a full 12 years of voluntary desegregation . The achievement was acknowledged in a letter from The White House and a notation in the U.S. Congressional Record . The program has continued to expand and now includes additional suburban districts that are part of the Rochester metropolitan area . Geography . According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of , of which is land and ( 9.69 % ) is water . The town lies between the Genesee River on the west and Irondequoit Bay on the east . The north border of the town is defined by the shoreline of Lake Ontario . Because it is bounded by water on three sides , it is considered a geographical headland . Irondequoit is bordered by the city of Rochester to the west and south , the town of Brighton southeast , and the towns of Webster and Penfield to the east . An unusual boundary exists between the Town of Irondequoit and the adjacent City of Rochester . On the western border of Irondequoit , the city claims a thin strip that extends northward along the banks of the river from Seneca Park to Lake Ontario , at some points less than from the shore . The result is that the City of Rochester claims the entire eastern shore of the Genesee , and the border of the Town of Irondequoit never reaches the river . Similarly , the northern half of Durand-Eastman Park ( including Durand Beach ) , lies within the city 's borders , along with a narrow strip running along Culver Road for approximately southward to Norton Street . This leads to much confusion , even among long-term residents , about whether places such as Seneca Park or Durand Park lie within the Town of Irondequoit or the City of Rochester . Seneca Park was annexed by the City of Rochester in 1891 , and Durand Eastman Park was given to the city in 1908 . Demographics . As of the census of 2000 , there were 52,354 people , 22,247 households , and 14,327 families residing in the coterminus town-CDP . The population density was 3,447.4 per square mile ( 1,330.7/km² ) . There were 23,037 housing units at an average density of 1,516.9 per square mile ( 585.6/km² ) . The racial makeup of the town was 93.03 % White , 3.55 % Black or African American , 0.15 % Native American , 0.98 % Asian , 0.02 % Pacific Islander , 1.02 % from other races , and 1.25 % from two or more races . Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.06 % of the population . There were 22,247 households out of which 26.7 % had children under the age of 18 living with them , 50.7 % were married couples living together , 10.4 % had a female householder with no husband present , and 35.6 % were non-families . 30.8 % of all households were made up of individuals and 16.7 % had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older . The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.91 . In the town , the population was spread out with 21.9 % under the age of 18 , 5.2 % from 18 to 24 , 26.6 % from 25 to 44 , 23.7 % from 45 to 64 , and 22.5 % who were 65 years of age or older . The median age was 43 years . For every 100 females , there were 85.4 males . For every 100 females age 18 and over , there were 81.1 males . The median income for a household in the town was $ 45,276 , and the median income for a family was $ 55,493 . Males had a median income of $ 41,463 versus $ 30,937 for females . The per capita income for the town was $ 23,638 . About 3.8 % of families and 5.4 % of the population were below the poverty line , including 6.6 % of those under age 18 and 6.8 % of those age 65 or over . Government . The town is governed by a town board consisting of a supervisor and four board members , all elected by registered town voters . The Supervisor , currently , serves a two-year term . Board members represent the entire town and serve a four-year terms . At present , the entire Town Board , including the Supervisor , is made up of members of the Democratic Party . Irondequoit is known for its colonial-style Town Hall , built in 1951 . It was completed with funds that had been previously set aside for two decades . It was listed on the historical registry in 2010 by the Irondequoit Historical Preservation Commission . On the Town Hall campus sits two relocated structures - a Pioneer House & a Cobblestone Blacksmith Shop - both of which are believed to be built in the 1830s . Education . Irondequoit is served by the West Irondequoit and East Irondequoit central school districts .
Castle of Anguix . The Castle of Anguix ( Spanish : `` Castillo de Anguix '' ) is a castle located in Sayatón , Spain . It was declared `` Bien de Interés Cultural '' in 1992 . The Castle of Anguix is an example of `` castillo roquero '' architecture . These type of structures were common in areas with steep terrain that needed a fortified outpost . The castle was occupied during Austrian soldiers during the War of the Spanish Succession and was recaptured by Philip V 's troops .
Call My Name ( The Brilliant Green song ) . `` Call My Name '' is The Brilliant Green 's eighth single , released in 1999 . It peaked at # 12 on the Oricon singles chart .
Residente ( album ) . `` Residente '' ( stylized as `` Resīdεntә '' ) is the debut solo album from Puerto Rican singer of same name , released on March 31 , 2017 , during the hiatus of his main band Calle 13 . Following a DNA test which revealed that he descends from people of multiple parts of the world , Residente felt inspired to visit those locations and record with local musicians . The trips resulted in a 13-track album , two of which ( `` Somos Anormales '' and `` Desencuentro '' ) were released as singles and received promotional videos . A documentary and book ( both homonymous to the album ) were also prepared based on his journey . A world tour will follow the album 's release with shows in France , Germany , Spain , Denmark , Switzerland , Netherlands , Argentina , Chile , Mexico and Puerto Rico . Background and production . A few years before the album 's release , Residente took a DNA test that revealed his roots trace back to 10 different locations around the World , including Armenia , Ghana , China and his homeland Puerto Rico . Such diversity inspired him to produce what would later result in a solo album , a documentary and a book released via Fusion Media Group ( Univision Communications ) under the same common title `` Residente '' . He signed a five-year production deal with the label . The album was written and recorded over the course of two years and saw Residente travel around the world to the places where his roots are , including Siberia , Moscow , China , the Caucasus , France , Spain , England , Armenia , Ossetia in Georgia , Antigua , Ghana , Burkina Faso and Niger , aside from Puerto Rico . About the album 's general sound , he said `` at a sound level it is not the most organic [ album he 's ever made ] , but the most real and precise . All sounds are from those countries , the drums , the voices , anything that sounds comes from that place . '' Parts of the pre and post-production of the album were done at Loisaida Center in New York City . Residente also worked at Electric Lady Studios in West Village . The album deals with themes such as equality and unity . Though Residente 's initial approach to his trips were mainly musical , he was inspired by his conversations to focus on the subject of race . Despite being produced much before Donald Trump won the 2016 United States presidential elections , Residente admits its themes could relate to the scenario of the time of its release : `` I think that ... the topic now is even more relevant because of what is happening with Trump and not only Trump , because there 's a lot of racism around the world . [ ... ] We all came from the same place , even though we are different , we are equally different '' . Residente intends to release an English language version of the album and has already translated all lyrics with the help of Puerto Rican poet Urayoán Noel , associate professor at New York University . The effort will be put out depending on Residente 's satisfaction with it . Song information . Lin-Manuel Miranda , Residente 's distant cousin , guest performs on the album 's opening track `` Intro ADN/DNA '' and narrates how both discovered their relationship . The second track and first single , `` Somos Anormales '' , was recorded in Kyzyl , Tuva , after a one-week stay . Kyzyl was Residente 's first stop in his trip around the World and 6 % of his DNA come from there . The song has guest performances of Chirgilchin and received a video shot in Spain featuring John Leguizamo , Leonor Watling , Óscar Jaenada and Juan Diego Botto . The romantic song `` Desencuentro '' features French indie pop singer SoKo and talks about two people perfect for each other but at the same time a mismatch . About including it on the album , Residente said : `` Everything that 's in my albums are things that surround me , and this [ love ] also surrounds me '' . The song received a video shot at the Crémerie-Restaurant Polidor and featuring Charlotte Le Bon and Édgar Ramírez . The final version of the song includes drums performed by South Ossetia children , combined with a Georgian bandura and a Chechen choir . He mixed their voices with two organs , one from Temple Church in London and another from Palau de la Música Catalana in Barcelona . The resulting work became the song `` Apocalíptico '' , inspired by Beijing 's `` choking pollution and the juxtaposition of modern buildings and a crumbling past '' . In Africa , responsible for 10 % of his DNA , he went to Burkina Faso , where he drew inspiration from Thomas Sankara to create `` La Sombra '' , which features Niger-born Tuareg guitarist Bombino . `` Milo '' was inspired by a dream Residente had and it was named and written after his son . The song was conceived in Ghana . The dystopian-like song `` El Futuro Es Nuestro '' projects a future in which people eat cockroaches and the Moon is no more since terrorists blew it up . It features Goran Bregović and his brass band . `` Dagombas en Tamale '' features Dagomba tribal singers from Ghana and `` celebrates the spirit of the penniless '' . The closing track `` Hijos del Cañaveral '' , written in Puerto Rico , features vocals by his sister ILE . Documentary . A self-titled documentary directed by Residente himself was produced simultaneously with the album . It debuted in March 16 at South by Southwest and depicts his childhood , his struggle with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder , his times as a young artist , his rise with Calle 13 and why he decided to leave it and pursue a solo career . It received a favorable review by Michael Rechtshaffen from `` The Hollywood Reporter '' . In the week of its premiere , Residente and his solo band performed at the Latino Resist Concert at Lady Bird Lake . Accolades . The album received critical acclaim and some of its songs multiple nominations for the 18th Annual Latin Grammy Awards . The album itself was nominated for Album of the Year and Best Urban Music Album , winning the latter . `` Somos Anormales '' won the Best Urban Song award , `` Dagombas en Tamale '' was nominated for Performance , `` Desencuentro '' was nominated for Best Short Form Music Video , `` Guerra '' was nominated for Record of the Year and Song of the Year , `` Apocaliptico '' was nominated for Best Alternative Song and `` Hijos del Cañaveral '' was nominated for Best Tropical Song . The album was elected the best Latin album of 2017 by the critics of `` Billboard '' , as well as the 19th best album overall of the same year . It was also ranked 38th at `` Rolling Stones 50 Best Albums of 2017 list .
Firuz Kazemzadeh . Firuz Kazemzadeh ( ; October 27 , 1924 – May 17 , 2017 ) was a Russian-born American historian who was professor emeritus of history at Yale University . Firuz Kazemzadeh was born in Moscow to an Iranian father and a Russian mother . His father served in the Iranian embassy in Moscow . After completing his primary and secondary education in Moscow , Kazemzadeh ( then aged 16 ) and his family moved to Iran . In 1944 , during the height of World War II , he travelled from Tehran to the United States and entered Stanford University , graduating with distinction ( Phi Beta Kappa ) in 1946 and obtaining an MA in 1947 . In 1950 Kazemzadeh received a Ph.D. in Russian history from Harvard University . Kazemzadeh taught at Harvard in 1954 – 1956 , then moved to Yale where he was professor of history until his retirement as professor emeritus in 1992 . While at Yale , he also served as Master of Davenport College . He was the author and co-author of a number of books on the history of Russia and Iran , as well as numerous articles and reviews for authoritative scholarly publications . Between May 15 , 1998 and May 14 , 2003 , Kazemzadeh served as a Commissioner on the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom , first appointed to this position in 1998 by President Bill Clinton , and in 2001 , reappointed by US Senate Majority Leader Thomas Daschle . Kazemzadeh was an adherent of the Bahá'í Faith and , from 1963 to 2000 , served as a member of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States .
Karnataka cricket team . Karnataka cricket team represents the Indian state of Karnataka in domestic cricket competitions . It has traditionally been one of the strongest teams in the domestic circuit and has produced many of Indian cricket team 's iconic players . It was known as Mysore cricket team before the state of Mysore was officially renamed as Karnataka in 1973 . It has won the Ranji Trophy eight times and has come second six times ( including two runner-up positions for the earlier Mysore team ) . The team 's home ground is the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru . Competition history . Karnataka has produced some of the best cricketers from the southern part of India . There was a time during late 90s when 8 out of 11 players were from Karnataka and from 1996 to 2001 there were about 4-5 players from the Karnataka State consistently representing the Indian team . Its recent wins were in the 1998/99 season and the 1997/98 season , in which it emerged victorious in its finals against Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh respectively . It also beat Tamil Nadu in the Ranji Trophy season of 1995/96 . This strong run in the Ranji Trophy was due to the emergence of Rahul Dravid , Anil Kumble , Javagal Srinath and Sunil Joshi , all of whom have gone on to play for the country with distinction . In the Irani Trophy , Karnataka has won six times and lost twice against the Rest of India team . The team showed good performance in 2007-08 season . As international players had to move in and out of the squad due to their national duties , the team could not adjust well with the changes in a short period . A young Karnataka unit performed well in the 2009-10 season and made it to the finals comfortably . The finals took place at the picturesque Gangotri Glades in Mysuru , where Karnataka , backed by a charged full-house crowd , came up with a spirited performance but went down to Mumbai by a slender margin of 6 runs . Manish Pandey was the highest scorer of the season with 882 runs from 9 matches . The team emerged winners in the 2013-14 season under the captaincy of Vinay Kumar beating Maharashtra by 7 wickets in the finals played at Hyderabad . They went on to win the Irani Trophy ( vs Rest of India ) and Vijay Hazare Trophy ( domestic ODI tournament ) in the same season , thus completing a historic treble . Karnataka continued their dominance in 2014-15 season too . Firstly , they successfully defended the Vijay Hazare Trophy , winning their final against Punjab by 156 runs . They had a stupendous run in the Ranji Trophy too , and beat Tamil Nadu by an innings and 217 runs in the at Mumbai to retain the trophy . Karun Nair scored 328 , the highest ever individual score in a Ranji Trophy final ( bettering Gul Mohammad 's 319 , scored in the 1946/47 season final ) . Vinay Kumar became the first captain to pick up a five-wicket haul and score a century in a Ranji final . In the Irani Trophy that followed , they beat the Rest of India team by 246 runs and retained the trophy . By doing so , they not only repeated the historic treble of the previous season , but also became only the second domestic team ( after Bombay ) to bag back-to-back Irani Cups . Karnataka had a modest 2015-16 Ranji season , chalking up 2 wins , 1 loss and 5 draws in the league stage . They did not qualify for the knock-outs . Karnataka 's only loss came against Maharashtra in their final league game , which ended an unbeaten streak of 37 first-class matches ( 20 wins , 17 draws ) that stretched back to November 2012 . Karnataka did not qualify for the knock-outs in the Vijay Hazare Trophy too , despite winning 4 of their 6 league games . In the 2016-17 Ranji season , Karnataka had a good run until the quarter finals , where they were by Tamil Nadu in a low scoring game . Karnataka had a dominant run in the 2017-18 Ranji season , notching up 4 wins and 2 draws and topping Group A . They faced Mumbai in the quarter finals and inflicted an on them . However , they suffered a heart-breaking 5-run to Vidarbha in the semifinals and bowed out of the competition . Mayank Agarwal ( 1160 runs ) and Krishnappa Gowtham ( 34 wickets ) were the stand-out performers of the season . Famous players . † indicates inductees of KSCA Hall of Fame Current squad . Players with international caps are listed in bold .
Wunnummin Lake . Wunnummin Lake is a lake in northwestern Ontario , Canada . It is a remote freshwater lake , located in Kenora District .
Heves County . Heves ( , ) lies in northern Hungary . It lies between the right bank of the river Tisza and the Mátra and Bükk mountains . It shares borders with the Hungarian counties Pest , Nógrád , Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén and Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok . Eger is the county seat . Geography . Heves county is a geographically diverse area ; its northern part is mountainous ( the Mátra and Bükk are the two highest mountain ranges in Hungary ) , while at south it includes a part of the Great Hungarian Plain . From south it is bordered by Lake Tisza , the largest artificial lake in Hungary . The average temperature is between 8 and 10 °C ( higher on the southern parts of the county ) . Demographics . In 2015 , it had a population of 301,296 and the population density was 83/km² . Ethnicity . Besides the Hungarian majority , the main minorities are the Roma ( approx . 19,000 ) , Germans ( 1,000 ) Slovaks ( 500 ) and Romanians ( 500 ) . Approx . 43,000 persons in Heves County did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census . Municipalities . Heves County has 1 urban county , 10 towns , 3 large villages and 107 villages .
Rafael Ábalos . Rafael Ábalos ( born 12 October 1956 in Archidona , Málaga ) is a Spanish author of the bestseller book `` Grimpow : The Invisible Road '' ( ) published in 2007 . The children 's fantasy novel was about a boy finding a mysterious amulet in France who becomes a focus of a `` centuries-old mission '' to enlighten humanity . According to a review in `` Publishers Weekly '' , Ábalos `` blends the grand-scale storytelling prowess and epic quest element of Tolkien ’ s `` Lord of the Rings '' with the cryptographic intrigue of Dan Brown ’ s `` The Da Vinci Code '' , and gave it a positive review . The book was published by `` Random House '' .
Salix retusa . `` Salix retusa '' is a species of flowering plant in the family Salicaceae . Description . `` Salix retusa '' can reach a height of . This plant usually develops creeping stems , rarely erect . The dull green leaves are obovate , lanceolate or elliptic , with entire margins , 2 × 1 cm , with very short petioles . Like all willows this species is dioecious . Catkins are broadly cylindrical , with yellow anthers . Flowers bloom from June to July . Distribution . It is present in the mountains of central and southern Europe including the Pyrenees . Habitat . This species can be found in rock crevices and screes at elevation of above sea level .
Svett smil . `` Svett smil '' is the fourth studio album by Norwegian rock band deLillos .
Yas Hotel Abu Dhabi . Yas Hotel Abu Dhabi is built across the F1 Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi . It is known as one of the icons of Abu Dhabi and has a very futuristic design . Design . Yas Hotel Abu Dhabi is located within the Yas Marina Circuit , Abu Dhabi . The hotel , designed by Hani Rashid and Lise Anne Couture , principals of New York based Asymptote Architecture , consists of two 12 storey hotel towers , one set within the race circuit and another placed in the Marina itself , linked together by a monocoque steel and glass bridge and Grid Shell structure that both cross above and over the Yas Marina Circuit F1 race track . Asymptote designed the building as an architectural landmark that embodies key influences and local as well as global inspirations that range from the aesthetics and forms associated with speed and spectacle to the artistry and geometries that form the basis of ancient Islamic art and craft traditions . Of architectural and engineering significance is the main feature of the hotelʼs design : a 217-meter expanse of sweeping , curvilinear glass and steel facade known as the `` Grid Shell '' : it features an LED lighting system that illuminates all 5,389 glass elements individually , with an integrated control system that updates color and brightness of each glass pane 20 times per second . The Grid Shell is a key feature of the overall architectural design and significance of the project . It creates an atmospheric-like veil that is visible from miles away . Yas Hotel Abu Dhabi was designed by Asymptote to become a significant and important landmark for Abu Dhabi . For the dynamic facade lighting design , the architects collaborated with Rogier van der Heide and his team at Arup Lighting . The lighting design was recognized with an AL Lighting Design Award for Outstanding Achievement and a `` Highly Commended '' Middle East Lighting Design Award , as well as a special `` Citation for Achievement in Technical Artistry at the 2010 IES Lumen Awards Ceremony in New York City . `` The hotel embodies various key influences and inspirations ranging from the aesthetics and forms associated with speed , movement and spectacle to the artistry and geometries forming the basis of ancient Islamic art and craft traditions , a perfect union and harmonious interplay between elegance and spectacle . The search here was inspired by what one could call the 'art ' and poetics of motor racing , specifically Formula 1 , coupled with the making of a place that celebrates Abu Dhabi as a cultural and technological tour de force. ” Construction and opening . The 499-room , 85,000-square-meter structure was built by Al Futtaim Carillion for Aldar Properties with construction starting in 2007 . It opened on 1 November 2009 to coincide with the Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix .
Daum ( web portal ) . Daum ( ) is a South Korean web portal in South Korea , one of the top three along with Naver and Nate . Daum offers many Internet services to web users , including a popular free web-based e-mail , messaging service , forums , shopping and news . The word `` daum '' means `` next '' , but it can also be interpreted as Hanja `` 多音 '' , meaning `` many sounds '' . Background . The popularity of Daum stems from the range of services it offers , but also from the fact that it was the first Korean web portal of significant size . Its popularity started when it merged with the then most popular e-mail service , daum.net or hanmail.net . After the merging , Daum started the forum service Daum Cafe which brought its firm status in the market . The term `` cafe '' and even `` internet cafe '' ( Different from what is supposed to refer to in Western usage ) is now used as the synonym for `` Internet forum '' in Korean . History . From 2003 , Daum started on-line direct automobile insurance by launching the subsidiary 'Daum Direct Auto Insurance ' and from 2008 , it became a partnership company with ERGO Insurance Group . On August 2 , 2004 Daum announced the purchase of Lycos for $ 95.4 million , and closed the transaction on October 6 . As part of a corporate restructuring to focus on mobile , social networks and location-based services , Daum sold Lycos for $ 36 million in August 2010 to Ybrant Digital , an internet marketing company based in Hyderabad , India . In 2006 , they started a blogging service Tistory with 'Tatter and Company ' , a blogging platform developing company and in July 2007 , Daum took over all rights to manage the services . The company also develops and distributes the freeware media player PotPlayer . In addition to its freeware media player ( Daum tvPot ) , Daum Communications Corp. provides variety of services such as clouding service ( Daum Cloud ) , Daum Dictionary ( applicable on mobile devices ) , Daum Comics , and map service ( Daum Maps ) . Daum has about 874 employees as of March , 2009 and is the 2nd largest web portal service provider in South Korea in terms of daily visits . In 2014 , Daum merged with Kakao Corp. to form Daum Kakao .
Maryfield ( horse ) . Maryfield ( foaled April 13 , 2001 in Ontario ) is a retired Hall of Fame and Champion Thoroughbred racehorse . Trained by Doug O'Neill , she raced for her American owners in the United States . In 2007 , Maryfield became only the fourth Canadian-bred horse to ever win a Breeders ' Cup race when she captured the Filly & Mare Sprint , hosted that year by Monmouth Park Racetrack . She was voted the 2007 Eclipse Award for American Champion Female Sprint Horse and in 2009 was inducted in the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame . References . When Maryfield was sold at auction after her BC win she was retired with a very bad ankle , an injury that will not effect her status as a broodmare , however I am trying to locate where she is living and who owns her now
Pauline Agassiz Shaw . Pauline Agassiz Shaw ( February 6 , 1841 – February 10 , 1917 ) was an American philanthropist and social reformer who opened day nurseries , settlement houses , and other establishments in Boston to help new immigrants and the poor . She financed public kindergartens ( one decade later this concept was adopted by the Boston Public Schools ) , and co-founded America 's first trade school , the North Bennet Street School . She was also a vocal advocate for women 's rights . Biography . Pauline Agassiz was born in Neuchâtel , Switzerland on February 6 , 1841 . Her father was the Swiss naturalist Louis Agassiz . In 1850 she moved with her family to Cambridge , Massachusetts , where her father was a professor of zoology and geology at Harvard University . It was in the United States , her father remarried Elizabeth Cabot Cary , co-founder of Radcliffe College . Her step-mother was a huge influence on Pauline 's life . In 1860 , at the age of 19 , Pauline married Quincy Adams Shaw . They had five children : Pauline , Marian , Louis Agassiz Shaw , Sr. , Quincy Adams , and Robert Gould II . Married to a wealthy investor from a well known Boston Brahmin family , Pauline Agassiz Shaw used her newfound wealth and social status to help Boston 's poor . At the time , thousands of mostly Irish , Jewish , and Italian immigrants had moved to Boston 's North End , many of them poor , unskilled , and non-fluent in English . To provide them with job training , she co-founded America 's first trade school , the North Bennet Street Industrial School ( later renamed the North Bennet Street School ) , in the North End . Working with her good friend Elizabeth Palmer Peabody , she funded fourteen public kindergartens from 1878 and giving public demonstrations of their usefulness . The Boston Public Schools would formally adopt the model in the late 1880s . She opened `` day nurseries '' , or day care centers , to provide a safe environment for the children of working women , and `` neighborhood houses '' in Boston and Cambridge where families received social services . These neighborhood houses , or settlement houses , were unusual for their time in that all area residents were welcome regardless of race . One , the Margaret Fuller Neighborhood House , is still in operation today . A strong advocate of women 's rights , she served as president of the Boston Equal Suffrage Association for Good Government for 16 years , and supported the `` Woman 's Journal '' , a weekly suffrage newspaper . She and her husband also advocated for prison reform . She died of bronchial pneumonia on February 10 , 1917 , at her home in Jamaica Plain . She is memorialized at two different sites on the Boston Women 's Heritage Trail , one on the North End Walk and another on the Jamaica Plain walk . The Pauline Agassiz Shaw Elementary School in Boston is named in her honor . She is featured on two walks given by the Jamaica Plain Historical Society . The Monument Square tour which passes the plaque memorializing one of her first kindergartens and the Jamaica Pond tour which passes her home on the shores of the Pond .
The Cowboy and the Countess . `` The Cowboy and the Countess '' is a 1926 American silent western film directed by Roy William Neill and starring Buck Jones , Helena D'Algy and Diana Miller .
Wang Anshi . Wang Anshi ( ; ; ; December 8 , 1021 – May 21 , 1086 ) was a Chinese economist , statesman , chancellor and poet of the Song Dynasty who attempted major and controversial socioeconomic reforms known as the New Policies . These reforms constituted the core concepts of the Song-Dynasty Reformists , in contrast to their rivals , the Conservatives , led by the Chancellor Sima Guang . Wang Anshi 's ideas are usually analyzed in terms of the influence the Rites of Zhou or Legalism had on him . His economic reforms included increase currency circulation , breaking up of private monopolies , and early forms of government regulation and social welfare . His military reforms expanded the use of local militias and his government reforms expanded the civil service examination system and attempted to suppress nepotism in government . Although successful for a while , he eventually fell out of favor of the emperor . Background . During the Song Dynasty , the unprecedented development of large estates , whose owners managed to evade paying their share of taxes , resulted in an increasingly heavy burden of taxation on commoners . The drop in state revenues , a succession of budget deficits , and widespread inflation prompted the Emperor Shenzong of Song to seek advice from Wang . Early career . Wang Anshi came from a family of imperial scholars ( 進士 Jìnshì ) and was placed fourth in the imperial exam of 1042 . He spent the first twenty years of his career in the regional government of the lower Yangtze region . During this period , he gained practical experience in local governance . This experience guided his analysis in formulating solutions to revitalize the ailing Song society . Major reform . Wang believed that the state has the responsibility to provide for its people the essentials for a decent living standard : `` The state should take the entire management of commerce , industry , and agriculture into its own hands , with a view to succoring the working classes and preventing them from being ground into the dust by the rich . '' Wang came to power as 2nd privy councilor in 1069 . It was there that he introduced and promulgated his reform policy ( `` xin fa '' 新法 ) . There were three main components to this policy : 1 ) state finance and trade , 2 ) defense and social order , and 3 ) education and improving of governance . Some of the finance reforms included paying cash for labor in place of corvee labor , increase the supply of copper coins , improve management of trade , direct government loan to farmers during planting seasons and to be repaid at harvest . He believed that foundation of the state rests on the well being of the common people . To limit speculation and eliminate private monopolies , he initiated price control and regulated wages and set up pensions for the aged and unemployed . The state also began to institute public orphanages , hospitals , dispensaries , hospices , cemeteries , and reserve granaries . The military reform centered on a new institution of the baojia system or organized households . This was done to ensure collective responsibility in society and was later used to strengthen local defense . He also proposed the creation of systems to breed military horses , the more efficient manufacture of weapons and training of the militia . To improve education and government , he sought to break down the barrier between clerical and official careers as well as improving their supervision to prevent connections being used for personal gain . Tests in law , military affairs and medicine were added to the examination system , with mathematics added in 1104 . The National Academy was transformed into a real school rather than simply a holding place for officials waiting for appointments . However , there was deep-seated resistance to the education reforms as it hurt bureaucrats coming in under the old system . Wang ’ s downfall . Although Wang had the alliance of such prominent court figures as Shen Kuo , imperial scholar-officials such as Su Dongpo and Ouyang Xiu bitterly opposed these reforms on the grounds of tradition . They believed Wang 's reforms were against the moral fundamentals of the Two Emperors and would therefore prevent the Song from experiencing the prosperity and peace of the ancients . The tide tilted in favor of the conservatives due to renewed foreign conflict . He was even temporarily removed from power and imprisoned in 1075 . Like many Chinese officials of the era , Wang 's career experienced many ups and downs , but the beginning of the end came in 1074 . A famine in northern China drove many farmers off their lands . Their circumstances were made worse by the debts they had incurred from the seasonal loans granted under Wang ’ s reform initiatives . Local officials insisted on collecting on the loans as the farmers were leaving their land . This crisis was depicted as being Wang ’ s fault . The empress dowager was also an opponent of Wang . Wang wanted to resign , but the emperor still supported him , giving him high honors and an appointment to Jiangning ( present-day Nanjing . ) He was recalled by the emperor the following year , but now he was seen as vulnerable and was openly attacked from groups of conservatives . Wang returned to Nanjing , which he preferred to Kaifeng . He wrote and engaged in scholarship through to his death in 1086 . With Shenzong 's death in 1085 , Wang was ousted and the New Policies were rolled back - some temporarily , some permanently . Poet . In addition to his political achievements , Wang Anshi was a noted poet . He wrote poems in the `` shi '' form , modeled on those of Du Fu . He was later ranked number seven among the `` Eight Great Prose Masters of the Tang and Song '' ( 唐宋八大家 ) . He was an adherent of the Classical Prose Movement championed by Han Yu and Liu Zongyuan , first and second of the Eight Masters of the Tang and Song respectively . His poetry often included social themes along with the traditional observations of nature . Poems . One of eight famous literati of Tang－Song period , Wang Anshi was known for writing with succinctness and profundity . He laid stress on literature 's social function and that writings should serve a purpose . His essays `` A Visit to Baochan Mountain '' and `` In Reply to Official Censor Sima 's Letter '' are widely read by posterity . Legacy . Chinese politicians and historians have continued to look back on the reforms of Wang Anshi as either principled and measured or misguided and disastrous . The twentieth-century Chinese warlord Yan Xishan cited the reforms of Wang Anshi to justify his use of a limited form of local democracy in Shanxi . Yan believed that the focus and intent of Wang 's reforms was to strengthen the Song dynasty by persuading ordinary Chinese to give the dynasty their active support , instead of merely serving it . The system of `` democratic '' government that Yan justified via the philosophy of Wang Anshi was mostly focused on improving Yan 's own popularity without holding any real power , and never became an effective alternative to military dictatorship . On the other hand , the popular scholar Lin Yutang cast Wang as the equivalent of communist totalitarian government in his biography of Wang 's adversary Su Dongpo .
DXRE . DXRE ( 837 kHz General Santos ) Sonshine Radio General Santos is an AM radio station of Sonshine Media Network International in the Philippines . The station 's studio is located in Brgy Lagao General Santos . The main format of the station is music , news and public service .
Salperwick . Salperwick is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France . Geography . Salperwick is built on land reclaimed from the marshes , 2 miles ( 3 km ) to the north of Saint-Omer on the D214E1 road . See also . Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department
Schultz 's round-eared bat . Schultz 's round-eared bat ( `` Lophostoma schulzi '' ) is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae . It is found in Brazil , French Guiana , Guyana , and Suriname . It is threatened by habitat loss .
Leucanopsis moeschleri . `` Leucanopsis moeschleri '' is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae . It is found on Jamaica . It is a very rare immigrant or accidental import in Great Britain . There is one record of an individual taken near Cheltenham , Gloucestershire on 19 July 1961 . The wingspan is 48–55 mm . The larvae feed on various broad-leaved trees .
Pan-Européenne . Pan-Européenne is a French film production and publishing company . Originally only distribution company , in 1992 it began also a production company , producing `` Beau fixe '' . It has produced various films , including Jaco Van Dormael 's `` The Eighth Day '' ( 1996 ) and `` Mr. Nobody '' ( 2009 ) , Jérôme Salle 's `` Largo Winch '' ( 2008 ) , and distributed Bryan Singer 's `` The Usual Suspects '' ( 1995 ) , Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez 's `` Sin City '' ( 2009 ) . History . Pan-Européenne was created in the late 1980s by Philippe Godeau . By distributing films such as Jaco Van Dormael 's `` Toto the Hero '' ( 1991 ) , Cyril Collard 's `` Savage Nights '' ( 1992 ) , and Jacques Audiard 's `` See How They Fall '' ( 1994 ) , Pan-Européenne began its activity of production company . The film studio Polygram entrusted to the company the distribution of their films in France . In 1999 it ended the partnership following the acquisition of Polygram by Universal . The restructuring of the group divides into two branches the company : Pan-Européenne Edition , an independent distribution created in 2001 , and Pan-Européenne Production . In 2004 , Wild Bunch chose Pan-Européenne Edition for the distribution in French market . After the association of Pan-Européenne and Wild Bunch in distributing films in France , Pan-Européenne Edition took the name of Wild Bunch Distribution in 2006 . Since then , Pan-Européenne Production became Pan-Européenne and the company began a series of international projects such as `` Largo Winch '' ( 2008 ) , filmed in Malta , Sicily and Hong Kong , and `` Mr. Nobody '' ( 2009 ) , a co-production of Belgium , Canada , France and Germany .
Microcolona emporica . `` Microcolona emporica '' is a moth in the Elachistidae family . It is found in Sri Lanka . The wingspan is about 12 mm . The forewings are brownish-ochreous , somewhat sprinkled irregularly with blackish . There is a patch of blackish suffusion extending along the costa from the base to two-thirds . The hindwings are dark grey .
Canoeing at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men 's K-2 1000 metres . The men 's K-2 1000 metres event was a pairs kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1984 Summer Olympics program . Heats . 17 crews entered in three heats on August 7 . The top three finishers from each of the heats advanced directly to the semifinals . The remaining eight teams were relegated to the repechage heats . Repechages . Taking place on August 7 , the top three competitors in each of the two repechages advanced to the semifinals . Semifinals . The top three finishers in each of the three semifinals ( raced on August 9 ) advanced to the final . Final . The final was held on August 11 .
Ecker Ranch . Ecker Ranch is a ranch in Madera County , California near Yosemite National Park . In 2009 it was listed as one of about 30 historic ranches in California that have been preserved under the auspices of the California Rangeland Trust . It was a homesteaded ranch that has stayed in the same family since the 19th century . It is still a working ranch , that also serves as a hunting lodge and offers camping experiences for youth groups . The ranch dates from 1870 . It was more than in size . Much of the surrounding area has been developed . The founder came to California from the Alsace-Lorraine region . Overstreet was paid $ 3,000,000 for the agricultural easement , far less than what the property could have sold for with no restrictions .
The Church of Jesus Christ ( Bickertonite ) . The Church of Jesus Christ is an international and independent Christian religious denomination headquartered in Monongahela , Pennsylvania , United States . The Church of Jesus Christ is a Christian Restorationist church and is historically part of the Latter Day Saint movement . The church considers itself the Gospel Restored , or the original church and good news as established by Jesus Christ in the New Testament , restored upon the earth . It also claims to be the spiritual successor to the Church of Christ , organized by Joseph Smith on April 6 , 1830 . The church sees Sidney Rigdon as Smith 's rightful successor following the assassination of Smith because Rigdon was Smith 's first counselor in the First Presidency . The church is not officially affiliated with any other church , organization or denomination . As of July 2018 , members are located throughout the world including North and South America , Europe , Asia and Africa—for a membership total of 23,197 . The Church of Jesus Christ is considered `` the third largest Restoration church to have resulted from the 1844 succession crisis '' . It has sometimes been referred to as a `` Bickertonite church '' or `` Rigdonite organization '' based upon the church 's historical succession through William Bickerton and Sidney Rigdon . The church does not use these terms in referring to itself . Church members call each other `` Brother '' or `` Sister '' as individuals and collectively as `` Saints '' , considering themselves part of the family of God . The stated purpose of the church is `` to share the gift of salvation through Jesus Christ , His promises and His redeeming love with all nations and races throughout the world and to carry out God ’ s plans in the latter days . '' Use of descriptive terms . The church refers to itself only as `` The Church of Jesus Christ '' , its legal and official name . This name comes from Jesus Christ 's words in the text of the Book of Mormon , who names his church after himself . The Church of Jesus Christ believes itself to be the restored self-same church as established in both the New Testament and Book of Mormon . The belief system of being Jesus Christ 's church upon the earth is the reason for avoiding any other names as descriptive terms , even in a historical context . The church is sometimes referred to as a `` Bickertonite '' or `` Rigdonite '' organization by non-members . These terms have reference to the church tracing its historical succession through William Bickerton and Sidney Rigdon . The use of these terms are discouraged by the church as detracting from Jesus Christ . Although the church acknowledges the Book of Mormon to be scripture , it does not consider itself to be a `` Mormon church '' as it views itself distinct from the largest Latter-day Saint church based in Utah , which has trademarked the term , `` Mormon . '' History . The Church of Jesus Christ sees itself as a continuation of the Church of Christ , which was the original church organization established by Joseph Smith informally in 1829 and then as a legal entity on April 6 , 1830 in northwestern New York . On April 6 , 1830 , Smith , Oliver Cowdery , and a group of approximately 30 believers met to formally organize the Church of Christ into a legal institution . Traditionally , this is said to have occurred at the home of Peter Whitmer , Sr. in Fayette , New York , but some early accounts place it in Manchester . Soon after this formal organization , small branches were formally established in Fayette , Manchester and Colesville . Smith and his associates intended that the Church of Christ would be a restoration of the 1st-century Christian church , which Smith taught had fallen from God 's favor and authority because of a Great Apostasy . In late 1830 , Smith envisioned a `` city of Zion '' in Native American lands near Independence , Missouri . In October 1830 , he sent his second-in-command Oliver Cowdery and others on a mission to the area . Passing through Kirtland , Ohio , the missionaries converted a congregation of Disciples of Christ led by Sidney Rigdon , and in 1831 , Smith decided to temporarily move his followers to Kirtland until the Missouri area could be colonized . The church headquarters remained in Kirtland from 1831 to 1838 . Many of Smith 's followers attempted to colonize Missouri throughout the 1830s , and Smith himself moved there in 1838 . The church faced political and military opposition by other Missouri settlers . After a series of crises , the church then established its new headquarters in Nauvoo , Illinois , a city they built on drained swampland by the Mississippi River , where Smith served as mayor . There , the church thrived until Smith and his brother Hyrum were killed by a mob in 1844 . They were in prison awaiting trial for crimes related to the destruction of the printing press of the `` Nauvoo Expositor '' . At the time , Smith was a minor candidate for President of the United States with Rigdon as his running mate . After Smith was killed in 1844 , there was confusion about who should succeed him in leading the church . Many of the leaders of the church were absent from Nauvoo at the time of his death , serving as missionaries or working on Smith 's presidential campaign . Rigdon was in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania , when he heard of Smith 's death , and hurried back to Nauvoo , becoming one of the first church leaders to return . He quickly announced that he had the right to lead the church as its `` guardian '' until proper proceedings could decide the next church president , and that the Quorum of the Twelve did not have the right to lead the church . Rigdon , like the Twelve , had been ordained by Smith as a `` prophet , seer , and revelator '' . The Church of Jesus Christ maintains that the First Presidency had made nearly all the major decisions and led the Church of Christ prior to Smith 's death , and as first counselor to Smith at the time of Smith 's death , Rigdon should naturally have been the leader of the church after Smith 's death . The Latter Day Saints who followed Rigdon separated themselves from the majority of the members , who followed Brigham Young and the Quorum of the Twelve . Rigdon and his followers settled in Monongahela , Pennsylvania . On April 6 , 1845 , Rigdon presided over a conference of the Church of Christ , which he saw as the rightful continuation of the church founded by Smith . William Bickerton was among those converted by Rigdon 's preaching , and was baptized at Monongahela in 1845 . Later that same year , Bickerton was ordained an elder and shortly after an evangelist in the church . Rigdon ’ s organization disbanded shortly afterwards . Bickerton continued to preach and by May 1851 a branch of the church was organized under Bickerton 's leadership in West Elizabeth , Pennsylvania . At a conference on July 9 , 1861 , it was recorded that twelve of their number were chosen and called by the Holy Spirit to be apostles . The church was incorporated in Pittsburgh in June 1865 with the legal name , `` Church of Jesus Christ of Green Oak , Pennsylvania . '' On April 5 , 1941 , the church was granted the name of `` The Church of Jesus Christ '' by Washington County , Pennsylvania . The church today is registered as `` The Church of Jesus Christ '' in the corporate registry of the state of Pennsylvania . Organizational structure and membership . The Church of Jesus Christ is organized with 12 Apostles , 70 Evangelists ( see Quorum of Seventy Evangelists ) , and Elders as ordained offices within the general priesthood or ministry . Teachers , deacons and deaconesses are also ordained offices within the church but not part of the general priesthood . The church structures itself as closely as possible to the New Testament church according to the 4th and 5th articles of the Faith and Doctrine of The Church of Jesus Christ . The church presidency is composed of Apostles including the president of the church , first and second counselors . The president of the church and his two counselors are elected by the general priesthood in conference and selected from among the Quorum of Twelve Apostles . The president of the church , while being an ordained apostle , functions as the chief operating officer , overseeing the general operations of the church . In contrast , the Quorum of Twelve Apostles has its own president and officers elected among themselves , independent of the general priesthood . The Quorum of Twelve is primarily responsible for guiding the spiritual growth and development of the church in general , acting as advisers to key operating committees . Today , The Church of Jesus Christ has a total worldwide membership of 23,200 , with nearly 3,000 located in the United States . The church continues to experience significant growth in comparison to some of the other smaller Latter Day Saint organizations . Within the last decade , it has been engaged in the construction of new church buildings in Michigan , Ohio , Pennsylvania , Florida , California , New Jersey , and Arizona , along with similar construction efforts in many foreign countries . Doctrines and practices . The Church of Jesus Christ is independent of any other church in the Latter Day Saint movement . The Church of Jesus Christ has long rejected plural marriage , celestial marriage , two separate priesthoods , and many other doctrines taught by some other Latter Day Saint movement denominations . The Church of Jesus Christ teaches that many of the doctrines and revelations Joseph Smith taught were not from God and were contrary to the Bible and the Book of Mormon . The church also teaches that many of the Latter Day Saint denominations fell into error by following these revelations . The Church of Jesus Christ views the nature of God as explained in the Bible and Book of Mormon , which the church distinguishes from the views taught by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . Nature of God . Godhead : The Church of Jesus Christ believes , `` ... in God , the Eternal Father , and His Son , Jesus Christ , and the Holy Spirit . These three are the great matchless power that rules all things visible and invisible , for it is of Him and through Him that we receive all things both for this life , and that which is to come . '' Scriptures . The Church of Jesus Christ teaches that the New Testament scriptures contain a true description of the church as established by Jesus Christ . The church teaches that this church is set up to be sufficient for life and salvation to all humankind . Both the Bible and Book of Mormon are considered to be the inspired word of God . All doctrines and faith of the church are referenced with these two books . No other books are accepted as scripture . Salvation . The Church of Jesus Christ teaches that the church as set by Christ in the New Testament contains all doctrines and practices essential for salvation . Adherents believe that the church today should contain every element of the early church . Humankind will be punished according to their own sins and not the sins of Adam and Eve . Little children , therefore , have no need of baptism to obtain salvation , as they are without sin , and are commonly blessed by the priesthood . Young people are permitted to join the church when they reach an age of accountability . Priesthood and church structure . The Church of Jesus Christ teaches that the structure of the early church and that apostles , evangelists , elders , teachers , and deacons should still lead the church today . The most important calling within the church is considered to be that of a member . The leadership is not considered a hierarchy , but rather the higher the calling the greater the service . Each leadership position within the church further adds to the service required . No office within the church is paid , including the ministry . Apostles lead the church ; evangelists preach to the world ; elders serve their various branches and missions . All of these offices are considered the `` ministry '' of the church . Teachers visit the membership , teach , and preach or lead services when elders are not present . Deacons visit the sick , widows , and attend to many physical and spiritual duties for each branch of the church . Deaconesses set the sacrament table and attend to the needs and development of the women of the church . Although women may serve as deaconesses in the church , in accordance with the church 's interpretation of the scriptures , only men may become elders . Deaconesses do not have priesthood authority but prepare the communion tables . Deacons set up chairs and prepare the chapel for meetings ; they also care for the members of the church in general and visit the sick in particular . Elders are responsible for the spiritual well-being of the church . As with most Restoration denominations , elders are never referred to as `` Father '' or `` Reverend '' , as the belief of the church is that scripture forbids this practice ( Matthew 23:9 ) . Likewise , elders and all church officials ( including the Church Presidency and Quorum of Apostles ) are volunteers and receive no financial remuneration for their activities . Elders perform administration to the sick through the laying on of hands , using oil if the illness is physical . According to the doctrine of the church , elders , evangelists , and apostles are called to their positions by revelation . In worship services , members of the priesthood do not prepare written sermons prior to the meeting . Instead , the priesthood strives to speak under the inspiration from the Holy Spirit . Each week , church services begin with preaching from the priesthood and generally followed by a testimony portion of the meeting , during which time members of the congregation ( and visitors ) are given the opportunity to `` praise God for what He has done for them . '' Joseph Smith . The Church of Jesus Christ considers Joseph Smith to have been a prophet and a seer , and an instrument in the hands of God in the restoration of the gospel . The Church of Jesus Christ believes that many revelations began to enter into the church through Smith that were contrary to the scriptures and the will of God . In contrast with other Latter Day Saint denominations , the church does not believe that Smith was the `` Choice Seer '' predicted by the Book of Mormon ( ) . Its members are still awaiting the coming of the Choice Seer whom many in the organization believe will be of Native American heritage . `` There has been much said about Joseph Smith ... [ A ] ll people who manifest faith in the Restored Gospel of Jesus Christ , which includes the coming forth of the Book of Mormon , do acknowledge him to be inspired of God when but a youth ... He has been a much accused man , whether truly or falsely , eternity will reveal . If he taught plural marriage ... plural Gods , baptism for the dead , the Book of Mormon does not sustain him , neither does the teachings of our Savior in the New Testament ... The Church of Jesus Christ does not believe such teachings . '' Ordinances . Members of The Church of Jesus Christ perform many ordinances as found in the New Testament and the Book of Mormon . Baptism , the Lord 's Supper , feet washing , and others are all ways to remember Jesus Christ . The church claims these ordinances demonstrate remembrance , love , and humility before God and each other . Like many Christian denominations , the church uses bread and wine for the Lord 's Supper , which represents the body and blood of Christ , which it believes was sacrificed for the sins of humankind . Some congregations choose to read the communion prayers verbatim from the Book of Mormon ( and ) , while most congregations follow the `` inspiration of the Holy Spirit '' for the communion prayers . A first prayer is given prior to passing the bread and then another is offered prior to passing the wine . The communion is administered only to active , baptized members of the church . The wine is served in a communal cup . The ministers serve the congregation by walking around to each person in their seats , first with plate of bread and then with the cup of wine . The bread is not wafers or crackers , but leavened bread that has been broken into small pieces by the ministry during the ordinance . The ministers are the last to partake of the bread and the wine after the congregation has been served . Church members follow the ordinance of feet washing ( ) four times a year as a demonstration of personal humility . The church believes that this is a very important ordinance , citing Jesus ' statement to Peter : `` If I wash thee not , thou hast no part with me . '' Church members greet each other with a `` holy kiss '' , preferably on the cheek , to signify that they are greeting each other in the love of God , in accordance with the description given in the King James Version of the New Testament . Members of the church believe in the gifts of the Spirit , as described in their scriptures . These include but are not limited to : the word of wisdom , the word of knowledge , faith , healing , prophecy , discernment , witnessing of angels , speaking in tongues , and the interpretation of divers tongues . Other . Members of the church refer to each other as `` Brother '' and `` Sister . '' The church counsels members to be moderate in all things including their dress and appearance . The church believes that serving God and following Jesus is a `` 365 day per year activity '' , not just a Sunday activity . Chapels of the church do not contain altars , crosses or pictures , as they believe scripture forbids any type of `` graven image , or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above , or that is in the earth beneath , or that is in the water under the earth '' ( ) . The Church of Jesus Christ teaches that hymns are often revealed through divine inspiration for the edification of the church . The hymnal `` The Songs of Zion '' consists of hymns that were given to a church member , Arlene Lea Buffington , through divine inspiration . The church also uses `` The Saints Hymnal '' , which contains many hymns sung in traditional Christian churches as well as hymns of the restoration . Many congregations also use additional hymnals from other Christian organizations . The church maintains a publishing house in Greensburg , Pennsylvania and prints its own edition of the Book of Mormon . The church publishes a monthly periodical called `` The Gospel News '' . Racial integration . The Church of Jesus Christ has advocated full racial integration throughout all aspects of the church since its organization in 1862 . While America disputed over civil liberties and racial segregation , the church directed its message towards all races . In 1905 , the church suspended an elder for opposing the full integration of all races . Historian Dale Morgan wrote in 1949 : `` An interesting feature of the Church 's doctrine is that it discriminates in no way against ... members of other racial groups , who are fully admitted to all the privileges of the priesthood . It has taken a strong stand for human rights , and was , for example , uncompromisingly against the Ku Klux Klan during that organization 's period of ascendancy after the First World War . '' At a time when racial segregation or discrimination was commonplace in most institutions throughout America , two of the most prominent leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ were African American . Apostle John Penn , member of the Quorum of Twelve from 1910 to 1955 , conducted missionary work with many Italian Americans , and was often referred to as `` The Italian 's Doctor '' . Matthew Miller , an evangelist ordained in 1937 , traveled throughout Canada establishing missions with Native Americans . In popular culture . Rock star Alice Cooper ( born Vincent Damon Furnier ) was raised in The Church of Jesus Christ , though he was never baptized . Cooper 's grandfather , Thurman Furnier , was the president of the church from 1963 to 1965 . External links . 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1968 FIBA Africa Championship for Women . The 1968 FIBA Africa Championship for Women was the 2nd FIBA Africa Championship for Women , played under the rules of FIBA , the world governing body for basketball , and the FIBA Africa thereof . The tournament was hosted by the United Arab Republic from September 9 to 15 , 1968 . The United Arab Republic ended the round-robin tournament with a 4–0 unbeaten record to win their second title .
You Said ( song ) . `` You Said '' is a song recorded by Canadian country music group Farmer 's Daughter . It was released in 1997 as the fourth single from their second studio album , `` Makin ' Hay '' . It peaked at number 8 on the `` RPM '' Country Tracks chart in November 1997 .
Tanglin Trust School . Tanglin Trust School ( TTS ) is an international school in Singapore run as a non-profit organisation . Established in 1925 , Tanglin Trust School provides British-based learning with an international perspective for students aged 3–18 . There are approximately 2,720 students at Tanglin , with 740 in the Infant School , 770 in the Junior School and 1190 in the Senior School and Sixth Form . Each school has its own building and facilities within the one campus . Approximately 60–70 % of students in the school are British passport holders , although this is not an admissions requirement . As at May 2014 , 54 nationalities are represented . Very few Singaporean students attend the school as the Singapore government 's regulations prevent most of its citizens from attending international schools , hence only 4 % of the student body of international schools in Singapore are Singaporean . In its last four inspections in 2011 , 2012 , 2013 and 2014 , Tanglin Trust School was awarded Outstanding , the highest possible grade under the Ofsted-recognised British Schools Overseas framework . Admissions criteria . The two admissions criteria to enter the school are that a student must have a level of English sufficient to access the curriculum and the school has the capacity to support a students ' learning support needs . Waiting lists exist for some year groups . Children of staff and prospective students who have siblings already attending the school are some of those given priority on the waiting lists . A Placement Rights scheme exists to facilitate accelerated entrance into the school . Students may be asked to submit a sample of work , attend an interview or complete an exam depending on the circumstances . Academics . The English National Curriculum provides the basis for the programmes of study which are enriched to reflect the calibre of students and the school 's international setting . Infant School students are aged between 3 and 7 and the curriculum they follow is the Early Years Foundation Stage in Nursery and Reception followed by Key Stage 1 in Years 1 and 2 . Students in the Junior School , aged between 7 and 11 , follow Key Stage 2 in Years 3 to 6 . Students in the Senior School , including those in the Sixth Form , are aged 11 to 18 years . They study Key Stages 3 in Years 7 to 9 ; Key Stage 4 in Years 10 and 11 ; and Key Stage 5 in Years 12 and 13 . As students progress through Key Stage 3 to 5 of the English National Curriculum , they are presented with a widening choice of subjects to choose from for their General Certificate of Secondary Education ( I/GCSE ) and A Level or IB examinations . The school achieves impressive International Baccalaureate , A-Level and GCSE results enabling graduates to enter their universities of choice in the UK as well as other leading institutions around the world . Outside the classroom . At Tanglin there is a strong belief in the value of learning outside the classroom . The development of the child as a whole is paramount and it is recognised that different students are motivated by different experiences . Hence students can take part in a wide array of co-curricular activities and challenging residential field studies to enrich their learning experience . In addition to year group outdoor education programmes to destinations right across Asia , Australia and New Zealand , there is also a range of curriculum-based and optional discovery programmes including skiing in Switzerland , an adventure week in Western Australia , studying art in Bali , brushing up language skills in Barcelona and even a chance to climb to Everest Base Camp . The school also offers the Duke of Edinburgh 's International Award Scheme , operating under the Singapore designation of The National Youth Achievement Award ( NYAA ) . Sport is an integral part of the Tanglin curriculum . Athletics , basketball , swimming , football , rugby , netball , tennis , gymnastics , badminton , cricket , golf , tee-ball , softball and volleyball are all established activities that have well-developed training programmes in place and offer participants the opportunity to compete in inter-school events , both in Singapore as well as overseas . Sports facilities at the school include : air-conditioned sports halls within each of the schools ; an eight-lane 25-metre swimming pool and learner pool ; tennis courts ; playing fields ; running track ; athletics facilities and a fitness centre . Tanglin has a sustained commitment to The Athletics Conference Singapore International Schools ( ACSIS ) sporting structure which underpins the school 's continued involvement in local sports . This is further supported through participation in overseas sport at regular tournaments and competitions through the South East Asia Student Activity Conference ( SEASAC ) and the Federation of British Schools in Asia ( FOBISIA ) , as well as sporting tours to destinations around Asia , the Middle East and Australia . Moreover , the school embraces the performing arts , with well-established choirs , orchestras , dance show cases and concerts . The performing arts facilities include several performance halls , fully equipped drama and dance studios , a film studio and a state-of-the-art music department which includes practice rooms , a music IT suite supported by iMacs and electronic keyboards , a main rehearsal space for larger groups and a professional recording and performance studio . Tanglin also participates in regional events involving the Arts such as the International Schools Theatre Association ( ISTA ) events . TTS Foundation Our World Projects . TTS Foundation Limited ( TTS Foundation ) was established in May 2012 and was registered as a charity in June 2013 . It was set up as a fundraising entity and is managed by the Development Office at Tanglin . TTS Foundation currently has start-up funding which does not come from school fee income . It was established to support enrichment activities and projects beyond the regular curriculum and to enhance the educational experiences of students at Tanglin Trust School . It does this by administering the Our World Fund which support projects that benefit the school community . These range in nature and size and include a scholarship and awards programme as well as Our World projects . Each project has to qualify individually for funding and must adhere to Tanglin Trust School 's mission statement History . The school was founded in 1925 by Anne Griffith-Jones . It is the second oldest International School in Singapore after the Japanese School . When it opened , it operated from premises within the Tanglin Club . It began with five students , but soon began to grow rapidly . At the time , many British expatriates living in Singapore sent their children away to boarding school in Britain at an early age . The school offered the alternative of providing British-style education in Singapore , so parents could postpone boarding school until an older age . In 1934 , Griffith-Jones opened a second school – the Tanglin Boarding School in the Cameron Highlands ( now part of Malaysia ) . Again this was intended as a nearby alternative for expatriate families living in the region who would otherwise have to send their children to boarding schools in Britain . Many children who attended the school in Singapore up to the age of eight then went on to the boarding school in the Cameron Highlands , which catered for students up to the age of 13 . However the school in Singapore continued to flourish . The Japanese occupation of the Malay Peninsula in 1942 forced the closure of both schools , as British expatriates in the region ( including Griffith-Jones ) were interned by the Japanese . The schools reopened after the war . From 1948 , the unsafe conditions created by Malayan Emergency meant the school in the Cameron Highlands had to be put under full-time armed guard and children were transported to and from school in armoured vehicles at the end and start of term . The Cameron Highlands School was eventually forced to close by the Federal Government for security reasons in 1950 and the school was sold to the British War Office . In 1958 , Griffith-Jones retired and sold the private company Tanglin School Ltd to the British European Association ( now known as the British Association of Singapore ) in Singapore . In 1961 , governance of the school was handed over to a non-profit education Trust known as the Tanglin Trust Ltd . In 1971 , the Trust opened a second British international primary school in Singapore called Weyhill Preparatory School . Three years later the Trust also took over the running of another international school in Singapore called Raeburn Park School , which had been opened in 1954 by the Singapore Harbour Board for the children of its expatriate staff . In 1981 , the three schools were merged into one at its present campus on Portsdown Road . Initially , the campus housed two largely separate-functioning infant and junior schools known as Tanglin Infant School and Tanglin Junior School . A separate nursery school ( known as Winchester Nursery School ) also operated at Alexandra Park for twenty years between 1976 and 1996 , but this was moved to the new purpose-built Infant School on the Portsdown Road campus in 1996 . In the late-1980s , the administration and curriculum of the schools was centralised under a single Head Teacher and in 1996 the name Tanglin Trust School was adopted . Alumni and Friends of Tanglin . The school has an alumni community which is designed to help current and former students stay in touch with each other and with Tanglin . Alumni from schools pre-dating Tanglin Trust School : Tanglin School , Tanglin Preparatory School ( TPS ) , Weyhill Preparatory School ( WPS ) , Raeburn Park School ( RPS ) and Winchester Nursery are encouraged to reconnect through the Tanglin Alumni community . Additionally there is a Friends of Tanglin network which is open to all current and former teachers , support staff , Governors and parents .
Hilbert 's third problem . The third on Hilbert 's list of mathematical problems , presented in 1900 , was the first to be solved . The problem is related to the following question : given any two polyhedra of equal volume , is it always possible to cut the first into finitely many polyhedral pieces which can be reassembled to yield the second ? Based on earlier writings by Gauss , Hilbert conjectured that this is not always possible . This was confirmed within the year by his student Max Dehn , who proved that the answer in general is `` no '' by producing a counterexample . The answer for the analogous question about polygons in 2 dimensions is `` yes '' and had been known for a long time ; this is the Bolyai–Gerwien theorem . Unknown to Hilbert and Dehn , Hilbert 's third problem was also proposed independently by Władysław Kretkowski for a math contest of 1882 by the Academy of Arts and Sciences of Kraków , and was solved by Antoni Birkenmajer with a different method than Dehn . Birkenmajer did not publish the result , and the original manuscript containing his solution was rediscovered years later . History and motivation . The formula for the volume of a pyramid , had been known to Euclid , but all proofs of it involve some form of limiting process or calculus , notably the method of exhaustion or , in more modern form , Cavalieri 's principle . Similar formulas in plane geometry can be proven with more elementary means . Gauss regretted this defect in two of his letters to Christian Ludwig Gerling , who proved that two symmetric tetrahedra are equidecomposable . Gauss ' letters were the motivation for Hilbert : is it possible to prove the equality of volume using elementary `` cut-and-glue '' methods ? Because if not , then an elementary proof of Euclid 's result is also impossible . Dehn 's answer . Dehn 's proof is an instance in which abstract algebra is used to prove an impossibility result in geometry . Other examples are doubling the cube and trisecting the angle . We call two polyhedra scissors-congruent if the first can be cut into finitely many polyhedral pieces that can be reassembled to yield the second . Obviously , any two scissors-congruent polyhedra have the same volume . Hilbert asks about the converse . He then shows that every cube has Dehn invariant zero while every regular tetrahedron has non-zero Dehn invariant . This settles the matter . A polyhedron 's invariant is defined based on the lengths of its edges and the angles between its faces . Note that if a polyhedron is cut into two , some edges are cut into two , and the corresponding contributions to the Dehn invariants should therefore be additive in the edge lengths . Similarly , if a polyhedron is cut along an edge , the corresponding angle is cut into two . However , normally cutting a polyhedron introduces new edges and angles ; we need to make sure that the contributions of these cancel out . The two angles introduced will always add up to Pi ; we therefore define our Dehn invariant so that multiples of angles of give a net contribution of zero . All of the above requirements can be met if we define D ( `` P '' ) as an element of the tensor product of the real numbers R and the quotient space R/ ( Q ) in which all rational multiples of are zero . For the present purposes , it suffices to consider this as a tensor product of Z-modules ( or equivalently of abelian groups ) . However , the more difficult proof of the converse ( see below ) makes use of the vector space structure : Since both of the factors are vector spaces over Q , the tensor product can be taken over Q . Let `` ℓ '' ( `` e '' ) be the length of the edge `` e '' and θ ( `` e '' ) be the dihedral angle between the two faces meeting at `` e '' , measured in radians . The Dehn invariant is then defined as where the sum is taken over all edges `` e '' of the polyhedron `` P '' . Further information . In light of Dehn 's theorem above , one might ask `` which polyhedra are scissors-congruent '' ? Sydler ( 1965 ) showed that two polyhedra are scissors-congruent if and only if they have the same volume and the same Dehn invariant . Børge Jessen later extended Sydler 's results to four dimensions . In 1990 , Dupont and Sah provided a simpler proof of Sydler 's result by reinterpreting it as a theorem about the homology of certain classical groups . Debrunner showed in 1980 that the Dehn invariant of any polyhedron with which all of three-dimensional space can be tiled periodically is zero . Jessen also posed the question of whether the analogue of Jessen 's results remained true for spherical geometry and hyperbolic geometry . In these geometries , Dehn 's method continues to work , and shows that when two polyhedra are scissors-congruent , their Dehn invariants are equal . However , it remains an open problem whether pairs of polyhedra with the same volume and the same Dehn invariant , in these geometries , are always scissors-congruent . Original question . Hilbert 's original question was more complicated : given any two tetrahedra `` T '' 1 and `` T '' 2 with equal base area and equal height ( and therefore equal volume ) , is it always possible to find a finite number of tetrahedra , so that when these tetrahedra are glued in some way to `` T '' 1 and also glued to `` T '' 2 , the resulting polyhedra are scissors-congruent ? Dehn 's invariant can be used to yield a negative answer also to this stronger question .
William Ford ( prospector ) . William Ford ( 1852–1932 ) , along with Arthur Wellesley Bayley , discovered gold on 17 September 1892 , in the area that became the gold rush town of Coolgardie , Western Australia . Life and career . Ford and Bayley teamed up when they met on the gold fields in what is now the Coolgardie area . After some initial disappointments , they succeeded in finding a major gold reef that became famous in the mining world . As a result , they are regarded as the discoverers of Coolgardie . Bayley , unlike Ford , had little chance to enjoy his new-found wealth , dying within four years of the discovery . Circa 1903-4 , Ford built a sandstone Federation house called 'Wyckliffe ' in the Sydney suburb of Chatswood . Built predominantly of stone , the house is single-storeyed with a turret . It has elaborate wrought iron balconies as well as floral detailing around the turret . Ford and his wife had a baby girl in 1906 ; a son followed not long after . Ford lived quietly at 'Wyckliffe ' until his death , which was reported in the Sydney Morning Herald ; the paper described him as the discoverer of Coolgardie . 'Wyckliffe ' is listed by Willoughby Council as a heritage item of local significance under Willoughby LEP 2012 ( edocs.willoughby.nsw.gov.au/DocumentViewer.ashx ? dsi=3539298 ) .
George Hogg ( footballer ) . George Hogg ( born 2 December 1869 ) was a Scottish footballer who spent most of his career with Heart of Midlothian . Hogg began his career with home-town juvenile side West Calder before moving to nearby junior side Mossend Swifts . He moved to League side Hearts in 1892 and became a professional the following year , when professionalism was legalised in Scotland . During his time with the Gorgie side he won two League titles , in 1894-95 and 1896-97 , and two Scottish Cup winners medals , in 1895-96 and 1900-01 . Although primarily a defensive player , earning the sobriquet `` Tynecastle Warhorse '' as a testament to his power and stamina , he was also capable of playing a more refined game when required . He played twice for the Scottish national team , both times in 1896 . He made his debut in a 2-1 win against England and also played in a 3-3 draw with Ireland . He made one appearance for the Scottish League representative side . Hogg retired after suffering a serious knee injury during the 1903-04 season . He later emigrated to South Africa where he spent the rest of his life .
Tezerj , Jorjafak . Tezerj ( , also Romanized as Tez̄erj ; also known as Tejerk ) is a village in Jorjafak Rural District , in the Central District of Zarand County , Kerman Province , Iran . At the 2006 census , its population was 69 , in 16 families .
Victor Adam . Jean Victor Adam ( 1801–1867 ) was a French painter and lithographer , Life . Adam was born in Paris in 1801 , the son of Jean Adam , an engraver . He studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in 1814-18 , and also in the ateliers of Meynier and Régnault . In 1819 he exhibited `` Herminia succouring Tancred '' . He was almost immediately afterwards employed to paint various subjects for the Museum at Versailles , including `` The Entry of the French into Mainz '' , `` The Battle of Varroux '' , `` The Taking of Menin '' , `` The Battle of Castiglione '' , `` The Passage of the Cluse '' , `` The Battle of Montebello '' and `` The Capitulation of Meiningen '' the last three in collaboration with Jean Alaux . He continued to exhibit until 1838 , his subjects including `` Henry IV. , after the Battle of Coutras '' , `` Trait of Kindness in the Duke de Berri '' , `` The Postillion '' , `` The Vivandiere '' , `` The Road to Poissy '' , `` The Return from the Chase '' , `` Horse-fair at Caen '' , and many others . He then disappeared from public view until 1846 , when he exhibited some lithographs , dedicating himself to the medium from then on . In this line he produced a lithographic album , `` Views in the Environs of Paris '' , `` Studies of Animals for an edition of Buffon '' , etc . He won a gold medal in 1824 , a second class medal in 1836 , besides several others from Lille , Douai , and other cities . He died at Viroflay in 1867 .
Reonda . Reonda is a village in Kehtna Parish , Rapla County in northern-central Estonia .
The Tap Dance Kid . `` The Tap Dance Kid '' is a musical based on the novel `` Nobody 's Family is Going to Change '' by Louise Fitzhugh . It was written by Charles Blackwell with music by Henry Krieger and lyrics by Robert Lorick . Productions . The musical opened on Broadway on December 21 , 1983 at the Broadhurst Theatre and ran until March 11 , 1984 . On March 27 , 1984 it resumed performances at the Minskoff Theatre , closing on August 11 , 1985 , for a total run of 669 performances . Directed by Vivian Matalon with musical staging and dances by Danny Daniels , it featured Hinton Battle , Samuel E. Wright , Hattie Winston , Martine Allard , and Alfonso Ribeiro as Willie . In 1984 Ribeiro 's 10-year-old understudy , Savion Glover , took over the title role . Reviews were mixed . Frank Rich , in his review for `` The New York Times '' praised the choreography and many actors ' performances but saw the plot as `` earnest [ but ] plodding '' and the music forgettable . A production directed by Jerry Zaks with choreography by Danny Daniels ran at the Pantages Theatre , Los Angeles , California , in September 1985 as part of a tour . This production also ran in Miami Beach , Florida in April 1986 and Chicago , Illinois in May 1986 . Plot overview . The title character , Willie , is a 10-year-old boy who comes from an upper middle class African-American family . He dreams of becoming a dancer but faces opposition from his father , a lawyer . The second act is devoted to Willie 's imaginations of stardom .
27th Parliament of Ontario . The 27th Legislative Assembly of Ontario was in session from September 25 , 1963 , until September 5 , 1967 , just prior to the 1967 general election . The majority party was the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party led by John Robarts . Donald Hugo Morrow served as speaker for the assembly .
Rail transport in Hungary . Rail transport in Hungary is mainly owned by the national rail company MÁV , with a significant portion of the network owned and operated by GySEV . The railway network consists of 7,893 km , its gauge is and 3,060 km are electrified . Hungary is a member of the International Union of Railways ( UIC ) . The UIC country code for Hungary is 55 . Statistics . Note : The standard and broad gauge railways are operated by the State Railways and also the following narrow gauge railways : Nyíregyháza–Balsai Tisza part/Dombrád ; Balatonfenyves–Somogyszentpál ; Kecskemét–Kiskunmajsa/Kiskőrös and the Children 's Railway in Budapest . All the other narrow gauge railways are run by State Forest companies or local non-profit organisations . See also Narrow gauge railways in Hungary .
Rhodesia ( novel ) . `` Rhodesia '' is the fortieth novel in the long-running Nick Carter-Killmaster series of spy novels . Carter is a US secret agent , code-named N-3 , with the rank of Killmaster . He works for AXE – a secret arm of the US intelligence services . Publishing history . The book was first published in 1968 by Award-Tandem Books ( Number A409X ) by Universal Publishing and Distributing Corporation ( New York , USA ) and Universal-Tandem Publishing Co. Ltd. ( London , England ) . The novel was written by William L . Rohde. , Copyright was registered on 7 November 1968 . Plot summary . AXE sends Carter to investigate Rhodesian sanction-busting exports of gold to China and an organization of assassins possibly led by Carter ’ s arch-enemy , Judas ( Martin Bormann ) . Carter goes undercover as tour guide Andrew Grant , taking a dozen female college students on a 30-day tour of Rhodesia . The tour is led by Gus Boyd . At the airport prior to departure Carter sees a man surreptitiously give tour group member , Booty Delong , a small package . Upon arrival in Rhodesia , Carter and Boyd approach shady businessman Alan Wilson to discuss setting up a gold smuggling operation between Rhodesia and India in the hope it will draw out Judas ' smuggling contacts . Wilson has no need for new contacts and warns Carter to stay away from THB ( Taylor Hill-Boreman ) , a Rhodesian gold mining company , which Carter suggested he might contact . Wilson secretly photographs Carter and sends the pictures to Mike Bor ( Martin Bormann ) chairman of THB who recognizes Carter as his old enemy . Carter follows Booty DeLong when she refuses to join the tour for the day . She heads to a farm in the Rhodesian countryside where she meets up again with the man at the airport . Carter observes her return the package to him . The package contains cash to support rebels fighting the Rhodesian army . The farm owner , Pieter van Prez , intends to detain Carter overnight . Carter releases a canister of knockout gas and escapes . Carter visits the Rhodesia Railways office in Salisbury posing as a railway journalist . He probes about freight movements to and from the THB mine . He is followed from the railway office by Stash Foster , an assassin sent by Judas . Carter kills Stash in a vicious knife fight . Carter flies to Wankie National Park and rejoins the tour group . On an afternoon safari his bus is attacked by Judas 's men posing as park workers . After a prolonged chase across the park , Carter and the tour group meet Ross – a rebel leader . Carter and Ross team up to devise a strategy to enter the vast THB mining enclosure and gather evidence . Carter sets out alone . When Ross returns to their base camp to escort the female tourists back to the main camp he finds they have been captured by THB scouts . Carter readily discovers the extent of the gold smuggling activities of THB . He manages to get a message to his contact at the railway company to inform the Rhodesian police . Carter targets Judas at a villa inside the THB compound . The captured female tourists are also held there . Carter crashes a truck into the heavily defended villa . In the confusion Judas escapes . Ross and the Rhodesian police arrive in support . Carter sticks to his cover story and allows the police to take credit for the exposure of THB ’ s illegal activities . Carter completes the rest of the tour in the company of the young women .
Andean Parliament . The Andean Parliament is the governing and deliberative body of the Andean Community . It was created on October 25 , 1979 in La Paz ( Bolivia ) , through the Constitutive Treaty signed by the chancellors of Bolivia , Colombia , Ecuador , Peru and Venezuela . It entered into force in January 1984 . The Andean Parliament has a Headquarter , located in Bogotá ( Colombia ) , administered by the Secretary General . In addition , each country has a National Headquarters . These serve as liaison and coordination bodies . It represents the 120 million inhabitants of the Andean Region , whose member states are Bolivia , Colombia , Ecuador , Peru and Chile ( which joined in 2015 ) . Its main functions include legislative harmonization in its member countries , permanent and active representation of the peoples of the region , guaranteeing their participation and strengthening of the integration process , and parliamentary management through the political control of institutions Of the Andean Integration System ( IAS ) . ( Cartagena Agreement , Art . 43 ) History . The Andean Parliament is the political organ , deliberative , representative of the people , as well as guarantor of the rights and democracy in the Andean Community . The origins of the Andean Parliament go back to 1966 with the Bogotá Agreement , drawn up on the recommendation of ECLAC under the Montevideo Treaty of 1960 . With the Cartagena Agreement , signed on May 26 , 1969 , the five countries met In what was originally called the Andean Pact , when its legal norms and provisions were established.2 Its objective was to strengthen its economies through free trade , tariff elimination and the customs union . Its Constitutive Treaty was signed by the chancellors of Bolivia , Colombia , Ecuador , Peru and Venezuela . Its first headquarters was Lima , although later it moved to Bogota . Venezuelan diplomat Milos Alcalay served as Secretary General of the Andean Parliament ( 1984-85 ) and as Permanent Secretary of the Andean Parliament ( Bogotá , 1985-89 ) . Subsequently , in 1996 , through the Trujillo Protocol modifying the Cartagena Agreement , the governments of the subregion granted it supranational powers , defining it as the Political Control Unit of the Andean Integration System ( SAI ) . Its representatives were initially elected by the national congresses of the member countries . According to the Protocol of Trujillo , approved on March 10 , 1996 , its representatives would be elected for a period of five years directly by the respective member countries of the Andean Community ; In Colombia they were by direct suffrage since the elections of March 14 , 2010 . It consisted of five members for each member country , which gave a total of twenty-five parliamentarians . On April 22 , 2006 , Venezuela withdraws from the Andean Community and , therefore , also from the Andean Parliament , denouncing the Treaty Establishing the Cartagena Agreement . The reason given was the signing by Colombia and Peru of free trade agreements with the United States which distorted the CAN , according to the Venezuelan government . Later the Colombian legislature through law 1157 of 2007 , which allowed the election in this country of these parliamentarians by means of universal and direct suffrage , approved the salaries and commissions of the Andean parliamentarians that would be paid with part of the budget of the State , when before they sat Free of charge . In October 2011 , Spain , Mexico and Panama had become permanent observer members of the Andean Parliament . In 2016 , the Argentine Republic became an observer member . In 2015 , Chile became a permanent member of the Andean Parliament . Missionary Axes . The Andean Parliament develops four missionary axes , each axis seeks the integration of the peoples and spread the values of the Andean citizenship . It seeks to harmonize complementary criteria of the Andean countries . The Normative Frameworks , have the support of experts , academics , universities , multilateral agencies and specialized institutions . Together with academics of the body and teams of parliamentarians , the analysis of international treaties , constitutions and national laws , development plans drawn up by governments , is carried out as a comparative exercise . YOUTH AND YOUTH PARLIAMENTS AND UNIVERSITIES The `` Andean Youth and University Parliaments '' program seeks to renew the political class of the Andean countries and strengthen leadership among young people . Conformed in different cities of the region , with emphasis on areas of conflict and vulnerability . The participants enter into a constant training process through : the Agency 's Technology Platform , chairs in social networks and participation in the Plenary Sessions of the organization , in international events and other spaces . In the same way , a complete program of scholarships and incentives has been established for leaders with better proposals and academic performance . 'Schools to the Parliament ' is a project that makes the selection of the Schools and carries out a day of development of play and learning activities . Through physical and digital tools such as `` I am Andean Parliament '' and `` Join the Integration '' students learn about the work of Andean parliamentarians , values of Andean citizenship and the riches of the region . The Documentation Center 'Simón Rodríguez ' was established , specialized in legislative , integration and international law issues . Linked in a virtual way with the best libraries of national congresses and multilateral organizations such as the Library of Congress of Chile , or the Library of Congress of the United States . The Documentation Center offers its services free to the public of the countries of the region . Inclusive Fairs include the exhibition of handicrafts , natural products and entrepreneurship of the cultures of each Andean country , with the purpose of including vulnerable populations as mothers head of household , reinserted to civil society , displaced by conflict , people with disabilities , Among others , in the support of our organism to its work . Likewise , monthly art exhibitions of new talents , Art students and positioned artists of the region are presented . These initiatives allow strategic alliances with Andean citizens for the development of community awareness and socio-cultural identity through art . - The Latin American Development Bank ( CAF ) - Organization of American States ( OAS ) - The Inter-American Development Bank ( IDB ) - Latin American Energy Organization ( OLADE ) - The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean ( ECLAC ) - Pan American Health Organization ( WHO / PAHO ) In addition , Andean parliamentarians have spearheaded the international spreading of crucial issues for the region , in integration forums such as the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly ( EuroLat ) and the Inter-Parliamentary Union ( IPU ) . The Cartagena Agreement grants the Andean Parliament the mission of exercising political control over the bodies of the Andean Integration System ( IAS ) . Direct elections . Like the Central American Parliament and unlike the European Parliament , the Andean Parliament members are elected on the same day as their national counterparts , there are thus no simultaneous Andean elections .
August Banščak . August Banščak ( born 10 October 1911 ) was a Yugoslav hurdler . He competed in the men 's 400 metres hurdles at the 1936 Summer Olympics .
Southern Brotherhood Militia . The Southern Brotherhood Militia was founded in Scottsburg , Indiana , in 1928 by James Melvin Bruce . James M. Bruce was a veteran of the Spanish–American War ; his fellow army veteran friends had strong feelings for the southern Confederacy ; they chose the name Southern Brotherhood . James M. Bruce was murdered on June 6 , 1936 . This date is significant ; it is now known as S.B . day , a holiday for all Southern Brotherhood members and supporters . James M. Bruce 's son Melvin Russell Bruce known as `` Pop '' became president of the Southern Brotherhood . Melvin R. Bruce had established the patriarch system , which friends and family of the original members would lead the newer units created ; Melvin died in 1993 , passed the leadership role down to his two grandsons . When the two sons took over , they changed the name of the Southern Brotherhood to Southern Brotherhood Militia , because of problems with copy caters using the good , well-established name of the Southern Brotherhood . Now known as the Southern Brotherhood Militia ( SBM ) . The SBM has become international , with units in Northern Ireland , Serbia , Canada , Argentina , Canada . It has become one of the largest underground American militia groups ; units known as `` Wolf-packs '' have 21 men , are located in every state in the United States . It is believed they have created over 100 Wolf-packs just in the United States , that are underground cell groups . The Southern Brotherhood Militia operates a 9-region system in the U.S. , that do n't allow their Wolf-packs to mix with other Wolf-packs from other regions . The SBM created a female-only splinter group called the Southern Belles of SBM , for women . SBM has never advocated the overthrow of the U.S. Government ; they have a very large influence in the American Militia Movement and right-wing groups . SBM has very strong support from the Serbian people in Serbia , because of a pact they had made with a Serbian general for the defense of Serbian refugees fleeing to the United States .
Monocacy , Maryland . Monocacy is a former village in Frederick County , Maryland that was located along an old Indian trail known as the Monocacy Trail that ran parallel to the Monocacy River and also known as the `` Great Wagon Road '' by colonial travelers which went up to Philadelphia , Pennsylvania and later was renamed Monocacy Road . Early surviving historical records indicate that Monocacy was the oldest settlement in Western Maryland . The town is believed to have been located near present-day Creagerstown , but has never been precisely located after its complete abandonment in the early nineteenth century . There are signs of the towns existence going back as far as 1730 . Construction of the first macadamized road in the United States ( 1823 ) . In the foreground , workers are breaking stones `` so as not to exceed 6 ounces [ 170 g ] in weight or to pass a two-inch Construction of a macadam road , `` Boonsborough Turnpike Road '' between Hagerstown and Boonsboro , Maryland , 1823 . Inspired by the work of John Loudon McAdam . ( Painting by Carl Rakeman – see source link for much more information about the painting . ) History . From the earliest historical records , Monocacy , Maryland is considered the oldest settlement in Western Maryland founded in the 1720s . The town was settled near the Monocacy Trail , an old Indian trail that ran along the Monocacy River . According to some sources the name of `` Monocacy '' was not linked to a definitive town but to the settlement area of the Monocacy Valley where Moravian Germans coming from the colony of Pennsylvania had arrived . If Monocacy was referring to the valley of the same name it encompassed the region of 18th century Frederick County , Maryland settlements which included Frederick Town founded in 1745 . The earliest Monocacy settlement that was recorded most likely existed between 1721 and 1732 and was composed of European American traders from the colony of Maryland who ran a trading post and co-existed with the local Native American tribes in Frederick County , Maryland . In 1729 , German settlers arrived in what would later become Frederick County in 1748 then a part of the British colonial Province of Maryland . The first settlement created by the settlers of the county was Monocacy , which was founded between 1725 and 1730 , making it the oldest settlement in Western Maryland . The town was settled nearby the Monocacy Trail , an old Indian trail that ran along the Monocacy River . In 1730 , the Monocacy Trail was made into a wagon road . In its early days , Monocacy was the main settlement within the region of early Frederick County . The early dominance of the town of Monocacy or the other Monocacy settlements in the Monocacy Valley was eventually over taken by the later founding and rapid growth of Frederick Town now present-day Frederick , Maryland . Other sources state that between 1732 and 1734 , that a church known as `` the Log church '' was built in what may have been the single town site of the early German settlement of Monocacy . Moravian Church missionaries visited the area regularly and many of the people of `` Manakasy , '' referring to the Native American tribe as the Moravians spelled it in their records , often visited the Maryland Moravian Settlements from nearby Pennsylvania . By the time the log church was built the village of Monocacy was somewhat important to the area . The town had a number of taverns and other places to sleep . `` As late as 1747 it possessed accommodations better than those of Frederick . '' Sometime between 1760 and 1770 the nearby town of Creagerstown supplanted Monocacy because it was a better location for town being at the crossroads of a number of early Maryland roads which gave easier access for stagecoach travelers and town growth . By 1808 , Monocacy Road was macadamized creating a more reliable heavily traveled highway . Search for town site . As early as 1896 knowledge of the location of the town had been lost . In 1896 , Rev . George A. Whitmore , a resident of Thurmont , wrote upon interviewing two residents of Creagerstown who were in `` bordering on 80 years '' about the location of the Log Church , he had been told that Creagerstown was built on the old location of the church . Whitmore mentions that one of the people he interviewed , Mr. W. L. Grimes Sr. , actually helped tear down the Log church so that the new church could be built in its place . Whitmore goes on to say that traditional lore states though that the town of Monocacy is located to the southeast of Creagerstown at the intersection of Monocacy Road and Poe 's Ford nearby Hunting Creek . Both Whitmore and his contemporary Mr. Schultz investigated the site and found flat land with a few dwellings . In a History of Frederick County , Mr. Schultz is quoted as saying that the location to the southeast of Creagerstown `` agrees in every particular with the data that we have heretofore been able to obtain and I therefore believe that the few old houses and the graveyard are all perhaps that remain of the ancient village of Monocacy . '' In the late 60 's Charlotte Hearthly , then a senior in high school , mounted a search for the site . Many locals believe that their land parcels were the site of Monocacy . Much of the evidence for where Monocacy is located has been destroyed . Spencer Geasey speaks of a location where there was a school , a cemetery , and some other log buildings . He states that the area is now developed though and that a dig in this location would not be useful . There is no doubt that the town existed . In August 1756 George Washington mentions Monocacy in a letter . Two different riding ministers both wrote about the log church at different times . They were riding trails about 10 miles north of Frederick . During the French and Indian War the site was mentioned in the `` Maryland Gazette '' . In 1729 a complaint was filed by a Mr. Carroll with the Pennsylvania government that referenced Monocacy . The complaint was filed because the area was under dispute by Maryland and Pennsylvania . The town was located near Creagerstown and Jimtown . According to Paul Gordon , one expert has stated that the Sebastian Derr house may once have been a church and might be the old site of Monocacy . The site of Monocacy has never been conclusively located . There is a lot of evidence that the settlement existed , but not a enough tangible evidence as to where the town was actually located . In the media . In 1999 a documentary film came out about the region titled `` Monocacy '' which chronicles the history and pre-history of the area and the town . The documentary was produced by Chris Haugh for GS Communications .
Dichelonyx vicina . `` Dichelonyx vicina '' is a species of scarab beetle in the family Scarabaeidae . It is found in North America . Subspecies . Data sources : i = ITIS , c = Catalogue of Life , g = GBIF , b = Bugguide.net
Osieczany . Osieczany is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Myślenice , within Myślenice County , Lesser Poland Voivodeship , in southern Poland . It lies approximately east of Myślenice and south of the regional capital Kraków .
Cathays Cemetery . The Cathays Cemetery is one of the main cemeteries of Cardiff , Wales . It is in the Cathays district of the city , about north of Cardiff city centre . At 110 acres it is the third largest cemetery in the United Kingdom . History . The cemetery was opened in 1859 and originally had two chapels : one Anglican and the other non-conformist , and each including its own porte-cochère . The cemetery has a Roman Catholic section , where a Roman Catholic chapel was built later . In the Second World War , air raids damaged Cathays Cemetery with a number of bombs and an aerial mine . In the 20th century all three chapels were neglected and in the 1980s the Roman Catholic one was demolished . Since 2008 the Anglican and non-conformist chapels have been undergoing restoration . The chapels , as well as the cemetery gateway and forecourt walls , are Grade II listed buildings . During the early/mid 1970 's the cemetery was split into 2 sections to allow the building of the A48 Eastern Avenue which was a continuation of the A48 ( M ) . One of the most imposing memorials is that of Frank Baselow , thought to be a result of Baselow 's European heritage ( his actual name was Franz ) and the taste on the Continent for grand memorials . War graves . The cemetery has a Commonwealth War Graves ( CWGC ) section , marked by a Cross of Sacrifice made to the standard design devised by Reginald Blomfield . The section was established in the First World War , when Cardiff 's nearby main hospitals treated numerous servicemen who had been wounded in action , or who contracted influenza in the 1918–19 influenza pandemic . The war graves section includes a number of graves of Australian and Canadian servicemen , one New Zealander who died while serving in the Royal Defence Corps , and one soldier of the Prince of Wales 's Leinster Regiment . Also present is the grave of Jacques Vaillant de Guélis , a Special Operations Executive agent . The cemetery includes the graves of 21 French Navy sailors from the First World War , mostly are in the Roman Catholic section , and a similar number of Norwegian sailors from the Second . Elsewhere in the cemetery are numerous other Commonwealth War Graves from both the First and Second World Wars . The cemetery contains in all the graves of 685 service personnel that are registered and maintained by the CWGC .
Sean Hillier . Sean Hillier ( born 19 April 1986 ) is an English semi-professional football defender who plays for North Greenford United . Hillier began his career at Brentford and made one professional appearance before dropping into non-league football upon his release in 2005 . He has played the majority of his career with North Greenford United and has made over 250 appearances across five spells with the club . Brentford . Hillier began his career as a youth at Brentford and embarked on a scholarship at the beginning 2002–03 season . He played in the 2–0 2004 Supporters Direct Cup win over AFC Wimbledon on 20 July 2004 , replacing Chris Hargreaves after 87 minutes . Hillier received his first call into the first team squad for a Football League Trophy first round match against Milton Keynes Dons on 28 September 2004 . Manager Martin Allen selected a side mostly composed of players from the youth team , including Ryan Peters , Jamie Palmer , Josh Lennie , Karleigh Osborne , Darius Charles , Luke Muldowney and Scott Weight . Hillier made his professional debut when he started the match at right back and played the full 90 minutes of the 3–0 defeat . Hillier was called into the squad for two further matches was released in the summer of 2005 . Welling United ( loan ) . Hillier signed on loan for Conference South side Welling United on 3 September 2004 , as cover at right back for Tony Browne . He made his debut in a league match against Redbridge . He returned to Brentford on 27 September . Hendon ( loan ) . Hillier and Brentford youth colleague James Morrison joined Isthmian League Premier Division side Hendon on loan in January 2005 . He made his debut in a 7–1 league defeat to Eastleigh on 8 January , starting the match and playing the full 90 minutes . Hillier was on the bench for the following game , an Isthmian League Cup match away to Leatherhead . He replaced Shayne Demetrious after 55 minutes of the 6–3 extra time defeat . Hillier made two appearances for the club and returned to Griffin Park in mid February . North Greenford United ( loan ) . Hillier joined Combined Counties League Premier Division side North Greenford United on loan in February 2005 , until the end of the 2004–05 season . He made his debut in a 3–1 win over Merstham on 5 March . He scored his first goal for the club in a 5–4 win over Godalming & Guildford on 30 April and scored again in a 2–0 win over Raynes Park Vale on the final day of the season . Hillier helped the Blues to a second-place finish the league , despite having three points deducted . He made 11 appearances and scored two goals during his spell . AFC Wimbledon . Hillier signed for Isthmian League Premier Division side AFC Wimbledon on 30 July 2005 . He made only one first team appearance for the club , coming on as a 51st-minute substitute for Michael Woolner in a 2–0 defeat to Bromley on 25 October 2005 . He made 9 appearances for the club 's reserve side and scored two goals . Hillier departed the club in the summer of 2006 . Return to North Greenford United ( loan ) . Hillier rejoined Combined Counties League Premier Division side North Greenford United on loan in November 2005 , until the end of the 2005–06 season . He made his second debut for the club in a 4–2 win over Merstham on 12 November . Hillier scored three goals in three games in January 2006 , netting in a 2–1 victory over Bedfont and bagging a brace two games later in a 5–3 victory over Cove . In late February and early March he scored two in two games , helping the Blues to a league win over Sandhurst Town and a Premier Challenge Cup third round victory over Colliers Wood United . Hillier made 28 appearances during his spell and scored a seasonal-best five goals . Hanwell Town . Hillier signed for Southern League Division One South & West side Hanwell Town in the summer of 2006 . He left the club in early 2007 . Third spell with North Greenford United . Hillier rejoined North Greenford United for the third time in early 2007 and made his first appearance in a 3–0 win over Raynes Park Vale on 3 February . He scored his first goal for the club in a 4–2 defeat to Cobham on 17 February . Hillier helped the Blues to the 2007 Premier Challenge Cup Final versus Merstham , but was on the wrong end of a 4–1 defeat . He made 21 appearances and scored one goal during the 2006–07 season . Hillier made his first appearance of the 2007–08 season in a 3–2 defeat to Chessington & Hook United on 11 August 2007 . Hillier scored his first goal of the campaign in a 2–2 draw with Bedfont Green on 23 October and followed up with another three games later in a 4–2 defeat to Bedfont . He departed the Blues in February 2008 , having made 46 appearances and scored three goals during his year with the club . Chertsey Town . Hillier signed for Combined Counties League Premier Division side Chertsey Town on 27 February 2008 . He made his debut in a 1–0 defeat to Raynes Park Vale on 1 March . Hillier made eight appearances in what remained of the 2007–08 season and left the club at the end of the campaign . Fourth and fifth spells with North Greenford United . Hillier signed for North Greenford United for the fourth time in the summer of 2008 . He scored on first competitive appearance of the season , netting in a 2–2 draw with Egham Town on 9 August 2008 . He was a virtual ever-present during the 2008–09 season , making 42 appearances and helping the Blues to a second-place finish in the Combined Counties League Premier Division . Hillier won the first competitive silverware of his career during the 2009–10 season , helping the Blues to the Combined Counties League Premier Division title ( which brought promotion to the Southern League First Division Central ) and the Middlesex Senior Charity Cup . The cup win set up a match versus Middlesex Senior Cup winners Staines Town for the George Ruffell Memorial Shield in August 2010 , but though Hillier got on the scoresheet , the Blues were denied more silverware after suffering a shootout defeat . Playing Southern League Division One Central football for the 2010–11 season , Hillier made 52 appearances and scored one goal in a season of consolidation . Hillier made 44 appearances and scored three goals in the 2011–12 season . Hillier made 44 appearances and scored one goal during the 2012–13 season , his last with the club . Hillier returned to North Greenford United , now back in the Combined Counties League Premier Division , prior to the beginning of the 2017–18 season . As a player . Brentford North Greenford United
Edward Vere Levinge . Sir Edward Vere Levinge KCIE CSI ( 1867–1954 ) was an administrator in the Indian Civil Service who rose to serve as acting Lieutenant-Governor of the British Raj Province known as Bihar and Orissa . He held that office for the months of April–July 1918 , being an interregnum in the office of Edward Albert Gait . Early life . Edward Vere Levinge was born on 24 May 1867 at Cuttack in British India He was the second son of Harry Corbyn Levinge and his wife , Ellen . His father had worked as secretary to the government of Bengal 's Public Works Department and was a son of the sixth Levinge baronet . Levinge was educated at Cheltenham College and then matriculated at Balliol College , Oxford on 24 October 1885 . Indian Civil Service . Levinge sat the competitive examination for the Indian Civil Service in the same year . Graduating in 1888 with a second-class BA degree in law , Levinge arrived in Bengal on 28 November 1888 . His first position was as an assistant magistrate and assistant District collector , and then he worked in various departments from November 1893 . In April 1896 he was appointed as joint magistrate and deputy collector , becoming magistrate and District Collector in July 1898 . He held those offices at the time of publication of the 1905 `` India List '' . Official recognition of his work came with the award of Companion of the Order of the Star of India ( CSI ) in 1911 , and in 1916 he was appointed a Knight Commander , Order of the Indian Empire ( KCIE ) . Family and later life . He was married to Alys Adèle Thomas on 1 December 1900 in London , and the couple had a daughter Vera Alys born in 1911 . Levinge died on the 24 January 1954 aged 86 at Marandellas in Southern Rhodesia , his wife Alys having predeceased him on 1 May 1952 .
Toma Macovei . Professor Toma Macovei ( July 23 , 1911 – April 25 , 2003 ) was born in Ghergheasa , Romania , and lived in Mizil . He joined the Army at a young age and served as an officer for 14 years . He was knighted for his heroism in fighting for Romanian liberation . After completing seminary studies , he became a professor of philosophy and languages . He learned Interlingua in 1982 and contributed many articles to Interlingua periodicals . In 1988 , he compiled his first book in Interlingua , `` Le Vita Anecdotic del Homines Illustre '' ( The Anecdotal Life of Illustrious Men ) , followed by `` Ab le Auro Spiritual del Scena e del Schermo '' ( From the Spiritual Gold of the Stage and the Screen ) in 1991 , `` Joieles Spiritual '' ( Spiritual Jewels ) in 1995 , and `` Miscellanea , Insolite Creationes Spiritual '' ( Miscellanea , Unusual Spiritual Creations ) in 1996 . At least 10 other manuscripts by Macovei are currently awaiting publication . In 1999 and 2000 , he completed the `` Dictionario Encyclopedic de Interlingua '' ( Encyclopedic Dictionary of Interlingua ) . This manuscript also awaits publication as editors consider ways to transfer the enormous , typewritten volume into digital format .
Henry Deane ( engineer ) . Henry Deane ( 26 March 1847 – 12 March 1924 ) was an Australian engineer , responsible for electrifying the Sydney tramway system and for building the Wolgan Valley Railway and Trans-Australian Railway . Biography . Deane was born at Clapham Common , England , the son of Henry Deane , a chemist and fellow of the Linnean Society of London , and his wife Jemima , née Elliott . Deane was schooled in England , matriculating in 1862 , then studied at Queen 's College , Galway ( Now the National University of Ireland , Galway ) , where he graduated B.A . in 1865 and M.A . in 1882 with honours in mathematics and natural science . Deane also studied engineering for two years and obtained his diploma at King 's College London as an occasional student . After two years in the office of Sir John Fowler at London , Deane was engaged by Waring Brothers from 1869 to 1871 on the Hungarian railways , and from 1871 to 1873 was chief technical assistant at the shipbuilding works of the Danube Steam Navigation Company , Altofen , Hungary . In 1875 , Deane returned to England where he was engaged in roof and bridge designs as well as survey work . In 1879 , he moved to the Philippines where he worked on sugar-works . He returned to England but left for Australia at the end of 1879 , arriving in Sydney in January 1880 on the `` Kent '' . In Sydney , Deane joined the New South Wales Government Railways as a railway surveyor . He was initially involved in the trial survey of the northern line between the Hawkesbury River and Ourimbah . In 1881 , Deane was appointed District Engineer on the Gunnedah to Narrabri line . In 1883 , he was District Engineer on the Homebush to Hawkesbury line . In July 1886 , he became Inspecting Engineer . In June 1889 , he became Acting Engineer-in-Chief and then Engineer-in-Chief in 1890 . In 1894 and again in 1904 , he made world trips studying light railways and tramway systems . From July 1899 , his role expanded to include tramway construction and he took a leading part in inaugurating the Sydney electric tramway system . One of his significant advances was the introduction of `` pioneer '' standards that lowered construction costs on low-traffic country lines . Second career . In 1905 , the railway construction branch was abolished and Deane retired from the New South Wales railways . In April 1906 , he became a consultant to the Commonwealth Oil Corporation and oversaw the survey and construction of the Wolgan Valley Railway . One of his significant innovations was the use of 1 in 25 ( 4 % ) grades and 5 chain ( 100m ) curves on a standard gauge railway and with the use of Shay locomotives . On 25 March 1908 , he was appointed consulting engineer to the Commonwealth Government in connection with the survey of the transcontinental railway between Port Augusta and Kalgoorlie . He had been closely associated with the transcontinental railway since 1903 when he represented New South Wales as chairman of a conference of Engineers-in-Chief on that matter . In 1910 he became engineer-in-chief and supervised the construction of a large portion of this railway . Deane was also consulted on the issue of solving the national break of gauge problem . For example , he was put in charge of the third rail experiments at Tocumwal in 1915 , and especially the Brennan switches . He retired from Commonwealth Railways in April 1914 and then practised as a consulting engineer at Melbourne . Family . Deane died in Melbourne on 12 March 1924 , and was buried with Anglican rites in Brighton Cemetery . He was twice married ( in 1873 and 1890 ) and left a widow , three sons and three daughters . He was a member of the Institution of Civil Engineers and of several learned societies . He was twice president of the Royal Society of New South Wales and for two years was president of the Linnean Society of New South Wales . In conjunction with Joseph Maiden , Deane published a series of papers on native timbers , and wrote frequently on forestry and botanical subjects . `` Eucalyptus deanei '' was named after him . His work on tertiary fossil botany was particularly valuable , and gave him a high reputation among the geologists of his time . Commemoration . The near Sydney 's Central Railway station is named in commemoration of Henry Deane. , a fitting tribute since Henry Deane put together plans for the station in his capacity as Engineer-in-Chief of Railway Construction , work began on the Central Railway Station in 1901 .
Sapru . Sapru is a clan of Kashmiri Pandits . The majority of the caste is now living in diaspora outside the Kashmir Valley . Most Saprus are Hindus while some are Muslims . Muslim Saprus use the title Sheikh . One of the most famous Muslim Sapru is Muhammad Iqbal , the Pakistani Muslim philosopher and poet .
Hinduism in Estonia . From the religious movements of Eastern origin that reached Estonia , beginning from the end of the 1980s , first and foremost were the ones inspired by Hinduism and Buddhism . Hinduism and Buddhism were registered in the 1990s . Estimates . The number of Hindus in Estonia is negligible . The 2000 census of Estonia showed 138 Hindus in Estonia . This includes under the name Hindu 90 people ( including 54 Estonians ) and under Hare Krishna 48 ( including 22 Estonians ) .
Alphius Avitus . Alphius Avitus was a Latin poet believed to have flourished during the reigns of the Roman emperors Augustus and Tiberius , that is , the late 1st century BC or early 1st century AD . Many suppose him to be the same person with Alfius Flavus—the precocious pupil of Lucius Cestius Pius and contemporary with Seneca the Elder , who while only a boy was so renowned for his eloquence that crowds flocked to listen to his orations—and with a `` Flavius Alfius '' , who is referred to by Pliny the Elder as an authority for a story about dolphins . This has led some scholars to conjecture that this person 's full , correct name may have been `` Flavus Alfius Avitus '' . All this is very uncertain . We know from the ancient grammarian Terentianus that Alphius Avitus composed a work about `` Illustrious Men '' , in iambic dimeters , extending to several books ; and eight lines are cited by Priscian from the second book , forming a part of the legend of the Faliscan schoolteacher who betrayed his students to Marcus Furius Camillus ; besides which , three lines more from the first book are contained in some manuscripts of the same grammarian . These fragments are given in the `` Latin Anthology '' of Pieter Burman the Younger . There is also an `` Alpheus Philologus , '' from whom Priscian adduces five words , and an `` Alfius '' whose work on the Trojan War is mentioned by Festus .
Fluorine azide . Fluorine azide or triazadienyl fluoride ( FN3 ) is a yellow green gas composed of nitrogen and fluorine with formula FN3 . It is counted as an interhalogen compound , as the azide functional group is termed a pseudohalogen . It resembles ClN3 , BrN3 , and IN3 in this respect . The bond between the fluorine atom and the nitrogen is very weak , leading to this substance being very unstable and prone to explosion . Calculations show the F–N–N angle to be around 102° with a straight line of 3 nitrogen atoms . The gas liquifies at –82° and can be turned to a solid at –152 °C . It was first made by John F. Haller in 1942 . Reactions . Fluorine azide can be made by reacting hydrazoic acid and fluorine gas . Another way to form it is by reacting sodium azide with fluorine . Fluorine azide decomposes without explosion at normal temperatures to make dinitrogen difluoride . 2 FN3 → N2F2 + 2N2 . At higher temperatures such as 1000 °C fluorine azide breaks up into nitrogen monofluoride radical . FN3 → FN + N2 . Solid or liquid FN3 explodes , releasing much heat . A thin film burns at the rate of 1.6 km/s . Because the explosion hazard is great only very small quantities of this substance should be handled at a time . A 0.02 g limit is recommended for experiments . N3F adducts can be formed with the Lewis acids boron trifluoride ( BF3 ) and arsenic pentafluoride ( AsF5 ) at -196 °C . These molecules bond with the Nα atom . Shape . The nitrogen atoms in this molecule can be labelled with Greek letters : Nα for nitrogen attached to fluorine , Nβ for the intermediate nitrogen , and Nγ for the terminal nitrogen . The terminal nitrogen can also be labelled Nω . Distances between atoms are F-N 0.1444 nm , FN-NN 0.1253 nm and FNN-N 0.1132 nm . Physical . N3F has a density of 1.3 g/cm3 . N3F adsorbs on to solid surfaces of potassium fluoride , but not onto lithium fluoride or sodium fluoride . This property was being investigated so that N3F could boost the energy of solid propellants . The ultraviolet photoelectric spectrum shows ionisation peaks at 11.01 , 13,72 , 15.6 , 15.9 , 16.67 , 18.2 , and 19.7 eV . Respectively these are assigned to the orbitals : π , nN or nF , nF , πF , nN or σ , π and σ .
TuRU Düsseldorf . TuRU Düsseldorf is a German sports club ( football and handball ) from the city of Düsseldorf , North Rhine-Westphalia . History . `` Turn- und Rasensport Union Düsseldorf '' claims a number of early Düsseldorf clubs in its heritage . `` Düsseldorf Fußball Klub Union '' was created on 10 May 1905 as `` Düsselsdorfer Fußball Klub Union '' through the merger of `` Vorwärts Düsseldorf '' and `` Borussia Düsseldorf '' with onetime members of `` Fußball Club Britannia Düsseldorf '' . The club was renamed `` Düsseldorfer Sport Club Union '' in 1911 and in 1913 advanced to the final of the Westdeutcher Fußball Verband where they lost to `` Duisburger Spielverein '' , which then went on to the national final against `` VfB Leipzig '' . `` SC '' joined `` Verein für Rasensport Düsseldorf '' and `` Friedrichstädter Turnverein 1880 '' to form `` TuRU '' in 1919 . Until July 1916 `` VfR '' had played as `` Sport Club Athen Düsseldorf '' . `` TuRU '' in its turn advanced to the final of the Westdeutcher Fußball Verband in 1923 where they dropped a 3:4 decision to `` Arminia Bielefeld '' . Two years later they avenged themselves on both `` Duisburger SV '' and `` Bielefeld '' , defeating these sides on their way to a national quarterfinal match up versus `` Hertha BSC Berlin '' where they were eliminated . From 1935 to 1942 `` Düsseldorf '' played in the Gauliga Niederrhein , one of sixteen top flight divisions formed in the 1933 reorganization of German football under the Third Reich . `` TuRU '' made its only DFB-Pokal ( German Cup ) appearance in 1937 in play for the Tschammerpokal , predecessor to the modern day cup competition , and also sent two representatives to the national side in the late 1930s . Following World War II `` TuRU '' played briefly ( 1949–52 ) in the 2 . Oberliga West ( II ) , and then in the Landesliga Niederrhein ( III ) until late in the decade , before slipping into lower level amateur football . The club returned to the Landesliga in 1965 and established itself in fourth- and fifth-tier play over the next several decades . They captured Landesliga Niederrhein titles in 1994 ( V tier ) and 2003 ( VI tier ) . `` Düsseldorf '' was promoted to the Oberliga Nordrhein on the strength of their 2004 Verbandsliga Niederrhein ( V ) title and have played at that level until 2008 , earning lower-table results . The club currently plays in the tier five Oberliga Niederrhein . Stadium . TuRU Düsseldorf plays its home fixtures in the Stadion an der Feuerbachstraße ( capacity ~7,500 ) .
Old Grapevine . The Old Grapevine was a tavern in the Greenwich Village neighborbood of New York City at the corner of Sixth Avenue and 11th Street . The tavern was located in a three-story roadhouse built in the 18th century and was originally called the Hawthorne . It was later named after a grapevine that grew on one of its walls . It was a hangout for artists , actors , businessmen , lawyers , Confederate spies , and Union officers . The high concentration of Civil War Soldiers made it an ideal place to hear ( or plant ) military gossip , leading some to believe the phrase `` heard it through the grapevine '' originated here . The nearby Jefferson Market Courthouse attracted many politicians including U.S. President Chester A. Arthur who visited the tavern many times . It was demolished in 1915 .
Woodhey Cross . Woodhey Cross is a late medieval stone cross , probably dating from the early 16th century , located near Faddiley in Cheshire , England . The structure is grade II* listed and is also a scheduled ancient monument . It stands at , at the junction of Woodhey Lane and Woodhey Hall Lane , around 500 m to the east of Woodhey Chapel . The cross is constructed of red sandstone and stands around 130 cm high . It consists of a square shaft inserted into a large square base block , which rests on two levels of steps ; the steps are formed of several stone pieces . No carving or inscription can be discerned .
Pavee Lackeen . `` Pavee Lackeen : The Traveller Girl '' is a documentary-style film released in 2005 . The film tells the story of an Irish Traveller girl ( Winnie Maughan ) and her family . Most of the characters are played by the Maughan family themselves , led by youngest daughter Winnie . Its director and co-writer , Perry Ogden , won an IFTA Award in the category of Breakthrough Talent in 2005 . Winnie Maughan was nominated for Best Actress in a Feature Film in the same awards . Filmed entirely on video , the film was described as startlingly real , showing the conditions in which the family—who are members of Ireland 's Travelling community— live .
Riccardo Marchesini . Riccardo Marchesini ( Vigevano , Italy , 3 July 1963 ) is an Italian canoer and paracanoer , gold medalist at the 2010 World Cup . Biography . Aged 17 , he lost a leg in a motorbike accident . After the surgery he put on weight up to . He then started canoeing as a sport and lost in less than 9 months . He raced against non-handicapped sportsmen on the major rivers of Europe . He won 7 regional titles , he qualified 2nd several times at Italian championships , he got a bronze medal at 2008 Ivrea 's World Championships . As a paracanoer he won the gold medal at the world championship in 2010 , two gold medals at the European championships in 2011 and 2012 . He qualified 4th at the world championships in 2011 and 2012 . He also won 9 national competitions , two of them in 2013 . He is a canoe trainer , also entitled to teach to handicapped people , a certified scuba diver and lifeguard . In 2012 he was decorated with the CONI Gold medal for sport 's merits , as he is the only amputee to participate in the marathon Pirano - Venice , a non-stop race lasting 9 hours and 45 minutes He is a member of the Italian Paracanoe National Team .
Paolo Bisi . Paolo Bisi ( born September 27 , 1964 in Piacenza , Italy ) , is an Italian comic book artist , mostly known for his work on `` Mister No '' , `` Zagor '' and `` Lazarus Ledd '' series . He won the national Italian competition for young comics artist `` Pierrlamibichi '' in Prato , in 1981 . After getting his degree at the Art Institute of Parma , he worked between 1987 and 1993 as a storyboard and layout artist , as well as illustrator for children books , for numerous clients in Milano . He returned to comics in 1992 , with `` La Casa dei Fantasmi '' , a story he created with writer Marcello Toninelli , published in `` Dark Magazine '' ( Granata Press ) . He then worked with writer Ade Capone on `` Requiem '' ( Intrepido and Liberty publishers , 1995 ) and two `` Lazarus Ledd '' stories ( Star Comics ) . In 1996 , Bisi joined the regular staff of Sergio Bonelli Editore , drawing series `` Mister No '' and `` Zagor '' . He also made three-part series `` Manson '' with Cédric Rassat for the French publisher Glénat , about serial killer Charles Manson ( 2008-2010 ) .
Shahjehan . `` Shahjehan '' is a 1946 Indian Bollywood film . The film was directed by Abdul Rashid Kardar and written by Kamal Amrohi . It starred K. L. Saigal , Ragini , Kanwar , Nasreen and P. Jairaj . The music was composed by Naushad with Majrooh Sultanpuri making his debut as a lyricist in this film . The story was a fictionalized account of an episode during the reign of Emperor Shahjehan . It was the second highest grossing Indian film of 1946 .
Hersey , Maine . Hersey is a town in Aroostook County , Maine , United States . The population was 83 at the 2010 census . Geography . According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of , of which is land and is water . 2010 census . As of the census of 2010 , there were 83 people , 32 households , and 25 families residing in the town . The population density was . There were 61 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 100.0 % White . There were 32 households of which 31.3 % had children under the age of 18 living with them , 56.3 % were married couples living together , 12.5 % had a female householder with no husband present , 9.4 % had a male householder with no wife present , and 21.9 % were non-families . 15.6 % of all households were made up of individuals and 6.3 % had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older . The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 2.80 . The median age in the town was 45.3 years . 21.7 % of residents were under the age of 18 ; 7.1 % were between the ages of 18 and 24 ; 20.4 % were from 25 to 44 ; 32.4 % were from 45 to 64 ; and 18.1 % were 65 years of age or older . The gender makeup of the town was 48.2 % male and 51.8 % female . 2000 census . As of the census of 2000 , there were 63 people , 28 households , and 19 families residing in the town . The population density was 1.6 people per square mile ( 0.6/km² ) . There were 52 housing units at an average density of 1.3 per square mile ( 0.5/km² ) . The racial makeup of the town was 92.06 % White , and 7.94 % from two or more races . There were 28 households out of which 28.6 % had children under the age of 18 living with them , 60.7 % were married couples living together , 7.1 % had a female householder with no husband present , and 32.1 % were non-families . 32.1 % of all households were made up of individuals and 3.6 % had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older . The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.84 . In the town , the population was spread out with 25.4 % under the age of 18 , 6.3 % from 18 to 24 , 27.0 % from 25 to 44 , 33.3 % from 45 to 64 , and 7.9 % who were 65 years of age or older . The median age was 38 years . For every 100 females , there were 96.9 males . For every 100 females age 18 and over , there were 104.3 males . The median income for a household in the town was $ 22,500 , and the median income for a family was $ 28,750 . Males had a median income of $ 29,688 versus $ 15,000 for females . The per capita income for the town was $ 9,425 . There were 10.0 % of families and 10.4 % of the population living below the poverty line , including no under eighteens and none of those over 64 .
Dutchess County Court House . The Dutchess County Courthouse is located at 10 Market Street in downtown Poughkeepsie , New York , United States . It is the third county courthouse to stand on that site . The first was authorized by the provincial assembly in 1717 and built in 1720 , and would host New York 's debate on ratifying the U.S. Constitution during the brief period when Poughkeepsie served as the state capital in 1788 . It was destroyed in an 1806 fire . Three years later the state legislature appropriated funds for a new one , which stood for almost a century . An early tenant beside the courts was Matthew Vassar , later founder of Vassar College , who ran a saloon and oyster bar in the basement . It was replaced by the current structure , built in 1903 at a cost of a half million dollars and opened and dedicated just before the end of the year . It was designed by local architect William J. Beardsley in a Classical Revival style , a four-story building with red brick facing and Palladian windows in the second and fifth-story center bays with stucco decoration above . Because of a requirement in the original deed for the land , one of the original 1720 courthouse 's jail cells must remain in the basement of this or any subsequent court building . Later alterations were made under the direction of Charles Cooke , who designed the nearby offices of the `` Poughkeepsie Journal '' . The building 's cornice is the only element that has been significantly changed from the original design . It has also been joined to the Poughkeepsie Trust Company building to its immediate east on Main Street , which serves as the district attorney 's offices . In 1982 , it was added to the National Register of Historic Places . Today , it houses judges ' chambers and clerks ' offices as well as courtrooms . Most of the court 's lesser functions , such as property recordkeeping , have been moved to an annex next door , built in the 1960s . In the late 1990s , it was the venue for former Dutchess assistant district attorney Stephen Pagones 's defamation suit against Al Sharpton , C. Vernon Mason and Alton Maddox over allegations they made against him during the Tawana Brawley affair .
Maffliers . Maffliers is a commune in the Val-d'Oise department in Île-de-France in northern France .
Viveck Goenka . Viveck Goenka is the Chairman , Managing Director and Editorial Director of the Indian Express Group . The newspapers included in the Indian Express Group include the flagship newspaper , The Indian Express , business and economy daily Financial Express ; Marathi daily ; Loksatta and Jansatta in Hindi . Online , the group is today the third largest news group in the country . Early life and education . Viveck Goenka was born in Chennai – then Madras , to Smt Krishna Khaitan and Shri Ajay Mohan Khaitan . Shri Ramnath Goenka , his maternal grandfather , was the founder of the Indian Express Group . In 1991 , Shri Ramnath Goenka formally adopted him as his son and heir . Viveck Goenka completed his B Tech from Madras University in 1978 . In 1985 , he moved to Mumbai and joined the Indian Express Group . Publishing , Press and Media . Viveck Goenka has led the Indian Express Group for nearly three decades . The newspaper has to its credit , significant newsbreaks in journalism which have effected change in public policy and legislation in contemporary India . Goenka pioneered the first organized B2B segment in trade publishing India . Today , this showcases a range of publications : Express Computer , Express Pharma , Express Healthcare and Express Travelworld . Goenka is credited with starting Bollywood 's first jury based awards - the Screen Awards . He is currently the Chairman of The Press Trust of India Limited ( PTI ) and has served as Chairman of the United News of India . He has been a Council Member of the National Readership Studies Council ( NRSC ) and on the board of Governors of the Media Research Users Council ( MRUC ) , two organizations providing research data on media in India . He has also been a Council member of the Audit Bureau of Circulation ( ABC ) , and was one of the past presidents of the Indian Newspaper Society ( INS ) . He is a member of the Advertising Association , India Chapter and was a member of the International Advertising Association Inc. , New York . Ramnath Goenka Journalism Awards . To help acknowledge and build excellence in journalism beyond the Express Group , Goenka launched the Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Awards . The awards cover a range of categories - from politics and investigation to sport and civic reporting . Social Service . The Ramnath Goenka Memorial Trust which is headed by Goenka is active in the fields of wildlife and water conservation . It helps to support education in Adivasi areas of Madhya Pradesh , and education and medical needs of underprivileged children in urban areas . Sports . Goenka became Secretary of Tamil Nadu Badminton Association at the age of twenty one . He was the first person to start a prize money , ranking and selection tournament in 1991 for juniors and sub-juniors . This tournament , which Goenka named after his late mother Krishna Khaitan , has become the premier badminton tournament in the country . Cars . Goenka has a collection of 4x4s , vintage and classic cars . He restores cars and those restored cars have also won prizes in competitions including in all 5 editions of the prestigious Cartier Concours de Elegance vintage car shows that have been held in India . Restaurateur . He and his daughter have founded The Sassy Spoon chain of restaurants . The Sassy Teaspoon patisseries are noted for their desserts and pastries . The Barazza Bar in Pune and The House of Mandarin in Bandra fall under Goenka 's ownership as well . Family and personal life . Viveck Goenka is married to Zita Goenka and they have two daughters – Rachel and Sasha . He has a son – Anant , from a previous marriage .
Sunday ( Desperate Housewives ) . “ Sunday ” is the 81st episode of the ABC television series , `` Desperate Housewives '' . It is the eleventh episode of the show ’ s fourth season and aired on April 13 , 2008 . This was the first episode written after the 2007-08 Writers ' Strike . The title of this episode comes from the song 'Sunday ' from the musical Sunday in the Park With George by Stephen Sondheim . Plot . The show opens with the housewives going to Katherine 's house offering muffins and jam , after hearing about her and Adam . Katherine reacts rudely and asks them to leave . She then walks into the woods behind her house , sits in front of a cross made of stones ( where something or someone is buried ) and starts crying . Dylan shows Julie the note ( which states that her father was murdered ) and tries to contact her stepfather to know more , but he calls Katherine and agrees to give her one last alibi , telling Dylan that her mother did not kill her father . While everyone gets ready for church , Lynette decides to attend and embrace religion . She , Tom , and the kids go with Bree and Orson to a Presbyterian church , where Bree thinks Lynette is making a fool of herself by asking the minister questions . After church , Bree asks Lynette to attend a different church because she embarrassed her and Orson . Next Sunday , the minister asks where Lynette is because he liked the way she talked back and gives Bree credit for bringing such a nice new person . Bree then goes to the Roman Catholic church where Lynette is and asks her to come back to her church , but Lynette refuses . Later , Bree apologizes and Lynette accepts after stating she is into church because she wants to know why she survived both her cancer and the tornado . Gaby manages to convince her Catholic priest to marry her and Carlos after some initial awkwardness but Carlos fails to reveal he is blind , leading Edie , who was told by the nurse of Carlos 's situation , to do it . Gaby then tricks Carlos into falling several times for payback while preparing dog food with bad water from the dish basin as a meal . Carlos finally tells her he was afraid she would leave him . Saying she is not shallow and repeating `` For better or for worse '' , Gaby reassures him she does love him and they end up in bed together . Susan 's cousin , Tim comes to town to help her with finances while Mike is in rehab . He says he got fired from his job for sleeping with his boss 's 18-year-old daughter , even though he checked to make sure it was legal . Just then , Katherine and Dylan show up at Susan 's so Katherine can apologize for her rude behavior . Tim recognizes Katherine from 12 years ago ( whom he refers to as `` Mrs. Davis '' , her former name ) and ca n't believe how big Dylan got . Dylan says she is about to turn 18 and Susan starts to get nervous that Tim seems interested in her . The misunderstanding goes on until Susan hears her cousin having sex through the phone and runs out of Mike 's rehab facility and is surprised to find the `` girl '' to be Katherine . Tim then reveals he lost his virginity to her but later witnessed her hitting her ex-husband with a candlestick , causing Susan to be afraid of her neighbor .
1998–99 FC Metz season . Season summary . Last season , Metz had only been denied their first ever French title by goal difference . This season , however , the club endured humiliating exits from the Champions League and the UEFA Cup and dropped down to 10th in the final table . The closest the club came to glory was reaching the Coupe de la Ligue final , but they were defeated 1-0 by Lens . First round . `` Red Star Belgrade 3–3 Metz on aggregate . Red Star Belgrade won 4–3 on penalties . ''
Carine ou la jeune fille folle de son âme . `` Carine ou la jeune fille folle de son âme '' is a Belgian play by Fernand Crommelynck . It was first published in 1929 .
Ceriporiopsis kunmingensis . `` Ceriporiopsis kunmingensis '' is a species of poroid crust fungus in the family Polyporaceae . It was described as a new species by mycologist Chang-Lin Zhao in 2016 . The type specimen was collected in Yunnan , China , where it was found fruiting on a fallen angiosperm trunk . The colour of the fruit body is pale cinnamon-buff , becoming yellowish when dry . Spores of `` C. kunmingensis '' are sausage shaped ( allantoid ) and measure 4.5–5 by 1.5–2 μm . The fungus is closely related to `` Phlebia aurea '' , and groups phylogenetically with `` P. livida '' and `` P. subserialis '' .|
Paraisópolis ( São Paulo ) . Paraisópolis ( `` Paradise city '' , from `` paraiso '' paradise ( Hisp . ) and `` -polis '' city ( Greek ) ) is a neighborhood of São Paulo city , which is part of the Vila Andrade district , in the south zone . It comprises the Paraisópolis favela . Paraisópolis has an estimated population between 80,000 and 100,000 people . It contains about 20,000 households . It is the second largest favela in São Paulo and is located adjacent to the affluent district of Morumbi .
Normand Baker . Normand Henry Baker ( 1908–1955 ) was an Australian artist who won the Archibald Prize in 1937 with a self-portrait . He was born in the suburb of Summer Hill in Sydney on 9 July 1908 . He won the Archibald Prize when he was 29 , which made him the youngest ever winner of the prize . He painted portraits , many of them self-portraits , as well as scenes of circuses and markets . He was also an Archibald Prize Finalist in 1946 , again with a self-portrait .
Kepler-28b . Kepler-28b is an extrasolar planet orbiting the star Kepler-28 . It is a transiting planet that is smaller than Jupiter that orbits very closely to Kepler-28 . Host star . Kepler-28 is the host star of Kepler-28b , and is alternatively known as KOI-870 and KIC 6949607 . The star is smaller , less massive , and cooler than the Sun , with ( respectively ) a radius 0.7 times of the Sun ; a mass 0.75 times of the Sun ; and an effective temperature of 4590 K. The star has a high metallicity with relation to the Sun , as it has a metallicity of [ M/H ] = 0.34 . With an apparent magnitude of 15.05 , Kepler-28 is effectively invisible to the naked eye from Earth . Characteristics . Kepler-28b is a gas giant that , at its maximum could be 1.51 times the mass of Jupiter . However , at 0.32 Jupiter radii , Kepler-28b is far smaller than Jupiter . The planet orbits at a distance of 0.062 AU , which corresponds roughly to 6 % of the average distance that separates the Sun and Earth , and completes each orbit every 5.9123 days . The planet , which transits its host star , completely passes across the face of Kepler-28 in 2.77 hours . The ratio of its orbital period with that of Kepler-28c is 1.52 .
Li Xuepeng . Li Xuepeng ( ; born 18 September 1988 ) is a Chinese footballer who currently plays for Guangzhou Evergrande in the Chinese Super League . Club career . Li Xuepeng started his football career when he was promoted to Dalian Shide 's first team in the 2007 season . He made his debut for the club on 9 August 2007 in a 2-1 win against Qingdao Jonoon . Li scored his first goal for the club on 4 November 2007 in a 1-1 draw against Hangzhou Greentown . This led to a loan to First Division League side Citizen during the end of the 2007 season , making his debut for the club 2 December 2007 in a 3-0 loss against Happy Valley . Li would return to Dalian at the start of the 2008 season and play a significantly larger role at Dalian in a very disappointing season which saw the club flirt with relegation . At the start of the 2009 season , he would become a vital member of the squad due to his versatility to play in either the midfield or the defense , aiding Dalian to a midtable finish . Li lost his starting role for the club in the 2012 season and only played in three matches the entire season . In January 2013 , Li transferred to Dalian Aerbin after Dalian Shide dissolved in the offseason . On 10 June 2014 , Li transferred to fellow Chinese Super League side Guangzhou Evergrande along with his teammate Yu Hanchao . He made his debut for the club on 27 July 2014 in a 1-0 win against Henan Jianye , coming on as a substitute for Liu Jian in the 70th minute . He was excluded from Guangzhou 's squad after 23 June 2016 when manager Luiz Felipe Scolari stated that he would never use Li again during a press conference . This led to speculation that Li was looking for a transfer away from Guangzhou by the Chinese media . After several weeks , Li made his return to the first team on 9 August 2016 in a 0-0 draw against Beijing Guoan after reconciliation with Scolari . International career . Li made his debut for the Chinese national team on 4 June 2010 in a 1-0 win against France , coming on as a substitute for Du Wei . He would then be called up to the squad that participated in the 2011 AFC Asian Cup where he played in a 2-2 draw against Uzbekistan . Club statistics . 1Other tournaments include Chinese FA Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup . Club . Guangzhou Evergrande Personal life . Li Xuepeng is the son of former Chinese footballer Li Xicai .
Così parlò Bellavista . `` Così parlò Bellavista '' is a 1984 Italian comedy film based on the novel of the same name by Luciano De Crescenzo . De Crescenzo directed the film and also played the main role . For this film De Crescenzo won David di Donatello and Nastro d'Argento for best new director , while Marina Confalone won the same awards in the best supporting actress category . Plot summary . In Naples , Professor Bellavista is a retired man , passionate about the philosophy and thought of Ancient Greece . He helds every day , in his luxurious apartment , his lessons of life to the poor-nothing ( his friends ) , who are dazzled by his reasoning . One day , however , the quiet life of the building of Bellavista will be disturbed by the arrival of a director of Milan . Between Naples and Milan there contrast , because the Neapolitans are accustomed to enjoy a quiet life , always based on the `` philosophy of pleasure and delay '' , while the northern Italians are very strict and punctual .
Hedong , Lufeng . Hedong ( ) is a town under the administration of Lufeng in southeastern Guangdong province , China , located north of downtown Lufeng. , it has nine villages under its administration .
Bekabad District . Bekabad is a raion ( district ) of Tashkent Region in Uzbekistan . The capital lies at Zafar .
K.Mettuppalayam . K.Mettupalayam is a village located in , Gobichettipalayam Taluk of Erode district of India 's Tamil Nadu state , situated in the way of Erode- Sathyamangalam Main road and its 8 kilometer from Gobichettipalayam . K.Mettupalayam is fully surrounded by fertile land . The backbone of this village is mainly agriculture and handloom weaving . The village is situated in the canal of Kalichettiplayam . So this is called as Kalichettipalayam Mettupplayam ( K.Mettupalayam ) People . The people are mostly farmers and hand loom weavers . They are very polite , hardworkers and help minded . Education . Basic Education is Given By Panchayat Union High School with well qualified and experienced teachers . College . & Shree Venkateswara Hitech Polytechnic College ... Library . The library is established in the village for enhancing the knowledge and current affairs for the people and young students . Temple . Raja Ganapathy Temple , Arulmigu Kamatchi Amman Temple , Mari Amman Temple , Komalikarai Sellandi Amman Temple , Komalikarai Vinayakar Temple and Komalikarai Perumal Temple Market . The weekly Market with 100 shops nearly on every Thursday . In this market fresh Fruits , Vegetables are brought directly from agricultural land and sold to villagers . Culture . Churidhar for Women and Shirt and Dhothi for Men ... Agriculture . The following crops are produced in this village
Robert Pagan . Robert Pagan ( November 16 , 1750 – November 23 , 1821 ) was a Scottish-born merchant , judge and political figure in New Brunswick . He represented Charlotte County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1786 to 1819 . He was born in Glasgow , the son of William Pagan and Margaret Maxwell . In 1768 or 1769 , he went to Falmouth Neck , Massachusetts ( now Portland , Maine ) , where he became involved in the timber trade and ship building . He married Miriam Pote . His brother Thomas joined him in 1775 . In October 1775 , his premises were destroyed by American forces who were reacting to rebel activity in the area . The two brothers departed to the West Indies . They returned in 1777 , joining their brother William in New York City . Pagan was named in the Massachusetts Banishment Act of 1778 . In 1780 , Pagan settled at the mouth of the Penobscot River , believing that this would become a loyalist settlement , and established sawmills , stores and engaged in ship building . In 1783 , learning that the border would be established further east , he relocated to Passamaquoddy Bay . He was named a justice of the peace for the area and was later named a judge of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas for the county . The community there was named St. Andrews in 1786 . Pagan was involved in the timber trade , operating mills , shipbuilding and the fish trade and was a wholesale and retail merchant . He assisted in research and surveys which helped establish the St. Croix River as the international boundary with Maine . Pagan helped found the Bank of New Brunswick in 1820 . He died in St Andrews the following year at the age of 71 .
Goniopteroloba . `` Goniopteroloba '' is a genus of moth in the family Geometridae .
Believe ( Gyidi EP ) . `` Believe '' is an Extended play by Ghanaian singer Gyidi . It is the artist 's first solo project and a follow-up from `` Unlabelled '' , the last album with his band , X4G . The album is a collection of songs released over the previous year by the artist . Late in 2017 , Gyidi took to his Twitter page and announced his debut and a one song per month feature which started in September . In 2018 , all five tracks were compiled and launched as a single project . Track listing . Credits adapted from Tidal
Lucky Boy ( novel ) . `` Lucky Boy '' is a 2017 novel written by Shanthi Sekaran and her second book . Plot . Soli , an eighteen-year-old woman , enters the United States illegally from Mexico and an Indian American woman named Kavya struggles to have a baby with her husband , who works in Silicon Valley . The two stories converge around a baby , the `` lucky boy '' . Critical reception . Steph Cha of `` USA Today '' wrote `` It ’ s easy to imagine the lives of these characters even off the page . Lucky Boy pulses with vitality , pumped with the life breath of human sin and love . '' Kathleen Rooney of the `` Chicago Tribune '' said `` In her sweeping , deep and strikingly compassionate second novel , `` Lucky Boy , '' Shanthi Sekaran weaves these two elemental narratives with emotionally arresting aplomb . '' Television series . A television series based on `` Lucky Boy '' is being developed by UnbelEVAble Entertainment , starring Eva Longoria and David Schulner .
The Canyon Courier . `` The Canyon Courier '' is a weekly newspaper ( published on Wednesdays ) by Evergreen Newspapers . The newspaper primarily serves the community of Evergreen , Colorado , 30 miles west of Denver , Colorado . The `` Courier '' was featured in the 1999 movie `` Double Jeopardy '' . The `` Courier '' began in 1955 as `` Smoke Signals '' , a monthly bulletin published by the Indian Hills Fire Department . The paper was purchased in 1958 to begin weekly publication as the `` Canyon Courier '' .
Charles Parrocel . Charles Parrocel ( May 6 , 1688 – May 24 , 1752 ) was a French painter and engraver and a specialist in battle and hunt paintings . Parrocel was born in Paris , and studied under his father , Joseph Parrocel , until his death . Parrocel then became a pupil along with Bon Boullogne of Charles de La Fosse . In 1712 Parrocel moved to Italy , where he attended the Académie de France from 1713 to 1716 as an Academy pensioner , or scholar . Returning to Paris in 1721 Parrocel was commissioned by King Louis XV to complete several paintings of the Turkish ambassador 's trip to Paris . These paintings where later recreated as tapestries at the Gobelins manufactory in Paris . During that same year of 1721 Parrocel was also to become a member of the Académie Royale in Paris , eventually becoming a professor there in 1745 . He died in Paris .
Tiffany Alston . Tiffany Alston is an American politician who represented Prince George 's County District 24 in the Maryland House of Delegates from January 2011 to January 2013 . Background . Delegate Alston was born in the nation 's capital , Washington , D.C. , and grew up in Prince George 's County . She attended Seat Pleasant Elementary School , where , as a fifth grader , she was one of 55 students to be promised a full college scholarship upon high school graduation by Abe Pollin , then owner of the Capital Centre , Washington Bullets and Washington Capitals and businessman Melvin Cohen . In high school , she served three out of four years as class president . She was also a cheerleader , member of the International Baccalaureate program and served as editor of the newspaper . In the legislature . Alston had been a member of House of Delegates since January 12 , 2011 and served on the Judiciary committee . She was a member of the Prince George 's County Delegation , the Women 's Caucus , and the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland . Marriage equality . During the 2011 legislative session , Alston was a co-sponsor of HB 175-Religious Freedom and Civil Marriage Protection Act . A similar bill was filed in the Maryland Senate ( SB 116-Civil Marriage Protection Act ) and was assigned to the House Judiciary committee , the committee on which Alston serves . During the committee voting session on SB 116 , Alston revoked her co-sponsorship and instead offered an amendment to change the bill from same-sex marriage to civil unions . The amendment failed and Alston then voted against the bill . Despite Alston 's vote , SB 116 was approved by the committee 12-10 and was forwarded to the full House of Delegates for final approval , but the bill was eventually sent back to committee , effectively terminating the bill for the session . Criminal charges . Alston was indicted in an Anne Arundel County courtroom with embezzlement on September 24 , 2011 ; her charges , laid by the state prosecutor , include one count each of felony and misdemeanor theft , misappropriation by a fiduciary and two election law offenses . She is alleged to have used Maryland General Assembly funds and her election campaign funds to cover her wedding expenses and to pay an employee of her law firm . Alston denied wrongdoing in the case . Alston was found guilty of misdemeanor theft of General Assembly funds and misconduct in office on June 12 , 2012 . The judge postponed sentencing until after a separate trial , scheduled for October 2012 , on the charges regarding Alston 's use of her 2010 campaign funds to pay her wedding-related expenses . On October 9 , 2012 , the judge struck the jury verdict and entered probation before judgement Alston entered a plea deal agreed to pay $ 800 in restitution to the General Assembly and complete 300 hours of community service . On October 10 , 2012 , General Assembly Counsel Daniel A. Friedman announced that Alston was suspended from her office without pay or benefits due to a Maryland constitutional provision .
Clepidava . Clepidava ( ) was a Dacian town .
Christie 's big-eared bat . Christie 's big-eared bat ( `` Plecotus christii '' ) , also known as the Egyptian long-eared bat or gray long-eared bat , is a species of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae . It is endemic to Egypt . Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland , rocky areas , and hot deserts . Taxonomy and etymology . It was described as a new species in 1838 by John Edward Gray . The specimens that Gray used to describe the species were provided to the British Museum of Natural History by Dr. Turnbull Christie , who is undoubtedly the eponym for the species name `` christii '' . Because Christie was inspiration for the species name , taxonomic resources such as the Integrated Taxonomic Information System state that the correct name for this species is `` christiei '' . According to the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature , there are few circumstances in which the author 's original spelling can be challenged . `` Inadvertent errors '' may be corrected , according to Article 32.5.1 , but `` incorrect transliteration or latinization , or use of an inappropriate connecting vowel , are not to be considered inadvertent errors . '' Because Gray 's error was one in latinization , it is unclear if changing the specific epithet is necessary or an unjustified emendation . In 1878 , George Edward Dobson published that he considered it synonymous with the brown long-eared bat , `` Plecotus auritus '' . Description . It has pale , whitish fur with dusky tips . The fur of its stomach is white . Its tragus is half as long as its ear . Range and habitat . In 1884 , English ornithologist Henry Baker Tristram described the species as `` very common in all the hill-country of Palestine , especially in caves and tombs about Bethlehem and Jerusalem , and by the Sea of Galilee . '' Researchers who recently surveyed Palestine , however , did not find any sign of the species .
New Castle Correctional Facility . New Castle Correctional Facility is a privately run ( but state-owned ) prison located in New Castle , Indiana . It opened in 2002 . In September 2005 , the state signed a contract with the for-profit GEO Group , Inc. of Boca Raton , Florida , to run the prison . The facility is rated as minimum- to medium-security , but also has a maximum-security psychiatric unit and annex . After the annex was opened , it became the largest prison in Indiana , and can hold over 3,500 inmates . Riot of April 24 , 2009 . On Tuesday April 24 , 2009 , about noon , a disturbance in the prison dining hall occurred . A little after 2:00 p.m. , the local New Castle police department responded `` en masse '' , as did forces from the Henry County Fire Department and Sheriff 's Department . Sheriff 's Deputies from adjacent Delaware County , along with elements of the Indiana State Police also responded . Reportedly , it started with a cluster of Arizona prisoners transported there against their will consequent to a memorandum of understanding with the State of Arizona and GEO Group . They refused to wear state-issued smocks over T-shirts as a display of non-compliance during the midday meal . This is when Captain Deaton stepped in and tried to handcuff several offenders and was severely beaten by three inmates . These prisoners were reportedly picked for being non-violent and generally getting along with the rules ; it is suggested the Arizona convicts felt they were , in effect , being punished for obeying the rules , and had they been less compliant back in Arizona , they would have remained there . An earlier deal with California fell through when that state was unable to come up with enough non-violent prisoners willing to volunteer for the transfer ; the Arizona convicts were transferred on a non-voluntary basis . This was not the first time Arizona transportees had been involved in prison disturbances in other states . Two news helicopters from regional NBC and CBS affiliates provided live images carried on MSNBC 's `` WTHR '' , and Fox News . Piles of burning debris and smoke plumes were evident , reportedly mattresses , combustible furniture and garbage . Within two hours , full order and authority was restored , though some inmates continued to be audibly angry for some time afterwards . Shortly after 3:30 p.m. , J. David Donahue , then the Commissioner of the Indiana Department of Corrections , reported that conditions were returning to normal . Two correctional officers were reported to have received very slight injuries . Seven prisoners were treated for minor injuries at the prison . The state suspended the transfer of additional Arizona inmates pending an investigation . Governor Mitch Daniels said the transportees directly involved in the disturbance would be returned to Arizona . Aftermath . The DOC moved 69 Arizona transportees to the Reception Diagnostic Center in Plainfield , IN , where they were placed in segregation the night of the riot .
Shane Thompson . Shane Thompson is a Canadian politician , who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories in the 2015 election . He represents the electoral district of Nahendeh .
Liber Cure Cocorum . `` Liber Cure Cocorum '' is an English cookbook dating from around the year 1430 and originating from County of Lancashire . Text . It was first printed from a transcript made by Richard Morris in 1862 from a text in the Sloane Manuscript Collection ( No.1986 , British Museum , now British Library ) , found as an appendix to the `` Boke of Curtasye '' . It is written in a northern English dialect of the 15th century , probably not much earlier than the time of Henry VI . The author titles his work `` The Slyghtes of Cure '' , or , in modern English , `` The Art of Cookery '' . Content . The poem treats a great variety of dishes under the headings of potages , broths , roasted meats , baked meats , sauces and 'petecure ' , including the earliest references to several dishes , including haggis and humble pie . Sample recipe . Take lamprayes and scalde hom by kynde , Sythyn , rost hom on gredyl , and grynde Peper and safrone ; welle hit with alle , Do þo lampreyes and serve hit in sale . Take lampreys and scald them by kind , then , roast them on a griddle and grind pepper and saffron ; boil it with oil , add the lampreys and serve it in the hall .
Imre Schlosser . Imre Schlosser ( a.k.a . Imre Schlosser-Lakatos ' '' ; 11 October 1889 – 19 July 1959 ) was a Hungarian footballer of Danube Swabian ancestry who played as a forward . He still holds the record as the highest goalscorer in the history of the Hungarian League . Career . The son of Artúr Schlosser and Artúrné Lakatos , Schlosser made his debut for Hungary on 7 October 1906 , aged 16 years , 361 days , in a 4–4 draw with Bohemia . In a national team career that would last more than 20 years , Schlosser played 68 times for Hungary ( the team won 70 % of the games in which they fielded Schlosser ) , and scored 59 goals , a ratio of 0.87 goals per match . In his club career , Schlosser reportedly scored 417 league goals , a number believed to be the sixth highest of all-time . He managed IFK Norrköping . Honours . Hungarian Top Goalscorer ( 7 ) : 1909 , 1910 , 1911 , 1912 , 1913 , 1914 , 1917
List of civil parishes in Northamptonshire . This is a list of civil parishes in the ceremonial county of Northamptonshire , England . Corby . Part of the former Corby Urban District is unparished . Daventry . The whole of the district is parished . East Northamptonshire . The whole of the district is parished . Kettering . Part of the former Kettering Municipal Borough is unparished . Northampton . Part of the former Northampton County Borough is unparished . South Northamptonshire . The whole of the district is parished . Wellingborough . Part of the former Wellingborough Urban District is unparished .
Tallapoosa sculpin . The Tallapoosa sculpin ( `` Cottus tallapoosae '' ) is a species of fish in the family Cottidae . It is found in the United States in the Tallapoosa River drainage above the Fall Line in east central Alabama and west-central Georgia . It reaches a maximum length of 7.7 cm . It prefers rocky shoals and riffles of small upland streams .
Old Belses . Old Belses is a village by the Ale Water , in the Parish of Ancrum , in the Scottish Borders of Scotland , in the historic county of Roxburghshire . Other placenames relating to Belses include Belses Mill , Belses Muir and New Belses . Belses was a station on the Waverley Line .
Joseni . History . The first written mention of the commune is from 1567 as `` Alffalw '' . In 1614 , it was recorded that `` Alfalu '' had 104 families . In 1724 , it was already mentioned as `` Gyergyó Alfalu '' . Its Romanian name was `` Alfalău '' until 1919 and was derived from the Hungarian form . In 1567 , it was the local priest Stephen who mobilized the Székelys against king John Sigismund who attempted to force Roman Catholic Székelys to convert to Protestantism . In memory of the role that the village played in the Székely resistance , pilgrims from the village lead the procession on occasion of the yearly Csíksomlyó pilgrimages . The villages belonged first to the Székely seat of Gyergyószék , which was subsequently absorbed into Csíkszék district , until the administrative reform of Transylvania in 1876 , when they fell within Csík County in the Kingdom of Hungary . After the Treaty of Trianon of 1920 , they became part of Romania and fell within Ciuc County during the interwar period . In 1940 , the second Vienna Award granted the Northern Transylvania to Hungary and the villages were held by Hungary until 1944 . After Soviet occupation , the Romanian administration returned and the commune became officially part of Romania in 1947 . Between 1952 and 1960 , the commune fell within the Hungarian Autonomous Province , between 1960 and 1968 the Mureș-Hungarian Autonomous Province . In 1968 , the province was abolished , and since then , the commune has been part of Harghita County Demographics . The commune has an absolute Székely ( Hungarian ) majority . According to the 2011 census it has a population of 5,475 ; of which 98.17 % or 5,375 are ethnic Hungarians . Landmarks . The Roman Catholic Church was built in the honour of Saint Simon the Zealot , Saint Judas Thaddaeus and Margaret the Virgin . It probably dates to the 13th century as its stone gate bears the number 1213 . At the right hand-side from its entrance , a flagpole base can be seen which was raised in 1942 by villagers living in Budapest . Its inscriptions reads : `` Man , think in thy heart that this land has always been and always will be Székely Land . '' In the church garden , the monument for World War I and World War II heroes and the statue of priest Stephen can be found .
1990 European Athletics Championships – Men 's 20 kilometres walk . These are the official results of the Men 's 20 km walk event at the 1990 European Championships in Split , Yugoslavia , held on 28 August 1990 . There were a total number of 22 athletes , who finished the race . Participation . According to an unofficial count , 28 athletes from 16 countries participated in the event .
Café Noworolski . Noworolski is a café located at the ground floor of the Cloth Hall , Kraków , Lesser Poland . It is considered one of the most famous cafes in Kraków . The tradition of the Noworolski dates to 19th century , through the opening of the renovated cafe under its current name took place in the years 1910-1912 . It became popular among the elite of Kraków , with artists and professors , thereby competing with Jama Michalika . It hosted famous persons such Jacek Malczewski , Wojciech Kossak , Włodzimierz Tetmajer , Julian Fałat , Fryderyk Pautsch , Karol Hukan , Ludwik Puget , and Karol Hubert Rostworowski . During the Nazi occupation the cafe was requisitioned and access allowed only to Germans . The family Noworolski again lost the place in 1949 , when the cafe was nationalized by the communists and renamed . After the fall of communism , the café was restituted to the family in 1992 .
List of Fellows of the Royal Society elected in 1950 . This page lists Fellows of the Royal Society elected in 1950 .
Alert Channel . Alert Channel ( ) is a small channel between Whaler Channel and Bar Rocks , and leading to the head of Husvik Harbor in Stromness Bay , South Georgia . It was charted by Discovery Investigations ( DI ) personnel in 1928 and named after `` Alert '' , the motorboat used by the DI survey party .
Civil Twilight ( album ) . `` Civil Twilight '' is the debut studio album of Civil Twilight . It was officially released 6 April 2010 in South Africa and on 13 April 2010 in the United States and United Kingdom . It features many alternative rock and classical influences . Many have drawn parallels between the band 's debut and the early work of U2 along with Muse . Steven McKellar 's vocals have been compared to that of Radiohead 's Thom Yorke and Jeff Buckley . During its original independent release by the band in 2007 , the album was originally titled `` Human '' . Singles . `` Letters from the Sky '' was the first single to be released from this album . It reached number 7 on Billboard Alternative Songs chart . It also reached number 25 on the Rock Songs chart . It is their best charting single to date on that chart . Critical reception . `` Civil Twilight '' received general acclaim from those who reviewed it , with three main reviewers giving positive ratings . Commercial performance . `` Civil Twilight '' charted at number 16 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart . Its first single , Letters from the Sky , peaked at number 7 on the Alternative Songs chart and at number 25 on the Rock Songs chart . The song went on to be used in many different media promotions , including a promo for the 2011 NBC sci-fi television drama The Event 's spring return . In popular culture . The song `` Human '' was not only used in an episode of `` Alias '' , but also in a promo for the match between Vince McMahon and Bret Hart at WrestleMania XXVI . `` Human '' was also used in the ending of the House episode `` Frozen '' . Track listing . All tracks were written by Andrew McKellar , Richard Wouters , and Steven McKellar . References . https : //en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legendary_ ( film )
Metristepe , Bozüyük . Metristepe is a village in the District of Bozüyük , Bilecik Province , Turkey . As of 2010 it had a population of 69 people .
Gregg Lee Carter . Gregg Lee Carter ( born 1951 ) is an American sociologist and professor of sociology at Bryant University in Smithfield , Rhode Island . His research focuses on gun violence , human ecology , and gender roles , among other subjects . He was educated at the University of Nevada , Las Vegas ( B.A . in history and psychology ) and Columbia University ( M.A . and Ph.D. in sociology ) . He has written or edited 24 books , including the three-volume series `` Guns in American Society : An Encyclopedia of History , Politics , Culture , and the Law '' . He has been the president of the New England Sociological Association , and has received their `` Sociologist of the Year Award '' , as well as the `` Outstanding Contributions to Instruction Award '' from the American Sociological Association 's Sociology and Computers Section .
2007 Asian Athletics Championships – Men 's hammer throw . The men 's hammer throw event at the 2007 Asian Athletics Championships was held in Amman , Jordan on July 25 .
The Lamont Cranston Band . The Lamont Cranston Band is an American blues band , based in Hamel , Minnesota . It was founded in 1969 by brothers Pat and Larry Hayes and continues today with Pat as the band 's frontman . The band is named after the alter ego of the pulp hero The Shadow ( a novel from the 1930s ) . History . `` Excuse Moi , Mon Cheri , '' written by Larry Hayes , was recorded by the Blues Brothers and released as the B-side of their single `` Soul Man '' . In 1981 , the band broke into the `` Billboard '' charts with their biggest hit `` Upper Mississippi Shakedown '' , The song appears often ( in heavy rotation ) on Classic Rock and Album Oriented Rock radio stations worldwide.. The band has played with some notable musicians , such as Muddy Waters , Albert King , Stevie Ray Vaughan , Buddy Guy , the Kinks , the Yardbirds , Kansas , Yes and the Blues Brothers . In 1981 , they opened for the Rolling Stones on a leg of their North American tour . Pat Hayes played guest harmonica on a track on Percy Strother 's second album , `` The Highway Is My Home '' ( 1995 } . It was a reworking of Little Walter 's tune , `` One Of These Mornings . ''
Jasper Johns ( footballer ) . Jasper Nathaniel Johns ( born 6 February 1995 ) is an English footballer who plays as a defender , and last played for Sheffield United . Born in Stafford , he began his career as a youngster with Port Vale followed by a spell with Everton before making the switch to United . Club career . Johns started his career at Port Vale before spending time at Everton 's academy . Following his release by Everton , Johns joined Sheffield United in June 2013 on a two-year deal . Johns made his professional début for Sheffield United when he came on as a substitute in a 1–1 draw with Colchester United at Bramall Lane on 17 August 2013 . This turned out to be his only appearance that season and he was released by United on 16 May 2014 when his contract expired . International career . Born in Stafford , Johns is eligible to represent England , Jamaica , Singapore , Northern Ireland and Scotland at international level . Johns earned six caps for England U16s . On 5 August 2013 , Johns was called up to Northern Ireland U19s for a friendly match against Scotland U19s . Later that month he was called up again to Northern Ireland U19s for a match against Austria U19 on 11 September 2013 .
George Moule . George Evans Moule ( January 28 , 1828 , Gillingham , Dorset – March 3 , 1912 , Auckland Castle ) was an Anglican missionary in China and the first Anglican bishop of mid-China . Biography . He was the second of eight sons of Henry Moule , an inventor and the vicar of Fordington , Dorset and his wife Mary Mullett Moule née Evans . He graduated from Corpus Christi College , Cambridge in 1850 . He was made a Doctor of Divinity in 1880 and in 1905 was made an honorary Fellow of the college . In 1857 he was accepted by the Church Missionary Society and arrived in Ningpo in 1858 . In 1861 he was joined there by his brother Arthur Evans Moule . They survived the Taiping Rebellion , and in 1864 he began missionary work in Hangchow ( Hangzhou ) , remaining there until 1874 . In 1880 he was made Bishop of Mid-China , with the seat of the diocese at Hangchow . He was known to develop Chekiang ( Zhejiang ) into a strong diocese . He resigned as bishop in 1907 , and returned to England in 1911 , to die the next year at the residence of his younger brother Handley Moule , the Bishop of Durham . Family . Moule and his wife Adelaide had seven children , four of whom ( George Moule , C. F. Moule , Henry W. Moule , and Arthur C. Moule ) survived him . Their daughter Adelaide Mary Moule ( 1859-1901 ) also worked as a missionary in China , as did their sons Henry and Arthur and another daughter , Jane F. Moule . Arthur C. Moule ( 1873-1957 ) became a noted sinologist , serving as Professor of Chinese at Cambridge 1933-1938 .
Falcon Tabernacle . The Falcon Tabernacle , also known as the Octagon Tabernacle and the Little Tabernacle , is an historic octagon-shaped Pentecostal Holiness church building in Falcon , North Carolina . Built in 1898 , it was designed by Julius A. Culbreth ( 1871-1950 ) for prayer meetings and was built using wood from trees that had been uprooted by a tornado . Culbreth , who was the founder of Falcon , chose the octagon shape because it reminded him of the tents used in revival meetings . In 1900 the building became the home of the Falcon Pentecostal Holiness Church , of which Culbreth was a leader . On January 30 , 1911 , the building was the site of the formal merger agreement between two Pentecostal denominations , the `` Pentecostal Holiness Church of North Carolina '' and the much larger Fire-Baptized Holiness Church . The new denomination was called the `` Pentecostal Holiness Church '' and is now the International Pentecostal Holiness Church . In 1952 a new much larger church was built in front of the Little Tabernacle and the congregation 's name was changed to the Culbreth Memorial Pentecostal Holiness Church . In 1974 the Little Tabernacle was moved from its original location at 8443 Fayetteville Road to West Street , where it is now located . On October 11 , 1983 , it was added to the National Register of Historic Places .
Mapleville , North Carolina . Mapleville is an unincorporated community in east central Franklin County , North Carolina , United States . It is located east of Louisburg , at an elevation of 325 feet ( 99 m ) . The primary cross roads where the community is located are N.C. Highway 56 , N.C. Highway 581 and Strange Road ( SR 1422 ) .
Chandra Free . Chandra Free ( born December 25 , 1981 ) is an American writer and artist of the comic book `` The God Machine '' which is published by Archaia Studios Press . She worked on the comic series `` Sullengrey '' with Drew Rausch and Jocelyn Gajeway , as a digital painter for `` Sullengrey : Sacrifice '' # 1 and parts of the graphic novel titled `` Sullengrey : Cemetery Things '' . Personal life . Chandra Free was born in Orlando , Florida . Today she lives in Manhattan . She considers herself an amateur foodie , with an interest in coffee , Japanese ramen , green tea and salami . She is also a fan of `` The Venture Bros. '' , classic video games , independent comics , and goth culture .
Euryglottis aper . `` Euryglottis aper '' is a moth of the family Sphingidae . It is known from Colombia , Ecuador , Venezuela and Bolivia . There are rather indistinct apical dots on sternites three to five and three lines forming a well-marked discal band on the forewing upperside .
Jim Miceli . James R. Miceli ( March 25 , 1935 – April 21 , 2018 ) was an American Democratic politician who represented Middlesex County 's 19th district in the Massachusetts State Legislature . Career . Micelli was born in Dorchester , Boston , Massachusetts . He served on the board of selectman from 1966 to 1977 and was chair of the board of selectmen . Miceli was first elected to the State House in 1977 and served until his death . He received his bachelor 's degree of science in business administration from Northeastern University . He also ran in the special election to replace Marty Meehan in the United States House of Representatives . Miceli was a conservative Democrat . He supported immigration enforcement , the death penalty , opposed abortion and same-sex marriage . Death . Miceli died in his hometown of Wilmington , Massachusetts after collapsing and going into cardiac arrest at a Little League Baseball ceremony .
Brenda Spaziani . Brenda Spaziani ( born 2 January 1984 ) is an Italian diver . She competed in the 10 metre platform event at the 2012 Summer Olympics .
Character animation . Character animation is a specialized area of the animation process , which involves bringing animated s to life . The role of a Character Animator is analogous to that of a film or stage actor , and character animators are often said to be `` actors with a pencil '' ( or a mouse ) . Character animators breathe life in their characters , creating the illusion of thought , emotion and personality . Character animation is often distinguished from creature animation , which involves bringing photo-realistic animals and creatures to life . Origins . Winsor McCay 's Gertie the Dinosaur ( 1914 ) is often considered the first example of true character animation . Later , Otto Messmer imbued Felix the Cat with an instantly recognizable personality during the 1920s . In the 1930s , Walt Disney made character animation a particular focus of his animation studio , best showcased in productions such as `` Three Little Pigs '' ( 1933 ) , `` Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs '' ( 1937 ) , `` Pinocchio '' ( 1940 ) , and `` Dumbo '' ( 1941 ) . `` Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs '' was the `` first full length animated and musical feature '' in Technicolor . Disney animators such as Bill Tytla , Ub Iwerks , Grim Natwick , Fred Moore , Ward Kimball , Les Clark , John Sibley , Marc Davis , Wolfgang Reitherman , Hal King , Hamilton Luske , Norm Ferguson , Eric Larson , John Lounsbery , Milt Kahl , Joe Ranft , Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston all became masters of the technique . Frank and Ollie , as they were affectionately known by their protégés , taught that the thoughts and emotions behind the character were primary to the creation of every scene . Out of all the Nine Old Men , Frank and Ollie were the most known for their mentor/apprentice relationships , and the sharing of their knowledge about creating characters , most notably as transcribed through ' . This book relays the 12 basic principles of animation , and is informally considered to be the 'animation bible ' for any student of animation . Other notable figures in character animation include the Warner Bros. directors ( Tex Avery , Chuck Jones , Bob Clampett , Bill Melendez , Frank Tashlin , Robert McKimson , and Friz Freleng ) , cartoon animators Max Fleischer and Walter Lantz , pioneering animators Hanna-Barbera , former Disney animator Don Bluth , independent animator Richard Williams , John Lasseter at Pixar , and latter-day Disney animators Andreas Deja and Glen Keane . Character animation is not limited to Hollywood studios , however . Some of the finest examples of character animation can be found in the work of Nick Park of Aardman Animations and Russian independent animator Yuri Norstein . Games . Though typical examples of character animation are found in animated feature films , the role of character animation within the gaming industry is rapidly increasing . Game developers are using more complicated characters that allow the gamer to more fully connect with the gaming experience . `` Prince of Persia '' , `` God of War '' , `` Team Fortress II '' or `` Resident Evil '' contain examples of character animation in games . Visual effects and creature animation . Character animation is often contrasted with creature animation , in which specialised animators bring to life realistic animals and creatures , such as dinosaurs and fantasy creatures . Visual effects animators specialise in animating vehicles , machinery , and natural phenomena such as rain , snow , lightning and water , as well as the `` non-natural '' effects often seen in science fiction films . There is a good deal of overlap between these areas . Sometimes , visual effects animators will use the same principles of character animation ; an early example is the pseudopod in The Abyss . On-going computer science research on character animation deals with the question of generating multi-layer level of detail at run-time to allow large crowd rendering in real time applications .
McCrone report . The McCrone report is a document on the Scottish economy written and researched in 1974 on behalf of the British Government . It was composed by Professor Gavin McCrone employed at the Scottish Office . The document gave a highly favourable projection for the economy of an independent Scotland with a `` chronic surplus to a quite embarrassing degree and its currency would become the hardest in Europe '' . This led successive iterations of the British government to classify the McCrone report as `` secret '' . This was so to avoid fuelling independence sentiment in Scotland . The report became public in 2005 when new freedom of information legislation came into effect . UK political environment . The document was completed during the latter part of Edward Heath 's Conservative government in 1974 , just prior to the February 1974 general election . That February election produced a 'hung parliament ' with Harold Wilson of the Labour Party as Prime Minister . Another general election was called for October 1974 , which gave the Labour party a slim majority in Westminster . The SNP recorded 30 % of the Scottish vote in the October election , their best ever result at that time . UK Government response . After discussions between St. Andrews House and the Cabinet Office in London , Prof. McCrone passed the report on to the new Labour government on 23 April 1975 , along with a covering letter . The covering letter is the source of the oft-quoted phrase about `` taking the wind out of the SNP ’ s sails '' ; Prof. McCrone was here outlining what actions he believed would be necessary to prevent support for the SNP from growing further . The report was classified as 'secret ' by civil servants at the time , and successive UK Governments kept it so , over fears that McCrone 's findings would give a further boost to the SNP 's policy of Scottish independence . In 1975 , a year after Professor McCrone had written his report , civil servants met in London to discuss its implications . They concluded that his findings had been accurate , and that the average income in Scotland would increase by up to 30 % per head if the country became an independent state . They also concluded that Scotland 's `` economic problems would disappear '' , and it would become `` the Kuwait of the Western world '' , though this was balanced somewhat by the opinion that Scotland could risk `` disaster '' if the oil price collapsed . The civil servants summed up by finding that there was `` a good case for the continuation of the Union . '' Publication in 2005 . The report came to light in 2005 when the SNP obtained several UK Government papers under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 . The full provisions of the Act came into force on 1 January 2005 . UK oil production peaked in 1999 and had declined 67 % by 2012 , but petroleum still contributed £35bn to the UK balance of payments in 2011 . The UK government took an estimated £6,530m in direct petroleum taxes in 2012-13 plus £6bn in income tax , national insurance and corporation tax from supply companies in 2011-12 . As of 2012 , around 45 % of UK oil & gas employees were located in Scotland . The North Sea oil and gas industry as a whole contributed £35 billion to the UK Treasury in 2014 . In his evidence to the Lords Committee on the Economic Implications of Scottish Independence in 2012 , Professor McCrone stated that Scotland 's GDP would increase by around 20 % if North Sea oil were counted as part of it . In an interview for Holyrood Magazine on the 19th of May 2013 , ex-Labour chancellor Denis Healey ( who served in the Cabinet at the time the McCrone Report was submitted ) stated : `` I think we did underplay the value of the oil to the country because of the threat of [ Scottish ] nationalism ... I think they [ Westminster politicians ] are concerned about Scotland taking the oil , I think they are worried stiff about it . ''
Tyler Clark . Tyler A. Clark is an American politician from Maine . A Republican , Clark served in the Maine House of Representatives from 2008 until 2014 . He ran unsuccessfully in 2006 . He earned a B.A . from the University of Maine at Presque Isle in 2008 , and a Masters in Business from New England College of Business During his second and third term in the Legislature , Clark was a member of the influential Appropriations and Financial Affairs Committee . Citing the low pay for state legislators , Clark announced in July 2014 that he would not seek a 4th term in the Maine House .
Elegestina . `` Elegestina '' is an extinct genus from a well-known class of fossil marine arthropods , the trilobites . It lived during the Botomian stage , which lasted from approximately 524 to 518.5 million years ago . This faunal stage was part of the Cambrian Period .
Sportsweek . `` Sportsweek '' is a topical sports show broadcast on BBC Radio 5 Live . The show airs on Sunday mornings and is presented by Garry Richardson , who is also a presenter on the `` Today '' show on BBC Radio 4 . The show is produced by Richardson 's own production company , Frontpage Media . Format . Richardson interviews a host of well-known names from the world of sport throughout the 60-minute show , often pressing his guest for information . On the show he is famous for asking questions to interviewees three times in order to elicit the response he is looking for . Awards . The show won an award for Best Sports Programme at the Sony Awards in 2007 . It was the second 5 Live radio show to win a Sony Award that year , with 5 Live Breakfast picking up the award for News and Current Affairs Programme .
Bamba Thialène . Bamba Thialène is the name of a settlement ( and the local district ( `` communauté rurale '' ) and arrondissement named after it ) in the department of Koumpentoum in Tambacounda Region of east Senegal .
Elberfelder Hut . The Elberfelder Hut ( ) is a mountain hut belonging to the German Alpine Club in the Schober Group within the Austrian Alps . The mountain hut stands at in the upper Gößnitz valley and is managed from mid-June to mid-September . The Wuppertal branch of the German Alpine Club is responsible for it . The Siegburg and Recklinghausen branches also participate in managing the hut . History . The Elberfelder Hut was built in 1928 . In the years 1982 and 1983 , following an avalanche , the hut was renovated and extended . In 2005 repair work was carried out on the façade and roof . The hut has its own hydropower station to provide power and is exclusively supplied by helicopter . The house is named after the Wuppertal quarter of Elberfeld . Ascents . All timings refer to the actual journey time without stops and delays . Accident . On 8 September 2016 , shortly after take-off , a helicopter on the return leg of a supply flight to the Elberfelder Hut , crashed into the mountainside killing its pilot , Hannes Arch . The hut manager , who had spontaneously decided to accompany Arch , was injured but was able to be rescued .
Heidi Pillwein . Heidi Pillwein is a retired Austrian slalom canoeist who competed in the 1940s and the 1950s . She won three gold medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships , earning them in 1949 ( Folding K-1 , Folding K-1 team ) and 1951 ( Folding K-1 team ) .
ACDSee . ACDSee is an image organizer , viewer , and image editor program for Windows , macOS and iOS , developed by ACD Systems International Inc. ACDSee was originally distributed as a 16-bit application for Windows 3.0 and later supplanted by a 32-bit version for Windows 95 . ACDSee Pro 6 adds native 64-bit support . ACDSee 's main features are speed , lossless RAW image editing , image batch processing , editing metadata ( Exif and IPTC ) , rating , keywords , and categories , and geotagging . Judging the image quality of a picture is fast due to next/previous image caching , fast RAW image decoding and support for one-click toggling between 100 % and fit screen zoom mode anywhere inside the image . Most of ACDSee 's features can be accessed via keyboard . ACDSee displays a tree view of the file structure for navigation with thumbnail images of the selected folder , and a preview of a selected image . ACDSee started as an image organizer/viewer , but over time had image editing and RAW development ( Pro version ) capabilities added . The thumbnails generated by ACDSee are cached , so that they do not need to be regenerated , and stored on disk as a database . ACDSee 's database can be backed up , and exported/imported as XML or binary . Each database and its associated thumbnails can also be loaded and saved as separate entities . The photo manager is available as a consumer version , and a pro version which provides additional features , and additional image editing capabilities . In 2012 , ACDSee Free was released , without advanced features . History . ACDSee was first released in 1994 as a 16-bit application for Windows 3.1 . In 1997 32-bit ACDsee 95 was released for Windows 95 . 1999 saw the release of ACDSee 3.0 . Version 5.0 was released in 2002 , and 7.0 in 2005 . Development of this line continues , with version 20.0 released in 2016 . This early version of ACDSee is sometimes known as ACDSee Classic or ACDSee 32 . ACDSee Pro was released on 9 January 2006 aimed at professional photographers . ACD Systems decided to separate its core release , ACDSee Photo Manager , into two separate products ; ACDSee Photo Manager , aimed at amateur photography enthusiasts , and ACDSee Pro which would target Professionals by adding a new package of feature sets . ACDSee Pro ’ s development team is based out of Victoria , British Columbia and was originally led by Jon McEwan , and more recently by Nels Anvik , who oversaw ACDSee Pro 2.5 through to Pro 5 . The original ACDSee software was created by David Hooper , who also added a number of features to ACDSee Pro , such as Lighting correction ( formerly known as Shadows and Highlights ) and Develop Mode ( in version 2.0 ) . ACDSee Pro is written in C++ , with the interface built using MFC . Free version . In August 2012 , ACD Systems released ACDSee Free , which retains all viewing features for the most common image formats ( BMP , GIF , JPEG , PNG , TGA , TIFF , WBMP , PCX , PIC , WMF , EMF ) ; it lacks a thumbnail browser , and support for RAW and ICO formats . A reviewer at BetaNews found it `` fast , configurable and easy to use '' . The version runs on Windows XP or newer . Product was discontinued in August 2013 .
1933 Auburn Tigers football team . The 1933 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1933 college football season .
Lebanon Community School Corporation . The Lebanon Community School Corporation governs education in the areas surrounding the city of Lebanon , Indiana , the county seat and largest city in Boone County , Indiana . The Corporation is run by a five-member school board who appoints a superintendent to administer the Corporation 's day-to-day affairs . The school board has final say in all hiring and other activities throughout the six school district . Famous graduates . Craig Terrill , defensive tackle for the Seattle Seahawks and Rick Mount , named Indiana 's Mr. Basketball in 1966 are two notable graduates . Also , parts of the Academy Award-nominated movie Hoosiers were filmed in the old Lebanon Senior High School building now called Memory Hall . John Cougar Mellencamp , an Indiana native , recently filmed a commercial in Memory Hall , now owned by a fitness gym but restored to its original condition with the addition of a mural .
Hypsocephalus . `` Hypsocephalus '' is a genus of spiders in the Linyphiidae family . It was first described in 1978 by Millidge. , it contains 4 European species .
Amy Saunders . Amy Saunders also known as her alter ego Miss Behave is a British born producer , performer , comedian , and curator . She is a self-taught sword swallower and a figure in the London cabaret scene . Sword swallower . Saunders is mostly known as a sword swallower , she has broken the Guinness record for most swords swallowed by a woman three times . The first time Saunders broke the record by swallowing 5 swords in London on 28 April 1999 . Then she swallowed 6 swords on the set of El Show de los Récords , Madrid , Spain on 27 November 2001 . And lastly by swallowing 7 swords in London on 11 September 2004 on the Guinness World Records anniversary episode . A source states she began her performance career as an extrovert teenager flyerer ( someone who hands out flyers ) outside Camden Town underground station before she turned 18 . In a BBC feature from 2009 she states she first began performed sword swallowing busking in bars in the West End of London in 1996 ( aged 19 ) . In an Independent article from 2010 she is quoted as starting her performance life in fetish clubs and then moved to freakshows as a sword-swallower . Saunders is quoted as saying it took her three years to conquer her gag-reflex and teach her body to open the protective sphincter at the top of her throat 's oesophagus . The Sword Swallowers Association International website has her listed in their Actively Performing Professional Sword Swallowers performing at La Clique , La Soirée , Ripley 's Believe It or Not ! , The Tonight Show , Guinness World Records , Kamikaze Freakshow , and Circus of Horrors . Since 2001 Saunders has been performing as her alter ego Miss Behave . She has been compared to Betty Boop and Marlene Dietrich , called `` a live cartoon with a late night attitude '' . This is Cabaret said of Miss Behave that she `` imprints the evening with unapologetic raciness and sardonic mockery . Aggressive and confrontational , she always has a quick riposte to call your bluff . '' Producer . Saunders has been producing her own variety shows since 2008 `` Variety has a much higher profile now , I think entertainment works in a cycle , and although a lot of the performers I use have been going for at least 25 years , the zeitgeist now is variety . Youtube is variety . And circus is very hip at the moment . '' Saunders has created The Crack , Miss Behave 's Variety Nighty , Miss Behave 's Social Club and Pleasure Aid , and Miss Behave 's Game Show . In her shows the roles of stage manager , front of house and rigging were all done by stage performers . In Variety Nighty , she also incorporated Statler and Waldorf characters as in-house hecklers .
Ocularia undulatovittata . `` Ocularia undulatovittata '' is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae . It was described by Stephan von Breuning in 1967 . It is known from Democratic Republic of the Congo .
Uriri Constituency . Uriri is an electoral constituency in Kenya . It is one of eight constituencies of Migori County . There are five wards in the constituency , all electing councillors to the Migori County council . The constituency was established for the 1997 elections . Its mainly inhabited by two ethnic tribes namely `` Luo '' and the `` Abaluhya '' , who live harmoniously , with `` kiswahili '' being the `` lingua franca '' in this sub county region . Agriculture . The common agricultural produce from this region include sugarcane and tobacco ( the two are the leading cash crops of this region ) maize , beans , groundnuts , and arrow root . The area serves as a major sugarcane catchment area for Sony Sugar Company Limited , Sukari Industries and Transmara Sugar Company . With the development of Sh120 million Mara Tea Factory , a few farmers are already branching out into tea farming as well . Education . The region faces challenges in education system . It has few secondary schools which have adequate facilities , and few primary schools . Among the few secondary schools it has are Arambe Secondary School , St. Pius Uriri High School , Mukuyu Secondary School , Achuth Secondary School , and Bware Secondary School . Among the leading primary schools are Luoro Primary School , St. Mary 's Oyola Primary School , Kamsaki Primary School , Kolwal Primary School , Bware Primary School , Mukuyu Primary School , Uriri Primary School , Magongo Primary School , Sigira Primary School , and Korondo Primary School . Girls ' education in Uriri sub-county faces challenges , with many families opting for early marriages due to inadequate schools and poverty in the region.Josiah comes from this area Sports and culture . Uriri has rich culture due to the presence of various communities and denominations . Every five years its graced with the Abatiriki circumcision ceremonies , and every two years the Maragoli circumcision ceremonies . Religious doctrines such as Islam and Christianity are also well practiced . Football is the sport of the day as many youths participate in local tourneys and village tournaments organized by the local leaders . These include Madegwa Cup Tourney and Mudeisi tournament . Common teams include Kamsaki FC , Bware HomeBoyz FC , Korondo FC , Mukuyu FC , and Uriri United .
Finnish–Estonian defence cooperation . Finnish–Estonian defence cooperation began in 1930 with a secret military pact between Finland and Estonia against the threat of the Soviet Union . Open cooperation ended in 1939 , as the Soviets pressured the Estonian government , but it continued secretly with information-sharing during the Winter War . Background . The origins of defence cooperation lay in the Baltic Entente of the 1920s . Practical cooperation began with the initiative of the Finnish general staff in February 1930 in Tallinn , and the first joint war games were held in 1933 . Officially both countries were neutral , but behind the scenes the relationship was more complex . Nazi Germany , for example , unsuccessfully offered Estonia a secret military alliance in 1937 . Finland started cooperation only for its own defensive reasons , despite both countries speaking the same Finnic languages and being neighbors . There were defense plans involving Finland launching a massive assault against Leningrad if the Soviet Union started a war against both countries . However , the plan would also have required the participation of Latvia , and according to the Finnish military leader , Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim , the countries would have needed outside help from the League of Nations . Finland could not send troops directly to the Baltic countries , but a joint assault would have been possible through the Karelian Isthmus and/or from Poland . Gulf of Finland blockade plan . Before the 1930s , defence cooperation between Finland , Poland , Estonia , Lithuania , and Latvia was based on the Edge State Policy . In the 1930s this cooperation decreased , when Finland and Estonia started practical military dialogue . Due to the Finnish policy of neutrality and the official trend in the Nordic countries , the two nations kept their cooperation pact secret . The Nordic trend did not officially allow Swedish participation in managing the security of the Gulf of Finland . However , behind the scenes , the general staffs of Sweden and Finland had secretly negotiated a plan in 1929 for blockading the Gulf . Sweden agreed that it would first suggest the blockade plan to Estonia in 1930 . Officially , Sweden would not participate in the cooperation , but it would supply materiel and auxiliary troops if the Soviet Union attacked . Coastal artillery . Practical measures by Finland and Estonia were based upon Peter the Great 's Naval Fortress system , allowing surface ships and coastal artillery fire to prevent possible movements of the Soviet Baltic Fleet . After the Imperial Russian Baltic fleet was mostly destroyed in the Russo-Japanese War of 1905 , Russia sought to replace the loss of fleet vessels from 1912 onwards by reinforcing the coastal artillery on the shores of the Gulf of Finland . The aim was to build a barrage against the German fleet 's potential intrusion along the Gulf to Saint Petersburg , then capital of Russia . Coastal arrays of 12-inch naval guns were installed on both sides of the Gulf . The defence cooperation aimed to prevent access by Soviet vessels through the Gulf to Helsinki and Tallinn using mines , coastal artillery fire and submarines . As a result , Finland redeveloped its heavy coastal artillery and fortresses , adapting 305 mm shells to give them greater range , thus providing complete artillery coverage between Mäkiluoto in Finland and Naissaar in Estonia . The first joint military exercise was held in 1936 . Submarines . The joint deployment of submarines was a part of the Gulf blockade plan . The Estonian submarine programme was expensive ; the Estonian Navy even had to sell two destroyers in 1933 to be able to finance the two new submarines it launched in 1937 . Estonian submarines installed the same kind of torpedoes and mines as their Finnish counterparts , and Estonian naval officers were trained in Finnish submarines . Radio intelligence and the Winter War . During the Winter War , Estonia was formally neutral , even though it had to allow the Soviet Union to establish military bases and station troops on its soil . From those military bases , the Soviet Union carried out bombing raids on Finland . As part of the coastal artillery cooperation , the countries had a common fire management system linked by an undersea radio cable . The Estonians had earlier managed to decipher the Soviet secret radio code , and they had access to military radio communications . During the Winter War , Estonian military staff gave the Finns top secret information on Soviet troop movements . Aftermath . The Finnish–Estonian defence cooperation pact remained secret for decades , and only came to light when the Estonian and Russian archives were opened in the 1990s . Finnish archives relating to the matter had been either transported outside the country or destroyed after the Continuation War .
Novyi Buh . Novyi Buh ( ) is a city in Mykolaiv Oblast , Ukraine . It serves as the administrative center of Novyi Buh Raion . Population : In 2001 , population was 16,250 . The Inhul River Park partly falls within the town .
Yang Kun . Yang Kun ( ; born 18 December 1972 ) is a Chinese singer-songwriter . He was one of the judges of TV talent show The Voice of China during the first season of the show . He is currently a judge in Sing my Song . Early years . Yang Kun joined Baotou Steel Company art troupe in 1989 . In 1993 Yang went to Beijing to start his musical career . He signed a contract with the record label , Beijing Culture Development . With that company , he released his first album ( Indifferent ) , which turned him into a popular singer . From then on , Yang Kun started being widely known by his husky voice and his melancholic songs . Sadness and aimlessness are some of the emotions that can be found in Yang Kun 's songs , which are mostly inspired by his own life experiences . In 2003 , the singer released his second album , entitled `` That day '' , this release was known by the song `` The moon represents my heart '' , in reference to the song of the same name by Teresa Teng , which was a great hit in China . The song also showed Yang 's ability to sing love ballads apart from his previous songs . The same year , Yang Kun was priced for first time with a silver medal in the Eastern Billboard Awards ceremony in the category of `` Best original song '' , for his track `` Indifferent '' . In 2004 , Yang , started expanding his influence to other branches of entertainment debuting for first time as an actor in the indie film `` 13 months '' , which was not very successful . In fact , this film has never been released for unknown reasons . Anyway , the popularity of the singer kept on rising and was awarded , once again , in the Eastern Billboard Awards , this time in the category of Most popular Mainland Chinese Male singer . The third album by Yang Kun , which had the title of `` 2008 '' , was released in 2005 . It had a Pop - Rock style , similar to his previous works , although , this time , the singer incorporated ethnic instruments , and vocals from Inner Mongolia , the region where he was born . Although the sales of this album and his concerts were successful , the singer was not comfortable enough with his record label . That fact also coincided with many personal problems in the life of the performer , who suffered a depression . New projects . After recovering from his depression , two years later , Yang Kun released his fourth release , `` Cowboy '' , under Huayi Brothers . This album was considered by the singer as introspective , with all the songs talking about his recent life and how he tried to look for himself . This album was highly promoted by his new company , and many concerts and promotional events for this release were made . During this time , he made a friendship with new collaborators such as Na Ying and David Huang . Two years later , in 2009 , the performer released a new album which featured a track that is nowadays , one of his best known songs `` Empty city '' . The popularity of this track was widespread , to the point that has been viewed by over a million users in YouTube . Apart from his usual activities as a singer , Yang Kun not only started appearing in many shows and programmes , but he also returned to the film industry , after an unsuccessful attempt 7 years before . In 2011 , Yang , took part in the film Lost in Panic Cruise , directed by Zhang Fangfang , the movie was a highly successful psychological triller both critically and commercially . In 2012 , Yang Kun released a new album with the title of `` I Really care '' and took part in the crime thriller movie Lethal Hostage , where he played a drug smugler . In 2013 , he turned into one of the coaches of The Voice of China , a popular TV show with millions of viewers . Two years later he appeared on the program I am a Singer by Hunan TV . In 2015 , the singer was signed to TH Entertainment , a record label on the rise , where he has been releasing his new songs .
Not Two , Not One . `` Not Two , Not One '' is an album by Canadian jazz pianist Paul Bley with American bassist Gary Peacock and drummer Paul Motian recorded in 1998 and released on the ECM label . Reception . The Allmusic review by Steve Loewy awarded the album 4 stars stating `` None of the pieces drift , as these three masters contribute a mature perspective that comes from varied experience . Remarkable interplay , chamber-free harmonies , and loose improvisations add up to some special sounds '' .
Valea Mlăcii River ( Râușor ) . The Valea Mlăcii River is a tributary of the Râuşor in Romania .
Air Miami . Air Miami was an indie rock band from Washington , D.C. that was active from 1994 to 1996 . The band was formed by Mark Robinson and Bridget Cross , both former members of Unrest , a few months later they became a quartet with the addition of drummer Mike Fellow and bassist Lauren Feldsher . They had releases on the 4AD Records and TeenBeat Records labels . The 7 '' single `` Airplane Rider '' received quite a bit of attention from college radio , as did the song `` World Cup Fever '' .
Bogdan Tudor . Bogdan Tudor ( born 1 February 1970 ) is a Romanian long jumper , best known for his bronze medal at the 1994 European Indoor Championships . His personal best and Romanian record is 8.37 metres , achieved in July 1995 in Bad Cannstatt .
Clifford Ando . Clifford Ando ( born 1969 ) is an American classicist who specializes in Roman law and religion . His work deals primarily with law , religion , and government in the Imperial era , particularly issues of Roman citizenship , legal pluralism , and legal procedure . In the history of law , his work addresses the relations among civil law , public law , and international law . Ando is a professor in the Department of Classics , History and Law and in the College at the University of Chicago . He is a research fellow in the Department of Classics and World Languages at the University of South Africa , and the recipient of several fellowships , grants , and prizes . He has held fellowship and visiting professorships in Canada , France , Germany , New Zealand , and South Africa . He earned his doctorate from the University of Michigan in 1996 , and his bachelor 's degree from Princeton University in 1990 . In 2008 , he was among faculty members who questioned the establishment of the Milton Friedman Institute at the University of Chicago . Major works . Ando has also published numerous articles , essays , and reviews .
Fred Tyler . Frederick Daniel Tyler ( born March 15 , 1954 ) is an American competitive swimmer and aquatics coach , winner of several high school and college championships and a gold medal in the 4×200-meter freestyle relay at the 1972 Summer Olympics and author . High school and Indiana University . Tyler began his high school swimming at St. Andrews School , in Boca Raton , Florida , where in 1969 and 1970 he won the 400-yard freestyle and 200-yard individual medley ( IM ) at the state high school championships . He then attended The Bolles School , a prep school in Jacksonville , Florida , where he swam for the Bolles high school swim team . At the 1971 state championship meet , he was first in the 200- and 400-yard freestyle , and in 1972 won the 100-yard freestyle and 200-yard individual medley . Tyler remains one of only seven swimmers to win the Florida state swim championship in two different events for three separate years . He graduated from The Bolles School in 1972 . Tyler was the first swimmer to earn All American honors in every individual event . He achieve this feat 3 straight years . Tyler , along with John Kinsella , Mark Spitz and Gary Hall , Sr. , was a member of coach James Counsilman 's standout Indiana Hoosiers swim team at Indiana University , which dominated men 's college swimming in the early 1970s . During his college career , Tyler 's Indiana teams were Big Ten Conference champions for four consecutive years and NCAA national champions in 1972 and 1973 . In 1975 , Tyler was the NCAA individual national champion in the 200-yard individual medley ( time of 1:50:658 ) , and his 800-yard freestyle relay finished first in the NCAA finals in 1973 , 1974 and 1975 . He closed out his time as a Hoosier swimmer as one of the best swimmers in the history of the program , receiving 14 career All-America honors . Freddie was inducted into the Indiana University Athletic Hall of Fame on October 28 , 2016 . Munich Olympics . In spite of the terrorist attacks against the Israeli athletes , some of the most spectacular events at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich were in swimming , where Mark Spitz won seven Olympic titles with seven world records . On August 29 , 1972 , Tyler finished 5th in finals of 200 meter freestyle , missing Indiana teammate Mark Spitz ' world record time by 2.18 seconds . On August 31 , 1972 , the American 4 × 200 meter freestyle relay of John Kinsella , Fred Tyler , Steve Genter and Mark Spitz set a World & Olympic record at 7:35:78 , eclipsing the record set earlier that day by the USA team in the semifinal heat , and winning the Olympic gold medal . The victory was all the more remarkable in that Spitz swam in the 4x200 relay only one hour after his world record victory in the 100 meter butterfly , and Genter had been released from the hospital only a few days before , following surgery for a collapsed lung . Coaching . Tyler began coaching swimming and water polo at West Orange High School in Winter Garden , Florida from 1980 to 1985 . He coached at Mount Dora High School from 1986 through 1989 . He has been head aquatics coach at Lake Mary High School in Lake Mary , Florida since 1990 . He coached the Lake Mary Rams to a second-place finish in 2004 and fourth place in 2005 at Florida state swimming championships . Tyler 's boys ' water polo team reached the 2005 state quarter finals , and the girls ' the state 2005 semis and the 2007 quarter finals . In 2004-05 , Fred Tyler was recognized as both the Seminole Athletic Conference and Florida State 3A Coach of Year . Tyler coached gold medal winner Brad Bridgewater ( 200-meter backstroke at 1996 Summer Games ) , who attended Lake Mary High School from 1987 to 1990 . Tyler teaches social studies and mathematics to exceptional education students and Algebra and Geometry to Regular education students . Author . Published Homesick - The Novel in March 2018
Cartesian materialism . In philosophy of mind , Cartesian materialism is the idea that at some place ( or places ) in the brain , there is some set of information that directly corresponds to our conscious experience . Contrary to its name , Cartesian materialism is not a view that was held by or formulated by René Descartes , who subscribed rather to a form of substance dualism . In its simplest version , Cartesian materialism might predict , for example , that there is a specific place in the brain which would be a coherent representation of everything we are consciously experiencing in a given moment : what we 're seeing , what we 're hearing , what we 're smelling , and indeed , everything of which we are consciously aware . In essence , Cartesian materialism claims that , somewhere in our brain , there is a Cartesian theater where a hypothetical observer could somehow `` find '' the content of conscious experience moment by moment . In contrast , anything occurring outside of this `` privileged neural media '' is nonconscious . Multiple meanings . According to Marx and Engels ( 1845 ) , French materialism developed from the mechanism of Descartes and the empiricism of Locke , Hobbes , Bacon and ultimately Duns Scotus who asked `` whether matter could not think ? '' Natural science , in their view , owes to the former its great success as a `` Cartesian materialism '' , bereft of the metaphysics of Cartesian dualism by philosophers and physicians such as Regius , Cabanis , and La Mettrie , who maintained the viability of Descartes ' biological automata without recourse to immaterial cognition . However , philosopher Daniel Dennett uses the term to emphasize what he considers the pervasive Cartesian notion of a centralized repository of conscious experience in the brain . Dennett says that `` Cartesian materialism is the view that there is a crucial finish line or boundary somewhere in the brain , marking a place where the order of arrival equals the order of 'presentation ' in experience because what happens there is what you are conscious of . '' Other modern philosophers have generally used less specific definitions . For example , O'Brien and Opie define it as the idea that consciousness is `` realized in the physical materials of the brain '' , and W. Teed Rockwell defines Cartesian materialism in the following way : `` The basic dogma of Cartesian materialism is that only neural activity in the cranium is functionally essential for the emergence of mind . '' However , although Rockwell 's concept of Cartesian materialism is less specific in a sense , it is a detailed reply to Dennett 's version , not an undeveloped predecessor . The main theme of Rockwell 's book `` Neither Brain nor Ghost '' is that the arguments Dennett uses to refute his version of Cartesian Materialism actually support the view that the mind is an emergent property of the entire Brain/Body/World Nexus . For Rockwell , claiming the entire brain is identical to the mind has no better justification than claiming that part of the brain is identical to the mind . Dennett 's version of the term is the most popular . Cartesian dualism . Descartes believed that a human being was composed of both a material body and an immaterial soul ( or `` mind '' ) . According to Descartes , the mind and the body could interact . The body can affect the mind ; for example , when you place your hand in a fire , the body relays sensory information from your hand to your mind , which results in your having the experience of pain . Similarly , the mind can affect the body ; for example , you can decide to move your hand and your muscles obey , moving your hand as you desired . Descartes noted that , although our two eyes independently see an object , our conscious experience is not of two separate fields of vision each possessing an image of the object . Rather , we seem to experience one continuous , oval-shaped field of vision that possesses information from both eyes which seems to have somehow been 'merged ' into a single image . ( Consider in a movie , when a character looks through binoculars and the audience is shown what he is looking at , from the character 's point of view . The image shown is never made up of two completely separate circular images -- rather the director shows us a single figure-eight shaped region made up of information from each eyepiece . ) Descartes noted that information from both eyes seems to have been merged somehow before `` entering '' conscious perception . He also noted similar effects for the other senses . Based on this , Descartes hypothesized that there must be some single place in the brain where all the sensory information is assembled , before finally being relayed to the immaterial mind . His best candidate for this location was the pineal gland , since he thought it was the only part of the brain that is a single structure , rather than one duplicated on both the left and right halves of the brain . Descartes therefore believed that the pineal gland was the `` seat of the soul '' and that any information that was to `` enter '' consciousness had to pass through the pineal gland before it could enter the mind . In his perspective , the pineal gland is the place where all information `` comes together . '' Dennett 's account of Cartesian materialism . At the present time , the consensus of scientists and philosophers is to reject dualism and its immaterial mind , for a variety of reasons . ( See Dualism -- Arguments Against ) . Similarly , many other aspects of Descartes ' theories have been rejected ; for example , the pineal gland turned out to be endocrinological , rather than having a large role in information processing . According to Daniel Dennett , however , many scientists and philosophers still believe , either explicitly or implicitly , in Descartes ' idea of some centralized repository where the contents of consciousness are merged and assembled , a place he calls the Cartesian theater . Although this central repository is often called a `` place '' or a `` location '' , Dennett is quick to clarify that Cartesian materialism 's `` centered locus '' need not be anatomically defined -- such a locus might consists of a network of diverse regions . Dennett 's arguments against Cartesian materialism . In `` Consciousness Explained '' , Dennett offers several lines of evidence to dispute the idea of Cartesian materialism . No exact place . One argument against Cartesian materialism is that most neuroscientists have discounted the idea of a single brain area where all information `` comes together '' . Instead , information seemed to be stored and processed in a variety of disparate neural structures . For example , once information from the eyes reaches the visual cortex , it is analyzed by a variety of overlapping feature maps , each detecting a particular aspect , but a central location where this information is merged back together to re-represent it has not been found . Dennett argues that there would be no point to such a merger since all the analysis has already been performed and there is no homunculus who would benefit from a reconstructed composite . Timing anomalies of conscious experience . Another argument against Cartesian materialism is inspired by the results of several scientific experiments in the fields of psychology and neuroscience . In experiments that demonstrate the Color Phi phenomenon and the metacontrast effect , two stimuli are rapidly flashed on a screen , one after the other . Amazingly , the second stimulus can , in some cases , actually affect the perception of the first stimulus . In other experiments conducted by Benjamin Libet , two electrical stimulations are delivered , one after another , to a conscious subject . Under some conditions , subjects report having felt the second stimulation before they felt the first stimulation . These experiments call into question the idea that brain states are directly translatable into the contents of consciousness . How can the second stimuli be 'projected backwards in time ' , such that it can affect the perception of things that occurred before the second stimulus was even administered ? Two attempted explanations . Two different types of explanations have been offered in response to the timing anomalies . One is that perhaps sensory information is assembled into a buffer before being passed on to consciousness after a substantial time delay . Since consciousness occurs only after a time lag , the incoming second stimulus would have time to affect the stored information about the first stimulus . In this view , subjects correctly remember their having had inaccurate experiences . Dennett calls this the `` Stalinesque Explanation '' ( after the Stalinist Soviet Union 's show trials that presented manufactured evidence to an unwitting jury ) . A second explanation for the timing takes the opposite tack . Perhaps the subjects , contrary to their own reports , initially experienced the first stimulus as being prior to and untainted by the second stimulus . However , when subjects were later asked to recall what their experiences had been , they found that their memories of the first stimulus had been tainted by the second stimulus . Therefore , they inaccurately report experiences that never actually occurred . In this view , subjects have accurate initial experiences , but inaccurately remember them . Dennett calls this view the `` Orwellian Explanation '' , after George Orwell 's novel 1984 , in which a totalitarian government frequently rewrites history to suit its purposes . Dennett 's conclusions . According to Dennett , the debate between Stalinesque and Orwellian explanations is unresolvable — no amount of scientific information could ever answer the question . Dennett therefore argues ( in accord with the philosophical doctrine of verificationism ) that , since the differences between the two explanations are unresolvable , the point of disagreement is logically meaningless so both explanations are mistaken . Dennett feels that the insistence on a place where 'it all comes together ' ( the Cartesian Theater ) is fundamentally flawed , and therefore that Cartesian materialism is false . Dennett 's view is that `` there is no single , definitive 'stream of consciousness , ' because there is no central Headquarters , no Cartesian Theatre where 'it all comes together ' '' . To avoid the perceived shortcomings of Cartesian materialism , Dennett instead proposes the multiple drafts model — a model of consciousness which lacks a central Cartesian theater . A philosophy without adherents ? Perhaps the primary objection to Dennett 's use of the term Cartesian materialism is that It is a point of intense debate as to how many philosophers and scientists even accept Cartesian materialism . On the one hand , some say that this view is `` held by no one currently working in cognitive science or the philosophy of mind '' or insist that they `` know of no one who endorses it . '' ( Michael Tye ) On the other hand , some say that Cartesian materialism `` informs virtually all research on mind and brain , explicitly and implicitly '' ( Antonio Damasio ) or argue that the common `` commitment to qualia or 'phenomenal seemings ' '' entails an implicit commitment to Cartesian materialism that becomes explicit when they `` work out a theory of consciousness in sufficient detail '' . Replies from dualism . Many philosophers question Dennett 's immediate rejection of dualism ( dismissing it after only a few pages of argument in `` Consciousness Explained '' ) , pointing to a variety of reasons that people often find dualism to be a compelling view ( see arguments for dualism ) . To proponents of dualism , mental events have a certain subjective quality to them , whereas physical events obviously do not . That is , for example , what a burned finger feels like , what sky blue looks like , what nice music sounds like , and so on . There is something that it 's like to feel pain , to see a familiar shade of blue , and so on ; These sensations independent of behavior are known as qualia , and the philosophical problem posed by their alleged existence is called the hard problem of consciousness by Chalmers . Dualists argue that Dennett does not explain these phenomena , so much as ignore them . Indeed , the title of Dennett 's book `` Consciousness Explained '' is often lampooned by critics , who call the book `` Consciousness Explained Away '' or even `` Consciousness Ignored '' . Replies from Cartesian materialists . Some philosophers have actively accepted the moniker of Cartesian Materialists , and are not convinced by Dennett 's arguments . O'Brien and Opie ( 1999 ) embrace Cartesian materialism , arguing against Dennett 's claim that the onset of phenomenal experience in the brain can not in principle be precisely determined , and offering what they consider to be a way to accommodate Phi phenomenon within the Cartesian materialist paradigm . Block has described an alternative called `` Cartesian Modularism '' in which the contents of conscious experience are distributed in the brain . Replies from neuroscience . Despite Dennett 's insistence that there are no special brain areas that store the contents of consciousness , many neuroscientists reject this assertion . Indeed , what separates conscious information from unconscious information remains a question of interest , and how information from disparate brain regions are assembled into a coherent whole ( the Binding problem ) remains a question which is actively investigated . Recently Global Workspace Theory has argued that perhaps the brain does possess some universally accessible `` workspace '' . Another criticism comes from investigation into the human visual system . Although both eyes each have a blind spot , conscious visual experience does not subjectively seem to have any holes in it . Some scientists and philosophers had argued , based on subjective reports , that perhaps the brain somehow `` fills in '' the holes , based upon adjacent visual information . Dennett had powerfully argued that such `` filling in '' was unnecessary , based on his objections to a Cartesian theater . Ultimately , however , studies have confirmed that the visual cortex does perform a very complex `` filling in '' process . The impact of this is itself controversial . Some assume that this is a devastating blow against Dennett , while others have argued that this in no way confirms Cartesian materialism or refutes the multiple drafts model , and that Dennett is fundamentally right even if he 's mistaken about this detail .
The King and the Chorus Girl . `` The King and the Chorus Girl '' is a 1937 American romantic comedy film directed by Mervyn LeRoy and starring Fernand Gravey , Joan Blondell and Edward Everett Horton . Fernand Gravey plays Alfred VII , a young and rich deposed King in exile in Paris , monumentally bored . When he becomes involved with a chorus girl whom he accidentally insults ( by falling asleep ) , her indignation provides an opportunity for his loyal courtiers to bring him back to life . Gravey ( billed as `` Gravet '' ) was at the time the subject of a significant studio publicity campaign to build his image . The film is notable for being the only one with a screenplay officially credited to Groucho Marx .
Danielsville , Georgia . Danielsville is a city in Madison County , Georgia , United States . The population was 457 at the 2000 census . The city is the county seat of Madison County . History . Danielsville was named for General Allen Daniel ( 1772-1836 ) , Major-General of the Fourth Division of Georgia Militia 1812-17 and both state senator and representative of Elbert and Madison Counties . His father was at one time thought to be a Captain Allen Daniel of Virginia , a veteran of the American Revolutionary War , but this has been disproved . In 1812 , Danielsville was designated seat of the newly formed Madison County . Danielsville was incorporated as a town in 1817 and as a city in 1908 . Lynching of Lent Shaw . On April 11 , 1936 , 45-year-old a black man , [ called Lint Shaw in newspaper accounts ] was arrested by Madison County police in connection with the rape of two white girls . Shaw , who resisted arrest , was shot three times by police before being taken to the county jail in Danielsville . By late evening , word had spread of Shaw 's arrest , and a crowd of about 150 white Danielsville residents gathered at the jail , demanding Shaw be released to them . The crowd began prying apart the brick wall of the jail when 74-year-old judge Berry Mosely , who had been confined to bed with an illness , arrived and began talking down the crowd . In the meantime , the county sheriff began rounding up deputies , and called in nearby National Guard soldiers . Judge Mosely ordered the sheriff to take Shaw to a hospital , and when the National Guard soldiers arrived , they backed a truck up to the jail and sped away to Athens before the crowd could react . No one was severely injured in the incident , but the damaged jail had to be repaired . Two weeks later , Shaw was escorted back to Danielsville to face trial . The mob reappeared , and Mosely again ordered Shaw moved away for his safety , this time to Royston . That location was not far enough to protect him from the mob , which followed Shaw to the jail there . In the middle of the night , the mob stormed the jail and lynched Shaw , leaving his hanging body to be found the next day . His death was the 468th lynching in Georgia since 1889 . Geography . Danielsville is located at ( 34.124244 , -83.216496 ) . According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of , of which is land and 0.89 % is water . Demographics . As of the census of 2000 , there were 457 people , 193 households , and 119 families residing in the city . The population density was 412.4 people per square mile ( 159.0/km² ) . There were 216 housing units at an average density of 194.9 per square mile ( 75.1/km² ) . The racial makeup of the city was 95.40 % White , 2.19 % Black or African American , 0.44 % Native American , 1.09 % from other races , and 0.88 % from two or more races . 3.50 % of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race . There were 193 households out of which 29.5 % had children under the age of 18 living with them , 49.2 % were married couples living together , 9.8 % had a female householder with no husband present , and 38.3 % were non-families . 34.7 % of all households were made up of individuals and 18.1 % had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older . The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.92 . In the city , the population was spread out with 22.8 % under the age of 18 , 9.6 % from 18 to 24 , 34.1 % from 25 to 44 , 18.8 % from 45 to 64 , and 14.7 % who were 65 years of age or older . The median age was 34 years . For every 100 females , there were 92.0 males . For every 100 females age 18 and over , there were 91.8 males . The median income for a household in the city was $ 37,639 , and the median income for a family was $ 43,542 . Males had a median income of $ 30,469 versus $ 22,188 for females . The per capita income for the city was $ 14,086 . About 8.8 % of families and 12.4 % of the population were below the poverty line , including 13.7 % of those under age 18 and 11.8 % of those age 65 or over . Madison County School District . The Madison County School District holds pre-school to grade twelve , and consists of five elementary schools , a middle school , and a high school . The district has 290 full-time teachers and over 4,621 students .
Devender Yadav . Devender Yadav is an Indian politician belonging to the Indian National Congress ( INC ) . He is currently AICC secretary and Rajasthan co incharge . He was a member of the legislative assembly from Badli constituency in Delhi from 2008-2013and 2013-15 and was defeated by Ajesh Yadav of AAP in the Delhi Elections 2015 . Political career . He is a member of INC and ex-MLA of the Badli constituency . He is active in Politics . He was elected for the Fourth & Fifth Legislative Assembly of Delhi in 2009 & 2013 but lost in 2015 to Ajesh Yadav ( AAP ) by a margin of 35,376 votes .
Krissann Barretto . Krissann Barretto is an Indian television actress and model . She attended the Apostolic Carmel High School in Bandra , Mumbai and St. Xavier 's College , Mumbai . She then attended the Government Law College , Mumbai but dropped out to pursue a career in acting . She played the Parallel Lead Role of Sanjana Sameer Kapoor , Simar 's Daughter on Colors TV Show `` Sasural Simar Ka '' . She was last seen in the role of Rangoli Rai on `` Tu Aashiqui '' on Colors TV . Modeling career . Barretto appeared in a Bangladeshi advertisement for Pepsi , in the music video `` Behka '' by SQS Supastars , now known as Sanam , and in many dance related promos . Acting career . Barretto started her television career by acting in episodic shows including Heroes , The Fightback Files and `` Yeh Hai Aashiqui '' on the Bindass channel . Her debut show was the popular `` Kaisi Yeh Yaariyan '' on MTV in which she portrayed the role of Alya Saxena.the desperate girlfriend of the main male lead She also appeared in two episodes of Warrior High on MTV as Alya Saxena and in an episode of `` Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya '' on Zing as the female lead character . Krissann also hosted MTV Campus Diaries . She appeared in an Episode of `` Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya '' Season 7 . Apart from this , She is also one of the lead characters of the Hip Hip Hurray sequel announced by MTV . Krissann also portrayed the role of Kiya Kapoor in & TV Show `` Kahani Hamari ... Dil Dosti Deewanepan Ki '' . She played the role of Romi in the Star Plus popular Show Ishqbaaaz . She was also seen in MTVs episodic Series MTV Big F season 2 as Jhanvi opposite Ruslaan Mumtaz . She was also seen in Sasural Simar Ka as Simar ’ s Daughter , Sanjana Sameer Kapoor .
Prapat Panyachatraksa . Prapat Panyachatraksa was a student demonstrator during the violent 1973 democracy movement during which he confronted an M-60 armed soldier armed with just a piece of wood , for which he was popularly nicknamed `` Ai Karn Yao '' ( after the hero in the movie Walking Tall ) . Later , as executive of the Thai Rak Thai party , he was appointed Minister of Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives and Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment . While a Cabinet minister , he was investigated by the National Counter Corruption Committee for abusing state power . He was alleged to have illegally acquired a plot of land reserved for the poor . He defended himself by claiming that he legally acquired the land 20 years before he had entered politics . The NCCC ruled that although the acquisition of the land was illegal , the offence had taken place before he became a Cabinet minister . He later defected to the Chart Thai party as a party-list candidate prior to the October 2006 election . The election was cancelled due to the 19 September military coup that overthrew the government .
John Gould Moyer . John Gould Moyer ( July 12 , 1893 – January 21 , 1976 ) was a United States Navy Rear admiral , and the 31st Governor of American Samoa from June 5 , 1942 to February 8 , 1944 . He was born in Chicago , Illinois , but lived in both Indiana and Hawaii for much of his life . Moyer was admitted to the United States Naval Academy on June 16 , 1910 , and became an Ensign shortly upon graduation . He became a Commander in 1934 , a Captain in 1939 , and eventually a Rear admiral . During his governorship , Moyer recommended the tour of duty of the men under his command be reduced , and took over command of the United States Marines barracks previously under the control of Brigadier general Henry Louis Larsen . Life . Moyer was born in Chicago , Illinois . He was born to Eva Gould Moyer ; his grandfather was a longtime district judge in Indiana . Moyer lived in Delphi , Indiana for much of his early life . He died in Honolulu , Hawaii at the age of 82 . Naval career . Moyer was admitted to the United States Naval Academy on June 16 , 1910 . As an Ensign , he served on the USS `` South Carolina '' ) in 1917 . He was promoted to the rank of Commander in 1934 , and President of the United States Franklin Roosevelt recommended Moyer for the rank of Captain in 1939 . He eventually became a Rear Admiral , and retired on June 30 , 1949 . Governorship . Moyer took the office of Governor of American Samoa on June 5 , 1942 . During his governorship , Moyer suggested the tour of duty for military personnel in American Samoa be reduced from 18 to 12 months , believing that `` the climate is bad for most Caucasians '' . As the Pacific War drew westward , Moyer took control of the United States Marine barracks on the island , a command previously held by Henry Louis Larsen , a man with the short-lived position of Military Governor of Tutuila . Moyer ceded the office to Captain Allen Hobbs on February 8 , 1944 .
Laura Hershey . Laura Ann Hershey ( August 11 , 1962 – November 26 , 2010 ) was a poet , journalist , popular speaker , feminist , and a disability rights activist and consultant . Known to have parked her wheelchair in front of buses , Hershey was one of the leaders of a protest against the paternalistic attitudes and images of people with disabilities inherent to Jerry Lewis 's MDA Telethon . She was a regular columnist for the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation , and on her own website , Crip Commentary , and was published in a variety of magazines and websites . She was admired for her wit , her ability to structure strong arguments in the service of justice , and her spirited refusal to let social responses to her spinal muscular atrophy define the parameters of her life as anything less than a full human existence . She was also the mother of an adopted daughter . Education . Hershey earned a BA in History in 1983 from Colorado College , where a number of classes had to be relocated so she could attend them because some of their buildings were not accessible . On her graduation , she received a Watson Fellowship , which allowed her to travel and write and led to her involvement in the global disability rights movement . She went on to get an MFA in Creative Writing from Antioch University Los Angeles . Activism . `` She was an intelligent , funny , active writer , activist and mother , '' said Robin Stephens , Hershey 's partner . `` She was a genius who lived with disability and lived well . '' Hershey wrote many books of poems , magazines , and online at a number of websites . Her works center on the battle to preserve individual dignity in a world slanted to see the debilitated as invaluable or useless . Her poem `` You Get Proud By Practicing '' is one of her most famous works . Hershey was famous for protesting the muscular dystrophy telethons of Jerry Lewis , which enticed the view that people with muscular dystrophy were not worth living . During a protest of the telethon in 2001 , she was cited for trespassing . In an excerpt that embodies her work , Hershey further cautions people with disabilities against being constrained to feel thankful for necessities . Hershey likewise offered workshops , discourses , readings , and different introductions to an extensive variety of associations . Some recent appearances include a workshop session on queer disabled bodies at the 2009 Creating Change conference . She was also a keynote speaker and read her poetry at the annual meeting of the Association on Higher Education and Disability ( AHEAD ) and facilitated a two-day meeting between disability and labor activists . She is well-known for her activism and promotion for a large number of social justice issues and disability rights . Hershey has also served on a few committees related to policy on health care , guided organizations on community outreach for people with disabilities , and participated in grassroots activism with groups such as ADAPT , Not Dead Yet , and the Colorado Cross-Disability Coalition . She has also led or taken part in campaigns to confront the negative imagery from the Jerry Lewis Telethon , to advance Medicaid home and community-based services , to dismiss Social Security work disincentives , to raise awareness of LGBTQ individuals with disabilities , to advance the rights of home care specialists , and more . The Presidents on Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities and acknowledged her activism and presented the 1998 President 's Award to Hershey . She twice attended United Nations conferences on women 's rights , one in Nairobi , Kenya , and one in Beijing , China . Her activism included campaigns to remove Social Security work disincentives , to challenge the negative images of the Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon , to increase visibility of LGBTQ people with disabilities , to improve Medicaid home and community-based services , and to promote the rights of home care workers . She was active in many committees , and organizations ADAPT , Not Dead Yet , and the Colorado Cross-Disability Coalition , among others . Other . She contributed the chapter `` Rights , Realities , and Issues of Women with Disabilities '' to the 2003 anthology ' , edited by Robin Morgan . Legacy . The Laura Hershey Memorial Disability Benefits Support Program was created in 2011 by the Colorado State Legislature to `` provide education , direct assistance and advocacy for people with disabilities eligible for Social Security Disability Insurance , Supplemental Security Income and Long-Term Medicaid '' . Personal life . Born in Colorado , Hershey used a manual wheelchair and later a power chair , and was a poster child for Jerry Lewis 's Muscular Dystrophy Association when young . She grew up to protest the MDA 's telethons , arguing they projected an image of people with muscular dystrophy as pitiful people whose lives are not worth living . Hershey and her partner of 20 years , Robin Stephens , had adopted a daughter . Hershey died November 26 , 2010 , after a short illness .
List of industrial heritage sites . This is a list of notable Industrial heritage sites throughout the world that have been inscribed on `` top tier '' heritage lists , including the UNESCO World Heritage List , Grade I listed buildings ( England and Wales ) , Category A listed buildings ( Scotland ) , Grade A listed buildings ( Northern Ireland ) , National Historic Sites of Canada , National Historic Landmarks ( USA ) , etc . National Historic Sites and National Historical Parks ( USA ) . `` Note : most sites listed below are also National Historic Landmarks . ''
Bärenbach ( Furlbach ) . Bärenbach is a small river of North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany . It flows into the Furlbach near Stukenbrock .
Matt Hazeltine . Matthew Emory Hazeltine , Jr. ( August 2 , 1933 – January 13 , 1987 ) was a professional American football linebacker who played fifteen seasons in the National Football League with the San Francisco 49ers and New York Giants . Hazeltine was a 1951 graduate of Tamalpais High School in Mill Valley , California , and was a star player there and at the University of California , Berkeley . He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1989 . While with the 49ers , Hazeltine was selected for the Pro Bowl twice , in 1963 and 1965 . He was captain of the team for five years . Hazeltine missed the 1969 season with injuries , but returned in 1970 for one season with the New York Giants . Following his retirement from the gridiron , Hazeltine operated a successful insurance agency in San Francisco . He died in San Francisco on January 13 , 1987 . He was one of three 1964 San Francisco 49ers teammates who died of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis ( ALS ) , also known as Lou Gehrig 's Disease . The other two were Bob Waters and Gary Lewis .
Sholomeh . Sholomeh ( , also Romanized as Cholombeh , Chālomāh , Chalummah , Chulumbakh , Sholombeh , and Showlowmbeh ) is a village in Khandan Rural District , Tarom Sofla District , Qazvin County , Qazvin Province , Iran . At the 2006 census , its population was 75 , in 12 families .
Casa Wiechers-Villaronga . The Casa Wiechers-Villaronga is a Neo-classical style mansion in Ponce , Puerto Rico designed and built in the early twentieth century . The house was acquired and restored by the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture and now operates as the Museo de la Arquitectura Ponceña ( Museum of Ponce Architecture ) . The house sits in the Ponce Historic Zone . The Villaronga Residence is an outstanding example of the Classical Revival style in used in Ponce designs in the early part of the 20th century and is one of two residences still standing of a series of houses designed and built by Alfredo B. Wiechers , so important to the architectural and cultural heritage of the city of Ponce . Significance . The Wiechers-Villaronga Residence was built in 1912 by Alfredo B. Wiechers , architect , for his own residence and studio , which he sold later to Mr. Julio Mercado , who in turn give it to his daughter , Elena Mercado and her husband Mr. Gabriel Villaronga as a wedding present . Wiechers was born in Ponce and studied at the School of Architecture in Paris , France , in 1901 , where he was bestowed a gold medal for outstanding achievement and excellence during his professional studies . He graduated in 1905 and worked at the office of Enric Sagnier , a famous Spanish architect , in Barcelona , Spain . In 1911 , he decided to work and live in Ponce ; thus he designed and built his house and studio which he opened in 1912 . In a short period of time , from 1911 to 1918 , Wiechers was commissioned with various important buildings such as : the Loggia Aurora , Club Deportivo de Damas , the Havana Theatre , Banco of Ponce Building , and Santo Asilo de Damas Hospital among others , where he fully expressed the European Neo-Classical style which he learned from , and was influenced by , Enric Sagnier . The Neo-Classical influence is manifested in most of his buildings and particularly in the Villaronga residence for its richness and highly decorative details ( pilasters , rusticated podium , cornices , `` candelabra '' , relief and motifs , Ionic capitols , etc . are some of the decorative details of the Neo-Classical trend ) . The Villaronga Residence is an outstanding example of this style and is one of two residences still standing of a series of houses designed and built by Wiechers , so important to the architectural and cultural heritage of the city of Ponce . Of special importance is the fact that all the furniture is original , including the bathroom appliances . Most of the furniture belongs to the Modernisme style ( Catalan Art Nouveau ) and were imported from Barcelona , Spain . The hanging tapestry were painted by Librado Net . History . The structure was designed in 1911 by its original owner , the local Ponce architect Alfredo Wiechers . It was built in the same year by Elías Concepción Albizu . In 1918 , the house was acquired by the Villaronga Mercado family . The house was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1984 as Villaronga House . Architecture . The structure is considered `` treasure trove of culture '' , a jewel amongst the many antique Ponce mansions that have been preserved and converted into museums . The building possesses elaborate neoclassical details , a majestic roof-top gazebo , and a full set of original and custom-made Catalan modernist furniture . There are also well-preserved shower and bathroom fixtures . Physical appearance . The Wiechers-Villaronga Residence is a `` U '' shaped , one-storied structure , measuring 68'-10 '' in width by 95'-2 '' in length , located at the northeast corner of Reina and Mendez Vigo Streets . Behind all its highly elaborated decoration , with European Baroque influence , essentially the structure is Neo-Classic in style , making a unique and yet elegant combination of both styles . The building rests on a rusticated stone podium ; its facades and main walls are of brick masonry with some interior partitions and walls of the gallery and kitchen in wood . Wooden beams supports a galvanized zinc roof . The windows and doors of the building are wooden with movable louvers and fixed colored glass inlets . A variety of flooring material is used throughout the house : from native cement-colored tiles in the dining area and vestibule , 1 '' by 6 '' tongue-and-groove wood slats in the living area and bedrooms , and ceramic tiles in the bathroom , to marble tiles at the entry-way . The Baroque 's influence is manifested immediately on the building 's rounded corners , typical of these residence types in Ponce . The corner is framed by two rusticated pilasters and divided into three bays , by two pilaster strips or lesenes . Each bay contains a wooden movable louvreed window with glass inlets at its top , and a floral relief motif over the fenestration . The rest of the wall is decorated with floral garlands . The corner is accentuated with a round sitting nook or `` glorieta '' , that is detailed with Ionic columns . Another interesting feature of the house are the balconies which are divided into three sections with Ionic columns and framed with Baroque moldings and sculptured faces on the central top part of the openings . The forged-iron railings of the balconies are elaborated after the Art Nouveau style . The facades are crowned with a continuous masonry cornice . On top of this cornice , a battlement-type parapet with sculptured lion faces and `` candelabra '' decorates the roof line of the structure . The main entrance is off-centred and located on Reina Street . The entrance hall is decorated with sculptured tiles and the door is located at the end of a marbled stairway . The interior is well kept and unaltered . The interior areas are painted in different colors and the walls have a decorative plastered Art-Nouveau frieze . The ceiling in most of the areas is decorated embossed tin with a continuous decorative molding at its corners . The gallery and part of the kitchen walls are wooden with fixed wood louvered windows used for better ventilation and light . Other interesting details on the house are : the bathroom fixtures , such as the shower stall and the ceramic wall tiles which were imported from Barcelona , Spain , the light fixtures—such as the ones at the dining-room , the master bedroom and living room—which were also imported from Spain , and a `` medio punto '' at the dining area , typical of the architecture of this Southern area of Puerto Rico . Owner . Alfredo Wiechers Pieretti himself designed the house . He was the son of a German colonist and his Corsican wife . He was born in Ponce and educated at the Paris ' L'Ecole Spéciale d'Architecture . He lived for six years in Barcelona while working at Enric Sagnier i Villavecchia ’ s distinguished studio . After leaving his architectural mark on the City of Ponce ( Casa Serralles 1911 , Casa Oppenheimer 1913 ) he sold the house to the Villaronga family and fled in 1919 to Barcelona , under political pressure . Although his prolific works ( 1911–1918 ) include hotels , stores , mausoleums , and even factories , the majority of his work was done in Ponce—he ventured out of Ponce only to design two structures for wealthy Catalan families in the neighboring mountain towns of Adjuntas and Aibonito . The house was purchased by Don Julio Mercado , father of Helena Mercado , and gave to Helena Mercado as a wedding present upon married Mr. Villaronga . Fact by Luis R. Mercado , Great Grand Children of Julio Mercado . Restoration . The house was restored by the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture ( ICP ) in the early 1990s and is now opened as the Museum of Puerto Rican Architecture . Its furnishings - all original - speak to the social history in the city during the early twentieth century . The various rooms of the residence display aspects of Ponce 's architecture . Museum . The museum opened in 1996 as the home of the `` Ponce Architecture and Urban Planning Museum '' . The goal was to showcase Ponce 's rich architectural heritage . The structure is considered a `` gem of fine Art Nouveau from a bygone era '' . It has an extensive collection of displays and photos of master works from Blas Silva Boucher , Francisco Porrata Doria , Alfredo Wiechers Pieretti and other prominent local architects from the early 20th century . The city of Ponce , considered by some as the `` irrefutable guardian of Puerto Rican `` criollismo '' , was selected as a member of the prestigious Art Nouveau Route of the European Union for its `` world preservation of modernist heritage '' .
Trinidad and Tobago presidential election , 2018 . Indirect presidential elections were held in Trinidad and Tobago on 19 January 2018 . On 5 January 2018 , the name of Paula-Mae Weekes , a judge of the Turks and Caicos Islands Court of Appeal , was put forward by the PNM government of Prime Minister Keith Rowley in hopes of reaching a consensus with the UNC-led parliamentary opposition of Kamla Persad-Bissessar , which later indeed endorsed her nomination as well . As Weekes was the only nominated candidate on election day , she was deemed elected without the need for a vote . Paula-Mae Weeks thus became the first woman to take office as president of Trinidad and Tobago on 19 March 2018 . Electoral method . The President of Trinidad and Tobago is indirectly elected for a 5-year term by an electoral college comprising all 41 members of the House of Representatives and all 31 members of the Senate . To win the election a candidate must gain a plurality of votes cast , whereby a quorum comprising the Speaker of the House of Representatives , 10 Senators and 12 other member of the House of Representatives must be met for the election to be considered valid . If only one candidate should be nominated to run in the election , he or she shall be considered to have been elected president without the need for a vote to take place .
Coleophora ladonia . `` Coleophora ladonia '' is a moth of the Coleophoridae family . It is found in Florida , United States .
Anurag Anand . Anurag Anand ( born 2 November 1978 ) is an Indian author with several bestselling titles in the self-help , general fiction and historical fiction genres . He also double-hats as a corporate professional with experience across industries like pharmaceuticals , fast-moving consumer goods and financial services . Education . After obtaining his primary education from Kurseong in Darjeeling District , Anand moved to Delhi . He completed his schooling from Delhi Public School , Mathura Road , `` New Delhi '' in 1996 . Thereafter he did is B . A . ( Hons ) in Economics from Delhi University before pursuing his PGDBM ( Post Graduate Diploma in Management ) from Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management , Delhi ( 2000 -2002 ) . Career . Anand 's writing career began with the book `` Pillars of Success '' ( 2004 ) , a self-help book that owes its genesis to Anand 's association during his college days with the Delhi based NGO , UNES . As a part of the `` Youth Development Program '' of UNES , Anand delivered lectures on aspects of personality development to school students across the country and it is the learnings from these interactions that he summarised in his first book . Since then Anand has also written general fiction and historical fiction novels . Anurag 's articles and columns have been published in several major publications , one of the most significant ones being his monthly column , Corporate Whispers , published in Suburb Live magazine . Anurag has penned a song , titled `` Bhaga '' which is the theme song for his book - `` To Hell and Back '' ( 2018 ) . The song has been composed and sung by the popular music director Ram Sampath . This is probably one of the first instances when a theme song has been released as a part of a book 's promotion . Bibliography . The book is a manifestation of a common man 's hatred for terrorism . The book was launched in Mumbai by acclaimed filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt . A contemporary story of a young and ambitious couple and the conflict between their personal aspirations and career goals , The Quest for Nothing was declared a `` National Bestseller '' within six months of its release . The book was launched by a panel comprising Pritish Nandy , Gul Panag and Mini Mathur . `` Reality Bites '' is a youthful love story set in a high school hostel . The book was launched at Landmark , Mumbai by Bollywood personalities including Sudhir Mishra , Randeep Hooda and Kanishtha Dhankhar ( Femina Miss India World 2011 ) . This is a work of historical fiction giving a life account of the courtesan Amrapali who lived in the kingdom of Vaishali around 500 BC . The book was launched in Mumbai , New Delhi , Kolkata and Ahmedabad by panellists comprising Prahlad Kakkar , Bhagyashree , Mallika Sarabhai , Shashi Tharoor , Sonalika Sahay , Indrani Dasgupta and Alokananda Roy . Of Tattoos and Taboos is a contemporary story that traces the transition of an innocent , small-town girl into a modern , fiercely independent , big-city belle . Veiled beneath a captivating story , `` Where the Rainbow Ends '' aims to spread awareness about cervical cancer – the second largest cause of cancer related deaths among women across the globe and a looming threat that can be averted by timely vaccination – among its readers . In `` Birth of the Bastard Prince '' , the sequel to the riveting `` The Legend of Amrapali '' , Anurag Anand explores Amrapali 's eventful life as the Nagarvadhu . He describes in thrilling detail the war between Vaishali and Magadh , in which Amrapali played a crucial role ; traces her love affair with Bimbisara , the Emperor of Magadh , and the birth of their son Vimal Kondanna ; reveals the royal intrigue and conspiracies that led to Amrapali 's tribulations ; and finally explains how Amrapalu found the solace and happiness she so desired . Media . Anand 's works have been extensively covered in all forms of media including most national dailies and magazines . He has been invited to various television news channels like CNN IBN and UTV Bloomberg to participate in panel discussions and debates . He has also been invited by FM Radio channels like Radio Mirchi , Radio City and Red FM for on-air discussions . Family . Anurag Anand lives in Gurugram with his wife Neeru and daughter Naisha . Anurag met Neeru while pursuing his higher studies in Delhi . Neeru Anand works with a Multinational Pharmaceutical company .
Conny Schmalfuss . Conny Schmalfuss ( born October 29 , 1975 in Schwedt , Brandenburg ) is a female diver from Germany , who won her first international medal ( a bronze ) at the 1991 European Championships in Athens , Greece in the women 's 1 m springboard . Schmalfuss competed for Germany in two consecutive Summer Olympics , starting in 2000 . She was affiliated with the `` Berliner Turn- und Sportclub '' in Berlin , and formed a pair in the synchro event with Ditte Kotzian .
Around the Day in Eighty Worlds . `` La vuelta al día en ochenta mundos '' is a two-volume collection of short pieces by Julio Cortázar , which was published by Siglo XXI Editores in 1967 . Portions of the collection , along with portions of Cortázar 's later two-volume collection `` Último round , '' were translated by Thomas Christensen and published by North Point Press in 1986 under the title `` Around the Day in Eighty Worlds . '' The contents of the North Point volume match the selection ( made by the author ) for the corresponding French-language edition , `` Le Tour du jour en quatre-vingt mondes '' ( 1980 ) .
Fighters Megamix . is a 1996 fighting video game developed by Sega AM2 for the Sega Saturn . It combines characters from various Sega games , from the complete cast of `` Virtua Fighter 2 '' and `` Fighting Vipers '' to Janet from `` Virtua Cop 2 '' and the Hornet car from `` Daytona USA '' , while allowing to play the bosses of both games without codes . Intended as an introduction to `` Virtua Fighter 3 '' ( which was announced but never released for the Saturn ) , `` Fighters Megamix '' utilized the concept originally used by `` The King of Fighters '' , whereby characters and styles from different games were mixed together . The open ended rings from `` Virtua Fighter '' are present ( but with no ring-out ) , and also the closed cages from `` Fighting Vipers '' . `` Virtua Fighter '' characters have new moves taken from `` Virtua Fighter 3 '' , including the dodge move , which allows characters to sidestep , avoiding a dangerous blow and opening at the same time room for a counter . Unlike most of AM2 's games of the era , `` Fighters Megamix '' did not have an arcade release . In 1998 an adaptation for the Game.com was released by Tiger Electronics . Gameplay . Each track consists of six fights against currently available characters followed by a final battle against a hidden character . Once the first four tracks are completed , the next three become unlocked . After beating those , the next track ( bosses ) becomes unlocked , and then the final ( bonus ) . The player has the option of switching play type between `` Fighting Vipers '' and `` Virtua Fighter '' , which causes the characters to fight in either the walled arenas of the former or the open arenas of the latter and use the basic fighting style of the corresponding game . The default is `` Fighting Vipers '' . The default cast of characters consists of the entire cast from `` Virtua Fighter 2 '' and `` Fighting Vipers '' , as well as Kuma-Chan , a bear mascot in a hat that has no points of articulation . The `` Virtua Fighter 2 '' characters have some ( but not all ) of their new moves from `` Virtua Fighter 3 '' added . The announcer is also the same as in `` Virtua Fighter 3 '' . The `` Fighting Vipers '' characters still have their armor from that game , and the `` Virtua Fighter 2 '' characters accordingly have new moves for breaking armor . Characters . Bark the Polar Bear – one of AM2 's creations for `` Sonic the Fighters '' . Bark is a cream bear with large tufts of hair sticking out from the front and back of his 'beanie ' hat . He wears a scarf and mittens . His alternate costume is a Santa Claus-esque suit . He plays like a `` Virtua Fighter '' character and is unlocked by defeating the 'Muscle ' section . He retains his home stage from `` Sonic the Fighters '' , albeit without the walls and with the background music from `` Sonic the Fighters '' s Flying Carpet stage instead . Bean the Dynamite – the other of AM2 's creations for `` Sonic the Fighters '' . Bean is a green duck who wears a neck-a-chief and Sonic the Hedgehog 's shoes , without the socks . He is based on the Sega arcade game `` Dynamite Dux '' , hence his name 'The Dynamite ' . In his alternate `` costume '' in this game , he becomes blue and looks exactly like the character Bin from that game . His trademark bombs are still present , though changed in appearance and some functions , but he still has his three main bomb-related moves ( overhead bomb spread , bomb kick , and tossing a bomb onto a fallen foe and covering his ears ) . He plays like a `` Virtua Fighter '' character and is unlocked by defeating the 'Muscle ' section ( though he is not fought until the Bonus section ) . His home stage is not his own from `` Sonic the Fighters '' but actually Knuckles ' , the South Island stage . Deku – The only original character created for the game , Deku is a comical Mexican green bean in a hat . When his hat is smashed off , a bird is under it , perched on his head . He plays like a `` Fighting Vipers '' character and is unlocked by defeating the 'Dirty Fighters ' section . His home stage is the same generic arena seen in the training mode . Janet – Janet is from `` Virtua Cop 2 '' and has a fondness for countering . Her moves are those of Aoi Umenokoji ( from `` Virtua Fighter 3 '' ) and can be unlocked by defeating the 'Girls ' section . Her arena , Virtua City , is based upon the first stage from the original `` Virtua Cop '' . Kids Akira – Akira Yuki 's super deformed form from `` Virtua Fighter Kids '' . He is unlocked by defeating the 'Virtua Fighter ' section . The default is `` Fighting Vipers '' . He retains his home stage from `` Virtua Fighter Kids '' . Kids Sarah – Sarah Bryant 's super deformed form from `` Virtua Fighter Kids '' . She is unlocked by defeating the `` Virtua Fighter '' section ( though she is not fought until the Bonus section ) . Her stage is actually Sarah 's `` Virtua Fighter 1 '' stage , now with the addition of neon letters that act as walls , spelling `` MEGAMIX . '' Hornet – Hornet is a car ( number 41 ) from `` Daytona USA '' , the car humorously stands on back wheels and boxes with its front . It plays like a `` Fighting Vipers '' character and can have its shell knocked off , revealing body , engine and other parts below . Its voice is sounds of an engine and many other sound effects from `` Daytona USA '' , such as screeching tires . Both of Hornet 's costumes are a reference to its automatic ( Red and Blue ) or manual ( Red and Yellow ) transmissions . Its stage is based upon a racecourse from `` Daytona USA '' ( the Beginner 's course from the arcade game , `` Three-Seven Speedway '' ) . Once its armor is removed , it fights using Bahn 's move set . It is unlocked by defeating the 'Secrets ' section . Rent-A-Hero – from the Japan only game `` Rent a Hero '' for the Sega Mega Drive . Rent-A-Hero plays like a `` Fighting Vipers '' character , but he has an additional handicap , battery life , measured by battery shaped red symbols above his health meter . If they all disappear , Rent-A-Hero shuts down . He is unlocked by defeating the 'Smart Guys ' section . His stage is the `` Chicago '' stage from `` Virtua Fighter 2 '' ( the stage the player gets if Jacky and Sarah face each other in a match ) . It is actually unlocked before Rent-A-Hero , with the original `` Virtua Fighter 2 '' music , but when Rent-A-Hero fights in the stage , the Rent-A-Hero theme music plays instead . Rent-A-Hero 's stage music was changed in the North American and European release . In the Japanese version his stage music is a remake of the title screen music played in the Sega Mega Drive version of `` Rent-A-Hero '' , which is similar to that of a Japanese sentai show theme song , while the North American and European versions have an instrumental version of the song . Siba – Siba is from a prototype of `` Virtua Fighter '' but was cut from the cast by the time of game 's actual release , though an icon featuring him ( and mislabeled as `` Akira '' ) appears on older `` Virtua Fighter '' arcade cabinets . Siba is an Arab in a white and purple outfit equipped with a sword that charges with green energy . He is unlocked by defeating the 'Bosses ' section . His stage is based upon Wolf 's `` desert '' stage from `` Virtua Fighter 3 '' . URA Bahn – a super-powered version of Bahn from `` Fighting Vipers '' . He is unlocked by defeating the 'Fighting Vipers ' section . His stage is on the outskirts of Old Armstone town , with the buildings from regular Bahn 's arena visible in the distance . AM2 Palm Tree – the developer 's emblem is available as a playable character by clocking up 84 hours of game time , then selecting the Kumachan character with the Z button . Mr Meat ( Niku ) – this odd character becomes available after the game has been booted up 30 times . Mr Meat is selectable by placing the cursor on Kumachan and pressing X and opting to play `` course I '' . Regional differences . The rendered images seen in the game credits after completing a section of the single-player mode are unlocked and can be viewed in a gallery in 'Extra Options ' . However , two of these images were altered between the Japanese , PAL and American versions of the game . At the end of the `` girls '' course , the second portrait to appear in Japanese releases was Honey ( Candy in releases outside Japan ) in just her bra and thong . In the US , this was replaced by a portrait of Candy fully clothed and sporting her original `` player 2 '' colors ( blond hair , blue dress ) from `` Fighting Vipers '' . The image of Tokio with his shirt open from the `` Smart Guys '' course ending was changed . Both of these images are retained for the PAL release of the game . Development . Asked what the impetus for the game was , AM2 stated , `` Towards the end of the year we always think about having a festive game for all the users who support the Sega Saturn . '' The `` Fighters Megamix '' project was kept secret , with the game not being announced until a November 6 , 1996 press conference - less than two months before its initial release . AM2 described `` Fighters Megamix '' as a fairly easy game to create . Though getting all the moves from `` Virtua Fighter 2 '' to fit onto a single disc had required the team to spend months developing new compression techniques , later advances in compression technology made fitting `` Fighters Megamix '' s much larger selection of moves a relatively simple task . Reception . `` Fighters Megamix '' met with critical acclaim upon release . The game was awarded a 9.25/10 from `` Game Informer '' , the highest score any Saturn game received from the magazine . They praised the game 's roster and variety of move sets . `` Sega Saturn Magazine '' s Rich Leadbetter stated that the game was `` different enough to `` VF2 '' and indeed `` VF3 '' to warrant immediate purchase . The fact that it has huge depth and gargantuan levels of playability helps too . '' Jeff Gerstmann 's `` GameSpot '' review stated that `` if you do n't own a Saturn and have even a passing interest in the `` VF '' series , this is probably the game you could use to justify purchasing the system . '' Major Mike of `` GamePro '' gave it a 4.5 out of 5 for graphics and a perfect 5.0 in every other category ( sound , funfactor , and control ) , remarking that `` Matching up brawlers from `` Fighting Vipers '' and `` Virtua Fighter 2 '' is inspired thinking , and though `` Megamix '' is n't perfect , it 's close to it . '' `` Next Generation '' summarized , `` Simply put , this is the best fighting game ever on a system that 's already chock full of great fighting games . '' Despite their positive overall assessments , most reviewers voiced a few criticisms of the game . Gerstmann and `` Next Generation '' both noted that the graphics , while good , use fewer polygons and a lower resolution than the Saturn version of `` Virtua Fighter 2 '' . A number of critics also found the enemy AI too easy , though Leadbetter remarked that the difficulty was dramatically increased in the PAL version . Critics generally concluded that these issues were eclipsed by the vast and well-designed selection of characters and the interesting gameplay dynamics which result when `` Virtua Fighter '' characters are pitted against `` Fighting Vipers '' characters . Commercially , the game would go on to become one of the best selling Sega Saturn games , with over 600,000 copies sold in Japan alone . In 2017 , `` GamesRadar '' included it in their list of the best Sega Saturn games , claiming that `` Sega AM2 ’ s bash-up mashup offers a staggering array of content for dedicated players to get to grips with . ''
List of English records in athletics . English records in athletics are the best performances in athletics events by athletes representing England which are ratified by England Athletics ( EA ) , or formerly the Amateur Athletic Association of England ( AAA ) . Key to tables . Performances marked with an asterix ( * ) maybe a ) not ratifiable or b ) currently under further review + = en route to a longer distance ! = timing by photo-electric cell a = aided road course according to IAAF rule 260.28 mx = mark was made in a mixed race X = annulled due to doping violation
Google Test . Google Test is a unit testing library for the C++ programming language , based on the xUnit architecture . The library is released under the BSD 3-clause license . It can be compiled for a variety of POSIX and Windows platforms , allowing unit-testing of C sources as well as C++ with minimal source modification . The tests themselves could be run one at a time , or even be called to run all at once . This makes the debugging process very specific and caters to the need of many programmers and coders alike . Small Tests ( Unit Tests ) . Small tests are mostly ( but not always ) automated and exercise the code within a single function or module . The focus is on typical functional issues , data corruption , error conditions , and off-by-one mistakes . Small tests are of short duration , usually running in seconds or less . They are most likely written by a software engineer ( SWE ) , less often by a software engineer in test ( SET ) , and hardly ever by a test engineer ( TE ) . Small tests generally require sample environments to run and be tested in . Software developers rarely write small tests but might run them when they are trying to diagnose a particular failure . The question a small test attempts to answer is , “ Does this code do what it is supposed to do ? ” Medium Tests ( Integration Tests ) . Medium tests are usually automated and involve two or more interacting features . The focus is on testing the interaction between features that call each other or interact directly . Software engineers drive the development of these tests early in the product cycle as individual features are completed and developers are heavily involved in writing , debugging , and maintaining the actual tests . If a medium test fails or breaks , the developer takes care of it autonomously . The question a medium test attempts to answer is , “ Does a set of near adjacent functions operate with each other the way they are supposed to ? ” Large Tests ( Acceptance Tests ) . Large tests cover three or more features and represent real user scenarios with real user data sources . There is some concern with overall integration of the features , but large tests tend to be more results-driven , checking that the software satisfies user needs . All three roles are involved in writing large tests and everything from automation to exploratory testing can be the vehicle to accomplish them . The question a large test attempts to answer is , “ Does the product operate the way a user would expect and produce the desired results ? ” Fidelity . This test will fail under the condition that the code has failed during a test case or the test process itself . In other words ; when the code breaks , the test is failed . Resilience . The test should not fail if a test case does not pass . The test only fails when there is a breaking change that is implemented to the code being tested . Precision . When the test fails , the exact error will be located and notified to the tester . This type of test does not work well with functions that rely on string inputs . Related tools . Google Test UI is test runner that runs one 's test binary , allows one to track its progress via a progress bar , and displays a list of test failures . Clicking on one shows failure text . Google Test UI is written in C # . Additionally , a feature-complete Visual Studio extension exists with Google Test Adapter .
List of protected heritage sites in Havelange . This table shows an overview of the protected heritage sites in the Walloon town Havelange . This list is part of Belgium 's national heritage .
Mattarello . Mattarello ( ) is a small town in Trentino , Italy . It has been subsumed into a `` frazione '' of the `` comune '' of Trento , having previously been an independent `` comune '' . It has a population of 6,018 . Mattarello is the site of the interdepartmental research centre ( Centre for Integrative Biology , part of the University of Trento ) , which applies cross-disciplinary approaches to the study of basic biological processes and their derangement in disease . Trento airport is near the town , and adjacent the airport is the `` Museo dell'Aeronautica Gianni Caproni '' ( Gianni Caproni Museum of Aeronautics ) , an aeronautical museum named in honour of engineer , aircraft designer and businessman Gianni Caproni , whose company made the first aircraft constructed in Italy . `` Mattarello '' is also a Tuscan rolling pin .
The Flintstone House . The Flintstone House is a free-form , single-family residence in Hillsborough , California overlooking and easily seen from the Doran Memorial Bridge carrying Interstate 280 over San Mateo Creek . History . The house was unpopular with some neighbors , and inspired the formation of a local architectural review board . In late 2017 , new owners installed large oxidized steel sculptures of dinosaurs , a woolly mammoth , and a giraffe in the yard . Design . The house was designed by architect William Nicholson and built in 1976 as one of several experimental domed buildings using new materials . It was constructed by spraying shotcrete onto steel rebar and wire mesh frames over inflated aeronautical balloons . It has approximately 2,700 square feet of living space including three bedrooms , one accessed via a spiral staircase inspired by an icecream cone that at the top is the same diameter as the room , and two bathrooms , and has a two-car garage . All the interior surfaces are rounded , and the master bathroom has a floor of rocks instead of tiles . Originally off-white in color , the house was repainted deep orange in 2000 . Nicknames . The house is known popularly as `` The Flintstone House '' , from `` The Flintstones '' , a Hanna-Barbera Productions animated cartoon series of the early 1960s about a Stone Age family . It is also known as the Dome House , the Gumby House , the Worm Casting House , the Bubble House , and `` The Barbapapa House '' , from Barbapapa , a character and series of books created by Annette Tison and Talus Taylor in the 1970s . Disrepair , restoration and remodeling . By the mid-1980s the house had fallen into disrepair , as water runoff from higher on the mountainside damaged the foundation , causing the walls to crack . After failed attempts at sealing the cracks , it was extensively restored in 1987 . San Francisco Bay Area architect Eugene Tsui undertook to remodel the house during the first decade of the 2000s . The results of Tsui 's remodel appear as the `` Edises Kitchen '' project , pictured on Tsui 's website . Tsui 's original concept for the remodel , including a proposed complementary second residence on the property , is detailed in depth on his earlier site .
2012–13 in Indian football . The 2012–13 season is the 134th season of Indian football .
Take a Bow ( Rihanna song ) . `` Take a Bow '' is a song recorded by Barbadian singer Rihanna for ' ( 2008 ) , the re-release of her third studio album `` Good Girl Gone Bad '' ( 2007 ) . The song was written and produced by Tor Erik Hermansen , Mikkel Eriksen , and Shaffer Smith under their stage names StarGate and Ne-Yo . `` Take a Bow '' was released as the first single from the re-release and the fifth single overall from the two releases . It is an R & B song that contains elements of dance-pop . Critical reception of `` Take a Bow '' was mixed , with some critics praising the song 's lyrics and powerful balladry , while others criticized StarGate 's production as unoriginal . In the US , the song peaked at number one on the `` Billboard '' Hot 100 chart and became Rihanna 's third song to do so . `` Take a Bow '' also peaked at number one on the US Hip-Hop Songs chart and US Pop Songs chart , and has been certified quadruple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America . The song reached number one in Canada , Denmark , Ireland , Slovakia and the United Kingdom , and attained top five positions in Australia , New Zealand and Norway . The song 's accompanying music video was directed by Anthony Mandler and presents Rihanna as the female protagonist who leaves her boyfriend because of his infidelity . `` Take a Bow '' has been performed on `` AOL Music Sessions '' and was included in the set lists of the Good Girl Gone Bad Tour ( 2008–09 ) , Last Girl on Earth ( 2010–11 ) , Loud Tour ( 2011 ) and Diamonds World Tour ( 2013 ) . Background and composition . `` Take a Bow '' was written and produced by StarGate and Ne-Yo . The song premiered on March 14 , 2008 , on the KIIS-FM radio show `` On Air with Ryan Seacrest '' . `` Take a Bow '' was released as the fifth overall single from `` Good Girl Gone Bad '' , but the first from the re-release of the album , entitled `` Good Girl Gone Bad : Reloaded '' . `` Take a Bow '' was made available to purchase in media outlets , via Def Jam Recordings ' website , on the same day as its radio premiere in the United States later being made available to download via iTunes on May 6 , 2008 . The song is written in the key of E major and is set in simple time with a metronome of 82 beats per minute . Rihanna 's vocal range in the song spans from the low note of E3 to the high note of C♯5 . Musically , the song draws influence from the musical genre of R & B and also incorporates elements of dance-pop , whilst lyrically , `` Take a Bow '' tells of how the female protagonist expresses disinterest in rekindling her relationship with an dishonorable and unfaithful ex-boyfriend . Critical reception . `` Take a Bow '' received mixed reviews from music critics . Upon the song 's release as an official single , Nick Levine of Digital Spy commented its choice for the promotion of `` Good Girl Gone Bad : Reloaded '' , writing that the singer could have chosen `` Breakin ' Dishes '' which served as a promotional single for `` Good Girl Gone Bad '' and charted at number four on the US Hot Dance Club Songs chart in February 2008—but had opted for `` Take a Bow '' due to it being new and more likely to find a receptive audience . Levine continued in his review to write that although the ballad succeeds in its mission of telling of a failed relationship , he noted that the song was not at the same level as the singer 's previous single , `` Do n't Stop the Music '' ( 2007 ) . Levine cited that his reason for this was that `` 'Take a Bow ' does what it sets out to do very well , but it 's an underwhelming follow-up to the dancefloor rush of 'Do n't Stop The Music '' . Levine also commented on the song with regard to the other new songs included on the re-release , `` Disturbia '' and `` If I Never See Your Face Again '' ( a collaboration with Maroon 5 ) , as part of his review of `` Good Girl Gone Bad : Reloaded '' , writing that `` Take a Bow '' is inferior to the former , but superior to the latter . Natalie Zfat of `` Rolling Stone '' gave it three and a half out of five stars . Chart performance . In the United States , the song leaped 52 positions from number 53 to number one on the US `` Billboard '' Hot 100 chart on May 14 , 2008 , with digital download sales of 267,000 copies , which prompted the song to debut at number one on the US Hot Digital Songs chart . With `` Take a Bow '' jumping fifty-two positions to number one , this marked the second largest leap to number one in the history of the chart as of May 2008 , second only to Maroon 5s `` Makes Me Wonder '' , which leaped from number 64 to number one in May 2007 . Additionally , at the time of release , Rihanna held two of the top three opening week download tallies , with `` Take a Bow '' selling 267,000 copies , the lead single from `` Good Girl Gone Bad '' `` Umbrella '' selling 277,000 copies in May 2007 , which held the record for having the largest opening digital sales tally , until Mariah Careys `` Touch My Body '' opened with sales of 286,000 copies in April 2008 . The song became Rihanna 's third number one single on the Hot 100 , after `` SOS '' and `` Umbrella '' . `` Take a Bow '' stayed on the Hot 100 chart for 27 weeks , and also peaked at number one on the US Hip-Hop Songs , Mainstream Top 40 and Radio Songs charts , respectively . However , the song was less successful on the US Hot Dance Club Songs and Adult Contemporary charts , peaking at numbers 14 and 21 , respectively . The song has been certified quadruple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America and has sold 3 million copies in the United States as of June 2015 . It also ranked at number 3 on `` Billboard '' s Songs of Summer 2008 . In Canada , the song leaped 69 positions from number 70 to number one on May 24 , 2008 , becoming the largest jump to number one in the history of the chart at the time . In Australia , `` Take a Bow '' debuted on the Australian Singles Chart at number 30 on May 15 , 2008 , and jumped to number 13 the following week . The song peaked at number three in its eighth week on the chart , after having spent four weeks fluctuating in the top ten . In total the song spent 11 weeks in the top ten and 22 weeks on the chart . `` Take a Bow '' has since been certified Platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association , denoting shipments of over 70,000 copies . In New Zealand , the song debuted on the New Zealand Singles Chart at number four on May 5 , 2008 , and peaked at number two for five non-consecutive weeks . In total , the song spent 10 weeks inside the top five and 15 weeks in total on the chart . In the United Kingdom , `` Take a Bow '' debuted at number two on the UK Singles Chart on May 24 , 2008 , behind The Ting Tings `` That 's Not My Name '' . The following week , the two songs switched positions , with `` Take a Bow '' ascending to number one and `` That 's Not My Name '' descending to number two ; `` Take a Bow '' spent a total of two weeks atop the chart . On November 12 , 2010 , the song was certified Gold by the British Phonographic Industry , denoting shipments of over 400,000 copies . As of June 2017 , it has sold over 510,000 copies in the UK . In Denmark , the song debuted at number 13 on the Danish Singles Chart on June 6 , 2008 , and peaked at number one in its third week . After fluctuating in the top ten for three weeks , the song ascended to number two in its seventh and eighth weeks , and went on to stay in the top ten for a further five weeks . `` Take a Bow '' spent 12 weeks in the top ten and 20 weeks on the chart in total . In Norway , the song debuted at number eight on the Norwegian Singles Chart and peaked at number five the following week . `` Take a Bow '' stayed in the top ten for four weeks and spent six weeks on the chart in total . In Austria , the song debuted at number 16 on the Austrian Singles Chart on June 6 , 2008 , and peaked at number six in its fourth week on the chart for six non-consecutive weeks . `` Take a Bow '' spent 10 weeks inside the top ten and a 25 weeks on the chart in total . In Switzerland , the song debuted at number 29 on the Swiss Singles Chart on May 18 , 2008 , and peaked at number seven for one week . `` Take a Bow '' spent a total of 29 weeks on the chart . Elsewhere in Europe , however , the song did not experience the same degree of success . `` Take a Bow '' peaked at numbers 10 , 12 and 12 in The Netherlands , France and Sweden . Music video . The music video was directed by Anthony Mandler , who had previously directed Rihanna videos for `` Hate That I Love You '' and `` Shut Up and Drive '' . The video was shot in Venice , Los Angeles on April 3 , 2008 . The video begins with Rihanna standing in front of a black backdrop for the opening of the song . As the first verse starts , the scene is intercut with another of Rihanna looking out the window at her boyfriend and standing behind the front door as he approaches and asks to come in . As Rihanna walks way from the door singing the lyrics `` Do n't tell me you 're sorry cos you 're not '' , the viewer realizes that her boyfriend has perhaps done something wrong and been unfaithful . During the first chorus and second verse , Rihanna is shown in a different outfit , this time sitting in a silver Porsche in a garage . As Rihanna pulls out of the garage and onto the street , her ex-boyfriend walks alongside the car as she drives and begs her to forgive him ; she pulls away . For the bridge , Rihanna is shown sitting on a bed as well as in front of the black backdrops as she reads a text message from her ex-boyfriend , who asks to meet her . During the last chorus , Rihanna appears in a different outfit and walks into a lounge , where she puts some clothes on a table and then sits on a sofa . As her ex-boyfriend walks in , the singer gets up and walks over to the clothes , where she withdraws some matches and strikes one , dropping it on what is made aware to be some of her ex-boyfriend 's clothes . As the song comes to and end , Rihanna walks out of the room whilst he tries to put out the fire . Erika Brooks Adickman of Idolator commented that Rihanna had once again changed her hair style and was wearing a red jacket which looked similar to the one Michael Jacksons video `` Beat It '' . Adickman continued to compare the content of the video to Beyoncé 's `` Irreplaceable '' , writing that it was her first video to contain a plot , but , in actuality , the videos of `` Unfaithful '' ( 2006 ) and `` Hate That I Love You '' ( 2007 ) both contain a plot . Live performances . To promote Rihanna 's fourth studio album , `` Rated R '' ( 2009 ) in the United Kingdom , Rihanna performed `` Take a Bow '' at the launch of the Nokia X6 smartphone at Brixton Academy in London . Other songs on the set list were `` Russian Roulette '' and `` Wait Your Turn '' from `` Rated R '' , and `` Do n't Stop the Music '' , `` Disturbia '' , and with Jay-Z , `` Umbrella '' from `` Good Girl Gone Bad '' . During the promotion of `` Rated R '' , Rihanna also recorded video performances of her songs for `` AOL Music Sessions '' ; these videos were made available to watch on AOL 's website on February 23 , 2010 . The set included `` Take A Bow '' , as well as `` Russian Roulette , `` Hard '' , `` Rude Boy '' and a stripped down version of `` Disturbia '' . `` Take a Bow '' has been included on four of Rihanna 's arena tours : the Good Girl Gone Bad Tour , Last Girl on Earth , Loud Tour and Diamonds World Tour . The song was featured in the encore section of the Good Girl Gone Bad Tour , along with `` Umbrella '' . For the Last Girl on Earth and Loud Tours , the song was featured as the last to be performed before the encore section . A minimal version of the song was also included on her Diamonds World Tour during the fourth act . Formats and track listings . `` Take a Bow '' was released on CD and 12 '' vinyl commercially and as `` Take a Bow : Remixes '' promotionally and digitally . Credits and personnel . Credits adapted from the liner notes of `` Good Girl Gone Bad : Reloaded '' .
Wilhelm Albermann . Wilhelm Albermann ( 28 May 1835 , Essen-Werden — 9 August 1913 , Cologne ) was a German sculptor .
Tondu railway station . Tondu railway station is a railway station serving the village of Tondu , Bridgend county borough , South Wales . It located on the Maesteg Line from Cardiff via Bridgend . Passenger services are operated by Transport for Wales Rail as part of the Valley Lines network for local services . History . The station was opened by the Llynvi Valley Railway on 25 February 1864 . It hence had an extensive set of railway workshops , and was also the junction access point for the Tondu Ironworks . Enough traffic flowed through the junction to warrant a size-able locomotive shed . The original Ogmore Valley Railway shed was demolished in 1889 to make way for a roundhouse shed , which later became home to various Great Western Railway allocated tank engines . The ironworks shut from 1895 onwards , but the previous developments meant that it remained an important junction with the installation of a wagon works for the collieries in the area . After British Railways closed most of the branch lines to passengers in the 1950s and early 1960s and the demise of the Blaengarw and International collieries in the late 1980s , the station and lines were greatly rationalised . The locomotive shed closed in the late-sixties . Tondu station was closed on 22 June 1970 ( with the end of passenger trains over the old L & O route to Cymmer Afan ) and was reopened on 28 September 1992 . British Rail and Mid Glamorgan County Council reopened the line . The current passing loop is still controlled by the former Tondu junction signal box , which manually controls the line using semaphore signals . As well as the former Maesteg Line , the former Port Talbot Railway and Docks Company line exists as a freight-only by-pass line to Margam . Passenger trains would sometimes be diverted through this branch-line whenever the main-line between Bridgend and Port Talbot was closed for engineering work . Trains were diverted to travel via and reverse at Tondu . Nowadays , when the main-line is closed , bus services will replace train services as the old branch has speed restrictions of 5-15 mph in force . Services . A basic hourly service is in operation , northbound to Maesteg and southbound to and . Most southbound trains continue onwards from Cardiff to , and . There is no Sunday service .
Leave It to Me ! `` Leave It to Me ! '' is a 1938 musical with music and lyrics by Cole Porter . The book was a collaborative effort by Samuel and Bella Spewack , who also directed the Broadway production . The musical was based on the play `` Clear All Wires '' by the Spewacks , which was performed on Broadway for 93 performances in 1932 , and which was filmed in 1933 , starring Lee Tracy , Benita Hume , Una Merkel and James Gleason . Set in Stalinist Russia in the 1930s , with Stalin himself appearing at the end , in the Cold War era after World War II its comic treatment of Soviets and Nazis seemed misplaced , and the show was not revived until the late 1980s . Mary Martin made her Broadway debut in this musical , which introduced the songs `` Get Out of Town '' and `` My Heart Belongs to Daddy . '' Productions . The musical had pre-Broadway tryouts at the Shubert Theatre , New Haven , starting on October 13 , 1938 and then at the Shubert Theatre , Boston , starting on October 17 , 1938 . It opened on Broadway at the Imperial Theatre on November 9 , 1938 and closed on July 15 , 1939 after 291 performances . It reopened on September 4 , 1939 and closed September 16 , 1939 for another 16 performances . The choreography was by Robert Alton , costumes by Raoul Pene du Bois and the set was by Albert Johnson . The cast featured William Gaxton , Victor Moore , Sophie Tucker , Mary Martin , Tamara Drasin , and Alexander Asro . In his first Broadway show , Gene Kelly had a role as a dancer and Secretary to Mr. Goodhue . The original production ended with the appearance of Joseph Stalin , who led a final dance to the Soviet anthem The Internationale . After the signing of the Nazi-Soviet pact , Stalin was dropped from the show . The Equity Library Theater in New York City presented a revival of the show – the first time it was revived in the United States – in March 1988 . The `` Musicals Tonight ! '' series , New York City , held a staged concert in March 2001 . 42nd Street Moon Theatre Company , San Francisco , presented the musical in November–December 2001 . Plot . In the late 1930s , aging businessman Alonzo `` Stinky '' Goodhue has become the American ambassador to the Soviet Union . The job was secured for him by his social-climbing wife , Leora , who helped to fund Franklin Roosevelt 's re-election campaign . However , `` Stinky '' has no desire to live in Stalinist Russia . He is longing for the pleasures of his home in Topeka , Kansas , especially banana splits . He hopes his tenure as ambassador will be a short one . Meanwhile , an ambitious newspaper reporter , Buckley J . `` Buck '' Thomas , is employed to discredit Goodhue by his publisher who wants to be the ambassador himself . When Thomas and Goodhue realise they both have the same aims , they work together . Goodhue plans to make major diplomatic gaffes , which will be publicised by Thomas . He delivers an inflammatory speech , but is hailed for his courage . He kicks the Ambassador of Nazi Germany , to the delight of the Soviets . He then attempts to shoot a Soviet official , but hits a counter-revolutionary aristocrat instead . Each time he ends up being hailed as a hero ( in a parody of diplomatic speak , the British ambassador says `` Britain views your deed [ kicking the Nazi ] with pride and alarm , congratulates and condemns you , and will now perform its breathtaking triple loop , suspended by a single wire , sitting in a tub of water. '' ) . His recall seems further away than ever . In a subplot , Buck Thomas is involved with his boss 's `` protégée '' , the free-spirited Dolly Winslow . He falls in love with Colette , one of Goodhue 's daughters . He has to extract himself from Dolly to win Colette . Dolly eventually finds herself stranded at a railroad station in Siberia . She slowly takes off her furs to admirers as she sings of her flirtations , but insists `` My Heart Belongs to Daddy '' , referring to her `` sweet millionaire '' sugar-daddy . The ambassador finally resolves to give up his tricks and tries to promote good relations between the United States and the Soviet Union ; however his sincere attempts to improve matters now go disastrously wrong . He finally gets his wish to be recalled back to Topeka . Critical response . Music scholar David Ewen wrote that Mary Martin `` stole the limelight ... in her Broadway debut . '' Appearing in a scene at a railway station , she did `` a mock strip tease while removing her ermine wraps , and all the while chanting in a baby voice , 'My Heart Belongs to Daddy . ' The house went into an uproar , thereby proclaiming a new queen of musical comedy . ''
Montreal Mirror . `` Montreal Mirror '' was a free English language alternative newsweekly based in Montreal , Quebec , Canada which was distributed every Thursday . It had a circulation of 70,000 , and reached a quarter of a million readers per week . First published on June 20 , 1985 , the publication became a weekly in September 1989 . It was bought by media giant Quebecor in 1997 . It was published by `` Communications Gratte-Ciel Ltée '' . On June 22 , 2012 , Sun Media ( the division of Quebecor that the Mirror belonged to ) announced that the paper would be ceasing publication effective immediately , favouring its francophone weekly `` Voir '' .
Geneva , New York . Geneva is a city in Ontario and Seneca counties in the U.S. state of New York . It is at the northern end of Seneca Lake ; all land portions of the city are within Ontario County ; the water portions are in Seneca County . The population was 13,261 at the 2010 census . The city is supposedly named after the city and canton of Geneva in Switzerland . The main settlement of the Seneca was spelled Zoneshio by early white settlers , and was described as being 2 miles north of Seneca Lake . The city borders and was once ( the portion in Ontario County ) part of the Town of Geneva . The city identifies as the `` Lake Trout Capital of the World . '' History . The area was long occupied by the Seneca tribe , which had established a major village of `` Kanadaseaga '' here by 1687 . The British helped fortify the village against the French of Canada during the Seven Years ' War ( locally known as the French and Indian War ) ; later they added defensive fortifications against the Americans during the Revolutionary War . During the latter warfare , the punitive Sullivan Expedition of 1779 mounted by rebel forces destroyed many of the dwellings , as well as the winter stores of the people , and they abandoned the ruins . Following the war and the forced removal of the Seneca from their native land , European-Americans settled here about 1793 . They developed a town encouraged by the Pulteney Association , which owned the land and was selling plots . At the end of the Revolutionary War , Lt. Col. Seth Reed ( né Read ) , who had fought at Bunker Hill , was one of many pioneers who moved from Massachusetts into Ontario County . By trade with the Seneca , he bought a tract of land eighteen miles in extent . ( This was illegal , as only the US government was authorized to make land deals with the Native Americans . ) This occurred in 1787 , while his wife Hannah stayed in Uxbridge , Massachusetts with their family . `` Seth Read moved , his wife Hannah and their family to Geneva , Ontario County , New York in the winter of 1790 '' . The settlement at Geneva was not yet permanent ; the European Americans continued to harass the Seneca on the frontier . In 1795 Read and his family removed to Erie , Pennsylvania , where they became the earliest European-American settlers . The `` Village of Geneva '' was incorporated in 1806 , 1812 , and 1871 , formally separating it from the surrounding area of Geneva Town . Later the village became a city . Geneva , Nebraska , founded in 1871 , is considered to have been named after the one in New York , rather than directly for the Swiss city . Geography . The town is at the two-mile wide northern outlet of Seneca Lake , a lake that spans 34 miles south to Watkins Glen . Geneva is in the Finger Lakes region , the largest wine-producing area in New York State . The Cayuga-Seneca Canal is part of the watershed of Keuka Lake . It flows north through Geneva , connecting to the Erie Canal , which was completed in 1825 , giving access for the region to the Great Lakes and midwestern markets for their produce , as well as to buy natural resource commodities . According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 5.8 square miles ( 15.2 km² ) . 4.3 square miles ( 11.0 km² ) of it is land and 1.6 square miles ( 4.1 km² ) of it ( 27.18 % ) is water . Geneva is connected via the east-west US 20 , concurrent with NY 5 . NY 14 is a north-south highway through the city . It is fairly equidistant from Rochester and Syracuse , each being about 45 miles away . Government . Geneva uses a mayor-council form of government . The mayor is elected at large . The council consists of eight members . Six are elected from one of six wards . The other two are elected at large . Ronald L. Alcock is the current Mayor of the City of Geneva , winning the seat after having served as councilor-at-large for a 4-year term immediately preceding the November 2011 citywide election . Education . The Geneva City School District operates the local public primary and secondary schools . The district has two elementary schools , North Street School ( 3rd-5th ) and West Street School ( K-2 ) . The district 's secondary schools are Geneva Middle School and Geneva High School . Demographics . As of the census of 2000 , there were 13,617 people , 5,014 households , and 2,933 families residing in the city . The population density was 3,199.5 inhabitants per square mile ( 1,234.2/km² ) . There were 5,564 housing units at an average density of 1,307.4 per square mile ( 504.3/km² ) . The racial makeup of the city was 81.52 % White , 10.22 % African American , 0.25 % Native American , 1.23 % Asian , 0.05 % Pacific Islander , 3.39 % from other races , and 3.34 % from two or more races . Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.50 % of the population . There were 5,014 households out of which 29.5 % had children under the age of 18 living with them , 38.6 % were married couples living together , 15.9 % had a female householder with no husband present , and 41.5 % were non-families . 34.1 % of all households were made up of individuals and 14.8 % had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older . The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 3.03 . In the city , the population was spread out with 23.2 % under the age of 18 , 18.9 % from 18 to 24 , 24.3 % from 25 to 44 , 18.1 % from 45 to 64 , and 15.5 % who were 65 years of age or older . The median age was 32 years . For every 100 females , there were 87.4 males . For every 100 females age 18 and over , there were 84.5 males . The median income for a household in the city was $ 31,600 , and the median income for a family was $ 41,224 . Males had a median income of $ 31,315 versus $ 23,054 for females . The per capita income for the city was $ 15,609 . About 13.7 % of families and 17.5 % of the population were below the poverty line , including 27.2 % of those under age 18 and 7.8 % of those age 65 or over . Tourism . One of the major industries in and around Geneva is winemaking . The area is becoming increasingly popular for agritourism : there are over 100 wineries in the Finger Lakes Region , and the Seneca Lake wine trail provides easy access to many of these from Geneva . As Geneva grows as a tourist destination so do the number of rooms available . Along with this growth , FLX Table opened in 2016 under the vision of a master sommelier , soon after winning the `` USA Today '' recognition of best new restaurant in the country . In 2015 , the National Civic League chose Geneva as one of ten cities from across the country to receive its annual All-America City Award . In June 2017 , it was announced Geneva would receive $ 10 million from New York ( state ) as part of a downtown revitalization initiative as well as an additional $ 5 million for a welcome center .
Shobata Station . is a train station on the Meitetsu Tsushima Line located in Aisai , Aichi Prefecture , Japan . It is located 9.0 kilometers from the terminus of the Tsushima Line at . History . Shobata Station was opened on January 23 , 1914 . Layout . Shobata Station has two opposed side platforms , connected by an overpass . The platforms are not even : the platform for trains in the direction of Nagoya is longer , and can accommodate trains of eight carriages in length , whereas the opposing platform is shorter , and can accommodate trains of only up to six carriages .
The Romanovs ( band ) . The Romanovs are a band from Los Angeles . The band consists of Morgan Kibby ( lead vocalist and writer ) , Ana Lenchantin ( cello ) , Dan Rosa ( piano ) , Wesley Precourt ( violin ) and Randy Cooke ( percussion ) . The Romanovs are best known for their high-energy and lustrous live stage performances . The band is often doused in old Victorian spirit and are usually dressed in a classical manner while gracing the stages throughout Los Angeles . History . In 2003 Morgan released an EP entitled Beggar ’ s Alchemy . She had worked on this album mainly as a solo artist providing the vocals , cello and piano on her own . Soon after the release Morgan started performing with a range of musicians which eventually formed the initial line-up of the band . Dan Rosa and Paul Wiancko performed with Morgan on a majority of their live shows including the release party for Beggar ’ s Alchemy . In 2005 the band released the LP …and the moon was hungry… . Featured on their first LP were 7 previous songs from Beggar ’ s Alchemy with the addition of two new studio recordings ( ‘ Kiss is in the Chemicals ’ and ‘ China Shop ’ ) and two live recordings ( ‘ I Shot the Monster ’ and ‘ Sonnet ’ ) . Paul provided the cello for the new studio tracks and Wesley Precourt and Elizabeth Hooper provided the violin . Dan and Randy Cooke played drums and piano for the two live tracks . For a short time the group were just known as ‘ Morgan ’ and soon after evolved into ‘ Morgan and the Hidden Hands ’ . After the release of their LP many live performances started to commence . The band was seen at venues such as the Lava Lounge , The Dragonfly , The Troubador , The Empire Ballroom , The Key Club and The Mint with the addition of Wes on violin and Randy on the drums . During this time , some members of the band were performing with other artists or working on other projects . Morgan recorded a personalised version of Simon and Garfunkel 's ‘ Scarborough Fair ’ which was placed on a cover CD . She laid down vocals on movie trailers such as ‘ Lady in the Water ’ , ‘ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire ’ and ‘ Pride and Prejudice ’ . She also sang on a new track for American Idol contestant Clay Aiken . Wes played with Justin Timberlake at the Grammy ’ s and was soloing with national orchestras . In late 2006 Paul provided the cello for three new Veruca Salt tracks ( ‘ Wake Up Dead ’ , ‘ The Sun ’ and ‘ Salt Flat Epic ’ on their new album titled ‘ IV ’ . In 2007 the band started to re-mix and re-master their former LP …and the moon was hungry… . New percussion , cello , violin , piano and vocals were added to former tracks as well as two new studio recordings titled “ Fever Pitch ” and “ Mr . Okada ” . This was the first release with the band operating under their new decided name : The Romanovs . Shortly before the new release of …and the moon was hungry… Paul Wiancko was no longer the cellist for the band and Ana Lenchantin became their new cello player . Morgan has recently worked on and completed the score for Daniel Stamm ’ s documentary “ A Necessary Death ” . Due to recent success with touring and collaborating with electronic group M83 , The Romanovs are on an extended hiatus until further notice . Awards . The Romanovs won a Toronto Independent Music award for Best USA Band on the 4th of October 2007 .
This Ole House ( album ) . `` This Ole House '' is a 1980 album by Welsh rock and roll singer Shakin ' Stevens . The album was originally released under the name `` Marie , Marie '' but failed to chart . When `` This Ole House '' reached No.1 in the UK Singles Chart the album was re-issued in March 1981 with the new title and song added , peaking at No.2 in the UK Albums Chart . Background . The album was originally released in October 1980 on the back of his first top 20 hit `` Marie , Marie '' . However , a later single `` This Ole House '' became a much bigger hit , peaking at No.1 for three weeks in March 1981 . The album was quickly re-issued with the same cover but now under the title `` This Ole House '' . It peaked at No.2 , giving Stevens ' his first top ten album . It spent 28 weeks on the UK Charts and was certified Gold by the BPI . The album also contains earlier singles `` Hey Mae '' and `` Shooting Gallery '' . `` Marie , Marie '' is a song by Dave Alvin and his band The Blasters , released on their album `` American Music '' . `` This Ole House '' replaced the song `` Two Hearts '' ( later titled `` Two Hearts Two Kisses '' ) from the original album . The album retained most of the same musicians from the `` Take One ! '' album , with the addition of Welsh guitarist ( and ex-member of Stevens ' previous backing group the Sunsets ) Mickey Gee . The album was re-issued on CD for the first time in 2009 as part of `` The Epic Masters '' boxset .
Book . A book is both a usually portable physical object and the body of immaterial representations or intellectual object whose material signs—written or drawn lines or other two-dimensional media—the physical object contains or houses . As a physical object , a book is a stack of usually rectangular pages ( made of papyrus , parchment , vellum , or paper ) oriented with one longer side ( either left or right , depending on the direction in which one reads a script ) tied , sewn , or otherwise fixed together and then bound to the flexible spine of a protective cover of heavier , relatively inflexible material so that , when the opened front cover has received a massy enough stack of sheets , the book can lie flat . The technical term for this physical arrangement is `` codex '' ( in the plural , `` codices '' ) . In the history of hand-held physical supports for extended written compositions or records , the codex replaces its immediate predecessor , the scroll . As an intellectual object , a book is prototypically a composition of such great length that it takes a considerable investment of time to compose and a still considerable , though not so extensive , investment of time to read . This sense of book has a restricted and an unrestricted sense . In the restricted sense , a book is a self-sufficient section or part of a longer composition , a usage that reflects the fact that , in antiquity , long works had to be written on several scrolls , and each scroll had to be identified by the book it contained . So , for instance , each part of Aristotle 's `` Physics '' is called a book , as of course the Bible encompasses many different books . In the unrestricted sense , a book is the compositional whole of which such sections , whether called books or chapters or parts , are parts . But the intellectual content in a physical book need not be a composition , or can be called a book . Books can consist only of drawings , engravings , or photographs , or such things as crossword puzzles or cut-out dolls . In a physical book the pages can be left blank or can feature an abstract set of lines as support for on-going entries , i.e. , an account book , an appointment book , a log book , an autograph book , a notebook , a diary or day book , or a sketch book . Some physical books are made with pages thick and sturdy enough to support other physical objects , like a scrapbook or photograph album . Books may be distributed in electronic form as e-books and other formats . In its `` Revised Recommendation concerning the International Standardization of Statistics on the Production and Distribution of Books , Newspapers and Periodicals '' of 1 November 1985 , the United Nations Educational , Scientific and Cultural Organization ( UNESCO ) stated that it was `` convinced that it is desirable that the national authorities responsible for collecting and reporting statistics relating to the production and distribution of printed publications should be guided by certain standards in the matter of definitions , classification and presentation , '' and so `` in order to improve the international comparability of statistics , '' it defined a book as `` a non-periodic publication of at least 49 pages exclusive of the cover pages , published in the country and made available to the public '' ( 11 ( a ) ) , so that books statistics could be collected on `` ( a ) Government publications , i.e. , publications issued by public administrations or their subsidiary bodies , except for those which are confidential or designed for internal distribution only ; ( b ) School textbooks , books prescribed for pupils receiving education at the first and second level as defined in the revised Recommendation concerning the International Standardization of Educational Statistics adopted by the General Conference ; ( c ) University theses ; ( d ) Offprints , i.e. , reprints of a part of a book or a periodical already published , provided that they have a title and a separate pagination and that they constitute a distinct work ; ( e ) Publications which form part of a series , but which constitute separate bibliographical units ; ( f ) Illustrated works : ( i ) Collections of prints , reproductions of works of art , drawings , etc. , when such collections form complete , paginated volumes and when the illustrations are accompanied by an explanatory text , however short , referring to these works or to the artists themselves ; ( ii ) Albums , illustrated books and pamphlets written in the form of continuous narratives , with pictures illustrating certain episodes ; ( iii ) Albums and picture-books for children ; ( iv ) Comic books '' ( 9-10 ) . A single sheet in a codex is a leaf , and each side of a leaf is a page . Although in ordinary academic parlance a monograph is understood to be a specialist academic work , rather than a reference work on a single scholarly subject , in library and information science `` monograph '' denotes more broadly any non-serial publication complete in one volume ( book ) or a finite number of volumes ( even a novel like Proust 's seven-volume `` In Search of Lost Time '' ) , in contrast to serial publications like a magazine , journal , or newspaper . An avid reader or collector of books or a book lover is a bibliophile or colloquially , `` bookworm '' . A shop where books are bought and sold is a bookshop or bookstore . Books are also sold elsewhere . Books can also be borrowed from libraries . Google has estimated that as of 2010 , approximately 130,000,000 distinct titles had been published . In some wealthier nations , the sale of printed books has decreased because of the use of e-books , though sales of e-books declined in the first half of 2015 . Etymology . The word book comes from Old English `` bōc '' , which in turn comes from the Germanic root `` *bōk- '' , cognate to `` beech '' . Similarly , in Slavic languages ( for example , Russian , Bulgarian , Macedonian ) `` буква '' ( bukva— '' letter '' ) is cognate with `` beech '' . In Russian and in Serbian and Macedonian , the word `` букварь '' ( bukvar ' ) or `` буквар '' ( bukvar ) refers specifically to a primary school textbook that helps young children master the techniques of reading and writing . It is thus conjectured that the earliest Indo-European writings may have been carved on beech wood . Similarly , the Latin word `` codex '' , meaning a book in the modern sense ( bound and with separate leaves ) , originally meant `` block of wood '' . Antiquity . When writing systems were created in ancient civilizations , a variety of objects , such as stone , clay , tree bark , metal sheets , and bones , were used for writing ; these are studied in epigraphy . Tablet . A tablet is a physically robust writing medium , suitable for casual transport and writing . Clay tablets were flattened and mostly dry pieces of clay that could be easily carried , and impressed with a stylus . They were used as a writing medium , especially for writing in cuneiform , throughout the Bronze Age and well into the Iron Age . Wax tablets were pieces of wood covered in a thick enough coating of wax to record the impressions of a stylus . They were the normal writing material in schools , in accounting , and for taking notes . They had the advantage of being reusable : the wax could be melted , and reformed into a blank . The custom of binding several wax tablets together ( Roman `` pugillares '' ) is a possible precursor of modern bound ( codex ) books . The etymology of the word `` codex '' ( block of wood ) also suggests that it may have developed from wooden wax tablets . Scroll . Scrolls can be made from papyrus , a thick paper-like material made by weaving the stems of the papyrus plant , then pounding the woven sheet with a hammer-like tool until it is flattened . Papyrus was used for writing in Ancient Egypt , perhaps as early as the First Dynasty , although the first evidence is from the account books of King Nefertiti Kakai of the Fifth Dynasty ( about 2400 BC ) . Papyrus sheets were glued together to form a scroll . Tree bark such as lime and other materials were also used . According to Herodotus ( History 5:58 ) , the Phoenicians brought writing and papyrus to Greece around the 10th or 9th century BC . The Greek word for papyrus as writing material ( `` biblion '' ) and book ( `` biblos '' ) come from the Phoenician port town Byblos , through which papyrus was exported to Greece . From Greek we also derive the word tome ( ) , which originally meant a slice or piece and from there began to denote `` a roll of papyrus '' . `` Tomus '' was used by the Latins with exactly the same meaning as `` volumen '' ( see also below the explanation by Isidore of Seville ) . Whether made from papyrus , parchment , or paper , scrolls were the dominant form of book in the Hellenistic , Roman , Chinese , Hebrew , and Macedonian cultures . The more modern codex book format form took over the Roman world by late antiquity , but the scroll format persisted much longer in Asia . Codex . Isidore of Seville ( died 636 ) explained the then-current relation between codex , book and scroll in his Etymologiae ( VI.13 ) : `` A codex is composed of many books ; a book is of one scroll . It is called codex by way of metaphor from the trunks ( `` codex '' ) of trees or vines , as if it were a wooden stock , because it contains in itself a multitude of books , as it were of branches . '' Modern usage differs . A codex ( in modern usage ) is the first information repository that modern people would recognize as a `` book '' : leaves of uniform size bound in some manner along one edge , and typically held between two covers made of some more robust material . The first written mention of the codex as a form of book is from Martial , in his Apophoreta CLXXXIV at the end of the first century , where he praises its compactness . However , the codex never gained much popularity in the pagan Hellenistic world , and only within the Christian community did it gain widespread use . This change happened gradually during the 3rd and 4th centuries , and the reasons for adopting the codex form of the book are several : the format is more economical , as both sides of the writing material can be used ; and it is portable , searchable , and easy to conceal . A book is much easier to read , to find a page that you want , and to flip through . A scroll is more awkward to use . The Christian authors may also have wanted to distinguish their writings from the pagan and Judaic texts written on scrolls . In addition , some metal books were made , that required smaller pages of metal , instead of an impossibly long , unbending scroll of metal . A book can also be easily stored in more compact places , or side by side in a tight library or shelf space . Manuscripts . The fall of the Roman Empire in the 5th century A.D. saw the decline of the culture of ancient Rome . Papyrus became difficult to obtain due to lack of contact with Egypt , and parchment , which had been used for centuries , became the main writing material . Parchment is a material made from processed animal skin and used—mainly in the past—for writing on . Parchment is most commonly made of calfskin , sheepskin , or goatskin . It was historically used for writing documents , notes , or the pages of a book . Parchment is limed , scraped and dried under tension . It is not tanned , and is thus different from leather . This makes it more suitable for writing on , but leaves it very reactive to changes in relative humidity and makes it revert to rawhide if overly wet . Monasteries carried on the Latin writing tradition in the Western Roman Empire . Cassiodorus , in the monastery of Vivarium ( established around 540 ) , stressed the importance of copying texts . St. Benedict of Nursia , in his `` Rule of Saint Benedict '' ( completed around the middle of the 6th century ) later also promoted reading . The `` Rule of Saint Benedict '' ( Ch . XLVIII ) , which set aside certain times for reading , greatly influenced the monastic culture of the Middle Ages and is one of the reasons why the clergy were the predominant readers of books . The tradition and style of the Roman Empire still dominated , but slowly the peculiar medieval book culture emerged . Before the invention and adoption of the printing press , almost all books were copied by hand , which made books expensive and comparatively rare . Smaller monasteries usually had only a few dozen books , medium-sized perhaps a few hundred . By the 9th century , larger collections held around 500 volumes and even at the end of the Middle Ages , the papal library in Avignon and Paris library of the Sorbonne held only around 2,000 volumes . The bookmaking process was long and laborious . The parchment had to be prepared , then the unbound pages were planned and ruled with a blunt tool or lead , after which the text was written by the scribe , who usually left blank areas for illustration and rubrication . Finally , the book was bound by the bookbinder . Different types of ink were known in antiquity , usually prepared from soot and gum , and later also from gall nuts and iron vitriol . This gave writing a brownish black color , but black or brown were not the only colors used . There are texts written in red or even gold , and different colors were used for illumination . For very luxurious manuscripts the whole parchment was colored purple , and the text was written on it with gold or silver ( for example , Codex Argenteus ) . Irish monks introduced spacing between words in the 7th century . This facilitated reading , as these monks tended to be less familiar with Latin . However , the use of spaces between words did not become commonplace before the 12th century . It has been argued that the use of spacing between words shows the transition from semi-vocalized reading into silent reading . The first books used parchment or vellum ( calfskin ) for the pages . The book covers were made of wood and covered with leather . Because dried parchment tends to assume the form it had before processing , the books were fitted with clasps or straps . During the later Middle Ages , when public libraries appeared , up to the 18th century , books were often chained to a bookshelf or a desk to prevent theft . These chained books are called `` libri catenati '' . At first , books were copied mostly in monasteries , one at a time . With the rise of universities in the 13th century , the Manuscript culture of the time led to an increase in the demand for books , and a new system for copying books appeared . The books were divided into unbound leaves ( `` pecia '' ) , which were lent out to different copyists , so the speed of book production was considerably increased . The system was maintained by secular stationers guilds , which produced both religious and non-religious material . Judaism has kept the art of the scribe alive up to the present . According to Jewish tradition , the Torah scroll placed in a synagogue must be written by hand on parchment and a printed book would not do , though the congregation may use printed prayer books and printed copies of the Scriptures are used for study outside the synagogue . A sofer `` scribe '' is a highly respected member of any observant Jewish community . Middle East . People of various religious ( Jews , Christians , Zoroastrians , Muslims ) and ethnic backgrounds ( Syriac , Coptic , Persian , Arab etc . ) in the Middle East also produced and bound books in the Islamic Golden Age ( mid 8th century to 1258 ) , developing advanced techniques in Islamic calligraphy , miniatures and bookbinding . A number of cities in the medieval Islamic world had book production centers and book markets . Yaqubi ( d. 897 ) says that in his time Baghdad had over a hundred booksellers . Book shops were often situated around the town 's principal mosque as in Marrakesh , Morocco , that has a street named `` Kutubiyyin '' or book sellers in English and the famous Koutoubia Mosque is named so because of its location in this street . The medieval Muslim world also used a method of reproducing reliable copies of a book in large quantities known as check reading , in contrast to the traditional method of a single scribe producing only a single copy of a single manuscript . In the check reading method , only `` authors could authorize copies , and this was done in public sessions in which the copyist read the copy aloud in the presence of the author , who then certified it as accurate . '' With this check-reading system , `` an author might produce a dozen or more copies from a single reading , '' and with two or more readings , `` more than one hundred copies of a single book could easily be produced . '' By using as writing material the relatively cheap paper instead of parchment or papyrus the Muslims , in the words of Pedersen `` accomplished a feat of crucial significance not only to the history of the Islamic book , but also to the whole world of books '' . Wood block printing . In woodblock printing , a relief image of an entire page was carved into blocks of wood , inked , and used to print copies of that page . This method originated in China , in the Han dynasty ( before 220 AD ) , as a method of printing on textiles and later paper , and was widely used throughout East Asia . The oldest dated book printed by this method is `` The Diamond Sutra '' ( 868 AD ) .The method ( called `` Woodcut '' when used in art ) arrived in Europe in the early 14th century . Books ( known as block-books ) , as well as playing-cards and religious pictures , began to be produced by this method . Creating an entire book was a painstaking process , requiring a hand-carved block for each page ; and the wood blocks tended to crack , if stored for long . The monks or people who wrote them were paid highly . Movable type and incunabula . The Chinese inventor Bi Sheng made movable type of earthenware circa 1045 , but there are no known surviving examples of his printing . Around 1450 , in what is commonly regarded as an independent invention , Johannes Gutenberg invented movable type in Europe , along with innovations in casting the type based on a matrix and hand mould . This invention gradually made books less expensive to produce , and more widely available . Early printed books , single sheets and images which were created before 1501 in Europe are known as incunables or `` incunabula '' . `` A man born in 1453 , the year of the fall of Constantinople , could look back from his fiftieth year on a lifetime in which about eight million books had been printed , more perhaps than all the scribes of Europe had produced since Constantine founded his city in A.D . 330 . '' 19th century to 21st centuries . Steam-powered printing presses became popular in the early 19th century . These machines could print 1,100 sheets per hour , but workers could only set 2,000 letters per hour . Monotype and linotype typesetting machines were introduced in the late 19th century . They could set more than 6,000 letters per hour and an entire line of type at once . There have been numerous improvements in the printing press . As well , the conditions for freedom of the press have been improved through the gradual relaxation of restrictive censorship laws . See also intellectual property , public domain , copyright . In mid-20th century , European book production had risen to over 200,000 titles per year . Throughout the 20th century , libraries have faced an ever-increasing rate of publishing , sometimes called an information explosion . The advent of electronic publishing and the internet means that much new information is not printed in paper books , but is made available online through a digital library , on CD-ROM , in the form of e-books or other online media . An on-line book is an e-book that is available online through the internet . Though many books are produced digitally , most digital versions are not available to the public , and there is no decline in the rate of paper publishing . There is an effort , however , to convert books that are in the public domain into a digital medium for unlimited redistribution and infinite availability . This effort is spearheaded by Project Gutenberg combined with Distributed Proofreaders . There have also been new developments in the process of publishing books . Technologies such as POD or `` print on demand '' , which make it possible to print as few as one book at a time , have made self-publishing ( and vanity publishing ) much easier and more affordable . On-demand publishing has allowed publishers , by avoiding the high costs of warehousing , to keep low-selling books in print rather than declaring them out of print . Modern manufacturing . The methods used for the printing and binding of books continued fundamentally unchanged from the 15th century into the early 20th century . While there was more mechanization , a book printer in 1900 had much in common with Gutenberg . Gutenberg 's invention was the use of movable metal types , assembled into words , lines , and pages and then printed by letterpress to create multiple copies . Modern paper books are printed on papers designed specifically for printed books . Traditionally , book papers are off-white or low-white papers ( easier to read ) , are opaque to minimise the show-through of text from one side of the page to the other and are ( usually ) made to tighter caliper or thickness specifications , particularly for case-bound books . Different paper qualities are used depending on the type of book : Machine finished coated papers , woodfree uncoated papers , coated fine papers and special fine papers are common paper grades . Today , the majority of books are printed by offset lithography . When a book is printed , the pages are laid out on the plate so that after the printed sheet is folded the pages will be in the correct sequence . Books tend to be manufactured nowadays in a few standard sizes . The sizes of books are usually specified as `` trim size '' : the size of the page after the sheet has been folded and trimmed . The standard sizes result from sheet sizes ( therefore machine sizes ) which became popular 200 or 300 years ago , and have come to dominate the industry . British conventions in this regard prevail throughout the English-speaking world , except for the USA . The European book manufacturing industry works to a completely different set of standards . Layout . Modern bound books are organized according to a particular format called the book 's `` layout '' . Although there is great variation in layout , modern books tend to adhere to as set of rules with regard to what the parts of the layout are and what their content usually includes . A basic layout will include a `` front cover '' , a `` back cover '' , and the book 's content which is called its `` body copy '' or `` content pages '' . The front cover often bears the book 's title ( and subtitle , if any ) and the name of its author or editor ( s ) . The `` inside front cover '' page is usually left blank in both hardcover and paperback books . The next section , if present , is the book 's `` front matter '' , which includes all textual material after the front cover but not part of the book 's content— such things as a forward , a dedication , and a table of contents as well as publisher data such as the book 's edition or printing number and place of publication . Between the body copy and the back cover goes the `` end matter '' which would include any indices , sets of tables , or diagrams , glossaries , or lists of cited works ( though an edited book with multiple contributing authors usually places cited works at the end of each authored chapter ) . The `` inside back cover '' page , like that inside the front cover , is usually blank . The `` back cover '' itself is the usual place for the book 's ISBN , and maybe a photograph of the author ( s ) / editor ( s ) , perhaps with a short introduction to them . Also here often appear plot summaries , barcodes , and excerpted reviews of the book . Printing . Some books , particularly those with shorter runs ( i.e . fewer copies ) will be printed on sheet-fed offset presses , but most books are now printed on web presses , which are fed by a continuous roll of paper , and can consequently print more copies in a shorter time . As the production line circulates , a complete `` book '' is collected together in one stack , next to another , and another A web press carries out the folding itself , delivering bundles of `` signatures '' ( sections ) ready to go into the gathering line . Note that the pages of a book are printed two at a time , not as one complete book . Excess numbers are printed to make up for any spoilage due to make-readies or test pages to assure final print quality . A `` make-ready '' is the preparatory work carried out by the pressmen to get the printing press up to the required quality of impression . Included in make-ready is the time taken to mount the plate onto the machine , clean up any mess from the previous job , and get the press up to speed . As soon as the pressman decides that the printing is correct , all the make-ready sheets will be discarded , and the press will start making books . Similar make readies take place in the folding and binding areas , each involving spoilage of paper . Binding . After the signatures are folded and gathered , they move into the bindery . In the middle of last century there were still many trade binders – stand-alone binding companies which did no printing , specializing in binding alone . At that time , because of the dominance of letterpress printing , typesetting and printing took place in one location , and binding in a different factory . When type was all metal , a typical book 's worth of type would be bulky , fragile and heavy . The less it was moved in this condition the better : so printing would be carried out in the same location as the typesetting . Printed sheets on the other hand could easily be moved . Now , because of increasing computerization of preparing a book for the printer , the typesetting part of the job has flowed upstream , where it is done either by separately contracting companies working for the publisher , by the publishers themselves , or even by the authors . Mergers in the book manufacturing industry mean that it is now unusual to find a bindery which is not also involved in book printing ( and vice versa ) . If the book is a hardback its path through the bindery will involve more points of activity than if it is a paperback . Unsewn binding , is now increasingly common . The signatures of a book can also be held together by `` Smyth sewing '' using needles , `` McCain sewing '' , using drilled holes often used in schoolbook binding , or `` notch binding '' , where gashes about an inch long are made at intervals through the fold in the spine of each signature . The rest of the binding process is similar in all instances . Sewn and notch bound books can be bound as either hardbacks or paperbacks . Finishing . `` Making cases '' happens off-line and prior to the book 's arrival at the binding line . In the most basic case-making , two pieces of cardboard are placed onto a glued piece of cloth with a space between them into which is glued a thinner board cut to the width of the spine of the book . The overlapping edges of the cloth ( about 5/8 '' all round ) are folded over the boards , and pressed down to adhere . After case-making the stack of cases will go to the foil stamping area for adding decorations and type . Digital printing . Recent developments in book manufacturing include the development of digital printing . Book pages are printed , in much the same way as an office copier works , using toner rather than ink . Each book is printed in one pass , not as separate signatures . Digital printing has permitted the manufacture of much smaller quantities than offset , in part because of the absence of make readies and of spoilage . One might think of a web press as printing quantities over 2000 , quantities from 250 to 2000 being printed on sheet-fed presses , and digital presses doing quantities below 250 . These numbers are of course only approximate and will vary from supplier to supplier , and from book to book depending on its characteristics . Digital printing has opened up the possibility of print-on-demand , where no books are printed until after an order is received from a customer . E-book . In the 2000s , due to the rise in availability of affordable handheld computing devices , the opportunity to share texts through electronic means became an appealing option for media publishers . Thus , the `` e-book '' was made . The term e-book is a contraction of `` electronic book '' ; it refers to a book-length publication in digital form . An e-book is usually made available through the internet , but also on CD-ROM and other forms . E-Books may be read either via a computing device with an LED display such as a traditional computer , a smartphone or a tablet computer ; or by means of a portable e-ink display device known as an e-book reader , such as the Sony Reader , Barnes & Noble Nook , Kobo eReader , or the Amazon Kindle . E-book readers attempt to mimic the experience of reading a print book by using this technology , since the displays on e-book readers are much less reflective . Design . Book design is the art of incorporating the content , style , format , design , and sequence of the various components of a book into a coherent whole . In the words of Jan Tschichold , book design `` though largely forgotten today , methods and rules upon which it is impossible to improve have been developed over centuries . To produce perfect books these rules have to be brought back to life and applied . '' Richard Hendel describes book design as `` an arcane subject '' and refers to the need for a context to understand what that means . Many different creators can contribute to book design , including graphic designers , artists and editors . Sizes . The size of a modern book is based on the printing area of a common flatbed press . The pages of type were arranged and clamped in a frame , so that when printed on a sheet of paper the full size of the press , the pages would be right side up and in order when the sheet was folded , and the folded edges trimmed . Small books can be called `` booklets '' . The largest extant medieval manuscript in the world is Codex Gigas 92 × 50 × 22 cm . The world 's largest book is made of stone and is in Kuthodaw Pagoda ( Burma ) . By content . A common separation by content are fiction and non-fiction books . This simple separation can be found in most collections , libraries , and bookstores . Fiction . Many of the books published today are fiction , meaning that they are in-part or completely untrue . Historically , paper production was considered too expensive to be used for entertainment . An increase in global literacy and print technology led to the increased publication of books for the purpose of entertainment , and allegorical social commentary . Most fiction is additionally categorized by genre . The novel is the most common form of fiction book . Novels are stories that typically feature a plot , setting , themes and characters . Stories and narrative are not restricted to any topic ; a novel can be whimsical , serious or controversial . The novel has had a tremendous impact on entertainment and publishing markets . A novella is a term sometimes used for fiction prose typically between 17,500 and 40,000 words , and a novelette between 7,500 and 17,500 . A short story may be any length up to 10,000 words , but these word lengths vary . Comic books or graphic novels are books in which the story is illustrated . The characters and narrators use speech or thought bubbles to express verbal language . Non-fiction . In a library , a reference book is a general type of non-fiction book which provides information as opposed to telling a story , essay , commentary , or otherwise supporting a point of view . An almanac is a very general reference book , usually one-volume , with lists of data and information on many topics . An encyclopedia is a book or set of books designed to have more in-depth articles on many topics . A book listing words , their etymology , meanings , and other information is called a dictionary . A book which is a collection of maps is an atlas . A more specific reference book with tables or lists of data and information about a certain topic , often intended for professional use , is often called a handbook . Books which try to list references and abstracts in a certain broad area may be called an index , such as `` Engineering Index '' , or abstracts such as chemical abstracts and biological abstracts . Books with technical information on how to do something or how to use some equipment are called instruction manuals . Other popular how-to books include cookbooks and home improvement books . Students typically store and carry textbooks and schoolbooks for study purposes . Elementary school pupils often use workbooks , which are published with spaces or blanks to be filled by them for study or homework . In US higher education , it is common for a student to take an exam using a blue book . There is a large set of books that are made only to write private ideas , notes , and accounts . These books are rarely published and are typically destroyed or remain private . Notebooks are blank papers to be written in by the user . Students and writers commonly use them for taking notes . Scientists and other researchers use lab notebooks to record their notes . They often feature spiral coil bindings at the edge so that pages may easily be torn out . Address books , phone books , and appointment books are commonly used on a daily basis for recording appointments , meetings and personal contact information . Books for recording periodic entries by the user , such as daily information about a journey , are called logbooks or simply logs . A similar book for writing the owner 's daily private personal events , information , and ideas is called a diary or personal journal . Businesses use accounting books such as journals and ledgers to record financial data in a practice called bookkeeping . Other types . There are several other types of books which are not commonly found under this system . Albums are books for holding a group of items belonging to a particular theme , such as a set of photographs , card collections , and memorabilia . One common example is stamp albums , which are used by many hobbyists to protect and organize their collections of postage stamps . Such albums are often made using removable plastic pages held inside in a ringed binder or other similar holder . Picture books are books for children with pictures on every page and less text ( or even no text ) . Hymnals are books with collections of musical hymns that can typically be found in churches . Prayerbooks or missals are books that contain written prayers and are commonly carried by monks , nuns , and other devoted followers or clergy . Decodable readers and leveled books . A leveled book collection is a set of books organized in levels of difficulty from the easy books appropriate for an emergent reader to longer more complex books adequate for advanced readers . Decodable readers or books are a specialized type of leveled books that use decodable text only including controlled lists of words , sentences and stories consistent with the letters and phonics that have been taught to the emergent reader . New sounds and letters are added to higher level decodable books , as the level of instruction progresses , allowing for higher levels of accuracy , comprehension and fluency . By physical format . Hardcover books have a stiff binding . Paperback books have cheaper , flexible covers which tend to be less durable . An alternative to paperback is the glossy cover , otherwise known as a dust cover , found on magazines , and comic books . Spiral-bound books are bound by spirals made of metal or plastic . Examples of spiral-bound books include teachers ' manuals and puzzle books ( crosswords , sudoku ) . Publishing is a process for producing pre-printed books , magazines , and newspapers for the reader/user to buy . Publishers may produce low-cost , pre-publication copies known as galleys or 'bound proofs ' for promotional purposes , such as generating reviews in advance of publication . Galleys are usually made as cheaply as possible , since they are not intended for sale . Libraries . Private or personal libraries made up of non-fiction and fiction books , ( as opposed to the state or institutional records kept in archives ) first appeared in classical Greece . In the ancient world , the maintaining of a library was usually ( but not exclusively ) the privilege of a wealthy individual . These libraries could have been either private or public , i.e . for people who were interested in using them . The difference from a modern public library lies in the fact that they were usually not funded from public sources . It is estimated that in the city of Rome at the end of the 3rd century there were around 30 public libraries . Public libraries also existed in other cities of the ancient Mediterranean region ( for example , Library of Alexandria ) . Later , in the Middle Ages , monasteries and universities had also libraries that could be accessible to general public . Typically not the whole collection was available to public , the books could not be borrowed and often were chained to reading stands to prevent theft . The beginning of modern public library begins around 15th century when individuals started to donate books to towns . The growth of a public library system in the United States started in the late 19th century and was much helped by donations from Andrew Carnegie . This reflected classes in a society : The poor or the middle class had to access most books through a public library or by other means while the rich could afford to have a private library built in their homes . In the United States the Boston Public Library 1852 `` Report of the Trustees '' established the justification for the public library as a tax-supported institution intended to extend educational opportunity and provide for general culture . The advent of paperback books in the 20th century led to an explosion of popular publishing . Paperback books made owning books affordable for many people . Paperback books often included works from genres that had previously been published mostly in pulp magazines . As a result of the low cost of such books and the spread of bookstores filled with them ( in addition to the creation of a smaller market of extremely cheap used paperbacks ) owning a private library ceased to be a status symbol for the rich . In library and booksellers ' catalogues , it is common to include an abbreviation such as `` Crown 8vo '' to indicate the paper size from which the book is made . When rows of books are lined on a book holder , bookends are sometimes needed to keep them from slanting . Identification and classification . During the 20th century , librarians were concerned about keeping track of the many books being added yearly to the Gutenberg Galaxy . Through a global society called the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions ( IFLA ) , they devised a series of tools including the International Standard Bibliographic Description ( ISBD ) . Each book is specified by an International Standard Book Number , or ISBN , which is unique to every edition of every book produced by participating publishers , worldwide . It is managed by the ISBN Society . An ISBN has four parts : the first part is the country code , the second the publisher code , and the third the title code . The last part is a check digit , and can take values from 0–9 and X ( 10 ) . The EAN Barcodes numbers for books are derived from the ISBN by prefixing 978 , for Bookland , and calculating a new check digit . Commercial publishers in industrialized countries generally assign ISBNs to their books , so buyers may presume that the ISBN is part of a total international system , with no exceptions . However , many government publishers , in industrial as well as developing countries , do not participate fully in the ISBN system , and publish books which do not have ISBNs . A large or public collection requires a catalogue . Codes called `` call numbers '' relate the books to the catalogue , and determine their locations on the shelves . Call numbers are based on a Library classification system . The call number is placed on the spine of the book , normally a short distance before the bottom , and inside . Institutional or national standards , such as ANSI/NISO Z39.41 - 1997 , establish the correct way to place information ( such as the title , or the name of the author ) on book spines , and on `` shelvable '' book-like objects , such as containers for DVDs , video tapes and software . One of the earliest and most widely known systems of cataloguing books is the Dewey Decimal System . Another widely known system is the Library of Congress Classification system . Both systems are biased towards subjects which were well represented in US libraries when they were developed , and hence have problems handling new subjects , such as computing , or subjects relating to other cultures . Information about books and authors can be stored in databases like online general-interest book databases . Metadata , which means `` data about data '' is information about a book . Metadata about a book may include its title , ISBN or other classification number ( see above ) , the names of contributors ( author , editor , illustrator ) and publisher , its date and size , the language of the text , its subject matter , etc . Book marketing . Once the book is published , it is put on the market by the distributors and the bookstores . Meanwhile , his promotion comes from various media reports . Book marketing is governed by the law in many states . Other forms of secondary spread . In recent years , the book had a second life in the form of reading aloud . This is called public readings of published works , with the assistance of professional readers ( often known actors ) and in close collaboration with writers , publishers , booksellers , librarians , leaders of the literary world and artists . Evolution of the book industry . This form of the book chain has hardly changed since the eighteenth century , and has not always been this way . Thus , the author has asserted gradually with time , and the copyright dates only from the nineteenth century . For many centuries , especially before the invention of printing , each freely copied out books that passed through his hands , adding if necessary his own comments . Similarly , bookseller and publisher jobs have emerged with the invention of printing , which made the book an industrial product , requiring structures of production and marketing . The invention of the Internet , e-readers , tablets , and projects like Wikipedia and Gutenberg , are likely to strongly change the book industry in the years to come . Paper and conservation . Paper was first made in China as early as 200 BC , and reached Europe through Muslim territories . At first made of rags , the industrial revolution changed paper-making practices , allowing for paper to be made out of wood pulp . Papermaking in Europe began in the 11th century , although vellum was also common there as page material up until the beginning of the 16th century , vellum being the more expensive and durable option . Printers or publishers would often issue the same publication on both materials , to cater to more than one market . Paper made from wood pulp became popular in the early 20th century , because it was cheaper than linen or abaca cloth-based papers . Pulp-based paper made books less expensive to the general public . This paved the way for huge leaps in the rate of literacy in industrialised nations , and enabled the spread of information during the Second Industrial Revolution . Pulp paper , however , contains acid which eventually destroys the paper from within . Earlier techniques for making paper used limestone rollers , which neutralized the acid in the pulp . Books printed between 1850 and 1950 are primarily at risk ; more recent books are often printed on acid-free or alkaline paper . Libraries today have to consider mass deacidification of their older collections in order to prevent decay . Stability of the climate is critical to the long-term preservation of paper and book material . Good air circulation is important to keep fluctuation in climate stable . The HVAC system should be up to date and functioning efficiently . Light is detrimental to collections . Therefore , care should be given to the collections by implementing light control . General housekeeping issues can be addressed , including pest control . In addition to these helpful solutions , a library must also make an effort to be prepared if a disaster occurs , one that they can not control . Time and effort should be given to create a concise and effective disaster plan to counteract any damage incurred through `` acts of God '' therefore an emergency management plan should be in place .
Chiarjaque . Chiarjaque ( possibly from Aymara `` ch'iyara '' black , `` jaqhi '' precipice , cliff ) is a mountain in the Andes of southern Peru , about high . It is in the Tacna Region , Candarave Province , Candarave District . Chiarjaque is north of Yucamane volcano .
Scared Topless . `` Scared Topless '' is a 2015 American film from director Jim Wynorski and producer Dave Zani . The original title was `` The Naked Ghost '' . The film premiered on Showtime Networks on October 1 , 2015 . It was the first film produced by production company , Old Mill Entertainment .
Memambetsu Station . is a railway station on the Sekihoku Main Line in Ōzora , Hokkaido , Japan , operated by Hokkaido Railway Company ( JR Hokkaido ) . It is located at the southern end of Lake Abashiri . Lines . Memambetsu Station is served by the Sekihoku Main Line from to . The station is numbered A67 . Station layout . The station consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks . The station is unstaffed , but has toilet facilities . History . The station opened on October 5 , 1912 . A new station building was completed in 1990 . The station became unstaffed from June 1 , 1993 .
Amudha Oru Aacharyakuri . Amudha Oru Aacharyakuri ( ) is a 2012-2013 Tamil Family soap opera starring Renuka , Kavithalaya Krishnan , Kavya , Sonia and Afser . It broadcast on Kalaignar TV on Monday to Friday from 4 June 2012 to June 2014 at 19:00 ( IST ) for 266 Episodes . From 2014 to 20 July 2015 the show was re launched in Kalaignar TV at 12:30PM ( IST ) . The show is Kavithalayaa Productions has been directed by K. Balachander and Ashwin and produced by Pushpa Kandasamy . It is one of K. Balachander 's last projects before his death on 23 December 2014 . Casting . The series is a Family story . Actress Renuka makes a comeback after a long break , as Amudha . Kavithalaya Krishnan plays the role of her husband . The cast includes Sonia , Afsar , Shilpa , Vasanth , Venkat , Kanika , Vijay Krishnaraj , Sujatha , Sruti and Master Charan . Title song . It was written by lyricist Vaali , composed Kannan sung by Srimathumitha . International broadcast . The Series was released on 4 June 2012 on Kalaignar TV . The Show was also broadcast internationally on Channel 's international distribution . It aired in Sri Lanka , Singapore , Malaysia , South East Asia , Middle East , Oceania , South Africa and Sub Saharan Africa on Kalaignar TV and also aired in United States , Canada , Europe on Kalaignar Ayngaran TV . The drama is episodes on their Kalaignar TV Official YouTube Channel .
Battle of Isted . The Battle of Isted ( ; ) took place on 25 July 1850 near the village of Idstedt ( Danish : `` Isted '' ) , in what is today Schleswig-Holstein , Germany . The battle was part of the First Schleswig War . The battle began early in the morning at around 2:00 and lasted until 19:00 . The Danish took 1,072 unwounded and 411 wounded prisoners . The Danish victory failed to break the Schleswig-Holsteinian army and the war continued until 1851 . The Isted Lion commemorates the battle , which was at its time the largest in Scandinavian history . The battle 's anniversary , 25 July , is a military flag day in Denmark . N. F. S. Grundtvig 's song `` Det var en sommermorgen '' ( `` It was a summer morning '' ) touches on the battle of Isted . Background . As a result of pressure from the major European powers , Schleswig-Holstein stood alone in the summer of 1850 . The Danish High Command had no overall plan for the coming campaign in 1850 , but during July a number of reports were received that the Schleswig-Holstein army had taken up positions north of the town of Schleswig . The Danish High Command now saw a chance to defeat the rebels in a last , decisive battle . Just like the Danes , the Schleswig-Holstein High Command hoped to lure the Danish army into giving battle at Isted and being defeated . The two armies were in many respects equal . Though the Danish army was considerably larger , the Schleswig-Holstein army held a strong defensive position . Battle . The battle began early in the morning of 24 July , when the Danish vanguard clashed with the Schleswig-Holsteinian outposts and pickets . During the day , the Schleswig-Holsteinian troops were pushed back all along the line . The fighting of the day climaxed in a larger engagement at the Helligbæk ( a stream ) that involved substantial forces on both sides . The battle proper began on the night of 24 July when the Danish main force attacked . During the early morning hours of 25 July , fighting raged back and forth at several places , including by Bøgmose , north of Isted Lake , as well as Grydeskov between Isted Lake and Langsø . To the east , between Bøglund and Nørre Farensted , Danish troops pushed back the Schleswig-Holsteinian troops , who then fell back and took up position at Vedelspang . About this time , the weather dramatically changed . The previous days of warm weather , was suddenly replaced by heavy mist and pouring rain , which made it almost impossible for the officers on both sides to maintain an overview of the battlefield and their forces . At 5 AM , the Schleswig-Holstein army took the initiative and two brigades counter-attacked the Danish troops at the village of Stolk and , around 6 AM , against the Danes in Isted city . At Stolk the Danish forces were pushed back in disarray and during the frenzied fighting , Danish General F. A. Schleppegrell fell . After their success at Stolk , the Schleswig-Holsteinian army continued their advance and attacked Isted town . The fighting soon devolved into house to house fighting . The Danish Division Reserve were sent forward , and around 7:45 AM the Danish forces managed to first stop , and then counter attack the Schleswig-Holsteinians . During the fighting the Danish Colonel Baggesen sent a series of alarming messages to General Krogh and his staff , which caused General Krogh to cancel an ongoing flanking maneuver west of the battlefield . By chance , the Schleswig-Holsteinian army had escaped an attack that would have surprised their troops at a critical time . Around noon , General Krogh ordered a general advance . The Danish infantry attacked without support of the cavalry and without preliminary fire from the artillery . Despite this , the timing of the attack was fortunate . As the attack began , the Schleswig-Holsteinian artillery was being withdrawn from their current positions , preventing them from firing on the advancing Danes . Around 14:15 PM , General Krogh ordered a cavalry brigade forward to attack the enemy in the center . The firing was now heavier than ever , and at last the Schleswig-Holsteinian center gave way and retreated towards Schleswig : the right wing bent back and retired towards the town while the left fell back through the open ground to the west . At the time of the Danish cavalry attack at 2.15 PM , the Schleswig-Holstein army was in full retreat , but they were not molested for long during their retreat as the cavalry pursuing them south of Husby , inexplicably and suddenly , retreated after only a minor skirmish . Despite the withdrawal of the cavalry brigade the Danish advance continued . By late afternoon the Danes reached Skovby and the town of Schleswig , which was quickly occupied while the Schleswig-Holstein army retreated , ending the battle . Aftermath . The Danish victory at Isted had not been the decisive victory the Danish High Command had hoped it would be and Danish losses exceeded those of Schleswig-Holstein . While defeated , the Schleswig-Holsteinian army had escaped to fight another day and the war continued . In September the Schleswig-Holsteinians launched an attack at Mysunde , which was repulsed by the Danes . In October , the Danes managed to thwart the siege of Frederiksstad , but again failed to defeat the Schleswig-Holsteinians . The war then entered a lull until January 1851 , when the Great Powers finally pressured both sides to end the war , and the Provisional Schleswig-Holstein government and its army disbanded . The course of the battle was largely affected by the difficult weather conditions , during which the battle was fought . Still , senior officers on both sides have since been criticized for their actions during the battle . On the Danish side these were Colonel Baggesen and General Flindt . Baggesen was criticized for his frantic messages to the army commander after the death of General Schleppegrell , which caused the flanking attack that could have secured a major victory to be called off . Flindt , commander of the cavalry brigade , was criticized for half-hearted pursuit of the Schleswig-Holstein army after the noon attack . Had he pursued with greater vigor , the enemy could have suffered considerable losses . These criticisms , however , are likely based on a good deal of hindsight . Overall . the determining factor in the Danish victory was the superiority of the Danish infantry in morale and training . The Battle of Isted was the largest in the history of the Nordic countries until the Winter War of 1939-1940 . In the years after the First Schleswig War , Isted became a symbol of the Danish victory . In memory of the battle the famous Isted Lion was erected on the cemetery of Flensburg where many of the fallen soldiers were buried .
Virle Piemonte . Virle Piemonte is a `` comune '' ( municipality ) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont , located about southwest of Turin . It is located on the left bank of the Lemina torrent . Virle Piemonte borders the following municipalities : Castagnole Piemonte , Osasio , Cercenasco , Vigone , and Pancalieri .
Julia R. Masterman School . The Julia Reynolds Masterman Laboratory and Demonstration School is a middle and secondary school located in Philadelphia . It is a magnet school , located in the Spring Garden neighborhood . Prior to 1958 the school building was used by the Philadelphia High School for Girls and the building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places under that name in 1986 . Rankings and awards . Masterman is ranked first in the School District of Philadelphia and in the state of Pennsylvania . It is considered one of the best college-preparatory public schools in the country . The school has twice been named a National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence . U.S. News & World Report ranked it as the top public school in Pennsylvania since 1996 , and 51st in the nation in 2017 . The acceptance rate for the middle school is approximately 7 % . Acceptance for the high school is approximately 3 % , making it one of the most difficult schools to get into in the country . History . The Julia R. Masterman Laboratory and Demonstration School was established in September 1958 as an academic magnet school for elementary school students in grades 4 , 5 and 6 . A junior high school program was initiated in 1959 , and a senior high school was added in 1976 . In 1990 Masterman was re-organized as a middle school ( grades 5-8 ) and a high school ( grades 9-12 ) . Masterman is located in the former Philadelphia High School for Girls building . Students are admitted from all areas of Philadelphia based on academic performance , and staff members are selected based on professional expertise . The mission of the school is the pursuit of excellence in both teaching and learning . The high school is a preparatory school for select students of superior ability . The school was named for Julia Reynolds Masterman , who was instrumental in establishing the Philadelphia Home and School Council and served as its first president . The Masterman family still participates in school events and contributes awards at commencement . In 2007 , Masterman was a filming location for the 2008 M. Night Shyamalan film `` The Happening '' starring Mark Wahlberg . The film shows interior shots of a science lab on the fourth floor , the auditorium , and the main corridor of the first floor hallway , along with various other shots of the school . In 2010 , President Barack Obama chose Masterman as the site of his second annual back-to-school speech , which was broadcast nationally . There , he spoke about how the core of America 's future is represented by the students of this generation . In 2014 Jessica Brown , a Masterman alumna who had previously worked as a principal intern there , became the school principal . The current vice principals are Michelle Harrison and Tonya Broussard . Dress code . The current dress code states that students must wear clothing which is appropriate , acceptable and not offensive in any way . Jeans are allowed , but can not be ripped in inappropriate places . Flip-flops , crop-tops , and tank tops are not allowed . References to alcohol , illegal drugs , profanities , or slurs of any sort are not permitted on any personal property . Beginning in 2001 the School District of Philadelphia required all schools to enact school uniforms or strict dress codes . To comply with the district-wide policy , the administration of Masterman banned shirts with logos and emblems .
Shamseddin Hosseini . Shamseddin Hosseini ( born 1967 ) is an Iranian politician , who served as the minister of economic affairs and finance from 2008 to 2013 . Early life and education . Hosseini was born in Tonakaboon , Mazandaran province , in 1967 . He holds a PhD in economics from Islamic Azad University . Career . Hosseini taught at Islamic Azad University , Payame Noor University and Allameh Tabatabai University . In 2007 , he was appointed minister of economic affairs and finance , replacing Danesh Jaafari . Hosseini 's term ended on 15 August 2013 and he was replaced by Ali Tayebnia in the post . After leaving office , Hosseini was appointed vice president of Iranian University on 20 August formed by Mahmoud Ahmedinejad .
India at the 2010 Asian Para Games . India sent its athletes to participate in the 2010 Asian Para Games—First Asian Para Games , a parallel multi-sport event with 2010 Asian Games for Asian athletes with a physical disability , held two weeks after the conclusion of the Asian Games in Guangzhou , China from 13 to 19 December 2010 . Indian delegation included—15 women and 87 men—total 102 athletes , participated in nine different sports . The athletics contingent was the largest , with 42 athletes—3 women and 39 men . Indian athletes won total 14 overall medals , with one gold and finished at the fifteenth spot in a medal table .
John Cockburn ( Australian politician ) . Sir John Alexander Cockburn , KCMG ( 23 August 185026 November 1929 ) was Premier of South Australia from 27 June 1889 until 18 August 1890 . Early life . Cockburn was born in Corsbie , Berwickshire , Scotland in 1850 to Thomas Cockburn , farmer , and his wife Isabella , née Wright . His father died in France in 1855 , and his mother migrated to South Australia in 1867 with three of the four children . Cockburn remained in the UK and was educated at Highgate School , and King 's College London , he obtained the degree of M.D . London , with first class honours and gold medal . In 1875 , he married Sarah Holdway ( the daughter of Forbes Scott Brown ) and they had one son and one daughter . In 1879 he emigrated to South Australia and set up practice at Jamestown in the mid North . Political career . In 1878 Cockburn was elected as the first mayor of the Corporate Town of Jamestown . In that role he lobbied the Government of South Australia to construct a railway line to the New South Wales border to tap the newly developed silver mining fields of the Barrier Ranges . Between 1884 and 1888 , during Cockburn 's parliamentary career , the South Australian Railways line through Jamestown to Petersburg was extended to the border to meet the tramway built by the Silverton Tramway Company . This linked the growing mines of Broken Hill to the South Australian coast at Port Pirie , where a smelter was built in 1889 , effectively capturing the economic benefits of the Broken Hill mining field for South Australia . The town surveyed at the colonial border in 1886 was named Cockburn in his honour . Cockburn stood for Burra in the South Australian House of Assembly in 1884 , serving as Minister of Education from 1885 - 1887 ( under premier John Downer ) before losing that seat and returning as member for Mount Barker , elected in April 1887 and holding that seat for 11 years . In 1884 Cockburn was able to pass progressive legislation including succession duties and land tax , and in 1886 was involved in introducing payment for members of the South Australian parliament . On 27 June 1889 Cockburn became the first doctor to become Premier , a role he held for fourteen months before losing a no-confidence motion and handing back to Thomas Playford . He was Minister for Education again and Minister for Agriculture in the Kingston ministry from 1893 until April 1898 . He was active in the planning of Federation , including representing South Australia at the Melbourne conference in 1890 , in Sydney in 1891 and at the Adelaide conference in 1896 . Women 's Suffrage . Cockburn supported the Women 's Suffrage League throughout their campaign and frequently spoke its meetings . He chaired the league 's final meeting as well as its celebration event when suffrage was granted . Cockburn and Frederick Holder convinced the reluctant Premier Charles Kingston that by giving the vote to women they would be so grateful that they would vote for him . He continued to play a part in women 's suffrage upon his return to London and along with his wife were active in the suffragette movement in England . Later life . After resigning from parliament , he went to England to serve as Agent-General for South Australia . He resigned in 1901 when the position was downgraded ( due to federation ) , but remained in London and unofficially represented South Australia and Australia in many things . He had a long career in Freemasonry , beginning with his initiation in 1876 . He would go on to help establish the Grand Lodge of South Australia , and to serve in several high offices within it . After his return to England , he founded a new lodge in London and served as president of the International Masonic Club . As a Masonic Rosicrucian he was attracted to esoteric and philosophical subjects , and published several dozen articles exploring such themes in various Masonic periodicals . He was created Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George ( KCMG ) in the 1900 New Year Honours list on 1 January 1900 , and received the order from Queen Victoria during an investiture at Windsor Castle on 1 March 1900 . He was appointed a Knight of Grace of the Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem in England ( KGStJ ) in August 1901 . He died in London in 1929 without ever returning to Australia . His wife , son and daughter survived him .
Antelientomon . `` Antelientomon '' is a genus of hexapods in the order Protura , and the only genus in the family Antelientomidae . It contains three species .
2011 Hungarian Grand Prix . The 2011 Hungarian Grand Prix , formally the XXVII Eni Magyar Nagydíj , was a Formula One motor race that was held on 31 July 2011 at the Hungaroring in Mogyoród , near Budapest , Hungary It was the eleventh round of the 2011 Formula One season , and the 27th running of the Hungarian Grand Prix , and the 26th time it had been held as a round of the World Championship . The 70-lap race was won by McLaren 's Jenson Button , in his 200th Grand Prix start , after starting from third on the grid . Championship leader Sebastian Vettel , who started the race from pole position , finished in second place for Red Bull Racing , and Fernando Alonso completed the podium in third position for Ferrari . As a consequence of the race , Vettel extended his lead in the World Drivers ' Championship to 85 points over Mark Webber , who finished the race in fifth position . Lewis Hamilton , fourth in the race , remained in third place in the championship , 3 points behind Webber in third , and one ahead of Alonso . In the World Constructors ' Championship , Red Bull 's championship lead was cut to 103 points over McLaren , with Ferrari a further 65 points behind in third position . This was the last race for Nick Heidfeld . Background . After being replaced by Karun Chandhok in Germany , Team Lotus driver Jarno Trulli returned to his seat alongside Heikki Kovalainen . Bruno Senna also made his first appearance in a car at a Grand Prix this season , replacing Nick Heidfeld in the first free practice season for Renault . Renault team principal Éric Boullier stated that the team were assessing their testing and reserve drivers – in particular Senna and GP2 championship leader Romain Grosjean – as potential replacements for Heidfeld . Tyre supplier Pirelli brought its yellow-banded soft compound tyre as the harder `` prime '' tyre and the red-banded super-soft compound as the softer `` option '' compound , as opposed to the previous year where Bridgestone brought the white-banded medium compound as the prime . Sébastien Buemi received a five-place grid penalty for causing an avoidable accident with Nick Heidfeld at the Nürburgring . This race was Jenson Button 's 200th Grand Prix ; and also the 100th Grand Prix of the 2.4 litre V8 engine since it became mandatory in F1 in . It was the 100th Grand Prix for Nico Rosberg and also for the Toro Rosso team . Heading into the weekend , Sebastian Vettel led the World Championship with 216 points , 77 more than teammate Mark Webber - his lead had dropped after Germany for only the second time this season , but only by 3 points . After his victory the previous week in Germany , Lewis Hamilton had become the only driver other than Vettel to win multiple Grands Prix thus far in 2011 ; he was on 134 points , 5 behind Webber , yet 4 ahead of Fernando Alonso . Jenson Button had dropped to fifth in the standings after two retirements in the last two Grands Prix , on 109 points . Red Bull Racing still seemed dominant in the Constructors ' table , despite scoring their season 's fewest amount of points the previous week in Germany , and led on 355 points . McLaren looked set to continue their good form and pace this weekend , although were 112 points behind Red Bull on 243 . Alonso had scored the most points of any driver in the last three Grands Prix , and had put Ferrari a clear third on 192 points . Mercedes and Renault were both over 100 points behind Ferrari on 78 and 66 respectively in fourth and fifth places . Williams , Team Lotus , HRT and Virgin Racing had all mathematically dropped out of title contention at the last race - although , none realistically had any chance of winning . Practice . In practice 1 , Lewis Hamilton topped the leaderboard with a time of 1:23.350 following on from his win at the Nürburgring the weekend before , Sebastian Vettel came second with a time of 1:23.564 and Fernando Alonso third with a time of 1:23.642 . In second practice , Hamilton once again clocked the best time of 1:21.018 , Alonso improved on his previous lap with a 1:21.259 , and Jenson Button was third fastest in 1:21.322 . Both Mark Webber and Vettel failed to impress in second practice provoking Red Bull Racing to break the curfew on working hours in order to make drastic changes to the car . This extra time spent working on the cars worked for Vettel because he then topped the leaderboard with a lap of 1:21.168 , Alonso 's fastest lap was 1:21.468 and Button clocked a lap off 1:21.639 , Lewis Hamilton who topped the timings in the first two practices could only manage a 1:22.667 , the seventh fastest time . Qualifying . Q1 saw the three newest teams fall out again – the two closely matched HRTs of Vitantonio Liuzzi and then Daniel Ricciardo sandwiched by the Virgin cars of Jérôme d'Ambrosio and Glock . Jarno Trulli returned to his Lotus car and praised the new power steering system , despite being out-qualified by teammate Heikki Kovalainen . Sébastien Buemi was the only man to qualify on the softer compound tyres and ended up in 18th on track , but would start 23rd due to his five-place grid penalty . Buemi decided to not use any of his three sets of super-soft tyres in qualifying to save them for the race . In the second qualifying session , every driver set a lap on the option tyres except two . Lewis Hamilton still managed to take his McLaren into Q3 with the sixth fastest Q2 time on the prime tyres , and Pastor Maldonado , who did not set a timed lap . It was notable that Red Bull Racing and Ferrari needed to use options when Hamilton could use primes . Jaime Alguersuari – a man who had come from far back to score points a few times in , like his teammate did at this weekend set the slowest Q2 time and dropped out on the same row as Rubens Barrichello 's Williams . Neither Renault made the top 10 , Vitaly Petrov in 12th and Nick Heidfeld in 14th . One Force India and one Sauber failed to make the cut – Kamui Kobayashi ( 13th ) joined Heidfeld on row 7 , and similarly Paul di Resta just missed out with 11th . Sergio Pérez opted not to go out in the third part of qualifying , to save tyres and started tenth , alongside the Mercedes of Michael Schumacher , who was again beaten by teammate Nico Rosberg , who qualified seventh . Adrian Sutil continued his improved form to start eighth . Only the 3 big teams chose to do two timed runs and they occupied the top six places . Lewis Hamilton had a good lap , breaking the 1 minute , 20 seconds barrier for the first time that weekend . After they had all done their first stint , Hamilton was fastest with reigning world champion and championship leader Sebastian Vettel only slightly slower . Vettel improved his lap time on his second run , and took his eighth pole of the season . Hamilton joined him on the front row , ahead of Button , Massa , Alonso and Webber . Race . After mixed conditions wreaked havoc in the support races , the Grand Prix started with a wet surface . At the start of the race , the track was described as , `` not very wet , but slippery '' by Jenson Button ; this meant that it would be much more difficult to get heat into the tyres at the start of the race . This also provided dilemmas for the team 's engineers , as the conditions were not wet enough to use the full wet tyres , which would disintegrate very quickly if used , while the dry tyres were presumed to not give enough grip . This meant that all of the drivers started on intermediates . Vettel easily established a lead into the first corner , with Lewis Hamilton following in second after spending the first two corners successfully defending from Button in third . The Ferraris and Mark Webber struggled to get off the line on a damp track , the Mercedes cars of Rosberg and Michael Schumacher were fourth and fifth . Alonso and Webber dropped down to sixth and seventh , with Felipe Massa down in eighth followed by Paul di Resta and Kamui Kobayashi . Massa took seventh from Webber early on the first lap , while Michael Schumacher and Fernando Alonso battled throughout the rest of the lap for fifth , culminating with Alonso passing Schumacher at the last corner . The Ferraris continued their recovery , as Alonso quickly dealt with Rosberg and closed in on Button , but he ran wide at Turn 3 , allowing Rosberg to reclaim the position . Massa passed Schumacher , with Webber also following him through . Lewis Hamilton made repeated attempts to pass Vettel around Turns 1 and 2 . The World Champion was able to hold him off until the fifth lap when he made a mistake and went wide at Turn 3 , handing the lead to Hamilton , and allowing Jenson Button to catch up . Hamilton , now on a clear track was released and started to pull away from the rest of the field and was 5.5 seconds clear after ten laps . Alonso had by then taken fourth from Rosberg again , whereas his teammate Massa spun off on the slippery conditions , rejoining down in 9th . Jarno Trulli become the first retirement with a water leak . As the track began to dry out , Webber was the first to pit for slick tyres and immediately set quick sector times . Button changed to slicks a lap later , but the leading duo of Hamilton and Vettel as well as Alonso stayed out a lap longer . Hamilton was unaffected due to the lead he had built , but Vettel and Alonso conceded places to Button and Webber who were able to pass them before they had fully heated up their slick tyres . After the entire field had pitted for slicks , the order at the front was Hamilton leading Button , followed by the Red Bulls of Vettel and Webber with Alonso , Rosberg , di Resta , Schumacher , Massa and Kamui Kobayashi completing the top ten . Hamilton continued to extend his lead , building up a 9-second gap to Button by lap 20 while Button seemed to be preoccupied in holding back Vettel . However , then Button steadily began to close in on Hamilton whilst simultaneously pulling away from Vettel . Hamilton went to the pits for a new set of tyres , and was still comfortably ahead after Button and Vettel had made their respective stops . While Webber and Alonso fought for fourth , Michael Schumacher and Felipe Massa battled for eighth until Schumacher retired with a gearbox problem . Alonso made an extremely early third pitstop for a new set of super-softs in the hopes of emerging onto a clear circuit in an attempt to undercut Webber , but Webber responded by staying out longer and opting for the soft tyres during his stop . Even though this dropped him behind Alonso , it ensured that if the race stayed dry , he would not need to pit again , unlike Alonso . Button and Vettel also chose soft tyres , but Hamilton followed Alonso 's suit and ran on the super-softs which meant that he , too , would need a further stop to make it to the finish . The race was interrupted by a brief shower a few laps later , making the circuit slippery again . Hamilton spun at Turn 8 , forcing Paul di Resta off the circuit and allowing Button to catch up . Hamilton and Button traded places several times , with the leader being given the first choice for pit strategy . Hamilton prevailed , and elected to return to the intermediate tyre compound . However , the circuit started to dry out again within two laps , forcing Hamilton to make another stop for dry tyres . He was also given a drive-through penalty for forcing Paul di Resta off the circuit . Elsewhere , Heikki Kovalainen become the fourth and final retirement for the same reason as his teammate , giving Lotus Racing another double failure to finish . This left Button leading from Vettel , as neither had pitted for the intermediates , while Hamilton dropped down to sixth behind Felipe Massa and Webber . Hamilton moved up to fifth when Massa made his final scheduled stop . Hamilton and Webber fought for fourth place , and as the two passed a massively congested midfield pack , Webber got stuck behind one of the backmarkers , allowing Hamilton the opportunity he needed to take fourth . Over half a minute in front of them , Alonso started closing in on Vettel at a rate that meant second place was a possibility by the end of the race , but then suffered another spin and he was forced to settle for third . Jenson Button went on to win the race , his 200th Grand Prix start and the scene of his maiden victory ahead of Vettel in second and Alonso . Hamilton was fourth from Webber , whilst Massa – who had out-qualified Alonso for the first time since the 2010 Belgian Grand Prix – was the final car classified on the lead lap in sixth place . It was the fifth race in a row the driver who started in eighteenth place had gone on to score points when Buemi finished eighth . Di Resta triumphed over a midfield battle for seventh , with Rosberg dropping down to ninth behind Sébastien Buemi , whose teammate Jaime Alguersuari took the final point , whereas Kamui Kobayashi 's tyre-saving strategy failed to work and left him outside the points .
Matthäus Lang von Wellenburg . Matthäus Lang von Wellenburg ( 1469 – 30 March 1540 ) was a statesman of the Holy Roman Empire , a Cardinal and Prince-Archbishop of Salzburg from 1519 to his death . Life . Matthäus Lang was the son of a burgher of Augsburg and later received the noble title of `` Wellenburg '' after a castle near his hometown that came into his possession in 1507 . After studying at Ingolstadt , Vienna and Tübingen he entered the service of Emperor Frederick III of Habsburg and quickly made his way to the front . He was also one of the most trusted advisers of Frederick 's son and successor Maximilian I , and his services were rewarded in 1500 with the provostship of the cathedral at Augsburg and five years later with the position of the Bishop of Gurk . He also received the Bishopric of Cartagena in Murcia in 1510 and was appointed cardinal by Pope Julius II one year later . In 1514 he became coadjutor to Leonhard von Keutschach , the Salzburg Prince-Archbishop , whom he succeeded in 1519 . He received the title of a Cardinal Bishop of the Suburbicarian diocese of Albano in 1535 . In the course of the Protestant Reformation Lang 's adherence to the older faith , together with his pride and arrogance , made him very unpopular in his Salzburg diocese . As early as in 1523 he was involved in a serious struggle with his subjects in the City of Salzburg , and in 1525 , during the German Peasants ' War , he had again to fight hard to hold his own . Insurgents occupied the town of Hallein , devastated the archbishop 's Burg Hohenwerfen and even laid siege to his residence at Hohensalzburg , until they were finally defeated with the aid of troops provided by the Swabian League . Cardinal Lang was one of the chief ministers of Charles V ; he played an important part in the tangled international negotiations of his time ; and he was always loyal to his imperial masters . Not without reason has he been compared with Cardinal Wolsey . The writer and courtier Maximilianus Transylvanus , a secretary to Charles V , is often said to be a son of Lang 's ( see Maximilianus Transylvanus for this discussion ) . In any case , Transylvanus addressed his `` De Moluccis Insulis '' , the first published description of Magellan 's voyage around the world , to Lang .
Pourparler ( horse ) . Pourparler ( 1961 – after 1983 ) was an Irish Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare who won the classic 1000 Guineas in 1964 . In a racing career lasting from the spring of 1963 until July 1964 , the filly ran ten times and won three races . As a two-year-old , Pourparler won two important races in England and finished third in the Prix Robert Papin in France . In the following spring , she was beaten in her first two races before winning the 1000 Guineas at Newmarket . She was beaten in her two subsequent races before being retired to stud , where she had limited success as a broodmare . Background . Pourparler was a bay mare bred in County Limerick , Ireland , by Peter FitzGerald . She was sired by Hugh Lupus , a French-bred stallion who won the Champion Stakes in 1956 . Hugh Lupus , who was inbred 2x3 to the stallion Tourbillon , suffered from low fertility at stud but sired several other good horses including the St. Leger winner Hethersett . Pourparler 's dam , Review , won only two minor races but was an outstanding broodmare : her other progeny included Fleet ( 1000 Guineas ) , Democratie ( Prix de la Forêt ) and Display ( Cheveley Park Stakes , Coronation Stakes ) . As a yearling , Pourparler was sold to Beatrice , Lady Granard , and sent into training with Paddy Prendergast at his stable at the Curragh in County Kildare . 1963 : two-year-old season . Pourparler ran five times as a two-year-old and won twice . In May , having been beaten in her first two races , she was sent to England for the National Stakes over five furlongs at Sandown Park . She won from Derring-Do , a colt who went on to win several important races including the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes . In July Pourparler travelled to France for the Prix Robert Papin at Maisons-Laffitte Racecourse . She finished third behind the French colts Djel and Yours . In August Prendergast sent the filly back to England for the Lowther Stakes at York . Ridden by the Australian jockey Garnet Bougoure , she won at odds of 7/2 from the English fillies Flattering and Gwen . In the Free Handicap , a rating of the season 's best British and Irish two-year-olds , Pourparler was given a rating of 125 pounds , eight pounds below the top-rated colt Talahasse and three behind the leading filly Mesopotamia . 1964 : three-year-old season . Pourparler began her three-year-old season at Baldoyle on 17 March , when she finished fourth in the Spring Plate over seven furlongs . She was then sent to England , where she started favourite for the 1000 Guineas Trial Stakes at Kempton Park Racecourse but finished second , beaten by three quarters of a length by Gwen . At Newmarket Racecourse , Pourparler started at odds of 11/2 for the 1000 Guineas in a field of eighteen fillies , with Gwen being made the 9/10 favourite . Ridden by Bougoure , she won by a length from Gwen with Petite Gina and Royal Danseuse dead-heating for third place . Her win was the first for an Irish-trained horse in the 1000 Guineas for more than 50 years , and was one of a series of wins by foreign horses in major races which led to the 1964 season being described as a particularly depressing one for British racing . Pourparler did not run in The Oaks , and made her next appearance in the Coronation Stakes at Royal Ascot , for which she was made odds-on favourite . She finished third of the six runners behind Ocean , a filly who was carrying seven pounds less than the Guineas winner . On her final appearance , Pourparler was matched against colts and older horses in the Sussex Stakes at Goodwood in July , and finished unplaced behind Roan Rocket . Retirement . Pourparler was retired to stud in Ireland , where she produced several minor winners , but nothing of top class . Assessment and honours . The independent Timeform organisation gave Pourparler a rating of 121 in 1964 , fifteen pound below their top-rated horse Relko . In their book `` A Century of Champions '' , based on the Timeform rating system , John Randall and Tony Morris rated Pourparler an `` inferior '' winner of the 1000 Guineas .
Dorothy Frooks . Dorothy Frooks ( February 12 , 1896 – April 13 , 1997 ) was an American author , publisher , military officer , lawyer , and suffragist . In 1934 , she ran on the Law Preservation ticket for U.S. Representative-at-large . She worked as a writer for the `` New York Evening World '' and published the `` Murray Hill News '' in 1952 . She also wrote `` Labor Courts Outlaw Strikes , '' a pamphlet calling for the establishment of a labor court . A lawyer in Peekskill , New York , she wrote numerous fiction and nonfiction books , including `` The Olympic Torch '' , `` The American Heart '' , and an autobiography , `` Lady Lawyer '' . Military career . Frooks served as chief yeoman in the United States Navy during World War I and as a judge advocate in the United States Army during World War II . She served as the National Commander of the Women World War Veterans and worked with the Veterans of World War I and the Retreads , an organization for veterans who served in both world wars . `` Reds '' . Frooks appeared as one of the `` Witnesses '' in Warren Beatty 's 1981 film `` Reds , '' along with fellow centenarian radicals Scott Nearing and George Seldes . Frooks , Nearing and Seldes were all firsthand witnesses of the red-baiting , McCarthyism , and Cold War hysteria of the 1950s . Death . Frooks died in 1997 , at the age of 101 , and was interred in Calverton National Cemetery .
St. John Baptist Cathedral , Penonomé . The St. John Baptist Cathedral ( ) also called Penonomé Cathedral is the name given to a religious building that is affiliated with the Catholic Church and is located in the city of Penonomé in Cocle province in the Central American country of Panama . Its history dates back to the mid-sixteenth century when it was built by the Spaniards in 1581 being the first mass was held in place . In 2013 it was temporarily closed for restoration work on the ceiling and altar and improvements in other areas such as security and electricity . The temple follows the Roman or Latin rite and serves as the principal church of the Diocese of Penonomé ( `` Dioecesis Poenonomensis '' ) which was created in 1993 by the Bull `` Quo aptius '' of Pope John Paul II . The church is under the pastoral responsibility of the Bishop Edgardo Muñoz Cedeño .
Geography of Trinidad and Tobago . Trinidad and Tobago is an archipelagic republic in the southern Caribbean between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean , northeast of Venezuela . They are southeasterly islands of the Lesser Antilles , Monos , Huevos , Gaspar Grande ( or Gasparee ) , Little Tobago , and St. Giles Island . Trinidad is off the northeast coast of Venezuela and south of the Grenadines . The island measures in area ( comprising 93.0 % of the country 's total area ) with an average length of and an average width of . The island appears rectangular in shape with three projecting peninsular corners . Tobago is northeast of Trinidad and measures about in area , or 5.8 % of the country 's area , in length and at its greatest width . The island is cigar-shaped in appearance , with a northeast-southwest alignment . Geologically , the islands are not part of the Lesser Antilles Volcanic Arc . Rather , Trinidad was once part of the South American mainland and is situated on its continental shelf , and Tobago is part of a sunken island arc chain related to the Pacific-derived Caribbean Plate . The islands are separated from the continent of South America by the Gulf of Paria ; Dragon 's Mouth , a -wide northern passage ; and Serpent 's Mouth , a -wide southern passage . Trinidad is traversed by three distinct mountain ranges that are a continuation of the Venezuelan coastal cordillera . The Northern Range , an outlier of the Andes Mountains of Venezuela , consists of rugged hills that parallel the coast . This range rises into two peaks . The highest , El Cerro del Aripo , is high ; the other , El Tucuche , reaches . The Central Range extends diagonally across the island and is a low-lying range with swampy areas rising to rolling hills ; its maximum elevation is . The Caroni Plain , composed of alluvial sediment , extends southward , separating the Northern Range and Central Range . The Southern Range consists of a broken line of hills with a maximum elevation of . There are numerous rivers and streams on the island of Trinidad ; the most significant are the Ortoire River , long , which extends eastward into the Atlantic , and the -long Caroni River , reaching westward into the Gulf of Paria . Most of the soils of Trinidad are fertile , with the exception of the sandy and unstable terrain found in the southern part of the island . Tobago is mountainous and dominated by the Main Ridge , which is long with elevations up to 640 meters . There are deep , fertile valleys running north and south of the Main Ridge . The southwestern tip of the island has a coral platform . Although Tobago is volcanic in origin , there are no active volcanoes . Forestation covers 43 % of the island . There are numerous rivers and streams , but flooding and erosion are less severe than in Trinidad . The coastline is indented with numerous bays , beaches , and narrow coastal plains . Tobago has several small satellite islands . The largest of these , Little Tobago , is starfish shaped , hilly , and consists of of impenetrable vegetation . Because it was once part of South America , Trinidad has an assortment of tropical vegetation and wildlife considerably more varied than that of most Caribbean islands . Tobago has a generally similar but less varied assortment . Statistics . Caribbean . island between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean , northeast of Venezuela . or to the outer edge of the continental margin sub-tropical ; rainy season ( June to December ) mostly plains with some hills and low mountains El Cerro del Aripo 940 m petroleum , natural gas , asphalt outside usual path of hurricanes and other tropical storms Climate . Trinidad and Tobago well within the tropics , both enjoy a generally pleasant maritime tropical climate influenced by the northeast trade winds . In Trinidad the annual mean temperature is , and the average maximum temperature is . The highest temperature ever was 39 degrees Celsius . The humidity is high , particularly during the rainy season , when it averages 85 to 87 % . The island receives an average of of rainfall per year , usually concentrated in the months of June through December , when brief , intense showers frequently occur . Precipitation is highest in the Northern Range , which may receive as much as . During the dry season , drought plagues the island 's central interior . Tobago 's climate is similar to Trinidad 's but slightly cooler . Its rainy season extends from June to December ; the annual rainfall is . The islands lie outside the hurricane belt ; despite this , Hurricane Flora damaged Tobago in 1963 , and Tropical Storm Alma hit Trinidad in 1974 , causing damage before obtaining full strength .
Frasseto . Frasseto is a commune in the Corse-du-Sud department of France on the island of Corsica .
Nelson Mariano II . Nelson Mariano II ( born June 28 , 1974 ) is the Philippines ' fifth chess Grandmaster and the last Asian Junior Chess Champion from the Philippines since 1994 . Life and career . Mariano is currently the chief coach of Chesskidz LLP , a grandmaster school based in Singapore . Nelson grew up in the Philippines , where he began to learn chess at the age of 3 under the tutelage of his father , Nelson I , his first chess coach . He was educated at the University of the East . The prodigy was soon defeating opponents older and more experienced than himself . Nelson , his sister Cristine Rose Mariano , a Woman International Master and FIDE-Instructor , Carmina Joy Mariano and his brother Nelson Mariano III are all Filipino chess players . At the age of 7 , he played his first serious game against a carpenter beside their house in Cebu City . When the Mariano family moved to Manila from Cebu , Jet started playing in serious competitions , mostly in men 's division and under-20 category . He achieved the International Master ( IM ) title when he became the 1994 Champion at the Asian Junior Chess Championship held in Shah Alam , Malaysia at the age of 19 . The President of the Philippines , Honorable Fidel V. Ramos honored Nelson for his outstanding performances in the Asian Junior and World Juniors Chess Championship in August 1994 placing equal 3rd , held in Matinhos , Brazil , the highest place attained ever by a Filipino chess players until today . In April 2004 , `` GM Jet '' earned his second GM norm at the 6th Dubai Open Championships and went on to earn his final GM norm at the Bangkok GM Circuit event in Thailand . In 2007 , International Grandmaster Nelson `` Jet '' Mariano II decided to retire and teach chess in Singapore . In 2006 , Mariano was given the Distinguished Achievement Award by the University of the East for his achievements in the field of chess . This award has been given to nine outstanding sportspersons in the 60 years of the University 's history . That includes James Yap , Robert Jaworski , The Vice President of the Philippines Honorable Noli de Castro , and five others . GM Jet as his students call him was also the coach/trainer/and sparring partner of GM Rogelio Antonio Jr. in his match against GM Eugenio Torre , Manila 1998 . In 2008 , he started his own chess school , Chesskidz LLP and has since been imparting his knowledge in chess to children , youth and adults around the region . Retirement from chess . After a strong runner-up finish in the prestigious Asian Zonal 3.3 World Cup qualifier held in Phu Quoc , Vietnam in 2007 . Nelson announced his retirement in February 2007 from competitive chess . He cited the reason to pursue his dream of imparting his knowledge to the younger generation of chess players . ( He conveyed it to National Chess Federation of the Philippines President Prospero Pichay Jr. and the late Executive Director Wilfredo Abalos ) and expressed fulfillment of what he had achieved throughout his chess career . Being a good standing member of the National Chess Federation of the Philippines , Nelson was offered to lead the Philippine Team to the 2007 Asian Cities Chess Championship because of his good performance at the Asian Zonal 3.3 Championship . Nelson respectfully declined and gave up his slot to the younger Filipino chess players to play in Asian Cities Chess Championship in Iran that was held March 1–9 , 2007 in Tehran . Post-retirement chess . On 29 August 2010 in his first public chess event since his retirement , Nelson played in the 2010 Merdeka Chess Team Championships held in Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia . An event played with the time control of 25 minutes per player , Nelson scored 6.5/9 on Board 1 ( 4 wins and 5 draws ) leading his team Chesskidz LLP-Men 's Team to its first ever Merdeka Championship Crown . Nelson has been coaching Chesskidz LLP students - a grandmaster chess school in Singapore since July 2008 . The 2010 Merdeka Chess Team Championship in Malaysia was one of the chess programs of Chesskidz LLP organized as the first fieldtrip exposure for its students . Prior to his transfer to Chesskidz LLP , he resigned from Power Chess Asia , where he was asked to sign an addendum , stating that if he quits from the company , he can not work in Singapore in anything related to chess for 36 months , failure of which will have him pay PCA S $ 50,000 ( roughly P1.5 million ) . He won a defamation case against this said former employer .
United States House of Representatives election in Alaska , 1996 . The Alaska Congressional election of 1996 was held on Tuesday , November 5 , 1996 . The term of the state 's sole Representative to the United States House of Representatives expired on January 3 , 1997 . The winning candidate would serve a two-year term from January 3 , 1997 , to January 3 , 1999 .
Treefish . The treefish ( `` Sebastes serriceps '' ) is a marine fish of the `` Sebastes '' genus . It is native to the eastern Pacific Ocean with a range from San Francisco , California to central Baja California , Mexico . Its name comes from the Latin `` Saw Head '' , referring to the large spines on the top of its head . It has been reported up to , and 25 years old . It usually occurs in crevices in rocky areas , 5–90 metres ( 16–295 feet ) deep . It is a very territorial fish , also being venomous to humans . They eat mollusks , crustaceans , and small fish . The young are fed upon by lingcod , cabezon , birds , rockfish , salmon , porpoises and terns , while adults are preyed upon by sharks , dolphins and seals . They are an important fish for the recreational fishing in California .
When Men Would Kill . `` When Men Would Kill '' is a 1914 American silent film produced by Sid Films and distributed by Warner 's Features . It was directed by Sidney Olcott with Valentine Grant in the leading role .
Valanga irregularis . `` Valanga irregularis '' ( common name `` giant grasshopper '' , `` giant valanga '' or `` hedge grasshopper '' ) belongs to the Family of Acrididae . The distribution is restricted in the Australian tropics and subtropics . The species belongs to the largest grasshopper of the continent . Usually the animal lives a solitary mode of life . Description . Both sexes look similar but differ in body size . Female individuals can reach up to 60 to 75 millimetres in length , males about 45 to 55 millimetres , hence they count as the largest grasshopper in Australia . Some reports refer a body length up to 90 millimetres . The body colour and pattern varies highly . Adults have a creamy brown to greyish green colouring . The forewings show a black dot pattern , the hindwings are dark grey , sometimes also colourless or light green . At the tibia orange and red spines with black stings are visible . Distribution . `` Valanga irregularis '' is native in the tropic and subtropic regions of Australia , northward of Sydney . The species favours a moist climate . In spring and autumn they are often found in grassland or forest . If the atmospheric conditions are ideal they sometimes leave for suburban gardens . Ecology . `` Valanga irregularis '' feeds on shrubs , in particular Acalypha , Hibiscus or Bauhinia . Another food source are palm trees ( Arecaceae ) . They possess strong mandibles which are used to eat the plant beginning from the leaf margin . The feeding takes place all night long and they remain hidden behind branches during hot and rainy days . Adult individuals are good jumpers and can defend against predators like mantises ( Mantodea ) or lynx spiders with the spines on the hindlegs . Moreover , `` Valanga irregularis '' is well camouflaged as the body colour resembles the plant stem and leaf they are hiding behind . `` Valanga irregularis '' mostly lives in solitude and does not form swarms . However , under favourable conditions , they may set up in small groups and may cause damage as for instance on young coffee berries . Nevertheless , the species does not count as an ecological vermin . Adults generally spend the winter months in their hideout but they remain not completely inactive as they leave their lair from time to time for eating or sunbathing . The mating season begins in the first warm spring days . The males call the females with noises and they typically meet on the food supply . Development . Each year one generation is bred . The life cycle is adjusted to the wet and dry season in the tropics and subtropics . The eggs are deposited in early summer and measure 5-6 millimetres . For oviposition the female drills a cylinder-shaped duct up to 90 millimetres into the moist soil . The clutch is deposited at the bottom of the duct and contains up to 150 eggs . The duct is then plugged with a frothy substanze to keep the eggs moist during the dry season . The initial 5 millimetres long nymphs hatch and leave the duct with the first heavy rainfall . During the next tree month they go through seven instar stages . In late summer and autumn the last moulting to become imagos takes place . The last instar stage resembles the imago in shape and appearance but is flightless . Systematics . The species `` Valanga irregularis '' was first described by the British entomologist Francis Walker in 1870 . The type specimen is still present in the collection of the Natural History Museum in London . The species name comes from the Javanese word `` Valang '' for `` grasshopper '' . The Latin byname `` irregularis '' means `` irregular '' and indicates the diversity of colour within this species .
Dra ' Abu el-Naga ' . The necropolis of Dra ' Abu el-Naga ' is located on the West Bank of the Nile at Thebes , Egypt , just by the entrance of the dry bay that leads up to Deir el-Bahri , and north of the necropolis of el-Assasif . The necropolis is located near the Valley of the Kings . It was probably used as a royal Necropolis for the kings of the Seventeenth Dynasty , and contains the possible tomb of Amenhotep I , Tomb ANB . It was also used as a cemetery for officials of the New Kingdom administration in Thebes . During Coptic times , a monastery , Deir el-Bachit was built on the hilltop above the pharaonic cemetery .
Aggressive ( film director ) . Aggressive is a New York-based Latin Grammy Award-winning music video directing team of Alex Topaller and Daniel Shapiro . Aggressive has been described by Movie Creation Mag as “ having a fascination with the wonderful , in the likes of the surrealist Rafal Olbinski ” and “ tenacious about pushing themselves and some overclocked hardware in order to create striking videos ” by Video Static . To date , Aggressive has directed music videos for Michael Jackson , Stone Temple Pilots , Juanes , Megadeth , Bloc Party , The Click Five , Kerli , Susan Justice , Black Label Society , Hoobastank , Killswitch Engage , The Script , Alexis Jordan and Lil ' Rob . Aggressive has also directed commercials for brands such as Ford , Toyota , Bloomberg , Ralph Lauren , Anna Sui , Marc Ecko , Penfolds ( RED ) , D & B , MTV , Subway , AT & T , Kyocera , Cablevision , Topps , Caché and more . Both coming up from VFX backgrounds , Topaller and Shapiro take a hands-on approach in all aspects of the process , from concept development , to shoot direction , all the way through post-production .
Henryk Alszer . Henryk Alszer ( 7 May 1918 in Chorzów – 31 December 1959 in Ruda Śląska ) was a Polish footballer . He was part of the Polish national team who were at the 1952 Summer Olympics . Before the war he participated in several sports for the sports and athletic club of RKS Hajduki , but due to the war he , like several others , found himself unable to play football . After the war he went to France to play for RC Lens and to Scotland to play for Forres Mechanics . He returned home in 1947 to play for Ruch Chorzów and aided them to a championship titles in 1951 , 1952 and 1953 . When he departed from the team in 1958 he had scored 51 goals in 176 matches , and though he moved to Górnik Katowice , he took on more of a coaching role than a playing one . Alszer played in fourteen international matches , the first of which was against Yugoslavia in 1948 .
Eoin Kennedy . Eoin Kennedy is an Irish handball player from County Dublin , Ireland . With the St. Brigid 's club , he is currently an engineer and a former lecturer at NUI Maynooth . The holder of fourteen senior handball titles , Kennedy has also won three Irish Nationals Open Singles and a Collegiate title in 2001 while representing Dublin City University in Minneapolis , USA . In 1999 , he won the US Nationals Open Singles and two years later won the Canadian singles final with a resounding win over Canadian player Merv Deckert in Halifax , Nova Scotia , Canada . He has three Vodafone All Star Awards . In August 2006 , he partnered Cork 's Tony Healy to beat reigning champions Paul Brady and Michael Finnegan from Cavan in the Men 's Open Doubles final in the World Championships in Edmonton , Alberta , Canada . Kennedy has won several awards for his play ; these include All Star Awards in 2002 and 2004 and he was presented with the Vodafone All Star Player of the Year Award in February 2006 . 2005 . In 2005 , Kennedy won the All-Ireland Senior Doubles 40 x 20 , and 60 x 30 Championships with Egin Jensen , becoming the first pair representing Dublin GAA to win the Senior Doubles title since the Rowe brothers won back in 1948 . Kennedy also won the 2005 hardball singles . 2006 . Kennedy was sponsored by Vogue Bathrooms for his 2006 and 2007 seasons . Kennedy defeated Michael 'Duxie ' Walsh 21-20 to 21-16 to line up an All-Ireland Senior Singles Final showdown with Meath 's Tom Sheridan . The Final was set to take place on Sept 2nd 2006 . Eoin won his second consecutive All-Ireland Softball ( 60x30 ) with a valiant performance against Sheridan at Croke Park on September 3 , 2006 . It took a full three games for Kennedy to beat the 2003 All-Ireland champion Sheridan , he beat Sheridan in the end with a scoreline of 21-5 . This means that Kennedy has enjoyed a very successful period having picked up the World Open doubles championship in August 2006 . Eoin Kennedy and Egin Jensen of Na Fianna claimed their first ever All-Ireland hardball senior doubles title on Saturday , 28 October 2006 . They defeated Meath rivals Tom Sheridan and Walter O'Connor ( both Kells ) in the final in Mullingar . World Men ’ s Doubles Champion ( with Tony Healy , Cork ) , Canada 2006 9 All-Ireland Senior Singles titles ( 4 60x30 , 1 40x20 , 4 hardball ) 5 All-Ireland Senior Doubles titles ( with Egin Jensen , 2 60x30 , 1 40x20 , 2 hardball ) 3 Men ’ s Irish Open Singles titles Winner of International Collegiate Singles title ( representing DCU ) , 2001 Winner of USA and Canadian Open Singles titles ( 1999 and 2001 respectively ) Numerous underage All-Ireland , USA and World titles etc . 2007 . Kennedy contended the M Donnelly 60 x 30 Singles Handball final for the second year in a row . He played as reigning champion against Michael 'Ducksy ' Walsh of Kilkenny and won by 21-20 and 21-6 in the second game . Eoin completed the treble in the senior softball doubles along with his partner Egin Jensen . 2009 . Kennedy won his 21st consecutive All-Ireland senior title this year and also travelled to the USA where he competed in the 40 x 20 World championships at which he won the doubles with his partner Michael Finnigan . 2010 . Kennedy was named as handball player of the year for 2010 . He received his award at a banquet at Croke Park on Saturday , 27 November 2010 . 2014 . Kennedy was crowned GAA Handball M Donnelly 60x30 champion once more in 2014 . He defeated favourite three-in-a-row champion Robbie McCarthy at 35 years of age .
King station . King is a subway station on Line 1 Yonge–University of the Toronto subway system . The station is located at the intersection of King Street and Yonge Street in Toronto 's Financial District . Wi-Fi service is available at this station . History . King Station opened in 1954 as part of the first stretch of subway line built in Toronto , between and stations . The original address for the station was 70 Yonge Street , which is still used in Toronto Transit Commission ( TTC ) maps , but the official website uses the address 3 King Street East , which both point to the intersection of the two streets , and the numbers are not used by nearby buildings . A scissors crossover was installed just north of the station when the line was built , so that trains could easily crossover from one track to another , but was later removed in May 1984 during track rehabilitation because of maintenance costs . In 2012 , the TTC decided to put this crossover back , as it would allow trains to turn back during service disruptions , once automatic train control is implemented . Station description . The station lies underneath Yonge Street at King Street , and is built on three levels . All five entrances are located on ground level , with three of them being sidewalk staircases from the northeast , southwest , and southeast corners of the Yonge Street and King Street intersection . The northwest corner entrance is through Scotia Plaza , and a semi-automatic entrance from Commerce Court East at 21 Melinda Street is staffed by a collector during rush hour . There is also an `` exit only '' sidewalk staircase from the southbound subway platform , just south of Melinda Street . There are no elevators in this station , and it is not accessible for persons with physical disabilities . Below ground level are two separate concourses , located under King Street ( north concourse ) , and under Commerce Court ( south concourse ) . All entrances and exits connect to the north concourse except for ones along Melinda Street . Below the concourses are the subway platforms , connected by stairs and one escalator to the northbound platform on weekdays from 3:00 pm to 6:30 pm . Gateway Newsstands located in the north concourse is the only tenant in the station . Station improvements . As part of its Public Art Program announced in June 2017 , the TTC intends to install an artwork titled `` Light Canopy '' by artist Sean Martindale . The work is an animated lighting system to be set into the ceiling above the stairwell at King Station ’ s western entrance , and will give passers-by the feeling of passing under tree foliage . Subway infrastructure in the vicinity . North of the station , the subway travels through a scissors crossover through its tunnels underneath Yonge Street , past Queen Street , and into Queen station . South of the station , the subway continues underneath Yonge Street , until it reaches Front Street , where it turns 90 degrees west and passes through a crossover into Union station . Nearby destinations . The destination for many people using King Station is the financial district and its numerous office towers , connected to the station by the underground PATH system of pedestrian tunnels . These include the Canadian Pacific Building , Scotia Plaza , Commerce Court , Toronto-Dominion Centre and First Canadian Place . This is also the closest station to One Yonge Street , the King Edward Hotel , St. James Cathedral , Toronto Sculpture Garden , St. Lawrence Hall and the St. Lawrence Market .
Eduventures . Eduventures also advises educational services and technology companies in areas such as consumer buying behavior and product strategy . History . Eduventures was founded in 1993 by Michael R. Sandler , a graduate of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania . The company 's first report , the annual “ Education Industry Report ” was one of the first systematic attempts to analyze education as an industry sector . Eduventures later expanded its services to include financial research and advice to education entrepreneurs and the venture capital community . From there , Eduventures branched into new areas such as advising publishers and technology providers about the higher education and K-12 markets and began providing traditional strategic consulting to colleges and universities . In August 2004 , Eduventures founded the Continuing and Professional Education Learning Collaborative , its first Learning Collaborative program . Other Learning Collaboratives soon followed , with the Academic Leadership Learning Collaborative launched as the most recent program in March 2008 . In 2014 , Tony Friscia became the President and CEO of Eduventures . Eduventures is financially backed by the Invus Group LLC .
Marina Bosi . Marina Bosi is a Consulting Professor at Stanford University 's Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics ( CCRMA ) . Originally a flutist and flute teacher , she is known for her work on digital audio coding formats . Education . Marina Bosi was born near Milan and raised in Florence . She studied the flute with Severino Gazzelloni , and earned a diploma in the flute at the Conservatory of Music in Florence . She then taught flute at the Conservatory of Music in Venice . She later went back to school at the University of Florence where she graduated with a doctorate in physics . Her dissertation ( developed and implemented through research at IRCAM in Paris ) was “ Design of a High-Speed Computer System for the Processing of Musical Sound '' . Career . She served as chief technology officer at MPEG LA and as a vice president at Digital Theater Systems ( DTS ) . At Dolby Laboratories she helped to develop the AC-2 , AC-3 , and MPEG-2 Advanced Audio Coding technologies . She has also worked on devising standards for audio and video technology and digital content . Bosi came to the United States to be a Visiting Scholar at Stanford University 's Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics ( CCRMA ) . In the early 1990s , she developed Stanford 's first course in digital audio coding , which eventually led to the publication of a textbook in the area . She is a founding member of the Digital Media Project and serves on its board of directors . She is a past president of the Audio Engineering Society and has received the AES Board of Governors and Fellowship awards .
Celedonio Calatayud . Celedonio Calatayud Costa ( , October 29 , 1880 in Pedreguer – January 24 , 1931 in Madrid ) was a Spanish scientist and radiologist , remembered for his achievements on radiology , radiotherapy , and electrology . He pioneered the use of radiology and electrology in Europe for both diagnostics and therapeutical purposes , introducing radiotherapy in Spain in 1906 . He founded the Spanish Medical Electrology and Radiology Society ( Sociedad Española de Radiología y Electrología Médicas ) , promoted the doctoral chair of Electro-radiology and was elected as the first professor to chair it at the Universidad Central ( later renamed Complutense University of Madrid ) . He also was the driving force behind and creator of the First National Medical Congress that took place in Madrid in 1919 , precursor of the use of diathermy in gynecologic therapy , founder of the `` Spanish Journal of Medical Electrology and Radiology '' ( `` Revista Española de Radiología y Electrología Médicas '' ) and `` Tribuna Médica '' , as well as author of many papers on electrodiagnosis , electrotherapy , roentgenology , and radiotherapy .
Ibn Abbad al-Rundi . Ibn Abbad al-Rundi ( in full , Abu 'abd Allah Muhammad Ibn Abi Ishaq Ibrahim An-nafzi Al-himyari Ar-rundi ) ( 1333–1390 ) was one of the leading Sufi theologians of his time who was born in Ronda . Attracted to Morocco by the famous madrasahs , Ibn Abbad emigrated there at an early age . He spent most of his life in Morocco , living in different cities ( Salé , Marrakesh , Fes ... ) , and was buried in Bab al-Futuh ( south-eastern gate ) cemetery in Fes . Influence . Ibn Abbad has been suggested as a key influence on and precursor to St. John of the Cross , in particular his account of the dark night of the soul , in the work of Miguel Asín Palacios .
Michael Dixon ( umpire ) . Michael Dixon ( born 21 September 1954 ) is a cricket umpire from Liverpool , Lancashire , England . Dixon first stood in a senior match in a List A match between Ireland and the Essex Cricket Board in the 1999 NatWest Trophy . In total , Dixon stood in seven List A matches between 1999 and 2003 . He first stood in a first-class match when Cambridge UCCE played Sussex County Cricket Club in 2001 . Between 2001 and 2003 , he stood in nine first-class matches . He has also stood as an umpire in Minor counties cricket , as well as umpiring in the Liverpool and District Premier League .
Karchevan . Karchevan ( , also Romanized as Karchawan ) is a village and rural community ( municipality ) in the Syunik Province of Armenia . The National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia ( ARMSTAT ) reported its population was 292 in 2010 , down from 353 at the 2001 census .
Writing about Writing . Writing about Writing ( WAW ) , is a method or theory of teaching composition which puts emphasis on reading and writing about writing in the writing course , and reimagines first-year composition as an `` introduction to writing studies . '' This is not to say WAW only teaches a first-year writing course as if it were an introduction to a writing major , but rather it advocates merging the `` how '' of writing with its practice . An introduction course to a writing major has both a different audience and purpose than a first-year composition course framed in WAW . The development of WAW is largely credited to Elizabeth Wardle and Douglas Downs after the publication of their 2007 article `` Teaching about Writing , Righting Misconceptions . '' History . Composition is not widely recognized as its own discipline . Composition instructors strive to teach students how to become better writers . As public perception often shapes public policy , this uninformed view of composition as a legitimate field of study has contributed to a lack of funding and emphasis on composition classes in academia . `` Teaching about Writing , Righting Misconceptions '' . In 2007 , Douglas Downs and Elizabeth Wardle published an article titled `` Teaching about Writing , Righting Misconceptions '' in which they propose a reform of first-year composition instruction based on the results of a test course they developed . This course sought `` to improve students ' understanding of writing , rhetoric , language , and literacy '' and promoted a view of reading and writing as scholarly inquiry , encouraging `` more realistic conceptions of writing . '' The article is considered to be revolutionary by other scholars in the field , and it 's frequently cited by those who have continued the work in the WAW movement . In the article , Downs and Wardle deny the existence of a universal educated discourse , which conflicts with first-year composition goals of preparing students to write across the curriculum . Downs and Wardle write that teaching students how to write across the curriculum supports the idea that `` writing is not a real subject , that writing courses do not require expert instructors , and that rhetoric and composition are not genuine research areas or legitimate intellectual pursuits . '' The article goes on to outline the course they designed that is centered more on teaching the students about `` writing studies '' , rather than how to write in college . The authors discuss readers , research assignments , reflective assignments and presentation assignments before going on to report case-studies of two students who took Downs ' and Wardle 's WAW-centered first-year composition course . While these were different types of students who had different learning outcomes , both stories illustrate the flexible nature of WAW and how this type of course can be tailored towards individual student needs . The authors discuss several benefits they observed of using WAW to teach first-year composition , but also indicate the presence of challenges associated with teaching this kind of course , and address both these challenges as well as critiques they received from colleagues . The authors conclude that an implementation of WAW-centered classes in first-year composition professionalizes writing instruction , and raises awareness about writing studies as a legitimate discipline . Downs and Wardle write `` rather than purporting to teach students 'academic writing ' and claiming to prepare them for writing in their disciplines , the course teaches students what we as a field have learned about writing as an object of study . '' Essentially , the aim of a WAW course is to demonstrate how writing works . `` Continuing the Dialogue '' . After its publication , the article caused a stir in academia and received a lot of response from the community , prompting a follow-up article by Wardle in 2008 titled `` Continuing the Dialogue : Follow-up Comments on 'Teaching about Writing , Righting Misconceptions . ' '' In it , Wardle addresses responders who commented that she and Downs put too much emphasis on first-year composition within the field by explaining that first-year composition should not hold more value than other branches within their field , but it is of importance and merits scholarly inquiry . She reaffirms their main point as being `` that we should reconceive the nature of FYC goals and focus on the content knowledge we have as a field from which students can benefit . '' She goes on to write , `` Let me be as clear as possible : Doug and I are arguing that composition instructors should refuse to separate knowledge about writing from practice in writing and some instruction on how to complete the writing tasks at hand . '' Another misconception she addresses is misconstruing a first-year writing WAW approach as being the same as an introductory course to a writing `` major '' and dismisses the claims that a WAW approach is put in place to recruit writing majors . The differences between these two courses , she explains , are both audience and purpose . Downs and Wardle expanded have produced an accompanying textbook , `` Writing about Writing : A College Reader '' , which was published in 2011 . Benefits . WAW asks students to read about writing and various processes , which allows them to identify what works for them . By reading articles that a composition studies student might read , the first-year composition student is able to gain further insight into the ongoing conversation centered around writing . In her article `` Writing about Writing in Basic Writing , '' Shannon Carter explains `` a writing-about-writing approach foregrounds research in writing and related studies by asking students to read and discuss key research in the discipline and contribute to the scholarly conversation themselves . '' She explains that having students immerse themselves in this type of scholarship will not only improve their writing but their understanding of writing as an academic discipline will increase as well , which in turn contributes to changing the public perception that writing is only something that is a piece of other disciplines . Many instructors who use WAW are also benefited in that they themselves are able to learn more about composition studies along with their class , promoting parallel learning . In an article titled `` Seeing is Believing : Writing Studies with 'Basic Writing ' Students , '' Charlton reports that some see value in teaching first-year composition from a cultural studies approach because not only does this allow for composition instructors to teach what they love , but the types of reading promote critical thinking and analysis—two goals many first-year composition courses have . Also , the article reports on several instructors incorporating graduate level writing-studies readings into their first-year writing courses with much success . Charlton writes , `` Students were engaged and were developing research questions and projects that rivaled my on senior-level composition theory class , both in terms of complexity and overall quality of finished products . '' Criticism and responses . As WAW is a relatively recent movement and is still in its early stages of development , proponents do n't always agree on how WAW should be applied to the classroom . Carter points out instructors only account for a small portion of the composition community , and therefore disagreement is common and `` often in fundamental ways . '' In his response to Downs and Wardle 's `` Teaching About Writing , Righting Misconceptions , '' Joshua P. Kutney argues that providing students with an awareness of writing through WAW wo n't necessarily transfer to their writing performance . He compares WAW to students who take courses that raise their awareness of social problems . While students gain a greater sense of these issues through these courses , rarely do they display behavioral changes in regards to these issues . Kutney also argues that an increased awareness of writing studies may result in students becoming more comfortable with validating their insufficiencies as a writer because they now recognize the difficulties expert writers have , and not because they now comprehend `` the nuances of the composing process . '' He goes on to say that while Downs and Wardle discuss WAW as allowing students to see academic writing as engaging in an ongoing conversation , this knowledge might overwhelm the student and cause them to avoid engaging in the conversation altogether . Kutney writes , `` While First-Year Composition may not do much to develop the writing abilities of students , Downs and Wardle offer no reason to think that Introduction to Writing Studies , a course that does not purport to teach writing , will do more . '' In their response to Downs and Wardle , Miles et al . claim a WAW approach seems like it serves as an introduction to a writing major , which would not be beneficial to first-year students . They take issue with Downs and Wardle 's `` dismissal of the importance of teaching situated procedural knowledge '' , most notably the rhetorical situation . Miles et al . claim the only rhetorical situation a WAW course exposes its students to is that of scholarly research . They also argue that Downs and Wardle put too much emphasis on first-year composition within the field of writing studies , seeing it as the predominant branch of the field . They also argue that Downs and Wardle fail to give voice to the students in their case study who did n't benefit from the WAW approach and that only those who did are highlighted . Another main criticism they have is WAW 's reliance on one modality of research writing while they argue that their `` research and scholarship is an interesting hybrid of several modalities at once . '' He concludes by writing `` I am grateful not only for the opportunity to respond , but to have something to respond to . And I wonder how differently our students might understand writing if they had similar opportunities . '' A response to Downs ' response to Miles et al . by Slomp and Sargent does n't reject Downs and Wardle 's ideas in the same way Miles et al . does , but calls for more research on the WAW method . The authors also argue that Downs and Wardle fail to position themselves into an ongoing conversation in the same way they advocate for in WAW . Slomp and Sargent say that Downs and Wardle paint themselves to be `` lone pioneers '' in this venture , but in the 1990s Wendy Bishop supported the use of writing as the main subject in the writing classroom . They also reference Peter Elbow as being someone who touched on similar ideas to WAW long before Downs and Wardle published `` Teaching about Writing , Righting Misconceptions . '' Shannon Carter , while a proponent of WAW , describes how it is n't always accessible to other instructors or policy makers . She describes how WAW can be `` off-putting '' to others , and the scholarship on the subject can not be relied on in making changes to composition curriculum . She explains that while WAW can be effective for some , it is simply one way to approach teaching composition and wo n't work with everyone 's teaching style . As previously mentioned , many believe that because the readings are written by professionals for professionals , undergraduates will not be able to easily understand the concepts , which will negatively affect engagement with the course . Some even question Downs and Wardle 's motives , and see WAW as a ploy in `` recruiting '' more students to become majors in the field . `` Writing about Writing : A College Reader '' . Published in 2011 , Downs and Wardle 's book is described as `` encouraging students to draw on what they know in order to contribute to ongoing conversations about writing and literacy . '' The book addresses several questions geared towards helping the student understand multiple components of writing : Why study writing ? How do readers read and writers write ? How do you write ? How have you become the readers and writer you are today ? How do communities shape writing ? How do you make yourself heard as college writer ? A mixture of selected readings from both scholars , authors , and students are provided , as well as various activities and discussion questions associated with the readings . Reception . The book is praised for its accessibility and forward thinking . For instance , David R. Russell from Iowa State University called the book `` a milestone in composition textbooks . '' Russell is known for his work in Writing Across the Curriculum and activity theory . Its publisher 's website describes it by saying `` Throughout the book , friendly explanations and scaffolded questions help students connect to readings and — even more important — develop knowledge about writing they can use at work , in their everyday lives , and in college . ''
Darren Collison . Darren Michael Collison ( born August 23 , 1987 ) is an American professional basketball player for the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) . He earned NBA All-Rookie Team honors in his first season in the NBA with the New Orleans Hornets . Collison played four seasons of college basketball for the UCLA Bruins . He earned All-Pac-10 conference honors three times , and won the Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award his senior year as the top college player standing or under . He was drafted by the Hornets in the first round with the 21st overall pick of the 2009 NBA draft . Collison also played for the Dallas Mavericks , Los Angeles Clippers and Sacramento Kings . Early life . Collison was born in Rancho Cucamonga , California to parents Dennis and June ( Griffith ) , who were both elite track and field athletes for Guyana . As a senior in Etiwanda High School under coach Dave Kleckner , Collison was named a fourth-team `` Parade '' All-American . Considered a four-star recruit by Rivals.com , Collison was listed as the No . 16 point guard and the No . 100 player in the nation in 2005 . College career . He was a backup to Jordan Farmar in the Bruins ' 2005–06 season , becoming the starting point guard the following season . He was awarded the MVP of the Maui Invitational Tournament in December 2006 and was named the Pacific-10 Conference Player of the Week on December 4 , 2006 , and again on February 18 , 2007 . During the 2006–07 season , Collison averaged 2.2 steals per game—the most in the Pacific-10 Conference . He also averaged 5.7 assists ( 2nd in the Pac-10 ) , as well as a three-point shooting percentage of 44.7 percent . Collison returned to UCLA for his junior and senior years and ended up playing in a total of 142 games at UCLA , tied for the most ever . In his senior year in 2008–09 , he was named to the All-Pac-10 team after averaging 14.4 points , 4.7 assists , and 1.6 steals per game . He led the conference in free throw percentage , and was third in assists , steals , and assists-to-turnover ratio . Collison won the Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award that year , awarded to the best college player 6 ft 0 in ( 1.83 m ) or shorter . He was also named the Bruins ' co-Most Valuable Player ( MVP ) along with Josh Shipp . Collison and fellow senior teammates Shipp and Alfred Aboya finished their careers as the winningest class in UCLA history with 123 wins . The distinction was relative , as John Wooden 's legendary teams played shorter seasons and freshmen were ineligible . New Orleans Hornets ( 2009–2010 ) . Collison was widely considered to be one of the top point guard prospects in the 2009 NBA Draft coming out of UCLA . He was selected in the first round with the 21st overall by the New Orleans Hornets . With Chris Paul out for months at two separate times during the 2009–10 season , Collison became the starting point guard . Collison handed out a Hornets rookie-record 18 assists and scored 17 points on January 30 , 2010 when New Orleans ended Memphis 's 11-game home winning streak with a 113–111 overtime victory . Later on March 8 , 2010 , Collison broke his own record with a Hornets rookie-record 20 assists ( along with 16 points ) in a 135–131 victory over the Golden State Warriors . In a game against the Indiana Pacers on February 19 , 2010 , Collison became only the second rookie of the 2009–10 season to get a triple-double with 18 points , 13 rebounds , and 12 assists . He finished 4th in the NBA Rookie of the Year voting and averaged 18.8 points and 9.1 assists in the 37 games as a starter , but had four turnovers a contest as a starter in his first NBA season . Indiana Pacers ( 2010–2012 ) . On August 11 , 2010 , the Hornets traded Collison and James Posey to the Indiana Pacers in a four-team , five-player deal that also sent Troy Murphy to the New Jersey Nets , Trevor Ariza to the New Orleans Hornets and Courtney Lee to the Houston Rockets . Dallas Mavericks ( 2012–2013 ) . On July 12 , 2012 , Collison and Dahntay Jones were traded to the Dallas Mavericks for Ian Mahinmi . Collison became the Mavericks ' starting point guard , replacing Jason Kidd who left as a free agent . Collison was a key player in Dallas ' 4–1 start in 2012–13 , but he struggled as they lost 8 of their next 11 . After starting the team 's first 14 games , Collison came off the bench for one game . He missed the next game with a sprained right middle finger , prompting Dallas to sign Derek Fisher . Fisher started in his first game with the Mavericks , while Collison remained a reserve . 14 games later , on December 27 , 2012 , he regained the starting job . Los Angeles Clippers ( 2013–2014 ) . On July 10 , 2013 , Collison signed a deal with the Los Angeles Clippers . He again backed up Chris Paul , who was also on the Clippers . When Paul was out 18 games with an injured shoulder , Collison started and averaged 13.3 points and 6.5 assists in 32.6 minutes . The Clippers went 12–6 in that span , and coach Doc Rivers said the team `` weathered the storm '' without their All-Star point guard ; he called Collison 's play `` the key . '' In Game 4 of the second round of the 2014 NBA Playoffs against the Oklahoma City Thunder , the Clippers overcame a 22-point deficit to tie the series at 2–2 , as Collison scored 12 of his 18 points in the final quarter to help lead the team to a 101–99 win . Sacramento Kings ( 2014–2017 ) . On July 12 , 2014 , Collison signed a three-year , $ 16 million deal with the Sacramento Kings . The Kings offered him a starting job at point guard , and the Clippers were unable to match either the deal or the playing time . On December 27 , 2014 , Collison had a season-best game with 27 points and 10 assists in a 135–129 overtime win over the New York Knicks . On February 26 , 2015 , he was ruled out for three to six weeks with a right hip flexor . Return to Indiana ( 2017–present ) . On July 7 , 2017 , Collison signed with the Indiana Pacers , returning to the franchise for a second stint . Collison had knee surgery in early February 2018 , returning to the Pacers ' line-up in mid-March . Collison went on to lead the NBA in both assist-to-turnover ratio ( .4.28-to-1 ) and 3-point percentage ( .468 ) , setting franchise records in both categories . Personal life . Collison is the son of June and Dennis Collison . His parents were elite track and field athletes . His mother represented Guyana at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles . In 2011 , Collison married Keyosha Sanders .
Hinze Dam . The Hinze Dam is a rock and earth-fill embankment dam with an un-gated spillway across the Nerang River in the Gold Coast hinterland of South East , Queensland , Australia . The main purpose of the dam is for potable water supply of the Gold Coast region . The impounded reservoir is called Advancetown Lake . Hinze Dam was named in honour of the Hinze family who lived in the valley that was flooded by the dam . Location and features . The dam is located in Advancetown , south-west of Nerang immediately downstream of the confluence of the Nerang River and Little Nerang Creek . The earthfill dam structure is high and long . The dam wall holds back the reservoir when at full capacity . From a catchment area of that includes the Numinbah Valley and Springbrook Plateau , with most being contained within state forests and national parks , the dam creates Advancetown Lake , with a surface area of . The uncontrolled un-gated spillway , located at above sea level , has a discharge capacity of . Initially managed by the Gold Coast City Council up until 2008 , the dam is now managed by Seqwater . The dam also provides the benefit of flood mitigation to populated areas along the Nerang River downstream of the dam . Construction . The Southport Town Council planned the dam in 1947 . It was completed in 1976 and expanded in 1989 and 2011 . Stage One was completed in 1976 , and provided of potable water storage and supply . Stage Two was completed in 1989 , when storage of potable water was increased to . This stage was completed at a cost of 42 million and involved raising the main embankment , spillway and intake towers by approximately to create a surface area of . In 2004 the Gold Coast City Council resolved to construct Stage 3 of the dam . When the dam reached full capacity , on 7 January 2008 work began on Stage 3 and was completed on 19 December 2011 . After nearly four years of construction the construction cost was 395 million . The Stage 3 works increased the height of the dam wall from to , and increased the reservoir capacity from to , with the added purpose of flood mitigation , beyond water supply . Stage 3 construction was completed by the Hinze Dam Alliance , a joint venture between Seqwater , with private sector partners URS Corporation , Sinclair Knight Merz and Thiess . The additional works with a higher dam wall provided homes below the dam wall with flood protection from a 1974 Brisbanestyle flood event . The eastern boat ramp is located in Mudgeeraba and features a craft and paddle launching platform as well as toilets and bin facilities . The western boat ramp , located in Springbrook , contains the same amenities with a smaller car park . In 2012 a body was discovered by fishermen . Recreation . Advancetown Lake is a popular recreational facility for Gold Coast residents . Since the Stage 3 upgrade , recreational activities allowed include walking , electric or manual-powered boating , fishing , biking and horse riding . The facilities are open from 6 am to 6 pm daily . No camping is permitted around the lake . Dogs are also not permitted , while swimming has been strongly discouraged . An interpretive centre was opened on 19 December 2011 , along with new parking , walking trails , toilet facilities and barbecue areas . The final design of the dam was criticised in the media and by residents and politicians , some describing it as a `` concrete bunker '' . The criticism arose because of a reduction in playground , boating and barbecue facilities ; the banning of dogs ; the extensive use of concrete ; and because many of the facilities are either far from the water 's edge or below the dam wall with no water views . Advancetown Lake has two boat ramps , one on the western and another on the eastern side . Fishing . The dam is stocked with Mary River cod , silver perch , golden perch , southern saratoga and bass , while spangled perch are also present naturally . Banded grunter have been found in the lake and being illegally introduced , it is recommended that , if caught , they should be destroyed . A Gold Coast City Council permit is required to fish in the dam . A Queensland State Government Stocked Impoundment Permit is not required . 2018 Commonwealth Games . The Gold Coast hosted the 2018 Commonwealth Games . The area surrounding the Hinze Dam was originally proposed as the location for the mountain bike competition . A new course was constructed to meet international competition requirements . Some government representatives as well as some mountain bikers have sought to have the competition moved away to the unsecured trails at Nerang State Forest . The Gold Coast Mountain Bike Club maintain the course and sometimes host a race on the circuit the first Sunday of each month .
Canning subdivision . Canning subdivision is a subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal , India . It consists of four community development blocks : Basanti , Canning–I , Canning–II and Gosaba . The four blocks contain 46 gram panchayats . The subdivision has its headquarters at Canning . Area . The subdivision contains rural areas of 46 gram panchayats under four community development blocks : Basanti , Canning I , Canning II and Gosaba . There is no urban area under these four blocks . Basanti block . Rural area under Basanti block consists of 13 gram panchayats , viz . Amjhara , Chunakhali , Kanthalberia , Uttar Mokamberia , Basanti , Foolmalancha , Maszidbati , Bharatgarh , Jharkhali , Nafarganj , Charabidya , Jyotishpur and Ramchandrakhali . Basanti police station serves this block . Headquarters of this block is in Sonakhali . Canning–I block . Rural area under Canning–I block consists of ten gram panchayats , viz . Bansra , Gopalpur , Matla–I , Taldi , Daria , Hatpukuria , Matla–II , Dighirpar , Itkhola and Nikarighata . Canning police station serves this block . Headquarters of this block is in Canning Town . Canning–II block . Rural area under Canning–II block consists of nine gram panchayats , viz . Atharobanki , Kalikatala , Sarengabad , Deuli–I , Matherdighi , Tambuldaha–I , Deuli–II , Narayanpur and Tambuldaha–II . Canning police station serves this block . Headquarters of this block is in Canning Town . Gosaba block . Rural area under Gosaba block consists of 14 gram panchayats , viz . Amtali , Chhota Mollakhali , Lahiripur , Rangabelia , Bali–I , Gosaba , Pathankhali , Satjelia , Bali–II , Kachukhali , Radhanagar–Taranagar , Shambhunagar , Bipradaspur and Kumirmari . Gosaba police station serves this block . Headquarters of this block is in Gosaba . Legislative segments . As per order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the delimitation of constituencies in West Bengal , the Gosaba block and two gram panchayats under the Basanti block , viz . Chunakhali and Maszidbati , will together form the Gosaba assembly constituency . All the other gram panchayats under the Basanti block , along with Atharobanki gram panchayat under the Canning–II block will together form the Basanti assembly constituency . The area under the Canning–I block and the Narayanpur gram panchayat under the Canning–II block will together form the Canning Paschim assembly constituency . All the other seven gram panchayats under the Canning–II block will be part of the area covered by the Canning Purba assembly constituency . The constituencies of Gosaba , Basanti and Canning Paschim will be reserved for Scheduled castes ( SC ) candidates . All the four constituencies will be assembly segments of the Jaynagar ( Lok Sabha constituency ) , which will be reserved for SC candidates .
Anne McGinty . Anne McGinty ( born June 29 , 1945 in Findlay , Ohio ) is an American flutist , composer and music publisher . Biography . McGinty writes for bands of all levels , including elementary and middle school bands . She has written compositions and arrangements for concert band , string orchestra , flute , and flute ensembles . In 1987 McGinty and her husband John Edmondson formed Queenwood Publications . They managed the creation , production , promotion , and international sales and distribution of the catalog . In March 2002 they sold their company to the Neil A. Kjos Music Company . She later opened her own publishing company , McGinty Music . McGinty is a member of the American Society of Composers and a member of the National Flute Association , where she served for two years on the Board of Directors . Education . Anne McGinty started her education at Ohio State University . At OSU Donald McGinnis was her mentor , band director , and flute teacher . She left OSU to pursue her career in flute performance . During her time off she played the flute with the Tucson Symphony Orchestra . She later returned to Duquesne University to receive her Bachelor of Music , and Master of Music . At Duquesne she focused on flute performance , music theory and her compositions . There she also studied flute and chamber music with Bernard Goldberg , and composition with Joseph Willcox Jenkins .
Clyde , California . Clyde is a census-designated place ( CDP ) in Contra Costa County , California , United States . The population was 678 at the 2010 census . It is located east of Martinez . Geography . According to the United States Census Bureau , the CDP has a total area of , all of it land . 2010 . The 2010 United States Census reported that Clyde had a population of 678 . The population density was 5,054.5 people per square mile ( 1,951.6/km² ) . The racial makeup of Clyde was 530 ( 78.2 % ) White , 11 ( 1.6 % ) African American , four ( 0.6 % ) Native American , 58 ( 8.6 % ) Asian , three ( 0.4 % ) Pacific Islander , 25 ( 3.7 % ) from other races , and 47 ( 6.9 % ) from two or more races . Hispanic or Latino of any race were 99 persons ( 14.6 % ) . The Census reported that 100 % of the population lived in households . There were 248 households , out of which 82 ( 33.1 % ) had children under the age of 18 living in them , 125 ( 50.4 % ) were opposite-sex married couples living together , 29 ( 11.7 % ) had a female householder with no husband present , 13 ( 5.2 % ) had a male householder with no wife present . There were 13 ( 5.2 % ) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships , and one ( 0.4 % ) same-sex married couples or partnerships . 57 households ( 23.0 % ) were made up of individuals and 10 ( 4.0 % ) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older . The average household size was 2.73 . There were 167 families ( 67.3 % of all households ) ; the average family size was 3.26 . The population was spread out with 151 people ( 22.3 % ) under the age of 18 , 65 people ( 9.6 % ) aged 18 to 24 , 175 people ( 25.8 % ) aged 25 to 44 , 234 people ( 34.5 % ) aged 45 to 64 , and 53 people ( 7.8 % ) who were 65 years of age or older . The median age was 38.4 years . For every 100 females , there were 98.8 males . For every 100 females age 18 and over , there were 98.9 males . There were 264 housing units at an average density of 1,968.1 per square mile ( 759.9/km² ) , of which 248 were occupied , of which 193 ( 77.8 % ) were owner-occupied , and 55 ( 22.2 % ) were occupied by renters . The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.5 % ; the rental vacancy rate was 5.2 % . 528 people ( 77.9 % of the population ) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 150 people ( 22.1 % ) lived in rental housing units . 2000 . As of the census of 2000 , there were 694 people , 267 households , and 174 families residing in the CDP . The population density was 4,944.0 people per square mile ( 1,914.0/km² ) . There were 267 housing units at an average density of 1,902.1 per square mile ( 736.4/km² ) . The racial makeup of the CDP was 81.56 % White , 1.15 % Black or African American , 0.29 % Native American , 6.92 % Asian , 0.29 % Pacific Islander , 4.32 % from other races , and 5.48 % from two or more races . 11.38 % of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race . There were 267 households out of which 36.7 % had children under the age of 18 living with them , 52.1 % were married couples living together , 10.1 % had a female householder with no husband present , and 34.5 % were non-families . 25.1 % of all households were made up of individuals and 5.2 % had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older . The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.14 . In the CDP , the population was spread out with 26.8 % under the age of 18 , 5.6 % from 18 to 24 , 37.6 % from 25 to 44 , 24.1 % from 45 to 64 , and 5.9 % who were 65 years of age or older . The median age was 37 years . For every 100 females , there were 98.9 males . For every 100 females age 18 and over , there were 93.9 males . The median income for a household in the CDP was $ 66,875 , and the median income for a family was $ 80,137 . Males had a median income of $ 51,786 versus $ 41,250 for females . The per capita income for the CDP was $ 30,822 . None of the families and 1.9 % of the population were living below the poverty line , including no under eighteens and 18.8 % of those over 64 . History . In 1917 , the United States Shipping Board provided a government loan to the Pacific Coast Shipbuilding Company to build a company town . The board commissioned Bernard Maybeck to be supervising architect for laying out the new town . He designed the hotel and around 200 of the initial homes built in the town . George Applegarth was hired as acting architect . In this position , he drew many of the architectural plans for the town .
Adam Coombes . Adam Julian Coombes ( born 19 June 1991 ) is an English footballer who plays for Welling United on loan from Billericay Town as a forward . Club career . Coombes was scouted by Chelsea while playing in the Non League for Sutton United and being offered a chance to join the Chelsea Academy . His progress continued and he was offered a two-year scholarship from the start of the 2007–08 season . The 2011–12 season started with good form shown and a reserve team goal scored in the opening month but then the highly unfortunate run of injuries continued . In August 2011 , Coombes suffered a knee injury , being sidelined for six to nine months . In January 2012 Coombes signed a 12-month extension to a contract that had six months to run , and returned from injury towards the end of the season to make three substitute appearances . He was released by Chelsea with 6 months still remaining on his contract in January 2013 to give him a better chance in finding a club before those released in the summer . On 15 November 2010 , Coombes was loaned out to Football League One club Yeovil Town on a month 's youth loan , and made his debut five days later , in a 2–3 away defeat against Charlton Athletic . He made three substitute appearances before returning to Chelsea . On 1 August 2013 Coombes signed for Notts County . On 27 August 2013 , he scored the equalizing goal with his first touch after coming on as a substitute against Liverpool in a 4–2 defeat at Anfield in the League Cup . On 22 January 2016 , it was announced that Coombes had signed for National League side Bromley . He scored his first goal for the club in a 3–1 defeat away to Gateshead on 23 April . He was released by the club at the end of the season . On 25 August , it was announced that Coombes had signed for Welling United , linking up with Mark Goldberg , whom he worked under at Bromley . Coombes proved prolific in the first half of the 2016-17 season for Welling . Between August and 1 January 2017 he scored 29 goals in 24 matches in all competitions , including a rare double hat-trick in a 7-1 FA Cup 4th Qualifying Round victory over Swindon Supermarine on 1 October 2016 . The double hat-trick equaled Welling 's 'most goals in a match ' club record set in 1985 by John Bartley . Coombes continued prolific goal-scoring form into 2017 , and left Welling for Sutton United on 22 February 2017 with a 0.83 goals ratio ( a goal every 103 minutes ) from 20 League matches for the Wings . On 24 February 2017 , Coombes returned to boyhood club Sutton United after impressing at Welling United . On 25 February , Coombes made his debut for Sutton in a 3-2 victory against Torquay United at Plainmoor . On 28 February , Coombes made his first home appearance in a 1-0 victory over Boreham Wood , assisting the game 's only goal for Maxime Biamou . Coombes scored his first goals for Sutton on 22 April , a brace in a 5-2 home win over Chester . On 10 March 2018 , it was announced that Coombes had re-signed for Welling United , in a deal to run until 2020 , which would see Coombes link up with Welling United Chairman Mark Goldberg for the third time , having previously worked under Goldberg at Bromley and Welling United . On 23 July 2018 , Coombes made the switch to newly-promoted , Billericay Town for an undisclosed fee . Following just eight league appearances and one goal , Coombes returned to Welling United on a one-month loan in September 2018 . Personal life . He was previously known as Adam Phillip , but officially changed his surname in July 2012 to adopt the use of his mother 's maiden name .
Tronfjell . Tronfjellet or just Tron ( official form on maps : Tronden ) is a prominent mountain close to Alvdal , Hedmark , Norway . It lies on the border to Tynset . There is a toll road to the summit open in the summer built while installing a broadcasting antenna in the 1960s , being Norway 's second highest road . The Indian philosopher Swami Sri Ananda Acharya lived on the mountain for large periods of his life . The name . The name is the finite form of `` trond '' m ( Norse `` þróndr '' ) 'hog ' . ( It is common in Norway to compare the shape of a mountain with an animal . )
Love 's Option . `` Love 's Option '' is a 1928 British silent adventure film directed by George Pearson and starring Dorothy Boyd , Patrick Aherne and James Carew . It was made at Cricklewood Studios based on the novel `` The Riddle '' by Douglas Newton . The film was dsitributed by Paramount Pictures ' British subsidiary , enabling the company to meet its yearly quota set down by the British government . The film follows several rivals attempting to gain control of a valuable Spanish copper mine . It was known by the alternative title `` A Girl of Today '' .
Duff T. Brown House . The Duff T. Brown House is a Bungalow/Craftsman style house located in Kingman , Arizona . It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places . Description . The Duff T. Brown House is located at 541 Oak Street in Kingman , Arizona . The home was built in 1911 in the Bungalow/Craftsman style . This house would be one of the newer houses on Oak Street . Mr. Brown was a Kingman Pioneer from Ontario , Canada . He was quite active in civic organizations . Today , the house is property of Mohave County and used by the county . The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986 .
List of peaks by prominence . File : World_top_peak_prominence.svg|thumb|400px|Chart showing the relationship between the 100 peaks with highest prominence in the world . ( In the This is a list of mountain peaks ordered by their topographic prominence . Terminology . The prominence of a peak is the minimum height of climb to the summit on any route from a higher peak , or from sea level if there is no higher peak . The lowest point on that route is the col. For full definitions and explanations of `` topographic prominence '' , `` key col '' , and `` parent '' , see topographic prominence . In particular , the different definitions of the parent of a peak are addressed at length in that article . `` Height '' on the other hand simply means elevation of the summit above sea level . Regarding parents , the `` prominence parent '' of peak A can be found by dividing the island or region in question into territories , by tracing the runoff from the key col ( mountain pass ) of every peak that is more prominent than peak A . The parent is the peak whose territory peak A resides in . The `` encirclement parent '' is found by tracing the contour below peak A 's key col and picking the highest mountain in that region . This is easier to determine than the prominence parent ; however , it tends to give non-intuitive results for peaks with very low cols such as Jabal Shams which is # 110 in the list . Note that either sort of parent of a typical very high-prominence peak such as Denali will lie far away from the peak itself , reflecting the independence of the peak . Most sources ( and the table below ) define no parent for island and landmass highpoints ; others treat Mount Everest as the parent of every such peak with the ocean as the `` key col '' . In the table below , where a single parent is listed , the different definitions agree ; where two are given , the prominence parent is marked `` 1 '' , and the encirclement parent `` ² '' . Prominence table . The following sortable table lists the Earth 's 125 most topographically prominent summits . Of these , China has the most : 16 . Close behind it are Indonesia , with 13 , and the United States with 12 . Additional peaks . The list of peaks that follow is not complete , but the peaks are all notable . Note that island high points ( whose prominence is equal to their elevation ) can be found at the List of islands by highest point ; hence most are not included below . Some well-known peaks listed here do not score highly by prominence . All peaks with a prominence of more than 1,500 metres rank as an Ultra . For a complete listing of all 1,524 peaks with prominence greater than this level , see the lists of Ultras .
Dunedin Southern Cemetery . The Southern Cemetery in the New Zealand city of Dunedin was the first major cemetery to be opened in the city . The cemetery was opened in 1858 , ten years after the founding of the city in an area known as `` Little Paisley '' . This area lies at the southern end of Princes Street , one of the city 's main streets , close to the suburbs of Kensington , Maryhill , and The Glen ( part of Caversham ) . Description . The cemetery covers an area of some , and is one of the most important nineteenth-century cemeteries in New Zealand . It is sited on a steeply sloping site on a spur at the southern end of the central city , overlooking `` The Flat '' , the area of coastal plain on which the suburbs of South Dunedin and Saint Kilda are located . It is divided into separate sections set aside for Presbyterians , Anglicans , and Roman catholics , as well as a Jewish section . The cemetery was opened in early 1858 , with the earliest recorded interment being that of John MacGibbon in March 1858 . In all , some 23,000 burials were recorded at the Southern Cemetery . Much of the cemetery is in a poor state of maintenance , though there are plans to repair some of its more damaged areas . There are 21 graves of service personnel registered and maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission , 20 from World War I and one from World War II . The cemetery is listed on the New Zealand Historic Places Trust Register as a Historic Place - Category I . The cemetery includes , at its city end , a historic mortuary building , which was used from 1903 to 1949 . The Northern Cemetery , at the other end of the city 's main urban area , was opened in 1872 . Neither of these cemeteries are still used for new burials ( the last burials at the Southern Cemetery were in 1985 ) ; Dunedin 's main cemetery is at Andersons Bay in the south of the city . Jewish section . The Jewish portion of the cemetery is located close to South Road in the lower part of the cemetery , and contains around 180 burials , with the earliest being from 1863 . A large proportion of New Zealand 's early Jewish immigrants are buried in the cemetery 's Jewish section , with members of many of New Zealand 's more notable Jewish families — including the Hallensteins , Theomins , and De Beers — among those interred . Chinese section . The 1860s saw a major influx of people into the city due to the Central Otago Gold Rush , including a large number of Chinese from Guangdong ; a separate Chinese section to the cemetery was added in the years that followed . The section was designated separate not on ethnic grounds , but due to religious affiliation , as with the other sections of the cemetery , and has some features which are built according to feng shui practice . Up to 200 Chinese burials are thought to have taken place between 1877 and 1921 , of which 114 have been identified , with the majority of those interred having originally come from around the Pearl River Delta . Other interments , including several from the Panyu District , were exhumed in the 1880s and early 1900s at the behest of the Poon Fah Association , in order to return the dead to their ancestral soil in China .
Princess Nejla bint Asem . Princess Nejla bint Asem ( born 9 May 1988 ) is the daughter of Prince Asem bin Nayef and Princess Sana Asem . Princess Nejla bint Asem established a business as a jewellery designer . Marriage . On 23 October 2014 , Princess Nejla married Nasser Osama Talhouni . The couple has a daughter named Kareemah ( born 6 January 2016 ) .
Land of the Lost ( radio ) . `` Land of the Lost '' was a 1940s radio fantasy adventure , written and narrated by Isabel Manning Hewson , about the adventures of two children who traveled underwater with the fatherly fish Red Lantern . Each week the show opened with the line , `` In that wonderful kingdom at the bottom of the sea ... '' , and then Red Lantern showed Billy and Isabel where different lost objects were stored beneath the waves . The `` Land of the Lost '' radio series aired from 1943 to 1948 on the Mutual Broadcasting System and ABC . Betty Jane Tyler was the voice of the young Isabel , and Ray Ives was the voice of Billy . Several actors voiced Red Lantern , including Art Carney , Junius Matthews and William Keene . The announcer was Michael Fitzmaurice , and Cyril Armbrister directed . With music by John Winters and lyrics by Barbara Miller , Peggy Marshall did the vocal arrangements . Organist Bob Hamilton provided background music . A pioneer female radio commentor prior to `` Land of the Lost '' , Hewson did a food shopping show , `` Morning Market Basket '' , on the NBC Red network during World War II . She launched `` Land of the Lost '' October 9 , 1943 , and it was broadcast Saturday mornings at 11:30am on the ABC Blue network until September 22 , 1945 . In 1944 , it also was on ABC Tuesdays at 7:00pm from July 4 until October 3 . On October 14 , 1945 , the series moved to Mutual , where it was heard until July 6 , 1946 ( Sundays at 3:30 until mid-January and then Saturdays at 11:30am ) . Sponsored by Bosco , `` Land of the Lost '' aired on ABC from October 11 , 1947 until the end of the run on July 3 , 1948 . Book . Born in Dayton , Ohio , Olive Bailey learned drawing from her mother while she traveled throughout the west with her family as a small child . Bailey studied painting at the University of Detroit and married the British-born artist , Arno Scheiding . Comic books and animation . In addition to the `` Land of the Lost '' comic book series , drawn by Olive Bailey for EC Comics , Hewson 's stories were animated as part of Famous Studios ' `` Noveltoon '' series : `` Land of the Lost '' ( 1948 ) , `` Land of the Lost Jewels '' ( 1950 ) and `` Land of Lost Watches '' ( 1951 ) . Voices in these animated films included Mae Questel as Isabel ( in a Canadian accent ) and Rosita Wristwatch ( in a Spanish accent ) , Jack Mercer as the Knives of the Round Table and various characters , Cecil Roy as Billy and Wally the Watch and Jackson Beck as Red Lantern and other characters . Recordings . During the late 1940s , Columbia released on 78 rpm , `` The Land of the Lost '' , as a three-record album . In 1950 , Columbia Records issued the LP , `` Bongo and the Land of the Lost '' ( Columbia JL-8503 ) . Side one featured Dinah Shore and a supporting cast in a tale about Bongo from Walt Disney 's `` Fun and Fancy Free '' . Side two , written and produced by Hewson , was a journey to the Magic Sea Kingdom . Unfortunately , the series is not otherwise well preserved . Of the hundreds of weekly episodes originally broadcast during its five-year run , only 7 or 8 ( from between April 1944 and December 1947 ) are known to have survived into the present day .
Eileen Kennedy ( nutritionist ) . Eileen T. Kennedy is the Dean of the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University and was the first Director of USDA 's Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion . Kennedy holds an undergraduate degree from Hunter College , two master 's degrees from Pennsylvania State University , and a Doctor of Science in Nutrition from Harvard 's School of Public Health . Kennedy has long been involved in the academic arena of nutrition conducting research and teaching at Tufts , Columbia University , Cornell University and Johns Hopkins University . In 2008 , Dr. Kennedy was named president of the `` Smart Choices '' board . “ Smart Choices ” is a front of label nutrition benchmarking system , a program whose criteria are based on government dietary guidelines and widely accepted nutritional standards .
Ounsi el-Hajj . Ounsi el-Hajj ( ) was a Lebanese poet , journalist , and translator . Life and career . Ounsi completed his studies at Lycée Francais and La Sagesse High School . He began a professional career in journalism in 1956 , as director of the cultural page at `` Al Hayat '' newspaper . He then moved to `` An Nahar '' newspaper where he was responsible for the editing of non-political content and expanded the daily cultural column into a daily full page spread . In 1964 , he founded the poetry magazine `` Al-Mulhaq '' as a supplementary cultural publication to `` An Nahar '' which circulated weekly . In the first part of this period between 1964 and 1974 , he worked in cooperation with Chawki Abi Shakra on `` Al Mulhaq '' . Besides his permanent position at `` An Nahar '' , Ounsi held the editor-in-chief position at several magazines including ' magazine in 1966 and `` Annahar al Arabi wal Duwali '' ( Arab and International Nahar ) between 1977 and 1989 . In 1957 , Ounsi contributed along with Yusuf Al-Khal and Ali Ahmad Said Esber AKA Adunis to the foundation of the poetry magazine `` Shi'r '' . In 1960 , he released his first book of poetry entitled `` Lan '' , the first compilation of Arabic prose poetry . Beginning in 1963 , Ounsi translated several plays by Shakespeare , Ionesco , Camus and Brecht into the Arabic language . These translated works were staged by the Beirut School of Modern Theater during the `` Baalbeck Festival '' and under the direction of Nidal Al Ashkar , Roger Assaf , and Berge Vaslian . Ounsi published numerous works of poetry and books between 1960 and 1994 . He published six compilations of his poetry : `` Lan '' ( 1960 ) , `` The Chopped Head '' 1963 ) , `` The Past of Forthcoming Days '' ( 1965 ) , `` What Have You Made with the Gold What Have You Done with the Rose '' ( 1970 ) , `` The Messenger with Her Hair Long Until the Sources '' ( 1975 ) , and `` The Banquet '' ( 1994 ) . He also published a book of three volumes of essays entitled `` Words , Words , Words '' as well as a book of two volumes of philosophical musings and aphorisms entitled `` Khawatem '' . The third volume of the latter is pending publication along with a set of other unpublished works . Ounsi 's works have been translated into a number of languages including English , French , German , Italian , Spanish , Portuguese , Finnish , and Armenian . In 1994 , Lebanese soprano Majida El Roumi released an album entitled `` Ibhath Anni '' ( Look For Me ) which featured a title song in classical form with lyrics by Ounsi with operatic string themed music composed by Abdo Mounzer . The lyrics are about a woman calling for her beloved to search for her and seek out their love everywhere in order to find her . In 1992 , Ounsi became Editor-in-chief of `` An Nahar '' , a post previously held by his father Louis El-Hage . He held this position until September 2003 after which he acted as a consultant to the Board of Editors . Ounsi helped found the newspaper `` Al Akhbar '' in 2006 , where he became the newspapers leading columnist and editorial consultant . He wrote a weekly prose column and weekly commentary that ran in the Saturday edition . Personal life and family . He was the son of journalist and translator Louis El Hage , and of Marie Akl , from Kaitouli , Jezzine ( in South Lebanon ) Singer Fairuz is one of Ounsi 's personal friends . Using `` An Nahar '' as a platform , Ounsi encouraged her to take control of her life and finances in a move to stress the importance of women 's liberty . This is an example of Ounsi 's philosophy that uses the arts as a platform for cultural change . `` I often told the same history . I do n't believe that it is of any interest to anyone . '' `` I have more remorse than achievements , and all that I have done I did without my knowledge . '' `` When nobody used to ask me for my opinion on things , such as love and death , I willingly said the truth , `` `` but then I stopped saying it as soon as there was someone to ask . '' Ounsi died on February 18 , 2014 after an extended illness .
Bible prophecy . Bible prophecy or biblical prophecy comprises the passages of the Bible that reflect communications from God to humans through prophets . Jews , Christians and Muslims usually consider biblical prophets of the Old Testament to have received revelations from God . Prophetic passagesinspirations , interpretations , admonitions or predictionsappear widely distributed throughout Biblical narratives . Some future-looking prophecies in the Bible are conditional , with the conditions either implicitly assumed or explicitly stated . Some prophetic passages present themselves as direct statements from God , while other statements express the ( privileged ) perspective of those biblical authors regarded as prophets . While Jewish tradition and prophecy differs deeply from Christian prophecy and theology , in general , believers in biblical prophecy engage in exegesis and hermeneutics of scriptures which they believe contain descriptions of global politics , natural disasters , the future of the nation of Israel , the coming of a Messiah and of a Messianic Kingdom—as well as the ultimate destiny of humankind . Overview . Prophets in the Hebrew Bible often warn the Israelites to repent of their sins and idolatries , with the threat of punishment or reward . Blessings and catastrophes are attributed to the deity . According to believers in Bible prophecy , many of these prophecies are viewed as having been fulfilled within later passages . In Judaism and Christianity , a number of biblical passages have been taken as prophecies of a coming Messiah . Christians believe that these Messianic prophecies are fulfilled by Christ Jesus , while followers of Rabbinic Judaism still await the arrival of the Jewish Messiah and other signs of Jewish eschatology . Most Christians believe many messianic prophecies will be fulfilled with the Second Coming of Christ , though some Christians ( Full Preterists ) believe that all Messianic prophecies have already been fulfilled . Rabbinic Judaism does not separate the original coming of the Messiah and the advent of the Messianic Age . For details of the differences , see Christianity and Judaism . Another much-discussed issue concerns the `` end times '' , or `` last days '' , particularly according to the Revelation of John . Exodus , Deuteronomy , Joshua , and Judges . God is represented as guaranteeing that the Israelites would drive out the Amorites , Canaanites , Hittites , Perizzites , Hivites and Jebusites from their lands , which the Israelites wanted to appropriate ( ) . The same applies to the Girgashites ( ) . In , this is referred to as a covenant , commandments being given . In Judges , the Israelites are described as disobeying the commandment to worship no other gods ( ) and , as a result , not being able to drive out the Jebusites ( ) . The Israelites did not drive all of the Canaanite tribes out in the lifetime of Joshua . The books of Joshua and Judges ( Chapters 1 ) mention towns that could not be defeated . According to 2 Samuel , the Israelites occupied Canaan but the complete seizure took place only when David defeated the Jebusites in Jerusalem and made it the capital of the Kingdom of Israel . ( ) Davidic dynasty . God states that the house , throne and kingdom of David and his offspring ( called `` the one who will build a house for my Name '' in the verse ) will last forever ( 2 Samuel 7:12–16 ; 2 Chronicles 13:5 ; Psalm 89:20–37 ) . 1 Kings 9:4–7 as well as 1 Chronicles 28:5 and 2 Chronicle 7:17 state that Solomon 's establishment is conditional on Solomon obeying God 's commandments . Solomon built the temple in Jerusalem ( 2 Chronicles 2:1 ; 6:7–10 ) and did not obey God 's commandments ( 1 Kings 11:1–14 ) . The destruction of the Kingdom of Judah by Nebuchadnezzar II in 586 BC brought an end to the rule of the royal house of David . Some scholars including Saul of Cyrene state that God has promised an eternal dynasty to David unconditionally ( 1 Kings 11:36 ; 15:4 ; 2 Kings 8:19 ) . They feel the conditional promise of 1 Kings 9:4–7 seems to undercut this unconditional covenant . Most interpreters have taken the expression `` throne of Israel '' as a reference to the throne of the United Monarchy . They see this as a conditionalization of the unconditional dynastic promise to David 's house expressed in 1 Kings 11:36 , 15:4 and 2 Kings 8:19 . They argue the presence of both unconditional and conditional promises to the house of David would create intense theological dissonance in the Book of Kings . Christians believe that the promise is of surviving descendants that could fulfill the role of king rather than a permanent earthly kingship . Kings . I am about to hand this city over to the king of Babylon , and he will burn it down . You will not escape from his grasp but will surely be captured and handed over to him . You will see the king of Babylon with your own eyes , and he will speak with you face to face . And you will go to Babylon ... You will not die by the sword ; you will die peacefully . ( Jeremiah 34:2–5 ) The Books of Kings and Jeremiah relate that Zedekiah 's eyes were put out after he was taken to the King of Babylon and that he remained a prisoner in Babylon until his death ( 2 Kings 25:6–7 and Jeremiah 52:10–11 ) . There is no other historical record of what happened with Zedekiah in Babylon . Josiah fought against the Egyptians although the pharaoh , Necho II , prophesied that God would destroy him if he did ( 2 Chronicles 35:21–22 ) —possibly Josiah was `` opposing the faithful prophetic party '' . Josiah was killed in battle against the Egyptians ( 2 Kings 23:29–30 ) . However , Judah was in a time of peace when Josiah died , thus fulfilling the prophecy . Isaiah . It will not take place , it will not happen ... Within sixty-five years Ephraim will be too shattered to be a people . ( ) According to `` God delivered the King of the Jews , Ahaz , into the hands of the King of Syria , who carried away a great multitude of them captives to Damascus . And he was also delivered into the hand of the King of Israel , who smote him with a great slaughter '' .In the prophet says clearly that a prerequisite for the fulfillment of the prophecy is that Ahaz stands firm in his faith . This means that he should trust God and not seek military help in the Assyrians which Ahaz nevertheless did . The Book of Isaiah also foretold ; Christian apologists state that the prophecy in Isaiah chapters 13 and 21 could possibly have been directed originally against Assyria whose capital Nineveh was defeated in 612 BC by a combined onslaught of the Medes and Babylonians . According to this explanation the prophecy was later updated and referred to Babylon not recognizing the rising power of Persia . On the other hand , it can be mentioned that the Persian King Cyrus after overthrowing Media in 550 BC did not treat the Medes as a subject nation . Instead of treating the Medes as a beaten foe and a subject nation , he had himself installed as king of Media and governed Media and Persia as a dual monarchy , each part of which enjoyed equal rights . The prophecy may date from 735 BC when Damascus and Israel were allied against Judah . Tiglath-Pileser took Damascus in 732 BC , which some apologists point to as a fulfillment of this prophecy , but this campaign never reduced the city to rubble . The depiction of Damascus as a `` heap of ruins '' has been understood as figurative language to describe the despoiling of the city , the leading of its people as captives to Kir ( an unidentified city ) , and the way that the city lost much of its wealth and political influence in the years following Tiglath-Pileser 's attack . The prophecy is also believed by some to have a future fulfilment relating to end-time developments concerning Israel . The passage is consistent with , which states that Assyria defeated the city and exiled the civilians to Kir . Some theologians argue the statement that the `` land of Judah '' will terrify the Egyptians is not a reference to a large army from Judah attacking Egypt but a circumlocution for the place where God lives . They argue it is God and his plans that will cause Egypt to be terrified . They go on to argue the second `` in that day '' message from verse 18 announces the beginning of a deeper relationship between God and Egypt which leads to Egypt 's conversion and worshiping God ( verses 19–21 ) . They say the last `` in that day '' prophecy ( verses 23–25 ) speaks about Israel , Assyria and Egypt as God 's special people , thus , describing eschatological events . There are many scholars , however , who point out that the prophet himself spoke of Cyrus arguing that Deutero-Isaiah interpreted Cyrus ' victorious entry into Babylon in 539 BC as evidence of divine commission to benefit Israel . The main argument against the idols in these chapters is that they can not declare the future , whereas God does tell future events like the Cyrus predictions . What verse in true gospel in our original history Many remember Isaiah 11:6 Stating `` The lion also shall dwell with the lamb , and the leopard shall lie down with the kid ; and the calf and the young wolf and the fatling together ; and a little child shall lead them '' Currently it is written Isaiah 11:6 `` The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb , and the leopard shall lie down with the kid ; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together ; and a little child shall lead them '' Jeremiah . It lasted 68 years ( 605 BC–537 BC ) from the capture of the land of Israel by Babylon and the exile of a small number of hostages including Daniel , Hananiah , Azariah , and Mishael ( ) . It lasted 60 years ( 597–537 BC ) from the deportation of the 10,000 elite ( ) including Jehoiachin and Ezekiel though there is a discrepancy with Jeremiah 's numbers of exiles ( ) . It lasted 49 years ( 586–537 BC ) from the exile of the majority of Judah ( ) including Jeremiah who was taken to Egypt and leaving behind a poor remnant ( ) . However , some Christian scholars try to explain the figure in a different way stating that Jeremiah gave a round number . Christian commentaries have considered the conquering Persian force an alliance between the Persians and the Medes . One suggests the use of the term `` Medes '' is due to earlier recognition among the Jews and because the generals of Cyrus were apparently Medes . The destruction of temple by the Romans in 70 brought an end to the Jewish sacrificial system . ( 33:18 ) ( See Korban ) Christians have stated this refers to the millennium in which Christ reigns for a thousand years , since Jeremiah 33:18 goes along with the eternal reign of the line of David in verses 21–22 . Ezekiel . Tyre was an island fortress-city with mainland villages along the shore . These mainland settlements were destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar II , but after a 13-year siege from 585–573 BC , the King of Tyre made peace with Nebuchadnezzar , going into exile and leaving the island city itself intact . Alexander the Great used debris from the mainland to build a causeway to the island , entered the city , and plundered the city , sacking it without mercy . Most of the residents were either killed in the battle or sold into slavery . It was quickly repopulated by colonists and escaped citizens , and later regained its independence . Tyre did eventually enter a period of decline , being reduced to a small remnant . Echoing Ezekiel 's words , historian Philip Myers writes in 1889 : The city never recovered from this blow . The site of the once brilliant maritime capital is now `` bare as the top of a rock , '' a place where the few fishermen that still frequent the spot spread their nets to dry . Older sources often refer to the locations as a `` fishing village '' . However , the nearby area grew rapidly in the 20th century . The ruins of a part of ancient Tyre ( a protected site ) can still be seen on the southern half of the island whereas modern Tyre occupies the northern half and also sprawls across Alexander 's causeway and onto the mainland . It is now the fourth largest city in Lebanon with a population of 14,000 people This includes the claim that God will make Egypt so weak that it will never again rule over other nations . Pharaoh Amasis II ( who drove off Nebuchadnezzar ) also conquered Cyprus , ruling it until 545 BC . Despite being a powerful nation in ancient times , Egypt has since been ruled by the Persians , Greeks , Romans , Byzantine Empire , Ottomans , British and the French , and has also enjoyed periods of independence from external rule . During the Hellenistic period , the break-up of the empire of Alexander the Great left the Ptolemaic Dynasty ( of Macedonian/Greek origin ) as rulers of Egypt : the Ptolemies then conquered and ruled Cyrenaica ( now northeastern Libya ) , Palestine , and Cyprus at various times . ( see also History of Ptolemaic Egypt and Ptolemaic kingdom ) . There is some uncertainty among modern scholars regarding when ( and by whom ) various portions of the Book of Ezekiel were written , making the timing of prophecies difficult to unravel ( see Book of Ezekiel ) . Nebuchadnezzar invaded Egypt around 568 BC . However , the armies of Pharaoh Amasis II defeated the Babylonians ( though the author did not elaborate and there are no known detailed accounts of this invasion ) . Herodotus reports that this Pharaoh had a long and prosperous reign . The Egyptians were conquered by the Persians in 525 BC . Gospels . `` When you are persecuted in one place , flee to another . I tell you the truth , you will not finish going through the cities of Israel before the Son of Man comes . '' ( Matthew 10:23 ) Moffatt puts it `` before the Son of man arrives '' as if Jesus referred to this special tour of Galilee . Jesus could overtake them . Possibly so , but it is by no means clear . Some refer it to the Transfiguration , others to the coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost , others to the Second Coming . Some hold that Matthew has put the saying in the wrong context . Others bluntly say that Jesus was mistaken , a very serious charge to make in his instructions to these preachers . The use of ἑως [ heōs ] with aorist subjunctive for a future event is a good Greek idiom . Such a view completely divorces the passage from its immediate and localized context , such as the fact that this was an admonition to the apostles – and not directed to a generation several millennia removed from the first century . In the similar context of Mt 24:8–31 the great tribulation and the second advent are in view . Hence , the `` coming of the Son of man '' is probably eschatological here also . This would have been more readily understood by the disciples , who would hardly have thought to equate this `` coming '' with the destruction of Jerusalem in A.D. 70 . `` as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale 's belly ; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth . '' ( See also Matthew 16:21 , 20:19 , Mark 8:31 , 9:31 , 10:34 , Luke 11:29–30 and John 2:19 ) According to Mark 15:42–46 , Jesus was buried in Friday night and according to Matthew 28:1–6 and John 20:1 , Jesus ' tomb was found empty on Sunday dawn . It is customary for eastern nations to count part of a day as a whole 24-hour day . For the Son of Man is going to come in his Father 's glory with his angels , and then he will reward each person according to what he has done . I tell you the truth , some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom . Some of them that stand here ( τινες των ὁδε ἑστωτων [ tines tōn hode hestōtōn ] ) . A `` crux interpretum '' in reality . Does Jesus refer to the transfiguration , the resurrection of Jesus , the great day of Pentecost , the destruction of Jerusalem , the second coming and judgment ? We do not know , only that Jesus was certain of his final victory which would be typified and symbolized in various ways . Preterists respond that Jesus did not mean His second coming but a demonstration of His might when He says `` coming in his kingdom '' . In this view , this was accomplished by the destruction of the Jerusalem temple in 70 AD when some of the Apostles were still living and thus fulfilling the word of Jesus that only some will not have died . This coming of the Son of Man in his kingdom is explained by some as the destruction of Jerusalem and by others as the beginning of the Church . But referring it to the Transfiguration meets the requirements of the context ( all Synoptists follow this statement with the Transfiguration , Mk 9:1 ; Lk 9:27 ) . Furthermore , Peter , who was one of those standing here , referred to the Transfiguration in the same words ( II Pet 1:16–18 ) . Chafer calls the Transfiguration a `` preview of the coming kingdom on earth '' ( L. S. Chafer , Systematic Theology , V , 85 ) . Hereafter you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Power , and coming on the clouds of heaven . The word `` you will see '' is in Greek `` ὄψεσθε '' [ opheste , from the infinitive optomai ] which is plural . Jesus meant that the Jews , and not just the high priest , will see his coming . Christians argue that the first cock-crow is simply missing from Matthew , Luke , and John . In Matthew ( ) , Luke ( ) , and John ( ) , Jesus foretells three denials of Peter before cock-crow. , report the fulfillment of this prophecy . In , Jesus speaks of two cock-crows , which is mentioned in as having taken place . Christians argue that Matthew , Luke , and John removed the first cock-crow and diminished ( Luke even eliminated ) the partial exit by Peter after the first denial ( which Mark reports ) . If Mark was the `` interpreter of Peter '' , he would have gotten his information directly and thus would be considered the more reliable source . Jesus left the temple and was walking away when his disciples came up to him to call his attention to its buildings . `` Do you see all these things ? '' he asked . `` I tell you the truth , not one stone here will be left on another ; every one will be thrown down . '' Some stones were left on others ( e.g. , part of one wall still stands ) , but this fact does not weaken the force of the hyperbole : the temple was almost entirely demolished in A.D. 70 . The parts of the wall Jesus refers to in the verse may not have included the wailing wall . Recent archaeological evidence suggest that the wailing wall part of the temple complex was not completed until an uncertain date in or after 16 A.D. Nation will rise against nation , and kingdom against kingdom . There will be famines and earthquakes in various places . All these are the beginning of birth pains . The famines part of this verse has often been associated with the third seal of Revelation ( Rev . 6:5–6 ) , and the pestilences and earthquakes aspect has often been associated with the fourth seal of Revelation ( Rev . 6:7–8 ) . The presence of the term birthpains could be representative of better times ahead . Scholars point out that these events have always been on earth , so the verse must refer to a significant increase in the intensity of them . Christian writers have given several responses . First is that the use of Jeremiah is meant to refer to all the books of prophecy . Second is that although Jeremiah said this , any record has not survived . Third is this was the result of a scribal error because of the single letter difference in the abridged versions of the names . Christians have given several responses . First is that this prophecy has not survived to the present day . Second is the Greek word `` nazaret '' does not mean Nazarene but is related to the Hebrew word `` netzer '' which can be translated as 'branch ' . Third is that the verse is not a prophetic saying but simply reflects an Old Testament requirement for the Messiah to be held in contempt , ( Psalm 22:6–8 ; 69:9–11 , 19–21 ; Isaiah 53:2–4 , 7–9 ) which they argue Nazarenes were ( John 1:46 ; John 7:52 ) . Some scholars respond that this is because the Malachi reference was just an introduction , which made it significantly less important than Isaiah 40:3 , leading to the whole being attributed to the prophet Isaiah . Other reasons given are Isaiah 's authority was considered higher than Malachi and the Isaiah text was better known . Letters of Paul . ... we tell you that we who are still alive , who are left till the coming of the Lord , will certainly not precede those who have fallen asleep . For the Lord himself will come down from heaven , with a loud command , with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God , and the dead in Christ will rise first . After that , we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air . And so we will be with the Lord forever . ( 1 Thessalonians 4:15–17 ) Christians argue that Paul speaks about his own presence at the last day only hypothetically . They point out Paul later states the Day of the Lord comes like a thief ( ) which is a word Jesus uses himself ( ) expressing the impossibility of predicting His second coming ( ) . There are different attempts to explain the term `` to take his seat in the temple of God '' . Some understand it as a divine attribute which the man of lawlessness arrogates to himself and hence no conclusion can be drawn for time and place . Many in the early Church , such as Irenaeus , Hippolytus of Rome , Origen and Cyril of Jerusalem , believed a literal Temple would be rebuilt by the Antichrist before the Lord 's Second Coming whereas Jerome and John Chrysostom referred the Temple to the Church . Also some today 's scholars refer the phrase `` God 's temple '' to the Church pointing out that Paul used this term five other times outside 2 Thessalonians and does not refer it to a literal temple . The Church fathers such as John Chrysostom who lived at the time of Gnostics , the Marcionites , the Encratites , the Manicheans—who rejected Christian marriage and the eating of because they believed that all flesh was from an evil principle—asserted this text referred to such sects and that they were therefore `` in the latter times '' . The Protestant theologian John Gill believed that this refers to the Canon Law of the Catholic Church , particularly priestly celibacy and Lent as promulgated by the medieval church . ( see Great Apostasy ) Some Christian scholars believe the verses 11–14 refer to the era of salvation beginning with Christ 's resurrection and its coming fulfillment on the last day . Thus , they think that the claim Paul makes here about salvation is a claim every Christian and not only Paul in his time can affirm . Some see this verse as indicating that there are no prophesied or salvation events before the Lord comes . Those holding the belief that Paul has a longer time span in view point to its context after Romans 11 , which describes the repentance of all of Israel in future . They also point to Paul 's plan to visit Rome and more western places in Romans 15 as indicating that he did not believe Christ 's return would be soon enough to simply wait for it . Revelation . We have examined the ideas underlying the expression of calculable time and more than once have found that the Israelites understood time as something qualitative , because for them time is determined by its content . '' ... the Semitic concept of time is closely coincident with that of its content without which time would be quite impossible . The quantity of duration completely recedes behind the characteristic feature that enters with time or advances in it . Johannes Pedersen comes to the same conclusion when he distinguishes sharply between the Semitic understanding of time and ours . According to him , time is for us an abstraction since we distinguish time from the events that occur in time . The ancient Semites did not do this ; for them time is determined by its content . Messianic prophecies in Judaism . The following are the scriptural requirements in Judaism concerning the Messiah , his actions , and his reign . Jewish sources insist that the Messiah will fulfill the prophecies outright . Some Christians maintain that some of these prophecies are associated with a putative second coming while Jewish scholars state there is no concept of a second coming in the Hebrew Bible . Jesus . While Christian biblical scholars have cited the following as prophecies referencing the life , status , and legacy of Jesus , Jewish scholars maintain that these passages are not messianic prophecies and are based on mistranslations/misunderstanding of the Hebrew texts . The gospels of Mark , Luke , and John state Jesus sent his disciples after only one animal . ( Mark 11:1–7 , Luke 19:30–35 , John 12 : 14,15 ) Critics claim this is a contradiction with some mocking the idea of Jesus riding two animals at the same time . A response is that the text allows for Jesus to have ridden on a colt that was accompanied by a donkey , perhaps its mother . Muhammad . These passages have been interpreted by some Muslim scholars as prophetic references to Muhammad . This claim has always been unacceptable to most Bible scholars . All the following are Muslim scholars ' interpretations of various Biblical passages . The Báb and Bahá'u'lláh . Bahá'ís believe that Bahá'u'lláh is the return of Christ `` in the glory of the Father '' and that the passages below were fulfilled by the coming of the Báb and Bahá'u'lláh , the two most recent Manifestations of God , in 1844 AD and 1863 AD , respectively . Use by conservative Christians . Biblical prophecy is believed to be literally true by a number of conservative Christians , such as Norman Geisler and Young Earth Creationists . Interpreters uphold this principle by providing details of prophecies that have been fulfilled . Interpreters also dispute the legitimacy of non-biblical prophets and psychics . Professor Peter Stoner and Dr. Hawley O. Taylor , for example , believed the Bible prophecies were too remarkable and detailed to occur by chance . Arthur C. Custance maintained that the Ezekiel Tyre prophecy ( Ezek . 26 : 1–11 ; 29:17–20 ) was remarkable . These interpretive issues are related to the more general idea of how passages should be read or interpreted—a concept known as Biblical hermeneutics . Bible prophecy is an area which is often discussed in regard to Christian apologetics . Traditional Jewish readings of the Bible do not generally reflect the same attention to the details of prophecies . Maimonides stated that Moses was the greatest of the prophets and only he experienced direct revelation . Concern with Moses ' revelation involves law and ethical teaching more than predictive prophecy . According to Maimonides ' Guide for the Perplexed the prophets used metaphors and analogies and , except for Moses , their words are not to be taken literally . According to the Talmud , prophecy ceased in Israel following the rebuilding of the second temple . Nonetheless Maimonides held that a prophet can be identified if his or her predictions come true . Multiple fulfillments . Many scholarly and popular interpreters have argued that a prophecy may have a dual fulfillment ; others have argued for the possibility of multiple fulfillments . In some senses this has been occasionally referred to as an apotelesmatic interpretation of specific prophecies . In Christian eschatology , the idea of at least a dual fulfillment is usually applied to passages in the apocalyptic books of Daniel or Revelation , and to the apocalyptic discourse of Jesus in the synoptic gospels ( Matthew 24 , Mark 13 , Luke 21 ) , especially in interpretations that predict a future tribulation and a future Antichrist figure . Futurists and Historicists usually hold to variations of this view , while Preterists see the same passages as applying only to events and persecutions from the time of Daniel through the first century CE . Some who believe in multiple fulfillment tend to restrict the idea to a view of history where ancient events reflecting Israel and first-century Judaism and Christianity are predictors of larger future events to happen on a global scale at a point in time , while others tend to include symbolic applications of prophecies to multiple entities and events throughout history . Henry Kett suggested multiple fulfillments in his 1799 book `` History the Interpreter of Prophecy '' , in which he outlined numerous fulfillments for Antichrist prophecies , with chapters on the `` Papal power '' , `` Mahometanism '' and `` Infidelity '' as parts of a long series of fulfillments of the prophecies . Samuel Horsley ( 1733-1806 ) stated `` The application of the prophecy to any one of these events bears all the characteristics of a true interpretation '' . Moses Stuart ( 1780–1852 ) differentiated the idea that a prophetic passage has an inherent dual sense or double meaning from the idea of a later application of the prophecy in subsequent events , separate from the original prophecy : `` In these principles there is no double sense ; no ὑπόνοια `` [ huponoia or `` suspicion '' ] '' , in the sense in which that word is usually employed and understood . But there may be an apotelesmatic view or sense of a passage in the ancient Scriptures ; and this is the case whenever a proceeding or a principle is reillustrated or reconfirmed . This makes out no double sense , but a fuller and more complete exhibition of the one and simple meaning of the original . Well may it be named a πλήρωσις `` [ plerosis or `` fulfillment / fulfilling '' ] '' . '' Stuart noted prior usage of the term `` apotelesmatic '' by European interpreters . Other interpreters have referred to an apotelesmatic meaning of prophecy as a collapsing of perspective of `` near '' and `` far '' or `` inaugurated '' and `` consummated '' fulfillments , where from the viewpoint of the ancient Israelite prophet local events affecting Israel are merged with end-time cosmic events relating to the kingdom of God . C. F. Keil ( 1807–1888 ) suggested in an influential commentary `` this uniting together of the two events is not to be explained only from the perspective and apotelesmatic character of the prophecy , but has its foundation in the very nature of the thing itself . The prophetic perspective , by virtue of which the inward eye of the seer beholds only the elevated summits of historical events as they unfold themselves , and not the valleys of the common incidents of history which lie between these heights , is indeed peculiar to prophecy in general , and accounts for the circumstance that the prophecies as a rule give no fixed dates , and apotelesmatically bind together the points of history which open the way to the end , with the end itself . '' Seventh-day Adventist theologian Desmond Ford ( Historicist ) termed this belief the apotelesmatic principle and stated `` The ultimate fulfillment is the most comprehensive in scope , though details of the original forecast may be limited to the first fulfillment . '' On the other hand , Dispensational Futurist theologian Randall Price applies the term `` apotelesmatic '' primarily to the sense of `` prophetic postponement '' or `` an interruption in fulfillment '' that dispensationalists hold occurs between the sixty-ninth and seventieth weeks of the : `` The technical expression for this delay in the fulfillment of the messianic program for Israel is derived from the Greek verb `` apotelo '' meaning , 'to bring to completion , finish . ' The usual sense of `` telos '' as 'end ' or 'goal ' may here have the more technical idea of 'the consummation that comes to prophecies when they are fulfilled ' ( Luke 22:37 ) . With the prefix `` apo '' , which basically has the connotation of 'separation from something , ' the idea is of a delay or interruption in the completion of the prophetic program . Therefore , `` apotelesmatic '' interpretation recognizes that in Old Testament texts that present the messianic program as a single event , a near and far historical fulfillment is intended , separated by an indeterminate period of time . Dispensational writers have referred to this as an 'intercalation ' or a 'gap . ' However , prophetic postponement better expresses this concept . '' `` Halley 's Bible Handbook '' , the `` Scofield Reference Bible '' and many other Bible commentaries hold that the `` little horn '' of Daniel 8 is fulfilled both with Antiochus Epiphanes ( reigned 175-164 BC ) and with a future Antichrist . Henry Kett , taking the writings of Sir Isaac Newton , advanced to identifying three fulfillments : Antiochus Epiphanes , the Romans , and a future Antichrist . Several Historicist interpreters ( Faber , Bickersteth , Keith , Elliott , etc . ) proposed the same , but noted that the Roman Empire is classified in two forms , the Pagan and the Papal , and that the Roman Empire was also split ( East and West ) , and that in the East Mohammed or his religion were also meant , and more particularly the Turks , and that the final form ( particularly according to authors writing after the Crimean War of 1853-1856 ) was Russia . The British Israelist Howard Rand ( 1963 ) wrote , “ because men have been able to see one—and only one—fulfillment , they have missed the greater scope of this prophecy and their understanding of the full message has been thwarted ... . Too , because of the double , triple and quadruple applications of this prophecy to world events , an enormous amount of history is involved in the cryptogrammic language of the vision. ” End times . Among most Christian denominations , the prophecy that Jesus will return to Earth is a major doctrine , which can be seen by its inclusion in the Nicene Creed . Many specific timeframes for this prediction have been declared by individuals and groups , although many of these dates have expired without the occurrences predicted . An official statement of the Vatican , issued in 1993 , asserted , `` we are already in the last hour '' .
Myrmecia exigua . `` Myrmecia exigua '' is an Australian ant which belongs to the `` Myrmecia '' genus . This species is native to Australia . Myrmecia exigua has only been observed in the north west of Victoria . It was first described by John S. Clark in 1943 . The `` Myrmecia exigua '' is one of the smallest species of bull ants . The head and gaster are a blackish-brown colour , mandibles yellow ; antennae , pronotum , legs and several other features are brown , almost all of the tarsi is a reddish yellow colour , and the node is a red colour .
Legend of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse . `` Legend of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse '' , released in Japan as , is a 1995 platform video game . It was released for the Game Gear in 1995 , with a Master System version released in Brazil at the end of 1998 . Plot . A dark shadow has struck the land and King Pete is told by the advisor that only a king can find the legendary water of life to heal the land . The cowardly Pete makes Mickey , a laundry boy an honorary king . Reluctant at first , Mickey sets off to save the kingdom . Gameplay . Unlike the other two Master System/Game Gear Illusion games , Mickey defeats enemies by throwing bars of soap ( and later rocks ) to defeat them rather than by bouncing on them . Frequently there are puzzles that need to be solved to progress through the stages . One of the stages is a scrolling shooter . If all gems are collected in the final level , the player is rewarded with an alternate ending after King Pete is beaten . Reception . Reviewing the Game Gear version , `` GamePro '' mildly criticized the sounds , the lack of challenge , and the Game Gear 's limited controls , but praised the `` Disney quality '' graphics and concluded the game to be `` worth playing '' . The four reviewers of `` Electronic Gaming Monthly '' gave it a 7.5 out of 10 , commenting on the impressive graphics ( particularly the `` crisp '' colors ) , the solid controls and playability , and general fun of the game . Ed Semrad concluded , `` It seems that the programmers took some time on this one . Action gamers and Disney fans alike should check out this outstanding game . ''
Johan Laurentz Jensen . Johan Laurentz Jensen , often referred to as J. L. Jensen ( 8 March 1800 – 26 March 1856 ) , was a Danish artist who specialized in flower painting . Early life and education . In parallel with his studies at the Danish Academy , he became a pupil of Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg and also of Cladius Detlev Fritzsch . Specializing in flower painting , Jensen continued his education in Paris under the Flemish flower painting brothers , Gérard and Cornelis van Spaendonck , and at the porcelain factory in Sèvres where he learnt the art of miniature flower painting . Career . Taking 17th-century Dutch flower painting as a starting point , he revived the art in Denmark . His floral arrangements often had both a decorative and symbolic value . Danish plants were often accompanied by exotic flowers and fruits , sometimes even birds . He also became head artist at the Danish Porcelain Factory . Jensen had an extensive circle of customers and many students , especially women , including Louise of Hesse-Kassel who later married King Christian IX . Since the 1980s , his works have gained wide international recognition . Many are exhibited in Statens Museum for Kunst and in Thorvaldsens Museum . Style . Jensen 's flowers were typically arranged as a bouquet standing in a vase , usually on a tray . A dark neutral background helped to emphasize the light colourful tones of the flowers . Roses were often the principal subject , sometimes set off with another flower such as a lilly or with several flowers of different varieties . Jensen mastered the art of reproducing nature . His appreciation of earlier masterpieces can be seen in his own work . His paintings characteristically are rich in colour and variety . Some of them depict flowers lying on a table or in a basket , perhaps strung together in a wreath . While he was one of several artists who painted exotic plants from Rosenborg , he was happiest when he was painting out in the country at Gentofte , sometimes painting wild flowers or strawberries . Some of his works from the 1840s contain exotic fruits or even birds . Personal life . Larsen married Signe Marie Vilhelmine Visby ( 1804-1884 ) .
John Synadenos ( megas konostaulos ) . John Komnenos Doukas Palaiologos Synadenos ( ) was a Byzantine noble and military leader in the early 14th century , holding the court title of `` megas konostaulos '' . He was the son ( possibly the eldest ) of the `` megas stratopedarches '' John Synadenos , and brother of the `` protostrator '' Theodore Synadenos . He inherited the surname `` Palaiologos '' from his mother , Theodora Palaiologina Synadene , and was commonly referred to by it . He married a lady named Thomais , descended form the imperial dynasties of Laskaris and Palaiologos , although her exact parentage is unknown . No children of his are known . Very little is known about his life , except that he acted as an emissary of Andronikos III Palaiologos to his grandfather Andronikos II during the closing stages of the Byzantine civil war of 1321–1328 , along with John Aplesphares .
Gülümse . `` Gülümse '' is Sezen Aksu 's Turkish release and her most commercially successful album in Turkey . The album sold more than 2 million and is one of the best-selling Turkish album . Sezen Aksu on this album again worked with Onno Tunç and Aysel Gürel .
Niagara River Greenway Plan . The Niagara River Greenway Plan is a comprehensive plan focusing on the development of a greenway of interconnected parks , river access points and waterfront trails along the right bank of the Niagara River from Lake Ontario to Lake Erie . The plan was drawn up by The Niagara River Greenway Commission , first established in 2004 by then New York state Governor George Pataki . Location of The Greenway . The Greenway is defined by Municipal boundaries . Currently 13 Towns , Villages , Cities and Municipalities are located within the Greenway . Upon completion the Greenway will encompass approximately 35 miles ( north to south ) of greenspace .
USA Today High School Football Player of the Year . The USA Today High School Football Player of the Year is the award given by `` USA Today '' to the best offensive and defensive high school football players in America . The award has been given since 1982 , the year the newspaper began , and each player was part of the USA Today All-USA high school football team .
Thomas Abel . The Blessed Thomas Abel ( or Abell ) ( ca . 1497 – 30 July 1540 ) was an English priest who was martyred during the reign of Henry VIII . The place and date of his birth are unknown . He was educated at Oxford , where in 1516 he took the degree of Master of Arts , and subsequently acquired a doctorate in theology . He entered the service of Queen Catherine as her chaplain some time before 1528 and appears to have taught the queen modern languages and music . Catherine sent him to Spain in 1528 to the emperor Charles V on a mission relating to the proposed divorce . On his return she presented him with the parochial benefice of Bradwell , in Essex , and he remained to the last a staunch supporter of the unfortunate queen in the case of the validity of her marriage with Henry VIII . In 1532 , he published his `` Invicta veritas . An answere , That by no manner of law , it may be lawfull for the most noble King of England , King Henry the eight to be divorced from the queens grace , his lawfull and very wife . B.L. '' . Abel 's treatise was printed by Merten de Keyser in Antwerp with the fictitious pressmark of Luneberge , to avoid suspicion . The work contained an answer to the numerous tracts supporting Henry 's ecclesiastical claims . The king bought up copies of the book in order to destroy them . For this he was thrown into the Beauchamp Tower in the Tower of London , and after a year 's liberation again imprisoned , in December , 1533 , on the charges of disseminating the prophecies of the Maid of Kent , encouraging the queen `` obstinately to persist in her wilful opinion against the same divorce and separation '' , and maintaining her right to the title of queen . He was kept in close confinement until his execution at Smithfield , two days after the execution of Thomas Cromwell . There is still to be seen on the wall of his prison in the Tower of London a rebus consisting of the symbol of a bell with an A upon it and the name Thomas above , which he carved during his confinement . There is extant a very pious Latin letter written by him to a fellow-martyr , and another to Cromwell , begging for some slight mitigation of his `` close prison '' ; `` license to go to church and say Mass here within the Tower and for to lie in some house upon the Green '' . It is signed `` by your daily bedeman , Thomas Abell , priest '' . His act of attainder states that he and three others `` have most traitorously adhered themselves unto the bishop of Rome , being a common enemy unto your Majesty and this your Realm , refusing your Highness to be our and their Supreme Head of this your Realm of England '' . Abel was sentenced to `` be drawn on a hurdle to the place of execution , there to be hanged , cut down alive , your members to be cut off and cast in the fire , your bowels burnt before your eyes , your head smitten off , your body to be quartered at the King 's will , and God have mercy on your soul . '' Veneration . He was beatified by Pope Leo XIII as one of a group of fifty-four English Martyrs on 29 December 1886 .
Ciro Nogueira Lima Filho . Ciro Nogueira Lima Filho ( born November 21 , 1968 ) is a Brazilian lawyer and politician . He has represented Piauí in the Federal Senate since 2011 . Previously , he was a Deputy from Piauí from 1995 to 2011 . He is a member of Progressistas .
Oliver Smithies . Oliver Smithies ( 23 June 1925 – 10 January 2017 ) was a British-American geneticist and physical biochemist . He is known for introducing starch as a medium for gel electrophoresis in 1955 , and for the discovery , simultaneously with Mario Capecchi and Martin Evans , of the technique of homologous recombination of transgenic DNA with genomic DNA , a much more reliable method of altering animal genomes than previously used , and the technique behind gene targeting and knockout mice . He received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2007 for his genetics work . Early life and education . Smithies was born in Halifax , West Yorkshire , England , to William Smithies and his wife Doris , née Sykes . His father sold life insurance policies and his mother taught English at Halifax Technical College . He had a twin brother and a younger sister . He attended a primary school in the nearby village of Copley and then went to Heath Grammar School in Halifax . He said that his love of science came from an early fascination with radios and telescopes . He attended Balliol College at the University of Oxford on a Brackenbury Scholarship , initially reading medicine . He studied anatomy and physiology , winning a prize in anatomy , and graduated with a first-class Bachelor of Arts degree in animal physiology , including biochemistry , in 1946 . Inspired by tutorials from Alexander G. Ogston on applying physical chemistry to biological systems , Smithies then switched away from medicine to earn a second bachelor 's degree in chemistry . He published his first research paper , co-written with Ogston , in 1948 . In 1951 , he received a Master of Arts degree and a Doctor of Philosophy in biochemistry under Ogston 's supervision ; his thesis was entitled `` Physico-chemical properties of solutions of proteins '' . Career . Smithies was awarded a Commonwealth Fund fellowship to take up a post-doctoral position in the United States , in the laboratory of J. W. Williams at the University of Wisconsin–Madison 's Department of Chemistry . A problem with acquiring a U.S. visa , due to a condition of the Commonwealth Fund fellowship , then forced him to leave the U.S. From 1953 to 1960 , he worked as an associate research faculty member , under insulin researcher David A. Scott , in the Connaught Medical Research Laboratory at the University of Toronto in Canada . He learned medical genetics from Norma Ford Walker at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto . In 1960 , Smithies returned to the University of Wisconsin–Madison , where he worked in the Department of Genetics until 1988 as , successively , assistant , associate and Leon J. Cole and Hilldale Professor of Genetics and Medical Genetics . Subsequently , he was the Excellence Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill . He continued to work in his lab there daily into his eighties . He co-authored a total of more than 350 research papers and reviews , dating from 1948 to 2016 . Research . Smithies developed the technique of gel electrophoresis using a starch matrix , as a sideline of ( unproductive ) research into an insulin precursor molecule , at the University of Toronto . This improved the ability to resolve proteins by electrophoresis . He was assisted technically in his later electrophoresis work by Otto Hiller . He used starch electrophoresis to reveal differences between normal human plasma proteins , and in collaboration with Norma Ford Walker , showed that the variation was inherited , which stimulated his interest in genetics . While at the University of Wisconsin in the 1980s , Smithies developed gene targeting in mice , a method of replacing single mouse genes using homologous recombination . Mario Capecchi also developed the technique independently . This research is the basis of methods used worldwide to investigate the role of particular genes in a wide range of human diseases including cancer , cystic fibrosis and diabetes . In 2002 , Smithies worked with his wife , Nobuyo Maeda , studying high blood pressure using genetically altered mice . Awards and honors . Smithies won the 2001 Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research , jointly with Martin Evans ( Cardiff University ) and Mario Capecchi ( University of Utah ) , for their work on homologous recombination . He received the Wolf Prize in Medicine , with Capecchi and Ralph L. Brinster , in 2002/3 . He won the 2007 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine , jointly with Capecchi and Evans , `` for their discoveries of principles for introducing specific gene modifications in mice by the use of embryonic stem cells . '' His other awards include two Gairdner Foundation International Awards ( 1990 and 1993 ) , the North Carolina Award for Science ( 1993 ) , the Alfred P. Sloan , Jr. Prize from the General Motors Foundation , jointly with Capecchi ( 1994 ) , the Ciba Award from the American Heart Foundation ( 1996 ) , the Bristol Myers Squibb Award ( 1997 ) , the American Association of Medical Colleges ' Award for Distinguished Research , jointly with Capecchi ( 1998 ) , the International Okamoto Award from the Japan Vascular Disease Research Foundation ( 2000 ) , the O. Max Gardner Award , the highest award for faculty in the University of North Carolina system ( 2002 ) , the Massry Prize of the Meira and Shaul G. Massry Foundation ( 2002 ) , shared with Capecchi , the March of Dimes Prize in Developmental Biology , jointly with Capecchi ( 2005 ) , and the American Institute of Chemists Gold Medal ( 2009 ) . Smithies was elected to the United States National Academy of Sciences ( 1971 ) , the American Academy of Arts and Sciences ( 1978 ) , the American Association for the Advancement of Science ( 1986 ) , the Institute of Medicine ( 2003 ) , and as a foreign member of the Royal Society ( ForMemRS ; 1998 ) . He received honorary degrees from the University of Chicago ( 1991 ) , the University of São Paulo ( 2008 ) and the University of Oxford ( 2011 ) . Personal life . Smithies married Lois Kitze , a virologist at the University of Wisconsin , in the 1950s ; they separated in 1978 . His second wife , Nobuyo Maeda , is a pathology professor at the University of North Carolina . Smithies was a naturalized American citizen , and , despite being color-blind , was a licensed private airplane pilot who enjoyed gliding . He described himself as an atheist . Smithies died on 10 January 2017 at the age of 91 .
Conservation and restoration of frescos . The conservation and restoration of frescoes is the process of caring for and maintaining frescos , and includes documentation , examination , research , and treatment to insure their long-term viability , when desired . Technology . Fresco is a technique of mural painting in which pigment is applied to freshly-laid or wet lime plaster . Water acts as a type of binding agent that allows the pigment to merge with the plaster , and once the plaster sets the painting becomes an integral part of the wall . Materials ( chemical make-up ) . Calcium carbonate ( limestone ) is decomposed by heat to produce calcium oxide ( quicklime ) and carbon dioxide gas . Then calcium oxide reacts with water to form calcium hydroxide ( slaked lime ) which is accompanied by the release of heat , a reaction known as exothermic . Deterioration of frescoes . Frescoes can be found in places of worship such as churches , ancient temples and tombs , as well as private residences and commercial establishments used for public entertainment . It is these environments and their pollutants that interact with the chemicals , both organic and inorganic , utilized to create the frescoes and the pigments used that contribute to their aesthetic and structural deterioration . Additionally , wall paintings such as frescoes depending on the technique used , possess a layered structure consisting of support , ground or paint layer . These constituents of wall paintings undergo deterioration physically , chemically or biologically . Although factors like moisture , salts , and atmospheric pollution have generally been the main contributors to the deterioration of wall paintings in most cases , many in the field believe the growth of biological agencies like fungi and microbial flora is also responsible for decay . Chemical degradation . The presence of pigment discoloration , stains and the formation of bio-film are indicative of chemical degradation . Given the variety of organic and inorganic molecules present in frescoes , many type of micro-organisms may grow on the substrate of the fresco provided that environmental conditions ( humidity , temperature , light , and pH ) are fostered . Chemical deterioration can be attributed to fungi through their metabolites either by assimilation or dissimulation processes . In the assimilation process , the fungi use the components of frescoes as a carbon source through enzyme production , whereas in the dissimulation process , the decay is mainly by the excretion of waste products or secretion of metabolic intermediates including acids and pigments which can damage , stain or disfigure the surface . Physical degradation . Signs of cracking and disintegration of paint layers and the formation of paint blisters is indicative of physical/structural degradation . Industrial pollutants contain gases and burning fossil fuels which react with oxygen and water to produce sulfuric acid and nitric acids . These acids convert calcium carbonate ( limestone ) to calcium sulfate which becomes soluble in the water and it forms large crystals within the surface layer causing the fresco to blister and flake off . Aside from the adverse effects of environmental pollutants , fungal growth either on or below the surface can cause the dislodging of the paint layers further contributing to the physical and structural degradation of frescoes . Preventive care . Frescoes that have been removed from their original context and relocated to cultural institutions have the benefit of being in a more stable environment that is consistently monitored , even though they are at low risk . However , for frescoes still at their place of origin , such as cultural heritage sites , are at high risk because they are vulnerable to environmental elements due to a high volume of tourist traffic in conjunction with other pollutants . Therefore , as with any similar object , data loggers are useful to monitor ambient conditions such as temperature and relative humidity , as well as thermohygrometric sensors for micro-climate monitoring for fresco paintings in indoor , outdoor or semi-confined environments . Cleaning methods . Cleaning aims to restore artworks to how the artist intended them to look ; however , how an artwork is cleaned will depend on the nature of the material to be removed . With paintings , a variety of organic solvents are used , but the most common solvent is water , often with chelating agents , surfactants or salts to control pH . Applying solutions through tissues , gels and sponges is becoming the norm , due to the level of control offered by holding the cleaning system at the upper surface of the art . Such gels , introduced in the late 1980s , are usually water-based emulsions thickened with cellulose or synthetic polymers . By slowly releasing the solvent , they prevent some of the swelling damage that free solvents cause to paint layers . During the 1960s , it became popular to use synthetic polymers to consolidate and stabilise frescoes – plaster-based wall paintings . They seemed like the perfect replacement for the wax coatings previously used , but over time it became clear that this was not the case . Their presence drastically changed the paintings ’ surface properties , causing mechanical stresses and crystallisation of salts beneath the painting leading to accelerated disintegration . In addition , the polymers themselves became discoloured and brittle . By the mid-1990s , laser cleaning was established for stone and started to be used for other materials such as gilded bronzes and frescoes . A major breakthrough came when an Italian physicist at the National Research Council Institute of Applied Physics in Florence , Salvatore Siano , developed a method that used even shorter pulses , of only micro- to nanosecond duration . Another major innovation in the last decade is the use of colloid science and nanotechnology in conservation . In the mid 1990s colloid scientist Piero Baglioni came up with a microemulsion : a clear mixture of organic solvent and water , stabilised with a surfactant that sits at the interface between the water and organic phases . Another unusual method of cleaning frescoes is with the use of specific types of bacteria to remove inorganic crusts and animal glues from frescoes . Because bacteria can produce a whole host of enzymes they can deal with complex cleaning problems , metabolising organic and inorganic matter into hydrogen sulfide , molecular nitrogen or carbon dioxide . Repair and restoration techniques . During the 18th century , new techniques were perfected for the restoration and conservation of ancient works of art , including methods of detaching fresco paintings from walls . Detachment involves separating the layer of paint from its natural backing , generally stone or brick , and can be categorized according to the removal technique used . The oldest method , known as the a massello technique , involves cutting the wall and removing a considerable part of it together with both layers of plaster and the fresco painting itself . The stacco technique , on the other hand , involves removing only the preparatory layer of plaster , called the arriccio together with the painted surface . Finally , the strappo technique , without doubt the least invasive , involves removing only the topmost layer of plaster , known as the intonachino , which has absorbed the pigments , without touching the underlying arriccio layer . In this method , a protective covering made from strips of cotton and animal glue is applied to the painted surface . A second , much heavier cloth , larger than the painted area , is then laid on top and a deep incision is made in the wall around the edges of the fresco . A rubber mallet is used to repeatedly strike the fresco so that it detaches from the wall . Using a removal tool , a sort of awl , the painting and the intonachino attached to the cloth and glue covering are then detached , from the bottom up . The back of the fresco is thinned to remove excess lime and reconstructed with a permanent backing made from two thin cotton cloths , called velatini , and a heavier cloth with a layer of glue . Two layers of mortar are then applied ; first a rough one and then a smoother , more compact layer . The mortars make up the first real layer of the new backing . The velatini cloths and the heavier cloth serve only to facilitate future detachments , and are therefore known as the strato di sacrificio , or sacrificial layer . Once the mortar is dry , a layer of adhesive is applied and the fresco is attached to a rigid support made from synthetic material which can be used to reconstruct the architecture that originally housed the fresco . After the backing has completely dried , the cloth covering used to protect the front of the fresco during detachment is removed using a hot water spray and decoloured ethyl alcohol . Piero Baglioni has also pioneered the use of nanoparticles for repairing deteriorating frescoes . Artists generally painted directly onto wet calcium hydroxide plaster , which reacts with atmospheric carbon dioxide to form calcium carbonate ( calcite ) . Over centuries , pollution and humidity causes the carbonate layer to break down and sulfate , nitrate and chloride salts within the walls recrystallize , leading to deterioration of the painted surface . Baglioni was sure that nanoparticles would improve on conventional conservation methods . His treatment injects calcium hydroxide nanoparticles dispersed in alcohol and their small size , just 10–100 nm , allows them to penetrate several centimetres into the frescoes and slowly reform the depleted calcite . Antibiotics such as amoxicillin can be used to treat strains of bacteria living in a fresco 's natural pigment which can turn them into powder . Another method of fresco repair is the application of a protection and support bandage of cotton gauze and polyvinyl alcohol . Difficult sections are removed with soft brushes and localized vacuuming . The other areas that are easier to remove ( because they had been damaged by less water ) are removed with a paper pulp compress saturated with bicarbonate of ammonia solutions and removed with deionized water . These sections are strengthened and reattached then cleansed with base exchange resin compresses , and the wall and pictorial layer are strengthened with barium hydrate . The cracks and detachments are stopped with lime putty and injected with an epoxy resin loaded with micronized silica . Sistine Chapel . The Sistine Chapel was restored in the late 1970s and through the 1980s . This was one of the most significant , largest and longest art restoration projects in history . The entire project took twelve years to complete , not taking into account the inspections , planning and approval of the project . Among the many parts of the chapel that was restored , what drew the most attention were Michelangelo 's frescoes . The restoration sparked controversy . A number of experts criticized the proposed techniques , claiming that the restoration procedure would scrape off the layers of various materials on the frescoes , which would lead to damage beyond repair , and that the removal of the materials would expose the pigments on the frescoes which were fragile and dated to artificial light , temperature variations , humidity and pollution . Such exposure , they feared , would cause massive damage to the original artwork . Villa of Mysteries in Pompeii . For the frescos of Villa of the Mysteries in Pompeii , early conservation efforts sometimes involved removing frescoes , rebuilding or reinforcing the walls , and then reattaching the paintings . The first conservators also applied a coat of wax mixed with oil to clean the paintings ’ surfaces , preserve the ancient pigments , and stabilize the fragile works , giving the frescoes a glossy appearance the ancient artists never intended them to have . At the same time , the wax filled in cracks in the surfaces , sealing moisture inside the walls , further weakening them by compromising the strength of the mortar holding the walls together . By 2013 the villa , like most of Pompeii , was in dire need of modern conservation , as was a protective covering that had been constructed in different phases throughout the years . Parts of paintings were crumbling from unstable walls and the mosaics had been severely damaged by millions of visitors ’ feet . Repeated applications of wax had caused the pigments to oxidize and darken , and the frescoes to yellow , significantly altering their appearance . All the surface decorations of the villa , both mosaics and frescoes , had been conserved before , but in irregular ways . Some of the methods currently being employed have been used by decades of conservators at Pompeii . Frescoes have been cleaned by hand using a scalpel or a chemical solution . Painted surfaces have been consolidated with an acrylic resin diluted with deionized water and then injected into cracks , as well as the use of antibiotics for the removal of bacteria . The teams today also have more high-tech tools at their disposal , including lasers to clean the frescoes , and ultrasound , thermal imaging , and radar to evaluate the level of decay of the walls and paintings . Drones are being used to examine the entirety of the villa 's protective covering .
Lasius umbratus . `` Lasius umbratus '' is a parasitic ant . The queens of this species seek out a `` Lasius niger '' worker ant , to first kill in order to gain the worker ant 's scent and then to discreetly sneak inside a `` Lasius niger '' nest . Once inside the `` Lasius umbratus '' queen finds the `` Lasius niger '' queen , and kills her . The worker ants will care for the new queen 's larvae and slowly the colony will become one of `` Lasius umbratus '' . 'Umbratus ' is Latin for the word 'ghost ' . They are sometimes confused with `` Lasius flavus '' ( yellow meadow ant ) but unlike `` L. flavus '' they forage for food on the surface .
Tom McMahon ( footballer , born 1907 ) . Thomas Michael McMahon ( 29 December 1907 – 11 December 1975 ) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne and Melbourne in the Victorian Football League ( VFL ) . He later served in the Australian Army in World War II .
Adrien Rommel . Adrien Rommel ( 4 August 1914 – 21 June 1963 ) was a French fencer . He won a gold medal in the team foil events at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics .
Wolgye-dong . Wolgye-dong is a `` dong '' , neighbourhood of Nowon-gu in Seoul , South Korea .
Schwarzenberg am Böhmerwald . Schwarzenberg am Böhmerwald is a municipality in the district of Rohrbach in the Austrian state of Upper Austria . Geography . Schwarzenberg am Böhmerwald lies in the upper ( northwestern ) Mühlviertel region , near the tripoint with the German state of Bavaria and the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic . The municipal area stretches along the southern slopes of the Bohemian Forest ( `` Böhmerwald '' ) range ; about 71 percent of the municipality is forest , and 26 percent is farmland . History . First mentioned in 1571 , the `` Schwarznperg '' estates were held by the Bavarian Prince-Bishops of Passau since medieval times . The remote area near the border with the Kingdom of Bohemia from 1638 was the site of a forest glasshouse , which became a possession of Schlägl Abbey in 1719 . Under the rule of Empress Maria Theresa , in 1765 , Schwarzenberg finally passed to the Upper Austrian crown land of the Habsburg Monarchy . The local parish was established according to a 1784 patent issued by Emperor Joseph II . After the Napoleonic Wars , the area became part of the Austrian Empire .
Akuressa Electoral District . Akuressa electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between August 1947 and February 1989 . The district was named after the town of Akuressa in Matara District , Southern Province . The 1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka introduced the proportional representation electoral system for electing members of Parliament . The existing 160 mainly single-member electoral districts were replaced with 22 multi-member electoral districts . Akuressa electoral district was replaced by the Matara multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections , the first under the proportional representation system .
2nd Spetsnaz Brigade . The 2nd Separate Spetsnaz ( Special Purpose ) Brigade ( ) is a Spetsnaz GRU brigade of the Russian Armed Forces based in Promezhitsa , Pskov Oblast . The brigade traces its history to 1950 . The Armed Forces fields eight Spetsnaz brigades of varying sizes .
Barchowsky Fluent Handwriting . Barchowsky Fluent Handwriting is an italic script developed in the late 20th century by Nan Jay Barchowsky , similar to the Getty-Dubay script . The letter forms of the print version taught to young children are very similar to the semi-connected cursive forms taught to older children , making the transition easier .
Larry Harlow ( baseball ) . Larry Duane Harlow ( born November 13 , 1951 ) is a retired professional baseball player who played 6 seasons in the Major Leagues with the Baltimore Orioles and California Angels . Harlow was signed by the Baltimore Orioles as an amateur free agent on August 24 , 1970 . He played parts of four seasons with the Orioles before being traded to the California Angels for Floyd Rayford and cash on June 5 , 1979 . Most of Harlow 's career highs came during the season with Baltimore when he scored 67 runs , recorded 112 hits , and 14 stolen bases . Harlow played his final MLB game on October 3 , 1981 , finishing with a career.248 batting average . Harlow made a lone pitching appearance on June 26 , 1978 . After three Orioles pitchers surrendered a combined 19 runs in just four innings , manager Earl Weaver placed Harlow in the game to start the fifth inning . Harlow did not fare much better , allowing five runs in just two-thirds of an inning . He was relieved by another position player , Elrod Hendricks . Harlow 's career ERA is 67.50 , with four walks , a home run allowed , a wild pitch , and one strikeout to his credit . Following his Major League career , Harlow played one season in Japan for the Yakult Swallows in .
Chickasha High School . Chickasha High School is located in Chickasha , Oklahoma , United States . For the 2012–2013 school year , the school had an enrollment of 684 with 48 teachers . History . Chickasha Public Schools were established in the 1890s . In his book , `` Chickasha ... A Journey Back in Time '' , Irvin Munn quotes Mrs. Joe Dews as reporting that school in Chickasha was held in a store on Main Street with Eugene Hamilton , a lawyer , as teacher . Munn later says the first graduating class was in 1903 . It consisted of two members , Lousie Murphy and W. P. Latting . Mr. W. A. Delzell was the first superintendent of schools in Chickasha , and after the town was classified as a First Class City in 1901 , four brick school buildings were built . The high school building was completed in 1909 . Lincoln School was established in 1941 , consolidating with Chickasha High School in 1959 . Lincoln School remained an elementary school with grades 1-9 until 1965 . St. Joseph 's Academy , associated with the Catholic Church , closed in 1967 . With that closure , Chickasha High School became the only public or private high school in the city limits . In her book , `` Trails , Rails , and School Tales '' , author Gwen Jackson quotes two sources that Chickasha was `` one of the leading school systems in Oklahoma . '' Chickasha High School has primarily occupied two locations : 1000 South 9th Street where the current Middle School is located and , in 1968 , the current site of Chickasha High School was established , 101 N. John P. Cowan Ave formerly known as Borden Park . Grades 9 through 12 are currently housed at this location . After several unsuccessful attempts to pass bond issues , in 2003 , the Chickasha High School Activity Center was completed . It houses the Basketball Arena which contains the Harly Day Basketball Court and the Chickasha High School Auditorium . In 2007 , the High School itself was renovated to its current structure . The Stage Building was converted to a Freshman Center . In 2013 , Advanced-Ed , formerly known as North Central Accreditation , awarded Chickasha High School with 100 years of continuous accreditation . Programs . As well as the traditional curriculum options , Chickasha High School has an associated alternative education program , Quality Academy , which was housed off campus at the former Southwest Elementary School . It is currently on the main campus . CHS also has an educational farm .
Defective script . A defective script is a writing system that does not represent all the phonemic distinctions of a language . For example , Italian has seven vowels , but the Italian alphabet has only five vowel letters to represent them ; in general , the difference between close and open is simply ignored , though stress marks , if used , may distinguish them . Among the consonants , both and are written , and both and are written , though not many words are distinguished by the latter . Stress and hiatus are not reliably distinguished . Such shortcomings are not uncommon . The Greek alphabet was defective during its early history . Ancient Greek had distinctive vowel length : five short vowels , and seven long vowels . When the Phoenician alphabet was adapted to Greek , the names of five letters were pronounced by the Greeks with initial consonants made silent , and were then used acrophonically to represent vowels . These were `` alpha '' , `` e '' ( later called `` e psilon '' ) , `` iota '' , `` o '' ( later called `` o micron '' ) , and `` u '' ( later called `` u psilon '' ) – < > – five letters for twelve vowel sounds . Later the [ h ] dropped from the Eastern Greek dialects , and the letter `` heta '' ( now pronounced `` eta '' ) became available ; it was used for . About the same time the Greeks created an additional letter , `` o mega '' , probably by writing `` o micron '' with an underline , that was used for . Digraphs `` ei '' and `` ou '' were adopted for and Thus Greek entered its classical era with seven letters and two digraphs – < > – for twelve vowel sounds . Long were never distinguished from short , even though the distinction was meaningful . Although the Greek alphabet was a good match to the consonants of the language , it was defective when it came to some vowels . Other ancient scripts were also defective . Egyptian hieroglyphs had no vowel representation at all , while the cuneiform script frequently failed to distinguish among a consonant triad like /t/ , /d/ and /t'/ ( emphatic /t/ ) , or between the vowels /e/ and /i/ . Languages with a long literary history have a tendency to freeze spelling at an early stage , leaving subsequent pronunciation shifts unrecorded . Such is the case with English , French , Greek , Hebrew , Persian , and Thai , among others . By contrast , some writing systems have been periodically respelled in accordance with changed pronunciation , such as Dutch , Portuguese , Spanish , Irish Gaelic , and Japanese hiragana . A broadly defective script is the Arabic abjad . The modern script does not normally write short vowels , but for the first few centuries of the Islamic era , long vowels were not written and many consonant letters were ambiguous as well . The Arabic script derives from the Aramaic , and not only did the Aramaic language have fewer phonemes than Arabic , but several originally distinct Aramaic letters had conflated ( become indistinguishable in shape ) , so that in the early Arabic writings 28 consonant phonemes were represented by only 18 letters—and in the middle of words , only 15 were distinct . For example , medial represented , and represented . A system of diacritic marks , or `` pointing , '' was later developed to resolve the ambiguities , and over the centuries became nearly universal . However , even today unpointed texts of a style called ' are found , where these consonants are not distinguished . Without short vowels or geminate consonants being written , modern Arabic ' could represent 'he saw ' , 'he compared ' , 'he was seen ' , 'he was compared ' , 'a glance ' , or 'similar ' . However , in practice there is little ambiguity , as the vowels are more easily predictable in Arabic than they are in a language like English . Moreover , the defective nature of the script has its benefits : the stable shape of the root words , despite grammatical inflection , results in quicker word recognition and therefore faster reading speeds ; and the lack of short vowels , the sounds which vary the most between Arabic dialects , makes texts more widely accessible to a diverse audience . However , in ' and those styles of `` kufic '' writing which lack consonant pointing , the ambiguities are more serious , for here different roots are written the same . could represent the root ' 'see ' as above , but also ' 'protect ' , ' 'pride ' , ' 'clitoris ' or 'with flint ' , as well as several inflections and derivations of each of these root words . The Arabic alphabet has been adopted by many Muslim peoples to write their languages . In them , new consonant letters have been devised for sounds lacking in Arabic ( e.g. , , and in Persian ; all the aspirate and retroflex stops in Sindhi ) . But rarely have the full set of vowels been represented in those new alphabets : Ottoman Turkish had eight vowels , but used only three letters to notate them . However , some adaptions of the Arabic alphabet do unambiguously mark all vowels : those for Bosnian , Kashmiri , Kurdish , Kyrgyz , and Uyghur . When a defective script is written with diacritics or other conventions to indicate all phonemic distinctions , the result is called `` plene '' writing . Defectiveness is a cline : the Semitic `` abjads '' do not indicate all vowels , but there are also alphabets which mark vowels but not tone ( e.g . many African languages ) , or vowel quality but not vowel length ( e.g . Latin ) . Even if English orthography were regularized , the English alphabet would still be incapable of unambiguously conveying intonation , though since this is not expected of scripts , it is not normally counted as defectiveness .
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Dennis Olsson . Dennis Olsson ( born 3 October 1994 ) is a Swedish footballer who plays for GIF Sundsvall as a defender .
Vyacheslav Osnovin . Vyacheslav Osnovin ( born 5 March 1994 ) is a Russian professional ice hockey center . He is currently under contract with HC CSKA Moscow of the Kontinental Hockey League ( KHL ) . He made his KHL debut playing with Traktor Chelyabinsk during the 2012–13 KHL season .
Millersville , Ohio . Millersville is an unincorporated community in northwestern Jackson Township , Sandusky County , Ohio , United States , within the Toledo Metropolitan Area . It lies at the intersection of Millersville Road and the Greensburg Pike . Muddy Creek , which flows into Sandusky Bay near the mouth of the Sandusky River , flows past the community . The community is served by the Helena ( 43435 ) post office . History . Millersburg had its start when the Pittsburgh , Fort Wayne & Chicago Railroad was extended to that point . A post office called Millersville has been in operation since 1873 . Peter Miller , the first postmaster , gave the community its name .
The Maggies , Magazine Cover Awards . The Maggies is a national poll to celebrate and award the best magazine covers of the past year . Initiated by online magazine and newspaper subscription company , iSUBSCRiBE , The Maggies aim to raise the profile of the entire magazine industry . Originally started in the UK in September 2009 , the Awards were also launched in Australia and New Zealand in June 2010 . The Maggies recognize those covers that resonate most strongly with the general public , encapsulate the passion of the subject matter , capture the spirit of the previous year and provoke the most debate . Hello ! magazine in the UK referred to the Awards as “ ... the magazine industry ’ s answer to The Oscars. ” A panel of magazine industry heavyweights are picked for the panel of judges who shortlist the nominated covers , selecting five titles per category , which are then put to public vote via The Maggies website . Past Magazine Cover of the Year Winners . Q magazine featuring Lily Allen and a couple of black panthers was crowned Magazine Cover of the Year in the inaugural awards in the UK . The 2010 awards saw 8 category winners and one overall winner , with the September 2009 issue of GQ magazine taking this honour , with a seductive image of Sienna Miller on the cover .
Degam . Degam is a village in Navsari District in the state of Gujarat , India . The population is around 4000 . There is one small temple in the village along with a few shops . There are no other businesses in the area . This means that the younger generations have to seek work in the nearby towns . Degam is mainly populated by two main communities ; former landowners and farmers known “ anavils ” who all share the surnames of Desais , and artisans like potters , carpenters , tailors etc . most of whom share the surnames of Mistry , Prajapati and Lad . The other residents are Gujarati Muslims and people whom the Indian Government determine to be backward classes . Degam has recently added to its credit a new community centre at the cost of 1.5 crores entirely out of the resources of Mistrys or Prajapatis resident in Degam and those who emigrated to UK , USA , Canada and South Africa . Degam has Sahakari mandali , Telephone Exchange , Stone mines , Petrol Pump , Sugarcane and mango farms .
1949 Indiana Hoosiers football team . The 1949 Indiana Hoosiers football team represented the Indiana Hoosiers in the 1949 Big Nine Conference football season . They participated as members of the Big Ten Conference . The Hoosiers played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington , Indiana . The team was coached by Clyde B. Smith , in his second year as head coach of the Hoosiers .
Aquaman in other media . Aquaman has made several appearances in numerous adaptations since his comic book debut in 1941 . The character has also been referenced beyond the scope of traditional comics entertainment . Animated . Aquaman 's first media appearance was as the star of his own animated series , `` Aquaman Hour of Adventure , '' in 1967 and 1968 . The series , narrated by Ted Knight , proved to be a success for everyone , including Filmation studios as it cemented their reputation as a leading provider of Saturday morning programming , the CBS television network - where it was a top rated show making CBS the leading network on Saturday mornings , and of course it was a hit with the viewers , briefly making Aquaman a household name among kids at the time , as well as comic-book fans who consider it a superior showcase for the character than the better known `` Super Friends '' series that followed 5 years later . The series featured Mera , Aqualad , a pet walrus named Tusky and Aquaman 's and Aqualad 's large seahorses , named Storm and Imp respectively . In addition to his usual array of abilities , this version of Aquaman had the power to throw `` water balls , '' which had considerable concussive impact . Aquaman 's character voice was provided by Marvin Miller , who was then better known as the voice of Robby the Robot from `` Forbidden Planet . '' `` Super Friends '' . He was also a major character in the original season of the animated television series `` Super Friends '' ( 1973 ) . In this series , Aquaman was shown to display superstrength—hefting a bulldozer blade over his head , for example , and using it to help stop a tidal wave . He also had encyclopedic knowledge of oceanography and oceanology , in addition to his more familiar water-breathing power and aquatic telepathy . However , this series has been blamed for making Aquaman unpopular , and even laughable , by reinforcing a weak image of the character . In the first two seasons of `` Super Friends '' , he was voiced by Norman Alden , and for the rest of the series he was voiced by Bill Callaway . `` The Aquaman & Friends Action Hour '' . `` The Aquaman & Friends Action Hour '' aired on Cartoon Network Latin America in 2003 and was produced by Wild Hare Studios of Atlanta , GA . The show , which lasted 7 episodes , was a parody of Aquaman 's appearances on the `` Super Friends '' animated series . In this series , Aquaman is now the host of a children 's television series . He is being pursued by the Legion of Doom , who had spent their entire operating budget on attempts to conquer the world and now have to rent out parts of the Hall of Doom as apartments to generate income . Aquaman was chosen as the lead character in this parody series because the producers were not allowed to use the full cast of the `` Super Friends '' due to `` Justice League '' airing in the United States . The series is separate from the Cartoon Network commercials that aired in the United States that featured Aquaman and Wonder Woman being saved from the Legion of Doom by The Powerpuff Girls and the `` Aquaman Dance Party '' commercials that aired during Adult Swim . Also aired on Tooncast since 2008 . `` Superman : The Animated Series '' . The character made an appearance in one episode of the 1990s animated television series ' , where he was voiced by Miguel Ferrer . He was drawn in the `` classic '' Aquaman appearance as having an orange shirt , green gloves , green pants with green boots , a gold belt with gold `` A '' insignia belt buckle , short hair , and a clean-shaven face . In the episode , Aquaman , regarded as an urban legend , comes into conflict with Lex Luthor when one of Luthor 's undersea construction plans starts causing damage to Aquaman 's home , Atlantis . As King of Atlantis , he tries to stop the tests peacefully but his `` peaceful '' attempts are `` met with violence and capture . '' Lois Lane finds him a prisoner of LexCorp 's institute , and she is in turn captured and taken to be killed with him , but Aquaman manages to escape with Lois and returns to stop the tests under the ocean . He almost attacks the surface world with his army , but Superman dissuades him from doing so . When Aquaman tries to leave peacefully , one of Luthor 's men tries to shoot him in the back , unsuccessfully , and Aquaman 's army in turn destroys Luthor 's vessel . Aquaman advises Superman to make sure the `` surface dwellers '' show more respect to the oceans in the future before disappearing . `` Batman Beyond '' . As seen in the `` Batman Beyond '' episodes `` The Call : Part 1 '' ( airdate November 11 , 2000 ) and `` The Call : Part 2 '' ( airdate November 18 , 2000 ) , Aquaman 's daughter Aquagirl is a member of a future Justice League . During the episode , Batman goes over profiles of the current Justice League members . According to Aquagirl 's profile , Aquaman is currently missing . `` Justice League '' / '' Justice League Unlimited '' . Aquaman has guest starred in several episodes of the animated television series `` Justice League '' and `` Justice League Unlimited '' , where he was voiced by Scott Rummell . This version was based closely on the hot-headed antihero persona ( the producers were aiming for `` Conan underwater '' ) of the 1994 and 2001 `` Aquaman '' comic book series , with the Viking-like appearance and hook . Here , he sacrificed his hand to save his infant son from being killed in a plot against his life by his evil brother Orm ; Aquaman and his son were chained to a rock that was falling towards an underwater magma flow , and Aquaman only had time to free his right arm from his chains before cutting off his left hand to escape his remaining bonds . In the season two episode , `` Hereafter '' , he is listed as a member of the Justice League on the Watchtower database after Superman was sent into the future . He later appeared in an homage episode alongside Superman , Batman , and Wonder Woman that pitted them against the Ultimen , modern pastiches of Samurai , Apache Chief , Black Vulcan , and the Wonder Twins from the Super Friends ( Wind Dragon , Longshadow , Juice , Downpour , and Shifter , respectively ) . According to the website Television Without Pity , producers created Devil Ray and removed Aquaman and Black Manta from the series before the episode `` To Another Shore '' because the rights to Aquaman were no longer available due to an embargo on the characters because of the proposed and unaired `` Aquaman '' series . `` Batman : The Brave and the Bold '' . Aquaman is a regular supporting character on the television series ' and has been featured in eighteen episodes . He is voiced by John DiMaggio . As always , Aquaman is king of Atlantis and protector of all the seas . He is described by Batman as a friendly , happy-go-lucky adventurer with a `` larger-than-life '' personality ; he has habits of giving his exploits titles such as `` The Mystery of The Stolen Statue '' and `` The Secret of the Mechanical Sea Monster '' , and telling these tales to anyone within distance of his voice . He uses the phrase `` Outrageous ! '' whenever he is shocked and peppers his speech with sea-based references . As always , he can breathe underwater , has super strength and the ability to communicate telepathically with sea life . Like other televised versions of Aquaman , he could manipulate the water around him ; creating balls , swords , and shields . His character design is based primarily on his classic character design , but with a beard . In the series finale `` Mitefall ! `` , Bat-Mite attempts to get the series cancelled by making it jump the shark in as many ways as possible ; this includes changing Aquaman 's voice actor from John DiMaggio to Ted McGinley ( regarded as the `` patron saint '' of shark-jumping ) . Ambush Bug ( voiced by Henry Winkler ) manages to restore the hero 's original voice by getting `` Aquaman '' to admit to being McGinnley . The Crime Syndicate counterpart of Aquaman appears in episode `` Deep Cover for Batman '' and is named Sea King ' '' . `` Young Justice '' . Aquaman appears as a member of the JLA in the `` Young Justice '' series voiced by Phil LaMarr making it the second time Aquaman has been voiced by a `` Futurama '' voice actor . He resembles his bearded appearance , but wears a type of footwear that exposes the heel and toe areas . In `` Independence Day , '' he and Aqualad end up defeating Killer Frost in Hawaii . He and the other adult mentors of the sidekicks end up called away to help Zatara and the other Justice League members prevent Wotan from blotting out the sun . In `` Fireworks , '' he and the other Justice League members arrive at the ruined Cadmus building following Aqualad , Kid Flash , Robin , and Superboy 's fight with Blockbuster . When the sidekicks and Superboy wanted some involvement with the Justice League , Aquaman ends up agreeing with Batman and Green Arrow resulting in the formation of Young Justice . In `` Downtime , '' Aquaman tells Aqualad that he had learned what happened following the team 's fight with Clayface from Batman ( who deduced that Aqualad 's homesickness for Atlantis is why the team was defeated ) . Aquaman ends up called away to help the Justice League with a fire breakout in California . In `` Auld Acquaintace '' Aquaman is controlled by Klarion and briefly fights Aqualad , but is defeated by his sidekick . In Season 2 , Aquaman is now partners with Lagoon Boy , and is crushed upon discovering that Kaldur'am has been corrupted and joined forces with his father Black Manta . Kaldur'am claims he could not trust Aquaman as he had kept the identity of Black Manta a secret from Kaldur'am . Aquaman states that it was a mistake , and tries to convince him that no one need suffer for it , but Aqualad angrily attacks his teacher . It is later revealed that Aqualad 's corruption is truly a facade created so that he may infiltrate the supercriminal organization , the Light . `` Mad '' . In a skit for the `` Mad '' series , Aquaman tries to appeal to Superman , Batman , and Wonder Woman about being called `` Super Friends . '' He also appears on a skit called `` Aquaman vs. Wild '' reprised by John DiMaggio . `` Teen Titans Go ! '' . In the `` Teen Titans Go ! '' episode , `` Matched '' , Cyborg creates a computer program that can tell a person who their romantic match is and when Starfire goes first , her perfect match turns out to be Aquaman . Starfire at first does n't warm up to the idea of being with Aquaman , but then begins to fall for Aquaman after reading a magazine article about him and stares at a poster of him . Robin though tries to impress her by swimming 200 laps in the pool and then flexing his muscles to Starfire while in his bathing suit . He then creates a costume out of rotten fish like Aquaman , but it does not go so well due to the awful smell from the costume . Later , at Beast Boy and Raven 's wedding , Starfire is seen sitting in the audience with Aquaman while Robin sits beside them , moping . Then , Cyborg shows up and tells them that there was a glitch in his match-making program and it turns out that Starfire and Beast Boy 's perfect match is a scratching post . Starfire and Beast Boy then battle over the scratching post while Robin and Aquaman cry together after both being rejected by Starfire . `` Smallville '' . Arthur `` AC '' Curry appeared in an episode of the television series `` Smallville '' titled `` Aqua '' , which aired on October 20 , 2005 . The episode features Arthur investigating the devastating effects on marine life from a project Lex Luthor has been developing for the U.S. military . He briefly dates Lois Lane before leaving to continue his fight for the ecosystem . Like his Filmation counterpart , this version of the character is shown to have the power to throw `` water balls '' having tremendous concussive impact ; he can also swim faster than Clark Kent . This version of the character wears an orange and green costume because he attends the University of Miami , whose team colors are green , orange , and white . Arthur was played by former `` American Idol '' contestant Alan Ritchson . In an allusion to the HBO series `` Entourage '' , in which a successful `` Aquaman '' feature exists , when Arthur is asked which environmental group he is working for , he responds `` I do n't travel with an 'entourage ' . '' `` Aqua '' was the highest-rated episode that season . Ritchson reprised his role in the 2006 ( season 6 ) episode `` Justice '' , as a member of Green Arrow 's unnamed superhero team . Along with Victor `` Cyborg '' Stone and Bart `` Impulse '' Allen , they fought to stop Lex Luthor from creating an army of superhumans . During this second appearance , he is using the codename `` Aquaman '' , and wears a costume similar to his traditional one . In episode one of season 8 , Arthur , Black Canary , and Oliver are all searching for Clark who had disappeared after the finale of the previous season . They succeed in finding Clark , but Arthur and Canary are captured by Tess Mercer . In the end of the episode , Arthur severs ties to the other members of the team when their identities are compromised . He returns in the season 10 episode `` Patriot '' with his new wife Mera to help Clark save Oliver from Slade Wilson . `` Aquaman '' pilot . The CW had announced a live action `` Aquaman '' television series , entitled `` Aquaman '' ( also referred to as `` Mercy Reef '' ) , but on May 18 , 2006 , it was confirmed that The CW did not pick up the show for the 2006/2007 schedule . Reports ( beginning after the upfronts ) said The CW was still considering `` Aquaman '' for midseason due to interest piqued by the leaked promotional trailer . The pilot episode is available at Xbox Live Video Marketplace and is on the ' Blu-ray as a special feature . It was also broadcast on Canada 's YTV on June 9 , 2007 . It starred Justin Hartley as Arthur Curry/Aquaman , with supporting roles by Ving Rhames and Lou Diamond Phillips . There have been no talks of picking up the series since June 2006 . `` The Flash '' . Jay Garrick made reference to a close friend from Atlantis in the second-season episode of `` The Flash '' , `` The Darkness and the Light '' . `` The Big Bang Theory '' . Aquaman frequently finds mention in the famous television series `` The Big Bang Theory '' , where the main characters often argue as to which superhero is better . One of them also dresses like him when going to a costume contest or for Halloween . During a panel interaction with the crowd at Comic-Con 2014 , a member of the audience asked the writers of `` The Big Bang Theory '' why Aquaman sometimes got a bad rap at the show . After answering her question , they realized that the member asking the question was Marianne Norris , the granddaughter of Paul Norris , the creator of Aquaman . `` South Park '' . Seaman , modeled after Aquaman from the `` Super Friends '' cartoon , is a member of the Super Best Friends , a superhero organization composed of prominent religious figures , Seaman being the exception . He is constantly mocked by the other team members , who pronounce his name `` semen '' . This joke is intensified by Seaman 's bird sidekick `` Swallow '' and Seaman 's call : 'Swallow , come ! '' . Also , the initials SM , printed on his chest , add to the sexual innuendo of the character . Development of an `` Aquaman '' film . In 2007 , Santiago Cabrera was cast as Aquaman in a Justice League film called `` Justice League : Mortal '' . However , the movie was shelved later in the year . There have been plans to produce an `` Aquaman '' film since 2003 . Sunrise Entertainment 's Alan and Peter Riche planned to bring Aquaman to the big screen for Warner Bros. with Ben Grant , a first time writer , writing the screenplay . However , the film fell through . Years later , it was reported that an Aquaman film was in development at Leonardo DiCaprio 's Appian Way Productions , though that film also was never created . DC Extended Universe . Following the release of `` Man of Steel '' , Geoff Johns told `` Variety '' that Aquaman was a priority character for the company . He would be played by Jason Momoa . `` Man of Steel '' ( 2013 ) . Momoa confirmed in an interview with `` DC All Access '' that the character appeared off-screen in `` Man of Steel '' to help Superman after saving workers from an oil rig explosion . `` Batman v Superman : Dawn of Justice '' ( 2016 ) . The character made his live-action theatrical debut with ' , released worldwide March 25 , 2016 , with Jason Momoa playing him . He is seen when Wonder Woman watches several video files of metahuman sightings . `` Suicide Squad '' ( 2016 ) . Aquaman appears in a photo in `` Suicide Squad '' . `` Justice League '' ( 2017 ) . In October 2014 , Momoa revealed that Aquaman would appear in `` Justice League '' in 2017 . In an official special footage prepared by Warner Brothers for San Diego Comic-Con 2016 , he is seen to be reluctant to fight alongside other Justice League members at first when Bruce Wayne went to his hometown to seek his support to fight against an extraterrestrial enemy . `` Aquaman '' ( 2018 ) . It was announced on August 12 , 2014 , that Warner Bros. had hired screenwriters Will Beall and Kurt Johnstad to pen two separate scripts for an upcoming `` Aquaman '' film . The film was being developed on dual tracks , meaning that two scripts will be written , one by Beall and one by Johnstad , but only the better version will move forward . It was announced that `` Aquaman '' will be released in 2018 as the seventh installment of the DC Extended Universe , with Momoa starring . The studio was looking at Jeff Nichols and Noam Murro to direct the film . On April 10 , 2015 , `` The Hollywood Reporter '' announced that James Wan is being considered to direct the film . On June 3 , 2015 , Deadline reported that Wan has signed on to direct the film and will oversee script duties with Johnstad . On November 12 , 2015 , `` The Hollywood Reporter '' reported that David Leslie Johnson will be writing the film 's script . In January 2016 , `` Variety '' reported that Amber Heard was in talks for the role of Mera in this film and the two part `` Justice League '' film . Months later , Heard was confirmed to `` Entertainment Tonight '' that she will be portraying Mera . It was announced that the film will be set after `` Justice League '' and it will not be an origin story . Wan also stated that he choose directing the film over `` The Flash '' . In April 2016 , actor Willem Dafoe was cast as Nuidis Vulko . On July 22 , 2016 , `` The Hollywood Reporter '' reported that Will Beall will be writing the film , based on the story treatment from James Wan and Geoff Johns . On August 10 , 2016 , The Wrap reported that Black Manta will be the film 's main antagonist . In September 2016 , it was announced that the film will be shot in Australia in 2017 . Wan stated in an interview that the film is a `` swashbuckling action adventure , sort of high seas adventure story . A quest story in the spirit of `` Raiders of the Lost Ark '' and `` Romancing the Stone '' and there will be a dynamic between Arthur and Mera start off as a love-hate relationship where they do n't quite click and as time goes by and they try to work together they get closer and closer . '' The film went into pre-production in Queensland , Australia in November 2016 and began shooting in 2017 . On December 2 , 2016 , Warner Bros. announced a new release date of October 5 , 2018 . On December 12 , 2016 , Deadline reported that Patrick Wilson was cast as Ocean Master . On December 29 , 2016 , it was announced that Keir Beck and his stunt team would work on the film . On January 31 , 2017 , Nicole Kidman and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II were cast as Queen Atlanna and Black Manta , respectively . On February 3 , 2017 , Temuera Morrison was cast as Aquaman 's father . On February 20 , Wan confirmed it on Twitter that cinematographer Don Burgess , who previously worked with Wan on `` The Conjuring 2 '' , will serve as cinematographer for `` Aquaman '' . On March 16 , it was announced that the movie will be delayed from the October release date , to December 21 , 2018 . On April 12 , it was revealed that Dolph Lundgren had joined the film and plays King Nereus of Xebel . `` The Lego Movie '' . Aquaman made a no-line cameo appearance at the end of `` The Lego Movie '' . `` The Lego Batman Movie '' . Aquaman appears in `` The Lego Batman Movie '' , at the Justice League 57th Anniversary Party . Although having a slightly larger role than in `` The Lego Movie '' he still has no lines . `` DC Super Heroes vs. Eagle Talon '' . Aquaman appears in `` DC Super Heroes vs. Eagle Talon '' , voiced by Kazuya Nakai . `` Teen Titans Go ! To the Movies '' . Aquaman appears in `` Teen Titans Go ! To the Movies '' , voiced by Eric Bauza . `` Adam Green 's Aquaman '' . Filmmaker Adam Green ( creator of the `` Hatchet '' series , as well as director of the first two ) was commissioned to write a screenplay for an animated Aquaman film , which was ultimately not produced . `` Justice League : The New Frontier '' . Alan Ritchson reprised his role as Arthur Curry/Aquaman for a cameo appearance in the animated film : ' ( 2008 ) , based on the graphic novel ' . In this film , he is referred to as `` Arthur of Atlantis '' . He and some Atlantean doctors were seen treating Superman 's injuries . `` Justice League : Crisis On Two Earths '' . Aquaman appears in ' , voiced by Josh Keaton . He assists Batman in fighting off Superwoman on board the Justice League satellite . In a flashback of the Martian Manhunter , it is hinted that he was a member of the Justice League prior to the events in the movie . `` Justice League : The Flashpoint Paradox '' . Aquaman appears in the film ' ( 2011 ) , voiced by Cary Elwes . In the true present day , Aquaman helps save one of Flash 's rogues from Reverse-Flash 's bombs . In a different present day created by Flash 's going back in time to stop his mother 's death , Aquaman is shown to be more ruthless and bulkier . He and Wonder Woman attempted to have an alliance between Atlantis and Themyscira , ending up having an affair ; his wife saw them and ended up perishing in a fight with Wonder Woman to defend her claim on her husband . The resulting war caused chaos on a global scale , resulting in Aquaman 's capture of Captain Atom ; he had him used as the source of a bomb to take out the Amazons and himself as a last resort . At the end of the film , he does just that , forcing Flash to head back in time to avert the disaster and restore the true present day . `` JLA Adventures : Trapped In Time '' . Aquaman appears in the film ' , voiced by Liam O'Brien . `` Justice League : Throne of Atlantis '' . Aquaman appears as the main protagonist in the animated film ' , voiced by Matt Lanter . In the film Arthur Curry starts off with no idea that he is half-Atlantean , due to his mother being the princess of Atlantis and promised to someone else ; in the present she is the Queen , and trying to keep Arthur 's half-brother Orm under control after Darkseid 's attack in `` Justice League : War '' cost the King of Atlantis his life . At the time , Arthur has just lost his father and is being watched over by Mera , his mother 's loyal right-hand woman . After Black Manta orders an assassination attempt on him , Arthur is brought to the royal armory by Mera ; there , he dresses in what would become his costume . Arthur confronts Orm , with the help of the Justice League , but learns that Orm murdered their mother so he could wage war against the surface world . In the midst of the battle , Arthur learns Black Manta had manipulated Orm and summons a shark to swallow him . Thanks to Cyborg 's technology , they are able to play Orm 's confession of murder to the troops ; Arthur takes his place as king , wanting to bridge the surface and Atlantean worlds in peace . Much to his annoyance , Arthur is given the codename Aquaman by Shazam . `` Justice League Dark '' . Aquaman makes a non-speaking cameo appearance in the animated film `` Justice League Dark '' . `` Scooby-Doo ! & Batman : The Brave and the Bold '' . Aquaman appears in the film ' , voiced again by John DiMaggio . `` The Death of Superman '' . Aquaman appears in `` The Death of Superman '' , with Matt Lanter reprising his role . He is among the members of the Justice League who battle Doomsday , although they end up subdued before Superman arrives to defeat the creature . He is shown alongside the other Leaguers in the end attending to Superman 's funeral . `` Lego DC Comics Super Heroes : Aquaman : Rage of Atlantis '' . Aquaman appears as the main protagonist in the film ' , voiced by Dee Bradley Baker . `` DC Super Hero Girls : Legends of Atlantis '' . Aquaman appears in ' , voiced by Max Mittelman . `` Injustice '' . Aquaman appears as a playable character in the `` Injustice '' video games by Neatherrealm Studios , with Phil LaMarr reprising his role from `` Young Justice '' . In the first game , he had downloadable alternate costumes based on his appearances in `` Flashpoint '' and `` Blackest Night '' . In the first game , Aquaman is one of the Justice League members taken from the primary universe into an alternate world where Superman and his Regime rule over the planet . They are recruited by that world 's Batman into the fight against the tyrannical Superman . In Aquaman 's chapter in the story , he goes to Atlantis to learn more about the history of this alternate dimension in the midst of the alternate Aquaman 's treaty negotiation with Flash and Shazam . When he discovers that the alternate Aquaman plans to register Atlantis under the Regime ( thus giving Superman control over Atlantis ) , he becomes enraged at his counterpart 's willingness to yield and defeats his alternate self as well as the Regime versions of Flash and Shazam before joining Batman 's Insurgency to combat Superman . In the game 's climax , the alternate Aquaman leads an Atlantean siege on Metropolis by High Councilor Superman 's orders before he and the Atlanteans are stopped by the primary Superman and the Amazons . In his single player ending , he unites the world 's oceans under the banner of Atlantis and gained a controlling interest in the planet 's economy and ecology . The world 's multinational corporations hired assassins to end his reign , but the world 's citizens rose up in anger to those who would quell Aquaman 's influence . After the threats desisted , a groundswell of support began for a United Earth under Aquaman 's command . In the second game , the alternate Aquaman initially refuses to help Batman combat against Brainiac 's forces as he does not want to get dragged into another surface world conflict , but Green Lantern does convince Arthur to lend some of his Atlantean forces to help after Atlantis starts to become invaded by Brainiac . Eventually , Atlantis and its people become captured by Brainiac , with Aquaman managing to escape before he is caught with them . He volunteers to assist Black Adam in using the Rock of Eternity to take out Brainiac 's defenses , as his trident would act as a suitable conduit to direct the Rock 's power . They arrive in Kahndaq and are attacked by Grodd , who fights the two kings alongside the brainwashed Green Arrow , Black Canary , and Blue Beetle . Aquaman kills Grodd to avenge the Atlanteans abducted by Brainiac before he and Black Adam successfully lower Brainiac 's defenses . On Brainiac 's ship , Arthur is pleased to find out that Superman managed to restore Atlantis from Brainac 's ship . In Batman and Superman 's conflict over whether to spare Brainiac , he sides with Superman as he believes leaving Brainiac alive would be too risky and is fine with killing his enemies as it matches Atlantis ' old fashioned sense of justice . He is defeated by Batman on the ship , as Batman puts Arthur out of commission by stabbing his leg with the Atlantean Trident . In his single player ending , Superman rises to power once again with Brainaic 's death and Batman 's defeat . Aquaman could n't muster a force powerful enough to combat Superman to prevent the High Councilor from taking over Atlantis again . The Atlanteans discover a hidden Insurgency hideout underwater that contained Lex Luthor 's interdimensional portal . After his scientists fix the portal , Aquaman uses it to travel to the primary universe from the first game to request their help in stopping Superman once again .
Benjamin Bellas . Benjamin Bellas ( born March 29 , 1976 ) is an American artist . He was formerly an adjunct professor at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago Through poetic narratives , Bellas unexpectedly relocates autobiographical moments of enmity , longing and uncomfortable honesty in banal visual forms . By transforming everyday objects into sometimes-humorous icons of his most intimate life experiences , his work can be seen as a high-wire balancing act between intellect and emotion that manifests itself as a synthesis of the Humanities . Benjamin Bellas is a 2007 recipient of an Illinois Arts Council International project grant and has exhibited at 1a space , Hong Kong ; Istanbul Exhibition Center , Turkey ; Track 16 , Los Angeles ; Academy of Fine Arts , Helsinki , Finland ; Chicago Cultural Center , Chicago ; Florean Museum of Contemporary Art , Romania ; among many others .
Spome . A spome is any hypothetical system closed with respect to matter and open with respect to energy capable of sustaining human life indefinitely . The term was coined in 1966 by Isaac Asimov in a paper entitled `` There ’ s No Place Like Spome '' , published in Atmosphere in Space Cabins and Closed Environments and originally presented as a paper to the American Chemical Society on September 13 , 1965 . Asimov himself declared his coined word to be `` uneuphonious '' ( not pleasant to the ear ) , and defined it as being a portmanteau of the two words `` space home '' . Definition . Asimov described how energy flows through a life-support system from a low entropic state from which it moves all material resources , such as air , water , and food with the rejection of low-grade heat as the final energy output . The concept reflects the dynamics of ecosystem ecology as described by Howard T. Odum . The term applies to any life-support system from submarines to spaceships , and includes the operation of the Earth 's own biosphere . The word `` spome '' was also referenced in a reprint of Asimov 's original article in `` Is anyone there ? `` , 1967 by Doubleday , Ash . He surmised that an asteroid could be `` spomified '' by being hollowed out and equipped suitably for long term , sustainable flight . Buckminster Fuller . Buckminster Fuller called the concept of a spome `` an astronaut 's black box '' , meaning that the necessities of life were supplied through the absorption of energy to cycle material resources and eject heat from the system . Fuller 's institute is furthering this concept through understanding of the Earth 's comprehensive life support system . Gerard O'Neill . Gerard K. O'Neill does not acknowledge the term `` spome '' , but writes about the concept in ' . Asimov 's concept predates and exceeds O ’ Neill ’ s by using a propulsion system with a Spome to allow development of the solar system , and then leaving to populate the galaxy over eons . Dandridge Cole . Engineer Dandridge Cole in the 1960s called these settlements , `` Macro-Life '' .
Anca Tănase . Anca Tănase ( born 15 March 1968 ) is a retired Romanian rower . She was part of the Romanian eights that won gold medals at the 1996 Olympics and 1989 and 1997 world championships , placing second in 1995 and third in 1994 . She is married to the Olympic rower Iulică Ruican .
Norops serranoi . `` Norops serranoi '' is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae . Etymology . The specific name , `` serranoi '' , is in honor of Dr. Francisco Serrano , a biologist and conservationist in El Salvador . Geographic range . `` N. serranoi '' inhabits areas at up to altitude along the Pacific shores of Central America from Chiapas , Mexico , through Guatemala , to El Salvador . Description . `` N. serranoi '' has long hind limbs , a divided prenasal scale , and a red dewlap in adult males .
Palau del Parlament de Catalunya . The Palau del Parlament de Catalunya ( Catalan for `` Palace of the Parliament of Catalonia '' ; ) is the meeting place of the Parliament of Catalonia , located in Barcelona . It was built between 1717 and 1727 as the arsenal of the Ciutadella , to designs of Jorge Próspero de Verboom . After the Ciutadella was demolished in the mid-19th century , the building was used for various purposes , including a barracks , a royal palace and an art museum . The palace was the meeting place of the Parliament of Catalonia from 1932 to 1939 , when it was dissolved during the Spanish Civil War . With the re-establishment of Parliament in 1980 , the palace was renovated and it once again became the seat of Parliament . History . The palace was built as the arsenal of the Ciutadella , a star fort which was built by Philip V of Spain after the War of the Spanish Succession , during which Catalonia had supported his opponent Archduke Charles . It was designed by the Flemish military engineer Jorge Próspero de Verboom , and was constructed between 1717 and 1727 . The building underwent some minor restoration work later on in the 18th century . The fortifications of the Ciutadella were demolished following the 1868 revolution , but the arsenal , chapel and governor 's palace were retained . The rest of the site was landscaped and opened to the public as the Parc de la Ciutadella . At this point , the arsenal was converted into a temporary barracks . In 1889 , Barcelona 's city council agreed to convert the former arsenal into a Royal Palace . The architect was responsible for the alterations the building , which included opening three balconies at the first floor and the decoration of the entire façade . The central part of the façade was also increased in height , and was decorated with a stone escutcheon relocated from the Porta del Socors , one of the gates of the former Ciutadella . In 1900 , the building was converted into the `` Museu Municipal d'Art '' . The building was too small to house the art museum , so two side wings were built with the same materials as the original building in 1915 . The façades of the extensions are decorated with busts of notable Catalan artists and people associated with Catalan art . The area in front of the palace , originally the Ciutadella 's parade ground , was converted into a garden in 1927 . It includes a pond with a copy of the sculpture `` Desolation '' by Josep Llimona i Bruguera . The Barcelona city council ceded the palace to become the seat of the Parliament of Catalonia on 14 October 1932 . The building was renovated by the decorator Santiago Marco , and the inaugural session was held on 6 December 1932 . After Barcelona fell to the Nationalists during the Spanish Civil War , the building was converted into a barracks on 26 January 1939 . It was converted back into an art museum in 1945 , now known as the `` Museu d'Art Modern '' . After democracy returned to Spain following the death of dictator Francisco Franco , the Parliament of Catalonia was restored in 1980 , and restoration works were undertaken to the palace . The building was eventually donated by the city council to the Generalitat de Catalunya . The `` Museu d'Art Modern '' continued to occupy part of the palace until September 2004 , when its collections were moved to the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya . Since then , the palace has been used exclusively for parliamentary purposes . The building is listed as a `` Bien Cultural de Interés Local '' ( BCIL ) on the `` Inventario del Patrimonio Cultural Catalán '' with the code 08019/125 . Architecture . The palace is built in the form of a cross , with a dome at the centre and four courtyards . The building has two floors and an attic , having an area of . It is built out of Montjuïc stone and red tile . The present parliament chamber was originally designed by Falqués as the Salón del Tron , the palace 's Throne Room .
Seifallah Randjbar-Daemi . Seifallah Randjbar-Daemi ( , born 1950 ) is an Iranian theoretical physicist . He is Assistant Director and Head of High Energy , Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics Section at the International Centre for Theoretical Physics . He received his PhD in 1980 from Imperial College London , University of London , UK . Seifallah Randjbar-Daemi 's contributions are in the area of theoretical high energy physics , quantum field theory , superstring theory , supersymmetry and supergravity theories in all dimensions and cosmology .
K7205/7206 Harbin-Baoqing Through Train . The K7205/7206 Harbin-Baoqing Through Train ( Chinese : K7205/7206次哈尔滨到宝清快速列车 ) is Chinese railway running between Harbin to Baoqing County express passenger trains by the Harbin Railway Bureau , Harbin passenger segment responsible for passenger transport task , Habin originating on the Baoqing Count train . 25G Type Passenger trains running along the Binbei Railway , Suijia Railway , Jiafu Railway , Fuqian Railway and Youbao Railway across Heilongjiang provinces , the entire 689 km . Harbin East Railway Station to Baoqing Railway Station running 12 hours and 54 minutes , use trips for K7205 ; Baoqing Railway Station to Harbin Railway Station to run 12 hours , use trips for K7206 .
Francis X. Diebold . Francis X. Diebold ( born November 12 , 1959 ) is an American economist known for his work in predictive econometric modeling , financial econometrics , and macroeconometrics . He earned both his B.S . and Ph.D. degrees at the University of Pennsylvania ( `` Penn '' ) , where his doctoral committee included Marc Nerlove , Lawrence Klein , and Peter Pauly . He has spent most of his career at Penn , where he has mentored approximately 75 Ph.D. students . Presently he is Paul F. and Warren S. Miller Professor of Social Sciences and Professor of Economics at Penn ’ s School of Arts and Sciences , and Professor of Finance and Professor of Statistics at Penn ’ s Wharton School . He is also a Faculty Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research in Cambridge , Massachusetts , and author of the blog . Diebold is an elected Fellow of the Econometric Society , the American Statistical Association , and the International Institute of Forecasters , and the recipient of Sloan , Guggenheim , and Humboldt fellowships . He has served on the editorial boards of `` Econometrica '' , `` Review of Economics and Statistics '' , and `` International Economic Review '' . He has held visiting professorships at Princeton University , University of Chicago , Johns Hopkins University , and New York University . He was President of the Society for Financial Econometrics ( 2011-2013 ) and Chairman of the Federal Reserve System 's Model Validation Council ( 2012-2013 ) . Scientific Contributions . In predictive econometric modeling Diebold is best known for the `` Diebold-Mariano test '' for assessing point forecast accuracy , methods for assessing density forecast conditional calibration , and for his text , `` Elements of Forecasting '' . In financial econometrics Diebold is best known for his contributions to volatility modeling , including the Diebold-Nerlove `` latent-factor ARCH model '' and the Anderson-Bollerslev-Diebold extraction of `` realized volatility '' from high-frequency asset returns ; In macroeconometrics Diebold is best known for his work on the macro-finance interface , and his work on real-time macroeconomic monitoring , particularly the now maintained by the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia . Additional noteworthy contributions include the Diebold-Li `` dynamic Nelson-Siegel '' yield-curve model and its extensions ; and the Diebold-Yilmaz framework for dynamic network connectedness measurement and visualization .
Pequaming , Michigan . Pequaming is an unincorporated community in L'Anse Township of Baraga County in the U.S. state of Michigan . The geographic coordinates are . History . Originally home to Chippewa tribes , the site was named for `` Pequa quaming , '' a narrow neck of land almost surrounded by water . The point at Pequaming is in the shape of a bear ; the head is called Picnic Point ; the tail at the lumberyard , the legs are the two sand beaches , and the back is the shore line . In 1877 , Charles Hebard and H.C. Thurber purchased a large tract of land on Keweenaw Point , favored especially for its deep , protected harbor and easy access to timber . The mill began its operations with a capital of $ 200,000 , with stock owned mostly by the Hebard and Thurber families . The mill site was initially leased from David King , chief of the local Chippewa tribe , and then purchased from his heirs after his death . The company purchased the town site from Mrs. Eliza Bennett in 1877 . The mill operated under the name of `` Hebard and Thurber '' until the partnership was dissolved ; Hebard became sole proprietor and renamed his company `` Charles Hebard and Sons '' . At its peak , the company employed a force of two hundred men in the mill , and three hundred in the surrounding woods , and had a stumpage of 100,000 acres ( 400 km² ) of timber lands in Marquette , Baraga , Houghton , and Keweenaw counties . The company owned the buildings and surrounding land , but was known as the `` lumberman 's utopia '' because rent and water were free , and wood could be obtained from the mill for a very small sum per load . The town included the mill , a company store , offices , boarding houses , hotel , livery stable , bath houses , churches , schools , parks , a band and orchestra , ice rink , and over 100 houses . The Pequaming mill was the first large-scale lumbering and milling operation in the Lake Superior region , and in the years between 1880 and 1900 , the mill cut an average of over , in boards and in lath ) . When officials realized the white pine supply was nearly exhausted , they switched to hemlock and cedar . The pine was made into 1x4 lumber , the cedar into shingles , and hemlock into lath ; other products included rail ties and hemlock bark for tanneries . For shipment , the products were loaded into box cars , which were placed onto scows and towed across the bay to Baraga , and then shipped by rail to their destinations . The original sawmill operated until 1887 , when it burned in a fire of unknown origins , and was replaced by a larger mill within 60 days . When Charles Hebard died in 1904 , his sons Daniel and Charles inherited the company and continued operations . `` The Bungalow '' was constructed in 1913 . In 1923 , the Hebards were approached by Ford Motor Company , who wanted to purchase their timber stands only . Mindful of Pequaming 's future , the Hebards convinced Ford to purchase the mill and surrounding town as well , and entered into secret negotiations with the hope of completing the sale before operations began . On September 8 , 1923 , Ford Motor Company purchased the mill and surrounding town for the sum of $ 2,850,000 ; the purchase included the double band sawmill , lath and shingle mills , 40,000 acres ( 160 km² ) of timber land , of lumber , of cut logs , the town land and buildings , the railroad , and towing and water equipment . Renovations on the mill began , and entailed removing the lath and shingle mills , altering the eastern face , dismantling the old burner , and adding a new powerhouse on the west side that housed a triple expansion marine engine from a World War I Liberty boat . After repair and refitting , the sawmill reopened on September 24 , with a work force that received $ 5 per day for an eight-hour shift instead of the previous $ 3.50 for a longer day . By the end of February 1925 , Ford had connected the Hebard railroad to the Ford railroad in L'Anse , allowing each plant to specialize in one type of wood . Lumber from the Pequaming mill was generally shipped by water to plants in Dearborn , Edgewater , and Chester , mostly in the form of crating lumber . The better grades of lumber were sent by rail to Iron Mountain for use in the auto manufacturing plants . During its peak , the sawmill provided flooring for floorboards , truck boxes , and wood panels for station wagons . By 1933 , car sales has decreased enough , due to the Great Depression , that the demand for lumber was nearly nonexistent . As the mill was idled during that period , Henry Ford created other work for residents by establishing a cooperative farm east of town . As an additional measure , the company store adjusted its food prices and donated clothing and shoes to employees and their families . Ford also used the town as a model for his theories on self-reliance and education ; he established a vocational school in his summer home ( to be used during the school year ) , and also opened four one-room elementary and intermediate schools in September 1935 . In 1937 , the company built a high school , which contained state-of-the-art home economics food and clothing labs and a library , as well as the first fluorescent lights in a Michigan school . In 1935 , the company decided to ship its products by truck , and instituted `` just in time '' shipping for its logging operations . After the United States entered in World War II , the company 's ships were diverted , which resulted in the lumber being trucked to L'Anse and then shipped by rail . However , a shortage of truck tires and increased shipping costs prompted the company to close the mill on October 9 , 1942 , with the last logs sawed on October 28 . Buildings . Early buildings still in existence today include the water tower , the company store , Henry Ford 's summer home and guest house ( the `` Bungalow '' ) , several houses , and the ruins of the sawmill powerhouse . Today the area boasts many new homes and summer residences . A post office operated here from May 17 , 1880 , until January 31 , 1944 .
Temple protestant de Reims . The `` Temple protestant de Reims '' ( Protestant Temple of Reims ) is a large Protestant church in Reims , France . It was built in 1921–23 to replace an earlier building that had been destroyed during World War I ( 1914–18 ) . The building is in flamboyant Neo-Gothic style . Originally the interior was decorated with Art Deco frescoes , but these deteriorated and have been painted over . History . The Reformed Church of Reims was established by royal decree on 30 April 1832 . On 15 December 1867 the Reformed Temple was opened on the Boulevard Lundy in a converted building that had formerly been a riding school . During World War I ( 1914–18 ) the temple was destroyed by incendiary shells . After the war it was rebuilt in the same location . The foundation stone was laid on 23 October 1921 . The temple was dedicated on 24 June 1923 by Pastor Louis Gonin , president of the Presbyteral council of Reims . The interior walls were originally covered with Art Deco frescoes by Gustave Louis Jaulmes , representing subjects such as the Tree of Life , Tables of the Law and Huguenot Cross with tears , with many plant decorations . The pulpit , in Gothic Revival style , was dismantled in 1972 . In 1973 the frescoes were covered with white paint due to their deteriorated condition . This gives the temple a sober or austere interior , more in line with the Reformed Church tradition . A great organ was built between 1972 and 1976 , with 53 registers . Construction was overseen by pastor Pierre Vallotton , who was passionate about organ music and the construction of instruments . The organ was inaugurated on 17 October 1976 by Arsène Muzerelle , organist of Reims Cathedral . Building . The building was designed by Charles Letrosne ( 1868–1938 ) in a flamboyant neo-Gothic style influenced by Eugène Viollet-le-Duc . It was modeled on the `` Temple de l'Étoile '' in Paris . The layout is that of Latin cross , which is unusual in a church built for Protestants . The nave is built in concrete on foundation piles deep . The nave is long , and the transept is long . The vaulted ceiling rises to .
Ministry of Health ( Chile ) . The Ministry of Health of Chile ( ) , also known as MINSAL , is the cabinet-level administrative office in charge of planning , directing , coordinating , executing , controlling and informing the public health policies formulated by the President of Chile . Notably , all employees pay 7 % of their monthly income to FONASA , the funding branch of the Chilean Ministry of Health . The current Minister of Health is Emilio Santelices Cuevas . The minister has two adjunts : the Undersecretary of Public Health ( ) , currently Paula Daza , and the Undersecretary of Assistance Networks ( ) , currently Gloria Burgos . History . In 1808 , the Committee of Vaccines ( ) was founded , and then in 1832 the Board of Directors of Hospitals ( ) began operations . Both organizations were precursors of what would become the modern institutions of public health . In 1907 , a division charged with the administration of public hygiene was created under the Ministry of the Interior ( ) . Then on October 14 , 1924 , this division was made into the cabinet-level Ministry of Hygiene , Social Assistance and Welfare ( ) , with the same function ( Decree No . 44 , 1924 ) . In 1927 all the ministries underwent an important restructuring ; with these change it became the Ministry of Social Welfare ( ) , and was charged with , as well as the coordination of public health policies , the investigation of the application of laws relating to society , public welfare , and social security . In 1932 , it was once again renamed , becoming the Ministry of Public Health ( ) , then the Ministry of Public Health , Social Assistance and Welfare ( ) in 1936 , and later the Ministry of Public Health and Social Welfare ( ) in 1953 . In 1959 , the ministry was divided into the Ministry of Public Health ( ) , the modern form of the ministry , and , assuming the functions regulating the welfare of Chileans , the Ministry of Work and Social Welfare ( ) . Finally , from 1973 to 1979 , the internal structure of the ministry , now simply the Ministry of Health , was reorganized , creating services such as the National Health Fund ( ) , or FONASA .
Cube teapot . The cube teapot is a teapot whose main purpose was to be used on a ship . The cube shape of the teapot would stabilise it so that it would not roll over and scald the person making the drink , whereas conventional curved teapots would roll over when the ship rocked from side to side . Invention . The cube teapot was invented by Englishman Robert Crawford Johnson ( 1882–1937 ) , who was responsible for the design and registered `` Cube Teapots Ltd '' in 1917 . He perfected the design , one that did not drip , poured easily , was chip resistant and stacked together for easy storage . With no spout or projecting handle the cube teapot looked exactly as it sounds - a cube . The cube teapot was first put into production in 1920 , in earthenware by Arthur Wood of Stoke-on-Trent , England . It was later licensed to other firms including Wedgwood & Co Ltd. and silversmiths Napper and Davenport of Birmingham , whose silver version is in the collection of the Victoria & Albert Museum . It was also produced by T G Green Cornishware . Use . They were used by Cunard on the liner Queen Elizabeth II until the 1980s and on the Queen Mary . They were also commonly used in tea shops because of their robustness . Recent studies . In 2000 , there was a touring exhibition on cube teapots , sponsored by Twinings , at Merseyside Maritime Museum , Liverpool and Leicester 's New Walk Museum . Anne Anderson wrote a book on the teapots , `` The Cube Teapot '' ( Richard Dennis , 1999 ) .
Fred Klaassen . Frederick Jack Klaassen ( born 13 November 1992 ) is a Dutch cricketer . He made his List A debut for the Netherlands against Zimbabwe 24 June 2017 . In June 2018 , he was named in the Netherlands ' Twenty20 International ( T20I ) squad for the 2018 Netherlands Tri-Nation Series . He made his T20I debut for the Netherlands against Ireland on 12 June 2018 . In July 2018 , he was named in the Netherlands ' One Day International ( ODI ) squad , for their series against Nepal . He made his ODI debut for the Netherlands against Nepal on 1 August 2018 . On 1 October 2018 Klaassen signed a two-year contract with English county side Kent . He had played for the county Second XI in friendly matches during the previous English season and against Kent in warm up matches ahead of the 2018 t20 Blast competition . In Dutch domestic cricket Klaassen has played for VOC Rotterdam , winning the Topklasse , the Dutch domestic title , with the club in 2018 . He was the leading bowler in the competition during the 2018 season , taking 29 wickets at an average of 14.10 runs per wicket . In 2015 he played in New Zealand for Cornwall Cricket Club and in Scotland for East Kilbride Cricket Club .
Sabina Karlsson . Sabina Karlsson is a Swedish plus size fashion model . Early life . Karlsson is of Gambian and Swedish descent . Career . Karlsson started modeling at age 4 ; she was discovered in a Swedish hair salon . She was originally a straight size model , working for Teen Vogue , Jean-Paul Gaultier and Armani , but changed to plus size modeling in 2010 so that she could maintain her natural weight . She struggled to shrink down to a size 2 at age 17 . As a plus size model she has walked the runway for Michael Kors , Christian Siriano , and Chromat . She has modeled for H & M , J . Crew , Levi 's , Lane Bryant , River Island , L'Oreal , and Maybelline . She has appeared in American Vogue , and Glamour . Personal life . She gave birth to a son in June 2018 .
Dennis Raymond Knapp . Dennis Raymond Knapp ( May 13 , 1912 – December 25 , 1998 ) was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia . Education and career . Born in Bee , West Virginia , Knapp received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from West Virginia University Institute of Technology in 1932 , a Master of Arts from West Virginia University in 1934 , and a Bachelor of Laws from West Virginia University College of Law in 1940 . He was in private practice in Nitro , West Virginia from 1940 to 1942 . He was an attorney for the United States War Department from 1942 to 1944 . He was in the United States Army as a Sergeant from 1944 to 1946 . He was in private practice in Nitro from 1946 to 1956 . He was city attorney of Nitro from 1948 to 1956 . He was a judge of the Court of Common Pleas for Kanawha County , West Virginia from 1957 to 1970 . Federal judicial service . On December 8 , 1970 , Knapp was nominated by President Richard Nixon to a new seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia created by 84 Stat . 294 . He was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 16 , 1970 , and received his commission on December 18 , 1970 . He served as Chief Judge from 1973 to 1982 . He assumed senior status on February 25 , 1983 , and served in that capacity until his death on December 25 , 1998 , in South Charleston , West Virginia .
Il branco . `` Il branco '' is a 1994 Italian drama film directed by Marco Risi . The film , which is inspired by a 1983 rape case , entered the competition at the 51st Venice International Film Festival .
1922 in country music . This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1922 . 1922 in music and the List of years in country music
Gettin ' Lucky . `` Gettin ' Lucky '' by Head East was released in 1977 on A & M Records . Along with `` Flat as a Pancake '' and `` Head East Live ! `` , it is one of their most renowned releases . The album peaked at No . 136 on the `` Billboard '' pop albums chart . This album was re-released together with `` Head East '' on CD as a double album .
1st AIBA European 2008 Olympic Qualifying Tournament . 1st AIBA European Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament was held from February 25 – March 1 , 2008 in Roseto degli Abruzzi-Pescara , Italy . During the tournament 250 boxers from 40 countries competed for 26 Olympic qualifying places in 11 different weight categories . Qualifying . `` Number in ( ) is total boxer in each country Competition System . The competition system of the 1st AIBA European Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament is the knockout round system . Each boxer fights one match per round .
Arrowhead Lake ( Ontario ) . Arrowhead Lake is the name of several lakes in Ontario , Canada .
Auxis . `` Auxis '' is a genus of ocean-dwelling ray-finned bony fish in the family Scombridae , and tribe Thunnini , also known as the tunas . `` Auxis '' , commonly and collectively called the frigate tunas , is one of five genera of tunas which comprise the Thunnini tribe . Species . There are four species in the genus `` Auxis '' , which were formerly regarded as two polytypic species , each with two subspecies . Description . `` Auxis '' can reach a length of . They have a strong , fusiform body with a sharpened head . The teeth are small and conical . The two dorsal fins are separated by a wide gap . The pectoral fins are short . They have a dark , blue-black back , the top of the head may be deep purple or almost black . The belly is whitish and without streaks or spots . Distribution . These fishes are widespread in all tropical and subtropical seas and oceans , and both mentioned species are present in the Mediterranean Sea with their subspecies ( `` A. thazard thazard '' and `` A. rochei rochei '' ) . Food . In Japan the two species in the genus are collectively called , and this is also the common genus name . In Japanese cuisine , these fish are processed into , a product much like , though not really used in fine-dining restaurants or as condiment , but as a fish stock ingredient at more budget type popular-dining places , e.g. , noodle shops . Although fresh fish might be eaten as sashimi or grilled , it has a lot of dark-red meat ( ) , so it is valued much less than the similar ' ( skipjack tuna ) . And it degrades quickly so shipment out to market is limited . The frigate tuna ( ) is considered superior between the two . Fossil record . Fossils of `` Auxis '' have been found in the Pliocene of Italy and United States ( age range : from 5.3 to 3.6 million years ago . ) .
Shadow Warrior ( 1997 video game ) . `` Shadow Warrior '' is a first-person shooter video game developed by 3D Realms and published by GT Interactive Software . The shareware version was released for the PC on May 13 , 1997 , while the full version was released on August 31 , 1997 . `` Shadow Warrior '' was developed using Ken Silverman 's Build engine and improved on 3D Realms ' previous Build engine game , `` Duke Nukem 3D '' . Mark Adams ported `` Shadow Warrior '' to Mac OS in August 1997 . The game 's improvements included introduction of true room-over-room situations , the use of 3D voxels instead of 2D sprites for weapons and usable inventory items , transparent water , climbable ladders , and assorted vehicles to drive ( some armed with weapons ) . Although violent , the game had its own sense of humor and contained some sexual themes . A combination of `` Shadow Warrior '' and `` Duke Nukem 3D : Atomic Edition '' was published by GT Interactive Software in March 1998 , titled `` East Meets West '' . In 2005 , 3D Realms released the source code for `` Shadow Warrior '' ( including compiled Build engine object code ) under the GPL , which resulted in the first source port a day later on April 2 , 2005 . In 2013 , Devolver Digital announced the game would be free to obtain for a limited time on Steam . Later , Devolver Digital announced that they would permanently offer the game for free . A remake , also titled `` Shadow Warrior '' , was developed by Flying Wild Hog and published by Devolver Digital , launched on September 26 , 2013 . Plot . Lo Wang is a bodyguard for Zilla Enterprises , which has control over every major industry in Japan . However , this has led to corruption . Master Zilla , the president of the Zilla Enterprise , is planning to conquer Japan using creatures from the `` dark side '' . When he discovers this , Lo Wang quits his job as a bodyguard . Master Zilla realizes the threat that Lo Wang poses and sends his creatures to battle him . Later on in the game , Lo finds that Zilla 's minions have killed his old mentor , Master Liep . Following his master 's dying words , Lo must avenge his death . The game ends with Lo Wang defeating Master Zilla , who commands a samurai-like war-mech . However , Zilla is able to escape Lo Wang , promising a future encounter . Gameplay . `` Shadow Warrior '' is a first-person shooter similar to `` Duke Nukem 3D '' and using the same Build engine . Players navigate the protagonist , Lo Wang , through three-dimensional environments or `` levels '' . Throughout levels are enemies that attack Lo Wang , which can be killed by the player using weapons such as a katana . `` Shadow Warrior '' also features puzzles that must be solved to progress in various levels . Lo Wang 's arsenal of weaponry includes Japanese-themed weapons such as shurikens—which were `` likely [ to ] be dropped in favor of [ a ] high tech fun weapon '' in development—and a katana , and marked the first appearance of a sticky bomb in an FPS , an idea popularized later by `` Halo '' . It also includes guns such as Uzis , a riot gun that fires shotgun shells , and the `` Eraser '' -inspired railgun ( Lo Wang frequently says `` Time to get erased ! Ha ha ! '' when picking up this weapon ) . In addition , the head and heart of certain enemies can be used as weapons . `` Shadow Warrior '' was an ambitious game , containing many features not seen until later first-person shooter games . For example , the game features turrets and various vehicles ( such as tanks ) that the player can drive around freely in , climbable ladders , and multiple firing modes for various weapons . Early Development . Development of `` Shadow Warrior '' began in early 1994 as `` Shadow Warrior 3D '' , and preliminary screenshots were released with Hocus Pocus in May 1994 . Jim Norwood came up with the game idea , George Broussard designed the character Lo Wang and Michael Wallin did some concept sketches . George Broussard in 1996 stated : `` We want Shadow Warrior to surpass Duke Nukem 3D in features and gameplay and that 's a TALL order . '' To this end , more tongue-in-cheek humor was added to the existing game in order to better match the style of the popular `` Duke Nukem 3D '' . `` Shadow Warrior '' was published in North America by GT Interactive Software on May 13 , 1997 . At E3 1997 , an area in the GT Interactive Software booth was dedicated to `` Shadow Warrior '' . Soundtrack . Lee Jackson who had already composed the soundtrack for `` Duke Nukem 3D '' also composed the soundtrack for `` Shadow Warrior '' . A Kurzweil K2500R5 keyboard was used to produce the music . `` Shadow Warrior '' uses the audio tracks of the game 's CD for music playback rather than the system 's MIDI device , which allows for a higher general quality and the use of samples and effects not possible with MIDI music . This allowed Lee Jackson to include a wide variety of instruments which support the game 's East Asian theme as well as to include ambient tracks which depend on advanced sound design . MIDI support including MIDI versions of five songs from the game 's soundtrack was added exclusively to the shareware version which had to be kept small in size . A special song called `` Lo Wang 's Rap '' was included in one of the game disc 's audio tracks . It was created out of sound bites and outtakes from recording sessions with John William Galt , the voice actor cast in the role of Lo Wang . This song was played during the credits sequence after completing the game . Jackson wrote and recorded a backing music track and then used a DAW to arrange the vocals over it in a way that made it sound like Lo Wang was actually rapping . The song was released as an MP3 on 3D Realms ' website in 1999 . Expansion packs . Two expansion packs , `` Wanton Destruction '' and `` Twin Dragon '' , were released . The third one , `` Deadly Kiss '' from SillySoft , remains unreleased , but screenshots were released in January 1998 . Critical reception . Reviews from critics are mixed and ratings vary from average to positive . User reviews are generally positive . Review aggregate platforms Metacritic , and digital retail platform GOG.com indicate favorable review scores from users . Thierry Nguyen of `` Computer Gaming World '' commented : `` Shadow Warrior is an average action game . While there are some good enhancements to the BUILD engine and some good level design and enemy AI , the rest of the game is mediocre . '' Tim Soete of `` GameSpot '' says `` in the end however , Shadow Warrior 's only merits are its gameplay . '' GamingOnLinux reviewer Hamish Paul Wilson decided in a later retrospective that Shadow Warrior was the weakest of the three major Build engine games , stating that its gunplay was the `` least balanced and its levels the most likely to descend into tedium or frustration '' . Legacy . 3D Realms released the source code of the `` Shadow Warrior '' engine on April 1 , 2005 under the GNU General Public License . Due to the timing of the source code release , some users initially believed that it was an April Fools joke . The first source port , `` JFShadowWarrior '' , was created by Jonathon Fowler and released a day later on April 2 , 2005 , including Linux support and improvements from his `` JFDuke3D '' source port . As of January 2015 , there have been no new versions of `` JFShadowWarrior '' since October 9 , 2005 . `` Shadow Warrior '' for iOS was released on December 19 , 2012 by 3D Realms and indie developer General Arcade . The official website was created by Jeffrey D. Erb and Mark Farish of Intersphere Communications Ltd. Two original novels featuring Lo Wang were published . `` For Dead Eyes Only '' was written by Dean Wesley Smith and `` You Only Die Twice '' by Ryan Hughes . The titles of the novels parody titles in the `` James Bond '' book series by Ian Fleming .
German Party ( Romania ) . The German Party ( ; , `` PGR '' ) was a political party in post-World War I Romania , claiming to represent the entire ethnic German community . Overview . The German Party went through a rather lengthy period of creation . It was founded on the initiative of part of the ethnic German bourgeoisie at Timișoara on 6 September 1919 , in advance of the November election . Gradually , it extended its organisations into Transylvania , Banat , Bukovina and Bessarabia , territories with appreciable numbers of `` Volksdeutsche '' . Its leadership organs were elected by general assemblies or by congresses . The party was the political expression of the Union of Romanian Germans ( UGR , `` Uniunea Germanilor din România '' ) , which oversaw a wide range of activities ( political , cultural , religious , economic ) . Although it claimed to speak for all local Germans , in reality the party overwhelmingly represented the interests of the wealthiest layer of that national minority . The programme adopted in 1919 and which , in essence , remained the same for the entire interwar period , called for the application of the resolution adopted at the Alba Iulia National Assembly on 1 December 1918 regarding minorities , respect for the rights and liberties guaranteed by Romanian legislation , and the promotion of certain specific interests ( cultural rights ; maternal-language education ; the right to found schools and other institutions maintained through special contributions paid by the German population ; the right to associate for religious , cultural , economic , and other purposes ) . A core motivation was to secure recognition of the UGR by successive governments as a distinct entity within Romania , with the right to speak on behalf of all ethnic Germans . The PGR fought for an ever-larger representation of the German minority in Parliament as well as on county and communal councils . The process of founding the PGR began in 1919 and ended in 1921 . At first , Transylvanian Saxons created their own political parties ( the Saxon Party - `` Partidul Sas '' , and the National Saxon Party - `` Partidul Național Săsesc '' ) , as did the Banat Swabians ( Swabian Party - `` Partidul Șvab '' , and the National Swabian Party - `` Partidul Șvab Național '' ) . At the September 1921 Cernăuți Congress , the UGR was created , led by a National Council and with Rudolf Brandsch as its president . The Saxons , through the 8 January 1919 Mediaș resolution , and the Swabians , through the 10 August 1919 Timișoara resolution , joined the act of Union of Transylvania and Banat with Romania . From a political point of view , the PGR adopted a strategy of collaboration with Romanian governments , no matter their political orientation , calculating that they could more easily achieve their specific demands in this way . The party took part in parliamentary elections on the side of the party in government ( except in the 1927 election , when it allied itself with the Magyar Party ) , winning between 10 and 15 seats in the lower house every time . It had a significant number of communal and county councillors , and even mayors in localities with a sizeable German component . Brandsch , between 23 April 1931 and 20 October 1932 , and Hans Otto Roth , between 4 July and 4 September 1940 , were respectively Undersecretary of State and Minister for Minorities . The PGR organised numerous meetings , also editing a large number of newspapers and gazettes through which it promoted its political agenda . It official newspaper was the `` Siebenbürgisches Deutsches Tageblatt '' , published from 1919 to 1944 . After 1930 , Nazi ideas began to seep into the party . The man who promoted this trend was Fritz Fabritius , who in September 1932 created the Movement for Reciprocal Assistance of Romanian Germans ( ; ) , with a national-socialist orientation . In May 1933 , Fabritius founded the National-Socialist Party of Romanian Germans ( PNSGR , `` Partidul Național-Socialist al Germanilor din România '' ) , which propagated Nazi ideas and organised youth camps ; members of this party wore uniforms and used the swastika as their symbol . So as not to be dissolved on the basis of the 9 December 1933 journal of the Ion Duca government , the PNSGR took the name Movement of National Renewal of Romanian Germans ( NEDR , `` Mișcarea de Reînnoire Națională a Germanilor din România '' ) . The attempt at evasion did not go undetected and on 7 July 1934 , the government decided to ban the work camps and disband the NEDR , as it was undertaking activities `` banned by the laws in effect '' . On 22 November 1933 , Otto Fritz Jikeli , who continued Fabritius ' ideas , was elected president of the National Saxon Council ( `` Consiliul Național Săsesc '' ) , whereupon he declared himself a follower of the national-socialist conception . Some leaders challenged Jikeli , so that Fabritius personally took control of the National Saxon Council on 30 April 1935 . On 22 October of that year Fabritius was elected president of the UGR , then of the PGR too . Dissent continued within the PGR : in April 1935 , Alfred Bonfert founded the German People 's Party , accusing Fabritius of having a conciliatory attitude toward the democratic leaders of the PGR . In the 1937 elections the German Party formed an electoral alliance with the governing National Liberals , and then , in advance of the 1938 elections ( which never took place ) , with the governing National Christian Party . The German Party , along with all other parties extant in Romania , was dissolved on 30 March 1938 . However , it continued its activity at the cadre level , using the cover of the Romanian German Community ( `` Comunitatea Germanilor din România '' ) , which joined the National Renaissance Front on 10 January 1939 . On 27 October 1938 , following orders from Nazi Germany , the PPGR and the PGR merged . On 21 November 1940 , during the National Legionary State , when many thousands of German troops were on Romanian soil , the Ethnic German Group of Romania ( GEGR , `` Grupul Etnic German din România '' ) was founded and declared a `` Romanian juridical person of public right '' . All Romanian citizens of German origin were officially inducted into the organisation ; the representative of the `` national will of the Ethnic German Group of Romania '' was the National Socialist German Workers Party ( NSDAP ) . After the Legionnaires ' Rebellion was crushed in January 1941 , NSDAP remained the sole legal political organisation in Romania until the King Michael Coup of 23 August 1944 . The head of the GEGR and of the local NSDAP was Andreas Schmidt , named directly by Berlin , whose interests he represented . Some members of GEGR called for including Transylvania and Banat into a separate state – Donauland – which would be a protectorate of the Third Reich . The GEGR , which used terror against ethnic Germans who did not share its Nazi ideology , was disbanded by the decree-law of 7 October 1944 .
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Deadgirl . `` Deadgirl '' is a 2008 American black comedy horror film written by Trent Haaga and directed by Marcel Sarmiento and Gadi Harel . It stars Shiloh Fernandez and Noah Segan as teenaged boys who discover a naked , female zombie , played by Jenny Spain . When one of them wants to keep her as a sex slave and the other objects , their friendship is tested . Plot . Rickie and J.T . are two high school seniors who gaze at the girls they wish they could get , especially Joann , the object of Rickie 's affection , whom he has known since he was a child . One day , they decide to cut class and end up in an abandoned psychiatric hospital . They discover a mute , naked woman in the basement , chained to a table . While J.T . is interested in raping her , Rickie refuses and leaves . J.T . confronts Rickie the next day , and the two return to the basement where J.T . reveals that the woman is undead , which he discovered after attempting to kill her three times . Rickie finds that J.T . invited their friend Wheeler to rape the woman , nicknamed `` Deadgirl '' , as well , and decides that it is time to free her . He is able to cut the chain on one hand free before he hears J.T . and Wheeler approaching . He runs to hide , and J.T . begins to rape the woman . After he notices that her hand is free , the woman attacks him and scratches his face . During gym class one day , Rickie asks Joann out on a date , knowing she has a boyfriend . She rejects him , and that afternoon , Joann 's boyfriend Johnny and Johnny 's friend Dwyer beat up Rickie and Wheeler . Wheeler rebuts that they `` have their own pussy now '' and do not need to hit on Joann . Johnny throws Rickie and Wheeler in his trunk , and Dwyer and he drive to the asylum to see Deadgirl . Rickie convinces Johnny to force Deadgirl to perform oral sex on him , and Deadgirl instead bites Johnny 's penis , infecting him . The next day , Johnny races to the bathroom during class and his intestines burst out of his body , leaving him in the same undead state as Deadgirl . Having figured out that this is an infectious , rotting disease , J.T . and Wheeler decide it is time to make a new Deadgirl with a fresh body . They lie in wait outside a gas station for a female victim . After an unsuccessful kidnapping and recovering from their beating , Joann shows up to confront them about Johnny . J.T . and Wheeler capture her and take her to the basement . Rickie heads to the basement with a machete to free Deadgirl and finds Joann and Deadgirl tied up to each other , encircled by J.T . and Wheeler . J.T . tries to convince Rickie to let Joann be bitten while Wheeler starts to feel up Joann . Rickie defends her by slicing Wheeler 's hand off while Joann unties Deadgirl , who feasts on Wheeler , then J.T . Rickie and Joann flee through a stairwell door , but can not escape through the locked exterior entrance at the top of the stairs . Rickie runs off to find an escape route , and when he returns , Joann is not where he left her . Rickie returns to the basement and finds Deadgirl , who is about to attack him . She runs into him , knocking him down , breaks open the door , and escapes to the outside . Rickie then sees Joann , who is about to collapse . He catches Joann as she falls , then sees that J.T . has stabbed her in the back . J.T . urges Rickie to let him bite her so she will live as undead . Rickie holds her for a moment , assuring her that he loves her and will save her . She coughs blood into his face , tells him to grow up , and asks for help . Later , a cleanly dressed Rickie lives normally as he walks outside in the direction of the asylum . There , in the basement , surrounded by soft lights , tied lying in bed wearing clean lingerie , is his Deadgirl , Joann . Production . `` Deadgirl '' is the first feature film by Hollywoodmade , a Los Angeles-based production company . `` Deadgirl '' is rated R for `` strong aberrant sexuality , graphic nudity , bloody violence , and pervasive language '' . Film festivals . `` Deadgirl '' was publicly screened for the first time at the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival . Soundtrack . VCR Records was to release the Joseph Bauer-composed soundtrack ( OST ) , in summer 2015 on Vinyl . Reception . `` Deadgirl '' has a 29 % approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 17 reviews ; the average rating is 4.5/10 . Peter Debruge of `` Variety '' wrote that it `` takes a disturbing adolescent male fantasy and glosses it up just enough to pass for a legitimate horror movie '' , though he complimented the acting and atmosphere in the early scenes . The film was controversial and has been called misogynistic . In response , writer Haaga proposed a sequel about two women who find a naked , male zombie . In 2012 , `` Complex '' included the film in its list of 15 most uncomfortable moments of female nudity in film .
Işıklar . Işıklar ( literally `` lights '' ) is a belde ( town ) in the central district ( Afyonkarahisar , Afyon for short ) of Afyon Province , Turkey . It is at situated on Turkish state highway close to Sugar refinery of Afyon . The distance to Afyon is . The population of the town is 7372 Before the advance of motor vehicles Işıklar was a stop in caravan routes and the name of the settlement may refer to its fire lights in that period .
Vilasantar . Vilasantar is a municipality of northwestern Spain in the province of A Coruña in the autonomous community of Galicia . It belongs to the comarca of Betanzos . Geography . Vilasantar is located in the south of the comarca of Betanzos . It is bordered to the north by the municipalities of Curtis and Oza-Cesuras ; to the west by Mesía , to the east with Sobrado and to the south with Boimorto . Its surface is 59.2 km² . It is situated in an area of medium altitude , with most of the municipality being between 400 and 500 meters above sea level . The Tambre river ( which delimits the southern border with Boimorto ) , and its tributaries , including the Cabalar river and the Río das Gándaras river , are of great importance . History . Megaliths are preserved , such as the mámoas de Vilariño , the mámoa de Pedriño or the medorra de Fanegas , in the parish of San Vicenzo de Curtis . Castros such as those in Vilariño or As Corredoiras are preserved from the Castro culture . Of the romanization there are remains of the Roman camp of Ciadella , the bigger of those discovered in Galicia , between the municipalities of Sobrado and Vilasantar . In the Middle Ages , these lands belonged to the county of Présaras , which had its origin in the Roman praessurae , desert lands offered to settlers to be populated and cultivated . The area was strongly linked to the Sobrado Abbey and Monastery of Santa María de Mezonzo . This last one may have its origin in the Suevian era , because the church retains two capitals of the sixth or seventh centuries and appears in Latin documents as monastery of Mosontio . In the middle of the tenth century , Pedro de Mezonzo , who became the abbot of the convent and bishop of Compostela , joined him . In the Modern Age there were numerous hidalgos in the municipality , as evidenced by several manor houses . Vilasantar was established as municipality in 1834 . Its population grew until 1950 , when it began to fall due to emigration . It was an area of great activity during the Civil War and the postwar period . In 1938 , the mayor of Vilasantar and neighbor of Présaras , Antonio Iglesias Corral , was executated in Miraz , Friol . In the years following the war , the Guerrilla Army of Galicia took some actions in the municipality , as well as the mythical Foucellas , who acted in the area and lived a time hidden in the house of his cousin in Ru , Vilasantar . In the parish of Mezonzo was born other guerrilla , Manolito Bello . Economy . The primary sector and the tertiary one have a predominant weight in the area , and in the secondary sector the manufacture of wooden board stands out , due to the presence of the Losán Group in the municipality . During the first half of the 20th century , the textile industry was very important because of the La Arzuana factory in Présaras , founded by Luís Miranda and José Núñez de la Barca , and in which hundreds of people worked , most of them women . Demography . According to the National Institute of Statistics , the population of Vilasantar in 2017 was 1,241 inhabitants .
Laser Stratos . The Laser Stratos is an all-round cruising and racing boat built by Laser Performance , the same company as the famous Laser Standard dinghy . It is built from fibre-glass and foam sandwich . The Laser Stratos comes in two forms , one with a keel ( similar to most yachts ) and one with a centreboard ( like nearly all dinghies ) . The centreboard version is red and the keel version is blue . The Stratos is quite spacious and most of the rigging is kept out of the way . The boat can optionally be fitted with trapeze lines and an engine bracket for carrying an outboard engine . Dimensions . The Stratos is long , its beam is and its mast height is . Special features . The Stratos can be reefed in less than a minute to reduce the amount of power from the mainsail . The Stratos ' Combi-Tec Mainsail includes short battens and a full-length top batten . The Stratos also has a furling jib , which means the Stratos can be fully depowered in less than ten seconds . Safety . The Stratos has many features that make it safe and fun to use for family day cruising . The Stratos has a unique system called SailSafe , which floods and self-drains tanks in the sides to help recover and keep the dinghy stable immediately after a capsize . There have been questions over the safety of the trapeze lines when a boy drowned after he was caught in a trapeze line under a turtled Stratos in Hong Kong . A similar tragic accident happened in Kielder Water , UK with two further deaths . Racing ability . Although the Stratos is mostly for cruising it is fairly competent at racing as well , with an asymmetrical spinnaker ( gennaker ) as well as an optional trapeze kit . The RYA 2012 Portsmouth Yardstick ( PY ) Number for the Stratos is 1092 . The US Sailing D-PN is 87.3 . The Stratos , however , lacks many of the features of purpose-built racing dinghies . End of Stratos Production . Over the Christmas period of 2008/2009 Laser Performance announced that they are going to cease production of the Stratos Centerboard Version immediately ( possibly due to the Laser Bahia ) , although the keel version will still be available .
The Beauty Queen of Leenane . `` The Beauty Queen of Leenane '' is a 1996 comedy by Irish playwright Martin McDonagh which was premiered by the Druid Theatre Company in Galway , Ireland . It also enjoyed successful runs at London 's West End , Broadway and Off-Broadway . It was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Award as Best Play for the London production , and the 1998 Broadway production was nominated for six Tony Awards , winning four , for Best Leading Actress in a Play , Best Featured Actor in a Play , Best Featured Actress in a Play and Best Direction of a Play . Production history . The play received its world premiere when the Druid Theatre Company opened the production at the Town Hall Theatre , Galway on 1 February 1996 . It then toured Ireland , stopping off in Longford , Kilkenny and Limerick . It transferred to London 's West End , where it opened at the Royal Court Theatre on 29 February 1996 . The Druid production then returned to Ireland to embark on an extensive national tour , playing in Galway , Cork , Kerry , Limerick , Fermanagh , Donegal and Derry amongst others . The play returned to London where it was revived at the Duke of York 's Theatre on 29 November 1996 for several months . The play was produced as part of Druid 's `` Leenane Trilogy '' ( which includes two other plays by Martin McDonagh ) in 1997 where it played as part of another Irish and UK Tour , which included stops at the Olympia Theatre , Dublin and the Royal Court Theatre in London ( July to September 1997 ) again . The play received its American premiere opening Off-Broadway on 11 February 1998 , presented by the Atlantic Theatre Company at the Linda Gross Theater . It transferred to the Walter Kerr Theatre on Broadway where it opened on 14 April 1998 . It received six nominations at the 52nd Tony Awards and won four for : Best Supporting Actor ( Tom Murphy ) ; Best Actress ( Marie Mullen ) ; Best Supporting Actress ( Anna Manahan ) ; and Best Director ( Garry Hynes ) , the first female recipient of a Tony Award for directing a play . The play was produced in Australia in 1998 and again in 1999 . The 1999 production was a tour by the Royal Court Theatre Company , appearing at the Adelaide Festival Centre ( May – June 1999 ) and Wharf 1 ( July 1999 ) and directed by Garry Hynes . The production returned to Ireland in 2000 as part of a final national tour . 2010 London revival . The play was revived in July 2010 at the Young Vic Theatre in the West End , starring Irish actress Rosaleen Linehan . The production transferred to Dublin 's Gaiety Theatre where Linehan reprised her role opposite Derbhle Crotty . It then returned to the Young Vic for another run , closing in September 2011 . 2016–2017 revival . The Druid Theatre Company presented a revival in 2016–2017 . Directed by Garry Hynes , the cast stars Marie Mullen as Mag , Aisling O'Sullivan as Maureen , Aaron Monaghan as Ray and Marty Rea as Pato . The production started in Ireland in Galway at the Town Hall Theatre in September 2016 , and then toured to The Everyman , Cork ; the Lime Tree Theatre , Limerick ; and the Gaiety Theatre , Dublin . The play then toured in the US starting in November 2016 . The play ran at the Mark Taper Forum , Los Angeles , California in November 2016 . The play opens at the Brooklyn Academy of Music ( New York City ) , running from 11 January 2017 to 5 February . The production returned to Ireland , playing at The Gaiety Theatre from 28 March to 15 April 2017 . Plot synopsis . Maureen Folan , a 40-year-old spinster , lives in the Irish village of Leenane , Connemara , in the early 1990s with her 70-year-old mother Mag , for whom she acts as caretaker . While Maureen is out , the Folan home is visited by Ray Dooley , a young man , who invites both women to a farewell party for his visiting American uncle . When it seems Mag is incapable of remembering this message , Ray writes it down for Maureen . As soon as he leaves , Mag destroys the note in the furnace . Upon Maureen 's return , she admonishes her mother for depending on her as if she were an invalid ; despite her bad back and burnt hand , Maureen thinks Mag is capable of doing more for herself . Maureen has already learnt of the party from Ray , whom she passed on her way in , so she punishes Mag for her dishonesty by forcing her to drink lumpy Complan . Maureen , a virgin who has only ever kissed two men , buys a new dress and attends the party . She brings Ray 's older brother , Pato , home with her . Pato is a construction worker who lives primarily in London , though he is unhappy both there and in Leenane . He reveals that , although he has barely spoken to Maureen in 20 years of acquaintance , he has secretly thought of her as `` the beauty queen of Leenane '' for a long time . She brings him to her bedroom . In the morning , Mag empties her bedpan into the kitchen sink , a daily habit that disgusts Maureen . Pato emerges from the bedroom and prepares breakfast for a shocked Mag , revealing that Maureen insisted he not sneak out . Maureen then emerges , dressed only in her underwear , and flaunts her intimacy with Pato in front of Mag . Incensed , Mag accuses Maureen of having deliberately burnt her hand by pouring hot oil over it , and then reveals that it is actually she who is legally responsible for Maureen after having signed her out of an English `` loony bin . '' After Mag goes to find the papers that prove this , Maureen tells Pato that Mag burnt herself trying to cook unsupervised , but she admits that she truly did suffer a nervous breakdown while working as a cleaner in England , 15 years earlier , when she was unable to endure the teasing of her English coworkers . She claims Mag sometimes tries to tell lies about the past , thinking Maureen is unable to discern them from reality . Pato is sympathetic , telling her that his opinion of her is unchanged . However , when he urges her to dress herself for warmth , she becomes insecure about her appearance and throws a tantrum . Mag returns with the documents , but Pato ignores her , departing after telling an upset Maureen that he will write to her . Some time later , Pato writes from London , telling Maureen that he is going to work for his American uncle in Boston , and he wants Maureen to come with him as soon as she can . The letter also reveals that he was unable to perform sexually when they were together , but he tells her that it was only because he had drunk too much . He also tells her that there will be a going away party for him . He sends the letter to Ray , with explicit instructions to put it directly into Maureen 's hands . However , when Ray comes to the house , Maureen is out and Mag convinces him to leave the letter with her , playing on his resentment of Maureen for failing to return his swingball that fell in the Folan yard when he was a child and for snubbing him recently in the street . After Ray leaves , Mag reads and burns the letter . On the night of Pato 's farewell party , Maureen is aware of Pato 's plans but assumes he is uninterested in pursuing a relationship . However , she tells Mag that it was she who ended things with him . When she continues to talk about the sexual encounter , Mag teases her and accidentally lets slip that she is aware of Pato 's impotence . Seizing on it , Maureen tortures Mag with hot oil until she confesses the letter 's existence and contents . Leaving Mag writhing on the floor , Maureen quickly puts on her dress and rushes out to the party . She returns home after midnight , telling an unmoving Mag that she caught Pato at the train station before he left , and they recommitted themselves to one another . At the end of the scene , Mag slumps to the floor , dead . Maureen has bashed her head in with the poker . A month later , Mag 's funeral is held following an inquest that exonerated Maureen . Ray visits , bringing word from Pato . However , it soon becomes clear that Maureen imagined her reunion with Pato ; he actually left by taxi without ever seeing Maureen . And now he has become engaged to a woman with whom he danced at the party . Maureen asks Ray to send Pato a message , `` The beauty queen of Leenane says 'Goodbye . ' '' Ray leaves after discovering and seizing his lost swingball . Left alone in the house , Maureen puts on Mag 's sweater , sits in her rocking chair , and adopts her mannerisms .
2007 Baku terrorist plot . The 2007 Baku terrorist plot was a foiled Islamic terrorist plot aimed at several targets in Baku , Azerbaijan . The resulting security measures prompted the closure of the American and British embassies . Some institutions such as Norwegian Statoil and American McDermott oil companies limited their activity . On October 29 , 2007 Azeri law enforcement agencies reported that they had detained a group of Salafis armed with grenade launchers who were preparing an attack near the United States and British embassies . According to the National Security Ministry spokesman it was discovered that the group had four Kalashnikov assault rifles , one Kalashnikov grenade launcher , 20 grenades , ammunition and automatic weapon parts . The group was also reported to have planned to attack a number of state buildings and representatives of private companies . Background . On October 25 , 2007 , the Azeri Ministry of Defense reported that one of the army officers had deserted his regiment , taking four Kalashnikov assault rifles and a machine gun from a military base . The Ministry of National Security has claimed that the officer was a follower of Salafism and the stolen arms were going to be used in terror attacks . 1st Lt. Kamran Asadov was alleged to have taken four machine guns , a mortar and 20 grenades from his military unit and hidden them in the city for a militant attack . According to report of Azeri Ministry of Public Relations Department on 6 November , Abu Jafar , Arab by nationality , affiliated with Al-Qaeda and Al-Jihad , and others came to Azerbaijan and established an armed group from the persons who formerly participated in the illegal military units in different conflict zones . During the joint measures of the law-enforcement bodies on 26 September in Qusar rayon , one of the group 's members , resident of Qusar rayon , Telman Abdullayev ( b . 1975 ) put up armed resistance , wounding two policemen with a fire-arm and managed to escape from the place of incident . In addition , other members of the group , Vidadi Kerimov , Adil Jaraykhanov , Vitali Agamammadov , Asaf Nazarov and Danial Abuyev , were detained . It was discovered that the group was plotting to help Abu Jafar to escape Azerbaijan . The apartment in Sumgayit , where Abu Jafar was hidden , was taken under control . On October 10 , during an operation in the apartment Abdul Malik and Elchin Alimirzayev a.k.a . Haji were arrested but Abu Jafar fired at officers and managed to escape . Operation . As a result of special operations , conducted on 2–3 November , Abu Jafar and other members of the group , Mirza Babayev , Gadir Hajiyev , Vugar Aliyev , Emin Cami , Logman Muradov , Habil Masmaliyev and Parviz Karimov , were detained . Due to the witty measures of the National Security Ministry 's `` Gartal '' ( `` Eagle '' ) special team , Abu Jafar was detained without damage . 1 AKMS submachine gun , 3 pistols , 1 rifle , 12 hand grenades , 11 special lighters , 1.075 grams of explosives , 4-meter long Bickford 's fuse , 91 detonators , 4 pistol magazines , 4 submachine gun magazines , 25 bullets , about 600 cartridges , 3 special lanterns , 2 compasses , 1 signal firework unit , 1 electricity conducting device , maps and other supplies were discovered . Proceedings were instituted under articles 279.2 , 315.2 and 228.2.1 of the Criminal Code of Azerbaijan . Sentencing . On June 18 , 2009 the Serious Crime Court sentenced Kamran Asadov , Bahtiar Orujov , Farid Jabbarov , Kamran Babayev and Samir Mehraliyev to a 15-year imprisonment . The court also sentenced other members of the group ; The court adopted a resolution and sent a notification to the Defense Ministry to annul a lieutenant rank from Asadov .
Henry Prescott . Admiral Sir Henry Prescott ( 4 May 1783 – 18 November 1874 ) was an officer of the British Royal Navy who served during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars , and was later the Governor of the Newfoundland Colony . Family background . Prescott was born at Kew Green , Surrey , the son of Admiral Isaac Prescott and a daughter of the Reverend Richard Walter , who served as chaplain aboard the during Commodore George Anson 's expedition to the Pacific , and was the author of `` A Voyage Round the World , in the Years 1740–44 '' ( 1748 ) . Prescott 's only brother , an infantry officer in the East India Company 's service , was drowned during a voyage home in 1806 . Junior officer . Prescott entered the Navy on 16 February 1796 as first-class volunteer on board the 98-gun ship of the line , serving under Captains the Honourable George Cranfield Berkeley and John Irwin , stationed in the Channel . He was rated as a midshipman in April 1797 , and in early 1798 followed Admiral Sir Charles Thompson ( whose flag had been flying on board `` Formidable '' ) into the 100-gun . In 1799 he sailed to the Mediterranean aboard the frigate , Captain the Honourable Henry Blackwood , where on 31 March 1800 he took part in the capture of the of 84 guns and 1,000 men . He afterwards took part in the Egyptian Campaign of 1801 ; and on 17 February 1802 , while serving under Lord Keith in the 80-gun ship , was appointed acting-lieutenant of the brig , Captain James Prevost , and his commission was confirmed on 28 April 1802 . He then served on the frigate , Captain Lucius Ferdinand Hardyman , in the North Sea from 26 April 1803 . On 14 December 1804 he moved to the frigate , Captain Lord William FitzRoy , seeing action in the Battle of Cape Ortegal on 4 November 1805 , when a squadron under Sir Richard Strachan fought four ships escaped from Trafalgar . He subsequently served aboard `` Lord Eldon '' , Captain George B. Whinyates ; the 74-gun , Captain Henry Blackwood ; and the 98-gun , flagship of Lord Collingwood , all in the Mediterranean . Commander . On 4 February 1808 he was promoted to commander in the 18-gun brig . On 1 April off Sardinia , he fell in with a French fleet of ten ships of the line , three frigates , a brig , and a store-ship , and after making a reconnaissance on the next day , sailed to report their position to Collingwood , who was cruising with a more powerful force near Sicily . Unfortunately , adverse winds prevented Collingwood from intercepting the French before they reached the safety of Toulon . While employed on the coast of Naples , Prescott was employed in attacking coastal traffic . He first drove a French 20-gun brig to seek refuge under shore batteries . He attempted to entice her out , and although she was supported by 11 Neapolitan gun-boats , she refused . On 8 September 1808 he contributed to the capture of four large gunboats and 34 coasting vessels assembled at Diamante near the Gulf of Policastro , which he blockaded until the arrival from Sicily of a force sufficient to capture them . On 27 October 1809 he captured the French letter of marque `` Veloce '' , of 4 guns and 83 men ; and on 25 December , after a chase of nine hours and an action lasting one and a half hours , the polacre rigged privateer `` Eole '' of 14 guns and 140 men , five of whom were killed and nine wounded , with a loss of only one man killed and one wounded . Between then and June 1810 , `` Weazel '' was employed off Sardinia , where she took and re-captured 17 vessels , including the French privateer schooner `` Ippolite '' , of 5 guns and 78 men . She next took part in the defence of Sicily , coming into frequent contact with the flotilla equipped by Joachim Murat for his attempted invasion of the island . On 25 July 1810 `` Weazel '' , the frigate , and the 18-gun brig-sloop , forced a convoy of 31 vessels , protected by seven large gunboats and five scampavias , to seek refuge at Amantea , under the protection of two shore batteries . Prescott led in the boats of the three British ships , and despite heavy enemy fire , captured or destroyed all the vessels . Two days later Prescott returned to Amantea with a detachment of marines from , destroyed several vessels , and captured a gun under a heavy fire of musketry , and having only three men wounded . The following month he twice engaged convoys , and captured six vessels , although he was obliged to abandon two — an armed xebec and a gunboat — as a sudden shift of wind direction , and the `` Weazle '' s mainyard being shot away , it became impossible for her to tow them out from under a shore battery . In 1847 a clasp to the Naval General Service Medal `` Amanthea 25 July 1810 '' was awarded to any surviving claimants from the action of that day . Post-captain and Governor . He was rewarded for his actions at Amantea by receiving promotion to post-captain with seniority backdated to 25 July 1810 , but did not leave `` Weazle '' until February 1811 . He was appointed to command of the 20-gun sloop on 7 August 1811 off the Channel Islands . On 3 June 1813 he took command of the frigate and was employed in the Bay of Biscay until April 1815 . He was made a Companion of the Order of the Bath on 4 June 1815 . He returned to sea duty on 6 April 1821 in command of the 46-gun frigate as senior officer on the coast of Brazil and also spent 18 months in the Pacific protecting British interests during the Spanish American wars of independence . In 1822 the Congress of Peru demanded a contribution from the merchants of Lima , the British proportion amounting to nearly 200,000 dollars . Prescott not only protested , but took measures such that the Congress abandoned the idea . As a mark of their respect and gratitude , the British merchants at Lima voted the sum of 1,500 dollars to buy him a testimonial . In February 1825 he returned to England . On 24 September 1834 Prescott was appointed Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Newfoundland and its dependencies , He arrived in St John 's in November , into a turbulent situation riven by political and religious acrimony . Prescott attempted to mediate between the opposing factions , but could make few decisions without angering one or the other . He attempted to resign in January 1839 , but this was not accepted . Prescott finally resigned in May 1841 . Despite the difficulties he made several improvements ; passing an education act , which created the first non-denominational elementary schools , appointing road commissioners to improve transport , and encouraging agriculture . Prescott was not a trained administrator , but made several suggestions to improve the governance of the colony . Prescott Street in St. John 's is named for Henry Prescott . Admiral . Prescott was awarded the Captain 's Good Service Pension on 1 April 1844 , and was promoted to rear admiral on 24 April 1847 , serving on the Board of Admiralty as Second Naval Lord from 20 July before being appointed Admiral-Superintendent at Portsmouth Naval Dockyard on 15 December and serving there until 1852 . He was promoted to vice-admiral on 1 May 1854 , made a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath on 5 February 1856 , promoted to admiral on 11 May 1860 , officially retiring from the Navy on 9 June 1860 . He was made a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath on 2 June 1869 , and for a time was Justice of the Peace for Surrey . He died at his home No . 7 Leinster Gardens , Bayswater , London , on 18 November 1874 , and is buried at Kensal Green Cemetery . Personal life . On 5 July 1815 he married Mary Anne Charlotte , the eldest daughter of Vice-Admiral Philippe d'Auvergne , and had several children . His son , the Reverend Isaac Philip Prescott ( d. 1898 ) married Caroline Mary Parke , daughter of Captain Edward Parke , RN , in 1842 , and served as rector of Kelly , Devon . His daughter Henrietta ( d. 1875 ) , married Admiral Sir Stephen Lushington , and was the author of `` Poems , written in Newfoundland '' ( 1839 ) and `` The Sea Spirit and Other Poems '' ( 1850 ) .
Mike Glover ( engineer ) . Michael John Glover , FREng , is a British Engineer and a director of Arup and technical director of 'Rail Link Engineering ' . Career . Mike Glover joined Arup as a graduate of the University of Surrey in 1969 and trained as a civil and structural engineer . He worked on Foster and Partners ' Hong Kong & Shanghai Bank headquarters in Hong Kong , followed by the design and execution of projects in the oil and gas industry . He subsequently became Technical Director and Deputy Project Director for the £5.8bn high speed Channel Tunnel Rail Link ( CTRL ) , a position he has held throughout its design , construction , commissioning and handover . Awards . Glover was made a fellow of Arup in 2006 , to `` recognise the highest design and technical achievements of an Arup person '' . Glover was awarded the 2007 Sir Frank Whittle Medal by the Royal Academy of Engineering , and the Gold Medal of the Institution of Structural Engineers in 2008 'for his outstanding contributions to the design and construction of major multi-disciplinary projects , including tall buildings , energy projects and large transportation and infrastructure projects around the world ' . In 2009 Glover was awarded an OBE in the New Year 's honours list . This was for services to engineering . In 2012 Glover was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Surrey
Zendstation Smilde . Zendstation Smilde is a tall partially guyed tower in Hoogersmilde , the Netherlands , built in 1959 , for directional radio services and TV and FM-transmissions . The structure is similar to the Gerbrandy Tower ( IJsselstein ) , and consists of an 80 metre high reinforced concrete tower and , until a fire accident on July 15 , 2011 , had a guyed tubular mast mounted on top . When first built , the tower , including the mast , was 270 metres high . The addition of a further section ( analog TV - UHF antenna ) to the mast increased its total height to 303.5 m ( 996 ft ) . In September 2007 the analog TV - UHF antenna was removed and replaced by a new UHF antenna for DVB-T , reducing the tower 's height to 294 m ( 965 ft ) . After rebuilding the collapsed tower in 2012 , the new height is 303 metres . Aircraft incident . On 14 August 1968 a US Air Force plane , an F-100 Super Sabre , from the Lakenheath Air Force Base in England was involved in an accident in heavy low clouds where the tip of a wing hit and broke one of the guy-wires of the tower , causing the upper section of the tower to bend . The pilot made an emergency landing at Soesterberg Royal Netherlands Air Force Base with considerable damage to the right wing . Fire and collapse . On 15 July 2011 , the antenna section caught fire and collapsed , leaving only the concrete base standing . In the above-mentioned report a warning was given that there was an increased risk of accidents in the masts , mainly because of the complex ownership structure and that because of that ( safety ) processes were unclear . An investigation by the Dutch police did n't show any ( criminal ) negligence or other factors that could have caused the fire . Rebuilding the mast . The above fire destroyed the steel mast on top of the concrete tower completely and the top of the concrete tower ( the base of the steel mast ) was damaged . The owner of the steel mast , NOVEC BV , announced that starting in March 2012 , the new mast will be placed on top of the concrete tower and that the new mast will be operational in the summer of 2012 . The new mast will be a few metres higher than the destroyed one bringing the mast to the same height as before 2006 , and will be a steel lattice construction instead of the original tube style . This will prevent the 'chimney effect ' , and thus safer in case of a fire . On 14 May 2012 , at 10:35 the highest point was reached by the builders of VolkerWessels The mast was fully operational again in October 2012 .
Nadj . Nadj is a surname . It may be a transliteration variant the Hungarian surname Nagy and some other surnames derived from `` Nagy '' in other languages ( Nađ , Nad , etc . ) .
Deters . The German family name `` Deters '' is of patronymic origin , meaning it was inspired by the father of the initial bearer . In this instance it means `` Son of Deter '' , the latter being a shortened version of the old Germanic name `` Diethard '' which was derived from Old High German words `` Diot '' , meaning `` people '' , and `` Harbi '' meaning `` hard '' or `` tough '' . Early references to the surname `` Deters '' include a record of Johann Deters , the son of Jochim Deters who was Christened on 22 November , 1686 in Ruhn , Mecklenburg . The wedding of Cordt Deters and Crinck Evers was celebrated on 6 August 1684 in The Church of Saint Margaret in Padderhorn , Westphalia . Eilert Deters , the son of Johann Deters and Anna Wedemayer , was born on 16 February 1766 in Leuchtenberg , Lower Saxony . Notable bearers of the Deters name include theologian Brandanus Deters who died in 1710 , and Joe Deters , an American politician . The Deters name was introduced to North America as early as 1840 with the arrival of Lambert Heinrich Deters , a native of the region of Westphalia , and Jan Heinrich Klein-Deters , a native of Alte Piccardie , Germany , who settled with four of his brothers in the settlement of Countship Michigan ( which is now part of the city of Holland , Michigan ) in approximately 1848 .
Gare de Luc-Primaube . Luc-Primaube is a railway station in Luc-la-Primaube , Occitanie , France . The station opened in 1902 and is located on the Castelnaudary - Rodez railway line . The station is served by TER ( local ) services operated by SNCF .
Vallista . `` Vallista '' is the fifteenth book in Steven Brust 's Vlad Taltos series , set in the fantasy world of Dragaera . It was released in October 2017 . Following the trend of the series , it is named after one of the Great Houses , and the personality characteristics associated with that House are integral to its plot . Plot summary . This story is set immediately before the events of `` Hawk '' . It features the character Devera in a larger role than any previous Vlad novel , with much of the story taking place in a `` mysterious , seemingly empty manor '' overlooking the Greater Sea of Chaos .
Visa policy of Cameroon . Visitors to Cameroon must obtain a visa from one of the Cameroonian diplomatic missions unless they come from one of the visa exempt countries . Visa exemption . Holders of diplomatic or service category passports issued to nationals of China , Italy , and Turkey do not require a visa for Cameroon . Visa waiver agreement for diplomatic and service passports was signed with , but it is yet to come into force . Visa on arrival . Holders of diplomatic and service passports can obtain a visa on arrival if they have a mission order and a return ticket . Transit . Transit without visa is allowed for travellers continuing their trip by the same or first connecting plane within 24 hours and without leaving the airport . Proof of Yellow Fever Vaccination is required for all travelers to Cameroon .
Zivel . Zivel is a village in the Kalbajar Rayon of Azerbaijan .
Dynamopodinae . Dynamopodinae is a very small subfamily of Scarabaeidae or scarab beetles , with only seven species in a single genus , `` Orubesa '' . Distribution . The seven known species occur in northern Africa and central Asia . There is single species described in Russia — `` Orubesa athleta '' Semenov , 1896 [ = `` Dynamopus athleta '' ] .
Progress M1-8 . Progress M1-8 , identified by NASA as Progress 7 or 7P , was a Progress spacecraft used to resupply the International Space Station . It was a Progress-M1 11F615A55 spacecraft , with the serial number 257 . Progress M1-8 was launched by a Soyuz-U carrier rocket from 5 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome . Launch occurred at 20:13:39 GMT on 21 March 2002 . The spacecraft docked with the Aft port of the `` Zvezda '' module at 20:57:56 GMT on 24 March . It remained docked for three months before undocking at 08:26:30 GMT on 25 June to make way for Progress M-46 . It was deorbited at 11:35:00 GMT on the same day . The spacecraft burned up in the atmosphere over the Pacific Ocean , with any remaining debris landing in the ocean at around 12:26:52 GMT . Progress M1-8 carried supplies to the International Space Station , including food , water and oxygen for the crew and equipment for conducting scientific research .
Robin Charles Raja . Robin Charles Raja ( born 30 July 1966 ) is a former Indian football player and former head coach of Indian I-League side Chennai City . At present , he is the coach of Chennai F.C . club which plays in the CFA Senior Division league , at Chennai . Coaching career . Born in Tamil Nadu , Raja has served as the head coach of various local state clubs in the CFA Senior Division . He won the league with both Chennai Customs and Hindustan Eagles in 2010 and 2012 respectively . He also coached Chennai FC in the league in 2016 . Raja has also coached Tamil Nadu in the Santosh Trophy . During the 2016 edition of the tournament , Raja lead his state side to the semi-finals of the tournament . His side lost 1–0 . Chennai City . Raja was named the head coach of Chennai City in December 2016 after the club were granted direct-entry into the I-League . He was sacked in January 2017 after `` due to unsatisfactory results '' with the team lying on the bottom of the table then , following just one win after the first seven games . Personal life . Robin Charles Raja is married to Angela Lincy Vasanthakumari . His wife is also a sportsperson . She won the high jump for women and set a national record of 1.72m , at the National Games in Thiruvananthapuram , Kerala , in the year 1987 . She was 15 years old when she set this record . Angela Lincy is from Nazareth , Tamil Nadu . Also , she is an alumnus of St. Johns Girls Higher Secondary School , Nazareth . They have a daughter , who is also a sportsperson , her name is Abhisheka Shannon , she is a squash player and she is a national champion at the junior level .
Rose Cheruiyot . Rose Jelagat Cheruiyot ( born 21 July 1976 ) is a runner from Kenya . She competed in the 5000 metres at the 1996 Summer Olympics and the 2000 Summer Olympics . She is married to Ismael Kirui . The couple completed an unusual double , when they both won their senior races at the Belfast International Cross Country in 1995 . Cheruiyot broke the 5000 metres Kenyan record in 1996 , timing 14:46.41 . The record was beaten in September 2000 by Leah Malot , the new record was 14:39.83 .
Ferrari 150° Italia . The Ferrari 150° Italia , formerly known as the Ferrari F150 , is a Formula One motor racing car built by Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro to compete in the 2011 Formula One season . It was launched at Ferrari 's headquarters in Maranello , Italy on 28 January 2011 , one year to the day after the launch of its predecessor , the Ferrari F10 . It was driven by and World Champion Fernando Alonso , and championship runner up Felipe Massa . The car 's chassis designation was chosen to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Italy 's unification . This was seen by some pundits as a political move by Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo , who founded the Future Italy think tank . Naming dispute . In February 2011 , Ford declared its intention to sue Ferrari over the use of the F150 name , to which Ford owns a trademark . In response , Ferrari began to refer to the car as the `` F150th Italia '' , claiming the original F150 moniker was simply an abbreviation . On March 3 , Ferrari announced that the name had again been tweaked to `` Ferrari 150° Italia '' ( the 150º pronounced as the Italian ordinal `` centocinquantesimo '' ) , and that Ford had withdrawn its legal challenge . 2011 Season . When the season began in Australia , many were surprised by Ferrari 's noticeable lack of pace , particularly in qualifying . Alonso and Massa were 1.4 and 2.0 seconds slower than polesitter Sebastian Vettel in his Red Bull RB7 , respectively . In the race however , the Ferraris certainly seemed to have decent pace , but their finishing results were still substantially hampered by their poor grid positions , with Alonso finishing 4th and Massa 7th . Their lack of pace continued to hinder their results in both Malaysia and China and after three races , they remain without a podium position and sit third in the Constructor 's Championship , already 55 points down on leaders Red Bull . Turkey saw a change in pace for Ferrari , as they were finally able to keep pace with Red Bull . After starting from fifth , Alonso managed to make his way up to second , before being passed by Mark Webber on the 51st lap . His third-place finish was Ferrari 's first podium of the season . Massa , meanwhile , started from tenth place , after mechanical problems prevented him from setting a time in the third qualifying session . Although he managed to get as high up as sixth place , two botched pit stops meant he could only finish 11th , behind Kamui Kobayashi and outside the points . In Spain , Alonso qualified 4th but at the start of the race managed to pass all three drivers ahead and take the lead . But Ferrari again showed a lack of pace and after two rounds of pit stops Alonso found himself behind Mark Webber , who at the time was third . When Alonso switched to hard tyres , the situation became even worse and he was soon overtaken by Jenson Button and was eventually even lapped by race winner Sebastian Vettel , thus finishing in fifth . Aldo Costa , Technical Director , was fired after this Grand Prix ( after 5 Grands Prix out of 19 ) . In Monaco , Ferrari was unable to do better than 4th in qualifying . Alonso again had a good start , passing Webber for third . After the Safety Car , Alonso , having pitted , found himself some 10 seconds behind leader Vettel , but having new tyres , started to catch Vettel quickly and soon found himself just behind him . Meanwhile , Button , having pitted after Alonso , had tyres in even better shape than the Spaniard , and he too started catching Alonso and Vettel and soon found himself behind Alonso . Alonso would probably have had a great chances to overtake Vettel but Vitaly Petrov and Jaime Alguersuari had an accident which led to the race being suspended . After the restart , the top three drivers managed to hold their places so Alonso finished 2nd . In Canada , the hard-braking , low-downforce track made the Ferraris show much better pace in qualifying than before with Alonso and Massa taking 2nd and 3rd , respectively , with Alonso just over tenth behind pole sitter Vettel . However , race conditions were bad and after a bunch of pit stops and a delay of the race Alonso was hit by Button and thus had to retire from the race . The race in Valencia saw the ban on engine mapping which prevented some teams , especially Red Bull from running extreme engine mapping in qualifying , and thus prevented them being so dominant in qualifying . In the race however , it did n't change much of the Red Bull 's race pace so Vettel got away early , while Alonso had to be satisfied with 2nd , which he got after overtaking Webber . At the British Grand Prix , the FIA introduced another ban , this time on off-throttle blown diffusers , which had been developed to perfection by the Red Bull and McLaren teams . However , Ferrari had not based their car on this technology , so this rule helped Ferrari in particular , but it had major effect on Red Bull cars , because they had to thank the technology for their extraordinary pace , both in qualifying and race . It turned out to be so , when Alonso , on a track that suited Red Bull more than any other track , qualified 3rd , just two tenths behind pole sitter Vettel , with Massa a further six tenths behind Fernando , putting him in fourth . The race however , did n't start that well with rain falling , thus allowing the McLarens , which in the rain had even better pace than Red Bull , to overtake both Massa and Alonso . Soon the track started to dry and drivers were heading to the pits for soft tyres . Vettel 's mechanics had problems during his pit stop , allowing Alonso to pass Vettel . With the track almost completely dried , the Ferrari 150° Italia started to show how good race pace it had , of course , with the aid of the ban on off-throttle blown diffusers . Alonso though , exited the pits behind Hamilton , started attacking him aggressively and passed him after a few laps . Although Alonso was in the lead of the race , he continued to push and drive with no mistakes , increasing the lead over Hamilton at a rate of more than a second per lap . Soon he was leading the race with more than 15 seconds ahead of the rest of the field with nobody driving even close to as fast as him . Alonso went on to win the race , with team-mate Massa finishing 5th although he had major problems because debris from another car struck his car thus changing the car 's behaviour . During the next days , teams agreed to remove the ban on off-throttle blown diffusers . Although it seemed that neither Ferrari nor Sauber would agree because this ban helped them in particular , they did n't want to be the only ones who would insist on keeping the regulations as they were at the moment . At the German Grand Prix , Alonso qualified 4th . He had a good start , soon passing Vettel for 3rd . He kept that pace and soon found himself not far away from the leaders . Alonso had a better strategy than both Webber and Hamilton and took 1st position at one point , but was soon overtaken by Hamilton because of tyre warm-up problems that the Ferrari 150° Italia had all season long . Alonso managed to keep Webber behind and finished 2nd . Massa finished 5th . At the Hungarian Grand Prix , Ferrari had a decent pace on super-softs , but Alonso had made a mistake in Q3 , which put him in 5th , behind Massa , who qualified 4th . The race started with a wet surface . This meant that all of the drivers started on intermediates . The Ferraris struggled at the start , losing places , but both Alonso and Massa made their way up through the field . Alonso could have had a chance to threaten second placed Vettel , but he spun off and was forced to settle for third . Massa finished 6th . At the Belgian Grand Prix , mixed conditions in qualifying meant that Massa would start the race from 4th and Alonso from 8th . The start went very well with Alonso taking 5th immediately and Massa moving up to third . As the race progressed , Alonso came closer and passed both Hamilton and team-mate Massa for third . Soon Vettel pitted , and Alonso overtook Rosberg taking the lead at that moment , but when the safety car was deployed , he did n't come to the pits and so had to drive on older tyres than Vettel . Soon he was overtaken by Vettel , and as the race progressed , worse pace on harder tyres meant Alonso would end up losing 2nd to Webber and then 3rd to Button two laps before the end of the race , finishing 4th at the end . Other . The Ferrari 150° Italia has been featured in the video games `` F1 2011 '' and `` Ferrari Virtual Academy '' .
Eegje Schoo . Eegje Marjolein Schoo ( born 10 June 1944 ) is a retired Dutch politician and diplomat of the People 's Party for Freedom and Democracy ( VVD ) . She served as Minister for Development Cooperation from 4 November 1982 until 14 July 1986 in the Cabinet Lubbers I . And a Member of the House of Representatives from 3 June 1986 until 20 January 1987 . She served as the Netherlands ambassador to India from 1 June 1987 until 1 January 1991 . She is married to fellow politician Arie Pais .
Francesco Cameli . Francesco Cameli was a sailor from Italy , who represented his country at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam , Netherlands .
2PM ( disambiguation ) . 2PM is a South Korean boy band .
Christian Spielmann . Christian Spielmann ( born 1963 , Innsbruck , Austria ) is an Austrian physicist and a professor at the University of Jena Education and career . Spielmann obtained his Ph.D. in 1989 at the Vienna University of Technology where he also habilitated in 1999 . In 2002 he became professor of experimental physics at the University of Würzburg , before moving to Jena in 2008 . In 1998 , Spielman received the Fritz-Kohlrausch-Physik Award ( for achievements in experimental physics by junior scientists ) from the Austrian Physical Society and in 2011 the Thuringian Research Award for his work in X-ray spectroscopy .
Death horoscopes in Tibetan Buddhism . The use of death horoscopes in Tibetan Buddhism is an old practice that still sees application today . There are several types of horoscopes used in this religion , including a birth horoscope , a life forecast , an annual horoscope , a marriage horoscope , and a death horoscope . When casting the death horoscope , Tibetan Buddhists place great importance on the corpse , especially within the first three days following its death . There are several purposes for a death horoscope , and carrying out this practice must be done carefully . Additionally , a death horoscope is intended as a loving act for the dead , and a precautionary measure for the family of the deceased . Many Tibetans believe that when a death occurs within the family , other family members ’ lives are jeopardized , so this practice may be considered essential to both the living and dead . Tibetan Buddhists also believe that their deceased loved ones may spend a short period in hell to pay for sins in their past life . Purpose . Death horoscopes serve several purposes , including , determining the right time for disposing of the deceased ’ s body , understanding the presumed rebirth destination , and revealing how the deceased ’ s family can improve their rebirth . Additionally , the horoscope may reveal the past life of the dead and whether or not the death was well-timed . The horoscope also serves as a precautionary tool to reveal specific types of threats from demons and future attacks targeted at living family members . In fact , the lama conducts a preventative ceremony before the astrologer casts the death horoscope to prevent any of the eight classes of demonic spirits from harming the deceased . According to some , the chanting of mantras may combat the demons and ward off evil spirits , as well as help interpret the death chart . The death chart indicates who can have contact with the body , and whether certain household items must be removed . Lastly , the astrologer may be able to reveal who will facilitate the corpse ’ s disposal , including carrying , preparing , and cremating it . Procedure . The initial step in casting the death horoscope includes immediately informing all family and close friends of the death . The corpse is not to be touched or shifted from its position at the moment of death , and the family must wait for the lama or astrologer to arrive . The mourning families may offer a present or fee to the astrologer for the horoscope , to ensure a favorable outcome for the soul . The corpse remains inside the house until the astrologer concludes his calculation . Once the lama arrives , he may perform a religious ritual , known as a phowa ( from Sanskrit ) , which is then followed by the astrologer casting the death horoscope . The lama removes all mourning family members from the death chamber , and closes all windows and doors . He then covers the corpse ’ s face with a white cloth , and sits down next to its head . He is said to draw the remaining consciousness from the corpse through the top of the head . Then , he extracts some hairs from the corpse ’ s head to allow the soul to exit the body through the roots . He , or the astrologer , indicates whether there is any life remaining in the corpse . According to some , the corpse ’ s consciousness may linger from one life to another for 49 days . So , the lama reads the Tibetan book of the dead , Bardo Thodol , out loud to guide the corpse in its new life . It is important that the body remains undisturbed while the lama guides the spirit because any disruption could cause the soul to drift in an unnatural direction and be seized by a demon . Other monks may arrive as well , to provide blessings in preparation for the death horoscope . Offering-rites , at this time , are performed as a precautionary measure to ward off demons . The astrologer may then create a grid on the floor or on a sheet of paper , using only rice flour and black pebbles . He constructs the grid and the placement of the materials based on the instruction given in his astrological text . He then reads some of the texts from the astrological manual or a calendar . To calculate the death horoscope , the astrologer considers the time , date , year , and month of the death , and the constellation and phase of the moon . The birth year of the deceased , however , is typically considered the most important factor , because it indicates the deceased ’ s birth animal and trigram . Additionally , the body ’ s position at the final moment of death is essential for the direction the body should be removed and disposed of . The horoscope may also reveal the deceased ’ s last thoughts , and if the thoughts were negative or positive . In the event that they were negative , the family may be given the chance to create and transfer good karma to the deceased ’ s future life . Additionally , the horoscope specifies which actions by the family , will help the deceased in their rebirthed life .
Antifreeze protein . Antifreeze proteins ( AFPs ) or ice structuring proteins ( ISPs ) refer to a class of polypeptides produced by certain vertebrates , plants , fungi and bacteria that permit their survival in subzero environments . AFPs bind to small ice crystals to inhibit growth and recrystallization of ice that would otherwise be fatal . There is also increasing evidence that AFPs interact with mammalian cell membranes to protect them from cold damage . This work suggests the involvement of AFPs in cold acclimatization . Non-colligative properties . Unlike the widely used automotive antifreeze , ethylene glycol , AFPs do not lower freezing point in proportion to concentration . Rather , they work in a noncolligative manner . This phenomenon allows them to act as an antifreeze at concentrations 1/300th to 1/500th of those of other dissolved solutes . Their low concentration minimizes their effect on osmotic pressure . The unusual properties of AFPs are attributed to their selective affinity for specific crystalline ice forms and the resulting blockade of the ice-nucleation process . Thermal hysteresis . AFPs create a difference between the melting point and freezing point ( busting temperature of AFP bound ice crystal ) known as thermal hysteresis . The addition of AFPs at the interface between solid ice and liquid water inhibits the thermodynamically favored growth of the ice crystal . Ice growth is kinetically inhibited by the AFPs covering the water-accessible surfaces of ice . Thermal hysteresis is easily measured in the lab with a nanolitre osmometer . Organisms differ in their values of thermal hysteresis . The maximum level of thermal hysteresis shown by fish AFP is approximately -3.5 °C ( Sheikh Mahatabuddin et al , SciRep ) ( 29.3 °F ) . However , insect antifreeze proteins are 10–30 times more active than fish proteins . This difference probably reflects the lower temperatures encountered by insects on land . In contrast , aquatic organisms are exposed only to -1 to -2 °C below freezing . During the extreme winter months , the spruce budworm resists freezing at temperatures approaching -30 °C . The Alaskan beetle `` Upis ceramboides '' can survive in a temperature of -60 °C by using antifreeze agents that are not proteins . The rate of cooling can influence the thermal hysteresis value of AFPs . Rapid cooling can substantially decrease the nonequilibrium freezing point , and hence the thermal hysteresis value . Consequently , organisms can not necessarily adapt to their subzero environment if the temperature drops abruptly . Freeze tolerance versus freeze avoidance . Species containing AFPs may be classified as Freeze avoidant : These species are able to prevent their body fluids from freezing altogether . Generally , the AFP function may be overcome at extremely cold temperatures , leading to rapid ice growth and death . Freeze tolerant : These species are able to survive body fluid freezing . Some freeze tolerant species are thought to use AFPs as cryoprotectants to prevent the damage of freezing , but not freezing altogether . The exact mechanism is still unknown . However , it is thought AFPs may inhibit recrystallization and stabilize cell membranes to prevent damage by ice . They may work in conjunction with protein ice nucleators ( PINs ) to control the rate of ice propagation following freezing . Diversity . There are many known nonhomologous types of AFPs . Fish AFPs . Antifreeze glycoproteins or AFGPs are found in Antarctic notothenioids and northern cod . They are 2.6-3.3 kD . AFGPs evolved separately in notothenioids and northern cod . In notothenioids , the AFGP gene arose from an ancestral trypsinogen-like serine protease gene . Type I AFP is found in winter flounder , longhorn sculpin and shorthorn sculpin . It is the best documented AFP because it was the first to have its three-dimensional structure determined . Type I AFP consists of a single , long , amphipathic alpha helix , about 3.3-4.5 kD in size . There are three faces to the 3D structure : the hydrophobic , hydrophilic , and Thr-Asx face . Type I-hyp AFP ( where hyp stands for hyperactive ) are found in several righteye flounders . It is approximately 32 kD ( two 17 kD dimeric molecules ) . The protein was isolated from the blood plasma of winter flounder . It is considerably better at depressing freezing temperature than most fish AFPs . Type II AFPs are found in sea raven , smelt and herring . They are cysteine-rich globular proteins containing five disulfide bonds . Type II AFPs likely evolved from calcium dependent ( c-type ) lectins . Sea ravens , smelt , and herring are quite divergent lineages of teleost . If the AFP gene were present in the most recent common ancestor of these lineages , it 's peculiar that the gene is scattered throughout those lineages , present in some orders and absent in others . It has been suggested that lateral gene transfer could be attributed to this discrepancy , such that the smelt acquired the type II AFP gene from the herring . Type III AFPs are found in Antarctic eelpout . They exhibit similar overall hydrophobicity at ice binding surfaces to type I AFPs . They are approximately 6kD in size . Type III AFPs likely evolved from a sialic acid synthase gene present in Antarctic eelpout . Through a gene duplication event , this gene—which has been shown to exhibit some ice-binding activity of its own—evolved into an effective AFP gene . Type IV AFPs are found in longhorn sculpins . They are alpha helical proteins rich in glutamate and glutamine . This protein is approximately 12KDa in size and consists of a 4-helix bundle . Its only posttranslational modification is a pyroglutamate residue , a cyclized glutamine residue at its N-terminus . Insect AFPs . There are two types of insect antifreeze proteins , `` Tenebrio '' and `` Dendroides '' AFPs which are both in different insect families . They are similar to one another , both being hyperactive ( i.e . greater thermal hysteresis value ) and consist of varying numbers of 12- or 13-mer repeats of approximately 8.3 to 12.5 kD . Throughout the length of the protein , at least every sixth residue is a cysteine . It has recently been discovered that even highly truncated insect AFP ( e.g . peptide consisting of just two or three coils ) may exhibit ice structuring and thermal hysteresis activities . `` Tenebrio '' or Type V AFPs are found in beetles , whereas `` Dendroides '' or `` Choristoneura fumiferana '' AFPs are found in some Lepidoptera . Sea ice organisms AFPs . AFPs were also found in microorganisms living in sea ice . The diatoms `` Fragilariopsis cylindrus '' and `` F. curta '' play a key role in polar sea ice communities , dominating the assemblages of both platelet layer and within pack ice . AFPs are widespread in these species , and the presence of AFP genes as a multigene family indicates the importance of this group for the genus `` Fragilariopsis '' . AFPs identified in `` F. cylindrus '' belong to an AFP family which is represented in different taxa and can be found in other organisms related to sea ice ( `` Colwellia '' spp. , `` Navicula glaciei '' , `` Chaetoceros neogracile '' and `` Stephos longipes and Leucosporidium antarcticum '' ) and Antarctic inland ice bacteria ( Flavobacteriaceae ) , as well as in cold-tolerant fungi ( `` Typhula ishikariensis '' , `` Lentinula edodes '' and `` Flammulina populicola '' . ) Mechanisms of action . AFPs are thought to inhibit growth by an adsorption–inhibition mechanism . They adsorb to nonbasal planes of ice , inhibiting thermodynamically favored ice growth . The presence of a flat , rigid surface in some AFPs seems to facilitate its interaction with ice via Van der Waals force surface complementarity . Binding to ice . Normally , ice crystals grown in solution only exhibit the basal ( 0001 ) and prism faces ( 1010 ) , and appear as round and flat discs . However , it appears the presence of AFPs exposes other faces . It now appears the ice surface 2021 is the preferred binding surface , at least for AFP type I . Through studies on type I AFP , ice and AFP were initially thought to interact through hydrogen bonding ( Raymond and DeVries , 1977 ) . However , when parts of the protein thought to facilitate this hydrogen bonding were mutated , the hypothesized decrease in antifreeze activity was not observed . Recent data suggest hydrophobic interactions could be the main contributor . It is difficult to discern the exact mechanism of binding because of the complex water-ice interface . Currently , attempts to uncover the precise mechanism are being made through use of molecular modelling programs ( molecular dynamics or the Monte Carlo method ) . Binding mechanism and antifreeze function . According to the structure and function study on the antifreeze protein from `` Pseudopleuronectes americanus '' , the antifreeze mechanism of the type-I AFP molecule was shown to be due to the binding to an ice nucleation structure in a zipper-like fashion through hydrogen bonding of the hydroxyl groups of its four Thr residues to the oxygens along the formula_1 direction in ice lattice , subsequently stopping or retarding the growth of ice pyramidal planes so as to depress the freeze point . History . In the 1950s , Norwegian scientist Scholander set out to explain how Arctic fish can survive in water colder than the freezing point of their blood . His experiments led him to believe there was “ antifreeze ” in the blood of Arctic fish . Then in the late 1960s , animal biologist Arthur DeVries was able to isolate the antifreeze protein through his investigation of Antarctic fish . These proteins were later called antifreeze glycoproteins ( AFGPs ) or antifreeze glycopeptides to distinguish them from newly discovered nonglycoprotein biological antifreeze agents ( AFPs ) . DeVries worked with Robert Feeney ( 1970 ) to characterize the chemical and physical properties of antifreeze proteins . In 1992 , Griffith `` et al . '' documented their discovery of AFP in winter rye leaves . Around the same time , Urrutia , Duman and Knight ( 1992 ) documented thermal hysteresis protein in angiosperms . The next year , Duman and Olsen noted AFPs had also been discovered in over 23 species of angiosperms , including ones eaten by humans . They reported their presence in fungi and bacteria as well . Name change . Recent attempts have been made to relabel antifreeze proteins as ice structuring proteins to more accurately represent their function and to dispose of any assumed negative relation between AFPs and automotive antifreeze , ethylene glycol . These two things are completely separate entities , and show loose similarity only in their function . Commercial and medical applications . Unilever has obtained UK approval to use a genetically modified yeast to produce antifreeze proteins from fish , for use in ice cream production . Recent news . One recent , successful business endeavor has been the introduction of AFPs into ice cream and yogurt products . This ingredient , labelled ice-structuring protein , has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration . The proteins are isolated from fish and replicated , on a larger scale , in genetically modified yeast . There is concern from organizations opposed to genetically modified organisms ( GMOs ) , arguing modified antifreeze proteins may cause inflammation . Intake of non genetically modified AFPs in diet is likely substantial in most northerly and temperate regions already . Given the known historic consumption of AFPs , it is safe to conclude their functional properties do not impart any toxicologic or allergenic effects in humans . As well , the transgenic process of ISP production is widely used in society already . Insulin and rennet are produced using this technology . The process does not impact the product ; it merely makes production more efficient and prevents the death of fish which would otherwise be killed to extract the protein . Currently , Unilever incorporates AFPs into some of its American products , including some Popsicle ice pops and a new line of Breyers Light Double Churned ice cream bars . In ice cream , AFPs allow the production of very creamy , dense , reduced fat ice cream with fewer additives . They control ice crystal growth brought on by thawing on the loading dock or kitchen table which drastically reduces texture quality . In November 2009 , the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences published the discovery of a molecule in an Alaskan beetle that behaves like AFPs , but is composed of saccharides and fatty acids . A 2010 study demonstrated the stability of superheated water ice crystals in an AFP solution , showing while the proteins can inhibit freezing , they can also inhibit melting .
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Kayla Bashore Smedley . Kayla Bashore ( born February 20 , 1983 in Daegu , South Korea ) is an American field hockey defender and midfielder . Now living in San Diego , California , she was a student of the Indiana University , where she played for the Hoosiers , and was the first player from that university to make the US National Field Hockey team . She represented the USA at the 2008 Summer Olympics . Kayla grew up in a small town in Pennsylvania . Growing up , Kayla did not find her sporting love in field hockey , but in soccer instead . It was not until high school that she picked up her first field hockey stick . The field hockey coach of the high school saw her playing and immediately wanted her on the team . Throughout the year , the coached constantly asked her to consider playing field hockey instead , but Kayla did not want anything to do with it . Finally , after persisting , Kayla decided to play field hockey and after that moment she realized she had made a good choice . She immediately fell in love with it . From then on out she excelled at the sport and played at the top of her team . After graduating from Hamburg Area High School , she made her way onto Indiana University 's team . After playing on the team for four years , in the last couple months of her senior year , she got asked to join the United States National Field Hockey Team . After that , she made her way to San Diego , California , to start to train alongside of the team . This is where she grew into the field hockey player she is today . Her and the team went through rigorous training daily to achieve these goals . The team first qualified for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing , China . Alongside of her team , her whole family made the trip over to support her in her dreams . In the Games , the team did not win any medals . Throughout the following four years they trained harder so they would be able to go to the 2012 Olympics in London , England . They did just that . Her family again was there to support them on . During the games , they did beat their biggest rival team , Argentina . The team did not win any medal during those Games either . A few months after the Olympics , Kayla decided it was time to hang up the shoes and retire . She retired with over 100 international appearances .
Willy Moon . William George Sinclair ( born 2 June 1989 ) , better known by his stage name Willy Moon , is a New Zealand-born musician , singer , songwriter and producer . He is known for his 2012 single `` Yeah Yeah '' which appeared on the 2012 Apple iPod advert and peaked at number 26 on the UK Singles Chart . In March 2015 , Moon and his wife , Natalia Kills , were fired as judges from New Zealand `` X Factor '' for their comments and behaviour towards one of the contestants . Early life . Moon was born in Wellington , New Zealand . He left school when he was 16 and left New Zealand when he was 18 . He spent time in Berlin before moving to London , United Kingdom . Since 2014 , Moon has been living in New York City , United States . Personal life . In May 2014 , Moon married singer Natalia Kills in New York City . 2010–13 : `` Willy Moon EP '' and `` Here 's Willy Moon '' . In 2010 , Moon released his first song `` I Wan na Be Your Man '' on Myspace , where he was first noticed and subsequently acquired a record deal with Island Records . He released his first two singles through Luv Luv Luv Records . He received buzz for his off the wall approach to production , being named as a `` One to Watch '' by `` The Guardian '' and one of the `` Faces of 2012 '' by `` Q '' magazine . He has also been featured in `` GQ '' s `` Most Stylish Men '' , one of Elle 's `` Bright Young Things '' and profiled by `` Vogue '' . His music is described as `` a brilliantly odd fusion of 50s rock'n'roll and modern production '' using `` hip-hop production techniques '' . Moon 's single `` Yeah Yeah '' was playlisted on BBC Radio 1 in early 2012 . He and his band also performed live in session for Huw Stephens for BBC Radio 1 at Maida Vale Studios in May 2012 . He also performed on the television show Later ... with Jools Holland for the BBC in October 2012 . In July 2012 , Moon released the singles `` Railroad Track '' and `` Bang Bang '' through Jack White 's label Third Man Records . Moon 's song `` Yeah Yeah '' was used in Apple Inc 's 2012 iPod lineup TV advertisement , including the 5th-generation Touch , 7th-generation Nano , and 4th-generation Shuffle . `` Yeah Yeah '' was also featured on the Sosh Orange 2012 advertisement that ran in France and as part of the Forza Horizon video game soundtrack . At part of his 2012/2013 US tour , Moon performed on the television show `` The Tonight Show with Jay Leno '' for NBC . In April 2013 , Moon released his debut album , `` Here 's Willy Moon '' . The album featured `` Yeah Yeah '' , `` Railroad Track '' and `` I Wan na Be Your Man '' . In August 2013 , Rockstar Games included `` Railroad Track '' in the Grand Theft Auto V soundtrack list . Ubisoft also launched a new Assassin 's Creed Black Flag trailer featuring `` Railroad Track '' . His tracks continue to be utilised in advertising , `` Working for the Company '' was used in the `` Mr. Selfridge '' advert in early 2014 , `` Yeah Yeah '' features in a global Nissan Altima commercial and his cover of `` Shakin '' was the backing track to the Q1 Sky Atlantic UK television commercial . 2015 : New Zealand `` X Factor '' . In 2015 , Moon was a judge and mentor on the X Factor New Zealand alongside wife , Natalia Kills . Both Moon and Kills were fired following the first live screening for bullying and humiliating a contestant . Moon compared the contestant to Norman Bates , and Kills accused him of copying Moon 's look . The comments led to widespread condemnation on social media , including a petition to have Kills fired from the show , which reportedly received over 70,000 votes within 24 hours . The show 's sponsors , franchise owner and fellow judges also voiced public disapproval of the incident .
Lorraine Gary . Lorraine Gary ( born August 16 , 1937 ) is a retired American actress , best known for her role as Ellen Brody in `` Jaws '' , `` Jaws 2 '' , and ' . She also appeared in `` 1941 '' and `` Car Wash '' . Early life . Gary was born as Lorraine Gottfried in Forest Hills , Queens , to Betty and George Gottfried , an entertainment business manager . At an early age , she moved with her family to Los Angeles , California , where she was raised . At age 16 , she won a best actress award in a competition at the prestigious Pasadena Playhouse . She was offered a scholarship to enroll at the Pasadena Playhouse , but declined and attended Columbia University as a political science major instead . Career . A life member of the Actors Studio , Gary began her acting career in the late 1960s doing guest appearances on several popular TV shows . These include `` Night Gallery '' , `` Dragnet 1968 '' , in an episode entitled `` The Big Shipment '' , `` McCloud '' , `` The Marcus-Nelson Murders '' ( the pilot for `` Kojak '' ) , and `` The F.B.I. '' . She began her first major acting role when she was a guest star on seven episodes of the TV series `` Ironside '' , among them `` Tom Dayton Is Loose Among Us '' , in which she played the substitute librarian Miss Kirk , who pushes the unstable Tom Dayton too hard , and `` In Search of an Artist '' , as a woman with a drinking problem who may have been involved in a murder . In addition to her work as an actress , Gary owned New Hope Productions , a company that produced television programs . Civic activities . Gary is a member of the Human Rights Watch Women 's Rights Advisory Committee , for whom she produced and directed a series of fourteen educational videotapes , and an Advisory Board Member of Ms. Magazine and Girls Learn International . In 1995 , together with her husband , Gary received the Simon Wiesenthal Center 's Humanitarian Award . Personal life . Gary married entertainment industry executive Sidney Sheinberg on August 19 , 1956 at the age of 19 , with whom she has two sons named Jonathan J. and William David . She retired from acting after her appearance in the film `` 1941 '' ( 1979 ) . She came out of retirement to reprise her role as Ellen Brody for the third time in ' , released in 1987 . Her sons , Bill Sheinberg and Jonathan Sheinberg , are both film producers .
Haider Ali Khan . Haider Ali Khan is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan , since August 2018 . Previously , he was a Member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from 2008 to 2013 and again from April 2014 to May 2018 . Early life and education . He was born on 17 March 1964 in Swat District , Pakistan . Political career . Khan was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as a candidate of Awami National Party ( ANP ) from Constituency PF-86 ( Swat-VII ) in Pakistani general election , 2008 . He received 8,064 votes and defeated Qaimos Khan , a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League ( Q ) ( PML-Q ) . He ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as a candidate of ANP from Constituency PK-86 ( Swat-VII ) in Pakistani general election , 2013 but was unsuccessful . He received 10,028 votes and lost the seat to Qaimos Khan , a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League ( N ) ( PML-N ) . In February 2014 , he quit ANP and joined Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf ( PTI ) . He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as a candidate of PTI from Constituency PK-86 ( Swat-VII ) in by-polls held in April 2014 . He received 17,420 votes and defeated Sardar Khan , a candidate of PML-N . He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of PTI from Constituency NA-2 ( Swat-I ) in Pakistani general election , 2018 .
Bloomberg TV Bulgaria . Bloomberg TV Bulgaria is a Bulgarian television channel with focus on economics which was launched on 19 October 2015 . The television is part of Bloomberg 's international channel group and is owned by `` Investor TV Ltd. '' `` ( Investor TV EOOD ) '' , a subsidiary of Investor.BG EAD ( part of the TIM holding ) which also includes the national TV channel Bulgaria ON AIR ( called `` MSAT '' in former times ) , as well as the `` Investor Media Group '' online platforms like `` Investor.bg '' , `` Today.bg '' , `` Imoti.net '' , `` Puls.bg '' , and others . The channel focuses on economic and financial news , market information , and interviews and business analyzes from Bulgaria and the world . It also broadcasts original Bloomberg Television productions , including success stories , documentaries and economic broadcasts . It presents news from the markets in daily direct contact with journalists , experts and analysts at Bloomberg in London , New York , Hong Kong and Tokyo . History . Bloomberg TV Bulgaria was launched on 19 October 2015 as a result of the partnership between Bulgaria ON AIR and Bloomberg Television in 2013 . Until then , Bulgaria ON AIR broadcast content within the partnership with Bloomberg until October 2015 , when the channel was profiled to a polythematic one and the economic program was transferred to the new `` Bloomberg TV Bulgaria '' channel . The TV team consists of economic journalists who worked for Bulgaria ON AIR before becoming a political channel , as well as by the editors of the financial news and information website `` Investor.bg '' . Distribution . Bloomberg TV Bulgaria is distributed in cable , satellite and IPTV networks and is available online on its website in the territory of Bulgaria .
Omi Minami . is a Japanese voice actress . She is mostly known for her work in anime and video game roles , with starring roles as Hyatt in `` Excel Saga '' , Ruri Hoshino in `` Martian Successor Nadesico '' , Majic in `` Orphen '' , as well as Takuro in `` Di Gi Charat '' and Fan Xinglou in `` The Asterisk War '' .
United Nations General Assembly Resolution 177 . UN General Assembly Resolution 177 , 21 November 1947 - Formulation of the principles recognised in the London Charter of the Nuremberg Tribunal and in the judgement of the tribunal . Under Resolution 177 ( II ) , paragraph ( a ) , the International Law Commission was directed to `` formulate the principles of international law recognized in the Charter of the Nuremberg Tribunal and in the judgment of the Tribunal . '' From this resolution the Nuremberg Principles were created .
Firearms Act 1968 . The Firearms Act 1968 ( ) is a UK Act of Parliament , controlling use and possession of firearms . Since 1968 , the act has been extensively amended . Following the Hungerford massacre , the Firearms ( Amendment ) Act 1988 extended the class of prohibited weapons . Following the Dunblane school massacre , two acts were passed , the Firearms ( Amendment ) Act 1997 and , after the general election that year , the Firearms ( Amendment ) ( No . 2 ) Act 1997 , which in effect banned almost all handguns . The Policing and Crime Act 2017 brought clarity to aspects of the act , following a recommendation from the Law Commission . Illegal Firearms and Ammunition . Section five of Part One of the Act states that a illegal firearm is one which ; For ammunition it is illegal if they ;
Ben Cooper ( musician ) . Ben Cooper ( February 24 , 1982 ) is a singer-songwriter from Jacksonville , Florida . He is currently a member of Electric President with Alex Kane , Radical Face ( formerly known as Radical Face Versus Phalex Sledgehammer ) , Iron Orchestra ( alongside his brother ) , Mother 's Basement and Unkle Stiltskin , The Clone Project ( with Rick Colado ) , among other musical projects . Cooper grew up in a family of nine siblings and states his family as his biggest influence . His creative streak originated from a passion for drawing and painting early on , and by middle school he had begun making short movies with friends and playing music . At the age of 19 , Ben Cooper decided he wanted to become a writer and wrote two books . However , he did not backup his files and the computer crashed , so he took it outside and smashed it with a hammer . It was with this turn of events that Cooper started creating music for himself which would eventually form into an unintended career , despite his original intentions . When Ben Cooper was 14 , he came out as gay to his parents . His step-father then kicked him out of his home . In his adulthood , Cooper found out that his step-father sexually abused his niece . Ben ended up adopting his niece , and gave testimony at his step-father 's trial . Although he intended for his `` The Family Tree '' trilogy to be fictional when he began the project , his songs in the third album , `` Leaves , '' were directly written about his family due to those recent developments in his life . Cooper met Alex Kane in 2000 in a band called Helicopter Project when asked to replace the lead singer of the band , and the two have worked together on various projects since . Most of Ben Cooper 's tracks are reportedly recorded in a tool shed outside his house . In 2011 , Cooper released a new album under the alias `` Patients '' . He is perhaps best known for his 2007 track `` Welcome Home , '' which featured on an advertisement for Nikon cameras . His song `` We 're On Our Way '' was featured in the trailer for the 2012 motion picture `` The Perks of Being a Wallflower '' . His songs `` Glory '' and `` All is Well ( Goodbye , Goodbye ) '' performed by Radical Face were featured in the 2016 motion picture `` Buddymoon '' . Cooper also owns digital design company The Lazy Eye .
Minnesota State Highway 98 . Minnesota State Highway 98 was a highway in Minnesota , which ran from to U.S. Route 61 in Wyoming to U.S. Route 8 in Chisago City . It was decommissioned in 1996 and became Chisago County Road 22 . Highway 98 was also known as `` Wyoming Trail '' . Route description . Highway 98 served to connect U.S. 61 in the city of Wyoming with U.S. 8 in Chisago City . Legally , it followed Minnesota Constitutional Route 46 as defined in the Minnesota Statutes § 161.114 . History . As commissioned in 1933 , Highway 98 ran south from Chisago City along what is now County Road 24 between Chisago and Green lakes . It then moved westward along today 's County Road 23 and U.S. 8 to Forest Lake . In the mid-1950s , the route was realigned west of Green Lake , and U.S. 8 was moved to this segment , and MN 98 was moved to the former route of 8 . Legally , the original route is defined as Route 98 in the Minnesota Statutes § 161.115 ( 29 ) . Highway 98 was turned back in 1996 and became Chisago County Road 22 .
James MacManaway ( bishop ) . The Right Reverend James MacManaway ( 1860 – 29 November 1947 ) was an Anglican bishop in the first half of the 20th century . Born in County Roscommon in 1860 , MacManaway was educated at Trinity College , Dublin and ordained in 1888 . He was Curate of Clanabogan then Rector of Termonmaguirk ; and after that the incumbent at Fivemiletown . He became a Canon of St Patrick 's Cathedral , Dublin , in 1912 and Archdeacon of Clogher in 1917 . He was appointed Bishop of Clogher in 1923 and served the diocese for 20 years . He died on 29 November 1947 . Rev . MacManaway married a Sarah Thompson from Co. Kilkenny with whom he had sons Lancelot , Richard and James Godfrey and Daughter Mary . His son , the Reverend James Godfrey MacManaway , was also a Church of Ireland clergyman and became a politician .
Don Koivisto . Donald W. Koivisto ( born August 18 , 1949 ) is a Democratic politician from the U.S. state of Michigan . Political career . Koivisto was elected to the Michigan House of Representatives in 1980 . During his time there , he chaired the Agriculture Committee and helped write the state 's right-to-farm act . In 1990 , Koivisto was elected a Michigan State Senator from the 38th district , succeeding Joe Mack who had represented much of the Upper Peninsula since 1960 . Koivisto served as state senator until 2003 when he was term-limited . In August 2007 , the Michigan Commission of Agriculture appointed Koivisto as Director of the Michigan Department of Agriculture .
Blast-related ocular trauma . Blast-related ocular trauma comprises a specialized group of penetrating and blunt force injuries to the eye and its structure caused by the detonation of explosive materials . The incidence of ocular trauma due to blast forces has increased dramatically with the introduction of new explosives technology into modern warfare . The availability of these volatile materials , coupled with the tactics of contemporary terrorism , has caused a rise in the number of homemade bombs capable of extreme physical harm . Explosion physics . The discharge of a bomb is characterized by the near-instantaneous sublimation of solids or rapid vaporization of liquids into the gas phase . The amount of explosive materials used , the concentration and identity of secondary materials incorporated into bomb design , and the location and height of bomb placement all determine the magnitude of the explosion . The gas formed displaces the surrounding medium – usually air – and causes a dramatic increase in pressure that forms a characteristic blast wave , often referred to as the leading shock wave . Physically , this wave is characterized as a non-linear , discontinuous wave front that features infinite amplitude and accompanying acoustic pressure wave that may generate a pressure as high as 100MPa in a time as short as one microsecond . This peak pressure , or blast overpressure point , generates a positive pressure during blast wave propagation and results in the dispersal of positive pressure across the blast radius . This positive pressure phase is immediately followed by a period of negative pressure relative to pre-blast conditions ; this phase may also account for injuries sustained during a blast . Impact of explosion upon individuals in the blast radius . The prevalence of mines in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom has made them the most frequent mechanism of injury behind the traumatic “ signature ” in modern warfare , blast-induced traumatic brain injury ( bTBI ) . Whereas body armor has lowered the incidence of death due to collapse of gas-filled organs ( the most frequent cause of blast-related deaths prior to Operation Desert Storm ) healthcare providers must now develop methods for treating bTBI . Despite their frequency on the warfront , the home-produced nature of these mines makes classifying patient presentations difficult for military healthcare providers . The majority of lethal bTBIs reveal axonal shearing as the mechanism of fatality , with the greatest amount of nerve fiber and vascular shearing occurring in the frontal and temporal lobes . Biophysicists have implicated acoustic impedance , or the ratio of acoustic pressure to particle velocity , as a factor contributing to blast damage in vivo . Wave transitions between tissues with significantly different acoustic impedances , particularly between the external environment and bone , causes focal mechanical damage as a result of wave energy dissipation . Current research has implicated the importance of a histological component in blast trauma ; patients exposed to blast waves often present with elongation and/or splitting of cells due to the shear stress of a shockwave . This cellular damage often follows the direction of wave propagation . Patient distance from the epicenter , materials employed in the bomb design , and confinement of the bomb all determine the degree of trauma incurred by patients exposed to bombings . Additionally , skull size and geometry , the degree of tissue penetration by the wave , and a possible “ lens effect ” due to wave reflection upon incidence with the concave calvarium and/or dissipation in the gas-filled sinuses may further complicate wave transmission . Additionally , researchers have implicated both the auditory canals and the orbitals as potential routes for wave propagation into the central nervous system Blast-related ocular trauma . Ocular trauma is the fourth most common injury sustained in military combat today . In a pool of 387 randomly selected soldiers injured by blast trauma in Operation Iraqi Freedom , 329 ( 89 % ) sustained ocular trauma . Emergency treatment of resulting injuries falls under the realm of emergency care and effective patient triage , often incorporating protocols for blunt and penetrating trauma . As a result , physicians have devised a concise algorithm for the treatment of patients with ocular injuries secondary to blast trauma . Mechanism of injury . Ocular trauma may result from primary blast exposure . Spallation forces arise as the blast wave displaces a dense medium across a less dense interface , and inertial forces may cause displacement of optical structures . Primary blast ocular trauma therefore comprises non-penetrating mechanical injuries such as hyphemas , ruptured globes , conjunctival hemorrhage , serous retinitis , and orbital fracture . However , ocular trauma most commonly falls under the realm of secondary blast injuries , in which debris displaced by the blast overpressure and resultant blast wave causes physical trauma to the eye and/or orbital . Therefore , secondary blast ocular trauma is distinguished by penetrating- or blunt-force injury to any of structural component of the eye or orbital ; open globe injuries , adnexal lacerations of the lacrimal system , eyelids , and eyebrows comprise the majority of injuries in this group . Skull flexure . Within the last two decades , researchers have reconsidered the role of the skull in bTBI . While it was originally considered that the skull remained static upon contact with the primary wave front , clinically significant skull flexure has been documented in vivo with rats exposed to blast waves and with model human heads exposed to blast conditions . In contact with a blast wave , the skull becomes elastic due to its deformable foundation – the external environment , the cerebrospinal fluid of the dura , and the brain itself . During a blast , the brain collides with the dynamic skull and rebounds in accordance with localized cranial pressure spikes . This trauma may account for the localized axonal injuries that characterize bTBI . Chavko et al . ( 2010 ) explored cranial position as a function of bTBI severity , finding that rats directly facing the blast wave front featured the highest intracranial amplitude and pressure duration periods ( in comparison with rats perpendicular to the wave front and those facing away from the blast wave ) Alessandra Dal Cengio Leonardi ’ s group at Wayne State University expanded upon the skull flexure hypothesis in rat models , further correlating increased age and body mass to increases in intracranial pressure for rats in front-facing bTBI . Chavko ’ s group remarked further on the role of Kevlar armor in fluid pressure damage to neurovasculature , finding that subcortical hemorrhage seen in bTBI patients has been linked to local pressurization rather than vascular hydrodynamics . Assessment and treatment in the military setting . The majority of blast-related ocular injuries occur in soldiers who present with other life-threatening injuries that require immediate intervention . Current Combat Support Hospital ( CSH ) protocol requires the surgical stabilization of any life-threatening injuries , as well as hemodynamic stability , prior to initial eye evaluation and surgical repair . Therefore , initiation of emergency ophthalmic care often occurs hours after injury . Initial examination by a military ophthalmologist begins with gross examination of each eye and orbital . 73-82 % of all ocular injuries resulting from mine explosions are due to fragmentation of shrapnel upon detonation , so gross anatomical inspection by penlight may not rule out open globe injury . Harlan JB , Pieramici DJ . Evaluation of patients with ocular trauma . Ophthalmol Clin North Am . 2002 ; 15 ( 2 ) :153-61./ref > Computerized tomography ( CT ) may detect foreign matter and aid the clinician in determining the presence of an open-globe injury . Open Globe Injuries . The presence of an open globe injuries may be determined by clinical examination and CT . However , full globe exploration with 360-degree removal of the conjunctiva ( periotomy ) , separation of the rectus muscles , and subsequent examination of the sclera remains the most effective way to determine whether or not the globe has been injured . During exploratory surgery , foreign debris may be removed with microsurgical tools by inspection under the operating room microscope . Globe lacerations are typically repaired as far posteriorly as possible to prevent any further deficits in visual acuity . Lacerations posterior to the exposed area are not sutured ; attempts to seal these injuries often results in the extrusion of intraocular components . Healing of these injuries occurs naturally by scarring of dorsal orbital fat to the sclera . If a clinically significant increase in intraocular pressure is detected with orbital compartment syndrome , the ophthalmologist may perform an emergency canthotomy on the lateral canthus . Canalicular injuries , as well as lid lacerations , are also commonly repaired in the military hospital setting . Suturing the laceration after the removal of foreign bodies depends on the location of global fissure : 10-0 nylon with cyanoacrylate glue is commonly used on the cornea , and processed human pericardium may be employed if it is surgically available . Globe closure of the limbus and sclera requires 9-0 and 8-0 nylon , respectively . If damage to the globe is irreparable , the ophthalmologist may conduct a primary enucleation , evisceration ( ophthalmology ) , or exenteration in the combat hospital . 14 % of globe injuries sustained during Operation Iraqi Freedom have required enucleation . Implantation of an oculoplastic silicone sphere or similar device commonly follows these procedures . Post-Operative Care . Post-operative care for patients with blast-related ocular trauma occurs in tertiary care facilities . Patients with closed globe injuries require observation and follow-up examination with an optometrist , including slit lamp microscope and dilated fundus inspection . Those who have been treated for open-globe repairs often experience a delay of post-operative treatment that ranges from 10–14 days after injury . This period is due to the treatment of other life-threatening injuries , as well as the necessity for accurate estimation of visual acuity outside of inflammation due to injury and surgical intervention . In patients with facial burns , exposure keratopathy , or chronic epiphora , an ophthalmologist may suggest eyelid reconstruction surgery . Depending on the severity of physical trauma sustained , surgical realignment of the extraocular muscles may relieve strabismus . Realignment of the extraocular muscles is also indicated in chronic diplopia that occurs within 20-degrees of the visual field . All patients that have sustained a traumatic brain injury in the absence of ocular trauma are still recommended to obtain examination by an optometrist . Outside of the treatment facility , these patients must monitor any signs of late-onset ocular pathologies secondary to the bTBI , including decreased visual/reading ability and speed , photophobia , blurred vision , reduced accommodation abilities , and headaches . Visual Outcomes . Visual outcomes for patients with ocular trauma due to blast injuries vary , and prognoses depend upon the type of injury sustained . The majority of poor visual outcomes arise from perforating injuries : only 21 % of patients with perforating injuries with pre-operative light perception had a final best-corrected visual acuity ( BCVA ) better than 20/200 . Collectively , patients who experienced choroidal hemorrhage , perforated or penetrated globes , retinal detachment , traumatic optic neuropathy , and subretinal macular hemorrhage carried the highest incidence rates of BCVAs worse than 20/200 . Reports from Operation Iraqi Freedom ( OIF ) indicate that 42 % of soldiers with globe injuries of any kind had a BCVA greater than or equal to 20/40 six months after injury , and soldiers with intraocular foreign bodies ( IOFBs ) retained 20/40 or better vision in 52 % of studied cases . Globe perforation , oculoplastic intervention , and neuro-ophthalmic injuries contribute significantly to reported poor visual outcomes . 21 % of tertiary centers treating patients exposed to blast trauma reported traumatic optic neuropathy ( TON ) in their patients , although avulsion of the optic nerve and TON were reported in only 3 % of combat injuries . In the event that a victim of globe penetrating trauma can not perceive any light within two weeks of surgical intervention , the ophthalmologist may choose to enucleate as a preventative measure against sympathetic ophthalmia . However , this procedure is extremely rare , and current reports indicate that only one soldier in OIF has undergone enucleation in a tertiary care facility to prevent sympathetic ophthalmia . Eye armor . Prevention of ocular trauma is most effective when soldiers wear polycarbonate eye armor correctly in the battlefield . For Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom , the United States Military have made Ballistic Laser Protective Spectacles ( BLPS ) , Special Protective Eyewear Cylindrical System ( SPECS ) , and Sun/Wind/Dust Goggles ( SWDG ) available to combatants and associated personnel . These forms of eye protection are available in non-prescription and prescription lenses , and their use has been made mandatory at all times when soldiers are in areas of potential conflict . Despite their proven record of protection against secondary blast trauma , soldier compliance remains low : 85 % of soldiers afflicted ocular trauma in the first year of OEF were not wearing their protective lenses at the time of detonation . While 41 % of soldiers could not recall whether or not they were wearing eye protection at the time of detonation , 17 % of casualties were wearing eye protection while 26 % of casualties were not . Among this group , the poorest visual prognoses were documented in individuals who did not wear eye protection . The lack of compliance has been attributed to complaints about comfort , stylishness , and “ misting ” of the lenses when in the field . BLPS and SPECS offer the same line of protection against secondary trauma as the SWD goggles , and these lenses may overcome the complaints many soldiers have with their military-issue goggles . Eye Armor and the Primary Blast Wave Trauma . Despite the success of goggles and lenses against ballistic and secondary trauma , BLPS , SPECS , and SWDG forms of eye armor do not protect against primary-blast injuries . The space between the lenses and the eyes promotes sonic wave diffraction , and current efforts to eradicate ocular trauma due to the primary blast wave have been unsuccessful due to this lens-eye air interface . Helmet Design and Blast-Related Traumatic Brain Injury . Additionally , current researchers have correlated helmet design to an amplification of waves that may cause bTBI . Moss et al . ( 2009 ) used model human heads outfitted with helmets approved for use in OEF and OIF and subjected them to blast waves at 194G for 2.1 milliseconds . These helmets , the Modular Integrated Communications Helmet ( MICH ) feature a mesh netting that offers comfort between the wearer ’ s head and the helmet ’ s Kevlar shell . While effective against ballistic trauma , Moss ’ s group reported that skull flexure is amplified by the air interface between the helmet and the skull . This space may amplify the effects of bTBI , and the group suggested that a foam connection between the helmet and the wearer ’ s head may diminish the effects of the peak pressure wave during an explosion . BrainPort Vision Device . A tremendous amount of the research surrounding war-related ocular trauma has come from the Academic Department of Military Surgery and Trauma ( ADMST ) In conjunction with Wicab Industries , the ADMST has developed the BrainPort Vision Device , a sensory substitute for soldiers blinded in service . The device uses the tongue , coupled with a camera mounted on a pair of sunglasses , to provide the user with an electrotactile depiction of the environment . After calibration and practice , the user may interpret objects , shapes , and patterns in their immediate surroundings .
Guam at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships . Guam competed at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships in Barcelona , Spain between 19 July and 4 August 2013 .
Gudbrandsdalens Folkeblad . `` Gudbrandsdalens Folkeblad '' was a Norwegian newspaper , published in Lillehammer in Oppland county . It was named `` Gudbrandsdal Folkeblad '' from January 1930 . It started on 30 September 1909 as the organ of the Labour Democrats , in other words the non-socialist workers ' movement . It was published daily and cooperated with another newspaper in the county , `` Velgeren '' , with administration such as printing . It was edited by Ole Petter Johansen until his death in 1934 . It stopped when Johansen died , but resurfaced on 1 October 1937 . It finally went defunct after its last issue on 19 December 1942 , having been published out of Oslo since 1938 .
Ivankiv Raion . Ivankiv Raion ( ) is a raion ( district ) in Kiev Oblast of Ukraine . Its administrative center is the urban-type settlement of Ivankiv . Population : . Overview . The raion has increased in 1986 after the disestablishment of the Chernobyl Raion due to the Chernobyl disaster . Today Ivankiv Raion administers the former territory of the depopulated region that is majorly part of the zone of alienation and supervised by the State Emergency Service of Ukraine .
SpaceX . Space Exploration Technologies Corp. , doing business as SpaceX , is a private American aerospace manufacturer and space transportation services company headquartered in Hawthorne , California . It was founded in 2002 by entrepreneur Elon Musk with the goal of reducing space transportation costs and enabling the colonization of Mars . SpaceX has since developed the Falcon launch vehicle family and the Dragon spacecraft family , which both currently deliver payloads into Earth orbit . SpaceX 's achievements include the first privately funded liquid-propellant rocket to reach orbit ( Falcon 1 in 2008 ) , the first private company to successfully launch , orbit , and recover a spacecraft ( Dragon in 2010 ) , the first private company to send a spacecraft to the International Space Station ( Dragon in 2012 ) , the first propulsive landing for an orbital rocket ( Falcon 9 in 2015 ) , the first reuse of an orbital rocket ( Falcon 9 in 2017 ) , and the first private company to launch an object into orbit around the sun ( Falcon Heavy 's payload of a Tesla Roadster in 2018 ) . SpaceX has flown 14 resupply missions to the International Space Station ( ISS ) under a partnership with NASA . NASA also awarded SpaceX a further development contract in 2011 to develop and demonstrate a human-rated Dragon , which would be used to transport astronauts to the ISS and return them safely to Earth . SpaceX announced in 2011 that it was beginning a reusable launch system technology development program . In December 2015 , the first Falcon 9 was flown back to a landing pad near the launch site , where it successfully accomplished a propulsive vertical landing . This was the first such achievement by a rocket for orbital spaceflight . In April 2016 , with the launch of CRS-8 , SpaceX successfully vertically landed a first stage on an ocean drone ship landing platform . In May 2016 , in another first , SpaceX again landed a first stage , but during a significantly more energetic geostationary transfer orbit mission . In March 2017 , SpaceX became the first to successfully re-launch and land the first stage of an orbital rocket . SpaceX plans to launch its Dragon 2 spacecraft in January 2019 and to launch its first crewed spacecraft Dragon 2 in June 2019 . In September 2016 , CEO Elon Musk unveiled the mission architecture of the Interplanetary Transport System program , an ambitious privately funded initiative to develop spaceflight technology for use in crewed interplanetary spaceflight . In 2017 , Musk unveiled an updated configuration of the system , now named the BFR , which will be the largest rocket in history and will be fully reusable when it debuts in the early 2020s . BFR is the acronym for Big Falcon Rocket . SpaceX revealed on Twitter that the world ’ s first private passenger , who was later revealed to be Yusaku Maezawa , has been signed to fly across the moon in the BFR rocket . History . In 2001 , Elon Musk conceptualized `` Mars Oasis '' , a project to land a miniature experimental greenhouse and grow plants on Mars . `` This would be the furthest that life ’ s ever traveled '' in an attempt to regain public interest in space exploration and increase the budget of NASA . Musk tried to buy cheap rockets from Russia but returned empty-handed after failing to find rockets for an affordable price . On the flight home , Musk realized that he could start a company that could build the affordable rockets he needed . According to early Tesla and SpaceX investor Steve Jurvetson , Musk calculated that the raw materials for building a rocket actually were only three percent of the sales price of a rocket at the time . By applying vertical integration , producing around 85 % of launch hardware in-house , and the modular approach from software engineering , SpaceX could cut launch price by a factor of ten and still enjoy a 70 % gross margin . In early 2002 , Musk was seeking staff for his new space company , soon to be named SpaceX . Musk approached rocket engineer Tom Mueller ( now SpaceX 's CTO of Propulsion ) and Mueller agreed to work for Musk , and thus SpaceX was born . SpaceX was first headquartered in a warehouse in El Segundo , California . The company has grown rapidly since it was founded in 2002 , growing from 160 employees in November 2005 to 1,100 in 2010 , 3,800 employees and contractors by October 2013 , and near 5,000 by late 2015. , the company had nearly 6,000 employees . In 2016 , Musk gave a speech at the International Astronautical Congress , where he explained that the US government regulates rocket technology as an `` advanced weapon technology '' , making it difficult to hire non-Americans . As of March 2018 , SpaceX had over 100 launches on its manifest representing about $ 12 billion in contract revenue . The contracts included both commercial and government ( NASA/DOD ) customers . In late 2013 , space industry media quoted Musk 's comments on SpaceX `` forcing…increased competitiveness in the launch industry , '' its major competitors in the commercial comsat launch market being Arianespace , United Launch Alliance , and International Launch Services . At the same time , Musk also said that the increased competition would `` be a good thing for the future of space . '' Currently , SpaceX is the leading global commercial launch provider measured by manifested launches . Goals . Musk has stated that one of his goals is to decrease the cost and improve the reliability of access to space , ultimately by a factor of ten . CEO Elon Musk said : `` I believe $ 500 per pound ( $ 1,100/kg ) or less is very achievable . '' A major goal of SpaceX has been to develop a rapidly reusable launch system. , the publicly announced aspects of this technology development effort include an active test campaign of the low-altitude , low-speed Grasshopper vertical takeoff , vertical landing ( VTVL ) technology demonstrator rocket , and a high-altitude , high-speed Falcon 9 post-mission booster return test campaign . In 2015 , SpaceX successfully landed the first orbital rocket on December 21 . To date , SpaceX has successfully landed 25 boosters : 23 Falcon 9 and 2 Falcon Heavy . In 2017 , SpaceX formed a subsidiary , The Boring Company , and began work to construct a short underground test tunnel on and adjacent to the SpaceX headquarters and manufacturing facility , utilizing a small number of SpaceX employees , which was completed in May 2018 . At the 2017 International Astronautical Congress in Adelaide , Australia , Musk announced his plans to build large spaceships to reach Mars . Using the BFR , Musk plans to land at least two uncrewed cargo ships to Mars in 2022 . The first missions will be used to seek out sources of water and build a propellant plant . In 2024 , Musk plans to fly four additional ships to Mars including the first people . From there , additional missions would work to establish a Mars colony . Musk 's advocacy for the long-term settlement of Mars , goes far beyond what SpaceX projects to build ; a successful colonization would ultimately involve many more economic actors—whether individuals , companies , or governments—to facilitate the growth of the human presence on Mars over many decades . Setbacks . In March 2013 , a Dragon spacecraft in orbit developed issues with its thrusters that limited its control capabilities . SpaceX engineers were able to remotely clear the blockages within a short period , and the spacecraft was able to successfully complete its mission to and from the International Space Station . In June 2015 , CRS-7 launched a Dragon capsule atop a Falcon 9 to resupply the International Space Station . All telemetry readings were nominal until 2 minutes and 19 seconds into the flight , when a loss of helium pressure was detected and a cloud of vapor appeared outside the second stage . A few seconds after this , the second stage exploded . The first stage continued to fly for a few seconds before disintegrating due to aerodynamic forces . The capsule was thrown off and survived the explosion , transmitting data until it was destroyed on impact . Later it was revealed that the capsule could have landed intact if it had software to deploy its parachutes in case of a launch mishap . The problem was discovered to be a failed 2-foot-long steel strut purchased from a supplier to hold a helium pressure vessel that broke free due to the force of acceleration . This caused a breach and allowed high-pressure helium to escape into the low-pressure propellant tank , causing the failure . The Dragon software issue was also fixed in addition to an analysis of the entire program in order to ensure proper abort mechanisms are in place for future rockets and their payload . In September 2016 , a Falcon 9 exploded during a propellant fill operation for a standard pre-launch static fire test . The payload , the Spacecom Amos-6 communications satellite valued at $ 200 million , was destroyed . Musk described the event as the `` most difficult and complex failure '' ever in SpaceX 's history ; SpaceX reviewed nearly 3,000 channels of telemetry and video data covering a period of 35–55 milliseconds for the postmortem . Musk reported the explosion was caused by the liquid oxygen that is used as propellant turning so cold that it solidified and it ignited with carbon composite helium vessels . Though not considered an unsuccessful flight , the rocket explosion sent the company into a four-month launch hiatus while it worked out what went wrong , and SpaceX returned to flight in January 2017 . In February 2018 , the Falcon Heavy center core crashed about 100 meters from its target , the autonomous spaceport drone ship , `` Of Course I Still Love You '' , when two of the three engines did not fire during the final landing burn . Elon Musk said on the disaster , `` Not enough ignition fluid to light the outer two engines after several three engine relights , '' Musk wrote . `` Fix is pretty obvious . '' The other two boosters were able to successfully simultaneously land on a pair of landing pads at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station . Ownership , funding and valuation . In August 2008 , SpaceX accepted a $ 20 million investment from Founders Fund . In early 2012 , approximately two-thirds of the company were owned by its founder and his 70 million shares were then estimated to be worth $ 875 million on private markets , which roughly valued SpaceX at $ 1.3 billion as of February 2012 . After the COTS 2+ flight in May 2012 , the company private equity valuation nearly doubled to $ 2.4 billion . In January 2015 , SpaceX raised $ 1 billion in funding from Google and Fidelity , in exchange for 8.333 % of the company , establishing the company valuation at approximately $ 12 billion . Google and Fidelity joined prior investors Draper Fisher Jurvetson , Founders Fund , Valor Equity Partners and Capricorn . In July 2017 , the Company raised US $ 350m at a valuation of US $ 21 billion . , SpaceX had operated on total funding of approximately $ 1 billion in its first ten years of operation . Of this , private equity provided about $ 200M , with Musk investing approximately $ 100M and other investors having put in about $ 100M ( Founders Fund , Draper Fisher Jurvetson ... ) . The remainder has come from progress payments on long-term launch contracts and development contracts . By March 2018 , SpaceX had contracts for 100 launch missions , and each of those contracts provide down payments at contract signing , plus many are paying progress payments as launch vehicle components are built in advance of mission launch , driven in part by US accounting rules for recognizing long-term revenue . Congressional testimony by SpaceX in 2017 suggested that the NASA Space Act Agreement process of `` setting only a high-level requirement for cargo transport to the space station [ while ] leaving the details to industry '' had allowed SpaceX to design and develop the Falcon 9 rocket on its own at substantially lower cost . `` According to NASA 's own independently verified numbers , SpaceX ’ s development costs of both the Falcon 1 and Falcon 9 rockets were estimated at approximately in total . `` In 2011 , NASA estimated that it would have cost the agency about to develop a rocket like the Falcon 9 booster based upon NASA 's traditional contracting processes '' . The Falcon 9 launch system , with an estimated improvement at least four to ten times over traditional cost-plus contracting estimates , about $ 400 million vs. $ 4 billion in savings through the usage of Space Act Agreements . Spacecraft and flight hardware . SpaceX currently manufactures three broad classes of rocket engine in-house : the kerosene fueled Merlin engines , the methane fueled Raptor engines , and the hypergolic fueled Draco/SuperDraco vernier thrusters . The Merlin powers their two main space launch vehicles : the Falcon 9 , which flew successfully into orbit on its maiden launch in June 2010 and the super-heavy class Falcon Heavy , which was launched for the first time on February 6 , 2018 . SpaceX also manufactures the Dragon , a pressurized orbital spacecraft that is launched on top of a Falcon 9 booster to carry cargo to low Earth orbit , and the follow-on Dragon 2 spacecraft , or Crew Dragon , currently in the process of being human-rated through a variety of design reviews and flight tests that began in 2014 . Rocket engines . Since the founding of SpaceX in 2002 , the company has developed three families of rocket engines — Merlin and the retired Kestrel for launch vehicle propulsion , and the Draco control thrusters . SpaceX is currently developing two further rocket engines : SuperDraco and Raptor . SpaceX is currently the world ’ s most prolific producer of liquid fuel rocket engines . Merlin is a family of rocket engines developed by SpaceX for use on its Falcon rocket family . Merlin engines use LOX and RP-1 as propellants in a gas-generator power cycle . The Merlin engine was originally designed for sea recovery and reuse . The injector at the heart of Merlin is of the pintle type that was first used in the Apollo Program for the lunar module landing engine . Propellants are fed via a single shaft , dual impeller turbo-pump . Kestrel is a LOX/RP-1 pressure-fed rocket engine , and was used as the Falcon 1 rocket 's second stage main engine . It is built around the same pintle architecture as SpaceX 's Merlin engine but does not have a turbo-pump , and is fed only by tank pressure . Its nozzle is ablatively cooled in the chamber and throat , is also radiatively cooled , and is fabricated from a high strength niobium alloy . Both names for the Merlin and Kestrel engines are derived from species of North American falcons : the kestrel and the merlin . Draco are hypergolic liquid-propellant rocket engines that utilize monomethyl hydrazine fuel and nitrogen tetroxide oxidizer . Each Draco thruster generates of thrust . They are used as reaction control system ( RCS ) thrusters on the Dragon spacecraft . SuperDraco engines are a much more powerful version of the Draco thrusters , which will be initially used as landing and launch escape system engines on the version 2 Dragon spacecraft , Dragon 2 . Raptor is a new family of methane-fueled full flow staged combustion cycle engines to be used in its future Interplanetary Transport System . Development versions have been test fired . Falcon launch vehicles . Since 2010 , SpaceX has flown all its missions on the Falcon 9 , with one test flight of Falcon Heavy . They previously developed and flew the Falcon 1 pathfinder vehicle . Falcon 1 was a small rocket capable of placing several hundred kilograms into low earth orbit . It functioned as an early test-bed for developing concepts and components for the larger Falcon 9 . Falcon 1 attempted five flights between 2006 and 2009 . With Falcon I , when Musk announced his plans for it before a subcommittee in the Senate in 2004 , he discussed that Falcon I would be the 'worlds only semi-reusable orbital rocket ' apart from the space shuttle . On September 28 , 2008 , on its fourth attempt , the Falcon 1 successfully reached orbit , becoming the first privately funded , liquid-fueled rocket to do so . Falcon 9 is an EELV-class medium-lift vehicle capable of delivering up to 22,800 kilograms ( 50,265 lb ) to orbit , and is intended to compete with the Delta IV and the Atlas V rockets , as well as other launch providers around the world . It has nine Merlin engines in its first stage . The Falcon 9 v1.0 rocket successfully reached orbit on its first attempt on . Its third flight , COTS Demo Flight 2 , launched on , and was the first commercial spacecraft to reach and dock with the International Space Station . The vehicle was upgraded to Falcon 9 v1.1 in 2013 and again in 2015 to the current Falcon 9 Full Thrust version. , Falcon 9 vehicles have flown 49 successful missions with one failure , the CRS-7 mission . An additional vehicle was destroyed during a routine test several days prior to a scheduled launch in 2016 . In 2011 , SpaceX began development of the Falcon Heavy , a heavy-lift rocket configured using a cluster of three Falcon 9 first stage cores with a total 27 Merlin 1D engines and propellant crossfeed . The Falcon Heavy successfully flew on its inaugural mission on February 6 , 2018 with a payload consisting of Musk 's personal Tesla Roadster into heliocentric orbit The Falcon Heavy is the world 's most powerful rocket in operation . The first stage would be capable of lifting 63,800 kilograms ( 140,660 lb ) to LEO with the 27 Merlin 1D engines producing 22,819 kN of thrust at sea level , and 24,681 kN in space . Dragon capsules . In 2005 , SpaceX announced plans to pursue a human-rated commercial space program through the end of the decade . The Dragon is a conventional blunt-cone ballistic capsule which is capable of carrying cargo or up to seven astronauts into orbit and beyond . In 2006 , NASA announced that the company was one of two selected to provide crew and cargo resupply demonstration contracts to the ISS under the COTS program . SpaceX demonstrated cargo resupply and eventually crew transportation services using the Dragon . The first flight of a Dragon structural test article took place in June 2010 , from Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station during the maiden flight of the Falcon 9 launch vehicle ; the mock-up Dragon lacked avionics , heat shield , and other key elements normally required of a fully operational spacecraft but contained all the necessary characteristics to validate the flight performance of the launch vehicle . An operational Dragon spacecraft was launched in December 2010 aboard COTS Demo Flight 1 , the Falcon 9 's second flight , and safely returned to Earth after two orbits , completing all its mission objectives . In 2012 , Dragon became the first commercial spacecraft to deliver cargo to the International Space Station , and has since been conducting regular resupply services to the ISS . In April 2011 , NASA issued a $ 75 million contract , as part of its second-round commercial crew development ( CCDev ) program , for SpaceX to develop an integrated launch escape system for Dragon in preparation for human-rating it as a crew transport vehicle to the ISS . In August 2012 , NASA awarded SpaceX a firm , fixed-price SAA with the objective of producing a detailed design of the entire crew transportation system . This contract includes numerous key technical and certification milestones , an uncrewed flight test , a crewed flight test , and six operational missions following system certification . The fully autonomous Crew Dragon spacecraft is expected to be one of the safest crewed spacecraft systems . Reusable in nature , the Crew Dragon will offer savings to NASA . SpaceX plans to launch its Dragon 2 spacecraft on an uncrewed test flight to the ISS in November 2018 , and in April 2019 , a crewed Dragon will send US astronauts to the ISS for the first time since the retirement of the Space Shuttle . In February 2017 SpaceX announced that two would-be space tourists had put down `` significant deposits '' for a mission which would see the two private astronauts fly on board a Dragon capsule around the moon and back again . In addition to SpaceX 's privately funded plans for an eventual Mars mission , NASA Ames Research Center had developed a concept called Red Dragon : a low-cost Mars mission that would use Falcon Heavy as the launch vehicle and trans-Martian injection vehicle , and the Dragon capsule to enter the Martian atmosphere . The concept was originally envisioned for launch in 2018 as a NASA Discovery mission , then alternatively for 2022 The objectives of the mission would be return the samples from Mars to Earth at a fraction of the cost of the NASA own return-sample mission now projected at 6 billion dollars . In September 2017 , Elon Musk released first prototype images of their space suits to be used in future missions . The suit is in testing phase and it is designed to cope with 2 ATM pressure in vacuum . Research and development . SpaceX is actively pursuing several different research and development programs . Most notable are those intended to develop reusable launch vehicles , an interplanetary transport system and a global telecommunications network . SpaceX has on occasion developed new engineering development technologies to enable it to pursue its various goals . For example , at the 2015 GPU Technology Conference , SpaceX revealed their own computational fluid dynamics ( CFD ) software to improve the simulation capability of evaluating rocket engine combustion design . Reusable launch system . SpaceX 's reusable launcher program was publicly announced in 2011 and the design phase was completed in February 2012 . The system returns the first stage of a Falcon 9 rocket to a predetermined landing site using only its own propulsion systems . SpaceX 's active test program began in late 2012 with testing low-altitude , low-speed aspects of the landing technology . Grasshopper and the Falcon 9 Reusable Development Vehicles ( F9R Dev ) were experimental technology-demonstrator reusable rockets that performed vertical takeoffs and landings . High-velocity , high-altitude aspects of the booster atmospheric return technology began testing in late 2013 and have continued through 2018 , with a 98 % success rate to date . As a result of Elon Musk 's goal of crafting more cost-effective launch vehicles , SpaceX conceived a method to reuse the first stage of their primary rocket , the Falcon 9 , by attempting propulsive vertical landings on solid surfaces . Once the company determined that soft landings were feasible by touching down over the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean , they began landing attempts on a solid platform . SpaceX leased and modified several barges to sit out at sea as a target for the returning first stage , converting them to autonomous spaceport drone ships ( ASDS ) . SpaceX first achieved a successful landing and recovery of a first stage in December 2015 , and in April 2016 , the first stage booster first successfully landed on the ASDS `` Of Course I Still Love You '' . SpaceX continues to carry out first stage landings on every orbital launch that fuel margins allow . By October 2016 , following the successful landings , SpaceX indicated they were offering their customers a ten percent price discount if they choose to fly their payload on a reused Falcon 9 first stage . On March 30 , 2017 , SpaceX launched a `` flight-proven '' Falcon 9 for the SES-10 mission . This was the first time a re-launch of a payload-carrying orbital rocket went back to space . The first stage was recovered and landed on the ASDS `` Of Course I Still Love You '' in the Atlantic Ocean , also making it the first landing of a reused orbital class rocket . Elon Musk called the achievement an `` incredible milestone in the history of space . '' Interplanetary Transport System / BFR . SpaceX is developing a super-heavy lift launch system , the BFR . The BFR is a fully reusable first stage launch vehicle and spacecraft intended to replace all of the company 's existing hardware by the early 2020s , ground infrastructure for rapid launch and relaunch , and zero-gravity propellant transfer technology in low Earth orbit ( LEO ) . SpaceX initially envisioned the ITS vehicle design which was solely aimed at Mars transit and other interplanetary uses , SpaceX in 2017 began to focus on a vehicle support all SpaceX launch service provider capabilities : Earth-orbit , lunar-orbit , interplanetary missions , and even intercontinental passenger transport on Earth . The BFR will be the world ’ s most powerful rocket . Musk 's long term vision for the company is the development of technology and resources suitable for human colonization on Mars . He has expressed his interest in someday traveling to the planet , stating `` I 'd like to die on Mars , just not on impact . '' A rocket every two years or so could provide a base for the people arriving in 2025 after a launch in 2024 . According to Steve Jurvetson , Musk believes that by 2035 at the latest , there will be thousands of rockets flying a million people to Mars , in order to enable a self-sustaining human colony . Other projects . In January 2015 , SpaceX CEO Elon Musk announced the development of a new satellite constellation to provide global broadband internet service . In June 2015 the company asked the federal government for permission to begin testing for a project that aims to build a constellation of 4,425 satellites capable of beaming the Internet to the entire globe , including remote regions which currently do not have Internet access . The Internet service would use a constellation of 4,425 cross-linked communications satellites in 1,100 km orbits . Owned and operated by SpaceX , the goal of the business is to increase profitability and cashflow , to allow SpaceX to build its Mars colony . Development began in 2015 , initial prototype test-flight satellites were launched on the SpaceX PAZ mission in 2017 . Initial operation of the constellation could begin as early as 2020. , SpaceX filed with the US regulatory authorities plans to field a constellation of an additional 7,518 `` V-band satellites in non-geosynchronous orbits to provide communications services '' in an electromagnetic spectrum that had not previously been `` heavily employed for commercial communications services '' . Called the `` V-band low-Earth-orbit ( VLEO ) constellation '' , it would consist of `` 7,518 satellites to follow the [ earlier ] proposed 4,425 satellites that would function in Ka- and Ku-band '' . In June 2015 , SpaceX announced that they would sponsor a Hyperloop competition , and would build a subscale test track near SpaceX 's headquarters for the competitive events . The first competitive event was held at the track in January 2017 and the second in August 2017 . A third event is planned for late 2018 . Infrastructure . SpaceX is headquartered in California , which also serves as its primary manufacturing plant . The company owns a test site in Texas and operates three launch sites , with another under development . SpaceX also operates regional offices in Redmond , Texas , Virginia , and Washington , D.C. Headquarters , manufacturing and refurbishment facilities . SpaceX Headquarters is located in the Los Angeles suburb of Hawthorne , California . The large three-story facility , originally built by Northrop Corporation to build Boeing 747 fuselages , houses SpaceX 's office space , mission control , and , as of 2018 , all vehicle manufacturing . In March 2018 , SpaceX indicated that it would manufacture its next-generation , -diameter launch vehicle , the BFR at a new facility it is building on the Los Angeles waterfront in the San Pedro area . The company has leased an 18-acre site near Berth 240 in the Los Angeles port for 10 years , with multiple renewals possible , and will use the site for manufacturing , recovery from shipborne landings , and refurbishment of both the BFR booster and the BFR spaceship . The area has one of the largest concentrations of aerospace headquarters , facilities , and/or subsidiaries in the U.S. , including Boeing/McDonnell Douglas main satellite building campuses , Aerospace Corp. , Raytheon , NASA 's Jet Propulsion Laboratory , Air Force Space Command 's Space and Missile Systems Center at Los Angeles Air Force Base , Lockheed Martin , BAE Systems , Northrop Grumman , and AECOM , etc. , with a large pool of aerospace engineers and recent college engineering graduates . SpaceX utilizes a high degree of vertical integration in the production of its rockets and rocket engines . SpaceX builds its rocket engines , rocket stages , spacecraft , principal avionics and all software in-house in their Hawthorne facility , which is unusual for the aerospace industry . Nevertheless , SpaceX still has over 3,000 suppliers with some 1,100 of those delivering to SpaceX nearly weekly . In June 2017 , SpaceX announced they would construct a facility on in Port Canaveral Florida for refurbishment and storage of previously-flown Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy booster cores . Development and test facility . SpaceX operates their Rocket Development and Test Facility in McGregor , Texas . All SpaceX rocket engines are tested on rocket test stands , and low-altitude VTVL flight testing of the Falcon 9 Grasshopper v1.0 and F9R Dev1 test vehicles were carried out at McGregor . The company purchased the McGregor facilities from Beal Aerospace , where it refitted the largest test stand for Falcon 9 engine testing . SpaceX has made a number of improvements to the facility since purchase , and has also extended the acreage by purchasing several pieces of adjacent farmland . In 2011 , the company announced plans to upgrade the facility for launch testing a VTVL rocket , and then constructed a half-acre concrete launch facility in 2012 to support the Grasshopper test flight program. , the McGregor facility had seven test stands that are operated `` 18 hours a day , six days a week '' and is building more test stands because production is ramping up and the company has a large manifest in the next several years . In addition to routine testing , Dragon capsules ( following recovery after an orbital mission ) , are shipped to McGregor for de-fueling , cleanup , and refurbishment for reuse in future missions . Launch facilities . SpaceX currently operates three orbital launch sites , at Cape Canaveral , Vandenberg Air Force Base , and Kennedy Space Center , and have announced plans for a fourth in Brownsville , Texas . SpaceX has indicated that they see a niche for each of the four orbital facilities and that they have sufficient launch business to fill each pad . The Vandenberg launch site enables highly inclined orbits ( 66–145° ) , while Cape Canaveral enables orbits of medium inclination , up to 51.6° . Before it was retired , all Falcon 1 launches took place at the Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site on Omelek Island . Cape Canaveral . Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Space Launch Complex 40 ( SLC-40 ) is used for Falcon 9 launches to low Earth and geostationary orbits . SLC-40 is not capable of supporting Falcon Heavy launches . As part of SpaceX 's booster reusability program , the former Launch Complex 13 at Cape Canaveral , now renamed Landing Zone 1 , has been designated for use for Falcon 9 first-stage booster landings . Vandenberg . Vandenberg Air Force Base Space Launch Complex 4 East ( SLC-4E ) is used for payloads to polar orbits . The Vandenberg site can launch both Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy , but can not launch to low inclination orbits . Post-launch landings will take place at the neighboring SLC-4W . Kennedy Space Center . On April 14 , 2014 , SpaceX signed a 20-year lease for Launch Pad 39A . The pad was subsequently modified to support Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy launches . SpaceX has launched 13 Falcon 9 missions from Launch Pad 39A and more recently the Falcon Heavy , on February 6 , 2018 . SpaceX intends to launch the first crewed missions to the ISS from Launch Pad 39A in December 2018 . Brownsville . In August 2014 , SpaceX announced they would be building a commercial-only launch facility at Brownsville , Texas . The Federal Aviation Administration released a draft Environmental Impact Statement for the proposed Texas facility in April 2013 , and `` found that 'no impacts would occur ' that would force the Federal Aviation Administration to deny SpaceX a permit for rocket operations , '' and issued the permit in July 2014 . SpaceX started construction on the new launch facility in 2014 with production ramping up in the latter half of 2015 , with the first launches from the facility no earlier than late 2018 . Real estate packages at the location have been named by SpaceX with names based on the theme `` Mars Crossing '' . Satellite prototyping facility . In January 2015 , SpaceX announced it would be entering the satellite production business and global satellite internet business . The first satellite facility is a 30,000 square foot ( 2800m2 ) office building located in Redmond , Washington . As of January 2017 , a second facility in Redmond was acquired with 40,625 square feet ( 3800m2 ) and has become a research and development lab for the satellites . In July 2016 , SpaceX acquired an additional creative space in Irvine , California ( Orange County ) to focus on satellite communications . Launch contracts . SpaceX won demonstration and actual supply contracts from NASA for the International Space Station ( ISS ) with technology the company developed . SpaceX is also certified for US military launches of Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle-class ( EELV ) payloads . With approximately 30 missions on manifest for 2018 alone , SpaceX represents over $ 12B under contract . COTS . In 2006 , NASA announced that SpaceX had won a NASA Commercial Orbital Transportation Services ( COTS ) Phase 1 contract to demonstrate cargo delivery to the ISS , with a possible contract option for crew transport . This contract , designed by NASA to provide `` seed money '' through Space Act Agreements for developing new capabilities , NASA paid SpaceX $ 396 million to develop the cargo configuration of the Dragon spacecraft , while SpaceX self-invested more than $ 500 million to develop the Falcon 9 launch vehicle . These Space Act Agreements have been shown to have saved NASA millions of dollars in development costs , making rocket development ~4-10 times cheaper than if produced by NASA alone . In December 2010 , the launch of the COTS Demo Flight 1 mission , SpaceX became the first private company to successfully launch , orbit and recover a spacecraft . Dragon was successfully deployed into orbit , circled the Earth twice , and then made a controlled re-entry burn for a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean . With Dragon 's safe recovery , SpaceX became the first private company to launch , orbit , and recover a spacecraft ; prior to this mission , only government agencies had been able to recover orbital spacecraft . COTS Demo Flight 2 launched in May 2012 , in which Dragon successfully berthed with the ISS , marking the first time that a private spacecraft had accomplished this feat . Commercial cargo . Commercial Resupply Services ( CRS ) are a series of contracts awarded by NASA from 2008–2016 for delivery of cargo and supplies to the ISS on commercially operated spacecraft . The first CRS contracts were signed in 2008 and awarded $ 1.6 billion to SpaceX for 12 cargo transport missions , covering deliveries to 2016 . SpaceX CRS-1 , the first of the 12 planned resupply missions , launched in October 2012 , achieved orbit , berthed and remained on station for 20 days , before re-entering the atmosphere and splashing down in the Pacific Ocean . CRS missions have flown approximately twice a year to the ISS since then . In 2015 , NASA extended the Phase 1 contracts by ordering an additional three resupply flights from SpaceX . After further extensions late in 2015 , SpaceX is currently scheduled to fly a total of 20 missions . A second phase of contracts ( known as CRS2 ) were solicited and proposed in 2014 . They were awarded in January 2016 , for cargo transport flights beginning in 2019 and expected to last through 2024 . Commercial crew . The Commercial Crew Development ( CCDev ) program intends to develop commercially operated spacecraft that are capable of delivering astronauts to the ISS . SpaceX did not win a Space Act Agreement in the first round ( CCDev 1 ) , but during the second round ( CCDev 2 ) , NASA awarded SpaceX with a contract worth $ 75 million to further develop their launch escape system , test a crew accommodations mock-up , and to further progress their Falcon/Dragon crew transportation design . The CCDev program later became Commercial Crew Integrated Capability ( CCiCap ) , and in August 2012 , NASA announced that SpaceX had been awarded $ 440 million to continue development and testing of its Dragon 2 spacecraft . In September 2014 , NASA chose SpaceX and Boeing as the two companies that will be funded to develop systems to transport U.S. crews to and from the ISS . SpaceX won $ 2.6 billion to complete and certify Dragon 2 by 2017 . The contracts include at least one crewed flight test with at least one NASA astronaut aboard . Once Crew Dragon achieves NASA certification , the contract requires SpaceX to conduct at least two , and as many as six , crewed missions to the space station . In early 2017 , SpaceX was awarded four additional crewed missions to the ISS from NASA to shuttle astronauts back and forth . US Defense contracts . In 2005 , SpaceX announced that it had been awarded an Indefinite Quantity ( IDIQ ) contract for Responsive Small Spacelift ( RSS ) launch services by the United States Air Force , which could allow the Air Force to purchase up to $ 100 million worth of launches from the company . In April 2008 , NASA announced that it had awarded an IDIQ Launch Services contract to SpaceX for up to $ 1 billion , depending on the number of missions awarded . The contract covers launch services ordered by June 2010 , for launches through December 2012 . Musk stated in the same 2008 announcement that SpaceX has sold 14 contracts for flights on the various Falcon vehicles . In December 2012 , SpaceX announced its first two launch contracts with the United States Department of Defense . The United States Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center awarded SpaceX two EELV-class missions : Deep Space Climate Observatory ( DSCOVR ) and Space Test Program 2 ( STP-2 ) . DSCOVR was launched on a Falcon 9 launch vehicle in 2015 , while STP-2 will be launched on a Falcon Heavy in 2018 . In May 2015 , the United States Air Force announced that the Falcon 9 v1.1 was certified for launching `` national security space missions , '' which allows SpaceX to contract launch services to the Air Force for any payloads classified under national security . This broke the monopoly held since 2006 by ULA over the US Air Force launches of classified payloads . In April 2016 , the U.S. Air Force awarded the first such national security launch , an $ 82.7 million contract to SpaceX to launch the 2nd GPS III satellite in May 2018 ; this estimated cost was approximately 40 % less than the estimated cost for similar previous missions . Prior to this , United Launch Alliance was the only provider certified to launch national security payloads . ULA did not submit a bid for the May 2018 launch . In 2016 the US National Reconnaissance Office said it had purchased launches from SpaceX - the first ( for NROL-76 ) took place on 1st May 2017 . In March 2017 SpaceX won ( vs ULA ) with a bid of $ 96.5 million for the 3rd GPS III launch ( due Feb 2019 ) . In March 2018 , SpaceX secured an additional $ 290 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to launch three next generation GPS satellites , known as GPS III . The first of these launches is expected to take place in March 2020 . Launch market competition and pricing pressure . SpaceX 's low launch prices , especially for communication satellites flying to geostationary ( GTO ) orbit , have resulted in market pressure on its competitors to lower their own prices . Prior to 2013 , the openly competed comsat launch market had been dominated by Arianespace ( flying Ariane 5 ) and International Launch Services ( flying Proton ) . With a published price of per launch to low Earth orbit , `` Falcon 9 rockets [ were ] already the cheapest in the industry . Reusable Falcon 9s could drop the price by an order of magnitude , sparking more space-based enterprise , which in turn would drop the cost of access to space still further through economies of scale . '' SpaceX has publicly indicated that if they are successful with developing the reusable technology , launch prices in the range for the reusable Falcon 9 are possible . In 2014 , SpaceX had won nine contracts out of 20 that were openly competed worldwide in 2014 at commercial launch service providers . Space media reported that SpaceX had `` already begun to take market share '' from Arianespace . Arianespace has requested that European governments provide additional subsidies to face the competition from SpaceX . European satellite operators are pushing the ESA to reduce Ariane 5 and the future Ariane 6 rocket launch prices as a result of competition from SpaceX . According to one Arianespace managing director in 2015 , it was clear that `` a very significant challenge [ was ] coming from SpaceX ... Therefore things have to change ... and the whole European industry is being restructured , consolidated , rationalised and streamlined . '' Jean Botti , Director of innovation for Airbus ( which makes the Ariane 5 ) warned that `` those who do n't take Elon Musk seriously will have a lot to worry about . '' In 2014 , no commercial launches were booked to fly on the Russian Proton rocket . Also in 2014 , SpaceX capabilities and pricing began to affect the market for launch of US military payloads . For nearly a decade the large US launch provider United Launch Alliance ( ULA ) had faced no competition for military launches . Without this competition , launch costs by the U.S. provider rose to over $ 400 million . The ULA monopoly ended when SpaceX began to compete for national security launches . At a side-by-side comparison , SpaceX ’ s launch costs for commercial missions are considerably lower at $ 62 million . In 2015 , anticipating a slump in domestic military and spy launches , ULA stated that it would go out of business unless it won commercial satellite launch orders . To that end , ULA announced a major restructuring of processes and workforce in order to decrease launch costs by half . In 2017 , SpaceX had 45 % global market share for awarded commercial launch contracts , the estimate for 2018 is about 65 % as of July 2018 .
Eleanor Spiess-Ferris . Eleanor Spiess-Ferris ( born July 3 , 1941 ) is an American symbolist painter cited as a significant surrealist , narrative figurative and feminist artist . Her numerous visual works display powerful influences of the Spanish and Native American cultures of Northern New Mexico , where she grew up . They often reference Penitentes ( New Mexico ) , retablos , Kachinas and Native American fetishes and frequently incorporate themes of feminist spirituality , Indo-European mythology and personal memory . Life . Spiess-Ferris was born on July 3 , 1941 , in Las Vegas , New Mexico and raised on a small farm there . Her mother , Harriette , descended from early Spanish settlers in the territory . Her father , Waldo Spiess , was an attorney of German/Irish/Mexican heritage who became Chief Justice of the New Mexico Appellate Court . She earned her BFA at University of New Mexico , Albuquerque and attended Chicago Art Institute . She married Chicago artist and toy designer Mike Ferris ( 1938– 2000 ) in 1962 . They had two children , artist Emil Ferris and Michael Ferris , Jr. , a New York sculptor married to New York artist Rosemarie Fiore . She and her husband lived briefly in Albuquerque and returned to Chicago in the late 1960s . Work . Spiess-Ferris has created a large body of widely shown works in oil , gouache and Conté crayon over a span of more than four decades , and have included ceramics in her later period . She populates her visual landscapes with human forms – often women , often truncated or morphed – integrated with vividly rendered , precise images of animals , plants and natural phenomena . Her works evoke and blend mythological , spiritual , psychological , environmental and feminist themes in dreamlike contexts . She draws deeply on her childhood in the high country of northern New Mexico – its landscape and ethnic cultures – where , as youngest of four siblings , she spent much of her playtime alone , exploring her parents ’ overgrown apple and plum orchard , observing transformative cycles of life . She plays with the ideas of Symbolist art by morphing figures of women into roots , trees , leaves and birds , yet diverts from them , keeping her figures subconsciously distant , always in the process of formation and evolution . Her work integrates elements of surrealism , symbolism and expressionism and cites Hieronymus Bosch , Paul Delvaux and James Ensor among disparate artists who have influenced her artistic development . Spiess-Ferris is a Figure Painting and Drawing instructor on the faculty of The Art Center of Evanston Illinois . Her works include poetry and short fiction much in the same surrealist-narrative vein as her visual art . She has received numerous major art awards and citations including Artist-in-Residence grants at Anchor Graphics and Paper Press , Chicago , Illinois Arts Council Fellowship Grant and a Vielehr Award from Art Institute of Chicago .
Beethoven and Mozart . Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart had a powerful influence on the work of Ludwig van Beethoven . They are said to have met in Vienna in 1787 , and Beethoven is said to have had a few lessons from Mozart . However , this is uncertain , as there is only one account of a meeting , and it is not contemporary . Beethoven knew much of Mozart 's work . Some of his themes recall Mozart 's , and he modeled a number of his compositions on those of the older composer . Beethoven 's years in Bonn . Beethoven was born in Bonn in 1770 , about 14 years after Mozart ( born Salzburg , 1756 ) . In 1781 , during Beethoven 's childhood , Mozart had moved from Salzburg to Vienna , the Austrian imperial capital , to pursue his career . While Bonn was politically and culturally affiliated to Vienna , Vienna was geographically even more remote than Salzburg , lying around 900km distant on the opposite side of German-speaking Europe . On a sketch leaf from about October 1790 Beethoven wrote down a brief C-minor passage in 6/8 meter , in two-staff piano score , and then wrote down these words , between the staves , about the little phrase : 'This entire passage has been stolen from the Mozart Symphony in C , where the Andante in six-eight from the ... ' ( he breaks off here ) . Then Beethoven writes the passage again just below and a little differently , on the same sketch page , and signs it 'Beethoven himself ' . The passage he thought he was quoting can not be traced to any Mozart symphony that we know . The Vienna visit . Beethoven visited Vienna early in 1787 , but accounts differ as to the exact dates . Cooper states that he arrived in early April and left about three weeks later . Haberl says that he arrived in January 1787 and departed in March or April , remaining in the city for up to weeks . There is evidence for this in the `` Regensburgische Diarium '' . Beethoven 's return to Bonn was prompted at least in part by his mother 's medical condition ( she died of tuberculosis in July of that year ) . His father was nearly incapacitated by alcoholism , and Beethoven had two younger brothers , so he may have needed to go home to help support his family . Beethoven made his appearance in Vienna as a youthful musician of promise in the spring of 1787 , but was only able to remain there a short time ; he was introduced to Mozart , and played to him at his request . Mozart , considering the piece he performed to be a studied show-piece , was somewhat cold in his expressions of admiration . Beethoven , noticing this , begged for a theme for improvisation , and , inspired by the presence of the master he revered so highly , played in such a manner as gradually to engross Mozart 's whole attention ; turning quietly to the bystanders , he said emphatically , `` Mark that young man ; he will make himself a name in the world ! '' In the spring of 1787 Beethoven visited Vienna . In the absence of documents , much remains uncertain about the precise aims of the journey and the extent to which they were realized ; but there seems little doubt that he met Mozart and perhaps had a few lessons from him . In Bonn Beethoven was being groomed to be Mozart 's successor by [ a group of influential nobles ] , who sent him to Vienna ... to advance that purpose . The sixteen-year-old Beethoven , however , was not yet ready to be on his own . At his father 's urging , the young virtuoso left Vienna ... and returned home in a state of despondency over his mother 's consumptive condition – and perhaps over a rejection by Mozart , who was preoccupied with his own affairs , including his worrisome financial condition , and may not have been able seriously to consider taking on another pupil , even one of great talent and backed by eminent patrons . Solomon goes on to enumerate other matters that kept Mozart preoccupied at the time : his father 's declining health , a visit to Prague , the beginnings of work on `` Don Giovanni '' , and the writing of `` a vast amount of other music '' . Moreover , Mozart already had a pupil living in his home , the nine-year-old Johann Nepomuk Hummel . A hypothesis compatible with all the documentary evidence except Jahn 's unsourced report is that Mozart and Beethoven simply never met . While it can not be determined whether Beethoven met Mozart , it does seem likely that he heard Mozart play . Beethoven 's student Karl Czerny told Otto Jahn that Beethoven had told him that Mozart ( whom Beethoven could only have heard in 1787 ) `` had a fine but choppy [ German `` zerhacktes '' ] way of playing , no `` ligato '' . '' Regardless of whether Beethoven met Mozart in Vienna , his 1787 visit there seems to have been the start of an unhappy time for him . `` The Grove Dictionary '' notes that his `` first surviving letter , to a member of a family in Augsburg that had befriended him on his way [ to Vienna ] , describes the melancholy events of that summer and hints at ... ill-health [ and ] depression . '' Shared experiences . Beethoven eventually returned to Vienna in 1792 , the year after Mozart 's death . His early years in Vienna include many experiences similar to Mozart 's own in the preceding years , and he became closely acquainted with some of Mozart 's associates . In particular , like Mozart , Beethoven early established a strong reputation as keyboard performer , was mentored by Joseph Haydn , and was patronized by Countess Maria Wilhelmine Thun . Beethoven was also patronized by Baron van Swieten , in whose home he played the works of Baroque masters , just as Mozart had done . Like Mozart , Beethoven traveled ( in 1796 ) to Prague , Dresden , Leipzig , and Berlin in the company of Prince Lichnowsky . On the Prague phase of his journey , Beethoven composed an extended concert aria for the noted soprano Josepha Duschek , as Mozart had done on his visit in 1789 . By the early 19th century Beethoven was a focus of Emanuel Schikaneder 's attention ; the impresario sponsored the sketch phases of Beethoven 's intended opera `` Vestas Feuer '' , just as he had been the impetus for Mozart 's `` The Magic Flute '' . ( Beethoven eventually abandoned `` Vestas Feuer '' in favor of `` Fidelio '' . ) Influence of Mozart on Beethoven . Mozart 's influence was apparent in the works of Beethoven even after his death . For example , Beethoven copied a passage from Mozart 's 40th Symphony into the sketchbook he was using when he composed his Fifth Symphony , the third movement of which opens with a theme similar to one from the Mozart . Charles Rosen sees Mozart 's C minor Piano Concerto , K. 491 , as a model for Beethoven 's 3rd Piano Concerto in the same key , the Quintet for Piano and Winds , K. 452 , for Beethoven 's quintet for the same instruments , Op . 16 , and the A major String Quartet , K. 464 , for Beethoven 's A major String Quartet Op . 18 No . 5 . Robert Marshall sees Mozart 's Piano Sonata No . 14 in C minor , K. 457 , as the model for Beethoven 's `` Pathétique '' Sonata , Op . 13 , in the same key . Quite late in his career Beethoven paid homage to Mozart by making a quotation from `` Don Giovanni '' ( the opening notes of Leporello 's aria ‘ Notte e giorno faticar ’ ) the basis of the 22nd of the Diabelli Variations .
Terazije Theatre . Theatre on Terazije ( ) is a Broadway-style theatre located in Belgrade , Serbia . Located in Terazije square , it is the only theatre in Serbia which exclusively produces musicals and has produced the Serbian versions of `` Chicago '' , `` Kiss Me , Kate '' , and many more . Due to its reconstruction , which started in 2003 and ended in 2005 , it is also one of the most up-to-date and technologically advanced theatres in Serbia . History . The Theatre on Terazije was opened in 1949 , with an actors ' ensemble as well as ballet , choir and orchestral ensembles . The building of the Terazije theatre in the same named area in Belgrade ’ s city centre was created by Georgije Samoylov , a Russian immigrant who completed his studies at the University of Belgrade 's Faculty of Architecture . In 1990 Serbia , then known as Yugoslavia became a world pariah due to the dictatorship of Slobodan Milošević . At the end of 1991-92 season , The theatre was closed in order to undergo long overdue reconstruction . The ensemble had temporarily relocated to the cultural institution `` Vuk Karadžić '' , with expectations that they would return to the reconstructed building within two seasons . However , due to the ethnic conflicts in the former Yugoslavia during the 1990s , the theatre lost most of its funding and produced small musicals in difficult conditions . In 2000 , when a political change occurred in Serbia and it was once again accepted into world organisations , the project of reconstructing old , out of date theatres in Belgrade began . In 2003 it was the theatre on the Terazije that finally came under reconstruction . Reconstruction . On 28 September 2003 the reconstruction of the Terazije began . The theatre was in a very bad shape having its underneath levels flooded and its performance hall in a nearly derelict state . The company Partnet Engineering devised the new look which cost the city authorities nearly 740 million Serbian dinars . The reconstruction included investment into new technology and a performance hall which would be comparable to Broadway theatres . The new theatre was opened on the 6th of July , 2005 with a complete new look . The luxurious new theatre became extremely appealing to Belgraders . Finally the city had an all-exclusive musical theatre it lacked for 13 years . Popularity boom . After the opening of the reconstructed theatre a new generation of actors became involved at the Theatre on Terazije . Singers/actors such as Ivana Knežević , Ivan Bosiljčić , Jelena Jovičić , Slobodan Stefanović , Miroljub Turajlija , Milan Antonić , Sloboda Mićalović and many others bought a resurgence in popularity to musicals in Serbia . The high quality of technical resources has also increased the theatre ’ s popularity with most musicals receiving rave reviews from critics for acting , singing and stage . The theatre on Terazije has brought many adaptations from Broadway to Serbia . Currently the theatre is constantly booked out and those wanting to see a play must book their tickets well in advance to see a play . The theatre has its own orchestra and choir . One of the theaters most successful actors , Milenko Zablaćanski died in 2008 in a car crash , Terazije Theatre pull down all performances where Milenko was playing , and in his honor , named small scene , `` Cabaret scene `` Milenko Zablaćanski '' .
Mappia racemosa . `` Mappia racemosa '' is a species of plant in the Icacinaceae family . It is found in Cuba , the Dominican Republic , Guatemala , Haiti , Jamaica , Panama , and Puerto Rico . It is threatened by habitat loss .
Maragaret Kennix . Margaret Kennix ( ? -1585 ) was a Dutch empiric that practiced medicine in London . Personal details . Margaret Kennix was an unlicensed medical practitioner during the Elizabethan Era in London . She had her own medical practice from the years 1571-1585 . Margaret was not native to London , and she was known as a Dutch empiric that practiced medicine . It is believed that she lived on the street Old Seacole Lane in London . Career and difficulties . Margaret Kennix dealt with issues regarding her authority to practice medicine in London . She particularly dealt with the Royal College of Physicians that had a strong presence in the city of London . The Royal College of Physicians was one of the main governing bodies of medicine . King Henry VII established it as a Royal Charter in 1918 . The college attempted to put a complete stop to Margaret 's medical practice . Margaret Kennix turned to the royal family for help after the College had consistently attempted to shut down her practice entirely . Margaret knew that having someone in the royal family vouching for her was very beneficial . Queen Elizabeth I informed the College in 1581 of her support for Margaret Kennix . Sir Francis Walsingham informed the College of Queen Elizabeth 's support for Margaret , and he listed two separate reasons as to why she should be allowed to practice medicine . The first reason was , `` God has given her a special knowledge to the benefit of the poorer sort '' . He also informed the college that her family , `` wholly depend on the exercise of her skill '' . This was due to Margaret 's husband not being able to work . The College responded to this act of support with a resounding and stout answer . The writer for the College said that Margaret Kennix was an , `` outlandish , ignorant , sorry woman '' . The College also suggested that allowing Margaret Kennix to practice medicine would set a harmful standard and would be breaking the `` Holsome Lawes '' that prevent medical practices foreign to the College . The College believed her `` weakness and insufficiency '' were enough to warrant such a response . The final decision of the College is unknown .
Mie Sørensen . Mie Sørensen ( born 21 . May 1994 ) is a Danish handball player who plays for Molde HK .
Geography of Alberta . Alberta is a Canadian province . Located in Western Canada , the province has an area of and is bounded to the south by the U.S. state of Montana along 49° north for ; to the east at 110° west by the province of Saskatchewan for ; and at 60° north the Northwest Territories for . The southern half of the province borders British Columbia along the Continental Divide of the Americas on the peaks of the Rocky Mountains , while the northern half borders British Columbia along the 120th meridian west . Terrain . Alberta is a fertile province , as the southern portion of its surface consists chiefly of plains that are almost entirely treeless . As the slopes of the Rocky Mountains to the west are reached , more trees are found until in the foothills of the mountains , bodies of forest timber occur . Trees also become more numerous in the northern part of the province , until in the region north of the North Saskatchewan River continuous forests are met with again . From the southern boundary line for 2.5° north the prairie is dry , but of good soil , which grows excellent crops when irrigated . North of this region , the surface of the province is of the most fertile soil , with ordinary rainfall sufficing for agriculture . Alberta also has large oil reserves , especially in the Athabasca Oil Sands in the north of the province . The appearance of the prairie section of the province is that of undulating grasslands , with rounded sloping ridges covered with shorter grasses , which serve for the support of large herds of beef cattle . The wooded portions of the terrain are dotted with clumps and belts of trees of moderate size , giving them a park-like appearance . In winter it is continuously very cold , but this is occasionally reduced by a warm wind from the west , known as the Chinook . Mountains . The Caribou Mountains are not part of the Canadian Rockies , but are located in the northern Alberta , constituting an elevated plateau in the northern plains . They reach an altitude of 1,030 m , almost 700 m higher than the surrounding area . While not considered mountains , the Cypress Hills , located in southern Alberta , on the Saskatchewan border , constitutes the highest point between the Rocky Mountains and Labrador . They reach a maximum elevation of 1,468 m , 600 m above the surrounding prairie . Water . With the exception of the southern section , the province of Alberta may be said to be well watered . Rising from numerous valleys on the Alberta declivity of the Rocky Mountains between the international boundary line and 52° north are streams which unite to form the Oldman River , and farther north the Bow River . Running eastward these two rivers unite about 112° west , and flow on under the name of the South Saskatchewan River . North of 52° north many small streams unite to form the Red Deer River , which flowing southeastward joins the South Saskatchewan near 110° west . Between 52° and 53° north rises the great river , the North Saskatchewan . It receives a southern tributary , the Battle River , which joins it about 108° west . Pursuing their courses eastward the North and South Saskatchewan rivers unite in the Saskatchewan River ( Cree , rapid-flowing river ) , which finds its way to Lake Winnipeg , and thence by way of Nelson River to Hudson Bay . It is one of the mightiest rivers of the continent . At Mount Athabasca , there is an unusual occurrence where the water flows either to the Pacific Ocean on the western slope , the Arctic Ocean on the northeast , and the Atlantic Ocean on the southeast . In the northern part of the province , between 53° and 54° north , all the waters of Alberta flow toward the Arctic Ocean . Starting at Mount Athabasca , the Athabasca River runs north and empties into Lake Athabasca near 58° north . North of 56° north flows through and from the Rocky Mountains as the Peace River . After descending northeastward to within a few miles of Lake Athabasca , it is met by a stream emerging from that lake . The united river carrying down the waters of the Athabasca slope is called the Slave River , which , passing through Great Slave Lake , emerges as the great Mackenzie River , which falls into the Arctic Ocean . Alberta thus gives rise to the two great rivers , the Saskatchewan and the Mackenzie . While a number of fresh water , or in some cases brackish , lakes each less than 260 km² ( 100 mi² ) in extent are situated in Alberta , two of more considerable size are found . These are Lake Athabasca , 7898 km² ( 3085 mi² ) in extent , of which the greater part is in the province of Saskatchewan , and the other Lesser Slave Lake 1,160 km² ( 600 mi² ) in area . Climate . As Alberta extends for approximately from north to south , it is natural that the climate should vary considerably between parallels of 49° and 60° north and also between approximately 110° and 120° west . It is also further influenced by the different altitudes found in the province . In general , Alberta 's climate is dry , due to the rain shadow effect of the Rocky Mountains and Pacific Coast Ranges to the west , and continental , due to its distance from any large body of water . Southern Alberta . Most of Southern Alberta east of the Rockies and outside of the Cypress Hills , especially Palliser 's Triangle , is a dry steppe , with most locations having an annual average precipitation of 280-430mm . Under the Köppen climate classification , most places in Southern Alberta are either semi-arid ( Köppen climate classification `` '' BSk '' '' ) , or humid continental ( Köppen climate classification `` Dfb '' ) ( it should be noted that the `` humid '' designation denotes that these climates do not meet the criteria to be semi-arid , not that they necessarily have high humidity levels ) . Most places in Southern Alberta that fall under the `` humid continental '' classification are close to the borderline between semi-arid and humid continental . This region has the hottest summer temperatures in Alberta and quite cold winters though chinook winds ameliorate the cold winter temperatures temporarily when they pass over . The natural vegetation of this region is mainly dry mixedgrass prairie , grading to mixedgrass prairie , and then fescue prairie as precipitation increases with higher altitude and/or latitude . This area is prone to drought and farming here is not successful without significant irrigation . Central Alberta . Central Alberta has a dry continental climate , with most places falling under the humid continental classification ( Köppen climate classification `` Dfb '' ) , though some areas in the southeast of this region , close to the border with Saskatchewan around Oyen , are semi-arid ( Köppen `` BSk '' ) . Precipitation levels here are generally higher than in Southern Alberta , though the driest areas of Alberta , around Empress , are in Central Alberta . This region generally has cooler temperatures than Southern Alberta in both summer and winter , due to the decreased amount of solar radiation received , and the lower frequency of chinooks blowing through the region . After Southern Ontario , Central Alberta is the region in Canada most likely to experience tornadoes . Most of Central Alberta is covered by aspen parkland , but the driest areas have mixedgrass and even dry mixedgrass prairie , while the wetter and/or cooler areas are covered in mixed boreal forest . The wetter parts of this region , around Edmonton , have some of the most fertile land in the Canadian Prairies . Northern Alberta . Northern Alberta is the coldest region of Alberta , with most places having a subarctic climate ( Köppen climate classification `` Dfc '' ) though some areas in the south of this region , as well as much of the Peace River Country , have a humid continental climate ( Köppen climate classification `` Dfb '' ) . Winters in Northern Alberta are long , very cold , and harsh , while summers are short and warm . Precipitation levels are generally lower than Central Alberta and similar to Southern Alberta , but lower evapotranspiration results in there being greater effective precipitation than Southern Alberta . Natural vegetation in Northern Alberta consists primarily of mixed and coniferous taiga , with aspen parkland in the Peace River Country . With the exception of the Peace River Country , this region is generally quite poor for agriculture . Rocky Mountains and Cypress Hills . Lower elevations of the Rocky Mountains and all but the highest elevations of the Cypress Hills have a humid continental climate ( Köppen climate classification `` Dfb '' ) . These areas have snowy but mild winters due to the warming effect of chinook winds , and cool summers due to their high elevation . As altitude increases and the subalpine zone is reached , this grades into a subarctic climate ( Köppen climate classification `` Dfc '' ) , with much harsher winters and even cooler summers . Above the tree line , an alpine/polar climate ( Köppen climate classification `` ET '' ) prevails . Conditions this high are even colder and very windy . Precipitation is higher in these elevated regions than elsewhere in Alberta , and this supports forests of lodgepole pine and trembling aspen mixed with fescue grasslands in the montane areas , Engelmann spruce and subalpine fir forests in the subalpine zone , and heather , sedges and mountain avens in the alpine zone above the tree lines .
EmiSunshine . EmiSunshine or Emilie Sunshine Hamilton ( born June 8 , 2004 ) is an American country music singer/songwriter from Madisonville , Tennessee , who captured the nation 's attention through her viral social media presence . Her performance of Jimmie Rodgers ’ “ Blue Yodel No . 6 ” was posted on YouTube in 2014 and has become a viral hit with over 1 million views that gained attention from the `` Today '' show ( NBC ) and Music Row . Her new YouTube series , `` Americana Corner '' , featured Holly Williams for its debut episode and earned a feature story in `` Rolling Stone 's '' , `` Rolling Stone Country '' section . Career . EmiSunshine released her first single , `` Oh Mary , Where Is Your Baby ? '' in 2014 and a year later released her next single `` I Am Able . '' She released a full-length CD , `` Black Sunday '35 '' when she was 9 years old . Emi performs about 150 shows a year across the country . She has performed twice on Marty Stuart ’ s Late Night Jam at the Ryman Auditorium during CMA Music Fest and has had 16 performances at the Grand Ole Opry .
Spruce Grove Saints . The Spruce Grove Saints are an ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League . They play in Spruce Grove , Alberta , Canada at the Grant Fuhr Arena , capacity 1,259 . History . The Saints franchise is perhaps the most storied in the history of Canadian Junior A hockey . The only franchise remaining from the inception of the AJHL in 1963 , the team began as the Edmonton Movers , merged with the Edmonton Maple Leafs to become the Edmonton Mets as of the 1972–73 season , then relocated to Spruce Grove as the Spruce Grove Mets as of the 1974–75 season . After three years in Spruce Grove , the franchise relocated again to nearby St. Albert to become the St. Albert Saints as of the 1977–78 season . After 27 years in St. Albert , arena issues allowed the franchise to return to Spruce Grove as the Spruce Grove Saints as of the 2004–05 season . Over 50 former players have gone on to play in the NHL , including Mark Messier , Stu Barnes , Mike Comrie and Steve Reinprecht . During its first stint in Spruce Grove , the Mets won the Centennial Cup 1975 as Canadian Jr. A national champions . The franchise also captured four more AJHL championships during its time in St. Albert . Season-by-season record . `` Note : GP = Games played , W = Wins , L = Losses , T/OTL = Ties/Overtime losses , Pts = Points , GF = Goals for , GA = Goals against '' Western Canada Cup . Western Canada Championships ** `` BCHL – OJHLAJHL- SJHL – MJHL – Host '' ** Round robin play with 1st vs 2nd – winner advance to National Championship & loser to Runner Up Game3rd vs 4th in 2nd semi-final winner to Runner Up game loser eliminated . Runner Up game determines 2nd representative to National Championship.Competition began 2013 season and ended following 2017 playoffs .
Aduri , Bam . Aduri ( , also Romanized as Ādūrī ) is a village in Howmeh Rural District , in the Central District of Bam County , Kerman Province , Iran . At the 2006 census , its population was 120 , in 34 families .
Jurinus Janse van Rensburg . Lieutenant-General Jurinus ( Rinus ) Janse van Rensburg is a former South African military commander . He joined the South African Military Health Service in 1972 and commanded it , as Surgeon-General , from 2000 to 2005 . He served as Chief of Corporate Staff from 1 August 2005 until his retirement in 2010 . Early life . He was born on 7 January 1952 in Murraysburg , in the Karoo and matriculated at Paarl Boys ' High School in 1969 . He joined the Defence Force in 1970 and was stationed at 1 Maintenance Unit at Lenz . It was during this period that he decided to study medicine and so commenced medical studies at the University of Pretoria . Military career . After completing his degree in 1976 he became a medical officer at 1 Military Hospital . In 1980 he was transferred to the then South African Medical Service Headquarters as the Senior Operational Officer , and during the same year was transferred to the then South West Africa Medical Command , Sector 10 , as a medical officer . In 1983 he became the SO2 Medical Training Command . He was appointed to his first command position in 1986 , when he became the Officer Commanding of the then South West Africa Medical Command . In 1989 he was promoted to the rank of Brigadier General and became the General Officer Commanding of 1 Military Hospital . In 1994 he was transferred back to the SAMHS Headquarters as Chief of Staff Planning until he was appointed Chief of Medical Force Application in 1997 . On 1 October 2000 he succeeded the late Lt Gen Davidson Masuku , as the Surgeon General of the SANDF , a position he held until 31 July 2005 . He was appointed Chief of Corporate Staff on 1 August 2005 . Awards and Decorations . He became a Knight of St John in 2001 .
Anton Grundel . Anton Grundel ( born March 5 , 1990 ) is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for Färjestad BK of the Swedish Hockey League ( SHL ) .
Nago Castle . is a Ryukyuan `` gusuku '' in Nago , Okinawa . It was built in the 14th century and served as the home of the Aji of Nago Magiri . In 1416 , the army of Chūzan , led by Shō Hashi , attacked and captured the castle during the invasion of Hokuzan .
Tony Mochama . Tony Adam Mochama ( born 9 May 1975 ) is a Kenyan poet , writer , author and a senior journalist at the Standard Media Group Kenya . Mochama is a three-time winner of the Burt Awards for African Young Adult Literature and he is also a recipient of Miles Morland Writing Scholarship . Education . Mochama attended Catholic Primary School and graduated in 1993 from the Starehe Boys ’ Centre founded by the late Geoffrey Griffin who spotted his creative talent . He studied Law at the University of Nairobi from 1997 until 2001 before shifting his focus to creative writing and journalism . He attended Herzen University Summer Literary Seminars to hone his creative writing between 2003-2006 . Career . In the early 2003 , Mochama began to work for ‘ eXpression Today , ’ a bi-weekly newspaper dedicated mostly to the issues of press freedom . He was also a freelance correspondent for The Nation Newspapers handling human interest features as well as theatre and book reviews . In the same year , he moved to Standard Media Group ( SMG ) where he became a senior writer and now runs four weekly columns . He has published up to ten books including `` A Jacket for Ahmet '' ( 2017 ) and `` 2063 – Last Mile Bet , Afro-futuristic '' ( 2018 ) . Mochama is the Secretary General of PEN ( Kenya ) , an association of writers and subsidiary of PEN International . He was a Kenyan delegate at the 82nd PEN Congress , Ourense Spain in 2016 . He attended the summer program scholarship under the Summer Literary Seminars ( SLS ) to study creative writing at the Herzen University , Saint Petersburg , Russia in classes run by creative writers such as George Saunders . Mochama would attend three more SLS seminars between 2004 – 2006 , to perfect his craft in both prose and poetry . He was a resident poet at the Ca ’ Foscari University , Venezia , Italy in 2013 . He has also visited Canada , London , Portugal and Germany under different literary activities as a speaker , reader and facilitator . Court Case . In 2014 , Mochama was alleged of sexually assaulting the Asian-Kenyan poet and feminist activist Shailja Patel . Prof. Wambui Mwangi led the public uproar , which permeated Twitter for days , following the accusation . Later the Nairobi CID overturned the case by officially concluding it as both malicious and an afterthought . Mochama sued Shailja Patel and Prof. Wambui Mwangi in an ongoing lawsuit for four million in punitive damage to his reputation under the Civil Suit number 399 of 2015 .
Muffie Meyer . Muffie ( Marion ) Meyer is an American director , whose productions include documentaries , theatrical features , television series and children ’ s films . Films that she directed are the recipients of two Emmy Awards , CINE Golden Eagles , the Japan Prize , Christopher Awards , the Freddie Award , the Columbia-DuPont , and the Peabody Awards . Her work has been selected for festivals in Japan , Greece , London , Edinburgh , Cannes , Toronto , Chicago and New York and she has been twice nominated by the Directors Guild of America . Biography . Meyer was born in New York City and raised in Chicago . She graduated from the Chicago Lab School , Grinnell College and received an MFA from New York University ’ s film school . Meyer got her start as an assistant editor on the Oscar-winning documentary `` Woodstock '' ( 1970 ) . Her early editing credits include `` The Lords of Flatbush '' ( 1974 ) , starring Sylvester Stallone and Henry Winkler , and `` The Groove Tube '' ( 1974 ) , starring Chevy Chase , a film precursor to `` Saturday Night Live '' . Along with Ellen Hovde and Lynzee Klingman , she edited `` Gilda Live '' ( 1980 ) , starring Gilda Radner , directed by Mike Nichols . Meyer worked with pioneering `` cinema verité '' documentarians Albert and David Maysles and was one of the directors and editors of `` Grey Gardens '' ( 1975 ) , the critically acclaimed documentary that was released theatrically in 1976 and was eventually released on DVD by The Criterion Collection . In 2010 , it was selected by the Library of Congress to join the National Film Registry In 1978 , Muffie Meyer and Ellen Hovde formed Middlemarch Films , Inc. As Middlemarch , they produced and directed a variety of series and specials for PBS , most of which were written and co-produced by Ronald Blumer . One was the Emmy Award-winning film , `` An Empire of Reason '' . Hosted by Cokie Roberts , it featured performances by Mario Cuomo , Ed Koch , Walter Cronkite , John Chancellor , William F. Buckley , Andrea Mitchell , Phil Donahue , Forrest Sawyer , Robert MacNeil , Al Roker , and many others . Meyer also co-directed ( with Ellen Hovde ) `` Enormous Changes at the Last Minute : Virginia 's Story '' , a feature film for ABC , based on stories by Grace Paley . The film was written by Oscar nominee John Sayles , and starred Emmy Award-winning actress Ellen Barkin , Oscar nominee David Strathairn , Ron McLarty , and Kevin Bacon . While a number of the films Middlemarch ’ s productions focus on the founding of America ( including the Peabody Award-winning mini-series , `` Liberty ! The American Revolution '' , and Emmy award winning `` Benjamin Franklin '' , their documentary subjects have also included science , medicine , and the arts . Notable among them are : `` The Crash of 1929 '' , a one-hour program for `` American Experience '' which traces the `` New Era '' of prosperity that ends with the great stock market crash of 1929 ; `` Behind the Scenes '' , a 10-part series for children on the arts , hosted by Penn and Teller , and featuring celebrated British artist David Hockney , Tony Award-winning director Julie Taymor ( `` The Lion King '' ) , jazz legend Max Roach , choreographer David Parsons , and `` The Simpsons '' creator Matt Groening ; `` American Photography – a Century of Images '' , a three-hour series about the impact of photography on America in the 20th century ; `` Dancing '' , two programs in the international series on dance ; `` The New Medicine '' , a two-hour special about the humanistic practice of medicine ; `` Saving the National Treasures '' , a NOVA special about the National Archives ’ restoration of the Declaration of Independence ; `` Alexander Hamilton '' , a two-hour documentary for `` American Experience '' , starring Tony Award-winner Brían F. O ’ Byrne ; `` Dolley Madison '' , a feature-length documentary for `` American Experience '' , starring Tony Award-nominee Eve Best and Tony Award-winner Jefferson Mays . Meyer is a member of the Directors Guild of America . She has been a guest lecturer at Harvard , Yale , Princeton , New York University , the New York Bar Association , The New School and other colleges and universities . She has also produced videos for corporate clients such as Kodak , Morgan Stanley , Sullivan & Cromwell , Harvard University , Johnson and Johnson , Corning Glassworks , Scholastic , McMillan McGraw-Hill , and American Financial Services Association . Meyer is married to Ronald Blumer . They have a daughter , Emma , and live in New York City . Awards and honors . 2011 , The Cinema Eye Honors for Nonfiction Filmmaking Legacy Award presented to the filmmakers of `` Grey Gardens '' at the Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria , New York . The event was broadcast on the Documentary Channel . 2012 , Best Documentary , Nickel Independent Film Festival for `` The Lost Bird Project '' 2010 , Library of Congress Selects Grey Gardens for National Film Registry 2006 , The FREDDIE Awards : International Health and Medical Media Award for `` The New Medicine '' . 2003 , Primetime Emmy Award , Outstanding Non-fiction Special for `` Benjamin Franklin '' 1997 , George Foster Peabody Award for Excellence in Broadcast Journalism for `` Liberty ! The American Revolution '' 1997 , The Christopher Award for `` Liberty ! The American Revolution '' . 1997 , Nomination , Directors Guild of America Award for `` Liberty ! The American Revolution '' . 1995 , The Christopher Award for `` Discovering Women : Earth Explorer '' . 1993 , The Japan Prize , International Education Program Contest for `` Behind the Scenes '' 10-part TV series . 1989 , Cine Golden Eagle Film & Video Competition for `` An Empire of Reason '' . 1989 , Best of Festival , Athens Film Festival & Gold Camera , US Film Festival . 1988 , Emmy Award , Outstanding Arts/Cultural/Historical Programming for `` An Empire of Reason '' . 1988 , Nomination , Directors Guild of America Award , Documentary/ Actuality category for `` An Empire of Reason '' . 1981 , Cine Golden Eagle Film & Video Competition for `` Mr. Preble Gets Rid of His Wife '' ( based on the James Thurber short story , the film aired on HBO , PBS and the BBC ) . 1978 , Columbia-DuPont Award for Excellence in Broadcast Journalism for Six American Families : The Burks of Georgia
Hoher Brendten . Hoher Brendten is a mountain in Bavaria , Germany .
Valandaran . Valandaran ( , also Romanized as Valandarān ; also known as Valyandoran ) is a village in Peyghan Chayi Rural District , in the Central District of Kaleybar County , East Azerbaijan Province , Iran . At the 2006 census , its population was 170 , in 34 families .
Pyrausta ignealis . `` Pyrausta ignealis '' is a moth in the family Crambidae . It was described by George Hampson in 1899 . It is found on New Guinea ( Fergusson Island ) and Australia , where it has been recorded from Queensland .
Rafael Font Farran . Rafael Font Farran ( 26 May 1912 , Sitges , Barcelona Province , Spain - 19 November 2003 in Auxerre Burgundy , France ) was a Spanish politician and journalist . Font Farran was instrumental in founding the Catalan left-wing party Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya ( ERC ) , but shifted to the Spanish left-wing POUM party on the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War . He was imprisoned in 1937 and fled to France at the end of the war . He became active in French as well as Spanish left-wing politics and was a member of the Fourth International . He wrote a Marxist history of Spain , a history of Catalan nationalism , and a book of memoirs . 1928-1931 . In 1928 , Rafael Font Farran was the editor and founder of a student magazine in Barcelona , `` L ’ Estudiant '' . After its fourth issue , this magazine was banned by Miguel Primo de Rivera ’ s dictatorship , to which it was opposed . In 1929 , Font Farran , one of the leaders of the opposition to this dictatorship in University of Barcelona , was one of the founders of a student left-wing organization , Esquerra Universitària . He was also a founding member of a catalanist youth organization , Palestra , in April 1930 . In May 1930 , he joined Estat Català , Francesc Macia i Llussa ’ s political party . In August 1930 , he published his first book , `` Paraules de Joventut '' , a political essay . He was the youngest speaker at the Conference of the Catalan left-wing parties , which , in Barcelona from 17 to 19 March 1931 , gave rise to the Catalan political party ERC ( Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya ) , of which Font Farran was a founder . Immediately after the proclamation of the `` Catalan Republic '' by Macià , president of the ERC , Font Farran participated , in the night of 14 April 1931 , in the defense of the headquarters of the Catalan Government in Barcelona , because the ERC feared that the building could be attacked by Spanish troops . A few weeks later , Font Farran joined the Barcelona daily newspaper `` L ’ Opinió '' , the central organ of the ERC , in which he was responsible for international news . 1932-1933 . In the spring of 1932 , there was a long controversy between Font Farran and Joan Peiró Belis , editor of `` Solidaridad Obrera '' - daily newspaper of the anarcho-syndicalist confederation CNT - with three articles written by Font Farran in `` L'Opinió '' and four articles by Peiró in `` Solidaridad Obrera '' . During the summer of 1932 , in Madrid , Font Farran was private secretary to the member of the Parliament of Spain Lluís Companys i Jover , one of the leaders of the ERC and future president of Catalonia . At the beginning of 1933 , Font Farran was one of the leaders of a project of a new youth organization , `` Joventut Esquerrista '' , inside ERC . In October 1933 , he was one of the founders of the PNRE , a Catalan political party born out of a split with the ERC , and also one of the founders of the `` Provisional Committee '' of the youth organization of the PNRE . This project aimed to set up a new youth organization in rivalry with the JEREC ( Joventuts de Esquerra Republicana Estat Català ) , which Font Farran considered to be fascistic , but the directors of the ERC decided that the JEREC would continue to be the only youth organization of the party . In December 1933 , after the victory of the Spanish right-wing parties in the legislative election in November 1933 , Font Farran published a new political essay , `` La crisi de les esquerres '' , in which he called upon the disunited Catalan left-wing parties to recover their “ cohesion ” . 1934-1936 . During the catalanist uprising on 6 October 1934 , Font Farran participated again , as in 1931 , in the defense of the headquarters of the Catalan Government in Barcelona , which the Spanish troops seized in the morning of 7 October . Font Farran was arrested and imprisoned , but he was finally discharged . After the victory of the Spanish left-wing parties in the legislative election in February 1936 , he was recruited by the Catalan Government for its CGOP , Catalan police headquarters , in which Font Farran was responsible for the censorship of foreign publications distributed in Catalonia , because as Font Farran explained the Catalan Government did not want to “ alarm '' public opinion about rumors of a military coup against the Spanish Republic . Shortly after the beginning of the Spanish Civil War in July 1936 , Font Farran resigned from the CGOP and joined the left-wing and anti-Stalinist party POUM and its daily newspaper `` La Batalla '' . During the Spanish Civil War , Font Farran worked as a journalist for `` La Batalla '' , central organ of the POUM . In his book Homage to Catalonia , George Orwell , author of 1984 , says he read `` La Batalla '' at the time when he fought in the ranks of the POUM . 1937-1939 . On 16 June 1937 , Andreu Nin i Pérez , leader of the POUM , was arrested by Catalan police , which was in those days at the beck and call of Stalin ’ s representatives . Font Farran as Nin ’ s counsel went to the CGOP to ask after Nin . In the CGOP , he was almost arrested , but managed to escape . Some time later , as a counsel for Nin ’ s wife , Olga Pavlova Taareva , Font Farran lodged at Barcelona court-house a complaint which , he said , raised the possibility of an arbitrary arrest `` or a kidnapping ” . Later , in the summer of 1937 , he opened in Barcelona a law firm for the defense of the imprisoned POUMist militants , and rented offices for it in his name . These offices were used by the POUM , which was prohibited and underground . In October 1937 , Font Farran was arrested in Barcelona while distributing a POUM leaflet protesting against the death of a POUMist militant . He was incarcerated in the Modelo prison of Barcelona in the `` second gallery , '' where POUMist prisoners were gathered together . He was elected `` president '' of this second gallery . In this gallery , where many POUMist militants , Spanish or foreigners , were imprisoned , Orwell would probably have been imprisoned too if he had not escaped from an arrest in Barcelona . But some time later , Font Farran was transferred to a convict prison , a hundred kilometers from Barcelona , the `` labor camp No . 3 '' , in the village of Els Omells de na Gaia . Subsequently , he was tried in Barcelona by the `` Special Court of espionage and high treason '' of Catalonia , which sentenced him to six years in prison because of his membership of the POUM . In January 1939 , with other prisoners evacuated from the Modelo prison of Barcelona , he fled to Northern Catalonia at the end of the Spanish civil war . In Catalonia under French administration , he was imprisoned in the camp of Saint-Cyprien , but he escaped a few days after his arrival . He then lived in Belgium for about a year . The 1940s . Following the German offensive in May 1940 , he was transferred , with other exiles in Belgium , to the camp of Gurs , in South West of France , where , again , he was able to escape after a few weeks . Shortly after , in Paris , he joined the French Resistance against the German occupying forces , in the ranks of PCI ( Parti Communiste Internationaliste ) . In 1943 , he left this party - renamed meantime CCI ( Comité communiste Internationaliste pour la Quatrième Internationale ) , of whose central committee he was a member - and he joined the POI ( Parti ouvrier internationaliste ) , the French section of the Fourth International . Within the POI , he was one of the leaders of the GTE , which gathered together the Spanish members of the Fourth International . From 1943 on , he was the representative of Spain in the European Secretariat of the Fourth International . As a member of this European Secretariat , he was one of the main organizers of the difficult merger of the POI and the CCI in March 1944 . He was also one of the Spanish delegates , with Eduardo Mauricio Ortiz , at the European Conference of the Fourth International in February 1944 in Picardy , and at the Second International Conference of the Fourth International in Paris in March 1946 . Second half of the twentieth century . In 1951 , he disagreed with the strategy of entryism launched by the Fourth International and he worked for several years on a project to form an anti-Stalinist Spanish communist party , in association with the former Stalinist leader José del Barrio Navarro and with the financial support of Tito 's Yugoslavia . A few years later , he re-joined the POUM and , in the spring of 1961 , he became a member of its Executive Committee . But in 1962 he disagreed with the party line and resigned from this Executive Committee and finally left the POUM . The following year , after twenty-four years of exile , he returned to Spain , where he began to publish articles in the weekly magazines Tele/Estel and L ’ Eco de Sitges . In 1956 , he was recruited by the Agence France Presse , where , until his retirement in 1977 , he worked as a journalist on the Spanish-language editorial staff , in Paris . Font Farran wrote his memoirs under the title `` Anys agitats '' ( `` Stirring Years '' ) . His eldest son , Rafael Font Vaillant , published in 2014 a biography of his father .
Melicope bonwickii . `` Melicope bonwickii '' is a tree in the citrus family Rutaceae . Description . `` Melicope bonwickii '' grows up to tall . The flowers are pink or occasionally white . The fruits are roundish to obovoid and measure up to long . In Indonesia the bark is locally used to treat leech bites . Distribution and habitat . `` Melicope bonwickii '' grows naturally in Java , Borneo , the Philippines , New Guinea and Australia . In Malaysian Borneo its habitat is forests from sea-level to altitude .
UCI Track Cycling World Championships . The UCI Track Cycling World Championships are the set of world championship events for the various disciplines and distances in track cycling . They are regulated by the Union Cycliste Internationale . Before 1900 , they were administered by the UCI 's predecessor , the International Cycling Association ( ICA ) . Current events include : time trial , keirin , individual pursuit , team pursuit , points race , scratch race , sprint , team sprint , omnium and madison . Women 's events are generally shorter than men 's . Events which are no longer held include the motor paced events and tandem events . History . World championships were first held in 1893 , in Chicago , under the ICA . They were for amateurs . Separate professional races were held from 1895 , in Cologne . Amateurs and professionals competed in separate events until 1993 , after which they raced together in `` open '' races . Championships are open to riders selected by their national cycling association . They compete in the colours of their country . The winner of ICA championships received a gold medal . The UCI awards a gold medal and a rainbow jersey to the winner . Silver and bronze medals are awarded to the second and third place contestants . World champions wear their rainbow jersey until the following year 's championship , but they may wear it only in the type of event in which they won it . Former champions can wear rainbow cuffs to their everyday jerseys . World track championships are allocated to different countries each year . They are run by that country 's national cycling association , although the top referees ( President of the Commissaire 's panel - PCP , Secretary , Starter , and Judge Referee ) are International Commissaires appointed by the UCI .
Thrissur ( Assembly constituency ) . Thrissur Assembly Constituency is a legislative assembly constituency in the Indian state of Kerala .
Jozef Lenárt . Jozef Lenárt ( 3 April 1923 – 11 February 2004 ) was a Slovak politician who was Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia from 1963 to 1968 . Life and career . Born in Liptovská Porúbka , Slovakia , he graduated from a chemistry high school and worked for the Baťa company . He became a member of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia ( `` KSČ '' ) and of the Communist Party of Slovakia ( `` KSS '' ) . Lenart was a member of the federal parliament ( whose name changed several times ) from 1960 to 1990 , and was Speaker of the Slovak National Council from 1962 to 1963 . He was also a member from 1971 to ( ? ) 1990 . He served as Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia between 1963 and 1968 . Although ethnically Slovak , he became a Czech citizen after the country split in 1993 . On the basis of insufficient evidence , on 23 September 2002 Lenárt was acquitted of treason charges ( along with his co-defendant Miloš Jakeš ) , related to his handling ( or lack thereof ) of the Prague Spring events in 1968 . He was accused of attending a meeting at the Soviet embassy in Prague on the day after the 1968 Warsaw Pact invasion , planning to establish a new `` workers and farmers ' '' government . Jozef Lenárt was one of the most resilient figures in Czechoslovakia 's communist hierarchy , occupying one post or another in the leadership for no less than a quarter of the century . That achievement was all the more remarkable because his career at the top straddled a succession of regimes and several abrupt changes in policy . He died in Prague in 2004 .
Toropetsky District . Toropetsky District ( ) is an administrative and municipal district ( raion ) , one of the thirty-six in Tver Oblast , Russia . It is located in the west of the oblast and borders with Kholmsky District of Novgorod Oblast in the north , Andreapolsky District in the east , Zapadnodvinsky District in the south , Kunyinsky District of Pskov Oblast in the southwest , Velikoluksky District of Pskov Oblast in the west , and with Loknyansky District of Pskov Oblast in the northwest . The area of the district is . Its administrative center is the town of Toropets . Population : 20,526 ( 2010 Census ) ; The population of Toropets accounts for 63.4 % of the district 's total population . Geography . The area of the district is divided between the drainage basins of the Kunya River ( a tributary of the Lovat River ) and the Daugava River , known in Russia as the Western Dvina . It thus fully belongs to the drainage basin of the Baltic Sea . The rivers in the northern part of the district flow to the Kunya , which itself crosses the district . The principal tributaries of the Kunya within the district are the Oka and the Serezha ( both right ) . The Western Dvina makes a stretch of the border with Zapadnodvinsky District ; the biggest tributary within the district is the Toropa ( right ) . Toropetsky District also contains the western part of the lake district south of the Valdai Hills . The biggest lakes within the district are Lake Kudinskoye and Lake Solomennoye . History . Presumably in 1167 , Toropets became the center of the Principality of Toropets , which was subordinate to the Principality of Smolensk . The first prince of Toropets was Mstislav the Brave . In the 14th century , the area joined the Grand Duchy of Lithuania , and in the 16th century ( most notably , after the Battle of Vedrosha , 1503 ) it moved to the Grand Duchy of Moscow . In the course of the administrative reform carried out in 1708 by Peter the Great , the area was included into Ingermanland Governorate ( known since 1710 as Saint Petersburg Governorate ) . In 1727 , separate Novgorod Governorate was split off . Toropets was included into Velikiye Luki Province . In 1772 , as a result of the First Partition of Poland , Inflanty Voivodeship and eastern Belarus were transferred to Russia . In order to accommodate these areas , Pskov Governorate was created , and Velikiye Luki was transferred to Pskov Governorate . The town of Opochka was made the administrative center of the governorate . Pskov Governorate has proven to be too big to be administered properly , and in 1776 , the decree of the empress , Catherine the Great , was issued . It divided the governorate into Pskov and Polotsk Governorates . Pskov was made the administrative center of Pskov Governorate , and the area remained in Pskov Governorate . In 1777 , Pskov Governorate was transformed into Pskov Viceroyalty , which was administered from Novgorod by Jacob Sievers . In 1796 , the viceroyalty was abolished , and on 31 December 1796 the emperor Paul I issued a decree restoring Pskov Governorate . The area belonged to Toropetsky Uyezd of Pskov Governorate . On August 1 , 1927 Pskov Governorate was abolished , and Leningrad Oblast was established . Toropetsky Uyezd was abolished as well , and Toropetsky District , with the administrative center in Toropets , was established . It belonged to Velikiye Luki Okrug of Leningrad Oblast . On June 17 , 1929 , the district was transferred to Western Oblast . On August 1 , 1930 the okrugs were abolished , and the districts were subordinated directly to the oblast . On January 29 , 1935 Kalinin Oblast was established , and Toropetsky District was transferred to Kalinin Oblast . Between Autumn 1941 and Winter 1942 , during World War II , the district was occupied by German troops . On August 22 , 1944 , the district was transferred to newly established Velikiye Luki Oblast . On October 2 , 1957 , Velikiye Luki Oblast was abolished , and Toropetssky District was transferred back to Kalinin Oblast . In 1990 , Kalinin Oblast was renamed Tver Oblast . On August 1 , 1927 Bologovsky District with the administrative center located in the selo of Bologovo was established as well . The district was a part of Velikiye Luki Okrug of Leningrad Oblast , and on June 17 , 1929 with the rest of the okrug it was transferred to Western Oblast . On September 20 , 1930 the district was abolished and split between Kholmsky and Leninsky Districts . On June 1 , 1936 Seryozhinsky District with the administrative center located in the selo of Bologovo was established . The district was a part of Kalinin Oblast . On August 23 , 1944 it was transferred to Velikiye Luki Oblast , and on October 2 , 1957 it was transferred back to Kalinin Oblast . On January 12 , 1960 Seryozhinsky District was abolished and split between Leninsky and Toropetsky Districts . Another district established on June 1 , 1936 was Ploskoshsky District with the administrative center located in the selo of Ploskosh was established . The district was a part of Kalinin Oblast . On August 23 , 1944 it was transferred to Velikiye Luki Oblast , and on October 2 , 1957 it was transferred back to Pskov Oblast . On July 29 , 1958 the district was transferred from Pskov to Kalinin oblast . On January 12 , 1960 Ploskoshsky District was abolished and merged Toropetsky District . In February 1963 , during the abortive administrative reform by Nikita Khrushchev , Leninsky District was merged into Toropetsky District . On January 12 , 1965 Andreapolsky District was established in the areas which previously belonged to Toropetsky and Ostashkovsky Districts . Industry . There are enterprises of chemical , metallurgical , textile , and food industries , most of which are located in Toropets . Agriculture . The main agricultural specialization of the district is cattle breeding with meat and milk production . There are also farms producing pork , as well as one farm raising weasels and sables for fur . Transportation . The railway connecting Bologoye with Velikiye Luki crosses the district from east to west . Toropets is the main railway station within the district . There is infrequent passenger traffic . The M9 highway connecting Moscow with Riga also crosses the southern part of the district . A paved road branches off from M9 , running via Toropets to Kholm and further to Staraya Russa . Culture and recreation . The district contains 98 cultural heritage monuments of federal significance ( 66 of them in Toropets ) and additionally 68 objects classified as cultural and historical heritage of local significance ( 30 of them in Toropets ) . The federal monuments include plenty of buildings in the historical center of Toropets , as well as the Ascencion Church in the village of Baranets ( 19th century ) , the Dormition Church in the selo of Dopsho ( 1771 ) , the Saint Nicholas Church in the selo of Metlino ( 18th century ) , the Saint Demetrius Church in the village of Nishevitsy ( 1765 ) , the wooden Intercession Church in the selo of Pokrovskoye ( 19th century ) as well as the ensembles of former estates in the selos of Mikhaylovskoye , Podgorodneye , Khvorostyevo , Chistoye , and Znamenskoye , and a number of archaeological monuments . There are a number of museums in the district , which include the Toropets District Museum , the Museum of the History of Photography , the house-museum of Patriarch Tikhon ( Tikhon , in the future the Patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church , lived here as a child for ten years ) , all of them are located in Toropets . In the selo of Volok , there is a museum of Elizaveta Dmitriyeva-Tomanovskaya , a feminist and a secretary of Karl Marx .
Bernard J. Liska . Bernard J. Liska ( May 31 , 1931-November 11 , 2002 ) was an American food scientist who was involved in the creation of the Food Science Department at Purdue University in West Lafayette , Indiana . He also served as President of the Institute of Food Technologists in 1984-85 and was scientific editor of the `` Journal of Food Science '' from 1970 to 1981 . Early life and career . A native of Hillsboro , Wisconsin , Liska earned his B.S. , M.S . and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Wisconsin–Madison . After earning his Ph.D. , he joined the faculty at the University of Florida as an assistant professor of dairy science before joining Purdue University as an assistant professor of food science in 1959 . Career at Purdue . Liska joined Purdue in 1959 , and was named director of the Food Science Institute in 1968 . He then became director of the Agriculture Experiment Station in 1975 , and Dean of the School of Agriculture in 1980 . During his tenure as dean , Liska strengthened the basic sciences of the school , before stepping down in 1985 . The Department of Food Science was established during Liska 's tenure in 1983 . He remained at Purdue as Professor of Food Science until his 1997 retirement . Research interests . Liska 's research focused on food chemistry , food microbiology , and sanitation . All told , he would have 95 papers published in ten different journals . Professional service . Liska was a member of the American Dairy Science Association , American Dietetic Association , and Institute of Food Technologists , among others . His greatest service was with the latter , where he served as President in 1984-85 and was scientific editor of the `` Journal of Food Science '' from 1970 to 1981 . Death . Liska died in Houston , Texas on November 11 , 2002 .
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at Abilene . Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at Abilene ( TTUHSC Abilene ) is a branch campus of Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center ( TTUHSC ) located in Abilene , Texas . The campus has a school of pharmacy and a school of nursing , The School of Pharmacy opened on August 12 , 2007 . Classes are held in a Spanish-themed building , constructed at a cost of US $ 15.5 million . The initial enrollment of 40 grew to 160 by fall of 2011 . As of 2012 , the school had 19 faculty members . The Julia Jones Matthews Department of Public Health is based out of the TTUHSC Abilene campus .
Camp Gaston . Camp Gaston , sometimes called Fort Gaston is a former U. S. Army camp , that was located 3 miles west of the old original course of the Colorado River south of modern Palo Verde , California in Imperial County , California , near Milpitas Wash Road . It was 80 miles ( 130 km ) up river from Fort Yuma , and was active between 1859 and 1867 . Camp Gaston on the Colorado River is not to be confused with the Fort Gaston , located in the Hoopa Valley Indian Reservation on the Trinity River in Northern California from 1859 to 1892 . The northern Fort Gaston was for a short time officially designated as Camp Gaston from 1866 to early 1867 before being re-designated as Fort Gaston . History . Camp Gaston was first established in April 1859 , as an advance base for two companies of the 6th Infantry , part of the 2nd Mohave Expedition during the Mohave War . Subsequently it remained as an outpost of Fort Yuma , intermittently until 1867 . It was located along the Colorado River in what is now the Palo Verde Valley , 80 miles by steamboat up the Colorado River from Fort Yuma and 45 miles by land , on the west bank of the river in California .
Robert Osborne-Smith . Brigadier Robert Edward Osborne-Smith DSO OBE ( 18 July 1908–13 December 1972 ) was a Jersey born British Army officer and Indian cricketer . Cricket career . He played one first-class cricket match for the Indian Army against Northern India in the 1934/35 Ranji Trophy . He had earlier played twice for the Egypt national cricket team against HM Martineau 's XI , and later played for the British Army cricket team against Australia in 1938 . Military career . A few minutes later , Osborne-Smith was severely wounded by a shell splinter in the leg , and he had to be evacuated . He was awarded a DSO in March 1945 ( when his place of residence was given as Tettenhall , Staffordshire ) and retired as a Brigadier on 19 July 1960 .
Newlander Apartments . The Newlander Apartments are a historic apartment building in Albuquerque , New Mexico . Originally built as a single-family house around 1910 and expanded via a number of additions , it is notable as a well-preserved example of the small boarding houses and apartment buildings that housed much of Albuquerque 's working-class population in the early 20th century . The building is listed in the New Mexico State Register of Cultural Properties and the National Register of Historic Places . History . Originally a single-family house , the Newlander Apartments were built around 1910 in the Atlantic and Pacific Addition , which at the time was the western fringe of the city . Around 1912 the house was bought by John Newlander , the operator of a planing mill which he then relocated to the adjoining lot on Iron Avenue . By 1916 , his wife Lula had converted the house to a four-unit apartment building . The apartments were typical of the small boarding houses and apartment buildings , mainly converted single-unit dwellings , that served Albuquerque 's working-class inhabitants in the early 20th century . Multiple additions at the rear of the building gradually increased the number of apartments to 14 by 1946 . Between 1932 and 1941 , the apartments operated under the name Fifield Apartments . The building continued to function as apartments into the 1990s , although its condition deteriorated . Eventually it was purchased by the city for redevelopment and has since been restored . The property was added to the New Mexico State Register of Cultural Properties in 1999 and the National Register of Historic Places in 2000 . Architecture . The Newlander Apartments are two and a half stories in height with a hip roof , exemplifying the `` hipped box '' style . The front of the building has a full-width , two-story porch with turned wood supports and balustrades and bracketed cornices . The asphalt-shingled roof is punctuated by four dormers , one on each side . The rear dormer has a shed roof and the other three are gable roofed . The interior has a central hall plan with high ceilings and many original details .
Veronika Kudermetova . Veronika Eduardovna Kudermetova ( ; born 24 April 1997 in Kazan ) is a Russian tennis player . Career . Kudermetova has won two WTA 125K series doubles titles , as well as four singles and 16 doubles titles on the ITF Women 's Circuit . On 15 October 2018 , she reached her best singles ranking of world No . 112 , and on 29 January 2018 , her career-high doubles ranking of No . 55 . Playing for Russia at the Fed Cup , Kudermetova has a win–loss record of 0–2 . She made her debut in February 2014 , losing to Australia 's Samantha Stosur in straight sets in their World Group first-round tie . Partnering Evgeniya Rodina , Kudermetova won her first $ 50,000 tournament at the 2013 Kazan Summer Cup , defeating Alexandra Artamonova and Martina Borecká in the final . Her Grand Slam debut , she had at the 2017 Australian Open .
Colotis subfasciatus . `` Colotis subfasciatus '' , the lemon tip or lemon traveller , is a butterfly of the family Pieridae . It is found in the Afrotropic ecozone . The habitat consists of savannah and `` Brachystegia '' woodland . The wingspan is 45–52 mm in males and 48–55 mm in females . There are distinct seasonal forms . The adults fly year-round in warm areas , peaking from March to June . The larva feed on `` Boscia albitrunca '' .
Tilfi . Tilfi is a handmade Eritrean clothing , with cross-like stitching around the chest area , neck , and wrist . Some women include small button-like silver or 24-karat gold around the designs . It comes with an extra material that also has intricate stitching that is wrapped around the head and shoulders . Tilfi is a traditional pattern of banarasi attires .
John L. Bascom . John Luman Bascom ( November 6 , 1860 – January 1 , 1950 ) was born in Farmersburg , Iowa , the son of John Sanburn Bascom and Phoebe Spencer . He was an Iowan lawyer and politician . A member of the Republican Party , he was elected three times to the Iowa House of Representatives , representing the Dickinson County district ( House District 97 ) and serving from January 8 , 1907 to January 12 , 1913 . He was educated at the Northern Indiana Normal School ( now Valparaiso University ) in Valparaiso , Indiana , studying science and law . He was admitted to the Iowa bar in 1888 and worked in law and real estate . He married Winifred Yorker in 1904 , from which union produced four children , three daughters and one son . Bascom is buried at the Okoboji Cemetery in Arnolds Park , Iowa .
King Tom . King Tom was the Temne ruler of the land where the Province of Freedom , Sierra Leone was first located . He was described by John C. Lettsome as `` a very fine fellow , so far as dress goes , for he generally has variegated bright colours ; his hat is immenesely large , and the whole flap covered with gold lace , of which he is very proud . His palace is , however equal to a hut . '' Lettsome also stated that he was at one time father-in-law of Henry Smeathman .
Libellula semifasciata . `` Libellula semifasciata '' , the painted skimmer , is an uncommon eastern North American skimmer dragonfly , found from New Brunswick , Canada as far south as Texas and Florida . It is a medium-sized species , at long . Each wing is amber coloured at the base and wing tip and has several brown spots . The abdomen has a lateral strip that is white anteriorly and yellow posteriorly .
United States presidential election in Vermont , 1856 . The 1856 United States presidential election in Vermont took place on November 4 , 1856 , as part of the 1856 United States presidential election . Voters chose five representatives , or electors to the Electoral College , who voted for president and vice president . Vermont voted for the Republican candidate , John C. Frémont , over the Democratic candidate , James Buchanan , and the Know Nothing candidate , Millard Fillmore . Frémont won the state by a margin of 57.12 % . With 77.96 % of the popular vote , Vermont would be his strongest victory in the Union in terms of percentage in the popular vote . Frémont 's victory also started the long streak of Republican presidential candidate victories within the state of Vermont , which would n't be broken until 108 years later in 1964 .
List of windmills in Anglesey . This is a list of windmills in Anglesey , Wales . Locations . There were 49 windmills in Anglesey . Notes . Mills in bold are still standing , known building dates are indicated in bold . Text in `` italics '' denotes indicates that the information is not confirmed , but is likely to be the case stated .
Terunori Masuho . ( born Tokyo , 29 January 1972 ) is a former rugby union player who played as a wing and former Kobelco Steelers coach . Biography . Masuho was educated at Shokutoku Elementary School , Johoku High School , as well Waseda University . He started playing rugby at Johoku High School and took part to a tour in Scotland as captain for the Japan high school national team during his third year in high school . After going to Waseda University , in 1991 , Masuho was called up in the Japan national team at 19 years and 3 months , becoming at the time the youngest player of the Japanese national team in the post-war period , debuting against USA at Chicago , on 4 May . He won the second place in the University championship while studying abroad . In 1994 , he joined Kobe Steel and was active as a central player since his first year in the team . In the 1995 Rugby World Cup , he was bashed by the media as one of the responsibles for the defeat against New Zealand , but after that , he was feeling about being overweight since his college days , later , he got in shape , regaining his original physique and then returned to the national side . In 1999 , Masuho was appointed captain for Kobe Steel . Between 1999 and 2000 , he achieved two consecutive victories in the Japan Company Rugby Football Championship . He also played the 1991 and the 1999 Rugby World Cups . After retiring from his player career in 2004 , Masuho was appointed coach for Kobelco Steelers . In 2012 , Masuho worked as general manager and advisor of Waseda University RFC resigning in 2015 , to then coach the women 's rugby sevens club Rugirl 7 , from which he resigned at the end of February 2017 . Since 2013 , Masuho was appointed ambassador for the 2019 Rugby World Cup , conducting public relations activities and spreading the World Cup success nationwide .
WQMS . WQMS is an AM radio station licensed to Quitman , Mississippi . It operates with 1,000 watts during daytime hours only on 1500 kHz . As of July 12 , 2018 , the station is dark .
Recorded In Hollywood . Recorded In Hollywood was an independent American record label specializing in rhythm and blues , active from the late 1940s to the end of the 1950s , which issued several sides by artists significant to the genre . John Dolphin operated the label out of his record shop , before selling it to Starday 's Don Pierce . Pierce changed the name to Hollywood Records and began releasing re-issues . History . The label was formed by John Dolphin as Dolphin 's of Hollywood , and the first issues appeared in 1948 . Operations for Recorded In Hollywood , including recording and pressing , were initially an extension of Dolphin 's record store located in the South Central section of Los Angeles where Vernon Avenue and Central Avenue intersect . The name was intended to appeal to African Americans , who were largely excluded from entering Hollywood itself . Red Callender served as director of artists and repertoire . Despite releasing several successful recordings , by 1953 the label was in significant financial trouble , and it was sold to Don Pierce of Starday Records . Pierce then changed the name to Hollywood Records . Pierce found near immediate success with Linda Hayes and her song `` Take Me Back '' , which sold 150,000 copies . Dolphin also introduced Pierce to Jack Lauderdale of Swing Time Records . It was through this contact that Pierce acquired the rights to several earlier Swing Time recordings . As a result , Hollywood sold Christmas records by Lowell Fulson and Charles Brown , which moved tens of thousands of copies on a perennial basis . Recorded In Hollywood came to an agreement with Decca Records in January 1954 , in which a share of Recorded In Hollywood 's output would be released on that major label . Hollywood also issued the first Ray Charles LP from his early Swingtime sessions . Pierce ran Hollywood Records until his retirement . Although Pierce was president of Starday Records simultaneously , the two labels were run independently from each other . Hollywood ceased operations in 1959 . Recorded in Hollywood was acquired by Roy Sharp in the 1960s and then sold to Tom Ficara in the 1980s . Genre . Primarily the output of Recorded In Hollywood was Rhythm and Blues , blues , and some jazz , pop and gospel . The label 's main success was with African-American vocal groups . However , other material such as country was also occasionally issued .
Cryptosara . `` Cryptosara '' is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae .
Lichenophanes fasciculatus . `` Lichenophanes fasciculatus '' is a species of horned powder-post beetle in the family Bostrichidae . It is found in North America .
Ready to Fly ( The Verlaines album ) . `` Ready to Fly '' is an album released by The Verlaines in 1991 by record label Slash Records . Track listing . All songs written by Graeme Downes .
Renault Fluence . The Renault Fluence is a medium sedan produced by the French automaker Renault . The car was produced until 2016 at the Oyak-Renault plant in Bursa , Turkey , and it still is produced in Santa Isabel , Argentina , for the Latin American market and in Busan , South Korea , for the Asia-Pacific market . On 12 July 2016 , Renault unveiled the successor to the Fluence , initially for the European market , the Megane Sedan IV . Design . Revealed in August 2009 , the Fluence is based on the Nissan C platform but it is sized between the compact family saloon C segment and the upper-medium segment . The Mégane range featured a `` three box '' notchback sedan variant until 2008 , but this was never a big seller and when , at the end of that year , the Mégane III was introduced , there was no notchback version available . It is the gap in the range left by the removal of this model from the FrancoSpanish assembled Mégane range that the Fluence fills in those markets in the company 's western European heartland , such as France , Italy , Belgium , Ireland and , since August 2010 , Germany , where Renault offers it . The Renault Fluence is also badged as Renault Samsung SM3 . The Renault Samsung car was first presented at the Seoul Motor Show in April 2009 , and the rebadged Renault Fluence went on sale in November 2009 . The model has first been offered with two petrol engines : a 1.6 litre and a 2-litre that can get an optional CVT . The diesel variant is equipped with a 1.5 litre dCi engine , offered in , and versions , fitted with Diesel particulate filter , and with the version fitted with Renault 's new dual clutch transmission , called EDC ( Efficient Dual Clutch ) . A Renault Sport version has been offered in Argentina and Brasil , named Fluence GT , using a 2.0 litre engine named Renault TCe 180 mated to a 6-speed manual gearbox . The Curb weight for the 1.5 litre dCi starts from & gasoline engines 1.6 litre , 2 litre starts from . Facelift . As of 2012 , the Renault Fluence was facelifted , unveiled during the Istanbul Motor Show ; with the new Renault corporate grille , standard projector style headlights and a few minor changes . In 2015 , the facelifted model was advertised with a new light cluster at the rear , including LED brake lights Fluence Z.E.. Renault revealed an electric version of the Fluence at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show . This is one of the vehicles in the Renault Z.E . program of electric vehicles . At the same show , the Israeli company Better Place announced the Renault Fluence Z.E . would be the first electric car with a switchable battery available on the network of battery swap charging stations that it is developing in Israel . The Fluence Z.E is outfitted with a 22 kWh lithium-ion battery which allows a total all-electric range of , with speeds up to . Sales of the Fluence Z.E . are scheduled for 2011 in Israel , Denmark and the rest of Europe , and for 2012 in the rest of the world such as Asia . At the end of 2013 , Renault announced that the Fluence Z.E . ceased to be manufactured in Turkey . It is produced with the Renault Samsung badge for the Asia and Pacific region only . Fluence GT . In November 2012 , Renault presented a new version of the Fluence in partnership with engineers from Renault Sport from France , as well as engineers from Brazil and Argentina . The project focus was to offer the first Renault Sport product developed out of France to enthusiasts and customers who were looking for something more than the available mid-range sedans until that date for Brazil and Argentina markets , notably customers who were willing to have more performance without compromising final price budget . Based on the Privilège version , with all equipment and options , the GT version received special attention to suspension ( springs and dampers ) and the same engine and gearbox offered in the Megane GT for Europe . The engine is commercially designated TCe180 ( Turbo Control Efficiency ) , which refers to the 2.0F4Rt engine family tuned with at 5500 rpm and of torque at 2250 rpm . The engine has a displacement of 1998 cc , with a bore of 82.7 mm and stroke of 93 mm . Compression ratio is 9,5:1 . It features sequential multipoint fuel injection . The engine weighs approx . and has pistons , linking rods and crankshaft reinforced , nitrile-cooled exhaust valves . The turbo is a Mitsubishi TD04-10T , wastegate twin-scroll unit to reduce lag . The gearbox is a Pk4-17 6-speed manual , 3-shaft synchronized , hydraulic actuated unit that weighs . The interior received a digital speedometer , leather sport seats and aluminum pedals . It was produced from November 2012 until July 2014 in the phase 1 project . Later , there was a phase 2 project designated Fluence GT2 , but it was only offered in Argentina . There are 3 external colors available : `` Branco Glacier '' ( solid ) , `` Vermelho Fogo '' and `` Preto Nacré '' ( both metallic ) . It can accelerate from 0-100 km/h ( 62 mph ) in 8 seconds and top speed is limited to . Concept . In 2004 , Renault presented a 2+2 concept coupé , named Fluence and designed by then Renault chief designer Patrick le Quément , with a length similar to that of the Renault Laguna . It was shown on June 4 , 2004 , at the `` Louis Vuitton Car Elegance Classic '' in England , and at the Mondial de l'Automobile 2004 . The Fluence uses Valeo LED headlights that are angled according to the steering wheel position . An ingenious aspect of the Fluence 's exterior design is its V shaped rear that gives access to the trunk in an unconventional way ; an articulated piston mounted in the centre of the trunk lid slides the back up into the roof . The inside of the trunk is upholstered with `` Margaux Red '' cloth and has a volume of 396 dm³ . In the interior , every seat is fixed to a single rail ; the arm rests on the doors are also fixed to a rail , and are enclosed to the adjustment of the seats . The dashboard is similar to the one of the Renault Talisman . It has a joystick so the driver can access different functions of the vehicle and view them on a retractable LCD screen . Several brands , including Michelin and Recaro , were involved with the development of the Fluence . Michelin contributed tires with PAX technology ( similar to Runflat ) , BS tooling manufactured the 22 inch aerodynamic alloy wheels , and Recaro developed the seats . Middle East & North Africa . The Renault Fluence went on sale in the GCC countries such as the United Arab Emirates as a 2011 model . Imported from Korea , there are two engines available , the 1.6 litre with a manual or CVT , and a 2.0 litre with a CVT . Egypt . Renault–Nissan group put the HR16DE engine in the Fluence sold in Egypt , which produces connected to a CVT gearbox . China . Since Renault 's return to China in 2009 , it offers the Korea sourced Fluence . Mexico . In Mexico , Renault sells the Korea sourced Fluence with three trim levels . All of them use a 2.0 L engine with an option of a manual six speed gearbox or automatic CVT transmission . Malaysia . The Fluence is assembled in Malaysia by TC Euro Car . It is equipped with a 2.0 litre engine and the automatic CVT transmission .
Nea ( given name ) . Nea and Neea are Finnish female given names . The name has been in the Finnish Almanac since 1995 , but the name has been considerably in use much earlier . At the end of 2015 according to the Population Register Center , approximately 7,140 women have been named Nea and 3,110 women have been named Neea . Nea and Neea are shortened versions of Linnea which is a female given name of Swedish origin . The name Linnea is linked to the famous 18th-century Swedish scientist Carl Linnaeus , who was ennobled as Carl von Linné later in life . August 3 is the official name day for Nea , Neea , Linnea and Vanamo .
Roy station . Roy station is a FrontRunner commuter rail station in Roy , Utah , United States . It is operated by the Utah Transit Authority ( UTA ) . Description . The station is located at 4155 South Sandridge Drive on approximately 20.5 acres of land and is accessed from 4000 South ( SR-37 ) at 2300 West . Unlike nearly all other stations served by the `` FrontRunner '' , the station is located in a primarily residential area . The station has a free Park and Ride lot with about 500 parking spaces available . The station is located within the Quiet Zone , so trains do not routinely sound their horns when approaching public crossings within this corridor . The inaugural `` FrontRunner '' train departed the station southbound at 8:30 am on April 26 , 2008 . The station is operated by Utah Transit Authority . All of UTA 's TRAX and `` FrontRunner '' trains and stations , streetcars and streetcar stops , and all fixed route buses are compliant with Americans with Disabilities Act and are therefore accessible to those with disabilities . Since not all `` FrontRunner '' passenger cars are wheelchair accessible , signage at the stations , on the passenger platforms and on the passenger cars clearly indicate accessibility options . In addition , each train has one or more Train Hosts available to provide assistance as may be needed , including the placement of ramps for wheelchair boarding . In accordance with the Utah Clean Air Act and UTA ordinance , `` smoking is prohibited on UTA vehicles as well as UTA bus stops , TRAX stations , and `` FrontRunner '' stations '' . `` FrontRunner '' . On weekdays the `` FrontRunner '' has about twenty-three round trips between Ogden and Provo ( through Salt Lake City ) and about five more round trips between Ogden and Downtown Salt Lake City . On Saturdays there are only nineteen round trips between Ogden and Provo . Trains run hourly from about 4:30 am to just after midnight on weekdays ( with additional half hour runs for the morning and evening commutes ) . Saturdays have hourly runs from about 6:00 am to 2:30 am Sunday morning . Since August 2013 the `` FrontRunner '' does not run on Sundays or holidays . Each weekday , service is extended to Pleasant View Station with two trains picking up ( no dropping off ) passengers early in the morning and two more trains picking up and dropping off passengers in the evening . Train schedule . On weekdays the first northbound `` FrontRunner '' train to the next station ( the Ogden Intermodal Transit Center ) leaves the Roy Station at about 5:15 am and the first southbound train ( to the Provo Station ) also leaves at about 5:15 am . The last northbound train leaves at 12:28 am ( early the next morning ) and the last southbound train leaves at 11:17 pm . However , the last southbound train only goes as far south as the Salt Lake Central Station ; the last train to the Provo Station leaves at 10:47 pm . The first , last , and only trains that go as far north as the Pleasant View Station leave at 6:17 pm and 7:17 pm . On Saturdays the first northbound train leaves at about 7:45 am and the first southbound train leaves at about 8:15 am . The last northbound train leaves at 12:47 am ( early Sunday morning ) and the last southbound train leaves at 1:17 am ( early Sunday morning ) . However , the last southbound train only goes as far south as Salt Lake Central Station ; the last train to Provo Station leaves at 11:17 pm .
Liberty Building ( Des Moines , Iowa ) . The Liberty Building is a historic building located in downtown Des Moines , Iowa , United States . It has been a downtown landmark since 1923 . The Liberty Building is located at the SW corner of 6th Avenue and Grand Avenue in the heart of downtown Des Moines . The building was originally home to Bankers Life Insurance & WHO ( AM ) Radio . Designed by the prominent Des Moines architectural firm of Proudfoot , Bird & Rawson , the 12-story building rises to a height of . The building consists of retail , office and residential spaces . In 2008 , Nelson Construction and K.C . Holdings completely rehabilitated the building . Shiffler Associates Architects designed the remodel . There is office space available on floors 4,5 , and 6 , and storefront space on the 1st floor . The building currently houses a gym and fitness center on the 1st and 2nd floor and a bank on the second and third floors . It is connected to the Des Moines Skywalk system . Currently , the Liberty building is housing Hyatt Place Hotel , designed by Slingshot Architecture , as well as condos on several floors . First Hospitality Group and Baker Group own the building . It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010 .
Wolfgang Fink . Wolfgang Fink is a German theoretical physicist . He is currently an Associate Professor and the inaugural Maria & Edward Keonjian Endowed Chair of Microelectronics at the University of Arizona . Fink has joint appointments in the Departments of Electrical & Computer Engineering , Biomedical Engineering , Systems & Industrial Engineering , Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering , and Ophthalmology & Vision Science at the University of Arizona . Research Career & Education . Fink has a B.S . ( Vordiplom , 1990 ) and M.S . ( Diplom 1993 ) degrees in Physics and Physical Chemistry from the University of Göttingen , Germany , and a Ph.D. in Theoretical Physics from the University of Tübingen , Germany ( 1997 ) . He was a Senior Researcher at NASA 's Jet Propulsion Laboratory ( 2000 - 2009 ) . He was also a Visiting Associate in Physics at the California Institute of Technology ( 2001 - 2016 ) , where he founded Caltech 's Visual and Autonomous Exploration Systems Research Laboratory . He also held concurrent appointments as Voluntary Research Associate Professor of both Ophthalmology and Neurological Surgery at the University of Southern California ( 2005 - 2014 ) . Active Research Areas . Fink is a specialist in the areas of autonomous systems , biomedical engineering for healthcare , human/brain-machine interfaces , and smart service systems . In particular , his research focuses on autonomous robotic systems for hazardous environments , C4ISR architectures ( Tier-Scalable Reconnaissance ) , vision prostheses for the blind , smart mobile and tele-ophthalmic platforms , ophthalmic instruments and tests , self-adapting wearable sensors , cognitive/reasoning systems , and computer-optimized design . Fink was a Principal Investigator of the United States Department of Energy 's ( USDOE 's ) `` Artificial Retina '' project ( 2004–2011 ) , a multi-institutional and multi-disciplinary CRADA-based effort to develop an implantable microelectronic retinal device that restores useful vision to people blinded by retinal diseases ( Retinitis pigmentosa and Macular degeneration ) . Furthermore , Fink is Caltech 's founding Co-Investigator of the NSF-funded Center for Biomimetic Microelectronic Systems ( 2003-2010 ) , awarded in 2003 to University of Southern California , Caltech , and UC Santa Cruz . His center enacted the only FDA-approved visual prosthesis to date ( Argus retinal prosthesis or ARGUS II ) . Patents . Fink has been awarded 19 US and international patents to date in the areas of autonomous systems , biomedical devices , neural stimulation , MEMS fabrication , data fusion and analysis , and multi-dimensional optimization .
Amplifier . An amplifier , electronic amplifier or ( informally ) amp is an electronic device that can increase the power of a signal ( a time-varying voltage or current ) . It is a two-port electronic circuit that uses electric power from a power supply to increase the amplitude of a signal applied to its input terminals , producing a proportionally greater amplitude signal at its output . The amount of amplification provided by an amplifier is measured by its gain : the ratio of output voltage , current , or power to input . An amplifier is a circuit that has a power gain greater than one . An amplifier can either be a separate piece of equipment or an electrical circuit contained within another device . Amplification is fundamental to modern electronics , and amplifiers are widely used in almost all electronic equipment . Amplifiers can be categorized in different ways . One is by the frequency of the electronic signal being amplified . For example , audio amplifiers amplify signals in the audio ( sound ) range of less than 20 kHz , RF amplifiers amplify frequencies in the radio frequency range between 20 kHz and 300 GHz , and servo amplifiers and instrumentation amplifiers may work with very low frequencies down to direct current . Amplifiers can also be categorized by their physical placement in the signal chain ; a preamplifier may precede other signal processing stages , for example . The first practical electrical device which could amplify was the triode vacuum tube , invented in 1906 by Lee De Forest , which led to the first amplifiers around 1912 . Today most amplifiers use transistors . History . The first practical device that could amplify was the triode vacuum tube , invented in 1906 by Lee De Forest , which led to the first amplifiers around 1912 . Vacuum tubes were used in almost all amplifiers until the 1960s–1970s when the transistor , invented in 1947 , replaced them . Today , most amplifiers use transistors , but vacuum tubes continue to be used in some applications . The development of audio communication technology in form of the telephone , first patented in 1876 , created the need to increase the amplitude of electrical signals to extend the transmission of signals over increasingly long distances . In telegraphy , this problem had been solved with intermediate devices at stations that replenished the dissipated energy by operating a signal recorder and transmitter back-to-back , forming a relay , so that a local energy source at each intermediate station powered the next leg of transmission . For duplex transmission , i.e . sending and receiving in both directions , bi-directional relay repeaters were developed starting with the work of C. F. Varley for telegraphic transmission . Duplex transmission was essential for telephony and the problem was not satisfactorily solved until 1904 , when H. E. Shreeve of the American Telephone and Telegraph Company improved existing attempts at constructing a telephone repeater consisting of back-to-back carbon-granule transmitter and electrodynamic receiver pairs . The Shreeve repeater was first tested on a line between Boston and Amesbury , MA , and more refined devices remained in service for some time . After the turn of the century it was found that negative resistance mercury lamps could amplify , and were also tried in repeaters , with little success . The development of thermionic valves starting around 1902 , provided an entirely electronic method of amplifying signals . The first practical version of such devices was the Audion triode , invented in 1906 by Lee De Forest , which led to the first amplifiers around 1912 . Since the only previous device which was widely used to strengthen a signal was the relay used in telegraph systems , the amplifying vacuum tube was first called an `` electron relay '' . The terms `` amplifier '' and `` amplification '' , derived from the Latin `` amplificare '' , ( `` to enlarge or expand '' ) , were first used for this new capability around 1915 when triodes became widespread . The amplifying vacuum tube revolutionized electrical technology , creating the new field of electronics , the technology of active electrical devices . It made possible long distance telephone lines , public address systems , radio broadcasting , talking motion pictures , practical audio recording , radar , television , and the first computers . For 50 years virtually all consumer electronic devices used vacuum tubes . Early tube amplifiers often had positive feedback ( regeneration ) , which could increase gain but also make the amplifier unstable and prone to oscillation . Much of the mathematical theory of amplifiers was developed at Bell Telephone Laboratories during the 1920s to 1940s . Distortion levels in early amplifiers were high , usually around 5 % , until 1934 , when Harold Black developed negative feedback ; this allowed the distortion levels to be greatly reduced , at the cost of lower gain . Other advances in the theory of amplification were made by Harry Nyquist and Hendrik Wade Bode . The vacuum tube was virtually the only amplifying device , other than specialized power devices such as the magnetic amplifier and amplidyne , for 40 years . Power control circuitry used magnetic amplifiers until the latter half of the twentieth century when power semiconductor devices became more economical , with higher operating speeds . The old Shreeve electroacoustic carbon repeaters were used in adjustable amplifiers in telephone subscriber sets for the hearing impaired until the transistor provided smaller and higher quality amplifiers in the 1950s . The replacement of bulky electron tubes with transistors during the 1960s and 1970s created another revolution in electronics , making possible a large class of portable electronic devices , such as the transistor radio developed in 1954 . Today , use of vacuum tubes is limited for some high power applications , such as radio transmitters . Beginning in the 1970s , more and more transistors were connected on a single chip thereby creating higher scales of integration ( small-scale , medium-scale , large-scale , etc . ) in integrated circuits . Many amplifiers commercially available today are based on integrated circuits . For special purposes , other active elements have been used . For example , in the early days of the satellite communication , parametric amplifiers were used . The core circuit was a diode whose capacitance was changed by an RF signal created locally . Under certain conditions , this RF signal provided energy that was modulated by the extremely weak satellite signal received at the earth station . Advances in digital electronics since the late 20th century provided new alternatives to the traditional linear-gain amplifiers by using digital switching to vary the pulse-shape of fixed amplitude signals , resulting in devices such as the Class-D amplifier . Ideal . In principle , an amplifier is an electrical two-port network that produces a signal at the output port that is a replica of the signal applied to the input port , but increased in magnitude . In real amplifiers the ideal impedances are not possible to achieve , but these ideal elements can be used to construct equivalent circuits of real amplifiers by adding impedances ( resistance , capacitance and inductance ) to the input and output . For any particular circuit , a small-signal analysis is often used to find the actual impedance . A small-signal AC test current `` Ix '' is applied to the input or output node , all external sources are set to AC zero , and the corresponding alternating voltage `` Vx '' across the test current source determines the impedance seen at that node as `` R = Vx / Ix '' . Amplifiers designed to attach to a transmission line at input and output , especially RF amplifiers , do not fit into this classification approach . Rather than dealing with voltage or current individually , they ideally couple with an input or output impedance matched to the transmission line impedance , that is , match `` ratios '' of voltage to current . Many real RF amplifiers come close to this ideal . Although , for a given appropriate source and load impedance , RF amplifiers can be characterized as amplifying voltage or current , they fundamentally are amplifying power . Properties . Amplifiers are described according to the properties of their inputs , their outputs , and how they relate . All amplifiers have gain , a multiplication factor that relates the magnitude of some property of the output signal to a property of the input signal . The gain may be specified as the ratio of output voltage to input voltage ( voltage gain ) , output power to input power ( power gain ) , or some combination of current , voltage , and power . In many cases the property of the output that varies is dependent on the same property of the input , making the gain unitless ( though often expressed in decibels ( dB ) ) . Most amplifiers are designed to be linear . That is , they provide constant gain for any normal input level and output signal . If an amplifier 's gain is not linear , the output signal can become distorted . There are , however , cases where variable gain is useful . Certain signal processing applications use exponential gain amplifiers . Amplifiers are usually designed to function well in a specific application , for example : radio and television transmitters and receivers , high-fidelity ( `` hi-fi '' ) stereo equipment , microcomputers and other digital equipment , and guitar and other instrument amplifiers . Every amplifier includes at least one active device , such as a vacuum tube or transistor . Negative feedback . Negative feedback is a technique used in most modern amplifiers to improve bandwidth and distortion and control gain . In a negative feedback amplifier part of the output is fed back and added to the input in opposite phase , subtracting from the input . The main effect is to reduce the overall gain of the system . However , any unwanted signals introduced by the amplifier , such as distortion are also fed back . Since they are not part of the original input , they are added to the input in opposite phase , subtracting them from the input . In this way , negative feedback also reduces nonlinearity , distortion and other errors introduced by the amplifier . Large amounts of negative feedback can reduce errors to the point that the response of the amplifier itself becomes almost irrelevant as long as it has a large gain , and the output performance of the system ( the `` closed loop performance '' ) is defined entirely by the components in the feedback loop . This technique is particularly used with operational amplifiers ( op-amps ) . Non-feedback amplifiers can only achieve about 1 % distortion for audio-frequency signals . With negative feedback , distortion can typically be reduced to 0.001 % . Noise , even crossover distortion , can be practically eliminated . Negative feedback also compensates for changing temperatures , and degrading or nonlinear components in the gain stage , but any change or nonlinearity in the components in the feedback loop will affect the output . Indeed , the ability of the feedback loop to define the output is used to make active filter circuits . Another advantage of negative feedback is that it extends the bandwidth of the amplifier . The concept of feedback is used in operational amplifiers to precisely define gain , bandwidth , and other parameters entirely based on the components in the feedback loop . Negative feedback can be applied at each stage of an amplifier to stabilize the operating point of active devices against minor changes in power-supply voltage or device characteristics . Some feedback , positive or negative , is unavoidable and often undesirable—introduced , for example , by parasitic elements , such as inherent capacitance between input and output of devices such as transistors , and capacitive coupling of external wiring . Excessive frequency-dependent positive feedback can produce parasitic oscillation and turn an amplifier into an oscillator . Active devices . All amplifiers include some form of active device : this is the device that does the actual amplification . The active device can be a vacuum tube , discrete solid state component , such as a single transistor , or part of an integrated circuit , as in an op-amp ) . Transistor amplifiers ( or solid state amplifiers ) are the most common type of amplifier in use today . A transistor is used as the active element . The gain of the amplifier is determined by the properties of the transistor itself as well as the circuit it is contained within . Common active devices in transistor amplifiers include bipolar junction transistors ( BJTs ) and metal oxide semiconductor field-effect transistors ( MOSFETs ) . Applications are numerous , some common examples are audio amplifiers in a home stereo or public address system , RF high power generation for semiconductor equipment , to RF and microwave applications such as radio transmitters . Transistor-based amplification can be realized using various configurations : for example a bipolar junction transistor can realize common base , common collector or common emitter amplification ; a MOSFET can realize common gate , common source or common drain amplification . Each configuration has different characteristics . Vacuum-tube amplifiers ( also known as tube amplifiers or valve amplifiers ) use a vacuum tube as the active device . While semiconductor amplifiers have largely displaced valve amplifiers for low-power applications , valve amplifiers can be much more cost effective in high power applications such as radar , countermeasures equipment , and communications equipment . Many microwave amplifiers are specially designed valve amplifiers , such as the klystron , gyrotron , traveling wave tube , and crossed-field amplifier , and these microwave valves provide much greater single-device power output at microwave frequencies than solid-state devices . Vacuum tubes remain in use in some high end audio equipment , as well as in musical instrument amplifiers , due to a preference for `` tube sound '' . Magnetic amplifiers are devices somewhat similar to a transformer where one winding is used to control the saturation of a magnetic core and hence alter the impedance of the other winding . They have largely fallen out of use due to development in semiconductor amplifiers but are still useful in HVDC control , and in nuclear power control circuitry due to not being affected by radioactivity . Negative resistances can be used as amplifiers , such as the tunnel diode amplifier . Power amplifiers . A power amplifier is an amplifier designed primarily to increase the power available to a load . In practice , amplifier power gain depends on the source and load impedances , as well as the inherent voltage and current gain . A radio frequency ( RF ) amplifier design typically optimizes impedances for power transfer , while audio and instrumentation amplifier designs normally optimize input and output impedance for least loading and highest signal integrity . An amplifier that is said to have a gain of 20 dB might have a voltage gain of 20 dB and an available power gain of much more than 20 dB ( power ratio of 100 ) —yet actually deliver a much lower power gain if , for example , the input is from a 600 Ω microphone and the output connects to a 47 kΩ input socket for a power amplifier . In general the power amplifier is the last 'amplifier ' or actual circuit in a signal chain ( the output stage ) and is the amplifier stage that requires attention to power efficiency . Efficiency considerations lead to the various classes of power amplifier based on the biasing of the output transistors or tubes : see power amplifier classes below . Audio power amplifiers are typically used to drive loudspeakers . They will often have two output channels and deliver equal power to each . An RF power amplifier is found in radio transmitter final stages . A Servo motor controller : amplifies a control voltage to adjust the speed of a motor , or the position of a motorized system . Operational amplifiers ( op-amps ) . An operational amplifier is an amplifier circuit which typically has very high open loop gain and differential inputs . Op amps have become very widely used as standardized `` gain blocks '' in circuits due to their versatility ; their gain , bandwidth and other characteristics can be controlled by feedback through an external circuit . Though the term today commonly applies to integrated circuits , the original operational amplifier design used valves , and later designs used discrete transistor circuits . A fully differential amplifier is similar to the operational amplifier , but also has differential outputs . These are usually constructed using BJTs or FETs . Distributed amplifiers . These use balanced transmission lines to separate individual single stage amplifiers , the outputs of which are summed by the same transmission line . The transmission line is a balanced type with the input at one end and on one side only of the balanced transmission line and the output at the opposite end is also the opposite side of the balanced transmission line . The gain of each stage adds linearly to the output rather than multiplies one on the other as in a cascade configuration . This allows a higher bandwidth to be achieved than could otherwise be realised even with the same gain stage elements . Switched mode amplifiers . These nonlinear amplifiers have much higher efficiencies than linear amps , and are used where the power saving justifies the extra complexity . Class-D amplifiers are the main example of this type of amplification . Video amplifiers . Video amplifiers are designed to process video signals and have varying bandwidths depending on whether the video signal is for SDTV , EDTV , HDTV 720p or 1080i/p etc.. The specification of the bandwidth itself depends on what kind of filter is used—and at which point ( or for example ) the bandwidth is measured . Certain requirements for step response and overshoot are necessary for an acceptable TV image . Microwave amplifiers . Traveling wave tube amplifiers ( TWTAs ) are used for high power amplification at low microwave frequencies . They typically can amplify across a broad spectrum of frequencies ; however , they are usually not as tunable as klystrons . Klystrons are specialized linear-beam vacuum-devices , designed to provide high power , widely tunable amplification of millimetre and sub-millimetre waves . Klystrons are designed for large scale operations and despite having a narrower bandwidth than TWTAs , they have the advantage of coherently amplifying a reference signal so its output may be precisely controlled in amplitude , frequency and phase . Solid-state devices are used such as GaAs FETs , IMPATT diodes , and others , especially at lower microwave frequencies and power levels on the order of watts . The maser is a non-electronic microwave amplifier . Musical instrument amplifiers . Instrument amplifiers are a range of audio power amplifiers used to increase the sound level of musical instruments , for example guitars , during performances . Common terminal . One set of classifications for amplifiers is based on which device terminal is common to both the input and the output circuit . In the case of bipolar junction transistors , the three classes are common emitter , common base , and common collector . For field-effect transistors , the corresponding configurations are common source , common gate , and common drain ; for vacuum tubes , common cathode , common grid , and common plate . The common emitter ( or common source , common cathode , etc . ) is most often configured to provide amplification of a voltage applied between base and emitter , and the output signal taken between collector and emitter is inverted , relative to the input . The common collector arrangement applies the input voltage between base and collector , and to take the output voltage between emitter and collector . This causes negative feedback , and the output voltage tends to follow the input voltage . This arrangement is also used as the input presents a high impedance and does not load the signal source , though the voltage amplification is less than one . The common-collector circuit is , therefore , better known as an emitter follower , source follower , or cathode follower . Unilateral or bilateral . An amplifier whose output exhibits no feedback to its input side is described as 'unilateral ' . The input impedance of a unilateral amplifier is independent of load , and output impedance is independent of signal source impedance . An amplifier that uses feedback to connect part of the output back to the input is a `` bilateral '' amplifier . Bilateral amplifier input impedance depends on the load , and output impedance on the signal source impedance . All amplifiers are bilateral to some degree ; however they may often be modeled as unilateral under operating conditions where feedback is small enough to neglect for most purposes , simplifying analysis ( see the common base article for an example ) . Inverting or non-inverting . Another way to classify amplifiers is by the phase relationship of the input signal to the output signal . An 'inverting ' amplifier produces an output 180 degrees out of phase with the input signal ( that is , a polarity inversion or mirror image of the input as seen on an oscilloscope ) . A 'non-inverting ' amplifier maintains the phase of the input signal waveforms . An emitter follower is a type of non-inverting amplifier , indicating that the signal at the emitter of a transistor is following ( that is , matching with unity gain but perhaps an offset ) the input signal . Voltage follower is also non inverting type of amplifier having unity gain . This description can apply to a single stage of an amplifier , or to a complete amplifier system . Function . Other amplifiers may be classified by their function or output characteristics . These functional descriptions usually apply to complete amplifier systems or sub-systems and rarely to individual stages . Frequency range . Depending on the frequency range and other properties amplifiers are designed according to different principles . Frequency ranges down to DC are only used when this property is needed . Amplifiers for direct current signals are vulnerable to minor variations in the properties of components with time . Special methods , such as chopper stabilized amplifiers are used to prevent objectionable drift in the amplifier 's properties for DC . `` DC-blocking '' capacitors can be added to remove DC and sub-sonic frequencies from audio amplifiers . Depending on the frequency range specified different design principles must be used . Up to the MHz range only `` discrete '' properties need be considered ; e.g. , a terminal has an input impedance . As soon as any connection within the circuit gets longer than perhaps 1 % of the wavelength of the highest specified frequency ( e.g. , at 100 MHz the wavelength is 3 m , so the critical connection length is approx . 3 cm ) design properties radically change . For example , a specified length and width of a PCB trace can be used as a selective or impedance-matching entity . Above a few hundred MHz , it gets difficult to use discrete elements , especially inductors . In most cases , PCB traces of very closely defined shapes are used instead ( stripline techniques ) . The frequency range handled by an amplifier might be specified in terms of bandwidth ( normally implying a response that is 3 dB down when the frequency reaches the specified bandwidth ) , or by specifying a frequency response that is within a certain number of decibels between a lower and an upper frequency ( e.g . `` 20 Hz to 20 kHz plus or minus 1 dB '' ) . Power amplifier classes . Power amplifier circuits ( output stages ) are classified as A , B , AB and C for analog designs—and class D and E for switching designs . The power amplifier classes are based on the proportion of each input cycle ( conduction angle ) during which an amplifying device passes current . The image of the conduction angle derives from amplifying a sinusoidal signal . If the device is always on , the conducting angle is 360° . If it is on for only half of each cycle , the angle is 180° . The angle of flow is closely related to the amplifier power efficiency . Example amplifier circuit . The practical amplifier circuit to the right could be the basis for a moderate-power audio amplifier . It features a typical ( though substantially simplified ) design as found in modern amplifiers , with a class-AB push–pull output stage , and uses some overall negative feedback . Bipolar transistors are shown , but this design would also be realizable with FETs or valves . The input signal is coupled through capacitor C1 to the base of transistor Q1 . The capacitor allows the AC signal to pass , but blocks the DC bias voltage established by resistors R1 and R2 so that any preceding circuit is not affected by it . Q1 and Q2 form a differential amplifier ( an amplifier that multiplies the difference between two inputs by some constant ) , in an arrangement known as a long-tailed pair . This arrangement is used to conveniently allow the use of negative feedback , which is fed from the output to Q2 via R7 and R8 . The negative feedback into the difference amplifier allows the amplifier to compare the input to the actual output . The amplified signal from Q1 is directly fed to the second stage , Q3 , which is a common emitter stage that provides further amplification of the signal and the DC bias for the output stages , Q4 and Q5 . R6 provides the load for Q3 ( a better design would probably use some form of active load here , such as a constant-current sink ) . So far , all of the amplifier is operating in class A . The output pair are arranged in class-AB push–pull , also called a complementary pair . They provide the majority of the current amplification ( while consuming low quiescent current ) and directly drive the load , connected via DC-blocking capacitor C2 . The diodes D1 and D2 provide a small amount of constant voltage bias for the output pair , just biasing them into the conducting state so that crossover distortion is minimized . That is , the diodes push the output stage firmly into class-AB mode ( assuming that the base-emitter drop of the output transistors is reduced by heat dissipation ) . This design is simple , but a good basis for a practical design because it automatically stabilises its operating point , since feedback internally operates from DC up through the audio range and beyond . Further circuit elements would probably be found in a real design that would roll-off the frequency response above the needed range to prevent the possibility of unwanted oscillation . Also , the use of fixed diode bias as shown here can cause problems if the diodes are not both electrically and thermally matched to the output transistors if the output transistors turn on too much , they can easily overheat and destroy themselves , as the full current from the power supply is not limited at this stage . A common solution to help stabilise the output devices is to include some emitter resistors , typically one ohm or so . Calculating the values of the circuit 's resistors and capacitors is done based on the components employed and the intended use of the amp . Notes on implementation . Any real amplifier is an imperfect realization of an ideal amplifier . An important limitation of a real amplifier is that the output it generates is ultimately limited by the power available from the power supply . An amplifier saturates and clips the output if the input signal becomes too large for the amplifier to reproduce or exceeds operational limits for the device . The power supply may influence the output , so must be considered in the design . The power output from an amplifier can not exceed its input power . The amplifier circuit has an `` open loop '' performance . This is described by various parameters ( gain , slew rate , output impedance , distortion , bandwidth , signal-to-noise ratio , etc. ) . Many modern amplifiers use negative feedback techniques to hold the gain at the desired value and reduce distortion . Negative loop feedback has the intended effect of lowering the output impedance and thereby increasing electrical damping of loudspeaker motion at and near the resonance frequency of the speaker . When assessing rated amplifier power output , it is useful to consider the applied load , the signal type ( e.g. , speech or music ) , required power output duration ( i.e. , short-time or continuous ) , and required dynamic range ( e.g. , recorded or live audio ) . In high-powered audio applications that require long cables to the load ( e.g. , cinemas and shopping centres ) it may be more efficient to connect to the load at line output voltage , with matching transformers at source and loads . This avoids long runs of heavy speaker cables . To prevent instability or overheating requires care to ensure solid state amplifiers are adequately loaded . Most have a rated minimum load impedance . All amplifiers generate heat through electrical losses . The amplifier must dissipate this heat via convection or forced air cooling . Heat can damage or reduce electronic component service life . Designers and installers must also consider heating effects on adjacent equipment . Different power supply types result in many different methods of bias . Bias is a technique by which active devices are set to operate in a particular region , or by which the DC component of the output signal is set to the midpoint between the maximum voltages available from the power supply . Most amplifiers use several devices at each stage ; they are typically matched in specifications except for polarity . Matched inverted polarity devices are called complementary pairs . Class-A amplifiers generally use only one device , unless the power supply is set to provide both positive and negative voltages , in which case a dual device symmetrical design may be used . Class-C amplifiers , by definition , use a single polarity supply . Amplifiers often have multiple stages in cascade to increase gain . Each stage of these designs may be a different type of amp to suit the needs of that stage . For instance , the first stage might be a class-A stage , feeding a class-AB push–pull second stage , which then drives a class-G final output stage , taking advantage of the strengths of each type , while minimizing their weaknesses .
Nunawading , Victoria . Nunawading is a suburb of Melbourne , Victoria , Australia , 18 km east of Melbourne 's Central Business District . Its local government area is the City of Whitehorse and the City of Manningham govern part of it . At the 2011 Census , Nunawading had a population of 10,947 . Nunawading is centred at the intersection of Whitehorse Road and Springvale Road , in Melbourne 's eastern suburbs and features the City of Whitehorse 's main offices , as well as large retail ( e.g . furniture , auto dealerships , hardware , and electrical ) and wholesale businesses , along Whitehorse Road . History . The name Nunawading , thought to be derived from an Aboriginal word meaning battlefield or ceremonial ground , was initially applied to a vast area which now incorporates Box Hill , Blackburn , Mitcham , Forest Hill and Vermont . The township of Nunawading began life in the 1870s as a producer of bricks and clay . The name `` Tunstall '' , named after the famed pottery producing English town , was given to the area , based at the intersection of Whitehorse Road and Springvale Road . The name is still reflected in Tunstall Park , on Luckie Street , Tunstall Avenue , off Springvale Road and the Tunstall Square Shopping Centre , on Tunstall Road , in nearby Donvale . The opening of the Tunstall railway station contributed to the growth of the brick and clay industries , with orchards soon following . Tunstall Post Office opened on 1 February 1889 and was renamed Nunawading in 1945 . Following a series of Shire subdivisions throughout the 1920s , the name Nunawading fell from use . The name was reinstated in 1945 when it replaced Tunstall . The period following World War II saw a housing boom in the area , as residential blocks began to replace orchards . The civic centre was opened in 1968 and became the administrative centre for the City of Nunawading , which was later incorporated , along with the City of Box Hill , into the City of Whitehorse , in 1994 . Today . Whitehorse Road is the largest retail strip for bulkgoods in Melbourne . The City of Whitehorse has named this strip the Mega Mile , in an attempt to provide brand recognition for retailers . Nunawading is home to a large Pacific Brands clothing factory and a brick factory . A large Seventh-day Adventist campus exists on Central Road with a church , church offices , a retail book shop , Coronella Retirement Village and the coeducational Nunawading Christian College ( Primary and Secondary ) , as well as a combined kindergarten and Primary School , located on Mount Pleasant Road ; Mount Pleasant Road Primary School . The head office of Bird Observation & Conservation Australia is in Springvale Road . It was formerly home to the Winlaton Youth Training Centre , Wobbies World amusement park and the Melbourne studios of the Network Ten television network . The soap opera `` Neighbours '' is still filmed in this studio , now owned by Fremantle Media Australia . Nunawading has benefited from the new railway station and the Springvale Road grade separation , in 2010 . The south and north areas of Nunawading are now more unified , with better access to the Eastern Freeway . The Nunawading Primary School on Springvale Road has closed and the new Whitehorse Primary School has opened on the site of the old Springview Primary School . This school is next door to the Catholic primary school , St. Phillip 's . There is also Mount Pleasant Road P.S Demographics . In the 2011 census the population of Nunawading was 10,947 , approximately 51.6 % female and 48.4 % male . The median/average age of the people in Nunawading is 37 years of age . 63.7 % of people living in the suburb of Nunawading were born in Australia . The other top responses for country of birth were 5.3 % China , 3.2 % India , 2.9 % England , 1.8 % Vietnam , 1.3 % Malaysia , 1.3 % New Zealand , 1.0 % Hong Kong , 1.0 % Italy , 0.8 % Cambodia , 0.8 % Sri Lanka , 0.6 % Philippines , 0.6 % Greece , 0.5 % South Africa , 0.5 % Republic of Korea . 67.8 % of people living in Nunawading speak English only . The other top languages spoken are 5.7 % Mandarin , 4.6 % Other , 4.3 % Cantonese , 4.0 % Language spoken at home not stated , 1.8 % Vietnamese , 1.6 % Greek , 1.6 % Italian . The religious makeup of Nunawading is 26.2 % No religion , 21.9 % Catholic , 10.6 % Anglican , 8.0 % Religious affiliation not stated , 5.3 % Buddhism , 4.3 % Uniting Church , 3.5 % Baptist , 3.0 % Eastern Orthodox , 2.7 % Christian , nfd , 2.6 % Presbyterian and Reformed . Sport . The area has an Association Football team , Nunawading City FC , that competes in NPL2 Victoria . It also has an Australian Rules football team , the Nunawading Lions , competing in the Eastern Football League . However , their home ground is in the suburb of Blackburn North . Independent of this is the Nunawading Cricket Club , based at Mahoneys Reserve , in Forest Hill . Competing in the Box Hill Reporter District Cricket Association , the club holds the record number of premierships in the competition and has been the breeding ground of many prominent Australian cricketers , including Victoria and Tasmania seam bowler David Saker ; after whose ancestors the club 's main ground is named . Nunawading is home to the Nunawading Swimming Club . The Nunawading Swimming Club is the largest swimming club in the Southern Hemisphere . Nunawading is also home to the Beavers Basketball Team and Nunawading Netball Team . The Beavers currently play section 9 on Sundays and are aiming to win the championship this season under the guidance of ex-Warrior Nick Papaziakas . Although their home ground ( Nunawading Stadium ) is in Burwood East , the Nunawading Spectres represent Nunawading in the Melbourne East Basketball Association ( MEBA ) .
Christian Film Database . ChristianFilmDatabase.com , LLC ( CFDb ) is an online database of Christian films and their associated information . It was designed to be a Christian version of the Internet Movie Database . History of the CFDb website . CFDb was founded in 2008 by Roger Rudlaff who had previously created `` The Wayhouse Christian Film Library '' , a library that lent Christian movies to the public . He and his wife Annelie Rudlaff started `` The Wayhouse Christian Film Library '' in 2001 by loaning out Christian books and VHS movies in Buena Vista , Colorado out of their home and showing a few films to the public in their town 's chamber of commerce building . They later moved to Roanoke , Virginia , where they re-opened in 2006 . While the Rudlaffs were running this lending library , Roger Rudlaff had difficulty finding certain Christian films , because the different films he searched for were scattered on many different websites . He started a specialist Christian films website called CFDb , after doing some research on IMDb . He was unable to claim the title of CMDb , because that domain name was taken by another Christian music website . He registered the CFDb domain name in 2008 and on Feb. 25 2011 , the company became a LLC . The database includes information on the films such as release date , running time , MPAA rating , formats , film director , film producer , screenwriter , film score composer , cinematographer , language and subtitles , film production company , film distribution company , cast , film trailer , film website , Facebook page , Twitter page , movie reviews , contact info , and synopsis . In March 2012 the company made informal agreements with `` Cruciflicks '' and with `` Indy Christian Review '' for sharing Christian movie review content . In May 2012 , CFDb signed an exclusive deal with Christian Book Distributors to sell the films listed on CFDb via Christian Book Distributors ' website . On March 13 , 2013 CFDb and the crowdfunding website FaithLauncher announced a strategic alliance . Criteria for inclusion . According to their website , the CFDb states that they are a non-denominational list of what they call `` Christian films '' and that `` We list all films with a Christian message , it does not matter who makes it . '' The CFDb states that two of their criteria for being a Christian film are : 1 . `` The film must show a need for God , Jesus , or the Holy Spirit in some way . '' 2 . `` The film is marketed to the Christian Community , therefore Christians will be searching for it on the database . '' Number of films . On January 1 , 2010 , there were approximately 1,250 films listed on CFDb , with more added weekly . Rudlaff said , `` I list films in many formats , like 16mm , VHS , DVD , and now Blu-ray and ( VOD ) Video on Demand '' As of January 2013 , CFDb had over 1600 films listed , some of which have multiple film titles listed on one page as a series : these are counted as a single film . Rankings ( CFDb 's top 100 ) . In December 2012 , the CFDb released its list of the top 100 Christian films for 2012 .
John Gilbert ( painter ) . Sir John Gilbert ( 21 July 1817 – 5 October 1897 ) was an English artist , illustrator and engraver . Biography . Gilbert was born in Blackheath , Surrey , and taught himself to paint . His only formal instruction was from George Lance . Skilled in several media , Gilbert gained the nickname , `` the Scott of painting '' . He was best known for the illustrations and woodcuts he produced for the `` Illustrated London News '' . Gilbert was initially apprenticed to a firm of estate agents , but taught himself art by copying prints . He was unable to enter the Royal Academy Schools , but mastered watercolour , oils , and other media . From 1836 he exhibited at the Society of British Artists , and at the RA from 1838 . The art patron Thomas Sheepshanks and the artist William Mulready suggested that he learn wood engraving . Starting with `` Punch '' , he moved on to the `` Illustrated London News '' . He produced an impressive number of wood-engravings for that publication and for `` The London Journal '' . He also produced very many illustrations for books , including nearly all the important English poets ( including his illustrated Shakespeare with almost 750 drawings ) . He became president of the Royal Watercolour Society in 1871 . He exhibited some 400 pictures in watercolour and oil exhibited at the various societies . In 1872 he was knighted . He became an RA in 1876 , in the same year as Edward Poynter . The `` Gilbert-Garret Competition for Sketching Clubs '' was started in 1870 at St. Martins School of Art , and named after its first president , John Gilbert . Gilbert is buried at Brockley and Ladywell Cemeteries . Illustrated books and legacy . Gilbert has nearly sixty oil paintings in British national collections .
2002 FIFA World Cup seeding . To calculate the seeding for the 2002 FIFA World Cup , FIFA used the FIFA World Rankings in combination with performances of national teams in the three previous World Cups . The formula is virtually identical with the one used for the 1998 FIFA World Cup seeding . For the ranking part , points were allocated on the basis of 32 for the best achieving of the 32 qualifiers for 2002 FIFA World Cup in each of the three fields considered , down to one for the lowest ranking . The seedings table uses these points obtained from the 1990 FIFA World Cup , 1994 FIFA World Cup and the 1998 FIFA World Cup averaged in a 1:2:3 ratio respectively , added to the average amount of points derived from the World Rankings at three given dates ( at ratio 1:1:1 ) , December 1999 , December 2000 , and November 2001 . All totals are rounded . South Korea and Japan were seeded as hosts , France as defending champions . The other seeds were : Brazil , Argentina , Italy , Germany and Spain .
Cold ( Annie Lennox song ) . `` Cold '' is a song by the British singer Annie Lennox . It was released as the fourth single from her 1992 album , `` Diva '' , and reached no . 26 in the UK . The single was released as a series of three separate CD singles , titled `` Cold '' , `` Colder '' and `` Coldest '' . Each CD featured the track `` Cold '' as well as a collection of live tracks . It was the first single to chart in the UK Top 40 without being released on vinyl , solely on CD . Track listing . All tracks except `` Cold '' were recorded acoustically live for `` MTV Unplugged '' in July 1992 . All live songs were versions of songs from `` Diva '' . All tracks except `` Cold '' were recorded acoustically live for MTV Unplugged in July 1992 . All live songs were versions of songs Lennox has recorded with the Eurythmics . All tracks except `` Cold '' were recorded acoustically live for MTV Unplugged in July 1992 . All live songs were cover versions . `` River Deep , Mountain High '' was originally done by Ike & Tina Turner . `` Feel the Need '' was by The Detroit Emeralds . `` Do n't Let Me Down '' is a Beatles song .
Eriastrum sapphirinum . `` Eriastrum sapphirinum '' is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family known by the common name sapphire woollystar . This wildflower is endemic to California where it is found in many habitats throughout the state . It is an annual reaching anywhere from 5 to 40 centimeters in height , forming clumps or singular spindly stems . The stem is erect and may be reddish to green , and has the occasional threadlike leaf with sparse hairs to a coat of dense wool . The inflorescences at the tips of the stems are packed with pointed , leaflike green to red bracts and funnel-shaped flowers . The corolla of the flower has five lobes each one half to one centimeter long and pale to bright blue . The throat of the flower is the same color or yellowish to white . At the mouth of the tube there may be dots of yellow and white . The light colored stamens protrude .
Lokendra Singh . Lokendra Singh , is a current polo player from India . He was captain of the Indian Polo Team at the World Cup . He is son of Thakur Sahib Mahendra Singh and Thakurani Sahiba Pratap Kumari , of Ghanerao . He studied at Mayo College ( Ajmer ) .Lokendra married Bhargavi , daughter of Arvind Singh Mewar , March 27 , 1995 and they have two daughters .
Vicious intromission . Vicious intromission is a term of Scots law denoting the unauthorised assumption of ownership , or other interference with the rights of an estate . In 1771 James Boswell appeared before the Court of Session in `` Wilson vs Smith and Armour '' , arguing for a return to the principle that the punishment for vicious intromission should be restored to its traditional severity , of rendering the intromittor liable to pay all the debts of the estate . His attempt was unsuccessful , but led to an exchange with his friend Doctor Johnson in July 1772 , recorded in his `` Life of Samuel Johnson '' , in which the latter wrote a paper on the legal principles involved , stating `` misera est servitus ubi jus est aut incognitum aut vagum '' ( `` miserable is that state of slavery in which the law is unknown or uncertain '' ) .
RPM-30-2-Can Do . RPM-30-2-Can Do is a mnemonic device for the criteria used in the START triage system , which is used to sort patients into categories at a mass casualty incident . The mnemonic is pronounced `` R , P , M , thirty , two , can do . '' Mnemonic for adult triage . Using the START system , GREEN ( MINOR ) patients are easily identified by their ability to walk to a designated treatment area when told to do so immediately after the first responders ' arrival . Deceased patients are easily identified by apnea with no return of spontaneous respirations when their airway is repositioned . These patients are triaged BLACK ( EXPECTANT/DECEASED ) . If any one of these criteria are not met , the patient is triaged RED ( IMMEDIATE ) . Inclusion of pediatric criteria . An alternative version of this mnemonic is RPM-30-2-Can Do-15-45 . The `` 15-45 '' at the end refers to the different respiratory criteria in the pediatric JumpSTART triage system , due to the differences between children 's and adults ' normal respiratory rates . The remainder of the criteria are the same as those specified in the adult acronym , except that an apneic child is given five assisted ventilations before being triaged Black . A child who starts breathing on their own after five ventilations is triaged RED ; a child without spontaneous return of respirations is triaged BLACK .
List of United States Senate elections in North Dakota . North Dakota United States Senate elections determine who serves as U.S. senator , representing North Dakota , for six-year terms . The elections are staggered so that neither of North Dakota 's two senate seats will be up for election during the same year unless a special election is needed to fill a vacated seat . North Dakota was represented by two Democratic-NPL senators from 1987 to 2011 although the state is politically conservative .
Euriphene leonis . `` Euriphene leonis '' , the Sierra Leone nymph , is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae . It is found in Sierra Leone , Liberia , Ivory Coast and possibly western Ghana . The habitat consists of forests .
Blackstone House and Martinsville Telephone Company Building . Blackstone House and Martinsville Telephone Company Building , also known as Cure and Hensley Mortuary , consists of two historic buildings located at Martinsville , Morgan County , Indiana . The buildings were connected in the early 1960s . The house was built in 1860 , and is a two-story , Gothic Revival style brick building with a steep cross-gable roof . A Queen Anne style wraparound porch with corner turret was added in 1890 . The Martinsville Telephone Company Building was built in 1927 , and is a one-story , flat roofed , Tudor Revival style `` oriental brick '' and limestone building . It features a crenellated parapet . It housed a telephone exchange until 1957 . It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997 . It is located in the Martinsville Commercial Historic District .
Frederick Hall ( Normanton MP ) . Frederick Hall ( 1855 – 18 April 1933 ) was a British Liberal Party or Lib-Lab then Labour Party politician who was an official of the Yorkshire Miners ' Association . Background . He was a son of John and Hannah Hall . He was educated at night-school for one year , and self-taught subsequently . In 1878 he married Ann Maria Edwards , a daughter of William Edwards . Work and Trade Unionism . At the age of 9 he started working in a coal mine . He worked at the Aldwarke Main Colliery , Rotherham . In 1878 he became a check-weighman . In the same year he became Treasurer of the Yorkshire Miners ' Association . In 1898 he stopped working as a check-weighman . In 1904 he stopped being the Association 's Treasurer and became its Miners ' Agent . Politics . He was elected to the West Riding of Yorkshire County Council , serving for 12 years . He took an interest in local education , serving for 18 years as a member of the Rawmarsh School Board , including a period of 9 years as its Chairman . He was the Liberal candidate for the Normanton Division of West Yorkshire at the Normanton by-election , 1905 . He was elected to the House of Commons at the by-election , following the death of the sitting Member of Parliament ( MP ) , William Parrott . In 1909 the Miners Federation of Great Britain instructed him and all other MPs sponsored by their local miners associations to take the Labour Party whip and seek re-election in 1910 as a Labour Party candidate , which he did . He served as a Justice of the Peace in the West Riding of Yorkshire . He was a Grand Master of the British United Order of Oddfellows . In 1915 his YMA colleague John Wadsworth re-took the Liberal whip in the House of Commons , and there is some evidence that Hall may have done likewise . He contested the 1918 General Election as a Labour Party candidate . After the 1918 General Election he again took the Labour party whip , and soon after he became a Labour Whip . He continued as Whip , serving as a Government Whip while Labour were in office in 1924 . He represented the constituency for 28 years , until his death in 1933 , aged 78 .
FAO Super Cup . The FAO Super Cup is the premier level football league system based in Odisha . The inaugural edition of the premier league would be played in 2018 . A total of eight teams would compete in the inaugural edition i.e . the teams promoted from the FAO Football League . The FAO Super Cup would be organised every year by the Football Association of Odisha ( FAO ) , the official football governing body of Odisha , India . History . The year 2018 has been revolutionary for football in Odisha . Football Association of Odisha , in a total revamp , introduced the two new league systems ; the premier league system i.e . the FAO Super Cup and the Inter District Football Championship , which will be played among the districts of Odisha . Budget . The Football Association of Odisha in May 2018 , finalized the overall budget to 1,000,000 Indian Rupees . The governing body will spend 605,000 Indian Rupees towards the prize money . League Format . In a total revamp of the league , the FAO Football league was converted from premier league of the state to second highest level footballing league in the year 2018 as the premier state level football league was introduced by the Football Association of Odisha . The league system currently is a three-tier system consisting of `` Diamond '' , `` Gold and `` Silver '' leagues . The top four teams of the Diamond League , the top three teams of Gold League and the winners of Silver League would be promoted to the FAO Super cup i.e . the premier level football league in Odisha .
XHCHAL-FM . XHCHAL-FM is a community radio station on 98.9 FM in Chalco de Díaz Covarrubias , State of Mexico . It is known as Contacto FM and owned by the civil association Comunicaciones en Contacto , Cultura y Bienestar Social , A.C. History . XHCHAL was approved for its concession on September 6 , 2017 . The frequency had been applied for on May 9 , 2016 .
Lino Maldonado . Lino Waldemar Maldonado Gárnica ( born February 8 , 1989 in Chile ) is a Chilean footballer currently playing for Cobresal of the Chilean First Division B .
Thine Kanuwa . Thine Kanuwa is a village in Sri Lanka . It is located within Central Province .
Nazir Ahmad Khan . Nazir Ahmad Khan is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab since August 2018 . Political career . He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf from Constituency PP-228 ( Lodhran-V ) in Pakistani general election , 2018 .
Temple Beth Or . Temple Beth Or ( formerly Kahl Montgomery ) is a historic reform Jewish congregation in Montgomery , Alabama . History . Jews in Montgomery first established `` Chevra Mevacher Cholim '' , a society to minister to the sick and bury the dead in 1846 . A congregation , named Kahl Montgomery , was formed on May 6 , 1849 , first meeting in the homes of members , and later renting space on Dexter Avenue . The congregation drafted an official charter in 1852 . In 1858 , philanthropist Judah Touro left $ 2,000 to the congregation to purchase land for a temple . The temple was completed on March 8 , 1862 , at the corner of Church and Catoma Streets , and is still standing today serving as the Catoma Street Church of Christ . By 1870 , the congregation had grown considerably , and ritual changes continued to occur . In 1874 , the congregation adopted a Reform ritual and modeled it after Temple Emanu El of New York City , and was renamed `` Temple Beth Or '' . From 1876 to 1888 , Hungarian-born Sigmund Hecht served as the rabbi . He also helped to establish a Sunday school . In 1902 , some more recent Ashkenazi immigrants split off to form Agudath Israel Etz Ahayem . On June 6 , 1902 a new temple at the corner of Sayre and Clayton Streets was dedicated . In 1933 Rabbi Eugene Blachschleger assumed the position of Rabbi . By the 1960s , the congregation had outgrown their temple once more . They decided to build a new Beth Or in the Cloverdale neighborhood . In 1961 the current house of worship was dedicated . In 1965 Rabbi David A. Baylinson was elected by the congregation after the untimely death of Rabbi Blachschleger . During Rabbi Baylinson 's nearly 30 years with the congregation , Bar and Bat Mitzvah ceremonies were re-instituted and the prayer books Gates of Prayer and Gates of Repentance were introduced . In 1988 , the entrance to the sanctuary , the religion school wing , grounds , and social hall were all renovated . Rabbi Baylinson retired in 1994 and was given the title of Rabbi Emeritus . The current Rabbi , Elliot L. Stevens , assumed the post in July 2007 .
Ali Gagarin . Haydar Hassan Haj Al-Sidig known as Ali Gagarin ( born in Omdurman ) is a former Sudanese footballer who played with Al-Hilal Club . He participated in the Africa Cup of Nations 1970 and 1976 . He earned his nickname of Ali Gagarin when he played professional football for Al-Hilal , one Sudan ’ s biggest teams , his meteoric rise in the sport was likened to that of the famous Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin . Having retired from playing sport , he became an administrator , who has held posts , such as vice-president at Al-Hilal and also in politics , as a director general at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs ambassador . Honours . Champion ( 4 ) :1967 , 1969 , 1971 , 1973 With Sudan National Football Team
Hatun Luychu . Hatun Luychu ( Quechua `` hatun '' big , `` luychu '' deer , `` big deer ( mountain ) '' , hispanicized names `` Jatumiuicho , Jatumluicho '' ) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru , about high . It lies in the Cusco Region , Urubamba Province , on the border of the districts of Chinchero and Hayllabamba , northeast of Chinchero . The mountain southeast of Hatun Luychu is named Wallata Wachana ( `` where the Andean goose is born '' , hispanicized `` Huallata Huachana '' )
I-Shou University F.C.. I-Shou University FC is an association football club from Taiwan . They play at the highest level and their home venue is the 5,000 capacityTaichung Football Field . It is a university football team .
Donja Glama . Donja Glama is a village in the municipality of Bela Palanka , Serbia . According to the 2002 census , the village has a population of 26 people .
Robert S. McMillan ( astronomer ) . Robert S. McMillan is an astronomer at the University of Arizona , and heads the Spacewatch project , which studies minor planets . He has made various discoveries , including notably 20000 Varuna . On October 19 , 2008 he discovered a short-periodic comet McMillan . In 1977 McMillan received his Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin .
Durban Harbour 's Sir Albert . Durban Harbour 's `` Sir Albert '' of 1904 was a South African steam locomotive from the pre-Union era in the Natal Colony . In 1904 , the Harbours Department of the Natal Government placed a single saddle-tank locomotive , named `` Sir Albert '' , in service as harbour shunting engine in Durban Harbour . Port Advisory Board . In 1898 , a Port Advisory Board was established in Durban , responsible for the management , control , improvement , development and maintenance of the facilities at Durban Harbour . Railway operations in the harbour became the responsibility of the Harbours Department of the Government of Natal . Manufacturer . In 1904 , the Natal Harbours Department placed a single saddle-tank locomotive in service at Durban Harbour . It was built by Hunslet Engine Company of Leeds and was numbered as well as named , ' , after Sir Albert Henry Hime , Prime Minister of Natal from 1899 to 1903 . Service . According to some sources , `` Sir Albert '' was later renumbered to 46 . It does not appear to have been taken onto the Natal Government Railways ( NGR ) roster . When the Union of South Africa was established on 31 May 1910 , the three Colonial government railways ( Cape Government Railways , NGR and Central South African Railways ) were united under a single administration to control and administer the railways , ports and harbours of the Union . Although the South African Railways and Harbours came into existence in 1910 , the actual classification and renumbering of all the rolling stock of the three constituent railways were only implemented with effect from 1 January 1912 . `` Sir Albert '' was still in service at the harbour in 1912 . Since the locomotive was considered obsolete , it was renumbered to 046 and not classified on the SAR . It kept on working at Durban Harbour until it was withdrawn from service in 1915 .
Secăria . Secăria is a commune in Prahova County , Romania . It is composed of a single village , Secăria .
Hasan Turkmani . Hasan Ali Turkmani ( ; 27 January 1935 – 18 July 2012 ) was a prominent Syrian military commander and Ba'ath Party member , who served as minister of defense from 2004 to 2009 . He and three other top Syrian government officials were killed on 18 July 2012 in Damascus during a bomb attack . Career . Turkmani joined the Syrian Arab Army in 1955 as an infantry officer . He was one of the first officers to graduate on the new mechanized units of the BMP-1 and BTR-60 armoured vehicles . He completed a staff course for combined arms operations from East Germany in 1965 , and a Command and Staff Course from Egypt in 1969 . He commanded the 9th Mechanized Infantry Brigade which fought a crucial rearguard action around Damascus in 1973 . He was promoted to the rank of major general in 1975 . Turkmani also began to serve as a member of the central committee of the Baath Party beginning in 2000 . He was the deputy chief of staff in the Syrian army until 2002 . He was appointed chief of staff on 23 January 2002 , replacing Ali Aslan . Since he is a Sunni Muslim , his appointment was considered as a move to restore a touch of sectarian diversity to Syria 's military-intelligence establishment , which had been dominated by Alawite Muslims . On 12 May 2004 , he became defense minister , replacing Mustafa Tlass . On the other hand , Ali Habib Mahmoud succeeded Turkmani as chief of staff . In June 2006 , Turkmani visited Tehran and signed a strategic alliance agreement with his Iranian counterpart Mustafa Mohammad Najjar to form a joint defense committee . Turkmani was replaced in June 2009 by the former army chief Ali Habib Mahmud as defense minister . On 3 June 2009 , President Bashar Assad appointed Turkmani as assistant vice president with the rank of minister . He was also appointed chief of crisis operations and was widely blamed for the campaign of torture in Syria . In addition , Turkmani was a military advisor to vice president Farouk Sharaa . Rumoured death . On 19 May 2012 , the Free Syrian Army 's ( FSA ) Damascus council announced that one of their operatives from the FSA 's Al Sahabeh battalion had successfully poisoned all eight members of Bashar Assad 's Crisis Cell , a group of top military officials who currently run the Syrian army 's daily operations . The Free Syrian Army 's Damascus council said they believed at least six out of the eight members , including Turkmani , Assef Shawkat , Mohammad al-Shaar , Daoud Rajha , Hisham Ikhtiyar and Mohammad Said Bakhtian , to have been killed . Mohammad al-Shaar , then interior minister , and Hasan Turkmani , then assistant vice president , denied their own deaths to State TV , calling it `` categorically baseless '' . Personal life . Hasan Turkmani owns the weekly political magazine `` Abyad wa Aswad '' ( `` Black and White '' in English ) . Death and funeral . Hasan Turkmani was assassinated on 18 July 2012 in a bombing by opposition militants against the national security building in Rawda Square , north-west Damascus , where the minister of defense Dawoud Rajiha , his deputy Assef Shawkat and other top officials were also killed . Turkmani died of his wounds after the attack . Dozens of civiliants were injured . A state funeral was held for him , Dawoud Rajiha and Assef Shawkat in Damascus on 20 July 2012 .
António Xavier Machado e Cerveira . António Xavier Machado e Cerveira ( , Anadia , 1 September 1756-Caxias , 14 September 1828 ) was a Portuguese organ builder . He is considered one of the most remarkable Portuguese Baroque organ builders .
Pandit Ravishankar Shukla Stadium . Ravishankar Shukla Stadium is a cricket ground in Durg , Chhattisgarh . The hosted its first match between Madhya Pradesh cricket team against Uttar Pradesh cricket team in 1979 . After 20 year , the stadium hosted its first List-A match between Madhya Pradesh cricket team against Uttar Pradesh cricket team where Madhya Pradesh cricket team won 6 wickets . Devendra Bundela and Abbas Ali scored unbeaten 125 and 106 respectively . Then the stadium hosts its last match between Madhya Pradesh cricket team against Uttar Pradesh cricket team in 1999/00 Ranji Trophy and the match was drawn .
Mr. Hankey , the Christmas Poo . `` Mr. Hankey , the Christmas Poo '' is the ninth episode of the first season of the American animated television series `` South Park '' . It originally aired on Comedy Central in the United States on December 17 , 1997 . In the episode , the Jewish character Kyle feels excluded from the town 's celebrations during Christmas , and is comforted by Mr. Hankey , a talking and singing lump of feces wearing a red hat . Mr. Hankey does not come alive in the presence of other characters , so they think that Kyle is delusional . In another plot strand , the townspeople remove all religious aspects of Christmas from South Park to remain politically correct and inoffensive . The episode was written and directed by the series ' co-creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone . The Mr. Hankey character was based on an idea from Parker 's childhood ; when Parker and Stone conceived the `` South Park '' series , they wanted to make Mr. Hankey the lead character . Heavily influenced by the `` Peanuts '' Christmas special `` A Charlie Brown Christmas '' from 1965 , `` Mr. Hankey , the Christmas Poo '' was the first Christmas-themed `` South Park '' episode , the first musical episode , and the only episode in season one ( and therefore the first time in the series ) in which Kenny does not die . It was a satire of political correctness and religious sensitivity . The episode received generally positive reviews and has been described as one of the classic `` South Park '' episodes . It was viewed in about 4.5 million households during its original broadcast , the highest Nielsen rating to that date for `` South Park '' and the fourth-highest overall for a basic cable entertainment program of 1997 . In addition to Mr. Hankey himself , the episode introduced the popular `` South Park '' songs `` A Lonely Jew on Christmas '' and `` Kyle 's Mom is a Big Fat Bitch '' . John Kricfalusi , the creator of `` The Ren & Stimpy Show '' , accused Parker and Stone of stealing the idea for Mr. Hankey from him , which the duo vehemently denied . Plot . Kyle is playing Saint Joseph in the South Park Elementary School 's Christmas nativity play , but he is forced to quit when his mother hears of the play and expresses outrage that her Jewish son is being forced to participate in a Christian production . She demands that the religious elements be taken out of the public school , and threatens to take her case to the mayor . Kyle suggests he could sing the `` Mr. Hankey , the Christmas Poo '' song as a non-religious substitute , but his suggestion is rejected because nobody else believes in Mr. Hankey , a living and talking `` Christmas poo '' . Kyle leaves the school feeling lonely and excluded because he can not celebrate Christmas with everyone else . Mayor McDaniels decides that anything offensive to anyone will be removed from the Christmas celebrations , including Santa Claus , Christmas trees , wreaths , fairy lights , candy canes , mistletoe and the Star of Bethlehem . Kyle once again tries to suggest that they use Mr. Hankey as a non-religious Christmas icon since he does not discriminate against anyone . At home , Kyle is scolded by his parents for believing in Mr. Hankey . While Kyle is brushing his teeth , Mr. Hankey comes out of the toilet , spreading feces stains everywhere he goes , prompting Kyle 's parents to blame Kyle for the mess . Kyle decides he will bring Mr. Hankey to school to prove he is real , but this only causes more problems as Mr. Hankey disguises himself as an unadorned , dried-out piece of feces when he is around people who do not believe in him , leading Cartman to ask if carrying around boxes with feces in them is some kind of Jewish tradition . Mr. Hankey leaps at Cartman 's face as he sings `` Kyle 's Mom is a Big Fat Bitch '' in D Minor , and Kyle is blamed . He is sent to talk to guidance counselor , Mr. Mackey , but Kyle only gets into further trouble when Mr. Hankey takes a bath in Mr. Mackey 's coffee . Cartman , Stan and Kenny believe Kyle is insane and check him into a mental institution . Like the whole town , the school Christmas pageant is stripped of all symbols of Christmas , and the children instead present a minimalist song and dance created by composer Philip Glass . The parents , astounded by how awful the pageant has turned out , begin blaming one another for destroying Christmas and a fight breaks out . When Chef finds out where Kyle is , he reveals to the children that Mr. Hankey does actually exist . When all the children start believing , Mr. Hankey finally reveals himself to everyone and scolds them for losing sight of the good things of Christmas and focusing on the bad . The townspeople release Kyle from the asylum and apologize , then they all sing Christmas songs and watch Mr. Hankey fly away with Santa Claus . Cartman , Stan , and Kyle feel that something is still missing . `` THE END '' then appears , and Kenny is excited and relieved that he has survived the entire episode without getting killed in spite of being involved in dangerous and life-threatening situations throughout . During the end credits , Jesus dejectedly sings , `` Happy Birthday '' to himself alone in his television studio . Conception and early history . The Mr. Hankey character was based on an idea Trey Parker 's father created when he was toilet-training Trey as a child . Parker said he refused to flush the toilet as a child , so his father told him if he did not flush down his stool , which he called `` Mr. Hankey '' , it would come to life and kill him . The concept stayed with Parker throughout his childhood ; starting in elementary school and throughout his entire education , he would often draw the character in class , wearing a sailor 's hat instead of the Santa Claus hat he would later wear in `` South Park '' . Parker shared the concept with future `` South Park '' co-creator Matt Stone when the two met at the University of Colorado at Boulder , and the duo immediately knew they wanted to create a film or production involving Mr. Hankey . The two discussed filming a three-minute short film involving a boy who befriended the talking stool , but Mr. Hankey would not come alive for anybody else , prompting others to believe the boy was crazy . They planned for the boy 's parents to find him holding a stool in the bathroom and blame the child for smearing feces along the walls when it was actually Mr. Hankey 's fault ; they also planned to have him visit a school counselor , where Mr. Hankey would leap into the counselor 's coffee mug and the boy would be blamed . At the end , it would turn out that the boy was indeed crazy and Mr. Hankey was not real at all , but a figment of the boy 's imagination . Parker and Stone never made the short film , but practically all of its elements were included in the future `` South Park '' episode `` Mr. Hankey , the Christmas Poo '' , with the notable exception of the ending . Although the Mr. Hankey short film was never made , Parker and Stone made two Christmas-related animated short films called `` The Spirit of Christmas '' , which served as precursors to the `` South Park '' series . When the shorts began to generate interest for a possible television series , Parker and Stone originally conceived the idea of a `` South Park '' -like show with four children characters , but with a talking stool named Mr. Hankey as the show 's main protagonist ; they planned to call it `` The Mr. Hankey Show '' . They pitched the idea to friend Brian Graden , then a television executive with the Fox Broadcasting Company , but he rejected it and said , according to Matt Stone , `` I 'm not putting poo on my network '' . Parker and Stone adapted their original idea into a show revolving around the South Park town and four children without Mr. Hankey as a protagonist , but they planned to revive the character as a minor supporting role in a future episode . Later , when Comedy Central expressed interest in the series , Parker and Stone brought up the idea of a Mr. Hankey episode during negotiations with the network executives . Parker claimed during a meeting , he said , `` One thing we have to know before we really go any further : how do you feel about talking poo ? '' The executives were receptive to the idea , which Parker said was one of the main reasons he and Stone decided to sign on with the channel . The elements of the episode involving Kyle 's loneliness as a Jew during Christmas were inspired by Parker and Stone 's perceptions of Jews growing up in Colorado during their childhood . Although the two went to different schools , they both witnessed Jewish children get beat up and bullied because both of their schools had very few Jewish students to begin with ; although Stone himself is Jewish , he was not raised as a practicing Jew and so he did not experience much of the bullying himself firsthand . The unsuccessful efforts by the South Park Elementary School in the episode to include people of non-Christian denomination were inspired by similarly failed attempts Parker and Stone witnessed growing up . Parker cited as an example a chorus concert in which the single Jewish student was asked to sing her own Hanukkah song while everybody else sang Christmas songs ; although the idea was to make the student feel special , Parker said it only made her feel more lonely and isolated . Episode production . `` Mr. Hankey , the Christmas Poo '' was written and directed by Parker and Stone , and first aired in the United States on Comedy Central on December 17 , 1997 . It was the first official `` South Park '' Christmas episode . Television journalists said the `` Spirit of Christmas '' shorts were precursors to Mr. Hankey and that they shared some common traits , but that the television episode was considered tamer and more tasteful . Parker and Stone originally conceived the episode `` Damien '' , which involves a boxing match between Jesus and Satan , as the first season 's Christmas episode . Although they had long planned to feature Mr. Hankey in the show , they did not decide to make him a Christmas character until halfway through the filming of `` Damien '' . Once they made the decision , they decided to make `` Mr. Hankey , the Christmas Poo '' the holiday episode instead ; although it would not air until after the `` Mr. Hankey '' episode , Parker and Stone finished production of `` Damien '' before working on `` Mr. Hankey , the Christmas Poo '' . At the time they were writing the episode , Parker and Stone had seen a large number of news reports about government buildings refusing to allow the display of models of the nativity scene and other Christian holiday symbols , in an effort not to offend other religions . Parker and Stone , as two agnostics who still appreciated the Christmas holiday , said they felt the idea was `` ridiculous '' and , according to Stone , `` We just wanted Mr. Hankey to say Christmas was about good and about presents , and it does n't have to be this religious [ controversy ] . '' The two sought to write an episode in the tradition of old classic Christmas specials with their own irreverent `` South Park '' twist , and so they watched the famous 1965 `` Peanuts '' special , `` A Charlie Brown Christmas '' , repeatedly during the production process . Parker said , `` At this point , we just sort of wanted to do a Charlie Brown Christmas `` South Park '' version . That [ special ] was definitely a huge part of my life growing up . '' The episode was considered the first `` South Park '' musical episode , and included such songs as `` Mr. Hankey , the Christmas Poo '' , `` A Lonely Jew on Christmas '' and `` Kyle 's Mom is a Big Fat Bitch '' . Parker and Stone were initially concerned about making a musical because , Parker said , `` The general rule was people hated musicals '' . For the Mr. Hankey character , Parker and Stone adapted most of the elements from the Mr. Hankey short film they planned in college , except that Mr. Hankey would prove to be real , not a figment of Kyle 's imagination . Parker said this was decided because of his frustration with the character Mr. Snuffleupagus in the children 's show `` Sesame Street '' ; for his first 14 years on the show , Mr. Snuffleupagus was an imaginary character seen only by Big Bird , which Parker said `` really bummed me out '' . Parker and Stone felt Mr. Hankey should embody the wholesomeness and morals of cartoons from the 1930s , so they designed him to resemble the version of Mickey Mouse in the 1928 cartoon `` Steamboat Willie '' , particularly in his eyes . For the scenes in which Mr. Hankey smears feces wherever he walks , the animators scanned images of spread out chocolate and fudge and inserted those images into the episode . Parker and Stone had trouble deciding on a voice for Mr. Hankey , but Stone said it came to him while eating a Sausage McMuffin at a McDonald 's in New York City , while taking a break from promoting `` South Park '' to the press . Although Comedy Central did not object to most aspects of the episode , they did require some edits to material they deemed potentially offensive . During rehearsal for a Nativity play , a baby Jesus resembling a fetus pops out of Wendy , who is playing the Virgin Mary , and is caught by Kyle , who is portraying Joseph of Nazareth . Although the scene was ultimately kept in the episode , Comedy Central executives had problems with it and Parker said they had to handle its animation `` very carefully '' . Additionally , during filming of the live-action Mr. Hankey commercial , the baby originally held the Mr. Hankey stool and took a bite out of it . Comedy Central officials would not allow the scene in the episode and it was changed to portray the idea that the baby had already eaten the stool off-camera , which Parker said he felt was actually funnier . `` Mr. Hankey , the Christmas Poo '' is the first episode in which Kenny was not killed . Parker and Stone deliberately included several scenes that looked like they might lead to Kenny 's death , but they decided because it was Christmas that they would not kill him . The episode was also the first time Mr. Garrison was portrayed as an anti-semite and racist , particularly when he asks Mayor McDaniels if she can get rid of all the Mexicans in `` South Park '' . Parker said this decision was made because , `` Garrison at that point had already shown himself to be the most messed up person in the entire town , and there 's obviously so much wrong with him mentally . A person that disturbed being a racist is funny to us . '' Home video and soundtrack release . `` Mr. Hankey , the Christmas Poo '' was released , along with 11 other episodes , in a three-DVD set in November 1998 . It was included in the third volume , which also included the episodes `` Starvin ' Marvin '' , `` Mecha-Streisand '' and `` Tom 's Rhinoplasty '' . `` Mr. Hankey , the Christmas Poo '' was also one of six episodes included on a 1998 VHS called `` South Park Festival Special '' , which included `` Starvin ' Marvin '' , `` Merry Christmas , Charlie Manson ! `` , `` Mr. Hankey 's Christmas Classics '' , `` Korn 's Groovy Pirate Ghost Mystery '' and `` Pinkeye '' . It was later released in the November 2007 DVD release `` Christmas Time in South Park '' , which also included the episodes , `` Merry Christmas , Charlie Manson ! `` , `` Mr. Hankey 's Christmas Classics '' , `` A Very Crappy Christmas '' , `` Red Sleigh Down '' , `` It 's Christmas in Canada '' and `` Woodland Critter Christmas '' . The episode , along with the other 12 from the first season , was also included in the DVD release `` South Park : The Complete First Season '' , which was released on November 12 , 2002 . Parker and Stone recorded commentary track for each episode , but they were not included with the DVDs due to `` standards '' issues with some of the statements ; Parker and Stone refused to allow the tracks to be edited and censored , so they were released in a CD completely separately from the DVDs . Songs from `` Mr. Hankey , the Christmas Poo '' were featured in the October 2007 CD soundtrack release called `` Mr. Hankey 's Christmas Classics '' . `` The Birmingham News '' said the album `` gleefully tramples on one of America 's most cherished holidays [ and ] will likely make even cynical listeners gasp '' . Themes . `` Mr. Hankey , the Christmas Poo '' is a satire on political correctness and religious sensitivity , particularly in its portrayal of the characters organizing `` The Happy , Non-Offensive , Non-Denominational Christmas Play '' to avoid offending anyone of any religious backgrounds . While many Christmas specials focus on the religious , spiritual and moral values of the Christmas holiday rather than the commercial aspects , `` Mr. Hankey , the Christmas Poo '' actually embraces commercialism in Christmas , suggesting viewers should enjoy those elements of the holiday without taking religion too seriously . York University Professor Alison Halsall said of this aspect of the episode , `` Again , Parker and Stone blur the sacred and the profane , in this instance , to gut holidays of their traditional meanings . '' The episode has also been described as simultaneously embracing and parodying animated Christmas specials like `` A Charlie Brown Christmas '' , `` Frosty the Snowman '' and `` It 's the Great Pumpkin , Charlie Brown '' . It has also been described as a commentary on the way Jewish children are overlooked during the Christmas holiday ; this theme is overtly stated by Stan , who says at the end of the episode that Jews and Hanukkah `` can be cool '' as well as Christmas . M. Keith Booker , author of `` Drawn to Television : Prime-Time Animation from The Flintstones to Family Guy '' , said although the episode is irreverent in its treatment of Christmas , `` even if spearheaded by a singing turd , [ it ] is about as close as `` South Park '' ever comes to being sentimental and nostalgic '' . Literary critic Mark Caldwell said the fact that Kenny survived the episode demonstrates the episode 's `` strong , albeit dutifully ironic , undercurrent of conventional holiday decency . '' Alison Halsall said `` Mr. Hankey , the Christmas Poo '' is the strongest example of a history of scatology , the study of excrement , throughout the `` South Park '' series . Halsall said the use of fecal matter as a character , and especially its tendency to smear parts of itself around as it moved , directly confronts the viewer with `` the inherent dirtiness of the human body , no matter how much we try to aestheticize it , Mr. Hankey 's stains systematically mess up the cleanliness of the social order . [ ... ] `` South Park '' refuses sanitization through the gross-out factor . '' Cultural impact and references . Some writers consider Mr. Hankey one of the most easily recognizable and popular of the non-regular `` South Park '' characters . His high-pitched greeting , `` Howdy-ho '' , was equally recognizable and became one of the most quoted lines from the show 's first season . Several fan websites were made about the character within months of the episode 's broadcast . In January 1998 , `` Entertainment Weekly '' reported that Comedy Central executives had plans to produce a Mr. Hankey chocolate bar . Larry Lieberman , the channel 's vice president of strategic planning and new business development , said a sketch of a Mr. Hankey candy bar was drawn and circulated , but mainly as a joke ; he said no serious discussions were held about producing such an item . A stuffed Mr. Hankey became one of the most popular `` South Park '' tie-in products of the 1998 Christmas season . In addition to the title character , `` Mr. Hankey , the Christmas Poo '' included the first appearances of characters Father Maxi and Mr. Mackey . Both characters appeared in `` Damien '' , which was produced before `` Mr. Hankey , the Christmas Poo '' , but the Christmas episode aired first . Mr. Mackey was inspired by Parker 's real-life school guidance counselor ; Parker , who provides the voice for Mackey , said the real-life counselor was similarly thin and wiry and that Parker 's voice for Mr. Mackey is an exact , unexaggerated version of how his counselor spoke . `` Mr. Hankey , the Christmas Poo '' includes several references to the `` Peanuts '' holiday special , `` A Charlie Brown Christmas '' . A Christmas pageant features the same biblical quote spoken by Linus in that special ; additionally , the music featured in the pageant is very similar to the `` Peanuts '' special 's musical score by Vince Guaraldi , and the South Park kids go outside to catch falling snowflakes on their tongues in the same way as in the special . A doctor prescribes Prozac , a real life antidepressant , to Kyle for his apparent love for feces , which he describes as `` fecalphilia '' , a condition perhaps better known by the medical term coprophilia . Composer Philip Glass composes the avant-garde musical score for the non-denominational Christmas play . Stone and Parker both strongly dislike Glass ; Parker , who was a music major in college , said , `` I really thought you could basically tell a third grader to sit down at a keyboard and mess around and sell it as a Philip Glass album , and no one would know the difference . '' The do-it-yourself kit in the live action commercial , in which families can make their own Mr. Hankey , is similar to the Mr . Potato Head toy set . Slack , the popular messaging software , also uses the word `` hankey '' as a shortcut for the Pile of Poo emoji . Reviews and ratings . Although Parker and Stone credit `` Big Gay Al 's Big Gay Boat Ride '' as helping elevate the series , they felt `` Mr. Hankey , the Christmas Poo '' elevated `` South Park '' to a new level of popularity and relevance . Parker said of it , `` This was the episode that just vaulted everything . '' Following the success of `` Mr. Hankey , the Christmas Poo '' , a large number of celebrities started contacting Comedy Central with the hopes of making guest appearances in `` South Park '' episodes . This allowed Parker and Stone to practically take their pick of guest stars , and led to appearances by Natasha Henstridge in `` Tom 's Rhinoplasty '' and Robert Smith in `` Mecha-Streisand '' . Stone said although `` Mr. Hankey , the Christmas Poo '' has become less shocking with time , viewers at the time of the episode 's original broadcast were shocked , and some were horrified , at the idea of a living and speaking Christmas stool . `` Mr. Hankey , the Christmas Poo '' was the fourth-highest overall basic cable entertainment program of 1997 . In its original American broadcast , the episode received a Nielsen Rating of 5.4 , meaning the episode was seen by about 4.5 million households . The rating was the highest yet for `` South Park '' , and was more than seven times the Comedy Central prime-time average . The episode also earned a 51 share of the male demographic aged between 18 and 24 ; a share represents the percentage of households using a television at the time the program is airing . `` Mr. Hankey , the Christmas Poo '' has been described as one of the classic episodes of `` South Park '' . Chris Vognar of `` The Dallas Morning News '' described Mr. Hankey himself as `` the most outrageous character yet on TV 's most outrageous show '' . Charlie Patton of `` The Florida Times-Union '' said the episode was `` crude , nasty , irreverent and generally offensive—also extremely funny '' . He also said of the Mr. Hankey character , `` If you 're the sort of person who did n't care for that scene in `` Trainspotting '' where the Ewan McGregor character dove down the toilet and into the sewer in pursuit of his lost suppository , the whole Mr. Hankey subplot is going to be deeply disturbing . '' Doug Pratt , a DVD reviewer and `` Rolling Stone '' contributor , said , `` Technically , the Christmas episode might well be the show 's best effort , artistically , because it tackles the PC-ification of Christmas head-on , and also has an interesting psychological subtext : does the hero actually see Mr. Hankey , or does he have some serious psychological problems ? '' Diane Werts of `` Newsday '' said of the episode , `` It 's gross . It 's yucky . It 's probably offensive . It 's also possibly the funniest holiday episode anybody 's airing this year . '' Werts particularly praised the song `` A Lonely Jew on Christmas '' . Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock , author of `` Taking South Park Seriously '' , said , `` This episode arguably pushes the boundaries of what is acceptable , both for Christmas specials and television in general , farther than any previous one . '' Weinstock said this was particularly true of the episode 's fake live-action commercial . Before the episode was released , Debbie Liebling , then-Comedy Central vice president of development and production , herself described the episode as `` adorably offensive '' . Alan Sepinwall of `` The Star-Ledger '' called the episode `` a brilliant skewering '' of political correctness and over-sensitivity , and called it `` at once hilariously satiric and extraordinarily foul . '' Sepinwall also added Mr. Hankey to his 1997 list of most memorable TV moments , describing the character as the year 's `` most disturbing cartoon image '' and as `` a mythical holiday creature so bizarre and offensive it literally can not be described in a family newspaper '' . Matt Roush of `` USA Today '' praised the episode , which he described as `` ribald , raunchy and riotous '' . A.J . Jacobs of `` Entertainment Weekly '' said in January 1998 that the episode was `` already infamous '' . Jacobs also said Mr. Hankey was so popular , he half-jokingly suggested Matt Parker and Trey Stone pursue a spin-off revolving around the character . The music in `` Mr. Hankey , the Christmas Poo '' was also praised . `` A Lonely Jew on Christmas '' has been described as a `` classic song '' , and `` Kyle 's Mom is a Big Fat Bitch '' , which reviewers described as one of Cartman 's trademarks , was included in the 1999 `` South Park '' film , ' . Not all reviews of `` Mr. Hankey , the Christmas Poo '' were positive . Rick Marin of `` Newsweek '' described the episode as `` simply one long potty joke '' . Virginia Rohan of `` The Record '' said he liked Kyle 's song and some of Kenny 's antics , but said the episode was not as funny as `` The Spirit of Christmas '' shorts . Rohan said `` South Park '' `` can be brilliantly over the edge , but often tonight , it sorely needs a comic bungee cord '' . In 2003 , the Chicago-based `` RedEye '' ranked `` Mr. Hankey , the Christmas Poo '' the greatest `` South Park '' episode . In October 2004 , the Comedy Central website held a poll to determine the top 27 `` South Park '' episodes for a television marathon ; `` Mr Hankey , the Christmas Poo '' came third , just behind `` Good Times with Weapons '' at # 2 and `` Fat Butt and Pancake Head '' at # 1 . `` South Park Studios '' , the official `` South Park '' website , listed `` Mr. Hankey , the Christmas Poo '' at number four on its list of the Five Most Notorious Episodes . `` Ren & Stimpy '' controversy . John Kricfalusi , the creator of `` The Ren & Stimpy Show '' , claimed the Mr. Hankey concept was stolen from his cartoon short , `` Nutty the Friendly Dump '' , which was part of a cartoon book series viewable online . Kricfalusi said after the show aired , `` I got nine or 10 messages from friends screaming , 'I ca n't believe this ! They totally stole your story ! ' ... This idea of [ feces ] singing or dancing and being friends , well , that is my idea . '' Kricfalusi said he felt other elements of `` South Park '' were lifted from his work , and he told media outlets his company Spümcø was contemplating taking legal action against Parker and Stone . Comedy Central spokesman Tony Fox said Stone and Parker were not familiar with `` Nutty the Friendly Dump '' and that the claim was `` ludicrous '' . Parker said he had never seen more than half an episode of `` Ren & Stimpy '' , which he said he did not enjoy because the characters were too over-the-top and the voice acting was too annoying . Parker said Kricfalusi eventually contacted the `` South Park '' creators : `` He wrote a letter back saying , 'Oh , OK , I see how it could just be a coincidence , but you should just admit to the press that you 're a big `` Ren and Stimpy '' fan . ' — I 'm not a `` Ren and Stimpy '' fan . ''
Demographics of Cyprus . The people of Cyprus are broadly divided into two main ethnic communities , Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots , who share many cultural traits but maintain distinct identities based on ethnicity , religion , language , and close ties with their respective motherlands . Before the dispute started in 1964 the peoples of Cyprus ( then 77 % Greek Cypriots , 18 % Turkish Cypriots , 5 % other communities , including Armenians and Maronites ) were dispersed over the entire island . The Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974 de facto partitioned the island into two political areas : 99.5 % of Greek Cypriots now live in the Republic of Cyprus while 98.7 % of Turkish Cypriots live in Northern Cyprus ( of other nationalities , 99.2 % live in the Greek Cypriot area in the south ) . Greek is predominantly spoken in the South , where the majority are Greek Cypriots , Turkish in the north , where the majority are Turkish Cypriots . English is widely used throughout the island , as a common language . The total population of Cyprus as of the end of 2006 is slightly over 1 million , comprising 789,300 in the territory controlled by the government of the Republic of Cyprus and 294,406 in Northern Cyprus . The population of Northern Cyprus includes some 150,000–160,000 Turkish immigrants who are regarded as illegal settlers by the Republic of Cyprus government and are not included in the population statistics of the Republic of Cyprus Statistical Service . Cyprus ( 1901–1990 ) . 1 The numbers of births and deaths 1901–1932 are estimates calculated from the birth and death rates . Historical population . Turkish Cypriots were the majority of the population registered for taxation between 1777 and 1800 . However , it is likely that the Muslim population never exceeded 35-40 per cent of the total population of Cyprus . Rather , many Orthodox Christians registered as Muslims in order to reduce taxation from their occupiers . In the census from 1881 to 1960 , all Muslims are counted as Turks , only Greek Orthodox are counted as Greeks . There were small populations of Greek-speaking Muslims and Turkish-speaking Greek Orthodox . In total , between 1955 and 1973 , 16,519 Turks and 71,036 Greeks emigrated from the country . Of the emigrated Turkish Cypriots in this period , only 290 went to Turkey . In the 2011 census , 208 people stated their ethnic origin as being Latin . Immigration . Large-scale demographic changes have been caused since 1964 by the movements of peoples across the island and the later influx of settlers from Turkey to Northern Cyprus . According to the 2011 Census there are 170,383 non-citizens living in Cyprus , of whom 106,270 are EU citizens and 64,113 are from third countries . The largest EU groups by nationality are Greeks ( 29,321 ) , British ( 24,046 ) , Romanians ( 23,706 ) and Bulgarians ( 18,536 ) . The largest non-EU groups are Filipinos ( 9,413 ) , Russians ( 8,164 ) , Sri Lankans ( 7,269 ) and Vietnamese ( 7,028 ) . There are an estimated 20–25,000 undocumented migrants from third countries also living in the Republic , though migrant rights groups dispute these figures . The demographic changes in society have led to some racist incidents , and the formation of the charity KISA in response . The demographic character of Northern Cyprus changed after the Turkish invasion in 1974 and especially during the last 10–15 years . The so called “ TRNC census ” carried out in April 2006 showed that out of a total population of 256,644 in Northern Cyprus , 132,635 , or 52 % , were Turkish Cypriots in the sense that they were born in Cyprus of at least one Cyprus-born parent ( for 120,007 of these both parents were Cyprus-born ) . In addition , 43,062 so called “ TRNC citizens ” ( 17 % ) had at least one non-Cypriot Turkish-born parent , 2,334 so called “ TRNC citizens ” ( 1 % ) had parents born in other countries , 70,525 residents ( 27 % ) had Turkish citizenship , and 8,088 ( 3 % ) were citizens of other countries ( mainly UK , Bulgaria , and Iran ) . Based on these census data , it is estimated that 113,687 Northern Cyprus residents , or 44 % of the population , are not Turkish Cypriots properly speaking , but are in fact `` Turkish immigrants '' or `` Turkish settlers '' from Anatolia . Alternative sources suggest that there are 146,122 Turkish settlers from Anatolia in Northern Cyprus ( 2007 figures ) and that the Turkish Cypriots in Northern Cyprus are today outnumbered by the Turkish settlers , contrary to the picture presented by the 2006 so called “ TRNC census ” . Almost one-third of the Turkish settlers in Northern Cyprus have been granted “ TRNC citizenship ” by the so called “ authorities ” of Northern Cyprus and have thus been naturalized . The Republic of Cyprus regards settlement in Northern Cyprus , especially if accompanied by naturalization , as a violation of the Geneva Conventions Protocol of 1977 , since the Turkish occupation has been declared illegal by the UN . It therefore considers these Turkish immigrants to be `` illegal settlers '' and does not include them in the population estimates for the entire island published by the Republic of Cyprus Statistical Service . Languages . Greek and Turkish are the official languages according to Article 3 of the Constitution of Cyprus . In Northern Cyprus , the official language is Turkish ( Article 2 of the 1983 Constitution of Northern Cyprus ) . English is widely spoken on the island , and Russian has become fairly widespread in recent years due to the influx of immigrants and investors from CIS countries . Religion . The Greek Cypriot community adheres to the Autocephalous Greek Orthodox Church of Cyprus and the Turkish Cypriot community adheres to Islam . The religious groups of Armenians , Maronites and Latins ( about 9,000 people in total ) opted , in accordance with the 1960 constitution , to belong to the Greek Cypriot community . According to the 2001 census carried out in the Government controlled area , 98.2 % of the population are Christians of various denominations . 94.8 % of the population are Christian Orthodox , 0.9 % Armenians and Maronites , 1.5 % Roman Catholics ( `` Latins '' ) , 1.0 % Church of England , and 0.6 % Muslims . The remaining 1.3 % adhere to other religious denominations or did not state their religion . Cyprus is also the home of a Jewish community with a Synagogue in Larnaca . Education . Cyprus has a well-developed system of primary and secondary education . The majority of Cypriots earn their higher education at Greek , British , or American universities , while there are also sizeable emigrant communities in the United Kingdom and Australia . Private colleges and state-supported universities have been developed by both the Turkish and Greek communities . Demographic statistics . The following demographic statistics are from the CIA World Factbook , unless otherwise indicated . `` The data in subsections Age structure through Divorce rate are for the area controlled by the Republic of Cyprus government only . '' The estimates are for 2007 from the Republic of Cyprus `` Statistical Abstract 2007 '' ( pp . 63–88 ) unless indicated otherwise . ''
Ape to Angel . `` Ape to Angel '' is an album released in 2004 by New Zealand electronica duo , Pitch Black . AllMusic described it as `` a hypnotic recording that combines dub , dark trance and sampling '' .
Financial services in the United Kingdom . Financial services in the United Kingdom contributed a gross value of £86 billion to the UK economy in 2004 . It creates significant benefits for the UK , European and global economies . The industry employed around 1.2 million people in the third quarter of 2012 ( around 4 % of the British workforce ) . The estimated amount of total taxes paid by the Financial Services Sector in the year to 31 March 2012 is £63bn , 11.6 % of the total UK government tax receipts .
Neocompsa mexicana . `` Neocompsa mexicana '' is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae . It was described by Thomson in 1865 .
Lukman Haruna . Lukman Abdulkarim Haruna ( born 4 December 1990 ) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a midfielder , for Palanga . Club career . In December 2007 , AS Monaco signed Haruna on a four-year contract . In June 2011 , Haruna signed a five-year contract with FC Dynamo Kyiv . In July 2015 , Haruna moved to FC Anzhi Makhachkala on a loan deal from Dynamo Kyiv until the end of 2015 . Anzhi decided not to extend the loan after it ended . On 3 April 2016 , Haruna joined FC Astana on loan until 30 June 2016 . After trials with FK Vardar , RC Lens and Odense Boldklub , Haruna joined Lithuanian A Lyga club FK Palanga in March 2018. International career . Haruna was part of the Nigerian team that won the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup held in South Korea . In 2010 , he was part of the Nigerian 23-man squad in the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa . International . `` Statistics accurate as of match played 5 September 2015 '' Achievements . Gold Under 17 world cup 2007
VAX-11 . The VAX-11 is a discontinued family of minicomputers developed and manufactured by Digital Equipment Corporation ( DEC ) using processors implementing the VAX instruction set architecture ( ISA ) . The VAX-11/780 is the first VAX computer . VAX-11/780 . The VAX-11/780 , code-named `` Star '' , was introduced on 25 October 1977 at DEC 's Annual Meeting of Shareholders . It is the first computer to implement the VAX architecture . The VAX-11/780 central processing unit ( CPU ) is built from transistor-transistor logic ( TTL ) devices and has a 200 ns cycle time ( 5 MHz ) and a 2 kB cache . Memory and I/O are accessed via the Synchronous Backplane Interconnect ( SBI ) . The VAX-11/780 supports 128 kB to 8 MB of memory ( 2 MB initially ) through one or two memory controllers . Each memory controller supports 128 kB to 4 MB of memory . The memory is constructed from 4 or 16 kbit metal oxide semiconductor ( MOS ) RAM chips mounted on memory array cards . Each memory controller controls up to 16 array cards . The memory is protected by error correcting code ( ECC ) . The VAX-11/780 uses the Unibus and Massbus for I/O . Unibus is used for attaching lower-speed peripherals such as terminals and printers and Massbus for higher-speed disk and tape drives . Both buses are provided by adapters that interface the bus to the SBI . All systems come with one Unibus as standard , with up to four supported . Massbus is optional , with up to four supported . The VAX-11/780 also supports Computer Interconnect ( CI ) , a proprietary network to attach disk drives and potentially share them with other VAX computers . Later , this feature was used to connect VAX computers in a VMScluster . VAX-11/782 . The VAX 11/782 , code-named `` Atlas '' , is a dual-processor VAX-11/780 introduced in 1982 . Both processors share the same MA780 multiport memory bus and the system operates asymmetrically , with the primary CPU performing all I/O operations and process scheduling with the second , attached processor only used for additional computationally-intensive work . For multistream computation-intensive tasks the system delivers up to 1.8 times the performance of a VAX 11/780 . VAX-11/785 . The VAX-11/785 , code-named `` superstar '' , was introduced in April 1984 . It is essentially a faster VAX-11/780 , with a CPU cycle time of 133 ns ( 7.52 MHz ) versus the 200 ns ( 5 MHz ) CPU cycle time of the VAX-11/780 . The memory subsystem was also upgraded to support higher capacity memory boards . VAX-11/787 . The VAX-11/787 is a dual-processor variant of the VAX-11/785 . VAX-11/750 . The VAX-11/750 , code-named `` Comet '' , is a more compact , lower-performance TTL gate array–based implementation of the VAX architecture introduced in October 1980 . The CPU has a 320 ns cycle time ( 3.125 MHz ) . VAX-11/730 . Introduced in April 1982 , the VAX-11/730 , code-named `` Nebula '' , is a still-more-compact , still-lower-performance bit slice implementation of the VAX architecture . Its CPU has a 270 ns cycle time ( 3.70 MHz ) . VAX-11/725 . Code-named `` LCN '' ( `` Low-Cost Nebula '' ) , it is a cost-reduced model of the VAX-11/730 . Its CPU has a 270 ns cycle time ( 3.70 MHz ) . Remaining machines . The Living Computer Museum of Seattle , Washington maintains a VAX-11/780-5 ( field-upgraded VAX-11/780 ) running OpenVMS 7.3 , which is available to interested parties via telnet . The Computer History Museum of Mountain View , California has three VAX-11/780 systems , one VAX-11/725 , one VAX-11/730 , and one VAX-11/750 within its permanent collection.. The RECHENWERK RECHENWERK Computer- & Technikmuseum Halle in Halle , Germany holds a VAX-11/730 and a very rare east german clone of a VAX-11/780 named Robotron K 1840 in its permanent exhibition . The retrocomputing association has a VAX11/780 to which they dedicated a calendar .
USS Anacostia ( AO-94 ) . USS `` Anacostia '' ( AO-94 ) was a acquired by the United States Navy for use during World War II . She had the dangerous but necessary task of providing fuel to vessels in combat and non-combat areas . She served in the Pacific Ocean Theater of operations late in the war , and returned home proudly with one battle star . The ship was laid down under a Maritime Commission contract ( MC hull 1829 ) on 16 July 1944 at Sausalito , California , by the Marinship Corp. , as `` Mission Alamo '' . Renamed `` Anacostia '' ( AO-94 ) on 24 July 1944 , she was launched on 24 September 1944 , sponsored by Mrs. Henry F. Bruns , the wife of Rear Admiral Bruns , and acquired by the Navy and placed in commission on 25 February 1945 , Lt. Comdr . Thomas H. Hoffmann in command . World War II Pacific Theatre operations . After a final fitting out period , the oiler left San Francisco Bay on 23 March 1945 and proceeded to San Diego , California , where she underwent three weeks of intensive shakedown training . `` Anacostia '' departed the U.S. West Coast on 27 April and set a course for Hawaii . She reached Pearl Harbor on 3 May and reported for duty to Service Squadron 8 , Service Force , Pacific Fleet . Two days later , the vessel left Hawaiian waters and sailed to the Caroline Islands . Upon her arrival at Ulithi on 16 May , `` Anacostia '' joined Task Group ( TG ) 50.8 and proceeded with that group to Okinawa . Early in June , the oiler arrived in a designated fueling area off Okinawa and replenished the bunkers of various ships . After completing this task , she sailed to Saipan to take on a cargo of gasoline to be distributed among forces there at Okinawa . During August and September , `` Anacostia '' made two more round-trips between Ulithi and Okinawa , taking on fuel at the former port and discharging it at the latter . End-of-war operations . At the time of the Japanese capitulation on 15 August , `` Anacostia '' was in port in Ulithi . She moved on to Okinawa six days later and remained there through 25 October . The oiler then sailed to the Japanese home islands and touched at Kanoya on the 30th . She also visited the Japanese port of Kagoshima , Kyūshū . At each point , she acted as station tanker at U.S. Army air bases . `` Anacostia '' got underway for the Philippines early in December and arrived at Manila shortly thereafter . She operated in Philippine waters for approximately two months before commencing another trip to Okinawa on 2 February 1946 . From that island , she sailed for Pearl Harbor and reached Hawaiian waters on 7 March . The next day , she weighed anchor and shaped a course for the Gulf Coast via the Panama Canal . She transited the canal late in March and arrived at New Orleans , Louisiana , on 29 March . `` Anacostia '' moved to Mobile , Alabama , on the 30th and began inactivation preparations there . She was decommissioned at Mobile on 16 April 1946 and was transferred by the Maritime Commission that same day . Her name was struck from the Navy List on 8 May 1946 . Assigned to Naval Transport Service . The vessel was reacquired on 28 February 1948 by the United States Naval Transport Service . During the next two years , Anacostia operated along the east coast of the United States ; made numerous voyages through the Suez Canal to Ras Tanura , Saudi Arabia , and Bahrain to take on petroleum ; visited ports in England and northern Germany ; carried out several trips to Aruba to load up with petroleum ; and paid calls to Japanese ports of Yokohama , Yokosuka , and Sasebo . Assigned to MSTS . She was assigned to the Military Sea Transportation Service ( MSTS ) on 18 July 1950 and reported to Tankers Co. Inc. , for operation under an MSTS contract , was redesignated USNS `` Anacostia '' ( T-AO-94 ) , and was run as a non-commissioned vessel manned by a civil service crew . During the next seven years , `` Anacostia '' continued her service as an oiler . She made frequent trips to ports along the Texas gulf coast as well as to the Persian Gulf ports of Ras Tanura , Saudi Arabia , and Bahrain to take on petroleum . Her cargoes were then delivered to facilities at ports in Japan , England , the Netherlands , and Germany . The oiler remained active until December 1957 , when she reported to Norfolk , Virginia . She was then turned over to the Maritime Administration and laid up with the National Defense Reserve Fleet in the James River . Her name was struck from the Navy List on 17 December 1957 . Merchant service . `` Anacostia '' was sold to Penn Shipping Co Inc , Wilmington , Delaware in 1967 and converted to a bulk carrier with the bow section from being fitted ; her own bow section was scrapped . She was renamed `` Penn Ranger '' . She was sold to Omnium Transportation Co , Panama . in 1973 and was renamed `` Omnium Ranger '' . She was scrapped at Castellón de la Plana , Spain in 1978 . Awards . `` Anacostia '' earned one battle star for her World War II service
Liefde en Vrede . Liefde en Vrede ( `` Love and Peace '' ) is a suburb of Johannesburg , South Africa . It is located in Region F of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality . Liefde en Vriede is located next to Mulbarton it is a small residential area which is still under development . Less than 10 years ago this area was just open terrain . The main attraction to Liefde en Vriede is the Lebanese Marionite Church which is the largest Catholic church in the South of Johannesburg . There are no commercial businesses or schools in Liefde en Vriede . The residents rely on the surrounding suburbs for all their commercial needs .
Angelos ( mythology ) . Angelos was raised by nymphs to whose care her father had entrusted her . One day she stole her mother Hera 's anointments and gave them away to Europe . To escape Hera 's wrath , she had to hide first in the house of a woman in labor , and next among people who were carrying a dead man . Hera eventually ceased from prosecuting her , and Zeus ordered the Cabeiroi to cleanse Angelos . They performed the purification right in the waters of the Acherusia Lake in the Underworld . Consequently , she received the world of the dead as her realm of influence , and was assigned an epithet `` katachthonia '' ( `` she of the underworld '' ) . The story of Angelos is cited by the scholiast in a series of rare myths concerning the birth of Hecate , which makes it possible to think that Angelos was essentially equal to Hecate . This is to some extent confirmed by the fact that , according to Hesychius , `` Angelos '' was a surname of Artemis in Syracuse , being that Artemis as goddess of the moon was identified with Hecate . Angelos could be an early version of Hecate , the one that pertained both to the upper world and the underworld , similar to the position of Persephone .
Methylnitronitrosoguanidine . Methylnitronitrosoguanidine ( MNNG or MNG ) is a biochemical tool used experimentally as a carcinogen and mutagen . It acts by adding alkyl groups to the O6 of guanine and O4 of thymine , which can lead to transition mutations between GC and AT . These changes do not cause a heavy distortion in the double helix of DNA and thus are hard to detect by the DNA mismatch repair system . One of the earliest uses of Methylnitronitrosoguanidine was in 1985 . A group of scientists tested whether or not the chemical composition of Methylnitronitrosoguanidine would directly affect the growth of tumors and cancer cells in rats . In the experiment , the cancer cells from a japanese cancer patient was injected in the 8 rats . The biochemical tool and showed a decline of cancer cells in a few of the rats bodies . In organic chemistry , MNNG is used as a source of diazomethane when reacted with aqueous potassium hydroxide . MNNG is a probable human carcinogen listed as an IARC Group 2A carcinogen .
Ruel Ishaku . Ruel Ishaku ( born January 11th , 1967 ) is a Nigerian Paralympic gold medal-winning powerlifter . Biography . Ishaku was born in 1967 in Nigeria . He suffers from poliomyelitis which means he has to walk with the use of crutches . Career . Ishaku made his debut at the 2000 Summer Paralympics . He competed in the Men 's up to 48 kg but did not record a valid lift . He competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics and won bronze in the same event . At the 2008 Summer Paralympics he won the gold medal . Ishaku competed in and won gold at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in powerlifting . It was the only weightlifting event that Nigeria was allowed to enter as the nation was banned from able-bodied lifting when three of its lifters infringed anti-doping rules .
Tom Gamble . Thomas `` Tom '' Gamble ( born 25 November 1991 ) is an Australian sprinter competing mostly in the 100 metres . He represented his country in the 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2017 World Championships without qualifying for the final . His personal bests are 10.28 seconds in the 100 metres ( +0.3 m/s , Gwangju 2015 ) and 20.61 seconds in the 200 metres ( +0.9 m/s , Canberra 2017 ) . Away from the track Tom enjoys letting his mates buy him beers and then pushing them in bushes . He is a stalwart of the Australian men 's 4x100m relay team , having been described as its `` most handsome and likeable member '' ( sic ) .
The 'W ' Files . `` The 'W ' Files '' ( 衛斯理 ) is a 2003 Hong Kong science fantasy-action-adventure-mystery television period drama serial based on Ni Kuang 's novel series `` Wisely Series '' , starring Gallen Lo as Wisely . The series was first broadcast on TVB in Hong Kong from 2 June to 11 July 2003 . The 30-episodes long series contains a total of eight different stories , set in China in the 1930s .
Myers 's Rum . Myers 's Rum is a brand of Jamaican rum produced by Diageo PLC . Named after brand founder Fred L Myers , the molasses-derived blend of up to nine rums has been produced since 1879 . Myers 's rum uses `` only pure Jamaican molasses '' and is `` produced from continuous and pot still distillation and is then matured for up to four years in white oak barrels '' . The dark rum is commonly used in mixed drinks . It is also a common cooking ingredient in a variety of both sweet and savory recipes .
Charles Avery ( artist ) . Charles Avery ( born 1973 ) is a Scottish artist from Oban . He currently lives and works in London . Since 2004 he has devoted his practice to the perpetual description of an imaginary island . Through drawings , sculptures and texts . Avery describes the topology , cosmology and inhabitants of this fictional territory , from the market of the main town Onomatopoeia to the Eternal Forest where an unknown beast called the Noumenon is held to reside . The project can be read as a meditation on some of the central themes of philosophy of art-making , and on the colonization and ownership of the world of ideas . Exhibitions . The first most comprehensive presentation of The Islanders project , `` The Islanders : An Introduction '' , was exhibited at Parasol Unit Foundation for Contemporary Art , London , in 2008 and toured to the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art , Edinburgh , and Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen , Rotterdam , in 2009 . Other solo presentations include the exhibition `` Onomatopoeia , Part 1 '' , which was exhibited at EX3- Centro per l ’ Arte Contemporanea , Florence in 2010 and toured to Kunstverein Hannover and Frac Ile-de-France/le Plateau , Paris in 2011 . Recent group exhibitions include : Life Forms , Bonniers Konsthall , Stockholm ( 2009 ) ; A Walk in Your Mind , Hayward Gallery , ( 2009 ) ; A Duck for Mr Darwin , Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art , ( 2009 ) ; and Altermodern : 4th Tate Triennial , London ( 2009 ) . Avery represented Scotland at the 52nd Venice Biennale in 2007 and participated in the British Art Show 7 and Folkestone Triennial in 2011 . In 2014 Avery 's work formed part of the `` Generation '' exhibition across Scotland , with his work displayed in the Edinburgh Gallery of Modern Art . In 2015 Avery had a solo exhibition at GEM , the contemporary art museum in The Hague ( Netherlands )
Steve Hillage . Stephen Simpson Hillage ( born 2 August 1951 ) is an English musician , best known as a guitarist . He is associated with the Canterbury scene and has worked in experimental domains since the late 1960s . Besides his solo recordings he has been a member of Gong , Khan and System 7 . Early career . Hillage was born in Chingford , then in Essex . Whilst still at school , he joined his first band , a blues rock band called Uriel , with Dave Stewart , Mont Campbell and Clive Brooks . The band split up in 1968 with the other members going on to form Egg , but they briefly re-united under assumed names to record the album `` Arzachel '' in 1969 . Hillage also guested on Egg 's 1974 album `` The Civil Surface '' . In 1969 , Hillage began studies at the University of Kent in Canterbury , befriending local bands Caravan and Spirogyra and occasionally jamming with them . Meanwhile , he wrote songs and , by late 1970 , had accumulated enough material for an album . Caravan put him in touch with their manager Terry King , who got Hillage signed with Deram on the basis of a demo of his material recorded with the help of Dave Stewart of Egg . In early 1971 , Hillage formed Khan with bassist/vocalist Nick Greenwood , formerly of Crazy World of Arthur Brown . Although future Gong and Hatfield and the North drummer Pip Pyle was involved in the early stages , the line-up finally settled with the inclusion of organist Dick Heninghem and drummer Eric Peachey , both of whom had recently collaborated on Greenwood 's solo project `` Cold Cuts '' , recorded in California in 1970 but belatedly released in 1972 . Following a series of concerts throughout 1971 , several of them supporting labelmates Caravan , Khan began recording their debut album in November , by which time Heninghem had left , forcing Hillage to bring in his former bandmate Dave Stewart to play the keyboard parts . By the time `` Space Shanty '' came out in May 1972 , Canadian Val Stevens ( formerly of Toronto 's popular soul-rock band Grant Smith & The Power ) had filled the vacancy , making his debut on a short European tour ( including a televised appearance at the Montreux Festival ) and continuing with a UK tour supporting Caravan in June . By then , musical disagreements between Hillage and Greenwood culminated with the latter 's departure . Hillage decided to form a new line-up with a slightly different direction , retaining the services of Peachey and asking Stewart back , and adding Nigel Griggs ( later of Split Enz ) on bass . New compositions by Hillage and Stewart were added to the repertoire , including `` I Love Its Holy Mystery '' , which would form the basis of Hillage 's later `` Solar Musick Suite '' . Hillage broke up the band in October 1972 . Hillage promptly joined Kevin Ayers ' new live band Decadence , participating in Ayers ' 1973 album `` Bananamour '' ( Harvest , May 1973 ) and touring the UK and France for two months . Having in the meantime become a fan of Gong after meeting Daevid Allen , hearing `` Camembert Electrique '' and Allen 's solo album `` Banana Moon '' , as well as meeting his longtime partner Miquette Giraudy through Allen , Hillage stayed in France after the Ayers tour to join the band . In January 1973 , he took part in the sessions for `` Flying Teapot '' , the first installment of the `` Radio Gnome '' trilogy , and soon after graduated to full-time membership with the departure of bassist/lead guitarist Christian Tritsch . The 'classic ' line-up of Gong was now in place , with Daevid Allen , Gilli Smyth , Didier Malherbe , Tim Blake , Mike Howlett and Pierre Moerlen , and recorded two further albums , `` Angels Egg '' and `` You '' ( the latter also featuring Giraudy ) . In June 1973 , Hillage ( along with Pierre Moerlen ) participated in the debut live performance of Mike Oldfield 's `` Tubular Bells '' at Queen Elizabeth Hall . Both Hillage & Moerlen also took part in a live-in-studio performance filmed for the BBC 's `` Second House '' series , filmed in November of 1973 . The BBC performance is available on Oldfield 's `` Elements '' DVD . After Allen abruptly left in April 1975 , Hillage stayed on as the band 's sole guitarist , but soon found this position increasingly uncomfortable , and by the year 's end had jumped ship himself to launch his solo career full-time , having performed as a guest ( with Giraudy ) on Gong 's first album without Allen , `` Shamal '' on only two of the album 's six tracks . His motivation to do so was fueled by the success of his solo album `` Fish Rising '' , recorded in late 1974 while still in Gong and featuring most of his band mates , as well as former band mate in Khan , Dave Stewart . His next effort `` L '' album was recorded in the United States using musicians from Todd Rundgren 's Utopia , and on its release Hillage formed a touring band which toured in late 1976 . During the latter half of the 1970s , Hillage made a name for himself as a guitarist and prog-rock/fusion composer and performer . 1977 's `` Motivation Radio '' , with its shorter tracks , marked a departure from the long instrumental workouts of previous efforts , but 1978 's `` Green '' , co-produced by Pink Floyd 's Nick Mason , was a return to his earlier work . These 1970s works ( tacitly in collaboration with his longtime girlfriend Miquette Giraudy ) blended complex studio production techniques with dreamscape anthems . Hillage spent time in the Ladbroke Grove area of London , home of the UK Underground and worked with Nik Turner ex roadie for , then later saxophonist of early Hawkwind . Later career . In 1978 Hillage played onstage with punk band Sham 69 during their performance at the Reading Festival , and in 1979 , he played guitar on `` Nuclear Waste '' by The Radio Actors with lead vocals by Sting . Also in 1979 Hillage released `` Open '' on Virgin Records , featuring Dave Stewart , Jean-Philippe Rykiel , Paul Francis and Andy Anderson . During the 1980s , Hillage worked as a record producer , working for artists such as Simple Minds , It Bites , Murray Head , Nash the Slash , Real Life , Cock Robin , Tony Banks and Robyn Hitchcock . He returned to producing in the 1990s , working on The Charlatans 1994 album , `` Up to Our Hips '' . After hearing the likes of The Orb playing his 1979 ambient record `` Rainbow Dome Musick '' , Hillage and Giraudy began performing in the early 1990s as ambient dance act : System 7 . They soon became part of the underground dance scene in London and Hillage was also a key figure in getting the Glastonbury Festival to recognise the dance scene and set up the Dance Tent , which he programmed in its first year . Hillage also produced in the 1990s a raï musical show called '1 , 2 , 3 Soleils ' , featuring Algerian singers Faudel , Rachid Taha and Khaled . He also arranged many songs of Latifa . In November 2006 , he made a surprise return to the Gong fold when he and Giraudy performed with ( most of ) the `` classic era '' lineup of Gong performing a set consisting almost entirely of material from the Radio Gnome Trilogy and Camembert Electrique at the Gong Unconvention at the Melkweg in Amsterdam . Hillage and Giraudy also performed in various guises over the weekend . First as the `` Steve Hillage Band '' with synthesizer player Basil Brooks , Gong bassist Mike Howlett and current Gong drummer Chris Taylor , playing mostly material from Hillage 's 1970s solo albums . They also performed a set as System 7 . Hillage , along with Daevid Allen and up to 10 or more guitarists , also contributed to the `` Glissando Orchestra '' , a one-hour plus performance where a number of guitarists all played mostly continuous drone notes with some gentle melodic lines overlaid . In January 2007 , four of his albums – `` Fish Rising '' , `` L '' , `` Motivation Radio '' and `` Rainbow Dome Musick '' – were released in the UK remastered on CD , each , except the latter , with previously unreleased bonus tracks . In February 2007 , `` Green '' , `` Live Herald '' , `` Open '' and `` For To Next/And Not Or '' followed , similarly remastered with bonus content . Hillage and Giraudy 's participation in the Gong Unconvention was reprised in a small number of concerts held by Gong in London in June 2008 , where Hillage and Giraudy were among the line-up which also included Daevid Allen , Gilli Smyth , and Mike Howlett . At these concerts , Hillage would often open the show performing `` Steve Hillage Band '' material , as he had at the Uncon . Hillage and Giraudy worked most recently on their 2009 album 2032 ( which Hillage also produced ) , and has continued to tour with the band throughout 2009 and 2010 . After the 2010 tour , citing musical differences , Steve & Miquette again parted ways with Gong . Hillage also collaborated with Ozric Tentacles on the 2004 album `` Spirals in Hyperspace '' . `` Light in the Sky '' , from his 1977 album `` Motivation Radio '' , was used as the theme for `` The Sunday Night Project '' on Channel 4 . Hillage played on a cover of Elton John 's `` Rocket Man '' on William Shatner 's 2011 release `` Seeking Major Tom '' . Hillage won the `` Visionary '' award at the 2013 Progressive Music Awards .
Columbia Law School . Columbia Law School ( often referred to as Columbia Law or CLS ) is a professional graduate school of Columbia University , a member of the Ivy League . It has always been ranked in the top five law schools in the United States by `` U.S. News and World Report '' . Columbia is especially well known for its strength in corporate law and its placement power in the nation 's elite law firms . Columbia Law School was founded in 1858 as the Columbia College Law School and was known for its legal scholarship dating back to the 18th century . Graduates of the university 's colonial predecessor , King 's College , include such notable early-American legal figures as John Jay , the first chief justice of the United States , and Alexander Hamilton , the first Secretary of the Treasury , who were both co-authors of `` The Federalist Papers '' . Columbia has produced a large number of distinguished alumni , including US presidents Teddy Roosevelt and Franklin Delano Roosevelt , nine justices of the Supreme Court of the United States ; numerous U.S . Cabinet members and presidential advisers ; US senators , representatives , and governors ; and more members of the `` Forbes 400 '' than any other law school in the world . According to Columbia Law School 's 2013 ABA-required disclosures , 95 % of the Class of 2013 obtained full-time , long-term , JD-required employment nine months after graduation , with the 25th percentile , median , and 75th percentile starting salary for graduates all being $ 180,000 ( including the standard first year associate bonus of $ 15,000 this figure rises to $ 195,000 ) . The law school was ranked # 1 of all law schools nationwide by the `` National Law Journal '' in terms of sending the highest percentage of 2015 graduates to the largest 100 law firms in the US ( 52.6 % ) . James Kent and the early study of law at Columbia . The teaching of law at Columbia reaches back to the 18th century . Graduates of the university 's colonial predecessor , King 's College , included such notable early American judicial figures as John Jay , who would later become the first Chief Justice of the United States . Columbia College appointed its first professor of law , James Kent , in 1793 . The lectures of Chancellor Kent in the course of four years had developed into the first two volumes of his Commentaries , the second volume being published November 1827 . Kent did not , however , succeed in establishing a law school or department in the College . Thus , the formal instruction of law as a course of study did not commence until the middle of the 19th century . Theodore Dwight and the founding of the law school . It was considered at that time mainly as an experiment . No institution resembling a law school had ever existed in New York . Most of the leading lawyers had obtained their training in offices or by private reading , and were highly skeptical as to the possibility of securing competent legal knowledge by means of professional schools . Legal education was , however , at a very low ebb . The clerks in the law offices were left almost wholly to themselves . Frequently they were not even acquainted with the lawyers with whom , by a convenient fiction , they were supposed to be studying . Examinations for admission to the bar were held by committees appointed by the courts , who , where they inquired at all , sought for the most part to ascertain the knowledge of the candidate of petty details of practice . In general , the examinations were purely perfunctory . A politician of influence was not readily turned away . Few studied law as a science ; many followed it as a trade or as a convenient ladder whereby to rise in a political career . '' Indeed , Columbia Law School was one of the few law schools established in the United States before the Civil War . During the 18th and 19th centuries , most legal education took place in law offices , where young men , serving as apprentices or clerks , were set to copying documents and filling out legal forms under the supervision of an established attorney . For example , in New York John Jay , revolutionary founding father and first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States , read law with Benjamin Kissam , whose busy practice kept his clerks occupied in transcribing records , pleadings , and opinions . Jay was fortunate to have attentive supervision because the quality and time of learning the law varied greatly within the profession . Theodore Dwight , who had been head of the law department of Hamilton College in Clinton , New York , believed formal legal education , conducted in the classroom with regular lectures , was far superior to casual law office instruction . At its founding , four distinct courses of lectures of this class were then established : one on Philology , offered by distinguished scholar and statesman , George P. Marsh ; a second by Dr. Francis Lieber , a standard writer upon topics of political science and of international law , then a professor at Columbia College ; a third course on Ethics , by Professor Nairne , also of the College ; and a fourth on Municipal Law , by Theodore W. Dwight , then Professor of Law in Hamilton College , New York , which at the time already had a flourishing law school . The original course of study to obtain a degree consisted of just two years , rather than the modern standard of three . The first lecture in the law school was delivered on Monday , Nov 1 , 1858 , by Mr. Dwight , at the rooms of the Historical Society . It was an introductory lecture , afterwards printed . The audience consisted mainly of lawyers . It was plain that many of them could be counted upon as friends of a system of legal education . The result was an immediate attendance of thirty-five students , who showed their intention of pursuing a regular course of study by at once paying a tuition fee for instruction throughout the year . Such assurances were given of a future increase of numbers that it was determined to divide each class at the beginning of the coming year into two sections , for their convenience . The next year , the number of students was sixty-two . In the third year there were one hundred and three . Many of these early students were members of the bar . In 1860 , in order to stimulate excellence in attainments of the students , a series of annual prizes was established , commencing with $ 250 , and diminishing regularly by $ 50 , until the sum of $ 100 was reached . These were adjudicated by leading members of the bar upon the combined merits of written answers to printed questions , and of essays upon topics selected by the instructors . None could compete for the prizes except those who had fully completed the two years ' course . The questions covered the range of studies for the whole course . Stringent rules were adopted in reference to the answers , so as to secure the absolute fidelity of the candidates in their work . The Dwight Method . Professor Dwight believed a course of legal study should focus on the application of basic legal principles , as learned through the study of legal treatises , coupled with frequent moot courts which would permit students to demonstrate their proficiency in applying those principles to new legal problems . In this way , Dwight 's method of teaching diverged significantly from the `` case method '' which had then been popularized by Dean Langdell of the Harvard Law School which focused on the study of individual cases and the use of inductive reasoning to distill governing legal principles from those case with little time spent on the practical application of those principles . Dwight believed that his method was superior to the case method because it helped to create trained legal practitioners ready to enter the profession rather than academics more suited to teaching . In support of his position , Dwight cited the example of legal study throughout the Western World since the Roman empire : `` It is not out of place in this connection to refer to the chosen methods of acquiring the Roman law , both as sanctioned by great jurists and by imperial authority , after an experience continuing through centuries ... The Roman jurists had `` cases '' to deal with , precisely as we do . They were not mere legal philosophers , but disposed of practical and `` burning '' questions of their time . They were , however , in the habit of referring back to a legal principle in disposing of a concrete case , and believed that great principles could be so stated as to win the attention of students and give them a solid basis for future detailed acquisitions. '' . By the late nineteenth century , Dwight 's method give way to the case method which by the turn of the twentieth century had become the standard curriculum at all of the other premier American law schools at Harvard , Yale and the University of Pennsylvania . In 1891 , in response to Columbia 's adoption of the case method , Dwight and a number of Columbia professors left the law school to found New York Law School in Manhattan 's Financial District . Columbia Law in the 20th century . After Dwight 's departure , William Albert Keener of Harvard Law School became dean of the law school from 1891 to 1901 when he was succeeded by George Washington Kirchwey . Future Supreme Court Justice Harlan Fiske Stone graduated from the law school in 1898 . While practicing law in New York , he began lecturing at Columbia Law School in 1899 and joined the faculty as a full professor . He subsequently became dean of the law school in 1910 and held the position until 1923 when he left to join Sullivan and Cromwell as a partner . Stone became Attorney General of the United States in 1924 and held that Office for almost a year before joining the Supreme Court of the United States as an associate justice . In the 1920s and 30s , the law school soon became known for the development of the legal realism movement . Among the major realists affiliated with Columbia Law School were Karl Llewellyn , Felix S. Cohen and William O. Douglas . In September 1988 , Columbia Law School founded the first AIDS Law Clinic in the country , taught by Professor Deborah Greenberg and Mark Barnes . Rankings . Ever since `` U.S. News & World Report '' began ranking law schools in 1987 , Columbia Law has appeared in the Top 5 each year , an honor shared only with Yale , Harvard , and Stanford . `` U.S. News & World Report '' consistently places Columbia Law among the top five law schools ( for both academic reputation and national standing ) , and currently ranks Columbia Law 5th . `` U.S. News and World Report '' also ranks Columbia Law # 4 in its 2011 Law Firm Recruiters ' Ranking of Best Law Schools . `` Forbes '' magazine ranks Columbia Law # 1 for Best Law Schools for Career Prospects as well as # 1 for Highest Earning Law Graduates . Columbia Law is ranked # 1 for `` Best Career Prospects '' by Princeton Review and is widely ranked as one of , and often the best , law school for job placement nationally . Professor Brian Leiter 's scholarly law school rankings placed Columbia # 1 for job placement at the nation 's `` most prestigious '' law firms for three years straight ( 2006–09 ) and ranked Columbia # 3 for student numerical quality ( average LSAT/GPA ) for the last five years ( surpassed only by Yale and Harvard ) . Columbia ranked # 1 in `` The National Law Journal '' survey of `` Go-To Law Schools '' two years in a row ( 2007 , 2008 ) for having the highest percentage of graduates hired by the nation 's top 250 law firms ( # 2 in 2009 ; # 3 in 2010 ; # 3 in 2011 ) . In 2012 , the QS World University Rankings ranked Columbia Law School the 5th best law school in the world . The law school was ranked first among of all law schools nationwide by the `` National Law Journal '' in terms of sending the highest percentage of 2015 graduates to the largest 100 law firms in the US ( 52.6 % ) . Columbia Law School today . Widely cited scholars in other specialties include Jody Kraus , Robert E. Scott ( contract law ) ; Lance Liebman ( employment law ) ; Michael I. Sovern ( labor law ) ; Matthew Waxman ( national security law ) ; Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw , Patricia J. Williams ( critical race theory , gender ) ; Michael A. Heller ( real estate law ) ; Henry P. Monaghan ( federal courts and civil procedure ) ; and Marvin Chirelstein , Michael J. Graetz , and David Schizer ( tax law ) . Jagdish Bhagwati is University Professor of Economics and Law . For the year ending December 2009 , Columbia Law School 's faculty ranked # 2 in the nation for the number of academic papers authored and downloaded on the Social Science Research Network ( SSRN ) , according to cumulative statistics , exceeded only by Harvard Law School 's faculty . In 2007 ( the prior such ranking by SSRN ) Columbia Law School 's faculty also was the # 2 most downloaded law faculty in the United States . Law centers and programs . Columbia was among the first schools to establish both comparative and international law centers . The law school also has major centers for the study of international law , including the Center for Chinese Legal Studies , the Center for Korean Legal Studies , the Center for Japanese Legal Studies ( the first and only center of its kind in the United States ) , the Center for European Legal Studies , as well as centers for Corporate Governance , Climate Change Law , Gender and Sexuality Law , Law and Economics , Law and Politics , thirteen other law centers , and numerous law programs . In July 2012 , the law school launched three new centers : i ) the Ira M. Millstein Center for Global Markets and Corporate Ownership to `` study global financial markets and their diverse , interdependent actors '' ; ii ) the Center for Constitutional Governance to `` bring together a dynamic roster of constitutional scholars who are deeply engaged in the study of governmental structure and relationships , including experts on separation of powers and issues of federalism '' ; and iii ) the Center for International Commercial and Investment Arbitration Law to `` further the teaching and study of international arbitration , building on the Law School 's considerable expertise in this rapidly growing area of legal practice . '' In 2006 , the law school embarked on an ambitious campaign to increase the number of faculty by fifty percent without increasing the number of students . On May 26 , 2009 , President Barack Obama nominated Judge Sonia Sotomayor , a Lecturer-in-Law at Columbia since 1999 , to be a Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States . Judge Sotomayor created and co-taught a course entitled `` The Federal Appellate Externship '' every semester at the law school since the fall 2000 . Federal Appellate Externships and many other externships , including Federal District Externships , are offered each year at Columbia . Arthur W. Diamond Library . Columbia Law School 's Arthur W. Diamond Library is one of the most comprehensive libraries in the world and is the second largest academic law library in the United States , with over 1,000,000 volumes and subscriptions to more than 7,450 journals and other serials . The `` Columbia Law Review '' and other student journals . The `` Columbia Law Review '' is the third-most-cited law journal in the world and is one of the four publishers of the `` Bluebook '' . Columbia publishes thirteen other student-edited journals , including the `` Columbia Business Law Review '' , `` Columbia Human Rights Law Review '' ( which in turn publishes `` A Jailhouse Lawyer 's Manual '' ) , `` Columbia Journal of Asian Law '' , `` Columbia Journal of Environmental Law '' , `` Columbia Journal of European Law '' , `` Columbia Journal of Gender and Law '' , `` Columbia Journal of Law & Arts '' , `` Columbia Journal of Law & Social Problems '' , `` Columbia Journal of Race & Law '' , `` Columbia Journal of Tax Law '' , `` Columbia Journal of Transnational Law '' , `` Columbia Science and Technology Law Review '' , and the `` American Review of International Arbitration '' . Dual degree programs and alliances , abroad . Columbia has cultivated alliances and dual degree programs with overseas law schools , including the University of Oxford , King 's College London , University College London , and the London School of Economics in London , England ; the `` Institut d'études politiques de Paris '' ( `` Sciences Po '' ) and the `` Université Panthéon-Sorbonne '' in Paris , France ; the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands ; and the Institute for Law and Finance ( ILF ) at Goethe University Frankfurt in Frankfurt , Germany . The double degree options include JD/Masters in French Law ( 4 year program in Paris ) , JD/Masters Program in Global Business ( 3 Year program in Paris ) , JD/LLM ( 3 year program in London ) , LLB/JD ( 4 yer program in London ) , and JD/LLM ( 4 year program in Frankfurt ) . Columbia Law School has one of the largest international alliances with China , and with Peking University , specifically , a joint exchange program that begin in 2006 when students could be exchanged for a semester , which was expanded as a program in 2011 to allow faculty to teach or co-teach courses abroad , and which was expanded as a program again in 2013 when Columbia Law School dean David Schizer and Peking University Law School dean Zhang Shouwen signed a memorandum of understanding between the universities , allowing for joint publications and joint seminars between faculty at the respective universities . Clinical programs . The law school runs nine vigorous clinical programs that contribute to the community , including the nation 's first technology-based clinic , called Lawyering in the Digital Age . This clinic is currently engaged in building a community resource to understand the collateral consequences of criminal charges . In April 2006 , Columbia announced that it was starting the nation 's first clinic in sexuality and gender law . In 2007 , Columbia opened a new program in law and technology . Given that Columbia is well known for its strength in corporate law , the law school offers , for example , a `` Deals '' course that includes participants from the Columbia Business School and the law school . In addition , the Columbia Business and Law Association ( CBLA ) , the law school 's principal student group dedicated to the interaction between law and business , routinely sponsors lectures , workshops , and networking events from traditional areas of interest such as investment banking , management consulting , venture capital , private equity , hedge funds , and entrepreneurship . CBLA also serves as a center for members of the Columbia Law School community interested in many aspects of business law , including corporate governance and securities regulation . The student-run organization Unemployment Action Center has a chapter at Columbia Law School . Facilities . Columbia Law School 's main building , Jerome L. Greene Hall ( or simply `` the Law School '' ) , was designed by Wallace Harrison and Max Abramovitz , architects of the United Nations Headquarters and Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts ( which for many years served as the site of Columbia Law School 's graduation ceremonies ) . It is located at the intersection of Amsterdam Avenue and West 116th Street . One of the building 's defining features is its frontal sculpture , `` Bellerophon Taming Pegasus '' , designed by Jacques Lipchitz , symbolizing man 's struggle over ( his own ) wild side/unreason . In 1996 , the law school was given an extensive renovation and expansion by Polshek Partnership ( now Ennead Architects ) , including the addition of a new entrance façade and three story skylit lobby , as well as the expansion of existing space to include an upper level students ' commons , lounge areas , and a café . In the summer of 2008 , construction of a new floor in Jerome Greene Hall was completed providing 38 new faculty offices . Other Columbia Law School buildings include William and June Warren Hall , the Jerome Greene Learning Annex ( which Jerome Greene 's representatives politely declined to have renamed after the building of Jerome Greene Hall ) , and William C. Warren Hall ( or `` Little Warren '' ) . Lenfest Hall , the law school 's premier residence , opened in August 2003 . The hall was named for H. F. Lenfest '58 and his wife Marguerite . Lenfest contains more than 200 luxury student residences , including private studio apartments and one-bedroom apartments . In addition to Lenfest Hall , the majority of Columbia Law students live in the university 's Graduate Student Housing consisting of single and shared apartments in buildings throughout Morningside Heights . All Columbia Law students are guaranteed housing on campus for the duration of their law school studies . Columbia graduate legal studies program . Columbia offers a Graduate Legal Studies Program , including the Master of Laws ( LL.M . ) and the Doctor of the Science of Law ( J.S.D . ) degrees . The LL.M . Program is considered one of the best in the United States and has been ranked very highly according to private studies . Each year the law school enrolls approximately 210 graduate students from more than 50 countries with experience in all areas of the legal profession , including academia , the judiciary , public service , civil rights and human rights advocacy , non-governmental organizations , international organizations , and private practice . Graduate students are an important component of the law school community . They participate in many co-curricular activities , including student journals , moot courts , and student organizations . Graduate students also organize and speak at conferences , workshops , and colloquia on current legal issues . U.S. Supreme Court clerkships . Since 2005 , 24 Columbia Law alumni have served as judicial clerks at the U.S. Supreme Court , one of the most distinguished appointments a law school graduate can obtain . This record gives Columbia a ranking of fifth among all law schools for supplying such law clerks for the period 2005-2017 . Columbia has placed 135 clerks at the U.S. Supreme Court in its history , one of the top five law schools for clerks ; this group includes Lee Bollinger , who clerked for Chief Justice Warren Burger in the 1972 Term , and is now the president of Columbia University . Employment . According to Columbia Law School 's official 2014 ABA-required disclosures , 93.8 % of the Class of 2014 obtained full-time , long-term , JD-required employment ten months after graduation . Columbia Law School 's Law School Transparency under-employment score is 1.6 % , indicating the percentage of the Class of 2013 unemployed , pursuing an additional degree , or working in a non-professional , short-term , or part-time job nine months after graduation . Costs . The total cost of attendance ( indicating the cost of tuition , fees , and living expenses ) at Columbia Law School for the 2014-2015 academic year is $ 85,755 . The Law School Transparency estimated debt-financed cost of attendance for three years is $ 313,097 . Columbia Law School alumni . Theodore Roosevelt , the 26th president of the United States and the 25th vice president of the United States , and Franklin D. Roosevelt , the 32nd president of the United States , were students at CLS ; neither graduated from CLS , but they both received honorary J.D.s in October 2008 . Former President of Georgia , Mikheil Saakashvili , received his LL.M . at Columbia ; Giuliano Amato , twice former Prime Minister of Italy ( 1992–93 and 2000–2001 ) , was also a CLS graduate . Graduates of the law school have served as members of the United States President 's Cabinet and non-U.S. government executive cabinets , including U.S. Secretary of State , Secretary of Treasury , Secretary of War ( now U.S. Secretary of Defense ) , and Attorney General , amongst others . Three of the school 's graduates have served as Chief Justice of the United States : Charles Evans Hughes , Harlan Fiske Stone and John Jay . Columbia Law School is the only law school to have graduated more than one chief justice . Nine alumni of Columbia Law School have served on the Supreme Court of the United States , including current member Ruth Bader Ginsburg . Several alumni have served as United States Solicitor General . There are over 90 current and past members of the U.S. federal courts who have graduated from CLS . Internationally , CLS graduates also have occupied prominent judicial positions , including Shi Jiuyong , former president of the International Court of Justice ( ICJ ) ; Xue Hanqin , current member of the ICJ ; Giuliano Amato , current member of the Constitutional Court of Italy ; Jan Schans Christensen ( '88 LL.M . ) , current member of the Supreme Court of Denmark ; Susan Denham , current Chief Justice , Supreme Court of Ireland ; Marvic Leonen ( '04 LL.M . ) , current member of the Supreme Court of the Philippines ; Hironobu Takesaki , current Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Japan ; Umu Hawa Tejan-Jalloh , current Chief Justice , Supreme Court of Sierra Leone ; Karin Maria Bruzelius , former member of the Supreme Court of Norway ; Lawrence Collins , former Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom ; and Francis M. Ssekandi , former justice of the Supreme Court of Uganda , among others . Notable legal academics who are graduates of CLS include Barbara Black , Lee Bollinger , Felix S. Cohen , Lawrence Collins , Robert Cover , Samuel Estreicher , E. Allan Farnsworth , Charles Fried , Ruth Bader Ginsburg , Harvey Goldschmid , Kent Greenawalt , Jack Greenberg , Geoffrey C. Hazard , Jr. , Benjamin Kaplan , Jessica Litman , Louis Lusky , Yale Kamisar , Soia Mentschikoff , Richard B. Morris , Paula Franzese , Robert Pitofsky , Barbara Ringer , Lawrence Sager , Michael I. Sovern , Arthur T. Vanderbilt , Charles Warren , Herbert Wechsler , and Mark D. West . In 2015 , the positions of Attorney General of the United States ( Eric Holder ) , Solicitor General ( Don Verrilli ) and the Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division ( Lanny Breuer ) were all occupied by graduates of the law school . CLS alumni are also notable in the arts , business and elsewhere . For example , civil rights activist , recording artist , and actor Paul Robeson received his law degree from CLS in 1923 . Academy Award-winning lyricist and playwright Oscar Hammerstein II attended the law school . Moe Berg was a Major League Baseball player , and a spy for the United States . Alumni of the law school have been the president or founder of more than 30 colleges and universities in the nation .
Jamie 's 15-Minute Meals . `` Jamie 's 15-Minute Meals '' is a UK food lifestyle programme which aired on Channel 4 in 2012 . In each half-hour episode , host Jamie Oliver creates two meals , with each meal taking 15 minutes to prepare . The show premiered on 22 October 2012 and concluded with its series finale episode on 14 December 2012 . A tie-in book of recipes was released on 27 September 2012 .
Governing Body of the Church in Wales . The Governing Body of the Church in Wales is the deliberative and legislative body of the Church in Wales , broadly speaking equivalent to the General Synod of the Church of England . The Governing Body usually meets twice each year to receive reports , discuss issues concerning the church and make decisions on matters brought before it . History . The Church in Wales was created in 1920 under the Welsh Church Act 1914 . It came about as a result of a desire by the Welsh people to be led by Welsh bishops and to be able to worship in their own language . It is not only a disestablished church but also a disendowed church . It became an independent province of the Anglican Communion . It adopted a written constitution and elected a Governing Body which at first used to meet once a year , but now meets twice annually . The Governing Body has ultimate authority `` to approve liturgies , review organizational structures , and secure firm fiscal resources for the mission and ministry of the church '' . The Church in Wales was one of the first members of the Anglican Communion to adopt synodical government . The Governing Body . The Governing Body of the Church in Wales is tricameral and consists of three orders of participants ; the first order is the House of Bishops , which includes all six bishops from the six dioceses in the archbishopric ; the second is the House of Clergy , which includes fifty-one clerical representatives who are elected at diocesan level ; the third is the House of Laity , which includes eighty-six non-clerical representatives from the parishes of the archbishopric , again elected at diocesan level . The chairman and vice-chairman of the Representative Body of the Church in Wales are ex-officio members and other persons can be co-opted to cover their areas of expertise . The total membership of the Governing Body is one hundred and forty-three persons . For some matters , a simple majority verdict is required , but for other more important issues , a motion will only be passed if it receives a majority in all three of the Houses .
Jawga Boyz . Jawga Boyz is an American country rap group formed in Athens , Georgia in 2003 . The current lineup is Derek `` D Thrash '' Thrasher , A.J . `` BoonDock '' McIntyre , Mark `` Cornbread '' Bryant , Dez , and Chuck `` Collard Green '' Lambert . They have released four studio albums including 2014 's `` Tailgate Music '' , which debuted at number 155 on the `` Billboard '' 200 , number 22 on the Country Albums chart and number 17 on the Rap Albums chart . Steve Leggett of AllMusic gave `` Tailgate Music '' a favorable review , writing that it `` keeps the fun and quality up , showing once again what this Dirty South hip-hop country rock thing is all about , and doing it all with engaging energy and intensity . '' In 2013 , Thrasher wrote and recorded a song with Joe Diffie , `` Girl Ridin ' Shotgun '' .
Peter Millett ( diplomat ) . Peter Joseph Millett ( born 23 January 1955 ) is a British diplomat who was ambassador to Libya 2015–2018 . Career . Millett was British High Commissioner to Cyprus 2005–10 and Ambassador to Jordan 2011–15 . He became Ambassador to Libya in July 2015 . Millett was a columnist for Al Arabiya News . He has also written for the `` Jordan Times '' .
The Primrose Path ( Matas novel ) . `` The Primrose Path '' is an 1995 novel by Carol Matas . According to the author , the book `` is about sexual abuse , but it 's not graphic '' . In addition to the text , Matas also supplies the reader with a six-page glossary detailing various terms related to the Jewish faith . Plot summary . A fourteen-year-old Jewish girl named Debbie moves to a new city and finds herself part of a small Jewish Orthodox community . Soon she comes into contact with Rabbi Werner , who is the principal of the Orthodox school that his synagogue houses , Debbie 's teacher , and a child molester . After his seemingly accidental tickles and touches become inappropriate , Debbie tells her father about the non-sexual touching . He then confronts Rabbi Werner ; however instead of rejecting the Rabbi , the local community rallies to defend him and rejects Debbie and her family . The story is complicated with marital issues within Debbie 's family , and is further complicated by the fact that Rabbi Werner never faces justice for his crimes . Reception . The Primrose Path was a finalist for the Manitoba Book of the Year in 1995 , as well as being recognized as an Outstanding Book Of The Year by the Children ’ s Book Centre in 1996 . The novel was also a finalist for the Manitoba Young Readers Choice Award in 1997 . Controversy . In 1995 Matas had been invited to speak at an interfaith luncheon at the Shaarey Zedek synagogue in Winnipeg where she and her family had attended for three generations ; however the invitation was withdrawn several weeks before the scheduled presentation as the synagogue feared the possibility of libel because the fictional story had parallels with a recent charge against a Winnipeg rabbi . In response , Matas stated `` This is paranoia of the worst sort and censorship in the worst way . Libel chill is n't a strong enough term . Basically , they 're censoring me and not the book . Somehow , I am no longer acceptable '' . Denying all accounts that claimed her story held similarities with Bryks , saying that her book is `` a universal story which I based on research across North America . And in two other communities where I 've spoken besides Winnipeg , people in the audience believe that the book is about a specific case in their community . It says to me that I 'm doing my job as a writer because it is a universal story . '' Matas has not received any libel suits against the novel .
Betong , Sarawak . Betong is a town and of the Betong Division in Sarawak , Malaysia , lying in the Saribas area . It used to be placed under the district of Sri Aman . Location . Betong division is located between three main rivers , Batang Lupar , Batang Saribas and Batang Kelaka , covering an area of 4,180 km2 . Population . By October 2011 , the population was nearly 94,000 , the majority being Ibans ( 51,290 ) , followed by Malays ( 37,283 ) , Chinese ( 5,084 ) , Bidayuh ( 225 ) , and Melanau ( 219 ) , while the remaining are other races . Economy . Main areas are farming , agriculture and fishing but there are some who work in the public and private sectors as well as business ( most businesses are family-owned ) . Education . As a way to ensure the development of human capital to meet the demands of Sarawak Corridor of Renewable Energy ( SCORE ) and other major projects in the State , major investments are made in the development of educational facilities like vocational schools and polytechnics . This is expected to encourage more local and foreign investors to come to Betong and explore opportunities they never knew Betong had . Recognition . In recognition of Betong ’ s rich history , rapid growth and contribution to Sarawak 's economy , it was accorded Division status in 2002 . It was then selected to become the administrative division centre . The areas of administration include the Saratok District and the Betong District . Betong has also been expanded to cover the Small District of Maludam , which had been under the jurisdiction of the Sri Aman District . Betong is acknowledged by many as the place where the earliest educated Ibans can be found . This paved the way for Ibans in other areas to also educate themselves .
Ynetnews . `` Ynetnews '' is the online English-language Israeli news website of `` Yedioth Ahronoth '' , Israel ’ s most-read newspaper , and the Hebrew news portal , `` Ynet '' . It is part of the Yedioth Media Group , which also owns stock in the Israeli TV Channel `` Channel 2 '' ; `` HOT '' , the Cable TV company , weekly local newspapers , magazines , and other non-media companies . History . `` Ynetnews '' was established in 2005 in Tel Aviv to provide reporting and news from Israel and the Middle East to the Israeli community and its readers . The founding editor of `` Ynetnews '' , Alan Abbey , left in the summer of 2005 to serve as Internet Director for Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem . `` Ynetnews '' translators and editors provide coverage of news from Israel , Jewish World and the Middle East , based on the reporting and writing from `` Ynet '' , `` Yedioth Ahronoth '' , and other publications of its parent , the Yedioth Group . It regularly features renowned Yedioth commentators such as Nahum Barnea , Ron Ben-Yishai , Eitan Haber , Smadar Perry , Ronen Bergman , Shimon Shiffer , and Ariana Melamed . It also produces original content and in-depth reporting , commentary , and analysis .
2016 Copa del Rey de Rugby . The 2015–16 Copa del Rey de Rugby was the 83rd edition of this tournament . SilverStorm El Salvador defeated local rival VRAC Quesos Entrepinares in the final of the tournament . This game beat the attendance record for a rugby union game in Spain with 26,500 spectators . King Felipe VI of Spain attended to the game . Competition format . This edition was featured top seven teams at the end of the first half ( round 11 ) of the 2015–16 División de Honor de Rugby . UE Santboiana declined to play . All rounds were played with a single game format . Quarter-finals . Draw was held on 14 December 2015 at Spanish Rugby Federation headquarters . Top seeded team , VRAC Quesos Entrepinares , received a bye to Semifinals . Matches played on 10 January 2016 . Semifinals . Draw took place on 11 January 2016 at Spanish Rugby Federation headquarters . Draw included three winners from Quarter-finals plus top-seed , VRAC Quesos Entrepinares . Matches to be played on 31 January 2016 . Final . The match was marked for an attendance-record ( 26,500 ) in a rugby match in Spain .
Orange Trophy . The Orange Trophy ( Valencian : `` Trofeu Taronja '' ; ) is an annual friendly football tournament hosted by Valencia CF and first played in 1959 .
The Vengeance of Jago . `` The Vengeance of Jago '' ( Italian : '' Lo spettro di Jago '' ) is a 1912 Italian silent film directed by Alberto Carlo Lolli . It was an early hit for the Aquila Films company .
Strzemeszno . Strzemeszno is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gąbin , within Płock County , Masovian Voivodeship , in east-central Poland . It lies approximately east of Gąbin , south-east of Płock , and west of Warsaw . The village has a population of 157 .
Fernando Pessoa . Fernando António Nogueira Pessoa ( ; 13 June 1888 – 30 November 1935 ) , commonly known as Fernando Pessoa , was a Portuguese poet , writer , literary critic , translator , publisher and philosopher , described as one of the most significant literary figures of the 20th century and one of the greatest poets in the Portuguese language . He also wrote in and translated from English and French . Pessoa was a prolific writer , and not only under his own name , for he dreamed up approximately seventy-five others . He did not call them `` pseudonyms '' because he felt that did not capture their true independent intellectual life and instead called them `` heteronyms '' . These imaginary figures sometimes held unpopular or extreme views . Early years in Durban . Pessoa was born in Lisbon on 13 June 1888 . When Pessoa was five , his father , Joaquim de Seabra Pessôa , died of tuberculosis and the following year , on 2 January , his younger brother Jorge , aged one , also died . The young Pessoa received his early education at St. Joseph Convent School , a Catholic grammar school run by Irish and French nuns . He moved to the Durban High School in April 1899 , becoming fluent in English and developing an appreciation for English literature . During the Matriculation Examination , held at the time by the University of the Cape of Good Hope ( forerunner of the University of Cape Town ) , in November 1903 he was awarded the recently created Queen Victoria Memorial Prize for best paper in English . While preparing to enter university , he also attended the Durban Commercial High School during one year , in the evening shift . Meanwhile , Pessoa started writing short stories in English , some under the name of David Merrick , many of which he left unfinished . At the age of sixteen , `` The Natal Mercury '' ( edition of 6 July 1904 ) published his poem `` Hillier did first usurp the realms of rhyme ... '' , under the name of C. R. Anon ( anonymous ) , along with a brief introductory text : `` I read with great amusement ... '' . In December , `` The Durban High School Magazine '' published his essay `` Macaulay '' . From February to June 1905 , in the section `` The Man in the Moon '' , `` The Natal Mercury '' also published at least four sonnets by Fernando Pessoa : `` Joseph Chamberlain '' , `` To England I '' , `` To England II '' and `` Liberty '' . His poems often carried humorous versions of Anon as the author 's name . Pessoa started using pen names quite young . The first one , still in his childhood , was Chevalier de Pas , supposedly a French noble . In addition to Charles Robert Anon and David Merrick , the young writer also signed up , among other pen names , as Horace James Faber , Alexander Search , and other meaningful names . Ten years after his arrival , he sailed for Lisbon via the Suez Canal on board the `` Herzog '' , leaving Durban for good at the age of seventeen . This journey inspired the poems `` Opiário '' ( dedicated to his friend , the poet and writer Mário de Sá-Carneiro ) published in March 1915 , in `` Orpheu '' nr.1 and `` Ode Marítima '' ( dedicated to the futurist painter Santa-Rita Pintor ) published in June 1915 , in `` Orpheu '' nr.2 by his heteronym Álvaro de Campos . Adult life in Lisbon . While his family remained in South Africa , Pessoa returned to Lisbon in 1905 to study diplomacy . After a period of illness , and two years of poor results , a student strike against the dictatorship of Prime Minister João Franco put an end to his formal studies . Pessoa became an autodidact , a devoted reader who spent a lot of time at the library . In August 1907 , he started working as a practitioner at R.G . Dun & Company , an American mercantile information agency ( currently D & B , Dun & Bradstreet ) . His grandmother died in September and left him a small inheritance , which he spent on setting up his own publishing house , the `` Empreza Ibis '' . The venture was not successful and closed down in 1910 , but the name ibis , the sacred bird of Ancient Egypt and inventor of the alphabet in Greek mythology , would remain an important symbolic reference for him . Pessoa returned to his uncompleted formal studies , complementing his British education with self-directed study of Portuguese culture . The pre-revolutionary atmosphere surrounding the assassination of King Charles I and Crown Prince Luís Filipe in 1908 , and the patriotic outburst resulting from the successful republican revolution in 1910 , influenced the development of the budding writer ; as did his step-uncle , Henrique dos Santos Rosa , a poet and retired soldier , who introduced the young Pessoa to Portuguese poetry , notably the romantics and symbolists of the 19th century . In 1912 , Fernando Pessoa entered the literary world with a critical essay , published in the cultural journal `` A Águia '' , which triggered one of the most important literary debates in the Portuguese intellectual world of the 20th century : the polemic regarding a super-Camões . In 1915 a group of artists and poets , including Fernando Pessoa , Mário de Sá-Carneiro and Almada Negreiros , created the literary magazine `` Orpheu '' , which introduced modernist literature to Portugal . Only two issues were published ( Jan–Feb–Mar and Apr–May–Jun 1915 ) , the third failed to appear due to funding difficulties . Lost for many years , this issue was finally recovered and published in 1984 . Among other writers and poets , `` Orpheu '' published Pessoa , orthonym , and the modernist heteronym , Álvaro de Campos . Image : Casa Fernando Pessoa.jpg|thumb|200px| Pessoa 's last home , from 1920 till his death , in 1935 , currently the Along with the artist Ruy Vaz , Pessoa also founded the art journal `` Athena '' ( 1924–25 ) , in which he published verses under the heteronyms Alberto Caeiro and Ricardo Reis . Along with his profession , as free-lance commercial translator , Fernando Pessoa undertook intense activity as a writer , literary critic and political analyst , contributing to the journals and newspapers `` A Águia '' ( 1912–13 ) , `` A República '' ( 1913 ) , `` Theatro '' ( 1913 ) , `` A Renascença '' ( 1914 ) , `` O Raio '' ( 1914 ) , `` A Galera '' ( 1915 ) , `` Orpheu '' ( 1915 ) , `` O Jornal '' ( 1915 ) , `` Eh Real ! '' ( 1915 ) , `` Exílio '' ( 1916 ) , `` Centauro '' ( 1916 ) , `` A Ideia Nacional '' ( 1916 ) , `` Terra Nossa '' ( 1916 ) , `` O Heraldo '' ( 1917 ) , `` Portugal Futurista '' ( 1917 ) , `` Acção '' ( 1919–20 ) , `` Ressurreição '' ( 1920 ) , `` Contemporânea '' ( 1922–26 ) , `` Athena '' ( 1924–25 ) , `` Diário de Lisboa '' ( 1924–35 ) , `` Revista de Comércio e Contabilidade '' ( 1926 ) , `` Sol '' ( 1926 ) , `` O Imparcial '' ( 1927 ) , `` Presença '' ( 1927–34 ) , `` Revista Solução Editora '' ( 1929–1931 ) , `` Notícias Ilustrado '' ( 1928–30 ) , `` Girassol '' ( 1930 ) , `` Revolução '' ( 1932 ) , `` Descobrimento '' ( 1932 ) , `` Fama '' ( 1932–33 ) , `` Fradique '' ( 1934 ) and `` Sudoeste '' ( 1935 ) . Pessoa the `` flâneur '' . After his return to Portugal , when he was seventeen , Pessoa barely left his beloved city of Lisbon , which inspired the poems `` Lisbon Revisited '' ( 1923 and 1926 ) , under the heteronym Álvaro de Campos . From 1905 to 1920 , when his family returned from Pretoria after the death of his stepfather , he lived in fifteen different locations in the city , moving from one rented room to another depending on his fluctuating finances and personal troubles . A statue of Pessoa sitting at a table ( below ) can be seen outside A Brasileira , one of the preferred places of young writers and artists of `` Orpheus group during the 1910s . This coffeehouse , in the aristocratic district of Chiado , is quite close to Pessoa 's birthplace : 4 , São Carlos Square ( in front of the Opera House , where stands another statue of the writer ) , one of the most elegant neighborhoods of Lisbon . Later on , Pessoa was a frequent customer at Martinho da Arcada , a centennial coffeehouse in Comercio Square , surrounded by ministries , almost an `` office '' for his private business and literary concerns , where he used to meet friends in the 1920s and 1930s . In 1925 , Pessoa wrote in English a guidebook to Lisbon but it remained unpublished until 1992 . Literature and occultism . Pessoa translated a number of Portuguese books into English , and into Portuguese `` The Scarlet Letter '' by Nathaniel Hawthorne , and the short stories `` The Theory and the Hound '' , `` The Roads We Take '' and `` Georgia 's Ruling '' by O. Henry . Pessoa also translated into Portuguese the poetry `` Godiva '' by Alfred Tennyson , `` Lucy '' by William Wordsworth , `` Barbara Frietchie '' by John Greenleaf Whittier , `` Catarina to Camoens '' by Elizabeth Barrett Browning , and `` The Raven '' , `` Annabel Lee '' and `` Ulalume by Edgar Allan Poe who , along with Walt Whitman , strongly influenced him . In addition , Pessoa translated into Portuguese some books by the leading theosophists Helena Blavatsky , Charles Webster Leadbeater , Annie Besant , and Mabel Collins . In 1912–14 , while living with his aunt `` Anica '' and cousins , Pessoa took part in `` semi-spiritualist sessions '' that were carried out at home , but he was considered a `` delaying element '' by the other members of the session . Pessoa 's interest in spiritualism was truly awakened in the second half of 1915 , while translating theosophist books . This was further deepened in the end of March 1916 , when he suddenly started having experiences where he became a medium , which were revealed through automatic writing . On June 24 , Pessoa wrote an impressive letter to his aunt and godmother , then living in Switzerland with her daughter and son in law , in which he describes this `` mystery case '' that surprised him . Besides automatic writing , Pessoa stated also that he had `` astral '' or `` etherial visions '' and was able to see `` magnetic auras '' similar to radiographic images . He felt `` more curiosity than fear '' , but was respectful towards this phenomenon and asked secrecy , because `` there is no advantage , but many disadvantages '' in speaking about this . Mediumship exerted a strong influence in Pessoa 's writings , who felt `` sometimes suddenly being owned by something else '' or having a `` very curious sensation '' in the right arm , which was `` lifted into the air '' without his will . Looking in the mirror , Pessoa saw several times what appeared to be the heteronyms : his `` face fading out '' and being replaced by the one of `` a bearded man '' , or another one , four men in total . Pessoa also developed a strong interest in astrology , becoming a competent astrologist . He elaborated more than 1,500 astrological charts , including well-known people like William Shakespeare , Lord Byron , Oscar Wilde , Chopin , Robespierre , Napoleon I , Benito Mussolini , Wilhelm II , Leopold II of Belgium , Victor Emmanuel III , Alfonso XIII , or the Kings Sebastian and Charles of Portugal , and Salazar . In 1915 , he created the heteronym `` Raphael Baldaya '' , an astrologist who planned to write `` System of Astrology '' and `` Introduction to the Study of Occultism '' . Pessoa established the pricing of his astrological services from 500 to 5,000 réis and made horoscopes of customers , friends and also himself and , astonishingly , of the heteronyms and also of journals as `` Orpheu '' . Born on June 13 , Pessoa was native of Gemini and had Scorpio as rising sign . The characters of the main heteronyms were inspired by the four astral elements : air , fire , water and earth . It means that Pessoa and his heteronyms altogether comprised the full principles of ancient knowledge . Those heteronyms were designed according to their horoscopes , all including Mercury , the planet of literature . Astrology was part of his everyday life and Pessoa kept that interest until his death , which he was able to predict with some accuracy . As a mysticist , Pessoa was an enthusiast of esotericism , occultism , hermetism , numerology and alchemy . Along with spiritualism and astrology , he also paid attention to neopaganism , theosophy , rosicrucianism and freemasonry , which strongly influenced his literary work . He has declared himself a Pagan , in the sense of an `` intellectual mystic of the sad race of the Neoplatonists from Alexandria '' and a believer in `` the Gods , their agency and their real and materially superior existence '' . His interest in occultism led Pessoa to correspond with Aleister Crowley and later helped him to elaborate a fake suicide , when Crowley visited Portugal in 1930 . Pessoa translated Crowley 's poem `` Hymn To Pan '' into Portuguese , and the catalogue of Pessoa 's library shows that he possessed Crowley 's books `` Magick in Theory and Practice '' and `` Confessions '' . Pessoa also wrote on Crowley 's doctrine of Thelema in several fragments , including `` Moral '' . Literary critic Martin Lüdke described Pessoa 's philosophy as a kind of pandeism , especially those writings under the heteronym Alberto Caeiro . Writing a lifetime . In his early years , Pessoa was influenced by major English classic poets such as Shakespeare , Milton and Pope , or romantics like Shelley , Byron , Keats , Wordsworth , Coleridge and Tennyson . After his return to Lisbon in 1905 , Pessoa was influenced by French symbolists and decadentists Charles Baudelaire , Maurice Rollinat , Stéphane Mallarmé ; mainly by Portuguese poets as Antero de Quental , Gomes Leal , Cesário Verde , António Nobre , Camilo Pessanha or Teixeira de Pascoaes . Later on , he was also influenced by modernists as W. B. Yeats , James Joyce , Ezra Pound and T. S. Eliot , among many other writers . During World War I , Pessoa wrote to a number of British publishers , namely Constable & Co. Ltd. ( currently Constable & Robinson ) , in order to print his collection of English verse `` The Mad Fiddler '' ( unpublished during his lifetime ) , but it was refused . However , in 1920 , the prestigious literary journal `` Athenaeum '' included one of those poems . Since the British publication failed , in 1918 Pessoa published in Lisbon two slim volumes of English verse : `` Antinous '' and `` 35 Sonnets '' , received by the British literary press without enthusiasm . Along with some friends , he founded another publishing house , Olisipo , which published in 1921 a further two English poetry volumes : `` English Poems I–II '' and `` English Poems III '' by Fernando Pessoa . In his publishing house , Olisipo , Pessoa issued also some books by his friends : `` A Invenção do Dia Claro '' ( The invention of the clear day ) by José de Almada Negreiros , `` Canções '' ( Songs ) by António Botto , and `` Sodoma Divinizada '' ( Divinized Sodome ) by Raul Leal ( Henoch ) . Olisipo closed down in 1923 , following the scandal known as `` Literatura de Sodoma '' ( Literature of Sodome ) , which Pessoa started with his paper `` António Botto e o Ideal Estético em Portugal '' ( António Botto and the aesthetical ideal in Portugal ) , published in the journal `` Contemporanea '' . Politically , Pessoa described himself as `` a British-style conservative , that is to say , liberal within conservatism and absolutely anti-reactionary , '' and adhered closely to the Spencerian individualism of his upbringing . He described his brand of nationalism as `` mystic , cosmopolitan , liberal , and anti-Catholic . '' He was an outspoken elitist and aligned himself against communism , socialism , fascism and Catholicism . He initially rallied to the First Portuguese Republic but the ensuing instability caused him to reluctantly support the military coups of 1917 and 1926 as a means of restoring order and preparing the transition to a new constitutional normality . He wrote a pamphlet in 1928 supportive of the military dictatorship but after the establishment of the New State , in 1933 , Pessoa became disenchanted with the regime and wrote critically of Salazar and fascism in general , maintaining a hostile stance towards its corporatist program , illiberalism , and censorship . In the beginning of 1935 , Pessoa was banned by the Salazar regime , after he wrote in defense of Freemasonry . On 29 November 1935 , Pessoa was taken to the Hospital de São Luís , suffering from abdominal pain and a high fever ; there he wrote , in English , his last words : `` I know not what tomorrow will bring . '' He died the next day , 30 November 1935 , around 8 pm , aged 47 . His cause of death is commonly given as cirrhosis of the liver , due to alcoholism , though this is disputed : others attribute his death to pancreatitis ( again from alcoholism ) , or other ailments . In his lifetime , he published four books in English and one alone in Portuguese : `` Mensagem '' ( Message ) . However , he left a lifetime of unpublished , unfinished or just sketchy work in a domed , wooden trunk ( 25,574 manuscript and typed pages which have been housed in the Portuguese National Library since 1988 ) . The heavy burden of editing this huge work is still in progress . In 1985 ( fifty years after his death ) , Pessoa 's remains were moved to the Hieronymites Monastery , in Lisbon , where Vasco da Gama , Luís de Camões , and Alexandre Herculano are also buried . Pessoa 's portrait was on the 100-escudo banknote . Heteronyms . Pessoa 's earliest heteronym , at the age of six , was Chevalier de Pas . Other childhood heteronyms included Dr. Pancrácio and David Merrick , followed by Charles Robert Anon , an English young man that became Pessoa 's `` alter ego '' . In 1905/7 , when Pessoa was a student at the University of Lisbon , Alexander Search took the place of Anon . The main reason for this was that , although Search is English , he was born in Lisbon as his author . But Search represents a transition heteronym that Pessoa used while searching to adapt to the Portuguese cultural reality . After the republican revolution , in 1910 , and consequent patriotic atmosphere , Pessoa created another `` alter ego '' , Álvaro de Campos , supposedly a Portuguese naval engineer , born in Tavira and graduated in Glasgow . Translator Richard Zenith notes that Pessoa eventually established at least seventy-two heteronyms . According to Pessoa himself , there were three main heteronyms : Alberto Caeiro , Álvaro de Campos and Ricardo Reis . The heteronyms possess distinct biographies , temperaments , philosophies , appearances , writing styles and even signatures . Alberto Caeiro . Alberto Caeiro was Pessoa 's first great heteronym ; it is summarized by Pessoa as follows : `` He sees things with the eyes only , not with the mind . He does not let any thoughts arise when he looks at a flower ... the only thing a stone tells him is that it has nothing at all to tell him ... this way of looking at a stone may be described as the totally unpoetic way of looking at it . The stupendous fact about Caeiro is that out of this sentiment , or rather , absence of sentiment , he makes poetry . '' What this means , and what makes Caeiro such an original poet is the way he apprehends existence . He does not question anything whatsoever ; he calmly accepts the world as it is . The recurrent themes to be found in nearly all of Caeiro 's poems are wide-eyed childlike wonder at the infinite variety of nature , as noted by a critic . He is free of metaphysical entanglements . Central to his world-view is the idea that in the world around us , all is surface : things are precisely what they seem , there is no hidden meaning anywhere . He manages thus to free himself from the anxieties that batter his peers ; for Caeiro , things simply exist and we have no right to credit them with more than that . Caeiro attains happiness by not questioning , and by thus avoiding doubts and uncertainties . He apprehends reality solely through his eyes , through his senses . Octavio Paz called him the innocent poet . Paz made a shrewd remark on the heteronyms : In each are particles of negation or unreality . Reis believes in form , Campos in sensation , Pessoa in symbols . Caeiro does n't believe in anything . He exists . Poetry before Caeiro was essentially interpretative ; what poets did was to offer an interpretation of their perceived surroundings ; Caeiro does not do this . Instead , he attempts to communicate his senses , and his feelings , without any interpretation whatsoever . Caeiro attempts to approach Nature from a qualitatively different mode of apprehension ; that of simply perceiving ( an approach akin to phenomenological approaches to philosophy ) . Poets before him would make use of intricate metaphors to describe what was before them ; not so Caeiro : his self-appointed task is to bring these objects to the reader 's attention , as directly and simply as possible . Caeiro sought a direct experience of the objects before him . As such it is not surprising to find that Caeiro has been called an anti-intellectual , anti-Romantic , anti-subjectivist , anti-metaphysical ... an anti-poet , by critics ; Caeiro simply—is . He is in this sense very unlike his creator Fernando Pessoa : Pessoa was besieged by metaphysical uncertainties ; these were , to a large extent , the cause of his unhappiness ; not so Caeiro : his attitude is anti-metaphysical ; he avoided uncertainties by adamantly clinging to a certainty : his belief that there is no meaning behind things . Things , for him , simply—are . Caeiro represents a primal vision of reality , of things . He is the pagan incarnate . Indeed , Caeiro was not simply a pagan but paganism itself . The critic Jane M. Sheets sees the insurgence of Caeiro—who was Pessoa 's first major heteronym—as essential in founding the later poetic `` personas '' : By means of this artless yet affirmative anti-poet , Caeiro , a short-lived but vital member of his coterie , Pessoa acquired the base of an experienced and universal poetic vision . After Caeiro 's tenets had been established , the avowedly poetic voices of Campos , Reis and Pessoa himself spoke with greater assurance . Ricardo Reis . In a letter to William Bentley , Pessoa wrote that `` a `` knowledge '' of the language would be indispensable , for instance , to appraise the 'Odes ' of Ricardo Reis , whose Portuguese would draw upon him the blessing of António Vieira , as his stile and diction that of Horace ( he has been called , admirably I believe , 'a Greek Horace who writes in Portuguese ' ) '' . Reis , both a character and a heteronym of Fernando Pessoa himself , sums up his philosophy of life in his own words , admonishing , `` See life from a distance . Never question it . There 's nothing it can tell you . '' Like Caeiro , whom he admires , Reis defers from questioning life . He is a modern pagan who urges one to seize the day and accept fate with tranquility . `` Wise is the one who does not seek . The seeker will find in all things the abyss , and doubt in himself . '' In this sense , Reis shares essential affinities with Caeiro . Believing in the Greek gods , yet living in a Christian Europe , Reis feels that his spiritual life is limited and true happiness can not be attained . This , added to his belief in Fate as a driving force for all that exists , as such disregarding freedom , leads to his epicureanist philosophy , which entails the avoidance of pain , defending that man should seek tranquility and calm above all else , avoiding emotional extremes . Where Caeiro wrote freely and spontaneously , with joviality , of his basic , meaningless connection to the world , Reis writes in an austere , cerebral manner , with premeditated rhythm and structure and a particular attention to the correct use of the language when approaching his subjects of , as characterized by Richard Zenith , `` the brevity of life , the vanity of wealth and struggle , the joy of simple pleasures , patience in time of trouble , and avoidance of extremes '' . In his detached , intellectual approach , he is closer to Fernando Pessoa 's constant rationalization , as such representing the orthonym 's wish for measure and sobriety and a world free of troubles and respite , in stark contrast to Caeiro 's spirit and style . As such , where Caeiro 's predominant attitude is that of joviality , his sadness being accepted as natural ( `` My sadness is a comfort for it is natural and right . `` ) , Reis is marked by melancholy , saddened by the impermanence of all things . Ricardo Reis is the main character of José Saramago 's 1986 novel `` The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis '' . Álvaro de Campos . Álvaro de Campos manifests , in a way , as an hyperbolic version of Pessoa himself . Of the three heteronyms he is the one who feels most strongly , his motto being 'to feel everything in every way . ' 'The best way to travel , ' he wrote , 'is to feel . ' As such , his poetry is the most emotionally intense and varied , constantly juggling two fundamental impulses : on the one hand a feverish desire to be and feel everything and everyone , declaring that 'in every corner of my soul stands an altar to a different god ' ( alluding to Walt Whitman 's desire to 'contain multitudes ' ) , on the other , a wish for a state of isolation and a sense of nothingness . As a result , his mood and principles varied between violent , dynamic exultation , as he fervently wishes to experience the entirety of the universe in himself , in all manners possible ( a particularly distinctive trait in this state being his futuristic leanings , including the expression of great enthusiasm as to the meaning of city life and its components ) and a state of nostalgic melancholy , where life is viewed as , essentially , empty . `` Message '' . The first , called `` Brasão '' ( Coat-of-Arms ) , relates Portuguese historical protagonists to each of the fields and charges in the Portuguese coat of arms . The first two poems ( `` The castles '' and `` The escutcheons '' ) draw inspiration from the material and spiritual natures of Portugal . Each of the remaining poems associates to each charge a historical personality . Ultimately they all lead to the Golden Age of Discovery . The second Part , called `` Mar Português '' ( Portuguese Sea ) , references the country 's Age of Portuguese Exploration and to its seaborne Empire that ended with the death of King Sebastian at El-Ksar el Kebir ( `` Alcácer-Quibir '' in Portuguese ) in 1578 . Pessoa brings the reader to the present as if he had woken up from a dream of the past , to fall in a dream of the future : he sees King Sebastian returning and still bent on accomplishing a Universal Empire . The third Cycle , called `` O Encoberto '' ( `` The Hidden One '' ) , refers to Pessoa 's vision of a future world of peace and the Fifth Empire ( which , according to Pessoa , is spiritual and not material , because if it were material England would already have achieved it ) . After the Age of Force , ( Vis ) , and Taedium ( Otium ) will come Science ( understanding ) through a reawakening of `` The Hidden One '' , or `` King Sebastian '' . The Hidden One represents the fulfillment of the destiny of mankind , designed by God since before Time , and the accomplishment of Portugal . King Sebastian is very important , indeed he appears in all three parts of Mensagem . He represents the capacity of dreaming , and believing that it 's possible to achieve dreams . One of the most famous quotes from `` Mensagem '' is the first line from `` O Infante '' ( belonging to the second Part ) , which is `` Deus quer , o homem sonha , a obra nasce '' ( which translates roughly to `` God wishes , man dreams , the work is born '' ) . Another well-known quote from `` Mensagem '' is the first line from `` Ulysses '' , `` O mito é o nada que é tudo '' ( a possible translation is `` The myth is the nothing that is all '' ) . This poem refers to Ulysses , king of Ithaca , as Lisbon 's founder ( recalling an ancient Greek myth ) . Literary essays . In 1912 , Fernando Pessoa wrote a set of essays ( later collected as `` The New Portuguese Poetry '' ) for the cultural journal `` A Águia '' ( The Eagle ) , founded in Oporto , in December 1910 , and run by the republican association Renascença Portuguesa . In the first years of the Portuguese Republic , this cultural association was started by republican intellectuals led by the writer and poet Teixeira de Pascoaes , philosopher Leonardo Coimbra and historian Jaime Cortesão , aiming for the renewal of Portuguese culture through the aesthetic movement called Saudosismo . Pessoa contributed to the journal `` A Águia '' with a series of papers : 'The new Portuguese Poetry Sociologically Considered ' ( nr . 4 ) , 'Relapsing ... ' ( nr . 5 ) and 'The Psychological Aspect of the new Portuguese Poetry ' ( nrs . 9,11 and 12 ) . These writings were strongly encomiastic to saudosist literature , namely the poetry of Teixeira de Pascoaes and Mário Beirão . The articles disclose Pessoa as a connoisseur of modern European literature and an expert of recent literary trends . On the other hand , he does not care much for a methodology of analysis or problems in the history of ideas . He states his confidence that Portugal would soon produce a great poet – a super-Camões – pledged to make an important contribution for European culture , and indeed , for humanity . Philosophical essays . The philosophical notes of young Fernando Pessoa , mostly written between 1905 and 1912 , illustrate his debt to the history of Philosophy more through commentators than through a first-hand protracted reading of the Classics , ancient or modern . The issues he engages with pertain to every philosophical discipline and concern a large profusion of concepts , creating a vast semantic spectrum in texts whose length oscillates between half a dozen lines and half a dozen pages and whose density of analysis is extremely variable ; simple paraphrasis , expression of assumptions and original speculation . Such pantheist transcendentalism is used by Pessoa to define the project that `` encompasses and exceeds all systems '' ; to characterize the new poetry of Saudosismo where the `` typical contradiction of this system '' occurs ; to inquire of the particular social and political results of its adoption as the leading cultural paradigm ; and , at last , he hints that metaphysics and religiosity strive `` to find in everything a beyond '' .
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Eureka Sound . Eureka Sound is a high Arctic waterway in Qikiqtaaluk , Nunavut , Canada . It separates Axel Heiberg Island from Ellesmere Island . Stor Island is located within the sound . Eureka Sound is long , and wide . Fort Eureka is nearby .
M. A. Aziz Stadium . The MA Aziz Stadium ( ; also known as Chittagong Stadium ) is a multi-purpose stadium in Chittagong , Bangladesh . The local cricket and football teams play there and it is sometimes used by the national football team of Bangladesh . Its total capacity is 30,000 . On a historical note , this stadium was used as headquarters during the war for independence in 1971 . The main cricket venue of the port city has been shifted to the Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium . History . Back on 1 January 1955 Indian team led by Vinoo Mankad came to play in the newly built stadium . Their opponents were East Pakistan Sports Federation . Then the Stadium was called Niaz Stadium , after the name of District Administrator of that time who helped to build it . Then the name of the mountain covered aria was Jongli Polton . Later it was changed . After the Mankad ’ s team the stadium welcomed Donald Carr of MCC . MCC also came once more after the war of liberation . In 1976–77 the name of the stadium was changed to `` Chattagram Jilla Krira Porishod '' ( Chittagong District Sports Organization ) stadium . It was under the PG of that district . The stadium became the centre of Chittagong 's sports over the years . In 1957–58 Chittagong Commerce College met Jogonnath College at the final of the Inter College Cricket . Chittagong team was runners up . At the outer part of the stadium Star Jubo and Star Summer tournaments were also held . East Bengal also came to play . In the 1980s cricket started to be influenced by Asgar , Abedin and Ispahani family . Many of the National Team cricketers like Minhajul Abedin , Akram Khan and Nurul Abedin started their careers here . Later tournaments like Star Jubo and Star Summer had stopped . The first One Day International took place back on 27 October 1988 during the Wills Asia Cup . Bangladesh ’ s opponent was India and Pakistan in those two matches . Bangladesh lost the matches by 9 wickets and 173 runs respectively . Bangladesh played 7 Tests and 8 ODIs so far at this ground . The stadium made a debut as the 82nd test venue on 15 November 2001 with the Test match between Bangladesh and Zimbabwe . The stadium is the main football venue of the port city . BPL 2013 . After a long time the M. A. Aziz Stadium hosted cricket matches of the second edition of Bangladesh Premier League , along with Sher-e-Bangla Stadium in Dhaka and Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium in Khulna . Home team Chittagong Kings played 4 matches here . 10 matches were played from 25 January to 2 February 2013 .
Rhectosemia . `` Rhectosemia '' is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae described by Lederer in 1863 .
Albert M. Bielawski . Albert M. Bielawski was a politician in the state of Michigan . Biography . Bielawski was born in Poland on January 16 , 1867 , to Joseph and Teresa Bielawski , an ethnically Polish family . Eventually he would move to the United States , living in Cudahy , Wisconsin and Gary , Indiana , before moving to Hamtramck , Michigan and Detroit , Michigan . On June 12 , 1894 , he married Hattie Banaszynska . Career . Bielawski was born in Poland in 1867 . He served as a Democratic member of the House of Representatives in the State of Michigan from 1929 to 1930 and from 1935 to 1936 , vowing to Keep the New Deal in Michigan . He ran in the Democratic primary for the U.S. House of Representatives in 1932 for Michigan 's 1st District . He was an architect by trade , and also worked as a superintendent of construction for several steel mills . He and his wife had six children .
Marlboro County , South Carolina . Marlboro County is a county located in the Pee Dee region on the northern border of the U.S. state of South Carolina . As of the 2016 census its population was 26,945 . Its county seat is Bennettsville . The Great Pee Dee River runs through it . Marlboro County comprises the Bennettsville , SC Micropolitan Statistical Area . Marlboro County is home to the Pee Dee Indian Tribe . They are a relatively small American Indian tribe that has occupied the Pee Dee region for several centuries . The tribe was officially recognized by the Government of South Carolina around the beginning of the 21st Century , they have been seeking federal acknowledgment since 1976 . While today the tribe consists of just over 200 enrolled members , they were once a significant cultural and political power in the region . Their profound influence and continual presence in the area is why the region bears the Pee Dee name . Since 1976 , the tribe ’ s official seat of government has operated on land awarded to the tribe in Marlboro County . History . Succeeding indigenous peoples occupied this area for thousands of years . At the time of European encounter , the inhabitants of the area were the Pee Dee . Though nearly wiped out by European settlers , the Pee Dee Indian Tribe was able to survive centuries of war , disease , slavery and oppression , and has continued to maintain a presence in the area . In the 1960s and early 1970s , researchers identified numerous sites in South Carolina and the Southeast that they associated with what they have classified as South Appalachian Mississippian culture . It developed later , about 1000 CE , later than did some of the largest settlements to the northwest that were closer to the Mississippi River and its tributaries . Town Creek Indian Mound , a National Historic Landmark located across the border in present-day Montgomery County , North Carolina , is a surviving platform mound and archeological village site of this Pee Dee culture . It was occupied about 200 years and abandoned after 1150CE , for unknown reasons . In 2017 , the Pee Dee Indian Tribe officially began work on the Pee Dee Tribal Mounds located on tribal land in McColl . European colonization and later history . The first European colonists to arrive in the area were Welsh settlers , part of the British Isles colonists who migrated south from Pennsylvania . In 1737 , they established the first European-American settlement , called Welsh Neck . These settlers organized a Baptist church in January 1738 . The South Carolina Welsh settlement consisted of 173,000 acres granted exclusively to Welsh settlers in 1737 by an act of the South Carolina Assembly . Within a decade , nearly all of this land had been taken and settled in by Welsh immigrants , the majority of whom were Baptists . They immigrated to what is now Marlboro County , South Carolina from existing Welsh settlements in Delaware and Pennsylvani as well as directly from Wales . The European settlement along the Peedee River was exclusively Welsh between the 1730s and the 1780s . On 12 March 1785 , Marlboro County was established by state law of the new United States . It was named for the Duke of Marlborough . The first courthouse was built near the Great Pee Dee River , just north of Crooked Creek , in a village called Carlisle , named for Richard Carlisle . In order to have a more central location for the county court , the state legislature designated Bennettsville founded in 1819 , as the new county seat . A courthouse was built according to a design by Robert Mills . Construction began in 1820 and was completed in 1824 . It was replaced in the later 19th century . The second courthouse was expanded and renovated in 1953-1954 . Geography . According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of , of which is land and ( 1.2 % ) is water . 2000 census . As of the census of 2000 , there were 28,818 people , 10,478 households , and 7,334 families residing in the county . The population density was 60 people per square mile ( 23/km² ) . There were 11,894 housing units at an average density of 25 per square mile ( 10/km² ) . The racial makeup of the county was 50.73 % Black or African American , 44.49 % White , 3.36 % Native American , 0.24 % Asian , 0.24 % from other races , and 0.95 % from two or more races . 0.71 % of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race . There were 10,478 households out of which 32.00 % had children under the age of 18 living with them , 42.60 % were married couples living together , 22.20 % had a female householder with no husband present , and 30.00 % were non-families . 26.90 % of all households were made up of individuals and 11.00 % had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older . The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.14 . In the county , the population was spread out with 26.20 % under the age of 18 , 9.30 % from 18 to 24 , 29.40 % from 25 to 44 , 22.80 % from 45 to 64 , and 12.30 % who were 65 years of age or older . The median age was 35 years . For every 100 females there were 96.30 males . For every 100 females age 18 and over , there were 93.10 males . The median income for a household in the county was $ 26,598 , and the median income for a family was $ 32,019 . Males had a median income of $ 25,896 versus $ 20,590 for females . The per capita income for the county was $ 13,385 . About 17.70 % of families and 21.70 % of the population were below the poverty line , including 29.20 % of those under age 18 and 22.70 % of those age 65 or over . 2010 census . As of the 2010 United States Census , there were 28,933 people , 10,383 households , and 6,903 families residing in the county . The population density was . There were 12,072 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 50.9 % black or African American , 41.4 % white , 4.5 % American Indian , 0.3 % Asian , 1.1 % from other races , and 1.8 % from two or more races . Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 2.8 % of the population . In terms of ancestry , and 9.7 % were American . Of the 10,383 households , 33.5 % had children under the age of 18 living with them , 36.8 % were married couples living together , 24.3 % had a female householder with no husband present , 33.5 % were non-families , and 30.0 % of all households were made up of individuals . The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.06 . The median age was 38.8 years . The median income for a household in the county was $ 27,688 and the median income for a family was $ 32,485 . Males had a median income of $ 31,170 versus $ 24,885 for females . The per capita income for the county was $ 13,817 . About 23.3 % of families and 27.5 % of the population were below the poverty line , including 40.4 % of those under age 18 and 17.6 % of those age 65 or over . Politics . After Democrats regained power in the state in the late nineteenth century , the legislature passed a new constitution that raised barriers to voter registration , effectively disfranchising black voters ; at the time blacks comprised a majority of the population in the state and mostly supported Republican candidates . The state legislature also imposed legal racial segregation and laws for Jim Crow and white supremacy . This situation of disfranchisement lasted largely into the 1960s , until after Congress passed the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965 , to give the government oversight and power to enforce constitutional rights for all citizens . As part of the Solid South , the whites of the county and state used to vote overwhelmingly Democratic , giving 100 % of its vote to the party in 1924 . White South Carolina residents ( and throughout the South ) had outsize power in Congress , as they controlled seats apportioned on the basis of total population of the state , while disfranchising the blacks . Since the late 20th century , the county has voted mostly Democratic , but the demographics of political alignments have changed markedly since the 19th century . African Americans have mostly left the Republican Party to support the national Democratic Party . Conservative whites have shifted to the Republican Party . In the 1972 election , Republican Richard Nixon won every county in the state including Marlboro . In state and local voting , many whites have voted for Republican candidates , and African Americans have tended to continue to support the Democrats . More recently the county went strongly for Barack Obama , who received 62.4 % of the vote in the 2008 U.S. presidential election . The Democratic presidential candidates have received more than 58 % of the county vote in all elections from 1992 to 2004 .
Clivina foveiceps . `` Clivina foveiceps '' is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Scaritinae . It was described by Putzeys in 1846 .
Bruce Seldon . Bruce Samuel Seldon ( born January 30 , 1967 ) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1988 to 1996 , and 2004 to 2009 . He held the WBA heavyweight title from 1995 to 1996 , most notably losing to Mike Tyson via knockout in his second defense . Amateur career . Seldon compiled an amateur record of 20 wins and 4 losses , and won the New Jersey Golden Gloves in the super heavyweight division . Professional career . Known as `` The Atlantic City Express '' , Seldon began his career on October 4 , 1988 with a first-round knockout of Joel McGraw and won his first 18 fights without a blemish . During his winning streak he defeated some notable boxers : Ezra Sellers ( future world cruiserweight title challenger ) , Ossie Ocasio ( former cruiserweight champion and heavyweight title challenger ) , David Bey ( former world rated contender ) , and Jose Ribalta ( former world title contender ) . On April 18 , 1991 future WBC heavyweight champion Oliver McCall handed Seldon his first defeat . Seldon was ahead on the scorecards but tired and was knocked down by McCall three times in the ninth . In his next fight Seldon was matched with future undisputed world heavyweight champion Riddick Bowe who defeated him . Seldon returned in 1992 with a victory over Jesse Ferguson whom he stopped on an eye injury , but was knocked down and outpointed the same year by ex-champion Tony Tubbs . Seldon signed with promoter Don King in 1993 and boxed on a series of his undercards , most notably in August 1993 when he stopped ex-champion Greg Page in nine rounds . WBA heavyweight champion . In 1995 , world heavyweight champion George Foreman was stripped of the WBA title for declining to defend it against Tony Tucker . As Seldon was the second-ranked contender , a fight between him and Tucker was arranged for the vacant belt on April 8 , 1995 in Las Vegas . Seldon , the underdog , used his jab to great effect and swelled Tucker 's eye shut , to the point where the fight was stopped by the ringside doctor after seven rounds . On August 18 , 1995 , Seldon fought on the undercard of the Mike Tyson-Peter McNeeley fight that marked Tyson 's return to boxing . In the first defense of his title , Seldon again used his jab to control Joe Hipp and stop him in the tenth round . Seldon vs Tyson . Seldon 's next defense was scheduled against Tyson , who in early 1996 won the WBC title for a second time by knocking out Frank Bruno . The bout was originally to be a title unification fight , with both Seldon 's WBA belt and Tyson 's WBC belt at stake . However , the WBC mandated that Tyson defend his belt against former champion Lennox Lewis first . Since the fight with Seldon was already signed , Tyson vacated his belt and only Seldon 's was on the line when the two fought on September 7 , 1996 . The fight was marred by controversy as Seldon lost by knockout in the first round . His performance in the fight was vastly criticized , as he was knocked down twice on what appeared to be light or `` phantom '' punches from Tyson . Rumors started that Seldon had been paid to take a dive against Tyson , with the fans chanting `` fix '' following the decision . Although Seldon claimed in a post fight interview with Jim Gray that he did not take a dive , the criticism of his performance ( including accusations that he took a dive ) did not stop and Seldon elected to retire following the fight . The late rapper Tupac Shakur attended the fight on that night , and was shot on the journey home , leading to his death six days later . Comeback . Seldon attempted a comeback at age 37 in 2004 . He defeated two journeymen before gaining a high-profile fight on HBO with Gerald Nobles . Abandoning his jab and boxing style for a punch out , Seldon decked Nobles in the second and was ahead on points but ended up throwing in the towel due to an eye injury in the ninth . In his next bout , an overweight Seldon was stopped in two rounds by Tye Fields . Seldon launched a second comeback in 2007 , now into his 40s , and knocked out a series of journeymen before being knocked out himself by ranked contenders Kevin Johnson and Fres Oquendo . He was also KO 'd in four during an exhibition with Alexander Povetkin . Seldon is currently training his super middleweight son Isiah Seldon . While not officially 'retired ' , Seldon is more involved with his son 's career at this time . Seldon 's career record stands at 40 wins and 8 losses , with 36 knockouts .
Disaster ( film ) . `` Disaster '' is a 1948 American drama film directed by William H. Pine and written by Thomas Ahearn . The film stars Richard Denning , Trudy Marshall , Damian O'Flynn , Will Wright , James Millican and Jack Lambert . The film was released on December 3 , 1948 , by Paramount Pictures . Plot . Murder suspect James Reid is pursued by Los Angeles police detective Dearborn to a construction site . After avoiding capture , James is hired under an alias by construction boss Pop Hansford , whose daughter Jerry helps run the business . James 's skill at construction impresses the bosses , who ask worker Sam Payne to take the new man under his wing . Payne soon becomes jealous over Jerry 's obvious romantic attraction to James . Pop decides to fire James after a scaffolding accident nearly causes Payne 's death , but he lends him money and reveals that Detective Dearborn had come around asking questions . James explains how he was falsely accused of his previous construction boss 's murder after witnessing a welder , Frosty Davenport , flee the crime scene . Pop places an ad for a welder , hoping Frosty might apply for the job , which he does . An on-site accident leaves Pop pinned beneath a girder . James is able to save him , as well as to force a confession from Frosty and clear his name with the police .
Reiffton , Pennsylvania . Reiffton is a census-designated place ( CDP ) in Exeter Township , Berks County , Pennsylvania , United States . The population was 4,178 at the 2010 census . Geography . Reiffton is located at ( 40.315642 , -75.872337 ) . According to the United States Census Bureau , the CDP has a total area of , all of it land . Demographics . As of the census of 2000 , there were 2,888 people , 1,079 households , and 854 families residing in the CDP . The population density was 1,780.2 people per square mile ( 688.3/km² ) . There were 1,099 housing units at an average density of 677.5/sq mi ( 261.9/km² ) . The racial makeup of the CDP was 97.13 % White , 1.11 % African American , 0.03 % Native American , 1.11 % Asian , 0.21 % from other races , and 0.42 % from two or more races . Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.97 % of the population . There were 1,079 households , out of which 30.0 % had children under the age of 18 living with them , 69.3 % were married couples living together , 7.1 % had a female householder with no husband present , and 20.8 % were non-families . 18.0 % of all households were made up of individuals , and 9.9 % had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older . The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 2.89 . In the CDP , the population was spread out , with 22.1 % under the age of 18 , 4.3 % from 18 to 24 , 22.7 % from 25 to 44 , 27.8 % from 45 to 64 , and 23.1 % who were 65 years of age or older . The median age was 46 years . For every 100 females , there were 91.8 males . For every 100 females age 18 and over , there were 88.1 males . The median income for a household in the CDP was $ 60,893 , and the median income for a family was $ 68,444 . Males had a median income of $ 50,833 versus $ 36,970 for females . The per capita income for the CDP was $ 25,866 . About 1.0 % of families and 1.4 % of the population were below the poverty line , including none of those under age 18 and 5.7 % of those age 65 or over .
Jay Underwood . Jay Underwood ( born October 1 , 1968 ) is an American actor and pastor . Beginning a prolific career as a teen actor in the mid-1980s , he is perhaps best known for his starring feature films roles ; portraying Eric Gibb in `` The Boy Who Could Fly '' , Chip Carson in `` Not Quite Human '' , Grover Dunn in `` The Invisible Kid '' and Bug in `` Uncle Buck '' . He also portrayed the Human Torch in the 1994 unreleased film `` Fantastic Four '' . Career . In 2001 , Underwood was honored by the Young Artist Foundation with its Former Child Star `` Lifetime Achievement '' Award for his role in `` The Boy Who Could Fly '' . Most recently , Underwood appeared in the feature film `` No Greater Love '' , released in 2010 . Underwood worked for Calvary Bible Church in Burbank , California as junior high pastor from August 2005 to June 2007 while attending The Master 's Seminary , and is now the full-time pastor of First Baptist Church of Weaverville , California .
Fur industry in Kastoria . The fur industry is an important economic activity in Kastoria , Greece . The art processing of fur and the trade in species production developed during the Byzantine period and from then till today the region of Kastoria evolved and became the focus of global concern in the field of fur and unique processing center in Europe . The development of the fur and the flourishing of trade in manufactures , resulted from the 19th century a significant number of local residents to travel around the world and create a multitude of economically prosperous communities . Today in almost all major cities like New York , Paris , Munich , Leipzig , Germany , Spain and Italy , and elsewhere , there Kastorians that supply the global market with beautiful samples of the fur art and technique . The region of Kastoria as one of the major global processing centers of production and marketing of fur is one of the most important sectors of Greek foreign trade and the national economy . History . The processing of Fur in Kastoria estimated that begins earlier than the 14th century . From the 16th century onwards , growing demand for fur and a longer fur was widespread not only for protection from the cold but also as social promotion component . The furriers Greeks begin to import raw materials from abroad . In the 18th century fur longer conquer the whole world and becomes.The 1894 it was an elegance sign , since by then the processing was done manually , becomes first introduction stapling the cuttings in Kastoria and the industry of the fur begins to industrialize now adjustable relative to the era technology . By the end of the Second \ World War , the industry has been a great development thanks to the right technique and artistry of furriers of Kastoria region becomes as the main international fur processing center . Today the branch of fur ensure the responsible use of a renewable natural source raw materials . Not infect and does not disturb our ecological system as the raw material comes from farms rigorous standards fully respecting international norms established for ecosystem management . The industry maintains traditional forms of processing . The secrets of the art of fur inherited from generation to generation resulting in the modern evolution of the industry to be completed for not moving away from the tradition , so that the production maintains the specificity of that makes her stand out in the international market . Therefore , each fur is unique and is the creator and those who wear a work of high quality and technique . Environmental concerns . The environmental movement appeared in Europe in the decade 1970 -80 and created many problems in the fur industry . Eco fur characterized oldest synthetic fur . After strong protests actors Fur , issued market regulation which prohibits synthetic furs to be called ecological , since the oil-products can not be called ecological . So as ecological fur can only characterize the natural fur , because it comes from nature itself and is assimilated by it , in contrast with the synthetic fur that burden and pollutes the environment . Environmentalists and after meetings and discussions with operators of fur convinced that eventually Kastorians not `` opponents '' of animals and of nature itself . Then the animal lovers were those who took `` action '' in business of Kastoria . Kastorians furriers characterize the movement as anti-fur and not ecological , because they believe that the motives of those who fought the fur was not so much love for animals and nature , but serve the interests of those who wanted to promote other clothing and not fur .
Rebecca Herbst . Rebecca Ann Herbst ( born May 12 , 1977 ) is an American actress , known for playing nurse Elizabeth Webber on the ABC Daytime drama `` General Hospital '' , a role she originated on August 1 , 1997 , and Suzee , an alien , on the Nickelodeon show , `` Space Cases '' . Early life . Herbst was born in Encino , California . She grew up with parents Debbie and Wayne , and has an older sister , Jennifer . She is not related to `` General Hospital '' co-star Rick Hearst ( who portrays Ric Lansing , Elizabeth Webber 's ex-husband ) , whose surname was Herbst before he changed it professionally . Herbst was a competitive figure skater as a child , and at age sixteen decided to concentrate on acting . Career . At age six , Herbst stated she wanted to be on television so that she could play with the toys ; she began filming commercials and has since appeared in over 60 nationally . She has guest-starred in television series including : `` Highway to Heaven '' , `` L.A. Law '' , `` Beverly Hills , 90210 '' , `` Step By Step '' , `` Boy Meets World '' , `` Sister , Sister '' , `` Days of Our Lives '' and `` Brotherly Love '' . She starred in films including `` Kaleidoscope '' , `` Why Me ? '' and ' . She was also featured in the Goo Goo Dolls 1995 music video `` Naked '' . She was a series regular as Suzee on the second season of the Nickelodeon show , `` Space Cases '' from 1996–97 . Herbst began as a series regular as Elizabeth Webber on the ABC Daytime soap opera `` General Hospital '' on August 1 , 1997 . In 1999 , Herbst won the `` Soap Opera Digest '' Award for Outstanding Younger Lead Actress , and also received a Daytime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Younger Actress . In 2000 , `` Soap Opera Update '' named Herbst No . 6 on their list of Woman of 2000 . She was nominated in 2003 for the `` Soap Opera Digest '' Award for Outstanding Younger Actress . In 2007 , Herbst appeared on Tyra Banks ' talk show to help Tyra through `` soap opera school . '' Herbst was nominated for a Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 2007 and 2012 . Personal life . Herbst dated former `` General Hospital '' co-star Ingo Rademacher and photographer Johnny Lindesmith in the late 1990s ; Lindesmith and Herbst were engaged on December 30 , 1999 . On June 1 , 2001 , she married former `` General Hospital '' co-star Michael Saucedo ( who portrayed Juan Santiago ) . They have three children , two sons ( Ethan and Emerson ) and a daughter ( Ella ) . Herbst also designs clothes . She has designed most of her Daytime Emmy dresses , and dresses for co-stars Natalia Livingston and Kimberly McCullough for the 33rd Daytime Emmy Awards ceremony . Herbst became a spokeswoman for Purpose Skincare in 2007 . She participates in the Smile Train charity .
WYOT . WYOT ( FM 102.3 The Coyote ) is a radio station broadcasting a country music format . Licensed to Rochelle , Illinois , the station is owned by Rochelle Broadcasting Company . Programming . The Coyote programming includes Kris Wexell with Jay Burlison and Jeff Leon weekday mornings , Jay Burlison and Shawn Lowe weekday afternoons , as well as nationally syndicated shows such as Fitz , `` The Big Time Saturday Night '' , `` American Country Countdown '' , `` NASH Nights Live '' and Blair Garner . History . The station began broadcasting on October 5 , 1973 , holding the call sign WRHL-FM , and was a sister station to WRHL 1060 . The station initially simulcast the country music programming of WRHL 1060 . In 1994 , the station 's format was changed to adult contemporary , and the station was branded `` The Hub '' . In 2006 , the station 's format was changed to adult hits , and the station was branded `` 102.3 Sam-FM '' . The station aired programming from Dial Global 's , along with local programming . The Coyote . In December 2012 , the station 's format was changed to country music , and the station was branded `` 102.3 The Coyote '' . In 2015 , the station 's call sign was changed to WYOT . 102.3 The Coyote was named `` Small Business of the Year '' by the Rochelle Chamber of Commerce in 2014 . In May 2014 , Kris Wexell was recognized by the 98th General Assembly of Illinois for his work with The Coyote . The Coyote was also named the Illinois National Guard 's Small Market Station of the Year for 2014 . In 2016 , 2017 , and 2018 , Kris Wexell was named by the Illinois Broadcasters Association ( IBA ) , Illinois Radio Personality of the Year for small market , also placing 2nd for Best Morning Show in 2014 .
Patrick Milchraum . Patrick Milchraum ( born 26 May 1984 in Stuttgart ) is a German footballer who currently plays for Stuttgarter Kickers . Career . On 30 May 2005 , he scored the first ever official goal at the Allianz Arena football stadium in the opening match against 1 . FC Nürnberg .
Temple Terrace Public Library . The Temple Terrace Public Library serves 250,000 patrons a year with a selection of more than 100,000 volumes and 52 computers . It is the only library in the city of Temple Terrace , FL , and it is part of the Hillsborough County Library Cooperative , along with branches in Tampa , Florida and Plant City , Florida , like the John F. Germany Public Library . It is located near several colleges , including the University of South Florida and Florida College , as well as the Museum of Science & Industry in Tampa . History . The library was established on January 15 , 1960 after the Temple Terrace Woman ’ s Club became inspired to create a community library . The local Boy Scout groups and city residents supplied the first book collection for this newly established library . Temple Terrace donated a small caddy house on the 19th tee of the city golf course to serve as the library . The funding came from the Woman ’ s Club . Within a year , the collection and circulation had outgrown the caddy house . In April 1961 , City Hall became the new location for the library . The city hall building is now a part of Florida College . The rise of library patrons and the demand for more services prompted the city to take over the library from the volunteers . The city appointed a Library Board , which made the Temple Terrace Public Library eligible to receive books from the Hillsborough County Library Service . On September 23 , 1965 , construction on a new , larger library began at 202 Bullard Parkway . The funds to purchase the land and construct the new library came from local , state , and federal funds . On April 17 , 1966 , the library opened its doors . The Women 's Club provided money for the new customer service desk due to their ongoing interest in the project . In the mid 1970 's , an additional 5,600 square feet were added to the existing structure to keep up with the number of patrons . The newly enlarged library was dedicated April 2 , 1978 . In 1998 , the library was renovated and enlarged , and an online catalog and Internet access were added to the services available . Today the Temple Terrace Library has extensive resources with over 100,000 volumes and 52 patron computers . Fire . An arsonist set fire to the library in the morning of February 18 , 1982 . The blaze destroyed 11,666 books and 1,010 recordings within the library ’ s collection . However , the citizens and the Woman ’ s Club rallied and helped restore the library . It reopened in a temporary location , the Lightfoot Recreation Center , six weeks after the arson . Less than a year after the fire , on February 16 , 1983 , the new library was again open for business . Citizenship Corner . In autumn 2015 , the Temple Terrace Library added a Citizenship Corner to its Bullard Parkway site , in order to assist immigrants seeking naturalization . Services include information on US history and government , learning English , and information sessions on the naturalization process . The library also offers a weekly English Practice Conversation Corner . All services offered by the library are free for patrons . Beyond Books Lending Library . In spring 2016 , the Temple Terrace Public Library began lending out more than just books and DVDs . Library patrons are able to check out items like cake pans , tools , board games , sewing machines , and much more , for one week at a time . All of these items have been donated and have helped make the library feel like a resource for the community when they need or want to use an item that they may not be able to purchase .
PMI Colleges Bohol . The PMI Colleges Bohol is a private , non-sectarian , co-educational institution of higher learning in Tagbilaran City , Bohol , Philippines and is part of the PMI Colleges system . It offers marine courses such as Marine Transportation , Marine Engineering and Customs Administration . With its main building at Carlos P. Garcia Avenue , it has an extension campus at Tomas Cloma Avenue , Barangay Taloto , Tagbilaran City . History . The first PMI Colleges ( formerly known as Philippine Maritime Institute ) campus was established on September 18 , 1948 in Sta . Cruz , Manila by Atty . Tomas Cloma ( an Admiral and founder of the Kalayaan Group of Islands ) . In addition to his lasting and well-established academic legacy in PMI Colleges , Admiral Cloma also established several academic ventures in his home province of Bohol . He contributed in the establishment of the Loboc Academy and the Mount Carmel ’ s School , which he donated to the Balilihan Parish . He opened the College for Far East in Tagbilaran City before finally putting up PMI Colleges-Bohol , the third campus in the Philippines of PMI Colleges after Manila and Quezon City . All the schools that he put up in his home province of Bohol is Admiral Cloma ’ s way of providing opportunities and hope for ambitious and determined young people in Bohol , and more importantly , in looking back to his roots because he knew that if he was able to succeed in life armed only with hard work , determination and perseverance , then anybody else can .
Hitachi-Daigo Station . is a railway station on the Suigun Line in Daigo , Kuji District , Ibaraki Prefecture , operated by East Japan Railway Company ( JR East ) . Lines . Hitachi-Daigo Station is served by the Suigun Line , and is located 55.6 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Mito Station . Station layout . Hitachi-Daigo Station has a single side platform and a single island platform connected to the station building by an overhead passageway . The station has a `` Midori no Madoguchi '' ticket office . A JNR Class C12 steam locomotive is on static display in front of the station . History . Hitachi-Daigo Station opened on March 10 , 1927 . The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways ( JNR ) on April 1 , 1987 .
Chacombe . Chacombe is a village and civil parish in South Northamptonshire , about north-east of the Oxfordshire town of Banbury . It has sometimes been spelt Chalcombe . The parish is bounded to the west by the River Cherwell , to the north by a tributary of it , and to the south-east by the Banbury–Syresham road . The 2011 Census recorded the parish 's population as 659 . Manor . In the reign of Edward the Confessor in the middle of the 11th century , one Bardi held the manor of Chacombe `` freely '' ( i.e . without a feudal overlord ) . However , the Domesday Book of 1086 records that after the Norman Conquest of England one Godfrey held the manor of `` Cewecumbe '' of Remigius de Fécamp , Bishop of Lincoln . The manor had four hides of arable land , nine acres of meadow and three watermills . In the 12th century the manor was still assessed as four hides and was still held of the Bishop of Lincoln . The manor house has been demolished . It was on the north-west side of the village , just east of the parish church in what is now Berry Field . Priory . Hugh of Chalcombe , lord of the manor of Chacombe , founded the Augustinian Chacombe Priory in the reign of Henry II ( 1154–89 ) . It was just west of the present village . In 1536 the priory was suppressed in the Dissolution of the Monasteries and surrendered all its properties to the Crown . Today the only visible remains of the priory are a small chapel apparently built in the 13th century and a set of mediaeval fishponds . However , at least three medieval stone coffin slabs , including one from the 13th century , have been found in the priory grounds . Part of the priory site is now occupied by a house , also called Chacombe Priory . The house has a large Elizabethan porch and a late 17th-century staircase , and was remodelled in the Georgian era . Parish church . The earliest part of the Church of England parish church of Saints Peter and Paul is the Norman font . The current building is essentially Decorated Gothic from the early part of the 14th century , including the three-bay arcades either side of the nave . The north aisle has a 14th-century wall painting of Saint Peter being crucified upside-down . It is one of only two wall paintings of Saint Peter 's crucifixion known in England , the other being in the parish church at Ickleton in Cambridgeshire . The church is a Grade I listed building . The bell tower has a ring of six bells . William Bagley of Chacombe cast four of them including the treble bell in 1694 . John Briant of Hertford cast the present fifth bell in 1790 and the Whitechapel Bell Foundry cast the present tenor bell in 2009 . The parish of St Peter and St Paul is a member of the Chenderit Benefice , which includes the parishes of Greatworth , Marston St. Lawrence , Middleton Cheney , Thenford and Warkworth . Social and economic history . Ridge and furrow patterns of Chacombe 's former open field system can be traced in much of the parish , particularly from the air . The common fields were enclosed long before the 18th century and without a parliamentary Inclosure Act . In about 1720 John Bridges wrote that the whole lordship [ of Chacombe ] was then enclosed and had been so `` for near a 100 years '' . From 1605 until 1785 the Bagley family of Chacombe were bellfounders , casting more than 440 bells for churches in England including the four 1694 bells in Chacombe parish church . Master-founders at Chacombe included Henry I Bagley ( active 1630–84 ) , Matthew I Bagley ( active 1679–90 ) , Henry II Bagley ( active 1679–1703 ) , William Bagley ( active 1687–1712 ) , Henry III Bagley ( active 1706–46 ) and Matthew III Bagley ( active 1740–82 ) . Henry II Bagley also ran another foundry at Ecton and Henry III Bagley also ran one at Witney . Chacombe 's parish school was founded in 1868 . It is now Chacombe Church of England ( Aided ) Primary School . The Conservative politician and government minister Norman St. John-Stevas , Lord St. John , died at Chacombe House care home on 2 March 2012 , at the age of 82 . In 1900 the Great Central Railway 's branch line between and was built through the northern edge of Chacombe parish . In 1911 the railway opened just north of the village on Wardington Road . British Railways closed the halt in 1956 and the line in 1966 . Amenities . The village has a public house , the `` George and Dragon '' , linked to Everards Brewery . It also has a village hall . There are bed and breakfast facilities at the Old Farmhouse in Banbury Road . There is also a care home for the elderly . Cherwell Edge Golf Club is in the parish , south-east of the village .
Chenggong Ying . Chenggong Ying ( 180s–220s ) was an official serving under the warlord Han Sui during the late Eastern Han dynasty of China . After Han Sui 's death , Chenggong Ying served under the warlord Cao Cao and later in the state of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period . Life . Chenggong Ying was from Jincheng Commandery ( 金城郡 ) , which is around present-day Yuzhong County , Gansu . He became a subordinate and trusted aide of the warlord Han Sui sometime during the reign of Emperor Ling ( 168–189 ) in the Eastern Han dynasty . In 211 , Han Sui joined Ma Chao and a coalition of warlords in the Guanzhong region to attack Cao Cao , the warlord who controlled the Han central government and the figurehead Emperor Xian . Both sides clashed at the Battle of Tong Pass , which resulted in a victory for Cao Cao . As Han Sui fled after the defeat , many of his men abandoned him but Chenggong Ying remained loyal and stayed with him . After Yan Xing , Han Sui 's son-in-law , attempted to murder him , Han Sui felt so disillusioned that he wanted to retreat to Yi Province ( covering present-day Sichuan and Chongqing ) and take shelter under the warlord Liu Bei , a rival of Cao Cao . However , Chenggong Ying strongly objected as he felt that Han Sui should not simply abandon the power base he had built up over the years and become a vassal of another warlord . He urged Han Sui to take shelter under the Qiang tribes and wait for an opportunity to rise up again . After Han Sui 's death in 215 , Chenggong Ying pledged allegiance to Cao Cao , who appointed him as a Military Adviser ( 軍師 ) and awarded him the title of a marquis . One day , when Chenggong Ying accompanied Cao Cao on a hunting excursion , he fired three consecutive arrows and shot down three deers . Cao Cao then asked him , `` You were able to fulfil your loyalty towards Han Sui , so can you do the same with me ? '' Chenggong Ying knelt down and replied , `` In all honesty , if Han Sui were still alive today , I would n't be here with you . '' He then shed tears . Cao Cao admired him for his loyalty towards his previous lord and treated him respectfully . Chenggong Ying continued serving in the state of Cao Wei , established by Cao Cao 's successor Cao Pi , during the Three Kingdoms period after the end of the Eastern Han dynasty . During this time , he served as an Army Adviser ( 參軍 ) under Zhang Ji , the Inspector of Liang Province , and accompanied him on a campaign against rebel forces in Liang Province . He died of illness in an unknown year .
West Bengal Surface Transport Corporation . West Bengal Surface Transport Corporation ( WBSTC ) is a West Bengal state government undertaken transport corporation . Besides plying buses throughout West Bengal it controls some waterways transport , e.g . ferries . WBSTC owns many depots throughout the state to station their buses . History . West Bengal Surface Transport Corporation was established in the year 1989 . Formerly it was known as West Bengal Inland Water Transport Corporation Ltd . It started with the Ferry Service on the Hoogly and the Muriganga rivers . In the year 1992 it started operating buses with only 8 buses & now it runs vessels for ferry service . Fleet . Now it has fleet of 183 buses and 20 vessels for Passenger Ferry Service . Now in Kolkata it is operating Volvo City Bus Services in public-private partnership mode with Kaushik Logistics in the Airport - Tollygunge route . Right now its fleet consists of 60 Volvo low-floor buses and plans to add more in the near future . It is currently running the air-conditioned Volvo low-floor buses mostly to and from the airport .
Lambda Iota Society . Lambda Iota Society ( ΛΙ ) was founded on April 21 , 1836 at the University of Vermont . The origins were based on a secret literary society . There were thirteen original members who met regularly to share the written and spoken word . Lambda Iota is the oldest local fraternity in the state of Vermont and the eighth oldest fraternity in the nation . Members include statesmen , academics , and successful businessmen . The place that members have called home since the completion of the structure in 1913 is located at 440 Pearl Street Burlington , VT. Members of Lambda Iota are commonly known as `` Owls '' after their mascot . In 2007 , the society was derecognized for 8 years . Following the derecognized a federal investigation surrounding cocaine trafficking that had occurred at a house owned by the society . The Minervan Education Foundation . Since the late 1990s , a group of older Owls have been working feverishly to put together a foundation to assist current Owls with financial assistance for their studies . Since its creation , the foundation has raised thousands of dollars through donations and other charitable ventures .
Dona Xepa ( 2013 TV series ) . `` Dona Xepa '' ( English : `` The Penny Lady '' ) is a Brazilian telenovela created and written by Gustavo Reiz and directed by Ivan Zettel . It premiered on May 21 , 2013 and ended on September 24 , 2013 . It stars Ângela Leal , Thaís Fersoza , Arthur Aguiar , Rayana Carvalho , and Gabriel Gracindo . Plot . Dona Xepa is the story of a mother who does everything for her children . Without much education , Dona Xepa says everything wrong and it embarrasses her children Rosalia and Edison . The tradeswoman earned this nickname by distributing the leftovers in her tent to the poor . Abandoned by her husband Esmeraldino , Xepa supports her children by working hard . Rosalia is a lawyer , beautiful , ambitious , she hates the life she leads and will do everything she can to infiltrate the rich world . Edison is an architecture student and despite being ashamed of his mother at times , he can do nothing to harm her .
Clement Chukwu . Clement Chukwu ( born July 7 , 1973 ) is a former Nigerian athlete who specialized in the 200 and 400 metres . Academics . Chukwu attended Eastern Michigan University where he received his Bachelor of Arts in Urban and Regional Planning , minoring in Geography , and a Master of Science degree in Geographical Information Systems . He is currently the Planning Director for the City of Pickerington , Ohio , a suburb southeast of Columbus . Track and Field . After being banned from 1992–1996 for a positive drug test he reemerged at the 1996 Olympics over 400 metres , being knocked out in the quarter finals . He later he won gold medals in this event at the 1997 Universiade and the 1998 African Championships , and a silver medal at the 1999 All-Africa Games . At the 2000 Olympics he was a part of the Nigerian team that won the silver medal in the 4 x 400 metres relay , which was later elevated to gold after the USA team was stripped of the gold medal . His personal bests are : 200 meters Outdoor is 20:30 in 1998 ; 200 meters Indoor 20:78 ; 400 meters Outdoor 44.65 ; 400 meters Indoor He was inducted into the Eastern Michigan Hall of Fame in 2011 .
List of members of the Italian Antimafia Commission . This following is a list of members of the Italian Antimafia Commission , a bicameral body of the Italian Parliament , composed of members from the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate . The Antimafia Commission is a commission of inquiry into , initially , the `` phenomenon of the Mafia '' . Subsequent commissions investigated `` organized crime of the Mafia type '' , which included other Italian criminal organizations such as the Camorra , the 'Ndrangheta and the Sacra Corona Unita .
Jumping jack . __NOTOC__ A jumping jack ( Canada & US ) or star jump ( UK and other Commonwealth nations ) , also called side-straddle hop in the US military , is a physical jumping exercise performed by jumping to a position with the legs spread wide and the hands touching overhead , sometimes in a clap , and then returning to a position with the feet together and the arms at the sides . The name origin for the jumping jack exercise has sometimes erroneously been identified as World War I U.S. General John J . `` Black Jack '' Pershing , who is said to have developed the exercise , but in fact the name comes from the jumping jack children 's toy , which makes similar arm swing and leg splay motions when the strings are tugged . `` Star jump '' refers to the person 's appearance with legs and arms spread . Variations . More intensive versions of this jump include bending down ( over ) and touching the floor in between each jump . Power Jacks are similar to jumping jacks , except a person squats lower and jumps as high as possible during each repetition . A similar jump exercise is called half-jacks , which were created to prevent rotator cuff injuries , which have been linked to the repetitive movements of the exercise . They are like regular jumping jacks but the arms go halfway above the head instead of all the way above it . The arms also hit the sides to help tighten the jump . Although he played no part in inventing the exercise , the late fitness expert Jack LaLanne was given credit for popularizing it in the United States . LaLanne used the jumping exercise during routines he promoted in decades of television fitness programming . Matthew Graul set the Guinness World Record for number of star jumps ( jumping jacks ) in one minute at 77 , on May 17 , 2008 . Raymond Butler set a new record of 13 on September 18 , 2013 . In 2010 , National Geographic Kids organized an event in 1,050 locations as a part of Michelle Obama 's `` Let 's Move ! '' exercise campaign in which 300,365 people were measured doing jumping jacks ( for one minute ) in a 24-hour period .
Ariosoma coquettei . `` Ariosoma coquettei '' is an eel in the family Congridae ( conger/garden eels ) . It was described by David G. Smith and Robert H. Kanazawa in 1977 . It is a tropical , marine eel which is known from the northern coast of South America , in the western central Atlantic Ocean . It is known to dwell at a maximum depth of 75 metres . Males can reach a maximum total length of 28.1 centimetres . The species epithet `` coquettei '' refers to the name of the vessel which collected the first specimens of the eel .
Diminishing returns . In economics , diminishing returns is the decrease in the marginal ( incremental ) output of a production process as the amount of a single factor of production is incrementally increased , while the amounts of all other factors of production stay constant . The law of diminishing returns states that in all productive processes , adding more of one factor of production , while holding all others constant ( `` ceteris paribus '' ) , will at some point yield lower incremental per-unit returns . The law of diminishing returns does not imply that adding more of a factor will decrease the `` total '' production , a condition known as negative returns , though in fact this is common . A common example is adding more people to a job , such as the assembly of a car on a factory floor . At some point , adding more workers causes problems such as workers getting in each other 's way or frequently finding themselves waiting for access to a part . In all of these processes , producing one more unit of output per unit of time will eventually cost increasingly more due to inputs being used less effectively . Another well-studied example is throwing more headcount at software development , yielding Brooks 's law . The law of diminishing returns is a fundamental principle of economics . It plays a central role in production theory . History . The concept of diminishing returns can be traced back to the concerns of early economists such as Johann Heinrich von Thünen , Jacques Turgot , Adam Smith , James Steuart , Thomas Robert Malthus , and David Ricardo . However , classical economists such as Malthus and Ricardo attributed the successive diminishment of output to the decreasing quality of the inputs . Neoclassical economists assume that each `` unit '' of labor is identical . Diminishing returns are due to the disruption of the entire productive process as additional units of labor are added to a fixed amount of capital . The law of diminishing returns remains an important consideration in farming . Diminishing marginal returns . The defining feature of diminishing marginal returns is that as total investment increases , the total return on investment as a proportion of the total investment ( the average product or return ) decreases . Suppose , for example , that 1 kilogram of seed applied to a certain plot of land produces one ton of crop , that 2 kg of seed produces 1.5 tons , and that 3 kg of seed produces 1.75 tons . In formulaic terms , the formula_1th kg of seeds produces formula_2 additional tons of crop . The return from investing the first kilogram is 1 t/kg . When 2 kg of seed is invested , the return is 1.5/2 = 0.75 t/kg , and when 3 kg is invested , the return is 1.75/3 = 0.58 t/kg . formula_3 where formula_4 = seed in kilograms , and formula_2 = additional crop yield in tons , for the formula_1th kilogram of seed . formula_8 formula_9 formula_10 formula_11 formula_12 Another example is a factory that has a fixed stock of capital , or tools and machines , and a variable supply of labor . As the firm increases the number of workers , the total output of the firm grows but at an ever-decreasing rate . This is because after a certain point , the factory becomes overcrowded and workers begin to form lines to use the machines . The long-run solution to this problem is to increase the stock of capital , that is , to buy more machines and to build more factories . Returns and costs . There is an inverse relationship between returns of inputs and the cost of production . Suppose that a kilogram of seed costs one dollar , and this price does not change . Although there are other costs , assume they do not vary with the amount of output and are therefore fixed costs . One kilogram of seeds yields one ton of crop , so the first ton of the crop costs one dollar to produce . That is , for the first ton of output , the marginal cost of the output is $ 1 per ton . If there are no other changes , then if the second kilogram of seeds applied to land produces only half the output of the first , the marginal cost would equal $ 1 per half ton of output , or $ 2 per ton . Similarly , if the third kilogram of seeds yields only a quarter ton , then the marginal cost equals $ 1 per quarter ton or $ 4 per ton . Thus , diminishing marginal returns imply increasing marginal costs and rising average costs . Cost can also be measured in terms of opportunity cost . In this case the law also applies to societies – the opportunity cost of producing a single unit of a good generally increases as a society attempts to produce more of that good . This explains the bowed-out shape of the production possibilities frontier .
Johnny Richter . Timothy McNutt , better known by his stage name Johnny Richter , is a rapper from Placentia , California . He was a member of the group Kottonmouth Kings from 1996–2013 ( official member in 2000 after Saint Dog left the group ) . He is currently signed to the label he helped create , Suburban Noize Records . Kottonmouth Kings Era ( 1996 – 2013 ) . Johnny Richter was originally a member of Kottonmouth Kings , but was left off their debut album Royal Highness , because `` he was serving time for marijuana possession '' , which Richter later said was untrue . Richter joined the group `` officially '' in 2000 after Saint Dog left the group . Johnny Richter is also a member of the groups Kingspade , and Subnoize Souljaz . Johnny Richter released his 1st solo album titled Laughing on July 6 , 2010 . Independent/Solo Career ( 2013 – present ) . In mid October 2013 via Facebook , Johnny Richter announced that he was leaving Kottonmouth Kings In early December 2013 Johnny Richter announced that he was releasing a new solo album titled , FreeKing Out EP . The EP was released on December 17 , 2013 . In mid 2015 Johnny Richter announced that he would be releasing a new album hopefully in late 2015 . In December 2015 it was announced that the album would be released on July 29 , 2016 . In early 2016 the track list for the album was released , and so was the name , the album is titled : School 's Out ( Still Laughing ) . He has since returned to Kottonmouth kings and Kingspade in 2017
1939 Sun Bowl . This fifth annual Sun Bowl featured the Utah Utes and the New Mexico Lobos in a postseason bowl game for both teams and the final game of the 1938 college football season . Background . New Mexico was champion of the Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association while Utah was champion of the Mountain States Conference . The game was touted as the most evenly matched of the five major bowl games of the 1938 season . This was also the first meeting between the two schools and the first bowl game for either school . Game summary . Nevertheless , the Utes dominated from the start , scoring three first-half touchdowns , with a Tom Pace touchdown run and two Ray Peterson touchdowns , including a 1-yard run on fourth-down . In the second half , New Mexico had numerous opportunities to close the gap following Utah turnovers but their aerial attack could n't capitalize , being held to 59 yards passing and four interceptions , not even reaching Utah 's 40 the whole game . Utah , on the other hand , racked up 366 yards rushing , and outgained the Lobos 384–212 , adding in a Clarance Gehrke touchdown late to make the final score 26–0 , the first ever shutout in Sun Bowl history . Aftermath . New Mexico returned to the Sun Bowl twice in the next decade ( 1944 and 1946 ) . Utah did not return to the Sun Bowl until 2011 . A rivalry came out of this game between the two schools , which has been running continuously since the early 1960s .
Rafał Górski . Rafał Górski ( 22 September 1973 – 4 July 2010 ) was a Polish historian , writer , anarchist , trade union and housing activist . Górski was the author of several books and pamphlets on self-governance and cooperation . He was one of the most important figures in the contemporary Polish anarchist movement .
Nalakuvara . Nalakūvara , also known as Nalakūbara , appears in Hindu and Buddhist mythology as the brother of Maṇigrīva ( also known as Manibhadra ) , the son of the yaksha king Kubera ( also known as Vaiśravaṇa ) and husband of Rambha . Nalakūvara often appears as a sexual trickster figure in Hindu and Buddhist literature . Names . Various Sanskrit and Prakrit texts give the name “ Nalakūvara , ” “ Nalakūvala , ” “ Narakuvera , ” and “ Naṭakuvera ” to describe the son of Kubera . The god also appears in Chinese texts as “ Nazha , ” and later “ Nezha , ” a shortened transliteration of the word “ Nalakūvara. ” In the Rāmāyaṇa . In the Rāmāyaṇa , Nalakūvara ’ s would be wife Rambha was raped by his uncle , Rāvaṇa . In some versions of the Ramayana , Nalakūvara curses Rāvaṇa , so that if Rāvaṇa touches any woman without permission , his heads would explode . This curse protected the chastity of Sītā , the wife of Rāma , after she was kidnapped by Rāvaṇa . [ citation needed ] In the Bhagavata Purāṇa . In the Bhagavata Purana , Nalakūvara and his brother Manigriva are cursed by the sage Narada into becoming trees . They are later liberated by the child-god Krishna ( Bala Krishna ) . Nalakūvara and his brother were cursed by Narada into becoming Trees . Nalakūvara and his brother Maṇigrīva were playing , in nudity , in the Ganges with celestial maidens when Narada walked by after a visit with Vishnu . Upon seeing Narada , the maidens covered themselves , while Nalakūvara and Maṇigrīva were too intoxicated to notice Narada , and remained unclothed . According to some accounts , Narada pitied the brothers for wasting away their lives through their excessive indulgence in women and wine . In order to help the brothers realise their mistake , Narada cursed them into two Marutu Trees . Narada wished for the brothers to meet Lord Krishna after many years , who would be able to liberate them from the curse . In other accounts , it is said that Narada is so offended by the brothers ’ lack of dignity and respect that he cursed them into trees . After the two brothers pleaded with Narada , he consented that they could be liberated if Krishna touched them . Many years later , when Krishna was in his infancy , his mother Yashoda had tied him to a mortar in order to prevent him from eating dirt . Krishna dragged the mortar along the ground until it became wedged between two trees . These trees happened to be Nalakūvara and Maṇigrīva , and upon contact , they returned to their original form . The brothers then paid homage to Lord Krishna , apologized for their previous mistakes , and departed . In Buddhism . In the Kākātī Jātaka story , Nalakūvara ( here Naṭakuvera ) , appears as the court musician of the king of Benares . After the King ’ s wife , Queen Kākātī , is kidnapped by the Garuḍa King , the King of Benares sends Naṭakuvera to look for her . Naṭakuvera hides within the plumage of the Garuḍa King , who carries Naṭakuvera to his nest . Once he has arrived , Naṭakuvera has sex with Queen Kākātī . Afterwards Naṭakuvera returned to Benares in the Garuḍa 's wing , and composed a song telling of his experiences with Kākātī . When the Garuḍa hears the song , he realises that he has been tricked , he brings Kākātī back home to her husband . Tantric masters invoked Nalakūvara as the commander of Kubera 's army of yakṣas . He appears in the tantric text “ Great Peacock-Queen Spell , ” which portrays him as a heroic yakṣa general and invokes Nalakūvara 's name as a way to cure snakebites . Some versions of the “ Great Peacock-Queen Spell ” ( Mahāmāyūrīvidyārājñī and the “ Amogha-pāśa ” give Nalakūvara the title “ Great Yakṣa General. ” Nalakūvara appears in two other tantric texts : “ The Yakṣa Nartakapara ’ s Tantra , ” and “ The Great Yakṣa General Natakapara ’ s Tantric Rituals. ” Worship in China and Japan . Nalakūvara was transmitted through Buddhist texts into China , where he became known as Nezha ( known earlier as Nazha ) . In Chinese mythology , Nezha is the third son of the Tower King , so many people also called Nezha as the third prince . Nezha is also called `` Marshal of the Central Altar '' ( Chinese : 中壇元帥 ) .Nezha is a child-god in folk legend , his arms are made of lotus roots , he fights with bad guys , Nezha is a character with fresh blood and bones . Meir Shahar has traced the etymology of the word Nezha , showing that the name Nazha is a shortened ( and slightly corrupted ) transcription of the Sanskrit name “ Nalakūbara. ” It has been suggested by Shahar that the legends surrounding Nezha are a combination of the mythology of Nalakūvara and the child-god Krishna ( Bala Krishna ) . Nezha is a well-known Taoist deity in Japan . The Japanese refer to Nezha as Nataku or Nata , which came from the readings of Xiyouji or Seiyuki ( 西遊記 ) in Japanese .
Carlo Borella . Carlo Borella was an Italian architect of the 17th century . He designed churches in Vicenza and is thought to have been the architect responsible for the completion of Palladio 's Palazzo Chiericati . One of Borella more notable works is the church at Monte Berico , Vicenza . Completed between 1688 and 1703 Borella is forsakes the Palladian influences of most Vicentine architecture in favour of the more modern and ornate Baroque .
Cerro Tuzgle . Cerro Tuzgle is a dormant stratovolcano in the Susques Department of Jujuy Province in Argentina . Tuzgle is a prominent volcano of the back-arc of the Andes and lies about east of the main volcanic arc . Part of the Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes , it is high above sea level and was constructed during different stages over a caldera and lava domes . Some major lava flows emanate from the summit crater , and one confirmed and one possible flank collapse unit as well as an ignimbrite sheet are associated with this volcano . The first volcanic activity of Tuzgle occurred 650,000 years ago and formed the Tuzgle Ignimbrite . Subsequently , lava domes were erupted and three lava flow units were named San Antonio , Azufre , and Tuzgle . The latest lava flows are dated at 17.5 and 1.5 Ma and volcanic activity may have continued into the Holocene . Several thermal springs are associated with the volcano , and some have been investigated for possible geothermal energy production . Sulfur was formerly mined on the mountain . Argentina 's National Route 40 runs along the foot of the volcano . Regional setting . Volcanic activity as well as general tectonism in the Central Andes is caused by the subduction of the Nazca plate beneath the South American plate at a horizontal pace of or forming the Central Volcanic Zone ( CVZ ) between latitude 16 and 28° south . Starting with activity in the Coastal Cordillera during the Jurassic ( La Negra formation ) , this has caused spatially complex patterns of volcanic activity as well as the formation of the Altiplano-Puna highland with dimensions of . Maximum deformation occurred during the late Miocene , with the formation of tectonic highs and lows . Small andesitic-basaltic volcanic centres of Quaternary age are associated with faulting . Seismic activity is still ongoing at the edge of the Puna , indicating thrusting . The crust beneath the CVZ is thick . A steepening of the subduction zone during the Late Miocene has been linked to an increase in volcanic activity and its westward migration , but it is unlikely that the pattern of activity in the southern Puna next to the Toro fault zone can be explained through this alone . A large low velocity and low seismic attenuation anomaly is found between 20 and 24° latitude south . Some geologic evidence , including geochemistry and geographic indicators , imply that lithospheric detachment did occur beneath the southern Puna . Several major fault zones run across the Puna in the area , the most important being the Toro lineament to the south of Tuzgle . On this lineament , which has been subject to left-lateral displacement , are aligned several Pleistocene volcanoes , including Cordon Puntas Negras , Rincon , Tul Tul-Del Medio-Pocitos , Quevar , and Tastil ( from north to south ) ( as well as the Negra Muerta volcanic complex ) . A segment named the Chorrillos fault is located directly south of Tuzgle . The segment of the Toro fault closest to Tuzgle has been active recently . Based on displacements along two monogenetic volcanoes , slip rates of have been estimated . The shoshonitic San Geronimo and Negro de Chorillos scoria cones and lava flows , as well as Antuco hot springs and travertine deposits ( ) , are also linked to the Toro fault zone and thermal waters flowing along it . Volcanic activity in the area occurred during two separate phases , the first one between 17.15 mya and 5.3 mya that generated a large number of volcanic centres , with a much more limited phase of activity since 1.5 mya associated with the Diaguita phase of Andean deformation . Local setting . Tuzgle is a dormant stratovolcano in the Susques Department of Jujuy Province in Argentina . It is a prominent back-arc volcanic centre in the Andes located about east of the main volcanic arc . Cerro Tuzgle lies within a geological depression in the Puna bordered by normal faults . The depression dates back to the Ordovician and slopes northward from altitude on the southern side to altitude on the northern side . A low gravity field anomaly is also found in the area . The basement consists of fractured rocks of Precambrian-Ordovician age , known as the Puncoviscana Formation and Faja Eruptiva , respectively , overlain with an impermeable Cretaceous unit named the Pirgua Formation . Volcanism in the area has existed since the Miocene , involving lava domes , ignimbrite eruptions ( the 0.6mya Tuzgle ignimbrite ) and monogenetic volcanism . Volcanoes located south of Tuzgle are Aguas Calientes , Negro de Chorrillos and San Jeronimo . This region belongs to the back-arc region of the Andes , and the formation of melts is dependent on the melting of a heated mantle , whereas melt generation under the arc proper is dependent on the interaction between fluids and mantle rocks , leading to a reduction in their melting point . There is tomographic evidence that lithospheric delamination is currently underway beneath Tuzgle . The highest unit of the Cerro Tuzgle volcano is the `` Platform '' unit , which covers a surface area of and is capped off by a well-preserved summit crater . It consists of well-preserved blocky lava flows with maximum thicknesses of . These are the youngest stages of Tuzgle volcanism and are well preserved . Radiating away from the central summit of the volcano , another lava flow unit forms the so-called Azufre synthem ; these lava flows reach maximum thicknesses of and are gray to brownish-red with some evidence of hydrothermal alteration . On the northwestern and southern flanks , lava emission from one emission area down steep slopes form the San Antonio synthem ( unconformity bounded unit ) , with lava flows up to thick . These San Antonio stage lavas have been cut by a long fault scarp trending NNE-SSW that may have been formed by a mass failure of the Tuzgle edifice , which was then rebuilt by the Azufre stage lavas . On the northern flank is found a volcaniclastic fan with a surface area of , a volume of and thicknesses of , presumably , considering its geochemical composition , formed by a mass failure of the San Antonio stage edifice . The scarp was probably formed by the same event but was not accompanied by explosive activity or a pyroclastic flow . This flank collapse may have been triggered by magma injection . A structure on the southern side of the volcano may also be a collapse scar , but no deposit is identifiable . A weakness zone running east-west cuts across the Tuzgle edifice , and some volcanic features are aligned along this weakness . A wide feeder dyke has been modelled and is associated with this weakness zone . The youngest- and best-exposed lava flow of Cerro Tuzgle originated in a group of three depressions bordered by scoria ridges . These depressions , presumably eruption fissures , are arranged in `` en echelon '' order . This youngest lava flow has a structure between block lava and aa lava . In non-volcanic terms patterned ground is found resulting from pre-glacial processes . Tuzgle is underpinned by a plateau formed by mostly unwelded ignimbrites , while the so-called `` Pre-platform '' , `` Platform '' , `` Post-platform '' and `` Young Flow '' units make up the central volcano . The moderately crystal-rich ignimbrite has a volume of and is thick , and was presumably emitted from a caldera now buried by the Cerro Tuzgle edifice . Circular lava domes ( thick at a maximum ) are found in the southeastern , eastern and northern sector of the volcano and may have formed along ring dykes associated with the caldera . A high electrical conductivity zone beneath Tuzgle may constitute a magma chamber embedded within porous material containing saline fluids with the bottom at a depth of at least and the top at a depth of . Crustal silicic magmas gave rise to ignimbrites from depths of . The magma chamber appears to be placed next to a crustal decollement at . Thermobarometric data also indicate a magma origin depth of . Beneath Tuzgle , a high seismic attenuation plume rises from an earthquake cluster at depth up to the volcano and is probably linked to asthenospheric upwelling . In the ground beneath Tuzgle , seismic tomography has found a thick layer of low velocity , probably linked to a lower density of the rock , at a depth of . Magnetotelluric analysis has found several deep ( ) conductive layers and one shallow one , possibly formed by the aquifers in the area . Another high conductivity body southeast of Tuzgle is associated with the Toro lineament and the Queva volcano and may also be hydrothermal in origin . Composition and origin . The Tuzgle volcano proper is constructed from an older rhyodacite-mafic series and a more recent series constructed from andesites alone . These and neighbouring shoshonitic centres are formed from magmas with crustal contamination . Isotope analysis of magmatic rocks have shown La/Nb ratios of 1.31.6 and Ba/Ta ratios of 160260 , lower than in the main volcanic front . The overall chemical composition is potassium-rich calc-alkaline . Thermobarometry indicates that the older magmas crystallized at pressures of while younger ones crystallized at and temperatures of about . These magma compositions indicate that the magmas are the result of complex mixing processes and also involve the transitional nature of the mantle beneath Tuzgle , where the more northern steep slab encounters the shallower southern subducting slab . Crystal fractionation and melting of upper crustal rocks further complicate the pattern . The lava domes which were erupted from the ground after the Tuzgle ignimbrite have volumes of , while the Platform and subsequent units have volumes of . The lava domes and San Antonio lava flows have porphyritic surfaces . San Antonio lavas contain large plagioclase xenocrystals and xenoliths . The ignimbrite contains Ordovician lithic fragments and 1020 % pumice . Its eruption was presumably linked to high mantle melt rates ; the resulting mafic magmas induced the generation of large amounts of silicic melts . Lower mantle melt rates would form mafic melts that incorporate silicic melts before erupting . Activity . The oldest activity is an ignimbrite erupted 0.65 ± 0.18 mya , called the Tuzgle ignimbrite . On the rim of the caldera left by this eruption is a lava dome complex named the Old Complex Unit . 0.3 ± 0.1 mya ago effusive activity commenced with the Pre-platform and Platform units that were then followed by a tectonic event that dissected these units . Afterwards , the Post-platform and Young Flow Units were erupted . The youngest unit is latitic and was dated 0.1 ± ( 0.1-0.3 ) mya ago . This unit may be Holocene or PleistoceneHolocene in age . It is possible that the continuing activity of the Chorrillos fault zone is compressing the magma chamber and feeder dyke of Tuzgle , thus impeding eruptive activity . The well-preserved summit crater and youthful-looking lava flows have been assigned Holocene ages . Geothermal area and sulfur . The area around Cerro Tuzgle has a high geothermal gradient of , and geothermal studies indicate temperatures of over at depth . Hot springs ( with temperatures around ) are also found in the area . The Miocene ignimbritic Trinchera formation may be a geothermal reservoir and the later MiocenePliocene sedimentary Pastos Chicos Formation a seal above it . This geothermal reservoir is deep beneath the earth and thick . A deeper reservoir is also presumed to exist at a depth of . Selected hot springs include TuzgleAgua Caliente ( , ) , Las Minas ( ) Pompeya ( ) , Mina Betty ( ) and Tocomar ( ) . The water enters the geothermal system in ridges above altitude which are not covered by impermeable layers . Two maars have been found in the Tocomar area . Further , the Antuco travertine and hot springs may be associated with heat flow from the Tuzgle volcanic system . The Tuzgle area has been identified as a possible site for geothermal energy production in Argentina with an energy potential of < . These were explored in the 1980s and 1990s , yielding evidence of temperatures . In 2015 a company named Geotermina Andina had six concessions in the area for geothermal drilling . The location of a main power line between Chile and Argentina close to Tuzgle may assist in power generation , and some hot springs could be exploited for tourism . Sulfur deposits generated from hydrothermal alteration are found on Cerro Tuzgle . They are mostly associated with the Azufre synthem and were previously mined on the southern , eastern and western flanks of the volcano . The mines are now abandoned . Arsenic is also found in the groundwater and presumably comes from Tuzgle . Climate and vegetation . The climate of the Puna is arid , with most precipitation originating in the Amazon basin . During the Last Glacial Maximum , a humid period occurred ( possibly directed by orbital changes and monsoon activity ) , whereas preceding glacial periods were associated with dry phases in travertine deposits at Antuco . Temperatures are usually less than in the Puna with extremes of . Winds usually blow from the west in the dry winter season , with wetter easterly winds arriving during summer . Precipitation in San Antonio de los Cobres ( ) southeast of Tuzgle amounts to . Vegetation is largely missing from the Puna plateau in the area of Tuzgle , which has facilitated the mapping of lava flows from Cerro Tuzgle . A steppe-like vegetation dominated by herbs grows on the slopes of Tuzgle , containing taxa like `` Festuca '' , `` Poa '' and `` Stipa '' as elsewhere on the Puna .
Handbook of the Birds of India and Pakistan . The `` Handbook of the Birds of India and Pakistan '' is the `` magnum opus '' of Indian ornithologist Salim Ali , written along with S. Dillon Ripley . Appended to the title is the phrase `` together with those of Bangladesh , Nepal , Sikkim , Bhutan and Sri Lanka '' . The 10 volume work , often referred to as `` the handbook '' , was started in 1964 and ended in 1974 . A single volume `` compact edition '' of the `` Handbook '' was also produced and a supplementary illustrative work `` A Pictorial Guide to the Birds of the Indian Subcontinent '' with illustrations by John Henry Dick , coauthored with Dillon Ripley , was published in 1983 . The plates from this supplement were incorporated in the second edition of the `` Handbook '' . The second edition was completed by others , notably J. S. Serrao of the BNHS , Bruce Beehler , Michel Desfayes and Pamela Rasmussen , after the deaths of Ali in 1987 and Ripley in 2001 .
Max Schuler . The German engineer ( 5 February 1882 – 30 July 1972 ) Maximilian Joseph Johannes Eduard Schuler is best known for discovering the principle known as Schuler tuning which is fundamental to the operation of a gyrocompass or inertial guidance system that will be operated near the surface of the earth . Schuler 's cousin Hermann Anschütz-Kaempfe founded a firm near Kiel , Germany , to manufacture navigational devices using gyroscopes in 1905 , and Schuler joined the firm in 1906 . For many years they struggled with the problem of maintaining a vertical reference as a craft moved around on the surface of the earth . In 1923 Schuler published his discovery that if the gyrocompass was tuned to have an 84.4 minute period of oscillation ( the `` Schuler period '' ) then it would resist errors due to sideways acceleration of the ship or aircraft in which it was installed . Later , Schuler served as a professor of dynamics at the University of Göttingen . According to the Mathematics Genealogy Project he supervised one dissertation there , that of Kurt Magnus ( whose other supervisor was Ludwig Prandtl ) .
Woollahra House . There were two houses called Woollahra House built on the same site in Point Piper , Sydney , Australia . The first was built in 1856 by Sir Daniel Cooper ( picture shown below ) and the second by his son William Charles Cooper in 1883 ( picture on the right ) . Both houses have been demolished , but two buildings still remain from the original structure . The gatekeeper 's lodge from Sir Daniel Cooper 's house , which was built in 1871 , is now the Rose Bay Police Station , and the stables ( picture at bottom ) which are now Wyuna Court , a prestigious block of apartments . These buildings in the Municipality of Woollahra are of some historical interest . Sir Daniel Cooper . Daniel Cooper was born in 1821 in Lancashire , England . He was the second son of Thomas Cooper , a merchant and came to Australia as a child with his parents . He returned to England at the age of 14 to complete his education but came back to Australia in 1843 and became a commercial partner with James Holt . He later became a member of Parliament and was elected as Speaker of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly . In 1846 he married Elizabeth Hill , who was the third daughter of William Hill Esq of Sydney . The couple had two sons and five daughters over the next thirteen years while they lived in Sydney . In 1856 Cooper started building Woollahra House , and to mark the occasion he held a very large ceremony to lay the foundation stone , at which 400 guests were present . While the house was being built , the Coopers lived in the nearby residence called Rose Bay Lodge , which Daniel owned at that time . It is not certain when exactly the Cooper family moved into Woollahra House , but it was before 1860 as there is a birth notice for a son born at Rose Bay Lodge in July 1860 to the wife of Walter Lamb , who were known to be renting the Lodge at about this time . The top photo on the right shows the house that Cooper built . The lower photo is the larger house built by his son in 1883 . In both photos the out buildings in the foreground are the same but the houses in the background are different , showing that two separate houses called Woollahra House were actually built . Cooper did not live at Woollahra House for long as in 1861 he sailed to England with his family and did not return . He did , however , retain ownership of the property for the next 22 years while he lived in England . Anthony Trollope in 1873 during his visit to Australia made some observations about the original house as follows ; Edward Smith Hill . The next resident of Woollahra House was Edward Smith Hill , who was the brother in law of Sir Daniel Cooper . He came to Woollahra House in 1862 and stayed there until his death in 1880 . His obituary of 1880 says that he resided at Woollahra House for the last 18 years . Hill was the brother of Daniel Cooper 's wife Elizabeth and of George Hill ( 1802–1883 ) who was the Mayor of Sydney in the 1850s . Hill was born in 1819 in Sydney . His parents were William Hill and Mary Johnson , who had both been convicts but had acquired wealth through business . In 1844 he married Mary Ann Pye , the eldest daughter of Joseph Pye Esq. , of Eastern Creek . Edward became a wine and spirit merchant , but by the time he moved into Woollahra House he had retired and become a naturalist . He wrote several papers on flora and fauna and was interested in geology . He died after a long illness at Woollahra House in 1880 and left his wife as a widow without children . William Charles Cooper . William Charles Cooper was born in 1851 in Sydney . He was the second son of Daniel Cooper , who built the first Woollahra house . His mother was Elizabeth Hill , the third daughter of William Hill Esq of Sydney . When he was only one year old he inherited a great deal of property from his great uncle , Daniel Cooper and this was held in trust for him until he came of age in 1872 . In 1876 he married Alice Helen Hill , and they had three sons and one daughter . In 1882 William purchased the original Woollahra House from his father Sir Daniel Cooper and in 1883 the foundation stone was laid by Mrs William Cooper for the second Woollahra House . While the house was being constructed the Coopers lived at nearby Kambala which was then owned by Walter Lamb . While he was in Sydney Cooper had an interest in horseracing and owned several notable racehorses . He was elected committeeman of the Australian Jockey Club in 1887 , but in the following year he resigned as the family decided to live in England . Although he left Sydney in 1888 William Cooper retained ownership of Woollahra House until 1899 and either rented it or allowed his friends and relatives to reside there for short periods . Lady Isabella Martin . Isabella Martin was born in 1832 in Sydney . She was the eldest daughter of Mr William Long , who owned Tusculum in Potts Point . Long was a wine and spirit merchant who had become very wealthy . In 1853 Isabella married James Martin , who was a lawyer and a Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council . He later became attorney-general and was then appointed chief justice . By the middle of the 1870s Lady Martin had born 15 children . Sir James Martin had bought Clarens in Potts Point , but Lady Martin became increasingly dissatisfied with the house as her family grew , and it became too small for such a large number of children . She was also concerned about the location of the house . It was on Rushcutter 's Bay , which at that time was associated with an outbreak of typhoid fever . In 1880 and 1881 her sister and two of her children died and she became increasingly concerned about the health of her family . She had inherited considerable wealth from her father , who had set up a Trust Fund for her in his will . In 1882 she left her husband and , with her own wealth , rented houses further away from the central part of Sydney . The first house she rented was Greycliffe in Vaucluse , and the Sands Directory shows that she stayed there until 1889 , when she moved to Woollahra House . At this time the house was still owned by William Charles Cooper , who had moved to England . The Sands Directory shows that she rented Woollahra House from 1889 until 1892 . The beach at the front of the house was later named Lady Martin Beach in her honour . Sir and Lady Paston-Cooper . Sir and Lady Astley Paston-Cooper were English , and they stayed at Woollahra House from 1896 until 1898 during a visit to Australia . During this time they frequently appeared in the social columns of the Sydney newspapers because they liked to entertain . In 1897 Lady Paston-Cooper gave a garden party at Woollahra House , and a photograph ( see below ) was published in `` The Sydney Mail '' . The paper gave the following description of the event . In 1898 William Charles Cooper decided to live in England permanently . The following year in 1899 the estate , which at that time was 16 hectares , was subdivided and put on the market . Woollahra House retained 2 hectares of this area . A description of the house was given in the newspaper advertisement . Thomas Longworth bought the house and lived there until his death in 1927 . He was the longest resident of Woollahra House Thomas Longworth . Thomas Longworth was born in 1857 at Newcastle . His parents were Thomas Longworth and Rose Gardiner , who were from the Channel Islands . Thomas worked in a coal mine , first in Newcastle and then in Singleton when the family opened their own small mine there . In 1884 he married Frances Nowlan and over the next twenty years they had a large family of seven sons and two daughters . One of their sons , William , who was born in 1892 , was a very good swimmer , and in 1912 , while he was still a resident of Woollahra House , competed at the Olympic Games . His photo at the Olympic Games is at the right . In 1894 Thomas became a member of the Great Cobar Mining Syndicate which reopened the Cobar Copper Mine and considerably expanded and improved it . This syndicate later in 1908 founded the Australian Woollen Mills in Marrickville , and Thomas was the chairman here until 1927 . During World War 1 the mill produced large quantities of khaki for the Australian Imperial Force . Thomas also had interests in brickworks , potteries , timber-mills and pastoral properties and accumulated considerable wealth . While he lived at Woollahra House he furthered his interest in racehorses and owned , with his brother , several notable thoroughbreds . He also built a steam yacht called `` Cobar '' for use on Sydney Harbour . Thomas died at Woollahra House in 1927 . In 1929 the house was sold to a business group who subdivided and sold the land and marketed the house as a site `` for demolition and removal within four months of the date of sale '' . Surviving buildings of Woollahra House . The gatekeeper 's lodge of Woollahra House still survives and is now the Rose Bay Police Station . The other substantial part which remains is the stables which were converted to the prestigious apartments of Wyuna Court . The following photos show the stables as they were in 1929 when the house was sold . There is also a photo taken two years later showing them converted to Wyuna court with the partly bare demolition site of Woollahra house still visible . The third photo is Wyuna Court today . James Haydon Leslie Arnott , CEO Arnott 's Biscuits , bought the old stables , converted them and lived there until he died in 1931 .
Thrille Cine . `` Thrille Cine '' is a horror TV movie which originally aired on ABS-CBN on November 2 , 2008 . Plot . Sekreto Ni Secret Admirer ( Secret Admirer 's Secret ) Tikboy ( Zanjoe Marudo ) , an ugly , shy , but kind-hearted mailman who is in love with Helen ( Roxanne Guinoo ) , a woman mending a broken heart . Tikboy feels embarrassed to approach Helen because of his appearance ; hence he decides to send her anonymous love letters . But when Helen starts to fall madly in love with the fictitious admirer , Tikboy gets caught in a more complicated web of lies . Karera Sa Promosyon ( Race To A Promotion ) Karera Sa Promosyon , follows Perez ( Gerald Anderson ) , a young cop , who set to get a promotion . He believes that getting a promotion will enable him to influence fellow policemen to lead honest lives . As Perez gives his best to solve murder cases , he soon discovers a disturbing police secret . Cast . Sekreto Ni Secret Admirer ( Secret Admirer 's Secret ) Karera Sa Promosyon ( Race To A Promotion )
ICTUS Records . ICTUS Records is an avant-garde jazz record label founded in 1976 by Andrea Centazzo and Carla Lugli .
Võeva . Võeva is a village in Märjamaa Parish , Rapla County in western Estonia .
Abercriban Quarries . Abercriban Quarries is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Brecknock , Powys , Wales . The quarries are located near the village of Pontsticill , overlooking Pontsticill Reservoir . Abercriban Quarries comprise two small disused quarries . The site is of special interest for the rock exposures of the Grey Grit Formation of the Upper Old Red Sandstone , these exposed rocks span the boundary between the Carboniferous and Devonian periods of geological time , approximately 360 million years ago .
Vladimír Růžička . Vladimír Růžička ( ; born 6 June 1963 ) is a Czech ice hockey coach and former professional player . Růžička was twice named the top player in the Czechoslovak Elite League , and was on the gold medal team in the Ice Hockey World Championship in 1985 and 1998 Olympic Games . He also played 233 games in the National Hockey League ( NHL ) . Since 2008 , Růžička has been the head coach of both HC Slavia Praha and the Czech national ice hockey team . Playing career . Růžička started his career with Czechoslovak side Litvínov , making his first appearance at the age of 16 and scoring after just 10 seconds in his first game , against Dukla Jihlava . Růžička was selected by the Toronto Maple Leafs 73rd overall in the 1982 NHL Entry Draft . Despite this , he was barred from leaving Czechoslovakia by the Communist authorities . He continued to play internationally for Czechoslovakia before finally making his NHL debut in 1989 . Růžička had a short career in the NHL , playing a total of five seasons for the Edmonton Oilers , Boston Bruins and Ottawa Senators . His best season statistically came in 1991–92 when he recorded 75 points ( 39 goals , 36 assists ) with Boston , and led the team in scoring . He has a Stanley Cup ring and is on the 1990 Edmonton Oilers Stanley Cup team picture . However , Růžička only played 25 regular season games and did not appear in the playoffs that season . Thus , his name was not engraved on the Stanley Cup . Růžička finished his NHL career with 233 games , scoring 82 goals and 85 assists . Růžička played 200 games for his national team , scoring 112 goals in the process . In 1985 , he won a gold medal with Czechoslovakia at the 1985 World Ice Hockey Championships . He captained the gold medal winning Czech Republic team at the 1998 Winter Olympics , going on to retire from the international team after the tournament . Coaching career . After retiring as a player in 2000 he started working as a coach in HC Slavia Praha and in 2002–03 and 2007–08 seasons his team won the Czech Extraliga . Between 2002–2004 he was also an assistant coach of the Czech national ice hockey team . Shortly after he left the team , the head coach Ivan Hlinka died and Růžička took over the position , leading the Czech Republic team to the Vienna World Championship gold medal in 2005 . Růžička has coached the Czech national ice hockey team to two gold medals .
List of incidents of civil unrest in New York City . This list is about incidents of civil unrest , rioting , violent labor disputes , or minor insurrections or revolts in New York City . By date . Civil unrest in New York by date in ascending order , from earliest to latest . By number of deaths . The following is a list of civil unrest in New York by number of deaths in descending order from most to least deaths . In cases where the number of deaths is uncertain , the lowest estimate is used . No deaths . The following is a list of civil unrest in New York where no deaths occurred listed in ascending order by year , from earliest to latest . The number of injured is listed in cases where the number is known .
Pteropyrum . `` Pteropyrum '' is a genus of plants in the family Polygonaceae with about five species in western Asia .
Tsugumasa Muraoka . is a Japanese politician and the current governor of Yamaguchi Prefecture in Japan .
Revenge Is a Dish Best Served Three Times . `` Revenge is a Dish Best Served Three Times '' is the eleventh episode of `` The Simpsons eighteenth season . It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on January 28 , 2007 . It was written by Joel H. Cohen , and directed by Michael Polcino . Plot . After the Simpsons ' car is cut off by the Rich Texan , Homer 's motivation for revenge prompts his family to tell three stories concerning vengeance , hoping to convince Homer that pursuing revenge is not a good idea . The Count of Monte Fatso . Marge tells a cautionary tale of revenge taking place in 19th century France , parodying the novel `` The Count of Monte Cristo '' . Moe , parodying Fernand , breaks up the marriage of Homer and Marge , parodying Edmond Dantès and Mercedes respectively , by framing Homer as an English traitor . When Moe marries Marge , Homer , now in a French prison , swears revenge . His cellmate , Mr. Burns , parodying Abbé Faria , tells Homer to find his buried treasure through a tunnel Mr. Burns dug . After initial failure , Homer finds the riches and becomes the Count of Monte Cristo . Five years later , Homer invites Moe and Marge to a party at his mansion , where Homer kills Moe with a homemade machine , expecting Marge to take him back . However , Marge angrily rebuffs him for killing Moe , asking , `` Now who 's going to take care of the triplets ? '' and showing him the triplets she had with him . At the end of the story , Marge 's explanation is that revenge can lead to misery and sadness . However , Homer was listening to the radio at the time and was unintentionally reminded of his revenge . Revenge of the Geeks . Titled as a parody on the movie `` Revenge of the Nerds '' , Lisa 's story revolves around Milhouse 's campaign to fight back against the school bullies and the consequences when he goes too far . Tired of being bullied by Jimbo , Dolph , and Kearney , the geeks plan their revenge . In the science lab , Martin reveals his latest creation , The Getbackinator , a weapon that shoots a ray causing the targeted individuals to perform various playground tortures on themselves such as wedgies and wet willies . Milhouse—the only geek with hand–eye coordination—uses the weapon on the bullies , but then begins attacking anyone who has ever ( accidentally or on purpose ) wronged him , including his own friends , such as Martin for accidentally hitting him with a shuttlecock , Richard for being more popular with girls , and Wendell for not giving him `` Chinese cuts '' in the lunch line . Milhouse even shoots a first-day student of the school who had never done anything to him , claiming it is `` prevenge '' . Milhouse gives Groundskeeper Willie an Ultimate Noogie , which decapitates him . Lisa eventually convinces Milhouse to stop , and he reluctantly throws the device aside . Afterwards , Nelson , whom Milhouse forgot about , returns from an absence due to mumps and finds the weapon . Nelson ends up using the weapon against Milhouse . Homer enjoys the story , because it has what he likes in a story : an ending . Lisa claims the moral of the story is that taking revenge makes a person as bad as those who hurt them ; Homer claims that the moral is for someone to never put down their weapon , at which point he draws a baseball bat and resumes his pursuit of revenge . Bartman Begins . Bart recounts `` Bartman 's 'origin story ' '' , based on Batman 's origin as revealed in the film `` Batman Begins '' . After leaving the Gotham City Opera House , Homer and Marge , parodying Thomas and Martha Wayne respectively , are killed by Snake Jailbird , parodying Joe Chill , in a dark alley . For his last words , Homer pleads Bart , who is parodying Bruce Wayne , to avenge him `` in flamboyant , impractical fashion '' . Bart does as his father says and swears revenge on Snake , giving birth to his superhero alter ego , Bartman . The alter ego is achieved with the help of his grandfather , who had a past alter ego as the Crimson Cockatoo ; Bart 's grandfather suggested that Bart become The Crimson Cockaboy . Bartman flies around Gotham City , defeating enemies in his way for justice . The villains ' Springfield identities are Otto Mann ( The Toker ) , Ned Flanders ( The Diddler ) , Hans Moleman ( Mr. Mole ) , Patty and Selma Bouvier ( Sugar and Spice ) , and Lenny ( Poison Lenny ) , who was not actually a villain , but a transvestite . When Serpent , Snake 's alter ego , attempts to steal the `` Stealable Jewels of the Orient '' from the Gotham Natural History Museum , Bartman arrives , retrieves the Jewels , and kills Serpent by impaling him on the fangs of a snake statue . Afterwards , a reporter , played by Lisa parodying Vicki Vale , reminds Bartman that the Serpent 's death wo n't bring his parents back . Bartman agrees that she has a point , but adds that he feels better since he finally avenged the death of his parents , and has now gained `` zillions of dollars '' and freedom from said parents . In conclusion , Bart says that revenge can be satisfying and thus goes against the wishes of Marge and Lisa . However , during the story , Homer is seen to have made amends with the Rich Texan after hearing that they are both from Connecticut . End credits . At the end , the credits read `` Dedicated to all who died in the `` Star Wars '' films '' . The list includes Darth Vader , Darth Maul ( whose death was later retconned by the Clone Wars series ) , Greedo , Uncle Owen , Storm Trooper # 5 , Jango Fett , General Grievous ( Droid ) , Storm Trooper # 22 , Dak , Obi Wan ( Ben ) Kenobi , Yoda , `` Whoever Jimmy Smits Played '' , Hutt , Jabba the , Sy Snoodles , `` Unfortunately , not Jar-Jar Binks , '' and `` everyone on both Death Stars when they blew up '' . There are errors in the list , including the names of Jar Jar Binks and Sy Snootles being spelled incorrectly . Also , Sy Snootles was not shown to die in `` Return of the Jedi '' . Critical reception . On TV.com , the episode has a user rating of 8.2 based on 190 votes . Dan Iverson of IGN gave the episode a rating of 7.7 , writing `` While there was some really funny material in the episode , `` Revenge Is a Dish Best Served Three Times '' was still under par for The Simpsons . `` The Count of Monte Fatso '' showed the fact that the writers can still do a silly parody well , but the other two stories were rather mediocre , relying on gags and humorous visuals to make the segments passable . The trilogy style of episodes continues to be very entertaining , and even though this particular episode was n't astounding , we will still anticipate the next time that the show gives us parody stories with our favorite television family . ''
Rinehart Peak . Rinehart Peak ( ) is a peak ( 1,710 m ) which rises from a ridge on the east-central slopes of Pomerantz Tableland , in the Usarp Mountains . The feature stands at the south side of the head of Helfferich Glacier . Mapped by United States Geological Survey ( USGS ) from surveys and U.S. Navy aerial photographs , 1960–62 . Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names ( US-ACAN ) for Floyd J. Rinehart , United States Antarctic Research Program ( USARP ) geophysicist at McMurdo Station , 1967–68 .
Mud Lake ( Warren , New York ) . Mud Lake is a small lake in the Central New York Region of New York . It is located east of Jordanville , New York in the Town of Warren in Herkimer County .
Jabuka ( Grude ) . Jabuka ( Grude ) is a village in Bosnia and Herzegovina . According to the 1991 census , the village is located in the municipality of Grude .
Canadian federal electoral redistribution , 2012 . The federal electoral redistribution of 2012 was a redistribution of electoral districts ( `` ridings '' ) in Canada following the results of the Canada 2011 Census . As a result of changes to the `` Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act '' , the number of seats in the House of Commons of Canada increased from 308 to 338 . The previous electoral redistribution was in 2003 . Background and previous attempts at reform . Prior to 2012 , the redistribution rules for increasing the number of seats in the House of Commons of Canada was governed by section 51 of the `` Constitution Act , 1867 '' , as last amended in 1985 . As early as 2007 , attempts were made to reform the calculation of how that number was determined , as the 1985 formula did not fully take into account the rapid population growth being experienced in the provinces of Alberta , British Columbia and Ontario . Three successive bills were presented by the Government of Canada before its final form was passed by the House of Commons and Senate in 2011 . Passage of the `` Fair Representation Act '' ( 2011 ) . The addition of three seats in Quebec marked the first time since the adoption of Canada 's current electoral redistribution formula in 1985 that any province besides Ontario , Alberta and British Columbia has gained new seats . Process of redistribution . The allocation of seats to the provinces and territories was based on rules in the Constitution of Canada as well as population estimates made by Statistics Canada based on the 2006 Census ( in particular , the allocation is based on an estimate for the population as of July 1 , 2011 , `` based on 2006 Census population counts adjusted for census net undercoverage and incompletely enumerated Indian reserves '' ) . A final report was tabled October 2013 , with the changes proclaimed to take effect as of the first dissolution of Parliament occurring after May 1 , 2014 . The names of some ridings were changed the `` Riding Name Change Act , 2014 '' came into force on June 19 , 2014 . In a report issued in 2014 Elections Canada noted : `` While some administrative tasks remained to be done after that point , Elections Canada 's role of supporting the federal electoral boundaries commissions , which had worked for up to 18 months in their respective provinces , was complete . '' The report concluded that `` the process for the 2012 redistribution of federal electoral boundaries was a success . '' Effect of 2013 Representation Orders . Notional change of seats by party Notional seats by party by province ! colspan= '' 2 '' style= '' text-align : left ; '' | Party ! ! BC ! ! AB ! ! SK ! ! MB ! ! ON ! ! QC ! ! NB ! ! PE ! ! NS ! ! NL ! ! Territories ! ! Total
Plasmasphere . The plasmasphere , or inner magnetosphere , is a region of the Earth 's magnetosphere consisting of low energy ( cool ) plasma . It is located above the ionosphere . The outer boundary of the plasmasphere is known as the plasmapause , which is defined by an order of magnitude drop in plasma density . The plasmasphere was discovered in 1963 by Don Carpenter from the analysis of VLF whistler wave data . Traditionally , the plasmasphere has been regarded as a well behaved cold plasma with particle motion dominated entirely by the geomagnetic field and hence corotating with the Earth . In 2014 satellite observations from the THEMIS mission have shown that density irregularities such as plumes or biteouts may form . It has also been shown that the plasmasphere does not always co-rotate with the Earth . The plasma of the magnetosphere has many different levels of temperature and concentration . The coldest magnetospheric plasma is most often found in the plasmasphere , a donut-shaped region surrounding the Earth . But plasma from the plasmasphere can be detected throughout the magnetosphere because it gets blown around by electric and magnetic field . Data gathered by the twin Van Allen Probes show that the plasmasphere also limits highly energetic ultrarelativistic electrons from cosmic and solar origin from reaching low earth orbits and the surface of the planet .
Harry Dean ( politician ) . Harold Dean ( 20 February 1913 – 28 February 1997 ) was a Queensland politician , and served as the member for Sandgate for the Labor from 1960 to 1977 .
Toman ( film ) . `` Toman '' ( also known as `` Zdeněk Toman '' ) is a 2018 Czech Historical film by Ondřej Trojan . It focuses on Zdeněk Toman who led Czechoslovak intelligence from 1945 to 1948 . It premiered at Slavonice Film Festival on 2 August 2018 . Plot . The film follows rise and fall of Zdeněk Toman . Toman who was involved with Czechoslovak government-in-exile during World War II . He returns to Czechoslovakia when the war ends . He becomes repatriation officer in Carpathian Ruthenia . He rises in prominence thanks to his contacts from London . He aligns himself with Communist Party of Czechoslovakia ( KSČ ) and helps to gain finances for it . He gains support from Rudolf Slánský who gets him to become head of Czechoslovak Intelligence . Toman then cleanses intelligence from opponents of Communists . When KSČ takes power in 1948 , Toman becomes one of the first communist victims of the new regime . Production . Zdeňka Šimandlová received request for screenplay about Zdeněk Toman . She worked on it fo 4 years even after the request was taken back . Šimandlová approached Ondřej Trojan with the screenplay in 2010 . Trojan became fascinated by the character of Zdeněk Trojn and agreed to make film according to the screenplay . The screenplay was severally modificated to make it more historically accurate . Martin Šmok was invited to the production as a history advise to assure historical accuracy of the film . Trojan started to gather finances for the film . He planned to start filming in 2014 but negotiations with Czech Television took longer than expected . Trojan decided to start when the film had 70 % of finances ensured . Filming started on 4 April 2017 . It took place in Brdy and later moved to Prague . Some parts were filmed at Barrandov Studios . Shooting finished on 30 October 2017 . Director and producer Ondřej Trojan announced that the film is expected to have difficult post-production . Release . Premiere was scheduled for 12 April 2018 but had to be moved to 4 October 2018 as a result of problematic post-production . The film eventually had a limited premiere for accreditated audience at Slavonice Film Festival . It was distributed for Cinema on 4 October 2018 . Reception . The film premiered at Slavonice Film Festival . It received positive reactions and a long ovation from audience . František Fuka published his review on 26 September 2018 . He was writing of the film but praised final part of the film . Mirka Spáčilová called `` Toman '' a talking Enciclopedia . The film received overally mixed to positive reviews from critics as it holds 66 % at Kinobox.cz .
Bridgefoot railway station . Bridgefoot railway station was built by the Whitehaven , Cleator and Egremont Railway . It served the village of Bridgefoot , Cumbria , England . History . The station opened on 2 April 1866 . The owning company was taken over by the LNWR and Furness Railway in 1879 as a Joint Line , whereafter the northern section through Bridgefoot was usually worked by the LNWR . Passenger traffic consisted of three trains a day in each direction , with an extra on Whitehaven market day and none on Sundays . From opening , northbound passenger trains terminated at Marron Junction station where passengers changed for destinations beyond . In 1897 Marron Junction station closed , with trains running west through to Workington Main thereafter , a much better arrangement for most passengers . Passengers who would otherwise have changed at Marron Junction to head east to Brigham or beyond simply changed at the first stop after Marron Junction - Camerton . Goods traffic typically consisted of a two daily turns Up and Down . Mineral traffic was the dominant flow , typically six loaded and six empty through to Workington , though this was subject to considerable fluctuation with trade cycles . Stations and signalling along the line north of Rowrah were changed during the Joint regime to conform to LNWR standards . The station closed on 13 April 1931 when normal passenger traffic ended along the line . Goods trains continued to pass through the station until 1954 . An enthusiasts ' special ran through on 5 September 1954 . After scant occasional use the line was abandoned in 1960 and subsequently lifted . Afterlife . In 2013 the course of the line through the village was clear to see and the trackbed to the south had been made into a public footpath .
Ephraim Alex . Ephraim Alex was an English Jewish philanthropist , founder of the Jewish Board of Guardians , London ; born in Cheltenham , 1800 ; died in London , Nov. 13 , 1882 . He was a successful business man , which eminently helped him achieve great charitable work , to which he chiefly devoted his attention . He established the Jewish Board of Guardians in London in 1859 . Ephraim Alex imparted his zeal and public spirit to the community , which rapidly developed and perfected the organisation . A suggestion had indeed been made as early as 1802 by Joshua Van Oven to replace the loose and imperfect arrangement between the three German synagogues by a definite Board of Guardians for the Jewish poor . This suggestion was , however , lost sight of until 1858 , when Alex was overseer of the Great Synagogue . He became impressed that the inadequate system for outdoor charity begun to prevail . He ventilated the subject energetically before his own council and vestry as well as on various public occasions . In February , 1859 , he issued a circular proposing `` a scheme for a Board of Guardians for the relief of the necessitous foreign poor . '' This scheme exhibited a great insight into the needs of the poor , as well as a comprehensive idea of the machinery necessary to relieve them . The keynote of the circular and scheme was organization , and the subsequent development of the board had been strictly on the lines of Alex 's original conception . He was not a man of commanding intellect , but he possessed a genial and tactful disposition which attracted young men to undertake . He was the first president of the board , over which he continued to preside until 1869 , when his physical infirmities compelled his retirement ; as a member of the board , however , he continued to take part in its deliberations until the year of his death . He was also a life-member of the Council of the United Synagogue , and a member of the Committee of the Jews ' Hospital in Mile End .
Mother Earth Tour . `` Mother Earth Tour '' is Dutch metal band Within Temptation 's first live DVD . It was released as a double DVD , including a live CD with the track list of the first DVD . The first disc features a live concert with footage from the 2002 rock festivals Rock Werchter , Pukkelpop and Lowlands . Songs from this live DVD were also used in singles , and special editions of `` Mother Earth '' . The video album was a winner of the 2003 Dutch Edison Award and reached Gold status in the Netherlands . The DVD was released with three audio options : 5.1 Dolby Digital ; 2.0 Dolby Digital ; DTS . Disc 2 . A glimpse of Within Temptation backstage during the Mother Earth Tour . All versions contain an easter egg track called `` Gothic Christmas '' .
Parada Gráfica . Parada Gráfica is a fair and festival for independent publishers and graphic artists . It happens every year in the city of Porto Alegre , Brazil , at Museu do Trabalho . The first event took place in 2013 , and was conceived and organized by the Brazilian artists Nik Neves and Rafael Sica , together with Hugo Rodrigues ( director and curator of Museu do Trabalho ) , it included an homage to the artist Fabio Zimbres . In 2014 , the second edition took place , bringing together more than 40 exhibitors from South America . The festival attracted big attention and public . This year , MZK was the artist who received a homage with a solo exhibition at Galeria Península . The third edition of Parada Gráfica was in 2015 , growing even more in numbers of participants and visitors . Every year there are open workshops dedicated to engraving and graphic arts in general . Aligned with the global independent art scene , the city of Porto Alegre incorporated this event as one of the most relevant in its agenda .
Ellagiri . Yellagiri is a village in Nalgonda district in Telangana , India . It falls under Choutuppal mandal . Karya Siddhi Hanuman Devasthanam is located in this village .
Pedro Lisímaco de Jesús Vílchez Vílchez . Pedro Lisímaco de Jesús Vílchez Vílchez ( May 19 , 1929 – February 19 , 2013 ) was a Roman Catholic bishop . Ordained to the priesthood in 1958 , he was named bishop of the Diocese of Jinotega , Nicaragua , in 1984 and retired in 2005 .
Howard Crossett . Howard Wallace Crossett ( July 22 , 1918 – June 30 , 1968 ) was an American bobsledder who competed in the early 1950s . He won a silver medal in the four-man event at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo .
Theodora Komnene ( daughter of Alexios I ) . Theodora Komnene ( ; born 15 January 1096 ) was a Byzantine noblewoman , being the fourth daughter of Emperor Alexios I Komnenos and Irene Doukaina . She married Constantine Angelos , by whom she had seven children . Byzantine emperors Alexios III Angelos and Isaac II Angelos were her grandsons , thereby making her an ancestor of the Angelos dynasty . Family . Theodora was born in Constantinople at 3 after midnight on 15 January 1096 , the fourth of the five daughters , and seventh child overall , of Emperor Alexios I Komnenos ( r. 1081–1118 ) and Irene Doukaina . In she married Constantine Kourtikes , but her husband died soon after—Theodora is mentioned as a widow in 1118—and the marriage remained childless . In , certainly after the death of Alexios I , she married a second time , to Constantine Angelos , a minor noble from Philadelphia . He was exceedingly beautiful , but Empress Irene apparently disapproved of it , and it seems to have soured her relations with Theodora , who is listed last and with the least favourable provisions in the `` typikon '' that Irene granted to the Kecharitomene Monastery . Theodora herself is mentioned for the last time in October 1136 , and it is unknown when she died . Her husband went on to hold a series of not very successful military commands under Manuel I Komnenos ( r. 1143–1180 ) . He is last attested in 1166 . Children . Through her second marriage to Constantine Angelos , Theodora had seven children : Through her sons , Theodora was the progenitor of the Angelos dynasty , which produced three Byzantine emperors , as well as the first dynasty of the Despotate of Epirus . Among her numerous descendants was Irene Angelina , wife of Philip of Swabia ; thus Theodora is an ancestress of every modern royal house in Europe .
Halleck , West Virginia . Halleck is an unincorporated community in Monongalia County , West Virginia . The community was named after General H. W. Halleck .
Ticuantepe . Ticuantepe is a municipality in the Managua department of Nicaragua with an estimated population of 34,000 . Etymology . Ticuantepe comes from the Nahuatl language of the first inhabitants of Nicaragua . `` Ticuane '' , which means fierce or tiger , and `` tepeh '' , which means hill , are combined to make Ticuantepe ( `` Hill of the Fierce '' ) . Overview . Ticuantepe has the largest underground aquifer in the nation , and is the largest supplier of pineapples to all of Nicaragua . Ticuantepe has an estimated population of 34,000 , 37 % of which live in urban zones and 63 % in rural zones . The town has a nice `` pueblo '' feel to it . It is one of the safer areas of Nicaragua and is located just 20 minutes from downtown Managua . There is easy transportation to and from Ticuantepe to most of Nicaragua by bus , microbus and moto-taxi . Located just 20 minutes from Managua and from Masaya as well as only 35 minutes from Granada , it is central but at the same time , has a rural environment . The volcano `` Volcan Masaya '' is about 15 minutes away . Flora and fauna . Located in Ticuantepe is Chocoyero Nature Reserve , which is the smallest protected area in Nicaragua at just . Chocoyero is a tropical rainforest and is abundant in water . It is home to two waterfalls , El Brujo and Chocoyero , named after the Pacific parakeets that make the walls of the cliff their home , they are locally known as Chocoyos . Chocoyero is home to an estimated 113 bird species , 29 species of mammals and 21 types of reptiles and amphibians . Tourism . Chocoyero Nature Reserve is regarded as an important tourist attraction . Each year an estimated 10,000 people visit the reserve . There are wild howler monkeys as well as a vast array of flora and fauna and two waterfalls . It is a two-hour hike around the reserve and most people travel in and out of the reserve by moto-taxi . It is about 7 kilometers off of the main road . There are a handful of clean hotels and nice restaurants . The main hotels are Viva Guesthouse and The Chocoyo and both have pools and are secure . The restaurant Las Pitahayas is well known throughout most of Nicaragua and is located in Ticuantepe . There is one Spanish language school located in Ticuantepe ; Ticuantepe Spanish School , operated by Nicaragua Spanish Schools . It is well integrated into the community and a great place to enjoy Ticuantepe . Ticuantepe has been a sister city of Milwaukee , Wisconsin . Milwaukee residents collected aid shipments for Ticuantepe during the years of the Sandinista government , with a focus on medical supplies . After 1990 , Milwaukee 's aid shipments fell off as a result of the imposition of custom charges , and around 2005 , the sister city relationship was discontinued .
Llandegwning . Llandegwning is a village and former civil parish in the Welsh county of Gwynedd . The parish was abolished in 1934 , and incorporated into Botwnnog .
Martin Webster ( priest ) . Martin Duncan Webster ( born 1952 in Hornchurch ) has been Archdeacon of Harlow since 2009 . On 22 December 2016 , it was announced that he is to retire on 31 March 2017 . Webster was educated at the University of Nottingham and Lincoln Theological College ; and ordained deacon in 1978 , and priest , in 1979 . He served curacies in Thundersley and Canvey Island . He was Vicar of All Saints , Nazeing from 1986 to 1999 ; Rural Dean of Harlow from , 1988 to 1999 ; and Team Rector of Waltham Abbey from 1999 to 2009 .
Maids Head Hotel . The Maids Head Hotel is an AA 4 star hotel in the English city of Norwich within the county of Norfolk in the United Kingdom The hotel has been a grade II listed building since 26 February 1954 . Location . The hotel is in the city centre area of Norwich known as Tombland and is very close to Norwich Cathedral . Norwich railway station is south east of the hotel . The nearest Airport is Norwich Airport and is north of the hotel Description . The Hotel dates from the 13th century and is amalgamation of at least 6 buildings . The main façade faces on to intersection of three streets , Tombland , Wensum Street and Palace Street . The hotel has a total of 84 bedrooms all of which are en-suite . The hotel also has a mixture of meeting and conference room facilities . There is also a restaurant which is called `` The WinePress @ Wensum '' . The hotel has two bar areas . The `` Maids Head Bar '' features Jacobean Oak panelling and has been reputedly , frequented by guests such as Horatio Nelson and Edith Cavell . There is also a second bar which is called the `` Yard Bar '' . History . Queen Elizabeth I of England was said to have slept at the hotel in 1587 . It is reportedly haunted by the ghost of an elderly man , believed to be the former mayor of the city who has been seen shaking his head in the courtyard and the ghost of a former maid , whose presence can be detected by a distinct musty lavender odour .
Mall of Joy , Thrissur . Mall of Joy is a shopping mall located in Thrissur city of Kerala , India . The mall has a total floor space of 2 lakhs square feet . It is the first of eight malls proposed by Joy Alukkas Group , with the one at Kottayam being second to start functioning .
.ac ( second-level domain ) . The sequence.ac ( short for `` ac ' '' ademia '' ) is in use in many countries as a second-level domain for academic institutions such as universities , colleges , and research institutes . In the United Kingdom and Japan , for example , academic institutions use domain names ending in.ac.uk and.ac.jp respectively . Many countries use .edu for the same purpose , such as Australia ( .edu.au ) and Malaysia ( .edu.my ) . Still others do not maintain a second-level domain specifically for academic institutions . In France , Germany , Switzerland , and the Netherlands , for example , each institution will have its own second-level domain ( thus sorbonne.fr for the Sorbonne , hslu.ch for the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts and tum.de for the Technical University of Munich ) . In some countries , both.edu and.ac second-level domains exist , differentiating between different types of academic institutions . China , for example , announced in 2006 that it would use.edu.cn for educational institutions and.ac.cn for research institutions .
Alschomine . Alschomine is an indole alkaloid first identified in the leaves of `` Alstonia scholaris '' in 1989 .
Townsend Pond . Townsend Pond is a small lake north-northwest of Eagle Bay in Herkimer County , New York . It drains west via an unnamed creek that flows into the North Branch Moose River .
Maria Grazia Cucinotta . Maria Grazia Cucinotta ( born 27 July 1968 ) is an Italian actress who has featured in films and television series since 1990 . She has also worked as a film producer , screenwriter and model . Internationally she is best known for her roles in `` Il Postino '' and as the Bond girl , credited as a `` Cigar Girl '' , in the James Bond film `` The World Is Not Enough '' . Early life and career . Cucinotta was born in Messina in Sicily , Italy . She is well known in Italy as a movie and television actress . She guest-starred in `` The Sopranos '' episode `` Isabella '' as the titular character . She also appeared on `` The Simpsons '' episode `` The Italian Bob '' voicing Sideshow Bob 's wife , Francesca . Cucinotta won the `` America Award '' of the Italy-USA Foundation in 2010 . In 2012 , Cucinotta received a star on the Italian Walk of Fame in Toronto , Ontario , Canada .
Greatest Hits ( 1993 Richard Marx album ) . `` Greatest Hits '' is the first compilation disc by Richard Marx sold through Avon . This album contains every single released from Marx 's first three discs , including an extra track , `` Calling You '' , from the album `` Rush Street '' . Track listing . All songs written by Richard Marx , except where noted .
Bigbee , Mississippi . Bigbee is an unincorporated community in Monroe County , Mississippi . Bigbee is located at northwest of Amory on Mississippi Highway 6 ( close to its intersection with Mississippi Highway 371 . According to the United States Geological Survey , a variant name is `` Johnsons Mill '' . Bigbee gets its name from the nearby East Fork of the Tombigbee River .
Ann Curtis ( disambiguation ) . Ann Curtis is a swimmer .
Baku United FC . Baku United FC is a futsal club based in London , England . In 2014 , the club became first English side to reach UEFA Futsal Cup . History . Baku United futsal club was founded in 2008 by the Odlar Yurdu Organisation . Back at that time the Odlar Yurdu Organisation formed a number of amateur futsal teams made up of students studying in London . In addition to holding amateur tournaments among themselves , those teams occasionally were united in a single body and played against other clubs . Later on this historical tradition has given rise to the name `` Baku United '' . Starting from the early years of its establishment the team participated in several tournaments organized in the UK . The first tournament that Baku United took part was `` Heydar Aliyev '' Cup futsal tournament organized by the Odlar Yurdu Diaspora Organisation . The mentioned tournament was organized exceptionally in the UK in 2008-2010 . Following its success , the Czech Republic was added in 2011 , Romania and Austria were included in 2012 into the list of countries where the tournament was organized . 2013 was a year of great accomplishment with the tournament organized in 8 countries with participation of 88 teams . In 2009 , Baku United became the champion of `` Heydar Aliyev '' Cup futsal tournament . Another competition that Baku United took part was annual Lobanovski tournament held in the UK . Despite still being newborn , the club triumphed in 2009 and won the stated cup . Following the high accomplishments as an amateur team , the new priority for the club has become to transform and develop itself into a professional team . As a result , the club started to co-operate with Spartans Futsal Club . In 2012 , two teams were merged under the name of Baku United . In 2012-2013 , the club joined the England ’ s National Futsal League as a professional team . Just in one year the newly formed professional club managed to win the championship in England ’ s Super League in 2013 and gained a right to represent England in UEFA Futsal Cup next year . It become the first English club to play in the main round of UEFA Futsal Cup . Team . `` Baku United '' is a multinational team with players from various nationalities – Azerbaijani , British , Brazilian , Spanish , Portuguese , Polish , etc .
New Canada , Nova Scotia . New Canada is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia , located in the Lunenburg Municipal District in Lunenburg County .
Tyne Theatre and Opera House . The Tyne Theatre and Opera House is a theatre in Newcastle upon Tyne , England . It is a Grade I listed building < a href= '' Tyne_Theatre_and_Opera_House % 23cite_note-Listing-1 '' > a > < /a > , rated `` in the top 4 % of listed buildings '' by English Heritage and is afforded a three star ( the highest ) rating by the Theatres Trust , `` a very fine theatre of the highest theatrical and architectural quality '' . It opened in 1867 as the Tyne Theatre and Opera House , designed by the Newcastle upon Tyne architecture practice of William Parnell . The backstage area was damaged by fire in 1985 , with subsequent rebuilding restoring the Victorian stage machinery . The importance of the architectural and theatrical heritage of the building is also recognised by The Associated of Historic Theatres in Europe and OISTAT ( the International Organisation of Scenographers , Theatre Technicians and Architects ) . Brief history . It opened in 1867 as the Tyne Theatre and Opera House , designed by the Newcastle upon Tyne architecture practice of William Parnell. < a href= '' Tyne_Theatre_and_Opera_House % 23cite_note-2 '' > a > < /a > In 1919 it became a cinema , the Stoll Picture House , the name which can still be seen on the building front and side . The cinema closed in March 1974 and the building was closed for 3 years , reopening as a theatre in July 1977. < a href= '' Tyne_Theatre_and_Opera_House % 23cite_note-3 '' > a > < /a > It was damaged by a backstage fire in 1985 , with subsequent rebuilding restoring the Victorian stage machinery. < a href= '' Tyne_Theatre_and_Opera_House % 23cite_note-Listing-1 '' > a > < /a > The theatre has changed hands and management many times . From 2012 to 2014 it was called the Mill Volvo Tyne Theatre , operated by SMG Europe , and sponsored by Volvo. < a href= '' Tyne_Theatre_and_Opera_House % 23cite_note-5 '' > a > < /a > It was sponsored by `` The Journal '' newspaper during the 2000s , until January 2012 . Now the theatre is run by an independent Limited Company Tyne Theatre & Opera House Ltd , which is a subsidiary of the Tyne Theatre & Opera House Preservation Trust . The theatre is a charity and all funds raised by both the Preservation Trust and the Operational Company are used to preserve the building . The Building . One of only about twenty-three Grade One listed theatres in Great Britain , the theatre is also one of only ten that date to the Victorian period . The north part of the building is located within the boundary of the Hadrian ’ s Wall World Heritage Site . The stage represents perhaps the most complete working example of the English wood stage - possessing four bridges , eight cuts , one carpet cut , two corner traps , two staircase traps , three object traps and one grave trap . Overhead there is a series of drum and shaft mechanisms to operate synchronised scene-changes , and a hemp fly floor stage left with drum and shaft for the act drop . An exceptionally complete surviving example of early stage machinery . Deep stage with five sets of tabs , machinery and control panel . Complete switchboard for earliest electric lighting . Very deep and high backstage , dressing and ancillary rooms with many period features . Italianate front of three storeys , five bays ( the outer bays narrower ) in pale brick with stone dressings . Stone cornice with long brackets , tall parapet and pediment over ; small semi-circular pediments , flanked by urns , at sides . Arcaded second floor Ground floor modernised , Lozenge or pointed first floor window . Painted advertisement on left return gable : THE/STOLL/TYNESIDE'S/TALKIE/THEATRE . Extraordinary and beautiful circular panelled ceiling , tilting upwards from the proscenium towards the gallery . Excellent plasterwork . This auditorium , undoubtedly one of the finest of its date in Britain , remains structurally the same as when originally built . Interior Horse-shoe shaped auditorium with three tiers of balconies on cast iron columns with floral capitals and long cantilever brackets . Balconies S-curved with thick applied baroque decoration . One set of boxes at either side framed in Orders below and by two large female terms at top stage . Shell-shaped ceiling and very high proscenium arch . Opening and early years . The Tyne Theatre & Opera House originally opened on Monday 23 September 1867 and was designed by William Parnell for Joseph Cowen ( 1829-1900 ) , politician and industrialist , and son of Sir Joseph Cowen , a prominent citizen and Member of Parliament for Newcastle upon Tyne from 1865 to 1873 . Money for the construction and no doubt materials for the theatre came from the family business , the Blaydon Brickworks , four miles west of Newcastle . The original design was to house a stock company ( producing theatre company ) managed by George Stanley who successfully staged locally produced drama , opera , musical spectacles and pantomimes from 1867 until 1881 . By the 1880s improvements in railway communications made touring productions more available and local productions of drama and opera were unable to compete with star vehicles from London . The second lessee of the Tyne Theatre & Opera House was Richard William Younge who managed the theatre from 1881 to 1887 . When Younge died in June 1887 , Augustus Henry Glossop Harris , well known for being the manager and lessee of the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane , took over the lease of the Tyne Theatre & Opera House . Harris had very successfully run the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane , London since 1879 and has been referred to as the ‘ Father of modern Pantomime ’ . Harris was knighted in 1891 . It was under his and the later collaborative management that the majority of the late 19th century alterations to the theatre were carried out . The buildings that currently house the Bistro Bar and the shops to the West of the theatre were added at this time creating a Grand Salon for entrance to the stalls and circle seating . In 1894 , Sir Augustus Harris went into collaboration with Frederick WP Wyndham and James Brown Howard under the company name The Tyne Theatre Co. Ltd . These partnerships with London theatres brought major star vehicles and spectacularly staged productions to the theatre . The Cinema Years . The changing market for theatre during the First World War and the growing popularity of the movies brought about the closure of the theatre in 1917 . The theatre was leased by Sir Oswald Stoll and converted for cinema use by 1919 ( following on from some experimentation in 1916 by Howard & Wyndham ) . There were already six cinemas in Newcastle by the time the Theatre was converted to a picture house . The Stoll Picture Theatre opened on 2 June 1919 with an opening presentation of ‘ Tarzan of the Apes ’ . The Stoll Picture Theatre was the first cinema in Newcastle to show ‘ talkies ’ . The conversion , unlike that of many other theatres around the country was minimal . The theatre machinery was left in situ and the key changes at this time included the construction of a projector box at Upper Circle level , a cinema screen over the stage and alterations to the entrances of the building . The conversion was carried out by the office of Frank Matcham & Co. , prominent theatre architects in London . The theatre thrived as a cinema through four decades but due to a rise in the popularity of television , the number of people going to the cinema declined during the 1960s and the Stoll cinema attempted to counter this by cornering a select market showing ‘ X ’ rated films . This did not help maintain the cinema and it closed on 23 March 1974 after a bill of ‘ Danish Bed and Board ’ . The New Tyne Theatre . The Stoll cinema remained closed for three years , during which time a ‘ Save the Stoll ’ campaign had been started by Mr Jack Dixon . A protection order was placed on the building in 1974 and was the first step for the Tyne Theatre Preservation Group . In 1976 , the Stoll Theatre Corporation agreed to lease the theatre to the Tyne Theatre Trust for 28 years . It was during the closure of the theatre and exploration of the building that the original 1867 stage machinery was discovered in situ and intact , along with the stage sets from the last show performed – all simply concealed behind the inserted cinema screen . The New Tyne Theatre and Opera House Company Limited was formed as an independent registered charity with the aim to restore and reopen the theatre for stage performances . In 1980 , the Company made an offer to purchase the theatre and the surrounding property from the Stoll Corporation and the offer was accepted . The Trust first acquired the lease of the adjacent public house and then proceeded to purchase the entire block comprising 5 shops , 2 public houses , a restaurant , offices and six flats . The investment was seen as an endowment fund for the ongoing running of the theatre . One of the most memorable performances for the Tyne Theatre & Opera House following its restoration in the 1970s was in the return of opera to the theatre with Tosca on the evening of 6 May 1983 , with Plácido Domingo as the lead . The Northern Sinfonia of England filled the orchestra pit and was conducted by Robin Stapleton . At this time , the Bistro Bar was renamed ‘ Tosca ’ s ’ . Grade 1 Listing , the fire and after . In August 1985 , the Tyne Theatre & Opera House was upgraded from a Grade II* listing to Grade I . On 25 December 1985 there was a fire in the backstage area of the theatre , which destroyed the flytower . Following the fire , on 14 January 1986 , a strong wind caused the remaining standing wall of the flytower to fall through the stage , damaging the Victorian wooden stage machinery and stage . Fortunately , work had been suspended on site that day due to the wind . Prior to this , the stage machinery was largely intact . Miraculously , the task of rebuilding began almost immediately under the direction of Mr Jack Dixon , who was responsible for organising the original restoration programme in 1977 . With the insurance money , the Company set about replacing the damaged structure and refurbishing the auditorium to a higher standard than had previously been possible . Works included a new roof , further dressing rooms and rehearsal rooms . By November 1986 , less than a year after the fire , the theatre was reopened and its stage machinery operational again , reusing as much as could be salvaged from the fire . This was only 11 months after the fire and work had been competed for a total cost of £1.5million . In 1987 , Northern Arts helped broker a deal where the Tyne and Wear Theatre Company , then based at the Playhouse Theatre , was moved to the Tyne Theatre & Opera House and towards the end of this year , they had signed short term lease on the building . Unfortunately , this arrangement was short-lived and by 1989 , the New Tyne Theatre and Opera House Company Limited was in a difficult position financially . In the search for a financial solution to keep the theatre running , the Company looked to its property interests and also went into partnership with the local College of Technology ( now Newcastle College ) to establish a centre for performing arts within Waterloo House to the south of the theatre . The City Council and other interested parties intended to create a national centre of excellence in the performing arts – based around the theatre . Unfortunately accumulating debts forced the New Tyne Theatre and Opera House Company into administration in 1995 . The Tyne Theatre & Opera House was purchased by Mr Karl Watkin for £650,000 on 7 December 1995 . He planned to use the theatre as a national base for the D ’ Oyly Carte Opera Company ( it was later found to be unobtainable ) and to create a centre of excellence for lyric theatre . During the time of his ownership , Watkin maintained the theatre building and honoured the previous owner ’ s agreement with the College to improve the performing arts facilities . Between 1996 and 1998 , Watkin attempted to run the theatre as a commercial venue in competition with the Theatre Royal , which put a financial strain on the theatre . By the late 1990s Watkin sought to recover some of his financial losses from the theatre by subdividing and selling off portions of the associated properties . In 2004 , the Council brokered a partnership with Adderstone Properties , SMG Europe and the Tyne Theatre and Opera House Preservation Trust for the operation and development of the theatre and the development of new flats in the space vacated by the College . As part of the arrangements , the Council secured a five-year option for the purchase of the theatre . The history of the theatre throughout the 20th century has been one of versatility and enterprise to keep the theatre in use – to help it survive , and this character and quality of the theatre continues today , through variety of performance and flexible use of the building . In March 2008 , Newcastle City Council was able to purchase the theatre from Adderstone Properties for £600,000 and later that year transfer the freehold ownership to the Tyne Theatre and Opera House Preservation Trust . At the time of purchase , SMG Europe , managers of the Newcastle Arena and part of a multi-national theatre and facilities management company still had over 11 years to run on their 15-year lease of the Tyne Theatre & Opera House . SMG Europe stepped away from the theatre in December 2014 after Newcastle Panto Company ’ s Christmas production . Tyne Theatre & Opera House today . The building is now managed by Tyne Theatre & Opera House Ltd. , a new subsidiary created by Tyne Theatre & Opera House Preservation Trust . Back in January 2015 the theatre was given a new lease of life when a new operating company , Tyne Theatre & Opera House Ltd was set up to operate and manage the business . Together with the operating company , the Trustees of the Tyne Theatre & Opera House Preservation Trust are committed to restoring the theatre to its former glory and raising the necessary funds to ensure that its heritage is sustained for future generations . The objectives for which the Tyne Theatre & Opera House Preservation Trust is established are ; ( a ) To acquire , restore and preserve for the benefit of the public at large the Grade One Listed Building known as The Tyne Theatre and Opera House ; ( b ) The advancement of public education in all aspects of the dramatic arts by the presentation and production of plays and other expressions of drama including the commissioning of new works and the mounting of public performances and the mounting of classes , exhibitions and demonstrations of dramatic arts and theatre technology ; ( c ) The advancement of public education in theatre technology by the preservation , conservation and exhibition of machinery and technology of the performing arts and the interpretation of such artifacts and their historical context ; ( d ) The advancement of public education in all aspects of the arts including music and music theatre , drama , decorative and visual arts , dance , ballet , circus , music hall and comedy and variety performance . The Tyne Theatre and Opera House Preservation Trust has plans to undertake a major refurbishing of the Tyne Theatre over the next few years with the auditorium and stage machinery being restored back to their Victorian roots as well as the creation of an education and heritage centre . Famous guests and performers . There have been many , many performers at the Tyne Theatre & Opera House since it was built in 1867 . Apart from actors and actresses , there were various types of entertainers and speakers , as the theatre was also used for a time to hold Sunday lecture circuits .
Andean avocet . The Andean avocet ( `` Recurvirostra andina '' ) is a large wader in the avocet and stilt bird family , Recurvirostridae . It is resident in the Andes , breeding above 3500 m in northwestern Argentina , western Bolivia , northern Chile and southern Peru . Description . This avocet has a white head , neck , underparts and rump , and dark brown back , wings and tail . It is similar in size to the American avocet , at in length and in weight . The thin , grey legs are not as long as with other avocet species , but the long thin black bill is upturned at the end . The sexes are similar , and the juvenile plumage is undescribed . The colour pattern is similar to that of the local subspecies `` Himantopus himantopus melanurus '' of black-winged stilt , but that bird has very long red legs a white tail and a straight bill . Behaviour . The Andean avocet nests near shallow , preferably alkaline lakes in the Andes , often in small groups . The eggs are laid in at least January . This species is non-migratory , but may move to slightly lower altitudes when not breeding . The Andean avocet forages in shallow water or on mud flats , often sweeping its bill from side to side in water as it seeks its crustacean and insect prey .
Quincy van Ommeren . Quincy van Ommeren ( born May 25 , 1974 in Amsterdam , Netherlands ) is a Dutch footballer who played for Eerste Divisie league clubs FC Volendam during the 1998–2002 seasons and MVV Maastricht during the 2004–2005 season .
Stéphane Mazars . Stéphane Mazars is a French politician representing La République En Marche ! He was elected to the French National Assembly on 18 June 2017 , representing the department of Aveyron .
Museum of Fine Arts of Córdoba . The Museum of Fine Arts of Córdoba is a museum founded in 1844 in Córdoba ( Spain ) . It is located in Plaza del Potro , in the building of the former Hospital of the Charity , that also the seat of the Museum Julio Romero de Torres . The museum was declared as Cultural Heritage Monument in 1962 .
Host Universal . Host Universal is an ethical brand strategy and communications network founded in 1997 by Robin Smith . Host works with clients on projects with social or environmental impact . Host has a core team in London , UK , and creates specialist teams for digital , print , video , film and identity tasks as well as live events , worldwide . History . Host was set up in 1997 to work with Anita Roddick at The Body Shop International . The partnership created a global Self-Esteem strategy and creative campaign featuring Ruby , a size 16 doll , who was presented as a role model real women . The campaign aimed to bring attention to the issue of the media waif and skeletal supermodels , associated eating disorders and extreme diets . Roddick argued that fashion stereotypes did nothing for a woman ’ s self-esteem and , in the long term , are seriously damaging for society . “ Once upon a time we cut a suit to fit a body , now we cut bodies to fit suits ” . The global Self Esteem strategy was later picked up and utilized by Dove . Projects . Host has been involved with Cafédirect from the company ’ s conception through to 2006 . Host Universal worked with Cafédirect developing brand strategy and implementing design and communication work that included the creation of instant coffee product 5065 and the 5065 Lift Theatre group . Host developed the communications strategy behind the Cafédirect Share Issue in 2004 . Penny Newman , CEO of Cafédirect said `` We would not be where we are today without Host '' . Host works with British Entrepreneur Dale Vince , the founder and CEO of Ecotricity . A project for Host in 2008 was starting a company called the United Bank of Carbon ( UBoC ) in partnership with Jonathan Wild , the Chairman of Bettys and Taylors of Harrogate . UBoC aims to develop sustainable investment opportunities for businesses and brands within the world ’ s remaining rainforest . In 2009 Host worked on a rebranding project with Paul Myers and his team at IFAT . IFAT changed its name to the World Fair Trade Organization ( WFTO ) in February 2009 . WFTO aims to create a sustainable global trading system . In 2009 , Host created the World Fair Trade Day website that on 8 May 2009 became the hub for 1000 events in 70 countries . In 2010 Host was developing strategy and communications for social finance .
Popular Action of Equatorial Guinea . The Popular Action of Equatorial Guinea ( ) is a political party in the Equatorial Guinea . It is led by Carmelo Mba Bacalé . It is currently one of many opposition parties in the country banned by the ruling party , the Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea , the ruling party since 1979 . Despite being an illegal party , Bacalé gained 0.16 % of the country 's vote for the AP in the 2009 Equatoguinean presidential election .
2007–08 SLC Super Provincial Twenty20 . The 2007–08 SLC Super Provincial Twenty20 is the 1st season of the official Twenty20 domestic cricket competition in Sri Lanka . Six teams in total , five representing four provinces of Sri Lanka and a Sri Lanka Schools XI team participating in the competition . The competition began on 17 April 2008 , when Basnahira North elevens played the Wayamba elevens at Colts Cricket Club Ground , Colombo . This season comprised 15 regular matches , two semi finals and a grand final . Rules and regulations . Teams received 4 points for a win , 2 for a tie or no result , and 0 for a loss . At the end of the regular matches the teams ranked two and three play each other in the preliminary final . The winner of the preliminary final earns the right to play the first placed team in the final at the home venue of the first placed team . In the event of several teams finishing with the same number of points , standings are determined by most wins , then net run rate ( NRR ) . All finals were played at Welagedara Stadium . Most Runs . The top five highest run scorers ( total runs ) in the season are included in this table . Most Wickets . The following table contains the five leading wicket-takers of the season . Highest Team Totals . The following table lists the six highest team scores during this season . Highest Scores . This table contains the top five highest scores of the season made by a batsman in a single innings . Best Bowling Figures in an innings . This table lists the top five players with the best bowling figures in an innings .
Ioan Niculae . Ioan Niculae , ( born July 19 , 1954 in Buturugeni , Romania ) is a Romanian businessman and entrepreneur . He is also known for his ownership of the Astra Giurgiu Romanian football club . As of August 2018 , his net worth decreased to $ 700 million dollars . Overview . He is the owner of the InterAgro group , Romania 's leading agricultural and fertilizer conglomerate , with revenues in excess of €630 million in 2012 . Through his company , Niculae manages approximately 50,000 hectares of agricultural fields and is the biggest Romanian cereal cultivator . He is also the owner of 170 hectares of vineyards , reaping their first harvest in 2008 . Since 2004 , the total amount of agricultural investments done by his company has surpassed €100 million . Niculae was accused of being an informer of Securitate , the secret police agency of Communist Romania . In the 2013 Forbes list of billionaires , Niculae was stated to have an estimated fortune of $ 1.2 billion , holding the 1372nd position . He is the third Romanian to be featured in the magazine , after Dinu Patriciu and Ion Țiriac . Since 1996 Niculae has been the owner of the Astra Giurgiu football team . Biography . He entered the business world after 1990 , setting up , alongside a Turkish partner , a chemical trade company – Interaction . In 1995 , he founded InterAgro , a Romanian-Chinese joint venture . In 1997 , Niculae became the majority stakeholder of the Astra Ploiesti refinery , after a $ 16 million investment . In 1998 , he bought into the Romanian insurance company Asirom , after investing $ 21 million . He sold those stocks in 2007 , making a profit of $ 65 million . He has been subject to many controversies , stemming from his business practices in the oil and gas industry . He has denied all charges . In 2012 , The Romanian National Tax Administration accused Niculae of defrauding the national budget due to accusations that his tobacco company , Galaxy Tobacco , had failed to pay its taxes , amounting to an excess of €120 million . Niculae fought the charges in Court and won . In 2013 , Niculae faced negative press after state prosecutors alleged that two Romanian politicians gave InterAgro favorable gas discounts from 2006 to 2010 . That same year , 2013 , Niculae founded the Romanian Investors Council . On 2 April 2015 he was jailed for two-and-a-half years for illegal financing the PSD electoral campaign from 2009 . Personal life . In 2013 , Niculae filed divorce from his wife , Domnita Niculae , ending a 31-year-old marriage . The divorce trial is still pending . He is the father of three children .
Mariano Rudi . Mariano Rudi ( born June 2 , 1990 in Genoa ) is an Italian professional football player currently playing for Pro Patria . He made his professional debut in the 2009/10 season for the Lega Pro Prima Divisione team Aurora Pro Patria 1919 . In January 2012 he joined Lecco , with Luca Viviani moved to opposite direction . On 31 August 2013 he joined Savona F.B.C..
Benjamin Cruz . Benjamin Joseph `` BJ '' Franquez Cruz ( born March 3 , 1951 ) is an American judge and politician from Guam and the current Speaker of the 34th Guam Legislature since January 2017 . Early life and education . He was born as Benjamin Joseph Franquez Cruz on March 3 , 1951 in Guam , he is the second child and only son of Juan Quenga Cruz ( `` Tanaguan '' ) and Antonia Cruz Franquez . His father , who had just been elected Commissioner ( Mayor ) of Piti , was killed by Marcelo `` Mar '' C. Biscoe in 1956 when Cruz was only five years old . He is the paternal grandson of Jose Santos Cruz and Marcela Quidachay Quenga , also a maternal grandson of Vicente Iglesias Franquez and Rosa Cruz Franquez of Piti , and also the nephew of the late Jose Cruz Franquez and Barcilia `` Barcy '' Taitano-Franquez of Mongmong-Toto-Maite . In 1960 , while in Guam , Cruz ’ s mother married Vicente Cruz Guerrero ( `` Tico '' ) where he became as a stepfather , and then they resettled the whole family in California in 1962 . They returned to Guam intermittently , where Cruz attended grade school at St. Francis School in Yona . He went to St. John Bosco High School in California until 1968 . His undergraduate Bachelor degree in Political Science and Economics was obtained in 1972 from the Claremont Men 's College , and his Juris Doctor in 1975 from the Santa Clara University School of Law . Career . Upon graduation in 1975 , Cruz returned to Guam to work as Consumer Counsel in the Attorney General ’ s Office . Four months later , Governor of Guam Ricardo J. Bordallo , who had just begun his first term in office with Lieutenant Governor of Guam Rudy Sablan , asked Cruz to serve as the Governor ’ s Legal Counsel , which he did for Bordallo ’ s first term through January 1979 . Between Bordallo ’ s two gubernatorial terms , Cruz established a private practice and served as Minority Legal Counsel to the 15th and 16th Guam Legislatures . In 1983 , Governor Bordallo was elected to his second term as Governor of Guam with Lt . Governor Edward Diego Reyes . Bordallo appointed Cruz to head the Washington , D.C. Liaison Office . There , he served as Liaison to the White House , the United States Congress , and the National Governors Association . In 1984 , Bordallo appointed Cruz to be a Judge of the Superior Court of Guam . At 33 , Cruz would be one of the youngest attorneys ever appointed to be a Judge . His appointment was controversial , and several leaders of local Protestant churches testified against the confirmation , citing sexual preference as disqualifying Cruz from being a good judge . Despite these interventions , Cruz was confirmed by the legislature and began a 17-year career in the island judiciary . Cruz spent the first nine of his seventeen years as a Superior Court Judge with the Family court , where he was an advocate for establishing and improving services for juvenile offenders and troubled youth . His reputation as a fair and firm judge with compassion is well regarded by the legal community and social service providers . As a trial court judge , Cruz presided over the controversial lawsuit filed regarding the implementation of the Chamorro Land Trust Act . He issued the landmark decision ordering the Act ’ s implementation . In 1997 , Governor Carl T.C . Gutierrez appointed Cruz to serve as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Guam . He served as Associate Justice until 1999 , when his colleagues elected him Chief Justice . Cruz served as Chief Justice from April 21 , 1999 until August 31 , 2001 , when he retired from the judiciary . Prior to his appointment as Superior Court judge , Cruz held key positions in the Democratic Party of Guam . He served as executive director under Franklin J.A . Quitugua and was Guam National Committeeman in the Democratic National Committee . Cruz returned to politics after his retirement from the judiciary in 2002 , to chair the successful campaign of Congresswoman Madeleine Z. Bordallo . Between 2003 and 2005 , Cruz once again served as Democratic National Committeeman . In 2003 , Cruz was appointed by U.S. Department of Interior Secretary Gale Norton to be one of five members of the Guam War Claims Review Commission , established by the Congress to report and make findings relative to compensation for the victims and survivors of the Japanese occupation of Guam during World War II . The Federal Commission has issued a report to Congress recommending compensation . A bill is now pending in the Congress that , when passed , will finally compensate victims and survivors . Gutierrez-Cruz Campaign ( 2006 ) . In 2004 , Cruz was elected to the 28th Guam Legislature and was the highest democratic vote getter . In 2006 , Cruz ran for Lt . Governor with Former Governor Carl T.C . Gutierrez in the 2006 Democratic primary against former Delegate Robert A. Underwood and Senator Frank Aguon . The Underwood-Aguon ticket won the primary but lost in the general election to Republican Governor Felix Perez Camacho and Lt . Governor Michael Cruz . Vice-Speaker of the Guam Legislature . On January 7 , 2008 , Cruz was the victor in a special election to fill a vacancy in the 29th Guam Legislature left by the unexpected passing of former republican Speaker Antonio ( Tony ) R. Unpingco . The election of Cruz shifted the majority of the 15-seat At-large Legislature from the Republican Party to the Democratic Party . On July 2008 , Cruz worked to convince Navy Rear Admiral William French , Commander of the U.S . Naval Forces Marianas and other U.S. Navy officials to ease restrictions on the access of local veterans to the island 's only VA Clinic located in a gated Naval hospital facility . In 2009 , Cruz introduced Same-sex Civil Union Legislation on behalf of the Guam Youth Congress . The legislation has been publicly opposed by Arcbishop Anthony S. Apuron , Archdiocese of Hagatna , Guam . In July 2009 , Cruz revised the legislation to provide for Domestic Partnerships between any two people . This legislation has also been opposed by the Catholic Church on Guam . Apuron has called for fasting and prayer for the Guam Legislature to reject the legislation . Other interests and achievements . Cruz served as Legal Counsel and incorporator for the Organization of People for Indigenous Rights ( OPI-R ) and the PARA-PADA Coalition that opposed the adoption of the Guam Constitution . He also was a co-founder of the Nuclear Free Micronesia Organization . Cruz served as secretary general , vice president , and treasurer of the Guam National Olympic Committee . Cruz was instrumental in organizing Guam ’ s petition for admission to the International Olympic Committee . Cruz currently serves on the board of directors and a past president of Sanctuary , Inc. , a non-profit organization dedicated to helping the island ’ s troubled youth and their families Cruz is the current co-chairperson of the Manenggon Memorial Foundation , a non-profit organization created to construct a permanent memorial to the victims and survivors of Guam ’ s World War II enemy occupation at the site of Manenggon Concentration Camp , on property deeded for such purpose by businessman Dwight Look . Cruz is also the chairman of the board of Pa ’ a Taotao Tano ( PTT ) , a non-profit organization dedicated to the protection , promotion , and preservation of the Chamorro culture and has joined the governing boards of Pacific Islanders in Communication , based in Honolulu , Hawaii , and the Make-A-Wish Foundation Guam Chapter . Cruz has also been involved with other organizations such as Beauty World Guam Ltd. , The Guam Beautification Association , and the American Cancer Society , serving as president of the Guam Chapter in 1981 . Personal . Cruz 's nomination to be a Judge in the Superior Court of Guam in 1984 was marked with protests from evangelical and Baptist church groups because he was gay . Cruz was later confirmed as a Judge and was assigned to lead the Family Court for nearly 10 years . Cruz revealed a longstanding homosexual relationship in a local magazine article published in Latte Magazine in 1995 . Cruz eventually became Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Guam and was featured in an article in `` The Advocate '' about his homosexuality .
Angela Rayner . Angela Rayner ( Bowen ; born 28 March 1980 ) is a British Labour politician , care worker and trade unionist . Rayner was elected as Member of Parliament ( MP ) for Ashton-under-Lyne at the 2015 general election and has served as Shadow Secretary of State for Education since 1 July 2016 . Rayner , who left school as a pregnant teenager , worked as a care worker and later as a union representative before entering politics . A member of the Labour Party 's soft left , she has been described as a possible future Leader of the Labour Party . In regards to education policy , Rayner supports a proposed `` National Education Service '' ( NES ) modelled after the National Health Service . Early life and education . Rayner was born on 28 March 1980 in Stockport , Greater Manchester , England . She attended Avondale School in Stockport , leaving school pregnant at 16 with no qualifications . She later studied British Sign Language , care , and counselling at Stockport College , a college of further and higher education . Early career . After leaving school , Rayner worked for Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council as a care worker before being elected as a UNISON union representative . She served as Convenor of UNISON North West , the most senior UNISON official in the region . `` The Guardian '' featured a long profile of Rayner in 2012 , as an example of a trade union officer 's working life . Parliamentary career . Rayner contested the Ashton-under-Lyne constituency at the 2015 general election , and increased the Labour majority and share of the vote in the constituency . She delivered her maiden speech in the House of Commons on 3 June 2015 . Rayner successfully defended her Ashton-under-Lyne seat at the general election called on 8 June 2017 both increasing the Labour Party majority and vote share . Rayner supported Andy Burnham in the 2015 Labour Party leadership election , and was one of 18 MPs to back Jeremy Corbyn against challenger Owen Smith in the 2016 leadership race . Citing her pragmatism , she described her political beliefs as `` soft left '' in a 2017 interview . Shadow Minister . On 27 June 2016 , she was promoted to Shadow Women and Equalities Minister , and was further promoted later that week to Shadow Education Secretary , as Jeremy Corbyn reshuffled his shadow cabinet following a string of resignations . Rayner had previously served as Opposition Whip and Shadow Pensions Minister . Views . Rayner is concerned that statutory instruments enable the government to bypass parliament and fears this is a threat to democracy . Notably , Rayner is concerned that the government in 2017 raised tuition fees by statutory instrument and disregarded a later vote in parliament against this rise . Rayner fears similar statutory instruments may be used to bypass parliament over Brexit . On 24 October 2017 , Rayner referred to Conservative MP and government whip Chris Heaton-Harris as a `` pound-shop McCarthy '' in reference to his letter to UK universities regarding their teaching on the subject of Brexit . Rayner blames the government for a shortage of teachers in UK schools . She said , `` Slashing '' teachers ' salaries meant , `` fewer people are training to join the profession , and teachers are leaving our schools in record numbers . '' Rayner said , “ [ A high percentages of teachers leaving the profession ] is the latest evidence that the Tories have created a crisis in teacher recruitment and retention , yet ministers continue to bury their heads in the sand . The next Labour government will create a National Education Service , providing the funding our schools need and the pay our teachers deserve. ” Rayner is concerned that 44 % of education authorities have inadequate provision for children and young people with special education needs and disabilities ( SEND ) . Rayner stated that years of “ brutal Tory cuts to services ” were harming those most in need of support . “ When the government ’ s own inspectors say that the most vulnerable children are being let down and deserve a better deal it is clear that there is a serious problem. ” Personal life . In 2010 , the then Angela Bowen married Mark Rayner , a UNISON official . She has three sons : Ryan , who was born when she was aged 16 , Jimmy , and Charlie . Charlie was born very prematurely at 23 weeks and Rayner says that the care he received demonstrates the importance of the NHS and education policy . Rayner lives in her constituency of Ashton-under-Lyne with her family . She became a grandmother in November 2017 . In an interview with Evan Davis as part of the BBC Newsnight television programme broadcast on 24 September 2018 , Angela Rayner said that her mother was unable to read or write ; a repeat of part of a tribute she made to her mother in 2016 .
Dionysius , Metropolitan of Kiev . Saint Dionysius I ( ) ; secular name : David ( 1300 ? – October 15 , 1385 ) was a Russian Orthodox metropolitan in 1384–1385 . A native of the Duchy of Kiev as a young man David entered the Kiev Caves Lavra , where he was tonsured a hieromonk and given the religious name Dionysius . He is known to have spent a number of years living in a cave that he dug out himself on the banks of the Volga River not far from Nizhny Novgorod . Later , Dionysius founded the Pechersky Monastery on that same spot , which was dedicated in honour of the Ascension of the Lord . In 1374 , he was consecrated the Bishop of Suzdal and won love and respect on the part of the locals . In 1378 , Dionysius was recommended as Metropolitan of Kiev by St. Sergius of Radonezh after the death of Metropolitan Alexius . However , Grand Prince Dmitri Donskoi had his own candidate – a priest by the name of Mikhail ( Mityaya ) . Dionysius was one of a number of bishops at the council who opposed Mikhail , who was suspected of heresy ( Strigolniki ) . If elected , Mikhail wanted to introduce a new way of enthroning the Metropolitan at home , in Russia , rather than traveling to Constantinople to be installed by the Ecumenical Patriarch ( at the time , Russia was not yet an autocephalous church ) . In 1379 Dionysius went to Constantinople carrying a protest against the choice of Mikhail addressed to the Patriarch . Mikhail was afraid that Dionysius would get the patriarch 's blessing and followed him to Constantinople . However , Mikhail died on his way there and one of his accompanying clergymen , Archmandrite Pimen , reached Constantinople ( Slavonic : `` Tzargrad '' ) before Dionysius and was named Metropolitan of Moscow and All Rus ' in place of Mikhail . In 1382 the Dionysius received the title of archbishop from the Patriarch , who was impressed with his piety and humility . In 1383 , Dionysius returned from this long journey to his congregation at Suzdal and continued his struggle against the Strigolniki . He also implored Dmitri Donskoi against Pimen , whom he viewed as a usurper , since no one in the Russian Church , not even the Great Prince himself , had been consulted before Pimen was appointed Metropolitan . In 1384 , Dionysius was sent back to Constantinople to ask for Pimen 's deposition and his own appointment as Metropolitan . Patriarch Neilus Kerameus was not sure whether he could trust Dionysius and sent two metropolitans to Moscow , who were supposed to depose Pimen and install the archbishop of Suzdal . On his way back to Moscow , Dionysius stopped in Kiev , where he was detained by the Kievan prince Vladimir Olgerdovich at the insistence of Cyprian , Archbishop of Kiev , who was to have succeeded as Metropolitan of Moscow in 1378 upon the death of Alexius , but who was not finally welcomed into Moscow until 1390 . Dionysius died in detention on October 15 , 1385 . He was buried in the Caves of St. Anthony at Kiev , in the monastery in which he began his spiritual life . The Russian Orthodox Church used to celebrate his feast day on July 19 , but subsequently this tradition died down . He is now commemorated on October 15 of the traditional Julian Calendar ( October 28 on the modern Gregorian Calendar ) , where he is listed as `` Metropolitan of Suzdal '' , since he was never able to take possession of his Metropolitan See .
2005 World Aquatics Championships . The 2005 World Aquatics Championships ( ) or the XI FINA World Championships were held in Montreal , Quebec , Canada from July 16 to July 31 , 2005 . They took place in Parc Jean-Drapeau on Saint Helen 's Island . Host country performance . Canada did respectably as host , winning gold medals , having a good medal count , and setting numerable Canadian records and personal bests . Canada exceeded its previous high-water mark in total medals , collecting 10 . Bidding for and organizing the event . Montreal became the first city in North America to hold the FINA World Aquatics Championships . The venue for the games was itself controversial . The games were awarded initially to Montreal , and then taken away again in February 2005 when the city was unable to raise sufficient funding , with other cities indicating their willingness to take the games on . However following promises of funding from various levels of government , Montreal re-bid for the games and they were re-awarded to the city . On July 16 , before the start of the 2005 event , FINA selected the host city for the 2009 World Aquatics Championships — Rome , Italy .
Antje von Dewitz . Antje von Dewitz ( born 18 September 1972 in Ebingen ) is a German entrepreneur . She is the managing director of the company VAUDE , a producer of mountain sports equipment based in Tettnang . She holds 46 % of the company ’ s shares . Family and early life . Antje von Dewitz grew up in Untereisenbach near Tettnang . She is the second of the three daughters of Albrecht von Dewitz who founded the family business VAUDE in 1974 . The family is a branch of the originally Mecklenburg-Pomeranian aristocratic family `` von Dewitz '' . Antje von Dewitz lives in Tettnang with her partner and their four children . Studies and career . Von Dewitz studied economics and cultural studies at the University of Passau . She graduated in 1998 . During her studies , Dewitz rather wanted to work in the field of environmental protection and had initially not planned to enter the company of her father . Since 1998 , when she was first employed by VAUDE as an intern , she built up the `` Bags and Travel Bag '' area . From 2000 to 2002 , she was responsible for public relations , and in 2005 she took over the entire marketing management . During the period from 2002 to 2005 , she was also partly employed as a research assistant at the University of Stuttgart-Hohenheim , where she wrote a dissertation titled `` High-performance employment relationships in medium-sized companies '' . She completed her doctorate in 2005 . In 2009 Albrecht von Dewitz handed over the management to her . Since then , Dewitz has increasingly been setting up more and more processes in the company on criteria of sustainability and environmental compatibility . This should also be done along the whole value-added chain , that is throughout the logistics chain and in the case of subcontractors abroad . Economic and political positions . Von Dewitz advocates that the guidelines for the Economy for the Common Good should be given more importance and criticizes the fact that in business attention is only paid to financial ratios . Together with political activist Christian Felber , she achieved that in 2015 , the European Economic and Social Committee declared itself in favour of the economy of the common good and argued that it should be integrated into both European and national legal frameworks .
78816 Caripito . 78816 Caripito , provisional designation , is a background asteroid from the outer region of the asteroid belt , approximately 5 kilometers in diameter . The asteroid was discovered on 4 August 2003 , by American amateur astronomer and professor of geophysics , Joseph Dellinger at the Needville Observatory in Texas , United States . It was named for the town of Caripito in Venezuela . Orbit and classification . `` Caripito '' orbits the Sun in the outer main-belt at a distance of 2.4–3.8 AU once every 5 years and 7 months ( 2,035 days ) . Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.22 and an inclination of 6° with respect to the ecliptic . The first precovery was taken at Palomar Observatory Digitized Sky Survey in 1953 , extending the asteroid 's observation arc by 50 years prior to its official discovery observation . Diameter and albedo . According to the survey carried out by NASA 's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer with its subsequent NEOWISE mission , `` Caripito '' measures 5.3 kilometers in diameter and its surface has an albedo of 0.052 . This low albedo is typical for asteroids in the outer main-belt , which are mostly of a carbonaceous rather than of a silicaceous composition . Based on an absolute magnitude of 15.4 , and assuming an albedo of 0.05 , the asteroid 's generic diameter measures between 2 and 5 kilometers . As of 2016 , the `` Caripito '' s spectral type , rotation period and shape remain unknown . Naming . This minor planet is named for the Venezuelan town of Caripito in the northeastern Monagas State . It was the place where the parents of the discoverer , Thomas Baynes Dellinger ( born 1926 ) and María de la Garza Cantú ( born 1928 ) , met in 1949 . At the time , the town was a base camp for the country 's rich Quiriquire oil field . The approved naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 18 September 2005 ( ) .
Kongōbu-ji . is the ecclesiastic head temple of Koyasan Shingon Buddhism , located on , Wakayama prefecture , Japan . Its name means `` Temple of the Diamond Mountain Peak '' . It is part of the `` Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range '' UNESCO World Heritage Site . The temple was first constructed as Seigan-ji Temple in 1593 by Toyotomi Hideyoshi on the death of his mother , rebuilt in 1861 , and given its present name in 1869 . It contains many sliding screen doors painted by Kanō Tanyū ( 1602-1674 ) and members of the Kyoto Kanō school . The temple ’ s modern `` Banryūtei '' ( 蟠龍庭 rock garden ) is Japan 's largest ( 2340 square meters ) , with 140 granite stones arranged to suggest a pair of dragons emerging from clouds to protect the temple . The 413th abbot of Kongobuji is Reverend Keiho Nakanishi , who also acts as the archbishop of the Koyasan Shingon school . At the temple , visitors can listen to the sermons of the monks and participate in `` ajikan '' meditation sessions . The term `` ajikan '' refers to a fundamental breathing and meditation method of Shingon Buddhism : `` meditating on the letter A '' written using the Siddhaṃ alphabet .
Valea cu Pești River . The Valea cu Pești River is a tributary of the Argeș River in Romania .
Gertrude Ansell . Gertrude Mary Ansell ( 2 June 1861 – 7 March 1932 ) was a British suffragette , animal rights activist and businesswoman . Life . Ansell was the third child and only daughter of the metallurgist George Frederick Ansell ( 1826–1880 ) and his wife , Sarah ( `` née '' Cook ) . Her father had , in 1856 , been appointed to a clerkship in the Royal Mint with a brief to eliminate waste and mismanagement but was forced to give up his position in 1868 . He died in 1880 leaving his family little ; in 1881 Gertrude Ansell was working in a telephone office . By 1900 , she had set up in business as a `` typewriter '' . Gertrude Ansell 's thinking was dominated by the welfare of animals and the enfranchisement of women . In 1909 , she became honorary treasurer of the Animal Defence and Anti-Vivisection Society and one of the organisers of that year 's International Anti-Vivisection and Animal Protection Congress . She believed that the economic position of women would never be satisfactory without political freedom and in December 1906 she joined the Women 's Social and Political Union ( WSPU ) . On 13 October 1908 , she was arrested after taking part in a WSPU `` raid '' on the House of Commons and was sentenced to one month 's imprisonment in Holloway Prison . During the next five years , Ansell took part in all of the major WSPU spectacles , but she had given an undertaking to one of her animal committees not to take part in militant activity . She worked for the `` Dogs Exemption Bill '' and the `` Plumage Bill '' , but when they were rejected by the House of Commons in 1913 she returned to WSPU actions . On 31 July , she smashed a window at the Home Office and was sentenced to a month 's imprisonment . She went on hunger strike and was released under the `` Cat and Mouse Act '' . She was rearrested on 30 October at Holborn tube station while selling the WSPU 's newspaper , `` The Suffragette '' . The criminal record office had circulated her photograph and description as a `` known militant suffragette '' ( 5 feet 4 inches , grey eyes , hair turning grey ) . She then followed a pattern of hunger strike , release , rearrest and imprisonment until she managed to evade the police . On 12 May 1914 , she smashed Hubert von Herkomer 's portrait of the Duke of Wellington in the Royal Academy with an axe , causing £15 worth of damage . When arrested , she was reported to have said , `` I have done my duty , and I wish that every other woman would do the same . '' She was sentenced to six months ' imprisonment but this time she was not released and , because she continued her hunger and thirst strike , she was forcibly fed . She was finally released on 10 August , under an amnesty for suffragette prisoners at the outbreak of the First World War . She had been forcibly fed 236 times . One of her brothers was the barrister J. E. Ansell , who later published a history of the family name . It was to his children that Gertrude Ansell left her small estate . She died at the General Hospital in Saffron Walden on 7 March 1932 following an operation for gallstones .
2011 Ladies European Tour . The 2011 Ladies European Tour was a series of golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world which took place from February through December 2011 . The tournaments were sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour ( LET ) . The tour featured 25 official money events , as well as the European Nations Cup and the Solheim Cup . Ai Miyazato won the Order of Merit with earnings of €363,080 , despite only playing in two events . Caroline Hedwall won Rookie of the Year and Player of the Year honours , after finishing third in the Order of Merit and winning four events . Schedule . The table below shows the 2011 schedule . The numbers in brackets after the winners ' names show the number of career wins they had on the Ladies European Tour up to and including that event . This is only shown for members of the tour . Major championships in bold .
Saint Augustine High School ( Laredo , Texas ) . St. Augustine High School is a Catholic Diocesan co-educational private high school located in Laredo , Texas . Grades 9th through 12th grade are taught in a Christian environment . St. Augustine is the only Catholic high school in Laredo . There are approximately 390 students attending St. Augustine High School at the high school level . History . St. Augustine was founded by the Oblates and the Sisters of Divine Providence in 1927 . It was named in honor of Aurelius Augustinus ( also known as Augustine of Hippo or Saint Augustine ) , one of the most important figures in the development of Western Christianity . The original St. Augustine campus was located in downtown in San Agustin Historical District in Laredo , Texas . During the mid-1970s the school was relocated . Through 1999 the school was under the control of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Corpus Christi . In 2000 the Roman Catholic Diocese of Laredo was established and the control of the school transferred to it . St. Augustine School is accredited by the Texas Catholic Conference Education Department . Community . There are 300 students enrolled with a class size of approximately 100/class and a student/ teacher ratio of 22:1 ; The Class of 2011 included 98 seniors , half of whom graduated “ DAP ” , as per the Distinguished Achievement Plan , the highest graduation plan , of the state of Texas . The grading scale is as follows- 90-100 : A ; 80-89 : B ; 70-79 : C ; 69- below : F ( failing ) . Curriculum . These courses collectively give every student at St. Augustine High School a total of 28 credits . Advancement Placement courses offered include Biology , Calculus , Environmental Science , English and World History . Juniors and Seniors are given the opportunity to be concurrently enrolled at Laredo Community College or Texas A & M International University for dual credits of 12-24 college hours . With the college credit measure , over 50 % of the Class of 2012 is projected to graduate DAP . In 2011 , St. Augustine High School embarked upon the UT ChemBridge Program in which Seniors took CHEM 304 & 305 on-line as dual credit courses for 6 hours of college credit through the University of Texas at Austin . However , the school discontinued this program as of the 2013-2014 academic year . In 2012 , the school partnered with Incarnate Word High School to offer Psychology online for dual credit . Athletics . St. Augustine School offers sports programs for its students . College admission . Traditionally , all St. Augustine graduates apply , are accepted , and attend college- whether in Texas , throughout the U.S , or internationally . Of the Class of 2011 , 72 % of graduates are attending universities , 23 % , colleges , and 5 % are studying in Mexico ; of the 72 % attending universities , 15 % are enrolled at Catholic universities , 15 % at Texas A & M or UT ; 10 % at other universities in Texas , 5 % out of state , and the remainder at A & M or UT System Schools . Class rank and GPA are calculated numerically each semester based upon a traditional 100 point scale . The average GPA for the top 25 % of the Class of 2011 was 95 and the class median was 90 . The average SAT score of the top 10 % of the graduates of May 2011 was 1150 ( Math & Reading ) and of the top 25 % , 1100 . Our graduates receive scholarships based on need and merit , with last year ’ s class receiving nearly $ 3 million in awards . In the Class of 2011 one student earned the prestigious distinction of being named National Hispanic Scholar , while one earned the Gates Millennium Award . Class of 2012 statistics . 30 % of the graduating Senior class were active members in St. Augustine 's National Honor Society . 50 % of the Senior class graduated with Honors . 60 % of the Senior class graduated DAP ( Distinguished Achievement ) . A total of 9,000 service hours were completed collectively by the graduating class of 2012 and an average of 18 college hours were completed . In the Class of 2012 two students earned the prestigious distinction of being named National Hispanic Scholar and another student earned the Gates Millennium Award .
Jim Colborn . James William Colborn ( born May 22 , 1946 ) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher . The right-handed Colborn pitched for the Chicago Cubs ( - ) , Milwaukee Brewers ( - ) , Kansas City Royals ( - ) and Seattle Mariners ( 1978 ) . Biography . After graduating from Whittier College with a degree in sociology , Colborn studied for his master 's degree at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland , where he also starred in basketball as well as baseball , being named all-Scotland . He was planning on becoming a sociology professor until baseball lured him away . In 1966 , while in college , Colborn struck out 21 batters in a College All-Star Game in the Netherlands . In 1967 , the Chicago Cubs signed Colborn as an amateur free agent . He found himself in Leo Durocher 's doghouse after struggling as a young relief pitcher for three years . At the end of the 1971 season , Colborn along with Brock Davis and Earl Stephenson were traded to the Milwaukee Brewers for José Cardenal . 1973 was Colborn 's best season ; he became the Brewers ' first-ever 20-game winner , posting a 20-12 record with a 3.18 ERA . He also was named to the American League All-Star team , but did not pitch in the game . Over the next three seasons , however , Colborn posted losing records ( 10-13 in 1974 , 11-13 in and 9-15 in 1976 ) before being traded , along with Darrell Porter , to the Kansas City Royals . In 1977 , Colborn won 18 games for a Royal team that won the second of three consecutive American League West titles ( all three times , however , the Royals lost to the New York Yankees in the American League Championship Series ; Colborn did not pitch in the 1977 ALCS ) . On May 14 of that year , Colborn no-hit the Texas Rangers 6-0 , the first no-hitter by a Royal at Royals Stadium and second overall in that park , after the first of Nolan Ryan 's seven career no-hitters ( 1973 ) . For eight seasons , Colborn was on Jim Tracy 's staff as a pitching coach : from to , when Tracy managed the Los Angeles Dodgers , and in and , when Tracy managed the Pittsburgh Pirates . In , Colborn became the Texas Rangers bullpen coach . In his career , Colborn won 83 games against 88 losses , with a 3.80 ERA and 688 strikeouts in 1597 innings pitched .
Samuel Alschuler . Samuel Alschuler ( November 20 , 1859 – November 9 , 1939 ) was a United States federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit . Alschuler was born in Chicago , Illinois . He read law in 1881 . He was in private practice in Aurora , Illinois from 1881 to 1901 and continued in private practice in Chicago , Illinois until 1915 . He was also a member of the Illinois House of Representatives from 1896 to 1900 . Alschuler received a recess appointment from Woodrow Wilson on August 16 , 1915 , to a seat vacated by Peter Stenger Grosscup . Formally nominated on January 7 , 1916 , he was confirmed by the United States Senate on January 18 , 1916 , and received his commission the same day . Besides his duties as a judge , Alschuler was appointed to arbitrate between meatpacking unions in Chicago and employers after the President 's Mediation Commission intervened in November 1917 . From 1922 to 1923 , Alschuler served on the new Federal Coal Commission . Alschuler assumed senior status on May 15 , 1936 and died in office on November 9 , 1939 .
List of MeSH codes ( G13 ) . The following is a list of the `` G '' codes for MeSH . It is a product of the United States National Library of Medicine . Source for content is . ( File `` 2006 MeSH Trees '' . )
Almon ( community ) , Wisconsin . Almon is an unincorporated community located in the town of Almon , Shawano County , Wisconsin , United States . Almon is north of Bowler .
Hiroshi Hirao . is a Japanese Nippon Professional Baseball player . He is currently with the Saitama Seibu Lions in Japan 's Pacific League . Before playing for the Lions , he was a member of the Hanshin Tigers .
Sharafabad , Yazd . Sharafabad ( , also Romanized as Sharafābād ; also known as Sharīfābād ) is a village in Rostaq Rural District , in the Central District of Saduq County , Yazd Province , Iran . At the 2006 census , its population was 736 , in 218 families .
Robert Gordon ( British Army officer ) . Major-General Robert Duncan Seaton Gordon ( born 23 November 1950 ) is a former British Army officer who commanded 2nd Division . Military career . Educated at Wellington College and St Catharine 's College , Cambridge , Gordon was commissioned into the 21st Lancers in 1970 and subsequently saw operational service in Cyprus and Northern Ireland . He was made Commanding Officer of his Regiment in 1990 and saw service in the Gulf War . He was made Secretary to the Chiefs of Staff Committee at the Ministry of Defence in 1992 and Commander of 19th Mechanised Brigade in 1994 and then commanded the South West Sector during the Bosnian War . He was appointed Director of Army Public Relations at the Ministry of Defence in 1997 , General Officer Commanding 2nd Division in 1999 ( also becoming Governor of Edinburgh Castle in 2000 ) and Force Commander of the United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea in October 2002 before he retired in 2005 . In retirement he has become a consultant as well as a trustee of the Kohima Education Trust . Family . He is married to Gina ; they have two sons .
Laubach ( Wetter ) . Laubach is a small river of Hesse , Germany . It flows into the Wetter in the town Laubach .
Rachel Payne . Rachel Payne is a tech entrepreneur . and technology executive . She is also a Democratic candidate for the 48th Congressional District of California . Career . Payne is the CEO of Prizma and FEM INC. Education . Payne earned an MBA from Stanford University .
Jack Curran ( footballer ) . John Joseph Curran ( 1898 – after 1932 ) was an Irish professional footballer who made 180 Football League appearances playing as a full back for Brighton & Hove Albion . He won domestic and representative honours in both Ireland and Wales , and was capped five times for Ireland . Life and career . Curran was born in 1898 in Belfast . He joined Glenavon in 1920 , helping the club reach two successive Irish Cup finals and runner-up spot in the 1920–21 Irish League . His performances were rewarded first with selection for the Irish League representative team to play the Football League XI in October 1921 and then with a first cap for Ireland , in a 1–1 draw at home to Wales in the 1921–22 British Home Championship . He spent the 1922–23 season with Pontypridd of the Southern League Welsh Section , during which he was capped twice more for his country and played twice for the Welsh League representative team . Returning to Glenavon , he made his last appearance for Ireland in a 2–1 defeat of England at Windsor Park in October 1923 Curran signed for Brighton & Hove Albion of the Football League Third Division South in 1925 , where he established a full-back partnership with Jack Jenkins that lasted several years . In December 1930 , Curranwho had been ever-present the previous season and had made nearly 200 senior appearances in totaland prolific goalscorer Hugh Vallance suddenly left the club after a `` serious misdemeanour '' . Curran returned to Ireland and joined Linfield , with whom he won the 1930–31 Irish Cup and 1931–32 Irish League .
Panaeolus cinctulus . `` Panaeolus cinctulus '' , syn . `` Panaeolus subbalteatus '' , commonly known as the banded mottlegill , weed Panaeolus or subbs is a very common , widely distributed psilocybin mushroom . According to American naturalist and mycologist David Arora , `` Panaeolus cinctulus '' is the most common psilocybin mushroom in California . During the early 1900s , these species were referred to as the `` weed Panaeolus '' because they were commonly found in beds of the commercially grown , grocery-store mushroom `` Agaricus bisporus '' . Mushroom farmers had to weed it out from the edible mushrooms because of its hallucinogenic properties . Description . Morphologically , `` Panaeolus cinctulus '' can be easily confused with other species of psilocybin mushrooms . They have a resemblance to `` Panaeolus fimicola '' , and prefer the same habitats , but the latter species has sulphidia on the gill faces . Habitat and formation . `` Panaeolus cinctulus '' is a cosmopolitan species that grows solitary to gregarious to cespitose ( densely clumped ) on compost piles , well-fertilized lawns and gardens , and , rarely , directly on horse dung . It grows from Spring to Fall seasons . It grows abundantly after rain . It can be found in many regions , including : Africa ( South Africa ) , Austria , Canada ( Alberta , British Columbia , Prince Edward Island , Ontario , Quebec ) , Nova Scotia , Denmark , Finland , France , Germany , Great Britain , Guadeloupe , Estonia , Iceland , India , Ireland , Italy , Japan , Mexico , New Guinea , New Zealand , Norway , Philippines , Russia , Slovenia , South America ( Argentina , Chile , Brazil ) and the United states ( it is common in Oregon , Alaska , Washington , and both Northern and Southern California , but is also known to occur in all 50 states ) . It has also been sighted in Melbourne , Australia , Belgium And Czech Republic Legality . The legal status of psilocybin mushrooms varies worldwide . Psilocybin and psilocin are listed as Class A ( United Kingdom ) or Schedule I ( US ) drugs under the United Nations 1971 Convention on Psychotropic Substances . The possession and use of psilocybin mushrooms , including `` P. cinctulus '' , is therefore prohibited by extension . However , in many national , state , and provincial drug laws , there is a great deal of ambiguity about the legal status of psilocybin mushrooms and the spores of these mushrooms . For more details on the legal status of psilocybin mushrooms and `` Panaeolus '' spores , see : Legal status of psilocybin mushrooms . `` Panaeolus cinctulus '' has a long shelf life compared to other magic mushrooms , as it contains little psilocin , is non-poisonous , and the psycho-activity comes mainly from psilocybin and its analogues . Neurological effects . Psilocybin is similar in structure to the neurotransmitter serotonin , which is involved in or associated with mood regulation , appetite , sleep , learning and the cardiovascular system among others . Thus psilocybin may disrupt the actions of serotonin , accounting for its effects such as restlessness , increased heart rate , and inability to concentrate . Baeocystin is a psilocybin mushroom alkaloid and analog of psilocybin . It is found as a minor compound in most psilocybin mushrooms together with psilocybin , norbaeocystin , and psilocin . Baeocystin is a N-demethylated derivative of psilocybin , and a phosphorylated derivative of 4-HO-NMT ( 4-hydroxy-N-methyltryptamine ) . Baeocystin produces similar , if not almost exactly the same effects of Psilocin .
Kang Chol-hwan . Kang Chol-hwan ( born September 18 , 1968 ) is a North Korean defector and author . As a child , he was imprisoned in the Yodok concentration camp for 10 years . After his release he fled the country , first to China and eventually to South Korea . He is the author , with Pierre Rigoulot , of `` The Aquariums of Pyongyang '' and worked as a staff writer specialized in North Korean affairs for `` The Chosun Ilbo '' . He is the founder and president of the North Korea Strategy Center . Early life . According to his autobiography , Kang was born in Pyongyang , North Korea , and spent his childhood there . He had a good relationship with his grandfather . He had a happy childhood . His grandfather was the Vice President of the Commercial Management office in Pyongyang , supervising all the commercial stores and department stores in Pyongyang . His grandmother was a member of the Supreme People ’ s Assembly and was the deputy head of the Workers ’ Party organization of female members . She was deputy to Kim Il Sung ’ s wife . His family lived in relative luxury from his grandfather 's position and the fortune that he had given to the country upon the family 's return from Japan . Though they had never renounced their North Korean citizenship and Kang 's grandmother had been a staunch party member in both countries , Kang has stated that the family remained under a cloud of suspicion for having lived in Japan . Concentration camp . In 1977 , his grandfather was accused of treason and was sent to the Senghori concentration camp . According to current KCNA , the elder Kang was an agent of the Japanese National Police . As the family of a traitor , Kang , 9 , and his family were sent to the Yodok concentration camp . Kang 's autobiography describes a brutal life in the camp . Death from starvation or exposure to the elements was common , with routine beatings and other punishments . His education consisted almost solely of memorizing the sayings and speeches of Kim Il-sung ; at 15 , his education ceased and he was assigned to exhausting and dangerous work details , and was made to view public executions . He said of the camps , `` It was a life of hard labour , thirty percent of new prisoners would die . And we were so malnourished , we would eat rats and earthworms to survive . '' There was an order by Kim Jong Il that those in the prison with relatives in Japan had to be released after 10 years . In the mid-1980 ’ s North Korea depended heavily on foreign currency remittances . Many Koreans living in Japan were sending remittances to North Korea . These people also protested the regime ’ s sending their relatives to prison . This had a bad effect on the public opinion and the amount of remittances being sent from Japan . If he didn ’ t have that connection , he probably never would have left that prison . Once he left the camp , he was sent to live in Yodok village . He could not go all the way back to Pyongyang , but he moved to Pyongsong , near Pyongyang . He moved in with his uncle who was working at the National Science Research Institute in the city . Release . After release from the camp , Kang bought an illegal radio receiver and listened to broadcasts from South Korea . He was studying and preparing to go to college , but he and a friend had found interest in foreign broadcasting . He was quite interested in outside information and eventually got involved in anti-government activity . He was later identified and watched by the government ; fearing he would be sent back to the concentration camp , he planned his escape . He was part of a group of people who were against the regime . He had access to foreign information and sang foreign songs . All of this was strictly prohibited in North Korea and he knew it could put his family at risk at well . When he was discovered , he knew he couldn ’ t discuss the matter with his family . So he left the country as soon as he could . In 1992 , he and fellow Yodok internee An Hyuk escaped from North Korea by crossing the Yalu River into China . The hardest challenge for them was getting on the train to the border of China undetected . All of the North Korean trains were monitored by the authorities . To gain passage , they had to bribe the police to gain permission to travel . Eventually , they made it to the border city of Chanbai , China near Hyesan , North Korea , where they stayed temporarily , making numerous deals with the North Korean military there by buying them beer and drinks . Later , the North Korean military informed them there was a changing of the guard at 2 AM . An Hyuk and Kang took their chance and crossed the river into China without any complications . After they made it across , North Korean patrols came looking for them , searching for about a week . They hid in China for about 6 months and eventually made their way to Dalian , where some ethnic Koreans helped them get passage to South Korea . After publishing `` The Aquariums of Pyongyang '' , Kang met with US President George W. Bush and British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw . He has spoken with several organizations about human rights in North Korea and visited Japan for a discussion about abductees . Kang has not been in contact with his family since he defected . In 2011 , it was revealed that his sister , Mi-ho , and her 11-year-old son are believed to be at Yodok concentration camp .
Juan Cardozo . Juan Cardozo ( born 1 August 1974 in Encarnación , Paraguay ) is a former Paraguayan footballer .
Instrumented posterior lumbar interbody fusion . Instrumented posterior lumbar interbody fusion ( iPLIF ) is a common spinal fusion surgical technique for addressing low back pain resulting from degenerative lumbar spine disorders . It has a theoretical advantage over instrumented posterolateral fusion ( iPLF ) in that it provides better support for the vertebra along with several potential neurological benefits , but as of 2011 evidence demonstrating actual improved clinical outcomes was lacking .
Ulrich Beyers . Ulrich Beyers is a South African rugby union player for the in the Pro14 and the in the Currie Cup and in the Rugby Challenge . His regular position is centre or full-back . Blue Bulls . He played for Pretoria-based side between 2011 and 2014 , making 34 appearances in the Currie Cup and Vodacom Cup competitions . He also made 10 appearances for the Super Rugby side . At the start of 2015 , he joined French Top 14 side as a medical joker , Rugby Zebre . He joined Italian Pro12 side Zebre for the 2015–16 Pro12 season . He played 15 games , starting 8 , playing 783 minutes , contributing 12 points in the 2015-2016 PRO12 series . He played 110 minutes in 3 games the European Rugby Cup contributing 3 points . He scored his first try and conversion in the Pro14 for Zebre against Cardiff Blues . Southern Kings . He joined the ahead of the 2018–19 Pro14 .
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra . The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra is an American orchestra based in Cincinnati , Ohio . Its primary concert venue is Music Hall . In addition to its symphony concerts , the orchestra gives 'pops ' concerts as the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra . The Cincinnati Symphony is the resident orchestra for the Cincinnati May Festival , the Cincinnati Opera , and the Cincinnati Ballet . History . Several orchestras had existed in Cincinnati between 1825 and 1872 . The immediate precursor ensemble to the current orchestra was the Cincinnati Orchestra , founded in 1872 . In 1893 , Helen Herron Taft founded the Cincinnati Orchestra Association , and the name of the orchestra was formalised to the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra . The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra gave its first concerts in 1895 at Pike 's Opera House . A year later , the orchestra moved to Music Hall . Its first conductor was Frank Van der Stucken , a Texas-born musician of Flemish ancestry , who served until 1907 . In the early years , the orchestra welcomed such composers as Richard Strauss and Edward McDowell . The orchestra also performed the U.S. premiere of the Symphony No . 5 of Gustav Mahler . For three years , the orchestra was disbanded due to labor disputes and financial problems . Upon its reorganisation in 1909 , Leopold Stokowski , then a young organist from England , served as the music director of the newly organised orchestra for 3 years , to 1912 , his first music directorship of any orchestra . In 1911 , the orchestra relocated from Music Hall to Emery Auditorium . Subsequent music directors included Ernst Kunwald through 1918 , Eugène Ysaÿe ( 1918–1922 ) , Fritz Reiner ( 1922–1933 ) , and Eugene Goossens ( 1933–1947 ) . The orchestra returned to Music Hall in 1936 . Its musical landmarks during this period included the U.S. premiere of Mahler 's `` Symphony No . 3 '' ( 1912 ) , its first recordings ( 1917 ) , first national tours , and the world premieres of Aaron Copland 's `` Fanfare for the Common Man '' and `` Lincoln Portrait '' . Thor Johnson became music director in 1947 , and led the orchestra in some of the first stereo recordings for Remington Records . Max Rudolf succeeded Johnson in 1958 . Thomas Schippers became music director in 1970 , but died abruptly in 1977 . The Cincinnati Pops Orchestra was formed in 1977 , with Erich Kunzel as its conductor . After Schippers ' death , Walter Susskind served as artistic advisor of the orchestra from 1978 until his own death in 1980 . In 1980 , Michael Gielen became music director in 1980 and held the post until 1986 . Jesús López-Cobos became music director in 1986 . His achievements included leading on a 1995 European tour , their first since 1969 , and their first national television appearance on PBS . His 15-year music directorship remains the longest tenure of the orchestra . In September 2001 , he became the orchestra 's emeritus music director . Recent history . From 2001 to 2011 , the orchestra 's music director was Paavo Järvi . The orchestra made a number of recordings for the Telarc label during Järvi 's tenure . In January 2007 , the orchestra reported financial difficulties , projecting a monetary deficit of about US $ 2 million for the current fiscal year . In 2009 , those difficulties , in addition to the purchase of Telarc by the Concord Music Group , led to the termination of the orchestra 's recording contract . In late 2009 , Cincinnati arts patron and philanthropist Louise Nippert announced a gift of $ 85M ( USD ) for the orchestra . The orchestra was scheduled to receive directly about $ 3M each year ( around 75 % of its annual distribution ) . 12 % and 5 % was allocated to the Cincinnati Opera and Ballet companies , respectively , with the intent of maintaining the Cincinnati Symphony as the resident orchestra for those organisations . In 2010 , the Orchestra launched its own record label , Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra Media . The inaugural album on the new label , `` American Portraits , '' was released internationally in January 2011 . In November 2011 , it became the first orchestra in the world to establish a tweeting zone at its concerts . In March 2011 , Louis Langrée first guest-conducted the orchestra . Based on this appearance , in April 2012 , the orchestra named Langrée as its 13th Music Director , effective as of the 2013-2014 season , with an initial contract of four years . He took the title of Music Director Designate with immediate effect . In March 2015 , the orchestra announced the extension of Langrée 's contract as music director through the 2019-2020 season . In February 2017 , the orchestra further extended his contract through the 2021-2022 season . Cincinnati Symphony Youth orchestra . The orchestra supports the Cincinnati Symphony Youth Orchestra ( CSYO ) , a program for young musicians in grades 9 to 12 . The Cincinnati Symphony 's assistant conductor , Gene Chang , is the current music director of the CSYO .
Department for Enterprise ( Isle of Man ) . The Department for Enterprise ( `` Rheynn Gastid Dellal '' ) is one of nine departments of the Isle of Man Government . It was created on 1 April 2010 as the Department for Economic Development , largely replacing the former Department of Trade and Industry as well as taking on the tourism function from the former Department of Tourism and Leisure and several other functions from the Isle of Man Treasury and the former Department of Education . The department was renamed as the Department for Enterprise in November 2017 under Statutory Document No . 2017/0325 . The current ( in 2017 ) Minister for Enterprise is Laurence Skelly MHK .
1666 in music . The year 1666 in music involved some significant events .
Kiriko Nananan . is a Japanese manga artist from Tsubame , Niigata . Nananan is famous for her realistic `` josei '' work featuring understated artwork with a sense of detachment . In addition , she has affiliated herself with the `` La nouvelle manga '' movement . Her first work was published in `` Garo '' in 1993 . Three of her works have been made into live-action movies : `` Blue '' ( 2001 ) , `` Strawberry Shortcakes '' ( 2006 ) , and `` Pumpkin and Mayonnaise '' ( 2017 ) . At the Angoulême International Comics Festival 2008 , she won the `` Prix de l'école supérieure de l'image '' . Style . Kiriko Nananan says she is obsessed with seeing everything in-between the lines . She uses the spaces in the panels/the backgrounds , as characters to suggest feelings such as hope or emptiness . It is for this reason that , unlike most manga artists , she will not have assistants do the details for her , since the little details play an important role in her stories . She draws each panel so that it can be isolated , like a picture on a poster or T-shirt , rather than drawing/thinking of her manga as a series of boxes . When she draws each panel , she says she sometimes will take even four hours on just one , repeating the same picture dozens of times . Nananan says her stories and characters are only partially fictional , and believe they are all true-to-life . She bases the way the characters think on how she thinks , then links everything together with fictional events . She feels she ca n't have writing assistants either since she is the only one who can tell her stories .
Xanthothrix neumoegeni . `` Xanthothrix neumoegeni '' is a species of owlet moth in the family Noctuidae . It is found in North America . The MONA or Hodges number for `` Xanthothrix neumoegeni '' is 9771 .
National Register of Historic Places listings in Breckinridge County , Kentucky . This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Breckinridge County , Kentucky . This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Breckinridge County , Kentucky , United States . The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below , may be seen in a map . There are 11 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county .
John Allen ( saloon keeper ) . John Allen ( 1823–1870 ) was an American saloon keeper and underworld figure in New York City during the early-to mid-19th century . A former religious student , Allen was considered one of the most notorious criminals in the city and was known as the `` Wickedest Man in New York '' . A public crusade against him , headed by lawyer and journalist Oliver Dyer , resulted in a reform movement known as the `` Water Street revival '' . The campaign , in which Allen and other notorious underworld figures had been `` reformed '' by religious leaders , was later revealed to be a fraud following exclusive exposés by `` The New York Times '' and the `` New York World '' forcing Allen to leave the city . Early life and criminal career . Born to a prominent and well-to-do religious family in upstate New York near Syracuse , two of his brothers became Presbyterian preachers while a third became a Baptist minister . The rest of his brothers , however , settled in New York City where they became `` professional burglars and footpads '' , most especially Theodore Allen who became one of the city 's earliest underworld figures . Allen was attending the Union Theological Seminary when , around 1850 , he left the institution to join his brothers in New York . He lived with his brothers for about a year , who tutored him in burglary , and did `` quite well by his own account '' but was eventually cast out by his brothers after confessing to being a police informant . It was during this time that he married a `` lush worker '' known as Little Susie and the two moved to the waterfront district of the infamous Fourth Ward in 1855 . While Susie continued her trade of `` rolling drunks '' , Allen was employed as a runner for a crimp house . His particular job was to lure sailor , or any passersby , into the establishment where they would be drugged and shanghaied for outgoing vessels short on crew . Allen himself was eventually suffered a similar fate two years later when , while drinking with his employer one night , was drugged , robbed and woke up hours later `` in the forecastle of a ship bound for South America '' . Allen made his way back to New York six months later , and soon after his return , his former employer had been found `` beaten to death with an iron belaying-pin '' . There was no evidence connecting Allen to the murder , but he was considered a suspect by police and decided to seek different means of employment . He and Susie moved to the district around Sixth Avenue and Thirteenth Street , in what would later become the `` Tenderloin district '' , and began working for procuress Hester Jane Haskins . The husband and wife were among `` respectable-looking young men and women '' employed by Haskins to travel throughout New England to lure young women to New York with the promises of work . Once these women arrived , they were abducted and forced to work in brothels . When Haskins began kidnapping young girls from more prominent families , Allen and Susie decided to leave her organization . Haskins was arrested only a year later . Rise to fame in the New York underworld . Returning to the waterfront , Allen and his wife opened a dance hall on Water Street . The dance hall also operated as a brothel occupied by twenty young women `` who wore long black bodices of satin , scarlet skirts and stockings , and red topped boots with bells affixed to the ankles '' . One of the girls who worked at Allen 's establishment was supposedly the daughter of a Lieutenant-Governor in New England . She had originally come to New York to find her fortune and fell into the hands of procurers and forced her into prostitution . In time , Allen 's resort became one of the principal hangouts for gangsters and other criminals of the Fourth Ward . By 1860 , he had amassed a personal fortune of over $ 100,000 . His resort became one of the earliest dance halls , and later the model for many of the city 's most infamous dive bars , saloons and other resorts during the late 19th century and up until the turn of the 20th century . Among them were `` the Haymarket '' , `` McGurk 's Suicide Hall '' , `` Paresis Hall '' and Billy McGlory 's `` Armory Hall '' . It was reported that , every evening , `` several hundred partake of the rude fun , among them are boys and girls below twelve years of age . The atmosphere reeks with blasphemy . The women are driven to their work by imprecation , and often by blows , from their task master . '' Although involved in theft , procuring and possibly murder , Allen remained a devoutly religious man long after leaving the ministry . He opened his resort every afternoon at 1:00 pm , however he gathered his employees , including prostitutes , bartenders and musicians alike , and held a prayer meeting in a bar room in the back of the hall three days a week at noon . In each cubicle where Allen 's women brought men , a Bible and other religious literature was available . On gala nights , these were often given away as souvenirs by Allen himself . Allen subscribed to almost every religious paper and magazine published in the United States during this time as well as his favorite newspapers the `` New York Observer '' and `` The Independent '' . He scattered these about the dance hall and bar room of the resort while every table and bench had `` The Little Wanderers ' Friend '' , then a popular hymnbook . It was in this spirit that Allen would lead his employees and patrons in a sing-song , most often , `` There is Rest for the Weary '' . Water Street revival . Allen 's resort received considerable coverage by newspapers and magazines , particularly in light of the colorful atmosphere and his eccentric manner , the most prominent of these being `` Packard 's Monthly '' journalist Oliver Dyer who first referred to him as the `` Wickedest Man in New York '' . Allen 's activities also led to his being targeted by reformers and evangelical clergymen seeking to rid the city of vice and crime . The most prominent of these was Reverend A.C. Arnold , founder of the Howard Mission , who visited Allen 's resort to persuade him to allow an ordained preacher to conduct his prayer meetings . On May 25 , 1868 , Arnold led a group of six clergymen and a number of devout laymen to Allen 's dance hall . When they approached Allen , they found he was so drunk that he was unable to object when they held a prayer meeting lasting from midnight until around 4:00 am . The incident was covered extensively by the press causing regular curiosity seekers and ministers to visit the dance hall for several months . The unwanted attention drove Allen 's regular customers away and he began to lose money . Arnold and other preachers continued to hold prayer meetings at the dance hall , usually whenever they were able to be given consent by an intoxicated Allen , and began to call upon him to close down the dance hall . Finally , at midnight on August 29 , 1868 , Allen 's dance hall closed for the first time in seventeen years . The following morning , a notice was posted on the door . One day after the close of Allen 's resort , A.C. Arnold publicly announced that Allen had been converted and reformed , and that he had forsaken his former occupation . Revival meetings were held in the resort several days later and , the following Sunday , Allen attended church services at the Howard Mission where its congregation prayed for him at Arnold 's request . Allen 's appearance at the mission gained attention by the press as well as the daily meetings at Allen 's establishment which continued for a month . It was also during this time that the ministers had approached Allen 's rivals , most notably Tommy Hadden , Kit Burns and Bill Slocum , to hold similar meetings in their establishments . On September 11 , a prayer meeting was held in Hadden 's Water Street boarding house with his consent although none were held in his more infamous Cherry Street resort . Meetings were also held in Bill Slocum 's gin mill , also on Water Street , and Kit Burns `` rat pit '' held in his liquor store . Their establishments were also overrun by preachers and , while none of the men would attend services at the Howard Mission , they did allowed themselves to be mentioned in the congregation 's prayers . This campaign , later to become known as the `` Water Street revival '' , was declared in a public statement issued by many of the city 's prominent religious leaders which explained its purpose claiming that Allen , Burns , Hadden and Slocum had freely allowed the use of their establishments for religious purposes because they had reformed and had renounced their lives of crime . An extensive investigation by `` The New York Times '' showed that the preachers , and certain financial backers , had paid Allen $ 350 for the use of his dance hall for a month . As part of their agreement , Allen had also agreed to sing hymns , prayer meeting and to claim that he had given his dance hall free of charge `` because of his love of the preachers '' . These denouncements by `` The New York Times '' and the `` New York World '' caused serious damage to the preachers campaign as its large congregations began to desert the cause due to the perceived dishonesty by religious leaders . The `` Water Street revival '' eventually faded from public attention and was abandoned . Aftermath and final years . While his competitors soon returned to their criminal ways , Allen never recovered from the Water Street revival . His underworld reputation was irrevocably damaged , his former criminal clientele regarding him as `` loose and unsound '' , and most refrained from attending the dance hall . Although he still retained his women and musicians , he was forced to close the dance hall within a few months . His last public appearance was in late 1868 when he and his wife were arraigned in the Tombs Police Court , along with several of their girls , and charged with robbing a sailor of $ 15 . One of the girls , Margaret Ware , was immediately held for trial while Allen himself was bound over $ 300 ( or $ 500 ) bail for appearance in General Sessions . Appearing before Judge Joseph Dowling , Allen claimed that his arrest had been caused by Oliver Dyer and that the charges were a `` put up job '' . The arresting officer , Captain Thomas Woolsey Thorne , accused Allen of running a `` disorderly house '' . Allen denied this charge and insisted that is establishment had been in use for the past several days for religious meetings . Allen was released and the others not already sentenced were discharged . He died in West Perth , Fulton County , New York two years later .
Sir Patrick Agnew , 1st Baronet . Sir Patrick Agnew , 1st Baronet ( c. 1578–1661 ) was the son of Sir Andrew Agnew of Lochnaw and Agnes Stewart . Succession . He was created 1st Baronet Agnew , of Lochnaw on 28 July 1629 . On his death in 1661 he was succeeded in the baronetcy by his eldest son . He was buried at Leswalt . Career . He was Member of Parliament for Wigtownshire , 1628–1633 and 1643-1647 .
Danilo Dončić . Danilo Dončić ( ; born August 20 , 1969 ) is a Serbian football manager and former player . Early life . He was born in Vranje but spent most of his early life in Belgrade . He started his youth football career with FK Beograd before joining his first professional football team , FK Rudar Prijedor playing back then in the Yugoslav Second League . Playing career . He continued his professional career with famous Serbian football clubs FK Napredak Kruševac , FK Čukarički before returning to FK Beograd . Having spent the majority of his early football career in Serbia , Dončić decided to try the international waters by joining Valletta Malta where he won all possible Maltese Cups in one season 2006–07 and was the top scorer in Malta by breaking the record of scoring 32 league goals in one season . He left Malta for one of the top Bulgarian clubs Lokomotiv Sofia and continued his career by moving to Portugal playing for Imortal DC . After that he spent five years playing for Sliema Wanderers F.C . where he won three league campaigns in a row and one trophy . In those years of his most success Dončić was three times top scorer of the Maltese Premier League . In total , he played eight years in Malta with a record of 196 games played and 151 goals scored . In May 2006 at the age of 37 , Dončić retired from playing football . Coaching career . Dončić decided to concentrate on coaching and soon after he finished his career as a player , he started coaching the First Division Maltese team San Gwann F.C . in 2006 . In the consecutive season , he signed with Floriana F.C . as a head coach of this premier Maltese team . Floriana F.C. , a team with a successful football history placed fifth in the Premiere league and was a semi-finalist in the Trophy for the same year . Following this achievement , Dončić got invited by one of the best Serbian coaches , Dragan Okuka , where he accepted to become his first assistant coach in Dončić 's ex-club PFC Lokomotiv Sofia . Subsequently , Dončić moves on to a top Greek league team Kavala F.C . together with Dragan Okuka . After some time , Okuka resigned and Dončić continued working with Henryk Kasperczak till the year 2011 . At the same time , Dončić was contacted by Sliema Wanderers F.C . for the post of a head coach and he returned to Malta to take over his ex-team Sliema Wanderers F.C . from February 2011 till May 2012 . Remainder of 2012 . Danilo is coaching Tarxien Rainbows F.C . Premier League team . His career continues with Mosta F.C . ( 2013–2014 ) and St. Andrews F.C . ( 2014- Autumn 2014 ) as a Club Manager . With start of new football season Danilo decides to accept the offer of Al-Najma ( 2014–2015 ) on position of Club Manager . Following successful year at Al-Najma Danilo takes the contract with Ethnikos Achnas ( 2015-2016 ) . Danilo is back to the Maltese Premier League after reaching an agreement with St Andrews FC .
Eastergate . Eastergate is a village and civil parish in the Arun District of West Sussex , England . It is located five miles ( 8 km ) east of Chichester . The civil parish covers an area of 370ha ( of which 200ha is owned by the farm ) and has a population of 3107 persons ( 2001 census ) . At the 2011 Census the population was 3,417 . Roman remains have been found near St George 's Church , although until the 20th century the village remained a small one . The area , being on alluvium , was principally used for market gardens . Subsequent house building has resulted in a large increase in population . John Ireland ( 1879–1962 ) often stayed in the parish , and named a hymn tune after it . Barnham railway station ( which is actually within Eastergate parish ) was opened in 1864 and lies on the West Coastway Line . The station was called `` Barnham Junction '' until 1929 because the branch line to Bognor Regis leaves the main line here . East and West Coastway ( to Brighton in the East and Portsmouth or Southampton in the West ) and London services are operated by Southern , with occasional First Great Western services travelling as far afield as Great Malvern and Cardiff .
Wilson Siding . Wilson Siding , also known as Wilson , is a locality in southern Alberta , Canada within the Lethbridge County . It is located at the intersection of Highway 4 and Highway 845 , approximately southeast of Lethbridge . Wilson Siding gets its name from E.H. Wilson of the Alberta Railway and Irrigation Company ( ARIC ) when a train stop was added in 1908 after Canadian Pacific Railway bought out ARIC . It was used a watering stop for steam-powered trains . Grain terminals . Wilson Siding is known as one of the largest shipping points in southern Alberta with two concrete grain terminals . One is owned by Parrish and Heimbecker and the other , Lethbridge Inland Terminal , was built and was run by it 's farmer owners before being sold to Viterra .
Barend van Eijsen . Barend van Eijsen ( fl . 1679 in Haarlem ) , was a Dutch Golden Age painter and sculptor . Biography . According to the RKD , the painter B. van Eijsen was probably the same person as the sculptor `` Barent van Eijsen '' who worked in Haarlem in 1679 . He is listed in the 1702 Vincent van der Vinne list as a past and deceased member of the Haarlem Guild of St. Luke . The painter Sara van Baalbergen married a Barent van Eysen in 1634 in Haarlem , but it is unclear if he represents the same person or a member of the previous generation . Barend probably was related to `` P. van Eijse '' , thought to be identical to Pieter van Eijsen , who was a painter active in Haarlem in the 1660s . Two works attributed to P. van Eijse are vanitas still life paintings in the style of Vincent van der Vinne dated 1661 and 1662 , while another formerly attributed to Evert Collier is attributed to him .
2011 Furman Paladins football team . The 2011 Furman Paladins team represented Furman University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season . The Paladins were led by first year head coach Bruce Fowler and played their home games at Paladin Stadium . They are a member of the Southern Conference . They finished the season 6–5 , 5–3 in SoCon play to finish in fourth place .
The Confederate Spy . `` The Confederate Spy '' is a 1910 American silent film produced by Kalem Company and directed by Sidney Olcott . Production notes . The film was shot in Jacksonville , Florida .
Erythranthe moschata . `` Erythranthe moschata '' is a species of monkeyflower known by the common names muskflower , musk monkeyflower , and formerly as the common musk , eyebright and musk plant . It was formerly known as `` Mimulus moschatus '' . Distribution . It is native to western North America from British Columbia to California to the Rocky Mountains , where it grows in moist , partially shaded habitat in mountains , woodlands , chaparral , and other areas . It also occurs in eastern North America where it may be native or introduced . It is known from Chile and parts of Europe , including England and Finland , where it grows wild after having escaped cultivation . Description . This is a rhizomatous perennial herb which is hairless to hairy , sometimes slimy in texture , and generally musky in scent . It is variable in appearance . The prostrate or upright stem grows up to 30 centimeters long . The oppositely arranged leaves are mostly oval in shape and may reach 6 centimeters long . The tubular flower is yellow in color , its tube just a few millimeters wide and widening at the lobed mouth . It may be up to 2.6 centimeters long . Loss of scent . `` Erythranthe moschata '' was widely grown and sold commercially in Victorian times for its fragrance , and is well-known for the story that all cultivated and known wild specimens simultaneously lost their previous strong musk scent around the year 1913 . Writing in 1934 in the journal `` Nature '' , E. Hardy described a Lancashire nurseryman , Thomas Wilkinson , who in 1898 found that his plants developed a `` rank , leafy smell '' ; five years later , after leaving the trade , he noticed that plants then on sale were scentless . While it was sometimes claimed that strongly scented plants could still be found in the wild , Arthur William Hill , in a 1930 article in The Gardeners ' Chronicle , presented evidence from British Columbia claiming that wild populations had also lost their scent . A variety of suggestions were put forward for a solution to the mystery , such as that the scent of the original cultivated form had been a rare recessive feature , which later disappeared as a result of uncontrolled pollination or the introduction of other genes from the wild population . Other explanations were given based on changes in climate , that humans had lost the ability to detect the smell , that the scent had been produced by a parasite , or simply that the loss of scent was a myth . W.B . Gourlay ( 1947 ) suggested that the phenomenon could be explained if the highly scented cultivated form had been reproduced vegetatively from a single aberrant plant , first raised in England from the original batch of seed , and subsequently replaced by unscented plants grown from other sources of seed . It is notable that Douglas , who first described the species and collected seed in 1826 near Fort Vancouver from which the first examples in England were raised , made no reference to a strong musk scent in his field notes . Moreover there are references as early as 1917 to plants in the wild having a wide range of characteristics between scentless and strongly scented , with the latter being `` very much the exception '' . During the 1920s and 1930s , at the height of botanists ' interest in the 'lost scent ' phenomenon , there were several reports of strongly-scented `` moschatus '' specimens being discovered in the wild , such as in 1931 on Texada Island , British Columbia .
Alfred Percy Allsopp . Alfred Percy Allsopp ( 26 August 1861 – 22 February 1929 ) was an English businessman and Conservative Party politician . Allsopp was the sixth and youngest son of Henry Allsopp , 1st Baron Hindlip and Elizabeth Tongue . Several of his brothers were active in politics . He was elected as the Member of Parliament ( MP ) for Taunton at a by-election in April 1887 , in the place of his oldest brother , Samuel , who had succeeded to the peerage on the death of their father . He was re-elected in 1892 , and stood down from Parliament at the 1895 general election . Allsopp was appointed as a Deputy Lieutenant of Staffordshire in 1887 . He was also a Justice of the Peace ( JP ) in Worcestershire . He was Mayor of Worcester three times . Alfred entered the family business Samuel Allsopp & Sons , as a junior partner from 1883 to 1887 . He later became chairman of the company , and oversaw its conversion into a Limited Company , and retired from the business in 1900 and then sold all his shares in the company . He was also a director of the New Grand Hotel in Birmingham , of the Yolandi Mining Corporation Limited , and of Allsopp and Partners . He was made bankrupt in June 1914 , after losses at Allsopp and Partners forced him to resort to moneylenders , and discharged from bankruptcy in 1920 .
Patel Taylor . Patel Taylor is an award-winning architectural practice based in Clerkenwell , London . Placemaking defines its work . It operates from its own studios in Rawstorne Street , in an old warehouse converted by the firm in 2011 . History . Patel Taylor was founded by Pankaj Patel and Andrew Taylor in 1989 specialising in fusing together the elements of architecture , landscape and urban design and has since completed projects throughout the United Kingdom and in mainland Europe . In particular its collaborative work with French landscape architect Allain Provost has produced the award-winning Eastside City Park and Thames Barrier Park . Patel Taylor is working on some of the largest regeneration schemes in the UK , such as London Dock in Wapping and White City in West London . These developments are of the scale of city quarters , they create new mixed-use pieces of the capital , drawing on the grain that characterises London . The practice has completed a variety of major UK projects , such as the London Olympic Athletes ’ Village , the award-winning Eastside City Park in Birmingham and the critically acclaimed Courtyard Housing in the Borough of Barking and Dagenham . Patel Taylor 's work often involves suggesting a framework that helps repair and reinforce a sense of place . Current and recent developments where this thinking is being applied include London Dock , White City , Earls Court , Wood Wharf , Southbank Place , Thames Barrier Park , Eastside City Park , Bow Schools and the multiple award winning Library & Student Centre at University of Essex . The practice has received more than 40 design awards and was named Masterplanning and Public Realm Architect of the Year in the Building Design Awards 2013 . Its 2017 Lombard Wharf residential tower in Battersea ( London ) was named Development of Outstanding Architectural Merit in the `` Evening Standard '' New Homes Awards 2018 . People . There are more than 50 people currently working at the Clerkenwell offices of Patel Taylor . The practice includes architects , urban designers , landscape architects , designers , model makers , as well as technical specialists . Awards ] . The practice has won 10 RIBA Awards , and 7 Civic Trust Awards as well as many others .
Carolina Wren Press . Carolina Wren Press is a literary small-press publisher based in Durham , North Carolina , United States , founded in 1976 . The press mainly publishes poetry ( both full collections , and limited-edition chapbooks ) , but also publishes fiction and nonfiction , and has published an extensive collection of children 's literature . Each year , Carolina Wren honors one writer with the Doris Bakwin Award . As a literary small-press publisher , many members of the Board of Directors , as well as many previous judges for various contests , are volunteers from across the country . 1 Mission . As a small press , the publisher is different from many mainstream publishers for several reasons . First , it is nonprofit organization whose mission is to publish quality writing by writers historically neglected by mainstream publishing . And second , it seeks to develop diverse and vital audiences not simply through publishing , but also through outreach and educational programs . Contests and awards . Carolina Wren Press publishes poetry , fiction , nonfiction , biography , autobiography , literary nonfiction by and/or about people of color , women , gay/lesbian issues , health and mental health topics in children 's literature . In odd-numbered years , with a postmark deadline of February 15 , the publisher reads full-length poetry collections by emerging authors who have n't had more than one full-length book published . In even-numbered years , with a postmark deadline of February 15 , the publisher reads submissions to the Doris Bakwin Award for Writing by a Woman . History . From Judy Hogan 's personal essay : 2 The roots of Carolina Wren were in Berkeley , California , though it was birthed on January 1 , 1976 , in Chapel Hill , as I sat in my living room in Chase Park Apartments , looking past the balcony , where I fed wintering birds , into the woods behind them . Chase Park had grown out of the Chapel Hill Civil Rights struggle and was run by the Interfaith Council ... Meanwhile , Thorp Springs Press had been publishing the writers I was finding and being found by : Virginia Long Rudder ( After the Ifaluk ) , Miranda Cambanis ( The Execution , a play ) , and Tom Huey ( This Life : A Salutation , a poem broadside for Amon ) . Hyperion 12 ( 1975 ) had in it Lance Jeffers , T.J. Reddy , Jaki and Sherman Shelton , Amon , Miranda , Mitchell Lyman , Roz Wolbarsht , Marion Phillips , and Mike Riggsby . By the end of 1975 I had promised to publish Liner ’ s Chrome Grass , Bill Herron ’ s American Peasant , and Mike Riggsby ’ s Milky Way Poems . That December , when Paul and Foster visited me , he suggested I start my own press , arguing that the audience for my authors was more in North Carolina . So , on January 1 , 1976 , I decided to begin Carolina Wren Press . I chose the name because I loved the bird , its liking to be near people , its cheerful , confident call ( “ cheering , cheering , cheering you ! ” ; certainly not “ teakettle , teakettle , teakettle ! ” ) , and the male wren , I had leaned , constructed four or five nests and then let the female choose the one she liked best . I also was very aware by then that there was an “ in crowd ” of literati in North Carolina , and a triumvirate of respected literary men : Guy Owen , who edited Southern Poetry Review ; Thad Stem of Oxford ; and Sam Ragan , who edited The Pilot in Southern Pines . Charlene Whisnant had previously challenged their hegemony , and I had found myself surrounded by the writers who couldn ’ t break into the inner circle these three dominated . These men were good people , but their vision was limited as to what poetry could be and could express and who the important poets were . They seemed out of touch with all the new voices rising around me . So having ‘ Carolina ’ in the name of the press appealed to me . My writers were also important to North Carolina , and the South , even if the Carolina Quarterly ( University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ’ s mag ) and Southern Poetry Review wouldn ’ t publish them . They were a motley crew : African-Americans ; new women writers ; Amon Liner , who was extremely innovative ; and some who were on the fringe—as was I—just because we were not from the South . All of us were intensely committed writers , with vision , with a lot to say to our audience . But we weren ’ t writing in the standard academic mold of a lyric poem organized around one central image . A symptom of the way I felt was in my dedication of Hyperion 16 , the special Southern issue and our last , which finally was published in 1980 . I dedicated it to Amon Liner ( 1940-1976 ) and to T.J. Reddy ( 1945- ) : “ two outstanding Southern gentlemen. ” There I was trying to break down stereotypes again ! In 1976 I was living on food stamps and in subsidized housing , plus receiving free daycare for Ginia under Title XX as I made my way back into the job market . The COSMEP conference was in Austin , Texas that year ; and Paul organized it with other Austin area writers and editors . This time I went alone ( Terry took the children to the West Coast to see his parents ) . It was a lively , warm , funny conference ; I remember that we all broke up laughing when I described our new van project and told the assembled editors and writers that we ’ d all get to know each other better if we ate and slept together . There was also a woman there urging us to learn accounting so we could turn our liabilities into assets . I can ’ t say that I ever learned exactly how this worked , though I did learn how to keep books . But Paul revealed his own economic approach to book publishing when he claimed it only cost $ .60 a book , and his wife , Foster , immediately contradicted him . His reply was that he had to believe it cost $ .60 a book in order to keep publishing . I also remember vividly Len Randolph holding up a copy of the cover of Chrome Grass , talking about this new press , Carolina Wren , and how strange that felt , and how good . It was real . I was a publisher ! List of Contest Winners . 2006 : Jeanne M. Leiby , `` Downriver . '' Selected by Quinn Dalton . 2008 : Phoebe Hoss , `` All Eyes : A Mother 's Struggle to Save Her Schizophrenic Son . '' Selected by Jeanne Leiby . 2010 : Margaret Hermes , `` Relative Strangers . '' Selected by Jill McCorkle . Sandy Becker , `` Foreign Bodies . '' Selected by Joseph Donohue . Linda Pennisi , `` Suddenly , Fruit . '' Selected by William Pitt Root . Tiffany Higgins , `` and Aeneas stares into her helmet . '' Selected by Evie Shockley . Yvonne Murphy , `` Aviaries . '' Selected by Minnie Bruce Pratt .
Chacras de Dolores . Chacras de Dolores , which means `` Ranches of Dolores '' , is a populated rural area almost entirely surrounding the city of Dolores in the Soriano Department of western Uruguay . Its northern limit is the river Río San Salvador . Population . In 2011 Chacras de Dolores had a population of 1,961 . Source : `` Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay ''
SS British Corporal . `` British Corporal '' was a tanker that was built in 1922 by Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company , Jarrow , Northumberland , United Kingdom . She was built for the British Tanker Company . In 1940 , she was damaged in an attack by German E-boats . She was transferred to the British Ministry of War Transport ( MoWT ) and renamed `` Empire Corporal '' . She returned to service in 1942 following repairs , but was torpedoed and sunk on 18 August by off the coast of Cuba . Description . The ship was built in 1922 by Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Co Ltd , Jarrow , Northumberland . She was long , with a beam of . She had a depth of and a draught of . She was assessed at.. Her DWT was 10,817 . The ship was propelled by two steam turbines , double reduction geared and driving a single screw propellor . The turbines were built by Palmers . History . `` British Corporal '' was built for the British Tanker Company . She was launched in May 1922 . The United Kingdom Official Number 146561 and Code Letters KMDG were allocated . Her port of registry was London . She was employed on routes between the United Kingdom and the Middle East , as shown by her occasional mentions in `` The Times '' in connection with one of her crew being stabbed to death in Port Said , Egypt , in October 1928 , and a report of her having trouble with her condenser at Port Said in February 1932 . In 1934 , her Code Letters were changed to GFJV . On 6 November 1934 , `` British Corporal '' ran aground at Swansea , Wales . She was refloated the next day undamaged . Spanish Civil War . At 05:15 on 6 August 1937 , `` British Corporal '' was attacked by three Spanish Nationalist aircraft when she was west of Algiers , Algeria ( ) , whilst on a voyage from Abadan , Iran , to the United Kingdom with a cargo of petrol . The attack lasted an hour , with both bombs and machine guns being used . `` British Corporal '' was only slightly damaged , with her radio being put out of action for a time . The Italian steamship was also attacked . None of the crew of `` British Corporal '' were injured . Following the incident , she put into Algiers . Two reconnaissance aircraft were despatched from Algiers to search for the attackers . The French and Greek were attacked off Algiers the following day . On departing from Algiers , `` British Corporal '' was escorted by . Following the attack , the British Government made diplomatic protests to Spanish anti-Government forces then involved in the Spanish Civil War . Rear-Admiral Wells , of the Third Cruiser Squadron , raised the issue with naval authorities at Palma , Majorca , who admitted that their aircraft had been involved . They claimed the ship had not been displaying any colours , which was denied by the British . This information was passed back to London , which ordered British Ambassador to Spain Sir Henry Chilton to raise the issue at the Nationalist headquarters in Salamanca . Markings on the aircraft that attacked `` British Corporal '' were those of Nationalist forces . General Franco denied that his aircraft had been involved , and further denied that the naval authorities in Palma had admitted involvement . The French Government announced that it would provide escort for French ships sailing between Algeria and Marseilles . The British stated that prompt assistance would be given by the Royal Navy to any British ship under attack . They also informed the Spanish that any aircraft attacking British shipping was liable to be shot down . World War II . During the Second World War , `` British Corporal '' was a member of a number of convoys . In July 1940 , she was part of Convoy OA 178 . On 4 July 1940 , `` British Corporal '' was attacked by S-Boats `` S-20 '' and `` S-26 '' in the English Channel ( ) , being hit in the stern by a torpedo . Later that day , she was dive-bombed by Junkers Ju 87 aircraft of Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 and severely damaged . `` British Corporal '' was anchored at Portland , Dorset , and later towed to Southampton , Hampshire , arriving on 20 July . She had been on a voyage from Hull , Yorkshire , to Abadan and was in ballast . Following the attack , the Germans claimed that they had sunk a 12,000 ton tanker and a 6,000 ton merchant ship , whereas in fact they had damaged `` British Corporal '' and , a 5,000 ton merchant ship . `` British Corporal '' was taken over by the British Ministry of War Transport ( MoWT ) and repaired , remaining under the management of her former owners . She was a member of Convoy ON 14 , which departed Liverpool on 7 September 1941 and Loch Ewe on 10 September 1941 . The convoy dispersed at sea on 15 September 1941 . `` British Corporal '' was bound for New York , United States . She was commended by the Convoy Commodore for her good signalling and station keeping . `` British Corporal '' was a member of Convoy HX 80 , which departed Halifax , Nova Scotia , on 15 March 1942 and arrived at Liverpool on 27 March . She was carrying a cargo of aviation fuel . From HX 80 , `` British Corporal '' joined Convoy UR 18 , which departed from Loch Ewe on 27 March 1942 and arrived at Reykjavík , Iceland , on 7 April . She then joined Convoy PQ 14 , which departed from Reykjavík on 8 April 1942 and arrived at Murmansk , Soviet Union , on 19 April . Due to thick fog and pack ice , `` British Corporal '' left the convoy to return to Iceland , joining Convoy QP 10 for the return and arriving at Akureyri on 18 April 1942 . `` British Corporal '' joined Convoy RU 22 , which departed Reykjavík on 7 May 1942 and arrived at Loch Ewe on 11 May . She was to proceed to Methil , Fife , for orders . In mid-1942 , the ship was renamed `` Empire Corporal '' . She was a member of Convoy ON 106 , which departed Loch Ewe on 23 June 1942 , bound for New York . On 9 August 1942 , `` Empire Corporal '' departed Curaçao , Netherlands Antilles , for Key West , Florida . She was carrying a cargo of 4,532 tons of petrol and 4,745 tons of white spirit . She joined Convoy TAW 12J . At 11:57 on 14 August 1942 , `` Empire Corporal '' was struck by a torpedo that had been fired by the German submarine and sank off Barlovento Point , Cuba ( ) with the loss of six of her crew of 55 , including ten DEMS gunners . The survivors were picked up by the United States Navy motor torpedo boat and transferred to the U.S. Navy destroyer . They were landed at Guantánamo Bay , Cuba . Those lost on `` Empire Corporal '' are commemorated at the Tower Hill Memorial , London .
2015 Qamishli bombings . The 2015 Qamishli bombings refer to three bombs , that detonated in three restaurants in Wusta , an Assyrian district of the Syrian-Turkish border town of Qamishli on 30 December 2015 . The first reports stated , that it were suicide bombings , however the military spokesman of the Assyrian , Sootoro , in Qamishli , said , that the attacks were not suicide bombs . A Kurdish militia spokesman said , that the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant was responsible for the blasts and that the bombings were targeting Christians , but Assyrian organisations claimed that the bombings were not likely a deed by ISIL , but possibly a crime by the Kurdish YPG . A total of 16 people were killed , 14 of the victims were Assyrian Christians and 2 Muslims , also 35 people were wounded . Aftermath . In the aftermath of the 2015 Qamishli bombings that targeted Assyrian Christian restaurants , the Assyrian Sootoro defense militia set up security checkpoints around the perimeter of the al-Wusta neighborhood , a predominantly Christian district of Qamishli . On 12 January , at around 12:45 , a group of Kurdish YPG fighters approached a GPF manned checkpoint and demanded that the militia take down the security barriers , stating that the checkpoints bothered residents and must be removed . When this was refused , a YPG gunner opened fire from a 30. or 50. caliber machine gun mounted on a technical vehicle . A GPF fighter was struck in the head and killed instantly . In the aftermath , fighting and exchanges of gun fire continued for over an hour between both sides and ended only when the YPG asked a Syrian government representative to mediate a ceasefire . During the clashes , 3 YPG fighters were killed , 2 GPF were wounded , and 3 civilians were injured in the cross-fire .
Geothermal power in Turkey . Geothermal energy is thermal energy which is derived from the earth 's internal heat . Geothermal power in Turkey began in the 1970s in a prototype plant following systematic exploration of geothermal fields . In the 1980s , a first power plant has grown up out of the pilot facility.Turkey is ranked seventh richest country in the world in geothermal potential . The small-sized geothermal power plant was expanded to the country 's biggest one in 2013 . Currently , two power plants operate in Turkey . Its theoretical geothermal potential is 60GW and potential is 4.5GW In addition to electric power generation , geothermal heat is used directly . Turkey reaches milestone 1,100 MW of installed geothermal power generation capacity in December 2017 . Turkey is fourth largest in the world in 2018 when it comes to installed capacity after United States . Geology . The high geothermal potential is due to geology such as the Western Anatolian Graben systems . However `` many of Turkey ’ s existing geothermal plants are situated on reservoirs where the carbon content of non-condensable gases ( NCGs ) in the geothermal fluids are high '' , therefore care must be taken to avoid excessive carbon emissions . History . In 1965 , the state-owned Turkish Mineral Research and Exploration Co. began with the first geological and geophysical surveys in southwestern Turkey . The Kızıldere geothermal reservoir , a field on the western branch of Büyük Menderes Graben , was discovered in 1968 as a geothermal field suitable for electricity generation . The first power plant was built as a prototype facility in 1974 with 500 kW intalled capacity . The generated electricity was distributed to the households in the vicinity free of charge . The state-owned Elektrik Üretim A.Ş . ( EÜAŞ ) enlarged the installed capacity up to 17.4 MW in 1984 . However , the average actual power was around 10 MW . In 2008 , the power plant was transferred to Zorlu Energy in the frame of privatization . Zorlu Energy obtained the right of operating lease for 30 years , and increased the capacity from 6 MW to 15 within a short time . The company invested US $ 250 million to expand the facility . In December 2013 , the Kızıldere Geothermal Power Plant reached an installed capacity of 95 MW making it Turkey 's biggest . As of 2005 , Turkey had the 5th highest direct usage and capacity of geothermal energy in the world . Turkey 's capacity as of 2005 is 1,495 MWt with a usage of 24,839.9 TJ/year or 6,900.5 GWh/year at a capacity factor of 0.53 . Most of this is in the form of direct-use heating however geothermal electricity is currently produced at the Kizildere plant in the province of Denizli producing 120,000 tons of liquid carbon dioxide and dry ice . As of 2006 and 2010 , there were two plants generating 8.5 and 11.5 MWe respectively , in Aydın . The direct-use heating has been mostly district heating serving 103,000 residences ( 827 MWt and 7712.7 TJ/year ) . There is also individual space heating ( 74 MWt and 816.8 TJ/year ) ; 800,000 m2 of heated greenhouses ( 192 MWt and 3,633 TJ/year ) ; and 215 balneological facilities , 54 spas , bathing and swimming pools ( 402 MWt and 12,677.4 TJ/year ) . It is stated that at least 1.5 million houses , currently heated by natural gas , can switch to being heated by thermal waters . As of 2005 , 170 future geothermal prospects had been identified with 95 % in the low-to medium enthalpy range suitable for direct-use applications ( Simsek et al. , 2005 ) . In 2010 the installed geothermal electricity generation capacity was 100 MWe while direct use installations were approximately 795 MWt . Turkey reaches milestone 1,100 MW of installed geothermal power generation capacity in December 2017 . Turkey is fourth largest in the world in 2018 when it comes to installed capacity after United States Financing . `` Public finance is more beneficial if it addresses early-stage risks . '' The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is investing $ 275 million in geothermal energy . Information . An international conference is currently held annually . Future . A total of 750 MWe power production and 4,000 MWt space heating is projected for the year 2018 . It has been estimated that 30 % of Turkish residences could be heated geothermally .
American West Baseball League . The American West Baseball League was a proposed independent baseball league formed in 2012 and was to start playing in 2013 . Sean Smock , a former general manager in minor league baseball , was to be the commissioner of the league . Numerous teams joined or were set to join within the first few months of the league 's creation . The Yuma Desert Rats , who were to be managed by Hal Lanier but withdrew from the league in January 2013 , were one . Others included the Orange County Flyers , Long Beach Splash , Fullerton Flyers ( to be managed by Evert Renteria ) , North County Cannons and a squad from Mesa , Arizona , which was to be co-owned by former major league baseball pitcher Albie Lopez . After the Desert Rats withdrew , the league had only Fullerton , San Diego , Orange County and North County among its ranks . Later in January , the circuit added a team in Las Cruces , New Mexico , which was to be managed by Kelly Stinnett and called the Las Cruces Sun Rays . In late February , Nogales , Arizona joined with a team , to be called the Nogales Desert Ghosts and managed by Jolbert Cabrera . In March , North County dropped out of the league . The Bisbee Copperheads ( to be managed by Danny DiPace ) joined in May , but later that month it stated it would postpone its start to 2014 . The league never resurfaced . One source says there was an attempt to put a team in Douglas , Arizona , as well . Édgar Rentería and Edinson Renteria were investors . There was also going to be a AWBL winter league , but it , too , was canceled .
Afon Marlais , Pembrokeshire . The Afon Marlais is a right-bank tributary of the River Tâf in Pembrokeshire , West Wales . It flows through the Vale of Lampeter to join the Tâf just west of Whitland . The name derives from the Welsh 'marw glais ' and signifies a 'stagnant stream ' .
Richard Wilson-Smith . Richard Wilson-Smith ( 1852 – 12 September 1912 ) was a Canadian businessman and politician . Biography . Born in Ireland , Wilson-Smith emigrated to Canada in 1878 settling in Montreal , Quebec . A few years after arriving in Montreal , he became publisher and chief editor of the `` Insurance and Finance Chronicle '' . In 1893 , he was elected to the Montreal City Council as an alderman for St. Lawrence Ward . In 1896 , he was unanimously elected Mayor of Montreal for a two-year term . He ran unsuccessfully as the Conservative candidate for the House of Commons of Canada for the riding St. Lawrence in the 1896 federal election . In 1892 , he became a member of the Montreal Board of Trade , and in 1898 he purchased a seat on the Montreal Stock Exchange . He was one of the original directors of the Lachine Rapids Hydraulic and Land Company , which undertook successfully the development of the vast water power of the Lachine Rapids . He was President of the Canada Accident Company , a trustee of the Guardian Assurance Company , Vice-President of the Montreal Trust and Deposit Company , the National Security Company of New York and resident Vice-President of the American Surety Company .
Budget and Accounting Act . The Budget and Accounting Act of 1921 ( ) was landmark legislation that established the framework for the modern federal budget . The act was approved by President Warren G. Harding to provide a national budget system and an independent audit of government accounts . The official title of this act is `` The General Accounting Act of 1921 '' , but is frequently referred to as `` the budget act '' , or `` the Budget and Accounting Act '' . This act meant that for the first time , the president would be required to submit an annual budget for the entire federal government to Congress . The object of the budget bill was to consolidate the spending agencies in both the executive and legislative branches of the government . The act created the Bureau of the Budget , now called the Office of Management and Budget ( OMB ) , to review funding requests from government departments and to assist the president in formulating the budget . The OMB mandates that all government estimates , receipts , and expenditures be cleared by the director of the budget . From the director , the estimates go directly to the president and from the president , directly to Congress . In addition , the act created the General Accounting Office , now known as the Government Accountability Office ( GAO ) , the non-partisan audit , evaluation , and investigative arm of Congress , and an agency in the legislative branch of the United States Government . The act required the head of the GAO , to `` investigate , at the seat of government or elsewhere , all matters in relation to the receipt , disbursement , and application of public funds , and shall make to the President ... and to Congress ... reports [ and ] recommendations looking to greater economy or efficiency in public expenditures '' . The name of the General Accounting Office was changed to Government Accountability Office in 2004 to better reflect the mission of the office . Bureau of the Budget . This act created the Bureau of the Budget , which was a part of the Treasury Department but remained accountable to the White House . In 1939 , the Bureau was transferred from the Treasury Department to the Executive Office of the President . The Bureau had authority under the act `` to assemble , correlate , revise , reduce , or increase the estimate of the several departments and establishments . '' Since the act was originally created , in 1921 , additional functions have been added to the activities of the Bureau , which was under the general supervision of a director . The OMB 's staff today “ totals between 400 and 500 employees , including an investigating staff of experts , all college graduates , several Rhodes scholars and at least 100 with Master ’ s and Ph.D. degrees . About a third have had practical business experience , four-fifths with experience in government , and some are scientists . '' The General Accounting Office . This act also created the GAO as an agency independent of the executive branch and under control of the Comptroller General of the United States , who is appointed by the president for a term of 15 years . The GAO is an independent agency within the legislative branch of the federal government . It was created to perform an independent audit of the government ’ s financial transactions `` to determine the efficiency with which financial affairs of federal agencies are managed and to submit to the Congress in specific and annual reports its findings as to financial condition of the government . '' Currently the GAO still serves as the lead auditor of the U.S. government ’ s consolidated financial statements . However , this is only a small percentage of the GAO ’ s current workload . Most of the agency ’ s work involves program evaluations , policy analysis , and legal opinions and decisions on a broad range of government programs and activities , both at home and abroad . The GAO also reports on federal programs and policies that are working well and acknowledges progress and improvements . GAO officials regularly consult with lawmakers and agency heads on ways to make the government work better , from adopting best practices to consolidating or eliminating redundant federal programs . Significance . This act is credited by political science scholars as playing a key role in creating the institutional presidency . As James Sundquist puts it , `` The modern presidency , judged in terms of institutional responsibilities , began on June 10 , 1921 , the day that President Harding signed the Budget and Accounting Act . ''
5th Iowa Volunteer Infantry Regiment . The 5th Regiment Iowa Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War . Service . The 5th Iowa Infantry was organized at Burlington , Iowa and mustered into Federal forces on July 15 , 1861 . The regiment was amalgamated with the 5th Regiment Iowa Volunteer Cavalry on August 8 , 1864 . Total strength and casualties . Unit strength was 1067 . The regiment suffered 9 officers and 108 enlisted men who were killed in action or who died of their wounds and 2 officers and 131 enlisted men who died of disease , for a total of 250 fatalities . 299 were wounded .
Gonga , Bam . Gonga is a village in the Tikare Department of Bam Province in northern Burkina Faso . It has a population of 843 .
Vagal trigone . The cells of the dorsal nucleus of vagus nerve are spindle-shaped , like those of the posterior column of the spinal cord , and the nucleus is usually considered as representing the base of the posterior column . It measures about 2 cm . in length , and in the lower , closed part of the medulla oblongata is situated behind the dorsal motor nucleus of the vagus ; whereas in the upper , open part it lies lateral to that nucleus , and corresponds to an eminence , named the vagal trigone ( ala cinerea , not to be confused with tuberculum cinereum nor tuber cinereum ) , in the rhomboid fossa .
Angelo Zorzi . Angelo Zorzi ( May 4 , 1890 – December 28 , 1974 ) was an Italian gymnast who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics and in the 1920 Summer Olympics . He was born in Milan . He was part of the Italian team , which was able to win the gold medal in the gymnastics men 's team , European system event in 1912 as well as in 1920 . In 1920 he finished 16th in the individual all-around event .
Currency detector . A currency detector or currency validator is a device that determines whether notes or coins are genuine or counterfeit . These devices are used in many automated machines found in retail kiosks , self checkout machines , arcade gaming machines , payphones , launderette washing machines , car park ticket machines , automatic fare collection machines , railway station ticket machines , and vending machines . The process involves examining the coins and/or notes that have been inserted , and by using various tests , determining if the currency is counterfeit . Since the parameters are different for each coin or note , these detectors must be programmed for each item that they are to accept . In normal operation , if any item such as a coin , note , card or ticket is accepted , it is retained within the machine and it falls into a storage container to allow a member of staff to collect it later when the machine is being emptied . If the item is rejected , the machine returns the item to the customer . If a coin or token is rejected , it usually falls into a tray or rolls out of a slot at the bottom where the customer can remove the coin . If a banknote , card or ticket is rejected , it is pushed back out through the machine so that the customer can remove it from the slot into which it was inserted . Coin acceptors . The basic principle for coin detection is to test the physical properties of the coin against known characteristics of acceptable coins . The coin acceptor analyses the coin according to its mass , size , diameter , thickness , metal composition and/or magnetism , and then sends an appropriate electrical signal via its output connection . The next step is generally performed by the banknote-to-coins exchanger . Today , sophisticated electronic coin acceptors are being used in some places that , in addition to validating weight and size , also scan the deposited coin using optics and match the image to a pre-defined list , or test the coin 's `` metallic signature '' based on its alloy composition . Normal circulation coins eventually collect microscopic particles of dirt , dust , oil and grease from people 's fingers . When a coin acceptor is used long enough , thousands of coins rolling along a track will leave enough dirt , dust , oil and grease to be visible . For this reason , the coin acceptor has to be cleaned on a regular basis to prevent malfunction or damage . Coin acceptors are modular , so a dirty acceptor can be replaced with a clean unit , preventing downtime . The old unit is then cleaned and refurbished . Some new types of coin acceptors are able to recognize the coins through `` training '' , so they will support any new types of coins or tokens when properly introduced . Testing methods . Vending and change machines use several techniques to check whether a note is genuine . Toggling these settings and the sensitivity of each is programmed via means of dip switches on the internal circuitry . Optical sensing . Optical sensing with a small light detector called a photocell or a miniature digital camera is one of the main techniques that vending machines use . Many countries ' banknotes are pixelated—that is , they are made out of small dots . The dots are spaced differently and have different sizes , depending on the note . The optical sensors can look for these different patterns to determine what sort of note has been inserted . Some paper money is also fluorescent : it glows when ultraviolet light is shined on it . Some machines shine an ultraviolet light on the note and measure the glow to help determine the note 's composition . GMR sensor proximity detection . The particles in the ink on many countries ' currency have ferromagnetic properties , including some elemental iron . Magnetic composition comprises carbon nanofoam in an amount of from 0.1 to 45 percent by weight of the total composition . Notes are passed over a permanent magnet array and magnetized along their direction of travel . A magnetic sensor located several inches away with its sensitive axis parallel to the direction of travel can detect the remnant field of the ink particles . The purpose of the biasing magnet in this case is to achieve a controlled orientation of the magnetic moments of the ink particles , resulting in a maximum and recognizable magnetic signature . Reversing the magnetizing field can actually invert the signature . Physical attributes . The thickness and dimensions of a banknote are tested to ensure they are correct . US currency is 2.61 inches wide by 6.14 inches in length and are 0.0042 inches thick , and weigh 1 gram . Currency printed prior to 10 July 1929 had larger physical characteristics . As the notes pass between the rollers , the voltages vary according to their thickness . Miniature transducers , approximately 3/8 '' diameter , offer high accuracy linear measurement in a compact space where size constraints prohibit the use of standard LVDTI 's . In addition , the low- mass core is ideal for systems with low driving forces or high acceleration and , therefore , will not adversely influence the delicate nature of these applications . Operating ranges are available from ±0.005 '' to ±1.00 '' , divided into eight intermediate strokes . Genuine Federal Reserve notes have a clear polyester thread embedded vertically in the paper . The thread is inscribed with the denomination of the note , and is visible only when held up to light . Each denomination has a unique thread position and will glow a unique color in ultraviolet ( UV ) light . Banknote acceptors . Also known as validators or acceptors , paper currency detectors scan paper currency using optical and magnetic sensors . Upon validation , the validator will inform the vending machine controller ( VMC ) or other host device of a credit via a parallel or serial interface . Various interfaces exist for the host device , including a single-line pulse interface , a multi-line parallel interface , a multi-line binary interface , and serial interfaces such as ccTalk , SSP , and MDB . Wrinkled or creased notes can cause these machines to reject them . There are currently only a handful of companies manufacturing this equipment . Crane Payment Innovations ( joining Crane Payment Solutions and MEI ) , and Japan Cash Machine ( JCM ) are two of the largest , each maintaining dominance in a particular market segment . Other notable companies producing this type of equipment include Coinco , Pyramid Technologies , Inc. ( PTI ) , International Currency Technologies ( ICT ) , Alpha CMS ( Cash Management Solutions ) , Astrosystems , Money Controls , Pyramid Technologies , Validation Technologies International ( VTI ) , Innovative Technology Ltd ( ITL ) , Global Payment Technologies ( GPT ) and Jofemar . Recent innovations include remote auditing and reporting by these devices as part of an Automated Cash Handling network for amusement , banking , retail , casino and other industries .
Geoffrey Garrett . Geoffrey Garrett is an Australian political scientist and academic administrator . He was a professor of political science at Stanford University , Yale University , the University of California , Los Angeles ( UCLA ) , the University of Southern California ( USC ) and the University of Sydney . He was also the dean of the University of Sydney Business School and the UNSW Business School . He is the dean of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania . Early life . Geoffrey Garrett was born in Australia , and he graduated from the Australian National University . He was a Fulbright Scholar at Duke University , where he earned a master 's degree and a PhD in 1990 . Career . Garrett was a fellow in Politics at University College , Oxford from 1986 to 1988 . He joined the Department of Political Science at Stanford University as an assistant professor in 1988 , and retired as a tenured full professor in 1997 . He was a professor of Political Science at Yale University from 1999 to 2001 , and a professor of Political Science at the University of California , Los Angeles ( UCLA ) from 2001 to 2005 . He was also the dean of the UCLA International Institute . He was Professor of International Relations , Business Administration , Communication and Law at the University of Southern California from 2005 to 2009 , and the president of the Pacific Council on International Policy from 2005 to 2009 . Garrett returned to Australia in 2009 , where he was a professor of political science at the University of Sydney and the founding CEO of its United States Studies Centre from 2008 to 2012 . He was the dean of the University of Sydney Business School from 2012 to 2013 , and the dean of the Australian School of Business , now known as the UNSW Business School , from 2013 to 2014 . Garrett succeeded Thomas S. Robertson as the dean of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania on July 1 , 2014 . He is also the Reliance Professor of Management and Private Enterprise in the Management Department at Wharton . He serves on the advisory board of `` Global Policy '' . Garrett serves on the boards of advisors of the Indian School of Business and the Tsinghua University School of Economics and Management . He is also a fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia .
Cosmos sherffii . `` Cosmos sherffii '' is a Mexican species of plants in the sunflower family . It has been found only in the state of Oaxaca in southern Mexico . `` Cosmos sherffii '' is a branching perennial up to 80 cm ( 32 inches ) tall , producing thick , tuberous roots underground . Leaves are highly divided into many small lobes and leaflets . Each stem usually produces only one flower head , with rose-colored ray florets and yellow disc florets .
Port of Guangzhou . Port of Guangzhou is the main seaport of Guangzhou city , Guangdong province , China . The port is operated by Guangzhou Port Group Co. Ltd which is a state owned company . The company was established on February 26 , 2004 from the former Guangzhou Harbor Bureau . It was approved by the Guangzhou Municipal Government . It is currently the largest comprehensive port in South China . Its international maritime trade reaches over 300 ports in more than 80 countries and districts worldwide . The port also incorporates the former Huangpu Port . The port also serves as the important economic and transport center for the Pearl River Delta region and Guangdong province . It is also vital transport hub for industries located in neighboring provinces such as Guangxi , Yunnan , Guizhou , Sichuan , Hunan , Hubei and Jiangxi . History . Guangzhou was an important port during the ancient times as far back as the Qin Dynasty . It served as a trading port as the `` Silk Road on the Sea '' . The port became one of China 's busiest ports during the Ming dynasty and Qing dynasty . Geography . Guangzhou Port is situated at the intersection of the three most important rivers of Dongjiang , Xijiang and Beijiang in South China . All the three rivers have the waterway , railway , expressway and air lines intersecting here , thus forming a critical transportation hub . It is the main port of focus in the Pearl River Delta Region . The port 's harbor area extends along the Pearl River coast and water areas in the cities of Guangzhou , Dongguan , Zhongshan , Shenzhen and Zhuhai . The port being situated beyond the entrance of Pearl River opening serve as a gateway for shipping activity for other Harbor area such as Nansha Harbor Area , Xinsha Harbor Area , Huangpu Harbor Area and Inner Harbor Area , and Nansha Harbor Area near Hong Kong . Port infrastructure . Guangzhou Port comprises 4600 berths , 133 buoys and 2359 anchorages each of 1,000 tonnage class and the largest capacity is 3,000 tons . The government has approved of the dredging of the port to allow 100 000 tonnes vessels to enter Nansha at high tide in July 2009 . The port is currently dredging to allow 100 000 tonnes vessels to enter Nansha terminal in low tide . Port activities . The Port of Guangzhou plays a very important role in the economy . The port handles a range of activities which include loading and discharging , storage , bonded warehousing , container cargo services . Many agricultural , industrial and manufactured products are shipped through the port which include oil , coal , grain , chemical fertilizer , steel , ore and automobiles . The port also provides passenger services as well as logistics services . It also played a major role in contributing to the success of the missionary hospital , the Canton Hospital . Shipping . As the biggest comprehensive hub port in South China , Port of Guangzhou is experiencing an increase in cargo volume and ships calling in . This is due to the buoyant economic activity in Guangzhou and the surrounding hinterland . In 1999 , Port of Guangzhou surpassed its annual cargo throughput of 100 million tons . It is the second port in Mainland China to ranked with such record volume . As a result , the annual cargo volume continues to grow . In 2006 , the whole Guangzhou Port surpassed 300 million tons ( ranking the third in China 's coastal ports and the fifth among the world top ten ports ) and 665 million TEUs , and Guangzhou Port reached 201 million tons and 4.774 million TEUs .
Nine Guests for a Crime . `` Nine Guests for a Crime '' ( , also known as `` A Scream in the Night '' ) is a 1977 Italian giallo film directed by Ferdinando Baldi . It was also known as `` La morte viene del passato '' ( `` Death Comes From the Past '' ) in Spanish markets . An alternate Italian title was `` Un urlo nella notte '' ( `` A Scream in the Night '' ) . Plot . Nine people vacationing on a lonely island are being stalked and murdered by an unknown killer .
Proofs related to chi-squared distribution . The following are proofs of several characteristics related to the chi-squared distribution . Derivation of the pdf for one degree of freedom . Let random variable `` Y '' be defined as `` Y '' = `` X '' 2 where `` X '' has normal distribution with mean 0 and variance 1 ( that is `` X '' ~ `` N '' ( 0,1 ) ) . formula_1 Where formula_3 and formula_4 are the cdf and pdf of the corresponding random variables . Then formula_5 Alternative proof directly using the change of variable formula . In this case the change is not monotonic , because every value of formula_8 has two corresponding values of formula_9 ( one positive and negative ) . However , because of symmetry , both halves will transform identically , i.e . In this case , the transformation is : formula_11 , and its derivative is formula_12 And one gets the chi-squared distribution , noting the property of the gamma function : formula_14 . Derivation of the pdf for two degrees of freedom . There are several methods to derive chi-squared distribution with 2 degrees of freedom . Here is one based on the distribution with 1 degree of freedom . Derivation of the pdf for `` k '' degrees of freedom . where formula_47 is the standard normal distribution and formula_48 is that elemental shell volume at `` Q '' ( `` x '' ) , which is proportional to the ( `` k '' − 1 ) -dimensional surface in `` k '' -space for which It can be seen that this surface is the surface of a `` k '' -dimensional ball or , alternatively , an n-sphere where `` n '' = `` k '' - 1 with radius formula_50 , and that the term in the exponent is simply expressed in terms of `` Q '' . Since it is a constant , it may be removed from inside the integral . The integral is now simply the surface area `` A '' of the ( `` k '' − 1 ) -sphere times the infinitesimal thickness of the sphere which is
Ohigashi schism . The Ohigashi schism ( お東騒動 ) was a religious schism in the Ōtani-ha ( also known as Higashi Honganji ) subsect of the Jōdo Shinshū school of Buddhism that occurred in 1969 after a reformist group created internal divisions . History . The Dobokai Movement ( 同朋会運動 ) , a reform group within Higashi Honganji , officially began on the 700th memorial of Shinran in 1962 , though its roots were in a movement started in 1947 by a group of practitioners calling themselves the `` shinjinsha '' `` true person community '' . The reform group was led by Kurube Shin'yū . Akegarasu Haya , Soga Ryōjin , and other disciples of Kiyozawa Manshi were also closely involved . The goal of the Dobokai movement was to awaken and unite members of Higashi Honganji due to internal conflict over differences of doctrinal opinion such as over the idea of shinjin and whether the pure land was to be entered in death or in this life . The Dobokai movement based itself largely on the `` Tannishō '' , a collection of sayings attributed to Shinran with commentaries by Yuien-bo , one of his disciples , and the idea of cutting through spiritual differences . The movement split Higashi Honganji into four different groups . What is now known as the Higashi Honganji-ha is centered in Tokyo . The physical property of Higashi Honganji temple is run by the much-larger Ōtani-ha , which changed the temple 's name to `` Shinshū Mausoleum '' . Meanwhile , the treasure of Higashi Honganji-ha at the time , amounting to about $ 200 million in donations , was seized for use by a `` nonprofit organization '' which does not maintain any temples . In 2012 a court ruled that this money must be returned .
1988–89 Charlotte Hornets season . The 1988–89 Charlotte Hornets season was Charlotte 's inaugural season in the National Basketball Association . The Hornets , along with the Miami Heat , began play as expansion teams during the season . Dick Harter was hired to be the team 's head coach . The Hornets finished the season last place in the Atlantic Division with a record of 20 wins and 62 losses , and led the NBA in attendance , becoming the first expansion team to do so . Charlotte also set an all-time NBA attendance record , which was broken by Minnesota the following season . Kelly Tripucka led them in scoring averaging 22.6 points per game , and top draft pick Rex Chapman averaged 16.9 points per game while making the All-Rookie Second Team . Expansion draft . The team 's roster was filled as a result of an expansion draft in 1988 . In a coin flip , the Hornets earned the right to choose either the higher choice in the college draft or the first pick in the expansion draft , picking the former . Most teams use such drafts to pick young players and guarantee a future , but Charlotte chose veterans in order to get a competitive lineup right away . Also sent were Kurt Rambis of the Los Angeles Lakers and Earl Cureton of the Philadelphia 76ers . NBA Draft . Subsequent to the expansion draft , Charlotte was given the eight pick in the 1988 NBA Draft . They selected Rex Chapman , a shooting guard out of University of Kentucky . Roster . ! colspan= '' 2 '' style= '' background-color : # 048BA6 ; color : # 323290 ; text-align : center ; '' | Charlotte Hornets 1988-89 roster ! Pos . ! ! # ! ! Nat . ! ! Name ! ! Ht . ! ! Wt . ! ! From Regular season . The Hornets played their first season in the Eastern Conference 's Atlantic Division . The team 's first official NBA game took place on November 4 , 1988 , at the Charlotte Coliseum , and was a 133–93 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers . Despite the huge loss , the Hornets received a standing ovation at the end of the game . November 8 , 1988 , the team won their first game over the Los Angeles Clippers , 117–105 . On December 23 , 1988 , the Hornets defeated Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls 103–101 at the buzzer in Jordan 's first return to North Carolina as a professional . During the season , Kelly Tripucka led the franchise with 22.6 points per game . Despite the Hornets mostly poor play ( typical for an expansion franchise ) , the Hornets led the NBA in attendance during the season . Transactions . Released Clinton Wheeler . Signed Earl Cureton as a free agent . Traded Bernard Thompson to the Houston Rockets for Robert Reid and a 1990 2nd round draft pick ( Steve Scheffler was later selected ) . Signed Kurt Rambis as an unrestricted free agent . Signed Tim Kempton as a free agent . Signed Brian Rowsom as a free agent . Released Sedric Toney . Waived Tom Tolbert . Waived Rickey Green . Signed Sidney Lowe to the first of two 10-day contracts . Signed Greg Kite to a contract for the rest of the season . Waived Ralph Lewis .
Elna ( Japanese company ) . Elna Co. Ltd is a Japanese manufacturer of electrolytic and electric double layer capacitors . It also produces custom printed circuit boards for OEM use . The company took on the name `` Elna '' when it acquired Elna Electronics Co. in March 1968 . However , the company was established in 1937 , though not under the name `` Elna '' . Elna 's headquarters is located in Yokohama , Japan .
Yadanarbon F.C.. Yadanarbon Football Club ( ; also spelled Yadanabon F.C . ) is a Burmese football club , based at the Bahtoo Stadium , in Mandalay , Myanmar . The club was a founding member of the Myanmar National League in 2009 . In the first round of the 2017 domestic league season , Yadanabon FC drew a home attendance of 4000 , the highest in that round . Honours . It is the winner of the league 's first two cup competitions : the MNL Cup 2009 and the MNL Cup 2009-10 .
Facing New York . Facing New York was a three-piece progressive indie rock band from the Bay Area , California , formed in January 2004 . The band was signed to Five One Inc. Records and released two full-length albums . History . The original five members formed from other bands from the Bay Area scene , with Omar Cuellar and Matt Fazzi previously playing together in Tragedy Andy and Eric Frederic and Rene Carranza in Locale A.M.. Bass player Brandon Canchola was added to complete the line up . In early 2004 , the group participated in the Vans Warped Tour 2004 on select dates . They sold their self-released EP , `` Swimming Not Treading '' to customers queuing to get into the shows , and it was successful enough to get the band signed to Five One , Inc . The band 's self-titled album was released on August 30 , 2005 . In March 2006 , the band undertook a tour with fellow label mates Eastern Youth , and then with Taking Back Sunday in the Western United States in April of the same year . The tour then lead them traveling as far as Japan , in early June 2006 , to do a series of shows again with Eastern Youth and the Japanese indie rock group , Toe . In July 2006 , Carranza stated he would be leaving the band to go back to school . Carranza played his last show on September 1 in San Francisco , and the remaining members finished off the remainder of 2006 with a headlining tour throughout the US , with friend and label mate Gavin Castleton filling in . In March 2007 , the band participated in the South by Southwest music festival and wrote new material which they performed at the festival . Fazzi played his final show with the band on April 19 , 2008 at San Francisco 's Bottom of the Hill . The encore featured Carranza back again on keyboards for a dramatic finale . It was revealed on May 5 that Fazzi had joined Taking Back Sunday , after the departure of Fred Mascherino . The band released their second album , `` Get Hot '' , on October 14 , 2008 . The album received a B+ rating from The A.V . Club , with reviewer Chris Martins calling the album `` worth discovering ... a sturdy work that 's artful as well as entertaining '' . The band has cited The Dismemberment Plan , Fela Kuti , The Police , and Steely Dan among their influences . They were described by Allmusic as `` a second-generation emo band with some progressive and post-rock tendencies '' . The `` LA Weekly '' described the band : `` There 's some prog-rock here , a little Steely Dan sophistication , and a whole lot of Parliament-Funkadelic 's surrealistic whimsy , filtered through the band 's non-genre-specific rambling . '' Frederic also performs solo as Ricky Reed .
Lopper II Rail Tunnel . The Lopper II Rail Tunnel is a railway tunnel in the canton of Nidwalden in central Switzerland . It forms part of the Zentralbahn Luzern–Stans–Engelberg line , which links Lucerne with Engelberg , between Hergiswil station and Stansstad station . It is in length , and carries metre gauge ( ) track electrified at 11 kV AC 16 2/3 Hz using overhead catenary . The tunnel runs under the Lopper , a shoulder of Mount Pilatus which extends into Lake Lucerne , and immediately on leaving the tunnel the line crosses a bridge over the Alpnachersee arm of Lake Lucerne before entering Stansstad station . The Lopper II Tunnel is paralleled by the Kirchenwald Tunnel carrying the A2 motorway . The nearby Lopper Tunnel I is a rail tunnel on the Zentralbahn Brünig line , the two rail lines joining at Hergiswil station .
Green Dragons . The Green Dragons , also known simply as `` Dragonsi ' '' ( `` The Dragons '' ) , are supporters of the Olimpija branch of sport clubs in Ljubljana . The most prominent roles amongst these belong to NK Olimpija and KK Olimpija . They are also one of two major football ultras groups in Slovenia , the other being their traditional enemy , the Viole Maribor . They mostly wear green and white symbols and clothing , which are the club 's colors . They are divided into three main sub-groups : Youth Crew , made up of the younger members , CRC , containing the veterans , and other semi-active members . The name . The name Green Dragons is connected to the symbol of the Slovenian capital , Ljubljana , which is a green dragon on top of a white castle on a red shield . The image of the dragon is therefore familiar to all the residents of the city and it even appears in bronze form on one of the more famous bridges across the Ljubljanica river , the Dragon Bridge from 1901 . However , the name Green Dragons was first used during a football game against FC Prishtina in the autumn of 1988 , when a fan unfurled a banner with the words : `` Green Dragons '' . The identity of the fan is unknown and he probably had no idea of the impact he would have on Slovenian football history . History . Active public supporting of the club NK Olimpija began in 1986 and after the Pristina game in 1988 the supporters took on the name Green Dragons . When the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was falling apart the future of the club and its fans was unsure . Later a Slovenian league was formed . When the club finally joined this league it was left with no real rival . The first important game was played against Medvode . The Green Dragons came there by means of the players ' bus which was lent to them , while the players themselves drove in their own cars . The peak of the season was marked by the `` legendary '' game against Maribor on the sixth of may in 1992 . Nine hundred Green Dragons were present , considered a lot in those days . The opposing team of football enthusiasts had all of the banners they had brought to Ljubljana confiscated by members of the Green Dragons . The Green Dragons followed their favourite football club wherever it went . They also stated publicly that they are not going to physically attack anybody , but would still defend themselves if they were attacked and that they are going to respect others as much as others respect them . This golden season was followed by stagnation caused by the club management . This was followed by a year and a half strike by the Green Dragons until the director was changed . The next season was the leaping point of the Slovenian football star Sebastjan Cimirotič . The same autumn one of the largest incidents in Slovenian supporter 's history took place on the way to Maribor , at the train station in Štore , near Celje , considered mostly the fault of the Slovenian Police and weird coincidence . 74 Dragons were arrested . The last game of the season is remembered as the most crowded , featuring 1500 Green Dragons , resulting in lack of space for the viewers . Olimpija however lost the title to its rival , Maribor , by one point . The rise-up of the football club followed in the next two seasons . In the game against Liverpool a large number of fans was gathered again , a bit over one thousand , and completely overtook the eight hundred English ones . As interest in sports declined in Ljubljana , so did the football club that eventually fell apart . A minor football club named NK Bežigrad took the stick and was joined by the Green Dragons , trying to bring high-quality back into Slovenian sport .
ICL 20-20 Indian Championship 2008–09 . The ICL 20-20 Indian Championship 2008/09 was the second tournament of the second ICL season , it was also the second 20-20 Indian Championship . The tournament commenced on 10 October 2008 , with the final match to be held on 16 November 2008 . Both the opening and closing fixtures were played in Hyderabad , India . The league consisted of nine teams . Each team playing each other once . 2008/09 season . The 2008/09 season saw the introduction of a new team , the Dhaka Warriors . The season opener consisted of this calendar year 's Edelweiss 20s Challenge finalists the Lahore Badshahs and the Hyderabad Heroes . Each winning teams gets 2,500,000 Rupees ; while each Man of the match receives 200,000 Rupees , a trophy and an electric motobike . Venues . Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium , Hyderabad , Telangana Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium , Ahmedabad , Gujarat Tau Devi Lal Stadium , Gurgaon , Haryana Tau Devi Lal Cricket Stadium , Panchkula , Haryana
John Bennie ( footballer ) . John Bennie ( 30 November 1896 – ? ) was a Scottish professional association football player who played as a centre forward . In the 1921–22 season , he played 12 league games and scored six goals for Nelson in the Football League Third Division North .
Los Molinos , Lanzarote . Los Molinos is a village in the municipality of Haría in the Las Palmas province of northern Lanzarote in the Canary Islands .
Glandularia bipinnatifida . `` Glandularia bipinnatifida '' , commonly called Dakota mock vervain , is a species of flowering plant in the verbena family ( Verbenaceae ) . It is native to the North America , where its natural range extends from the United States south to Nicaragua . In the United States , it is found primarily in the Great Plains and in the Blackland Prairies of the Southeast . Elsewhere in North America , it is occasionally found as a non-persisting waif . Its natural habitat is in open grassy areas , including prairies . It can be found in both high-quality natural communities and in disturbed areas . `` Glandularia bipinnatifida '' is an herbaceous or semi-woody perennial . It produces pink or purple flowers primarily in the spring , but can bloom anytime throughout the growing season . Its leaves are finely dissected , into segments that are 1–4 mm wide . It can be distinguished from the similar-looking `` Glandularia pulchella '' by its long flower bracts , and wider leaf segments .
Kim Ponders . Kimberly A. Ponders is a fiction writer and former military aircrew weapons controller . Her first novel , `` The Art of Uncontrolled Flight '' , was released with HarperCollins in September 2005 . Her second novel , `` The Last Blue Mile '' , was released 22 May 2007 . Early life and career . Kim grew up near Boston , Massachusetts and graduated from Syracuse University . She worked as a small-town reporter in northern California . In 1989 , she attended Officer Training School and was commissioned into the United States Air Force as a second lieutenant . In 1991 , she became qualified as an air weapons controller on the E-3 AWACS and went to Saudi Arabia with Desert Storm , becoming one of the first American women to fly in a combat zone . She spent the next five years flying missions out of Saudi Arabia and Turkey , providing air supplies to the Kurds in northern Iraq and monitoring the Iraqi no-fly zone . These experiences formed the basis of her first novel , `` The Art of Uncontrolled Flight '' . In 1996 , she took a one-year assignment at Osan , South Korea , controlling the airspace south of the Korean Demilitarized Zone . There , she met her husband , Bill , also an Air Force officer . They moved to Geilenkirchen , Germany , where he flew with the NATO E-3s , while Kim joined the Air Force Reserve and began working on her novel . She attended workshops in Prague , Czech Republic , and St. Petersburg , Russia , and later attended the Warren Wilson Program for Writers . Now a Lieutenant Colonel , Kim is the lead speechwriter for Lieutenant General John Bradley , Chief of the Air Force Reserve . She holds an M.S . in international relations and an M.F.A . from the Warren Wilson Program for Writers . She ’ s written about the current Iraq war on blogsites such as Femme La Guerre and BlogHer , a women ’ s news and features site . She teaches at a conference run by A Room of Her Own , the largest women-only writer ’ s foundation in the country . Kim also has reviewed books for the `` Washington Post '' . She lives in southern New Hampshire with her husband and two boys .
Argyroxiphium kauense . `` Argyroxiphium kauense '' ( Mauna Loa silversword , also commonly known as Kaū silversword ) is a rare species of flowering plant in the Asteraceae family . It is endemic to the eastern and southern slopes of Mauna Loa on the island of Hawaii . `` A. kauense '' occurs in a much broader range of habitats than the closely related and better-known Haleakalā silversword ( `` A. sandwicense macrocephalum '' ) , and is found in montane shrubland , bogs , and open mesic forest . Although threatened by damage from feral pigs , goats , and mouflon sheep , most of the areas where it currently exists are now protected , and the species is actively managed by the National Park Service and Hawaii State Department of Forestry and Wildlife . It is a federally listed endangered species of the United States . There are three known occurrences remaining , for a total of fewer than 1000 individuals .
Mosely-Woods House . The Mosely-Woods House ( a.k.a . Starling-Wilburn House ) is a historic house in Yazoo City , Mississippi . History . The house was built circa 1860 . Two decades later , in 1880 , it was acquired by William Mosely , a black landowner , from Ann Holt . Heritage significance . It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since June 25 , 2005 .
Irina Dorofeeva . Irina Dorofeeva is a singer from Belarus . Eurovision Song Contest 2011 . On January 15 , 2011 , National State Television and Radio Company of the Republic of Belarus announced that Dorofeeva will represent Belarus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 but she was replaced by Anastasia Vinnikova . The songwriter has been announced as former Serbia and Montenegro representative Željko Joksimović
Leucanthemum × superbum . `` Leucanthemum '' × `` superbum '' ( or Shasta daisy ) is a commonly grown flowering herbaceous perennial plant with the classic daisy appearance of white petals ( ray florets ) around a yellow disc , similar to the oxeye daisy `` Leucanthemum vulgare '' Lam . but larger . Shasta daisies are characterized by a distinct odour which some find unpleasant . It originated as a hybrid produced in 1890 by the American horticulturist Luther Burbank from a number of daisies . First , he crossed `` Leucanthemum vulgare '' with `` Leucanthemum maximum '' ( Ramond ) DC . ; this double hybrid was itself crossed with `` Leucanthemum lacustre '' ( Brot . ) Samp . The resulting `` Leucanthemum '' triple hybrid was crossed with `` Nipponanthemum nipponicum '' ( Franch . ex Maxim . ) Kitam. , creating an intergeneric cross of species from three continents . It was named after Mount Shasta , because its petals were the color of the snow . Some members of the genus are considered noxious weeds , but the Shasta daisy remains a favorite garden plant and groundcover . Many cultivars are suitable for cut flowers , such as 'Becky ' , 'Esther Read ' , 'Silberprinzesschen ' ( ) , 'Snow Lady ' , 'Tinkerbell ' , 'Wirral Pride ' , 'Wirral Supreme ' . The cultivar 'T.E . Killin ' has gained the Royal Horticultural Society 's Award of Garden Merit .
TD Arena . TD Arena is a 5,100 seat multi-purpose arena in Charleston , South Carolina , United States that opened in 2008 and replaced John Kresse Arena as the home of the College of Charleston Cougars basketball and volleyball teams . The South Financial Group of Greenville , South Carolina , purchased the naming rights to the new facility and it opened in 2008 under the Carolina First Arena name . After the 2010 sale of the corporation to Toronto Dominion Bank , the arena 's name changed to TD Arena . The playing surface is named John Kresse Court in honor of legendary Charleston men 's basketball coach John Kresse . Originally to be named Carolina First Center , the facility was renamed Carolina First Arena to avoid confusion with the bank 's south coast main offices in Charleston which are located in an office building by the same name . The first game played at the arena on November 14 , 2008 was a first round game of the inaugural ESPN Charleston Classic between Texas Christian University and Western Michigan University won by TCU 67-63 . Perhaps the biggest game in arena history was an 82-79 Charleston victory in overtime over then-No . 9 ranked and defending national champion North Carolina on January 4 , 2010 . The arena not only plays host to Cougars ' basketball games , but it also hosts many other campus events , including orientations , campus tours , award ceremonies , and external events ( including concerts for Hootie & Spoleto Festival ) . The TD Arena is overseen by Josh Bryson , Director of Operations . He is assisted by Kelsea McGrogan , Assistant Director of Operations .
Black-throated thrush . The black-throated thrush ( `` Turdus atrogularis '' ) is a passerine bird in the thrush family . It is sometimes regarded as one subspecies of a polytypic species , `` dark-throated thrush '' , red-throated thrush then being the other subspecies . More recent treatments regard the two as separate species . The black-throated thrush is a migratory Asian species . Its range overlaps with the more easterly-breeding red-throated thrush . Description . This is a large and distinctive thrush . The male has black from the chin to the breast with a greyish black tail . The upperparts are grey and the underparts are whitish with orange-red underwing coverts . Females and immatures are similar but the black on the throat and breast is replaced with dusky streaking . Habitat . Black-throated thrushes breed along the edges of clearings in coniferous or mixed deciduous forest , often in the undergrowth of Siberian Pine `` Pinus sibirica '' or mixed spruce fir forest , especially along watercourses or in swampy areas . Ecology . Breeds solitarily or in loose aggregations of pairs in late May through to late July . The nest is made of grasses and thin twigs bound with earth and lined with fine grasses , moss or lichens . The nest is usually placed within 1.5 to 2m of the ground , sometimes on the ground . Otherwise the behaviour is similar to that of the fieldfare `` T. pilaris '' . In winter often found in large flocks with other thrushes such as Tickell 's thrush `` T. unicolor '' , eye-browed thrush `` T. eunomus '' and mistle thrush `` T. viscivorus '' , on migration often with dusky thrush . Roosts in dense evergreen vegetation . Feeds on the ground on invertebrates and also feeds on various berries , cherries and some seeds . Distribution . The breeding range of the black-throated thrush extends from the extreme east of Europe to Western Siberia and north-west Mongolia . The wintering range extends from the Middle East , although uncommon in the Arabian Peninsula to eastern Burma . As a vagrant it has occurred in Japan , Thailand , and Taiwan as well as to most of Europe west of its normal range . Taxonomy . The scientific name comes from Latin . `` Turdus '' is `` thrush '' and the specific `` atrogularis '' is derived from `` ater '' , `` black '' , and `` gula '' , `` throat '' . Formerly considered conspecific with the red-throated thrush `` T. ruficollis '' but now considered a separate species .
Paederus baudii . `` Paederus baudii '' is a species of `` rove beetles '' belonging to the family Staphylinidae subfamily Paederinae . Distribution and habitat . These beetles are mainly present in France , Italy , and Switzerland . They can mainly be encountered in moisty habitats , especially on the banks of ponds and marshy meadows . Description . The adults grow up to long . The head is black , antennae and legs are yellowish , while the apex of the femora is black . Pronotum is red . The elytra are black . Abdomen is black except for the first 4 segments that are red . This species has a very narrow base of elytra , elytra widened in the back and the head much bigger than similar ones . Biology . They can secrete by abdominal glands an urticant substance . Larvae and adults are predators of small insects .
Centerfield , New York . Centerfield is a hamlet in Ontario County , New York , United States located in the Town of Canandaigua . It is between the City of Canandaigua and the Town of Bloomfield . The community is located on conjoined on US Route 20 and New York State Route 5 west of the City of Canandaigua .
List of United States tornadoes from January to March 1982 . This is a list of all tornadoes that were confirmed by the National Climatic Data Center in the United States from January to March 1982 . During this period , 81 tornadoes touched down across 23 states , resulting in 7 fatalities and numerous injuries . The strongest of these storms was an F4 in the Texas and Oklahoma Panhandles on March 18 . Activity greatly varied between the three months , with January being above average , February at record low levels and March around average . Aside from two notable outbreaks , tornado events were sporadic and scattered across the country . More than half of the 60 tornadoes in March occurred during a single outbreak from March 14 to 17 .
Juliet Berto . Juliet Berto ( 16 January 1947 – 10 January 1990 ) , born Annie Jamet , was a French actress , director and screenwriter . A member of the same loose group of student radicals as Anne Wiazemsky , she first appeared in Jean-Luc Godard 's `` Two or Three Things I Know About Her '' , and would go on to appear in many of Godard 's subsequent films , including `` La Chinoise '' , `` Week End '' , `` Le Gai Savoir '' , and `` Vladimir et Rosa '' . She later became a muse for the French New Wave director Jacques Rivette , starring in `` Out 1 '' and `` Celine and Julie Go Boating '' . In the 1980s she also became a screenwriter and film director . Her film `` Cap Canaille '' ( 1983 ) was entered into the 33rd Berlin International Film Festival . In 1987 , she was a member of the jury at the 37th Berlin International Film Festival . She died of breast cancer at age 42 .
Lurag Khari . Lurag Khari ( , also Romanized as Lūrag Khārī ; also known as Deh-e Lūrag Khārī ) is a village in Margan Rural District , in the Central District of Hirmand County , Sistan and Baluchestan Province , Iran . At the 2006 census , its existence was noted , but its population was not reported .
Święte , Podkarpackie Voivodeship . Święte ( , `` Sviate '' ) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Radymno , within Jarosław County , Subcarpathian Voivodeship , in south-eastern Poland , close to the border with Ukraine . It lies approximately south-east of Radymno , south-east of Jarosław , and east of the regional capital Rzeszów .
Ostrowy Baranowskie . Ostrowy Baranowskie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Cmolas , within Kolbuszowa County , Subcarpathian Voivodeship , in south-eastern Poland . It lies approximately north-west of Cmolas , north-west of Kolbuszowa , and north-west of the regional capital Rzeszów .
NeXT Computer . NeXT Computer ( also called the NeXT Computer System ) is a workstation computer that was developed , marketed , and sold by NeXT Inc . It runs the Mach- and BSD-derived , Unix-based NeXTSTEP operating system , with a proprietary GUI using a Display PostScript-based back end . The motherboard is square and fits into one of four identical slots in the enclosure . The NeXT Computer enclosure consists of a 1-foot ( 305 mm ) die-cast magnesium cube-shaped , black case , which led to the machine being informally referred to as `` The Cube '' . It was launched in 1988 at . The NeXT Computer was succeeded by the NeXTcube , an upgraded model , in 1990 . Launch . The NeXT Computer was launched in October 1988 at a lavish invitation-only event , `` NeXT Introduction – the Introduction to the NeXT Generation of Computers for Education '' at the Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco , California . The next day , selected educators and software developers were invited to attend—for a $ 100 registration fee—the first public technical overview of the NeXT computer at an event called `` The NeXT Day '' at the San Francisco Hilton . It gave those interested in developing NeXT software an insight into the system 's software architecture and object-oriented programming . Steve Jobs was the luncheon 's speaker . Reception . In 1989 , `` BYTE Magazine '' listed the NeXT Computer among the `` Excellence '' winners of the BYTE Awards , stating that it showed `` what can be done when a personal computer is designed as a system , and not a collection of hardware elements '' . Citing as `` truly innovative '' the optical drive , DSP and object-oriented programming environment , it concluded that `` the NeXT Computer is worth every penny of its $ 6,500 market price '' . It was , however , not a significant commercial success , failing to reach the level of high-volume sales like the Apple II , Commodore 64 , the Macintosh , or Microsoft Windows PCs . The workstations were sold to universities , financial institutions , and government agencies . Legacy . A NeXT Computer and its object oriented development tools and libraries were used by Tim Berners-Lee and Robert Cailliau at CERN to develop the world 's first web server software , CERN httpd , and also used to write the first web browser , WorldWideWeb . The NeXT Computer and the same object oriented development tools and libraries were used by Jesse Tayler at Paget Press to develop the first electronic app store , the Electronic AppWrapper in the early 1990s . Issue # 3 was first demonstrated to Steve Jobs at NeXTWorld Expo 1993 . Pioneering PC games `` Doom '' ( with its WAD level editor ) , `` Doom II '' , and `` Quake '' ( with its respective level editor ) were developed by id Software on NeXT machines . Other games based on the `` Doom '' engine such as `` Heretic '' and its sequel `` Hexen '' by Raven Software as well as `` Strife '' by Rogue Entertainment were also developed on NeXT hardware using id 's tools .
William Belsham . William Belsham ( 1752–1827 ) was an English political writer and historian , noted as a supporter of the Whig Party and its principles . He justified the American Revolution in excusing Americans in their resistance to the demands of England , and he was an advocate of progressive political liberty . Life . The brother of Thomas Belsham , and brother-in-law of the Unitarian minister Timothy Kenrick , he was born at Bedford , the son of James Belsham ( died 1770 ) , a nonconformist minister . He died near Hammersmith 17 November 1827 . Works . Belsham wrote history as a radical Whig . He belonged to the anti-war group of historians , with Charles James Fox and Anthony Robinson . He began his career as an author by publishing `` Essays , Philosophical , Historical , and Literary '' , two vols . 1789–91 . He used the term `` libertarian '' in a discussion of free will and in opposition to `` necessitarian '' ( or determinist ) views . In 1792 he published `` Examination of an Appeal from the Old to the New Whigs '' , and in 1793 `` Remarks on the Nature and Necessity of Political Reform '' . He also wrote on the Test Act , the French Revolution , the Treaty of Amiens , and the poor laws . In 1793 Belsham published , in two volumes , `` Memoirs of the Kings of Great Britain of the House of Brunswick-Luneburg '' , and this was followed in 1795 by `` Memoirs of the Reign of George III to the Session of Parliament 1793 '' , in four volumes , a fifth and sixth volume appearing in 1801 , bringing it down to 1799 . In 1798 he published , in two volumes , `` A History of Great Britain from the Revolution to the Accession of the House of Hanover '' , and in 1806 all the volumes were reissued , with two additional volumes , the twelve volumes appearing under the title , `` History of Great Britain to the Conclusion of the Peace of Amiens in 1802 '' . He engaged in controversy with Herbert Marsh on the responsibility for the French Revolutionary Wars , taking the Foxite Whig line and supporting German critics of Great Britain . An eight-volume set `` Memoirs of the Reign of George III from his Accession , to the Peace of Amiens '' was published in 1813 .
Fran Villalba . Francisco 'Fran ' José Villalba Rodrigo ( born 11 May 1998 ) is a Spanish footballer who plays for CD Numancia on loan from Valencia CF as a central midfielder . Club career . Born in the neighbourhood of El Cabanyal , Valencia , Villalba was a Valencia CF youth graduate . On 1 August 2014 , after being linked to Liverpool , he signed a new four-year deal with `` Los Che '' . On 1 February 2015 , aged only 16 , Villalba made his senior debut with the reserves , coming on as a second-half substitute in a 1–2 away loss against CD Olímpic de Xàtiva for the Segunda División B championship . He appeared in two further matches during the campaign , all of them from the bench . On 26 June 2015 Villalba was called up to the main squad by manager Nuno Espírito Santo for the pre-season . He made his professional debut on 16 December , as a half-time substitute for André Gomes in a 2–0 Copa del Rey home win against Barakaldo CF . Villalba made his La Liga debut on 31 December 2015 , coming on in the 84th minute in a 0–1 away loss against Villarreal CF . On 12 July 2018 he joined Segunda División side CD Numancia on a season-long loan .
The Second Time Around . `` The Second Time Around '' is a song with words by Sammy Cahn and music by Jimmy Van Heusen . It was introduced in the 1960 film `` High Time '' , sung by Bing Crosby with Henry Mancini conducting his orchestra , and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song . It lost out to `` Never on Sunday '' . Although Crosby recorded it on August 25 , 1960 , for MGM Records , it is especially associated with Frank Sinatra , who recorded it for Reprise Records on December 21 , 1960 . This achieved some chart success reaching the # 50 position in the Billboard Hot 100 chart . Sinatra also recorded it again for Reprise on November 5 , 1961 , and April 29 , 1963 . Jane Morgan sang the song on a 1961 episode of `` The Jack Benny Program '' . Dame Kiri Te Kanawa performed this with André Previn on `` The Jazz Album '' ( 1992 )
Joey Scarpellino . Joey Scarpellino ( born in 1994 ) is an actor from Quebec . After 4 years studying drama arts at La Bulle college , he got his first role on TV in the Ici Radio-Canada Télé show `` Les Parent '' . Scarpellino grew up in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu . In 2011 and 2012 , he was selected person of the year by the TV show `` KARV , l'anti.gala '' .
Suffolk City Public Schools . Suffolk Public Schools is the branch of the government of the city of Suffolk , Virginia responsible for public K-12 education . Suffolk has multiple advanced/honors through its high schools , such as International Baccalaureate at King 's Fork , Project Lead the Way Engineering at Nansemond River , and Project Lead the Way Biomedical at Lakeland . The Superindentent of Schools is Dr. Deran R. Whitney . Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction is Dr. LaToya Harrison and the Assistant Superintendent of Student Services is Dr. Suzanne Rice . The school system operates 12 elementary schools , five middle schools , three high schools , one alternative center and one College and Career Academy .
Strathmore & Perthshire Cricket Union . The Strathmore & Perthshire Cricket Union is a regional cricket league in Scotland . Since 1998 , it is the feeder league for the North and Midlands of the country into the Scottish National Cricket League until 2011 , when the SNCL , after little over a decade of existence , became called the CSL ( Cricket Scotland League ) . Its one of four regional feeder leagues . The Strathmore Union was formed in 1929 and the Perthshire League was formed in 1963 . The two merged in 2004 . In the late 1990s the Union had a representative team in the Regional League Championship , which pitted the best players in each league against each other . The SPCU has fielded a representative XI , notably as part of one of its founder members , Arbroath United 's 125th anniversary year .
Canada WET . Canada WET is a Canadian music event that was held for two days in 2005 in Japan by Kyodo Tokyo Four Canadian rock bands played at Canada WET in Japan in 2005 ' Venues . Canada WET held at two cities of Japan , Tokyo and Osaka . Ebisu LIQUIDROOM ( 900 capacity ) Shinsaibashi CLUB QUATTRO ( 650 capacity ) Artists . ・ Broken Social Scene ・ Death From Above 1979 ・ The Dears ・ Stars
Smilax calophylla . `` Smilax calophylla '' is a vine in the greenbrier family . It is native to parts of Southeast Asia ( southern Thailand , Peninsular Malaysia , Singapore , Sumatra ) as well as to northeastern Australia ( Queensland ) . `` Smilax calophylla '' is an erect to declining herb up to 2.5 m tall , with yellow flowers and reddish-brown fruits . Tea brewed from the leaves is used as a male aphrodisiac in Malaysia .
The Hammer of God ( Bo Giertz novel ) . `` The Hammer of God : A Novel about the Cure of Souls '' by Bo Giertz was first published in 1941 in the Swedish language as `` Stengrunden '' ( `` The Stone Foundation '' ) . It has been translated into English in 1960 , 1973 and 2005 . The English-language title derives from the first part of the book , `` Herrens hammare '' ( `` The Hammer of the Lord '' ) . It was filmed in 2007 and is available with Swedish and English subtitles .
2006 Japanese television dramas . ←2005 - 2006 - 2007→ This is a list of Japanese television dramas often called `` doramas '' by fans .
Sudbury Saturday Night . `` Sudbury Saturday Night '' is one of the most famous songs by Stompin ' Tom Connors , which depicts the hard-drinking , hard-partying social life of hard rock miners in the Northern Ontario mining city of Sudbury . Originally released on Connors ' 1967 debut album `` The Northlands ' Own Tom Connors '' , the song also reappeared on his 1972 album `` Bud the Spud '' , his live album `` Live at the Horseshoe '' , the compilations `` A Proud Canadian '' and `` 25 of the Best Stompin ' Tom Souvenirs '' , and the 1995 rerelease of `` The Northlands ' Own Tom Connors '' under the title `` Northlands Zone '' . `` Sudbury Saturday Night '' was covered by Canadian musician Kim Mitchell in 1998 on the compilation `` Summer Dock Party '' .
Paint Nite . Paint Nite is a company in the paint and sip industry , with headquarters in Somerville , Massachusetts . Founded in 2012 , Paint Nite offers live , nightly painting events accompanied by wine or cocktails . Events are held in local bars and restaurants . Local artists , licensed as Paint Nite hosts , guide guests step-by-step as they create a personalized painting . Events typically last two hours and guests take home their artwork . History . Paint Nite was founded in 2012 by Daniel Hermann and Sean McGrail . Daniel Hermann was born in Boston and grew up in Newton , Massachusetts . He started his first business at 21 . He still owns this laundry pick-up delivery service , which operates in six states . He attended the University of Wisconsin and Babson College for his MBA . Sean McGrail attended George Washington University from 1990–1994 where he received a BA in psychology , marketing and fine arts . He previously has worked for PARTNERS+simons and Genzyme Biosurgery . The idea of Paint Nite occurred to the duo when they attended a birthday party that served beer and wine in a painting studio . They concluded that having painting events in a local bar instead of a studio would reduce overhead costs . Using a licensing model which enabled local artists to work the painting events , Hermann and McGrail founded Paint Nite with $ 7,000 . Paint Nite has raised $ 13 million in equity funding . The funding came from Highland Capital Partners . Since 2012 , Paint Nite and the paint and sip industry in general have grown rapidly . The company now generates $ 50 million in annual revenue . In August 2015 the company announced . Finances and business model . Paint Nite is self-financed . Its customers purchase tickets to the events in advance . The upfront cash can be used to further grow the business and purchase supplies based on sales . Hermann noted this is why the company has grown rapidly . Paint Nite is based on a licensing model . Licensees and the artists that host the painting events use the Paint Nite brand to run their business . This differs from the franchise model where income and upfront costs are required . The venue that hosts the event generates income from alcohol sales . Marketing and advertising . Paint Nite ’ s customer base is 90 percent female , between the ages of 21 and 45 . McGrail noted that social media platforms such as Facebook , Twitter and Instagram have been key components in Paint Nite ’ s success . People tagging themselves in social media have accounted for about 35 percent of ticket sales . Publicity . In 2014 , for Paint Nite ’ s two-year anniversary New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski , also known as “ Gronk , ” attended a Paint Nite event held at Ned Devine ’ s Irish Pub in Boston . Gronkowski ’ s painting was auctioned off for the National Brain Tumor Society . Paint Nite made its nationwide television debut in September 2014 when cast mates from BRAVO TV ’ s reality show , `` The Singles Project '' attended a Paint Nite event . On July 2015 , book author and freelance journalist documented his experience at a Paint Nite event in a feature article written for `` Bloomberg Businessweek '' , where Stein gave credit to Paint Nite for “ Saving the American Bar ” .
Montreal Cognitive Assessment . The Montreal Cognitive Assessment ( MoCA ) is a widely used screening assessment for detecting cognitive impairment . It was created in 1996 by Ziad Nasreddine in Montreal , Quebec . It was validated in the setting of mild cognitive impairment , and has subsequently been adopted in numerous other settings clinically . Format . The MoCA test is a one-page 30-point test administered in approximately 10 minutes . The test and administration instructions are available for clinicians online . The test is available in 46 languages and dialects ( as of 2017 ) . Because MoCA is English specific , linguistic and cultural translations are made in order to adapt the test in other countries . Multiple cultural and linguistic variables may affect the norms of the MoCA across different countries and languages . Several cut-off scores have been suggested across different languages to compensate for education level of the population , and several modifications were also necessary to accommodate certain linguistic and cultural differences across different languages/countries . However , not all versions have been validated . MoCA test study . A MoCA test validation study by Nasreddine in 2005 showed that the MoCA was a promising tool for detecting Mild Cognitive Impairment ( MCI ) and Early Alzheimer 's disease compared with the well-known Mini-Mental State Examination ( MMSE ) . According to the validation study , the sensitivity and specificity of the MoCA for detecting MCI were 90 % and 87 % respectively , compared with 18 % and 100 % respectively for the MMSE . Subsequent studies in other settings were less promising , though generally superior to the MMSE . Other studies have tested the MoCA on patients with Alzheimer 's disease . Recommendations . The National Institutes of Health and the Canadian Stroke Network recommended selected subsets of the MoCA for the detection of vascular cognitive impairment . Scoring . MoCA scores range between 0 and 30 . A score of 26 or over is considered to be normal . In a study , normal people scored an average of 27.4 ; people with mild cognitive impairment ( MCI ) scored an average of 22.1 ; people with Alzheimer 's disease scored an average of 16.2 . Other applications . Since the MoCA assesses multiple cognitive domains , it may be a useful cognitive screening tool for several neurological diseases that affect younger populations , such as Parkinson 's disease , vascular cognitive impairment , Huntington 's disease , brain metastasis , sleep behaviour disorder , primary brain tumors ( including high and low grade gliomas ) , multiple sclerosis and other conditions such as traumatic brain injury , depression , schizophrenia and heart failure .
Catherine Gentile . Catherine Gentile is an American short story writer . Life . She is a native of Hartford , Connecticut . She graduated from Saint Joseph College ( Connecticut ) with a master 's degree . After a career in special education/mental health , she turned to writing . Her short fiction has been published in `` The Hurricane Review '' , `` The Ledge '' , `` The Long Story '' , and `` Kaleidoscope '' . She is a staff writer for `` Portland Trails '' . She lives with her husband near Yarmouth , Maine , where she is completing her first novel , `` Sunday 's Orphan '' .
Buk Góralski . Buk Góralski ( ) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Jabłonowo Pomorskie , within Brodnica County , Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship , in north-central Poland . It lies east of Jabłonowo Pomorskie , north-west of Brodnica , and north-east of Toruń . Massacre during Second World War . During the German Invasion of Poland in 1939 , German forces on 21 September together with Selbstschutz murdered 12 people in the village .
Rachael Blake . Rachael Morelle Blake ( born 26 May 1971 ) is an Australian actress . Early life . Blake was born in Perth . At the age of 18 months , she moved to England with her English parents , only to return to Perth at age 11 . Blake was born deaf in one ear , a condition that was rectified by a series of operations undertaken before she was six . To overcome shyness and her hearing problem , her mother enrolled her in elocution lessons , which she continued until age 17 . After attending the John Curtin College of the Arts high school in Perth , she applied to Sydney 's National Institute of Dramatic Art ( `` NIDA '' ) at age 17. but was rejected due to her age . She was accepted to NIDA when she was 19 . Acting career . At 13 , Blake was cast in a short film . Blake 's first film role was in the Australian children 's movie `` Paws '' . After studying at NIDA , she worked on Australian television shows `` Home and Away '' ( as Mandy Thomas ) , `` Pacific Drive '' , and `` Heartbreak High '' . In 1997 , she took the role of Dr Maxine Summers in the ABC crime drama `` Wildside '' . She has also starred in several films , including 2001 's `` Lantana '' with Anthony LaPaglia , as well as 2003 's `` Perfect Strangers '' for which she won the Fantasporto Award for Best Actress . Between 2006–2007 , she played Hilary Davenport in the British satirical black comedy `` Suburban Shootout '' . She played `` Belinda '' in a British TV movie , `` Clapham Junction '' , in 2007 . In 2009 , she starred in the UKTV mini-series `` False Witness '' . She also played a main role in `` The Prisoner '' . In 2010 , she portrayed Hazel Hawke in the telemovie `` Hawke '' . Blake played the character of Clara in the erotic drama `` Sleeping Beauty '' . In 2012 , Blake portrayed Kris Perry in the theatre production of `` 8 '' in Sydney and Melbourne . In 2013 , she portrayed Lady Tuckworth in the HBO Asia series `` Serangoon Road '' . She played a main role in the 2014 drama film `` Melody '' , for which she has received recognition ( see below ) . She appeared in the 2016 film `` Gods of Egypt '' . Awards and honours . Blake won the Silver Logie Award for 'Most Outstanding Actress ' at the Logie Awards ( 1999 ) . She was nominated four times at the Australian film Institute ( since 2011 called the AACTA Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards ) and won the award for 'Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Television Drama ' for Wildside in 1998 and 'Best Actress for a Supporting role ' for Lantana in 2001 . She received the Montréal World Film Festival Award for Best Actress for her portrayal , in the title role , in the 2014 drama film `` Melody '' ( 2014 ) . In 2004 , she won the Best Actress ( Melhor Actriz ) - Directors ' Week Award at Fantasporto film festival ( 2004 ) and the Best Actress Award at Pacific Meridian film festival , Vladivostok for Perfect Strangers ( 2003 ) . In 2018 , she was part of the ensemble cast that won the 'Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble Series in a Drama Series ' by Equity Ensemble Awards 2018 for Personal life . In 2003 , she married `` Wildside '' co-star Tony Martin . They later starred together in `` Serangoon Road '' .
Antler Peak ( Washington ) . Antler Peak is a summit located in Mount Rainier National Park in Pierce County of Washington state . It is part of the Sourdough Mountains , a subset of the Cascade Range . Antler Peak is situated west of Dege Peak and northeast of Sunrise Historic District , with the Sourdough Ridge Trail traversing the south slope of Antler between the two . Mount Fremont is its nearest higher peak , to the west . Precipitation runoff from Antler Peak drains into the White River . Climate . Antler Peak is located in the marine west coast climate zone of western North America . Most weather fronts originate in the Pacific Ocean , and travel northeast toward the Cascade Mountains . As fronts approach , they are forced upward by the peaks of the Cascade Range ( Orographic lift ) , causing them to drop their moisture in the form of rain or snowfall onto the Cascades . As a result , the west side of the Cascades experiences high precipitation , especially during the winter months in the form of snowfall.During winter months , weather is usually cloudy , but , due to high pressure systems over the Pacific Ocean that intensify during summer months , there is often little or no cloud cover during the summer . Because of maritime influence , snow tends to be wet and heavy , resulting in high avalanche danger .
2008 Urawa Red Diamonds season . 2008 Urawa Red Diamonds season
Andrew James Campbell Allen . Andrew James Campbell Allen ( born 9 February 1856 in Belfast , died 16 November 1923 at Grove Park railway station ) was a Northern Irish mathematician and educational administrator whose career was spent in England and whose last three decades were spent as an Anglican clergyman . Campbell Allen was one of only four Irish students to achieve Senior Wrangler status in the Cambridge mathematical tripos . He was the son of William John Campbell Allen ( whose wealth derived from railways and banking ) and Isabella Marshall . The younger Campbell Allen attended school at the Royal Belfast Academical Institution and earned mathematics degrees from Queen 's College , Belfast ( BA and MA , in 1875 and 1877 , respectively ) . He then matriculated at Peterhouse in Cambridge , and in 1879 became Senior Wrangler at the mathematical tripos . The only other Irishmen to achieve that distinction were Stokes , Larmor and William M. Orr . He was a Fellow and Tutor at Peterhouse ( 1879–84 ) , and Principal of Chester Training College ( 1886–90 ) , where he tried ( with mixed success ) to usher in a new era of liberalisation and modernisation . He finally resigned out of frustration with the governors . Having taken holy orders in 1880 , in 1892 Campbell Allen was appointed Vicar of St Mary the Less , Cambridge . He also later served as Rural Dean of Cambridge . Campbell Allen authored several religious books and also published numerous papers on trigonometry , geometry , optics and electricity . Some sources list Campbell Allen as having the last name `` Allen '' .
Mictocaris . `` Mictocaris halope '' is the only species of freshwater crustacean in the monotypic genus `` Mictocaris '' . It is placed in its own family , Mictocarididae , and is sometimes considered the only member of the order Mictacea . `` Mictocaris '' is endemic to anchialine caves in Bermuda , and grows up to long . Its biology is poorly known . Taxonomy . `` Mictocaris halope '' is the only species in the genus `` Mictocaris '' , and in the family Mictocarididae . When the family Hirsutiidae is treated as the separate order Bochusacea , `` Mictocaris halope '' is the only species that remains in the order Mictacea . Description . `` Mictocaris '' is long and is reflective . It is native to four anchialine limestone caves in Bermuda : it was first discovered by divers in Crystal Cave , and then further populations were found in Green Bay Cave ( South Harrington Sound Passage and North Shore Passage ) , Roadside Cave and Tucker 's Town Cave . Ecology . `` Mictocaris '' is rarely encountered because it lives only in deep waters in the interior sections of the caves . It avoids sunlight and remains in isolated parts of the cave . It is usually seen swimming , but on rare occasions can be found resting or walking on a rock . When relocated into an aquarium they prefer the walls and surfaces of the glass . It is unknown what `` Mictocaris '' eats , but it has developed powerful molar and mandible muscles which allows them to chew productively . When originally found , the divers collected 56 specimens of `` Mictocaris '' , which can now be found in the National Museum of Natural History . Conservation . `` Mictocaris '' is critically endangered due to population fragmentation , decline in subpopulations , and only inhabiting a single location . The population is only extant in five locations , some of which are likely experiencing habitat destruction .
Jevgenij Shuklin . Jevgenij Shuklin ( born 23 November 1985 in Glazov , Russia ) is a Russian-born Lithuanian sprint canoeist who has competed since 2003 . He was world junior champion in 2003 ( Japan , Komatsu ) . He won a silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics . He won four bronze medals in the C-1 200 m event at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships , earning them in 2006 , 2007 , 2009 and 2014 . He is also a three time European champion , in Pontevedra in 2007 , in Trasona in 2010 and in Montemor-o-Velho in 2013 .
Lainici Monastery . The Lainici Monastery is a Romanian Orthodox monastery located 32 km from Târgu Jiu . History . First mention of this monastery was in 14th century . The monastery was constructed during the reign of John Caradja Voivode between 1812 and 1817 .
Frank Guttridge . Frank Herbert Guttridge ( 12 April 1866 – 13 June 1918 ) was an English cricketer and footballer who played in The Football League for Notts County . He also played cricket for Nottinghamshire and Sussex , making a total of 107 first-class appearances between 1889 and 1904 , during which he scored 2,190 runs and took 176 wickets . Early career . Frank Guttridge was a footballer of some ability but was rather better known as a cricketer . He signed for Heanor Town in 1886 . Notts County signed him in March 1888 as the 1887-1888 season was coming to a close . Season 1888–89 . Frank Guttridge , playing at full-back , made his League debut on 8 September 1888 at Anfield , the then home of Everton . Notts County lost to the home team 2–1 . Note : No records indicate whether the Everton match was Guttridge ’ Notts County debut . Frank Guttridge appeared in 17 of the 22 League matches played by Notts County in season 1888–89 . As a full-back ( 15 appearances ) he played in a Notts County defence that restricted the opposition to one–League–goal–in–a–match on three separate occasions . After Notts County . Frank Guttridge was not retained for the 1889-1890 season and signed for local rivals Nottingham Forest and was on their books for five years . Guttridge returned to Notts County in 1894 , who , by then , were in League Division 2 and made one ( his last ) League appearance during the 1894-1895 season . He left Notts County in 1895 and went to North-West England to play for Nelson . After he stopped playing football Guttridge was more involved in the administration of cricket , including being an umpire . End of career . As stated Guttridge became a cricket umpire and seemed to have little involvement with football . He passed away on 13th June 1918 , in his home town , Nottingham , aged 52 .
Yerofey Pavlovich . It was named after the explorer Yerofey Pavlovich Khabarov .
Jagiellonian College . The Jagiellonian College ( Kolegium Jagiellońskie Toruńska Szkoła Wyższa ) is a private research university in Toruń , Poland . It was established in 2003 .
Radio 4 ( band ) . Radio 4 were an American dance-punk band based in Brooklyn , New York . Formed in 1999 , they claimed their music is `` made in New York , is about New York , and sounds like New York '' . Early years . The band was formed in 1999 as a trio , comprising Anthony Roman ( vocals/bass ) , Tommy Williams ( guitar/vocals ) and Greg Collins ( drums ) . The three had been friends growing up in Long Island , where they had been involved in the hardcore scene , appearing in bands such as Garden Variety ( Roman ) and Sleepasaurus . They initially formed the band under the influence of late 1970s/early 1980s punk and post-punk , recording a three-track EP which was released on New Jersey 's Gern Blandsten label . Their first album `` The New Song & Dance '' was released in 2000 , produced by Tim O'Heir . This record was a low-budget , gritty rock album with a slightly retro sound , drawing comparisons to The Clash in particular . Around this time Anthony Roman opened a record store in Brooklyn which became a focus for the emerging scene , and the first album was followed by the `` Dance to the Underground '' EP , also produced by O'Heir . A dance remix of the title track became a club hit and was used in a Mitsubishi advert , indicating a new direction for the band 's sound . `` Gotham ! '' and mainstream success . The band subsequently became a five-piece , comprising Roman , Collins , David Milone ( Vocals/Guitar ) ( who replaced original guitarist/singer Tommy Williams in 2005 ) , Gerard Garone ( Keyboards ) , and P.J . O'Connor ( Percussion ) , and teamed up with James Murphy and Tim Goldsworthy 's DFA Productions to produce their second album . This collaboration signalled a new direction for the band , merging the guitar punk of their first album with electronic and dance music influences to create a dance-punk sound similar to other DFA-affiliated artists such as The Rapture . `` Gotham ! '' was released in 2002 on Gern Blandsten , described as `` half dance party , half political rally '' , leading the band to mainstream recognition and international success . The band recorded their third album , `` Stealing of a Nation '' , in a basement studio in Brooklyn with Max Heyes , and it was released in September 2004 , to a poor critical reception . A fourth album entitled `` Enemies Like This '' followed in 2006 . Gerard Garone left the band in April 2008 . They last appeared together as a full band at the CBGB Festival in New York in 2012 . Roman and Milone still occasionally perform together as Orange Cassettes along with former members of Elefant . Influences . They cite a variety of influences , including Gang of Four , Mission of Burma , Primal Scream and Zero Zero , though their lively punk sound combined with their militant political stance has drawn a strong comparison with The Clash . Their name comes from a Public Image Ltd. song from that group 's second album , which is itself a reference to BBC Radio 4 .
Marisol Prado . Rossana Marisol Prado Villegas ( b. Santiago , April 5 , 1968 ) , is a Chilean physician , psychiatrist and academic who became the first woman to hold the post of president of the University of Chile Student Federation ( abbr . FECH ) which was founded in 1906 ; she was the first and only woman until Camila Vallejo assumed the post in August 2010 , followed by Scarlett Mac-Ginty in November 2011 . Background . Prado studied medicine at the University of Chile and joined the Communist Youth of Chile in 1995 . She served as communication and General Secretary of the FECH during the term of Rodrigo Roco , and was elected as FECH president with approximately 40 % of the votes in 1997 . During her tenure and mandate as a principal student leader , Chile experienced one of the most important mass student mobilizations of the 1990s . These were in response to the privatization of tertiary education , which began to take form in March 1990 with the `` Ley Orgánica Constitucional de Enseñanza '' ( Organic Constitutional Law on Teaching ) - the last constitutional law enacted by Augusto Pinochet as head of state . Prado , who is close to the Catholic Church , participated in the `` Continental Youth and Young Adult Gathering '' in 1998 . Prado was one of the founders of the `` Nueva Izquierda Universitaria '' ( New Left University Movement ) – which created a renaissance in left-wing political activism at the University of Chile . Prado completed post-doctoral studies in psychiatry and clinical psychology at the Autonomous University of Barcelona . She is currently an assistant professor at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Chile , where she also serves as `` Directora de Bienestar Estudiantil '' ( Director of Student Welfare ) . Municipal Elections ( Chile ) 2000 . Municipal elections 2000 for the mayor/councillor of Santiago
Bush mechanic . A bush mechanic ( Australian slang ) is somebody who out of necessity and with immediate available materials , is able to solve practical problems using sometimes untraditional and inventive techniques . Generally an inventive technique is required due to the lack of proper resources or the other constraints in solving the problem using traditional means ( for example , using a tree branch to fix a broken axle ) . Bush mechanics may also be known as `` bushies '' . The bush mechanic promotes competent behaviour and has a strong emphasis on practical knowledge and wisdom instead of technical skills . The 2001 Australian television show `` Bush Mechanics '' displayed bush mechanic skills used by a group of Indigenous men from Warlpiri Country as they travelled through the rugged central region of Australia .
Chtelnica . Chtelnica is a village and municipality in Piešťany District in the Trnava Region of western Slovakia . History . In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1208 . Geography . The municipality lies at an altitude of 204 metres and covers an area of 32.965 km² . It has a population of about 2551 people . Genealogical resources . The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive `` Statny Archiv in Bratislava , Slovakia ''
United Kingdom general election , 2001 ( England ) . The 2001 United Kingdom general election in England was held on 7 June 2001 for 529 English seats to the House of Commons . The Labour Party won a landslide majority of English seats for the second election in a row .
Pentax DA 560mm lens . As of July 2015 , the Pentax HD DA 560mm F5.6 ED AW is the longest prime lens in production under the Pentax brand . It has a telescope-type optical design . The lens is fully compatible with the K-1 full-frame DSLR and covers the 35mm image circle . On the K-1 , lens correction profiles are supported to remove chromatic aberrations and vignetting .
Electoral results for the Division of Chisholm . This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Chisholm in Australian federal elections from the division 's creation in 1949 until the present .
Orang County . Ŏrang County is a `` kun '' , or county , in North Hamgyŏng province , North Korea . It is situated on the coast of the Sea of Japan ( East Sea of Korea ) . Originally part of Kyŏngsŏng county , Ŏrang was created in 1952 following the division of Korea . Physical features . The county is primarily mountainous , with many hills of more than 200 meters in height . However , there is a narrow plain along the coast . Approximately 85 % of the county is forested . The highest peak is T'ugubong ( Chosŏn'gŭl : 투구봉 ) . There are various lakes including Changyŏn Lake ( Chosŏn'gŭl : 장연호 , Hancha : 長淵湖 ) and Mugye Lake ( Chosŏn'gŭl : 무계호 , Hancha : 武溪湖 ) . Economy . The local economy is dominated by agriculture and fishing , and is the chief centre of rice production in North Hamgyŏng . In addition , pine mushrooms are grown there . Orang County is home to a hydroelectric plant that has been under construction since 1981 . Transport . Ŏrang lies on the P'yŏngra Line of the Korean State Railway . The only major road is the highway running between Ch'ŏngjin and Kimch'aek . It also has an airport with flights to Pyongyang .
Kirsten Running-Marquardt . Kirsten Running-Marquardt is a Democratic Iowa State Representative , elected to represent the 33rd District in the Iowa House of Representatives since a special election in November 2009 . She replaced Dick Taylor , who resigned in October 2009 to focus on his family . , Running-Marquardt serves on several committees in the Iowa House - the Appropriations , Economic Growth/Rebuild Iowa , Labor , and Local Government committees . She also serves as the ranking member of the Economic Development Appropriations Subcommittee . Electoral history . Running-Marquardt was first elected on November 24 , 2009 for the remainder of retiring Representative Dick Taylor 's term . She won the election , defeating Republican opponent Joshua Thurston . She won re-election in a 2010 re-match with Thurston .
Sohaon . Sohaon is a town in Ballia district of Azamgarh division in Uttar Pradesh state in western India . Town . Located on the northern bank of the Ganges river , a wonderful city of Ballia is an important economic and transportation spot on the border between Uttar Pradesh and Bihar in northern India . The city is believed to be established by many saints who gave it the name of Ballia . The city has in interesting culture , with a heavy influence of Buddhism and some influence of Islamic traditions . It is also famous with a huge cattle fair , Dadri Mela , held in autumn and considered to be the second largest cattle market in the whole country . Senduria ( 2 km ) , Amao ( 2 km ) , Govindpur Khas ( 2 km ) , Baghouna Kala ( 3 km ) , Bharouli Khas ( 3 km ) are the nearby villages to Sohaon . Sohaon is surrounded by Buxar Block to the south , Bhanwarkol Block to the west , Simri Block to the east , Itarhi Block to the south . Nearby villages of Sohaon . Buxar , Dumraon , Ballia , Rasra are the nearby cities to Sohaon .
Nord 1601 . The Nord 1601 was a French aerodynamic research aircraft designed and built by Nord Aviation . The aircraft was designed to investigate the aerodynamics of swept wings and related high-lift devices . Design and development . The 1601 was a cantilever mid-wing monoplane with a 33° swept wing . The wing was fitted with ailerons , spoilers , leading edge slats and trailing edge flaps . It had retractable tricycle landing gear and was powered by two Rolls-Royce Derwent turbojets in underslung , wing mounted nacelles on either side of the fuselage . It had an enclosed cockpit and was fitted with a Martin-Baker ejection seat . The 1601 , registered F-WFKK , first flew on the 24 January 1950 .
Harelbeke . Harelbeke ( West Flemish : `` Oarlbeke '' ) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders . The municipality comprises the city of Harelbeke proper and the towns of Bavikhove and Hulste . On January 1 , 2006 , Harelbeke had a total population of 26,172 . The total area is 29.14 km² which gives a population density of 898 inhabitants per km² . Inhabitants consider their hometown to be a `` Weireldstad '' , which also led to a monthly `` Harelbekedag '' amongst the students of Harelbeke who are studying in Ghent In Harelbeke a museum remembers of his life and work , called the Stedelijk Museum `` Peter Benoit '' . Harelbeke New British Cemetery . This cemetery is located just outside the downtown of Harelbeke and was designed by Willian Harrison Cowlishaw and contains the graves of 1126 Commonwealth soldiers who died during WWI ( 1055 from the UK , 26 from Canada , 7 from Australia , 4 from South Africa and 3 from Newfoundland ) . In addition 10 British soldiers who died during WWII are buried here . Events . Harelbeke has , since 1958 , been the start and finish place of the E3 Harelbeke , a semi classic cycling race held the week before the Tour of Flanders .
Sentianivka . Sentianivka ( ; ) is an urban-type settlement in Slovianoserbsk Raion ( district ) in Luhansk Oblast of eastern Ukraine , at about 43 km WNW from the centre of Luhansk city , on the banks of the Luhan River . The settlement was taken under control of pro-Russian forces during the War in Donbass , that started in mid-April 2014 .
Watford City High School . Watford City High School is a public high school located in Watford City , North Dakota . Fall enrollment for the 2016-2017 school year was 549 students and is a part of the McKenzie County School District # 1 . The athletic teams are known as the Wolves . Athletic teams in the area not affiliated with Watford City High School have other mascots , such as the hockey teams ' mascot , the Oilers , and the public legion baseball teams ' mascot , the Walleyes . This may change with the new Watford City Event Center and a proposed hockey facility . The new high school has officially opened as of February 16 , 2016 .
Waterloo , Quebec . Waterloo ( 2016 population 4,410 ) is a city in Quebec , included in La Haute-Yamaska Regional County Municipality , in the administrative area of Montérégie . Completely encircled by the township of Shefford , this residential city is located within the Eastern Townships , about ninety kilometers east of Montreal . History . It was first settled in 1793 by Ezekiel Lewis , an English Loyalist supporter who was originally from Marlborough , New Hampshire . He named his location Lewis Falls and after 9 years , Captain Ezekiel Lewis sold his lot and moved only a short distance . The land was purchased by William Lamoure , a merchant from St-Armand who then sold it to Lazare Letourneau who in turn sold it to Hezekiah Robinson in 1822 . Robinson immediately renamed Lewis Falls to Waterloo after the famous battle in which Napoleon Bonaparte was defeated . The name Waterloo was suggested by his Father-in-law -Judge Knowlton . Hezekiah Robinson built `` The Old Stone Store '' in 1829 at the corner of Main Street and Ellis.He donated the land for the first Church of England built in 1843 and his widow donated Robinson Park in 1868 plus the land for the French school.In 1843 , Waterloo became the county seat replacing Frost Village . In 1861 , Asa Belnap Foster , a prominent Canadian railway builder and politician , brought the railroad to Waterloo which helped expand the village to a thriving town -population increased from 200 in 1857 to 1500 in 1867 . Foster developed the south end of the town where the railway station was located and connected the old village to it by constructing Foster Street , at his own expense , which still exists today as Waterloo 's main street . A . B Foster also donated the land for all the churches in town plus the local high school . Additionally , Foster also rebuilt Lewis Bridge at his own expense when the bridge fell into disrepair . In 1864 Colonel Foster built Maplewood , a beautiful estate on Clark Hill . When Waterloo was incorporated in 1867 , A.B . Foster was elected its first mayor . Waterloo has been the home of a number of noteworthy persons including A.B . Foster - a former member of Parliament , Canadian Senator , colonel of the militia and railway baron known as `` Canada 's Railway King '' . Also , John R. Booth was born in Waterloo in 1827 and after moving to Ottawa became one of the wealthiest men in Canada and was known as `` The Lumber King Of Canada '' . Lucius Huntington , a Waterloo resident and local member of Parliament revealed in a speech in Parliament the details of what was to become `` the Pacific Scandal '' which lead to the election defeat of Sir John A. Macdonald . ( the Conservative Party believed A . B . Foster was his source ) . Waterloo became the summer residence of Montreal industrialist James Davidson in the 1880s . Davidson was the son of Scottish immigrant Thomas Davidson , who founded The Thos . Davidson Manufacturing Company , Ltd. , a producer of enameled tinware with offices throughout Canada and around the world . Davidson established `` Ayrmont Farm '' on the western side of the town . The main house , `` Orford View , '' still stands on Mountain Street . The guest bungalow across the road and surrounding property are still in the hands of the family . Today , the town is the only Waterloo in the world outside Europe that is predominantly French-speaking ; the remainder are all located in English-speaking regions . Twin Cities . Waterloo , Quebec , was bound in 1957 with the town of Waterloo in Belgium . To commemorate this union each of the two Waterloos have in them a statue representing a little boy and a small girl sheltering under a mushroom .
Iconography ( disambiguation ) . Iconography is the study of icons
Boris Lyatoshinsky . Boris Mykolayovych Lyatoshinsky or Lyatoshynsky ( , `` Borys Mykolayovych Lyatoshyns′kyi '' ; January 3 , 1895 – April 15 , 1968 ) was a Ukrainian composer , conductor , and teacher . A leading member of the new generation of twentieth-century Ukrainian composers , he was awarded a number of accolades , including the honorary title of People 's Artist of the Ukrainian SSR and two Stalin State Prizes . Biography . Boris Lyatoshinsky was born 3rd , 1895 in Zhytomyr , Ukraine ( then part of the Russian Empire ) . This town is well known for its cultural life . Several well-known people originated here , including the pianist Svyatoslav Richter , philosopher Nikolai Berdiaev and composer Ignacy Jan Paderewski . Lyatoshinsky ’ s parents were musical and well-educated . His father , Mykola Leontiyovych Lyatoshynsky , was a history teacher and activist in historical studies . He was also the director of various gymnasiums in Zhytomyr , Nemyriv , and Zlatopol . Lyatoshynsky 's mother played the piano and sang . Lyatoshinsky started playing piano and violin at 14 , he wrote a mazurka , waltz , and quartet for piano . He also attended the Zhytomyr Gymnasium , from where he graduated in 1913 . After graduating , he attended Kiev University and later the newly established Kiev Conservatory where he studied composition with Reinhold Glière in 1914 . Lyatoshynsky graduated from Kiev University in 1918 and from the Kiev Conservatory in 1919 . During this time , he composed his String Quartet No . 1 , Op . 1 , and Symphony No . 1 , Op . 2 . By the time Lyatoshinsky wrote his Symphony No.1 ( 1918 ) as his graduation composition , he became influenced by the music of Wagner and atonality . It could be suggested that this was the first Symphony composed in the Ukraine . It was performed and conducted in 1919 by Reinhold Glière who taught the student composer and who recalls ( writing at the time of Lyatoshinsky ’ s 60th birthday ) : ‘ I was glad to notice the relation of his first String Quartet to the traditions of Russian musical classics . Such quality revealed itself even more in his First Symphony , which was the final course work of the composer. ’ ‹see L 's letters in Grecenko› In his opinion , Lyatoshinsky was a gifted student and worked very hard on developing various compositional techniques . Further musical pieces of the composer were described by Glière as ‘ intensive searches ’ of individuality . Lyatoshinsky is influenced by the symbolism and expressionism : this can be traced to his choice of poetic texts which he sets to Romances ; the treatment of the melody , choice of the instruments ; harmonic manipulations , such as unclear tonality , dissonant chords and the complex parallel chord structures . During this early period of the composer ’ s development , he draws some inspiration from musical works by Tchaikovsky , Glazunov , and Scriabin . Many young composers , like Lyatoshinsky , who were living in Russia during the early years of the twentieth century , regarded Alexander Skriabin ’ s ( 1872- 1915 ) experiments as a triumphant turning point in music . Taking his initial inspiration from some techniques used by Skriabin , the young Ukrainian avant- garde took tonality to its limits and beyond . In his ‘ Piano Trio No.1 ( 1920 ) , Lyatoshinsky demonstrates a debt to Scriabin , still searching for new musical methods and pushing boundaries of harmonic language . At the age of 25 ( 1922 ) , Lyatoshinsky , by then professor and lecturer in the Kiev Music Conservatoire , pioneered the development of Associazia Suchasnoi Musiki ( The Society of Contemporary Music ) . ( Similar establishments were organised throughout the Soviet Union . ) From 1922 , he taught composition . It appears that Lyatoshinsky , despite receiving a conservative musical education , was determined to raise the standards of contemporary composition ; he was not only making innovative changes regarding his own music but also leading other young contemporary composers , helping them to establish new methods of writing . Modernism did not exist as a musical discourse in Ukraine ; rather , it was reflected in the works of B. Yanovsky , F. Yakimenko , M. Verikivsky , and L. Revuzky . Their musical works show influences of impressionism , expressionism , neoclassicism , and constructivism . However , it was Lyatoshinsky who captured the radical ways of modernism in his compositions , focusing on the decadent moods of morbid pessimism and motivic transformation . From 1922 to 1925 he was director of the Association of Modern Music in the name of Mykola Leontovych . These were , arguably , the happiest years of the composer ’ s life , where he could express himself freely and was able to work creatively with fellow composers without any intervention from the authorities . He was working feverishly , writing music for the voice , violin and the piano . Lyatoshinsky composed Suites , Ballades and numerous songs ( some of them even set to the lyrics of the Chinese ancient poets ) . His cycle of seven pieces for the piano Vidobragennia ( Reflections , written in 1925 ) remains one of his most celebrated musical works . His music shows increasing decadent melancholic moods and pessimism . Lyatoshinsky carried on experimenting with various music materials . During the 1920s he created 24 Romances ( written between 1922- 1924 and based on texts by poets-symbolists ) , Sonata for the violin and fortepiano , and Third Quartet . His opera Zolotui Obruch ( The Golden Hoop ) based on the novel of the Ukrainian writer I. Franko , describes the struggle of the Ukrainians against the Mongol invaders in the thirteenth century . The opera was performed in the various theatres in Ukraine , even though it was not staged for very long . ( Lyatoshinsky ’ s second Opera , Shchors , based on the story of the Commander Nikolai Shchors , was finished in the 1930s . ) Lyatoshinsky ’ s two Piano Sonatas and Sonata for the violin and the piano appear between 1924 and 1926 . The Piano Sonata No.1 was his first printed work , published in Moscow , in 1926 . This work was unusual for its time . It displays the fine skill of a piano player and a composer , who is not afraid of experimenting . Thus , Lyatoshinsky changes the structure of the traditional Sonata piece , creating only one movement and uses challenging rhythmic combinations . The Sonata No2 ( 1925 ) , dedicated to Miaskovsky , displays the composer ’ s technique which includes the use of the romantic shapes and a strongly defined thematicism . Some of the melodic ideas presented by the composer are supported by a growling accompaniment , the two often functioning in cross-rhythm . The start of 1926 was a turning point for Lyatoshinsky ’ s art ; afterwards it would never be quite the same again . By this time , folk music was firmly integrated into the ‘ map ’ of future cultural policies , providing perfect grounds for the development of Nationalism . Thus , Lyatoshinsky composed an Overture based on Four Ukrainian Folk Songs , which used complicated arrangements of folk themes . It seems Lyatoshinsky ’ s music was destined to follow the familiar track taken by his fellow composers . However , he carried on writing music in his preferred style , changing it and fusing with folk themes in order to fit in with the demands of the Soviet authorities . In 1929 , Lyatoshinsky composed the Ballade for piano , similar in style to his previous Sonatas . Triplets and quintuplets appear super-imposed while Lyatoshinsky manipulates , transforms and imitates motivic wave deformations heard in the bass accompaniment . These compositional methods of writing reveal defining aspects of his 1920s style and his further development . Amongst other works composed in the 1930s are the Second Piano Trio and many arrangements of Ukrainian songs . Following the commission from the officials of the Odessa ’ s Opera and Ballet theatre , Lyatoshinsky made the trip to Tadzhikistan in order to study folk music and compose a ballet about the life of local people . As a result , Lyatoshinsky composed Three Musical Pieces for the violin and the piano based on the folk music of Tadzhikistan ( the region very little known or even unheard of before Stalin ’ s nationalism idea ) . ‹see L 's letters , in Grecenko› Amongst Lyatoshinsky ’ s compositions is an arrangement of a Jewish folk song ‘ Genzelex ’ ( Little Geese ) . In it , he preserved an original melody and decorated it harmonically , using F major and d minor tonalities and added complex chords within the harmony . ( This composition remained in the archives of the composer until it was re-discovered in 2000 . ) From 1935 to 1938 and from 1941 to 1944 Lyatoshinsky taught concurrently at the Moscow Conservatory . Lyatoshinsky wrote his Second Symphony in B flat ( 1936 ) in his favourite modernistic style , obviously knowing that this was not quite what was expected of him . He is ‘ painting ’ disturbing images of the dark reality of Soviet life , often using means of atonality . Written in the conventional three- movement form , the symphony is full of contrasting moods and severely dramatic conflicts . Lyatoshinsky , indeed , had taken a huge risk . His Symphony was finished at the time when Dmitry Shostakovich and other composers were singled out for political attack during the so-called Musical Conference , which in real life amounted to political hearings . The planned premiere of Lyatoshinsky ’ s Symphony ( in February 1937 ) did not take place . It is not entirely clear why this particular performance of Symphony No 2 was delayed until 1941 . It can be only suggested that he experienced some difficulties and it was not possible for him to achieve this sooner . His non-performed Symphony was already gathering some negative comments in the local press ( as well as Shostakovich ’ s Fourth ) regarding its unnecessary complexity and the absence of positive images of Soviet life . At the orchestral rehearsals , Lyatoshinsky noted that ‘ members of the orchestra were divided ’ ‹see Lyatoshinsky 's letter , in M. Kopiza› ; some praised his works and others criticised it . Some musicians ‘ were incredibly insolent ’ that “ it was no music at all ” , “ it is rubbish ” and “ definite 100 % formalism ” . Lyatoshinsky replied that he was surprised of such a reception and could not believe that ‘ musicians from Moscow could allow such a rude unethical attack ’ towards him . He admitted that it was understandable that there would be different opinions about his composition , but it was not a work of a formalist . ‘ I have written it sincerely ’ , carried on Lyatoshinsky , ‘ using my own characteristic musical language ’ . After his speech , the orchestra musicians ‘ were shouting so much as if someone was physically attacked ’ and ‘ emotions were high ’ . It was unfortunate for Lyatoshinsky that a representative from the newspaper Musica , D. Zhitomirsky was also present at the above rehearsal . Five days later he wrote a very critical article in Sovetskaya Musica . Lyatoshinsky recalled that he had ‘ never heard such destructive criticism ’ in all his life . In 1948 Lyatoshinsky came to the National Conference of the Composers in Moscow ( 19 April ) even though he was already excluded from the Composers ’ Union of USSR . As he mentioned in his letter , ‘ I will be a participant of this [ forthcoming ] Conference , not a composer . My 3rd Symphony can not be performed yet while my ‘ old ’ works remain , are disregarded by everyone and they are banned from performances [ ne stoit i nelzia pokazivat ] . ’ ‹L 's letter , M.Kopiza› In May 1948 he responded to a letter from Gliére , ‘ I feel much the same- very bad ; as the result of the previous events , I have completely “ disappeared ” from all concerts and Radio programs . If I was to say it in one word , for now , I am dead as a composer [ ! ] , and when my resurrection will take place , I don ’ t know. ’ This letter was written after Lyatoshinsky received another ‘ dose ’ of severe criticism of his Symphony No.2 . This work was dismissed and performances forbidden ; Lyatoshinsky was labelled as a ‘ formalist ’ and his music as ‘ anti-people ’ s ’ . During the Second World War , Lyatoshinsky created some chamber works , ‘ beautiful compositions ’ ( as observed by Glière ) such as Ukrainian Quintet ( for the piano , violin , viola and cello ) , Shevchenko ’ s Suite for the piano ( dedicated to legendary long-suffering Ukrainian poet ) , Ukrainian Quintet Fourth String Quartet ( based on the Ukrainian themes ) , Suite for the Quartet , Second Trio for the piano and many solo and choir arrangements . Remarkably , Lyatoshinsky chooses themes for his compositions based on the songs with a melancholic character , such as Pechal za Pechaliu ( The Sadness is following Sorrow ) . During these years , Lyatoshinsky carried on his work as an academic and a composer . Between 1941- 1943 many faculties of the Moscow Conservatoire , including the music department , were relocated to Saratov , a town near the Russian river Volga . Lyatoshinsky expected to work not only as a composer but as a public figure . During this time , Lyatoshinsky established contacts and worked collaboratively with the administrators of the local Concert Hall and Radio Committee ; he took charge and led operations to save and transport Ukrainian musical manuscripts to the areas of non- conflict . At this time Lyatoshinsky approached the transitional moment in his music , achieving the necessary compromise between pessimistic decadence and revitalisation . It is characterised by the demands of the renewal in the face of anxiety and despair , reviving a vital driving force by means of modernistic fusion of atonality with the motivic realisation of folk song , encapsulated in the polyphonic writing . In 1946 , Lytoshinsky ’ s Ukrainian Quintet was honoured with the Stalin prize ( in 1952 he received another Stalin prize , this time for the music in film about a Ukrainian national poet and a revolutionary hero Taras Shevchenko ) . In 1951 , the composer re-discovers energy despite previous set- backs and carries on writing his Third Symphony which develops themes of heroic struggles placed against pessimistic dejection which were interpreted by his contemporaries as epic philosophical themes of war and peace . Lyatoshinsky presents himself as a demonstrative traditionalist , master of the symphonic writing and tradition of thematic development . At the same time , he considers structural and expressive forms of decay , deformation , mannerism , nihilism , sickness and convalescence . The Symphony establishes the connections with Lyatoshinsky ’ s keen interest in stylistic hybridity expressed through the use of the classical form , motivic development , atonality and primitivism of folk song . Lyatoshinsky was actively seeking and arranging performances of his Symphonies . His Fourth Symphony ( in B minor ) was performed shortly after the composer had written it ( in October 1963 he was still finishing the orchestration for this work and in February of the same year it was performed in the Moscow Conservatoire . ) .One more performance was planned for the Congress of the Composers of the Ukraine , in March 1963 and another one in February 1966 , this time for the Congress of the composers of Russia . In his letter to A. Dmitriev , he admits that the Fourth Symphony contains ‘ autobiographical features ’ and is ‘ very precious ’ to him . ‹L 's letter , in Grecenko› ‘ The ring of the bells that you hear ’ , he writes , ‘ reflects the passing of time , memories of the past centuries ; centuries , covered… with the dust of eternity and the ring of the bells. ’ After the death of Stalin , Lyatohinsky at least was free to speak his own symphonic mind , making free use of motivic development , dissonances and atonal language . In his next and last Fifth ( Slavonic ) Symphony ( in C major ) , the composer included the Russian folk song as the main theme and a song from Yugoslavia as a secondary theme . Lyatoshinsky carried on using folk material in his music , widening his repertoire of folk themes and making references to republics of the Soviet Union , such as Russia , and Slavic countries such as Poland , Bulgaria , Serbia , and Slovakia . During the 1960s , Lyatoshinsky was accepted as a member of the Composers ’ Union of the USSR . Amongst other privileges , he enjoyed there were ‘ cultural ’ trips abroad , where he met other fellow composers and discussed his works . Such tours , completed with cultural programmes of performances and composers ’ meetings were assuming a function ( particularly during the Cold War period ) as advertisements for and ambassadors of both national pride and communism to the non- communist world . Some of these outings were recorded in Lyatoshinsky ’ s letters . He writes about visiting England for two weeks as a return favour after two British composers ( he does not specify who they were ) stayed in Moscow six months earlier . Lyatoshinsky ’ s cultural trips continued , with visits to Austria and Switzerland ; his wife accompanied him . This was an opportunity time for the composer to promote his works and establish himself as an international composer . Unknown to him there was limited time to achieve this ambition . After completing the various choir works and his Festive Overture for the Symphonic orchestra in 1968 he died suddenly , leaving behind his plans for composing his Sixth Symphony . Lyatoshinsky was the recipient of many awards and medals for his achievements . In 1938 and 1955 he was granted ‘ A sign of Honour ’ , in 1946- ‘ For Heroic Achievement ’ and ‘ Labour Red Flag ’ . In the 50th of year of the Soviet Rule he received the medal of ‘ Lenin ’ . Posthumously , Lyatoshinsky obtained a distinction as the People ’ s Artist of the Ukrainian USSR in 1968 and had been honoured as a great Ukrainian Composer in 1971 , receiving the Shevchenko National Prize , after his death . Lyatoshinsky wrote a variety of works , including five symphonies , symphonic poems , and several shorter orchestral and vocal works , two operas , chamber music , and a number of works for solo piano . 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2006–07 Temple Owls men 's basketball team . The 2006–07 Temple Owls men 's basketball team represented Temple University in the 2006–07 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . They were led by first year head coach Fran Dunphy and played their home games at the Liacouras Center . The Owls are members of the Atlantic 10 Conference . They finished the season 12–18 and 6–10 in A-10 play .
Yamuna Sports Complex . The Yamuna Sports Complex is a sports complex located in New Delhi , India . Inaugurated in 1999 , it hosts table tennis . It is owned by the Delhi Development Authority . It was a venue for the 2010 Commonwealth Games Overview . The table tennis venue has a capacity of 4,297 . It has two show court tables , eight match tables and 10 warm-up tables . The total area of the plot is 26,000 square metres . Basement area is 26,000 square metres and the total plinth area is 43,765 square metres . It has wooden flooring in match courts and show courts . It has car parking facilities for 504 cars . The archery venue has a capacity of 1,500 . The total area of the plot is 40,000 square metres . It has car parking facilities for 500 cars . It is located near the posh locality of Yojana Vihar , near Vivek Vihar and Shahdara localities . The nearest metro station to the sports complex is Karkardooma Metro station with a distance of about 2 km . Yamuna sports complex has state of the art Gymnasium facilities , clay & synthetic tennis courts and cricket ground . It also has astroturf hockey ground facility . A large stone sculpture b `` Aiming For Excellence '' by noted sculptor , Amarnath Sehgal , was installed at the complex in January 2002 . It was the venue for Archery at the 2010 Commonwealth Games as well as Lawn bowls at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
Batin people . The Batin are a sub-group of Malay people that inhabits the interior parts of Jambi province There are approximately 72,000 Batin living in the interior of south-central Sumatra . They speak a dialect of the Jambi variant of Malay , but the accent is similar to Minangkabau language . The Batin are predominantly Muslim , but have a matrilineal kinship system , which is similar to Minangkabau than to Jambi Malays .
W89 . The W89 was an American thermonuclear warhead design intended for use on the AGM-131 SRAM II air to ground nuclear missile . What was to become the W89 design was awarded to the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in the mid-1980s . It entered Phase 2A technical definition and cost study in November 1986 . It entered Phase 3 development engineering and was assigned the numerical designation W89 in January 1988 . The W89 design was a diameter by long weapon , with a weight of and yield of 200 kilotons . The design was canceled in September 1991 along with the SRAM II missile , prior to production of any units , though some test devices may have been manufactured . Reused plutonium pits . According to one source , the plutonium cores ( technically known as pits ) of the W89 warheads were planned to be reused from existing W68 warhead pits , which were surplus at the time . Reliable Replacement Warhead link . Lawrence Livermore engineers have hinted in prior press reports that the Reliable Replacement Warhead design that they were preparing might be based on the W89 warhead design . On March 2 , 2007 , the NNSA announced that the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory RRW design had been selected for the initial RRW production version . One of the selection reasons given was that the LLNL proposed design was more closely tied to historical underground tested warhead designs . It was described by Thomas P. D'Agostino , acting head of the National Nuclear Security Administration , as having been based on a design which was test fired in the 1980s , but never entered service . LLNL staff have previously hinted in the press that LLNL was considering a design entry based on the tested but never deployed W89 design . The W89 warhead had been proposed as a W88 warhead replacement as early as 1991 . The W89 design was already equipped with all then-current safety features , including insensitive high explosives , fire-resistant pits , and advanced detonator safety systems . The W89 was also reportedly designed using recycled pits from the earlier W68 nuclear weapon program , recoated in vanadium to provide the temperature resistance . The W89 warhead was test fired in the 1980s .
Phil Ryan ( footballer , born 1951 ) . Phil Ryan ( born 14 May 1951 ) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League ( VFL ) during the 1970s . A utility , Ryan was recruited from Yarrawonga but also played some of his early football at Assumption College . He played from the forward pocket in North Melbourne 's 1974 VFL Grand Final loss to Richmond . Ryan brought up his 100th league game with a win over South Melbourne in the final round of the 1975 season and retired a year later .
Nadia Ali discography . The discography of Nadia Ali , a Pakistani American singer-songwriter , consists of one studio album , three remix albums , twenty-five singles ( including fifteen as a featured artist ) and fourteen music videos . Ali began her career in 2001 as the frontwoman of New York-based house music act iiO , whose debut single `` Rapture '' reached number two on the UK Singles Chart and `` Billboard '' Hot Dance Club Play Chart and charted in several other countries . While with iiO , she released the 2005 studio album `` Poetica '' , which reached number 17 on `` Billboard '' Electronic Albums chart . Apart from `` Rapture '' , the album produced five other singles including the `` Billboard '' Hot Dance Club Play number one single `` Is It Love ? '' . Ali left iiO in 2005 , while the band continued to release material featuring her on vocals , most notably the 2011 studio album `` Exit 110 '' . Ali began her solo career in 2006 with a collaboration with Dutch DJ Armin van Buuren , appearing on his single `` Who is Watching ? `` , which reached number 19 in Finland . She released her debut solo album `` Embers '' in 2009 , which was praised for her songwriting and the blend of electronic , acoustic and Eastern music . The album spawned four singles , which included the `` Billboard '' Hot Dance Club Play chart-topper `` Love Story '' , the top-ten `` Fine Print '' and `` Crash and Burn '' and the Grammy-nominated `` Fantasy '' . She was also featured on Tocadisco 's single `` Better Run '' , which peaked at number 15 in Belgium . In 2010 , Ali released a remix album series titled `` Queen of Clubs Trilogy '' consisting of three albums , `` Ruby Edition '' ( August 2010 ) , `` Onyx Edition '' ( October 2010 ) and `` Diamond Edition '' ( December 2010 ) . The trilogy produced one single : the re-released `` Rapture '' , which charted in several countries in Europe and reached number three in Romania . Ali 's first release in 2011 was the single `` Call My Name '' with Sultan and Ned Shepard ; the track was a club success peaking at number five on `` Billboard '' Hot Dance Club Play Chart . Her second release was the track `` Pressure '' , which became a club and festival anthem in summer 2011 , while also charting in Belgium and Netherlands . As of 2018 , she has been working under the project HYLLS , releasing a new song every month .
Elachista krogeri . `` Elachista krogeri '' is a moth of the Elachistidae family . It is found in Fennoscandia and northern Russia . The wingspan is . Adults are on wing from June to August .
Bingham Junction ( UTA station ) . Bingham Junction is a light rail station in Midvale , Utah , in the United States , served by the Red Line of the Utah Transit Authority 's ( UTA ) TRAX light rail system . The Red Line provides service from the University of Utah to the Daybreak Community of South Jordan . Description . The station is located at 7387 South Bingham Junction Boulevard ( approximately 930 West ) , about midway between the Jordan River and Interstate 15 . Bingham Junction Boulevard is easily accessed from Jordan River Boulevard ( 7000 South/7200 South < a href= '' Utah_State_Route_48 '' > a > < /a > ) on the north and 7720 South ( West Center Street ) on the south . The station situated in the middle of a large , former superfund site ( approaching a square mile in size ) associated with Midvale 's industrial past ( especially smelting ) , but recent redevelopment of the area includes transit-oriented residential areas to the south , commercial developments to the west , and a retail area far to the north ( visible across brownfield ) . The station is also UTA 's closest to Midvale 's historic downtown , but any direct route to it for pedestrians remains blocked by a fenced right-of-way for a railroad spur . The station 's name refers to the connection between the Union Pacific Railroad 's Provo Subdivision ( previously the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad 's Utah Division ) , which still exists ( for the use of the Savage Bingham and Garfield Railroad freight service ) a few blocks east of the station . Bingham Junction has a Park and Ride lot with 200 free parking spaces available . The station opened 7 August 2011 as part of the Red Line ( Mid-Jordan ) and is operated by the Utah Transit Authority . All of UTA 's TRAX and `` FrontRunner '' trains and stations , streetcars and streetcar stops , and all fixed route buses are compliant with Americans with Disabilities Act and are therefore accessible to those with disabilities . Signage at the stations , on the passenger platforms , and on the trains clearly indicate accessibility options . In accordance with the Utah Clean Air Act and UTA ordinance , `` smoking is prohibited on UTA vehicles as well as UTA bus stops , TRAX stations , and `` FrontRunner '' stations '' . Train schedule . On weekdays the first northbound Red Line train ( to the University Medical Center Station ) leaves the Bingham Junction Station at about 5:00 am and the first southbound train ( to the Daybreak Parkway Station ) leaves at about 5:15 am . The last southbound train leaves at 11:40 pm and the last northbound train leaves at 11:37 pm . However , the last northbound train only goes as far north as the Central Pointe Station ; the last southbound train to the University Medical Center Station leaves at 10:37 pm . On Saturdays the first southbound train leaves at about 5:45 am and the first northbound train leaves at about 6:30 am . The last southbound train leaves at 10:59 pm and the last northbound train leaves at 11:47 pm . However , the last northbound train only goes as far north as the Central Pointe Station ; the last northbound train to the University Medical Center Station leaves at 10:47 pm . On Sundays the first southbound train leaves at about 9:45 am and the first northbound train leaves at about 10:30 am . The last southbound train leaves at 7:39 pm and the last northbound train leaves at 8:27 pm . However , the last northbound train only goes as far north as the Central Pointe Station ; the last northbound train to the University Medical Center Station leaves at 7:27 pm . Red Line trains run every fifteen minutes on weekdays and every twenty minutes on weekends . Bus connections . Bus routes are current as of Change Day , 17 August 2014 .
Rev-ErbA beta . Rev-ErbA beta ( Rev-erbβ ) also known as NR1D2 ( nuclear receptor subfamily 1 , group D , member 2 ) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the `` NR1D2 '' gene . Rev-erbβ is a member of the Rev-ErbA family of transcription factors . Rev-erbβ , like Rev-erbα , belongs to the nuclear receptor superfamily and can modulate gene expression by directly binding to their promoters . Structure . Rev-erbβ is similar to Rev-erbα in its protein structure and function as a transcriptional repressor . The crystal structure of an unliganded Rev-erbβ ligand-binding domain ( LBD ) has been resolved ( see figure to the right ) and shows an extremely small ligand-binding pocket . However , Rev-erbβ has been shown to interact with heme , which appears important for its function . The structure of Rev-erbβ complexed with heme ( see figure to the left ) shows a substantial movement of helices 1 ( N-terminus ) and 11 ( C-terminus ) which opens up a large binding pocket in the interior of the protein that is able to accommodate this ligand . Function . Rev-erbβ has been implicated in the control of lipid and energy homoeostasis in skeletal muscle . Rev-erbβ is also a circadian regulated gene ; its mRNA displays rhythmic expression in vivo and in serum-synchronized cell cultures . However , it is currently unknown to what extent Rev-erbβ contributes to oscillations of the core circadian clock . However it has been shown heme suppresses hepatic gluconeogenic gene expression and glucose output through the related Rev-erbα receptor which mediates gene repression . Hence , the Rev-erbα receptor detects heme and thereby coordinates the cellular clock , glucose homeostasis , and energy metabolism .
Striatum . The striatum , or corpus striatum ( also called the neostriatum and the striate nucleus ) is a nucleus ( a cluster of neurons ) in the subcortical basal ganglia of the forebrain . The striatum is a critical component of the motor and reward systems ; receives glutamatergic and dopaminergic inputs from different sources ; and serves as the primary input to the rest of the basal ganglia . Functionally , the striatum coordinates multiple aspects of cognition , including both motor and action planning , decision-making , motivation , reinforcement , and reward perception . The striatum is made up of the caudate nucleus and the lentiform nucleus . The lentiform nucleus is made up of the larger putamen , and the smaller globus pallidus . In primates , the striatum is divided into a ventral striatum , and a dorsal striatum , subdivisions that are based upon function and connections . The ventral striatum consists of the nucleus accumbens and the olfactory tubercle . The dorsal striatum consists of the caudate nucleus and the putamen . A white matter , nerve tract ( the internal capsule ) in the dorsal striatum separates the caudate nucleus and the putamen . Anatomically , the term `` striatum '' describes its striped ( striated ) appearance of grey-and-white matter . Structure . The striatum is the largest structure of the basal ganglia.The striatum is divided into a ventral and a dorsal subdivision , based upon function and connections . The ventral striatum is composed of the nucleus accumbens and the olfactory tubercle . The nucleus accumbens is made up of the nucleus accumbens core and the nucleus accumbens shell , which differ by neural populations . The olfactory tubercle receives input from the olfactory bulb but has not been shown to play a role in processing smell . In non-primate species , the islands of Calleja are included . The ventral striatum is associated with the limbic system and has been implicated as a vital part of the circuitry for decision making and reward-related behavior . The dorsal striatum is composed of the caudate nucleus and the putamen . Staining can differentiate the dorsal striatum into compartments of striosomes and surrounding matrix ; this is particularly evident on the components of acetylcholinesterase and calbindin . Cell types . There are two regions of neurogenesis in the brain – the subventricular zone in the lateral ventricles , and the dentate gyrus . Neuroblasts that form in the lateral ventricle adjacent to the striatum , integrate in the striatum . This has been noted in the human striatum following an ischemic stroke . Injury caused to the striatum stimulates the migration of neuroblasts from the subventricular zone , to the striatum , where they differentiate into adult neurons . The normal passage of SVZ neuroblasts is to the olfactory bulb but this traffic is diverted to the striatum after an ischemic stroke . However , few of the new developed neurons survive . Inputs . The largest connection is from the cortex , in terms of cell axons . Many parts of the neocortex innervate the dorsal striatum . The cortical pyramidal neurons projecting to the striatum are located in layers II-VI , with the most dense projections come from layer V. They end mainly on the dendritic spines of the spiny neurons . They are glutamatergic , exciting striatal neurons . The striatum is seen as having its own internal microcircuitry . The ventral striatum receives direct input from multiple regions in the cerebral cortex and limbic structures such as the amygdala , thalamus , and hippocampus , as well as the entorhinal cortex and the inferior temporal gyrus . Its primary input is to the basal ganglia system . Additionally , the mesolimbic pathway projects from the ventral tegmental area to the nucleus accumbens of the ventral striatum . Another well-known afferent is the nigrostriatal connection arising from the neurons of the substantia nigra pars compacta . While cortical axons synapse mainly on spine heads of spiny neurons , nigral axons synapse mainly on spine shafts . In primates , the thalamostriatal afferent comes from the central median-parafascicular complex of the thalamus ( see primate basal ganglia system ) . This afferent is glutamatergic . The participation of truly intralaminar neurons is much more limited . The striatum also receives afferents from other elements of the basal ganglia such as the subthalamic nucleus ( glutamatergic ) or the external globus pallidus ( GABAergic ) . Targets . The primary outputs of the ventral striatum project to the ventral pallidum , then the medial dorsal nucleus of the thalamus , which is part of the frontostriatal circuit . Additionally , the ventral striatum projects to the globus pallidus , and substantia nigra pars reticulata . Some of its other outputs include projections to the extended amygdala , lateral hypothalamus , and pedunculopontine nucleus . Striatal outputs from both the dorsal and ventral components are primarily composed of medium spiny neurons ( MSNs ) , a type of projection neuron , which have two primary phenotypes : `` indirect '' MSNs that express D2-type receptors and `` direct '' MSNs that express D1-type receptors . The basal ganglia core is made up of the striatum along with the regions to which it projects directly , via the striato-pallidonigral bundle . The striato-pallidonigral bundle is a very dense bundle of sparsely myelinated axons , giving a whitish appearance . This projection comprises successively the external globus pallidus ( GPe ) , the internal globus pallidus ( GPi ) , the pars compacta of the substantia nigra ( SNc ) , and the pars reticulata of substantia nigra ( SNr ) . The neurons of this projection are inhibited by GABAergic synapses from the dorsal striatum . Among these targets , the GPe does not send axons outside the system . Others send axons to the superior colliculus . Two others comprise the output to the thalamus , forming two separate channels : one through the internal segment of the globus pallidus to the ventral oralis nuclei of the thalamus and from there to the cortical supplementary motor area and another through the substantia nigra to the ventral anterior nuclei of the thalamus and from there to the frontal cortex and the oculomotor cortex . Function . The ventral striatum , and the nucleus accumbens in particular , primarily mediates reward cognition , reinforcement , and motivational salience , whereas the dorsal striatum primarily mediates cognition involving motor function , certain executive functions ( e.g. , inhibitory control ) , and stimulus-response learning ; there is a small degree of overlap , as the dorsal striatum is also a component of the reward system that , along with the nucleus accumbens core , mediates the encoding of new motor programs associated with future reward acquisition ( e.g. , the conditioned motor response to a reward cue ) . Metabotropic dopamine receptors are present both on spiny neurons and on cortical axon terminals . Second messenger cascades triggered by activation of these dopamine receptors can modulate pre- and postsynaptic function , both in the short term and in the long term . In humans , the striatum is activated by stimuli associated with reward , but also by aversive , novel , unexpected , or intense stimuli , and cues associated with such events . fMRI evidence suggests that the common property linking these stimuli , to which the striatum is reacting , is salience under the conditions of presentation . A number of other brain areas and circuits are also related to reward , such as frontal areas . Functional maps of the striatum reveal interactions with widely distributed regions of the cerebral cortex important to a diverse range of functions . The interplay between the striatum and the prefrontal cortex is relevant for behavior , particularly adolescent development as proposed by the dual systems model . Parkinson 's disease . Parkinson 's disease results in loss of dopaminergic innervation to the dorsal striatum ( and other basal ganglia ) and a cascade of consequences . Atrophy of the striatum is also involved in Huntington 's disease , and movement disorders such as chorea , choreoathetosis , and dyskinesias . Addiction . Addiction , a disorder of the brain 's reward system , arises through the overexpression of delta FosB , a transcription factor , in the D1-type medium spiny neurons of the ventral striatum . Delta FosB is an inducible gene which is increasingly expressed in the nucleus accumbens as a result of repeatedly overdosing on an addictive drug or overexposure to other addictive stimuli . Bipolar disorder . An association has been observed between striatal expression of variants of the PDE10A gene and some bipolar I disorder patients . Variants of other genes , DISC1 and GNAS , have been associated with bipolar II disorder . Autism spectrum disorder . Autism spectrum disorder ( ASD ) is characterized by cognitive inflexibility and poor understanding of social systems . This inflexible behavior originates in defects in the pre-frontal cortex as well as the striatal circuits . The defects in the striatum seem to specifically contribute to the motor , social and communication impairments seen in ASD patients . In mice which have an ASD-like phenotype induced via the overexpression of the eukaryotic initiation of translation factor 4E , it has been shown that these defects seem to stem from the reduced ability to store and process information in the striatum , which leads to the difficulty seen in forming new motor patterns , as well as disengaging from existing ones . Dysfunction . Dysfunction in the ventral striatum can lead to a variety of disorders , most notably , depression and obsessive-compulsive disorder . Because of its involvement in reward pathways , the ventral striatum has also been implicated in playing a critical role in addiction . It has been well established that the ventral striatum is strongly involved in mediating the reinforcing effects of drugs , especially stimulants , through dopaminergic stimulation . History . In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries , the term `` corpus striatum '' was used to designate many distinct , deep , infracortical elements of the hemisphere . In 1941 , Cécile and Oskar Vogt simplified the nomenclature by proposing the term striatum for all elements built with striatal elements ( see primate basal ganglia system ) : the caudate , the putamen , and the fundus striati , that ventral part linking the two preceding together ventrally to the inferior part of the internal capsule . The term `` neostriatum '' was forged by comparative anatomists comparing the subcortical structures between vertebrates , because it was thought to be a phylogenetically newer section of the corpus striatum . The term is still used by some sources , including Medical Subject Headings . Other animals . In birds the term used was the `` paleostriatum augmentatum '' , and in the new avian terminology listing ( as of 2002 ) for `` neostriatum '' this has been changed to the `` nidopallium '' . In non-primate species , the islands of Calleja are included in the ventral striatum .
Binnum , South Australia . Binnum is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia . Binnum is northeast of Naracoorte , on the Mount Gambier railway line between Naracoorte and Wolseley , adjacent to the Victorian border which closed on 12 April 1995 . Victorian member of parliament Sir William McDonald grew up at Binnum , before marrying and moving a short distance across the border to Neuarpurr . Binnum is located within the federal division of Barker , the state electoral district of MacKillop and the local government area of the Naracoorte Lucindale Council .
Salcatonin . Salcatonin is the type of calcitonin hormone found in salmon . As in humans , salmon calcitonin is a peptide hormone secreted by the parafollicular cells of the thyroid gland in response to hypercalcemia , and lowers blood calcium and phosphate by promoting renal excretion . Therapeutic usage . Synthetic salmon calcitonin may be used therapeutically in humans , as it is twenty times more active than human calcitonin and has a longer half-life . It is used as therapy for Paget 's disease and severe hypercalcemia . It is also used as a therapy against osteoporosis ( working as an inhibitor of osteoclastic resorption ) , having an effectiveness of 40-50 times that of the human analogue .
Narak , Fars . Narak ( , also Romanized as Nārak ) is a village in Nujin Rural District , in the Central District of Farashband County , Fars Province , Iran . At the 2006 census , its population was 195 , in 53 families .
Michael William Sharp . Michael William Sharp ( 1776 ? – 1840 ) was an English painter . Life . He was born in London , and was a pupil of Sir William Beechey . He also studied in the schools of the Royal Academy . In 1813 he was in Norwich , where he lodged with John Crome , perhaps a former teacher , and godfather to one of his sons . He became one of the prominent painters of the Norwich school , with whom he exhibited for some years . Sharp later was in London , and died at Boulogne in 1840 . Works . Sharp appeared as a portrait-painter at the Royal Academy in 1801 , but he became known as a painter of small domestic scenes , usually of a humorous character . His works were populist , and successful in his day . `` The Music Master '' , exhibited at the British Institution in 1809 , gained a premium and was purchased by Thomas Hope . Sharp obtained many commissions , and his pictures sold well at the exhibitions . Many of them also were engraved , such as `` Sunday Morning '' ( R.A. 1820 ) , `` The Sailor 's Wedding '' ( R.A. 1828 ) , `` The Black Draught '' , and `` The Spoilt Child '' . Sharp also executed for theatrical patrons group portraits of the principal performers on the stage at that time , such as `` Queen Constance before the Tents of the English and Foreign Sovereigns '' , painted in 1819 ; `` An Author reading his Drama to an Assemblage of the Performers in the Green Room of Drury Lane Theatre '' ; `` The Shakespeare Jubilee , with Portraits of the principal Covent Garden Performers '' , and others . A lecture by Sharp , delivered in 1820 to the Philosophical Society at Norwich , was printed . It is in James Elmes 's `` Annals of the Fine Arts '' , vols . iv . and v. , as `` An Essay on Gesture '' .
Abbasabad-e Kani Kabud . Abbasabad-e Kani Kabud ( , also Romanized as ‘ Abbāsābād-e Kānī Kābūd and ‘ Abbāsābād-e Kon Kābūd ) is a village in Mirbag-e Shomali Rural District , in the Central District of Delfan County , Lorestan Province , Iran . At the 2006 census , its population was 53 , in 10 families .
Emmanuelle Lussier-Martinez . Emmanuelle Lussier-Martinez is a Canadian actress who has worked in both film and television . She was born in Ottawa , Ontario , to a Chilean Canadian mother and a French Canadian father , and attended the University of Ottawa . Career . Lussier-Martinez acted in the TV series `` 19-2 '' , before she had her first film role in director Louis Bélanger 's `` Bad Seeds '' ( 2016 ) . For the 2016 film `` Those Who Make Revolution Halfway Only Dig Their Own Graves '' , directors Mathieu Denis and Simon Lavoie sought a youthful cast , securing Lussier-Martinez for a lead role . She also performed in the Conservatoire de Montréal in 2013 . In April 2017 , she received two Prix Iris nominations , namely Best Actress for `` Those Who Make Revolution Halfway Only Dig Their Own Graves '' and Best Supporting Actress for `` Bad Seeds '' .
Pierre Daher . Dr. Chakib Pierre Daher ( ; born July 10 , 1960 ) is a Hungarian physician and politician of Lebanese descent , member of the National Assembly ( MP ) from Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County Regional List from 2010 to 2014 . He had been a member of the Committee on Health Affairs from July 5 , 2010 to May 5 , 2014 and Committee on Foreign Affairs between February 28 , 2011 and September 23 , 2013 . Biography . Pierre Daher was born near to the Israel-Lebanon border into a Maronite Catholic family on July 10 , 1960 . He studied as a construction engineer in Beirut , but later turned to the medicine , when moved to Brussels in 1981 . He went to Budapest because of financial problems , where his brother , Ziad learnt . Later their younger brother , Paul also started his studies here . Pierre finished higher education at Semmelweis University ( SOTE ) and started work for the hospital in Miskolc as a surgeon . Since 1996 he practiced as a GP in Szendrőlád . He became a Hungarian citizen in 2000 . He served as head of the consulting room in Edelény since that time . He became a member of the local representative body in 2002 , as a member of the Fidesz . Since 2008 he is the director of the Koch Róbert Hospital in Edelény . He ran for the parliamentary seat for Edelény in the 2010 general elections , but former Fidesz member and independent candidate , Oszkár Molnár defeated him . However Pierre Daher became Member of Parliament from county list a month later , when replaced Ildikó Pelczné Gáll , who was appointed Member of the European Parliament ( replacing Pál Schmitt ) . When the national board of Fidesz dissolved its local organization in Edelény due to internal conflicts in May 2015 , Daher did not apply to join the re-established branch after his local rival Balázs Loj was elected chairman , thus his party membership officially ceased in October 2015 .
Gaultheria antipoda . `` Gaultheria antipoda '' , is a shrub in the family Ericaceae , native to New Zealand . `` G. antipoda '' is an upright or spreading shrub that grows to 1–2 metres high . The leaves are 5–15 mm long , and are leathery , shiny , with small serrations . `` G. antipoda '' flowers around November , followed by white to red berries in late summer and autumn . Common names include snowberry and fools beech .
Wael Dabbous . Wael Dabbous is a UK-based journalist . Together with Ramita Navai , Dabbous was awarded an Emmy as director of Frontline : Syria Undercover broadcast on PBS in the US , a programme tackling the ongoing ( since March 2011 ) revolution in Syria . Dabbous has also been associated with a number of other documentary films broadcast on television , including documentaries on child prisoners in Burundi , broadcast on Channel 4 on free-to-air television in the UK Dabbous attended Moulsham High School in Chelmsford , Essex in England .
Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya , Pathanamthitta . Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya , Pathanamthitta ( Malayalam : ജവഹര്‍ നവോദയ വിദ്യാലയ , പത്തനംതിട്ട ) which is also referred as JNV Pathanamthitta or JNV-PTA is a fully residential & co-educational school affiliated to CBSE , New Delhi and has classes from VI to XII standard . This Vidyalaya is run by Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti , New Delhi , an autonomous organization under the Ministry of Human Resource Development , Department of Education and Government of India . It comes under the Hyderabad region of Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti . Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas are Indian schools for talented children . They form a part of the system of gifted education . The objectives of the scheme were to provide good quality modern education to the talented children predominantly from the rural areas , without regard to their family 's socio-economic condition . History . Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya , Vechoochira , Pathanamthitta was established in November 1986 . The school allotted for Pathanamthitta district started functioning in the Government High School , Mannadissala , Vechoochira . Subsequently it was shifted to the adjacent permanent site , which covers 23 acres of land . It stands in full dazzle with the green mountains that surround it . Admission procedure . Talented students from Pathanamthitta district are selected through an entrance Exam conducted each year by CBSE and are given admission to VIth standard/class in the school . The test is largely non-verbal and objective in nature and is designed to prevent any disadvantage to children from rural areas . Children are also being admitted against the vacant seats in class IX and in class XI also through Regional Level Examination/Marks in the previous qualifying examination . Reservation . Seats are reserved for the children of rural areas . At least 75 % of the seats of district are filled by candidates selected from rural areas and remaining seats are filled from the urban areas of the district ( Pathanamthitta ) . Reservation of seats in favour of children belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes is also provided in proportion to their population in the concerned district . These reservations are interchangeable over and above the candidates selected under open merit . Efforts are made to ensure that one-third of the total seats are filled up by girls . Academics . All subjects , with the exception of Malayalam and Hindi , are taught in English in all standards . The students of Board classes , Xth and XIIth are provided with extra facilities to make a better environment for studies . In last two months of their academic year , they are exempted from daily Physical Training and evening games . They are also provided with tea in early morning and late night . The courses of these classes must be finished before November so that students can focus on studying according to their preferences , for the final board exams takes place in March . Although tests , half-yearly and pre-board exams are conducted for Xth and XIIth standards too , only the marks obtained in final board exam , which is conducted by CBSE , are counted . The results of class X and XII examinations of the school have been consistently above the overall CBSE national averages . There are eight periods for each standard daily , before lunch . After lunch , remedial class takes place . Students are not taught in remedial classes . They are supposed to do their homework in that time and ask teachers , if any difficulty arises . Hostel Life . This school is a residential school . Students are accommodated in four houses which are named Aravalli , Nilgiri , Shivalik and Udayagiri . Each house is supervised by a House Master and Associate House Master . The role of teacher is extended into a local parent in this system . The school features gender specific dormitories . It also provides separate dormitories for seniors ( grade -IX to XII ) and juniors ( grade -VI to VIII ) . Students are provided with breakfast in the morning , lunch , evening snack and dinner . A movie show is organized every Sunday . All students watch movie in the multi-purpose hall . It becomes the student 's second home after a short time . Scouting , Guiding and NCC . Scouting and guiding activities takes place under the direction of Bharat Scouts and Guides . Students regularly and actively participate in various programmes of BSG . Guiding programs are carried out by NCC . Students are trained for passing the 'A Certificate ' in NCC . Students will also participate in the Annual Training Camps and National Integration Camps . Games and sports . Games and sports are encouraged in the school develop fitness , physical and neuro-muscular skills and promote the spirits of co-operation and sportsmanship . The school have grounds for basketball , volleyball , hand ball , Kho kho , hockey and football . Table tennis and gym kits are also available . Annual Sports are conducted every year and winners of sports and games will get the opportunity to compete in the inter navodaya cluster meets . The winners will then proceed to regional , national and SGFI levels thereafter subsequently . Migration . The migration policy helps to inculcate the spirit of national integration among the students by making them live with their peer group in a different atmosphere at an early age . The migration scheme of Navodaya Vidyalaya provides for implementation of the three language formulas . The third language taught in Hindi speaking district is linked with the migration of students . In the Hindi speaking district , the third language taught in a Navodaya Vidyalaya is the language of the 30 % students migrated to that Vidyalaya from non Hindi regions . Learning third language helps them to interact with local inhabitants and helps them exchange their views , culture and traditional information . This policy help them contribute to strengthen the national integration . This school has migration settlement with Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya in Uttar Pradesh . Alumni . The alumni of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya , Pathanamthitta have formed an official platform NOSA ( Navodaya Old Students Association ) . A Pearl Jubilee Celebration of Alumni , Teachers and Staff has been done on 6 August 2016 . School aluminium meet happens every year on first Sunday of August Month , old students from all over the world throng to school to attend alumni meet .
Zgornje Laže . Zgornje Laže ( ) is a small settlement in the Municipality of Slovenske Konjice in eastern Slovenia . It lies in the hills north of Spodnje Laže . Traditionally the area was part of Styria . The entire municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region .
Volvo P80 platform . The Volvo P80 platform was a Swedish mid-size unibody automobile platform developed and produced by Volvo Cars . It was in use from 1991 to 2005 . It is designed for different wheelbases in front-wheel drive configurations and was adapted to all wheel drive . It debuted with the 1991 Volvo 850 and again in autumn 1996 with the Volvo 850 AWD . Although heavily modified by TWR , the same basic chassis was used as the underpinnings for the C70 . After the model year 2000 most P80 models were replaced by their P2 successors , with the exception of the C70 convertible which remained in production until 2005 . A total of 1,360,522 cars based on this platform were built . The platform utilises a front engine transaxle design with engines and gearboxes mounted transversly on a subframe . Only straight 5 engines were offered . A front subframe and front MacPherson struts were used and either Volvo 's patented Deltalink rear axle on FWD models or Volvo 's Multi-Link rear suspension with an independent rear subframe on AWD models .
Rapastinel . Rapastinel ( ) ( former developmental code names GLYX-13 , BV-102 ) is a novel antidepressant that is under development by Allergan ( previously Naurex ) as an adjunctive therapy for the treatment of treatment-resistant major depressive disorder . It is a centrally active , intravenously administered ( non-orally active ) amidated tetrapeptide ( Thr-Pro-Pro-Thr-NH2 ) that acts as a selective , weak partial agonist ( mixed antagonist/agonist ) of an allosteric site of the glycine site of the NMDA receptor complex ( Emax ≈ 25 % ) . The drug is a rapid-acting and long-lasting antidepressant as well as robust cognitive enhancer by virtue of its ability to both inhibit and enhance NMDA receptor-mediated signal transduction . On March 3 , 2014 , the U.S. FDA granted Fast Track designation to the development of rapastinel as an adjunctive therapy in treatment-resistant major depressive disorder . As of 2015 , the drug had completed phase II clinical development for this indication . On January 29 , 2016 , Allergan ( who acquired Naurex in July 2015 ) announced that rapastinel had received Breakthrough Therapy designation from the U.S. FDA for adjunctive treatment of major depressive disorder . Rapastinel belongs to a group of compounds , referred to as `` glyxins '' ( hence the original developmental code name of rapastinel , GLYX-13 ) , that were derived via structural modification of B6B21 , a monoclonal antibody that similarly binds to and modulates the NMDA receptor . The glyxins were invented by Joseph Moskal , the co-founder of Naurex . Glyxins and B6B21 do not bind to the glycine site of the NMDA receptor but rather to a different regulatory site on the NMDA receptor complex that serves to allosterically modulate the glycine site . As such , rapastinel is technically an allosteric modulator of the glycine site of the NMDA receptor , and hence is more accurately described as a `` functional '' glycine site weak partial agonist . In addition to its antidepressant effects , rapastinel has been shown to enhance memory and learning in both young adult and learning-impaired , aging rat models . It has been shown to increase Schaffer collateral-CA1 long-term potentiation `` in vitro '' . In concert with a learning task , rapastinel has also been shown to elevate gene expression of hippocampal NR1 , a subunit of the NMDA receptor , in three-month-old rats . Neuroprotective effects have also been demonstrated in Mongolian Gerbils by delaying the death of CA1 , CA3 , and dentate gyrus pyramidal neurons under glucose and oxygen-deprived conditions . Additionally , rapastinel has demonstrated antinociceptive activity , which is of particular interest , as both competitive and noncompetitive NMDA receptor antagonists are ataxic at analgesic doses , while rapastinel and other glycine subunit ligands are able to elicit analgesia at non-ataxic doses . Apimostinel ( NRX-1074 ) , an analogue of rapastinel with the same mechanism of action but dramatically improved potency , is being developed by the same company as a follow-on compound to rapastinel .
Verna ( 30 Rock ) . `` Verna '' is the twelfth episode of the fourth season of the American television comedy series `` 30 Rock '' , and the 70th overall episode of the series . The episode was written by co-executive producer Ron Weiner and directed by series producer Don Scardino . It originally aired on the National Broadcasting Company ( NBC ) network in the United States on February 4 , 2010 . Former SNL cast member Jan Hooks guest stars as the title character of this episode . In the episode , Jenna Maroney 's ( Jane Krakowski ) mother Verna ( Hooks ) comes to visit her , and Jenna turns to Jack Donaghy ( Alec Baldwin ) for help . At the same time , Frank Rossitano ( Judah Friedlander ) moves in with Liz Lemon ( Tina Fey ) temporarily , and they both decide to make a pact to give up their bad habits . `` Verna '' has received generally positive reception from television critics . According to the Nielsen ratings , the episode was watched by 5.93 million households during its original broadcast , and received a 2.9 rating/8 share among viewers in the 18–49 demographic . Plot . Jenna Maroney ( Jane Krakowski ) learns that her mother , Verna ( Jan Hooks ) , has come to visit her . Jenna does not want to see Verna , though , as she knows that her visit will lead to her asking Jenna for money , so Jenna turns to her boss , Jack Donaghy ( Alec Baldwin ) , for help . Jack , who also does not get along with his mother Colleen Donaghy ( Elaine Stritch ) , shows Jenna a presentation on how to deal with overbearing mothers . Jenna attempts to follow the presentation , but Verna surprises her by giving her back the money she has borrowed from Jenna and wanting to be in her life again , leading to Jenna ignoring what Jack has told her and reconciling with Verna , making Jack convinced that Verna has an ulterior motive for making amends with Jenna . Later , his suspicions come true when Verna admits that she sneaked her way back into Jenna 's life solely to convince her to star in a reality show featuring them both . Jack tries to let Jenna know Verna 's true intentions but can not bring himself to tell Jenna as she is so happy . Instead , Jack pays Verna off to visit Jenna on a regular basis , letting Jenna believe her mother has changed her ways . At the same time , Liz Lemon ( Tina Fey ) takes her staff writer , Frank Rossitano ( Judah Friedlander ) in as a roommate , and they both decide to make a pact to give up their bad habits : Liz eating junk food and Frank 's smoking . As they continue living together , Liz is having a hard time adjusting to not eating junk food and suspects that Frank is still smoking , due to his calm behavior during the situation . To catch him in the act , she decides to hide a recording video camera equipped with night vision in her apartment . The next day , Liz shows the video to her staff writers , including Frank . However , instead of showing Frank smoking cigarettes , the footage shows Liz sleepwalking , `` sleepeating , '' ordering pizza in her sleep , eating large amounts of junk food , and eating the cigarettes . However , it also shows Frank having an affair with a much older cleaning lady , whom he calls `` mommy , '' thus embarrassing them both and breaking the pact . A subplot involves Pete not being able to have a moment alone at work because of Kenneth continuously talking to him . However , Pete ultimately finds a release by entering a fight club with homeless people and is able to tolerate Kenneth 's jabbering . Production . `` Verna '' was written by co-executive producer Ron Weiner and directed by series producer Don Scardino . This episode was Weiner 's sixth writing credit , having penned `` Secrets and Lies '' , `` Señor Macho Solo '' , `` Goodbye , My Friend '' , `` Mamma Mia '' , and `` The Problem Solvers '' . This was Scardino 's twenty-fifth directed episode . `` Verna '' originally aired in the United States on February 4 , 2010 , on NBC , as the twelfth episode of the show 's fourth season and the 70th overall episode of the series . This episode of `` 30 Rock '' was filmed on December 7 , 2009 . Comedian-actress Jan Hooks , best known for appearing on `` Saturday Night Live '' and `` 3rd Rock from the Sun '' , guest-starred as Verna Maroney , the mother of Jenna Maroney , played by Jane Krakowski . She reprised her role as Verna in the May 6 , 2010 , episode `` The Moms '' . Hooks is eleven years older than Krakowski . Some television commentators have noted that Hooks 's appearance on `` 30 Rock '' was her first acting job since appearing in the 2004 comedy movie `` Jiminy Glick in Lalawood '' . The episode opens with Liz Lemon having a dream in which she is married to Jack Donaghy and is giving birth to their child . Since its beginning , the series has occasionally hinted at a romantic relationship between Liz and Jack . In one episode , Jack passes Liz off as his live-in girlfriend to his ex-wife to make her jealous . In another episode , Jack 's mother tells him that Liz is a perfect match for him , and in the same episode he has Liz listed as his emergency contact . In an April 2010 `` Esquire '' interview , series creator Tina Fey said that one of the plots the show will never do is have Liz and Jack get together . `` Let me put the Internet at ease : Liz and Jack will never be together . '' Alec Baldwin was asked if the two characters will ever hook up ; he responded `` I sincerely doubt it , and I think the show is better off that way . Once they cross that line , all the tension goes out of those relationships . And I think the lesson we learned about both those characters is that they are married to their jobs and they are married to their work . '' Cultural references . In the beginning of the episode , Liz dreams she is giving birth to Meat Cat , a fictional cartoon mascot for `` cheesy blasters '' , her favorite cheese snacks . This episode made reference to the mascot as it was first introduced in the fourth season 's premiere episode `` Season 4 '' . Many television reviewers have noted that Jack 's presentation on how to deal with overbearing mothers , given the acronym `` ASQ '' ( Always Speak Quietly ) , was a reference to Baldwin 's `` ABC '' ( Always Be Closing ) speech seen in the film `` Glengarry Glen Ross '' ( 1992 ) . The night vision video that Liz shows to her writing staff , in which she is seen sleepwalking , ordering a pizza and eating large amounts of junk food , was a parody of the 2009 horror film `` Paranormal Activity '' . Reception . According to the Nielsen ratings system , `` Verna '' was watched by 5.93 million households in its original American broadcast . The rating was a 7 percent increase in viewership from the previous week 's episode , `` Winter Madness '' , which was seen by 5.585 million American viewers . The show claimed a 2.9 rating/8 share in the 18–49 demographic , meaning that it was seen by 2.9 percent of all 18- to 49-year-olds , and 8 percent of all 18- to 49-year-olds watching television at the time of the broadcast . TV Squad 's Bob Sassone enjoyed Jan Hooks ' appearance , and said that her role as Jenna 's mother was `` good casting . '' His only complaint was that this episode had nothing to do with `` The Girlie Show with Tracy Jordan '' , the fictional show on `` 30 Rock '' , and hoped that no other characters have to stay at Liz 's apartment . `` Laughter was n't constant during [ 'Verna ' ] , but the direction it moved in kept interest even when jokes were sparse . That being said , some of the material ... were pretty great by even the show 's lofty standards '' , said `` Paste '' magazine 's Sean Gandert . In his recap , Adam Mersel for `` TV Guide '' was complimentary , writing it had `` spot-on one-liners , witty pop culture references , and a hilarious guest-star in Jan Hooks '' , and that `` Verna '' became his favorite episode of the season . Nick Catucci for `` New York '' magazine liked Liz and Frank 's plot , noting that their bad habits featured here `` culminated in the greatest few moments the show has had in some time . '' `` The A.V . Club '' ’ s Nathan Rabin enjoyed this episode of `` 30 Rock '' , writing that the show `` was firing on all cylinders . It was good for laughs aplenty but it also helped illuminate Jack 's paternal relationship with Jenna , the source of some of Jenna 's narcissistic craziness and the full measure of Jack 's Oedipal hell . '' Margaret Lyons for `` Entertainment Weekly '' deemed `` Verna '' a solid episode from the show . `` Time '' contributor James Poniewozik enjoyed Hooks ' performance , and that it was good to see Jane Krakowski 's Jenna `` get a story that was not solely about her being an insecure ninny . '' Not all reviews were positive . IGN contributor Robert Canning gave the episode a 7.9 out of 10 rating , and said that Hooks ' role as Jenna 's mother `` helped the half hour , but this Jenna-centric episode still did n't blow me away . '' He noted that the main plot had funny moments but `` there was n't much else to invest in . '' Overall , Canning reasoned that this episode was very much a stand-alone one `` built for some good jokes , and not exactly focused on storytelling . [ ... ] An episode like 'Verna ' can still bring a lot of laughs , but you ca n't help but feel like it 's missing that extra something . '' Television columnist Alan Sepinwall for `` The Star-Ledger '' disliked both stories from `` Verna '' , and wrote that it was a disappointing episode , and that it was `` pretty weak overall . '' Meredith Blake , a contributor from the `` Los Angeles Times '' , reported that despite Hooks ' hilarious performance , the episode still felt a `` little bit like filler '' , and that there `` was n't too much that was especially funny or memorable about it '' .
Hong Kong comics . Hong Kong Comics ( ) are manhua originally produced in Hong Kong . History . Sun Yat-Sen established the Republic of China in 1911 using Hong Kong 's manhua to circulate anti-Qing propaganda . Some of the manhua that mirrored the early struggles of the transitional political and war periods were `` The True Record '' and `` Renjian Pictorial '' . By the time the Japanese occupied Hong Kong in 1941 , all manhua activities had stopped . With the defeat of the Japanese in 1945 , political mayhem between Chinese Nationalists and Communists took place . One of the critical manhua , `` This Is a Cartoon Era '' by Renjian Huahui made note of the political backdrop at the time . The turmoil in China continued into the 1950s and 1960s . The rise of Chinese immigration turned Hong Kong into the main manhua-ready market , especially with the baby boom generation of children . The most influential manhua magazine for adults was the 1956 `` Cartoons World '' , which fueled the best-selling Uncle Choi . The availability of Japanese and Taiwanese comics challenged the local industry , selling at a pirated bargain price of 10 cents . Manhua like `` Old Master Q '' were needed to revitalize the local industry . The arrival of television in the 1970s was a changing point . Bruce Lee 's films dominated the era and his popularity launched a new wave of Kung Fu manhua . The explicit violence helped sell comic books , and the Government of Hong Kong intervened with the Indecent Publication Law in 1975 . `` Little Rascals '' was one of the pieces which absorbed all the social changes . The 1995 amendment on the Control of Obscene and Indecent Articles Ordinance have much influence on the industry . The materials would also bloom in the 1990s with work like McMug and three-part stories like `` Teddy Boy '' , `` Portland Street '' and `` Red Light District '' . Many famous painters such as Wong Yuk-Long appeared . A comics publishing company , The Jademan ( Holdings ) Ltd ( now Culturecom Holdings Ltd. ) Initial public offering in 1986 . Chinese translation of Japanese manga are also very popular . Since the 1950s , Hong Kong 's manhua market has been separate from that of mainland China . Hong Kong 's transfer of sovereignty back to China in 1997 may signify a reunification of both markets . Depending on how cultural materials are to be handled , especially via self-censorship , the much larger audience in the mainland can be beneficial to both . `` Sun Zi 's Tactics '' by Lee Chi Ching won the first International Manga Award in 2007 and `` Feel 100 % '' by Lau Wan Kit won the second International Manga Award in 2008 . Characteristics . Modern Chinese-style manhua characteristics is credited to the breakthrough art work of the 1982 `` Chinese Hero '' . It had innovative , realistic drawings with details resembling real people . Most manhua work from the 1800s to the 1930s contained characters that appeared serious . The cultural openness in Hong Kong brought the translation of American Disney characters like Mickey Mouse and Pinocchio in the 1950s , demonstrating western influence in local work like `` Little Angeli '' in 1954 . The influx of translated Japanese manga of the 1960s , as well as televised anime in Hong Kong also made a significant impression . Unlike manga , manhua comes in full colour with some panels rendered entirely in painting for the single issue format . Many of local produced comics are published weekly , and have published for many hundred volumes over many years and have not finished yet .
Hog 's tooth . Hog 's Tooth is the name given to the 7.62×51mm NATO round presented to a United States Marine upon graduating from the Scout/Sniper school . A 7.62×51mm NATO round is used because that is the round fired by the M40A6 , which is the primary rifle used by Marine snipers . Significance . According to military superstition , there is ultimately one round destined to end the life of each person , `` the bullet with your name on it . '' Until that round is fired , the person for which it is intended is invincible . If the sniper carries this round at all times , it can never be fired and the sniper is therefore untouchable . The term `` HOG '' is actually an acronym derived from the title `` Hunter Of Gunmen '' , which is the colloquial name for a sniper who killed an enemy sniper in combat . He then has to take a round from the enemy sniper 's chamber - that 's the one `` with his name on it '' . The bullet is then worn as a necklace and symbolizes the tooth of a real hog , expressing his status as a `` Hunter Of Gunmen '' . All other members of a scout sniper platoon who have not graduated as a HOG are each considered a `` PIG '' , or `` Professionally Instructed Gunman '' .
Isaac Hull . Isaac Hull ( March 9 , 1773 – February 13 , 1843 ) was a Commodore in the United States Navy . He commanded several famous U.S. naval warships including ( `` Old Ironsides '' ) and saw service in the undeclared naval Quasi War with the revolutionary French Republic ( France ) 1796–1800 ; the Barbary Wars ( 1801–1805 , 1815 ) , with the Barbary states in North Africa ; and the War of 1812 ( 1812–1815 ) , for the second time with Great Britain . In the latter part of his career he was Commandant of the Washington Navy Yard in the national capital of Washington , D.C. , and later the Commodore of the Mediterranean Squadron . For the infant U.S. Navy the battle of USS `` Constitution '' vs HMS `` Guerriere '' on August 19 , 1812 , at the beginning of the war , was the most important single ship action of the War of 1812 and one that made Isaac Hull a national hero . Early life . Isaac Hull had `` been bred to the sea ... he had first shipped out as a common sailor aboard a merchantman at the age of fourteen . '' Hull was born in Derby , Connecticut ( some sources say Huntington , now Shelton , Connecticut ) , on March 9 , 1773 . Early in life he joined his mariner father , Joseph , on local voyages and longer trips to the West Indies . After his father died while still young , Isaac was adopted by his uncle William Hull , a veteran of the American Revolutionary War . During the mid-1790s , the young Hull commanded several merchant vessels , losing some to French Republic privateers . Naval service . He was commissioned a lieutenant in the newly formed United States Navy on 9 March 1798 and distinguished himself during the next two years while serving on board the new heavy frigate in the undeclared naval Quasi-War with France . During his time on USS `` Constitution '' , Hull served as first lieutenant and executive officer to Captain Silas Talbot . Talbot was in command from June 5 , 1799 until September 8 , 1801 since Talbot was also a squadron commander , much of the everyday running of the ship fell to Hull and provided him invaluable experience managing a ship of war . Hull much admired Talbot a hero of the American Revolutionary War ( 1775–1783 ) . Hull also learned from the older man . Hull 's chief biographer Linda M. Maloney states Talbot `` was undoubtedly the formative influence on Hull 's naval career , the man he modeled himself after . '' From Talbot , Hull learned the lessons of naval leadership , moderation and to look out for the training of his junior officers and ship crew . First Barbary War . When troubles with the Barbary states heated up in 1802 , he went to the Mediterranean Sea as first lieutenant of the frigate . Hull later commanded the schooner and the brig , receiving promotion to the rank of master commandant in 1804 and to captain in 1806 . During this time Hull made a reputation as an effective and reliable commander . Midshipman Henry Wadsworth writing in his journal for August 10 , 1803 noted `` This morning at day light the USS Enterprise being at a distance of several miles discovered a galley at long shot . Captain Hull fired on her & gave chase . She fired to leeward ( signal for friend ) but did not heave too . The Enterprise came near her & she hove too : proved to be a Sardinian Galley , last from Civita Vecchia on a cruise 25 oars on each side ( Captain Hull imagined ) carried about 300 hundred men had 2 eighteen pounders mounted forward & 2 smaller guns aft . A noble Galley ! ! ! '' During the next few years , he supervised the construction of gunboats and , in 1809 and 1810 , was successively given command of the frigates , and USS `` Constitution '' . Command of USS `` Chesapeake '' . On 2 February 1809 Hull took command of USS `` Chesapeake '' with orders to enforce the trade embargo but a month later the embargo was repealed and the vessel returned to Boston for minor repairs and filling out the crew . During this time Hull helped the recruiting service . Keeping ships manned was a source of major anxiety for Hull throughout his long career . Hull found it necessary on occasion to take drastic measures to prevent men lured by bounty money from deserting as he explained in a April 16 , 1810 letter to the Secretary of the Navy Paul Hamilton , his placing newly recruited men in irons and confinement prior to sailing . `` With two months advance from the merchant ship , and advance and bounty from the recruiting officer and other expenses brought them in debt from fifty to eighty dollars . '' Having the full complement of men necessary to crew a frigate was a constant challenge . Exacerbating the challenge was a cold fact : recruitment was voluntary—there was no draft or impressment service as in the British navy . Poor pay and conditions of life on a warship in the pre-1815 U.S. Navy meant Hull and other commanding officers were plagued by expired enlistments and high rates of desertion . For naval enlisted men there was no fixed term of service , seamen served for a voyage or cruise on a particular ship , hence at the end of voyage , they felt free to leave and often did . For naval ships at every port call desertion was a reality . Despite extracting harsh penalties such as flogging , the problem persisted . While reliable data is scarce , one scholar notes the desertion rate for petty officers and enlisted men on board USS `` Hornet '' , was 12.8 % and states the number one reason for enlisted courts martial was desertion . In all Hull was in command of USS `` Chesapeake '' for seven months . Command of USS `` President '' . On 7 May 1810 Isaac Hull was ordered to assume command of the new frigate USS `` President '' , but his tenure was short . The reason for Hull 's short stay was Commodore John Rodgers . Rodgers had almost simultaneously been ordered to USS `` Constitution '' . John Rodgers too had sailed USS `` Constitution '' from New York and did not like the way she sailed . The frigate had seen years of hard service , her bottom was fouled by mussels , barnacles and her sails worn and Rodgers also objected to the way she handled . Rodgers made complaint to Secretary Hamilton that as ranking senior naval captain he should have had USS `` President '' . Hamilton agreed and Hull apparently was only too happy to swap for on 17 June 1810 Rodgers took USS `` President '' and Hull assumed command of USS `` Constitution '' . Command of USS `` Constitution '' . Isaac Hull assumed command of the frigate USS `` Constitution '' in June 1810 ; his time on the ship was eventful . As commanding officer Hull `` modeled himself on Silas Talbot '' , his mentor and a former commander of USS `` Constitution '' . Hull `` among the enlisted men , he now commanded , on her maiden voyage was perhaps , the most popular captain in the service . He was also , perhaps the greatest all-round seaman in the navy with a genius for ship-handling and navigation that would serve him well in the weeks to come . '' On `` Constitution '' he was very much at home ; it was his `` favorite frigate '' . Writing to his sister in-law Mary Wheeler , he exclaimed , `` I now have one of the best ships in our Navy ... '' Like Silas Talbot , Hull took great care in the training of his young officers by seeing to their comforts and their education . Like Talbot too Hull trained his enlisted men many of whom had never served on a ship of war before especially in gunnery . He `` exercised the men at the great guns up to two hours daily over several weeks to infuse them with confidence and competence to face the enemy in battle . '' Hull discouraged flogging and found the practice abhorrent for trivial offenses . He prohibited his officers from punishing seamen or marines in his absence . Hull gave direction that the punishment for missing muster or any trifling offense `` shall not exceed three lashes with a small rope over the shirt . '' The typical penalty of the era was eight to ten on the bare back . Hull did authorize flogging for more serious offenses for example on `` 12 August 1812 John W. Smith and John Smith were each given a dozen lashes for drunkenness and the latter for insolence . '' He took the vessel on a European cruise in 1811–1812 , returning home before the War of 1812 broke out between the United States and Great Britain . `` Constitution '' left Chesapeake Bay in July 1812 . By Sunday next , the Ship will be in tolerable order for Sea but the crew you will readily conceive must yet be unacquainted with a Ship of War , as many of them have lately joined us and never were in an armed Ship before . We are doing all that we can to make them acquainted with their duties , and in a few days , we shall have nothing to fear from any single deck Ship ; indeed ; unacquainted as we now are , we should I hope give a good account of any Frigate the enemy have . Shortly thereafter they were followed by five ships of the British Halifax Squadron commanded by Commodore Philip Broke . The squadron was composed of one ship of the line and four frigates , , and , who were in close pursuit for two days . Hull in a remarkable feat of navigation and audaciousness , evaded the British squadron by warping his ship ahead and using his long boats to tow `` Constitution '' . The chase by the Halifax Squadron was long and arduous and established Hull 's reputation for courage , daring and seamanship . `` For sixty four hours the frigate had been insight of an overwhelming enemy and most of the time actively pursued by them '' yet Hull prevailed . On August 19 , 1812 , USS `` Constitution '' encountered the British frigate at sea . As `` Constitution '' s crew went to quarters , Hull cautioned his gunners : `` No firing at random . Let every man look well to his aim . '' Captain James Richard Dacres of `` Guerriere '' at first tried to cripple `` Constitution '' at long range , but quickly found this tactic of no avail . He then approached `` Constitution '' at close range . All the while Captain Hull kept his crew calm telling them `` I 'll tell you when to fire , so stand steady and see that not a shot is thrown away . '' At 6:05 the two ships were alongside and `` Constitution '' s starboard guns at Hull 's orders , poured in a broadside of double shoted . Hull writing on August 28 , 1812 to Secretary of the Navy Paul Hamilton recalled , 'when we were within less than a pistol shot , we commenced a very heavy fire from all our guns , loaded with round and grape , which done great Execution , so much that within fifteen minutes from the time we got alongside , his Mizzen Mast went by the board , and his Main Yard in the Slings and the Hull and Sails very much injured , which made it difficult for them to manage her . '' Hull continued the enemy put his helm to port , `` at the time we did , but his Mizzen Mast being over the Quarter prevented her coming too , which brought us across his Bow , when his Bowsprit over our Stern . At this moment I determined to board him , but the instant the Boarders were called , for that purpose , his Foremast and Main Mast went by the board and took with them the Gib boom and every spar except the Bowsprit ... we stood off for about half an hour to repair our braces and other rigging 's that had been shot away and wore around to return to the enemy , it being now dark we could not see whether she had any colors flying or not . '' Moses Smith a seaman would later recall `` Several shot now entered our hull . One of the largest the enemy could command struck us , but the plank was so hard it fell out and sank in the waters . This was afterwards noticed and the cry arose : `` Huzza ! Her sides are made of iron ! See where the shot fell-out ! '' From that circumstance the name of the Constitution was garnished with the familiar title . '' USS `` Constitution '' had pounded HMS `` Guerriere '' into a wreck . The deck log of USS `` Constitution '' dated August 19 , 1812 contains the following account ( all spelling original ) of the battle , `` ... at 5 minutes after 6 PM hauled down the Jib and lay the Main Top Sail Shivering and opened on him a heavy fire from all our Guns , at 15 minutes after 6 PM the Enemy 's Mizen Mast fell over on the Starboard Side , on which our Crew gave three cheers , we then fore reaching on him , attempted raking of his Bow , but our braces being shot away and Jib Haulyards we could not effect it , he immediately attempted raking of our Stern but failed also , getting but one of his Guns to bear upon us , which he discharged with little or no effect , having his Bowsprit entangled in our Mizin Rigging , our Marines during that time Keeping up a very brisk and gauling fire on him from the Tafferall , taffrail , the railing at the ship 's stern and our Boarders preparing to board , at which time Lieutenant Charles Morris , and Lieutenant William S. Bush of the Marines fell from off the Tafferall , the former severely wounded and the latter killed , our vessel having way on her shot clear of him , when immediately , it being then 30 minutes after 6 PM his Fore , and Main Masts fell over on the Starboard side , Sett Fore and Main Course , and Stood to the Eastward and took one reef in the Topsails , in order to reeve our braces and haulyards which had been shot away ; during which time the Enemy a complete wreck , under his Spritsail , fired a Gun in token of submission to Leeward which we answered as soon as our Topsails were sett , and our braces rove by wearing Ship , and running under his Lee , hauling up our Courses and laying our Main Topsail to the Mast , and sending a boat with Lieutenant Reed on board of the Prize , at 1/2 past 7 PM hoisted out all the Boats , to take out the Prisoners , sent the 2d & 3d cutters on board with the Surgeons Mate to assist in dressing the wounded , and the Sailing Master in the First Cutter with a Ten inch hawser to take the prize in tow ... '' Captain Dacres , though wounded signaled the surrender and Hull sent boats to the British frigate for their wounded and to take the remaining crew prisoner . In all seven American sailors were killed and seven wounded . The British frigate suffered 15 killed and 78 wounded ; with 257 captured . Hull was a magnanimous victor , complementing Captain Dacres and his crew on their courage and after Dacres presented him his sword , Hull graciously returned it . Ship Log August 20 , 1812 `` [ R ] emoved the prisoners and baggage from the prize ship . Sent a surgeon 's mate to assist the wounded , [ H ] aving removed all prisoners ... immediately set her a fire , and at quarter pass 3 , she blew-up . '' The action electrified the nation , made Captain Hull a national hero and demonstrated that the small U.S. Navy was a worthy and dangerous opponent for Britain 's otherwise overwhelming maritime might . On September 9 , 1814 Secretary of the Navy Hamilton wrote the Captain , `` In this action we know not most to applaud , your gallantry , or your skill . You and your crew are entitled to and will receive the applause and gratitude of your grateful country . As reward for this stunning achievement , the U.S. Congress voted Captain Hull a gold medal with silver copies for his commissioned officers and `` Constitution '' s entire crew shared $ 50,000 in prize money for HMS `` Guerriere '' s destruction . Portsmouth Navy Yard . Hull commanded the Portsmouth Navy Yard at Kittery , Maine , for the rest of the War of 1812 . Hull assumed command of the Portsmouth Navy Yard on 9 April 1813 and remained until he was relieved by Commodore Thomas Macdonough on 1 July 1815 . During Hull 's tenure as commandant the primary focus was on the fitting out of , construction of and improvements to the defense of navy yard One of the most important innovations during Hull 's tenure at Portsmouth was the construction of a shiphouse . Hull a Connecticut native , knew that in order for the shipyard to succeed the workers and the vessels needed cover during the long and cold New England winters . Writing to the Secretary of the Navy William Jones on 24 July 1813 Hull noted `` As the Winters here are very cold and large quantities of Snow falls , may I be permitted to suggest the idea of covering the Ship after she is framed . The cost to build a permanent cover would probably be two thousand dollars , and I believe a greater part of it would be saved in building this ship and others could be built under it , so that by having one much would be saved in labor besides the injury to the Frame by being exposed to the winter and the sun the next summer . '' The ship house was completed in December 1813 and continued in use for the next four decades . Board of Navy Commissioners . Hull then served on the Board of Navy Commissioners for the years 1815–1817 in Washington D.C.. The law creating the Board gave it authority over procurement of naval stores , supplies and material as these related to the construction of naval vessels , outfitting of ships , armament and equipment plus oversight authority over naval shipyards , stations and drydocks . The BNC also regulating civilian employment and pay . Serving with Hull on the Board were Commodores David Porter and John Rodgers . The BNC found all current yards to have shortcomings . One of the most important recommendations the BNC made was that only Portsmouth and Boston Navy Yard were suitable for the building of large ships in all seasons . Though the BNC recommended Washington Navy Yard be retained its report noted , `` The Yard at Washington , when viewed as building yard only , would be less objectionable [ than Baltimore ] were the navigation deeper and the obstructions fewer . But it is the decided opinion of the Board , that the obstructions and its distance from the sea render it unsuitable for every other purpose . '' The Board recommended Baltimore , Norfolk and Charleston navy yards be closed . These recommendations were controversial and became the subject of considerable partisanship , with only Baltimore and Charleston eventually phased out of existence . The BNC final report was in fact , highly critical of the Washington Navy Yard and its business practices . Writing on 11 May 1815 to Commodore Thomas Tingey the BNC stated , `` The Board are about contracting for the repairs of the Black Smith shop in the Navy Yard under your command for the purpose of employing workmen to put in order for service & a state of preservation ... It is the intention of the Board of the Navy Commissioners , to reestablish the Navy Yard at this place , as a building Yard only , & while stating to you this intention , it may not be improper for them to make you acquainted with their views generally with respect to the establishment . They have witnessed in many of our Navy Yards & this particularly pressure in the employment of characters unsuited for the public service – maimed & unmanageable slaves for the accommodation of distressed widows & orphans & indigent families – apprentices for the accommodation of their masters – & old men & children for the benefit of their families & parents . These practices must cease – none must be employed but for the advantage of the public , & this Yard instead of rendering the navy odious to the nation from the scenes of want & extravagance which it has too long exhibited must serve as a model on which to prefect a general system of economy . In making to you , - Sir , these remarks the Navy Commissioners are aware that you have with themselves long witnessed the evils of which they complain , & which every countenance will be given to assist you in remedying them , they calculate with confidence on a disposition on your part to forward the public interests . '' Later in his career when Commodore Hull assumed command of the Washington Navy Yard 1829–1835 he attempted to right these alleged wrongs and implement necessary change . Charlestown Navy Yard . At Charlestown Navy Yard known as Boston Navy Yard Hull 's tenure as commandant was marred and hindered by his lack of familiarity with the administration of a large shore installation , the management of the civilian workforce and by the moves to dislodge him by some of his senior and junior naval officers . A number of these officers and senior civilians made public accusations questioning Hull 's command . In view of the serious nature of their charges a Naval Court of Inquiry met in Charlestown during August 1822 to consider the accusations brought against Hull . On 15 October 1822 the court found Hull had acted properly and within his scope of authority and in his official duties had been `` correct and meritorious . '' Nevertheless , the court cautioned Hull regarding placing his personal property in public stores and the employment of navy yard mechanics and laborers for private purposes . But the bitterness of the affair never really left Hull for as he wrote `` This yard is much improved and in fine order for whoever may take it . I am tired of this kind of life and particularly of this place , and have nothing but constant quarrels with the Charleston people . '' During 1823–1827 , he commanded the Pacific Squadron operating out of South America aboard . Washington Navy Yard . Commodore Hull 's next assignment , was as Commandant of the Washington Navy Yard ( WNY ) , 1829–1835 . During Hull 's tenure , shipbuilding on the Potomac River dramatically fell as the yard built just one naval vessel ; the aptly named and ill-fated schooner . As early as 1815 the Navy Department had decided the shallowness of the Anacostia River channel made Washington DC less than an ideal port and consequently approved the shift to ordnance production . Shipwrights and carpenters , the elite trades of the wooden–hulled navy , felt especially threatened as the navy yard focused on metal trades manufacturing and proved extremely reluctant to abandon their time-honored practices . On taking command Hull was mindful of the Board of Navy Commissioners 1815 critical report and attempted to fix the problems the BNC noted . Hull 's new command however once again involved managing a large and restless workforce but at WNY one composed of white civilian mechanics , laborers and enslaved and free blacks . At WNY he quickly discovered a violation of navy regulations ; the employment of slaves by naval yard officers . When ordered to discharge all slaves in the anchor shop , though he protested to the Board of Navy Commissioners `` I fear we could not find a set of men white or black , or even slaves ... to now do in the anchor shop . '' `` Competition for jobs on the navy yard was constant ... white workers feared that competition from enslaved and even free blacks dragged down the wage scale . '' Hull was often conflicted in matters of race , when newly arrived in Washington DC he had purchased an enslaved black man John Ambler , from a fellow officer for his servant , yet when leaving the navy yard , he manumitted Ambler on 17 October 1835 and later intervene to get Ambler a discharge from a naval vessel . African American diarist Michael Shiner on the other hand remembered Hull fondly for his assistance in securing the release of his wife and children from a slave dealer . Shiner wrote `` i am under Great oblagation to Comodore isaac Hull for the time my Wife wher Sold to george he had command of the washington navy yard foer his kindness to me '' Hull 's taciturn management style quickly aroused the resentment of his white workforce . After his arrival Hull had made efforts to check what he perceived as the unwarranted independence of some of his senior civilian managers , to improve the unkempt appearance of navy yard grounds and control the loss of government property . Hull 's strict management combined with long simmering disputes over pay , working hours and the employment of blacks quickly came to a head the summer of 1835 . WNY Strike of 1835 . A labor strike which began on 29 July 1835 was a response to Hull orders limiting the workers lunch period and what they were allowed to bring on the navy yard . Hull after his hard experience with the Boston inquiry was particularly sensitive to any hint of misappropriation and when he learned of alleged thefts of government property he promptly issued an order limiting workers ' lunch privileges , the workers went on strike . Hull was aware that the workers were striking over more than his newly imposed restrictions . He speculated that `` the mechanics have been acted on by other causes , '' Hull was concerned that the ten-hour day movement and the Board of Navy Commissioners resistance to reducing the workweek was the actual cause of the strike , and that the calls for general strike that summer by the Philadelphia shipyard workers had found an attentive audience . To Hull 's chagrin the strikers were encouraged by Naval Constructor William Doughty to hold out for higher wages . The workers felt Hull often treated them with `` silent contempt '' which was probably the result of his deafness . '' Hull in his report to the Secretary of the Navy , Mahlon Dickerson stated that 175 white mechanics and workers had joined the strike . Their walkout also immediately exposed longstanding racial discord in the Yard . The strike quickly morphed into the infamous Snow Riot as many angry white workers now out of employment took out their resentments on the black community , their anger fanned by the false rumor that free black restaurant owner Beverley Snow had disparaged their wives . Josephine Seaton , the wife of the publisher of the National Intelligencer , William Seaton , expressed alarm in a letter regarding the strike and riot : `` Snow will certainly be torn to pieces by the mechanics if he be caught , and they are in full pursuit of him . Unfortunately , several hundred mechanics of the navy yard are out of employment , who , aided and abetted by their sympathizers , create the mob ... and it is truly alarming . '' As the riot spread the city government became alarmed , the strikers had sent a delegation to President Andrew Jackson who was sympathetic pleading their case for his intervention and referring to Commodore Hull 's order as `` despotic '' . The strike and subsequent riot after nearly two weeks left the navy yard workers with no pay and collapsing public support . A mediator Dr. Alexander A. McWilliams was brought into arrange a compromise , wherein the strikers after withdrawing their charges against Hull were allowed to return to work . The strike officially ended on Saturday August 15 , 1835 and the workers returned to the Yard that Saturday morning . Although Hull and the mechanics attempted to smooth over their differences by noting they derived from `` a misunderstanding '' , both parties had lost much in the course of the strike . The workers though allowed to return to their jobs had lost financially.Most importantly for the workers , the strike revealed the weakness and tenuous nature of their bargaining situation . As per diem labor in a protracted dispute , and absent effective organization , they inevitably suffered . The strike also revealed the corrosive effects of racism on the workforce as white workers sought to blame their own precarious economic situation on free and enslaved African Americans . Further , the strike left as part of its legacy a deep and abiding racial mistrust , which would linger . For next century , the history of the strike and subsequent race riot remained an embarrassment to be glossed over and disassociated from the Washington Navy Yard 's official history . Hull too received an object lesson in the limits of power ; he could order but could not compel . The whole event left Hull offended deeply by the strikers conduct and to some degree by the strong suggestion of the Secretary of the Navy Dickerson to accept the mediated compromise . On 10 September 1835 Isaac Hull requested and received a year leave of absence . He never returned to Washington Navy Yard . Command of USS `` Ohio '' and European Squadron . From 1839 to 1841 Commodore Hull was in command of the flagship and the European squadron . The European squadron included the frigate and sloops-of-war and . Rendered unfit for further service by age and ill health , he spent the next two years on leave . Commodore Isaac Hull died at the age of 69 in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania and is buried there in Laurel Hill Cemetery . Legacy , namesakes and honors . Commodore Isaac Hull enjoyed a long and storied naval career , while he occasionally floundered on land , the qualities he displayed in August 1812 were '' an immeasurable contribution to immediate national self-esteem and the navy 's tradition for the next two centuries ... '' The U.S. Navy has named five ships in honor of Isaac Hull , including : ; ; ; ; and . The Commodore Isaac Hull Memorial Bridge spanning the Housatonic River between Derby and Shelton is named after him . Hull Street in Montgomery , Alabama is named in honor of Hull . It runs parallel to streets named after other Barbary War/War of 1812 naval heroes : Decatur Street , named for Stephen Decatur ; McDonough Street , named for Thomas Macdonough ; Lawrence Street , named for James Lawrence ; Bainbridge Street , named for William Bainbridge and Perry Street , named for Oliver Hazard Perry .
Nikon D500 . The Nikon D500 is a 20.9-megapixel professional digital single-lens reflex camera using an APS-C sensor . It was announced by Nikon Corporation on 6 January 2016 along with the Nikon D5 FX format camera . It replaced the D300S as Nikon 's DX format flagship DSLR . On 23 February 2017 , at CP+ show , a special edition was released for Nikon 's 100th anniversary . D500 jointly won a Camera Grand Prix Japan 2017 Editors Award . Service advisory . The Nikon D500 uses the popular Nikon EN-EL15 battery and is shipped with the current Li-ion20 version . If used with the previous generation Li-ion01 version , the D500 may report a low amount of charge remaining , and take fewer shots than expected from a fully charged battery . On May 27 , 2016 , Nikon announced they will replace older EN-EL15 Li-ion01 batteries for D500 owners .
Huracán Ramírez ( character ) . Huracán Ramírez ( Spanish for `` Hurricane Ramirez '' ) is a fictitious character , originally invented for the 1952 Mexican Lucha film of the same name . After the movie opened in theaters Huracán Ramírez also became a professional wrestling character in the ring , primarily played by `` luchador '' Eduardo Bonada , who was soon after replaced in the mid-1950s by wrestler Daniel García Arteaga who wrestled under that name for more than thirty years . The rights to the name and image of Huracán Ramírez were never owned by García , which has led to a number of other wrestlers using the name `` Huracán Ramírez '' after Garcia retired in 1988 , or variations on the theme such as Huracán Ramírez II , Huracán Ramírez Jr. , el Hijo de Huracán Ramírez ( `` Son of Huracán Ramírez '' ) and so on , but all of whom had no atual family relationship to Daniel García . Movie Character . Huracán Ramírez was originally just the title character of a 1952 Mexican film called `` Huracán Ramírez '' that starred actor David Silva as a masked professional wrestler or `` luchador enmascarado '' character he names Huracan Ramirez . In the film , a young Mexican , whose father is an aging professional wrestler , decides to follow in his father 's footsteps by adopting the secret identity of `` Huracán Ramírez '' , a masked `` luchador '' , and he fights in the ring in spite of his father 's wishes to the contrary . While David Silva played the part of Huracan 's unmasked alter ego Fernando Torres , the wrestling sequences were performed by an actual `` luchador '' named `` Eduardo Bonada '' , who then went on for a few years to play the role in real life , in the ring . In the mid-1950 's , Bonada tired of the role , preferring not to cover his face with a mask , and quit the gig , at which time he was replaced by the film 's producers with another wrestler named David Garcia Arteaga , who played the role in the ring for about 30 years , until he retired in 1988 . The Huracan Ramirez name came from combining a natural disaster with a strong Spanish last name to appeal to the Mexican crowd . Initially he was named `` Huracán López '' , but it was later changed to `` Huracán Ramírez '' to avoid confusion with Tarzán López , one of the top Mexican `` Luchadors '' at the time . A sequel , `` El Misterio de Huracán Ramírez '' ( `` The Mystery of Hurricane Ramirez '' ) came out in 1962 and again featured leading man David Silva reprising his role , but the wrestling sequences this time were all played by the new Huracan , Daniel García , who had played the character in the ring ever since Eduardo Bonada had quit the gig . David Silva played the unmasked Huracan in the first 4 films , to be replaced by actor Pepe Romay in the last few films . Bonada 's and Garcia 's faces were never shown in any of the films they appeared in , as they only played the masked scenes in the films . The Huracán character is the property of filmmaker Juan Rodríguez Mas and his father , José Rodríguez ( the director of the first Huracán film ) , who allowed first Eduardo Bonada , and later Daniel García , to play the character in the ring up until each man retired . In 1989 , following García 's retirement from the ring , Rodríguez wanted to give the mask and character to a new younger wrestler , tying the transfer in with a new Huracán Ramírez movie he was promoting . García resented the idea that someone else would cash in on the popularity he gained while wrestling . In 1988 , after the producers refused to share the profits from a then-flourishing Huracan comic book with Garcia , Garcia spitefully unmasked on television and at several fan events , messing up Rodríguez Mas ' plans and the character in general . The Huracán Ramírez film , `` Huracan Ramirez vs the Terrorists '' , was released in 1989 but did not do well . Filmography . A total of 9 `` Huracán Ramírez '' movies were made in all , the 7th , 8th and 9th films being more or less unrelated . Unlike the `` Santo '' movies , these films tended to focus more on dramatic subplots and musical numbers , and never really gave the Huracán Ramírez character a lot to do in the films from an action standpoint . Eduardo Bonada played Huracan in the first movie only , then David García Arteaga played the part of Huracan in the next five movies ( from 1962-1974 ) , his last real appearance being `` De Sangre Chicana '' ( 1974 ) , although he continued to wrestle as Huracan in the ring until 1988 . Garcia said that he did not wear the mask for the 2 later `` Torito '' movies ( in 1979 and 1982 respectively ) , films featuring a wrestler called Torito which only featured very brief scenes of Huracan , nor did he appear in the 1989 movie . In 2007 a character called `` Huracán Ramírez , Jr '' appeared in the film Mil Mascaras vs. the Aztec Mummy ( also known as ) . The person playing Huracan Jr. was not related to any of the wrestlers who played Huracan Ramirez in the original movies . Wrestling character . The original `` Huracán Ramírez '' , Eduardo Bonada , adopted the mask and ring name as an actual professional wrestler after he played the masked wrestling scenes in the original 1952 film , with the approval of the film 's director José Rodríguez , who agreed that a `` real life Huracán Ramírez '' would be a good way to ensure the success of his movie . Bonada did not enjoy wrestling under a mask , as it hid his good looks and prevented his recognizability . At one point he spitefully unmasked in public and revealed that he had been playing `` Huracán Ramírez '' in the ring but was now moving on to other projects . After Bonada gave up the character in the mid-50s , a number of wrestlers started wrestling as `` Huracán Ramírez '' all over Mexico , but the local boxing and wrestling commissions who regulate professional wrestling in Mexico objected to the deception . The movie 's producers held a tryout to see who would be the `` one true '' Huracán Ramírez in the wrestling world . They chose Daniel García to play the part , but never publicly revealed who had taken over the mask both in their ensuing films as well as in the ring . Later in the year Garcia made his official Mexico City debut in a match against El Medico Asesino . Taking over the gig from Bonada , García wrestled as `` Huracán Ramírez '' for more than thirty years , becoming one of the most popular wrestlers in Mexico as well as in other Spanish-speaking countries such as Bolivia and Ecuador . In the mid-1980s , García wanted to ensure that the `` Huracán Ramírez '' character was passed on to another generation , much in the same tradition of Santo passing his name on to El Hijo del Santo and Blue Demon 's legacy being continued by Blue Demon , Jr.. This desire , and issues over sharing the profits from the `` Huracán Ramírez '' comic book and merchandising led to a falling out between García and Rodríguez Mas , which led to Mas threatening to take the `` Ramírez '' character away from García altogether . Following the threat , García voluntarily unmasked on national television , ensuring that everyone knew who the true `` Huracán '' had been for the past 30 years . The move did prevent any subsequent wrestlers working as `` Huracán Ramírez '' from gaining anywhere near Garcia 's popularity . In subsequent years , several wrestlers have however used similar ring names such as Huracán Ramírez II , Huracán Ramírez , Jr. , el Hijo de Huracán Ramírez and variations thereof , ( or names inspired by Ramírez such as `` Ciclón Ramírez '' ) . Huracán Ramírez in pop culture . The `` Huracán Ramírez '' character has been used or included in a number of different non-Lucha Libre contexts . Replicas of his mask has been for sale through a number venues , including such non-wrestling venues as Amazon.com and Halloween stores . The distinctive blue and white mask has also been included as an option in the Create a Wrestler ( CAW ) option of a number of pro wrestling video games such as WWE SmackDown vs . Raw 2009 .
Ancylolomia rotaxella . `` Ancylolomia rotaxella '' is a moth in the family Crambidae . It was described by Stanisław Błeszyński in 1965 . It is found in China .
Hans Stoiber . Dr Hans Helmut Stoiber ( 11 October 1918 – 10 January 2015 ) was an Austrian poet . He was born in Zell am See . In 1936 he won a bronze medal in the art competitions of the Olympic Games for his `` Der Diskus '' ( `` The Discus '' ) .
Puchały , Ostrołęka County . Puchały is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Troszyn , within Ostrołęka County , Masovian Voivodeship , in east-central Poland . It lies approximately north of Troszyn , east of Ostrołęka , and north-east of Warsaw .
Jim Hurtubise . James Hurtubise ( December 5 , 1932 – January 6 , 1989 ) was an American race car driver who raced in USAC Champ Cars ( including the Indianapolis 500 ) , as well as sprint cars and stock cars ( USAC and NASCAR ) . He was from North Tonawanda , New York . Despite his limited success , he was a fan favorite throughout much of his career as many characterized him as an `` old style '' racecar driver . Hurtubise raced in the USAC Championship Car series in the 1959–1968 and 1970–1974 seasons , with 97 career starts . He finished in the top ten 38 times , with 4 victories , in 1959 at Sacramento , 1960 at Langhorne , and 1961 and 1962 at Springfield . In 1964 , after suffering serious burns in an accident during the Rex Mays Classic , in Milwaukee , doctors asked Hurtubise how he wanted his hands shaped permanently . `` Just make 'em so I can hold a steering wheel , '' he replied . Hurtubise died January 6 , 1989 after suffering a heart attack near his home in Port Arthur , Texas . He was 56 years old . He is interred at Crown Hill Cemetery in Indianapolis . Indianapolis 500 . Hurtubise ran in ten Indianapolis 500 races between 1960 and 1974 . His best finish was a 13th in 1962 . In 1965 He qualified using a Novi engine , the last year that engine would be used in the race , have been considered obsolete several years before . The engine failed on the first lap , and he finished last . In 1966 He entered a rear-engined car , which was taking over from the front engined roadsters as the standard for the race , and finished 17th . After failing to qualify in 1967 , in 1968 he ran the last front engined car to date in the race . He owned and had built the car himself , and named it the `` Mallard '' . He claimed the car was lighter than previous roadsters , which would allow it to be competitive with the rear-engine cars . From 1969 through 1971 , he would continued to attempt to qualify the roadster , but failed to make the field , which was now fully rear-engined cars . In 1972 , he had qualified a rear-engine car 13th . However on `` bump day '' , he put the roadster , sponsored by Miller Beer in line to make a qualification attempt shortly before the closing deadline of 6:00 pm . The time expired before it was his turn to qualify . He then removed the engine cover to reveal that the car had no engine , but five chilled cases of his sponsor 's product , which he shared with the other pit crews and race officials In 1973 through 1975 he attempted to qualify rear-engine cars , missing the field in 1973 and 1975 while qualifying 28th in 1974 , finishing the race 28th after blowing the engine on lap 31 . This would be the last year he would successfully qualify for the race . For 1976 he was back in the Mallard . In 1978 , while once again attempting to enter the roadster ( a type of car which had now not qualified for the race in a decade ) Tom Binford , the chief steward , refused to allow him an attempt to make the race , stating the car had not showed it was capable of race speed during practice . He then sat in entrant Bob Harkey ’ s car for ten minutes refusing to move . After finally leaving the car he ran on the track where he was tackled and apprehended by the police.. In subsequent years he continued to attempt to get the Mallard into the field , with his final attempt in 1981 . This was the final attempt for any front-engine car in the race , 13 years after the last time a car of that type had qualified for the race , and 17 years since the last time one had won . Final race for the Mallard . In 1972 Hurtubise drove the Mallard in an IndyCar race at Michigan in 1972 , qualifying 26th ( last ) and finishing 23rd . He drove the same car a year earlier at the Pocono 500 , qualifying 33rd ( last ) and finishing 30th . This would be the last time a front-engine car ran in an IndyCar race . NASCAR career . In 1957 , Hurtubise started his NASCAR career running two races . Over the next twenty years , he would race 36 races , winning one race at Atlanta Motor Speedway , and amassing eleven top ten finishes . Award . He was inducted in the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame in 1993 . World Championship career summary . The Indianapolis 500 was part of the FIA World Championship from 1950 through 1960 . Drivers competing at Indy during those years were credited with World Championship points and participation . Hurtubise participated in one World Championship race , finishing eighteenth and receiving no points .
Paul Reynolds ( umpire ) . Paul Reynolds ( born 23 May 1973 ) is an Irish cricket umpire . In November 2016 , he was named the Official of the Year at the Cricket Ireland Awards . In June 2018 , he was appointed to the International Panel of Umpires and Referees . He stood in his first Twenty20 International ( T20I ) , between Ireland and Afghanistan , on 22 August 2018 . He stood in his first One Day International ( ODI ) , also between Ireland and Afghanistan , on 29 August 2018 .
Kanir-Dup . Kanir-Dup is a town in the Kuna Yala province of Panama .
John Blinkhorn . John Blinkhorn was a Gloucester businessman who in 1857 purchased the Theatre Royal at Gloucester , at which Charles Dickens once performed . At its centenary in 1891 , Sir Henry Irving and Ellen Terry both appeared with members of the `` Lyceum Company '' . In 1902 the theatre was sold again to Charles Poole who changed it to a variety theatre and picture house . John was in partnership with William Blinkhorn as Builders and Railroad Contractors but the partnership was dissolved in 1847 .
Ainola . Ainola , meaning `` Aino 's place '' , was the home of the composer Jean Sibelius , his wife Aino and their family from the autumn of 1904 until 1972 . It stands on the scenic shores of Lake Tuusulanjärvi in Järvenpää , 38 kilometers north of Helsinki , the Finnish capital . It was designed by the famous architect Lars Sonck . The only requests Sibelius had for Sonck were to include both a lakefront view and a green fireplace in the dining room . Water pipes were never installed until after Sibelius died because he did not want the distraction while he was there composing . Its distance from the hustle and bustle of the nation 's capital gave the composer the peace that he needed for his creative endeavours . Erik W. Tawaststjerna writes that `` when Sibelius first left Helsinki , Järvenpää was to a large extent untouched countryside . Foals and sheep almost nosed their way into the house , and from time to time an elk majestically bestrode the grounds . '' There were also other artistic families living in the neighborhood who provided a lively social circle for the Sibelius family . Daily life in Ainola was documented by Sibelius ’ private secretary Santeri Levas in the 1945 photographic book `` Jean Sibelius and His Home '' . Buildings around Ainola include the sauna and the family 's personal workshop . Sibelius died at Ainola on September 20 , 1957 ; he is buried in a garden there . His wife Aino lived in Ainola for the next twelve years until she died on June 8 , 1969 . She is buried there with her husband . In 1972 Jean Sibelius ' daughters , Eva , Ruth , Katarina , Margareta , and Heidi , sold Ainola to the State of Finland . The Ministry of Education and the Sibelius Society of Finland opened it as a museum in 1974 . It is currently open from May to September . Among the personal effects remaining there are a grand piano , which was a gift to Sibelius on his fiftieth birthday , and paintings by Aino 's brother Eero Järnefelt .
Radna River . The Radna River ( ) is a right tributary of the river Mureș in Romania . It discharges into the Mureș in Lipova .
Myrtlewood , Alabama . Myrtlewood is a town in Marengo County , Alabama , United States . At the 2010 census the population was 130 , down from 139 in 2000 . History . A post office has been in operation at Myrtlewood since 1886 . Myrtlewood was incorporated as a town in 1957 . The town was named for a grove of crepe myrtle trees near the original town site . Geography . Myrtlewood is located at ( 32.247254 , -87.947141 ) . According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the town has a total area of , all land . Demographics . As of the census of 2000 , there were 139 people , 59 households , and 45 families residing in the town . The population density was 53.6 people per square mile ( 20.7/km² ) . There were 76 housing units at an average density of 29.3 per square mile ( 11.3/km² ) . The racial makeup of the town was 79.14 % White and 20.86 % Black or African American . 0.72 % of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race . There were 59 households out of which 22.0 % had children under the age of 18 living with them , 61.0 % were married couples living together , 10.2 % had a female householder with no husband present , and 23.7 % were non-families . 23.7 % of all households were made up of individuals and 6.8 % had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older . The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.76 . In the town , the population was spread out with 18.7 % under the age of 18 , 5.8 % from 18 to 24 , 25.9 % from 25 to 44 , 30.2 % from 45 to 64 , and 19.4 % who were 65 years of age or older . The median age was 44 years . For every 100 females , there were 95.8 males . For every 100 females age 18 and over , there were 98.2 males . The median income for a household in the town was $ 42,188 , and the median income for a family was $ 50,114 . Males had a median income of $ 51,667 versus $ 31,250 for females . The per capita income for the town was $ 21,262 . There were 4.8 % of families and 7.3 % of the population living below the poverty line , including 7.1 % of under eighteens and 13.0 % of those over 64 .
Colt Ford . Jason Farris Brown ( born August 27 , 1970 ) known professionally as Colt Ford , is an American country music rapper , singer , songwriter , entrepreneur , and former professional golfer best known for his music fusing country and hip hop , which has been categorized as `` country rap '' . He has released six albums via Average Joes Entertainment , which he co-founded . Ford has charted six times on the Hot Country Songs charts and co-wrote ( with Brantley Gilbert ) `` Dirt Road Anthem '' , a song on his 2008 album `` Ride Through the Country '' , which Jason Aldean later covered on his `` My Kinda Party '' album . Biography . Brown was born and raised in Athens , Georgia . He was a professional golfer , playing on the Nationwide Tour Later , he turned his interests to music , taking influence from country music and hip hop . Assuming the stage name Colt Ford , he released his debut album , `` Ride Through the Country '' , on December 2 , 2008 , through Average Joes Entertainment , which he cofounded . This album included the singles `` No Trash in My Trailer '' ( a cover of a Mike Dekle song ) and `` Ride Through the Country '' ( a duet with John Michael Montgomery ) , the latter of which did not chart until the week of October 10 , 2009 , when it debuted at number 57 on Hot Country He also appeared on a rap remix of Montgomery Gentry 's late-2008 Number One single `` Roll with Me '' . Ford 's debut album also has guest appearances from country singer Jamey Johnson , as well as Bone Crusher and Jermaine Dupri , Adrian Young of No Doubt , and Jeremy Popoff of Lit . The album did not enter the `` Billboard '' albums charts until 2009 . Ford co-wrote and originally recorded the song `` Dirt Road Anthem '' for his debut album `` Ride Through the Country '' ; it was later released by Brantley Gilbert , who co-wrote the song , on his 2010 album `` Halfway to Heaven '' , and again by Jason Aldean on his album `` My Kinda Party '' , also from 2010 . Ford wrote the theme song `` Buck 'em '' for the Professional Bull Riders association . He also appears as a guest vocalist on the track `` Tailgatin ' '' on Cledus T. Judd 's 2009 album `` Polyrically Uncorrect '' , a song which Ford wrote with Johnson and Popoff . Ford 's second studio album , `` Chicken & Biscuits '' , was released in April 2010 , following the release of its title track . Ford released a third studio album on May 3 , 2011 , called `` Every Chance I Get '' . The album 's lead-off single , `` Country Thang '' , debuted at number 55 for the country chart week ending February 19 , 2011 . `` She Likes to Ride in Trucks '' , featuring Craig Morgan , served as the album 's second single . Ford 's fourth album , `` Declaration of Independence '' , became his first number 1 album on Top Country Albums . Its first charted single is `` Back '' , a duet with Jake Owen . `` Back '' is Ford 's highest charting single to date , making Top 40 on Hot Country Songs . In 2012 , Colt Ford headlined the Declaration Of Independence Tour with supporting acts The Lacs , Lenny Cooper , and JB and the Moonshine Band . In the fall of 2012 Ford announced he would be touring with JJ Lawhorn on the Answer To No One Tour . Colt Ford 's fifth studio album , `` Thanks for Listening '' , was released on July 1 , 2014 . `` 4 Lane Gone '' is the first single from his sixth studio album , `` Love Hope Faith '' . Ford released a music video for the single on September 11 , 2016 `` Love Hope Faith '' was released on May 5 , 2017 .
Debrosania . `` Debrosania '' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae from East Africa . `` Type-species : '' `` Debrosania puechredoni Berio , 1993
Desert Legion . `` Desert Legion '' is a 1953 American Technicolor adventure film directed by Joseph Pevney starring Alan Ladd , Richard Conte and Arlene Dahl . Plot . Ladd stars as a soldier in the French Foreign Legion who stumbles across a lost city in the desert mountains of Algeria in North Africa . Production . The film was made by Universal Pictures , and based on a 1927 novel `` The Demon Caravan '' by Georges Arthur Surdez . It was Alan Ladd 's first film for Universal since becoming a star . It was a one-picture deal and gave Ladd a percentage of the profits , a relatively novel thing at the time . ( He split profits with the studio 50-50 . ) Joseph Pevney was assigned to direct . Ladd had broken his hand during a fight scene towards the end of his most recent film `` The Iron Mistress '' , but recovered to begin work on `` Desert Legion '' on 7 July 1952 . Akim Tamiroff joined the support cast . It was his first Hollywood film in three years .
Chadron State Eagles . The Chadron State Eagles are the athletic teams that represent Chadron State College , located in Chadron , Nebraska , in NCAA Division II intercollegiate sports . The Eagles compete as members of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference for all 11 varsity sports . Football . In November 2007 the Eagles defeated Abilene Christian University 76-73 in a triple overtime game in the second round of the NCAA D-II football playoffs , with both teams breaking the record for most points ever scored in an NCAA division II playoff game . Chadron State had rallied from a 49-20 deficit at the end of the third quarter . Both teams accumulated 1369 yards and 21 touchdowns . Alumni . Don Beebe played in the National Football League with three teams , the Buffalo Bills , the Carolina Panthers and the Green Bay Packers . Beebe was the first player in NFL history to play in six Super Bowls . Danny Woodhead is a two-time winner of the Harlon Hill Trophy for best player in NCAA Division II football ( 2006 and 2007 ) . Woodhead became the all-time leading rusher in NCAA football Oct. 6 , 2007 . CSC retired Woodhead 's No . 3 jersey Dec. 15 , 2007 , the first time a jersey was retired in the college 's history . Woodhead has played for the New York Jets , the New England Patriots and the San Diego Chargers . On March 9 . 2017 , Woodhead signed a three-year contract with the Baltimore Ravens . Brett Hunter won the Division II National Championship in wrestling in the 2006–2007 season and again in the 2008–2009 season . Hunter was the first National Champion from CSC in 35 years , and the second in school history . He is the only CSC wrestler to win two titles . Josh Majerus won the Division II National Championship in the 2007–2008 season . He is the third champion in CSC history .
Harry Myers . Harry C. Myers ( September 5 , 1882 – December 25 , 1938 ) was an American film actor and director , sometimes credited as Henry Myers . Biography . He was born in New Haven , Connecticut on September 5 , 1882 . He was married to the actress Rosemary Theby . Myers had been a theatre actor for 10 years before he went into films as an actor for Siegmund Lubin 's Lubin Studios in 1909 . By 1914 , he was directing his own comedy shorts featuring him and his wife , Rosemary Theby , for Universal , the Vim Comedy Company , and Pathé studios . After 1920 he had many starring roles in feature-length films , the most notable of which was as the eccentric millionaire in Charlie Chaplin 's `` City Lights '' ( 1931 ) . His career declined after the introduction of sound films . Myers appeared in 330 films between 1908 and 1938 , and directed 54 films between 1913 and 1917 . He died on December 25 , 1938 in Hollywood , California from pneumonia .
Phalonidia swammerdamiana . `` Phalonidia swammerdamiana '' is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae . It is found in Colombia .
Merom Station , Indiana . Merom Station is an unincorporated community in Gill Township , Sullivan County , in the U.S. state of Indiana . The community is part of the Terre Haute Metropolitan Statistical Area .
Lamontélarié . Lamontélarié is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France . Geography . Lamontélarié is located at the limits of Hérault on the Monts de Lacaune . It is part of the Haut-Languedoc Regional Nature Park . It is about 1 hour and 35 minutes from Albi Castres .
Common yellowthroat . The common yellowthroat ( `` Geothlypis trichas '' ) is a New World warbler . It is an abundant breeder in North America , ranging from southern Canada to central Mexico . The genus name `` Geothlypis '' is from Ancient Greek `` geo '' , `` ground '' , and `` thlupis '' , an unidentified small bird ; `` thlypis '' is often used in the scientific names of New World warblers . The specific `` trichas '' is also from Greek ; `` trikhas '' is a kind of thrush , the word being derived from `` trikhos '' , `` hair '' . Description . Common yellowthroats are small songbirds that have olive backs , wings and tails , yellow throats and chests , and white bellies . Adult males have black face masks which stretch from the sides of the neck across the eyes and forehead , which are bordered above with white or gray . Females are similar in appearance , but have paler underparts and lack the black mask . Immature birds are similar in appearance to the adult female . First-year males have a faint black mask which darkens completely by spring . There are 13 races of this bird . These races differ mainly in the males ' facial patterns and the brightness of the yellow underparts . The southwestern forms of this bird are the brightest and the yellowest below . Habits . The breeding habitats of these birds are marshes and other wet areas with dense low vegetation , and may also be found in other areas with dense shrub . However , these birds are less common in dry areas . Females appear to prefer males with larger masks . Common yellowthroats nest in low areas of the vegetation , laying 3–5 eggs in a cup-shaped nest . Both parents feed the young . Northern races are nocturnal migrants , wintering in the southern parts of the breeding range , Central America and the West Indies . Southern forms are largely resident . This species is a very rare vagrant to western Europe . These birds feed on insects , which are usually captured in dense vegetation , but sometimes caught in midair . The common yellowthroat 's song is a loud `` twichety twichety twichety twich '' . Its call is a soft `` jip '' . Population . Despite a decline in numbers in some areas , which is due to loss of favoured habitat , this species is still very common . Migration . Routes of migration vary based on the season and location of common yellowthroats . During fall migration , from August to October , common yellowthroats in Canada , Western , Eastern , and Central U.S. , and regions outside of the United States all have unique migration routes . When migrating in the fall months , all adults and immature individuals tend to arrive at their migration destinations around the same time . Migration differences in timing and routes are also seen during the spring months from early February to late May in these same groups across the United States , Canada , and other areas . However , males generally arrive at their destination site before the females during the spring migration months . During both fall and spring migration , many birds take time to rest during a stopover period . Some individuals stay at their stopover destinations for several weeks or months while others spend only a few days resting before they continue on in their migration patterns to their final destination . One place of study on common yellowthroat migration that is unique and worth noting is Appledore Island , Maine . Common yellowthroats here typically migrate to this island during the spring months displaying distinct patterns of movement and stopover ecology . Analysis of the common yellowthroat spring migration from April to June was observed by researchers from the Department of Biology at Canisius College in Buffalo , New York , to determine patterns of migration and time spent resting on the island before continuing on their journey . Birds returning for more than the second time arrive earlier than birds migrating to the island for their first time . Every year , males tend to arrive on the island an average of five days earlier than females weighing more than the females upon arrival . One possible explanation for the early arrival of males to this island is the ability of males to set up territories before the females arrive . This could give them better access to resources and a higher likelihood of finding a female . However , both sexes spend about a week on the island before leaving . Migration of common yellowthroats in Florida has also been extensively studied . In Florida , the common yellowthroat can be found more often in the southern peninsular region rather than the northern panhandle region closer to the mainland of the United States . Peak migration times of the birds in this region are during the last week of September through the second week of October . Not as much is known about spring migration in Florida , but the patterns appear similar to that of the autumn migration . Future studies are needed to understand specific migration patterns of common yellowthroats in other parts of the United States .
Cerconota miseta . `` Cerconota miseta '' is a moth in the Depressariidae family . It was described by Lord Walsingham in 1913 . It is found in Costa Rica and French Guiana . The wingspan is about 23 mm . The forewings are greyish brown , with a peculiar brassy grey ( in some lights almost greenish ) metallic sheen . Some almost obsolete darker markings are scarcely discernible ; a small patch on the upper edge of the cell at about one-third , a sinuate streak from the costa beyond the middle , bowed outward and apparently continued to the dorsum at two-thirds , and a somewhat similar sinuate line nearer to the apex , also bowed outward at its middle and produced downward to the tornus . There is also a dark spot at the end of the cell . The hindwings are brownish fuscous .
Park Sung-kwang . Park Sung-kwang ( born August 15 , 1981 ) is a comedian , film director , and rapper in the band . He currently performs in KBS 's Gag Concert , where he made his entertainment debut as a comedian in 2007 . He owns a kimchi-business , and has done since 2012 . His previous talent agencies include Top Art Entertainment and SNS Entertainment . It had been reported in December 2017 that he was in talks with SM C & C for a new contract , which was successfully signed and SM C & C are now his current agency . Education . Park graduated from Dong-ah Broadcasting College ( 동아방송대학 ) , majoring in Film Arts . Debut . Park debuted on Gag Concert in the skit , 'Concentrate on Debate ' ( 집중토론 ) as the objector , in 2007 . His other known skits include `` Park VS Park '' , where he was the MC , and `` Bongsunga School 2008 '' as Professor Ma and Park Ji-sun 's boyfriend . In 2011 , he debuted as a director with his short film , `` Curse '' , at the Seoul International Extreme-Short Image and Film Festival .
Mario Moretti Polegato . Mario Moretti Polegato ( born 16 August 1952 in Crocetta del Montello , Italy ) is an Italian entrepreneur , active in the footwear sector , who founded the company Geox of which he is the president . According to Forbes magazine , in 2014 he ranks 13th among the richest men in Italy , and 764th in the world , with a fortune estimated at about 2.3 billion dollars . Biography . He was born in Crocetta del Montello ( Treviso ) , into a family of entrepreneurs active in the agricultural and winemaking sector . Following in the family footsteps , he studied oenology . For several years , the entrepreneur of the Veneto region devoted himself to the family business . In the early 1990s , when walking through the desert in Nevada , where he was taking part in a wine fair , to relieve his feet that were overheated due to the rubber-soled shoes he was wearing , he made holes in both soles with a Swiss army knife . When he returned to Italy , he designed a new sole with holes and a breathable and waterproof internal membrane . He was the first person in the world to create a breathable rubber sole , which was immediately patented in over 100 countries worldwide . Mario Moretti Polegato began to think of the scope that his idea might have if launched on a large scale . Therefore , he established Geox in order to produce the shoe that breathes . The company , which employed 5 young graduates at the outset , now has about 30,000 direct and indirect employees . Today , Geox is known worldwide for its technologies and is present in the fashion streets and main shopping centres of 105 countries , through a network of over 1,250 single-brand stores , as well as 400 stores in China . Geox is the leading Italian company and among major world leaders in the “ lifestyle ” footwear category . During his working life , Mario Moretti Polegato has received many acknowledgements including Knight of the National Order of Merit from the President of Romania in 2000 . In 2002 , he was nominated Entrepreneur of the Year – a title given to him by Ernst & Young – and in 2003 he received the Best Italian Entrepreneur in the World award , also from Ernst & Young Global . In 2005 , the former Italian President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi bestowed him the title of Cavaliere del Lavoro della Repubblica Italiana ( Knight of Labour ) , whereas in 2006 the Italian President Giorgio Napolitano awarded him the title of Grande Ufficiale della Repubblica ( Great Officer of the Republic ) . The European School of Management Italia ( ESCP-EAP ) named him Affiliate Professor of Entrepreneurship . In 2010 , he received the European Business Leader Award ( EBLA ) for the Innovator of the Year category , an acknowledgement that the Financial Times and the CNBC bestow on key players in the global economy every year . He was appointed as member of the international panel of judges for the “ European Inventor Award ” , organised by the European Patent Office ( EPO ) , which selects and awards the best patented inventions worldwide every year . He has held the diplomatic position of Honorary Consul General of Romania for North-East Italy since 1997 , and he has been a member of the Executive Board of Confindustria ( General Confederation of Italian Industry ) since 2003 . He has always devoted part of his time to teaching students and young entrepreneurs about “ Intellectual Property ” at the most prestigious universities in Italy and around the world . He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Bocconi University of Milan , and since 2014 he has been the President of the International Advisory Board of Cardenal Herrera University of Valencia , of which he is an Honorary Professor . In July 2014 , he became a member of the Regency Council of the Bank of Italy . He received the `` America Award '' of the Italy-USA Foundation in 2015 . The Group . Mario Moretti Polegato is the President of the Geox Group , which he founded . It is the major Italian company in the comfortable footwear sector and the third footwear company in the world in the “ lifestyle ” footwear sector . For his company he chose the name “ Geox ” , which combines the word geo ( “ earth ” in Greek ) , with the letter x , which stands for technology . Therefore , right from the outset the choice of the brand shows the highly innovative vocation of the company in the footwear sector worldwide . This vocation is confirmed by the fact that Geox invests 2 % of its turnover , every year , in research and experimenting with new ideas . After achieving great success in the footwear sector , Geox has also used its own brand to produce clothing with new breathable technologies . In 2004 , Geox was listed on the Borsa Italiana . Mario Moretti Polegato is the President of LIR Srl , the finance company based in Treviso , which is entirely owned by the family . Through this company , he controls Geox and Diadora , the Italian brand that represents sport worldwide , which was taken over in 2009 and is led by his son Enrico . LIR Srl is also active in the finance and real estate sectors .
Nurabad-e Hajjilu . Nurabad-e Hajjilu ( , also Romanized as Nūrābād-e Ḩājjīlū ) is a village in Hajjilu Rural District , in the Central District of Kabudarahang County , Hamadan Province , Iran . At the 2006 census , its population was 2,181 , in 498 families .
MICKEY . In cryptography , Mutual Irregular Clocking KEYstream generator ( MICKEY ) is a stream cipher algorithm developed by Steve Babbage and Matthew Dodd . The cipher is designed to be used in hardware platforms with limited resources , and was one of the three ciphers accepted into Profile 2 of the eSTREAM portfolio . The algorithm is not patented and is free for any use . Structure . The cipher maps an 80-bit key and a variable length initialization vector ( 0 to 80 bits ) to a keystream with a maximum length of 240 bits . Keystream Generation . The keystream generator makes use of two registers R and S ( 100 bits each ) . INPUT BIT R , INPUT BIT S , CONTROL BIT R , CONTROL BIT S. As referred to earlier , any implementation of the cipher contains flip-flops for the R , S regis- ters and the 4 control variables . Furthermore , there must be 7 flip-flops for the counter register to keep track of the number of rounds in the Preclock stage . The keystream production stage in MICKEY 2.0 is preceded by the three stages : - IV Loading , Key Loading and Preclock . Initially the R , S registers are initialized to the all zero state . Difference with Trivium . Unlike Trivium , MICKEY 2.0 does not allow direct loading of Key and IV bits on to the state register . As mentioned earlier , initially the R , S registers are initialized to the all zero state . Then a variable length IV and the 80 bit Key is used to update the state by successively executing CLOCK KG routine . Protection in Scan Chain . To hide the mapping between the scan cells and the actual variables of a cipher is what drove the previous single-feedback and Double-Feedback XOR-Chain schemes . As this is also falling prey to cryptanalysis , as shown in the previous section , we move towards a further secure architecture , named as random XOR-Chain ( rXOR-Chain ) structure . Countermeasure for MICKEY . The Flipped-Scan countermeasure technique to protect scan-chains was proposed earlier . This involved placing inverters at random points in the scan-chain . Security stemmed from the fact that an adversary could not guess the number and positions of the inverters . This technique was cryptanalyzed using a RESET attack . It was shown that if all flip-flops in the scan-chain are initially RESET , then the positions of the inverters can be completely determined by the 0 → 1 and 1 → 0 transitions in the scanned-out vector . As an alternative , the XOR-CHAIN based countermeasure was proposed . The technique involves placing XOR gates at random points of the chain . Security again stems from the fact that an adversary is unable to guess the number and positions of the XOR gates . Uses in DFT . Scan-based DFT is the most widely used DFT scheme for integrated circuit testing as it is simple and yields high fault coverage . The advantage of scan-based testing is that it provides full observability and controllability of the internal nodes of the IC . Cryptanalysis . As of 2013 , a differential fault attack has been reported against MICKEY 2.0 by Subhadeep Banik and Subhamoy Maitra .
Allah Band . Allah Band ( , also Romanized as Laleh Band ) is a village in Valupey Rural District , in the Central District of Savadkuh County , Mazandaran Province , Iran . At the 2006 census , its population was 287 , in 87 families .
American International School , Saigon . The American International School ( AIS ) in Ho Chi Minh City ( Saigon ) , Vietnam , was formed in 2007 to provide American education in Vietnam. , it enrolled roughly 900 students in grades K-12 , 90 % of them are Vietnamese Among the school 's staff are five Vietnamese American . Curriculum . American International School uses English as the medium of instruction . It offers both International Baccalaureate Diploma Program and Advanced Placement program . Ownership and finances . Intellectual Resources Management Co. , which owns the school , is also the owner of the Saigon Institute of Technology ( SaigonTech ) . AIS operates campuses in Bình Thạnh District , District 1 and District 10 , with construction proceeding on a third VND1.5 trillion ( US $ 90 million ) campus in Nhà Bè District , Ho Chi Minh City . The campus was opened on August 2014 Accreditation . American International School , Saigon is accredited by the IBO to teach IBDP and seeking accreditations from the Council of International Schools ( CIS ) and Western Association of Schools and Colleges ( WASC ) . As of 2015 , AIS High School division is accredited by both CIS and WASC .
Cal Strong . F. Calvert `` Cal '' Strong ( August 12 , 1907 – January 27 , 2000 ) was an American water polo player who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics . Biography . Strong was born in Jacksonville , Illinois and died in Carmichael , California . He was part of the American team which won the bronze medal . He played all four matches .
Nick Adams ( racing driver ) . Nick Adams ( born 7 August 1946 ) is a British former racing driver . Adams raced in British Formula Atlantic competition in 1980 and 1981 . He began racing part-time in the World Sportscar Championship in 1985 and raced there until 1992 . He made his 24 Hours of Le Mans debut for Chamberlain Engineering driving a Spice SE89C in 1989 . He drove that car for Chamberlain until 1993 . He made a single British F2 start in 1992 for Madgwick International . He made his last Le Mans drive in 1995 driving a GT2 Class Porsche 911 to sixth in class . Adams rounded out his career driving a Jaguar XJ220 for Chamberlain in one race of the Global GT Championship in 1996 , then returning to racing in 2006 to make six starts in the FIA GT3 European Championship in an Ascari KZ1R to 24th in points .
List of Virtual Console games for Nintendo 3DS ( South Korea ) . Available titles . The following is the complete list of the 33 Virtual Console titles available for the Nintendo 3DS in South Korea sorted by system and release date . Game Boy . There are currently 13 games available to purchase . Game Boy Color . There are currently 7 games available to purchase . Nintendo Entertainment System . There are currently 15 games available to purchase .
Newtown Square Branch . The Newtown Square Branch was a branch line of the Pennsylvania Railroad ( PRR ) that diverged from the West Chester Branch in Yeadon , Pennsylvania , and ended in Newtown Square , Pennsylvania . The rail line is mostly overgrown and few bridges remain , with the bridge over Baltimore Avenue located at the Upper Darby/East Lansdowne border having been removed in 2003 . The only known presence of rails is at the junction just west of the SEPTA 's Fernwood-Yeadon Station . Through Upper Darby Township the former right-of-way follows PECO 's high tension power lines from Fernwood to the Upper Darby/Haverford border at Lansdowne Avenue and Township Line Road . Built as the Philadelphia & Delaware County Railroad in 1888 , it was taken over by a subsidiary of the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1894 . The Cardington Branch to Millbourne Mills opened the following year in 1895 . Passenger service ran on the line until it was terminated in 1908 due to competition from the West Chester Traction Company trolley lines . The Newtown Square Branch consisted of yards at Pembroke just past Fernwood Junction and seven stations . The stations were Garrett Road , Arlington , Llanerch , Grassland , Brookethorpe , Foxcroft , The Hunt and Newtown Square . Major bridges were at Baltimore Avenue , Naylor 's Run , Darby Creek , and Bryn Mawr Avenue . The stone piers from the Darby Creek bridge are still extant , while large concrete abutments remain visible on the west side of Bryn Mawr Avenue south of Goshen Road . Service past Grassland station ended in 1963 due to the deterioration of the bridges past that point and all service on the line ceased by 1981 . Conrail obtained permission to abandon the line in 1982 and removed the tracks and bridges in 1985 . The roadbed remains intact , though largely overgrown with weeds and trees . In some cases , private business has obliterated portions of the line . Several areas of the roadbed are accessible to the public , mainly in Naylor Run Park in Upper Darby Township . At the intersection of Darby Road and West Chester Pike , Haverford Township has created a small park , Llanerch Crossing Park . The Park commemorates the `` Battle of Llanerch Junction '' , an 1895 confrontation at that site between track workers from the PRR and the West Chester Rail Company . Interpretive signs and two murals describe the history of Llanerch Junction . The western terminus of the line was the Powell Lumber Yard on Newtown Street Road in Newtown Square . The lumber yard burned down in the 1980s . The old freight station was threatened with demolition in the late 1990s . The Newtown Square Historical Preservation Society raised money to have the old freight station moved to its current location west of town at the Drexel Lodge property on West Chester Pike . The Newtown Square Railroad Museum has been created at that location , with engines and other rolling stock , and memorabilia related to the line .
Neandertal ( valley ) . The Neandertal ( ; ) ( sometimes called `` the Neander Valley '' in English ) is a small valley of the river Düssel in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia , located about east of Düsseldorf , the capital city of North Rhine-Westphalia . The valley lies within the limits of the towns of Erkrath and Mettmann . In August , 1856 , the area became famous for the discovery of Neanderthal 1 , the first specimen of `` Homo neanderthalensis '' to be found . The Neandertal was originally a limestone canyon widely known for its rugged scenery , waterfalls and caves . However , industrial quarrying during the 19th and 20th centuries removed most of the limestone and dramatically changed the shape of the valley . It was during such a quarrying operation that the bones of the original Neanderthal man were found in a cave known as Kleine Feldhofer Grotte . Neither the cave nor the cliff in which the bones were located still exists . During the 19th century the valley was called `` Neandershöhle '' ( Neander 's Cave ) , and , after 1850 , `` Neanderthal '' . It was named after Joachim Neander , a 17th-century German pastor . `` Neander '' is the Greek translation of his family name `` Neumann '' ; both names mean `` new man '' . Neumann lived in nearby Düsseldorf and loved the valley for giving him the inspiration for his compositions . Former names of the gorge were `` Das Gesteins '' ( The Boulders ) and `` Das Hundsklipp '' ( Cliff of dogs , perhaps in the sense of `` Cliff of Beasts '' ) . In 1901 an orthographic reform in Germany changed the spelling of `` Thal '' ( valley ) to `` Tal '' . Scientific names , such as `` Homo neanderthalensis '' and `` Homo sapiens neanderthalensis '' for Neanderthal remained unchanged , because the laws of taxonomy retain the original spelling at the time of naming . Neanderthal station nearby still carries the name Neanderthal , because the nearby Neanderthal Museum retains the original spelling . Excavations . Since the initial discovery of the specimen of the valley there have been additional excavations . Multiple artifacts and human skeletal fragments have been found in the valley . Excavations have found two cranial fragments that seem to fit onto the original Neandertal 1 calotte ( bones of the cranial vault ) . Excavations performed in 1997 and 2000 found new human skeletal pieces . There are questions as to whether these remains are those of Neandertals . Two cranial pieces were unearthed : one , a left zygomatic and partial body and second , a right piece of temporal bone . These pieces appeared to fit the Neandertal 1 calotte perfectly , although these pieces are not specifically from Neandertals . These discoveries may or may not be attributable to the Neandertals but exhibit similar characteristics .
Earl of Crawford . Earl of Crawford is one of the most ancient extant titles in Great Britain , having been created in the Peerage of Scotland for Sir David Lindsay in 1398 . It is the premier earldom recorded on the Union Roll . The title has a very complex history . Crawford Castle , along with the title of Earl of Crawford , was given by Robert II to David Lindsay , 1st Earl of Crawford . Early history . The title descended to the first Earl 's descendants without much incident , until the death of David Lindsay , 8th Earl of Crawford in 1542 . The eighth Earl had a son , Alexander , commonly called the `` Wicked Master '' , who frequently quarreled with his father and even tried to murder him . The Wicked Master was sentenced to death for his crime , and the eighth Earl conveyed his title to a cousin , also called David Lindsay , a descendant of the third Earl of Crawford , and excluded from the succession all of the Wicked Master 's descendants . However , the ninth earl , although he had his own sons , named the Wicked Master 's son David as his heir ; thus , in 1558 , at the ninth Earl 's death , the earldom returned to the main branch of the family . The ninth Earl is frequently referred to as an interpolated Earl , as are the 17th-22nd Earls . Later history . At the death of Ludovic Lindsay , 16th Earl of Crawford , the title was passed , despite senior heirs , to a cousin , John , who had already been created Earl of Lindsay . The earldoms of Crawford and Lindsay continued to be united until the 22nd earl died unmarried in January 1808 . The two earldoms then became dormant until the respective heirs could prove their claims to the titles . In 1843 , James Lindsay , 7th Earl of Balcarres put forward his claim to the Earldom of Crawford ; in 1848 , the House of Lords allowed it . The claim was based on the extensive research of his son Lord Lindsay . It was held that the seventh Earl 's father , the sixth Earl , was the lawful successor to the earldom of Crawford ( though he did not claim it ) ; therefore , the sixth Earl of Balcarres was posthumously declared the 23rd Earl of Crawford , and his son , the seventh Earl of Balcarres , became the 24th Earl of Crawford . Thereafter , these two earldoms have remained united . The Earl of Crawford was mentioned in an episode of `` Keeping Up Appearances '' , when Hyacinth Bucket insisted that her milk be sourced from the `` very attractive herd '' on his estate . The subsidiary titles associated with the Earl of Crawford and Balcarres are : `` Lord Lindsay of Crawford '' ( created 1398 ) , `` Lord Lindsay and Balniel '' ( 1651 ) and `` Baron Wigan of Haigh Hall '' ( 1826 ) . The former two subsidiary titles , as well as the two Earldoms , are in the Peerage of Scotland . The Barony is in the Peerage of the United Kingdom . By virtue of the title of `` Baron Wigan of Haigh Hall '' , the Earls of Crawford and Balcarres sat in the House of Lords until the passage of the Peerage Act 1963 . The present Earl sits in the House of Lords as `` Baron Balniel '' , a life peerage conferred on him in 1974 after he left the House of Commons and before the death of his father . The Earl of Crawford is the hereditary Clan Chief of Clan Lindsay . Family seat . The family seat is Balcarres House in Colinsburgh , Fife . Until the 1940s they were also seated at Haigh Hall , Lancashire . Earls of Crawford ( 1642 ) . The heir apparent is the present holder 's son Anthony Robert Lindsay , Lord Balniel ( b . 1958 ) The heir apparent 's heir apparent is his son , the Hon . Alexander Thomas Lindsay , Master of Lindsay ( b . 1991 ) .
Major , Kentucky . Major is an unincorporated community located in Owsley County , Kentucky , United States . Its post office is open .
Ida Vos . Ida Vos ( maiden name Gudema ) ( Groningen , December 13 , 1931 – Amstelveen , April 3 , 2006 ) was a Dutch author . She wrote books for adults and children . In most of her books , Vos wrote about her experiences as a Jewish girl during the Second World War . Her best-known book was `` Wie niet weg is wordt gezien '' ( published in English as `` Hide and Seek '' ) , which was awarded with a Dutch literature prize for children 's books in 1982 . From 1936 , Vos and her family lived in Rotterdam . In Rotterdam , she experienced the German bombardment of the city in May 1940 , after which her family moved to Rijswijk ( near The Hague ) . In 1943 the Gudema family went into hiding . Vos and her sister Elly were separated from their parents during this period ( relating to her book `` Hide and Seek '' ) . After the war Vos became a kindergarten teacher . She married in 1956 , and had three children . During the 1970s she was admitted to a hospital due to her war traumas . This led to writing about her experiences , first as poems , but soon in the shape of stories and - eventually - children 's books . Central in her work was the infringement on her freedom by the Nazi occupiers and the time she spent in hiding . Vos died on April 3 , 2006 in Amstelveen at 74 .
Wassy . Wassy ( ) , formerly known as Wassy-sur-Blaise , is a commune in the Haute-Marne department in north-eastern France . Its population , as of 1999 , is 3,294 . History . On 1 March 1562 , a faction of armed soldiers under Francis , Duke of Guise attacked and killed worshippers at a Huguenot service , called the Massacre of Wassy , which marked the start of the First War of Religion in France . Geography . The river Blaise flows through the commune .
Fanado River . The Fanado River is a river of Minas Gerais state in southeastern Brazil .
Cynaeda . `` Cynaeda '' is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae .
Silver Ball Gardens . Silver Ball Gardens was a rustic amusement arcade founded in Berkeley , California in 1968 . It started out with strictly pinball machines , hence the name `` silver ball '' . As it matured , and as gaming technology progressed , Silver Ball Gardens added Foosball , Pong , Asteroids , Space Invaders , Pac-Man , Ms. Pac-Man , air hockey , and many other arcade games of the era . It was two floors up from La Val 's Pizza at 2518 Durant Avenue . Silver Ball Gardens closed its doors in the late 1980s .
Prohn . Prohn is a municipality in the Vorpommern-Rügen district , in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern , Germany . The Prohner Stausee is located in Prohn .
Erik LaRay Harvey . Erik LaRay Harvey is an American actor known for his roles as Dunn Purnsley in `` Boardwalk Empire '' and Diamondback in `` Luke Cage '' . Early life . Erik LaRay Harvey was drawn into acting when he saw a theatrical performance of `` The Wiz '' . In his youth , he aspired to be a dentist . However , while attending New York University , he decided to commit to acting full time . Career . Harvey has performed in feature films , television series , and TV movies . Early TV roles include two episodes of `` Law & Order '' ( 1994 and 1998 ) ; two episodes of `` NYPD Blue '' ( 1997 and 2003 ) ; `` Now and Again '' ; and `` Third Watch '' . He appears in two additional `` Law & Order '' series : ' ( two episodes ; 2003 and 2013 ) and ' ( one episode ; 2005 ) . Roles in feature films include `` Twister '' , `` The Caveman 's Valentine '' and `` Rounders '' . His two major roles have been on the HBO series `` Boardwalk Empire '' as Dunn Purnsley ( 2011–2013 ) and the Netflix series `` Luke Cage '' as Willis `` Diamondback '' Stryker .
Heterotopia ( medicine ) . In medicine , heterotopia is the presence of a particular tissue type at a non-physiological site , but usually co-existing with original tissue in its correct anatomical location . In other words , it implies ectopic tissue , in addition to retention of the original tissue type . In neuropathology , for example , gray matter heterotopia is the presence of gray matter within the cerebral white matter or ventricles . Heterotopia within the brain is often divided into three groups : subependymal heterotopia , focal cortical heterotopia and band heterotopia . Another example is a Meckel 's diverticulum , which may contain heterotopic gastric or pancreatic tissue . In biology specifically , `` heterotopy '' refers to an altered location of trait expression . In her book `` Developmental Plasticity and Evolution '' , Mary-Jane West Eberhard has a cover art of the sulphur crested cockatoo and comments on the back cover `` Did long crest [ head ] feathers evolve by gradual modification of ancestral head feathers ? Or are they descendants of wing feathers , developmentally transplanted onto the head '' . This idea sets the tone for the rest of her book which goes into depth about developmental novelties and their relation to evolution . Heterotopy is a somewhat obscure but well demonstrated example of how developmental change can lead to novel forms . The central concept is that a feature seen in one area of an organism has had its location changed in evolutionary lineages . Heterotopy in botany . In botany examples of heterotopy include the transfer of bright flower pigments from ancestral petals to leaves that curl and form to mimic petals . In other cases experiments have yielded plants with mature leaves present on the highest shoots . Normal leaf development progresses from the base of the plant to the top : as the plant grows upwards it produces new leaves and lower leaves mature . Heterotopy in zoology . One textbook example of heterotopy in animals , a classic in genetics and developmental biology , is the experimental induction of legs in place of antennae in fruit flies , `` Drosophila '' . The name for this specific induction is 'antennapedia ' . Surprisingly and elegantly , the transfer takes place in the experiment with no other strange pleiotropic consequences . The leg is transplanted and still is able to rotate on the turret-like complex on the fruit fly 's head . The leg simply replaced the Antennae . Before this experiment it was thought that anatomical structures were somehow constrained into certain not well understood and undefined domains . Yet the relatively simple modification took place and caused a dramatic change in phenotype . This further demonstrated that structures that were thought to be homologous at one time and were later modified still retained some modularity , or `` were interchangeable '' even millions of years after evolution had sent antennae down a separate path than the other appendages . This is due to the common origin of homeotic genes . Another well-known example is the environmentally induced heterotopic change seen in the melanin of the Himalayan rabbit and the Siamese cat and related breeds . In the Himalayan rabbit pigments in fur and skin are only expressed in the most distal portions , the very ends of limbs . This is similar to the case Siamese cats . In both the placement of fur pigmentation is induced by temperature . The regions furthest from core body heat and with the lowest circulation develop darker as an induced result . Individuals raised at a uniform external temperature above 30 °C do not express melanin in the extremities and as a result the fur on their paws is left white . The specific gene complex determined to be responsible is in the melanin expression series that is also responsible for albinism . This change is not heritable because it is a flexible or `` Plastic '' phenotypic change . The heterotopy demonstrated is that colder body regions are marked by expression of melanin . The Himalayan rabbit and the Siamese cat are examples of artificial selection on heterotopy , developed by breeders incidentally long before the concept was understood . The current theory is that people selected for stereotypical phenotypic patterns ( dark extremities ) that happened to be repeatedly produced given a typical temperature . This is perhaps the only known example of convergent mechanisms in artificial selection . The common human breeding cultures that breed the rabbits and cats tended to themselves favor the pattern , in a way closely mimicking the way that the underlying genetics that form flexible adaptations can be selected for based on the phenotype they typically produce in an assumed environment in natural selection . Another example may have happened in the early history of domesticating horses : tail-type hair grew instead of the wild-type short stiff hair still present in the manes of other equids such as donkeys and zebras . Heterotopy in molecular biology . Heterotopy in molecular biology is the name given to the expression or placement of a gene product from what is typically found in one area to another area . It can also be further expanded to a subtle form of exaptation where a gene product used for one underlying purpose in a diverse group of organisms can re-emerge repeatedly to produce seemingly paraphyletic distributions of traits . But actual phylogenetic analysis supports a monophyletic model as does evolutionary theory . Heterotopy is used to explain this and there are so commonly cited examples . An example is chitin a very durable structural protein used in surgical sutures as well as durable varnishes but is common to many animals especially crustaceans and insects . But is also found in the African clawed frog ( `` Xenopus laevis '' ) . Wagner et al. , suggest that chitin might have a microscopic function observed in cell to cell signaling and the manufacture of insect cuticle for example might represent a recurrent change in the location of expression chitin Speculative , but however Chitin synthase is maintained in many lineages where it does not have an obvious macroscopic function . It is thought that because so many organisms share such a profound degree of genetic and molecular similarity that shifts in the location of expression might be a regular occurrence throughout time . Molecular analysis shows that proteins that seem to have a single specific function are instead found in many different tissue types . One example of this phenomenon is crystallin , a clear protein that makes up the lens of the eye ; it is also has structural functions in the heart .
El Portal , Florida . El Portal is a village in Miami-Dade County , Florida , United States . The village name is derived from the Spanish term for `` the gate , '' after two wooden gates that once stood as a gateway to the village . El Portal was originally a neighborhood of the City of Miami when it was annexed into the City of Miami in 1925 . With the arrival of the Great Depression , the City of Miami gave up its jurisdiction and El Portal was incorporated as its own village in 1937 . History . El Portal is a small , diverse enclave between Miami Shores and Miami . It was incorporated on December 6 , 1937 . The enclave was originally the capital of the Tequesta tribal area , and was visited by Pedro Menéndez de Avilés in the 1560s . Three small subdivisions ( now neighborhoods ) — '' Sherwood Forest '' , `` El Jardin '' ( Spanish for `` The Garden '' ) , and `` El Portal '' —merged into the Village of El Portal . Its borders include 91st Street on the north , 85th Street on the south , Northeast Fifth Avenue on the east and Northwest Fifth Avenue on the west . The village 's name is a Spanish term meaning `` the gate , '' referring to two huge wooden gates on Northeast Second Avenue that were taken down in the 1940s . The village was also designated as a bird sanctuary by the state for more than 50 years , which means that the birds and trees can not be harmed in any way . A nature trail winds its way through the village . El Portal also boasts links to prehistoric Indian life at the Little River Mound , a four-foot-high , innocuous grassy knoll that is actually an ancient burial ground . The Little River Mound , located in the Sherwood Forest neighborhood , is the first archaeological site to be publicly recognized and preserved in Miami-Dade County . Geography . El Portal is located at ( 25.855173 , -80.194168 ) . According to the United States Census Bureau , the village has a total area of , all land . Demographics . As of 2010 , there were 939 households out of which 9.8 % were vacant . In 2000 , 33.8 % had children under the age of 18 living with them , 39.2 % were married couples living together , 21.7 % had a female householder with no husband present , and 32.5 % were non-families . 24.7 % of all households were made up of individuals and 6.2 % had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older . The average household size was 2.98 and the average family size was 3.59 . In 2000 , the village population was spread out with 25.4 % under the age of 18 , 9.3 % from 18 to 24 , 30.6 % from 25 to 44 , 24.4 % from 45 to 64 , and 10.4 % who were 65 years of age or older . The median age was 36 years . For every 100 females , there were 97.1 males . For every 100 females age 18 and over , there were 96.7 males . In 2000 , the median income for a household in the village was $ 39,681 , and the median income for a family was $ 41,029 . Males had a median income of $ 27,222 versus $ 22,409 for females . The per capita income for the village was $ 14,782 . About 16.3 % of families and 22.2 % of the population were below the poverty line , including 28.9 % of those under age 18 and 9.3 % of those age 65 or over . As of 2000 , speakers of English was spoken as a first language by 51.96 % of residents , while speakers of French Creole made up 23.72 % of the populace , Spanish at 22.38 % , French 1.08 % , and Patois was the mother tongue for 0.86 % of the population . As of 2000 , El Portal had the second highest percentage of Bahamian residents in the US , with 2.20 % of the US populace . It had the third highest percentage of Haitian residents in the US , at 23.00 % of the village 's population ( tied with Spring Valley , New York , ) and the sixty-seventh highest percentage of Dominican residents in the US , at 2.12 % of the its population . It also had the seventy-sixth most Cubans in the US , at 4.19 % of the population , while it had the thirty-second highest percentage of Hondurans , at 1.24 % of all residents . El Portal 's Jamaican community had the tenth highest percentage of residents , which was at 8.50 % of its residents . It 's also home to the thirtieth highest percentage of Nicaraguan residents in the US , at 1.40 % of the population . Religion . Catholicism is the most prevalent practice religion in El Portal ( 24 % ) according to , with 4 % Judaism . There has been a Rader Methodist church , considered the oldest church in Miami , since the 1920s . In early 2016 , two developers have plans to convert the church into mixed-used space to offer tenants affordable rent . Neighborhood . Florida Dialysis Institute is a dialysis facility that offer home dialysis training to patients suffering from renal failure and is about 1 mile away in the city of Miami Shores . Miami Shores Nursing and Rehab Center , and Katherine E. and Michael J. Franco NSG are nursing centers about 2 miles away located in Miami Shores . Less than 10 miles away from El Portal , universities such as Barry University , Johnson & Wales , Miami International University of Art and Design , Miami Dade College , and St. Thomas University have over 2,000 students . An Amtrak station is located 4 miles away in 8303 NW 37th Ave . The station offers services from public transportation to car rental services .
James Williamson ( Australian cyclist ) . James Williamson ( 1983–2010 ) was an Australian journalist and cyclist who won the World Solo 24-hour mountain bike Championships in Canada in 2008 . Death . On 23 March 2010 , James Williamson died whilst competing in the Absa Cape Epic , a 722 km eight-day race in South Africa . After competing in the first two stages and being in 18th place in the field of 1200 , he died in his hotel room prior to the third stage . His death was due to an undiagnosed heart condition ; an autopsy found that one of the chambers of his heart was not functioning correctly , which led to the enlargement of one of the ventricles in his heart . Williamson was also an editor at `` Enduro '' magazine and blogged during each race on his personal website . His final post was written two days before his death .
Marie-Pierre Arthur . Marie-Pierre Arthur is the stage name of Marie-Pierre Fournier , a Canadian pop singer-songwriter from Quebec . Originally from Grande-Vallée , she is currently based in Montreal . Formerly a backing musician and vocalist for artists such as Karkwa , Galaxie , Ariane Moffatt , Stefie Shock , Nanette Workman and Édith Butler , she released her self-titled debut album as a solo artist in 2009 . Her followup , `` Aux alentours '' , was released in 2012 and was named as a longlisted nominee for the 2012 Polaris Music Prize on June 14 , 2012 . She also appeared as a guest vocalist on Buck 65 's `` 20 Odd Years '' . She won the Félix Leclerc Prize for best new singer-songwriter at the 2012 FrancoFolies , and was nominated for several Prix Félix at the 2009 and 2010 ADISQ awards . In 2013 , she won an Independent Music Award for her album `` Aux alentours '' in the Pop Album category .
Ljubibratić noble family . The Ljubibratić ( ) were a powerful Bosnian noble family in the Travunia region ( Herzegovina ) during the 14th and 15th centuries under the Bosnian Despotate . The Ljubibratićs were known to be warriors and also Orthodox priests . The Ljubibratić were claimed to be kin to the Mrđanović and Ohmućević families . History . Among noble families in the Trebinje region mentioned in Ragusan documents were Ljubibratić , Starčić , Popović , Krasomirić , Preljubović , Poznanović , Dragančić , Kobiljačić , Paštrović , Zemljić and Stanjević . Members . Bosnian Orthodox bishop and caretaker of the Dragović monastery
Tolombeh-ye Rahman Mansury . Tolombeh-ye Rahman Mansury ( , also Romanized as Tolombeh-ye Raḩmān Manşūry ) is a village in Rudbal Rural District , in the Central District of Marvdasht County , Fars Province , Iran . At the 2006 census , its existence was noted , but its population was not reported .
Harm Jansen . Harm Jansen ( born 8 November 1967 in Delft , Zuid-Holland ) is a Dutch professional road racing cyclist . His career highlight includes winning the 2001 International Tour de Toona and USPRO National Criterium Championships .
Melchiorre Murenu . Melchiorre Murenu ( Macomer 1803 – 1854 ) was a blind Sardinian poet . Melchiorre Murenu is known as the `` Homer of Sardinia '' because ( just like the great Greek poet ) he was blind and lived his entire life for poetry . He was born in Macomer where he lived his entire life . At the age of three he became blind because of smallpox . Murenu 's father was imprisoned when Melchiorre was ten years old , and is thought to have died during his imprisonment . This unfortunate circumstance drove Murenu 's family in poverty ( Murenu spoke of the difficult times of his childhood in the poem `` Supplica a Monsignore Bua '' ) . In these difficult circumstances Murenu could not afford to be formally educated , and he enjoyed spending time at the local church . There he acquainted himself to the biblical texts and , thanks to a prodigious memory , he could recite entire passages of the scriptures , as well as the daily sermons , entirely by heart . Despite this background ( or , perhaps , because of it ) , poverty and oppression are the main subjects of Murenu 's poetry . Among his most famous lyrics are `` Supplica a Monsignore Bua '' ( `` Supplique to Mgr . Rua '' , about his family 's misfortunes ) , `` S'istadu de Sardigna `` ( `` State of Sardinia '' , about the pervasive injustice against the defenseless people of Sardinia ) , and `` Tancas serradas a muru '' ( `` walled lands '' ) , a quartile about the appropriation of lands . Another famous composition by Murenu sealed his fate ; it is `` Sas isporchizias de Bosa '' ( `` Bosa 's filth '' ) , a fictional ( and decidedly unflattering ) description of the city of Bosa . It is commonly thought that because of this poem , some of Bosa 's inhabitants decided to avenge such offense by killing him . The night of 21 October 1854 , three men , claiming to be there on behalf of a poet known to Murenu , lured him out of his place and pushed him over a cliff .
Sucanat . Sucanat ( a contraction of `` Sucre de canne naturel '' ) is a brand name for a variety of whole cane sugar that was introduced by Pronatec in 1978 . Unlike refined and processed white cane sugar and brown cane sugar , but similar to panela and muscovado , Sucanat retains its molasses content . It is essentially pure dried sugar cane juice . The juice is extracted by mechanical processes , heated , and cooled , forming small brown grainy crystals . Minimal processing produces products like Panela from Latin America , Rapadura from Brazil , Muscovado from the Philippines , Jaggery which can be found in Asia , Africa , Latin America , and the Caribbean , and Sucanat ( which is a brand name product ) . These products contain much of the molasses that would otherwise be removed in the refining process , giving them a strong flavor . Unlike traditional brown sugar , vitamins , minerals , and molasses are not displaced during the processing of the product . Sucanat is now a registered trademark of Ragus Holdings , Inc .
St John Payne Catholic Comprehensive School . Saint John Payne Catholic School is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided school located in Chelmsford , Essex . Established in 1959 , the school serves the mid Essex deanery in the Diocese of Brentwood . School History . Blessed John Payne Roman Catholic School was opened in 1959 in the original building now called the Bosco Building after St John Bosco . Later the school was expanded with the addition of a second building , now called the Merici building . It became known as St John Payne Roman Catholic School after Pope Paul VI canonized the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales on 25 October 1970 . In 1977 the former Chelmsford Technical High School building was acquired by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brentwood and this is now known as the Aquinas building . In 2018 , the school 's Sixth Form building was opened , and named after St Anne Line . It was officially opened by The Rt . Rev . Dr. Alan Williams in October 2018 . These three buildings and the Sports Hall provide the teaching areas in the school which sit in 25 acres of grounds . The Columbus School and College are close neighbours and students from St John Payne often are involved with liaison and support activities . The current incumbent headteacher is Thomas Coen , who was appointed in 2018 . The school 's motto is `` Avita Pro Fide '' which means `` Zeal for the Faith `` . House System . Students compete in their respective houses in inter-house sports competitions . Admissions . St John Payne School was founded by the Brentwood Diocese to provide education for children of Catholic families . The school is Voluntary Aided and is conducted by its governing body in accordance with its trust deed and instrument of government and seeks at all times to be a witness to Jesus Christ . The governing body is an independent admissions authority and has responsibility for admissions to this school . It usually admits 190 pupils to Year 7 and 130 to Year 12 of the sixth-form . If the number of applicants exceeds the number of places available , the governing body will give priority to baptised Catholics using faith-based oversubscription criteria .
Harbayeh-ye Shalageh . Harbayeh-ye Shalageh ( , also Romanized as Ḩarbāyeh-ye Shalāgeh ; also known as Ḩarbābeh-ye Shalāgeh ) is a village in Hoveyzeh Rural District , in the Central District of Hoveyzeh County , Khuzestan Province , Iran . At the 2006 census , its population was 57 , in 10 families .
Tryphiodorus . Tryphiodorus ( `` Tryphiodoros '' ) is an incorrect spelling for Triphiodorus ( `` Triphiodoros '' ) . The name means ‘ gift of Triphis ’ ( one of the local deities of his home town Panopolis , today Akhmim , in Egypt ) . The confusion between the two spellings occurred already in the sixth century AD due to iotacism . He is thought to have lived in the third century AD and his only surviving work is `` The Sack of Troy '' , an epic poem in 691 verses . Other recorded titles include `` Marathoniaca '' and `` The Story of Hippodamea '' . Life . There is little known about the life of Triphiodorus other than two entries in the Byzantine encyclopedia the `` Suda '' ( T 1111 and 1112 ) , thought to refer to the same individual . The `` Suda '' provides his place of birth , that he was a grammarian and epic poet , but not when he lived . Traditionally he was dated to the fifth century because he was thought imitate the `` Dionysiaca '' of Nonnus of Panopolis ( then dated to the fourth or fifth century ) and he was in his turn imitated by Coluthus ( he lived under emperor Anastasius I ) . However , the publication in the 1970s of a fragment of papyrus from Oxyrhynchus ( `` P . Oxy . '' 41.2946 ) , containing lines 301-402 of the Sack of Troy and dated to the third or early fourth century , has made most scholars place him in the third century ( see the editions of Livrea , Gerlaud and Dubielzig ) . Triphiodorus ' pagan name can not be considered a proof that he was a pagan and nothing in his poem allows us to call him a Christian : the reference in lines 604-5 to children paying with their lives for the sins of their parents is not decisive , having classical parallels such as Homer `` Iliad '' 3.298-301 . `` The Taking of Ilios '' . Triphiodorus ' only extant work is `` The Sack of Troy '' , a 691-verse epic poem , narrating events from the capture of the Trojan seer Helenus to the sailing of the Greek troops after the capture of Troy . The poem begins with an invocation to Calliope , the Muse of epic poetry ( lines 1-5 ) . The narrative is introduced with a summary of the dire situation of the troops of the Greeks and Trojans ( lines 6-39 ) : both are mined by the tiredness of years of fighting and heavy casualties . Then the Greeks capture the Trojan seer and following his advice call Neoptolemus ( Achilles ’ son ) to join their lines and steal the Palladion from Troy ( lines 40-56 ) . The construction of the Trojan Horse follows and Triphiodorus gives a long description ( lines 57-107 ) . The Greeks have an assembly in which Odysseus convinces the most brave fighters to hide with him in the horse and the rest of the troops to pretend they are fleeing from Troy , while preparing to come back the following night ( 108-234 ) . The following morning the Trojans discover the disappearance of the Achaean army , inspect their camp and admire the Wooden Horse ( 235-57 ) . Sinon appears before them covered in blood and convinces Priam to take the horse into their citadel to win Athena ’ s attention and avoid that she helps the Greeks to return ( 258-303 ) . The Trojans transport the horse and break the otherwise indestructible walls of Troy to bring it into their citadel ( 304-57 ) . Cassandra tries to make them come into their senses but Priam orders to lock her up ( 358-443 ) . While they are celebrating the end of the war , Aphrodite tells Helen to join Menelaus ( who is hiding in the horse ) . Helen goes to the temple of Athena where the horse is kept and calls the names of the wives of the hidden heroes , so as to tempt them to come out . One of them , Anticlus , is about to give in forcing Odysseus to strangle him , while Athena orders Helen to go to her room and light a torch to call the Greek fleet back to Troy for the final battle ( 454-98a ) . While the Trojans are overcome by a deep slumber , the gods abandon Troy and Helen and Sinon light torches to guide the return of the Greek fleet ( 498b-521 ) . The fleet arrives and the hidden warriors leave the horse , giving start to a long night of fighting , full of dramatic episodes ( 506-663 ) . The poet then decides to put a stop to the narrative and conclude ( 664-7 ) . The poem finishes with the a brief description of how at the beginning of the new day , the victors check for survivors and booty , set Troy on fire , sacrifice Polyxena to appease the spirit of Achilles , distribute the booty and leave for good ( 668-91 ) . The “ Sack of Troy ” can be considered part of a late antique vogue for mythological epic , which includes the “ Posthomerica ” by Quintus of Smyrna ( third century AD ) , the “ Dionysiaca ” by Nonnus of Panopolis ( mid fifth c. AD ) , the “ Rape of Helen ” ( by Colluthus ) and the `` Description of the Statues in the Terms of Zeuxippus '' by Christodorus ( early sixth century , transmitted as book 2 of the Palatine Anthology ) . In this poem Triphiodorus shows a deep understanding of Homer and the grammatical tradition of interpretation of the Homeric poems ( e.g . in lines 60-1 he shows that he knows about the editorial tradition of Homer `` Iliad '' 5.62-4 ) . He quotes Hesiod ( especially Triph . 136-8 , after Hes . Op . 57-8 ) and Pindar ( Triph . 643 , after Pi . N. 7.42 ) , Hellenistic poetry ( e.g . Triph . 318-35 , after AR 1.362-90 ) . His portrayal of Cassandra is reminiscent of Aeschylus in his `` Agamemnon '' and Euripides in `` Trojan Women '' . Regarding a possible influence of Virgil `` Aeneid '' 2 , there are some glaring differences between the two accounts of the end of Troy : Virgil develops the character of Laocoon ( A . 2.40-56 , 199-231 ) , and only mentions Cassandra ( 246-7 ) , while Triphiodorus focuses on Cassandra ( 358-443 ) and does not mention Laocoon . On the contrary , Virgil and Triphiodorus are particularly close in the treatment of the figure of Sinon , in particular in their speeches ( compare `` Aeneid '' 2.76-96 , 103-4 , 189-94 , and Triph . 265-82 , 292-303 ) . Other works . Besides the `` Sack of Troy '' , the entries of the Suda ( T 1111 and 1112 ) attribute to Triphiodorus two more poems : Marathoniaca ( ) , probably narrating how Theseus defeated the bull of Marathon ; a Story of Hippodamea ( ) , on one of the females of this name ( e.g . the daughter of King Oenomaus , who killed all her suitors in a chariot race until Pelops defeated him ) . The Suda also mentions two grammatical works : the Lipogrammatic Odyssey ( probably a re-writing of the Odyssey suppressing a letter in each of the books : a in book 1 , b in book 2 and so on ) and a Paraphrase of Homer ’ s comparisons ( ) , a study of the long comparisons in the Homeric poems ( since is a long simile ) . Impact and contribution . The influence of Triphiodorus has been detected in the `` Dionysiaca '' of Nonnus of Panopolis ( e.g . Nonn . D. 25.306 , after Triph . 14 ) , Coluthus ’ `` Rape of Helen '' ( e.g . Colut . 195-8 , after Triph . 56-61 ) , Musaeus ’ `` Hero and Leander '' ( e.g . Musae . 140 , after Triph . 32 ) and Paul the Silentiary ( e.g . Descr . Soph . 283 , after Triph . 631 ) . Bibliography . Complete ( and update ) bibliographical record : https : //sites.google.com/site/hellenisticbibliography/empire/triphiodorus
El Massa . `` El Massa '' ( in Arabic المساء meaning `` The Evening '' ) is an Algerian daily newspaper printed in Arabic . History and profile . `` El Massa '' was started in 1985 as the first Algerian newspaper to be published in an evening edition . The paper is published by and supportive of the Algerian government . See also . List of Algerian newspapers
RAF Davidstow Moor . Royal Air Force Davidstow or more commonly RAF Davidstow Moor is a former Royal Air Force station located north east of Camelford , Cornwall and west of Launceston , Cornwall , England . It was used from late 1942 until 1954 and despite a few periods of intense activity it was one of Coastal Command 's lesser used airfields . History . The land was acquired in 1941 and a three-runway airfield with extensive dispersal areas was constructed in the first half of 1942 . Despite the moorland conditions , construction was reasonably straightforward , although it did involve the removal of various field boundaries , the closure of minor roads and some drainage work . RAF Davidstow Moor closed in December 1945 at the end of World War II and many of the buildings including the hangars were soon removed . It became a motor racing circuit , known as Davidstow Circuit and in the early 1950s three Formula One races were held there ( the Cornwall MRC Formula 1 Races ) including the first success for the Lotus marque . RAF Davidstow Moor today . The disused former Watch Office/Air Traffic Control Tower is clearly visible on the airfield . The airfield is still partly used by microlights and motor gliders with three runways in use . The runway lengths and directions are : 02-20 , 395m , 06-24 , 489m , 12-30 , 1450m . PPR is essential for this site . It is currently run by Davidstow Flying Club . Davidstow Airfield and Cornwall at War Museum . The Davistow Airfield , ICAO XDAV , and Cornwall at War Museum has been set up to commemorate the work and people of RAF Davidstow Moor . It is located next to a creamery where Davidstow and Cathedral City cheeses are produced . Many exhibits cover life in World War II in Cornwall , including other airfields along the North Cornwall coast , the Royal Navy , Army and civilian services , and life on the home front . Other exhibits include artifacts from the Royal Observer Corps and the Light Infantry , vehicles and weapons . An impressive new hangar was completed in 2016 and now houses a growing collection of larger exhibits including a Fairey Gannet and Hawker Hunter F.6 aircraft , the cockpit section of a DH Vampire T.11 as well as a number of rare airfield and military vehicles . Davidstow Moor RAF Memorial Museum . The adjacent yet separate Davidstow Moor RAF Memorial Museum is located in the former sergeants ' shower block and focuses on the airfield 's history during World War II using archive photographs and memorabilia .
Streamer bass . The Streamer bass is a bass guitar manufactured by the Warwick company and launched in 1982 . The headstock design was changed around 1985 to be replaced with the current style headstock , and the original one piece bridge was later changed to the two piece style seen in current Warwick basses . Since the 1990s , Streamer basses have used MEC pickups and electronics ( on certain models , most often on Limited and Special Edition series , Seymour Duncan and Bartolinis are used ) . Streamer LX . The Streamer LX was added to the Warwick roster in 1996 . The 4-string Streamer LX is equipped with a P/J-pickup configuration , the 5-string it equipped with a J/J-configuration and the 6-string is equipped with a dual humbucker setup . Like most Warwicks , the Streamer LX is constructed with some unusual woods - a two piece Flame Maple body , a bolt on Wenge neck and a Wenge fingerboard . Streamer Jazzman . The Streamer Jazzman was created in 2000 . After the Warwick FNA Jazzman was created in 1999 , Warwick decided it was necessary to make the Streamer version . The Streamer Jazzman earned its name because of its pickup configuration ; a slanted Jazz Bass pickup near the neck and a Music Man humbucking pickup near the bridge . Design similarity to Spector NS-Basses . It was well documented that the first versions of the Streamer were near exact copies of the NS-Bass . The Spector NS-Bass was designed by Ned Steinberger for Stuart Spector in 1977 , five years before Warwick was formed . In the May 2012 article titled `` Meet Your Maker : Hans Peter Wilfer of Warwick '' , an interview with Warwick founder and CEO in `` Bass Player '' , the following history is given explaining Wilfer 's decision to make copies of the highly sought-after Spector NS-Bass : `` 'We didn ’ t see any reason to build Fender copycats , which players could get easily and cheaply from Asia , so we decided to focus only on high-end , innovative instruments . ' In the mid ’ 80s , the Spector NS was tracking well in the U.S. , but these basses proved hard to come by in Europe . H.P . saw that problem as a potential solution for the direction of his company and took up the task of designing his own version of this popular , ergonomically friendly instrument . That venture resulted in Warwick ’ s first widely successful instrument : the Streamer Stage I . '' At the annual Musikmesse Show ( Frankfurt , Germany ) in 1985 , Stuart Spector became aware that a new German-based company was producing exact copies of his now famous NS-Bass . Spector , along with Ned Steinberger , confronted Hans Wilfer and he agreed to pay a licensing fee to both Spector Guitars and Ned Steinberger in return for being able to continue to produce the Streamer without legal action . Shortly after this agreement was reached , Spector was sold to Kramer Guitars . The new owners had no interest in pursuing Warwick to enforce the licensing agreement and Warwick continued to make the Streamer without any consequence . In 1990 , Kramer became insolvent and filed for bankruptcy . In the wake of their financial failure , Stuart Spector formed Stuart Spector Design , LTD. in 1992 . In 1997 after a lengthy court battle , Stuart Spector was awarded the trademark and copyrights to Spector and threatened to sue Warwick to enforce the 1985 license agreement . The pending litigation was eventually dropped because Warwick had changed the Streamer design and it was no longer an exact copy of the NS-Bass . In time , Warwick has evolved the design of the Streamer while Spector has sought to preserve the classic elements of the NS-Bass . Since 1984 very little has changed regarding the design , electronics and hardware of the Spector NS-Bass , whereas the Warwick Streamer has evolved into its own unique guitar and can no longer be considered a `` copy '' of the Spector , although it still has some of the general shape of the original . Words from Spector side . This was from PJ Rubal 's Email , National Product Manager and Artist Relations for Spector . `` The truth is that Ned designed the NS curved body shape for Spector in March 1977 . This was Ned ’ s first musical instrument design , and an instant hit . Warwick came on to the scene in 1984 with their Streamer bass , an different version of the now very popular Spector NS . When approached by Spector , Warwick did agree to and did pay royalties ( for a while ) to Spector for their error . Stuart sold Spector to Kramer after that . Warwick stopped paying , Kramer chose not to pursue them . ''
Pierre Blondiaux . Pierre Auguste Blondiaux ( 23 January 1922 – 14 April 2003 ) was a French rower who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics . In 1952 he was a crew member of the French boat which won the silver medal in the coxless four event .
Cambrian School District . The Cambrian School District operates four elementary schools ( K-5 ) , one middle school ( 6-8 ) and one alternative school in San Jose , California , USA . As of the 2011–12 fiscal year , the district has 142.8 full-time equivalent teachers serving 3,324 students . Note : Based on 2006-07 school year data
Ziminsky District . Ziminsky District ( ) is an administrative district , one of the thirty-three in Irkutsk Oblast , Russia . Municipally , it is incorporated as Ziminsky Municipal District . The area of the district is . Its administrative center is the town of Zima ( which is not administratively a part of the district ) . Population : 14,420 ( 2002 Census ) ; Administrative and municipal status . Within the framework of administrative divisions , Ziminsky District is one of the thirty-three in the oblast . The town of Zima serves as its administrative center , despite being incorporated separately as an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts . As a municipal division , the district is incorporated as Ziminsky Municipal District . The Town of Zima is incorporated separately from the district as Ziminskoye Urban Okrug . Sources . __NOTOC__
List of compositions by Pierre Rode . This is a list of compositions by Pierre Rode .
Fort Anderson ( Kentucky ) . Fort Anderson , located in Paducah , Kentucky was the site for the Battle of Paducah . Originally a supply depot , it was rebuilt as a seven-gun fort . Fort Anderson was 400 feet long and ran 160 feet toward the Ohio river , surrounded on the west , north and south by 50 foot ditches filled with water . The fort was commanded by Colonel Stephen G. Hicks , a federal commander . The fort was occupied by 665 men . In March 1864 , Forrest set out from Columbus , Mississippi , with a force of less than 3,000 men on a multipurpose expedition ( recruit , reoutfit , disperse Yankees , etc . ) into West Tennessee and Kentucky . He arrived in Paducah on March 25 , and quickly occupied the town . The cavalry began destroying unwanted supplies , and took what they wanted , mainly horses and mules . Fort Anderson was commanded by Union officers Col. Stephen G. Hicks and Lt. Cdr . James W. Shirk . They had support of two gunboats on the Ohio River , and refused to surrender . Having a force amply sufficient to carry your works and reduce the place , and in order to avoid the unnecessary effusion of blood , I demand the surrender of the fort and troops , with all public property . If you surrender , you shall be treated as a prisoner of war ; but if I have to storm your works , you may expect no quarter . I have this moment received yours of this instant , in which you demand the unconditional surrender of the forces under my command . I can answer that I have been placed here by the Government to defend this post , and in this , as well as all other orders from my superiors , I feel it to be my duty as an honorable officer to obey . I must , therefore , respectfully decline surrendering as you may require . As a result , on March 25 , 1864 , at 4:30 , the order to charge came from Forrest . Led by Colonel Albert P. Thompson , of Paducah , the Confederate cavalrymen swooped down on the fort . They were met with a barrage of grapeshot and canister from newly converted gunboats . They fell back , and then charged once more , only to meet with the same fierce barrage . The Confederates entered homes near the fort and began firing under cover of the houses . Nathan Forrest gave the order to cease firing . Although this is considered to be a Confederate victory , it was not a conflict that made any lasting changes .
Eksiguzar . Eksiguzar ( ) is a town and jamoat in Tajikistan . It is located in Vahdat District in Districts of Republican Subordination province.The jamoat has a total population of 23131 .
Bernard Occelli . Bernard Occelli ( born 19 May 1961 ) is a former rally co-driver from France . Born in Cannes , Occelli achieved national fame as the co-driver to Didier Auriol with whom he won the 1994 World Rally Championship . Occelli made his debut at the 1983 Monte Carlo Rally with Swiss driver Tycho van Dijk in a Porsche 911 . He first paired up with Auriol the following year in a Renault 5 Turbo . They won the title in 1994 in a Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD . Occelli continued to appear regularly in the championship until 1996 .
Benelli ( motorcycles ) . Established in 1911 , Benelli is one of the oldest Italian motorcycle manufacturers . It once manufactured shotguns , although this part of the business is now a separate company . Early years . Benelli was established in Pesaro , Italy in 1911 , which possibly makes it the oldest of all European motorcycle factories in operation . ( Moto Guzzi—the oldest European motorcycle factory in non-stop operation—was established in 1921 . ) After losing her husband , the widow Teresa Benelli invested all of the family capital into the business in the hope that it would offer stable work for her six sons : Giuseppe , Giovanni , Francesco , Filippo , Domenico and Antonio ( `` Tonino '' ) . She also sent Giuseppe and Giovanni to study Engineering in Switzerland . Initially the business had 6 employees in addition to the 5 brothers working ( Tonino did n't work because he was too young . ) In the beginning , it was just the Benelli Garage , which repaired bicycles and motorcycles , but was already able to produce all of the spare parts needed for repairs . During World War I , Benelli worked hard fixing parts for the Italian machines in war and in 1919 the first motorcycle was presented to the public . In 1920 the company built its first complete engine in-house , a single-cylinder two-stroke 75 cc model , immediately adapted to a bicycle frame . A year later in 1921 , Benelli built its first motorcycle , using their own engine which had by then become a 98 cc model . Two years after that , using a version specially designed for competitions , Tonino `` the terrible '' took to the track . He displayed an extraordinary natural talent as a rider and embarked on a very successful career which confirmed the company 's exceptional capacity for development and production . Riding a Benelli 175 , Tonino Benelli won four Italian championship titles in five years : in 1927 , 1928 and 1930 with the single overhead camshaft ( SOHC ) version , and in 1931 with the double overhead camshaft ( DOHC ) version . Unfortunately , a bad crash during a race in 1932 cut short his brilliant career and on 27 September 1937 Tonino died following a `` silly '' road accident . As World War II loomed , the Benelli company debuted their four-cylinder supercharged 250cc racing bike . This was intended to compete in the 1940 season , building on Benelli 's success in the 1939 Isle of Man TT Lightweight 250 cc race . With the start of the war , the Benelli Four was limited to competition in a handful of Italian domestic races . Beyond World War II . Wartime destruction caused Benelli to remain out of production until 1949 . Unsold war motorcycles to be used by the Italian army were adapted to become civil motorcycles and generate income to restart operations . When production resumed , designs were still largely based on those of the pre-war period . In 1949 , Giuseppe Benelli left the family concern to found the Motobi marque . By 1951 Benelli was offering a range consisting of 98cc and 125cc lightweights ( the Leoncino or lion cub ) and 350cc and 500cc singles . The Leoncino was available in both two-stroke and four-stroke forms . The need for cheap transport in post-war Italy meant that these lightweight models became immensely successful . Similar models were offered by Moto Guzzi , Ducati and Laverda , and the same economic conditions led to the growth in popularity of Vespa and Lambretta scooters . Benelli also sold motorcycles to American retailer Montgomery Ward , who rebranded them as Riverside and marketed them through their catalog . In 1962 , when Motobi was not in good financial conditions , it was acquired by Benelli , and the combined company produced around 300 motorcycles a day and had 550 employees . Motobi designs continued in production under the Benelli name . In 1969 , Benelli introduced the Benelli Tornado 650 , a vertical twin designed primarily for sale in Great Britain and the US . The Tornado earned a reputation for reliability and high performance , despite its somewhat hefty weight at . Benelli claimed at the time of launch that the Tornado was capable of 57 hp at 7,400rpm for a top speed of 117 mph . The Tornado ( later the Tornado S ) was discontinued after 1974 , when Benelli introduced a series of `` multis '' intended to compete with Japanese triples and fours . The de Tomaso years . Towards the end of the 1960s , the arrival of Japanese manufacturers caused a crisis in the European motorcycle industry . The original Benelli company was heavily involved in the American motorcycle market , selling motorcycles under 350cc through Montgomery Ward . The advent of competition from Japan led to Benelli products ( still largely of single cylinder pushrod design ) losing popularity as they were perceived as old-fashioned in comparison to Hondas of the era which sported overhead cam engines with electric starters , in much the same way as the British motorcycle manufacturers such as Norton , BSA and Triumph were affected in the larger capacity sector . In 1973 Benelli was acquired by Argentinian industrialist Alejandro de Tomaso together with its competitor Moto Guzzi which led to the development of new models featuring multi-cylinder engines , such as the `` 350 GTS '' and the `` 500 Quattro '' , and of the incredible 750 Sei powered by a huge six-cylinder in-line engine , which put the firm briefly ahead of the Japanese competition . Although technically advanced , Benelli motorcycles of the 1980s were plagued by problems , and the production was finally stopped in 1988 when the company was merged into Moto Guzzi to create `` Guzzi Benelli Moto S.p.A. '' , and the production plants in Pesaro were sold . Benelli motorcycles from the 1970s and 1980s , particularly the Sei , often command higher prices than their contemporaries on the secondhand market . Rebirth . After an unsuccessful attempt at revival in 1989 backed by Pesaro-based manufacturer Giancarlo Selci , in 1995 Andrea Merloni took charge . The Tornado Tre 900 super sport bike was launched in 2002 , and the TNT , roadster some years later . Benelli is now part of motor Group Qianjiang , a corporation in Wenling , southeast China . Benelli Q.J . is located in Pesaro , with the same workforce in the same premises as previous proprietor Benelli S.p.A. Benelli S.p.A. recently forayed into the motorcycle market of India through a joint venture with DSK Group of India based in Pune where DSK holds 51 % and benelli S.P.A holds 49 % and sold more than 200 high end bikes within the first 4 months of launch . Benelli has launched six models in India , in a wide range of engine displacement and price . Includes the entry level Benelli TNT 25 with a 250 cc single cylinder engine , Benelli TNT 300 with 300cc twin cylinder engine , TNT 600i and 600GT with 600cc four-cylinder motor , TNT 899 with 898cc three-cylinder mill and the flagship TNT R with 1131cc three-cylinder power plant . DSK-Benelli sold over 3000 units in India over 18 months from the start of sales , one third of them being the Inline-four cylinder engine Inline-four engine 600i , making them one of the fastest premium motorcycle selling brands in India . Benelli also entered the closely guarded Iranian market in 2016 showcasing their bikes at Iran 's IRIB ( nikrun motor pasargad ) conference center in the capital Tehran . Racing . Tonino Benelli was the undisputed protagonist of the early racing successes . With an extraordinary natural talent for riding , he began a rewarding career that confirmed his exceptional technical skill and innovation within the company . In the saddle of a Benelli 175 , Tonino won the title of Italian Champion in 1927 , 1928 and 1930 riding the SOHC version , and in 1931 with the DOHC version . The numerous victories in the European World Championship were a prelude to one of the most sought after successes of all motorcycle producers : the Isle of Man Tourist Trophy , at that time the most important race in the world . European championships . In 1939 , Ted Mellors was victorious , racing in the saddle of the Benelli 250 . In 1950 , Dario Ambrosini also won the 1950 Isle of Man TT , repeating Mellors ’ success and consecrating his title by winning both the Italian and the World Championships . MotoGP World Constructors champions . In the 1960s two extraordinary riders competed in the races : Tarquinio Provini , who won the Italian Championship with the 250 in 1965 and Renzo Pasolini who won the Championship with the 250 as well as the 350 in 1968 and 1969 . In 1969 , the enormous effort invested in competition was rewarded with the 250 world title thanks to Kel Carruthers , who also again won the Tourist Trophy in the same year . It would also mark the last world championship for a four-stroke motorcycle until the advent of the modern MotoGP era in 2003 . Many of the most famous riders in the history of motorcycling raced with Benelli bikes , from Mike Hailwood to Jarno Saarinen . Former Australian Superbike champion Peter Goddard signed with Benelli in 2001 .
China Zirconium Limited . China Zirconium Limited ( China Zirconium ) ( HKG:0395 ) is engaged in the research , development , manufacturing , and sale of a range of zirconium chemicals , electronic materials ( with zirconium ) , electronic ceramics , alternative energy materials , and rechargeable batteries . Its new energy materials products , including nickel hydroxide and hydrogen-storage alloy powder , are electrode materials for nickel metal hydride ( NiMH ) , and nickel cadmium and lithium ion batteries ( NiCd ) batteries . As of 2009 , China Zirconium Limited had an annual production capacity of over 40,000 tons of various types of zirconium chemicals and 1,500 tons of new energy materials . Its products are offered under the Long Jing trademark in the People 's Republic of China , Japan , United States , and Hong Kong . Its business segments include zirconium compounds , electronic materials and electronic ceramics , new energy materials , and rechargeable batteries . China Zirconium was listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on 28 October 2002 . It started its operations in 1977 and is based in Yixing , Wuxi , Jiangsu Province . In 2001 , it was ranked as the largest zirconium chemicals exporter in the PRC .
2016 Bryant Bulldogs football team . The 2016 Bryant Bulldogs football team represented Bryant University during the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season . They were led by thirteenth-year head coach Marty Fine and played their home games at Bulldog Stadium . They were a member of the Northeast Conference . They finished the season 5–6 , 4–2 in NEC play to finish in a tie for third place . On December 1st , head coach Marty Fine resigned . He finished at Bryant with a 13 year record of 80–61 .
Singerina . `` Singerina '' is a fungal genus in the family Agaricaceae . It is a monotypic genus , containing the single species `` Singerina indica '' , found in Maharashtra , southwest India .
Joseph Herbert Cunliffe . Sir Joseph Herbert Cunliffe ( 1 July 1867 – 9 April 1963 ) was a British Conservative Party politician . He was a Member of Parliament ( MP ) for Bolton , a two-member constituency , from 1923 to 1929 . He was knighted in the 1926 New Year Honours List .
Italian opera . Italian opera is both the art of opera in Italy and opera in the Italian language . Opera was born in Italy around the year 1600 and Italian opera has continued to play a dominant role in the history of the form until the present day . Many famous operas in Italian were written by foreign composers , including Handel , Gluck and Mozart . Works by native Italian composers of the 19th and early 20th centuries , such as Rossini , Bellini , Donizetti , Verdi and Puccini , are amongst the most famous operas ever written and today are performed in opera houses across the world . Origins . `` Dafne '' by Jacopo Peri was the earliest composition considered opera , as understood today . Peri 's works , however , did not arise out of a creative vacuum in the area of sung drama . An underlying prerequisite for the creation of opera proper was the practice of monody . Monody is the solo singing/setting of a dramatically conceived melody , designed to express the emotional content of the text it carries , which is accompanied by a relatively simple sequence of chords rather than other polyphonic parts . Italian composers began composing in this style late in the 16th century , and it grew in part from the long-standing practise of performing polyphonic madrigals with one singer accompanied by an instrumental rendition of the other parts , as well as the rising popularity of more popular , more homophonic vocal genres such as the frottola and the villanella . In these latter two genres , the increasing tendency was toward a more homophonic texture , with the top part featuring an elaborate , active melody , and the lower ones ( usually these were three-part compositions , as opposed to the four-or-more-part madrigal ) a less active supporting structure . From this , it was only a small step to fully-fledged monody . All such works tended to set humanist poetry of a type that attempted to imitate Petrarch and his Trecento followers , another element of the period 's tendency toward a desire for restoration of principles it associated with a mixed-up notion of antiquity . The solo madrigal , frottola , villanella and their kin featured prominently in the intermedio or intermezzo , theatrical spectacles with music that were funded in the last seventy years of the 16th century by the opulent and increasingly secular courts of Italy 's city-states . Such spectacles were usually staged to commemorate significant state events : weddings , military victories , and the like , and alternated in performance with the acts of plays . Like the later opera , an intermedio featured the aforementioned solo singing , but also madrigals performed in their typical multi-voice texture , and dancing accompanied by the present instrumentalists . They were lavishly staged , and led the scenography of the second half of the 16th century . The intermedi tended not to tell a story as such , although they occasionally did , but nearly always focused on some particular element of human emotion or experience , expressed through mythological allegory . The staging in 1600 of Peri 's opera `` Euridice '' as part of the celebrations for a Medici wedding , the occasions for the most spectacular and internationally famous intermedi of the previous century , was probably a crucial development for the new form , putting it in the mainstream of lavish courtly entertainment . Another popular court entertainment at this time was the `` madrigal comedy '' , later also called `` madrigal opera '' by musicologists familiar with the later genre . This consisted of a series of madrigals strung together to suggest a dramatic narrative , but not staged . There were also two staged musical `` pastoral '' s , `` Il Satiro '' and `` La Disperazione di Fileno '' , both produced in 1590 and written by Emilio de ' Cavalieri . Although these lost works seem only to have included arias , with no recitative , they were apparently what Peri was referring to , in his preface to the published edition of his `` Euridice '' , when he wrote : `` Signor Emilio del Cavalieri , before any other of whom I know , enabled us to hear our kind of music upon the stage '' . Other pastoral plays had long included some musical numbers ; one of the earliest , `` La fabula d'Orfeo '' ( 1480 ) by Poliziano had at least three solo songs and one chorus . Florence and Mantua . The music of `` Dafne '' is now lost . The first opera for which music has survived was performed in 1600 at the wedding of Henry IV of France and Marie de Medici at the Pitti Palace in Florence . The opera , `` Euridice '' , with a libretto by Rinuccini , set to music by Peri and Giulio Caccini , recounted the story of Orpheus and Eurydice . The style of singing favored by Peri and Caccini was a heightened form of natural speech , dramatic recitative supported by instrumental string music . Recitative thus preceded the development of arias , though it soon became the custom to include separate songs and instrumental interludes during periods when voices were silent . Both `` Dafne '' and `` Euridice '' also included choruses commenting on the action at the end of each act in the manner of Greek tragedy . The theme of Orpheus , the demi-god of music , was understandably popular and attracted Claudio Monteverdi ( 1567–1643 ) who wrote his first opera , `` La Favola d'Orfeo '' ( The Fable of Orpheus ) , in 1607 for the court of Mantua . Monteverdi insisted on a strong relationship between the words and music . When `` Orfeo '' was performed in Mantua , an orchestra of 38 instruments , numerous choruses and recitatives were used to make a lively drama . It was a far more ambitious version than those previously performed — more opulent , more varied in recitatives , more exotic in scenery — with stronger musical climaxes which allowed the full scope for the virtuosity of the singers . Opera had revealed its first stage of maturity in the hands of Monteverdi . `` L'Orfeo '' also has the distinction of being the earliest surviving opera that is still regularly performed today . Opera in Rome . Within a few decades opera had spread throughout Italy . In Rome , it found an advocate in the prelate and librettist Giulio Rospigliosi ( later Pope Clement IX ) . Rospigliosi 's patrons were the Barberini . Among the composers who worked in this period were Luigi Rossi , Michelangelo Rossi , Marco Marazzoli , Virgilio Mazzocchi , Stefano Landi . Since the 1630s , the subject of the works changed greatly : those of the pastoral tradition and Arcadia , it is preferable that the poems of chivalry , usually Ludovico Ariosto and Torquato Tasso , or those taken from hagiography and Christian commedia dell'arte . With the increased number of characters , the Roman operas became very dramatic , and had several twists . With these came along a new method of fixing the lines of the recitative , better suited to the various situations that arose from the rich storyline and that was closer to speech , full of parenthetical at the expense of the paratactic style that had so characterized the first Florentine works . Venice : commercial opera . Opera took an important new direction when it reached the republic of Venice . It was here that the first public opera house , the Teatro di San Cassiano , was opened in 1637 by Benedetto Ferrari and Francesco Manelli . Its success moved opera away from aristocratic patronage and into the commercial world . In Venice , musical drama was no longer aimed at an elite of aristocrats and intellectuals and acquired the character of entertainment . Soon many other opera houses had sprung up in the city , performing works for a paying public during the Carnival season . The opera houses employed a very small orchestra to save money . A large part of their budget was spent on attracting the star singers of the day ; this was the beginning of the reign of the castrato and the prima donna ( leading lady ) . The chief composer of early Venetian opera was Monteverdi , who had moved to the republic from Mantua in 1613 , with later important composers including Pier Francesco Cavalli , Antonio Sartorio , and Giovanni Legrenzi . Monteverdi wrote three works for the public theatres : `` Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria '' ( 1640 ) , `` Le nozze d'Enea con Lavinia '' ( 1641 , now lost ) and , most famously , `` L'incoronazione di Poppea '' ( 1642 ) . The subjects of the new operas by Monteverdi and others were generally drawn from Roman history or legends about Troy , in order to celebrate the heroic ideals and noble genealogy of the Venetian state . However they did not lack for love interest or comedy . Most of the operas consisted of three acts , unlike the earlier operas which normally had five . The bulk of the versification was still recitative , however at moments of great dramatic tension there were often arioso passages known as `` arie cavate '' . Under Monteverdi 's followers , the distinction between the recitative and the aria became more marked and conventionalised . This is evident in the style of the two most successful composers of the next generation : Francesco Cavalli and Antonio Cesti . The spread of opera abroad . In Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth a tradition of operatic production began in Warsaw in 1628 , with a performance of `` Galatea '' ( composer uncertain ) , the first Italian opera produced outside Italy . Shortly after this performance , the court produced Francesca Caccini 's opera `` La liberazione di Ruggiero dall'isola d ’ Alcina '' , which she had written for Prince Władysław Vasa three years earlier when he was in Italy . Another first , this is the earliest surviving opera written by a woman . `` Gli amori di Aci e Galatea '' by Santi Orlandi was also performed in 1628 . When Władysław was king ( as Władysław IV ) he oversaw the production of at least ten operas during the late 1630s and 1640s , making Warsaw a center of the art . The composers of these operas are not known : they may have been Poles working under Marco Scacchi in the royal chapel , or they may have been among the Italians imported by Władysław . A `` dramma per musica '' ( as serious Italian opera was known at the time ) entitled `` Giuditta '' , based on the Biblical story of Judith , was performed in 1635 . The composer was probably Virgilio Puccitelli . Cavalli 's operas were performed throughout Italy by touring companies with tremendous success . In fact , his `` Giasone '' was the most popular opera of the 17th century , though some critics were appalled at its mixture of tragedy and farce . Cavalli 's fame spread throughout Europe . One of his specialties was giving his heroines `` ground bass laments '' . These were mournful arias sung over a descending bass line and they had a great influence on Henry Purcell , whose `` When I am laid in earth '' from `` Dido and Aeneas '' is probably the most celebrated example of the form . Cavalli 's reputation caused Cardinal Mazarin to invite him to France in 1660 to compose an opera for King Louis XIV 's wedding to Maria Teresa of Spain . Italian opera had already been performed in France in the 1640s to a mixed reception and Cavalli 's foreign expedition ended in disaster . French audiences did not respond well to the revival of `` Xerse '' ( 1660 ) and the specially composed `` Ercole amante '' ( 1662 ) , preferring the ballets that had been inserted between the acts by a Florentine composer , Jean-Baptiste Lully , and Cavalli swore never to compose another opera . Cesti was more fortunate when he was asked to write an opera for the Habsburg court in Vienna in 1668 . `` Il pomo d'oro '' was so grandiose that the performance had to be spread over two days . It was a tremendous success and marked the beginning of Italian operatic dominance north of the Alps . In the late 17th century , German and English composers tried to establish their own native traditions but by the early 18th century they had given ground to imported Italian opera , which became the international style in the hands of composers such as Handel . Only France resisted ( and her operatic tradition had been founded by the Italian Lully ) . This set the pattern until well into the 19th century : the Italian tradition was the international one and its leading exponents ( e.g . Handel , Hasse , Gluck and Mozart ) were often not natives of Italy . Composers who wanted to develop their own national forms of opera generally had to fight against Italian opera . Thus , in the early 19th century , both Carl Maria von Weber in Germany and Hector Berlioz in France felt they had to challenge the enormous influence of the Italian Rossini . Opera seria . By the end of the 17th century some critics believed that a new , more elevated form of opera was necessary . Their ideas would give birth to a genre , opera seria ( literally `` serious opera '' ) , which would become dominant in Italy and much of the rest of Europe until the late 18th century . The influence of this new attitude can be seen in the works of the composers Carlo Francesco Pollarolo and the enormously prolific Alessandro Scarlatti . By far the most successful librettist of the era was Pietro Metastasio and he maintained his prestige well into the 19th century . He belonged to the Arcadian Academy and was firmly in line with its theories . A libretto by Metastasio was often set by twenty or thirty different composers and audiences came to know the words of his dramas by heart . Opera buffa . In the 17th century comic operas were produced only occasionally and no stable tradition was established . Only in the early years of the 18th century was the comic genre of `` opera buffa '' born in Naples and it began to spread throughout Italy after 1730 . In the second half of the 18th century comic opera owed its success to the collaboration between the playwright Carlo Goldoni and the composer Baldassare Galuppi . Thanks to Galuppi , comic opera acquired much more dignity than it had during the days of the intermezzo . Operas were now divided into two or three acts , creating libretti for works of a substantially greater length , which differed significantly from those of the early 18th century in the complexity of their plots and the psychology of their characters . These now included some serious figures instead of exaggerated caricatures and the operas had plots which focused on the conflict between the social classes as well as including self-referential ideas . Goldoni and Galuppi 's most famous work together is probably `` Il filosofo di campagna '' ( 1754 ) . The collaboration between Goldoni and another famous composer Niccolò Piccinni produced another new genre : opera semiseria . This had two `` buffo '' characters , two nobles and two `` in between '' characters . The one-act farsa had a significant influence on the development of comic opera . This was a type of musical drama initially considered as a condensed version of a longer comic opera , but over time it became a genre in its own right . It was characterised by : vocal virtuosity ; a more refined use of the orchestra ; the great importance given to the production ; the presence of misunderstandings and surprises in the course of the drama . Gluck 's reforms . Opera seria had its weaknesses and critics ; a taste for embellishment on behalf of the superbly trained singers , and the use of spectacle as a replacement for dramatic purity and unity drew attacks . Francesco Algarotti 's `` Essay on the Opera '' ( 1755 ) proved to be an inspiration for Christoph Willibald Gluck 's reforms . He advocated that `` opera seria '' had to return to basics and that all the various elements—music ( both instrumental and vocal ) , ballet , and staging—must be subservient to the overriding drama . Several composers of the period , including Niccolò Jommelli and Tommaso Traetta , attempted to put these ideals into practice . In 1765 Melchior Grimm published `` Poème lyrique '' , an influential article for the Encyclopédie on lyric and opera librettos . The first to really succeed and to leave a permanent imprint upon the history of opera , however , was Gluck . Gluck tried to achieve a `` beautiful simplicity '' . This is illustrated in the first of his `` reform '' operas , `` Orfeo ed Euridice '' , where vocal lines lacking in the virtuosity of ( say ) Handel 's works are supported by simple harmonies and a notably richer-than-usual orchestral presence throughout . Gluck 's reforms have had resonance throughout operatic history . Weber , Mozart and Wagner , in particular , were influenced by his ideals . Mozart , in many ways Gluck 's successor , combined a superb sense of drama , harmony , melody , and counterpoint to write a series of comedies , notably `` The Marriage of Figaro '' , `` Don Giovanni '' , and `` Così fan tutte '' ( in collaboration with Lorenzo Da Ponte ) which remain among the most-loved , popular and well-known operas today . But Mozart 's contribution to `` opera seria '' was more mixed ; by his time it was dying away , and in spite of such fine works as `` Idomeneo '' and `` La clemenza di Tito '' , he would not succeed in bringing the art form back to life again . Romantic period . Romantic opera , which placed emphasis on the imagination and the emotions began to appear in the early 19th century , and because of its arias and music , gave more dimension to the extreme emotions which typified the theater of that era . In addition , it is said that fine music often excused glaring faults in character drawing and plot lines . Gioachino Rossini ( 1792–1868 ) initiated the Romantic period . His first success was an `` opera buffa '' ( comic opera ) , `` La Cambiale di Matrimonio '' ( 1810 ) . His reputation still survives today through his `` Barber of Seville '' ( 1816 ) , and `` La Cenerentola '' ( 1817 ) . But he also wrote serious opera , `` Tancredi '' ( 1813 ) and `` Semiramide '' ( 1823 ) . Rossini 's successors in the Italian `` bel canto '' were Vincenzo Bellini ( 1801–35 ) , Gaetano Donizetti ( 1797–1848 ) and Giuseppe Verdi ( 1813–1901 ) . It was Verdi who transformed the whole nature of operatic writing during the course of his long career . His first great successful opera , `` Nabucco '' ( 1842 ) , caught the public fancy because of the driving vigour of its music and its great choruses . `` , one of the chorus renditions , was interpreted and gave advantageous meaning to the struggle for Italian independence and to unify Italy . After `` Nabucco '' , Verdi based his operas on patriotic themes and many of the standard romantic sources : Friedrich Schiller ( `` Giovanna d'Arco '' , 1845 ; `` I masnadieri '' , 1847 ; `` Luisa Miller '' , 1849 ) ; Lord Byron ( `` I due Foscari '' , 1844 ; `` Il corsaro '' , 1848 ) ; and Victor Hugo ( `` Ernani '' , 1844 ; `` Rigoletto '' , 1851 ) . Verdi was experimenting with musical and dramatic forms , attempting to discover things which only opera could do . In 1887 , he created `` Otello '' which completely replaced Rossini 's opera of the same name , and which is described by critics as the finest of Italian romantic operas with the traditional components : the solo arias , the duets and the choruses fully integrated into the melodic and dramatic flow . Verdi 's last opera , `` Falstaff '' ( 1893 ) , broke free of conventional form altogether and finds music which follows quick flowing simple words and because of its respect for the pattern of ordinary speech , it created a threshold for a new operatic era in which speech patterns are paramount . Opera had become a marriage of the arts , a musical drama , full of glorious song , costume , orchestral music and pageantry ; sometimes , without the aid of a plausible story . From its conception during the baroque period to the maturity of the romantic period , it was the medium through which tales and myths were revisited , history was retold and imagination was stimulated . The strength of it fell into a more violent era for opera : verismo , with `` Cavalleria rusticana '' by Pietro Mascagni and `` Pagliacci '' by Ruggero Leoncavallo . Contemporary period . Some of the greatest Italian operas of the 20th century were written by Giacomo Puccini ( 1858–1924 ) . These include `` Manon Lescaut '' , `` La bohème '' , `` Tosca '' , `` Madama Butterfly '' , `` La fanciulla del West '' , `` La rondine '' and `` Turandot '' , the last two being left unfinished . In 1926 and in 2002 Franco Alfano and Luciano Berio respectively attempted a completion of `` Turandot '' , and in 1994 Lorenzo Ferrero completed the orchestration of the third version of `` La rondine '' . Berio himself wrote two operas , `` Un re in ascolto '' and `` Opera '' . Ferrero likewise has composed several operas including `` Salvatore Giuliano '' , `` La Conquista '' , and his 2011 `` Risorgimento ! ''
Mike Herrera . Michael Arthur Herrera ( born November 6 , 1976 ) is an American singer , songwriter and musician best known as the lead vocalist , bassist and songwriter for the punk rock band MxPx . He is also the frontman of Tumbledown and the bassist of Goldfinger . Early life . Herrera was born in Bremerton , Washington to Art and Michele Herrera and is of Mexican and English / Welsh descent . He is the middle of three children and has an older sister and a younger sister . His parents live in Bremerton in the house he grew up in . He grew up playing guitar , inspired by listening to country and punk rock music . Herrera started MxPx while he was in high school with friends Andy Husted and Yuri Ruley with the band 's first performance in his back yard . MxPx . Herrera is the primary songwriter , vocalist and bassist in MxPx . Herrera started the band with Andy Husted and Yuri Ruley in the summer of 1992 , just before starting high school . Mike Herrera solo . As MxPx became less active in the late 2000s , Herrera increasingly appeared as a solo act . These performances include both MxPx and Tumbledown songs , and are generally performed with only vocals and acoustic guitar , though Herrera is occasionally joined by one or two others , including at times Kris Roe of the Ataris . In Herrera 's own Monkey Trench Studio , he recorded `` Live In The Basement '' , consisting of six Tumbledown songs , five MxPx songs , and a cover of the Beatles ' `` I 've just Seen a Face . '' The album was released digitally with a limited CD pressing . Live online performances are also available as digital albums , `` Live & Raw on StageIT.com '' and `` Live.Web.Feb.4.2013 '' . `` Live in Southampton '' was released to MxPx fanclub members only . Tumbledown . Herrera started the band Mike Herrera 's Tumbledown with guitarist Jack Parker , bassist Marshall Trotland , and drummer Harley Trotland . The band draws influences from being on tour as well as from `` great American songwriters '' such as Hank Williams , Willie Nelson and Johnny Cash . The sound of Tumbledown differs greatly from MxPx , taking a lighter , more country inspired sound . Side projects and production . Herrera has produced albums such as `` At Any Rate '' by Too Bad Eugene and `` Future Plans Undecided '' by Element ( 101 ) . He sang backing vocals on `` Radio # 2 '' from The Ataris album `` So Long , Astoria '' and `` Runaway '' by Amber Pacific , on the group 's album Truth in Sincerity and shared lead vocals Stephen Egerton 's album `` The Seven Degrees of Stephen Egerton . '' In addition to Tumbledown , Herrera was the frontman of Arthur ( MxPx with the band 's former bass tech Neil Hundt ) , having released a six-song EP and a full length album before disbanding , as well as The Cootees ( Mike Herrera , Jiles Brandon , Tom Wisniewski , and Dale Yob ) , a Tooth & Nail side project in the mid-1990s . Herrera opened Monkey Trench studio in Bremerton in 2008 . In 2016 , Herrera was recruited by John Feldmann to join ska punk band Goldfinger as the group 's new bassist . His first single with the band is `` Put The Knife Away '' , which was released on May 24 , 2017 . Equipment . Herrera endorses Music Man StingRay basses and Ernie Ball strings and has used them on almost every MxPx recording . For amplification he uses a Hartke LH1000 head and a Hartke 8x10 cabinet . Herrera is also endorsed by Takamine acoustic guitars , Sparrow guitars , Mesa Boogie amps , Samson Tech , Hartke and Latin percussion . Personal life . Herrera married his wife Holli in 2001 and together they have two children , Sailor Mae Herrera and Rhodes Wilder Herrera . In 2017 the Herreras moved from Washington to Waco , Texas ( Holli 's home state ) and appeared in Season 5 , Episode 18 of the HGTV series `` Fixer Upper '' in which their new home was renovated and decorated for the show . As of 2015 , Herrera has said he is no longer Christian and identifies as an agnostic .
George Anthan . George Peter Anthan ( June 2 , 1936 – August 17 , 2016 ) was the Washington Bureau Chief for the Des Moines Register . He is the winner of several awards for outstanding journalism , including the Pulitzer Prize , the Raymond Clapper and National Press Club awards . Anthan also won an Alicia Patterson Journalism Fellowship in 2004 to research and write about the de-population of the northern Great Plains . He was a member of the Gridiron Club . He spent his early career reporting in Valley Junction and Des Moines , IA , for the Des Moines Tribune . In 1971 , he joined the Register 's prestigious Washington , D.C. bureau . There he covered agriculture , food safety , and farm policy issues for 30 years . Anthan was born in St. Joseph , Missouri in 1936 and was a graduate of the University of Kansas School of Journalism . An avid bicyclist , Anthan rode his bike between his home in suburban Maryland and his office in the National Press Building for 30 years , logging over 100,000 miles in all . A close friend , Donald Kaul , lured Anthan back to Iowa each year beginning in 1974 to ride his bicycle across the state in RAGBRAI , now the world 's largest bicycle ride , which Kaul and John Karras started in 1973 . Anthan states , `` My credentials for covering agriculture were established in my first several weeks working for the Des Moines Register when I was assigned to cover the Iowa State Fair . And immediately -- which is a treasured assignment , since the book “ State Fair ” was written by a Des Moines Register reporter -- and I immediately identified in the caption some purebred swine as Herefords . It was the only time in my 40-some-year career at the Des Moines Register that I heard the words , 'Stop the presses . ' '' George Anthan used an Underwood and then an IBM Selectric II typewriter most of his career . He is survived by his wife Ann Anthan , a Missouri native , lover of dogs , and road racing enthusiast . He died on August 17 , 2016 at the age of 80 from cardiac arrest .
Anna Akana . Anna Kay Akana ( born August 18 , 1989 ) is an American actress , filmmaker , author , and comedian . She is known for her YouTube channel , which has over 2 million subscribers and over 226 million video views . Early life . Anna Akana was born August 18 , 1989 . Her ancestry is Japanese , Filipino , Hawaiian , Irish , German , Spanish , French , and English . Akana 's father was an officer in the United States Marine Corps as she grew up . Her family moved every few years to a new state or country . As a result , Akana picked up several languages including Japanese and Spanish . On Valentine 's Day 2007 , Akana 's 13-year-old sister , Kristina , died by suicide . Several months after her sister 's death , Akana watched Margaret Cho perform on a Comedy Central special and laughed for the first time since the suicide . She began to see laughter as a means of trying to move on with her life and decided to seriously pursue comedy . Akana is very vocal about her sister 's suicide and is a strong advocate for suicide prevention . In 2013 , Akana uploaded a YouTube video called `` please do n't kill yourself '' where she explains how it felt for her to have a family member die by suicide . In that same year , she released a book called `` Surviving Suicide '' which contains her journal entries from the two years after her sister 's death . Career . Akana first started performing comedy at the age of 19 but ended up switching her platform to YouTube in 2011 after experiencing massive panic attacks and anxiety before going on stage . Akana has since resumed performing stand-up . YouTube . In 2014 , Akana formed a comedy music duo called Cat Benatar with fellow comedian and writer Megan Rosati . Akana creates both comedy and documentary YouTube videos . In 2014 , Akana was listed on New Media Rockstars Top 100 Channels , ranked at # 72 . In that same year , Akana decided to focus more on her skills as a director and attempted to make one short film a month . While she did not reach her goal of 12 , she did make six short films which were received well by her YouTube audience . Akana starred in all of her short films and has starred in various other short films produced by other YouTube stars . Akana has since continued to create short films . One of her short films , titled `` Miss Earth '' was partially financed by Brian Grazer and Ron Howard 's production company , New Form Digital . It was part of the 2014 Incubator , a series to showcase and produce original stories by YouTube Creators and filmmakers . `` Miss Earth '' was later adapted into a web series retitled `` Miss 2059 '' and released on Verizon 's go90 app in June 2016 , with a second season released in late 2017 . Akana executive produced and starred as the lead role in the original comedy-drama web television series `` Youth & Consequences '' , created by Jason Ubaldi and released in March 2018 on YouTube Red . Film and television . In 2011 , Akana appeared in the TV series `` Awkward . '' In that same year , she also appeared as an extra in Katy Perry 's `` Last Friday Night '' music video . In 2015 , she appeared in the films `` Ant-Man '' and `` Kids vs Monsters '' . Akana will star in a scripted video series to be distributed via Snapchat , titled `` SnapperHero '' . The series will be sponsored by AT & T . In 2016 , Akana appeared alongside Sally Field in the indie comedy film `` Hello , My Name Is Doris '' , written by Michael Showalter . That same year , she also appeared in a short `` Star Wars '' fan film called `` Hoshino '' . She had a guest role in the Comedy Central show `` Corporate '' . Other ventures . In 2015 , Akana released a clothing line called Ghost & Stars , which features several cat-themed designs as well as formal dresses , leggings , and a variety of T-shirts . Akana also hosts the podcast `` Explain Things to Me '' with fellow comedian Brad Gage where the two interview experts in various fields about their work . In 2017 , Akana 's book titled `` So Much I Want to Tell You : Letters to My Little Sister '' was published . The book describes Akana 's struggles and experiences growing up and offers advice to her late sister . Critical reception . In reviewing her video , “ Why Guys Like Asian Girls '' ( which references `` Yellow Fever '' , a term for an Asian fetish ) Cate Matthews of `` The Huffington Post '' wrote : `` A step-by-step takedown of 'yellow fever ' or the desire to date Asian women often accompanied by bizarre , offensive attempts to do so , could start the healing . Luckily for us , YouTuber Anna Akana was more than up to the video-making task . '' In reviewing her video , `` How to Deal with a Breakup '' , MTV wrote : `` In this sketch , comedian Anna Akana envisions the flurry of activity inside the cranial command centre of a newly single dumpee . '' `` Deadline '' referred to Akana as `` a prolific online creator whose channel boasts 60 million views and 900,000 subscribers , and last year wrote and starred in her own narrative feature `` Riley Rewind '' , scoring a none-too-shabby 20M views online . '' Personal life . In 2018 Akana came out as a queer woman during her acceptance speech for a Streamy Award . On social media she wrote it was the first time she came out publicly as bisexual .
Shinji Nagashima . , better known by the pen name , was a Japanese manga artist born in Tokyo , Japan . His pseudonym came about due to a publisher 's error when printing his name , and he continued using the pseudonym after that . His oldest son is classical guitarist Shiki Nagashima . History . From the time he was in junior high school , Nagashima aspired to become a manga artist . After dropping out of school during junior high , he worked as a paperboy and a tofu salesman . He made his professional debut as a manga artist in 1952 with his story . After becoming acquainted with Osamu Tezuka due to occasionally living at Tokiwa-sō , he became Tezuka 's assistant . While there , he formed the group Musashi Production with artists including Atsushi Sugimura ( who was working under the pseudonym Kontarō ) , Kyūta Ishikawa and Kuni Fukai ( who was working under the pseudonym Hirō Fukai ) . He soon became friends with several members of the Gekiga Kōbō , including Yoshihiro Tatsumi and Takao Saito , while living in a provincial temple . After the breakup of Gekiga Kōbō , Nagashima began working for Saitō Production and his work began to reflect a more cinematic and dramatic feel . During this time , he began a somewhat wandering lifestyle living in Shinjuku . In 1961 , Nagashima published , a story which showed the `` other side '' of the manga industry and which brought Nagashima to the forefront of that industry . He continued publishing new works in a variety of magazines such as `` COM '' and `` Garo '' , and due to his unusual style began to be called the `` father of seinen manga '' . From 1964 to 1966 , he worked at Mushi Production working on anime television series such as `` Jungle Taitei '' , and later again worked for Mushi as a character designer on `` Wansa-kun '' ( 1973 ) . Nagashima won the Shogakukan Manga Award for his in 1972 . Two years later , he won the Japan Cartoonists Association Award for . Beginning in the 1980s , he began releasing fewer series , and went into semi-retirement . He was diagnosed with diabetes , which subsequently caused him to begin having dialysis treatments in 2000 . Nagashima died of heart failure on June 10 , 2005 at a Tokyo hospital .
Elida Campodónico . Elida Luisa Campodónico Moreno ( 6 August 1894 – 6 January 1960 ) was a Panamanian teacher , women 's rights advocate and attorney . She was one of the founders of the National Feminist Party of Panama and worked for women to gain voting rights . She established the Panamanian branch of La Gota de Leche and was the second woman in Panama to become an attorney . After women won the right to vote , Campodónico joined the diplomatic corps and became the first woman ambassador in Latin America , when she was appointed as Panama 's ambassador to Mexico in 1952 . Early life and education . Elida Luisa Campodónico Moreno was born on 6 August 1894 in Macaracas , Los Santos Province , Department of Panama , Colombia to Josefa María Moreno and José Campodónico . Her mother was Panamanian and the daughter of the doctor , Manuel Balbino Moreno ; her father was a merchant and rancher of Italian provenance . When she was nine years old , in 1903 , Panama gained its independence from Colombia . She completed her primary education in La Villa de los Santos and then went to Panama City to complete her secondary schooling at the Catholic girls ' school Santa María . With her brother , Domiluis , Campodónico journeyed to Bellinzona in the Swiss Canton of Ticino in the Italian Alps to study education . In 1919 , she received a masters of education for teaching kindergarten and primary school , as well as certificates for teaching French , Italian and Spanish . Returning to Panama City , she began teaching as the professor of geography and history at the teacher 's training school . She soon married , and educator . Because their teaching methods were seen as too progressive , the couple were dismissed from the normal school . Together they set up the first school to train kindergarten teachers . The school utilized the Montessori method and was operated out of the couple 's home . Political activity . In 1923 , Campodónico joined with , Clara González , Enriqueta Morales and Sara Sotillo to found the National Feminist Party ( ) ( PNF ) and the National Society for Women 's Progress ( . She served as Vice President of the PNF . The following year , the women with Rosa Navas established the School of Feminist Culture ( ) to provide lectures on civics , history and politics , preparing women for professional and societal participation . The goal of all the organizations was to open the access of women to civil , economic , social and political participation in Panamanian society . During this period , Campodónico also helped establish a Panamanian branch of La Gota de Leche , a humanitarian organization aimed at providing milk for undernourished children . Legal career and campaigning . In the 1930s , after having four children . She began attending school at the Free School of Law ( ) of Panama . In 1935 , she became the second Panamanian woman to graduate with a law degree—the first was Clara González—with a thesis on `` La delincuencia de la mujer en Panamá '' ( The Crime of Women in Panama ) . Campodónico became a litigator , fighting for the rights of women and children . She actively fought for women 's suffrage , founding and editing the journal `` Feminist Renewal '' ( ) . With other feminists , she presented a petition with 2,000 signatures to the National Assembly of Panama demanding the right to vote and amendments to the Civil Code to establish a Juvenile Court System , as well as industrial schools and laws to protect working women . Their plea went unanswered , but a law was passed establishing a system for citizens to obtain an identity card . The PNF demanded cards for their membership . In 1936 when Campodónico , González , and Arosemena called on the secretary to protest their inability to obtain an identity card , he famously replied , `` En Panamá no hay ciudadanas , sino ciudadanos '' ( In Panama there are no female citizens , only male citizens . ) In response , PNF presented another petition to the National Assembly for reform of the election laws , but it failed to move forward . Frustrated , the women proposed to hold a Congress in 1938 to work towards reforming the legal code , but it was blocked by President Arosemena . In July , 1941 a series of laws had been passed which effectively took away Panamanian women 's citizenship , while at the same time offering them limited voting rights in provincial councils , if they were literate . Then in 1941 , a coup d'état against Arnulfo Arias Madrid led to instability and the need to form a new Constitutional Assembly . On December 31 , 1944 , González founded the Party , National Women 's Union , ( ) ( UNM ) with Campodónico on the administrative board . González , as a representative of UNM ran to be a delegate in the assembly . She did not win a seat , but Gumercinda Páez and Esther Neira de Calvo were elected as part of the Constitutional Assembly and finally women in Panama won the right to vote . Roles in government and later life . Campodónico was appointed to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the UNM and worked as the legal representative for several trade unions including the Panamanian Teachers Union . In 1952 , she was appointed as the first woman ambassador in Latin America , serving as Panama 's ambassador to Mexico . After retiring from the diplomatic service , she returned to Panama where she worked in business until her death on 6 January 1960 in Panama City .
Jukka Hiltunen . Jukka Hiltunen is a Finnish actor .
Marwood baronets . The Marwood Baronetcy , of Little Busby in the County of York , was a title in the Baronetage of England . It was created on 31 December 1660 for George Marwood , Member of Parliament for Malton and Northallerton . The second Baronet also represented Northallerton in Parliament . The title became extinct on the death of the fourth Baronet in 1740 .
Shendan Expressway . The Shendan Expressway ( pinyin : Shendan Gaosu Gonglu ) links Shenyang in China 's Liaoning province with the border town of Dandong , sitting next to Sinŭiju in North Korea ( DPRK ) . The cities of Benxi , Nanfen , and Fenghuangcheng , as well as other localities , are located next to the expressway , heading slightly south-east . A second expressway to Dandong is still partially under construction . This would run directly from Dalian and Zhuanghe .
Models ' Media . `` Models ' Media '' is the fifth and final studio album by Australian rock band Models . Singles from the album were `` Evolution '' , `` Let 's Kiss '' and `` Hold On '' . Track listing . All songs written by J. Freud except where noted , according to Australasian Performing Right Association ( APRA ) .
Lewis B. Gunckel . Lewis B. Gunckel ( October 15 , 1826 – October 3 , 1903 ) was an attorney , politician , advocate for Civil War disabled soldiers and their families , commissioner and a member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio . Heritage and early life . Lewis Gunckel was born in Germantown , Ohio , a village originally laid out and founded by his paternal grandfather in 1805 . Lewis was the son of Michael and Barbara ( Shuey ) Gunckel . Michael Gunckel served in the War of 1812 in active service and rose to the rank of colonel . He afterward represented his county in the Ohio legislature . Lewis ' paternal grandfather , Philip Gunckel , was elected in 1806 to represent Montgomery County in the Ohio General Assembly and elected again in 1808 to represent Montgomery and Preble counties at the Assembly . In 1816 , the grandfather was appointed by the General Assembly to be associate judge of the Circuit Court for Montgomery County , in which capacity he served for fifteen years . Lewis Gunckel 's maternal great-grandfather , John Martin Shuey 's father , was elected to represent the Lancaster County , Pennsylvania Committee of Inspection to cooperate with the Continental Congress in the years preparatory to the American Revolution , although he died before the Declaration of Independence was signed . In 1860 , Lewis B. Gunckel married Catharine Winters , a daughter of Valentine Winters , a prominent capitalist and banker of Dayton , Ohio . They had four children — Winters , Katharine , Lewis W. , and Percy , the second and third of whom survived to adulthood . Education and early legal career . Gunckel pursued preparatory studies in the local schools , attended Miami University and was graduated from Farmer 's College at College Hill in Cincinnati , Ohio , in 1848 . He decided to prepare for the legal profession , and after graduation read law in Dayton , and subsequently entered the Cincinnati Law School where he was graduated in 1851 . Gunckel was admitted to the Ohio bar in 1851 and commenced practice in Dayton . He was joined in the practice in 1853 by Hiram Strong who remained his partner until Strong was killed in the Civil War nine years later . Edward L. Rowe joined Gunckel in 1869 and the firm became Gunckel & Rowe . Over the years the name became Gunckel , Rowe & Gunckel , Gunckel , Rowe & Shuey . One of his associates was John A. McMahon with whom he sparred politically . The firm has continuously existed from 1853 down to the present under a variety of names as additional partners became active or retired from the firm and is one of the oldest law firms in Ohio . Public service . Upon attaining his majority in 1847 , Gunckel joined the Whig party . At its dissolution , he refused to join in the Know-Nothing movement , but upon the organization of the Republican party he at once transferred his allegiance to it , being one of the first local members . He presided and spoke at the first Montgomery county Republican meeting and was a delegate to the first Republican National Convention , which nominated John C. Frémont . In 1864 , he was a Republican presidential elector and canvassed Ohio for Abraham Lincoln . We can economize elsewhere , retrench everywhere , and save enough to the state in its local and general expenses to make up the entire sum ; but if not , we should bear it cheerfully , heroically . We must fight or pay ; we ought to do both . He authored the bill granting to Ohio soldiers in the field the right to vote—a right which many thousands of them exercised . He introduced a bill that established a State of Ohio soldiers ' home for returning veterans and after his senate service was appointed by the Governor as its manager . The gradual disappearance of state hospitals and soldiers ' retreats resulted in the creation of more substantial national homes . An act of Congress was approved March 31 , 1865 , appointing a Board of Managers of the National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers . The board elected General Benjamin F. Butler President , and Lewis B. Gunckel Secretary . The act authorized the Board to establish one or more homes , and under it four Homes were created . Gunckel was influential in the measures taken to establish the National Soldiers ' Home ( Central Home ) in Dayton . The organization of the Central Home as an institution dates from March 26 , 1867 , at which date Gunckel , Resident Manager , took formal charge of the disabled soldiers then at the Home , a role he would continue for the next decade . The people of Dayton regarded this as his greatest and best work . In the selection of a site for the Central Home , the Board of Managers looked at the rich and fertile Miami Valley , and entered into negotiations for the purchase of of land , about three miles ( 5 km ) west of the city of Dayton . The cost of this site was $ 46,800 of which $ 20,000 was a donation from the citizens of Dayton under the leadership of Gunckel . Congress had given to the Home the lumber from temporary buildings at Camp Chase , and under Gunckel 's direction buildings were rapidly and economically constructed and filled with disabled soldiers as fast as they were made ready . In 1871 , Ulysses S. Grant 's Secretary of the Interior appointed Gunckel special commissioner to investigate frauds upon the Cherokee , Creek and Chickasaw Indians . His subsequent report led not only to the detection and punishment of the guilty parties , but to important reforms in the Indian service . In 1872 , Gunckel was elected to the Forty-third United States Congress from Ohio 's 4th congressional district . He served on the military committee , became conspicuous in the House by his relentless opposition to public corruption and organized raids on the national treasury . He voted to repeal the bill known as the `` salary grab , '' and always refused to accept the salary due him under the retroactive clause of that law . He was a frequent speaker , both on the floor of the House and in public meetings , on the need for cheap transportation . In 1874 , Gunckel was unanimously nominated by his party for re-election , but the country was suffering from the financial Panic of 1873 and was torn by the temperance movement . These brought about a political revolution in Ohio and resulted in the election of Democrat John A. McMahon , Gunckel 's law partner . Gunckel was nominated again in 1884 , but declined to run . Return to legal practice . After serving in Congress , Gunckel returned to Dayton and continued his practice of law . It was said that `` he has the courage to fight for a principle and the persistence to continue the fight to the last ditch ; but he has learned by experience and observation that compromise is often better than litigation ; that higher courage is sometimes displayed by him who conciliates than by him who fights . The greatest lawyer is understood to be the one who protects the interest of his client without litigation . It requires tact and skill and superior ability to gain the ends aimed at by diplomacy . '' He was known as `` the peacemaker of the Dayton bar . '' He was a delegate from the Ohio state bar to the newly formed National Bar Association from 1888 to 1890 , also serving as treasurer and member of the executive committee of the latter . In the later years of his life , Gunckel was President of the Dayton Public Savings Bank . Gunckel died of pneumonia and heart trouble in Dayton and is interred in Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum .
Something Wicked This Way Comes . `` Something wicked this way comes '' is part of a line uttered by a witch in Act IV of William Shakespeare 's play `` Macbeth '' .
Tivadar Zemplényi . Tivadar Zemplényi ( 1864 , Eperjes – 1917 , Budapest ) was a Hungarian painter , noted for his realism . A medalist at the 1904 St. Louis World 's Fair , he also exhibited at the 1900 Exposition Universelle , as well as the Venice Biennales of 1901 , 1905 , and 1909 . Early years . Zemplényi was a disciple of Mihály Munkácsy , where he began en plein air painting . He was a student of Károly Lotz and Bertalan Székely in Budapest , then Gabriel von Hackl and Ludwig Löfftz in Munich . A graduate of the Munich Academy , in 1891 , he was granted a government scholarship in Italy and also visited Paris . He worked for some time as a young man in Jarovnice ( Jernye ) , now Slovakia , where he came into contact with Pál Szinyei Merse , surveying his `` Picnic in May '' painting and providing encouragement and inspiration for Szinyei . Career . On his return to Hungary , Zemplényi was a member of the free school of Szolnok for many years , and also in Nagybánya . Influenced by Bastien-Lepage , his work was characterized by what is known as `` Munich Realism '' . In 1903 , he was a professor in the Hungarian University of Fine Arts , where one of his students was Janos Viski . He was described in 1913 as an artist who `` paints coast scenes and landscapes with a strong and virile touch , [ is ] an artist who understands the varying moods of mother earth , and has a keen understanding for the picturesque . '' The people he painted in his pictures tended to be those in suffering or hardship such as peasants , the poor , and beggars . Notable paintings include `` Boy with Cherries '' ( 1894 ) , `` Creekside with Mackerel-sky '' ( 1894 ) , `` The Poor Woman´s Home '' ( 1895 ) , `` Returning Home '' ( 1897–98 ) and `` Holiday '' ( 1899 ) . His 1889 painting , `` In the Church '' , was exhibited at the 1900 Exposition Universelle in Paris . He exhibited at the 1901 , 1905 , and 1909 Venice Biennales ; and in London in 1908 . His work is included in the collections of the Budapest National Gallery . His exhibition at the Fine Arts Society received a prize in 1900 for `` Zarandokno '' ( `` Pilgrims '' ) , and he received Hungary 's state grand prize , a gold medal , in 1903 , for `` Virraszszatok es imadkozztok '' . Zemplényi was awarded a silver medal at the 1904 St. Louis World 's Fair in the US .
Ross Miller . Ross James Miller ( born March 26 , 1976 ) is an American attorney and politician . He is a Democrat , the former Secretary of State of Nevada , and 2012–2013 president of the National Association of Secretaries of State . Elected at the age of 30 , he was the youngest secretary of state in the history of Nevada and the youngest secretary of state in the country at the time of his election . Miller was not eligible to run for a third term per term limits established by the Nevada Constitution . Miller declined to run for Governor of Nevada in 2014 . Miller was the unsuccessful Democratic nominee for attorney general of Nevada in 2014 . He was defeated by Republican Adam Laxalt by 46 % to 45 % . Early life and education . Miller was born on March 26 , 1976 , in Las Vegas , Nevada . He is one of three children of former Nevada Governor Bob Miller and his wife , Sandy Miller , the former First Lady of Nevada . Miller earned his undergraduate degree at Stanford University , during which time he worked as an intern for President Bill Clinton . He later received dual advanced degrees in Law and a master 's in business administration from Loyola Marymount University . Miller became a deputy district attorney in Clark County , Nevada . His record as a prosecutor led John Walsh to appear in a campaign ad for him during his race for secretary of state . Political career . As secretary of state and Nevada 's chief election officer in 2008 , Miller led a voter registration investigation into the prominent anti-poverty organization , Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now ( ACORN ) . The investigation led to a search warrant being executed at ACORN 's Las Vegas headquarters and eventually led to the filing of 39 criminal counts against ACORN , its Las Vegas field director Christopher Edwards and its former deputy regional field director Amy Busefink . In August 2009 , Christopher Edwards pleaded guilty to reduced charges and agreed to testify against ACORN and Busefink . In 2008 , Miller issued challenges to 21 term-limited incumbents who had filed for office in Nevada . They had been in office for at least 12 years , the limit specified in a 1996 state referendum . Miller 's decision was the subject of a legal challenge which was ultimately unanimously upheld by the Nevada Supreme Court . As head of Nevada 's commercial recordings division , Miller touts the implementation of a Nevada business portal which will create a `` one stop shop '' for business transactions with the state . Services offered will range from getting or renewing annual business licenses to registering vehicle fleets to paying state taxes by entering data just once and paying for all the services . The new Web site would also function as a clearinghouse for all payments , which would first go to the Secretary of State ’ s office and then be distributed to the cities and counties . Miller chaired Nevada 's census efforts in 2010 . Due to his personal relationship with Ultimate Fighting Championship ( UFC ) president Dana White , Miller partnered with the UFC in a census awareness campaign which featured UFC personalities . Miller and White regularly train together in Mixed Martial Arts . In 2009 , Miller was selected as one of `` 24 Rising Stars '' in American governance by the Aspen Institute and awarded the Rodel Fellowship in Public Leadership . The program is a two-year fellowship designed to break down partisan barriers and to enable officeholders to step back from their daily responsibilities to consider broader questions of good governance . In 2013 , The Fix named Miller one of the top ten rising stars in politics . Miller was considered a potential candidate to run for attorney general in 2014 , with an eye on eventually becoming Governor of Nevada . Electoral results . Miller was first elected in 2006 , defeating Republican Danny Tarkanian with 48.73 % of the vote . In 2010 , Miller defeated Republican Rob Lauer by a margin of 53.17 % to 37.27 % . Family . Miller has three children : Cameron , Geneva & Reece . He is the son of Former Nevada Governor and First Lady Bob & Sandy Miller ( 1989-1999 ) . He has an older sister , Corrine , and a younger sister , Megan . Personal . In 2012 , Miller won his first sanctioned mixed martial arts fight and immediately retired from competition .
Jules François Alexandre Joffrin . Jules François Alexandre Joffrin ( 16 March 1846 – 17 September 1890 ) was a French politician . Joffrin was born at Troyes . He served in the Franco-German War , was involved in the Commune , and spent eleven years in England as a political exile . He attached himself to the possibilist group of the socialist party , the section opposed to the root-and-branch measures of Jules Guesde . He became a member of the municipal council of Paris in 1885 , and vice-president in 1888–1889 . Violently attacked by the Boulangist organs , `` L'Intransigeant '' and `` La France '' , he won a suit against them for libel , and in 1889 he contested the 18th arrondissement of Paris with General Boulanger , who obtained a majority of over 2000 votes , but was declared ineligible . Joffrin was only admitted to the Chamber after a heated discussion , and continued to be attacked by the nationalists . He died in Paris on 17 September 1890 . A Paris Métro station , Jules Joffrin , is named in his honour . The station is located in Montmartre , near the town hall of the 18th arrondissement .
Michael Rodrigues ( politician ) . Michael J. Rodrigues ( born May 30 , 1959 ) is a Democratic member of the Massachusetts Senate representing the 1st Bristol and Plymouth district . He is a resident of Westport who has served since January 2011 . From 1996 to 2011 he was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the 8th Bristol district . Prior to serving in the Massachusetts legislature , he was a member of the Westport Democratic Town Committee and chairman of the Westport Finance Committee .
Khaneh Chubi . Khaneh Chubi ( , also Romanized as Khāneh Chūbī ) is a village in Keshvar Rural District , Papi District , Khorramabad County , Lorestan Province , Iran . At the 2006 census , its population was 26 , in 4 families .
Typhoon June ( 1984 ) . Typhoon June , also known in the Philippines as Typhoon Maring , was the first of two tropical cyclones to affect the Philippines in a one-week time span in August 1984 . June originated from an area of convection that was first witnessed on August 15 in the Philippine Sea . Despite initial wind shear , the area intensified into a tropical storm three days later as it tracked westward . After tracking over Luzon , June entered the South China Sea on August 30 . Despite remaining poorly organized , June re-intensified over land , and it was estimated to have briefly attained typhoon intensity before striking China , just to the east of Hong Kong , at maximum intensity , although its remnants were last noticed on September 3 . Affecting the country four days before Typhoon Ike would devastate the Philippines , June brought widespread damage to the nation . Throughout the Philippines , 470,962 people sought shelter . A total of 671 homes were destroyed , with 6,341 others damaged . A total of 121 people were killed , while 17 other individuals were reportedly missing , and 26 other people were wounded . Damage totaled $ 24.2 million ( 1984 USD , including $ 15.24 million in agriculture and $ 8.82 million in infrastructure ) . Following June and Ike , several major countries provided cash and other goods . In all , $ 7.5 million worth of aid was donated to the nation in relief . In addition to effects on the Philippines , 1,500 homes were damaged and of farmland were flooded in the Guangdong province . Meteorological history . Typhoon June , the final of seven tropical cyclones to develop in the Western Pacific basin in August 1984 , formed from the monsoon trough . A large area of convection was first detected on satellite imagery , and at midday , the Joint Typhoon Warning Center determined that a closed area of low pressure developed between the 135th meridian east and the 140th meridian east . The associated thunderstorm activity initially failed to consolidate due to strong wind shear caused by a displaced anticyclone . The Japan Meteorological Agency ( JMA ) started to track the system 06:00 UTC on August 26 . The next day , the wind shear began to relent , as an upper-level anticyclone became located over the system as the system tracked westward , although the circulation remained tough to identify by weather satellites . At 06:51 UTC on August 27 , a Hurricane Hunter aircraft reported winds of . Based on the above data and an increase in the system 's organization , the JTWC issued a Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert . On August 28 , the storm 's center of circulation became better defined , and at 06:00 UTC , both the JTWC and JMA upgraded it to a tropical storm . Around this time , the Philippine Atmospheric , Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration ( PAGASA ) also began to monitor the storm and assigned it with the local name `` Maring '' . Continuing westward due to a subtropical ridge to its north , June slowly intensified . On the afternoon of August 28 , June made landfall along the coast of Luzon as a strong tropical storm , with the JTWC and JMA estimating winds of and respectively . Over land , the low- and mid-level circulations began to decouple , with the mid-level center and most of the deep convection continuing west and the low-level center veering west-northwest and early on August 29 , the surface center re-merged into open water , having weakened slightly according to both the JTWC and the JMA . June began to turn northwest in response to a trough over the East China Sea . At 18:00 UTC on August 29 , the JMA classified June as a severe tropical storm . Six hours later , the JTWC reported that June attained its peak intensity of . Despite lacking in organization , a surface pressure of was measured in Basco as the cyclone passed near the area . The JMA declared June a typhoon at midday on August 30 . At this time , it also estimated a peak intensity of and a minimum barometric pressure of . Five hours later , June made landfall east of Hong Kong while at peak intensity . The JMA continued to follow the system inland throughout September 3 . Impact . Typhoon June hit the Philippines four days before Typhoon Ike would devastate the archipelago . The first storm to hit the Philippines in 1984 , June brought rough seas from Luzon to Davao . Philippine Airlines suspended flights to eight cities and railway services to the northern portions of the island chain were also suspended . Power was knocked out for four days across much of the country due to both systems . Six people were killed in landslides that isolated the mountain resort city of Baguio , where five others were missing and seven were injured . According to the Philippine News Agency , a 22-year-old man picking seashells drowned after he was swept out to sea near Bacolod , on Negros Island . In San Fernando , located in the northern province of La Union , 200 houses were flattened and 120 people were injured . In Manila , heavy winds and rough seas left streets flooded , resulting in traffic jams . The storm caused serious damage to the nation 's rice fields , the country 's main export . From the two storms combined , more than 1 million were displaced from their homes . Throughout the Philippines , 470,962 people or 92,271 families sought shelter due to the typhoon , of which 5,023 families or 30,138 people sought shelter in schools , churches and town halls in a total of 10 provinces . A total of 671 homes were destroyed while 6,341 others were damaged . One hundred-twenty-one people were killed while 17 other individuals were reportedly missing and 26 other people were wounded . The storm inflicted $ 24.2 million in damage , with $ 15.2 million in agriculture and $ 8.82 million in infrastructure . Prior to its second landfall , in Hong Kong , a No 1. hurricane signal was issued after June entered the South China Sea . The storm brought heavy rains and strong winds to the region . A minimum pressure of was recorded at the Hong Kong Royal Observatory early on August 30 . Tate 's Cairn recorded a peak wind speed of and a peak wind gust of . Cheung Chau observed of rain over a five-day period . Although damage in Hong Kong was minimal , heavy rains in eastern Guangdong inundated of farmland , and damage to 1,500 dwellings . Aftermath . Due to effects from both Ike and June , President Ferdinand Marcos set aside $ 4 million for relief work but initially refused any international aid . He also traveled to Ilocos Norte to inspect damage . The Philippines Air Force delivered of food , medicine , and clothes . According to officials , 92 health teams backed by 17 army medical units were fielded ; these teams distributed $ 1.66 million worth of medicine . The Philippine Red Cross disturbed food to 239,331 people , or 44,247 families . On September 8 , the nation abandoned its policy of refusing foreign aid , citing a lack of resources in the country due to its poor economy , as well as , the mass destruction across the country from both systems . The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs gave an emergency grant of $ 50,000 . UNICEF provided $ 116,000 worth of vitamins and medicine and an additional $ 116,950 in cash , as well as of milk powder . Thy later provided vegetable seeds , died fish , and garden fertilizer . The World Health Organization provided $ 7,000 worth of aid . Furthermore , the United Nations Development Programme awarded the country $ 30,000 in cash . The European Economic Community provided of milk and $ 367,650 worth of cash . In the middle of September , the United States approved $ 1 million in aid to the archipelago . Japan also sent a $ 500,000 check . Australia awarded almost $ 500,000 worth of cash and food . New Zealand donated of skin milk . The Norwegian Red Cross provided $ 58,500 in aid while Belgium also provided three medical kits . The Swiss Red Cross awarded a little under $ 21,000 in cash . German provided slightly more than $ 50,000 in cash . France provided roughly $ 11,000 in donations to the nation 's red cross . The Red Cross Society of China donated $ 20,000 in cash . Indonesia provided $ 25,000 worth of medicine . The United Kingdom granted $ 74,441 in aid . Overall , Relief Web reported that over $ 7.5 million was donated to the Philippines due to the storm .
Frieda Blell . Frieda Blell ( 4 September 1874 , Brandenburg - 5 March 1951 , Gauting ) was a German landscape painter . Life . Blell was the daughter of Carl Blell , a deputy of the German Reichstag . Blell lived and worked in several locations , including Munich , São Paulo , the South Tyrol and Gauting . In 1913 , she married her long-time companion , the expressionist Leo Putz . Blell served as the model for many of his paintings . From 1909 to 1914 , they spent the Summers on the Chiemsee with their friends Clara Lotte von Marcard and Edward Cucuel who also featured her in a few of his works , including `` Herbstsonne '' , a depiction of the young Blell in the park by the lake shore near Castel Hartmannsberg . She painted numerous landscapes and pictures of flowers for `` Jugend '' .
Teresina , Greater Poland Voivodeship . Teresina is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krzymów , within Konin County , Greater Poland Voivodeship , in west-central Poland . It lies approximately south-east of Konin and east of the regional capital Poznań .
Città della Scienza . The Città della Scienza ( `` city of science '' ) is a museum in Naples , in Campania in southern Italy . It was opened to the public in 1996 and features various areas in which one can explore and learn about science , natural phenomena , and hosts a wide large number of science exhibits and culture events . It is also a promoter for sustainable technologies activities and enterprises . Its structures are located in Bagnoli , the ex industrial district in Naples , and its nucleus was built in a 19th-century workshops industry archeological site . History . The museum was built by a public-private foundation called `` Fondazione IDIS '' in 1985–1996 . Città della Scienza grew to become one of the most visited museums of Naples and actually is included into the list of “ NGOs in official relation ” with UNESCO . The previous Science Centre has been destroyed during a fire arson on 4 March 2013 . The science area for kids was the first to be rebuilt and it is actually open to public . Being de facto destroyed and almost non functioning , Città della Scienza foundation communicates with public thanks to Facebook , its website and Derev ( for crowdfunding ) . Various initiatives ( either public and private ) were created to collect funding to rebuild completely the whole museum . In April a part of Science Center has been reopened to public . Science Centre – Displaying sections . The Città della Scienza organizes events and temporary exhibits about various matters . The most important event is `` Futuro Remoto '' , exhibits and meetings about science , discovery and society .
Carleton , Nova Scotia . Carleton is a small community located in the Municipal District of Yarmouth , Yarmouth County , Nova Scotia , Canada . It is located approximately 26 kilometers northeast of the town of Yarmouth . The community is home to many lakes and cottages because of the number of lakes in the area . It is a popular location for sport fishing because of its many lakes and rivers . The community is named after Sir Guy Carleton .
Ken Skinner . Kenneth Skinner Jr. is a jazz pianist , head of the group `` Ken Skinner and the jazzmongers ! '' . Montreal . Skinner Jr. was born in Montreal , Quebec , on June 28 , 1962 . His father , Kenny Skinner , Sr. ( 1932–2006 ) was also a jazz pianist . Kenny Sr. played with Charlie Biddle , Dougie Richardson , Nelson Symonds and was the older boy keeping an eye on younger cousins Oliver Jones and Norman Marshall Villeneuve . Kenny Sr. also played with numerous luminaries of jazz legend as they passed through 1950s and 1960s Montreal . Skinner Jr. studied briefly with Daisy Sweeney , who is Oscar Peterson 's sister . Their brother , Chuck Peterson , was Ken 's godfather . Skinner Jr. proved to be a prodigy moving through his lessons quickly and finishing his exams with honours . All signs were pointing to young Kenneth having a promising career as a concert pianist . This was cut short when Ken 's parents separated in 1970 . Not long afterwards , Ken 's mother Ramona moved him and his brother Norman to Trenton , Ontario . Trenton to Belleville . He began playing guitar at age 14 , but did not study music until grade 11 . While in high school , the music department needed a bass player , so Skinner learned to play it and joined the high school jazz stage band . He then joined local working bands , including the Frank Howard Dance Orchestra and Don Kennedy 's Country Renegades . Skinner used the guitar to re-teach himself to talk to his first love , the piano . By the time Ken had graduated high school , he had moved himself out of Trenton to nearby Belleville , Ontario , where he re-taught himself piano . His first performance on piano was in the local gallery , where he played his own score for the 1925 silent Charlie Chaplin classic `` The Gold Rush '' . Ken became the house pianist at Dinkel 's Restaurant in Belleville and formed a friendship with Paul W. Dinkel , best known at the time for his Yorkville club PWD 's . It was good experience to help Skinner 's ability to read a room and play into it . After two years , Ken moved to Toronto . Toronto . After moving to Toronto , Ken became the keyboardist for a touring rock band named Sister Angel . On particular tunes he played guitar or bass and harmony vocals . It was a time for Ken to write music and lyrics , travel across Canada , and hone his skills as a stage performer . After two years on the road , Ken returned to Toronto where he formed the `` jazzmongers ! '' in 1989 . In 1990 he toured to New York City with Maggie Moore and later worked closely with Salome Bey on her production `` Rainbow World '' , co-writing music to her lyrics . By 1992 the `` jazzmongers ! '' were a full-time operation with a house gig at La Calle . jazzmongers ! Ken Skinner is probably best known as leader , pianist and chief composer of the successful `` jazzmongers ! '' His unorthodox approach to piano is rooted in childhood memories of those early lessons and all of the jazz music which he grew up listening to as a child in Montreal , when his father was still playing gigs . Geoff Chapman of the `` Toronto Star '' stated that Ken `` seems to have an agenda to re-create the Blue Note sounds of the 60s . '' Ken Skinner and the `` jazzmongers ! '' recordings have showcased jazz players such as Bob Mover , Kirk MacDonald , Kevin Turcotte , Jake Wilkinson and Duncan Hopkins . Also , Ken has sat in at jam sessions with the likes of Wynton Marsalis and others . His jazz material can be found on 2 CDs on the Village Jazz label , with inclusion on a compilation CD entitled `` Kin Of Kensington '' which celebrates the works of musicians living in or have lived in Toronto 's Kensington Market , also `` One Lucky Piano '' , produced by JAZZ FM 91 in Toronto featuring a solo performance of Ken 's `` Littlebird Lied '' . `` One Lucky Piano '' features 16 of Canada 's premiere pianists all recorded on the piano formerly housed in the famed `` Montreal Bistro '' in Toronto . Skinner 's music has been included in 3 feature-length films , 2 videos , with numerous appearances on television and radio . Of those films is `` Pitch '' produced by Kenny Hotz and Spencer Rice who now enjoy fame as `` Kenny and Spenny '' . During a period of activity in 1996 , he worked rather closely with prima ballerina Kimberley Glasco , of the National Ballet of Canada , on two separate projects , one of those being a Bravo ! video for `` Jombo Memsahb '' found on the `` jazzmongers ! '' first release `` Stirling Silver '' . A second video , also for the Bravo ! network , `` Maroon '' is the title track of the `` jazzmongers ! '' second release , earning Ken the title of Bravo ! artist of the week . The `` jazzmongers ! '' can be seen in the Warner Brothers film `` It Takes Two '' ( 1995 ) , with Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen , Steve Guttenberg and Kirstie Alley .
Proteuxoa nuna . Proteuxoa nuna is a moth of the family Noctuidae . It is found in the Australian Capital Territory , New South Wales , South Australia , Victoria and Western Australia .
Heacham . Heacham ( ) is an English village in West Norfolk overlooking The Wash , between King 's Lynn , to the south , and Hunstanton , about to the north . It has been a seaside resort for a century and a half . History . There is evidence of settlement in the Heacham area over the last 5,000 years , with numerous Neolithic and later Bronze Age finds within the parish . This is presumably because the local geology consists of primarily cretaceous sands and underlying chalk , meaning that there is very little surface water for miles in any direction . This can also be seen along the banks of the Caudle Carr , just outside Dersingham , where numerous archaeological finds have been made . Running water , in conjunction with fertile surrounding lands , made Heacham an ideal place for settlement by early man . Evidence of habitation continues through the Iron age into the Romano-British era . However , the beginnings of the present village probably did not occur until the 5th century , with the Anglo-Saxon invasion and the beginnings of present-day East Anglia . The name of the village purportedly derives from a 12th-century Norman lord , Geoffrey de Hecham . Although this is possible , it is unlikely as the name `` de Hecham '' literally meaning `` of Hecham '' , implying the place name was already in existence . The name Hecham was noted in the Little Domesday Book which was written around 1086 as part of the Smithdon hundred ( Smetheduna ) . Prior to the Norman Conquest , Heacham was controlled by two Saxons , Alnoth , and Toki the king 's thegn , whose estates were based around a hall in Castle Acre . After the Norman Conquest , the lands passed to William de Warenne and his brother-in-law Frederick de Warenne , who was later killed by Hereward the Wake . The name Heacham is more likely to have derived from the name of the river , the Hitch , in conjunction with the Old English word `` ham '' , which meant either `` homestead , village , manor , estate '' or `` enclosure , land hemmed by water or marsh or higher ground , land in a river bend , river meadow , promontory '' . In 1085 the manor of Heacham was given by William de Warenne to a cell of Cluniac monks from the Priory of St Pancras of Lewes , to pray for the soul of his late wife Gundreda . After the dissolution , around 1541 , the manor passed to Thomas Howard , 3rd Duke of Norfolk . Church . The Church of St Mary the Virgin is the oldest surviving building in the village . It dates from 1230 and is Norman in style . In the cupola on the tower hangs a bell dating from about 1100 , making it the oldest in East Anglia , and the seventh oldest in the country . The transepts have been lost as well as from the east end , and the roof has been lowered . Pocahontas . Heacham has historic ties to Pocahontas , who married John Rolfe , a native of this village on 5 April 1614 at a church in Jamestown , Virginia . Rolfe took his wife , Rebecca ( Pocahontas ) , and their two-year-old son , Thomas , to visit his family at Heacham Hall in 1616 , but settled in Brentford . A year later , Rebecca died in Gravesend , when John was going to return her to Virginia . She was laid to rest at St George 's parish churchyard . After that , John returned to Virginia with Tomocomo . Samuel Argall commanded the ship . Thomas was guarded by Lewis Stukley and later adopted by John 's brother , Henry . John married Jane Pierce two years later . They soon had a daughter named Elizabeth . Perhaps John lost his life in the 1622 Native American massacre near Jamestown . The Rolfe family home , Heacham Hall , burned down in 1941 . Beaches . Heacham started to become popular as a seaside resort with the Victorians due to the opening of the railway between King 's Lynn and Hunstanton in the early 1860s . This culminated in the building of the Jubilee Bridge in 1887 to replace an old wooden bridge , using unspent subscriptions from parishioners to the celebrations for Queen Victoria 's Diamond Jubilee . Heacham is still popular today as a seaside resort . Both the North Beach ( Jubilee ) Road and South Beach Road are lined with caravan parks . The beaches at Heacham are on the east banks of The Wash . They are among the few beaches in eastern England where the sun sets over the sea instead of over the land . On 29 July 1929 , Mercedes Gleitze became the first woman to swim The Wash , completing the crossing on her third attempt . Originally aiming for Hunstanton , she finally came ashore at Heacham after battling strong tides for over 13 hours . Heacham was severely affected by the North Sea flood of 1953 , when nine people died after the sea broke through . In early 2013 , an exhibition of the North Sea Flood was held at St Mary 's Church , with contributions from Heacham infant and junior schools and from other villagers . Norfolk lavender . Norfolk Lavender Ltd was founded in 1932 . Linn Chilvers supplied the plants and the labour . Francis Dusgate of Fring Hall provided the land . The first lavender field was planted on Dusgate 's land at Fring and in 1936 Dusgate acquired Caley Mill on the River Heacham and the ground around it , not for the building but for the land . Lavender has been grown there ever since . A kiosk was erected from which bunches of lavender were sold to passing pre-war traffic . By 1936 Caley Mill was already disused and no significant repairs were carried out until 1953–1954 , after a new A149 road had been built , which cut the lavender field in half . At that time a new lay-by and kiosk were constructed . Further repairs and restoration work were carried out at the mill in 1977–1978 and in the late 1980s . Since the early 1990s it has broadened its range to include other typical English floral fragrances . These are sold at home and abroad . Transport . Frequent bus services are operated by Lynx between the towns of King 's Lynn and Hunstanton , calling at Heacham en route . The town had a railway station , which was open from 1862 to 1969 .
Brazilian National Road Race Championships . The Brazilian National Road Race Championships have been held since 2000 .
Higuères-Souye . Higuères-Souye is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France .
Glenea iligana . `` Glenea iligana '' is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae . It was described by Per Olof Christopher Aurivillius in 1926 .
New Brunswick electoral reform referendum , 2008 . A referendum on electoral reform was supposed to be held in the province of New Brunswick , Canada on May 12 , 2008 . The date was announced by Premier Bernard Lord on June 20 , 2006 in announcing his response to the 2004 report of the Commission on Legislative Democracy . However , Lord and his Progressive Conservatives were defeated in the September 2006 election and the new Liberal government , which had always expressed skepticism about the model proposed by the Commission and its mandate opted not proceed with a referendum in an announcement on June 28 , 2007 . The proposal was on a mixed member proportional representation system which would see 36 members elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in first past the post single member ridings and 20 additional members elected from 4 regions , using closed lists , to ensure proportionality . The threshold for proportional representation seats would be 5 % of the provincial vote . In October 2010 , after the 2010 New Brunswick election , the group New Brunswickers For Proportional Representation was formed to push for the implementation of proportional representation as outlined by the Commission on Legislative Democracy .
Followers of Wilayat fraction . Followers of Wilayat ( ; `` Rahrovan Velayat '' ) is an influential principlist parliamentary group active during the 9th term of Iran 's Islamic Consultative Assembly ( 2012–2016 ) . Led by Ali Larijani , the fraction intended to become an official political party in 2015 to compete in the 2016 legislative election , however it did not happen and its key members allied with the Pervasive Coalition of Reformists . Positions . The Followers ' core is principlism and since it takes moderate positions , it has some reformist and independent members , contrary to the rival `` Principlists Fraction '' ( ) which is close to Front of Islamic Revolution Stability . The fraction has generally supported Government of Hassan Rouhani since he took the office , however their member 's positions had been diverse on some occasions like the dismissal of Reza Farajidana . They successfully supported the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action ( JCPOA ) , introducing Government 's Reciprocal and Proportional Action Act and voting it to pass .
Tia Dalma . Tia Dalma , played by Naomie Harris , is a fictional character from the films ' and ' . It is revealed in `` At World 's End '' that she is the sea goddess Calypso . Prior to the films . Prior to the events of the films , Tia Dalma was known as the goddess Calypso . Davy Jones , a human , fell in love with her . Calypso gave him the task of guiding the spirits of the dead lost at sea , and Jones accepted the task out of love for her . Jones was granted immortality on the condition that he could return to shore only once every ten years . However , when Jones returned to shore after ten years of service , Calypso failed to appear . Feeling betrayed , Davy Jones made a secret agreement with the Pirate Lords . He showed them how to bind her to human form using Pieces of Eight ; and thus , at the first Brethren Court , the pirates captured Calypso and bound her to a human body . Her binding tamed the seas and satisfied Jones 's desire for vengeance . This entrapment could only be reversed if the Brethren Court reassembled , resubmitted the original nine Pieces of Eight they used to bind her , and burned them . Until the events of `` At World 's End '' , she was unaware of the crucial role that her former lover had played in her imprisonment . After she was bound in human form , Tia Dalma began to practice Voodoo and Obeah magic . It was thought that Tia Dalma and Sparrow became lovers at some point during the latter 's adult life ; Sparrow confessed to having `` known '' her at a time when they had been `` nigh inseparable '' . Tia Dalma provided him with his compass , a mysterious device that pointed to that which its user wanted most . `` Dead Man 's Chest '' . When the events of `` Dead Man 's Chest '' begin , Jack Sparrow returns to see Tia Dalma after many years , in need of her assistance . Pursued across the Caribbean by Davy Jones 's Kraken , he plans to find the Dead Man 's Chest . This chest contains Jones 's heart , and offers the only means to kill him . A series of trades takes place , leaving Jack with the location of the Flying Dutchman and a jar of dirt to protect him from Jones , while Tia Dalma gains possession of the undead monkey belonging to the late Captain Barbossa . Jack 's crew returns to Tia Dalma 's shack after Jack is dragged to Davy Jones 's Locker by the Kraken . Tia has apparently foreseen this eventuality , and informs the mourning crew that there is a chance to save Jack . She reveals that she has resurrected Barbossa , who will help lead the rescue mission . `` At World 's End '' . Tia Dalma joins Barbossa , Will , Elizabeth , and the rest of the `` Black Pearls crew as they travel to Singapore . There , they infiltrate Sao Feng 's headquarters to acquire the navigational chart needed to sail to World 's End and Davy Jones ' Locker , barely escaping the clutches of the East India Trading Company . On the journey , she explains to Pintel and Ragetti that Jack Sparrow can not be resurrected the same way Barbossa was because Sparrow was `` taken '' by the Kraken while Barbossa died from normal , earthly causes . When rescuing Jack from the Locker , Tia Dalma flirts with him and references a presumed past romantic relationship . As the group searches for an escape route back to the mortal world , they encounter numerous souls adrift in the water . Tia Dalma tells the group the story of Davy Jones and Calypso , but does not reveal her identity . While caressing her locket , she reminisces that Jones was once human . Later , is revealed that Tia Dalma is Calypso , bound into human form . Her true motives for resurrecting Barbossa and Jack are unveiled when it is learned that both are Pirate Lords of the Brethren Court . Each has their respective `` Pieces of Eight '' , the talismans necessary to free Calypso . She resurrected Barbossa to obtain his piece , and rescued Jack because his Piece went with him to Davy Jones ' Locker . Upon arrival at Shipwreck Cove , she reminds Barbossa of her power by gripping his hand and temporarily rendering it skeletal . She warns him that it was only by her power that he is alive again and that he must fulfill their agreement to release her . If he failed , she would kill him . Tia Dalma and her estranged lover , Davy Jones , briefly reunite while she is locked in the brig of the ship . Calypso says she still feels deeply for Jones . She responds to his anger by saying that Jones never would have loved her if not for her uncontrollable and unpredictable nature . Calypso also chastises him for abandoning his duty to ferry souls to the other world . It was because he neglected his charges that Jones became a monster . Calypso is also furious that the Pirate Lords trapped her in her human form . Thus , her true motives are revealed : she plans to use her powers against the current court in revenge for the original act of turning her into a human . She will also fully give her love to Jones , and it appears they reconcile . When she touches Jones , he momentarily transforms back into the man he once was . Jones 's parting words betray that his heart will always belong to her . As the battle between the East India Trading Company and the pirates looms , Barbossa and Ragetti release Calypso from her human form . Before Calypso is fully freed , Will tells her that it was Davy Jones who betrayed her by revealing to the first Brethren Court how to bind her into her human form . Bound by ropes , she grows to nearly sixty feet high , towering over the crew . Barbossa asks that she fulfill their agreement and use her powers to aid the pirates . Calypso breaks free , transforming herself into thousands of small crabs that engulf the ship and flee into the sea . Her fury then creates a violent maelstrom that becomes the battlefield between the `` Black Pearl '' and the `` Flying Dutchman '' . Instead of aiding a particular side , her wrath is directed both at the pirate lords for imprisoning her and at Davy Jones for his betrayal . Personality and appearance . In `` Dead Man 's Chest '' , Tia Dalma appears to be quite mysterious and enigmatic . Her personality is flirtatious and playful , alluding to the belief that Calypso was a seductress . She speaks in Jamaican Patois . Harris 's mother , a Jamaican immigrant , was her accent coach for the films . The movie-based comic series of the same name depicted Tia Dalma barefoot , which was seen in `` At World 's End '' . `` The Kingdom Keepers '' book series also described her as perpetually barefoot , which was a plot point in `` The Insider '' . Other appearances . In `` Kingdom Keepers '' , Tia Dalma appears near the fifth book of the series , `` Shell Game '' , as a member of the Overtakers . Having set up residence in Castaway Cay , she meets with Jafar , who had been sent by the Overtakers to bring her aboard the `` Dream '' . Serving as the guardian of the Overtakers ' DHI server , she fights with Finn and Willa , only to be given a death threat unless she released Finn 's mother from Overtaker control . In the sixth book , `` Dark Passage '' , she works with the witches Maleficent and the Evil Queen to bring Chernabog out of his stupor and back to full power ; she burns a key flower and tricks Finn into fatally stabbing his best friend , allowing Chernabog to lick the blood and fully awaken . She is knocked out , and taken hostage by the Keepers . In the final book `` The Insider '' , Tia Dalma escapes custody and searches through the maze , freeing Chernabog and the Evil Queen , while collecting some of Maleficent 's bones ; she was horrified that a powerful praticioner of the black arts had been killed . She manipulates a supply driver for Disneyland to get herself and her allies to their new hideouts . She originally leads the attack against the Keepers in Toontown , but forfeits leadership to the Queen . Tia Dalma instead focused on the spell needed to resurrect Maleficent . Tia Dalma will make her debut appearance in the `` Kingdom Hearts '' series in `` Kingdom Hearts III '' , reprising her role from `` At World 's End '' .
St. Mary 's High School ( Remsen , Iowa ) . St. Mary 's High School is a private , Roman Catholic high school in Remsen , Iowa . It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sioux City .
Integrated library system . An integrated library system ( ILS ) , also known as a library management system ( LMS ) , is an enterprise resource planning system for a library , used to track items owned , orders made , bills paid , and patrons who have borrowed . Each patron and item has a unique ID in the database that allows the ILS to track its activity . Pre-computerization . Prior to computerization , library tasks were performed manually and independently from one another . Selectors ordered materials with ordering slips , cataloguers manually catalogued sources and indexed them with the card catalog system ( in which all bibliographic data was kept on a single index card ) , fines were collected by local bailiffs , and users signed books out manually , indicating their name on clue cards which were then kept at the circulation desk . Early mechanization came in 1936 , when the University of Texas began using a punch card system to manage library circulation . While the punch card system allowed for more efficient tracking of loans , library services were far from being integrated , and no other library task was affected by this change . 1960s : the influence of computer technologies . The next big innovation came with the advent of MARC standards in the 1960s , which coincided with the growth of computer technologies – `` library automation '' was born . From this point onwards , libraries began experimenting with computers , and , starting in the late 1960s and continuing into the 1970s , bibliographic services utilizing new online technology and the shared MARC vocabulary entered the market ; these included OCLC ( 1967 ) , Research Libraries Group ( which has since merged with OCLC ) , and the Washington Library Network ( which became Western Library Network and is also now part of OCLC ) . 1970s–1980s : the early integrated library system . The 1970s can be characterized by improvements in computer storage , as well as in telecommunications . As a result of these advances , ‘ turnkey systems on microcomputers , ’ known more commonly as `` integrated library systems '' ( ILS ) finally appeared . These systems included necessary hardware and software which allowed the connection of major circulation tasks , including circulation control and overdue notices . As the technology developed , other library tasks could be accomplished through ILS as well , including acquisition , cataloguing , reservation of titles , and monitoring of serials . 1990s–2000s : the growth of the Internet . With the evolution of the Internet throughout the 1990s and into the 2000s , ILSs began allowing users to more actively engage with their libraries through OPACs and online web-based portals . Users could log into their library accounts to reserve or renew books , as well as authenticate themselves for access to library-subscribed online databases . Inevitably , during this time , the ILS market grew exponentially . By 2002 , the ILS industry averaged sales of approximately US $ 500 million annually , compared to just US $ 50 million in 1982 . Mid 2000s–present : increasing costs and customer dissatisfaction . By the mid to late 2000s , ILS vendors had increased not only the number of services offered but also their prices , leading to some dissatisfaction among many smaller libraries . At the same time , open source ILS was in its early stages of testing . Some libraries began turning to such open source ILSs as Koha and Evergreen . Common reasons noted were to avoid vendor lock in , avoid license fees , and participate in software development . Freedom from vendors also allowed libraries to prioritize needs according to urgency , as opposed to what their vendor can offer . Libraries which have moved to open source ILS have found that vendors are now more likely to provide quality service in order to continue a partnership since they no longer have the power of owning the ILS software and tying down libraries to strict contracts . This has been the case with the consortium . Following the success of Evergreen for the Georgia PINES library consortium , the along with some local public libraries formed the SCLENDS consortium in order to share resources and to take advantage of the open source nature of the Evergreen ILS to meet their specific needs . By October 2011 , just 2 years after SCLENDS began operations , 13 public library systems across 15 counties had already joined the consortium , in addition to the South Carolina State Library . Librarytechnology.org does an annual survey of over 2,400 libraries and noted in 2008 2 % of those surveyed used open source ILS , in 2009 the number increased to 8 % , in 2010 12 % , and in 2011 11 % of the libraries polled had adopted open source ILSs . The following year 's survey ( published in April 2013 ) reported an increase to 14 % , stating that `` open source ILS products , including Evergreen and Koha , continue to represent a significant portion of industry activity . Of the 794 contracts reported in the public and academic arena , 113 , or 14 percent , were for support services for these open source systems . '' 2010s–present : the rise of cloud based solutions . The use of cloud-based library management systems has increased drastically since the rise of cloud technology started . Some common management systems include Insignia Software , Libramatic , OCLC WorldShare , Alma , Aura Software and Librarika . Many modern cloud-based solutions allow automated cataloging by scanning a book 's ISBN . This technology was pioneered by Libramatic , although it is currently in use by systems such as Insignia Software , BiblioMatik and Librarika . Distributed software vs. web service . With distributed software the customer can choose to self-install or to have the system installed by the vendor on their own hardware . The customer can be responsible for the operation and maintenance of the application and the data , or the customer can choose to be supported by the vendor with an annual maintenance contract . Some vendors charge for upgrades to the software . Customers who subscribe to a web ( hosted ) service upload data to the vendor 's remote server through the Internet and may pay a periodic fee to access their data . Data entry assistance based on ISBN . Many applications can reduce a major portion of manual data entry by populating data fields based upon the entered ISBN using MARC standards technology via the Internet . Bar code scanning and printing . With most software , users can eliminate some manual entry by using a bar-code scanner . Some software is designed , or can be extended with an additional module , to integrate scanner functionality . Most software vendors provide some type of scanner integration , and some print bar-code labels .
Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots ( video game ) . `` Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots '' is a fighting video game developed by Full Fat and published by Zoo Digital in 2006 for the Game Boy Advance . The game is based heavily on the 1964 toy of the same name , and involves the player taking control of a brightly coloured plastic robot and engaging in close combat with an opposing robot . The first robot to inflict enough damage to cause his opponent 's head to pop up is declared the winner . The game is notable for garnering significant negative criticism for its gameplay mechanics and inherent lack of difficulty , poor-quality visuals and repetitive 'button-mashing ' gameplay . Chris Adams of gaming website IGN said in his review of the title that 'it is the single worst game I 've ever played on the Game Boy Advance ' . Gameplay . As is common to fighting games , `` Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots '' pits a player-controlled character , in this case , the titular robot , against one controlled by the game engine or another human player . The primary buttons of the Game Boy Advance are used to perform punches , and holding down the buttons allows the player to unleash a more powerful attack . Once the opposing robot 's energy has been depleted , the player must press the L and R trigger buttons alternately in order to deliver a knockout blow . The game has multiple different colored characters , each with different stats ( however most of them are the same ) . In the character selection , each robot has a different head , but are all the same in-game . Reception . `` Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots '' was panned by critics in general , receiving 1.5/10 from IGN , 2.2/10 from GameSpot , and obtaining an aggregate score of 21/100 on Metacritic . `` Robots '' is the lowest scoring GBA title on both IGN and Metacritic . The chief issues reviewers found with the game were bland , repetitive graphics and backgrounds , a lack of challenge in the AI opponents ( Frank Provo of GameSpot commented that the CPU 'can be beaten with your eyes closed ' ) and the absence of a multiplayer mode via a Game Link Cable . Critics also noted the lack of well-differentiated gameplay modes , and a resultant lack of longevity in the title , with one commenting that you can 'play through everything the game has to offer in about 20 minutes ' . GameZone gave `` Robots '' a mediocre score of 5.4/10 , claiming that as the game was intended to be a budget title , the gameplay issues can be overlooked to an extent . Their review summed up the game as having `` some small of fun if played in short bursts , otherwise it 's an exercise in repetition and mindless button mashing '' .
Associated Press NFL Coach of the Year Award . The Associated Press National Football League Coach of the Year Award is presented annually by the Associated Press ( AP ) to the National Football League ( NFL ) coach adjudged to have had the most outstanding season . It has been awarded since the 1957 season . Since 2011 , the winner has been announced at the annual NFL Honors ceremony held the day before the Super Bowl . Don Shula has won the most AP NFL Coach of the Year awards , receiving four during his 33-year head coaching career : three with the Baltimore Colts and one with the Miami Dolphins . Chuck Knox and Bill Belichick have each been awarded three times . The incumbent AP NFL Coach of the Year is Sean McVay , who led the Los Angeles Rams to the playoffs after a surprising turnaround , inheriting a team that went 4–12 the previous year and leading it to an 11–5 record and division title .
The Tide of Death . `` The Tide of Death '' is a 1912 Australian silent film directed by Raymond Longford based on an original story by Longford . This was rare at the time because most Australian silent films were based on plays or novels . It is considered a lost film . Synopsis . The film is set in Australia 's past . It opens with a young mining contractor , Philip Maxwell , blowing up a rock at a mining site . He then rides on horseback to the bank to get wages for his crew . `` The Lizard '' , a camp loafer , learns about this and informs Black Dan Bryce , who decides to rob Philip with his gang . This is overheard by Dan 's step daughter Sylvia , who rides for help . The saddle bag containing the money is secured by one of Dan 's gang , who is overpowered by Philip . He manages to conceal the money just before he is captured by Dan and refuses to say where it is . The gang suspect Sylvia of being an informant and knock her down ; she recovers in time to see Philip being taken away , then finds Philip 's horse and rides for help . Dan tries to get Philip to talk by tying him to a stake in the middle of a rising tidal creek , while Sylvia manages to alert Philip 's mining crew . The water is rising to Philip 's chin when Sylvia arrives on horseback , dashes into the creek , stems the tide and cuts Philip free . Two years later Philip and Sylvia are married and have a baby , Edna , when Philip gets an urgent telegram from home . While he is away , their house is burgled by Dan and his old gang , who recognise Sylvia and kidnap her to get revenge . They take her away to a hut and make her their servant . Unable to find any trace of his wife , Philip thinks she has left him , so he sells his property and goes abroad with Edna . Black Dan 's gang argue amongst themselves , causing a fire at the hut , enabling Sylvia to escape . When she returns home , she finds her house abandoned and Philip and her child gone . She goes to a convent where the sisters nurse her through an illness . She later becomes an assistant teacher at Spencerville Private School . Three years later Philip and Edna return to Australia . Edna loses a trinket , which one of the school children find and return to Sylvia . She advertises it and Edna 's nurse draws Philip 's attention to it . He and Edna visit the school and are reunited with Sylvia Production . The film was shot in and around Sydney using many of the cast who had appeared in Longford 's earlier movies . Reception . Advertising said the film was `` an original picture suggested and worked on by one of Spencer 's staff , played by artists of their own selection , and photographed by their own operators , who have acquired a reputation for turning out the best cinematograph work in the commonwealth . '' The film was well received by critics and the public , screening throughout Australia and reportedly attracting good crowds . The `` Sydney Morning Herald '' said the film was `` not wanting in either dramatic strength or love interest . The principal sensations are the blasting explosion , the hero being gradually drowned by the rising tide , and a big fire scene . Many beautiful Australian scenic settings have been introduced . '' The Perth `` Daily News '' said it was `` worthy to rank with the best productions of the leading American or European firms . '' Instead of which , probably having a lot more inoffensive celluloid left , Spencer extended the drama to maudlin limits and completely spoiled the story . Likewise the photography in the latter part was of decidedly an amateurish calibre , and completely out of harmony with the first portion . It seems to this print as if the original photographer had grown weary of his work and had gone home and left his understudy to do the fag end of the fake .
Bank of America Plaza ( Nashville ) . The Philips Plaza is a high-rise office building in downtown Nashville , Tennessee , which was renamed from the Bank of America Plaza in 2018 . The Philips Plaza is the 14th tallest building in Nashville , with 20 stories and a height of . In 2002 , the building 's owners , Parkway Properties , announced a complete renovation to the building , significantly altering its appearance . Included in the renovation was the installation of new , blue tinted glass , replacing its original red tinted glass , and the construction of a new plaza around the building . The building was constructed in conjunction with the Doubletree Hotel building on the same lot , which is much smaller at 12 stories and 124 ft . There is a landscaped plaza connecting the two structures in the middle . The building was acquired in July 2013 by Virginia-based Commercial Real Estate company , Lingerfelt Companies .
W. E. Daniel . W. E. Daniel was an American football coach . He served as head football coach at McPherson College in McPherson , Kansas , serving for one season , in 1920 , and compiling a record of 5–3–3 .
Christoph Hein . Christoph Hein ( born 8 April 1944 ) is a German author and translator . He grew up in the village Bad Düben near Leipzig . Being a clergyman 's son and thus not allowed to attend the Erweiterte Oberschule in the GDR , he received secondary education at a gymnasium in the western part of Berlin . After his Abitur he jobbed inter alia as assembler , bookseller and assistant director . From 1967 to 1971 Hein studied philosophy in Leipzig and Berlin . Upon graduation he became dramatic adviser at the Volksbühne in Berlin , where he worked as a resident writer from 1974 . Since 1979 Hein has worked as a freelance writer . Hein first became known for his 1982 novella `` Der fremde Freund '' ( `` The Distant Lover '' ) . From 1998 to 2000 Hein was the first president of the pan-German PEN-Centre .
Penmani Aval Kanmani . `` Penmani Aval Kanmani '' ( Tamil : பெண்மணி அவள் கண்மணி ) is a 1988 Indian Tamil film , directed by Visu and produced by Rajam Balachander and Pushpa Kandaswamy . The film stars Prathap Pothen , Seetha , Visu and Kishmu in lead roles . The film had musical score by Shankar Ganesh . The film was remade in Telugu as `` Aadade Adharam '' . Plot . The movie deals with how Radio mama ( Visu ) solves the family related problems in the other household 's where he newly moves in by staging events and setting numerous scenes with all of it resulting in happy ending before moving on to the next neighbourhood . The movie is about role of women in then 's society . Ill treatment of in-laws by Daughter-in-law , his own family 's apathy to his surroundings and society at large . Soundtrack . Soundtrack was composed by Shankar Ganesh . The lyrics were penned by Vaali .
Dulcinea Solar Plant . The Dulcinea Solar Plant ( ) is a photovoltaic power station in Cuenca , Spain . It consists of 300 photovoltaic generating units with a total capacity of . The solar power station covers area of . It is equipped with 82,896 Kyocera KC-200-GHT2 photovoltaic modules , 6,078 Kyocera KD-210-GHP2 modules , and 66,286 Suntech STP-210/18Ud modules . 6,600 strings of 24 photovoltaic panels linked in series 300 SMA SC100-Outdoor solar inverters . The estimated available radiation of 1,810 kWh/m2 per year is 1,497 peak sunlight hours .
William Walther . William Walther ( born February 5 , 1906 , date of death unknown ) was a German boxer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics . In 1928 he was eliminated in the first round of the welterweight class after losing his fight to Leonard Hall of Rhodesia .
Sergei Stepashin 's Cabinet . Sergei Stepashin 's Cabinet was the Cabinet of Russian Prime Minister Sergei Stepashin from May to August 1999 . The Cabinet served under the presidency of Boris Yeltsin . Upon his appointment as Prime Minister ( by a Duma vote of 301 to 55 ) , Stepashin publicly identified a series of problems that he said faced the country , including high rates of poverty , low industrial output , high public debt and a weak legal environment . The Cabinet , and Stepashin 's premiership , lasted only until August , when Yeltsin dismissed them . Stepashin stated upon his removal that `` these three months have n't been wasted , we have managed to keep the situation in the country under control . The ruble has n't plunged contrary to many predictions '' . Stepashin was replaced by Vladimir Putin .
Dyer Island ( Rhode Island ) . Dyer Island is an island in Narragansett Bay in Rhode Island , United States . It lies off the west coast of Aquidneck Island and is part of Melville CDP , which itself is part of the town of Portsmouth . The island lies between Melville and Prudence Island and is uninhabited and has a land area of 0.12 km² ( 29.65 acres ) and is only 13 feet above sea level . The salt marshes of Dyer Island are among the last remaining in Rhode Island without mosquito ditches , and the island is home to various shorebirds . In the seventeenth century , Dyer Island was named after William Dyer , the husband of the Quaker martyr Mary Dyer . William Dyer was one of the founders of Rhode Island , and in 1638 he sailed past the island and requested that it be granted to him , which was done according to Roger Williams and other affiants . William Dyer died in 1676 in Newport , Rhode Island . He is buried in the family cemetery which was located on the family farm in Newport not on Dyers Island in Narragansett Bay . Upon his death the island comprising some ; was given to his son William . In 2001 the Island was purchased by the state of Rhode Island and is now part of the Narragansett Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve , as well as JDSinc .
SORD . Sorbitol dehydrogenase is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the `` SORD '' gene .
Dan Thomas ( footballer ) . Daniel Anthony `` Dan '' Thomas ( born 1 September 1991 ) is a professional English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Gosport Borough . Career . Thomas signed an apprentice contract with AFC Bournemouth in May 2008 . He made his debut on 6 October 2009 for Bournemouth in their 2–1 away defeat to Northampton Town in the Football League Trophy Southern Section Second Round . Thomas commented , `` I was chuffed to bits when I was told I was going to make my debut ... I felt I did ok , but was just so disappointed to be on the losing side '' . He made his debut in the Football League on 5 December as a second-half substitute , replacing the injured Shwan Jalal , and kept a clean sheet as Bournemouth beat Shrewsbury Town 1–0 in Football League Two . On 4 February 2011 , Thomas joined Dorchester Town on loan . He made his debut the next day in a 1–0 win over Weston-Super-Mare . He was recalled from his loan spell on 12 April 2011 after his parent club terminated the contract of the club 's second choice goalkeeper Jon Stewart . On 6 January 2012 , Thomas joined Southern Football League Premier Division side AFC Totton on a month 's loan . On 16 March 2012 , it was announced that Thomas had joined Conference South side Havant & Waterlooville . Thomas joined Aldershot Town on non-contract terms in August 2014 after impressing whilst on trial in pre-season . Personal life . Thomas attended Portchester School , in Bournemouth and Brockenhurst College in Brockenhurst . He has a two younger brothers , named Joseph and Nick .
1942 Second Air Force Bombers football team . The 1942 Second Air Force Bombers football team represented the Second Air Force during the 1944 college football season . The team , based at Fort George Wright in Spokane , Washington , compiled an 11–0–1 record and defeated the Hardin–Simmons Cowboys in the 1943 Sun Bowl . Despite its undefeated record , the Second Air Force team and all other service teams were omitted from the 1942 NCAA football rankings . Washington State , ranked No . 16 in the final AP Poll , played the Second Air Force team to a 6–6 tie . Red Reese , who coached football and basketball at Eastern Washington College before the war , was the team 's head coach . The team was led by a backfield that included former Washington State quarterback Bill Sewell , fullback Vic Spadaccini from Minnesota , Hal Van Every , a triple-threat halfback who played for the Green Bay Packers before the war , and Johnny Holmes from Washington State . The linemen included ends Al Bodney and Bill Hornick , former Stanford center Tony Cavelli , Glen Conley of Washington and Don Williams of Texas at tackle , Tony Rosselli of Youngstown and Bill Holmes of Washington at guard .
2011 IPC Athletics World Championships – Women 's 200 metres . The women 's 200 metres at the 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships was held at the QEII Stadium from 22–28 January
Tong Zhe . Tong Zhe ( , born 8 May 1987 ) is a Chinese educator known as the founder of One-Man University . Degree disputes . There have been disputes about Tong 's misleading advertising about his degrees . Tong has used ambiguous words such as `` undergraduate study at PKU , master 's study at ENS '' ( `` 北大本，高师硕 '' ) to mislead his audience to believe that he had gained a B.S . degree at Peking University and a master 's degree at ENS Paris . Forced by the large waves of criticism about this conduct , Tong then posted a blog to clarify his degree situation .
Bill Harvey ( footballer , born 1896 ) . William Henry Tompkins Harvey ( 12 April 1896 – 1972 ) was an English association football player and manager . He also played first-class cricket for Border and Warwickshire . Harvey was born in Shirley , Southampton in 1896 and died in North Shields , Northumberland in 1972 . Playing career . Harvey played for Sheffield Wednesday , Birmingham and Southend United . His most successful spell was at Birmingham , where he made over 70 Football League appearances . Managerial career . Harvey managed Birmingham from 1927 to 1928 , Chesterfield from 1932 to 1938 and Gillingham from 1938 to 1939 . He is not to be confused with another Bill Harvey ( 1920–2002 ) , who managed Luton Town and Grimsby Town in the 1960s .
Zhejiang International Studies University . Zhejiang International Studies University ( ) is located in the city of Hangzhou , Zhejiang Province . Zhejiang International Studies University ( ZISU ) , situated near the West Lake , is run by Zhejiang Provincial Government . Brief history . The main root of this university was founded in 1987 known as the Quishi Academy then it became formerly known as Zhejiang Education Institute , which was founded in 1955 and started enrolling full-time undergraduates in 1994 , ZISU got its present name in 2010 with the authorization of the State Ministry of Education . Faculty . The full-time teachers total 333 , including 69 professors and 110 associate professors , 81 of whom hold a Ph . D. Among them , one is the National Outstanding Teacher , seven the Provincial Outstanding Teachers , 21 the Provincial Outstanding Talents , and 11 the Provincial Young Academic Leaders . Moreover , ZISU currently employs 9 foreign experts and teachers .
E-mahashabdkosh . e-mahashabdkosh ( ) is an online dictionary website which is hosted and mentioned by Department of Official Language , India . This website is intended for general public use . About the site . E-Mahashabdakosh is an online bilingual-bidirectional Hindi–English pronunciation dictionary . In this dictionary basic meaning , synonyms , word usage and usage of words in special domain are included . This dictionary has the facility of search of Hindi and English words . The purpose of this dictionary is to provide a complete , correct , compact meaning and definition of a word . Development . During the year 2011–12 , the work for the development of E-Mahashabdkosh for 12 work areas has been completed . During the year 2011–12 , the work has been completed in additional four areas such as education , sports , culture and Railways .
Stewartia malacodendron . `` Stewartia malacodendron '' , the silky camellia , silky stewartia or Virginia stewartia , is a species of flowering plant in the family Theaceae . It grows slowly into a large deciduous shrub or small tree , typically tall , but sometimes as tall as . It is native to the southeastern United States . The Latin specific epithet `` malacodendron '' literally means `` soft tree '' . Its common name `` silky camellia '' alludes to the appearance and texture of the flowers , which resemble those of the related camellias . Description . Silky camellia is an understory woodland species with rich brown bark . The young stems are hairy . The branches tend to grow with a horizontal orientation from the main stem with the foliage produced on shorter stems branching off these horizontally oriented branches . The alternately arranged , dark green , simple leaves are long with finely toothed margins covered with fine hairs on the undersides , especially on the veins . The leaves are ovate to elliptical in shape with sharp pointed tips . The buds are covered by two floral bracts with silvery hairs . The flowers are wide , showy , with five white petals . The stamens have purple filaments and blue anthers that fill the middle of flat , cup shaped corollas . The flowers are born singly from the leaf axils on short stalks with two floral bracts ( 2–4 mm long ) that remain after flowering . Flowers have five green sepals , 8–11 mm long and 5–9 mm wide . Blooming in July and August in the northern part of its range and in April in the southern part of its range . Rounded , woody seed capsules are produced after flowering , each capsule with 4-5 chambers , and if fertilized , each chamber has 2-4 seeds . The shiny , wingless seeds are full , ovoid in shape and purplish to reddish-brown in color ; each seed is 5–7 mm long and 4–6 mm wide . Range and habitat . `` Stewartia malacodendron '' is native to Texas , where it is rare , being found in a small area along Little Cow Creek near Burkeville , growing at the sides of streams , ravines and wooded bluffs in well draining soils . It is also found in scattered locations in the states of Arkansas , Georgia , Florida ( panhandle region ) , Louisiana and southern Alabama and as far north as Virginia . This tree species is listed as endangered in the US states of Arkansas and Florida . Cultivation . Plants have a slow growth rate , are difficult to transplant and are a challenge to propagate . It grows best in partial shade in well draining soils . Silky camellia has been cultivated in the United States since 1752 . It is also grown in parks and gardens elsewhere in the subtropical regions of the world , and has gained the Royal Horticultural Society 's Award of Garden Merit .
2000–01 UCLA Bruins men 's basketball team . The 2000–01 UCLA Bruins men 's basketball team represented the University of California , Los Angeles in the 2000–01 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . The team finished 3rd in the Pacific-10 Conference with a 14-4 conference record , 23-9 overall . The Bruins competed in the 2001 NCAA Men 's Division I Basketball Tournament , losing to the eventual champion Duke Blue Devils in the sweet sixteen . Schedule . ! colspan=9 style=| NCAA Tournament
Gabriel-Alexandre Belle . Gabriel-Alexandre Belle ( 4 March 1782 – 20 October 1855 ) was a 19th-century French writer and playwright . Belle was honoured by being made a . Biography . A former commissioner of war , a member of the Soupers de Momus , an editor at the `` La Nouveauté '' newspaper , Director of the magazine `` Discours prononcé à la séance publique de la Société académique des Enfans d'Apollon '' , his plays were presented on the most important Parisian stages of the 19th century : Théâtre de la Porte-Saint-Martin , Théâtre de la Gaîté , Théâtre du Vaudeville , Théâtre des Variétés etc .
Uri Harkham . Uri P. Harkham is an American business Tycoon , film producer and philanthropist from Los Angeles , California . He is the founder and former Chief Executive Officer of Harkham Industries , a women 's apparel company , and the Chairman of Harkham Properties , a commercial real estate company . Early life . Uri P. Harkham was born in Iraq . His maternal ancestors are keepers of Ezra 's Tomb in Iraq . In 1965 , Uri emigrated to Australia to join his brother , David Harkham , who was involved in ladies fashion in Sydney . Uri is one of 8 siblings , 5 brothers and 3 sisters . In 1974 , with wife Sally and oldest son Jonathan , he came to Los Angeles for a visit and decided to reside . Business career . In 1975 , he founded Jonathan Martin company with Bill Richling , specializing in ladies shirts & blouses . In 1976 , Uri started investing real estate in LA and bought part of the Desmond building on 11th & Hope st . He continued to buy up a lot of Los Angeles real estate . The company is now called Harkham Industries . It now sells women 's clothing under the labels Harkham , Hype , Jonathan Martin and Johnny Martin . He has also been Chairman of Harkham Properties , also known under the umbrella brandname of Harkham Family Enterprises , since 1978 . It is a redevelopment company of commercial real estate , especially retail facilities . In 1982 , the company purchased Bel Air Sands Hotel which is now part of the Luxe group which is currently run by his younger brother , Efrem Harkham . He was the associate producer of `` Gorky Park '' in 1983 . Two years later , he was executive producer of `` Ghost Warrior '' . He was then executive producer of `` Delta Heat '' in 1992 . In 2014 , he was executive producer of `` Shoot the Cactus '' . He has served on the Board of Trustees of Public Storage since 1993 . Philanthropy . In 1991 , with his brother Efrem , he donated US $ 1 million to the Harkham Hillel Hebrew Academy , an Orthodox Jewish school in Beverly Hills , California . In 2009 , he served on the Board of Directors of the American Jewish University in Bel Air . He has also donated to the Bob Hawke Prime Ministerial Centre at the University of South Australia . He has supported the United Jerusalem political party in Israel and the Republican Party in the US . In 1993 , he donated US $ 25,000 to United Jerusalem for Ehud Olmert 's campaign for Mayor . In 2008 , he attended a delegation to Israel with Olmert and Republican President George W. Bush . Moreover , he donated US $ 25,000 to John McCain in 2008 . He is an extremely generous man , who has donated and continues to donate to thousands of charities throughout the world from schools in Australia to America , synagogues , to providing food for thousands of families in the community who are less fortunate . Personal life . He is married to Sally Harkham , and they have two children , Joel and Jonathan . They first resided in Encino . Uri and his brother owned the former home of Ehud Olmert from 1995 to 2000 . Today , Uri is an advisor to his childrens real-estate company .
Will Durkee . William Durkee ( born 1983 ) is a graduate student at the Northwestern University in Chicago , Illinois . He graduated from the University of Virginia in 2005 with a degree in economics . He graduated with `` Honorable Mention All-American '' honors in wrestling and `` Academic All-American . '' In 2007 , he won a World Series of Poker bracelet in the $ 2,000 No-Limit Hold'em event , Later that year , Durkee finished 13th in the World Series of Poker Europe Main Event , earning £38,010 ( $ 76,542 ) . As of 2008 , Durkee has earned over $ 750,000 in live tournament play . His seven cashes at the WSOP account for $ 715,422 of those winnings .
Luisago . Luisago ( Brianzöö : ) is a `` comune '' ( municipality ) in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy , located about northwest of Milan and about southwest of Como . As of 31 December 2004 , it had a population of 2,532 and an area of . Luisago borders the following municipalities : Casnate con Bernate , Cassina Rizzardi , Fino Mornasco , Grandate , Villa Guardia .
Rautahat . `` Not to be confused with Rautahat District , a district of Nepal '' Rautahat is a village development committee in Saptari District in the Sagarmatha Zone of south-eastern Nepal . At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 2252 people living in 468 individual households .
Volodymyr Antonyuk . Volodymyr Antonyuk is a Ukrainian Paralympic footballer who won a gold medal at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in China .
Apache trout . The Apache trout , `` Oncorhynchus apache '' , is a species of freshwater fish in the salmon family ( family Salmonidae ) of order Salmoniformes . It is one of the Pacific trouts . Description . The Apache trout measures in length from 6 to , and weighs between 6 ounces and . It rarely exceeds 25 cm , but can reach up to 40 cm in its native , headwater streams . Apache trout are a yellowish-gold color with a golden belly and have medium-sized dark spots that are evenly spaced and that may extend below the lateral line and onto the dorsal and tail fins . The top of its head and back are dark olive in color , and it has the appearance of having a black stripe/mask through each of its eyes , due to two small black dots on either side of the pupil . There can be a throat mark below the lower jaw , ranging in color from yellow to gold . Distribution . The Apache trout is the state fish of Arizona , and is one of only two species of trout native to that state , with the other being the gila trout ( `` O. g. gilae '' ) . It natively lives in clear , cool streams in the White Mountains that flow through coniferous forests and marshes , but has been introduced into several lakes in the area . The Apache trout is native to the upper Salt River watershed ( Black and White rivers ) and the upper Little Colorado River watershed . Apache trout have been introduced into isolated streams outside of their historic range in the Pinaleno Mountains and the North Rim of the Grand Canyon . Life history . The Apache trout spawns from March to the middle of June , and varies with elevations . Maturity was found to occur in three years , and fecundity is based on the size of trout . One female typically produces from 72 to 240 eggs in fish and from 646 to 1,083 eggs in fish . The eggs hatch after 30 days . The Apache trout eats both terrestrial and aquatic insects , such as Trichoptera and Diptera . In lakes , they also eat small fishes and zooplankton . Conservation . Recovery and management efforts for Apache trout have been ongoing since the 1940s . Apache trout are raised in federal and state hatcheries , and reared fish have been used to assist with recovery and to maintain populations for sport fishing in certain streams and reservoirs . While the IUCN considers the Apache trout to be critically endangered , it is listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act . Around 100 years ago , they could be found in of streams in the White Mountains . By the late 1960s , their range had been reduced to around of these streams . Once the Endangered Species Act of 1969 was passed , they became one of the first species listed under it . When this act was replaced by the Endangered Species Act of 1973 , they became one of the first fish species protected under the newer Act . Population numbers for this species are still rising . Today , the main risk to the Apache trout is its easy hybridization with the rainbow trout and major forest fires . Cutthroat trout are also genetically similar and cross-breed with Apache trout , compromising the genetic purity of each species . The range of the Apache trout remains limited , which puts it at risk , but it is now common enough that limited fishing is permitted . Many of the Mount Baldy headwater streams that are the stronghold of Apache trout are entirely closed to fishing . Catch and release fishing opportunities for wild ( stream born ) , pure-strain Apache trout exist in a limited number of areas . Additionally , there are numerous consumptive fishing opportunities for Apache trout in waters where natural reproduction is not occurring and the Apache trout population is the result of stocking efforts .
Roman Catholic Diocese of Duitama–Sogamoso . The Roman Catholic Diocese of Duitama–Sogamoso ( ) is a diocese located in the cities of Duitama and Sogamoso in the Ecclesiastical province of Tunja in Colombia .
Paolo Alli . Paolo Alli is an Italian politician and current President of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly after being appointed in November 2016 . Alli has been a member of the Italian Chamber of Deputies since March 2013 and currently sits on the Foreign Affairs Committee and the European Union Policies Committee and the Joint Committee on the Implementation of Fiscal Federalism . Early life . Alli was born in Legnano , Milan , on July 6 , 1950 . He graduated from the Politecnico of Milano in engineering and worked from 1979 to 1999 for several Italian engineering companies . He also worked on projects having to do with environmental engineering and structure where he represented companies in International conferences . Early political activity . In 1993 Alli was elected to the Legnano Municipal Council where he served as leader of the opposition until he was elected Vice-Mayor under the new centre-right coalition . In June 2000 he began working for the Lombardy Regional Government where he served as General Director of Public Services , Director of External Relations , International Relations and Communications , and Head of the Secretariat and Policy of the President . Alli was appointed Undersecretary to the Presidency of the Lombardy Region in May 2010 . Later political career . I March 2013 Alli was elected to the Italian Chamber of Deputies for Lombardy under the New Centrodestra political party . He is also currently a member of the Foreign Affairs committee , European Commission 's Policy Committee , and the Bicameral Commission for the Implementation of Federalism , where he is the Head of NCD . NATO career . In November 2014 Ali was elected Vice-President of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly . Then in Istanbul at the 62nd annual session he was elected to succeed United States Congressman Michael R. Turner as President of the Assembly where he currently serves . Personal activity . Alli is very dedicated to the musical and performing arts . In 1975 he founded the award-winning Jubilate Choir of Legnano where he still serves as director . He has also supported other music and arts schools in the area .
Konstancja Lubomirska . Princess Konstancja Lubomirska ( ca . 1618–1646 ) was a Polish noble lady . Konstancja married Kazimierz Franciszek Czarnkowski on 1 February 1637 in Kraków . She was the mother of Adam Uriel Czarnkowski , grandmother of Zofia Anna Czarnkowska , Great-grandmother of Katarzyna Opalinska and the great-great-grandmother of Maria Leszczyńska .
Gmina Nowogródek Pomorski . __NOTOC__ Gmina Nowogródek Pomorski is a rural gmina ( administrative district ) in Myślibórz County , West Pomeranian Voivodeship , in north-western Poland . Its seat is the village of Nowogródek Pomorski , which lies approximately east of Myślibórz and south-east of the regional capital Szczecin . The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 3,282 . The gmina contains part of the protected area called Barlinek-Gorzów Landscape Park . Villages . Gmina Nowogródek Pomorski contains the villages and settlements of Chocień , Giżyn , Golin , Karlin , Karsko , Kinice , Kolonia Nowogródek Pomorski , Ławin , Lipin , Pachocino , Parzeńsko , Rataje , Rokitno , Smolary , Smólsko , Sołacz , Somin , Stawno , Sumiak , Świątki , Trzciniec , Trzcinna and Ulejno . Neighbouring gminas . Gmina Nowogródek Pomorski is bordered by the gminas of Barlinek , Kłodawa , Lubiszyn and Myślibórz .
Area codes 682 and 817 . Area codes 682 and 817 are Texas telephone area codes for numbers in Fort Worth and most of the western portion of the Metroplex . Area code 817 was created as a flash-cut sometime during 1953 , but available databases do not indicate from which area code it was split , as all original area codes were created in October 1947 . Based on proximity , however , it was probably split from area codes 214 and 915 . In a message posted to the Telecom Digest mailing list and newsgroup comp.dcom.telecom Carl Moore reported that 817 was created mostly in part from 915 as well as a small part from 214 . Originally , it not only covered the western portion of the Metroplex—where most of its population resided—but much of central Texas , the Texoma region and the South Plains . In 1957 , Lubbock and the South Plains were combined with part of 915 to form area code 806 . Despite the Metroplex 's dramatic growth in the second half of the 20th century , this configuration remained in place for 40 years . Finally , on July 25 , 1997 it was reduced to its current size in a three-way split . The northern portion , including Wichita Falls and Denton , became area code 940 . The southern portion , including Waco , Temple and Killeen , became area code 254 . This was intended as a long-term solution , but within two years 817 was in fear of exhausting once again due to the explosive growth in the Metroplex , as well as the popularity of auxiliary devices . The problem was magnified by the fact that the entire Metroplex is a single LATA , so several numbers in 214 were not available for use . To solve this problem , area code 682 was overlaid onto the 817 territory on October 7 , 2000 . Certain areas ( specifically involving the communities of Arlington , Bedford , Euless , Grapevine , Southlake , and Colleyville ) in east Tarrant County generally closer to Dallas were overlaid with area codes 214 and 972 instead of 682 , as 682 overlays central Fort Worth suburban areas . In those following named areas , 817 mainly serves the areas alongside 214 and 972 area codes .
Albrey Battle . Albrey Battle ( born October 21 , 1976 ) is a former American football defensive lineman who played eight seasons in the Arena Football League with the San Jose SaberCats and Arizona Rattlers . He played college football at Arizona State University and attended Poway High School in Poway , California . He was also a member of the Tennessee Titans and San Francisco Demons . Early years . Battle played high school football for the Poway High School Titans . He earned all-CIF honors as an offensive lineman his senior year as the Titans finished with an 11-2 record and the Palomar League championship . College career . Battle started 27 of 41 career games for the Arizona State Sun Devils . In his Arizona State career , 32 of his 105 total tackles were for a loss . Tennessee Titans . Battle signed with the Tennessee Titans after going undrafted in the 1999 NFL Draft . He was released before the start of the season . San Jose SaberCats . Table played for the San Jose SaberCats from 2000 to 2006 , winning ArenaBowl XVI and XVIII . San Francisco Demons . Battle spent the 2001 season with the San Francisco Demons of the XFL . Arizona Rattlers . Battle played his last season with the Arizona Rattlers in 2007 . Personal . NBA All-Star Sidney Moncrief is Battle 's uncle .
Jane Hall ( journalist ) . Jane Hall was one of four regular pundits on the Fox News Channel program `` Fox News Watch '' and frequently appeared on `` The O'Reilly Factor '' , usually having clashes with the host . She was a Fox News Channel contributor . She left Fox News in 2009 . Hall is also an associate professor in the School of Communication at American University . Hall also has been editor-in-chief of the business magazine `` View '' , a staff writer at `` TV Guide '' and an associate editor at `` People magazine '' . She has published articles for `` Columbia Journalism Review '' and `` The Harvard Journal of Press an Politics . '' Hall is interviewed frequently on TV and radio , including `` The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer , '' Charlie Rose , `` CBS This Morning '' and National Public Radio . She has moderated panels on issues in journalism at Columbia University and the Center for Communications in New York.. Hall is frequently on CNN 's media show , `` Reliable Sources , '' and is the moderator of The American Forum series on WAMU , the NPR station in Washington DC Hall is a native of Abilene , Texas . She attended Mills College in Oakland , California , and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from the University of Texas at Austin . She is a member of Phi Beta Kappa and also holds a master 's degree in journalism from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in New York City .
Lennie Dennis . Leonard `` Lennie '' Dennis ( born 13 November 1964 ) is a Jamaican former international footballer who played semi-professionally in England as a striker . Club career . Dennis played club football for Sutton United ( where he started in the famous FA Cup win over Coventry City ) , Welling United , Woking and Billericay Town . He also scored 6 goals in 34 appearances for Kingstonian . International career . Dennis made one international appearance for Jamaica in 1988 , in a World Cup qualifier against the United States . After football . After retiring as a player , Dennis became a teacher at a number of different schools .
Temesa ( ancient city ) . Temesa ( or Τεμέσα [ Doric ] ) , later called Tempsa , was an ancient city of Magna Graecia on the shore of the Tyrrhenian Sea . It was situated close to Terina , but its precise location has not yet been found . It is thought to have been located near the Savuto river to the north of the Gulf of Sant'Euphemia . More recently Campora San Giovanni , a town near the mouth of the Savuto , has been considered as a more precise location . The archeologist Gioacchino Francesco La Torre excavated a temple outside the town in the early 2000s , which was located within the territory of Temesa . History . According to Strabo it was founded by the Ausones , an Italic tribe , and was settled by Aetolian Greeks under Thoas later . It came under the control of Sybaris at some later point , but passed to Croton after it defeated Sybaris in 510/09 BC . Locri conquered Temesa at some time in the first half of the fifth century BC , probably in the 480s or 470s . Croton was disadvantaged by the loss because Temesa had valuable copper mines and opportunities for trade with the north . It founded Terina close to Temesa at this time to compensate . Croton probably did not lose control of Temesa for long , because Temesan coins from the middle of the fifth century BC still carry Croton 's tripod symbol . Based on the coins La Torre concludes that Locri 's invasion did not result in the conquest of Temesa , but De Sensi Sestito disagrees with this conclusion . She thinks an unsuccessful invasion would not have explained the failure to rebuild the excavated temple or the larger decline of Temesa and its eclipse by Terina . The coins do not cover the precise period of 480 to 460 BC , and some coins from this period have Temesa 's legend erased and replaced with a legend of Croton . This suggests that Croton continued to recognize and validate Temesa 's coinage , but that it did not exercise control over the city itself . Nicholson thus concludes that Locri controlled Temesa possibly from around 480 to the late 460s BC . In 194 BC the city became a `` colonia '' of the Roman Republic after the Romans had driven out the Bruttians , who had taken the city from the Greeks . Pausanias notes that the city was still inhabited in his own time , the second century AD . Its copper mines had already been exhausted by the time Strabo was writing , around the end of the first century BC . The Hero of Temesa . Pausanias also relates a ghost story which took place in Temesa . It was said that Odysseus was carried down to the shores of Italy and Sicily by storms after the sack of Troy . Temesa was one of the cities he visited . Here one of his sailors got drunk and raped a local woman , for which he was stoned to death by the inhabitants . Odysseus was indifferent to this and sailed away . The stoned man returned as a daimôn called the 'Hero ' to kill the inhabitants of Temesa at random . The inhabitants wanted to flee from their city , but the Pythian oracle forbade them to do so . The oracle ordered them to build a temple for the Hero and sacrifice the most beautiful maiden to him every year . This appeased the Hero and stopped the attacks . Just when a maiden was sent to the temple to be sacrificed Euthymus of Locri , a boxer and Olympic victor , arrived at Temesa . He fell in love with the maiden , who swore to marry him if he saved her . Euthymus lay in wait for the Hero in the temple and won the fight . The Hero was driven out and sank in the depths of the sea , Euthymus got married and Temesa was freed from the ghost forever . Strabo gives a shorter version of the same story . In his version , the Hero is Polites , one of the crewmembers of Odysseus . Furthermore , no drunkenness and rape is involved : instead he was `` treacherously slain by the barbarians '' and collected taxes rather than maidens . Nicholson argues that the story was invented during the time Locri controlled Temesa . Possibly the expulsion of the hero by the Locrian Euthymus served to express the conquest of the city by Locri .
Weyanoke , Virginia . Weyanoke is an unincorporated community in Charles City County , Virginia , United States . In 1619 the English transported African slaves to the Weyanoke Peninsula . They created the first African community in North America . The Westover Plantation and related archaeological sites were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980 . The area was named for , and historically inhabited by , the Weanoc ( also spelled Weyanoke ) Indians , an Algonquian-speaking tribe of the Powhatan Confederacy . The peripatetic movements of this tribe back and forth between their original home and North Carolina during the years following the Second Anglo-Powhatan War ( 1644–46 ) were extensively documented as part of the later boundary dispute between Virginia Colony and North Carolina Colony , and this unusual wealth of detailed information has been the subject of much study . At the heart of the dispute was the intended location of the `` Weyanoke River '' mentioned in the Carolina Charter boundaries , as the Weyanoke had by then lived on several rivers , and each colony produced many witnesses avowing that they had known various local rivers by that name . Despite their many moves , the Weyanoke after 1646 became partly Anglicised , preferring to have some English-style houses built , rather than `` yehakans '' , wherever they moved . The colony , in assigning them reserve land on the upper Blackwater in 1650 ( from which they were driven by colonists the following year ) , even expressed a desire to teach the Weyanokes the English concept of property ownership , and this was successful . In their subsequent wanderings , the Weyanoke always made land purchase or rental contracts with the chiefs of the Iroquoian-speaking Tuscarora and Nottoway tribes . By the 18th century , they had fully integrated with the Nottoways , and were speaking their language , their former presence visible only in the surname `` Wineoak '' . On Oct. 30 , 1665 Joseph Harwood was granted 422 acres of land on the north side of the James River . This land was known as Weynoke . This tract passed from the Harwood family to the Lewis family when Agnes Harwood married Fielding Lewis . The Weyanoke Plantation includes a formal Georgian style mansion built in the 1790s and 40 archaeological sites . The mansion is a two-story frame house sheathed with molded weatherboards and set on a brick foundation . It was built by Fielding Lewis who was named for his uncle Col . Fielding Lewis of Fredericksburg . It passed through marriage to the Douthat family and remained in the Douthat family through the American Civil War when in June 1864 the Union Army under General Grant crossed from Weyanoke Point to Flowerdew Hundred on the south bank of the James River on a hastily constructed pontoon bridge . The original house was enlarged after 1938 . Within the property 's boundaries are the archaeological remains of man 's continuous occupation which spans 10,000 years . In 1972 Weyanoke was acquired by Lawrence Lewis , Jr. a descendant of Fielding Lewis . Lewis , a businessman , philanthropist , benefactor of generations of conservative politicians and founder of Flagler College in St. Augustine , Florida was an heir to a fortune amassed in oil and railroad investments by Henry Morrison Flagler , who in 1870 founded Standard Oil Co. with John D. Rockefeller . Lewis ' fortune was estimated at $ 120 million in the July 1993 issue of Virginia Business magazine . The Weyanoke Association was formed in Charles City County in 1996 to help mixed-race black and Indian individuals research , understand and celebrate their joint heritages . References . he JJaily Press New Dominion , Ne Vol . 16 , pg.- ; William • Mary College Quarterly , Vol . 10 , pg , 29 ) .
Cabanada . The Cabanada or War of Cabanos was a rebellion that occurred in Brazil between 1832 and 1835 , it started shortly after the abdication of Dom Pedro I , i.e. , during the Regency . Background . The new regime was facing financial difficulties , with foreign trade almost stagnant , cotton and cane sugar prices declining , and the privilege customs to England , in force since 1810 , continuing . This financial instability led to riots that erupted throughout the Empire of Brazil in that period . The Cabanada movement was active in Pernambuco , Alagoas , and Pará , but insurrections arose in different places and different times . The first one deals with the revolt in Pernambuco and Alagoas and the second in the Pará region . Pernambuco and Alagoas . In Pernambuco , where the rebellion was known as `` The War of Cabanada , '' the conservative Cabanadas demanded the return of the Portuguese monarch to the throne of Brazil . Rioting occurred in Zona da Mata and Agreste . Its leader was Vincent de Paula , with followers of humble origin , predominantly Indians ( Jacuípe and others ) and slaves on the run ( called `` papaméis '' ) . With the death of D. Pedro I in Portugal ( 1834 ) , the movement had lost its impetus , and the rebellion ended with a peace conference arranged by Bishop João da Purificação Marques Perdigão . Even so , the governors Manoel de Carvalho Paes de Andrade and Antonio Pinto da Gama Chichorro sent an army of 4000 soldiers to surround the place , arresting hundreds of insurgents . Pará . The insurrection of Cabanagem in Pará was more severe because it was a nationalist movement and wanted the independence of the province . It lasted about 5 years , pacified by the Marechal Soares de Andréa , Baron Caçapava at the expense of several bloody conflicts and executions of insurgents . At the end of Cabanada , the leader Vincent de Paula was arrested and sent to the island of Fernando de Noronha
Blood on the Wall ( album ) . `` Blood on the Wall '' is the debut 2003 album by Brooklyn-based indie rock band Blood on the Wall ( see 2003 in music ) . Its music combines influences like My Bloody Valentine , Pixies , Sonic Youth and Pavement .
Mkalles . Mkalles ( translit . al-Mkalles ) is a town in the Matn District of the Mount Lebanon Governorate , Lebanon . Mkalles is administered by Mansourieh municipality .
8th Arkansas Infantry Battalion . The 8th Arkansas Infantry Battalion ( 1862–1865 ) was a Confederate Army infantry regiment during the American Civil War . The unit was sometimes referred to in contemporary sources as `` ( Jones ’ ) First Arkansas Battalion ” and `` ( Miller ’ s ) 2nd Arkansas Battalion. ” Organization . The records of the 8th Arkansas Infantry Battalion are highly fragmentary . The battalion ’ s books and records were lost on two occasions—at the battle of Corinth and the surrender of Port Hudson—and as a result most information about this unit comes from other sources , such as brigade records , casualty and parole lists , promotion and discharge records filed with the Confederate War Department , postwar pension records and veterans ’ reminiscences . The task of researching this battalion was made even more difficult by the fact that it was sometimes referred to in contemporary sources as ( Jones ’ ) “ First Arkansas Battalion ” and ( Miller ’ s ) “ 2nd Arkansas Battalion. ” The unit 's numbers were further reduced when Colonel Thomas Pleasant Dockery , commanding Second Brigade , to which the battalion was attached , issued orders on June 14 , 1862 , which required each regiment and battalion of the brigade to furnish a quota of men for the formation of a battalion of sharpshooters . The quota levied upon the 8th Arkansas Battalion was 29 men . After having to relinquish an entire company to the 25th Arkansas Infantry , and now ordered to give up more men to what would become the 12th Arkansas Battalion ( Sharpshooters ) , Lieutenant-Colonel Jones vehemently refused to make the levy ; too vehemently , for he was immediately court-martialed for refusing to obey orders and was cashiered from the army . Lieutenant-Colonel Batt Jones somehow managed to stay with his battalion . The proceedings of his court-martial , and subsequent correspondence relating thereto , constitute the single largest body of documents dealing with the 8th Arkansas Battalion . For months afterward , his immediate superiors wrote plaintive letters to the various division and army commanders , and to the War Department , asking for guidance . Apparently the order which relieved Lieutenant Colonel Jones never reached higher authority . The matter was finally resolved for all practical purposes when the battalion was surrendered with the garrison at Port Hudson a year later , after which Jones spent the rest of the war in a Union prison camp . It has been impossible to reconstruct a comprehensive roster of the field and staff officers of the 8th Arkansas Battalion . It is known that there were three field officers from April 1862 through July 1863 : Lieutenant-Colonel Batt L. Jones , Major John Miller , and Major Micajah R. Wilson . The battalion adjutant , at least for a time , was First Lieutenant William B. Baird ; the battalion sergeant-major was William P. Griffin ; the battalion quartermaster-sergeant was Addison E. Roane . Four men are said to have served as battalion ordnance sergeant during the period April 1862 to July 1863—James R. Howard , John Carroll , William F. Lefils and William G. Rolfe—although why there was a high turnover in this position is not stated . Battles . During the Iuka-Corinth Campaign , September - October 1862 , the 8th Arkansas Infantry Battalion was assigned to Brigadier General William L. Cabell 's brigade of Brigadier General Dabney H. Maury 's Division of Major General Sterling Price 's 1st Corps the Confederate ( Army of the West ) . The unit participated in the Battle of Corinth . The battalion suffered significant losses in the rear-guard action at Hatchie 's Bridge late on October 5 , 1862 , and from all accounts fought with great courage . Following the Iuka-Corinth Campaign , the battalion was assigned to the brigade of Brigadier General William Nelson Rector Beall in the Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana , and formed part of the garrison of Port Hudson , Louisiana . They endured the siege of that place from May to July , 1863 , only surrendering when the fall of Vicksburg rendered the defense of Port Hudson irrelevant . The garrison capitulated on July 9 , 1863 . The enlisted men were paroled on July 10 , but the officers were sent to Northern prisons and held until the close of the war . After Port Hudson , the already-sketchy records of the 8th Arkansas Battalion become almost non-existent . It appears that some of the men , mainly the companies from south Arkansas , reconstituted the battalion for a time back in Arkansas . This remnant was eventually consolidated with the 18th and 23rd Arkansas regiments sometime in 1864 to form the 2nd Arkansas Consolidated Infantry Regiment . The companies from north Arkansas are even harder to track during this period . A group of the men , still identifying themselves as the 8th Arkansas Battalion ( or Jones ’ 1st Arkansas Battalion ) were captured en masse in Ripley county , Missouri , on Christmas Day , 1863 . Practically an entire company of Davies ’ 7th Arkansas Cavalry Battalion seems to have been organized from veterans of the 8th Arkansas Battalion . Surrender . The portion of the 8th Arkansas Infantry Battalion that became consolidated with 12th Arkansas Infantry Regiment , 18th Arkansas Infantry Regiment , 23rd Arkansas Infantry Regiment and the 12th Arkansas Infantry Battalion to form the 2nd Arkansas Consolidated Infantry Regiment which was surrendered along with the rest of the Department of the Trans Mississippi by General Kirby Smith on May 26 , 1865 , at Marshall , Texas . Other former members appear on parole lists of the unit surrendered at Wittsburg and Jacksonport , Arkansas , in May and June 1865 .
Germanico in Germania . ' is an opera in three acts composed by Nicola Porpora to an Italian-language libretto by Nicola Coluzzi . It premiered in February 1732 at the Teatro Capranica in Rome with an all-male cast . The leading male roles were taken by two of the most prominent castrato singers of the 18th century—Domenico Annibali as Germanico and Caffarelli as his nemesis Arminio . The female roles were portrayed by castrati `` en travesti '' . The opera 's story is a fictionalised account of the Roman general Germanicus and is set in Germania Inferior during 14 AD . `` Germanico in Germania '' was very popular in its day but fell into obscurity until it was revived in 2015 at the Innsbruck Festival of Early Music . Recordings . Some of the opera 's `` bravura '' arias have been recorded by the singers Simone Kermes ( `` Empi , se mai disciolgo '' ) , Max Emanuel Cenčić ( `` Qual turbine che scende '' ) , ( `` Qual turbine che scende '' ) and Cecilia Bartoli ( `` Parto , ti lascio , o cara '' ) . The first complete recording with Max Emanuel Cenčić , Julia Lezhneva , Dilyara Idrisova , Hasnaa Bennani , Mary-Ellen Nesi , and the Capella Cracoviensis , conducted by Jan Tomasz Adamus , was issued on Decca in January 2018 .
Who the Fuck Is That ? `` Who the Fuck Is That ? '' or the edited version known as `` Who the Heck Is That ? '' or the BET version known as `` Who the Heck ... '' is the first single off slain rapper Dolla 's unreleased debut album `` A Dolla and a Dream '' , as well as his mixtape `` Another Day Another Dolla '' . The song features T-Pain and Tay Dizm . The official remix of the song features labelmates T-Pain , Akon and Klepto . It is produced by DJ Montay and Akon . The edited version of the original makes a sound of glass breaking to censor out the word `` fuck '' . The edited version of the remix makes a blur-like sound when `` fuck '' is said , making it sound like `` funk '' . At the end of Dolla 's second verse , he says `` Album comin ' soon , bitch , get ready for the summa '' , referring to the late release of the single as to when the song was officially leaked around July 2007 . The song was originally for rapper Klepto featuring Bravo with T-Pain on the chorus , because of label disputes and distribution agreements the rights for the song were passed to rapper Loon , Later , Loon 's verses was replaced by verses by Dolla and finally Tay Dizm 's verse was added on the final version . Later releasing a version featuring Klepto and Bravo The Vulgar Basterd as a Freestyle Remix . Music video . The song 's music video leaked in November 2007 . It premiered on BET on January 14 , 2008 , on 106 & Park .
Peter Symonds College . Peter Symonds College is a sixth form college in Winchester , Hampshire , in the south of England . Founded as a boys ' grammar school , it is one of the few specialist sixth form colleges which is also a boarding school . Curriculum . Most students at Peter Symonds take four AS levels in their first year and then three A levels in their second year . General Studies was taken as a compulsory AS and A level on top of this until 2014 , when the school dropped the subject . However some students take five or more AS levels in their first year and continue with either four or five A levels in their second year . Both the Level 3 Extended Project Qualification ( EPQ ) and Critical Thinking are offered at the college . Amongst the subjects on offer at the college are Fine Art , Photography , Textiles , Biology , Business , Chemistry , Classics , Computing , Dance , Drama , Economics , English Language , English Literature , Environmental Studies , Film Studies , French , German , Geography , Politics , Graphics , Health & Social Care , History , ICT , Law , Italian , Mathematics , Further Mathematics , Music , Philosophy , PE , Physics , Product Design , Psychology , Religious Studies , Sociology and Spanish . The college is also somewhat unusual amongst state sixth form colleges in offering Latin at both AS and A level . Courses are available at AS Level , A2 Level , BTEC Level 2 National Certificate , GCSE , AS ( Double Award ) and A2 ( Double Award ) at the college . Admissions . It has some 4000 students aged 16–18 mainly from central Hampshire , but also British Forces teenagers from Germany and Cyprus , and residents of the Falkland Islands , who live on campus in one of the two boarding houses ( Falkland Lodge and School House ) . The College also has a separate site in Winchester where it provides courses for some 2000 adult students . Extra-curricular activities . At one time the college produced an online magazine named `` The BUZZ '' , written and edited by students , which replaced `` Converse '' in 2008 but has since ceased to circulate . There is also a student produced college radio station , 7Radio . All students at the college must take part in at least one activity , including sports and societies . There are also some accredited activities offered by the College . Students also must take part in a set number of `` workshops '' each year - these are additional time spent doing work in each subject outside of lessons with teachers . In addition , all students attend the `` Symonds Lecture Programme '' , a replacement for General Studies , in which information is delivered in university-style lectures . The UK Rock Challenge , Duke of Edinburgh 's Award , First Aid , Practical Wildlife Conservation , Choir , Harry Potter Appreciation Society , Libra Foundation , Fencing , Debating and Fantasy Football are all activities on offer at Peter Symonds College . Sports . The college has teams in the following sports : Athletics , American Flag Football , badminton , basketball , cricket , cross country , equestrian , football , hockey , lacrosse , netball , rugby , squash , swimming , tennis , skiing , sailing and volleyball . The college also enters individual players and teams into competitions for the following sports : Golf , table tennis and trampolining . Students ' Union . The Peter Symonds College Student Union works in conjunction with Student Services to promote student interests alongside organising events for the student body , such as diversity festivals , guest speakers , charity events , concerts and end of year balls . The SU consists of the Executive Committee ( President , Vice President , Treasurer , Secretary ) and other officers ( Canteens and Environment , Entertainments and Charity , Communications , Equality and Diversity , Officer without Portfolio and others ) . The Students ' Union also has a history of organising and coordinating protests and demonstrations on behalf of the student body . The President of the SU also serves on the Board of Governors as a student governor , along with one other student governor who need not be a member of the Executive Committee . Amongst the roles of the President is to chair the executive committee , and to organise and chair the Student Parliament . The Students ' Union officers are elected at the start of the academic year with the executive committee elected at the year 's end . Participation in the elections has been boosted in recent years through the use of an online system accessible through the student intranet , this system was introduced for the first time in the executive committee election of April 2012 . The electoral system works on a single transferable vote system , with a re-open nominations option available . The Student Union is affiliated with the National Union of Students ( United Kingdom ) . The College is entitled to send two voting delegates to the Union Conference . Boarding . Around eighty students board at the two houses ; School House and Falkland Lodge . Boarders are typically from British Armed Forces families or the Falkland Islands . The college and the Falkland Islands government made an agreement for the college to accommodate students from the Falkland Islands . A second boarding house , Falkland Lodge , was built as part of this agreement , and was funded by the Falkland Islands . There were more boarding houses when the college was a boys ' grammar school : Wyke Lodge , which is now the environmental studies block , and Kelso , which is home to the music department . Academic achievement . In 2009 Peter Symonds was placed sixth in `` The Times '' top 50 state sixth forms . In the same year the college was ranked 85th in the country ( only including institutions with at least 30 exam entrants ) based on Average Points Score . And in 2011 the college was placed 4th top 50 state sixth forms in the country . 2015 results showed the pass rate remained at 99 % and students performed better than last year , with 83 % achieveing A*-C at A Level . Oxbridge . Peter Symonds College sends a significant number of students to both the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge each year . In 2013 , 53 Peter Symonds students were placed at Oxford or Cambridge . The college has its own dedicated Oxbridge Tutor who supports students through the application process . Russell Group admissions record . The Sutton Trust published a report looking at entry statistics across the thirty most competitive universities in the United Kingdom . Peter Symonds College students have significantly higher entry rate into this group than students coming from any other Hampshire sixth form college . 41 % of students gained places at Russell group universities in 2011 . By comparison , nationally only 18.5 % of sixth form college students achieved that in this year . Grammar school . The college was founded as a boys ' grammar school in 1897 and became a coeducational 16-19 college in 1974 , although its roots go back to charities established in the 16th century at the bequest of Peter Symonds , a wealthy merchant . From 1944 it was a voluntary controlled grammar school . Sixth form college . The school , along with the Winchester County Girls ' High School , also a grammar school , became a comprehensive in 1974 , becoming a sixth-form college while WCHS became a comprehensive under the name of The Westgate School . The last grammar school intake left in 1978 . Apostrophe . In the late 1990s or early 2000s , for reasons unknown ( but possibly because of the difficulty students and correspondents had in spelling the College 's name correctly ) , the College dropped the possessive apostrophe from its founder 's name in its official title , and is now known as `` Peter Symonds College '' . New buildings . In 2004 , the John Shields Building was unveiled , providing classrooms for the computing , psychology and environmental science departments . Also in that year the Varley Sports Café was rebuilt . The £4.2M Ashurst Learning Resources Centre was completed in the spring of 2007 . Ashurst contains five computer suites , housing over 170 computers ( three suites double as classrooms , but remain open access when not in use ) , a library and silent study areas . The Conlan building was completed in the summer of 2014 , this building is used for a variety of subjects including Photography and Business . It includes a green screen which is used by photography and media students . The Hopkins Building , named after previous principal Neil Hopkins , was previously known as the Ashurst Quad . It sits alongside the Ashurst ( LRC ) was opened in September 2015 , creating more study space for students . The ground floor of the building is dedicated to the provision of computers and student workspaces , whilst the top floor is occupied by the Geography and Latin departments . Art centre . The college plans to open a new art complex to replace the current art classrooms . More than 150 local residents have backed a campaign to prevent the construction of the new building . The new complex will be open to the public , and local residents have expressed concerns of a potential safety problem due to the location of a planned new entrance to the college site .
Scimitar propeller . A scimitar propeller is shaped like a scimitar sword , with increasing sweep along the leading edge . Typically scimitar propellers are constructed of lightweight or composite materials . In the early 1900s they were made of laminated wood . The combination of light weight and efficient aerodynamics results in more power and reduced noise . Propfan engines use contra-rotating scimitar propellers to achieve turboprop efficiency levels at high subsonic air speeds comparable to that of turbofans . Turboprops operate best at speeds below about 450 mph ( 725 km/h ) . All propellers lose efficiency at high speed , due to an effect known as wave drag , which occurs just below supersonic speeds . This powerful form of drag exhibits sudden onset , and it led to the concept of a sound barrier when it was first encountered in the 1940s . In the case of a propeller , this effect can happen when the propeller turns fast enough that the tips of the blades approach the speed of sound , even if the plane itself is not moving forward . This can be controlled to some degree by adding more blades to the prop , thus producing more thrust at a lower rotational speed . This is why some World War II fighters started with two-blade props and were using five-blade designs by the end of the war . The only downside of this approach is that adding blades makes the propeller harder to balance and maintain . At some point , though , the forward speed of the plane combined with the rotational speed of the propeller will once again result in wave-drag problems . For most aircraft , this will occur at speeds over about 450 mph ( 725 km/h ) . A method of decreasing wave drag was discovered by German researchers in World War II : sweeping the wing backward . Today , almost all aircraft designed to fly much above 450 mph ( 700 km/h ) use a swept wing . In the 1940s , NACA started researching propellers with similar sweep . Since the inside of the propeller is moving more slowly than the outside , the blade becomes progressively more swept toward the outside , leading to a curved shape similar to that of a scimitar . The propfan concept was intended to deliver 35 % better fuel efficiency than contemporary turbofans , and in this they succeeded . In static and air tests on a modified DC-9 , propfans reached a 30 % improvement . This efficiency comes at a price , as one of the major problems with the propfan is noise , particularly in an era where aircraft are required to comply with increasingly strict EASA and FAA noise requirements for certification .
Party of the Cardenist Front of National Reconstruction . The Party of the Cardenist Front of National Reconstruction ( , PFCRN ) was a Mexican political party that existed from 1987 to 1997 . Known in its infancy as the Socialist Workers ' Party ( PST ) , the PFCRN arose in 1987 and followed the political and ideological thought of former Mexican President Lázaro Cárdenas del Río , who was defined as intellectual author of the party . In 1988 , the PFCRN endorsed National Democratic Front presidential candidate Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas Solórzano , son of Lázaro Cárdenas del Río . In 1994 the PFCRN lost its registry , as it obtained a small share of the vote , but it regained registry in 1996 . The next year , under the new name Partido Cardenista ( PC ) , the party participated in the first elections for head of government of the Federal District , postulating Pedro Ferríz , a well-known journalist , as its candidate . In these elections it lost its registry definitively and it disappeared . Due to the length of its name and abbreviation that could not be pronounced as a word , the party was known popularly as `` El Ferrocarril '' ( English : `` The Railroad '' ) .
Clydonitaceae . The Clydonitaceae is a superfamily in the ammonoid cephalopod order Ceratitida characterized by generally costate and turberculate shells with smooth , grooved , or keeled venters and sutures that are commonly ceratitic or ammonitic but goniatic in a few offshoots . Taxonomy . The Clydonitaceae unites 14 families ( Arkell et al . 1962 ) ( 12 in Kummel 1952 ) derived from two ancestral stocks within , the Arpaditidae and the Trachyceratidae , which are derived from the Ceratitaceae . The Trachycerataceae , Haug 1894 , used by Kummel , 1952 and more recently by Tozer , was originally equivalent to the Clydonitaceae , Mojsisovics 1879 , of the Treatise , Part L ; Kummel perhaps because the Trachyceratidae is one of two ancestral families while the Clydonitidae comprise a derived group . Tozer separated the Trachycerataceae from the Clydonitaceae , rearranging both , leaving the Clydonitaceae with the original Clydonitidae , Clionititidae , and Metasibiritidae to which are added the Sandlingitidae and Thetiditidae . The emended Trachycerataceae includes the Trachyceratidae , Arpaditidae , Cyrtopleuritidae , Distichitidae , Heraclitidae , Noridiscitidae , and Tibetitidae . Phylogeny . According to Kummel ( 1952 ) and Arkel et al . ( 1962 ) in the `` Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology '' , the Arpaditidae and Trachyceratidae are both derived from the Ceratitaceae . The Trachyceratidae gave rise to the Leconitidae and Tibetitdae in the upper Middle Triassic and to the Clydonitidae and Cyrtopleuritidae in the lower Upper Triassic , the Cyrtopleuritidae in tern giving rise to the mid Upper Triassic Heraclitidae . The origin of the Noridiscitidae is uncertain and may not belong . The Arpatitidae gave rise in the lower Upper Triassic to the Buchitidae , Choristoceratidae , Clionitidae , Distichitidae , and Thisbitidae . The Choristoceratidae gave rise in the mid Upper Triassic to the Cochloceratidae . Tozer distinguished the Choristoceratidae and Cochloceratidae as forming their own superfamily , the Choristocerataceae , with the addition of the Cycloceltitidae and Rhabdoceratidae .
Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de la Purificación , Escamilla . The Church of la Purificación ( Spanish : `` Iglesia de la Purificación '' ) is a church located in Escamilla , Spain . It was declared `` Bien de Interés Cultural '' in 1979 . The church is best known for its Baroque bell-tower or Giralda . The church itself was built in a Renaissance style . The retablo dates from the 16th century .
Belton High School ( Missouri ) . Belton High School is a 10–12 grade high school located in Belton , Missouri . Attendance . For the 2013–2014 school year , the student population is 982 . There is a 17:1 student ratio . The Missouri State average is 14:1 .
HR 6902 . HR 6902 ( also designated V2291 Oph ) is a binary system located 790 light years away from the Sun in the Ophiuchus constellation . The system includes an orange bright giant star and a B-type main sequence star , forming an eclipsing binary of Zeta Aurigae type . The system is also surrounded by a warm circumstellar envelope and the spectra show silicon and carbon absorption up to a distance of 3.3 giant radii .
Chapelgorris . Chapelgorris ( ; , `` Red Caps '' ) , also called Peseteros , were a type of volunteer unit during the First Carlist War , raised at the beginning of the war in the province of Guipúzcoa . They fought against the Carlists . A soldier of the British Legion called them a `` half-wild soldiery '' who `` possess the same knowledge of the country , with the war-like habits and activity of the Carlists themselves , by whom they are held in considerable dread . '' The Chapelgorris were formed in battalions of 700-800 men , and were officered mainly by Basques . At first irregular troops , they were later considered a regular corps . They were called officially Free Troops ( tropas francas ) –for example , la `` Tropa franca de caballería de Ausejo '' ( Free Troops of Cavalry of Ausejo ) - but were disparagingly called `` Peseteros '' ( which can be roughly translated as `` money whores '' ) by the Carlists , since they received one peseta per day , though this payment was not standard and varied in nature from province to province . When Baldomero Espartero received command of the Isabeline forces , he incorporated the Chapelgorris into his own troops ; it is at that time that they received their red shakos . They wore a long gray `` capote '' or cloak ; a red cap or beret ; a small canvas bag . For weapons they used a bandolier ; a bayonet ; and a carbine . While in full dress , they wore a high cylindrical red shako , as well as blue jackets embroidered with yellow lace and studded with silver bells and ornaments . However , after they became associated and attached with the British Legion , they adopted British uniforms , including the red coats of the British soldier . They are sometimes incorrectly called Carlist troops due to their red caps ; however , the only Carlist troops who had permission to wear this was the battalion known as Guías de Navarra ( `` Navarre Guides '' ) , an honor granted to them by Zumalacárregui . A vivid description of a fight between a Carlist and a Chapelgorri survives : `` They wrestled for a few moments , but the Chapelgorri was strongest and stabbed the Carlist , at the same time seizing the side of his face in his teeth , and tearing it like a wolf : even when he had torn one mouthful , and the Carlist still writhing , he bit again and shook the head of the vanquished foe till his own face was besmeared with blood. ” They participated in the First Battle of Arquijas ( 1834 ) . Chapelgorris and British troops captured by the Carlists were often tortured or immediately executed . In contrast , some Liberal troops of the line were saved by virtue of the Eliot treaty , which called for the exchange of prisoners rather than their immediate execution .
Twelfth Air Force . The Twelfth Air Force ( 12 AF ; Air Forces Southern , ( AFSOUTH ) ) is a Numbered Air Force of the United States Air Force Air Combat Command ( ACC ) . It is headquartered at Davis–Monthan Air Force Base , Arizona . The command serves as a primary conventional fighter and bomber warfighting headquarters ( WFHQ ) trained and ready for worldwide employment of airpower . It is responsible for the combat readiness of 10 active-duty wings and one direct reporting unit . These subordinate commands operate more than 520 combat aircraft with more than 42,000 uniformed and civilian Airmen . It takes part in a multitude of operations in the United States Southern Command ( USSOUTHCOM ) area of focus alongside partner nations in Central and South America , ensuring a safe , secure , and stable region . Established on 20 August 1942 at Bolling Field , District of Columbia , 12th Air Force was a United States Army Air Forces combat air force deployed to the Mediterranean Theater of World War II . It engaged in operations in North Africa , the Mediterranean , and Western Europe . During the Cold War , 12 AF was one of the Numbered Air Forces of the United States Air Forces in Europe ( USAFE ) and later Tactical Air Command ( TAC ) , Its units engaged in combat operations during the Vietnam War , as well as Operation Desert Storm . As a result of the War on Terror , most 12th Air Force units have operated in the United States Central Command AOR . Since 1987 , Twelfth Air Force ( Air Forces Southern ) trains , equips , and prepares assigned units from Air Combat Command and also serves as the air and space component to United States Southern Command . Twelfth Air Force . Twelfth Air Force serves as a primary conventional fighter and bomber WFHQ trained and ready for worldwide employment of airpower . It is responsible for the combat readiness of seven active-duty wings , which comprise more than 33,000 personnel and 400 aircraft . Twelfth Air Force is also responsible for three active-duty direct reporting units , which comprise more than 1,200 personnel ; and 14 gained units of the AFR and ANG , featuring an additional 18,800 personnel and more than 200 aircraft . The command is also leading the way in bringing the Chief of Staff of the Air Force 's Warfighting Headquarters ( WFHQ ) concept to life . The WFHQ is composed of a command and control element , an Air Force forces staff and an Air Operations Center . Operating as a WFHQ since June 2004 , Twelfth Air Force has served as the Air Force model for the future of Combined Air and Space Operations Centers and WFHQ Air Force forces . 12 AF command is also responsible for the operational readiness of 13 Twelfth Air Force-gained wings and other units of the Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard . These units include more than 220 aircraft and 18,900 Total Force Airmen . There are three forward operating locations from which units counter narcotics trafficking and narco-terrorism , interface with partner Air Forces , provide humanitarian aid , and respond to natural disasters . Air Forces Southern ( AFSOUTH ) . The mission of AFSOUTH is to conduct Air Force , joint and combined air and space operations in addition to information operations in the USSOUTHCOM Area of Responsibility ( AOR ) . To fulfill these responsibilities AFSOUTH employs a full spectrum of Intelligence , Surveillance and Reconnaissance ( ISR ) , intra-theatre airlift and information assets . In addition the AOC is responsible for developing strategy and plans to execute air and space operations in support of USSOUTHCOM objectives . The AOC also provides command and control of all AFSOUTH air and space assets in the AOR . Air Forces Southern oversees Air Force assets , five forward operating locations , and civil and military engagements in the USSOUTHCOM area of responsibility – Central and South America , and the Caribbean . Twelfth Air Force ( Air Forces Southern ) is also responsible for the combat readiness of one of five Falconer AOC weapons systems in the Air Force . Organization . Typically , the 12 AF/CC and his command and control organization form the core of the AFSOUTH command section . Unlike the 12 AF/CC , who reports to COMACC and has only a training mission , the commander of AFSOUTH ( COMAFSOUTH ) reports to the commander of US Southern Command ( CDRUSSOUTHCOM ) and has a warfighting responsibility . AFSOUTH has no organic assets , but draws on forces provided to it by CDRUSSOUTHCOM . Currently , AFSOUTH manages four rotational Air Force Reserve Command and Air National Guard C-130s based out of Muniz Air National Guard Base , Puerto Rico . The SOUTHCOM JFACC is a warfighting commander who reports to CDRUSSOUTHCOM and directs air and air defence forces provided to him for tasking by CDRUSSOUTHCOM . This typically only takes place during crisis situations in the SOUTHCOM Area of Responsibility . However , the JFACC has a significant command and control capability which is used to manage some air operations , along with the Joint Interagency Task Force South , battling illegal narcotics trafficking from several forward operating locations . Similarly to AFSOUTH , the SOUTHCOM JFACC usually draws its staff , including the commander , from the 12 AF/CC staff . In 1963 , Congress established US Southern Command and its service components , including what was known at the time as Southern Air Force ( SOUTHAF ) . In 2007 , SOUTHAF was formally redesignated AFSOUTH . The Commander of AFSOUTH is part of an operation chain of command from the President through the Secretary of Defense to the CDRUSSOUTHCOM , to the AFSOUTH commander . History . Established in the United States during World War II to be the Army Air Forces air component of Operation Torch in 1942 , Twelfth Air Force initially moved to England for training , then participated in the invasion of North Africa . It engaged in tactical operations for the remainder of the war in the Mediterranean . Since World War II , Twelfth Air Force has subsequently served both in Europe and later the United States . The Twelfth Air Force serves as the Air Force component to the United States Southern Command . World War II . The origins of Twelfth Air Force are traced back to a series of mid-1942 Allied planners ' meetings to develop a strategy for the North African invasion or `` Operation TORCH '' . Because this extensive operation required a new organization to provide enough manpower and equipment , activation plans were prepared simultaneously with the invasion strategy . Initially , 12th AF was a composite organization containing both strategic heavy bombardment groups ; and tactical light and medium bombardment , fighter-bomber , and fighter groups . Based in French Morocco and Algeria after Operation Torch , it became very important for 12th AF to coordinate and cooperate with the Royal Air Force which had been fighting in North Africa for two years . Such Allied cooperation was a major concern of American President Franklin D. Roosevelt , British Prime Minister Winston Churchill , and their staffs at the Casablanca Conference in January 1943 where they created the Mediterranean Air Command ( MAC ) with Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Tedder as Air Commander-in-Chief . For planning of the Tunisia Campaign , Tedder 's MAC headquarters were adjacent to those of his immediate superior , the Supreme Allied Commander , General Dwight D. Eisenhower at Algiers , Algeria soon after the new Allied air force reorganization took effect on 18 February 1943 . In keeping with the MAC priority of encouraging USAAF-RAF cooperation , Air Vice-Marshal James Robb was named Spaatz 's deputy commander of NAAF and he handled operations . Lieutenant General Lewis Brereton 's 9th Air Force was assigned to RAF Middle East although its 12th Bombardment ( B-25Cs ) and 57th Fighter ( P-40Fs ) Groups formed a Desert Air Task Force detached to NATAF 's Western Desert Air Force under Air Vice-Marshal Harry Broadhurst who replaced Coningham when he was promoted to NATAF commander . The 12th AF , the largest air force ever assembled soon after its inception several months earlier , ceased to exist in the new MAC organizational structure . As an operational organization , the 12th AF simply disappeared when its groups were distributed among the various new NAAF commands listed above . The only remaining reference to the 12th AF among these commands was Major General Edwin House 's XII Air Support Command which along with Broadhurst 's Western Desert Air Force , Air Vice-Marshal Sir Laurence Sinclair 's Tactical Bomber Force , and Air Vice-Marshal Sir Kenneth Cross ' No . 242 Group , became part of Coningham 's NATAF . Later , XII Air Support Command became even less obvious when it was detached to No . 242 Group . The curious status of the 12th AF in February 1943 is illustrated by the quotation below taken from Craven and Cate , Eds. , The United States Army Air Forces in WWII , Volume 2 , Europe : Torch to Pointblank , Chapter 6 , Climax in Tunisia , p 167 , 1949 . `` One of the admittedly minor problems of the reorganization concerned the status of the Twelfth Air Force . Its units , personnel , and equipment having been transferred entirely to NAAF on February 18 , both on paper and in actuality the Twelfth seemed to have vanished . At his last staff meeting , on February 22 , Doolittle expressed the opinion that once such matters as courts-martial had been wound up , the `` skeleton '' of the Twelfth -- '' the name only '' -- would have either to be returned to the States for a reincarnation or be decently interred by War Department order . Spaatz put the question to Eisenhower and , receiving answer that Headquarters , Twelfth Air Force , would be continued as the administrative headquarters for the U.S. Army elements of NAAF , he took command of the Twelfth on March 1 . As commander , however , he had no staff as such , it being assumed that AAF officers named to the NAAF staff had been automatically placed in equivalent positions in the Twelfth . Actually , all administrative functions were carried on by NAAF and the half-existence of the Twelfth served mainly to mystify all but a few headquarters experts . '' Although the 12th AF was essentially unrecognized in the official Allied air force organization ( MAC ) , it was of course , still a major entity in the USAAF . But even the U.S. Army Air Forces World War II Combat Chronology 1941–1945 , recorded its daily chronology entries under `` NAAF '' rather than `` 12th AF '' between 1 March and 1 September 1943 . Ironically , the U.S. Ninth Air Force retained its identity in MAC ( and in the USAAF Combat Chronology ) even though it was officially a sub-command of RAF Middle East Command and most of its groups were assigned to other operational commands such as NATAF after the February reorganization of the Allied air forces . On 22 August 1943 , the Ninth Air Force 's 12th and 340th Bombardment Groups , and its 57th , 79th , and 324th Fighter Groups were transferred to the 12th AF . This change coincided with the transfer of the 9th AF from the MTO to the European Theater of Operations ( ETO ) . On 1 September 1943 all administrative functions of USAAF elements of NAAF were transferred to the appropriate Twelfth AF organizations : HQ NAAF to HQ Twelfth AF , NASAF to XII Bomber Command , NATAF to XII Air Support Command , NACAF to XII Fighter Command , NAASC to XII AFSC , NAAF TCC to XII Troop Carrier Command ( Provisional ) , NWPRW to Photographic Reconnaissance Wing ( Provisional ) , and NATC to XII Training Command ( Provisional ) but `` operational '' control remained with NAAF . Components of the 12th AF , also under Cannon , were assigned to his various MATAF sub-commands after the 12th 's heavy bomb groups ( and three B-26 medium bomb groups that were eventually returned to the 12th ) were transferred to the newly created Fifteenth Air Force ( 1 November 1943 ; briefly under Doolittle and then Twining ) as part of MASAF . In January 1944 , Doolittle took over the 8th AF in England which along with the 15th AF in Italy , formed the United States Strategic Air Forces ( USSTAF ) under former 12th AF , NAAF , and 8th AF commander Spaatz . As the U.S. tactical air force in the Mediterranean , the 12th AF primarily provided close tactical support to U.S. ground forces in Italy and Southern France and targeted lines of transportation and communication , particularly roads , railroads , and bridges until the end of the war . 12th AF operated in the Mediterranean , French Morocco , Algeria , Tunisia , Greece , Italy , Southern France , Yugoslavia , Albania , Romania , and Austria . By V-E Day , 12th AF had flown 430,681 sorties , dropped 217,156 tons of bombs , claimed destruction of 2,857 enemy aircraft , and lost 2,667 of its own aircraft . When hostilities ended , Twelfth Air Force was inactivated at Florence , Italy , on 31 August 1945 . 12th Air Force Campaigns : Air Combat , EAME Theater ; Algeria-French Morocco ; Tunisia ; Sicily ; Naples-Foggia ; Anzio ; Rome-Arno ; southern France ; North Apennines ; Po Valley . XII Tactical Air Command . XII Tactical Air Command was constituted as XII Ground Air Support Command on 10 September 1942 and activated on 17 September . It was assigned to Twelfth Air Force and redesignated as XII Air Support Command , and later redesignated as XII Tactical Air Command in April 1944 . The command was moved to French Morocco on 9 November 1942 as part of the Operation Torch landings in North Africa . Colonel Demas T. Craw and Major Pierpont M. Hamilton were awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism during the invasion of Algeria-French Morocco ( Operation Torch ) . When the Allies landed at Mehdia , French Morocco on 8 November 1942 , both men volunteered to go behind enemy lines and meet with the French commander near Port Lyautey , French Morocco , to broker a cease fire . After landing on the beach under hostile fire , Craw , his interpreter Major Pierpont M. Hamilton , and their driver Private Orris Correy approached the French headquarters in a light truck . They came under machine gun fire , leaving Craw dead . Hamilton and Correy were captured . Although imprisoned , Major Hamilton succeeded in persuading the French to surrender and was awarded the Medal of Honor on 19 February 1943 . Private Correy was promoted to Sergeant and Pierpont Hamilton , a descendant of Alexander Hamilton , became an intelligence officer in the Northwest African Tactical Air Force a subordinate command of the newly created Northwest African Air Forces under Lieutenant General Carl Spaatz who also assumed administrative command of the Twelfth Air Force on 1 March 1943 . Colonel Demas Craw was awarded his Medal of Honor posthumously on 4 March 1943 and the United States Navy named their air base at Port Lyautey , French Morocco Craw Field in his honor on 12 January 1944 ( see also : http : //www.warwingsart.com/LTA/portlyautey.html ) . The only member of the Twelfth Air Force to be awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism in the air was Lt. Raymond L. Knight of the 350th Fighter Group . XII Bomber Command . XII Bomber Command was constituted on 26 February 1942 and activated on 13 March at MacDill AAF Florida . It was assigned to Twelfth Air Force in August and transferred , without personnel and equipment , to High Wycombe England where the command was re-formed . XII Bomber Command was moved to Tafaraoui , Algeria on 22 November 1942 as part of the Operation Torch landings in North Africa . XII Bomber Command served in combat in the Mediterranean theater until 1 November 1943 when most of the personnel were withdrawn . The command was restaffed in January 1944 and served in combat until 1 March . It was disbanded in Corsica on 10 June 1944 . . ** Survivors of Australian-based 27th Bomb Group transferred to 12th AF.Absorbed into 47th BG XXII Tactical Air Command . XXII Tactical Air Command was constituted on 26 February 1942 and activated on 5 March . It was redesignated as XII Fighter Command in May 1942 , and XXII Tactical Air Command in November 1944 . The command was assigned to Twelfth Air Force in August 1942 and was moved to RAF Wattisham England in September , then on to Tafaraoui , Algeria on 8 November 1942 as part of the Operation Torch landings in North Africa . XXII Tactical Air Command served in combat in the Mediterranean theater until the end of the war . It was inactivated at Pomigliano Italy on 4 October 1945 . Postwar era . XII Tactical Air Command was inactivated at Bad Kissingen , Germany , on 10 November 1947 . Cold War . Twelfth Air Force was reactivated at March Field , California , on 17 May 1946 , and assigned to Tactical Air Command with training responsibilities . In the late 1940s , following several assignments and inactivations , 12 AF reactivated on 21 January 1951 at Wiesbaden AB , West Germany , assigned to United States Air Forces in Europe . Twelfth Air Force became the first USAFE formation to be declared available to NATO . Along with French and Canadian air units , 12 AF was part of the Fourth Allied Tactical Air Force , itself part of NATO 's Allied Air Forces Central Europe . It included the 21st Fighter-Bomber Wing , located in France , and the 85th Air Depot Wing at Erding in Germany . On 1 January 1958 , Twelfth Air Force relocated to Waco , Texas adjacent to James Connally Air Force Base , Texas , and assigned to Tactical Air Command . During its 10 years at Connally AFB its mission began to focus on training tactical air crews to a state of combat readiness capable of conducting joint air operations . In September 1968 , Twelfth Air Force moved to Bergstrom AFB , Texas . During the Vietnam War , the Twelfth was a primary source for tactical fighter , reconnaissance , and airlift forces deployed to the war zone in Southeast Asia . In 1987 , the Twelfth Air Force commander took on the United States Air Force Southern Command responsibility . As such , 12 AF manages all Air Force personnel and assets in the United States Southern Command area of responsibility -- Central and South America . During the United States invasion of Panama in 1989 , for example , 12 AF and other Air Force units deployed in support of U.S. forces , returning democracy to Panama . In 1994 , 12 AF managed and orchestrated Operation Uphold Democracy 's air operations , the mission to restore Haitian democracy while at the same time supporting U.S. Southern Command 's Operation Safe Haven for Cuban refugees . Post Cold War . On 13 July 1993 , Headquarters Twelfth Air Force officially moved from Bergstrom AFB to Davis-Monthan AFB , Arizona . Since then , 12 AF personnel and units have participated in operations in many other parts of the world : SOUTHERN WATCH , PROVIDE COMFORT , DENY FLIGHT , PROVIDE PROMISE , RESTORE HOPE , and JOINT ENDEAVOR . During Operations DESERT SHIELD and DESERT STORM 12 AF provided fighter and reconnaissance aircraft to support U.S. Central Command Air Forces . Since the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks , Twelfth Air Force ( Air Forces Southern ) has worked closely with Caribbean , Central , and South American countries in the Global War on Terrorism . The command has supported efforts to stem the flow of illegal drugs into the U.S. and neighboring countries . 12 AF has also provided forces to Operations ENDURING FREEDOM in Afghanistan , IRAQI FREEDOM , and NOBLE GUARDIAN in the U.S. Today 12 AF directs six combat wings , five Direct Reporting Units , as well as 12 AF gained Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard units .
Mabel Velarde . Mabel Velarde ( born 4 December 1988 ) is an Ecuadorian professional footballer . She was part of the Ecuadorian squad for the 2015 FIFA Women 's World Cup .
WORJ-LP . WORJ-LP is a Christian and Gospel music and Religious Teaching formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Suffolk , Virginia and serving Suffolk and Windsor in Virginia . WORJ-LP is owned and operated by The Master 's House Church .
Igor Duljaj . Igor Duljaj ( Serbian Cyrillic : Игор Дуљај ; born 29 October 1979 ) is a Serbian former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder . He is best remembered for his tenacious playing style and stamina . During his footballing career , Duljaj played with only three clubs , namely Partizan , Shakhtar Donetsk and Sevastopol . He won 14 major trophies at club level , including the 2008–09 UEFA Cup . At international level , Duljaj earned 47 caps for Serbia ( and its predecessors ) . He represented Serbia and Montenegro at the 2006 FIFA World Cup . Club career . Born in Topola , Duljaj was spotted by Partizan in 1990 . He initially traveled to Belgrade to attend training sessions for several years , before permanently relocating to the capital city . In the 1997–98 season , Duljaj was promoted to the main squad , appearing in five league games and scoring once . He became a first-team regular in his third year as a senior , collecting 41 appearances in all competitions while scoring one goal in the league . Over the course of the next three seasons , Duljaj was an irreplaceable member of the team that won one national cup and back-to-back championships in 2002 and 2003 . He subsequently helped the side progress to the group stage of the 2003–04 UEFA Champions League , eliminating Newcastle United in the last qualifying round . In February 2004 , Duljaj was transferred to Shakhtar Donetsk . He penned a five-year contract with the club , rejoining his former Partizan teammate Zvonimir Vukić . Over the following seven seasons , Duljaj won four Ukrainian Premier Leagues , two Ukrainian Cups , two Ukrainian Super Cups , and one UEFA Cup . He amassed a total of 195 appearances in all competitions and scored six goals . In July 2010 , Duljaj signed with fellow Ukrainian club Sevastopol . He spent four seasons with the side , two in the top flight and two in the second tier , before retiring from the game . International career . Duljaj was capped for FR Yugoslavia at under-18 and under-21 level . He also represented the country at the Millennium Soccer Super Cup in early 2001 . Led by manager Ilija Petković , Duljaj appeared in all five of his team 's games and scored two goals , helping the side win the tournament . Previously , Duljaj made his full international debut for FR Yugoslavia in a 2–1 friendly loss against Romania on 15 November 2000 . He went on to represent his country on 47 occasions , being a member of the team at the 2006 FIFA World Cup . Post-playing career . In the summer of 2016 , Duljaj joined the coaching staff at Shakhtar Donetsk , becoming an assistant to manager Paulo Fonseca . Personal life . Duljaj has two brothers , Joakim and Nenad . Together they run the `` Duljaj Football Academy '' in their hometown of Topola .
62nd NHK Cup ( shogi ) . The 62nd NHK Cup , or as it is officially known the was a professional shogi tournament organized by the Japan Shogi Association and sponsored by Japan 's public broadcaster NHK . Play began on April 8 , 2012 and ended on March 17 , 2013 . The 50-player single elimination tournament was won by Akira Watanabe . All of the tournament games were shown on NHK-E . The during the NHK-E broadcasts was female professional Rieko Yauchi . Preliminary tournaments . A total of 127 professional shogi players competed in 18 preliminary tournaments to qualify for the main tournament . These tournaments were non-televised one-day tournaments held at the Tokyo Shogi Kaikan and the Kansai Shogi Kaikan . Each tournament consisted of seven or eight players . The initial time control for each player was 20 minutes followed by a 30-second byōyomi . The female professional seed was determined by a single-game playoff between Hatsumi Ueda and Tomomi Kai , which was won by Kai . Below are the bracket from two of the preliminary tournaments . Main tournament . The first time control for main tournament games was ten minutes per player . Once this was used up , a second time control of 10 one-minute periods of began . Each player was given 30 seconds to make their move . If they did so , then no thinking time periods were used . If , however , they did not , a thinking time period began and they then had up to one minute ( more specifically 59 seconds ) to make a move before entering the next thinking time period . This process was repeated until a player had used all ten thinking time periods . Then , the final `` byōyomi '' time control of 30 seconds per move then began . `` Sente '' was determined prior to each game by piece toss . The 50 players listed below qualified for the main tournament . The bracket at the start of the tournament in shown below . Results . Winners are listed in bold . `` Date '' refers to the date the game was broadcast . Dan and titles are as of the date the game was broadcast . `` Guest Analyst '' refers to the `` kishi '' who provided commentary during the broadcast . `` No . of moves '' refers to the total number of moves played in the game . Round 1 . A total of 18 games were played in round 1 . Play began on April 8 , 2012 and ended on August 12 , 2012 . The 18 preliminary tournament winners were paired against 18 seeded players . Round 2 . A total of 16 games were played in round 2 . Play began on August 12 , 2012 and ended on November 25 , 2012 . The 18 winners from round 1 were joined by the 14 players who had received round 1 byes . Round 3 . Play began on December 2 , 2012 and ended on January 27 , 2013 . Out of the 18 preliminary tournament winners , only Akira Inaba 6d made it as far as round 3 . Quarterfinals . The eight remaining players were paired off against each other with play beginning on February 3 and ending on February 24 , 2013 . Four major titleholders ( Watanabe , Moriuchi , Habu , and Gōda ) as well as four former NHK Cup Champions ( Habu , Moriuchi , Miura , and Suzuki ) made it as far as the quarterfinals . Semifinals . The two remaining players from each block with paired against each other to determine the respective block winners . The 1st semifinal game between Daisuke Suzuki 8d ( `` sente '' ) and Akira Watanabe Ryūō ( `` gote '' ) was broadcast on March 3 , 2013 . Watanabe won the game in 122 moves . The guest analyst was Taku Morishita 9d . The 2nd semifinal game was between Masataka Gōda Kiō ( `` sente '' ) and Yoshiharu Habu NHK Cup ( `` gote '' ) . The game was broadcast on March 10 , 2013 and won by Habu in 116 moves . The guest analyst was Manabu Senzaki 8d . Finals . After 109 preliminary tournament games and 48 main tournament games involving 160 players , Yoshiharu Habu NHK Cup and Akira Watanabe Ryūō met in the final which was broadcast on March 17 , 2013 . Habu had won the tournament the previous four years and was on 24 NHK Cup game winning streak ; Watanabe , on the other hand , was looking for his first NHK Cup championship and also to avoid losing to Habu in the finals for the second year in a row . The piece toss before the game resulted in Watanabe being `` sente '' and he won the game in 109 moves , thus becoming the 62nd NHK Cup Champion . The guest analyst for the final match were Takeshi Fujii 9 dan and the hosts were NHK announcer and female professional Rieko Yauchi . A radio broadcast of the final aired on May 3 , 2013 . The host was NHK announcer and the guest analysts were Akira Shima 9d , Kazuki Kimura 8d and Takanori Hashimoto 8d . The game score and a diagram showing the final position is given below . Opening : Yagura 1.P-76 P-34 , 2 . P-26 P-44 , 3 . P-25 B-33 , 4 . S-38 P-84 , 5 . S-78 P-85 , 6 . S-77 S-22 , 7 . P-56 B-42 , 8 . B-79 S-33 , 9 . G-78 G-32 , 10 . K-69 P-54 , 11 . P-36 G-52 , 12 S-37 G52-43 , 13 . P-35 B-64 , 14 . Px34 Sx34 , 15 . P-46 K-41 , 16 . P-24 Px24 , 17 . Rx24 K-31 , 18 . R-28 P*34 , 19 . B-68 N-33 , 20 . K-79 S-62 , 21 . K-88 P-73 , 22 . P-66 P-75 , 23 . Px75 Bx75 , 24 . P*76 B-64 , 25 . G-58 S-73 , 26 . G58-67 S-34 , 27 . P*36 Px36 , 28 . Sx36 P*35 , 29 . S-47 N-73 , 30 . N-37 P-94 , 31 . P*24 P*22 , 32 . P-96 L-93 , 33 . B-57 R-92 , 34 . P-16 B-53 , 35 . P-65 Sx65 , 36 . B-84 P*72 , 37 . P-55 Px55 , 38 . P*52 K-42 , 39 . S-66 S-74 , 40 . P-51+ P-86 , 41 . Px86 Kx51 , 42 . R-58 P*87 , 43 . K-79 S-83 , 44 . B-75 Bx75 , 45 . Px75 B*27 , 46 . P*54 B-49+ , 47 . Rx55 P*52 , 48 . P-74 +B-48 , 49 . B*56 R-82 , 50 . Px73+ Px73 , 51 . N*65 K-62 , 52 . N-77 S-84 , 53 . P-85 +Bx37 , 54 . Px84 N*64 , 55 . P-83+ , Gote resigns ( diagram ) The final tournament bracket is shown below .
Rahym Kurbanmämmedow . Rahim Kurbanmamedov ( born 3 October 1963 ) is a Turkmen football coach . He is currently a head coach of FC Energetik . Playing career . He played for Kopetdag Asgabat , Nisa Aşgabat and Turkmenistan national football team from 1992–1998 Coaching career . He has been coach of Turkmenistan national football team from 2003–2008 . He coached Nisa Aşgabat in 2003–2004 , Navbahor Namangan in 2009 and Merw Mary from 2009 . In 2013 , he went to FC Balkan , with which he won the AFC President 's Cup 2013 in Malaysia . In 2014 , he was re-appointed head coach of Turkmenistan national football team . In June 2014 for poor team play in the final tournament of the AFC Challenge Cup , which resulted in the Turkmenistan footballers were unable to leave the group , was relieved of his post .
Pakistani folklore . Pakistan has a wide variety of folklore , mostly circulated regionally . However , certain tales have related variants in other regions of the country or in neighbouring countries . `` Pakistani mythology '' here means the myths and sacred narratives of the culturally and linguistically related groups of ancient peoples who inhabited the region of Pakistan and its borderlands . Provincial folklore . The provinces of Pakistan are known by the love stories in their folklore that have been immortalized by singers , reciters and storytellers of the regions . Sindhi folklore . Sindhi folklore ( ) is the folk tradition which has developed in Sindh over a number of centuries.Sindh abounds with folklore , in all forms , and colors from such obvious manifestations as the traditional Watayo Faqir tales , the legend of `` Moriro '' , epic tale of Dodo Chanesar , to the heroic character of Marui which distinguishes it among the contemporary folklores of the region . The love story of Sassui , who pines for her lover Punhu , is known and sung in every Sindhi settlement . Other examples of the folklore of Sindh include the stories of Umar Marui and Suhuni Mehar . Sindhi folk Singers and women play a vital role to transmit the Sindhi folklore . They sang the folktales of Sindh in songs with passion in every village of Sindh . Sindhi folklore has been compiled in a series of forty volumes under Sindhi Adabi Board 's project of Folklore and Literature.This valuable project was accomplished by noted sindhi scholar Dr.Nabi Bux Baloch.The material for the project has been collected both from the oral traditions village folks and the written record . This folklore series deals with diverse segments Sindhi folklore and literature i.e . Fables and Fairy-tales , pseudo-historical Romances , Folk-poetry , Folk songs , Proverbs , Riddles etc . Balochi folklore . Balochi folklore is alive with the love stories of Hani and Shah Murad Chakar , Shahdad and Mahnaz , Lallah and Granaz , Bebarg and Granaz , and Mast and Sammo , among others . The war tales of the Baloch are equally stirring . The `` chap '' , a Baloch style of dancing , has a curious rhythm distinguished by an inertial back sway with every forward step . Baloch music has a unique flavour of its own . Kashmiri folklore . Kashmiri regions in the north are equally rich in folklore . Pakhtun folklore . In the Pukhtun areas of the northwest , the North-West Frontier Province is the home of energetic warlike dancers , the most prominent being the Khattak dance , which bears the name of the tribe that dances it . The romantic tale of Adam Khan and Durkhanai features a lute player ( `` rabab '' ) whose music earns the love of a beautiful girl , although she has n't seen him yet . Punjabi folklore . Many folk tales from Punjab have been disseminated worldwide by the Punjabi diaspora , especially in the UK and United States . The tale of two lovers , Heer and Ranjha , is based in the Pakistani part of the Punjab , in a city called Jhang . Today it is celebrated in songs , movies , theatre , and quotations . One may call a romantic person a Ranjha , meaning he is a devoted lover . Similarly a girl in love may be called `` Heer . '' Apart from the epic of Hir and Ranjha , the Punjab has a rich tradition of ballads , folk tales , folk music and dance . The folklore of the Potohar Plateau of the north shows a local variant , while the lush green irrigated agriculture of the central plains is home to more sophisticated forms of folklore . The oldest living urban centre of Multan in the south is home to gentler forms of music and dance . Saraiki folklore . Saraiki areas in the south are equally rich in folklore . External folklore . The Muslim high culture of Pakistan and rest of South Asia emphasizes Arabic , Persian and Turkic culture . Islamic mythology and is part of Pakistans folklore , as Islamic religion dominates Pakistan since it was imposed by the pan-Islamism colonialists of the Ottoman Empire . The Shahnameh , `` One Thousand and One Nights '' and `` Sinbad the Sailor '' were part of the education of children in what is now Pakistan before English education was imposed by the British colonialism .
Willy the Private Detective . `` Willy the Private Detective '' ( German : `` Willy , der Privatdetektiv '' ) is a 1960 West German comedy film directed by Rudolf Schündler and starring Willy Millowitsch , Renate Mannhardt and Rudolf Platte .
Mähri Geldiýewa . Mahri Geldiyeva ( born 4 April 1973 ) , née Ovezova , is a Turkmen chess Woman Grandmaster ( 1998 ) . Chess career . In 1993 in Kozhikode Geldiyeva won the bronze medal in the World Girls U-20 Championship . In 1998 in Kuala Lumpur she won the bronze medal in the Asian women 's Chess Championship . In 2009 , she divided the second place in the international chess tournament in Sari and won Turkmenistan women 's chess championship . Geldiyeva has played for Turkmenistan in 7 Chess Olympiads ( 1994-2002 , 2006 , 2010 ) and won two individual gold medals at Board 1 in 32nd Chess Olympiad ( 1996 ) and 33rd Chess Olympiad ( 1998 ) . Also she has played for Turkmenistan in Soviet Women 's Team Chess Championships ( 1986-1991 ) and Asian Games in 2010 . In 1996 Geldiyeva awarded the FIDE International Women Master ( WIM ) , but in 1998 - the International Women Grandmaster ( WGM ) title . She became the first and so far the only Turkmen women chess player who received a chess grandmaster title .
Hex Castle . Heks Castle ( ) is a mansion in the village of Heks in the municipality of Heers , province of Limburg , Belgium . History . The house was built in the 1770s by the Liège architect Etienne Fayen for the Prince-Bishop of Liège , Franz Karl , Count of Velbrück ( 1719-1784 ) . As a humanist and nature-lover , the prince-bishop chose this spot in the scenic Haspengouw region on which to build his country house and to lay out a number of gardens , including a Chinese garden , a kitchen garden and a rose garden . Later he added one of the first landscaped parks on the European mainland , inspired by the English landscaping of Capability Brown . The bishop died here in 1784 . Today . The estate is now in the private possession of Count Ghislain d ' Ursel , since the third generation . They keep the estate in shape and restore the valuable gardens and heritage . The rose garden contains an exceptional assortment of about 250 varieties , of which the oldest were present in the original garden . Since 1970 Countess Michel d'Ursel restored and increased the original formal Renaissance garden laid out by Prince Bishop Velbruck in 1770 . In 2003 the Garden of Roses was granted the Award of Garden Excellence by the World Federation of Rose Societies . The gardens and the park are open to the public on selected weekends during the summer months .
Danilo Kocevski . Danilo Kocevski ( born 1947 in Kumanovo ) is Macedonian literary critic , novelist , playwright and poet . He appeared in the 2001 TV Show `` Dossier Skopje '' dressed as Superman .
French Gulch , California . French Gulch is a census-designated place ( CDP ) in Shasta County , California , United States . The population was 346 at the 2010 census , up from 254 at the 2000 census . History . French Gulch was founded by French miners in 1849 and became one of California 's major gold producing areas . The town became a major supply place when it became the terminus of the western branch of the California Trail . French Gulch was registered as a California Historical Landmark in 1935 . On August 14 , 2004 , the entire town of French Gulch was evacuated due to a forest fire which roared out of control through much of Shasta County . The fire burned 13,005 acres and destroyed 26 residences , 1 commercial building , and 76 outbuildings . The evacuation lasted 3 days , allowing residents to return home on August 17 , 2004 . A total of 1,345 fire personnel helped get the blaze under the control . The cause was never determined . On July 22nd , 2018 , French Gulch was evacuated due to the Carr Fire , which was started by a motor vehicle malfunction . The population has yet to be allowed back in and local officials are not sure what condition the town is currently in , as it remains in the central part of the fire . As of August 2nd , air and ground crews continued to work in the area to protect the town from the fire , and many of the buildings , including the historic hotel , were still standing . On August 8th , the evacuation order for French Gulch and surrounding areas was lifted , and residents were allowed to return to their homes . Geography . French Gulch is located at ( 40.705313 , -122.635174 ) . Lying a few miles northwest of Whiskeytown Lake , the hamlet lies along Trinity Mountain Road going north from California State Route 299 with the town center about 3 miles north of 299 , and about 19 highway-miles from downtown Redding . According to the United States Census Bureau , the CDP has a total area of , 99.70 % of it land and 0.30 % of it water . Climate . This region experiences warm ( but not hot ) and dry summers , with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F . According to the Köppen Climate Classification system , French Gulch has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate , abbreviated `` Csb '' on climate maps . 2010 . The 2010 United States Census reported that French Gulch had a population of 346 . The population density was 28.0 people per square mile ( 10.8/km² ) . The racial makeup of French Gulch was 296 ( 85.5 % ) White , 3 ( 0.9 % ) African American , 15 ( 4.3 % ) Native American , 3 ( 0.9 % ) Asian , 1 ( 0.3 % ) Pacific Islander , 8 ( 2.3 % ) from other races , and 20 ( 5.8 % ) from two or more races . Hispanic or Latino of any race were 17 persons ( 4.9 % ) . The Census reported that 346 people ( 100 % of the population ) lived in households , 0 ( 0 % ) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters , and 0 ( 0 % ) were institutionalized . There were 147 households , out of which 32 ( 21.8 % ) had children under the age of 18 living in them , 71 ( 48.3 % ) were opposite-sex married couples living together , 12 ( 8.2 % ) had a female householder with no husband present , 10 ( 6.8 % ) had a male householder with no wife present . There were 13 ( 8.8 % ) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships , and 0 ( 0 % ) same-sex married couples or partnerships . 42 households ( 28.6 % ) were made up of individuals and 16 ( 10.9 % ) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older . The average household size was 2.35 . There were 93 families ( 63.3 % of all households ) ; the average family size was 2.80 . The population was spread out with 64 people ( 18.5 % ) under the age of 18 , 23 people ( 6.6 % ) aged 18 to 24 , 54 people ( 15.6 % ) aged 25 to 44 , 141 people ( 40.8 % ) aged 45 to 64 , and 64 people ( 18.5 % ) who were 65 years of age or older . The median age was 49.6 years . For every 100 females , there were 104.7 males . For every 100 females age 18 and over , there were 102.9 males . There were 166 housing units at an average density of 13.4 per square mile ( 5.2/km² ) , of which 119 ( 81.0 % ) were owner-occupied , and 28 ( 19.0 % ) were occupied by renters . The homeowner vacancy rate was 3.2 % ; the rental vacancy rate was 6.7 % . 284 people ( 82.1 % of the population ) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 62 people ( 17.9 % ) lived in rental housing units . 2000 . As of the census of 2000 , there were 254 people , 109 households , and 72 families residing in the CDP . The population density was 20.6 people per square mile ( 7.9/km² ) . There were 130 housing units at an average density of 10.5 per square mile ( 4.1/km² ) . The racial makeup of the CDP was 92.91 % White , 3.94 % Native American , 0.79 % Asian , 0.39 % from other races , and 1.97 % from two or more races . Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.76 % of the population . There were 109 households out of which 21.1 % had children under the age of 18 living with them , 56.0 % were married couples living together , 6.4 % had a female householder with no husband present , and 33.9 % were non-families . 24.8 % of all households were made up of individuals and 11.0 % had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older . The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.71 . In the CDP , the population was spread out with 20.9 % under the age of 18 , 2.0 % from 18 to 24 , 24.0 % from 25 to 44 , 39.0 % from 45 to 64 , and 14.2 % who were 65 years of age or older . The median age was 47 years . For every 100 females , there were 104.8 males . For every 100 females age 18 and over , there were 101.0 males . The median income for a household in the CDP was $ 27,083 , and the median income for a family was $ 31,250 . Males had a median income of $ 41,250 versus $ 33,750 for females . The per capita income for the CDP was $ 11,943 . About 21.6 % of families and 24.3 % of the population were below the poverty line , including 22.7 % of those under the age of eighteen and 11.8 % of those sixty five or over . Politics . In the state legislature French Gulch is in , and .
Daesun Jinrihoe . Daesun Jinrihoe ( ) , which in its English-language publications has recently used the transliteration Daesoonjinrihoe and , from 2017 , Daesoon Jinrihoe , is a Korean new religious movement , founded in April 1969 by Park Han-gyeong , known to his followers as Park Wudang ( 박한경 ) ( 1917–96 , or 1917-95 according to the lunar calendar used by the movement ) . Daesoon thought is said to be a comprehensive system of truth representing the Great Dao of `` resolution of grievances and reciprocation of gratitude into mutual beneficence '' . History . Daesoon Jinrihoe is the largest among more than one hundred different Korean religious movements constituting the group of new religions known as Jeungsanism and originating from the activities of Kang Jeungsan ( Gang Il-Sun , 1871-1909 ) , believed by his followers to be the incarnated Supreme God . After Kang ’ s death in 1909 , each of his main disciples , and some of his relatives , went on to establish different new religions , which in turn splintered and fragmented into rival groups , of which today the most active outside Korea is Jeung San Do , which was founded in 1974 . The rival group Jeung San Do is better known internationally , but less widely followed within Korea , while Daesoon Jinrihoe has concentrated its activities in Korea . Paradoxically , the largest branch did not originate from a direct disciple of Kang . Jo Cheol-Je , known to his disciples as Jo Jeongsan ( 1895-1958 ) , never personally met Kang , but claimed to have received a revelation from him in 1917 . Eventually , he was recognized as the mysterious successor Kang had announced in his prophecies by Kang ’ s sister ( Seondol , ca . 1881-1942 ) , mother ( Kwon , 1850-1926 ) and daughter ( Sun-Im , 1904-1959 ) , although the daughter eventually founded her own separate branch . Jo Jeongsan 's followers claim that , in 1909 , Kang saw a train passing , which had the young Jo Jeongsan aboard , and stated : “ A man can do anything at the age of 15 if he is able to take his identification tag ( `` hopae '' ) with him. ” Jo Jeongsan 's disciples later claimed that these words amounted to an endorsement by Kang of Jo Jeongsan as his successor . Jo gathered a sizable number of followers and established land-reclaiming projects in the Anmyeondo and Wonsando Islands , aimed at improving the situation of his disciples . In 1925 , he legally incorporated his religious order , Mugeukdo , in Jeongeup . Korea , however , was under Japanese occupation and , due to Japan ’ s hostility to new religions Jo decided to disband Mugeukdo in 1941 . After World War II , Japanese left Korea , and in 1948 Jo was able to reconstitute the order , changing its name into Taegeukdo in 1950 . New headquarters were established in Busan , initially in the center of the city . Later , due to the new zoning regulations introduced in Busan , the headquarters were relocated to the suburb that came to be called Taegeukdo Village . Jo passed away on March 6 , 1958 . Initially , almost all his followers accepted that he had designated as his successor Park Han-Gyeong , later known as Park Wudang ( 1917-1996 , or 1917-95 according to the lunar calendar used by the movement ) , a schoolteacher who had joined the movement after World War II , after having being forced to join the Japanese army , and Taegeukdo continued as a united movement under Park for ten years , between 1958 and 1968 . In 1968 , a movement criticizing Park was led by one of Jo Jeongsan ’ s sons , Jo Yongnae ( 1934-2004 ) . Eventually , the two factions parted company . Jo Yongnae ’ s followers kept the name Taegeukdo and the headquarters at the Taegeukdo Village , while Park incorporated in 1969 a new religious order under the name Daesoon Jinrihoe , with headquarters at the Junggok Temple in Junggok-dong in Seoul . Besides the faction of Taegeukdo led by Jo Yongnae and the followers of Park , who eventually became part of Daesoon Jinrihoe , a third group should be mentioned . It included those members of Taegeukdo who tried to promote a reconciliation between the two factions and called for a return of Park to Taegeukdo Village . Those in this third group formed in August 1969 an association called “ Taegeukdo-jeongsin-hoe '' ( Taegeukdo Spirit Association ) , which changed its name into “ Taegeuk Jinrihoe ” in March 1971 . In ( or around ) 1972 , Taegeuk Jinrihoe was dissolved by its members , who decided to join Daesoon Jinrihoe . Under Park ’ s guidance , Daesoon Jinrihoe had a spectacular success . According to some accounts , it became the largest new religion in Korea . In 1986 , a large new temple was inaugurated in Yeoju , followed in 1991 by Daejin University and later by other temples . In 1993 , the movement ’ s headquarters were moved to the Yeoju Temple . Schisms . Park had not named a successor and passed away in 1996 ( 1995 according to the lunar calendar ) . Many of his followers had believed that they would achieve the state of `` dotong '' , or perfect unification with the Tao , during Park 's lifetime . They strongly opposed the idea of appointing a successor of Park , and controversies followed . However , the main reason for the disputes , which had also motivations preceding Park Wudang ’ s death , so that some divisions had already manifested during his last years , was a controversy about the divinization of Park Wudang ( i.e . whether he should now be worshipped as a god or identified with Buddha Maitreya ) , together with Kang Jeungsan and Jo Jeongsan , who had been in turn divinized . Those favorable to the divinization were led by Yi Yu-jong ( 1936-2010 ) , the chairperson of the Yeoju Headquarters Temple Complex , who was also accused of administrative wrongdoings by his opponents . On July 16 , 1999 , a number of leaders of the faction opposed to Yi ( estimates vary from 150 to 1,500 or 2,000 ) gathered at the headquarters in Yeoju and asked Yi to resign . A face-off erupted and the police was called , which finally escorted Yi out of the temple . The police had to intervene again in January 2000 , when Yi 's faction unsuccessfully tried to retake the Yeoju Headquarters . Yi 's followers managed however to take control of Daesoon Jinrihoe 's Junggok Temple in Seoul , where Yi proclaimed himself the successor of Park , while the majority group insisted that Park had appointed no successor and organized a collegial direction of the movement . Eventually , Yi 's group experienced in turn further schisms , and Daesoon Jinrihoe split into at least five factions : one , including a large majority of Park ’ s followers , was opposed to his deification and remained headquartered in Yeoju , while the four main groups that were in favor of considering Park either a god or the Buddha Maitreya were headquartered respectively at the Junggok Temple in Seoul , in Pocheon , Pohang , and Goesan . The latter branch is now known as Daejin Sungjuhoe . In 2013 , a council was held in Yeoju to `` normalize '' the management of the order , attended by the Yeoju Headquarters , Seoul 's Junggok Temple , and Pocheon branches . They did not come to an agreement about their doctrinal problems , but agreed to a joint management of Daejin University and of Jesaeng Hospital , one of the main components of Daesoon Jinrihoe ’ s health system . These internal problems did not seem to stop the expansion of the movement . In 1997 , a giant Maitreya Buddha statue was enshrined in the Geumgangsan Toseong Training Temple , which had been completed in 1996 in the Geumgang Mountain area , where Park Wudang was also buried . The educational and health systems also expanded . The movement also developed a distinctive approach to visual arts in the decoration of its temples and production of sacred paintings , combining traditional Korean Buddhist themes and folk art . Beliefs . The doctrine of Daesoon Jinrihoe is based on a sacred history . While the world was in a miserable situation , the Catholic missionary priest Matteo Ricci attempted the solution of the problems through the spreading of Christianity and the construction of an earthly paradise in China . Because of the corrupted situation of Confucianism , Ricci failed , but his mission opened a door through which the Divine Spirits of the East could travel to the West . This was largely responsible for the scientific and cultural progress of the West . Eventually , however , both East and West succumbed to materialism , greed , and wars . As a consequence , all divine spirits petitioned Sangje , the Supreme God , to intervene directly . Sangje undertook a “ Great Itineration , ” where he reordered the three kingdoms of Heaven , Earth , and Human Beings . He descended to the West , from where he moved East and came to Korea , where he stayed for thirty years in the giant Buddha Maitreya statue in the Maitreya Hall of the Geumsansa Temple . During this time , he revealed his divine teachings and plans for a heavenly order to Choe Je-u , the founder of Donghak . Choe ’ s mission , just as Ricci ’ s centuries before , failed because of the resistance of the Confucian system . Sangje then withdrew his heavenly mandate from Choe ( who was executed in 1864 ) and in 1871 incarnated as Kang Jeungsan . Daesoon Jinrihoe followers , thus , believe that Kang Jeungsan ( Gang Il-Sun ) was Sangje , or the Supreme God , in human form . Sangje descended to earth and assumed human form at the end of 19th century in order to renew human beings and build an Earthly Paradise through his `` Chenji-gongsa '' ( Reordering Works of the Universe ) . [ . To achieve this aim , a religious organization was also needed , and Daesoon Jinrihoe believes it was created through the succession in the religious orthodoxy first by Jo Jeongsan and then by Park Wudang . Daesoon Jinrihoe articulates its doctrine in four tenets , which are “ virtuous concordance of yin and yang , ” “ harmonious union between divine beings and human beings , ” “ resolution of grievances for mutual beneficence ” and “ perfected Unification with Dao. ” These four tenets are believed to contain within themselves all the teachings of Sangje . Some scholars believe that the third tenet , “ resolution of grievances for mutual beneficence ” ( `` Haewon sangsaeng '' , 解冤相生 ) is the most distinctive teaching of Daesoon Jinrihoe . It teaches that , while Kang Jeungsan opened the road to solving the problem of grievances , humans should do their part by “ cultivating ” themselves , propagating the truth , and avoiding the creation of new grievances . The itinerary of “ cultivation ” is depicted in Daesoon Jinrihoe ’ s temples through the `` Simudo '' , i.e . “ ox-seeking ” paintings , where the spiritual journey is described through the metaphor of seeking a white ox . Daesoon Jinrihoe teachings are , in certain parts , similar to Confucianism , including an emphasis on sincerity , reverence , and trust , but Daesoon Jinrihoe diverges from the patriarchy and social hierarchy that characterize Confucianism . Daesoon Jinrihoe builds on terminology and ideas found in all of Korea 's religious traditions . American scholar Don Baker called it the `` quintessential Korean religion , ” arguing that Daesoon Jinrihoe is `` more than the sum of its parts '' : not Buddhist , not Confucian , not Daoist , not inspired by Cheondoism , and not shamanistic , but all of these together and more . As mentioned earlier , the branches of the religion that divinize Park Wudang believe in a Trinity ( similar to the beliefs of another Korean religion , Taejonggyo ) , in this case made up of Kang Jeungsan , Jo Jeongsan , and Park Wudang.. Followers believe that there will be a `` Great Transformation '' , after which humans will live in a universe with no poverty , disease , or war , and with divine beings and human beings existing in a state of unification . They have a mantra , called `` T'aeulju '' , which they believe hastens the unification with Dao . Predictions about a specific date for the `` kaebyŏk '' ( 개벽 , literally `` dawn of a new age '' ) , or entrance into the earthly paradise , have been banned by the movement . However , some followers still engaged in these predictions in the 1980s and 1990s , including in 1984 and , according to Jorgensen , in connection with the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul . Activities . Daesoon Jinrihoe believes that the principle of `` Haewon sangsaeng '' should be realized in practice through three main social activities : charity aid , social welfare , and education . The movement is known in Korea for its centers of medical service and welfare for the elderly , including Jesaeng Hospital , and for the educational facilities , including Daejin University , which was founded in 1991 , and six high schools . In addition to spiritual activities , the movement also campaigns on issues such as the environment , gender equality , reunification of Korea , and the achievement of world peace . Every month , the members of Daesoon Jinrihoe make a monetary contribution , which is all sent to the head office . The movement reports that over 70 % of the money collected then goes to the three major activities : relief and charity , social welfare , and education , and that a total of over 660 billion won ( about 560 million USD ) was allocated to those fields in the 39 years between 1975 and 2013 . The movement also claims that Daesoon Jinrihoe “ is a practical religion which actively puts its doctrines into action , and its activities are more influential and contributive than any other religions in Korea , from the viewpoint of its scale. ” Membership . The religion has a following among a wide variety of classes . It claims a membership of six million , though a 1995 survey by `` The Chosun Ilbo '' found it had 67,632 followers ( sixth behind Wŏn Buddhism with 84,918 followers ) . A 2005 census revealed fewer than 35,000 Koreans claimed a belief in the religions derived from Kang Jeungsan , of which Daesoon Jinrihoe is one . The survey and census may have underestimated the number of followers , due to a lack of a specific category for Daesoon Jinrihoe and other new religions , and because followers have opted out of labeling themselves with a religious affiliation . By the mid-1990s Daesun Jinrihoe had already over 1,500 centers , and the headquarters at Yeoju could house 10,000 people . In 2017 , centers had become more than 2,000 . The growth of the religion has been attributed to its ancestor worship , emphasis on self-cultivation , messianism and enlightenment , a focus on the present , and the stable system of its organization . According to Don Baker , “ Daesoon doctrine also gains persuasive power from its focus on the ethical concerns that have been at the center of Korean religiosity for millennia ” . Criticism . Criticism of Daesoon Jinrihoe mostly comes from rival religions in the Kang Jeungsan lineage and Korean media hostile to local new religions in general , and it has been argued that , from there , it also found an echo in the works of Western scholars , such as John Jorgensen . Daesoon Jinrihoe members made a habit of recruiting at large bookstores or in the Seoul underground ; these members would ask passers-by if they were interested in Eastern thought and invite them to learn more , without mentioning Daesoon Jinrihoe . In the mid-1990s , the main Yeoju branch of Daesoon Jinrihoe confronted these problems and banned missionary activities in public places altogether . However , these practices are still carried on by some other branches . Jorgensen also reported that rumors of extortion and violence against opponents were common in the 1990s ; the clergy were said to work without pay on the religion 's projects , and be restricted to 4-5 hours of sleep a day during some of the movement ’ s “ cultivation ” practices ...
Frederick Frelinghuysen ( businessman ) . Frederick Frelinghuysen ( September 30 , 1848 – January 1 , 1924 ) was an American businessman . He was the president of the Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company in Newark , New Jersey , for 25 years . Biography . He was born on September 30 , 1848 to Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen in Newark , New Jersey . His brother was George Griswold Frelinghuysen . He graduated from Rutgers College in 1868 and was admitted to the bar as an attorney in 1871 and as a counselor in 1874 . He married Estelle B. Kinney on July 23 , 1902 and lived in Elberon , New Jersey . They had four sons and one daughter including : George Griswold Frelinghuysen II , who married Anne de Smolianinof ; Estelle C. `` Suzy '' Frelinghuysen ; Frederick Frelinghuysen ; Thomas Frelinghuysen ; and Theodore Frelinghuysen . He became president of the Howard Savings Institution . He resigned that post to become president of the Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company . He died in the Post Graduate Hospital in Manhattan , New York City in 1924 after a three-week illness .
Godmanchester Chinese Bridge . Godmanchester Chinese Bridge is a landmark of the town of Godmanchester , Huntingdonshire ( now administered as part of Cambridgeshire , England ) . It is a pedestrian bridge that spans a mill stream on the River Great Ouse and is , as the name suggests , built in an ostensibly Chinese style . The original was constructed in 1827 to designs by the architect James Gallier , but it fell into a bad condition and was replaced with a replica by the local council in 1960 . The origins of the bridge are somewhat unusual . `` Chinese Chippendale '' had been a fashion of the mid-18th century , a time when the town was building a mansion for the Receiver General of Huntingdonshire by the river . Island Hall had included a rather smaller Chinese bridge , linking it to an ornamental island . It seems likely that this served as the inspiration for the public bridge several decades later – its white timbers are also in the Chinese Chippendale style . The bridge was removed by crane on Tuesday 9 February 2010 . A replica , built in Yorkshire by CTS Bridges , was put into position on Monday 15th and Tuesday 16 February . In Popular Culture . The bridge was the principal subject for the song `` Godmanchester Chinese Bridge '' by The Howl and the Hum
Jon Naismith . Jon Naismith ( born 1965 ) is a producer mainly known for his work on BBC Radio , primarily comedy , including `` You 'll Have Had Your Tea '' , `` The Unbelievable Truth '' and `` About a Dog '' . Since 1991 he has been the producer of `` I 'm Sorry I Have n't a Clue '' . Early life . Jon Naismith attended Horris Hill School in Hampshire from 1973 to 1978 . Naismith was a member of Footlights at the University of Cambridge and Junior Treasurer from 1987-1988 . He co-wrote and starred in the 1988 revue `` Sheep Go Bare '' alongside Mel Giedroyc , Simon Munnery , Tom Hollander , Dan Gooch and Sarah Dudman . Work . Naismith has been producer of the long-running radio panel show `` I 'm Sorry I Have n't a Clue '' since 1991 . The episodes are recorded before a live theatre audience , with two programmes being recorded at each performance and Naismith traditionally performs the duties of `` warmup artist '' . This usually involves testing sound recording levels by means of a `` patronising audience participation exercise '' and a joke . Naismith also provides the voiceovers for the show , such as when the host talks about something appearing on the laser display board , he is `` the mystery voice for listeners at home '' . Personal life . He married Belinda Campbell in Oxfordshire in June 2002 .
Sitne . Sitne is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Jadów , within Wołomin County , Masovian Voivodeship , in east-central Poland . It lies approximately north-east of Wołomin and north-east of Warsaw .
Staatliche Münze Berlin . The Staatliche Münze Berlin ( SMB ) is a European coin mint located in the city of Berlin . It is one of the four German coin mints , the most prominent of the others being the SMBW which , on 1 January 2014 was authorised to mint coins for the Latvian government . All coins from the SMB contain an 'A ' mark for tracking purposes . The SMB has been in operation since 1750 CE during the era of Frédéric II of Prussia
Travancore–Dutch War . The Travancore–Dutch War was a war between the Dutch East India Company ( VOC ) and the Indian kingdom of Travancore , culminating in the Battle of Colachel in 1741 . Causes . The seeds for the war were laid when the Raja Marthanda Varma of Travancore began expanding his small kingdom by entering into territorial disputes with his neighbours , the Kingdoms of Kayamkulam and Kollam in 1731 . These disputes began impacting the Dutch East India Company since they had factories for exporting pepper in these areas , collectively known as Dutch Malabar . The destruction of crops in the war made it difficult for the Kollam merchants to fulfill their agreements with the Dutch . By 1733 , VOC pepper exports dropped to less than half the quantities of 1730-31 . To help the three kingdoms mediate , the VOC deputed their emissaries , William Feling , Abraham Van De Welle , Ezechiel Rhabbi and Brouwer to Kayamkulam in May , 1734 to negotiate with the Raja , but they were unsuccessful . The annexation of `` Eleyadathu Swarupam '' , the largest pepper producing area in southern Kerala by Travancore , in 1737 , made a confrontation between Travancore and the VOC inevitable . The advent of British traders in this market also made the price of pepper soar . All of this forced the VOC to engage the Raja and thus began , in 1739 , the Travancore–Dutch war that led to the Battle of Colachel . Course . Marthanda Varma crushed the opposition to his rule in his state and then absorbed the Kingdom of Attingal . His next target was Quilon , whose ruler Unni Kerala Varma was an ally of Odanad . The Kayamkulam Raja of Odanad formed an alliance with the rulers of Cochin , Purakkad and Vadakkumkur against Marthanda Varma . In 1734 , the ruler of Odanad was killed in battle . Marthanda Varma moved against Kottarakara , the capital of the Elayadathy Swarupam . In 1739 , Marthanda Varma refused to recognise the claim of the senior princess of the Kottarakara family to the succession , following the death of the chief of the Elayadathu Swarupam . She in turn , appealed to the Dutch East India Company . The Dutch were unhappy with the annexation of the kingdoms of their allies and a meeting between Marthanda Varma and the Dutch factor Van Imhoff aggravated the situation with Van Imhoff threatening to attack Travancore and Marthanda Varma threatening to carry the war not only into Dutch Indian territories , but to the Dutch Republic itself . In 1741 , the Dutch formally installed the princess as the ruler of Kottarakara . A combined Kottarakara-Dutch army was decisively defeated by Marthanda Varma 's army and the state of Elayadathu was annexed . Marthanda Varma then captured the Dutch forts in the vicinity . A Dutch force under the command of De Lennoy landed at Colachel from Cochin and captured the country up to Kottar . Marthanda Varma marched south and prevented the capture of Kalkulam by the Dutch . When the Dutch retreated to their base in Colachel , Marthanda Varma pursued them and caught up with them on the 10 August 1741 . In the battle of Colachel Marthanda Varma won a decisive victory over the Dutch and captured 24 officers including the commander De Lennoy . A pillar that celebrates the victory and gives details about the war still stands near the coast of Colachel . There are folk tales among the local Mukkuvar people about this war . The tale says among other things that the local Mukkuvar fishermen were asked to keep their cataraman oars in vertical position on the beach sand , with an inverted pot on top of it along the beach side , so that it looked like a long line of infantry with helmets stood along the beach in multiple rows . The fishermen also kept their oars on their shoulders so that they would appear like soldiers standing with their rifles . They were also instructed to make mock cannons using coconut trees as a diversion . The local fishermen co-operated extensively with the Travancori royal guards and captured the ship during this war . The Dutch then concentrated their attention on Quilon and the combined Quilon-Kayamkulam-Dutch army seized Vamanapuram . The Travancori army under Ramayyan Dalawa chased them out of Vamanapuram and besieged them in the Quilon fort . The Kayamkulam minister Achutha Warrier led the successful defence , forcing the Travancore army to retreat and even occupying Kilimanur in 1742 . Marthanda Varma himself took charge and divided the Travancore army in three squadrons , led by prince Rama Varma , Ramayyan Dalawa and De Lennoy . The allies were crushed in battle and forced to retreat to Quilon . The Travancore army then moved toward Kayamkulam and the Raja of Odanad sued for peace and signed the Treaty of Mannar in 1742 . However , to extricate himself out of the situation , the king of Odanad allied himself with Vadakkumkur , Thekkumkkur and Purakkad and violated the treaty obligations . The Travancore army occupied Kayamkulam in 1746 and the alliance of the Kayamkulam Raja gave Marthanda Varma a casus belli against the allies . The Ambalapuzha army led by Mathur Panikkar and Tekkedathu Bhattatiri defected to the Travancore army , and Marthanda Varma captured the state . In 1749 and 1750 , Thekkumkur and Vadakkumkur were annexed . Following these developments , the Dutch signed the Treaty of Mavelikkara in 1753 with Marthanda Varma , whereby they undertook a strict policy of non-intervention and repudiated their alliances with other Kerala powers . In 1753 , the northern parts of the newly created state of Travancore rebelled under the influences of the exiled rajas of Ambalapuzha , Thekkumkur and Vadakkumkur . The rebels were aided by the Maharaja of Cochin and the Dutch , and their army was commanded by Palliyil Idikkela Menon , a courtier of the Maharaja of Cochin . Towards the end of 1753 , the Cochin army occupied Purakkad . On the 3 January 1754 , the rebels , backed by the armies of Cochin and the Dutch , met the Travancore forces led by prince Rama Varma , Ramayyan Dalawa and De Lennoy in the battle of Anadeswaram . Even though the battle was tactically a stalemate , it was a strategic victory for Travancore , since the allies were forced to withdraw to Ambalapuzha . In the battle of Ambalapuzha , the allies were decisively defeated and a large number of Cochin nobility were killed or captured . The allied commander Idikkela Menon was captured and executed . The Travancore forces captured all of the Cochin territories up to Arukutti , Udayamperur in the south and Mamala in the east . The Cochin Raja sued for peace and in 1757 , under the auspices of the Dutch and the Prime Minister of Cochin , Paliath Komi Achan a peace treaty was signed . The Travancore-Dutch relations improved after the Dutch sold the Cranganore and Pallipuram forts to Travancore , which were incorporated into the Travancore lines ( Nedumkotta ) .
Paul Moran ( photojournalist ) . Paul William Moran ( 30 May 1963 – 22 March 2003 ) was a freelance photojournalist for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and an experienced international journalist . Moran was killed by a suicide car bomb at a checkpoint just outside Khurmal , in northeast Iraq near the border with Iran during the Iraq War . He was the first international media casualty of the Iraq war . According to the Media Entertainment & Arts Alliance , Moran was one of three Australian cases where journalist ( s ) have been killed with impunity . Personal details . Paul Moran was the youngest in a family of four boys . He was born and raised in Adelaide to parents , Gerry and Kath Morgan . His alma mater was Sacred Heart College in Adelaide . In 1990 , Moran moved to London , and it was here that he made his initial Middle East contacts . He was married to Ivana Rapajic and the couple had a daughter who was born one month before Moran 's death at the age of 39 . Career . Paul Moran was a freelance cameraman for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation . He moved to London 1990 and it was there that he made his initial Middle East contacts which were to inspire his interest in this region . Moran 's working relationship with the Rendon Group and the Iraqi National Congress ( INC ) led to a high-profile international news story that purported to document a covert Iraqi program to develop weapons of mass destruction prior to the Iraq War . Moran worked for the ABC as a cameraman in northern Iraq in 2003 . Death . Moran worked for the ABC of Australia and he was travelling from Sulaymaniyah to a base that had been struck by US missiles and belonged to the Ansar al-Islam on 22 March 2003 . His group just arrived at a check point and Moran was shooting video when a car bomb exploded in a passing taxi , killing Moran and injuring Eric Campbell . Three or four other people besides Moran died at the checkpoint in Khurmal and 23 others in addition to Campbell were injured . The Ansar al-Islam were accused of carrying out the car bomb attack in response to the earlier US attack . Context . Paul Moran was recruited after Iraq invaded Kuwait to work for an exiled Kuwait TV service . Those who knew him said he preferred the independent life of a freelancer . He spent a year making a documentary about refugees and the humanitarian issues they faced , en titled , `` Dangerously Adrift '' . According to the Committee to Protect Journalist , as of 2013 one-hundred and fifty journalist have been killed in Iraq since the US invasion . Reactions . Eric Campbell , who is a journalist for ABC TV , blamed Mullah Krekar , a Salafist of Ansar al-Islam , for the attack . Koïchiro Matsuura , the director of UNESCO , said , `` In a war that also includes a fierce media battle , the task of seeking independent information is especially vital if world public opinion is to avoid being the target of manipulation and propaganda '' and the killing of journalists like Moran was a violation of Article 79 of the Protocol Additional to the Geneva Convention . Foundation . Paul Moran Foundation was established by his wife . The non-for-profit funded a children 's library in Erbil , which is in the Kurdish area .
Sindhis . Sindhis ( ( Perso-Arabic ) , सिन्धी ( Devanagari ) , ( Khudabadi ) ) are an Indo-Aryan ethno-linguistic group who speak the Sindhi language and are native to the Sindh province of Pakistan , which was previously a part of pre-partition British India . After the partition of India in 1947 , most Sindhi Hindus and Sindhi Sikhs migrated to India and other parts of the world . Today , Sindhis are both in India and Pakistan . Indian Sindhis are predominantly Hindu , while Pakistani Sindhis are predominantly Muslim . Sindhi Muslim culture is highly influenced by Sufi doctrines and principles . Some of the popular cultural icons are Raja Dahir , Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai , Lal Shahbaz Qalandar , Jhulelal , Sachal Sarmast and Shambumal Tulsiani . Pre-historic period . The original inhabitants of ancient Sindh were believed to be aboriginal tribes speaking languages of the Indus Valley Civilisation around 3300 BC . Moen-jo-Daro was one of the largest settlements of the Indus Valley Civilisation . The Indus Valley Civilisation went into decline around the year 1700 BC for reasons that are not entirely known , though its downfall was probably precipitated by an earthquake or natural event that dried up the Ghaggar River . The Indo-Aryans are believed to have founded the Vedic civilisation that existed between the Sarasvati River and Ganges river around 1500 BC . This civilisation helped shape subsequent cultures in South Asia . Historical period . For several centuries in the first millennium B.C . and in the first five centuries of the first millennium A.D. , western portions of Sindh , the regions on the western flank of the Indus river , were intermittently under Persian , Greek , and Kushan rule , first during the Achaemenid dynasty ( 500–300 BC ) during which it made up part of the easternmost satrapies , then , by Alexander the Great , followed by the Indo-Greeks , and still later under the Indo-Sassanids , as well as Kushans , before the Islamic invasions between the 7th–10th century AD . Alexander the Great marched through Punjab and Sindh , down the Indus river , after his conquest of the Persian Empire . Sindh was one of the earliest regions to be influenced by Islam after 632 AD . Before this period , it was heavily Hindu , and Buddhist . After 632 AD , it was part of the Islamic empires of the Abbasids and Umayyids . Islam . Habbari , Soomra , Samma , Arghun dynasties ruled Sindh . Ethnicity/religion . The region is named after the river Sindhu ( Indus ) . The people living in the region are referred to as Sindhi . The terms Hindi and Hindu are derived from the word Sindh and Sindhu , as the ancient Persians pronounced `` s '' as `` h '' ( e.g. , sarasvati as harahvati ) . In the same way , Persians called the people of this region as Hindhi people , their language as Hindhi language and the region as Hindh , the name which is used for this region since ancient times , and later for the whole northern part of the Indian sub-continent today . The Ror dynasty was a power from the Indian subcontinent that ruled modern-day Sindh and northwest India from 450 BC – 489 AD . The two main and highest ranked tribes of Sindh are the Soomro — descendants of the Soomro Dynasty , who ruled Sindh during 970–1351 A.D. — and the Samma — descendants of the Samma Dynasty , who ruled Sindh during 1351–1521 A.D . These tribes belong to the same blood line . Among other Sindhi Rajputs are the Bhachos , Bhuttos , Bhattis , Bhanbhros , Mahendros , Buriros , Lakha , Sahetas , Lohanas , Mohano , Dahars , Indhar , Chachar , Dhareja , Rathores , Dakhan , Langah , etc . The Sindhi-Sipahi of Rajasthan and the Sandhai Muslims of Gujarat are communities of Sindhi Rajputs settled in India . Closely related to the Sindhi Rajputs are the Jats of Sindh , who are found mainly in the Indus delta region . However , tribes are of little importance in Sindh as compared to in Punjab and Balochistan . Identity in Sindh is mostly based on a common ethnicity . Sindhi Muslims . With Sindh ’ s stable prosperity and its strategic geographical position , it was subject to successive conquests by foreign empires . In 712 A.D. , Sindh was incorporated into the Caliphate , the Islamic Empire , and became the ‘ Arabian gateway ’ into India ( later to become known as `` Bab-ul-Islam '' , the gate of Islam ) . Muslim Sindhis tend to follow the Sunni Hanafi fiqh with a substantial minority being Shia Ithna 'ashariyah . Sufism has left a deep impact on Sindhi Muslims and this is visible through the numerous Sufi shrines which dot the landscape of Sindh . Sindhi Hindus . `` Read also Sindhis in India '' Sindh is home to some Hindus . According to the 1998 census of Pakistan , Hindus constituted about 8 % of the total population of Sindh province . Most of them live in urban areas such as Karachi , Hyderabad , Sukkur and Mirpur Khas . Hyderabad is the largest centre of Sindhi Hindus in Pakistan , with 100,000–150,000 living there . The ratio of Hindus was higher before the independence of Pakistan in 1947 . Many Hindus are migrating to India and other parts of the world ; they are regarded as a minority in decline . Hindus in Sindh were concentrated in the cities before the creation of Pakistan in 1947 , during which many migrated to India according to Ahmad Hassan Dani . Hindus were also spread over Sindh province . Thari ( a dialect of Sindhi ) is spoken in Sindh in Pakistan and Rajasthan in India . Sindhi Hindus believe in tenets of Sikhism but are predominantly Sahajdhari . As a result , this group can be regarded as concurrently following Hinduism and Sikhism . Emigration . The Sindhi diaspora emigrated from India and Sindh is significant . Emigration from the Sindh began before and after the 19th century , with many Sindhis settling in Europe , United States and Canada with a large Sindhi population Middle Eastern states such as the United Arab Emirates and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia . A wave of emigration began in 1947 to India after the partition . Sindhi names . Muslim Sindhi tend to have traditional Muslim first names , sometimes with localized variations . Sindhi have castes according to their professions and ancestral locations . Sindhi Hindus tend to have surnames that end in '-ani ' ( a variant of 'anshi ' , derived from the Sanskrit word 'ansha ' , which means 'descended from ' ) . The first part of a Sindhi Hindu surname is usually derived from the name or location of an ancestor . In northern Sindh , surnames ending in 'ja ' ( meaning 'of ' ) are also common . A person 's surname would consist of the name of his or her native village , followed by 'ja ' .
Senai International Airport . Senai International Airport , formerly known as Sultan Ismail International Airport ( ; Jawi : لاڤڠن تربڠ انتارابڠسا سناي ; ) is an international airport in the town of Senai , Kulai District , Johor , Malaysia . The airport is located approximately 32 km north-west of the Johor Bahru city centre . In 2017 , Senai International Airport reached a total of 3,124,799 passengers and 7,614 tons of freight with a combination of 42,744 schedule and non-schedule commercial aircraft movements . The airport is a hub for AirAsia . History . Opened in 1974 , it serves the state of Johor as well as people from the southern states of Peninsular Malaysia . Senai International Airport is the hub of AirAsia . It was a domestic hub of Malaysia Airlines until the rationalisation of its domestic routes to cut the company 's losses . After the rationalisation , Malaysia Airlines only served two destinations from Senai . Today , the airport is managed by Senai Airport Terminal Services Sdn Bhd , which took over the operations from Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad ( MAHB ) in 2003 . Senai International Airport is capable to handle up to 3.5 million passengers and 80,000 tonnes of cargo per annum . There are plans to increase the capacity of the airport to 10 million passengers in the long term and turn the airport into a cargo hub . Recent expansions and upgrades include lengthening of the runway to 3800m and building a parallel taxiway to increase runway capacity . Expansion and future plans . Senai Airport Terminal Services Sdn Bhd , the operator of the airport announced a multi-billion ringgit ( MYR ) project called Airport City or Aeropolis . The project , on 1,133 hectares near Senai Airport , will comprise three main components – residential-commercial-hospitality amenities , an air cargo logistic centre and a high-tech park . The first component will cover 323 hectares while the other two will occupy 405 hectares each . On 26 May 2008 , SATS announced a MYR 70 million plan to build an Aero Mall , a stand-alone and external airport mall . The mall will have a retail space of . Due to be completed in the late 2009 / early 2010 time frame , the Aero Mall was officially opened in July 2010 . On 8 July 2008 , Kuwait 's Al-Aqeelah announced a project to build an aviation academy near the airport . The project will cost around US $ 100 million . On 12 February 2009 , the Hong Kong-based Plaza Premium Management Ltd opened its third Plaza Premium Lounge in Senai International Airport . Since December 2009 , the airport provides free WiFi service for all customers at the Main Terminal and Cargo Centre . Firefly announced on 22 February 2011 that Senai International Airport would be their fifth hub in Malaysia and operate with two fleets of Boeing 737-400 . The proposed routes included flights to Jakarta , Bandung and Surabaya , Indonesia ( in third quarter ) and Bangkok , Thailand ( in fourth quarter ) . Due to the share swapping between MAS and AirAsia , Firefly will be restructured and all of the jet routes were suspended in 2011 . In 2015 , it was announced that Senai Airport will be the main hub for flymojo . The airline will transform the airport into a key regional aviation & logistics hub . It will also play a key role in developing Iskandar Malaysia . However , the airlines never started and their air operator 's certificate ( AOC ) expired on 30 May 2016 without any extension sought by the airlines . Ground transport . Senai International Airport is connected with Senai Airport Highway . Taxis are available outside the airport . Buses to the city and Singapore are available .
ACS Nano . `` ACS Nano '' is a monthly , peer-reviewed , scientific journal , first published in August 2007 by the American Chemical Society . The current editor in chief is Paul S. Weiss ( University of California , Los Angeles ) . The journal publishes original research articles , reviews , perspectives , interviews with distinguished researchers , views on the future of nanoscience and nanotechnology . Scope . The focus of `` ACS Nano '' is synthesis , assembly , characterization , theory , and simulation of nanostructures , nanotechnology , nanofabrication , self assembly , nanoscience methodology , and nanotechnology methodology . The focus also includes nanoscience and nanotechnology research – the scope of which is chemistry , biology , materials science , physics , and engineering .
Nyeri County . Nyeri County is located in the central region of Kenya . Its capital and largest town is Nyeri . It has a population of 661,156 and an area of 3,356 km² . People . The county is located on the southwest flank of Mount Kenya . Local people are predominantly of the Kikuyu ethnicity .
Saldanha catshark . The Saldanha catshark ( `` Apristurus saldanha '' ) is a species of catshark , belonging to the family Scyliorhinidae . This catshark is found from Cape Columbine to south of False Bay in South Africa , between 31 and 40°S . Its length is up to 88 cm . It is a plain , dark grey-brown , stout catshark , with moderately large eyes , a broad snout , and large pectoral fins .
Baji Gavaber . Baji Gavaber ( , also Romanized as Bājī Gavāber ) is a village in Siahkalrud Rural District , Chaboksar District , Rudsar County , Gilan Province , Iran . At the 2006 census , its population was 343 , in 102 families .
Altaf Hussain ( Welsh politician ) . Dr Altaf Hussain was a Welsh Conservative regional Assembly Member in the National Assembly for Wales from 2015 to 2016 . He is a retired consultant orthopaedic surgeon . Prior to dissolution of the fourth assembly , he sat on the Health Committee at the National Assembly for Wales , and was Shadow Minister for Social Services . He was defeated in the 2016 Welsh Assembly elections . In 2017 he was elected to Bridgend County Borough Council . In January 2018 appointed as Chair of the Brynawel Rehab Board of Trustees UK . Education . Hussain studied at The University of Jammu & Kashmir where he obtained his MBBS qualification . He obtained his Master of Surgery qualification at The University of Kashmir in 1972 before being awarded his M.Ch.Orth qualification in Orthopaedic Surgery from the University of Liverpool in 1982 . Medical career . Hussain was an orthopedic surgeon for the NHS in Wales before his selection as a Welsh Conservative Party Assembly candidate , and was based at the Prince Charles Hospital in Merthyr Tydfil . As a surgeon , his work in developing the Notch Trial method in total knee replacement surgery was showcased at the World Orthopaedic Conference . He also pioneered teaching the thumb index reference technique in total hip replacement when instructing trainee surgeons . He is a recipient of the Best Practice Team Award 2007 and the Glory of India Award 2008 . Hussain has worked extensively in his native Kashmir to improve access to healthcare in what he calls 'peripheral areas ' and worked closely with the Chief Minister , Mufti Mohammad Sayeed in this area . Hussain 's obituary of Sayeed and his account of their professional involvement together was published in the newspapers `` Greater Kashmir '' and `` Rising Kashmir '' . He remains active in orthopaedic research and continues to deliver lectures on a 'pro bono ' basis . In September 2016-September 2017 Hussain was appointed a trustee of Age Cymru Swansea Bay . Political life . Hussain has been a supporter of the UK Conservative Party since the 1980s , and has held several offices in the Welsh Conservative Party , including Deputy Chairman of Bridgend Conservative Association – of which he has been an active member since 2009 . Altaf has served on the Board of the Welsh Conservative Party since 2012 , when he was elected as chairman for the South Wales West Area . In the 2015 UK general election Hussain stood for the Welsh Conservatives in the Swansea East constituency . Having fought the Welsh Assembly Election , 2011 as a list candidate in South Wales West , Hussain became first in reserve for the Welsh Conservatives regional assembly list for the South Wales West Region from 2011 until 2015 , when he succeeded Byron Davies following the 2015 UK General Election , which had seen Davies ' election to Westminster . In 2015 Hussain was reselected by the Welsh Conservative Party as a regional candidate for South Wales West , retaining his place on the party 's regional candidate list . He has served as a community councillor in Pen-y-fai , Bridgend since 2011 and is a governor of Aberkenfig Catholic School . Hussain was elected as the Welsh Conservative Councillor for Penyfai in the 2017 local government election for Bridgend County Borough Council . He has lived in the ward has lived for many years . Issues and campaigns . As an Assembly Member , Hussain has campaigned on a number of local and national issues . He has worked with St John Cymru Wales to further their goal of having a 'first aider on every street ' , running community first responder training sessions in Swansea as well as working to help bring their cycle responder unit project that has been successfully piloted in Cardiff further west to Swansea and Bridgend . He has also campaigned for all schools in Wales to have defibrillators . Hussain has been a strong proponent of improving town centres and reducing unoccupancy rates , speaking out about problems with the road layout of Swansea 's Kingsway prior to the council making changes . He has argued in the local press for lower business rates , better parking facilities and against the closure of public toilet facilities . In February 2016 Hussain was criticised by Swansea City Council for calling for the county 's education budget to be protected in the latest budget . He has also taken a close interest on the impact of energy policy on local communities and presented evidence to the public inquiry into the proposed land exchange deal that would allow for the construction of a wind farm at the Mynydd-y-Gwair site near Felindre in the north of Swansea , to which he had formally objected . He has also sought clarity from the Welsh Government on its policy on underground coal bed gasification and has supported local campaigns against exploratory drilling . Hussain has been a supporter of the Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon proposal but has argued that an appropriate strike price must be agreed first and the project should not be rushed . Hussain regularly speaks on matters related to health and social care , campaigning for pro-active 'stay at home assessments ' to be offered to anyone so wanting one upon reaching retirement age which he argues will reduce delays in the transfer of patient care from the hospital to the home care setting and will enable older people to remain for longer in their own homes . He has chaired a number of seminars relating to Health and Social Care policy with the Institute of Welsh Affairs and Policy Forum for Wales , of which he is a patron . In March 2016 Hussain announced the new Welsh Conservative policy of capping care home costs and protecting a minimum level of assets for anyone needing residential care at the party 's annual conference as part of an integrated approach to Health and Social Care policy by the party . In January 2016 he was asked to apologise by the First Minister for suggesting that poor standards in Welsh schools were acting as a deterrent to doctors considering moving to Wales but refused , saying that this was a concerned highlighted by bodies representing senior doctors and demanding instead an apology from the First Minister for his government 'taking its eye off the ball ' in what became a heated row . He also called for the new system of measuring ambulance response times in Wales to be scrapped , arguing that they produce incomplete data . Hussain has spoken out to highlight his opposition to the proposed 'sugar tax ' and as to whether locum doctors ' earnings in Wales should be subject to a cap . He has also expressed his concern about the high levels of anti-depressant prescription by GPs in Wales and called for improved access to talking therapies . Having written a detailed article about winter pressures in the Welsh NHS in December 2016 for South Wales Evening Post . The newspaper cited his article in calling for a mature and evidence-driven debate on health as one of '20 things we want to see in Swansea in 2016 ' . He campaigned against the closure of more hospital beds in the Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board area . His other campaigns have included ensuring that communities in Porthcawl are properly protected by the Welsh Government 's proposed Shoreline Management Plan , calling for improved classroom access to services for children with autism and moderate learning difficulties and facilitating more frequent bus services to communities in Gower . Hussain has argued that the committee structure of the Welsh Assembly should be strengthened to make the Welsh Government more accountable to AMs as well as for greater media coverage of proceedings in the Chamber . Following the announcement in March 2016 that Tata Steel was to sell its UK operation , Hussain was amongst a number of elected politicians who argued that the UK government would be right to take a partial stake in the Port Talbot plant in order to ensure its survival . In June 2016 , Hussain organised a public debate on the forthcoming EU Referendum along with former Aberavon Welsh Assembly candidate David Jenkins , inviting speakers from both sides to present their arguments at Swansea University .
Zlazne . Zlazne ( ) is a village in Kostopil Raion , Rivne Oblast , Ukraine . In 2001 , the community had 1593 residents . Postal code — 35040 . KOATUU code — 5623483001 . Village remembers Kresowa księga sprawiedliwych on page 51 .
Ingleside ( Safety Harbor , Florida ) . Ingleside ( also known as the William B. F. Leech House ) is a historic home in Safety Harbor , Florida . It is located at 333 South Bayshore Boulevard . On April 28 , 1992 , it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places .
Boat Force Operations Insignia . The Boat Force Operations insignia is intended to identify those Coast Guard personnel currently working in the boat force operations field and to recognize the commitment of Coast Guard members who have repeatedly served in the community . It is awarded in two levels and recognizes those who have achieved a level of qualification , knowledge and experience that includes both practical and operational components , with a broader understanding and appreciation for boat force command , management , support and leadership issues . The insignia may also be earned by Auxiliarists with slightly-modified criteria .
Tregeiriog . Tregeiriog ( a Welsh name translating roughly as `` settlement [ on the ] River Ceiriog '' ) is a small village in Wrexham county borough , Wales . It is in the Community of Ceiriog Ucha on the B4500 road between Glyn Ceiriog and Llanarmon Dyffryn Ceiriog . The Battle of Crogen , between Welsh forces under Owain Gwynedd and English forces under Henry II of England , took place near Tregeirog in 1165 . Richard Jones Berwyn ( 1838–1917 ) , one of the founders of the Welsh settlement in Patagonia , was a native of the village . Tregeiriog was formerly in the old ecclesiastical parish of Llangadwaladr , of which it was a detached township , surrounded by other parishes . The village of Tregeiriog and the surrounding area were transferred to the parish of Llanarmon Dyffryn Ceiriog in the late 1980s . Although the village had no church , there was formerly a small Calvinistic Methodist chapel in Tregeiriog . Tregeiriog was also in the corresponding civil parish of Llangadwaladr ; subsequent to the 1972 Local Government Act it was placed in the community of Ceiriog Ucha . The cartographer Samuel Lewis , in his 1849 edition of `` A Topographical Dictionary of Wales '' , recorded that `` the inhabitants have a tradition , that there were formerly a church and a considerable town at Tregeiriog ; and in ploughing the land , quantities of large paving stones have been thrown up at different times , which seemed to have been placed in regular order : the name of a farm , Pen-yr-hôwl , the `` head of the street , '' is also adduced in corroboration '' .
Morgane ( singer ) . Morgane ( born Ingrid Simonis , 23 August 1975 , Blegny ) is a Belgian singer , best known for her participation in the 1992 Eurovision Song Contest . Eurovision Song Contest . On 8 March 1992 , Morgane 's song `` Nous , on veut des violons '' ( `` We Want Violins '' ) was chosen from ten entrants as Belgium 's representative in the 37th Eurovision Song Contest , which took place on 9 May in Malmö , Sweden . `` Nous , on veut des violons '' proved unsuccessful at the contest , finishing in 20th place of 23 entries , having received points from only four other countries . Later career . After Eurovision , Morgane released several more records and made frequent television appearances , before falling out of view in the mid-1990s . She continued her involvement in music , albeit not in the public eye , and became a mother of three children . Morgane has recently ( 2009 ) relaunched her career , now performing rock/gothic-influenced music .
Candice Hutchings . Candice Hutchings ( born May 16 , 1988 ) is a Canadian YouTube personality , vegan chef , comedian , and author . She runs a YouTube cookery-related channel The Edgy Veg ' '' . Since beginning her channel in October 2012 , her videos have received over 9.8 million views , and her channel has accumulated over 250 thousand subscribers . As of March 2017 , she was one of the most popular vegan chefs on YouTube . Career . In December 2009 , Hutchings created a blog site called `` The Edgy Veggie '' where she posted raw and vegan recipes . In 2013 she renamed it to `` The Edgy Veg '' , to , as she puts it `` not be so cutesie '' . Also in 2013 , she was working with the company , Belmonte Raw , as an administrative supervisor . As of March , 2017 , her website received over 200,000 pageviews per month , is regularly referenced by media , and other vegan chefs . In October 2012 , Hutchings started a YouTube channel under the pseudonym `` The Edgy Veg '' , `` where she posts videos of her vegan recipes . One of her focuses is to create vegan versions of classic comfort foods . Popular recipes featured on her channel include vegan versions of hamburgers and chicken wings . In October 2015 , she quit her job in advertising to work on the channel full-time . As of March 2017 , the channel has received over 9.8 million views , and over 200,000 subscribers . Hutchings has appeared on CTV Television Network 's `` The Social '' , SiriusXM 's `` What She Said ! '' and was a featured creator as part of the launch of Canada 's first YouTube Space . She was also a featured creator at the 2016 Buffer Festival where she screened her video `` Fantastic Vegans and Where to Find Them '' . She has worked as a mentor to other , newer YouTubers in Toronto . In 2017 , Hutchings will be making her debut as a published author , in October releasing her first cookbook titled `` The Edgy Veg , Carnivore Approved Recipes '' . She will be touring throughout North America . As of 2016 , she has been a contributing chef/author for Chloe Coscarelli 's byCHLOE vegan restaurant chain based in New York City .
Ministry of Environment , Science , Technology and Innovation ( Ghana ) . Ministry of Environment , Science , Technology and Innovation is the ministry of Ghana responsible for the development of environment & science in the country . Vision . The Ministry conceives of maintaining development through the use of science , technology and innovation for economical growth and healthy external conditions through advanced and a well structured economy . Mission . The purpose of this Ministry is to sustain growth by putting up measures to strengthen market aimed research and development ( R & D ) for appropriate external conditions , science , technology and innovation through massive cognizance conception , partnership and team work .
Ulysses , New York . Ulysses is a town located in northwest Tompkins County , New York , U.S.. The population was 4,900 at the 2010 census . The town was named after the hero of the `` Odyssey '' . The Town of Ulysses is northwest of the city of Ithaca and is in the northwest part of Tompkins County . Taughannock Falls , the highest waterfall in the state , is in Ulysses in Taughannock Falls State Park . The falls drop , farther than Niagara Falls , making Taughannock Falls one of the highest waterfalls east of the Rocky Mountains . Much of the town is devoted to dairy farms and fruit orchards , but the proximity to Ithaca has also brought a large number of professionals , academics and artists to the town . Geography . According to the United States Census Bureau , Ulysses has a total area of , of which is land and , or 10.48 % , is water . The eastern town line is at Cayuga Lake , one of the Finger Lakes . The town 's northern boundary line is the border of Seneca County . New York State Route 89 is a north-south highway near Cayuga Lake . New York State Route 96 is a northwest to southeast highway through the town . History . Ulysses is located in the former Central New York Military Tract , which was used to pay soldiers of the American Revolution . It was named by Robert Harpur in 1790 for the hero of Homer 's `` Odyssey '' . The town was first settled around 1790 . The town once contained the towns of Dryden ( est . 1803 ) , Enfield ( est . 1821 ) and Ithaca ( est . 1821 and named for Ulysses ' home in ancient Greece ) . Ulysses was organized in 1794 while still a part of Onondaga County . The village of Trumansburg , the main settlement in Ulysses , was started by Abner Treman in 1792 . Demographics . As of the census of 2000 , there were 4,775 people , 1,986 households , and 1,314 families residing in the town . The population density was 144.8 people per square mile ( 55.9/km² ) . There were 2,198 housing units at an average density of 66.6 per square mile ( 25.7/km² ) . The racial makeup of the town was 96.50 % White , 1.11 % African American , 0.10 % Native American , 0.77 % Asian , 0.02 % Pacific Islander , 0.38 % from other races , and 1.11 % from two or more races . Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.17 % of the population . There were 1,986 households out of which 32.4 % had children under the age of 18 living with them , 53.0 % were married couples living together , 9.1 % had a female householder with no husband present , and 33.8 % were non-families . 27.5 % of all households were made up of individuals and 11.2 % had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older . The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.89 . Age demographics show that 24.7 % are under the age of 18 , 5.5 % from 18 to 24 , 25.7 % from 25 to 44 , 29.5 % from 45 to 64 , and 14.6 % who were 65 years of age or older . The median age was 42 years . For every 100 females , there were 90.8 males . For every 100 females age 18 and over , there were 87.0 males . The median income for a household in the town was $ 45,066 , and the median income for a family was $ 54,167 . Males had a median income of $ 36,313 versus $ 26,810 for females . The per capita income for the town was $ 22,516 . About 4.3 % of families and 7.0 % of the population were below the poverty line , including 7.8 % of those under age 18 and 6.1 % of those age 65 or over .
Arif Zakaria . Arif Zakaria is an Indian actor . He has had many roles , beginning with his debut film `` Darmiyaan '' ( 1987 ) , `` 1947 Earth '' ( 1998 ) , `` Dance Like a man '' ( 2004 ) and other roles , even biographical projects such as Mardana in the controversial `` Nanak Shah Fakir '' . Zakaria began acting in theatre while in college and later moved on to television and films . He has acted in numerous television serials in the last decade including `` Chunauti '' , `` Karambhoomi '' , `` Mrityudand '' , `` Dhund '' , `` Aarzoo '' , `` Campus '' , `` Kaali - Ek Agnipariksha '' , etc . He has acted in diverse roles in films like `` Darmiyaan '' , `` Hero '' , `` Asambhav '' and `` Dance Like a Man '' ( English ) . He has also travelled the globe since 2005 with the Australian musical show `` Merchants of Bollywood '' , performing major roles in the production across Europe , China , France , Poland , Hong Kong , Singapore and Australia ( the last season in Sydney in 2010 ) . He portrayed Rustom Sethna in Deepa Mehta 's `` 1947 '' and Major Dhillon in Shyam Benegal 's ' . He also appeared in ' , `` Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi '' , `` Deewaar '' and the Shah Rukh Khan film `` My Name is Khan '' . In 2011 , he played the ghost that haunts the female protagonist in Vikram Bhatt 's `` Haunted '' and was appreciated for the ghastly portrayal of a piano teacher falling in love with his young student who gets murdered while making advances towards her and rapes her as a ghost , which forces her to commit suicide in the movie . He played the role of a police officer in `` Jism 2 '' , starring Sunny Leone . He also appeared in `` Krrish 3 '' as Dr. Varun Shetty and in the film `` Lootera '' . Other releases of his are `` Dee Saturday Night '' , `` Darr At The Mall '' , `` Blue Mountain '' ( all 2014 ) and `` Nanak Shah Fakir '' and `` Ishq Forever '' ( both 2015 ) . He is also acting in the play `` Gardish Mein Taare '' , directed by Saif Hyder Hasan , which is based on the life of Guru Dutt . In 2015 he Produced a children 's film `` Pinti Ka Sabun '' for the Children 's Film Society of India ; ( CFSI ) this film is directed by Pramod Pathak . In 2017 he was seen in Vikram Bhatt 's web series Spotlight - WebSeries as famous actor/director/producer Dev Bannerjee . Featured in the short film `` Aamad '' - written and directed by Neeraj Udhwani for the Terribly Tiny Tales web portal . He is presently shooting for `` Raazi '' , directed by Meghna Gulzar , along with Alia Bhatt and Vicky Kaushal and is also shooting for the film `` Ahaan '' , directed by first-time director Nikhil Pherwani ; a tender story of a young man suffering from Down 's syndrome . He is slated to shoot for an English film `` Swords and Sceptres '' , a re-telling of the story of the Rani of Jhansi . Plays the role of Gaus Khan . Shooting commences from October 2017 in Jaipur . Personal life . Arif Zakaria 's uncle Rafiq Zakaria was a veteran politician from the Indian National Congress . His brother Asif Zakaria is also an INC politician and cousin Fareed Zakaria is a journalist .
Pilgrim of Providence . The Pilgrim of Providence was an American automobile designed in 1911 . A prototype was made , and C. W. Kelsey planned to build cars at a plant in Providence , Rhode Island ; however , he built his factory in Hartford , Connecticut , instead . The car was to have been a four-cylinder of conventional design ; it was scrapped when the Motorette failed and the factory was closed . References . David Burgess Wise , `` The New Illustrated Encyclopedia of Automobiles '' .
2016 Dunlop World Challenge – Women 's Singles . Jana Fett was the defending champion , but lost to Lizette Cabrera in the quarterfinals . Aryna Sabalenka won the title , defeating Cabrera in the final , 6–2 , 6–4 .
Capitol Park and Lagoon . The Capitol Park and Lagoon is a provincial park located in Bacolod City , Negros Occidental , in the Philippines . One of the features of the park are matching sculptures depicting a woman standing alongside a water buffalo and that of a man pulling another water buffalo . These sculptures are located at the northern and southern ends of the lagoon . These figures were executed by Italian sculpture Francesco Riccardo Monti who also did the sculptures of the Metropolitan Manila Theater and the University of the Philippines - Visayas Iloilo campus . Guillermo Tolentino also contributed as a sculptor of the figures . Attractions and landmarks . Popular activities at the park include jogging , aerobics , school dance rehearsals , promenading , Arnis and martial arts practice and feeding the tilapias of the lagoon . The main landmark in the park is the Negros Occidental Provincial Capitol building . It is the official seat of the Governor of the province . Different government offices of the province serving its thirteen cities and municipalities are also located in the vicinity of the park . The first Panaad sa Negros Festival , also known as the `` Panaad Festival '' , was held here in a three-day affair in 1993 that began April 30 . The festival was held at the Capitol Park and Lagoon fronting the Provincial Capitol for the first four years . As the festival grew each year , it became necessary to look for a more spacious venue . In 1997 , the festival was held at the reclaimed area near the Bredco Port . The construction of the Panaad Stadium and sports complex paved the way for the establishment of the Panaad Park as the permanent home of the festival . The park today has become a popular spot for local families to hold picnics on Sundays and holidays and a major tourist attraction of Negros . A man-made lake or lagoon in the middle of the park contains live tilapia fish . The park has recreational value as well , as bands , orchestras and other forms of entertainment are provided for free in its open-air auditorium in events aptly called `` Concert at the Park '' .
William Spratling . William Spratling ( September 22 , 1900 – August 7 , 1967 ) was an American-born silver designer and artist , best known for his influence on 20th century Mexican silver design . Early life . Spratling was born in 1900 in Sonyea , Livingston County , New York , the son of epileptologist William P. Spratling . After the deaths of Spratling 's mother and sister , he moved to his father 's boyhood home outside of Auburn , Alabama . Spratling graduated from Auburn High School and the Alabama Polytechnic Institute ( currently known as Auburn University ) , where he majored in architecture . Architecture professor and lecturer . Upon graduation , Spratling took a position as an instructor in the architecture department at Auburn University , and in 1921 he was offered a similar position at Tulane University 's School of Architecture in New Orleans , Louisiana . At the same time , he was an active participant in the Arts and Crafts Club and taught in the New Orleans Art School . During the summers of 1926-1928 , Spratling lectured on colonial architecture at the National University of Mexico 's Summer School . Taller de las Delicias . The highly charged political and social environment in Mexico after the revolution influenced Spratling 's decision in 1931 to reestablish a silver industry in Taxco . Taxco was a traditional site of silver mines , but had no native silverworking industry . Spratling began designing works in silver based primarily on pre-Columbian and traditional motifs , and hired local goldsmiths to produce those designs in Taxco . Spratling was the primary designer for his workshop , Taller de las Delicias , and was insistent on the high quality of the materials and techniques used in production . Talented `` maestros '' shared in the creative dialogue with Spratling , transforming his design drawings into prototypes in silver . Spratling 's use of an aesthetic vocabulary based on pre-Columbian art can be compared to the murals of Diego Rivera , in that both artists were involved in the creation of a new cultural identity for Mexico . Primarily , Spratling 's silver designs drew upon pre-conquest Mesoamerican motifs , with influence from other native and Western cultures . To many , his work served as an expression of Mexican nationalism , and gave Mexican artisans the freedom to create designs in non-European forms . Because of his influence on the silver design industry in Mexico , Spratling has been called the `` Father of Mexican Silver '' . The forms that evolved in silver at Las Delicias were admired by visitors to the workshop , who purchased the objects as talismans of a remote and exotic culture . Wholesale . In the late thirties , Spratling expanded beyond sales at Las Delicias and into a wholesale business . He employed over 500 artisans in the workshop to meet the demand in the United States for luxury good during World War II . Spratling silver was sold through the Montgomery Ward catalog and at Neiman Marcus and Saks Fifth Avenue . With the cost of moving the workshop to an ancient silver hacienda , La Florida , Spratling incorporated to provide cash flow for his company . On June 30 , 1945 , a majority of the shares was sold to North American investor Russell Maguire , whose business practices ultimately took the company into bankruptcy . Alaska Native Arts . Spratling had received widespread notoriety as a result of his development of what many considered a model handwrought industry . In 1945 , Spratling was asked by two friends , Alaska 's Territorial Governor , Ernest Gruening , and the Director of the Indian Arts and Crafts Board , Rene d'Harnoncourt , to replicate his success in Alaska . Spratling recommended the establishment of workshop and exhibit centers in various regions of Alaska organized into a Federation of Alaska Native Arts . Each center 's unique production would be born out of the traditions in iconography , materials , and techniques belonging to that specific region . In 1948 , Alaskan World War II veterans were sent to Taxco for instruction in silversmithing . Spratling also produced 200 prototypes as future inspiration for the newly trained Alaskans in their workshop centers . Unfortunately , Congress did not allocate funds and the project was not implemented . Taxco workshop . In 1952 , Spratling reestablished a small workshop at his ranch in Taxco el Viejo and began production of silver jewelry and decorative objects that clearly were influenced by his Alaskan experience . In a 1955 article , `` 25 Years of Mexican Silverware , '' Spratling expressed his belief that the object in silver should be considered the culmination of a mystical and visionary process . For Spratling , the necessity of direct human involvement in every phase of a handwrought industry meant there were contributions to be made by every `` maestro '' and silversmith . The designer continuously interacted with and was aware of the capabilities of members of the workshop . The final statement , the object itself , was a result of an ongoing experiment in creativity . Silver works . Spratling 's earliest work can be characterized as inspired expressions in silver , resembling the power of the reliefs on the Temple of Quetzalcoatl at Xochicalco or the pre-Columbian clay stamps he admired . The designs incorporate sinuous lines that were deeply carved , with strong light and shadow contrasts . The inspiration from pre-Columbian models could be direct , as in the repousse Quetzalcoatl brooch , based on the heart bowl in the Museo Nacional de Antropología , or indirect , like the silver pitcher with the eagle handle in carved wood . Spratling marked his earliest work with a simple interlocking WS . After 1938 , he began using a circular mark with the WS sans-serifs at its center , around which read `` Spratling Made in Mexico '' . This mark was accompanied , up until 1945 , with an oval in which was imprinted , `` Spratling Silver '' . The Alaska pieces and work from c. 1950 were marked with a simple script `` WS '' . Spratling also collaborated briefly ( 1949–51 ) with the Mexico City silver company Conquistador , and these pieces were marked with a circle in which was inscribed `` Spratling de [ or of ] Mexico '' and across , `` Sterling '' . The eagle or assay mark for the Conquistador pieces contained the number 13 , and for Spratling , the numbers 1 or 30 . Spratling 's later work is more linear and refined . The croissant necklace has a great deal of movement , but now based on abstract form . Spratling 's maker 's mark in this period once again took the form of a circle , this time with the script `` WS '' surrounded by the words , `` William Spratling Taxco Mexico '' . In the 1960s , Spratling began producing jewelry in gold with pre-Columbian stones . Each piece was unique and marked with a simple `` WS '' beneath `` 18K '' . Personal life . While teaching at Tulane , Spratling shared a house with writer William Faulkner . When lecturing at the National University of Mexico 's Summer School in 1926-1928 , Spratling quickly integrated himself into the Mexican art scene and became a friend and a strong proponent of the work of muralist Diego Rivera , for whom he organized an exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York . Using money received from commissions he organized for Rivera , Spratling bought a home in Taxco , Mexico in 1928 , where he began work on a book , `` Little Mexico '' , about this small mountain town . Spratling was gay , but most accounts of his life mention this only indirectly if at all . Spratling amassed a large collection of pre-Columbian figurines from Remojadas , Veracruz , which he donated , in large part , to the museum of the National Autonomous University of Mexico in 1959 . Photographed by Manuel Álvarez Bravo , several of these works were published in `` More Human Than Divine '' . Spratling also donated hundreds of pre-Columbian objects to a museum in Taxco that today bears his name . Death . Spratling was killed in an automobile accident outside of Taxco on August 7 , 1967 , at the age of 66 . Sabina Leof ( aka Tibby Leof , wife of noted Pre-Columbian art collector and preeminent dentist Dr Milton Arno Leof ) commented on her friendship with Spratling : `` He had no political views , was not dedicated to anything special . He believed in humanity . He was an ardent American , but had a great love for the Mexican people . '' See also . List of Mexican artisans
Fome Zero . Fome Zero ( , `` Zero Hunger '' ) is a program of the Government of Brazil introduced by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in 2003 , with the goal to eradicate hunger and extreme poverty in the country . Contents of the program . The program is co-ordinated by the Ministry of Social Development and Hunger Combat ( `` Ministério do Desenvolvimento Social e Combate à Fome '' ) and was intended to put into action the government 's strategy to guarantee the right of access to basic food . The program takes a number of forms , ranging from direct financial aid to the poorest families ( with the `` Bolsa Família '' card ) to diverse strategies such as creating water cisterns in Brazil 's semi-arid areas , creating low-cost restaurants , educating people about healthy eating habits , distributing vitamins and iron supplements , supporting subsistence family farming and giving access to microcredit . `` Fome Zero '' is thought to be the biggest initiative to date by a Brazilian government to combat hunger in the history of the country , and builds on similar assistance programs implemented by previous governments . Effects . The program is believed to have contributed to Brazil 's recent reported improvements in its fight against poverty , according to research promoted by some universities and the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics ( IBGE ) . An ex ante econometric evaluation of Bolsa Escola did find significant effects on both school attendance rates and the number of children involved in child labor . The World Bank , which created on June 2005 a `` Bolsa Família Project '' to assist the Brazilian government in managing the Bolsa Família Program , declared that `` Although the program is relatively young , some results are already apparent , including : ( ... ) contributions to improved education outcomes , and impacts on children ’ s growth , food consumption , and diet quality '' . A study by the UNDP Poverty Centre found that over 80 % of the Bolsa Familia benefits went to families in poverty ( making under half the minimum wage per capita ) , thus most of the benefits were going to the poor . BF was also claimed to have been responsible for about 20 % of the drop in inequality in Brazil since 2001 , which is welcome in one of the most unequal countries on the planet . Research promoted by the World Bank showed a significant reduction in child labor exploitation among children benefited by the Bolsa Família program . The program has also been reported to have made a significant impact on the ability of the poorest families to eat . Children in public school receive one free meal a day—two in the poorest areas—and so less of their family 's limited income is needed to pay for food . In a survey of Bolsa Familia recipients , 82.4 % reported eating better ; additionally , it was reported to increase the incomes of the poorer families by about 25 % . Criticism . In 2003 , David de Ferranti , the World Bank IBRD representative for Latin America and the Caribbean , criticized the program , due to its lack of clear focus , saying the program did not combat the country 's poverty and income inequality . He also criticised the mechanisms for money donation and food gathering and distribution . Fome Zero is considered by the opposition ( especially the PSDB and DEM parties ) as a failure , due to what they believe is the government 's inability to manage the program effectively . Murilo Zauith , a PFL federal deputy , in March 2005 , said the program was faulty , citing as an example the death of several indigenous children due to malnutrition in the city of Dourados , Mato Grosso do Sul . However , Humberto Costa , the Minister of Health at the time , considered the death count average and not alarming . Another criticism is that the program turned mostly in a money-transfer program , subject to corruption , and did not completely solve the problem . Data from 2014-2015 showed that malnutrition is still a problem in Brazil and responsible by 4.3 deaths per 100,000 people per year , linked to the fact that 3.8 % of the population ( 7.6 million people ) still earns less than US $ 1 a day .
Wentworth Shire . Wentworth Shire is a local government area in the far south-west Riverina region of New South Wales , Australia . This Shire is located adjacent to the Murray and Darling Rivers . The Shire 's major roads are the Sturt and the Silver City Highways . The Shire includes the towns of Wentworth , Buronga , Gol Gol , Dareton and Pooncarie . The Mayor of Wentworth Shire Council is Cr . Melissa Hederics , an Independent politician . Council . The area of Wentworth was proclaimed a municipality on 23 January 1879 . The first Mayor was Mr. W. Gunn who held office from 1879 to 1880 .
Pat Walshe . Patrick Walshe ( July 26 , 1900 – December 11 , 1991 ) was an American dwarf character actor and circus performer who specialized portraying animals ( animal impersonating ) . He is best known for playing Nikko , the head of the Winged Monkeys in `` The Wizard of Oz '' . He appeared in only a few films , as most of his work was in theater , vaudeville and circus . Life and career . Walshe was born as Patrick Walshe , on July 26 , 1900 , in New York City . Living his early years in Brooklyn , Walshe suffered from a form of restricted growth , and as a result never grew to be taller than 3'10 '' . Performing came to him young , appearing in various vaudeville shows and circuses . In 1908 , he made his earliest Broadway appearance with Lew Fields for his production of The Girl Behind the Counter , where he played `` Thompkins '' , a waiter , a role which he continued till the production 's close in December 1910 . Shortly after , Walshe appeared in the Ringling Brothers Circus , a circus run by the famed five Ringling Brothers . In the following years , Walshe appeared in the Broadway show ; `` Hell '' and was later reunited with Lew Fields for `` Bunty , Bulls and Strings '' , in which he played `` Mr MacGregor '' , a Scottish farmer . In 1913 , Walshe heard that the American Play Company where producing a performance of `` Within the Law '' , consisting entirely of a cast of dwarf actors , and he wrote to them hoping for a part . The same year , Walshe appeared in the Broadway production `` A Good Little Devil '' , starring Mary Pickford . In this production Walshe played the roles of a gnome called `` Huggermunk '' , and also squirrel . During 1914 , Walshe spent time with the Frank A. Robbins Circus . Many of Walshe 's performances included playing animals , particularly monkeys or apes . Eventually Walshe began to specialize in performing monkeys , which gained him popularity on the vaudeville circuit , appearing in such events as Lew Fields 's and Joe Weber 's Reunion show . Appearing in many variety shows , Walshe earned prominence for his performances and received him the nickname ; 'the monkey man ' . Of particular note was the meticulous attention to detail that Walshe gave to his performances . Walshe would spend time visiting the zoo , and studying the movement of the apes . Walshe had much fascination with the creatures putting significant effort into successfully mimicking not only the monkey 's physicality but also impersonating the sounds that they made . Walshe was even allowed by the zookeeper ( who he was friends with ) to enter the cages of the apes , to spend time close up with them . Walshe 's performances were perfected to such a degree of accuracy that , when wearing his costume , he allegedly was able to convince a particular chimp , that he was in fact an ape , scaring the creature . Rather than gluing fur to his body , Walshe had a costumer make a special fur suit for him . However , Walshe dealt with the makeup himself . With grey paint , he used highlights and shadows , as well as protruding false teeth and a wig to transform himself into a monkey . Walshe often worked directly with apes , which was dangerous work due to the unpredictable nature of the creatures . Though Walshe was well acquainted with them , having an in-depth knowledge of ape psychology as well as being naturally comfortable around them . In addition to working with live apes , simply to mimic their movements , Walshe also performed with them . One of his best-known performances was alongside the trained chimp , Baldy , of which he was the custodian of for several years . Walshe and Baldy appeared together in many shows , with a particular act , amongst other stunts , including the two of them riding a two-seated bicycle . Working with Baldy 's trainer , the two of them spent weeks inside Baldy 's cage , to help prepare her for the performance , as well as simply studying her behavior . He had a close bond with Baldy , and was known to carry around a picture of her in his pocket . Walshe , admitted his admiration for Baldy , who he described as `` the most intelligent of all performers of the animal kingdom '' . Throughout the 1920s , Walshe had earned a reputation for his act . At one point , Walshe did work as a businessman , though he found being a little person and having to do business with average sized people , considerably difficult . His business was unsuccessful and after a period of illness Walshe 's career as a businessman ceased , so he stuck with performing , In 1928 , Walshe was enlisted to appear in `` Rain or Shine '' , at the George M. Cohan Theatre , starring Joe Cook . The Broadway musical , centered on a circus , and Walshe was cast in the production due to his prior knowledge of circus performing . In the show , Walshe appeared alongside fellow circus performers , Fred Gregory ( a noted acrobat for Barnum and Bailey ) and Dave Chasen ( later famous for Chasen 's ) . All three had extensive experience appearing in circus and carnivals , unlike many of the principal cast . The three of them performed a circus act during the show that consisted of various acrobatics and stunts . Walshe portrayed the role of marmoset , and one part of the act included him being propelled from end of a pole . Despite their prominence in the show , neither Gregory nor Walshe were credited in the show 's program , but did receive billing on the posters and were mentioned in press releases . Walshe continued to perform on the stage in vaudeville , variety shows , circuses as well as Broadway productions , for the rest of his career . From 1930 to 1931 , Walshe appeared in a production of `` Fine and Dandy '' ( featuring the song Fine and Dandy ) , once again with Joe Cook with whom he worked previously with in 1928 for `` Rain or Shine '' . Walshe appeared alongside another dwarf actor named Hermon Ergotti , a German standing 3'8 '' . Ergotti and Walshe portrayed `` The Colt '' , with Walshe also doubling as `` J. Newton Wheer '' . In 1936 he appeared in `` Topsy Turvy Revue '' , billed as the 'midget Tarzan ' , with Joe Cook again . The Wizard of Oz . On October 4 , 1938 , Walshe was cast in the most prominent role of his career . He was to make his feature film debut in `` The Wizard of Oz '' . Due to Walshe 's recognition for novelty performances dressed as animals and his expressive movement , Walshe was awarded the role of Nikko , the head king of the Winged Monkeys . Unlike the other monkeys , Nikko was a credited role , serving as the Wicked Witch 's ( played by Margaret Hamilton ) second in command and minion . Though Walshe had no spoken lines , performing his character through physical performance , he did receive an on-screen credit ( which was rare for bit players at the time ) . Instead of the simple stage makeup that Walshe used in his shows , he had to wear complex prosthetics designed by Jack Dawn . While the other monkeys wore simple rubber masks , Walshe 's needed to appear in close-ups , so instead a multi-piece prosthetic makeup was produced . The prosthetics were moulded to Walshe 's features and then glued to his face , with some appliances protruding out . Walshe also wore a full fur body suit , with a short open tunic as well as a tail and wings . Walshe is listed in the end credits as playing Nikko , and despite being featured frequently in the movie , the name Nikko is never mentioned in the film . In the book , the character is simply called `` the Monkey King '' , so many viewers were unsure as to who the character was . Some confused Nikko with the Captain of the Winkie Guards ( played by Mitchell Lewis ) , though it is evident that he was in fact the monkey , since Walshe was 3'10 '' ( like the monkey ) and was well known for his animal impersonations . From 1945 to 1946 he performed with both the `` Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus '' and `` Al Dean 's Circus '' . Some of Walshe 's other performances include at the `` Court Square Theater '' , and the `` Cole Bros . Circus '' . In addition to the extensive circus and theater work , he did also make a few other film appearances throughout his career with minor roles in `` Pinky '' , `` Roseanna McCoy '' , and `` 1941 '' , in addition to serving as a stunt double . He also made played a featured role in `` Panic in the Streets '' , in one of his only on screen speaking roles . Walshe played a newspaper peddler , named Pat after himself . Through his long career in theater and his film appearances , Walshe rose to significance as both veteran of vaudeville and circus , famous for his monkey performances . In his old age Walshe ceased to perform due to the physical demands of his work , but was still well remembered for his appearance in the classic `` The Wizard of Oz '' . Death . On December 11 , 1991 , in Los Angeles , Walshe died of a heart attack at the age of 91 . At this time he was the last surviving credited cast member of `` The Wizard of Oz '' . His resting place is Westwood Memorial Park .
No.1-class auxiliary patrol boat . The was a class of patrol boat ( picket boat ) of the Imperial Japanese Navy ( IJN ) , serving during World War II . 280 vessels were planned under the Maru Sen Programme ( Ship # 2121–2400 ) , however , only 27 vessels were completed before the end of the war .
List of B-47 units of the United States Air Force . The Boeing B-47 Stratojet was operational with the United States Air Force Strategic Air Command beginning in May 1951 with the first operational B-47As to the 306th Bombardment Wing , Medium , based at MacDill AFB , Florida . In March 1961 , President John F. Kennedy directed the phaseout of the B-47 . However this was delayed in July by the onset of the Berlin crisis of 1961–62 . In the following years , B-47s were gradually delivered to the Military Aircraft Storage and Disposition Center ( MASDC ) at Davis-Monthan AFB . Strategic Air Command B-47 Bombardment Wings were divided among the Second , Eighth and Fifteenth Air Forces . This list is of the units B-47s were assigned to , and the bases at which they were stationed . B-47 Medium Bombardment units . The first operational B-47B Medium bombers were delivered to SAC in July 1951 to the 306th Bombardment Wing , MacDill AFB , Florida . SAC 's last two B-47E bombers went to storage on 11 February 1966 from the 98th Bombardment Wing , Lincoln AFB , Nebraska . Operational medium bomber versions of the Stratojet were B-47B ( 1951–1953 ) and B-47E ( 1953–1957 ) . B-47Bs were modified to B-47E specifications beginning in 1953 to 1957 . By 1957 , the B-47Bs had effectively ceased to exist , having been brought up to the B-47E standard . These modified B-47Bs are sometimes known as B-47B-II , although this was not an official Air Force designation . Outwardly , they could be distinguished from B-47Es only by their serial numbers . . * Activated as a result of the SAC phaseout and consolidated of B-47 units as the Stratojet began being replaced by B-52 . . ** Three modified 55th SRW B-47Es ( 53-2315 , 53-2316 and 53-2320 ) from Forbes AFB were modified and redesignated as EB-47E Tell Twos . Deployed to a SAC Detachment ( TUSLOG Det-50 ) at Incirlik AB , Turkey to monitor the telemetry broadcast during Soviet space launches from the IRBM facility at Kapustin Yar and the space center at Tyuratam . In service from 1958 until about 1967 . In addition , the 301st BW and 380th BW also operated EB-47Es which were electronics countermeasure conversions of the standard B-47E . Not much is known about the USAF EB-47E program . . *** The B-47As of the 306th BW were primarily training aircraft and were not considered as being combat ready . None of the B-47As ever saw any operational duty , and were withdrawn from active service by 1953 , being replaced by B-47Bs . .+ Equipped with the YRB-47B conversion of the B-47B , specifically intended for the training of crews for RB-47Es . Later converted to B-47E Bomber Configuration by March 1955 .++ 376th BW EB-47Ls were modified B-47Es used as an electronics communications aircraft which served as relay stations between other aircraft ( such as the USAF `` Looking Glass '' EC-135 ) or between aircraft and ground stations during and after a nuclear attack . RB-47 Strategic Reconnaissance units . The RB-47 was designed to replace the RB-29 and RB-50 Superfortress aircraft which were serving in the long-range photo-reconnaissance role but which were rapidly approaching obsolescence . The RB-47 carried out many ferret missions around the periphery of Soviet territory , and sometimes inside on penetration flights to map planned routes for B-52s if combat missions over the Soviet Union ever became necessary . The reconnaissance production model was the RB-47E , with USAF deliveries beginning in 1953 . The last of 255 RB-47Es were delivered in August 1955 . The YRB-47B was a prototype conversion of the B-47B specifically intended for the training of crews for RB-47Es . Delays in delivering the RB-47E , led to 90 B-47 ’ s being converted to an interim reconnaissance fit with an 8 camera bomb-bay pod . The 91st Strategic Reconnaissance Wing received its first YRB-47B in April 1953 , the 26th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing three months later , using them until they were swapped for the new RB-47E in 1954 . The RB-47H was an electronic reconnaissance and countermeasures version , with 35 aircraft being manufactured and delivered to the 55th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing at Forbes AFB , Kansas in August 1955 . A specialized version , the ERB-47H was a dedicated electronic ferret modification of three aircraft . Fifteen RB-47Ks ( 53-426 to 53-4279 ) were also operated by the 55th SRW , 338th SRS . The RB-47K differed from the RB-47E by the addition of high-resolution , side-looking radars ( SLAR ) and air sampling equipment . It was used as an airborne weather information gathering system which would fly near the Soviet Border and sampling the radioactive fallout from nuclear tests . These were among the last Stratojets built . Phaseout of the RB-47E began in October 1957 , but the aircraft remained in service for another decade , with the last SAC B-47 , a RB-47H ( 53-4296 ) of the 55th SRW was flown to Davis Monthan AFB for storage on 29 December 1967 . These models were replaced with the Lockheed U-2 and SR-71 strategic reconnaissance aircraft . . * RB-47Bs were operated during 1953–54 by the 26th SRW . Unlike the later RB-47E , the RB-47B could only provide daylight photographic coverage WB-47E Weather Reconnaissance units . WB-47E was the designation assigned to converted SAC B-47E medium bombers used for weather reconnaissance by the Air Weather Service ( AWS ) . They had nose-mounted cameras that recorded cloud formations , and they carried air-sampling and data recording equipment inside a sensor pod in the bomb bay . 57th Weather Reconnaissance Squadron Hickam AFB Hawaii xxxx-1969 The first of 34 WB-47Es was delivered to the AWS on 20 March 1963 . The last operational USAF B-47 to fly was WB-47E-75-BW ( 51-7066 ) of the 57th Weather Reconnaissance Squadron on 30 October 1969 . It was flown from Hickam AFB , Hawaii to Boeing Field , Washington , where subsequently it was restored to its SAC configuration and put on display at the Seattle Museum of Flight where it resides today . Flown from Hickam AFB by Lt. Col Bill payton and Major Ray Hamilton 4-Digit Training Units . B-47 training was originally planned to have been performed at Wichita AFB , Kansas , with Boeing manufacturing the aircraft on one side of the base as a joint tenant beginning in 1951 . However a variety of problems converting the Wichita Municipal Airport to an Air Force Base kept training from being performed there until 1954 . To accommodate B-47 training , Air Training Command activated Pinecastle AFB , Florida , on 10 September 1951 for B-47 training , however the training did not begin until early 1952 with the activation of the 3540th Combat Crew Training Wing . B-47 crew training was moved from Pinecastle AFB to McConnell AFB in 1954 ; conducted under Air Training Command until 30 Dec 1958 when was reassigned to SAC . With the reassignment of the crew training wing , operational transition training on the B-47 began at Pinecastle with the 321st Bombardment Wing . Crew training on the B-47 ended in June 1963 as part of the planned aircraft phaseout and retirement .
Kelowna Packers . The Kelowna Packers were a senior ice hockey team from Kelowna , British Columbia . There was also a junior ice hockey team of the same name that played in the British Columbia Hockey League from 1986 to 1989 . This junior team was renamed the Kelowna Spartans in 1989 . History . The Kelowna Packers were established in 1949 in Kelowna , British Columbia . The Packers were guided by a bright young man by the name of Bob Giordano . It took him eight years to reach the top in district hockey . After a brief stint as statistician for the Okanagan Senior League Bob Giordano was named as one of the six directors of the Kelowna Packers Hockey Club on May 13 , 1957 . Ten days later he was elected vice-president of the team that playing in the Okanagan Senior Hockey League along with the Penticton Vees , Vernon Canadians and Kamloops Elks . The 1957-58 season was the most successful one for the Kelowna Packers , finish first place in the OSHL for the first time in their history . In a seven-game series against the Kamloops Chiefs they won the OSHL championship . The Western Canada Championships came next as the Packers met the Winnipeg Maroons . The Kelowna Packers won the Patten Cup and the Western Canada championships . The Kelowna Packers then entered the 1958 Allan Cup finals against the Eastern champion the Belleveille McFarlands . In a hard fought seven game series Kelowna bowed to the McFarland in seven games . In May 1958 the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association selected the Kelowna Packers to represent Canada on an international hockey tour . The Kelowna Packers of the Okanagan-Mainline Senior Amateur Hockey League became the first western sports team to be allowed behind the Iron Curtain to play a series of exhibition games . Outside Kelowna , there were critics of this decision and some predicted that the Packers would return without so much as a single win . But the team would play five games against Soviet Union teams and three in Sweden , and would tour for a period extending from November 9 to 30 , 1958 . Previous to the Packers swing through the Soviet Union the team played three games in Sweden The Swedish National Team defeated the Packers 5-2 , a loss that was attributed to the long trip just completed by the Kelowna team . The tables soon turned with the following games and the Packers emerged victorious winning 5-2 in both the second game and the final encounter . The Packers lost their first game against the Russian Army team 4 to 3 . They tied the next two games 1 - 1 against the Wings of Soviet and 2 - 2 against the Moscow Dynamos . Kelowna Packers coach , Jack OíReilly , a fiery and outspoken Irishman , guaranteed victories for the Canadians in the last two games of the tour . In the fourth game , against the Soviet Juniors , the Packers did indeed secure a win 4-3 . Their record stood at one win , two ties , and one loss . In the final match , they faced Russia 's top team — the Moscow Selects . The Packers played well and won an overwhelming victory of 5-1 over the Selects . Jack O'Reilly had kept his promises . Despite the skepticism of their critics , the Packers returned to Kelowna as champions . In the 1959-60 season the Packers again captured the OSHL title . It would be the last year they were together . Senior hockey was dying in the Okanagan .
Poland 's Wedding to the Sea . Poland 's Wedding to the Sea was a ceremony meant to symbolize restored Polish access to the Baltic Sea that was lost in 1793 by the Partitions of Poland . It was first performed on February 10 , 1920 , by General Józef Haller at Puck ( Putzig ) . In the early spring of 1945 , following the Polish-Soviet advance into Pomerania , a number of such ceremonies took place in several locations . The most famous 1945 Weddings to the Sea were performed by the soldiers of the Polish Army on March 17 , 1945 in Mrzeżyno ( Regamünde ) , and on March 18 in newly captured port of Kołobrzeg ( Kolberg ) . 1920 Wedding to the Sea . In October 1920 , General Jozef Haller was named commandant of the Pomeranian Front of the Polish Army , a unit created to peacefully recover former German Empire 's province of Pomerelia , which was granted to the Second Polish Republic by the Versailles Treaty . On 18 January 1920 , units of the 16th Infantry Division entered Torun ( Thorn ) , and in the following days , Polish soldiers moved northwards , finally reaching the Baltic Sea coast on February 10 . Their progress was slow but steady , with a few incidents of sabotage , carried out by the retreating Germans . Early in the morning of February 10 , General Haller and his staff , on the way from Torun ( Thorn ) to Puck , met at Danzig Hbf . rail station with members of Polish community of the Free City of Danzig . Haller , fearing a German provocation , stayed in the train , which was entered by Dr. Jozef Wybicki , grandson of Jozef Wybicki , who handed to him two platinum rings , funded by Polish families of Danzig . One of the rings was later thrown into the sea in Puck . After the meeting , the train with Haller and other Polish officials headed for Puck , where it was welcomed by crowds of Kashubians . At the Puck Rail Station the General mounted a horse , heading towards the sea with a unit of uhlans . The symbolic event was witnessed , among others , by Wincenty Witos , Stanislaw Wojciechowski , Maciej Rataj , Pomeranian Voivode Stefan Laszewski , Polish envoy to Free City of Danzig Maciej Biesiadecki , General Kazimierz Sosnkowski , Dr Jozef Wybicki , and the `` King of the Kashubians , Antoni Abraham '' . Main point of the ceremony was marked by a Roman Catholic service , with a sermon told by Reverend Jozef Wrycza . Flag of the Polish Navy was blessed , and then , to the salvo of 21 guns , it was raised on a mast by sailors Eugeniusz Pławski and Florian Napierala . This symbolically meant that from then on , Polish seacoast was guarded by the Navy . General Haller in his memoirs ( published in 1964 in London ) wrote that on that day , the Bay of Puck was frozen , so local fishermen cut an ice hole , into which Haller threw the ring . Before it fell into the water , the ring rolled on the ice : `` Several fishermen ran after the ring , but none of them managed to catch it , and it fell into the icy water . When I asked why they did not catch it , the fishermen prophetically answered they would catch it in Szczecin '' . After throwing the ring into the water , Haller said the following words : `` In the name of the Holy Republic of Poland , I , General Jozef Haller , am taking control of this ancient Slavic Baltic Sea shore '' . Wojciech Kossak , inspired by these events , painted in 1931 `` Polish Wedding to the Sea '' . The 1920 wedding to the sea took place north of the Port of Puck , in the area which belonged to the Naval Airforce . A commemorative post was later erected there , with a Polish eagle and the date . The post was destroyed during the 1939 German Invasion of Poland . Its replica now stands in the Port of Puck , next to the bust of General Haller . On February 11 , 1920 , a day after the symbolic wedding , Kashubian fishermen invited Haller to Wielka Wies ( now Władysławowo ) , to carry out another ceremony , this time in the open waters of Baltic Sea . Haller accepted the invitation , and entered a cutter `` Gwiazda Morza '' ( `` Star of the Sea '' ) . This made the General a very popular person among the locals . Haller himself purchased a plot of land near Wielka Wies , founding a district called Hallerowo . The town of Władysławowo was created after a merger of Wielka Wies and Hallerowo . 1945 Weddings to the Sea . `` In early 1945 , the First Polish Army , formed in the Soviet Union , and subordinated to the Soviet 1st Belorussian Front , reached Pomerania , the ancient land of the Piasts , which was to become Polish again . During the Pomeranian Operation , as our units approached the sea , Polish soldiers remembered the historic 1920 Wedding to the Sea . The 1945 ceremony took place in war situation , as until the end of the war , the 10-kilometer wide strip of coast was officially regarded as frontline . The headquarters of the First Army decided that its units were to organize their own weddings . These ceremonies took place from March 15 to April 6 , along the Baltic Sea coast from Dziwnow ( Berg Dievenow ) to Gdynia ( Gdingen ) . In the spirit of the 1920 tradition , rings were thrown into the water , and oaths of allegiance to the sea were sworn by the participants . Furthermore , in several cases flags of military units were dipped in water . On March 17 , 1945 , First Warsaw Cavalry Brigade had its own ceremony at Mrzeżyno , and on March 18 , main ceremony of both First and Second Army took place at Kołobrzeg '' . Polish historian Hieronim Kroczynski from Kolobrzeg , who has been investigating Polish weddings to the sea says that the first ceremony of this kind in 1945 took place on March 8 , near the village of Grzybow , west of Kolobrzeg . On that day , a patrol of the 16th Infantry Regiment reached the shore . Colonel Wladyslaw Jurak , who had been a schoolteacher before the war , told the soldiers about the 1920 wedding , and the group spontaneously decided to repeat the ceremony . `` I swear to you , Polish Sea , that I , a soldier of the Homeland , faithful son of the Polish nation , will not abandon you . I swear to you that I will always follow this road , the road which has been paved by the State National Council , the road which has led me to the sea . I will guard you , I will not hesitate to shed my blood for the Fatherland , neither will I hesitate to give my life so that you do not return to Germany . You will remain Polish forever '' . Mrzeżyno ( Regamünde ) . On March 17 , 1945 , two fully armed regiments of uhlans of the First Warsaw Cavalry Brigade stood ready at the main market square at Gryfice ( Greifenberg ) . Following the order of their commandant , Major Stanislaw Arkuszewski , the soldiers headed towards Mrzeżyno , via Trzebiatow ( Treptow an der Rega ) . After reaching the coastline , corporal Sochaczewski and uhlan Kobylinski rode their horses into the water , throwing two rings , which they had received from Major Arkuszewski . At the same time , uhlans of the 2nd and 3rd Regiments said the following words : `` We swear eternal allegiance to the sea '' . Some sources claim that the oath was taken only by Major Arkuszewski . The tradition of the 1945 wedding is still alive in Mrzeżyno . Every year , patriotic events take place on March 17 , and the ceremony is repeated by mounted reenactors , with rings thrown into the sea . Kołobrzeg ( Kolberg ) . First Soviet units appeared in western suburbs of Kołobrzeg ( Kolberg ) on March 4 , 1945 . The Battle of Kołobrzeg began on the same day . By March 17 , the Germans were pushed back to the beach and the sea , and in the night of March 17/18 , the defenders of the city decided to abandon their lines , and evacuate most units to Swinemünde . The ceremony took place on March 18 in the evening . Polish historian Pawel Pawlowski , manager of the Museum of Polish Weapons at Kołobrzeg says that the town was chosen for the main 1945 Wedding to the Sea due to its symbolic importance , as the Germans turned it into a fortress ( Festung Kolberg ) . Furthermore , Nazi propaganda turned the 1807 Siege of Kolberg into a myth , making an expensive film about it . `` Remember this day , as it is history . Future generations will talk about this event with respect , like we talk about our great ancestors . You are creating history , like once it was created by Boleslaw Chrobry and Wladyslaw Krzywousty . You have gone the right way , from the Oka river to the Baltic , you have not chosen the wrong way , through the sands of Iran , and the swamps of Italy . That is why you have captured Kołobrzeg '' . The ring was thrown into the sea by Corporal Franciszek Niewidziajlo , who himself was born in Kresy , near Zbaraz . Niewidziajlo also gave a speech , saying : `` We have come here , to the Sea , after a hard and bloody effort . We see that our effort has not been wasted . We swear that we will never leave you . By throwing this ring into your waves , I am marrying you , because you have always been and always be ours '' .
United States Bureau of Reclamation . The United States Bureau of Reclamation ( USBR ) , and formerly the United States Reclamation Service ( not to be confused with the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement ) , is a federal agency under the U.S. Department of the Interior , which oversees water resource management , specifically as it applies to the oversight and operation of the diversion , delivery , and storage projects that it has built throughout the western United States for irrigation , water supply , and attendant hydroelectric power generation . Currently the USBR is the largest wholesaler of water in the country , bringing water to more than 31 million people , and providing one in five Western farmers with irrigation water for 10 million acres of farmland , which produce 60 % of the nation 's vegetables and 25 % of its fruits and nuts . The USBR is also the second largest producer of hydroelectric power in the western United States . On June 17 , 1902 , in accordance with the Reclamation Act , Secretary of the Interior Ethan Allen Hitchcock established the U.S. Reclamation Service within the U.S. Geological Survey ( USGS ) . The new Reclamation Service studied potential water development projects in each western state with federal lands—revenue from sale of federal lands was the initial source of the program 's funding . Because Texas had no federal lands , it did not become a Reclamation state until 1906 , when Congress passed a law including it in the provisions of the Reclamation Act . History . From 1902 to 1907 , Reclamation began about 30 projects in Western states . Then , in 1907 , the Secretary of the Interior separated the Reclamation Service from the USGS and created an independent bureau within the Department of the Interior . Frederick Haynes Newell was appointed the first director of the new bureau . In the early years , many projects encountered problems : lands or soils included in projects were unsuitable for irrigation ; land speculation sometimes resulted in poor settlement patterns ; proposed repayment schedules could not be met by irrigators who had high land-preparation and facilities-construction costs ; settlers were inexperienced in irrigation farming ; waterlogging of irrigable lands required expensive drainage projects ; and projects were built in areas which could only grow low-value crops . In 1923 the agency was renamed the `` Bureau of Reclamation '' . In 1924 , however , in the face of increasing settler unrest and financial woes , the `` Fact Finder 's Report '' spotlighted major problematic issues ; the Fact Finders Act in late 1924 sought to resolve some of these problems . In 1928 Congress authorized the Boulder Canyon ( Hoover Dam ) Project , and large appropriations began , for the first time , to flow to Reclamation from the general funds of the United States . The authorization came only after a hard-fought debate about the pros and cons of public power versus private power . The heyday of Reclamation construction of water facilities occurred during the Depression and the 35 years after World War II . From 1941 to 1947 , Civilian Public Service labor was used to carry on projects otherwise interrupted by the war effort . The last major authorization for construction projects occurred in the late 1960s , while a parallel evolution and development of the American environmental movement began to result in strong opposition to water development projects . Even the 1976 failure of Teton Dam as it filled for the first time did not diminish Reclamation 's strong international reputation in water development circles . However , this first and only failure of a major Reclamation Bureau dam led to subsequent strengthening of its dam-safety program to avoid similar problems . Even so , the failure of Teton Dam , the environmental movement , and the announcement of President Carter 's `` hit list '' on water projects profoundly affected the direction of Reclamation 's programs and activities . Reclamation operates about 180 projects in the 17 western states . The total Reclamation investment for completed project facilities in September 1992 was about $ 11 billion . Reclamation projects provide agricultural , household , and industrial water to about one‑third of the population of the American West . About 5 % of the land area of the West is irrigated , and Reclamation provides water to about one-fifth of that area , some 9,120,000 acres ( 37,000 km² ) in 1992 . Reclamation is a major American generator of electricity. , Reclamation had 58 power plants on‑line and generated 125,000 GJ of electricity . From 1988 to 1994 , Reclamation underwent major reorganization as construction on projects authorized in the 1960s and earlier drew to an end . Reclamation wrote that `` The arid West essentially has been reclaimed . The major rivers have been harnessed and facilities are in place or are being completed to meet the most pressing current water demands and those of the immediate future '' . Emphasis in Reclamation programs shifted from construction to operation and maintenance of existing facilities . Reclamation 's redefined official mission is to `` manage , develop , and protect water and related resources in an environmentally and economically sound manner in the interest of the American public '' . In redirecting its programs and responsibilities , Reclamation substantially reduced its staff levels and budgets but remains a significant federal agency in the West . Leadership . Reclamation commissioners that have had a strong impact and molding of the Bureau have included Elwood Mead , Michael W. Straus , and Floyd Dominy , with the latter two being public-power boosters who ran the Bureau during its heyday . Mead guided the bureau during the development , planning , and construction of the Hoover Dam , the United States ' first multiple-purpose dam . John W. Keys , the 16th Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation who served from July 2001 to April 2006 , was killed two years after his retirement on May 30 , 2008 , when the airplane he was piloting crashed in Canyonlands National Park , Utah . On June 26 , 2017 , President Donald Trump nominated Brenda Burman to serve as the next Commissioner of the United States Bureau of Reclamation . She was confirmed by the United States Senate on November 16 , 2017 . Burman is the first woman to ever lead the Bureau of Reclamation . David Murillo was serving as the acting commissioner of the bureau .
Sundargadi . Sundargadi Odia is a variation of Odia language which developed in western part of Odisha , India . The Sundergadi Odia language is spoken in parts of Odisha and small pockets of Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh
Burgruine Kollmitz . Kollmitz Castle ( German : Burgruine Kollmitz , lit . “ castle ruins of Kollmitz ” ) is a ruined castle east of Raabs an der Thaya in Lower Austria , Austria . The Castle was first mentioned in the 13th century and the construction of its main tower was completed in 1319 . In the 14th century the castle was used as a district court with ownership changing often . In 1411 the Freiherr von Hofkirchen came into possession of the castle , whose family would control the castle for the next two centuries . The Hofkirchen family lost possession of the castle in 1611 when Wolfgang von Hofkirchen died in exile in Prague during the Habsburg ’ s Counter Reformation , which saw him as a ringleader of Protestant nobility . Following the end of Hofkirchen control , the castle changed hands several times and may even have been abandoned . In 1708 the Castle was acquired by Franz Anton von Quarient und Raal under whom the castle fell into disrepair as it no longer could serve any practical purpose . References . `` This article was initially translated from the German Wikipedia . ''
G. M. Hartman . G. M. Hartman was an American football coach . He served as the head football coach at Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster , Pennsylvania . He held that position for the 1894 season . His coaching record at Franklin & Marshall was 6–4 .
Westwood High School , Jamaica . The Westwood High School is an all-female high school located in Stewart Town , Trelawny , Jamaica . It was founded in 1882 by Baptist Minister Reverend W. M. Webb with the aim to provide unsegregated education for girls . The school also set up a board of trustees to represent the different Protestant denominations . It caters to secondary students and after 36 years reopened its sixth-form programme in 2014 . Westwood is among the five boarding remaining in Jamaica and has been the only school to retain the tradition of wearing a jippi-jappa ( Panama ) hat . Amy Ashwood Garvey , a Pan-Africanist activist and the first wife of Marcus Mosiah Garvey , was a student of the school .
Scotch bonnet ( disambiguation ) . The scotch bonnet is a variety of chili pepper .
Justin Allgood . Justin Allgood ( born June 11 , 1983 ) is a former American football quarterback who played two seasons in the Arena Football League ( AFL ) with the Tulsa Talons and Philadelphia Soul . He played college football at Trinity Valley Community College and Central Oklahoma . Early years . Allgood played baseball and football at The Colony High School in The Colony , Texas . He was a two-time All-District football selection and an honorable mention All-Stater . He was also a second-team All-District selection in baseball . College career . Allgood garnered 4,056 passing yards and 32 touchdowns in two years playing for the Trinity Valley Community College Cardinals . He earned first-team All-Conference honors as a freshman . Allgood transferred to play football for the University of Central Oklahoma Bronchos of the University of Central Oklahoma . He was one of seven players nominated from the Southwest Region for the Harlon Hill Trophy in 2004 . Allgood was the first player in University of Central Oklahoma history to throw for 300-plus yards in three straight games . He was also a second-team All-Lone Star Conference North Division selection in 2004 and 2005 . He was named the Lone Star Conference Preseason Offensive Player of the Year in 2005 . Allgood finished his career at the University of Central Oklahoma with 4,870 passing yards and 34 touchdowns . Professional career . Allgood was rated the 67th best quarterback in the 2006 NFL Draft by NFLDraftScout.com . Allgood spent the 2006 season with the Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz of AF2 . Allgood joined the Tulsa Talons in 2007 when they were a member of the AF2 . He quarterbacked the Talons to a 73–66 victory on August 25 , 2007 in ArenaCup VIII against the Scranton Pioneers . He led the AFL with 108 touchdown passes in . Allgood was signed by the Philadelphia Soul on October 14 , 2010 . He was traded to the Tulsa Talons on May 17 , 2011 for Rodney Wright .
Yousuf Raza Gillani Flyover . Yousuf Raza Gillani Flyover is located in Multan city of Pakistan . It is longest flyover in Punjab province and 2nd largest flyover in Pakistan on its completion . After the completion of Gujranwala flyover it will become second largest flyover in Punjab . Ground breaking of this flyover was done by former prime minister of Pakistan Yousuf Raza Gillani on the new year ceremony on Saturday , 31 December 2011 . It was built at a cost of around Rs.1.6 billion rupees . It is the part of Inner Ring Road Multan project It is a four lane flyover with partitions . Two one ways of two lanes each . Length of the flyover is 1.6 km ( excluding length of extra three ramps ) . There are three extra ramps connecting to the main flyover . Records . It is largest flyover in Punjab province of Pakistan . It is also third largest flyover of Pakistan . Ramps . It starts from Bomanji Chowk and overpasses multiple traffic points and railway lines namely It will connect to the M-4 Motorway via Old Shujabad road , once the motorway section will be completed
Mirela . Mirela Cabero García ( born July 31 , 1990 in Aranjuez , Spain ) , simply known as Mirela , is a Spanish singer and actress . Mirela has participated in various musical contests and singing competitions since she was a child . 2004 : `` Eurojunior 2004 '' . In 2004 , Mirela participated in `` Eurojunior '' , the Spanish national selection process for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004 , where she competed with María Isabel and Blas Cantó . She reached the national final with her song `` Conocí el amor '' ( `` I Met Love '' ) . She narrowly lost out to María Isabel , who represented Spain and overall went on to win the European final with the song `` Antes muerta que sencilla '' . 2005 : `` Gente de Primera '' . In 2005 , she appeared in the television talent show `` Gente de Primera '' , competing for a record deal . She was praised by the judges and audience alike for her performances of Celine Dion 's `` Sola otra vez '' and Mariah Carey 's `` Héroe '' . Mirela 's mentor during the series was Pastora Soler . She went on to finish second overall in the competition , narrowly losing out to male pop singer Nauzet . 2007-2009 : Spanish national finals for Eurovision . In 2007 , Mirela participated in `` Misión Eurovisión 2007 '' , the Spanish national selection process for the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 . She reached the final vote with the song `` La reina de la noche '' ( The Queen of the Night ) . She was the favourite to win . However , she went on to face her 'déjà vu ' for the third time in a singing competition , by finishing runner-up once again , losing to boyband D'NASH . In 2008 , she submitted the song `` Stronger '' for `` Salvemos Eurovisión '' , the Spanish national selection process for the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 , but did not reach the national final . For the third year in a row , Mirela submitted her bid for the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 , taking part in ' with the song `` Nada es comparable a ti '' ( Nothing Compares to You ) . She first performed her song on the third semi final on 28 February 2009 . She came in second place in her semi final and advanced to the final . She performed it for a second time in the final , and ended up finishing in fourth place overall . It was the most successful ballad to enter the national final that year . 2012 : `` La Voz '' . In September 2012 , she entered talent show `` La Voz '' , the Spanish version of `` The Voice '' , on its first season . She performed `` Sola otra vez '' in the `` Blind Auditions '' . One of the judges , Melendi , hit his `` I Want You '' button , thus she joined his team . In the second round of the contest , `` The Battles '' , she was eliminated by Javi Mota , with whom she performed `` Devuélveme la vida '' . 2013-present : `` El Rey León '' . In 2013 , Mirela joined the cast of `` El Rey León '' , the Madrid production of the musical `` The Lion King '' , playing the role of Nala . 2017 : `` Objetivo Eurovisión 2017 '' . On 12 January 2017 , Mirela was announced as one of the six candidates to represent Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 . She participated in `` Objetivo Eurovisión 2017 '' , her fourth national selection process for Eurovision , with `` Contigo '' , a song written by Tony Sánchez-Ohlsson , Isaac Luke and Ander Pérez . She was the televote 's favourite and collected 58 points overall , ending in a tie for the 1st place with Manel Navarro . However , in the tie breaking voting round , the jury chose Manel over Mirela to represent Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 . The decision of the jury caused controversy among followers of the contest , who accused the broadcaster of rigging the results in order to favour Manel .
Tooling U-SME . Tooling U-SME , formerly Tooling University , is an American non-profit educational technology and blended learning organization that produces learning management system software , certifications and content for the manufacturing industry . Owned by the Society of Manufacturing Engineers ( SME ) and headquartered in Cleveland , Ohio , Tooling U provides online industrial manufacturing training , development , and competency based apprenticeship programs . History . Tooling University , the original online training component of Tooling U-SME , was founded to address the shortage of skilled workers in the manufacturing industry . Tooling U began as a division of Jergens Inc. , a workholding and tooling component manufacturer founded in 1942 . In 2010 , Tooling University was acquired by SME . Competency Framework . In early 2014 Tooling U-SME launched the Competency Framework for achieving manufacturing excellence . The Competency Framework is made up of more than 60 job competency models in nine manufacturing functional areas . Each competency model outlines knowledge and skill objectives for production workers , technicians , lead technicians and technologists , and engineers . Products and Services . Tooling U-SME supplies manufacturers , high schools and technical colleges with in-house and online training resources that are translatable to both certificate programs and associate degrees . Students can choose from over 70 instructor-led programs , and have 24/7 access to more than 450 online courses , covering everything from safety and maintenance to composites and machining . Custom Training Content . Custom in-house training and educational content for schools and organizations . Assessments . Online assessments for evaluating current workforce skills and developing training programs based on filling the gaps . Certifications . Industry-backed certifications for lean manufacturing technology , machining technology , advanced manufacturing , and manufacturing engineering , as well as certificate programs for green manufacturing . Tooling U-SME training courses adhere to the National Institute for Metalworking Skills ( NIMS ) Standards , SME Certified Manufacturing Technologist ( CMfgT ) certification , Manufacturing Skills Standards Council ( MSSC ) standards and American Welding Society ( AWS ) SENSE Level 1 standard . Online bookstore and Knowledge Edge® . Knowledge Edge is a subscription service digital library with more than 700 industrial training videos and clips , 1,200 eBooks and eChapters , 16,000 technical papers and 10,000 entries in the Manufacturing Knowledge Base wiki . See also . Online Learning Workforce development Manufacturing engineering Competency model
Karafuto Fortress . The Karafuto Fortress was the defensive unit formed by the Karafuto fortification installations , and the Karafuto detachment of Japanese forces , the 88th Division . The headquarters was in Toyohara , capital of the province , based on the Suzuya plain , in the Southern Karafuto area , not far from the ports of Otomari and Maoka . Conformation of Fortified district in Karafuto Prefecture . One example of such defensive structure was in Japanese fortifications to the north of Koton ( Naramitoshi ) Fortress ( now Pobedino ) part of Shikuka Fortified District ( FD ) . It extended twelve kilometers along the front and was thirty kilometers deep , between the cities of Hanno , Futaro , Horomi , Miyuki and Horonai with central command in Koton . In this area , along the principal railroad that crossed the island from north to south , there were 17 permanent emplacements , 31 artillery and 108 machine gun bunkers , 28 artillery and 18 mortar positions and 150 shelters , these installations was constructed by Obishiro Nayaro in 1939 over ancient fortifications from the Russian-Japanese War period . The Karafuto Mixed Brigade protecting the fortified district was expanded 28 February to 88th Division . Together with support units it numbered up to 20,000 officers and men . The Japanese had 10,000 Military veterans serving as reservists and civil volunteer defenders . additionally including airbases , Naval bases , some Army or Navy detachments and others , along with civil defence units inland . Karafuto Fortification system . Special frontier unit with HQ in Toyohara and detachments and Otomari Sub-Prefecture . Otomari Fortified District Esutoru Sub-Prefecture . Kita Nayoshi Fortified District Japanese Navy detachments in Karafuto . Japanese naval forces , had some bases and infantry naval detachments in Maoka ( front at the Strait of Tartary ) and Otomari ( in Aniwa Gulf ) ports , the principal ports in Karafuto . Probably there were some units in ports in coasts of Taraika Bay , and city of Esutoru at north of province .
Psathonisi , Ios . Psathonisi ( ) is a small uninhabited island near the castle of Palaiokastro in Ios , Greece . Geography . The island is about 50 meters from the main island . It has no beaches because it is very steep with maximum elevation 53 meters and mainly made out of slate and rocks . Historical Significance . The island is considered an archaeological site , since it houses remains of a protocyclatic settlement . Name . The name derives from the nearby village Psathi . Flora . The island has no trees but some small bushes just like the neighbouring island of Ios . Also it hosts some wild flowers and a lot of cotton thistles .
Owen Cassidy . Owen Cassidy ( c.1862 – January 15 , 1911 in Watkins , Schuyler County , New York ) was an American lawyer and politician from New York . Life . In 1890 , he married Alice Jones , and they had two children . In 1899 , he was a member of the New York State Board of Health . Cassidy was a member of the New York State Senate ( 40th D. ) from 1905 to 1908 , sitting in the 128th , 129th , 130th and 131st New York State Legislatures . In 1908 , Cassidy was voted down by the 41st senatorial district convention , and ran as an Independent for re-election , but was defeated . Afterwards he resumed the practice of law in Watkins . He died on January 15 , 1911 , at his home in Watkins , after having been ill for years , and `` bedridden for the last few months '' .
De Oratore . `` De Oratore '' ( `` On the Orator '' ; not to be confused with `` Orator '' ) is a dialogue written by Cicero in 55 BCE . It is set in 91 BCE , when Lucius Licinius Crassus dies , just before the Social War and the civil war between Marius and Sulla , during which Marcus Antonius Orator , the other great orator of this dialogue , dies . During this year , the author faces a difficult political situation : after his return from exile in Dyrrachium ( modern Albania ) , his house was destroyed by the gangs of Clodius in a time when violence was common . This was intertwined with the street politics of Rome . Amidst the moral and political decadence of the state , Cicero wrote `` De Oratore '' to describe the ideal orator and imagine him as a moral guide of the state . He did not intend `` De Oratore '' as merely a treatise on rhetoric , but went beyond mere technique to make several references to philosophical principles . Cicero understood that the power of persuasion—the ability to verbally manipulate opinion in crucial political decisions—was a key issue . The power of words in the hands of a man without scruples or principles would endanger the whole community . As a consequence , moral principles can be taken either by the examples of noble men of the past or by the great Greek philosophers , who provided ethical ways to be followed in their teaching and their works . The perfect orator shall be not merely a skilled speaker without moral principles , but both an expert of rhetorical technique and a man of wide knowledge in law , history , and ethical principles . `` De Oratore '' is an exposition of issues , techniques , and divisions in rhetoric ; it is also a parade of examples for several of them and it makes continuous references to philosophical concepts to be merged for a perfect result . Choice of the historical background of the dialogue . At that time as much as when Cicero writes the dialogue , the crisis of the state is obsessing everyone and clashes deliberately with the pleasant and quiet atmosphere of the villa in Tusculum . Cicero tries to reproduce the feeling of the last days of peace in the old Roman republic . Despite `` De Oratore '' ( `` On the Orator '' ) being a discourse on rhetoric , Cicero has the original idea of inspiring himself to Plato 's Dialogues , replacing the streets and squares of Athens with a nice garden of a country villa of a noble Roman aristocrat . With this fanciful device , he avoided the arid explanation of rhetoric rules and devices . The work contains the second known description of the method of loci , a mnemonic technique ( after the `` Rhetorica ad Herennium '' ) . Oratory is an attractive but difficult study . After Roman peace had been established , it seemed as though everyone wanted to begin learning the eloquence of oral rhetoric . After first trying rhetoric without training or rules , using only natural skill , young orators listened and learned from Greek orators and teachers , and soon were much more enthusiastic for eloquence . Young orators learned , through practice , the importance of variety and frequency of speech . In the end , orators were awarded with popularity , wealth , and reputation . This is the reason why this particular subject is such a difficult one to pursue . This means that the student must , through his style , bring in humor and charm—as well as the readiness to deliver and respond to an attack . In summary , oratory is a combination of many things , and to succeed in maintaining all of these qualities is a great achievement . This section marks Cicero 's standard canons for the rhetorical composing process . Responsibility of the orator ; argument of the work . The Greeks , after dividing the arts , paid more attention to the portion of oratory that is concerned with the law , courts , and debate , and therefore left these subjects for orators in Rome . Indeed , all that the Greeks have written in their treaties of eloquence or taught by the masters thereof , but Cicero prefers to report the moral authority of these Roman orators . Cicero announces that he will not expose a series of prescriptions but some principles , that he learnt to have been discussed once by excellent Roman orators . Date , scene , and persons . Cicero exposes a dialogue , reported to him by Cotta , among a group of excellent political men and orators , who came together to discuss the crisis and general decline of politics . They met in the garden of Lucius Licinius Crassus ' villa in Tusculum , during the tribunate of Marcus Livius Drusus ( 91 BCE ) . Thereto also gathered Lucius Licinius Crassus , Quintus Mucius Scaevola , Marcus Antonius Orator , Gaius Aurelius Cotta and Publius Sulpicius Rufus . One member , Scaevola , wants to imitate Socrates as he appears in Plato 's `` Phaedrus '' . Crassus replies that , instead , they will find a better solution , and calls for cushions so that this group can discuss it more comfortably . Thesis : the importance of oratory to society and the state . Crassus states that oratory is one of the greatest accomplishments that a nation can have . He extols the power that oratory can give to a person- including the ability to maintain personal rights , words to defend oneself , and the ability to revenge oneself on a wicked person . The ability to converse is what gives mankind our advantage over other animals and nature . It is what creates civilization . Since speech is so important , why should we not use it to the benefit of oneself , other individuals , and even the entire State ? Scaevola agrees with Crassus 's points except for two . Scaevola does not feel that orators are what created social communities and he questions the superiority of the orator if there were no assemblies , courts , etc . It was good decision making and laws that formed society , not eloquence . Was Romulus an orator ? Scaevola says that there are more examples of damage done by orators than good , and he could cite many instances . There are other factors of civilization that are more important than orator : ancient ordinances , traditions , augery , religious rites and laws , private individual laws . Had Scaevola not been in Crassus 's domain , Scaevola would take Crassus to court and argue over his assertions , a place where oratory belongs . Courts , assemblies and the Senate are where oratory should remain , and Crassus should not extend the scope of oratory beyond these places . That is too sweeping for the profession of oratory . Crassus replies that he has heard Scaevola 's views before , in many works including Plato 's Gorgias . However , he does not agree with their viewpoint . In respects to Gorgias , Crassus reminds that , while Plato was making fun of orators , Plato himself was the ultimate orator . If the orator was nothing more than a speaker without the knowledge of oratory , how is it possible that the most revered people are skilled orators ? The best speakers are those who have a certain `` style '' , which is lost , if the speaker does not comprehend the subject matter on which he is speaking . Rhetoric is a science . Crassus says he does not borrow from Aristotle or Theophrastus their theories regarding the orator . For while the schools of Philosophy claim that rhetoric and other arts belong to them , the science of oratory which adds `` style , '' belong to its own science . Lycurgus , Solon were certainly more qualified about laws , war , peace , allies , taxes , civil right than Hyperides or Demosthenes , greater in the art of speaking in public . Similarly in Rome , the decemviri legibus scribundis were more expert in right than Servius Galba and Gaius Lelius , excellent Roman orators . Nevertheless , Crassus maintains his opinion that `` oratorem plenum atque perfectum esse eum , qui de omnibus rebus possit copiose varieque dicere '' . ( the complete and perfect orator is who can speak in public about every subject with richness of arguments and variety of tunes and images ) . The orator must know the facts . To speak effectively , the orator must have some knowledge of the subject . Can an advocate for or against war speak on the subject without knowing the art of war ? Can an advocate speak on legislation if he does not know law or how the administration process works ? Even though others will disagree , Crassus states that an expert of the natural science also must use oratory style to give an effective speech on his subject . For example , Asclepiades , a well-known physician , was popular not just because of his medical expertise , but because he could share it with eloquence . The orator can have technical skills , but must be versed in moral science . Anyone who can speak with knowledge upon a subject , can be called an orator as long as he does so with knowledge , charm , memory and has a certain style . Philosophy is divided into three branches : natural studies , dialectic and knowledge of human conduct ( `` in vitam atque mores '' ) . To truly be a great orator , one must master the third branch : this is what distinguishes the great orator . The orator , like the poet , needs a wide education . Cicero mentions Aratos of Soli , not expert in astronomy , and yet he wrote a marvellous poem ( `` Phaenomena '' ) . So did Nicander of Colophon , who wrote excellent poems on agriculture ( Georgika ) . An orator is very much like the poet . The poet is more encumbered by rhythm than the orator , but richer in word choice and similar in ornamentation . Crassus then replies to Scaevola 's remark : he would not have claimed that orators should be experts in all subjects , should he himself be the person he is describing . Nevertheless , everyone can easily understand , in the speeches before assemblies , courts or before the Senate , if a speaker has good exercise in the art of speaking in public or if he is also well educated in eloquence and all the liberal arts . A reported debate at Athens . Antonius tells of the debate that occurred in Athens regarding this very subject . Indeed , he stated that a good orator must shine of a good light himself , that is by his dignity of life , about which nothing is said by those masters of rhetoric . Moreover , the audience is directed into the mood , in which the orator drives them . But this can not happen , if he does not know in how many and in which ways he can drive the feelings of the men . This is because these secrets are hidden in the deepest heart of philosophy and the rhetors have never even touched it in its surface . In a nutshell , Antonius thought Demosthenes appeared to be arguing that there was no `` craft '' of oratory and no one could speak well unless he had mastered philosophical teaching . Difference between `` disertus '' and `` eloquens '' . Antonius , convinced by those arguments , says he wrote a pamphlet about them . He names `` disertus '' ( easy-speaking ) , a person who can speak with sufficient clearness and smartness , before people of medium level , about whichever subject ; on the other hand he names `` eloquens '' ( eloquent ) a person , who is able to speak in public , using nobler and more adorned language on whichever subject , so that he can embrace all sources of the art of eloquence with his mind and memory . Someday , somewhere a man will come along who will not just claim to be eloquent , but will actually be truly eloquent . And if this man is not Crassus , then he can only be only a little bit better than Crassus . Sulpicius is gleeful that , as he and Cotta had hoped , someone would mention Antonius and Crassus in their conversations so that they could get some glimmer of knowledge from these two respected individuals . Since Crassus started the discussion , Sulpicius asks him to give his views on oratory first . Crassus replies that he would rather have Antonius speak first as he himself tends to shy away from any discourse on this subject . Cotta is pleased that Crassus has responded in any way because it is usually so difficult to get him to respond in any manner about these matters . Crassus agrees to answer any questions from Cotta or Sulpicius , as long as they are within his knowledge or power . Is there a science of rhetoric ? Sulpicius asks , `` is there an 'art ' of oratory ? '' Crassus responds with some contempt . Do they think he is some idle talkative Greekling ? Do they think that he just answers any question that is posed to him ? It was Gorgias that started this practice—which was great when he did it—but is so overused today that there is no topic , however grand , that some people claim they can not respond to . Had he known this was what Sulpius and Cotta wanted , he would have brought a simple Greek with him to respond—which he still can do if they want him to . Mucius chides Crassus . Crassus agreed to answer the young men 's questions , not to bring in some unpracticed Greek or another to respond . Crassus has been known for being a kind person , and it would be becoming for him to respect their question , to answer it , and not run away from responding . Crassus agrees to answer their question . No , he says . There is no art of speaking , and if there is an art to it , it is a very thin one , as this is just a word . As Antonius had previously explained , an Art is something that has been thoroughly looked at , examined and understood . It is something that is not an opinion , but is an exact fact . Oratory can not possibly fit into this category . However , if the practices of oratory and how oratory is conducted is studied , put into terms and classification , this could then—possibly—be considered to be an art . Crassus and Antonius debate on the orator 's natural talent . Using Antonius 's example earlier , these people did n't lack the knowledge of oratory , they lacked the innate ability . No , they are gifts of nature , that is the ability to invent , richness in talking , strong lungs , certain voice tones , particular body physique as well as a pleasant looking face . Because of his modesty in this speech , the others in the group elevate Crassus in status even higher . An orator is easily set-up by the very nature of what he does to be labeled ignorant . If one studies other disciplines , he simply needs to be an ordinary man . Roscius , a famous actor , often complained that he had n't found a pupil who deserved his approval . There were many with good qualities , but he could not tolerate any fault in them . If we consider this actor , we can see that he makes no gesture of absolute perfection , of highest grace , exactly to give the public emotion and pleasure . In so many years , he reached such a level of perfection , that everyone , who distinguishes himself in a particular art , is called a `` Roscius '' in his field . The man who does not have the natural ability for oratory , he should instead try to achieve something that is more within his grasp . Crassus replies to some objections by Cotta and Sulpicius . Sulpicius asks Crassus if he is advising Cotta and him to give up with oratory and rather to study civil right or to follow a military career . Crassus explains that his words are addressed to other young people , who have not the natural talent for oratory , rather than discourage Sulpicius and Cotta , who have great talent and passion for it . Cotta replies that , given that Crassus stimulates them to dedicate themselves to oratory , now it is time to reveal the secret of his excellence in oratory . Moreover , Cotta wishes to know which other talents they have still to reach , apart those natural , which they have—according to Crassus . Crassus says that this is quite an easy task , since he asks him to tell about his own oratory ability , and not about the art of oratory in general . Therefore , he will expose his usual method , which he used once when he was young , not anything strange or mysterious nor difficult nor solemn . Sulpicius exults : `` At last the day we desired so much , Cotta , has come ! We will be able to listen from his very words the way he elaborates and prepares his speeches '' . Fundamentals of rhetoric . `` I will not tell you anything really mysterious '' , Crassus says the two listeners . First is a liberal education and follow the lessons that are taught in these classes . The main task of an orator is to get speak in a proper way to persuade the audience ; second , each speech can be on a general matter , without citing persons and dates , or a specific one , regarding particular persons and circumstances . There are three kind of speeches : first , those in the courts , those in public assemblies , and those that praise or blame someone . There are also some topics ( `` loci '' ) to be used in trials , whose aim is justice ; other ones to be used in assemblies , whose aim is give opinions ; other ones to be used in laudatory speeches , whose aim is to celebrate the cited person . Before pronouncing the speech , it is necessary to gain the goodwill of the audience ; then expose the argument ; after , establish the dispute ; subsequently , show evidence of one 's own thesis ; then , rebut the other party 's arguments ; finally , remark our strong positions and weaken the other 's . As regards the ornaments of style , first one is taught to speak with pure and Latin language ( `` ut pure et Latine loquamur '' ) ; second to express oneself clearly ; third to speak with elegance and corresponding to the dignity of the arguments and conveniently . The rhetors ' rules are useful means for the orator . The fact is , however , that these rules came out by the observation of some people on the natural gift of others . That is , it is not the eloquence that is born from rhetoric , but the rhetoric is born by eloquence . I do not refuse rhetoric , although I believe it is not indispensable for the orator . Then Sulpicius says : `` That is what we want to better know ! The rhetoric rules that you mentioned , even if they are not so now for us . But this later ; now we want your opinion about exercises '' . The exercise ( `` exercitatio '' ) . Crassus approves the practice of speaking , imaging to be treating a trial in a court . However , this has the limit of exercising the voice , not yet with art , or its power , increasing the speed of speaking and the richness of vocabulary ; therefore , one is alluded to have learnt to speak in public . `` Stilus optimus et praestantissimus dicendi effector ac magister '' ( The pen is the best and most efficient creator and master of speaking ) . Like an improvised speech is lower than a well thought one , so this one is , compared to a well prepared and built writing . All arguments , either those of rhetoric and from one 's nature and experience , come out by themselves . But the most striking thoughts and expressions come one after the other by the style ; so the harmonic placing and disposing words is acquired by writing with oratory and not poetic rhythm ( `` non poetico sed quodam oratorio numero et modo '' ) . In addition , the orator , who is used to write speeches , reaches the aim that , even in an improvised speech , he seems to speak so similar to a written text . Crassus remembers some of his exercises when he was younger , he began to read and then imitate poetry or solemn speeches . This was a used exercise of his main adversary , Gaius Carbo . But after a while , he found that this was an error , because he did not gain benefit imitating the verses of Ennius or the speeches of Gracchus . Everyone is silent . Then Scaevola asks if Cotta or Sulpicius have any more questions for Crassus . Debate on Crassus ' opinions . Cotta replies that Crassus ' speech was so raging that he could not catch his content completely . It was like he entered in a rich house , full of rich carpets and treasures , but piled in disorder and not in full view or hidden . `` Why do not you ask Crassus , '' Scaevola says to Cotta , `` to place his treasures in order and in full view ? '' Cotta hesitates , but Mucius asks again Crassus to expose in detail his opinion about the perfect orator . Crassus gives examples of orators not expert in civil right . Crassus first hesitates , saying that he does not know some disciplines as much as a master . Scaevola then encourages him to expose his notions , so fundamental for the perfect orator : on the nature of men , on their attitudes , on the methods by which one excites or calms their souls ; notions of history , of antiquities , of State administration and of civil right . Scaevola knows well that Crassus has a wise knowledge of all these matters and he is also an excellent orator . Crassus begins his speech underlining the importance of studying civil right . He quotes the case of two orators , Ipseus and Cneus Octavius , which brought a lawsuit with great eloquence , but lacking of any knowledge of civil right . They committed great gaffes , proposing requests in favour of their client , which could not fit the rules of civil right . Another case was the one of Quintus Pompeius , who , asking damages for a client of his , committed a formal , little error , but such that it endangered all his court action . Finally Crassus quotes positively Marcus Porcius Cato , who was at the top of eloquence , at his times , and also was the best expert in civil right , although he said he despised it . As regards Antonius , Crassus says he has such a talent for oratory , so unique and incredible , that he can defend himself with all his devices , gained by his experience , although he lacks of knowledge of civil right . On the contrary , Crassus condemns all the others , because they are lazy in studying civil right , and yet they are so insolent , pretending to have a wide culture ; instead , they fall miserably in private trials of little importance , because they have no experience in detailed parts of civil right . Studying civil right is important . Crassus continues his speech , blaming those orators who are lazy in studying civil right . Even if the study of law is wide and difficult , the advantages that it gives deserve this effort . Notwithstanding the formulae of Roman civil right have been published by Gneus Flavius , no one has still disposed them in systematic order . Even in other disciplines , the knowledge has been systematically organised ; even oratory made the division on a speech into `` inventio , elocutio , dispositio , memoria and actio '' . In civil right there is need to keep justice based on law and tradition . Then it is necessary to depart the genders and reduce them to a reduce number , and so on : division in species and definitions . Gaius Aculeo has a secure knowledge of civil right in such a way that only Scaevola is better than he is . Civil right is so important that - Crassus says - even politics is contained in the XII Tabulae and even philosophy has its sources in civil right . Indeed , only laws teach that everyone must , first of all , seek good reputation by the others ( `` dignitas '' ) , virtue and right and honest labour are decked of honours ( `` honoribus , praemiis , splendore '' ) . Laws are fit to dominate greed and to protect property . Crassus then believes that the `` libellus XII Tabularum '' has more `` auctoritas '' and `` utilitas '' than all others works of philosophers , for those who study sources and principles of laws . If we have to love our country , we must first know its spirit ( `` mens '' ) , traditions ( `` mos '' ) , constitution ( `` disciplines '' ) , because our country is the mother of all of us ; this is why it was so wise in writing laws as much as building an empire of such a great power . The Roman right is well more advanced than that of other people , including the Greek . Crassus ' final praise of studying civil right . Crassus once more remarks how much honour gives the knowledge of civil right . Indeed , unlike the Greek orators , who need the assistance of some expert of right , called pragmatikoi , the Roman have so many persons who gained high reputation and prestige on giving their advice on legal questions . Which more honourable refuge can be imagined for the older age than dedicating oneself to the study of right and enrich it by this ? The house of the expert of right ( iuris consultus ) is the oracle of the entire community : this is confirmed by Quintus Mucius , who , despite his fragile health and very old age , is consulted every day by a large number of citizens and by the most influent and important persons in Rome . Given that—Crassus continues—there is no need to further explain how much important is for the orator to know public right , which relates to government of the state and of the empire , historical documents and glorious facts of the past . We are not seeking a person who simply shouts before a court , but a devoted to this divine art , who can face the hits of the enemies , whose word is able to raise the citizens ' hate against a crime and the criminal , hold them tight with the fear of punishment and save the innocent persons by conviction . Again , he shall wake up tired , degenerated people and raise them to honour , divert them from the error or fire them against evil persons , calm them when they attack honest persons . If anyone believes that all this has been treated in a book of rhetoric , I disagree and I add that he neither realises that his opinion is completely wrong . All I tried to do , is to guide you to the sources of your desire of knowledge and on the right way . Mucius praises Crassus and tells he did even too much to cope with their enthusiasm . Sulpicius agrees but adds that they want to know something more about the rules of the art of rhetoric ; if Crassus tells more deeply about them , they will be fully satisfied . The young pupils there are eager to know the methods to apply . What about—Crassus replies—if we ask Antonius now to expose what he keeps inside him and has not yet shown to us ? He told that he regretted to let him escape a little handbook on the eloquence . The others agree and Crassus asks Antonius to expose his point of view . Views of Antonius , gained from his experience . Antonius offers his perspective , pointing out that he will not speak about any art of oratory , that he never learnt , but on his own practical use in the law courts and from a brief treaty that he wrote . He decides to begin his case the same way he would in court , which is to state clearly the subject for discussion . In this way , the speaker can not wander dispersedly and the issue is not understood by the disputants . For example , if the subject were to decide what exactly is the art of being a general , then he would have to decide what a general does , determine who is a General and what that person does . Then he would give examples of generals , such as Scipio and Fabius Maximus and also Epaminondas and Hannibal . And if he were defining what a statesman is , he would give a different definition , characteristics of men who fit this definition , and specific examples of men who are statesmen , he would mention Publius Lentulus , Tiberius Gracchus , Quintus Cecilius Metellus , Publius Cornelius Scipio , Gaius Lelius and many others , both Romans and foreign persons . If he were defining an expert of laws and traditions ( `` iuris consultus '' ) , he would mention Sextus Aelius , Manius Manilius and Publius Mucius . The same would be done with musicians , poets , and those of lesser arts . The philosopher pretends to know everything about everything , but , nevertheless he gives himself a definition of a person trying to understand the essence of all human and divine things , their nature and causes ; to know and respect all practices of right living . Definition of orator , according to Antonius . Antonius disagrees with Crassus ' definition of orator , because the last one claims that an orator should have a knowledge of all matters and disciplines . On the contrary , Antonius believes that an orator is a person , who is able to use graceful words to be listened to and proper arguments to generate persuasion in the ordinary court proceedings . He asks the orator to have a vigorous voice , a gentle gesture and a kind attitude . In Antonius ' opinion , Crassus gave an improper field to the orator , even an unlimited scope of action : not the space of a court , but even the government of a state ! And it seemed so strange that Scaevola approved that , despite he obtained consensus by the Senate , although having spoken in a very synthetic and poor way . A good senator does not become automatically a good orator and vice versa . These roles and skills are very far each from the other , independent and separate . Marcus Cato , Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus , Quintus Metellus , Gaius Lelius , all eloquent persons , used very different means to ornate their speeches and the dignity of the state Neither nature nor any law or tradition prohibit that a man is skilled in more than one discipline . Therefore , if Pericles was , at the same time , the most eloquent and the most powerful politician in Athens , we can not conclude that both these distinct qualities are necessary to the same person . If Publius Crassus was , at the same time , an excellent orator and an expert of right , not for this we can conclude that the knowledge of right is inside the abilities of the oratory . Indeed , when a person has a reputation in one art and then he learns well another , he seems that the second one is part of his first excellence . One could call poets those who are called Physikoi by the Greeks , just because the Empedocles , the physicist , wrote an excellent poem . But the philosophers themselves , although claiming that they study everything , dare to say that geometry and music belong to the philosopher , just because Plato has been unanimously acknowledged excellent in these disciplines . In conclusion , if we want to put all the disciplines as a necessary knowledge for the orator , Antonius disagrees , and prefers simply to say that the oratory needs not to be nude and without ornate ; on the contrary , it needs to be flavoured and moved by a graceful and changing variety . A good orator needs to have listened a lot , watched a lot , reflecting a lot , thinking and reading , without claiming to possess notions , but just taking honourable inspiration by others ' creations . Antonius finally acknowledges that an orator must be smart in discussing a court action and never appear as an inexperienced soldier nor a foreign person in an unknown territory . Difference between an orator and a philosopher . Antonius disagrees with Crassus ' opinion : an orator does not need to have enquired deeply the human soul , behaviour and motions—that is , study philosophy—to excite or calm the souls of the audience . Antonius admires those who dedicated their time to study philosophy nor despites them , the width of their culture and the importance of this discipline . Yet , he believes that it is enough for the Roman orator to have a general knowledge of human habits and not to speak about things that clash with their traditions . Which orator , to put the judge against his adversary , has been ever in trouble to ignore anger and other passions , and , instead , used the philosophers ' arguments ? Some of these latest ones claim that one 's soul must be kept away from passions and say it is a crime to excite them in the judges ' souls . Other philosophers , more tolerant and more practical , say that passions should be moderate and smooth . On the contrary ! The orator picks all these passions of everyday life and amplifies them , making them greater and stronger . At the same time he praises and gives appeal to what is commonly pleasant and desirable . He does not want to appear the wise among the stupids : by that , he would seem unable and a Greek with a poor art ; otherwise they would hate to be treated as stupid persons . Instead , he works on every feeling and thought , driving them so that he need not to discuss philosophers ' questions . We need a very different kind of man , Crassus , we need an intelligent , smart man by his nature and experience , skilled in catching thoughts , feelings , opinions , hopes of his citizens and of those who want to persuade with his speech . The orator shall feel the people pulse , whatever their kind , age , social class , investigate the feelings of those who is going to speak to . Let him keep the books of the philosophers for his relax or free time ; the ideal state of Plato had concepts and ideals of justice very far from the common life . Would you claim , Crassus , that the virtue ( `` virtus '' ) become slave of the precept of these philosophers ? No , it shall alway be anyway free , even if the body is captured . Then , the Senate not only can but shall serve the people ; and which philosopher would approve to serve the people , if the people themselves gave him the power to govern and guide them ? . Episodes of the past : Rutilius Rufus , Servius Galba , Cato and Crassus . Antonius then reports a past episode : Publius Rutilius Rufus blamed Crassus before the Senate spoke not only `` parum commode '' ( in few adequate way ) , but also `` turpiter et flagitiose '' ( shamefully and in scandalous way ) . Rutilius Rufus himself blamed also Servius Galba , because he used pathetical devices to excite compassion of the audience , when Lucius Scribonius sued him in a trial . In the same proceeding , Marcus Cato , his bitter and dogged enemy , made a hard speech against him , that after inserted in his Origines . He would be convicted , if he would not have used his sons to rise compassion . Rutilius strongly blamed such devices and , when he was sued in court , chose not to be defended by a great orator like Crassus . Rather , he preferred to expose simply the truth and he faced the cruel feeling of the judges without the protection of the oratory of Crassus . The example of Socrates . Rutilius , a Roman and a consularis , wanted to imitate Socrates . He chose to speak himself for his defence , when he was on trial and convicted to death . He preferred not to ask mercy or to be an accused , but a teacher for his judges and even a master of them . When Lysias , an excellent orator , brought him a written speech to learn by heart , he read it and found it very good but added : `` You seem to have brought to me elegant shoes from Sicyon , but they are not suited for a man '' : he meant that the written speech was brilliant and excellent for an orator , but not strong and suited for a man . After the judges condemned him , they asked him which punishment he would have believed suited for him and he replied to receive the highest honour and live for the rest of his life in the Pritaneus , at the state expenses . This increased the anger of the judges , who condemned him to death . Therefore , if this was the end of Socrates , how can we ask the philosophers the rules of eloquence ? . I do not question whether philosophy is better or worse than oratory ; I only consider that philosophy is different by eloquence and this last one can reach the perfection by itself . Antonius : the orator need not a wide knowledge of right . Antonius understands that Crassus has made a passionate mention to the civil right , a grateful gift to Scaevola , who deserves it . As Crassus saw this discipline poor , he enriched it with ornate . Antonius acknowledges his opinion and respect it , that is to give great relevance to the study of civil right , because it is important , it had always a very high honour and it is studied by the most eminent citizens of Rome . But pay attention , Antonius says , not to give the right an ornate that is not its own . If you said that an expert of right ( `` iuris consultus '' ) is also an orator and , equally , an orator is also an expert of right , you would put at the same level and dignity two very bright disciplines . Nevertheless , at the same time , you admit that an expert of right can be a person without the eloquence we are discussing on , and , the more , you acknowledge that there were many like this . On the contrary , you claim that an orator can not exist without having learnt civil right . Therefore , in your opinion , an expert of right is no more than a skilled and smart handler of right ; but given that an orator often deals with right during a legal action , you have placed the science of right nearby the eloquence , as a simple handmaiden that follows her proprietress . You blame—Antonius continues—those advocates , who , although ignoring the fundamentals of right face legal proceedings , I can defend them , because they used a smart eloquence . But I ask you , Antonius , which benefit would the orator have given to the science of right in these trials , given that the expert of right would have won , not thanks to his specific ability , but to another 's , thanks to the eloquence . I was told that Publius Crassus , when was candidate for Aedilis and Servius Galba , was a supporter of him , he was approached by a peasant for a consult . After having a talk with Publius Crassus , the peasant had an opinion closer to the truth than to his interests . Galba saw the peasant going away very sad and asked him why . After having known what he listened by Crassus , he blamed him ; then Crassus replied that he was sure of his opinion by his competence on right . And yet , Galba insisted with a kind but smart eloquence and Crassus could not face him : in conclusion , Crassus demonstrated that his opinion was well founded on the books of his brother Publius Micius and in the commentaries of Sextus Aelius , but at last he admitted that Galba 's thesis looked acceptable and close to the truth . There are several kinds of trials , in which the orator can ignore civil right or parts of it , on the contrary , there are others , in which he can easily find a man , who is expert of right and can support him . In my opinion , says Antonius to Crassus , you deserved well your votes by your sense of humour and graceful speaking , with your jokes , or mocking many examples from laws , consults of the Senate and from everyday speeches . You raised fun and happiness in the audience : I can not see what has civil right to do with that . You used your extraordinary power of eloquence , with your great sense of humour and grace . Antonius further critics Crassus . Considering the allegation that the young do not learn oratory , despite , in your opinion , it is so easy , and watching those who boast to be a master of oratory , claiming that it is very difficult , For ordinary and everyday situations , can not we have a generic knowledge ? Can not we be taught about civil right , in so far as we feel not stranger in our country ? Fundamentals of rhetorics according to Antonius . Shall I conclude that the knowledge of civil right is not at all useful for the orator ? But the notions that an orator needs are so many , that I am afraid he would be lost , wasting his energy in too many studies . Nonetheless , nobody would advice the young who study oratory to act like an actor . Nonetheless , no practising orator would be advised by me to care about this voice like the Greek and the tragic actors , who repeat for years exercise of declamation , while seating ; then , every day , they lay down and lift their voice steadily and , after having made their speech , they sit down and they recall it by the most sharp tone to the lowest , like they were entering again into themselves . The Romans behave much better , claiming that law and right were guaranteed by persons of authority and fame . Old age does not require study of law . As for the old age , that you claim relieved by loneliness , thanks to the knowledge of civil right , who knows that a large sum of money will relieve it as well ? Roscius loves to repeat that the more he will go on with the age the more he will slow down the accompaniment of a flute-player and will make more moderate his chanted parts . If he , who is bound by rhythm and meter , finds out a device to allow himself a bit of a rest in the old age , the easier will be for us not only to slow down the rhythm , but to change it completely . You , Crassus , certainly know how many and how various are the way of speaking . Nonetheless , your present quietness and solemn eloquence is not at all less pleasant than your powerful energy and tension of your past . Many orators , such as Scipio and Laelius , which gained all results with a single tone , just a little bit elevated , without forcing their lungs or screaming like Servius Galba . Do you fear that you home will no longer be frequented by citizens ? On the contrary I am waiting the loneliness of the old age like a quiet harbour : I think that free time is the sweetest comfort of the old age General culture is sufficient . As regards the rest , I mean history , knowledge of public right , ancient traditions and samples , they are useful . If the young pupils wish to follow your invitation to read everything , to listen to everything and learn all liberal disciplines and reach a high cultural level , I will not stop them at all . I have only the feeling that they have not enough time to practice all that and it seems to me , Crassus , that you have put on these young men a heavy burden , even if maybe necessary to reach their objective . Indeed , both the exercises on some court topics and a deep and accurate reflexion , and your `` stilus '' ( pen ) , that properly you defined the best teacher of eloquence , need much effort . Even comparing one 's oration to another 's and improvise a discussion on another 's script , either to praise or to criticize it , to strengthen it or to refute it , need much effort both on memory and on imitation . This heavy requirements can discourage more than encourage persons and should more properly be applied to actors than to orators . Indeed , the audience listens to us , the orators , the most of the times , even if we are hoarse , because the subject and the lawsuit captures the audience ; on the contrary , if Roscius has a little bit of hoarse voice , he is booed . Eloquence has many devices , not only the hearing to keep the interest high and the pleasure and the appreciation . Practical exercise is fundamental . Antonius agrees with Crassus for an orator , who is able to speak in such a way to persuade the audience , provided that he limits himself to the daily life and to the court , renouncing to other studies , although noble and honourable . Let him imitate Demosthenes , who compensated his handicaps by a strong passion , dedition and obstinate application to oratory . He was indeed stuttering , but through his exercise , he became able to speak much more clearly than anyone else . Besides , having a short breath , he trained himself to retain the breath , so that he could pronounce two elevations and two remissions of voice in the same sentence . We shall incite the young to use all their efforts , but the other things that you put before , are not part of the duties and of the tasks of the orator . Crassus replied : `` You believe that the orator , Antonius , is a simple man of the art ; on the contrary , I believe that he , especially in our State , shall not be lacking of any equipment , I was imaging something greater . On the other hand , you restricted all the task of the orator within borders such limited and restricted , that you can more easily expose us the results of your studies on the orator 's duties and on the precepts of his art . But I believe that you will do it tomorrow : this is enough for today and Scaevola too , who decided to go to his villa in Tusculum , will have a bit of a rest . Let us take care of our health as well '' . All agreed and they decided to adjourn the debate . Book II . `` De Oratore '' Book II is the second part of `` De Oratore '' by Cicero . Much of Book II is dominated by Marcus Antonius . He shares with Lucius Crassus , Quintus Catulus , Gaius Julius Caesar , and Sulpicius his opinion on oratory as an art , eloquence , the orator ’ s subject matter , invention , arrangement , and memory . Oratory as an art . Antonius surmises `` that oratory is no more than average when viewed as an art '' . Oratory can not be fully considered an art because art operates through knowledge . In contrast , oratory is based upon opinions . Antonius asserts that oratory is `` a subject that relies on falsehood , that seldom reaches the level of real knowledge , that is out to take advantage of people 's opinions and often their delusions '' ( Cicero , 132 ) . Still , oratory belongs in the realm of art to some extent because it requires a certain kind of knowledge to `` manipulate human feelings '' and `` capture people 's goodwill '' . Eloquence . Antonius believes that nothing can surpass the perfect orator . Other arts do not require eloquence , but the art of oratory can not function without it . Additionally , if those who perform any other type of art happen to be skilled in speaking it is because of the orator . But , the orator can not obtain his oratorical skills from any other source . The orator 's subject matter . In this portion of Book II Antonius offers a detailed description of what tasks should be assigned to an orator . He revisits Crassus ' understanding of the two issues that eloquence , and thus the orator , deals with . The first issue is indefinite while the other is specific . The indefinite issue pertains to general questions while the specific issue addresses particular persons and matters . Antonius begrudgingly adds a third genre of laudatory speeches . Within laudatory speeches it is necessary include the presence of “ descent , money , relatives , friends , power , health , beauty , strength , intelligence , and everything else that is either a matter of the body or external '' ( Cicero , 136 ) . If any of these qualities are absent then the orator should include how the person managed to succeed without them or how the person bore their loss with humility . Antonius also maintains that history is one of the greatest tasks for the orator because it requires a remarkable `` fluency of diction and variety '' . Finally , an orator must master “ everything that is relevant to the practices of citizens and the ways human behave ” and be able to utilize this understanding of his people in his cases . Invention . Antonius begins the section on invention by proclaiming the importance of an orator having a thorough understanding of his case . He faults those who do not obtain enough information about their cases , thereby making themselves look foolish . Antonius continues by discussing the steps that he takes after accepting a case . He considers two elements : `` the first one recommends us or those for whom we are pleading , the second is aimed at moving the minds of our audience in the direction we want '' ( Cicero , 153 ) . He then lists the three means of persuasion that are used in the art of oratory : `` proving that our contentions are true , winning over our audience , and inducing their minds to feel any emotion the case may demand '' ( Cicero , 153 ) . He discerns that determining what to say and then how to say it requires a talented orator . Also , Antonius introduces ethos and pathos as two other means of persuasion . Antonius believes that an audience can often be persuaded by the prestige or the reputation of a man . Furthermore , within the art of oratory it is critical that the orator appeal to the emotion of his audience . He insists that the orator will not move his audience unless he himself is moved . In his conclusion on invention Antonius shares his personal practices as an orator . He tells Sulpicius that when speaking his ultimate goal is to do good and if he is unable to procure some kind of good then he hopes to refrain from inflicting harm . Arrangement . Antonius offers two principles for an orator when arranging material . The first principle is inherent in the case while the second principle is contingent on the judgment of the orator . Memory . Antonius shares the story of Simonides of Ceos the man who he credits with introducing the art of memory . He then declares that memory is important to the orator because `` only those with a powerful memory know what they are going to say , how far they will pursue it , how they will say it , which points they have already answered and which still remain '' ( Cicero , 220 ) . Book III . De Oratore , Book III is the third part of De Oratore by Cicero . It describes the death of Lucius Licinius Crassus . They belong to the generation , which precedes the one of Cicero : the main characters of the dialogue are Marcus Antonius ( not the triumvir ) and Lucius Licinius Crassus ( not the person who killed Julius Caesar ) ; other friends of them , such as Gaius Iulius Caesar ( not the dictator ) , Sulpicius and Scaevola intervene occasionally . At the beginning of the third book , which contains Crassus ' exposition , Cicero is hit by a sad memory . He expresses all his pain to his brother Quintus Cicero . He reminds him that only nine days after the dialogue , described in this work , Crassus died suddenly . He came back to Rome the last day of the ludi scaenici ( 19 September 91 BC ) , very worried by the speech of the consul Lucius Marcius Philippus . He made a speech before the people , claiming the creation of a new council in place of the Roman Senate , with which he could not govern the State any longer . Crassus went to the curia ( the palace of the Senate ) and heard the speech of Drusus , reporting Lucius Marcius Philippus ' speech and attacking him . In that occasion , everyone agreed that Crassus , the best orator of all , overcame himself with his eloquence . He blamed the situation and the abandonment of the Senate : the consul , who should be his good father and faithful defender , was depriving it of its dignity like a robber . No need of surprise , indeed , if he wanted to deprive the State of the Senate , after having ruined the first one with his disastrous projects . Philippus was a vigorous , eloquent and smart man : when he was attacked by the Crassus ' firing words , he counter-attacked him until he made him keep silent . But Crassus replied : '' You , who destroyed the authority of the Senate before the Roman people , do you really think to intimidate me ? If you want to keep me silent , you have to cut my tongue . And even if you do it , my spirit of freedom will hold tight your arrogance '' . [ 1 ] Crassus ' speech lasted a long time and he spent all of his spirit , his mind and his forces . Crassus ' resolution was approved by the Senate , stating that `` not the authority nor the loyalty of the Senate ever abandoned the Roman State '' . When he was speaking , he had a pain in his side and , after he came home , he got fever and died of pleurisy in six days . How insecure is the destiny of a man ! , Cicero says . Just in the peak of his public career , Crassus reached the top of the authority , but also destroyed all his expectations and plans for the future by his death . This sad episode caused pain , not only to Crassus ' family , but also to all the honest citizens . Cicero adds that , in his opinion , the immortal gods gave Crassus his death as a gift , to preserve him from seeing the calamities that would befall the State a short time later . Indeed , he has not seen Italy burning by the social war ( 91-87 BC ) , neither the people 's hate against the Senate , the escape and return of Gaius Marius , the following revenges , killings and violence . [ 2 ] `` De Oratore '' editions . `` De Oratore '' in Cicero Rhetorica . Vol . I ( `` De Oratore '' ) Edited by Augustus Samuel Wilkins Clarendon Press Oxford Classical Texts 264 pages | 238x167mm 978-0-19-814615-5 | Hardback | 26 March 1963 M TULLI CICERONIS SCRIPTA QUAE MANSERUNT OMNIA FASC . 3 `` DE ORATORE '' edidit KAZIMIERZ F. KUMANIECKI ed . TEUBNER ; Stuttgard and Lepzig , anastatic reprinted 1995 `` L'Orateur - Du meilleur genre d'orateurs '' . Collection des universités de France Série latine . Latin text with translation in French . Publication Year : June 2008
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Hitradio Namibia . Hitradio Namibia is the first and only German language private radio station in Namibia . The station went on air on August 1 , 2012 . Owners are the German Namibians Wilfried Hähner and Sybille Rothkegel . The station is since June 28 , 2014 located at its own broadcasting house in Windhoek-Suiderhof . Before that the station rented offices at Maerua Mall . Hitradio Namibia targets the German speaking audience in Namibia and abroad .
Leohumicola atra . Leohumicola atra is a species of fungi . It is named after the dark-brown colour of its terminal conidia cells ( `` atra '' is Latin for `` dark '' ) . It was found in Crater Lake National Park , Oregon , from heated soil . This species ' conidia terminal cell becomes a darker brown compared to its cogenerate species , being nearly black . Description . Its conidiogenous hyphae are hyaline , measuring approximately 1–2.5μm wide , often found in fascicles in aerial mycelium . These are reduced to a single denticle that is 0.5–1.0μm long and 1.0–2.0μm wide . Conidia are two-celled , either solitary or distributed side by side in clusters . Its terminal cell is 4.5–5.5 by 4.0–5.5μm , being globose to subglobose , transitioning to a dark brown colour ; its conidial walls are slightly thick . Aleurioconidia are sometimes found as single-celled , with a terminal cell directly attached to the hypha , and with no basal cell . Chlamydospores are sparsely produced , being intercalary , single , and the same colour as the conidial terminal cell . The vegetative mycelium often carry swollen , monilioid hyphae that are 1.5 to 2μm wide , septate , and show thickened walls .
Hesy-Ra . Hesy-Ra ( also read Hesy-Re and Hesire ) was an Ancient Egyptian high official during the early 3rd dynasty . His most notable title was `` Wer-ibeh-senjw '' , meaning either `` Great one of the ivory cutters '' or `` Great one of the dentists '' , which would make him the earliest dentist whose name is known to us . His tomb is noted for its paintings and cedar wood panels . Identity . Thanks to several clay seal impressions found in Hesy-Ra 's tomb , it is today known that this high official lived and worked during the reign of king ( pharaoh ) Djoser and maybe also under king Sekhemkhet . Hesy-Ra 's name is of some interest to Egyptologists and Historians alike , because it is linked to the sun god Re . Hesy-Ra , alongside a few high officials at this time , belongs to the first high officials that were allowed to link their names to Re . However , they were not allowed to use the sun disk hieroglyph to write Re 's name . This was permitted to the king only . Career . Hesy-Ra is well known for certain , unique titles . The most discussed title is `` Wer-ibeh-senjw '' , which can be translated in many ways . `` Ibeh '' can be translated as `` dentition '' and/or `` ivory '' as well . `` Senjw '' is a plural for `` arrows '' , `` cutters '' and/or `` physicians '' alike . Thus , the full title `` Wer-ibeh-senjw '' can either be translated as `` Great one of the ivory cutters '' or as `` Great one of the dentists '' . If the former translation was correct , Hesy-Ra was a professional ivory-cutter and artist - a profession that was fairly common and already attested in early dynastic inscriptions . If the latter translation was correct , Hesy-Ra would be the very first person in Egyptian history to be officially entitled as an occupational dentist . Hesy-Ra is also well known for his richly decorated cedar wood panels found in his tomb . On these panels , Hesy-Ra is depicted in several stages of age . Indeed , the panels close to the entrance show Hesy-Ra as a pretty young man at the start of his career . Closer to the remembrance chapel , Hesy-Ra is depicted as a mid-age man at the heyday of his career . Finally , in the remembrance chapel , he is depicted as an old man , sitting on an offering table and being stuffed in a tight gown . The artist of the panels even accentuated facial mannerisms of age : Hesy-Ra 's face change from pretty smooth to wrinkled and saggy , depending on the stage of age that was meant to be depicted . Furthermore , Hesy-Ra is known for the colorful wall paintings discovered inside and outside his tomb . Colors such as black , white , yellow , green and red were used . The ornaments include rhomboids , stripes and a green-yellowish reed mat imitation . The paintings were in such good state when found , that the excavators decided to fill the painted corridors with high quality rubble in attempt to preserve the colors . Close-by reliefs depict daily life goods and even game accessories , such as Mehen game boards and a Senet play set . Possible contemporary office partners included `` Netjeraperef '' , `` Akhetaa '' , `` Khabawsokar '' , `` Pehernefer '' and `` Metjen '' , who were also holding office under Huni and Sneferu . All their tomb inscriptions reveal that the time of both kings must have been a very prosperous one and economy and office administration flourished . Tomb . Hesy-Ra 's tomb , mastaba `` S-2405 '' , is situated in Saqqara ; it was discovered in 1861 by French archaeologists Auguste Mariette and Jacques de Morgan . Excavations started in 1910 and ended in 1912 , organized and performed by British archaeologist James Edward Quibell . Hesy-Ra 's tomb is squeezed in between dozens of others , approximately 260 m north-east of king Djoser 's pyramid complex . In its original state , the mastaba was 43 m long , 22 m wide and 5 m high . It was made of hardened mud bricks . Inner and outer walls were once completely and smoothly covered with white limestone . The inner room structure consisted of a long , niched corridor and several rooms and chapels .
Jean de La Ceppède . Jean de La Ceppède ( c. 1550-1623 ) was a French Christian poet from Aix-en-Provence during the Middle Ages . Early life . Jean de La Ceppède was born circa 1550 in Marseille . His father was Jean-Baptiste de La Ceppède and his mother , Claude de Bompar . He received a Doctorate in Law . Career . La Ceppède became an Advisor to the Parliament of Aix-en-Provence on October 22 , 1578 . He advised Perrinet de Rouillas . He became the President of the Court of Audit in 1583 , replacing Hughes de Bompar de Magnan . He became its First President on July 14 , 1608 , replacing Jean de Rollands de Réauville . La Ceppède acquired the fiefdom of Aygalades from Melchion de Fallet on March 31 , 1599 . As a result , he became known as the Seigneur ( or Lord ) of Ayglades . ( It later became a village known as Les Aygalades , now a neighbourhood in the 15th arrondissement of Marseille . ) The fiefdom was home to the Carmelites , and La Ceppède funded the reconstruction of their church . La Ceppède was a Catholic poet . He wrote poetry in Middle French . He authored `` Les Théorèmes sur le Sacré Mystère de Nostre Rédemption '' , a sequence of 515 sonnets , published in 1613 and 1622 . The poem is an exegesis of the passion of Jesus Christ . It takes a heuristic approach . Personal life . La Ceppède married Madeleine de Brancas-Ceyreste , the daughter of Gaspard de Brancas-Forcalquier and Françoise d ’ Ancezune , and widow of Etienne de Mantin . The wedding took place on April 30 , 1685 . They had a daughter , Angélique , who married Henri de Simiane , Seigneur ( or Lord ) of La Coste . He married a second time , to Anne de Faret , the daughter of Accurse de Faret , the Squire of Avignon , on February 11 , 1611 . Death and legacy . La Ceppède died in 1623 . Some of his land in Les Aygalades was purchased by the de Guillermy family in 1689 , who built the Bastide de la Guillermy .
Dąbrowa , Nowy Sącz County . Dąbrowa is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Chełmiec , within Nowy Sącz County , Lesser Poland Voivodeship , in southern Poland . It lies approximately north of Chełmiec , north of Nowy Sącz , and south-east of the regional capital Kraków . The village has a population of 830 .
Providence ( 1812 ship ) . `` Providence '' was a merchant ship launched at Lynn in 1812 . She sailed to Bengal and also made two voyages transporting convicts to Australia . She was wrecked in 1828 homeward bound from St Petersburg , Russia . Career . `` Providence '' enters `` Lloyd 's Register '' in 1813 with master W. Green and voyage Lynn to London . In 1820 , under the command of Captain Moon , `` Providence '' sailed to Bengal . Under the command of James Herd , `` Providence '' left England on 13 June 1821 . Sailing via Porto Praya and Rio de Janeiro , she arrived at Hobart on 18 December 1821 . She had left with England 103 female convicts and offloaded 53 at Hobart . She then sailed to Port Jackson arriving on 7 January 1822 . The 50 remaining female convicts were offloaded at Sydney . `` Providence '' left Port Jackson and sailed to the Bay of Islands , New Zealand on a trading voyage , before sailing to Hokianga for Kauri spars that were traded for with muskets . In August 1822 , `` Providence '' returned to the Bay of Islands before sailing to Valparaiso in South America . On her second voyage , under the command of John Wauchope , `` Providence '' departed The Downs , Thames River , on 24 December 1825 and arrived at Hobart Town , Van Diemen 's Land on 16 May 1826 after sailing via Tenerife . She embarked 100 female convicts , of whom one died on the voyage . `` Providence '' was at Sydney by 23 June and at Bengal on 1 December . From there she sailed to England , where she arrived 16 April 1827 . Loss . `` Providence '' , Warburton , master , was wrecked at Helsingør , Denmark , on 5 January 1828 . She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg , Russia to Hull , Yorkshire . Warburton and two men drowned .
Colin Tan . Colin Gerard Tan ( 13 July 1977 ) is a technology entrepreneur and Singaporean poet . His works have been performed in Australia and the United Kingdom , where he did his postgraduate studies at Cambridge . He is the founder of Rentlord , one of the earliest fully online property management portals in the UK allowing landlords and tenants to manage every aspect of a property tenancy over the internet . Biography . Tan was born in Singapore and educated in St Andrew 's Primary and Secondary School . After mandatory military service , he studied English literature at the National University of Singapore , where the poets Edwin Thumboo and Lee Tzu Pheng were his tutors and mentors . After that he worked in human rights at Franciscans International , a non-governmental organisation in Geneva representing the poor at the United Nations . Tan became a student at the University of Cambridge 's English department 's first cohort of the Masters programme in Critical Theory . He received a Cambridge Commonwealth Trust scholarship to study his PhD on Aesthetic Theory in the writings of Walter Benjamin and Immanuel Kant . During this period , he also tutored at St Johns College . At Cambridge , he was a contemporary of the Singaporean poet in Chinese Chee Lay Tan , who was also doing his doctoral thesis , and with whom Tan collaborated artistically on poetry translations of each other . Creative Works . In Melbourne , he collaborated with composer Michael Easton . Together they wrote `` I Chose to Climb '' , a multimedia play with music , for the Port Fairy Spring Music Festival , which Tan also directed . The play was later published in his poetry collection , `` The Evidence of the Senses '' . It played also in London at the Royal Academy of Music . In England , Tan 's text has been set to music by Gabriel Jackson . His sequel to Addison 's `` Spacious Firmament '' premiered at St Margaret 's Church , Westminster Abbey , and was commissioned for the John Armitage Trust . Tan has been anthologised in Singapore and his writing taught in the classroom . In 2001 , he was one of the winners of the National Arts Council Golden Point Awards . Entrepreneurship . While living as a tenant in London , Tan conceived that the process of property management would be much faster and more efficient if it was done online . In 2008 , together with civil law barrister Sarah Lau and fellow academic Kok Hong Cheong , a lecturer of computer science at Republic Polytechnic , he began developing Rentlord . In 2010 , Rentlord was featured by PayPal at its Innovate Conference held in San Francisco , which Tan and Cheong presented at . It was invested in as a technology startup by prominent UK accelerator programs Seedcamp and the Silicon Valley-based 500 Startups . Tan and Cheong also demoed Rentlord to the primarily Silicon Valley audience at TechCrunch Disrupt , where it was featured as an Editors Choice .
Treaty of Hamburg ( 1762 ) . The Treaty of Hamburg was signed on 22 May 1762 in the Free City of Hamburg between Sweden and Prussia during the Pomeranian War , a theater of the Seven Years ' War . The treaty came into being after Russia had allied to Prussia on 5 May , making it impossible for Sweden to continue the war which she had entered to regain territories in Pomerania which they had previously lost . The treaty reaffirmed the pre-war status quo .
Koki Ando . is the son of the inventor of instant Ramen noodles , Momofuku Ando . Following his father 's death in 2007 , Koki Ando is now the president and the CEO of Nissin Foods Holdings Co. Ltd..
Der Feldarbeiter . `` Der Feldarbeiter '' ( 'The Farm Worker ' ) was a newspaper published from Budapest , Hungary 1906-1907 . The first issue was published on 21 April 1906 . It was a German-language edition of `` Világszabadság '' . Initially edited by Kálmán Jócsák , from 30 June 1906 onwards it was edited by Richard Schwarz . It was replaced by `` Weltfreiheit '' .
Xavi Lleonart . Xavi Lleonart Blanco ( born 22 June 1990 ) is a Spanish field hockey player . At the 2012 Summer Olympics , he competed for the national team in the men 's tournament .
Kuala Terengganu City Council . The Kuala Terengganu City Council ( , abbreviated MBKT ) is the city council which administers Kuala Terengganu City and Kuala Nerus District in the state of Terengganu , Malaysia . This council was established after the city was officially granted city status on 1 January 2008 . Their jurisdiction covers an area of 605 square kilometres 1905 as Kuala Terengganu District Board , 1937 as Kuala Terengganu & Marang Town Council , 1979 as Kuala Terengganu Municipal Council , 2008 as Kuala Terengganu City Council The council consists of the mayor plus twenty-four councillors appointed to serve a one-year term by the Terengganu State Government .
Duqqa . Duqqa , du'ah , do'a , or dukkah ( ) is an Egyptian condiment consisting of a mixture of herbs , nuts ( usually hazelnut ) , and spices . It is typically used as a dip with bread or fresh vegetables for an hors d'œuvre . Pre-made versions of duqqa can be bought in the spice markets of Cairo , with the simplest version being crushed mint , salt and pepper which are sold in paper cones . The packaged variety is found in markets that is composed of parched wheat flour mixed with cumin and caraway . Etymology . The word is derived from the Arabic for `` to pound '' since the mixture of spices and nuts is pounded together after being dry roasted to a texture that is neither powdered nor paste-like . The actual composition of the spice mix can vary from family to family , vendor to vendor though there are common ingredients , such as sesame , coriander , cumin , salt and black pepper . Reference to a 19th-century text lists marjoram , mint , zaatar and chickpeas as further ingredients that can be used in the mixture . A report from 1978 indicates that even further ingredients can be used , such as nigella , millet flour and dried cheese . Some modern variants include pine nuts , pumpkin seeds or sunflower seeds . Internationally . Duqqa is now becoming popular in some countries outside Egypt . In the United States it has gained exposure through such TV shows as `` Top Chef '' , `` Chopped '' and `` Iron Chef America '' . In Australia , several companies now make it in a variety of flavours . It has become popular in the past ten years , probably due to recent Lebanese and Arabic immigration as well as television cooking shows such as `` SBS Food Network '' . It can be found in supermarkets , specialty stores and many farmers ' markets .
Paul Briggs ( animator ) . Paul Briggs is an American storyboard artist , visual effects animator , and voice actor . He is best known for working for the Walt Disney Animation Studios as a head of story on films such as `` Frozen '' , `` Big Hero 6 '' , and `` Zootopia '' . Early life . Briggs was born in 1974 in San Antonio , Texas , and went to Kansas City Art Institute in Kansas City , Missouri . Career . Briggs started his career by an internship at the Walt Disney Animation Studios in 1997 and worked in the animated film `` Hercules '' as a visual effects artist . In 2009 , Briggs worked as a story artist in the animated film `` The Princess and the Frog '' , which released on December 11 , 2009 . In 2013 , he worked on the animated film `` Frozen '' as a head of story , which released on November 27 , 2013 . He also voiced the character Marshmallow . In 2014 , Briggs again worked as the storyboard supervisor in the animated film `` Big Hero 6 '' , which released on November 7 , 2014 . He also voiced the minor character Yama . According to different media , Briggs would be directing with Dean Wellins a new original film for Walt Disney Animation Studios , whose tentative title is `` Dragon Empire '' , and would be released at any time from 2020 .
Heide Rühle . ( born 5 November 1948 in Heilbronn ) is a German politician and former Member of the European Parliament for The Greens , part of the European Greens .
Friedrich Christoph Oetinger . Friedrich Christoph Oetinger ( 2 May 1702 – 10 February 1782 ) was a German Lutheran theologian and theosopher . Biography . Oetinger was born at Göppingen . He studied philosophy and Lutheran theology at Tübingen ( 1722-1728 ) , and was impressed by the works of Jakob Böhme , and also devoted attention to Leibniz and Wolff . On the completion of his university course , Oetinger spent some years travelling . In 1730 he visited Count Zinzendorf at Herrnhut , remaining there some months as teacher of Hebrew and Greek . During his travels , in his eager search for knowledge , he made the acquaintance of mystics and separatists , Christians and learned Jews , theologians and physicians alike . The Philadelphians influenced him to accept apocatastasis , the belief that all people would eventually be saved ; he wove this into his theological system , depending chiefly upon I Corinthians 15 and Ephesians 1:9-11 . After some delay he was ordained to the ministry , and held several pastorates ( since 1738 ) . While pastor ( from 1746 ) at Walddorf near Tübingen , he studied alchemy and made many experiments , his idea being to use his knowledge for symbolic purposes . These practices exposed him to the attacks of persons who misunderstood him . “ My religion , ” he once said , “ is the parallelism of Nature and Grace. ” Oetinger translated a part of Emanuel Swedenborg 's philosophy of heaven and earth , and added notes of his own . In 1760 he defended Swedenborg 's work and invited him to Germany . His treatise `` Swedenborg 's and other Earthly and Heavenly Philosophies '' was published in 1765 . This and his translations of Swedenborg brought upon him the censure of his ecclesiastical superiors , but he was protected by the Duke of Würtemberg , and later was appointed superintendent of the churches in the district of Weinsberg . He subsequently held the same position in Herrenberg , and afterward he became prelate at Murrhardt ( appointed 1765 ; entered office 1766 ) , where he died . Bibliography . Oetinger published about seventy works , in which he expounded his theosophic views . A collected edition , `` Sämtliche Schriften '' ( 1st section , `` Homiletische Schriften '' , 5 vols. , 1858-1866 ; 2nd section , `` Theosophische Werke '' , 6 vols. , 1858-1863 ) , was prepared by Karl Christian Eberhard Ehmann , who also edited Oetinger 's `` Leben und Briefe '' ( 1859 ) . See also C. A. Auberlen : `` Die Theosophie Friedr . Chr . Oetinger 's '' ( 1847 ; 2nd ed. , 1859 ) , and Herzog : `` Friedrich Christoph Ötinger '' ( 1902 ) .
Slow Attack . `` Slow Attack '' is the third solo album by the English singer Brett Anderson . Background . Produced by Anderson with new writing partner Leo Abrahams , it follows 2008 's `` Wilderness '' . Anderson said : `` It was conceived and created in the bleak London winter . It 's when I feel most creative , as I often feel inspired to drown in music to escape the city 's icy embrace . '' The album is described as being influenced by film soundtracks and the work of Talk Talk singer Mark Hollis , and features a great deal of woodwind instrumentation . On his new release , Anderson said : `` It 's a new chapter for me . I finally feel like I 'm starting to establish my own identity as a solo artist . '' Anderson has said that his new year tour will be devoid of any Suede songs . His live shows up until now have always included early songs and B-sides , however Anderson feels it is time to move on . Speaking to `` The Herald '' he says : `` This is my third solo album and I think it ’ s time to move away from that ... I still love those songs , they mean a lot to me , but I need some space from them . '' The sleeve was designed by Brett Anderson and photographer Paul Khera . Reception . The album was more warmly received than his previous album . However , it still garnered a mixed reaction from critics . Metacritic do not have an aggregate score for this album , though competitor site AnyDecentMusic ? rated the album 5.7/10 based on nine reviews . Andy Gill of `` The Independent '' , who has been a harsh critic of Anderson 's solo career said that `` this is by far his best solo effort , the collaboration with producer/arranger Leo Abrahams prompting Anderson 's most interesting output since his alliance with Bernard Butler . '' Joshua Klein of `` Pitchfork '' rated the album 7.0 out of 10 and commented positively on Anderson 's departure from Suede manifestations in his music . He wrote : `` But if his first two solo albums came across self-conscious refutations of his roots , Anderson was at least brave enough to stick to his guns . `` Slow Attack '' does n't always make sense in the context of Suede , but as far as solo Anderson goes , this album marks a logical next step in his transformation . Slow and steady , it 's a promising sign of progress . '' Track listing . All songs written by Brett Anderson and Leo Abrahams , except where noted . Japanese Bonus CD ROM . 3 . `` When Doves Cry '' ( Prince )
USS Douglas ( PGM-100 ) . USS `` Douglas '' ( PG-100 ) was an which served in the United States Navy from 1971 to 1977 . `` Douglas '' was constructed by Tacoma Boatbuilding Co. , of Tacoma , Washington . She was launched on 19 June 1970 and commissioned as USS `` Douglas '' ( PG-100 ) on 6 February 1971 . She spent the bulk of her career supporting amphibious operations training and was decommissioned on 1 October 1977 at Little Creek , Virginia . She was struck from the Navy Register on 1 October 1977 and was transferred to the David Taylor Naval Research and Development Center at Annapolis , Maryland . She was then converted to a Research Vessel , renamed R/V `` Lauren '' and operated with the Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City near Panama City , Florida . `` Lauren '' was sunk on a sandbank , off the coast of North Carolina , on 30 April 2008 for use as a target for fighter pilots from Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point in Havelock , North Carolina .
1983–84 Milwaukee Bucks season . The 1983–84 NBA season was the Bucks ' 16th season in the NBA . East First Round . Last Playoff Meeting : This is the first meeting between the Bucks and Hawks . East Conference Semifinals . Last Playoff Meeting : This is the first meeting between the Bucks and Nets . East Conference Finals . Last Playoff Meeting : 1983 Eastern Conference Semifinals ( Milwaukee won 4-0 )
Strictosidine beta-glucosidase . 3alpha ( S ) -strictosidine beta-glucosidase ( ) is an enzyme with systematic name `` strictosidine beta-D-glucohydrolase '' . This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction Thus , the two substrates of this enzyme are strictosidine and H2O , whereas its two products are D-glucose and strictosidine aglycone . This enzyme belongs to the family of hydrolases , specifically those glycosidases that hydrolyse O- and S-glycosyl compounds . This enzyme participates in indole and ipecac alkaloid biosynthesis . Strictosidine is a precursor of indole alkaloids .
Scott Flansburg . Scott Flansburg ( born December 28 , 1963 ) is an American man who is often called a mental calculator . Dubbed multiple times as `` The Human Calculator '' , he was entered into the `` Guinness Book of World Records '' for speed of mental calculation . He is the annual host and ambassador for World Maths Day , and is a math educator and media personality . Flansburg has also published the books `` Math Magic '' and `` Math Magic for Your Kids '' . Early life . Scott Flansburg was born on December 28 , 1963 , in Herkimer , New York . Scott has stated that he was nine years old when he first discovered his mental calculator abilities . He stated that he was n't paying attention in math class and his teacher picked him to solve a math equation on the board . He said instead of going right to left in that addition sum , he went left to right and he was able to solve the question . Afterwards he would keep a running tally of his family 's groceries at the store , so his father could give the cashier an exact check before the bill had been rung up . In his youth he also began noticing that the shape and number of angles in numbers are clues to their value , and began counting from 0 to 9 on his fingers instead of 1 to 10 . Early career . Flansburg can add , subtract , multiply , divide , and find square and cube roots in his head almost instantly with calculator accuracy . Around 1990 he began using his ability in an entertainment and educational context . In 1991 , Flansburg was involved in the creation of a product called `` The Human Calculator System '' designed for direct-marketing sales channels which consisted of a study guide and four cassettes teaching his method . He appeared in the informercial series `` Amazing Discoveries '' hosting by Mike Levey in the Spring of that year to help sell his product . He is introduced as `` The Human Calculator '' at the beginning of the program , perhaps for the first time for national media markets . He was dubbed `` The Human Calculator '' by Regis Philbin after appearing on `` Live with Regis and Kathy Lee '' . The `` Guinness Book of World Records '' listed him as `` Fastest Human Calculator '' in 2001 and 2003 , after he broke the record for adding the same number to itself more times in 15 seconds than someone could do with a calculator . In 1999 Flansburg invented a 13-month calendar that uses zero as a day , month , and year alternative to the Gregorian calendar that he called `` The Human Calculator Calendar . '' In 1998 he published the book `` Math Magic for Your Kids : Hundreds of Games and Exercises from the Human Calculator to Make Math Fun and Easy '' on Harper Paperbacks . A revised edition of his book `` Math Magic : How to Master Everyday Math Problems '' was published in 2004 . As an educator . Since about 1990 Flansburg has regularly given lectures and presentations at schools . He has appeared as a presenter at institutions such as NASA , IBM , The Smithsonian Institution , the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics , and the Mental Calculation World Cup . The latter has described Flansburg as `` more an auditory than a visual [ mental ] calculator . '' According to Flansburg , one of his personal missions is to use education to elevate mathematical confidence and self-esteem in adults and children , stating `` Why has it become so socially acceptable to be bad at math ? If you were illiterate you wouldn ’ t say that on TV , but you can say that you are bad at math . We have to change the attitude . '' He is a proponent of students becoming comfortable with calculation methods instead of relying on table memorization . Flansburg is the annual host and ambassador for World Maths Day . He is also an official promoter of the American Math Challenge , a competition for students preparing for World Math Day . Media appearances . Flansburg has appeared on television shows such as `` The Oprah Winfrey Show '' , `` The Ellen DeGeneres Show '' , `` The Tonight Show with Jay Leno '' , `` Larry King Live '' . On April 26 , 2009 , while on the Japanese primetime show `` Asahi 's Otona no Sonata '' , he broke his own world record with 37 answers in 15 seconds . He was featured as The Human Calculator in the first episode of `` Stan Lee 's Superhumans '' , which aired on The History Channel on August 5 , 2010 . Part of the episode analyzed his brain activity . An fMRI scan while he was doing complex calculations revealed that his brain activity in the Brodmann area 44 region of the frontal cortex was absent . Instead there was activity somewhat higher from area 44 and closer to the motor cortex . In January 2016 , the TV show titled `` The Human Calculator '' , hosted by Flansburg , premiered on H2 . Personal life . Flansburg resides in San Diego , California .
Acuña Rocks . The Acuña Rocks ( ) , also known as Islote Acuña , are a pair of rocks lying west of Largo Island in the Duroch Islands , off Cape Legoupil , Trinity Peninsula . They were named by the Chilean Antarctic Expedition , 1947–48 , after Sub-Teniente Acuña , a member of the expedition .
Rosa 'Bridge of Sighs ' . 'Bridge of Sighs ' is a rose introduced by Harkness Roses in 2000 . It is a climbing rose that is of an apricot and amber colour . It was named after the bridge at Hertford College , Oxford , which Peter Harkness attended .
Anchor & Braille . Anchor & Braille is the recording alias for American singer and songwriter Stephen Christian , known for fronting the alternative rock band Anberlin , before its dissolution in 2014 . Originally conceived as a side project for Christian , Anchor & Braille is now his primary vehicle for releasing music . Christian has described Anchor & Braille as a collaborative effort , having recorded with musicians such as Aaron Marsh of Copeland , Micah Tawlks , and Kevin Daily of Civil Twilight . Since its beginning , Christian has released three studio albums under this name , `` Felt '' in 2009 , `` The Quiet Life '' in 2012 , and `` Songs for the Late Night Drive Home '' in 2016 . History . Anchor & Braille was conceived when Christian realized that he had written many songs that he knew Anberlin could never use . The songs were said to have a different feel from Anberlin 's material and the lyrics were topics that he felt more personal , which he was not ready at that time to share on a mass platform . The band streamed the entire album on their MySpace page before its release on August 4 , 2009 . The official website also has the demo version of `` Sleep '' ( or `` When We Die '' ) . The songs `` Wedding/Funeral '' , `` Sheet Music '' ( which has been mislabeled as 'When We Die ( Sleep ) '' ) and a demo of `` Mary Agnosia '' are featured on their PureVolume . A poetic art-loop piece called `` 16 Conversations '' was also on the band 's MySpace page for a short while . On January 23 , 2007 , a 7 '' vinyl with two songs on it , `` Sound Asleep '' and `` Wedding / Funeral '' , was released online through Spartan Records and Wood Water Records and was limited to 1000 copies . Anchor & Braille 's initial output greatly contrasted with Christian 's primary band , relying on toned-down instruments such as keyboards , pianos , and acoustic guitars . However , the 2009 album utilized a full band , with all songs written by Christian but produced and augmented with additional instrumentation by Marsh afterward . The first single , `` Still Sleeping '' , from the band 's debut album was made available on iTunes . It was also featured on the compilation album `` Punk the Clock , Volume Three '' . The debut album was entitled `` Felt '' , produced by Aaron Marsh from Copeland and released on August 4 , 2009 . The album was released by Wood Water Records and Federal Distribution , debuting at number 30 on the `` Billboard '' Top Heatseekers chart . A vinyl of `` Felt was released on December 14 , 2010 with a previously unreleased track , `` Empires '' . On July 31 , 2012 Anchor & Braille released their second album , `` The Quiet Life '' , on Anberlin 's old record label Tooth & Nail Records . Anchor & Braille released two new singles , `` Detroit Stab '' and `` Fatal Flaw '' on October 4 , 2014 . On October 10 , 2014 Anchor & Braille stated that `` there will not be a full length album ... but there may be a few more singles shortly . '' However , on December 8 , 2015 Christian announced via his personal Instagram account that a third album entitled `` Songs for the Late Night Drive Home '' would be released on February 5 , 2016 on Tooth & Nail as a continuation of his more diverse sonic terrain . In an interview with Absolute Punk , Christian elaborated on his decision to make another full-length instead of continuing on as a singles based project as originally intended . `` Well , at the time I was working with a company called MP45 , and they were a single-based record label . They were helping me , fronting the money in the beginning , and they really took an interest in my project , they were really excited about it . So I was trying to help get them off the ground , and… they folded . So I was like , `` I 'm going to continue with Anchor and Braille , and I 'll just release singles from now on , to help out this company , '' but then when they went under , it was kind of freeing in a way because then I could continue on recording a full-length , and go at it from there . '' In the same interview Christian cited the soundtrack to `` Drive '' as an influence on the new record . Even prior to the release of the album , Christian already made an announcement via his podcast , The Art Collective with Stephen Christian , his plans for a fourth studio album with Aaron Marsh set to return as producer . He also mentioned plans for a solo worship album , perhaps to be released sometime in 2017 . `` Songs for the Late Night Drive Home '' was released on February 5 , 2016 .
There 's Something About Mary . `` There 's Something About Mary '' is a 1998 American romantic comedy film directed by Bobby and Peter Farrelly . It stars Cameron Diaz as the titular character with Matt Dillon , Ben Stiller , Lee Evans and Chris Elliott all playing men who are in love with Mary and vying for her affections . The film was placed 27th in the American Film Institute 's ' , a list of the 100 funniest movies of the 20th century . In 2000 , readers of `` Total Film '' magazine voted it the fourth-greatest comedy film of all time . Diaz won a New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress , an MTV Movie Award for Best Performance , an American Comedy Award for Best Actress , a Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Best Actress . She also received a Golden Globe nomination for her performance . It was also nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy . It won 4 out of 8 MTV Movie Awards , including Best Movie . Plot . In 1985 , 16-year-old high school student Ted Stroehmann is about to go on a prom date with his dream girl Mary Jensen when he gets his scrotum stuck in a zipper . He is hospitalized when it bleeds after being unzipped , which cancels their date . Ted subsequently loses contact with Mary . Thirteen years later , in 1998 , 29-year-old Ted is still in love with Mary . On the advice of his best friend Dom Woganowski , he hires a private detective named Pat Healy to track her down . Pat discovers that she is an orthopedic surgeon living in Miami with her friend , Magda , and instantly falls in love with Mary as well . He lies to Ted about her , saying she is overweight with five children by four men and confined to a wheelchair , to discourage him from having any contact with her . Pat resorts to lying , cheating , stalking , and drugging Magda 's dog to win Mary over , but is exposed by Mary 's British architect friend , Tucker , who is heavily reliant on crutches . Pat later feels guilty about lying to Mary and reveals his true self to her . Enraged after overhearing Tucker subsequently slander him as a murderer , Pat tails Tucker and discovers him to be a fraud himself : he is an able-bodied , entirely American pizza delivery boy named Norm Phipps who is also in love with Mary . For years , Norm has been driving away potential rivals through slander , including one oft-mentioned suitor referred to only as `` Brett . '' Meanwhile , Ted decides he still wants to reconnect with Mary and , assisted by Dom , drives down to Florida and discovers the truth about her . Ted seems to have won Mary 's love , until an anonymous letter exposes his connection with Pat , and she breaks contact with him . Ted confronts Pat and Norm , and Mary is accosted by Dom , who is revealed to be her ex-boyfriend `` Woogie '' that she has a restraining order against , and was the one who sent the letter . He wants to reconnect with her as well , which she quickly refuses , so he tries to steal her shoes . Ted , Norm , and Pat arrive , and , when Mary is finally together with all of her deceitful suitors , Ted realizes that the only one who did not resort to lying or manipulation to win over Mary was Brett , who he learns is NFL quarterback Brett Favre . After reuniting Brett and Mary , Ted leaves tearfully until Mary catches up to Ted , saying that `` I 'd be happiest with you '' . The film concludes with the two engaging in a kiss while singer/songwriter Jonathan Richman , who has periodically narrated the story in song throughout the film , is accidentally shot by Magda 's boyfriend , who was trying to shoot Ted so he could win over Mary . Production . `` There 's Something About Mary '' was filmed in Miami , Florida . The Big Pink Restaurant is where Healy meets with Sully , the hair gel scene was filmed at the Cardozo Hotel , and the Miami-Dade Cultural Center was the location for the architecture exhibit Mary and Healy attended together . Churchill 's Pub was used as a strip club for a scene with Healy . The makeup effects and animatronic animal effects were the handiwork of Makeup Effects Designer Tony Gardner and Alterian , Inc . Besides Ben Stiller , actors Owen Wilson and Jon Stewart were considered potential candidates for the role of Ted Stroehmann . Bill Murray was considered for the role of Pat Healy , but the Farrelly brothers thought he was too old for it . Brett Favre plays himself in a cameo that was originally written-for and offered to NFL quarterback Steve Young , but he turned the role down due to the film 's coarse nature and was replaced with Favre . Reception . `` There 's Something About Mary '' was 1998 's third highest-grossing film in North America as well as the fourth highest-grossing film of the year globally . The film made $ 369 million worldwide on a budget of $ 23 million , with $ 176 million coming from the U.S. and Canada . It was released in the United Kingdom on September 25 , 1998 , and topped the country 's box office for the next two weekends . The film received positive reviews from critics . Rotten Tomatoes gives it a score of 83 % based on 83 reviews , and an average rating of 7/10 , with the consensus : `` There 's Something About Mary '' proves that unrelentingly , unabashedly puerile humor does n't necessarily come at the expense of a film 's heart . '' Metacritic gives the film a score of 69 out of 100 based on reviews from 29 critics . Roger Ebert gave it three out of four stars , stating `` What a blessed relief is laughter . It flies in the face of manners , values , political correctness and decorum . It exposes us for what we are , the only animal with a sense of humor . '' Gene Siskel ranked the film No.9 on his 10 Best films of 1998 ( the final `` best of '' list he did before passing away ) .
2006 MLB Japan All-Star Series . The 2006 MLB Japan All-Star Series was the tenth edition of the championship , a best-of-five series between the All-Star teams from Major League Baseball ( MLB ) and Nippon Professional Baseball ( NPB ) . After the 2006 championship , the series became defunct . MLB won the series by 5–0–0 and Ryan Howard was named MVP .
Odense City Museums . Odense City Museums ( ) is a department in `` City and Culture administration '' ( ) , which again is a department in Odense municipality administration . It runs and administers all museums in Odense municipality . The first Museum in Odense opened in 1860 under the name `` Nordisk Museum '' located in Odense Palace . During 1885 it moved to a newly erected building , a few hundred meters from `` Odense Palace '' – this building today houses the Funen Art Museum , was renamed to `` Museum Civitatis Othiniensis '' and came under municipal administration . In 1904 the name changed to `` Fyns Stiftsmuseum '' . During the next many years new museums opened ( and closed ) , got renamed and moved around . Starting in 1997 , `` Odense City Museums '' has been run as one museum with the formerly independent museums around the city as departments .
Xavier Chevrier . Xavier Chevrier ( born 17 March 1990 ) is a French-speaking Italian male mountain runner who won 2017 European Mountain Running Championships . Biography . He also won three national championships at individual senior level . He is the cousin of the cross-country skier champion Federico Pellegrino .
Johan Skytte . Johan Skytte ( Nyköping , 1577 – Söderåkra , 15 March 1645 ) was a Swedish politician . Skytte was son of the Mayor of Nyköping , Bengt Nilsson Skräddare . While attending school in his home town and for the nine years he was studying at foreign universities , he used the surname Schroderus , a Latinised form of the German `` Schröder '' – his father 's surname – which means `` tailor '' . Already at his return from his foreign studies in 1602 , he was hired as tutor of the young Prince Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden , the future king , and was ennobled the following year , taking the name `` Skytte '' after an extinct noble family from which he claimed descent on the maternal side . He was sent to London in 1610 on a diplomatic mission , an attempt to seek the hand of Elizabeth Stuart , the daughter of James I for the young prince . In 1611 , he was made governor of Vestmannia , in 1617 a high councillor and in 1622 chancellor of Uppsala University , which he remained until his death . Skytte participated in drafting the 1617 Coronation Oath of king Gustav Adolf . Having in 1624 been created a baron ( `` friherre '' ) , receiving the barony of Tuutarhovi in Ingria , Livonia , which had just been added to the Swedish Realm , and in 1629 appointed Governor-General of Livonia , Ingria and Karelia , he was in 1632 appointed chancellor of the new `` Academia Gustaviana '' ( University of Tartu ) , in addition to his Uppsala chancellorship , and made plans for a new appellate court in Tartu ( in today Estonia ) . In 1632 , Skytte returned from Livonia and was in 1634 made president of the Göta appellate court ( `` Göta hovrätt '' ) in Jönköping . The same year he became chancellor of Uppsala University , 1622 , Skytte donated the Skyttean professorship of Eloquence and Government to the university . His own house in Uppsala , the originally medieval building called the `` Skytteanum '' , is still used by Department of Government ; the `` professor skytteanus/skytteana '' has his/her residence in an apartment in the house . Since 1995 , the Skytte Foundation at Uppsala University awards an annual prize in Political Science ( see Johan Skytte Prize in Political Science ) . Of the several schools in Sweden named after Skytte , one was actually founded on the initiative of Johan Skytte , the Skyttean school ( `` Skytteanska skolan '' ) which was established in Lycksele in Lapland in 1631 , but moved to Tärnaby in 1867 . Because of this contribution to education in the relatively under-developed northern Sweden , the Royal Skyttean Society in Umeå was named after him when it was established in 1956 . He was parent to Vendela Skytte and Bengt Skytte .
1907 Missouri Tigers football team . The 1907 Missouri Tigers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Missouri in the Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association ( MVIAA ) during the 1907 college football season . The team compiled a 7–2 record ( 1–1 against MVIAA opponents ) and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 278 to 41 . W. J. Monilaw was the head coach for the second of three seasons . The team played its home games at Rollins Field in Columbia , Missouri .
2002 Toyota Princess Cup . The 2002 Toyota Princess Cup was a women 's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts in Tokyo , Japan . It was part of Tier II of the 2002 WTA Tour . It was the sixth and last edition of the tournament and was held from 16 September through 22 September 2002 . First-seeded Serena Williams won the singles title and earned $ 93,000 first-prize money . Singles . Serena Williams defeated Kim Clijsters , 2–6 , 6–3 , 6–3 Doubles . Svetlana Kuznetsova / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario defeated Petra Mandula / Patricia Wartusch , 6–2 , 6–4
Neumagen-Dhron ( Verbandsgemeinde ) . Neumagen-Dhron is a former `` Verbandsgemeinde '' ( `` collective municipality '' ) in the district Bernkastel-Wittlich , in Rhineland-Palatinate , Germany . Its seat of administration was in Neumagen-Dhron . It was disbanded on 1 January 2012 .
Gåva till dig . `` Gåva till dig '' is a studio album by CC & Lee , released on 25 February 2009 .
Ellektra ( 2004 film ) . `` Ellektra '' is a 2004 Belgian thriller drama film directed by Rudolf Mestdagh starring Axelle Red and Matthias Schoenaerts . Plot . Following a tragic accident , a number of people lose their principal gift . A DJ loses his hearing , a perfume maker loses his sense of smell , a pianist loses her fingers ... Hiding behind the mysterious name `` eLLektra '' , a young girl brings those people together through SMS and offers them comfort for their loss .
Hope Force . The Hope Force ( `` Force Espoir '' ) is a political party of Benin led by Antoine Dayori . In the presidential election held on 5 March 2006 , the party won 1.25 % of the votes for its candidate , Antoine Dayori . In the parliamentary election held on 31 March 2007 , the party won two out of 83 seats .
Scorpaena papillosa . `` Scorpaena papillosa '' , common name red rock cod is a venomous species of marine fish in the family Scorpaenidae , the `` scorpionfish '' . Description . `` Scorpaena papillosa '' grows to a maximum length of approximately 30 cm . Its large mouth contains small , thin teeth that form velvety bands ( villiform ) . It has 12 dorsal spines , 9 to 10 dorsal soft rays , 3 anal spines , 5 anal soft rays , a small row of spines beneath the eyes , and a gill cover margin containing 3 spines . Distribution . This species is found in the Indo-West Pacific , in New Zealand and southern Australia . Habitat . `` Scorpaena papillosa '' lives in marine , demersal , temperate waters , at depths of . It can be found on rocky bottoms , in shallow estuaries , in muddy waters as well as other environments , such as in offshore kelp beds and shallow seagrass beds . Juveniles of this species are sometimes found in large rock pools . Diet . This fish feeds on many different invertebrates , including crustaceans . It also eats other fish .
Swimming at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships – Women 's 50 metre breaststroke . The Women 's 50 metre breaststroke competition at the 2017 World Championships was held on 29 and 30 July 2017 . Records . Prior to the competition , the existing world and championship records were as follows . The following new records were set during this competition . Heats . The heats were held on 29 July at 10:07 . Semifinals . The semifinals were held on 29 July at 17:56 . Final . The final was held on 30 July at 17:32 .
Holomorphic functional calculus . In mathematics , holomorphic functional calculus is functional calculus with holomorphic functions . That is to say , given a holomorphic function `` f '' of a complex argument `` z '' and an operator `` T '' , the aim is to construct an operator , `` f '' ( `` T '' ) , which naturally extends the function `` f '' from complex argument to operator argument . More precisely , the functional calculus defines a continuous algebra homomorphism from the holomorphic functions on a neighbourhood of the spectrum of `` T '' to the bounded operators . This article will discuss the case where `` T '' is a bounded linear operator on some Banach space . In particular , `` T '' can be a square matrix with complex entries , a case which will be used to illustrate functional calculus and provide some heuristic insights for the assumptions involved in the general construction . Need for a general functional calculus . In this section `` T '' will be assumed to be a `` n '' × `` n '' matrix with complex entries . If a given function `` f '' is of certain special type , there are natural ways of defining `` f '' ( `` T '' ) . For instance , if is a complex polynomial , one can simply substitute `` T '' for `` z '' and define where `` T '' 0 = `` I '' , the identity matrix . This is the polynomial functional calculus . It is a homomorphism from the ring of polynomials to the ring of `` n '' × `` n '' matrices . Extending slightly from the polynomials , if `` f '' : C → C is holomorphic everywhere , i.e . an entire function , with MacLaurin series mimicking the polynomial case suggests we define Since the MacLaurin series converges everywhere , the above series will converge , in a chosen operator norm . An example of this is the exponential of a matrix . Replacing `` z '' by `` T '' in the MacLaurin series of `` f '' ( `` z '' ) = `` ez '' gives The requirement that the MacLaurin series of `` f '' converges everywhere can be relaxed somewhat . From above it is evident that all that is really needed is the radius of convergence of the MacLaurin series be greater than ǁ '' T '' ǁ , the operator norm of `` T '' . This enlarges somewhat the family of `` f '' for which `` f '' ( `` T '' ) can be defined using the above approach . However it is not quite satisfactory . For instance , it is a fact from matrix theory that every non-singular `` T '' has a logarithm `` S '' in the sense that `` eS '' = `` T '' . It is desirable to have a functional calculus that allows one to define , for a non-singular `` T '' , ln ( `` T '' ) such that it coincides with `` S '' . This can not be done via power series , for example the logarithmic series converges only on the open unit disk . Substituting `` T '' for `` z '' in the series fails to give a well-defined expression for ln ( `` T '' + `` I '' ) for invertible `` T + I '' with ǁ '' T '' ǁ ≥ 1 . Thus a more general functional calculus is needed . Functional calculus and the spectrum . It is expected that a necessary condition for `` f '' ( `` T '' ) to make sense is `` f '' be defined on the spectrum of `` T '' . For example , the spectral theorem for normal matrices states every normal matrix is unitarily diagonalizable . There leads to a definition of `` f '' ( `` T '' ) when `` T '' is normal . One encounters difficulties if `` f '' ( λ ) is not defined for some eigenvalue λ of `` T '' . Other indications also reinforce the idea that `` f '' ( `` T '' ) can be defined only if `` f '' is defined on the spectrum of `` T '' . If `` T '' is not invertible , then ( recalling that T is an n x n matrix ) 0 is an eigenvalue . Since the natural logarithm is undefined at 0 , one would expect that ln ( `` T '' ) can not be defined naturally . This is indeed the case . As another example , for the reasonable way of calculating `` f '' ( `` T '' ) would seem to be However , this expression is not defined if the inverses on the right-hand side do not exist , that is , if either 2 or 5 are eigenvalues of `` T '' . For a given matrix `` T '' , the eigenvalues of `` T '' dictate to what extent `` f '' ( `` T '' ) can be defined ; i.e. , `` f '' ( λ ) must be defined for all eigenvalues λ of `` T '' . For a general bounded operator this condition translates to `` f '' must be defined on the spectrum of `` T '' . This assumption turns out to be an enabling condition such that the functional calculus map , `` f '' → `` f '' ( `` T '' ) , has certain desirable properties . Functional calculus for a bounded operator . Let `` X '' be a complex Banach space , and `` L '' ( `` X '' ) denote the family of bounded operators on `` X '' . Recall the Cauchy integral formula from classical function theory . Let `` f '' : C → C be holomorphic on some open set `` D '' ⊂ C , and Γ be a rectifiable Jordan curve in `` D '' , that is , a closed curve of finite length without self-intersections . Assume that the set `` U '' of points lying in the `` inside '' of Γ , i.e . such that the winding number of Γ about `` z '' is 1 , is contained in `` D '' . The Cauchy integral formula states where ( ζ− '' T '' ) −1 is the resolvent of `` T '' at ζ . The full definition of the functional calculus is as follows : For `` T '' ∈ `` L '' ( `` X '' ) , define where `` f '' is a holomorphic function defined on an open set `` D '' ⊂ C which contains σ ( `` T '' ) , and Γ = is a collection of disjoint Jordan curves in `` D '' bounding an `` inside '' set `` U '' , such that σ ( `` T '' ) lies in `` U '' , and each γ '' i '' is oriented in the boundary sense . The open set `` D '' may vary with `` f '' and need not be connected or simply connected , as shown by the figures on the right . The following subsections make precise the notions invoked in the definition and show `` f '' ( `` T '' ) is indeed well defined under given assumptions . Banach space-valued integral . For a continuous function `` g '' defined in an open neighborhood of Γ and taking values in `` L '' ( `` X '' ) , the contour integral ∫Γ '' g '' is defined in the same way as for the scalar case . One can parametrize each γ '' i '' ∈ Γ by a real interval [ `` a '' , `` b '' ] , and the integral is the limit of the Riemann sums obtained from ever-finer partitions of [ `` a '' , `` b '' ] . The Riemann sums converge in the uniform operator topology . We define In the definition of the functional calculus , `` f '' is assumed to be holomorphic in an open neighborhood of Γ . It will be shown below that the resolvent mapping is holomorphic on the resolvent set . Therefore , the integral The resolvent mapping . The mapping ζ → ( ζ− '' T '' ) −1 is called the resolvent mapping of `` T '' . It is defined on the complement of σ ( `` T '' ) , called the resolvent set of `` T '' and will be denoted by ρ ( `` T '' ) . Much of classical function theory depends on the properties of the integral The holomorphic functional calculus is similar in that the resolvent mapping plays a crucial role in obtaining properties one requires from a nice functional calculus . This subsection outlines properties of the resolvent map that are essential in this context . The 1st resolvent formula . Direct calculation shows , for `` z '' 1 , `` z2 '' ∈ ρ ( `` T '' ) , This equation is called the first resolvent formula ' '' . The formula shows ( `` z '' 1− '' T '' ) −1 and ( `` z '' 2− '' T '' ) −1 commute , which hints at the fact that the image of the functional calculus will be a commutative algebra . Letting `` z '' 2 → `` z '' 1 shows the resolvent map is ( complex- ) differentiable at each `` z '' 1 ∈ ρ ( `` T '' ) ; so the integral in the expression of functional calculus converges in `` L '' ( `` X '' ) . Analyticity . Stronger statement than differentiability can be made regarding the resolvent map . The resolvent set ρ ( `` T '' ) is actually an open set on which the resolvent map is analytic . This property will be used in subsequent arguments for the functional calculus . To verify this claim , let `` z '' 1 ∈ ρ ( `` T '' ) and notice the formal expression for ( `` z '' 2− '' T '' ) −1 . The above series converges in `` L '' ( `` X '' ) , which implies the existence of ( `` z '' 2− '' T '' ) −1 , if Therefore , the resolvent set ρ ( `` T '' ) is open and the power series expression on an open disk centered at `` z '' 1 ∈ ρ ( `` T '' ) shows the resolvent map is analytic on ρ ( `` T '' ) . Neumann series . Another expression for ( `` z '' − '' T '' ) −1 will also be useful . The formal expression This series , the `` Neumann series '' , converges to ( `` z '' − '' T '' ) −1 if Compactness of σ ( `` T '' ) . From the last two properties of the resolvent we can deduce that the spectrum σ ( `` T '' ) of a bounded operator `` T '' is a compact subset of C. Therefore , for any open set `` D '' such that σ ( `` T '' ) ⊂ `` D '' , there exists a positively oriented and smooth system of Jordan curves Γ = such that σ ( `` T '' ) is in the inside of `` Γ '' and the complement of `` D '' is contained in the outside of Γ . Hence , for the definition of the functional calculus , indeed a suitable family of Jordan curves can be found for each `` f '' that is holomorphic on some `` D '' . Well-definedness . The previous discussion has shown that the integral makes sense , i.e . a suitable collection Γ of Jordan curves does exist for each `` f '' and the integral does converge in the appropriate sense . What has not been shown is that the definition of the functional calculus is unambiguous , i.e . does not depend on the choice of Γ . This issue we now try to resolve . A preliminary fact . Theorem . Let `` G '' ⊂ C be an open set and Γ ⊂ `` G '' . If `` g '' : `` G '' → C is holomorphic , and for all `` a '' in the complement of `` G '' , `` n '' ( Γ , `` a '' ) = 0 , then the contour integral of `` g '' on Γ is zero . We will need the vector-valued analog of this result when `` g '' takes values in `` L '' ( `` X '' ) . To this end , let `` g '' : `` G '' → `` L '' ( `` X '' ) be holomorphic , with the same assumptions on Γ . The idea is use the dual space `` L '' ( `` X '' ) * of `` L '' ( `` X '' ) , and pass to Cauchy 's theorem for the scalar case . But `` g '' is holomorphic , hence the composition φ ( `` g '' ) : `` G '' ⊂ C → C is holomorphic and therefore by Cauchy 's theorem Main argument . The well-definedness of functional calculus now follows as an easy consequence . Let `` D '' be an open set containing σ ( `` T '' ) . Suppose Γ = and Ω = are two ( finite ) collections of Jordan curves satisfying the assumption given for the functional calculus . We wish to show Let Ω′ be obtained from Ω by reversing the orientation of each ω '' j '' , then Consider the union of the two collections Γ ∪ Ω′ . Both Γ ∪ Ω′ and σ ( `` T '' ) are compact . So there is some open set `` U '' containing Γ ∪ Ω′ such that σ ( `` T '' ) lies in the complement of `` U '' . Any `` a '' in the complement of `` U '' has winding number `` n '' ( Γ ∪ Ω′ , `` a '' ) = 0 and the function is holomorphic on `` U '' . So the vector-valued version of Cauchy 's theorem gives Hence the functional calculus is well-defined . Consequently , if `` f '' 1 and `` f '' 2 are two holomorphic functions defined on neighborhoods `` D '' 1 and `` D '' 2 of σ ( `` T '' ) and they are equal on an open set containing σ ( `` T '' ) , then `` f '' 1 ( `` T '' ) = `` f '' 2 ( `` T '' ) . Moreover , even though the `` D '' 1 may not be `` D '' 2 , the operator ( `` f '' 1 + `` f '' 2 ) ( `` T '' ) is well-defined . Same holds for the definition of ( `` f '' 1· '' f '' 2 ) ( `` T '' ) . On the assumption that `` f '' be holomorphic over an open neighborhood of σ ( `` T '' ) . It should be noted that so far the full strength of this assumption has not been used . For convergence of the integral , only continuity was used . For well-definedness , we only needed `` f '' to be holomorphic on an open set `` U '' containing the contours Γ ∪ Ω′ but not necessarily σ ( `` T '' ) . The assumption will be applied in its entirety in showing the homomorphism property of the functional calculus . Polynomial case . The linearity of the map `` f '' ↦ `` f '' ( `` T '' ) follows from the convergence of the integral and that linear operations on a Banach space are continuous . We recover the polynomial functional calculus when `` f '' ( `` z '' ) = ∑0 ≤ `` i '' ≤ `` m '' `` ai zi '' is a polynomial . To prove this , it is sufficient to show , for `` k '' ≥ 0 and `` f '' ( `` z '' ) = `` zk '' , it is true that `` f '' ( `` T '' ) = `` Tk '' , i.e . for any suitable Γ enclosing σ ( `` T '' ) . Choose `` Γ '' to be a circle of radius greater than the operator norm of `` T '' . As stated above , on such Γ , the resolvent map admits a power series representation The δ is the Kronecker delta symbol . The homomorphism property . For any `` f '' 1 and `` f '' 2 satisfying the appropriate assumptions , the homomorphism property states We sketch an argument which invokes the first resolvent formula and the assumptions placed on `` f '' . First we choose the Jordan curves such that Γ1 lies in the `` inside '' of Γ2 . The reason for this will become clear below . Start by calculating directly Continuity with respect to compact convergence . Assume for simplicity that Γ consists of only one Jordan curve . We estimate By combining the uniform convergence assumption and various continuity considerations , we see that the above tends to 0 as `` k '' , `` l '' → ∞ . So is Cauchy , therefore convergent . Uniqueness . It can be proved that a calculus satisfying the above properties is unique . We note that , everything discussed so far holds verbatim if the family of bounded operators `` L '' ( `` X '' ) is replaced by a Banach algebra `` A '' . The functional calculus can be defined in exactly the same way for an element in `` A '' . Spectral mapping theorem . It is known that the spectral mapping theorem holds for the polynomial functional calculus : for any polynomial `` p '' , σ ( `` p '' ( `` T '' ) ) = `` p '' ( σ ( `` T '' ) ) . This can be extended to the holomorphic calculus . To show `` f '' ( σ ( `` T '' ) ) ⊂ σ ( `` f '' ( `` T '' ) ) , let μ be any complex number . By a result from complex analysis , there exists a function `` g '' holomorphic on a neighborhood of σ ( `` T '' ) such that According to the homomorphism property , `` f '' ( `` T '' ) − '' f '' ( μ ) = ( `` T '' −μ ) '' g '' ( T ) . Therefore , μ ∈ σ ( `` T '' ) implies `` f '' ( μ ) ∈ σ ( `` f '' ( `` T '' ) ) . For the other inclusion , if μ is not in `` f '' ( σ ( `` T '' ) ) , then the functional calculus is applicable to So `` g '' ( `` T '' ) ( `` f '' ( `` T '' ) −μ ) = `` I '' . Therefore , μ does not lie in `` σ '' ( `` f '' ( `` T '' ) ) . Spectral projections . The underlying idea is as follows . Suppose that `` K '' is a subset of σ ( `` T '' ) and `` U '' , '' V '' are disjoint neighbourhoods of `` K '' and σ ( `` T '' ) \ `` K '' respectively . Define `` e '' ( `` z '' ) = 1 if `` z '' ∈ `` U '' and `` e '' ( `` z '' ) = 0 if `` z '' ∈ `` V '' . Then `` e '' is a holomorphic function with [ `` e '' ( `` z '' ) ] 2 = `` e '' ( `` z '' ) and so , for a suitable contour Γ which lies in `` U '' ∪ `` V '' and which encloses σ ( `` T '' ) , the linear operator will be a bounded projection that commutes with `` T '' and provides a great deal of useful information . It transpires that this scenario is possible if and only if `` K '' is both open and closed in the subspace topology on σ ( `` T '' ) . Moreover , the set `` V '' can be safely ignored since `` e '' is zero on it and therefore makes no contribution to the integral . The projection `` e '' ( `` T '' ) is called the spectral projection of `` T '' at `` K '' and is denoted by `` P '' ( `` K '' ; '' T '' ) . Thus every subset `` K '' of σ ( `` T '' ) that is both open and closed in the subspace topology has an associated spectral projection given by where Γ is a contour that encloses `` K '' but no other points of σ ( `` T '' ) . Since `` P '' = `` P '' ( `` K '' ; '' T '' ) is bounded and commutes with `` T '' it enables `` T '' to be expressed in the form `` U '' ⊕ `` V '' where `` U '' = `` T '' | '' PX '' and `` V '' = `` T '' | ( 1− '' P '' ) '' X '' . Both `` PX '' and ( 1− '' P '' ) '' X '' are invariant subspaces of `` T '' moreover σ ( `` U '' ) = `` K '' and σ ( `` V '' ) = σ ( `` T '' ) \ `` K '' . A key property is mutual orthogonality . If `` L '' is another open and closed set in the subspace topology on σ ( `` T '' ) then `` P '' ( `` K '' ; '' T '' ) '' P '' ( `` L '' ; '' T '' ) = `` P '' ( `` L '' ; '' T '' ) '' P '' ( `` K '' ; '' T '' ) = `` P '' ( `` K '' ∩ `` L '' ; '' T '' ) which is zero whenever `` K '' and `` L '' are disjoint . Spectral projections have numerous applications . Any isolated point of σ ( `` T '' ) is both open and closed in the subspace topology and therefore has an associated spectral projection . When `` X '' has finite dimension σ ( `` T '' ) consists of isolated points and the resultant spectral projections lead to a variant of Jordan normal form wherein all the Jordan blocks corresponding to the same eigenvalue are consolidated . In other words there is precisely one block per distinct eigenvalue . The next section considers this decomposition in more detail . Sometimes spectral projections inherit properties from their parent operators . For example if `` T '' is a positive matrix with spectral radius `` r '' then the Perron–Frobenius theorem asserts that `` r '' ∈ σ ( `` T '' ) . The associated spectral projection `` P '' = `` P '' ( `` r '' ; '' T '' ) is also positive and by mutual orthogonality no other spectral projection can have a positive row or column . In fact `` TP '' = `` rP '' and ( `` T '' / '' r '' ) '' n '' → `` P '' as `` n '' → ∞ so this projection `` P '' ( which is called the Perron projection ) approximates ( `` T '' / '' r '' ) '' n '' as `` n '' increases , and each of its columns is an eigenvector of `` T '' . More generally if `` T '' is a compact operator then all non-zero points in σ ( `` T '' ) are isolated and so any finite subset of them can be used to decompose `` T '' . The associated spectral projection always has finite rank . Those operators in `` L '' ( `` X '' ) with similar spectral characteristics are known as Riesz operators . Many classes of Riesz operators ( including the compact operators ) are ideals in `` L '' ( `` X '' ) and provide a rich field for research . However if `` X '' is a Hilbert space there is exactly one closed ideal sandwiched between the Riesz operators and those of finite rank . Much of the foregoing discussion can be set in the more general context of a complex Banach algebra . Here spectral projections are referred to as spectral idempotents since there may no longer be a space for them to project onto . Invariant subspace decomposition . `` If '' the spectrum σ ( `` T '' ) is not connected , `` X '' can be decomposed into invariant subspaces of `` T '' using the functional calculus . Let σ ( `` T '' ) be a disjoint union Define `` ei '' to be 1 on some neighborhood that contains only the component `` Fi '' and 0 elsewhere . By the homomorphism property , `` ei '' ( `` T '' ) is a projection for all `` i '' . In fact it is just the spectral projection `` P '' ( `` Fi '' ; '' T '' ) described above . The relation `` ei '' ( `` T '' ) `` T '' = `` T ei '' ( `` T '' ) means the range of each `` ei '' ( `` T '' ) , denoted by `` Xi '' , is an invariant subspace of `` T '' . Since Similarly , if `` Ti '' is `` T '' restricted to `` Xi '' , then `` X ' `` is a Banach space . The mapping `` R '' : `` X ' `` → `` X '' defined by is a Banach space isomorphism , and we see that This can be viewed as a block diagonalization of `` T '' . When X is finite-dimensional , σ ( `` T '' ) = is a finite set of points in the complex plane . Choose `` ei '' to be 1 on an open disc containing only λ '' i '' from the spectrum . The corresponding block-diagonal matrix is the Jordan canonical form of `` T '' . Related results . With stronger assumptions , when `` T '' is a normal operator acting on a Hilbert space , the domain of the functional calculus can be broadened . When comparing the two results , a rough analogy can be made with the relationship between the spectral theorem for normal matrices and the Jordan canonical form . When `` T '' is a normal operator , a continuous functional calculus can be obtained , that is , one can evaluate `` f '' ( `` T '' ) with `` f '' being a continuous function defined on `` σ '' ( `` T '' ) . Using the machinery of measure theory , this can be extended to functions which are only measurable ( see Borel functional calculus ) . In that context , if `` E '' ⊂ σ ( `` T '' ) is a Borel set and `` E '' ( `` x '' ) is the characteristic function of `` E '' , the projection operator `` E '' ( `` T '' ) is a refinement of `` ei '' ( `` T '' ) discussed above . The Borel functional calculus extends to unbounded self-adjoint operators on a Hilbert space . In slightly more abstract language , the holomorphic functional calculus can be extended to any element of a Banach algebra , using essentially the same arguments as above . Similarly , the continuous functional calculus holds for normal elements in any C*-algebra and the measurable functional calculus for normal elements in any von Neumann algebra . Unbounded operators . A holomorphic functional calculus can be defined in a similar fashion for unbounded closed operators with non-empty resolvent set .
Digital Insight . Digital Insight was a provider of online banking software to banks and credit unions . It also designed FinanceWorks , a product that allowed customers to manage their finances . In 2014 , the company was acquired by and folded into NCR Corporation . History . The company was founded in July 1995 by Paul Fiore and Daniel Jacoby . In February 1996 , the company raised $ 1.1 million in seed money from the founders ' former employer , XP Systems , and received its first client , Community Credit Union , of Plano , Texas . The company had $ 85,000 in revenue in its first six months . Revenue jumped to $ 1.5 million in 1996 and to $ 4.1 million in 1997 , and to $ 8.2 million in 1998 . In April 1997 , the company raised $ 6 million from Menlo Ventures . In September 1997 , the company acquired RJE Internet Services , a developer of bank websites . In March 1998 , the company raised $ 3 million from Menlo Ventures and $ 5 million from HarbourVest Partners . In October 1998 , John Dorman became CEO of the company . On October 1 , 1999 , during the dot-com bubble , the company became a public company via an initial public offering . After pricing at $ 15 per share , the stock rose to $ 32 per share on its first day of trading , up 114 % . In February 2000 , the company acquired nFront . In April 2000 , the company acquired 1View Network . In July 2000 , the company acquired AnyTime Access for $ 140 million . In February 2002 , the company acquired Virtual FinancialServices for $ 51 million . In October 2003 , the company acquired Magnet Communications for $ 33.5 million in cash and 1.45 million shares of Digital Insight common stock . Also in October 2003 , Jeffrey Stiefler was named CEO of the company . On February 7 , 2007 , Intuit acquired the company for $ 1.35 billion . In October 2008 , the company introduced the consumer version of FinanceWorks and in December 2008 , the small business version was launched . In September 2013 , John O ’ Malley was named CEO of the company . In 2015 , the company integrated EyeVerify 's eye vein recognition technology , called Eyeprint ID , into its mobile banking platforms . On August 1 , 2013 Thoma Bravo acquired Intuit Financial Services for $ 1.025 billion . On January 10 , 2014 , NCR Corporation acquired the company for $ 1.65 billion .
Brian Ridgeway . Brian Ridgeway ( born April 26 , 1984 in Grande Prairie , Alberta ) is a Canadian football linebacker most recently for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League . He was drafted 39th overall by the Alouettes in the 2010 CFL Draft . He originally played CIS Football with the Simon Fraser Clan , but due to that school 's program joining NCAA Division II , he played his final year of CIS eligibility with the Saint Mary 's Huskies .
Cherry Filter . Cherry Filter ( 체리 필터 ) is a South Korean rock group formed in 1997 . Their unique sound - consisting of emotional ballads , punk rock , rave and trance - prevalent in their last two albums has given them fame across the nation . The song `` 낭만 고양이 '' ( `` Nangman Goyang-i '' , `` Romantic Cat '' ) from the album `` Made In Korea '' made Cherry Filter famous . When Cherry Filter was first formed , everyone was curious about the meaning of the name `` Cherry Filter '' . Youjeen stated in an interview , she wanted a name that expressed both femininity and masculinity , a filter representing masculinity and the cherry representing femininity . The band includes Cho Youjeen as the vocalist - who branched off into a solo career for 2 years in Japan , then returned to Cherry Filter - Jojinbo on guitar , Yaenhead on bass , and Sonstar on drums . Current members . Jung Woo-jin ( born April 20 , 1976 ) is the leader and the guitarist of the group . Yaenhead ( born September 21 , 1976 ) plays the bass . Sonstar ( born January 13 , 1977 ) plays the drums and raps in several songs . Youjeen ( born July 5 , 1977 ) is Cherry Filter 's vocalist . Youjeen . In 2001 , Youjeen temporarily left Cherry Filter to pursue a solo career in Japan , there she released music with the help of LUNA SEA member J and former The Foo Fighter member Franz Stahl . She released 5 singles and 2 albums over the course of two years . After the release of her second Japanese album `` BEWITCH '' ( Teichiku Records ) , her activities in the Japanese music scene ceased , nevertheless Youjeen is still active in South Korea as part of Cherry Filter .
Saadat Qoli-ye Olya . Saadat Qoli-ye Olya ( , also Romanized as Sa ‘ ādat Qolī-ye ‘ Olyā ; also known as Sa ‘ ādat Qolī-ye Bālā and Sādāt Qolī Bālā ) is a village in Quchan Atiq Rural District , in the Central District of Quchan County , Razavi Khorasan Province , Iran . At the 2006 census , its population was 104 , in 22 families .
Carlos Roqué Alsina . Carlos Roqué Alsina ( born 19 February 1941 ) is a French composer and pianist of Argentinian origin . Biography . Born in Buenos Aires , Alsina 's career as a pianist , which began at the age of six , quickly led him to give numerous concerts first in Latin America , then in North America and finally in Europe , some under the direction of prestigious conductors : Gilbert Amy , Ernest Bour , Semyon Bychkov , Jascha Horenstein , Otto Klemperer , Manuel Rosenthal , Michel Tabachnik , among others . At the same time , he studied musical composition on his own , writing his first piece at the age of fourteen . In Argentina , he actively participated as a pianist and composer in artistic programs of various musical institutions ( including `` Nueva Musica '' in Buenos Aires from 1959 to 1964 ) . In 1964 , he was invited to Germany as part of the `` Artists-in-Residence '' program , which gave him the opportunity to meet Iannis Xenakis , Elliott Carter and Luciano Berio . In 1965 , his composition `` Funktionen '' was premiered in Darmstadt under the direction of Bruno Maderna , of whom he became the assistant to the Deutsche Oper Berlin the following year . In 1967 , a New York period began , participating in the Center of Creative and Performing Arts in New York , leading numerous master classes on contemporary piano at the University at Buffalo . He also worked at the Juilliard School in 1969 as a visiting professor . During this period , he experimented with musical theatre ( see the `` Trio '' of 1967 for cello , trombone and percussion ) . In April 1969 , with Jean-Pierre Drouet , Michel Portal , and Vinko Globokar , he founded the improvisation group `` New Phonic Art '' , which led him to give numerous concerts and to make multiple international tours . In 1972 , he settled in France . Since 1978 , in parallel to his activities as pianist and composer he has devoted himself to teaching ( he has taught piano at the Conservatoire national supérieur musique et danse de Lyon for nine years ) and also teaches as a guest professor in several European institutions . To honour his 60th birthday ( 2001 ) and his contribution to French musical life , he received a special commission from the Ministère de la Culture : `` Phares et Rayonnements '' . This anniversary was also the occasion for numerous portrait concerts celebrating his multiple career . Today , Alsina continues to exercise his activities as a pianist , teacher and composer : recitals , master classes and productions of his works punctuate his last years and lead him to many trips in Europe , North America but also in China , Argentina etc . Works . To date , he has written more than 110 works ( the majority of which have been commissioned by musical institutions ) - including several for large orchestra , performed at most international contemporary music festivals ( Berlin , Hamburg , Donaueschingen , Darmstadt , Vienna , Tanglewood , Amsterdam , Paris , Royan , Metz , Lille , Venice , etc . ) ..
Eknath Vasant Chitnis . Eknath Vasant Chitnis is an Indian space scientist and a former member secretary at the Indian National Committee for Space Research ( INCOSPAR ) , which evolved into the present-day Indian Space Research Organisation ( ISRO ) . He is also a former director of Space Applications Centre of ISRO and a former colleague of APJ Abdul Kalam , the erstwhile president of India . The Government of India awarded him the Padma Bhushan , the third highest civilian award , in 1985 .
Chester Anderson . Chester Valentine John Anderson ( August 11 , 1932 - April 11 , 1991 ) was a novelist , poet , and editor in the underground press . Raised in Florida , he attended the University of Miami from 1952 to 1956 , before becoming a beatnik coffee house poet in Greenwich Village and San Francisco 's North Beach . As a poet , he wrote under the name C.V.J . Anderson and edited the little magazines `` Beatitude '' and `` Underhound '' . In journalism , he specialized in rock and roll . In that area , he was a friend of Paul Williams and edited `` Crawdaddy ! '' for a few issues in 1968-1969 . He also wrote science fiction , due in part to the influence of Michael Kurland . Anderson 's `` The Butterfly Kid '' is the first part of what is called the Greenwich Village Trilogy , with Kurland writing the second book ( `` The Unicorn Girl '' ) and the third volume ( `` The Probability Pad '' ) written by T.A . Waters . The novel was nominated for the 1968 Hugo Award for Best Novel . It , and his few other genre works are associated with New Wave science fiction . He was also a gifted musician , played two part inventions with two recorders simultaneously , played duets with Laurence M. Janifer at the Cafe Rienzi . He subsequently moved to San Francisco during the Summer of Love and , along with Claude Hayward , was one of the founders of the Communications Company ( ComCo ) , the `` publishing arm '' of the anarchist guerrilla street theater group The Diggers , having bought a mimeograph with his second royalty check from `` Butterfly Kid '' . Through ComCo , he circulated a number of his own bitter broadside polemics in the Haight , including `` Uncle Tim 's Children , '' with its infamous , often quoted line , `` Rape is as common as bullshit on Haight Street . '' Joan Didion described the role Chester Anderson and ComCo played in Haight-Ashbury in her 1968 book `` Slouching Towards Bethlehem '' . After his stint with `` Crawadaddy ! '' he was connected for a brief period with the underground newspaper `` Tuesday 's Child '' and with Peace Press , a small movement print shop in Los Angeles . He published two works , both of them thinly disguised memoirs ( one under the pseudonym John Valentine ) with Paul Williams 's Entwhistle Books . Prior to his death in 1991 , he lived for a number of years in Mendocino , California , where he collaborated with local artist Charles Marchant Stevenson on his book `` Fox and Hare : The Story of a Friday Evening '' . A number of science fiction and publishing personalities , including Norman Spinrad and Lou Stathis , posed on location for the illustrations in this book , which attempted to recreate a particular evening in Greenwich Village in the 1960s .
North Branch Township , Isanti County , Minnesota . North Branch Township is a township in Isanti County , Minnesota , United States . The population was 1,654 at the 2000 census . This township took its name from the north branch of the Sunrise River . Geography . According to the United States Census Bureau , the township has a total area of 35.0 square miles ( 90.6 km² ) , of which 34.7 square miles ( 89.7 km² ) of it is land and 0.3 square miles ( 0.9 km² ) of it ( 0.97 % ) is water . Demographics . As of the census of 2000 , there were 8,023 people , 597 households , and 475 families residing in the township . The population density was 47.7 people per square mile ( 18.4/km² ) . There were 616 housing units at an average density of 17.8/sq mi ( 6.9/km² ) . The racial makeup of the township was 97.82 % White , 0.85 % Native American , 0.42 % Asian , 0.12 % from other races , and 0.79 % from two or more races . Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.15 % of the population . There were 597 households out of which 36.7 % had children under the age of 18 living with them , 68.0 % were married couples living together , 6.4 % had a female householder with no husband present , and 20.3 % were non-families . 15.2 % of all households were made up of individuals and 5.4 % had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older . The average household size was 2.75 and the average family size was 3.04 . In the township the population was spread out with 25.9 % under the age of 18 , 6.4 % from 18 to 24 , 31.2 % from 25 to 44 , 28.1 % from 45 to 64 , and 8.5 % who were 65 years of age or older . The median age was 38 years . For every 100 females , there were 102.9 males . For every 100 females age 18 and over , there were 110.7 males . The median income for a household in the township was $ 55,833 , and the median income for a family was $ 59,917 . Males had a median income of $ 41,020 versus $ 28,289 for females . The per capita income for the township was $ 21,849 . About 1.9 % of families and 2.3 % of the population were below the poverty line , including 2.1 % of those under age 18 and 4.8 % of those age 65 or over .
Nandasiri Jasentuliyana . Nandasiri ( Nandi ) Jasentuliyana ( also known as `` Jasenthu Liyana Nanadasiri de Silva '' ) is a Sri Lankan lawyer . He was the Director of the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs and the Deputy Director-General , United Nations Office at Vienna . He was also the President of International Institute of Space Law ; Executive Secretary of the UN Conference on Nuclear Energy and UN Conference on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space . Jasentuliyana had served as a Political Affairs Officer at Department of Political and Security Council Affairs , United Nations ; Member Board of Trustees of the International Space University ( ISU ) ; Member Board of Trustees at International Academy of Astronautics ( IAA ) ; Member Bureau , International Astronautical Federation ( IAF ) ; Member Editorial Board of Journal of Space Policy , UK ; Member Editorial Board , Journal of Space Law USA ; Member , Board of Directors of the International Institute of Air and Space Law , Faculty of Law , University of Leiden and Programme Officer , Asia Foundation . Educated at Richmond College , Galle , he holds advanced degrees in Law and International Relations from the Universities of Ceylon , London and McGill , and is an Attorney-at-Law . He holds diploma in Aerospace Law from McGill University and a diploma from the Academy of International and Comparative Law .
Manipur State Congress Party . Manipur State Congress Party ( MSCP ) is a former political party in the Indian state of Manipur . The party was founded in 1997 by Wahengbam Nipamacha . The party was formed after a group of ministers and legislators , led by former Speaker Nipamacha , broke away from the ruling Indian National Congress and floated the Party which subsequently formed the next government . `` Cultivator Cutting Crop '' is the election symbol of the party . Nipamacha then became the chief minister of a coalition government led by the party . In the 1999 Lok Sabha elections , then-MSCP candidate Th . Chaoba Singh ( now part of the BJP ) got elected and became union minister during Atal Behari Vajpayee ’ s tenure as Prime Minister . Merged with INC . The Manipur State Congress Party ( MSCP ) merged back with the Congress with its five party MLAs on 4 April 2014 . The last party president was Y. Mani Singh . It was de-recognised by Election Commission of India in June 2015 . Elections . In 2002 Legislative Assembly elections in Manipur , Party had contested on 42 out of 60 seats and had won seven seats , and five of them joined the Congress . In 2007 Assembly elections , party had contested on 6 seats but failed to win any seats .
Ilbert Bill . The Ilbert Bill was a bill introduced in 1883 during the Viceroyship of the Marquess of Ripon , which was written by Sir Courtenay Peregrine Ilbert ( The law member of the Viceroy 's Council ) . According to the said Act , Indian judges could try a European accused . Lord Ripon ( 1880-1884 ) had a marathon discussion with Sir CP Ilbert to change the act , thereby favouring the Indians . This is called the famous Ilbert Bill or the White Mutiny ( 1883 ) . It was named after Courtenay Ilbert , the recently appointed legal adviser to the Council of India , who had proposed it as a compromise between two previously suggested bills . However , the introduction of the bill led to intense opposition in Britain and from British settlers in India that ultimately played on racial tension before it was enacted in 1884 in a severely compromised state . The bitter controversy deepened antagonism between the British and Indians and was a prelude to the formation of the Indian National Congress in the next two years . There was also a strong protest among Europeans . Controversy . The most vocal opponents of the bill were British tea and indigo plantations owners in Bengal , led by Griffith Evans . Rumours began circulating that an English female was raped by an Indian in Calcutta . In reference to the Indian Rebellion of 1857 , when it was alleged that English women and girls were raped by Indian sepoys , many British colonialists expressed great concern over the humiliation English females would have to face appearing before Indian judges in the case of rape . The British press in India spread wild rumours about how Indian judges would abuse their power to fill their harems with white English females . The propaganda that Indian judges can not be trusted in dealing with cases involving English females helped raise considerable support against the bill . John Beames , a long serving civil servant in India , stated `` It is intensely distasteful and humiliating to all Europeans ... it will tend seriously to impair the prestige of British rule in India ... it conceals the elements of revolution which may ere long prove the ruin of the country '' . English women who opposed the bill further argued that Bengali women , who they stereotyped as `` ignorant '' , are neglected by their men , and that Bengali `` babu '' should therefore not be given the right to judge cases involving English women . Bengali women who supported the bill responded by claiming that they were more educated than the English women opposed to the bill , and pointed out that more Indian women had academic degrees than British women did at the time , alluding to the fact that the University of Calcutta became one of the first universities to admit female graduates to its degree programmes in 1878 , before any of the British universities had done the same . Resolution . At first , as a result of popular disapproval of the Ilbert Bill by a majority of English women , Viceroy Ripon ( who had introduced the Bill ) passed an amendment , whereby a jury of 50 % Europeans was required if an Indian judge was to face a European on the dock . Finally , a solution was adopted by way of compromise : jurisdiction to try Europeans would be conferred on European and Indian District Magistrates and Sessions Judges alike . However , a defendant would in all cases have the right to claim trial by a jury of which at least half the members must be European . The bill was then passed on 25 January 1884 as the Criminal Procedure Code Amendment Act 1884 , coming into force on 1 May of that year .
Made Made Snana . Made Made Snana ( ಮಡೆ ಮಡೆ ಸ್ನಾನ ) , also Made Snana , is a religious practice observed in some Hindu temples of Karnataka . Practice . Temples in South India , hold communal meals for people of all sects , during special religious occasions . These meals , are typically of the traditional South Indian variety , where hindu people are served food over plantain leaves on the temple floor . The ritual of `` Made Made Snana '' involves devotees rolling over the plantain leaves , once food has been partaken by Brahmins . The devotees then take a Holy dip in the nearby Kumaradhara River , after which the ritual is said to be complete . The practice is said to be more than 500 years old . It is believed that the ritual rids one of bad Karma , skin diseases and other ailments . Devotees say it is good stress relief . `` Made Made Snana '' was predominantly practiced on certain festive days in `` Subramanya '' temples of Karnataka , but has also been performed at vaishnavite places such as the Krishna Math , Udupi . The practice is actively practiced in the Kukke Subramanya Temple , and in the Subramanya temples of Kalavara , Kundapura Taluk and Ramanathapura , Hassan District . The Supreme Court of India has stayed the Karnataka High Court order allowing such rituals to continue . Since the conventional `` Made Made Snana '' is now illegal , a modified version known as `` Ede Snana '' , in which devotees roll over `` prasada '' ( food offered to the deity ) or consumed by cows is still practised . Controversy . The practice in the prominent Kukke Subramanya Temple has generated controversy in the State of Karnataka , where certain groups and individuals , including the State president of the Backward Classes Awareness Forum , K S Shivaram , who suggested that the practice symbolizes slavery , are demanding a ban , calling it a campaign against “ blind beliefs ” . The practice is generally performed by Hindus of all varna , including the Brahmins . The protestors however claim to be campaigning against Dalit `` oppression '' at the hand of Upper-caste Hindus , especially the Brahmins . The groups protesting the practice include , the `` Karnataka State Backward Classes awareness Forum '' , and the communist party , CPI ( M ) . The groups claim to be protesting , the `` casteism '' . `` barbarism '' and `` superstition '' of the practice , and against the caste-based segregation followed during the communal meals . Pejawar do support this superstitious act . It has also been reported that neither the Government of Karnataka , nor the Kukke Subramanya Temple administration endorses the continued practice of the ritual . `` “ People from Brahmin communities and people hailing from all other communities perform this ritual out of their own wish . It is a sort of cathartic communication with the supreme divine for many . The ritual should never be gauged in terms of logic because it is a subjective matter governed by sentiments and belief system of the people performing it , ” says Rajya Adivasi Budakattu Hitharakshana Vedike president Bhaskar Bendodi who has been fighting a legal battle to protect the ritual . He questions the intention of the intellectuals who remain silent throughout the year and plunge into action against the ritual only when the temple is all set to organise it during three days of ‘ Shashti ’ festival . '' It has also been reported that members from the forest tribe , Malekudiyas , who traditionally decorate the Temple Ratha for the procession , refused to do so , were the stay on the practice , not lifted . Udayavani reports a member of the community as saying , `` The Malekudiyas of the region refuting the charges of the intellectuals that atrocities are inflicted on the Dalits in the name of the ritual , say that no dalit is put on a gun point by anybody to perform Not surprisingly , the practice continues to draw devotees from all over the state , while simultaneously drawing harsh condemnation on the Internet . Government action . The Government of Karnataka sought to bypass the courts by including a provision banning the practice , in the `` Anti-Superstition '' bill tabled -and subsequently dropped- in the Winter assembly of 2014 . The legislation also included laws , which allowed the state to gain administrative control of Hindu Temples & Mutts over arbitrary transgressions . The Chief Minister has been accused of causing social strife by raising needless anti-Hindu , anti-Brahmin sentiments for political gain .
Jamming ( song ) . `` Jamming '' is a song by the reggae band Bob Marley and the Wailers from their 1977 album `` Exodus '' . The song also appears on the compilation album `` Legend '' . The song was re-released 10 years later as a tribute to Bob Marley and was again a hit , as in the Netherlands , where it was classified in the charts for 4 weeks . In Jamaican patois the word `` jamming '' refers to a getting together or celebration . It is still receiving moderate airplay from adult alternative stations . Bob Marley 's wife Rita Marley has performed the song during the tribute concert `` Marley Magic : Live In Central Park At Summerstage '' . Marley 's children Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers have performed the song during their concerts . Their live version of the song appears on the concert CD/DVDs `` Live Vol . 1 '' and `` Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers Live '' . The song contains the line , `` No bullet can stop us now '' . On December 3 , 1976 , Marley was shot by unknown gunmen who had broken into his home , but recovered quickly afterward .
309 Road . The 309 Road is a gravel road between the towns of Coromandel and Whitianga in New Zealand . It winds its way from Coromandel , on the west side of the Coromandel Peninsula , over the ranges to Whitianga , on the eastern side . There are two theories as to how it got its name : one is that there are 309 bends in the road , the other is that horse-drawn coaches used to take 309 minutes to travel it . Places of interest along the road include Waiau Falls and the Kauri Grove , a stand of mature kauri trees .
Enrico degli Scrovegni . Enrico Scrovegni was a Paduan money-lender who lived around the time of Giotto and Dante . He was the son of Reginaldo degli Scrovegni and Capellina Malacapelli , and was married twice , first to a member of the Carrara family , then to Jacopina ( Giacomina ) d'Este , daughter of Francesco d'Este , Marquis of Ferrara . He may have been a member of the Cavalieri Gaudenti . Enrico is most famous as the patron of Giotto , commissioning the great painter to paint the famous Scrovegni Chapel , c.1303-5 , which he also commissioned . There is a tradition that he hired Giotto to atone for the sin of usury , although there is debate about whether this idea has any foundation . Dante placed his father in the Seventh Circle of Hell for his notoriously ill-gotten gains , and Enrico himself was a moneylender on a grand scale ; it is these facts that have given rise to the tradition . Against the idea that he founded the chapel as an act of atonement may be cited the fact that it was a very sumptuous commission for his own personal use , attached to the grand palace that he built for himself . In 1320 Enrico Scrovegni fled the wars and civil strife that plagued Padua at the time , and settled in Venice . He was formally banished from Padua in 1328 , and died in Venice in 1336 .
O'Leary , Prince Edward Island . O'Leary is a town located in Prince County , Prince Edward Island . Economy . The community 's economy is tied to the potato farming industry and is home to the .
Germanic weak verb . In Germanic languages , weak verbs are by far the largest group of verbs , which are therefore often regarded as the norm ( the regular verbs ) , but they are not historically the oldest or most original group . General description . Historically , the pronunciation of the suffix in the vast majority of weak verbs ( all four classes ) was , but in most sources discussing Proto-Germanic , it is spelled by convention . In the West Germanic languages , the suffix hardened to , but it remained a fricative in the other early Germanic languages ( Gothic and often in Old Norse ) . In English , the dental is a after a voiced consonant ( `` loved '' ) or vowel ( `` laid '' ) , and a after a voiceless consonant ( `` laughed '' ) , but English uses the spelling in regardless of pronunciation , with the exception of a few verbs with irregular spellings . In Dutch , and are distributed as in English provided there is a following vowel , but when there is no following vowel , terminal devoicing causes the pronunciation /t/ in all cases . Nevertheless , Dutch still distinguishes the spellings in and even in final position : see the 't kofschip rule . In Afrikaans , which descends from Dutch , the past tense has fallen out of use altogether , and the past participle is marked only with the prefix `` ge- '' . Therefore , the suffix has disappeared along with the forms that originally contained it . In German the dental is always and always spelled because of the third phase of the High German consonant shift ( d→t ) . In Low German , the dental ending of the preterite tense was originally in or , according to the stem of the verb . However the ending has fallen out in pronunciation , starting in the 17th century when the preterite was written with an ending `` -er '' representing the sound which was already the last remain of the former `` -de '' and `` -te '' endings of Middle Low German . Now , the only Low German verb that still shows a remnant of dental ending is `` leggen '' , which has the preterite `` leed '' , and the verb `` hebben '' , which has `` harr '' with old `` r '' -ending from the Middle Low German dental . In Icelandic , the dental was originally a voiced dental fricative . It is preserved as such after vowels , voiced fricatives and but has been hardened to a stop after nasals and , and has been devoiced to after voiceless consonants and in some other cases ( in most Old Norse texts , the alternation is already found in heavy roots , but the light ones preserve ) . Furthermore , the voicing contrast between and has been replaced in Modern Icelandic by an aspiration contrast , which may not be realized phonetically in all the relevant positions . The situation of early Norwegian was similar to Icelandic , but intervocalic eventually disappeared . In the verbs in which it remains , the dental is , depending on conjugation class and dialect . It is spelled accordingly . In Nynorsk , it can be different in the preterite and the past participle . Swedish has a similar situation to that of Norwegian , but the dental is retained in the spelling , even between vowels . Some informal spellings indicate a lost dental , such as in `` sa '' ( `` said '' ) from the standard spelling `` sade '' . Classes of verbs . In Proto-Germanic , there were seven types of weak verbs , five of which were significant . However , they are normally grouped into four classes , based on the conjugational system of Gothic . Class I , subclass ( ii ) . Verbs of this class were said to undergo rückumlaut ( `` reverse umlaut '' ) in the past , since the umlaut occurring in the present ( triggered by the -j- ) is undone or `` reversed '' in the past ( due to the lack of the umlaut-triggering stem -i- of subclass ( iii ) ) , leading to a non-umlauted vowel in the past . In Late Old English , further verbs in -can were drawn into this class by analogy , but with umlaut maintained , e.g . bepǣcan `` to deceive '' , past tense bepǣhte , earlier bepǣcte , or wleccan `` to warm '' , past tense wlehte , earlier wlecede . At the same time , verbs in -ccan were modified to follow the same pattern , e.g . new past tense cwehte alongside earlier cweahte . Class I , subclass ( iii ) . This class was split into two subclasses in all the Old Germanic languages , one consisting of short-stem verbs and one of long-stem verbs . The distinction between the two was originally due to Sievers ' Law , and was extended due to changes such as West Germanic gemination , which affected short-stem but not long-stem verbs . The West Germanic languages had a third subclass consisting of short-stem verbs ending in -r ( e.g . Old English erian `` to plow '' , nerian `` to save '' , styrian `` to stir '' ) , due to West Germanic gemination and subsequent loss of -j- not taking place . The following is a cross-language paradigm of a short-stem Class I verb *gramjaną `` to anger '' ( Gothic gramjan , Old Norse gremja , Old High German gremmen , Old Saxon *gremmian , Old English gremman , Old Frisian *gremma ) . Note that the Old Saxon and Old Frisian verbs given here are unattested , almost certainly due to the small nature of the respective corpora . The following is a cross-language paradigm of a long-stem Class I verb *hauzijaną `` to hear '' ( Gothic hausjan , Old Norse heyra , Old High German hōren , Old Saxon hōrian , Old English hīeran , Old Frisian hēra ) Class II Verbs . Class II verbs were formed with a suffix -ō- . In the northern West Germanic languages , an alternative extended suffix -ōja- sometimes appears in the non-past forms , e.g . the Old English infinitive -ian < *-ōjan . The following is a cross-language paradigm of *laþōną `` to invite '' ( Gothic laþōn , Old Norse laða , Old High German ladōn , lathōn , Old Saxon lathian ( -ōjan ) , ladian ( -ōjan ) , Old English laþian , Old Frisian lathia ) . Class IV Verbs . Class IV verbs were formed with a suffix -nan , e.g . Gothic fullnan `` to become full '' . The present tense was conjugated as a strong verb , e.g . Gothic fullna , fullnis , fullniþ , etc . The past tense was conjugated with suffix -nō- , e.g . Gothic fullnōda , fullnōdēs , etc . This class vanished in other Germanic languages ; however , a significant number of cognate verbs appear as Class II verbs in Old Norse and as Class III verbs in Old High German . This class has fientive semantics , i.e . `` become X '' where X is an adjective or a past participle of a verb . Examples of deadjectival Class IV verbs in Gothic are ga-blindnan `` to become blind '' ( blinds `` blind '' ) , ga-háilnan `` to become whole '' ( háils `` whole '' ) . Examples of deverbal Class IV verbs in Gothic are fra-lusnan `` to perish '' ( fra-liusan `` to destroy '' ) , ga-þaúrsnan `` to dry up , wither away '' ( ga-þaírsan `` to wither '' ) , mikilnan `` to be magnified '' ( mikiljan `` to magnify '' ) , us-háuhnan `` to be exalted '' ( us-háuhjan `` to exalt '' ) . Note that the last two are deverbal even though the underlying root is adjectival , since they are formed to other verbs ( which are in turn formed off of adjectives ) . The vast majority of Class IV verbs appear to be deverbal . Class IV verbs derived from weak verbs keep the same stem form as the underlying weak verb . However , class IV verbs derived from strong verbs adopt the ablaut of the past participle , e.g . dis-skritnan `` to be torn to pieces '' ( Class I dis-skreitan `` to tear to pieces '' ) , us-gutnan `` to be poured out '' ( Class II giutan `` to pour '' ) , and-bundnan `` to become unbound '' ( Class III and-bindan `` to unbind '' ) , dis-taúrnan `` to be torn asunder , burst asunder '' ( Class IV dis-taíran `` to tear asunder , burst '' ) , ufar-hafnan `` to be exalted '' ( Class VI ufar-hafjan `` to exalt '' ) , bi-auknan `` to abound , become larger '' ( Class VII bi-aukan `` to increase , add to '' ) . Modern languages . In the modern languages , the various classes have mostly been leveled into a single productive class . Icelandic , Norwegian and Frisian have retained two productive classes of weak verbs . ( In Frisian , in addition to the class with -de , there is a class of je-verbs , where the dental suffix has dropped , i.e . -je < -iad . ) Swiss German also has two types of weak verbs , descended from Class I and Classes II and III respectively of Old High German weak verbs and marked with -t and -et , respectively , in the past participle . Both of these characteristics occur in a similar fashion in most or all the modern Germanic languages . In modern German , for example , descendants of the original subclass ( ii ) of Class I are still irregular ( e.g . denken ( dachte ) `` to think '' , brennen ( brannte ) `` to burn '' ) , and subclasses of the productive verb paradigm are formed by verbs ending in -eln or -ern and in -ten or -den , among others . Modern paradigms . One of the regular weak verb conjugations is as follows . Weak and strong verbs . Weak verbs should be contrasted with strong verbs , which form their past tenses by means of `` ablaut '' ( vowel gradation : `` sing - sang - sung '' ) . Most verbs in the early stages of the Germanic languages were strong . However , as the ablaut system is no longer productive except in rare cases of analogy , almost all new verbs in Germanic languages are weak , and the majority of the original strong verbs have become weak by analogy . Strong to weak transformations . Many hundreds of weak verbs in contemporary English go back to Old English strong verbs . Often , the old strong participle may survive as an adjective long after it has been replaced with a weak form in verbal constructions . The English adjective `` molten '' is an old strong participle of `` melt '' , which is now a purely weak verb with the participle `` melted '' . The participle `` gebacken '' of the German verb `` backen '' ( to bake ) , is gradually being replaced by `` gebackt '' , but the adjective is always `` gebacken '' ( baked ) . Weak to strong transformations . Weak verbs which develop strong forms are often unstable . A typical example is German `` fragen '' ( to ask ) , which is historically weak and still weak in Standard German , but for a time in the 18th century , the forms `` fragen frug gefragen '' by analogy with for example `` tragen '' ( to carry ) were also considered acceptable in the standard . They survive today ( along with a present tense `` frägt '' ) in the Rhinelandic regiolect and underlying dialects . In Dutch , the new strong past `` vroeg '' of the cognate `` vragen '' is standard today , but its past participle is weak `` gevraagd '' ( though some dialects do have `` gevrogen '' ) . Origins . The weak conjugation of verbs is an innovation of Proto-Germanic ( unlike the older strong verbs , the basis of which goes back to Proto-Indo-European ) . While primary verbs ( those inherited from PIE ) already had an ablaut-based perfect form that was the basis of the Germanic strong preterite , secondary verbs ( those derived from other forms after the break-up of PIE ) had to form a preterite otherwise , which necessitated the creation of the weak conjugation . Denominative derivation . The vast majority of weak verbs are secondary , or derived . The two main types of derived verbs were denominative and deverbative . A denominative verb is one which has been created out of a noun . The denominative in Indo-European and early Germanic was formed by adding an ablauting thematic *-y- suffix to a noun or adjective . This created verbs such as Gothic `` namnjan '' 'to name ' . Causative verbs . Essentially , all verbs formed this way were conjugated as Class I weak verbs . That method of forming causative verbs is no longer productive in the modern Germanic languages , but many relics remain . For example , the original strong verb `` fall fell fallen '' has a related weak verb `` fell felled felled '' , which means `` to cause ( a tree ) to fall '' ; strong `` sit sat sat '' and `` lie lay lain '' are matched with weak `` set set set '' and `` lay laid laid '' , meaning `` to cause something to sit '' or `` lie '' respectively . In some cases , phonological or semantic developments make the pairs difficult to recognise . For example , `` rear '' is the regular phonological development of Proto-Gemanic `` *raizijaną '' given in the above list , but the connection between `` rise '' and `` rear '' is no longer obvious . ( One might guess that the counterpart of `` rise '' would be `` raise '' , but `` raise '' is a borrowing from Old Norse , `` *raizijaną '' continues regularly . ) As another example , `` drench '' was originally the causative of `` drink '' , but the modern meaning of `` drench '' ( `` to cause to get wet '' ) is no longer similar to `` cause to drink '' . Similarly , German strong `` leiden litt gelitten '' ( `` to suffer '' ) has the derived weak verb `` leiten '' ( `` to lead '' ) , which makes sense when one realises that `` leiden '' originally meant `` walk , go '' and came to its present meaning through the idea of `` undergoing '' suffering . Other types . There are primary verbs that date to Indo-European that took a weak conjugation because they were unable to take a perfect , including verbs that had zero grade of the root in the present and so were unable to show the ablaut distinction necessary for a strong preterite . That was the case with the verbs `` waurkjan '' 'to work , create ' , `` bugjan '' 'to buy ' , and `` sokjan '' 'to seek ' ( Gothic forms ) . Preterite-present verbs are primary verbs in which the PIE present was lost , and the perfect was given a present meaning . They needed a new past tense , which followed the weak pattern . All borrowings from other languages into Germanic were weak . Origin of dental suffix . The origin of the dental suffix is uncertain . Perhaps the most commonly held theory is that it evolved out of a periphrastic construction with the verb `` to do '' : Germanic * '' lubō-dēdē '' ( `` love-did '' ) > * '' lubōdē '' > Old English `` lufode '' > `` loved '' or * '' salbō-dē- '' ( `` salve-did '' , i.e. , `` put salve '' ) > * '' salbōdē- '' > Old English `` sealfode '' > `` salved '' . That would be analogous to the way that in Modern English one can form an emphatic past tense with `` did '' : `` I did love '' , `` I did salve '' . The common PIE root * '' dʰeh₁- '' meaning 'do ' was a root aorist and so did not take a perfect . However , it took a reduplicating present . The imperfect of the root is probably the origin of the dental suffix . Another theory is that it came from a past participle ending , a final * '' -daz '' from PIE * '' -tos '' ( cf Latin `` amatus '' ) , with personal endings added to it at a later stage . That theory , however , is also disputed because of its inability to explain all the facts . According to Hill ( 2010 ) , the endings , which in the singular do not show reduplication in any Germanic language , continue the PIE subjunctive of the root aorist . Other meanings . The term `` weak verb '' was originally coined by Jacob Grimm , who only applied it to Germanic philology . However , the term is sometimes applied to other language groups to designate phenomena that are not really analogous . For example , Hebrew `` irregular '' verbs are sometimes called weak verbs because one of their radicals is weak . See weak inflection .
Leda Rafanelli . Leda Rafanelli ( 1880 - 1971 ) was an Italian publisher and poet who converted to anarchism and Islam at age twenty . Her prolific work addressed individualism , futurism , religion and `` feminility '' among other topics . Family and early adolescence . As an adolescent , Leda showed obvious talent at writing . Her poem , `` Le gomene '' , was published by Filippo Turati in the newspaper of the Italian Socialist Party ( PSI ) . At a very young age she moved with her parents to Alexandria , coming into contact with the anarchists who congregated at `` The Red Barn , '' including writer and poet Giuseppe Ungaretti and Enrico Pea . Still a teenager , Rafanelli learned typesetting and became a proponent of individualist anarchism . These years would be depicted many decades later by Maurizio Maggiani in `` Il coraggio del pettirosso '' . Leda in Alexandria . Although many individualist anarchists would side in favor of World War I as interventionists , Leda confirmed her pacifist convictions . In contrast , the Manifesto of the Sixteen , signed by anarchist communist Peter Kropotkin among others in 1915 , supported Italy 's entry into the war . According to Rafanelli , genuine individualist tendencies within anarchist ideology were incompatible with the bourgeois-democratic ideas on which the pretext for warmongering rests . At the end of her stay in Egypt , Rafanelli was introduced to Sufism . The Islamic faith , for Rafanelli , was seen as hostile in character towards the Western world and its attempt to control and monopolize power and culture . Returning from Egypt to Italy with her newly married husband , the anarchist Ugo Polli , she published an article , `` La Libertà '' in which she compared the two ways of life : the Christian West and the Islamic East . In Italy on the eve of and during World War I . In the period before the First World War , just back to Italy , Leda was very close ideologically to her friend , the poet and composer Pietro Gori and the journalist Armando Borghi . Aided by Olimpio Ballerini , husband of the well-known Florentine anarchist Teresa Fabbrini , Leda and Ugo founded the Rafanelli-Polli publishing house . The marriage was to be short lived , however . After separating from her husband Rafanelli partnered with painter Carlo Carra for a short but intense relationship which is the subject of Alberto Ciampi 's 2005 book , `` Leda Rafanelli-Carlo Carrà : un romanzo : arte e politica di un incontro '' . Later she had an affair with Joseph Monnanni , with whom she had a son and published some novels and essays ( including `` Bozzetti sociali '' , `` Seme nuovo '' , `` Verso la Siberia '' , `` Scene della rivoluzione russa '' ) . After founding a publishing company , Società Editrice Sociale , at the invitation of the anarchists Ettore Molinari and Nella Giacomelli , she created two magazines `` La Rivolta '' ( 1910 ) and `` La Libertà '' ( between 1913 and 1914 ) with Giuseppe Monnanni . In this period , Benito Mussolini courted Rafanelli by mail . The letters were collected in a book entitled `` A Woman and Mussolini '' . The correspondence consisted of forty letters sent to Rafanelli by the future fascist dictator . According to Alessandra Pierotti , who has extensively studied her writing and has had frequent contact with one of her four grandchildren , there was never intimate relations between the two . It must be recognized that at this time ( 1913 - 1914 ) Mussolini was still a respectable revolutionary socialist and had participated in the Red Week , supporting the insurgency with speeches and articles . Vladimir Lenin expressed esteem for Mussolini , considering him a possible leader of the revolution . Mussolini was still director of `` Avanti '' , the newspaper of the Italian Socialist Party . Rafanelli , for her part , denied ever having been the lover of Mussolini while for the latter it was a source of pride . It should be said that Mussolini could never openly admit to having received a rejection from a woman . However historians PV Cannistraro and BR Sullivan , in their biography of Margherita Sarfatti , argue that the Rafanelli actually had a love affair with the future dictator . Before and during the First World War , the circle of anarchists linked to Rafanelli would , without any hesitation , advocate a pacifist position and condemn the conflict , despite the proselytes for interventionism in the Left , both in Italy and abroad . The most striking case at the international level was to be Peter Kropotkin , who even for a short period invite them to fight on the side of the Triple Entente . Even Rafanelli 's old comrade Giuseppe Ungaretti became a fierce advocate of interventionism , enlisting as a volunteer at the beginning of the conflict . Between the wars . With the seizure of power by fascists in 1922 , Società Editrice Sociale ceased publication and Rafanelli was compelled towards political silence . Nevertheless , she succeeding in publishing `` Incantamento '' ( 1921 ) , `` Donne e femmine '' ( 1922 ) and `` L'oasi '' . Her last literary creation is of particular importance as it is a harsh denunciation of colonialism published under a false name during the fascist repression of the Libyan resistance movement of the Sufi brotherhoods of Senussiya . Forced by economic hardship to make ends meet as a fortune teller , Rafanelli lived between Milan and Genoa , finding serenity to write `` Nada '' , `` La signora mia nonna '' and `` Le memorie di una chiromante '' , works imbued with the influences of the oriental novels of her youth . `` Le memorie di una chiromante '' ( `` The memories of a fortune teller '' ) also has a strong autobiographical character with clear references to the activities she undertook in order to survive . After World War II . At the end of the 1940s , living mostly in Genoa and found a livelihood by teaching the Arabic language , Rafanelli created artistic works in Arabic characters and wrote for Umanità Nova Part of her work has been collected by Aurelio Chessa , who has created one of the most important Italian anarchist archives , the Camillo Berneri Family Fund . The archive , based in Reggio Emilia , presents the complete collection of all the works and autobiographical writings of Rafanelli , for which a Leda Rafanelli Fund was specifically established .
John Beeson . John Beeson ( 1803–1889 ) was an abolitionist and early Native American advocate . He authored `` A Plea for the Indians '' in 1857 . Beeson was born in Nottinghamshire , England on September 18 , 1803 . He emigrated to the United States in 1830 settling in Ithaca , New York . In 1833 he moved to a farm in La Salle County Illinois , just southwest of the town of Ottawa . His farm was a station on the Underground Railroad . In 1853 he walked to southern Oregon with his wife and son , settling in Talent . During the Rogue River Wars of 1855-1856 , Beeson was an outspoken advocate for the Indians , and against the slaughter and atrocities committed by the settlers . The result was that he had to flee for his life on May 23 , 1856.. Beeson did not return to Oregon for nearly a decade and it was during these years he published `` Plea . '' He traveled extensively throughout the eastern United States giving lectures advocating Indian rights .
Yingtan . Yingtan ( ) is a prefecture-level city in the east of Jiangxi province , People 's Republic of China , bordering Fujian to the southeast . Its location near the trisection of Jiangxi , Fujian , and Zhejiang has made it a strategically important city for centuries . Today , it continues to be a major rail transport hub.It is best known as the `` Capital of Copper `` , and here placed Jiangxi Copper and its smelting factory . Near the city of Yingtan is the resort area Mount Longhu which purports to be the birthplace of Taoism and hence has great symbolic value to Taoists . The region has many interesting temples , cave complexes , mountains and villages . Administration . The municipal executive , legislature and judiciary are in Yuehu District ( ) , together with the CPC and Public Security bureaux .
Široki Brijeg Franciscan Monastery . Franciscan monastery of Široki Brijeg is a Franciscan monastery and the main church in the city of Široki Brijeg , Bosnia and Herzegovina . It was built in 1846 . It is considered 'the symbol of the city ' . It is a popular site of religious pilgrimage , located an hour away from Međugorje . On April 15 , 2011 , Branko Šalamon and political members from Međimurje County visited the monastery . History . The monastery was built in 1846 in the city of Široki Brijeg . Events . August 15 is the largest Christian meeting in the city , dedicated to the Assumption of Mary .
Amphibious helicopter . An amphibious helicopter is a helicopter that is intended to land in and take off from both land and water . Amphibious helicopters are used for a variety of specialized purposes including air-sea rescue , marine salvage and oceanography , in addition to other tasks that can be accomplished with any non-amphibious helicopter . An amphibious helicopter can be designed with a waterproof or water-resistant hull like a flying boat or it can be fitted with utility floats in the same manner as a floatplane . Development . Helicopters have taken a primary role in air-sea rescue since their introduction in the 1940s . Helicopters can fly in rougher weather than fixed-wing aircraft , and they can deliver injured passengers directly to hospitals or other emergency facilities . A practical amphibious helicopter first appeared in 1941 and the water-landing feature soon proved its worth . Non-amphibious helicopters were required to hover above the scene of a water accident and utilize a hoist but amphibious helicopters were capable of setting down on the water to effect a rescue more directly . Fitted floats . In 1941 , Igor Sikorsky fitted utility floats ( also called pontoons ) to the Vought-Sikorsky VS-300 , making the first practical amphibious helicopter . In the 1940s and 1950s , some models of helicopter such as the Bell 47 and 48 and the Sikorsky R-4 and R-6 were fitted with utility floats so that they could rest on both water and land . Pontoons can be filled with air or they can be utilized for storage of fuel or supplies . In 1949 , Sikorsky produced the H-5H with both wheels and pontoons . Boat hull design . The Sikorsky S-62 Seaguard was the first amphibious helicopter made with a flying boat hull—the prototype flew in 1958 . Utilizing many components of the earlier S-55 , the S-62 proved the idea , and Sikorsky flew their S-61 Sea King prototype in 1959 for the U.S. Navy , a model intended for anti-submarine warfare . Both the S-62 and S-61 were ready for delivery in 1961 . Sikorsky produced 1100 S-61s , including some that were not watertight : a longer cargo-carrying version was given rear doors and a ramp . Sikorsky licensed other manufacturers such as Agusta , Mitsubishi and Westland to produce variants of the S-61 . Amphibious helicopters came into their own in the 1960s when robust boat-hulled designs were produced in quantity for military and civilian operators . Amphibious helicopters paid dividends for rescue personnel who enjoyed greater safety and success during operations . Overwater operations that used non-amphibious helicopters relied to a higher degree on hoists , rescue baskets , and rescue swimmers . Nevertheless , beginning in the 1970s , amphibious models were steadily replaced by helicopter models unable to land on water , because of high amphibious aircraft development costs . The last amphibious helicopter model used by the United States Coast Guard was the Sikorsky HH-3F Pelican , retired in 1994 . Resting on the surface of the water with the rotor stopped , in conditions of brisk wind and mounting surface waves , a boat-hulled helicopter with stabilizing floats on either side is less likely to remain upright than a non-boat helicopter fitted with utility pontoons . Difficulty in lifting off can be encountered , especially when heavily loaded or in increasing seas . The Mil Mi-14 has the same boat hull design and rival of the US made Sikorsky S-61R . The Canadian Forces developed a technique called `` water bird '' for landing their CH-124 Sea Kings in water . Limited water capability . Helicopters can be designed to withstand limited contact with the surface of a body of water . The 1958 Vertol HUP-2 was an amphibious development of the twin-rotor Piasecki H-25 which strengthened its hull and replaced lower nose windows with tough aluminum . The HUP-2 was provided with a pair of stabilizing outrigger floats positioned amidships . The HUP-2 was able to taxi forward or backward on water , regardless of wind direction . The CH-46 Sea Knight and its Canadian variant , the CH-113 Labrador , can land on water and rest for up to two hours in calm water . The rear sponsons hold two of the three landing gear units as well as self-sealing fuel tanks . The helicopter began service with the United States Marine Corps in 1962 , and with the Canadian military in 1963 , and is used to carry cargo and combat troops . The Boeing CH-47 Chinook was made sufficiently watertight to allow it to land on water for a short time in carrying out covert operations and special military missions . Buoyancy was increased with sealed compartments inside sponsons which extended most of the way along each side of the fuselage . For extended water usage , Boeing offered a kit to enhance its water resistance . The Sikorsky CH-53 Sea Stallion , first introduced in 1966 , is also capable of limited water landing . Roles . Amphibious helicopters have been used in a variety of roles , including air-sea rescue , anti-submarine warfare , supporting special forces operations , and transporting the US president .
Down to the Bone ( album ) . `` Down to the Bone '' is Quiet Riot 's eighth album recorded at Ocean Studios , Burbank Calif. , The Track House , Van Nuys , Calif. , and Paramount Studios , Hollywood , California . Background . After Quiet Riot reformed in the early 1990s , the 1993 album `` Terrified '' was released , although it failed to become a commercial success . The band soon recorded their eighth studio album , `` Down to the Bone '' , which was produced by lead vocalist Kevin DuBrow , with executive producer Ron Sobol . Like `` Terrified '' , the album was not a commercial success , and initially sold approximately 20,000 copies . Released via Kamikaze Records , a label purposely set up to release the album , the idea was that if the album became a success then the label would sign other bands that DuBrow would produce . In a 2011 interview with Sobol for Spark Plug magazine , interviewer Hugh Asnen asked of his work within the music scene into the 1990s . Sobol stated `` In the mid-nineties Kevin and I started a record label specifically to release the Quiet Riot album `` Down To The Bone '' . If the record would 've been a hit , we had plans to sign other bands . And Kevin would produce them . Ultimately , I was lucky I broke even . The album sold about 20,000 copies . We recorded on an inexpensive budget . And one place where we were naive with the overall project 's budget was with the cover art . '' In relation to the album 's artwork , Asnen noted `` it was a great album cover . ' '' Sobol responded `` Sure . But looking back , we spent way too much money on it . As far as the music , the style on the album was essentially Quiet Riot , but we chose to include a song written by another artist called `` Pretty Pack 'O Lies '' . It was that grunge thing , kind of . Maybe Soundgarden . And not necessarily Nirvana , but taking on that `` Lies '' song , we were aware of those type bands . It was a good song , but I guess the time was passed for Quiet Riot , and only hardcore fans bought the album . There was a successful tour . But it was of smaller venues . '' Asnen noted `` Well , personally , I loved the album when it came out . `` Dig '' and `` Whatever It Takes '' were great tracks . And it was always cool to see them performed live . '' Sobol replied `` Those two songs were my favorites on the album ! Kevin did a great job producing the album too . It was a great sounding record . '' The album 's artwork was inspired by the artwork of American progressive metal band Fates Warning 's 1985 album `` The Spectre Within '' . Quiet Riot wanted a similar look for the `` Down to the Bone '' album . The focus of the artwork was to be the band 's mascot character of previous albums . The artwork was later reproduced as posters , T-shirts , stickers , backstage passes , tour backdrops and sold as a limited edition print . The artwork 's creator Ioannis , later sold the original artwork for $ 8000 circa 2008 . He recalled `` At first I kinda dragged my feet but then I really got into the technique and it turned into one of my favorite dark metal illustrations . We met at their hotel during one of their dates on tour and went over everything , both Frankie Bannali and Kevin Dubrow were great guys . '' In the `` Billboard '' Magazine issue dated March 4 , 1995 , an article featuring a short interview with DuBrow stated that after MTV had made it clear that they did n't want to play clips of bands like Quiet Riot , the band reeled a remake of the Kinks ' classic `` All Day and All of the Night '' for distribution via computer online services . In a 2001 interview with DuBrow for Metal Sludge , DuBrow was asked to choose which album he preferred between `` Down to the Bone '' and the band 's 1986 album `` QR III '' . DuBrow chose `` Down to the Bone '' and explained `` A lot of people did n't really get `` Down to the Bone '' but I dug it . I thought it was really musical and adventurous . `` QR III '' was such an abomination because of the producer Spencer Proffer . '' Release . The album was released by Kamikaze Records on CD and cassette in America and Canada only . Like the band 's previous 1993 album `` Terrified '' , the album was released on CD in Japan via Alfa Records , Inc . This was the only version of the album to feature two exclusive bonus tracks ; `` Slam Dunk '' and `` Love Can Change You '' . `` Slam Dunk '' , written by DuBrow and Perris , was originally recorded in 1991 by Pretty Boy Floyd for the movie `` Switch '' . Additionally a newly recorded Quiet Riot version of `` Slam Dunk '' would later appear on the band 's following 1999 studio album `` Alive and Well '' . Critical reception . Barry Weber of AllMusic stated `` Although not quite as disappointing as the 1993 release Terrified , Down to the Bone once again fails to capture the listener 's interest . While it has an acceptable remake of the Kinks classic `` All Day and All of the Night '' and a catchy acoustic title track , the albums still lacks composition and songwriting . Down to the Bone is only for the dedicated Quiet Riot fans who were n't already turned off by their past few releases . '' The Deseret News called the album a `` clunker '' in the headline `` 3 albums show potential ; 4th is a clunker '' . The reviewer Scott Iwasaki says `` Guitarist Carlos Cavazo can do much better than the old Slade rehashes `` Cum on Feel the Noize '' and `` Mama We 're All Crazee Now . '' Both of which were virtual note for note duplicates of the originals without any real creative hooks . `` Down to the Bone '' is better than that – but that 's not really saying much . Eddie Van Halen 's pioneering pull-off licks ( other bands use them so much they 've become `` rip-off '' licks ) are redundantly redone on this album . No excitement here – and that 's a shame . The album 's major problem is the timing . When other metal bands were picking out the neo-country rock blues , Quiet Riot held back . Now the album 's title cut tries to tap into that tired sound . Then , trying to capitalize on the melodic metal of earlier hits , Quiet Riot rips itself off with `` Twisted '' and `` Hell or High Water . '' Avoid this one . ''
Erhan Deniz . Erhan `` Pitbull Attack '' Deniz ( born July 28 , 1985 in Pendik , Istanbul ) is a Turkish heavyweight kickboxer , who fights out of Mejiro Gym ( Amsterdam ) and Global Gym ( Istanbul ) . His nickname comes from his passion on pit bull dogs . Career . Deniz began training in boxing at 10 years old before switching to Muay Thai . He has been to Thailand several times with the Turkish national team for season camps . He first came to prominence when he won the Pro Tournament Ring Masters , a four-man tournament held at the Haldun Alagas Sport Hall in Umraniye , Istanbul on May 25 , 2007 . He defeated Hasan Gul in the semi-finals and then Eyup Kuscu in the final to become the Heavyweight Champion of Turkey . He made his debut with the K-1 promotion in August 2007 at the `` K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Hong Kong '' , where he defeated South Korean ssireum fighter Kim Dong-Wook in a reserve match for the 8-man Grand Prix taking part on that night . On November 2 , 2007 , Deniz took part in the Grand Prix at `` K-1 Fighting Network Turkey 2007 '' but was defeated by Brazil 's Vitor Miranda at the quarter-final stage . On June 11 , 2011 , he made his It 's Showtime debut against the Romanian Daniel Ghiță in the main event at `` BFN Group presents : It 's Showtime Warsaw '' and lost via knockout in the second round due to a body shot . Personal life . On September 16 , 2010 , he married to Nurhayat Hiçyakmazer , a Turkish world and European champion in several martial arts disciplines . He was her former trainer .
Hamidou Laanigri . Hamidou Laanigri ( ) ( born 1939 near Meknes ) is a Moroccan general and former head of the intelligence service of the Moroccan Ministry of the Interior . Laanigri was often accused of acts of torture in relation to the detention of Islamist activists after the 2003 Casablanca bombing and in connection with the secret Temara interrogation centre Early life . In 1956 Laanigri started his career in the military as a Corporal working with general Driss Benomar—who is also from Meknes . Benomar sent Laanigri first to the military training school of Ahermoumou and then to the Officers School of Dar al-Bayda ( Officers academy of Meknes ) , graduating with the rank of Second lieutenant ( `` sous-lieutenant '' ) . He was deployed in Zag in 1960 and for a few months in Agadir . In 1962 he joined the Royal Moroccan Gendarmerie a year later and was posted to Tangiers and then Kenitra . Gendarmerie career . In 1977 while a Colonel at the Gendarmerie he headed the military unit that was deployed to Zaire to help Mobutu quell a rebellion . In 1979 he was sent to the United Arab Emirates as a security instructor , returning to Morocco only in 1989 . Under Mohammed VI . In September 1999 he was promoted by Mohammed VI to head the DST ( `` Direction de Surveillance du Territoire '' ) as a replacement for Driss Basri . He was recommended by General Kadiri because he hated Islamists . In September 2006 he left the DST and was appointed as the General Inspector of the Auxiliary Forces . In late 2012 it was rumoured that he has retired , however in January 2014 he was reported as being the head of this paramilitary unit . Laanigri was the instigator of the Groupes urbains de sécurité ( nickname Croatia ) which were disbanded after he left the police directorate . In September 2011 , Laanigri survived a road accident .
Byz . `` Byz '' ( Jorma Andreas Byström , born 27 May 1984 ) is a Swedish hip-hop musician from Sala . His artist-name is inspired by his last name . Over the years from 1999 to 2000 , he started his career as a musician with the group `` Inte helt oskyldiga '' . But not until 2003 did he release his first solo album `` There Is Still A Party Going On '' . In 2004 , Byz had planned to end his music career , but ultimately decided against it . He released his second solo album , `` From Here To Somewhere '' , during the summer of that year . The album was sold in limited edition , just like his first 100 records , mainly for friends and family . In recent years , with the help of the Internet , his music has spread rapidly . In 2005 Byz released his first Swedish album , which came to be called `` Når botten i toppen av en sjuttis '' . The single `` Karatefylla '' on the last album `` Fat by you '' . He quickly became popular among many young people . In 2008 Byz initiated closer cooperation with his former companion , Headline . This collaboration was to result in the joint album `` Does it look like I care ? '' released in the second quarter of 2009 via their website . Unlike the previous albums , it was made available for free . Personal life . Byz 's father is Finnish . In December 2010 , Byström 's wife , Juumi Aleksis Byström , gave birth to the couple 's second child in Hanover , Germany .
Cestice . Cestice ( ) is a village and municipality in Košice-okolie District in the Kosice Region of eastern Slovakia . History . Historically the village was first mentioned in 1317 . Genealogical resources . The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive `` Statny Archiv in Kosice , Slovakia ''
William P. Kozlovsky . William P. Kozlovsky is a former rear admiral in the United States Coast Guard . Biography . Kozlovsky is a native of Wausau , Wisconsin . He graduated first in his class from Purdue University in 1963 . Career . Kozlovsky graduated first in his class from the United States Coast Guard Academy in 1954 . He then served aboard the USCGC Gresham ( WAVP-387 ) until 1956 . From 1960 to 1962 , Kozlovsky was a search and rescue pilot based out of Coast Guard Air Station San Francisco . Later , he was stationed at Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point . Additionally , he graduated from the Air War College . Kozlovsky 's later assignments included Chief of the Budge Division of the Coast Guard from 1973 to 1976 , Comptroller of the Coast Guard from 1980 to 1986 and Chief of the Office of Acquisition of the Coast Guard from 1986 to 1987 . Awards he received during his career include the Legion of Merit , the Meritorious Service Medal , the Air Medal , the Coast Guard Commendation Medal and the Coast Guard Achievement Medal .
Macroglossum vidua . `` Macroglossum vidua '' is a moth of the family Sphingidae . It is known from north-eastern Papua New Guinea . The length of the forewings is about 22 mm . It is similar to `` Macroglossum glaucoptera '' , `` Macroglossum corythus luteata '' and `` Macroglossum sylvia '' , but recognisable by the dirty grey colour of the underside of the palpus , the greyish of the bases of the wing undersides and by the broad antemedian band of the forewing upperside . The head and thorax uppersides have no dark mesial stripe . The underside of the palpus and middle of the thorax are dirty grey , the white scaling mixed with drab-brown scales , the sides darker . The abdomen underside is grey . Both wing undersides are dark walnut-brown , dull , becoming somewhat olive distally , without a distinct brown border . The bases are faintly greyish . The hindwing upperside has an interrupted yellow band .
Svanevatn . Svanevatn ( Norwegian for `` Swan Lake '' ; , `` Strait Lake '' ) is a lake on the border between Norway and Russia . The Norwegian branch is situated in Sør-Varanger municipality in Finnmark county . Svanevatn has an area of 32.51 km² , a circumference of 66.21 km and a height of 21 metres .
Hickory Creek ( Black River ) . Hickory Creek is a stream in Butler County in the U.S. state of Missouri . It is a tributary of the Black River . Hickory Creek was named for the black hickory timber in the area .
Therea ( insect ) . `` Therea '' is a genus of crepuscular cockroach . They are usually found on the ground in dry areas and include many that are popular as pets .
Ply ( game theory ) . In two-player sequential games , a ply is one turn taken by one of the players . The word is used to clarify what is meant when one might otherwise say `` turn '' . The word `` turn '' can be a problem since it means different things in different traditions . For example , in standard chess terminology , one `` move '' consists of a turn by each player ; therefore a ply in chess is a `` half-move '' . Thus , after 20 moves in a chess game , 40 plies have been completed—20 by white and 20 by black . In the game of Go , by contrast , a ply is the normal unit of counting moves ; so for example to say that a game is `` 250 moves long '' is to imply 250 plies . The word `` ply '' used as a synonym for `` layer '' goes back to the 15th century . Arthur Samuel first used the term in its game-theoretic sense in his seminal paper on machine learning in checkers in 1959 , but with a slighty different meaning : the `` ply '' , in Samuel 's terminology , is actually the depth of analysis ( `` Certain expressions were introduced which we will find useful . These are : Ply , defined as the number of moves ahead , where a ply of two consists of one proposed move by the machine and one anticipated reply by the opponent '' ) . In computing , the concept of ply is important because one ply corresponds to one level of the game tree . The Deep Blue chess computer which defeated Kasparov in 1997 would typically search to a depth of between six and sixteen plies to a maximum of forty plies in some situations .
Elias Beckingham . Elias Beckingham , named Ellis of Beckingham in some sources , ( died 1307 ? ) was a parish priest for Warmington , Northamptonshire , which at the time was under the authority of Peterborough Abbey , and with which Beckingham had a close relationship throughout his life . He both assisted the Abbey legally and increased his wealth through their grants . He was also a royal judge , and is possibly best known for being the only English judge to keep his position when most of his colleagues were dismissed . As a result , he has been called `` with one exception the only honest judge '' of the time . The dates of his birth and death are unknown , but he is thought to have died in around 1307 . Early life . Elias Beckingham came from Beckingham , in Lincolnshire , although his date of birth is unknown . It is likely , however , that by the time he was first mentioned in administrative documents ( in 1258 ) , he was already holding a `` relatively senior '' position in the judiciary . Elias had at least one sister Isolde Beckingham , and through her a niece and a nephew . Judicial career . Beckingham at the time he was mentioned in 1258 was working , probably as chief clerk , for Gilbert of Preston , the English crown 's senior royal justice . This was an itinerant position , travelling in a circuit ( or eyre ) ; Gilbert 's last eyre – and therefore also Beckingham 's as his chief clerk – was that of 1268–72 . In 1274 , Beckingham himself was named an itinerant justice for Middlesex , although as yet this was not a permanent position and he was replaced by the next year . At this time he seems to have held the rank of king 's serjeant . He received the commission of justice of assize in 1276 . From 1273 to 1278 , he was a senior clerk to the Court of Common Pleas , and was then made keeper of the writs and rolls of the court ( `` custos rotulorum et brevium de banco '' ) until 1285 . In that year , Beckingham was appointed a Justice of the Common Pleas . In 1289 , grave complaints arose of the maladministration of the entire justice system during King Edward I 's absence in Gascony . The wide-ranging royal enquiry that followed in 1290 found that Thomas Weyland , Chief Justice of the Common Pleas had , among other offences , erased an entry in the plea rolls and substituted a false one , evidently in collusion with a party to the case . Weyland 's offences were severe enough that he had his goods and chattels confiscated and he was exiled from the realm . Weyland , three of the four other Justices of the Common Pleas ( who did not participate in the fraud but were held responsible for not preventing it ) , and the Master of the Rolls were heavily fined . The three judges of the Court of King 's Bench were also dimissed . Beckingham was the only Justice of the Common Pleas acquitted of the charges . He thereby gained a historical record for probity . More recently , it has been suggested that his escape from censure may simply have been due to his absence from Westminster Hall the previous year whilst on the Dorsetshire eyre , where it is known that fines were levied before him , and the Lyme Regis burgess ' pleas to Queen Eleanor heard . He appears to have continued in the discharge of his duties until 1307 , for he was regularly summoned to parliament as a justice between 1288 and 1305 . From the fact that he was no longer summoned to parliament after the latter date , it may be inferred that he died or retired before the date when parliament next met . His work within the courts seems to have leaned towards the `` more routine '' procedural aspects of court work . Estates . Beckingham appears to have been one of if not the richest man in the parish , although he was still only a free tenant of Bottisham rather than a lord of the manor . In 1275 , he bought a moiety of in Bottisham , Cambridgeshire , constituting a quarter of the `` Deresley fee '' , a half of a knight 's fee held from the lord of the manor of Bottisham ( then Maud de Lacy , Countess of Hertford and Gloucester ) . These holdings were later recognized as the manor of Vauxes . Likewise , purchases of manors such as those in Nene Valley and Stoke by Newark enabled him to invest his wealth in land . His ecclesiastical status meant that he could also rely on a succession of livings , not only those in Cambridgeshire , but as far afield as Rutland , Devon , and Cornwall . Relations with Peterborough Abbey . Born in Beckingham , which itself had a satellite church of Peterborough Abbey his relations with the Abbey seem to have been close . Prior to their appointment of him as a parish priest at Warmington in 1281 , they had appointed him to Northborough parish twelve years earlier ; but his second parish was by far the most lucrative . In him , it has been said , `` Peterborough had found a royal justice , bound in loyalty by the grant . '' For example , in 1288 he granted the Abbey his manor of Southorpe , and when eventually the Abbey came to buy it , Beckingham lent them some of the cash to do so . In this way , contemporaries noted , Beckingham enabled the Abbey to circumvent the king 's statute against land passing to the Church . As some point he appears to have also acted as agent and money lender for the Abbey , as well as hearing their cases that came before him personally in court , for instance , in the Abbey 's purchase of Polebrook manor and when the Abbey found itself in dispute with the bishop of Lincoln and other Abbeys . He also acted administratively such as witnessing oaths of homage to the Abbey . Bottisham , and death . It seems likely that Beckingham was responsible for building the nave of Holy Trinity Church in Bottisham , Cambridgeshire , in what has been described as `` a fitting tribute to the climax of [ his ] career , his economic success , and his bond with the village . '' He was later interred in the same church where a monument – in the `` place of honour in the centre of the nave , '' described as a `` raised Purbeck altar tomb '' – was dedicated to his memory . This monument had affixed to it a brass , showing Beckingham dressed in clerical robes rather than the official garb of the Bench . The plaque has since been stolen , but the inscription is faintly apparent in the stone beneath . It seems likely that it was removed by iconoclasts during the English Civil War : the inscription , surrounded by angels , was `` cujus anime propicieteur Deus '' . ( On whose soul may God have mercy . ) At some point , Beckingham had given the church a silver chalice . He bequeathed the Abbey land , forest , watermills , and an annual rent of sixty shillings per annum on condition that two monks should daily pray for the Abbey and Queen Eleanor ( d.1290 ) and provide a feast for 200 of the poor on the anniversary of the queen 's death . Having been ordained , Elias Beckingham did not marry and had no children ; his estates – those not left to Peterborough Abbey – were settled upon his niece and nephew , the daughter and son of his sister Isolde .
Pjetër Bogdani . Pjetër Bogdani ( c. 1630 – December 1689 ) , known in Italian as `` Pietro Bogdano '' , is the most original writer of early literature in Albania . He is author of the Cuneus Prophetarum ( `` The Band of the Prophets '' ) , 1685 , the first prose work of substance written originally in Albanian Gegnisht ( i.e . not a translation ) . Life and work . He was born in the village of Gur in the area of Has , near Prizren in 1630 . Its exact location is unknown , but Robert Elsie has proposes two modern day villages of Gjonaj and Breg Drini in Prizren area . Bogdani was educated in the traditions of the Catholic church . His uncle Andrea Bogdani ( c. 1600–1683 ) was Archbishop of Skopje and author of a Latin-Albanian grammar , now lost . Bogdani is said to have received his initial schooling from the Franciscans at Chiprovtsi in modern northwestern Bulgaria and then studied at the Illyrian College of Loreto near Ancona , as had his predecessors Pjetër Budi and Frang Bardhi . From 1651 to 1654 he served as a parish priest in Pult and from 1654 to 1656 studied at the College of the Propaganda Fide in Rome where he graduated as a doctor of philosophy and theology . In 1656 , he was named Bishop of Shkodra , a post he held for twenty-one years , and was also appointed Administrator of the Archdiocese of Antivari ( Bar ) until 1671 . During the most troubled years of the Ottoman–Austrian war , 1664–1669 , he took refuge in the villages of Barbullush and Rjoll near Shkodra . A cave near Rjoll , in which he took refuge , still bears his name . Eventually , he was captured by the Ottomans and imprisoned in the fort of Shkodër . The bishop of Durrës , Shtjëfen Gaspëri later reported to the Propaganda Fide that he was rescued by the brothers Pepë and Nikollë Kastori . In 1677 , he succeeded his uncle as Archbishop of Skopje and Administrator of Roman Catholic parishes in the Kingdom of Serbia . His religious zeal and patriotic fervour kept him at odds with Ottoman forces , and in the atmosphere of war and confusion which reigned , he was obliged to flee to Ragusa , from where he continued on to Venice and Padua , taking his manuscripts with him . In Padua he was cordially received by Cardinal Gregorio Barbarigo , Bishop of Padua at that time , whom he had served in Rome . Cardinal Barbarigo was responsible for the church affairs in the East and as such he had a keen interest in the cultures of the Levant , including Albania . The cardinal had also founded a printing press in Padua , the `` Tipografia del Seminario '' , which served the needs of oriental languages and had fonts for Hebrew , Arabic and Armenian . Barbarigo was thus well disposed , willing and able to assist Bogdani in the latter 's historic undertaking . After arranging for the publication of the `` Cuneus Prophetarum '' , Bogdani returned to the Balkans in March 1686 and spent the next years promoting resistance to the armies of the Ottoman Empire , in particular in Kosovo . He and his vicar Toma Raspasani played a leading role in the pro-Austrian movement in Kosovo during the Great Turkish War . He contributed a force of 6,000 Albanian soldiers to the Austrian army which had arrived in Pristina and accompanied it to capture Prizren . There , however , he and much of his army were met by another equally formidable adversary , the plague . Bogdani returned to Pristina but succumbed to the disease there in December 1689 . His nephew , Gjergj Bogdani , reported in 1698 that his uncle 's remains were later exhumed by Turkish and Tatar soldiers and fed to the dogs in the middle of the square in Pristina . So ended one of the great figures of early Albanian culture , the writer often referred to as the father of Albanian prose . Poetry . `` Cvnevs prophetarvm de Christo salvatore mvndi et eivs evangelica veritate , italice et epirotice contexta , et in duas partes diuisa a Petro Bogdano Macedone , Sacr . Congr . de Prop . Fide alvmno , Philosophiae & Sacrae Theologiae Doctore , olim Episcopo Scodrensi & Administratore Antibarensi , nunc vero Archiepiscopo Scvporvm ac totivs regni Serviae Administratore '' The `` Cuneus Prophetarum '' was printed in the Latin alphabet as used in Italian , with the addition of the same Cyrillic characters employed by Pjetër Budi and Frang Bardhi . Bogdani seems therefore to have had access to their works . During his studies at the College of the Propaganda Fide , he is known to have requested Albanian books from the college printer : `` five copies of the Christian Doctrine and five Albanian dictionaries , '' most certainly the works of Budi and Bardhi . In a report to the Propaganda Fide in 1665 , he also mentions a certain `` Euangelii in Albanese '' ( `` Gospels in Albanian '' ) of which he had heard , a possible reference to Buzuku 's missal of 1555 . The `` Cuneus Prophetarum '' was published in two parallel columns , one in Albanian and one in Italian , and is divided into two volumes , each with four sections ( scala ) . The first volume , which is preceded by dedications and eulogies in Latin , Albanian , Serbian and Italian , and includes two eight-line poems in Albanian , one by his cousin Luca Bogdani and one by Luca Summa , deals primarily with themes from the Old Testament : i ) How God created man , ii ) The prophets and their metaphors concerning the coming of the Messiah , iii ) The lives of the prophets and their prophecies , iv ) The songs of the ten Sibyls . The second volume , entitled `` De vita Jesu Christi salvatoris mundi '' ( On the life of Jesus Christ , saviour of the world ) , is devoted mostly to the New Testament : i ) The life of Jesus Christ , ii ) The miracles of Jesus Christ , iii ) The suffering and death of Jesus Christ , iv ) The resurrection and second coming of Christ . This section includes a translation from the Book of Daniel , 9 . 24–26 , in eight languages : Latin , Greek , Armenian , Syriac , Hebrew , Arabic , Italian and Albanian , and is followed by a chapter on the life of the Antichrist , by indices in Italian and Albanian and by a three-page appendix on the `` Antichità della Casa Bogdana '' ( `` Antiquity of the House of the Bogdanis '' ) . The work was reprinted twice under the title `` L'infallibile verità della cattolica fede '' , Venice 1691 and 1702 ( `` The infallible truth of the Catholic faith '' ) . The `` Cuneus Prophetarum '' is considered to be the masterpiece of early Albanian literature and is the first work in Albanian of full artistic and literary quality . In scope , it covers philosophy , theology and science ( with digressions on geography , astronomy , physics and history ) . With its poetry and literary prose , it touches on questions of aesthetic and literary theory . It is a humanist work of the Baroque Age steeped in the philosophical traditions of Plato , Aristotle , St Augustine , and St Thomas Aquinas . Bogdani 's fundamental philosophical aim is a knowledge of God , an unravelling of the problem of existence , for which he strives with reason and intellect . Bogdani 's talents are certainly most evident in his prose . In his work we encounter for the first time what may be considered an Albanian literary language . As such , he may justly bear the title of father of Albanian prose . His modest religious poetry is , nonetheless , not devoid of interest . The corpus of his verse are the Songs of the Ten Sibyls ( the Cumaean , Libyan , Delphic , Persian , Erythraean , Samian , Cumanian , Hellespontic , Phrygian , and Tiburtine ) , which are imbued with the Baroque penchant for religious themes and Biblical allusions . Legacy . Pjetër Bogdani is depicted on the obverse of the Albanian 1000 lekë banknote issued since 1996 .
York Peppermint Pattie . York Peppermint Pattie is a dark chocolate enrobed peppermint confection produced by The Hershey Company . It was first produced in York , Pennsylvania , by Henry Kessler at his York Cone Company in 1940 , for sale in the Northeastern United States , Ohio , Indiana , Illinois , and Florida . In 1972 , the York Cone Company was acquired by Peter Paul , which launched the York Peppermint Pattie nationally in 1975 . In 1978 , Peter Paul merged with Cadbury . York passed to the Hershey Foods Corporation when it acquired the US operations of Cadbury Schweppes in 1988 . During the 1970s and continuing in the present , Peter Paul launched a memorable advertising campaign for the candy with the tagline `` Get the Sensation '' . The confectionery features strongly contrasting flavors , with a particularly bitter chocolate coating around a sugar center . A sugar-free version of the candy is also available . Many chocolate-covered peppermints had been made before the York Peppermint Pattie came on the market , but Kessler 's version was firm and crisp , while the competition was soft and gooey . A former employee and York resident Phil Kollin remembered the final ( sample ) test the pattie went through before it left the factory . `` It was a snap test . If the candy did n't break clean in the middle , it was a second . '' In 2009 , production of the York Peppermint Pattie moved from Reading , Pennsylvania , to Mexico .
Alice Eaves Scenic Reserve . Alice Eaves Scenic Reserve , known colloquially as `` Eaves Bush '' , is 16ha forest located at the northern end of Orewa . It is named after Mrs Alice Caroline Eaves ( d. 1955 ) , whose family bequeathed the land to the nation in 1960 . Historical Background . The area was previously a defensive Pa , built by Te Kawerau sub-tribes , occupied until as recently as 1827 . Ngāti Pāoa ceded the land to the Crown on 5 January 1854 , which was subsequently granted to an Austrian , Captain Martin Krippner , in 1860 . In the 1870s , Major de Grut took over the land until it was sold to the Eaves family in 1919 . Features . A series of pedestrian walkways have been constructed through the reserve , as well as a wooden look out point over Orewa Beach that was built in 1997 . The reserve includes kauri trees as old as 300 years . In addition , the bush contains native trees such as Totara , Matai , Kahikatea , Puriri , Rata , Karaka , Rimu , Rewarewa , Nikau and Taraire . A number of these trees can be identified by labels along the walkway . Several small streams feed the Nukumea Stream , which marks the reserve 's southern boundary . References . Alice Eaves Scenic Reserve Management Plan
Jakub Biskup . Jakub Biskup ( born 8 May 1983 ) is a Polish footballer who plays as a midfielder for III liga side Bałtyk Gdynia .
Jack Welsby . Jack Welsby is a rugby league footballer who plays as a or for St Helens in the Super League . In 2018 he made his Super League début for Saints against Hull FC .
Ramona Maria Ciobanu . Ramona Maria Ciobanu ( born September 4 , 1984 ) is a Romanian platform diver . She is also a member of CS Triumf Bucuresti Diving Club in Bucharest , and is coached and trained by Tiu Claudia . At age nineteen , Ciobanu made her official debut for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens , where she competed for the women 's platform event . She placed twenty-fourth out of thirty-four divers in the preliminary round , with a total score of 268.23 . At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing , Ciobanu competed for the second time in the women 's platform , where she scored 279.10 points in the preliminary competition , finishing again in twenty-fourth place .
Udurawana . Udurawana is a village in Sri Lanka . It is located within Central Province .
John Udell . John Udell ( 22 June 1795 – 30 June 1874 ) was an American farmer and Baptist lay preacher who is primarily known for two detailed diaries he kept of his travels to California across the Great Plains of the United States . He traversed the overland route four times between 1850 and 1859 , returning by sea on his first three trips . After his fourth and final trip to California he remained there , settling in Solano County and later in Sonoma County . His first diary , `` Incidents of Travel to California Across the Great Plains '' , was published in 1856 . His second diary , `` Journal of John Udell , Kept During a Trip Across the Plains '' , was first published in 1859 and is an account of his last trip to California as a member of the Rose-Baley Party . Early years and marriage . Modern accounts of John Udell 's early life are based on his autobiographical sketch published in 1856 as part of `` Incidents of Travel to California Across the Great Plains '' and summarized in Lyle H. Wright 's introduction to the 1946 edition of Udell 's second diary , `` Journal of John Udell , Kept During a Trip Across the Plains '' . Born in New York City , he was the eldest of Phebe ( `` née '' Bailey ) and John Udell 's 13 children . According to Udell , his great-grandfather Lionel had been a physician and innkeeper in Exeter , England . He emigrated to the United States in the late 17th century , settling in Stonington , Connecticut where he continued to practice as a physician . Udell 's grandfather ( also named John ) had a shipping business in Stephentown , New York , but after his death , his business partners `` absconded '' with the company 's cash , leaving large debts to be paid by Udell 's father . For a while his father , who had previously worked as a merchant seaman out of New York , ran a sloop on the Hudson River belonging to the Schermerhorn family . The young John Udell served as the cook and cabin-boy . In 1810 , Udell 's father moved the family to the wilderness of northeastern Pennsylvania where he took up farming . It was in Pennsylvania that Udell became a Baptist . He would remain a devout member of the faith until his death , preaching to small gatherings and once marrying a couple on one of his westward wagon trains . However , according to Lyle Wright , there is no evidence that he was ever formally trained or ordained as a minister . The Udell family found it difficult to make a living from the farm in Pennsylvania and in early 1816 , John Udell travelled to Ohio to seek a new home for his parents , eventually settling the family in New Lyme . There he married Emily Merrill in December 1816 . She was born in Connecticut , as were most of the early settlers of the town . I consented to do so ; which was a great error in me ; though at that time , making and using whiskey , as a common drink , was very popular thro'out the United States . But now I think that making and vending so much to intoxicate men was wrong , and especially reprehensible in a Christian . Even before his transcontinental journeys , Udell had been an inveterate traveller . In 1818 , shortly after the birth of his first child , he walked 500 miles from Ohio to upstate New York in search of higher-paid work , travelling via Niagara Falls , Lake Ontario , the Genesee Falls , and Canandaigua Lake . The trip proved unsuccessful . According to Udell , he had to sell his clothes at Canandaigua to buy enough food for his return journey to Ohio which he walked at a pace of 40 miles a day . Travels to California . Udell made his first overland trip to California in 1850 to seek his fortune in the Gold Rush . His sons , Oliver and Henry ( by that time young men ) , accompanied him . When Udell returned to Ohio after failing to make any money as a miner , they remained in California eventually settling in Allendale , a small town in Solano County . As with his next two trips , Udell had travelled outward on the California Trail and had travelled part of the way back by sea rather than retracing the overland route . His second and third trips to California were in 1852 and 1854 . They were no more successful financially than the first one had been . He had to support himself there with a series of odd jobs . In 1856 , a year after his arrival back in Ohio , he published his first diary , `` Incidents of Travel to California Across the Great Plains '' , which detailed the 1850 , 1852 , and 1854 journeys . I was in the worst situation of anyone in the company who had a family , my wife being 65 years of age and so feeble that she was not able to walk , and I had not an ox or hoof left , except an Indian pony which I had kept at my wagon and he was so worn down he could scarcely travel . [ ... ] There was not half enough provision in the company to sustain us until we could reach white settlements so that in all probability we must all perish by the hands of merciless savages or by starvation . [ ... ] Indeed , I almost envied the lot of those of our comrades who were left dead behind us , their lifeless bodies to be burned by the savage foe , as is the custom of those Indians . Later years . Udell and his wife made it safely to Albuquerque in November 1858 despite the extreme hardships of the trek back . He managed to get a job there taking care of the US Army 's livestock , and the following spring he and his wife set out again for California . This time they travelled with Edward Beale 's road construction party . The couple finally arrived in Los Angeles in June 1859 . They took a boat to San Francisco and then made their way to Solano County to join their sons . Later that year , the `` Solano County Herald '' published Udell 's diary of his journey with the Rose-Baley Party and its aftermath . Emily Udell died in 1868 and is buried in Dixon Cemetery in Solano County . John remarried in 1871 to Clarinda Anderson and moved to Healdsburg in Sonoma County . He died three years later at the age of 79 . According to Charles W. Baley in his 2002 book `` Disaster at the Colorado '' , Udell 's name does not appear in the records of either Solano or Sonoma County after 1872 , and his exact place of death is unknown . He is buried in Paskenta Cemetery in Tehama County , California where one of his daughters was living at the time of his death . Udell appears as a character in the 1995 children 's novel `` Sallie Fox : The Story of a Pioneer Girl '' . The book , based in part on Udell 's second diary , is a semi-fictionalized biography of Sallie Fox who as a twelve-year-old child had travelled with the Rose-Baley Party . She survived both the Mojave attack which killed her stepfather and the trek back to Albuquerque during which her half-brother died . Like John and Emily Udell , she and her remaining family eventually reached California in 1859 . Diaries . This diary , chronicling Udell 's first three trips from the American Midwest to California overland by wagon and back again by sea was published in Ohio by the `` Ashtabula Sentinel '' in 1856 . In addition to what book collector and bibliographer Henry Wagner described as a `` long account of his restless wanderings '' , the book also contains an autobiographical sketch and articles on California and the United States Constitution . Original copies are held in the Huntington Library and the Degolyer Library at Southern Methodist University . Udell 's second diary , which subsequently served as the primary source for 21st-century accounts of the ill-fated Rose-Baley Party , was first published in 1859 by the `` Solano County Herald '' . It was republished on its own by the Sentinel Steam Press in 1868 . It was published again in 1946 with an introduction by Lyle H. Wright as part of the `` California Centennial Series '' .
South African Class 34-800 . The South African Railways Class 34-800 of 1978 is a diesel-electric locomotive . Between August 1978 and December 1979 , the South African Railways placed fifty Class 34-800 General Motors Electro-Motive Division type GT26MC diesel-electric locomotives in service . In 1979 one more of the same type was placed in service by Iscor in Newcastle and between April and July 1980 a further eight of these locomotives were delivered to the South African Railways . Manufacturer . The Class 34-800 type GT26MC diesel-electric locomotive was designed by General Motors Electro-Motive Division and built for the South African Railways ( SAR ) and Iscor by General Motors South Africa ( GMSA ) in Port Elizabeth . The first fifty were delivered between August 1978 and December 1979 , numbered in the range from 34-801 to 34-850 . In 1979 , one more of the same type was placed in service by Iscor . Between April and July 1980 , a further eight of these locomotives were delivered to the South African Railways , numbered in the range from 34-851 to . Distinguishing features . Of the GM-EMD Class 34 family of locomotives , Classes and South African Class 34-600 locomotives are visually indistinguishable from one another , but they can be distinguished from the Class by the thicker fishbelly-shaped sills on their left sides compared to the straight sill on the left side of the Class . Class 39-000 . The Class 39-000 type GT26CU-3 diesel-electric locomotives were to be rebuilt from Class , and South African Class 37-000 locomotives . The project commenced in 2005 , using suitable frames from wrecked locomotives . Rebuilding was done at the Transwerk shops in Bloemfontein between 2006 and 2008 . It was intended to produce one hundred Class but in spite of the technical success of the project , rebuilding was halted after completing the first five locomotives due to higher than anticipated cost . Two of these five were rebuilt from Class locomotives . It was decided , instead of rebuilding old locomotives , to rather build fifty new Class locomotives from imported and locally produced components . Traction motor upgrade . In 2010 , a project commenced at the Koedoespoort Transnet Rail Engineering shops to upgrade Class locomotives by , amongst other modifications , replacing the GM-EMD D29B with GM-EMD D31 traction motors , thereby improving their performance to the standard of the Class . The upgraded locomotives could initially be distinguished by the running board mounted handrails which were installed on the right side only during the upgrade . South African Railways . In SAR , Spoornet and Transnet Freight Rail ( TFR ) service , the Class worked on most mainlines and some unelectrified branchlines in the central , eastern , northern and northeastern parts of the country . National Railways of Zimbabwe . From at least 1988 until at least 1992 , the National Railways of Zimbabwe ( NRZ ) hired type GT26MC Class locomotives from the SAR and later Spoornet . At least one Class locomotive , no. , also served on lease in Zimbabwe and was observed there in September 1992 . NLPI Limited . NLPI Limited , abbreviated from New Limpopo Projects Investments , a Mauritius-registered company , specialises in private sector investments by using the build-operate-transfer ( BOT ) concept . It had three connected railway operations in Zimbabwe and Zambia , which formed a rail link between South Africa and the Democratic Republic of Congo . In Zambia , the RSZ locomotive fleet included former ZR locomotives , but the rest of the locomotive fleet of all three operations consisted of South African GM-EMD Classes South African Class 34-200 , South African Class 34-600 and and GE Classes 35-000 and 35-400 locomotives from Spoornet and later TFR . These locomotives were sometimes marked or branded as either BBR or LOG or both , but their status , whether leased or loaned , was unclear since they were still on the TFR roster and still often worked in South Africa as well . Class locomotives which served with NLPI include the locomotives annotated `` NLPI '' in the `` disposition '' column in the table below . Zambia Railways , the state-owned holding company , resumed control of the Zambian national rail network on 11 September 2012 . This followed the government ’ s decision to revoke the operating concession awarded to RSZ after Finance Minister Alexander Chikwanda claimed that RSZ had `` blatantly disregarded the provisions of the agreement '' and had been `` acting in a manner prejudicial to the interests of Zambians ” . Iscor . In 1979 , one Class locomotive was delivered new to Iscor ’ s Newcastle steel works in Natal , numbered . Works numbers . The works numbers of the Class as well as their known disposal and deployment are displayed in the table . Liveries . The Class 34-800 were all delivered in the SAR Gulf Red livery with signal red buffer beams , yellow side stripes on the long hood sides and a yellow V on each end . In the 1990s many of them began to be repainted in the Spoornet orange livery with a yellow and blue chevron pattern on the buffer beams . Some later received the Spoornet Traction maroon livery . In the late 1990s a few were repainted in the Spoornet blue livery with outline numbers on the long hood sides . After 2008 in the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa ( PRASA ) era , at least one was repainted in the PRASA blue livery .
Aus-Air . Aus-Air ( Australian Air Charterers Pty Ltd ) was an airline based in Melbourne , Australia . It operated a regional airline network , linking rural communities and provincial centres in Tasmania , Victoria and southern New South Wales with Melbourne . Its main base was Moorabbin Airport , Melbourne . History . The privately owned Australian Air Charterers Pty Ltd was established in 1956 and commenced scheduled services in November 1986 between Essendon Airport in Melbourne and Smithton , Tasmania . The company moved its scheduled operations to its home base at Moorabbin in July 1987 . The Aus-Air website ( in December 2008 still accessible ) stated that in the latter-1990s it had 50 employees . The company encountered financial difficulties and in 1999 was placed in Administration - a legal term in Australian Law not unlike Chapter 11 Bankruptcy in the USA . The company and its assets were offered for sale however no buyer was found and Aus-Air ceased scheduled operations on 4 July 1999 . The Aus-Air fleet of aircraft was subsequently purchased by Bankstown-based Airtex Aviation . As of December 2008 Aus-Air still operated three single-engined aircraft on a charter Air Operator Certificate . As of April 2011 , Aus-Air operates from Echuca in Victoria , north of Melbourne and offers charter flights .
I Swear ( album ) . `` I Swear ... '' is the second studio album by American metalcore band Inhale Exhale . It was released on June 10 , 2008 through Solid State Records . The booklet that comes with the CD has the lyrics written in code . A key to the code is located inside the jewel case behind the CD .
Nikos Hadjikyriakos-Ghikas . Nikos Hadjikyriakos-Ghikas ( ; February 26 , 1906 – September 3 , 1994 ) , also known as Niko Ghika , was a leading Greek painter , sculptor , engraver , writer and academic . He was a founding member of the Association of Greek Art Critics , AICA-Hellas , International Association of Art Critics . He studied ancient and Byzantine art as well as folk art due to his adoration for the Greek landscape . During his youth he was exposed in Paris to the avant-garde European artistic trends and he gained recognition as the leading Greek cubist artist . His aim was to focus on the harmony and purity of Greek art and to deconstruct the Greek landscape and intense natural light into simple geometric shapes and interlocking planes . His works are featured in the National Gallery ( Athens ) , the Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris , the Tate Gallery in London , the Metropolitan Museum of New York and in private collections worldwide . Biography . Hadjikyriakos-Ghikas was born in Athens in 1906 . His father was the admiral Alexandros Hadjikyriakos , and his mother Eleni belonged to an old navy family of Greece . His father During his teen years ( 1918–1922 ) his family recognised the potential of his talent and arranged for him to study painting with the artist Parthenis . In 1923 he went to Paris to study French Literature and Aesthetics at the Sorbonne University . During his first months in Paris he participated in an exhibition that took place in the ' . In 1924 he continued his studies in painting and engraving at the ' . In 1927 he had his first exhibition at ' . Picasso himself noticed and commented the works of the young Greek artist . In 1933 he organised in Athens the 4th International Architectural Symposium . In 1934 he arranged another exhibition of his paintings and sculptures in the Gallerie des Cahiers d ' Art and in the international exhibitions of Paris and Venice . From 1935 to 1937 he was co-editor of the art magazine `` 3rd Eye '' . In 1941 he was offered a position in the Architectural School of the National Technical University of Athens . In 1949 he formed , with other artists including Yiannis Moralis , Yannis Tsarouchis , Nikos Nikolaou , Nikos Engonopoulos and Panayiotis Tetsis , the `` Armos '' art group . In 1950 he was the Greek participant at the Venice Biennale where he exhibited 17 of his paintings . During 1950-1968 he organised twelve exhibitions in Athens , Paris , London ( Whitechapel Gallery ) , Berlin , Geneva and New York . In 1961 he married Barbara Hutchinson , who had previously been married to Victor Rothschild , 3rd Baron Rothschild and to classicist Rex Warner . In 1973 he became a member of the Athens Academy and in 1986 a member of the Royal Academy in London . He was also a member of the Tiberiana Academy in Rome and was granted the title of Officier des Arts et des Lettres from the French government . In 1988 he had his last exhibition at the Royal Academy of London . His wife , Barbara , died in 1989 . He died on September 3 , 1994 , in Athens . Today in Greece he is celebrated as one of the most important modern Greek painters . His house has been converted to a museum and is being run by the Benaki Museum . In 2018 , the British Museum hosted an exhibition which focuses on the friendship of Ghika , the artist John Craxton , and the writer Patrick Leigh Fermor ; their shared love of Greece was fundamental to their work .
Muhammad Hasan Ashtiyani . Muhammad Hasan Ashtiyani ( ~1832–~1901 ) was an Iranian Shia mujtahid , jurist and man of hadith . He played a role during the Tobacco protest against the Tobacco Régie . Biography . He was born in roughly 1832 in Ashtiyan , a city in Markazi Province , Iran . At the age of three , his father died . His mother hired a private teacher to educate him , from whom he learned basic education such as writing and reading the Quran . He became fascinated by theology and travelled to Boroujerd to study in a seminary . At the time , the seminary of Boroujerd was considered among the best . He learned Arabic literature and jurisprudence . At the same time he participated in Sayyed Shafi Japalqi 's courses who taught the religious teachings of Shia . Following his time in the seminary , Ashtiyani traveled to Najaf and became one of the special pupils of Shaykh Ansari . Since he was among the youngest students , he did sat at the back of the curtain . Then he comeback to Tehran . He was pioneer in teaching of innovations and points of his Master namely shaykh Ansari . He try to develop the style of Ansari ’ s school among men of religious sciences . Political and Social activity . He was also active in social and political affairs , having had a large role in the Tobacco Protest . He didn ’ t accept the gifts and diamonds of the Shah and defended the rights of victims of the sanctions on tobacco . He strongly supported Shirazi ’ s fatwa and the repudiation of the concession . Family . He had four sons and one daughter . Death . Ashtiyani died in 1901 at the age of 71 . He died in Abdul Azim Hasani . His corpse was later transferred to Najaf .
Kamalabad , Razavi Khorasan . Kamalabad ( , also Romanized as Kamālābād ) is a village in Bizaki Rural District , Golbajar District , Chenaran County , Razavi Khorasan Province , Iran . At the 2006 census , its population was 184 , in 32 families .
Single-phase generator . Single-phase generator ( also known as single-phase alternator ) is an alternating current electrical generator that produces a single , continuously alternating voltage . Single-phase generators can be used to generate power in single-phase electric power systems . However , polyphase generators are generally used to deliver power in three-phase distribution system and the current is converted to single-phase near the single-phase loads instead . Therefore , single-phase generators are found in applications that are most often used when the loads being driven are relatively light , and not connected to a three-phase distribution , for instance , portable engine-generators . Larger single-phase generators are also used in special applications such as single-phase traction power for railway electrification systems . Revolving armature . The design of revolving armature generators is to have the armature part on a rotor and the magnetic field part on stator . A basic design , called elementary generator , is to have a rectangular loop armature to cut the lines of force between the north and south poles . By cutting lines of force through rotation , it produces electric current . The current is sent out of the generator unit through two sets of slip rings and brushes , one of which is used for each end of the armature . In this two-pole design , as the armature rotates one revolution , it generates one cycle of single phase alternating current ( AC ) . To generate an AC output , the armature is rotated at a constant speed having the number of rotations per second to match the desired frequency ( in hertz ) of the AC output . The relationship of armature rotation and the AC output can be seen in this series of pictures . Due to the circular motion of the armature against the straight lines of force , a variable number of lines of force will be cut even at a constant speed of the motion . At zero degrees , the rectangular arm of the armature does not cut any lines of force , giving zero voltage output . As the armature arm rotates at a constant speed toward the 90° position , more lines are cut . The lines of force are cut at most when the armature is at the 90° position , giving out the most current on one direction . As it turns toward the 180° position , lesser number of lines of force are cut , giving out lesser voltage until it becomes zero again at the 180° position . The voltage starts to increase again as the armature heads to the opposite pole at the 270° position . Toward this position , the current is generated on the opposite direction , giving out the maximum voltage on the opposite side . The voltage decrease again as it completes the full rotation . In one rotation , the AC output is produced with one complete cycle as represented in the sine wave . More poles can also be added to single-phase generator to allow one rotation to produce more than one cycle of AC output . In an example on the left , the stator part is reconfigured to have 4 poles which are equally spaced . A north pole is adjacent to the two south poles . The shape of the armature at the rotor part is also changed . It is no longer a flat rectangle . The arm is bent 90 degrees . This allows one side of the armature to interact with a north pole while the other side interacts with a south pole similarly to the two-pole configuration . The current is still delivered out through the two sets of slip rings and brushes in the same fashion as in the two-pole configuration . The difference is that a cycle of AC output can be completed after a 180 degree rotation of the armature . In one rotation , the AC output will be two cycles . This increases the frequency of the output of the generator . More poles can be added to achieves higher frequency at the same rotation speed of the generator , or same frequency of output at the lower rotation speed of the generator depending on the applications . This design also allows us to increase the output voltage by modifying the shape of the armature . We can add more rectangular loops to the armature as seen on the picture on the right . The additional loops at the armature arm are connected in series , which are actually additional windings of the same conductor wire to form a coil in rectangular shape . In this example , there are 4 windings in the coil . Since the shapes of all windings are the same , the amount of the lines of force will be cut at the same amount in the same direction at the same time in all windings . This creates in phase AC output for these 4 windings . As a result , the output voltage is increased 4 time as shown in the sine wave in the diagram . Revolving field . The design of revolving field generators is to have the armature part on stator and the magnetic field part on rotor . A basic design of revolving field single-phase generator is shown on the right . There are two magnetic poles , north and south , attached to a rotor and two coils which are connected in series and equally spaced on stator . The windings of the two coils are in reverse direction to have the current to flow in the same direction because the two coils always interact with opposing polarities . Since poles and coils are equally spaced and the locations of the poles match to the locations of the coils , the magnetic lines of force are cut at the same amount at any degree of the rotor . As a result , the voltages induced to all windings have the same value at any given time . The voltages from both coils are `` in phase '' to each other . Therefore the total output voltage is two times the voltage induced in each winding . In the figure , at the position where pole number 1 and coil number 1 meet , the generator produces the highest output voltage on one direction . As the rotor turns 180 degrees , the output voltage is alternated to produce the highest voltage on the other direction . The frequency of the AC output in this case equals to the number of rotations of the rotor per second . This design can also allow us to increase the output frequency by adding more poles . In this example on the right , we have 4 coils connected in series on the stator and the field rotor has 4 poles . Both coils and poles are equally spaced . Each pole has opposite polarity to its neighbors which are angled at 90 degrees . Each coils also have opposite winding to its neighbors . This configuration allows the lines of force at 4 poles to be cut by 4 coils at the same amount at a given time . At each 90-degree rotation , the voltage output polarity is switched from one direction to the other . Therefore , there are 4 cycles of the AC output in one rotation . As the 4 coils are wired in series and their outputs are `` in phase '' , the AC output of this single-phase generator will have 4 times the voltage of that generated by each individual coil . A benefit of the revolving field design is that if the poles are permanent magnets , then there is no need to use any slip ring and brush to deliver electricity out of the generator as the coils are stationary and can be wired directly from the generator to the external loads . Small generators . Single-phase generators that people are familiar with are usually small . The applications are for standby generators in case of main power supply is interrupted and for supplying temporary power on construction sites . Another application is in small wind technology . Although most of wind turbines use three-phase generators , single-phase generators are found in some of the small wind turbine models with rated power outputs of up with 55 kW . The single-phase models are available in the vertical axis wind turbines ( VAWT ) and Horizontal-axis wind turbines ( HAWT ) . Power stations . In the very early days of electricity generation , the generators at power stations had been single-phase AC or direct current . The direction of the power industry were changing in 1895 when more efficient polyphase generators were successfully implemented at Adams Hydroelectric Generating Plant which was the first large-scale polyphase power station . Newer power stations started to adopt the polyphase system . In the 1900s , many railways started the electrification of their lines . During that time , the single-phase AC system had been widely used for their traction power networks beside the direct current system . The early generators for those single-phase traction networks are single-phase generators . Even with newer three-phase motors which were introduced to some modern trains , the single-phases transmission for traction networks survive their time and are still in use in many railways today . However , many traction power stations have replaced their generators over time to use three-phase generators and convert into single-phase for transmission . Hydro . In the early development of hydroelectricity , single-phase generators played an important role in demonstrating the benefits of alternating current . In 1891 , a 3,000 volts and 133 Hz single-phase generator of 100 horsepower was installed at Ames Hydroelectric Generating Plant which was belt-connected with Pelton water wheel . The power was transmitted through cables to power an identical motor at the mill . The plant was the first to generate alternating current electric power for industrial application and it was a demonstration of the efficiency in AC transmission . This was a precedent to larger for much larger plants such as the Edward Dean Adams Power Plant in Niagara Falls , New York in 1895 . However , the larger plants were operated using polyphase generators for greater efficiency . That left the applications for single-phase hydroelectricity generation to special cases such as in light loads . An example of using single-phase in a special case was implemented in 1902 at St. Louis Municipal Electric Power Plant . A 20 kW single-phase generator was direct-connected to a Pelton water wheel to generate electricity enough to power light loads . This was an early demonstration of in-conduit hydro to capture energy from water flow in the public water pipeline . The energy for the water main in this case was not created by gravity , but the water was pumped by a larger steam engine at a water pumping station to supply water to customers . The decision to have water pumped by a larger engine then take some of the energy from water flow to power a smaller generator using water wheel was based on the cost . At the time , steam engines were not efficient and cost effective for a 20 kW system . Therefore , they installed a steam water pump to have enough energy to maintain water pressure for customer and to drive a small generator at the same time . The main usage of single-phase hydroelectricity generation today is to supply power for traction network for railways . Many electrical transmission networks for railways especially in Germany rely on single-phase generation and transmission which are still in use today . A notable power station is Walchensee Hydroelectric Power Station in Bavaria . The station takes water from elevated Lake Walchensee to drive eight turbines that drive the generators . Four of those are three-phase generators to supply the power grid . The other four are single-phase generators are connected to Pelton turbines which have combined capacity of 52 MW to supply the German 15 kV AC railway electrification . Similar single-phase hydroelectricity generations are also used in another variance of railway electrification system in the United States . A power station at Safe Harbor Dam in Pennsylvania provides power generation for both public utilities and for Amtrak railway . Two out of its 14 turbines are connected to two single-phase generators to supply Amtrak 's 25 Hz traction power system . The two turbines are of Kaplan type with 5 blades rated 42,500 horsepower . Steam . In the early years , steam engines were used as prime movers of generators . An installation at St. Louis Municipal Electric Power Plant in the 1900s was an example of using steam engines with single-phase generators . The St. Louis plant used compound steam engine to drive a 100 kW single-phase generator which produced current at rated power of 1,150 volts . The steam engines were also used during the twentieth century in power stations for traction networks which had single-phase power distribution for specific railways . A special set of single-phase generators with steam turbines at Waterside Generating Station in New York City in 1938 was an example of such generation and distribution systems . The single-phase generators were eventually retired in the late 1970s due to concerns of a turbine failure in another station . The generators were replaced by two transformers to reduce from another three-phase power source to existing single-phase catenary power . Eventually , the transformers were replaced by two solid-state cycloconverter instead . Nuclear . Normally , nuclear power plants are used as base load stations with very high capacities to supply power to the grids . Neckarwestheim I in Neckarwestheim is a unique nuclear power plant in that it is equipped with high-capacity single-phase generators to supply Deutsche Bahn railway with specific AC voltage at frequency of 16 2/3 Hz . The pressurized water reactor transport thermal energy to two turbines and generators which are rated for 187 MW and 152 MW .
Bellvei . Bellvei is a village in the province of Tarragona and autonomous community of Catalonia , Spain .
Austroagrion cyane . `` Austroagrion cyane '' , the south-western billabongfly , is a species of damselfly of the family Coenagrionidae . Despite their common name , they have been found not only in south-western Australia , but also in diverse locations across Australia . Habit & Habitat . `` Austroagrion cyane '' are permanent residents of aquatic habitats . They prefer slow-moving water . The species grows to around 2–3 cm in length . Females are less common than males and are mostly attracted to ephemeral swamps .
Inger Wikström . Inger Wikstrom ( born 11 December 1939 ) is a Swedish pianist , composer and conductor . Biography . Inger Wikstrom began studying piano in Stockholm at the age of six , and at sixteen played as soloist with the Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra . She made successful debuts as a concert pianist in Stockholm , Berlin , London and New York City . Later concert tours included the United States , Latin America , Russia , Israel , Africa , China , Japan and Australia . She married David Bartov and the couple moved with their three children to Österskär , where they opened the Nordic Music Conservatory in 1977 , which became the Nordic Chamber Opera in 1980 . Inger Wikström is a member of The Society of Swedish Composers and the Royal Swedish Academy of Music . Inger Wikstrom is the sister of Gunnel Biberfeld and mother of opera director Mira Bartov . She also married to politician and officer Jan-Erik Wikstrom . Works . Inger Wikström has composed chamber music , song cycles , and a number of operas . Her recordings have been issued on more than forty albums .
Braille pattern dots-236 . The Braille pattern dots-236 ( ) is a 6-dot braille cell with the middle left and both bottom dots raised , or an 8-dot braille cell with the upper-middle left and both lower-middle dots raised . It is represented by the Unicode code point U+2826 , and in Braille ASCII with the number 8 . Unified Braille . In unified international braille , the braille pattern dots-236 is used to represent various punctuation , often coupled with Braille pattern dots-356 as an opening mark . Plus dots 7 and 8 . Related to Braille pattern dots-236 are Braille patterns 2367 , 2368 , and 23678 , which are used in 8-dot braille systems , such as Gardner-Salinas and Luxembourgish Braille . related 8-dot kantenji patterns . In the Japanese kantenji braille , the standard 8-dot Braille patterns 378 , 1378 , 3478 , and 13478 are the patterns related to Braille pattern dots-236 , since the two additional dots of kantenji patterns 0236 , 2367 , and 02367 are placed above the base 6-dot cell , instead of below , as in standard 8-dot braille . Kantenji using braille patterns 378 , 1378 , 3478 , or 13478 . This listing includes kantenji using Braille pattern dots-236 for all 6349 kanji found in JIS C 6226-1978 .
Hosackia oblongifolia . `` Hosackia oblongifolia '' , synonym `` Lotus oblongifolius '' , is a species of legume native to western North America from Oregon to northern Mexico . It is known by the common name streambank bird's-foot trefoil or meadow lotus . It grows in moist to wet areas in several types of habitat . It is a spreading or upright perennial herb lined with leaves each made up of 3 elongated oval leaflets each up to 2.5 centimeters long . The inflorescence bears several yellow and white flowers between 1 and 2 centimeters long . The fruit is very elongated , reaching up to 5 centimeters in length but just a few millimeters in width . Plants with copper colored flowers have been separated by some sources as var . `` cupreus '' , the copper-flowered bird's-foot trefoil . They are found in the Sierra Nevada slopes of Tulare County , California .
List of awards and honors received by Rambhadracharya . This is a comprehensive list of awards and nominations won by Jagadguru Rambhadracharya . Rambhadracharya is a Hindu religious leader , Sanskrit scholar , writer and commentator and `` Katha '' artist based in Chitrakoot , India . Rambhadracharya is the head of Tulsi Peeth , and the lifelong chancellor of the Jagadguru Rambhadracharya Handicapped University . Rambhadracharya has been blind since the age of two months , but has never used Braille or any other aid to learn or compose . He can speak 22 languages . He has authored more than 90 books and 50 papers . He is regarded as one of the greatest authorities on Tulsidas in India , and is the editor of a critical edition of the Ramcharitmanas . He is a `` Katha '' artist for the Ramayana and the Bhagavata . His `` Katha '' programmes are held regularly in different cities in India and other countries , and are telecast on television channels like Sanskar TV and Sanatan TV . Rambhadracharya has been honoured by several personalities and politicians , including A. P. J. Abdul Kalam , Somnath Chatterjee , Shilendra Kumar Singh , M. Channa Reddy , P. N. Bhagwati , Ramesh Chandra Lahoti , Morari Bapu , Joseph Kurien and Indira Gandhi . In 2015 , Rambhadracharya was awarded Padma Vibhushan , India 's second highest civilian honour . He won the Sahitya Akademi Award for Sanskrit , the `` Shreevani Alankaran '' , the Banabhatta award and the `` Vachaspati '' award for his epic Śrībhārgavarāghavīyam . He has received eight gold medals in `` Shastri '' and `` Acharya '' examinations . Awards and honors bestowed on Rambhadracharya are listed below .
Mikhail Gavrilov . Mikhail Gavrilov ( April 9 , 1893 , Saint Petersburg , Russian Empire - April 4 , 1954 ) , professor , religious writer , historian , teacher , Russian Catholic apostolate in exile , member of the a parishioner of the Greek Catholic Church of the Annunciation in Brussels after of Parish of Holy Trinity in Paris , author and fellow publishers of the newspapers `` Life with God '' and `` East Christian Center '' and member of Russian apostolate in the Diaspora . Gavrilov 's works broadcast transmissions to the world and the light of life looked out on the waves of the Monte Carlo . Biography . Gavrilov entered the Odessa University in Odessa , where he studied at the Faculty of History and Philology , and later transferred to the School of Law in St. Petersburg . After that he emigrated to Romania , and then moved to France , graduated from the Sorbonne in [ Paris . Gavrilov taught at the Russian school in Paris and Saint George boarding in Meudon , led the research and education activities at the Institut Catholique de Paris . Gavrilov 's beliefs . `` The meaning of Russian Catholicism and Russian Catholics only to actually show the possibility of Orthodoxy to Catholicism . '' In 1950 , Gavrilov was one of the initiators of the pilgrimage of Russian Catholics in Rome , which resulted in the apostolic letter of Pope Pius XII to the peoples of Russia Sacro Vergente Anno to consecration of Russia and the Heart of Our Lady in 1952 . Cardinal Eugene Tisserand repeatedly said Gavrilov 's works were a great benefit to Christian unity . Gavrilov was a member of the Congress of Russian Catholics in the Russian Diaspora . Works . Gavrilov MN Vatican . War and Peace . 1953 . 27 . Gavrilov MN Spiritual Foundations of Russian Culture : The main ideas of creativity Dostoevsky . 1954 . 24 s. Gavrilov MN New phenomena world Blessed Virgin : The Story of Fatima ... 1949 . 29 . Gavrilov MN Orthodoxy and Ferrara-Florence Cathedral . 1954 . 16 . Gavrilov MN St. Nicholas the Wonderworker of Myra . 1950 . 32 . Gavrilov MN St. Nicholas the Wonderworker of Myra . 1987 . 32 . Gavrilov MN Mystery of the Nativity and the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin . 1950 . 17 . Gavrilov MN The Shroud of Turin : Description and scientific explanation . 1964 . 24 s. Gavrilov MN Ferrara-Florence Cathedral and Russia . 1955 . 28 . Gavrilov , MN , Tyszkiewicz Stanislav cvyasch . Saint Pius X Gavrilov MN A letter to the person who wants to `` go '' to Catholicism References . A. Yudin The Catholic Encyclopedia . T. 1 . Moscow : Publishing Franciscans , 2002. pp . 1165–1166 . Kolupaev VE Brussels publisher Life with God : Book World Russian abroad XX century . Radiomissiya for Soviet listeners . Saarbrücken : LAP Lambert Academic Publishing , 2012 . 336 p. `` Life with God '' : Description of archives . / VE Kolupaev , Fondazione « Russia Cristiana » . Pro manoscritto . Seriate ( Bg ) , Italia : « Russia Cristiana » , 2009 . 54 c .
Altera . Altera Corporation is an American manufacturer of programmable logic devices ( PLDs ) , reconfigurable complex digital circuits . Altera released its first PLD in 1984 . Altera 's main products are the Stratix , Arria and Cyclone series FPGAs , the MAX series CPLDs , Quartus II design software , and Enpirion PowerSoC DC-DC power solutions . Altera and Intel announced on June 1 , 2015 that they have agreed that Intel would acquire Altera in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $ 16.7 billion . As of December 28 , 2015 , the acquisition had been completed . FPGAs . The Stratix series FPGAs are the company 's largest , highest bandwidth devices , with up to 1.1 million logic elements , integrated transceivers at up to 28 Gbit/s , up to 1.6 Tbit/s of serial switching capability , up to 1,840 GMACs of signal-processing performance , and up to 7 x72 DDR3 memory interfaces at 800 MHz . Cyclone series FPGAs and SoC FPGAs are the company 's lowest cost , lowest power FPGAs , with variants offering integrated transceivers up to 5 Gbit/s . In between these two device families are Arria series FPGAs , which provide a balance of performance , power , and cost for mid-range applications such as remote radio heads , video conferencing equipment , and wireline access equipment . Arria FPGAs have integrated transceivers up to 10 Gbit/s . SoC FPGAs . Since December 2012 , the company has been shipping SoC FPGA devices . According to Altera , fully depleted silicon on insulator ( FDSOI ) chip manufacturing process is beneficial for FPGAs . These devices integrate FPGAs with full hard processor systems based around ARM processors onto a single device . PowerSoC . In May 2013 , Altera acquired embedded power chipmaker Enpirion for $ 134m in cash ( $ 141m including the assumption of debt ) . Since that time , Enpirion has been incorporated into Altera by becoming its own product offering within the Altera portfolio of products . The Enpirion products are power system-on-a-chip DC-DC converters that enable greater power densities and lower noise performance compared with their discrete equivalent . Unlike converters made from discrete components Enpirion dc-dc converters are simulated , characterized , validated and production qualified at delivery . ASICs . Previously Altera offered a publicly available ASIC design flow based on HardCopy ASICs , which transitioned an FPGA design , once finalized , to a form which is not alterable . This design flow reduced design security risks as well as costs for higher volume production . Design engineers could prototype their designs in Stratix series FPGAs , and then migrate these designs to HardCopy ASICs when they were ready for volume production . The unique design flow makes hardware/software co-design and co-verification possible . The flow has been benchmarked to deliver systems to market 9 to 12 months faster , on average , than with standard-cell solutions . Design engineers can employ a single RTL , set of intellectual property ( IP ) cores , and Quartus II design software for both FPGA and ASIC implementations . Altera 's HardCopy Design Center manages test insertion . IP cores . Altera and its partners offer an array of intellectual property ( IP ) cores that serve as building blocks that design engineers can drop into their system designs to perform specific functions . IP cores eliminate some of the time-consuming tasks of creating every block in a design from scratch . Design software . All of Altera 's devices are supported by a common design environment , Quartus II design software . Quartus II software is available in a subscription-based edition and a free Web-based edition . It includes a number of tools to foster productivity . 40-nm technology . In May 2008 , Altera introduced the industry 's first 40-nm programmable logic devices : the Stratix IV FPGAs and HardCopy IV ASICs . Both devices are available with integrated transceiver options . Since then , the company has also introduced Stratix IV GT FPGAs , which have 11.3 Gbit/s transceivers for 40G/100G applications , and Arria II GX FPGAs , which have 3.75 Gbit/s transceivers for power- and cost-sensitive applications . Semiconductors manufactured on a 40-nm process node address many of the industry 's key challenges , including power consumption , device performance , and cost . Altera 's devices are manufactured using techniques such as 193-nm immersion lithography and technologies such as extreme low-k dielectrics and strained silicon . These techniques and technologies bring enhancements to device performance and power efficiency . 28-nm technology . In April 2010 , Altera introduced the FPGA industry 's second 28-nm device , the Stratix V FPGA ( to Xilinx 's Kintex-7 FPGA ) , available with transceivers at speeds up to 28 Gbit/s . This device family has more than 1 million logic elements , up to 53 Mb of embedded memory , up to 7 x72 DDR3 DIMMs at 800 MHz , 1.6 Gbit/s LVDS performance , and up to 3,680 variable-precision DSP blocks . In August 2011 , Altera began shipping 28-nm Stratix V GT devices featuring 28-gigabits-per-second transceivers . The devices also feature some unique features . Embedded HardCopy blocks harden standard or logic-intensive applications , increasing integration and delivering twice the density without a cost or power penalty . Altera has developed a user friendly method for partial reconfiguration , so core functionality can be changed easily and on the fly . And there is a path to HardCopy V ASICs , when designs are ready for volume production . Also , Altera ’ s 28 nm FPGAs aim to reduce power requirements to 200 mW per channel . In December 2012 , the company announced the shipment of its first 28 nm Cyclone V SoC devices , which have a dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 processor system with FPGA logic on a single chip . The new SoCs are targeted for wireless communications , industrial , video surveillance , automotive and medical equipment markets . With these SoCs devices , users are able to create custom field-programmable SoC variants for power , board space , performance and cost optimization . 14-nm technology . In February 2013 , Altera announced an agreement with Intel to use Intel ’ s foundry services to produce its 14-nm node for the future manufacturing of its FPGAs , based on Intel ’ s 14 nm tri-gate transistor technology , in place of Altera ’ s ongoing agreement with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation ( TSMC ) . In October 2016 , nearly one year after Intel 's integration with Altera , STRATIX 10 was announced , which is based on Intel 's 14 nm Tri-Gate process . Competition . Altera 's largest competitor is FPGA founder and market-share leader Xilinx . The next closest competitors are Lattice Semiconductor and Actel ( now Microsemi ) , each representing less than 10 percent of the market . FPGA startup company Achronix is also a competitor but does not have any significant market share . In broader terms , Altera competes with ASIC , structured ASIC , Metal Configurable Standard Cell ( MCSC ) like and Zero Mask-Charge ASIC companies like eASIC . Specifically in ASIC , BaySand has introduced metal configurable FPGA ( mcFPGA ) products to fill the needs due to discontinued HardCopy from Altera . Restatement . On June 21 , 2006 , Altera Corp. restated its 1996-2005 financial results to correct accounting errors related to stock-based compensation expense . Altera 's CFO resigned after an SEC investigation revealed the decade of misstated earning reports resulted from the company 's alleged culture of backdating stock options . Acquisition by Intel . On June 1 , 2015 , Altera and Intel announced that Intel would acquire Altera in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately £15.73 billion ( $ 16.7 billion ) . As of December 28 , 2015 , the acquisition has been completed .
Stéphane Bernadis . Stéphane Bernadis ( born 23 February 1974 ) is a French former pair skater . With skating partner Sarah Abitbol , he is the 2000 World bronze medalist , the 2000 Grand Prix Final silver medalist , a seven-time European medalist ( two silver and five bronze medals ) , and a ten-time French national champion . Career . Bernadis began skating at age eight because of his mother , English skater Donna Davies . He teamed up with Sarah Abitbol in 1992 . Abitbol/Bernadis were coached by Jean-Roland Racle early in their career and then by Stanislav Leonovich in Paris . At the 2000 World Championships in Nice , France , Bernadis said he was attacked by an unknown assailant with a razor on March 28 when he opened his hotel room door – resulting in an eight inch cut down his left forearm . Bernadis said he had received a death threat three weeks earlier . At the event , he and Abitbol won the bronze medal , becoming the first French pair skaters to win a World medal since Andrée Brunet / Pierre Brunet won gold in 1932 . An injury to Bernadis led the pair to withdraw after the short program from the 2001 World Championships . They qualified for the 2002 Olympics by winning the 2001 Golden Spin of Zagreb . Abitbol/Bernadis withdrew from the 2002 Olympics after Abitbol 's Achilles tendon ruptured in practice – she underwent surgery and was off the ice for six months . After the 2003 European Championships , the pair changed coaches , moving to Jean-Christophe Simond . Abitbol/Bernadis worked on throw triple axels . Personal life . Bernadis and his wife , Elisabeth , have a daughter named Ava . Results . `` GP : Grand Prix ''
Witold Gombrowicz . Witold Marian Gombrowicz ( August 4 , 1904 – July 24 , 1969 ) was a Polish writer and playwright . His works are characterised by deep psychological analysis , a certain sense of paradox and absurd , anti-nationalist flavor . In 1937 he published his first novel , `` Ferdydurke '' , which presented many of his usual themes : problems of immaturity and youth , creation of identity in interactions with others , and an ironic , critical examination of class roles in Polish society and culture . He gained fame only during the last years of his life , but is now considered one of the foremost figures of Polish literature . His diaries were published in 1969 and are , according to the `` Paris Review '' , `` widely considered his masterpiece '' . Polish years . Gombrowicz was born in Małoszyce near Opatów , then in Radom Governorate , Congress Poland , Russian Empire , to a wealthy gentry family . He was the youngest of four children of Jan and Antonina ( née Kotkowska ) . In an autobiographical piece , `` A Kind of Testament '' , he wrote that his family had lived for four hundred years in Lithuania on an estate between Vilnius and Kaunas but were displaced after his grandfather was accused of participating in the January Uprising of 1863 . He later described his family origins and social status as early instances of a lifelong sense of being between ( `` entre '' ) . In 1911 his family moved to Warsaw . After completing his education at Saint Stanislaus Kostka 's Gymnasium in 1922 , he studied law at Warsaw University , earning a master 's degree in law in 1927 . He spent a year in Paris , where he studied at the Institut des Hautes Etudes Internationales . He was less than diligent in his studies , but his time in France brought him in constant contact with other young intellectuals . He also visited the Mediterranean . When he returned to Poland he began applying for legal positions with little success . In the 1920s he started writing . He soon rejected the legendary novel , whose form and subject matter were supposed to manifest his `` worse '' and darker side of nature . Similarly , his attempt to write a popular novel in collaboration with Tadeusz Kępiński was a failure . At the turn of the 1920s and 1930s he started to write short stories , which were later printed under the title `` Memoirs of a Time of Immaturity '' , later edited by Gombrowicz and published under the name of `` Bacacay '' , the street where he lived during his exile in Argentina . From the moment of this literary debut , his reviews and columns started appearing in the press , mainly in the `` Kurier Poranny '' ( `` Morning Courier '' ) . He met with other young writers and intellectuals forming an artistic café society in Zodiak and Ziemiańska , both in Warsaw . The publication of `` Ferdydurke '' , his first novel , brought him acclaim in literary circles . Exile in Argentina . Just before the outbreak of the Second World War , Gombrowicz took part in the maiden voyage of the Polish cruise liner `` Chrobry '' , to South America . When he learned of the outbreak of war in Europe , he decided to wait in Buenos Aires until the war was over ; he reported to the Polish legation in 1941 but was considered unfit for military duties . He stayed in Argentina until 1963—often , especially during the war , in poverty . At the end of the 1940s Gombrowicz was trying to gain a position in Argentine literary circles by publishing articles , giving lectures in Fray Mocho café , and finally , by publishing in 1947 a Spanish translation of `` Ferdydurke '' , written with the help of his friends , among them Virgilio Piñera . Today , this version of the novel is considered to a significant literary event in the history of Argentine literature , but at the time of its publication it did not bring any great renown to the author , nor did the publication of his drama `` Ślub '' in Spanish ( `` The Marriage '' , `` El Casamiento '' ) in 1948 . From December 1947 to May 1955 Gombrowicz worked as a bank clerk in Banco Polaco , the Argentine branch of Pekao SA Bank , and formed a friendship with Zofia Chądzyńska , who introduced him to the Buenos Aires political and cultural elite . In 1950 he started exchanging letters with Jerzy Giedroyc , and from 1951 he started having works published in the Parisian journal `` Culture '' , in which fragments of `` Dziennik '' ( `` Diaries '' ) appeared in 1953 . In the same year he published a volume of work which included the drama `` Ślub '' ( `` The Marriage '' ) and the novel `` Trans-Atlantyk '' , in which the subject of national identity on emigration was controversially raised . After October 1956 four books by Gombrowicz appeared in Poland and brought him great renown despite the fact that the authorities did not allow the publication of `` Dziennik '' ( `` Diary '' ) . Gombrowicz had affairs with both men and women . In his later serialised `` Diary '' ( 1953–69 ) he wrote about his adventures in the homosexual underworld of Buenos Aires , particularly his sexual experiences with young men from the lower class , a theme which he picked up again when interviewed by Dominique de Roux in `` A Kind of Testament '' ( 1973 ) . Last years in Europe . In the 1960s Gombrowicz became recognised globally , and many of his works were translated , including `` Pornografia '' ( `` Pornography '' ) and `` Kosmos '' ( `` Cosmos '' ) . His dramas were staged in theatres around the world , especially in France , Germany and Sweden . Having received a scholarship from the Ford Foundation , Gombrowicz returned to Europe in 1963 . He stayed for a year in West Berlin , where he endured a slanderous campaign organised by the Polish communist authorities . His health deteriorated during this stay , and he was not able to go back to Argentina . He went back to France in 1964 . He spent three months in Royaumont abbey , near Paris , where he met Rita Labrosse , a Canadian from Montreal who studied contemporary literature . In 1964 he moved to the Côte d'Azur in the south of France with Labrosse , whom he employed as his secretary . He spent the rest of his life in Vence , near Nice . Gombrowicz 's health prevented him from thoroughly benefiting from this late renown . It worsened notably in spring 1964 ; he became bedridden and was unable to write . In May 1967 he was awarded the Prix International . The following year , on December 28 , he married Rita Labrosse . On the initiative of his friend Dominique de Roux , who hoped to cheer him up , he gave a series of thirteen lectures about the history of philosophy to de Roux and Rita , ironically titled `` Guide to Philosophy in Six Hours and Fifteen Minutes '' , transcribed by de Roux . The lectures started with Kant and ended with existentialism . The series ended before Gombrowicz could deliver the planned last part , interrupted by his death on July 24 , 1969 . He was buried in the cemetery in Vence . Writing . Gombrowicz wrote in Polish , but he did not allow his works to be published in Poland until the authorities lifted the ban on the unabridged version of `` Dziennik '' , his diary , in which he described the Polish authorities ' attacks on him . Because he refused publication in Poland he remained largely unknown to the general reading public until the first half of the 1970s . Still , his works were printed in Polish by the Paris Literary Institute of Jerzy Giedroyć and translated into more than 30 languages . Moreover , his dramas were repeatedly staged around the world by the prominent directors , such as Jorge Lavelli , Alf Sjöberg , Ingmar Bergman , and Jerzy Jarocki and Jerzy Grzegorzewski in Poland . The salient characteristics of Gombrowicz ’ s writing include incisive descriptions of characters ' psychological entanglement with others , an acute awareness of conflicts that arise when traditional cultural values clash with contemporary values , and an exasperated yet comedic sense of the absurd . Aesthetically , Gombrowicz 's clear and precise descriptions criticise Polish Romanticism , and he once claimed he wrote in defiance of Adam Mickiewicz ( especially in `` Trans-Atlantic '' ) . The writing of Gombrowicz contains links with existentialism and with structuralism . Gombrowicz 's work is also well known for its playful allusions and satire , as in a section of `` Trans-Atlantic '' written in the form of a stylised 19th-century diary , followed by a parody of a traditional fable . For many critics and theorists , the most engaging aspects of Gombrowicz ’ s work are the connections with European thought in the second half of the 20th century , which links him with the intellectual heritage of Michel Foucault , Roland Barthes , Gilles Deleuze , Jacques Lacan , and Jean-Paul Sartre . As Gombrowicz stated , `` Ferdydurke '' was published in 1937 before Sartre formulated his theory of the `` regard d'autrui '' . But it is owing to the popularization of Sartrean concepts that this aspect of my book has been better understood and assimilated . '' Gombrowicz uses first-person narrative in his novels , with the exception of `` Opętani '' . The language of the writer includes frequent neologisms . Moreover , he created `` keywords '' which shed their symbolic light on the sense covered under the ironic form ( e.g . `` gęba '' , `` pupa '' in `` Ferdydurke '' ) . In the story `` Pamiętnik z okresu dojrzewania '' the author above all engages in paradoxes which control the entrance of the individual into the social world and also the repressed passions which rule human behaviour . In `` Ferdydurke '' ( his first novel , published in autumn 1937 , with a cover dated 1938 ) he discusses form as a universal category which was understood in philosophical , sociological , and aesthetic senses . Furthermore , this form is a means of enslavement of the individual by other people and society as a whole . Famous phrases of Gombrowicz are found in the novel and became common usage in Polish , for instance words such as `` upupienie '' ( imposing on the individual the role of somebody inferior and immature ) and `` gęba '' ( a personality or an authentic role imposed on somebody ) . `` Ferdydurke '' can be read as a satire on various Polish communities : progressive bourgeoisie , rustic , conservative . Therefore , the satire of Gombrowicz presents the human being either as a member of a society or an individual who struggles with himself and the world . Stage adaptations of `` Ferdydurke '' and other works of Gombrowicz were presented by many theatres , especially prior to 1986 , before the first 9 volumes of his works were published . It was the only official way of gaining access to the works of the writer . The first dramatic text written by Gombrowicz was `` Iwona , księżniczka Burgunda '' ( `` Ivona , Princess of Burgundia '' , 1938 ) , a tragicomedy — a play that describes what the enslavement of form , custom , and ceremony brings . In 1939 he published in installments in two daily newspapers the popular novel `` Opętani '' , in which he interlaced the form of the Gothic novel with that of sensational modern romance . In `` Ślub '' , written just after the war , Gombrowicz used the form of Shakespeare ’ s and Calderon ’ s theatre . He also critically undertook the theme of the romantic theatre ( Z. Krasiński , J. Słowacki ) and portrayed a new concept of power and a human being created by other people . In the novel `` Trans-Atlantyk '' Gombrowicz juxtaposes the traditional vision of a human that serves the values of the new vision , according to which an individual frees oneself of this service and basically fulfills oneself . The representative of such a model of humanity is the eccentric millionaire homosexual Gonzalo . The novel `` Pornografia '' shows Poland in times of war when the eternal order and the whole system of traditional culture , based on faith in God , collapsed . In its place a new drastic reality appears , where the elderly and the young cooperate with each other in order to realise their cruel fascinations streaked with eroticism . `` Kosmos '' is the most complex and ambiguous work by Gombrowicz . In this text the author portrayed how human beings create a vision of the world sense , what forces , symbolic order and passion take part in this process and how the novel form organises itself in the process of creating sense . `` Operetka '' , his last play , uses an operetta form to present the changes of the world in the 20th century in a grotesque way , that is the transition to totalitarianism . At the same time , the author expresses a tentative faith in rebirth through youth . According to many scholars his most outstanding work is `` Dziennik '' ( `` Diaries '' ) , not only as a literary work but also philosophical : `` The affectingly cool critic of European tradition , the diagnostician of the disease afflicting contemporary thought , the great artist and moralist . If I were to designate a worthy successor to the `` Joyful science '' of Nietzschean criticism and poetry in twentieth century literature , I would answer : Gombrowicz in his `` Diary '' ( Wojciech Karpiński ) . `` Dziennik '' was published in serial form in `` Kultura '' from 1953 to 1969 . `` Dziennik '' is not only the author ’ s record of life but also a philosophical essay , polemic , collection of auto-reflection on folk poetry , views on politics , national culture , religion , world of tradition , present time , and many other important themes . At the same time , the author is able to write about the most important topics in the form of an ostensibly casual anecdote and to use the whole range of literary devices . Two novels by Gombrowicz were adapted for film : `` Pornografia '' directed by Jan Jakub Kolski ( the film was completed in 2003 ) and `` Ferdydurke '' directed by Jerzy Skolimowski . The year 2004 , the centenary of his birth , was declared the Year of Gombrowicz . The writer ’ s final extensive work , `` Kronos '' , was published in Poland by Wydawnictwo Literackie on May 23 , 2013 . Style . Gombrowicz 's works are characterised by deep psychological analysis , a certain sense of paradox and an absurd , anti-nationalist flavor . In 1937 he published his first novel , `` Ferdydurke '' , which presents many themes explored in his further writings : the problems of immaturity and youth , the masks taken on by men in front of others , and an ironic , critical examination of class roles in Polish society and culture , specifically among the nobility , representatives of the Catholic Church and provincial Poles . Ferdydurke provoked sharp critical reactions and immediately divided Gombrowicz 's audience into rival camps of worshipers and sworn enemies . In his work , Gombrowicz struggled with Polish traditions and the country 's difficult history . This battle was the starting point for his stories , which were deeply rooted in this tradition and history . Gombrowicz is remembered by scholars and admirers as a writer and a man unwilling to sacrifice his imagination or his originality for any price , person , god , society , or doctrine . Oeuvre : bibliography , translations , adaptations . Gombrowicz 's novels and plays have been translated into 35 languages . Film adaptations . The documentary filmmaker Nicolas Philibert made a documentary set in the radical French psychiatric clinic La Borde entitled `` Every Little Thing '' ( French `` La Moindre des choses '' ) ; released in 1997 , the film follows the patients and staff as they stage a production of Gombrowicz 's `` Operette '' .
Akira Yanagawa . is a motorcycle road racer from Japan . He won three World Superbike Championship races and finished on the podium on 20 further occasions . Career . He started racing on mini-bikes before becoming Japan 's 250cc champion in 1989 . He moved to his homeland 's Superbike championship in 1993 . By Kawasaki considered him ready for the Superbike World Championship . Initial testing displays and results suggested that they were not wrong . At the A1-Ring , Yanagawa became the first Japanese rider to win a Superbike World Championship race outside his homeland , also winning Sugo later in the year to come 4th overall . was dominated by two huge crashes . At Monza the bike hurtled through the gravel at the Ascari Chicane before catching fire due to a burst fuel line , with Yanagawa nowhere near it . At Laguna Seca he was running 2nd when Doug Chandler 's wild card Kawasaki went out of control on the run into the Corkscrew corner and harpooned Yanagawa . It was a frightening moment , yet Yanagawa only missed one further round . He was classified 2nd in that race , as the restart was abandoned following another pile-up . On his return he took two 4th places , and followed this with two podium results at Sugo . This was good for 7th overall . In and he came 5th overall , with a win at Sugo and five third places in . He was 9th in , crashing on lap 1 of his 100th WSBK race at Sugo but scoring two 3rds at Monza , as Kawasaki gradually lost interest in the Superbike World Championship , focusing instead on developing a MotoGP bike for 2002 . Yanagawa raced in Japan 's Superbike series while testing this , and briefly raced it before returning to a testing role . He continued in the All-Japan series , leading it in 2007 before losing out to Atsushi Watanabe , and also entered for a one-off MotoGP round at Motegi in 2007 .
Lionel Luthor . Lionel Luthor is a fictional character portrayed by John Glover in the television series `` Smallville '' . The character was initially a recurring guest in season one , and became a series regular in season two and continued until being written out of the show in season seven . The character returned to the show in season ten again as a recurring guest role as a parallel universe ( Earth-2 ) version of the character . In `` Smallville '' , Lionel Luthor is the father of Lex Luthor ( Michael Rosenbaum ) , and founder and CEO of LuthorCorp . Lex Luthor 's father was first introduced in `` Superman '' comics by Jerry Siegel in 1961 and has since appeared in other Superman-related media under different names . `` Smallville '' is the first appearance in which the character has been an intricate part of a Superman adaptation . Series developers Alfred Gough and Miles Millar created Lionel Luthor for `` Smallville '' to provide an antithesis to the parenting style of Jonathan Kent ( John Schneider ) and Martha Kent ( Annette O'Toole ) . In the DC Comics , Lex Luthor 's father is named Jules Luthor . He debuted in Superman 's Girlfriend , Lois Lane # 23 ( February , 1961 ) and was created by Jerry Siegel and Kurt Schaffenberger . During the story of `` Smallville '' , Lionel evolves from being a nemesis of Clark Kent ( Tom Welling ) who develops multiple schemes to uncover Clark 's secrets , to becoming an ally who eventually dies to protect Clark 's secret from his own son . Lionel has a strained relationship with Lex and regularly tries to test him . He attempts to develop a romantic relationship with Martha Kent following the death of Jonathan Kent , helping her advance toward the United States Senate . Lionel 's development from a main antagonist to an ally was difficult for the writers , who felt the character 's arc failed to achieve the status they wanted . Although they continued with the story arc , Lionel returned to using deception to protect Clark rather than exploit him . He is characterized as a sinister character who tried hard to further his own ambitions . Lionel 's relationship with his son has been likened to that of Harry Osborn and Norman Osborn from Spider-Man comics . Role in `` Smallville '' . In 1989 , Lionel visits Smallville to buy the Ross Creamed Corn company immediately before a meteor shower occurs . Twelve years later during season one , Lionel exiles his son Lex Luthor ( Michael Rosenbaum ) to Smallville to run LuthorCorp 's local fertilizer plant as a test . When Lex makes a profit for the first time in years , Lionel closes the plant and blames Lex 's poor managerial skills . Lionel later confronts his son at the Luthor mansion when Lex tries to orchestrate an employee buyout to save the fertilizer plant . When strong winds force debris to smash through the mansion , Lionel is pinned under a fallen support beam and Lex hesitates to save his father . In Season two , Lex saves Lionel but loses his sight because of Lex 's judgment to rush into surgery . Season two 's first half shows Lionel as blind . Lex and Lucas Luthor ( Paul Wasilewski ) —Lionel 's illegitimate son—devise a plan to uncover Lionel 's deception ; it is revealed that Lionel was blind but that his eyes healed and he intentionally neglected to tell anyone so he could watch how they acted around him . Season two 's second half shows Lionel is aware of the Kawatche caves and tries to unlock the mysterious symbols there , to the dismay of Clark Kent ( Tom Welling ) . Season three revealed that Lionel conspired with Morgan Edge ( Rutger Hauer ) to murder Lionel 's parents and use the insurance money to fund the start of LuthorCorp . Lionel has Lex committed to a mental institution , when his son discovers what Lionel did . When Chloe Sullivan ( Allison Mack ) discovers the truth , that evidence is used to assist Lex have Lionel arrested for his parents ' murder . Season three also revealed why Lionel is angry with Lex ; he blames his son for the death of his youngest son Julian Luthor , although Lex took the blame to protect the true killer , his mentally unwell mother Lillian ( Alisen Down ) . Lionel also learns that he has a terminal liver disease , which he divulges to Lex while awaiting arraignment . Lionel is sentenced to prison for his parents ' murder in season four . Lionel attempts to switch bodies with Lex using a stone from Clark 's homeworld of Krypton but Clark intervenes and Lionel switches bodies with Clark instead . When he and Clark switch back , Lionel discovers his terminal liver disease is healed . Lionel is released from prison by Genevieve Teague ( Jane Seymour ) , and begins searching for three stones of knowledge . During this quest , Lionel falls into a catatonic state after being uploaded with Kryptonian knowledge . Lionel recovers from his catatonic state in season five when the Kryptonian artificial intelligence Jor-El takes over his body to speak with Clark . With Jor-El guiding him , Lionel begins helping Clark by making excuses for Clark 's behavior and unexplained disappearances throughout seasons five and six . Season seven revealed that Lionel and three other wealthy families formed the secret society called Veritas to protect an alien visitor known as the Traveler ( Clark ) . When the secret is uncovered , Lex murders his father , realizing he has been covering up the Traveler 's existence . Season ten reveals that Tess Mercer ( Cassidy Freeman ) is Lionel 's illegitimate daughter , fathered with Lex 's nanny Pamela Jenkins ( Donna Bullock ) . In `` Luthor '' , Clark Kent unintentionally visits a parallel universe where Lionel found and adopted Clark 's native universe counterpart . Lionel raised his adopted son to be a murderer , going by the alias Ultraman , who kills anyone in his way including that Earth 's Lex . When Clark Kent escapes back to his own reality , Lionel follows him . Posing as his own doppelgänger , Lionel tries to make amends when he attempts twice to bring Conner Kent ( Lucas Grabeel ) , a hybrid clone of Clark and Lex that develops Clark 's powers , to his side but fails . Lionel also assumes control of LuthorCorp from Tess but loses the company when his doppelgänger 's daughter proves he is an imposter . However , he has already embezzled a large amount of money from LuthorCorp and founded the company PreClox . At his nadir , Lionel is approached by the evil alien entity Darkseid . In the series finale , Lionel discovers Lex 's defective clones were grafted to create a perfect composite clone , but a compatible heart could not be found among the clones . Lionel tries to give Tess 's heart to Lex , but when Tess shoots Lionel and escapes , Lionel surrenders his soul to Darkseid , giving Lionel 's heart to restore Lex . Afterward , Darkseid possesses Lionel 's corpse to attack Clark , however , Clark destroy Lionel 's body , dispelling the threat posed by Darkseid . Portrayal . Lionel Luthor was created by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar specifically for `` Smallville '' to provide a parallel to the Kents as an `` experiment in extreme parenting '' . The character Chloe Sullivan ( Allison Mack ) was also created for the show . Lex 's father has previously been depicted in other media . Lionel Luthor is portrayed in the program by John Glover ; Glover said he appreciates the `` clear canvas '' he had to work with when developing his portrayal of Lionel . In season one , Glover traveled from New York to Vancouver every week while filming his scenes because he was already committed to stage appearances in New York at the time . When portraying the character 's struggle with terminal liver disease , Glover was inspired by a friend 's battle with cancer ; he said his friend was a `` cheerleader to people '' , who supported and boosted others when they were feeling bad . When Glover 's friend learned he had cancer he fought hard to get over it , but when he learned that it was terminal he went to bed and stopped eating until he died about ten days later . This helped Glover understand how someone powerful and full of life could commit suicide—which Lionel prepares to do when he learns his illness is terminal . Storyline progression . In season two , Lionel moves from being recurring figure to a regular character . This season features the gradual unveiling of Lionel 's increasing involvement with the characters of the show . It begins with more direct involvement when Luthor hires Martha Kent as his assistant , and then indirectly when he becomes the conservator of the Kawatche caves and tries to unlock the mystery of the symbols on the cave walls . During season three , Lionel becomes the villain of the show when he tries to discover Clark 's secret and drives Lex into a psychotic breakdown . This allows Lionel to use electroshock therapy on Lex to erase his knowledge of Lionel 's co-opting of Morgan Edge to kill Lionel 's parents for their life insurance . The creative team experimented with Lionel 's character in season four , creating a storyline in which Lionel is reformed . Executive producer Greg Beeman said the character development failed , and as a result Lionel returned to his normal self . John Glover found playing Lionel as a straight arrow was `` boring '' . Season five explores the relationship between Martha and Lionel . Both Annette O'Toole and Al Gough said Lionel was slightly attracted to Martha , but that she would never act on that feeling . The producers had no intentions to create a romantic relationship between the two characters . Most of Lionel 's motivations in season five are shrouded in mystery . Glover said he could not determine whether his character is good or bad , so when he is portraying him in season five he tried to present everything as if it was `` good '' . Glover said he believes Lincoln Cole 's ( Ian Tracey ) actions in `` Mercy '' made Lionel rethink everything his past behavior and his own character . By the end of the fifth season , Lionel has learned that people have a responsibility to each other . `` Smallville '' writer and executive producer Brian Peterson said the creative team wanted to remind the audience that Lionel was still the same Lionel Luthor they had come know , so they delayed revealing Lionel 's usual antics until season six 's `` Promise '' in which he blackmails Lana into marrying Lex . Peterson wanted to `` slap [ the audience ] in the face '' with a reminder of Lionel 's former character . Although Lionel blackmails Lana into marrying Lex , John Glover said Lionel was trying to protect Clark , for which he needed Lana 's help . By the time season six began airing , John Glover realized Lex was starting to become more villainous and that his time on the show would be limited . Glover hoped Lionel would still be able to influence his son as the show progressed ; he believed his character would be useless on the show without such influencing abilities . Glover said the conflict between Lex and his father is very positive for the show because Lionel 's attempt to bond with Lex and the distrust between them `` makes drama '' . Characterization . John Glover characterizes Lionel as a businessman who is disappointed with his son . To Glover , Lionel is this `` rich and powerful businessman '' who sees his son as a `` wuss '' and `` fraidy-cat '' . It was important to Glover that Lionel appear as human as possible ; Glover said he does not want to simply `` twirl [ his ] mustache '' . Glover described Lionel as a man who will do whatever he needs to do to get what he wants . He characterizes Lionel as an intelligent man who can read people easily . Lionel uses that ability to further his goals . The character can also get past people 's defenses and manipulate them . Glover thinks that type of power would be great if it could be used to help someone other than Lionel . Lionel 's character is also connoted by the color scheme that surrounds him ; the use of cold blue tones helps to evoke the `` sinister '' nature of the character . Lionel is also often portrayed in front of a white or `` clinical blue '' background . Lionel 's signature mane of hair is used to symbolize his power—by growing it out and refusing to style it , Lionel attempts to show he is so powerful that he can do whatever he wants without any backlash . Relationships . The relationship between Lionel and his son Lex is strained ; it has been likened to the relationship between Norman and Harry Osborn in the `` Spider-Man '' movie . Glover tried to make Lionel appear as though he is trying to `` toughen [ Lex ] up '' . The character is made to `` go out of his way , to give [ Lex ] tests , so [ Lex ] can prove himself '' . Glover sees the character as a rich and powerful businessman who is disappointed in his son . Glover 's goal for season one was to show Lionel 's attempts to make Lex tougher ; he interprets the character 's motto in his raising of Lex as `` no risk , no rewards '' . Glover believes Lionel has two competing agendas with Lex—for Lex to become his own man and for Lex to follow in his father 's steps . This becomes frustrating for Lex because Lionel wants his son to be both `` loyal follower '' and the `` best person he can be '' . This all plays into Lionel 's `` pretty huge ego '' . John Glover believes if Lionel and Lex were not related Lionel would have `` destroyed '' Lex early on because he views his son as `` weak '' . Lionel is also bound by the fact that Lex is his heir , although he does not trust Lex . Lionel 's distrust of Lex partially arises because he believes Lex is a coward . John Glover said , `` It 's not that [ Lionel is ] meant to be a foe ; it 's just that the poor boy 's weak , so [ Lionel must ] mold him . Lionel is continually trying to strengthen his son , to teach him . [ Lex is ] just a hard student . '' Lionel also has a key relationship with Martha Kent , Clark Kent 's adoptive mother . This relationship first develops in season two when Lionel hires Martha to be his assistant ; it is further developed in season five . Glover felt Lionel 's attraction to Martha grows in season five when Jonathan Kent dies because he now sees Martha as a single woman and is now more attainable ; Glover believes Lionel was seeking to attain Martha 's `` goodness '' and the attraction is not based on lust . When Lionel is in Martha 's company he tries to present himself as a man she could be with ; he consciously attempts to change years of selfish behavior . Writer Holly Harold said his relationship with Martha parallels Lex 's relationship with Lana ; both men believe these two women will be their saving grace and pull them back from the dark side . Annette O'Toole said Martha 's interest in Lionel is like watching a dangerous animal ; `` It 's that attraction you have for a very beautiful , dangerous animal . You know you ca n't stop watching it , but at the same time you feel , 'Oh my God , he 's going to kill me . ' '' O'Toole also said she believes Martha 's motivation is to get close enough to Lionel to know what he is planning to do to Clark . When Martha left the show , writer Todd Slavkin said they wanted to give the character `` more of a send-off '' than they achieved on screen . Slavkin said they could do nothing equivalent to what they gave John Schneider because there were so many storylines by the season six finale they could fit nothing else in . The writers realized they could not kill off the character so they sent her to the U.S. Senate , creating a parallel to Clark where Martha fights injustice on the political stage . O'Toole and Al Gough said Martha has a small attraction to Lionel and that nothing serious would come from it . Glover believes Martha influenced Lionel to start believing that sacrifice is necessary to make the world a better place . When she leaves at the end of season six , Lionel no longer has that influence . He is constantly battling the dark and light sides of his personality . According to series writer Caroline Dries , the audience never really know his motivations because of this balancing act . Dries said this is embodied when he threatens Lana into marrying Lex , later revealing it was to protect Clark . Glover describes his off-screen relationship with Annette O'Toole the reason Martha and Lionel have such good chemistry . Glover said that when Martha and Lionel are talking to each other it feels as though he and O'Toole are sharing a conversation , and that trust is visualized on the camera . Reception . For his portrayal of Lionel Luthor on `` Smallville '' , John Glover was nominated for two Saturn Awards in the category of Best Supporting Actor in a Television Series . The first came in 2003 , following his upgrade to series regular status , and the second in 2004 . By season four , one reviewer said Lionel should have left the show after succumbing to his terminal liver disease in season three . Maurice Cobbs of DVD Verdict said Lionel was taking away from the primary characters ' screen time in season four , and the producers should have killed him at the end of season three . Novels . Lionel makes his first appearance outside the television series in the Aspect book `` Smallville : Strange Visitors '' . In this title , Lionel is concerned that confidence trickster Donald Jacobi will draw too much attention to the meteor rocks in Smallville and ruin his plans to use the rocks for experiments . Lionel has the life of Jacobi 's partner put in jeopardy when he threatens to alert some mobsters who are looking for Lionel . He makes a brief appearance in `` Smallville : Dragon '' , in which he tells Lex he used Lex 's ex-girlfriend Renata to get close to Lex to test him for unknown reasons . The `` Smallville '' version of Lionel makes a brief appearance in the second volume of the internet series `` Smallville : Chloe Chronicles '' ; he threatens Chloe after she discovers he is involved with the deaths of several people . Comics . In the television series ' comic book continuation written by the show 's writer Bryan Q. Miller , it is revealed that Lionel had tried to recruit Bruce Wayne 's father Thomas Wayne into the secret society Veritas with Virgil Swann , months prior to Wayne and his wife 's mugging and murder by Joe Chill .
Le Vieux-Bourg . Le Vieux-Bourg ( ) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France . Population . The people of Le Vieux-Bourg are called `` vieux-bourgeois '' in French .
Sandar Church . Sandar Church ( Norwegian : `` Sandar kirke '' ) is the oldest church in Sandefjord , Norway . The church was erected at the ruins of a Middle Age stone church from the 13th century . The current church was built in 1792 in the style of Louis XV of France . Sandar Church originally had a half-circle dome top , but the roofing was changed to the current spire in 1868 . Sandar Church was first mentioned in a written document in 1345 . This Medieval church was later replaced with the current church , which was built between 1790-1792 . The new church was inaugurated by bishop Christen Schmidt and was named Friedrich Church in honor of King Frederick VI . Outside is a sculpture depicting priest and poet Magnus Brostrup Landstad . It was the main church of Sandeherred municipality , later known as Sandar . After the merge of 1968 , Sandar Church became recognized as a Sandefjord city church . It is located in the city centre , just 300 meters from Sandefjord Church . The church was dedicated on August 15 , 1792 . It is only open in connection with advertised church events .
Nordic College for Public Health . Nordiska högskolan för folkhälsovetenskap ( NHV ; `` Nordic College for Public Health '' ) is a shared Nordic educational institution in Gothenburg , Sweden , which educates health personnel on Master 's and Doctorate level in addition to doing broader research work . They are financed through the Swedish Department of Health and Social Security and the Nordic Council . NHV was founded in 1953 , started its programmes on Master 's level in 1978 and on doctorate level in 1987 .
Peter Coffield . Peter Tenny Coffield ( July 17 , 1945 – November 19 , 1983 ) was an American actor . Coffield worked as an actor in theater , television , and film . He is best known for his role in the film `` Cry Rape ! '' . His other films include `` Times Square '' ( 1980 ) and Neil Simon 's `` Only When I Laugh '' . Coffield guest starred on several TV shows throughout the 1970s and early 1980s , including `` The Love Boat '' , `` Hart to Hart '' , `` Eight Is Enough '' , `` Wide World Mystery , '' `` Family '' , and `` Love , Sidney '' , and he acted in TV movies such as ' , and `` The Man Without a Country '' . He also performed in several plays on Broadway , including `` Hamlet '' ( 1969 ) , `` Abelard and Heloise '' ( 1971 ) , `` The Merchant of Venice '' ( 1973 ) , `` Tartuffe '' ( 1977 ) , and `` The Man Who Came to Dinner '' ( 1980 ) . In addition to Broadway , Coffield had key roles in `` Misalliance '' at the Roundabout Theater , in A. R. Gurney 's `` Middle Ages '' at the Hartman Theater in Stamford , Conn. , and in S. N. Behrman 's `` No Time for Comedy '' at the McCarter Theater in Princeton , N.J. , and he performed at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington and at the Old Globe Shakespeare Festival Theater in San Diego . In `` The New York Times '' review of Coffield 's performance as a homosexual student in `` Abelard and Heloise '' , theater critic Walter Kerr wrote , `` Making a mask of his broad , handsome face , Mr. Coffield went about his chores deftly , confidently , with clear and virile purpose . Saying little , he seemed to think a great deal : thought can be a scene-thief , it turns out . '' Coffield was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award in 1974 for Best Actor in Daytime Drama for his role in `` CBS Daytime 90 : Legacy of Fear '' . Personal life . Coffield grew up in an Irish-Catholic household , the youngest of five children . Peter 's eldest three siblings , Carolyn Coffield , Kitty ( Katherine Amelia ) Coffield , and James Coffield III , are from his father 's first marriage . ( Peter 's father , James L. Coffield , was widowed in 1935 ; he married Peter 's mother , Mary White , in 1939 . They had two children together , Michael and Peter , and the children from both marriages lived as a single family . ) Coffield 's father died in 1960 ; his mother died in 2001 in Tasmania , Australia , at the age of 94 . Peter 's brother Michael , an attorney in Chicago , died in 2007 . Coffield graduated from New Trier High School in 1963 and from Northwestern University in Evanston , Illinois in 1967 , where he earned a B.S . in Oral Interpretation . He also earned a master 's degree from the University of Michigan . Coffield 's long-time life partner was James Tripp , also an actor , who is the Head of Acting at the Stella Adler Conservatory in New York . Coffield died of an AIDS-related illness on November 19 , 1983 .
Todd Sievers . Todd Michael Sievers ( born April 1 , 1980 ) is a former American football placekicker who played college football for the Miami Hurricanes from 1998 to 2002 , being part of the 2001 Division 1-A National Championship team . He also played for the Houston Texans of the National Football League during the 2003 and 2004 offseasons . High school career . Sievers played at Ankeny High School in Ankeny , Iowa , serving as the team 's kicker and punter . He set state records with a 63-yard field goal , as well as in scoring with 77 points . He also lettered in baseball and soccer . 1998 . Sievers served as kickoff specialist as a true freshman . He played in 11 of 12 games that season ( missed game against Temple due to death of grandfather ) . 14 of his 61 kickoffs went for touchbacks . 1999 . Sievers was redshirted prior to his second season . 2000 . Following two seasons without any field goal attempts , Sievers went 11-of-17 on field goals and 52-of-58 on extra points while leading the team in scoring with 85 . Kicked two 50-yard extra points against Boston College and Florida , due to multiple unsportsmanlike conduct penalties . 2001 . Sievers led the nation in field goals per game with 1.91 , making 21-of-26 field goals for the season . He set a university record for scoring in a season with 119 . Kicked a ( then ) career-best 48-yard field goal against Syracuse . Went 1-of-2 in field goals against Nebraska during the Rose Bowl . Miami went on to win 37-14 , finishing the season 11-0 and being named National champions . Along with the National championship , Sievers was named First-team All-American , First-team All-Big East , and finished 4th for the Lou Groza Award . 2002 . Sievers kicked 13-of-22 in field goals , while leading the nation with 66 successful extra points ( out of 69 attempts ) . His 105 points rank 5th in Miami Hurricanes school history among kickers . Kicked a career-high 53-yard field goal against Florida ; also attempted a career-high 57-yard field goal ( unsuccessfully ) against Florida A & M . Sievers played a key role in the 2003 Fiesta Bowl against Ohio State , kicking a 40-yard field goal , preceded by two icings by OSU head coach Jim Tressel , to end regulation and force the game to overtime . Miami would go on to lose in the 2nd overtime 31-24 , thus ending Sievers ' college football career . He would be named First-team All-Big East for the 2nd consecutive year , along with being named a finalist for the Mosi Tatupu Award . Houston Texans . Following his college career , Sievers was signed by the Houston Texans of the National Football League as an undrafted free agent May 5 , 2003 , competing against veteran Kris Brown . The Texans waived him on August 26 . He would be re-signed by the team for the following season 's training camp , but the result was the same as he was released August 30 , 2004 . Austin Wranglers . Sievers signed with the Austin Wranglers of the Arena Football League for the 2005 season . He went 8-of-17 on field goals and 51-of-57 on extra points , as well as making three tackles on the season . In 2006 , Sievers posted better numbers , going 14-of-25 on field goals and 90-of-105 on extra points . He also made four tackles and threw one pass during the season . Dallas Desperados . In 2007 , Sievers left Austin for the Dallas Desperados ( also of the AFL ) . He was n't needed as much for field goals , only going 8-of-13 ; he would set career highs in both extra points made ( 115 ) and attempted ( 119 ) . He left the Desperados after one season and has n't played since . Post-football Life . Sievers is a Sales Manager for Ben E Keith Beverages and also serves as a spokesperson for the cause of diabetes research . Personal life . Sievers majored in marketing while at the University of Miami . He is the son of Don and Pat Sievers .
2017–18 Eastern Kentucky Colonels men 's basketball team . The 2017–18 Eastern Kentucky Colonels men 's basketball team represented Eastern Kentucky University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . The Colonels , led by third-year head coach Dan McHale , played their home games at McBrayer Arena within Alumni Coliseum as members of the Ohio Valley Conference . They finished the season 11–20 , 5–13 in OVC play to finish in a three-way tie for ninth place . They failed to make the OVC Tournament for the third consecutive season . On February 26 , 2018 , the school fired Dan McHale as head coach after three seasons . He finished at EKU with a three-year record of 38–55 . On March 23 , NC State assistant A.W . Hamilton was hired as the new head coach of the Colonels . Previous season . The Colonels finished the season 12–19 , 5–11 in OVC play to finish in last place in the East Division . They failed to qualify for the Ohio Valley Tournament . Preseason . In a vote of Ohio Valley Conference head men ’ s basketball coaches and sports information directors , Eastern Kentucky was picked to finish fourth . Asante Gist was named to the preseason All-OVC team . After five years of divisional play in the OVC , the conference eliminated divisions for the 2017–18 season . Additionally , for the first time , each conference team will play 18 conference games . Schedule and results . ! colspan=9 style=| Ohio Valley Conference regular season
Sajidul Islam . Sajidul Islam is a Bangladeshi cricketer . He was born on 18 January 1988 and is a right-handed batsman and left arm medium fast bowler . He played for Bangladesh Under-17s in 2003/04 and represented the Bangladesh Cricket Board Academy in 2006/07 . He made his debut for Barisal Division in 2005/06 and took an impressive 40 first-class wickets in his first two seasons in the game , with a best analysis of 5 for 61 against Dhaka Division . In December 2007 , he was called up to the Bangladesh squad on tour in New Zealand as a replacement for the injured Syed Rasel . On 4 January 2008 he made his Test debut , he took 2/71 which included taking a wicket with his second ball in Test cricket .
Derry City Ladies F.C.. Derry City Ladies Football Club is a women 's association football club based in Drumahoe , County Londonderry , Northern Ireland . The club play in the NIWFA Championship and were founded in 2003 . They have no permanent home ground , but as of 2016 play their home matches at the Riverside Stadium . History . To coincide with the men 's team 's 75th anniversary , Derry City Ladies were formed and played their first match at the men 's team 's Brandywell Stadium against Donegal Celtic F.C . which resulted in a 3–3 draw . Despite the men 's team being affiliated with the Republic of Ireland 's Football Association of Ireland and play in the Republic of Ireland 's league system , the ladies team are affiliated with the Irish Football Association 's Northern Ireland Women 's Football Association and play in the Northern Irish leagues . They initially started playing league football in the Republic of Ireland 's Inishowen Football League but later moved into the Northern Irish league system in 2007 . In 2015 , they won the NIWFA Championship and were promoted into the Women 's Premier League for the first time . They also won the Foyle Cup , Ballymena Sevens , NIWFA Championship League Cup . Despite this , they had no official home ground . They asked Derry and Strabane District Council for permission to play at the Brandywell Stadium . However consent was not granted and no permanent address was published in the league 's handbook , so they played their matches at Riverside Stadium in Drumahoe . The club finished bottom of the league in their debut season and were relegated back to the NIWFA Championship for 2017 . However they won promotion back to the Women 's Premier League the following season .
Żabbar Sanctuary Museum . The Żabbar Sanctuary Museum ( ) is the Parish museum of Żabbar , Malta , consisting of artifacts spanning from pre-history to modern contemporary . The majority of the belongings have a religious theme , while others are secular . It is a purposely built museum which during its planning met controversy over the exterior structure in a historic core , next to the parish church . Built in the middle of the 20th century , it was renovated in 2003 , and now has three floors of exhibits . It is run by a committee and a group of volunteers and headed by the Archipriest of Żabbar . The museum is open for three hours daily , from nine in the morning till noon , with a fee of two euro per person . Entrance fees and donations go for the upkeep of the museum and the preservation of the collection . History . The museum was founded by Monsignor Joseph Zarb . After Zarb was appointed as Parish priest of Żabbar , in 1943 , he soon realized the opportunity the sanctuary of Our Lady of Graces gave in terms of authentic of historic artifacts . Being a researcher and a scholar , he listed all the belongings of the sanctuary – among which are weapons , slave chains , model ships , church vestments , altar fronts and votive paintings – which the Parish held . He later published the listed belongings in a book . In the past , some of the heritage of the parish was underestimated , prior to the opening of the museum , and the whereabouts of some former belongings is unknown . At one point , the parish held about 300 ex-voto , now down to about 85 on display at the museum . The artifacts were mostly offerings to the patron of the village , `` Our Lady of Graces '' , collected throughout the years from people of various backgrounds . Most ex-voto were donated by members of the Order of St. John and other labourers on the galleys , who were seamen . With the construction and opening of the museum , Zarb managed to house and preserve a large collection of artifacts , dating from pre-history , the Order of St. John , the French occupation of Malta , the British period , to 20th century Malta . Some 21st century items are also included . In the mid-20th century , the sanctuary received an official visit by Bishop Mikiel Gonzi when he crowned both the Madonna and Baby Jesus , which are depicted on a venerable 18th century work of Our Lady of Graces . Paintings . Various works of art are exhibited in the museum , most of them with a religious theme as they were formerly in the sanctuary . The paintings include works by Rocco Buhagiar , Gio Nicola Buhagiar , Rafel Bonnici Calì , Michele Busuttil , Tousaint Busuttil , Giuseppe Calì , Giuseppe Maria Caruana , Giovanni Battista Conti , Giuseppe D'Arena , Stefano Erardi , Rafael Gagliardi , Tommaso Madiona , Mattia Preti , Italo Horatio Serge , Filippo Venuti and Francesco Zahra . Other paintings in the museum were donated by individuals . Two of them are the 1683 Battle of Vienna , and another depicting the port of Messina in the 18th century . Also there are bozzettos of paintings in the sanctuary . Building . In 1952 , plans were made to build a museum adjacent to the parish church to exhibit the artifacts . The post-war Baroque exterior design of the museum building faced some controversy from the planning authority , however the permit was subsequently approved . The first stone was laid on September 2 , 1952 . On September 5 , 1954 , the museum was officiated by Jackie Frendo Azzoppardi and blessed by Monsignor Emmanuel Galea . It is the second Parish museum , after the Cathedral Museum in Mdina , and the first purposely build museum in Malta . In 2003 , the museum was reopened after being closed for renovation at the initiative of parish priest Anton Cassar . The belongings are now spread over the two floors of the building , and a platform at the first floor . Administration . The museum is the responsibility of the Parish of Żabbar . A commission of six volunteers , and the current Parish priest serving as president , direct its everyday operation , including the upkeep and restoration of the belongings . The museum 's income derives from public donations . The museum is generally open daily , for three hours , between 9 am and noon .
Ayako Ōnuma . is a Japanese female volleyball player . She was part of the Japan women 's national volleyball team . She participated in the 2005 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix . On club level she played for Hitachi Sawa Rivale in 2005 .
Tommy Brown ( footballer , born 1906 ) . Thomas Frank `` Tommy '' Brown ( 1906 – ? ) was an English professional footballer who played as a full back in the Football League for Fulham and in non-League football for Percy Main Amateurs , Crook Town and York City .
Ogasawarana rex . `` Ogasawarana rex '' is a species of land snail with an operculum , a terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Helicinidae , the helicinids . Distribution . This species is endemic to Japan .
Chir , Bavanat . Chir ( , also Romanized as Chīr ; also known as Deh-e Āqā Moḩammad Ja ‘ farkhān and Deh-e Āqā Moḩammad Ja ‘ farkhān ) is a village in Sarvestan Rural District , in the Central District of Bavanat County , Fars Province , Iran . At the 2006 census , its population was 453 , in 123 families .
Oman–Zanzibar war . The Oman-Zanzibar war was a 1784 conflict between Oman and Zanzibar . It was the first time they had fought since 1779 . Zanzibar , a colony of Oman , rebelled with the support of African forces from Mombasa and Pemba Island . Oman had to retake Zanzibar by force , capturing it in a short war . The Omani force was dispatched by Hilal bin Ahmad , eldest son of Ahmad bin Said al-Busaidi .
Slivnitsa Metro Station . Slivnitza Metro Station ( ) is a station on the Sofia Metro in Bulgaria . It started operation on January 28 , 1998 .
Kyogle . Kyogle is a town in the Northern Rivers region of northern New South Wales , Australia . It falls within the local government area of Kyogle Council . At the 2016 census , Kyogle had a population of 2,751 people . It was founded in the 1830s as a lumber camp , and is located north of Sydney , north of Casino on the Summerland Way close to the Queensland border . It also lies on the banks of the Richmond River . It is the seat of its own shire . Kyogle is an Aboriginal Australian word meaning `` plains turkey 's ( bustard ) egg '' , a reference to the Scrub turkey which is indigenous to the region . Cattle grazing , dairy farming and forestry are the primary industries . In times past , timber getting was the main reason for settlement in the area , with red cedar and hoop pine the main timber trees . Kyogle is known as a `` gateway '' to many national parks including Border Ranges National Park and Toonumbar National Park . NSW Tidy Towns winner . Kyogle won the `` Young Legends '' category award at the 2012 Australian Tidy Town Awards . One of the judges , Dick Olesinski , described how Kyogle 's community encompasses a diverse range of projects that demonstrate the community 's commitment to Tidy Towns and other related environmental and beautification programs , saying `` Kyogle 's Tidy Towns Committee continues to deliver active and enthusiastic promotion of the town , providing infrastructure and support of community activities . '' Railway . Kyogle station is served by the main North Coast railway line between Sydney and Brisbane . A train from Sydney to Brisbane stops at 2.46am and a train from Brisbane to Sydney stops at 7.53am . ( Only stops if there are booked passengers getting on or off at Kyogle ) A short crossing loop used to be located at the passenger station , but when the loop was extended for -long trains , the crossing loop was relocated to a more suitable — straighter — site outside town . Further north along the railway line towards Brisbane , located at Cougal , is the Border Loop spiral , where the track loops 360 degrees and eventually passes over itself . This loop was constructed for trains to climb from the low side ( NSW ) to the high side ( QLD ) of the McPherson Range . World Rally Championship . The 2009 World Rally Championship , also known as the 2009 Rally Australia , passed through the Kyogle area in 2009 . Flooding . In early January 2008 parts of Kyogle were subject to major flooding when the Richmond River burst its banks after heavy rainfall around Kyogle and upstream . Reaching heights of . This was the second worst flood in Kyogle on record , after the flood of 1954 .
Bowman Municipal Airport . Bowman Municipal Airport is a public airport located two miles ( 3 km ) west of the central business district of Bowman , a city in Bowman County , North Dakota , United States . It is owned by the Bowman County Airport Authority . Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA , Bowman Municipal Airport is assigned BPP by the FAA and BWM by the IATA . Facilities and aircraft . Bowman Municipal Airport covers an area of which contains one runway designated 11/29 with a 4,800 x 75 ft ( 1,463 x 23 m ) asphalt surface . For the 12-month period ending July 31 , 2007 , the airport had 3,620 aircraft operations : 88 % general aviation , 11 % air taxi , and 1 % military .
World Series of Poker Asia Pacific . The World Series of Poker Asia Pacific ( WSOP APAC ) is the third expansion of the World Series of Poker-branded poker tournaments outside the United States . Since 1970 participants have had to travel to Las Vegas , Nevada to compete in the World Series of Poker ( WSOP ) . Although the WSOP started holding circuit events in 2005 in other states , the main tournaments , which awarded bracelets to the winners , were exclusively held in Las Vegas . In 2007 the inaugural World Series of Poker Europe marked the first time that a WSOP bracelet was awarded outside Las Vegas . The WSOP further expanded to Africa in 2010 and 2012 however these events did not award any bracelets . The WSOP Europe and WSOP Asia Pacific rotate annually , with WSOP APAC being held in even-numbered years and WSOPE in odd-numbered years . Therefore , the WSOP Asia Pacific was held in 2014 while the next WSOP Europe event was in 2015 . 2013 World Series of Poker Asia Pacific . The inaugural World Series of Poker Asia Pacific took place April 4–15 , 2013 at Crown Casino in Melbourne , Australia and featured five bracelet events . In addition , there was a high roller event and a Caesars Cup tournament which did not award a bracelet . The Main Event , High Roller and Caesars Cup events were televised on ESPN Australia , with commentary by Lon McEachern and Norman Chad , along with sideline reporter Lynn Gilmartin . 2014 World Series of Poker Asia Pacific . The 2014 World Series of Poker Asia Pacific was held from October 2–18 at Crown Casino in Melbourne , Australia . There were 10 bracelet events , culminating in a $ 10,000 Main Event and a $ 25,000 High Roller . This was the second edition of WSOP APAC , and the first under a new schedule which will see this event and WSOP Europe held in alternate years .
Kikoty . Kikoły is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Tolkmicko , within Elbląg County , Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship , in northern Poland . It lies approximately south-west of Tolkmicko , north of Elbląg , and north-west of the regional capital Olsztyn . ( Kikoły , not Kikoty ) . Before 1945 the area was part of Germany ( East Prussia ) .
Annunciation Chapel , Victoria . The Chapel of the Annunciation or the Lunzjata Chapel is a small Roman Catholic church built into a cave located in the valley known as the Lunzjata Valley in Victoria , Gozo , Malta . History . The original chapel of the Annunciation goes back to at least 1347 . Documents from the 14th century reveal that the church was a Jus patronatus founded by Dona Sibila of Aragon . When she died the Jus patronatus passed to the kings of Sicily , who at that time ruled Malta . On November 12 , 1372 the chapel was handed over to a Maltese priest Don Bartolommeo Asciach who was probably its second rector . Up until the Knights Hospitaller arrived in Malta in 1530 the chapel was mostly administered by the nobility of Aragon and Sicily . When the knights came they took over and appointed Don Pietro Burlo as its rector . The chapel was rebuilt in 1629 by its rector Don Paolo Tabone . After WWII the chapel was restored extensively and was finally consecrated by the Bishop of Gozo Giuseppe Pace on October 18 , 1959 . Interior . The chapel has one altar and one titular painting depicting the Annunciation of Jesus , the work of Luca Garnier . The painting was commissioned by rector Nicola Mangion in 1644 .
Savannah Rug Ratz . The Savannah Rug Ratz were an indoor soccer team based in Savannah , Georgia that played in the EISL during both of the leagues seasons from 1997–1998 . They played their home games in the Savannah Civic Center . During their existence , the Rug Ratz played a total of 52 games under head coach Ian MacDonald , winning 13 , one via shootout , and losing 39 , two via shootout . They scored a total of 564 goals and allowed a total of 832 goals and notched 40 total points in standings out of a possible 156 points . ( The EISL awarded 3 points for a win , 2 for a shootout win , 1 for a shootout loss , and 0 for a loss in regulation . ) The team had planned to return for 1999 before the league folded in December 1998 . 1997 season . The Greater Savannah Sports Council worked with the Alaska-based ownership group to bring the Rug Ratz to Savannah . The Rug Ratz finished 6th overall in the seven-team league . They finished the season with a record of 7 wins and 17 losses , including 1 shootout win and 2 shootout losses , for a total of 22 points . The team 's average attendance ranked sixth in the seven-team league . 1998 season . The Rug Ratz began the 1998 season with new owners and a new logo . Savannah Sand Gnats principal owner Ken Silver and local investors ( as `` Low Country Pro Indoor Soccer Club Inc. '' ) purchased the team in February 1998 , pledging higher budgets and better community outreach . The team 's first home game was postponed after a late cleaning of the turf left it too wet for safe play at game time . The Rug Ratz finished 7th overall in the seven-team league . They finished the season with a record of 6 wins and 22 losses for a total of 18 points . The Rug Ratz averaged 1,747 fans per game , worst in the EISL where the average league game saw 2,733 fans in attendance . Head coach Ian MacDonald left the team after the season . Savannah Rug Ratz forward Shawn Beyer was named to the 1998 EISL All-League Second Team . Players receiving All-League Honorable Mentions included defenders Dan McManemy and Sean Scott plus midfielder Colin Buck .
Rotary Wing Test Squadron . `` RWTS redirects here . For a low-level disk I/O subroutine , see Write Track Sector '' The Rotary Wing Test and Evaluation Squadron ( RWTES ) is a tri-service UK military organisation based at MoD Boscombe Down , Wiltshire . Primarily , the squadron is responsible for test and evaluation of rotary wing aircraft and equipment , or their associated modifications . Squadron Role . To test and evaluate rotary wing aircraft and their associated equipment and weapon systems to generate evidence to support recommendations for Military Aircraft Release / Release To Service or advice for Service Deviation and assist in MoD R & D programmes . History . RWTES ( formerly D Sqn ) was formed in September 1950 at Boscombe Down as part of the Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment ( A & AEE ) . The squadron came into existence as helicopters became ever more prevalent in the UK Armed Forces and consolidated test and evaluation was required . Over the years , the parent organisation has changed : A & AEE became part of the Defence Test and Evaluation Organisation , absorbing the work of RAE Bedford and RAE Farnborough ; then part of the Defence Evaluation and Research Agency ( DERA ) ; and on 2 July 2001 a part of RAF Strike Command ( now Air Command ) working in a public-private partnering arrangement with QinetiQ . Personnel . RWTES is a military tri-service squadron commanded , over alternative tours , by a Royal Navy Commander and Army Lieutenant Colonel/Colonel . There are 14 other test pilots from the Royal Navy , Army Air Corps and Royal Air Force plus 3 highly experienced aircrewman . These military ( or ex-military ) personnel provide recent operational role experience and ensure all testing is related to current or future military operations . As well as being very experienced and above-average pilots , all test pilots are graduates of the Empire Test Pilots School ( ETPS ) also located at MOD Boscombe Down , or one of the other three internationally recognised military test pilot training academies in the USA or France . Typical work . Trials involving new aircraft major modifications to in-service aircraft are conducted in Combined Test Teams with representatives from the manufacturer ( e.g . AgustaWestland ) , RWTES , QinetiQ , and the Operational Evaluation Unit ( OEU ) of the Arm or Service ( e.g . the Royal Navy 's Lynx OEU ) . Aircraft . RWTES have use of a number of aircraft , permanently based at Boscombe Down , including 2 Sea King , and 4 Gazelles . The longest serving of which is Gazelle HT3 XZ936 , commissioned in May 1978 and living its entire life at Boscombe Down . Two of the Gazelles are painted in the classic A & AEE colours of red , white and blue ; they are used for continuation training and trials work as well for instruction use by ETPS . One Sea King is an `` instrumented '' HC4 Junglie and the other is an uninstrumented HU5 . Flight test instrumentation ( FTI ) is fitted to some aircraft to accurately measure parameters including performance , sideslip , 'G ' and control activity . Additional military aircraft are allotted to Boscombe Down for specific trials ; including the AH-64 Apache , Chinook , Merlin , Puma , plus any other in-service military helicopter . Training . In 1914 the Experimental Flight was established at Upavon to assess the new aeroplanes and their equipment for this revolutionary new means of warfare . The Experimental Flight expanded in the inter-war years and in 1943 a dedicated school was set up by Air Marshal Sir Ralph Sorley , the controller of Research and Development , as he was concerned by the rising number of fatalities in test flying and a lack of standardisation of flying techniques . The Test Pilots ' Training Flight at Boscombe Down was formed , now called the Empire Test Pilots School , one of a succession of schools with the Empire prefix . It served the Air Forces of the British Empire and has been attended by experienced pilots from around the world . Working alongside QinetiQ . The MOD conducts its flight test and military evaluation activities in a public-private partnering arrangement with QinetiQ . The Armed Forces provide specialist personnel to work in partnership with QinetiQ . For regulatory purposes the QinetiQ-MOD partnering arrangement that is approved to conduct flight testing is referred to as the Aircraft Test and Evaluation Collaboration ( ATEC ) .
Oraio . Oraio ( , ) is a settlement in the municipality Myki in the Xanthi regional unit of Greece . Oraio is a Pomak Muslims minority village . It was founded in the 12th century AD , when its population was still Bulgarian Christian . The conversion to Islam occurred during the period 17th-18th century . Following the First Balkan War , Bulgaria took possession of Oraio in 1912 , but after a period of eight months it was taken back by the Greek army . Shortly thereafter , as part of the accords concluding the Balkan Wars , Oraio and Western Thrace were ceded to Bulgaria and remained a part of the latter until the end of World War I . Following the Bulgarian defeat in this war , Western Thrace , and thus Oraio , was given to Greece in the second half of April 1920 at San Remo conference of the prime ministers of the main allies of the Entente powers ( except the US ) . Later in 1923 it was left to Greece with the rest of Western Thrace region by the Treaty of Lausanne . It was occupied by Bulgaria in the period 1941–1944 during World War II . Later in 1944 it was left to Greece . In the second half of April 1920 in San Remo conference of the prime ministers of the main allies of the Entente powers ( except the US ) Western Thrace was given to Greece .
Khormayak . Khormayak ( , also Romanized as Khormāyak ; also known as Khūmrīak ) is a village in Aviz Rural District , in the Central District of Farashband County , Fars Province , Iran . At the 2006 census , its population was 604 , in 127 families .
Gillian Hamilton . Gillian Hamilton ( born 29 August 1969 ) is a Canadian former biathlete who competed in the 1994 Winter Olympics .
Frank Horton ( physicist ) . Professor Frank Horton FRS ( 20 August 1878 – 31 October 1957 ) was professor of physics at Royal Holloway College , London University from 1914 to 1946 and later Vice-Chancellor of London University during the years of World War II from 1939 to 1945 . Early life and education . He was the eldest son of A Horton of Olton , Warwickshire , now part of the West Midlands . He was educated at King Edward 's School , Birmingham . He then attended Mason College , which became the University of Birmingham in 1900 . He obtained a BSc in 1899 and then an MSc in physics . He then attended St John 's College , Cambridge and obtained an ScD in 1905 . Career . He was then a lecturer at the Cavendish Laboratory in Cambridge from 1905 to 1914 and had been appointed a fellow of St John 's College in 1905 . From 1914 to 1946 he was Professor and head of the physics department at Royal Holloway College ( RHC ) and had been awarded a DSc from London University . During his early years at RHC he did research on thermionic emissions and gaseous ions . Over this time he became increasingly involved in college administration . He moved the physics department from the main college building to a purpose-built building in 1926 , later known as the Horton Laboratory , with the first floor housing botany . He was Vice-Chancellor of the University of London from 1939 to 1945 . Since 1993 the building has housed Social Policy and Social Science entirely and physics now occupies the Tolansky and Wilson Laboratories . On his retirement in 1946 , his successor in physics was Samuel Tolansky appointed in 1947 . In addition to his role as Vice-Chancellor , he was Dean of the Faculty of Science of the University of London from 1930 to 1934 and Chairman of the Academic Council of the university from 1935 to 1939 . Horton was not a member of the RHC committee regarding post-war policy of the college , in particular becoming coeducational , due to his position as the university 's Vice-Chancellor . However , he acted as advisor and joined a later sub-committee to discuss revisions to the college constitution which would need to be part of a Private Bill in parliament . RHC later admitted male postgraduates in 1945 and male undergraduates in 1965 . Personal life . He married first in 1911 , J M Vèra the only daughter of J E Fulton , a mechanical engineer of Wellington , New Zealand and they had one daughter . He married second in 1939 , Ann Catherine Davies a Fellow of Newnham College , Cambridge , the only daughter of Robert Davies of Cricklewood and Llangybi , Ceredigion , Cardiganshire ( now known as Ceredigion ) in mid-Wales .
Petroglyph National Monument . Petroglyph National Monument stretches along Albuquerque , New Mexico 's West Mesa , a volcanic basalt escarpment that dominates the city 's western horizon . Authorized June 27 , 1990 , the 7,236 acre ( 29.28 km2 ) monument is cooperatively managed by the National Park Service and the City of Albuquerque . The western boundary of the monument features a chain of dormant fissure volcanoes . Beginning in the northwest corner , Butte volcano is followed to its south by Bond , Vulcan , Black and JA volcanoes . Petroglyph National Monument protects a variety of cultural and natural resources including five volcanic cones , hundreds of archeological sites and an estimated 24,000 images carved by Ancestral Pueblo peoples and early Spanish settlers . Many of the images are recognizable as animals , people , brands and crosses ; others are more complex . Their meaning was , possibly , understood only by the carver . These images are the cultural heritage of a people who have long since moved into other areas and moved on through history for many reasons . The monument is intended as a protection for these lands and sites from and for visitors to see and appreciate for generations to come . The National Monument is managed in a manner that allows recreational use . The monument has four major sites that visitors can access , Boca Negra Canyon , Rinconada Canyon , Piedras Marcadas Canyon , and the Volcano Day Use trails . Geologic History . Approximately 200,000 years ago , six volcanic eruptions created a cliff containing thick basalt layers of rock and cooled lava . When the volcanoes erupted , molten lava ranging in depth from 5 to 50 feet flowed downhill using old water ways , called arroyos , which eventually formed triangular , peninsula shaped channels that flowed around hills . The hills have long since eroded away over time , while the stronger basalt rocks remained , which eventually cracked and formed canyons and escarpments . As time progressed , more eruptions occurred and thicker lava cooled to form the now-extinct volcanic cones to the west of the monument ; these cones can be seen from the top of the mesa . This unique formation of the landscape is called reverse topography . The basalt rocks ' geologic nature allows for the creation of the petroglyph < nowiki/ > s , or rock carvings , on their surface . The rocks contain high concentrations of iron , manganese and calcium ; this combination creates rocks of a gray-like color . However , over thousands of years of exposure to the desert 's rough environment , a `` desert varnish '' forms on the surface . The varnish is formed from the oxidization , or rusting , of the manganese and iron when mixed with oxygen in the air and water from rain ; this varnish is dark , almost-black and glossy in appearance . Long ago , American Indians , as well as Spanish settlers discovered that images can be created on the faces of the rocks by chipping away at this layer using rocks and other tools . Cultural History and Significance . Many of the petroglyph images contained within the monument hold a deep , cultural significance to many native peoples . Depending on their context , the interpretations of these stone relics can hold vastly complex and varying meaning . Sometimes , it is not always appropriate to interpret the significance or meaning of these images . Some archaeologists can date the carvings as far back as 3000 years ago , found primarily in the Boca Negra Canyon area . The relative age is determined based on the darkness of the image , its context , and its comparison to other works of native relics of the same age . It is estimated that about 90 % of the petroglyphs were created during the period between AD 1300 until the end of the 1600s because of the `` Southwestern Style '' used . At this time , the Native population was increasing quickly and pueblo adobe villages were being built along the Rio Grande River and at the base of the Sandia Mountains . Stupa controversy . In 1989 , at least a year prior to the National Monument 's establishment , a Tibetan Buddhist stupa was built and consecrated on what was then private land owned by Harold Cohen and Ariane Emery . The National Park Service subsequently used eminent domain to seize this land and make it part of the Monument , over the owners ' objections . The stupa was not removed , but all buildings on the land were razed . On June 10 , 2010 , the Superintendent of Petroglyph National Monument sent an email stating that `` [ w ] hile soils are being stockpiled nearby for the future construction of an amphitheater , the National Park Service has no plans for the Stupa . '' The Monument website was also updated to describe the construction projects and clarify that the Stupa was not to be demolished . Other controversies . Suburban development currently affects the Petroglyph National Monument site . The city of Albuquerque succeeded with their plans to build a 4 lane highway directly through the site itself . The issue was featured in the documentary , ' . Documents posted on June 6 , 2012 by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility ( PEER ) allege that although the Petroglyph National Monument is a valuable resource and location for the City of Albuquerque and the state of New Mexico , the historical resources contained within is in danger because of the City and the National Park Service ( NPS ) inability manage up to two-thirds of the monument that is City-owned land . In their opinion , there are no persistent standards or patrols protecting the petroglyphs or the surrounding areas . Under a five-year Cooperative Management Agreement , National Park Service and the City specify the delegation of their respective responsibilities for the monument . The City , however , refuses to allow NPS rangers to patrol or enforce Park Service rules on City lands , which constitute the bulk of the monument . Due to City service cutbacks , most of the Petroglyph is left unpatrolled . In a July 25 , 2011 letter to PEER , NPS Intermountain Regional Director John Wessels stated – Southwest PEER Director Daniel Patterson said `` It is a disgrace that ancient rock art is obscured by both years of debris and last weekend 's vandalism ... Petroglyph is not just a regional but a national treasure which deserves the same protections as other national parks . '' The 2008 Cooperative Management Agreement must be renewed by May 2013 . PEER has launched a citizen petition and national campaign to persuade Albuquerque Mayor Richard J. Berry to allow NPS to provide full monument protection in the upcoming cooperative management pact .
Jordan Waller . Jordan Waller ( born in 1992 in Bristol ) is a British actor and writer , best known for playing Lord Alfred Paget in the television series `` Victoria '' . As well as appearing in Victoria , Waller co founded Heretic Productions in 2016 with Oxford University contemporary Max Gill ; he also writes a regular column for Phoenix Magazine Shooting has just begun in Australia of his first feature film `` Flesh & Blood '' In December he will be previewing his new one man comedy show 'The D Word ' `` Born of lesbian parents , Waller wrestles with his unconventional upbringing . He embarks on an odyssey to identify and meet his anonymous sperm donor dad '' Early life and education . Waller was educated at Bristol Grammar School , an independent day school , following which he studied French at Wadham College , Oxford . At Oxford , he was a member of the Oxford University Dramatic Society ( OUDS ) where he appeared in Betrayal , Dead Funny , Much Ado About Nothing and Twelfth Night . Personal life . Waller is the child of lesbian parents , a subject about which he has talked and written extensively . As he was conceived via sperm donation , he has also promoted the need for more men to become sperm donors and is currently pursuing becoming a sperm donor himself .
Life of the Party ( 2005 film ) . `` Life of the Party '' is a 2005 film with Eion Bailey and Ellen Pompeo . It was written and directed by Barra Grant . Synopsis . Michael Elgin , former high school track star , now in his thirties , is floundering . He keeps life 's realities at bay by having too many cocktails a few nights too often . One night , he crashes into a tree , emerges unscathed but catalyzes those who care into organizing an intervention . Michael comes home to find the group waiting : his friends , co-workers , parents , his wife , his new girlfriend . The group is nervous . The psychiatrist who was supposed to guide them is stuck in town with a suicidal patient . True to form , Michael takes over , and turns the event into yet another party . All the invitees start drinking themselves and the event spirals out of control . Secrets are revealed , emotions erupt , relationships disintegrate and Michael 's life comes crashing down around him . In the aftermath , as he tries to pick up the pieces , Michael finally hits bottom , and is forced to face his demons .
New Horizons ( Dottie West album ) . `` New Horizons '' is an album by country musician Dottie West , released in 1983 . This was another unsuccessful album for Dottie West . Her chart success continued to spiral downward , as the result of poor record sales from her previous album , as well as this album . This was the last album released by West under Liberty records ( formerly titled `` United Artists '' , but was changed to Liberty in 1980 ) . A single from the album , `` Tulsa Ballroom '' became West 's last Top 40 Country hit in her solo career . The other single from the album , `` The Night Love Let You Down '' , did n't chart , her first single not to do so since her career on major labels began in 1963 . The album did chart on the `` Top Country Albums '' chart ( this would be West 's last chart appearance on the `` Top Country Albums '' chart ) , but did n't go farther than No . 65 . West was 50 at the time and although a highly popular concert artist her mainstream success on records was fading out like several of her other contemporaries , being overtaken by a new generation of stars . Two songs from this album eventually appeared on albums by other artists . Barbara Mandrell and Steve Wariner recorded `` Overnight Sensation '' , which appeared on Mandrell 's album `` Spun Gold '' in 1983 . It is notable that Steve Wariner was an artist that was helped greatly by Dottie in the beginning of his career , touring as part of her backing band much like Larry Gatlin . The other song `` Read My Lips '' was a Top 5 single for Marie Osmond in 1986 . It appears on her `` There 's No Stopping Your Heart '' album .
Al Khalidi Medical Center . Al Khalidi Medical Center ( KMC ) is one of the leading heart and comprehensive specialty hospitals in Jordan . KMC is the sole private-sector medical institution to be selected by the Royal Commission on Health towards studying and setting the National Agenda , called for by King Abdullah II , to lay the ground for the healthcare industry in Jordan for the next 20 years . History . Al Khalidi Medical Center was originally established in 1978 by Dr. Ibrahim Al Khalidi as a maternity hospital .
Kalyani Ordination Hall . Kalyāṇī Ordination Hall ( , ) is a Buddhist ordination hall located in Bago , Myanmar . The ordination hall is a major pilgrimage site , and houses the Kalyani Inscriptions , a set of 10 sandstone pillars inscribed in Pali and Mon in 1480 . The inscriptions are important records of Theravada Buddhist history and of that era . History . The ordination hall was first built by King Dhammazedi of the Hanthawaddy Kingdom in 1476 to re-ordain the kingdom 's Buddhist monks , in an effort to purify the kingdom 's Sangha , which had undergone several internal schisms . To this end , in 1476 , Dhammazedi sent 22 senior monks and their disciples to Sri Lanka , where they were re-ordained at the Kelaniya Raja Maha Vihara . After the monks had returned , Dhammazedi built the Kalyani Ordination Hall . The ordination hall was destroyed several times . Portuguese explorers burnt the structure in 1599 , and King Alaungpaya destroyed the hall during his invasion of Bago in 1757 . The ordination hall was also destroyed by fires and earthquakes , including an earthquake in 1930 that levelled the structure completely . The extant ordination hall was reconstructed in 1954 .
Yerawada Central Jail . Yerwada Central Jail is a noted high-security jail in Yerwada , Pune , in Maharashtra . This is the largest jail in the state of Maharashtra , and also one of the largest prisons in South Asia , housing over 5000 prisoners ( 2017 ) spread over various barracks and security zones , besides an open jail just outside its premises . Many well known freedom fighters individuals including Mahatma Gandhi have been jailed here . Overview . The jail is spread over 512 acres , holds over 5000 prisoners and is one of the largest prisons in South Asia . Within the campus , the main high security jail is protected by four high walls and is divided into various security zones and barracks it even has egg-shaped cells meant for high-security prisoners . It has been known for overcrowding and poor living conditions after news reports in 2003 lead to Maharashtra State Human Rights Commission ( MHRC ) issuing a notice . History . Yerwada Central Jail was built in 1871 by the British , when it was outside the city limits of Pune . Under British rule , the jail housed many Indian freedom fighters including Mahatma Gandhi , Jawaharlal Nehru , Netaji Subhas Bose , Joachim Alva and Bal Gangadhar Tilak . In 1924 , Vinayak Damodar Savarkar was also kept in the jail . Mahatma Gandhi spent several years in Yerwada Jail during India 's freedom struggle , notably in 1932 and later in 1942 during the Quit India movement , along with many other freedom fighters . During his 1932 imprisonment , which started after his arrest in January 1932 , Gandhi went on an indefinite fast to protest against the Communal Award for depressed classes on 20 September 1932.He discontinued his fast after signing an agreement called the Poona Pact , with the leader of depressed classes , Dr. Ambedkar in the jail on 24September 1932 . Gandhi was released from the jail in May 1933 . During the Emergency era of 1975-77 , many political opponents of Indira Gandhi were detained in this jail.Among those detained here were RSS chief Balasaheb Deoras , Atal Bihari Vajpayee , Pramila Dandavate , and Vasant Nargolkar . In 1998 , noted social worker Anna Hazare was briefly imprisoned here after he lost a defamation suit , and Bollywood film actor Sanjay Dutt in 2007 and among other noted criminals , scamster Telgi and former underworld don Arun Gawli started his political career while being lodged in this jail , and is currently serving a life sentence here , in a murder case . The 11 Mumbai terror attacker , Ajmal Kasab who was jailed in 2008 , was hanged and buried here on November 21 , 2012 . From 2002 to 2008 , a noted smuggler from Singapore , Major Paul , was transferred here from Kolhapur Jail . He went on to study law in prison and became a noted prison activist . His petitions to the Bombay High Court resulted in the release of scores of prisoners wrongly imprisoned there . After his release , he continued his prison social works from Pune . Amongst his noted achievements were the changes made to the Prison Furlough rules via his own Furlough Application to the Bombay High Court . His life story was made into a TV serial episode shown on Sony TV under the `` Prayaschit '' series . He is currently an Ordained Pastor of the Protestant Church . Yerwada Open Jail . Yerwada Open Jail ( YOJ ) is situated just outside the Yerwada Central jail within the campus and houses life sentence prisoners , who have amicably completed five years in the central jail . Here they live under basic security , and are not put in prison cells . Over 150 inmates of the open jail grow organic vegetables , over five guntha of land , which are sent to the Yerwada Central Prison and the women 's prison . Besides this , the cow shed has 30 cows , through which manure is collected and used in farming activities . Programs . A program designed to spread Gandhian principles in Yerwada prison was introduced in Yerwada prison in 2002 by Asim Sarode , founder of As part of the programme , the prison inmates are taught Gandhian principles for one year , at the end of the year , they have to appear for an examination . Admission to the course is optional . Inmates of the jail produce nearly 5,000 clothes daily , supplied to jails across the state , it has its own textile mill and later around 150 inmates , including women , are involved in stitching these clothes . Some of these costumes , like uniforms of superintendents , prisoners , wardens , and guards , were made for Madhur Bhandarkar ’ s 2009 film `` Jail '' . In 2007 , in an effort to promote Indian medicinal plants , 8,500 saplings of sandalwood were planted within the central jail premises , while 9,000 saplings of Ashoka ( `` Saraca indica '' ) in its open jail . An Integrated Counselling and Testing Centre ( ICTC ) related facility was started at the jail on October 2 , 2008 , by the Maharashtra State AIDS Control Society ( MSACS ) , and within the following year 55 inmates including six women tested HIV positive .
Joseph Neng Shun Kwong . Joseph Neng Shun Kwong ( October 28 , 1916 – January 4 , 1998 ) was a chemical engineer , most famous for his role in the development of the Redlich–Kwong equation of state . Biography . Joseph Kwong was born in Chung Won , China in 1916 , and emigrated to the United States as a child with his family . Kwong earned a bachelor 's degree in 1937 from Stanford University in chemistry and basic medical sciences . He then earned a Master of Science degree in Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering at the University of Michigan , and was awarded a Ph.D. in chemical engineering from the University of Minnesota in 1942 . Kwong worked as a chemical engineer at Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Co. ( later 3M ) from 1942 to 1944 , helping to develop adhesive products . In 1944 , Kwong began working at the Shell Development Company in California . During his time at Shell , Kwong met Otto Redlich , a physical chemist who had fled his native Austria to the United States in 1938 as the Nazis took power . The two presented a paper in 1948 describing what is now known as the Redlich–Kwong equation of state , which related the pressure , volume , and temperature of different compounds . Kwong returned to 3M in 1951 as a senior chemical engineer in the Chemical Division , working there until retirement in 1980 , at the age of 64 . The development of the Redlich-Kwong equation was the last significant theoretical treatment of thermodynamics . He died of pneumonia in Saint Paul , Minnesota , on January 4 , 1998 , at the age of 81 .
American Association of Franchisees and Dealers . The American Association of Franchisees and Dealers ( AAFD ) acts as a consumer protection organization that exposes the unethical practices that exist in the franchising community , and to educate the public regarding fair franchise rules , and quality franchise opportunities . History . The American Association of Franchisees and Dealers ( AAFD ) came into existence because United States laws which purport to regulate franchising effectively legalize abusive franchising practices , rather than restrict franchise fraud . As long as the franchisor discloses the details of its practices , the unethical practices are enforceable . The AAFD seeks to provide a counterbalance to franchisee-unfriendly franchising regulations and franchise misrepresentations in the franchising industry by providing resources to franchise associations , franchisees , franchise owners and prospective buyers . The AAFD is a national non-profit trade association dedicated to defining and promoting best franchise practices . Fair franchising standards . The AAFD established balanced standards of fair franchising practices for the franchising community so that franchise buyers would have objective criteria by which to judge a franchise opportunity . Franchise regulations . Franchise fraud is defined by the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation as a pyramid scheme . The success of the franchising format of small business ownership has led to a significant imbalance in the relative bargaining power of franchisors and franchisees . Today , in the franchise agreement contract the modern franchise frequently provides no exclusive territory , restricts the activities of the franchisee as an independent businessman , provides that the franchisor controls the franchise location and restricts the franchisee from continuing in business upon franchise termination . The modern franchisee may be merely a license to operate the business on behalf of the franchisor for the term of the franchise . Some franchises agreements specifically state that the franchisee owns no equity in the business , and that the business really belongs to the franchisor . Most modern franchise agreements promise very few required services and little support from the franchisor . Franchise Rule . In the United States , franchising is regulated by a complex web consisting of the Federal Trade Commission `` Franchise Rule '' , state laws , and industry guidelines . The most recent version of the Franchise Rule was in 2007 , is printed in the Federal Register / Vol . 72 , No . 61 / Friday , March 30 , 2007 / Rules and Regulations , pages 15544 to 15575 . ( page 1 to 133 of this cited pdf file ) The Franchise Rule specifies what information a franchisor must disclose to a prospective `` franchise business '' as a `` franchise opportunity '' . Franchisors that practice franchise fraud will attempt to pressure a franchisee leaving the franchise system sign a non-disclosure agreement , confidentiality agreement , or a gag order . The gag order will help prevent prospective new franchisees learning important details about the churning franchise .
Burdickville , Rhode Island . Burdickville is a village located within the town of Hopkinton in the U.S. state of Rhode Island . The village is located in the southeastern part of town and is near the border with Charlestown at the Pawcatuck River .
Heinrich von Gagern . Heinrich Wilhelm August Freiherr von Gagern ( 20 August 179922 May 1880 ) was a statesman who argued for the unification of Germany . Early career . The third son of Hans Christoph Ernst , Baron von Gagern , a liberal statesman from Hesse , Heinrich von Gagern was born at Bayreuth , educated at the military academy at Munich and , as an officer in the service of the duke of Nassau , fought at Waterloo . Leaving the service after the war , he studied jurisprudence at Heidelberg , Göttingen and Jena , where he became a member of the Urburschenschaft . In 1819 , he went for a while to Geneva to complete his studies . In 1821 he began his official career as a lawyer in the grand-duchy of Hesse , and in 1832 was elected to the second chamber . Already at the universities he had proclaimed his Liberal sympathies as a member of the `` Burschenschaft '' , and he now threw himself into open opposition to the unconstitutional spirit of the Hessian government , an attitude which led to his dismissal from the state service in 1833 . Henceforth he lived in comparative tiny a farm rented by his father at Monsheim , and occasionally publishing criticisms of public affairs , until the February revolution of 1848 and its echoes in Germany recalled him to active political life . For a short while he was at the head of the new Hessian administration ; but his ambition was to share in the creation of a united Germany . The rise and fall of the 1848 Frankfurt Parliament . At the Heidelberg meeting and the preliminary convention ( `` Vorparlament '' ) of Frankfurt he deeply impressed the assemblies with the breadth and moderation of his views ; with the result that when the German national parliament met ( 18 May ) , he was elected its first president . His influence was at first paramount , both with the Unionist party and with the more moderate elements of the Left , and it was he who was mainly instrumental in imposing the principle of a united empire with a common parliament , and in carrying the election of the Archduke John as regent . With the growing split between the Great Germans ( `` Grossdeutschen '' ) , who wished the new empire to include the Austrian provinces , and the Little Germans ( `` Kleindeutschen '' ) , who realized that German unity could only be attained by excluding them , his position was shaken . On 11 December , when Schmerling and the Austrian members had left the cabinet , Gagern became head of the imperial ministry , and on 18 December he introduced a program ( known as the Gagernsche Program ) according to which Austria was to be excluded from the new federal state , but bound to it by a treaty of union . After a severe struggle this proposal was accepted ; but the academic discussion on the constitution continued for weary months , and on 20 May , realizing the hopelessness of coming to terms with the ultra-democrats , Gagern and his friends resigned . Later career . Later on he attempted to influence the Prussian Northern Union in the direction of the national policy , and he took part in the sessions of the Erfurt parliament ; but , soon , realizing the hopelessness of any good results from the vacillating policy of Prussia , he retired from the contest , and , as a major in the service of the Schleswig-Holstein government , took part in the First Schleswig War of 1850 . After the war he retired into private life at Heidelberg . In 1862 , misled by the constitutional tendency of Austrian politics , he publicly declared in favor of the Great German party . In 1864 he went as Hessian envoy to Vienna , retiring in 1872 when the post was abolished . He died at Darmstadt in 1880 .
Smith & Wesson Model 29 . The Smith & Wesson Model 29 is a six-shot , double-action revolver chambered for the .44 Magnum cartridge and manufactured by the United States company Smith & Wesson . The Model 29 was offered with 3 '' , 4 '' , 5 '' , 6 '' , 6½ '' , 8⅜ '' and , later , 10⅝ '' barrel lengths as standard models . Other barrel lengths were available either by special order from Smith & Wesson 's Custom Shop or custom built by gunsmiths . The 5 '' barreled variant had a full length underlug . Finish options available included a highly polished blued or nickel-plated surface . At the time of its introduction the Model 29 was the most powerful production handgun , although it was later overtaken by handguns chambered for the even larger .454 Casull and .50 Action Express cartridges . It was made famous worldwide by association with the fictional character `` Dirty Harry '' Callahan . Design . The Model 29 will chamber and fire .44 Special cartridges , as the.44 Magnum was developed from the.44 Special . The Magnum case is slightly longer to prevent magnum rounds from being chambered and fired in handguns chambered for the.44 Special . History . Elmer Keith 's achievements in maximizing the power and performance of the.44 Special was the inspiration and driving force behind the introduction of the.44 Magnum by Smith & Wesson . His intention for the new round was for it to be used in sidearms for hunters of large , dangerous game , rather than for self-defense , though with today 's specialty cartridges , it can be a good defensive round . S & W 's production of a large N-frame revolver in.44 Magnum began in 1955 ; the Model 29 designation was applied in 1957 . At the time of its introduction , the Model 29 was the most powerful production handgun . There were a number of custom calibers that were more powerful , as in the old Howdah pistols of the 19th century . It remained primarily the province of handgun enthusiasts , some law enforcement personnel and hunters until 1971 , when Clint Eastwood made it famous as `` the most powerful handgun in the world '' in the movie `` Dirty Harry '' . After the movie 's release , retailers had trouble keeping the Model 29 in stock . In the late 1990s , Smith & Wesson discontinued production of many models of revolvers , including the 'basic ' Model 29 ; since then , at various times , the model , in limited or 'custom ' configurations , has been manufactured in as many as 10 evolutions . Variants . The original Model 29 was superseded by the Model 29-1 in 1960 , with modifications made to the ejector-rod screw . The Model 29-2 replaced it the following year , with one screw that had secured the cylinder-stop spring being deleted . The barrel length was shortened from 6 1/2 '' to 6 '' in 1979 . These two versions are known as `` pinned and recessed '' . `` Pinned '' means that the barrels are screwed in , and secured by a pin driven through the frame and a notch in the barrel . `` Recessed '' denotes the rear of the bored cylinder holes being countersunk , so that , when loaded , the cartridge rims are fully enclosed by the cylinder . In 1982 , the cost-cutting Model 29-3 dropped recessed cylinders and pinned barrels for crush-fit barrels . The -4 and -5 , produced from 1988 and 1990 respectively had changes to improve durability for heavy use . In 1994 the 29-6 began production , now fitted as standard with rubber Monogrips from Hogue to replace the previous wooden items , standard tapped holes also being provided for attaching scope mounts . The 29-7 started production in 1998 with changes to the locking mechanism , the firing pin 's attachment , and a hammer and trigger produced with a metal injection molding process . Model 629 . Introduced in 1978 , the Smith & Wesson Model 629 is a stainless steel version of the Model 29 . The 629 model designation derives from Smith & Wesson 's practice of denoting a stainless steel version of one of their already existing designs by placing a 6 in front of the model number of the original weapon . The 629 Classic variant features a full-length barrel underlug , other variants include the 629 Stealth Hunter . Quiet Special Purpose Revolver . Some S & W model 29s were rebuilt by the AAI Corporation to make the Quiet Special Purpose Revolvers ( QSPR ) . These had new , short , smoothbore barrels ( 35 mm / 1.375 inch ) , with.40 '' / 10mm bore , with cylinder chambers reamed to accept special QSPR ammunition which externally resembled metal-cased .410-bore shotgun shells but internally worked as a piston to trap the gases . This special ammunition was made by AAI . This pistol was developed from 1967 to 1971 to be used by tunnel rats in the Vietnam War . The QSPR was tested on the battlefield in 1969 , and an improvement and testing program ran from 1970 until 1971 . At least officially it never entered service . The US withdrawal from Vietnam reduced interest in the QSPR weapon , and the program ended in about 1972 , despite unsubstantiated rumors claiming the QSPR may have been used by CIA assassins during the Cold War , and continues to be used by so-called `` Black Book teams '' . A Russian handgun of more-recent vintage , the Ohs-38 Stechkin , is described as using a system virtually identical to that employed by the Quiet Special Purpose Revolver ( QSPR ) . Mountain Gun Variation . The Mountain Gun was introduced in 1989 as a lightweight version of the Model 29 designed to be `` carried often and shot little '' . The barrel profile is a reprise of the original design . Early version 29-4 backpacker with 2.5 '' barrel , ( Very rare ) . A Smith & Wesson Model 629 with a 3 '' barrel called the `` Trail Boss '' was produced for the distributor , RSR .
Battle of Lissa ( 1811 ) . The Battle of Lissa ( sometimes called the Battle of Vis ; ; ; ) was a naval action fought between a British frigate squadron and a larger squadron of French and Italian frigates and smaller ships on 13 March 1811 during the Adriatic campaign of the Napoleonic Wars . The engagement was fought in the Adriatic Sea for possession of the strategically important island of Lissa ( also known as Vis ) , from which the British squadron had been disrupting French shipping in the Adriatic . The French needed to control the Adriatic to supply a growing army in the Illyrian Provinces , and consequently dispatched an invasion force in March 1811 consisting of six frigates , numerous smaller craft and a battalion of Italian soldiers . The French invasion force under Bernard Dubourdieu was met by Captain William Hoste and his four ships based on the island . In the subsequent battle , Hoste sank the French flagship , captured two others , and scattered the remainder of the Franco-Venetian squadron . The battle has been hailed as an important British victory , due to both the disparity between the forces and the signal raised by Hoste , a former subordinate of Horatio Nelson . Hoste had raised the message `` Remember Nelson '' as the French bore down , and had then manoeuvred to drive Dubourdieu 's flagship ashore and scatter his squadron in what has been described as `` one of the most brilliant naval achievements of the war '' . Background . The Napoleonic Wars , the name for a succession of connected conflicts between the armies of the French Emperor Napoleon and his European opponents , were nine years old when the War of the Fifth Coalition ended in 1809 . The Treaty of Schönbrunn that followed the war gave Napoleon possession of the final part of Adriatic coastline not under his control : the Illyrian Provinces . This formalised the control the French had exercised in Illyria since 1805 and over the whole Adriatic Sea since the Treaty of Tilsit in 1807 . In the Treaty of Tilsit , Russia had granted France control over the Septinsular Republic and withdrawn their own forces from the region , allowing Napoleon freedom of action in the Adriatic . At Schönbrunn , Napoleon made the Illyrian Provinces part of metropolitan France and therefore under direct French rule , unlike the neighbouring Kingdom of Italy which was nominally independent but in reality came under his personal rule . Thus , the Treaty of Schönbrunn formalised Napoleon 's control of almost the entire coastline of the Adriatic and , if unopposed , would allow him to transport troops and supplies to the Balkans . The French army forming in the Illyrian Provinces was possibly intended for an invasion of the Ottoman Empire in conjunction with the Russians ; the two countries had signed an agreement to support one another against the Ottomans at Tilsit . To disrupt the preparations of this army , the British Royal Navy , which had controlled most of the Mediterranean since the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805 , seized the Dalmatian Island of Lissa in 1807 and used it as a base for raiding the coastal shipping of Italy and Illyria . These operations captured dozens of ships and caused panic and disruption to French strategy in the region . To counter this , the French government started a major shipbuilding programme in the Italian seaports , particularly Venice , and despatched frigates of their own to protect their shipping . Commodore Bernard Dubourdieu 's Franco-Venetian forces were unable to bring the smaller British force under William Hoste to a concerted action , where Dubourdieu 's superior numbers might prove decisive . Instead , the British and French frigate squadrons engaged in a campaign of raids and counter-raids during 1810 . In October 1810 , Dubourdieu landed 700 Italian soldiers on Lissa while Hoste searched in vain for the French squadron in the Southern Adriatic . The island had been left in the command of two midshipmen , James Lew and Robert Kingston , who withdrew the entire population of the island into the central mountains along with their supplies . The Italian troops were left in possession of the deserted main town , Port St. George . The French and Italians burnt several vessels in the harbour and captured others , but remained on the island for no more than seven hours , retreating before Hoste returned . The remainder of the year was quiet , the British squadron gaining superiority after being reinforced by the third-rate ship of the line HMS `` Montagu '' . Early in 1811 the raiding campaigns began again , and British attacks along the Italian coast prompted Dubourdieu to mount a second invasion of Lissa . Taking advantage of the temporary absence of `` Montagu '' , Dubourdieu assembled six frigates and numerous smaller craft and embarked over 500 Italian soldiers under Colonel Alexander Gifflenga . The squadron amassed by Dubourdieu not only outnumbered the British in terms of men and ships , it was also twice as heavy in weight of shot . Dubourdieu planned to overwhelm Hoste 's frigate squadron and then invade and capture the island , which would eradicate the British threat in the Adriatic for months to come . Battle . Dubourdieu ( as commodore ) led a squadron consisting of six frigates ( four of 40 guns and two of 32 guns ) , a 16-gun brig , two schooners , one xebec , and two gunboats . Three of his ships were from the French Navy , and the others from the Navy of the Kingdom of Italy . In addition the squadron carried 500 Italian soldiers . In the absence of `` Montagu '' , Hoste 's squadron consisted of three frigates ( one of 38 guns and two of 32 guns ) and one 22-gun post ship . The island of Lissa itself was defended by a small number of local troops under the command of two midshipmen . Dubourdieu 's squadron was spotted approaching the island of Lissa at 03:00 on 12 March 1811 by Captain Gordon in HMS `` Active '' , which had led the British squadron from Port St George on a cruise off Ancona . Turning west , the British squadron awaited the French approach in line ahead , sailing along the north coast of the island within half a mile of the shoreline . By 06:00 , Dubourdieu was approaching the British line from the north-east in two divisions , leading in `` Favorite '' at the head of the windward or western division . Dubourdieu hoped to pass ahead of `` Active '' at the head of the British line and cross it further east with `` Danaé '' , which led the leeward division . Dubourdieu intended to break the British line in two places and destroy the British squadron in the crossfire . Over the next three hours the squadrons continued to close , light winds restricting them to a little over three knots . A protege of Nelson , Hoste recalled the inspirational effect of Nelson 's signal before the Battle of Trafalgar and raised his own : `` Remember Nelson '' , which was greeted with wild cheering from the squadron . As he closed with Hoste 's force , Dubourdieu realised that he would be unable to successfully cross `` Active 's '' bow due to the British ship 's speed , and would also be unable to break through their line due to the British ships ' close proximity to one another . He instead sought to attack the second ship in the British line , Hoste 's flagship HMS `` Amphion '' . Dubourdieu possessed not only a significant advantage in ships but also in men , the Italian soldiers aboard giving him the opportunity to overwhelm the British crews if he could board their frigates successfully . The first shots of the battle were fired at 09:00 , as the British used their wider field of fire to attack the leading French ships , `` Favorite '' and `` Danaé '' , unopposed for several minutes . The French squadron held their fire , Dubourdieu gathering his troops and sailors into `` Favorites bow in order to maximise the effect of his initial attack once his flagship came into contact with `` Amphion '' . Hoste was aware of Dubourdieu 's intentions and the French advantage in numbers , and consequently ordered a large howitzer on `` Amphion 's '' deck triple-shotted until the cannon contained over 750 musket balls Once `` Favorite '' was within a few yards of `` Amphions stern , Hoste gave permission for the gun to be fired and the cannon 's discharge instantly swept the bow of `` Favorite '' clear of the French and Italian boarding party . Among the dozens killed and wounded were Dubourdieu and all the frigate 's officers , leaving Colonel Gifflenga in command of `` Favorite '' . As `` Favorite '' and `` Amphion '' closed with one another , firing continued between the British rear and the French leeward division , led by `` Danaé '' . Several of the French ships came at an angle at which they could bring their guns to bear on HMS `` Cerberus '' , the rearmost British ship , and both sides were firing regular broadsides at one another . Hoste 's manoeuvre . Following the death of Dubourdieu , Captain Péridier on `` Flore '' ordered the French and Venetian ships to attack the British line directly . The battered `` Favorite '' led with an attempt to round `` Amphion '' and rake her before catching her in crossfire , as had been Dubourdieu 's original intention . The remainder of the Franco-Venetian squadron followed this lead and attempted to bring their superior numbers to bear on the British squadron . Hoste was prepared for this eventuality and immediately ordered his ships to wear , turning south and then east to reverse direction . This movement threw the Franco-Venetian squadron into confusion and as a result the squadron 's formation became disorganised . `` Favorite '' , which had lost almost its entire complement of officers , was unable to respond quickly enough to the manoeuvre and drove onto the rocky coastline in confusion , becoming a total wreck . Thrown into further confusion by the loss of `` Favorite '' , the French and Venetian formation began to break up and the British squadron was able to pull ahead of their opponents ; the leading French ships `` Flore '' and `` Bellona '' succeeded in only reaching `` Amphion '' , which was now at the rear of the British line . `` Amphion '' found herself caught between the two frigates and this slowed the British line enough that the French eastern division , led by `` Danaé '' , was able to strike at HMS `` Volage '' , now the leading British ship after overtaking `` Cerberus '' during the turn . `` Volage '' was much smaller than her opponent but was armed with 32-pounder carronades , short range guns that caused such damage to `` Danaé '' that the French ship was forced to haul off and reengage from a longer range . The strain of combat at this greater distance ruptured `` Volage 's '' short-ranged carronades and left the ship much weakened , with only a single gun with which to engage the enemy . Chase . Behind `` Volage '' and `` Danaé '' , the Venetian `` Corona '' had engaged `` Cerberus '' in a close range duel , during which `` Cerberus '' took heavy damage but inflicted similar injuries on the Italian ship . This exchange continued until the arrival of `` Active '' caused the `` Danaé '' , `` Corona '' and `` Carolina '' to sheer off and retreat to the east . To the rear , `` Amphion '' succeeded in closing with and raking `` Flore '' , and caused such damage that within five minutes the French ship 's officers threw the French colours overboard in surrender . Captain Péridier had been seriously wounded in the action , and took no part in `` Flores later movements . `` Amphion '' then attacked `` Bellona '' and in an engagement that lasted until 12:00 , forced the Italian ship 's surrender . During this combat , the small ship `` Principessa Augusta '' fired on `` Amphion '' from a distance , until the frigate was able to turn a gun on them and drive them off . Hoste sent a punt to take possession of `` Bellona '' but due to the damage suffered was unable to launch a boat to seize `` Flore '' . Realising `` Amphion 's '' difficulty , the officers of `` Flore '' , who had made hasty repairs during the conflict between `` Amphion '' and `` Bellona '' , immediately set sail for the French harbour on Lesina ( Hvar ) , despite having already surrendered . `` Active '' , the only British ship still in fighting condition , took up pursuit of the retreating enemy and at 12:30 caught the `` Corona '' in the channel between Lissa and the small island of Spalmadon . The frigates manoeuvred around one another for the next hour ; captains Gordon and Pasqualigo each seeking the best position from which to engage . The frigates engaged in combat at 13.45 , `` Active '' forcing `` Coronas surrender 45 minutes later after a fire broke out aboard the Italian ship . `` Active '' too had suffered severely and as the British squadron was not strong enough to continue the action by attacking the remaining squadron in its protected harbour on Lesina , the battle came to an end . The survivors of the Franco-Venetian squadron had all reached safety ; `` Carolina '' and `` Danaé '' had used the conflict between `` Active '' and `` Corona '' to cover their escape while `` Flore '' had indicated to each British ship she passed that she had surrendered and was in British possession despite the absence of a British officer on board . Once `` Flore '' was clear of the British squadron she headed for safety , reaching the batteries of Lesina shortly after her `` Carolina '' and `` Danaé '' and ahead of the limping British pursuit . The smaller craft of the Franco-Venetian squadron scattered during the battle 's final stages and reached Lesina independently . Conclusion . Although `` Favorite '' was wrecked , over 200 of her crew and soldier-passengers had reached the land and , having set fire to their ship , prepared to march on Port St. George under the leadership of Colonel Gifflenga . Two British midshipmen left in command of the town organised the British and indigenous population into a defensive force and marched to meet Gifflenga . The junior British officers informed Gifflenga that the return of the British squadron would bring overwhelming numbers of sailors , marines and naval artillery to bear on his small force and that if he surrendered immediately he could expect better terms . Gifflenga recognised that his position was untenable and capitulated . At Port St. George , the Venetian gunboat `` Lodola '' sneaked unnoticed into the harbour and almost captured a Sicilian privateer , `` Vincitore '' . The raider was driven off by the remaining garrison of the town without the prize , while attempting to manoeuvre her out of the bay . In the seas off Lissa , British prize crews were making strenuous efforts to protect their captures ; `` Corona '' was heavily on fire in consequence of her engagement with `` Active '' and the British prize crew fought the blaze alongside their Italian prisoners . The fire was eventually brought under control , but not without the death of five men and several more seriously burnt when the blazing mainmast collapsed . Problems were also experienced aboard `` Bellona '' , where Captain Duodo planned to ignite the powder magazine and destroy the ship following its surrender . Duodo had been mortally wounded in the action , and so ordered his second in command to light the fuse . The officer promised to do so , but instead handed control of the magazine to the British prize crew when they arrived . Duodo died still believing that the fuse had been lit . Hoste also remained at sea , cruising in the battered `` Amphion '' beyond the range of the shore batteries on Lesina . Hoste was furious at the behaviour of `` Flore 's '' officers and sent a note into Lesina demanding that they give up the ship as indicated by its earlier surrender . In surrendering and then escaping , the officers of `` Flore '' had breached an informal rule of naval conflict under which a ship that voluntarily struck its flag submitted to an opponent in order to prevent continued loss of life among its crew . `` Flore '' had been able to pass unmolested through the British squadron only because she was recognised to have surrendered , and to abuse this custom in this way was considered , in the Royal Navy especially , to be a dishonourable act . The French at Lesina did not respond to Hoste 's note , and the British squadron was eventually forced to return to Lissa to effect repairs . Aftermath . Casualties of the action were heavy on both sides . The British ships suffered 190 killed or wounded in the battle and a number lost afterwards in the fire aboard `` Corona '' . Captains Hoste and Hornby were both badly wounded and the entire British squadron was in need of urgent repair before resuming the campaign . In the French and Italian squadron the situation was even worse , although precise losses are not known . At least 150 had been killed aboard `` Favorite '' either in the action or the wreck , and the 200 survivors of her crew and passengers were all made prisoner . `` Bellona '' had suffered at least 70 casualties and `` Corona 's '' losses were also severe . Among the ships that escaped less is known of their casualties , but all required repair and reinforcement before the campaign could resume . Total French and Italian losses are estimated at no less than 700 . Losses among the officers of the combined squadron were especially high , with Commodore Dubourdieu and captains Meillerie and Duodo killed and Péridier seriously wounded . The immediate aftermath saw renewed efforts by Hoste to induce the French to hand over `` Flore '' , efforts that were rebuffed by the captain of the `` Danaé '' , who had assumed command of the French squadron . The surviving French and Venetian ships were initially laid up in Ragusa ( Dubrovnik ) awaiting supplies to continue the campaign , but a separate British squadron discovered and sank the supply ship at Parenzo ( Poreč ) , necessitating a full French withdrawal from the area . In Britain , Hoste 's action was widely praised ; the squadron 's first lieutenants were all promoted to commander and the captains all presented with a commemorative medal . Nearly four decades later the battle was also recognized in the issue of the clasp `` Lissa '' to the Naval General Service Medal , awarded to all British participants still living in 1847 . On their arrival in Britain , `` Corona '' and `` Bellone '' were repaired and later purchased for service in the Royal Navy , the newly built `` Corona '' being named and `` Bellone '' becoming the troopship . `` Daedalus '' was commissioned in 1812 under Captain Murray Maxwell , but served less than a year ; wrecked off Ceylon in July 1813 . British numerical superiority in the region was assured ; when French reinforcements for the Adriatic departed Toulon on 25 March they were hunted down and driven back to France by Captain Robert Otway in before they had even passed Corsica . Throughout the remainder of 1811 however , British and French frigate squadrons continued to spar across the Adriatic , the most significant engagement being the action of 29 November 1811 , in which a second French squadron was destroyed . The action had significant long-term effects ; the destruction of one of the best-trained and best-led squadrons in the French Navy and the death of the aggressive Dubourdieu ended the French ability to strike into the Balkans against the Ottoman Empire .
The Screaming Staircase . `` The Screaming Staircase '' is a middle grade thriller novel by Jonathan Stroud . It is the first book in a series titled `` Lockwood & Co. '' , and was released on 29 August 2013 by Random House in the United Kingdom , and by Disney-Hyperion in the United States on 17 September 2013 . The story is set in an alternate modern day London which experiences an event called `` the problem '' , where ghosts appear throughout the city by nighttime and attack the living . Agencies have arisen to fend off the ghosts and protect the public , for a fee , but put themselves in danger as they do . However , only children and teenagers have the `` talent '' to sense the ghosts ; they gradually lose this once they reach their twenties . And so the agencies under with the leadership of people who have passed their ghost-sensitive ages and with the youth whose talents are instrumental in solving a haunting . All of the agencies but one . That one exception is Lockwood & Co . The story follows Lucy Carlyle and the agency of Lockwood & Co . The agency is run and lead by Anthony Lockwood and has only one other member , prior to Lucy 's joining , named George Cubbins . With their different skills and `` talents '' , they investigate and solve hauntings . As the series progresses , deeper mysteries unravel about the truths behind the ghosts and the problem . Synopsis . A sinister problem has occurred in London : all nature of ghosts , haunts , and spectres are appearing throughout the city , and they are not exactly friendly . Only young people have the psychic abilities required to see and eradicate these unnatural foes . Many different Detection Agencies have cropped up to handle the dangerous work , and they are in fierce competition for business . In 'The Screaming Staircase ' , the plucky and talented Lucy Carlyle teams up with Anthony Lockwood , the charismatic leader of Lockwood & Co , a small agency that runs independent of any adult supervision . After an assignment leads to both a grisly discovery and a disastrous end , Lucy , Anthony , and their sarcastic colleague , George , are forced to take part in the perilous investigation of Combe Carey Hall , one of the most haunted houses in England . Will Lockwood & Co. survive the Hall 's legendary Screaming Staircase and Red Room to see another day ? *cough* they do *cough* Sequels . A sequel to the book , titled `` The Whispering Skull '' , was released in September 2014 . A second sequel , titled `` The Hollow Boy '' , was released in September 2015 . The fourth book in the series , `` The Creeping Shadow '' , was released in September 2016 . The final book , `` The Empty Grave '' , was released in September 2017 . Adaptations . The film rights were acquired in December 2012 by Illumination Entertainment and Universal Pictures , making this the first live-action project for the former . The film , titled `` Lockwood & Co. : The Screaming Staircase '' , was to be produced by Illumination Entertainment CEO Chris Meledandri . However , in September 2017 it was announced that Big Talk Productions had optioned the rights to `` Lockwood & Co. '' , with plans to adapt it into a television series .
1990 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women 's 60 metres . The women 's 60 metres event at the 1990 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held in Kelvin Hall on 3 March . Heats . First 2 from each heat ( Q ) and the next 4 fastest ( q ) qualified for the semifinals . Semifinals . First 2 from each semifinal ( Q ) and the next 2 fastest ( q ) qualified for the final .
Filipino Heritage Month . Filipino Heritage Month is a month-long celebration in Canada . Filipino Heritage Month was introduced by Councillor Neethan Shan in November 2017 , along with Paulina Corpuz whom started the petition , where the city council passed the motion unanimously . Starting 2018 , Toronto celebrated Filipino Heritage Month in June , becoming Canadian 's first city to create heritage month for Filipinos . The Toronto Catholic District School Board also voted on May 17th of 2018 to declare June 12th to be Filipino Heritage Day and June to be Filipino Heritage Month , across all Catholic elementary and secondary school in Toronto . As of June 2018 , there are 168 elementary schools , 31 secondary schools , and 3 combined ( elementary and secondary ) schools . On March 20 , 2018 , Mike Colle introduced Bill 10 of Filipino Heritage Month Act to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario . Montreal also granted June as Filipino Heritage Month , by the local Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce Council in February 2018 , introduced by Councillor Marvin Rotrand and Councillor Lionel Perez ( politician ) . However , Calgary organization leaders petitioned Philippine-Canadian Heritage Month , instead of being called Filipino Heritage Month , to be celebrated on September , conflicting with Edmonton organization leaders ' petition , a motion started by Marco Luciano , to celebrate Filipino Heritage Month in June .
Carlos Luque . Carlos Martín Luque ( born 1 March 1993 ) is an Argentine footballer who plays for San Martín de San Juan on loan from Brazilian club Internacional , as a left winger . Club career . Born in Las Varillas , Córdoba , Luque joined Colón 's youth setup in 2001 , aged eight . He made his first team – and Primera División – debut on 13 March 2011 , coming on as a second-half substitute in a 0–4 home loss against Racing Club . Luque scored his first professional goal on 30 November 2011 , netting the first in a 2–1 Copa Argentina home win against Talleres de Córdoba . He became a regular starter for the club only during the 2013–14 campaign , contributing with two goals in 27 appearances . In May 2014 Luque joined Brazilian Série A club Internacional , for a fee of US $ 2.45 million . He made his debut for the club on 20 July , replacing Charles Aránguiz in a 4–0 home routing of Flamengo . After being rarely used by Inter , Luque subsequently served loan stints at Peñarol and Alcorcón . International career . Luque was called up for the Argentina under-20s by coach Walter Perazzo and was part of the squad in the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup . He also appeared in that year 's Pan American Games .
Rudshur Rural District . Rudshur Rural District ( ) is a rural district ( `` dehestan '' ) in the Central District of Zarandieh County , Markazi Province , Iran . At the 2006 census , its population was 854 , in 234 families . The rural district has 19 villages . The rural district is also the location of Rudshur power plant , a 2162 MW gas-powered electrical plant off the Saveh-Tehran freeway .
St Protus and St Hyacinth ’ s Church , Blisland . St Protus and St Hyacinth ’ s Church , Blisland is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in Blisland , Cornwall , England , UK . History and description . The church is of Norman origins , but was extended in the 15th century . It was restored in 1894 at a cost of £1,300 by F. C. Eden , architect . The chancel was restored by the rector . The window in the end of the south chancel aisle was filled with stained glass designed by Bucknall and Comper of London , and donated by Mrs Lucy Edward-Collins , in memory of her husband , Revd . C. M. Edward-Collins , and her son , E. C. Edward-Collins of Trewardale . It reopened on 13 December 1894 . The present form of the dedication to Protus and Hyacinth relies on identifying the St Pratt of tradition with St Protus Martyr . ( Locally the saint would be called St Pratt rather than Protus . ) Dr Sidney J. Madge published in 1950 a good account of the church and its two patron saints entitled `` Blisland Church and its Patron Saints '' ; a 2nd edition was issued in 1965 with a preface by John Betjeman . Charles Henderson , writing in the `` Cornish Church Guide '' ( 1925 ) suggests that Lavethan ( formerly Lanedewen ) may record the original dedication of the church since the second element may be St Adwen ( patron of Advent , Cornwall ) . The extensive restoration includes work by Ninian Comper and F. C. Eden . According to Betjeman : `` As a restoration and even improvement on a medieval church , this holy and peaceful place ... can hardly be bettered in the kingdom . '' In the church is the early 15th century brass of John Balsam , formerly rector here . Parish status . The church is in a joint parish with
Jean Tarride . Jean Tarride ( 1901-1980 ) was a French actor and film director . He was the brother of the actor Jacques Tarride .
Eva Kjer Hansen . Eva Kjer Hansen ( born 26 August 1964 ) is a Danish politician . She was the Danish Minister for Food , Agriculture and Fisheries as member of the Cabinet of Anders Fogh Rasmussen II , III and the Lars Løkke Rasmussen I Cabinet from 12 September 2007 until 23 February 2010 , and she was Social Minister and Minister for Women 's Rights from 2 August 2004 to 12 September 2007 , as member of the Cabinet of Anders Fogh Rasmussen I and II . As part of the Lars Løkke Rasmussen II Cabinet she was Minister for Food , Agriculture and Fisheries from 28 June 2015 until 29 February 2016 . She has been Minister for Gender Equality and Nordic Cooperation since 2 May 2018 . Born in Esbjerg , she is a member of the Liberal Party , and has been a member of parliament ( Folketinget ) since the 1990 Danish parliamentary elections . Controversy . Eva Kjer Hansen stated in an interview to the Danish newspaper `` Jyllands-Posten '' , in September 2005 , that increased economic inequality amongst the Danish people in her eyes was not necessarily problematic . This view was widely denounced by most of the political parties including her own party Venstre and its leader Anders Fogh Rasmussen .
Huang Yao . Huang Yao ( Chinese : 黄尧 ; Pinyin : Huáng Yáo ; 1917–1987 ) was a Chinese artist . Born in Shanghai , he had ancestral roots in Jiashan , Zhejiang . He is known for his creation of the Niubizi ( 牛鼻子 ) cartoons in the 1930s in Shanghai .
Greater Deyerle , Roanoke , Virginia . Greater Deyerle is a Roanoke , Virginia neighborhood located in extreme southwest Roanoke . It borders the neighborhoods of Raleigh Court on the east , Cherry Hill on the north , the city of Salem on the west and Roanoke County on the south . Greater Deyerle is geographically the most western area of the city of Roanoke . Annexed from Roanoke County in 1976 in order to connect to the city 's water/sewer service , the neighborhood is predominantly residential with commercial developments located at its edges . Although the majority of its development has occurred post World War Two , both the historic Belle Aire and Lone Oaks estates are listed on the National Register of Historic Places . Because these two 19th century estates were constructed by Benjamin Deyerle , the neighborhood is named after him .
Tomáš Pastor . Tomáš Pastor ( born September 6 , 1992 ) is a Czech professional ice hockey player . He is currently playing for BK Mladá Boleslav of the Czech Extraliga . Pastor made his Czech Extraliga debut playing with HC Vítkovice Steel during the 2012-13 Czech Extraliga season .
The World Before . `` The World Before '' was written by Karen Traviss and was published in October 2005 . It is the third book in the Wess'Har Series . Plot summary . The Bezeri are no more . The effects of the cobalt-salted nuclear weapons have had devastating effects on their population and has wiped them out completely . Aras and the rest of the Wess'Har have a strong desire to see those responsible punished . They have already destroyed the `` Actaeon '' and its crew that refused to abandon ship . Those who did are now the occupants of the habitat called Umeh Station on the planet Umeh , as it is called by the Isenj who live there . Aras is battling his conflicting loyalties and genetics . Part of him wants to blame Bennett for Shan 's death as he was involved and another part recognizes that Bennett now shares genes with himself and Shan . Aras and Bennett take a trip to the transplanted colony from Constantine , now called Mar'an'cas . Aras feels the need to see the Garrod family and see to the colony 's well-being . He finds , unsurprisingly , that he is no longer welcome . The admit him as they do not have the force to stop him but they make their feelings clear . Eddie Michallat is increasingly becoming more involved in the politics of the different worlds interacting . He is friends with the Isenj Minister Ual ; who is finding that as he fights to preserve his world from the potential wrath of Eqbas Vorhi , so Umeh seems intent on its own destruction . He is inescapably bound to Wess'ej as tries to honor the memory of Shan Frankland and her sacrifices for everyone involved and his growing friendship with Aras , Bennett and the Wess'Har community . He still is a reporter at heart but that seems to be changing as his conscience affects his decisions for stories more and more . The information he provides now has the power to create war on Earth and the realization is sobering . Eddie decides to tell the real reasons for the destruction of Christopher , the death of Shan Frankland and also of the coming of the World Before and its possible ramifications , to the people of Earth . Wess'Har has demanded the delivery of Mohan Rayat and Lindsay Neville . Minister Ual has been told by his government that they will only do so only if the Destroyer of Mjat ( name given to Aras for the destruction of the Isenj city on Bezer'ej ) is turned over to them . Ual , knowing that the Wess'Har do not negotiate , has decided to oppose his government by secretly allying with Eddie and the Royal Marines at Umeh Station to capture Neville and Rayat and turn them over to the Wess'Har . He knows this will be the end of his career and possibly his life but for the sake of Umeh , he feels he must do this . The Wess'Har scouts have discovered the body of Shan Frankland . Nevyan takes a shuttle out to recover her body . To her surprise and astonishment , they discover , once her body is aboard , that Shan is still alive . She has been floating , frozen in the depths of space for months and her `` c'naatat '' has somehow kept her dormant but alive . Her body appears as a mummy ; waxy and emaciated . They return to F'nar and reveal this to Bennett , Aras , Eddie , and the rest of the F'nar community . They immediately set about taking care of her to nurse her back to health . She does eventually recover enough to wake up . Meanwhile , the World Before has come . A patrol ship lands and disgorges a crew of only males . They are the first ship and advise that another will be along as well . The Wess'Har do what they can to be accommodating but Nevyan does not like the way the Eqbas males seem interested in `` c'naatat '' . Eventually the second ship from Eqbas Vorhi arrives and it is massive . The ship itself rearranges and two smaller ships split off from it ; one to reconnoiter Bezer'ej and the other for Umeh . The tension on Umeh heightens with this and the Isenj try to make the Wess'Har withdraw but to no avail . Shan is filling out and getting stronger thanks to the care of Ade and Aras . She finds that she has feelings for both men and Aras , whose people practice polyandry , finds this acceptable and would like a house brother but fears that Shan will come to prefer Ade because of their shared homeworld . Ade is having a harder time contemplating a polyandric relationship but is coping as best he can . As Shan gets stronger she begins getting involved in the politics and the goings-on of F'nar . She also makes a trip to Bezer'ej to view the destruction and what the Eqbas are doing to repair the damage . While there , they discover that the blast did not destroy the `` c'naatat '' and that there are some survivors of Bezeri . The Bezeri only want to talk to Aras , though . When Aras journeys to the world , the Bezeri tell him that they want those responsible turned over to them for `` balancing '' . Aras knows that the Bezeri would include the Royal Marines in their list of those responsible , so to protect Ade , Aras lies and says that it was just Neville and Rayat . The Bezeri also want Aras to come stay with them underwater to help them rebuild and recover what they 've lost . Aras is torn by his duty to the Bezeri and his duty to stay with Shan and make her happy . The Eqbas are moving right into their roles as peacekeepers and environmental control . They advise both Earth and Umeh to prepare for their coming and the changes that will entail . In the instance of Umeh , population control and environmental cleansing—and in the case of Earth , they plan to restore the plants and animals held in the gene bank ; whether Earth likes it or not . They are also cleaning up the damage on Bezer'ej in record time . On Wess'Har , one Eqbas named Shapakti , is performing miracles . He has found a way to separate `` c'naatat '' from its human host , using sample tissue from Shan , but not from its wess'har host . He also started creating a jungle habitat using DNA and genomes from the gene bank . Aras decides that he will go live with the Bezeri in spite of the pain it will cause him to be separated from Shan . Ade wants Shan to be happy and feels that he is in the way of Shan 's and Aras ' happiness so he decides to force Aras not to go . The solution presents itself in the form of Mohan Rayat and Lindsey Neville . Lindsey wants to redeem herself ( and not die ) and feels that the best way to accomplish this is to live underwater and serve the Bezeri . This would mean becoming infected with `` c'naatat '' . Ade agrees to this and infects both her and Rayat and send them to the depths with the Bezeri . Shan knows nothing of all this at this point and seems to finally accept her role as an `` isan '' to Ade and Aras in their polyandric relationship .
Luke Clark . Luke Stephen Clark ( born 24 May 1994 ) is an English footballer who is plays for Curzon Ashton . He can play either as a right back or as a central midfielder . Career . Before joining Preston North End , Clark was with Everton . His first appearance for Preston was on 7 November 2011 in the Football League Trophy against Rochdale , having a shot narrowly going wide , then scoring the winning penalty in a penalty shoot-out , which Preston won 4–2 . Clark made his first team debut against Rochdale at Deepdale on 19 November 2011 . On 28 May 2012 , Preston announced that Clark had turned down their offer of a professional contract , and that he was subsequently a free agent . On 5 July 2012 it was announced Clark has joined League Two side Accrington Stanley on a two-year contract . On 21 November 2014 it was announced that Clark had joined Witton Albion . In July 2015 he joined Salford City . In September 2016 he joined Curzon Ashton
Borwein integral . In mathematics , a Borwein integral is an integral whose unusual properties were first presented by mathematicians David Borwein and Jonathan Borwein in 2001 . Borwein integrals involve products of sinc ( `` ax '' ) , where the sinc function is given by for `` x '' not equal to 0 , and These integrals are remarkable for exhibiting apparent patterns which , however , eventually break down . The following is an example . At the next step the obvious pattern fails , In general , similar integrals have value whenever the numbers are replaced by positive real numbers such that the sum of their reciprocals is less than 1 . With the inclusion of the additional term , formula_4 , the pattern holds up over a longer series , The reason the original and the extended series break down has been demonstrated with an intuitive mathematical explanation . General formula . Given a sequence of real numbers , formula_7 , a general formula for the integral can be given . To state the formula , one will need to consider sums involving the formula_9 . In particular , if formula_10 is an formula_11-tuple where each entry is formula_12 , then we write formula_13 , which is a kind of alternating sum of the first few formula_9 , and we set formula_15 , which is either formula_12 . With this notation , the value for the above integral is In the case when formula_19 , we have formula_20 . Furthermore , if there is an formula_21 such that for each formula_22 we have formula_23 and formula_24 , which means that formula_11 is the first value when the partial sum of the first formula_11 elements of the sequence exceed formula_27 , then formula_28 for each formula_22 but The first example is the case when formula_31 . Note that if formula_32 then formula_33 and formula_34 but formula_35 , so because formula_36 , we get that which remains true if we remove any of the products , but that which is equal to the value given previously .
Neil Combee . Neil Combee ( born June 12 , 1959 ) is a Republican politician from Florida . He has served as the Florida state director of the USDA Farm Service Agency since November 2017 . Previously , he represented parts of northern Polk County and northwestern Osceola County in the Florida House of Representatives from 2012 to 2017 . Early life and career . Combee was born in Lakeland and graduated from Polk State College and Florida State University . Following graduation , he worked in agribusiness and real estate . He was elected to the Polk County Commission as a Democrat in 1988 , a position to which he was re-elected in 1992 , 1996 , and 2000 . In 2004 , Combee did not seek another term on the Commission , and following the conclusion of his term in 2005 , he was appointed to the Governing Board of the Southwest Florida Water Management District , where he served until 2012 , when he resigned to run for the legislature . Combee was going to run for the legislature in 2010 when incumbent State Representative Kelli Stargel was planning on seeking the Florida Senate seat held by Paula Dockery , who planned on running for Governor . When Dockery dropped her gubernatorial campaign , however , Stargel instead ran for re-election , putting her on a collision course with Combee . Ultimately , Combee did not qualify for the ballot because his campaign `` wrote a qualifying check for $ 1,781.81 , but the correct amount required was $ 1,781.82 . '' Florida House of Representatives . When Dockery was term-limited in 2012 , Stargel ran to succeed her , creating an open seat in the 39th District , and Combee once again declared his candidacy . He was unopposed in the primary election and faced Carol Castagnero , an independent candidate who had run for a number of offices unsuccessfully , in the general election . Castagnero did not present a strong challenge to Combee , and he ended up defeating her in a landslide , receiving 65 % of the vote , to win his first term in the legislature . Combee sponsored legislation in 2013 that would have `` [ prevented ] someone who fires a warning shot or brandishes a weapon from being prosecuted under the state 's stiff gun laws , '' which he had previously proposed a year prior , but had not received a vote . He attracted controversy in 2013 when he suggested on Twitter that Barack Obama was responsible for the chemical attacks that took place in the Syrian Civil War , asking , `` Who knows ? Did the White House Help Plan the Syrian Chemical Attack ? '' He defended his remarks , saying , `` I think it 's my place , your place and everybody 's place to question what is going on here . Who do we believe ? '' Combee resigned from the House on November 24 , 2017 , to take a position as Florida state director of the USDA Farm Service Agency . Personal life . Combee is married to Linda Weatherford . They have two children and reside in Polk City , Florida .
Monocular vision . Monocular vision is vision in which both eyes are used separately . By using the eyes in this way , as opposed by binocular vision , the field of view is increased , while depth perception is limited . The eyes of an animal with monocular vision are usually positioned on opposite sides of the animal 's head , giving it the ability to see two objects at once . The word monocular comes from the Greek root , `` mono '' for single , and the Latin root , `` oculus '' for eye . Related medical conditions . Monocular vision impairment refers to having no vision in one eye with adequate vision in the other . Monopsia is a medical condition in humans who can not perceive three-dimensionally even though their two eyes are medically normal , healthy , and spaced apart in a normal way . Vision that perceives three-dimensional depth requires more than parallax . In addition , the resolution of the two disparate images , though highly similar , must be simultaneous , subconscious , and complete . ( After-images and `` phantom '' images are symptoms of incomplete visual resolution , even though the eyes themselves exhibit remarkable acuity . ) A feature article in `` The New Yorker '' magazine published in early 2006 dealt with one individual in particular , who , learning to cope with her disability , eventually learned how to see three-dimensional depth in her daily life . Medical tests are available for determining monoptic conditions in humans . Monocular cues . Monocular cues provide depth information when viewing a scene with one eye . Recent advances in computational machine learning now allow monocular depth for an entire scene to be algorithmically estimated from a single digital image by implicitly using one or more of these cues Balance . Vision has been known to play an important role in balance and postural control in humans , along with proprioception and vestibular function . Monocular vision affects how the brain perceives its surroundings by decreasing the available visual field , impairing peripheral vision on one side of the body , and compromising depth perception , all three of which are major contributors to the role of vision in balance . Studies comparing monocular vision to binocular ( two eyes ) vision in cataract patients ( pre and post surgery ) , glaucoma patients ( compared with healthy age matched controls ) , and in healthy adults and children ( in both binocular and monocular conditions ) have all shown to negatively impact balance and postural control than when both eyes are available . Each of the studied populations still displayed better balance when having only one eye compared to having both eyes closed . External links . Born with monocular vision , and sees with both eyes . Besides all that is already mentioned there is still another problem . It has to do with the vision moving from one eye to the other . I am one , who was born with that kind of Monocular vision . I have an optical illusion . When I put one finger up , and look at it against a background , it appears as if it is moving side to side . I can force this or it just happens naturally , if I am tired . In High School , I took Archery . The teacher always had to show me where to aim for the target . To me , it looked like , I was aiming between the two targets , but I always hit the target . The difference is , which eye I am using at the moment . If my vision moved to the other eye , the teacher would have to show me where to aim again . It is that objects are always in one certain spot ahead of me , but I never see them at that spot . I always see them either to the right of it , or to the left of it , depending which eye I am using . It is my optical illusion , but I have no way of knowing which eye I 'm using , and I 'm not seeing the line of my finger moving against the background , so I do n't see the optical illusion of movement .
Sawma Rabba . The season of Sawma Rabba begins 50 days before Easter on Peturta Sunday and comprises whole period of Great Lent and culminates on Resurrection Sunday . During these weeks the faithful reflect on and meditate over the public life of Jesus and especially on its culmination in his passion , death and burial . Word Peturta in Syriac means `` looking back '' or `` reconciliation '' . It is a God-given time for turning to one ’ s own life more deeply and to become convinced of the abundant blessings of the loving God – the creation , the providential caring , the human fall , the helplessness of man to save himself , the promise of salvation , the redemption through His Son Jesus and the Passion of the Christ . Faithful enter the weeks of Great Fast , celebrating the memory of all the Faithful Departed on the last Friday of Denha . According to the ecclesial and liturgical vision of this tradition , the weeks of Great Fast is also an occasion to keep up the memory of the beloved Departed through special prayers , renunciation , almsgiving , and so on and thus prepare oneself for a good death and resurrection in Jesus Christ . During the fast faithful of Syro Malabar Church do not use meat , fish egg many dairy products and most favorite food items and also avoid sexual contacts on all days including Sundays and Feast days . Before European colonisation Nasranis used to take only food on once in a day ( after 3:00PM ) on all days during Great Fast . Following feasts comes in the Lenten Season always
Li Wenquan . Li Wenquan ( ; born 18 January 1986 in Guangxi ) is a male archer from Gaotian village , Yangshuo County , Guilin City in the People 's Republic of China . 2008 Summer Olympics . At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing , Li finished his ranking round with a total of 646 points . This gave him the 46th seed for the final competition bracket in which he faced Jacek Proć in the first round . Proć won the match with 116-111 and was eventually eliminated in the third round by gold medalist Viktor Ruban . Together with Jiang Lin and Xue Haifeng , he also took part in the team event . With his 646 score from the ranking round combined with the 632 of Jiang and the 663 of Xue the Chinese were in 12th and last position after the ranking round . However , in the first round they were too strong for the British team 214-210 . They advanced to the semi final by eliminating Russia 217-209 , but lost against South Korea 221-218 . In the bronze medal match China was too strong for the team from Ukraine , beating them 222-219 to claim the bronze .
Beverly D. Mackereth . Beverly `` Bev '' D. Mackereth ( née Ehrlich ) is a former Pennsylvania Secretary of Public Welfare . She also served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives . She represented the 196th state legislative district in York County , Pennsylvania and is a member of the Republican Party . Mackereth is a 1979 graduate of Frostburg State University . Following college , she worked at the York County Blind Center . Later she became a Supervisor at York County Children and Youth Services , and a Victim Witness Coordinator at the York County Attorney ’ s office . In 1997 , Governor Tom Ridge appointed her Deputy Director of the Governor ’ s Community Partnership for Safe Children . Mackereth served on the Spring Grove , Pennsylvania borough council and then as Mayor from 1996-2000 . In 2000 , she ran for the State House of Representatives , when incumbent Todd Platts opted to run for Congress instead of running for re-election . She defeated Democratic nominee Donald Hake by a wide margin , and took office in 2001 . She has been re-elected in every election since . Representative Mackereth chaired the Subcommittee on Drugs and Alcohol , and was a member of the committees of Judiciary , Children and Youth , Education , and Health and Human Services . She remains a resident of Spring Grove , and is married with four children . Mackereth announced in July 2008 that she would retire at the end of her term in order to take a position as York County 's Director of Human Services . From 2011 until 2015 , Mackereth served as Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare in the cabinet of Governor Tom Corbett .
Mad Max 2 . `` Mad Max 2 '' ( originally released in the United States as `` The Road Warrior '' and sometimes known as `` Mad Max 2 : The Road Warrior '' ) is a 1981 Australian post-apocalyptic action film directed by George Miller . The film is the second installment in the `` Mad Max '' film series , with Mel Gibson reprising his role as `` Mad '' Max Rockatansky . The film 's tale of a community of settlers who moved to defend themselves against a roving band of marauders follows an archetypical `` Western '' frontier movie motif , as does Max 's role as a hardened man who rediscovers his humanity when he decides to help the settlers . Filming took place in locations around Broken Hill , in the outback of New South Wales . `` Mad Max 2 '' was released on 24 December 1981 , and received ample critical acclaim . Observers praised the visuals and Gibson 's role . Noteworthy elements of the film also include cinematographer Dean Semler 's widescreen photography of Australia 's vast desert landscapes ; the sparing use of dialogue throughout the film ; costume designer Norma Moriceau 's punk mohawked , leather bondage gear-wearing bikers ; and its fast-paced , tightly edited and violent battle and chase scenes . The film 's comic-book post-apocalyptic/punk style popularized the genre in film and fiction writing . It was also a box office success , winning the Best International Film from six nominations at the Saturn Award ceremony , including : Best Director for Miller ; Best Actor for Gibson ; Best Supporting Actor for Bruce Spence ; Best Writing for Miller , Hayes and Hannant ; and Best Costume for Norma Moriceau . `` Mad Max 2 '' became a cult film , with fan clubs and `` road warrior '' -themed activities continuing into the 21st century , and is now widely considered to be one of the greatest action movies ever made , as well as one of the greatest sequels ever made . The film was preceded by `` Mad Max '' in 1979 and followed by `` Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome '' in 1985 and ' in 2015 . Plot . Traumatised by the death of his family , Max Rockatansky roams the desert wilderness of a post-apocalyptic Australia in a scarred , black supercharged V-8 Pursuit Special . Scavenging for food and petrol , Max 's only companions are an Australian Cattle Dog and a sawed-off shotgun with scarce ammunition . After driving off a gang led by the unhinged biker warrior Wez , and taking petrol from one of their wrecked vehicles , Max finds a nearby gyrocopter and decides to collect its fuel . The gyrocopter is boobytrapped , but Max overpowers the pilot hiding nearby , sparing his life upon being told of a small oil refinery nearby in the wasteland . However , upon arriving , Max finds the compound under siege by the Marauders , a motley gang of racers and motorcyclists of which Wez is a member . The Marauders ' leader , a large disfigured man called `` Lord Humungus '' , has his gang swarm the complex daily . Biding his time , Max makes his move when a group of settlers attempt to break out of the compound to find a means to take the fuel tank out of the complex . With the others captured and subjected to torture , rape and death , Max rescues the remaining survivor and offers to get him back to the complex in return for a tank of petrol . The man dies shortly from his wound after Max returns him , and the settlers ' leader Papagallo reneges on the deal . The settlers are on the verge of killing Max when the Marauders return and , despite the death of Wez 's partner by the metal boomerang of a feral child living within the complex , Humungus offers the settlers safe passage from the territory in exchange for the fuel supply . Max offers another deal to Papagallo : provide him and the settlers with an abandoned Mack semi-truck found earlier in the film to haul the fuel tanker in exchange for petrol and his freedom . The settlers accept , but keep his car . Max sneaks out with the Feral Kid 's help , employing the Gyro Captain 's help in reaching the semi . With aerial support , Max drives the semi through the Marauders ' encampment into the compound with a livid Humungus refortifying the siege . Though the settlers want Max to escape with them to a beach , Max opts to collect his petrol and leave . However , while attempting to break through the siege , Max is seriously wounded and his car wrecked after being run off the road by Wez in Lord Humungus 's nitrous oxide-equipped car . One of Marauders kill Max 's dog with a crossbow before Toady 's attempt to siphon the fuel from the Pursuit Special 's tanks triggers the car self-destruct , which kills both Marauders during the explosion . Max is left for dead , but the Gyro Captain rescues him and flies him back to the compound . Despite his injuries , Max insists on driving the repaired and now armored truck with the fuel tanker . He leaves the compound , accompanied by the Feral Kid with Papagallo and several of settlers in armored vehicles to provide protection . Lord Humungus and most of his warriors pursue the tanker , leaving the remaining settlers free to flee the compound in a ramshackle caravan , rigging the compound to explode . After Papagallo and the defenders are killed during the chase , and the Gyro Captain shot down , Max and the Feral Kid find themselves alone against the Marauders as Wez boards the truck to kill the two . However , the semi 's head-on collision with Humungus ' car kills both him and Wez as the out-of-control truck rolls off the road while the surviving Marauders leave . As the injured Max carries the Feral Kid from the wrecked tanker , he sees not oil , but sand , leaking from the tank , revealing it to be a decoy which allowed the other settlers to escape with the fuel in oil drums hidden inside their vehicles . With Papagallo dead , the Gyro Captain succeeds him as their chief and leads the settlers to the coast , where they establish the `` Great Northern Tribe '' . Max remains alone in the desert , once again becoming a drifter while the Feral Kid ( as an adult and the Northern Tribe 's new leader ) is revealed as the narrator , reminiscing about the Road Warrior . Development . Following the release of `` Mad Max '' , director George Miller received a number of offers from Hollywood , including one to direct `` First Blood '' . However , Miller instead decided to pursue a rock and roll movie under the working title of `` Roxanne '' . After working with writer Terry Hayes on the novelization of `` Mad Max '' , Miller and Hayes teamed up to write `` Roxanne '' in Los Angeles but the script was ultimately shelved . Miller then became more intrigued with the idea of returning to the world of `` Mad Max '' , as a larger budget would allow him to be more ambitious . `` Making `` Mad Max '' was a very unhappy experience for me , '' said Miller . `` There was strong pressure to make a sequel , and I felt we could do a better job with a second movie . '' Inspired by Joseph Campbell 's `` The Hero with a Thousand Faces '' and the work of Carl Jung , Miller recruited Hayes to join the production as a scriptwriter . Brian Hannant also came on board as co-writer and second unit director . Miller says that he was greatly influenced by the films of Akira Kurosawa . Filming . Principal photography took place over the course of twelve weeks in the winter of 1981 near Broken Hill . Scenes were shot at the Pinnacles , where the set of the compound was situated . The scene where the Pursuit Special rolls over and explodes was shot at Menindee Road on the Mundi Mundi Plains just outside Broken Hill . The original cut of the film was more bloody and violent , but it was cut down heavily by Australian censors . Entire scenes and sequences were deleted completely or edited to receive an `` M '' rating . When it was submitted to the MPAA in the United States , two additional scenes ( Wez pulling an arrow out of his arm and a close-up shot of him pulling a boomerang out of his dead boyfriend 's head ) were shortened . Although there is a version of the film that includes the scenes trimmed down for the MPAA , no version without previous cuts exists . Music . The musical score for `` Mad Max 2 '' was composed and conducted by Australian composer Brian May , who had previously composed the music for the first film . A soundtrack album was released in 1982 by Varèse Sarabande . Release . When `` Mad Max '' was released in 1980 in the United States , it did not receive a proper release from its distributor , American International Pictures . AIP was in the final stages of a change of ownership after being bought by Filmways , Inc. a year earlier . AIP 's problems affected the release of the film and its box office in the US , although `` Mad Max '' proved much more successful when released internationally . Warner Bros. decided to release `` Mad Max 2 '' in the United States , but they recognised that the first film was not popular in North America . Although the original `` Mad Max '' was becoming popular through cable channel showings , Warner Bros. decided to change the name of its sequel to `` The Road Warrior '' . The advertising for the film , including print ads , trailers , and TV commercials , did not refer to the Max character at all , and all shied away from the fact that the film was a sequel . For the majority of viewers , their first inkling of `` Road Warrior '' being a sequel to `` Mad Max '' was when they saw the black and white , archival footage from the previous film , during the prologue . The film was a commercial success , earning $ 3.7 million in rentals in Australia . As `` The Road Warrior '' in North America , it was a greater success . The film earned $ 11.3 million in rentals and $ 23.6 million in grosses . Vestron Video capitalized by releasing `` Mad Max '' on video and subtitling it `` the thrilling predecessor to `` The Road Warrior '' . '' Despite the title change , grosses from the US release were on par with other countries . Warner Bros. felt comfortable to keep the title of the third `` Mad Max '' film , `` Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome '' , intact for that film 's American release . Critical reception . `` Mad Max 2 '' received positive reviews and is regarded by many critics as one of the best films of 1981 . The film holds a 98 % rating based on 42 reviews on Rotten Tomatoes as of 1 September 2017 with and average rating of 8.4/10 and with the consensus , `` The Road Warrior '' is everything a bigger-budgeted Mad Max sequel should be : bigger , faster , louder , but definitely not dumber . '' Film critic Roger Ebert of the `` Chicago Sun-Times '' gave the film three-and-a-half stars out of four , praised its `` skillful filmmaking , '' and called it `` a film of pure action , of kinetic energy '' , which is `` one of the most relentlessly aggressive movies ever made '' . While Ebert pointed out that the film does not develop its `` vision of a violent future world ... with characters and dialogue '' , and uses only the `` barest possible bones of a plot '' , he praised its action sequences . Ebert called the climactic chase sequence `` unbelievably well-sustained '' and states that the `` special effects and stunts ... are spectacular '' , creating a `` frightening , sometimes disgusting , and ( if the truth be told ) exhilarating '' effect . In his review for `` The New York Times '' , Vincent Canby wrote , `` Never has a film 's vision of the post-nuclear-holocaust world seemed quite as desolate and as brutal , or as action-packed and sometimes as funny as in George Miller 's apocalyptic `` The Road Warrior '' , an extravagant film fantasy that looks like a sadomasochistic comic book come to life '' . In his review for `` Newsweek '' , Charles Michener praised Mel Gibson 's `` easy , unswaggering masculinity '' , saying that `` [ his ] hint of Down Under humor may be quintessentially Australian but is also the stuff of an international male star '' . Gary Arnold , in his review for `` The Washington Post '' , wrote , `` While he seems to let triumph slip out of his grasp , Miller is still a prodigious talent , capable of a scenic and emotional amplitude that recalls the most stirring attributes in great action directors like Kurosawa , Peckinpah and Leone '' . Pauline Kael called `` Mad Max 2 '' a `` mutant '' film that was `` ... sprung from virtually all action genres '' , creating `` ... one continuous spurt of energy '' by using `` jangly , fast editing '' . However , Kael criticized director George Miller 's `` attempt to tap into the universal concept of the hero '' , stating that this attempt `` makes the film joyless '' , `` sappy '' , and `` sentimental '' . The film 's depiction of a post-apocalyptic future was widely copied by other filmmakers and in science fiction novels , to the point that its gritty `` junkyard society of the future look ... is almost taken for granted in the modern science-fiction action film . '' `` The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction '' says that `` Mad Max 2 '' , `` with all its comic-strip energy and vividness ... is exploitation cinema at its most inventive . '' Richard Scheib called `` Mad Max 2 '' `` one of the few occasions where a sequel makes a dramatic improvement in quality over its predecessor . '' He said that the film is a `` kinetic comic-book of a film , '' an `` exhilarating non-stop rollercoaster ride of a film that contains some of the most exciting stunts and car crashes ever put on screen . '' Scheib stated that the film transforms the `` post-holocaust landscape into the equivalent of a Western frontier , '' such that `` Mel Gibson 's Max could just as easily be Clint Eastwood 's tight-lipped Man With No Name '' helping `` decent frightened folk '' from the `` marauding Redskins '' . Awards . The film received much recognition from the Academy of Science Fiction , Fantasy & Horror Films . It won the Saturn Award for Best International Film . It received additional nominations for Best Director , Best Writing , and Best Costume Design . Mel Gibson and Bruce Spence received nods for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor , respectively . George Miller won the Grand Prize at the Avoriaz Fantastic Film Festival . `` Mad Max 2 '' was also nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation and was awarded the Los Angeles Film Critics Association award for Best Foreign Film . The film was also recognised by the Australian Film Institute , winning awards for best direction , costume design , editing , production design and sound . It received additional nominations for the cinematography and musical score . Despite receiving the most nominations and wins , it was not nominated for Best Film . Legacy . The `` Mad Max '' series of films , with their emphasis on dystopian , apocalyptic , and post-apocalyptic themes and imagery , have inspired some artists to recreate the look and feel of some aspects of the series in their work . As well , fan clubs and `` road warrior '' -themed activities continue into the 21st century . In 2008 , `` Mad Max 2 '' was selected by `` Empire '' magazine as one of `` The 500 Greatest Movies of All Time '' . Similarly , `` The New York Times '' placed the film on its `` Best 1000 Movies Ever '' list . `` Entertainment Weekly '' ranked `` Mad Max 2 '' 93rd on their 100 Greatest Movies of All Time list in 1999 , 41st on their updated All-Time 100 Greatest Films in 2013 list , and the character Mad Max as 11th on their list of `` The All Time Coolest Heroes in Pop Culture '' . In 2016 , James Charisma of `` Playboy '' ranked the film # 11 on a list of `` 15 Sequels That Are Way Better Than The Originals '' . The film has a permanent legacy in the small town of Silverton , which is 25 kilometres from Broken Hill in New South Wales , Australia . A museum dedicated to `` Mad Max 2 '' was established in 2010 by Adrian and Linda Bennett , who developed the museum after moving to Silverton and building a collection of `` Mad Max '' props and memorabilia .
Premna mollissima . `` Premna mollissima '' ( dusky fire brand mark ) is a 8m high small tree in the Verbenaceae family . It is found in India , Bangladesh , and Sri Lanka . Description . The bark is grey to white in color . Leaves simple , opposite ; ovate or elliptic ovate ; base rounded ; apex acuminate . Bisexual flowers are greenish white in color . Show corymbose cymes inflorescence . Fruit is a black drupe with oblong seeds .
Penny Pax . Penny Pax is the stage name of an American pornographic actress and model . Early life . Pax was born in Miami , Florida and moved around often as a child . She lived in Sacramento , Hawaii , and Pacifica , California before moving to New Zealand when she was in the third grade . Nine months later , she moved to Fort Lauderdale , Florida , where she lived for thirteen years . She worked as a lifeguard for five years at various pools throughout South Florida , including those at the International Swimming Hall of Fame and at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Hollywood . Career . Pax entered the adult film industry in November 2011 . An agent in Florida , whom she never actually met , contacted her through Model Mayhem . In 2012 she was cast in the independent horror film `` Bloody Homecoming '' . In 2013 she starred in `` The Submission of Emma Marx '' , which is loosely based on `` Fifty Shades of Grey , '' earning several nominations in the course of 2014 .
Young Centre . The Young Centre ( YC ) ( ) is a Polish liberal youth political organization that was established in Poznań 2001 . It is a member of IFLRY ( and a host organisation of its Annual Conference in Poznań in 2004 ) and LYMEC . In 2005 , Young Centre split from the Democratic Party ( formerly the Freedom Union ) . It has focused on pro-European and pro-liberal activities . The current chairman is Kamil Wiszowaty . Actions . Workshops and seminars for students from Belarus and Ukraine , mainly related to the political situation in their countries . Support for Poland 's accession to the European Union and advocating pro-European policies ( Euro accession , students ' exchange programmes , actions in support of the European Constitution ) Seminars and conferences on various topics around personal and economic liberty , e.g. , the limits of freedom in art , personal entrepreneurship , the challenges of democracy In 2004 , Młode Centrum sent its observers to the presidential elections in Ukraine under the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe mission . The members of YC were also present at various elections in countries of limited or virtual democracy : Belarus , Moldova , Azerbaijan . Honorary members . Marek Edelman Jan Kułakowski Jacek Kuroń Tadeusz Mazowiecki
Nousty . Nousty is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France . The inhabitants of the town of Nousty are `` Noustysiens , Noustysiennes ''
Râul Mic ( Cibin ) . The Râul Mic is a headwaters of the Cibin River in Romania . It is formed at the confluence of headwaters Valea Comenzii and Valea Rudarilor .
Augusto Giacometti . Augusto Giacometti ( 16 August 1877 – 9 June 1947 ) was a Swiss painter from Stampa , Graubünden , cousin of Giovanni Giacometti who was the father of Alberto , Diego and Bruno Giacometti . He was prominent as a painter in the Art Nouveau and Symbolism movements , for his work in stained glass , as a proponent of murals and a designer of popular posters . He finished ( among others ) stained glass windows in both of the most important churches of Zürich , Grossmünster and Fraumünster , as well as the inner decoration of the so-called Waisenhaus Zürich . From 1909 to 1913 Augusto Giacometti was a great inspiration for Czech born sculptor Helen Zelezny-Scholz . A two-day hiking trail connects most of the locations of the family in Val Bregaglia . Life and work . Augusto was part of the successful Giacometti dynasty of painters . He grew up near the home and studio of his cousin Giovanni Giacometti , and devoted himself to painting from a young age . After completing his training as an art teacher at the Zurich University of the Arts between 1894 and 1897 , he moved to Paris to study under Eugène Grasset in Paris from 1897 to 1901 . Following periods of residence in Florence and Zurich he settled down in Zurich in 1915 . In 1917 Giacometti came to know the Dadaists Tristan Tzara , Marcel Janco , Sophie Taeuber-Arp , and Hugo Ball . He took part in the 8th Dada-Soirée in the Zurich merchants ' hall and became a member of the group of artists `` Das Neue Leben '' ( 1918–1920 ) . With the realization of his design for the entrance hall ( now known as Giacometti-Halle ) of the police station at Waisenhaus Zürich between 1923 and 1925 , Giacometti accomplished one of his most important works . The great recognition he received for this work paved the way for him to further important commissions . In 1929 he created the colorful glass windows in the east wall of the Protestant church in Frauenfeld , in 1933 the choral windows of Grossmünster in Zurich , in 1937 the choral windows of the village church of Adelboden , and in 1945 a stained-glass window of Fraumünster . He was one of the first painters of the 20th century to take steps into non-representational painting ; his abstract paintings reflect his exhaustive study of the characteristics and rules of color . His epitaph reads `` Qui riposa il maestro dei colori '' , `` here lies the master of color . '' Giacometti influenced the German painter August Babberger greatly in both his style and his choice of subjects .
1994 Manchester Open – Singles . Jason Stoltenberg was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Wayne Ferreira . Patrick Rafter won in the final 7–6 ( 7–5 ) , 7–6 ( 7–4 ) against Ferreira .
KAHE . KAHE ( 95.5 FM , `` K95 '' ) is a radio station broadcasting an oldies music format . Licensed to Dodge City , Kansas , United States , the station serves the Southwest Kansas area . The station , established in 1966 , is currently owned by Rocking M Media , LLC . History . The station was launched in May 1966 as KGNO-FM . On May 2 , 1980 , the station changed its call sign to KDCK , again on December 20 , 1993 , to KOLS , and on January 1 , 2008 , to KAHE .
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1395 . United Nations Security Council resolution 1395 , adopted unanimously on 27 February 2002 , after reaffirming Resolution 1343 ( 2001 ) which imposed sanctions on Liberia for support of rebels during the civil war in Sierra Leone , the Council re-established an expert panel to monitor compliance with the restrictions relating to embargoes on arms and unofficial rough diamonds from Sierra Leone . The Security Council noted that the next six-monthly review of the sanctions against Liberia was scheduled to take place before 6 May 2002 and recognised the importance of monitoring the sanctions . The expert panel established in Resolution 1343 was re-established for a period of five weeks beginning no later than 11 March 2002 . The panel was requested to conduct an independent audit of compliance by the Liberian government with Security Council demands and to report by 8 April 2002 with its findings and recommendations . The resolution instructed the Secretary-General Kofi Annan to appoint no more than five experts for the panel and make financial arrangements to support its work . Finally , all states were called upon to co-operate with the panel .
Who Is To Blame ? Who Is To Blame is a utility that processes the warnings/errors from Microsoft Visual Studio and then uses the Subversion ( SVN ) Blame tool to generate a report of which software developer added/amended the line causing the warning/error . It is free software released under the GNU General Public License . It uses SVN and Microsoft.NET Framework 3.5 .
Lobet den Herrn , alle Heiden , BWV 230 . `` Lobet den Herrn , alle Heiden '' ( `` Praise the Lord , all ye nations '' ) , BWV 230 , is a motet by Johann Sebastian Bach . It draws its text from Psalm 117 Verses 1-2 . It is not known when the work was composed . It was first published in 1821 . The publisher claimed to have had access to an autograph score . The work was subsequently catalogued as one of a set of six surviving motets by Bach , BWV 225–230 . ( This set now seems somewhat arbitrary as modern scholarship includes more works among the motets ) . It is the only one of the set to be scored for four voices . It is also unusual in that ( lightly scored ) instrumental accompaniment is specified . Some scholars have expressed doubts about the attribution to Bach . but it is included in the New Bach Edition .
SL2College . SL2College is an educational Nonprofit organization formed in 2005 . The goal of SL2College is `` to help Sri Lankan students with their higher education goals by providing information and guidance as necessary '' . They provide a number of services via their website : www.sl2college.org . Some of these services include an online forum , a one-to-one mentor program , publications in local newspapers , informational seminars at local universities and schools across Sri Lanka , presence at educational exhibitions , internship postings , etc . SL2College claims they may be the first of its kind in Sri Lanka , and is run by a global community of past and present Sri Lankan graduate students , faculty members , and entrepreneurs residing in Sri Lanka , USA , Canada , UK , Australia , New Zealand , Bangladesh , India , Singapore , etc.. SL2College provides a platform for these people to share their own experiences so that Sri Lankan students who plan to pursue higher education can learn about the best local and foreign choices available to them , as well as receive guidance during the application process . At the same time , the organization is educating Sri Lankan students on the higher educational opportunities available within the country as well . Early stages of SL2College ( History ) . In 2005 , an interactive forum called “ RoyalCollege2000 ” was formed on Yahoo ! Groups by Nayana Samaranayake , an alumnus of Royal College , Colombo , Sri Lanka . He was pursuing his Masters in Computer Science at Stanford University , USA at the time this started . As Nayana was getting questions from students at Royal College about higher education in the U.S. , he realized there was a need to create a platform that gave access to free , unbiased and up-to-date information . “ RoyalCollege2000 ” served this purpose , and started as an informal project by the Royal College alumnus group of 2000 . Students from anywhere in Sri Lanka could post their questions on the forum , and those who had experience in the relevant field would then submit an answer . In 2007 , seeing the potential of this group , its name changed from “ RoyalCollege2000 ” to SL2College , as its main purpose was to help Sri Lankan students anywhere reach their higher education goals . Nayana was joined by Nishad Jayasundara and DC Jayasundera , ( also students at Stanford University ) , and Sanjaka Wirasingha , who was studying at Illinois Institute of Technology and was involved with the group since 2005 . They took SL2College to another level by forming sl2college.org , SL2College 's own website , in 2008 . Free access to information . SL2College later became a legal entity in Sri Lanka through the incorporation of the organization as SL2College ( Guarantee ) Limited by the Registrar General of Companies on 17 December 2010 . Currently , SL2College is a global community of volunteers from USA , Canada , Australia , UK , Singapore , New Zealand , and many other countries . These volunteers are mostly graduate students with diverse backgrounds who tend to have high school and undergraduate experience from Sri Lanka . They share their own experiences so that Sri Lankan students who plan to pursue higher education can learn about the best local and foreign choices available to them . Forum . Students seeking information and guidance can post questions on the Sl2College forum , and moderators ensure that all questions are answered in a timely manner . If a question goes unanswered for 48 hours , moderators find someone in SL2College 's large database of members to provide an answer . Information related to many fields and countries are discussed , and the forum acts as a platform to create dialogue . Some common topics of discussion include how to develop the best admissions application possible , what it is like to live on a campus in a foreign country , funding and scholarship opportunities , work experiences , etc . Articles . SL2College encourages past and present undergraduate and graduate students , and those who have completed professional degrees , to share their educational experiences by answering questionnaires and writing articles . These are published weekly in the Sri Lankan Sunday Observer 's Education section where SL2College has its own column , as well as under the 'Resources ' tab of and the SL2College website . They also publish in two Sri Lankan Sinhala papers-Navaliya & Vidusara . Articles range from advice on the application process , funding issues , housing in different countries , etc . Mentor Program . Students who are interested in higher education and are planning on applying to programs within a given year are matched with an experienced mentor for a direct , one-on-one exchange of information and guidance for about 3–4 months . ‘ The Insider ’ . SL2College has a newsletter , ‘ The Insider ’ , which is published on a quarterly basis . It includes events conducted by SL2college , major milestones , and introductions to new team members . An archive of past newsletters is made available on the website . Seminars at Local Schools/Universities . SL2College conducts informational seminars at local universities and schools to discuss higher education opportunities in different countries . Seminars were mainly Skype sessions where graduate students from around the world would join in to talk to audiences on various topics related to higher education . For example , on 30 March 2011 , nine graduate students , mostly alumni from the University of Colombo ( UoC ) who are currently based in the US , Canada , New Zealand , and Singapore , joined via a Skype conference call to talk about their graduate experiences to students at UoC . There was a rich diversity of research experience among speakers , who represented academic fields such as Biology , Maths , Physics and Computer Science . Voices . This is the annual conference planned and conducted by SL2College in collaboration with various conference funding partners . It is usually held in August , and is aimed at promoting higher education via a series of talks and discussion sessions with prominent speakers in different academic fields within Sri Lanka . University Ambassador Network . SL2College has built a vast network of ambassadors in Sri Lankan universities in order to promote higher education and act as mentors to high school students interested in pursuing a higher education . They are also building a network of ambassadors in major universities in other countries , such as Australia , India , Bangladesh & the U.S. Internships . In line with the ‘ Brain-Gain ’ initiative , SL2College has launched a section on the SL2College website to promote internship opportunities available to students in Sri Lanka . Partnerships . SL2College has worked closely with many key local and foreign organizations , such as the Fulbright Commission and other government institutions . It received endorsement by the Ministry of Education , Sri Lanka in 2013 . SL2College works with British Council and AusTrade ( Australian Trade Commission ) , with whom they collaborated to conduct an education exhibition called SparkEx in early 2014 . They also received a grant from the American embassy in Sri Lanka to continue conducting educational seminars in rural areas of the country . Exhibitions . SL2College has been continually exhibiting their work and promoting their services at some of the biggest education exhibitions in Sri Lanka , such as Edex and Future Minds . Advisor Base . SL2College currently has over 800 advisors from more than 25 countries . They continue to expand and diversify their advisor base , which consists mostly of current and former graduate students from many countries . Currently , teams of advisors have formed in the U.S. , Canada and Singapore . They are working on various projects to inform Sri Lankan students of opportunities in those respective countries . Advisors join the teams in various capacities such as forum moderators , mentora , writers , etc . YouTube Channel . SL2College has its own channel on YouTube where videos of past seminars and other educational videos of interest are posted . Social media . SL2College has an online presence in various forms of social media such as Facebook , Twitter and LinkedIn . The Blog . Articles written by members at SL2College are posted on its blog . The SL2College team . SL2College is governed by a Board of Directors , consisting of : [ add the names ] . The core team of SL2College is composed of administrative directors , and project managers . The auxiliary team consists of assistant project managers , other volunteers , and well-wishers .
Victor Marie du Pont . Victor Marie du Pont de Nemours ( October 1 , 1767 – January 30 , 1827 ) was a French American diplomat , politician and businessman . He was a member of the Delaware General Assembly , the founder of the Du Pont , Bauduy & Co. , wool manufacturers , and brother of Éleuthère Irénée du Pont , the founder of the E.I . du Pont de Nemours Company . Early life and family . Victor du Pont was born October 1 , 1767 in Paris , France , son of Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours and Nicole Charlotte Marie Louise le Dée . He married Gabrielle Joséphine de la Fite de Pelleport in 1794 and had five children , Amélie-Élisabeth ( 1796-1869 ) , Samuel Francis ( born and died 1799 ) , Charles Irénée ( 1803-1865 ) , Samuel Francis ( 1803-1865 ) and Julia Sophie ( 1806-1882 ) . Professional career . After 1784 du Pont worked with his father in King Louis XVI 's Bureau of Commerce . There he had opportunities to travel around Europe and meet visiting friends of his father . In 1788 he began four years of work with the French minister to the United States in both New York City and Philadelphia . During this time , he wrote letters to his father and the prospects for its ratification . Returning to Paris in 1793 , he married and soon went back to the United States , this time as French Consul at Charleston , South Carolina . He remained there until 1797 when he was named French Consul-General at Philadelphia , but being refused recognition by President John Adams , he returned to France . For the next two years Victor du Pont assisted his father in his preparation for the whole family immigrating to the United States . They finally sailed on the `` American Eagle '' , arriving in Newport , Rhode Island , January 1 , 1800 . From there the father , two brothers , and wives and children , went to live at `` Goodstay , '' a house purchased for them in Bergen Point , New Jersey . Many ideas for future du Pont businesses were conceived in the coming year at `` Goodstay , '' including the one that had his brother , Eleuthère , beginning a gunpowder business . Victor and his brother returned to France for a year in 1801 to seek investors for that and various other prospects . He returned to New York , established a trading company , Victor du Pont de Nemours & Co. , and acted as an agent for Louis Pichon , the French Consul-General and chargé d'affairs , provisioning French troops seeking to quell the rebellion then going on in Santo Domingo . This firm went into bankruptcy in 1808 , as his many advances , including those to the French government , went unreimbursed . Victor next tried his hand at farming and merchandising on the Genesee River valley of western New York . In 1811 , he moved with his family to Delaware and established residence at `` Louviers '' on the Brandywine Creek , across from the Eleutherian Mills of his brother . He established a woolen mill to manufacture cotton cloth . Eleuthère 's partner , Pierre Bauduy and son-law-law , Ferdinand Bauduy , joined the business in 1813 , and it became known as Du Pont , Bauduy & Co . Soon after arriving in Delaware , Victor du Pont was elected to one of the New Castle County seats in the State House for the 1815 , 1816 , and 1817 sessions and later was elected to the State Senate for the 1821 , 1822 , and 1823 sessions . Death and legacy . Victor du Pont died in Philadelphia on January 30 , 1827 , and is buried in the du Pont family cemetery near Greenville , Delaware . Victor du Pont was a man `` whose friends were everywhere . '' His son Charles took over management of the wool manufacturing business upon his death , and his other son , Samuel Francis , was a Rear Admiral in the U.S. Navy during the Civil War .
China national under-17 football team . The China national under-17 football team , also known as the China Junior Team ( 国少队 ) , represents the People 's Republic of China in international football competitions in the FIFA U-17 World Cup and the AFC U-16 Championship , as well as any other under-17 international football tournaments . It is governed by the Football Association of the People 's Republic of China .
Green-Mar Acres , Florida . Green-Mar Acres is a neighborhood of Kendall , a CDP and unincorporated community in Miami-Dade County , Florida , United States . It is located west of Pinecrest , and just north of Hawley Heights , a neighboring neighborhood . Geography . It is located at , with an elevation .
Butein . Butein is a chalcone of the chalconoids . It can be found in `` Toxicodendron vernicifluum '' ( or formerly `` Rhus verniciflua '' ) , `` Dahlia '' , `` Butea '' ( `` Butea monosperma '' ) and `` Coreopsis '' It has antioxidative , aldose reductase and advanced glycation endproducts inhibitory effects . It is also a sirtuin-activating compound , a chemical compound having an effect on sirtuins , a group of enzymes that use NAD+ to remove acetyl groups from proteins . Buteins possess a high ability to inhibit aromatase process in the human body , for this reason , the use of these compounds in the treatment of breast cancer on the estrogen ground has been explored . The first attempts of sport pro-hormone supplementation with the use of buteins took place in Poland .
USS Zaanland ( ID-2746 ) . USS `` Zaanland '' ( Id . No . 2746 ) was a cargo ship that served in the United States Navy in 1918 . SS `` Zaanland '' was a steel-hulled , single-screw cargo vessel completed in 1900 at Port Glasgow , Scotland , by Russell and Company . The Royal Dutch Lloyd line owned her at the outbreak of World War I . The ship sought security at Hampton Roads , Virginia , lest , at sea , she fall prey to warships of the Royal Navy On 20 March 1918 , `` Zaanland '' was seized at Newport News , Virginia , by the United States Government under the right of angary , which allowed a belligerent power to use the property of a neutral nation if necessary , subject to full indemnification . She was acquired by the United States Navy for use by the Naval Overseas Transportation Service ( NOTS ) on 25 March 1918 , the cargo ship was assigned the identification number ( Id . No . ) 2746 and commissioned as USS `` Zaanland '' at Hampton Roads on 29 March 1918 , Lieutenant Commander Daniel Brown , USNRF , in command . `` Zaanland '' was repaired and fitted out at Newport News , Virginia , by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company , before sailing for the Gulf of Mexico on 4 April . Arriving at New Orleans , Louisiana on 11 April , she simultaneously underwent further repairs and conversion work and loaded of general cargo consigned by the U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps . She departed New Orleans on 20 April and arrived back at Hampton Roads on 25 April . `` Zaanland '' sailed from Norfolk , Virginia on 30 April , in Convoy HN-67 , bound for La Pallice , France . During the voyage , in a heavy mist at 20:26 on 12 May , she apparently suffered a rudder casualty and was rammed by the tanker . The collision tore a jagged , hole in the cargo ship 's starboard side , amidships between her bridge and fire room . `` Zaanland '' soon assumed a heavy list and began to sink by the bow . At 20:40 , all hands were called topside as boats were launched . Within an hour , all of `` Zaanland '' s crew were safely aboard the United States Army-chartered Munson Line cargo ship SS `` Munalbro '' , which later in 1918 would be commissioned into the U.S. Navy as . Although settling deeper in the water with each passing hour , `` Zaanland '' remained afloat into the next day . At 04:00 on 13 May , Lt. Cdr . Brown reboarded `` Zaanland '' and inspected the ship . He found that there was no hope of towing the vessel to port and predicted that she probably would sink within a few hours . His observation proved to be correct , for `` Zaanland '' sank , bow first , at 07:10 on 13 May . `` Munalbro '' — while endeavoring to overtake the convoy — soon met SS `` Minnesota '' `` en route '' , and transferred `` Zaanland '' s crew to the west-bound vessel for passage back to the United States .
History of the United States ( 1991–2008 ) . The history of the United States from 1991 to 2008 began after the fall of the Soviet Union which signaled the end of the Cold War and left the U.S. unchallenged as the world 's dominant superpower . The U.S. took a leading role in military involvement in the Middle East . The U.S. expelled an Iraqi invasion force from Kuwait , a Middle Eastern ally of the U.S. , in the Persian Gulf War . On the domestic front , the Democrats returned to the White House with the election of Bill Clinton in 1992 . In the 1994 midterm election , the Republicans gained control of Congress for the first time in 40 years . Strife between Clinton and the Republicans in Congress initially resulted in a federal government shutdown following a budget crisis , but later they worked together to pass welfare reform , the Children 's Health Insurance Program , and a balanced budget . Charges from the Lewinsky scandal led to the 1998 impeachment of Clinton by the House of Representatives but he was later acquitted by the Senate . The U.S. economy boomed in the enthusiasm for high-technology industries in the 1990s until the NASDAQ crashed as the dot-com bubble burst and the early 2000s recession marked the end of the sustained economic growth . In 2000 , Republican George W. Bush was elected president in one of the closest and most controversial elections in U.S. history . Early in his term , his administration approved education reform and a large across-the-board tax cut aimed at stimulating the economy . Following the September 11 attacks in 2001 , the U.S. embarked on the Global War on Terrorism , starting with the 2001 war in Afghanistan . In 2003 , the U.S. invaded Iraq , which deposed the controversial regime of Saddam Hussein but also resulted in a prolonged conflict that would continue over the course of the decade . The Homeland Security Department was formed and the controversial Patriot Act was passed to bolster domestic efforts against terrorism . In 2006 , criticism over the handling of the disastrous Hurricane Katrina ( which struck the Gulf Coast region in 2005 ) , political scandals , and the growing unpopularity of the Iraq War helped the Democrats gain control of Congress . Saddam Hussein was later tried , charged for war crimes and crimes against humanity , and executed by hanging . In 2007 , President Bush ordered a troop surge in Iraq , which ultimately led to reduced casualties . Globalization and the new economy . During Bill Clinton 's presidency American political discourse focused mostly on domestic issues . While the early 1990s saw the US economy mired in recession , a recovery began starting in 1994 and began accelerating thanks to a boom created by technology . The Internet and related technologies made their first broad penetrations into the economy , prompting a Wall Street technology-driven bubble , which Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan described in 1996 as `` irrational exuberance '' . By 1998 , the economy was booming and unemployment below 5 % . After the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991 , the United States was the world 's dominant military power and Japan , sometimes seen as the largest economic rival to the U.S. , was caught in a period of stagnation . China was emerging as the U.S. 's foremost trading competitor in more and more areas . Localized conflicts such as those in Haiti and the Balkans prompted President Bill Clinton to send in U.S. troops as peacekeepers , reviving the Cold-War-era controversy about whether policing the rest of the world was a proper U.S. role . Islamic radicals overseas loudly threatened assaults against the U.S. for its ongoing military presence in the Middle East , and even staged the first World Trade Center attack , a truck bombing in New York 's twin towers , in 1993 , as well as a number of deadly attacks on U.S. interests abroad . Immigration , mainly from Latin America and Asia , swelled during the 1990s , laying the groundwork for great changes in the demographic makeup of the U.S. population in coming decades , such as Hispanics replacing African-Americans as the largest minority . Despite tougher border scrutiny after the September 11 attacks , nearly 8 million immigrants came to the United States from 2000 to 2005—more than in any other five-year period in the nation 's history . Almost half entered illegally . Dot-com bubble . Early 2000 to 2001 saw the dramatic bursting of the dot-com bubble . Excitement over the prospects of Internet stocks had led to huge increases in the major indexes . However , dozens of start-up Internet companies failed as many of the lofty promises heralded by the new world of the Web failed to materialize . On March 10 , 2000 , the NASDAQ peaked at 5,048.62 , more than double its value just a year before . The downturn began on March 13 , 2000 , triggering a chain reaction of selling that fed on itself as investors , funds , and institutions liquidated positions . In just six days , the NASDAQ had lost nearly nine percent , falling to 4,580 on March 15 . By 2001 , the bubble was deflating at full speed . A majority of the dot-coms ceased trading after burning through their venture capital , many having never made a profit . In 2002 , the GDP growth rate rose to 2.8 % . A major short-term problem in the first half of 2002 was a sharp decline in the stock market , fueled in part by the exposure of dubious accounting practices in some major corporations . Another was unemployment , which experienced the longest period of monthly increase since the Great Depression . The United States began to recover from the post-9/11 recession in 2003 , but the robustness of the market ( 7 % GDP growth ) , combined with the unemployment rate ( above 6 % ) , led some economists and politicians to refer to the situation as a `` jobless recovery '' . Despite this , economic growth continued apace through early 2008 and unemployment dropped below 5 % . Persian Gulf War . The considerable dependence of the industrialized world on oil starting in the 1930s , with much of the proved oil reserves situated in Middle Eastern countries , became evident to the U.S. , first in the aftermath of the 1973 world oil shock and later in the second energy crisis of 1979 . Although in real terms oil prices fell back to pre-1973 levels through the 1980s , resulting in a windfall for the oil-consuming nations ( especially North America , Western Europe , and Japan ) , the vast reserves of the leading Middle East producers guaranteed the region its strategic importance . By the early 1990s the politics of oil still proved as hazardous as it did in the early 1970s . Conflict in the Middle East triggered yet another international crisis on August 2 , 1990 , when Iraq invaded and attempted to annex neighboring Kuwait . U.S. officials feared that Hussein was then on the verge of armed conflict with oil-rich Saudi Arabia , a close ally of Washington 's since the 1940s . The United Nations condemned the invasion as an act of aggression ; President Bush compared Hussein to Adolf Hitler and declared that if the United States and international community did not act , aggression would be encouraged elsewhere in the world . The Security Council gave Iraq a deadline to leave Kuwait , but Saddam Hussein ignored it , and the Security Council authorized a military response . The war began in January 1991 , with U.S. troops forming the majority of the coalition which participated in Operation Desert Storm . By the time Iraqi troops withdrew from Kuwait in late February , Iraq had lost approximately 20,000 troops , with some sources citing as many as 100,000 casualties on the Iraqi side . Conflicts in Somalia , Bosnia , Kosovo , and the Middle East . In December 1992 , President Bush sent troops to join the UN Operation Restore Hope , a multi-national effort to restore order and provide humanitarian aid in Somalia , which was torn by civil war , famine , and warlords . By the summer of 1993 , the situation had deteriorated . After 24 Pakistani soldiers were killed in June 1993 , the UN passed a resolution calling for the arrest and trial of those responsible for the attack . Under the leadership of newly elected President Bill Clinton , U.S. forces launched a concentrated attack on Aidid 's stronghold in Mogadishu in Operation Gothic Serpent . In October 1993 , 18 soldiers were killed and 84 were wounded in the Battle of Mogadishu . After the attack , Clinton ordered U.S. forces withdrawn from the region , with the last being withdrawn by 1995 , and fired his Secretary of Defense Les Aspin who had not sent adequate forces . In the mid-1990s , the United States was involved in the Bosnian War through the North Atlantic Treaty Organization ( NATO ) , most notably the 1995 bombing campaign , which finally led to the Dayton Peace Agreement which ended the war by the end of 1995 . In early 1998 , the region became volatile again as war erupted between the army of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and the Kosovo Liberation Army , a guerrilla group . A 1999 NATO bombing campaign struck Yugoslavia , resulting in the deaths of hundreds of Yugoslavian soldiers and civilians . As a result , Yugoslavia withdrew from Kosovo and Kosovo became an independent state . President Clinton also ordered cruise missile strikes on Iraq in 1996 and bombing attacks on Iraq in 1998 , which were launched in response to Saddam Hussein 's violation of several UN resolutions , including repression of ethnic minorities ( Kurds ) and removing UN weapons inspectors . The 1998 campaign , in particular , was meant to de-stabilize the Iraqi government and degrade the power of Hussein . Clinton also signed the Iraq Liberation Act to appropriate funds to Iraqi opposition groups in the hopes of overthrowing Hussein 's regime and establishing democracy . Throughout the 1990s , the United States also played an active role in peace efforts in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict . President Clinton , Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin , and Palestinian Prime Minister Yasser Arafat met and signed the Oslo Accords in 1993 , which called for the gradual ceding of control of Palestinian areas to the Palestinians in exchange for peace . However , Rabin was assassinated in 1995 and by 2000 , the Camp David Summit failed to yield a new agreement . Early Islamist terrorist attacks . The 1990s also featured a series of increasingly violent attacks associated with Islamist terrorists , including al-Qaeda , a radical Islamist militant organization led by Osama bin Laden . On February 26 , 1993 , a truck bomb was detonated at the World Trade Center in New York City , killing six civilians and injuring 919 others , 88 firefighters , and 35 police officers . The attack was intended to destroy the foundation of the North Tower , knocking the tower into the South Tower , which would destroy both buildings and kill thousands of people . While this did not happen , the bomb caused considerable damage to the lower levels of the North Tower . In 1994 , four men were convicted of carrying out the bombing and in 1997 , two men were convicted for their roles , including the truck driver and the mastermind , Ramzi Yousef . On June 25 , 1996 , members of Hezbollah Al-Hejaz bombed the Khobar Towers , a complex in Khobar , Saudi Arabia , where members of the United States Air Force were being housed , killing 19 American airmen and injuring over 300 other people . On August 7 , 1998 , Al-Qaeda bombed the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania , killing 224 people , including 12 Americans . The U.S. launched cruise missile strikes on a terrorist training camp in Afghanistan , yet this failed to destroy al-Qaeda 's vast network . On October 12 , 2000 , al-Qaeda militants bombed the USS `` Cole '' off the coast of Yemen , killing 17 U.S. sailors and severely damaging the ship . Attacks of September 11 . On the morning of September 11 , 2001 , four airliners were hijacked by 19 members of the terrorist organization al-Qaeda . The first hijacked airliner , American Airlines Flight 11 , struck the North Tower of the World Trade Center at 8:46 A.M. ( EST ) in New York City ; with a second , United Airlines Flight 175 , striking the South Tower less than twenty minutes later at 9:03 A.M. ( EST ) , resulting in the collapse of both 110 story skyscrapers , and the destruction of the World Trade Center . The third hijacked plane , American Airlines Flight 77 , was crashed into the Pentagon ( the headquarters of the United States Department of Defense ) in Arlington County , Virginia , demolishing a section of the outer southwest facing wall . After discovering that their plane , United Airlines Flight 93 , was going to be used as a missile , passengers attempted to regain control of the plane which had been redirected towards Washington , D.C . However , after regaining control from the hijackers , the plane crashed near a rural community near Shanksville , Pennsylvania . In total , the attacks killed 2,996 people—2,507 civilians , 343 firefighters , 72 law enforcement officers , 55 military personnel , and the 19 terrorists . The 9/11 attack was the single deadliest international terrorist incident and the most devastating foreign attack on American soil since the Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7 , 1941 . It refocused American attention to a long war on terrorism , beginning with an attack on al-Qaeda and its Taliban supporters in Afghanistan . War in Afghanistan . After the 9/11 attacks , Congress passed the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Terrorists , authorizing the President `` all necessary and appropriate force against the nations , organizations , or persons he determines planned , authorized , committed , or aided the terrorist attacks that occurred on September 11 , 2001 . '' This act resulted in the 2001 invasion of Afghanistan , in President George W. Bush 's broader Global War on Terrorism . The objective of the 2001 invasion , known as Operation Enduring Freedom , was to remove the Islamic fundamentalist Taliban lead government from power in Afghanistan , and to capture top level al-Qaeda leaders , including its founder Osama bin Laden . The invasion , fought in conjunction with the U.S. 's NATO allies , began on October 7 , 2001 , quickly leading to the overthrow of the Taliban government and implementation of Hamid Karzai as Afghanistan 's interim president . In early 2002 , after the Battle of Tora Bora and success with Operation Anaconda , the United States began focusing on military intervention in Iraq , shifting military and intelligence resources away from Afghanistan in War on Terror , with U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld stating in May 2003 that the `` major combat '' in the conflict was over . With the approval of the new Afghan Constitution by the Loya jirga and election of President Karzai in 2004 , Afghanistan later held its first parliamentary elections in over 30 years in 2005 . With a total of 22,000 U.S. troops deployed in Afghanistan by May 2006 , the U.S. joined in the ISAF lead Operation Mountain Thrust . In the attempt to quell the Taliban insurgency in southern Afghanistan , more than 1,000 insurgents and 150 ISAF troops were killed in the two-month operation , being the bloodiest period since the start of the war in 2001 . With ISAF assuming complete command of security forces in Afghanistan in October 2006 , the U.S. saw mounting skepticism from European allies over the war at the 2006 Riga summit . U.S.-Afghan diplomatic relations began to flare after the August 2008 Azizabad airstrike in Herat Province , which killed 91 civilians , including 60 children and 15 women . The attack sparked protest over `` collateral damage '' ; with a 40 % increase in civilian deaths in 2008 . Iraq War . In his State of the Union address in January 2002 , President George W. Bush called Iran , Iraq , and North Korea an `` axis of evil '' . The Bush administration later began making a public case for an invasion of Iraq , accusing them of violating the 1991 UN-imposed ceasefire , supporting terrorism and being in possession of weapons of mass destruction ( later , the latter of these accusations were proved to be false , and the first two are considered very dubious by most historians ) . Some important allies of the U.S. , including India , Japan , Turkey , New Zealand , France , Germany , and Canada , did not believe that the evidence for the President 's accusations was well-founded enough to justify a full-scale invasion , especially as military personnel were still needed in Afghanistan . The UN Security Council did not approve of the invasion , and the U.S. therefore provided most of the forces in the invasion of Iraq . With the support of a coalition whose major partners included the United Kingdom , Australia , Poland , Spain , and Italy , Iraq was invaded on March 20 , 2003 . After six weeks of combat between the coalition and the Iraqi army , the invading forces had secured control of many key regions ; Hussein had fled his palace , his regime clearly over ; on May 1 , President Bush declared , under a sign reading `` mission accomplished '' , that major ground operations were at an end . Saddam Hussein 's sons Qusay and Uday were killed by U.S. forces ; Saddam himself was captured in December 2003 and taken into custody . Nevertheless , fighting with the Iraqi insurgency continued and escalated through the 2004 U.S. national elections and beyond . With casualties increasing and the cost of the invasion and reconstruction of Iraq estimated at over $ 200 billion , the war has lost about one-third of its supporters in the U.S. since the end of major operations was announced . Contemporary polls suggested that international displeasure with the United States was at an all-time high , with a majority of people in Europe believing that the country was too powerful and acted mainly in self-interest , and a vast majority in predominantly Muslim nations believing that the United States was arrogant , belligerent , or hateful to Islam . Domestic terrorism . The 1990s and 2000s ( decade ) became known for several incidents of domestic terrorism , usually perpetrated by those dissatisfied with actions of the federal government , big business , or other aspects of American society . Throughout the 1970s and 1980s , a mysterious man known in the media as the `` Unabomber '' sent mail bombs to figures in the academic and airline industries for various reasons . After a lull , he began another mail bombing campaign in earnest , beginning in 1993 . Two people were killed in the mid-1990s and an exhaustive and expensive investigation by the FBI coupled with intense national media interest in the story resulted in the identification and arrest of the perpetrator Theodore Kaczynski , who was sentenced to life in prison . On April 19 , 1995 , a truck bomb was detonated outside the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City , Oklahoma , killing 168 people and injuring over 600 . The bombing became the deadliest act of domestic terrorism in the United States and led to sweeping reforms in United States federal building security . The attack 's perpetrator , Timothy McVeigh , was an anti-government extremist who used the Waco Siege and Ruby Ridge incidents as justification for his retaliation against the federal government . While McVeigh wanted to specifically target the federal agencies involved in the Waco siege , such as the ATF and DEA , the bombing killed many innocent civilians , including 19 children . McVeigh was executed in 2001 and his accomplice Terry Nichols was sentenced to life in prison . In July 1996 , in the midst of the 1996 Summer Olympics at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta , Georgia , a homemade bomb was detonated , resulting in the deaths of 2 people and injuring over 100 . This was followed by similar attacks at two abortion clinics and a lesbian nightclub . In 2003 , suspect Eric Robert Rudolph was arrested and sentenced in 2005 to five life sentences for these attacks . In 2001 , only days after the September 11 attacks , letters laced with anthrax were sent to several individuals , including prominent news personalities and government officials . The letters killed 5 people and infected a further 17 . This incident of bioterrorism was initially blamed on international terrorist organization al-Qaeda , but in 2008 , was determined to stem from a Maryland scientist by the name of Bruce Edward Ivins , who committed suicide before he could be prosecuted . Crime and violence . The crime epidemic that had begun during the late 1960s finally reached its climax in the early 1990s before starting a steady decline during the Clinton administration . Nevertheless , ongoing addiction ( involving sales of marijuana and cocaine ) continued to be a major factor in crime in the United States . The overall rate of major crimes fell during the period . In 2009 , the FBI estimated 1,318,000 violent crimes occurred nationwide , which was 7.5 % below the 2000 level of 1,425,000 and 31 % below the 1991 level of 1,912,000 . The decline in crime rates was attributed to several factors , including stricter judicial sentencing practices , the implementation of Three Strikes laws , improving law enforcement technology that made it easier to catch felons , and the end of the crack epidemic . In the 1990s and 2000s ( decade ) , a number of highly publicized assaults against lesbian , gay , bisexual , and transgender people occurred in the United States . The most well known of these was the murder of Matthew Shepard in Wyoming after two young men kidnapped , tortured , and murdered him in 1998 . In 2009 , Congress passed the Matthew Shepard Act , which extended the hate crime law to women , the disabled , and gays , lesbians , bisexuals , and transsexuals . A spate of school shootings rocked the country in the late 1990s and the 2000s , the deadliest of which were the Westside Middle School massacre ( 1998 ) , the Columbine High School massacre ( 1999 ) , the Red Lake shootings ( 2005 ) , the West Nickel Mines School shooting ( 2006 ) , the Virginia Tech shooting ( 2007 ) , and the Northern Illinois University shooting ( 2008 ) . Those shootings led to increased debate over gun politics and media violence , as well as an increased focus on mental health , school safety , and anti-bullying . The Capital Region was struck by the Beltway sniper attacks , a series of sniper attacks on civilians and federal workers by two gunmen over a month-long period in October 2002 . The attackers killed 10 people and injured three . Two men were arrested and convicted . During the 2000s , a series of high-profile child abduction cases occurred , including Danielle van Dam ( 2001 ) , Samantha Runnion ( 2001 ) , Carly Brucia ( 2003 ) , Elizabeth Smart ( 2003 ) and Jessica Lunsford ( 2005 ) . In addition , a woman named Jaycee Dugard was found alive after having been kidnapped in 1991 at the age of 11 and held captive for 18 years . These incidents led to a public outcry and demands for stricter laws against sex offenders , the most notable of which was Jessica 's Law . In 1992 , riots occurred in Los Angeles after four police officers were acquitted in the beating of black motorist Rodney King . The riots occurred primarily in South Central Los Angeles , a predominantly black and Hispanic area . Fifty-five people were killed and more than 2000 were injured . 3,600 fires were set , destroying over 1,000 buildings and widespread looting occurred , especially of businesses owned by Korean Americans . In all , nearly $ 1 billion in damage was caused . Natural disasters . On August 24 , 1992 , the category-five Hurricane Andrew made landfall in South Florida , devastating the southern suburbs of Miami , including Homestead , Kendall , and Cutler Ridge . Two days later , the storm made landfall again in a sparsely populated part of Louisiana , with relatively less damage than in Florida . The storm killed 26 people directly , 39 indirectly . With $ 26 billion in damage , it became the costliest storm in history at that time . The storm was known for many controversies including the sluggish federal response , which may have impacted President George H.W . Bush 's image on domestic issues , as well as poor housing construction which may have led to such high levels of destruction . In March 1993 , a massive storm , known as the `` Storm of the Century '' or `` Superstorm '' struck the Eastern Seaboard of the United States . The storm set low pressure records ; produced hurricane-force winds , storm surge , and killer tornadoes in Florida ; and produced snowfall up to across many portions of the Eastern United States . The storm was particularly crippling to the Southern United States , where places like Birmingham , Alabama received one-and-a-half feet of snow and record low temperatures , highly unusual for the region . In all , 300 deaths were attributed to the storm and $ 6 billion in damage was caused . The Great Flood of 1993 affected the Midwestern United States in the spring and summer of that year , devastating large portions of the Mississippi and Missouri River Valleys and their tributaries . Many small towns were devastated and agricultural losses were significant . 10,000 homes were destroyed and of agricultural lands were inundated . 50 people perished in the floods and $ 15 billion in damage was done . In the early morning hours of January 17 , 1994 , the San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles was hit by a 6.7 magnitude earthquake , known as the `` Northridge earthquake '' . The quake killed more than 70 people and injured 9,000 . Most of the fatalities were attributed to collapsed buildings , parking structures , or freeways . Striking an urban area , it was very destructive , causing $ 20 billion in damage . In July 1995 , the city of Chicago was hit by a heat wave that had severe repercussions . During a five-day spell from July 12 to 16 , the high temperature hovered from the mid 90s to the mid 100s . The heat index pushed 120 degrees on many days . The heat wave resulted in the deaths of over 700 people , many of whom were black , elderly , or poor . The event brought increased attention to these segments of the population and the importance of reaching out to them during heat waves , as well as the concept of the urban heat island effect , in which urban environments exacerbate heat and humidity levels . Additionally , power failures and lack of adequate warning and general preparedness aggravated the situation and may have contributed to such high fatalities . In January 1996 , the Blizzard of 1996 affected the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic United States , dumping up to of snow on many areas , crippling major American cities like Washington , D.C. , Baltimore , Philadelphia , New York City , and Boston . The storm killed 150 people and caused $ 3 billion in damages . On May 3 , 1999 , a violent tornado outbreak struck the Southern Great Plains , predominantly Oklahoma . The most destructive tornado was an F5 tornado that struck Oklahoma City and the suburb of Moore . The tornado is one of the most prominent examples of a tornado striking a major urban area and became the first tornado to incur over $ 1 billion in damages . In all , the outbreak resulted in 50 deaths and over 600 injuries . In 2004 , four hurricanes -- Charley , Frances , Ivan , and Jeanne—struck the state of Florida in a one-month timespan , resulting in over 100 U.S. deaths and nearly $ 50 billion in damage combined . Out of the four hurricanes , Ivan was the deadliest in the U.S. , while Charley was the most destructive . 2005 brought the most active Atlantic hurricane season in recorded history . In August 2005 , the powerful Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast region . Katrina broke the levees of New Orleans , Louisiana and flooded 80 % of the low-lying city . Extensive devastation and flooding also occurred from Mobile , Alabama west to Beaumont , Texas , with the Mississippi coastline especially hard hit . At least 1,800 lives were lost in the worst domestic calamity since the 1928 Okeechobee hurricane . Port facilities , oil rigs and refineries in the Gulf region were damaged , further increasing already high U.S. fuel prices . Residents of New Orleans , many of whom were impoverished and unable ( or unwilling ) to evacuate before the storm , were trapped for days by the flood waters . Tens of thousands had to be rescued by the U.S. military from their rooftops or from unsanitary and dangerous shelters in public buildings . State and local authorities were overwhelmed by the scale of the events . Their response to the disaster , as well the federal government 's , were harshly criticized by legislators and citizens who saw in the confusion a dangerous lack of readiness and inability to preserve public safety . President Bush promised that the federal government would underwrite the rebuilding of New Orleans and other storm-damaged areas , the cost of which was estimated to run as high as $ 200 billion . Only weeks after Katrina , Hurricane Rita struck the Texas/Louisiana border in September . Rita caused the largest evacuation in U.S. history , as millions of people fled the Houston area , as well as portions of Louisiana . Rita resulted in over 100 fatalities , the vast majority of which were indirect , occurring during the evacuation or in the aftermath of the storm . Additionally , $ 10 billion in damage was attributed to Rita . Later in the season , Hurricane Wilma struck the state of Florida in October 2005 , killing 35 people and doing $ 20 billion worth of damage . The storm yielded the lowest pressure value ever recorded in history before making landfall in Florida , making it the most intense storm on record . On Super Tuesday in February 2008 , in the midst of heated primary elections in multiple states , a destructive tornado outbreak hit the Mid-South region , spawning dangerous nighttime twisters across the region . A total of 87 tornadoes were reported . Over 60 people were killed across Tennessee , Kentucky , Arkansas , and Alabama and hundreds were injured . Losses exceeded $ 1 billion . The outbreak was the deadliest outbreak in the US in 23 years , and brought renewed attention to the dangers of nighttime tornadoes , winter tornadoes , and the vulnerability of populations in the Southern United States . In September 2008 , after two straight years of not being affected by a serious hurricane , Hurricane Gustav caused $ 18 billion in damage in Louisiana , and a few weeks later , the Galveston , Texas and Houston , Texas areas were devastated by Hurricane Ike with over $ 31 billion in damage , making Ike the third most destructive hurricane ever to hit the United States behind Hurricanes Andrew and Katrina . Over 100 people were killed . The hurricanes also caused gas prices to spike to around $ 4 per gallon . Other disasters . Notable aviation disasters in the 1990s included TWA Flight 800 crashing off the coast of Long Island , en route to Paris , France , on July 17 , 1996 due to an explosion of the fuel tank , killing 230 and EgyptAir Flight 990 crashing south of Nantucket , Massachusetts , en route to Cairo , Egypt , on October 31 , 1999 due to deliberate crashing by the first officer , killing 217 . Shortly after the 9/11 terrorist attacks , the second-deadliest U.S. aviation incident occurred when American Airlines Flight 587 crashed in Queens , New York , en route to the Dominican Republic , on November 12 , 2001 due to overuse of rudder controls by the pilot to counteract turbulence , killing 265 ( including 5 on the ground ) . On February 1 , 2003 , the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated upon re-entry to the Earth over parts of Texas and Louisiana during STS-107 , resulting in the deaths of all seven astronauts . The incident resulted from a piece of foam insulation that fell off during launch , which struck the shuttle , creating a hole that allowed hot gases to penetrate the shuttle during re-entry . In the aftermath of the disaster , the space shuttle program was suspended for 29 months as NASA investigated the incident and made plans to prevent future tragedies . On February 17 , 2003 , a stampede occurred at the E2 nightclub in Chicago , after an incident involving pepper spray , resulting in the deaths of 21 people . Three days later , on February 20 , 100 people perished and over 200 were injured in The Station nightclub fire in West Warwick , Rhode Island , when pyrotechnics ignited flammable sound-proofing during a performance by the band Great White . Both incidents brought attention to the need to crack down on building , fire , and safety code violations to prevent future tragedies . A porch collapse that killed 13 and seriously injured 57 in June 2003 in Chicago further emphasized the problems with building code violations in the United States . On August 1 , 2007 , the I-35W Mississippi River bridge in Minneapolis collapsed into the Mississippi River , killing 13 people and injuring over 50 . The bridge was under construction at the time . The incident brought to attention the need to inspect and rehabilitate the aging infrastructure system in the United States . Energy issues . After 1970 the U.S. began importing oil , as consumption kept rising and the nation 's oil fields became less productive . Throughout the 1990s the world price of crude oil ranged between $ 10 and $ 40 , and the average price at the pump did not exceed $ 1.40 . Oil prices tripled after 2002 , peaking at $ 147 in July 2008 , about $ 4 a gallon ; the price has continued to fluctuate widely . The theme of `` energy independence '' led to legislation mandating more fuel efficient autos—even electric vehicles—and more efficient use of energy , ranging from insulation to new light bulbs . Even worse than the high price , was the fear of shortages . Many proposals and pilot projects for replacement energy sources , from ethanol to wind power and solar power were discussed and , indeed , funded by Congress after 2000 . In the economic stimulus package signed by President Obama in early 2009 , billions of dollars were allocated for research and development of new energy sources . While public attention focused on supplies from the Middle East , the main source was Canada . After 2007 , new methods of extraction opened up vast new deposits of oil in the Bakken Formation in North Dakota and Montana . As much as two trillion dollars worth of natural gas is potentially available in the Marcellus Formation deposits located in the historic 19th-century oil fields in Appalachia , stretching from West Virginia through Pennsylvania into western New York . However , there is sharp debate underway regarding the environmental impact on the region 's fresh water supply . The question of drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge ( ANWR ) was highly controversial , as Republican proposals were blocked by the Democrats in Congress . Republicans in 2008 were campaigning for more offshore drilling , with the slogan `` drill , baby , drill '' , but the 2010 Gulf oil spill put all new drilling on hold . The Clinton administration . Following the success of the First Gulf War , George H. W. Bush enjoyed very high approval ratings as president . However , economic recession and a reneged campaign pledge dogged Bush , sinking his formerly high approval ratings from the high 80s to the lower 40s and upper 30s . In the wake of Bush 's political problems , Bill Clinton won the 1992 contest with 43 % of the vote in a three-way race against Bush 's 38 % . Independent candidate Ross Perot tapped the discontent of the electorate with both parties , drawing roughly evenly from both candidates to receive a record 19 % of the popular vote , but no electoral votes . Perot 's result qualified his Reform Party to receive Federal Election Commission matching funds for campaign contributions in the 1996 election , thus laying the groundwork for another three-way race during the 1996 presidential election . Aged 46 when he took office in January 1993 , Clinton was one of the youngest presidents in US history and the first born after WWII . Historians and political analysts immediately referred to him as marking a `` generational shift '' in American politics similar to when John F. Kennedy had become the first president born in the 20th century . His promising to focus on and resolve some of the United States ' many domestic issues , he entered office with high expectations . Immediately , however , he was hurt when he had to withdraw major nominees ( over nonpayment of taxes ) . Clinton 's surgeon general , Jocelyn Elders , attracted controversy over public remarks that `` it would be good for parents to teach their children about masturbation '' . Much of his planned activity was overwhelmed by the intense debate over his proposal to permit gays to serve in the military . In addition , the president had a difficult time gaining the respect of the US military establishment due to having been painted as a Vietnam War draft dodger . The outcome was a new `` do n't ask , do n't tell '' compromise policy and loss of initiative in other areas . One early domestic victory of the Clinton administration was the enactment of the 1994 Assault Weapons Ban . The ban was widely decried by the Republicans , who allowed it to lapse in 2004 while they controlled both Congress and the presidency . Bill Clinton 's proposal of a national health care system , championed by his wife Hillary Clinton , ignited a political firestorm on the right , which vigorously opposed it on the general principle that government size should be reduced , not expanded . The proposed system did not survive the debate . However Hillary Clinton did succeed , along with a bipartisan coalition of members of congress , in establishing the Children 's Health Insurance Program . The Republican Congress . The New Deal , the Great Society , and Watergate helped solidify Democratic control of Congress , but the 1980s and early 1990s were a period of fragmentation of their coalition , when the popularity of Democratic incumbents as constituent servants masked growing disenchantment with Congress ' governing capacities . The strongly liberal policies of Clinton 's first two years in office were also a cause of controversy , and the Democrats suddenly lost control of the House and the Senate for the first time in four decades in the 1994 midterm elections . Once in power , House Republicans , led by Newt Gingrich , faced the difficulty of learning to govern after 40 years as the minority party while simultaneously pursuing their `` Contract with America '' , which they unveiled on the steps of Congress on September 27 , 1994 . Along with strong backing from traditional Democrats and liberals , Clinton was able to garner the support of moderates who appreciated his centrist `` New Democrat '' policies , which steered away from the expansion of government services of the New Deal and Great Society and allowed him to `` triangulate '' , taking away many of the Republicans ' top issues . One example of such compromises was welfare reform legislation signed into law in 1996 . The new law required welfare recipients to work as a condition of benefits and imposed limits on how long individuals may receive payments , but did allow states to exempt 20 % of their caseloads from the time limits . Clinton also pursued tough federal anti-crime measures , steering more federal dollars toward the war on drugs , and calling for the hiring of 100,000 new police officers . Compromise came with difficulty , though , as the parties failed to agree on a budget , causing the federal government to shut down in late 1995 into early 1996 . By the end of his administration , the federal government had experienced the country 's longest economic expansion and produced a budget surplus . The first year of the budget surplus was also the first year since 1969 in which the federal government did not borrow from the Social Security Trust Fund . In the 1996 presidential election , Clinton faced Bob Dole , Republican Senator from Kansas . An uninspired insider , Dole failed to attract the support of the GOP base and the incumbent president pulled to victory in the November election . Ross Perot ran for a second time , but was not allowed at the debate between Clinton and Dole and failed to attract as much support as he had in 1992 . As a sign of the general cynicism and voter apathy during this period , turnout for the election was only 49 % . Many voters in 1992 and 1996 had been willing to overlook long-standing rumors of extramarital affairs by Clinton , deeming them irrelevant . These matters came to a head , however , in February 1998 when reports surfaced of ongoing sexual relations between Clinton and a White House intern , Monica Lewinsky . Clinton initially and vigorously denied the relationship ; `` I did not have sexual relations with that woman , Miss Lewinsky . '' His wife Hillary described the allegations as fraudulent smears dredged up by a `` vast right-wing conspiracy . '' Clinton was forced to retract his assertions in August 1998 after the Lewinsky matter came under investigation by independent counsel Kenneth Starr . Clinton was impeached in the United States House of Representatives , but acquitted at his trial by the U.S. Senate . A public backlash forced Speaker Gingrich to resign after a poor showing in the 1998 midterm elections . In 1999 , Republican Dennis Hastert of Illinois became Speaker of the House , a position he would hold until 2007 , making him the longest-serving Republican Speaker of the House . The George W. Bush administration . Though his 2000 election had been the focus of intense controversy which led eventually to a U.S. Supreme Court ruling in `` Bush v. Gore '' where the court ruled 5–4 in the former 's favor by siding with the State of Florida 's official vote count , Governor George W. Bush was sworn in as President on January 20 , 2001 . This made the 2000 election the third presidential election in which the electoral vote winner did not receive at least a plurality of the popular vote . Early in his term , Bush signed a $ 1.3 trillion federal tax cut aimed at revitalizing the economy , but the wars in the Middle East as well as assorted domestic spending packages passed by the Republican Congress led to ballooning Federal deficits . Other laws enacted in his first term included the No Child Left Behind Act education reform bill in 2002 , the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act in 2003 and the Medicare Prescription Drug , Improvement , and Modernization Act in 2004 . The first eight months of his term in office were relatively uneventful ; however , it had become clear by that time that the economic boom of the late 1990s was at an end . The year 2001 was plagued by a nine-month recession , witnessing the end of the boom psychology and performance , with output increasing only 0.3 % and unemployment and business failures rising . On September 11 , 2001 , al-Qaeda terrorists hijacked four commercial airliners and attacked the World Trade Center and the Pentagon in the September 11 attacks , killing nearly 3,000 and injuring over 6,000 people . Osama bin Laden claimed responsibility for the attacks . President Bush ordered all flights grounded and U.S. airspace remained closed for the rest of the week . An emergency bailout package for the airline industry was passed , and stocks fell dramatically when markets re-opened the following week . In response to the attacks , the Bush administration and Congress passed the controversial USA PATRIOT Act , aimed at enhancing security , and established the Department of Homeland Security , a mass consolidation of many federal agencies charged with investigation , intelligence , and emergency management . A new Terrorist Finance Tracking Program monitored the movements of terrorists ' financial resources but was discontinued after being revealed by `` The New York Times '' . Telecommunication usage by known and suspected terrorists was studied through the NSA electronic surveillance program . On October 7 , 2001 , the United States invaded Afghanistan as part of a global War on Terrorism , aimed at rooting out al-Qaeda , the Taliban , and other terrorist organizations . In mid-2002 , President Bush announced that Iraq possessed chemical and nuclear weapons and posed a `` clear and present danger '' to stability in the Middle East . Plans for a full-scale military invasion of the country began amid widespread controversy . Antiwar protests occurred around the US and numerous other countries , mostly carried out by left-wing organizations , but some on the right and various military and diplomatic figures also doubted the wisdom of this venture . Regardless , the invasion of Iraq commenced on March 20 , 2003 . The Iraqi Army disintegrated without much resistance and within three weeks , US troops entered Baghdad to an overjoyed mob of Iraqi civilians who proceeded to tear down the giant statue of Saddam Hussein in the middle of the city . Bush announced on May 1 , 2003 from an aircraft carrier that major combat operations in Iraq were completed , with a `` Mission Accomplished '' banner serving as a backdrop . Although the war was initially popular , a guerrilla insurgency quickly began mostly by Al Qaeda operatives who had entered the country . Led by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi , a wave of bombings and beheadings of captives occurred , including the highly publicized killing of government contractor Nick Berg . Zarqawi was killed by US troops in 2005 . Ineffective policing strategies led to a mounting death toll among soldiers , but eventually in 2007 a campaign known as `` The Surge '' began where the US Army launched a large-scale anti-terrorism offensive . Along with the help of Iraqi locals unhappy with the destruction caused by ( largely foreigner ) Al Qaeda agents , the surge resulted in the end of most major violence in the country . Late in 2003 , Hussein was captured , and was subsequently put to trial before the Iraqi people and executed in 2006 . Meanwhile , the economy recovered from the early 2000s economic recession , with GDP growth rising to 7 % in the middle of 2003 , with continued growth through the mid-2000s . The unemployment rate peaked at 6 % in 2003 , before falling in 2004 and 2005 , and dropping below 5 % in 2006 and 2007 . President George W. Bush was re-elected in November 2004 , defeating Democratic contender Senator John Kerry in the electoral vote , and receiving 50.7 % of the popular vote against John Kerry 's 48.3 % . Republicans also made gains in both houses of Congress . President Bush 's reelection was assured by public support for the War On Terror , the dour Senator Kerry 's lack of appeal to his voter base , and the excessive attacks made on the president by the left , which helped turn public opinion against them . In addition , it came out that Kerry , a Vietnam War veteran , had participated in antiwar protests after returning home in 1970 , including throwing away his medals . Some major acts in President Bush 's second term included the Energy Policy Act of 2005 , the Safe , Accountable , Flexible , Efficient Transportation Equity Act , and the Troubled Asset Relief Program . After seeing high approval ratings for much of his first term , Bush 's popularity plummeted to record lows in his second term , due to his handling of the prolonged Iraq War , Hurricane Katrina , and the 2008 financial crisis . President Bush was succeeded on January 20 , 2009 by Barack Obama , a Democratic senator from Illinois . The Democratic Congress . Democrats swept to victory in the 2006 elections , making Representative Nancy Pelosi Speaker of the United States House of Representatives , the first woman in that position , and electing record numbers of women and minorities . Upon winning the elections , the Democrats drew up a 100-Hour Plan of policy proposals upon assuming power in Congress . Major components of the plan included a pay-as-you-go plan for reducing the deficit ; enacting the 11 Commission recommendations ; increasing the federal minimum wage to $ 7.25 an hour ; allowing the government to negotiate directly with pharmaceutical companies to secure lower drug prices for Medicare patients ; and ending large tax subsidies for big oil companies to help foster energy independence . The 110th Congress did little to influence the war in Iraq besides passing a non-binding resolution against the Bush administration 's troop surge . In addition , the House of Representatives passed a $ 124 billion emergency spending measure for war funding with the stipulation of a phased troop withdrawal . President Bush vetoed the bill because of the proposal of scaling down forces , making this the second veto of his term . During the months of May–June 2007 , Senator Ted Kennedy and other senators co-sponsored the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007 . The purpose of this bill called for immigration reform under the intent of bringing amnesty and citizenship . On June 28 the Senate voted 53–45 for cloture , with 60 votes needed , spelling the end to the 2007 Immigration Bill .
Rural ghetto . The term rural ghetto describes the influx of poverty and neglect in the small towns of Midwestern , Southeastern United States and Northeastern United States . According to an April 1993 review of the book by Fred Magdoff , rural ghettos are often `` omitted from most people 's conception of poverty . '' Generally , `` rural poverty is less visually dramatic than urban poverty -- poorly insulated mobile homes and weather-beaten single family houses look almost quaint compared to urban tenements . '' Magdoff goes on to point out the reality of poverty in rural areas does not fit a common conception of idyllic farms . In contrast to urban areas and inner city neighborhoods , most of the `` rural ghettos '' are mostly white , though a large number of predominantly black towns in the Southern U.S. fit this particular profile . Jackson County , Kentucky in the Appalachia region was featured on an April 2009 segment on ABC news program `` 20 '' about rural poverty . Also to note , many Indian Reservations , home to Native Americans such as Pine Ridge and Standing Rock , South Dakota , and Hispanic-majority farm towns known as `` colonias '' ( see also barrio ) , most notably in South Texas and Central California , are referred to as `` rural ghettos . '' Often these areas are isolated geographically from main economic centers .
List of snakes of Oklahoma . This is a list of snakes found in the U.S. state of Oklahoma . Snakes of Oklahoma . Arizona elegans—glossy snake Carphophis amaenus—worm snake Cemophora coccinea—scarlet snake Coluber constrictor—Southern Black Racer Diadophis punctatus—ring-neck snake Elaphe guttata—great plains rat snake E. obsoleta—black rat snake Farancia abacura—mud snake Heterodon nasicus—western hognose snake H. platyrhinos—eastern hognose snake Hypsiglena torquata—Texas night snake Lampropeltis calligaster—prairie kingsnake L. getulus—speckled and desert kingsnakes L. triangulum—milk snake Leptotyphlops dulcis—blind snake Liodytes rigida — glossy water snake Masticophis flagellum—coachwhip snake Nerodia erythrogaster—yellow-bellied and blotched water snake N. fasciata—broad-banded water snake N. rhombifera—diamond-back water snake N. sipedon—northern and midland water snake Opheodrys aestivus—keeled green or rough green snake Pituophis catenifer sayi—bullsnake Regina grahami—Graham ’ s water snake Rhinocheilus lecontei—long-nosed snake Sonora semiannulata—great plains ground snake Storeria dekayi—brown snake S. d. texana-Texas brown snake S. occipitomaculata—red bellied snake Tantilla gracilis—flat-headed snake T. nigriceps—black-headed snake Thamnophis cyrtopsis—black-necked garter snake T. elegans—wandering garter snake T. marcianus—checkered garter snake T. proximus—western ribbon snake T. radix—plains garter snake T. sirtalis—red-sided and Texas garter snakes Tropidoclonion lineatum—lined snake Virginia striatula—rough earth snake V. valeriae—smooth earth snake Agkistrodon contortrix—copperhead A. piscivorous—cottonmouth or water moccasin Crotalus atrox—western diamond-back rattlesnake C. horridus—timber rattlesnake C. viridis—prairie rattlesnake Sistrurus catenatus—western massasauga rattlesnake S. miliarius—western pygmy rattlesnake
Dynamic cascading style sheets . Dynamic CSS , or DCSS , is an umbrella term for a collection of technologies used together to create dynamic style sheets , by using a combination of any server-sided programming language ( such as PHP/ASP/Perl/JSP ) and Cascading Style Sheets ( CSS ) . The first idea of DCSS was written in July 2002 by Jori Koolstra , a Dutch programmer . DCSS allows you to work with variables in CSS and dynamic rewriting of CSS source . Many content management systems have created additional modules , for example Drupal . Sass and Less can be used as dynamic stylesheet languages . Example with PHP . Typically a web page using DCSS is set up in three files . A file that holds the CSS variables , a.php file that echos the CSS content and the web page where the CSS is needed . A.dcss file normally looks like this . < ! DOCTYPE html PUBLIC `` -//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.1//EN '' `` http : //www.w3.org/TR/xhtml11/DTD/xhtml11.dtd '' > /* Include the style sheet */ require_once ( `` sheet.dcss.php '' ) ; The included.dcss.php file . Notice that a dcss file always has a.php extension . /* Include the variables file */ require_once ( `` vars.php '' ) ; And the file that holds the variables for the dcss.php file ( often called vars.php ) . $ FONT_TYPE = `` Courier New '' ;
Lajeado Macuco River . The Lajeado Macuco is a river of Santa Catarina state in southeastern Brazil . It is part of the Uruguay River basin .
Oswald von Nell-Breuning . Oswald von Nell-Breuning SJ ( 8 March 1890 – 21 August 1991 ) was a Roman Catholic theologian and sociologist . Born in Trier , Germany into an aristocratic family , Nell-Breuning was ordained in 1921 and appointed Professor of Ethics at the University of Frankfurt am Main in 1928 . He was instrumental in the drafting of Pope Pius XI 's social encyclical `` Quadragesimo anno '' ( 1931 ) , which – like the earlier `` Rerum novarum '' ( 1891 ) , after which it was named – dealt with the `` Social Question '' and developed the principle of subsidiarity . Nell-Breuning was not allowed to publish from 1936 to the end of Nazi Germany in 1945 . He died in Frankfurt am Main .
Baniacho . Baniacho is a village in Chandpur District in the Chittagong Division of eastern Bangladesh .
Pullein-Thompson sisters . The Pullein-Thompson sisters – Josephine Pullein-Thompson MBE ( 3 April 1924 – 19 June 2014 ) , Diana Pullein-Thompson ( 1 October 1925 – 21 October 2015 ) , and Christine Pullein-Thompson ( 1 October 1925 – 2 December 2005 ) – were British writers , known mainly for their pony books , mostly fictional , aimed at children and mostly popular with girls . They started at a very young age , initially writing collectively , and they were at their peak in the 1950s and 1960s , but their popularity has endured . They also wrote a collective autobiography `` Fair Girls and Grey Horses '' . Family background and lives . Their mother , Joanna Cannan ( 1898–1961 ) , sister of the poet May Cannan , wrote similar equestrian stories , but is better known for detective mysteries . Their father , Captain Harold J `` Cappy '' Pullein-Thompson , was badly wounded during the First World War . Consequently , he made his money by selling refrigerators , and did not publish any works . They also had a brother , Denis Cannan , who was an author as well , primarily a playwright , though he had not published as many works as his sisters . The sisters ' maternal cousin was novelist and dramatist Gilbert Cannan ; Diana wrote a biography of his life . Their paternal cousin was the composer John Gardner . Christine married Julian Popescu in 1956 and had four children , including Charlotte Popescu , who also wrote children 's pony books . Diana married art historian Dennis Farr , and had a son and a daughter . The National Portrait Gallery contains portraits of Diana and her two children . Josephine has long been involved with the writers ' organisation International PEN , which campaigns for writers ' freedoms in authoritarian or tyrannical regimes . She was awarded the MBE in 1984 and was , for many years , a vice president of the Woodland Hunt Branch of the Pony Club , based in the Henley on Thames area . She was a long-time companion of Anthony Babington . Writing . All three of the Pullein-Thompson sisters have written at least one book under a different name ; Josephine wrote one under the pseudonym of Josephine Mann , Diana wrote three books under her married name of Diana Farr and Christine wrote two books under the name of Christine Keir . Further details of the titles are given in the relevant section . The sisters ' books are strongly oriented towards ponies , and for over 60 years they have been much loved by young girls with a strong enthusiasm for horses and ponies . Diana has often written books aimed at a slightly older audience , including some set in London . Christine was the most prolific and also wrote a number of stories which are not specifically concerned with horses or ponies ; these are mostly aimed at younger children . Apart from the books listed below , all three sisters have also edited and contributed to various anthologies of horse and pony stories . Josephine Pullein-Thompson . Josephine also wrote the adult mystery books `` Gin and Murder '' ( 1959 ) , `` Murder Strikes Pink '' ( 1963 ) and `` They Died In The Spring '' ( 1960 ) . She also wrote the book `` A Place With Two Faces '' ( 1972 ) under the pseudonym of Josephine Mann . The book `` Six Ponies '' and `` Pony Club Team '' was available to buy from Fidra Books . They also republished some of Joanna Cannan 's books – which included original illustrations and text . Diana Pullein-Thompson . The books `` Five at 10 : Prime Ministers ' Consorts Since 1957 '' ( 1985 ) , `` Gilbert Cannan ; A Georgian Prodigy '' ( 1978 ) and `` Choosing '' ( 1988 ) have been published under her married name ( Diana Farr ) in addition to her maiden ( and better known ) name . Christine Pullein-Thompson . The title `` The Impossible Horse '' has also been published under the name of Christine Keir , which may have been a pseudonym , as it is the same story . Also , the book `` Riding '' ( 1983 ) which is part of the Granada Guides series , has also been published under the same name .
The Immortal Heart . `` The Immortal Heart '' ( ) is a 1939 German drama film directed by Veit Harlan and starring Heinrich George . It was based on Walter Harlan 's play `` The Nuremberg Egg '' .
Irregularity of distributions . Mathematically , we are looking for a sequence of real numbers such that for every `` n '' ∈ and every `` k '' ∈ there is some `` i '' ∈ such that Solution . In this example , considering for instance the first 5 numbers , we have
Niederthalheim . Niederthalheim is a municipality in the Austrian state of Upper Austria .
Baptist Mills , Bristol . Baptist Mills an area of the city of Bristol , England . The name derives from the former mills which stood in that area . Geology . The solid geology of Baptist Mills comprises Triassic Redcliffe Sandstone , which is overlain by superficial deposits of Quaternary alluvium in the floodplain of the Horfield Brook and the River Frome . History . Baptist Mills is so named from the mills that once stood there . A grist ( flour ) mill is recorded in this area in a document written in 1470 , and again in 1610 , when they are marked on Chester and Master 's Map of Kingswood . The mills were converted to brass mills by the Bristol Brass Company , formed in 1702 by Abraham Darby , Edward lloyd , John Andrews , and Arthur Thomas . In 1706 , further partners were admitted , the business becoming an early unincorporated joint stock company with a capital of £8000 . While there , Darby recruited skilled 'Dutchmen ' to operate a brass battery with trip hammers . He may also have recruited men skilled in sand moulding as opposed to the loam moulding hitherto used in England . Darby was the active partner in the business , but later withdrew to concentrate on his new ironfounding business at Coalbrookdale . Brass production at the Baptist Mills Brass Works ceased in 1814 , and in 1839 parts of the former brass works were acquired Joseph and James White , who established a factory manufacturing `` Egyptian Black '' pottery , Rockingham teapots and clay tobacco pipes . By 1861 the business was known as the Phoenix Pottery . The pottery closed at some point after 1891 . The last remains of the brass works were destroyed when Junction 3 of the M32 Motorway was constructed in the early 1970s . However , slag blocks made from waste from the works can be found in the area .
Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 . The Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 ( colloquially known as ITAA36 ) is an act of the Parliament of Australia . It is one of the main statutes under which income tax is calculated . The act is gradually being rewritten into the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 , and new matters are generally now added to the 1997 act . The reason for rewriting the act is that amendments over the years have made it thousands of pages long , and very complex . Amendments have also created subsection upon subsection , for example 221YHAAC ( 2 ) ( e ) ( iii ) ( A ) . Section 260 . Section 260 was the initial general anti-avoidance provision in the act , present from its inception in 1936 and operative until 27 May 1981 . The section held any contract `` Void against the commissioner '' meant such a contract would be ignored for taxation determination , but was still enforcible by the parties against each other ( the same as any other contract ) . The section was present in essentially the same form in the Commonwealth Income Tax Assessment Act 1915 ( and it seems in a prior act from 1895 ) . The history of the section is principally the history of the interpretation of its wording by the courts . The wording was notably broad ; as early as 1921 , Chief Justice Knox remarked on that ( referring to the 1915 act ) , saying `` The section , if construed literally , would extend to every transaction whether voluntary or for value which had the effect of reducing the income of any taxpayer . '' In consequence , the courts , of necessity , `` read down '' the section so it would not apply to every transaction , that obviously not being the legislature 's intention . In `` Newton v FCT '' ( 1958 ) , on appeal to the Privy Council , a kind of `` predication '' test was described . Lord Denning in his judgement said : you must be able to predicate – by looking at the overt acts by which it was implemented – that it was implemented in that particular way so as to avoid tax . If you can not so predicate , but have to acknowledge that the transactions are capable of explanation by reference to ordinary business or family dealing ... then the arrangement does not come within the section . A somewhat different stream of interpretation was established in `` Keighery v FCT '' ( 1957 ) where a taxpayer who made a choice between alternatives explicitly offered by the legislation ( in that case a public versus private company ) did not come under section 260 . This was called the `` choice principle '' and it spawned `` Mullens v FCT '' ( 1976 ) which extended that to allow taxpayers to deliberately put themselves into circumstances described by the act ( even if by unusual transactions ) without coming under section 260 . The `` Mullens '' case , and the subsequent `` Slutzkin '' and `` Cridland '' ( 1977 ) decided from it , were in a sense the demise of section 260 . To the extent those schemes were regarded , in the mood of the time , as contrivances or outright avoidance , section 260 was failing in its apparent task . But the question of `` avoidance '' as opposed to taxpayers taking up concessions offered by the statute is not an easy one . Earlier , in the `` Newton '' case ( in the High Court in 1957 ) , Justice Kitto had given his now often quoted warning about section 260 : `` Section 260 is a difficult provision , inherited from earlier legislation , and long overdue for reform by someone who will take the trouble to analyse his ideas and define his intentions with precision before putting pen to paper . '' That invitation for analysis and reform was not taken up until , it seems , court decisions started going in favour of the taxpayer , at which point the issues discussed in the `` Newton '' case were indeed considered in constructing the new Part IVA , replacing section 260 as of 27 May 1981 .
Microcosm ( hypermedia system ) . Microcosm was a hypermedia system , originally developed in 1988 by the Department of Electronics and Computer Science at the University of Southampton , with a small team of researchers in the Computer Science group : Wendy Hall , Andrew Fountain , Hugh Davis and Ian Heath . The system pre-dates the web and builds on early hypermedia systems , such as Ted Nelson 's work and that of Douglas Engelbart .
Niobium ( IV ) fluoride . Structure . Niobium ( IV ) fluoride adopts a crystal structure analogous to that of tin ( IV ) fluoride , in which each niobium atom is surrounded by six fluorine atoms forming an octahedron . Of the six fluorine atoms surrounding a single niobium atom , four are bridging to adjacent octahedra , leading to a structure of octahedra connected in layers .
Hjuksevelta . Hjuksevelta ( also called Hjukse ) is a village in the municipality of Sauherad , Norway , located between Nordagutu and Notodden . Its population ( SSB 2005 ) is 350 .
Khvostov . Khvostov or Hvostov ( , from `` хвост '' meaning `` tail '' ) is a Russian masculine surname , its feminine counterpart is Khvostova or Hvostova . It may refer to
Annie Hawks . Annie Hawks ( May 28 , 1836 - January 3 , 1918 ) was an American poet and gospel hymnist who wrote a number of hymns with her pastor , Robert Lowry . She contributed to several popular Sunday school hymnbooks , and wrote the lyrics to a number of well-known hymns including : `` I Need Thee Every Hour '' ; `` Thine , Most Gracious Lord '' ; `` Why Weepest Thou ? Who Seekest Thou ? `` ; `` Full and Free Salvation '' and `` My Soul Is Anchored '' . Early life and education . Annie Sherwood was born on May 28 , 1836 , in Hoosick , New York . Her ancestry on her father 's side was English , and on her mother 's side , remotely , Holland Dutch . She was educated in the public schools and in the Troy Seminary . She was never graduated from any school , but she always had a passion for books and read widely . By age 14 , she was submitting poems to a local newspaper . Career . The first poem which she published appeared in a Troy , New York , newspaper . That poem at once attracted attention and was followed by others which were printed in various local papers . She married Charles Hial Hawks in 1857 or 1859 , a member of a New York banking firm , and a resident of Hoosick . In January , 1865 , the Hawks removed to Brooklyn . They attended the Hanson Place Baptist Church where Lowry was pastor . Lowry , himself a hymn-writer , encouraged Hawks to compose her own hymns . In 1868 , her pastor and friend , Rev . Dr. Robert Lowry , requested her to turn her attention to hymn writing , and her first hymns were written in that year . Among others , these included , `` In the Valley '' , `` Good Night '' , `` Why Weepest Thou ? `` , “ Who 'll Be the Next to Follow Jesus , ” and “ In the Valley. ” Lowry set all of Hawks ' hymns to music . Though Hawks was chiefly known as a writer of hymns , she also wrote many poems . `` I Need Thee Every Hour '' . In 1872 , the hymn by which Hawks is most widely known , `` I Need Thee Every Hour '' , was written . It is said to have been translated into more foreign languages than any other modern hymn at the time of her death . Hawks stated : — `` For myself , the hymn was prophetic rather than expressive of my own experiences , for it was wafted out to the world on the wings of love and joy , instead of under the stress of personal sorrow . '' Lowry , who wrote the music , went on to say : `` I Need Thee Every Hour '' was written by Mrs. Annie S. Hawks , in 1872 , in Brooklyn , New York . I believe it was the expression of her own experience . It came to me in the form of five simple stanzas , to which I added the chorus to make it more serviceable . It inspired me at its first reading . It first appeared in a small collection of original songs prepared for the National Baptist Sunday-school Association , held in Cincinnati , Ohio in November , 1872 , and was sung on that occasion . '' Personal life . Hawks was the mother of three children . She identified with the Baptist denomination . After the death of her husband in 1888 , she moved to Bennington , Vermont to live with her daughter and son-in-law . She died there on January 3 , 1918 , and is interred at the Hoosick Rural Cemetery .
2017–18 Cypriot Third Division . The 2017–18 Cypriot Third Division is the 47th season of the Cypriot third-level football league . Format . Sixteen teams participated in the 2017–18 Cypriot Third Division . All teams will play against each other twice , once at their home and once away . The team with the most points at the end of the season crowned champions . The first three teams were promoted to the 2017–18 Cypriot Second Division and the last three teams were relegated to the 2017–18 STOK Elite Division . Point system . Teams received three points for a win , one point for a draw and zero points for a loss . Changes from previous season . Teams promoted to 2017–18 Cypriot Second Division Teams relegated from 2016–17 Cypriot Second Division Teams promoted from 2016–17 STOK Elite Division Teams relegated to 2017–18 STOK Elite Division
Aspioti-ELKA . Aspioti-ELKA ( ) was one of the largest publishing and printing enterprises of Greece . Founded in 1873 in Corfu by Gerasimos Aspiotis as a factory manufacturing playing cards under the name `` Elpis '' it eventually merged with the `` Etairia Lithographias kai Kytiopoieias Athenon '' ( ELKA ) and finally became `` Aspioti-ELKA '' . In business for over a century , Aspioti-ELKA was the oldest company of its kind in Greece when it folded in 1997 . During the post-WWII period Aspioti-ELKA was one of the largest employers in the printing and publishing business in Greece up to 1985 . In 1992 the company was sold by the National Bank of Greece to Jean Jacques Lesouer and in October 1997 it was declared bankrupt . History . In 1873 , Gerasimos Aspiotis founded a playing-card factory in Corfu under the name `` Elpis '' ( Hope ) . In 1884 , Aspiotis secured a contract with the government of Charilaos Trikoupis as the sole manufacturer of playing cards for Greece . The cards were designed by Gerasimos Aspiotis ' father Nikolaos Aspiotis who was a painter . In 1902 Konstantinos Aspiotis , son of Gerasimos , became the director of the company . Under the directorship of Konstaninos Aspiotis the company product line expanded to include the printing of bonds , shares , advertisements , tickets and other similar products . After the Balkan Wars and the subsequent expansion of Greek lands , the company increased its market share in an expanded internal market . Sales of its popular playing cards increased significantly and so did the company profits . In 1935 Liakos Iliopoulos became the director of the company and presided over further expansion which lasted until 1940 . On 28 October 1940 , the starting date of the Greco-Italian War , the Italian Air force bombed and destroyed the Aspioti-ELKA factory in Corfu . On that same day the Greek Government , after a lengthy delay of many months , granted Aspioti-ELKA permission to move its machinery and equipment from the Corfu factory to its Athens plant . The machinery moving permit came one day too late as the plant including the machinery now laid in ruins . The National Bank of Greece keeps a large collection of the company material assets which were manufactured or acquired throughout its history . The bank collection includes stamps , banknotes , advertisements , architectural drawings , financial and statistical tables , an extensive collection of old machinery and other items .
HMS E51 . HMS `` E51 '' was a British E class submarine built originally ordered from Yarrow , Scotstoun but transferred to Scotts , Greenock on 3 March 1915 . HMS `` E51 '' was laid down on 30 November 1916 and commissioned on 27 January 1917 . `` E51 '' was sold for scrap on 13 October 1921 . Design . Like all post- '' E8 '' British E-class submarines , `` E51 '' had a displacement of at the surface and while submerged . She had a total length of and a beam length of . She was powered by two Vickers eight-cylinder two-stroke diesel engines and two electric motors . The submarine had a maximum surface speed of and a submerged speed of . British E-class submarines had fuel capacities of of diesel and ranges of when travelling at . `` E51 '' was capable of operating submerged for five hours when travelling at . `` E51 '' was armed with a 12-pounder QF gun mounted forward of the conning tower . She had five 18 inch ( 450 mm ) torpedo tubes , two in the bow , one either side amidships , and one in the stern ; a total of 10 torpedoes were carried . E-Class submarines had wireless systems with power ratings ; in some submarines , these were later upgraded to systems by removing a midship torpedo tube . Their maximum design depth was although in service some reached depths of below . Some submarines contained Fessenden oscillator systems .
Vadim Pavlukhin . Vadim Sergeyevich Pavlukhin ( ; born August 2 , 1989 ) is a Russian professional football player . In 2011 , he last played for FC Znamya Truda Orekhovo-Zuyevo in the Russian Second Division .
Gordon Morritt . Gordon Raymond Morritt ( born 8 February 1942 ) is an English former footballer who made 265 appearances in the Football League playing as a goalkeeper for Rotherham United , Doncaster Rovers , Northampton Town , York City , Rochdale and Darlington in the 1960s and 1970s . He also played in South Africa for Durban City . He played in some of Rotherham 's matches as they reached the first ever League Cup Final in 1961 , but Roy Ironside was preferred for the final itself , in which Rotherham lost 3–0 on aggregate to Aston Villa .
Henry Curzon . Admiral Henry Curzon ( 24 May 1765 – 2 May 1846 ) was a Royal Navy officer who held commands during the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars . Curzon was the fifth son of Nathaniel Curzon , 1st Baron Scarsdale , and his wife Caroline . He first entered the Navy on 14 October 1776 as an able seaman aboard . When `` Aeolus '' returned from the West Indies in 1780 , he became a midshipman aboard . `` Magnanime '' was sent out to assist in the Relief of Gibraltar in 1781 , and then to the East Indies in 1782 , to reinforce the fleet under Sir Edward Hughes . Curzon transferred aboard the flagship , and fought in the battles of Providien , Negapatam , and Trincomalee . On 1 February 1783 , he received a lieutenancy on `` Monarca '' and was with that ship at the Battle of Cuddalore in 1783 , his last action in the East . From July 1784 to March 1790 , he was successively lieutenant aboard , and , and first lieutenant of , then flagship of Sir Richard Hughes on the North American Station . He was sent home in 1790 as acting commander of . His rank as commander was confirmed on 21 September 1790 and he was given the fireship . On 22 November 1790 , he was promoted post captain . In June 1791 , Curzon was given the sixth rate , and was sent to Villefranche-sur-Mer to protect British property at the capture of Nice by the French in 1792 . When France declared war in 1793 , `` Lapwing '' escorted a convoy back from Gibraltar . On 22 January 1794 , Curzon was given the fifth rate frigate , which he commanded at the Glorious First of June and in Cornwallis 's Retreat . At the latter action , Cornwallis , in , kept `` Pallas '' close by to repeat his signals to the fleet , and Curzon was mentioned in despatches for his good performance . `` Pallas '' was lost when she went aground under Mount Batten in a storm on 4 April 1798 . On 28 February 1799 , Curzon took command of , and took part in a number of captures , including that of the corvette in 1800 , accompanying the expedition to Ferrol in the autumn of that year . In June 1801 , he was invalided out of the service due to severe ill-health . He did not return to command until 10 June 1807 , when he was given the third rate . `` Elizabeth '' was part of the fleet under Sir Charles Cotton that blockaded Lisbon during the `` Anglo-Russian War '' , escorted the Russians to Portsmouth , and helped cover the evacuation after Corunna . He was sent out to the Brazil station in early 1809 to search for a French fleet supposed to be bound for the River Plate . Having made a junction with the forces there and found no sign of the French , Curzon escorted a homeward-bound convoy and returned in April 1810 . He found he had been appointed a Colonel of Marines on 25 October 1809 . His last command was of a squadron blockading Cherbourg . On 31 July 1810 , Curzon was promoted to rear admiral on 31 July 1810 , ending his seagoing command . He obtained no further employment from the Admiralty , but he became a vice-admiral on 4 June 1814 and admiral on 22 July 1830 . He was unmarried and left no children when he died at his residence in Derby on 2 May 1846 .
Robert Změlík . Robert Změlík ( ) ( born April 18 , 1969 in Prostějov ) is a Czech track and field athlete who won a gold medal in Olympic decathlon in 1992 . His personal best in decathlon was 8627 points ( 1992 ) , in Heptathlon 6228 points ( 1997 ) , both former national records . Změlík 's Olympic success was influential for two other great Czech decathletes and world record holders , Tomáš Dvořák and Roman Šebrle . He was a frequent competitor at the Hypo-Meeting in Götzis , Austria , participating in 1989 , 1991 , 1992 , 1993 and 1995 . He made the podium for the first time in the 1991 Hypo-Meeting , taking second place with a score of 8346 points , then had his first win at the 1992 Hypo-Meeting , where his set a career best score .
Wolf Ridge Ski Resort . Wolf Ridge Ski Resort is a ski area in the eastern United States in western North Carolina , near Mars Hill . Five miles ( 8 km ) from Interstate 26 , it has twenty-three ski slopes and trails , with approximately 57 % of the slopes are rated beginner , 35 % intermediate , and 8 % advanced . With a top elevation of above sea level , Wolf Ridge has a maximum vertical drop of . The slopes are accessed by four chairlifts and two carpet lifts . Typical of North Carolina ski areas , Wolf Ridge relies primarily on snowmaking for its slopes . As of January 2013 , Wolf Ridge has been under new management .
Tritrichomonas blagburni . `` Tritrichomonas blagburni '' is a genus of parasite that infects the digestive system of cats . Tritrichomonas blagburni is a single-celled eukaryote that moves with whip-like flagella located on the exterior of its cell membrane . It is transmitted between cattle through sexual activity and infects the reproductive tract . In cats , it infects the digestive tract , causing chronic diarrhea , tenesmus , flatulence and fecal incontinence . It is only the second species described in the reproductive tract of cattle and the intestine of cats . T. Blagburni , named after Dr. Byron Blagburn , was discovered in experimental cross-infection studies between feline and bovine trichomonad isolates and their respective hosts . Cattle inoculated with the feline trichomonad isolate were able to maintain the parasite , but they did not develop the level of disease associated with bovine trichomonad isolate infections . Similar results were found in cats : Bovine trichomonad isolates did not cause the severe bowel disease associated with feline trichomoniasis , and it was more difficult to establish infection in cats with the bovine isolate than with the feline trichomonad isolate . Disease . Trichomoniasis , found in cattle and cats , is caused by both `` T. fetus '' and `` T. blagburni '' . In cats , it infects the digestive tract , causing chronic disease and large bowel diarrhea . Infected cattle show signs of pyometra and mid- to late-term abortions . Treatment . Complete eradication of the parasite continues to be sought . However , antiprotozoal agents , such as ronidazole or metronidazole , are known to dramatically reduce symptoms in cats . Research has found that cats left untreated will have 88 % of their symptoms cease after two years .
Sovereign Base Areas Customs . Sovereign Base Areas Customs is a semi-autonomous branch of HM Revenue and Customs of the United Kingdom . It has jurisdiction over Akrotiri and Dhekelia , a British Overseas Territory on the island of Cyprus , administered as a Sovereign Base Area , and home to British Forces Cyprus . It is managed by the Ministry of Defence ( MoD ) and around 3500 military personnel are posted there at any one time . In contrast with other customs forces the SBA Customs has a much wider role of responsibility , like most branches within the territory , administrating many areas including immigration , imports , exports , tax , births , marriages , divorces , and deaths . Overview . The senior and local management officers are on loan from Her Majesty 's Revenue and Customs in the UK , and assist with operational management and training and development of the locally employed officers of SBA Customs and Immigration service . SBACI officers monitor two crossing points at Pergamos and Strovilia in the Eastern Sovereign Base Area at the Green Line Border between the Republic of Cyprus and North Cyprus . Between the North and South areas of the island there are formal customs and immigration controls at these crossing points and the UN Buffer Zone remains along most part of the Green Line . SBA Customs are involved in preventing smuggling and illegal immigration into SBA territory . There are mobile patrols along the ESBA section of the Green line and training exercises and operations are accomplished with the cooperation of SBA Police and UK Military units based in Cyprus at the time . Businesses based within territory must be licensed by the SBA Customs to conduct trade and there are guidelines and restrictions for various types of business . The administration produces birth , marriage and death certificates for UK Dependants based within the territory . Working in unison with the Cyprus Joint Maritime Unit comprising the Royal Navy Cyprus Squadron and 417 Maritime of the RLC , the Sovereign Base Area Administration ( SBAA ) operate a combined maritime unit comprising joint working of SBA Police and SBA Customs to operate patrols within territorial waters and along the coastline within the territory to prevent illegal immigration , illegal fishing , and smuggling . Their enforcement has allowed for the fish reserve at Akrotiri to remain well stocked as due to extensive over-fishing much of the fish life in the waters in other areas of the island is low in numbers . SBA Customs liaise with UK military resources and the Republic of Cyprus Government Departments to combat pollution in SBA waters and along the coastline whilst controlling ports and fisheries . The Fiscal Officer is also designated the Queens harbourmaster of the mole in Akrotiri and Dhekelia . Personnel . SBA Customs and Immigration officers are a uniformed organisation and wear a uniform with the style of Royal Naval rank insignia but are distinguished by a cap badge which contains the portcullis underneath the Sovereign ’ s crown , enclosed within a pair of golden fronds . The ranks of SBA Customs are worn as follows : the fiscal officer wears the insignia of a RN commander whilst the deputy fiscal officer and officer in charge at Dhekelia wear the rank braid of RN lieutenant commander . Locally employed uniformed operational officers at RAF Akrotiri and the military station at Dhekelia and the ESBA crossing points wear badges of rank with one or two rings of braid according to their substantive grade . Responsibilities . SBA Customs control tax-free imports at the airports and the crossing points within the territory by regulating the value and amount of goods such as cigarettes or alcohol that can be carried through the control and entry points without declaration . The main airport is RAF Akrotiri which has regular flights to and from the UK and the Middle East . The SBAs in Cyprus also provide the opportunity for a stop off point for 36 hours for soldiers that have recently experienced combat to participate in decompression activity before returning home . In April 2004 over 100,000 cigarettes were seized and the largest isolated attempt to smuggle cigarettes involved a Turkish Cypriot man from Lapithos , who tried to smuggle a total of 29,200 across the Pergamos checkpoint near Larnaca . SBA Customs regulate the sale of goods with limited imported stocks at Ermes stores on the island which supply the British residents with products all tax-free to entitled persons serving in the SBAs . SBACI also control the messes and clubs . All mail posted to BFPO addresses on the island is subject to inspection by the SBA Customs and they can , for example , question the legitimacy of parcels marked as `` gifts '' and charge duties and tax as appropriate . Operating procedure . The bases have their own legal system , distinct from the UK and Cyprus . This consists of the laws of the Colony of Cyprus as at August 1960 , amended as necessary . The laws of Akrotiri and Dhekelia are kept , as far as possible , the same as the laws of Cyprus . The Court of the Sovereign Base Areas is concerned with non-military offences committed by any person within Akrotiri and Dhekelia , and law and order is maintained by the Sovereign Base Areas Police , while military law is upheld by the Cyprus Joint Police Unit .
Dahoma , Florida . Dahoma is an unincorporated community in Nassau County , Florida , United States . It is located on US 301 , in the southwestern part of the county .
Leanne Rowe . Leanne Rowe ( born 1982 ) is an English actress and singer , known for portraying Nancy in `` Oliver Twist '' , May Moss in `` Lilies '' and Baby in ' . Background . Rowe is from Brentwood , Essex . She has two older sisters and a brother . Rowe left school at the age of 16 to train as a dancer , attending Laine Theatre Arts . She graduated at the age of 19 with honours in musical theatre . Rowe also studied Drama , and after graduating , chose to pursue a career in acting instead of dance . Career . Rowe made her film and professional debut at the age of 12 , playing Helen Burns in Franco Zeffirelli 's `` Jane Eyre '' . In 2005 she was chosen by Roman Polanski to play Nancy in his adaptation of `` Oliver Twist '' . Her television credits include `` Boudica '' , `` The Famous Five '' and `` Where the Heart Is '' . She also played the lead role of May Moss in the Liverpool-set BBC One drama `` Lilies '' . Rowe 's radio drama work includes `` Avoid London '' , `` Loving '' , `` Forget Me Not '' , `` One Chord Wonders '' , `` Roald Dahl 's The Witches '' and `` To Sir with Love '' . Rowe made her West End debut in ' , playing the lead role of Frances 'Baby ' Houseman . In 2009 she appeared in the revival of Victoria Wood 's `` Talent '' at the Menier Chocolate Factory , playing Julie .
Garudacharpalya . Garudacharpalya is a locality in the eastern part of Bangalore , India . It is located along the Whitefield road ( ITPL Main road ) . This is also Ward no 82 on the BBMP Wards list and is part of the Mahadevapura Assembly constituency . Neetish Purushotham is the present Corporater of Garudacharpalya Ward No . 82 . As per BBMP 2015 elections Metro Station . As part of the Phase II extension plan of the Purple Line ( Namma Metro ) , Garudacharpalya will also have a Metro Station .
Variations ( Stravinsky ) . Variations : Aldous Huxley in memoriam is Igor Stravinsky 's last orchestral composition , written in 1963–64 . History . Stravinsky began work on the Variations in Santa Fe , New Mexico in July 1963 , and completed the composition in Hollywood , California on 28 October 1964 . It was first performed in Chicago on 17 April 1965 , by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra conducted by Robert Craft ( ; ) . The score is dedicated to the memory of Stravinsky 's close friend Aldous Huxley , who died on 22 November 1963 ( the same day that President John F. Kennedy was assassinated ) , when composition of the Variations was in progress . Although not composed for the purpose , Stravinsky 's music was twice choreographed for the New York City Ballet by George Balanchine , a first version in 1966 , and a second version in 1982 , both times under the title `` Variations '' ( ; ) . Analysis . D C A B E A G C D G F F Opinions about the form differ . According to one view , the work consists of twelve variations : bars 1–22 , 23–33 , 33–39 , 40–46 , 47–58 , 59–72 , 73–85 , 86–94 , 95–100 , 101–17 , 118–29 , and 130–41 . According to another , bars 33/34–46 comprise a single variation , Var . 3 , so there are only eleven in all , ranging from 6 to 22 bars in length , some of which are subdivided into two or three component sections . According to yet another , a prelude and postlude frame three main sections , the first two separated by a short episode , and the second and third by a more extended section divided into five episodes . There is no `` theme '' on whose melodic , rhythmic , or formal characteristics the variations are constructed , nor are there any conventional compositional variation techniques . The central feature of the Variations is a duodecet , or twelve-part invention , which is divided into three parts , separated by contrasting episodes and each with a different scoring : twelve solo violins , ten solo violas with two double basses , and twelve winds ( two flutes , alto flute , the oboes , cor anglais , two clarinets , bass clarinet , two bassoons , and horn ) . Metrically , this invention uses a regularly recurring succession of 4/8 + 3/8 + 5/8 bars , with each of the three large sections containing four of these three-bar units .
Amy and Wendy Engelberg . Amy and Wendy Engelberg are an American television writing and producing team who are sisters . They wrote and produced for `` Maybe This Time '' `` Clueless '' , `` Lizzie McGuire '' , `` What I Like About You '' , `` Sonny with a Chance '' and `` Drop Dead Diva '' . As well as writing for television films `` Stuck in the Suburbs '' and `` Made ... The Movie ''
Caloptilia aurantiaca . `` Caloptilia aurantiaca '' is a moth of the Gracillariidae family . It is known from Madeira and the Canary Islands . The larvae feed on `` Hypericum canariense '' , `` Hypericum glandulosum '' , `` Hypericum inodorum '' and `` Hypericum reflexum '' . They mine the leaves of their host plant . The mine starts as an epidermal corridor , but later becomes a shallow tentiform mine . In the end , the larva lives freely under a folded leaf tip .
Emeline Fairbanks Memorial Library . Emeline Fairbanks Memorial Library is located in Terre Haute , Indiana . It was built in 1906 by the Modern Construction Company of Terre Haute . The building is in the Beaux Arts architectural style . The Emeline Fairbanks Memorial Library played an important role in Coca-Cola history . In June 1915 , Earl R. Dean and T. Clyde Edwards were dispatched to the Emeline Fairbanks Memorial Library to research the ingredients of Coca-Cola . In the Encyclopædia Britannica , Dean came across a picture of a gourd-shaped cocoa pod . Inspiration from this cocoa pod lead Dean to his design of the iconic contour Coca-Cola bottle . In 1979 , the library was acquired by the Indiana State University and would be converted into an art building five years later .
Losin Control . `` Losin Control '' is a song by American rapper Russ . It was released on his SoundCloud page on November 9 , 2015 . Russ included this song on his debut studio album `` There 's Really a Wolf '' . The song was mixed , mastered , engineered , produced , written , and performed by Russ . Background . Russ debuted the music video to `` Losin Control '' through his Vevo account on February 1 , 2016 . As of June 2018 , the song has over 172 million views on YouTube . Commercial performance . `` Losin Control '' peaked at number 62 on the `` Billboard '' Hot 100 . `` Losin Control '' is Russ ' second song to appear on the `` Billboard '' Hot 100 following `` What They Want '' . The single was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) for sales of over a million digital copies in the United States .
Iten . Iten is a town in Elgeyo-Marakwet County in the republic of Kenya . Iten serves as the capital and is largest town of Elgeyo-Marakwet County.The town is located along the road between Eldoret and Kabarnet at the junction of the road heading to Kapsowar . Elgeyo escarpment and Kerio River are located east of Iten . The town has a population of 42,312 . It forms a common local authority ( Iten/Tambach town council ) with Tambach , a small town in the vicinity . Iten was the headquarters of the former Elgeyo-Marakwet District since 1966 , when it replaced Tambach . The name of the town is a corruption of `` Hill Ten '' , a local rock formation named by Joseph Thomson in 1883 . The hill is located 800 meters outside the village , on the road toward Kessup . It can be best viewed from the Iten Viewpoint . Naming . The name is a local corruption of Hill Ten , a local rock formation that was named by Joseph Thompson in 1883 . He inscribed the words Hill Ten on a rock while exploring the Kerio Valley to mark the number of hills he had conquered . The hill is located about 800 metres outside the main town , on the road toward Kessup . Running community . St. Patrick 's High School is located in Iten . The school has , over the last 30 years , produced world-class long distance athletes . Alumni include Ibrahim Hussein , winner of three Boston Marathons and one New York City Marathon ; Peter Rono , a 1988 Olympic gold medalist at 1,500 meters ; Wilson Boit Kipketer , a 1997 world champion and 2000 Olympic silver medalist in the 3,000-meter steeplechase ; Matthew Birir , 1992 Olympic gold medalist at the 3,000-meter steeplechase ; and David Rudisha , 2012 Olympic gold medalist and world record holder at 800m . The coach of these athletes , Brother Colm O'Connell of Ireland , came to Iten in 1976 expecting to stay just three months . He has lived in Iten ever since . Many athletes , including Rudisha , and world champions Edna Kiplagat , Florence Kiplagat , Lornah Kiplagat , Linet Masai , and Mary Keitany , have made homes in Iten . O'Connell is credited in starting the influx of female athletes to Iten in the early 1990s when he trained and hosted World Champion Sally Barsosio , Rose Cheruiyot , and world junior champion Lydia Cheromei ( all of whom lived in O'Connell 's back garden houses ) . Each Christmas Eve , the town plays host to the largest women's-only race in Kenya , The It was in the 2006 edition of this race that world champion Mary Keitany began her athletics career . The town hosts the high altitude training centre , HATC , founded in 1999 by Lornah Kiplagat and Pieter Langerhorst . Other landmarks include the founded in 1995 by Jean Paul Fourier . In 2012 , the World Record holder in marathon ( second fastest at that time ) Wilson Kipsang , opened the Keeluu Resort : a lodging , conference and dining center . The book `` More Fire '' by Toby Tanser , 2008 , was written in and based on Iten , as was Tanser 's earlier book `` Train Hard , Win easy . The Kenyan Way . '' 1997 . Iten is also a featured location in Adharanand Finn 's 2012 book `` Running With The Kenyans '' . Finn spent several months living and training as a runner in the city .
Prince Edward Island Older Boys ' Parliament . The Prince Edward Island Older Boys ' Parliament was a youth model parliament for boys aged 16 to 21 in the province of Prince Edward Island established in 1955 . Like most of the provincial youth parliaments in Canada , the PEIOBP was established in conjunction with the provincial Boys ’ Work Board , a primarily Christian-based organization consisting of various Protestant churches and related organizations . Prior to the establishment of the PEIOBP , delegates from the province would attend the Maritime Youth Parliament . The first session of the PEIOBP met in Province House in Charlottetown , the legislative building for PEI , from April 15 to 17 , 1955 . Between 40 and 50 members formed the first parliament . David MacDonald of Charlottetown served as Premier ; Malcolm MacRae of Cherry Valley was the Deputy Premier ; and Dave Stewart was the Speaker . Legislation debated at that first session included matters regarding the Christian faith , temperance , and sports . During its 10th session , the PEIOBP held its proceedings at Summerside for the first time . Former PEI Premier and then-current Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of PEI served as the Boys ’ Parliament ’ s Lieutenant Governor .
Das Buddhistische Haus . Das Buddhistische Haus ( English : Berlin Buddhist Vihara , literally `` the Buddhist house '' ) is a Theravada Buddhist temple complex ( Vihara ) in Frohnau , Berlin , Germany . It is considered to be the oldest and largest Theravada Buddhist center in Europe and has been declared a National Heritage site . History . The main building was designed by the architect Max Meyer for Paul Dahlke , a German physician who had undertaken a number of trips to Ceylon prior to World War I and became a Buddhist . It incorporates elements of Sri Lankan ( Sinhalese ) Buddhist architecture and culture and was completed in 1924 . Under Dahlke 's direction it became a center of Buddhism in Germany . After his death in 1928 , the house was inherited by his relatives and Buddhists met in a house nearby . By 1941 Buddhist meetings and publications were prohibited by the Nazi government . After the war refugees lived in the quarters . The place deteriorated and was even considered for demolition , when Asoka Weeraratna from Sri Lanka became aware of its existence . In December 1957 he bought the building from Dahlke ’ s nephew on behalf of the German Dharmaduta Society ( GDS ) . It was renovated at that time as a Buddhist temple complex . Missionary Buddhist ( Dharmaduta ) monks , primarily from Sri Lanka , came to stay at the Haus that became the center for spreading the teachings of the Buddha in Western Europe . The temple is open to the public and was visited by about 5,000 people in 2006 . The temple complex . Entering the Elephant Door the visitor faces 73 steps up to reach the main building . The building houses among others the library and the meditation room . In a separate building , guests can be accommodated . In 1959 , the city of Nagoya donated a sculpture of Guanyin that is placed in the garden .
Marienbad ( video game ) . `` Marienbad '' was a 1962 Polish puzzle mainframe game created by Elwro engineer Witold Podgórski in Wrocław , Poland for its Odra 1003 . It was an adaption of the logic game nim . Inspired by the discussion in the magazine `` Przekrój '' of a variant of nim in the 1961 film `` Last Year at Marienbad '' ( `` L'Année dernière à Marienbad '' ) , named `` Marienbad '' by the magazine , Podgórski programmed the game for the in-development 1003 mainframe , released in 1963 . The game had players opposing the computer in alternating rounds of removing matches from a set , with the last player to take a match the loser . As the computer always played the optimal moves , it was essentially unbeatable . Like many games in the early history of video games , Marienbad did not spread far beyond the initial location . Elwro did not produce or advertise the game , though Podgórski recreated it at the Wojskowa Akademia Techniczna ( Military University of Technology in Warsaw ) . The game fell into obscurity , with no pictures or documentation surviving to recreate it in its original form ; as there is only one known Odra 1003 remaining and no way of recreating the game exists , it is considered lost . Despite its simplicity , it is considered possibly the first Polish computer or video game . Gameplay . In nim , players take turns removing at least one object from a set of objects , traditionally matchsticks , with the goal of either being or not being the player who removes the last object . The gameplay options can be modeled mathematically . In `` Marienbad '' s default game mode , four rows of matches were generated , with either one , three , five or seven matches within each row . The side that was left with the last match lost . The computer printout showed the player the current layout of matches . A single player could play the game at a time , whose turn alternated with the computer 's . Regardless of which side started the game , the computer was almost certain to be the winner , as it always made the perfect moves . On its maximum settings , the game consisted of 8,000 rows containing up to 1 trillion matches , requiring an hour for the computer to choose its next move . The game did not support a video output , as the Odra 1003 did not have a screen . Instead , the game was played via a teletypewriter and card perforator , on which the machine printed the results . Development . Elwro was a Polish company established in 1959 and based in based in Wrocław , Poland , that designed and manufactured mainframe and microcomputers . Its first release was the Odra 1001 mainframe in 1960 , followed by the Odra 1002 in 1962 and the Odra 1003 in 1963 . Witold Podgórski was a recent graduate of the Wrocław University of Technology , having majored in electronic engineering and specialized in mathematical machines . Having first heard about the existence of `` electronic brains '' in 1955 in high school , he embarked on five years of study toward the automation of `` digital machines '' . He completed his masters thesis at Elwro , where he was employed on 10 October 1961 , working with the Odra 1001 . He developed a way to manipulate the computer 's memory to allow content to be saved , thus paving the way for the Odra 1003 . The new machine used modern transistor switches that allowed for 500 operations per second , and the drum memory of the Odra 1003 program had a capacity of 40 kilobytes . While working for Elwro in 1961 , Podgórski discovered the logic game nim while reading an issue in the weekly magazine `` Przekrój '' . The magazine described a two-player game where players remove any number of items from one of four rows , with the player holding the last item losing . `` Przekrój '' named this variant of nim as `` Marienbad '' after the 1960 French film `` Last Year at Marienbad '' ( `` L'Année dernière à Marienbad '' ) , in which characters frequently play these mathematical duels . Podgórski became inspired by the use of the game nim in the film after reading about its principles . While sitting in a multi-hour lecture for his obligatory military study class , Podgórski decided to decipher the Marienbad algorithm and save it to a binary system which could be understood by computers . Podgórski would later assert that the algorithm was extremely simple to implement into a computer and could be expressed in two words , adding that if nobody was interested in it he would take it to the grave . He programmed the game for the first prototype of the Odra 1003 , then in development and scheduled to be installed in the Board of the Topographic General Staff of the Polish Army in Wrocław . The game , intended for logical duels , was developed solely by Podgórski by creating the algorithm , writing a list of instructions which were printed on sheets the size of postcards , and manually setting the initial state of each memory cell . He designed the game to be unbeatable : if the human player made a single mistake , the computer would win . While employees in the Elwro factory knew that the result of the game was predetermined , many volunteered to play it . They could not beat the standard 16-match version of `` Marienbad '' , let alone higher settings of the game . Legacy . Like many games in the early history of video games , `` Marienbad '' did not spread far beyond the initial location . Mainframe computers were rare throughout the world and primarily located in government or military institutions or large corporations , so were generally unavailable for amusement purposes . Elwro produced only 42 Odra 1003 mainframes between 1963 and 1965 . Elwro declined to publish or advertise the game , and the title was mostly forgotten . The game did spread beyond the Elwro factory , however . After developing the game , Podgórski became a student at the Wojskowa Akademia Techniczna ( Military University of Technology in Warsaw ) , and with the assistance of fellow student Bogdan Bleja set up a version of the game there on an Odra 1003 that was mediated by a university operator . The computer , and therefore the game , could be used or played by any student , but only through an operator who received the intended input from the player and passed the information to the computer . As in Podgórski 's original game instance , the game was essentially unbeatable ; the operators as a result actively discouraged the players from participating . The university authorities supported this , as they wanted to forcibly remove the `` nasty habit of harassing computers for logic games '' , which they believed should be used only for serious military purposes . Players took to holding secret meetings in front of the massive computer in the late evenings when the operators were gone . Podgórski recalled that despite knowing that the game was designed to always beat the player , many people spent many hours trying to decipher the algorithm or win . In later years , variants of nim and Marienbad were the second most popular type of computer game present on Polish computers after noughts and crosses , since it was a relatively simple game to program. , who would later become the two-decade long host of `` Wheel of Fortune '' from the 1970s , proposed to Polish television a game show where players compete against a computer in nim on a Momik 8b minicomputer . Meanwhile , Podgórski continued to work for Elwro , co-creating Odra computers , though he did not stop working on games . After colleagues brought a variant of the Mancala board game from Egypt , he became inspired to adapt it to the computer . This time he did not want to create an unbeatable game , but included adjustable difficulty levels to create a fun experience regardless of the player 's expertise . Writing for `` Polish Bytes '' , Bartłomiej Kluska asserts that as the only copy of the Odra 1003 is kept at the Museum of Technology in Warsaw in an inactive state , the original game of `` Marienbad '' no longer exists outside of the memory of players . No recreations of the game have been made for more modern computers , and there are no known photos or documentation for how the game was played or created . In the research paper `` Gry komputerowe jako dziedzictwo kulturowe '' ( `` Computer games as a cultural heritage '' ) by Maria Garda , she notes that the game should be written about only in the past tense as the original elements have not been preserved , adding that while the `` Marienbad '' algorithm can be recreated in a new programming environment , reconstruction of the physical transistors of the original computer would be nearly impossible . The paper further compared the challenges of playing this title in the modern era to playing `` Super Mario Bros. '' on the originally intended equipment in 50 years ' time . `` Marienbad '' is considered one of the first Polish video games , developed almost 20 years before later candidates `` OiX '' ( 1984 ) , `` Gąsienica '' ( 1985 ) , and `` Puszka Pandory '' ( 1986 ) , and well before the first well-known Polish game , `` Tajemnica Statuetki '' ( 1993 ) . Łódź game historian Bartek Kluska made this assertion in his foundational book on the Polish video gaming industry , `` Polish Bytes '' ; his research uncovered the game as 24 years older than the game that previously held the title . Kluska notes , however , that it was preceded by `` Kółko i krzyżyk '' , a version of tic-tac-toe written by Department of Mathematical Apparatus programmer Bogdan Miś in 1960 for the computer , using a chess-sized grid . Michał Nowicki of Gram.pl asserted that Kluska 's research , in contrast with the previous and more imprecise Polish video gaming text `` Dawno temu w grach ( Once upon a time in games ) '' , allows Marienbad 's claim as the first Polish computer or video game to be made with almost 100 % certainty . An article by retailer Empik further asserts that `` Marienbad '' s simplicity and lack of video output means that the term `` computer game '' is a somewhat exaggerated term to describe it , much less `` video game '' . Garda 's paper claims , however , that regardless of its simplicity the game has importance as one of one the earliest computer or video games from the region , although Marcin Kosman of Gamezilla notes that this first attempt at creating a Polish computer game went largely unnoticed . Jacek Głowacki of `` Gry Online '' stated that despite its obscurity , it should be considered the ancestor of the modern Polish video gaming industry , and that its existence and creation are worth remembering . The 2018 Ars Independent Festival held an exhibition entitled `` From Marienbad to Novigrad '' which explored the history of the Polish video gaming industry from `` Marienbad '' to `` The Witcher 3 '' ( 2015 ) .
Public Utilities Board ( Singapore ) . The Public Utilities Board ( PUB ) is the Singaporean statutory board of the Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources responsible for ensuring a sustainable and efficient water supply . The PUB regulates and oversees the country 's entire water supply system , which comprises the water catchment systems , drainage systems , water works , water reclamation plants and sewage systems . The nation 's demand for water is about a day , with homes and non-domestic sectors consumption forming 45 % and 55 % of the demand respectively . This demand is expected to double by 2060 . PUB is set to meet 80 % of this demand through its NEWater and desalination technologies . The PUB 's watershed management and treatment processes has ensured a continuous supply of clean and quality water for Singaporeans over the last four decades . Singapore 's clean and drinkable tap water fits the drinking water standards set by the World Health Organization and is widely available everywhere across the island . Singapore is named the top Asian city in water sustainability development in 2015 , with the nation boasting the highest drinking water and sanitation standards in the region . History . The PUB is the statutory board of the Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources responsible for acquiring , producing , disseminating and reclaiming water to ensure a sustainable and efficient water supply for Singapore . It is also known as the National Water Agency . During colonial period and up to 1961 , the supply of water in Singapore was managed by the Municipal Water Department under the guidance of the Municipal Engineer . Three reservoirs in Singapore are named after notable Municipal Engineers James MacRitchie , Robert Peirce ( engineer ) and David J. Murnane . The idea of a Public Utilities Board was first introduced in 1961 when industrialisation was driving up the country 's demand for power . However , it was only until 1 May 1963 that the statutory board came into force . Fong Kim Heng was the first chairperson of the PUB . Prior to its reconstitution as the National Water Agency in 2001 , the PUB was previously under the Ministry of Trade and Industry where it facilitated the supply of electricity , water and gas in Singapore . Today , the PUB is solely in charge of water supplies with the management and control of electricity and gas transferred to the Energy Market Authority ( EMA ) . In 2003 and 2005 , the PUB launched the NEWater project and the desalinated water treatment project respectively . This further diversifies the water supply in Singapore to four main sources : local catchment water , imported water , NEWater and desalinated water . They form the Four National Taps . Operations . Singapore faces a problem of water shortage with its limited rainfall and land area . Long-term water security has been one of the key priorities of the government of Singapore . As the national water agency , PUB takes control of the entire water chain . From the collection of rainwater to water reclamation , the four main processes involved are collection , production , distribution and reclamation . In the collection process , rainwater is collected through a network of rivers , drains and canals and stored in the reservoirs before undergoing treatment for drinking water purposes . The reservoirs are equipped with pipelines that interlink the collection ponds to manage excess water by controlling the water level in each reservoir . In 2011 , rainwater can be collected on two-thirds of Singapore 's land surface . In the production process , raw water from the reservoirs is piped to the waterworks to be treated with chemical coagulation , rapid gravity filtration and chlorine disinfection . These procedures remove harmful particles and suspended particulate matters from the raw water , making them safe for consumption . The filtered water is stored in water tanks for water quality checks before being distributed to the people . Used water is collected through a sewerage system and recycled via water reclamation plants in the reclamation process . The water is purified using the NEWater technology . With the development of the deep tunnel sewerage system ( DTSS ) aimed for completion in 2022 , sewage will be conveniently transported to the three existing water reclamation plants for treatment . Four National Taps . Compelled for the need for self-reliance and sustainability , PUB has invested and developed a dynamic , efficient and sustainable water supply system stemming from four different sources , also known as the Four National Taps . The Four National Taps form the backbone of PUB 's , and in turn Singapore 's , water management strategy . Local catchment water . Singapore 's rainwater is collected and stored in 17 reservoirs using an extensive network of drains , rivers and canals . The 17 reservoirs for rainwater collection are Pandan Reservoir , Kranji Reservoir , Jurong Lake , MacRitchie Reservoir , Upper Peirce Reservoir , Lower Peirce Reservoir , Bedok Reservoir , Upper Seletar Reservoir , Lower Seletar Reservoir , Poyan Reservoir , Murai Reservoir , Tengeh Reservoir , Sarimbun Reservoir , Pulau Tekong Reservoir , Marina Reservoir , Serangoon Reservoir and Punggol Reservoir . PUB makes use of online sensors and sampling methods to monitor the quality of raw water it is treating . Imported water . Singapore currently imports nearly 40 percent of its 300-million-gallon daily demand from its neighbor , Malaysia , through the Johor-Singapore Causeway water pipes . In 2061 , the remaining contracts between both countries will expire . To lessen her reliance on Malaysia , Singapore introduced new ways of water sources to meet Singapore 's demand for water . By diversifying Singapore ' s water supply , Singapore was successful in building up a robust water system . NEWater . NEWater is a term invented by PUB . It is a high-quality reclaimed water which is purified using advanced membrane and ultraviolet technologies . It is scientifically tested to have surpassed the World Health Organization 's requirements for safe drinking water . By 2020 , NEWater is expected to meet 40 % of Singapore 's need and demand for water . Despite NEWater tested safe for portable use , Singapore authority decided to blend NEWater with raw reservoir water so that it will undergo the same conventional water treatment process . The process would re-introduce trace minerals that had been removed during the production of NEWater and provide additional safety precaution beyond the advanced technologies used to produce NEWater . Desalinated water . Desalinated water is Singapore 's fourth National Tap . It was first introduced in September 2005 , with the first SingSpring Desalination Plant located in Tuas . The plant can produce 30 million gallons of water a day ( 136 , 000 cubic meters ) and is one of the region 's largest seawater reverse-osmosis plants . During pretreatment process , suspended particles in the sea water is removed . The water then undergoes reverse osmosis ; the same technology used in the production of NEWater . The pure desalinated water is then blended with treated water before it is supplied to homes and industries . Today , with the addition of a second and larger desalination plant known as the Tuaspring Desalination Plant , desalinated water can meet up to 25 % of Singapore 's current water demand . Mascot Water Wally Initiative . Launched and unveiled in 2005 , Water Wally is the official mascot for PUB . Through a lively and interactive approach , Water Wally aims to educate the public about water preservation and sustainable usage . PUB has embarked on several initiatives involving Water Wally , leveraging on its appeal to reach out to the general public and more specifically , schools . My Take on Water . “ My Take on Water '' was a photo / video competition organised by PUB in 2013 in lieu of its 50th anniversary . This event was held over a period of 5 months in conjunction with the World Water Day celebration . With a top prize of $ 5,000 , the competition served to incentivise the public to share and reminisce the positive impacts water has on their lives . PUB hoped to reinforce to the public the privileges of having readily clean water available for use and prompt them in cherishing and appreciating Singapore 's water . Shower Dance . The shower dance is an initiative targeted at primary schools . By 2013 , Water Wally had visited and imparted the dance moves to 185 primary schools . By leveraging on the appeal of mascot Water Wally , PUB was able to garner the interest and support of primary school students . These students were tasked to monitor and record their shower timings in an activity booklet issued to them . They were also given the chance to influence and educate their parents and neighbours regarding water conservation . Active , Beautiful , Clean ( ABC ) Waters programme . The ABC programme is a long term initiative started in 2006 , targeted at transforming Singapore 's water bodies into beautiful and iconic symbols of Singapore 's water landscapes . It strives to beautify and bring Singaporeans in closer proximity to water such that they will better appreciate and cherish water as a scarce resource . In the development of this programme , PUB seeks the collaboration and advice from the 3P sectors of public , privately held company and people to help them in building a firm relationship with water and develop a joint responsibility for it . PUB also plans to utilize this channel to create awareness of the concept and application of its programmes amongst industry experts in hope to attract and train professionals to design and implement this project . Thus far , PUB has identified more than 100 potential development regions with 27 already in progress . PUB 's extensive and lucrative proposal has won Singapore the Utility Performance Initiative of the Year at the Global Water Awards 2013 presented at the Global Water Summit in Seville , Spain . Water efficiency management plan . Introduced in 2010 , the Water Efficiency Management Plan ( WEMP ) is an initiative introduced by PUB to aid businesses in the efficient management of water usage . It primarily serves to provide a clear breakdown of water usage , identify potential areas for improvement and draft a strategy to improve business operational processes . From 2015 , bulk consumers of water , with businesses using more than 60000 cubic metres of water , will be required to install water meters to monitor water usage . These businesses will also have to submit their WEMP to PUB annually for the next 3 years to ensure adherence to requirement . Corporate social responsibility . Apart from ensuring an efficient and sustainable water management network , PUB also integrates the values of giving and sharing into its business practices and philosophy . PUB advocates being responsible and caring toward both society and the environment , exemplified through its Corporate Social Responsibility ( CSR ) framework . Corporate philanthropy . PUB has been awarded the highest honour Pinnacle Award in 2007 in recognition for its loyal and continued commitment to Community Chest . PUB 's employees have been supporting the virtue of corporate philanthropy by consistently and steadily contributing to the Share Programme under the Community Chest since 1986 . PUB also actively contributes to the Vertical Challenge , an annual fundraising event jointly organised by the Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources and PUB . Through passionate participation and benevolent monetary contributions , PUB advocates the spirit and virtue of giving by playing their part in raising funds for beneficiaries of the events . Community volunteering . PUB also engages in the spirit of volunteering , by collaborating with Community Development Councils ( CDCs ) and volunteers . PUB educates disadvantaged families on water saving habits and installs water efficient gadgets in the homes of these families to aid them in this cause . This initiative has greatly helped in reducing the utility usage by these families . PUB also centralizes its volunteering approach on the importance of building relationships . Throughout 2004 to 2007 , PUB has collaborated with foundations like the Singapore Children 's Society and the Peace Connect Neighbourhood Link in activities like home visits , distributing rations and organizing outings for children . Responsible business practices . PUB adopts a dual faceted approach in its corporate operations and daily activities , believing in responsibility to the environment and its owners . PUB 's responsibility toward environmental conservation through its green office practices has allowed for substantial and efficient conservation of resources , thereby winning the Green Office Label in 2007 awarded by the Singapore Environment Council . PUB has also devised the OHSAS 18801 Occupational Health and Safety Management System centric around health , safety , security and emergency risks and managements . Through this , PUB puts in place plans to tackle and mitigate potential health and safety hazards that might affect their employees . International responsibility . PUB takes on a holistic responsibility towards safe and efficient water management . PUB , having a successful and professional management system , is keen to share and promotes safe techniques of managing drinking water to other key global players to expand its reach and influence globally . It frequently organises study excursions and seminars to promote its professional water management strategies with world-renowned organisations such as UNESCO , UNEP , UN-HABITAT , Asian Development Bank and World Bank . PUB also offers its Waterhub as the Asia Pacific Regional Knowledge Hub for open-sharing of management strategies and facilities to developing countries . Unions . Employees of Public Utilities Board are represented by the Public Utilities Board Employees ' Union , a House Union affiliated to the National Trades Union Congress . Official mascot . Water Wally is the official mascot for PUB . It is blue in colour and takes the form of a water droplet . It helps to spread messages about water preservation and proper water usage to the public in a lively and interactive way . PUB hopes that it would reach out to the masses , especially the young , and encourage everyone to play their part in water sustainability by conserving water and keeping the waterways clean .
Tek Singh . Tek Singh was a Sikh religious figure . Toba Tek Singh a Pakistani city from Punjab is named after him . There is a legend associated with him that he was very kind-hearted man who served water and provided shelter to the worn out and thirsty travelers passing by a small pond ( `` toba '' in Punjabi ) which eventually was called Toba Tek Singh .
Neil McLean ( sportsman ) . Neil McLean ( 4 August 1857–5 May 1939 ) was a New Zealand public works contractor and sportsman . He was born on Cape Breton Island , Nova Scotia , Canada on 4 August 1857 .
Quiroga , Bogotá . Quiroga is a neighbourhood ( `` barrio '' ) of Bogotá , Colombia .
Embassy of Germany , Windhoek . The German Embassy in Windhoek is Germany 's diplomatic mission to Namibia . It is located at Sanlam Centre , 145 Independence Avenue in Windhoek . The current German ambassador is Christian-Matthias Schlaga .
John Argentine . John Argentine ( died 1507 ) was an English physician who attended Edward V of England and later Arthur , Prince of Wales , and was Provost of King 's College , Cambridge . Life . He was the son of John d'Argentine , of Great Wymondley in Hertfordshire . The Argentines had been settled in Cambridgeshire since the Norman conquest of England . He was educated at Eton and King 's College , Cambridge . A doctor , trained in Strasbourg , Argentine was the last known attendant of the Princes in the Tower . Argentine 's evidence was also the basis for French declarations that the Princes in the Tower of London had been murdered and their assassin crowned as King Richard III . Later he became physician to Prince Arthur . He ended his life as Provost of King 's College , Cambridge and is buried there in the Chantry Chapel . In popular culture . Argentine is a major character in the Channel 4 drama `` The Princes in the Tower '' in which he interrogates Perkin Warbeck to test the veracity of his claim to being Richard of Shrewsbury , 1st Duke of York . He is portrayed in the show by John Castle .
Carmel Clay Schools . The Carmel Clay School District is a public school district located in Carmel , Indiana , serving Carmel and Clay Township . The district operates 11 elementary schools ( grades K-5 ) , three middle schools ( grades 6-8 ) and one high school , with an overall enrollment about 16,000 . The district interim superintendents are Amy Dudley and Roger McMichael and the Board President is Layla Spanenberg .
Ranks and insignia of the Confederate States . The ranks and insignia of the Confederate States were a rank insignia system devised by the forces of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War . While based on the Union rank system , changes were introduced to differentiate the `` gray '' from the `` blue '' . Junior officers up to captain had a less elaborate pattern of braid on their tunic cuffs and wore collar insignia of three horizontal bars for a captain , two for a first lieutenant , and one for a second lieutenant . Majors , lieutenant colonels , and colonels wore respectively one , two , and three stars on the collar , and all grades of general had the insignia of three stars ( the middle being slightly larger ) in an open top wreath pattern . Most officers wore tunics with buttons in two rows of seven . Generals could be recognized by the eagles on their buttons and the placement of the buttons in groups of two . While there was no official distinction for different grades of general , some major generals adopted the pattern of their Union counterparts by wearing two rows of nine buttons in groups of three . Non-commissioned officers . Brass shoulder scales were worn on dress uniforms , with different features to signify enlisted ranks . Shoulder scales were not normally worn on service or fatigue uniforms . When in full dress and sometimes also in battle , sergeants in non-mounted service branches carried the M1840 NCO Sword suspending on a leather belt ( except for hospital stewards who carried a special sword model ) . Additionally all ranks above Sergeant ( i.e . First Sergeant , Ordnance Sergeant , Hospital Steward , Sergeant Major etc . ) wore crimson worsted waist sashes ( in the Confederate States Army , all sergeant ranks wore swords and worsted waist sashes : red for artillery and infantry , yellow for cavalry ) .
Fitch Hill . Fitch Hill is a mountain located in Central New York Region of New York by Pierstown . Fitch Hill is named after the Fitch family who were early settlers in the area . The first Methodist Episcopal Church of the Town of Otsego was organized in 1813 . The society erected a church edifice in 1835 , located on Fitch Hill . It was a plain building , about 24 by 30 feet .
Galaxy ( spacecraft ) . `` Galaxy '' ( previously `` Guardian '' ) was a canceled prototype space habitat designed by the American firm Bigelow Aerospace , and was intended to be the third spacecraft launched by the company in their efforts to create a commercial space station . Like other modules made by Bigelow Aerospace , `` Galaxy '' was based on the inflatable TransHab design by NASA , and was to be used for advanced systems testing before the company launched human-rated vehicles . Spacecraft history . `` Galaxy '' started life as twin spacecraft named `` Guardian '' which would have acted as 45 % scale intermediates between the one-third size `` Genesis I '' & `` Genesis II '' pathfinders and the full size `` BA 330 '' man-rated module . Sometime after 2004 , the two `` Guardian '' flights were split into the `` Galaxy '' module and larger `` Sundancer '' module , each testing progressively advanced systems . This `` Galaxy '' had twice the interior volume of the `` Genesis '' craft : . In 2007 , the parameters for `` Galaxy '' were again modified , with final specifications being for a spacecraft in length , in diameter and with of interior volume—45 % greater than the `` Genesis '' modules . It was intended for launch in late 2008 . In August 2007 , however , Bigelow Aerospace announced that due to rising launch costs ( stated as three times more expensive than for previous launches ) and the successful `` Genesis '' missions , the `` Galaxy '' spacecraft would not be launched . Instead , many of the module 's systems—possibly the entire craft—would be constructed and ground tested , allowing Bigelow employees to gain further experience and potentially advance `` Sundancers schedule . Systems . A number of advanced and experimental systems were to be flight tested aboard `` Galaxy '' . Among the most notable upgrades were improved avionics and attitude control systems , a more damage-resistant interior air barrier and expanded communications bandwidth capabilities . Also on the manifest were larger , more efficient , articulated solar arrays and supporting battery systems , and flight qualifications would be performed on elements of the Environmental Control and Life Support System ( ECLSS ) . `` Galaxy '' would have included more efficient structural components , lending to easier upscaling to larger spacecraft , and was to carry a view port and access hatch , though no docking port would be included on this flight .
Southern Rhodesia in World War II . Southern Rhodesia , then a self-governing colony of the United Kingdom , entered World War II along with Britain shortly after the invasion of Poland in 1939 . By the war 's end , 26,121 Southern Rhodesians of all races had served in the armed forces , 8,390 of them overseas , operating in the European theatre , the Mediterranean and Middle East theatre , East Africa , Burma and elsewhere . The territory 's most important contribution to the war is commonly held to be its contribution to the Empire Air Training Scheme ( EATS ) , under which 8,235 British , Commonwealth and Allied airmen were trained in Southern Rhodesian flight schools . The colony 's operational casualties numbered 916 killed and 483 wounded of all races . Southern Rhodesia had no diplomatic powers , but largely oversaw its own contributions of manpower and materiel to the war effort , being responsible for its own defence . Rhodesian officers and soldiers were distributed in small groups throughout the British and South African forces in an attempt to prevent high losses . Most of the colony 's men served in Britain , East Africa and the Mediterranean , particularly at first ; a more broad dispersal occurred from late 1942 . Rhodesian servicemen in operational areas were mostly from the country 's white minority , with the Rhodesian African Rifles—made up of black troops and white officers—providing the main exception in Burma from late 1944 . Other non-white soldiers and white servicewomen served in East Africa and on the home front within Southern Rhodesia . Tens of thousands of black men were conscripted from rural communities for work , first on the aerodromes and later on white-owned farms . World War II prompted major changes in Southern Rhodesia 's financial and military policy , and accelerated the process of industrialisation . The territory 's participation in the EATS brought about major economic and infrastructural developments and led to the post-war immigration of many former airmen , contributing to the growth of the white population to over double its pre-war size by 1951 . The war remained prominent in the national consciousness for decades afterwards . Since the country 's reconstitution as Zimbabwe in 1980 , the modern government has removed many references to the World Wars , such as memorial monuments and plaques , from public view , regarding them as unwelcome vestiges of white minority rule and colonialism . Southern Rhodesia 's dead of the war today have no official commemoration , either in Zimbabwe or overseas . Background . When World War II broke out in 1939 , the southern African territory of Southern Rhodesia had been a self-governing colony of the United Kingdom for 16 years , having gained responsible government in 1923 . It was unique in the British Empire and Commonwealth in that it held extensive autonomous powers ( including defence , but not foreign affairs ) while lacking dominion status . In practice , it acted as a quasi-dominion , and was treated as such in many ways by the rest of the Commonwealth . Southern Rhodesia 's white population in 1939 was 67,000 , a minority of about 5 % ; the black population was a little over a million , and there were about 10,000 residents of coloured ( mixed ) or Indian ethnicity . The franchise was non-racial and in theory open to all , contingent on meeting financial and educational qualifications , but in practice very few black citizens were on the electoral roll . The colony 's Prime Minister was Godfrey Huggins , a physician and veteran of World War I ( 1914–18 ) who had emigrated to Rhodesia from England in 1911 and held office since 1933 . The territory 's contribution to the British cause during World War I had been very large in proportion to its white population , though troops had been mostly raised from scratch as there had been no professional standing army beforehand . Since the start of self-government in 1923 , the colony had organised the all-white Rhodesia Regiment into a permanent defence force , complemented locally by the partly paramilitary British South Africa Police ( BSAP ) . The Rhodesia Regiment comprised about 3,000 men , including reserves , in 1938 . The country had fielded black troops during World War I , but since then had retained them only within the BSAP . A nucleus of airmen existed in the form of the Southern Rhodesian Air Force ( SRAF ) , which in August 1939 comprised one squadron of 10 pilots and eight Hawker Hardy aircraft , based at Belvedere Airport near Salisbury . The occupation of Czechoslovakia by Nazi Germany in March 1939 convinced Huggins that war was imminent . Seeking to renew his government 's mandate to pass emergency measures , he called an early election in which his United Party won an increased majority . Huggins rearranged his Cabinet on a war footing , making the Minister of Justice Robert Tredgold Minister of Defence as well . The territory proposed forces not only for internal security but also for the defence of British interests overseas . Self-contained Rhodesian formations were planned , including a mechanised reconnaissance unit , but Tredgold opposed this . Remembering the catastrophic casualties suffered by units such as the Royal Newfoundland Regiment and the 1st South African Infantry Brigade on the Western Front in World War I , he argued that one or two heavy defeats for a white Southern Rhodesian brigade might cause crippling losses and have irrevocable effects on the country as a whole . He proposed to instead concentrate on training white Rhodesians for leadership roles and specialist units , and to disperse the colony 's men across the forces in small groups . These ideas met with approval in both Salisbury and London and were adopted . Southern Rhodesia would be automatically included in any British declaration of war due to its lack of diplomatic powers , but that did not stop the colonial government from attempting to demonstrate its loyalty and legislative independence through supportive parliamentary motions and gestures . The Southern Rhodesian parliament unanimously moved to support Britain in the event of war during a special sitting on 28 August 1939 . Outbreak of war . When Britain declared war on Germany on 3 September 1939 following the invasion of Poland , Southern Rhodesia issued its own declaration of war almost immediately , before any of the dominions did . Huggins backed full military mobilisation and `` a war to the finish '' , telling parliament that the conflict was one of national survival for Southern Rhodesia as well as for Britain ; the mother country 's defeat would leave little hope for the colony in the post-war world , he said . This stand was almost unanimously supported by the white populace , as well as most of the coloured community , though with World War I a recent memory this was more out of a sense of patriotic duty than enthusiasm for war in itself . The majority of the black population paid little attention to the outbreak of war . The British had expected Italy—with its African possessions—to join the war on Germany 's side as soon as it began , but fortunately for the Allies this did not immediately occur . No . 1 Squadron SRAF was already in northern Kenya , having been posted to the Italian East African frontier at Britain 's request in late August . The first Southern Rhodesian ground forces to be deployed abroad during World War II were 50 Territorial troops under Captain T G Standing , who were posted to Nyasaland in September at the request of the colonial authorities there to guard against a possible uprising by German expatriates . They returned home after a month having seen little action . White Rhodesian officers and non-commissioned officers left the colony in September and October 1939 to command units of black Africans in the west and east of the continent , with most joining the Royal West African Frontier Force ( RWAFF ) in Colony of Nigeria , the Gold Coast and neighbouring colonies . The deployment of white Rhodesian officers and NCOs to command black troops from elsewhere in Africa met with favour from the military leadership and became very prevalent . As in World War I , white Rhodesians volunteered for the forces readily and in large numbers . Over 2,700 had come forward before the war was three weeks old . Somewhat ironically , the Southern Rhodesian recruiters ' main problem was not sourcing manpower but rather persuading men in strategically important occupations such as mining to stay home . Manpower controls were introduced to keep certain men in their civilian jobs . The SRAF accepted 500 recruits in the days following the outbreak of war , prompting its commander Group Captain Charles Meredith to contact the Air Ministry in London with an offer to run a flying school and train three squadrons . This was accepted . In January 1940 the Southern Rhodesian government announced the establishment of an independent Air Ministry to oversee the Rhodesian Air Training Group , Southern Rhodesia 's contribution to the Empire Air Training Scheme ( EATS ) . Huggins set up a Defence Committee within the Cabinet to co-ordinate the colony 's war effort in early 1940 . This body comprised the Prime Minister , Finance Minister Jacob Smit , Tredgold and Lieutenant-Colonel Ernest Lucas Guest , the Minister of Mines and Public Works , who was put in charge of the new Air Ministry . About 1,600 of the colony 's whites were serving overseas by May 1940 when , during the Battle of France , Salisbury passed legislation allowing the authorities to call up any male British subject of European ancestry aged between 19 and a half and 25 who had lived in the colony for at least six months . The minimum age was reduced to 18 in 1942 . Part-time training was compulsory for all white males between 18 and 55 , with a small number of exceptions for those in reserved occupations . On 25 May 1940 Southern Rhodesia , the last country to join the EATS , became the first to start operating an air school under it , beating Canada by a week . The SRAF was absorbed into the British Royal Air Force in April 1940 , with No . 1 Squadron becoming No . 237 Squadron . The RAF subsequently designated two more Rhodesian squadrons , namely No . 266 Squadron in 1940 and No . 44 Squadron in 1941 , in a manner similar to the Article XV squadrons from Australia , Canada and New Zealand . Early deployments . No . 237 Squadron , based in Kenya since before the start of the war , had expanded to 28 officers and 209 other ranks by March 1940 . By mid-1940 , most of the officers and men Southern Rhodesia had sent overseas were in Kenya , attached to various East African formations , the King 's African Rifles ( KAR ) , the RWAFF , or to the colony 's own Medical Corps or Survey Unit . The Southern Rhodesian surveyors charted the previously unmapped area bordering Abyssinia and Italian Somaliland between March and June 1940 , and the Medical Corps operated No . 2 General Hospital in Nairobi from July . A company of coloured and Indian-Rhodesian transport drivers was also in the country , having arrived in January . The first Southern Rhodesian contingent despatched to North Africa and the Middle East was a draft of 700 from the Rhodesia Regiment who left in April 1940 . No white Rhodesian force of this size had ever left the territory before . They were posted to a variety of British units across Egypt and Palestine . The largest concentration of Rhodesian soldiers in North Africa belonged to the King 's Royal Rifle Corps ( KRRC ) , whose connections with the colony dated back to World War I . Several Rhodesian platoons were formed in the KRRC 's 1st Battalion in the Western Desert . A company of men from the Southern Rhodesian Signal Corps was also present , operating in tandem with the British Royal Corps of Signals . East Africa . Italy joined the war on Germany 's side on 10 June 1940 , opening the East African Campaign and the Desert War in North Africa . A Rhodesian-led force of irregulars from the Somaliland Camel Corps—based in British Somaliland , on the Horn of Africa 's north coast—took part in one of the first clashes between British and Italian forces when it exchanged fire with an Italian `` banda '' ( irregular company ) around dawn on 11 June . Two days later three Caproni bombers of the `` Regia Aeronautica '' attacked Wajir , one of No . 237 Squadron 's forward airstrips , damaging two Rhodesian aircraft . Italian forces entered British Somaliland from Abyssinia on 4 August 1940 , overcame the garrison at Hargeisa , and advanced north-east towards the capital Berbera . The British force , including a platoon of 43 Rhodesians in the 2nd Battalion of the Black Watch , took up positions on six hills overlooking the only road towards Berbera and engaged the Italians at the Battle of Tug Argan . Amid heavy fighting , the Italians gradually made gains and by 14 August had almost pocketed the Commonwealth forces . The British retreated to Berbera between 15 and 17 August , the Rhodesians making up the left flank of the rearguard , and by 18 August had evacuated by sea . The Italians took the city and completed their conquest of British Somaliland a day later . No . 237 Squadron embarked on reconnaissance flights and supported ground assaults on Italian desert outposts during July and August 1940 . Two British brigades from West Africa arrived to reinforce Kenya 's northern frontier in early July—the partly Rhodesian-officered Nigeria Regiment joined the front at Malindi and Garissa , while a battalion of the Gold Coast Regiment , also with Rhodesian commanders attached , relieved the KAR at Wajir . The British forces in East Africa adopted the doctrine of `` mobile defence '' that was already being used in the Western Desert in North Africa—units embarked on long , constant patrols to guard wells and deny water supplies to the Italians . The British evacuated their north forward position at Buna in September 1940 , and expected an attack on Wajir soon after , but the Italians never attempted an assault . Boosted considerably by the arrival of three South African brigades during the last months of 1940 , the Commonwealth forces in Kenya had expanded to three divisions by the end of the year . No . 237 Squadron was relieved by South African airmen and redeployed to the Sudan in September . Rebasing at Khartoum , No . 237 Squadron undertook regular reconnaissance , dive-bombing and strafing sorties during October and November 1940 . Meanwhile , the Southern Rhodesian Anti-Tank Battery arrived in Kenya in October and , following a period of training , received 2-pounder guns and joined the front at Garissa around the turn of the new year . No . 237 Squadron was partially re-equipped during January 1941 , receiving some Westland Lysander Mk IIs , but most of the squadron continued operating Hardys . The British forces in Kenya under General Alan Cunningham , including Rhodesian officers and NCOs in the King 's African Rifles and the Nigeria and Gold Coast Regiments , as well as the South African 1st South African Infantry Division , advanced into Abyssinia and Italian Somaliland during late January and February 1941 , starting with the occupation of the ports of Kismayo and Mogadishu . The Italians retreated to the interior . No . 237 Squadron meanwhile provided air support to the 4th Indian Infantry Division and 5th Indian Infantry Division during Lieutenant-General William Platt 's offensive into Eritrea from the Sudan , attacking ground targets and engaging Italian fighters . One of the Rhodesian Hardys was shot down near Keren on 7 February with the loss of both occupants . Two days later , five Italian fighters attacked a group of grounded Rhodesian aircraft at Agordat in western Eritrea , and wrecked two Hardys and two Lysanders . Platt 's advance into Eritrea was checked during the seven-week Battle of Keren ( February–April 1941 ) , during which No . 237 Squadron observed Italian positions and took part in bombing raids . After the Italians retreated and surrendered , the Rhodesian squadron moved forward to Asmara on 6 April , whence it embarked on bombing sorties on the port of Massawa . The same day , the Italian garrison in the Abyssinian capital Addis Ababa surrendered to the 11th ( East Africa ) Division , including many Rhodesians . During the Battle of Amba Alagi , Platt and Cunningham 's forces converged and surrounded the remainder of the Italians , who were commanded by the Duke of Aosta at the mountainous stronghold of Amba Alagi . The viceroy surrendered on 18 May 1941 , effectively ending the war in East Africa . No . 237 Squadron and the Rhodesian Anti-Tank Battery thereupon moved up to Egypt to join the war in the Western Desert . Some Italian garrisons continued to fight—the last surrendered only following the Battle of Gondar in November 1941 . Until this time the partly Rhodesian-commanded Nigeria and Gold Coast Regiments remained in Abyssinia , patrolling and rounding up scattered Italian units . Around 250 officers and 1,000 other ranks from Southern Rhodesia remained in Kenya until mid-1943 . North Africa . In North Africa , Rhodesians in the 11th Hussars , 2nd Leicesters , 1st Cheshires and other regiments contributed to Operation Compass between December 1940 and February 1941 as part of the Western Desert Force under Major-General Richard O'Connor , fighting at Sidi Barrani , Bardia , Beda Fomm and elsewhere . This offensive was extremely successful , with the Allies suffering very few casualties—around 700 killed and 2,300 wounded and missing—while capturing the strategic port Tobruk , over 100,000 Italian soldiers and most of Cyrenaica . The Germans reacted by despatching the `` Afrika Korps '' under Erwin Rommel to shore up the Italian forces . Rommel led a strong counter-offensive in March–April 1941 that forced a general Allied withdrawal towards Egypt . German and Italian forces surrounded Tobruk but failed to take the largely Australian-garrisoned city , leading to the lengthy Siege of Tobruk . The Rhodesian contingents in the 11th Hussars , Leicesters , Buffs , Argylls , Royal Northumberland Fusiliers , Durham Light Infantry and Sherwood Foresters were transferred `` en masse '' to Kenya in February 1941 to join the new Southern Rhodesian Reconnaissance Regiment , which served in East Africa over the following year . The Rhodesians in the 1st Cheshires moved with that regiment to Malta the same month . The Rhodesian Signallers were withdrawn to Cairo to form a section handling high-speed communications between Middle East Command and General Headquarters in England . The 2nd Black Watch , with its Rhodesian contingent , took part in the unsuccessful Allied defence of Crete in May–June 1941 , then joined the garrison at Tobruk in August 1941 . No . 237 ( Rhodesia ) Squadron was re-equipped with Hawker Hurricanes the following month . Rhodesians made up an integral component of the Long Range Desert Group ( LRDG ) , a mechanised reconnaissance and raiding unit formed in North Africa in 1940 to operate behind enemy lines . Initially made up of New Zealanders , the unit 's first British and Rhodesian members joined in November 1940 . It was reorganised several times over the next year as it expanded and by the end of 1941 there were two Rhodesian patrols : S1 and S2 Patrols , B Squadron . Each vehicle bore a Rhodesian place-name starting with `` S '' on the bonnet , such as `` Salisbury '' or `` Sabi '' . From April 1941 the LRDG was based at Kufra in south-eastern Libya . The Rhodesians were posted to Bir Harash , about to the north-east of Kufra , to patrol , hold the Zighen Gap and guard against a possible Axis attack from the north . For the next four months they lived in near-total isolation from the outside world , an exception coming in July 1941 when they and a group of airmen from No . 237 Squadron celebrated Rhodes Day together in the middle of the Cyrenaican desert . In November 1941 the British Eighth Army , commanded by General Cunningham , launched Operation Crusader in an attempt to relieve Tobruk . The British XXX Corps , led by the 7th Armoured Division ( `` the Desert Rats '' ) with its Rhodesian platoons , would form the main body of attack , advancing west from Mersa Matruh , then sweeping around in a north-westerly direction towards Tobruk . The XIII Corps would concurrently advance north-west and cut off Axis forces on the coast at Sollum and Bardia . When signalled the Tobruk garrison would break out and move south-east towards the advancing Allied forces . The operation was largely successful for the Allies , and the siege was broken . The Rhodesians of the LRDG took part in raids on Axis rear areas during the operation , ambushing Axis convoys , destroying Axis aircraft and pulling down telegraph poles and wires . From late 1941 the LRDG co-operated closely with the newly formed Special Air Service ( SAS ) , which also included some Rhodesians . The Rhodesian LRDG patrols transported and supported SAS troops during operations behind Axis lines . The LRDG also maintained a constant `` Road Watch '' along the `` Via Balbia '' on the north coast of Libya , along which almost all Axis road traffic from Tripoli , the main Libyan port , had to travel east . The LRDG set up a watch post about east of the Italian Marble Arch monument , and teams of two men each recorded Axis vehicle and troop movements in shifts throughout the day and night . This information was relayed back to the British commanders in Cairo . Rommel advanced east from January 1942 , and won a major victory over the Eighth Army , commanded by Lieutenant-General Neil Ritchie , at the Battle of Gazala in May–June 1942 . The Axis soon thereafter captured Tobruk . During the Axis victory at the `` Retma Box '' —part of the British-devised system whereby isolated , strongly fortified `` boxes '' , each manned by a brigade group , formed the front line—and the subsequent Allied retreat , the Southern Rhodesian Anti-Tank Battery lost five men killed , nine wounded and two missing ; 37 were captured . Rommel 's advance was stalled in July by the Eighth Army , now headed by General Claude Auchinleck , at the First Battle of El Alamein in western Egypt . Two months later the Rhodesians of the LRDG took part in Operation Bigamy ( aka Operation Snowdrop ) , an unsuccessful attempt by the SAS and LRDG to raid Benghazi harbour . The SAS raiding force , headed by Lieutenant-Colonel David Stirling , was discovered by an Italian reconnaissance unit , prompting Stirling to turn back to Kufra . The Rhodesians , meanwhile , were led into impassable country by a local guide , and swiftly retreated after being attacked by German bombers . Southern Rhodesian pilots played a part in the siege of Malta during 1942 . John Plagis , a Rhodesian airman of Greek ancestry , joined the multinational group of Allied airmen defending the strategically important island in late March and on 1 April achieved four aerial victories in an afternoon , thereby becoming the siege 's first Spitfire flying ace . By the time of his withdrawal in July he had been awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross twice . The British finally delivered vital supplies to Malta on 15 August with Operation Pedestal . Back in Salisbury , the Southern Rhodesian government was coming under pressure from Britain to put its armed forces under the purview of a regional command . Huggins decided in late October 1942 to join a unified Southern African Command headed by South Africa 's Jan Smuts . This choice was motivated by a combination of strategic concerns and geopolitical manoeuvring . Apart from considering South Africa a more appropriate partner in geographical , logistical and cultural terms , Huggins feared that the alternative—joining the British East Africa Command—might detract from the autonomous nature of Southern Rhodesia 's war effort , with possible constitutional implications . A shift in the deployment of the colony 's troops duly occurred . For the rest of the war the majority of Rhodesian servicemen went into the field integrated into South African formations , prominently the 6th Armoured Division . El Alamein . The decisive victory of Lieutenant-General Bernard Montgomery 's Eighth Army over the Germans and Italians at the Second Battle of El Alamein in October–November 1942 turned the tide of the North African war strongly in favour of the Allies , and did much to revive Allied morale . The Rhodesians of the KRRC took part in the battle as part of the 7th Armoured Division under the XIII Corps , forming part of the initial thrust in the southern sector . The Rhodesian Anti-Tank Battery under Major Guy Savory also fought at El Alamein , supporting the Australian 9th Division as part of the XXX Corps . The fighting around `` Thompson 's Post '' between 1 and 3 November was some of the fiercest Rhodesians took part in during the war . Hoping to knock out the Allied anti-tank guns before counter-attacking , the Germans concentrated intense artillery fire on the Australian and Rhodesian guns before advancing 12 Panzer IV tanks towards the weakest point of the Australian line . The Australian six-pounders had been largely disabled by the bombardment but most of the Rhodesian guns remained operational . The Rhodesian gunners disabled two Panzers and seriously damaged two more , compelling an Axis retreat , and held their position until being relieved on 3 November . One Rhodesian officer and seven other ranks were killed and more than double that number were wounded . For his actions at Thompson 's Post , Sergeant J A Hotchin received the Distinguished Conduct Medal ; Lieutenants R J Bawden and H R C Callon won the Military Cross and Trooper P Vorster the Military Medal . The KRRC Rhodesians were in the forefront of the Allied column pursuing the retreating Axis forces after El Alamein , advancing through Tobruk , Gazala and Benghazi before reaching El Agheila on 24 November 1942 . They patrolled around the Axis right flank until being withdrawn to Timimi in December . Tripoli fell to the Eighth Army on 23 January 1943 , and six days later Allied forces reached Tunisia 's south-eastern frontier , where Italian and German forces manned the Mareth Line , a series of fortifications built by the French in the 1930s . Tunisia . The Mareth Line constituted one of two fronts in the Tunisia Campaign , the second being to the north-west , where the British First Army and American II Corps , firmly established in formerly Vichy-held Morocco and Algeria following Operation `` Torch '' in November 1942 , were gradually pushing the Axis forces under Hans-Jürgen von Arnim back towards Tunis . After von Arnim won a decisive victory over the Americans at the Battle of Sidi Bou Zid in mid-February 1943 , destroying over 100 US tanks , the Eighteenth Army Group was formed under the British General Harold Alexander to co-ordinate the actions of the Allied forces on both Tunisian fronts . The Eighth Army under Montgomery spent February at Medinine in south-eastern Tunisia . Expecting an imminent attack by the Axis , the Eighth Army mustered every anti-tank gun it could from Egypt and Libya . The 102nd ( Northumberland Hussars ) Anti-Tank Regiment , including the Rhodesian Anti-Tank Battery under Major Savory , duly advanced west from Benghazi and reached the front on 5 March 1943 . The Germans and Italians assaulted Medinine the next day , but failed to make much progress and abandoned their attack by the evening . The Rhodesian gunners , held in reserve , did not take part in the engagement but were attacked from the air . The Rhodesians of the KRRC , now under the 7th Motor Brigade , moved up from Libya during early March . No . 237 ( Rhodesia ) Squadron , which had spent 1942 and the first months of 1943 in Iran and Iraq , returned to North Africa the same month , with the future Prime Minister Ian Smith in its ranks as a Hurricane pilot . Montgomery launched his major assault on the Mareth Line , Operation `` Pugilist '' , on 16 March . The Rhodesian Anti-Tank Battery , operating with the 50th ( Northumbrian ) Infantry Division , took part . The Allies advanced at first but the weather and terrain prevented the tanks and guns from moving forward , allowing the 15th Panzer Division to counter-attack successfully . A flanking movement by the 2nd New Zealand Division around the right of the German forces , through the Tebaga Gap , compelled an Axis withdrawal on 27 March . The Rhodesian anti-tank gunners fought their last action in Africa at Enfidaville , south of Tunis , on 20 April . The KRRC Rhodesians meanwhile took part in a long outflanking march which brought them to El Arousse , south-west of Tunis , the next day . British armour entered Tunis on 7 May 1943 . The Axis forces in North Africa—over 220,000 Germans and Italians , including 26 generals—surrendered a week later . By time Tunis had fallen , few Rhodesians remained with the First or Eighth Armies ; most were transferring to the South African 6th Armoured Division , then in Egypt , or making their way home on leave . Out of the 300 Southern Rhodesians who had joined the KRRC in Egypt , only three officers and 109 other ranks remained at the end of the Tunisian Campaign . The Rhodesian Anti-Tank Battery retraced many of the movements it had taken during the campaign as it returned to Egypt . `` Left for Matruh at 0830 hours today , '' one Rhodesian gunner wrote . `` Camped at night on the identical spot where we camped in June 1941 . It gave me a queer feeling to look back and think how many of us are missing . '' Dodecanese . Southern Rhodesia was represented in the Dodecanese Campaign of September–November 1943 by the Long Range Desert Group , which was withdrawn from the North African front in March 1943 . After retraining for mountain operations in Lebanon , the LRDG moved in late September to the Dodecanese island of Kalymnos , north-west of Kos and south-east of Leros , off the coast of south-west Turkey . In the fall-out from the Armistice of Cassibile between Italy and the Allies , which had been concluded in the first week of September , the Allies were attempting to capture the Dodecanese so the islands could be used as bases against the German-occupied Balkans . Most of the Italian forces had changed sides ; the LRDG found itself in an infantry role , acting as a mobile reserve for Italian troops . The Germans swiftly mobilised to expel the Allied forces and launched heavy air assaults on Kos and Leros . Without fighter support , the islands ' defence was soon precarious ; the LRDG and the rest of the troops on Kalymnos were withdrawn to Leros on 4 October after the Germans won the Battle of Kos . German air assaults on Leros intensified during late October , and at dawn on 12 November 1943 the Germans attacked Leros by sea and air . During the ensuing Battle of Leros , the LRDG Rhodesians at Point 320 , commanded by Rhodesian Captain J R Olivey , spiked their position 's guns and withdrew before counter-attacking and retaking the point the next day . They held that position for three more days , during which they learned that the Germans were winning the battle . On 16 November , Olivey decided that holding the point any longer was pointless and ordered his men to split up , escape by any means possible and re-assemble in Cairo . Over half of the unit reached Egypt . Italy . The largest concentration of Southern Rhodesian troops in the Italian Campaign of 1943–45 was the group of about 1,400 , mainly from the Southern Rhodesian Reconnaissance Regiment , spread across the South African 6th Armoured Division . The 11th South African Armoured Brigade , one of the 6th Division 's two main components , was made up of Prince Alfred 's Guard , the Pretoria Regiment ( Princess Alice 's Own ) and the Special Service Battalion , each of which had a Rhodesian squadron of Sherman tanks . The other , the 12th South African Motorised Brigade , comprised infantry—the Witwatersrand Rifles , the Natal Carbineers and the Cape Town Highlanders , the last of which had a large Rhodesian contingent . There were also two Rhodesian artillery batteries—the original Rhodesian Anti-Tank Battery and a newer unit of Rhodesian field gunners . After a year 's training in Egypt , the division sailed to Italy in April 1944 , landing towards the end of the month at Taranto . No . 237 Squadron , now flying Spitfires , rebased to Corsica the same month to operate over Italy and southern France . The 6th Division moved north-west from Taranto to take its place as part of the Eighth Army alongside the US Fifth Army . It took part in the fourth and final Allied assault of the Battle of Monte Cassino in the second and third weeks of May 1944 , helping to force the Germans out , and thereafter advanced north-west up the Liri valley to join the Allied forces at Anzio and advance onwards to Rome . After wiping out a small German force about east of the Italian capital on 3 June , the 6th Division advanced north and captured the town of Paliano , then doubled back to the south-west and moved on Rome , which was reached on the morning of 6 June . A Squadron , Pretoria Regiment—that unit 's squadron of Rhodesian tanks—entered the city as part of the division 's vanguard . The German commander Albert Kesselring fought a stubborn delaying action , gradually withdrawing his armies north with three Allied columns in pursuit , the 6th Armoured Division leading the most westerly spearhead of the Eighth Army in the centre . The mountainous terrain and the effective use of anti-tank weapons by the retreating Germans made the Allies ' superiority in armour less decisive and slowed the Allied advance north to the banks of the Arno between June and August 1944 , during which time the Rhodesian tank squadrons took part in Allied victories at Castellana , Bagnoregio and Chiusi . By the end of August 1944 the German forces in Italy had formed the Gothic Line along the Apennine Mountains , and the 6th Division had come under the command of the US Fifth Army . The difficulty of using tanks in the mountains led to the Rhodesians of Prince Alfred 's Guard temporarily adopting an infantry role , using dismounted tank machine-guns to support the Natal Carabineers during the fighting for Pistoia during early September . The Southern Rhodesian Anti-Tank Battery meanwhile converted partially from guns to 4.2-inch mortars . The South Africans and Rhodesians met with fierce resistance from the 16th SS Panzer Grenadier Division , but helped push the Germans northwards towards the Reno river . Hoping to repel Allied advances towards Bologna , the Germans took up positions on Monte Stanco overlooking the main roads towards the city . Two Allied assaults on the mountain—one by an Indian battalion , the other by the Royal Natal Carabineers—were repulsed . A third , larger attack at dawn on 13 October provided the Rhodesian Company of the Cape Town Highlanders with some of the fiercest combat they encountered in Italy . Advancing up the slope on the Allied right flank while being fired on from two directions , they suffered heavy casualties but achieved their objective and held it . Both Rhodesian artillery batteries provided support during the assault . When the line stabilised in November 1944 , the portion occupied by the 6th Armoured Division extended for along the heights over the Reno River . The Rhodesians of the Cape Town Highlanders patrolled nightly around the village of Casigno for the next three months . Some of the tank crews , including the Rhodesians of the Special Service Battalion , were temporarily reassigned to infantry duties to assist in these patrols . Many of the Rhodesians had never seen snow before , but on the whole they adapted well , taking up winter sports such as skiing during time off duty . The Rhodesians of the Special Service Battalion received new , more heavily armed tanks in November–December 1944 . In February 1945 the 6th Division was relieved by the American 1st Armoured Division and moved to Lucca , north of Pisa , for rest and reorganisation . The Rhodesian Anti-Tank Battery was refitted with M10 tank destroyers . The Spitfires of No . 237 Squadron , meanwhile , took part in assaults on German transport in the Po Valley around Parma and Modena . Balkans and Greece . After the Battle of Leros , New Zealand withdrew its squadron from the Long Range Desert Group , compelling the LRDG to reorganise itself into two squadrons of eight patrols each . A Squadron was composed of Rhodesians and B Squadron comprised British troops and a squadron of signallers ; around 80 of the officers and men were from Southern Rhodesia . The group was reassigned from the Middle East Command to the Central Mediterranean Force in early 1944 , and deployed to the Gargano peninsula in south-eastern Italy , where a new LRDG headquarters was set up near the seaside town of Rodi . Britain hoped to compel the Germans to commit as many divisions as possible to south-eastern Europe so they could not be used on the more important fronts closer to Germany . In June 1944 the LRDG was assigned to operate on the western coast of Yugoslavia , with orders to set up observation posts , report the movements of German ships and undertake minor raids . The successes of Josip Broz Tito 's Yugoslav partisans in Dalmatia led the Allies to despatch small patrols into Yugoslavia and Albania to contact partisan leaders and arrange co-operation with the Allied air forces . Several Rhodesian patrols from the LRDG were selected to undertake such missions during August and September 1944 . Yugoslav partisans subsequently indicated targets for Allied bombing missions , with some success . From September , members of the LRDG 's Rhodesian squadron under Captain Olivey undertook advanced reconnaissance in the Peloponnese peninsula of southern Greece . Landing at Katakolo , they made their way inland to Corinth and , along with the British 4th Parachute Battalion , entered Athens as the Germans departed in November . The Rhodesians of the LRDG spent November and December helping Greek forces to garrison an Athens orphanage against supporters of the communist Greek People 's Liberation Army . Four Rhodesians were killed . The LRDG returned to Yugoslavia in February 1945 , operating around Istria and Dalmatia , where Germany still held portions of the mainland and certain strategic islands . The Germans had heavily mined the southern Adriatic and were attempting to cover their shipping by moving only by night , close to shore , and heaving to during the day under camouflage nets . The LRDG was tasked to patrol the coast , find the ships and report their locations to the air force for bombing . This it did with success . It remained in Yugoslavia for the rest of the war . The heightened vigilance of the German garrison as the war entered its final phase made these operations especially hazardous , particularly as they were often attempted at extremely close quarters . On several occasions Rhodesian patrols only narrowly escaped discovery . During one action , two Rhodesian patrols catered for the possibility that Germans might be listening to their transmissions by communicating in Shona , an African language . The LRDG 's last actions of the war , in April and May 1945 , were to help Tito 's partisans capture German-held islands off Dalmatia . Spring 1945 offensive in Italy . Kesselring 's forces in Italy retained their formidable defensive positions in the northern Apennines in March 1945 . The 6th Division rejoined the line in early April , shortly before the Allies launched their spring 1945 offensive , Operation `` Grapeshot '' . The units including Rhodesians took up positions opposite Monte Sole , Monte Abelle and Monte Caprara . The Rhodesian 25-pounder guns were posted slightly forward of their former positions , and B ( Rhodesia ) Squadron , Prince Alfred 's Guard , moved to Grizzana . The Special Service Battalion provided armoured support to the 13th South African Motorised Brigade . The South Africans and Rhodesians launched a two-pronged assault on the German positions over the road to Bologna at 22:30 on 15 April 1945 . The Cape Town Highlanders ' advance up the steep cliffs of Monte Sole was obstructed by a German minefield that guarded the peak . The Rhodesian officer commanding the leading platoon , Second Lieutenant G B Mollett , took a section of men and dashed through the minefield to the summit ; for this he later received the Distinguished Service Order . Hand-to-hand fighting on Monte Sole continued until dawn , when the Germans withdrew . The Witwatersrand Rifles meanwhile took Monte Caprara . The Cape Town Highlanders took Monte Abelle late on 16 April , advancing under heavy artillery fire to the summit before clearing it of Germans . The regiment lost 31 killed and 76 wounded during these actions , including three Rhodesians killed and three wounded . This victory contributed to a general Allied breakthrough in the area , and by 19 April , the 6th Division 's armour was moving towards Lombardy and Venetia as part of the Fifth Army 's vanguard . American and Polish troops entered Bologna on 21 April . The South Africans and Rhodesians advanced north-west towards the Panaro river . The Special Service Battalion 's Rhodesian squadron , moving forward alongside the Cape Town Highlanders , and the Rhodesians of Prince Alfred 's Guard took part in numerous engagements with the retreating German rearguard , and suffered several fatalities . The 6th Division crossed the Po near Ostiglia on 25 April and , after resupplying for a week , began a speedy advance towards Venice , aiming to cut off the retreat of elements of the German Fourteenth Army . The South Africans and Rhodesians advanced through Nogara and Cerea , crossed the Adige early on 29 April , and then made for Treviso , north of Venice . The retreating German forces were by this time in such disarray that , during its advance from the Po , the 11th South African Armoured Brigade took prisoners from eight German divisions . On 30 April , the 6th Division joined up with British and American forces south of Treviso , and cut off the Germans ' last escape route from Italy . The German forces in Italy surrendered unconditionally on 2 May 1945 , while the 6th Division was moving north-west ; at the time of the announcement it was near Milan . Twelve days later the 6th Division held a victory parade of its 1,200 guns , tanks and other vehicles at Monza racetrack , north of Milan . The Rhodesians separated from their vehicles after the parade , then spent May and June 1945 as occupation troops in Lombardy before returning home . Britain , Norway and western Europe . Southern Rhodesia 's fighting contributions in Britain and western Europe were primarily in the air , as part of the much larger Allied forces . Rhodesian pilots and Allied airmen trained in the colony 's flying schools participated in the defence of Britain throughout the war , as well as in the strategic bombing of Germany and other operations . Rhodesia provided the only RAF flying ace of the Norwegian Campaign of April–June 1940 , Squadron Leader Caesar Hull . Later that year `` The Few '' , the Allied airmen of the Battle of Britain , included three pilots of Southern Rhodesian birth—Hull , Pilot Officer John Chomley and Flight Lieutenant John Holderness—of whom two , Hull and Chomley , lost their lives . Two of the RAF 's three Rhodesian squadrons , Nos . 44 and 266 , operated from England during the war . No . 266 ( Rhodesia ) Squadron , a fighter squadron based in Cambridgeshire for most of the duration , was initially only nominally Rhodesian , being manned by a mixture of British and Commonwealth personnel , but it received more airmen from the colony gradually and was virtually all Rhodesian by August 1941 . Initially flying Spitfires , it switched to Typhoons in early 1942 . It took as its motto the Sindebele word `` Hlabezulu '' ( `` Stabber of Skies '' ) and first went into action over Dunkirk on 2 June 1940 , after which it fought in the Battle of Britain . The squadron 's duties thereafter included patrolling , protecting convoys , sweeping around northern France and the Belgian and Dutch coasts , and escorting bombing raids over France and the Rhine . No . 44 ( Rhodesia ) Squadron , based in Lincolnshire on the east coast , was a heavy bomber unit , and part of No . 5 Group in RAF Bomber Command 's front line . Unlike the other two squadrons designated as `` Rhodesian '' , No . 44 Squadron never had a Rhodesian majority , despite efforts to so populate it . Initially equipped with Hampdens , it became the first RAF squadron to convert to Lancasters at the end of 1941 . It played a prominent part in the attack on the MAN diesel factory at Augsburg in April 1942 . In March 1943 No . 44 Squadron took part in the Allied bombing of cities in northern Italy , including Genoa and Milan , as well as targets in Germany such as Wilhelmshaven , Cologne and Berlin . From early 1944 , No . 266 Squadron took part in ground attack operations over the Channel and northern France , operating from RAF Harrowbeer in Devon . The squadron also escorted Allied bombers embarking on or returning from raids , protecting them from German fighters . Larger petrol tanks were fitted to the Typhoons to increase their range . In May 1944 the squadron was visited by the Prime Minister , who had been knighted and was now Sir Godfrey Huggins . Over the next month , in preparation for the imminent Allied invasion of Normandy , the Rhodesian aircraft took on a fighter-bomber role , flying sorties across the channel twice a day and participating in the bombing of bridges , roads , railways and the like . Apart from the Southern Rhodesian airmen serving with the RAF in Britain , the colony was sparsely represented in the Normandy landings of 6 June 1944 ( `` D-Day '' ) . Several men from the colony served aboard cruisers and destroyers that engaged the German shore batteries . A small number of Southern Rhodesians parachuted into Normandy with the 6th Airborne Division during Operation `` Tonga '' , and some took part in the amphibious landings . No . 266 Squadron was part of the Allied force that flew over the beaches during the first landings , supporting the infantry . Later that day it took part in sorties to assist the paratroopers holding the bridgeheads north of Caen . No . 266 Squadron , which remained 95 % Rhodesian at the start of 1945 , thereafter provided air support to the advancing Allied armies through France , the Low Countries and finally Germany . Through most of the European winter months it was based in Antwerp . In late March 1945 the Rhodesian fighters formed part of the force tasked with protecting the descending Allied paratroopers during Field-Marshal Montgomery 's crossing of the Rhine . During April the squadron operated over Hanover and the northern Netherlands . No . 44 Squadron , meanwhile , embarked on bombing raids on targets as far away as Gdynia and Königsberg in East Prussia , as well as towns and cities closer to Berlin such as Dresden , Emden and Leipzig . Its last bombing operation was a raid on the Berghof , Hitler 's residence , near Berchtesgaden in Bavaria on 25 April 1945 . After Germany surrendered on 7 May , ending the war in Europe , No . 44 Squadron was one of many units selected to evacuate British prisoners of war home from the continent . Burma . Southern Rhodesia 's main contribution to the Burma Campaign in terms of manpower was made by the Rhodesian African Rifles ( RAR ) , a regiment of black troops led by white officers that joined the front at the end of 1944 . The colony also made a significant contribution to the Commonwealth forces ' command element in Burma , providing white officers and NCOs to the 81st ( West Africa ) , 82nd ( West Africa ) and 11th ( East Africa ) Divisions , made up of units from Nigeria , the Gold Coast , the Gambia , Sierra Leone , Kenya , Uganda , Tanganyika , Nyasaland , Northern Rhodesia and the Congo . Almost every African battalion in Burma had white Rhodesian officers and NCOs attached ; some were over 70 % Rhodesian-led . Modelled on the Rhodesia Native Regiment of World War I , the RAR was formed in May 1940 under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel F J Wane , who the black soldiers nicknamed `` msoro-we-gomo '' ( `` top of the mountain '' ) . Most volunteers for the regiment came from Mashonaland , much to the surprise of the white recruiters , who had expected Matabeleland , with stronger martial traditions , to provide more men . Originally comprising one battalion , the RAR expanded to two battalions in late 1943 to accommodate a rush of new recruits following the news that the 1st Battalion was being deployed overseas . Steps to organise two further battalions of black Southern Rhodesians were abandoned because of the conviction of the colony 's overall military commander , Brigadier E R Day , that it was important `` to preserve a fair balance '' between black and white troops , and that raising the men would take too long in any case . 1RAR trained in Kenya from December 1943 to September 1944 , when it transferred to Ceylon and became part of the 22nd ( East Africa ) Infantry Brigade alongside the 1st KAR and the 3rd Northern Rhodesia Regiment . In December 1944 , after three months ' training for jungle warfare , 1RAR and the other two components of the brigade joined the Burma Campaign at Chittagong under the command of the 15th Indian Corps . The brigade spent about three months supporting the 25th Indian Division in north-western Burma , advancing through the Mayu peninsula during January 1945 and taking part in the latter stages of the Battle of Ramree Island , landing on the island on 14 February . 1RAR fortified positions at Myinbin , Kyaukkale and Mayin but did not contact Japanese forces . A widespread belief developed among Japanese troops in Burma that the British Army 's African soldiers were cannibals , partly because of deliberate disinformation spread by the black troops themselves as they travelled around the country . While entirely unfounded , the notion `` that we Africans eat people '' , as one RAR soldier put it , had a fearsome psychological effect ; men of 1RAR reported Japanese soldiers picking up their comrades ' bodies in the midst of battle and running away . 1RAR spent most of May 1945 building quarters and training before marching the to Prome in late June ; from here they went another by truck to Gyobingauk . The monsoon conditions took a dreadful toll on operations , making logistics particularly difficult and slow—men found themselves either found themselves knee-deep in mud or slipping around on the surface . From early July 1945 1RAR patrolled around Gyobingauk , repeatedly engaging parties of Japanese and forcing them into the hills . Even after the Japanese commanders in Burma surrendered unconditionally , the Allied troops had to continue patrolling to handle Japanese stragglers who either did know of this or did not believe it . After the Japanese forces in South-East Asia formally surrendered at Singapore on 12 September 1945 , active Allied operations in the region were greatly diminished . 1RAR spent about half a year guarding Japanese prisoners in Burma before leaving for home in March 1946 . They arrived back in Salisbury on 10 May . Southern Rhodesians in other theatres . In addition to the main deployments , Southern Rhodesian servicemen served in other theatres of the war . Rhodesian sailors in the Royal , South African and Merchant Navies crewed ships in many parts of the world , including the Indian Ocean , the Arctic and the Pacific . ; No . 237 ( Rhodesia ) Squadron operated in Iran and Iraq in 1942–43 , guarding oil wells and pipelines and supporting the British Tenth Army . Closer to home , Southern Rhodesian military surveyors contributed to the preliminary planning work for the Allied invasion of Madagascar in May 1942 , and landed at Diego Suarez with the invading forces . They remained there long after the Vichy French garrison agreed to an armistice at Ambalavao on 6 November 1942—the last Rhodesian left the island in October 1943 . Rhodesian Air Training Group . The colony 's participation in the Empire Air Training Scheme is described in J F MacDonald 's `` War History of Southern Rhodesia '' as `` undoubtedly Southern Rhodesia 's greatest single contribution to the Allied victory '' , an assertion corroborated by Robert Blake in his 1977 `` History of Rhodesia '' . The Rhodesian Air Training Group ( RATG ) under Air Vice-Marshal Sir C W Meredith eventually operated 11 aerodromes , requiring a huge national effort to build , maintain and staff—at the scheme 's peak more than a fifth of the white population was involved . This judicious management of skills and resources allowed the territory to make a much larger contribution to the Allied war effort than if it had simply sent all its manpower into the field . Southern Rhodesia was regarded as an ideal location for air training for a number of reasons . It was far from the hostilities , firmly pro-British and had excellent weather throughout the year . The British Air Ministry resolved to outsource training to the colony amid some urgency in late 1939 after EATS took a long time to get going in Canada . The RATG was the last EATS group to be formed , but the first to start training airmen ; it also turned out fully qualified pilots before any of the others , doing so for the first time in November 1940 . The programme originally called only for an initial training wing and six schools , but this was expanded to eight flying schools and a school for bomb aimers , navigators and air gunners . There were two air firing and bombing ranges . Six reserve landing grounds were constructed for landing and take-off instruction to prevent congestion on the main airstrips . Later in the war , a dedicated air station was designated for the training of instructors . Small administrative units were established in South Africa at Cape Town , Durban and Port Elizabeth to handle incoming equipment and arrivals and departures of personnel . The complete pilot 's course initially lasted six months , split into two months each of elementary , intermediate and advanced instruction . Ground subjects were also taught and each trainee had to fly at least 150 hours to qualify . By the end of the war each period had been shortened by a week to speed up the output of trained pilots . The trainees were mostly British , but came from all over the world . `` The diversity of nationalities under training was surprising and impressive , '' reported one officer . `` British , South African , New Zealand , Australian , Canadian , American , men from Yugoslavia , Greece , Free France , Poland , Czechoslovakia , Kenya , Uganda , Tanganyika , Fiji Isles , Malta . '' Rhodesia 's ] part in the Commonwealth Air Training Scheme has been outstandingly fine , '' Sir James Ross of the British Air Ministry reported in 1942 . `` I say this from knowledge and without qualification . ... I know how gratefully the Air Staff in London reckon on the unfailingly regular flow of well-trained pilots and observers , course after course , month after month . '' Home service . The Rhodesian African Rifles were based at Borrowdale in north-east Salisbury between 1940 and 1943 . Apart from a contingent sent south to Durban to guard Italian prisoners on their way to Rhodesia , the regiment 's main role was garrison duties within the colony . The Rhodesian Air Askari Corps , a unit of black volunteer troops under white command , guarded the air bases and also provided manpower for non-armed labour . The perceived possibility that Japan might attempt an invasion of southern Africa via Madagascar led to the consolidation of a few hundred rural whites into the Southern Rhodesia Commando , a part-time cadre intended as the basis for a guerrilla-style resistance movement , from 1942 . The mobilisation of white British South Africa Police officers for military service led to black male and white female constables taking on higher responsibilities . The BSAP recruited more black patrolmen to accommodate the growth of the urban black population during the war , going from 1,067 black and 547 white personnel in 1937 to 1,572 blacks and 401 whites in 1945 . This `` Africanisation '' led to higher appreciation for black constables among senior policemen and the public . The police remained rigidly segregated , but black constables received uniforms more similar to those of their white counterparts , and the nominal distinction between the BSAP `` proper '' and the British South Africa Native Police—the `` force within the force '' black personnel were traditionally regarded as members of—was abolished . Women . White Southern Rhodesian women served in the war with auxiliary female units , in far greater numbers than in World War I . The Southern Rhodesian government set up three women 's services : the Women 's Auxilitary Volunteers ( WAV ) , the Women 's Auxiliary Air Service ( WAAS ) , the Women 's Auxiliary Military Service ( WAMS ) and the Women 's Auxiliary Police Service ( WAPS ) . Most Southern Rhodesian servicewomen served domestically within these organisations , while some went to East Africa with the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry . The WAV , run by the Ministry of Defence , recruited and trained female personnel for the WAAS and the WAMS , which respectively came under the Air and Defence Ministries . According to the official statement announcing their formation , the services ' purpose was `` to substitute women for men wherever necessary and practicable throughout the military and air forces within Southern Rhodesia . '' Recruitment for the women 's services began in June 1941 . Most volunteers were married women , many of them the wives of military men . The air and military services both offered a wide variety of positions . In addition to jobs as typists , clerks , caterers and the like , women served as drivers and in the stores and workshops . Many of the women in the air service did skilled work , checking flying instruments , testing parts and doing minor repairs . The women of the Auxiliary Police Service served as BSAP officers both in stations and on the streets . Members of Southern Rhodesia 's white female population who did not join the forces still contributed to the war in various ways . Women worked in munitions factories and engineering workshops in Salisbury and Bulawayo . The Women 's National Service League , which thousands of women joined before the war even started , revived the role white Rhodesian women had played in World War I , sending the colony 's servicemen overseas parcels containing warm clothes , newspapers , razor blades , soap , food and minor luxuries such as sweets , tobacco and novels . Efforts such as these did much to keep the troops ' morale up . Domestic politics . On the outbreak of war , Huggins invited the leader of the opposition Labour Party , Harry Davies , to join a coalition government . Davies accepted without consulting his party caucus , much to the indignation of many of his contemporaries ; Labour promptly split . The two Labour factions reconciled in 1943 and briefly threatened Huggins 's premiership until a heated dispute over whether Labour should become multiracial led to the party 's disintegration in 1944 . Economic impact ; conscripted labour . The Southern Rhodesian economy grew considerably during the war despite the concurrent rise of war expenditure to pay for the expansion of the military and the air training scheme . Expenditure on the war grew from £1,793,367 in the financial year 1940–41 to £5,334,701 in 1943–44—total Southern Rhodesian expenditure on the air training scheme was £11,215,522 . These sums , while tiny compared to those incurred by larger nations , were enormous when scaled against the white population of less than 70,000 that accounted for most of the colony 's economic output . Annual costs for the air training scheme alone far exceeded the pre-war national budget . Southern Rhodesia was then the second largest gold producer in the world , after South Africa . The colony 's gold output had expanded greatly during the 1930s , and it remained the territory 's main source of income during the war , though many extracting operations were diverted towards strategic minerals , most prominently chrome and asbestos . Southern Rhodesia became one of the two main sources of chrome for the Allies ( South Africa was the other ) and the world 's third largest producer of asbestos after Canada and the Soviet Union . By the end of the war the mines at Shabani and Mashaba were turning out 1.5 million tonnes of asbestos a year , in addition to 600,000 tonnes of chrome . Gold output reached peak levels in 1941–42 and thereafter subsided . Southern Rhodesia also exported tungsten , mica and tin , and provided coal for the copper mines of Northern Rhodesia and the Congo . The Southern Rhodesian government encouraged private enterprise to form secondary industries to exploit the colony 's natural resources and increase production , but also set up some state industries in an attempt to spark growth . The establishment of the RATG prompted a minor economic boom , and also caused the primary direct demand placed on Southern Rhodesia 's black population during the early stages of the war—a programme of conscripted labour to build the aerodromes . The government assigned labour quotas for each district to native commissioners across the territory who in turn called on local chiefs and headmen to provide workers . The tribal leaders decided who was required at the kraal and who would report to the district native commissioner for work . This system , known locally as the `` chibaro '' , `` cibbalo '' , `` isibalo '' or `` chipara '' —according to Charles van Onselen , synonymous etymologically with concepts ranging from contract labour to slavery—had been relatively widespread during Company rule ( 1890–1923 ) , but had fallen out of use by the 1930s . Some tribal communities were resettled to make room for the airstrips . The `` chibaro '' workers received pay and provisions , but the salary of per month compared unfavourably with the generally received on white-owned farms . It met with widespread opposition , with many men electing to run away rather than join the work parties . `` Hundreds if not thousands '' , according to Kenneth Vickery , crossed into Bechuanaland or South Africa to avoid the call-up . Some suspected that after finishing the conscripted aerodrome work , they might be drafted to fight overseas . Rumours to this effect abounded enough that the chief native commissioner , H H D Simmonds , distributed a circular in November 1940 instructing the commissioners to make clear that the drafted men were required for labour only . Voluntary employment increased sharply during 1940 and 1941 , both among indigenous blacks and migrant labourers , but many white farmers still complained about a lack of manpower . A severe drought during the 1941–42 season led to a food shortage in the colony , prompting the passing in June 1942 of the Compulsory Native Labour Act , under which unemployed black males between 18 and 45 years of age could be conscripted for work on white-owned farms . Announcing the act , Tredgold—by now Minister of Native Affairs in addition to Defence and Justice—commented that its `` principle ... would be intolerable under ordinary circumstances '' , but that the war made it necessary . The act required each draftee to work at least three months at per month ; the pay rose to if he agreed to stay a further three months . This conscription of labour contributed to the rise in the country 's overall agricultural yield , but had a negative impact on the localised production of many kraals , either because too many men had been drafted for work elsewhere or because they had fled to avoid it . The scheme continued until the act 's repeal in 1946 . A central Food Production Committee , set up in early 1942 , organised the conscripted labourers and attempted to help the white farmers to grow all the crops they could . Maize production grew by 40 % between 1942 and 1944 , the potato harvest doubled and the onion crop grew sixfold by the end of the war . Production of the colony 's most important cash crop , tobacco , was high throughout the war , averaging about 40 million pounds ( 18 million kg ) annually . The number of cattle slaughtered by the beef industry increased by 134 % , from 71,000 head in 1937 to 160,000 head in 1945 . Vegetable dehydration , one of the Food Production Committee 's main initiatives , proved a great success , allowing Rhodesia to export many products to the UK that would previously have spoiled in transit . Southern Rhodesia also provided goods to the Eastern Group Supply Council , a body set up in 1940 to co-ordinate the build-up of war materiel in India and other British colonies and dominions east of Suez , with the goal of reducing the amount of supplies shipped from the UK . A Rhodesian officer , Brigadier E G Cook , was the group 's deputy controller general . Between 1941 and 1945 Southern Rhodesia contributed large quantities of timber , leather goods , soap and building materials . Internment camps and Polish refugees . Thousands of Axis POWs and people described as `` enemy aliens '' were held in Southern Rhodesia during the conflict . These were mainly Italians and Germans , but there were also a handful from Iraq and the Levant ; the colony furthermore hosted nearly 7,000 refugees from Poland . Britain delegated responsibility for co-ordinating investigation into enemy aliens in central Africa to the Southern Rhodesian government , which set up a system whereby the Criminal Investigation Department ( CID ) identified potential detainees while a body called the Internment Camps Corps oversaw the camps . Many of those held in Southern Rhodesia were sent there by Britain or authorities elsewhere in the Empire . Five internment camps were set up in two waves . No . 1 ( General ) Internment Camp opened to the north-east of Salisbury in October 1939 and No . 2 ( Tanganyika ) Internment Camp , just south of the city , opened the following year , mostly housing Germans formerly resident in Tanganyika . The first two camps together had less than 800 inmates . The third , fourth and fifth camps were set up near Gatooma , Umvuma and Fort Victoria in 1941–42 to accommodate roughly 5,000 Italians from Somaliland and Abyssinia . The Internment Camps Corps ' reliance on the elderly , the infirm and so-called `` friendly aliens '' to staff the three new camps led to indiscipline , poor living conditions and dozens of escapes . A 1943 government commission into the quality of the internment camps reported the second wave camps to be of far worse quality than those of the first wave . Polish refugees were housed at dedicated settlements set up at Marandellas and Rusape , two towns about apart to the south-east of Salisbury , from 1943 . There were similar camps in Kenya , Nyasaland , Tanganyika , Northern Rhodesia and South Africa . The Polish settlements in Southern Rhodesia were run jointly by local authorities and the Polish consulate in Salisbury ; the Polish government-in-exile in London provided funding . Transport back to Europe picked up sharply as the war came to a close , and by October 1945 less than 2,000 Polish refugees remained . Colonial officials were reluctant to let the Poles stay indefinitely , asserting that they were not culturally British enough and might have communist connections or sympathies , but most of those who remained showed little inclination to leave . Southern Rhodesia ultimately allowed around 726 Polish refugees to settle permanently after the war . End of the war . Along with most of the Commonwealth and Allied nations , Southern Rhodesia sent a delegation of soldiers , airmen and seamen to London to take part in the grand Victory Parade of 8 June 1946 . The colony 's contingent , led by Colonel R E B Long , marched after South Africa and before Newfoundland . The Southern Rhodesian colour guard comprised a white officer and two black sergeants of the Rhodesian African Rifles . During the royal visit to Southern Rhodesia in April 1947 , King George VI accorded the prefix `` Royal '' to the Rhodesia Regiment in recognition of its contributions to the two World Wars , and agreed to be its Colonel-in-Chief . Statistics . Southern Rhodesia had contributed more manpower to the Allied cause in World War II , proportional to white population , than any other British dominion or colony , and more than the UK itself . According to figures compiled by MacDonald for his `` War History of Southern Rhodesia '' , 26,121 Southern Rhodesians served in the armed forces during the conflict , of whom 2,758 were commissioned officers . Broken down by race and gender , there were 15,153 black men , 9,187 white men , 1,510 white women and 271 coloured and Indian men . Of the 8,390 who served outside the territory , 1,505 were black men , 6,520 were white men , 137 were white women and 228 were coloured or Indian men . According to official figures , 33,145 black Southern Rhodesians were conscripted for labour between 1943 and 1945 ; Vickery estimates that between 15,000 and 60,000 more may have worked on the aerodromes . According to Ashley Jackson 's work `` The British Empire and the Second World War '' , the Rhodesian Air Training Group instructed 8,235 Allied pilots , navigators , gunners , ground crew and others—about 5 % of overall EATS output . A total of 2,409 Southern Rhodesians ( 977 officers and 1,432 other ranks ) served in the RAF during the war , 373 ( 86 officers and 287 ratings ) joined the Royal Navy , and 13 officers and 36 ratings from Southern Rhodesia mustered into the South African Navy . The vast majority of the rest served in either the Southern Rhodesian territorial forces or the British or South African Army . The colony 's men and women received 698 decorations during the war ; whites received 689 while black troops won nine . No coloured or Indian serviceman was decorated . Army officers won 269 decorations while the other ranks received 158 ; the air force officers and other ranks respectively won 184 and 72 decorations . All eight decorated Southern Rhodesian naval personnel were officers . Of the seven decorated women , all but one held commissioned rank . Two hundred and fifty-three Southern Rhodesians were mentioned in despatches during the war . MacDonald records 916 Southern Rhodesian fatalities from enemy action during World War II—498 airmen , 407 ground troops , eight seamen and three female personnel—and 483 wounded , of whom 434 were soldiers , 47 were airmen and two were sailors . Legacy . The Rhodesian Air Training Group , widely accepted as the colony 's main contribution to World War II , proved to be `` one of the most important happenings in Rhodesian history '' , in the words of its commander Air Vice-Marshal Sir C W Meredith , as it led to great economic development and a large wave of immigration after the war by former instructors , trainees and other staff . This contributed to the swelling of Southern Rhodesia 's white population to 135,596 , over double its pre-war size , by 1951 . RAF training operations in the country were stepped down considerably after the war , and the project formally ended in March 1954 . The strengthening of ties with South Africa continued following the war as both countries underwent considerable industrialisation . Between 1948 and 1953 Southern Rhodesia and South Africa operated a customs agreement under which most export and import duties were waived . The decade immediately following 1945 has been called `` the moment when Southern Rhodesia 's economy 'took off ' '' . Huggins , secure in office at the end of the war , remained Prime Minister for another decade afterwards , and oversaw the colony 's Federation with Northern Rhodesia and Nyasaland in 1953 . He retired in 1956 . Southern Rhodesia contributed to several Commonwealth counter-insurgency operations during the 1950s and early 1960s , including the Malayan Emergency , similar actions in Aden and Cyprus , and Operation Vantage in Kuwait . Amid decolonisation and the Wind of Change , the Federation failed to become a Commonwealth realm and collapsed in 1963 . Two years later , following prolonged dispute with Britain over the terms for full sovereignty , the mostly white government in Southern Rhodesia ( or Rhodesia , following Northern Rhodesia 's independence as Zambia ) issued a Unilateral Declaration of Independence ( UDI ) . The Rhodesian government , counting several World War II veterans including the Prime Minister Ian Smith , attempted to emphasise Rhodesians ' prior war record on Britain 's behalf by declaring independence on Armistice Day , 11 November , at 11:00 local time . As part of its subsequent isolation of Rhodesia , the UK government banned the post-UDI authorities from taking part in the annual Armistice Day service at the Cenotaph in London . Smith 's government organised its own Rhodesian wreath-laying ceremony there . Veterans of World War II and Malaya held many key positions in the Rhodesian Security Forces during the Bush War of the 1970s . Since the country 's reconstitution and recognised independence as Zimbabwe in 1980 , Robert Mugabe 's administration has pulled down many monuments and plaques making reference to the dead of the First and Second World Wars , perceiving them as reminders of white minority rule and colonialism that go against what the modern state stands for . This view is partly rooted in the association of these memorials with those commemorating the British South Africa Company 's dead of the Matabele Wars , as well as those memorialising Rhodesian servicemen killed during the Bush War . Many Zimbabweans see their nation 's involvement in the World Wars as a consequence of colonial rule that had more to do with the white community than the black majority . Southern Rhodesia 's dead of the two World Wars today have no official commemoration , either in Zimbabwe or overseas .
In My Dream ( With Shiver ) . `` In My Dream ( With Shiver ) '' is the second single by Japanese rock band Luna Sea , released on July 21 , 1993 . The song reached number 9 on the Oricon singles chart . This single version of `` In My Dream ( With Shiver ) '' is slightly different from the album 's . Although it was n't released until this single , the band had been performing `` Slave '' since 1990 , the song has become a staple at Luna Sea concerts despite being a B-side . `` Slave '' is also the namesake of the band 's official fan club , that was established in January 1992 . `` In My Dream ( With Shiver ) '' was covered by the band LM.C on the ' . Track listing . `` All songs written and composed by Luna Sea . ''
Yu Hao . Yu Hao ( , 970 ) was an eminent Chinese structural engineer and architect during the Song Dynasty period ( 960–1279 ) . Legacy . Yu Hao was given the title of Master-Carpenter ( Du Liao Jiang ) for his architectural skill . He wrote the `` Mu Jing '' ( 木經 ; `` Timberwork Manual '' ) when he was active sometime between 965 to 995 , considered an important piece of classical Chinese architectural literature , and although it no longer survives , Shen Kuo quoted from it . In 989 , his architectural design and structural engineering work culminated in the construction of the Kai-Bao Pagoda , a wooden Chinese pagoda of medieval Kaifeng ( the Northern Song 's capital city ) . The pagoda was lost in a 1040 lightning conflagration , while the now famous Iron Pagoda of Kaifeng was rebuilt on the same spot in 1049 , constructed out of brick and stone to resist arson and lightning fires . Timberwork Manual . Writing a century later ( c. 1088 ) , the polymath scientist and statesman Shen Kuo ( 1031–1095 ) praised the architectural writings of Yu Hao . Below are two passages from Shen 's book `` Meng Xi Bi Tan '' ( `` Dream Pool Essays '' ) , outlining the basics contained in Yu 's 10th century work on early Song-era architecture .
Baldwinonus . `` Baldwinonus '' is an extinct genus of basal synapsids from the Early Permian . The type species is `` Baldwinonus trux '' , named in 1940 from the Cutler Formation of New Mexico . A second species , `` Baldwinonus dunkardensis '' , was named in 1952 from Ohio . `` Baldwinonus '' was first classified in the family Eothyrididae , but the group has since been recognized as a wastebasket taxon for many early synapsids . More recently , `` Baldwinonus '' has been placed in the family Ophiacodontidae . Its phylogenetic relationship to other early synapsids remains poorly understood because it is only known from a few fragments of bone . Description . `` Baldwinonus trux '' is known from a fragment of a right maxilla or upper jaw bone , part of a quadrate bone , and several vertebrae . The maxilla contains 25 tooth sockets , some with teeth . There are sockets for five precaniniform teeth at the front of the jaw , two caniniform teeth behind them , and eight postcaniniform teeth at the back of the jaw . The margin of the jaw is straight for most of its length but curves upward toward the front tip . The large caniniform teeth in `` B. trux '' were initially taken as evidence for its placement within Eothyrididae , since large teeth are one of the most distinctive features of the eothyridid `` Eothyris '' . However , `` Eothyris '' only has one precanine tooth on each side of the jaw , and is probably not closely related to `` Baldwinonus trux '' . A buttress of bone runs along the inside of the jaw above the sockets of the caniniform teeth , strengthening the jaw . This buttress extends upward like a flap to form a sharp ridge , a feature that `` Baldwinonus '' shares with a group of early synapsids called Ophiacodontidae . A groove of bone that presumably made space for a blood vessel runs horizontally along the inner surface of the jaw but turns downward near the buttress . In other groups of early synapsids such as Sphenacodontinae the buttress does not form a flap but grades smoothly with the surface of the jaw above it , and the groove for the blood vessel continues running horizontally onto the surface of the buttress . `` Baldwinonus trux '' is very similar in appearance to another poorly known synapsid called `` Stereophallodon '' . Both have nearly identical vertebrae and maxillary bones . The only difference between the two is that the edge of the maxilla that contacts the palatine bone ends behind the caniniform tooth buttress in `` Baldwinonus '' and ends on the buttress in `` Stereophallodon '' . In their description of the two synapsids , Brinkman and Eberth ( 1986 ) considered `` Baldwinonus '' and `` Stereophallodon '' to be closely related members of the family Ophiacodontidae . Some characteristics of the centrum or central part of the vertebra were interpreted as primitive characteristics of synapsids in general , and large caniniform teeth were taken as evidence that the two taxa were primitive among ophiacodontids as well . `` Baldwinonus dunkardensis '' is also known from a maxilla . Like `` B. trux '' , it has two large canines with a buttress running above them . Unlike `` B. trux '' , `` B. dunkardensis '' has only one precanine tooth and its maxilla is about half the size . In this respect it is more similar to eothyridids like `` Eothyris '' and `` Oedaleops '' than it is to `` B. trux '' or ophiacodontids .
Plainfield , Pennsylvania . Plainfield is a census-designated place ( CDP ) in Cumberland County , Pennsylvania , United States . The population was 399 at the 2010 census . It is part of the Harrisburg–Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area . Geography . Plainfield is located in the eastern part of West Pennsboro Township at ( 40.202023 , -77.286621 ) , along Pennsylvania Route 641 ( Main Street ) , which leads east to the center of Carlisle , the county seat , and west to Newville . The Pennsylvania Turnpike ( Interstate 76 ) passes along the northern edge of the CDP , but the nearest exit is to the east , on the other side of Carlisle . According to the United States Census Bureau , the Plainfield CDP has a total area of , all of it land . Demographics . As of the census of 2000 , there were 376 people , 141 households , and 109 families residing in the CDP . The population density was 594.3 people per square mile ( 230.4/km² ) . There were 162 housing units at an average density of 256.1/sq mi ( 99.3/km² ) . The racial makeup of the CDP was 98.94 % White , and 1.06 % from two or more races . Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.53 % of the population . There were 141 households , out of which 32.6 % had children under the age of 18 living with them , 66.7 % were married couples living together , 9.2 % had a female householder with no husband present , and 22.0 % were non-families . 17.0 % of all households were made up of individuals , and 8.5 % had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older . The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 2.98 . In the CDP , the population was spread out , with 23.9 % under the age of 18 , 6.4 % from 18 to 24 , 31.4 % from 25 to 44 , 25.0 % from 45 to 64 , and 13.3 % who were 65 years of age or older . The median age was 39 years . For every 100 females , there were 102.2 males . For every 100 females age 18 and over , there were 100.0 males . The median income for a household in the CDP was $ 27,500 , and the median income for a family was $ 27,000 . Males had a median income of $ 33,150 versus $ 23,875 for females . The per capita income for the CDP was $ 13,993 . About 9.5 % of families and 14.5 % of the population were below the poverty line , including 25.9 % of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over .
Edwin Manton . Sir Edwin Alfred Grenville Manton ( January 22 , 1909 – October 1 , 2005 ) was a driving force in the creation of the American International Group ( AIG ) , a collector of paintings by John Constable and his contemporaries , and a generous benefactor to the arts , the church and medicine . Knighted in 1994 for charitable services to the Tate Gallery he was , after Sir Henry Tate , the most generous benefactor in its history and continued to involve himself in the affairs of the gallery well into his 90s . Early life . Sir Edwin , known to his colleagues in America as Jimmy and to friends in England as Jim , was born in Earls Colne , Essex , 20 miles from Constable 's birthplace . Shortly after his birth , the family moved to Westcliff-on-Sea on the Thames estuary , a location that gave him a lifelong affection for expanses of water and sky and which he much later recalled by acquiring paintings of the area by the English painter John Wonnacott . However , during the first world war the family moved to Shaftesbury in Dorset . There he eventually enrolled at Shaftesbury Grammar School where he stayed on as a boarder , even after the family had moved to London . American International Group . In 1926 , he declined a scholarship to Cambridge , instead following an uncle 's introduction to the Paris agent of the Caledonian Insurance Company . In 1933 , he was offered a post in New York . He joined as a casualty underwriter with the then small American International Underwriter Group , later the AIG , one of a number of companies established by Cornelius Vander Starr . Soon afterwards , he married an American , Florence Brewer , known to all as Gretchen and they later had a daughter Diana . In 1939 , he returned to London and volunteered for service , but was rejected on medical grounds having suffered from Stokes-Adams disease . He became president of the American International Underwriters ' Corporation in 1942 . He served as president of AIU from 1942 to 1969 . He took over the chairmanship of AIU in 1969 , retiring officially in 1975 . At his death , he was an honorary director of and senior advisor to AIG . During his most influential years , the company grew to a force of more than 50,000 people and Manton became a leading figure in the American insurance business . His shareholding in AIG made him very wealthy and he was ranked as the 83rd richest person in the United Kingdom according to the Sunday Times Rich List 2003 . Art Collecting . After the second world war , he began to collect British paintings . His particular enthusiasm was for Constable . During the 1960s and 1970s , he assembled one of the best collections in private hands , in spite of competition from Paul Mellon among others . During this period , Constable scholars began to distinguish more rigorously between the works of John Constable , his son Lionel , and followers . In the early 1980s , Manton came to know Leslie Parris , deputy keeper of the British Collection at the Tate , who , together with Ian Fleming-Williams and Graham Reynolds , were the leading authorities in the field . Manton discovered many of the works in his collection were what he called Constabiles , rather than works by the master , but Manton took this to be part of the learning process and became close friends with Parris in particular . Philanthropy . His friendship with Parris resulted in the offer of a contribution to the Tate 's 1987 appeal for funds to acquire Constable 's The Opening of Waterloo Bridge , and shortly afterwards a gift of AIG shares , which established the American Fund for the Tate Gallery with an endowment of $ 6.5m in 1988 . Manton never took up US citizenship , retaining his British nationality until his death . In 1997 , he established the American Fund for the Tate Gallery with an endowment generated by a gift of AIG shares . In creating a fund that would respond to the Tate 's wish to strengthen its American collection , he was giving expression both to his affection for his birthplace and to his enthusiasm for his adopted country . By 2005 , the fund was worth $ 30m , and made possible the acquisition of major works by Robert Motherwell , Philip Guston , Donald Judd , David Smith , Louise Bourgeois , Ellsworth Kelly , Bruce Nauman and Cildo Meireles . Manton deliberately established the fund in a form that would allow American citizens to make donations which would support the mission of the Tate and this has stimulated very significant gifts of works of art and more than $ 70m in donations . In 1992 and 1997 , Manton made further gifts totalling nearly £12m towards the centenary development and other projects at Tate Britain ; he also made a promised bequest of a major Constable , The Glebe Farm . These magnificent gifts allowed the trustees to transform the presentation of British art at Millbank as Tate Britain , in 2001 . Taken together , Manton 's benefactions , enhancing both the British and international collections , are by far the most generous gift in the history of the Tate . Manton also was a longtime parishioner at the Episcopal Church of the Ascension in New York City , and bequeathed the church money for a pipe organ . The 6,183-pipe , 95-stop Manton Memorial Organ was the first French-built pipe organ in New York City and was installed in 2011 .
Aki-Nakano Station . is a railway station in Aki-ku , Hiroshima , Hiroshima Prefecture , Japan , operated by West Japan Railway Company ( JR West ) . Lines . Aki-Nakano Station is served by the Sanyō Main Line . Layout . The station consists of one side platform with station office and one island platform on ground . The two platforms are connected by a footbridge .
Ole Buttermilk Sky . `` Ole Buttermilk Sky '' was a big hit in 1946 for Kay Kyser and other artists . It has been covered by a multitude of artists over the years . Background . The song was composed by Hoagy Carmichael and Jack Brooks , and introduced by Carmichael in the film `` Canyon Passage '' . Chart action . It was recorded in the December 14 issue of `` The Billboard '' that `` Ole Buttermilk Sky by Kay Kyser was at # 1 in the Best Selling Popular Retail Records section . Having moved up two notches from its previous position of # 3 , it had been in the chart for the past seven weeks . A version by Helen Carroll and the Satisfiers was at # 8 . Paul Weston and his Orchestra with Matt Dennis had their version at # 9 . For the week ending December 14 , 1946 in the Most Played Juke Box Records chart , it showed that the song was getting lots of plays and there were 5 versions getting attention . Kay Kyser 's version on Columbia 37073 had been on the chart was at # 2 . Hoagy Carmichaels version was at # 5 . Paul Weston and his Orchestra with Matt Dennis were at # 9 . Helen Carroll and the Satisfiers were at # 15 . And a version by Connee Boswell was coming up .
Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics – Men 's 56 pound weight throw . The men 's 56 pound weight throw was a track and field athletics event held as part of the Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics programme . It was the first time the event was held . It would not appear on the Olympic program again until the 1920 Summer Olympics , which would be the last time the 56 pound weight was thrown in the Olympic Games . The competition was held on September 1 , 1904 . 6 athletes from 2 nations competed . It was one of only 2 ( out of 25 ) events not won by an American .
2007–08 S.S.C . Napoli season . S.S.C . Napoli returned to Serie A with a stable funding from Aurelio De Laurentiis and a couple of exciting new signings in Marek Hamšík and Ezequiel Lavezzi . With those two quality players in the squad , Napoli was a reliable force , finishing 8th in the standings . Another surprising performer was defensive general Maurizio Domizzi , who scored 11 goals in all competitions , becoming the club 's tied top scorer with Lavezzi .
Friedrich Wilhelm Christians . Friedrich Wilhelm Christians ( born 1 May 1922 in Paderborn , died 24 May 2004 in Düsseldorf ) was a German banker , who was co-head of Deutsche Bank and President of the Association of German Banks . He studied law and joined one of the predecessor companies of Deutsche Bank in 1951 . He became a member of the executive board of Deutsche Bank in 1965 , and became co-chairman in 1976 , serving with Wilfried Guth until 1985 and with Alfred Herrhausen until 1988 . From 1988 to 1997 he was chairman of the supervisory board . He was President of the Association of German Banks from 1975 to 1979 .
Claude Louis François Régnier de Guerchy . Claude-Louis-François Régnier , `` comte de Guerchy '' , `` later '' `` marquis de Blosset '' ( 1715–1767 ) was a French diplomat .
Land-use planning . In urban planning , land-use planning seeks to order and regulate land use in an efficient and ethical way , thus preventing land-use conflicts . Governments use land-use planning to manage the development of land within their jurisdictions . In doing so , the governmental unit can plan for the needs of the community while safeguarding natural resources . To this end , it is the systematic assessment of land and water potential , alternatives for land use , and economic and social conditions in order to select and adopt the best land-use options . Often one element of a comprehensive plan , a land-use plan provides a vision for the future possibilities of development in neighborhoods , districts , cities , or any defined planning area . In the United States , the terms land-use planning , regional planning , urban planning , and urban design are often used interchangeably , and will depend on the state , county , and/or project in question . Despite confusing nomenclature , the essential function of land-use planning remains the same whatever term is applied . The Canadian Institute of Planners offers a definition that land-use planning means the scientific , aesthetic , and orderly disposition of land , resources , facilities and services with a view to securing the physical , economic and social efficiency , health and well-being of urban and rural communities . The American Planning Association states that the goal of land-use planning is to further the welfare of people and their communities by creating convenient , equitable , healthful , efficient , and attractive environments for present and future generations . History . Land-use planning often leads to land-use regulation , which typically encompasses zoning . Zoning regulates the types of activities that can be accommodated on a given piece of land , as well as the amount of space devoted to those activities , and the ways that buildings may be situated and shaped . The ambiguous nature of the term “ planning ” , as it relates to land use , is historically tied to the practice of zoning . Zoning in the US came about in the late 19th and early 20th centuries to protect the interests of property owners . The practice was found to be constitutionally sound by the Supreme Court decision of Village of Euclid v. Ambler Realty Co. in 1926 . Soon after , the Standard State Zoning Enabling Act gave authority to the states to regulate land use . Even so , the practice remains controversial today . The “ taking clause ” of the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution prohibits the government from taking private property for public use without just compensation . The case of Dolan v. City of Tigard demonstrated the criteria that determine the threshold of what is considered taking . One interpretation of the taking clause is that any restriction on the development potential of land through zoning regulation is a “ taking ” . A deep-rooted anti-zoning sentiment exists in America , that no one has the right to tell another what he can or can not do with his land . Ironically , although people are often averse to being told how to develop their own land , they tend to expect the government to intervene when a proposed land use is undesirable . Conventional zoning has not typically regarded the manner in which buildings relate to one another or the public spaces around them , but rather has provided a pragmatic system for mapping jurisdictions according to permitted land use . This system , combined with the interstate highway system , widespread availability of mortgage loans , growth in the automobile industry , and the over-all post-World War II economic expansion , destroyed most of the character that gave distinctiveness to American cities . The urban sprawl that most US cities began to experience in the mid-twentieth century was , in part , created by a flat approach to land-use regulations . Zoning without planning created unnecessarily exclusive zones . Thoughtless mapping of these zones over large areas was a big part of the recipe for suburban sprawl . It was from the deficiencies of this practice that land-use planning developed , to envision the changes that development would cause and mitigate the negative effects of such change . As America grew and sprawl was rampant , the much-loved America of the older towns , cities , or streetcar suburbs essentially became illegal through zoning . Unparalleled growth and unregulated development changed the look and feel of landscapes and communities . They strained commercial corridors and affected housing prices , causing citizens to fear a decline in the social , economic and environmental attributes that defined their quality of life . Zoning regulations became politically contentious as developers , legislators , and citizens struggled over altering zoning maps in a way that was acceptable to all parties . Land use planning practices evolved as an attempt to overcome these challenges . It engages citizens and policy-makers to plan for development with more intention , foresight , and community focus than had been previously used . Types of planning . Today , successful planning involves a balanced mix of analysis of the existing conditions and constraints ; extensive public engagement ; practical planning and design ; and financially and politically feasible strategies for implementation . Current processes include a combination of strategic and environmental planning . It is becoming more widely understood that any sector of land has a certain capacity for supporting human , animal , and vegetative life in harmony , and that upsetting this balance has dire consequences on the environment . Planners and citizens often take on an advocacy role during the planning process in an attempt to influence public policy . Due to a host of political and economic factors , governments are slow to adopt land use policies that are congruent with scientific data supporting more environmentally sensitive regulations . Since the 1990s , the activist/environmentalist approach to planning has grown into the Smart Growth movement , characterized by the focus on more sustainable and less environmentally damaging forms of development . Moreover , there is changes on the requirements of land use planning overtime . For example , whilst most of the urban planners suggest the distance from the landfill that a housing estate should be built , they must also take wind direction into consideration Smart growth supports the integration of mixed land uses into communities as a critical component of achieving better places to live . Putting uses in close proximity to one another has benefits for transportation alternatives to driving , security , community cohesiveness , local economies , and general quality of life issues . Smart growth strives to provide a means for communities to alter the planning context which currently renders mixed land uses illegal in most of the country . Methods . `` Professional planners '' work in the public sector for governmental and non-profit agencies , and in the private sector for businesses related to land , community , and economic development . Through research , design , and analysis of data , a planner 's work is to create a plan for some aspect of a community . This process typically involves gathering public input to develop the vision and goals for the community . A charrette is a facilitated planning workshop often used by professional planners to gather information from their clients and the public about the project at hand . Charettes involve a diverse set of stakeholders in the planning process , to ensure that the final plan comprehensively addresses the study area . Geographic Information Systems , or GIS , is a very useful and important tool in land-use planning . It uses aerial photography to show land parcels , topography , street names , and other pertinent information . GIS systems contain layers of graphic information and their relational databases that may be projected into maps that allow the user to view a composite of a specific area , adding an array of graphically oriented decision making tools to the planning process . A transect , as used in planning , is a hierarchical scale of environmental zones that define a land area by its character , ranging from rural , preserved land to urban centers . As a planning methodology , the transect is used as a tool for managing growth and sustainability by planning land use around the physical character of the land . This allows a community to plan for growth while preserving the natural and historical nature of their environment . Natural ecology and historical identity of the city are matched to its topography in the Urban Landscape System approach that intends to mitigate effects of climate change and improve city branding through the ontology of place . Basis of land-use planning authority in the United States . Police power is the basis for land use planning authority in the United States . This authority is usually delegated by state governments to local governments , including counties and cities . It is these local governments that most frequently exercise police power in land use planning matters . The regulation of land use based on police power is distinct from the taking of private property by the government through the power of eminent domain . If the regulation of land use is done under the authority of the police power , the private property owner is n't typically entitled to compensation as they would be if property was taken under the power of eminent domain . The court decision in the case Commonwealth v. Alger was related to land use planning and dealt with the construction of a wharf on privately owned tidelands around Boston Harbor .
Baluchabad , Gorgan . Baluchabad ( , also Romanized as Balūchābād ; also known as Naẓarābād ) is a village in Qoroq Rural District , Baharan District , Gorgan County , Golestan Province , Iran . At the 2006 census , its population was 105 , in 24 families .
List of Adult Contemporary top 10 singles in 1994 ( U.S. ) . This is a list of songs that have charted in the top ten of the Billboard Adult Contemporary in 1994 . Notes . The single re-entered the top ten on the week ending March 12 , 1994 . The single re-entered the top ten on the week ending May 7 , 1994 . The single re-entered the top ten on the week ending July 9 , 1994 . The single re-entered the top ten on the week ending October 15 , 1994 . The single re-entered the top ten on the week ending December 10 , 1994 .
Micaflores , California . Micaflores is an unincorporated community in Orange County , California , United States of America . It is near Disneyland . This area is located in the Southern portion of the Anaheim Resort Area and is a populated place . latitude 33.804 and longitude -117.908 . The elevation is 138 feet . Micaflores appears on the Anaheim U.S. Geological Survey Map .
Turkish Medical Association . The Turkish Medical Association ( , abbreviated as TTB ) is the professional association and registered trade union for doctors in Turkey . Its membership of 83,000 covers 80 % of Turkey 's doctors . It is affiliated to the World Medical Association . Membership is compulsory for self-employed doctors , but not for those employed by the government . Its main source of income is membership fees , which are regulated by the Ministry of Health , but it does not receive any support from the government . In 2012 , the Turkish government created a new organization , the `` Board for Health Professions '' , giving it many of the responsibilities the TTB previously had , including maintaining and enforcing ethics codes . The TTB was entitled to appoint one of the board 's 15 members , with the rest appointed by the government . On January 30th , 2018 , several senior members , including group ’ s chairman , Rasit Tukel , were arrested after criticizing the Turkish military operation in Afrin .
Symbiosis University of Applied Sciences . Symbiosis University of Applied Sciences is a private university in Indore , Madhya Pradesh , India . It was established in 2016 . About the University : . Symbiosis University of Applied Sciences is a Self-financed University established by the Government of Madhya Pradesh Gazette ( extraordinary ) No 2 of 2016 dated 13 June 2016 , under the provisions of MP Niji Vishwavidyalaya Adhiniyam 2007 . The University offers short-term skill-based courses as well as degree programs in high growth sectors of Automobile , Construction , IT , Mechatronics , Retail , BFSI , Pharmacy and Health Sciences . The University has already collaborated with industries in India and a German University of Applied Sciences . The University has imported specialized skill training machinery from Germany to impart hands-on practical training to its students .
Gokō Station . is a railway station operated by Shin-Keisei Electric Railway 's Shin-Keisei Line located in Matsudo , Chiba Prefecture , Japan . It is 7.4 kilometers from the terminus of the Shin-Keisei Line at Matsudo Station . History . Gokō Station was opened on April 21 , 1955 . Layout . Gokō Station has a single island platform , with an elevated station building .
Gyrometopus . `` Gyrometopus '' is an extinct genus from a well-known class of fossil marine arthropods , the trilobites . It lived during the Arenig stage of the Ordovician Period , approximately 479 to 472 million years ago . Description . The central raised area ( or glabella ) is flattened and its front is slightly expanded . There are 3 pairs of faint and narrow furrows that define lateral lobes . The lip ( or rostral plate ) , the part of the doublure on the midline , is semicircular and the left and right sutures connect before reaching the inner margin of doublure . The articulate midlength part of the exoskeleton ( or thorax ) has 11 segments , which are divided by narrow pleural furrows . The margin of the tailshield ( or pygidium ) is entire , and the frontal two segments are well-defined by narrow pleural and interpleural furrows . Distribution . `` Gyrometopus lineatus '' , is found in the Lower Ordovician ( Floian ) of Sweden ( Stora Stola , Timmerdala , Västergötland ) . Relations with other Phacopina . `` Gyrometopus '' is probably close to the common ancestor of the Phacopina . `` Gyrometopus '' is phacopid in appearance , but unlike in other Phacopina , a rostral plate is present , although it does not reach the inside of the cephalic doublure , as is customary in non-Phacopine trilobites .
Who Do You Love ? ( Bo Diddley song ) . `` Who Do You Love ? '' is a song written by American rock and roll pioneer Bo Diddley . Recorded in 1956 , it is one of his most popular and enduring works . The song represents one of Bo Diddley 's strongest lyrical efforts and uses a combination of hoodoo-type imagery and boasting . It is an upbeat rocker , but the original did not use the signature Bo Diddley beat rhythm . `` Who Do You Love ? '' was part of Bo Diddley 's repertoire throughout his career , but none of his various recordings reached the record charts . The song has been interpreted and recorded by numerous musicians in different styles , often adding a Bo Diddley beat . Popular renditions include those by Ronnie Hawkins and George Thorogood , with charting singles by the Woolies , Tom Rush , Quicksilver Messenger Service , and Juicy Lucy . Guitarists ' contributions to the various renditions of the song have been noted by music critics and writers . Beginning with blues guitarist Jody Williams ' prominent fills and solo on Bo Diddley 's original recording , the guitar work by Robbie Robertson ( Hawkins ) , John Cipollina ( Quicksilver ) , Glenn Ross Campbell ( Juicy Lucy ) , and Thorogood on later adaptations has been also acknowledged . Background and lyrics . He also sings about a skull , a tombstone , a graveyard , and a scream in the night to convey a sense of foreboding . The use of the homonym `` who do '' is an allusion to `` hoodoo '' , a Louisiana/Mississippi folk magic belief that events can be influenced by its use . However , Bo Diddley uses imagery more common to the American Southwest , combined with exaggerated bravado . He explained that the first line , `` I got forty-seven miles of barbed wire '' , came to him quickly , `` but I could n't get a rhyme for it . I thought of car tires and mule trains , and I could n't get anything to fit . Then one day I said 'use a cobra snake , ' and my drummer , Clifton James , added 'for a necktie ' '' . These are directed at a female he is trying to woo – `` who do you love , me or him '' . The lyrics confirm the effect : `` Arlene took me by my hand , she said 'oo-ee daddy I understand ' , who do you love ? '' . Composition and recording . Musically , `` Who Do You Love ? '' is an uptempo song centered on one chord ( A ) with guitar flourishes that complement the vocals . It has a strong rhythm , but unlike later interpretations , it does not use the typical Bo Diddley beat . Instead , the song uses a `` modified cut shuffle beat '' or 2/4 time , giving it an almost rockabilly feel , similar to Chuck Berry 's `` Maybellene '' . `` Who Do You Love ? '' was recorded in Chicago on March 24 , 1956 , one year after recording the eponymous `` Bo Diddley '' , his debut single . Bo Diddley uses his characteristic sound processing effects , including echoey vocal and tremolo-laden rhythm electric guitar . Jody Williams answers the vocal lines with prominent , distinctive overdriven guitar fills and a solo . Biographer George R. White calls his playing `` revolutionary '' . In naming Williams to its list of `` 35 Blues Guitarists Who Definitely Started It All '' , `` Spin '' magazine adds , `` His solo on Diddley 's 'Who Do You Love ? ' is a lesson in evil '' . Clifton James plays the drums and percussionist Jerome Green adds maracas . Release and reception . In 1956 , the song was released as a single by Checker Records , a Chess Records subsidiary , but did not reach the record charts . It reached a bigger audience when it was included on his first compilation album , `` Bo Diddley '' , released in 1958 . `` Who Do You Love ? '' appears on numerous later compilations , including `` His Best '' . Music critic Cub Koda calls `` Who Do You Love ? '' one of Bo Diddley 's strongest lyrical efforts . Writer Don Snowden notes that it is `` an enduring lyric archetype on the order of 'Johnny B. Goode ' and 'Hoochie Coochie Man ' '' . White describes it as `` a stunning display of voodooesque braggadocio '' . He adds that the song is `` spine-chilling ... [ with ] murky vocals , eerie—almost surreal—lyrics '' . In 1967 , Bo Diddley recorded an updated version of the song with Muddy Waters and Little Walter for the `` Super Blues '' collaboration album . He recorded it again in 1987 for the `` La Bamba '' film soundtrack . Willie Dixon produced the song and Los Lobos provided the ensemble backing . Ronnie Hawkins and the Hawks . Rockabilly singer Ronnie Hawkins performed `` Who Do You Love ? '' during live engagements as early as the late 1950s . After several singles , Hawkins recorded the song in February 1963 for Roulette Records in New York City . He was backed by the Hawks , who later toured with Bob Dylan and became the Band . Music historian Charlie Gillett describes Hawkins ' vocal as `` low and hard , achieving all that rock 'n ' roll could do '' . The Hawks ' Robbie Robertson 's guitar playing is prominent in the recording and has been noted by several music writers . Critic Richie Unterberger described it as `` a good few years ahead of its time in its manic distorted intensity '' . Robertson 's style has been compared to that of blues guitarist Willie Johnson , who was a key contributor to Howlin ' Wolf 's early 1950s sound . Longtime Howlin ' Wolf guitarist Hubert Sumlin 's 1961 solo on `` Wang Dang Doodle '' has been suggested as inspiring Robertson . However , Gillett notes , `` Robertson 's guitar style did not imitate any particular previous guitarist '' and added `` five years later , many guitarists were trying in vain for comparable effects '' . Hawkins ' single was a hit in Canada , according to writer Oliver Trager , but its release predated Canadian record chart compiler , `` RPM '' magazine . Except near the border in the Great Lakes area , the record was largely unnoticed and did not appear on the `` Billboard '' charts . In 1964 , they performed an eight-minute version in a jam style later associated with the Grateful Dead . Robertson , along with Levon Helm and Garth Hudson , backed John P. Hammond for a recording of `` Who Do You Love '' for the latter 's `` So Many Roads '' album . Released in 1965 , the song uses a Bo Diddley beat with a blues rock arrangement . In 1976 , Hawkins performed the song with the Band for `` The Last Waltz '' concert film and album . Band biographer Neil Minturn describes it as `` demanding an ebullient , loose , insistent , repetitive groove , with roots in Southern , rural culture . Hawkins continued to perform `` Who Do You Love ? '' as a solo artist . Quicksilver Messenger Service . San Francisco psychedelic rock band Quicksilver Messenger Service made `` Who Do You Love '' a feature of their live performances . During the group 's early days in 1966 and 1967 with singer and harmonica player Jim Murray , the song was performed with a relatively concise blues rock arrangement featuring a Bo Diddley-style beat and harmonica and guitar solos . They attempted at least one studio recording in 1967 during the sessions that led to their first album , `` Quicksilver Messenger Service '' . The demo was officially released on the 1999 album `` Unreleased Quicksilver Messenger Service – Lost Gold and Silver '' . At just less than six minutes , it is fairly representative of their early performances . However , by mid-1968 `` Who Do You Love '' took on a different arrangement . Unterberger calls it a `` template upon which to hang long instrumental guitar improvisations , [ with ] the tempo and the melody of the original tune all but disappearing '' . A 25-minute live adaptation was included on Quicksilver 's second album , `` Happy Trails '' , that was edited from 1968 recordings at the Fillmore East and/or Fillmore West . The group performs it as a six-part suite that `` weave [ s ] into and back out of the main theme '' , with sections allow for instrumental exploration by the individual band members . The first and last sections , titled `` Who Do You Love Parts 1 and 2 '' , are the most Bo Diddley-anchored sections of the song with vocals and his well-known beat . The non-vocal sections have titles that play on the original , but beginning with different interrogatives : when , where , how , and which . The second section features a jazz-influenced guitar solo by Gary Duncan and interplay with guitarist John Cipollina , while the third deconstructs into guitar effects and ambient audience sounds . The fourth section returns to the Bo Diddley theme with a guitar solo by Cipollina , described in a `` Mojo '' magazine album review as `` distinctive , quivering , vibrato-heavy playing '' , with the band delivering a solid backing . The fifth section highlights David Freiberg 's bass lines and the sixth section is the coda with vocal and harmonies . At over twenty-five minutes , the song was too long for commercial radio airplay . Capitol Records prepared an edited 3:35 version for release as a single . It became Quicksilver 's first appearance on `` Billboard 's '' Hot 100 singles chart , where it reached number 91 in 1969 . The `` Happy Trails '' record album , with the song taking up the entire first side , became a best seller at number 27 in the album chart , also in 1969 . `` Rolling Stone '' included the album at number 189 on its list of the `` 500 Greatest Albums of all Time '' George Thorogood and the Destroyers . American blues rock singer and guitarist George Thorogood and the Destroyers recorded `` Who Do You Love ? '' for their second album , `` Move It on Over '' ( 1978 ) . In contrast to Quicksilver Messenger Service , Thorogood 's punchy 4:21 rendition is more suited to a dive bar than a psychedelic ballroom . AllMusic writer Tim Sendra notes the song 's `` pounding '' Bo Diddley-beat , with Thorogood 's `` nasty slide [ guitar ] playing and barstool blues vocals '' . In addition to Bo Diddley 's lyrics , he included : `` Snakeskin shoes baby put 'em on your feet , got the good time music with a Bo Diddley beat '' . The song became an FM rock radio staple and one of Thorogood 's most identifiable and popular songs . In 1985 , he performed it with Bo Diddley at `` Live Aid '' benefit concert in Philadelphia . `` Who Do You Love ? '' continues to be a part of Thorogood 's repertoire , with several live recordings , including for his ' album and video . Recognition and legacy . In 2004 , `` Rolling Stone '' magazine ranked Bo Diddley 's original song at number 133 on their list of the `` 500 Greatest Songs of All Time '' . In 2010 , the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences acknowledged it with a Grammy Hall of Fame Award , which `` honor [ s ] recordings of lasting qualitative or historical significance '' . `` Who Do You Love ? '' has been interpreted and recorded by numerous musicians . Folk singer Tom Rush recorded the song for his 1966 album `` Take a Little Walk with Me '' . Unterberger describes it as `` electric rock ... Tom adapted an uncharacteristically low and playful growl for Diddley 's 'Who Do You Love , ' graced by early fuzz guitar distortion '' with the same musicians who backed Dylan in 1965 . A single version was released by Rush the same year , which reached number 39 on `` Billboard '' magazine 's `` Top Sellers in Top Markets '' chart for Boston on May 14 , 1966 . A second `` Who Do You Love '' single by Rush was released in 1971 , which appeared at number 105 on `` Billboard 's '' `` Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles '' chart . Rush performed the song at the Boston Symphony Hall in December 2012 , which is included on his 2013 `` Celebrates 50 Years of Music '' album and DVD . A psychedelic rock version by the Misunderstood was recorded in 1966 and released as the B-side to the `` I Can Take You to the Sun '' single on Fontana Records . Author Dave Thompson writes , `` The Misunderstood pumped it up but kept it short , psychedelic sound effects , heart attack drums , [ and ] eerie harmonics '' . Misunderstood guitarist Glenn Ross Campbell reworked `` Who Do You Love '' with his later band , Juicy Lucy , which reached number 14 in the UK Singles Chart in 1970 . The song features Campbell 's psychedlic steel guitar lines , which Thompson describes `` as fast and mean and dirty as any record could have been , a breakneck tour through the bayou swamps and dirt-track roads of the American South , powered by a guitar to make your fingers bleed '' . The Woolies recorded `` Who Do You Love '' in an early American garage band–style that reached number 97 on `` Billboard '' Hot 100 in 1967 . Other renditions include those by the Blues Project , the Doors , Carlos Santana , and the Jesus and Mary Chain .
Cedric Maxwell . Cedric Bryan Maxwell ( born November 21 , 1955 ) is an American retired professional basketball player now in radio broadcasting . Nicknamed `` Cornbread '' , he played 11 seasons in the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) , and played a key role in two championships with the Boston Celtics . College career . Maxwell was a star forward/center for the UNC Charlotte 49ers . Among the 49ers , Maxwell ranks 6th all-time in points scored and his # 33 jersey was retired in 1977 , when he led UNC Charlotte to the NCAA Final Four . Upon completion of his career at Charlotte , Maxwell was the 12th overall pick in the 1977 NBA draft . He was drafted by the Boston Celtics , where he played for eight of his eleven seasons . Professional career . Maxwell made an impact in his second season with the Celtics . While Boston was mired in an otherwise awful 1978-79 season , as they awaited Larry Bird 's decision to sign with the franchise , the second-year power forward averaged 19.0 points and 9.9 rebounds per game . The Celtics would go just 29-53 on the year , but the young Maxwell 's potential , along with the promising addition of Bird and others , set the stage for what would become an NBA dynasty . Maxwell was best known for his moves near or beneath the basket . He was very effective in the low post , faking defenders into the air , drawing contact , then making high percentage shots ( and sometimes drawing a foul ) using either his jump-hook close to the basket or going up against the glass . It was rare that Maxwell took an outside jump shot , especially when Celtic teammates like Bird or Tiny Archibald were on the floor . This helped the Celtics run a balanced offense with a formidable inside game that was hard for most teams to defend . Maxwell , in addition to being a dangerous scorer and a colorful character , was a clutch performer in the playoffs . Maxwell was named MVP of the 1981 NBA Finals . Three years later , Maxwell scored 24 points against the Los Angeles Lakers in the decisive game-seven victory during the 1984 NBA Finals . Before the game , he told his teammates to `` climb on my back , boys . '' Maxwell 's colorful side was also on display in the series as he mocked second-year Laker forward James Worthy 's inability to make free throws during overtime of game 4 by walking across the lane between free throws with his hands around his own neck , suggesting Worthy 's choking under pressure . Maxwell also made fun of Kurt Rambis prior to Game 4 of the 1984 Finals , wearing Rambis 's trademark glasses and inadvertently missing a long range shot in front of loyal Rambis fans known as the `` Rambis Youth '' . The following season , after an injury , Maxwell lost his starting role to Kevin McHale , who had spent two seasons coming off the bench and was in the process of winning his 2nd consecutive Sixth Man of the Year . Maxwell was traded , with a draft pick , on September 6 , 1985 , to the Los Angeles Clippers for center Bill Walton . Maxwell spent a season and a half with the Clippers before being dealt to the Houston Rockets in January , 1987 , for two draft picks . He finally retired from the NBA after the 1987-88 season , having scored 10,465 points and pulled down 5,261 rebounds over the course of 11 seasons , which averages over the course of his career to 12.5 points and 6.3 rebounds a game . Career after the NBA . Maxwell was the 22nd former Celtic to have his jersey ( number 31 ) retired by the Celtics ( December 15 , 2003 ) . He is now a radio broadcaster for WBZ-FM in Boston , where he announces Boston Celtics games with Sean Grande and lives in Weston , Massachusetts . He was also a frequent co-host on WEEI 's sports talk radio shows , such as `` The Big Show '' with former Celtics TV announcer Glenn Ordway , before Ordway parted with the station . He made guest appearances with the successor program . In June 2013 , Grande and Maxwell began co-hosting a new show , `` Celtics Summer Cooler '' , a weekly offseason update on the Celtics . Maxwell came under fire for comments he made on the air during a game in 2007 . Unhappy with the officiating of referee Violet Palmer , he told listeners that Palmer should `` go back to the kitchen '' and `` make me some bacon and eggs '' . Maxwell apologized during a subsequent broadcast . On the March 16th 2010 `` Primetime with The Packman '' radio show ( WFNZ-AM ) originating out of Charlotte , Cedric Maxwell stated he was open to the coaching position at Charlotte . He went on to say he was hoping the school would at least offer him an interview . Nickname . Maxwell received the nickname `` Cornbread '' from his college teammate Melvin Watkins after the pair went to see the movie `` Cornbread , Earl and Me '' , in which a 12-year-old boy is traumatized by the murder of his friend , a star basketball player . Watkins thought that Maxwell looked like the title character ( played by Jamaal Wilkes ) and so began calling him `` Cornbread '' . Since Maxwell did not like the nickname , it did not gain widespread use until Maxwell was named MVP of the NIT tournament in 1976 , when , according to Watkins , `` The New York media picked up on [ the nickname ] . ''
Federal Social Readaptation Center No . 1 . The Federal Social Readaptation Center No . 1 `` Altiplano '' ( ) is the maximum security federal prison ( originally called the `` Penal de Máxima Seguridad No . 1 `` Almoloya de Juárez '' , '' later renamed the Federal Social Readaptation Center No . 1 `` La Palma '' ( `` Centro Federal de Readaptación Social No . 1 `` La Palma '' ) , before assuming its present name ) of the Secretariat of Public Security in Mexico . This facility is located in the neighborhood of Almoloya de Juárez , in the State of Mexico , from Toluca . The prison was built between 1988 and 1990 under President Carlos Salinas de Gortari and received its first inmates in November 1991 . Of significant concern to Mexican authorities is the risk that the prison could be attacked from the outside as part of an organized prison break . Therefore , the walls have been reinforced to as much as 1 meter in thickness to discourage ramming . Furthermore , the air space near the facility is restricted , and the authorities claim that cell phone transmissions are limited within of the prison to stymie communications between the inmates and their colleagues outside . Additionally , armored personnel carriers are based near the facility to protect it during a potential assault . This prison was thought to be impenetrable until July 11 , 2015 , when `` El Chapo '' Guzmán escaped through a tunnel . In popular culture . The 2017 Netflix-Univision series , `` El Chapo '' , depicts Joaquín `` El Chapo '' Guzmán 's incarceration and experience in the prison , and his escape through a tunnel on July 11 , 2015 , which disproved the assumption that the prison was impenetrable .
Karen Dillon . Karen Dillon ( born 1952 ) is an American investigative journalist . She is a native of Missouri and received a bachelor 's degree and master 's degree from the University of Missouri in 1988 and 1989 . She has worked for a number of newspapers including the `` Sarasota Herald-Tribune '' , `` The Kansas City Star '' , a television station , KSHB , the NBC affiliate in Kansas City , and the city 's alternative newspaper , `` The Pitch '' . She is an investigative reporter for `` The Lawrence Journal World '' , located in the Kansas City area and home to the University of Kansas . Notable investigations . In 1991 Dillon brought down the career of Pee Wee Herman . Working the three-to-midnight shift at the Sarasota Herald-Tribune , Dillon recognized Paul Reubens 's name on the police blotter and broke the story Dillon 's most recent investigation for `` The Pitch '' in July 2014 found that an off-duty Kansas City police officer working security who shot and killed a man celebrating his wedding made several mistakes that violated department policy . If those policies had been followed , it is likely the shooting would never have occurred , the investigation found . Also in 2014 , Dillon worked on an investigative documentary , `` The Dark State '' , that aired on KSHB . The documentary helped open police arrest and search warrant reports in 2014 for the first time in Kansas in 30 years . Kansas was the only state in the country with laws that closed those records . Dillon first reported the story for `` The Kansas City Star '' in 2013 , and in 2014 , she was the investigative producer for `` The Dark State '' documentary that aired on KSHB . The Dark State was nominated for an Emmy award in July . Dillon also was recognized by the Kansas Sunshine Coalition for her work to keep government records open . She won a 2001 Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting . The series `` To Protect and Collect '' examined a controversial police practice of keeping money seized during drug raids . The stories revealed how police were using the federal government to hand off money they seized in drug cases . The government kept about 20 percent and returned the rest to police . Many states including Missouri prohibit police from keeping fines and forfeitures and instead send the money to education . Dillon and two other reporters won a 1998 George Polk Award for the five-part series `` Money Games : Inside the NCAA '' . Dillon helped write about the finances within the NCAA and lack of gender equity . She was named the 2010 `` Journalist of the Year '' , by the Kansas City Press Club , for her investigation into pollution in the Lake of the Ozarks . Government officials knew levels of e. coli were high but failed to warn lake visitors because of concerns over revenue loss . Life . Dillon graduated from the Missouri School of Journalism with an MA in journalism and political science . She was an investigative reporter for the `` Lawrence Journal World '' , a daily newspaper in the Kansas City area until 2016 , and is now a freelance reporter and owner for More Than A-Matter . She resides in Kansas .
Easan Labhar . Easan Labhar is a series of waterfalls on the island of Mull , Scotland . It lies on the Allt an Easain Labhair near Gruline west of Salen . There are also unnamed waterfalls on the Allt na Linne burn just to the east . The Allt an Easain Labhar is a minor tributary of the Allt Glac an Lin , which itself joins the River Ba on the beach at Killiechronan just before it flows into Loch na Keal . The name Easan Labhar is from the Gaelic language and means `` the talkative waterfalls '' .
Carmen Mountain shrew . The Carmen Mountain shrew ( `` Sorex milleri '' ) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae . It is endemic to Mexico .
The Ape and the Fox . 'The Ape and the Fox is one of Aesop 's Fables and is numbered 81 in the Perry Index . The story and its spread . The animals meet to choose a king and are so impressed by the capering of an ape that they crown him . The fox had been one of the contestants and now plays the part of courtier . Taking the ape aside , he says that he has found something to whet the royal appetite and leads him to a baited trap . Caught in the trap , the ape accuses the fox of treachery . The latter replies that someone so gullible and greedy is unfit to rule . The moral of the story is that those who aspire to govern must first learn to govern themselves . The fable is very old and may predate Aesop since it seems to have been used by the 7th century BCE poet Archilochos . In Europe it was for a long time restricted to Greek sources but it was one of those that also travelled eastwards into Central Asia from about the 8th century CE . Papyrus fragments of the fable from this era have been discovered in both Sogdian and Uyghur . Aesop 's fables were known in Japan as early as 1594 , appearing in one of the first books printed with Roman type and continuing in popularity ever since . The fable of the ape and the fox began to appear in other European countries during the 17th century . Hieronymus Osius devoted a Neo-Latin poem to it and it is included in the collections of both Roger L'Estrange and Samuel Croxall . The latter comments on the ape 's behaviour that 'to be weak is often to be wicked ' . Under the title `` The Monkey King '' , the fable was one of four set for narrator , horn and piano by Anthony Plog ( 2011 ) .
AcFun . AcFun ( ) , known as AC for short , is a Chinese video sharing website . AcFun is an abbreviation of `` Anime , Comic and Fun '' . It is the first video sharing website which comments are overlaid on videos . The website is initially orientated as an ACGN ( Animation , Comic , Game and Novel ) community and is an influential video sharing website for its audience . AC Musume and TD Musume are the representative icons of AcFun . Website . The website allows users to upload , view and share videos . The users are able to comment in the comment section or directly put an overlaid comment onto the videos , resulting in more interaction and communication while watching videos . History . In 2007 , AcFun was created on June as an ACG themed video sharing site based on Sina Video . In 2008 , the site launched with a Niconico-style player . In 2009 , the site added Drama and Movies as new categories . People can create an account and upload videos . In 13 February on 2010 they held their first Spring Festival Gala . On 9 May 2010 the number of articles and videos submitted reached 100,000 . In 2011 , AcFun had over 200,000 submitted articles and videos . The website changed its domain from acfun.cn to acfun.tv . It was awarded `` Specialty Website of 2010 '' by Guangzhou-based New Weekly Magazine . In 2014 the submission of articles and videos reached 1,000,000 . On 31 December 2014 , AcFun did a live broadcast of Kōhaku Uta Gassen . On March 2015 , they moved their headquarters to Beijing . On 6 June 2015 , AcFun did a live broadcast of the show AKB48 anniversary year . On 6 August 2015 AcFun received US $ 50 million series A funding from Youku Tudou Inc. at a reportedly valuation of US $ 200 million . On 7 August 2015 AcFun organized an offline event in a cinema . People could send comments while watching the movie . The comments would appear on the walls immediately . On 10 October AcFun registered a second-level domain `` acfun.tudou.com '' . On 14 January 2016 AcFun has completed a US $ 60 million funding round led by Softbank China Venture Capital . On 1 July 2016 , Liu Yanyan ( ) became CEO of AcFun . On February 2 , 2018 , the website as well as Android and iOS apps were offline as the server shut down by its domain registrar Alibaba Cloud due to failure to renew the domain name . Possible financial constraints within AcFun may be related to the shutdown . The official Weibo account of AcFun confirmed the shutdown implicitly but no official statement regarding it had been made . Access for website and apps has been restored as of February 12 , ten days after the shutdown . Controversy . AcFun has been criticised for its server instability issues , and the shift on both the official and its user group 's political stance while losing the focus on ACGN .
Truskovice . Truskovice is a village and municipality ( `` obec '' ) in Strakonice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic . The municipality covers an area of , and has a population of 187 ( as at 28 August 2006 ) . Truskovice lies approximately south-east of Strakonice , north-west of České Budějovice , and south of Prague .
1970 La Flèche Wallonne . The 1970 La Flèche Wallonne was the 34th edition of La Flèche Wallonne cycle race and was held on 19 April 1970 . The race started in Liège and finished in Marcinelle . The race was won by Eddy Merckx of the Faemino–Faema team .
Branka Valentić . Branka Gabriela Valentić ( born 1968 in Bruchsal , Germany ) is a Croatian journalist and former political spokesperson currently serving as the director of HINA , Croatia 's nationally-owned news service . Valentić was born in 1968 in Bruchsal , Germany and grew up in Split . She took her surname from her second husband actor Duško Valentić . She released a personal account of motherhood entitled `` Dnevnik jedne mame '' ( Diary of a Mother ) in 2004 . She was a longtime contributor to the state-owned Vjesnik newspaper until it went out of business in 2012 . She also served as spokesperson for the Croatian Party of Pensioners ( HSU ) until being named director of HINA in late 2012 by the Milanović government of which HSU was a part .
Eulichadidae . Eulichadidae is a family of forest stream beetles in the order Coleoptera . There is at least one genus , `` Stenocolus '' , and at least one described species in Eulichadidae , `` S. scutellaris '' .
Gornji Viduševac . Gornji Viduševac is a village in Croatia . It is part of Glina . It is connected by the D31 highway .
James Montagu Frank Drummond . James Montagu Frank Drummond FRSE FLS ( 1881-1965 ) was a Scottish botanist , descended from a long line of botanists including James Drummond all living in the Inverarity area around Kirriemuir , and mainly working on the Forthringham estate . Friends generally knew him as Monty Drummond . He was an expert on Bryophytes . Life . He was born in 1881 the son of James Ramsay Drummond ( 1851-1921 ) ( son of Thomas Drummond ) and Elizabeth H M Drummond . He was a distant cousin to Rev Henry Drummond . Monty ’ s father wrote botanical books on the flora of India , and Monty was born in India during one of his parents trips there . He was educated at Cambridge University and graduated MA MSc . His working career began at the Armstrong College in Newcastle-upon-Tyne as a Lecturer in Botany . He then returned to Scotland lecturing in Plant Physiology at Glasgow University rising to Professor of Botany ( 1925-30 ) and then transferring to the University of Manchester ( 1930-1946 ) . Whilst in Scotland he was also Director of the Plant Breeding Station 1921-25 . Staff during his directorship included Frederick Whalley Sansome . In 1923 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh his proposers being Frederick Orpen Bower , Sir William Wright Smith , John Walter Gregory and Robert Kidston . He resigned from the society in 1945 . He was President of the Botanical Society of Edinburgh for 1925–27 . He was also a Fellow of the Linnean Society . He retired in 1946 , being succeeded in Manchester University by Prof Eric Ashby . He died in Exmouth in Devon on 7 February 1965 . Archive material . A series of letters between Drummond and Frederick Orpen Bower dating from 1912 to 1927 are held by the National Archive in Kew .
Karl Deisseroth . Karl Deisseroth ( born 18 November 1971 ) is the D. H. Chen Professor of Bioengineering and of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University . He earned his AB in biochemical sciences from Harvard University and his MD/PhD in neuroscience from Stanford University in 1998 , and completed medical internship and psychiatry residency at Stanford Medical School . He is known for creating and developing the technologies of CLARITY and optogenetics , and for applying integrated optical and genetic strategies to study normal neural circuit function as well as dysfunction in neurological and psychiatric disease . He has led his laboratory at Stanford University since 2004 , serves as an attending physician at Stanford Hospital and Clinics , and has been affiliated with the Howard Hughes Medical Institute ( HHMI ) since 2009 . Since 2014 he is a foreign Adjunct Professor at Sweden 's prestigious Karolinska medical institute . Research . In 2005 Deisseroth 's laboratory , including graduate students Edward Boyden and Feng Zhang , published the first demonstration of the use of microbial opsin genes to achieve optogenetic control of neurons , allowing reliable control of action potentials with light at millisecond precision . Deisseroth named this field `` optogenetics '' in 2006 and followed up with optogenetic technology development work , leading to many applications including to psychiatry and neurology . In 2010 , the journal Nature Methods named optogenetics `` Method of the Year '' . In 2013 , Deisseroth was senior author of a paper on a new technology named CLARITY , with first author postdoctoral fellow in his lab Kwanghun Chung , which makes biological tissues such as mammalian brains translucent and accessible to molecular probes . On November 29 , 2015 , he was awarded the Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences . He has received the 2015 BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Biomedicine , jointly with Edward Boyden and Gero Miesenböck , for the development of optogenetics , the most precise technique for studying the brain today . Honors and awards . Deisseroth is a member of the National Academy of Medicine , and the National Academy of Sciences . Deisseroth is also a Brain & Behavior Research Foundation Scientific Council Member and NARSAD Grantee .
Klaus Kinkel . Klaus Kinkel ( born 17 December 1936 ) is a German civil servant , lawyer , and politician of the liberal Free Democratic Party ( FDP ) . He served as Federal Minister of Justice ( 1991–1992 ) , Foreign Minister ( 1992–1998 ) and as Vice Chancellor of Germany ( 1993–1998 ) in the government of Helmut Kohl . He was also chairman of the liberal Free Democratic Party from 1993 to 1995 . Previously , he was President of the Federal Intelligence Service ( 1979–1982 ) . As Foreign Minister , Kinkel took a clear stance to end the atrocities committed during the Yugoslav wars of the 1990s , and proposed the creation of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia . Education . The son of a doctor , Kinkel was born in Metzingen , Baden-Württemberg , into a Catholic family . He took his Abitur at the Staatliches Gymnasium Hechingen and studied law at the universities of Tübingen , Bonn and Cologne . He joined A.V . Guestfalia Tübingen , a Catholic student fraternity that is member of the Cartellverband . Kinkel took his first juristic state exam at Tübingen , the second in Stuttgart and earned a doctorate of law in 1964 . Career as a civil servant . Kinkel was first employed as a civil servant in the state of Baden-Württemberg , until he was employed at the Federal Ministry of the Interior in 1968 . There , he was personal secretary and for the Federal Minister , Hans-Dietrich Genscher , from 1970 to 1974 , and eventually the head of the Minister 's bureau . After Genscher was appointed Foreign Minister in 1974 , Kinkel held senior positions in the Federal Foreign Office , as head of the `` Leitungsstab '' and the policy planning staff ( `` Planungsstab '' ) . President of the Federal Intelligence Service . From 1979 to 1982 he was president of the Federal Intelligence Service . Secretary of state . From 1982 to 1991 , Kinkel was secretary of state in the Federal Ministry of Justice . He became a member of FDP in 1991 . Federal Minister of Justice . Kinkel was Federal Minister of Justice from 18 January 1991 to 18 May 1992 . Among other achievements , he took the lead in pressing for the return of Erich Honecker , the former East German leader , to face trial . He also engaged in public negotiations with the terrorist Red Army Faction , successfully urging them to renounce violence . Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs and FDP chairman . In a surprise decision on 29 April 1992 , the members of the FDP parliamentary group rejected the nomination of Germany 's designated new Foreign Minister , Irmgard Schwaetzer , and voted instead to name Kinkel to head the Federal Foreign Office . During his tenure as Foreign Minister , Kinkel made substantial efforts to end the atrocities committed by Serbs in the Yugoslav Wars . In 1992 , he proposed the creation of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia and – unsuccessfully –introduced a resolution at a meeting of European Community foreign ministers that would have committed each of the member countries to accept more refugees from the Balkans . Later that year , he announced Germany 's wish for a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council , arguing that Britain and France would never agree to an alternative plan under which they would merge their national seats into a single permanent seat representing the European Union . Under the leadership of Chancellor Helmut Kohl and Kinkel , the German Bundestag in 1993 agreed on a three-point amendment to the 1949 Constitution that for the first time let German troops take part in international peacekeeping operations sanctioned by the United Nations and other bodies , subject to advance approval by parliament . Shortly after , the German Parliament approved a controversial troop deployment under the umbrella of the United Nations Operation in Somalia II , clearing the final hurdle for what was then Germany 's biggest deployment of ground forces abroad since World War II . Also under Kinkel ’ s leadership , Germany began destroying stockpiles of tanks and other heavy weapons in the early 1990s , becoming the first country to implement the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe . In 1995 , China dismissed a personal appeal from Kinkel and expelled journalist Henrik Bork , a reporter for the newspaper `` Frankfurter Rundschau '' , to release Chinese dissident Wei Jingsheng . One year later , China abruptly canceled a planned visit to Beijing by Kinkel , citing a German parliamentary resolution that condemned China 's human rights record in Tibet . A strong supporter of European integration , Kinkel successfully advocated for Germany to ratify the Maastricht Treaty on European political and economic union in December 1992 , making it the 10th of the 12 European Community nations to sign on . In 1994 , he had to abandon his candidate for President of the European Commission , Prime Minister Jean-Luc Dehaene of Belgium , following protest by British Prime Minister John Major . In 1997 , he argued that Turkey did not qualify because of its record on `` human rights , the Kurdish question , relations with Greece and of course very clear economic questions . '' On Kinkel ’ s initiative , Germany became the first government to declare a suspension of contacts with Bosnia 's envoys abroad after a recommendation made by the High Representative of the International Community in Bosnia-Herzegovina , Carlos Westendorp . From 21 January 1993 , Kinkel was also Vice-Chancellor of Germany . From 1993 to 1995 he also served as chairman of the FDP . After the Free Democrats won barely enough votes to get into the Bundestag in 1994 and later lost badly in 12 out of 14 state and European Parliament elections , Kinkel announced that he would not seek re-election as party chairman . He resigned as Foreign Minister and Vice-Chancellor after the government 's defeat in the 1998 federal election . Member of Parliament . Kinkel was a member of the Bundestag , the Parliament of Germany , from 1994 to 2002 . From 1998 to 2002 , he served as deputy chairman of the FDP parliamentary group . Kinkel was elected from the state of Baden-Württemberg . Life after politics . At the request of Chancellor Angela Merkel , Kinkel represented the German government at the 2011 funeral of Sultan bin Abdulaziz , the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia . In November 2016 , Kinkel was elected as president of a newly created ethics commission of the German Football Association ( DFB ) ; the commission is part of the DFB 's declared drive for more transparency and integrity following revelations of a financial scandal around the 2006 FIFA World Cup it hosted .
Julia Farron . Julia Farron ( born 22 July 1922 ) is a retired English ballerina , best known as one of the earliest and all-time youngest members of The Royal Ballet , the leading ballet company based at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden , London . Julia Farron was born on 22 July 1922 . In 1931 , Farron became the first pupil to receive a scholarship to study under the direction of Dame Ninette de Valois at the Vic-Wells Ballet School . She made her professional stage debut in a pantomime in 1934 , aged twelve . In 1936 , having completed five years of study at the ballet school , she joined the Vic-Wells Ballet , becoming the company 's youngest member , aged fourteen . The following year in 1937 , she danced her first created role , `` Pepe the Dog '' , in the ballet `` A Wedding Bouquet '' choreographed by Sir Frederick Ashton . Farron would stay with the company throughout its development into The Royal Ballet , eventually achieving the rank of principal dancer . After retiring from the professional stage , she was appointed as a teacher at the Royal Ballet School in 1964 . She was appointed Assistant Director of the Royal Academy of Dance in 1982 , becoming Director in 1983. and eventually retired in 1989 , with an honorary life fellowship of the organisation ( FRAD ) . In 1994 , the Royal Academy of Dance awarded her the Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Award for outstanding services to ballet . Most recently , she has sponsored the redevelopment of the White Lodge Museum and Ballet Resource Centre . Farron was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire ( OBE ) in the 2012 New Year Honours for services to ballet .
Lois Ewell . Lois Ewell ( January 28 , 1885 - ? ) , was an American soprano opera singer and Broadway theatre performer . Biography . She was born on January 28 , 1885 in Memphis , Tennessee to James Levi Ewell . She married Henry Ramond Tredwell of Port Washington , New York in 1905 in Brooklyn , New York . In 1908 , she appeared in The Merry Widow at the New Amsterdam Theatre in New York City . She divorced in Chicago in 1909 . In 1913 she appeared in the Century Opera Company 's production of Aida in Manhattan .
Book of Kells . The Book of Kells ( ; ; Dublin , Trinity College Library , MS A. I . [ 58 ] , sometimes known as the Book of Columba ) is an illuminated manuscript Gospel book in Latin , containing the four Gospels of the New Testament together with various prefatory texts and tables . It was created in a Columban monastery in either Britain or Ireland and may have had contributions from various Columban institutions from both Britain and Ireland . It is believed to have been created 800 AD . The text of the Gospels is largely drawn from the Vulgate , although it also includes several passages drawn from the earlier versions of the Bible known as the Vetus Latina . It is a masterwork of Western calligraphy and represents the pinnacle of Insular illumination . It is also widely regarded as Ireland 's finest national treasure . The illustrations and ornamentation of the Book of Kells surpass that of other Insular Gospel books in extravagance and complexity . The decoration combines traditional Christian iconography with the ornate swirling motifs typical of Insular art . Figures of humans , animals and mythical beasts , together with Celtic knots and interlacing patterns in vibrant colours , enliven the manuscript 's pages . Many of these minor decorative elements are imbued with Christian symbolism and so further emphasise the themes of the major illustrations . The manuscript today comprises 340 folios and , since 1953 , has been bound in four volumes . The leaves are on high-quality calf vellum , and the unprecedentedly elaborate ornamentation that covers them includes ten full-page illustrations and text pages that are vibrant with decorated initials and interlinear miniatures and mark the furthest extension of the anti-classical and energetic qualities of Insular art . The Insular majuscule script of the text itself appears to be the work of at least three different scribes . The lettering is in iron gall ink , and the colours used were derived from a wide range of substances , many of which were imports from distant lands . The manuscript takes its name from the Abbey of Kells , which was its home for centuries . Today , it is on permanent display at Trinity College Library , Dublin . The Library usually displays two of the current four volumes at a time , one showing a major illustration and the other showing typical text pages , and the entire manuscript can be viewed on the Library 's . Origin . The Book of Kells is one of the finest and most famous , and also one of the latest , of a group of manuscripts in what is known as the Insular style , produced from the late 6th through the early 9th centuries in monasteries in Ireland , Scotland and England and in continental monasteries with Hiberno-Scottish or Anglo-Saxon foundations . These manuscripts include the Cathach of St. Columba , the Ambrosiana Orosius , fragmentary Gospel in the Durham Dean and Chapter Library ( all from the early 7th century ) , and the Book of Durrow ( from the second half of the 7th century ) . From the early 8th century come the Durham Gospels , the Echternach Gospels , the Lindisfarne Gospels ( see illustration at right ) , and the Lichfield Gospels . Among others , the St. Gall Gospel Book belongs to the late 8th century and the Book of Armagh ( dated to 807–809 ) to the early 9th century . Scholars place these manuscripts together based on similarities in artistic style , script , and textual traditions . The fully developed style of the ornamentation of the Book of Kells places it late in this series , either from the late 8th or early 9th century . The Book of Kells follows many of the iconographic and stylistic traditions found in these earlier manuscripts . For example , the form of the decorated letters found in the incipit pages for the Gospels is surprisingly consistent in Insular Gospels . Compare , for example , the incipit pages of the Gospel of Matthew and , both of which feature intricate decorative knot work patterns inside the outlines formed by the enlarged initial letters of the text . ( For a more complete list of related manuscripts , see : List of Hiberno-Saxon illustrated manuscripts ) . The Abbey of Kells in Kells , County Meath had been founded , or refounded , from Iona , the building taking from 807 until the consecration of the church in 814 . The manuscript 's date and place of production have been the subject of considerable debate . Traditionally , the book was thought to have been created in the time of Columba , possibly even as the work of his own hands . This tradition has long been discredited on paleographic and stylistic grounds : most evidence points to a composition date 800 , long after St. Columba 's death in 597 . The proposed dating in the 9th century coincides with Viking raids on Iona , which began in 794 and eventually dispersed the monks and their holy relics into Ireland and Scotland . There is another tradition , with some traction among Irish scholars , that suggests the manuscript was created for the 200th anniversary of the saint 's death . Alternatively , as is thought possible for the Northumbrian Lindisfarne Gospels and also the St Cuthbert Gospel , both with Saint Cuthbert , it may have been produced to mark the `` translation '' or moving of Columba 's remains into a shrine reliquary , which probably had taken place by the 750s . There are at least five competing theories about the manuscript 's place of origin and time of completion . First , the book , or perhaps just the text , may have been created at Iona , and then taken to Kells . Second , the book may have been produced entirely at Iona . Third , the manuscript may have been produced entirely in the scriptorium at Kells . Fourth , it may have been produced in the north of England , perhaps at Lindisfarne , then brought to Iona and from there to Kells . Finally , it may have been the product of Dunkeld or another monastery in Pictish Scotland , though there is no actual evidence for this theory , especially considering the absence of any surviving manuscript from Pictland . Although the question of the exact location of the book 's production will probably never be answered conclusively , the first theory , that it was begun at Iona and continued at Kells , is widely accepted . Regardless of which theory is true , it is certain that the Book of Kells was produced by Columban monks closely associated with the community at Iona . Medieval period . Kells Abbey was plundered and pillaged by Vikings many times in the 10th century , and how the book survived is not known . The earliest historical reference to the book , and indeed to the book 's presence at Kells , can be found in a 1007 entry in the Annals of Ulster . This entry records that `` the great Gospel of Columkille , ( Columba ) the chief relic of the Western World , was wickedly stolen during the night from the western sacristy of the great stone church at Cenannas on account of its wrought shrine '' . The manuscript was recovered a few months later—minus its golden and bejewelled cover— '' under a sod '' . It is generally assumed that the `` great Gospel of Columkille '' is the Book of Kells . If this is correct , then the book was in Kells by 1007 and had been there long enough for thieves to learn of its presence . The force of ripping the manuscript free from its cover may account for the folios missing from the beginning and end of the Book of Kells . The description in the Annals of the book as `` of Columkille '' —that is , having belonged to , and perhaps being made by Columba—suggests that the book was believed at that time to have been made on Iona . Regardless , the book was certainly at Kells in the 12th century , when land charters pertaining to the Abbey of Kells were copied onto some of its blank pages . The practice of copying of charters into important books was widespread in the medieval period , and such inscriptions in the Book of Kells provide concrete evidence about its location at the time . The Abbey of Kells was dissolved due to the ecclesiastical reforms of the 12th century . The abbey church was converted to a parish church in which the Book of Kells remained . Book of Kildare . Since Gerald claims to have seen this book in Kildare , he may have seen another , now lost , book equal in quality to the Book of Kells , or he may have misstated his location . Modern period . The Book of Kells remained in Kells until 1654 . In that year , Cromwell 's cavalry was quartered in the church at Kells , and the governor of the town sent the book to Dublin for safekeeping . Henry Jones , who later became bishop of Meath after the Restoration , presented the manuscript to Trinity College in Dublin in 1661 , and it has remained there ever since , except for brief loans to other libraries and museums . It has been on display to the public in the Old Library at Trinity since the 19th century . Over the years , the Book of Kells received several additions to its text . In the 16th century , one Gerald Plunkett of Dublin added a series of Roman numerals numbering the chapters of the Gospels according to the division created by 13th-century Archbishop of Canterbury Stephen Langton . The prominent Anglican clergyman James Ussher counted and numbered its folios in 1621 , shortly after James VI and I named him Bishop of Meath . The manuscript 's rise to worldwide fame began in the 19th century . The association with St. Columba , who died the same year Augustine brought Christianity and literacy to Canterbury from Rome , was used to demonstrate Ireland 's cultural primacy , seemingly providing `` irrefutable precedence in the debate on the relative authority of the Irish and Roman churches '' . Queen Victoria and Prince Albert were invited to sign the book in 1849 . The book 's artistry was influential on the Celtic Revival ; several Victorian picture books of medieval illuminations featured designs from the book which were in turn extensively copied and adapted , patterns appearing in metalwork , embroidery , furniture and pottery among other crafts . Over the centuries , the book has been rebound several times . During an 18th-century rebinding , the pages were rather unsympathetically cropped , with small parts of some illustrations being lost . The book was also rebound in 1895 , but that rebinding broke down quickly . By the late 1920s , several folios had detached completely and were kept separate from the main volume . In 1953 , bookbinder Roger Powell rebound the manuscript in four volumes and stretched several pages that had developed bulges . Two volumes can normally be seen displayed at Trinity , one opened at a major decorated page , and one opened to show two text pages with smaller decorations . In 2000 , the volume containing the Gospel of Mark was sent to Canberra , Australia , for an exhibition of illuminated manuscripts . This was only the fourth time the Book of Kells had been sent abroad for exhibition . Unfortunately , the volume suffered what has been called `` minor pigment damage '' while en route to Canberra . It is thought that the vibrations from the aeroplane 's engines during the long flight may have caused the damage . Description . The Book of Kells contains the four Gospels of the Christian scriptures written in black , red , purple , and yellow ink in an insular majuscule script , preceded by prefaces , summaries , and concordances of Gospel passages . Today , it consists of 340 vellum leaves , or folios . The majority of the folios are part of larger sheets , called bifolios , which are folded in half to form two folios . The bifolios are nested inside of each other and sewn together to form gatherings called quires . On occasion , a folio is not part of a bifolio but is instead a single sheet inserted within a quire . The extant folios are gathered into 38 quires . There are between four and twelve folios ( two to six bifolios ) per quire ; the folios are commonly , but not invariably , bound in groups of ten . Some folios are single sheets , as is frequently the case with the important decorated pages . The folios had lines drawn for the text , sometimes on both sides , after the bifolios were folded . Prick marks and guide lines can still be seen on some pages . The vellum is of high quality , although the folios have an uneven thickness , with some being close to leather while others are so thin as to be almost translucent . The book 's current dimensions are 330 by 250 mm . Originally , the folios were of no standard size , but they were cropped to the current size during a 19th-century rebinding . The text area is approximately 250 by 170 mm . Each text page has 16 to 18 lines of text . The manuscript is in remarkably good condition considering its great age , though many pages have suffered some damage to the delicate artwork due to rubbing . The book must have been the product of a major scriptorium over several years , yet was apparently never finished , the projected decoration of some pages appearing only in outline . It is believed that some 30 folios of the original manuscript have been lost over the centuries . Ussher counted 344 folios in 1621 , but several leaves had already been lost by then . The overall estimate is based on gaps in the text and the absence of certain key illustrations . Contents . The extant book contains preliminary matter , the complete text of the Gospels of Matthew , Mark and Luke , and the Gospel of John through John 17:13 . The remainder of John and an unknown amount of the preliminary matter is missing and was perhaps lost when the book was stolen early in the 11th century . The remaining preliminary matter consists of two fragmentary lists of Hebrew names contained in the Gospels , `` Breves causae '' ( Gospel summaries ) , `` Argumenta '' ( short biographies of the Evangelists ) , and Eusebian canon tables . It is probable that , like the Lindisfarne Gospels and the Books of Durrow and Armagh , part of the lost preliminary material included the letter of Jerome to Pope Damasus I beginning `` Novum opus '' , in which Jerome explains the purpose of his translation . It is also possible , though less likely , that the lost material included the letter of Eusebius to Carpianus , in which he explains the use of the canon tables . Of all the insular Gospels , only the Lindisfarne manuscript contains this letter . There are two fragments of the lists of Hebrew names ; one on the recto of the first surviving folio and one on folio 26 , which is currently inserted at the end of the prefatory matter for John . The first list fragment contains the end of the list for the Gospel of Matthew . The missing names from Matthew would require an additional two folios . The second list fragment , on folio 26 , contains about a fourth of the list for Luke . The list for Luke would require an additional three folios . The structure of the quire in which folio 26 occurs is such that it is unlikely that there are three folios missing between folios 26 and 27 , so that it is almost certain that folio 26 is not now in its original location . There is no trace of the lists for Mark and John . The first list fragment is followed by the canon tables of Eusebius of Caesarea . These tables , which predate the text of the Vulgate , were developed to cross-reference the Gospels . Eusebius divided the Gospel into chapters and then created tables that allowed readers to find where a given episode in the life of Christ was located in each of the Gospels . The canon tables were traditionally included in the prefatory material in most mediaeval copies of the Vulgate text of the Gospels . The tables in the Book of Kells , however , are almost unusable because the scribe condensed the tables in such a way as to make them confused . In addition , the corresponding chapter numbers were never inserted into the margins of the text , making it impossible to find the sections to which the canon tables refer . The reason for the omission remains unclear : the scribe may have planned to add the references upon the manuscript 's completion , or he may have deliberately left them out so as not to spoil the appearance of pages . The `` Breves causae '' and `` Argumenta '' belong to a pre-Vulgate tradition of manuscripts . The `` Breves causae '' are summaries of the Old Latin translations of the Gospels and are divided into numbered chapters . These chapter numbers , like the numbers for the canon tables , are not used on the text pages of the Gospels . It is unlikely that these numbers would have been used , even if the manuscript had been completed , because the chapter numbers corresponded to old Latin translations and would have been difficult to harmonise with the Vulgate text . The `` Argumenta '' are collections of legends about the Evangelists . The `` Breves causae '' and `` Argumenta '' are arranged in a strange order : first come the `` Breves causae '' and `` Argumenta '' for Matthew , followed by the `` Breves '' and `` Argumenta '' for Mark , then , quite oddly , come the `` Argumenta '' of both Luke and John , followed by their `` Breves causae '' . This anomalous order mirrors that found in the Book of Durrow , although in the latter instance , the misplaced sections appear at the very end of the manuscript rather than as part of a continuous preliminary . In other insular manuscripts , such as the Lindisfarne Gospels , the Book of Armagh , and the Echternach Gospels , each Gospel is treated as a separate work and has its preliminaries immediately preceding it . The slavish repetition in Kells of the order of the `` Breves causae '' and `` Argumenta '' found in Durrow led scholar T. K. Abbott to the conclusion that the scribe of Kells had either the Book of Durrow or a common model in hand . Text and script . The Book of Kells contains the text of the four Gospels based on the Vulgate . It does not , however , contain a pure copy of the Vulgate . There are numerous differences from the Vulgate , where Old Latin translations are used in lieu of Jerome 's text . Although such variants are common in all the insular Gospels , there does not seem to be a consistent pattern of variation amongst the various insular texts . Evidence suggests that when the scribes were writing the text they often depended on memory rather than on their exemplar . The manuscript is written primarily in insular majuscule with some occurrences of minuscule letters ( usually `` e '' or `` s '' ) . The text is usually written in one long line across the page . Françoise Henry identified at least three scribes in this manuscript , whom she named Hand A , Hand B , and Hand C. Hand A is found on folios 1 through 19v , folios 276 through 289 , and folios 307 through the end of the manuscript . Hand A , for the most part , writes eighteen or nineteen lines per page in the brown gall-ink common throughout the West . Hand B is found on folios 19r through 26 and folios 124 through 128 . Hand B has a somewhat greater tendency to use minuscule and uses red , purple and black ink and a variable number of lines per page . Hand C is found throughout the majority of the text . Hand C also has greater tendency to use minuscule than Hand A . Hand C uses the same brownish gall-ink used by hand A and wrote , almost always , seventeen lines per page . Errors and deviations . There are a number of differences between the text and the accepted Gospels . In the genealogy of Jesus , which starts at Luke 3:23 , Kells names an extra ancestor . The canonised Bible reads `` I came not to send peace , but a sword , '' but the manuscript reads `` gaudium '' ( `` joy '' ) where it should read `` gladium '' ( `` sword '' ) and so translates as `` I came not [ only ] to send peace , but joy . '' The lavishly decorated opening page of the Gospel according to John in the Book of Kells had been deciphered by George Bain as : `` In principio erat verbum verum '' [ In the beginning was the True Word ] . Therefore , the Incipit is a free translation into Latin of the Greek original rather than a mere copy of the Roman version . Decoration . The text is accompanied by many full-page miniatures , while smaller painted decorations appear throughout the text in unprecedented quantities . The decoration of the book is famous for combining intricate detail with bold and energetic compositions . The characteristics of the Insular manuscript initial , as described by Carl Nordenfalk , here reach their most extreme realisation : `` the initials ... are conceived as elastic forms expanding and contracting with a pulsating rhythm . The kinetic energy of their contours escapes into freely drawn appendices , a spiral line which in turn generates new curvilinear motifs ... '' . The illustrations feature a broad range of colours , with purple , lilac , red , pink , green , and yellow being the colours most often used . Earlier manuscripts tend toward more narrow palettes : the Book of Durrow , for example , uses only four colours . As is usual with Insular work , there was no use of gold or silver leaf in the manuscript . The pigments for the illustrations , which included red and yellow ochre , green copper pigment ( sometimes called `` verdigris '' ) , indigo , and possibly lapis lazuli , would have been imported from the Mediterranean region and , in the case of the lapis lazuli , from northeast Afghanistan . Though the presence of lapis lazuli has long been considered evidence of the great cost required to create the manuscript , recent examination of the pigments has proven that lapis lazuli was not used . The lavish illumination programme is far greater than any other surviving Insular Gospel book . There are ten surviving full-page illuminations including two evangelist portraits , three pages with the four evangelist symbols , a carpet page , a miniature of the Virgin and Child , a miniature of Christ enthroned , and miniatures of the Arrest of Jesus and the Temptation of Christ . There are thirteen surviving full pages of decorated text including pages for the first few words of each of the Gospels . Eight of the ten pages of the canon tables have extensive decoration . It is highly probable that there were other pages of miniature and decorated text that are now lost . In addition to these major pages , there are a host of smaller decorations and decorated initials throughout the text ; in fact only two pages have no decoration . The extant folios of the manuscript start with the fragment of the glossary of Hebrew names . This fragment occupies the left-hand column of folio 1r . A miniature of the four evangelist symbols , now much abraded , make up the right-hand column . The miniature is oriented so that the volume must be turned ninety degrees to view it properly . The four evangelist symbols are a visual theme that runs throughout the book . They are almost always shown together to emphasise the doctrine of the four Gospels ' unity of message . The unity of the Gospels is further emphasised by the decoration of the Eusebian canon tables . The canon tables themselves inherently illustrate the unity of the Gospels by organising corresponding passages from the Gospels . The Eusebian canon tables normally require twelve pages . In the Book of Kells , the makers of the manuscript planned for twelve pages ( folios 1v through 7r ) but for unknown reasons , condensed them into ten , leaving folios 6v and 7r blank . This condensation rendered the canon tables unusable . The decoration of the first eight pages of the canon tables is heavily influenced by early Gospel Books from the Mediterranean , where it was traditional to enclose the tables within an arcade ( as seen in the London Canon Tables ) . The Kells manuscript presents this motif in an Insular spirit , where the arcades are not seen as architectural elements but rather become stylised geometric patterns with Insular ornamentation . The four evangelist symbols occupy the spaces under and above the arches . The last two canon tables are presented within a grid . This presentation is limited to Insular manuscripts and was first seen in the Book of Durrow . The remainder of the book is broken into sections with the divisions set off by miniatures and full pages of decorated text . Each of the Gospels is introduced by a consistent decorative programme . The preliminary matter is treated as one section and introduced by a lavish decorative spread . In addition to the preliminaries and the Gospels , the `` second beginning '' of the Gospel of Matthew is also given its own introductory decoration . The preliminary matter is introduced by an iconic image of the Virgin and Child ( folio 7v ) . This miniature is the first representation of the Virgin in a Western manuscript . Mary is shown in an odd mixture of frontal and three-quarter pose . This miniature also bears a stylistic similarity to the carved image on the lid of St. Cuthbert 's coffin of 698 . The iconography of the miniature may derive from an Eastern or Coptic icon . The miniature of the Virgin and Child faces the first page of text and is an appropriate preface to the beginning of the `` Breves Causae '' of Matthew , which begins `` Nativitas Christi in Bethlem '' ( the birth of Christ in Bethlehem ) . The beginning page ( ) of the text of the `` Breves Causae '' is decorated and contained within an elaborate frame . The two-page spread of the miniature and the text makes a vivid introductory statement for the prefatory material . The opening line of each of the sections of the preliminary matter is enlarged and decorated ( see above for the `` Breves causae '' of Luke ) , but no other section of the preliminaries is given the same level of treatment as the beginning of the `` Breves Causae '' of Matthew . The book was designed so that each of the Gospels would have an elaborate introductory decorative programme . Each Gospel was originally prefaced by a full page miniature containing the four evangelist symbols , followed by a blank page . Then came a portrait of the evangelist which faced the opening text of the Gospel which was given an elaborate decorative treatment . The Gospel of Matthew retains both its Evangelist portrait ( ) and its page of Evangelist symbols ( folio 27r , see above ) . The Gospel of Mark is missing the Evangelist portrait but retains its Evangelist symbols page ( ) . The Gospel of Luke is missing both the portrait and the Evangelist symbols page . The Gospel of John , like the Gospel of Matthew , retains both its portrait ( folio 291v , see at right ) and its Evangelist symbols page ( ) . It can be assumed that the portraits for Mark and Luke and the symbols page for Luke at one time existed but have been lost . The use of all four of the Evangelist symbols in front of each Gospel is striking and was intended to reinforce the message of the unity of the Gospels . The decoration of the opening few words of each Gospel was lavish . These pages were , in effect , turned into carpet pages . The decoration of these texts is so elaborate that the text itself is almost illegible . The opening page ( folio 29r ) of Matthew may stand as an example . ( See illustration at left . ) The page consists of only two words : `` Liber generationis '' ( `` The book of the generation '' ) . The `` lib '' of `` Liber '' is turned into a giant monogram which dominates the entire page . The `` er '' of `` Liber '' is presented as an interlaced ornament within the `` b '' of the `` lib '' monogram . `` Generationis '' is broken into three lines and contained within an elaborate frame in the right lower quadrant of the page . The entire assemblage is contained within an elaborate border . File : KellsFol029rIncipitMatthew.jpg|thumb|left| The border and the letters themselves are further decorated with elaborate spirals and knot work , many of them zoomorphic . The opening words of Mark , ' ( `` The beginning of the Gospel '' ) , Luke , ' , and John , ' ( `` In the beginning was the Word '' ) , are all given similar treatments . Although the decoration of these pages was most extensive in the Book of Kells , these pages were decorated in all the other Insular Gospel Books . The Gospel of Matthew begins with a genealogy of Jesus . At , the actual narrative of Christ 's life starts . This `` second beginning '' to Matthew was given emphasis in many early Gospel Books , so much so that the two sections were often treated as separate works . The second beginning begins with the word `` Christ '' . The Greek letters chi and rho were normally used in mediaeval manuscripts to abbreviate the word `` Christ '' . In Insular Gospel Books , the initial Chi Rho monogram was enlarged and decorated . In the Book of Kells , this second beginning was given a decorative programme equal to those that preface the individual Gospels . Folio 32 verso has a miniature of Christ enthroned . ( It has been argued that this miniature is one of the lost evangelist portraits . However , the iconography is quite different from the extant portraits , and current scholarship accepts this identification and placement for this miniature . ) Facing this miniature , on , is the only carpet page in the Book of Kells , which is rather anomalous ; the Lindisfarne Gospels has five extant carpet pages and the Book of Durrow has six . The blank verso of folio 33 faces the single most lavish miniature of the early mediaeval period , the Book of Kells Chi Rho monogram , which serves as incipit for the narrative of the life of Christ . In the Book of Kells , the Chi Rho monogram has grown to consume the entire page . The letter chi dominates the page with one arm swooping across the majority of the page . The letter rho is snuggled underneath the arms of the chi . Both letters are divided into compartments which are lavishly decorated with knot work and other patterns . The background is likewise awash in a mass of swirling and knotted decoration . Within this mass of decoration are hidden animals and insects . Three angels arise from one of the cross arms of the chi . This miniature is the largest and most lavish extant Chi Rho monogram in any Insular Gospel Books and is the culmination of a tradition that started with the Book of Durrow . The Book of Kells contains two other full-page miniatures , which illustrate episodes from the Passion story . The text of Matthew is illustrated with a full-page illumination of the `` Arrest of Christ '' ( ) . Jesus is shown beneath a stylised arcade while being held by two much smaller figures . In the text of Luke , there is a full sized miniature of the `` Temptation of Christ '' ( ) . Christ is shown from the waist up on top of the Temple . To his right is a crowd of people , perhaps representing his disciples . To his left and below him is a black figure of Satan . Above him hover two angels . The verso of the folio containing the `` Arrest of Christ '' contains a full page of decorated text which begins `` . Facing the miniature of the Temptation is another full page of decorated text ( folio 203r `` Iesus autem plenus '' ) . In addition to this page , five other full pages also receive elaborate treatment . In Matthew , there is one other full-page treatment ( , `` Tunc crucifixerant Xpi cum eo duos latrones '' ) . In the Gospel of Mark , there are also two pages of decorated text ( , `` Erat autem hora tercia '' , and folio 187v , `` [ Et Dominus ] quidem [ Iesus ] postquam '' ) . The Gospel of Luke contains two pages of fully decorated text ( folio 188v , `` Fuit in diebus Herodis `` , and , `` Una autem sabbati valde '' ) . Although these texts do not have miniatures associated with them , it is probable that miniatures were planned to accompany each of these texts and have either been lost or were never completed . There is no surviving full page of text in the Gospel of John other than the Incipit . However , in the other three Gospels , all the full pages of decorated text , except for folio 188c , which begins the Nativity narration , occur within the Passion narrative . However , since the missing folios of John contain the Passion narrative , it is likely that John contained full pages of decorated text that have been lost . The decoration of the book is not limited to the major pages . Scattered through the text are decorated initials and small figures of animals and humans often twisted and tied into complicated knots . Many significant texts , such as the `` Pater Noster '' have decorated initials . The page containing text of the Beatitudes in Matthew ( ) has a large miniature along the left margin of the page in which the letter `` B '' which begins each line is linked into an ornate chain . The genealogy of Christ found in the Gospel of Luke ( ) contains a similar miniature in which the word `` qui '' is repeatedly linked along the left margin . Many of the small animals scattered throughout the text serve to mark a `` turn-in-the-path '' ( that is , a place where a line is finished in a space above or below the original line ) . Many other animals serve to fill spaces left at the end of lines . No two of these designs are the same . No earlier surviving manuscript has this massive amount of decoration . Image : KellsFol034rXRhoDet3.jpeg|thumb|The decorations of the Book of Kells can be stunningly complex , as seen in this small detail of the Chi Rho monogram page . ( The decorations are all high quality and often highly complex . In one decoration , which occupies a one-inch square piece of a page , there are 158 complex interlacements of white ribbon with a black border on either side . Some decorations can only be fully seen with magnifying glasses , although lenses of the required power are not known to have been available until hundreds of years after the book 's completion . The complicated knot work and interweaving found in Kells and related manuscripts have many parallels in the metalwork and stone carving of the period . Since their gradual rediscovery from the 19th century on , these designs have also had an enduring popularity . Many of these motifs are used today in popular art including jewellery and tattoos . Purpose . The book had a sacramental rather than educational purpose . Such a large , lavish Gospel would have been left on the high altar of the church and removed only for the reading of the Gospel during Mass , with the reader probably reciting from memory more than reading the text . It is significant that the `` Chronicles of Ulster '' state the book was stolen from the sacristy , where the vessels and other accoutrements of the Mass were stored , rather than from the monastic library . Its design seems to take this purpose in mind ; that is , the book was produced with appearance taking precedence over practicality . There are numerous uncorrected mistakes in the text . Lines were often completed in a blank space in the line above . The chapter headings that were necessary to make the canon tables usable were not inserted into the margins of the page . In general , nothing was done to disrupt the look of the page : aesthetics were given priority over utility . Reproductions . File : Book of Kells fol 32v - Faksimile Verlag.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Faksimile-Verlag image of folio Some of the first faithful reproductions made of pages and elements of the Book of Kells were by the artist Helen Campbell D'Olier in the 1800s . She used vellum and reproduced the pigments used in the original manuscript . Photographs of her drawings were included in Sullivan 's study of the Book of Kells , first printed in 1913 . In 1951 , the Swiss publisher Urs Graf Verlag Bern produced the first facsimile of the Book of Kells . The majority of the pages were reproduced in black-and-white photographs , but the edition also featured forty-eight colour reproductions , including all the full-page decorations . Under licence from the Board of Trinity College Dublin , Thames and Hudson produced a second facsimile edition in 1974 . This edition included all the full-page illustrations in the manuscript and a representative section of the ornamentation of the text pages , together with some enlarged details of the illustrations . The reproductions were all in full colour , with photography by John Kennedy , Green Studio , Dublin . In 1979 , Swiss publisher Faksimile-Verlag Luzern requested permission to produce a full-colour facsimile of the book . Permission was initially denied , because Trinity College officials felt that the risk of damage to the book was too high . By 1986 , Faksimile-Verlag had developed a process that used gentle suction to straighten a page so that it could be photographed without touching it and so won permission to publish a new facsimile . After each page was photographed , a single-page facsimile was prepared so the colours could be carefully compared to the original and adjustments made where necessary . The completed work was published in 1990 in a two-volume set containing the full facsimile and scholarly commentary . One copy is held by the Anglican Church in Kells , on the site of the original monastery . Mario Kleff also reproduced folios from the Book of Kells and together with Faksimile-Verlag Publisher Urs Düggelin , curated an exhibition of the Book of Kells which included these facsimile pages . These facsimiles were created using the original techniques and were also presented in the Diocesan Museum of Trier . The ill-fated Celtworld heritage centre , which opened in Tramore , County Waterford in 1992 , included a replica of the Book of Kells . It cost approximately £18,000 to produce . In 1994 , Bernard Meehan , Keeper of Manuscripts at Trinity College Dublin , produced an introductory booklet on the Book of Kells , with 110 colour images of the manuscript . His 2012 book contained more than 80 pages from the manuscript reproduced full-size and in full colour . A digital copy of the manuscript was produced by Trinity College in 2006 and was made available for purchase through Trinity College on DVD-Rom . It included the ability to leaf through each page , two pages at a time or look at a single page in a magnified setting . There were also a number of commentary tracks about the specific pages as well as the history of the book . Users were given the option to search by specific illuminated categories including animals , capitols and angels . It retailed for approximately €30 but has since been discontinued . The Faksimile-Verlag images are now online at Trinity College 's . In film . The 2009 animated film `` The Secret of Kells '' tells a fictional story of the creation of the Book of Kells by an elderly monk Aidan and his young apprentice Brendan , who struggle to work on the manuscript in the face of destructive Viking raids . It was directed by Tomm Moore and nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature in 2009 . It was praised for sequences of animation drawing from the illuminated pages .
Land Purchase Act . Land Purchase Act ( with its variations ) is used as a short title and collective title in Prince Edward Island and the United Kingdom for legislation relating to the purchase of land . Prince Edward Island . Statutes of the General Assembly of Prince Edward Island
ANA Wings . ANA Wings Co. , Ltd . ( ANAウイングス株式会社 `` ANA Uingusu Kabushiki Kaisha '' ) is a regional airline with its corporate headquarters at Haneda Airport in Ōta , Tokyo , Japan and a wholly owned subsidiary of All Nippon Airways ( ANA ) . The airline was formed on 1 October 2010 through the merger of Air Next , Air Central and Air Nippon Network .
Lucia Casalini Torelli . Lucia Casalini Torelli ( 1677–1762 ) was an Italian painter , active in Bologna . The wife of painter Felice Torelli ( and , through him , sister-in-law of violinist and composer Giuseppe Torelli ) , she was the mother of painter Stefano Torelli . She was born in Bologna , where she trained under Giovanni Gioseffo dal Sole . Life and works . Daughter of Antonio Casalini and Antonia Bandiera , she began studying painting with her cousin , Carlo Casalini . However at the age of thirteen she entered the atelier of the prominent Bolognese painter , Giovan Gioseffo Dal Sole . Here she met her future husband , also a successful painter Felice Torelli , who was regularly sent by the master to the young girl 's home to bring her drawings to copy . The two married in 1701 , and soon opened their own studio with students . They had seven children , two of whom , Anna and Stefano , became artists . In 1706 , Felice Torelli was one of the founders of the Accademia Clementina ; Lucia was elected an honorary member in 1726 , a few years after Rosalba Carriera became a member of the Academy . The active participation of Lucia and Felice in the Academy contributed to their artistic and social success in Bologna . The Emilian artist was widowed in 1748 and died in Bologna May 18 , 1762 , at the age of 85 . Many of her works are lost . The church of San Domenico , in Imola , conserves an altarpiece painted by her which depicts Saint Thomas Aquinas .
100 Greengate . 100 Greengate ( during development known as Exchange Court ) is a residential skyscraper under construction in Salford , Greater Manchester , United Kingdom . When built , it will be 130m ( 426 feet ) tall making it the tallest building in the City of Salford and second tallest building in Greater Manchester . It was designed by OMI Architects and is part of a major redevelopment of the Greengate area . The 44 storey tower will include a lower elevation clad with aluminium panels and reaching 16 storeys . The Main tower will be covered with reflective metal panels set behind the glass . The site is bounded by Trinity Way to the North , and Greengate to the south . History . Construction of the building started in May 2016 and topped out in March 2018 .
Harold Gore . Harold Martin `` Kid '' Gore ( January 1 , 1891 – June 4 , 1969 ) was the head coach of the University of Massachusetts Amherst , football team from 1919 to 1927 ( then the Massachusetts Agricultural College ) . He compiled a 33–32–5 overall record . Gore also served as head coach for the men 's basketball team , and baseball team . Gore is the grandfather of Mark Oliver Everett , a.k.a . `` E '' , of the independent rock band Eels .
Oquawka Wagon Bridge . The Oquawka Wagon Bridge is a covered bridge located south of Oquawka in Henderson County , Illinois . The wooden bridge was built in 1866 , replacing an earlier bridge called the Eames Bridge ; the bridge structure cost $ 2,125 , while its stone abutments cost $ 2.40 per perch . The bridge carried a road over Henderson Creek until 1935 , when the state government moved the roadway ; in the following year , the bridge became a pedestrian bridge , and the state opened a picnic area in its vicinity . The bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975 .
Rudnik , Otwock County . Rudnik is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Osieck , within Otwock County , Masovian Voivodeship , in east-central Poland .
2016 Priceline Pharmacy Classic – Draw . The 2016 Priceline Pharmacy Classic takes place between 12–15 January at the Kooyong Stadium in Melbourne , Australia .
College soccer . College soccer is played by teams composed of soccer players who are enrolled in colleges and universities . While it is most widespread in the United States , it is also prominent in South Korea and Canada . The institutions typically hire full-time professional coaches and staff , although the student athletes are strictly amateur and are not paid . College soccer in the United States is sponsored by the National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA ) , the sports regulatory body for major universities , and by the governing bodies for smaller universities and colleges . This sport is played on a rectangular field of the dimensions of about 64m ( meters ) - 70m sideline to sideline ( width ) , and 100m - 110m goal line to goal line ( length ) . College soccer teams play a variety of conference and non-conference games throughout the fall season , with the season culminating in the post-season tournament called the College Cup . The St. Louis University Billikens is the most successful men 's team , having won 10 College Cups while the North Carolina Tar Heels led by head coach Anson Dorrance is the most successful women 's college soccer team with 21 College Cup wins . The best men 's and women 's college soccer player each year is awarded the Hermann Trophy . After their collegiate careers , top men 's players often go on to play professionally in Major League Soccer or other professional leagues while top women 's players may play professionally in the National Women 's Soccer League or in other professional soccer leagues around the world including Division 1 Féminine in France , Damallsvenskan in Sweden , Germany 's Frauen Bundesliga , Australia 's W-League , or Japan 's Nadeshiko League . Competition format . College soccer is played in the fall from August to December depending on if a team makes the tournament and how long they are in the tournament . Teams play conference and non-conference teams . The NCAA tournament is played in November to early December with the Final Four and Championship game played in December . There are 48 teams in the men 's tournament and 64 teams in the women 's tournament . Proposed Division I men 's season change . After many months of extended unofficial discussion , on August 22 , 2016 , NCAA Division I men 's coaches and the National Soccer Coaches Association of America ( NSCAA ) officially began an `` informational campaign '' to build support for a proposed change of the playing schedule for Division I men 's soccer . Under the proposed changes of the `` Academic Year Season Model '' , the number of games on the Fall schedule and the number of mid-week games would be reduced , with games added in the Spring following a Winter break , and the NCAA Division I Men 's Soccer Championship tournament would be moved from November and December to May and June . In addition to more closely matching the professional season , the changes address issues of player health and safety and of the time demands on student-athletes . The proposal concerns only Division I men 's soccer . While a large majority of men 's coaches and players support the changes , only a small minority of women 's coaches and players currently do so . At this time , there is only the `` informational campaign '' `` ... to educate our Athletic Directors , NCAA leadership , student athletes , coaches and fans on the advantages of this Academic Year Model , '' said Sasho Cirovski , NSCAA D1 Men 's committee chair and University of Maryland head coach . No formal proposal has been made to the NCAA . Rules . While similar in general appearance , NCAA rules diverge significantly from FIFA Laws of the Game . A manager may make limited substitutions , and each player is allowed one re-entry which must occur in the second half of the match unless the substitution was caused by a player injury resulting from a caution or send-off . All matches have an overtime period if the game remains tied after 90 minutes . As opposed to a regular two-half extra time period , golden goal is applied . If neither team scores in the two ten-minute periods , the match ends in a draw ( unless it is a playoff match , then it would go to a penalty shootout ) . College soccer is played with a clock that can be stopped when signaled to by the referee for injuries , the issuing of cards , or when the referee believes a team is wasting time . The clock is also stopped after goals until play is restarted , and the clock generally counts down from 45:00 to 0:00 in each half . In most professional soccer leagues , there is an up-counting clock with the referee adding stoppage time to the end of each 45-minute half . Double-jeopardy rule change . In February 2017 , the NCAA rules committee met to discuss a proposed rule that would change the double jeopardy rule . If the last player was to foul a player and deny a goal scoring opportunity , this goal would instead give the referee the ability to choose to issue a yellow card , if they were to feel it was a proper attempt to get the ball . The change was approved . Potential timekeeping change . On March 29 , 2018 , the NCAA announced that its rules committee had recommended that the organization align itself with FIFA timekeeping rules , with the new rule slated for adoption in the 2018 season . If this proposal had been adopted , The committee felt that the then-current timekeeping system led to gamesmanship , specifically blatant delaying tactics , at the end of matches . However , an NCAA oversight committee tabled the proposal , meaning that the current system ( official time kept on the sidelines by a downward-counting clock ) will remain in place . History of college soccer in the U.S.. The first `` de facto '' college football game held in the U.S. in 1869 between Rutgers University and Princeton was contested , at Rutgers captain John W. Leggett 's request , with rules mixing soccer and rugby and loosely based on those of the Football Association in London , England . However most sports historians argue that this was actually the first-ever college `` gridiron '' football season in history . But that perception is changing , with Harvard being recognized as a pioneer in gridiron football , along with McGill , Tufts , and Yale . The NCAA first began holding a men 's national soccer championship in 1959 . Prior to 1959 , the men 's national champion had been determined by a national poll instead of through a national tournament . St. Louis University won the 1959 inaugural championship using mostly local players , defeating a number of teams that were mostly foreign players . St. Louis University continued to dominate the Division I Championship for a number of years , appearing in five consecutive finals from 1959 to 1963 and winning four ; and appearing in six consecutive finals from 1969 to 1974 and winning four . College soccer continued growing throughout the 1970s , with the NCAA adding a men 's Division III in 1974 to accommodate the growing number of schools . Indiana University 's men 's soccer program achieved success in the 1980s , 1990s , and 2000s with 8 national championships , 6 Hermann Trophy winners ( national player of the year ) , and 13 national team players . From 1973 to 2003 no team won more men 's national championships or had more NCAA College Cup appearances than Indiana . Virginia won a record four consecutive men 's national championships from 1991 to 1994 under head coach Bruce Arena . The first college women ’ s varsity soccer team was established at Castleton State College in Castleton VT in the mid 1960s . A major factor in the growth of women ’ s college soccer was the passage of the Educational Amendments of 1972 , which included Title IX that mandated equal access and equal spending on athletic programs at college institutions . As a result , college varsity soccer programs for women were established . By 1981 , there were about a 100 varsity programs established in NCAA women ’ s soccer , and even more club teams . The AIAW ( Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women ) , was established in the mid 1970s and began sponsoring women ’ s varsity programs . It establishing an informal national championship in 1980 , which Cortland State won . A year later in 1981 , the tournament was hosted by the University of North Carolina , which ended up winning the tournament as well . In 1982 , the NCAA began to sponsor women ’ s sports and all schools switched into the NCAA . One major difference in the growth of women ’ s college soccer unlike men 's college soccer , was that it did not start out primarily in one region of the country and spread through the decades . With help from men ’ s soccer , the women ’ s program was able to take root all over the country at once , and grow from there . The University of North Carolina , coached by Anson Dorrance , immediately stood out as the ones to beat in the women ’ s college game and remain that way up unto today . Of the first 20 NCAA championships , 16 were won by UNC , including nine in a row from 1986-1994 . Men 's . The following teams have won the College Cup two or more times . Women 's . The following teams have won the College Cup . Players . A number of American college soccer programs have developed players that have gone on to play professionally or for the U.S. national teams . Every year since its inception in 1996 , Major League Soccer ( MLS ) has held a SuperDraft in which MLS teams draft young prospects . The draft picks in the MLS SuperDraft are often U.S.-based college soccer players . A similar format is held each year for the National Women 's Soccer League ( NWSL ) : the NWSL College Draft . The Hermann Trophy is awarded annually by the Missouri Athletic Club to the top male and female college soccer players in the United States.At the start of the college soccer season a list of Hermann Trophy nominees is compiled . Near the end of the college regular season , 15 players are announced as semifinalists . In early December the top three vote-getters for both the men 's and women 's trophy are announced as finalists . In an annual banquet held at the Missouri Athletic Club of St. Louis , the winners of the two awards are announced . Hermann Trophy winners who have starred for the U.S. national teams at multiple FIFA World Cups include Tony Meola ( 1989 ) , Alexi Lalas ( 1991 ) , and Claudio Reyna ( 1993 ) , Michelle Akers ( 1988 ) , Shannon Higgins ( 1989 ) , Kristine Lilly ( 1991 ) , Mia Hamm ( 1991–92 ) , Tisha Venturini ( 1994 ) , Shannon MacMillan ( 1995 ) , Cindy Parlow ( 1997–98 ) , Aly Wagner ( 2002 ) , Kelley O'Hara ( 2009 ) , Christen Press ( 2010 ) , Crystal Dunn ( 2012 ) and Morgan Brian ( 2013–14 ) . Many top American men 's college soccer players play for separate teams in the Premier Development League ( PDL ) during the summer . One college club , the BYU Cougars men 's team , has foregone playing in the NCAA or NAIA and instead play all of their games in the PDL . Several coaches who have won the College Cup have gone on to coach Division I professional soccer or even the U.S. national teams . The most well-known NCAA men 's team coaches who have gone on to success in the professional ranks include Bruce Arena ( four College Cups with Virginia from 1991 to 1994 ) , and Sigi Schmid ( won two College Cups with UCLA in 1985 and 1990 ) . On the women 's side , North Carolina coach Anson Dorrance coached the United States women 's national soccer team during its early years from 1986–1994 and led the team to win the inaugural 1991 FIFA Women 's World Cup in China . Former UCLA Bruins coach Jill Ellis led the national team to win its third World Cup at the 2015 FIFA Women 's World Cup in Canada . Many women 's college soccer players take opportunities to play professionally in the National Women 's Soccer League ( NWSL ) and in Europe , Asia , and Australia . Players are also chosen from college to be a member of the United States women 's national soccer team . The NWSL started in 2012 and now consists of 10 teams . This most recent draft in 2017 took place in Los Angeles , California with Rose Lavelle from Wisconsin going in the first round to the Boston Breakers . Recent winners of the Mac Hermann Trophy include international players such as Kadeisha Buchanan ( 2016 ) , Raquel Rodríguez ( 2015 ) , Morgan Brian ( 2014 , 2013 ) and Crystal Dunn ( 2012 ) . Divisions and conferences in the United States . There are approximately 800 NCAA men 's soccer programs—206 NCAA Division I , 207 Division II , and 408 Division III . There are 959 NCAA women 's soccer teams—310 Division I , 225 Division II , and 424 Division III . The number of men 's Division I programs has stayed roughly constant since the mid-1990s , but the number of women 's Division I programs has increased from 190 in 1995–96 to 310 in 2008–09 . Divisions and conferences internationally . In the United Kingdom , the BUCS Football League governs soccer in colleges and universities . In South Korea , the university soccer competition is called the U-League . Created in 2008 , it is the first organized league competition for university soccer teams and operates outside of the regular Korean soccer league structure .
Auguste Charlois . Auguste Honoré Charlois ( November 26 , 1864 – March 26 , 1910 ) was a French astronomer who discovered 99 asteroids while working at the Nice Observatory in southeastern France . Asteroid Discovery . His first discovery was the asteroid 267 Tirza in 1887 . He photographed 433 Eros on the very night of its discovery by Gustav Witt , but was not able to act quickly enough before Witt announced his find . Although he started searching for asteroids in the era of visual detection , by 1891 Max Wolf had pioneered the use of astrophotography to drastically speed up the rate of detection of asteroids , and both Wolf and Charlois separately discovered far more asteroids than would have been feasible by visual detection . In 1899 , Charlois received the Prix Jules Janssen , the highest award of the Société astronomique de France , the French astronomical society , and was also awarded the Valz Prize by the French Academy of Sciences in 1889 for his work on calculating asteroid orbits . Murder . At the age of 46 , he was murdered by Gabriel Brengues , the brother of his first wife , Jeanne Charlois and husband to the sister ( Therese ) of his second wife , Marie Brengues , over an inheritance by the death of Jeanne ( née Brengues ) . The man was found guilty and given a life sentence of hard labor in New Caledonia . Memorial . The asteroid 1510 Charlois , discovered by André Patry at Nice Observatory in 1939 , was named in his honour .
Jani Hartikainen . Jani Hartikainen ( born 16 September 1975 ) is a Finnish football player who currently plays for the Finnish premiership Veikkausliiga club KuPS in Finland .
Pasco County Public Transportation . Pasco County Public Transportation ( or PCPT ) provides public transportation in Pasco County , Florida . The agency operates both fixed bus and paratransit services . Routes . PCPT operates ten fixed bus routes throughout Pasco County : three in East Pasco , six in West Pasco , and one weekday , cross-county service . Connections to PSTA . Two PCPT bus routes , 18 and 19 , provide connectivity with PSTA bus routes 19 and 66 respectively . Connections to HART . PCPT bus route 54 connects with HART 's commuter express line 275LX Connections to Hernando County 's THE BUS . PCPT bus route 21 connects with The Bus 's Purple Route on weekdays , providing a connection to Hernando County for the first time . Expansion of Service . On March 5 , 2012 a new weekday , cross-county route was added running along State Road 54 . This service connects the east and west bus systems .
Kathy Tayler . Kathy Tayler ( born 23 March 1960 ) is a British television presenter and former champion modern pentathlete . She is best known for co-presenting TV-am between 1989 and 1992 , plus Holiday on BBC One , alongside Des Lynham and the late Anne Gregg . Athletics . Tayler won the women 's modern pentathlon World Cup in 1979 at the age of 19 . She was a member of the Great Britain modern pentathlon team that won gold at the Modern Pentathlon World Championships in 1981 and 1982 . She also won a bronze medal in the individual competition at the same event in 1982 . She retired from competition in 1983 and she gained a BSc Honours degree in physiology at Southampton University . TV career . After appearing as a contestant on the TV sports quiz `` A Question of Sport '' she was offered and accepted the job of presenter on a sport-themed television programme for children called `` Stopwatch '' . Tayler joined TV-am in 1989 as co-presenter of `` Good Morning Britain '' with Mike Morris and Richard Keys . When Jayne Irving stopped presenting the `` After Nine '' programme , in the screening slot immediately after `` Good Morning Britain '' , Tayler took her place and remained a regular presenter until December 1992 . She presented and reported on BBC 's `` Holiday '' for 12 years , initially specializing in physically demanding outdoor assignments . After the birth of her first child in 1991 , her emphasis changed to family and long haul holidays . After taking a career break to raise her family she returned to TV as a presenter on shopping channel QVC . Personal life . Tayler married photographer Alan Olley in September 1987 . The couple have three children .
Muhammad Ali Khan Wallajah . Muhammad Ali Khan Wallajah , or Muhammad Ali Khan Walla Jah ( 7 July 1717 – 13 October 1795 ) , was the Nawab of Arcot in India and an ally of the British East India Company . Muhammad Ali Khan Wallajah was born to Anwaruddin Muhammed Khan , by his second wife , `` Fakhr un-nisa Begum Sahiba '' , a niece of Sayyid Ali Khan Safavi ul-Mosawi of Persia , sometime Naib suba of Trichonopoly , on 7 July 1717 at Delhi . Muhammed Ali Khan Wallajah the Nawab of Arcot often referred to himself as the Subedar of the Carnatic in his letters and correspondence with the then Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II . Official name . His official name was `` Amir ul Hind , Walla Jah , 'Umdat ul-Mulk , Asaf ud-Daula , Nawab Muhammad 'Ali Anwar ud-din Khan Bahadur , Zafar Jang , Sipah-Salar , Sahib us-Saif wal-qalam Mudabbir-i-Umur-i-'Alam Farzand-i-'Aziz-az Jan , Biradarbi Jan-barabar [ Nawab Jannat Aramgah ] , Subadar of the Carnatic '' . Life . It was said of Muhammad Ali Khan Wallajah , that he could be courteous , immensely hospitable , always emulating English customs and manners , such as taking breakfast and tea , and sitting on chairs rather than cushions . He held two investitures , bestowing the KB upon Sir John Lindsay and Sir Hector Munro , in 1771 and 1779 , respectively . He granted the titles of Siraj ud-Daula , Anwar ud-din Khan Bahadur , and Dilawar Jang , together with the Subadarship of the Carnatic Payeen Ghaut and a mensab of 5,000 zat and 5,000 sowar , the Mahi Maratib , Naubat , etc . by Imperial firman on 5 April 1750 . He joined forces with Nasir Jung and the British in opposing Chanda Sahib , the French nominee for the Subadarship . He defeated by the French at Gingee in December 1750 , and fled to Trichnopoly for a second time . He was received an Imperial firman confirming his possession of the Carnatic and appointing him as Naib to Viceroy of the Deccan , 21 January 1751 . He was recognised by the Treaty of Paris as an independent ruler , 1763 ( recognised by the Emperor of Delhi 26 August 1765 ) . Raised to the titles of Walla Jah 1760 , and Sahib us-Saif wal-qalam Mudabbir-i-Umur-i-'Alam Farzand-i-'Aziz-az Jan by Emperor Shah Alam II . Sir John Macpherson , writing to Lord Macartney in November 1781 declared , `` I love the old man ... mind me to my old Nabob . I have been sending him sheep and bags of rice by every ship . It is more than he did for me when I was fighting his battles . '' The Nawab was an ally of the British East India Company , but also harboured great ambitions of power in the South Indian arena , where Hyder Ali of Mysore , the Marathas , and the Nizam of Hyderabad were constant rivals . The Nawab could also be unpredictable and devious , and his breach of promise in failing to surrender Tiruchirappalli to Hyder Ali in 1751 was at the root of many confrontations between Hyder Ali and the British . When Hyder Ali swept into the Carnatic towards Arcot on 23 July 1780 , with an army estimated at 86–100,000 men , it was not the Nawab , however , but the British who had provoked Hyder Ali 's wrath , by seizing the French port of Mahé which was under his protection . Much of the ensuing war was fought on the Nawab 's territory . For the defence of his territory , the Nawab paid the British 400,000 pagodas per annum ( about £160,000 ) and 10 out of the 21 battalions of the Madras army were posted to garrison his forts . The British derived income from his `` jagirs '' ( land grants ) . Political influence . For a period the situation of the Nawab was a significant factor in Westminster politics . The Nawab had borrowed heavily ; and many East India Company officials , in India or in the United Kingdom , were his creditors . Elections in the UK could be , and were , influenced by nabob money , with the result that a group of about a dozen Members of Parliament formed a discernible `` Arcot interest '' , as it was called . By the 1780s issues affecting Arcot were therefore having a direct impact on British politics : the debts of the Nawab mattered in domestic terms . Death . He died from gangrene poisoning , at Madras on 13 October 1795 . He was buried outside the gate of the Gunbad of Shah Chand Mastan , Trichinopoly . He was succeeded by his son Umdat ul-Umara , who was later accused of supporting Tipu Sultan the heir of Hyder Ali during the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War .
Trac Tran . Trac Tran from the Johns Hopkins University , Baltimore , MD was named Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers ( IEEE ) in 2014 `` for contributions to multirate and sparse signal processing '' .
Selena Coppa . Selena Danielle Coppa ( born February 25 , 1983 ) was a military intelligence Sergeant in the United States Army . She is primarily notable for her organizing and activism against the US Occupation of Iraq while serving as an active duty military member , including serving on the Executive Board of Iraq Veterans Against the War . In 2009 it was announced that she was heading a committee responsible for gaining and training more active duty anti-war soldiers . She has the somewhat unusual status of being a war resister strictly holding to legalities , and has been identified as a primary `` force multiplier '' for other servicemembers attempting to resist the war through legal means . Military service . Coppa enlisted in the Army in 2000 under the Delayed Entry Program and began her service as a Military Intelligence soldier in February 2001 . Much of her work during the war was classified , and she has generally refused to speak about those matters , citing legal restrictions . Protest activities . In February 2007 , Coppa became active with Iraq Veterans Against the War ( IVAW ) , though she did not come to prominence until January 2008 , when she took over the GI Outreach Team for IVAW . She began coordinating the active duty wing of IVAW , flying and driving around the country , and visiting military bases to speak , distribute information , and organize other soldiers . She rose to international media attention in March 2008 , when she testified at the hearings in Silver Spring , Maryland . One of only two active duty participants , she chaired the Breakdown of the Military panel . Shortly after testifying , she was reassigned to Germany but still made regular appearances inside the US , including at the Winter Soldier on the Hill hearings before Congress in May 2008 and on the State of the Union Base Tour . She was a main organizer of the DNC and RNC protests . In early 2009 , she was named to the IVAW Board of Directors , and was subsequently elected to the Executive Board . She later resigned from this position , whistleblowing and citing ethical concerns about another executive board member . She was removed from the board after refusing to recant the charges . Military repercussions . Coppa reported suffering informal harassment by her unit and was also investigated by CID with no charges filed shortly after Winter Soldier . Shortly after being named to the Board of Directors , she was also placed under investigation and threatened with court-martial and potential discharge for her blogging and other activities . Coppa was represented by military law expert Michael Lebowitz , who successfully defended her against charges of disloyal statements and dereliction of duty . Coppa later received company-grade nonjudicial punishment for appearing in uniform at a protest march during participation at an IVAW-led march two years prior . Print and film . Coppa was a main character in the documentary filmseries `` This Is Where We Take Our Stand '' , appearing in several episodes and the introductory and closing sequences . Coppa has also been an active blogger on both her own blog called `` Active Duty Patriot '' and the nonpartisan blog `` Military Pundits '' .
Artajona . Artajona is a town and municipality located in the province and autonomous community of Navarre , northern Spain .
Catherine Galbraith . Catherine Galbraith ( née Catherine Merriam Atwater ; January 19 , 1913 – October 1 , 2008 ) was an American author who was the wife of economist and author John Kenneth Galbraith , and the mother of four sons : diplomat and political analyst , Peter W. Galbraith , economist James K. Galbraith , attorney J. Alan Galbraith , and Douglas Galbraith who died in childhood of leukemia . Life and career . Catherine , also known as Kitty , was born in New York City , New York , the daughter of Alice Caroline ( née Merriam ) and Charles Woodard Atwater , a lawyer who later served as the Consul General for Siam and the granddaughter of Wilbur Olin Atwater , the inventor of the calorimeter and chemist known for his studies of human metabolism and nutrition . Galbraith attended Smith College , spending her junior year at the Sorbonne , and obtaining her bachelor 's degree in Romance languages from Smith in 1934 . She then took graduate courses in German language at the University of Munich , where she lived in the same rooming house-dormitory as Unity Mitford , a girlfriend of Adolf Hitler . She was awarded a Master of Arts degree from Radcliffe College in 1936 . Galbraith was fluent in Hindi and several other languages . She was introduced to her future husband at a café while she was a graduate student at Radcliffe . The couple married on September 17 , 1937 , at the Reformed Church of North Hempstead , New York . The newlyweds were to sail on the MV `` Britannic '' to London , where J.K. Galbraith had plans to spend the year as a research fellow at the University of Cambridge studying under economist John Maynard Keynes , but Keynes was struck with a heart attack . Instead , Kitty introduced John to Europe , driving through the countryside and visiting towns and cathedrals . Before World War II , she worked as a researcher at both the Library of Congress and the United States Department of Justice . Her son James wrote an essay while in fourth grade about the work his parents did , which included a detailed description of his father 's job and concluded that `` Mother does n't do much '' . In response , Galbraith wrote an article in the May 1963 issue of `` The Atlantic Monthly '' , titled `` 'Mother Does n't Do Much ' : The Ambassador 's Wife in India '' , describing her role in running the household and entertaining distinguished guests . She co-authored a book `` India ; Now and Through Time '' with Rama Mehta , the wife of an Indian diplomat in 1972 , which was intended to introduce children ages 10–14 to the culture and life of India . The book includes personal anecdotes as well as photographs , and was described by Joseph Lelyveld of `` The New York Times '' as a `` graceful and accurate book '' that makes the reader wish for more stories . For more than two decades , the Galbraiths held an annual party after the Harvard University commencement that often included Nobel prize laureates and heads of state . Benazir Bhutto visited the Galbraiths during her freshman year at Harvard in 1969 and was a guest when she gave the commencement address in 1989 . Galbraith died at age 95 on October 1 , 2008 , of a heart attack at Mount Auburn Hospital . Her husband died in 2006 at age 97 , the two having been married 68 years .
Oliver-Leming House . Oliver-Leming House , also known as the Home of the Missouri State Flag , is a historic home located at Cape Girardeau , Missouri . It was designed by J.B. Legg , and built in 1898-1899 . It is a 2 1/2-story , red brick dwelling . It features a full-width , two-story front portico supported by Corinthian order columns and added in 1915 . It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980 .
Real Love ( Lee Ryan song ) . `` Real Love '' is a song by English singer-songwriter Lee Ryan from his debut solo album , `` Lee Ryan '' ( 2005 ) . It was released as the fourth and final single from the album in 2006 . The song was originally produced by Cutfather & Joe , Ash Howes , Martin Harrington , and Remee , and it was remixed by Brian Rawling and Paul Meehan for its single release . `` Real Love '' was not released in Ryan 's native United Kingdom , due to the lack of sales for Ryan 's previous singles . The track received attention for its use as the theme song of the film ' . The song peaked at # 57 in Italy and # 72 in Switzerland . In 2008 , the song was covered by Katharine McPhee and Elliott Yamin for Randy Jackson 's debut album `` Randy Jackson 's Music Club , Vol . 1 '' . The song was released on April 21 , 2008 and served as the second single from the album . According to `` USA Today '' , the song has sold 8,000 copies as of June 2008 . Credits and personnel . Credits adapted from CD single liner notes .
Sclerodoris worki . `` Sclerodoris worki '' is a species of sea slug , a dorid nudibranch , shell-less marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the family Discodorididae . Description . The maximum recorded body length is 50 mm . Ecology . Minimum recorded depth is 0 m. Maximum recorded depth is 0 m .
Lesser guitarfish . The lesser guitarfish or lesser sandshark ( `` Acroteriobatus annulatus '' ) is a species of fish in the Rhinobatidae family . It is found in Angola , Namibia , South Africa , and possibly Mozambique . Its natural habitats are shallow seas and estuarine waters . It is threatened by habitat loss .
Contact ( 1978 film ) . Contact or Kontakt ( ) is an award-winning 1978 Soviet animated short film . Plot . A painter leaves the town and walks around countryside . While he is resting on the grass , humming the melody of `` Speak Softly Love '' , a large spaceship lands near him . An alien exits the spaceship , photographs the environment and tries to contact the painter by changing his appearance to resemble nearby animals and objects and by touching him . The painter is frightened and tries to run away , but becomes tired , falls from a cliff and lies on the ground , imagining that the alien is going to lock him in a cage and torture him . The alien approaches the painter and tries to hum the same melody that the painter hummed earlier , but makes some mistakes . The painter understands that the alien is friendly , teaches him the correct melody , and they walk away together hand in hand . The film has no dialogue in any language . All communication is made using music , gestures and gazes ; the alien also tries to communicate by shapeshifting . Director Vladimir Tarasov explored this theme of universal communication in his other films ; he considered animation `` the Esperanto of all mankind '' . Influence and recognition . Even though `` The Godfather '' films were not distributed in the Soviet Union , the theme music was familiar to Soviet people thanks to this short film .
Tenay . Tenay is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France . Geography . The river Albarine flows southwest through the commune 's eastern part , crosses the village , then flows northwest .
Kevin Chevalia . Kevin Chevalia ( born February 24 , 1986 ) is an American actor . He is best known for his role as Jamie Seaver in the 1993 film ' and its 1996 sequel , ' .
Water jacket . A water jacket is a water-filled casing surrounding a device , typically a metal sheath having intake and outlet vents to allow water to be pumped through and circulated . The flow of water to an external heating or cooling device allows precise temperature control of the device . Applications . Water jackets are often used in watercooling . They are also used in laboratory glassware : Liebig , Graham , and Allihn condensers . Water jackets were used to cool the barrels of machine guns at the time of the First World War , but modern machine guns are air-cooled to conserve weight and hence increase portability . In a reciprocating piston internal combustion engine the water jacket is a series of holes either cast or bored through the main engine block and connected by inlet and outlet valves to a radiator . Equipment such as tissue culture incubators may be enclosed in a water jacket kept at a constant temperature .
William Carlos Williams Center for the Performing Arts . The William Carlos Williams Center is a private , not for profit performing arts and cinema complex located in downtown Rutherford , New Jersey . The center was named after the Pulitzer prize winning poet and physician William Carlos Williams . The building that the center occupies was originally built in the 1920s as a Vaudeville theater known as the Rivoli . The Rivoli soon started showing silent movies and eventually `` talkies '' . The theater enjoyed success until a fire destroyed part of the building in 1977 . In 1978 a group of philanthropists started the Williams Center Project which open the Center in 1982 . The center currently has two live theaters , three cinemas , and an open-air meeting gallery . Current uses . On July 29 , 2016 , the three cinemas and downstairs floor reopened for first run movies after successful fundraising to switch from 35mm projectors to digital . This includes a refurbished concession stand , lobby and a party room which has now been turned into an Arcade .
Massage for Relaxation . `` Massage For Relaxation '' is a 1985 instructional video and was among the first on how to massage another person . Produced by Mark Schulze and Patricia Mooney of New & Unique Videos , of San Diego , California . Background . Patricia Mooney graduated from the Mueller College of Massage in San Diego as a massage technician in 1981 , and subsequently authored several articles in national publications . In 1987 she added additional footage of Self Massage instruction to the 1985 prequel . The film was videotaped and live-switched in a Public-access television studio with three video cameras , and distributed worldwide on VHS , Beta and PAL videotape formats . Synopsis . The instructional film shows Cleo ( aka Patty Mooney ) performing a massage on Maria ( aka Maya Campos ) using Swedish Oil techniques . Also included are instructions for a Glowing Salt Rub . Release . New & Unique Videos was founded in 1985 . That same year , the 45-minute instructional video `` Massage for Relaxation '' was listed in a special interest video Christmas catalog at London 's Heathrow Airport bookstore . '' Other special interest video distributors carried the title in their catalogs , including Wood Knapp , BFS Limited in Canada , Instructional Video , Inc. , The Learning Annex , and Publishers Clearing House . In 2011 , New & Unique Videos reissued `` Massage For Relaxation '' in DVD format , and made it available for on-demand downloading at video kiosks at Microsoft and Sony Style stores in Europe and the United States . Awards and nominations . In 1985 , the film won an International Television Association ( ITVA ) Video Medallion Award . Reception . In July 1995 , P.J . Birosik of `` Nexus Magazine '' noted the 1985 ITVA award and commented that the video had a `` soothing score '' making it `` easy to relax while learning how to massage oneself or another . '' He noted also that through closeup shots the demonstrations were clear and the proffered techniques of massage and salt rub were easy to learn . In September 1988 , `` Billboard Magazine '' wrote that while `` Everyone enjoys a good massage '' , `` the difficult part is getting someone to give you one , '' noting `` Briskly paced and modestly priced , this program just may make a dent in the sell-through market . '' `` Vegetarian Times '' wrote that after a hard workout , a massage is always welcome , and noted the instruction available through the film . `` Total Health Magazine '' found the video to be unique in that it `` is both instructional for someone learning to be a masseur and instructor Cleo demonstrates how to give yourself a massage . Techniques are plainly shown how to relieve tension in neck , shoulders , back , hips , chest , abdomen , legs , arms , feet , face and head '' . `` Health Foods Business '' wrote in 1988 that while the benefits of massage might be obtainable `` from the hands of a trained and certified pro , '' decent massage can be done by amateurs who use some of the available `` books and video cassettes which , while not a substitute for a massage therapy course , can help the nonprofessional acquire some skills for home use . '' They noted that `` Massage For Relaxation '' , put together in 1985 by trained masseuse and frequently published author Patricia Mooney , is one such video and that it contained `` a 15-minute section on self-massage . '' The `` Video Rating Guide for Libraries '' wrote that while the video 's cover jacket was `` attractive and provocative '' , it was an otherwise `` highly professional , nonpornographic treatment of whole body massage , '' noting that the camera angles and detail work presented an `` excellent focus on various techniques of massage '' , and that the benefits of whole body massage were featured with `` emphasis placed on relieving pain and enhancing digestion . '' They made special note of the video including detailed explanation of self-massage techniques , and that the instructor 's demonstrations of a wide variety of techniques would be `` especially useful for novices '' .
Red House Cone . The Red House Cone is located in Wordsley in the West Midlands , adjacent to the Stourbridge Canal bridge on the A491 High Street . It is a high conical brick structure with a diameter of , used for the production of glass . It was used by the Stuart Crystal firm till 1936 , when the company moved to a new facility at Vine Street . It is one of only four complete cones remaining in the United Kingdom . It is the best preserved of only four such structures in the UK and is currently used as a museum by Dudley Council . ( The other three cones are at Lemington , Catcliffe and Alloa ) . At the site are 10 independent creative businesses , demonstrations of glass blowing , a cafe , shop , and provision for temporary exhibits . Visitors are able to climb a platform to view more closely the interior of the cone . Until mid-2009 , Stuart Crystal still had their main retail unit on the site , and for many years previously had a factory unit on the opposite side of the road . The firm became part of the Waterford Wedgwood group which was world-renowned , however went into administration in January 2009 meaning the store unfortunately closed . A site , on which the cone stands , was sold by John and Ann Southwell and Rebecca Stokes was sold to Richard Bradley , a wealthy glass-manufacturer , on 21 June 1788 . It is believed that Bradley began construction on the site soon after purchase , meaning that the cone would date to around 1790 . The cone was built by Bradley in partnership with his brother-in-law , George Ensell , for the manufacture of window glass . Ensell installed a moving lehr in the cone , which remains today and is the only surviving one in the world . The cone received Grade II* listed building status on 23 September 1966 . Representation in the media . The Red House Cone was featured in an episode of BBC Two 's Great British Railway Journeys , in the episode Sarah Cordingley taught Michael Portillo how to make a lampwork bead .
Neeraj Agnihotri . Neeraj Agnihotri ( born 13 May 1993 ) is a photographer , retoucher and a cinematographer based in Delhi , India . He is best known for cinematography and the editing for the documentary film : Nashebaaz - The Dying People of Delhi . He has also been widely published as a fine-arts portraits photographer . Biography . Neeraj Agnihotri was born on May 13 , 1993 in Muzaffarnagar , Uttar Pradesh , India . He now lives in Delhi and has also been working as a boudoir photographer for the last for 5 years in India He is also the founder of Absolute Fairytales that provides wedding photography services . Fiction . In The Name Of Blasphemy ( 2018 )
Skillet ( band ) . Skillet is an American Christian rock band formed in Memphis , Tennessee in 1996 . The band currently consists of husband John ( lead vocals , bass ) and wife Korey Cooper ( rhythm guitar , keyboards , backing vocals ) along with Jen Ledger ( drums , vocals ) and Seth Morrison ( lead guitar ) . The band has released ten albums , with two , `` Collide '' and `` Comatose '' , receiving Grammy nominations . Two of their albums , `` Comatose '' and `` Awake '' , are certified Platinum and Double Platinum respectively by the RIAA while `` Rise '' is certified Gold . Skillet went through several line-up changes early in their career , leaving founder John Cooper as the only original member remaining in the band . They are known for a relentless touring schedule , which garnered them a top five ranking in the Hardest Working Bands of 2010 by Songkick.com . Self-titled and `` Hey You , I Love Your Soul '' ( 1996–99 ) . Skillet formed in 1996 with two members : John Cooper , former vocalist for Tennessee progressive rock band Seraph , and Ken Steorts , former guitarist for Urgent Cry . The two bands met through touring together , but those bands disbanded soon after , so John and Ken 's pastor encouraged them to form their own band as a side-project . They decided to name the experiment 'Skillet ' . After , Trey McClurkin joined the band as a temporary drummer . Skillet was only together for a month when they received interest from major Christian record label ForeFront Records . In 1996 they released a self-titled debut `` Skillet '' . It was well-received , and the trio continued to write new material as they toured the United States . The question behind the name of the band , 'Skillet ' , comes up often among fans and the band itself . John Cooper , the lead vocalist and founder , explains that the name was a joke at first . The two founding members had already been in different bands , with each band having a different sound and style to its music . Cooper tells that the side project was said to be like putting all of those styles in a big skillet to come up with something unique , hence the band name 'Skillet ' . The band name is still somewhat of a joke between the band members , especially Cooper , who claims to still not like the title . Skillet recorded their follow-up album throughout 1997 , titled `` Hey You , I Love Your Soul '' , which was released in April 1998 . Their second effort was a change in style from the band 's first release . With this release , Skillet would abandon their post-grunge approach for a lighter alternative rock and style . His wife Korey was enlisted soon after to play keyboards live in order to alleviate John 's live performance duties . `` Invincible '' , `` Ardent Worship '' , and `` Alien Youth '' ( 2000–02 ) . Shortly before the band began recording for their third album , `` Invincible '' , Steorts left the band to be with his family and launch Visible Music College , a modern music ministry college located in Memphis , and Kevin Haaland joined the band as their new guitarist . Korey Cooper joined the band permanently and played keyboards for the recording of `` Invincible '' . Because of this change , the musical style on `` Invincible '' changed to a more electronic sound . Soon after the release of `` Invincible '' in early 2000 , Trey McClurkin parted ways with Skillet , and Lori Peters filled the drummer 's position . The band released their first worship album , and fourth album overall , `` Ardent Worship '' in late 2000 . The band kept much of their sound from `` Invincible '' on their next album `` Alien Youth '' . With little time between touring and recording , Skillet released `` Alien Youth '' on August 28 , 2001 , which was the first album that John Cooper took on production duties . Before the release of `` Alien Youth '' , Haaland left the band , and Ben Kasica took over on guitar . `` Collide '' ( 2003–05 ) . In 2003 , `` Collide '' , the band 's sixth studio album , was released by Ardent Records and contained the singles `` Savior '' and `` Collide '' . In 2004 , the rights to `` Collide '' were bought by Lava Records , an imprint of Atlantic Records . On May 25 , 2004 , `` Collide '' was re-released by Lava Records , with `` Open Wounds '' as an added track . The album was nominated for `` Best Rock Gospel Album '' in 2005 . Citing P.O.D . as inspiration for the musical shift on `` Collide '' , Cooper said , `` Well I 'm one of these song writers , everything I hear goes through my John Cooper filter of what I like and what I do n't like . [ ... ] All these things [ ... ] have been an influence on me . '' `` Comatose '' ( 2006–08 ) . Skillet 's album `` Comatose '' was released on October 3 , 2006 . It features the singles `` Rebirthing , '' `` Whispers in the Dark , '' `` Comatose , '' `` The Older I Get , '' `` Those Nights , '' `` The Last Night '' , and `` Better Than Drugs '' . The album debuted at No . 55 on the `` Billboard '' 200 and No . 4 on the US Top Christian Albums chart . In January 2008 , Skillet announced that their drummer , Lori Peters , was retiring from the band , feeling that `` it 's time for her to come off of the road and start a new chapter in her life . '' Peters ' last concert with Skillet was on December 31 , 2007 . However , during the 2007 Christmas season , she took the time to train Skillet 's next drummer , Jen Ledger . On October 21 , 2008 , `` Comatose Comes Alive '' was released ; a CD/DVD combo featuring live recordings of the band 's May 9 , 2008 concert in Chattanooga , Tennessee . It was shown on the Gospel Music Channel on December 5 , 2008 . Skillet 's Comatose Comes Alive CD also had a B-side with `` Live Free or Let Me Die '' as a single , also with five acoustic tracks which purchasers could download by inserting the CD in their computer . The Comatose album was certified Gold in sales by the RIAA on November 3 , 2009 . `` Awake '' ( 2009–11 ) === . Skillet 's eighth album , `` Awake '' , contains twelve songs and was released on August 25 , 2009 . It charted at No . 2 on the Billboard top 200 selling around 68,000 units in its first week . `` Monster '' was released as a single on July 14 , 2009 . Contrary to popular belief , John Cooper stated that `` Hero '' was not the album 's lead single . It was , however , released as a single in March 2010 . They also released a deluxe version with the extra songs `` Dead Inside '' and `` Would It Matter '' , along with the original , radio edit of `` Monster '' that does not have the distorted growl as in the single and in the CD . A remix on `` Monster '' was featured on one of their popular podcasts.The song `` Hero '' was used in the publicizing of the first football game of the 2009 NFL season between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Tennessee Titans , and the song `` Monster '' was used in the episode `` Jason : The Pretty-Boy Bully '' on MTV 's Bully Beatdown . `` Monster '' was the theme song for the WWE event WWE Hell in a Cell while the song `` Hero '' was the theme song for WWE Tribute to the Troops and Royal Rumble 2010 , as well as both songs being included on the official soundtrack for the WWE video game WWE SmackDown vs . Raw 2010 . `` Monster '' would also become the theme song for the AHL team the Lake Erie Monsters in Cleveland , Ohio , being played in the player intros and after a Lake Erie goal , and serves as the opening theme of the Fresno Monsters of Fresno , California . `` Monster '' was aired at the beginning of several ACC football games on Raycom Sports during the 2009 season . In the first week of April 2010 , `` Monster '' was released for the Rock band music store in Rock Band 2 It also tied the record for highest-charting Christian album on the `` Billboard '' 200 with Underoath 's 2006 release `` Define the Great Line '' and Casting Crowns ' 2007 release `` The Altar and the Door '' , as all three albums debuted at No . 2 . Skillet was nominated for six Dove Awards for the 41st Annual GMA Dove Awards . `` Awake '' was certified gold July 2 , 2010 . Also in 2010 , Ardent released `` The Early Years '' , a collection of their songs from 1996 to 2001 . On November 12 , Skillet released an iTunes sessions EP consisting of songs from `` Comatose '' and `` Awake '' . `` Monster '' was certified gold a day later . On February 14 , 2011 , Skillet officially announced that longtime lead guitarist Ben Kasica would be leaving the band . Kasica was with the band for 10 years , contributing to the albums `` Alien Youth '' , `` Collide '' , `` Comatose '' , and `` Awake '' as well as the live album `` Comatose Comes Alive '' . He played what was planned to be his last concert with the band on March 20 but returned and continued touring until a new guitarist was trained . On April 16 , Seth Morrison replaced Kasica as the lead guitarist , and now tours full-time with Skillet . Skillet announced the release of `` Awake and Remixed EP '' in early March 2011 . The remixes were mainly done by Korey Cooper and Ben Kasica . On March 2 , 2011 , Skillet unveiled the album artwork for the album . John Cooper says the idea was conceived when Korey Cooper and Ben Kasica remixed the song Monster for their popular podcast . The four-song EP was released on March 22 . `` Awake '' was nominated for and won the `` Top Christian Album '' Award at the Billboard Music Awards 2011 , and the song `` Awake and Alive '' was announced to be on the ' Soundtrack in May 2011 . `` Rise '' ( 2011–15 ) === . On June 21 , 2011 John posted to his Twitter account that the band rehearsed new music for the first time and that they are getting ready for a new album . At a question and answer session before a concert , John Cooper said that they would be recording a new record in January/February 2012 . However , the band was then scheduled to headline the WinterJam Tour . They planned to enter the studio at the conclusion of the Winter Jam eastern tour , approximately in May , for a release in late 2012 . In an interview with `` CCM Magazine '' , John Cooper described the new album as `` a roller coaster ride '' . He states : `` We have aggressive tracks , artsy and musical tracks , which is new territory for Skillet . A couple songs are classic American heartland anthems , and a couple songs are signature symphonic-classical rock Skillet . Guitars are dirty and edgier , with absolute shredding solos by Seth . '' One of the songs mentioned in the interview was titled `` Salvation '' . In an Interview on January 26 , 2013 in Beaumont TX , John Cooper announced that the new album , `` Rise '' , would be coming out in May 2013 , but was later scheduled for a June 25 , 2013 release . In an interview with NoiseCreep , John Cooper stated the first single and music video is scheduled to be released by late April . The first single from the album , `` Sick of It '' , will be released to US Rock radio on April 23 , 2013 . It was later confirmed that the first single , `` Sick of It '' , would be released on April 9 , 2013 . The album debuted at No.4 on the `` Billboard '' 200 and No.1 on the Top Rock Chart and Christian Album charts selling 60,000 copies in US alone during the first week of the release . On July 12 , 2016 , Rise was certified Gold by the RIAA . The band performed the title track off `` Rise '' on the July 11 , 2013 airing of `` Conan '' . Skillet was nominated and won a Dove Award for Rock Song of the Year for their song `` Sick of It '' . `` Vital Signs '' , a compilation album released exclusively in Europe , was released October 13 , 2014 . `` Unleashed '' ( 2015–18 ) . On February 16 , 2015 Skillet announced they were writing material for a new album with recording to begin in June with a potential release in the late half of 2015 or early 2016 . On April 8 , Skillet released a preview of a new song , later revealed to be called `` Out of Hell '' , on their social media pages . On May 20 , 2016 the album 's title , `` Unleashed '' , was announced and later was released on August 5 , 2016 on Atlantic Records . A lyric video , `` Feel Invincible '' , was also made available . On May 26 , the lyric video and digital single `` Stars '' was released , along with a preview for another song titled `` Back From the Dead '' . On June 6 , it was announced that `` Feel Invincible '' was the theme song for TBS ' E-League , the live video game tournament . WWE announced on July 7 that it had chosen `` Feel Invincible '' as an official theme for WWE Battleground . On July 8 , the full version of `` Back From the Dead '' was made available for purchase online . On January 27 , 2017 the band released a new recording of `` Stars '' with an acoustic style , which was included in the film , `` The Shack '' . On November 17 , 2017 , they released a deluxe edition , `` Unleashed Beyond '' , containing new material such as `` Breaking Free '' , featuring Lacey Sturm and remixes of `` Feel Invincible '' and `` The Resistance '' . Skillet also released a five-track EP containing remixes of `` Feel Invincible '' . This was available to anyone who pre-ordered `` Unleashed Beyond '' from their website . Musical style . The band 's style has been described as Christian rock , Christian metal , alternative rock , hard rock , nu metal , and symphonic metal . The band 's eponymous debut album was characterized by its grunge influences , while their follow-up album , `` Hey You , I Love Your Soul '' was noted for `` its electronic elements and industrial feel . '' Their music can also be described as an aspiration ; according to Cooper 's idea for a perfect music is to 'unite ' individuals spiritually and socially . Allmusic reviewer James Christopher Monger described the band 's musical style as a fusion of `` alt-metal , hard rock , post-grunge , and soaring alternative rock , '' in his review for the band 's 2013 album , `` Rise '' . Touring . In the middle of 2005 , Korey Cooper took a break from performing , due to her pregnancy with their second child . Her rhythm guitar and keyboard roles were temporarily filled by two people : Andrea Winchell ( who would later become the Coopers ' nanny ) on keys and Chris Marvin ( lead singer/guitar of The Spark ) on guitar . Skillet toured with Ron Luce and Teen Mania Ministries on their Acquire The Fire Tour across the United States and Canada in 2007 . When they returned , Skillet had plans to co-headline the Justice & Mercy Tour with Flyleaf , but the tour was postponed and ultimately canceled after a number of shows due to Flyleaf lead vocalist Lacey Mosley 's vocal problems . They then toured with Luce 's Global Expeditions program on a summer missions trip with teenagers to Mexico . In 2008 , they joined Teen Mania Ministries and toured with Acquire the Fire . Skillet joined Breaking Benjamin , Three Days Grace , and Seether on the first half of their tour in fall 2007 . Then Skillet headlined their own `` Comatose '' Tour alongside Thousand Foot Krutch and traveled to approximately 30 cities . The tour started on March 28 and ran through May 11 , 2008 . Skillet toured again from April 2009 through June 2009 with Decyfer Down and Disciple . This tour was called Comatose Tour 2009 ( essentially a second branch of the 2008 Comatose Tour ) . In fall of 2009 , Skillet began touring with Hawk Nelson , Decyfer Down , and The Letter Black to promote Skillet 's album `` Awake '' . The Awake & Alive Tour encompassed 52 cities from October through January . Skillet appeared at the 2009 Night of Joy Christian rock festival at Disney 's Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World . This marked the band 's first absence from Universal Studios Orlando 's Rock the Universe in five years due to conflicting schedules . However , they were able to perform the following year , in 2010 . On September 26 , 2009 , Skillet appeared at Awakening Music Festival in Leesburg , Virginia , alongside Jeremy Camp , Kutless , Hawk Nelson , Disciple , Decyfer Down , and others . Skillet also played at the Super Dome in New Orleans for the ELCA National Youth Gathering in 2009 . Skillet headlined two separate Rock the River tours , run by the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association , and hosted by Franklin Graham . Those tours were Rock the River : Midwest in the summer of 2009 and Rock the River : West in the summer of 2010 . In January 2010 , they toured with Puddle of Mudd and Shinedown through the East Coast of the United States . They also announced on their live chat with fans on December 5 , 2009 that they would be touring with TobyMac in March and April 2010 . This was later expanded upon as the `` Awake Tonight Tour '' named after both artists ' new albums . House of Heroes joined them on the tour as the opening act . In April and May , the band continued on a second branch of their `` Awake and Alive '' tour with The Letter Black and Red . In April , it was also announced that the band would be touring with Creed and Theft in August and September 2010 . In October , the band will be co-headlining the `` Monsters of Annihilation Tour '' with Papa Roach . Trapt and My Darkest Days will be supporting acts . They toured again with TobyMac in November and December as the 2010 version of the Winter Wonder Slam tour . On July 4 , Skillet played at Creation Festival East , and John Cooper called it the best show of Skillet 's career . In January 2011 , Skillet confirmed that they would be touring with Stone Sour and Theory of a Deadman on the Avalanche Tour . The tour began at the end of March 2011 and concluded on May 8 in Jacksonville , FL . Other supporting acts include Halestorm and Art of Dying . The band had a small international tour in January and February 2011 visiting Australia , New Zealand 's Parachute Music Festival , and Japan . In October 2011 , the band continued their `` Awake and Alive '' tour with Disciple , We as Human , and Manafest . Skillet headlined the Winter Jam Tour 2012 for the central and eastern parts of the United States . Starting on August 13 , 2013 , Skillet toured with Shinedown , Papa Roach , and In This Moment on the Carnival of Madness Tour . In October and November , the band arrives Europe supporting Nickelback 's tour in twenty one shows . The band closed the year headlining their own tour in Russia and a show in Ukraine . Skillet started coheadlining the Roadshow 2014 with Third Day during January and February . Upon completion , the band continued coheadlining alongside Third Day in a spring tour . Later in May , toured with TobyMac and Lecrae in the `` Summer Shed Tour '' . Starting in the end of May , the band traveled to be part of European festivals during six weeks . In August and September , they joined Godsmack , Seether , and Buckcherry in the Rockstar Uproar Festival in twenty one American cities . In October and November , the band had its own tour in Europe and Russia , offering twenty-two shows . Starting January 2 , 2015 , they will co-headline the Winter Jam Tour 2015 in the central and eastern part of the United States alongside Jeremy Camp . They will also be part of the Winter Jam Tour 2015 West Coast . On May 11 , 2016 , Skillet announced a European tour from May 28 through July 3 including Rock am Ring . In July 2016 , it was announced that Skillet would be going on a headlining Unleashed Tour with Sick Puppies , Thousand Foot Krutch , and Devour the Day , playing at club-sized venues in 18 cities primarily located along the East Coast of the United States to take place during September and October 2016 . In December 2016 , a 27-city , second leg of the tour was announced . Opening for Skillet on this second leg were Sick Puppies and Devour the Day . In 2017 , Skillet opened for Korn and Stone Sour on the second half of The Serenity of Summer Tour which started in Syracuse , New York on July 19 and finished in Cleveland , Ohio August 2 . Starting November 5 , 2017 , Skillet joined Britt Nicole , Colton Dixon , Tauren Wells , and Gawvi for five shows on the Air1 Hits Tour across the central United States . In 2018 , Skillet headlined the Winter Jam tour for the third time , making it their fourth appearance to date . Other bands that appeared on the 2018 Winter Jam tour include Kari Jobe , Cody Carnes , Building 429 , Newsong , Jordan Feliz , and comedian John Crist , among others . In January 2018 , Skillet announced they would be partnering with For King & Country to present the `` joy . UNLEASHED '' tour in April 2018 , hitting a handful of mid-western and southern US cities . Awards and recognition . Skillet was recognized on February 1 , 2016 as having recorded the biggest digital single in the history of Christian Music since their song `` Monster '' has garnered over 2.6 million sales . It was certified 2x Platinum by the RIAA , was the number one streaming Christian song of 2015 , and was the number eight streaming rock song of 2015 .
Georg Pictorius . Georg Pictorius of Villingen ( c. 1500 – 1569 ) was a physician and an author of the German Renaissance . He became active as a physician from 1540 in Ensisheim . In his book on magic , he condemns witchcraft , endorsing the witch-trials of his time : `` if the witches are not burned , the number of these furies swells up in such an immense sea that no one could live safe from their spells and charms . '' ( Midelfort p. 59 ) His gynecological `` Frauenzimmer '' gives cosmetic advice for women , from the suppression of unpleasant scents to the shaping of their bosom ( Walter , p . 372f . )
British Virgin Islands at the 2004 Summer Olympics . The British Virgin Islands competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens , Greece , from 13 to 29 August 2004 . This was the nation 's sixth appearance at the Summer Olympics since its debut in the 1984 Summer Olympics . The British Virgin Islands delegation included only athlete , meaning the country , along with Brunei and Liechtenstein , sent the lowest number of athletes to the 2004 Summer Games . The athlete selected was sprinter Dion Crabbe , an athlete who qualified for the Olympics by meeting the `` A '' standard time required for his event , the men 's 200 meters . Crabbe was also selected as flag bearer for the opening ceremony . He did not progress beyond the heats , meaning the British Virgin Islands won no medals at this Summer Olympics . Background . The British Virgin Islands participated in six Summer Olympic games between its debut in the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles , United States and the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens . The British Virgin Islands National Olympic Committee ( NOC ) selected one athlete to represent the country , Dion Crabbe , as he had qualified for the men 's 200 meters after meeting the `` A '' standard required for the event . Sending only one athlete to the Athens Games meant that the country , along with Brunei and Liechtenstein , sent the lowest number of athletes to the 2004 Summer Games . Crabbe was also selected as flag bearer for the opening ceremony . Two officials represented the country , including chef de mission Dean Greenaway . Athletics . Making his Summer Olympic debut , Dion Crabbe qualified for the men 's 200 meters , after his best time , 20.30 seconds in 2002 , was 0.29 seconds faster than the `` A '' standard required . He was also notable for holding the British Virgin Islands flag at the opening ceremony . He competed on 24 August in the Men 's 200 meters against seven other athletes in the fifth heat . He ran a time of 20.85 seconds , finishing sixth . He ranked ahead of Malaysia 's Nazmizan Muhammad ( 21.24 seconds ) and behind Czech Republic 's Jirí Vojtík ( 20.79 seconds ) , in a heat led by Bahamas ' Dominic Demeritte ( 20.62 seconds ) . Overall , Crabbe placed 33rd out of the 55 athletes that competed and was 0.07 seconds behind the slowest athlete that progressed to the next round . Therefore , that was the end of his competition .
KRAT ( defunct ) . KRAT ( 97.7 FM , `` 97.7 The Rat '' ) was a radio station licensed to serve the community of Altamont , Oregon , United States . The station , ordered off the air by the FCC in 2009 , was last owned by Sandra Soho and the broadcast license was issued in the name of George J . Wade . Programming . KRAT broadcast an oldies music format , branded as `` The Rat '' , to the Klamath Falls , Oregon , area . Syndicated programs on KRAT included a weekend show hosted by Ron Norwood called `` The Doo-Wop Express '' . The beginning . Peter W. Moncure received the original construction permit from the Federal Communications Commission for a new 100,000 watt station broadcasting on a frequency of 101.3 MHz on March 22 , 1988 . The new station was assigned the call sign KPMA by the FCC on August 8 , 1988 . Three weeks later , on August 29 , 1988 , Peter W. Moncure applied to the FCC to transfer the construction permit for this station to Western States Broadcasting . The transfer was approved by the FCC on November 2 , 1988 , and the transaction was consummated on November 29 , 1988 . The 1990s . In September 1989 , the station applied for a modification of its construction permit to change to a Class C1 station with a reduced effective radiated power of 60,000 watts with an antenna height above average terrain of . The FCC granted the authority for these changes on August 1 , 1990 . The station was assigned the call sign KCHQ by the FCC on November 15 , 1990 . In May 1991 , the station applied for a license to cover the construction permit and begin licensed operation . The FCC accepted the application for filing but took no action on it for nearly eight years before they dismissed the application as moot on February 4 , 1999 . In September 1996 , Western States Broadcasting announced that they had agreed to sell this station to George J . Wade . After overcoming an informal objection filed by Wynne Broadcasting Company , Inc. , the deal was finally approved by the FCC on January 23 , 1997 , and the transaction was consummated on January 24 , 1997 . Move to 97.7 . In February 1997 , KCHQ filed an application with the FCC to change its broadcast frequency to 97.7 MHz and make other changes to the transmitter location and antenna height plus dramatically reduce its effective radiated power as a Class A station . The FCC granted authorization for these changes on October 27 , 1997 . The station was assigned new call sign KRAT by the FCC on May 1 , 1997 . KRAT applied for authority to operate on an interim basis in January 1998 . The FCC granted this authorization on June 19 , 1998 , with a scheduled expiration date of December 19 , 1999 . KRAT received its license to cover from the FCC on July 30 , 1999 . Trouble ahead . The station filed a new application in April 1999 to increase their effective radiated power to 22,000 watts , raise the antenna to in height above average terrain , relocate the transmitter southwest to 42°10'6 '' N , 122°09'10 '' W , and return to Class C1 operation . The FCC accepted this application for filing on May 13 , 1999 , but as of May 21 , 2009 , more than ten years later , had taken no further action . An engineering amendment to address concerns raised by the original application was filed on March 13 , 2002 , and accepted for filing on March 14 , 2002 , but it too had not yet been acted upon by the FCC . In January 2006 , KRAT filed a routine license renewal with the FCC . This application was ultimately dismissed by the Commission on April 20 , 2007 , and flagged as a `` red light dismissal '' in the station 's FCC database entry . Under the provisions of the `` Red Light Rule '' per the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996 , the FCC is required to `` withhold action on applications and other requests for benefits when the entity applying for or seeking benefits is delinquent in non-tax debts owed to the Commission , and to dismiss such applications or other request if the delinquency is not resolved . '' The end . Despite these issues , the station was operational through November 2009 although not inconsiderable legal , financial , and technical challenges remained ahead for KRAT and its licensee . On November 18 , 2009 , KRAT was finally and irrevocably ordered off the air by the FCC .
Apocynum androsaemifolium . `` Apocynum androsaemifolium '' , the fly-trap dogbane or spreading dogbane , is a flowering plant in the Gentianales order . The plant is common in North America , and is widespread across most of the United States and Canada , and in Alaska , California , and northeast Mexico . Description . `` Apocynum androsaemifolium '' has branching stems , hairs on the underside of the leaves , and no hair on the stems . Milky sap appears on broken stems . Leaf margin is entire and leaf venation is alternate . Its leaves appear as pointed ovals , while its flowers appear terminally on a stalk . The plant is poisonous , due to the cardiac glycosides it contains .
Fashion design . Fashion design is the art of applying design , aesthetics and natural beauty to clothing and its accessories . It is influenced by cultural and social attitudes , and has varied over time and place . Fashion designers work in a number of ways in designing clothing and accessories such as bracelets and necklaces . Because of the time required to bring a garment onto the market , designers must at times anticipate changes to consumer tastes . Designers conduct research on fashion trends and interpret them for their audience . Their specific designs are used by manufacturers . This is the essence of a designer ’ s role ; however , there is variation within this that is determined by the buying and merchandising approach , and product quality ; for example , budget retailers will use inexpensive fabrics to interpret trends , but high-end retailers will ensure that the best available fabrics are used . Fashion designers attempt to design clothes which are functional as well as aesthetically pleasing . They consider who is likely to wear a garment and the situations in which it will be worn , they have a wide range and combinations of materials to work with and a wide range of colors , patterns and styles to choose from . Though most clothing worn for everyday wear falls within a narrow range of conventional styles , unusual garments are usually sought for special occasions such as evening wear or party dresses . Some clothes are made specifically for an individual , as in the case of haute couture or bespoke tailoring . Today , most clothing is designed for the mass market , especially casual and every-day wear are called ready to wear . Structure . Fashion designers may work full-time for one fashion house , as 'in-house designers ' , which owns the designs , or they work alone or as part of a team . Freelance designers work for themselves , selling their designs to fashion houses , directly to shops , or to clothing manufacturers . The garments bear the buyer 's label . Some fashion designers set up their own labels , under which their designs are marketed . Some fashion designers are self-employed and design for individual clients . Other high-end fashion designers cater to specialty stores or high-end fashion department stores . These designers create original garments , as well as those that follow established fashion trends . Most fashion designers , however , work for apparel manufacturers , creating designs of men 's , women 's , and children 's fashions for the mass market . Large designer brands which have a 'name ' as their brand such as Abercrombie & Fitch , Justice , or Juicy are likely to be designed by a team of individual designers under the direction of a design director . Designing a garment . Fashion designers work in different ways . Some sketch their ideas on paper , while others drape fabric on a dress form . When a designer is completely satisfied with the fit of the `` toile '' ( or muslin ) , he or she will consult a professional pattern maker who then makes the finished , working version of the pattern out of card or via a computerized system . Finally , a sample garment is made up and tested on a model to make sure it is an operational outfit . History . Fashion design is generally considered to have started in the 19th century with Charles Frederick Worth who was the first designer to have his label sewn into the garments that he created . Before the former draper set up his `` maison couture '' ( fashion house ) in Paris , clothing design and creation was handled by largely anonymous seamstresses , and high fashion descended from that worn at royal courts . Worth 's success was such that he was able to dictate to his customers what they should wear , instead of following their lead as earlier dressmakers had done . The term `` couturier '' was in fact first created in order to describe him . While all articles of clothing from any time period are studied by academics as costume design , only clothing created after 1858 is considered as fashion design . It was during this period that many design houses began to hire artists to sketch or paint designs for garments . The images were shown to clients , which was much cheaper than producing an actual sample garment in the workroom . If the client liked their design , they ordered it and the resulting garment made money for the house . Thus , the tradition of designers sketching out garment designs instead of presenting completed garments on models to customers began as an economy . Types of fashion . The garments produced by clothing manufacturers fall into three main categories , although these may be split up into additional , more specific categories Haute couture . Until the 1950s , fashion clothing was predominately designed and manufactured on a made-to-measure or haute couture basis ( French for high-sewing ) , with each garment being created for a specific client . A couture garment is made to order for an individual customer , and is usually made from high-quality , expensive fabric , sewn with extreme attention to detail and finish , often using time-consuming , hand-executed techniques . Look and fit take priority over the cost of materials and the time it takes to make . Due to the high cost of each garment , haute couture makes little direct profit for the fashion houses , but is important for prestige and publicity . Ready-to-wear ( prêt-à-porter ) . Ready-to-wear , or prêt-à-porter , clothes are a cross between haute couture and mass market . They are not made for individual customers , but great care is taken in the choice and cut of the fabric . Clothes are made in small quantities to guarantee exclusivity , so they are rather expensive . Ready-to-wear collections are usually presented by fashion houses each season during a period known as Fashion Week . This takes place on a citywide basis and occurs twice a year . The main seasons of Fashion Week include , spring/summer , fall/winter , resort , swim , and bridal . Mass market . Currently the fashion industry relies more on mass market sales . The mass market caters for a wide range of customers , producing ready-to-wear garments using trends set by the famous names in fashion . They often wait around a season to make sure a style is going to catch on before producing their own versions of the original look . To save money and time , they use cheaper fabrics and simpler production techniques which can easily be done by machine . The end product can therefore be sold much more cheaply . There is a type of design called `` kutch '' design originated from the German word `` kitschig '' meaning `` ugly '' or `` not aesthetically pleasing '' . `` Kitsch '' can also refer to `` wearing or displaying something that is therefore no longer in fashion '' . Income . Median annual wages for salaried fashion designers were $ 61,160 in May 2008 . The middle 50 percent earned between $ 42,150 and $ 87,120 . The lowest 10 percent earned less than $ 32,150 , and the highest 10 percent earned more than $ 124,780 . Median annual earnings were $ 52,860 ( £28,340 ) in apparel , piece goods , and notions - the industry employing the largest numbers of fashion designers . As of 2016 , a fashion designer 's median annual salary was $ 65,170 . High end designers can earn around $ 92,550 . In the year of 2016 , 23,800 people were accounted as fashion designers in the United States . World fashion industry . Fashion today is a global industry , and most major countries have a fashion industry . China , Bangladesh and India are the biggest manufacturers of clothing , and other notable clothing manufacturing countries are Germany , Indonesia , Malaysia , India , Philippines , South Korea , Spain , and Brazil . The `` big four '' centers of the fashion industry are Paris , Milan , New York City and London . Seven countries have established an international reputation in fashion : France , Italy , United Kingdom , United States , Japan , Germany and Belgium . American fashion design . Most fashion houses in the United States are based in New York City , with a high concentration centered in the Garment District neighborhood . On the west coast , there are also a significant number of fashion houses in Los Angeles , where a substantial percentage of high fashion clothing manufactured in the United States is actually made . Beverly Hills , particularly on Rodeo Drive , is globally renowned for its fashion design and prestigious shopping . Burgeoning industries in Miami , Chicago , Dallas , and especially San Francisco have developed as well . A semi-annual event held every February and September , New York Fashion Week is the oldest of the four major fashion weeks held throughout the world . Parsons The New School for Design , located in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Lower Manhattan in New York City , is considered as one of the top fashion schools in the world . There are numerous fashion magazines published in the United States and distributed around the world for global readership . Examples include Vogue , Harper ’ s Bazaar , and Cosmopolitan . American fashion design is dominated by a clean-cut , urban , casual style ; reflecting the athletic , health-conscious lifestyles of urban city-dwellers . A designer who helped to set the trend in the United States for sport-influenced day wear throughout the 1940s and 50s was Claire McCardell . Many of her designs have been revived in recent decades . Famous American fashion labels and designers include Zac Posen , Kate Spade , Isaac Mizrahi , Vera Wang , Bill Blass , Joseph Abboud , Calvin Klein , Bob Mackie , Anna Sui , Derek Lam , Ralph Lauren , Oscar de la Renta , Carolina Herrera , Michael Kors , Marc Jacobs , Tom Ford , Tommy Hilfiger , Geoffrey Beene , Oleg Cassini , Perry Ellis , Kenneth Cole , James Galanos , Todd Oldham , Donna Karan , Liz Claiborne , Diane von Fürstenberg , Alexander Wang and Nolan Miller . Belgian fashion design . In the late 1980s and early 1990s , Belgian fashion designers brought a new fashion image that mixed East and West , and brought a highly individualised , personal vision on fashion . Well known Belgian Designers are the Antwerp Six : Ann Demeulemeester , Dries Van Noten , Dirk Bikkembergs , Dirk Van Saene , Walter Van Beirendonck and Marina Yee , as well as Maison Martin Margiela , Raf Simons , Kris Van Assche , Bruno Pieters , Anthony Vaccarello . British fashion design . London has long been the capital of the United Kingdom fashion industry and has a wide range of foreign designs which have integrated with modern British styles . Typical , British design is smart but innovative yet recently has become more and more unconventional , fusing traditional styles with modern techniques . Vintage styles play an important role in the British fashion and styling industry . Stylists regularly 'mix and match ' the old with the new , which gives British style that unique , bohemian aesthetic that many of the other fashion capitals try to imitate . Irish fashion ( both design and styling ) is also heavily influenced by fashion trends from Britain . Famous British brands and designers include Burberry , Paul Smith , Alfred Dunhill , Alexander McQueen , John Galliano , John Richmond , Neil Barrett , Matthew Williamson , Hussein Chalayan , Gareth Pugh , Stella McCartney , Mulberry , Thomas Pink and Vivienne Westwood . French fashion design . Most French fashion houses are in Paris , which is the capital of French fashion . Traditionally , French fashion is chic and stylish , defined by its sophistication , cut , and smart accessories . French fashion is internationally acclaimed . Famous brands and designers from France include Chanel , Louis Vuitton , L'Oreal , Christian Louboutin , Balmain , Lancôme , Givenchy , Le Coq Sportif , Cartier , Guerlain , Sonia Rykiel , Longchamp , Pierre Cardin , Kenzo , Yves Saint Laurent , Dior , Clarins , A.P.C. , Jean Paul Gaultier , Lacoste , Hermès , Thierry Mugler , Lanvin , Inès de La Fressange , Quechua , Chloé , Lolita Lempicka , Nina Ricci , Rochas , Cerruti , Oxbow and Céline . German fashion design . Berlin is the centre of fashion in Germany ( prominently displayed at Berlin Fashion Week ) , while Düsseldorf holds Europe 's largest fashion trade fairs with `` Igedo '' . Other important centres of the scene are Munich , Hamburg , and Cologne . German fashion is famed for its elegant lines as well as unconventional young designs and the great variety of styles . Globally renowned fashion designers from Germany are Karl Lagerfeld , Hugo Boss , Wolfgang Joop , Jil Sander , Michael Michalsky , Etienne Aigner , Rudolph Moshammer , Torsten Amft , Willy Bogner , and Philipp Plein . Famous fashion brands include Hugo Boss , adidas , PUMA , Escada , JOOP ! , MCM , Bruno Banani , Jil Sander , Triumph International , Schiesser , Closed GmbH , Reusch , Valisere , Jack Wolfskin , Ulla Popken , Buffalo , Rohde Shoes , Zalando , Dr. Martens , P & C , Marc O'Polo , Tom Tailor , s.Oliver , Esprit , Falke and Wunderkind . Italian fashion design . Milan is Italy 's fashion capital . Most of the older Italian couturiers are in Rome . However , Milan and Florence are the Italian fashion capitals , and it is the exhibition venue for their collections . Italian fashion features casual and glamorous elegance . Japanese fashion design . Most Japanese fashion houses are in Tokyo . The Japanese look is loose and unstructured ( often resulting from complicated cutting ) , colours tend to the sombre and subtle , and richly textured fabrics . Famous Japanese designers include Kenzo Takada , Issey Miyake , Yohji Yamamoto and Rei Kawakubo . Chinese fashion design . Hong Kong clothing brand Shanghai Tang 's design concept is inspired by Chinese clothing and set out to rejuvenate Chinese fashion of the 1920s and 30s , with a modern twist of the 21st century and its usage of bright colours . As of today , there are many fashion designers in the region of China , Hong Kong and Macau . Soviet fashion design . Fashion in the Soviet Union largely followed general trends of the Western world . However , the state 's socialist ideology consistently moderated and influenced these trends . In addition , shortages of consumer goods meant that the general public did not have ready access to pre-made fashion . Swiss fashion design . Most of the Swiss fashion houses are in Zürich . The Swiss look is casual elegant and luxurious with a slight touch of quirkiness . Additionally , it has been greatly influenced by the dance club scene . Fashion design services . Fashion design services provide services like trend and color forecasting , market analysis , design concepts and design documentation for manufacturers . This way the manufacturer can contract out the design requirements rather than maintaining an in-house design team . Fashion design services providers can either sell the designs outright or license them out on a royalty basis . If someone is interested in launching a line in footwear , handbags , bedding etc . and are looking to outsource the design work , then a fashion design services provider can help . When initially launching the business , it might be expensive to launch with many new designs , and thus a licensing option from such a company might save startup cost .
Sigmund . In Norse mythology , Sigmund ( old norse : Sigmundr ) is a hero whose story is told in the Völsunga saga . He and his sister , Signý , are the children of Völsung and his wife Hljod . Sigmund is best known as the father of Sigurð the dragon-slayer , though Sigurð 's tale has almost no connections to the Völsung cycle . `` Völsunga saga '' . In the `` Völsunga saga '' , Signý marries Siggeir , the king of Gautland ( modern Västergötland ) . Völsung and Sigmund are attending the wedding feast ( which lasted for some time before and after the marriage ) , when Odin , disguised as a beggar , plunges a sword ( Gram ) into the living tree Barnstokk ( `` offspring-trunk '' ) around which Völsung 's hall is built . The disguised Odin announces that the man who can remove the sword will have it as a gift . Only Sigmund is able to free the sword from the tree . Siggeir is smitten with envy and desire for the sword . He tries to buy it but Sigmund refuses . Siggeir invites Sigmund , his father Völsung and Sigmund 's nine brothers to visit him in Gautland to see the newlyweds three months later . When the Völsung clan arrive , they are attacked by the Gauts ; King Völsung is killed and his sons captured . Signý beseeches her husband to spare her brothers and to put them in stocks instead of killing them . As Siggeir thinks that the brothers deserve to be tortured before they are killed , he agrees . He then lets his shapeshifting mother turn into a wolf and devour one of the brothers each night . During that time , Signý tries various ruses but fails every time until only Sigmund remains . On the ninth night , she has a servant smear honey on Sigmund 's face and when the she-wolf arrives , she starts licking the honey off and sticks her tongue into Sigmund 's mouth , whereupon Sigmund bites her tongue off , killing her . Sigmund then escapes his bonds and hides in the forest . Signý brings Sigmund everything he needs . Bent on revenge for their father 's death , she also sends her sons to him in the wilderness , one by one , to be tested . As each fails , she urges Sigmund to kill them , until one day when he refuses to continue killing innocent children . Finally , in despair , she comes to him in the guise of a völva and conceives a child by him , Sinfjötli ( the `` Fitela '' of `` Beowulf '' ) . Sinfjötli , born of their incest , passes the test . Sigmund and his son/nephew , Sinfjötli , grow wealthy as outlaws . In their wanderings , they come upon men sleeping in cursed wolf skins . Upon killing the men and putting on the wolf skins , they are cursed with a type of lycanthropy . Eventually , they avenge the death of Völsung . After Signý dies , Sigmund and Sinfjötli go harrying together . Sigmund marries a woman named Borghild and has two sons , one of them named Helgi . Sinfjötli slays Borghild 's brother while vying for a woman they both want . Borghild avenges her brother by poisoning Sinfjötli . Later , Sigmund marries a woman named Hjördís . After a short time of peace , Sigmund 's lands are attacked by King Lyngi . In battle , Sigmund matches up against an old man who is Odin in disguise . Odin shatters Sigmund 's sword , and Sigmund falls at the hands of others . Dying , he tells Hjördís that she is pregnant and that her son will one day make a great weapon out of the fragments of his sword . That son was to be Sigurd . Sigurd himself had a son named Sigmund , who was killed when he was three years old by a vengeful Brynhild . Relation to other Germanic heroes . Sigmund/Siegmund is also the name of Sigurd/Siegfried 's father in other versions of the Sigurd story , but without any of the details about his life or family that appear in Norse Völsung tales and poems . On the other hand , the Old English poem `` Beowulf '' includes Sigemund the Wælsing and his nephew Fitela in a tale of dragon slaying told within the main story . Herein the story of Sigemund is told to Beowulf , a warrior also from Gautland . Parallels . Parallels to Sigmund 's pulling the sword from the tree can be found in other mythologies ( notably in the Arthurian legends ) . Also , Sinfjötli and Mordred share the characteristic of being nephew and son to the main characters . In modern fiction . The story of Sigmund , beginning with the marriage of Signy to Siggeir and ending with Sigmund 's vengeance on Siggeir , was retold in the novelette `` Vengeance '' by Arthur Gilchrist Brodeur , which appeared in the magazine `` Adventure '' , June 30 , 1925 . Brodeur was a professor at Berkeley and became well known for his scholarship on `` Beowulf '' and Norse sagas .
Wilmshagen ( Sundhagen ) . Wilmshagen is a village and a former municipality in the Vorpommern-Rügen district , in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern , Germany . Since 7 June 2009 , it is part of the Sundhagen municipality .
Cystoseira foeniculacea . `` Cystoseira foeniculacea '' is a species of brown alga in the genus `` Cystoseira '' . Description . `` Cystoseira foeniculacea '' forms tufts up to long , attached to the substrate with a broad disc-shaped holdfast . It has many cryptostomata , and conceptacles that may be male , female or both . Up to 12 oogonia may develop in each conceptacle . The proximity of the oogonia and the antheridia strongly suggest that `` C. foeniculacea '' self-fertilises . Distribution . `` Cystoseira foeniculacea '' is found in the mid-littoral zone and in other sheltered places , from the British Isles to Senegal , and in the Mediterranean Sea . Taxonomy . `` Cystoseira foeniculacea '' was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his seminal 1753 work `` Species Plantarum '' , under the name `` Fucus foeniculaceus '' . Three other species described by Linnaeus were also later determined to refer to the same species by Dawson Turner , who chose the epithet `` foeniculacea '' as the valid name ( under the `` principle of the first reviser '' ) . The vernacular name `` bushy feather wrack '' has been proposed for this species .
Highfield Rangers F.C.. Highfield Rangers F.C . is an English football club based in the Rushey Mead area of Leicester . They are currently members of the . History . The club was established in 1970 by a group of immigrants from the West Indies . In 1988 they joined the Premier Division of the Central Midlands League . After four years of top-four finishes , the club joined the Leicestershire Senior League Premier Division in 1992 . In 1998–99 they reached the third round of the FA Vase , which remains a club record . The following season they won the Premier Division .
Kingswood , Kentucky . Kingswood , Kentucky is a town in Breckinridge County , Kentucky . It was settled in 1906 and was named in honor of Kingswood School in Great Britain , which was founded by John Wesley in 1748 . Kingswood College founded by John Wesley Hughes operated in the community from 1906 to 1934 .
Un uomo ritorna . `` Un uomo ritorna '' ( also known as `` Revenge '' ) is a 1946 Italian drama film directed by Max Neufeld . It was shown as part of a retrospective `` Questi fantasmi : Cinema italiano ritrovato '' at the 65th Venice International Film Festival . Plot . The film is set in April 1945 . The engineer Sergio returns home to a town in Lazio after five years as a prisoner of war . He finds his homeland ravaged . The minefields and hydroelectric power plant were the main sources of employment and they are both destroyed . His old mother and a brother are still there but his wife Adele is working in Rome . Their son has been taken in a fascist raid . When Adele learns the son has died she goes after revenge armed with a gun . Critical reception . The film was censored and then rediscovered in 2008 . A man called Giancarlo Mancini found a bad Italian copy interspersed with fragments from a French edition in Ripley 's Home Video . It has been described as a mediocre melodrama with obvious implausibilities in the plot and unsuited to Neufeld .
Rolling Ridge , Indiana . Rolling Ridge is an unincorporated community in Addison Township , Shelby County , in the U.S. state of Indiana .
Gabe Latigue . Gabe Latigue ( born October 11 , 1990 ) is an American soccer player . College . Latigue spent his entire college career at Elon University . In 2009 , he made 20 appearances as a true freshman and recorded two assists , including one in a 2-0 SoCon Tournament semifinal win over College of Charleston . In 2010 , he made 19 appearances and recorded six goals and two assists . In 2011 , he made 22 appearances and finished with four goals and seven assists and was named to the SoCon All-Tournament Team . In his senior year in 2012 , he made 21 appearances and finished with five goals and six assists . Professional . On January 22 , 2013 , Latigue was drafted in the fourth round ( 61st overall ) of the 2013 MLS Supplemental Draft by New England Revolution . After an impressive preseason , he signed a contract with the club on March 1 . On March 27 , 2013 , Latigue was loaned to USL Pro affiliate Rochester Rhinos for the 2013 season . He made his Rhinos debut on April 13 in a 3-0 loss to VSI Tampa Bay FC . He was waived following the 2013 season .
François-Xavier de Peretti . François-Xavier de Peretti is a French politician and a member of the MoDem . He is an opposition municipal councillor in Aix-en-Provence In 2009 , he was selected to be the MoDem 's candidate in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur for the 2010 regional elections .
Girokomeio , Athens . Girokomeio or Girokomio ( ) , meaning 'nursing home ' is a neighborhood of Athens , Greece . It is named for the large old people 's nursing home in the area . Transport . Panormou metro station on Line 3 of the Athens Metro is the closest station .
NOSH-aspirin . NOSH-Aspirin is a category of new hybrids of aspirin , bearing both nitric oxide ( NO ) - and hydrogen sulfide ( H2S ) - releasing areas . Preliminary studies have found that four NOSH variants , evaluated in eleven different human cancer cell lines , were effective in inhibiting the growth of these cell lines . NOSH-1 was also devoid of any cellular toxicity , and was comparable to aspirin in its anti-inflammatory properties .
Da Costa , New Jersey . Da Costa ( or DaCosta ) is an unincorporated community located within Hammonton in Atlantic County , New Jersey , United States .
Ghar Ho To Aisa . `` Ghar Ho To Aisa '' is a 1990 Indian Bollywood drama film directed by Kalpataru and produced by Firoz Nadiadwala . It stars Anil Kapoor and Meenakshi Seshadri in pivotal roles . The movie has since formed a cult in the Indian cinema industry . The film was remade in Telugu as `` < a href= '' At % 0Atintlo_Adde_Mogudu '' > At Plot . The Kumar family consists of Ramprasad and his wife Durga . Their married son is Vijay , his wife Sharda and daughter Pinky . They also have a married daughter Kanchan whose husband Bajrangi is a ghar jamai . Amar is their bachelor and unemployed son . The movie opens with the dysfunctional Kumar family , where most of its members are highly greedy , lazy , selfish and abusive . Durga is a short-tempered , aggressive woman who physically and verbally abuses her daughter in law , Sharada , for every minor reason and belittles her for her poverty . Her elder son , Vijay follows her footsteps and is insensitive and abusive towards his wife and daughter . Durga 's lazy daughter , Kanchan , is just like her mother and falsely accuses Sharada of being lazy , which results in the latter getting beaten up . Kanchan is also highly domineering over her husband , Bajrangi , who does the housework . Ramprasad is a henpecked man . Sharada is a meek woman and respects her family , but nobody appreciates her work . Bajrangi is a simple and innocent man from a rural area and is not so intelligent , though he has sympathy for Sharada . The only member in the family who is truly good at heart and who actually cares for Sharada is Amar , Vijay 's younger brother . Amar is an unemployed youth who is honest , kind and helpful , going as far as to beat up pickpockets to help an old woman . During his quest for a job , he runs into Seema , the only daughter of a rich businessman who hates men and their domineering ways . Seema runs an NGO for the welfare of women , though Amar criticizes her for her biased hatred towards men . Seema 's father , Karamchand forces her to get married or else he would commit suicide . Seema tries to involve Amar in a false contract marriage and entices him with money . Amar is outraged and flatly refuses her offer . Karamchand secretly overhears the entire exchange . Though disappointed with Seema , he is impressed with Amar 's honest conduct and appoints him as the manager of his cycle factory . He also asks Amar to convince his daughter that not all men are domineering . Amar begins his successful career as a factory manager , earning Karamchand 's trust and Seema 's irritation . Meanwhile , Durga asks Amar to enter in an engagement with and eventually marry Sona , the only daughter of an industrialist , as he offers a dowry of Rs 1 million . Amar belittles his mother 's greed and dismisses her idea . Durga demands Rs 10,000 from Sharada . Sharada pleads with her hard , but Durga is relentless and has her thrown out of the house . Sharada 's mother , living in poverty finds out about her daughter 's situation and succumbs to pressure . Sharada protests to Durga , but Durga kicks her and Pinky out of the house . A few days later , Amar is devastated when he finds out that Sharada and Pinky died in a roadside accident . Nevertheless , the family is apathetic towards these deaths and nonchalantly ask Vijay to enter into an engagement with Sona . Vijay complies , much to Amar 's disgust . One day , Seema asks Amar to come to her house , so that she can explain her hatred for men . She shows Amar a mother and daughter and tells him how they were kicked out of the house by their greedy family . They are revealed to be Sharada and Pinky and Amar is overjoyed upon seeing them . Sharada tells Amar that two mentally challenged women wearing their clothes had actually died in the accident . Seema was Sharada 's childhood friend and had rescued her and her daughter . Amar is enraged and vows revenge against his toxic family . Karamchand suggests Amar and Seema pretend as a married couple and exact revenge on the Kumars , to which both agree . Amar and Seema enter the Kumar household as a married couple . Durga tries to slap Seema , but the latter grabs her hand and overpowers her , causing everyone to fear her . Seema gradually brings order to the house by forcing and blackmailing Kanchan , Durga , and Ramprasad to perform all household tasks . Amar appoints Bajrangi in his office and gives him a good salary . Durga tries to put Seema 's hand in boiling water , but it backfires on her . Kanchan gives up her ego and learns to respect Bajrangi and they live happily . Meanwhile , Vijay is disgusted with Sona 's gallivanting with so many men and her arrogance . She makes him remove her shoes , reminding Vijay of the way he treated Sharada and feels humiliated . Sona compares his loyalty to that of a dog , which causes Vijay to break the engagement . Vijay is deeply remorseful for being abusive towards his wife and daughter . He is overjoyed when he discovers Sharada and Pinky are alive and begs Sharada for forgiveness . Learning the whole story from Sharada , Vijay returns home and declares that he is leaving his parents forever to live with his wife and daughter . He thanks Amar for opening his eyes . Bajrangi decides to leave home , to start a new life and his wife and son follow him as well . Durga begs Amar to stay , but Amar also tells his intent to leave . He further harshly criticises his mother of her toxic behavior and how much harm she had caused to the family . Filled with guilt , Durga decides to immolate herself , but her sons prevent her from doing so . Durga weeps and begs Sharada for forgiveness and asks her children to not to desert her . Karamchand arrives and reveals the Kumars about Amar 's ploy . Karamchand asks Seema to leave . Seema , who has fallen in love with Amar , becomes angry with his lack of action and drags him to his room , locking it . Seema angrily asks Amar why he was not stopping her from going with her father . She further starts hurling things at Amar and bursts into tears . Amar tells Seema about his love and reconciles with her .
Splendrillia masinoi . `` Splendrillia masinoi '' is a species of sea snail , a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae . Description . The length of the shell attains 11 mm . Distribution . This marine species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Curaçao .
Ramón Elices Montes . Ramón Elices Montes ( ca . 1835 – ca . 1905 ) was Mayor of Ponce , Puerto Rico , from 10 July 1886 to 1887 . Mayoral term . On 10 July 1886 , Elices Montes was named mayor of Ponce by the General Government of the Province of Puerto Rico . He is best remembered for having published a 14-page municipal status report where he laid out the state of municipality in eight areas : Municipal personnel , Municipal records , Treasury , Source of the municipal debt , Plan to liquidate the municipal debt , Education , Health , Public works .
Gaius Fabius Pictor . Gaius ( or Caius ) Fabius Pictor made some of the earliest Roman paintings that have survived . At least some of his works were painted in 304 BC . No tradition of Roman painting exists earlier than the time of Fabius , nor does his example appear to have been followed by any of his contemporaries ; for an interval of nearly a hundred and fifty years occurs before any mention is made of another Roman painter . Fabius , called Pictor , a Roman artist , descended from the celebrated family of the Fabii , painted principally at Rome . Pictor was the grandfather of the Roman historian Quintus Fabius Pictor . In 304 BC , Pictor decorated the Temple of Salus on the Quirinal Hill , with a representation ( presumably ) of the battle gained by Bubulus over the Samnites . His paintings were preserved until the reign of the Emperor Gaius , when the temple was destroyed by fire . They were probably held in little estimation , as Pliny , to whom they must have been known , neither acquaints us with the subjects , nor commends the execution . The art of painting in its rude and early forms was general in Italy , but was founded on the Etruscan style , which never advanced beyond a flat polychromatic treatment . In regards to the fine arts , Rome owes all to Greece , but in painting never acquired the individuality in which it did in the other arts . Painting was then little respected by the Romans , and that the title of `` Pictor '' was not considered as an honourable distinction , but rather intended to stigmatize the illustrious character who had degraded his dignity by the practice of an art which was held in no consideration , may be inferred from a passage of Cicero , in the first book of his `` Tusculan Disputations '' : `` An censemus si Fabio nobilissimo homini laudatum esset quod pingeret , non multos etiam apud nos Polycletos et Parrhasios fuisse . ''
Navotas East . Navotas East was one of the fourteen barangays of the City of Navotas . Presently , it is led by an elected Chairman . It is bounded by Brgy . Sipac-Almacen to the north , Brgy . Tañong , Malabon in Malabon City ( via Navotas River , Estrella Bridge ) to the east , Brgy . Navotas West to the west and Brgy . Bagumbayan North to the south . Their patron saint is San Ildefonso .
Paudie Kissane . Paudie Kissane ( born 1 March 1980 ) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who has a Grammy walk and played as a left wing-back for the Cork senior team . Born in Burnfort , County Cork , Kissane arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of eighteen when he first linked up with the Cork minor team , before later joining the under-21 and junior sides . He made his debut in the 2002 National Football League . Kissane went on to play a key part on and off the team for over a decade , and won one All-Ireland medal , two Munster medals and three National Football League medals . He was an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion . Kissane represented the Munster inter-provincial team on a number of occasions throughout his career . At club level he began his career with Whitechurch before later winning a premier intermediate championship medal with Clyda Rovers . Throughout his career , Kissane made 24 championship appearances for Cork . He announced his retirement from inter-county football on 30 October 2013 . In retirement from play Kissane immediately became involved in coaching and team management . He enjoyed a one-year stint as coach to the Clare senior football team .
Reverse the Charges . `` Reverse the Charges '' is an album by vocalist Etta Jones which was recorded in 1991 and 1992 and released on the Muse label . Reception . The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated `` Etta Jones and Houston Person always made for a potent team . Jones , like Big Joe Turner , had the knack for turning everything into a blues even when the chord changes were radically different , and Person 's bluesy tenor egged her on to some of her finest singing ... Jones ' soulful delivery made each song sound like a logical part of her repertoire '' .
Félicie Schneider . Félicie Schneider or Felicie Fournier ( 1831 – 1888 ) was a French portrait painter . Schneider was born in Saint-Cloud and first learned to paint from her father , Amable Nicolas Fournier , and later went to the school run by Leon Cogniet . She showed works at the Paris Salon from 1849 . Her work `` The Last Survivors of a Family '' was included in the book `` Women Painters of the World '' .
Bettinah Tianah . Bettinah Tianah `` ( born Betty Nassali 11 November 1993 ) '' is a television personality , socialite , actress , model and fashionista . She is most commonly known for hosting television programs like Youth Voice , Be My Date and The Style Project . She also played a lead role ( Rhona ) in The Hostel television series . Career . At the age of 15 , Bettinah started working at NBS Television as the host of Youth Voice . She later hosted a match making television show called `` Be My Date '' in 2015 replacing Anita Fabiola and has been hosting a fashion show called The Style Project since 2017 . She landed her first acting role as Rhona , a bad girl on a Ugandan television series The Hostel in the fourth and last season , Serenity . She hosted the red carpet event at UNAA Convention in Washington DC becoming the first Ugandan to host the event . Bettinah is also a model and was signed by Creative Industries Group in 2017 and held her first photoshoot in Paris . Personal life . Bettinah holds a degree in Journalism from Cavendish University . She had earlier enrolled for a degree in Human Resources Management at Makerere University Business School ( MUBS ) but dropped out to do Journalism at Cavendish .
Condition of the Heart . `` Condition of the Heart '' is the third studio album from Kashif . The album was released in 1985 on Arista Records . The album includes the hit singles `` Condition of the Heart '' , `` Dancing in the Dark ( Heart to Heart ) '' and Anti-apartheid song `` Botha Botha '' . The album was digitally remastered for the first time in 2012 by Funky Town Grooves with three bonus tracks .
Engebretson Peak . Engebretson Peak ( ) is a peak rising to between Sladen Summit and Borg Bastion in the Johns Hopkins Ridge , Royal Society Range , Victoria Land . It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names in 1994 after Mark J. Engebretson , an upper atmosphere physicist at Augsburg College , and an authority in the correlation of Arctic , Antarctic , and spacecraft data .
Elected ( song ) . `` Elected '' is a single by rock band Alice Cooper , released as the first Hot 100 hit on their 6th studio album `` Billion Dollar Babies '' ( 1972 ) . The single reached # 26 during election week on the US charts , # 4 on the UK charts and # 3 in Austria . It inspired one of the first MTV-style story-line promo videos ever made for a song . The song is a reworked version of their debut single `` Reflected '' from their 1969 album `` Pretties for You '' .
Derek Meddings . Derek Meddings ( 15 January 1931 – 10 September 1995 ) was a British film and television special effects designer , initially noted for his work on the `` Supermarionation '' TV puppet series produced by Gerry Anderson , and later for the 1970s and 1980s `` James Bond '' and `` Superman '' film series . Early years . Derek Meddings was born in St Pancras , London , England . Both Meddings ' parents had worked in the British film industry : his father as a carpenter at Denham Studios and his mother as producer Alex Korda 's secretary and actress Merle Oberon 's stand-in . Meddings went to art school and , in the late 1940s , also found work at Denham Studios , lettering credit titles . It was there that he met effects designer Les Bowie and joined his matte painting department . During the 1950s , Meddings ' work with Bowie included the creation of Transylvanian landscapes for Hammer Films and a `` string and cardboard '' invention that proved useful when Meddings was hired for Gerry Anderson 's earliest TV puppet series . In 1953 , he married Anne S. Dodge ( born 1935 ) . In 1972 , Meddings married Alexe Anne Inglis ( born 18 May 1954 ) . Gerry Anderson productions . Meddings ' first work with Anderson was as an uncredited art assistant on Anderson 's second puppet series , `` Torchy the Battery Boy '' , produced in 1957 . In 1960 , he painted cut-out backgrounds of ranch houses and picket fences for `` Four Feather Falls '' . He was credited with the special effects in Anderson 's 1960 and 1962 series `` Supercar '' and `` Fireball XL5 '' , being elevated to special effects director for `` Stingray '' ( 1964 ) for which he and Reg Hill designed the main models . Meddings became special effects supervisor for `` Thunderbirds '' ( 1965–66 ) , during which time he was responsible for the design of the `` Thunderbird '' machines themselves . He was visual effects supervisor for all the Anderson puppet series of the late 1960s ( `` Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons '' , `` Joe 90 '' and `` The Secret Service '' ) and also Anderson 's first live-action series , `` UFO '' , at the start of the 1970s . He performed the same role on Anderson 's three 1960s feature films , `` Thunderbirds Are Go '' ( 1966 ) , `` Thunderbird 6 '' ( 1968 ) and the live-action `` Doppelgänger '' ( 1969 ; also known as `` Journey to the Far Side of the Sun '' ) . During his time working on these series , Meddings and his team developed a number of innovations in the filming of miniature models and landscapes which have since become standard in the industry . `` James Bond '' films . In the 1970s Meddings furthered his career by working on the special effects for the `` James Bond '' films . He first impressed producer Cubby Broccoli with some miniature effects that he had created for `` Live and Let Die '' ( 1973 ) . Once Broccoli realised the economic advantages of building detailed models instead of expensive full-sized constructions , Meddings was encouraged to come up with design concepts for the next film in the series , `` The Man with the Golden Gun '' ( 1974 ) . After this , he was contacted by Pink Floyd , and Meddings handled all the pyrotechnics on the Pink Floyd shows in 1975 . He returned to the James Bond films in 1977 with `` The Spy Who Loved Me '' . Among other tasks , Meddings spent four months on location in the Bahamas , where he supervised the construction of a `` miniature '' supertanker more than long and three `` miniature '' nuclear submarines for exterior sequences filmed at sea . He also designed and built the Lotus Esprit car which converted into a submersible , cleverly intercutting full-sized body shells with one-quarter-scale miniatures . For `` Moonraker '' ( 1979 ) , Meddings created and photographed miniatures of Drax 's space shuttles and space station and also realised the final space battle . Due to the film 's tight schedule , Meddings was unable to use optical compositing ( which is a lengthy process due to the extensive film processing involved ) to combine the different elements for the space sequences . Instead , they were combined in-camera using multiple passes of the same piece of film . Film would sometimes be exposed as many as 90 times to capture the dozens of separately photographed elements . The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Visual Effects . Meddings was Visual Effects Supervisor on `` For Your Eyes Only ( 1981 ) '' The ship 's explosion was done with a miniature at Pinewood Studios in the tank on the 007 Stage . For `` GoldenEye '' ( 1995 ) , Meddings again created miniatures . This includes a train crash and a jet fighter crash . The climatic destruction of a gigantic satellite dish used a model built by Meddings ' team , intercut with scenes shot with stuntmen in Britain . Other work . In 1975 , Meddings created cost-effective model monsters which could be photographed in the same frame as the actors in the prehistoric adventure film `` The Land That Time Forgot '' . On `` Superman '' ( 1978 ) , his work included building a miniature of the Golden Gate Bridge to be destroyed in an earthquake , complete with a colliding scale school bus and cars , while Superman ( suspended on wires ) flew in to the rescue . He also built and photographed the Krypton miniatures in addition to a large-scale model of the Hoover Dam . Due to the film 's schedule overruns and Meddings ' own commitments to the `` James Bond '' series , he was unable to complete the dam flooding sequence and the production hired a California-based company to complete the sequence – resulting in some visibly inferior miniature work in the latter part of the film . Meddings believed that he was asked to supervise the effects for `` Batman '' ( 1989 ) because director Tim Burton was a fan of his work on `` Thunderbirds '' . Meddings set up his own visual effects company , The Magic Camera Company , based at Lee International Studios in Shepperton . For ' ( 1990 ) , he established another company in Germany . He appeared once as an actor , in the role of Dr Stinson in `` Spies Like Us '' ( 1985 ) . Death . At the time of his death from colorectal cancer in 1995 , Meddings was engaged in post-production on the latest `` James Bond '' film , `` GoldenEye '' , on which his sons Mark and Elliott James ( born May 1973 ) also worked . A dedication in the credits of the completed films reads `` To the memory of Derek Meddings '' . Meddings is known to have had two other sons : Nicholas Alexander ( born July 1980 ) and Noah Luscombe ( born August 1978 ) . He also had at least one daughter : Chloe Loveday ( born 1982 ) .
Sport Club Santos Dumont . Sport Club Santos Dumont , commonly known as Santos Dumont , was a Brazilian football club based in Salvador , Bahia state . They won the Campeonato Baiano once . History . The club was founded on May 3 , 1904 , and named after the Brazilian pioneer of aviation , Alberto Santos-Dumont . They won the Campeonato Baiano in 1910 . The club folded in 1913 . Stadium . Sport Club Santos Dumont played their home games at Estádio Campo da Pólvora . The stadium had a maximum capacity of 2,000 people .
Ireneusz Ciurzyński . Ireneusz Ciurzyński is a Polish sprint canoer who competed in the mid-1980s . He won a bronze medal in the K-4 10000 m at the 1983 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Tampere .
Karen Nyberg . Karen LuJean Nyberg ( born October 7 , 1969 ) is an American mechanical engineer and NASA astronaut . Nyberg became the 50th woman in space on her first mission in 2008 . Nyberg started her space career in 1991 and spent a total of 180 days in space in 2008 and 2013 ( as a Mission Specialist on STS-124 and a Flight Engineer on Soyuz TMA-09M ) . Personal . Nyberg 's hometown is Vining , Minnesota . She is of Norwegian ancestry . She is married to astronaut Douglas Hurley and they have a son . Her recreational interests include running , sewing , drawing and painting , backpacking , piano , and spending time with her family . Her parents , Kenneth and Phyllis Nyberg , still reside in Vining . Education . Nyberg graduated `` summa cum laude '' with a degree in mechanical engineering from the University of North Dakota in 1994 . She continued her studies at the University of Texas at Austin , centered on human thermoregulation and experimental metabolic testing and control , and focusing on the control of thermal neutrality in space suits . This work at the Austin BioHeat Transfer Laboratory led to her doctorate in 1998 . She was selected as an Astronaut Candidate by NASA in July 2000 . After two years of training and evaluation she qualified as a Mission Specialist and was assigned for technical duties in the Astronaut Office Station Operations Branch . She was Crew Support Astronaut for the Expedition 6 crew during their six-month mission on the ISS . In July 2006 , Nyberg took part in NEEMO 10 , a deep-sea training and simulation exercise at the Aquarius underwater laboratory to help NASA prepare for the return of astronauts to the moon and manned missions to Mars . Nyberg and her crewmates lived and worked underwater for seven days . Nyberg was in the crew of STS-124 , which flew to the ISS in May 2008 . This was the second of three flights to deliver components to complete the Japanese Kibō laboratory . In May 2009 , she was assigned to the STS-132 mission , which launched in May 2010 , but had to be replaced three months after assignment due to a temporary medical condition . Nyberg then served in a technical role until she received her next assignment , as a flight engineer on the Expedition 36/37 . In 2013 Nyberg served as a flight engineer on ISS Expedition 36 and Expedition 37 , having launched on Soyuz TMA-09M . On the 50th anniversary on June 16 , 2013 of Vostok 6 , the first spaceshot by a woman , Valentina Tereshkova , Nyberg was one of only two women then in space , the other being Chinese astronaut Wang Yaping aboard the Tiangong-1 on the Shenzhou 10 mission . In September she posted a photograph of a stuffed dinosaur she had created in orbit from space station scraps , which is thought to be the first stuffed animal handcrafted in space . Stuffed animals are often taken to space , for sentimental purposes but also because they are good zero-gravity indicators : they start to float when entering the orbit . During this mission , Nyberg completed diverse tasks , for example simulating an emergency scenario training . Since the end of her 2013 mission , Nyberg has worked for NASA in the Space Shuttle branch , the Exploration branch , and as Chief of the Robotics branch . Awards and honors . She has won a host of awards including the UND Young Alumni Achievement Award ( 2004 ) ; Space Act Award ( 1993 ) ; NASA JSC Patent Application Award ( 1993 ) ; NASA Tech Briefs Award ( 1993 ) ; NASA JSC Cooperative Education Special Achievement Award ( 1994 ) ; Joyce Medalen Society of Women Engineers Award ( 1993–94 ) ; D.J . Robertson Award of Academic Achievement ( 1992 ) and University of North Dakota School of Engineering & Mines Meritorious Service Award ( 1991–1992 ) .
Rolandas Karčemarskas . Rolandas Karčemarskas ( born 7 September 1980 in Latvia ) is a former Lithuanian footballer , who last played for FK Jelgava . He also played for Bucheon SK of the South Korean K League . Club career . He played for Jeju United of the South Korean K League , then known as Bucheon SK .
Zangarak . Zangarak ( , also Romanized as Zangārak ; also known as Zainkarak ) is a village in Farmahin Rural District , in the Central District of Farahan County , Markazi Province , Iran . At the 2006 census , its population was 367 , in 106 families .
Lisa Goodrich . Lisa V. Goodrich is a professor in the Department of Neurobiology at the Harvard Medical School . Biography . Lisa Goodrich was born on March 15 , 1969 in Washington , DC , daughter of Robert Lindner Goodrich and Nancy Nicholes Goodrich . When she was three years old , her family moved to Carlisle , Massachusetts , and in 1978 moved to Concord , Massachusetts . She graduated in 1987 from Concord Carlisle High School . She then attended Harvard University , where she graduated summa cum laude in 1991 . After spending a year at University College Dublin , she completed her Ph.D program in Neuroscience at Stanford University in 1998 . She then did a postdoctoral fellowship under Marc Tessier-Lavigne at the University of California San Francisco . There , she cultivated a particular interest in the auditory system and utilized her familiarity with molecular genetics and cell behavior , and applied it to the sensory system . Goodrich currently resides in Newton , Massachusetts . She is married to Eamon O'Neill and has two children . She enjoys reading and cooking . Research . In her laboratory , her group studies the cellular and molecular mechanisms that impact the development of neural circuits . The stages of development being studied are determination , differentiation , how axonal connections are formed , and generation of behavior . Her research program focuses on detecting genes necessary for hearing and balance . Her research hopes to connect molecular pathways that are essential in cochlea development , and to influence these pathways to repair the cochlea after suffering damage . It focuses on how the steps of circuit assembly coincide to construct neural networks that are committed to particular functions . In order to do so , research from mouse molecular genetics and genomics is studied to discover how circuit assembly is regulated . The two main assemblies she studies are the auditory circuit assembly and the rental circuit assembly . Goodrich 's lab utilizes various genetic techniques in mice and biochemical assays and embryological studies in chicks . She also uses forward and reverse genetic approaches in mice to gain an understanding of how genetic mutations can lead to fluctuations in hearing and balance . She also studies morphogenesis , and how this developmental event is essential in how the nervous system functions . Publications . Goodrich currently has 42 publications on research relative to the sensory system and neurobiology . Among them are her articles on `` Morphological and physiological development of auditory synapses , '' `` Gata3 is a critical regulator of cochlear wiring , '' and `` Deaf and dizzy mice : A genetic dissection of inner ear development . '' Her laboratory has also created a number of resources that are made available to other researchers who have an interest in the inner ear and its development . Honors . In 1999 she was the recipient of a regional award from AAAS Science journal for her essay on “ Patching together development and disease . '' This essay was based on her work in the department of Developmental Biology at Stanford University .
Sarah Buxton . Sarah Buxton ( born July 3 , 1980 ) is an American country music singer , formerly signed to the independent Lyric Street Records . Between 2006 and 2008 , she issued three singles from an extended play titled `` Almost My Record '' , in addition to co-writing her song `` Stupid Boy '' , which was later recorded by Keith Urban . She released her self-titled debut album in early 2010 , led off by the Top 25 single `` Outside My Window , '' shortly before Lyric Street Records closed . Shortly afterward , she began performing with Jedd Hughes as the short-lived duo Buxton Hughes before forming Skyline Motel . Biography . Buxton was born in Lawrence , Kansas . She became actively involved in music as a child by learning piano , playing flute and joining a children 's choir . As she learned more about music , she became interested in songwriters and began writing poetry . After graduation , she met one of her musical idols , Stevie Nicks , who encouraged her to pursue music and move to Nashville , Tennessee . Buxton enrolled at Nashville 's Belmont University and started a Southern rock band called Stoik Oak , which toured the region for three years . After an 18-month engagement , she married Christopher Robin of the Christopher Robin Band when she was 22 . However , they divorced shortly afterwards . She also felt discouraged about finding a place for her voice in the music business but found further encouragement from one of her friends , John Rich of Big & Rich . She asked her publisher to set up some co-writing sessions , and she became more confident in her approach to singing and songwriting . In the meantime , she sang background vocals for Kenny Rogers and John Corbett , in addition to singing duet vocals on Cowboy Troy 's `` If You Do n't Wan na Love Me . '' 2006–2010 : Lyric Street Records . `` Stupid Boy '' , one of Buxton 's songs , was covered by Keith Urban , on his mid-2006 album `` Love , Pain & the Whole Crazy Thing '' , taking his version to No . 3 on the country charts in 2007 . Buxton sang backing vocals on the song `` Tu Compañía '' from the same album . Buxton signed to Lyric Street Records that same year and released her debut single `` Innocence , '' which peaked at number 31 on the country music charts . It was followed by `` That Kind of Day , '' which reached number 26 in 2007 . Both were included on a five-song digital extended play entitled `` Almost My Record '' , released only to digital retailers in mid-2007 . Among the tracks on this EP were `` Love Is a Trip , '' which was used by ABC to promote its `` Men in Trees '' drama series , and Buxton 's own rendition of `` Stupid Boy . '' In mid-2008 , Buxton recorded a duet with Dierks Bentley , titled `` Sweet & Wild , '' on his greatest hits album `` Every Mile a Memory 2003-2008 '' . This song reached number 51 on the country music charts as an album cut , although only Bentley received chart credit for it . Buxton released `` Space , '' which she wrote with Lari White and Chuck Cannon , in October 2008 . It peaked at number 38 in early 2009 and was added to `` Almost My Record '' . A fourth single , `` Outside My Window , '' was issued in June 2009 and remained on the charts until February 2010 , peaking at number 23 . Buxton wrote this song with Victoria Shaw , Gary Burr and Mark Hudson , who also directed the music video for it . She released her self-titled debut studio album on February 23 , 2010 . Produced by Buxton along with Craig Wiseman , Dann Huff , Bob DiPiero and Blair Daly , the album includes all of her charting singles as well as her version of `` Stupid Boy '' and three duets with Jedd Hughes . Lyric Street Records closed in April 2010 and Buxton was dropped from the label . Following the label 's closure , she and Hughes formed a duo called Buxton Hughes . Less than a year after forming the duo , Buxton and Hughes parted ways . 2011–present . Urban recorded another one of Buxton 's songs , `` Put You in a Song '' , for the 2010 album `` Get Closer '' . Buxton also wrote Big & Rich 's 2012 single `` That 's Why I Pray '' , Gary Allan 's 2013 single `` Pieces '' from his album `` Set You Free '' and The Band Perry 's 2013 single `` Do n't Let Me Be Lonely '' from their album `` Pioneer '' . In 2014 , she co-wrote `` PrizeFighter '' by Trisha Yearwood and Kelly Clarkson , `` Sun Daze '' by Florida Georgia Line and `` Fix '' and `` For Her '' by Chris Lane Buxton has co-written several songs that have appeared on the ABC hit TV show `` Nashville '' . Songs include `` Yellin ' from the Rooftop , '' `` Loving You is the Only Way to Fly , '' `` Stronger Than Me , '' `` Every Time I Fall in Love , '' and `` Nothing in This World Will Ever Break My Heart Again '' for which she and her co-writer Kate York received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics . ABC released a video with Buxton and York discussing the latter , which played a notable part in the season one finale . Musical styles . Stewart Mason of Allmusic wrote that Buxton has `` an appealingly hoarse singing voice akin to Melissa Etheridge and a no-nonsense lyrical persona somewhat along the lines of Gretchen Wilson . '' `` Almost My Record '' received a positive review from `` Country Standard Time '' critic Michael Sudhalter , who said that `` Stupid Boy '' worked better from a female 's perspective , and that `` Innocence '' was `` one of the best songs about reminiscing of young love since Deana Carter 's 'Strawberry Wine ' . '' Jessica Phillips of `` Country Weekly '' magazine wrote in her review of the album that Buxton 's lyrics cast her as `` a typical 20-something-year-old girl in America . '' Personal life . Buxton became engaged to session guitarist Tom Bukovac on December 20 , 2009 . They married on November 20 , 2010 . She gave birth to their first child , Marshall , on December 4 , 2012 . In June 2015 , it was announced that Buxton and Bukovac are expecting their second child .
Brent Sadler . Brent Sadler ( born 1950 in Manchester ) is a former CNN Senior International Correspondent . Early life . Sadler was educated at the Royal Masonic School for Boys and Harris College , Preston , now the school of Journalism , Media and Communication , University of Central Lancashire , where he gained a Diploma in Journalism Studies . Career . After his studies he worked as a reporter for the Harrow Observer and Reading Evening Post , and then for Southern Television in Southampton , UK , Westward Television in Plymouth , UK and HTV Bristol . In 1981 he moved to ITN where he was promoted from the position of a news reporter to the position of Middle East correspondent . In 1991 , he joined CNN where he spent two decades covering the world but spent most of his time in the Middle East . In 2009 , he became a presenter for the program ‘ Inside the Middle East ’ on the CNN network . He is perhaps most well known for his work in covering the Gulf Wars while he was ITN ’ s Middle East Correspondent and later CNN 's Beirut Bureau Chief . He has covered wars in Chad , Libya , Uganda , Iran , Iraq , Lebanon , Israel , Iraqi Kurdistan and the Falklands . He is currently the Chairman of the Editorial Board of the N1 News Channel , a 24-hour cable news platform , exclusively affiliated with CNN that covers events in ex-Yugoslav countries of Bosnia and Herzegovina , Croatia and Serbia . Awards . Sadler has won numerous individual and team awards over his career . He won the RTS Regional News Award in 1980 , the RTS International News Award in 1987 and with the ITN team , won the BAFTA for the quality of coverage while in Lebanon in 1983 . While with CNN his team won the Emmy for their program ‘ Saving Somalia ’ . He has reported from around the world on many conflicts and won a BAFTA award for Best Actuality Coverage of the Gulf War and an Overseas Press Club of America Award for Meritorious Reporting . Personal life . Sadler is married to Dr Jelena Sadler , a former News Producer for CNN . He has four children from previous marriages .
Portland , Oregon mayoral election , 2000 . The 2000 Portland mayoral election was held on May 16 , 2000 , to elect the mayor of Portland , Oregon . Incumbent mayor Vera Katz was reelected to a third term . Municipal elections in Oregon are non-partisan . The non-partisan primary was held on May 16 , 2000 . Because Katz received a majority of the vote in the primary , no runoff election in November was necessary . Results . Katz defeated Jake Oken-Berg , a 19-year-old student and political unknown who received a surprising 27 % of the vote and almost forced a runoff , as well as 15 other candidates , who , combined , received approximately 18 % of the vote .
VK Opatija . VK Opatija ( ) is a Croatian water polo club based in Opatija . The club currently competes in Croatian First League and in Adriatic League . History . The club was founded in 1981. as VK Opatija . Under that name , the club was active until 1992. when they change their name into VK Kvarner . In 2007. , new club management has made the decision to return the original name of the club so that the club can identify with the city and the entire region of Liburnia so the club is now called VK Opatija 1981 . In 1986. , Croatian Water Polo Federation awarded the club a trophy for the best water polo collective in Croatia .
Pavonia ( plant ) . `` Pavonia '' is a genus of flowering plants in the mallow family , Malvaceae . The generic name honours Spanish botanist José Antonio Pavón Jiménez ( 1754–1844 ) . Several species are known as swampmallows . Hybrids . `` Pavonia × gledhillii '' Cheek , 1989 ( `` Pavonia makoyana '' × `` Pavonia multiflora '' )
Dallas Woodhouse . Dallas Woodhouse ( born 1972/73 ) is an American political operative based in North Carolina . He has been the Executive Director of the North Carolina Republican Party since October 2015 . Early life and education . Woodhouse was born in Raleigh , North Carolina . He received his BA in mass communications from Campbell University in 1995 . He later received his MA from North Carolina State University in 2005 . Broadcasting career . Woodhouse started his career in broadcast journalism , working as a political reporter and television host . Woodhouse was a reporter and photographer at WKFT from November 1994 to May 1995 . He then worked at WCNC-TV from June 1995 to November 2001 , where he was a political reporter and host of the current affairs program `` At Issue '' . He was also an adjunct instructor at Campbell University from July 1999 to October 2001 . He worked with NBC 17 and was a reporter with WLFL from March 2003 to September 2005 . Political career . Woodhouse has been involved in North Carolina politics for many years . He served a one-year appointment as Communications and Congressional Director for USDA Rural Development from March 2002 to March 2003 . He was a spokesperson and communications director for Virginia Johnson 's Congressional bid from May 2004 to November 2004 . Beginning in 2006 , Woodhouse worked for Americans for Prosperity as their Communications and Legislative Director for North Carolina chapter . He took a position as state director of the chapter in August 2007 . He stepped down as state director in September 2013 . Woodhouse served on the North Carolina Institute of Constitutional Law Advisory Board from January 2008 to May 2011 . Woodhouse worked with Charlotte Mayor Pat McCrory to stop an expansion of taxpayer funding of political campaigns in 2010 . The two also traveled together on the “ Hands off our Health Care Tour ” in leading the opposition to Obamacare in North Carolina . From September 2013 to January 2014 , Woodhouse was campaign manager for Phil Berger Jr. , who was running for U.S. Representative for North Carolina 's 6th congressional district . Woodhouse founded the conservative advocacy group and 501 ( c ) ( 4 ) Carolina Rising in February 2014 . He is the former president of the organization , which has supported North Carolina Republicans and Governor Pat McCrory . Woodhouse is also the sole owner of Solutions NC , a limited liability company formed weeks before Carolina Rising was founded . During the 2014 midterm elections , Carolina Rising raised nearly $ 4.9 million and spent $ 4.7 million on political ads for Thom Tillis 's Senate campaign . In June 2014 , Woodhouse was removed from a Moral Mondays event by NAACP security . Woodhouse and his brother Brad were featured in the 2014 documentary `` Woodhouse Divided '' by filmmaker Bryan Miller . During a joint appearance with his brother promoting the film on C-SPAN 's `` Washington Journal '' , Woodhouse 's mother Joyce called in to the show , saying she hoped the brothers would `` have some of this out of your system when you come here for Christmas . '' North Carolina Republican Party . Woodhouse was selected as Executive Director of the North Carolina Republican Party in September 2015 . During the 2016 elections , the North Carolina Republican Party was mired in multiple controversies surrounding voter suppression . After a federal court ruled in February 2016 that two of North Carolina 's congressional districts must be redrawn as they were based too heavily on race , Woodhouse said he believed that `` these districts were drawn in accordance with the Constitution and are fair and legal . '' He also criticized the Moral Mondays protests , saying they were `` backed by out-of-state labor unions and special interests . '' In July 2016 , the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals struck down the photo ID requirement of a restrictive 2013 law , finding that the new voting provisions targeted African Americans `` with almost surgical precision , '' and that the legislators had acted with clear `` discriminatory intent '' in enacting strict election rules , shaping the rules based on data they received about African-American registration and voting patterns . On August 11 and August 14 of 2016 , Woodhouse sent emails to Republican county election board members encouraging them to `` make party line changes to early voting '' by keeping polling sites closed on Sundays , closing college campus voting sites , and limiting hours that the sites are open . In a November 3 , 2016 interview with Hallie Jackson on MSNBC , Woodhouse denied that the Republican Party was suppressing votes , saying `` We do n't know exactly why those election monitors are coming . '' During the interview he held up a pair of handcuffs , suggesting that if Hillary Clinton were elected , she could be wearing them as `` inauguration jewelry '' . In a later interview with `` The New Republic '' , Woodhouse acknowledged that false allegations of voter fraud had occurred during the 2016 elections and said that `` whether there 's widespread voter fraud or not , '' that people believed there was . He said that expansive voting laws in North Carolina created `` havoc and chaos , '' suggesting that new legislative limits on ballot access would `` restore confidence '' in the system . Personal life . Woodhouse is married with two children . He has two siblings , Joy and Brad .
La quietud . `` La quietud '' ( English translation : `` The Quietude '' ) is a 2018 Argentinian drama film . Principal photography started in Buenos Aires in December 2017 . The film stars Martina Gusmán and Bérénice Bejo as sisters , along with Édgar Ramírez , Graciela Borges , and Joaquín Furriel . It was directed by Pablo Trapero , with Sony Pictures International Productions ( SPIP ) as a co-producer . The film premiered at the 75th Venice International Film Festival .
Paul Wells ( musician ) . Paul Wells ( July 22 , 1888 – May 1927 ) was an American pianist , composer , music educator , and writer on music . Born in Carthage , Missouri , he was educated at the Peabody Institute at Johns Hopkins University . After solo appearances with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and the Minnesota Orchestra , he pursued further studies in Europe with Leopold Godowsky and Josef Lhévinne . He toured Europe in 1912 and 1913 , during which time he made multiple appearances with the Berlin Philharmonic . In fall 1913 , Wells joined the faculty of the Toronto Conservatory of Music , where he taught until his death 14 years later . His pupils at the TCM included Gordon Hallett and Muriel Kerr . In Toronto he performed in numerous concerts and recitals , including as soloist with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra , as a member of the Conservatory Trio , and in concerts with the Toronto String Quartette . He died at the age of 38 in Jacksonville , Florida .
Rosalys . Rosalys ( ) is an illustrator , author , publisher and videographer . She lives in France and in Japan . Career . Rosalys is a graphic artist whose creativity takes its roots at her French culture , her Chinese origins and her passion for Japan . Author-illustrator of a dozen of artbooks , comic books and children ’ s books , she portrays a positive and colorful universe , marked by lyricism and femininity . She is a professional artist since 2008 with the artist name `` Rosalys '' . She was also known as `` SaturnAlice '' from 1999 to 2007 , period when she published manga and illustrations in various dōjinshi . In 2012 , she founds and runs the publishing house Univers partagés editions . Faithful to the messages she try to convey as an artist , as an Art Director she establishes the editorial line to release books that are designed to encourage all those who have never forgotten their dreams . In 2015 , she runs her YouTube channel . Thus expanding her ways of expression , she puts her visual and pedagogical creativity to sharing messages that matter and cultural discovery .
Innovestment . Innovestment GmbH is a German website for crowdfunding equity investments based in Berlin and Frankfurt . It was founded by Filipe da Costa , Daniel Appelhoff , Alexander Rajko and Norbert Töpker in 2011 . Pricing for equities are set by auction . Investors can participate with €250 . The first successful auction was held on 25 December 2011 . 66 investor bid on shares for Particular GmbH , a producer of nanoparticles for biotechnology and medical use . The auction increased the Particular ’ s estimated value by 75 % .
McKellar , Ontario . McKellar is a township and census subdivision in Parry Sound District , Ontario , Canada . Per the 2016 Census , it has a population of 1111 . McKellar is named for Archibald McKellar ( 1816-1894 ) , a member of the legislative assemblies for the province of Canada ( 1857-1867 ) and Ontario ( 1867-1875 ) . Communities . McKellar is also the primary and largest community within the township , located along Provincial Highway 124 . It was originally known as Armstrong 's Rapids , but the name McKellar was given when the post office opened in the community in 1870 . Demographics . Private dwellings occupied by usual residents : 520 ( total dwellings : 1425 )
Sulaiman Taha . Datuk Sulaiman Taha ( died 17 December 2010 , aged 59 ) was a Malaysian politician . He was a member of the Johor State Legislative Assembly from 2004 until his death in 2010 . He was a member of the United Malay National Organisation in the Barisan Nasional coalition , and held the seat for Tenang . He served as assistant secretary of Umno Youth from 1987 to 1993 and as executive secretary of the Johor Umno liaison committee from 1994 to 1997 . Family . Sulaiman Taha was married to Seri Noraini Yaakop and had seven children : son Aiman Azri Taha and daughters Marsila , Marliza , Marina , Miza Liyana Taha , Miza Qamarina and Miza Husna .
Czech legislative election , 2010 . A legislative election in the Czech Republic took place on 28–29 May 2010 to elect the members of the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic . The election had been expected to take place sometime before the end of 2009 , but was postponed due to legal challenges . Before the election , the country had been governed by a caretaker administration headed by Jan Fischer . The Czech Social Democratic Party ( ČSSD ) was the front-runner of the election and its leader Jiří Paroubek was favourite to become the new Prime Minister . The election saw a loss of support for ČSSD , although they still received the highest number of votes . The conservative Civic Democratic Party ( ODS ) and TOP 09 followed in second and third , with the Communist Party finishing fourth . ČSSD leader Jiří Paroubek resigned after the election , conceding that a conservative coalition government appeared likely , due to the rise in support for two new right-wing parties : TOP 09 and Public Affairs ( VV ) . In June , a centre-right coalition of ODS , TOP 09 , and VV was formed , with Petr Nečas becoming the prime minister . Background . On 24 March 2009 , after four previous failed attempts , the opposition ČSSD succeeded in passing a no confidence vote against the government of Prime Minister Mirek Topolánek ( ODS ) in the lower house of the Czech parliament . The measure passed with 101 votes to 96 , with several members of Topolánek 's own party voting with the opposition . On 28 March 2009 , ČSSD leader Jiří Paroubek and Topolánek agreed to hold early elections in October 2009 . They later agreed to form an interim government of experts ( before the end of the Czech EU presidency ) , with half of the government nominated by ČSSD and half by two parties of the incumbent government ( ODS and The Greens ; the third party KDU–ČSL did not participate ) , and that early elections would be held on 16–17 October 2009 . On 5 April 2009 , Paroubek and Topolánek agreed on Jan Fischer , the head of the national statistical office , as the interim Prime Minister , to take over on 8 May 2009 , and stated that elections would be held by 15 October 2009 , most likely on 9–10 October 2009 . The newly founded party Tradition Responsibility Prosperity 09 ( TOP 09 ) , which had split off from the KDU–ČSL , also contested the election . Some polls showed the party to be in fourth place , closely behind the Communist Party . The election date was initially scheduled for 1 July 2009 , but ex-ČSSD Independent MP Miloš Melčák filed a complaint with the Constitutional Court , on the grounds that he had a right to sit in parliament for a full term , and the election was postponed while the court examined the legality of the law setting the election date . A hearing was scheduled for 10 September 2009 ; if the court ruled against the complaint at that hearing , elections would be held as planned , but politicians agreed that they would rather change the constitution to simplify the procedure of calling early elections , and using the new provisions , the election would be held with a delay of at most one month , regardless of the court 's decision , most likely on 6–7 November . However , the Constitutional Court viewed the constitutional amendment calling for one-off early elections as a retroactive decision in violation of the existing constitutional procedures regulating early elections , and struck down the act on the grounds that it violated the procedure for constitutional amendments , the right to vote , and the inalienable principle of a law-abiding state . As the Court ruled the election date invalid , the laws ( a constitutional amendment and a law shortening election deadlines ) were passed on 11 September as planned . President Klaus signed the laws on 12 September , and parliament planned to dissolve itself on 15 September . Melčák stated , however , that he would likely file another complaint if this plan went ahead . In a surprise move , ČSSD announced on 15 September that it would not vote in favour of dissolution , as the new law was likely to be challenged by Melčák again , and this would again call the legality of the election into question ; they were now in favour of elections in mid-2010 , on the initially scheduled dates . ČSSD had 71 seats and needed ten more MPs to support their position to delay the election , but it was considered likely that they would succeed in blocking the election . The Christian and Democratic Union ( KDU-ČSL ) also withdrew their support for early elections , meaning the election would be held in May 2010 . Following controversial comments about the Catholic Church , Jews and homosexuals , ODS chairman Topolánek withdrew from the election and resigned as party leader on 26 March 2010 . He was replaced by Petr Nečas . Campaign . Issues that featured heavily in the campaign included the Greek government-debt crisis , the global financial crisis , the possibility of national bankruptcy , and corruption . Civic Democratic Party ( ODS ) . ODS launched its campaign on 16 March 2010 , with reducing unemployment as the main focus . The party stated it would support shorter working periods and employment of graduates and seniors . The party used mannequins of fictional characters Václav Dobrák and Marie Slušná as campaign mascots and the campaign slogans `` ODS is the solution '' and `` It wo n't happen without your vote . '' When their main rival ČSSD used blue ambulances in their campaign to attack ODS , the party reacted by parking a demolished orange ambulance outside the Chamber of Deputies to depict how healthcare would look if ČSSD led the government . The previous leader of ODS , former Prime Minister Mirek Topolánek , was replaced as leader by Petr Nečas on 26 March 2010 , considered a more acceptable and popular candidate than Topolánek . ČSSD leader Jiří Paroubek stated that he could cooperate with Nečas in some circumstances . Nečas rejected Paroubek 's comments and stated that ODS would not form a Grand coalition with ČSSD after the election . ODS started focusing on economics and public finances in April 2010 , promising to reduce public debt to avoid bankruptcy , and using the example of Greece to warn against ČSSD . The party also used negative campaigning against ČSSD , focused primarily on Paroubek . The Civic Democrats conducted an active campaign on the internet , communicating with potential voters on Facebook , Twitter and Youtube . The party held an online `` virtual demonstration '' against ČSSD . On 30 April 2010 , ODS released an election advert entitled `` Your vote '' , commemorating the trial of Milada Horáková and the Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia , and warning against Social Democrats and Communists . The clip urged Jiří Paroubek to resign as ČSSD leader , a response to Paroubek 's appeal to some ODS politicians to quit politics . Nečas held campaign events in multiple towns across the Czech Republic , meeting potential voters . ODS also featured Nečas heavily in its billboard campaign , launched in May 2010 , which presented him as a candidate of `` responsible politics '' . Nečas attacked ČSSD over the election debate , crticising the fact that Paroubek had agreed to just three debates , and accusing him of avoiding a confrontation with him . The first head-to-head debate between Nečas and Paroubek was held on 12 April 2018 , resulting in no clear winner , according to analysts . A second debate was held on 23 May 2010 , also with no clear winner . The last debate was held on 26 May 2010 , with journalists judging Nečas to have been better prepared and more confident than Paroubek , and the victor of the debate . The party published campaign newspapers with the title `` Jasně '' ( `` Of Course '' ) , introducing their policies and candidates . ODS launched the final phase of its campaign , called `` 120 Hours for Victory '' , on 23 May 2010 . Nečas said that ODS had to `` stop Jiří Paroubek and the Communists '' . 120 Hours for Victory included performances by Czech singers such as Eva Pilarová , Helena Zeťová , Ivan Mládek , Tereza Kerndlová and Jitka Zelenková , attended by hundreds of party supporters . The party invited foreign politicians who came to the event to support ODS . The party was endorsed by British Prime Minister David Cameron and Slovak politician Iveta Radičová who both attended the event . Czech Social Democratic Party ( ČSSD ) . ČSSD was led into the election by former Prime Minister Jiří Paroubek . The party was considered the front-runner in the election and Paroubek was believed to be most likely to form the new government . The party 's campaign slogans were `` A better future for ordinary people '' and `` Change and Hope '' . ČSSD launched their campaign on 22 April 2010 . Paroubek stated that the party planned to restore economic growth . The party held large rallies in Czech towns , which ceased in May 2010 when ČSSD MP Bohuslav Sobotka was physically attacked by an opponent of the party . ČSSD politicians decided to meet voters at factories and schools instead . The party also put a lot of effort into a telephone campaign , in which ČSSD politicians phoned people to ask which party they were planning to vote for and ask them about their ideas . ČSSD made heavy use of negative campaigning directed as ODS and TOP 09 , with half of their campaign billboards attacking those two parties . Slogans used on billboards included `` Let 's stop ODS and TOP 09 on 28 May '' or `` If you do n't vote , you will pay by getting dismissed without cause . '' The party published campaign newspapers called `` Health Newspapers '' , attacking the healthcare plans of the two right-wing parties . ČSSD concluded its campaign with the slogan `` Work and Prosperity '' , and handed out 100,000 doughnuts at events for party supporters . ČSSD campaign manager Jaroslav Tvrdík stated that the party wanted to `` make it more pleasant for people to wake up , and remind them why is voting important '' . Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia ( KSČM ) . The Communist Party , led by Vojtěch Filip , ran a campaign focused on young voters , and held meetings with potential voters in town squares around the country , culminating in a huge rally on Náměstí Republiky , Prague . Younger party activists also attended meetings to attract young voters . The party 's campaign used the slogan `` With the people , for the People '' and also featured celebrities who supported the party such as Martin Maxa and Jana Kociánová . TOP 09 . TOP 09 was founded by Miroslav Kalousek in June 2009 . Karel Schwarzenberg was elected leader of the new party , and they entered a partnership with Mayors and Independents . TOP 09 decided to target conservative voters and began raising funds for their campaign , which was launched on 27 April 2010 . Schwarzenberg promised a fight against corruption , healthcare reform , and moral renewal of the country . The party also attacked Public Affairs . The campaign , closely inspired by Barack Obama 's 2008 campaign , featured billboards using the slogan `` more than you think '' . Public Affairs ( VV ) . Public Affairs were led by author and journalist Radek John . The party launched its campaign on 20 April 2010 , with John stating that he believed the party would receive more than 10 % of votes . The party promised an end to `` political dinosaurs '' and promised to fight against corruption . Christian and Democratic Union – Czechoslovak People 's Party ( KDU–ČSL ) . KDU–ČSL , led by Cyril Svoboda , launched its campaign on 8 April 2010 . The party had a shortage of campaign funding , and focused on a personal campaign , with party leaders visiting workplaces , social institutions and retirement homes . KDU-ČSL used the slogans `` KDU-ČSL , the better in us '' and `` A good day is when ... '' Green Party . The Green Party , led by Ondřej Liška , launched their campaign on 27 April 2010 , which featured prominent supporters of the party such as former President Václav Havel , Lenka Dusilová , and Meda Mládková . The Greens focused heavily on communicating directly with citizens and their internet campaign . Liška stated that the Greens wanted to be different from the big parties and be `` modest and sincere '' . The Greens considered TOP 09 and Public Affairs to be their main rivals . Their campaign focused on the environment and support for a healthy lifestyle , while also telling voters that their economic programme was good for the Czech Republic . The party concluded its campaign by releasing three video adverts , in which party supporters tried to convince people to vote for them . Party of Civic Rights . Party of Civic Rights was led by former Prime Minister Miloš Zeman , who stated that party 's aim was to enter the Chamber of Deputies . Zeman used a bus called `` Zemák '' for his campaign . Sovereignty – Jana Bobošíková Bloc . Sovereignty launched its campaign in January 2010 , which focused heavily on leader Jana Bobošíková . The party used a campaign bus called Bobobus . Defenestration 2010 . Defenestration 2010 was an independent initiative organised by František Janouch and Lenka Procházková , urging voters to use their preferential votes to help elect lesser known politicians , as they were `` less likely to be involved in corruption '' . Replace Politicians . Replace Politicians was an independent initiative supported by celebrities such as Dan Bárta , Aneta Langerová , Radek Banga , Viktor Preiss and David Koller , calling for voters to support smaller parties . The initiative held events and concerts , and the band Nightwork released a video clip to support the initiative . Television debates . Leaders of major parties Petr Nečas and Jiří Paroubek faced each other in four duels . First duel was organised by Česká televize in April 2010 . Second duel was organised by Prima televize . It was very calm as both leaders did n't attack each other . Third duel was more aggressive and full of personal attacks . Last duel was organised by Česká televize and was inspired by debates organised by British Broadcasting Company . Results . The centre-left ČSSD won the most votes , with 22.1 % . The conservative ODS and TOP 09 followed with 20.2 % and 16.7 % respectively . The Communist Party came fourth with 11.3 % , ahead of the centre-right VV which received 10.9 % . It was the first time that the Communists had finished lower than third in a Czech election . TOP 09 and VV won seats in Parliament for the first time . The Christian Democrats ( 4.4 % ) , the Party of Civic Rights ( 4.3 % ) , the Green Party ( 2.4 % ) , and Sovereignty ( 3.7 % ) , failed to gain the 5 % necessary to enter parliament . Voter turnout was 62.6 % nationally , highest in Prague-West District ( 71.69 % ) and lowest in Sokolov District ( 50.89 % ) . The results were a setback for the Czech Republic 's largest parties , ČSSD and ODS . President Václav Klaus said that the results would cause a `` fundamental weakening '' of the two parties . Aftermath . After the election results were announced , Jiří Paroubek resigned as ČSSD leader , citing disappointment with the outcome , and saying that `` it seems that people have chosen the direction the republic should go in and it is a different direction than the one ČSSD were offering '' . ČSSD had led comfortably in polling before the election , and its 22 % share of the vote was a significant drop from the party 's 32 % in the 2006 election . Paroubek conceded that a conservative coalition government was likely . Government formation . ODS , TOP 09 and VV had all committed to government spending cuts , raising the prospect of the formation of a fiscally conservative cabinet . The leaders of the three parties held coalition talks shortly after the results were published . ODS leader Petr Nečas said that the three parties had a `` common will '' to form a government , stating that their financial plans would work together to help the country avoid a crisis similar to the one affecting Greece at the time . Negotiations between the three parties about the formation of a new government started on 2 June 2010 , and the parties signed a proclamation to continue negotiations . After extensive talks regarding the terms of the coalition , Nečas was appointed Prime Minister on 28 June 2010 . Public Affairs held a referendum among party members to decide whether to join the new government . The result was announced on 12 July 2018 , with 2,912 members voting in favour and 815 against . The coalition agreement was signed on the same day .
SU-122 . The SU-122 ( from `` Samokhodnaya Ustanovka 122 mm '' ) was a Soviet self-propelled howitzer or assault gun used during World War II . The number `` 122 '' in the designation represents the caliber of the main armament—a 122 mm M-30S howitzer . The chassis was that of the T-34 . Development history . The Soviet High Command became interested in assault guns following the success of German Sturmgeschütz IIIs . Assault guns had some advantages over tanks with turrets . The lack of a turret made them cheaper to produce . They could be built with a larger fighting compartment and could be fitted with bigger and more powerful weapons on a given chassis . However , assault guns generally aim by orienting the entire vehicle , and were thus less suited for close combat than tanks with turrets . In April 1942 , design bureaus were asked to develop several assault guns with various armament : 76.2 mm ZiS-3 divisional field guns and 122 mm M-30 howitzers for infantry support , and 152 mm ML-20 howitzers for attacking enemy strongholds . A prototype assault gun , armed with the 122 mm howitzer and built on the German Sturmgeschütz III chassis was developed , designated `` SG-122 '' . Only 10 of these were completed . Production was halted when the vehicle was found to be hard to maintain and judged to be unsuccessful . Simultaneously , an SPG based on the T-34 medium tank was also developed . Initially , the T-34 's chassis was selected for the 76.2 mm F-34 gun . This vehicle , the `` U-34 '' , was created in the summer of 1942 at UZTM ( Uralmashzavod – Uralsky Machine Building factory ) design bureau , by N. W. Kurin and G. F. Ksjunin . It was a tank destroyer with the same armament as the T-34 , but without a turret . The vehicle was 70 cm lower than a T-34 , had thicker armor , and was 2 tonnes lighter . It did not enter production . UZTM then worked on combining features of the `` U-34 '' and the `` SG-122 '' . Initial design work was completed between July and August 1942 . The project emphasized minimizing modifications to the platform and the howitzer . It used the same chassis , superstructure , engine and transmission as the `` U-34 '' and was armed with ( the then new ) 122 mm M-30S howitzer from F. F. Petrov 's design bureau . This vehicle also used the same gun bed cover and mountings as the SG-122 , to keep costs low and simplify production . It had 45 mm thick frontal armor . The M-30S howitzer could be elevated or depressed between −3° and +26° and had 10° of traverse . The five-man crew consisted of a driver , gunner , commander and two loaders . By 25 November 1942 , the first `` U-35 '' prototype was ready . Trials ran from 30 November to 19 December 1942 , and uncovered various faults in the design , including insufficient elevation , a flawed shell transfer mechanism , poor ventilation for the crew compartment , and the fact that the commander had to assist in operating the gun , which made him unable to successfully carry out his other duties . The `` U-35 '' entered service with the Red Army as the SU-35 ( later renamed SU-122 ) despite these faults . Production SU-122s were based on an improved prototype built after trials were conducted . They incorporated several modifications , including slightly less sloped front armor to ease production , modified layout of the fighting compartment ( the location of crew member stations and ammunition racks were changed ) , fewer vision slots , and a periscope for the commander . The first production vehicles were completed before 1943 . Production history . SU-122 production began in December 1942 with 27 vehicles built that month . The original plan for production beyond that point was to produce 100 SU-122s each month . Production continued until the summer of 1944 , by which time a total of about 1,150 SU-122s had been built . Service history . The first SU-122s produced in December 1942 were sent to training centers and two new combat units , the 1433rd and 1434th self-propelled artillery regiments . Initially , each of these mixed regiments consisted of two batteries with four SU-122s each and four batteries with four SU-76 tank destroyers each . Each regiment had an additional SU-76 tank destroyer as a command vehicle . It was planned to raise 30 self-propelled artillery regiments operating within armoured and mechanized corps . In January 1943 , the 1433rd and 1434th self-propelled artillery regiments were sent to the Volkhov Front near Leningrad as part of the 54th Army . On 14 January , they saw combat for the first time in Smierdny region . After that , it was decided SU-122s should follow between 400 m and 600 m behind the attacking tanks ; sometimes this distance was shortened to between 200 m and 300 m. The use of SU-76 tank destroyers together with SU-122s proved unsuccessful . Based on combat experience , the organization of self-propelled artillery regiments was changed ; the new regimental organization consisted of two batteries of SU-76 tank destroyers and three batteries of SU-122s , for a total of 20 self-propelled guns . In April , the organization of self-propelled artillery regiments was again changed . Separate regiments were created for SU-76 tank destroyers ( light self-propelled artillery regiment ) and SU-122s ( medium self-propelled artillery regiment ) . The medium self-propelled artillery regiment consisted of four batteries of four SU-122s each . Each regiment was also equipped with either an additional SU-122 or a T-34 for the commander and a BA-64 armoured car . This organization remained in place until the beginning of 1944 when the SU-122 started to be replaced by the SU-152 , ISU-122 and ISU-152 heavy self-propelled guns and the SU-85 tank destroyers . The SU-122 proved effective in its intended role of direct fire on strongholds . The massive concussion of the 122 mm high explosive round was reportedly enough to blow the turret off even a Tiger I if a direct hit was scored , a trait shared with the larger 152 mm howitzers . A new BP-460A HEAT projectile was introduced in May 1943 ; however , its primitive warhead design was only minimally more effective than brute concussive effects of the old high explosive shell . However , like most howitzers , the accuracy of the M-30 was less than that of contemporary weapons designed for the anti-tank role . At least one SU-122 was captured by the German Army . Few SU-122s survived the war . Currently only one is extant and is on display in the Kubinka Tank Museum . Variants . The SU-122 had no variants that went into mass production . The T-34 chassis of the SU-122 was further adapted as part of the later SU-85 self-propelled gun . Towards the end of the production run , a prototype SU-122 was built with the same ball mantlet as the SU-85.. SU-122M . Even as the SU-122 was being mass-produced , its design was being refined primarily with an eye to reduce production costs . The M-30S armament proved poorly suited for purpose , in spite of its prior recommendation by the GAU RKKA artillery committee . The howitzer took a lot of space and required both commander and gunner to operate it in order to fire . Because of this , in January 1943 , work started on fitting the SU-122 with a different howitzer . The prototype SU-122M was built in April 1943 . It featured a bigger fighting compartment as well as an individual driver 's hatch . The M-30S howitzer , mounted on the floor of the vehicle , was replaced by the more modern D-11 howitzer ( a variant of U-11 howitzer ) . However , the SU-122M was not put into production due to a decision to proceed with the SU-85 instead . SU-122-III . Another attempt to create an improved SU-122 replacement took a SU-85 chassis and paired it with the 122-mm D-6 howitzer , which was lighter and smaller than the U-11 howitzer . This was unsuccessful , due to the unreliability of the howitzer 's recoil mechanism and its poor anti-tank capabilities . Subsequent wartime design work on 122 mm self-propelled howitzers was cancelled .
Gyrtona malgassica . `` Gyrtona malgassica '' is a moth of the family Noctuidae . It is found in Madagascar . This moth is greyish-brown and the adults have a wingspan of 28mm .
Abantiades leucochiton . `` Abantiades leucochiton '' is a moth of the Hepialidae family . It is endemic to Australia , where it is found in New South Wales , South Australia and Victoria . The larvae are subterranean and feed on the roots of `` Casuarina '' and `` Allocasuarina '' species .
Yolombó . Yolombó is a town and municipality in the Colombian department of Antioquia . It is part of the subregion of Northeastern Antioquia , located 108 km from Medellín . History . Yolombó is an indigenous term that comes from the area . In 1535 , Don Pedro de Heredia , the founder of Cartagena de Indias , discovered , in the Antioquian region , a village of indigenous people of the same name , Yolombó . The town was initially called , `` San Lorenzo de Yolombó . '' No official date of its founding is known to exist . In the middle of the 17th century , gold was found in the area and made Yolombó a celebrated and important town . Parish records revealed the growing prominence of the town by the settlement of high ranking Spanish families . Up until 1750 , its prosperity earned Yolombó the name , Ciudad Illustre ( Illustrious City ) . However , the prosperity was short lived . Between 1760 and 1800 the gold mines were depleted with the advent and use of efficient mining technology.Following this economic decline , Yolombó was downgraded to a township of the city Santo Domingo in 1879 until 1883 . In 1883 Yolombó was once again promoted to the status of District and Township and it has remained as such until 2009 when it became a municipality . Yolombó has a diverse climate and rich biodiversity . At 1,450 km above sea level , the mountainous landscape offers both scorching and frigid temperatures . It is known for its exotic agriculture , forests full of medicinal plants and precious wood , and it is also a land that is abundant in water and pasture . Yolombó in the Media . Yolombó was popularized in part by Tomás Carrasquilla 's historical novel , `` La Marquesa de Yolombó ( The Marquise of Yolombó ) . ''
Torleiv Maseng . Torleiv Maseng ( born 1946 ) is a prominent Norwegian engineer , who made some contribution to the Global System for Mobile Communications project . His work included the standard use of channel estimation and the combination of equalization , error correcting codes and modulation in which the Viterbi algorithm was used by all components . Maseng received his master 's degree in Radio Communication from the Norwegian Institute of Technology in 1970 . In July 1974 he joined SHAPE ( Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe ) Technical Center in The Hague as a scientist in the Communications Division . He was responsible for the development of the NATO SATCOM Control system . He was also involved in operational planning for the NATO SATCOM system , e.g . frequency planning , power allocation , interference analysis and modem evaluation . He also participated in the production of specifications for procurement of new satellite ground terminals , computer systems and modems for NATO . In 1982 he was employed by SINTEF where he was involved in the design and standardisation of the GSM project . In 1986 , he received the SINTEF award for his work on modulation and coding . In 1992 he started NetCom GSM A/S with and had the technical responsibility . NetCom is the second largest mobile phone operator in Norway now owned by Telia and in 2016 changed their name to Telia . Academic career . In October 1993 , Maseng was appointed to a chair in Radio Technology at the University of Lund , Sweden . In January 1994 he started working as a professor at Department of Applied Electronics . Here he contributed to foundation of the Centre of Excellence of Circuit Design and a research program Personal Computing and Communication which is a national research program financed by the Foundation for Strategic Research . He later became a Director of Research at the Norwegian Defence Research Establishment . He also served as a professor at the University of Oslo/University Graduate Center ( UNIK ) since 2017 organized as a department of UiO . Works . He is the author of more than 300 papers , holds patents and has served as an editor of the IEEE Communications Magazine . He has been listed for the last several years in `` Marquis Who 's Who '' in the world . He is a member of the Norwegian Academy of Technological Sciences . He received `` Gulltasten 2010 '' , an honorary award for his work in telecommunications . In 2012 he received Aftenpostens readers award for the most significant invention in Norway since 1980 , for his work on GSM early development . In 2014 he got the Rosing Prize for the same effort .
Campodea lusitana . `` Campodea lusitana '' is a species of two-pronged bristletail in the family Campodeidae .
Shen Po-tsang . Shen Po-tsang ( , born August 31 , 1977 in Taiwan ) is a Taiwanese baseball player who played for the Uni-President Lions of the Chinese Professional Baseball League . He played as short reliever for the Lions .
Open primaries in the United States . An open primary is a primary election that does not require voters to be affiliated with a political party in order to vote for partisan candidates . In a traditional open primary , voters may select one party 's ballot and vote for that party 's nomination . As in a closed primary , the highest voted candidate in each party then proceeds to the general election . In a nonpartisan blanket primary , all candidates appear on the same ballot and the two highest voted candidates proceed to the runoff election , regardless of party affiliation . The constitutionality of this system was affirmed by the Supreme Court of the United States in 2008 , whereas a partisan blanket primary was previously ruled to be unconstitutional in 2000 . The arguments for open primaries are that voters can make independent choices , building consensus that the electoral process is not splintered or undermined by the presence of multiple political parties . Voter participation . The open primary could be seen as good for voter participation . First , the open primary allows nonpartisan or independent voters to participate in the nominating process . If these voters are allowed to help select the nominees then they may be more likely to vote in the general election , since one of the candidates could be someone the non-partisan voter voted for . Also , a moderate member of one party may agree more with a candidate for the nomination of another party . This voter will have more of an incentive to participate in the general election if there is a nominee whom he or she agrees with . The open primary could also be viewed as bad for voter participation . In Hawaii , primary voter turnout fell from 74.6 % in 1978 to 42.2 % in 2006 after changing to open primaries which could be the result of many things—not just the move towards the open primary system . The closed primary system had more of an incentive for people to join one of the major parties . This led to people being more involved in the voting process . With the open primary , some argue , more voters become independent and are less likely to participate in the nominating or election processes . Manipulation and dilution . Opponents of the open primary believe that the open primary leaves the party nominations vulnerable to manipulation and dilution . First , one party could organize its voters to vote in the other party 's primary and choose the candidate that they most agree with or that they think their party could most easily defeat . Secondly , in the open primary moderates and independent voters can vote in either party . This occurrence may dilute the vote of a particular party and lead to a nominee who does not represent the views of his or her particular party . For example , in the 2008 presidential primaries , exit polls say John McCain failed to win a single race among Republican voters , up to Super Tuesday , yet during that same period he went from `` also-ran '' to front runner , because most non-Republicans who crossed over voted for him . In New Hampshire , Mitt Romney won among registered Republicans , but John McCain won overall . Likewise , in South Carolina , Mike Huckabee won among self-identified Republicans , but John McCain won the state . Similarly , some Republican advocates called for Republicans to cross over and vote in the Democratic race , to help Barack Obama win , on the premise that Clinton had a better chance of beating their candidate . The Rush Limbaugh Show 's `` Operation Chaos '' is the best known of these movements . Constitutional issues . Opponents of the open primary argue that the open primary is unconstitutional . These opponents believe that the open primary law violates their freedom of association , because it forces them to allow outsiders to select their candidates . An opposing view is that political parties are not mentioned in the U.S. Constitution in any language , but voting rights of the individual are clearly defined . Freedom of association has been recognized by the United States Supreme Court . First , in NAACP v. Alabama , the court said that `` It is beyond debate that freedom to engage in association for the advancement of beliefs and ideas is an inseparable aspect of the `` liberty '' assured by the Due Process Clause of the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendment , which embraces freedom of speech . '' In other words , the freedom of association is part of the freedom of speech . The freedom of speech , which is found in the First Amendment to the United States Constitution , is applied to the states through the fourteenth amendment . In `` Gitlow v. New York '' , Justice Sanford states that `` [ f ] or present purposes we may and do assume that freedom of speech and of the press-which are protected by the First Amendment from abridgment by Congress-are among the fundamental personal rights and 'liberties ' protected by the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment from impairment by the States . '' This constitutionality raises a problem . The most popular alternative to the open primary is the closed primary . However , a mandatory closed primary can also be unconstitutional . In `` Tashjian v. Republican Party of Connecticut '' , the United States Supreme Court determined that Connecticut 's closed primary law was unconstitutional . The Connecticut closed primary law `` [ required ] voters in any political party primary to be registered members of that party '' . The Republican Party of Connecticut , however , wanted to allow independents to vote in the Republican primary if they so chose . The problem with this closed primary law was that it prevented the Republican Party from allowing independent `` registered voters not affiliated with any party to vote in Republican primaries for federal and statewide offices '' . Since the Republican Party of Connecticut was not able to choose who it wanted to vote in the primary , the United States Supreme Court , in a 5-4 decision , stated that the closed primary law in Connecticut `` impermissibly burdens the right of the Party and its members protected by the First and Fourteenth Amendments '' . On October 1 , 2007 , the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruled that the Virginia mandatory open primary statute was unconstitutional as applied to the Republicans because it imposed a burden on their freedom to associate under the First Amendment , although it explicitly did not rule on the question of whether an open primary law was in general unconstitutional as a burden on association . California and Primary Election Alternatives . A `` modified closed primary '' was in effect in California from 2001 to 2011 . Each political party could decide whether or not they wish to allow unaffiliated voters to vote in their party 's primary . This appeared to avoid the constitutional concerns of both the open and the closed primary . In the 2004 and 2006 primary elections , the Republican , Democratic , and American Independent parties all opted to allow unaffiliated voters to request their party 's ballot . However , since the 2008 presidential primary election , only the Democratic and American Independent parties took this option , while the Republican party did not . In 2011 , the state adopted a `` modified open primary '' . Individual citizens may vote for any candidate , and the top two candidates regardless of party will advance to the general election . The Presidential election is exempt from this voting method as it is a contest for delegates rather than a direct election for an office . A potential side effect of the open primary is that parties that run more candidates may find themselves at a disadvantage , since their partisan supporters ' votes will be split more ways in the primary and thus those candidates may have a harder time reaching the top-two ranking when competing with parties that run fewer candidates . States with open primaries for other elections . The state of Arizona has open primaries for all elections except for presidential primaries . A similar system known as a nonpartisan blanket primary has been used in Louisiana for state and local elections since 1976 , and began to be used in Washington , after numerous court challenges , in 2008 . In California , under Proposition 14 , a measure that easily passed , traditional party primaries were replaced in 2011 with wide-open elections . Proposition 14 , known as the open primary measure , gave every voter the same ballot in primary elections for most state and federal races , except the presidential contest . Most primaries in New York are closed , but state law contains a provision allowing parties to use a different method if they want . Currently , only the Independence Party chooses to allow unaffiliated voters to participate .
Pileri . Pileri ( ; ) is a small village in Cyprus , located 4 km east of Agios Ermolaos and 4 km west of Kiomourtzou . `` De facto '' , it is under the control of Northern Cyprus . In 2011 , its population was 228 .
Swimming at the 1995 Pan American Games – Women 's 100 metre butterfly . The women 's 100 metre butterfly competition of the swimming events at the 1995 Pan American Games took place between March 12–17 at the Complejo Natatorio . The last Pan American Games champion was Kristin Topham of Canada . This race consisted of two lengths of the pool , all in butterfly . Results . All times are in minutes and seconds . Final . The final was held between March 12–17 .
Mai Music Volume Seven . `` Mai Music Volume Seven '' is a New Zealand compilation album released in 1999 .
Matisse ( disambiguation ) . Henri Matisse ( 1869–1954 ) was a French artist .
Yūsuke Ina . is a Japanese professional shogi player , ranked 6-dan .
Dolinnoe . Dolinnoe is a commune in Criuleni District , Moldova . It is composed of three villages : Dolinnoe , Valea Coloniței and Valea Satului .
Lapoșa River . The Lapoșa River is a tributary of the Valea Roşie River in Romania .
Bandise Maku . Bandise Grey Maku ( born 24 July 1986 in King William 's Town , South Africa ) is a former South African rugby union player , whose usual position was hooker . He played first class rugby between 2006 and 2016 and also played in a single test match for in 2010 , as well as in three tour matches in 2009 and 2010 . He played Super Rugby for the from 2008 to 2010 and from 2014 to 2016 , for the in 2011 and for the in 2013 . He played domestic Currie Cup rugby for the from 2006 to 2010 and from 2013 to 2016 and for the in 2011 and 2012 . Youth . He represented his local team at the 2004 Craven Week before moving to the , for whom he played rugby at youth level . Bulls . He was first named in a squad during the 2006 Vodacom Cup . He made his Currie Cup debut the following season , coming on as a 72nd-minute substitute against . A year later , he was also included in squad for the 2008 Super 14 season , making his debut in Rotorua against the . Lions . He joined the for the 2011 Super Rugby season , where he started in 14 games . He also played Currie Cup rugby for the , where he was also a member of the starting line-up which defeated the 42–16 to win the 2011 Currie Cup Premier Division . He was injured for the entire 2012 Super Rugby season , but did play some Currie Cup rugby at the end of the season . Kings . He then joined the for the 2013 Super Rugby season . Return to Bulls . After the 2013 Super Rugby season , he rejoined former team the , signing a contract at the team until October 2016 . South Africa national team . His first tour of duty for his country was with the Springboks to France , Italy , Ireland & England in late 2009 , where he played in tour matches against the Leicester Tigers and Saracens . He earned his first test cap for his country playing against Italy during an incoming tour in 2010 . In 2010 , Maku was again called up for duty with the Springboks in a November tour of Ireland , Wales , Scotland and England . His call came two matches into the tour on 18 November 2010 , after a controversial incident in which two other Springbok players tested positive for a banned substance .
Stocking frame . A stocking frame was a mechanical knitting machine used in the textiles industry . It was invented by William Lee of Calverton near Nottingham in 1589 . Its use , known traditionally as framework knitting , was the first major stage in the mechanisation of the textile industry , and played an important part in the early history of the Industrial Revolution . It was adapted to knit cotton and to do ribbing , and by 1800 had been adapted as a lace making machine . Description . Lee 's machine consisted of a stout wooden frame . It did straight knitting , not tubular knitting . It had a separate needle for each loop - these were low carbon steel bearded needles where the tips were reflexed and could be depressed onto a hollow , closing the loop . The needles were supported on a needle bar that passed back and forth , to and from the operator . The beards were simultaneously depressed by a presser bar . The first machine had eight needles per inch and was suitable for worsted . The next version had 16 needles per inch and was suitable for silk . History . The machine imitated the movements of hand knitters . Lee demonstrated the operation of the device to Queen Elizabeth I , hoping to obtain a patent , but she refused , fearing the effects on hand-knitting industries . The original frame had eight needles to the inch , which produced only coarse fabric . Lee later improved the mechanism with 20 needles to the inch . By 1598 he was able to knit stockings from silk , as well as wool , but was again refused a patent by James I. Lee moved to France , under the patronage of Henri IV , with his workers and his machines , but was unable to sustain his business . He died in Paris around 1614 . Most of his workers returned to England with their frames , which were sold in London . The commercial failure of Lee 's design might have led to a dead-end for the knitting machine , but John Ashton , one of Lee 's assistants , made a crucial improvement by adding the mechanism known as a `` divider '' . This is used after the jack sinkers have pulled down a large loop over all the needles , and the sinker bar has separated out the loop , the dividers are rested on the loop to give the bearded needles guidance as they are pulled forward . Development . A thriving business built up with the exiled Huguenot silk-spinners who had settled in the village of Spitalfields just outside the city of London . In 1663 , the Worshipful Company of Framework Knitters was issued a royal charter . By about 1785 , however , demand was rising for cheaper stockings made of cotton . The frame was adapted but became too expensive for individuals to buy ; thus , wealthy men bought the machines and hired them out to the knitters , providing the materials and buying the finished product . With increasing competition , they ignored the standards set by the Chartered Company . Frames were introduced to Leicester by Nicholas Alsop in around 1680 , who encountered resistance and at first worked secretly in a cellar in Northgate Street , taking his own sons and the children of near relatives as apprentices . In 1728 , the Nottingham magistrates refused to accept the authority of the London Company , and the centre of the trade moved northwards to Nottingham , which also had a lace making industry . The breakthrough with cotton stockings came in 1758 when Jedediah Strutt introduced an attachment for the frame which produced what became known as the `` Derby rib '' . The Nottingham frameworkers found themselves increasingly short of raw materials . Initially they used thread spun in India , but this was expensive and required doubling . Lancashire yarn was spun for fustian and varied in texture . They tried spinning cotton themselves but , being used to the long fibres of wool , experienced great difficulty . Meanwhile , the Gloucester spinners , who had been used to a much shorter wool , were able to handle cotton and their frameworkers were competing with the Nottingham producers . Influence on the Industrial Revolution . It was then that Richard Arkwright arrived with his new experimental spinning machinery . He initially built a works operated by horsepower but it was evident that six to eight would be needed at a time , changed every half-hour . He moved to Cromford and set up what became known as the water frame . Strutt , as his partner , set up mills at Belper and Milford . Thus the area joined Nottingham in producing cotton stockings , while Derby , with its mills originated by John Lombe continued largely with silk ; Leicester , a farming area , continued with wool . For mechanical power to be applied to a stocking frame , it had to be adapted for rotary motion . In 1769 , Samuel Wise , a clockmaker , took out a patent for changing the hand frame into a rotary . In Nottingham 's case , steam coal was easily available from the Nottinghamshire coalfield . By 1812 , there were estimated to be over 25,000 frames in use , most of them in the three counties , and the frame had come back to Calverton . Derby Rib machine . The Derby Rib machine was invented in 1757 by Strutt . It consisted of an extra set of bearded needles that operated vertically , taking the loop and reversing them . This allowed a plain and purl knit to be used , and led to ribbing and a tighter more flexible fabric . To do a 3:1 rib , there would be one vertical needle after every third horizontal needle . Lace making . Lacey knits can be achieved by slipping a stitch , picking up a stitch or knitting two together . On a frame , a tickler wire could realise individual loops and create a run that would be picked up by hand . The frame was modified by adding a tickler bar and a tuck presser , to allow held and tuck stitches . Here the weft was held in the beard and carried up to the next course where two threads were passed together . Messrs Morris and Betts took a patent ( 807 ) in 1764 on a stitch transfer devise where threads from one needle were passed to another . With tuck stitches , this a created 'eyelet holes ' . Partial stitch transfer produced a marker stitch . In 1764 , a profound change was made to the stocking frame that enabled it to produce weft-knitted nets . Hammond , the attributed inventor , used ticklers to stitch-transfer from one needle to the third one along crossing over two intermediate needles creating a cross stitch . He also used a tickler to move two stitches two to the right , and then two to the left in a double cross stitch , Valenciennes lace . To do this the tickler bar was detached from the frame and attached to 'dogs ' , that is , jointed arms . This allowed forward motion to scoop , and sideways motion to shog . New inventions were patented : Frost 's tickler net of 1769 , the two plain net of 1777 and the square net of 1781 , and their patents were fiercely defended . Harvey changed the shape of the tickler wires to avoid one in his pin machine . This became popular in Lyon and Paris where 2000 frames were in use in 1800 . In 1803 cotton was used with silk , as Houldsworths were producing 300 count cotton . Postscript . A legend later developed that Lee had invented the first machine in order to get revenge on a lover who had preferred to concentrate on her knitting rather than attend to him . A painting illustrating this story was once displayed in the Stocking Framer 's Guild hall in London . In 1846 the Victorian artist Alfred Elmore produced a variation on the story in his popular painting `` The Invention of the Stocking Loom '' , in which Lee is depicted pondering his idea as he watches his wife knitting ( Nottingham Castle Museum ) .
Emmanouil Mallidis . Emmanouil Mallidis ( born 1914 ) was a Greek swimmer . He competed in the men 's 100 metre backstroke at the 1936 Summer Olympics .
1884 U.S. National Championships – Doubles . James Dwight and Richard Sears defended their title against Alexander Van Rensselaer and Walter Berry in the final .
Bolivar Edwards Kemp Jr.. Bolivar Edwards Kemp Jr. ( September 23 , 1904 – October 27 , 1965 ) , was the Democratic attorney general of the U.S. state of Louisiana from 1948–1952 during the administration of Governor Earl Kemp Long . He was allied with the Long faction in state politics . Family . Kemp was the son of U.S. Representative Bolivar E. Kemp of Amite City , the seat of Tangipahoa Parish , one of the Louisiana Florida Parishes east of Baton Rouge . His mother was the former Esther Edwards Conner ( 1875 – November 1 , 1943 ) , widely known as `` Lallie '' Kemp . Kemp 's paternal grandparents were Judge William Breed Kemp Sr. and the former Elizabeth Newsom . His maternal grandparents were Sidney Simonton Conner of Statesville , North Carolina , and the former Orra Anna Edwards of Tangipahoa Parish . Kemp had a younger sister , Eleanor Ogden Kemp ( born 1909 ) , later Eleanor Ellis , married to Louisiana District Court Judge Robert S. Ellis Jr. Kemp 's wife , Menette , was one of the three sisters of the Louisiana chef and humorist Justin Wilson , also of Amite . Their father , Harry D. Wilson , served for thirty-two years from 1916 until his death in January 1948 as the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry . Kemp had one foster son named Richard Tipton . In 1933 , at the time of his father 's sudden death , Kemp was an assistant United States district attorney in New Orleans . In 1943 , at the time of his mother 's death , Kemp was the district attorney for Tangipahoa Parish . Political career . Kemp was politically allied with William J . `` Bill '' Dodd , the lieutenant governor from 1948–1952 , who hired Justin Wilson as Dodd 's campaign manager in the 1952 Louisiana gubernatorial election . Kemp and Dodd maintained that Louisiana seriously erred when it rejected a compromise tidelands offer from the Truman administration . According to Dodd , had Governor Earl Long agreed to the plan , Louisiana would have gained billions of additional dollars in state revenues over the coming decades . Long rejected the compromise on advice from Judge Leander Perez of Plaquemines Parish , who argued that Louisiana could win a much better settlement before the United States Supreme Court . As it turned out , the assessment of Dodd and Kemp was correct , and the Supreme Court rebuffed Louisiana 's attempt to get a greater share of the offshore revenues . Dodd maintained that Louisiana government would have been the best funded in the nation had Long accepted Truman 's offer . In 1982 , Edgar Poe , former president of the National Press Corps in Washington , D.C. , wrote Dodd that `` Louisiana would be a tax-free state had the compromoise proposed been accepted . As you know , offshore Louisiana is the most intense oil and gas development area in the world . As a result , the federal government is collecting hundreds of millions of dollars every year from lease sales of its share of the oil and gas sales . '' Kemp 's stint as the state 's top legal officer fell between the two nonconsecutive terms of Attorney General Fred S. LeBlanc of Baton Rouge , who served in the first Jimmie Davis and Robert F. Kennon administrations , respectively . Death . Kemp died at the age of 61 and is interred beside his parents , at Amite Cemetery . Kemp 's wife , who was deceased at the time of her brother Justin Wilson 's death in 2001 , is not mentioned in the cemetery listing . The 1943 obituary of Lallie Conner Kemp does not mention any grandchildren .
David Gilpin . David Gilpin ( 6 April 1863 – 21 May 1952 ) , was an Australian schoolteacher , businessman , accountant and local government politician who served two terms as Lord Mayor of Sydney and was the last Mayor of Camperdown , leading the negotiations that led to Camperdown Council 's amalgamation with the City of Sydney in 1908 . Early life . David Gilpin was born on 6 April 1863 at Carlisle , Cumberland , England , and emigrated to Australia aged 3 with his parents in 1866 , arriving in Brisbane before moving to Sydney in 1867 . Gilpin began his career in 1883 when he was appointed a public school teacher , serving in various country schools . As a teacher he married Mary Ann Southam at Tilba Tilba on 21 October 1884 and they had five sons and two daughters . Later becoming a Sydney produce merchant and accountant , Gilpin settled with his family in the inner Sydney suburb of Camperdown . Political career . Gilpin first took elected office as an Auditor for the Council of the small Municipality of Camperdown in February 1904 , but , as secretary of Camperdown Ratepayers Association , soon stood for election as an Alderman for Belmore Ward , to which he was elected in February 1906 . Gilpin however joined the council during a period of severe crisis ; the council had been running insolvent for the last few years and the Town Hall where council met was fully mortgaged . In the years before his election , Camperdown aldermen had been seeking to amalgamate with one or several of their neighbouring councils , with little success . Gilpin was elected mayor after the February 1908 municipal elections , and tasked himself with concluding the negotiations for Camperdown amalgamating with the City of Sydney . Gilpin presided over the final meeting of Camperdown council held on 7 December 1908 , with Gilpin noting that `` I am very pleased to say that the result of the negotiations , in the form of the present Bill , was unanimously agreed to by this council , and has met with the approval of all the ratepayers of Camperdown . The primary object for which we were elected was the extinction of Camperdown as a municipality , and in a few days this will be an accomplished fact . '' The council officially ceased to exist and was absorbed into the City of Sydney when the `` Sydney Corporation ( Amendment ) Act 1908 '' was passed by the Parliament of New South Wales , with the council area becoming the Camperdown Ward returning two aldermen . In January 1909 , Gilpin was elected alongside his fellow former Camperdown alderman and mayor , Charles Mallett , to the Camperdown Ward of the City of Sydney . Gilpin became one of the council 's representatives on the Metropolitan Board of Water Supply and Sewerage in March 1922 . Joining the Civic Reform Association when it was created , Gilpin became honorary secretary and was elected Lord Mayor of Sydney for 1923 and 1924 . Gilpin lost his bid for re-election to his Camperdown Ward seat on the council in the 1924 municipal elections and forfeited his seat on the Water Board as a result . However , when the Water Board was reconstituted in March 1925 shortly after as an elected , rather than appointed body , Gilpin , who now lived in Burwood , stood for election and was successful for the Fifth Constituency ( Annandale , Ashfield , Burwood , Concord , Enfield , Glebe , Homebush , Leichhardt , Lidcombe , and Strathfield ) . After gaining re-election for a further four year term in 1927 , Gilpin was defeated in his 1931 bid for re-election by the Mayor of Leichhardt , Andrew Noble Campbell . Later life and legacy . Gilpin 's wife , Mary Ann , died at their residence , `` Kayla '' , on Parkes Street , Wentworth Falls on 5 November 1938 . Gilpin died on 21 May 1952 , aged 89 and was buried at Wentworth Falls Church of England Cemetery . Gilpin Street in Camperdown is named after him .
Takayo Kitano . Takayo Kitano ( born 27 September 1971 ) is a Japanese former swimmer who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics .
Terry Bergeson . Teresa `` Terry '' Bergeson is a former three-term Washington State Superintendent of Public Instruction . Biography . Dr. Bergeson graduated from Emmanuel College in 1964 with a B.A . in English . In 1969 , she earned a master 's degree in counseling and guidance from Western Michigan University . She earned her doctoral degree from the University of Washington . Bergeson worked as a counselor at Lincoln High School in Tacoma , Washington , and as a teacher and guidance counselor in Massachusetts and Alaska . During this period Bergeson served as chair of the National Education Association 's Women 's Caucus and implemented their National Women 's Leadership Training Project . In 1981 Bergeson was elected vice-president of the Washington Education Association , and in 1985 she was elected president . In 1989 , she was hired as an executive director in the Central Kitsap School District where she had a supervisory role over 9 of the 21 schools in the district . From 1993 to 1996 , Bergeson was the executive director of the Washington State Commission on Student Learning , in which capacity she led the development of statewide standards for students , as well as the Washington Assessment of Student Learning . In 1996 , Bergeson launched her first successful bid for the non-partisan office of Washington State Superintendent of Public Instruction . She was re-elected in 2000 and 2004 . As superintendent Bergeson led further development of statewide standards and standardized tests , particularly after the Commission on Student Learning was dissolved in 1999 . In 2008 , Bergeson was defeated in her run for a fourth term as Superintendent of Public Instruction by challenger Randy Dorn .
We Are Incredible . `` We Are Incredible '' is Margery Latimer 's first novel , published in 1928 . It tells the story of a small-town woman , Hester Linden , and her cult-like influence on a small band of followers , leaving them virtually lifeless . The novel was partly based on the sometimes manipulative influence that Zona Gale had on Latimer . Linden 's physical appearance is closely modelled on Gale 's . Latimer died a few years after the novel was published , and her works essentially disappeared . She was rediscovered in the 1980s , and her works have received some critical attention , however , the novel has not been republished . Plot summary . The novel consists of three parts , each named after a character . The first two parts are from the viewpoint of a follower of Linden , who remains in the background . In the third part , Linden becomes central . Stephen Mitchell . Mitchell is a boarder at the Fry house , consisting of Rex and Myrtle , their young children , Gloria and Deva , and Myrtle 's unmarried sister , Dora Weck , who has been something of a financial burden on the Frys since the death of Mrs. Weck . Mitchell barely eats , and stays out late , to Myrtle 's annoyance . In general , Myrtle finds fault with everything , and the others try to ignore her . Mitchell is a former follower of Linden ( from ten years previously ) , and Weck is a current follower . Weck has just gotten engaged to Joe Teeter , who has been sweet on her since high school . Myrtle approves , since he works at his family 's creamery and does well . A celebration of sorts follows , with Weck uninterested at first . Mitchell , Weck , and Mark Johns , another former follower of Linden , pay a visit to Amy Hemingway , also a former follower who has returned from living in Paris . Mitchell and Weck head back to the Frys ' along a route that will pass by Linden 's house . When Weck questions the choice of route , Mitchell finds himself succumbing to thoughts of Linden , and he lies down in the wet grass . Dora Weck . Weck sleeps in , and meditates on how she actually desires Mitchell , not Teeter . Teeter comes over , but Weck says she 's busy . Mitchell tries to convince Weck to give up on Linden . Myrtle is encouraging Weck to set a date for her wedding . Weck and Mitchell go on a picnic together . A kiss is broken up by mosquitoes , flies , and gnats . They flee . Weck tells Mitchell that she loves him . He says there is no such thing . While babysitting the Fry children together , Mitchell tells Weck his only interest in her is to liberate her from Linden . Myrtle comes home early , highly upset because she has all but proven that Rex is having an affair with his stenographer . Rex sleeps downstairs that night . That evening , Teeter and Weck are together . Teeter has made arrangements to have a house ready for the two , but he alternates between worshipping Weck and wondering whether she really has any interest in him at all . Upon returning home , Weck tries to sleep , but ca n't , and hears the arguments when Rex comes home . Next morning Deva is sick . Weck proves almost useless at being helpful , unable to remember how to make coffee even . Mitchell again tries to interest Weck in deprogramming . Teeter again comes by in the morning , this time with news that his parents will give them a new Buick as a wedding present , and that their marriage license will be ready in five days , to appear in that evening 's newspaper . Weck and Mitchell talk again . Mitchell gets Weck to promise to never return to Linden 's , and Weck admits that she will never marry Teeter . Their conversation is interrupted by screaming from upstairs : Deva has died . The next morning , during the planning of the funeral , there is a phone call for Weck . It is from Linden , and Weck leaves to talk to her in person . Hester Linden . Linden wants Weck to repudiate her upcoming marriage to Teeter . Weck is uncertain . Linden berates her maid Agda for wearing glasses , and takes them away . Linden delivers a short feminist speech in the context of a woman running for mayor of their town . Mitchell shows up , but Linden can hardly remember him . She is suspicious that he and Weck may be interested in each other . They talk , with Mitchell accusing Linden of destroying her followers , and Linden defending her philosophy . Their confrontation ends with Linden letting Weck and Mitchell leave . The next morning the two are found dead in Linden 's garden , `` forever young , now forever beautiful . '' Reception . Initial reviews were mixed , mostly favorable , with some reservations .
Andrés Oppenheimer . Andrés Oppenheimer ( born 1951 in Buenos Aires , Argentina ) is the editor and syndicated foreign affairs columnist with `` The Miami Herald , '' anchor of `` Oppenheimer Presenta '' on CNN En Español , and author of seven books , several of which have been published in English , Spanish , Portuguese and Japanese '' . '' His column , `` The Oppenheimer Report , '' appears twice a week in `` The Miami Herald '' and more than 60 U.S. and international newspapers , including the `` Miami Herald '' , `` El Mundo '' of Spain , `` La Nación '' of Argentina , `` Reforma '' of Mexico , `` El Mercurio '' of Chile and `` El Comercio '' of Peru . He is the author of `` Saving the Americas '' ( Random House , 2007 ) and six other best-selling books , and is a regular political analyst with CNN en Español . His previous jobs at `` The Miami Herald '' included Mexico City bureau chief , foreign correspondent , and business writer . He previously worked for five years with The Associated Press in New York , and has contributed on a free-lance basis to `` The New York Times '' , `` The Washington Post '' , `` The New Republic '' , the BBC , CBS ’ “ 60 Minutes ” , and El Pais of Spain . He was selected by the Forbes Media Guide as one of the “ 500 most important journalists ” of the United States in 1993 , and by `` Poder Magazine '' as one of the “ 100 most powerful people ” in Latin America in 2002 and 2008 . Early life and education . Born in Buenos Aires , Argentina , he studied law , and moved to the United States in 1976 with a fellowship from the World Press Institute . After a year at Macalester College in St. Paul , Minnesota , he obtained a Master 's degree in Journalism from Columbia University in New York City in 1978 . He has honorary PhD degrees from the Galileo University of Guatemala ( 2004 ) , Domingo Savio University of Bolivia ( 2011 ) , and Esan University of Peru ( 2014 ) . Awards and recognition . Oppenheimer is the co-winner of the 1987 Pulitzer Prize as a member of `` The Miami Herald '' team that uncovered the Iran-Contra scandal . He won the Inter-American Press Association Award twice ( 1989 and 1994 ) , and the 1997 award of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists . He is the winner of the 1993 Ortega y Gasset Award of Spain 's daily `` El País '' , the 1998 Maria Moors Cabot Award of Columbia University , the 2001 King of Spain Award , given out by the Spanish news agency EFE and King Juan Carlos I of Spain , the Overseas Press Club Award in 2002 , and the Suncoast Emmy award from the National Academy of Television , Arts and Sciences in 2006 .
Heisenberg group . In mathematics , the Heisenberg group formula_1 , named after Werner Heisenberg , is the group of 3×3 upper triangular matrices of the form under the operation of matrix multiplication . Elements `` a , b '' and `` c '' can be taken from any commutative ring with identity , often taken to be the ring of real numbers ( resulting in the `` continuous Heisenberg group '' ) or the ring of integers ( resulting in the `` discrete Heisenberg group '' ) . The continuous Heisenberg group arises in the description of one-dimensional quantum mechanical systems , especially in the context of the Stone–von Neumann theorem . More generally , one can consider Heisenberg groups associated to `` n '' -dimensional systems , and most generally , to any symplectic vector space . The three-dimensional case . Since the multiplication is not commutative , the group is non-abelian . The neutral element of the Heisenberg group is the identity matrix , and inverses are given by The group is a subgroup of the 2-dimensional affine group Aff ( 2 ) : formula_2 acting on formula_6 corresponds to the affine transform formula_7 . There are several prominent examples of the three-dimensional case . Continuous Heisenberg group . If , are real numbers ( in the ring R ) then one has the continuous Heisenberg group H3 ( R ) . It is a nilpotent real Lie group of dimension 3 . In addition to the representation as real 3x3 matrices , the continuous Heisenberg group also has several different representations in terms of function spaces . By Stone–von Neumann theorem , there is , up to isomorphism , a unique irreducible unitary representation of H in which its centre acts by a given nontrivial character . This representation has several important realizations , or models . In the `` Schrödinger model '' , the Heisenberg group acts on the space of square integrable functions . In the theta representation , it acts on the space of holomorphic functions on the upper half-plane ; it is so named for its connection with the theta functions . Discrete Heisenberg group . If , are integers ( in the ring Z ) then one has the discrete Heisenberg group H3 ( Z ) . It is a non-abelian nilpotent group . It has two generators , is the generator of the center of H3 . ( Note that the inverses of `` x '' , `` y '' , and `` z '' replace the 1 above the diagonal with −1 . ) By Bass 's theorem , it has a polynomial growth rate of order 4 . One can generate any element through Heisenberg group modulo an odd prime `` p '' . Analogues of Heisenberg groups over `` finite '' fields of odd prime order `` p '' are called extra special groups , or more properly , extra special groups of exponent `` p '' . More generally , if the derived subgroup of a group `` G '' is contained in the center `` Z '' of `` G '' , then the map from `` G/Z '' × `` G/Z '' → `` Z '' is a skew-symmetric bilinear operator on abelian groups . However , requiring that `` G/Z '' to be a finite vector space requires the Frattini subgroup of `` G '' to be contained in the center , and requiring that `` Z '' be a one-dimensional vector space over Z/ '' p '' Z requires that `` Z '' have order `` p '' , so if `` G '' is not abelian , then `` G '' is extra special . If `` G '' is extra special but does not have exponent `` p '' , then the general construction below applied to the symplectic vector space `` G/Z '' does not yield a group isomorphic to `` G '' . Heisenberg group modulo 2 . The Heisenberg group modulo 2 is of order 8 and is isomorphic to the dihedral group D4 ( the symmetries of a square ) . Observe that if The elements `` x '' and `` y '' correspond to reflections ( with 45° between them ) , whereas `` xy '' and `` yx '' correspond to rotations by 90° . The other reflections are `` xyx '' and `` yxy '' , and rotation by 180° is `` xyxy '' ( = '' yxyx '' ) . Lie algebra . The Lie algebra formula_16 of the Heisenberg group formula_1 ( over the real numbers ) is the space of formula_18 matrices of the form where formula_25 is the position operator , formula_26 is the momentum operator , and formula_27 is Planck 's constant . The Heisenberg group formula_1 has the special property that the exponential map is a one-to-one and onto map from the Lie algebra formula_16 to the group formula_1 . Lie algebra . The Heisenberg group is a simply-connected Lie group whose Lie algebra consists of matrices By letting e1 ... , e '' n '' be the canonical basis of R '' n '' , and setting the associated Lie algebra can be characterized by the canonical commutation relations , where `` p '' 1 , ... , `` p'n '' , `` q '' 1 , ... , `` q'n '' , `` z '' are the algebra generators . In particular , `` z '' is a `` central '' element of the Heisenberg Lie algebra . Note that the Lie algebra of the Heisenberg group is nilpotent . Exponential Map . The exponential map is given by the following expression The exponential map of a nilpotent Lie algebra is a diffeomorphism between the Lie algebra and the unique associated connected , simply-connected Lie group . This discussion ( aside from statements referring to dimension and Lie group ) further applies if we replace R by any commutative ring `` A '' . The corresponding group is denoted `` H'n '' ( `` A '' ) . Under the additional assumption that the prime 2 is invertible in the ring `` A '' , the exponential map is also defined , since it reduces to a finite sum and has the form above ( i.e . `` A '' could be a ring Z/ '' p '' Z with an odd prime `` p '' or any field of characteristic 0 ) . Representation theory . The unitary representation theory of the Heisenberg group is fairly simple – later generalized by Mackey theory – and was the motivation for its introduction in quantum physics , as discussed below . This representation is known as the Schrödinger representation . The motivation for the this representation is the action of the exponentiated position and momentum operators in quantum mechanics . The parameter formula_53 describes translations in position space , the parameter formula_54 describes translations in momentum space , and the parameter formula_55 gives an overall phase factor . The phase factor is needed to obtain a group of operators , since translations in position space and translations in momentum space do not commute . The key result is the Stone–von Neumann theorem , which states that every ( strongly continuous ) irreducible unitary representation of the Heisenberg group in which the center acts nontrivially is equivalent to formula_49 for some formula_27 . Alternatively , that they are all equivalent to the Weyl algebra ( or CCR algebra ) on a symplectic space of dimension 2 '' n '' . Since the Heisenberg group is a one-dimensional central extension of formula_58 , its irreducible unitary representations can be viewed as irreducible unitary projective representations of formula_58 . Conceptually , the representation given above constitutes the quantum mechanical counterpart to the group of translational symmetries on the classical phase space , formula_58 . The fact that the quantum version is only a `` projective '' representation of formula_61 is suggested already at the classical level . The Hamiltonian generators of translations in phase space are the position and momentum functions . The span of these functions do not form a Lie algebra under the Poisson bracket however , because formula_62 Rather , the span of the position and momentum functions `` and the constants '' forms a Lie algebra under the Poisson bracket . This Lie algebra is a one-dimensional central extension of the commutative Lie algebra formula_58 , isomorphic to the Lie algebra of the Heisenberg group . On symplectic vector spaces . The general abstraction of a Heisenberg group is constructed from any symplectic vector space . For example , let ( `` V '' , ω ) be a finite-dimensional real symplectic vector space ( so ω is a nondegenerate skew symmetric bilinear form on `` V '' ) . The Heisenberg group H ( `` V '' ) on ( `` V '' , ω ) ( or simply `` V '' for brevity ) is the set `` V '' ×R endowed with the group law The Heisenberg group is a central extension of the additive group `` V '' . Thus there is an exact sequence Any symplectic vector space admits a Darboux basis 1 ≤ `` j '' , '' k '' ≤ `` n '' satisfying ω ( e '' j '' , f '' k '' ) = δ '' j'k '' and where 2 '' n '' is the dimension of `` V '' ( the dimension of `` V '' is necessarily even ) . In terms of this basis , every vector decomposes as The `` q'a '' and `` p'a '' are canonically conjugate coordinates . If 1 ≤ `` j '' , '' k '' ≤ `` n '' is a Darboux basis for `` V '' , then let be a basis for R , and 1 ≤ `` j '' , '' k '' ≤ `` n '' is the corresponding basis for `` V '' ×R ' '' . A vector in H ( `` V '' ) is then given by Because the underlying manifold of the Heisenberg group is a linear space , vectors in the Lie algebra can be canonically identified with vectors in the group . The Lie algebra of the Heisenberg group is given by the commutation relation or written in terms of the Darboux basis It is also possible to define the group law in a different way but which yields a group isomorphic to the group we have just defined . To avoid confusion , we will use `` u '' instead of `` t '' , so a vector is given by can then be expressed as a matrix which gives a faithful matrix representation of H ( `` V '' ) . The `` u '' in this formulation is related to `` t '' in our previous formulation by formula_75 , so that the `` t '' value for the product comes to The isomorphism to the group using upper triangular matrices relies on the decomposition of `` V '' into a Darboux basis , which amounts to a choice of isomorphism `` V '' ≅ `` U '' ⊕ `` U '' * . Although the new group law yields a group isomorphic to the one given higher up , the group with this law is sometimes referred to as the polarized Heisenberg group as a reminder that this group law relies on a choice of basis ( a choice of a Lagrangian subspace of `` V '' is a polarization ) . To any Lie algebra , there is a unique connected , simply connected Lie group `` G '' . All other connected Lie groups with the same Lie algebra as `` G '' are of the form `` G '' / '' N '' where `` N '' is a central discrete group in `` G '' . In this case , the center of H ( `` V '' ) is R and the only discrete subgroups are isomorphic to `` Z '' . Thus H ( `` V '' ) /Z is another Lie group which shares this Lie algebra . Of note about this Lie group is that it admits no faithful finite-dimensional representations ; it is not isomorphic to any matrix group . It does however have a well-known family of infinite-dimensional unitary representations . The connection with the Weyl algebra . The Lie algebra formula_79 of the Heisenberg group was described above , ( 1 ) , as a Lie algebra of matrices . The Poincaré–Birkhoff–Witt theorem applies to determine the universal enveloping algebra formula_80 . Among other properties , the universal enveloping algebra is an associative algebra into which formula_79 injectively imbeds . By the Poincaré–Birkhoff–Witt theorem , it is thus the free vector space generated by the monomials where the exponents are all non-negative . Consequently , formula_80 consists of real polynomials The algebra formula_80 is closely related to the algebra of differential operators on ℝ '' n '' with polynomial coefficients , since any such operator has a unique representation in the form This algebra is called the Weyl algebra . It follows from abstract nonsense that the Weyl algebra `` Wn '' is a quotient of formula_80 . However , this is also easy to see directly from the above representations ; viz . by the mapping Weyl 's parameterization of quantum mechanics . The application that led Hermann Weyl to an explicit realization of the Heisenberg group was the question of why the Schrödinger picture and Heisenberg picture are physically equivalent . Abstractly , the reason is the Stone–von Neumann theorem : there is a unique unitary representation with given action of the central Lie algebra element `` z '' , up to a unitary equivalence : the nontrivial elements of the algebra are all equivalent to the usual position and momentum operators . Thus , the Schrödinger picture and Heisenberg picture are equivalent – they are just different ways of realizing this essentially unique representation . Theta representation . The same uniqueness result was used by David Mumford for discrete Heisenberg groups , in his theory of equations defining abelian varieties . This is a large generalization of the approach used in Jacobi 's elliptic functions , which is the case of the modulo 2 Heisenberg group , of order 8 . The simplest case is the theta representation of the Heisenberg group , of which the discrete case gives the theta function . Fourier analysis . The Heisenberg group also occurs in Fourier analysis , where it is used in some formulations of the Stone–von Neumann theorem . In this case , the Heisenberg group can be understood to act on the space of square integrable functions ; the result is a representation of the Heisenberg groups sometimes called the Weyl representation . As a sub-Riemannian manifold . The three-dimensional Heisenberg group `` H '' 3 ( R ) on the reals can also be understood to be a smooth manifold , and specifically , a simple example of a sub-Riemannian manifold . Given a point `` p '' = ( `` x '' , '' y '' , '' z '' ) in R3 , define a differential 1-form Θ at this point as This one-form belongs to the cotangent bundle of R3 ; that is , is a map on the tangent bundle . Let It can be seen that `` H '' is a subbundle of the tangent bundle TR3 . A cometric on `` H '' is given by projecting vectors to the two-dimensional space spanned by vectors in the `` x '' and `` y '' direction . That is , given vectors formula_93 and formula_94 in TR3 , the inner product is given by The resulting structure turns `` H '' into the manifold of the Heisenberg group . An orthonormal frame on the manifold is given by the Lie vector fields which obey the relations [ `` X '' , '' Y '' ] = '' Z '' and [ `` X '' , '' Z '' ] = [ `` Y '' , '' Z '' ] =0 . Being Lie vector fields , these form a left-invariant basis for the group action . The geodesics on the manifold are spirals , projecting down to circles in two dimensions . That is , if is a geodesic curve , then the curve formula_100 is an arc of a circle , and with the integral limited to the two-dimensional plane . That is , the height of the curve is proportional to the area of the circle subtended by the circular arc , which follows by Stokes ' theorem . Heisenberg group of a locally compact abelian group . It is more generally possible to define the Heisenberg group of a locally compact abelian group `` K '' , equipped with a Haar measure . Such a group has a Pontrjagin dual formula_102 , consisting of all continuous formula_103-valued characters on `` K '' , which is also a locally compact abelian group . The Heisenberg group associated with the locally compact abelian group `` K '' is the subgroup of the unitary group of formula_104 generated by translations from `` K '' and multiplications by elements of formula_102 . for formula_112 . These operators do not commute , and instead satisfy multiplication by a fixed unit modulus complex number . More general Heisenberg groups are described by 2-cocyles in the cohomology group formula_117 . The existence of a duality between formula_118 and formula_102 gives rise to a canonical cocycle , but there are generally others . The Heisenberg group acts irreducibly on formula_104 . Indeed , the continuous characters separate points so any unitary operator of formula_104 that commutes with them is an formula_122 multiplier . But commuting with translations implies that the multiplier is constant . A version of the Stone–von Neumann theorem , proved by George Mackey , holds for the Heisenberg group formula_114 . The Fourier transform is the unique intertwiner between the representations of formula_104 and formula_125 . See the discussion at Relation to the Fourier transform for details .
Rationalist International . Rationalist International is an organization with the stated aim to represent a rational view of the world , making the voice of reason heard and considered where public opinion is formed and decisions are made . Rationalism . Rationalism is an attitude that accepts the primacy of reason and aims to establish a system of philosophy and ethics verifiable by experience , independent of all arbitrary assumptions of authority . Rationalist International argues for a logical approach to human problems , suggests alternatives to religious dogma , defends freedom of thought and civil liberties and strives for the secularization of politics ( see secular humanism ) , society and educational systems . Rationalists counter superstition , aim to promote an open and just society , endorse the scientific method and recognize the importance of human emotions and imagination . History . Rationalist International was founded in December 1995 during the First International Rationalist Conference at New Delhi , with delegates from 28 countries . Sanal Edamaruku , then Secretary General of the Indian Rationalist Association , became the first president of the new international organization . In January 2000 , Rationalist International organized the Second International Conference at Trivandrum , Kerala in which prominent rationalist thinkers from different parts of the world opened the discussion about the Rationalist Agenda for the new century . Paul Kurtz ( founder , Center for Inquiry , USA ) received the 1st International Rationalist Award during this conference . The Third International Rationalist Conference was held at New Delhi in 2002 . Jim Herrick ( Director of Rationalist Press Association , UK ) received the 2nd International Rationalist Award . Honorary Associates include : Dr. ( The Netherlands ) , Prof. Mike Archer ( Australia ) , Katsuaki Asai ( Japan ) , Prof. Colin Blakemore ( UK ) , Dr. Bill Cooke ( New Zealand ) , Dr. Helena Cronin ( UK ) , Prof. Richard Dawkins ( UK ) , Jan Loeb Eisler ( USA ) , Tom Flynn ( USA ) , Jim Herrick ( UK ) , Ellen Johnson ( USA ) , Dr. Richard Leakey ( Kenya ) , Iain Middleton ( New Zealand ) , Dr. Taslima Nasreen ( Bangladesh ) , Steinar Nilsen ( Norway ) , Prof. Jean-Claude Pecker ( France ) , James Randi ( USA ) , Prof. Ajoy Roy ( Bangladesh ) , Dr. Younus Shaikh ( Pakistan ) , Barbara Smoker ( UK ) , Richard Stallman ( USA ) , Prof. ( The Netherlands ) , David Tribe ( Australia ) , K. Veeramani ( India ) , Barry Williams ( Australia ) , Prof. Richard Wiseman ( UK ) , Prof. Lewis Wolpert ( UK ) , Andrzaj Koraszewski ( Poland ) , Małgorzata Koraszewska ( Poland ) and Maryam Namazie ( Iran ) . Former Honorary Associates include : Sir Hermann Bondi ( deceased , UK ) , Prof. Vern Bullough ( deceased , USA ) , Joseph Edamaruku ( deceased , India ) , Pekka Elo ( deceased , Finland ) , Prof. Antony Flew ( deceased , UK ) , Christopher Hitchens ( deceased , USA ) , Prof. Paul Kurtz ( USA ) , Lavanam ( deceased , India ) , Dr. Henry Morgentaler ( Canada ) , Harry Stopes-Roe ( deceased , UK ) , and Dr. G N Jyoti Shankar ( deceased , USA ) . Rationalist Bulletins . The internet-based news bulletin of Rationalist International has wide circulation around the world . It appears in English , Finnish , French , German and Spanish .
Skeleton at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Men 's . The men 's skeleton event at the 2018 Winter Olympics took place on 15 and 16 February at the Alpensia Sliding Centre near Pyeongchang , South Korea . In the victory ceremony , the medals were presented by Ryu Seung-min , member of the International Olympic Committee , accompanied by Ivo Ferriani , International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation president and member of the International Olympic Committee . Qualification . 30 athletes qualified . Qualification is based on the combined rankings ( across all four tours ) as of 14 January 2018 . The top three countries received three quotas each , the next six received two each and the last nine one each . Men had to be ranked in the top 60 , after eliminating non-quota-earning competitors from countries that have earned their maximum quota . Ghana was awarded the continental quota for Africa . Competitors must compete in five races on three tracks during the 2016/17 season or 2017/18 season . Results . The first two runs were held on 15 February and the last two on 16 February 2018 . TR – Track Record ( in italics for previous marks ) . Top finish in each run is in boldface .
Everett Dean Martin . Everett Dean Martin ( July 5 , 1880 – May 10 , 1941 ) was an American minister , writer , journalist , instructor , lecturer , social psychologist , social philosopher , and an advocate of adult education . He was an instructor and lecturer at The New School for Social Research in New York City from 1921-1929 , and served on the Board of Directors of The New School from 1925-1932 . He was the final Director of the People 's Institute of Cooper Union in New York City from 1922-1934 . Martin was born in Jacksonville , Illinois on July 5 , 1880 . Graduating with honors at the age of 24 from Illinois College in Jacksonville , he moved on to Chicago , attending McCormick Theological Seminary from 1904 until his ordination as a Congregational Minister in 1907 . Martin received a Litt.D ( Doctor of Letters ) degree from Illinois College in 1907 . He was best known for his advocacy of the liberal education of adults , which he saw as “ an antidote to both the irrationality of the crowd and the power of propaganda. ” Personal life . In 1907 , he married Esther W. Kirk of Jacksonville , Illinois . They had three children : Mary , Margaret , and Elizabeth . From 1906-1908 , Martin was Pastor of the First Congregational Church ( now called The First Church of Lombard ) of Lombard , Illinois . From 1908-1911 , Martin was Pastor of the People ’ s Church in Dixon , Illinois . Martin was minister of the First Unitarian Church of Des Moines , Iowa , 1911-1915 Martin was a featured columnist for the Des Moines Register during the years 1914-1915 . In 1915 , his successful life took a radical shift in course . He divorced his wife of eight years and left the professional ministry . He moved to New York and began writing for the New York Globe . Over the next 20 years , Martin developed into a successful writer and forged a national reputation as a charismatic public lecturer , often attracting a crowd of a thousand or more at the People 's Institute , a major center for adult education in New York City . Martin 's second marriage in 1915 to Persis Eastman Rowell also ended in divorce , they had one son , Everett Eastman . Commentary on the early 20th century . In `` The Behavior of Crowds '' ( 1920 ) , his first nationally reviewed book , he posed what he saw as the dilemma of the modern age : a technological information revolution that made it possible , in the absence of an adequate educational system , to influence ignorant men and women with propaganda and half-truths . Unscrupulous demagogues , corrupt politicians , manipulative advertisers , and revolutionary ideologues found ready-made audiences when they appealed to the baser ( a subconscious urge , behavior , or intuition directed by primeval , animalistic , self-serving , and/or ignoble motivations ) instincts . Martin was a classical , individualistic liberal , in the tradition of the Renaissance humanists and the authors of The Federalist Papers . He believed in restrained government and in the self-selection of intellectually promising students through appropriate programs of adult education . His most famous and widely read work , `` The Meaning of a Liberal Education '' , appeared in 1926 , the same year he helped found the American Association for Adult Education . When his book , `` The Meaning of a Liberal Education '' was released in 1926 , Frederick Paul Keppel , the president of the Carnegie Corporation proclaimed it as “ the most important contribution to the understanding of adult education… this far in the United States. ” In March 1928 , John Dewey responded to a request from Marie Mattingly Meloney , editor of the New York Herald-Tribune Sunday Magazine , and offered his recommendations on recently published texts on education . Dewey wrote , “ I think the best educational books of recent publication are…Martin , `` The Meaning of a Liberal Education '' . This was not the first time Dewey recommended Everett Dean Martin ’ s book . In 1927 , the editors of the Journal of the National Education Association approached Dewey and asked , “ What book have you recently found especially worthwhile ? Something that you have read easily , eagerly , and with profit , either in the field of education or out of it. ” Dewey identified two books ; one of them was Martin ’ s `` The Meaning of a Liberal Education '' . Appointments . From 1919-1922 , Martin served as chairman of The National Board of Review of Motion Pictures . Martin was an instructor and lecturer at The New School for Social Research in New York City from 1921-1929 , and served on the Board of Directors of The New School from 1925-1932 . He taught classes in sociology , psychology , social behavior , and adult education . At The New School , Martin taught alongside other prominent intellectuals of the day including , Alfred Adler , Norman Angell , Harry Elmer Barnes , Charles Austin Beard , Edwin Grant Conklin , Herbert J. Davenport , John Dewey , Lawrence K. Frank , Felix Frankfurter , Alexander Goldenweiser , Joseph Jastrow , Alvin Saunders Johnson , Horace Kallen , Alfred Kreymborg , Eduard C. Lindeman , Walter Lippmann , Frederick Macaulay , Wesley Clair Mitchell , Gorham Munson , Moissaye Joseph Olgin , Harry Allen Overstreet , James Harvey Robinson , Mark Van Doren , Thorstein Veblen , and Leo Wolman . Among the courses Martin taught at The New School between 1921 and 1929 were : Introduction to Social Psychology , Fundamental Problems in Adult Education , The Process of Adult Learning , Psychology and the Problems of Social Behavior , Some Applications of Social Psychology , Studies on Social Behavior , and Psychological Problems of Social Reconstruction . An example of Martin ’ s lecture topics in from a 1925 course on social philosophy taught at The New School include : The Psychology of the Crowd ; The So-Called Group Mind ; Has Man a Social or ” Herd ” Instinct ? ; The Psychology of Mass Appeal ; Leadership in the Crowd ; Reform Legislation ; The Present Industrial Transition . Why is this seminal individual virtually ignored amidst the ranks of the founders of the adult education movement ? Apparently Martin ’ s wholehearted commitment to liberal education has placed him in juxtaposition with the early proponents of practical education in the eyes of contemporary scholars . Here is an individual virtually dismissed not only in the history of adult education , but also in the contemporary exploration of adult education. ” Among those recruited to the programs of the People 's Institute of Cooper Union during Martin ’ s tenure as Director ( 1926-1934 ) had been Mortimer Adler , Scott Buchanan , Will Durant , Clifton Fadiman , and Hilda Worthington Smith , all soon to surpass Martin in fame and influence . Yet , in his heyday , Martin was regarded as one of the leading figures in adult education in the United States . “ ... Thousands who had heard him lecture in all parts of the United States , more thousands who had read his numerous books and articles on philosophical and psychological subjects , and the large audience which for years listened to his notable Friday night addresses and discussions in the Great Hall of Cooper Union in New York , all attested to the challenging qualities of his mind and heart. ” In 1934 Martin was asked to direct the Department of Social Philosophy at the Cooper Union in New York through a $ 15,000 per year grant from the Carnegie Corporation through his long-time friend Frederick Paul Keppel . Martin remained in this position until 1936 when he accepted an opportunity to move to California and direct an experimental program in teaching at Claremont Colleges . Martin was a Professor of Social Psychology at Scripps College in Claremont , California from 1936 up until his death in 1941 . Death . Martin died on May 10 , 1941 of a heart attack in Claremont , California at the age of 60 . Martin 's third wife , Daphne Crane Drake , whom he married in 1931 , survived him . Mrs. Everett Dean Martin ( Daphne Crane Drake ) was a former President of the Child Study Association of America ( 1934 ) .
Smax . Smax is a fictional character from the comic book series `` Top 10 '' written by Alan Moore , illustrated by Gene Ha , and published by the America 's Best Comics imprint of DC Comics . A `` Top-10 '' spin-off mini-series also called `` Smax '' focused on the character and provided him with more of a backstory . In advertisements and interviews leading up to the release of the first issue , the series was referred to as `` Smax the Adventurer '' . Character history . Jeff Smax ( born Jaafs Macksun ) is a gigantic , blue-skinned , white-haired , super-powered , demi-ogre policeman who lives and works at Precinct 10 , in a city populated by `` science-heroes '' . Smax originally hailed from a land based on fantasy myth and fairy tale legends , but had left after a horrifying failure during his career as a dragon slayer . Smax is both extremely strong , and invulnerable to most forms of harm , including radiation . Smax is often fairly gruff and guarded amongst his peers , mostly due to the frequent loss of loved ones he has experienced in life ( most notably his dear friend and late partner , Stochastic Fats ) . Though at first very hesitant to become friendly with his new partner , Robyn Slinger AKA `` Toybox '' , he eventually begins to bond with her , even feeling a great need to protect her when she is attacked by Commissioner Ultima and buried under precinct station rubble . The pair are not romantically involved , however , as Smax has an intimate relationship with his twin sister , Rexa . This is not an unusual situation in Smax 's home dimension , which has far different laws of physics and science . Rexa , eventually comes to live with Smax and the details of their unique relationship is only known to Robyn , who keeps it secret . Smax is fairly resourceful in the line of duty , but he has a quick temper and is not intellectually inclined , often not thinking things through . Smax has experience using weaponry , including his Singing Sword , but he most often prefers using his fist , or his Strong Light energy ( which emanates from his solar plexus ) . Mini-series plot . The story deals with Smax and Toybox returning , via magical teleportation , to Jeff 's magically enchanted homeworld . Smax , now a city dweller , seems embarrassed by his unsophisticated , sword-and-sorcery roots . They attend Smax 's uncle 's funeral where Jeff introduces Robyn as his wife , though no such relationship exists . At this point Jeff 's sister Rexa Macksun is introduced , dressed in the typical garb of a female fantasy barbarian such as Red Sonja and just as tall and physically impressive as her brother with the same blue skin and white hair . It is revealed Jeff has been away from home for some time , having originally left his world fleeing personal and literal demons . Once a great dragon slayer , a job needed to pay the bills for his adopted dwarven family , Smax fails to stop an extremely powerful , shape-shifting dragon named Morning Bright from destroying a little girl . She was burned to ashes in front of him , forever leaving a white burnmark of a hand on his chest . Further story developments reveal a sexual tension between Smax and his sister . The two were born of an unwilling union between a monster and a human warrior woman with magical strength . Despite this , the pressure of twins kills her during childbirth . Her durability is passed on to her children . Their monstrous father would abuse them both and molest the sister , who would also find love and solace in her brother 's arms . Smax would eventually kill his father so they could escape together . Though in their medieval homeworld their relationship was n't particularly frowned upon , Smax developed conflicted feelings about the propriety of their love . For various reasons , Smax , Rexa , Robyn , and other heroes venture out to destroy Morning Bright . Smax 's heroic efforts cause the mark on his chest to be removed . Publishing history . The `` Smax '' miniseries was written by Alan Moore , and pencilled by Zander Cannon , who also inked the first issue . Andrew Currie inked the rest of the miniseries . The title of each issue 's story is a line from the Syd Barrett song `` Octopus '' . The series was collected into a hardcover edition ( ) in 2004 and in paperback ( ) on November 2 , 2005 .
Rossiya Tournament 1978 . Rossiya Tournament 1978 was played in Kemerovo on 24-28 January 1978 . The Soviet Union won the tournament . The tournament was decided by round-robin results like a group stage .
Mušići . Mušići is a village in the municipality of Kosjerić , western Serbia . According to the 2002 census , the village has a population of 433 people .
Henry Paget , 1st Earl of Uxbridge ( first creation ) . Henry Paget , 1st Earl of Uxbridge ( 13 January 166330 August 1743 ) was a British nobleman and politician . Family . He was the son of William Paget , 6th Baron Paget , and his wife Frances , daughter of Francis Pierrepoint and a granddaughter of Robert Pierrepont , 1st Earl of Kingston-upon-Hull . In 1686 he married Mary Catesby , and his children with her included an eldest son , Thomas Catesby Paget . Career . Paget was appointed a deputy lieutenant for Middlesex on 6 April 1689 and Staffordshire on 14 May 1689 . He was elected Member of Parliament for the latter county on 7 November 1695 as a Tory . In 1702 he was made a deputy lieutenant for Buckinghamshire . On 30 April 1704 Paget was appointed one of the Council advising the Lord High Admiral , Prince George of Denmark , and served until the Prince 's death on 28 October 1708 . He was also a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury between 10 August 1710 and 30 May 1711 . On 13 June 1711 he was appointed Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard , being made a Privy Counsellor the next day and being raised to the House of Lords as Baron Burton , of Burton in the County of Stafford , on 1 January 1712 . On 26 February 1713 he succeeded his father as 7th Baron Paget of Beaudesert , and was also appointed to succeed him as Lord Lieutenant of Staffordshire . On 1 May 1714 he was appointed Envoy Extraordinary to the Elector of Hanover , but refused to go unless he was made an Earl , which Queen Anne refused . However , when the Elector succeeded as King George I of Great Britain on 1 August , he raised Paget in the peerage as Earl of Uxbridge in the County of Middlesex , on 19 October 1714 , and appointed him to the new Privy Council , 16 November 1714 . In 1727 , the Town of Uxbridge , Massachusetts Colony , was named in honour of Henry Paget , First Earl of Uxbridge . Later life . In 1715 Lord Uxbridge ceased to be Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard and Lord Lieutenant , and took on the post of Recorder of Lichfield , in which he served until his death . Lady Uxbridge died suddenly on 3 November 1734 , and was buried at West Drayton on 9 November . On 7 June 1739 Lord Uxbridge remarried to Elizabeth Bagot ( born 3 March 1674 ) . She was a member of another Staffordshire county family , the daughter of the late Sir Walter Bagot , 3rd Baronet ( to whose Parliamentary seat Uxbridge had succeeded in 1695 ) . He was seventy-six and she was sixty-nine . In 1740 , he became a justice of the peace for Cambridgeshire . The Earl of Uxbridge died at West Drayton on 30 August 1743 , aged eighty . As his son Thomas , Lord Paget had predeceased him , on 4 February 1742 , he was succeeded in his titles by his grandson Henry , who became the 2nd Earl . His widow Lady Uxbridge died on 2 September 1749 .
Shunichi Miyamoto . is a Japanese musical artist and voice actor . He is noted for having performed several songs for the anime adaptation of `` D.N.Angel '' . Early life and music interest . Miyamoto started playing the piano at the age of four . Later , he enrolled to a vocal school around the same time he entered high school . 2002–2007 . He made his singing debut with the single `` Byakuya : True Light '' , the opening theme song for the anime `` D.N.Angel '' . He was soon signed up by JVC music as a solo artist and started to release his own music . His first mini-album , `` Anges '' ( meaning `` angels '' in French ) contains many of the songs that were used in `` D.N.Angel '' , namely `` Michishirube '' and live versions of `` Byakuya : True Light '' , and `` Caged Bird '' . He was cast with the role of Shani Andras in `` Mobile Suit Gundam SEED '' . However , it appears he has not done much voice-acting so far apart from this role and one or two minor roles in a few other anime including D.N.Angel . He has also started his own internet radio called `` Miyasoba '' , which runs fortnightly . He covers a variety of things for each episode such as reading out letters/greetings he has received by post or email ; previews of his new songs or some piano pieces he is still working on , as well as talking about what is new with his current life and plans . Miyamoto 's CD album `` Piano n Piano '' was released in August 2007 and charted highly on the Japanese independent music charts . 2008–present . In 2008 , Miyamoto signed to Tri-Arion and left Victor Entertainment . He changed his stage name to Shunn . His first single released under this new name is `` Sakura Sakukoro '' . Miyamoto performs at live jazz , classical and other musical events across Japan ( mostly at a concert hall called 恵比寿天窓 Switch - a popular place with many semi-professional musician , including Hoshino Michiru ( AKB48 ) ) .
Dharmananda Damodar Kosambi . Acharya Dharmananda Damodar Kosambi ( ) ( 9 October 1876 – 24 June 1947 ) was a prominent Buddhist scholar and a Pāli language expert . He was the father of the illustrious mathematician and prominent Marxist historian , Damodar Dharmananda Kosambi . Biography . Kosambi was born in the Sankhval village of Goa in 1876 in orthodox brahmin family . He was married at the age of sixteen . He was passionately interested in knowledge and felt that married life would not allow him to pursue this goal . He thus attempted to leave home several times , but lacked the courage to do so and he returned to his family . However , after the birth of his first daughter , Manik , he did leave his family not returning for nearly four years . Needless to say , his wife , Balabai , suffered during these years , as it was uncommon at the time for a married man to leave his wife and family . Later , Kosambi first traveled to Pune with an intention to learn Sanskrit . From Pune , he traveled to Varanasi after brief sojourns in Ujjain , Indore , Gwalior and Prayag . At Varanasi , he diligently learnt Sanskrit under the tutelage of Gangadharpant Shastri and Nageshwarpant Dharmadhikari . He faced umpteen difficulties in Kashi on the sustenance front . He had to fight hard for his meals and accommodation and to make matters worse , Kashi was hit by a severe plague epidemic during the same time . Yet he made phenomenal progress in Sanskrit . Some time later , he moved to Nepal to study Buddhism in its original language , Pāli . However , he was rather disappointed with the dismal state of Buddhism there and instead traveled to Calcutta and then on to Ceylon ( Sri Lanka ) , where he enrolled himself in the Vidyodaya University . He studied there for three years under the tutelage of Shri Sumangalacharya and was ordained as a Buddhist monk in 1902 . Later , he went to Burma ( Myanmar ) and undertook comparative study of Buddhist texts in Burmese language . After spending seven years abroad , Kosambi returned to India . He started working as a reader at the University of Calcutta and brought his wife and daughter Manik to Calcutta . His son Damodar was born in 1907 . Later , Dharmananda gave up his university job to work as a research fellow in Baroda . Later , he started lecturing all over Western India , and finally moved to Fergusson College in Pune . In Bombay , he met Dr. James Woods from Harvard University , who was seeking a scholar adept in Sanskrit , Ardhamagadhi , and Pāli . Woods invited Kosambi to Harvard , to complete the task of compiling a critical edition of Visuddhimagga , a book on Buddhist philosophy . At Harvard , Kosambi learned Russian and took keen interest in Marxism . He traveled to the USSR in 1929 and taught Pāli at Leningrad University . When the Indian independence movement was at its peak , Kosambi returned to India and taught at Gujarat Vidyapith without remuneration . He also started recruiting volunteers for Salt Satyagraha . He was imprisoned for six years for participating in the Salt Satyagraha , which certainly took a toll on his health . Dr. B. R. Ambedkar got to know Acharya Kosambi during Indian 's fight for independence , and Kosambi 's influence on him played a part in Ambedkar 's decision to convert to Buddhism when he decided to change his religion . Besides Buddhist works , Kosambi also studied and translated many Jain works . Later , Kosambi founded `` Bahujanavihara '' , a shelter house for Buddhist monks in Bombay , which exists to this day . Death . Under the influence of Jainism , Kosambi decided to give up his life through sallekhana ( voluntary fasting ) . Gandhiji requested that he move to Wardha for naturopathy and reconsider his decision to fast unto death . He moved to Sevagram , near Wardha , but kept his diet to a spoon of bitter gourd ( karela ) juice in order to respect Gandhi 's wishes . He wanted to die on Buddha Pournima but lived beyond it for a few days . The end came after 30 days of fasting in June 1947 . Works . He authored one of the most popular biographies of Buddha , `` Bhagwan Buddha '' ( 1940 ) in Marathi . It was later translated in English and in other Indian languages by Central Sahitya Akademi . Besides `` Bhagwan Buddha '' , Kosambi also authored eleven books on Buddhism and Jainism . He also wrote a play titled `` Bodhisatva '' in Marathi which sketches the life of Gautama Buddha in story form . His autobiography , written in Marathi , is called `` Nivedan '' which was a serialized column published in a Panjim-based periodical called ‘ Bharat ’ from November 1912 till February 1916 .
Belarus–Poland border . The Belarusian-Polish border is the state border between Republic of Poland ( EU member ) and the Republic of Belarus ( Union State ) It has a total length of , or ( sources vary ) . It starts from the triple junction of the borders with Lithuania in the north and stretches to the triple junction borders with Ukraine to the south . It is also part of the EU border with Belarus . History . After Soviet Invasion of Poland in September 1939 , the area of West Belarus was annexed into the Belarusian Soviet Socialist Republic . Five new Voblasts were created : Baranavichy , Belostok , Brest , Pinsk and Vialejka . In accordance with the Border Agreement between Poland and the USSR of 16 August 1945 17 districts of Belastok Voblast of the BSSR including the city of Białystok and 3 districts of Brest Voblast , where a significant number of Poles lived , were transferred to Poland . In 1946 , during the refinement of the state border between the USSR and Poland , the villages of Klimówka , Minkowce , Nomiki , Taki , Tołcze , Szymaki of the Hrodna District and the villages of Todorkowce and Chworosciany of the Sapotskin district were transferred to the Polish People 's Republic . Thereafter , and until now the border between Poland and Belarus has never changed . Border rivers ( from north to south ) are Czarna Hańcza , Wolkuszanka , Swislocz , Narew and Western Bug .
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Dmitry Lapkes . Dmitry Lapkes ( born 4 June 1976 ) is a Belarusian sabre fencer , who has competed at four Olympic games . His best result in the Olympic games is finishing 4th in Athens . He won a silver medal in the team sabre event at the 2011 World Fencing Championships .
2016–17 Sacred Heart Pioneers men 's basketball team . The 2016–17 Sacred Heart Pioneers men 's basketball team represented Sacred Heart University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . This was the Pioneers ' 29th season of NCAA Division I basketball , all played in the Northeast Conference . The Pioneers were led by fourth-year head coach Anthony Latina and played their home games at the William H. Pitt Center in Fairfield , Connecticut . They finished the season 13–19 , 8–10 in NEC play to finish in eighth place . They lost in the quarterfinals of the NEC Tournament to Mount St. Mary 's . Previous season . The Pioneers finished the 2015–16 season 12–18 , 11–7 in NEC play to finish in a three was tie for second place . They lost in the quarterfinals of the NEC Tournament to LIU Brooklyn . Schedule and results . ! colspan=9 style=| NEC Tournament
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Yonne . Yonne ( ) is a French department named after the river Yonne . It is one of the eight constituent departments of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté and is located in the northwest of the region , bordering Île-de-France . It was created in 1790 during the French Revolution . Its prefecture ( capital ) is Auxerre and its postcode number is 89 . It is the fourth most populous department in the region with a population of about 342,000 ( 2012 ) , and an average annual increase over the last few years of 0.41 % per year . The biggest city is Auxerre , the capital , with a population of 35,000 in the city and roughly 43,000 in the urban area centred on it . History . The first evidence of occupation in this area is found in the Grottes d'Arcy-sur-Cure where paintings have been found dating back 28,000 years . The Palaeolithic hunter-gatherers of that time also left behind numerous flint artefacts , but the area is believed to have been occupied for about 200,000 years . By 4000 BC , a wave of Neolithics arrived from the Danube region of eastern Europe building substantial wooden houses and introducing pottery decorated with the characteristics of the Linear Pottery culture . Further waves of immigrants followed , the Chasséen culture , and the Michelsberg culture . The Celtic tribe in the area were named `` Icauna '' , after the River Yonne which they thought sacred , and the region was later occupied by Gallic tribes . The area then came under the control of the Romans , whose chief town was Sens , which they called Agendicum . It was the capital of their province of Gallia Lugdunensis , one of four provinces into which France was subdivided . The present main roads from Lyon to Boulogne , and from Sens to Alise-Sainte-Reine date from this period . About this time , Auxerre , Tonnerre ( Tornodurum ) and Avallon were growing in size and in the fourth century , Sens became a walled city , and the first bishops were appointed in Sens and Langres whose power was to influence the region profoundly . In 1771 , the northwesterly part of the present department belonged to Prince Francis Xavier of Saxony , the uncle of Louis XVI of France . The current Yonne department saw its birth during the French Revolution , on March 4 , 1790 , as a result of the passing of an Act on December 22 , 1789 . It was carved out of parts of the provinces of Burgundy , Champagne and Orléans , and to a lesser extent from parts of the Nivernais and Île-de-France . Geography . Yonne is a department in central France , one of the eight constituent departments of the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté . To the northeast lies the department of Aube , to the east lies Côte-d'Or , to the south lies Nièvre , to the west lies Loiret and to the northwest , the department of Seine-et-Marne . The River Yonne flows northwards through the department . Auxerre , the capital of the department is situated on the River Yonne , and the River Serein joins this a few kilometres north of the city . The Canal de Bourgogne , which connects the Mediterranean Sea with the Atlantic Ocean , joins the River Yonne through locks at Migennes a little further north . The second biggest town is Sens , situated at the confluence of the River Vanne and the River Yonne . The geology of the department is complex with concentric rings of granite , Jurassic , Cretaceous and Tertiary rocks and layers of sedimentary rocks . The terrain is mostly a low-lying plateau used for agriculture . The southwestern part is the Pays de Puisaye-Forterre at a higher elevation and is more wooded . To the centre and east , the land inclines to the northwest where the higher land of the Tonnerrois region lies . To the east the rock is mostly limestone and the Auxerrois region is renowned for the grapes grown here which are used in the production of Chablis . To the south lies the mountainous massif of Morvan , the highest parts of which are in the neighbouring department of Nièvre . The department has some forested areas but is mainly down to pasture or cultivated for wheat . Economy . Over fifty percent of the inhabitants of the department are engaged in agricultural activities , and it is one of the poorest and most rural departments in France . During the hundred years leading up to 1962 , its population declined by around 100,000 while all of the surrounding departments had population growth . Yonne had been bypassed by the development of the railways , and as French industry flourished elsewhere in the late nineteenth century , the young people left Yonne seeking better opportunities , and the department stagnated . The viticulture industry was severely affected by the advent of powdery mildew and the arrival of `` Phylloxera '' in the nineteenth century ; at the same time , the development of the railway network allowed cheaper wines from other regions to undercut Chablis wine in the Paris market , and the once-thriving industry never recovered . By 1945 , only 4000 hectares of grapevines remained and only 471 hectares of grapes were grown for Chablis . More recently , the population trend has been reversed , and during the period 1999 to 2007 , rose by 8000 to a total of 341,418 . However , with a population of 46 inhabitants per square kilometre , the density in Yonne is less than half that for the whole of France , which was 100.5 for the same year . Politics . It elects three members of parliament to the National Assembly – in the 2012–17 parliamentary term , two of them are drawn from the right-wing Union for a Popular Movement ( UMP ) and one from Socialist Party ( France ) ( PS ) . Its two senators also represent the UMP . In 2015 , the General Council of the department was allotted a budget of 410 million euros .
Lieutenant ( navy ) . Lieutenant ( abbreviated Lt , LT , LT ( N ) , Lt ( N ) , Lieut and LEUT , depending on nation ) is a commissioned officer rank in many nations ' navies . It is typically the most senior of junior officer ranks . The rank 's insignia usually consists of two medium gold braid stripes and often the uppermost stripe features an executive curl . The now immediately senior rank of lieutenant commander was formerly a senior naval lieutenant rank . Many navies also use a subordinate rank of sub-lieutenant . The appointment of `` first lieutenant '' in many navies is held by a senior lieutenant . A navy lieutenant ranks higher than an army lieutenant ; the navy rank of lieutenant is a NATO OF-2 ( US grade O-3 ) and ranks with an army captain . History . From at least 1580 , the lieutenant on a ship had been the officer immediately subordinate to the captain . Before the English Restoration , lieutenants were appointed by their captains , and this inevitably led to abuses and to the widespread appointment of men of insufficient qualification . In 1677 , Samuel Pepys , while he was Chief Secretary to the Admiralty , introduced the first examination for lieutenant , and thereafter their seniority was dated from the passing of this examination . A lieutenant was numbered by his seniority within the ship on which he served , so that a frigate ( which was entitled to three ) would have a first , a second , and a third lieutenant . A first-rate ship was entitled to six , and they were numbered accordingly . At first , a lieutenant 's commission was given only for the particular ship in which he served , but after the loss of HMS `` Wager '' in 1741 and the subsequent mutiny , the Royal Navy changed its policy and lieutenants were given more general commissions upon passing their examination . During the early days of the naval rank , some lieutenants could be very junior indeed , while others could be on the cusp of promotion to captain ; those lieutenants ranged across present-day army ranks from a second lieutenant through to a lieutenant colonel . As the rank structure of navies stabilized , and the ranks of commander , lieutenant commander , and sub-lieutenant were introduced , the rank of naval lieutenant became less wide-ranging and is today the equivalent of an army captain ( NATO OF-2 or US O-3 ) . In the United States Navy , promotion to lieutenant is governed by Department of Defense policies derived from the Defense Officer Personnel Management Act of 1980 . DOPMA guidelines suggest that 95 % of lieutenants ( junior grade ) should be promoted to lieutenant after serving a minimum of two years at the lower rank . Rank insignia . The insignia of a lieutenant in many navies , including the Royal Navy , consists of two medium gold braid stripes ( top stripe with loop ) on a navy blue or black background . This pattern was copied by the United States Navy and various air forces for their equivalent ranks grades , except that the executive curl is removed . ( see flight lieutenant ) . `` First lieutenant '' in naval usage . The first lieutenant ( 1st Lt or 1LT ) in the Royal Navy and other Commonwealth navies , is a post or appointment , rather than a rank . Historically , the lieutenants in a ship were ranked in accordance with seniority , with the most senior being termed the first lieutenant and acting as the second-in-command . Although lieutenants are no longer numbered by seniority , the post of `` first lieutenant '' remains . In minor war vessels , destroyers and frigates , the first lieutenant ( either a lieutenant or lieutenant commander ) is second in command , executive officer ( XO ) and head of the executive branch ; in larger ships , where a commander of the warfare specialisation is appointed as the executive officer , a first lieutenant ( normally a lieutenant commander ) is appointed as his deputy . The post of first lieutenant in a shore establishment carries a similar responsibility to that of the first lieutenant of a capital ship . In the U.S. Navy or U.S. Coast Guard , the billet of first lieutenant describes the officer in charge of the deck department or division , depending on the size of the ship . In smaller ships that have only a single deck division , the billet is typically filled by an ensign ; while in larger ships , with a deck department consisting of multiple subordinate divisions , the billet may be filled by a lieutenant commander . On submarines and smaller Coast Guard cutters , the billet of first lieutenant may be filled by a petty officer .
Chlorate reductase . In enzymology , a chlorate reductase ( ) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction Thus , the two substrates of this enzyme are a reduced electron acceptor ( denoted AH2 ) and chlorate , whereas its 3 products are an oxidized electron acceptor ( denoted A ) , water , and chlorite . It is closely related to the enzyme perchlorate reductase which reduces both chlorate and perchlorate . This enzyme belongs to the family of oxidoreductases . The systematic name of this enzyme class is chlorite : acceptor oxidoreductase . This enzyme is also called chlorate reductase C .
Jason Coleman . Jason Coleman ( born 21 August 1974 ) is an Australian born cricketer . Coleman is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm medium pace . He was born in Sydney , New South Wales . Coleman made his List-A debut for Huntingdonshire against Oxfordshire 2001 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy . He played 2 further List-A matches for the county . These were against the Surrey Cricket Board in the same competition and the 1st round of the 2002 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy which was played in 2001 . In his 3 List-A matches , he scored 46 runs at a batting average of 46 and a high score of 26 . With the ball he took 3 wickets at a bowling average of 35.33 , with best figures of 1/26 . In 2003 , Coleman joined Cambridgeshire , where he made his Minor Counties Championship debut for the county against Cumberland . From 2003 to 2004 , he represented the county in 6 Minor Counties Championship matches , with his final appearance for the county coming against Bedfordshire . From 2003 to 2010 , he represented Cambridgeshire in 4 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches with his final appearance for the county coming against Norfolk . In 2014 , Coleman joined Bedfordshire and his debut was against Cambridgeshire in a MCCA Knockout Trophy match . Coleman played most of his UK club cricket for Cambridge Granta in the East Anglian Premier League from 1999 to 2011 . Coleman moved to Hertfordshire League club Botany Bay in 2012 and played 3 seasons until 2014 . He then joined Cambridgeshire league team Foxton in 2015 where he still currently plays . Coleman is also the current Bedfordshire CCC Coach .
Delphus E. Carpenter . Delphus E. Carpenter ( 1877–1951 ) was the Commissioner of Interstate Streams for the State of Colorado at a time when Western States ' water rights were becoming a legal battleground , and became the primary driver behind the Colorado River Compact of 1922 . Carpenter was raised on an irrigated farm in northern Colorado , where water was a precious resource . In 1899 after graduation from the University of Denver Law School , he went into practice in his hometown , serving community water-related legal needs . From 1909-1913 , Carpenter served as a state senator representing his home district . When the Greeley-Poudre Irrigation District constructed a tunnel to divert water from Wyoming 's Laramie River , Carpenter became lead counsel in the `` Wyoming vs. Colorado '' lawsuit that resulted , twice arguing the case before the U.S. Supreme Court . As the issue of water as a state resource grew , Carpenter conceived the idea of the legal compact as an out-of-court solution to the West 's water conflicts , invoking the Compact Clause of the U.S. Constitution . The interstate water compacts Carpenter helped develop , particularly the 1922 Colorado River Compact , without which Hoover Dam would not have been built , form an enduring legacy . A book about Carpenter 's life and career was published in 2003 . His papers have been preserved at Colorado State University 's Morgan Library in Fort Collins , Colorado . Personal . Carpenter was born May 13 , 1877 , at Greeley , Weld County , Colorado . He was a first generation descendent of original settlers of the 1870 Union Colony of Colorado . Carpenter married Michaela Hogarty in 1901 . He suffered from Parkinson 's disease , which eventually left him bedridden from 1933 until his death on February 27 , 1951 , at Greeley .
Diaosi . Diaosi ( ) is a Chinese slang term , often used in a comedic manner , that refers to a young male of mediocre appearance and social standing . Born in a humble family , he has no car , no house , and no connections . Yet as the term went viral on the Internet , Chinese youth ( regardless of sex ) from all backgrounds began to embrace it . It is slowly transforming into a descriptor of the ordinary Chinese citizen who faces everyday struggles and hardships . Usage . The term `` diaosi '' ( 屌丝 ) – literal meaning `` dick hair '' – first appeared in an online dispute between two sub-forums of the BBS Baidu Tieba in October 2010 . The members of Thunder ’ s Big Three forum were insulted by the term , `` diao '' ( a swear word or an offensive expression for `` penis '' ) , so they threw `` diaosi '' ( dick hair ) back at the Li Yi forum , suggesting that Li Yi ’ s membership were inferior . Rather than take offence , Li Yi ’ s membership incorporated the term and identified with it . The slang term emerged as a comedic insult , similar to the Western equivalent of `` living in your mother 's basement '' – shorthand for `` You 're brave enough in a web forum but who are you in real life ? '' The Japanese term , otaku , also has a lot of similarities with diaosi . The term became a buzzword , referring to a young man born in a humble family , with mediocre appearance and standing and working in a dead-end job . He has few prospects , is unable to purchase luxuries ; he is an outcast from the social mainstream . Their time is mostly spent on the computer , especially online games . Programmers and media industry workers have the highest percentage of self-identified `` diaosi '' . He also dreams of having a `` goddess '' as a girlfriend , but when interacting with said `` goddess '' he feels inferior and behaves awkwardly , knowing the `` goddess '' belongs with a `` gaofushuai '' , his polar opposite : tall , rich and handsome . Like many insults , an initially vulgar epithet became a self-ascribed identity , in a classic example of a group on the outskirts of society claiming a once derogatory term as their own . Diaosi has become an almost universal identity among Chinese netizens . A survey conducted by Internet giant Sohu found that 64 , 81 and 70 percent of people in their 20s , 30s and 40s , respectively , can identify themselves with the feeling of being a diaosi . Another report carried out by the Chinese gaming company Giant , in April 2013 , says that some 529 million young people ( approximately 40 percentage of the total population of China ) across the country now embraces the term diaosi . Although diaosi is often translated as `` loser '' in English , this is becoming less and less apt , with the growth of diaosi 's popularity . Loser remains an indisputably negative term , personal in its injury , while diaosi is a true meme : dynamic , complex , and current , cultural rather than personal . The ambiguous meaning of diaosi – both as an insult and tribal term – is similar to the American term , redneck , whose poverty and unrefined behavior can not only be a source of pride , but a culture in and of itself . Social background . Today , it is common to hear Chinese people proclaim that it ’ s nearly impossible for children from disadvantaged backgrounds to gain entry to the country ’ s upper class . The rate of students of rural background in a renowned university continues to decline . At the same time , the implementation of compulsory education means that more and more youngsters go to college , creating a surplus of educated young men who find it hard to enter the labour market . So not only do physical labourers feel they are marginalised by the society , the young men with a higher education background also feel helpless .
Antony Preston . Antony Preston ( 26 February 1938 – 25 December 2004 ) was an English naval historian and editor , specialising in the area of 19th and 20th-century naval history and warship design . Life . Antony Preston was born in 1938 in Salford , Lancashire , the son of the 16th Viscount Gormanston and Miss Julia O'Mahony . After becoming a wartime evacuee , he was educated in South Africa at King Edward VII School , Johannesburg , and the University of Witwatersrand . On his return to England he spent some years at the National Maritime Museum , Greenwich , before becoming Editor of the periodical `` Defence '' . During the 1970s he was employed by a specialist publisher , Conway Maritime Press , as editor of their `` Warship '' annual . He also produced the specialised newsletter `` Navint '' . In the early nineties he took over as chief-editor of the magazine `` Naval Forces '' at the German editorial group Mönch . He left to resume as editor of `` Warships '' in 1996 . Antony Preston lived in London until his death in 2004 . His son Matt Preston ( born 1961 and the eldest of Preston 's four children ) has gained celebrity as a TV judge on `` MasterChef Australia '' and as a restaurant critic-columnist for the Melbourne Age & Herald-Sun newspapers . Work . Antony Preston was a prolific author both of books and articles , and published on subjects ranging from the American Revolution to modern seapower ; the bibliography given below illustrates the breadth of his expertise . He wrote on general military history , as well as most aspects of naval history and modern-day naval matters . He was a pugnacious writer and was usually willing to take up one side of a controversy , even in a work of reference ( see brief collection of quotes below ) . Bibliography . Only the four most recent `` Warship '' annuals are listed ; other titles are listed in reverse order of publication .
Japanese Super Cup . The Japanese Super Cup or is an annual one-match football ( soccer ) competition in Japan organised by J . League and the Japan Football Association ( JFA ) . This competition serves as the season opener and is played between the J . League champions and the Emperor 's Cup winners of the previous season . Fuji Xerox have sponsored the competition since its inception in 1994 . The match usually played around late February each year . Participating clubs . However , if one club wins both the J . League Championship and the Emperor 's Cup , the J . League runners-up will participate . ( Note : Until the 2009 season , Emperor 's Cup runners-up participated . ) Results . † The same club won both the J.League Division 1 and the Emperor 's Cup the previous season ; therefore , the runners-up of the Cup qualified for the competition . ‡ The same club won both the J1 League and the Emperor 's Cup the previous season ; therefore , the runners-up of the J1 League qualified for the competition . Previous Super Cup . The Japanese Super Cup was also played during the Japan Soccer League ( JSL ) era from 1977 to 1984 . However , it was never established as an independent competition as the second competition in 1978 was already served as a mere opening league match of the JSL . This previous Super Cup competition was taken less seriously than the current competition and made dormant after 8 years . All matches were held in the National Stadium in Tokyo except for the 1978 and 1980 matches , both held in Osaka . † The same club had won both the JSL and the Emperor 's Cup in the previous year ; therefore , the runners-up of the Cup qualified for the competition . Overall Records . Years in `` italic '' indicate Japan Soccer League seasons . Clubs in `` italic '' no longer exist .
First National of Nebraska . First National of Nebraska is a privately held , interstate bank holding company based in Omaha , Nebraska , United States . Its largest banking subsidiary is First National Bank of Omaha . First National of Nebraska ranks as one of the 50 largest banks in the United States . There are locations in seven states and more than 6.6 million customers across the country . First National of Nebraska and its affiliates have more than $ 20 billion in managed assets and 5,000 employees . As of June 30 , 2009 , First National of Nebraska had Shareholders ' Equity of $ 1,116,225,000 with 315,000 shares outstanding and a Book Value Per Share of $ 3,544 . History . First National of Nebraska had its roots in the construction of First National Bank of Omaha 's headquarters building , First National Center , in the 1960s . It was determined that total expenses , including the $ 2.5 million already paid to Woodmen of the World and adjoining property owners for land , would come to $ 13.9 million . It became necessary to form a holding company because there is a statutory limitation on the amount of money a bank is allowed to invest in brick and mortar . The U.S. Code draws the line at 50 percent of the financial institution 's capital and surplus account , and they had decided to invest as much in that building , literally , as First National 's entire net worth . A parent corporation , acting technically in its own name and on its own behalf , can go ahead and incur a sizable debt for construction purposes without running afoul of federal law , as long as it owns at least 80 percent of its subsidiary 's stock . With that in mind , First National Bank 's directors created ( August 27 , 1968 ) and its shareholders approved ( January 21 , 1969 ) First National of Nebraska , Inc . In 2008 , `` ComputerWorld '' named First National of Nebraska as the third best in a top 12 list of `` Green-IT Companies '' Ownership . First National of Nebraska is a privately held company . Bruce Lauritzen is Chairman of First National of Nebraska , Inc. Lauritzen is also Chief Executive Officer of the Lauritzen Corporation , a financial and bank holding company owning additional banks in Nebraska and Iowa . The Lauritzen Corporation has an approximate 28 % voting share in First National of Nebraska , Inc. Board of directors . The Board of Directors is chaired by Bruce Lauritzen , whose family owns a controlling interest in the Bank 's ultimate holding company . The directors are family stockholders , independent directors , and members of the management of the Bank and its holding company .
Nelson Schwenke . Nelson Schwenke was part of the Chilean musical duo , which formed in the Chilean city of Valdivia in 1978 . The other half of the duo is Marcelo Nilo . Schwenke and Nilo met at the Universidad Austral de Chile . The group 's first compositions were written by Schwenke , with musical arrangements by Nilo . The group 's lyrics were highly critical of the military regime in power at the time in Chile , but are also relevant to the culture of southern Chile . Other themes include human rights , human dignity , work , family , friendship , the community , and connections to nature and the environment . Due to this , Schwenke und Nilo are a group in the style of the Nueva Canción Chilena . They have received Gold and Platinum status for record sales , but have also been recognized with the distinction of Cultural Ambassadors of Southern Chile by the government of the Region de los Lagos ( 2003 ) . Nelson Schwenke died on June 22 , 2012 , as the result of a motor vehicle accident in Santiago de Chile .
Sport in Greenland . Sport is an important part of Greenlandic culture , as the population is generally quite active . The main traditional sport in Greenland is `` Arctic sports '' , a form of wrestling thought to have originated in medieval times . Popular sports include association football , track and field , handball and skiing . Handball is often referred to as the national sport , and Greenland 's men 's national team was ranked among the top 20 in the world in 2001 . Greenland has excellent conditions for skiing , fishing , snowboarding , ice climbing and rock climbing , although mountain climbing and hiking are preferred by the general public . Although the country 's environment is generally ill-suited for golf , there are nevertheless golf courses on the island . Greenland hosts a biennial international the world 's largest multisport and cultural event for young people of the Arctic for the second time in 2016 . Football . The Football Association of Greenland ( `` Kalaallit Nunaanni Arsaattartut Kattuffiat '' ) , has a national football team but is not yet a member of FIFA because of ongoing disagreements with FIFA leadership and an inability to grow grass for regulation grass pitches . However , it is the 17th member of the N.F.-Board . DBU president Jesper Møller visited Greenland in 2015 and the Danish and Greenlandic associations signed a cooperation agreement which aims to encourage the game at grass roots level and build four to six artificial pitches . The FIFA Goal programme sponsored the Qaqortoq Stadium in Qaqortoq , which has an artificial grass pitch . Greenland hold the Greenlandic Football Championship annually . They previously held the event known as the Greenland Cup . They also are a member of CONIFA and compete in the Island games Football , finishing as runners-up to Bermuda in 2013 . Skiing . The oldest sport association in Greenland is the Greenland Ski Federation ( GIF ) , founded in 1969 . This happened when the then-President of the GIF Daniel Switching took the initiative to found federations and institute reforms . Greenland Ski Federation is further divided into Alpine and cross-country selection committees . The federation is not a member of the International Ski Federation ( FIS ) , but Greenland skiers participated in the Olympics and World Championships under the Danish flag at the 1968 , 1994 , 1998 and 2014 Games . Arctic sports . Greenland competes in the biennial Arctic Winter Games ( AWG ) . In 2002 , Nuuk hosted the AWG in conjunction with Iqaluit , Nunavut . In 1994 and again in 2002 , they won the Hodgson Trophy for fair play . Other sports . Greenland takes part in the biennial Island Games , organized by the International Island Games Association . Greenland took part in the 2007 World Men 's Handball Championship in Germany , finishing 22nd in a field of 24 national teams . Greenland took part in badminton in the European Men 's & Women 's Team Championships in 2018 and won the first match ever in international badminton team championships against Hungary .
Alan Santos . Alan Santos da Silva ( born 24 April 1991 ) , commonly known as Alan Santos , is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Liga MX club Veracruz on loan from Tigres UANL as a defensive midfielder . Brazil . Born in Salvador , Bahia , Alan Santos began his career at Vitória 's youth categories , but joined Santos in a four-year deal on 26 June 2009 . On 30 August Alan Santos made his first-team debut , replacing Emerson in a 2–0 home success over Fluminense . On 8 February 2011 he was loaned to Paulista , but only appeared once for the club . Alan Santos only played his second match for `` Peixe '' on 10 March 2012 , coming on as a second-half substitute in a 1–3 loss at Mogi Mirim . He appeared in four further matches in that year , being sent off in a 3–1 home win over Palmeiras on 1 December . After Claudinei Oliveira 's appointment as first-team manager in 2013 , Alan Santos was regularly used during the campaign , appearing in 20 matches ( seven starts , 805 minutes of action ) . He scored his first professional goal on 9 May 2014 , netting the second of a 2–1 away win over Princesa do Solimões . On 8 January 2015 Alan Santos rescinded his link with Santos , and moved to fellow league team Coritiba . Mexico . In the late 2017 , Liga MX club Tigres UANL bought his rights and loaned him to Veracruz for the Clausura 2018 season .
Applebay Zia . The Applebay Zia is an American , single-seat , high-wing , twin-boom , pusher configuration motor glider that was designed by George Applebay for the 1982 Sailplane Homebuilders Association Homebuilt Sailplane Design Contest . The aircraft was intended to be offered as a factory completed aircraft or as a kit . Design and development . Even though the Zia was designed for the 1982 Sailplane Homebuilders Association Homebuilt Sailplane Design Contest , it was withdrawn from the competition as it required changes during the contest period , which the rules prohibited . In fact the design that was to become the Zia went through six different configurations , starting as a canard . The aircraft is named for the Zia people . The Zia is constructed from fiberglass with a carbon fiber wing spar . The aircraft has fixed tricycle gear featuring wheel pants . The specified engine is the Rotax 277 two-stroke , which is started with a manual recoil starter . The aircraft has flaps which deploy to 45° and retract anytime the flap handle is released , intentionally preventing the use of flaps and throttle at the same time . Fuel is carried in the left wing root tank . The Zia was placed in series production in the fall of 1983 but only four were completed , including the prototype . The design was not type certified and all examples produced were registered in the `` Experimental '' category Operational history . In March 2011 there were still two Zias registered in the USA , including one owned by the designer .
Vrishasen Dabholkar . Vrishasen Dabholkar ( ) is an Indian film actor born and brought up in Pune , Maharashtra . About Vrishasen . Vrishasen Dabholkar first acted at the age of five when he played the role of Bal Shivaji in the famous Marathi play Janata Raja . He has performed in theatre , serials and movies and has won several awards . Most recently he played the central character named 'DJ ' in Balaji Telefilms Mission Dosti.com , a Marathi serial on Saam TV , which was a story of how social networking can be used by youth to help people in need . Vrishasen was also the central character in the movie `` Dahavi Fa '' – a movie about the underdogs in the educational system , their anger and the channelisation of their violent attitude into a positive creative energy with the help of their teacher . In this movie he acted along with Atul Kulkarni , Jyoti Subhash , Milind Gunaji . In his first year of college , he won the Purshottam award for his acting where he represented his almamater Fergusson College , Pune . Vrishasen has won the Shahu Modak Puraskar for his contribution towards theatre and films along with the Best Actor award in National level French play competition organised by the Embassy of France . Other than working with the likes of Amol Palekar for a theatre production named `` Julus '' , he has also prominent roles in hit Marathi films like Dahavi Pha , Nati Goti , Valu , Amhi Satpute , Tukaram to name a few and a cameo in Dhol by director Priyadarshan . Vrishasen Dabholkar woke up to the ugly truth of female foeticide when he made his first documentary in college . A mass communication student , Vrishasen was introduced to Laadli- National Creative Excellence Awards for Social Change by his college after which he went ahead to win a category at the awards too . Early life . Vrishasen has done BA in Political Science from Fergusson College , Pune and Masters in Communication Studies ( MCMS ) from University of Pune . He has also done a degree course in French from Ranade Institute , Pune . Personal life . Vrishasen is the only son of Sanjay Dabholkar and Vrishali Dabholkar . Vrishasen married his girlfriend , Sharada Patil , on 19 November 2013 . Non – Fiction shows . advertising professional currently working with a leading advertising agency . He has successfully converted his hobby of copy writing and creative advertising to a full time profession in the last couple of years . He recently started a Facebook page and Insta account @ chummachatting for sharing his “ create-witty ” with his fans through social media .
Isoflurane . Isoflurane , sold under the trade name Forane among others , is a general anesthetic . It can be used to start or maintain anesthesia . Often another medication is used to start anesthesia due to airway irritation with isoflurane . It is used by inhalation . Side effects include a decreased ability to breathe ( respiratory depression ) , low blood pressure , and irregular heartbeat . Serious side effects may include malignant hyperthermia and high blood potassium . It should not be used in people with a history of malignant hyperthermia in either themselves or their family members . It is unknown if use during pregnancy is safe for the baby , but use during a cesarean section appears to be safe . Isoflurane is in the halogenated ether family of medication . Isoflurane was approved for medical use in the United States in 1979 . It is on the World Health Organization 's List of Essential Medicines , the most effective and safe medicines needed in a health system . The wholesale cost in the developing world is about 17.24 to 170.40 USD per 250 ml bottle . Medical uses . Isoflurane is always administered in conjunction with air and/or pure oxygen . Often nitrous oxide is also used . Although its physical properties imply that anaesthesia can be induced more rapidly than with halothane , its pungency can irritate the respiratory system , negating any possible advantage conferred by its physical properties . It is usually used to maintain a state of general anesthesia which has been induced with another drug , such as thiopentone or propofol . Adverse effects . Animal studies have raised safety concerns of certain general anesthetics , in particular ketamine and isoflurane , in young children . The risk of neurodegeneration was increased in combination of these agents with nitrous oxide and benzodiazepines such as midazolam . Whether these concerns occur in humans is unclear . Elderly . Concerns exist with regard to the relationship between administration of isoflurane and postoperative cognitive dysfunction ( POCD ) , for which the elderly are especially vulnerable . Biophysical studies using NMR spectroscopy has provided molecular details of how inhaled anesthetics interact with three amino acid residues ( G29 , A30 and I31 ) of amyloid beta peptide and induce aggregation . This area is important as `` some of the commonly used inhaled anesthetics may cause brain damage that accelerates the onset of Alzheimer ’ s disease '' . Physical properties . It is a racemic mixture of ( `` R '' ) - and ( `` S '' ) -optical isomers . It vaporizes readily , but is a liquid at room temperature . It does not burn . Mechanism of action . Similar to many general anesthetics , the exact mechanism of the action has not been clearly delineated . Isoflurane reduces pain sensitivity ( analgesia ) and relaxes muscles . Isoflurane likely binds to GABA , glutamate and glycine receptors , but has different effects on each receptor . Isoflurane acts as a positive allosteric modulator of the GABAA receptor in electrophysiology studies of neurons and recombinant receptors . It potentiates glycine receptor activity , which decreases motor function . It inhibits receptor activity in the NMDA glutamate receptor subtypes . Isoflurane inhibits conduction in activated potassium channels . Isoflurane also affects intracellular molecules . It activates calcium ATPase by increasing membrane fluidity . It binds to the D subunit of ATP synthase and NADH dehydrogenase . General anaesthesia with isoflurane reduces plasma endocannabinoid AEA concentrations , and this could be a consequence of stress reduction after loss of consciousness . History . Together with enflurane and halothane , it replaced the flammable ethers used in the pioneer days of surgery . Its name comes from being a structural isomer of enflurane , hence they have the same empirical formula . Environment . The average lifetime of isoflurane in the atmosphere is 3.2 years , its global warming potential is 510 and the yearly emissions add up to 880 tons . Other animals . Isoflurane is frequently used for veterinary anaesthesia .
Art Smith ( American football ) . Arthur Louis Smith ( October 24 , 1915 – February 24 , 2010 ) was an American football and basketball coach . He served as the head football coach at Alma College in Alma , Michigan from 1956 to 1962 .
Muraglitazar . Muraglitazar ( proposed tradename Pargluva ' '' ) is a dual peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor agonist with affinity to PPARα and PPARγ . The drug had completed phase III clinical trials , however in May , 2006 Bristol-Myers Squibb announced that it had discontinued further development . Data on muraglitazar is relatively sparse due to the recent introduction of this agent . One double-blind randomized clinical trial comparing muraglitazar and pioglitazone found that the effects of the former were favourable in terms of HDL-C increase , decrease in total cholesterol , apolipoprotein B , triglycerides and a greater reduction in HbA1c ( `` p '' < 0.0001 for all comparisons ) . However , the muraglitazar group had a higher all-cause mortality , greater incidence of edema and heart failure and more weight gain compared to the pioglitazone group . A meta-analysis of the phase II and III clinical trials of muraglitazar revealed that it was associated with a greater incidence of myocardial infarction , stroke , transient ischemic attacks and congestive heart failure ( CHF ) when compared to placebo or pioglitazone .
Audie Norris . Audie James Norris ( born December 18 , 1960 ) is a retired American professional basketball player . He was a 6'9 '' ( 206 cm ) 230 lb ( 104 kg ) center . Norris played for the NBA 's Portland Trail Blazers from 1982 to 1985 . Teammate Mychal Thompson , father of Klay Thompson , gave him the nickname `` The Atomic Dog '' because of his brutal dunks . After retiring in 1994 from professional basketball , Norris has spent his time coaching and developing the skill of young student athletes . With more than 10 years as a consultant to European basketball teams , he has over 18 years of experience from coaching basketball on all levels from cadet level to semi-pro leagues . He is a certified F.E.B . Basketball Superior Coach and member of the Spanish Basketball Coaches Association , AEEB . Norris has been named an NBA Ambassador by league commissioner Adam Silver , participating in the NBA Ambassador programs with Jr. NBA and NBA Cares . His brother Sylvester Norris was also a player for the NBA 's San Antonio Spurs . College career . Norris played college basketball at Jackson State University , from 1978 to 1982 , while he studied Therapeutic Recreation and Special Education . During his time at Jackson State , he accumulated numerous accolades during those 4 years . He was named Freshman of the Year , and was a two-time league MVP . Professional career . Norris was selected with the 14th pick of the second round , in the 1982 NBA Draft , by the Portland Trail Blazers . In three seasons with the team , he averaged 4.4 points , 3.1 rebounds , and 0.8 assists per game . After his NBA career finished , Norris played two years in Treviso , Italy , with Benetton Treviso , six years in Barcelona , Spain with FC Barcelona , finishing his career with Nikas Peristeri in Athens , Greece . Norris spent 13 years as a professional basketball player , winning numerous championships , including three league titles in Spain , and a host of other personal awards . Coaching career . Norris has served as assistant coach for the Jackson State University men 's team , head coach at Saint Joseph Catholic High School , assistant basketball coach at Tougaloo College , head coach of the Mississippi Lady Tigers , assistant coach of the Jackson Rage Pro team , head coach at Genesis One Christian Prep School , and head coach of New Horizon Preparatory School . He has also had coaching appearances with the National Basketball Association , Top 100 Camp , Uariachi Hoop Camp , 5-Star Basketball Camp , Mo Williams Skill Development Camp , and the Emvipi Foundation Academy . Since 2012 , he has also worked at his camps and basketball clinics worldwide , in places such as Spain , Senegal , Greece , South Africa , and at the annual summer Audie Norris Basketball Camp in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat in Barcelona . In 2014 , Norris signed with Spanish team Baloncesto Sevilla as an assistant coach . He was officially listed as the team 's head coach instead of Scott Roth , whose coaching license was not yet processed by the Liga ACB . He was hired to coach the team 's post players , two of whom are now playing in the NBA : Kristaps Porziņģis and Willy Hernangómez . In 2016 Norris took over as the head coach of the Jump10 Elite Training Camp and then served as head coach of the Chinese team participating in the World Jump10 Hoops Challenge in Shanghai , where the team took 4th place . In September 2016 he worked for a month coaching post players for the Chinese team , Foshan Long Lions . Two of these players were sent to the Spanish team Movistar Estudiantes .
Samut Prakan United Stadium . Samut Prakan United Stadium ( ) is a multi-purpose stadium in Samut Prakan , Thailand . It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Samut Prakan United F.C.. The stadium holds ? people .
United States men 's national soccer team results ( 1950–59 ) . This is a compilation of every international soccer game played by the United States men 's national soccer team from 1950 through 1959 . It includes the team 's record for that year , each game and the date played . It also lists the U.S. goal scorers . The format is : home team listed first , U.S. listed first at home or neutral site . Records are in win-loss-tie format . Games decided in penalty kicks are counted as ties , as per the FIFA standard .
2018 Tianjin Open – Singles . Maria Sharapova was the defending champion , but withdrew due to a shoulder injury . Caroline Garcia won the title , defeating Karolína Plíšková in the final , 7–6 ( 9–7 ) , 6–3 .
Herberton School of Arts . Herberton School of Arts is a heritage-listed school of arts at 61 Grace Street , Herberton , Tablelands Region , Queensland , Australia . It was built in 1881 . It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992 . History . The School of Arts at Herberton was constructed in 1881 as a community endeavour during the earliest European settlement of the district and is still a community resource . Herberton was founded following the discovery , in 1880 , of a substantial reef of tin in the vicinity . A rush followed almost immediately , and by August , when Warden Mowbray laid out the town of Herberton ( so named because of its proximity to the Wild River , the head of the Herbert River ) , it already contained a hotel , a butcher 's shop , and three stores . The tin fields around Herberton and the other towns which sprang up in the district in the early 1880s , proved to be the richest discovered on the Australian mainland . On 31 December 1880 an open-air public meeting was held for the purpose of founding a School of Arts in Herberton . Strong public support was demonstrated by donations of for the purpose . A site was purchased for in early January the next year . By the end of the month a bark structure had been erected . It was the first community building in the district and the establishment of a School of Arts so early in the settlement of the area was unusual . The first Mechanic 's Institutes or Schools of Arts were established in Britain in the early 1800s and were intended to assist self-improvement and to promote moral , social and intellectual growth by providing lectures , discussions and lending libraries to a rising middle class . At the time there were no public libraries and books were expensive , so access to them by borrowing as subscribers provided an important educational and recreational service . The first School of Arts committee in Queensland was established in Brisbane in 1849 aiming for `` the advancement of the community in literary , philosophic and scientific subjects '' . As towns and districts became established , local committees were formed to establish Schools of Arts and they became one of the principal means of adult education . By 22 October 1881 The Queenslander reported that a public hall had been built in Herberton . It opened with a ball on the 9 November 1881 . On 16 November that year it was the venue for the first local government meeting on the Tablelands and within a month was also in use as a school . Indeed , the demand for the venue for meetings , lectures and theatre was so high that by December , bookings for the first months of the new year had been made to the sum of . By 1882 Herberton was connected to Port Douglas by a coach service . It boomed in the 1880s and 1890s , its population reaching its highest level of 1,500 in 1895 before it began to decline as the nearby town of Irvinebank developed in the late 1890s . In 1895 the rear of the School of Arts was extended to provide a stage and two small dressing rooms . It was intended that the development of towns on the Tablelands should be encouraged by connecting them to the coast by rail , however , the terrain was difficult and the Tablelands railway line came very slowly over the range from Cairns between 1886 and 1910 . A photograph taken in this year , to celebrate the arrival of the railway , shows two small rooms at the front of the hall , possibly created by enclosing verandahs . In 1934 one of these rooms was extended for use as offices for the Herberton Shire Council while its offices were constructed elsewhere . By the 1960s the building was in poor condition though still being used for meetings and social functions . A series of grants and community projects provided funds for renovation and repair until the Shire Council took over responsibility for the building in 1986 . Since 1992 it has housed the Herberton Public Library in its core and there have been a geological collection and a photographic display in its front rooms , thus continuing the educational aspects of its service to the community . In 1992 a suspended coved ceiling was installed in the hall , under the main gable . The building was enclosed underneath with timber battening in 1995 . Alterations have been made to the front facade with the addition of various gardens , paving and the erection of a pergola on the northern side ( both complete by 1995 ) . The pergola had been sheeted with corrugated metal by 2001 . Description . The School of Arts is located in the central business area of Herberton on a site that falls away from the street towards the rear property boundary ( 101/SP124675 ) . It comprises a reserve , 747 sqm in size and a small road leading off Grace Street , which is about 253 sqm . The building sits at the street end of the site , diagonally opposite the two-storey timber Royal Hotel . To the north , at the intersection with William Street stands the former Jack & Newell General Store . The School of Arts is a single-storeyed timber-framed building with weatherboard cladding and set on timber and some steel posts . The undercroft , which increases in height as the land falls away , is enclosed with timber battening . Two concrete block rooms ( toilets ) have been inserted under the building at its rear . The roof is clad with corrugated metal sheeting and comprises a main gable running perpendicular to the street , broken-backed skillions over two rooms on each of the rear gable ends and low-pitched , hipped additions facing the street on either side of a central gabled porch . This is filled with a triangular panel of painted timber fretwork and beyond which is the entry door to the library . On either side of the door are a number of windows . A modern timber pergola has been inserted in front of the northern section of this building face along with some paving and garden beds ( all by 1995 , pergola sheeted by 2001 ) . The interior comprises a large hall , now used as a library , with a stage area at the rear flanked by small dressing rooms , and two L-shaped rooms on either side of the street entrance . The hall has a suspended coved ceiling of acoustic board exposing the bottom chords of the timber trusses . The walls of the stage area are unlined , while those toward the street are lined with wide vertical boarding . The windows of the hall on both its side walls have timber board shutters hinged from the top . The small rooms on either side of the stage are entirely unlined and each has a small boarded-up window and ledged-and-braced door . The rooms at the front of the building house an exhibition space and a small geological museum . The ceilings are lined with stained timber boarding , while some walls are single-skin with horizontal boarding and some are weatherboards . Heritage listing . Herberton School of Arts was listed on the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992 having satisfied the following criteria . The place is important in demonstrating the evolution or pattern of Queensland 's history . The School of Arts is important in illustrating the development of Herberton and as an element in the network of these institutions which sprang up in any town of consequence in Queensland during the 19th and early 20th centuries . They were community based and played a valuable educational and social role in the dissemination of information and the provision of facilities for lectures , meetings , games of skill and the staging of community events such as plays and concerts . The place is important because of its aesthetic significance . The School of Arts is on a site central to the business area and makes an important visual contribution to the built character of Herberton . The place has a strong or special association with a particular community or cultural group for social , cultural or spiritual reasons . The School of Arts is important for its connection with the community of Herberton as an integral part of the social and community life of the town since its inception .
2016 Associação Portuguesa de Desportos season . The 2016 season is Associação Portuguesa de Desportos ' ninety fourth season in existence and the club 's second consecutive season in the third level of Brazilian football . Portuguesa finished the campaign suffering relegation to Série D for the first time in its history . Appearances and goals . Source : Match reports in Competitive matches , Goalscorers . Source : Match reports in Competitive matches Disciplinary record . Source : Match reports in Competitive matches = Number of bookings ; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card ; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card . In . Total spending : R $ 0.00 Out . Total gaining : R $ 0.00 R $ 0.00
Abdon Pamich . Abdon Pamich ( born 3 October 1933 ) is a former Italian race walker . He competed in the race walking event at the 1956 , 1960 , 1964 , 1968 and 1972 Olympics and won a bronze medal in 1960 and a gold in 1964 . Pamich was the Olympics flag bearer for Italy in 1972 . Biography . Pamich was born in Fiume ( Rijeka , present-day Croatia ) on 3 October 1933 , at that time the city was under Italian jurisdiction . He left Rijeka for Italy , with his older brother , on 24 September 1947 and joined his father who emigrated earlier . On 16 October 1960 he set a world record over 50 km at 4:03:02 in Ponte San Pietro . Later he was inducted into the FIDAL Hall of Fame . Achievements . European champion in 1961 and 1966 and gold at Mediterranean Games in 1958 , 1963 and 1971 .
Scipione de Tolfa . Scipione de Tolfa ( died 1595 ) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Acerenza e Matera ( 1593–1595 ) and Archbishop of Trani ( 1576–1593 ) . Biography . On 10 December 1576 , Scipione de Tolfa was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Archbishop of Trani . On 20 December 1593 , he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Archbishop of Acerenza e Matera . He served as Archbishop of Acerenza e Matera until his death in 1595 . While bishop , he was the principal co-consecrator of José Esteve Juan , Bishop of Vieste ( 1586 ) and Benedetto Mandina , Bishop of Caserta .
Mubaarak . Mubaarak is a district of Somali Region in Ethiopia .
Ole Jacob Frich . Ole Jacob Frich ( 4 June 1954 – 19 August 2015 ) was a Norwegian communications director and politician for the Labour Party . Frich was born in Cooma , Australia . He took his education at Sagene Teachers ' College . In politics , he has been a city councillor ( `` kommunalråd '' ) in Oslo . From 1992 to 1996 he served in Brundtland 's Third Cabinet as a State Secretary in the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs . He entered the private sector , and worked at Geelmuyden.Kiese and the Norwegian Financial Services Association . In 2000 he was hired in KLP , where he is executive vice president for communication . He died on 19 August 2015 .
National Conservative leadership convention , 1938 . A National Conservative leadership convention began on July 5 , 1938 , culminating in a leadership ballot on July 7th . The Conservative Party of Canada chose Robert James Manion to succeed former Prime Minister R. B. Bennett as party leader . Background . The Bennett Conservatives were defeated in the 1935 federal election after a single term during the Great Depression . The Conservatives won only 40 seats , in part , because the party split after Trade Minister Henry Herbert Stevens left the Conservatives to form the Reconstruction Party of Canada . Stevens ' party received almost 400,000 votes in the election leading to the defeat of numerous Conservative MPs . After continuing for three years as Leader of the Opposition , an ailing Bennett announced in March 1938 his intention to resign as leader and a leadership convention was called for later that year . Convention . Despite his resignation a `` Draft Bennett '' movement emerged at the convention due to the perceived weakness of the existing candidates , aimed at convincing Bennett to change his mind . Ontario Premier Howard Ferguson and Bennett 's brother-in-law , former Canadian envoy to the United States William Duncan Herridge approached former leader Arthur Meighen in hopes of eliciting his support for Bennett 's continued leadership but he declined to support the move as he had already endorsed MacPherson for leader and thought a last-minute Bennett candidacy would be unfair to MacPherson and Manion . Bennett was non-committal on the draft but indicated he was willing to continue as leader and attempted to persuade leadership candidates to withdraw in his favour , but Manion refused and , an hour before voting began , Bennett indicated that he would not be a candidate . Herridge introduced a motion endorsing Bennett 's economic interventionist approach as opposed to the more traditional laissez-faire policies being endorsed by the convention which he denounced as `` a lot of junk '' but Herridge was roundly booed and his motion failed to find a seconder . Herridge would go on to leave the party and found the New Democracy party that stood in the 1940 federal election . The party voted to change its name from the Liberal-Conservative Party to the National Conservative Party of Canada . Resolutions passed favouring defence “ consultation and cooperation ” within the British Empire , opposing amalgamating the Canadian Pacific and Canadian National railways , for the completion of the Trans-Canada Highway , for immigration focused on UK , Ireland and France with restrictions for “ Orientals ” , maintaining tariffs for industry and agriculture , and plans for national unemployment and retirement insurance . An attempt to draft former Prime Minister Arthur Meighen was also unsuccessful and another rumoured candidate , Henry Herbert Stevens , a former cabinet minister who had broken with Bennett to found the Reconstruction Party of Canada also declined to run . Meighen gave a keynote address on defence policy calling on Canadian-British solidarity which undermined Manion 's candidacy , as he was perceived to be conciliatory to Quebec , and caused an uproar among Quebec delegates some of whom threatened to quit the party . Manion was the heavy favourite heading into the convention but was almost upset by MacPherson , who was largely unknown outside of Saskatchewan until he gave a speech that rallied the convention and caused him to emerge as a dark horse contender .
Vadim Luchin . Vadim Igorevich Luchin ( ; born November 19 , 1986 ) is a Russian professional football player who last played for FC Biolog-Novokubansk Progress .
Permanente Creek . Permanente Creek is a stream originating on Black Mountain in Santa Clara County , California , United States . It is the namesake for the Kaiser Permanente health maintenance organization . Named by early Spanish explorers as Arroyo Permanente or Rio Permanente because of its perennial flow , the creek descends the east flank of Black Mountain then courses north through Los Altos and Mountain View culminating in southwest San Francisco Bay historically at the Charleston Slough but now diverted via the Permanente Creek Diversion Channel to Stevens Creek and the Mountain View Slough in San Francisco Bay . History . The Ohlone Indians lived in the area for over 3,000 years prior to the arrival of the Europeans . A large village , known as Partacsi , was located in this general area . An expedition led by Colonel Juan Bautista de Anza passed through this area in March 1776 as he forged the first overland route from Monterey to San Francisco Bay . Mission Santa Clara de Asis was founded in October of the same year , where many of the local Indians were taken . Governor Alvarado granted Rancho San Antonio de Padua to Juan Prado Mesa in 1839 . This rancho was bounded by Adobe Creek to the north and Stevens Creek to the south , and included Permanente Creek . On a diseño of Rancho San Antonio in 1839 Permanente Creek is shown as `` Arroyo Permanente '' . Mesa had been a soldier at the Presidio of San Francisco since 1828 , served as a corporal in the Santa Clara Guard , and had won fame as a soldier and Indian fighter . Mesa died in 1845 . Permanente Creek is also the namesake for Kaiser Permanente . Bess Kaiser and her spouse , industrialist Henry J. Kaiser , had a lodge on the creek 's headwaters above the large Permanente Quarry and Cement Plant , and , in 1945 , Bess felt that the name of their attractive and dependable stream would be a good name for their medical program at the shipyards . That medical program became Kaiser Permanente . Watershed . Permanente Creek consists of approximately of channel draining a watershed area of . From its origination at in headwaters protected by the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District just north of the peak of Black Mountain ( and just east of the Black Mountain Trail ) , Permanente Creek descends along the Permanente Quarry ( currently known as the Lehigh Southwest Cement Plant and Quarry ) , and continues easterly through unincorporated County land for about five miles ( 8 km ) , then turns to the north at the base of the foothills and continues another eight miles ( 13 km ) along the valley floor . It has two major tributaries , the West Fork Permanente Creek and Hale Creek . West Fork Permanente Creek and its Wildcat Canyon tributary were formerly known as Ohlone Creek . West Fork Permanente Creek begins on the east side of Ewing Hill , and runs easterly until it reaches the connector from the Chamise and Rogue Valley Trails where an earthen dam forms High Meadow Pond ( aka Rogue Valley Pond ) . Below the pond , the West Fork is joined by long Wildcat Canyon Creek at Deer Hollow Farm , then continues on its run ( total ) to the Permanente Creek mainstem which it joins south of Interstate 280 . Flows are perennial in the upper watershed but ephemeral on the valley floor , with two exceptions : the portion of the Permanente Creek mainstem between Foothill Expressway and Interstate 280 - see Geobox photo above and Gallery below , and the Hale Creek tributary . The perennial reaches of these creeks share the same perennial nature as a similar reach on nearby Adobe Creek . Permanente Creek Diversion Channel . Except for sakrete ( bagged concrete ) banking and several weirs , Permanente Creek 's upper mainstem runs about in a relatively unmodified natural channel until reaching Portland and Miramonte Avenues at the north end of Heritage Oaks Park . Here the creek enters a concrete trapezoidal channel constructed by the Santa Clara Valley Water District ( SCVWD ) . Just before reaching the rear of Blach Intermediate School , it becomes the Permanent Creek Diversion Channel , built by the SCVWD in 1959 , and runs a total of , continuing due east until passing in a culvert beneath east under Highway 85 to Stevens Creek . A floodgate is closed every winter that diverts virtually all winter flows east to Stevens Creek , preventing high winter floodwaters from flowing north in the original creek channel through dense residential areas . Only during high floods can a portion of the creek 's waters surmount the floodgate and return to the original channel . Therefore , the Diversion Channel effectively reconnects Permanente Creek to the Stevens Creek watershed . This recapitulates the 1862 Allardt Map of the San Francisco & San Jose Railroad which shows Permanente Creek ( Arroyo Permanente ) as a tributary of Stevens Creek ( then Cupertino Creek ) ( see inset ) . This is significant ecologically , because Stevens Creek still hosts an anadromous steelhead trout run . Although steep drops in the Diversion Channel are impassable barriers to upstream fish migration , modifications to the Diversion Channel would allow trout to run to the upper Permanente Creek watershed . The Diversion Channel essentially changes the total length of Permanente Creek from to San Francisco Bay to ending at its junction with Stevens Creek just past Highway 85 . However , Hale Creek still flows to the channelized lower reaches of Permanente Creek . Permanente Creek 's lower mainstem . The original creek channel below the floodgate in the Diversion Channel , now severely depleted of water , runs north another to its confluence with Hale Creek just upstream from McKelvey Park . Permanente Creek 's original channel then goes on to pass under U. S. Highway 101 , along the west side of the Google campus , and out to the Bay at the Mountain View Slough just east of Shoreline Park , the latter built on a reclaimed San Francisco garbage dump in 1983 . This lowest part of the creek historically disappeared into the marshland before reaching the Bay , and its channel was extended to the Bay in the nineteenth century . The creek must have been hydrologically connected to the Bay at times of high winter flows since Steelhead trout were able to access Permanente Creek historically . Saltwater is pumped from Charleston Slough into Shoreline Lake and from there it flows to Permanente Creek and then back into the Bay . The Mountain View Slough carries flows to the Bay between former salt ponds A1 and A2W . The levees around these ponds will be breached and opened to the Bay as part of the South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project Phase II . The Santa Clara Valley Water District plans to excavate as much as down to create flood detention basins to protect homes from a 100-year Permanente Creek flood at Cuesta Park Annex , Blach Intermediate School , McKelvey Park and Rancho San Antonio County Park . Despite considerable community opposition , the SCVWD Board approved the decision to go ahead on June 17 , 2010 . The Blach School Board voted against use of school property for a detention basin but construction permits are being sought as of 2016 for the McKelvey Park and Rancho San Antonio Park basins . Ecology . Although Leidy postulated that steelhead trout ( coastal rainbow trout ) ( `` Oncorhynchus mykiss irideus '' ) were once native to Permanente Creek but now extirpated , twenty stream resident rainbow trout from the stream were sampled in a genetic study by the SCVWD and published in 2008 . In 1940 , a California Department of Fish and Game stream survey noted a resident ’ s account of Permanente Creek as formerly a “ fine trout stream '' from which anglers caught large fish . Since most of the creek 's flow is diverted to the Permanente Creek Diversion which culminates in a ten-foot drop , steelhead can no longer ascend the stream . However , rainbow trout can successfully reproduce in freshwater and obviously continue to do so . The genetics study indicates that their genetics have historical integrity , i.e . they are not hatchery stock . Of relevance , the cement company operating in the upper part of the watershed has discharged sediment-laden water into Permanente Creek and has undertaken corrective actions . As recommended by Becker in 2007 and Higgins in 2012 , modification of the Permanente Creek Diversion Channel would enable steelhead trout to return to the protected upper reaches of Permanente Creek beginning above Heritage Oaks Park and including Rancho San Antonio County Park and Rancho San Antonio Open Space Preserve . The amount of stream length available to spawning steelhead trout above the Diversion Channel would be increased significantly by more than ( of Permanente Creek mainstem plus of West Fork Permanente Creek ( to the small reservoir ) plus additional miles of Wildcat Canyon Creek and other small tributaries ) . Leidy 's 2007 report also recorded the fish still inhabiting Permanente Creek - including native California roach ( `` Lavinia symmetricus '' ) , Sacramento sucker ( `` Catostomus occidentalis occidentalis '' ) , Threespine stickleback ( `` Gasterosteus aculeatus '' ) , and non-native Bluegill ( `` Lepomis macrochirus '' ) , Common carp ( `` Cyprinus carpio '' ) , Rainwater killifish ( `` Lucania parva '' ) , and Western mosquitofish ( `` Gambusia affinis '' ) . Riparian trees on Permanente Creek include the State 's tallest and third largest California bay laurel tree ( `` Umbellularia californica '' ) - see Gallery below , estimated to be over 200 years old . Other riparian trees include Willow ssp . ( `` Salix ssp . `` ) , California sycamore ( `` Platanus racemosa '' ) , white alder ( `` Alnus rhombifolia '' ) , black cottonwood ( `` Populus trichocarpa '' ) , Fremont cottonwood ( `` Populus fremontii '' ) , bigleaf maple ( `` Acer macrophyllum '' ) , California buckeye ( `` Aesculus californica '' ) and California walnut ( `` Juglans californica '' ) . Shoreline Park meadows near the mouth of Permanente Creek provide critical remnant habitat for the Western Burrowing Owl ( `` Athene cunicularia '' ) , a bird that has vanished from many counties in the Bay Area . The owl was listed as a Species of Special Concern ( a pre-listing category under the Endangered Species Act ) by the California Department of Fish and Game in 1979 , and its Bay Area population continues to decline . Although there were hundreds of burrowing owls in Santa Clara County when monitoring began in the 1980s , now there are only 35 , with three breeding pairs raising ten eggs at Shoreline in 2011 ( less than half the number of young in 2003 ) . In August , 2003 the Stevens & Permanente Creeks Watershed Council was officially formed to support stewardship of the watersheds . Mercury . The cement plant at the Permanente ( Lehigh Hanson ) Quarry is responsible for 29 % of total Bay Area airborne mercury emissions and was shown to impact a rural site , Calero Reservoir , away . Mercury , a neurotoxin and pollutant which is concentrated in the aquatic food web , was found to be 5.8 to 6.7 times higher in precipitation near the cement plant than at a control location away . A 2011 study showed a significant geographic association between the occurrence of autism in local school districts , such as the Cupertino Union School District , and higher levels of ambient mercury generated by coal-fired power plants in Bexar County , Texas and the Permanente Quarry cement plant in Santa Clara County , California . Selenium discharges into Permanente Creek . Groundwater fills the current quarry and is pumped into Permanente Creek . Selenium pollution in the creek downstream from the quarry ranged from 13 to 81 micrograms/liter ( μg/L ) . A North Quarry water sample in January 2010 had a dissolved selenium concentration of 82 μg/L , indicating that the quarry is the source of the selenium pollution . Selenium is bioaccumulated in the aquatic food web . Safety standards for selenium concentrations in fresh water are 5 μg/L under the California Toxics Rule ( same as the National Toxics Rule set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ( USEPA ) in 2000 and 2012 . Sediment Discharges into Permanente Creek . Anthropomorphic activities related to quarry operations and the cement plant have resulted in sediment discharges into Permanente Creek that are 3.5 times what would be expected under normal conditions . Sediment loads in the upper Permanente Creek mainstem are 15 times those in the West Fork Permanente Creek , which drains mostly parkland . These sediment loads could threaten the resident rainbow trout ( `` Oncorhynchus mykiss '' ) population in the creek . Recreation . Above Interstate 280 ( and below the Quarry ) a large section of the creek mainstem and all of the West Fork Permanente Creek tributary , and the Ohlone Creek sub-tributary , is protected by Rancho San Antonio County Park and Rancho San Antonio Open Space Preserve . The Open Space Preserve , combined with the adjoining County Park , in area and contains of hiking trails . A one-mile walk from the County Park 's main parking lot leads to the historic 10-acre Deer Valley Farm on the West Fork Permanente Creek . There is a trail that runs along the creek , beginning at the historic Rengstorff House in Shoreline Park where it is connected to the San Francisco Bay Trail . The Permanente Creek Trail runs from there south to West Middlefield Road .
Fahraj Brick Company Industrial Estate . Fahraj Brick Company Industrial Estate ( – `` Shahrak-e Şanʿatī-ye Kūreh Hāy Ājormāshīnī-ye Fahraj '' ) is a village and company town in Fahraj Rural District , in the Central District of Yazd County , Yazd Province , Iran . At the 2006 census , its population was 60 , in 10 families .
Camp Stoneman , DC . Camp Stoneman was a United States Army military facility located in Washington , DC during the American Civil War . It served as the Dismounted Camp for the cavalry forces of the Army of the Potomac from September , 1863 to December , 1864 . Named after George Stoneman , a cavalry commander during the Civil War , the camp was established adjacent to the Giesboro Cavalry Depot in September , 1863 after moving from Camp Davis in Alexandria , Virginia . In December 1864 , the Camp moved to Pleasant Valley , Maryland but the depot and hospitals remained and people continued to refer to the area as Camp Stoneman . The area is now occupied by the Department of Defense 's Joint Base Bolling-Anacostia . In 1865 , after the war was over , William McKinley , then a Captain in the Army , was stationed there .
Downhill House . Downhill House was a mansion built in the late 18th century for Frederick , 4th Earl of Bristol and Lord Bishop of Derry ( popularly known as 'the Earl-Bishop ' ) , at Downhill , County Londonderry . Much of the building was destroyed by fire in 1851 before being rebuilt in the 1870s . It fell into disrepair after the Second World War . Downhill House is now part of The National Trust property of Downhill Demesne and Mussenden Temple . History . The Rt Rev . Dr Frederick Hervey ( as he was at the time ) , Church of Ireland Lord Bishop of Derry , commissioned work at Downhill Demesne near the village of Castlerock in the early 1770s , after he was made the Bishop of Derry in 1768 . Downhill House , overlooking Downhill Strand and Benone on the north coast of Northern Ireland , was built by the architect Michael Shanahan , although it has been suggested that James Wyatt or Charles Cameron may also have been involved in the early stages of design . The construction of the House , and the nearby Mussenden Temple , cost an estimated £80,000 . The original principal entrance to the demesne was the Lion 's Gate , which was actually guarded by two heraldic ounces or snow leopards , the supporters of the Hervey coat of arms . In 1784 , this entrance was replaced by the Bishop 's Gate . The interior of the house was decorated with frescoes and statues and hung with works by several well-known artists . After the death in 1803 of Lord Bristol ( he had succeeded to the Earldom in December 1779 ) , the estate passed to his cousin , The Rev . Henry Bruce , who had acted as steward of the Estate during the Earl-Bishop 's absences . Bruce 's sister was Frideswide Mussenden , for whom Mussenden Temple was built , and which became a memorial after her death . Downhill was recorded to have escaped serious damage during the Night of the Big Wind in 1839 , but in 1851 a fire damaged a significant part of the house and destroyed the library . Bishop Lord Bristol had amassed a large collection of art , which was kept at Downhill and another residence he built at Ballyscullion . The fire destroyed works by artists including Correggio , Dürer , Murillo , Rubens and Tintoretto , although it was reported that most of the paintings had been saved . The restoration of the house began in 1870 and continued until 1874 under John Lanyon , the son of architect Charles Lanyon , who maintained many of the original features , although some of the original layout was altered and additions made to the floorplan and decor . During World War Two , the house was used to billet RAF servicemen and -women . The Bruce family continued to own the house until 1946 ; by 1950 , it had been dismantled and the surrounding land sold . The house was acquired by The National Trust in 1980 ; the temple had become a Trust property in the 1940s . It is impossible not to regret the misapplication of so much treasure upon a spot where no suitable Desmesne can be created ... where the salt spray begins to corrode this sumptuous pile of Grecian Architecture , and the imagination anticipating the distant period weeps over the splendid Ruin , a sad monument of human folly . while another , Edward Wakefield , said in 1812 that he had , `` Never seen so bad a house occupy as much ground . '' Demesne . The Demesne also includes a dovecote , walled gardens , a belvedere , or summer house , built for the Earl-Bishop 's daughter and a mausoleum dedicated to his brother George , 3rd Earl of Bristol , Lord Lieutenant of Ireland . Records . The Public Record Office of Northern Ireland ( P.R.O.N.I . ) holds over 1,000 documents relating to the Hervey-Bruce family dating from the mid-18th century to the early 20th century , including detailed information about Downhill .
Declaratio Ferdinandei . The `` Declaratio Ferdinandei '' ( ) was a clause in the Peace of Augsburg , signed in 1555 to end conflicts between Catholics and Protestants within the Holy Roman Empire . The Peace created the principle of `` Cuius regio , eius religio '' ( Latin for `` whose realm , his religion '' ) , which meant that the religion of the ruler decided the religion of the inhabitants . The `` Declaratio Ferdinandei '' exempted knights and some of the cities under the jurisdiction of an ecclesiastical prince if they had practiced Lutheranism for some time ( Lutheranism was the only branch of Protestantism recognized under the Peace ) . The provision was not publicized as part of the treaty , and was kept secret for almost two decades . After Catholic victories early in the Thirty Years ' War , the `` Declaratio Ferdinandei '' was overturned in the Edict of Restitution of 1629 , which was part of Ferdinand II 's master plan to reconvert the Holy Roman Empire to Catholicism . The overturning of the `` Declaratio Ferdinandei '' and other religious persecution helped rekindle the Thirty Years ' War , changing it from an internal conflict within the Holy Roman Empire into an international religious war .
Dr. Wake 's Patient . `` Dr. Wake 's Patient '' is a 1916 British silent romance film directed by Fred Paul and starring Phyllis Dare , Gerald McCarthy and James Lindsay . A Doctor , who is a farmer 's son , falls in love with one of his patients who comes from a wealthy aristocratic background .
The Richfield Reaper . `` The Richfield Reaper '' is a weekly newspaper serving the people of south central Utah , printed and published in Richfield , Utah , United States . Its primary areas of coverage include Sevier , Wayne and Piute counties , but it is also read in homes in Sanpete and Garfield counties . Available on newsstands Tuesday evenings , it is published and delivered via the US Postal Service on Wednesday . `` The Reaper '' was started by Joe Thompson in 1885 , and has been publishing continuously in one form or another ever since . As the voice of south central Utah , it has been involved in numerous community issues . Along the way , the publication has earned many awards from the Utah Press Association , as well as the Brehm Communications Better Newspaper Contest . In addition to printing `` The Richfield Reaper '' and `` Reaper Extra '' , the printing plant located at `` The Reaper '' office also serves the printing needs for a variety of clients , including other community newspapers , special sections , and high school and college publications . Among those are `` Sun Advocate '' , Price ; `` Emery County Progress '' , Castle Dale ; `` Smart Shopper '' , Price and Castle Dale ; `` The Insider '' , Wayne County and Garfield County ; `` Sanpete Messenger '' , Manti and Gunnison Valley editions ; `` Salina Sun '' , Salina ; `` The Times-News '' , Nephi ; `` The Millard County Gazette '' , Delta ; `` Gunnison Valley Gazette '' , Gunnison ; and `` The Mainstreet Business Journal '' , Washington .
List of signature songs . A signature song is the one song ( or , in some cases , one of a few songs ) that a popular and well-established recording artist or band is most closely identified with or best known for , even if they have had success with a variety of other songs . There have also been instances where a film actor has acquired a signature song by giving a popular vocal performance in a feature . Signature songs can be the result of spontaneous public identification , or a marketing tool developed by the music industry to promote artists , sell their recordings , and develop a fan base . Artists and bands with a signature song are often expected to perform it at every concert appearance , usually as an encore on concert tours . List of signature songs for selected artists . `` This list is sorted by last name of the artist . ''
Woman 's Own . `` Woman 's Own '' is a British lifestyle magazine aimed at women . Publication . `` Woman 's Own '' was first published in 1932 . In its early years it placed women 's rights and social problems firmly in the foreground . Its first `` agony aunt '' was Leonora Eyles . It remains one of the UK 's most famous women 's magazines and is published by TI Media . The magazine has recently had a new look and now includes articles on celebrity gossip , real-life stories , fashion , beauty , shopping deals , wellbeing , food , and travel . The editor is Catherine Westwood . Margaret Thatcher . In 1987 , Margaret Thatcher gave an interview to journalist Douglas Keay in which she gave her opinion of individual and governmental responsibility , usually reduced to the comment : “ There is no such thing as society ” . The magazine sponsors an annual Children of Courage Award , first launched in 1973 , which recognises children who have shown heroism , endured pain , disability , or devoted their lives to caring for a family in need . Recent history . The magazine ’ s recent history has been troubled with a succession of editorial makeovers , relaunches and sudden departures . The magazine was left without an editor for five months from September 2006 , following the abrupt resignation of Elsa McAlonan , just a few months after her second revamp of the title during her four years in charge . In 2007 , Karen Livermore was brought in from `` Family Circle '' , another magazine within the IPC stable . Her £2 million facelift failed to stem a long-term slide in circulation that saw weekly sales slipping towards 340,000 by the end of 2007 , down from 450,000 in 2005 and well behind the market leader , `` Take A Break '' , circulation over 1 million . In 2008 , the accuracy of the magazine ’ s health and medical reporting was the subject of a Press Complaints Commission enquiry with its journalistic ethics and its treatment of case studies questioned in the mainstream press . ( `` Jackie ’ s tale sets alarm bells ringing : how Woman ’ s Own sexed up Addison ’ s disease for its own ends . `` ) .
Playin ' Favorites . `` Playin ' Favorites '' is an album by American singer-songwriter Don McLean , released in 1973 . It was re-issued by BGO Records in 1995 .
The Daughter of the Samurai . `` The Daughter of the Samurai '' ( , Japanese : ) is a 1937 German-Japanese drama film directed by Arnold Fanck and Mansaku Itami and starring Setsuko Hara , Ruth Eweler and Sessue Hayakawa . Its Japanese title was `` Atarashiki tsuchi '' , meaning `` New Earth . '' It was the first of two co-productions between Japan and Nazi Germany . Franck , who was famous for making mountaineering films , was possibly chosen as director because of his connections to the Nazi Party . Fanck and Itami clashed a great deal during the film 's production , and in effect created two separate versions for release in their respective countries . Plot . Yamato Teruo ( Isamu Kosugi ) returns to Japan after spending six years at an agricultural college in Germany . Teruo is the adopted son of an old samurai family , and is expected to marry the eldest daughter , Mitsuko ( Setsuko Hara ) . However , Teruo has become infected with the idea of Western individualism during his stay in Europe , and refuses to bow to the demands of society . Instead , he confounds his future father-in-law Yamato Iwao ( Sessue Hayakawa ) by announcing that he intends to marry a German journalist , Gerda Storm ( Ruth Eweler ) , whom he met on the ship back to Japan . Gerda , however , is a blond , chaste , Aryan woman , and will not agree to a mixed-race relationship . She attempts to convince him of his duty to the Japanese race and traditions and to reconcile him with his family . Meanwhile , Mitsuko , feeling dishonored by Teruo 's rejection , attempts to commit suicide by throwing herself into a volcano . She is rescued at the last second by Teruo , and the couple is romantically reunited . Sometime later , the young couple and their baby are now living in Manchukuo , the `` New Earth '' , working on a farm under the benevolent gaze of a vigilant soldier guarding against the ever-present threat of Bolshevism .
Kaleemullah Khan ( footballer ) . Kaleemullah Khan ( ; born 20 September 1992 ) is a Pakistani footballer who plays for Turkish fourth-division club Igdirspor and the Pakistan national team . Khan plays as a midfielder or forward , and has been deployed in a variety of attacking roles – as an attacking midfielder , second striker , centre forward and on either wing . He is the first Pakistani player ever to play and score in United States and also the first Pakistan-born player ever to play against an English Premier League team ( Sunderland AFC ) . He also holds the record of being the first Pakistani player ever to score 100 career goals in club competitions . He has been praised for his positioning , teamwork and stamina , and has shown consistency in scoring and creating goals . Personal life . Khan was born in Chaman , Balochistan . Khan had a tough childhood growing up in Chaman , a Pakistani city that borders Afghanistan and falls in the main NATO route from Pakistan to Afghanistan . Growing up Kaleemullah saw all aspects of life closely – to growing up playing football in the empty barren grounds with no amenities . Kaleemullah struggled hard and traveled for two days sitting on the floor of an unreserved compartment in a train and reached for his first selection . His struggle and life is now a subject of an upcoming documentary film . Khan is now the first Pakistani footballer to sign for an international football management agency . Career . A product of KRL 's youth system , he made his first-team breakthrough in the 2009 season ; he played almost every game as the club won the league and cup double and qualified for the President 's Cup . Khan scored 35 goals in all competitions in the 2012 season as KRL won a historic double ; the league title , cup and qualified for the President 's Cup reaching the final in 2013 , scoring 5 goals in the competition . Khan won his fourth league title with KRL in 2013 season and went on to sign for Dordoi in 2014 , where he played a major role in helping the team win a treble ; the league title , league cup and super cup , scoring 18 goals and receiving the award for the league 's highest top goalscorer , and was also named as the Best Player of Kyrgyzstan League . On 18 June 2015 it was announced that Kaleemullah had signed with the Sacramento Republic of the United Soccer League on a four-month contract , the third tier of the United States soccer league system . Khan earned a call-up to the Pakistan national team in 2011 . At the 2014 AFC Challenge Cup qualification he scored his first international goal against Macau as Pakistan won the match 2–0 . In 2014 , Khan was named captain of the national team . Early years . Khan is a product of Khan Research Laboratories youth academy , starting his football career in the 2009 season . He made his debut on 27 July 2009 in a 3–0 win against Air Force , scoring his first goal in the 69th minute . He finished 2009 season with 4 goals in all competitions . During the 2010 season , Khan was soon promoted to the first team by KRL manager Sajjad Mahmood . Khan took his chance and was an important player in KRL 's Challenge Cup-winning squad of the 2010 season , scoring the second goal of the 4–0 win against Pakistan Navy in the cup final . Khan also made his debut AFC President 's Cup on 10 May 2010 in a 2–1 win against Naga Corp from Cambodia , scoring both the goals in the continental club competition . Khan won the Pakistan Premier League with Khan Research Laboratories in 2011 as KRL set a Pakistan Premier League record scoring the most points in a season in the Pakistan Premier League with 77 points . Khan also won the Challenge Cup with KRL ( 1–0 ) against rivals K-Electric in 2011 . 2012–13 season . During 2012 season , he became involved in the first-team under then manager Tariq Lutfi who replaced manager Sajjad Mahmood the previous season ; Khan established himself as a key player – playing almost in every match and scored 31 times to make him the league 's all-time record top goal scorer . The club clinched a historic double ; winning the league title , the domestic cup and qualified for the AFC President 's Cup for the following season – finishing runners-up in the competition losing ( 1–0 ) to Turkmenistan 's Balkan . Khan finished as the second top goal scorer of the continental cup with 7 goals behind Mirlan Murzaev , scoring 5 goals in an 8–0 group stage win against Yeedzin following with goals in 1–0 victory over Dordoi Bishkek from Kyrgyzstan and a 2–0 win against Hilal Al-Quds from Palestine in the final group stage . Khan was awarded the player of the year award by Pakistan Football Federation and was declared the best player in the Pakistan Premier League for his performances domestically in the league and internationally at AFC President 's Cup in 2013 . In 2013 season , Khan won his fourth and last league title with the Rawalpindi side . 2014 season . Kaleemullah signed for FC Dordoi Bishkek in 2014 , who was soon joined by his former club and Pakistan national team players Muhammad Adil and Saddam Hussain , by former Pakistan coach Zaviša Milosavljević , after his performances in AFC President 's Cup 2013 on an initial five-month contract , wearing the Number 9 shirt . After impressing during this five-month stint , Khan extended his contract by signing a new two-year contract with Dordoi in July 2014 . He played a major role in helping the team win a treble ; the league title , league cup and super cup , finishing as top goal scorer , scoring 18 goals in 17 appearances in the league with 3 goals out of 3 appearances in the domestic league cup . Khan 's remarkable form and greater goals to appearance ratio for Dordoi Bishkek in the Shoro Top League as well as Kyrgyzstan Cup and Kyrgyzstan Super Cup in 2014 edition earned him the best player award in the league by the Football Federation of the Kyrgyz Republic . In total , Kaleemullah finished with 21 goals in 21 matches in the 2014 season for his new club in all competitions . 2015 season . Khan made his AFC Cup debut on 9 February 2015 in a 1–0 defeat against Turkmenistan side Ahal in the preliminary round . In an interview with Express Tribune , Khan revealed that he has received letters from Þróttur Reykjavík from Iceland and Chongqing Lifan from China stating that 'they want him to train with the teams for at least a week ' . In May , Khan went on trial with United Soccer League side Sacramento Republic for their 2015 season campaign . Sacramento Republic . On 18 June 2015 it was announced that Kaleemullah had signed with the Sacramento Republic of the USL , the third tier of the United States soccer league system on a four-month contract . At that time , it was believed that he was the first Pakistani-born player to sign a contract with a professional soccer club in the United States . About signing Kaleemullah , Republic FC Technical Director Graham Smith said , `` The signing of Kaleemullah demonstrates the continued mission of Republic FC to bring the best players from around the world to our Capital City ... His scoring prowess is well documented ... '' He made his debut for the club on 20 June 2015 , two days after signing , entering the match as a 66th-minute substitute for captain Justin Braun . The Republic won that match 2–1 . During the match , he made several runs and showed his skill on the ball and eye for passing . He later described the match as a `` dream debut . '' Tulsa Roughnecks . On 16 December 2015 , Tulsa Roughnecks FC announced the signing of Kaleemullah for the 2016 USL season . In an interview after the move , Kaleemullah said he `` could n't settle in California [ with Sacramento ] '' but that he hoped his transfer would reignite hopes of a `` dream move '' to the MLS . On May 1 , 2016 , Khan scored his first goal for his club and first goal on American soil . By doing so , he became the first Pakistani football player to play in US and score there . “ I finally scored a goal and this was important for me , ” Kaleemullah told The Express Tribune . “ I played as striker for the first time for Roughnecks and scored . Earlier , I was playing as a winger . So this has given me the confidence that I am good enough . I just want to thank everyone who supported me . My coach was very supportive ; he took a chance by letting me play as a striker and I delivered a good performance , ” said Kaleemullah . “ He was happy for me that I started scoring . He said that this will benefit the team . He also told me that winning or losing is a part of the game and I just need to continue my game. ” On 22 December 2016 , the `` Dawn Newspaper '' in an interview with Kaleemullah reported that he has joined K-Electric on a loan deal from Tulsa Roughnecks until March 2017 . İzmirspor . On 28 July 2018 Khan signed a contract with Turkish Club Izmirspor . His signing ceremony was attended by club 's President Mustafa Gürkan . However , in August 2018 , Khan parted ways with izmirspor because he did n't get international clearance certificate . Igdirspor . Khan went on to the sign a contract with a club Igdirspor which played in the same Turkish Regional Amateur League as Izmirspor did . On September 23 , 2018 , Khan made his debut for the club in a 4-0 win . Khan scored a goal and provided an assist in that match . On October 15 , Khan scored in 68th minute against Cayelispor , it marked as Khan 's 100th club career goal , making Khan the only Pakistani footballer to achieve this feat . International career . Khan represented Pakistan at various youth levels , starting with the under-23s in 2010 . He was called up to the under-23 team for the 2010 Asian Games making his debut in a 6–0 group stage defeat against Thailand . He earned seven caps for the under-23s and scored one goal , the first in a 2–0 thrashing of arch-rivals India . Whilst with the under-23 team , Kaleemullah also represented Pakistan in the Asian Games and South Asian Games . The following year , Khan 's regular appearances for KRL 's first team caused Pakistan national team manager Zaviša Milosavljević to publicly consider him for a call-up , Khan was named in the squad for a friendly against Palestine . With less opportunity to try out new players , and with the national team facing crucial qualifiers for the 2012 AFC Challenge Cup , Milosavljević felt that Khan was needed at the national level . He was called in the senior squad for its next get-together , a training session in Lahore in March . Khan earned his first senior cap for Pakistan in a 0–0 draw against Palestine on 4 March 2011 prior to the qualifiers . He made his debut in this game as a substitute at the Punjab Stadium , his home stadium . He was named in the squad for the 2012 AFC Challenge Cup qualification matches against India , Turkmenistan and Chinese Taipei later the same month . 2014 AFC Challenge Cup qualifiers . At the 2014 AFC Challenge Cup qualification he scored his first international goal against Macau as Pakistan won the match 2–0 on 21 March 2013 . 2018 World Cup qualifiers . Kaleemullah was also called up for the qualifiers for the 2018 World Cup against Yemen and played in legs of the matches which were played at neutral venues in March 2015 , due to security concerns in their respective countries . Pakistan could not beat the strong Yemen national team and lost 3–1 away in Qatar , and drew 0–0 at the home leg in Bahrain . Pakistan ended up getting knocked out of the World Cup Qualifiers on an aggregate score of 3–1 . 2018 Asian Games and SAFF Cup . Khan had a dispute with PFF authorities as the former spoke out on the federation 's incompetence which ultimately led him not to be selected for both events . PFF banned the Pakistani players to speak about this matter on any platform . In response Khan , the experienced star striker questioned how PFF could implement such an order considering none of the players are centrally contracted to them . To further complicate matters , PFF ’ s Sardar Naveed Haider Khan accused the striker of signing a contract with Turkish fifth-tier side Izmirspor ‘ for the money ’ and neglecting national duty . However Khan disagreed by saying “ My name was specifically omitted from the list by PFF president because of the statements I ’ d given about the working of the PFF and it ’ s very petty-minded of them to do that really. ” Style of play . Khan 's role can be described as an attacking all-rounder , a player able to play in a variety of forward positions . As he came through the youth system , he was seen primarily as a midfielder , but since breaking into the first-team he has been used in more forward roles . Both Dordoi Bishkek and the Pakistan national team usually play a 4-2-3-1 formation , and Khan is most often part of the three attacking midfield behind the central striker . He can play in any of the attacking midfield roles but usually plays in the centre for Dordoi Bishkek and on the right or left for Pakistan . He has been used as an out-and-out striker on occasion . Khan has been praised for his maturity , pace , technique , awareness and positioning . He has been compared with Lionel Messi due to his goal scoring record by the local media in Pakistan .
Valea Lungă River ( Olt ) . The Valea Lungă River is a tributary of the Olt River in Romania .
Superstars of Dance . `` Superstars of Dance '' was an American reality television show , first broadcast on January 4 , 2009 , on NBC . The show featured dance routines from eight different countries from six continents . It was hosted by Michael Flatley , co-creator of `` Riverdance '' and creator of `` Lord of the Dance '' , and was co-hosted by former Miss USA title holder Susie Castillo . It was created by executive producers Nigel Lythgoe and Simon Fuller , co-producers of `` So You Think You Can Dance '' and `` American Idol '' . On May 19 , 2009 , it was announced that NBC would not be ordering a second season of the show . Background . On November 17 , 2008 NBC announced it had ordered a new reality program titled `` Superstar Dancers of the World '' , which would feature competitors from eight international teams and would be produced by Simon Fuller and Nigel Lythgoe of `` American Idol '' fame . NBC billed the show as `` equal parts sporting event , rock concert , and artistic exhibition '' and Lythgoe called it `` the most challenging and exhilarating project I 've ever done . '' By mid-December , the show was renamed `` Superstars of Dance '' and the debut was set for January 4 , 2009 . Michael Flatley was chosen to host , and Susie Castillo was given a co-hosting position . `` Superstars of Dance '' differs from similar TV dance competitions in a number of ways . It features professionals instead of amateurs , including several world champions . Additionally , the contestants were chosen by their respective countries , rather than by the show 's producers . Flatley has said `` Superstars '' is a lot like a sporting competition , even comparing it the Olympic Games . The winners are not decided by audience votes , but rather by a panel of eight judges . The producers felt that it would be unfair to decide the winner by phone-in votes , assuming the American public would probably just vote for the American team . Furthermore , unlike most reality-based competition shows , `` Superstars '' does not have a live component . The show was heavily promoted by NBC and widely anticipated , making several `` best bets '' programming guides . The promotion paid off , as the show debuted with a 6.3 rating share representing an estimated 10.5 million viewers in a difficult time slot against ABC 's mega-hit `` Desperate Housewives '' . The teams . `` Superstars of Dance '' features a group , a duet , and two soloists from each of eight countries - Argentina , Australia , China , India , Ireland , Russia , South Africa and United States . Most of the contestants perform professionally as dancers full-time and several are world champions , or have otherwise achieved the highest honor available in their respective genres . Many of the contestants took time off their world tours in order to participate . Several participants have connections to a previous Lythgoe and Fuller dance show , `` So You Think You Can Dance '' . Anya Garnis , Pasha Kovalev , Giselle Peacock , and Robert Muraine were all contestants on that show , while Jason Gilkison and Nakul Dev Mahajan choreographed for it . Henry Byalikov was a contestant on the Australian version of `` So You Think You Can Dance '' . †Damien O'Kane was replaced by Bernadette Flynn for the semi-final round of the competition . ‡Pasha Kovalev and Anya Garnis was replaced by Pasha & Aliona Riazantsev for the semi-final round of the competition Competitors in bold won their respective categories . The judges . The panel of eight judges rank each contestant on a 1-10 scale . Each participating country has one judge on the panel , but judges are forbidden from voting for their own country 's contestants . The panel is made up of highly respected choreographers and retired dancers . Episode 1 . The first episode of `` Superstars of Dance , '' was aired on Sunday , January 4 , 2009 . After , host Michael Flatley introduced the show 's format , co-host , and judges competition got underway with a `` Lord of the Dance '' esque number from the Irish group entry . The crowd reacted enthusiastically and the judges awarded 65 points out of a possible 70 . Next to perform was popper Robert Muraine from the United States . His routine brought a standing ovation but the judges were n't sure what to think and gave 57 points . Carolina Cerisola followed with a Tango-influenced Jazz routine using a top hat and chair , earning 58 points for Argentina . Russian couple Pasha Kovalev and Anya Garnis took the stage next and did a Latin-inspired ballroom number . The crowd loved it and the judges award 64 points . Next Indian duo Nishi Munshi and Sangita Sanyal performed a Bollywood style dance about two sisters who are in love with the same guy . The judges give them just 51 points . South African judge Harold Van Buuren remarked that they were n't up to competition level standards . Tap dancer Sean Robinson , representing Australia , and ribbon dancer Bei Zheng , representing China , followed . Robinson earned 57 points , while Zheng got just 51 , causing protests from the crowd . South African group Umojo then took the stage to perform a gumboot dance inspired by the country 's history . Wearing miners ' costumes , the group accentuated their performance with trash can drums and chanting/singing . They received 57 points for their efforts . A group from the Australian Dance Theatre dance company follows , performing a contemporary routine which mixes several different styles . They also received 57 points . Next , Damien O'Kane performs a solo hardshoe routine with a contemporary spin . The judges give mixed reviews and he ends up with 58 points , tying him for first thus far . Next , it is Sduduzo Ka-mbili 's turn . Representing South Africa , he does a Zulu warrior dance called the `` Power of Juxta . '' The routine features athletic kicks and jumps , and is awarded 55 points . American duo Georgia Amabarian and Eric Luna then performed a `` Cabaret '' number . The routine featured several difficult lifts , but not as much foot work . The judges ' opinions are mixed , ranging from several 7s to a 10 from Ireland , for 57 total points . Next is a traditional tango , performed by Miriam Larici and Leonardo Barrionuevo of Argentina . Their routine was loved by the audience and the judges award two 10s and 65 points overall . Russian soloist Julia Bantner followed with a contemporary dance number that earned just 50 points . Amrapali Ambegaokar , representing India , did a traditional North Indian dance wearing traditional clothing , including bells on her feet . The number ended with a long spin sequence causing an enthusiastic crowd response . The judges award her 62 points — the highest solo score of the night . Last , the Shaolin Monks performed their group effort . They combined Kung Fu , acrobatics , weaponry , and music to create a unique dance experience . The routine featured jumps , kicks , rolls , and mock fighting . The number ended with one group member being suspended in mid-air on four sharp spears . The crowd went wild and the judges were impressed as well . Judge Harold Van Buuren called it `` the performance of the evening '' and the monks receive 66 points , the highest score given to any act . Episode 2 . The second episode of `` Superstars of Dance '' aired on January 5 , 2009 . The show marked the end of the quarterfinals and with it the first eliminations . At the end of the evening , eight soloists , two duos , and two groups were eliminated . The evening started with a high-energy group number from the Argentinian trio `` Los Huincas Gauchos . '' Their routine mixed weaponry , drum playing , and hand clapping , but was relatively low on dance steps . The Argentinian judge , Maria Pogee , remarked that the group `` did n't do everything they were supposed to . '' The trio received 48 points , the lowest score of the competition to that point . India 's second soloist , Mythili Prakash , went next , performing a traditional South Indian routine . Her performance earned 58 points . Indian coach Nakul Dev Mahajan is baffled by the score , saying Prakash `` sets the standard '' for her style of dance '' . South African judge Harold Van Buuren replies that `` there is always room for improvement . '' Next , Irish step-dancer Kelly Hendry performed a traditional dance with a bit of a contemporary twist . The judges gave her 56 points . The Australia duo Henry Byalikov and Giselle Peacock went next , and scored 56 points for a Latin-inspired ballroom number . Following them was another ballroom duo — Victor Da Silva and Claudia Savvides of South Africa — who choose to do a `` show piece '' rather than a typical ballroom routine . Their lift heavy Rumba-esque dance scored 59 points . Following the ballroom acts , Yang Yanan took the stage to perform with single and double whips . The crowd is enthused by his use of the weaponry , but the judges feel the act lacks in actual dancing . In the end , Yang received only 51 points , causing the audience to boo loudly . Next up was American tap dancer , Dormesia Sumbry-Edwards . She did a classic routine to typewriter sounds that was originally from a Jerry Lewis movie . The crowd liked it , but was again disappointed as the judging panel awarded just 55 points . Following her , a group of Russians performed a traditional Cossack dance . According to the judges , their act was acrobatic and full of energy , but lacked in technical precision . They earned 51 points for their efforts . The show continued with the India group entry . Their coach describes the act as a big celebration that makes the audience want to get up and join in but the judges are unimpressed . The group does , however , score enough to advance to the next round : 54 points . Next Mamela Nyamza , representing South Africa , performed a tribal piece about a woman frustrated with her marriage and life . Her interpretive routine featured a lot of screaming and writhing around on the floor , stunning the studio audience — little applause is heard . The judges , however , loved the number and award Nyamza with 58 points . Miriam Larici then returned for a solo performance ( she had a duet the previous night ) in which she attempted to create a one-person tango . She brought in 57 points for Argentina , 8 less than she and partner Leonardo Barrionuevo received the night prior . Ireland 's duo was up next , with married couple Damien O'Kane and Bernadette Flynn attempting to bring a romantic twist to traditional Irish step-dancing . For the most part , the judges liked what they saw and gave the couple 58 points . The final duo to perform was Zhen Zhu Zheng and An Nan of China . The two are part of an acrobatic troupe and incorporate that training into their routine . Among other moves , An does a full turn en pointe atop Zhen 's shoulders . The crowd cheered loudly , but the judges gave mixed reviews . A few judges gave high marks for the incredible difficulty of the routine , but most said it was not actually a dance routine . The duo ends up with 53 points . Russian ballerina Maria Kochetkova came next with what the judges call a beautiful and technically precise number . The performance ended with a long spin sequence and received 9 's across the board , for a total of 63 points , making it the highest scoring solo of the competition to date . Reed Luplau followed with the final solo of the quarterfinals . His routine featured several high leaps across the stage and garnered a strong audience reaction . The judges awarded 65 points , highest among all soloists . At this point the eight highest soloists are to be advanced into the semi-finals . Lauplau and Kochetkova advances , as well as dancers from Argentina , South Africa , Ireland , and both soloists from India . However , there was a three way tie for the eighth spot . A tie breaking vote was called for and Robert Muraine received 4 of the 5 tie-break votes to advance . The final act of the quarterfinals is the United States ' group entry , The Groovaloos . The group consists of one girl and nine guys , including one member , Steven , who was recently hit by a stray bullet and told he would never walk again . Their street dance number began with Steven being rolled out on a stretcher . The other nine start running , leaping , and dancing about the stage and pretty soon Steven gets up and joins in the action . The studio audience cheered loudly and the judges award 67 points , including four 10s . It is the highest score given to any act in the competition to date . Standings after the quarter-finals . 1Miriam Larici , Robert Muraine , and Sean Robinson were tied for 8th with 57 points going into the first elimination . Since only 8 could advance , a tie-breaking vote was called for from the five countries not involved . Muraine won four votes from South Africa , Ireland , Russia , and China , which put him through to the semifinal round . Robinson received one vote from India , while Larici received no votes . Episode 3 . The third episode of `` Superstars of Dance '' aired on January 12 , 2009 . Three groups , three duos , and four soloists took the stage to compete in the first half of the semi-finals . Scores from the first round do n't carry over , except for the master score board , so everyone started with a clean slate . Leading off the show is the group entry from Australia . They bring a high-energy athletic number filled with countless spins , jumps , and rolls . The crowd enjoys it , as do the judges , awarding 62 points including a 10 from Russia . It 's a marked improvement over the group 's first round score of 57 . Next up is the Irish duo Damien O'Kane & Bernadette Flynn . They choose a sassier number which involves more movement from O'Kane than the duo 's earlier performance . The judges ' opinions are split with some enjoying it and others saying it `` lacked fire , '' and the duo has to settle for 58 points . The first soloist of the evening , Maria Kochetkova , is the next to take the stage . The Russian ballerina turns in a classic ballet number with clean , crisp lines , and countless pirouettes . Asked how she can do so much spinning without getting dizzy , she simply replies `` practice makes perfect . '' The judges again love her performance and award 63 points — identical to her first round number . Next up is American popper Robert Muraine , the last soloist to make it into the semi-finals . His intro claims he never choreographs his numbers because he feels popping is a freestyle art . Muraine 's semi-final performance involves noticeably more variation and movement then his previous set . The studio audience again enjoys his performance and this time the judges agree , awarding him with 61 points . The South African group entry , Umojo , is the next act to return . They hit the floor with a powerful dance based on Zulu tribal war dances . Several members play drums , while others chant and sing . After the number concludes , a member is asked to explain the significance of the dance . He then demonstrates some traditional hunting and pre-war dance moves that they 've incorporated into their performance . The judging panel awards 58 points . Next up are Miriam Larici and Leonardo Barrionuevo of Argentina . They turn in a scorching hot tango , that brings praise and high scores from six of the seven judges . South African judge Harold Van Buuren is the lone dissenter , saying that Barrionuevo is not at the same level as Larici . The couple is questioned about the remark , and Barrionuevo essentially agrees with the critique saying he appreciates the advice . The couple ends up with 63 points . Amrapali Ambegaokar is the first of India 's two soloists to return to the stage . Her spins , bells , and smile again light up the stage as she performs another traditional North Indian piece . The judges give her 59 points for her efforts . Following her is the final soloist of the evening — Reed Luplau of Australia . He opts for a more powerful , rock-and-roll flavored number this time around . When he is done flipping and spinning about the stage , Ambegaokar is called back out - with four soloists performing this evening and only three spots available in the finals , one of them will have to go home . Amegaokar has the lowest score thus far , so it 'll be either her or Luplau who departs . The judges are unimpressed by Luplau 's performance and he ends up 1 point short of Amegaokar , with 58 points . Everyone is shocked to see the first round standout going home so soon and Luplau is not quite sure what to say in his final interview . As the shock starts to wear off , it 's time for the final duet of the evening . The honor belongs to Victor Da Silva and Claudia Savvides of South Africa . The couple decides to put it all on the line , bringing a brand new trick-laden piece to the floor . Savvides barely touches the floor , as Da Silva is constantly lifting her high in the air , often with only one arm . The number ends with Da Salva spinning his partner around several times above his head , much like a helicopter , then throwing her above his head ; she lands completely wrapped around his body and slides down his body to the floor , holding the same position the whole way down . The judges appreciate the difficultly demonstrated but feel the tricks took away from the natural flow of the dance . The couple has to settle for 59 points and second place among duos thus far . The night concludes with the return of the Groovaloos . Their introduction shows the American group getting a ballet lesson from the Russian coach . `` About the only similarity [ between the styles ] , '' a group member quips , `` is that both take years to get good at . '' The theme of tonight 's performance is going to work . First they ride the subway , then the elevator ; they clock in and begin work . The routine features several innovative movements including the girl of the group standing in for a robot that is being fine-tuned by the workers . Soon it 's `` break time '' and the action really starts to pick up . Group members fly about the stage , rolling and jumping over each other at a break-neck pace . The group goes through several different dance steps before the performance concludes with one member doing six consecutive back-flips in place . The Groovaloos receive a standing ovation and 66 points from the judging panel . During the Groovaloos post-performance interview , co-host Susie Susie Castillo brings up the idea of a skills battle between the Groovaloos and the Shaolin Monks . The American team is very enthusiastic about the idea and a showdown with the Shaolin Monks is set for next week 's show . Standings after the semi-finals . 1The Australian Dance Theatre and The Irish team were tied in 3rd place with 62 points going into the first elimination . Since only 3 could advance , a tiebreaking vote was called for from the six countries not involved . The Australian Dance Theater won five votes from Argentina , India , South Africa , USA , and Russia . The Irish won one vote from China . Standings after the finale . Every performance is counted toward a country 's overall standing , thus countries with multiple contestants advancing through the competition have a substantial advantage over countries with just one or two . The country with the most points at the end of the competition will be declared the winner and awarded the `` Superstars of Dance '' trophy .
Timeline of the Trump presidency , 2017 Q1 . The following is a timeline of the presidency of Donald Trump during the first quarter of 2017 . To navigate between quarters , see Timeline of the presidency of Donald Trump . Economy and employment . In the first quarter of 2017 , the real US GDP increased at an annual rate of 0.7 % , the slowest growth since the first quarter of 2014 . The growth was primarily caused by an increase in business structures and equipment ( such as mining and wells ) , industrial supplies and materials ( like petroleum ) , and services . This was offset by decreases in motor vehicles and parts , private inventory investment , and government spending . On March 31 , 2017 , the U.S. national debt stood at $ 19.8 trillion representing a quarterly decline of 0.65 % . Public opinion . According to FiveThirtyEight , President Trump 's approval rate at the end of March was 40.5 % , down 5 % from the start of his presidency .
Machine Gun Mama . `` Machine Gun Mama '' is a 1944 American musical comedy film directed by Harold Young . It was PRC 's attempt to feature a comedy team to compete with Universal 's Abbott and Costello and Paramount 's Road to ... movies and their entry in the Good Neighbor Policy film genre of the time where the United States presented both a positive image to Latin and South America as well as stimulating American tourism to the region . Harold Young had also directed the live action portions of Walt Disney 's `` The Three Caballeros '' . The film had the working titles `` Mexican Fiesta '' and `` Moonlight Fiesta '' but is also known as `` Tropical Fury '' as an American TV title of the film . Plot summary . Two truck drivers from Brooklyn travel to Mexico to deliver an elephant named `` Bunny '' , but they have lost the address where Bunny is to be delivered . Adopting the elephant as their own , the two stumble into a traveling carnival headed by Alberto Cordoba and his daughter Nita . The carnival is destitute and menaced by loan sharks . The two Americans sell Bunny to the carnival to replace their recently departed flea circus but agree not to accept their payment until the carnival regains its fortune thanks to Bunny and Brooklyn `` ballyhoo '' . The loan sharks attempt a variety of dirty tricks against the gringos . The title comes from a furious Nita turning a compressed air pellet firing machine gun carnival attraction on the Americans .
Acourtia runcinata . `` Acourtia runcinata '' , common name featherleaf desertpeony , `` or '' desert paeonia , is a North American species of plants in the sunflower family . It is native to northern Mexico ( Chihuahua , Coahuila , Hidalgo , Nuevo León , San Luis Potosí , Tamaulipas ) and also to the state of Texas in the United States .
Administrative liability in English law . Administrative liability in English law is an area of law concerning the tortious liability of public bodies in English law . The existence of private law tort applying to public bodies is a result of Diceyan constitutional theory suggesting that it would be unfair if a separate system of liability existing for government and officials . Therefore a public body which acts `` ultra vires '' is liable in tort is a cause of action can be established just like any individual would be . An `` ultra vires '' action will not , `` per se '' , give rise to damages Therefore a claimant will have to fit into one of the recognised private law courses of action . These areas in which a public body can incur private liability in tort were described by Lord Browne Wilkinson in X and others ( minors ) v Bedfordshire County Council [ 1995 ] 3 All ER 353 ( HL ) . It is not enough that there is a careless performance of a statutory duty in the absence of any other common law right of action . Breach of a common law duty of care ( negligence ) . It is possible for a public authority to be liable in the law of negligence . There can be no liability here for mere carelessness performance of a statutory duty or power in the absence of any other common law right of action . A policy/operational distinction was once apparent in the court 's reasoning . They suggested that they are more willing to attach liability to an act or omission of a public authority where the duty of care claimed emerges from the `` operation '' of the public authority rather than the `` policy '' pursued by it . So , for example , in the Dorset Yacht case the House of Lords decided that if the damage caused by a group of “ borstal boys ” had been the result of a policy decision to grant them greater freedom , it would not be actionable . If it were actionable , it would require the assessment of the policy , its impact on young offenders , the public , and public resources , a task which the court could not undertake . However , liability could be found where the public authority had been negligent in the exercise of the policy ( i.e . negligent in the context of allowing greater freedom to young offenders ) . This reasoning was also adopted in the case of `` Anns v Merton '' . On the one hand , if the claimant had suffered damage as a result of a faulty inspection , that would be actionable operational negligence . On the other hand , it would be insufficient to show that structural flaws in the property would have been found if more inspections had taken place , if the lack of inspections was the result of a policy by the public authority . In the latter case the claim would not be actionable . However , the distinction now plays a relatively minor role in definition the duty of care owed by public authorities . The distinction now forms just one factor in deciding whether a decision is justiciable or non-justiciable , which is a decision to be taken by the court regardless of the views of the public authority itself . It is now more common to limit public authority liability on the basis of other factors . The test for liability in negligence laid down in `` Anns v Merton '' ( concerning the liability of both public and private defendants ) was disapproved in the subsequent case of `` Caparo Industries v Dickman '' , with the result that the extent of the duty of care of public authority defends would primarily result from asking whether it would be `` fair , just and reasonable '' to impose liability . In relation to public authority defendants , a wide range of factors would be considered including relevant statutes and a wide range of policy factors . The role of justiciability is therefore much less significant , although it can still influence a decision on whether liability is fair , just and reasonable . The extent of liability in different areas has therefore been decided by a string of cases examining where it would be fair , just and reasonable to impose liability . In `` Hill v Chief Constable of West Yorkshire '' , it was decided that the police owed no general duty of care to potential victims of crime . A determining factor was that the House of Lords believed that it was the discretion of a chief police officer to decide how available resources should be deployed and which leads should be acted upon and which possibilities ruled out . The House was also not prepared to risk the possibility of encouraging `` defensive '' policing whereby the police would shun any potential for liability even where to do so would further the case . The court in `` Capital and Counties plc v Hampshire County Council '' decided that a fire brigade only owed a duty of care to the owners of the property to which it responded to avoid doing damage to the property which would not otherwise occur . In this instance , the relationship was insufficiently proximate , another , separate , requirement of `` Caparo '' test . This conclusion was extended also to the coastguard in an analogous case . Misfeasance in public office . Misfeasance in public office is considered to be a special kind of public law tort . It occurs when there is a malicious or deliberate exercise or non-exercise of a statutory or common law power by an official which causes loss to a plaintiff which has been foreseen .
Alianza F.C.. Alianza Fútbol Club , also known simply as Alianza , is a football club based in San Salvador , El Salvador . Founded in 1958 , Alianza was almost immediately successful , winning its first championships in the 1966 and 1967 Salvadoran seasons . Even more significantly , Alianza was the first Central American and Salvadoran club to win the CONCACAF Champions ' Cup in 1967 , and is currently one of only three Salvadoran teams to have done so . The beginning . `` Atlético La Constancia '' was formed in 1958 by a group of workers in San Salvador . Although small in terms of financial status , they were able to reach the Liga de Ascenso ( second division ) final in 1958 . They lost 2–0 in a two legged series against Águila . The club , however , purchased a spot in the first division at the expense of Once Municipal . This enabled them to gain the sponsorship of the Intercontinental Hotel and its president , Peruvian Axel Hochkoeppler . Because of Hochkoeppler 's support , Alianza FC president Enrique Sol Meza decided to name the club Alianza FC in honor of Alianza Lima . Hernán Vivanco joined the club as the coach and began getting the players to play an exciting style of football . That style and a strong advertising campaign quickly won over the support of the population of San Salvador . Before long , Alianza was surpassing Juventud Olímpica as the nation 's most popular club . One of Alianza 's greatest triumphs happened in 1966 , when they defeated a Santos side that included the great Pelé . The win took place at the Estadio Nacional Flor Blanc , and featured the efforts of loaned Argentines Dante Juárez , Juan Verón and Santiago , all on loan at the time . Orquesta Blanca . 1966 was also the year that Alianza won its first tile . Due to the cohesion and speed with which Hernán Carrasco had the team playing , Alianza became known as `` La Orquesta Alba '' ( the Dawn Orchestra ) . The team was made up of many great players , including Edgar `` Pata Gorda '' Morales , Roberto `` La Burra '' Rivas , Alberto `` Pechuga '' Villalta , Raúl `` Araña '' Magaña , Guido Alvarado , Salvador Mariona , Mario Monge , Luis `` Cascarita '' Tapia , Miguel `` El Chueco '' Hermosilla , Ricardo Sepúlveda and Jorge `` El Conejo '' Liévano . The team won fifteen straight matches on their way to the league championship , where they defeated Águila 2-1 . Goals were scored by Hermosilla and Mario Monge . In all , `` La Orquesta Alba '' outscored their opponents eighty-three to thirty-nine and won twenty of their thirty-six matches . The club repeated as champions in 1967 , defeating Sonsonate FC 5–1 in the finals . They then went on to become the first El Salvadoran club to win the CONCACAF Champions ' Cup , defeating Jong Colombia over a three-leg series . Alianza lost the first leg , but won the second to force a replay . They prevailed 5–3 , with Tapia and Flores scoring twice each . Decline and title drought . After the 1967 title , members of the Orquestra began retiring . Waves of great players like Brazilian internationals Camargo , Taneses and Nilton Rodarte , Peruvian international Fernando Alva , Uruguayan international Julio César `` El Pocho '' Cortés , Chilean international Hugo Ottensen came through the ranks . So too did great domestic players including Miguel `` La Mica '' González , Herbert Machón , `` Míchel '' Cornejo , Armando Cortez Sandoval , Jaime `` Samba '' Saravia , Roberto `` El Cuchillo '' Guerra , Jaime `` La Chelona '' Rodríguez and Carlos `` El Cacho '' Meléndez . However , the 1970s were not as successful as the 1960s . The reached the playoff finals four times ( 1971 , 1973 , 1975-76 , and 1978-79 ) but finished runner-up each time . Then , after a long string of disappointing seasons , the club came out of the wilderness to challenge for the title in 1985 . However , they would be runners-up again , losing 5-2 to city rivals Atlético Marte . Title success . In 1986 , the title drought finally ended . Ricardo Sepúlveda , a member of `` The Orquesta Alba '' , returned to the club as a manager and led them to their third championship and first in twenty years . The championship match pitted Alianza against Águila , and it ended 0-0 after extra time . The game went to penalties , and Alianza won 3-1 , with Carlos Reyes scoring the decisive goal . A corner had been turned . The brilliance of Chilean Raúl Toro powered Alianza to a fourth title in 1989 ; he scored the winning goal in the final against Luis Ángel Firpo . 1993-94 saw a fifth crown , as the Uruguayan Gustavo Faral managed the club to a 2-1 championship win over FAS . 1997 saw Alianza win its second international championship , when they defeated Deportivo Saprissa from Costa Rica to win the UNCAF Club Championship . The management of technician Juan Carlos Masnik and the heroic efforts of players such as Horacio Lugo , Marcelo Bauza , Uruguayan Alejandro Curbelo and Adrián de la Cruz powered the team to two more titles soon after . The Invicibles . Alianza went through the Apertura 2017 season undefeated , becoming the first Salvadoran side to achieve such a feat . Their 4–1 win over Santa Tecla in the final was the icing on the cake , and saw a double from Rodolfo Zelaya , plus strikes from league leading goalscorer Gustavo Guerreño , and midfielder Marvin Monterrosa . Stadium . Alianza Futbol Club has forged its entire history in the Estadio Nacional de la Flor Blanca ( now Estadio Jorge `` Mágico '' González ) , in which they achieved three titles during the 1960s . However , it was damaged in the 2001 earthquakes and Alianza moved to the Estadio Cuscatlán . Since the 2013–14 season , Alianza FC has returned to Estadio Jorge `` Mágico '' González . Retired numbers . 2 – Roberto Rivas , defender ( 1960–70 ) Players . Alianza is the first Salvadoran team to form an under-17 team for the new Under-17 League competition that was scheduled to begin in April 2014 . Presidential history . Alianza have had numerous presidents over the course of their history , some of which have been the owners of the club ; others have been honorary presidents . Here is a complete list of them . Notable players . Below are the notable former and current players who have represented Alianza in Primera Division and international competition since the club 's foundation in 1958 . To appear in the section below , a player must have played in at least 100 official matches for the club , a list of every Alianza player who has been called up by their national team . `` For a complete list of Alianza players , see . '' Notable managers . The most successful all-time manager is Chilean Hernán Carrasco , who won four championships during his two tenures with Alianza FC ( 1966–67 , 1989–92 ) . The list of honours includes three Primera División titles ( 1965–66 , 1966–67 , 1989–90 ) and one CONCACAF Champions ' Cup ( 1967 ) . Uruguayan Carlos Masnik was another notable manager with two titles won with Alianza , one Primera División championships ( 1996–97 ) and one UNCAF Club Championship ( 1997 ) . Chilean Ricardo Sepúlveda and Uruguayan Rubén Alonso both had outstanding careers as players for Alianza , and are the only two to win a title both as a player and coach . Sepulveda won the 1986–87 , while Alonso won the Apertura 1998 and Apertura 2015 , their most recent title victory . Gustavo Faral won the 1993–94 championship , becoming the first Uruguayan and the first of three Uruguayans to win a title with Alianza . Ramón Paredes become the first and so far only Salvadoran coach to win a title as coach of Alianza , which he did in the 2001 Apertura title . Uruguayan Juan Martín Mujica led the team to the 2004 Clausura title . Under the coaching of Roberto Gamarra , Alianza won the Clausura 2011 . Jorge Humberto Rodriguez helped Alianza win the 2017 Apertura title and also achieve the distinction of being the first team to go the entire season undefeated .
Greek destroyer Pindos . `` Pindos '' ( ) was a Type III that was originally built for the British Royal Navy as HMS `` Bolebroke '' but never commissioned . Before her completion , she was transferred to the Royal Hellenic Navy and commissioned on 27 June 1942 as `` Pindos '' in order to relieve heavy losses of ships sustained by the Royal Hellenic Navy during the German invasion of 1941 . `` Pindos '' served in the Mediterranean Theatre throughout the Second World War . On 22 August 1943 , along with , she sank the German U-boat off Pantelleria . Konstantinos Engolfopoulos served as executive officer during this period . The crew of the `` Pindos '' were involved in the 1944 Greek naval mutiny . They elected a Revolutionary Commission and circulated a petition demanding that the Greek government-in-exile be expanded to include members of the Revolutionary committee of the National Liberation Front ( EAM ) . `` Pindos '' served during the Greek Civil War , was returned to the Royal Navy in 1959 and broken up for scrap in Greece in 1960 .
Rudolf Klimke . Leutnant Rudolf Klimke ( 8 November 1890 – 18 March 1986 ) was a World War flying ace credited with 17 confirmed and two unconfirmed aerial victories . He was wounded in action on 21 September 1918 .
Gaius Gracchus . Gaius Sempronius Gracchus ( 154–121 BC ) was a Roman `` Popularis '' politician in the 2nd century BC and brother of the reformer Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus . His election to the office of tribune in the years 123 BC and 122 BC and reformative policies while in office prompted a constitutional crisis and his death at the hands of the Roman Senate in 121 BC . Background . Gaius Gracchus was born into a family who had a strong tradition in the politics of ancient Rome . His father , Tiberius Gracchus the Elder , was a powerful man in Roman politics throughout the 2nd century BC and had built up a large and powerful clientele largely based in Spain . His mother was Cornelia Africana , daughter of Scipio Africanus , a noble woman who was a major influence on the Gracchi ; as a widow , she refused the marriage proposal of Ptolemy VIII , the King of Egypt , preferring to devote her life to the upbringing of her sons . The family was attached to the Claudii faction in Roman politics despite his mother 's background . It can be supposed , however , that both the Gracchi brothers would have come into contact with powerful members of both the Claudii and Cornelii Scipiones factions . Gaius Gracchus was the younger brother of Tiberius Gracchus , by about nine years . He was heavily influenced both by the reformative policy of his older brother , and by his death at the hands of a senatorial mob . Plutarch suggests that it was `` the grief he had suffered [ that ] encouraged him to speak out fearlessly , whenever he lamented the fate of his brother . '' Certainly aspects of his reforms , and especially his judicial reforms , seem to have been directed at the people responsible for his brother 's death . Early political career . Gaius 's political career began in 133 BC , when he served with Tiberius 's land-commission . In 126 BC , he became a quaestor in the Roman province of Sardinia , where his merits advanced his good reputation . During his quaestorship , he honed his skills in oratory . In one particularly harsh Sardinian winter , the Legate of the local garrison requisitioned supplies from the nearby towns , despite their objections . When they appealed and won the Senate 's approval to keep their supplies , Gaius made them a personal appeal for aid . Fearing this as a ploy for popular approval , the Senate rebuffed envoys sent by Micipsa , king of Numidia , who had sent grain to Gaius based on their mutual regard . The Senate ordered the garrison 's replacement , but also ordered that Gaius remain in his post , in Sardinia . Gaius returned to Rome , to appeal the decision . He was accused of unlawfully abandoning his post , but won popular support when he pointed out that he had served twelve years - two more than the basic requirement - and had been quaestor for two years though legally only required to serve one . Furthermore , he had used the Roman money that he had brought with him to this quaestorship to aid Sardinia , and had never used his position to line his own pockets . He was then accused of aiding in an Italian revolt at Fregellae , but little evidence supported this . His support for the reforms of Gaius Papirius Carbo and Marcus Fulvius Flaccus , his evident skills at oratory and his association with the reforms of his brother led the senatorial nobles to try him on charges plainly false or heavily exaggerated . He cleared himself with ease and in 122 was elected to serve as a tribune for the following year . Gaius used his celebrated oratory , considered to be the best in Rome , to attack his opponents at every chance and frequently lamented the fate of his brother Tiberius . He criticised the Senate 's failure to emulate their ancestors ' respect for the tribune , citing its decision to wage war on the Falerii for insulting the tribune Genucius , or how Gaius Veturius had been condemned to death for failing to make way for the tribune . He chastised the people for standing by while Tiberius and his supporters were beaten and cited the unlawful sentences of exile that followed , because the accused were not permitted to stand trial . Reforms in 123/2 BC . Gaius ' social reforms were far wider reaching than the reforms of his brother Tiberius . Perhaps motivated by the fate of his brother , some of his earliest reforms dealt with the judiciary system . He set up two initial measures , the first of which prohibited a magistrate who had been deposed by the people from holding office a second time . Gaius 's second bill established the right of the people to prosecute any magistrate who had exiled citizens without a trial . These decisions were a direct response to the Senate 's actions in the aftermath of his brother Tiberius 's murder . Courts with capital punishment , not set up by the people , were now declared illegal by a retrospective measure which saw the former consul Popilius Laenas driven into exile . Further reforms to the judicial system were passed to check the acquittals by senatorial juries of senators charged with extortion ; the Lex Acilia placed extortion trials under the control of the equites class , and trial procedures were redesigned in favour of the prosecution . Aside from benefiting the provincials by dispensing of the conflict of interests involved in Senators trying their fellow-Senators on crimes of which they were often guilty themselves , it was also a significant step in wrenching apart the longstanding alliance of the rich , Senators and Equites , in oppressing the poor proletariat , and bringing the Equites to his own side against the Senate . A second measure which Gracchus passed to please the Equites was in changing the arrangements of the Senate for collecting the taxes from the recently acquired ( 133 ) province of Asia . Whereas the Senate had arranged for a fixed sum to be paid directly to the state , excluding the capitalist Equites , Gracchus passed a measure changing the tax to a 10 % tax on the lands of the province , the right of collecting which was auctioned off at Rome , thus naturally placing it in the hands of the Equites , since the Senators were banned from commerce , and the provincials were too distant . Although it has been stated that Gracchus ' rearrangement was mere base pandering to the avarice of the Equites , who used the opportunity to extort fearful sums from the Asian provincials , it is also true that , on the other hand in a year of drought for instance , the 10 % tax of Gracchus would be actually far more favorable to the province than a fixed amount . Though Tiberius ' land measures had already accomplished their object by 129 , when the Senate effectively froze it ( by transferring jurisdiction regarding the right to proclaim land “ Public ” or “ Private ” from the land commission to the consuls ) , Gracchus symbolically returned jurisdiction over the land to the commission , gratifying popular sentiment . As a substitute to the allotments , large overseas colonies were planned to provide for thousands of settlers which may have included some Italians as well as Roman citizens . The `` Lex Frumentaria '' required that the state buy bulk grain from North Africa and Sicily and distribute it to citizens at a low price , as a monthly ration . Secondary roads were extended throughout Italy , to facilitate trade and communication . Rome 's censors auctioned off contracts for tax collection in Asia . Gaius 's `` Lex Militaris '' provided for the free issue of clothes and equipment to soldiers , shortened the term of military service and forbade the draft of boys under the age of seventeen . These reforms were intended to raise army morale and to win the political support of soldiers , allies , and voters with small incomes . Gaius submitted a franchise bill that sought the extension of Roman citizenship to all Latin citizens , and of Latin citizenship to all Italian allies . The bill was rejected because the Roman Patricians had no wish to share the benefits of citizenship , including subsidised grain and entertainment . The rejection of this measure led , in part , to the disastrous Social War of 90 BC . In a further slight to the power of the Senate , Gaius changed physically how speeches were delivered from the Rostra . Formerly , when a speaker delivered a speech in the Forum , he turned his face to the right in the direction of the curia , the Senate house , and the Comitium . Instead , Gaius would turn his face to the left , toward the direction of the Forum proper , effectively turning his back on the Senate . Gaius showed great efficiency in his administration . He oversaw the implementation of each new institution , and personally selected 300 equestrian jurists . He helped Gaius Fannius win the consulship for 122 , and was elected as tribune the same year by popular vote . Senatorial Response . The senate interpreted Gaius ' popularity and legislation as threats to its privilege and position . It backed another tribune , Livius Drusus . He was placed under strict orders not to incite violence ; instead , he should propose legislation that would please the common people , and make it known that he had the Senate 's backing . In the event , his proposed legislation was neither credible nor beneficial to the commons , and was intended merely to undermine Gaius . When Gaius proposed that two colonies be founded with reliable citizens , the Senate accused him of trying to win favor with the people before Drusus proposed twelve with three thousand citizens . When Gaius granted the most needy small plots of redistributed land on the condition they pay a small rent to the public coffers , the Senate accused him of trying to win favor with the people before Drusus proposed to do the same rent-free . When Gaius proposed that all Latins should have equal voting rights , the Senate protested , but approved of Drusus ' measure that no Latin would ever be beaten with rods . Drusus went to great pains to ensure he was never seen as the benefactor , politically or economically , of his legislation but rather that he proposed his measures , backed by the Senate , to further benefit the people . Drusus ' constant referencing of the Senate worked and at least some of the people began to feel less hostility toward the Senate , marking the Senatorial plan a resounding success . When a measure was passed to found a colony at Carthage , which had been destroyed in 146 BC by Scipio Africanus the Younger , Gaius was appointed to oversee the construction and left for Africa . Drusus immediately took advantage of Gaius ' absence by attacking Gaius ' ally , Fulvius Flaccus , who was known by the Senate to be an agitator and was suspected by some of stirring up the Italian allies to revolt . A new candidate emerged for the consulship , one Lucius Opimius , who had opposed Fannius for the consulship in 122 BC and been stymied by Gaius ' machinations . Opimius , a staunch conservative and oligarchical man who wanted to restore power to the Senate , had garnered a significant following and stood poised to challenge Gaius directly . Opimius had made it his sole mission to unseat Gaius . Death of Scipio Africanus the Younger . When Scipio the Younger agreed to represent the Italian allies , who were protesting the injustices done to them which Tiberius Gracchus ' land reform was supposed to remedy , he won the hostility of the people , who accused him of standing against Tiberius Gracchus and wishing to abolish the law and incite bloodshed . When Scipio died suddenly and mysteriously one day , Gaius was one of many political enemies implicated in his death . Carbo had just that day delivered a fiery speech against Scipio and he—like other Gracchan political allies such as Fulvius Flaccus—was widely known to be an outspoken enemy of Scipio 's during this time as his Gracchan-backed proposal to formally allow tribunes multiple terms in office was ultimately defeated in large part due to Scipio 's influence . In fact , between the years of his return from Spain in 132 and his death in 129 , Scipio `` inexorably began to unite the ruling oligarchy against '' Gaius . Other members of the Gracchi family were also accused ; Scipio had been in a loveless marriage to Sempronia , sister of the Gracchi brothers and daughter of their mother Cornelia - Scipio referred to his wife as 'deformed ' and 'barren ' . Both women were suspected of murdering Scipio because of his perceived attempt to undo the reforms of Tiberius . Return to Rome and outbreak of violence . The combined political positions of his fellow tribunes Lucius Opimius , Livius Drusus and Marcus Minucius Rufus , another political enemy of Gaius , meant the repeal of as many of Gaius ' measures as possible . Gaius now stood on increasingly shaky ground with the Senate , though his popularity with the people remained undeniable . Gaius ' return to Rome from Carthage set in motion a series of events that would eventually cause him to suffer the same fate as his brother . Gaius ' first action was to move from his home on the Palatine , where the wealthiest of Romans and the political elite lived , to a neighborhood near the Forum , believing that in so doing he was keeping to his democratic principles and reaffirming his loyalty to the people rather than to the privileged elite . Gaius then called together all of his supporters from Italy to put into motion his legislation . The Senate convinced Fannius , whose friendship with Gaius had run its course , to expel all those who were not Roman citizens by birth from the city . Gaius condemned the proposal , promising support for the Italians , but his image took a hit when he failed to uphold his promises and did not stop Fannius ' lictors from dragging away a friend . Whether he did this because he was afraid to test his power or because he refused to do anything which would have given the Senate pretext to initiate violence remains unknown . Gaius further distanced himself from his fellow tribunes when he insisted that the seats for a gladiatorial show be removed to allow the poor to watch . When they refused , he removed them secretly at night . Plutarch claims this cost him a third term as tribune , because , although he won the popular vote , the tribunes were so upset that they falsified the ballots . Opimius and his supporters began to overturn Gaius ' legislation with the hope of provoking him into violence , but Gaius remained resolute . Rumors suggested that his mother Cornelia hired foreign men disguised as harvesters to protect him . Death of Quintus Antyllius . On the day that Opimius planned to repeal Gaius ' laws , an attendant of Opimius , Quintus Antyllius , carrying the entrails of a sacrifice , forced his way through a crowd . A resulting scuffle between the supporters of the two opposing groups on the Capitoline Hill led to his death . Plutarch maintains that Antyllius had rudely pushed his way through the crowd and gave an indecent gesture and was immediately beset upon by Gracchan supporters much to the disapproval of Gaius . Appian states that Gaius had arrived with an escort of body guards in a distressed state . When Antyllius saw Gaius , he laid a hand on him , begging him not to destroy the state . When Gaius cast his scorn on Antyllius , his supporters took it as a sign to act on his behalf and struck Antyllius down . Gaius and Fulvius failed to exonerate themselves of the deed and returned home under the protection of their supporters to await the day 's outcomes . The death of Antyllius allowed a triumphant Opimius a pretext for action . On the following morning , with much showboating , the body of Antyllius was presented to the Senate as indicative of the measures Gaius would take . The senate passed a senatus consultum ultimum , granting Opimius the right to defend the state and rid it of tyrants . The Senate armed itself and commanded all the equestrians to arm themselves and two of their servants and assemble the next morning . Fulvius gathered his supporters and they passed the evening in a drunken and raucous manner . Gaius , much more somber , paused in front of the statue of his father on his way out of the Forum , and , weeping , went homeward . His plight and obvious distress caused such sympathy among the people , who blamed themselves for betraying their champion , that a large party gathered outside his home to ensure his protection . Unlike Fulvius , Gaius ' men were quiet and reflective of future events . Death of Gaius Gracchus and Fulvius Flaccus . The following morning , Fulvius ' men armed themselves with spoils from Fulvius ' Gallic campaign and marched loudly to the Aventine . Gaius refused to gird himself with anything save a small dagger and his toga . As he left his home , his wife Licinia , daughter of Crassus , begged him not to go meet the same men who had murdered and dishonored Tiberius Gracchus , knowing well enough that Gaius was to die that day . Gaius , without saying a word , gently pried himself from her arms and left her there , weeping , until her servants eventually came to pick her up and carried her to her brother Crassus . At Gaius ' suggestion , Fulvius sent his youngest son Quintus to the Forum to speak to the Senate as a herald carrying a staff , which was only used when heralds approached enemies in times of war . Tearful , he pleaded for terms which many there were willing to hear , but Opimius insisted on speaking directly to Fulvius and Gaius , demanding they surrender themselves for trial . These terms were not negotiable . When Quintus returned to Gaius and Fulvius , Gaius was willing to acquiesce but Fulvius was not and sent the boy back . When the boy came back to the Senate and relayed what his father Fulvius stated , Opimius placed him under arrest and under guard and advanced on Fulvius ' position with a contingent of archers from Crete . When they fired on Fulvius ' men , wounding many , the crowd was thrown into chaos and fled . Fulvius hid in an abandoned bath or workshop with his eldest son and when discovered both were executed . Appian adds that when they initially hid , citizens were hesitant to give them away , but when the whole row was threatened to be burned down they were handed over to the mob . Gaius , taking no part in the fighting and despairing at the bloodshed , fled to the Temple of Diana on the Aventine where he intended to commit suicide but was stopped by his friends Pomponius and Licinius . Gaius knelt and prayed to the goddess , asking that the people of Rome be forever enslaved by their masters since many had openly and quickly switched sides when an amnesty was declared by the Senate . Gaius fled the temple and tried to cross the Tiber on a wooden bridge while Pomponius and Licinius stayed back to cover his retreat , killing as many as they could until they were themselves felled . Accompanied by only his slave Philocrates , Gaius fled , urged by onlookers though no man offered assistance despite Gaius ' repeated requests for aid . Arriving at a grove sacred to Furrina , Philocrates first assisted Gaius in his suicide before taking his own life , though some rumors held that Philocrates was only killed after he refused to let go of his master 's body . Aftermath . Gaius ' head was cut off , as Opimius had announced that whoever brought back the head would be paid its weight in gold . When the head measured an astonishing seventeen and two-thirds pounds , it was discovered that Septimuleius , who brought the head , committed fraud by removing the brain and pouring in molten lead and therefore received no reward at all . The bodies of Gaius , Fulvius and the three thousand supporters who also died were thrown into the Tiber , their property confiscated and sold to the public treasury . Appian adds that their homes were looted by their opponents . Their wives were forbidden to mourn the death of their husbands and Licinia , wife of Gaius , was stripped of her dowry . Fulvius ' youngest son , who took no part in the fighting and merely acted as herald , was executed , though Appian holds that Opimius allowed him to choose his own manner of death . Most outrageous to the people was when Opimius celebrated his victory by building a temple to Concord in the Forum with the Senate 's approval . The people felt that a victory bought with the massacre of so many citizens was exceptionally distasteful . According to Plutarch , one night an inscription was carved that read `` This temple of Concord is the work of mad Discord . '' Plutarch maintains that Opimius was the first Roman to appoint himself dictator , kill 3,000 Roman citizens without trial , including the proconsul Fulvius Flaccus and the tribune Gaius Gracchus , a man renowned for his reputation and virtue . Ironically , this same Opimius then later committed fraud and accepted bribes from the Numidian king Jugurtha and , after being convicted , spent his days in disgrace . The people , realizing that their democratic cause was now dead , understood how deeply they missed the Gracchus brothers . Statues were erected in Rome , the locations where they fell were consecrated as holy ground and the season 's first fruits were offered as sacrifice . Many worshiped them daily as if the Gracchi had been elevated to divine status . Cornelia honored the memory of her sons ' murders by constructing elaborate tombs at the spot of their deaths . Appian adds that within 15 years , all of the progress done under the Gracchi had been overturned and the poor were in a much worse position than ever before , many reduced to unemployment . While many of Gaius ' laws were repealed by his political opponents , the `` Lex Frumentaria '' remained . It set a precedent for the `` Roman Bread Dole '' which existed in one form or another until the fall of the Western Empire . Gracchus Babeuf . The French revolutionary François-Noël Babeuf took up the name `` Gracchus Babeuf '' in conscious emulation of the Roman brothers , and published a newspaper `` Le tribun du peuple '' ( `` the tribune of the people '' ) . Ultimately he , like them , met a violent end .
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Fulufjället National Park . Fulufjället National Park ( ) is a national park in central Sweden . Its total area is , located entirely within Älvdalen Municipality in the province of Dalarna . It is named after the mountain Fulufjället , high . It covers the Swedish part of the Fulufjället massif , which is the southernmost part of the Scandes in Sweden . The Norwegian part of the massif is protected by Norway 's Fulufjellet National Park . The park is one of Sweden 's most recent , inaugurated in September 2002 by King Carl XVI Gustaf at a ceremony attended by a few thousand spectators . The park has become one of the initial PAN Parks , an international project to combine preservation with tourism . The Fulufjället massif is a high plateau deeply gouged by several rivers that flow into the mighty river Dalälven , which , far downstream , creates the unique topography of Färnebofjärden National Park . The geography is dominated by lichen , bare mountains , and valleys with dense old-growth forest . The heaths of brush , grass and lichens are unique in the Scandinavian Mountains , a result of the absence of grazing reindeers . The park is a notable location for several species of birds , as well as brown bears and Eurasian lynx . The bold Siberian jay is the park 's symbol . Notable sights include Sweden 's largest waterfall , Njupeskär , with a total height of , and a free fall of . Growing in the park is the Old Tjikko , one of the world 's oldest trees . Toponymy . The origin of the name is not known for certain : the suffix `` -fjället '' means `` the mountain '' , but the first part ( `` Fulu- '' ) is not clear . In `` Ortnamn i Dalarna '' , Harry Ståhl suggests that this word comes from the Old Swedish `` fala '' meaning `` pale '' or `` dim '' , like the names of the city of Falun and of the river Fulan . The mountain would have thus taken its name from the nearby river , or else from the city : a former road going from Trysil to Falun would indeed have gone over the mountain , and might therefore have been called `` the mountain on Falun 's road '' . Location and borders . Fulufjället National Park is in Älvdalen Municipality in Dalarna County , southwest of Särna . It extends along the Norwegian frontier over more than ( which is ) . It borders , on the other side of this national frontier , Fulufjellet National Park , which has an area of more than . It is relatively far from the large cities of the country , Stockholm being about away ; the nearest railway station and airport are at Mora , from the park . Topology . The park covers most of the Fulufjället massif ( called `` Fulufjellet '' in Norwegian ) , which is long , and which spans the border between Sweden and Norway , so that a small southwestern part of it is in Norway . This massif makes up part of the Transtrandsfjällen , which is the southernmost part of the Scandes in Sweden . Fulufjället is a plateau of an altitude between with some round peaks . Slottet , in altitude , the highest point of the massif , is in Norway . On the Swedish side , in Fulufjället National Park , the highest point is Brattfjället at , followed close behind by Storhön at . At the southern and eastern extremities of the massif , the altitude drops brutally , about to the valley of Fuluälven . The plateau is gouged by several valleys , facing west ( Bergådalen , Girådalen ) , south ( Tangådalen ) and east ( Göljådalen ) . Climate . Fulufjället is one of the parts of Scandinavia farthest from the sea . It therefore possesses a continental climate . The average temperature in the park is about 1 °C , with relatively high rainfall ( per year on average ) . The weather survey at nearby Särna gives an indication ; but , being situated in a valley , its climate is drier . Although winter is drier than summer , the snow cover typically persists for 175 to 200 days each year . However , Fulufjället 's weather is very variable over time and space , both in terms of temperature and precipitation . In particular , the area experienced an extreme storm the night of 30–31 August 1997 . At the lakes of Rösjöarna , of rain were collected in and the rainfall is estimated at 300 to further south . This was the largest amount of rain in a 24-hour period ever recorded in Sweden . There was significant damage in the park , in particular along the streams , the banks of which were violently eroded , ripping out all the vegetation there . Hydrography . Many rivers have their source on the Fulufjället massif , the principal ones being the Tangån ( 1.5 m3⋅s−1 ) , the Girån , the Bergån , the Fulubågan , the Stora Njupån , and the Stora Göljån ( 0.4 m3⋅s−1 ) . The first three feed the river Görälven , which runs along the Fulufjället massif to the west , while the last three feed the river Fulan ( also called Fuluälven ) , which runs along the massif to the east . The meeting of the Görälven and Fulan gives birth to the Västerdal River , which itself forms the great river Dalälven . One of the park 's streams , Njupån , forms to the north of the plateau the waterfall Njupeskär , with a height of of which are free-fall , making it the highest waterfall in Sweden . The plateau , and in particular its southern part of less sharp topology , includes several important lakes , such as the Stora Rösjön ( ) , Stora and Lilla Harrsjön ( ) , Stora Getsjön ( ) , etc . These lakes are most often shallow and the abundance of precipitation refills them rapidly . This zone also includes many bogs with a total area of more than , which is relatively little compared to the surrounding mountains . Rock . The Fulufjället massif is mostly sandstone . The sandstone was formed 900 million years ago , when this part of the Baltic tectonic plate was located near the equator . The climatic conditions there were thus desertic and the wind blew huge quantities of sand from the dunes into the ocean . These sediments were compacted at the bottom of the ocean and formed rock , specifically sandstone , in horizontal strata . This structure has been conserved , since it was little affected by the Caledonian orogeny . This sandstone formation is very different from the rock one typically finds in Sweden ( granite and gneiss ) . It is also very different from the rest of the Scandes , which are part of the Caledonian orogen . This sandstone is called the Dalecarlian sandstone , or the sandstone of Trysil on the Norwegian side . It constitutes the largest sandstone area in Sweden and reaches a thickness of . The sandstone is usually reddish , but can also be gray , yellow , or brown . At Fulufjället , the sandstone is veined with diabase . This diabase is particularly important in the area , since it forms a much richer substrate than sandstone for vegetation . Additionally , it resists erosion better than sandstone and therefore forms prominent structures in the countryside . For example , the peak Brattfjället , highest zone in the park , is situated in one of the largest diabase zones . The diabase is a little less than 300 million years old , which corresponds to the formation of the Oslo Rift . This suggests that these diabases are connected to that rifting event . Formation of the countryside . The same forces that created the rest of the Scandes also created Fulufjället . Indeed , from about 60 million years ago , the west coast of Scandinavia and the northeast coast of the Americas underwent an important tectonic uplift . The causes of this phenomenon are not clear and many hypotheses have been proposed . One of these hypotheses is the lifting of the Earth 's crust by the Iceland hotspot . Another hypothesis is isostasy connected to glaciation . This elevation seems to have been connected to different periods in the north and south of the Scandes , with the middle , between Trondheim and Östersund , a little depressed . In any case , this uplift allowed the formation of a vast flat zone several thousand meters high . This area then underwent intense erosion , giving the countryside the shape one sees today . However , unlike the southernmost sections of the Scandes , such as those around Sarek National Park , the countryside around Fulufjället is not particularly marked by glacial erosion . Indeed , even at the height of glaciation during the Quaternary period , when the mountain was covered by an ice sheet , the movement of the ice was feeble , and did not significantly erode the massif . Instead , the most marked erosion took place during the Tertiary period , entirely under a tropical climate . Environment . The park is situated in the WWF terrestrial ecoregion `` Scandinavian and Russian taiga '' , even though a significant portion is situated above the treeline , and therefore becomes more like the `` Scandinavian Montane Birch forest and grasslands '' ecoregion . The plateau . Because of the weather and the poverty of the soil , the plateau is mostly heath and bare dirt with only a few common juniper shrubs and some moor birches . The principal vascular plants one encounters are snowbed willow , Alpine bearberry , Alpine hawkweed , crowberry , cowberry , blue whortleberry and alpine azalea . But that which renders the vegetation of the Fulufjället plateau particularly unique in Sweden is its richness in lichens , with in particular the vast carpets of reindeer lichen and of `` fönsterlav '' , not affected there by the pasture of domestic reindeer , unlike most of the Swedish mountains . It is also in these inaccessible areas that one finds Old Tjikko , a Norway spruce old , making it one of the oldest trees in the world . Few animals live in these areas ; birds , mostly , such as the willow warbler , the meadow pipit , the northern wheatear , and these rarer ones : the European golden plover , the Eurasian dotterel , the snow bunting , and the Lapland longspur . The willow ptarmigan is relatively common , whereas the rock ptarmigan is found only on the highest peaks . For many of these species , Fulufjället is the southernmost part of their range in Sweden . Valleys and mountainside . In the valleys and on the mountainside , in contrast , the diabase and the better weather permit a richer vegetation . In particular , these areas are blanketed in forest , with the plant species varying with altitude : moor birch , Scots pine and Norway spruce cover , and , respectively . The undergrowth also presents great diversity in plant life . To wit , the south-facing slopes are principally covered in Scots pines and their undergrowth strongly resembles heath , with in particular common heather and crowberry . The rest of the coniferous forests include most often whortleberry , northern oak fern , woundwort , and common cow-wheat . The soil rich in diabase allows the growth of more demanding plants , such as Alpine blue-sow-thistle , wood cranesbill and northern wolfsbane . These zones also have a great number of species of moss ; the park has more than a third of all the species of moss in the country . The animal life in these areas is also relatively rich . The zone is particularly important to the brown bear , which likes to hibernate the winter away in dens along the mountainside . In spring , the brown bears descent to the plains , and only return to the mountain when the berries do . These terrains are also favored stomping grounds of the Eurasian lynx . Both species , brown bear and Eurasian lynx , are protected in Sweden . Besides the red fox , the other predators , which are the wolverine , the gray wolf and the Arctic fox , are much rarer and do not have a fixed location in the park . The park shelters an important population of moose that pass the summer on the mountain , but prefer to spend the winter in areas less snowy . There are no more wild reindeerin the park , which is part of those few Swedish mountains not included in the area of pasture of domestic reindeer . Muskox , which left the area almost 4000 years ago , were reintroduced in Norway and sometimes wander near the park . Among the smaller animals , one can cite the red squirrel , the European pine marten , and the mountain hare . Like other Swedish mountains , the Norway lemming is present in Fulufjället , but in a patchy fashion , extremely numerous some years and almost absent others . This phenomenon is still not entirely understood . The wooded slopes are host to their own bird species , in particular the ring ouzel , the common raven , and the golden eagle . More generally , the forests have Eurasian three-toed woodpeckers , parrot crossbills , red crossbills , common redstarts , bramblings and Siberian jays , which last bird is the symbol of the park . Wetlands . Several marsh complexes exist in the park , but they are generally poor in vegetation , except for certain zones that the diabase rends richer in nutrients . However , along the mountainside streams , a rich carpet of vegetation was able to develop , with in particular alternate-leaved golden-saxifrage , chickweed willowherb , wolfsbane and wood stitchwort . At Njupeskär , conditions are especially favorable for the growth of wood sorrel , which does not normally grow so far south . These wetlands are also the most interesting areas for mosses and lichens ; Fulufjället is one of the richest sites in all Sweden , with 394 species of moss and over 500 species of lichens found . The presence of these lichens is in part due to the fact that the park is not part of the territory of reindeer pasture . These areas of water are inhabited by Eurasian beaver , which had disappeared some years ago due to intensive hunting , but which have now recovered their original population . Besides this , it is mostly a richness of birds that distinguishes the park 's wetlands . It constitutes the southernmost extent in Sweden of the nesting area of many species , such as the greater scaup , the oldsquaw , the common scoter , and also a focus of important populations of red-necked phalarope , ruff , common greenshank and wood sandpiper . One also finds sometimes the Eurasian curlew , which is considered an endangered species . The lakes are mainly populated with Arctic char , brown trout , and burbot . The waters of the park are renowned for their abundance and have been protected since 1962 . Prehistory . Unlike the Norwegian part of the massif , the Swedish part is relatively poorly studied from an archeological point of view ; as is often the case in the mountains , human traces are light . The mountain was freed from ice about 8000 years ago and the first humans arrived during the Stone Age , their presence attested to by certain relics , such as a stone axe near the river Fulan . These people were hunter-gatherers , and had no fixed settlement , which remained the case up until the Iron Age . Four Iron Age funerary cairns are among the most notable traces of that era . They are the only ones that have been discovered in Dalarna . They can be found in the northeast of the plateau , southeast of Njupeskär , and measure in length and a little less than meter in height . The tombs held arrowheads and spears . Another notable site is the Altarringen , an oval wall in diameter and high . In the middle of this ruin , an altar was created . Dating this ruin is difficult because of the numerous restorations it underwent . However , during the Viking Age , some permanent settlements were constructed around Mora , for example , and one can figure that the first permanent settlements would have been established in the valleys of Fulufjället before the year 1000 . Middle Ages and the modern period . The villages of Särna , Heden and Idre were probably established in connection with wild reindeer hunting ; a trade in reindeer products existed with all of Europe . However , this trade declined in the 14th century . In the Middle Ages , the area was frequently mapped , due to its location on the Sweden-Norway frontier , which has existed since 1273 . In that era , the massif was entirely Norwegian , but in 1644 , Sweden succeeded in capturing Särna during the Torstenson War . However , in 1645 , the Second Treaty of Brömsebro failed to clearly define the frontier , and not until 1751 , after negotiations , was the current frontier established . If the wrangling over the border seemed to take forever , all the more so since the zone was so trivial . The area around the mountain was not settled until later . This began on the Norwegian side : there was at least one farm at Ljørdalen in 1528 . Not until the 18th century did the Swedish part become populated , initially with cabins for transhumance , for example at Mörkret . Virtual villages grew up after the beginning of the 19th century at Gördalen , Storbäcken , Storbron , Hägnåsen , Mörkret , Tjärnvallen and Lillådalen . Many of the park trails date from this era of transhumance . Up until the 18th century , the area was used as a common hunting ground and pasture . Even though the mines at Røros required vast quantities of wood and coal , Fulufjället 's transport problems initially spared it from logging . It was not until the second part of the 19th century that the logging industry took hold of the region , the wood being transported then by timber rafting . The river Görälven was used at first , once certain conflicts with Norway were put to rest . Exploitation of natural resources did not reach the most inaccessible zones until later , and certain parts were never exploited at all . Among the other forms of exploitation of the zone , one can note the exploitation of a form of sandstone in the valley of Tangådalen . Protection . The first protection of the zone was the classification in 1937 of around Njupeskär as a crown reserve ( ' ) , which was the ancestor of the natural reserve in Sweden . In 1946 , of forest along the Göljån was similarly classified . Then around Lövåsen were as well , and finally the reserve at Njupeskär was expanded to in 1960 . In 1964 , the Njupeskär area became a natural park and was expanded to , and expanded again to in 1970 . In parallel , most of Fulufjället obtained a statute of protection , although relatively weak . In 1973 , the entire area , totaling came under the statute of natural reserves . In 1990 , the pasturing of reindeer was forbidden . In 1989 , Fulufjället appeared in Naturvårdsverket 's plan for the creation of new national parks . Negotiation with local authorities began the following year , but the project met opposition from the local population . One of the arguments in favor of the creation of the park , beyond the simple protection of nature , was that it would draw more tourists , especially foreigners ; this was particularly important since while Idre and Sälen had succeeded in developing winter tourism , Särna had not . The project 's opponents retorted that there was no reason that European tourists should choose to visit this distant mountain over the Alpes . Besides that , the national park would necessitate a certain number of restrictions on the locals such as banning of snowmobile use , hunting , and fishing . The council of administration of Älvdalen Municipality heard the locals ' negative opinion , and so opposed itself to the creation of the park . Naturvårdsverket and Dalarna County thus changed their strategy , and surveyed the locals to learn how they thought the mountain ought to be used . Discussions continued following the publication of this study , and in 1999 , the locals began to express favorable opinions . The park was no longer seen as a set of restrictions , but as an opportunity for the municipality . This led to the creation of the park in 2002 . The official motive for the creation of the park was `` to preserve an area of the central mountains with a distinctive vegetation and a great natural richness in a relatively intact state '' . It was the first Swedish national park established in the mountains since Padjelanta in 1962 . The official inauguration was held 17 September 2002 , in the presence of the king Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden . The park is also part of the Natura 2000 Network since 1995 and is classified a Special Protection Area for the preservation of birds since 1996 . The park became one of the first parks of the European network of PAN Parks , created by the WWF to reconcile the protection of nature and tourism . At the moment of the inauguration of the Swedish park , the Norwegian part of the massif had no formal protection and did not appear in the plan for the creation of national parks of 1992 . But this creation raised the question of the establishment of a national park on the Norwegian side , in order to have a more coherent protection of the whole massif . In 27April 2012 , the Fulufjellet National Park was created . Beyond the coherence of protection , one of the principal reasons for the establishment of that park was the presence of brown bears , a species classified as endangered in the country . Management and administration . Like most of the Swedish national parks , the management and administration are divided between the Swedish environmental protection agency and the administrative council of the counties of Sweden ( Länsstyrelse ) . Naturvårdsverket is responsible for proposing new national parks , through consultation with the administrative councils of the counties and municipalities ; their creation is approved by the Riksdag ( Sweden 's parliament ) . Once approved , the land is then bought by the state , through the intermediary of the Naturvårdsverket . The management of the park is then in the hands of the county , which is to say of the administrative council of Dalarna , in the case of Fulufjället National Park . The park is divided into four zones , which have different purposes , in order to reconcile the protection of the park and the welcoming of tourists . This is the first Swedish park to adopt this strict kind of zoning . The majority of the park ( 60 % ) is in zone 1 , that is to say the untouchable zone : this space is the heart of the park and only has a tiny amount of tourism infrastructure . The south-east zone of the park ( 14 % ) is in zone 2 , the low activity area . In this zone , elk hunting is allowed , but infrastructure is always limited . 25 % of the park is in zone 3 , the high activity zone . This zone includes most of the tourism infrastructure , such as the trails and the cabins . Fishing is authorized there . Finally , zone 4 ( about 1 % of the area of the park ) corresponds to a radius of about around the points of strong concentration of visitors , which is to say the entrances , the waterfall of Njupeskär and the valley of Göljån , where the traces of a great flood are still visible . Tourism . The park is the southernmost of Sweden 's mountain parks , and so closest of these parks to the majority of the country 's population . It welcomed 53000 visitors in 2003 ( of which 80 % arrived in the summer ) , which is an increase of about 40 % compared to 2001 , before the creation of the national park . About a third of these visitors are from outside Sweden , mainly from Germany . The main motivation of these visits is waterfall at Njupeskär , the tallest waterfall in Sweden at , of which are free fall . The damage from a great storm in 1997 , still visible not far from the waterfall , is also an important point of interest for the tourists . The park 's main entrance , with parking , is situated near these two sites . Near this entrance you can find the park 's visitor center , which has exhibits on the nature of the park and is the departure point for guided tours . It is also the starting point of many of the trails of the park , the park having of hiking trails . Among these trails , one can note a part of the Södra Kungsleden ( Sälen-Storlien , totaling ) . The short hike ( between 1 and 3 hours ) is the most common activity , but a non-negligible proportion of visitors go on longer hikes ( several days ) , which is particularly true of the German visitors . In winter , skiing is possible , but it is however relatively little popular due to the lack of dedicated trails . Ice climbing is also practiced on Njupeskär . Fishing is also allowed , upon the purchase of a permit . Fulufjället in popular culture . The children 's song `` Mors lilla Olle '' by Alice Tegnér is set in the forests of Fulufjället . Its story is inspired by a real event : during the winter of 1850–1851 , four children were playing in the forest . One of them , Jon , was just one and a half . They met a bear and its cub . Jon crawled to the bear , who caressed him and fed him berries . When the toddler 's mother arrived , she screamed , which made the bears flee . The little boy had thought that the bears were big black dogs .
2014 Drake Bulldogs football team . The 2014 Drake Bulldogs football team represented Drake University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season . They were led by first-year head coach Rick Fox and played their home games at Drake Stadium . They were a member of the Pioneer Football League . They finished the season 7–4 , 6–2 in PFL play to finish in a tie for third place .
Patrick Lemarié . Patrick Lemarié is a French auto racing driver born February 6 , 1968 in Paris . The son of Jean Pierre Lemarié ( 1941–2016 ) , he spent four years performing testing work for the British American Racing Formula One team but was never considered for a race seat due to his lack of experience . Lemarié 's manager , Craig Pollock , hired him to drive for the new PK Racing Champ Car team in 2003 . He scored two tenth-place finishes the first two events but was replaced after six races for Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca expert Bryan Herta . Lemarié has also competed in the 24 Hours of Le Mans , American Le Mans series , Indy Lights , Toyota Atlantic and Formula 3000 .
William de Alburwyke . William de Alburwyke DD was an English medieval singer , college fellow , and university chancellor . William de Alburwyke was chantor of York in northern England . He was also at Merton College , Oxford and a Doctor of Divinity . He was Principal of Broadgates Hall , which later became Pembroke College , Oxford . Between 1324–26 , he was Chancellor of the University of Oxford .
Rondo à la Krakowiak ( Chopin ) . Frédéric Chopin 's `` Rondo à la Krakowiak '' in F major , Op . 14 is a composition for piano and orchestra . It was written in 1828 and dedicated to Princess Anna Zofia Sapieha , whose mother , Izabela Czartoryska , was influential in shaping the burgeoning Romantic aesthetic in Poland , particularly through the Temple of [ Polish ] Memory in Puławy . The piece begins with a soft , pentatonic section in 3/4 time , which introduces the lively syncopated krakowiak in its typical 2/4 meter . The `` Rondo à la Krakowiak '' was written in Warsaw in 1828 under the guidance of Józef Elsner . It has received a number of recordings but still remains less known than most of Chopin 's other works . Chopin quotes Niccolò Paganini 's Caprice No . 24 during this work , and includes a variation on the quotation .
2015 Port Vila Shield . The 2015 Port Vila Shield was the 3rd edition of the season , which placed the teams from the 2014–15 TVL Premier League against each other in a cup format . This cup acts a sort of warm-up for the second part of the league in the following months . The competition was held at the Port Vila Municipal Stadium .
NUF2 . Kinetochore protein Nuf2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the `` NUF2 '' gene .
Labeobarbus gananensis . `` Labeobarbus gananensis '' is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus `` Labeobarbus '' which is endemic to Ethiopia .
Dimitrij Andrusov . Dimitrij Andrusov ( November 7 , 1897 – April 1 , 1976 ) was a Slovak geologist of Russian origin , member of the Slovak Academy of Sciences . He was first professor of geology on Slovak colleges . He is considered the founder of modern Slovak geology . Life . Dimitrij Andrusov was born on November 7 , 1897 in the former Yuryev ( today Tartu ) then in the Russian Empire ( today Estonia ) . He was a grandson of Heinrich Schliemann and son of geologist Nicolai Ivanovich Andrusov . In 1915-1918 he studied on the University in Saint Petersburg . Later in 1920-1922 on Sorbonne University in France . He continued his studies on the Faculty of Chemical Technology on Czech Technical University in Prague and graduated there in 1925 . Since 1929 he worked in the Technical University . Following the closure of Czech higher education during the German occupation of the country , he has gone to Slovakia , where he worked since 1938 at the Slovak Technical University in Bratislava . Since 1940 he began to work at the same time on the Faculty of Natural Sciences of the Comenius University in the office of head of Geological and Paleontological Institute . He was the first professor of geology working on Slovak colleges . In the same time , with help of Imrich Karvaš , he contributed to the establishment of the Slovak geological survey which he led in the years 1940 to 1945 . In 1952 Andrusov became head of Department of Geology at the Faculty of Natural Sciences at the Comenius University and remained in office until 1970 . As the teacher he wrote several textbooks and teaching texts , in addition to teaching students of geology and geological mapping , he personally led courses and field excursions , where he imparted his knowledge in practice . He was also the founder and in the years 1957-1958 first director of the Geological Laboratory , which was later transformed into the Geological Institute of Slovak Academy of Sciences . Scientific activities . His research interests have been multilateral . His wide interests were devoted to geology , stratigraphy , tectonics , paleontology , geology of deposits and engineering geology . He studied the Klippen and Flysch belt of the Western Carpathians , but also Central Western Carpathians and especially the Subtatric nappes . He demonstrated the existence of large nappes in the Western Carpathians and the extent of several orogenetic phases . He also allocated a number of tectonic units and brought paleogeographic picture of the Carpathian geosyncline during the Mesozoic . The results of his research enhanced knowledge of particular tectonic and stratigraphic units of the Western Carpathians and became the foundation of the modern understanding of their structure and relationship to adjacent geological units . His scientific work is ranked among the leading European geologists . The results of his research were summarized in a five volume monograph `` The Geological research of Klippen zone of the Western Carpathians '' ( 1931 - 1955 ) , `` Apercu de la Géologie des Carpathes occidentales de la Slovauie centrale '' ( 1931 ) , three volumes of `` The Geology of Czechoslovak Carpathians '' ( 1958 - 1965 ) and monograph `` Grundriss der Tektonik der Nördlichen Karpaten '' ( 1968 ) , which is considered one of the highlights of synthesis of the tectonic structure of the Western Carpathians based on the principles of the geosyncline theory . He was the author of many other monographic works and about 250 papers in scientific journals in Czechoslovakia and abroad . In addition to scientific activities he also solved practical geological tasks related to construction of dams , railways , tunnels and searching for non-metallic deposits .
Maryland White Lead Works . Maryland White Lead Works is a historic lead paint factory complex located at Baltimore , Maryland , United States . It is a `` U '' -shaped industrial complex constructed about 1867 . It consists of nine interconnected brick and wood-frame buildings , which vary in height from one to four stories , surrounding a yard . The complex includes the powerhouse , two production sheds , a manufactory loft with an office wing , and a service building . The Maryland White Lead Company occupied the site from 1867 to 1896 , Baltimore 's first and most substantial manufacturer of lead paints . Maryland White Lead Works was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002 .
MaMF . MaMF , or Mammalian Motif Finder , is an algorithm for identifying motifs to which transcription factors bind . The algorithm takes as input a set of promoter sequences , and a motif width ( w ) , and as output , produces a ranked list of 30 predicted motifs ( each motif is defined by a set of N sequences , where N is a parameter ) . The algorithm firstly indexes each sub-sequence of length n , where n is a parameter around 4-6 base pairs , in each promoter , so they can be looked up efficiently . This index is then used to build a list of all pairs of sequences of length w , such that each sequence shares an n-mer , and each sequence forms an ungapped alignment with a substring of length w from the string of length 2w around the match , with a score exceeding a cut-off . The pairs of sequences are then scored . The scoring function favours pairs which are very similar , but disfavours sequences which are very common in the target genome . The 1000 highest scoring pairs are kept , and the others are discarded . Each of these 1000 'seed ' motifs are then used to search iteratively search for further sequences of length which maximise the score ( a greedy algorithm ) , until N sequences for that motif are reached . Very similar motifs are discarded , and the 30 highest scoring motifs are returned as output .
Leonid Sergienko . `` Leonid Hrygorovuch Sergienko '' ( ) was born on April 27 , 1955 , village Mykolaivka , Pokrovske Raion , Dnipropetrovsk Oblast , USSR ) — is a Ukrainian politician , people ’ s deputy of Ukraine of the IVth , VIIth convocations . Education . In 1981 graduated from Oles Honchar Dnipropetrovsk National University — specialty : radio physicist , an electronic engineer . Awards . Holder of the Order of Merit of the third class ( 1999 ) , of the second class ( 2004 ) . Awarded with of the Certificate of Merit of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine ( 2005 ) .
Kafrehmul . Kafrehmul ( also spelled , Kafr Yahmul ) is a Syrian village located in Maarrat Misrin Nahiyah in Idlib District , Idlib . According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics ( CBS ) , Kafrehmul had a population of 3179 in the 2004 census .
Armoured vehicles of the Cypriot National Guard . The Cypriot National Guard employs several armoured vehicles in its operations . 1964–74 . In August 1964 , the Cypriot National Guard , under the leadership of Brig . General Georgios Grivas , engaged an armed Turkish Cypriot militia in heavy fighting at the Battle of Tylliria . During this time , the Cypriot National Guard possessed around 40 ex-Hellenic Army Marmon Herrington Mk-IVF armoured vehicles , which were distributed primarily across the north of the island , in positions facing the massive fortified Turkish enclaves at Kokkina ( a coastal beachhead in Morphou district ) and especially Saint Hilarion ( a complex of Turkish Cypriot mountain and highland positions in Kyrenia district ) . At the time , the Cypriot National Guard also possessed four Daimler Dingo armoured scout cars ( first sighted on 1 October 1964 Independence Day parade in Nicosia ) which were formerly of the British Army and had been supplied in 1960 for policing duties , along with an estimated 3 Shorland armoured cars and a number of C-17 armoured utility trucks . On 8–9 August 1964 , a sustained Turkish air-attack in the Tylliria area resulted in the destruction of an Marmon Herrington Mk-IVF armoured car , which caught fire after a bomb fell on a nearby building in Kato Pyrgos on 9 August . On the same day , a Greek Cypriot Daimler Dingo was fired upon by a Turkish Cypriot machine gun position at Ortakioi , resulting in a sustained gun battle . The running battles between the Cypriot National Guard ( and smaller armed factions such as EOKA ) with the Turkish Cypriots illuminated major deficiencies in the Greek Cypriot ability to apply armoured assets effectively in the battlefield , since the only available vehicles were lightly armed , and lacked heavy armour or firepower . Thus , in September 1964 , the Republic of Cyprus secured a major arms deal with the Soviet Union for the delivery of 35 85 medium tanks and 45 BTR-152 armoured personnel carriers , the former to equip a medium tank battalion ( the 23 ΕΜΑ ) and the latter to equip a mechanised infantry battalion ( the 286 MTP ) . Until the arrival of these vehicles in late 1965 , the Greek Cypriots were forced to overcome the limitations of their National Guard by supplementing their armoured forces with home-made armoured vehicles , produced both by the National Guard Technical Corps and civilian contracts . This led to the creation of a small national arms industry , centred around a handful of civilian companies , which largely prevailed until the 1974 invasion . The loss of several important warehouses and factories ( especially those of the Kaisis Motor Company ) near Nicosia International Airport in the 1974 invasion , combined with the effective destruction of the island 's economy , effectively ended the Cypriot arms industry , and it never returned to prominence . 1974 invasion of Cyprus by Turkey . On 20 July 1974 , Turkey initiated a surprise invasion of the island of Cyprus without issuing a declaration of war , on the pretext of intervening against a military coup taking place in the Capital of Nicosia . At the outset , the first Greek Cypriot unit ( the 251 Infantry battalion ) to reach the Turkish beachhead at Pentemilli ( Five Mile Beach ) was equipped with five T-34/85 tanks seconded from the 23 ΕΜΑ . These tanks pressed aggressively into the beachhead zone and destroyed two Turkish recoilless rifle positions and two Turkish M-113 APCs , before four vehicles succumbed to anti-tank weapons and air attack . The fifth tank withdrew and was abandoned at the camp of the 251 Battalion with mechanical problems . On the same day , the 23 ΕΜΑ medium tank battalion was instructed to support Greek and Greek Cypriot forces in an attack on the Turkish-controlled enclave of Geunyeli , just north-west of Nicosia , which was being used to blockade the Nicosia-Kyrenia highway and prevent Greek Cypriot reinforcements from reaching Kyrenia , which was under attack . Fearing that the Turks might also use Geunyeli to form a bridgehead between Kyrenia and Nicosia , some 19 T-34/85 tanks were deployed in the action in a concerted effort with infantry and artillery to destroy Turkish resistance there . Upon reaching the Turkish defensive line at Geunyeli , the Greek Cypriot and Greek coalition formation encountered fortifications and a line of anti-tank obstacles that could not be circumnavigated . Two tanks attempted to press through and became trapped , and had to be abandoned under heavy fire . A further two T-34s were destroyed by Turkish war planes which were now subjecting the area to bombardment . Facing a disaster , the Greek Cypriots recalled their fifteen remaining T-34s to a safe distance in order to provide support fire . However , continuing air attacks and smoke cover caused confusion and disarray , and the Greek Cypriot and Greek forces withdrew rather than press into the enclave without support . Main Cypriot armored vehicles of 1960 - 1974 . This section includes vehicles which entered service during the period of 1960 - 1974 . 85 main battle tank . The Greek Cypriots operated a total of 32-35 Russian-made T-34 tanks that were acquired from Soviet Union and delivered via Egypt in 1964-65 on board Cypriot merchant ship `` Constantis Boushes '' ( Kωνσταντής Mπουσές ) . These tanks were supplied to the 23ΕΜΑ Medium Tank Battalion , with the main base at Kokkinotrimithia , Kyrenia ( this base was vacant at the time of the Turkish invasion , since tanks were needed in Nicosia for the 15 July coup ) . The T-34 variant in service was the later-model T-34/85 , equipped with a WW2-era 85mm gun . The vehicles were operated in a dark green camouflage , probably used by the original Warsaw Pact user , and retained this camouflage afterwards , though during combat , there is evidence that the tanks were streaked with paint or mud to break up the colour . Cypriot National Guard T-34 's were entirely unique from all Soviet and Warsaw Pact countries in that they mounted the US M2 Browning.50cal machine gun , originally on the rear of the turret roof , on top of the ventilator domes . Some time before 1974 , the armament was then moved forward to the front of the turret , in front of the commanders cupola . The standard identifying marking was a dark blue square overlaid with a white cross , identical to that used by the Hellenic Army , and intended to show the obvious affinity of the indigenous population majority towards Hellenism , and to some extent , unionism with Greece . All of the tanks carried a number plate painted onto the front glacis plate . Following the 1974 invasion by Turkey , numbers in service were drastically reduced through attrition , and the last remaining operational examples were painted in sand yellow and green camouflage , with a yellow bridging class disk applied centrally to their lower bow plate . Typical features of the Cypriot T-34/85 included a lack of uniformity , suggesting different factory and date sources of manufacture , with varied sub-types of turret for the 85mm gun , and a tendency to employ different types of wheels , often on the same vehicle . The most commonly used wheel type was the 5-spoked `` starfish '' shaped type , though it is common to see multi-spoke fan-shaped and solid-disc shaped wheel . In 1985 , the remaining handful of T-34s were withdrawn from service . BTR-152V1 APC . Around 40 BTR-152V1 armored personnel carriers were acquired for the Cypriot National Guard from Soviet Union in 1964-65 during the early presidency of Archbishop Makarios . During the period of the 1974 war , all of the BTR-152 armored personnel carriers are believed to have served with the 286MTP ( Tagmatos Pezikou / Battalion Infantry Mechanised ) . The National Guard only used the V1 production model of the BTR-152 , of a variant with a frontal winch emplacement and no roof , and mounting a version of the Goryunov 7.62mm co-axial machine gun with steel plate protection . Camouflage appears to have been olive green or similar shade , and would probably have been coated with mud during combat conditions to break up the colour , as was the tendency with Cypriot armored vehicles . Vehicles captured by the Turkish Army were painted white for display purposes . A Hellenic Army blue-white cross insignia was typically carried on either front door of the vehicle , and by 1965 , all vehicles operated with the standard `` EF-1234 '' registration , EF denoting Ethniki Froura , or National Guard . Marmon Herrington Mk-IVF AFV . An estimated 40 of these armored cars served in the 21 EAN ( 21st Armored Reconnaissance Battalion ) , which are known to have been in service in 1964 . The vehicles were either supplied from Britain or Greece as surplus . The Marmon Herrington Mk-IVF 's in service with the National Guard during 1974 were likely to be some of the very last of their type to see main deployment in battle , anywhere in the world ( a situation similar to the Daimler Dingo 's and M8 Greyhounds ) - evidence of a modern war fought with vintage weapons by a Commonwealth country , where virtually the entire inventory is made up of surplus materials from other countries . Although the vehicle was typically intended for a 3-man crew , it is not uncommon to encounter photographs suggesting a four-man crew in Cypriot service . During the war of July–August 1974 , and the coup preceding it , Marmon-Herrington Mk-IVF armored vehicles were photographed with two-tone camouflage ( dark olive green and mustard white ) , probably applied just before combat conditions to break up the colour . It was standard practice in combat conditions to completely cover the vehicle with foliage and / or foliage mesh , and this too is recorded by photography . External stores were either strapped in bags on the side of the hull , or in baskets or holders on the rear quarters of the hull . A spare tyre was typically carried at the rear of the vehicle . During 1964 , there are photographic records that the Marmon Herrington 's carried a two-digit identification number , painted in white paint on the front right quarter of the chassis , just right of the headlamp on that side , with one recorded number being `` 39 '' . The vehicles were routinely brought out in immaculate conditions for parades during the 1960s , which were fairly frequent , and may often have been reviewed without identification numbers . In some instances , the carriage baskets at the rear were either removed or painted bright white for parades . All of the vehicles mounted a radio set with high-gain antennae . The vehicle was not particularly well armored by 1970s combat standards , achieving up to 20mm and moderate sloping of the front and side plating . Survivability would have been largely down to a potential road speed of 80 km/h and the addition of two forward firing smoke mortars , as well as a radio for situational awareness . Armament was a British QF 2-pounder 40mm anti-tank gun , of WW2 era , with a range of anything up to 1,000 yards at a muzzle velocity of 2,650 feet per second , mounted in a two-man turret . Secondary armament was a co-axial Browning 7.62mm machine gun , suggesting a late production 1943 sub-variant . One of these vehicles with the designation EF020 is now on display at the National Tank Museum in Bonnington Dorset England it was transported to the UK in 1986 . M47 Patton main battle tank ( captured ) . Two M47 Patton main battle tanks were captured in an intact and operable condition during the Greek Cypriot resistance to the 1974 invasion of the north of the island by Turkey . The first example , 092273 , was captured from an armored column belonging to the 5th Armored Brigade on 2 August 1974 at Kornos Hill , in an ambush by the 316th Infantry Battalion of the Cypriot National Guard . The 316th , equipped with M40A1 recoilless rifles , destroyed a leading M47 and a rearguard M113 , consequently trapping an M47 and M113 on a narrow dirt track . Example 092273 was handed over to elements of the 286 Mechanised Infantry Battalion on 3 August 1974 , and was sent to Nicosia to defend the Capital . The vehicle remained in Greek Cypriot service until 1993 , and survives as a war trophy . The second example ( serial unknown ) was captured by the 231st Infantry Battalion from an armored unit supporting the Turkish 50th Infantry Regiment at the village of Agios Vassilias , Kyrenia district , in an ambush with 106mm anti-tank weapons that destroyed two other M47s on 15 August 1974 . The tank was used to shell the enemy , but could not be recovered from the battlefield and was consequently destroyed by its Greek Cypriot crew . M113A1 APC ( captured ) . A single M113 armored personnel carrier of the Turkish 5th Armored Brigade was captured by the 316th Infantry Battalion on 2 August 1974 . The vehicle served the 286MTP in Nicosia during 1974 , and then went on to serve until its retirement in the early 1990s . It survives as a war trophy . Unknown medium tank ( stored ) . First reported in 1975 , it is believed that President Archbishop Makarios III had acquired four medium tanks of unknown type and origin for his personal paramilitary force , the Tactical Police Reserve . These four tanks were stored secretly in a warehouse in an industrial estate adjacent to the Nicosia International Airport , but fell into the hands of the UN where a buffer zone was established in the area in August 1974 . Improvised Cypriot armored vehicles of 1960 - 1974 . This section includes domestically-produced vehicles during the period of 1960 - 1974 . Armored vehicle ( modified Valentine Mk-II ) . First photographed on parade in Nicosia in May 1964 , a single modified Valentine Mk-II served in the Cypriot National Guard . It is believed that the example was restored to active use from an abandoned hulk , which lacked a turret . The Greek Cypriots installed a box-shaped turret of their own on the vehicle , sufficient to allow a gunner to fire a Bren gun from a standing position inside the vehicle . It almost certainly served with a two-man crew . The vehicle still survives and is owned by the Cypriot National Guard , who intend to place it in a proposed new military museum . Armored personnel carrier ( converted from AT-S artillery tractor ) . It is known that during battles near Kyrenia in 1974 , 346th infantry battalion of the 3rd Tactical Group were using few improvised APCs , converted from Russian-made artillery tractors AT-S ( also known as ATS-712 ) . One of them was destroyed by Turkish AT weapon and later placed on display at Turkish war memorial near Pentemili beach . Armored bulldozer `` Demon Type / K-Type '' . The so-called Demon type ( the Greek Cypriot operators apparently marked their own vehicles in paint or chalk with this name ) entered service no later than January 1964 , with an estimated 5 , or possibly six vehicles involved in combat house demolition in the Turkish Cypriot-held Ktima quarter of Paphos in March 1964 , as well as in later skirmishes in Nicosia . Similar tactics had been noted in use by the Israelis in Palestinian-controlled territories , leading to a Greek Cypriot use of bulldozers fitted with armour to level buildings favoured by Turkish Cypriots as hide-outs , machine-gun nests and sniper positions . All vehicles of this type were marked with a `` K-1 '' format serial number , marked in bold white characters on the sides and rear . The vehicle was essentially a tracked medium bulldozer ( type unknown ) encased inside a rectangular box of approximately thick steel plate . The driver sat in the conventional position at the rear of the vehicle and viewed the frontal arc through two narrow slats . The vehicle was equipped with a metal roof box , suitable to shield a gunner who would stand behind the seated driver and fire an automatic weapon across the frontal arc of the vehicle , to suppress enemy fire . Armored vehicle ( Commer Spacevan ? ) . First photographed in 1964 , this vehicle appears to be a Commer Spacevan type truck which has been encased with steel plate , providing sloped armour on all quarters . The vehicle carries no turret , and appears to be only accessible from a roof hatch . A roof-top ventilation port is visible towards the front of the vehicle , along with a Cypriot flag , presumably used to identify the vehicle . No external markings visible . The hull is installed with recessed square-shaped ports ( 3 on each side , and 2 on the rear ) , presumably to allow for occupants to fire small arms out of the vehicle . Unknown number produced , service life , designation or manufacturer . Possibly a KMC ( Kaisis Motor Company ) construction as this company was apparently licensed to produce and sell Commer type vehicles in the 1960s . Armored vehicle ( Commer Carrier ) . First photographed in May 1964 in Nicosia with the designation EF-15 , the vehicle was a Commer 3/4-ton truck entirely encased in sloped steel plate armour . Almost certainly served with a two-man crew , the vehicle possessed an unusual arrangement of two small turrets , one behind the other . The front turret appears to have covered the frontal arc of fire for a gunner with a lightweight Sten sub machine gun , whilst the rear turret covered the rear arc of fire . Only one vehicle known to exist , and fate unknown . T-80U / UK main battle tank . 27 T-80U '' s '' and 14 T-80UK '' s '' were ordered in 1996 from Russia . The T-80U '' s '' were delivered in 1996 and the T-80UK '' s '' were delivered in 1997 . In 1999 , a planned order for 41 additional T-80U/UK type tanks was cancelled due to political sensitivities . As of 2009 , the Cyprus National Guard is to equip with a further 41 T-80U/UK type tanks from Russian suppliers , with a pre-agreement reportedly made for a further 41 tanks of the type . The deal was previously erroneously reported to consist of Russian T-90 tanks . AMX-30 / AMX-30B2 main battle tank . The Initial Batch of 53 Tanks was delivered from France in 1988.Second Batch of 52 Tanks from Greece in 1996 and a Final Batch of 9 in 2003 . M48A5 MOLF main battle tank ( loaned ) . These were originally sent to the Greek Army ELDYK forces stationed on the island , forming 2 tank Battalions EE-9 Cascavel armored fighting vehicle . The Engesa EE-9 Cascavel Armoured Car was purchased in 1982 with deliveries starting in 1984 to 1988 , a total of a 126 was received . These were the first modern AFV in service at the time . The Cascavels are the Standard Mark IV/V Versions . It has a top speed of 80 km/h off the Road and 110 km/h on Road . It is armed with a 90 mm Belgian Cockerill Mk 3 gun , improved day and night optics with laser rangefinder , and a 12.7 mm antiaircraft MG. EE-3 Jararaca armored fighting vehicle . The Engesa EE-3 Jararaca Armoured Car was purchased in 1982 with deliveries starting in 1984 to 1985 , a total of a 36 was received.24 Vehicles are armed with Milan Anti Tank Missile Launchers . The Car has a 3-man crew with a top speed of 100 km/h and is armed with 1 x 20-mm Rh202 autocannon , 1 x 12.7mm machinegun . AMX-VCI armoured personnel carrier . 27 of these vehicles were order in 1982 this version is armed with a 20mm cannon in a one-man turret . VAB - VCI / VTT / VCAC armoured vehicle . In 1982 100 vehicles were ordered . The VTT was armed with a 7.62mm machine gun mounted above the co driver ’ s position . In 1991 an additional eighteen six-wheeled VCAC Hot UTM-800 were delivered armed with four Euromissile launchers on the turret . These vehicles also carried 7.62mm machine gun .
Cavalry Barracks , Hounslow . Cavalry Barracks is a British Army installation located north of Hounslow Heath in Hounslow , west London . Hounslow was one of 40 new barracks established around London to guard against possible French invasion in the late 18th and early 19th centuries . History . The area around Hounslow Heath has been used for centuries to garrison Armies of The Crown because of its proximity to London , Windsor Castle and Hampton Court Palace . In the 17th century , Oliver Cromwell marshalled an army on the heath at the end of the English Civil War in 1647 . James II also camped his troops here to hold military exercises in an unsuccessful attempt to intimidate the Parliament in London shortly before the Glorious Revolution . In 1793 , the area became a permanent barracks for troops using the heath when permanent buildings were erected as part of the British response to the threat of the French Revolution . The barracks became a busy depot for the London military district . Florence Nightingale undertook some of her early training at Hounslow . In June 1846 , Private Frederick John White was flogged after a Court-martial sentenced him to 150 lashes for insubordination at Hounslow Barracks . He died a month later making him the last soldier to die after a flogging in the British Army . White was buried in nearby St Leonard 's churchyard , Heston . Calls for abolition of flogging were made in Parliament ; it was eventually outlawed in 1881 . In 1875 , the site was significantly expanded to create infantry barracks . Two years earlier a system of recruiting areas based on counties was instituted under the Cardwell Reforms and the barracks became the depot for the two battalions of the 7th Regiment of Foot . Following the Childers Reforms , the regiment evolved to become the Royal Fusiliers with its depot in the barracks in 1881 . In 1875 , the barracks also became the depot for the 57th ( West Middlesex ) Regiment of Foot and the 77th ( East Middlesex ) Regiment of Foot . Following the Childers Reforms , the 57th and 77th regiments amalgamated to form the Middlesex Regiment with its depot in the barracks in 1881 . By 1884 , the barracks had its own railway station on the newly created London Underground . The Middlesex Regiment relocated from Hounslow Barracks to the newly-built Inglis Barracks in 1905 . In late 1941 , the 70th Battalion the Middlesex Regiment moved into Hounslow Cavalry Barracks . Known as the `` Young Soldiers Battalion '' because they were all 18- and 19-year-old volunteers , they remained there at the barracks until they moved over the road into Beavers Lane Camp in 1942 . Hounslow was the first time the troops had been formed together as a battalion since their formation in May 1940 , having been scattered in small units in and around London guarding Vulnerable Points ( VPs ) . After the Second World War the barracks served as Headquarters Eastern Command until it moved to Wilton Park in 1954 . Until the 1970s , Cavalry Barracks was home to the ( Army 's ) West London Communication Centre and the Hounslow Regimental Pay Office manned by members of the Royal Army Pay Corps . From 1981 to 1986 , Cavalry barracks was the home of the 1st Bn Grenadier Guards ( 1st Foot Guards ) . During their stay they mounted public duties in London and Windsor . They were also responsible for providing military support to the civilian services at Heathrow Airport at the time of high terrorist threat from the IRA . The Battalion also deployed from Hounslow to South Armagh in Northern Ireland . Then the 2nd Bn Scots Guards were there until 1992 , carrying out regular public duties , then moving to Redford Barracks in Edinburgh . In 2007 , MPs expressed concern in a report that some of the Victorian buildings at Cavalry Barracks were so bad that troops staying in tented camps in Afghanistan had better living conditions than those at Hounslow . Between March 2010 and mid-2011 , the Ministry of Defence built 396 en-suite bed spaces in six new accommodation blocks to house 354 junior ranks and 42 for senior non-commissioned officers under their SLAM ( single living accommodation modernisation ) project to improve military accommodation . The Irish Guards moved into the barracks in June 2015 . In November 2016 the Ministry of Defence announced that the site would close in 2020 .
Quintin Boat Club . Quintin Boat Club ( QBC ) is a rowing club based at the University of Westminster Boathouse on the River Thames , close to Chiswick Bridge in Chiswick , West London . Formally constituted in 1907 , it evolved out of the Regent Street Polytechnic ’ s rowing club which was started in 1879 . In 1888 , the polytechnic 's founder , Quintin Hogg , paid to have a boathouse built for it at Chiswick and also paid for a fleet of boats . The club 's first appearance at Henley was in 1920 and they participated at the first Head of the River Race in 1926 . Women were first admitted as members in 1999 , and by 2009 formed about a quarter of the membership . Membership . As a main centre for mature rowing and sculling which consists of multiple Masters categories , the club has had successes at Henley Masters ' Regatta , the National Masters Championships ( 'National Masters ' ) and the World Masters Regatta . In recent years the club 's men squad has had success at various multi lane regattas , Henley Royal Regatta , and consistently finishing top 10 in various 8 's head races . The women 's squad also has had a strong presence at local regattas , winning various categories from novice to Elite .
Tarutyns'kyj steppe . The Tarutyns'kyj steppe is a protected landscape located in Tarutyne Raion , Odessa Oblast , Ukraine . It is one of the largest preserved steppe fragments in Ukraine , and of significant local importance . Location . The Tarutyns'kyj steppe is located in the Odessa Oblast in the territory of Veselodolyns'ka village council . It is administered by the Veselodolyns'ka village council . The total land area of the protected land is 5200 hectares . There are 4800 hectares of natural pasture and 400 hectares of wooded areas . Creation . The original proposal by the State Department , put forward in 2008 , was for the creation of a park that could be used for public recreation . This was considered by the Tarutyne District Council on no fewer than three occasions , and finally rejected in 2010 . The reasons given were twofold . The Ministry of Defence objected due to the fact that the proposed area occupies part of the former Tarutyns'kyj military range , created in 1946 , a total area of 24,521 hectares . Residents of several villages of the district were evicted from these lands . Military exercises were conducted here , and grazing and mowing was stopped . In the late 1990s the intensity of use of the range by the military gradually decreased , and in 2005 the range was abandoned . However , the dispute remained between the district administration and The Ministry of Defence of Ukraine for the right to dispose of the lands . And secondly , part of the area was also reclaimed landfill , and deemed too dangerous for public use . The proposal was then modified from a landscape park to a preserve . After that , in 2011 , the Tarutyne District Council and district administration agreed to create such a preserve . The landscape preserve `` Tarutyns'kyj steppe '' was announced by decree № 445-VI during the 12th session of the Odessa Regional Council of People 's Deputies of the Sixth Convocation ( 26 of April , 2012 ) . It was signed by the village council , the district administration of Odessa Oblast , and the State Department of Environmental Protection in the Odessa Oblast . Value . Ironically , it was the former military range , with the large protected zone used for grazing , which created conditions similar to the natural steppe ecosystem requirements - over 100 years of moderate grazing pressure and lack of plowing . The main values of the preserve are ecosystems of forb-fescue-feather grass and fescue-feather grass , typical of virgin and secondary steppe . Here , Stipa capillata , Stipa lessingiana and rarely other feather grass species dominate . Among animals which occur here , over 40 species are listed in the Red Book of Ukraine . The steppe plays an important role for the preservation of many rare species of steppe birds . Also , the territory is important for the southern birch mouse . Its population in `` Tarutyns'kyj steppe '' landscape preserve is one of the last population which has been preserved in Ukraine . The preserve is nominated as the object of the Emerald Network and is included in the Emerald Network database by a Berne Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats Secretariat . Flora and fauna . A significant floristic and faunal diversity is a characteristic of the preserve . Below is a list of wildlife and flora which exist in the area .
Lucius Marcius Philippus ( consul 56 BC ) . Lucius Marcius Philippus ( flourished 1st century BC ) was a member of a Roman senatorial family . He was a descendant of Roman King Ancus Marcius and the son of the consul and censor Lucius Marcius Philippus . He was a praetor in 60 BC , and became propraetor of Syria in 59 BC , although Appian ( Syrian Wars 8.51 ) records that he was propraetor of Syria in 61 BC . That same year he married Atia Balba Caesonia , niece of Julius Caesar . Philippus had a son and a daughter Marcia from a previous marriage which had ended with his wife 's death . Atia 's previous husband , Gaius Octavius , had died on his return to Rome , leaving her with two children : Octavia Minor and Gaius Octavius ( future Roman Emperor Augustus ) . Philippus cherished his stepchildren as if they were his own . He was consul of 56 BC with Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus Marcellinus . Despite his marriage ties with Caesar , Philippus did not take his side in Caesar 's civil war with Pompey , passing anti-Caesar legislation in the Senate . Because of this , Philippus was not given a province to govern for the year . Sensing the threat implicit in this snub , Philippus requested that Caesar allow him to sit out the war , to remain in Italy for the duration . Caesar obliged , thankful that he had not gained an enemy , even if he had not gained a supporter . Philippus became a close friend of Cicero , who also waited out the war . The desire of Philippus to avoid conflict is evident at all times of his life . When his stepson Octavius was named Caesar 's heir , Philippus attempted to dissuade him from accepting his inheritance because of the danger from Marc Antony . He enlisted Atia to try her hand at convincing the young man to decline , but it was no use . Although he opposed Antony , Philippus took part in the delegation sent to him at Mutina , and returned his demands to the senate . Cicero chided Philippus for this . Atia died during August/September 43 BC and according to Ovid , Philippus later married one of Atia 's sisters , but according to Syme , the Philippus that married Atia 's sister was in fact his son , the consul suffectus in 38 BC . He lived to old age and Augustus rewarded him for his continued loyalty . He had at least two children : one son , Lucius Marcius Philippus who later married his step-mother 's sister Atia ; and one daughter , Marcia , who later became the wife of Cato the Younger .
F. Alton Everest . F. Alton Everest ( 1909–2005 ) was an American acoustical engineer , a cofounder of the American Scientific Affiliation , and its first president . Academic and acoustic research career . He held electrical engineering degrees from Oregon State and Stanford University , where he conducted his early work with such prominent engineers as Lee DeForest ( inventor of the triode vacuum tube ) and Hewlett Packard founders William Hewlett and David Packard , then taught at Oregon State College at Corvallis from 1936 , specialising in radio and television . During World War II he headed a National Defense Research Committee underwater sound research team . His book `` Master Handbook of Acoustics '' was described by `` Stereophile '' magazine as `` the best-selling book on the subject of acoustics for more than 20 years . '' After his work for the Moody Institute of Science , Everest worked as an acoustical consultant during the 1970s and 1980s . Moody Institute of Science . After the war ( from 1945 to 1971 ) , he became the director of production for the Moody Institute of Science ( MIS ) , a Christian evangelical ministry producing science films , described by `` American Cinematographer '' as `` the biggest little studio in the world '' in the 1960s . He published two books affiliated with the MIS : `` Dust or Destiny '' ( Moody Press , 1949 ) and `` Hidden Treasures '' ( Moody Press , 1951 ) . American Scientific Affiliation . Everest grew up a conservative Baptist , reading the works of Harry Rimmer and George McCready Price ( although favouring physician Arthur I . Brown as an influence on the relationship between science and religion ) . In 1941 he attended a meeting of five evangelical scientists , convened by Moody Bible Institute president William H. Houghton , in Chicago , Illinois , which led to the founding of the American Scientific Affiliation , of which he became the organizational leader and president . Everest led the ASA through its first critical decision , that of how to relate to the pre-existing Deluge Geology Society ( DGS ) . Everest was enthusiastic about the DGS 's ability to draw `` large crowds of non-scientific folk '' , its offer to allow the fledgling ASA to publish material in their `` Bulletin of Deluge Geology '' until it could start its own journal , and the `` dignified but definite '' tone of that journal , but questioned whether it was wise to become entangled with the DGS due to what he perceived as its `` strong Seventh-Day Adventist flavor . '' After meeting with a group of people with close ties to the DGS , Everest wrote to the ASA executive council advising against `` becoming affiliated with a deluge society right off '' and that he thought `` [ w ] e would never hope to gain even the Christian geologists if we espoused [ Price 's ] cause . '' He wrote to the DGS , gently rebuffing affiliation , but expressing a desire for amicable cooperation . Everest had himself already joined the DGS , but thereafter specifically requested that he be listed as a `` subscriber '' rather than a `` member '' . The influence of flood geology on the ASA was finally exorcised when , in 1948 , Everest approached J. Laurence Kulp to explore the topic in the ASA 's upcoming annual convention . Kulp presented a paper on the `` Antiquity of Hominoid Fossils '' at this convention and on `` Deluge Geology '' at the next convention , resulting in the discomfiture and isolation of Flood Geologists within the ASA . In 1996 he was nominated for the Templeton Prize by a fellow member of the American Scientific Affiliation .
Ponnana Neram . `` Ponnana Neram '' ( English : Precious Time ) is a 2001 Tamil drama film produced , co-written and directed by Raviraj . The film features Ramarajan and Prathyusha in the leading roles , while Shanmugasundaram and Kadhal Sukumar appear in supporting roles . Featuring music composed by Pradeep , the film was released on 14 November 2001 . Plot . Ramarajan portrays a police officer and Prathyusha stars as a college student , who is a prankster who often gets others into trouble . Prathyusha witnesses few terrorists planning to kill a minister — but nobody is ready to believe her . Whether Ramarajan stops the terrorist attack forms the crux of the story .
Liceo Cardenal Raúl Silva Henríquez . Liceo Particular Cardenal Raúl Silva Henríquez ( ) is a Chilean high school located in Nancagua , Colchagua Province , Chile .
For the Bleeders . `` For the Bleeders '' is an album by metalcore/hardcore band Vision of Disorder . Released on August 24 , 1999 , this is the band 's only release on Go-Kart Records . It contains a collection of re-recorded songs from various demo 's from the early 1990s , along with two new originals .
Mary John Batten . Mary John Batten ( née Fodchuk ; August 30 , 1921 – October 9 , 2015 ) was a Canadian lawyer , judge and political figure in Saskatchewan . She represented Humboldt from 1956 to 1964 in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan as a Liberal . She was the first woman of Ukrainian origin to be elected to a Canadian provincial parliament . She was born Mary John Fodchuk in 1921 in Sifton , Manitoba and educated in Calder , Saskatchewan , Ituna and Regina and at the University of Saskatchewan . She articled with John Diefenbaker and was called to the Saskatchewan bar in 1945 , later moving to Humboldt . She married M. Charles R. Batten , also a lawyer . After leaving politics in 1964 , she was named to the Saskatchewan District Court . In 1983 , she was named Chief Justice for the Court of Queen 's Bench , becoming the first female chief justice for Saskatchewan . Batten retired from the bench in 1990 . Batten died in October 2015 at the age of 94 .
Gustav Albrecht , 5th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg . Gustav Albrecht Alfred Franz Friedrich Otto Emil Ernst , 5th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg , 28 February 1907 – 1944 ( declared legally dead 29 November 1969 ) was Prince and head of the House of Sayn-Wittgenstein . He was the son of Richard , 4th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg . Personal life . Gustav Albrecht , 5th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg ( `` Gustav Albrecht Alfred Franz Friedrich Otto Emil Ernst '' as born on 28 February 1907 at Berleburg , Germany . He married Margareta Fouché d'Otrante ( 28 March 1909 – 25 August 2005 ) , daughter of Charles Fouché , 6th Duc d'Otrante , on 26 January 1934 at Björnlunda , Södermanland Län , Sweden . In June 1944 , he was serving as an officer in the German army during the campaign against the Soviet Union . After disappearing during a mission near the Belarusian city of Orsha , Gustav Albrecht was declared missing in action . His family did not seek to have him declared dead until after the birth of his grandson and heir eventual Prince Gustav on 12 January 1969 ; 29 November 1969 is listed as the official date of death for Gustav Albrecht . He is alternately known as Gustav Albrecht Prinz zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg . Military service honors . Prince Gustav Albrecht served in the German Army in the rank of field officer/field-grade officer ( `` Ic-Stabsoffizier '' ) with the title of `` Rittmeister der Reserve '' in the 23rd Panzer-Division . Nearly two months after his disappearance during Operation Bagration in June 1944 , he was awarded the German Cross in Silver ( `` Kriegsorden des Deutschen Kreuzes in Silber '' ) on 18 August 1944 . Additionally , he was awarded the War Merit Cross 1st . class with swords ( `` Kriegsverdienstkreuz 1 . Klasse mit Schwertern '' ) , also known as the KVK 1 , which was instituted on 18 October 1939 by Hitler ; the date of this honor is not known .
Statutes of Nieszawa . The Nieszawa Statutes ( ) were a set of laws enacted in the Kingdom of Poland in 1454 , in the town of Nieszawa located in north-central Poland . The King Casimir IV Jagiellon made a number of concessions to the Polish nobility and the gentry ( szlachta ) in exchange for their support in the Thirteen Years ' War . Among other things , the Statutes required the King to seek the lords ' approval when issuing new laws , when levying the mobilisation of armed forces ( pospolite ruszenie ) , or when imposing new taxes . The Statutes strengthened the position of some of the nobility at the expense of less agreeable estates . With the Statute of Nieszawa , King Casimir ( 1427–1492 ) – who was a brother of Władysław III of Poland ( 1424–1444 ) , the new King of Hungary – also managed to take further advantage of the political split between the richest and most influential Polish families , and the much broader class of `` szlachta '' . The statute substantially limited the power of the former in exchange for the new privileges bestowed upon the latter . From then on , `` szlachta '' consent was required in the passing of new laws , as well as , for the declaration of war . Equally important , was the significant reduction in the autonomy of the Church controlled by Cardinal Zbigniew Oleśnicki ( one of the most powerful magnates ) . It allowed the king to appoint Catholic bishops himself .
Kloof Country Club . The Kloof Country Club is a private club located on one side of Kloof , a leafy suburb of Durban in KwaZulu-Natal , South Africa . It has an 18-hole golf course , tennis courts , squash courts , a cricket oval , swimming pool and conference facilities . History . The idea originated by Tom Field , who owned the land on which the course would be built . More than 50 enthusiastic golfers formed the `` Kloof and District Golf Club '' in 1926 and entered into a lease agreement with Field . This involved the club paying a modest rental to the owner of the , on which he had ploughed out 9 holes , and he retained the right to graze his cattle on the course . Field 's Hotel served as the meeting place , watering hole and function venue of the club in the early years , and the club 's membership swelled to 223 by early 1928 . ( 134 of these members were Country members - those that lived beyond a radius of the course . ) In 1929 , the famous Stafford Vere Hotchkin was contracted to prepare a proposal to extend the course to 18 holes . Hotchkin , a retired colonel , had teamed up with Major Hutchinson and Sir Guy Campbell to form one of the great triumvirates of golf course architecture five years before , and their work is still held in the highest regard today . Their best-known creation is probably Woodhall Spa , home of the English Golf Union and a course that is consistently ranked in the top 10 in England and in the top 50 in the world . Hotchkin , during his visits to South Africa , also left his mark on such courses as East London , Humewood and Mowbray . During 1940 , the club was told by the National Roads Board that a new road was proposed that would run through the course , lopping off at least three of the holes . The proposed plan for the road was shelved during the War years , but soon after the hostilities had ended , the construction of the road went ahead despite vehement protests from the club . The problem of losing holes was solved by more of Mr. Field 's land being made available , and indeed it was soon after the `` road issue '' that Kloof Country Club came into being , with tennis courts , a cricket oval and squash courts . A redesign of the course was needed , and this task was entrusted to Bob Grimsdell , which he completed in 1951 . We are unsure of how much of Hotchkin 's work was left unchanged , but it must be assumed that Grimsdell did n't rework the holes that formed part of the original layout . Since then , Peter Matkovich was commissioned to make further improvements where necessary , which included the reconstruction of the greens and their surrounds , planting them with bent grass . This was completed in 1995 . Kloof and Champagne Sports Resort are in fact the only courses in KwaZulu-Natal to have bent greens , ( soon to be joined by Cotswold Downs in Hillcrest ) . Part of Matkovich 's brief was to create space for a driving range .
1977 Northern Illinois Huskies football team . The 1977 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University in the 1977 NCAA Division I football season . The Huskies competed under the Mid-American Conference banner during this season . They were led by head coach Pat Culpepper , and they played their home games at Huskie Stadium .
Kızılkaş , Yüreğir . Kızılkaş is a village in the District of Yüreğir , Adana Province , Turkey .
2004–05 Football League Cup . The 2004–05 Football League Cup ( known as the Carling Cup for sponsorship reasons ) was the 45th staging of the Football League Cup , a knockout competition for England 's top 92 football clubs . The competition name reflects a sponsorship deal with lager brand Carling . The competition began in August 2004 and ended with the final on 25 February 2005 . The Millennium Stadium in Cardiff hosted the final match , as it had done since 2001 , with the new Wembley Stadium still not complete . The winners were Chelsea , beating Liverpool in the final 3–2 after extra-time thanks to goals from Didier Drogba and Mateja Kežman in extra-time after the match finished 1–1 .
World Health Imaging , Telemedicine , and Informatics Alliance . The World Health Imaging , Telemedicine and Informatics Alliance ( WHITIA ) is a non-profit global health technology and social venture established in 2006 by affiliates of Northwestern University near Chicago , Illinois . WHITIA cultivates high-level strategic relationships with non-governmental organizations , imaging industry innovators and academic institutions in order to integrate and deliver meaningful , sustainable , diagnostic technology to underserved communities worldwide . WHITIA 's vision is to facilitate the deployment of thousands of digital medical imaging systems worldwide , providing one billion people with access to diagnostic imaging . WHITIA was formerly known as the World Health Imaging Alliance ( WHIA ) until it formally expanded its scope in June 2009 . WHITIA 's first formal public launch was in April 2009 at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society ( HIMSS ) Annual Conference & Exhibition in Chicago , Illinois . WHITIA announced strategic partners including SEDECAL , Carestream Health and Merge Healthcare , receiving extensive coverage in Health IT magazines and publications . At the 2009 Annual Conference of the Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine ( SIIM ) in Charlotte , North Carolina , WHITIA announced its partnership with SIIM , which will allow both organizations to collaborate on specific initiatives . WHITIA was recently ranked # 15 of the top 25 most influential people , institutions , and organizations in the radiology industry . At the 2009 RSNA Annual Meeting , WHITIA launched , Remi-d , a remote-operated screening X-ray system for use in the developing world . Its strengths in these areas stem from the higher burden of Human Immunodeficiency Virus ( HIV ) and Tuberculosis ( TB ) co-infection , high incidences of Black Lung disease , or outbreaks of other infectious respiratory diseases . The teleradiology and remote-controlled features of Remi-d allow resource-limited areas such as sub-Saharan Africa , South and Central America and Southeast Asia , where Radiologists and Radiographers are in short supply to have a functioning X-ray service . WHITIA currently has pilot integrated digital X-ray sites in South Africa and Guatemala at established clinics in need and is expanding to new qualified sites in partnership with NGOs such as Rotary International while cooperating with the local and national governments . Guatemala clinics . This project was largely funded by several US and Guatemalan Rotary clubs along with the key resource support of the Guatemalan municipal and national governments .
Boicho Kokinov . Boicho Kokinov ( , 27 December 1960 – 10 May 2013 ) was an Associate Professor in Cognitive Science and Computer Science at the New Bulgarian University and the Director of the Central and East European Center for Cognitive Science . He was the main organizer of the series of the Annual Summer Schools in Cognitive Science from 1994 until his death . Early life and education . Kokinov received his PhD at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences , Sofia . Research interests . His research interests included understanding human thinking and memory : analogy-making , problem solving , decision-making , judgment , context , constructive memory , memory distortions , blending of episodes . He developed the DUAL Cognitive Architecture and a number of models based on it : AMBR ( a model of analogy-making and memory ) together with Alexander Petrov , Maurice Grinberg , Georgi Petkov , and Ivan Vankov ; JUDGEMAP ( a model of judgment ) together with Georgi Petkov . Experimental data has been collected in support of these models : dissimilar episodes can be blended as result of a double analogy with a third episode ( with Neda Zareva ) ; analogical episodes are easier to blend than superficially similar ones ( with Veselina Feldman ) ; analogy helps children to do relational mapping and transitive inference ( with Milena Mutafchieva ) ; simple analogies are done automatically and without awareness ( with Penka Hristova ) ; comparing relations in analogy requires parallel mental simulations of body actions ( with Ivan Vankov ) ; anxiety restricts analogy generation ( with Veselina Feldman ) .
Impington Village College . Impington Village College is a mixed secondary school and sixth form located in Impington in the English county of Cambridgeshire . The buildings of 1938/9 by Walter Gropius and Maxwell Fry are Grade I listed . The school opened in 1939 , two weeks after the outbreak of World War II . It was the fourth Village College to be opened in Cambridgeshire . As a village college , it was originally intended to encompass all aspects of learning in the village , and included prominent space for adult education and the First Histon Scouts , who are now based in a hut on the grounds of the college . In 1998 the school was awarded the Sportsmark by Sport England and was also granted international school status by the British Council 's central bureau for education visits and exchanges , the first of eleven schools to be designated that way . In September 1999 it built on this with a successful application to the Department of Education to become a specialist Language College . The school converted to academy status in January 2013 . Building . Henry Morris , founder of the village college system in Cambridgeshire , employed prominent architects to design the colleges , and Impington was designed by Walter Gropius , founder of The Bauhaus School of Architecture , and his partner Maxwell Fry . It is the only example of Gropius ’ s work in Britain and the building is now Grade I listed building . In 2014 , the college received a £100,000 grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund for important repair and restoration works to the listed part of the site . Work began in the August of that year . House system . Starting in the 2014/15 academic year , the college introduced a house system for pastoral care in years 7-11 . These houses were named after Helen Keller , Rosa Parks , Alan Turing and Raoul Wallenberg . The following year , a vertical tutoring system began , based around these houses . Impington International College . Impington Village College has an international sixth form , educating pupils aged 16-19 from a mix of nations and cultures . The sixth form offers both A Levels as well as the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme . It also offers its own course called 'Ideal ' which is for students with learning difficulties and teaches them essential life skills , as well as some basic qualifications . Impington has also offered an extra year for year 13 performance students , helping them apply for drama school and audition for companies .
RAB13 . Ras-related protein Rab-13 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the `` RAB13 '' gene .
Bennis v. Michigan . `` Bennis v. Michigan '' , 516 U.S. 442 ( 1996 ) , was a decision by the United States Supreme Court , which held that the innocent owner defense is not constitutionally mandated by Fourteenth Amendment Due Process in cases of civil forfeiture . Background . Tina B. Bennis was a joint owner , with her husband , of an automobile . Detroit police arrested her husband , John Bennis , after observing him engaged in a sexual act with a prostitute in the automobile while it was parked on a Detroit city street . In declaring the automobile forfeit as a public nuisance under Michigan 's statutory abatement scheme , the trial court permitted no offset for petitioner 's interest despite her lack of knowledge of her husband 's activity . The Michigan Court of Appeals reversed but was , in turn , reversed by the Michigan Supreme Court , which concluded , among other things , that Michigan 's failure to provide an innocent owner defense was without federal constitutional consequence under this Court 's decisions .
Rachel Zadok . Rachel Zadok is a South African writer and a Whitbread First Novel Award nominee ( 2005 ) . She is the author of the novels `` Gem Squash Tokoloshe '' and `` Sister-Sister '' . Life . Zadok was born in South Africa in 1972 to a South African mother and an Israeli father and grew up in Kensington , a white middle-class suburb of Johannesburg . She later studied Fine Art and worked as a freelance graphic designer . She moved with her doctor husband to London , England in 2001 where she waitressed for a while and then worked for an orphans ' charity . She graduated with a Certificate in Novel Writing from City University , London . It was in London that Zadok began writing `` Gem Squash Tokoloshe '' , a first novel set in her native South Africa . `` The book is really about belief and the influence society has on children , '' she said in a November 2005 BBC interview . In 2004 , Zadok entered the 'How to Get Published ' competition on Channel 4 's Richard & Judy Show , reaching the final five of 46,000 entrants . Pan Macmillan subsequently offered her a publishing contract . `` Gem Squash Tokoloshe '' was shortlisted for the Whitbread Book Awards First Novel award and the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize , and long-listed for the International Dublin Literary Award . The Whitbread Judges announced : “ Gem Squash Tokoloshe impressed us with its powerful evocation of a child's-eye view of rural South Africa . Rachel Zadok sets the private drama of a collapsing household against the backdrop of a changing nation and creates a tangible atmosphere of menace. ” Zadok returned to South Africa in 2010 and now lives with her husband and daughter in Cape Town . In `` The Guardian '' of 18 November 2005 Zadok commented : `` I feel like I ca n't run away from it [ South Africa ] and live somewhere else . I 've got to pay my dues , give back to the country that gave me so much ... '' Zadok has spoken of her wish to set up a project for AIDS orphans in her native South Africa . In 2011 , she launched Short Story Day Africa , an initiative to highlight African short fiction . She published her second novel , `` Sister-Sister '' , with South African publisher Kwela Books in 2013 . Works . Short works by Rachel Zadok have also appeared in `` The Observer '' , the `` Jewish Chronicle '' , `` The Independent '' and `` African Violet '' , the 2012 Caine Prize Anthology .
West Harrow . West Harrow is an area in the London Borough of Harrow . Location . As its name suggests , West Harrow is located on the western side of the London Borough of Harrow , and roughly halfway between the north and south boundaries of the borough . To the south east of West Harrow is Harrow on the Hill , to its north east is Greenhill , to its west is Rayners Lane , to its north is North Harrow , and to its south are Roxeth and South Harrow . Arts and Culture . West Harrow , considered to be the bohemian part of Harrow , boasts the first and only contemporary artist-led gallery in the borough which was set up in 2010 by the Usurp Art Collective . The space is called the Usurp Art Gallery & Studios and was converted from an old butchers shop . Usurp Art provides professional support to artists and runs the only public artists studios in the borough . It is a flagship project for Arts Council England . Poet Tim Dooley lives here ; the neighbourhood also has strong musical connections : keyboardist and composer Rick Wakeman grew up here and it is currently ( 2018 ) home to a number of jazz musicians including pianist Alex Webb ( musician ) , and bass players Jeremy Brown and Miles Danso , part of the significant Harrow jazz community which also includes Courtney Pine and Gary Crosby . West Harrow Park , boasts a cafe , free gym equipment and has a large children 's and under-fives play area for local families . Zoning information . West Harrow is almost exclusively residential , with a few threads of localized commercial zoning around its edges and an occasional small shop dotted within the residential areas . History . Prior to the early 20th century West Harrow was overwhelmingly rural . The construction of the Uxbridge extension to the Metropolitan line in 1904 , and specifically the new West Harrow tube station , triggered a steady growth of homes in the area , spreading out from the location of the new station . In his 1973 BBC TV film about London suburbia , Metroland , Sir John Betjeman stands in Vaughan Road and delivers a piece to camera about the development of the area in the 1900s . The remaining open pockets of West Harrow were filled with small council and retirement estates in the second half of the 20th century . Several of the roads in West Harrow are named after teachers at Harrow School , as described by Betjeman in his film : Drury Road ( Joseph Drury ) ; Vaughan Road ( Charles Vaughan ) ; Butler Road ( Montagu Butler ) ; Bowen Road ( Edward Ernest Bowen ) ; Sumner Road ( Robert Carey Sumner ) ; and Heath Road ( Benjamin Heath ) . Merivale Road ( Charles Merivale , one of the pair who started the Boat Race )
I Apologize ( 1931 song ) . `` I Apologize ' '' is a popular song written by Al Hoffman , Al Goodhart , and Ed Nelson . The song was published in 1931 and recordings by Bing Crosby and Nat Shilkret were very successful that year . Probably the best-known version of the song was recorded by Billy Eckstine . This recording was released by MGM Records as catalog number 10903 . It first reached the `` Billboard '' Best Seller chart on February 23 , 1951 , and lasted 19 weeks on the chart , peaking at number eight . It was awarded the Grammy Hall of Fame Award in 1999 . Tony Martin and also Champ Butler enjoyed chart success in 1951 . Dinah Washington recorded the song in 1952 for her album `` Blazing Ballads '' Timi Yuro recorded the song for Liberty Records . It reached # 72 on the US Charts in 1961 . Aretha Franklin recorded the song for her album `` The Tender , the Moving , the Swinging Aretha Franklin '' ( 1962 ) . A recording by P. J. Proby reached number 11 in the UK Singles Chart in 1965 . Matt Monro 's version is included in the album `` Matt Uncovered - The Rarer Monro ''
László Kovács ( footballer ) . László Kovács ( 24 April 1951 – 30 June 2017 ) was a Hungarian football goalkeeper who was in the squad for Hungary in the 1978 FIFA World Cup . He also played for Videoton FC .
Echinus tylodes . `` Echinus tylodes '' is a species of sea urchin in the Echinidae family . It is white with rather sparse pink spines , and is endemic to the eastern coast of North America including the Gulf of Mexico . Description . `` Echinus tylodes '' has a subglobular test about two-thirds as high as it is wide and grows to a diameter of . The joints between the ambulacral plates and the pores through which the tube feet project are both sunken below the general surface of the test . The tubercles to which the primary spines are attached are slightly raised , making it appear as if they are on vertical ridges . The primary spines are short and stout , and the test is easily visible as few secondary spines occur . The general colour of this urchin is white and it has pink spines . Distribution and habitat . `` Echinus tylodes '' is found on the East Coast of the United States from Cape Cod southwards to the Straits of Florida and in the Gulf of Mexico . It is a deepwater species , being found at depths of . It is often found around deepwater corals , sitting on the coral branches or around coral mounds among the remains of dead corals . Biology . Most deepwater echinoderms feed on algal debris and detritus . Examination of the gut contents of this species also showed small shells and the skeletons of hydroids . The eggs are small , which implies this species has echinopluteus larvae which are planktonic . Ecology . A deepwater video survey of the seabed over the Cape Fear coral mound off North Carolina found the sea urchins `` E. tylodes '' and the rather similar `` Echinus gracilis '' associated with squat lobsters ( `` Eumunida picta '' ) and spider crabs ( `` Rochinia crassa '' ) . These were living among the living and dead remains of the coldwater coral ( `` Lophelia pertusa '' ) from which the mound was largely formed . Other invertebrates present included the deepwater starfish ( `` Novodinia antillensis '' ) and the flytrap anemone ( `` Actinoscyphia saginata '' ) . The commonest fish species were the alfonsino ( `` Beryx decadactylus '' ) , codlings ( `` Laemonema '' spp . ) and the conger eel ( `` Conger oceanicus '' ) .
86th United States Congress . The Eighty-sixth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government , composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives . It met in Washington , D.C. from January 3 , 1959 , to January 3 , 1961 , during the last two years of the presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower . The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the Seventeenth Census of the United States in 1950 . Both chambers had a Democratic majority . When Alaska and Hawaii were admitted as states in 1959 , the membership of the House temporarily increased to 437 ( seating one member from each of those newly admitted states and leaving the apportionment of the other 435 seats unchanged ) ; it would remain at 437 until reapportionment resulting from the 1960 census . House of Representatives . TOTAL members : 437 . The increase over the usual 435 members was due to the admission of Alaska and Hawaii , whose seats were temporary until reapportionment following the 1960 Census . Senate . Senators are popularly elected statewide every two years , with one-third beginning new six-year terms with each Congress . Preceding the names in the list below are Senate class numbers , which indicate the cycle of their election , In this Congress , Class 2 meant their term ended with this Congress , requiring reelection in 1960 ; Class 3 meant their term began in the last Congress , requiring reelection in 1962 ; and Class 1 meant their term began in this Congress , requiring reelection in 1964 . House of Representatives . The names of members of the House of Representatives are preceded by their district numbers . Committees . Lists of committees and their party leaders , for members ( House and Senate ) of the committees and their assignments , go into the Official Congressional Directory at the bottom of the article and click on the link ( 2 links ) , in the directory after the pages of terms of service , you will see the committees of the Senate , House ( Standing with Subcommittees , Select and Special ) and Joint and after the committee pages , you will see the House/Senate committee assignments in the directory , on the committees section of the House and Senate in the Official Congressional Directory , the committee 's members on the first row on the left side shows the chairman of the committee and on the right side shows the ranking member of the committee .
New Bight Airport . New Bight Airport is an airport in New Bight on Cat Island in The Bahamas . Facilities . The airport resides at an elevation of above mean sea level . It has one runway designated 09/27 with an asphalt surface measuring .
Dreamteam . Dreamteam is a South African hip hop music group consisting of Mthoko Mkhathini , Lusaso Ngcobo and Trevor Sineke , also known as Dash , Saso and Trey respectively . They all originate from Durban , the capital city of KwaZulu-Natal , officially formed in 2011 , and shot to fame in 2013 , after the release of independent album , `` The Blow Up '' , which was released in March 2013 . They are most known for major debut single `` Tsekede '' , a song with a version that later featured major South African hip hop artist AKA , and fellow Durban-based musical trio , Big Nuz . Music career . Childhood friends Mthoko Mkhathini and Lusaso Ngcobo were initially part of a hip hop dance crew . In 2011 , they formed a trio with Saso 's older brother 's friend , Trevor Sineke . Their first gig as a trio was in a popular spot in Durban , called De La Sol . To their surprise , the crowd responded favourably . Their debut major single `` Tsekede '' from their mixtape `` The Blow Up '' , was released in 2013 . Their mixtape was well received , gaining over 12,000 downloads and distribution of 500 physical copies in March 2013 . Later that year , they enlisted major South African hip hop recording artist , AKA , and fellow Durban-based music group Big Nuz for the remix of `` Tsekede '' , which eventually became a summer anthem for that year . Other popular singles from their mixtape include `` Ask Enibhadi '' and `` Izass '' . Dreamteam earned their first nomination at the South African Hip Hop Awards in 2013 for Freshmen of the Year . They were featured on DJ Fisherman 's debut single `` Call Out '' , along with frequent collaborator NaakMusiQ , which was released on 14 August 2014 . MTV Base VJ and rapper Nomuzi Mabena aka Moozlie , from the Cashtime Life hip hop collective , twerks in the `` Izass '' music video . Dreamteam 's music video for their early 2015 single `` Dubane '' , which is a tribute to their hometown Durban , has been compared to the music video American rapper Ludacris recorded in the same city in 2005 . DreamTeam released their single `` What 's Your Name '' which contains features from fellow South African singers Donald and NaakMusiQ , in March 2015 . The song would later serve as the debut single from their first major album `` Dreams Never Die '' . Their debut studio album , `` Dreams Never Die '' , was released on 31 July 2015 . Among the list of guest features for the album are fellow South African music acts AKA , Donald , NaakMusiQ , Big Nuz , and Nigerian rapper Ice Prince . Artistry . Trey serves as the executive producer for the group . Dash is most notable for his catchphrases `` Ungasabi '' and `` Ai Ngeke '' , which in isiZulu , roughly translate to `` do not fear / do not be scared '' and `` will not '' respectively . All three members rap on all of their songs . Their music incorporates elements of new school hip hop , as well as kwaito and house music .
Valentina Fiorin . Valentina Fiorin ( born 9 October 1984 ) is an Italian volleyball player . She was born in Dolo , Veneto . In 1999 she started playing for the professional club Petrarca Sartori Padova . She played for Foppapedretti Bergamo . She played for RC Cannes until 2010 . On 1 December 2011 , Ageo Medics announced her joining .
Wang Fan . Wang Fan ( 228–266 ) , courtesy name Yongyuan , was an official , mathematician and astronomer of the state of Eastern Wu during the Three Kingdoms period of China . Life . Wang Fan was from Lujiang Commandery ( 廬江郡 ) , which is located southwest of present-day Lujiang County , Anhui . He started his career in Wu as a Gentleman of Writing ( 尚書郎 ) during the reign of the first Wu emperor Sun Quan or second Wu emperor Sun Liang , but was dismissed from office . During the reign of the third Wu emperor Sun Xiu , Wang Fan served as a Central Regular Mounted Attendant ( 散騎中常侍 ) alongside He Shao , Xue Ying and Yu Si , and was given an additional appointment as a Chief Commandant of Escorting Cavalry ( 駙馬都尉 ) . He received much praise from his contemporaries . When the Wu government sent him as an ambassador to Wu 's ally state , Shu , he was also highly regarded by the Shu government . Upon returning to Wu , he served as a military supervisor at the Wu military garrison in Xiakou ( 夏口 ) . During the reign of the fourth and last Wu emperor Sun Hao , Wang Fan became a Regular Attendant ( 常侍 ) alongside Wan Yu . Although he was initially close to Sun Hao , he gradually became alienated from the emperor as other officials slandered him in front of the emperor and as he became more outspoken against the emperor 's outrageous behaviour . In 266 , he offended Sun Hao and ended up losing his head . Sun Hao also exiled his family to the remote Guang Province in the south . Lu Kai , the Imperial Chancellor of Wu during Sun Hao 's reign , lamented Wang Fan 's unfortunate end . Wang Fan had two brothers , Wang Zhu ( 王著 ) and Wang Yan ( 王延 ) , who were also well-known learned men in Wu . Both of them were killed during a rebellion started by Guo Ma ( 郭馬 ) in 279 , which was one of the events leading to the fall of Wu in 280 . Contributions to mathematics and astronomy . Wang Fan was proficient in mathematics and astronomy . He calculated the distance from the Sun to the Earth , but his geometric model was not correct . In addition , he gave the numerical value of π as 142 / 45 = 3.155… , which was not as accurate as that given by the mathematician Liu Hui , who lived around the same time as him .
Haarlem Stadion . Haarlem Stadion ( ) is a stadium in Haarlem , Netherlands , and the home stadium of the Dutch amateur football club Haarlem Kennemerland . Formerly home of the defunct professional football club HFC Haarlem , the stadium is located in the north of Haarlem . It was built in 1907 , with renovations in 1947 and during the eighties , including the replacement of the south stand , which is an all-seater stand . Today , the stadium consists of two all-seater stands , with the east and west stands now unused since they no longer conform to the modern safety standards of today 's football . The total capacity is 3,442 with 600 seats allocated to the visiting team .
PcAnywhere . pcAnywhere was a suite of computer programs by Symantec which allows a user of the pcAnywhere remote program on a computer to connect to a personal computer running the pcAnywhere host if both are connected to interconnected networks and the password is known . pcAnywhere runs on several platforms , including Microsoft Windows , Linux , Mac OS X , and Pocket PC . History . The first version of pcAnywhere 1.0 for DOS was originally developed by Dynamic Microprocessor Associates ( DMA ) in 1986 . A few years later , in 1991 , Dynamic Microprocessor Associates was acquired by Symantec and the program was renamed to Norton pcAnywhere . In March 1993 , Symantec released Norton pcAnywhere 1.0 for Windows . Issues . In January 2012 , Symantec , the maker of pcAnywhere , revealed a security breach and told users to stop using the software , pending a resolution of the problem and the creation of new secure code , while on February 7 , 2012 the software 's source code was leaked and distributed through BitTorrent . Symantec responded with a series of cumulative hot fixes to pcAnywhere versions 12.0.x , 12.1.x and 12.5.x . The hot fixes addressed immediate issues identified by Symantec 's assessment of the code exposure . Symantec also released hot fixes for the pcAnywhere versions , 12.5.x and 12.6.x , bundled with Symantec Management Suites . A full cumulative service pack patch was released on April 11 , 2012 . Symantec gave out free upgrades to all customers that had a previous version of Symantec pcAnywhere dating back to the late 1990s . In May 2014 , Symantec announced the end of life for Symantec pcAnywhere , and according to its FAQ `` At this time , Symantec has no plans to introduce a replacement remote control product . '' Symantec recommends users disable PC Anywhere , and for its standalone version Bomgar as a replacement .
The Way Out ( Drag album ) . `` The Way Out '' is the debut album by Australian rock band Drag released 10 July 2005 . Drag recorded and toured for the album while lead singer and guitarist Darren Middleton was on a break from his other band Powderfinger . Background . As Middleton was allowed time to devote to his own side project Drag , he and McElligott decided to fill out Drag to a full band lineup . initially enlisting Brisbane keyboardist Matt Murphy and fellow Powderfinger member John Collins on bass , Drag began performing around Brisbane and its surrounding areas . Middleton had intended recording some of the Drag songs in the hiatus time , but when the opportunity was offered by Paul Piticco , Powderfinger 's manager and founder of Dew Process to record on Dew Process , Middleton accepted . Drag then recorded `` The Way Out '' in early 2005 at a recording studio in the Northern New South Wales beachside town Byron Bay . The band enlisted David Nicholas as the album 's producer , known for his work with Elton John . Songs and singles . There were two singles released from `` The Way Out '' . `` You and I '' was released just prior to the album to radio and as a CD single . The song is a rock-electronic song with influences of new-wave music . The second single released was `` Lady Luck '' which was released in October 2005 . According to the band , `` Lady Luck '' is the band 's attempt at writing a Beatles styled song . Reception . Zombos Reviews gave the album a B- , saying that `` All up , it 's certainly not earth-shattering , but they do n't embarrass themselves with anything hideously bad either . This one gets awarded a middling-to-high 10 for being `` pleasant , but does n't have any songs or melodies that are flatout brilliant . '' The reviewer did say that The Frustrated Writer was his favourite song on the album .
IBM System/360 Model 50 . The IBM System/360 Model 50 is a member of the 360 family of computers . The Model 50 was announced in April 1964 with the other initial models of the family , and first shipped in August 1965 to the Bank of America . Models . There are four models of the 360/50 . They vary by the amount of core memory with which the system is offered . The F50 , or 2050F is equipped with 65,536 bytes , the G50 has 131,072 bytes , the H50 262,144 bytes , and the I50 524,288 bytes . The system can also attach IBM 2361 Large Capacity Storage ( LCS ) modules which provide up to 8,388,608 bytes of additional storage , however with a considerably slower memory cycle time of 8 microseconds compared to the 2 microseconds of processor storage . Relative performance . The system has a CPU cycle time of 500 nanoseconds , 25 % faster than the Model 40 and 40 % slower than the Model 65 . Processor storage is magnetic core memory that transfers four bytes per 2 microsecond cycle . It has `` protected '' and `` local '' core storage for registers and internal buffers with cycle times of 200 and 500 nanoseconds respectively . Features . The Model 50 implements the complete 360 `` universal instruction set '' architecture , including floating-point , decimal , and character operations as standard features . The `` direct control '' instructions are an optional feature . Optional microcode providing compatibility with either the 7010 or 7074 systems is available . An IBM 1052 printer/keyboard for use as an operator 's console is optional . The I/O options include one channel-to-channel adapter ( CTCA ) and up to three selector channels . A multiplexer channel for attachment of slow-speed devices is standard on all models . The F50 has 64 subchannels , so it can attach up to 64 slow-speed devices on its multiplexer channel . The other models have 128 subchannels . This can optionally increase to 256 subchannels on the H50 and I50 . Microcode . The Model 50 uses a 90 bit ( or 85 bit , depending on definition ) `` horizontal microcode '' instruction format , with each word containing 15 ( or 25 ) separate fields . There are 2816 words of microcode storage . Read-only control storage for microcode employs `` balanced capacitor technology '' ( BCROS ) with cycle time of 500 nanoseconds , designed by Anthony Proudman in IBM 's Hursley laboratory and implemented by Fernando `` Fred '' Neves . This technology uses two capacitors to represent each bit . System software . It was possible to choose 360 , 360 MFT ( Multi-programming with a Fixed number of Tasks ) , or 360 MVT ( Multi-programming with a Variable number of Tasks ) as the Operating System of an IBM System/360 Model 50 . Few chose MVT . The choice of operating system for the System/360 Model 50 was based primarily on the amount of main storage . The F50 , with 65,536 bytes of main storage , can not run OS/MFT , which requires a minimum of 131,072 bytes of main storage . DOS/360 has a minimum of 16,384 bytes of main storage . Systems with 131,072 or more bytes of main storage could run OS/360 . Although 360/50 systems equipped with 1 MB or more could and did run MVT one IBMer described this as `` [ getting ] blood out of the turnip '' , and noted that `` most did n't run MVT '' . Time-sharing ( CALL/OS ) . IBM advertised time-sharing capability by featuring what originally was known as CALL/360 ( note the 'SLASH ' - which was retained in the name of its successor ) and later was named CALL/OS . CALL/OS featured its own versions of BASIC as well as FORTRAN IV and I , rather than the versions implemented by the MFT/MVT compilers known as FORTRAN G , FORTRAN H and PL/I F. CALL/OS is sometimes referred to as `` CALL-OS '' . Installations with a larger model of the System/360 family sometimes ran/retained the combination of MFT and CALL/OS , rather than switch to MVT , a pre-requisite for TSO , after an upgrade .
Taisha Abelar . Taisha Abelar , born Maryann Simko , is an American writer and anthropologist who was an associate of Carlos Castaneda . Biography . Abelar met Castaneda when she was 19 years old and a student at University of California , Los Angeles where she eventually earned her Master ’ s degree and Ph.D. in Anthropology . In 1973 , Castaneda purchased a compound on Pandora Avenue in Westwood , Los Angeles , and soon after Abelar ( she was still known as Maryann Simko at this time ) , along with Regine Thal and Kathleen Pohlman , who would come to be known collectively as `` the witches '' , moved in . In 1974 , `` Samurai '' magazine published photos of Regine Thal doing karate exercises . In the article , Abelar is called `` Anna Marie Carter '' . In keeping with Castaneda ’ s philosophy of `` erasing personal history '' , the witches maintained a tight veil of secrecy . They used numerous aliases and generally did not allow themselves to be photographed . Not long after moving into Castaneda ’ s compound Maryann Simko changed her name to Taisha Abelar . Likewise , Regine Thal changed her name to Florinda Donner and Kathleen Pohlman hers to Carol Tiggs . Abelar claimed to have been one of Don Juan ’ s four students and says she spent a year in his “ magical house ” in Mexico . In 1992 , her book `` The Sorcerer ’ s Crossing : A Woman ’ s Journey '' , which documents the training she received from the female members of don Juan ’ s group , was published by Viking Books . Through the 1990s , Abelar and the other witches started giving workshops in Tensegrity for Cleargreen Incorporated , a company formed by Castaneda for that purpose .
1961–62 Cincinnati Bearcats men 's basketball team . The 1961–62 Cincinnati Bearcats men 's basketball team represented University of Cincinnati . For the second time in a row , Cincinnati defeated Ohio State for the National Title 71–59 before 18,469 at Freedom Hall , Louisville , KY . The head coach was Ed Jucker . Season Summary . Cincinnati played its way out from under the shadow of in-state rival Ohio State by winning two straight National Championships in 1961 and 1962 , each time beating the Buckeyes in the title game . In 1962 , the Bearcats were a deep , balanced team led by leading scorer and rebounded Paul Hogue , a 6-foot-9 center . Five other player averaged between 8.2 and 14.3 points per game , and the Bearcats played stifling defense .
Meekatharra , Western Australia . Meekatharra is a town in the Mid West region of Western Australia . Meekatharra is a Yamatji word meaning 'place of little water ' . At the 2011 census , Meekatharra had a population of 812 , with 47.0 % being of Aboriginal descent . Meekatharra is a major supply centre for the pastoral and mining area in the Murchison region of Western Australia . It is located 764 km north-east of Perth and may be reached by the Great Northern Highway . It is a centre for sheep and cattle transshipment , initially by rail but now by road trains . It is also a regional home to the Royal Flying Doctor Service and the School of the Air . It is connected by public transport to Geraldton with connections to Perth via Transwa coach service N4 . No viable horticultural industry exists in the area , although extensive but poor cattle stations in the Murchison and Gascoyne exist . Meekatharra underwent a significant gold rush during the mining boom of the 1980s , with mining continuing until May 2004 at St Barbara Mines 's Bluebird Gold Mine . Exploration restarted in the area and St Barbara sold out to a company known as Mercator Gold in October 2005 . Mercator Gold then conducted an extensive drilling programme and re-opened the mill , commencing production in early October 2007 . This mining phase however was short lived , with Mercator going into administration in October 2008 and closing the mine . The company hopes to sell `` Bluebird '' in 2010 . History . Meekatharra is a former gold rush town . It seems the first settlement at Meekatharra occurred in 1894 and that , in May 1896 , after the prospectors Meehan , Porter and Soich discovered gold , miners moved to the new settlement from the other East Murchison fields and mining grew rapidly in scale and sophistication . The Peak Hill mining town was founded in 1892 approximately 100 km up the road during this initial gold rush . Success on the Meekatharra field was short-lived . It was only because a second gold discovery occurred in 1899 that the town survived . In 1901 the Meekatharra State Battery began operation and by Christmas Day 1903 the township had been officially gazetted . In 1906 Alfred Wernam Canning was appointed to develop a stock route from the East Kimberley to the Murchison . The stock route , comprising 54 wells , was completed in 1908 and , when the railway arrived in Meekatharra in 1910 , the town became the railhead at the end of the route . In many ways the railway ensured the town 's survival . In 1910 it took the first shipment of wool out of the area and it continued to serve the local pastoral interests until it was closed down in 1978 . The town and surrounding stations were isolated by flood waters in 1926 resulting in provisions in the town running low after supplies were unable to get through after a week . From 1927 until 1931 , a railway line operated from Meekatharra to the manganese mine at Horseshoe , some 80 miles ( 128 km ) distant . A substantial gold deposit which lies just south of the townsite called the Paddy 's Flat area was explored and mined by Western Mining Corporation and Dominion Mining Ltd in the 1990s . Climate . The climate is hot and dry . The annual rainfall is between . The driest months of the year are August through to November . Transport . Meekatharra was an important location in the Western Australian Government Railways system - being the northernmost location in the Northern Railway railway network , apart from the isolated Marble Bar Railway branch out of Port Hedland . For a while a further branch line continued eastwards to Wiluna . The line was closed from Mullewa and pulled up in the 1970s . In the 2000s , new iron ore prospects may see the railway return . A runway , now known as Meekatharra Airport , was built by the Americans during World War II . It serves as an important ETOPS diversion airport for inbound transcontinental flights to Australia . Skippers Aviation provide services to Perth on Monday , Wednesday , Thursday and Friday . Transwa operates coach services from Geraldton to Meekatharra on Mondays and Thursdays , returning Tuesdays and Fridays with connecting services to Perth . Integrity Coach Lines operates services between Perth and Port Hedland on Tuesdays , stopping in Meekatharra . The return service operates on Thursdays . In popular culture . Meekatharra is mentioned in Kevin Bloody Wilson 's 1985 song `` Living Next Door To Alan '' .
Anime Weekend Atlanta . Anime Weekend Atlanta ( AWA ) is an annual four-day anime convention held during September/October at the Renaissance Waverly Hotel , Cobb Galleria Centre , and Sheraton Suites Galleria in Atlanta , Georgia . The convention is the largest Southeastern anime convention and 5th largest in North America as of 2017 . Programming . The convention typically offers an Anime Music Video contest , Artists ' Alley , concerts , costume contest , dances , Dealer 's Room , fashion show , formal ball , game shows , karaoke , Maid Cafe , panels , RPG Gaming , tabletop gaming , Video Gaming , and Workshops . Anime Weekend Atlanta during the convention has 24-hour programming . History . The Anime Music Video contest in 2001 had 200 plus entries . The AMV contest in 2003 took over three hours and had 300 plus entries . The Dealer 's Room took up 72,000 square feet in 2007 . Cartoon Network announced the end of its Toonami block during a panel at Anime Weekend Atlanta 2008 . Loverin Tamburin could not enter the United States for their 2015 appearance due to visa issues .
Solovar . Solovar is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics . Solovar is a sentient gorilla and the progressive leader of a race of gorillas that first appeared as supporting characters of the Flash . Publication history . Solovar first appeared in `` Flash '' # 106 and was created by John Broome and Carmine Infantino . Fictional character biography . For many years , Solovar is the leader of Gorilla City , a hidden city of hyper-intelligent gorillas . Renowned for his wisdom and psychic powers , he is virtually unchallenged , except by the villainous Gorilla Grodd . This rivalry is so great that , after Solovar is captured by humans ( playing dumb to keep his identity and origin secret ) , Grodd follows him to Central City to learn the secrets of Solovar ’ s force-of-mind powers . He succeeds in this , but the Flash captures him after Solovar escapes and tells the Flash of Grodd . The Flash helped the gorilla leader escape and became the first human to learn of the city ’ s existence , and its location . This leads to a rivalry between Grodd and the Flash , as well as an alliance between the Flash and Solovar . Flash has helped to defeat Grodd many times . Under Solovar ’ s guidance , Gorilla City is a technological utopia . Eventually , he decides his people can no longer use their science to hide from the human world . Believing that the world 's ecological and political problems can not be solved by ignoring them , he opens his city 's borders to the world and asks for membership in the United Nations . He advocates peace — among the gorillas and with humans — and is behind two diplomatic overtures to the human world . The second tour of the U.S. , sadly , is cut short by his assassination by a lethal car bomb . While a mysterious group calling itself the Human Supremacy Movement takes credit for the act , it is quickly made clear to the reader that Solovar 's assassination at the hands of human racists is in fact a ruse concocted by the Simian Scarlet , a group of gorillas within Gorilla City seeking to overthrow the ruling council ( the manipulators , however , are themselves being manipulated by Gorilla Grodd ) . Solovar is briefly succeeded by his nephew , Ulgo . With tensions between humans and gorillas rising , the JLA is invited to Gorilla City to assist in a diplomatic mission , only to fall victim to an ambush . In the heat of battle , the gorilla army tests its new weapon on the heroes , a `` gorillabomb '' that transforms humans into gorillas . While the JLA retreat to their moonbase to find a cure , Prince Ulgo appears before the United Nations to formally declare war on the human race . However , he promises , there will be no bloodshed in the battle , and he makes his point by detonating a gorillabomb in the auditorium . With the entire UN assembly transformed both mentally and physically into gorillas , the JLA act swiftly to minimize damage and loss of life . Alas , saving the delegates uses up their only chance to change back into humans , and so our transformed heroes must remain in their simian forms until they can find another way to return to normal . Not that they are allowed much time to do this ; as the Martian Manhunter telepathically learns , the gorillas are strategically targeting several places around the globe , including Themyscira ( Wonder Woman 's homeland ) , Atlantis ( Aquaman 's kingdom ) , Central City , Blüdhaven ( a suburb of Batman 's Gotham City ) , Metropolis ( where Superman lives , one of the largest cities in the DC Universe ) , and low Earth orbit ( Green Lantern 's ) . The heroes split up and set out to neutralize the gorilla army , end the human-gorilla war , and find a way to return to normal . Once the JLA have achieved their goals , Ulgo is later succeeded by Solovar 's son , Nnamdi . During the `` Blackest Night '' , Barry Allen raced to Gorilla City to seek aid from Solovar , not knowing of his death . Finding the city ravaged , Allen assumed Grodd had attacked , only to discover Solovar had been reanimated as a Black Lantern . Barry managed to temporarily stop him by dragging his corpse through the air at superspeed while leaving it outside the protective aura his body generated when he took passengers , reducing Solovar 's Black Lantern self to dust when he could not cope with the friction that he was being subjected to . `` The New 52 '' . Solovar , in the new universe , is the founder and first ruler of Gorilla City , regarded as the Forefather of his species . He , his herd and his family had been around during the apex of the Mayan civilization just moments before its abrupt destruction by a metaphysical force . As the Speed Force destroyed the ancient culture in a blare of lightning , that same bolt of energy struck him and a few other apes within the vicinity , creating the first few in a new generation of superintelligent gorillas who would come to found the hidden nation of Gorilla City . Powers and abilities . Solovar possesses similar physical and mental abilities akin to Gorilla Grodd stemming from the same meteorite that evolved them and the rest of their brethren . Though not as significantly developed as his evil counterpart , Solovar is a gifted mentalist in his own right . As well as an able bodied political activist being king of his own highly advanced civilization and an accomplished diplomat with savvy knowledge of world affairs . Other than that , Solovar like all apes of gorilla city , boasts an accomplished intellect knowing the workarounds of all his nations advanced science and technology . Being a contributing pioneer to its development himself . He also boasts the augmented physical abilities of all Super Apes of his homeland , he also has vastly augmented physical abilities . During the events of the Blackest Night the deceased king Solovar is reanimated by a Black Power Ring and gifted with all the abilities that come with being a Black Lantern , such as accelerated regeneration , emotional reading and consumption by removing the hearts of the living , simulation of old powers from his previous life and the typical functions allotted by a Power Ring . Within the DCnU reboot , Solovar was the first among his lineage of apes touched by The Light . Solovar naturally possesses a greater physical and mental constitution greater than humans and most of his fellow apes . Flashpoint . In the `` Flashpoint '' reality , Solovar was the original ruler of Gorilla City until he was overthrown by Gorilla Grodd . Young Justice tie in comics . Solovar appears in Young Justice # 18 `` Monkey Business '' and # 19 `` Gorilla Warfare '' . Solovar lead a troop of gorillas in Bwunda . He and his mate Boka had a son , Nnamdi . In 2008 , he , along with most of his troop , was captured by the Brain and Ultra-Humanite . The adult gorillas were surgically enhanced to increase their intelligence . They also received telepathic abilities as a side-effect , a fact they kept secret from their captors . The troop 's children were held hostage , forcing the adults to serve their captors at Gorilla City . They were later given Kobra-Venom injections . At Ultra-Humanite 's command , Solovar , Gorilla Grodd and several Kobra-Venom enchanced gorillas ambushed the Team and Wolf . They seized the Team and gave them inhibitor collars . They did not catch Miss Martian , or Wolf . Solovar and Grodd brought them to Brain . Via handsigns , he informed Ultra-Humanite and Brain that they could not find Miss Martian . Brain gave them infrared goggles to search for her . Solovar and Grodd found Miss Martian as she woke up , and Grodd demanded her help . Solovar , Grodd , Boka and Primat held a telepathic conference with Miss Martian , during which they explained the history of their troop and Gorilla City , and asked for her team 's help to liberate them . Solovar decided to trust M'gann despite her not being the Team 's leader as the gorillas had assumed . They returned Miss Martian to the physical world , reuniting her with Wolf . Later , Solovar telepathically sent Grodd confirmation that Miss Martian had rescued the gorilla children . When Robin escaped from captivity in the main hut , Grodd wanted to kill him to prevent him disrupting the gorillas ' plan , but Solovar instructed him to adapt instead . Solovar arrived at the main hut after the Brain called for reinforcements against the now free Team , along with Malavar , Djuba , a number of Shadow guards and Miss Martian , who pretended to be his unconscious prisoner . The Team and the gorillas then attacked their captors ; Solovar disarmed Monsieur Mallah , and chided Superboy for calling the gorillas monkeys . Facing defeat , the Brain activated the base 's self-destruct system , and Gorilla City was swiftly evacuated . Solovar happily reunited with his mate and son at the gorilla 's safe haven , reporting that everyone had escaped the city safely . He thought the troop might build its own Gorilla City . Injustice 2 . Within the Injustice universe , King Solovar is the kind yet ruthless leader of his society of super apes who , much like Grodd , all share a bitter enmity towards humankind . He sought aid in the international eco-terrorist and master of the League of Assassins , Ra 's al Ghul and his family . The two would worked on a means of pruning the population of the human race to a more manageable size via the works of Professor Anthony Ivo .
Bulwell station . Bulwell station , previously known as Bulwell Market station , is a railway station and tram stop in Bulwell , Nottingham , England . It is located on the Robin Hood Line and the Hucknall branch of the Nottingham Express Transit ( NET ) . History . Bulwell station opened on 2 October 1848 , with the opening of the Midland Railway 's line from Nottingham to Mansfield . It was the first of several stations to serve Bulwell , including Bulwell Common , Bulwell Forest and Basford and Bulwell . On 11 August 1952 it was renamed Bulwell Market , in order to distinguish it from the other Bulwell stations . It was closed to passenger traffic , along with all the other stations on the line , in 1964 , but the railway line itself was retained for goods traffic . In 1993 , this line was reopened by British Rail to passenger traffic as part of the new Robin Hood Line , and , on 24 May 1994 , the station reopened under its original name , the other Bulwell stations having closed in the meantime . In March 2004 , the Nottingham Express Transit tram line opened on an alignment alongside the railway line . The station used to have 2 rail platforms , but the down platform was removed to make way for the Nottingham Express Transit tram stop . The station used to have a PlusBus scheme where train and bus tickets could be bought together giving a saving on the cost of separate tickets . However this was withdrawn due to low usage . A Nottingham and Beeston Plusbus are still valid to Bulwell on buses and trams but can not be bought for rail journeys starting/ending at Bulwell . Rail . The railway has a single line and platform through the station , with the platform on the opposite side of the railway track from the tram stop . A footbridge links the railway platform with the tram stop , town centre and bus station , crossing both railway and tram tracks . To the south of the station , the line becomes double-track for the rest of its run towards Nottingham . To the north , only a single track is used as far as Hucknall station . On Monday to Saturday there is generally an hourly daytime service southbound to Nottingham and northbound to , with all services before 0900 and after 1730 continuing from Mansfield Woodhouse to . Sundays see 8 calls each way , though all northbound trains terminate at Mansfield Woodhouse . There is also one daily southbound service Mondays to Fridays from Mansfield Woodhouse that extends through to & Norwich , however there is no return train . Tram . The tram stop has an island platform , flanked by twin tram tracks . To the south the twin tracks continue to Highbury Vale tram stop and beyond , but to the north the line becomes single track as far as Bulwell Forest tram stop . With the opening of NET 's phase two , Bulwell is now on NET line 1 , which runs from Hucknall through the city centre to Beeston and Chilwell . Trams run at frequencies that vary between 4 and 8 trams per hour , depending on the day and time of day .
Ethics in religion . Ethics involves systematizing , defending , and recommending concepts of right and wrong behavior . A central aspect of ethics is `` the good life '' , the life worth living or life that is simply satisfying , which is held by many philosophers to be more important than traditional moral conduct . Most religions have an ethical component , often derived from purported supernatural revelation or guidance . Some assert that religion is necessary to live ethically . Blackburn states that there are those who `` would say that we can only flourish under the umbrella of a strong social order , cemented by common adherence to a particular religious tradition '' . Buddhist ethics . Ethics in Buddhism are traditionally based on the enlightened perspective of the Buddha , or other enlightened beings who followed him . Moral instructions are included in Buddhist scriptures or handed down through tradition . Most scholars of Buddhist ethics thus rely on the examination of Buddhist scriptures , and the use of anthropological evidence from traditional Buddhist societies , to justify claims about the nature of Buddhist ethics . According to traditional Buddhism , the foundation of Buddhist ethics for laypeople is the Pancasila : no killing , stealing , lying , sexual misconduct , or intoxicants . In becoming a Buddhist , or affirming one 's commitment to Buddhism , a layperson is encouraged to vow to abstain from these negative actions . Buddhist monks and nuns take hundreds more such vows ( see vinaya ) . The sole reliance on traditional formulae or practices , however , can be questioned by Western Buddhists whose main concern is the practical solution of complex moral problems in the modern world . To find a justifiable approach to such problems it may be necessary not just to appeal to the precepts or the `` vinaya '' , but to use more basic Buddhist teachings ( such as the Middle Way ) to aid interpretation of the precepts and find more basic justifications for their usefulness relevant to all human experience . This approach avoids basing Buddhist ethics solely on faith in the Buddha 's enlightenment or Buddhist tradition , and may allow more universal non-Buddhist access to the insights offered by Buddhist ethics . The Buddha provided some basic guidelines for acceptable behavior that are part of the Noble Eightfold Path . The initial percept is non-injury or non-violence to all living creatures from the lowest insect to humans . This precept defines a non-violent attitude toward every living thing . The Buddhist practice of this does not extend to the extremes exhibited by Jainism , but from both the Buddhist and Jain perspectives , non-violence suggests an intimate involvement with , and relationship to , all living things . Christian ethics . Christian ethics in general has tended to stress the need for love , grace , mercy , and forgiveness because of sin . With divine assistance , the Christian is called to become increasingly virtuous in both thought and deed , see also the Evangelical counsels . Conversely , the Christian is also called to abstain from vice . Christian ethical principles are based on the teachings within the Bible . They begin with the notion of inherent sinfulness , which requires essential atonement . Sin is estrangement from God which is the result of not doing God 's will . God 's will can be summed up by the precept : `` Love God with all your heart , soul , mind , and strength , and your neighbor as yourself '' , commonly called the Great Commandment . Christian ethics are founded upon the concept of grace which transforms a person 's life and enable 's one to choose and act righteously . As sin is both individual and social , so is grace applied to both the individual and society . Christian ethics has a teleological aspect—all ethical behavior is oriented towards a vision of the Kingdom of God—a righteous society where all live in peace and harmony with God and nature , as envisioned in the Book of Isaiah . Specific ethical behaviors originate in the Old Testament ’ s Ten Commandments , and are enriched by teachings in the Psalms and morals contained in historical accounts , see also Biblical law in Christianity . Christian ethics is not substantially different from Jewish ethics , except in the exhortation to love one 's enemy . Perhaps the greatest contribution of Christian ethics is this command to love one 's enemies . It has been argued ( see Ched Myers 's `` Binding the Strong Man '' , and John Howard Yoder 's `` The Politics of Jesus '' ) that Jesus was waging a non-violent campaign against the Roman oppressors and many of his sayings relate to this campaign -- turn the other cheek , go the second mile , etc . Understanding these commands as part of a larger campaign makes it impossible to interpret Christian ethics as an individual ethic . It is both an individual and a social ethic concerned with life here on earth . Other tenets include maintaining personal integrity and the absence of hypocrisy , as well as honesty and loyalty , mercy and forgiveness , rejection of materialism and the desire for wealth and power , and teaching others in your life through personal joy , happiness and Godly devotion . There are several different schema of vice and virtue . Aquinas adopted the four cardinal virtues of Aristotle ( justice , courage , temperance and prudence ) , and added to them the Christian virtues of faith , hope and charity ( from St.Paul , ) . Other schema include the Seven Deadly Sins and the Seven virtues . For more see Christian philosophy and Biblical law in Christianity . Confucian ethics . Confucianism and Neo-Confucianism emphasize the maintenance and propriety of relationships as the most important consideration in ethics . To be ethical is to do what one 's relationships require . Notably , though , what you owe to another person is inversely proportional to their distance from you . In other words , you owe your parents everything , but you are not in any way obligated towards strangers . This can be seen as a recognition of the fact that it is impossible to love the entire world equally and simultaneously . This is called relational ethics , or situational ethics . The Confucian system differs very strongly from Kantian ethics in that there are rarely laws or principles which can be said to be true absolutely or universally . This is not to say that there has never been any consideration given to universalist ethics . In fact , in Zhou Dynasty China , the Confucians ' main opponents , the followers of Mozi argued for universal love ( ) . The Confucian view eventually held sway , however , and continues to dominate many aspects of Chinese thought . Many have argued , for example , that Mao Zedong was more Confucian than Communist . Confucianism , especially of the type argued for by Mencius ( ) , argued that the ideal ruler is the one who ( as Confucius put it ) `` acts like the North Star , staying in place while the other stars orbit around it '' . In other words , the ideal ruler does not go out and force the people to become good , but instead leads by example . The ideal ruler fosters harmony rather than laws . Confucius stresses honesty above all . His concepts of lĭ ( ) , yì ( ) , and rén ( ) can be seen as deeper expressions of honesty ( ) and fidelity ( ) to the ones to whom one owes one 's existence ( parents ) and survival ( one 's neighbours , colleagues , inferiors in rank ) . He codified traditional practice and actually changed the meaning of the prior concepts that those words had meant . His model of the Confucian family and Confucian ruler dominated Chinese life into the early 20th century . This had ossified by then into an Imperial hierarchy of rigid property rights , hard to distinguish from any other dictatorship . Traditional ethics had been perverted by legalism . Buddhist influence . Buddhism , and specifically Mahayana Buddhism , brought a cohesive metaphysic to Chinese thought and a strong emphasis on universalism . Neo-Confucianism was largely a reaction to Buddhism 's dominance in the Tang dynasty , and an attempt at developing a native Confucian metaphysical/analytical system . Daoist ethics . Laozi ( Lao Tzu ) and other Taoist ( Daoist ) authors argued for an even greater passivity on the part of rulers than did the Confucians . For Laozi , ( Lao Tzu ) the ideal ruler is one who does virtually nothing that can be directly identified as ruling . Clearly , both Daoism and Confucianism presume that human nature is basically good . The main branch of Confucianism , however , argues that human nature must be nurtured through ritual ( `` li '' 禮 ) , culture ( `` wen '' 文 ) and other things , while the Daoists ( Taoists ) argued that the trappings of society were to be gotten rid of . Taoist ethics ask for a greater `` sense of being '' and less identification with `` the act of '' `` doing '' . Taoist `` passivity '' nurtures , cultivates and prepares an atmosphere that allows `` the majestic '' and `` the real '' to shine , which influences society for the better . - `` If you want to awaken all of humanity , then awaken all of yourself ; if you want to eliminate the suffering in the world , then eliminate all that is dark and negative in yourself . Truly , the greatest gift you have to give is that of your own self-transformation . '' - Lao Tzu Hindu ethics . Ethics is called Nitisastra ( Sanskrit : नीतिशास्त्र ) in ancient texts of Hinduism . Ethics and virtue are a much debated and an evolving concept in ancient scriptures of Hinduism . Virtue , right conduct , ethics and morality are part of the complex concept Hindus call Dharma - everything that is essential for people , the world and nature to exist and prosper together , in harmony . As P.V . Kane , the author of the History of Dharmasastra said , the term `` Dharma '' does not have a synonym in English language . While it is often interpreted as meaning `` duty '' , it can mean justice , right , moral , good , and much more . Ethics are explained in Hindu philosophy as something that can not be imposed , but something that is realized and voluntarily lived up to by each individual . For example , Apastamba explained it thus : `` virtue and vice do not go about saying - here we are ! ; neither the Gods , Gandharvas , nor ancestors can convince us - this is right , this is wrong ; virtue is an elusive concept , it demands careful and sustained reflection by every man and woman before it can become part of one 's life . Ethics that constitute a dharmic life - that is a moral , ethical , virtuous life - evolve in vedas and upanishads . Ethical subjects and questions are debated by various schools of Hinduism , quite extensively , in numerous texts on what is right conduct , when , how and why . Over time , new virtues were conceptualized and added by ancient Hindu scholars , some replaced , others merged . For example , Manusamhita initially listed ten virtues necessary for a human being to live a `` dharmic '' life : `` Dhriti '' ( courage ) , `` Kshama '' ( forgiveness ) , `` Dama '' ( temperance ) , `` Asteya '' ( Non-covetousness/Non-stealing ) , `` Saucha '' ( inner purity ) , `` Indriyani-graha '' ( control of senses ) , `` dhi '' ( reflective prudence ) , `` vidya '' ( wisdom ) , `` satyam '' ( truthfulness ) , `` akrodha '' ( freedom from anger ) . In later verses , this list was reduced to five virtues by the same scholar , by merging and creating a more broader concept . The shorter list of virtues became : `` Ahimsa '' ( Non-violence ) , `` Dama '' ( self restraint ) , `` Asteya '' ( Non-covetousness/Non-stealing ) , `` Saucha '' ( inner purity ) , `` Satyam '' ( truthfulness ) . The Persian historian Al Biruni who visited and lived in India for 16 years in the early 11th century , describes the concept of ethics and virtuous behavior among Hindus of his times . Of ethical mandates among Hindus , a literal translation of his Persian language manuscript includes ( 1 ) A man shall not kill ; ( 2 ) nor lie ; ( 3 ) nor steal ; ( 4 ) nor whore ; ( 5 ) nor hoard up treasures . These correspond to five `` Yamas '' of ancient Hindu ethics : Ahimsa ( non-violence ) , Satya ( truth , non-falsehood ) , Asteya ( non-stealing ) , Brahmacharya ( celibacy if unmarried and non-cheating on one 's partner if married ) , and Aparigraha ( non-possessiveness ) . In addition to these five negative things to abstain from , Hindu ethics also recommends five positive things to strive for as `` Niyamas '' : `` Śauca '' ( purity in body , speech and mind ) , `` Santosha '' ( contentment , acceptance of circumstances with optimism ) , `` Tapas '' ( perseverance , meditation , austerity ) , `` Swadhyaya '' ( lifelong learning ) and `` Pranidhan '' ( right attitude , contemplation ) . An ethical life in Hinduism is essential for a liberated life , one without craving , one that is content , attained through knowledge and by abstaining from evil . Hindu literature variously discuss ethics as one or more of four topics : ( 1 ) `` Gunas '' that is inner tendencies of conduct found in every individual ( in large measure , psychology ) ; ( 2 ) `` Purushartha '' that is proper aims of life for every individual for self-development and happiness ( dharma , artha , kama and moksha ) ; ( 3 ) `` Ashramas '' that is ethics for an individual in different periods of one 's lifetime ( ethical expectations for a child are distinguished from those for adults , old age ) ; and ( 4 ) `` Varnasramas '' that is ethics and conduct for every individual in relation to society . Ancient literature at the foundation of various Hindu traditions primarily discuss the first three , while the last has attracted greater attention since the 18th century . Some early 20th century literature wondered if ethics was ever a serious topic of study in Hinduism . Later studies have yielded the above four approaches to ethics in different schools of Hinduism , tied together with three common themes : ( 1 ) ethics is an essential part of dharma concept , ( 2 ) Ahimsa ( non-violence ) is the foundational premise without which - suggests Hinduism - ethics and any consistent ethical theory is impossible , and ( 3 ) Ethics can not always be dualistically or non-dualistically reduced from first principles , ethics is closely related to moksha ( self realization and spiritual freedom ) with Vivekacudamani stating , `` individuals with self knowledge and spiritual freedom are inherently self examining and ethical '' and `` ethics , freedom and knowledge require each other '' . In addition to the above four topics in Hindu ethics , scholars state that the karma doctrine of Hinduism is part of its ethical theory compendium . The Bhagavad Gita—considered one of the epitomes of historic Hindu discussion of virtues and an allegorical debate on what is right and what is wrong—argues some virtues are not necessarily always absolute , but sometimes relational ; for example , it explains a virtue such as Ahimsa must be re-examined when one is faced with war or violence from the aggressiveness , immaturity or ignorance of others . Islamic ethics . The foundational source in the gradual codification of Islamic ethics was the Muslim understanding and interpretations of the mankind has been granted the faculty to discern God 's will and to abide by it . This faculty most crucially involves reflecting over the meaning of existence , which , as John Kelsay in the `` Encyclopedia of Ethics '' phrases , `` ultimately points to the reality of God . '' Therefore , regardless of their environment , humans are believed to have a moral responsibility to submit to God 's will and to follow Islam ( as demonstrated in the Qur'an and the Sunnah , or the sayings of Muhammad ) ) . This natural inclination is , according to the Qur'an , subverted by mankind 's focus on material success : such focus first presents itself as a need for basic survival or security , but then tends to manifest into a desire to become distinguished among one 's peers . Ultimately , the focus on materialism , according to the Islamic texts , hampers with the innate reflection as described above , resulting in a state of `` jahiliyya '' or `` ignorance . '' These changes lay in the reorientation of society as regards to identity and life of the Muslim belief , world view , and the hierarchy of values . From the viewpoint of subsequent generations , this caused a great transformation in the society and moral order of life in the Arabian Peninsula . For Muhammad , although pre-Islamic Arabia exemplified `` heedlessness , '' it was not entirely without merit . Muhammad approved and exhorted certain aspects of the Arab pre-Islamic tradition , such as the care for one 's near kin , for widows , orphans , and others in need and for the establishment of justice . However , these values would be re-ordered in importance and placed in the context of strict monotheism . “ And turn not your face away from people ( with pride ) , nor walk in insolence through the earth . Verily , God likes not each arrogant boaster . And be moderate ( or show no insolence ) in your walking , and lower your voice . Verily , the harshest of all voices is the voice ( braying ) of the ass. ” ( Quran 31:18-19 ) Muslims must be in controls of their passions and desires . A Muslim should not be vain or attached to the ephemeral pleasures of this world . While most people allow the material world to fill their hearts , Muslims should keep God in their hearts and the material world in their hand . Instead of being attached to the car and the job and the diploma and the bank account , all these things become tools to make us better people . Morality in Islam addresses every aspect of a Muslim 's life , from greetings to international relations . It is universal in its scope and in its applicability . Morality reigns in selfish desires , vanity and bad habits . Muslims must not only be virtuous , but they must also enjoin virtue . They must not only refrain from evil and vice , but they must also forbid them . In other words , they must not only be morally healthy , but they must also contribute to the moral health of society as a whole . “ You are the best of the nations raised up for ( the benefit of ) men ; you enjoin what is right and forbid the wrong and believe in God ; and if the followers of the Book had believed it would have been better for them ; of them ( some ) are believers and most of them are transgressors. ” ( Quran : 3:110 ) “ My Sustainer has given me nine commands : to remain conscious of God , whether in private or in public ; to speak justly , whether angry or pleased ; to show moderation both when poor and when rich , to reunite friendship with those who have broken off with me ; to give to him who refuses me ; that my silence should be occupied with thought ; that my looking should be an admonition ; and that I should command what is right. ” Jewish ethics . Jewish ethics may be said to originate with the Hebrew Bible , its broad legal injunctions , wisdom narratives and prophetic teachings . Most subsequent Jewish ethical claims may be traced back to the texts , themes and teachings of the written Torah . In early rabbinic Judaism , the Oral Torah both interprets the Hebrew Bible and delves afresh into many other ethical topics . The best known rabbinic text associated with ethics is the non-legal Mishnah tractate of `` Avot '' , popularly translated as `` Ethics of the Fathers '' . Generally , ethics is a key aspect of non-legal rabbinic literature , known as aggadah , and ethical teachings are found throughout the more legal ( halakhic ) portions of the Mishnah , Talmud and other rabbinic literature . This early Rabbinic ethics shows signs of cross-fertilization and polemical exchange with both the Greek ( Western philosophical ) ethical tradition and early Christian tradition . In the medieval period , direct Jewish responses to Greek ethics may be seen in major rabbinic writings . Notably , Maimonides offers a Jewish interpretation of Aristotle ( e.g. , `` Nicomachean Ethics '' ) , who enters into Jewish discourse through Islamic writings . Maimonides , in turn , influences Thomas Aquinas , a dominant figure in Catholic ethics and the natural law tradition of moral theology . The relevance of natural law to medieval Jewish philosophy is a matter of dispute among scholars . Hellenistic influence . Ethics in systematic form , and apart from religious belief , is as little found in apocryphal or Judæo-Hellenistic literature as in the Bible . However , Greek philosophy greatly influenced Alexandrian writers such as the authors of IV Maccabees , the Book of Wisdom , and Philo . Much progress in theoretical ethics came as Jews came into closer contact with the Hellenic world . Before that period the Wisdom literature shows a tendency to dwell solely on the moral obligations and problems of life as appealing to man as an individual , leaving out of consideration the ceremonial and other laws which concern only the Jewish nation . From this point of view Ben Sira 's collection of sayings and monitions was written , translated into Greek , and circulated as a practical guide . The book contains popular ethics in proverbial form as the result of everyday life experience , without higher philosophical or religious principles and ideals . More developed ethical works emanated from Hasidean circles in the Maccabean time , such as are contained in Tobit , especially in Chapter IV . Here the first ethical will or testament is found , giving a summary of moral teachings , with the Golden Rule , `` Do that to no man which thou hatest ! '' as the leading maxim . There are even more elaborate ethical teachings in the `` Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs '' , in which each of the twelve sons of Jacob , in his last words to his children and children 's children , reviews his life and gives them moral lessons , either warning them against a certain vice he had been guilty of , so that they may avoid divine punishment , or recommending them to cultivate a certain virtue he had practised during life , so that they may win God 's favor . The chief virtues recommended are love for one 's fellow man , industry , especially in agricultural pursuits , simplicity , sobriety , benevolence toward the poor , compassion even for the brute and avoidance of all passion , pride , and hatred . Similar ethical farewell monitions are attributed to Enoch in the Ethiopic Enoch ( xciv . et seq . ) and the Slavonic Enoch ( lviii . et seq . ) and to the three patriarchs . The Hellenistic Jewish propaganda literature made the propagation of Jewish ethics taken from the Bible its main object for the sake of winning the pagan world to pure monotheism . It was owing to this endeavor that certain ethical principles were laid down as guiding maxims for the Gentiles , first of all the three capital sins , idolatry , murder , and incest , were prohibited ( see Sibyllines , iii . 38 , 761 ; iv . 30 et seq. ) . In later Jewish rabbinic literature these Noachide Laws were gradually developed into six , seven , and ten , or thirty laws of ethics binding upon every human being . Germanic Neopagan ethics . Germanic Neopagans , including followers of both Asatru and Theodism , try to emulate the ethical values of the ancient Germanic peoples ( Norse or Anglo-Saxon ) through the form of the Nine Noble Virtues . Scientology ethics . Scientology ethics is based upon the concepts of good and evil . Ethics may be defined as the actions an individual takes on itself to ensure its continued survival across the dynamics . Secular ethics . Secular ethics is a moral philosophy in which ethics are based solely on human faculties such as scientific reason , sociobiological composition , or ethical intuition , and not derived from purported supernatural revelation or guidance . Secular ethics comprise a wide variety of moral and ethical systems including consequentialism , freethinking , humanism , secular humanism , and utilitarianism , among others . The majority of secular moral concepts are based on the acceptance of natural rights and social contracts , and on a more individual scale of either some form of attribution of intrinsic value to things , Kantianesque ethical intuitionism or of a logical deduction that establishes a preference for one thing over another , as with Occam 's razor . Approaches such as ethical egoism , moral relativism , moral skepticism , and moral nihilism are also considered . Shinto ethics . Shinto beliefs start with an assumption of the inherent goodness of humans as descendants of the `` kami '' . By the 6th century CE , Shinto had drawn from a Chinese idea that good people will adhere to societal norms , and emperors have a divine mandate to bring about the `` desirable and required order '' . Shinto adherents are to `` realize and carry out the will of the `` kami '' and the ancestors in the family , the community , and the nation '' . Although State Shinto reinforced subordination to the emperor and the state , Shrine Shinto is a situation-based ethical system that emphasizes right actions toward others , versus adherence to a specific belief system . Shrine Shinto also stresses gratefulness for `` blessings of the `` kami '' , and maintaining harmony with the emperor and the world . Wiccan ethics . Wiccan morality is largely based on the Wiccan Rede : 'An ' it harm none , do what ye will ' -- old-fashioned language for 'as long as you are n't harming anyone , do as you wish ' . While this could be interpreted to mean `` do no harm at all '' , it is usually interpreted as a declaration of the freedom to act , along with the necessity of thinking through and taking responsibility for the consequences of one 's actions . Another element of Wiccan Morality comes from the Law of Threefold Return , which is understood to mean that whatever one does to another person or thing ( benevolent or otherwise ) returns with triple force . Many Wiccans also seek to cultivate a set of eight virtues mentioned in Doreen Valiente 's `` Charge of the Goddess '' , these being mirth , reverence , honour , humility , strength , beauty , power and compassion . In Valiente 's poem they are ordered in pairs of complementary opposites , reflecting a dualism that is common throughout Wiccan philosophy . Bibliography . Going for Refuge & Taking the Precepts '' ( The Wheel Publication No . 282/284 ) . Kandy , Sri Lanka : Buddhist Publication Society . ( Originally published 1981 and transcribed for Internet publication in 1994 . ) Retrieved 2007-11-12 from `` Access to Insight '' at http : //www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/authors/bodhi/wheel282.html .
Mifflin Kenedy . Mifflin Kenedy ( June 8 , 1818 – March 14 , 1895 ) was a South Texas businessman who was a partner in ranching and steamboating of Richard King of the large King Ranch . Kenedy County between Corpus Christi and Brownsville and the city of Kenedy in Karnes County , Texas , are named in his honor . Background . The son of John Kenedy and the former Sarah Starr , Kenedy was born in the Downingtown borough of Chester County in southeastern Pennsylvania . He attended a Quaker boarding school and briefly taught school even before his sixteenth birthday . In the spring of 1834 , he worked as a laborer on the vessel called `` The Star of Philadelphia '' , which was headed to Calcutta , India . In 1836 , he again taught school in Chester County , this time in Coatesville . After working for a time in a Pittsburgh brickyard , Kenedy began a six-year stint as an acting captain on steam vessels sailing the Ohio , Missouri , and Mississippi rivers . From 1842 to 1846 , he was a clerk or substitute captain on `` The Champion '' , which sailed on the Apalachicola and Chattahoochie rivers . While in Florida , he first met his future business partner Richard King . Relocation to South Texas . While in Pittsburgh awaiting repairs on `` The Champion '' , Kenedy met John Saunders , a United States Army major and engineer who was seeking craft for use on the Rio Grande River during the Mexican War . Hired to assist Saunders , Kenedy commanded `` The Corvette '' to New Orleans , Louisiana . His experience in navigation proved invaluable in the transport of soldiers and supplies to the Rio Grande . At the end of the war , Kenedy conducted a pack train to carry merchandise to Monterrey , Mexico . In 1850 , Kenedy and Richard King launched M. Kenedy and Company , their steamship partnership . For the next two decades , M. Kenedy dominated steamboat trade on the Rio Grande . Kenedy soon branched into sheep ranching with the purchase of Merino in Pennsylvania . Despite a fire and losses from drowned animals while in transit , he brought ten thousand sheep in 1854 to Hidalgo County in South Texas . From 1859 to 1860 , Kenedy was the captain of a company under Samuel P. Heintzelman in a campaign against the Mexican folk hero and outlaw Juan N. Cortina . In 1860 , Kenedy and King bought a portion of the Santa Gertrudis Ranch in South Texas . When the two ended this arrangement , it took thirteen months to divide all their far-flung assets , including a variety of ranch animals from the Nueces to the Rio Grande . With the end of the ranch partnership in 1868 , Kenedy bought the Laureles Ranch some twenty-two miles from Corpus Christi . At the time , cattle were used rarely for beef but for tallow and hides . More money could be made in river trade , and the Kenedy-King company had twenty-six boats . Though it had been lucrative , the steamship partnership ended in 1874 . Kenedy was among the first in Texas to fence ranch lands . In 1869 , the Laureles Ranch was expanded to contain 242,000 fenced acres , which required thirty-six miles of actual length . Kenedy sold the Laureles Ranch in 1882 to a Scottish syndicate that became the Texas Land and Cattle Company . Instead he bought 400,000 acres in Cameron County , since Kenedy County . He named this tract the La Parra Ranch because of the grapevines growing there . Having been successful in steamboating , ranching , and trade , Kenedy in 1876 helped Uriah Lott to construct the Corpus Christi , San Diego and Rio Grande Railroad line from Corpus Christi to Laredo in Webb County . In 1885 , he supplied the money and credit for Lott to build seven hundred miles of the San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railway . Personal life . In 1852 , the 33-year-old Kenedy married the Roman Catholic Petra Vela de Vidal ( 1825-1885 ) , the young widow of Col. Luis Vidal of Ciudad Mier , Mexico , who had six children from her previous marriage . Kenedy adopted all of Petra 's children . The couple then had six children together . One , James W. `` Spike '' Kennedy ( 1855-1884 ) , operated in the Texas Panhandle his own ranch provided with a crew and two thousand head of cattle from his father . In 1878 , Spike Kennedy inadvertently shot and killed Dora Hand , a popular dance hall singer and actress in Dodge City , Kansas , where he had come after a cattle drive . He escaped conviction after Mifflin Kenedy paid at least $ 25,000 to town founder Robert M. Wright to obtain an acquittal based on `` lack of evidence '' . Mifflin and Petra Kenedy , who died some ten years apart , are interred at Buena Vista Burial Park in Brownsville . Mifflin Kenedy died intestate . Mifflin Kenedy 's only surviving son , John Gregory `` Don Gregorio '' Kenedy Sr. ( 1856-1931 ) , purchased the interest of the other heirs in La Parra Ranch . He lived there with his wife , the former Marie Stella Turcotte ( 1863-1940 ) , a Louisiana native . The couple reared two children , John Gregory Jr. ( 1886-1948 ) , and Sarita ( 1889-1961 ) . In 1910 , Sarita married Arthur Lee East , a neighboring rancher ; they had no children . With Sarita 's death , this third generation of Kenedys was hence the last . The Kenedy Ranch Museum of South Texas commemorates Mifflin Kenedy 's role in history . It is located in the county seat of Sarita .
Romanovski polynomials . In mathematics , Romanovski polynomials is an informal term for one of three finite subsets of real orthogonal polynomials discovered by Vsevolod Romanovsky ( Romanovski in French transcription ) within the context of probability distribution functions in statistics . They form an orthogonal subset of a more general family of little-known Routh polynomials introduced by Edward John Routh in 1884 . The term Romanovski polynomials was put forward by Raposo , with reference to the so-called 'pseudo-Jacobi polynomials in Lesky 's classification scheme . It seems more consistent to refer to them as Romanovski–Routh polynomials , by analogy with the terms Romanovski–Bessel and Romanovski–Jacobi used by Lesky for two other sets of orthogonal polynomials . In some contrast to the standard classical orthogonal polynomials , the polynomials under consideration differ , in so far as for arbitrary parameters only `` a finite number of them are orthogonal '' , as discussed in more detail below . The differential equation for the Romanovski polynomials . The Romanovski polynomials solve the following version of the hypergeometric differential equation Curiously , they have been omitted from the standard textbooks on special functions in mathematical physics and in mathematics and have only a relatively scarce presence elsewhere in the mathematical literature . The weight functions are that assures the self-adjointness of the differential operator of the hypergeometric ordinary differential equation . For and , the weight function of the Romanovski polynomials takes the shape of the Cauchy distribution , whence the associated polynomials are also denoted as Cauchy polynomials in their applications in random matrix theory . The Rodrigues formula specifies the polynomial as where is a normalization constant . This constant is related to the coefficient of the term of degree in the polynomial by the expression Relationship between the polynomials of Romanovski and Jacobi . As shown by Askey this finite sequence of real orthogonal polynomials can be expressed in terms of Jacobi polynomials of imaginary argument and thereby is frequently referred to as complexified Jacobi polynomials . Namely , the Romanovski equation ( ) can be formally obtained from the Jacobi equation , ( with suitably chosen normalization constants for the Jacobi polynomials ) . However , this alternative expression is not useful when considering the orthogonality properties . The issue is that the orthogonality integrals of the complex Jacobi polynomials depend on the integration contour . In Kuijlaars `` et al . '' ( 2003 ) an orthogonality relation for Jacobi polynomials along the imaginary axis has been given , as required by the replacements in ( ) , but only for a limited case of real , not integer , parameters . Notice the invertibility of ( ) according to where , now , is a real Jacobi polynomial and would be a complex Romanovski polynomial . Explicit construction . For real and , a function can be defined by the Rodrigues formula in Equation ( ) as where is the same weight function as in ( ) , and is the coefficient of the second derivative of the hypergeometric differential equation as in ( ) . Note that we have chosen the normalization constants , which is equivalent to making a choice of the coefficient of highest degree in the polynomial , as given by equation ( ) . It takes the form Also note that the coefficient does not depend on the parameter , but only on and , for particular values of , vanishes ( i.e. , for all the values where ) . This observation poses a problem addressed below . For later reference , we write explicitly the polynomials of degree 0 , 1 , and 2 , which derive from the Rodrigues formula ( ) in conjunction with Pearson 's ODE ( ) . Orthogonality . The two polynomials , and with , are orthogonal , In other words , for arbitrary parameters , only a finite number of Romanovski polynomials are orthogonal . This property is referred to as `` finite orthogonality '' . However , for some special cases in which the parameters depend in a particular way on the polynomial degree infinite orthogonality can be achieved . This is the case of a version of equation ( ) that has been independently encountered anew within the context of the exact solubility of the quantum mechanical problem of the trigonometric Rosen–Morse potential and reported in Compean & Kirchbach ( 2006 ) . There , the polynomial parameters and are no longer arbitrary but are expressed in terms of the potential parameters , and , and the degree of the polynomial according to the relations , Correspondingly , emerges as , while the weight function takes the shape Finally , the one-dimensional variable , in Compean & Kirchbach ( 2006 ) has been taken as where is the radial distance , while formula_20 is an appropriate length parameter . In Compean & Kirchbach it has been shown that the family of Romanovski polynomials corresponding to the infinite sequence of parameter pairs , Generating function . In taking into account the relation , and thus links the complementary to the principal Romanovski polynomials . The main attraction of the complementary polynomials is that their generating function can be calculated in closed form . Such a generating function , written for the Romanovski polynomials based on Equation ( ) with the parameters in ( ) and therefore referring to infinite orthogonality , has been introduced as Recurrence relations . Recurrence relations between the infinite orthogonal series of Romanovski polynomials with the parameters in the above equations ( ) follow from the generating function , as Equations ( 10 ) and ( 23 ) of Weber ( 2007 ) respectively .
Voyage of the Space Bubble . The `` Looking Glass '' , or `` Voyage of the Space Bubble '' , series is a military hard science fiction novel series created by author John Ringo and centering on the creation of trans-space portals known as `` looking glasses '' ( due to their mirror-like appearance ) and the effect their discovery and the discovery of things via the portals have on life on Earth and off it . Ringo wrote the first book in the series alone , and has collaborated with physicist and author Travis S. Taylor beginning with the second book in the series . Series . This series begins with the cataclysmic creation of a system for opening portals to other places in this universe . Alien contacts and conflicts ( both friendly and non ) form the basis of the story and provide a look at the idea that being a hero requires more than just muscles and guns . `` Into the Looking Glass '' . At the beginning of `` Into the Looking Glass '' , a scientist named Chen attempts a limited modification of the laws of physics in a given area . That area being the particle accelerator in the University of Central Florida 's high energy physics department . It is suspected he succeeds as the result is a 60 kt blast and the creation of something known as the 'Chen Anomaly ' , an enigmatic black sphere that functions as a portal to another world . Having heard about the blast in Florida , the Secretary of Defense - going to brief the president - grabs the nearest scientist with any qualifications on the matter who happens to be Dr. William Weaver ( modeled on Sci-Fi author Travis S Taylor ) , a self-proclaimed High-Tech Redneck from Huntsville , Alabama . Dr. Weaver finds himself , along with SEAL Chief Todd Miller , becoming the lead investigators and trouble-shooters relating to the Chen Anomaly and the 'Looking Glass ' portals it spawns . When one begins to spew a hostile alien biological entity , it 's up to a Geek and a Jock to save not only this world but literally hundreds of others . `` Vorpal Blade '' . In dealing with the Looking Glasses , humanity has discovered precisely one friendly species ; the Adar . About a hundred years in advance of humanity , the Adar have had all sorts of problems with the hostile entity known as the Dreen and their slave races . With the discovery of an ally , Humanity looks forward to a brighter future . As a gift , the Adar offer Humanity a small black box that they discovered on a distant world . Enigmatic and plain , the box appears to be a terrifying weapon until Dr. William Weaver discovers that it is in fact a hyperdrive which , when grafted to the former SSBN Nebraska creates the first Warp Ship , the Alliance Space Ship Vorpal Blade . `` Vorpal Blade '' tells the story of Humanity 's first voyage into interstellar space and the hazards they encounter there , such as the Mecha-eating Crabpus , the gravitational standing waves between solar systems , or the Demons of Cheerick the crew encounter . The Marines and SF contingent of the Vorpal Blade must deal with those issues while still vomiting from the `` pink maulk '' in the pre-mission physical . `` Manxome Foe '' . An astronomy center located on another planet , reachable through the Looking Glass portals , was attacked and destroyed , presumably by the Dreen . As per protocol , an Ardune warhead was sent through the gate destabilizing it . Now the crew of the Vorpal Blade must find out what happened , if it was the Dreen and if they are colonizing the local systems . Despite the fact that it takes a month to get there with pre-mission physical in route , the crew is put up against unimaginable odds , making a new ally , and discovering the Dreen 's plan for Earth . `` Claws That Catch '' . During their escape from the Dreen , the Hexosehr discovered a planet with ancient ruins , containing an inactive 'black box . ' Sent out to make sure the Dreen do n't get it and any other advanced technology , the Vorpal Blade II goes on this mission in a new ship with a new CO . The veterans of the Blade must teach the new soldiers all the common sense they need to survive , as well as the Cheerick fighters they 're training . On their arrival , they discover a great secret in some odd encounters .
Islamic Coalition ( Syria ) . The coalition referred to as the Islamic coalition or Islamic alliance ( , 'al-tahaluf al-islami ' ) was founded in September 2013 in Syria in the context of the Syrian Civil War . It was founded in opposition to the National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces ( SNC ) , and initially included 13 Sunni Islamist groups , including the Tawhid Brigade , Islam Brigade , and Suqour al-Sham Brigade , three members of the Supreme Military Council , which was considered the SNC 's military wing . The groups stressed that they remained supportive of Salim Idris ' SMC - they were abandoning only the political coalition , saying it `` does not represent us . '' Other members included al-Nusra Front , part of al-Qaeda , and Ahrar ash-Sham . The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant was not a member , but its joining was not ruled out . In its founding statement , titled `` Communique No . 1 , '' The group rejected the `` interim prime minister '' Ahmad Tu'mah , elected by the SNC 10 days earlier , and called for `` an Islamic framework based on Sharia as the sole source of legislation . '' A spokesman for the Tawhid Brigade has stated that there is no common organization between the groups . Al-Nusra Front has denied that there was a formal coalition . Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi corroborated the claim that there was no formal coalition , and Nusra 's participation merely amounted to one of its local representatives signing the joint statement in Aleppo . The founding of the coalition took place in the context of attempts to launch the Geneva II Middle East peace conference . History . Members of the coalition were affiliated with the Aleppo Sharia Committee , another Sunni Islamist alliance . In September 2013 , ISIL attacked the Northern Storm Brigade in Azaz . In response , the coalition condemned Northern Storm as a `` criminal organization '' at the end of September , but released statement on 3 October calling for reconciliation between the two groups . After the clashes , Northern Storm declared its support for the Islamic Coalition and stated that its goal has always been Sharia . The coalition quickly fell apart . In November 2013 , Islamic coalition signatories Ahrar ash-Sham , Liwa al-Tawhid , Suqour al-Sham , Liwa al-Islam , and Liwa al-Haqq went on to join together in the Islamic Front coalition . In January 2014 signatories Nour al-Din al-Zinki Islamic Battalions , 19th Division , which included the Ansar Brigade , Fastqaim Kama Umirt Gathering , and Nour Movement united in the Army of Mujahideen . Members . Reuters listed the 13 groups as
Garautha ( Assembly constituency ) . Garautha is a constituency of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly covering the city of Garautha in the Jhansi district of Uttar Pradesh , India . Garautha is one of five assembly constituencies in the Jalaun ( Lok Sabha constituency ) . Since 2008 , this assembly constituency is numbered 225 amongst 403 constituencies . Currently this seat belongs to Bharatiya Janta Party candidate Jawahar Lal Rajpoot who won in last Assembly election of 2017 Uttar Pradesh Lagislative Elections defeating Samajwadi Party candidate Deep Narayan Singh ( Deepak Yadav ) by a margin of 15,831 votes .
Effingham , New Hampshire . Effingham is a town in Carroll County , New Hampshire , United States . At the 2010 census , the town population was 1,465 . Effingham includes the villages of Effingham Falls , Effingham ( Lord 's Hill ) , Center Effingham ( Drake 's Corner ) , and South Effingham . Pine River State Forest is in the south . History . The town was settled by members of the Leavitt family of Hampton , led by Captain John Leavitt , a soldier whose father , Moses , was a prosperous Hampton tavern keeper . From them the settlement first took the name Leavitt 's Town . In 1749 , the land was granted by Governor Benning Wentworth , and he renamed it Effingham for the Howard family , who were Earls of Effingham and who were related to the Wentworths by marriage . The town was incorporated in 1778 . North Effingham would be set off in 1831 and incorporated as Freedom . By 1859 , when the population was 1,252 , Effingham Falls had developed into a small mill town , with a woolen factory , five sawmills , three gristmills , and a carriage factory . Effingham was home to the first normal school in New Hampshire , established in 1830 on the second floor of the Effingham Union Academy Building , erected in 1819 . James W. Bradbury , later a Maine senator , took charge of the school only on condition that it should be for the `` instruction and training of teachers . '' The idea was his own and , at that time , entirely novel . Geography . According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of , of which is land and is water , comprising 2.98 % of the town . Green Mountain , elevation above sea level , is the highest point in town . Effingham is drained by the Ossipee River and the Ossipee 's tributaries , the Pine and South rivers . Province Lake lies partially within the town 's borders to the south , and small portions of Ossipee Lake ( Broad Bay and Berry Bay ) are contained to the north . The community is bounded on the east by the Maine state line , and on the north by the Ossipee River . Effingham lies fully within the Saco River watershed . Effingham lies partially in the Ossipee River watershed , home to the largest stratified-drift aquifer east of the Mississippi River . Much of Effingham 's land serves as aquifer recharge areas . The town is served by state routes 25 and 153 . Demographics . As of the census of 2000 , there were 1,273 people , 490 households , and 336 families residing in the town . The population density was 33.0 people per square mile ( 12.7/km² ) . There were 791 housing units at an average density of 20.5 per square mile ( 7.9/km² ) . The racial makeup of the town was 98.35 % White , 0.39 % African American , 0.31 % Native American , 0.24 % Asian , 0.08 % from other races , and 0.63 % from two or more races . Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.39 % of the population . There were 490 households out of which 29.0 % had children under the age of 18 living with them , 53.5 % were married couples living together , 10.6 % had a female householder with no husband present , and 31.4 % were non-families . 23.3 % of all households were made up of individuals and 7.6 % had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older . The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.88 . In the town , the population was spread out with 26.0 % under the age of 18 , 6.6 % from 18 to 24 , 29.2 % from 25 to 44 , 25.6 % from 45 to 64 , and 12.6 % who were 65 years of age or older . The median age was 38 years . For every 100 females , there were 106.7 males . For every 100 females age 18 and over , there were 106.1 males . The median income for a household in the town was $ 36,000 , and the median income for a family was $ 38,000 . Males had a median income of $ 29,650 versus $ 22,188 for females . The per capita income for the town was $ 17,089 . About 8.1 % of families and 15.3 % of the population were below the poverty line , including 13.4 % of those under age 18 and 6.3 % of those age 65 or over .
Lonnie Clark . Lonnie Gene Clark ( born January 1 , 1944 ) is an American politician . He has served as a Republican member for the 65th district in the Kansas House of Representatives since 2015 .
1907–08 Kentucky Wildcats men 's basketball team . The 1907–08 Kentucky Wildcats men 's basketball team competed on behalf of the University of Kentucky during the 1907-1908 season . The team finished with a final record of 5-6 .
Khalispur , Samastipur . Khalispur is a village in Sarairanjan block , Samastipur district , Bihar , India , situated 16 km from district headquarters Samastipur . This village is situated on the bank of River Jamuari . The population was 6,001 at the 2011 Indian census . This village is famous for tobacco farming . The literacy percent of the village is more than 52 % . This village is proud of six M.B.B.S . doctors : Dr. Ramanand Singh , Dr. Jayant kr . Prasad , Dr. Anant Kumar , Dr. Alok Kumar , and Dr. Ranbir Kumar Singh ; many engineers and government employees serving Teachers : shri ram sevak singh , shri parmeswar jha ( very old teacher ) , shri surya kant jha , shri uma kant jha , shri radha raman jha ; the nation in different way . People of this village are very well cultured and civilised.people of almost all caste and creed resides here with no discrimination between each other . The village is an example for modernity and fast implementation of any development project . A famous `` Durga pooja '' festival is celebrated every year in the village . Education . For serving the education purpose one middle school which is under bihar government , and two cooperative high schools ( Dasrath-Janak high school and Ram-Janki HighSchool ) are there . Many private schools like Public Central School is also located in Khalispur . medical facilities . Quick medical facilities are available for normal case and for emergency case suitable transportation facilities are available which connects the village to samastipur town and capital Patna.Many medicine shops are there to help you any time . Market . A small market serving your every basic needs is located inside village at Gandhi Chowk but for variety shopping you have to travel a bit.An area famous Haat baazar on tuesday , thursday and saturday serves the needs for grocery items . culture . As village is located in mithilanchal part of Bihar so most of the culture is traditional maithili culture.Hindi and maithili is the main language of village.People here follow the principle of `` atithi devo vabah '' .Chhath puja and Durga puja are the main festivals with almost all other Hindus and muslims festival celebrated by the villagers . TEMPLE . Very famous temple name HANUMAN MANDIR , Ghandhi chowk Pujari name like MAHANT JI ( SHRI NARENDER DAS SINGH )
Daniel Ravicher . Daniel `` Dan '' Ravicher serves as Executive Director of the Public Patent Foundation ( PUBPAT ) .
Bold Nebraska . Bold Nebraska is a progressive political advocacy group founded by Jane Fleming Kleeb in 2010 in the state of Nebraska . Background . Bold Nebraska began as a progressive website , and it has been a vocal opponent of the Keystone XL Pipeline . Bold Nebraska has also advocated for gay rights . Jane Kleeb , who founded Bold Nebraska , serves as the group 's director and Chair of the Democratic Party of Nebraska . Affiliation and funding . Bold Nebraska is an affiliate of ProgressNow . It has received funding from the Tides Advocacy Fund . In 2016 Bold Nebraska fell under the newly formed umbrella organization Bold Alliance .
Ned H. Roberts . Major Ned H. Roberts ( 1866 Goffstown , N.H. -- 1948 ) , was an American hunter , competition target shooter , gun writer & editor , ballistician and firearms experimenter . Roberts was a prolific contributor to sporting publications , including Outdoor Life , Outers , Arms and the Man ( later renamed as American Rifleman , and to Hunting and Fishing magazine , for which latter publication he served as Firearms Editor . His work on cartridge design in collaboration with Adolph Otto Niedner , Franklin Weston Mann , Townsend Whelen , and F.J. Sage led to a commercialized version of his own original.25-caliber wildcat cartridge introduced by Remington in 1934 and named the .257 Roberts . Roberts announced in the March 1928 issue of American Rifleman the creation of a new `` ideal , or perfected '' .25-caliber cartridge superior in ballistics and accuracy to any other cartridge yet produced in that caliber . Dr. F.W . Mann and Adolph Otto Niedner had previously developed wildcat cartridges in.25-caliber made by necking down the .30-40 Krag and the .30-06 Springfield cases . The two.30-caliber cases held too much powder , however , and could not be filled with any existing smokeless powder . Although good results had been obtained with the Krag cartridge case , a rimless cartridge compatible with the best ( Springfield and Mauser ) actions was desired . He originally intended to base the new cartridge on the .30-06 case , as proposed by Townsend Whelen , but Whelen 's friend and correspondent Harvey A. Donaldson pointed out , in a letter to Whelen that it would save work to modify the shorter 7x57 Mauser case . Roberts was a perfectionist and there followed years of trial-and-error testing which involved the making up of literally dozens of barrels for his.25-caliber wildcat , with different chambers , groove dimensions and rifling twists . Colonel Whelen once told Ken Waters that he doubted if any man ever spent so much time perfecting a cartridge as Ned Roberts did with his.25 Roberts , as he originally called it . Colonel Townsend Whelen and Mr. L. C. Weldin , ballistic engineer of the Hercules Powder Company advised using a shoulder angle of 15° in order to hold down pressures with the rather fast-burning powders of the late 1920s . This suggestion was adopted and the 7mm case necked down , formed to the new long-sloping shoulder , and trimmed approximately 1/16 '' . The Neidner Rifle Corporation of Dowagiac , Michigan proceeded to offer barrels and complete rifles in the new caliber featuring A.O . Neidner 's usual close chambering . The result was availability to an elite audience of especially keen and affluent shooters of the original wildcat.25 Roberts cartridge , designed to be capable of firing 1-inch ten shot groups at 100 yards from a rest with a telescopic sight . Griffin & Howe , the great New York custom gun-making firm , soon followed suit , making custom rifles chambered in their own slightly-modified version of the wildcat cartridge . The.25 Griffin & Howe differed from the.25 Roberts only with respect to the New York company , skipping one step and opting for a slightly longer cartridge by leaving the 7x57 Mauser case untrimmed . In 1934 , Remington decided to make the new.25 Roberts cartridge available commercially . Remington eliminated case-trimming and modified the shoulder angle from the original 15° to 20° for greater ease in manufacturing . The resulting cartridge had a 1/16 '' longer case , and was given the slightly different designation of .257 Roberts . The new Remington cartridge went on to become , for decades , one of the most popular North American hunting cartridges . Schuetzen Rifle and Other Target Shooting Roberts published extensively on match target , Schuetzen , and long-range hunting rifles of both the 19th century black powder era and the early 20th century smokeless powder era . After his death , a number of his articles and letters on these subjects were collected and published by Gerald O. Kelver in 1951 .
Balakrishna Hari Kolhatkar . Balakrishna Hari Kolhatkar ( September 25 , 1926 – June 30 , 1994 ) , also known as Bal Kolhatkar , was a Marathi playwright , poet , actor , and director .
Hermannia ( Acari ) . `` Hermannia '' is a genus of mites that includes several dozen described species . Typically they dwell in moss , feeding partly on fungi .
Jean-Baptiste-Pierre Lafitte . Jean-Baptiste-Pierre Lafitte ( 2 June 1796 – 6 March 1879 ) was a 19th-century French playwright , novelist , journalist and comedian . A pensionnaire of the Comédie-Française , his plays were presented on the most important Parisian stages of his time including the Théâtre du Vaudeville , the Théâtre français , the Théâtre de l'Ambigu-Comique , and the Théâtre des Variétés .
Jim Phillips ( American football ) . James Jackson `` Red '' Phillips ( February 5 , 1936 – March 25 , 2015 ) was an American football wide receiver who played for the Los Angeles Rams and the Minnesota Vikings for 10 seasons , from 1958 to 1967 . Phillips was a three-time Pro Bowler as a Ram from 1960 to 1962 and was first team in 1961 . Phillips attended Auburn University . He was on 11 All-American teams his senior year at Auburn . He was co-captain on Auburn 's 1957 national championship team . As a rookie in 1958 , Phillips led the NFL with the longest reception for that season : 93 yards . In 1961 , he led the NFL in total receptions with 78 . Post NFL . After leaving the NFL , Phillips held coaching positions with the Atlanta Falcons , San Diego Chargers , New Orleans Saints , and Florida State . He later ran a successful insurance business and was appointed to the Alabama Department of Insurance . Phillips was inducted into Alabama Sports Hall of Fame in 1985.In 2004 , Phillips was named Auburn 's SEC Football Legend for the SEC Championship Game of that year . Personal life . Phillips married `` Mickey '' Kennedy in 1957 . They had three children . Phillips died on March 25 , 2015 at Bethany House ( Hospice ) in Auburn .
Carroll Alsop House . Carroll Alsop House , ( also known as Mitchell House ) is a historic house located at 1907 A Avenue East in Oskaloosa , Iowa . Description and history . It is one of seven Frank Lloyd Wright designed Usonian houses located in Iowa , and one of two that were constructed in Oskaloosa . Both were completed in 1951 . This house is an L-plan , unless you count the carport , which makes it a T-plan . It was a custom-built house that embodied the ideals of `` free and simple living , in touch with nature , for the family of moderate means . '' The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 9 , 1988 .
St. John 's Church , Bangalore . St. John 's Church is located in St. John 's Hill , Cleveland Town , Bangalore Cantonment , India , in between Promenade Road and St. John 's Church Road . The church is the fourth oldest Protestant church in the city , with a distinct red edifice and towering steeple , rising out of the leafy surroundings . The church is dedicated to St. John the Evangelist . Chapel , school and library on Haines Road . St. John 's Church traces its origin to a small chapel and school , located in Haines Road which connects Cleveland Town to Fraser Town . The small school has now grown into the St. John 's High School in the church compound . Rev . R Posnett , Assistant Chaplain , Honorable East India Company , serving at St. Mark 's Church played a significant role in establishing St. John 's Church and the school . In those days , that end ( Cleveland Town and Fraser Town ) of the Bangalore Cantonment housed mainly pensioned officers and employees of the East Indian Company , Europeans and their native wives and Eurasian children . These Eurasian children were not allowed to enroll in the European styled schools of the Cantonment . Rev . Posnett saw the need to provide for a church and school for these residents of the Bangalore Cantonment . A single room measuring 750 ft2 was built , on Haines Road , serving as school during the day , library for the pensioners during the afternoon , and as a church on Sundays . Reference to the existence of this chapel/school can be found in the records of St. Mark 's Church in February 1853 . The chapel/school/library was built out of funds raised by officers of the East India Company . The reading room for pensioners at Haines Road is also mentioned by William Sproston Caine in his book 'Picturesque India : a Handbook for European Travellers ' , published in 1890 ( p. 522 ) . In a letter dated 23 April 1853 , Rev . Posnett , writing to the Bishop of Madras , reported church services were held on Wednesday evenings and on Sundays , with the room filled to excess with 100-115 people in attendance . Further , the school was attended by 52 girls and 16 boys . Hence , there was a need to sell the present premises and move to a large ones . Rev . Posnett approached the Government of Madras , Church Building Society , and Major General Sewell , the then Commanding General Officer , for funds for construction of a school and chapel . However , it was uncommon for the Government of Madras to fund church buildings for civilian purposes ( only churches for military congregations were funded ) , and hence the proposal was rejected . In 1950 , writing in the St. John 's Centenary Journal , Rev . W. Holder says `` The exact site of this Chapel-School room is obscure , though a building , reputed to be such stands on Haines Road.. '' . The exact location of this chapel/school is unknown at present , as are any other details such as the year of construction year or the associated cost . It is nevertheless possible that records could be found in the `` , 'Madras Diocese Office ' , 'Indian Church Trust , Calcutta ' or the 'Bangalore Garrisons Office ' . Mootocherry Anglican Church . Rev . Posnett , managed to raise the required funds by appealing to the different congregations in India and abroad . The total collections amounted to INR 2,669 and 11 Annas , with £10 contributed by Rev . C. G. Townsend from Hatfield , England . An empty plot of land , lying beside the Roman Catholic chapel ( future St. Francis Xavier 's Cathedral ) was purchased by Rev . Posnett for INR 100 in October 1853 . The enclosure was built around the purchased land , earmarking it for the future Mootocherry Anglican Church , along with a school and library . The church , school and the library had matching Gothic architecture . Rev . Posnett had the church designed by the engineers who designed the Municipal Offices ( Attara Katcheri , now Karnataka High Court building ) . The school and the library were completed on 16 May 1854 , at a cost of INR 2,700 . The schools , one each for boys and girls , were inaugurated on 28 May 1854 by Rev . Posnett , who had now become the chaplain of St. Mark 's Church . St. John 's Church . Rev . Posnett , left St. Mark 's Church in September 1854 , and was succeeded by Rev . B. S. Clarke and Rev . D. J. Rogers , who continued to work towards building St. John 's Church . They were able to get funding from the Church Building Society and the Government of Madras to expand the church , so as to accommodate 300 people . The expansion along with furniture and construction of the compound wall cost INR 11,625 , with the works being supervised by the Madras Sappers and Miners regiment . St. John 's Church was consecrated on 12 April 1858 by Rt . Rev . Thomas Dealtry the third Bishop of Madras , officially as St. John 's Church , after St. John the Evangelist . Rev . Dealtry ( son of Bishop Dealtry ) became the first chaplain of the church . In 1914 , the St. John 's School had 135 girls and boys in attendance . As for the other schools in the cantonment , St. Aloysius School had 280 students , the Wesleyan Mission Secondary School had 235 , and St. Andrews School had many students . Named after St. John . After St. John 's Church was established , the surround Mootocherry was renamed as St. John 's Hill , and the road from the church to Ulsoor Lake was named as St. John 's Church Road . The road connecting to Dickenson Road was named as St. John 's Road , and the road leading Ulsoor Lake to the Kalpali Cemetery was named as St. John 's Cemetery Road . Extensions . The church tower was raised at the end of 1858 , as the result of a contribution of INR 1,000 by Rev . Clarke , Rev . Rogers and Rev . Dealtry . In 1895-96 , the edifice was extended to include the choir , a large portico and two front vestries . Pipe organ . The pipe organ ( by Norman and Beard ) at St. John 's is among the oldest and rarest , and very difficult to repair . Initially , air had to be pumped manually . An electric blower was added to the organ by Albert David in 1969 . The organ is nowadays used only for special occasions . In 2013 , a specialist team from Johannus , installed an Ecclesia T-270 at St. John 's Church . The Ecclesia T-270 church organ has 40 voices , 2 manuals and a 8.1 audio system . WWI memorial . There exists a memorial in front of the church for members of the church who lost their lives in service of 'King and Empire ' , in World War I . On Remembrance Day ( 11 November ) , the officers of the Madras Regiment offer their tributes at this memorial . St. John 's Cemetery . The earliest burial at the St. John 's Cemetery was in 1820 . However , no record exists on the exact year when the cemetery was established . Before Indian Independence , only Europeans were allowed to be buried at the cemetery . In 1884 , a War Memorial was raised in the cemetery by the Non Commissioned Officers of the 42nd Company of the Royal Engineers , in memory of their fallen comrades in peace time and war . This monument is now maintained by Madras Regiment . In 1858 , a chapel was constructed in the cemetery , which was in use till the 1960s and after that was used to house the cemetery watchman , and unfortunately fell into disrepair . Community services . Right from the late 1800s the church has been supporting the Poor Fund and the Leprosy Mission . In 1918 , St. John 's Institute was established for the benefit of the soldiers of the barracks nearby . In 1959 , a hostel for Tibetan refugees was established . On 12 August 1978 , the church established Asha Nivas , an elderly home in the church compound . The church also manages the Stephen 's Old Age Home , in Clarke Street , Richmond Town . In 1999 , an open-air chapel was established at St. John 's Church cemetery , Kalpally . In June 2002 , the St. John 's Community Centre was established . Rev . Vinay Samuel , pastor of St. John 's Church between 1975–83 , and his wife Colleen Samuel , developed ministry for slum dwellers in Lingarajpuram , and helped establish a daughter congregation , Divya Shanti , at Lingarajpuram in 1983 . Local name and former resident . The local Tamil population of the cantonment call the church 'Sigapoo Oosimatha Koil ' , which translates to 'red church ' in Tamil . Well known cartoonist Paul Fernandes , remembers his childhood in Fraser Town , where the skyline was dominated by St. Francis Xavier 's Cathedral and St. John 's Church .
Benjamin Wold . Benjamin Wold is Lecturer in Ancient Judaism and Christianity at Trinity College , Dublin , Department of Religions and Theology and member of the Trinity Centre for Biblical Studies .
Herbert Swan . Herbert Graham Swan ( 23 August 1869 – 14 June 1949 ) was an Australian trade unionist and politician who was a Labor Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 1908 to 1914 , representing the seat of North Perth . Swan was born in Dapto , New South Wales ( near Wollongong ) , to Elizabeth ( née Graham ) and William Henry Swan . He came to Western Australia in 1896 and found work as an engineer for Western Australian Government Railways , having previously worked in a similar position in New South Wales . He was a founder of a local railway trade union , the Amalgamated Railway Employees ' Association , and served as its president from 1905 to 1908 . Swan entered parliament at the 1908 state election , defeating James Brebber . He was re-elected at the 1911 election , but at the 1914 election was defeated by James MacCallum Smith , the Liberal Party 's candidate ( and a well-known newspaper proprietor ) . Swan attempted to reclaim his seat from Smith at the 1921 election , but was unsuccessful . He died in Perth in June 1949 , aged 79 . He had married twice , to Mary Ann Cowless in 1897 . He was married for a second time to Minnie Waugh in 1913 in Narrogin WA . Minnie and Herbert had three children , Jessie Eleanor , Sheila Bernadette , Raymond Herbert Graham Swan . Minnie died in Narrogin in 1919 from pneumonic influenza .
Wellatota . Wellatota is a village in Sri Lanka . It is located within Central Province .
California Junction , Iowa . California Junction is an unincorporated community and census-designated place ( CDP ) in Harrison County , Iowa , United States . It lies just east of the junction between the east-west and north-south lines of the former Sioux City and Pacific Railroad . In the 2010 census it had a population of 85 inhabitants and a population density of 184.38 people per square mile ( 71.19/km² ) . Geography . California Junction is located near the southwest corner of Harrison County at coordinates . The community is northeast of the Iowa–Nebraska border , which in this area follows the center of De Soto Lake , an abandoned channel of the Missouri River . U.S. Route 30 passes just south of California Junction , leading east to Interstate 29 on the outskirts of Missouri Valley and west to Blair , Nebraska . According to the United States Census Bureau , California Junction has a total area of 0.461 square miles ( 1.19 km² ) , all of it land . Demographics . As of the 2010 census , there were 85 people , 32 households , and 26 families residing in the town . The population density was 184.38 people per square mile ( 71.19/km² ) . There were 34 housing units at an average density of 73.75 per square mile ( 28.57/km² ) . The racial makeup of the town was 98.82 % White and 1.18 % from two or more races . Of the total population , 4.7 % were Hispanic or Latino of any race . History . The town of California Junction traces its origins to the Yazoo post office and the ill-fated towns of Cincinnati and Parrish City , which were founded in Cincinnati township during the later half of the 1850s . Yazoo Landing was a ferry crossing on the Missouri River where the Blair Bridge now stands . The present settlement was established in 1880 , after the Sioux City and Pacific Railroad was built . John I. Blair , the railroad tycoon , believed that this would be an important hub for passengers heading west , and gave the town its current name . In 1883 , the name of the town was changed to `` California '' to avoid confusion with Columbia Junction ; it retained this name as of 1915 . In 1879 , California Junction had a population of 200 people . In 1903 , the California Grain and Lumber Company was organized in California Junction . By 1915 , there was also a town hall , high school , general store , blacksmith shop , post office , two churches , and a train station . A grain elevator is still operated at California Junction by the United Western Coop . On January 1 , 1922 , a 1460-foot deep well was drilled at the nearby oil prospect of Hugh R. Coulthard , a prominent landowner , businessman , and farmer from California Junction . No oil was obtained from the site , but the capped well leaks water to this day . A marshy area surrounding the well remains as a local landmark , which is visible about 160 yards north of town on Fremont Ave. , about 30 yards west of the roadway . Education . The community of California Junction and the surrounding rural area educational needs are met by the Missouri Valley Community School District .
Aulacodes chionostola . `` Aulacodes chionostola '' is a moth in the family Crambidae . It was described by George Hampson in 1917 . It is found in Peru .
Gorkha National Liberation Front . Gorkha National Liberation Front ( GNLF ) ( Nepali : गोर्खा राष्ट्रिय मुक्ति मोर्चा ) is a political party in the Darjeeling District of West Bengal , India . It was formed in 1980 by Subhash Ghisingh with the objective of demanding a Gorkhaland state within India . Early history . During the 1980s , the GNLF led an intensive and often violent campaign for the creation of a separate Gorkhaland state in the Nepali-speaking areas of northern West Bengal ( Darjeeling , Dooars and Terai ) . The movement reached its peak around 1985–1986 . On 22 August 1988 , the GNLF , under Subhash Ghisingh , signed the `` Darjeeling Hill Accord '' , which created the Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council ( DGHC ) in exchange for the GNLF giving up its demand for Gorkhaland . State assembly . GNLF boycotted the West Bengal state assembly elections in 1991 . In the assembly elections in 1996 , 2001 , and 2006 , GNLF won three assembly seats , one each from Darjeeling , Kalimpong and Kurseong . Lok Sabha . In 1989 , GNLF candidate Inderjeet Khuller , a former journalist covering the Gorkhaland agitation and a close friend of Subhash Ghisingh , won the Darjeeling ( Lok Sabha constituency ) elections . GNLF supported Inderjeet as the Indian National Congress candidate in 1991 , who won the Lok Sabha elections riding on GNLF support . GNLF boycotted the Lok Sabha elections in 1996 , 1998 , and 1999 , which were won by CPI ( M ) candidates . Ahead of the 2004 Lok Sabha elections , the GNLF supported the Congress party candidate Dawa Narbula , who won with a big margin from the Darjeeling constituency . In the 2009 elections , GNLF was out of power in the hills and did not field any candidate or support any party and the Lok Sabha seat was won by Jaswant Singh of BJP with the support from GJMM . Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council . The GNLF administered the DGHC with Subhash Ghisingh as the chairman of the council from 1988 to 2004 for three successive terms . Subhash Ghisingh was appointed the sole caretaker of the DGHC from 2005 to 2008 as no election for the DGHC was held . Sixth Schedule . A `` Memorandum of Settlement '' ( MoS ) was signed between the Central Government , the State Government and the GNLF for the establishment of a Sixth Schedule tribal council called the `` Gorkha Hill Council '' in the DGHC area on 6 December 2005 . After some initial support , there was widespread opposition to the Sixth Schedule council , led by leaders like Madan Tamang of ABGL . Downfall . The DGHC elections were due in 2004 . However , the government decided not to hold elections and instead made Subhash Ghisingh the sole caretaker of the DGHC till the Sixth Schedule council was established . Resentment among the former councillors of DGHC grew rapidly . Among them , Bimal Gurung , once the trusted aide of Ghising , decided to break away from the GNLF . Riding on a mass support for Prashant Tamang , an Indian Idol contestant from Darjeeling , Bimal quickly capitalised on the public support he received for supporting Prashant , and was able to overthrow Ghisingh from the seat of power . Ghising decided to shift residence to Jalpaiguri and GNLF lost most of its support and cadres to Gorkha Janmukti Morcha , a new party headed by Bimal Gurung . West Bengal Legislative Assembly elections 2011 . After lying in political hibernation for three years , GNLF chief Subhash Ghisingh announced that his party would contest the West Bengal Legislative Assembly elections 2011 . Subhash Ghisingh returned to Darjeeling on 8 April 2011 ahead of the assembly elections after three years of `` exile '' . All the three GNLF candidates , Bhim Subba from Darjeeling , Prakash Dahal from Kalimpong and Pemu Chettri from Kurseong lost the elections held on 18 April 2011 .
Freawine . Freawine , `` Frowin '' or `` Frowinus '' figures as a governor of Schleswig in `` Gesta Danorum '' and in the `` Anglo-Saxon Chronicle '' as an ancestor of the kings of Wessex , but the latter source only tells that he was the son of Frithugar and the father of Wig . In the `` Gesta Danorum '' , Frowin was the father-in-law of Offa of Angel ( presented as a prince and later king of Denmark ) , whose father king Wermund liked both Frowin and his sons Ket and Wig . Frowin was challenged to combat by the Swedish king Athisl , and killed . He would later be avenged by his two sons Ket and Wig . However , the two sons fought against Athisl two against one , a national disgrace that was redeemed by their brother-in-law Offa , when he killed two Saxons at the same time , in `` single combat '' . This event is referred to in `` Widsith '' as a duel against Eadgils of the Myrgings .
Palm Beach Currumbin Australian Football Club . The Palm Beach Currumbin Australian Football Club is an Australian rules football club on the Gold Coast , Queensland . The club emblem is the lion and the club plays in both Division One and Division Two of the AFL Queensland State League . Palm Beach won the 1999 premiership . History . The Central Australian Football Club was established in 1961 and was one of the founding clubs of the Gold Coast Australian Football League . By 1965 the club had captured its first GCAFL premiership and would later change its name to the Palm Beach Currumbin Australian Football Club .
Neos Amfilochos F.C.. Neos Amfilochos F.C . is a Greek football club , based in Amfilochia , Aetolia-Acarnania , Greece . The club was established in 2017 , after the merger of Panamvrakikos Mpouka F.C . and G.F.S . Amfilochos in order to comptete in 2017-18 Gamma Ethniki .
Baby ( Ashanti song ) . `` Baby '' is the third single by American R & B singer Ashanti from her debut album . It was written by Ashanti , Irving Lorenzo , Andre Parker , Brad Jordan , Mike Dean and producer 7 Aurelius . It contains musically interpolates of Scarface 's `` Mary Jane '' which was also ghosted produced by 7 Aurelius . A remix of the song also features Scarface whom his song is already sampled on . The song was released as the album 's third and final single on November 17 , 2002 ( see 2002 in music ) . `` Baby '' reached number 15 on the `` Billboard '' Hot 100 and number seven on the U.S. `` Billboard '' Hot R & B Songs chart . The song is her fifth top ten entry on the Hot R & B Songs chart . The song only managed to chart at numbers forty-eight and eighty-nine on the Netherlands and Germany charts . Music video . The music video features actress Nia Long . It is directed by CEO and founder of Murder Inc , Irv Gotti . A video was also made for a remix which featured labelmate Crooked I .
J Preston Limited . J Preston Limited was a company of laboratory equipment and chemicals suppliers based in Sheffield , England whose origins could be traced back to the early 1830s . The company went through many changes over the years . J Preston chemists were first believed to be located on High Street ( Sheffield ) before later moving to Barker ’ s Pool . Prestons moved again to make way for the new Sheffield City Hall , moving to West Street around 1930 . The company continued its expansion into the laboratory and chemical supply industry , supplying products to laboratories in many fields including the city ’ s vibrant steel industry . J Preston Limited also had its own glass shop with a team of glassblowers which produced specialist laboratory glassware to order . During the early nineteen sixties the company expanded its West Street premises by opening a new showroom exhibiting laboratory equipment and furnishings . The modern showroom complemented the traditional chemist shop that stood on the corner of West Street and Mappin Street . The nineteen eighties saw a steady decline in business as the company struggled against the decline of the local steel industry . With increased competition from national suppliers , combined with the massive closures in the manufacturing industry that decimated the local economy , Prestons found it tough going . In 1986 the Preston family sold its interest in the company selling to a local holding organisation that owned a number a local companies . Prestons moved to Netherthorpe Road in early 1987 ending the company ’ s long history as a local retailer . The chemist shop fittings were given to the local museum and have been exhibited in Sheffield 's Weston Park Museum showing visitors what an old traditional chemist shop may have looked like . The Netherthorpe Road warehouse and offices saw the company trying to change to match the modern competitive age . The new premises were also used to house additional businesses such as Carlton Brown & Partners . This new addition manufactured `` Autostic '' and `` Adhaesium '' , a range of specialised adhesives and supplied its products to an international customer base . With the company now trading as Hallamshire Chemical Holdings Limited , the firm re-established itself as a medical supplier by purchasing Fiona Shaw Medical in 1995 . As the new millennium dawned , the company held its breath and entered a new phase . By 2001 and now under new ownership , the company continued to expand by entering into the highly competitive education market . However , owing to changes in legislation covering the supply of chemicals and medical supplies along with escalating costs of insurance , the company struggled against the tide . In early 2004 the company went into liquidation .
Abe Martin . Othol Hershel `` Abe '' Martin ( October 18 , 1908 – January 11 , 1979 ) was an American football player , coach , and college athletics administrator . He served as the head coach at Texas Christian University ( TCU ) from 1953 to 1966 , compiling a record of 74–64–7 . Martin was also the athletic director at Texas Christian from 1963 to 1975 . Early life . Born in Jacksboro , Texas , Martin attended Jacksboro High School and then Texas Christian University in Fort Worth , where he played football under head coach Francis Schmidt . He was part of TCU 's first-ever Southwest Conference championship team in 1929 . Schmidt gave Martin his nickname after he related his style to that of a newspaper column of the day named `` Abe Martin Says '' . He set conference records for blocking punts and recovering fumbles at TCU . Coaching career . After graduating from TCU in 1932 , Martin began his coaching career at El Paso High School in 1934 , where he won two district championships . In 1936 , he moved across the state to coach at Lufkin High School , where he compiled a record of 66–10 , with four district championships . He left coaching in 1943 , but returned in 1944 to coach at Paschal High School in Fort Worth . In 1945 , he returned to TCU to coach football , and in 1953 was finally elevated to the head coaching position upon the retirement of Dutch Meyer . From 1953 to 1966 , he coached the Horned Frogs to a 74–64–7 record , during which they appeared in the Cotton Bowl Classic three times , as well as the Sun Bowl and Bluebonnet Bowl once each . He coached seven All-Americans at TCU , including Jim Swink and Bob Lilly . After his 1961 team upset a previously-undefeated Texas , Longhorns coach Darrell Royal famously described the Frogs as `` cockroaches '' . Martin 's casual response was that he had `` never received so much criticism for winning a game . '' After a disappointing 2–8 season in 1966 , he resigned as head football coach . He remained the school 's athletic director , a post he assumed in 1963 and held until 1975 . In 1972 , he was elected to the Texas Sports Hall of Fame in Waco . Legacy . Abe Martin Stadium in Lufkin , Texas is named for Martin .
McKenzie Peak . McKenzie Peak is a peak just south of Mount Albion in the Athos Range of the Prince Charles Mountains , Antarctica . It was plotted from Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions air photos of 1965 , and was named by the Antarctic Names Committee of Australia for J.F . McKenzie , a radio technician at Wilkes Station in 1963 .
Frederick Maddison ( footballer ) . Frederick Brunning Maddison ( 22 July 1849 – 25 September 1907 ) was an English footballer who played for England as a midfielder in the first international match against Scotland , as well as winning two FA Cup medals with Oxford University in 1874 and with The Wanderers in 1876 . Later he was a music publisher and , together with his wife the composer Adela Maddison , was closely associated with the French composer Gabriel Fauré . Early life . He was born on 22 July 1849 in Westminster , Middlesex as Frederick Chappell , the son of Frederick Patey Chappell and Eleanor ( née Maddison ) . On 5 February 1873 , he changed his name to Frederick Brunning Maddison , taking his second name from his grandfather . He was educated at Marlborough College before going up to Oxford University , where he was a member of Brasenose College . Football career . He played for Scotland in the third of the unofficial matches prior to the first official international match , a 1–1 draw on 25 February 1871 playing under the pseudonym `` F. Maclean '' . He won his solitary England cap playing on the left of midfield in England 's first ever international match against Scotland on 30 November 1872 . The University reached the 1874 FA Cup Final and ( with Maddison now on the right ) this time they were successful , defeating the Royal Engineers by two goals to nil . Maddison was involved in the move which resulted in the second goal , when he , together with Cuthbert Ottaway and Robert Vidal , `` dribbled their way to the Engineers ' goal , where Frederick Patton was waiting to slide the ball between the posts . '' Maddison also played for amateur club Crystal Palace ( not the later professional club ) and the Civil Service , and in representative matches for London and The South versus The North . Life outside football . On 14 April 1883 he married Katharine Mary Adela Tindal , at Christ Church , Lancaster Gate , London . They had two children , Diana Marion Adela and Noel Cecil Guy , born in 1886 and 1888 respectively . His wife was a composer , usually known as Adela Maddison . From around 1894 , the couple played a major part in encouraging and facilitating the entry onto the London musical scene of the French composer Gabriel Fauré . Frederick was then working for a music publishing company , Metzler , which obtained a contract to publish Fauré 's music during 1896–1901 . Fauré was a friend of the family and in 1896 vacationed at their residence in Saint-Lunaire , Brittany . From 1898 Maddison and his wife lived separately , with Adela residing in Paris ; she may have had a romantic liaison with Fauré . Frederick Maddison died in Germany on 25 September 1907 , at Moabit Hospital , Berlin .
Culture of North Africa . The people are of the Maghreb and the Sahara speak various dialects of Berber and Arabic , and almost exclusively follow Islam . The Arabic and Berber groups of languages are distantly related , both being members of the Afro-Asiatic family . The Sahara dialects are notably more conservative than those of coastal cities ( see Tuareg languages ) . Over the years , Berber peoples have been influenced by other cultures with which they came in contact : Nubians , Greeks , Phoenicians , Egyptians , Romans , Vandals , Arabs , and lately Europeans . The cultures of the Maghreb and the Sahara therefore combine indigenous Berber , Arab and elements from neighboring parts of Africa and beyond . In the Sahara , the distinction between sedentary oasis inhabitants and nomadic Bedouin and Tuareg is particularly marked . The diverse peoples of the Sahara are usually categorized along ethno-linguistic lines . In the Maghreb , where Arab and Berber identities are often integrated , these lines can be blurred . Some Berber-speaking North Africans may identify as `` Arab '' depending on the social and political circumstances , although substantial numbers of Berbers ( or Imazighen ) have retained a distinct cultural identity which in the 20th century has been expressed as a clear ethnic identification with Berber history and language . Arabic-speaking Northwest Africans , regardless of ethnic background , often identify with Arab history and culture and may share a common vision with other Arabs . This , however , may or may not exclude pride in and identification with Berber and/or other parts of their heritage . Berber political and cultural activists for their part , often referred to as Berberists , may view all Northwest Africans as principally Berber , whether they are primarily Berber- or Arabic-speaking ( see also Arabized Berber ) . The Nile Valley through northern Sudan traces its origins to the ancient civilizations of Egypt and Kush . The Egyptians over the centuries have shifted their language from Egyptian to modern Egyptian Arabic , while retaining a sense of national identity that has historically set them apart from other people in the region . Most Egyptians are Sunni Muslim and a significant minority adheres to Coptic Christianity . In Nubia , straddling Egypt and Sudan , a significant population retains the ancient Nubian language but has adopted Islam . The northern part of the Sudan is home to the , largely , Arab Muslim population , but further down the Nile Valley , the largely non-Muslim Nilotic and Nuba peoples begins . North Africa formerly had a large Jewish population , almost all of whom emigrated to France or Israel when the North African nations gained independence . A smaller number went to Canada . Prior to the modern establishment of Israel , there were about 600,000-700,000 Jews in Northern Africa , including both Sfardīm ( refugees from France , Spain and Portugal from the Renaissance era ) as well as indigenous Mizrāḥîm . Today , less than fifteen thousand remain in the region , almost all in Morocco and Tunisia , and are mostly part of a French-speaking urban elite . ( See Jewish exodus from Arab lands . ) Algeria . Modern Algerian literature , split between Arabic and French , has been strongly influenced by the country 's recent history . Famous novelists of the 20th century include Mohammed Dib , Albert Camus , and Kateb Yacine , while Assia Djebar is widely translated . Important novelists of the 1980s included Rachid Mimouni , later vice-president of Amnesty International , and Tahar Djaout , murdered by an Islamist group in 1993 for his secularist views . As early as Roman times , Apuleius , in M'Daourouch , was native to what would become Algeria . In philosophy and the humanities , Malek Bennabi and Frantz Fanon are noted for their thoughts on decolonization , while Augustine of Hippo was born in Tagaste ( about 60 miles from the present day city of Annaba ) , and Ibn Khaldun , though born in Tunis , wrote the Muqaddima while staying in Algeria . Algerian culture has been strongly influenced by Islam , the main religion . The works of the Sanusi family in pre-colonial times , and of Emir Abdelkader and Sheikh Ben Badis in colonial times , are widely noted . The Algerian musical genre best known abroad is raï , a pop-flavored , opinionated take on folk music , featuring international stars such as Khaled and Cheb Mami . However , in Algeria itself the older , highly verbal chaabi style remains more popular , with such stars as El Hadj El Anka or Dahmane El Harrachi , while the tuneful melodies of Kabyle music , exemplified by Idir , Ait Menguellet , or Lounès Matoub , have a wide audience . For more classical tastes , Andalusi music , brought from Al-Andalus by Morisco refugees , is preserved in many older coastal towns . Egypt . Egyptian culture has six thousand years of recorded history . Ancient Egypt was among the earliest civilizations . For millennia , Egypt maintained a strikingly complex and stable culture that influenced later cultures of Europe , the Middle East and Africa . After the Pharaonic era , Egypt itself came under the influence of Hellenism , for a time Christianity , and later , Arab and Islamic culture . Today , many aspects of Egypt 's ancient culture exist in interaction with newer elements , including the influence of modern Western culture , itself with roots in Ancient Egypt . Egypt 's capital city , Cairo , is Africa 's largest city and has been renowned for centuries as a center of learning , culture and commerce . Egypt has had a thriving media and arts industry since the late 19th century , today with more than 30 satellite channels and over 100 motion pictures produced each year . Cairo in fact has long been known as the `` Hollywood of the East . '' To bolster its media industry further , especially with the keen competition from the Persian Gulf Arab States and Lebanon , a large media city was built . Egypt is also the only Arabic-speaking country with an opera house . `` For more famous Egyptians , see List of Egyptians and Egyptians '' Libya . Libyan culture is , to a certain extent , similar to that of its other Arab neighbour states and the Libyan people very much consider themselves as part of a wider Arab community . The primary language is a colloquial form of Arabic that is unique to the area around Libya . There seem to be two distinct dialects and a couple of village and tribal dialects . Libyan Arabs have a heritage in the traditions of the nomadic Bedouin and associate themselves with a particular Bedouin tribe . Family life is important for Libyan families . Most Libyans live in apartment blocks and various kinds of independent housing units depending on their income status . Most of the Arabs who have lived a nomadic lifestyle , traditionally in tents , have been settled into various towns and cities in Libya , their old way of life fading out . It is believed that there are still some who do live as they have for centuries in the desert , though no one knows their exact numbers . Most of the population are engaged in occupations in industry and services and a small percentage in agriculture . Similar to some other countries in the Arab world , Libya can boast few theatres or art galleries . Public entertainment is almost non-existent even in the big cities . Most Libyans instead enjoy regular trips to the many beaches of the country . They also visit Libya 's many beautifully preserved archeological sites , especially that of Leptis Magna which is widely considered to be one of the best preserved Roman archeological sites in the world . The nation 's capital Tripoli boasts a number of museums and archives including the National Archives , the Government Library , the Ethnographic Museum , the Archaeological Museum , the Epigraphy Museum and the Islamic Museum . The Jamahirirya museum , built in consultation with UNESCO is possibly the country 's most famous and houses one of the finest collections of classical art in the Mediterranean . There has recently been something of a revival of the arts in Libya , especially in the field of painting and private galleries are springing up to provide a showcase for new talent . Conversely , for many years there have been no public theatres and only a few cinemas showing foreign films . The tradition of folk culture is still alive and well , with troupes performing music and dance at frequent festivals , both in Libya and abroad . The main output of Libyan Television is devoted to showing various styles of traditional Libyan music . Traditional Tuareg music and dance are popular in Ghadames and the south . Morocco . Morocco is a country of multi-ethnic groups with a culture and civilization . Through Moroccan history , Morocco hosted many people coming from both East Arabs ) , South ( Africans ) and Moors and Jews ) . All those civilizations have had some impact on the social structure of Morocco . It conceived all forms of beliefs , from paganism , Judaism , Christianity to Islam . Each region possesses its own elements , contributing , thus , to the making of national culture and to the civilization legacy . Morocco has set among its top priorities the protection of its legacy and the preservation of its cultural identity . Ethnically and culturally speaking , Mauritania nowadays can be considered the least Arabic among Arab countries . Most of its population are of mixed Berber and indigenous African origins . Sudan . Largest Christian denominations are the Roman Catholic Church , the Episcopal Church of the Sudan , the Presbyterian Church in the Sudan and the Coptic Orthodox Church . Western Sahara . The major ethnic group in the Western Sahara is the Sahrawis , a nomadic or bedouin tribal or ethnic group , speaking the Ḥassānīya dialect of Arabic , which is also the majority dialect in Mauritania . They are of mixed Arab-Berber descent , but claim descent from the Beni Hassan , a Yemeni tribe supposed to have migrated across the desert in the 11th century . Generally indistinguishable from the Hassaniya speaking tribes of neighboring Mauritania , Morocco and Algeria , Western Saharan Sahrawi people differ from their neighbors largely due to their exposure to Spanish colonial domination . All the surrounding territories were during the late 19th and early 20th century period of European colonial rule were generally under French colonial rule . Like other neighboring Saharan bedouin and Hassaniya groups , the Sahrawis are Muslims of the Sunni sect and the Maliki law school . Local religious custom 'urf is , like other Saharan groups , heavily influenced by pre-Islamic Berber and African practises , and differs substantially from urban practises . For example , Sahrawi Islam has traditionally functioned without mosques in the normal sense of the word , in an adaptation to nomadic life . The originally clan- and tribe-based society underwent a massive social change in the process of the imposition of colonial rule and subsequent upheaval in 1975 , when a part of the population was fled into exile rather than pass under Moroccan rule , and settled in the refugee camps of Tindouf , Algeria , splitting up families , clans and tribes over allegiance or opposition to the imposition of Moroccan rule . For developments among this population , see Sahrawi and Tindouf Province . Subsequent to taking effective control of the territory , the Moroccan government considerably invested in the social and economic development of the Western Sahara under its control , with special emphasis on education , modernisation and infrastructure as part of efforts to win over the population . El-Aaiun in particular has been the target of heavy government investment , and has grown rapidly . Several thousands Sahrawis study in Moroccan universities . Literacy rates are estimated at some 50 % of the population . Polisario claims the refugee population in Tindouf has a literacy rate in the 90 's , which would be above the verified literacy rate in the host country Algeria , recorded at roughly 86 % . To date , there have been few thorough studies of the culture due in part to the political situation . Some language and culture studies , mainly by French researchers , have been performed on Sahrawi communities in northern Mauritania .
Stępka , Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship . Stępka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lubień Kujawski , within Włocławek County , Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship , in north-central Poland .
The Office gallery . The Office is a contemporary art gallery located in the centre of the old town of Nicosia in Cyprus near the boundaries of the Green Line , which makes Nicosia the last divided capital in Europe . The location is a stimulus for some artists who have exhibited their work in the Office gallery . It was founded in 2009 by the Greek Anastasios Gkekas . To date the gallery has mounted 20 exhibitions by both European and non-European artists . In 2015 and 2016 the gallery , along with solo shows , mounted two group shows with works by local and international artists . The 2015 show titled `` Investment Opportunities '' consisted solely of works from the gallery 's collection , and the 2016 show `` To Express the Feelings of a Chair When We Sit on it '' included works that were loaned for the purposes of this exhibition , accompanied by pieces from the gallery 's collection . __FORCETOC__ Art Brussels . In 2015 , the Office gallery participated in the Art Brussels 2015 international art fair , presenting works by the Scottish artist Robert Montgomery and the Greek artist Dimitris Merantzas , entitled “ Proof against the obtainment of new artwork ” . International exhibitions . Art Brussels , 25 Apr 2015 - 27 Apr 2015
St. Louis Place Park . St. Louis Place Park is a long and linear municipal park , encompassing 9 and a half blocks between 21st Street and Rauschenbach Ave. Geography . St. Louis Place Park is located in the neighborhood of St. Louis Place . Surrounding areas . It is lined by handsome but generally modest townhouses and bungalows , along with several churches , a civic building , and an Art Deco fire station that is still in service today .
Boehm system . The Boehm system is a system of keywork for the flute , created by inventor and flautist Theobald Boehm between 1831 and 1847 . Prior to the development of the Boehm system , flutes were most commonly made of wood , with an inverse conical bore , eight keys , and tone holes ( the openings where the fingers are placed to produce specific notes ) that were small in size , and thus easily covered by the fingertips . Boehm 's work was inspired by an 1831 concert in London , given by soloist Charles Nicholson who , with his father in the 1820s , had introduced a flute constructed with larger tone holes than were used in previous designs . This large-holed instrument could produce greater volume of sound than other flutes , and Boehm set out to produce his own large-holed design . In addition to large holes , Boehm provided his flute with `` full venting '' , meaning that all keys were normally open ( previously , several keys were normally closed , and opened only when the key was operated ) . Boehm also wanted to locate tone holes at acoustically optimal points on the body of the instrument , rather than locations conveniently covered by the player 's fingers . To achieve these goals , Boehm adapted a system of axle-mounted keys with a series of `` open rings '' ( called `` brille '' , German for `` eyeglasses '' , as they resembled the type of eyeglass frames common during the 19th century ) that were fitted around other tone holes , such that the closure of one tone hole by a finger would also close a key placed over a second hole . In 1832 Boehm introduced a new conical-bore flute , which achieved a fair degree of success . Boehm , however , continued to look for ways to improve the instrument . Finding that an increased volume of air produced a stronger and clearer tone , he replaced the conical bore with a cylindrical bore , finding that a parabolic contraction of the bore near the embouchure hole improved the instrument 's low register . He also found that optimal tone was produced when the tone holes were too large to be covered by the fingertips , and he developed a system of finger plates to cover the holes . These new flutes were at first made of silver , although Boehm later produced wooden versions . The cylindrical Boehm flute was introduced in 1847 , with the instrument gradually being adopted almost universally by professional and amateur players in Europe and around the world during the second half of the 19th century . The instrument was adopted for the performance of orchestral and chamber music , opera and theater , wind ensembles ( e.g. , military and civic bands ) , and most other music which might be loosely described as relating to `` Western classical music '' ( including , for example , jazz ) . Many further refinements have been made , and countless design variations are common among flutes today ( the `` offset G '' key , addition of the low B foot , etc . ) The concepts of the Boehm system have been applied across the range of flutes available , including piccolos , alto flutes , bass flutes , and so on , as well as other wind instruments . The material of the instrument may vary ( many piccolos are made of wood , some very large flutes are wooden or even made of PVC ) . The flute is perhaps the oldest musical instrument , other than the human voice itself . There are very many flutes , both traversely blown and end-blown `` fipple '' flutes , currently produced which are not built on the Boehm model . The fingering system for the saxophone closely resembles the Boehm system . A key system inspired by Boehm 's for the clarinet family is also known as the `` Boehm system '' , although it was developed by Hyacinthe Klosé and not Boehm himself . The Boehm system was also adapted for a small number of flageolets . Boehm did work on a system for the bassoon , and Boehm-inspired oboes have been made , but non-Boehm systems remain predominant for these instruments . The Albert system is another key system for the clarinet .
South African National Road Race Championships . The South African National Road Race Championship is a road bicycle race that takes place inside the South African National Cycling Championship , and decides the best cyclist in this type of race . The first race winner of the road race championship was Malcolm Lange in 1995 ; Malcolm Lange is the only cyclist to have won the championships three times . Jaco Venter is the champion . The women 's record is held by Anriette Schoeman with 7 wins .
Ibn Rassam . Ibn al-Rassam ( literally Son of the Draftsman ) was an Egyptian Muslim alchemist and tile maker and mosaic designer , who flourished during the Mamluk Bahri dynasty ( 1250–1382 ) . Ibn Rassam is widely known to have invented the techniques through which he obtained copper from varieties of malachite . He also ascertained indigo by heating various substances . He was a colleague of the chemist , Abul Ashba ibn Tammam ( d.1361 ) .
Indira A.R . Lakshmanan . Indira A.R . Lakshmanan is a Washington DC-based columnist for the Boston Globe , writing about foreign policy and politics , and the Newmark Chair for Journalism Ethics at the Poynter Institute . She is a sometime panelist on Washington Week on PBS . Her Washington Week profile notes that `` She has covered presidential campaigns and interviewed leaders in the U.S. and around the world , reporting from 80 countries on six continents . She has traveled with the campaigns of Barack Obama , Hillary Clinton , John McCain , and Mitt Romney and traveled regularly with Secretaries of State Hillary Clinton and John Kerry for Bloomberg News , and interviewed Clinton more than a dozen times for Bloomberg TV , Radio and Businessweek . '' She is from Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania , and after living in Cambridge , Massachusetts , and Newton , Massachusetts , she now resides in Washington DC . Career . Indira A.R . Lakshmanan was a National Merit Scholar and a Radcliffe National Scholar at Harvard University , where she was a magna cum laude graduate in the History of Art and Architecture . She attended University of Oxford as a Rotary Scholar , and did graduate studies there in Latin American studies . In 2003 , she was awarded a Nieman journalism fellowship at Harvard University .
Obviative . Obviative ( abbreviated ) third person is a grammatical-person marking that distinguishes a non-salient ( obviative ) third-person referent from a more salient ( proximate ) third-person referent in a given discourse context . The obviative is sometimes referred to as the `` fourth person '' . Comparison with other grammatical-person marking systems . In English and other European languages , the principal means of distinguishing between multiple third-person referents is using gender or ( lack of ) reflexive . Thus , in `` she saw him , '' it is clear that there are two third persons because they are of different genders . In `` she saw her , '' it is clear that there are two third persons because otherwise , one would say `` she saw herself . '' However , `` she saw her mother '' is ambiguous : it could mean that she saw her own mother or that she saw someone else 's mother . An obviative/proximate system has a different way of distinguishing between multiple third-person referents . When there is more than one third person named in a sentence or discourse context , the most important , salient , or topical is marked as `` proximate '' and any other , less salient entities are marked as `` obviative . '' Subsequent sentences that refer to previously-named entities with pronouns or verbal inflections can then use the proximate and obviative references that have already been established to distinguish between the two . For example , in the sentence `` the quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog , '' there are two third-person referents , the fox and the dog . Thus , one of them has to be proximate and the other one has to be obviative , depending on which one the speaker considers more central to the story . If the fox is the more important one , the sentence might look something like `` the quick brown fox-PROX jumped-PROX > OBV the lazy dog-OBV , '' where PROX > OBV is verbal inflection indicating a proximate subject acting on an obviative object . In that case , a subsequent sentence `` and then PROX went-PROX away '' would mean that the `` fox '' went away . On the other hand , if the dog is the more important one , the sentence might look something like `` the quick brown fox-OBV jumped-OBV > PROX the lazy dog-PROX , '' where OBV > PROX is verbal inflection indicating an obviative subject acting on a proximate object . In that case , the same subsequent sentence `` and then PROX went-PROX away '' would mean instead that the `` dog '' went away . By contrast , an equivalent subsequent sentence in English , such as `` and then he went away , '' would not necessarily indicate whether `` he '' is the fox or the dog . An analogy that has been used to explain obviation is that the proximate is the entity in the `` spotlight , '' and any other , obviative entities are out of the spotlight or `` hangers-on . '' North America . Obviate/proximate distinctions are common in some indigenous language families in northern North America . Algonquian languages are perhaps best known for obviation , but the feature occurs also in some Salishan languages and in the language isolate Kutenai as well as in the more southern Keresan languages . Africa . Obviative markers are used in Africa in some Nilo-Saharan and Niger–Congo languages . Eurasia . Obviation has also been attested in the Northeast Caucasian Ingush language in Asia . Ojibwe . 'Then this ( PROX ) young man ( PROX ) dreamed ( PROX ) that foreigners ( OBV ) would come ( OBV ) to kill ( OBV ) them ( PROX ) . ' That example shows that the proximate referent need not necessarily be the subject of a clause . Ingush . Obviation in Ingush , a heavily dependent-marking language , is an exception to the generalization that the obviative occurs in head-marking languages . Obviation is not overtly marked in Ingush but is implied , as certain constructions are impossible unless one referent has salience over another . 'Musa 's wife is looking for him . ' ( Literally , 'The wife is looking for Musa . ' )
1972 Villanova Wildcats football team . The 1972 Villanova Wildcats football team represented the Villanova University during the 1972 college football season . The head coach was Lou Ferry , coaching his third season with the Wildcats . The team played their home games at Villanova Stadium in Villanova , Pennsylvania .
Barbara Comstock . Barbara Jean Comstock ( née Burns ; born June 30 , 1959 ) is an American attorney and politician . A Republican , she serves in the United States House of Representatives for Virginia 's 10th congressional district . From 2010 to 2014 , she was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates . She first won election to her seat in 2009 . She has worked in numerous positions for various government agencies , including as chief counsel of the House Government Reform and Oversight Committee , director of public affairs at the Department of Justice , and as a Congressional staffer . She is a founding partner and co-principal of the public relations and public policy firm Corallo Comstock . Early life and education . Comstock was born Barbara Jean Burns in Springfield , Massachusetts , on June 30 , 1959 . She is the daughter of Sally Ann Burns , a teacher , and John Ferguson Burns , national manager of polymer sales for Shell Chemicals . Comstock graduated from Westchester High School in Houston , Texas in 1977 . She graduated `` cum laude '' from Middlebury College in 1981 . In college , Comstock spent a semester interning for Senator Ted Kennedy . While interning for Kennedy , Comstock , who was raised a Democrat , became a Republican . Career . After working as a lawyer in private practice , Comstock served from 1991 to 1995 as a senior aide to Congressman Frank Wolf . Comstock then served as chief investigative counsel and senior counsel for the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Government Reform from 1995 to 1999 , working as one of Washington 's most prominent anti-Clinton opposition researchers . Comstock worked on behalf of the 2000 presidential campaign of George W. Bush . Her research team built massive stores of paper and electronic data , known as `` The Gore File , '' that were a key source of information on the former vice president for GOP publicists and ad-makers . Comstock is credited with writing the Republican `` playbook '' defending Bush nominees such as John Ashcroft for U.S. Attorney General . Comstock later served as director of public affairs for the Justice Department from 2002 to 2003 . Comstock and Barbara Olson , the wife of United States Solicitor General Theodore Olson , formed a partnership known to Washington insiders as the `` Two Barbaras . '' Barbara Olson died in the September 11 , 2001 terrorist attacks . Comstock joined law firm Blank Rome in 2004 . Comstock assisted the defense teams of both Scooter Libby and former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay . In 2005 , Comstock was hired by Dan Glickman to lobby on behalf of the Motion Picture Association of America . In 2008 , Comstock was a consultant on the presidential campaign of Mitt Romney . Comstock is a former Co-Chair of the Executive Committee of the Susan B. Anthony List . Virginia House of Delegates . In 2009 , Comstock was elected to a seat in the Virginia House of Delegates . She defeated incumbent Democrat Margaret Vanderhye by 316 votes . While in the state legislature , Comstock was involved in enacting legislation that increased the penalties for teen sex trafficking . Comstock 's public relations firm consulted for the Workforce Fairness Institute ( WFI ) , a conservative group advocating on a variety of federal labor policy issues , from 2008 through 2012 . According to a 2014 report by `` Politico '' , during her time in the Virginia House of Delegates , Comstock sponsored legislation that advanced WFI 's overall public policy objectives . Legislation sponsored by Comstock called for union votes by secret ballot , prevented employers from giving employees ' information to unions , and prohibited awarding contracts for state-funded construction projects exclusively to unionized firms . Comstock 's campaign responded to the report by saying `` Barbara Comstock disclosed her federal clients under Virginia law as required . '' Comstock was re-elected to her seat in the Virginia House of Delegates in 2011 and 2013 . When she won a seat in the U.S. Congress in 2014 , she formally resigned her seat in the Virginia House of Delegates and a special election was called to replace her . 2014 . On January 7 , 2014 , Comstock announced her candidacy for the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia 's 10th District , following the announcement that incumbent Frank Wolf would retire at the end of the 113th Congress . `` The Daily Caller '' reported that an opposition research packet on Comstock suggested she would `` likely come under fire in Virginia ’ s 10th congressional district race over the question of whether she is conservative enough . '' On April 26 , 2014 , Comstock won the Republican nomination for the U.S. House of Representatives in the 10th District primary , defeating five other candidates and winning approximately 54 % of the total vote . Comstock and Republican U.S. Senate candidate Ed Gillespie planned on attending a public meeting of the Northern Shenandoah Valley Tea Party in early August 2014 . After rumors arose that the gathering could be infiltrated by Democrats , both candidates initially moved the meeting to a private location before opting to speak with the group by phone instead . This decision prompted a statement from David Sparkman , chairman of the Tea Party group , who said `` I 'm disappointed , I wanted to look these politicians in the eye and take their measure . '' Comstock received the endorsements of the United States Chamber of Commerce , the National Federation of Independent Business , and both the Virginia Association of Realtors and the National Association of Realtors . On August 28 , 2014 , Comstock received the endorsement of the Virginia Police Benevolent Association ( VAPBA ) . In 2012 , the VAPBA had endorsed the Democratic challenger to Representative Frank Wolf in the same district . Shortly before the 2014 election , Comstock 's Democratic opponent , Fairfax County Supervisor John Foust , said that she had never had a “ real job. ” “ Although he claims he was referring to her jobs in partisan politics , ” stated the `` Weekly Standard '' , “ Comstock ’ s campaign attacked this as a sexist remark. ” Comstock herself called the remark “ offensive and demeaning. ” Comstock won the election on November 4 , 2014 , defeating Democrat John Foust with 56 percent of the vote . 2016 . Comstock faced Democrat LuAnn Bennett , a real estate executive and ex-wife of former Virginia Congressman Jim Moran , in the 2016 election . Given the swing state status of Virginia in the 2016 presidential election , the race was expected to be one of the most heavily contested races in the country . Democratic strategist Ellen Qualls said the 10th District is `` essentially the swingiest district in the swingiest state . '' In early October , following the release of the Donald Trump Access Hollywood tape , Comstock called for Donald Trump to drop out of the presidential race . She released a statement that in part said `` This is disgusting , vile , and disqualifying . No woman should ever be subjected to this type of obscene behavior and it is unbecoming of anybody seeking high office . In light of these comments , Donald Trump should step aside and allow our party to replace him with Mike Pence or another appropriate nominee from the Republican Party . I can not in good conscience vote for Donald Trump . '' Comstock won re-election by a margin of 53–47 % . In February 2015 , some constituents called for Comstock to host an in-person town hall meeting rather than a `` tele-town hall '' conducted via phone . 2018 . In early 2017 , the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee named Comstock and her 10th district seat one of their top targets in the 2018 midterm elections . By May 2017 , five Democrats had announced their candidacy for the Democratic nomination to run against Comstock . In July 2017 , Republican Shak Hill , who ran for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in 2014 , announced that he was preparing to mount a primary challenge against Comstock in 2018 . Comstock won the June 12th primary easily . “ Republicans in purple districts are leaving Congress in droves , ” reported `` The Washington Post '' in April 2018 . “ So why does Barbara Comstock want to stay ? ” Her answer was : “ I 'm healthy , my family 's healthy , my kids are healthy , I love this job. ” The 2018 election for Comstock 's seat is widely considered to be one of the most competitive House races , given that Democrats Hillary Clinton and Gov . Ralph Northam easily won her district in 2016 and 2017 . Comstock had been named as a potential candidate for the U.S. Senate against incumbent Tim Kaine in the 2018 election but decided not run against him . Political positions . As of October 2018 , Comstock had voted with President Trump 's position 97.8 % of the time and was the second-most partisan Trump supporter versus her district 's own voting patterns in the U.S. House . In the 115th United States Congress , she had voted with the Republican Party 94.7 % of the time as of October 2018 . Comstock was ranked as the 82nd most bipartisan member of the U.S. House of Representatives during the 114th United States Congress in the Bipartisan Index created by The Lugar Center . She is a member of the Republican Main Street Partnership . Vote Smart Political Courage Test . Vote Smart , a non-profit , non-partisan research organization that collects and distributes information on candidates for public office in the United States , `` researched presidential and congressional candidates ' public records to determine candidates ' likely responses on certain key issues . '' According to Vote Smart 's 2016 analysis , Comstock generally supports pro-life legislation , opposes an income tax increase , supports federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth , supports lowering taxes as a means of promoting economic growth , supports the building of the Keystone Pipeline , supports government funding for the development of renewable energy , opposes the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions , opposes gun-control legislation , supports repealing the Affordable Care Act , supports requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship , opposes same-sex marriage , and supports increased American intervention in Iraq and Syria beyond air support . Abortion . Comstock supports a ban on abortion except in cases of rape , incest , or when the mother 's life is in danger . In 2011 , Comstock voted in favor of HB 462 , which required women to have transvaginal ultrasounds before receiving an abortion . When opponents pointed out that this would necessitate an internal ultrasound for early-term pregnancies , an amendment was passed to limit the requirement to external ultrasounds only . She also voted in favor of the amendment . She supports making birth control available to women over the counter . Environment . In March 2017 , Comstock signed onto a Republican resolution acknowledging the impact of human activities on global climate . Health care . She was one of twenty Republicans in the House to vote against the American Health Care Act of 2017 ( H.R . 1628 ) , the House Republican bill to repeal and replace the ACA . Internet . Comstock opposes net neutrality . In 2015 , in the wake of a Federal Communications Commission ( FCC ) ruling protecting net neutrality , Comstock said that net neutrality is `` government overreach '' and `` robs the internet of its freedom '' . In March 2017 she voted to reverse a landmark FCC ruling , opening the door for internet service providers to sell customer data . During the preceding election cycle , she accepted $ 56,457 in donations from corporations in the telecom industry and employees of those corporations . Immigration . In a 2014 election debate , Comstock criticized President Barack Obama 's executive orders on immigration ( see Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals , Deferred Action for Parents of Americans ) , calling for immigration-law policy changes to be made via legislation . Comstock also suggested tracking people entering the U.S. like `` FedEx can track packages coming in here all of the time '' . Comstock criticized President Donald Trump 's 2017 executive order to impose a temporary ban on entry to the U.S. to citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries , saying : `` The president 's Executive Order [ goes ] beyond the increased vetting actions that Congress has supported on a bipartisan basis and inexplicably applied to Green Card holders . This should be addressed and corrected expeditiously . '' Comstock supports Trump 's proposed border wall on the Southern border . In February 2018 , Comstock “ generated national headlines when she rebuked the president during a meeting ... at the White House on the dangers of the deadly gang MS-13. ” Trump said that “ if congressional Democrats would not support a legislative crackdown on dangerous illegal immigrants , he would advocate shutting down the federal government. “ Comstock replied , “ We do n't need a government shutdown ... I think both sides have learned that a government shutdown was bad , it was n't good for them. ” While Comstock described the exchange as `` a polite conversation , ” `` The Washington Post '' said that “ [ e ] veryone else called it an extraordinary public scolding of a sitting U.S. president. ” In 2018 , the U.S Senate passed a bill introduced by Comstock which gave the federal government greater latitude in deporting immigrants who were suspected of gang activity . LGBT rights . She opposes same-sex marriage . In 2012 , she voted for legislation that allowed private adoption and foster care agencies to deny adoptions to gay individuals . She supported the nomination of Tracy Thorne-Begland to the Richmond Circuit Court in 2013 , Virginia 's first openly gay judge . She has voted in favor of legislation to strengthen schools ' anti-bullying policies . Science . In February 2017 , President Donald Trump signed into law the INSPIRE Women Act , a bill sponsored by Comstock , which compels the director of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA ) to encourage women and girls to pursue an education in the science , technology , engineering , and mathematics ( STEM ) fields . She supports adult stem cell research . Transportation . In April 2016 , Comstock said she would support legislation introduced by Democrat John Delaney to overhaul the board that oversees the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority , which runs Washington ’ s Metrorail system . The legislation would require the next three federal appointments to the authority 's board of directors to be either a certified transit , management , or financial expert . Women . In 2017 “ Comstock joined first lady Melania Trump and first daughter Ivanka Trump in the Oval Office as the president signed Comstock 's bill , the INSPIRE Women Act , which encourages women and girls to study math and science as well as pursue aerospace careers. “ In November 2017 , Comstock opposed the Senate candidacy of Roy Moore in Alabama because of sexual abuse allegations . “ To date Roy Moore has not provided any credible explanation or response to the detailed allegations , ” Comstock said . In November 2017 , Comstock told a House hearing on sexual harassment on Capitol Hill “ that she was told about a staffer who quit her job after a lawmaker asked her to bring work material to his house , then exposed himself. ” A December 2017 article in the `` Weekly Standard '' stated that Comstock had “ taken a leading role in pushing for congressional reforms aimed at combatting sexual harassment. ” She had “ co-sponsored a resolution that , among other small changes , requires all lawmakers and their staff to complete anti-harassment and anti-discrimination training at the start of each session , ” but she saw that proposal “ as a quick fix , and is looking to make broader , more authoritative changes to the law. ” In February 2018 , Comstock told a House subcommittee that women were being pushed out of jobs in science and technology . In May 2018 , Comstock joined with Congresswoman Lois Frankel ( D-FL ) in calling on airlines to address sexual harassment on flights . “ Approximately 80 percent of flight attendants are female and they are often objectified on a daily basis by passengers , coworkers , and superiors , ” the congresswomen wrote . “ It is perhaps not surprising that sexual harassment is prevalent given the industry ’ s past objectification of flight attendants. ” Gun policy . As of 2014 , Comstock had an `` A '' rating from the National Rifle Association ( NRA ) . In the 2014 and 2016 election cycles , she received $ 14,850 in campaign contributions from the NRA . In 2017 , she was one of 213 co-sponsors of legislation seeking to `` amend the federal criminal code to allow a qualified individual to carry a concealed handgun into or possess a concealed handgun in another state that allows individuals to carry concealed firearms . '' She voted for H.J.Res 40 , signed into law in February 2017 , which nullifies a rule that `` implements a plan to provide to the National Instant Criminal History Background Check System the name of an individual who meets certain criteria , including that benefit payments are made through a representative payee because the individual is determined to be mentally incapable of managing them . ( Current law prohibits firearm sale or transfer to and purchase or possession by a person who has been adjudicated as a mental defective . ) '' In April 2018 , NBC News reported that “ in the wake of the Parkland shooting and the national movement that has followed , gun control supporters hope they can change that dynamic in this year 's midterm elections , starting with Comstock ’ s district in northern Virginia. ” Several of her Democratic opponents were “ making gun control centerpieces of their campaigns. ” Mark Rozell of George Mason University said that “ demographic changes and current events ” added up to “ almost a perfect storm against her. ” Fairness doctrine . In October 2008 , Comstock and Democratic operative Lanny Davis co-wrote an article in the `` National Review '' in which they expressed strong opposition to the call for reinstatement of the Fairness Doctrine . “ Historically , ” they wrote , “ opposition to the Fairness Doctrine has been genuinely a bipartisan issue. ” They noted that opponents of the Fairness Doctrine included liberals like Dan Rather and Alan Colmes and conservatives like Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity , and recalled that in 1978 “ NBC aired a show on the Holocaust and was sued by a group demanding air time to argue that the Holocaust was a myth . The network had to defend itself for over three years. ” They concluded that “ we need more speech , not less , and not government regulated speech. ” Personal life . She has been married to Elwyn Charles Comstock , whom she had met in high school , since October 9 , 1982 . Comstock received her Juris Doctor from Georgetown University Law Center in 1986 . Among Comstock ’ s close friends is Democrat Donna Brazile , whom Comstock helped when she “ could n't find family and friends caught up in Hurricanes Katrina and Rita , ” Comstock said of Brazile , “ We do n't agree on many issues , but we consider each other to be worthy of respect. ” She is also close to retired Supreme Court Justice Anthony M. Kennedy , who when her father was rushed to the hospital went to her parents ' house to “ monitor ... the pumpkin bread baking in their kitchen. ” Comstock was friends with legal analyst Barbara Olson , who was killed on 9/11 . Another good friend is David N. Bossie , president of Citizens United and Donald Trump 's deputy campaign manager . “ [ Trump ] is the hardest-working man I 've ever been around , ” Bossie said . “ Barbara Comstock is the hardest-working woman I 've ever been around . ”
Andorf . Andorf is a municipality in the district of Schärding in Upper Austria , Austria . As of 2008 , it had a population of 5,023 . Geography . Andorf is divided into the 7 cadastral subdivisions : Andorf , Burgerding , Heitzing , Kurzenkirchen , Oberndorf , Schulleredt and Teuflau . The 56 localities which belong to the municipality are Andorf , An der Fernstraße , Autzing , Bach , Basling , Breitenberg , Bruck , Burgerding , Eberleinsedt , Edt bei Heitzing , Edt beim Pfarrhof , Erlau , Gerolding , Getzing , Großpichl , Großschörgern , Haula , Hebertspram , Heitzing , Heitzingerau , Hier , Hof , Hörzberg , Hötzlarn , Hötzenedt , Humerleiten , Hutstock , Kleinpichl , Kleinschörgern , Kreilern , Kurzenkirchen , Laab , Lauterbrunn , Lichtegg , Linden , Lohstampf , Matzing , Mayrhof , Niederhartwagen , Niederleiten , Oberndorf , Pimpfing , Pram , Pranzen , Rablern , Radlern , Seifriedsedt , Sonnleiten , Schärdingerau , Schießedt , Schulleredt , Teuflau , Untergriesbach , Winertsham , Winertshamerau and Winteraigen . History . After the formation of the Dukedom of Bavaria the locality belonged to Bavaria until 1780 . As a result of the Treaty of Teschen , Austria received Innviertel and thus Andorf . During the Napoleonic Wars it again became part of Bavaria . Since 1814 it has been part of Upper Austria . After the incorporation of Austria into Greater Germany by Nazi Germany on 13 March 1938 , the locality belonged to `` Gau Oberdonau '' . After 1945 , Upper Austria was restored .
Alexandru Usatiuc-Bulgăr . Alexandru Usatiuc-Bulgăr ( 1915–2003 ) was a Moldovan activist and a political prisoner in the former Soviet Union . Biography . Between 1969 and 1971 , he was a founder of a clandestine National Patriotic Front of Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina , established by several young intellectuals in Chişinău , totaling over 100 members , vowing to fight for the establishment of a Moldavian Democratic Republic , its secession from the Soviet Union and union with Romania . In December 1971 , following an informative note from Ion Stănescu , the President of the Council of State Security of the Romanian Socialist Republic , to Yuri Andropov , the chief of KGB , Alexandru Usatiuc-Bulgăr as well as Valeriu Graur , Alexandru Şoltoianu , and Gheorghe Ghimpu were arrested and later sentenced to long prison terms . Alexandru Usatiuc-Bulgăr was condemned to 12 years in prison . He was the president of the Association of former political deportees ( ) . Legacy . The Commission for the Study of the Communist Dictatorship in Moldova will study and analyze the 1940-1991 period of the communist regime .
Incline High School . Incline High School is located in Incline Village , Nevada near Lake Tahoe . It is accredited by the Northwest Association of Secondary and Higher Schools . It is part of the Washoe County School District .
Alifu Massaquoi . Alifu Massaquoi ( born 6 April 1937 ) is a Liberian and Sierra Leonean former long-distance runner . Representing Liberia , he competed in the marathon at the 1960 Summer Olympics , finishing in last place of all runners who completed the race . At the 1968 Summer Olympics , he again competed in the marathon as well as the 10,000 metres , but represented Sierra Leone . Massaquoi stills hold the Sierra Leonean 10,000 metres record with a time of 31:06.29 , set during the 1970 British Commonwealth Games .
John Darby ( Dean of Chester ) . John Lionel Darby ( 20 November 1831 – 5 November 1919 ) was Dean of Chester in the last decades of the 19th century and the first two of the 20th Born in County Kilkenny , Ireland into an ecclesiastical family as the youngest son of Christopher Darby , sometime Rector of Kells , County Kilkenny on 20 November 1831 , he was educated at St Columba ’ s College and Trinity College Dublin and ordained in 1857 . He began his career with curacies at Winwick and Mells . He was the Incumbent of Newburgh , Lancashire from 1859 to 1868 . Later he was Diocesan Inspector for the Diocese of Chester and Rector of St Bridget ’ s , Chester . He was Archdeacon of Chester from 1877 until 1886 and his elevation to the Deanery He died on 5 November 1919 .
Electoral results for the district of Warwick . This is a list of electoral results for the electoral district of Warwick in Queensland state elections .
Algeria national football team 2012 . Summary . This page summarises the Algeria national football team fixtures and results in 2012 .
Sir Hugh Guion MacDonell . Sir Hugh Guion MacDonell ( Florence , Italy 5 March 1831– London 25 January 1904 ) was a British diplomat who was envoy to Brazil , Denmark and Portugal . Background . MacDonell was born in Florence on 5 March 1831 , the second son of the marriage of Hugh MacDonell of Aberchalder ( Scottish Clan MacDonell of Glengarry ) and Ida Louise Ulrich . He succeeded his brother Sir Alexander Frederick MacDonell in the representation of the family in the Glengarry Council in Canada . His eldest sister , married to the Alexandre Jean Aguado y Moreno , II Marqués de las Marismas del Guadalquivir , was Dame du Palais to the Empress Eugenie . Another sister , Ida MacDonell , married Don Augusto Conte y Lerdo de Tejada , Spanish Diplomant and Minister Plenipoteniary at Copenhagen . Life and career . MacDonell attended Royal Military College , Sandhurst , and was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Rifle Brigade on 22 December 1848 , He served in British Kaffraria 1849–52 , but retired from the army on account of ill-health in 1853 and joined the diplomatic service . He was attaché at Washington and Constantinople . In 1865 he was appointed to Rio de Janeiro as Second Secretary . He did not , however , go there , but took up a similar position at Copenhagen in the following years . He served successively at Buenos Aires , Madrid and Berlin where , in many occasions , he acted as Chargé d'Affaires . At Buenos Aires he met his distinguished wife , Anne Lumb ( daughter of Edward Lumb of Wallington Lodge , Surrey ) . He was transferred to Rome in 1874 , and was promoted to be Chargé d'Affaires at Munich in 1882 . In 1885 he went as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipoteniary to Brazil . In 1888 he proceeded in a similar rank to the Court of Denmark . He retired on a pension in 1902 . Honours . MacDonell was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath ( CB ) in 1890 , knighted as a Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George ( KCMG ) in 1892 and raised to Knight Grand Cross of the order ( GCMG ) in 1899 . He was appointed a Privy Counsellor on 11 August 1902 , following an announcement of the King 's intention to make this appointment in the 1902 Coronation Honours list published in June that year .
2012 Bahrain Grand Prix . The 2012 Bahrain Grand Prix ( formally known as the 2012 Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix ) was a Formula One motor race held on 22 April 2012 at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir , Bahrain . It was the first time Formula One returned to Bahrain after the 2011 race was cancelled due to ongoing anti-government protests . The race , the eighth running of the Bahrain Grand Prix , was contested over 57 laps and was the fourth round of the 2012 Formula One season . Sebastian Vettel started the race from pole position , leading into the first corner and for the majority of the race en route to victory . He was not without pressure though , as the Lotus of Kimi Räikkönen climbed the field , having started in eleventh place , and challenged for the lead before finishing second . Räikkönen 's teammate Romain Grosjean took the first podium finish of his career by finishing third , after having a strong start and quickly moving into second place by overtaking Lewis Hamilton and Mark Webber . Räikkönen passed Grosjean for second place roughly halfway through the race , being on a better tyre strategy . Hamilton started on the front row , but pitstop errors and degrading tyres left him eighth ; his McLaren teammate , Jenson Button , retired with two laps remaining . As a consequence of the race , Sebastian Vettel took the lead in the Drivers ' Championship from Lewis Hamilton . He became the fourth driver to top the standings from four races , and also the fourth race winner . Hamilton remained second , four points behind Vettel , whilst Webber jumped in front of Button to move into third with his fourth consecutive fourth place . Webber was just one point behind Hamilton , and Button was only five points behind him ; Nico Rosberg was fifth . The Constructors ' Championship was now led by Red Bull , who also took the lead from McLaren ( who were now nine points behind them ) . Lotus F1 moved up from sixth to third in the standings after their first podium . Ferrari fell to fourth whilst Mercedes remained fifth . The decision to hold the race despite ongoing protests and violence has been described as `` controversial '' by `` Al Jazeera English '' , CNN , AFP and Sky News . `` The Independent '' named it `` one of the most controversial in the history of the sport '' . Background . After using the `` endurance circuit '' in 2010 , the series reverted to using the `` Grand Prix '' configuration for the 2012 race . As the 2011 race was cancelled , the teams arrived in Bahrain with no data on how the Pirelli tyres introduced for the 2011 season would behave at the Sakhir circuit . Furthermore , Pirelli revised their tyre compounds for the 2012 season , and with the races in Australia , Malaysia and China being run in cool or wet conditions , there was no data available on how the 2012-specification Pirelli tyres would performance in the hot and dry conditions expected in Bahrain . The teams were supplied with the medium and soft compounds , the same selection that had been provided at the previous race in Shanghai . Red Bull Racing driver Mark Webber predicted that the teams who understood the behaviour of the tyres first would be the most successful in the race . Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg — who won his first race in China one week prior to the race — supported this prediction , suggesting that understanding tyre behaviour would be a recurring theme throughout the season , and critical to the championship . Pirelli motorsport director Paul Hembery predicted that teams would experience a high rate of tyre degradation , and that sand on the circuit surface could cause graining on the tyres . Similarly , the Drag Reduction System ( DRS ) was introduced for the 2011 season , and consequently had never been used at the Bahrain International Circuit in a race . Race officials elected to place it on the start-finish straight to allow for overtaking into the first corner complex . The DRS detection point was positioned from the apex to Turn 14 , with the activation point located after the final corner , creating a DRS zone of . Williams driver Pastor Maldonado was given a five-place grid penalty for a gearbox change when the team discovered an undiagnosed fault in his gearbox and they were forced to replace it . Under Formula One regulations , a gearbox must be used for five consecutive events ( including the race , qualifying session and third practice session for each event ) . An unscheduled gearbox change results in an automatic five-place grid penalty , applied after the qualifying session . Maldonado became the fourth driver of the 2012 season to receive a gearbox penalty , after Sergio Pérez , Kimi Räikkönen and Lewis Hamilton all made similar changes in Australia , Malaysia and China . Valtteri Bottas replaced Bruno Senna at Williams for the first practice session . It was Bottas ' third session , of a scheduled fifteen , driving Senna 's car . Bottas was the only reserve driver to take part in a practice session . Free practice . The first ninety-minute practice session began with the drivers performing installation laps , returning to pit lane before setting a lap time so as to work on the car setup . The majority of drivers completed the session using the harder `` prime '' tyres , while several teams — including Ferrari and Lotus — used the session to test new aerodynamic configurations to their front and rear wings . The surface of the circuit was visibly sandy , owing to a lack of use in the two years prior to the event . Force India 's Nico Hülkenberg was the first driver to record a lap time , twenty minutes into the session . Romain Grosjean moved to the top of the timing sheets as the majority of drivers began to emerge from the pit lane for timed runs , though the difference between Grosjean 's time and Hülkenberg 's was negligible . Kimi Räikkönen and Sebastian Vettel both improved upon the fastest times , but by the time every driver had recorded a timed lap , it was Lewis Hamilton who posted the fastest time . Hamilton 's time of 1:33.572 went unchallenged for the remainder of the session . Vettel was second-fastest , three tenths behind the McLaren driver , while Paul di Resta in the second Force India was third , having switched to the softer `` option '' tyres in the last ten minutes . With Force India electing not to take part in the second session over security concerns , twenty-two cars took to the circuit for Friday 's second ninety-minute practice session . A GP2 practice session between the first and second Formula One sessions meant that some of the sand on the surface of the circuit was cleaned up , and teams began their first runs on the softer option compound of tyres . Narain Karthikeyan was the first driver out , setting a lap time of 1:41.710 almost straight away . Several other drivers , including Jean-Éric Vergne , Vitaly Petrov , Pastor Maldonado , Timo Glock and Daniel Ricciardo also emerged , setting lap times within the first five minutes of the session starting . After the initial rush of the first fifteen minutes , Jenson Button emerged as the fastest man on the circuit before being surpassed by Mark Webber moments later . Michael Schumacher , Sebastian Vettel , Nico Rosberg all led the field by the halfway point , but it was Rosberg who led the way into the final ten minutes of the session when all twenty-two cars were out on the circuit together . Rosberg 's time of 1:32.816 was enough to see him through to the end of the session in front , four-tenths of a second faster than Webber , with Vettel third . After finishing in front in the first session , Lewis Hamilton was fourth , while Bruno Senna — back in his car after being replaced by Bottas in the first session — ended the session in eighteenth , behind the Caterham of Heikki Kovalainen and narrowly ahead of Marussia driver Timo Glock . The third and final practice session took place on Saturday morning , three hours before qualifying , and sixty minutes in length . A localised sandstorm nearby meant that the air around the circuit was dusty , but a westerly wind pushed the dusty cloud away from the circuit as the session wore on . Jean-Éric Vergne was the first driver to leave the pits , leading a group of fourteen , but they returned to the lane immediately ; with the cars being switched to race specification the night before , further installation laps were needed . Paul di Resta was the first driver to record a lap time , a 1:41.356 , set ten minutes into the session . He was followed closely by teammate Nico Hülkenberg , with both drivers following an extensive testing program , having missed the second free practice session ; after one hour , they had completed forty-three laps between them . Nico Rosberg once again finished the session fastest with a time of 1:33.254 . Vettel and Webber were second and third , with Hamilton fourth . Qualifying . Formula One qualifying uses a three-stage `` knockout '' system . Qualifying takes place over the course of one hour , broken up into three periods known as Q1 , Q2 and Q3 . Q1 is twenty minutes long , and sees all twenty-four drivers take part . At the end of the twenty-minute session , the seven slowest drivers are eliminated , filling positions eighteen to twenty-four on the grid . After a short break , the drivers ' times are reset and the second session — Q2 — begins . Q2 is fifteen minutes long , and is contested by the remaining seventeen drivers . After the fifteen-minute session has passed , the slowest seven drivers are once again eliminated , filling positions eleven to seventeen on the grid . This leaves the ten fastest drivers to contest the final qualifying period , Q3 . Q3 is ten minutes long , and sets positions one through to ten on the grid . Drivers who contest Q3 must start the race on the set of tyres that they recorded their fastest lap time with . Drivers who are eliminated in Q1 and Q2 are free to start the race on any set of tyres they choose . Any relevant penalties from the previous race or current race weekend are applied after the completion of the three qualifying periods . In order to take part in the race , a driver must set a time within 107 % of the fastest lap time in Q1 . For example , if the fastest time in Q1 is one minute , forty seconds , then a driver must set a time faster than one minute and forty-seven seconds to qualify for the race . Q1 . Qualifying started at 1400 local time , with the track surface measuring and a headwind down the main straight . The first period saw two distinct , informal phases . Most drivers recorded a `` banker '' lap on the harder prime tyres , so as to have a benchmark time to their name . Some drivers , most notably Fernando Alonso , chose to set their first lap on the softer option tyres so as to preserve an extra set of tyres for the race given the high rate of degradation . The session ran for the full twenty minutes without interruption , though Nico Rosberg ran wide at Turn 5 and passed through a gravel trap , while Kimi Räikkönen was observed violently hitting a kerb . Toro Rosso driver Jean-Éric Vergne spent most of the period facing the threat of elimination , even though he was as high up the order as sixth at one point , after putting on the softer tyres . However , as the second phase of the session began , the drivers switched to the softer tyres and the order changed rapidly . Vergne fell back down the order and was ultimately eliminated . It was the third consecutive Grand Prix in which he was eliminated in Q1 . He was later cited by the stewards for missing the weighbridge at the end of the qualifying period . Michael Schumacher was hampered by a problem with the DRS flap in his rear wing , and a late lap from Caterham 's Heikki Kovalainen saw Schumacher eliminated and Kovalainen advance through to Q2 . It was just the second time that Kovalianen and his team had qualified in Q2 while running in dry conditions ( the other being the 2011 Spanish Grand Prix ) . Kovalainen 's team mate , Vitaly Petrov , was eliminated after his final lap was not enough to replicate Kovalainen 's feat . Also eliminated were the Marussias for Timo Glock and Charles Pic . Pic finished twenty-first , out-qualifying teammate Glock for the first time in his career . Glock set an early time on the harder compound tyres , but a mistake on his flying lap with the softer compound meant that he qualified twenty-third of twenty-four cars . The HRTs of Pedro de la Rosa and Narain Karthikeyan finished in twenty-second and twenty-fourth ; both were inside the 107 % margin ( 1:40.380 ) , but they were still four seconds off the pace of Sergio Pérez , the fastest man in Q1 . Q2 . The seventeen remaining drivers went straight out onto the softer tyres for Q2 , with Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg quickly establishing themselves at the top of the timing charts . As the session wore on , the track became `` faster '' ; more rubber from the tyres was laid down on the racing line — the shortest , fastest and most ideal way through a corner — allowing the drivers to find more grip , and therefore more speed , producing a faster lap time . Late in the session Kimi Räikkönen , the 2007 world champion , was eliminated by teammate Romain Grosjean . Räikkönen 's first lap time initially looked to be enough to see him through to Q3 , but Grosjean 's final lap was quick enough to see the 2011 GP2 Series champion through to the third and final period for the fourth time in as many races ; conversely , Felipe Massa missed the Q3 cut-off for the fourth race in succession . Like Räikkönen , Sauber 's Kamui Kobayashi was also a victim of his teammate 's final flying lap ; having set the fastest lap time in Q1 , Sergio Pérez progressed to Q3 . Paul di Resta also advanced to Q3 despite missing the second free practice session , though teammate Nico Hülkenberg was not quick enough and missed the cut-off . Meanwhile , Bruno Senna 's final lap was marked by sector times that suggested he would also advance to Q3 , but a mistake at Turn 13 cost him dearly , and he had to settle for fifteenth overall . Heikki Kovalainen only nominated to set a single lap time at the end of the period . Unable to challenge the other teams in terms of raw pace , Kovalainen finished the period in sixteenth after Pastor Maldonado was stricken by a KERS issue , and failed to set a lap time . This left him seventeenth overall ; with his five-place penalty for an unscheduled gearbox change , he would start the race in twenty-second . Q3 . Eight different teams were represented in the final qualifying period . The McLarens of Hamilton and Button , and the Red Bulls of Vettel and Webber each set two times during the period ; of the remaining six , four set a lap time . Fernando Alonso and Paul di Resta elected not to complete timed laps . Having used all three sets of the soft tyres allocated to them for the qualifying session , they had no fresh sets of tyres left over and decided to preserve their tyres for the race . Alonso took to the circuit for a sighting lap , automatically giving him a higher grid position than any driver who remained in the pits . As a result , Alonso and di Resta qualified ninth and tenth overall . However , as they had not set times , they would be free to start the race on whatever set of tyres they chose to . Sebastian Vettel qualified on pole position , his and his team 's first since the 2011 Brazilian Grand Prix . Vettel 's lap time of 1:32.422 was just two-tenths of a second faster than his Q2 time of 1:32.474 , which he recorded at the 2009 , the last time Formula One used the `` Grand Prix '' configuration of the Bahrain circuit ; prior to the ban on refuelling introduced for the 2010 season , cars were required completed Q3 with a full tank of fuel . This led to a trend in which the fastest time of the weekend was set in Q2 as drivers were allowed to set lap times with as little fuel in the car possible . Although Jarno Trulli qualified on pole for the 2009 race , Vettel 's Q2 time was a second faster . With the ban on refuelling in place since 2010 , drivers are now able to complete Q3 in a low-fuel configuration , making Vettel 's time a more-appropriate benchmark for comparison purposes . By the end of the session , just half of a second covered the top five runners . Vettel led Lewis Hamilton , with Mark Webber in third . Webber 's first timed lap was marked by an incident at Turn 10 where he locked the front wheel up , dragging it across the surface of the circuit , and costing him time . Jenson Button finished fourth , once again out-qualified by teammate Hamilton . Nico Rosberg , who qualified on pole in Shanghai one week previously , was fifth . Daniel Ricciardo and Romain Grosjean finished sixth and seventh , with both drivers only completing one timed lap . Ricciardo was just one-tenth of a second ahead of Grosjean , and one-tenth behind Rosberg . Initial speculation at the start of the period suggested that Sergio Pérez would not set a lap time , but the Mexican driver took to the circuit and finished eighth overall . Post-qualifying . Pastor Maldonado 's grid penalty meant that he would start the race in twenty-second position . Michael Schumacher was also given a gearbox penalty , demoting him to twenty-second position . By virtue of this , Maldonado was promoted to twenty-first position . Jean-Éric Vergne was given a reprimand by the stewards for missing the weighbridge after qualifying . Shortly after qualifying ended , speculation in the media suggested that Force India had received no coverage during the broadcast as punishment for withdrawing from the second free practice session . The speculation began after Sky Sports commentator Martin Brundle remarked that the cameras had not shown Paul di Resta 's final lap in Q2 , which saw him enter the final qualifying period . The team refused to be drawn into debate over the speculation , though di Resta commented that `` I saw my car '' . Bernie Ecclestone explained the team 's lack of coverage as the television director wanting to concentrate on the pole sitter `` rather than somebody who was going to be tenth '' . Race . The race was the first of 10 ( including all the European races and Singapore ) this season to begin at 12:00 UTC ( 15:00 local ) in a much more European friendly viewing time . It started under warm cloudy conditions with an ambient temperature of and a track temperature of . Since Fernando Alonso and Paul di Resta did not set a time in Q3 they , along with the 14 drivers behind them , could start on either the soft 'option ' tyre or the medium 'prime ' tyre . All but Kamui Kobayashi opted to start on the soft compound yellow banded tyre . As the red lights went out it was the drivers on the 'clean ' driving line of the grid that mostly got the better start , especially towards the front half of the grid . The top three drivers from qualifying all held their position as Sebastian Vettel led into the first corner . Mark Webber did not have KERS for the first lap and lost any opportunity to gain on Lewis Hamilton in second . Romain Grosjean , Alonso and Kimi Räikkönen all made great starts compared to the drivers on the dirty ( and presumably sandy ) side of the grid while Australian Daniel Ricciardo , who started from his best ever qualifying position ( 6th ) , made a terrible start as the big name teams overtook him and left him 11th after the first corner . Jenson Button slipped to 6th by turn one , Bruno Senna was up to 10th from 15th while his teammate Pastor Maldonado was 15th after lap 1 following his gearbox penalty which forced him to start from 21st position . The end of lap one saw the drivers move into single file while at the front Vettel led by more than two seconds . Heikki Kovalainen pitted after the first lap as he punctured his left rear tyre in an incident not clearly shown on television ; there appeared to be some contact near turn 10 where Ricciardo hit Kovalainen perhaps puncturing his tyre while Ricciardo lost some bodywork from the car resulting in a damaged front wing . On the start of lap 3 Felipe Massa made a move down the inside of Räikkönen for 7th . They were side-by-side through turn 1 and 2 when Räikkönen yielded the position . At the start of lap 4 , Grosjean was the first to use the DRS successfully on Webber when he took 3rd place with ease through turn 1 . During the fifth lap , Räikkönen re-took 7th as Massa went deep into turn 4 and this resulted in Räikkönen gaining better traction through the 'S ' turns ( turns 5-7 ) squeezing Massa behind him . In the early stages it was Romain Grosjean who had fast race pace and on lap 7 he again overtook using DRS , this time Hamilton was his victim . Lotus teammate Räikkönen was also putting in comparatively quick lap times and overtook Button around the outside prior to turn 4 . Further down the field , Maldonado in the Williams was overtaken by a DRS assisted Toro Rosso 's Jean-Éric Vergne only to grab Vergne 's slipstream and retake the position while Vergne still had his DRS wing open . Lap 8 confirmed that Ricciardo had damaged his front wing when he pitted to switch to the medium tyre and swap his damaged front wing for a new one . Button complained on the radio about his rear tyres losing performance while the Lotus looked very strong as Räikkönen again put the DRS to good use and claimed Alonso on the 9th lap for 5th position . Button , Massa and Nico Rosberg all pitted together with Button coming out into 'clean air ' however Rosberg and Massa rejoined behind a Marussia . The next lap saw Hamilton , Webber , and Alonso all pit together in that order but Hamilton had a problem with the left rear and was stopped for nearly ten seconds forcing a slow pit time of 28.341 seconds , dropping him behind Alonso , Button and Rosberg . Compounding Hamilton 's problems , on the straight before turn 4 Rosberg desperately forced Hamilton wide and off-road but could not hold Hamilton back from taking the position . The incident was to be looked at after the race . Replays showed Hamilton 's disappointment as he shook his head while waiting to be released . The leader , Vettel , pitted and left the Paul di Resta ( who had not yet pitted ) in the lead - the first time a Force India has led a lap since the 2009 Belgian Grand Prix when Giancarlo Fisichella was driving for them . By lap 15 all the cars had made at least one stop . At this stage , Vettel led the Lotus cars followed by teammate Webber and the Button-led McLarens . Alonso , Rosberg , Massa and Pérez rounded out the top 10 while 7 time world champion Michael Schumacher was in 13th - still clawing his way back into points contention . Lap 21 saw Räikkönen and Rosberg the only drivers in the top 9 on the soft compound after both saving a set during qualifying . During the same lap , Maldonando used DRS to put a move on Pérez , however went deep and the two duelled to turn 4 when di Resta who was behind them pounced through the inside as they battled each wide of the apex . Crucially , Räikkönen on softs had caught his teammate and was right behind him but was not able to overtake him , even with the DRS . It appeared the Lotus ' were equally matched and Räikkönen was starting to lose grip from either following the dirty air of his teammate or his tyres were hitting the 'cliff ' ( performance-wise ) or both . Eventually Räikkönen passed his teammate using the DRS but `` was it too late ? '' the commentators questioned . Lap 23 saw Webber , Alonso and Hamilton all pit again and yet again Hamilton had a problem with his left rear leaving him stationary for a mammoth 12.2 seconds while his pit time hit 30.622 seconds . Hamilton had an identical problem from the first pit stop with his left rear wheel nut not working properly . For the second time in the race Rosberg forced someone wide and off-road in the straight before turn 4 , this time Alonso was his victim . Alonso was very vocal on the radio on Rosberg 's actions which saw the stewards again decide to look at the incident after the race and not during it . Lap 25 saw Maldonado behind the duelling Rosberg and Alonso obtain a left rear puncture which sent him into a 360 degree spin and forced him to retire . Lap 31 saw Vettel lead from the two Lotus cars and Webber . By this stage it was clear that di Resta was on a two-stop strategy along with Sauber 's Kobayshi . Räikkönen also started to catch leader Vettel and was within the DRS zone on lap 33 . Vettel was told on his radio to dig deep and find some pace to defend with . Räikkönen moved ever closer to Vettel and on lap 36 attempted an overtake down the inside but then under braking switched to the outside unsuccessfully . Vettel was told `` push to pass '' meaning he was able to use his maximum 18,000rpm down the main straight to defend against Räikkönen and his DRS . Presumably Vettel had been shifting gear at under the permitted 18,000rpm limit in a bid to save fuel , as consequently Vettel stopped right after the completion of the race at the pit exit . Lap 39 saw Hamilton set the fastest lap at the time from 10th position . It also saw the last round of pit stops from leader Vettel , Räikkönen and Red Bull driver Webber . Backmarkers were now starting to be lapped , some for the second occasion of the race . After the pit stops , where both Vettel and Räikkönen both chose medium tyres , the gap that between them was under a second was out to more than three seconds . All of the top 10 were now on the preferred medium compound . Räikkönen was told on lap 46 that they expect to catch Vettel at the end because of Vettel 's predicted higher tyre degradation . Kobayshi was in 11th on a two-stop strategy but was lapping nearly two-seconds slower than his rivals and thus pitted for a third time on lap 50 . Räikkönen briefly fought back to trail the leader by less than three seconds , but then slipped back to the previous three-second plus margin . Rosberg caught di Resta in 5th as the Scotsman started to lose tyre performance . A desperate di Resta was told via team radio to use a double KERS boost on the start/finish straight , meaning to use his remaining KERS out of the final corner and also to use his new KERS that gets reset when crossing the start/finish line . Finally , the Mercedes of Rosberg managed to pass the Force India and quickly pushed ahead . Di Resta , now in 6th , now found himself under pressure from Button after losing four seconds in three laps . Amazingly lucky for di Resta , just as Button was in the DRS zone and would most likely pass the Scotsman , Button developed a left rear puncture and pitted immediately leaving di Resta in 6th place and Button out of points contention in 12th . Senna retired with three laps to go making it a double retirement for the Williams team . Nico Rosberg had a broken exhaust for some time but was told not worry by the team during lap 56 . On the same lap Button had a worrying sound come from his McLaren-Mercedes engine and was forced to retire from the race . Going into the final lap , the double world champion led with Räikkönen , Grosjean and Webber a cut above the other drivers . Crossing the line Vettel claimed his 17th victory starting from pole position and his 22nd overall . It was also the first win for both Vettel and Red Bull for the 2012 season . His engineer told him to stop at the pit exit instead of completing a victory lap most likely due to low fuel . The two Lotus cars were next to cross the line with Räikkönen ( 2nd ) achieving his first podium since the 2009 Italian Grand Prix where he drove for Scuderia Ferrari . Romain Grosjean finished third which was his best ever result in Formula One , surpassing his previous best of 6th place from last round . With his podium , Grosjean was also the first Frenchman to reach podium in almost 14 years ( Jean Alesi in 1998 was the last time it occurred ) . Red Bull teammate Mark Webber finished 4th for the fourth consecutive time this season leaving him as clearly the most consistent driver of the 2012 championship so far . Some 55 seconds from the lead was Nico Rosberg who was lucky not to get penalised by the stewards for dangerous driving . Di Resta managed to hold off the Ferrari of Alonso by less than 0.3 of a second and made his two-stop strategy work effectively to claim 6th place and equal his best ever Formula One result ( 2011 Singapore Grand Prix ) . Alonso later said that it was a `` shame that I was missing one more straight to get past Di Resta in the end '' . Hamilton , who lost around fifteen seconds through wasted pit stop time , was a disappointing 8th ; while behind him Felipe Massa picked up his first points of the year by finishing 9th . Further back was Schumacher who did well to claim the final point after starting from the 22nd grid position . Both Sauber and Scuderia Toro Rosso lacked race pace and were out of the points meanwhile at the back the Caterham F1 team performed the best of the bottom three teams . In four races the 2012 Formula One championship has had four different points leaders and four different winners , highlighting the unpredictability of this year 's field . Support events . The event took place between the 20–22 April where throughout the weekend there was a range of support events . Taking part in the 2012 Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix program was the first round of the 2012 Porsche Supercup season ( 2 races ) ; the second round of the 2012 GP2 Series ( 1 feature race , 1 sprint race ) ; and the WGA Supercars ME Championship ( two 7 lap races ) . Race . Note : Button and Senna both did not finish the race , but were classified as they completed more than 90 % of the race winner 's distance .
Online pharmacy . An online pharmacy , Internet pharmacy , or mail-order pharmacy is a pharmacy that operates over the Internet and sends the orders to customers through the mail or shipping companies . Home delivery . Conventional stationary pharmacies usually have controlled drug distribution systems from the manufacturer . Validation and good distribution practices are followed . Home delivery of pharmaceuticals can be a desirable convenience but sometimes there can be problems with uncontrolled distribution . The shipment of drugs through the mail and parcel post is sometimes a concern for temperature-sensitive pharmaceuticals . Uncontrolled shipping conditions can include high and low temperatures outside of the listed storage conditions for a drug . For example , the US FDA found the temperature in a mail box in the sun could reach while the ambient air temperature was Shipment by express mail and couriers reduces transit time and often involves delivery to the door , rather than a mail box . The use of insulated shipping containers also helps control drug temperatures , reducing risks to drug safety and efficacy . Discussion . Legitimate mail-order pharmacies are somewhat similar to community pharmacies ; one primary difference is the method by which the medications are requested and received . Some customers consider this to be more convenient than traveling to a community drugstore , in the same way as ordering goods online rather than going to a shop . While many internet pharmacies sell prescription drugs only with a prescription , some do not require a pre-written prescription . In some countries , this is because prescriptions are not required . Some customers order drugs from such pharmacies to avoid the cost and inconvenience of visiting a doctor or to obtain medications their doctors were unwilling to prescribe . People living in the United States and other countries where prescription medications are very expensive may turn to online pharmacies to save money . Many of the reputable websites employ their own in-house physicians to review the medication request and write a prescription accordingly . Some websites offer medications without a prescription or a doctor review . This practice has been criticized as potentially dangerous , especially by those who feel that only doctors can reliably assess contraindications , risk/benefit ratios , and the suitability of a medication for a specific individual . Pharmacies offering medication without requiring a prescription and doctor review or supervision are sometimes fraudulent and may supply counterfeit—and ineffective and possibly dangerous—medicines . International consumers . International consumers sometimes purchase drugs online from online pharmacies in their own countries , or those located in other countries . Some of these pharmacies require prescriptions , while others do not . Of those that do not require prescriptions , some ask the customer to fill in a health questionnaire with their order . Many drugs available at legitimate online pharmacies are produced by well-known manufacturers such as Pfizer , Wyeth , Roche , and generic drugmakers Cipla and Ranbaxy of India and Teva Pharmaceutical Industries of Israel . However , it remains difficult for a patient to ascertain whether an online pharmacy is legitimate . Medicines obtained from rogue online pharmacies come with no guarantees with regard to their identity , history and source . A study in three cities in the Netherlands found that over 60 % of the consumed sildenafil was obtained from illegal sources . U.S. consumers . An attraction of online pharmacies is drug prices . Shoppers can sometimes obtain 50 to 80 percent or more savings on U.S. prices at foreign pharmacies . The `` Washington Post '' reported that `` ... millions of Americans have turned to Mexico and other countries in search of bargain drugs ... U.S. Customs estimates 10 million U.S. citizens bring in medications at land borders each year . An additional 2 million packages of pharmaceuticals arrive annually by international mail from Thailand , India , South Africa and other points . Still more packages come from online pharmacies in Canada . '' According to a Wall Street Journal/Harris Online poll in 2006 , 80 percent of Americans favor importing drugs from Canada and other countries . Factors independently associated with importation by U.S. residents are age greater than 45 years , south or west region of residence , Hispanic ethnicity , college education , poor or near poor poverty status , lack of U.S. citizenship , travel to developing countries , lack of health insurance , high family out-of-pocket medical costs , trouble finding a healthcare provider , fair or poor self-reported health status , filling a prescription on the Internet , and using online chat groups to learn about health . President Obama ’ s budget supports a plan to allow people to buy cheaper drugs from other countries . A 2016 study suggested that providing health insurance coverage may significantly reduce personal prescription drug importation and the subsequent risk of exposure to counterfeit , adulterated , and substandard medications . Further , health insurance coverage is likely to be particularly effective at reducing importation among persons who were Hispanic ; born in Latin America , Russia , or Europe ; and traveled to developing countries . A report in the journal Clinical Therapeutics found that U.S. consumers face a risk of getting counterfeit drugs because of the rising Internet sales of drugs , with worldwide counterfeit drug sales , offline and online , projected to reach $ 75 billion by 2010 . Independent research published by the National Bureau of Economic Research demonstrates that online pharmacies , U.S. and foreign , verified by certain credentialing entities , sell genuine medication and require a prescription . In that study , all tested prescription drug orders were found to be authentic when ordered from online pharmacies , international and U.S.-only , approved by PharmacyChecker.com , as well as U.S. online pharmacies approved by the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy ( NABP ) Verified Internet Pharmacy Practice Sites ( VIPPS ) program or LegitScript , and Canadian-based online pharmacies approved by the Canadian International Pharmacy Association . Nine percent of tested products ordered from non-credentialed online pharmacies were counterfeit . There are two verification programs for online pharmacies that are recognized by the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy ( NABP ) . One is VIPPS , which is operated by the NABP and was created in 1999 . The Food and Drug Administration refers Internet users interested in using an online pharmacy to the VIPPS program . The other is LegitScript , which as of September 2010 had approved over 340 Internet pharmacies as legitimate and identified over 47,000 `` rogue '' Internet pharmacies . Canadian and all non-U.S. online pharmacies that sell prescription medication to Americans , regardless of credentials , are not eligible for approval in the VIPPS and LegitScript programs . Overseas online pharmacies and U.S. law . Legality and risks of purchasing drugs online depend on the specific kind and amount of drug being purchased . The FDA believes that many selling illegal pharmaceutical products without prescriptions are controlled by organised criminal networks . The Food , Drug , and Cosmetic Act does allow for the importation of drug products for unapproved new drugs for which there is no approved American version . However , this allowance does not allow for the importation of foreign-made versions of U.S. approved drugs . Mail fraud . All online pharmacies sell through the internet but must ship the product usually via the mail . The selling of many class ( schedule ) drugs without a valid prescription ( also called Rx-only drugs or legend drugs ) is illegal and companies shipping them by mail can be prosecuted for mail fraud ( Postal Inspection Service ) as well as investigations and Federal charges by the DEA , IRS , Homeland Security , Food and Drug Administration ’ s Office of Criminal Investigations , Department of Justice , INTERPOL , and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ( ICE ) , and it is common practice for many agencies to jointly investigate alleged crimes . Bulgarian consumers . All Bulgarian online pharmacies must be registered with the Bulgarian drug agency ( BDA ) . BDA controls the trade with medicines and makes analysis when doubting the quality and safety of drugs . A special BDA logo and a certificate for registration of pharmacy proves the accreditation and the legitimacy of the store . When clicking on the logo , the consumer will be taken to the official page of the Bulgarian drug agency . The web page must deliver information about the pharmacy 's name , address , registration number and its manager . Canadian online pharmacies selling to United States customers . Buying prescription drugs from even the most well respected internet pharmacies in Canada often results in a prescription filled from drugs sourced not from Canada but rather Caribbean nations or from eastern Europe . The Canadian online pharmacy that sells the drugs offers a Canadian price but buys at a still cheaper rate from third parties overseas . This has led to problems with prescriptions being filled with counterfeit drugs , which sometimes have no activity whatsoever . Some pharmacists have exited this business because of the ethical problems involved , and some less-established Internet sites may be knowingly selling fake drugs . In 2014 , the largest online Canada drug retailer was forbidden by Health Canada from selling wholesale drug . Of the three primary entrepreneurs of online Canadian drugs sold to the United States , one is in jail , one exited the industry entirely , and the third is under investigation for criminal wrongdoing . The same errors have occurred in US pharmacies , notably CVS . For more about this see `` Canada Drugs ' history and closure '' . Indian consumers . Online pharmacies in India have significantly increased due to growing E-commerce in India and little regulation of the industry . Technology can help in meeting the healthcare objective of India. < ref name= '' http : //www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/healthcare-not-yet-reaching-rural-india/article6599895.ece '' > < ref name= '' http : //forumblog.org/2014/11/smart-technology-disease-india/ '' > < ref name= '' http : //enterpriseinnovation.net/article/bridging-gap-between-urban-and-rural-communities-1317146075 '' > Indian government is planning to spend Rs 500 crore on computer literacy project for 50 lakh people over a period of 3 years . This would help Indian citizens to access government services in the fields of e-education , e-health and e-governance . < ref name= '' http : //articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2014-11-13/news/56060411_1_1-13-lakh-crore-50-lakh-people-2-5-lakh-gram-panchayats '' > Healthcare providers in India are also expected to spend $ 1.1 billion on IT products and services in 2014 . < ref name= '' http : //www.crn.in/crn/news/298682/healthcare-providers-spend-usd11-billion-2014 '' > Legal status in India . There is no specific law to deal with online pharmacies in India but multiple laws govern online pharmacies in an indirect manner . The Drugs and Cosmetics Act , 1940 , and the Drugs and Cosmetics Rules , 1945 , have guidelines on the sale of Schedule H and Schedule X drugs . These can be sold only on prescription and there are specific rules , including for labelling and bar coding. < ref name= '' http : //www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/state-to-crack-down-on-online-pharmacies/article4663917.ece '' > It appears that electronic prescriptions should be valid especially in the light of the Pharmacy Practise Regulations of 2015 declared by Pharmacy Council of India in January 2015 . In these regulations , “ Prescription ” is defined by regulation 2 ( j ) [ 3 ] ‘ means a written or electronic direction from a Registered Medical Practitioner. ’ On basis of existing regulations it appears that a scanned copy of prescription will be perfectly considered as a valid prescription . However , whether such electronic prescriptions can be used to buy medicine from online pharmacies has been questioned . The Maharashtra Food and Drugs Administration ( FDA ) raided 27 online pharmacies located in Mumbai , Thane and Pune and seized drugs worth Rs . 2 Crore . Pakistani consumers . in 2015 , the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan Act passed for the registration of homeopathic , herbal , unani , allopathic , and nutraceutical products . This has also implied that only registered retail pharmacies can sell such items , along with OTC and Prescription medication , to the public . The sale of all drugs in Pakistan is subject to the Drugs Act of 1976 . UK consumers . In the UK more than 2 million people buy drugs regularly over the Internet from online pharmacies ; some are legitimate but others have `` dangerous practices '' that could endanger children . In 2008 , the RPSGB introduced a green cross logo to help identify accredited online pharmacies ( from 2010 the internet pharmacy logo scheme is run by the GPhC ) . European registered pharmacists have reciprocal agreements allowing them to practice in the UK by getting registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council . The first internet pharmacy in the UK was Pharmacy2U , which started operating in 1999 . The UK is a frontline leader in internet pharmacy since a change to NHS pharmacy regulations in 2005 that made it legal for pharmacies to fill NHS prescriptions over the internet . Drugs supplied in this way tend to be medicines which doctors refuse to prescribe for patients , or would charge a private prescription fee , as all patients treated under the National Health Service pay either a flat price or nothing for prescribed medicine ( except for medicine classed as lifestyle medicine , e.g . anti-malarials for travel ) , and medical equipment . Since July 2015 the Medicines and Products Regulatory Agency ( MHRA ) has required online sellers of medicines to adopt an EU wide logo and maintain an entry in the MHRA medicines sellers registry . In the UK , online pharmacies often link up with online clinic doctors . Doctors carry out online consultations and issue prescriptions . The company employing the doctors must be registered with the Care Quality Commission . Online clinics only prescribe a limited number of medicines and do not replace regular doctors working from surgeries . There are various ways the doctors carry out the online consultations ; sometimes it is done almost entirely by questionnaire . Customers usually pay one fee which includes the price of the consultation , prescription and the price of the medicine . As of April 2016 , there were 46 registered online pharmacies in England . In April 2017 the Care Quality Commission suspended the registration of Doctor Matt Ltd – trading as theonlinesurgery.co.uk because of inadequate medical assessment of prescription requests . Six have been warned after inspections . Pharmacy2U claimed in June 2018 that online dispensing could save the NHS up to £400 million a year , a claim disputed by other pharmacy organisations .
Mangelia barbadoides . `` Mangelia barbadoides '' is an extinct species of sea snail , a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae . Description . The length of the shell attains 9.5 mm , its diameter 3.4 mm . Distribution . This extinct marine species was found in the Alum Bluff Group , Florida , USA
Miss Thailand Universe 2011 . Miss Thailand Universe 2011 , the 12th Miss Thailand Universe pageant held at Royal Paragon Hall , Siam Paragon in Bangkok , Thailand on March 26 , 2011 . The contestants will camp in Lamphun . before flying back to Bangkok for the final stage . Fonthip Watcharatrakul , Miss Thailand Universe 2010 , will crown her successor at the end of this event . In the final round , broadcast live on BBTV Channel 7 , Chanyasorn Sakornchan , was crowned Miss Thailand Universe 2011 by Ximena Navarrete , Miss Universe 2010 from Mexico . The winner will be the representative for Miss Thailand at the Miss Universe 2011 pageant in Sao Paulo , Brazil .
Thornton , East Riding of Yorkshire . Thornton is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire , England . It is situated approximately south-west of the town of Pocklington and north-west of the village of Holme-on-Spalding-Moor . It lies just to the north of the Pocklington Canal . According to the 2011 UK census , Thornton parish had a population of 138 , exactly the same as on the 2001 UK census . The parish church of St Michael on Main Street is designated a Grade II* listed building . The other listed structures in the parish are Walbut Lock and Walbut Bridge on the Pocklington Canal , both of which are Grade II listed .
Vepr-12 . The Vepr-12 is a multipurpose semi-automatic detachable-magazine shotgun , produced by Molot-Oruzhie Ltd . It is patterned after the original Kalashnikov rifle and built on the heavier RPK light machine gun receiver . History . Early versions of the Vepr-12 were produced by Izhmash , with production moving to the Molot factory where the shotgun was redesigned and mass-produced . The Vepr-12 is intended to be a direct competitor to the widely popular Saiga-12 shotgun already produced by Izhmash . Like the Saiga , the Vepr-12 was designed to be a versatile weapons platform , capable of being used by hunters and professional shooters alike . With these considerations in mind , Molot introduced unique features , such as the ambidextrous safety selector , the bolt hold-open mechanism and a simplified magazine feeding mechanism . See . Features . Due to the large difference in size between the 7.62×39mm cartridge and 12-gauge shells , the extractor port has been lengthened , allowing the shotgun to eject spent shells without risk of causing a stovepipe malfunction . Like all firearms with the Vepr designation , the Vepr-12 receiver is patterned after that of the RPK light machine gun . The stamped steel receiver is reinforced , thicker ( 1.5 mm instead of 1 mm ) , and more heavily constructed than a standard Kalashnikov-pattern rifle . The Vepr-12 also incorporates a unique safety catch and bolt release mechanism . A side folding stock is present on most models ; however , Vepr-12 shotguns are offered with fixed stocks as well . Instead of the standard AK safety selector , some Vepr-12 shotguns have an ambidextrous safety that can be manipulated from either side of the receiver . An unusual feature among firearms in the Kalashnikov family , the Vepr-12 sports a last round bolt hold-open mechanism . That is , the bolt locks to the rear of the receiver after the last round has been ejected . To facilitate rapid reloading of the shotgun , a bolt release lever is located inside the trigger guard , allowing the user to release the bolt without breaking grip . The addition of a magazine well , another unusual feature for a Kalashnikov-pattern firearm , allows for `` straight in '' magazine insertion , as opposed to the `` rock and lock '' procedure required on standard AK rifles and the Saiga-12 shotgun . The Vepr-12 is also chrome lined throughout , including the gas block , barrel , and chamber , affording the shotgun excellent corrosion resistance . Unlike the IZ-109 manually adjustable gas regulator system used on the Saiga-12 , the gas system on the Vepr-12 is a clone of the IZ-433 unregulated fixed open port tappet system , allowing the Vepr-12 to cycle most commercially available 12-gauge loads , from 3.25 dram equivalent and up , without risking damage to the shotgun and without requiring any manual adjustment by the user . This versatile system is often erroneously characterized as a `` self-regulating '' gas system . However , no variable regulating mechanism is present . Also , like the IZ-433 , the gas block lacks a screw in gas adjuster . Instead , the piston is accessed in a manner familiar to users of traditional Kalashnikov rifles , by removal of the gas tube . A notch on the operating rod allows the user to hook the piston and pull it out to the rear for cleaning . The Vepr-12 lacks the standard AK side mounting rail , instead using a Picatinny rail incorporated into the dust cover for optic mounting . The dust cover is hinged to the shotgun , allowing the user to open and close the cover without losing the zeroing of a mounted optic . Purpose . The Vepr-12 was conceived for the Russian military and law enforcement market , with civilian applications ranging from hunting to self-defense and competition use . In particular , the shotgun has carved out a niche among IPSC competition shooters , one of the Vepr-12 's target audiences . With its fixed open port gas system , the Vepr-12 can effectively cycle a multitude of 12-gauge loads , making it a highly versatile semi-automatic shotgun . Much like its cousin the Saiga-12 , the Vepr-12 is ideal for clay shooting , with appropriate optics . Variants . The Vepr-12 is manufactured in numerous variations , each with a unique designation . The Vepr-12 can use the same magazines as the Saiga-12 with modifications , but the Saiga-12 can not use Vepr-12 magazines and drums . ВПО-205 ( VPO-205 ) . The VPO-205 series is chambered for 12 Gauge [ 18.5x70mmR ] and 12 Gauge Magnum [ 18.5x76mmR ] shells . It has a side-folding two-strut folding stock with a buttpad and reversible cheekpad . ВПО-206 ( VPO-206 ) . The VPO-206 series is chambered for 12 Gauge [ 18.5x70mmR ] and 12 Gauge Magnum [ 18.5x76mmR ] shells . It has a collapsible Colt M4-style Magpul sliding stock . Export and legal status . The Vepr-12 is exported worldwide . Ownership in Russia requires only a smoothbore-gun license . Due to Russian law , domestic and many export versions of the shotgun are equipped with a disconnector that will render the gun unable to fire while the stock is folded . The shotgun is also imported into the United States . American export models have no muzzle brake and have a fixed stock rather than a folding stock .
Second Battle of Ream 's Station . The Second Battle of Ream 's Station ( also Reams or Reams 's ) was fought during the Siege of Petersburg in the American Civil War on August 25 , 1864 , in Dinwiddie County , Virginia . A Union force under Maj. Gen. Winfield S. Hancock began destroying part of the Petersburg Railroad , which was a vital supply line for Gen. Robert E. Lee 's Confederate army in Petersburg , Virginia . Lee sent a force under Lt. Gen. A. P. Hill to challenge Hancock and the Confederates were able to rout the Union troops from their fortifications at Reams Station . However , they lost a key portion of the railroad , causing further logistical difficulties for the remainder of the Richmond-Petersburg Campaign . Background . As the siege of Petersburg began to take hold , Union Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant continued to look for ways to sever the railroad links supplying the city of Petersburg , Virginia , Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee 's army , and the Confederate capital of Richmond . One of these critical supply lines was the Petersburg Railroad , also called the Petersburg and Weldon Railroad , which led south to Weldon , North Carolina , and connected to the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad which led to the Confederacy 's only remaining major port , Wilmington , North Carolina . In the Battle of Jerusalem Plank Road ( June 21–23 , 1864 ) , Maj. Gen. Winfield S. Hancock 's II Corps was able to destroy a short segment of the Weldon before being driven off by the Third Corps of Gen. Robert E. Lee 's Army of Northern Virginia . In the Battle of Globe Tavern ( August 18–21 ) , Maj. Gen. Gouverneur K. Warren 's V Corps with reinforcements from the IX Corps destroyed miles of track and withstood strong attacks from Confederate troops under Gen. P.G.T . Beauregard and Lt. Gen. A.P . Hill . This Union victory forced the Confederates to carry their supplies by wagon to bypass the new Union lines that were extended farther to the south and west . However , this was not yet a critical problem for the Confederates . A member of Lee 's staff wrote , `` Whilst we are inconvenienced , no material harm is done us . '' General Grant wanted the Petersburg Railroad closed permanently , destroying of track from Warren 's position near Globe Tavern as far south as Rowanty Creek ( about north of the town of Stony Creek ) . He assigned the operation to Hancock 's II Corps , which was in the process of moving south from their operation north of the James River at the Second Battle of Deep Bottom . He chose Hancock 's corps because Warren was busy extending the fortifications at Globe Tavern , although his selection was of troops exhausted from their efforts north of the James and their forced march south without rest ; Hancock himself continued to suffer lingering effects from his wounds at the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863 . Grant augmented Hancock 's corps with the cavalry division of Brig . Gen. David McM . Gregg . Gregg 's division departed on August 22 and , after driving off Confederate pickets , they and the II Corps infantry division commanded by Brig . Gen. Nelson A . Miles ( replacing Brig . Gen. Francis C. Barlow , who was on leave ) destroyed the railroad tracks to within of Reams Station . Early on August 23 , Hancock 's other division , commanded by Brig . Gen. John Gibbon , occupied Reams Station , taking up positions in earthworks that had been constructed by the Union cavalry during the Wilson-Kautz Raid in June . The earthworks were constructed in a partial ellipse with an opening facing to the east , and although they had degraded and were partially filled with water , Hancock 's men made little effort to improve them . Robert E. Lee considered that the Union troops at Reams Station represented not only a threat to his supply line , but also to the county seat of Dinwiddie County ; if Dinwiddie Court House were to fall , the Confederates would be forced to evacuate both Petersburg and Richmond because it represented a key point on the army 's potential retreat route . He also saw an opportunity—that he could impose a stinging defeat on the Union Army not long before the presidential election in November . Lee ordered Lt. Gen. A.P . Hill to take the overall command of an expedition that included two cavalry divisions of Maj. Gen. Wade Hampton 's cavalry , Maj. Gen. Cadmus M. Wilcox 's division , part of Maj. Gen. Henry Heth 's division , and part of Maj. Gen. William Mahone 's division , about 8–10,000 men in all . Hill , who was suffering from one of his periodic bouts of illness , assigned Heth to tactical command , telling him he `` must '' carry the position . '' Hancock arrived personally at Reams Station on August 24 and by that evening the Union troops had destroyed track for south of the station . On the morning of August 25 they left their earthworks to start working on the remaining of track , but Hancock recalled them when he heard that Confederate cavalry was approaching . Battle . After the Confederate cavalry pushed back Gregg 's cavalry , Hill 's column advanced down the Dinwiddie Stage Road . Wilcox 's three infantry brigades assaulted the Union position at about 2 p.m. on August 25 . Despite launching two attacks , Wilcox was driven back by Miles 's division , which was manning the northern part of the earthworks . To the south , Gibbon 's division was blocking the advance of Hampton 's cavalry , which had swept around the Union line . While these two attacks were going on , Maj. Gen. George G. Meade , commander of the Army of the Potomac and in temporary overall command while Grant was ill , became concerned that Lee was attempting to turn the left flank of the Union army . Historian John Horn wrote that if Grant had been on the scene , he might have very well ordered an attack on Petersburg at this point , similar to the tactic he would use in April 1865 that caused the fall of the city , taking advantage of the weakly defended lines vacated by the heavy force that Lee had sent to Reams Station . Meade , however , cautiously assumed a defensive stance and rushed reinforcements to his flank , thinning his own lines . The only point that Meade did not reinforce was the sector commanded by his trusty subordinate Hancock , assuming that Hancock would hold the line with his existing resources . Confederate reinforcements from Heth 's and Mahone 's divisions arrived while the Confederate artillery under Col. William Pegram softened up the Union position . The final attack began around 5:30 p.m. by six brigades against Miles 's position and it broke through the northwest corner of the Union fortifications ; although the Union defensive fire was fierce enough to keep the Confederates at bay , suddenly two Union regiments panicked and bolted for the rear , opening a gap . Miles ordered his reserve brigade under Col. Horace Rugg to close the gap , but to his astonishment , Rugg 's men fell prone and refused to open fire . Heth personally led the charge through the earthworks , tussling with Sgt . Thomas Minton of the 26th North Carolina about who would carry the colors forward . Hancock desperately galloped from one threatened point to the next , attempting to rally his men . At one point his horse dropped from under him and , assuming that it had been killed , Hancock proceeded on foot . The horse later jumped to its feet , having been temporarily paralyzed by a glancing blow to the spine , and Hancock remounted . He shouted , `` We can beat them yet . Do n't leave me , for God 's sake ! '' As he witnessed the men of his once proud corps reluctant to retake their positions from the enemy , he remarked to a colonel , `` I do not care to die , but I pray God I may never leave this field . '' By this time , Hampton 's cavalry was making progress against Gibbon 's infantry to the south , launching a surprise dismounted attack that caused many of Gibbon 's men to flee or surrender . This allowed Hampton to flank Miles . Hancock ordered a counterattack , which provided time to allow for an orderly Union withdrawal to Petersburg after dark . Aftermath . Union casualties were 2,747 ( the II Corps lost 117 killed , 439 wounded , 2,046 missing/captured ; the cavalry lost 145 ) ; Confederate casualties were 814 ( Hampton 's cavalry lost 16 killed , 75 wounded , 3 missing ; Hill 's infantry 720 total ) . Although the Confederates had won a clear victory , they had lost a vital piece of the Petersburg Railroad and from this point on they would be able to transport supplies by rail only as far north as Stony Creek Depot , south of Petersburg . From that point , supplies had to be unloaded and wagon trains would have to travel through Dinwiddie Court House and then on the Boydton Plank Road to get the supplies into Petersburg . The South Side Railroad was the only railroad left to supply Petersburg and Lee 's army . Grant and Meade were generally satisfied with the results of their operations against the Petersburg Railroad , despite the tactical setback suffered by Hancock . Meade wrote , The siege of Petersburg and its trench warfare continued . The next major combat would be seen in late September as two Union attacks proceeded in parallel : at New Market Heights , north of the James ( the Battle of Chaffin 's Farm ) , and south at the Battle of Peebles ' Farm , against the South Side Railroad . Battlefield preservation . The Civil War Trust ( a division of the American Battlefield Trust ) and its partners have acquired and preserved of the battlegrounds at Ream 's Station . See also . Second Ream 's Station Union Order of Battle
David O'Neil . `` For the Australian comedian , see Dave O'Neil . '' David N. O'Neil ( July 23 , 1874 - June 9 , 1947 ) , also known as Dave O'Neil , was an American businessman and poet of the early 20th century . He was also an occasional stage actor . In 1937 , he built an outdoor theatre on his estate in Cos Cob , Connecticut for his family to use , which is known as the O'Neil Outdoor Theatre . Life and career . O'Neil was born in St. Louis , Missouri , the son of Joseph and Catherine O'Neil . He received the LL.B . from the law school in Washington University . He became president of the O'Neil Lumber Company in 1908 and soon retired a very wealthy man at age 48 , and moved with his family to Paris . O'Neil and his wife were close friends of Ernest Hemingway and his first wife , Hadley . They had known O'Neil from St. Louis , and Hemingway wrote an acidulous sketch based on O'Neil . O'Neil published only one volume of poems , 1918 's `` A Cabinet of Jade '' , the title suggested by Zoë Akins . He also contributed to a number of influential poetry reviews of the day , including `` The Little Review '' and `` Poetry '' . He co-edited the 1923 book , `` Today 's Poetry : An Anthology '' , with Nelson Crawford . He married the former Barbara Blackman ( 1880-1963 ) on June 10 , 1903 . She was a socialite and suffragist , the daughter of George and Carrie ( Horton ) Blackman . Their daughter was actress Barbara O'Neil .
Betws Gwerfil Goch . Betws Gwerfil Goch ( Standard Welsh : `` Betws Gwerful Goch '' ) is a village and community in Denbighshire , Wales . It has a population of 362 , reducing to 351 at the 2011 census . Until 1974 it was part of Edeirnion Rural District in Meirionnydd , and was transferred to Glyndŵr District in Clwyd by the Local Government Act 1972 . It became part of Denbighshire in 1996 .
Jim Steranko bibliography . This is a list of works by Jim Steranko . Pyramid Books . The Shadow ( reprints of pulp-magazine stories ) By Maxwell Grant ( pseudonym of Walter Gibson )
Grande Pointe , Manitoba . Grande Pointe is a place in the province of Manitoba , Canada that is designated as both an unincorporated community and a settlement . It is located southeast of downtown Winnipeg within the Rural Municipality of Ritchot .
Zhu Hailun . Zhu Hailun ( ; born January 1958 ) is a Chinese politician , serving since April 2016 as the Deputy Party Secretary of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region . Between 2009 and 2016 Zhu was the party chief of Urumqi , the capital of the Xinjiang region . Zhu was born in Lianshui County , Jiangsu , and joined the Communist Party of China in May 1980 . He attended school at the Xinjiang Party School . He served successively as the party chief of Kashgar ( county-level city ) , deputy party chief and later party chief of Hotan . In October 2006 he was named a member of the regional Party Standing Committee and the head of the regional Political and Legal Affairs Commission , an important post overseeing internal security and law enforcement . In September 2009 he was named party chief of Urumqi after months of unrest in the capital . In April 2016 , he was named deputy party chief of Xinjiang .
Auxy , Saône-et-Loire . Auxy is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne in eastern France .
School District 44 North Vancouver . School District 44 North Vancouver is a school district in the Canadian province of British Columbia . The district is located immediately north of the city of Vancouver , across the Burrard Inlet . SD44 includes the municipalities of the City of North Vancouver and the District of North Vancouver .
Glenea semiluctuosa . `` Glenea semiluctuosa '' is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae .
The Three Rats ( film ) . `` The Three Rats '' ( Spanish : '' Las tres ratas '' ) is a 1946 Argentine drama film directed by Carlos Schlieper and starring Mecha Ortiz , Amelia Bence and María Duval . It is an adaptation of Alfredo Pareja Diezcanseco 's 1944 novel of the same title .
Dehani . Dehani tribe is a sub clan of the Buledi tribe . The people of this tribe are well educated and civilized.Living mostly in Rural areas of Kashmore district , sindh .
Big Flat Brook . Big Flat Brook is the name of Flat Brook upstream of the inflow of Little Flat Brook , a tributary of the Delaware River , in Sussex County , New Jersey in the United States .
Pytor Zhurga . Pytor Zhurga is a former Soviet sprint canoer who competed in the mid-1970s . He won two medals in the K-4 10000 m at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold in 1974 and a bronze in 1975 .
Thunder Boogie . `` Thunder Boogie '' is probably the best known work by hard rock band Lamont . The album has a more raw sound than most of their material . The song `` Hotwire '' was featured in the video game , `` Tony Hawks Underground '' .
Thornycroft type destroyer leader . The Thornycroft type leader or `` Shakespeare '' class were a class of five destroyer leaders designed by John I. Thornycroft & Company and built by them at Woolston , Southampton for the Royal Navy towards the end of World War I . They were named after historical naval leaders . Only `` Shakespeare '' and `` Spenser '' were completed in time for wartime service . The other three were completed after the war , `` Broke '' and `` Keppel '' after being towed to Royal dockyards for completion , and two further ships - `` Saunders '' and `` Spragge '' - were cancelled . The function of a leader was to carry the flag staff of a destroyer flotilla , therefore they were enlarged to carry additional crew , offices and signalling equipment , allowing a fifth gun to be carried . These ships were very similar to the Admiralty type leader , but had broad , slab-sided funnels characteristic of Thornycroft designs . The design was used as the basis for several ships built for foreign navies in the 1920s .
Jean-François Lucquin . Jean-François `` Jeff '' Lucquin ( born 25 December 1978 ) is a French professional golfer . Having played on the Challenge Tour for four seasons , Lucquin finally gained his place on the European Tour for 2003 by finishing second in the 2002 Challenge Tour rankings , winning the Panalpina Banque Commerciale du Maroc Classic along the way . After struggling in his first season on the European Tour , Lucquin regained his card for the following season at the qualifying school . He then improved his standing each year , until winning in 2008 his first European Tour title at the Omega European Masters , defeating Rory McIlroy in a playoff , and went on to finish the season ranked 52nd on the Order of Merit . He lost his exemption after the 2010 season . He announced the end of his professional career in December 2016 to work as a coach assisting Benoît Ducoulombier . Results in major championships . CUT = missed the half-way cut
Universe People . Universe People or Cosmic People of Light Powers ( ) is a Czech and Slovak UFO religion founded in the 1990s and centered on Ivo A. Benda . Their belief system is based upon the existence of extraterrestrial civilizations communicating with Benda and other contactees since October 1997 telepathically and later even by direct personal contact . They are considered to be the most distinctive UFO religion in the Czech Republic . Following the mass suicide of the members of the cult Heaven 's Gate in 1997 , the Universe People attracted the attention of Czech media as a group with similar ideology and potential to commit similar acts . The probability of this development has diminished in later years ( 2004 ) . On several occasions , the group also managed to appear in the Czech and Slovak mass media . History . Ivo A. Benda began his public activities in the middle of the 1990s . He has organized more than 180 lectures , visited by more than 12,000 people ( according to his own words ) . In 1997 he published the book `` Rozhovory s poučením od mých přátel z vesmíru '' ( `` Interviews With Instructions From My Friends From the Universe '' ) . At the beginning of the 2000s he managed to penetrate the mass media , he appeared in the Nova TV and in the Czech Television ( Czech state broadcasting channel ) . Some of the visitors of his public lectures considered his speeches as a perfect mystification or joke , however , psychiatrists labelled his performances as a bizarre psychotic delusion . From 1998 to 2000 , the ideology of the Universe People was close to sectarianism , with a central idea of coming cosmic catastrophe and evacuation of people to another planet . However , their later efforts moved to defence against the attacks of negative extraterrestrial beings , called `` saurians '' or `` lizard people '' ( in Czech : `` ještírci '' ) . In the second half of the 2000s , Ivo Benda and his group became more publicly known also in Slovakia . In 2007 , the Slovak private television channel TV JOJ reported that the Universe People sent instructions on how to defend against attacks of evil extraterrestrial entities to the Slovak Ministry of Defense . The envelopes also contained suspicious material , which alarmed the Slovak Military Police and security services . One of the buildings of the Ministry was evacuated . These envelopes contained instructional CDs and promotional materials of the group . Ivo Benda stated on TV : `` If you were attacked by a lizard man from an outer world , the Ministry of Defense should defend the people , should n't is ? Or do you consider those lizard people as friends ? '' The suspicion of a security threat was unproven . Ideology . According to Benda , extraterrestrial civilizations operate a fleet of spaceships , led by Ashtar Galactic Command , orbiting the Earth . They closely watch and help the good and are waiting to transport their followers into another dimension . The Universe People 's teachings incorporate various elements from ufology ( some foreign contactees are credited , though often also renounced after a time as misguided or deceptive ) , Christianity ( Jesus was a `` fine-vibrations '' being ) and conspiracy theories ( forces of evil are supposed to plan compulsory chipping of the population ) . Benda based his philosophy on information from many independent books , including `` Angels In Starships '' ( Giorgio Dibitonto ) , `` Inside The Spaceships '' ( George Adamski ) , `` Bringers Of The Dawn '' ( Barbara Marciniak ) and others . He also adopted parts of Swiss citizen Billy Meier 's philosophy . However , Benda 's philosophy is in some points in conflict with Meier 's and Meier has declined any contacts with Benda and does not recognize his movement . Members of the movement distrust modern technologies and control mechanisms of the society . They consider mass media to be a tool of oppression and manipulation . Despite this , Benda often seeks contact with journalists to tell his ideas to the public . They often have problems with copyright infringement , because Benda has declared that the only copyright owners are the Universe creatures , who do not consider it important . The movement also wants to abolish money . Opponents and cultural impact . Opponents consider Benda and some more active of his followers to be mentally ill and the Universe People to be a potentially dangerous cult . According to Zdeněk Vojtíšek ( from the anticult `` Society for Studying of Sects and New Religious Movements '' ) , the movement represents a possible danger because of its religious background and similar features with Christianity . In 2000 , Benda announced the organization of the `` 1st World Symposium of Love '' , held at the Prague Castle under the auspices of the President Václav Havel . Havel 's office denied his claims . Benda later stated that three months before the Symposium Havel had said that he would attend , but later changed his mind . The group 's enthusiastic propaganda on the Internet ( a large website in garish colours ) including spam , the nature of their recorded `` messages '' as well as attempts to comment on every aspect of life and appropriate any popular notion ( life in `` The Matrix '' , for example ) has built it an Internet cult following who make fun of it and even visit Benda 's frequent rambling public lectures .
Petre Mândru . Petre Mândru ( born 13 September 1935 ) , also known as Pierre Mindru , is a Romanian former football goalkeeper who played for Romania in the 1960 European Nations ' Cup , where they reached the quarter-finals . He spent his entire professional career with Progresul Bucureşti , where he made over 200 league appearances . After his playing days , Mândru became a coach and managed several Algerian and Moroccan clubs . He also managed clubs in Canada and the United States alongside his partner Eddie Firmani . His son Christian Mindru was also a goalkeeper who played for Montreal Impact in the early 1990s . Mândru ran a soccer school for children in Montreal , which lasted from 1984 to 2015 .
1910 Geneva Covenanters football team . The 1910 Geneva Covenanters football team represented the Geneva College during the 1910 college football season . The head coach was Arthur McKean coaching the team in his fourth year . The team finished the season with a final record of 2–5–2 .
Morellia . `` Morellia '' is a very large genus from the fly family Muscidae . `` Morellia '' are plumpish black flies , largely lacking eye hairs - sparse at most . they have a white dusting on the parafacialia and the scutum has 4 distinct longitudinal stripes .
Anna Sun . `` Anna Sun '' is a song by American rock band Walk the Moon , originally for their 2010 album `` I want ! I want ! '' . The song was written by band members Adrian Galvin , Nick Lerangis , Nicholas Petricca and Adam Reifsnyder . It was included on the band 's 2012 major-label debut album , `` Walk the Moon '' . It was released as a commercial single on February 7 , 2012 . `` Anna Sun '' peaked at number 10 on the `` Billboard '' Alternative chart and number 20 on the `` Billboard '' Rock Songs chart . Song history . Written by lead vocalist Nicholas Petricca and New York-based singer/songwriter Nick Lerangis towards the end of their college career , the song is named after their professor ( and ) from Kenyon College and is meant to symbolize youth . `` It 's about college , about maintaining that little bit of being a kid , '' Petricca said . `` Do n't be afraid to play . '' The band 's self-released album `` I Want ! I Want ! '' was recorded by Chris Schmidt and Ben Cochran at Soap Floats Recording Studio in their hometown of Cincinnati , Ohio . Composition . According to the sheet music published at Musicnotes.com by Universal Music Publishing Group , `` Anna Sun '' is written in the time signature of common time , with a moderate tempo of 72 beats per minute . It is composed in the key of B♭ major and the melody spans a tonal range of G4 to B♭5 . Reception and accolades . `` Anna Sun '' received positive reviews from critics . In their review of the `` Walk the Moon '' album , Dani Beck and Derrick Robertson called the song `` sunny , easy , carefree electronic pop '' and noted that it was one of the few highlights in a mostly negative album review . Dulce Rosales of recultured.com noted that while `` the lyrics are somewhat repetitive , the simplicity helps hook listeners and causes them to sing along even after a single listen . '' Brian Benton of MVRemix.com was critical on the length of the song , saying that `` it ’ s five and a half minutes long , when it could be just as effective in three . '' `` Anna Sun '' was named the song of the summer in a 2011 `` Esquire '' article `` 30 Summer Songs Every Man Should Listen To '' . Additionally , the single was also named song of the summer by MTV and `` Seventeen '' , as well as one of the best songs of the year by Amazon . In an article from Kenyon 's Her Campus , Professor Sun was said to have `` immediately liked it '' the first time she heard it . She further gave her opinion : “ The song is about Kenyon life . It has nothing to do with me , so I thought ‘ sure , use my name for the chorus , ’ ” she said . Chart performance . `` Anna Sun '' first appeared on `` Billboard '' Hot Singles Sales chart at number seven on March 10 , 2012 . On March 24 , 2012 , the song debuted at number thirty-nine on the Alternative Songs chart . It reached its peak at number ten on July 21 , 2012 after spending 18 weeks on the chart . Despite this , the song never charted on the Rock Airplay chart . Similarly , `` Anna Sun '' entered the Hot Rock Songs chart at number forty-six on April 14 , 2012 . On August 4 , 2012 , the song peaked at number twenty , giving Walk the Moon their first top twenty hit on the chart . `` Anna Sun '' managed to obtain some success on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart , peaking at number eighteen on September 15 , 2012 . The song experienced its highest peak on the Adult Alternative Songs chart , reaching number three on October 27 , 2012 . Outside the United States , the song became a minor hit on the UK Singles Chart , debuting at number eighty-two on its first week . It also appeared on Belgium 's Ultratip Flanders chart , where it reached number eight . On `` Billboards Mexico Ingles Airplay chart , the song peaked at number forty-six . Production . The music video for `` Anna Sun '' was directed and produced by Patrick Meier of Contrast Productions . It was recorded in Cincinnati , Ohio and was filmed from August 31-September 1 , 2010 . The video includes original choreography from Kim Popa , the executive director of the local Cincinnati based dance troupe Pones Inc. After meeting with the band , she decided that the vibe should be `` the intangible feeling of being a kid ... then maintaining that whimsy into adulthood . '' Popa said that she was inspired by ceremonial African dances as well as Michael Jackson moves from her childhood when designing the dance moves . At one point during the video , dancers can be seen wearing bodysuits and leotards , reminiscent of 80s aerobics . According to bassist Kevin Ray , the first half of the video was shot 22 times . However , only the third take was used . Synopsis . The video begins with a 2 and a half minute long take , shot inside the Mockbee building in the brewery district of Cincinnati . The camera follows lead singer Petricca as he walks through the labyrinth of rooms , encountering numerous partiers . At one point during the shot , Petricca plays the keytar . Eventually , Petricca finds a room full of dancers before engaging in a group dance . After the dance , Petricca opens a door , which leads him to a different outdoor location . The second part of the video consists of jump cuts between Petricca singing while directly looking at the camera and more party goers , covered in face paint , preparing for battle . including a young boy , presumably a younger version of Petricca . The partiers prepare for battle , before they eventually continue partying . At the end of the video , the young boy runs back to the door that was used to transport Petricca to the new location . The boy paints the word Anna along with a drawing of a sun on the door . Petricca noted that , the tradition of wearing face paint during their live performances evolved from the video . Reception . MTV Hive called the video a `` hilariously choreographed , neon-colored and awesomely shot in one take '' production . Credits and personnel . Credits adapted from the liner notes of `` Walk the Moon '' .
La Caroline ( C. P. E. Bach ) . La Caroline , Wq . 117/39 , H. 98 , is a character piece ( or `` piece de caractare '' ) for solo keyboard in A minor , written by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach . Bach wrote several character pieces which were often grouped together and published as a set . These character pieces were based on similar works composed by François Couperin . `` La Caroline '' along with `` La Philippine '' ( Wq 117/34 , H. 96 ) may have been named after his daughter Anna Carolina Philippina .
Joannicius III of Constantinople . Joannicius III ( , ) , ( c. 1700 – 1793 ) was Archbishop of Peć and Serbian Patriarch from 1739 to 1746 and Archbishop of Constantinople and Ecumenical Patriarch from 1761 to 1763 . Coincidentally , the ordinal number of his title is III both for his office as Serbian Patriarch and of Constantinople . Life . Ioannis Karatzas was born in circa 1700 and belonged to the influential Phanariote family Caradja ( `` Karatzas '' ) , of Byzantine Greek origin . He became a deacon serving Patriarch Paisius II and later he was appointed protosyncellus . With the 1739 Treaty of Belgrade which ended the Austro–Turkish War ( 1737–39 ) , the Kingdom of Serbia ceased to exist . The Ottoman sultan deposed Serbian Patriarch Arsenije IV who sided with the Habsburg Monarchy during the war , and in his place appointed the Greek Joannicius , who took the title of `` Archbishop of Peć and Serbian Patriarch '' . Among the Serbs he was known as `` Joanikije '' ( Јоаникије ) , and it was recorded at the time that he was appointed by 'the mighty [ rule of the ] Turk , and not by election at the [ Serbian ] `` sabor '' ( assembly ) ' . The previous patriarch Arsenije IV moved to the Habsburg Monarchy along with many Serbs , in what is known as the Second Great Serb Migration . Arsenije IV became Metropolitan of Karlovci , maintaining however deep connections with the Serbs who remained in the Ottoman Empire under the jurisdiction of Joannicius . Joannicius remained Serbian Patriarch until 1746 , when , burdened with debts due to his high-living , he was forced to sell the title to pay his creditors . After returning to Constantinople , in September 1747 he obtained an appointment as Metropolitan of Chalcedon . On 26 March 1761 he was elected Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople , an office he maintained until 21 May 1763 , when he was deposed and exiled to Mount Athos . Thanks to the support of his family , Joannicius returned from exile and obtained the revenue from the monastery of the island of Halki near Constantinople , where he died in 1793 .
Migadopidius . `` Migadopidius bimaculatus '' is a species of beetle in the family Carabidae , the only species in the genus `` Migadopidius '' .
Joanna Sofaer . Joanna Sofaer FSA is a Professor of Archaeology at the University of Southampton . Sofaer works on the European Bronze Age , using theoretical approaches and material culture studies . Career . Sofaer received a Phd from the University of Cambridge in 1998 , supervised by Marie Louise Stig . She was a Research Fellow at Cambridge until 2000 . She is a Professor of Archaeology at the University of Southampton and Director of Archaeology for the Creative Industries . Sofaer 's research combines bioarchaoelogy and social identity , with a particular focus on childhood . Her research focuses on Central Europe and the Balkans , and Sofaer co-directs research at the Bronze Age tell settlement at Százhalombatta , Hungary . She is engaged in numerous multidisciplinary research projects , including Humanities in the European Research Area ( HERA ) , in which she manages the “ Creativity and Craft Production in Middle and Late Bronze Age Europe ” project ( 2010-2013 ) , and the EC-funded Marie-Curie ITN “ Forging Identities ” project . She has published widely , including a 2006 monograph `` The Body as Material Culture , '' and the 2015 monograph `` Clay in the Age of Bronze . Essays in the archaeology of prehistoric creativity '' , which has been described as `` rich and thought-provoking '' . Sofaer has edited the volumes `` Considering creativity : creativity , knowledge and practice in Bronze Age Europe '' ( 2018 ) , `` Biographies and Space '' ( 2007 ) , `` Material Identities '' ( 2007 ) , and `` Children and Material Culture '' ( 2000 ) . Sofaer was elected as a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries in 2013 . She is a Humanities in the European Research Area ( HERA ) Knowledge Exchange and Impact Fellow from 2017-2020 . Sofaer is a member of the International Scientific Advisory Board of the Institute of Archaeology , Zagreb .
That 's All ( 1952 song ) . `` That 's All '' is a 1952 song written by Alan Brandt with music by Bob Haymes . It has been covered by many jazz and blues artists . The first recording , by Nat King Cole in 1953 , achieved some popularity but was not among that year 's top 20 songs . It was Bobby Darin ’ s version in his 1959 album `` That 's All '' that introduced the song to a wider audience . The song is part of the Great American Songbook , and Alec Wilder included it in his book `` American Popular Song : The Great Innovators , 1900–1950 '' , even though it was composed two years after that period . Wilder gave two reasons for making this exception : ( 1 ) “ it is one of the last free-flowing , native , and natural melodies in the grand pop style ” ; ( 2 ) “ it went through no initial hit phase but became an immediate standard ” .
Boxing World Cup . The Boxing World Cup was an international boxing event organized by the International Boxing Association ( AIBA ) , featuring boxers competing in different weight divisions , that was held in 2005 , 2006 and 2008 . History . Individual boxers were competing in their weight categories as part of the team competition , with the overall winner decided by the higher number of total wins . Each team represented countries and continents . The number of weight categories differed per Cup . Related type of competition could be considered boxing team duels , often held between countries as part of the final stage of preparation for the World Amateur Boxing Championships . The event took place only twice , in 2005 and 2006 . In 2005 , the event that took place in Moscow , Russia , and Russian team won . In the next event , it took place in Baku , Azerbaijan , and the Cuban team won . After a new president was elected in the International Boxing Association and the event stopped . It did n't take place in 2007 . In 2008 , it was announced by the boxing organization that the event would continue on , but in a different competition , which will happen once in two years and the following one being in 2008 . It will feature the top ranked boxers competing in this event in their weight categories . The place chosen for the event was Moscow .
Dennis Leech . Dennis Leech ( born 6 April 1943 in Sidmouth ) is a British retired auto racing driver . Most of his racing career was spent driving saloon cars , mainly as a privateer in the British Touring Car Championship . He also entered selected rounds of the British Formula One Championship . His most competitive years in the BTCC came in the 1980s , where he was often a front runner in his Class A 3.5 litre Rover Vitesse . In 1987 he finished as runner-up in his class , finishing sixth overall in his ageing Rover . His final year in the BTCC came in 1992 , entering his own-built Ford Sierra . Complete British Touring Car Championship results . † Events with 2 races staged for the different classes .
Sussuapara . Sussuapara is a municipality in the state of Piauí in the Northeast region of Brazil .
Mii-tool . In computing , mii-tool is a program used on Unix-like systems to query and modify Network Interface Controller ( NIC ) parameters ( e.g . : speed and duplex ) . Since 2003 , it 's considered obsolete and replaced by ethtool . Example . eth0 : no autonegotiation , 100baseTx-HD , link ok eth0 : 1 000 Mbit , full duplex , link ok
It 's Hard ( song ) . `` It 's Hard '' is a song written by Pete Townshend that featured on British rock band The Who 's tenth album , `` It 's Hard '' , of which it was the title track . It was released as the third and final vinyl single from the album in 1983 , backed with the John Entwistle written song `` Dangerous '' , but failed to chart , although it reached number 39 on the `` Billboard '' Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks . This would become the last Who single of new material until `` Real Good Looking Boy '' in 2004 , and the last album single by them until `` Black Widow 's Eyes '' , two years later . Background . Townshend also said of the band 's reaction to `` Popular : '' The original demo of `` Popular '' is featured on the Pete Townshend solo compilation album `` Scoop '' , which was released in 1983 . The original mix featured an error in Townshend 's opening guitar solo , which was fixed in the 1997 remix . Lyrics and music . The lyrics of `` It 's Hard '' describe how hard life can be . Steve Grantley and Alan G. Parker comment that the song begins by sounding like the theme is the hardships by those who are not well off , `` but it turns out to be a self-pitying , repetitive lament about the protagonist 's own bad luck . '' Who biographer John Atkins also describes the lyrics as `` self-pitying . '' Grantley and Parker say the song has `` a certain rocking energy '' but they consider the riff to be a ripoff of Bruce Springsteen 's `` Badlands . '' Critical reception . Atkins considers `` It 's Hard '' to be `` routine , '' unoriginal and lacking in inspiration , describing it as `` predictable , bland soft rock with weak chord work . Atkins considered its forebear , `` Popular , '' to be `` equally insipid . '' Chris Charlesworth calls `` It 's Hard '' a `` cliche ridden effort '' and particularly criticizes the song 's lack of energy . Mike Segretto regards the song as `` middling . '' Grantley and Parker regard it as one of the `` highlights '' of the `` It 's Hard '' album , but criticize the riff being taken from Springsteen and that Townshend is now `` simply moaning about how tough it is at the top '' rather than , as he did previously , voicing the concerns of the `` inarticulate young working class . '' Live history . `` It 's Hard '' was only performed live on the tour promoting the album in 1982 . Lead singer Roger Daltrey played `` It 's Hard '' on rhythm guitar when the Who performed it live , which was very unusual . It was played at every concert on the tour , and featured a short full-band jam at the end . The version from the tour 's final show at Toronto 's Maple Leaf Gardens on December 17 is included as a bonus track on the 1997 rerelease of `` It 's Hard '' .
Aulacodes gothicalis . `` Aulacodes gothicalis '' is a moth in the family Crambidae . It was described by Cajetan Felder , Rudolf Felder and Alois Friedrich Rogenhofer in 1875 . It is found in Amazonas , Brazil .
Iejigawa Dam . is a dam in Takaoka , Kōchi Prefecture , Japan .
Manu ( Vidhan Sabha constituency ) . Manu ( ST ) is a Vidhan Sabha assembly seat of South Tripura district . The current MLA is Pravat Chaudhury of CPIM .
2010 in sumo . The following are the events in professional sumo during 2010 .
Sofrito . Sofrito ( Spanish , ) , sofregit ( Catalan ) , soffritto ( Italian , ) , or refogado ( Portuguese , / ) is a sauce used as a base in Spanish , Italian , Portuguese and Latin American cooking . Preparations may vary , but it typically consists of aromatic ingredients cut into small pieces and sauteed or braised in cooking oil . In Spanish cuisine , sofrito consists of garlic , onion , peppers , and tomatoes cooked in olive oil . This is known as or sometimes as in Portuguese-speaking nations , where only onions and olive oil are often essential , garlic and bay laurel leaves being the other most common ingredients . Mediterranean . In Catalan cuisine , olive oil is heavily emphasized as the third critical component in a `` sofregit '' base along with tomatoes and onions . Garlic is optional , as it is not considered an integral part of the standard `` sofregit '' recipe . Some `` sofregit '' recipes do not contain tomatoes at all , but are made more complex with the addition of diced vegetables such as leeks or bell peppers . In Italian cuisine , chopped onions , carrots and celery , is battuto , and then , slowly cooked in olive oil , becomes `` soffritto '' . It is used as the base for most pasta sauces , such as arrabbiata sauce , but occasionally it can be used as the base of other dishes , such as sauteed vegetables . For this reason , it is a fundamental component in Italian cuisine . It may also contain garlic , shallot , or leek . In Greek cuisine , the term sofrito refers to a specific dish native to , and almost exclusively to be found on , the island of Corfu . Sofrito is a veal steak slow-cooked in a white wine , garlic , and herb sauce , and is usually served with rice . In the Sephardi Jewish cuisine of the eastern Mediterranean and the Maghreb , the term `` sofrito '' emphasizes a method of cooking rather than a specific combination of aromatics . `` Sofrito '' is meat ( lamb , beef , chicken ) sautéed with garlic , turmeric , and cardamom and simmered in a small volume of water or stock with lemon juice , or simmered with all these ingredients without prior sautéing . The second method can also be used in cooking veal , calves ' brains , or fish . Latin America . In Brazilian cuisine , the verb encompasses also dishes that are fried in vegetable oil before being boiled or steamed , even when the actual fried seasoning is not there . Similarly , rice that has been toasted in vegetable oil before it is boiled is technically . Actually , the Portuguese verb literally means `` to fire i.e . heat repeatedly '' . In Colombian cuisine , sofrito is called `` hogao '' which is made with only long green onion and tomato , or `` guiso '' is made mostly of tomato , onion , coriander , cumin and sometimes garlic ; it is used when cooking stews , meats , rice , as a dip or spread for arepas or other street foods and other dishes . In Cuban cuisine , sofrito is prepared in a similar fashion , but the main components are Spanish onions , garlic , and green bell peppers . It is a base for beans , stews , rices , and other dishes , including `` ropa vieja '' and `` picadillo '' . Other secondary components include tomato sauce , dry white wine , cumin , bay leaf , and cilantro . `` Chorizo '' ( kind of spicy , cured sausage ) , `` tocino '' ( salt pork ) and ham are added for specific recipes , such as beans . In Dominican cuisine , sofrito is also called `` sazón '' , and is a liquid mixture containing vinegar , water , and sometimes tomato juice . A sofrito or `` sazón '' is used for rice , stews , beans , and other dishes . A typical Dominican sofrito is made up of very finely chopped green , red , and yellow bell peppers , red onions , garlic , ground oregano , apple cider vinegar , tomato paste , water , and cilantro . Ingredients vary and can change , for instance cubanelle peppers can substitute for bell peppers , celery can replace onions , and parsley or culantro can be used in place of cilantro . In Ecuadorian cuisine , sofrito is called `` refrito '' , and it is made of Spanish onions , cubanelle peppers , fresh tomatoes , roasted garlic , cilantro , and ground toasted cumin . In the Mexican state of Yucatán , habanero chiles are essential to the local variation of sofrito . In Puerto Rican cuisine , sofrito is mostly used when cooking rice dishes , sauces , and soups . Sofrito is closely related to `` recaíto '' . The two main ingredients that give Puerto Rican sofrito its characteristic flavor are `` recao '' ( culantro ) and `` ají dulce '' , but red and green cubanelle peppers , red bell peppers , pimientos , yellow onions , garlic , plum tomatoes , and cilantro are also added . All red peppers are roasted , seeded , and then added to the sofrito . Sofrito is traditionally cooked with olive oil or annatto oil , `` tocino '' ( bacon ) , salted pork and cured ham . A mix of stuffed olives and capers called `` alcaparrado '' is usually added with spices such as bay leaf , `` sazón '' and `` adobo '' . In some Caribbean cuisine , sofrito is seasoned lard and functions as a base for many traditional dishes , but prepared differently from the method described above . Lard ( acquired from rendering pork fat ) is strained , and annatto seeds are added to colour it yellow , and later strained out . To the colored lard is added a ground mixture of cured ham , bell pepper , chile pepper , and onion ; after this , mashed coriander leaves ( cilantro ) and oregano leaves are added . Garlic cloves are added in a tea ball , and the sauce is simmered for half an hour . The term also refers to a number of related sauces and seasonings in the Caribbean and Central and Latin America . Asia . In Filipino cuisine , `` ginisá '' is a culinary term which refers to a base of garlic , onions , and tomatoes sautéed together with cooking oil . It is essentially similar to the Spanish sofrito .
Grande Greve , Nova Scotia . Grande Greve is a small community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia , located in Richmond County .
Evgeny Saleev . Evgeny Sergeyevich Saleev ( ; born 19 January 1989 in Mordovia ) is a Russian Greco-Roman wrestler of Mordvian heritage . He is bronze medalist Golden Grand Prix Ivan Poddubny in the Greco-Roman men 's 74 kg event . He competed at the World Wrestling Championships 2014 where he was a silver medalist . In European Games 2015 in the final match he defeated Rafig Huseynov of Azerbaijan .
Dongshi District . Dongshi District ( ; Pha̍k-fa-sṳ : Tûng-sṳ ) is a suburban district in eastern Taichung , Republic of China ( Taiwan ) . It is the third largest district in Taichung City after Heping District and Taiping District . A majority of the residents are of Hakka ethnicity , making it an enclave in an otherwise non-Hakka county . Its Hakka dialect is very distinct compared to the dialects of other counties . Buildings in Dongshi were severely damaged by Chi-Chi earthquake in 1999 . Dongshi is situated on a narrow , north-south oriented plain , flanked by the Da Jia River to the west and a mountain ridge to the east . It is this sense of being pressed up against that ridge , at the easternmost edge of the large west-central plain , that gives the town its name . Its elevation ranges from about 330 meters along the Dajia River to 1201 meters in the foothills of the Central Mountain Range . The township is bounded by ( clockwise from the north ) Zhuolan Township ( Miaoli County ) , and Heping , Xinshe , Shigang , Fengyuan , Houli districts , and Sanyi Rural Township ( Miaoli County ) . Administrative divisions . Beixing , Zhongning , Tungan , Nanping , Yanping , Shangxin , Guangxing , Taichang , Zhongke , Fulong , Longxing , Xincheng , Yifu , Shangcheng , Xiacheng , Qingtung , Qingfu , Tungxin , Yuening , Xiaxin , Xinglong , Maoxing , Taixing , Beitou and Mingzheng Village . Famous Features . Dongshi includes some greenspace and significant farmland ; largely orchards . Dongshi is known for its pears , which are large and almost spherical with a thin , light yellowish-brown rugose skin . In a good year , their flavor is excellent . Intensive topwork at the start of each season involves grafting Japanese pear bud slips to the tree stock . The old train station has been converted into the Dongshih Hakka Cultural Park . Historical Hakka cultural artifacts along with modern works of art are on display . This area also marks the southern terminus of the Dongshih-Fongyuan Bicycle Greenway ( 東豐自行車綠廊 . ) This greenway was converted from a former railway track . The town is also noted for two large forest parks in the mountainous eastern parts of the county . Dongshi Forest Park ( 東勢林場 ) and Sijiaolin ( 四角林林場 ) are managed by the Changhua County and Taichung City Agricultural Committees respectively .
The Angel Esmeralda . `` The Angel Esmeralda : Nine Stories '' is a collection of short stories by Don DeLillo . The nine stories are printed in chronological order and were written between 1979 and 2011 . It is DeLillo 's first such collection . Reception . The collection was widely praised by critics . `` The Guardian '' described the stories as `` masterfully designed '' and `` great art . '' Writing in `` The New Yorker '' , Martin Amis said : `` These nine pieces add up to something considerable , and form a vital addition to the corpus . '' `` The New York Times '' called the stories `` excellent '' and said `` DeLillo packs fertile ruminations and potent consolation into each of these rich , dense , concentrated stories . '' `` The Daily Telegraph '' called the stories `` robustly brilliant . ''
Holy Family with the Infant John the Baptist and a Donor . `` Holy Family with the Infant John the Baptist and a Donor '' is a c.1528 oil on panel painting by Domenico Beccafumi , now in the Museo Horne in Florence .
Coronel Bicaco . Coronel Bicaco is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul , Brazil .
1994 Gerry Weber Open . The 1994 Gerry Weber Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts . It was the 2nd edition of the Gerry Weber Open , and was part of the World Series of the 1994 ATP Tour . It took place at the Gerry Weber Stadion in Halle , North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany , from 13 June until 20 June 1994 . Michael Stich won the singles title . Singles . Michael Stich defeated Magnus Larsson 6–4 , 4–6 , 6–3 Doubles . Olivier Delaître / Guy Forget defeated Henri Leconte / Gary Muller 6–4 , 6–7 , 6–4
Guam Highway 12 . Guam Highway 12 ( GH-12 ) is one of the primary automobile highways in the United States territory of Guam . Route description . GH-12 is a short connector route that runs eastward from GH-2 through the northern part of residential Agat towards the Ordnance Annex Naval facility in Santa Rita . At the entrance , GH-12 turns north and connects to GH-5 running north then west .
Zav-e Bala . Zav-e Bala ( , also Romanized as Zāv-e Bālā ; also known as Zāv ) is a village in Zavkuh Rural District , Pishkamar District , Kalaleh County , Golestan Province , Iran . At the 2006 census , its population was 443 , in 98 families .
Simao District . Simao District ( ; formerly known as Cuiyun District ) is a district under the jurisdiction of Pu'er Prefecture , Yunnan Province , China . It is the seat of Puer Prefecture . Formerly both Simao and the surrounding region of Pu'er prefecture played a major role in the historic tea horse trade between Yunnan , Tibet and India , with Simao acting as the southern terminus or starting point for the transport of tea by mule caravan north to Dali , Lijiang and Lhasa . Tea remains a central crop and product of the region . In 2007 , the `` city '' of Simao ( 思茅市 ) changed its name to Pu'er city ( 普洱市 ) . By doing so , it has had an effect the size of the official Pu'er ( 普洱 ) tea production area . Ethnic groups . Simao District is ethnically diverse , with Han , Yi , Dai , Hani , Bulang , Wa , Lahu , and other ethnic groups . Han Chinese live mostly in Simaoba 思茅坝 , Yixiangba 倚象坝 , and Laojuntian 老君田 ( `` Simao Prefecture Almanac '' 1993:477 ) . They numbered 105,133 people as of 1990 , making more up than 75 % of the population . The Yi people of Gaojiazhai 髙家寨 and Manxieba 曼歇坝 in Simaoba 思茅坝 speak the Southern Yi dialect ( 南部方言 ) , while the Yi of other areas speak the Western Yi dialect of Weishan County ( 滇西巍山彝族西部方言 ) ( `` Simao Prefecture Almanac '' 1993:478 ) . They numbered 17,459 people as of 1990 . Ethnic Yi townships in Simao district are Longtan 龙潭彝族傣族乡 and Yunxian 云仙彝族乡 townships . Some of the Yi in Simao are also known as Xiangtang 香堂 . The Dai people live in various villages on both sides of the Dazhong 大中河 , Jiufang 酒房河 , and Xiaohejiang 小黑江 rivers , namely Mangdie 芒垒 , Mangyao 芒腰 , Mangpan 芒畔 , Qianluo 迁洛 , Jiufang 酒房 , Longtan 龙潭彝族傣族乡 , Zhengwan 整碗 , Mamu 骂木 , Bangnong 蚌弄 , Boluo 菠萝 , and other villages ( `` Simao Prefecture Almanac '' 1993:478 ) . They numbered 4,142 people as of 1990 . The Hani people live in ( `` Simao Prefecture Almanac '' 1993:478 ) . They numbered 3,722 people as of 1990 . Some migrated from Tongxin 同心 and Mengxian 勐先 of Pu'er County 普洱县 ( now renamed as Ning'er Hani and Yi Autonomous County ) during the Republic of China era , while others migrated in 1971 from Lianhe 联合 , Xin'an 新安 , Xinfu 新抚 , and Baliu 坝溜 townships of Mojiang County 墨江县 . Subgroups include Biyue 碧约 , Budu 布都 , Kaduo 卡堕 , Ximoluo 西摩洛 , and Bukong 布孔 . In Simao District , the Bulang people ( population 272 as of 1990 ) live near the junction of the Xiaohei River 小黑江 and Lancang River 澜沧江 , in the villages of Guanzhai 官寨 , Tuanliangzi 团梁子 , Mangbang 芒蚌 , Mangba 芒坝 , etc. , in a total of 6 villages ( `` Simao Prefecture Almanac '' 1993:480 ) . The Wa people live alongside Bulang people and Dai people in Mangba 芒坝 and Tuanliangzi 团梁子 ( `` Simao Prefecture Almanac '' 1993:482 ) . They numbered 1,627 people as of 1990 . The Lahu people live in Nanping Township 南屏乡 and Yixiang Township 倚象乡 ( in Nalitian 那栗田 , Yongqing Village 永庆村 ) ( `` Simao Prefecture Almanac '' 1993:482 ) . They numbered 1,265 people as of 1990 . Transport . Simao Airport ( IATA : SYM , ICAO : ZPSM ) .
Prasophyllum caudiculum . `` Prasophyllum caudiculum '' , commonly known as the Guyra leek orchid , is a species of orchid endemic to a small area of northern New South Wales . It has a single tubular , bright green leaf and up to thirty five greenish to reddish-brown flowers crowded along an erect flowering stem . It grows in grassy places near Guyra . Description . `` Prasophyllum caudiculum '' is a terrestrial , perennial , deciduous , herb with an underground tuber and a single tube-shaped , bright green leaf , long with a reddish-purple base . Between ten and thirty five flowers are crowded along the flowering spike . The flowers are greenish-brown to reddish-brown . As with others in the genus , the flowers are inverted so that the labellum is above the column rather than below it . The dorsal sepal is narrow egg-shaped to lance-shaped , long , about wide and curves downwards . The lateral sepals are linear to lance-shaped , long , about wide and separated from each other . The petals are linear in shape , about long and wide . The labellum is broadly oblong to elliptic , long , about wide and turns upwards at about 90° near its middle , often extending between the lateral sepals . The edge of the labellum flares widely and is wavy near its tip . There is a broad , green , fleshy , channelled callus in the centre of the labellum . Flowering occurs from October to December . Taxonomy and naming . `` Prasophyllum caudiculum '' was first formally described in 2000 by David Jones from a specimen collected near Guyra and the description was published in `` The Orchadian '' . The specific epithet ( `` caudiculum '' ) is the diminutive form of the Latin word `` caudex '' meaning `` stem '' , hence `` thin stem '' . Distribution and habitat . This leek orchid grows with grasses and herbs on the New England Tableland .
Thakur Malkhan Singh . [ ठाकुर मलखान सिंह ] ( 24 November 1889 – 24 January 1962 ) was a prominent politician , educationist , lawyer and freedom fighter during the Indian Independence Movement . Early life and education . Born kirar thakur in Aligarh , Uttar Pradesh , Thakur Malkhan Singh attended Government High School and later went on to achieve a B.Sc . degree from American Christian College at Allahabad in 1916 and then an LL.B . degree from Agra University in 1929 . Even during his collegiate years , he was politically active and defected against authority to assist revolutionary students prior to the first Indian National Congress ( INC ) movement in 1921 . He took part in a number of mutinous activities and was imprisoned in all major INC insurrections . Career . Malkhan Singh 's devotion to community service and the freedom struggle earned him the reverence of other revolutionaries , establishing his reputation as a very prominent Congressman and mobilizing a significant youth support base . After the Indian Independence in 1947 , he was elected President of the Aligarh District Congress Committee ( DCC ) . He had been a member of the Congress Socialist Party and became the most eminent of thirteen state legislators who resigned from their positions in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly in 1948 to contest against the INC. After losing the bye-elections in 1948 and the General Elections of 1952 as a Socialist candidate , he re-entered the legislature in 1955 as a PSP candidate , defeating the Congress opponent from Aligarh . On 16 February 1955 , Malkhan Singh declared in Lucknow that he had rejoined the INC after the party agreed to pursue a socialistic pattern of society . He was elected President of the Aligarh DCC unanimously . Later , in 1957 he went on to be a minister sharing titles for sports and industries . Legacy . Outside politics Thakur Malkhan Singh ’ s activities were related primarily to benefiting education . He taught in , managed and was the founder of various high schools and colleges . The Malkhan Singh District Hospital , a facility in Aligarh and Malkhan Nagar , a government colony were named after him . For all of his contribution to the freedom struggle , he was bestowed the title of Aligarh Kesari , or lion of Aligarh . Personal life . Malkhan Singh married Sidhyawati Devi , who hailed from an aristocratic zamindar family . They were survived by three daughters : Sarla Chauhan , Sushila Singh Chauhan , Dr. Urmila Kushwaha ( a reputed doctor of medicine in Kanpur , Uttar Pradesh ) and two sons : Virendra Singh Bhal and Nripendra Singh Bhal .
Zugunruhe . `` Zugunruhe '' ( pronounced ) is a German compound word consisting of `` Zug '' ( move , migration ) and `` Unruhe '' ( anxiety , restlessness ) . In ethology it describes anxious behavior in migratory animals , especially in birds during the normal migration period . When these animals are enclosed , such as in an Emlen funnel , `` Zugunruhe '' serves to study the seasonal cycles of the migratory syndrome . `` Zugunruhe '' involves increased activity towards and after dusk with changes in the normal sleep pattern . `` In accordance with their inherited calendars , birds get an urge to move . When migratory birds are held in captivity , they hop about , flutter their wings and flit from perch to perch just as birds of the same species are migrating in the wild . The caged birds ‘ know ’ they should be travelling too . This migratory restlessness , or Zugunruhe , was first described by Johann Andreas Naumann… [ who ] interpreted Zugunruhe to be an expression of the migratory instinct in birds . '' Effect . `` Zugunruhe '' has been artificially induced in experiments by simulating long days . Some studies on White-crowned Sparrows have suggested that prolactin is involved in the pre-migratory hyperphagia ( feeding ) , fattening and `` Zugunruhe '' . However , others have found that prolactin may merely be associated with lipogenesis ( fat accumulation ) . Researchers have been able to study the endocrine controls and navigational mechanisms associated with migration by studying `` Zugunruhe '' . The phenomenon of `` Zugunruhe '' was generally believed to be found only in migratory species ; however , a study of a resident species has shown low-level `` Zugunruhe '' , including oriented activity , suggesting that the endogenous mechanisms for migratory behaviour may be present even in a resident species . Further suggestions for endogenous programs are provided by observations that the number of nights on which `` Zugunruhe '' is exhibited by caged migrants appears related to the distance of migration involved .
Clepsis terevalva . `` Clepsis terevalva '' is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae . It is found in Zamora-Chinchipe Province , Ecuador . The wingspan is about 15 mm . The ground colour of the forewings is brownish with brown marginal lines . The hindwings are whitish , slightly tinged with brownish on the periphery . Etymology . The species name refers to the structure of the valva and is derived from Greek `` teren '' ( meaning delicate ) .
João Brites . João Brites ( born 1947 in Torres Novas ) , is a Portuguese theatre director and artist . He founded the Teatro O Bando in Lisbon in 1974 and as served as its director since . He is also a Professor of the School of Theater and Cinema in Lisbon . Brites is also an artist and set designer and he attended courses in painting and engraving at the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Arts Visuals - La Cambre . He has held various art exhibitions in the galleries and museums in Portugal and has also published many articles on theater arts and the creative process of theatre , developing a practical in-theoretical discourse about acting . He was appointed a Commander of the Ordem do Mérito in 1999 .
J. Prentiss Browne . John Prentiss Browne ( June 1 , 1920 – May 22 , 2005 ) was an architect . He designed numerous buildings throughout Maryland , most of them schools and academic buildings , including Loyola University 's Donnelly Science Center . Early life , education , wartime service . Born in Baltimore in 1921 , Browne attended the Baltimore Polytechnic Institute ( the city 's `` magnet school '' mathematics/science & technology public high school ) and graduated from The Johns Hopkins University . After graduating , he worked at the Glenn L. Martin Company aircraft plant in Middle River , Maryland , east of the city during the beginning of World War II , until he joined the United States Marine Corp . He was stationed in Okinawa during the United States occupation of Japan after the war in 1945-1946 . Donnelly Science Center . The Donnelly Science Center was one of his most well-known designs . The site for the building was green space , which prompted debate about whether anything should be built there . But Browne , and then Loyola College , agreed on the plans and the Building was constructed in 1978 . The science center started construction in spring of 1978 and was completed by the fall of 1978 . The $ 3.9 million building was dedicated on December 3 , 1978 , and named after Edward J. Donnelly , the largest private donor . The 60,000 square foot building included 25 laboratories , 5 classrooms , offices , and computer facilities . The four story building , with three floors above the grade was built on the corner of North Charles Street and Cold Spring Lane . Although the college was excited for the new science center , there was concern about the destruction of the green space and trees on campus . According to Browne , the construction of the center `` would not require the cutting of more than a half-dozen of the graceful , mature trees that dot the corner ’ s hillside . '' Another concern from the Loyola College community was the want for a formal entrance . The new science center would replace the signboard that was located on Charles Street and would be the largest building on campus . Retirement and restoration . After he retired in 1982 , Browne helped restore historic sites around Maryland . He became a board member and eventually became president of the Flag House & Star-Spangled Banner Museum . At the age of 76 , he oversaw the renovation of the museum .
Mumford & Sons . Mumford & Sons are a British band formed in 2007 . The band consists of Marcus Mumford ( lead vocals , electric guitar , acoustic guitar , drums ) , Ben Lovett ( vocals , keyboard , piano , synthesizer ) , Winston Marshall ( vocals , electric guitar , banjo ) and Ted Dwane ( vocals , bass guitar , double bass ) . Mumford & Sons have released four studio albums : `` Sigh No More '' ( 2009 ) , `` Babel '' ( 2012 ) , `` Wilder Mind '' ( 2015 ) . They are set to release their newest album , `` Delta '' , on 16 November 2018 . Their debut `` Sigh No More '' peaked at number two on the UK Albums Chart and the `` Billboard '' 200 in the US , with `` Babel '' and `` Wilder Mind '' both debuting at number one in the UK and US , the former becoming the fastest-selling rock album of the decade and leading to a headline performance at Glastonbury Festival in 2013 . The band has also issued three live albums : `` Live at Shepherd 's Bush Empire '' ( 2011 ) , `` The Road to Red Rocks '' ( 2012 ) and `` Live from South Africa : Dust and Thunder '' ( 2017 ) . In September 2018 they released the single 'Guiding Light ' . The band have won a number of music awards throughout their career , with `` Sigh No More '' earning the band the Brit Award for Best British Album in 2011 , a Mercury Prize nomination and six overall Grammy Award nominations . The live performance at the 2011 Grammy ceremony with Bob Dylan and The Avett Brothers led to a surge in popularity for the band in the US . The band received eight total Grammy nominations for `` Babel '' and won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year . The band also won the Brit Award for Best British Group in 2013 . Early years ( 2007–2009 ) . Mumford & Sons were formed in December 2007 by multi-instrumentalists Marcus Mumford , Ben Lovett , Winston Marshall and Ted Dwane . Band members play acoustic guitar , drums , keyboard instruments , bass guitar , and traditional folk instruments such as banjo , mandolin and resonator guitar . The band name originates from Marcus Mumford being the most visible member , organizing the band and their performances . Lovett indicated that the name was meant to invoke the sense of an `` antiquated family business name '' . A handful of similar bands were increasing their visibility in West London around the same time , giving rise to the label `` West London folk scene '' . Mumford downplays that characterisation as an exaggeration—Mumford & Sons and a few other folk acts just happened to be operating in the same general area at the time . In an interview with the `` Herald Sun '' , Marcus Mumford said , `` It 's not folk really . Well , some of it is , and it 's certainly not a scene . Someone got over-excited about a few bands who live in a hundred-mile radius and put it in a box to sell it as a package . It 's a community , not a scene . It 's not exclusive . '' Having developed in the same musical and cultural environment , Mumford & Sons ' sound has been compared to that of artists such as Noah and the Whale , Johnny Flynn and Laura Marling , whose backing band had included Marshall , Mumford , and Dwane . In early 2008 , the band began working with manager Adam Tudhope , who , as part of management company Everybody 's , also represents Keane and Laura Marling . It was through Tudhope 's connection that Mumford & Sons were exposed to their future A & R at Island , Louis Bloom , who began monitoring the band . Bloom told HitQuarters that they were still at a fledgling state and not yet ready for a label deal : `` There was no one there for it , just a few friends , and they needed time to develop . Over the next six months I kept going to see them and they were literally picking up fans every time . '' In February 2008 , the band completed an extensive UK tour with support from Alessi 's Ark , Sons of Noel and Adrian , Peggy Sue and others . June 2008 marked the band 's first appearance at the Glastonbury Festival . They also toured Australia with Laura Marling , whose disinclination to interact with audiences encouraged Mumford into the spotlight . The experience helped inform his attitude towards Mumford & Sons audiences , which is to interact frequently and to try to create a comfortable , casual atmosphere . Mumford & Sons ' first project was an EP entitled `` Love Your Ground '' which took a year to complete and was released in November 2008 on Chess Club Records . `` Sigh No More '' ( 2009–2012 ) . Throughout 2008 and into 2009 , Mumford & Sons performed in small to moderate venues in the UK and US , exposing audiences to `` Love Your Ground '' tracks and other material that would eventually become `` Sigh No More '' . The band finally recorded `` Sigh No More '' with Markus Dravs , who had produced albums with artists such as Arcade Fire . At the time , band members did not even own their own instruments—Dravs initially turned them away when they showed up at the recording sessions empty-handed . The only track from `` Love Your Ground '' to be included on `` Sigh No More '' was `` Little Lion Man '' . The band told the `` Herald Sun '' that they self-financed the album to avoid the artistic and technical compromises that sometimes befall studio-financed projects . They toured again in support of Laura Marling in 2009 , and Mumford & Sons were contributing musicians to her 2010 album `` I Speak Because I Can '' . In August 2009 , Mumford & Sons signed a licensing deal to Island Records in the UK , to Dew Process in Australia and New Zealand , to Glassnote Records in North America and Cooperative Music in the rest of the world , and through its own label Gentlemen of the Road . Dew Process boss Paul Piticco signed the band after witnessing a US performance in 2009 and appreciating their `` honest '' approach and unique sound . Their debut album was released on 5 October 2009 with `` Little Lion Man '' as the lead single . Dave Berry of XFM named `` Little Lion Man '' his record of the week , and in another interview with the band , Berry said `` Screw 'of the week ' , it 's my favourite track of the year . '' BBC Radio 1 DJ Zane Lowe made `` Little Lion Man '' his `` Reaction Record '' on 27 July 2009 , before naming it the `` Hottest Record in the World '' the following evening . In their first performance on US network television , the band played `` Little Lion Man '' on CBS 's `` Late Show with David Letterman '' on 17 February 2010 . This appearance was followed by a performance of `` The Cave '' on `` The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson '' on 26 February 2010 . Mumford & Sons have been commercially successful in Australia and New Zealand . By January 2010 , `` Little Lion Man '' topped the Triple J Hottest 100 list for all of 2009 , with its margin of victory the largest in the history of the chart . In November 2010 , the band won an ARIA Music Award for Most Popular International Artist . `` Sigh No More '' first reached number 9 on the New Zealand charts in October 2010 , and subsequently topped the chart in January 2011 due to the popularity of the singles from the album . In a March 2010 interview , Ray Davies announced that Mumford & Sons would be appearing on his forthcoming collaborations album . Marcus Mumford confirmed this in an interview the same month , stating , `` I am more excited about that than I have been about anything before in my life '' . Mumford & Sons performed the track `` Days/This Time Tomorrow '' along with Davies on 12 February 2010 on `` Later ... with Jools Holland '' on the BBC . In December 2010 , Mumford & Sons earned Grammy Award nominations for Best New Artist and Best Rock Song ( `` Little Lion Man '' ) . While they did not go on to win an award , the band performed their single `` The Cave '' at the Grammy ceremony . The performance earned positive media attention and boosted visibility for `` Sigh No More '' —US sales increased by 99 % in the period following the ceremony in February 2011 . The album subsequently peaked at number two on the UK Albums Chart and the Billboard 200 in the US . On 7 December 2010 , in collaboration with Dharohar Project and Laura Marling , Mumford & Sons released an EP album recorded in Delhi , India . The album was recorded in a makeshift studio with traditional Rajasthani musicians and features four collaborations , including multicultural mash-ups of Marling 's `` Devil 's Spoke '' and Mumford & Sons ' `` To Darkness . '' `` Sigh No More '' is certified 4x Platinum in the UK , and 2x Platinum in the US . The band continued to grow in popularity in 2011 , winning several major awards and headlining larger shows and festivals . In February 2011 , they received a European Border Breakers Award for their international success . They received a Brit Award for British Album of the Year with `` Sigh No More '' and performed `` Timshel '' at the ceremony . UK sales of the album subsequently increased by 266 percent . While touring the United States in early 2011 , the band began writing songs for the follow-up album . Keyboardist Ben Lovett credited the creative atmosphere of Nashville , Tennessee with easing the songwriting process . While performing in Kansas City , Missouri on 3 June , the first stop of their US tour , the band announced they had been recording a new album , initially set to be released in late 2011 . They then performed several new tracks from the forthcoming album , the title of which was not revealed . In April 2011 , the group joined Old Crow Medicine Show and Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros on the inaugural Railroad Revival Tour , which was inspired by the Festival Express tour across Canada in 1970 that included Buddy Guy , Janis Joplin , The Grateful Dead and The Band . Travelling exclusively in vintage rail cars , the three bands performed in six `` unique outdoor locations '' over the course of a week starting in Oakland , California . Ketch Secor of Old Crow told `` American Songwriter '' that `` It ’ s like we left all our baggage at home and just brought our instruments , '' often writing new songs while on the train . `` We were just on these old rattling rails . It was a railroad odyssey that would have made Woody and Doc tip their hats and blow their whistles , '' he says . They appear in the musical documentary `` Big Easy Express '' , directed by Emmett Malloy , being made of the trip which premiered March 2012 at the South by Southwest Film Conference and Festival ( SXSW Film ) in Austin , Texas—winning the Headliner Audience Award . The film went on to win `` Best Long Form Video '' at the 2013 Grammy Awards . Mumford & Sons played at the Glastonbury Festival on Friday 24 June 2011 , and then embarked on a North American tour on which they frequently performed songs from the upcoming album . They recorded two songs for Andrea Arnold 's adaptation of `` Wuthering Heights '' , one of which ( entitled `` Enemy '' ) is featured during the closing credits . In June 2012 , Mumford & Sons contributed the song `` Learn Me Right '' with Birdy to the Pixar film `` Brave '' . `` Babel '' ( 2012–2013 ) . Mumford & Sons released their second studio album `` Babel '' on 24 September 2012 , with a track listing of 12 songs , and a deluxe edition containing three exclusive songs . The lead single `` I Will Wait '' premiered on Zane Lowe 's BBC Radio 1 show on 7 August . On 29 August 2012 , Mumford & Sons recorded their concert at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Colorado . The Concert was later released on DVD , Vinyl and on iTunes as `` Road to Red Rocks '' . The performance of `` I Will Wait '' from the concert was released ahead of the DVD on 9 September as the band 's official video for the song . On 22 September 2012 , the band performed two songs from the new album , `` I Will Wait '' and `` Below My Feet '' , on `` Saturday Night Live '' . `` Babel '' debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart and the US `` Billboard '' 200 . It became the fastest selling album of 2012 in the UK , selling over 158,000 copies in its first week , and was the biggest selling debut of any album in 2012 in the US , selling 600,000 in its first week , and over a million worldwide . In December 2012 , Winston Marshall told NME that the band was rehearsing and writing for their next album . The first phase of a 2013 world tour in support of `` Babel '' was released in November 2012 . Their Gentlemen of the Road tour continued through 2013 . After performing two shows on 8 & 9 June 2013 at the Austin360 Amphitheater in Austin , Texas , bassist Ted Dwane checked into a hospital the next day . Surgeons found a blood clot on the surface of his brain and performed surgery to remove it . Heeding medical advice to aid Dwane 's recovery , the band cancelled the rest of its `` Summer Stampede Tour '' , including performances at the 2013 Bonnaroo Music Festival and returned to the UK . Dwane 's surgery was successful , and his recovery was such that the band were able to headline the 2013 Glastonbury Festival on 30 June , with the band receiving acclaim for their performance . After first including select stopover cities in their 2012 Tour , the band again selected five cities in Canada , the UK and US to host a two-day festival with shows on multiple stages as well as various other activities and performances . The first stopover of the 2013 Gentleman of the Road tour was in Lewes , East Sussex , from 19 to 20 July . Next was Simcoe , Ontario from 23 to 24 August , followed by Troy , Ohio from 30 to 31 August . The band rounded out their tour with stopovers in Guthrie , Oklahoma on 6 and 7 September and finally St. Augustine , Florida on 13 and 14 September . The Vaccines , Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros , Vampire Weekend , Old Crow Medicine Show , Yacht Club DJs , Alabama Shakes and various other bands also performed at many of the stopovers throughout the tour . After the end of the Babel tour , Mumford and Sons took a five-month break before returning to the studio in February 2014 to start work on their third album . `` Wilder Mind '' ( 2015–2017 ) . On 27 February 2015 , the band released a short video teasing new live material , promising a further announcement on 2 March 2015 . It was revealed on 2 March 2015 that the third studio album from the band will be entitled `` Wilder Mind '' and will be released on 4 May 2015 , with the first single `` Believe '' being released to radio stations on 9 March and available to download straight after . The announcement also confirmed a new series of Gentleman of the Road Stopovers festivals for Summer 2015 . Mumford & Sons made their live return at the 375 capacity Oslo venue in Hackney , London on 10 March 2015 with an intimate show for family and friends . The band played again to fans on the following two nights , debuting songs from `` Wilder Mind '' . The second single from `` Wilder Mind '' , `` The Wolf '' premiered on BBC Radio 1 on 9 April 2015 , and was made available to download straight after , with the official audio being uploaded to the band 's YouTube channel . The official video , a live video of the band performing the song , was uploaded to YouTube on 13 April 2015 . Mumford & Sons confirmed their return on 14 January 2015 with the announcement of a headline performance at the 2015 Bonnaroo Music Festival . Mumford and Sons headlined the Reading & Leeds Festivals in 2015 . In the following weeks , many other dates were added to their 2015 UK & Ireland tour . On 30 April 2015 , the band announced an intimate show at Brighton Corn Exchange exclusively to members of their mailing list . The gig took place on 1 May 2015 . Mumford & Sons promoted their new album with several TV appearances and radio broadcasts , including a Live Lounge special for BBC Radio 1 , `` The Graham Norton Show '' , `` Saturday Night Live '' on NBC , `` Later ... with Jools Holland '' on the BBC the `` Late Show with David Letterman '' , and live streamed concerts for iHeartRadio and SiriusXM . On 13 April 2015 , the band announced a 16-date North America tour in-between summer festival dates ; the tour started on 2 June 2015 in Brooklyn , New York . For Record Store Day on 18 April 2015 , the band released the coordinates of stores where fans could attend to listen to `` Wilder Mind '' in full on vinyl record , over two weeks before its release . The band also released a limited edition 7 '' record of `` Believe '' / '' The Wolf '' for the event . `` Wilder Mind '' was released 4 May 2015 . `` Wilder Mind '' debuted at number one in the UK , the US and Australia . On 17 June 2016 , Mumford & Sons released an EP titled `` Johannesburg '' . `` Delta '' ( 2018 ) . On 20 September 2018 , the band released a new single , `` Guiding Light '' , introducing their new album titled `` Delta '' on BBC Radio 1 , which will be released on 16 November . The second single , `` If I Say '' , was released on October 25 . Musical style and development . Mumford & Sons have been described by `` The Hollywood Reporter '' and `` Forbes '' as a folk rock band . They began by using bluegrass and folk instrumentation , with the core instruments of acoustic guitar , banjo , piano and a double bass , played with a rhythmic style based in alternative rock and folk . In the documentary `` Big Easy Express '' , Marcus Mumford recognises the Old Crow Medicine Show influence : `` I first heard Old Crow ’ s music when I was , like , 16 , 17 , and that really got me into , like , folk music , bluegrass . I mean , I ’ d listened to a lot of Dylan , but I hadn ’ t really ventured into the country world so much . So Old Crow were the band that made me fall in love with country music . '' Mumford acknowledges that `` the band inspired them to pick up the banjo and start their now famous country nights in London . '' Ketch Secor , Old Crow front-man , concurs : `` Those boys took the message and ran with it . '' Much of Mumford & Sons ' lyrical content has a strong literary influence , its debut album name deriving from William Shakespeare 's `` Much Ado About Nothing '' . The track `` Sigh No More '' includes lines from the play such as `` Serve God love me and mend '' , `` For man is a giddy thing '' , and `` One foot in sea and one on shore . '' The title of the song `` Roll Away Your Stone '' is an allusion to `` Macbeth '' ; the song includes the line `` Stars hide your fires/ And these here are my desires '' which borrows and pares down Macbeth 's line in act 1 , scene 4 : `` Stars , hide your fires , / Let not light see my black and deep desires . '' Additionally , `` The Cave '' includes several references to `` The Odyssey '' , in particular the sirens that Odysseus encounters on his journey home . The song also contains many references to G.K. Chesterton 's book , `` St. Francis of Assisi '' , in which Chesterton uses Plato 's Cave as a way of explaining how St. Francis views the world from God 's perspective . `` Little Lion Man '' appears to be a retelling in dramatic monologue form of Chretien de Troyes ' `` Yvain , the Knight of the Lion '' , which is the story of a knight who goes mad after betraying a promise to his wife to return to her . Both `` Timshel '' and `` Dust Bowl Dance '' draw heavily from the John Steinbeck novels `` Of Mice and Men '' , `` East of Eden '' and `` The Grapes of Wrath '' . The band 's change in sound on their third album was described by Lovett as a `` natural departure . '' At the end of the `` Babel '' tour Winston Marshall traded his banjo for electric guitar in sound checks and Mumford started playing more drums as the band jammed on heavy instrumentals and even some Radiohead tunes . Banjo does not feature on the record , an instrument that had become synonymous with the band . NME reported that the band 's sound is `` More expansive than ever and decidedly heavier , thanks to the shift in instrumentation . '' The group also employed a full drumkit instead of kick drum . `` We 've had our standard line-up of instruments for the last six years and we felt like that was our palette , [ but ] we started picking up other stuff , '' said Lovett . `` It 's a very natural departure from some of that rootsier stuff . '' Lovett told NME that working with James Ford for `` Wilder Mind '' was part of trying something new . `` We felt a need for change . Not from Markus [ Dravs ] , but he was so closely attached to those first two records that as we had taken that time off , we wanted to try doing something new . It felt like , if we do our third record with Markus , does that mean we do our ninth and 10th records with Markus ? At some point you have to try different things , as we collectively felt like it was time to try other stuff . Markus knows that we might well make the next record with him . We definitely have n't broken up [ with Dravs ] , we 're just playing the field ! '' Gentlemen of the Road . In 2009 , the band founded Gentlemen of the Road , a live promotions company , record label and organiser of the global series of Stopover Festivals . These festivals tend to take place in towns and villages not normally toured in by bands or singers in an effort to bring money to the place and help businesses there . The band handpicks the supporting acts which play for the Stopover Festivals . These include bands such as Foo Fighters , The Flaming Lips , The Vaccines , The Maccabees and Jenny Lewis , amongst others .
Rosa ( barge ) . `` Rosa '' is a French hotel barge of Dutch origin . Since 1990 she has been offering cruises to international tourists on the Canal de Garonne in the Nouvelle Aquitaine region of South West France.. The waterway authority Voies Navigables de France reported in 2014 that there were around 80 hotel barges operating on the inland waterways . They keep alive the tradition of the boatmen ( `` mariniers '' ) who have declined in number from thousands in the post-World War II years to just a few hundred today . History . `` Rosa '' was built in Dedemsvaart , the Netherlands , in 1907 , as a klipper style barge . She was converted to a hotel barge in 1990 , to cruise on the Canal de Garonne . She was initially named `` Renaissance '' . She was refurbished in 2010 . Hotel barge . `` Rosa '' has four double cabins allowing it to carry up to 8 passengers . She also has separate crew quarters which house the crew of four . The crew consists of the tour director , pilot , chef , and housekeeper . `` Rosa '' , along with the `` Anjodi '' , was featured in the 10-part BBC Series about Chef Rick Stein ’ s six-week journey from Bordeaux to Marseille aboard the `` Rosa '' on the Canal de Garonne and Canal du Midi .
Huangping County . Huangping County ( ) is a county in the east of Guizhou province , China . It is under the administration of the Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture .
TVR Wedges . TVR Wedges are a series of wedge-shaped sports cars built by British specialist sports car manufacturer TVR between 1980 and 1991 . There were 2-seat convertibles and 2-seater or 2+2 liftback coupés , with four- , six- and eight-cylinder engines from a variety of manufacturers . The name refers to their sharp-nosed angular shape , particular to the late seventies when they were designed . The Tasmin name was used on most of the 200 and 280i TVRs , as well as for early 350i versions .
Rail transport in Ghana . The railway system in Ghana has historically been confined to the plains south of the barrier range of mountains north of the city of Kumasi . However , the narrow gauge railway , totalling 935 kilometres , is undergoing major rehabilitation and inroads to the interior are now being made . In Ghana , most of the lines are single tracked , and in 1997 it was estimated that 32 kilometres were double tracked . There are no rail links with adjoining countries . However , there are plans to extend the Kumasi-Takoradi railway to Paga , by the Burkina Faso border , plus a branch from Tamale to Yendi .
Chah-e Masha Shomareh Yek Markuhak Safari . Chah-e Masha Shomareh Yek Markuhak Safari ( , also Romanized as Chāh-e Mashāʿ Shomāreh Yek Mārḵūhaḵ Safari ) is a village in Howmeh Rural District , in the Central District of Gonabad County , Razavi Khorasan Province , Iran . At the 2006 census , its population was 6 , in 4 families .
Microscopical Society of Ireland . The Microscopical Society of Ireland ( MSI ) is a learned society for the promotion of microscopy in Ireland . It was founded in 1975 as the `` Irish Society For Electron Microscopy '' and held its first symposium the following year at University College Dublin , an event they have held every year since 1979 . It shares the Journal of Microscopy with the Royal Microscopical Society as its official journal . The society is the member organisation of the European Microscopy Society representing the island of Ireland .
Hnífur Abrahams . `` Hnífur Abrahams '' ( `` Abraham 's Dagger '' ) is a 2007 crime thriller by Óttar M. Norðfjörð . It was a best-seller , and was nominated for the 2008 Drop of Blood prize , Iceland 's main prize for crime fiction . The novel is in the style of Dan Brown 's `` The Da Vinci Code '' . Synopsis . The events of the novel take place over the course of one day , set against a background of 11 tension between Christian and Muslim identities in New York . The novel begins with the murder of Paul Feiler , an academic specialist in Abrahamic theology who works at the Metropolitan Museum of Art , by Charles Hogue , a CIA agent , shortly before Feiler is due to give a revelatory lecture at an academic conference in New York . Just before being apprehended by Hogue , Feiler writes a cryptic message , prominently including a verse from the `` Prophecies '' of Nostradamus , to his colleague James Donnelly , an Irish academic who is also at the conference ; the message is delivered to Donnelly just after Feiler 's murder . The novel focuses on Donnelly wringing a convoluted series of clues from Feiler 's message : these lead him to discover that Feiler had got hold of the legendary Book of Abraham , supposedly acquired by the CIA shortly after its discovery among the Dead Sea Scrolls , and supposedly providing unusually early and authoritative evidence that the Binding of Isaac was actually , as held in many Islamic traditions , a binding of Ishmael . To some characters in the novel , this is seen to challenge Christian narratives of supremacy among the Abrahamic faiths and so American national security . Since the message is written on a postcard of the Metropolitan museum , Donnelly and Swift proceed to Feiler 's office there . They are followed by the detectives investigating Feiler 's death , Fatíma Parker and John Russell . Parker and Russell confront Donnelly and Swift in Feiler 's office . Donnelly convinces Parker and Russell that he was not involved in Feiler 's murder ; that the CIA might have been ; and that they need to work together to unravel Feiler 's clues . Meanwhile , Parker and Russell 's boss Tom Fraser contacts Charles Hogue 's boss Ben Rottenberg to tell him about the postcard ; and Rottenberg sends another CIA agent , Jack Kerver , to the Metropolitan . When Kerver arrives in Feiler 's office , Donnelly hides , and Parker and Russell allow Kerver to think that Swift is in fact Donnelly . Kerver apprehends Swift and leaves . Donnelly , Parker and Russell proceed to Columbia University , where Donnelly hopes to find assistance and refuge from another academic friend of Feiler 's , Richard Ruskin . They discover , however , that he died in a car accident that morning and infer ( correctly ) that he was murdered by the same person who murdered Feiler . They proceed to the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine seeking a quiet place to work on Feiler 's clues and , when they realise that they are about to be found by the police , to the Morgan Library & Museum , where they expect to find the book . Meanwhile , the novel occasionally interweaves the activities of John A. Franklin , an Arab-American agent provocateur in Palestine . Back in New York , Hogue requests the book , which is held at an institution called Strategic Business Alliance Inc. , with the intention of destroying it ; but he finds it missing and realises that Feiler has stolen and hidden it . He returns to the CIA office at the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research to participate in the interrogation of Swift . A mysterious , high-ranking government official called Richard Hourani , on hearing of his old friend Feiler 's death , flies from Washington to New York . Discovering that Swift has been apprehended , Hourani uses his influence to meet Swift , and engineers his escape from the CIA , apparently by knocking Hogue unconscious . Hourani and Swift meet Donnelly , Parker , and Russell at the Morgan library , swiftly followed by Hogue . It transpires that Hogue , Russell , and Hourani are all members of the Project for the New American Century and it is Hourani , and not Hogue 's CIA boss Rottenberg , who was behind the murder of Feiler ; these three hold Donnelly , Swift and Parker at gunpoint . It turns out the book is not at the Morgan Library but rather than Feiler had left it with his neighbour María Morgan so the whole group proceeds there where they indeed find the book . Donnelly buys time by accusing Hourani of orchestrating the September 11 attacks as a false flag operation to justify the US-led invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq , and of planning another similar attack in Paris . To his own surprise , he turns out to be correct . Russell concludes that Hourani 's position is immoral . Fraser hears about the disturbance at Morgan 's flat and tips off Rottenberg and Kerver , who have already realised the connection of Hourani , Hogue , and Russell to the New American Century . Together , Rottenberg , Kerver , and Russell kill Hogue and apprehend Hourani , foiling Franklin 's terrorist plot in Paris . The novel ends with Donnelly starting a relationship with Parker . Translations . The novel was published in Dutch translation in 2009 as `` Abrahams mes '' .
Rene Strange . Rene Strange , also known as Renee Strange ( ) , was a comic entertainer known as the `` singing cartoonist '' and for her `` risqué '' show using marionettes , which she performed wearing black stockings . She appeared as part of variety performances , on ice , and in pantomime . Early life . Rene Strange was the daughter of Leslie Strange , originally known as Wilfred St Clair , who performed comic Dickensian pieces and impersonated famous figures of his time such as Adolf Hitler and Stan Laurel . Career . Strange 's act included drawing caricatures while singing , for which she became known as `` the singing cartoonist , '' and the use of marionettes to perform comic routines to which she added a `` risqué '' element by wearing black stockings that showed off her legs . In 1940 , Strange was filmed by British Pathé drawing a caricature of Winston Churchill and singing a patriotic song . She appeared in the Royal Variety Performance in 1946 . In 1951 , she was filmed by British Pathé performing with puppets Annie Pride of the Rockies ; Mr Bertram , an inspector of forms who inspects Rene 's legs ; and Samoa the Hula Hula Girl . In 1952 , she appeared with Norman Wisdom in a Val Parnell and Bernard Delfont production `` Paris to Piccadilly '' , described as a new Folies Bergère revue , at the Prince of Wales Theatre in London . The same year , she also appeared in `` Pulling Strings '' with Ann Hogarth , operator of Muffin the Mule , in a film for New Realm Pictures produced by Harold Bairn . Strange 's marionettes employed adult themes and in 1953 she commissioned Bob Pelham of Pelham Puppets to make the Opera Singer with a heaving bosom , the Drunken Singer with wobbly legs , the Choirboy who had a halo but also a catapult , the Can-Can Dancer , and a Strip-tease Artist . In 1955 , she performed with her marionettes at Liseberg amusement park in Gothenburg , Sweden , as part of a variety performance headlined by the trampoline act Paulette and Renee that also featured plate-spinners and shadowgraphs . In 1958 , she starred with Benny Hill , Jack Beckitt , and Peter Vernon in a production at the Floral Theatre , Scarborough . She was principal boy in pantomime , and appeared in ice shows and `` ice pantomimes '' .
Gaddaar ( 1995 film ) . `` Gaddaar '' is a 1995 Indian Bollywood film directed by Deepak Sareen and produced by Sunanda R. Shetty . It stars Sunil Shetty , Sonali Bendre and Harish Kumar in pivotal roles . Plot . The story is about two close friends who have studied together and spent a lot of time with each other . The real drama stars when the two fall in love with the same girl . A remake of `` Dostana '' ( 1980 ) .
Post-harvest losses ( vegetables ) . The post-harvest sector includes all points in the value chain from production in the field to the food being placed on a plate for consumption . Postharvest activities include harvesting , handling , storage , processing , packaging , transportation and marketing . Losses of horticultural produce are a major problem in the post-harvest chain . They can be caused by a wide variety of factors , ranging from growing conditions to handling at retail level . Not only are losses clearly a waste of food , but they also represent a similar waste of human effort , farm inputs , livelihoods , investments and scarce resources such as water . Post-harvest losses for horticultural produce are , however , difficult to measure . In some cases everything harvested by a farmer may end up being sold to consumers . In others , losses or waste may be considerable . Occasionally , losses may be 100 % , for example when there is a price collapse and it would cost the farmer more to harvest and market the produce than to plough it back into the ground . Use of average loss figures is thus often misleading . There can be losses in quality , as measured both by the price obtained and the nutritional value , as well as in quantity . On-farm causes of loss . There are numerous factors affecting post-harvest losses , from the soil in which the crop is grown to the handling of produce when it reaches the shop . Pre-harvest production practices may seriously affect post-harvest returns . Plants need a continuous supply of water for photosynthesis and transpiration . Damage can be caused by too much rain or irrigation , which can lead to decay ; by too little water ; and by irregular water supply , which can , for example , lead to growth cracks . Lack of plant food can affect the quality of fresh produce , causing stunted growth or discoloration of leaves , abnormal ripening and a range of other factors . Too much fertilizer can harm the development and post-harvest condition of produce . Good crop husbandry is important for reducing losses . Weeds compete with crops for nutrients and soil moisture . Decaying plant residues in the field are also a major loss factor . Causes of loss after harvest . Fruits and vegetables are living parts of plant and contain 65 to 95 percent water . When food and water reserves are exhausted , produce dies and decays . Anything that increases the rate at which a product 's food and water reserves are used up increases the likelihood of losses . Increases in normal physiological changes can be caused by high temperature , low atmospheric humidity and physical injury . Such injury often results from careless handling , causing internal bruising , splitting and skin breaks , thus rapidly increasing water loss . Respiration is a continuing process in a plant and can not be stopped without damage to the growing plant or harvested produce . It uses stored starch or sugar and stops when reserves of these are exhausted , leading to ageing . Respiration depends on a good air supply . When the air supply is restricted fermentation instead of respiration can occur . Poor ventilation of produce also leads to the accumulation of carbon dioxide . When the concentration of carbon dioxide increases it will quickly ruin produce . Fresh produce continues to lose water after harvest . Water loss causes shrinkage and loss of weight . The rate at which water is lost varies according to the product . Leafy vegetables lose water quickly because they have a thin skin with many pores . Potatoes , on the other hand , have a thick skin with few pores . But whatever the product , to extend shelf or storage life the rate of water loss must be minimal . The most significant factor is the ratio of the surface area of the fruit or vegetable to its volume . The greater the ratio the more rapid will be the loss of water . The rate of loss is related to the difference between the water vapour pressure inside the produce and in the air . Produce must therefore be kept in a moist atmosphere . Diseases caused by fungi and bacteria cause losses but virus diseases , common in growing crops , are not a major post-harvest problem . Deep penetration of decay makes infected produce unusable . This is often the result of infection of the produce in the field before harvest . Quality loss occurs when the disease affects only the surface . Skin blemishes may lower the sale price but do not render a fruit or vegetable inedible . Fungal and bacterial diseases are spread by microscopic spores , which are distributed in the air and soil and via decaying plant material . Infection after harvest can occur at any time . It is usually the result of harvesting or handling injuries . Ripening occurs when a fruit is mature . Ripeness is followed by senescence and breakdown of the fruit . The category “ fruit ” refers also to products such as aubergine , sweet pepper and tomato . Non-climacteric fruit only ripen while still attached to the parent plant . Their eating quality suffers if they are harvested before fully ripe as their sugar and acid content does not increase further . Examples are citrus , grapes and pineapple . Early harvesting is often carried out for export shipments to minimise loss during transport , but a consequence of this is that the flavour suffers . Climacteric fruit are those that can be harvested when mature but before ripening has begun . These include banana , melon , papaya , and tomato . In commercial fruit marketing the rate of ripening is controlled artificially , thus enabling transport and distribution to be carefully planned . Ethylene gas is produced in most plant tissues and is important in starting off the ripening process . It can be used commercially for the ripening of climacteric fruits . However , natural ethylene produced by fruits can lead to in- storage losses . For example , ethylene destroys the green colour of plants . Leafy vegetables will be damaged if stored with ripening fruit . Ethylene production is increased when fruits are injured or decaying and this can cause early ripening of climacteric fruit during transport . Damage in the marketing chain . Fruits and vegetables are very susceptible to mechanical injury . This can occur at any stage of the marketing chain and can result from poor harvesting practices such as the use of dirty cutting knives ; unsuitable containers used at harvest time or during the marketing process , e.g . containers that can be easily squashed or have splintered wood , sharp edges or poor nailing ; overpacking or underpacking of containers ; and careless handling of containers . Resultant damage can include splitting of fruits , internal bruising , superficial grazing , and crushing of soft produce . Poor handling can thus result in development of entry points for moulds and bacteria , increased water loss , and an increased respiration rate . Produce can be damaged when exposed to extremes of temperature . Levels of tolerance to low temperatures are importance when cool storage is envisaged . All produce will freeze at temperatures between 0 and -2 degrees Celsius . Although a few commodities are tolerant of slight freezing , bad temperature control in storage can lead to significant losses . Some fruits and vegetables are also susceptible to contaminants introduced after harvest by use of contaminated field boxes ; dirty water used for washing produce before packing ; decaying , rejected produce lying around packing houses ; and unhealthy produce contaminating healthy produce in the same packages . Losses directly attributed to transport can be high , particularly in developing countries . Damage occurs as a result of careless handling of packed produce during loading and unloading ; vibration ( shaking ) of the vehicle , especially on bad roads ; and poor stowage , with packages often squeezed into the vehicle in order to maximise revenue for the transporters . Overheating leads to decay , and increases the rate of water loss . In transport it can result from using closed vehicles with no ventilation ; stacking patterns that block the movement of air ; and using vehicles that provide no protection from the sun . Breakdowns of vehicles can be a significant cause of losses in some countries , as perishable produce can be left exposed to the sun for a day or more while repairs are carried out . At the retail marketing stage losses can be significant , particularly in poorer countries . Poor-quality markets often provide little protection for the produce against the elements , leading to rapid produce deterioration . Sorting of produce to separate the saleable from the unsaleable can result in high percentages being discarded , and there can be high weight loss from the trimming of leafy vegetables . Arrival of fresh supplies in a market may lead to some existing , older stock being discarded , or sold at very low prices . Avoiding loss . Losses can be avoided by following good practices as indicated above . There is also a wide range of post-harvest technologies that can be adopted to improve losses throughout the process of pre-harvest , harvest , cooling , temporary storage , transport , handling and market distribution . Recommended technologies vary depending on the type of loss experienced . However , all interventions must meet the principle of cost-effectiveness . In theory it should be possible to reduce losses substantially but in practice this may be prohibitively expensive . Especially for small farms , for which it is essential to reduce losses , it is difficult to afford expensive and work-intensive technologies . Assessing losses . There are no reliable methods for evaluating post-harvest losses of fresh produce . Any assessment can only refer to a particular value chain on a particular occasion and , even then , it is difficult to account for quality loss or to differentiate between unavoidable moisture loss and losses due to poor post-harvest handling and other factors described above . Accurate records of losses at various stages of the marketing chain are rarely kept , particularly in tropical countries where losses can be highest , making reliable assessment of the potential cost-effectiveness of interventions at different stages of the chain virtually impossible . The lack of such information may lead to misplaced interventions by governments and donors .
2004 Saskatchewan Scott Tournament of Hearts . The 2004 Saskatchewan Scott Tournament of Hearts women 's provincial curling championship , was held January 28 to February 1 at the Meadow Lake Civic Centre in Meadow Lake , Saskatchewan . The winning team of Sherry Anderson , represented Saskatchewan at the 2004 Scott Tournament of Hearts in Red Deer , Alberta , where the team finished round robin with a 7-4 record , missing out on the playoffs , after losing a tiebreaker to Manitoba 's Lois Fowler .
Seguenzia nipponica . `` Seguenzia nipponica '' is a species of extremely small deep water sea snail , a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Seguenziidae .
Etherington baronets . The Etherington Baronetcy , of Kingston-upon-Hull , was a title in the Baronetage of Great Britain . It was created on 22 November 1775 for Henry Etherington . He was the son and namesake of Henry Etherington , a wealthy Kingston-upon-Hull merchant . The title became extinct on Etherington 's death in 1819 .
United States Capitol . The United States Capitol , often called the Capitol Building , is the home of the United States Congress , and the seat of the legislative branch of the U.S. federal government . It is located on Capitol Hill at the eastern end of the National Mall in Washington , D.C . Though no longer at the geographic center of the Federal District , the Capitol forms the origin point for the District 's street-numbering system and the District 's four quadrants . The original building was completed in 1800 and was subsequently expanded , particularly with the addition of the massive dome , and expanded chambers for the bicameral legislature , the House of Representatives in the south wing and the Senate in the north wing . Like the principal buildings of the executive and judicial branches , the Capitol is built in a distinctive neoclassical style and has a white exterior . Both its east and west elevations are formally referred to as `` fronts '' , though only the east front was intended for the reception of visitors and dignitaries . Background . Prior to establishing the nation 's capital in Washington , D.C. , the United States Congress and its predecessors had met in Philadelphia ( Independence Hall and Congress Hall ) , New York City ( Federal Hall ) , and a number of other locations ( York , Pennsylvania ; Lancaster , Pennsylvania ; Maryland State House in Annapolis , Maryland ; and Nassau Hall in Princeton , New Jersey ) . In September 1774 , the First Continental Congress brought together delegates from the colonies in Philadelphia , followed by the Second Continental Congress , which met from May 1775 to March 1781 . After adopting the Articles of Confederation in York , Pennsylvania , the Congress of the Confederation was formed and convened in Philadelphia from March 1781 until June 1783 , when a mob of angry soldiers converged upon Independence Hall , demanding payment for their service during the American Revolutionary War . Congress requested that John Dickinson , the Governor of Pennsylvania , call up the militia to defend Congress from attacks by the protesters . In what became known as the Pennsylvania Mutiny of 1783 , Dickinson sympathized with the protesters and refused to remove them from Philadelphia . As a result , Congress was forced to flee to Princeton , New Jersey , on June 21 , 1783 , and met in Annapolis , Maryland , and Trenton , New Jersey , before ending up in New York City . The United States Congress was established upon ratification of the United States Constitution and formally began on March 4 , 1789 . New York City remained home to Congress until July 1790 , when the Residence Act was passed to pave the way for a permanent capital . The decision to locate the capital was contentious , but Alexander Hamilton helped broker a compromise in which the federal government would take on war debt incurred during the American Revolutionary War , in exchange for support from northern states for locating the capital along the Potomac River . As part of the legislation , Philadelphia was chosen as a temporary capital for ten years ( until December 1800 ) , until the nation 's capital in Washington , D.C. , would be ready . Pierre ( Peter ) Charles L'Enfant was given the task of creating the city plan for the new capital city . L'Enfant chose Jenkin 's Hill as the site for the `` Congress House '' , with a `` grand avenue '' ( now Pennsylvania Avenue , NW ) connecting it with the President 's House , and a public space containing a broader `` grand avenue '' ( now the National Mall ) stretching westward to the Potomac River ( see : L'Enfant Plan ) . Name . In reviewing L'Enfant 's plan , Thomas Jefferson insisted the legislative building be called the `` Capitol '' rather than `` Congress House '' . The word `` Capitol '' comes from Latin and is associated with the Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus on Capitoline Hill , one of the seven hills of Rome . The connection between the two is not , however , crystal clear . In addition to coming up with a city plan , L'Enfant had been tasked with designing the Capitol and President 's House ; however , he was dismissed in February 1792 over disagreements with President George Washington and the commissioners , and there were no plans at that point for the Capitol . Design competition . In spring 1792 , United States Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson proposed a design competition to solicit designs for the Capitol and the `` President 's House '' , and set a four-month deadline . The prize for the competition was $ 500 and a lot in the Federal City . At least ten individuals submitted designs for the Capitol ; however the drawings were regarded as crude and amateurish , reflecting the level of architectural skill present in the United States at the time . The most promising of the submissions was by Stephen Hallet , a trained French architect . However , Hallet 's designs were overly fancy , with too much French influence , and were deemed too costly . A late entry by amateur architect William Thornton was submitted on January 31 , 1793 , to much praise for its `` Grandeur , Simplicity , and Beauty '' by Washington , along with praise from Thomas Jefferson . Thornton was inspired by the east front of the Louvre , as well as the Paris Pantheon for the center portion of the design . Thornton 's design was officially approved in a letter dated April 5 , 1793 , from Washington , and Thornton served as the first Architect of the Capitol ( and later first Superintendent of the United States Patent Office ) . In an effort to console Hallet , the commissioners appointed him to review Thornton 's plans , develop cost estimates , and serve as superintendent of construction . Hallet proceeded to pick apart and make drastic changes to Thornton 's design , which he saw as costly to build and problematic . In July 1793 , Jefferson convened a five-member commission , bringing Hallet and Thornton together , along with James Hoban ( winning architect of the `` President 's Palace '' ) to address problems with and revise Thornton 's plan . Hallet suggested changes to the floor plan , which could be fitted within the exterior design by Thornton . The revised plan was accepted , except that Secretary Jefferson and President Washington insisted on an open recess in the center of the East front , which was part of Thornton 's original plan . The original design by Thornton was later modified by the famous British-American architects Benjamin Henry Latrobe , Sr. , and then Charles Bulfinch . The current cast-iron dome and the House 's new southern extension and Senate new northern wing were designed by Thomas U. Walter and August Schoenborn , a German immigrant , in the 1850s , and were completed under the supervision of Edward Clark . Construction . L'Enfant secured the lease of quarries at Wigginton Island and along Aquia Creek in Virginia for use in the foundations and outer walls of the Capitol in November 1791 . Surveying was under way soon after the Jefferson conference plan for the Capitol was accepted . On September 18 , 1793 , President George Washington , along with eight other Freemasons dressed in masonic regalia , laid the cornerstone , which was made by silversmith Caleb Bentley . Construction proceeded with Hallet working under supervision of James Hoban , who was also busy working on construction of the `` President 's House '' ( also later known as the `` Executive Mansion '' ) . Despite the wishes of Jefferson and the President , Hallet went ahead anyway and modified Thornton 's design for the East Front and created a square central court that projected from the center , with flanking wings which would house the legislative bodies . Hallet was dismissed by Secretary Jefferson on November 15 , 1794 . George Hadfield was hired on October 15 , 1795 , as Superintendent of Construction , but resigned three years later in May 1798 , because of his dissatisfaction with Thornton 's plan and quality of work done thus far . The Senate ( north ) wing was completed in 1800 . The Senate and House shared quarters in the north wing until a temporary wooden pavilion was erected on the future site of the House wing which served for a few years for the Representatives to meet in , until the House of Representatives ( south ) wing was finally completed in 1811 , with a covered wooden temporary walkway connecting the two wings with the Congressional chambers where the future center section with rotunda and dome would eventually be . However , the House of Representatives moved early into their House wing in 1807 . Though the Senate wing building was incomplete , the Capitol held its first session of the United States Congress with both chambers in session on November 17 , 1800 . The National Legislature was moved to Washington prematurely , at the urging of President John Adams , in hopes of securing enough Southern votes in the Electoral College to be re-elected for a second term as President . War of 1812 . Not long after the completion of both wings , the Capitol was partially burned by the British on August 24 , 1814 , during the War of 1812 . George Bomford and Joseph Gardner Swift , both military engineers , were called upon to help rebuild the Capitol . Reconstruction began in 1815 and included redesigned chambers for both Senate and House wings ( now sides ) , which were completed by 1819 . During the reconstruction , Congress met in the Old Brick Capitol , a temporary structure financed by local investors . Construction continued through to 1826 , with the addition of the center section with front steps and columned portico and an interior Rotunda , rising above the first low dome of the Capitol . Latrobe is principally connected with the original construction and many innovative interior features ; his successor , Bulfinch , also played a major role , such as the design of the first low dome covered in copper . The House and Senate Wings . By 1850 , it became clear that the Capitol could not accommodate the growing number of legislators arriving from newly admitted states . A new design competition was held , and President Millard Fillmore appointed Philadelphia architect Thomas U. Walter to carry out the expansion . Two new wings were added – a new chamber for the House of Representatives on the south side , and a new chamber for the Senate on the north . When the Capitol was expanded in the 1850s , some of the construction labor was carried out by slaves `` who cut the logs , laid the stones and baked the bricks '' . The original plan was to use workers brought in from Europe ; however , there was a poor response to recruitment efforts , and African Americans , some free and some enslaved , composed the majority of the work force . Capitol dome . The 1850 expansion more than doubled the length of the Capitol , dwarfing the original , timber-framed , copper-sheeted , low dome of 1818 , designed by Charles Bulfinch and no longer in proportion with the increased size of the building . In 1855 , the decision was made to tear it down and replace it with the `` wedding-cake style '' cast-iron dome that stands today . Also designed by Thomas U. Walter , the new dome would stand three times the height of the original dome and in diameter , yet had to be supported on the existing masonry piers . Like Mansart 's dome at `` Les Invalides '' ( which he had visited in 1838 ) , Walter 's dome is double , with a large oculus in the inner dome , through which is seen `` The Apotheosis of Washington '' painted on a shell suspended from the supporting ribs , which also support the visible exterior structure and the tholos that supports The `` Statue of Freedom '' , a colossal statue that was raised to the top of the dome in 1863 . This statue was cast by a slave named Philip Reid . The weight of the cast iron for the dome has been published as . Later expansion . When the Capitol 's new dome was finally completed , its massive visual weight , in turn , overpowered the proportions of the columns of the East Portico , built in 1828 . The East Front of the Capitol building was rebuilt in 1904 , following a design of the architects Carrère and Hastings , who also designed the Russell Senate and Cannon House office buildings . The next major expansion to the Capitol started in 1958 , with a extension of the East Portico . During this project , in 1960 the dome underwent a restoration . A marble duplicate of the sandstone East Front was built from the old Front . ( In 1962 , a connecting extension incorporated what had been an outside wall as an inside wall . ) In the process , the Corinthian columns were removed . It was not until 1984 that landscape designer Russell Page created a suitable setting for them in a large meadow at the U.S. National Arboretum in northeast Washington as the National Capitol Columns , where they are combined with a reflecting pool in an ensemble that reminds some visitors of the ruins of Persepolis , in Persia . Besides the columns , hundreds of blocks of the original stone were removed and are stored behind a National Park Service maintenance yard in Rock Creek Park . On December 19 , 1960 , the Capitol was declared a National Historic Landmark by the National Park Service . The building was ranked # 6 in a 2007 survey conducted for the American Institute of Architects ' `` America 's Favorite Architecture '' list . The Capitol draws heavily from other notable buildings , especially churches and landmarks in Europe , including the dome of St. Peter 's Basilica in the Vatican and St. Paul 's Cathedral in London . On the roofs of the Senate and House Chambers are flagpoles that fly the U.S. flag when either is in session . On September 18 , 1993 , to commemorate the Capitol 's bicentennial , the Masonic ritual cornerstone laying with George Washington was reenacted . U.S . Senator Strom Thurmond was one of the Freemason politicians who took part in the ceremony . On June 20 , 2000 , ground was broken for the Capitol Visitor Center , which opened on December 2 , 2008 . From 2001 through 2008 , the East Front of the Capitol ( site of most presidential inaugurations until Ronald Reagan began a new tradition in 1981 ) was the site of construction for this massive underground complex , designed to facilitate a more orderly entrance for visitors to the Capitol . Prior to the center being built , visitors to the Capitol had to line up in the basement of the Cannon House Office Building or the Russell Senate Office Building . The new underground facility provides a grand entrance hall , a visitors theater , room for exhibits , and dining and restroom facilities , in addition to space for building necessities such as an underground service tunnel . A large-scale Capitol dome restoration project , the first extensive such work since 1959–1960 , began in 2014 , with completion scheduled before the 2017 presidential inauguration . As of 2012 , $ 20 million in work around the skirt of the dome had been completed , but other deterioration , including at least 1,300 cracks in the brittle iron that have led to rusting and seepage inside , needed to be addressed . Before the August 2012 recess , the Senate Appropriations Committee voted to spend $ 61 million to repair the exterior of the dome . The House wanted to spend less on government operations , but in late 2013 , it was announced that renovations would take place over two years , starting in spring 2014 . Extensive scaffolding was erected in 2014 , enclosing and obscuring the dome . All exterior scaffolding was removed by mid-September 2016 . With the increased use of technologies such as the internet , a bid tendering process was approved in 2001/2002 for a contract to install the multidirectional radio communication network for wifi and mobile-phone within the Capitol Building and annexes , followed by the new Capitol Visitor Center . The winning bidder was an Israeli company called Foxcom which has since changed its name and been acquired by Corning Incorporated . Interior . The Capitol building is marked by its central dome above a rotunda in the central section of the structure ( which also includes , the older original smaller center flanked by the two original ( designed 1793 , occupied 1800 ) smaller two wings ( inner north ) and inner south ) containing the two original smaller meeting chambers for the Senate and the House of Representatives ( between 1800 and late 1850s ) and then flanked by two further extended ( newer ) wings , one also for each chamber of the larger , more populous Congress : the new north wing is the Senate chamber and the new south wing is the House of Representatives chamber . Above these newer chambers are galleries where visitors can watch the Senate and House of Representatives . It is an example of the neoclassical architecture style . Underground tunnels and internal subways connect the Capitol building with the Congressional office buildings in the Capitol Complex . All rooms in the Capitol are designated as either S ( for Senate ) or H ( for House ) , depending on whether they are in the Senate or House wing of the Capitol . Art . The Capitol has a long history in art of the United States , beginning in 1856 with Italian/Greek American artist Constantino Brumidi and his murals in the hallways of the first floor of the Senate side of the Capitol . The murals , known as the Brumidi Corridors , reflect great moments and people in United States history . Among the original works are those depicting Benjamin Franklin , John Fitch , Robert Fulton , and events such as the Cession of Louisiana . Also decorating the walls are animals , insects and natural flora indigenous to the United States . Brumidi 's design left many spaces open so that future events in United States history could be added . Among those added are the `` Spirit of St. Louis '' , the Moon landing , and the Space Shuttle `` Challenger '' shuttle crew . Brumidi also worked within the Rotunda . He is responsible for the painting of `` The Apotheosis of Washington '' beneath the top of the dome , and also the famous `` Frieze of American History '' . `` The Apotheosis of Washington '' was completed in 11 months and painted by Brumidi while suspended nearly in the air . It is said to be the first attempt by the United States to deify a founding father . Washington is depicted surrounded by 13 maidens in an inner ring with many Greek and Roman gods and goddesses below him in a second ring . The frieze is located around the inside of the base of the dome and is a chronological , pictorial history of the United States from the landing of Christopher Columbus to the Wright Brothers 's flight in Kitty Hawk , North Carolina . The frieze was started in 1878 and was not completed until 1953 . The frieze was therefore painted by four different artists : Brumidi , Filippo Costaggini , Charles Ayer Whipple , and Allyn Cox . The final scenes depicted in the fresco had not yet occurred when Brumidi began his `` Frieze of the United States History '' . Within the Rotunda there are eight large paintings about the development of the United States as a nation . On the east side are four paintings depicting major events in the discovery of America . On the west are four paintings depicting the founding of the United States . The east side paintings include `` The Baptism of Pocahontas '' by John Gadsby Chapman , `` The Embarkation of the Pilgrims '' by Robert Walter Weir , `` The Discovery of the Mississippi '' by William Henry Powell , and `` The Landing of Columbus '' by John Vanderlyn . The paintings on the west side are by John Trumbull : `` Declaration of Independence '' , `` Surrender of General Burgoyne '' , `` Surrender of Lord Cornwallis '' , and `` General George Washington Resigning His Commission '' . Trumbull was a contemporary of the United States ' founding fathers and a participant in the American Revolutionary War ; he painted a self-portrait into `` Surrender of Lord Cornwallis '' . `` First Reading of the Emancipation Proclamation of President Lincoln '' hangs over the west staircase in the Senate wing . The Capitol also houses the National Statuary Hall Collection , comprising two statues donated by each of the fifty states to honor persons notable in their histories . One of the most notable statues in the National Statuary Hall is a bronze statue of King Kamehameha donated by the state of Hawaii upon its accession to the union in 1959 . The statue 's extraordinary weight of raised concerns that it might come crashing through the floor , so it was moved to Emancipation Hall of the new Capitol Visitor Center . The 100th , and last statue for the collection , that of Po'pay from the state of New Mexico , was added on September 22 , 2005 . It was the first statue moved into the Emancipation Hall . Crypt . On the ground floor is an area known as the Crypt . It was intended to be the burial place of George Washington , with a ringed balustrade at the center of the Rotunda above looking down to his tomb . However , under the stipulations of his last will , Washington was buried at Mount Vernon . The Crypt houses exhibits on the history of the Capitol . A compass star inlaid in the floor marks the point at which Washington , D.C. is divided into its four quadrants and is the basis for how addresses in Washington , D.C. , are designated ( NE , NW , SE , or SW ) . Within the Crypt is Gutzon Borglum 's massive `` Abraham Lincoln Bust '' . The sculptor had a fascination with large-scale art and themes of heroic nationalism , and carved the piece from a six-ton block of marble . Borglum carved the bust in 1908 , and it was donated to the Congress by Eugene Meyer , Jr. , and accepted by the Joint Committee on the Library , in the same year . The pedestal was specially designed by the sculptor and installed in 1911 . The bust and pedestal were on display in the Rotunda for many years until 1979 when , after a rearrangement of all sculpture in the Rotunda , they were placed in the Crypt . Borglum was a patriot ; believing that the `` monuments we have built are not our own , '' he looked to create art that was `` American , drawn from American sources , memorializing American achievement '' , according to a 1908 interview article . Borglum 's depiction of Lincoln was so accurate , that Robert Todd Lincoln , the president 's son , praised the bust as `` the most extraordinarily good portrait of my father I have ever seen . '' Supposedly , according to legend , the marble head remains unfinished ( missing the left ear ) to symbolize Lincoln 's unfinished life . Features . At one end of the room near the Old Supreme Court Chamber is a statue of John C. Calhoun . On the right leg of the statue , a mark from a bullet fired during the 1998 shooting incident is clearly visible . The bullet also left a mark on the cape , located on the back right side of the statue . Eleven presidents have lain in state in the Rotunda for public viewing , most recently Gerald Ford . The tomb meant for Washington stored the catafalque which is used to support coffins lying in state or honor in the Capitol . The catafalque is now on display in the Capitol Visitors Center for the general public to see when not in use . The Hall of Columns is located on the House side of the Capitol , home to twenty-eight fluted columns and statues from the National Statuary Hall Collection . In the basement of the Capitol building in a utility room are two marble bathtubs , which are all that remain of the once elaborate Senate baths . These baths were a spa-like facility designed for members of Congress and their guests before many buildings in the city had modern plumbing . The facilities included several bathtubs , a barbershop , and a massage parlor . A steep , metal staircase , totaling 365 steps , leads from the basement to an outdoor walkway on top of the Capitol 's dome . The number of steps represents each day of the year . Also in the basement , the weekly Jummah prayer is held on Fridays by Muslim staffers . Height . Contrary to a popular myth , D.C. building height laws have never referred to the height of the Capitol building , which rises to . Indeed , the Capitol is only the fifth-tallest structure in Washington . House Chamber=== . The House of Representatives Chamber has 448 permanent seats . Unlike Senators , Representatives do not have assigned seats . The chamber is large enough to accommodate members of all three branches of the federal government and invited guests for joint sessions of Congress such as the State of the Union speech and other events . It is adorned with relief portraits of famous lawmakers and lawgivers throughout history . The United States national motto `` In God We Trust '' is written over the tribune below the clock and above the United States flag . Of the twenty-three relief portraits only Moses is sculpted from a full front view and is located across from the dais where the Speaker of the House ceremonially sits . There is also a quote etched in the marble of the chamber , as stated by venerable statesman Daniel Webster : `` Let us develop the resources of our land , call forth its powers , build up its institutions , promote all its great interests , and see whether we also , in our day and generation , may not perform something worthy to be remembered . '' Old Supreme Court Chamber . From 1800 to 1806 , this room served as the Senate Chamber and from 1806 until 1860 , the room was used as the Supreme Court Chamber . In 1860 , the Supreme Court began using the newly vacated Old Senate Chamber . Since 1935 , the Supreme Court has met in the United States Supreme Court Building . Senate Chamber . The current Senate Chamber opened in 1859 and is adorned with white marble busts of the former Presidents of the Senate ( Vice Presidents ) . Grounds . The Capitol Grounds cover approximately 274 acres ( 1.11 km² ) , with the grounds proper consisting mostly of lawns , walkways , streets , drives , and planting areas . Several monumental sculptures used to be located on the east facade and lawn of the Capitol including `` The Rescue '' and `` George Washington '' . The current grounds were designed by noted American landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted , who planned the expansion and landscaping performed from 1874 to 1892 . In 1875 , as one of his first recommendations , Olmsted proposed the construction of the marble terraces on the north , west , and south sides of the building that exist today . Olmsted also designed the Summer House , the open-air brick building that sits just north of the Capitol . Three arches open into the hexagonal structure , which encloses a fountain and twenty-two brick chairs . A fourth wall holds a small window that looks onto an artificial grotto . Built between 1879 and 1881 , the Summer House was intended to answer complaints that visitors to the Capitol had no place to sit and no place to obtain water for their horses and themselves . Modern drinking fountains have since replaced Olmsted 's fountain for the latter purpose . Olmsted intended to build a second , matching Summer House on the southern side of the Capitol , but congressional objections led to the project 's cancellation . Flags . Up to four U.S. flags can be seen flying over the Capitol . Two flagpoles are located at the base of the dome on the East and West sides . These flagpoles have flown the flag day and night since World War I . The other two flagpoles are above the North ( Senate ) and South ( House of Representatives ) wings of the building , and fly only when the chamber below is in session . The flag above the House of Representatives is raised and lowered by House pages . The flag above the United States Senate is raised and lowered by Senate Doorkeepers . To raise the flag , Doorkeepers access the roof of the Capitol from the Senate Sergeant at Arms 's office . Several auxiliary flagpoles , to the west of the dome and not visible from the ground , are used to meet congressional requests for flags flown over the Capitol . Constituents pay for U.S. flags flown over the Capitol to commemorate a variety of events such as the death of a veteran family member . Major events . The Capitol , as well as the grounds of Capitol Hill , have played host to major events , including presidential inaugurations held every four years . During an inauguration , the front of the Capitol is outfitted with a platform and a grand staircase . Annual events at the Capitol include Independence Day celebrations , and the National Memorial Day Concert . The general public has paid respect to a number of individuals lying in state at the Capitol , including numerous former presidents , senators , and other officials . Other Americans lying in honor include Officers Jacob Chestnut and John Gibson , the two officers killed in the 1998 shooting incident . Chestnut was the first African American ever to lie in honor in the Capitol . The public also paid respect to Rosa Parks , an icon of the civil rights movement , at the Capitol in 2005 . She was the first woman and second African American to lie in honor in the Capitol . In February 2018 , the evangelical Rev . Billy Graham became the fourth private citizen to lie in honor in the Rotunda . On September 24 , 2015 , Pope Francis gave a joint address to Congress , the first Pope to do so . Security . On January 30 , 1835 , what is believed to be the first attempt to kill a sitting President of the United States occurred just outside the United States Capitol . When President Andrew Jackson was leaving the Capitol out of the East Portico after the funeral of South Carolina Representative Warren R. Davis , Richard Lawrence , an unemployed and deranged housepainter from England , either burst from a crowd or stepped out from hiding behind a column and aimed a pistol at Jackson which misfired . Lawrence then pulled out a second pistol which also misfired . It has since been postulated that the moisture from the humid weather of the day contributed to the double misfiring . Lawrence was then restrained , with legend saying that Jackson attacked Lawrence with his cane , prompting his aides to restrain him . Others present , including Davy Crockett , restrained and disarmed Lawrence . On July 2 , 1915 , prior to the United States ' entry into World War I , Eric Muenter ( aka Frank Holt ) , a German professor who wanted to stop American support of the Allies of World War I , exploded a bomb in the reception room of the U.S. Senate . The next morning he tried to assassinate J. P. Morgan , Jr. , son of the financier , at his home on Long Island , New York . In a letter to the `` Washington Evening Star '' published after the explosion , Muenter , writing under an assumed name , said he hoped that the detonation would `` make enough noise to be heard above the voices that clamor for war . '' J.P. Morgan 's company served as Great Britain 's principal U.S. purchasing agent for munitions and other war supplies . In 1954 , Puerto Rican nationalists opened fire on members of Congress from the visitors ' gallery , injuring five representatives . On March 1 , 1971 , a bomb exploded on the ground floor of the Capitol , placed by the radical left domestic terrorist group , the Weather Underground . They placed the bomb as a demonstration against U.S. involvement in Laos . On November 7 , 1983 , a group called the Armed Resistance Unit claimed responsibility for a bomb that detonated in the lobby outside the office of Senate Minority Leader Robert Byrd . Six people associated with the John Brown Anti-Klan Committee were later found in contempt of court for refusing to testify about the bombing . In 1990 , three members of the Armed Resistance Unit were convicted of the bombing , which they claimed was in response to the invasion of Grenada . On July 24 , 1998 , Russell Eugene Weston Jr. burst into the Capitol and opened fire , killing two Capitol Police officers . The Capitol is believed to have been the intended target of the hijacked United Airlines Flight 93 on September 11 , 2001 , before it crashed near Shanksville in Somerset County , Pennsylvania , after passengers tried to take over control of the plane from hijackers . Since the September 11 attacks , the roads and grounds around the Capitol have undergone dramatic changes . The United States Capitol Police have also installed checkpoints to inspect vehicles at specific locations around Capitol Hill , and have closed a section of one street indefinitely . The level of screening employed varies . On the main east-west thoroughfares of Constitution and Independence Avenues , barricades are implanted in the roads that can be raised in the event of an emergency . Trucks larger than pickups are interdicted by the Capitol Police and are instructed to use other routes . On the checkpoints at the shorter cross streets , the barriers are typically kept in a permanent `` emergency '' position , and only vehicles with special permits are allowed to pass . All Capitol visitors are screened by a magnetometer , and all items that visitors may bring inside the building are screened by an x-ray device . In both chambers , gas masks are located underneath the chairs in each chamber for members to use in case of emergency . Structures ranging from scores of Jersey barriers to hundreds of ornamental bollards have been erected to obstruct the path of any vehicles that might stray from the designated roadways . In 2004 the capitol was briefly evacuated after a plane carrying the then governor of Kentucky strayed into restricted airspace over the district . A shooting incident occurred in March 2016 . One female bystander was wounded by police but not seriously injured ; a man pointing a gun was shot and arrested , in critical but stable condition . The city police of Washington D.C. described the shooting incident as `` isolated '' . Capitol Visitor Center . The United States Capitol Visitor Center ( CVC ) , located below the East Front of the Capitol and its plaza , between the Capitol building and 1st Street East , opened on December 2 , 2008 . The CVC provides a single security checkpoint for all visitors , including those with disabilities , and an expansion space for the US Congress . The complex contains of space below ground on three floors , and offers visitors a food court , restrooms , and educational exhibits , including an 11-foot scale model of the Capitol dome . It also features skylights affording views of the actual dome . Long in the planning stages , construction began in the fall of 2001 , following the killing of two Capitol police officers in 1998 . The estimated final cost of constructing the CVC was $ 621 million .
Scenic Airlines . Scenic Airlines is an American regional airline based in Paradise , Nevada , United States . It operates sightseeing flights from Boulder City Airport in Boulder City , Nevada . Scenic has been owned by Grand Canyon Airlines since 2008 . History . Scenic Airlines was started by John & Elizabeth Seibold and their single engine Cessna airplane in North Las Vegas in 1967 . Between 1967 and 1993 Scenic Airlines grew to be one of the world 's largest fixed-wing air tour operations . In 2000 , John Seibold was recognized by the Las Vegas Review Journal as being one of the most influential businessmen in Las Vegas in the previous 100 years . In 1977 , Scenic Airlines purchased the design and manufacturing rights to turboprop-powered conversions of the Cessna 402 and Cessna 414 from American Jet Industries . In 1983 , the airline co-developed modifications to the de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter to make it more suitable for use as an air tour airplane . The airline eventually moved to Las Vegas 's McCarran International Airport ( LAS ) . In 1993 the Seibolds sold the airline to SkyWest Airlines and it continued to see growth until it merged with Eagle Canyon Airlines in 1998 . In 1999 , Scenic was operating scheduled passenger service between Las Vegas ( LAS ) and Grand Canyon National Park Airport ( GCN ) with Fokker F27 turboprops . In the spring of 2006 , citing rising fuel costs , the airline announced it would be ceasing scheduled passenger operations in order to focus on its sightseeing flights , thus abandoning its scheduled services using its fleet of three Beechcraft 1900 turboprop aircraft . Almost all of the scheduled service flights were Essential Air Service ( EAS ) routes and were then picked up by Air Midwest operating as US Airways Express . On March 29 , 2007 , Scenic Airlines was sold to Grand Canyon Airlines and the airline continued to operate from the Boulder City Airport providing services to Grand Canyon West , Grand Canyon , Page , Arizona , Monument Valley , Utah , and Rainbow Bridge , Utah . At that time , Scenic Airlines continued to operate sightseeing flight services to the Grand Canyon every day of the year . On March 19 , 2009 Scenic Airlines moved its operations at the Boulder City Municipal Airport ( BLD ) into the company 's new `` Boulder City Aerocenter '' , a terminal . Although operations were merged , both Scenic and Grand Canyon initially operated under two different operating certificates . Scenic no longer existed after April 30 , 2009 when both airlines were completely merged and then began to operate under the Grand Canyon Airlines operating certificate . Previous scheduled flight destinations . According to the above referenced timetable , at this time Scenic was operating Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner ( Metro II model ) and de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter turboprops as well as Cessna 402 prop aircraft on scheduled flights . The airline was also serving Elko , NV ( EKO ) and Ely , NV ( ELY ) in 1975 . Other aircraft operated by Scenic in the past included the Beechcraft 1900C , Beechcraft 1900D , Cessna 207 ( T207A Turbo Skywagon model ) , Cessna 208B Grand Caravan , Cessna 404 and the Fokker F27-500 with the latter being the largest turboprop ever operated by the airline . Accidents . Since it was founded in 1966 , Scenic Airlines has experienced at least five fatal accidents .
Our Lady of Pompeii Roman Catholic Church , Yoogali . Our Lady of Pompeii Roman Catholic Church is a heritage-listed church at Edon Street , Yoogali , City of Griffith , New South Wales , Australia . It was designed by Antonio Ceccato and built from 1939 to 1940 by Antonio Ceccato and members of the Italian community . It is also known as Our Lady of the Holy Rosary of Pompeii and St Mary 's Church . It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 15 December 2006 . History . The history of the Yoogali church has to be viewed against the background of the changing status of the Italian community . The 1930s saw increasing hostility towards Italian settlers in the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area , due to their relative success in maintaining and increasing their holdings compared to Anglo-Australian farmers during the depression . At the same time , the growing Italian community was becoming increasingly self-aware and desirous of greater social and cultural expression . The Church was dedicated to Our Lady of Pompeii who was the chosen Patroness of Italians in foreign lands . The genesis for the construction of the church appears to have been a decision by the Catholic Church hierarchy to provide an Italian speaking priest - Father Sylvester Bongiorno - to the Griffith parish in the late 1930s . Apart from the occasional visits by Italian missionary priests , there had been no opportunity for the Italian community to worship in their own language and culture . The Sacred Heart Church in Griffith has been established in 1928 with minimal Italian involvement and did not offer Italian mass until 1971 . The community instigators for building the church were Paul Zanotto and Romano Snaidero , who approached other members of the local Italian Catholic community . The community enthusiastically agreed to raise the money and build the church themselves despite the impoverished times of the Depression years . This was very unique for the time and is thought to be the first church in Australia to be built by and for the Italian community . The building was designed and constructed by local builder , Anotonio Ceccato . His was the only design tendered which proposed that the church be constructed of bricks and cement blocks . The designs were drawn up to these specifications by the architect , G. W. A. Welsh , and signed by Antonio Ceccato , Father Bongiorno and Pompeo Vardanega . The foundation stone of the new church was laid by Dr. Henschke , Auxiliary Bishop of Wagga Wagga in October 1939 . Construction was completed in 6 months by volunteer labour with materials also donated by the Italian community . Gladys Burrell ( wife of Dr A. E. W. Burrell ) , a devoted supporter of the church and presumably treasurer of the Committee , came out regularly to Yoogali with a bag of money from the funds raised and made progressive payments to the builder , Antonio Ceccato , who then paid his workmen . The church was opened on 28 April 1940 . The Italian Consul-General , Sr. Mammalella , attended the opening celebrations which took the whole day and included mass , formal speeches , confirmation and baptism ceremonies . A crowd of many hundreds participated in the celebrations . A dinner was attended by a large number of both Italo and Anglo-Australians . A social club - the genesis of the present day `` Catholic Club '' - operated from makeshift premises beside the church to the west during the 1940s . This included a bocce court and corrugated iron clubroom . A school was established in the extension to the rear of the church 1949 , later moved to new buildings across the road . In 1953 , a hall in Art Deco style was constructed adjacent to the church to the east . The church continues in use by the local Italian community . Description . Our Lady of Pompeii Roman Catholic Church is a church with a meeting room attached to the rear , a bell tower to the south-east corner of the street facade and two side chapels . The walls are rubble-filled brick cavity construction rendered externally and internally . The bell tower is of mixed off-form concrete and brick construction . The timber-framed roof structure is clad with corrugated iron . Windows are Gothic-arched with a simple pattern of coloured and textured glass . A statue of the Madonna is set into the street facade . The two side chapels were added shortly after the main construction . A schoolroom was added to the rear at an unknown date ( c.1949 ) . Both additions are in matching style and are not intrusive . In the 1950s the statue of the Madonna was added to the front , post the church 's construction , replacing a circular rose window . Internally the choir balcony is a later addition of unknown date . The alter , Stations of the Cross and pews have all been progressively acquired . Original furnishings were primitive and have not survived . The church was reported to be in fair to good condition as at 5 July 2005 . The building suffers from rising damp which is causing damage to rendered walls . The church has a high degree of integrity . Heritage listing . Dating from 1939-1940 , Our Lady of Pompeii Roman Catholic Church is historically significant as possibly the oldest church constructed by , and for the sole use of an Italian community which is still in use in New South Wales . Construction of such churches by small , impoverished ethnic communities appears uncommon in Australia . The Church is aesthetically distinctive as an example of vernacular church design of the Veneto region , transplanted in memory to the Australian setting . Both the design and construction reflect these Italian origins and are strikingly different to traditional Australian Catholic church architecture . The unusual construction techniques which reflect both Italian practices and the amateur skills of the local volunteer construction force are also of technical significance . Originally dedicated to and named after the chosen Patroness of Italians in foreign lands , the church continues to have a strong connection and value to the now established Italian community . The community value it not only for spiritual reasons , but as a social gathering point for a dispersed population . The church played a seminal role in the development of self-esteem by this community at a difficult period in inter-ethnic relations during the late 1930s , and represents the establishment and growing cultural expression of the Italian community in Australia during this period , which contributed to the development of a multi-cultural Australia . Our Lady of Pompeii Roman Catholic Church was listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 15 December 2006 having satisfied the following criteria . The place is important in demonstrating the course , or pattern , of cultural or natural history in New South Wales . Dating from 1939-1940 , the church is state significant as almost certainly the oldest church in New South Wales constructed by , and for the sole use of , an Italian community which is still in use . The construction of the Church in the style of the Italian homeland for and by the Italian migrant community provides early evidence of the growing confidence and establishment of the Italian culture in Australia , as a concrete expression of the Italian community desire for greater social and cultural expression at this time . The place is important in demonstrating aesthetic characteristics and/or a high degree of creative or technical achievement in New South Wales . The church is aesthetically distinctive as an example of vernacular church design of the Veneto region , transplanted in memory to the Australian setting . Both the design and construction reflect these Italian origins and are strikingly different from traditional Australian church architecture . The place has strong or special association with a particular community or cultural group in New South Wales for social , cultural or spiritual reasons . The church is significant through its ongoing association with the Griffith Italian community who value it not only for spiritual reasons , but as a social gathering point for a dispersed population . As such the building is representative of the typical role of churches , however , this particular church played a seminal role in the development of self-esteem by this community at a difficult period in inter-ethnic relations during the late 1930s . The special status of the church for the Italian immigrants was recognised from the time of its opening , which as well as attracting widespread interest and participation in the celebrations by the community and its wide coverage in the religious and lay press , was attended by the Italian Consul General . The place has potential to yield information that will contribute to an understanding of the cultural or natural history of New South Wales . The church is of technical interest due to the construction techniques which differ markedly from usual Australian church construction and reflect both Italian practices and the amateur skills of the volunteer construction force . The place possesses uncommon , rare or endangered aspects of the cultural or natural history of New South Wales . The Church is rare in New South Wales as almost certainly the oldest operating church constructed by and for the sole use of an Italian community . Construction of such churches by small impoverished ethnic communities appears uncommon in Australia . The place is important in demonstrating the principal characteristics of a class of cultural or natural places/environments in New South Wales . The Church represents a distinctive example of the Italian vernacular church design , transplanted by memory into Australia by Italian migrants .
Philip Sugden . Philip Sugden ( born April 1949 ) studied art in Paris under French painter , Arnaud D'Hauterives ( winner Grand Prix de Rome ) . After graduating from the New York School of Visual Arts and the Paris American Academie des Beaux Arts in Paris , he made twelve journeys throughout the Himalaya and Tibet , including the Kingdom of Mustang and Ladakh . In May 2007 , he and writer , Carole Elchert were married by Lama Nawang Tenzin at Tengboche Monastery near Mt . Everest . In 1990 , Philip and his wife were awarded grants from the Ohio Joint Projects in the Arts and Humanities and the National Endowment for the Humanities , to create a Public Television presentation and companion book based on their 1988 Cultural Arts Expedition to the Himalaya and Tibet . They were guests of the Dalai Lama and the Tibetan Government in Exile , and spent six months in Tibetan communities throughout India , Nepal , Ladakh , and Tibet gathering images and recordings for the production entitled , White Lotus , An Introduction to Tibetan Culture , ( companion book published by Snow Lion 1991 ) . According to the 1991 articles from the Cleveland Plain Dealer and The Toledo Blade Sunday magazine articles , Sugden completed 165 ink drawings on location during that trip . In 1991 , Sugden co-organized the Dalai Lama 's two-day visit to his home and studio in Findlay , Ohio . While there the Dalai Lama spoke at The University of Findlay , where Mr. Sugden was a part-time art faculty at the time . According to The Findlay Courier articles written at the time , the Dalai Lama visited Sugden 's studio where he accepted one Mr. Sugden 's drawings . During that same year , Sugden was a guest curator at the Nicholas Roerich Museum in New York City , where he organized a six-month series of exhibitions , which included a solo show of works by Robert Rauschenberg , celebrating the 1991 International Year of Tibet . In the summer of 1998 Sugden was invited by , `` Artists for Tibet , '' to mount a solo exhibition at the Denis Bibro Gallery in New York City as part of “ Art Against Chinese Human Right Abuses. ” During his thirty-five-year career , Sugden ’ s work has been exhibited in over one-hundred solo shows internationally including New York City , Los Angeles , London , Paris , Washington D.C. , Melbourne , and Kathmandu . He is currently an Assistant Professor of Fine Arts at Bluffton University . References . The Cleveland Plain Dealer : March , 1991 . White Lotus ; An Introduction to Tibetan Culture : Snow Lion Publications 1991 . Visions from the Fields of Merit ; Drawings of Tibet and the Himalayas : Floating Temple Press 2000 .
Tigridieae . The tribe Tigridieae is the largest from the Iridoideae subfamily and included in the Iridaceae family . It contains many perennials which have cormous rootstocks . The name of the tribe comes from its main genus - `` Tigridia '' . The tribe is native to the New World . The flowers do not always have well differentiated petals like in many other Iridoideae . A considerable proportion of the tribe 's members have identical petals as in `` Nemastylis '' or `` Calydorea '' .
Approximation algorithm . In computer science and operations research , approximation algorithms are efficient algorithms that find approximate solutions to NP-hard optimization problems with provable guarantees on the distance of the returned solution to the optimal one . Approximation algorithms naturally arise in the field of theoretical computer science as a consequence of the widely believed P ≠ NP conjecture . Under this conjecture , a wide class of optimization problems can not be solved exactly in polynomial time . The field of approximation algorithms , therefore , tries to understand how closely it is possible to approximate optimal solutions to such problems in polynomial time . In an overwhelming majority of the cases , the guarantee of such algorithms is a multiplicative one expressed as an approximation ratio or approximation factor i.e. , the optimal solution is always guaranteed to be within a ( predetermined ) multiplicative factor of the returned solution . However , there are also many approximation algorithms that provide an additive guarantee on the quality of the returned solution . A notable example of an approximation algorithm that provides `` both '' is the classic approximation algorithm of Lenstra , Shmoys and Tardos for Scheduling on Unrelated Parallel Machines . The design and analysis of approximation algorithms crucially involves a mathematical proof certifying the quality of the returned solutions in the worst case . This distinguishes them from heuristics such as annealing or genetic algorithms , which find reasonably good solutions on some inputs , but provide no clear indication at the outset on when they may succeed or fail . There is widespread interest in theoretical computer science to better understand the limits to which we can approximate certain famous optimization problems . For example , one of the long-standing open questions in computer science is to determine whether there is an algorithm that outperforms the 1.5 approximation algorithm of Christofides to the Metric Traveling Salesman Problem . The desire to understand hard optimization problems from the perspective of approximability is motivated by the discovery of surprising mathematical connections and broadly applicable techniques to design algorithms for hard optimization problems . One well-known example of the former is the Goemans-Williamson algorithm for Maximum Cut which solves a graph theoretic problem using high dimensional geometry . Introduction . A simple example of an approximation algorithm is one for the Minimum Vertex Cover problem , where the goal is to choose the smallest set of vertices such that every edge in the input graph contains at least one chosen vertex . One way to find a vertex cover is to repeat the following process : find an uncovered edge , add both its endpoints to the cover , and remove all edges incident to either vertex from the graph . As any vertex cover of the input graph must use a distinct vertex to cover each edge that was considered in the process ( since it forms a matching ) , the vertex cover produced , therefore , is at most twice as large as the optimal one . In other words , this is a constant factor approximation algorithm with an approximation factor of 2 . Under the recent Unique Games Conjecture , this factor is even the best possible one . NP-hard problems vary greatly in their approximability ; some , such as the Knapsack Problem , can be approximated within a multiplicative factor formula_1 , for any fixed formula_2 , and therefore produce solutions arbitrarily close to the optimum ( such a family of approximation algorithms is called a polynomial time approximation scheme or PTAS ) . Others are impossible to approximate within any constant , or even polynomial , factor unless P = NP , as in the case of the Maximum Clique Problem . Therefore , an important benefit of studying approximation algorithms is a fine-grained classification of the difficulty of various NP-hard problems beyond the one afforded by the theory of NP-completeness . In other words , although NP-complete problems may be equivalent ( under polynomial time reductions ) to each other from the perspective of exact solutions , the corresponding optimization problems behave very differently from the perspective of approximate solutions . Algorithm design techniques . By now there are several established techniques to design approximation algorithms . These include the following ones . A Posteriori Guarantees . While approximation algorithms always provide an a priori worst case guarantee ( be it additive or multiplicative ) , in some cases they also provide an a posteriori guarantee that is often much better . This is often the case for algorithms that work by solving a convex relaxation of the optimization problem on the given input . For example , there is a different approximation algorithm for Minimum Vertex Cover that solves a linear programming relaxation to find a vertex cover that is at most twice the value of the relaxation . Since the value of the relaxation is never larger than the size of the optimal vertex cover , this yields another 2-approximation algorithm . While this is similar to the a priori guarantee of the previous approximation algorithm , the guarantee of the latter can be much better ( indeed when the value of the LP relaxation is far from the size of the optimal vertex cover ) . Hardness of Approximation . Approximation algorithms as a research area is closely related to and informed by inapproximability theory where the non-existence of efficient algorithms with certain approximation ratios is proved ( conditioned on widely believed hypotheses such as the P ≠ NP conjecture ) by means of reductions . In the case of the Metric Traveling Salesman Problem , the best known inapproximability result rules out algorithms with an approximation ratio less than 123/122 ≈ 1.008196 unless P = NP . Coupled with the knowledge of the existence of Christofides ' 1.5 approximation algorithm , this tells us that the threshold of approximability for Metric Traveling Salesman ( if it exists ) is somewhere between 123/122 and 1.5 . While inapproximability results have been proved since the 1970s , such results were obtained by ad-hoc means and no systematic understanding was available at the time . It is only since the 1990 result of Feige , Goldwasser , Lovász , Safra and Szegedy on the inapproximability of Independent Set and the famous PCP theorem , that modern tools for proving inapproximability results were uncovered . The PCP theorem , for example , shows that Johnson 's 1974 approximation algorithms for Max SAT , Set Cover , Independent Set and Coloring all achieve the optimal approximation ratio , assuming P ≠ NP . Practicality . Not all approximation algorithms are suitable for direct practical applications . Some involve solving non-trivial linear programming/semidefinite relaxations ( which may themselves invoke the ellipsoid algorithm ) , complex data structures , or sophisticated algorithmic techniques , leading to difficult implementation issues or improved running time performance ( over exact algorithms ) only on impractically large inputs . Implementation and running time issues aside , the guarantees provided by approximation algorithms may themselves not be strong enough to justify their consideration in practice . Despite their inability to be used `` out of the box '' in practical applications , the ideas and insights behind the design of such algorithms can often be incorporated in other ways in practical algorithms . In this way , the study of even very expensive algorithms is not a completely theoretical pursuit as they can yield valuable insights . In other cases , even if the initial results are of purely theoretical interest , over time , with an improved understanding , the algorithms may be refined to become more practical . One such example is the initial PTAS for Euclidean TSP by Sanjeev Arora ( and independently by Joseph Mitchell ) which had a prohibitive running time of formula_3 for a formula_4 approximation . Yet , within a year these ideas were incorporated into a near-linear time formula_5 algorithm for any constant formula_2 . Performance guarantees . For some approximation algorithms it is possible to prove certain properties about the approximation of the optimum result . For example , a `` ρ '' -approximation algorithm `` A '' is defined to be an algorithm for which it has been proven that the value/cost , `` f '' ( `` x '' ) , of the approximate solution `` A '' ( `` x '' ) to an instance `` x '' will not be more ( or less , depending on the situation ) than a factor `` ρ '' times the value , OPT , of an optimum solution . The factor `` ρ '' is called the `` relative performance guarantee '' . An approximation algorithm has an `` absolute performance guarantee '' or `` bounded error '' `` c '' , if it has been proven for every instance `` x '' that Similarly , the `` performance guarantee '' , `` R '' ( `` x , y '' ) , of a solution `` y '' to an instance `` x '' is defined as where `` f '' ( `` y '' ) is the value/cost of the solution `` y '' for the instance `` x '' . Clearly , the performance guarantee is greater than or equal to 1 and equal to 1 if and only if `` y '' is an optimal solution . If an algorithm `` A '' guarantees to return solutions with a performance guarantee of at most `` r '' ( `` n '' ) , then `` A '' is said to be an `` r '' ( `` n '' ) -approximation algorithm and has an `` approximation ratio '' of `` r '' ( `` n '' ) . Likewise , a problem with an `` r '' ( `` n '' ) -approximation algorithm is said to be r '' ( `` n '' ) '' - '' approximable '' or have an approximation ratio of `` r '' ( `` n '' ) . One may note that for minimization problems , the two different guarantees provide the same result and that for maximization problems , a relative performance guarantee of ρ is equivalent to a performance guarantee of formula_10 . In the literature , both definitions are common but it is clear which definition is used since , for maximization problems , as ρ ≤ 1 while r ≥ 1 . That is to say that it is the same as the `` absolute performance ratio '' , with a lower bound `` n '' on the size of problem instances . These two types of ratios are used because there exist algorithms where the difference between these two is significant . Epsilon terms . In the literature , an approximation ratio for a maximization ( minimization ) problem of `` c '' - ϵ ( min : `` c '' + ϵ ) means that the algorithm has an approximation ratio of `` c '' ∓ ϵ for arbitrary ϵ > 0 but that the ratio has not ( or can not ) be shown for ϵ = 0 . An example of this is the optimal inapproximability — inexistence of approximation — ratio of 7 / 8 + ϵ for satisfiable MAX-3SAT instances due to Johan Håstad . As mentioned previously , when `` c '' = 1 , the problem is said to have a polynomial-time approximation scheme . An ϵ-term may appear when an approximation algorithm introduces a multiplicative error and a constant error while the minimum optimum of instances of size `` n '' goes to infinity as `` n '' does . In this case , the approximation ratio is `` c '' ∓ `` k '' / OPT = `` c '' ∓ o ( 1 ) for some constants `` c '' and `` k '' . Given arbitrary ϵ > 0 , one can choose a large enough `` N '' such that the term `` k '' / OPT < ϵ for every `` n ≥ N '' . For every fixed ϵ , instances of size `` n < N '' can be solved by brute force , thereby showing an approximation ratio — existence of approximation algorithms with a guarantee — of `` c '' ∓ ϵ for every ϵ > 0 .
Gloeophyllales . The Gloeophyllales are a phylogenetically defined order of wood-decay fungi that is characterized by the ability to produce a brown rot of wood . It includes a single , identically defined family , the Gloeophyllaceae , in which are included the genera `` Gloeophyllum '' , `` Neolentinus '' , `` Heliocybe '' , and `` Veluticeps '' .
Yang Qianyu . Yang Qianyu ( born 3 March 1993 ) is a track cyclist from the Hong Kong . She represented her nation at the 2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships .
Richárd Rapport . Richárd Rapport ( born 25 March 1996 ) is a Hungarian chess grandmaster . A chess prodigy , he earned his grandmaster title at the age of 13 years , 11 months and 6 days . This makes him Hungary 's youngest ever grandmaster . He was Hungarian Chess Champion in 2017 . He is one of the most original players in the world and often surprises with many unusual ideas and experiments early in the opening . Early life . Rapport was born in Szombathely , to Tamás Rapport and Erzsébet Mórocz , both economists . He learned chess at age four from his father . Titles . In 2006 he won the European Championships U10 . Rapport achieved the National Master title in 2008 , and became an International Master the next year . In March 2010 , at the Gotth'Art Kupa in Szentgotthárd , he fulfilled the final norm and rating requirements for the Grandmaster title . He came in second on the tournament behind his trainer Alexander Beliavsky , and tied with Lajos Portisch ( one of the strongest non-Soviet players in the second half of the 20th century ) . Thus , at the age of 13 years , 11 months and 6 days , he became the youngest ever Hungarian grandmaster ( the previous record was held by former world title challenger Péter Lékó ) , and the fifth youngest chess grandmaster in history at the time . 2013 . In May , Rapport tied for first in the Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament , together with Nigel Short and Nils Grandelius , winning on tiebreaks ( head-to-head result ) . He scored 4½/7 ( +3−1=3 ) . In December , Rapport won the European Rapid Chess Championship and finished fourth in the European Blitz Chess Championship . 2016 . From 20 to 23 December , Rapport won a match against 17-year-old Chinese player Wei Yi , held in Yancheng , China . At the time , Rapport was the highest rated `` junior '' ( under 21 ) player at 2717 , and Wei Yi was the second-highest rated at 2707 . They tied a match of four classical games with a win each and two draws , then tied a tiebreak match of two blitz games , winning one each . The final tiebreak of the match was an Armageddon game , which Rapport won with the black pieces by resignation . 2017 . At the Tata Steel Chess Tournament in January 2017 he played his first game against Carlsen and won with white in 33 moves . He won the Hungarian Chess Championship in May 2017 . Personal life . He is married to Serbian WGM Jovana Vojinović . Sample games . Rapport vs. GM Lajos Seres ; First Saturday 2009 August GM , Budapest 2009.08.03 , Rnd 3 , `` ECO '' A89
Armenia–China relations . Armenian-Chinese relations are the foreign relations between Armenia and China . The first references to Armenian-Chinese contact are found in the works of 5th-century historian Moses of Chorene and 6th-century geographer and mathematician Anania Shirakatsi . The People ’ s Republic of China officially recognized the Republic of Armenia on December 27 , 1991 . Diplomatic relations between the Republic of Armenia and the People ’ s Republic of China were established on April 6 , 1992 . The was established in July 1992 , while the started its activities on August 10 , 1996 . The Armenian Ambassador to China resides in the Beijing embassy . Presidents of Armenia Levon Ter-Petrosyan and Robert Kocharyan visited the P.R . of China in May 1996 and September 2004 . President Serzh Sargsyan was in China in May 2010 to participate in the opening ceremony of the `` Shanghai World Expo 2010 '' . High-level visits from China to Armenia included members of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Communist Party of China Luo Gan , in September 2003 , and Li Changchun , in April 2011 . History . The first relations between the Armenian and Chinese people can be traced back to around AD 1000 . In Chinese , “ Armenia ” is pronounced “ Ya-mei-ni-ya. ” These four characters literally mean “ the beautiful maid of Asia. ” In Armenian legends and fairy tales , China is called the country of Chenes , Chinumachin , or Chinastan . Some ancient Armenian literary works have traces of Chinese cultural icons . For example , there are qilin , fenghuang and dharmachakra designs in the Armenian Bible . Armenians visited China for trade and imported silk , porcelain , jade , embroidered fabrics and other goods to bring back to Armenia via the Silk Road . In China , there was high demand for Armenian medicine , vegetables , mineral paints , and insects , especially the Armenian cochineal , which was used to dye the best Chinese and Indian silks . The Chinese porcelains and celadonite that were discovered during archeological excavations of the Armenian cities of Garni , Dvin , Ani , and the Amberd fortress are evidence of early-medieval Armenian-Chinese economic trade . Movses Khorenatsi , Anania Shirakatsi , Stepanos Orbelian , and King Hethum I of Armenia wrote about China , Chinese culture , and the Chinese people . During the time of the Mongol Empire , the relations between Armenia and China were furthered . Many Armenians began to settle in China . In 1688 the British East India Company agreed to permit Armenians access to Chinese maritime trade . The Armenians made full usage of this agreement with the British established maritime trade hubs in Shanghai and Macao . On 27 December 1991 , China officially recognized the Republic of Armenia as an independent state . On April 6 , 1992 , many Central Asian countries established diplomatic relations with China . In July 1992 , China established an embassy in the Armenian Capital of Yerevan . In 1996 , Armenia established their an embassy in Beijing . Trade turnover ( mln . US dollars ) . The data in the chart above shows that the trade volume between Armenia and China , although still relatively small , has grown significantly over the last decade and exceeded US $ 400 million by 2008 . There was a significant slump in trade volume in 2009 , probably due to the financial crisis of 2007-08 . Trade volume increased , exceeding US $ 400 million for two consecutive years in 2010 and 2011 . Armenia 's main export is ore , while the products imported from China to Armenia are diverse and include clothes , shoes , machinery , chemicals , equipment , construction materials , furniture , food etc . Industry . In May 2010 , Shanna ( Shanxi-Nairit ) Synthetic Rubber Co. , jointly funded by Shanxi Synthetic Rubber Group and Armenia 's Nairit LLC , was established and started production . Armenia 's President attended the inauguration of the Shanxi-Nairit joint venture , marking the commencement of the company 's chloroprene rubber production in Datong . Shanxi-Nairit joint venture was created based on an agreement signed in 2003 by the Shanxi Synthetic Rubber Company ( China ) and Nairit LLC ( RA ) . Nairit LLC holds 40 percent of Shanxi-Nairit ’ s shares . China and Armenia have signed some bilateral cooperation agreements related to agriculture and scientific research , including the `` Xinjiang-Armenia Top-quality Fruit Tree Planting Technical Cooperation '' , the `` Central Asian Sci-Tech Exchange and Cooperation on Grapes '' , and the `` Study on Vinyl Acetate and Its Byproducts '' . Education and Culture . The Chinese and Armenian governments have agreed to send 15 exchange students to study in each other 's country each year . However , the two countries have not yet signed an agreement ensuring that the exchange students can receive credit for their work complete abroad . At present , there are no direct flights between Armenia and China. [ 11 ] . Every year , China celebrates Armenian Cultural Day and Armenia celebrates Chinese Cultural Day . Armenians are very interested in Chinese culture and enjoy all kinds of Chinese theatrical performances . Confucius Institute at Yerevan State Linguistic University . Confucius Institute opened at Yerevan State Linguistic University in 2008 . Military . In recent years , the military relations between China and Armenia have steadily become stronger . According to Chang Wanquan , Minister of the PRC 's Ministry of Defense , the Chinese and Armenian militaries have maintained the trend of conducting friendly exchanges and pragmatic cooperations , and the Chinese military has promoted the steady development of the relations between the two armed forces . According to Seyran Ohanyan , Defense Minister of Armenia , Armenia regards China as a reliable friend and partner . He expressed satisfaction with the development of the bilateral military relations seen in recent years and he expressed his hopes to promote cooperation between the two militaries in a variety of areas . In January 2012 , China and Armenia signed an agreement , which was described by the Armenian Ministry of Defense as an agreement on military cooperation between the two countries . In 2013 , the Armenian Ministry of Defense said that China will provide Armenia with 5 million yuan in military aid each year . In the same year , Seyran Ohanyan held talks with Xu Qiang , Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission , and Chang Wanquan , Minister of the PRC 's Ministry of Defense . In 2013 , Armenia purchased rockets ( with a range of up to 80 miles ) from China .
Ultra.Weekend ( album ) . `` Ultra.Weekend '' is a dance compilation album from Ultra Records , released as part of the label 's Ultra.Weekend series . It was released on June 14 , 2005 .
Lõetsa . Lõetsa is a village in Muhu Parish , Saare County in western Estonia .
Joans Mohar . Joans Mohar is a village in the Amritsar district of Punjab , India . It is about 20 km away from the holy city of Amritsar , and 7 km away from Ajnala `` tehsil '' .
Symphony No . 25 ( Haydn ) . The Symphony No . 25 in C major , Hoboken I/25 , is a symphony by Joseph Haydn.The symphony was most likely composed in 1763 , or at the very earliest in 1761 , at about the same time as No . 33 . Unusually among Haydn 's symphonies , this work lacks a slow movement , but it is partially compensated by the slow introduction .
Singing in the Twins Wonderland ( Volume 3 ) . `` Singing in the Twins Wonderland ( Volume 3 ) '' is an album by Hong Kong girl duo Twins . It is the third album in their series of their children 's albums . It was released in April 2004 . Whole four albums of `` Singing in the Twins Wonderland '' had a great success because they became very popular among children . Twins had one more album released for children , named `` Singing in the Twins Wonderland ( Volume 4 ) '' . Background . The album was recorded in 2003 , along with other first two albums in series . The first , Singing in the Twins Wonderland ( Volume 1 ) is released in November 2003 . The second album is released in the same month , and it had also very good success like the first one , but it did not make the same success . Their third album is released on April 3 , 2004 . It had a good success .
Dena M. Carli . Dena Carli is a former Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives . She represented the 1st District from 2011 to 2013 . She was appointed to her seat in May 2011 after former incumbent Susana Mendoza resigned as District 1 representative to become Chicago city clerk . Carli has announced that she will not run for re-election . Carli serves as a Chicago Police Sergeant . Her committee assignments include International Trade & Commerce , Consumer Protection , Tourism & Conventions , Adoption Reform , and Judiciary II - Criminal Law . She and her husband Dennis have three sons .
Hugh Hind . Hugh ‘ Chuck ’ Hind ( died 28 January 1977 ) was a former SAS soldier who allegedly assassinated the Chairman of ZANU , Herbert Chitepo . Hind served with the British SAS during the 1960s , he was awarded the Queen 's Commendation for Bravery for rescuing a young child from the River Wye in Hereford . Chuck Hind jumped into the water when it was flooded with heavy rains , after rescuing the child he revived the child with mouth-to-mouth resuscitation . Chuck Hind emigrated to Rhodesia and working with another Rhodesian Central Intelligence Organisation operative , known only as ‘ Taffy ’ Brice they performed a series of raids into Zambia against ZANU and ZAPU targets during the Rhodesian Bush War . ‘ Taffy ’ and Chuck were assisted in Zambia by a white Zambian farmer Ian Robert Bruce Sutherland , who was later convicted by Zambian courts of illegally possessing offensive material at his farm in Mazabuka , Zambia . Herbert Chitepo was assassinated , allegedly by Chuck Hind and ‘ Taffy ’ on 17 March 1975 . They are said to have placed a car bomb in his Volkswagen Beetle . The explosion sent part of the car onto the roof of his house and uprooted a tree next door . Hind died in a road traffic accident , transporting weapons , whilst driving near Lusaka with Sutherland also in the car , the vehicle skidded and left the road . Sutherland ’ s farm was raided on 22 November 1978 by Zambian police and in the trial that followed his arrest he was sentenced to 4 years imprisonment .
Songs from the Vanished Frontier . `` Songs from the Vanished Frontier '' is the second studio album by Yellowbirds , the project of Brooklyn-based musician Sam Cohen . Released on by May 5 , 2013 , it was well received by critics , with Allmusic giving it 4/5 stars . Eric Danton of `` Rolling Stone '' gave it a positive review , writing that `` the new songs have a hazy summertime feel on arrangements that surround Cohen 's reverb-soaked vocals with jangling guitars , propulsive basslines and lush string charts . ''
William Joseph Condon . William Joseph Condon ( April 7 , 1895 – August 17 , 1967 ) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church . He served as Bishop of Great Falls from 1939 until his death in 1967 . Biography . William Condon was born in Colton , Washington , to Patrick and Mary Elizabeth ( née Kavanaugh ) Condon . He graduated from St. Patrick 's Seminary in Menlo Park , California , in 1917 . He was ordained to the priesthood on October 14 , 1917 . He then served as a curate at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Lourdes in Spokane until 1918 , when he furthered his studies at Gonzaga University . Condon earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Gonzaga in 1919 , and then served as pastor of in Waterville for four years . From 1923 to 1929 , he was rector of Our Lady of Lourdes Cathedral . While serving as pastor of in Spokane between 1929 and 1939 , he was also secretary to Bishop Charles Daniel White ( 1928-1932 ) , and chancellor ( 1927-1939 ) and vicar general ( 1933-1939 ) of the Diocese of Spokane . On August 5 , 1939 , Condon was appointed the third Bishop of Great Falls , Montana , by Pope Pius XII . He received his episcopal consecration on the following October 18 from Bishop Charles White , with Bishops Joseph Francis McGrath and Edward Kelly serving as co-consecrators . He was installed in St. Ann 's Cathedral on October 26 , 1939 . He led the diocese for twenty-seven years , the longest-serving bishop of the diocese . Between 1962 and 1965 , he attended the Second Vatican Council . Condon died at age 72 , and is buried at Mount Olivet Cemetery in Great Falls .
Tapeni Letueti . Tapeni Letueti ( born 25 February 1985 , Funafuti ) is a Tuvaluan footballer who currently plays for Nauti FC . International career . Tapeni participated in 2007 , with Tuvalu national football team at the South Pacific Games , he played one game .
St. Mary 's Educational Foundation . is a private university in Kurume , Fukuoka , Japan , established in 2006 . It is a member of Japan Association of Catholic Universities .
Kopnica . Kopnica ( formerly German `` Köpnitz '' ) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Darłowo , within Sławno County , West Pomeranian Voivodeship , in north-western Poland . It lies approximately north-east of Darłowo , north-west of Sławno , and north-east of the regional capital Szczecin . Before 1945 the area was part of Germany . For the history of the region , see History of Pomerania . The village has a population of 120 .
Marotrao Kowase . Marotrao Sainuji Kowase ( born 3 November 1949 ) is an Indian politician and a member of the 15th Lok Sabha of India . He represents the Gadchiroli-Chimur constituency of Maharashtra and is a member of the Indian National Congress ( INC ) political party . He was member of Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra State during 1980-85 , 1990–95 and 1995-1999 . He was the Minister of State for Tribal Welfare in the Maharashtra State Government led by Sharad Pawar . He has been elected from the Gadchiroli-Chimur Lok Sabha Constituency as a member of the 15th Lok Sabha , the results of which were declared on 16 May 2009 . Kowase belongs to a tribal family and hails from Bhadbhidi which is a small village in Chamorshi Tehsil of Gadchiroli District . He has done is Master of Arts in Political Science .
Cleon of Sicyon . Cleon ( ; `` Kleon '' , ) was a tyrant of the ancient Greek city-state of Sicyon in the 3rd century BC . He came to power as commander of the Macedonian garrison after the conquest of the city by Demetrius Poliorcetes in 303/302 BC . Cleon governed Sicyon for some twenty years until he was assassinated . On his death he was followed by two more tyrants , Euthydemus and Timocleidas , who ruled jointly until they were expelled by a democratic revolt .
George Whitfield Jr.. George Whitfield Jr. ( born November 23 , 1977 ) is a former college football and Arena Football League quarterback . He now resides in San Diego , CA and is currently running a quarterback training academy Whitfield Athletix . He was introduced to football by his father , George Whitfield Sr. , former collegiate football player at Wichita State in the early 1970s . High school career . George played for the Massillon Tigers , Massillon , Ohio , football team from 1992 to 1995 . College . In 1996 Whitfield was recruited to play by Jim Tressel , then the head coach of Youngstown State University . During the 1996 season , Whitfield was forced to watch from the sidelines , and as a result , he transferred to Tiffin University to play for Coach Bob Wolfe and the Dragons the following season . Between 1997 and 2000 , Whitfield became Tiffin University 's all-time leading passer , with 368 completions for 4391 yards and 39 touchdowns . Whitfield Athletix . In 2004 , he established Whitfield Athletix , a specialized quarterback training academy based out of San Diego , CA . Notable trainees . In 2011 , Heisman Trophy winning quarterback and first overall selection Cam Newton began working with George Whitfield Jr. in preparation for the NFL Draft . In 2012 , NFL veteran and free agent Donovan McNabb sought out Whitfield 's services to aid in offseason weight loss and to prepare for the upcoming season .
Lloyd 250 . The Lloyd LP 250 is a small car introduced in June 1956 and offered for sale until 1957 by Lloyd Motoren Werke G.m.b.H . of Bremen . The body and running gear came from the existing Lloyd LP 400 . The LP 250 differed in having the size of its two cylinder two stroke engine reduced to 250 cc . This produced a claimed maximum power of just at 5000 rpm , less , even , than the of the LP 400 . The Lloyd LP 250 became known in Germany as the “ Driving Test Nerves Car ” ( „ Prüfungsangst-Auto “ ) because , under the licence classifications then in force , vehicles having an engine capacity below 250 cc fell into a more accessible drivers ’ licence category ( Licence Category 4 ) than larger engined cars . Presumably at the time when the drivers ’ licence categories were devised , it had not occurred to the legislators that such a category might include a four-seat passenger car . In later years , elderly motorists who had never acquired a more conventional drivers ’ licence were happy to spell out that `` vehicles '' in this case included cars as evidence that they were indeed licensed to drive cars and did not need to take the additional test normally necessary for driving passenger cars ( Licence Category 3 ) . On its introduction in summer 1956 , the car lacked some of the relatively luxurious features included on the LP 400 sister model . It came without hubcaps , bumpers or a backrest for passengers in the back seat . The car was offered for sale at just DM 2,980 , though the missing features were available at extra cost as options . A more fully equipped version , the LP 250 V , replaced the basic LP 250 in April 1957 , the formerly optional fittings becoming standard features ; the price was increased to DM 3,350 , however , which was the same as the price quoted for the more powerful LP 400 . In total , 3,768 Lloyd LP 250 / LP 250Vs were produced .
Nectandra hirtella . `` Nectandra hirtella '' is a species of plant in the Lauraceae family . It is endemic to Peru .
Goliath ( Steve Taylor album ) . `` Goliath '' is the sixth studio album by alternative rock singer Steve Taylor , and his first with the group Steve Taylor & The Perfect Foil , consisting of Taylor , Peter Furler , Jimmy Abegg and John Mark Painter . It was released by Splint Entertainment on November 18 , 2014 and marks his first studio release since 1993 's `` Squint '' . Background . Steve Taylor previously released the studio album `` Squint '' in 1993 , after the breakup of his band Chagall Guevara , which fared poorly commercially despite critical praise . Following `` Squint '' , Taylor retired from recording music as a solo artist , pursuing a career as a filmmaker , songwriter , and record producer . In 2010 , Taylor started recording music again . In 2011 , Peter Furler , former member of Newsboys , a band for which Taylor has produced and written , revealed in an interview that he , Taylor , Jimmy Abegg and John Mark Painter had started recording for a new project by Taylor . At that time , the band was still unnamed , and referred to itself as `` Steve Taylor and Some Other Band '' . Under this name , the four artists appeared together on the song `` Closer '' from Furler 's solo album `` On Fire '' . `` A Life Preserved '' was first heard on the soundtrack of the film `` Blue Like Jazz '' which Steve Taylor produced , wrote and directed . Reception . Reviews for the album were effusive with praise with Popdose.com calling it `` one of the best albums of the year . '' Fred Mills , writing for `` Blurt Magazine '' , rewarding the project four stars out of five possible , lauds Taylor as `` Sounding as if he 's aged not one hour , he strides across the rock & roll arena every bit as vibrant on `` Goliath '' as in his prime . '' Imparting upon the album a five star rating , `` CCM Magazines Andy Argyrakis , expresses `` Even though it been 21 years since Steve Taylor 's last solo album , he more than makes up for lost time with a searing collection of witty yet inspiring alt-rockers . '' For Jesus Freak Hideout , Bert Gangl awards the release four and a half stars surmising , `` once these trifling arguments are laid to rest , what listeners are left with is quite simply a riveting , superbly-crafted work that , when it 's all said and done , might just be Taylor 's finest effort to date . '' In a four star rating , New Release Tuesday 's Mary Nikkel implores , `` This album will satisfy longtime Christian alternative rock supporters and pique the interest of a new generation longing for a little musical diversity . '' Bert Saraco , commenting for `` The Phantom Tollbooth '' in a four and a half clocks review , extolling `` Steve Taylor and The Perfect Foil have unveiled `` Goliath '' to the world , and it 's lived up to its legend . '' Music videos . Music videos were released for four of the tracks : `` Only a Ride '' which used footage from the trailer of the cult film Stunt Rock by Brian Trenchard-Smith , `` Standing In Line '' , which consists entirely of footage from Jerzy Skolimowski 's `` The Departure '' , an animated video for the title track `` Goliath '' , and `` Moonshot '' . Vinyl and cassette . `` Goliaths initial pressing was released in 2015 by Sounds Familyre Records in several different vinyl hues : transparent red ( for kickstarter backers only ) , violet , pink , transparent green , transparent orange and transparent yellow . The album was also released on cassette tape in red , yellow , and `` Splint blue '' . Track listing . All tracks lyrics by Steve Taylor , music by Steve Taylor and the Perfect Foil
Hugh Duffy ( rugby ) . Hugh Duffy ( 1 April 1934 - 30 December 2017 ) , born in Shotts , North Lanarkshire , was a Scottish rugby union , and professional rugby league footballer of the 1950s and 1960s . He played representative level rugby union ( RU ) for Scotland , making his début in a five nations international match against France in Paris , and at club level for Jed Thistle , and Jed-Forest RFC , as a Flanker , i.e . number 6 or 7 , and club level rugby league ( RL ) for Salford , and Halifax ( Heritage № 722 ) , as a Forward . Duffy was one of the first XV Scottish Rugby Union internationalists to move to rugby league . International honours . Hugh Duffy won a cap for Scotland ( RU ) while at Jed-Forest RFC in 1955 against France at Stade Colombes , Paris on Saturday 8 January 1955 . Championship Final appearances . Hugh Duffy was a non-playing interchange/substitute in Halifax 's 15-7 victory over St. Helens in the 1964–65 Championship Final during the 1964–65 season at Station Road , Swinton on Saturday 22 May 1965 , and played as a interchange/substitute in the 12-35 defeat by St. Helens in the 1965–66 Championship Final during the 1965–66 season at Station Road , Swinton on Saturday 28 May 1966 , in front of a crowd of 30,634 . County Cup Final appearances . Hugh Duffy played in Halifax 's 10-0 victory over Featherstone Rovers in the 1963 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1963–64 season at Belle Vue , Wakefield on Saturday 2 November 1963. Notable tour matches . Hugh Duffy played in Salford 's 5-21 defeat by New Zealand , at The Willows , Salford on 6 November 1955 , this was the first Salford match to ever be televised , and played in the 20-22 defeat by Australia , during the 1959–60 Kangaroo tour match at The Willows , Salford on 26 September 1959 , in front of a crowd of 11,000 . Club career . Hugh Duffy played a trial match under the pseudonym 'McDonald ' for Salford against Oldham at Watersheddings , Oldham on Tuesday 28 December 1954 , he declined contract offers from Huddersfield , and Oldham , and signed for Salford , he made his début for Salford against Liverpool City , at The Willows , Salford on Saturday 5 February 1955 , he kicked his solitary goal for Salford in the match against Blackpool Borough at The Willows , Salford in 1962 , he was transferred from Salford to Halifax in exchange for Halifax 's ; Ernie Critchley plus £600 ( based on increases in average earnings , this would be approximately £24,830 in 2016 ) . Outside of rugby . Hugh Duffy was the landlord , with his wife Irene ( née Gregory ) , of the now demolished 'Star Inn ' at the corner of Broughton Road/Garden Street , Greengate , Salford . Funeral . Hugh Duffy 's funeral took place at St Joseph 's Roman Catholic Church , Woodford Lane , Winsford , at 10.00am , on Tuesday 9 January 2018 , followed by internment at Wharton Cemetery , Wharton .
Juris Dalbiņš . Juris Dalbiņš ( born January 1 , 1954 in Dobele ) is a Latvian politician and a Deputy of the Saeima . He is a member of the People 's Party .
Eliška Kleinová . Eliška Kleinová , born Elisabeth `` Lisa '' Klein ( February 27 , 1912 , Přerov , Moravia – September 2 , 1999 , Prague ) was a Czech Jewish pianist , music educator , and was the sister of Gideon Klein . Eliška Kleinová was born as a daughter of Jindřich/Heinrich Klein , and Helene ( born Ilona Marmorstein ) .
Slingsby Grasshopper . The Slingsby T.38 Grasshopper is a British primary training glider built by Slingsby Sailplanes for the Royal Air Force . Development . The design is based on the pre-World War II German SG 38 Schulgleiter , modified to use the wing design of the Slingsby T.7 Kirby Cadet glider . The design was cheap to manufacture and was designed to be stored dismantled . The type was used by Air Training Corps Squadrons between 1952 and the late 1980s . The RAF designated the glider the Grasshopper TX.1 and the first order was for 65 aircraft which were delivered in 1952 and 1953 . It was later followed by two further orders for an additional 50 aircraft , the final delivery was made in 1963 . Launch is achieved through the use of a V shaped bungee or elastic rope pulled by a team of helpers . The glider can also be mounted on a pivoting tripod pointed into wind for the demonstration of controls . The Grasshopper is virtually identical to the EoN Eton .
Supreme Court of the Irish Free State . The Supreme Court of the Irish Free State was the state 's court of final appeal . It was created in Article 64 of the Irish Free State Constitution . It was presided over by a Chief Justice . The number of judges on the court was laid down in the Courts of Justice Act 1924 . Though the Irish Free State and its constitution were abolished with the commencement of a new constitution , the Constitution of Ireland on 29 December 1937 , the Free State Supreme Court continued in existence as the provisional supreme court of the new state until 1961 when the new Supreme Court of Ireland , which had been created in 1937 , was formally brought into being . The Supreme Court of the Irish Free State met in two locations during its existence . Until 1931 , while its headquarters , which had been destroyed during the Irish Civil War was being rebuilt , it met in St. Patrick 's Hall in Dublin Castle . From 1931 onwards it met in the Four Courts in Dublin . Until 1933 , there was a right of appeal to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in London .
Nova Esperança do Sudoeste . Nova Esperança do Sudoeste is a municipality in the state of Paraná in the Southern Region of Brazil .
Kajetanów , Lublin County . Kajetanów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wysokie , within Lublin County , Lublin Voivodeship , in eastern Poland .
Vintage Culture . Lukas Ruiz , known as Vintage Culture ( born July 7 , 1993 ) , is a DJ and producer of Brazilian electronic music genre house music , his musical style is easily described as a big infusion Room with Deep House . Vintage Culture had a rapid rise launching versions as `` Blue Monday '' by New Order and `` Another brick in the wall '' of Pink Floyd , who soon began to viralized on the network along with their versions of `` Beth balance '' of Cazuza and `` Bidolibido '' Fernanda Abreu . In 2016 , he released the EP `` Hollywood '' by Ganza seal Skol Music in partnership with Spinnin Records . Soon after he charted his remix of `` Drinkee '' for double Sofi Tukker released by Ultra Music at # 4 Dance chart of Beatport and even after a month of release has remained in the Top 10 with it . But it was with `` Wild Kidz '' released by Spinnin Records that Vintage Culture began to gain international recognition , the song entered the `` Global Viral '' Spotify and received support Oliver Heldens , EDX and Sam Feldt . In 2015 , Vintage Culture appeared in # 118 in the TOP DJs list of British magazine DJ MAG and # 2 on the list of best Brazilian DJs House Mag . In 2016 , he achieved the 54º position and in 2017 , he climbed the rank up to hold the best position of his career , being considered the 31º best DJ of the year . Vintage Culture is also a businessman and beyond the label Só Track Boa , has a club in downtown São Paulo , the Air Rooftop . Biography and career . Lukas Ruiz was born in Katuete , Canendiyu , Paraguay . Then he moved to Matto grosso do sul , Brazil where he lived and studied until completing high school , and where his interest in electronic music started when he found a hard trance CD his uncle had ; until then , he had been enjoying electronic bands such as New Order and Depeche Mode . He moved to Maringá , Paraná , at age 19 and joined a law school but dropped out halfway through to devote himself to music . It was in his apartment in Maringa Lukas spent three years focusing on his productions . At first , he had no money to invest in production equipment , so Lukas went to a house in the neighborhood to download programs and returned home to play with them on a laptop his father had given him to assist his studies . When his father found out what he was truly using it for , he broke it . However , even without the support of family , Lukas did not give up . At the time , he still signed as Lukas Ruiz , but realized that it would always be related to Victor Ruiz , an important figure of the Techno world in Brazil , so he felt the need to create a name for his project . It was while he was producing a song that he thought of `` Vintage , '' which embraced his passion for 80 's music , which in turn quickly became Vintage Culture . His first song posted on SoundClod was the remix of `` Blue Monday '' by New Order , which soon began to viralized network . Following came the remix free download Pink Floyd `` Another brick in the wall , '' Lukas did not believe much in this range and the left leaning for a while , until his friend Marcelo Fiorela to hear it encouraged him to publish the network . It was with this band that began to appear requests dates and people interested in knowing the Vintage Culture project , but Lukas Ruiz knew it was necessary more than one song to become a good DJ , refused the requests and continued focused on their productions , which each time adding more were plays and followers on the network . It was in 2013 that Vintage Culture began to play , Marcelo Fiorela was a member of the former Groove DJ Agency alongside Luiz room to , known as DJ Ugly , which was responsible for Booka it for the first time in Green Valley , club collecting world titles in DJ Mag , it was then that things began to change . Soon after his presentation , Guga Trevisani , one of the partners of Entourage Content Artistic , one of the largest agencies in Brazil , contacted by phone and made the call to the Vintage Culture project to enter the casting agency . Lukas knew he was not ready to enter into an agency such as Entourage , thinking it would not receive due attention at the time he declined the invitation and remained focused on the expansion of the project , it was only in 2014 – a year later – that Vintage Culture entered for Entourage , the same year he lost his father , a year full of events that changed the direction of Lukas of life , more than 200 dates throughout Brazil and meteoric growth . With the support of an entire team and its managers Marcelo Arditti and Guga Trevisani , 2015 was a year of great achievements for Vintage Culture . Starting with his presentation on the Stage Perry Lollapalooza Brazil on March 28 , sharing the stage with DJ Snake , Dillon Francis and Major Lazer and recording its first international video , `` Slowing Down '' , in New York . While their versions of `` Bidolibido '' Fernanda Abreu and `` Bete balance '' of Cazuza accumulated plays and fans throughout Brazil , the public had the chance to know more about the young phenomenon behind the design on the cover of the 41st edition of the Brazilian magazine electronic music House Mag in April of the same year . But not only were the Brazilians who surrendered his trademark , an infusion of Big Room with Deep House . Belgian Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike invited personally Vintage Culture to perform on stage Smash The House in Tomorrowland Brazil in May , shortly after Lukas signed the remix of `` Higher Place '' the duo with the American singer Ne-Yo . In June 2015 , Vintage Culture held its first international tour , going through countries like Egypt , UAE , Turkey , Ireland , Spain and Belgium . In September , it was the turn of breaking South Africa and return to Brazil for their first performance at Rock in Rio . But do not stop there , it was in the Entourage event , the Kaballah Festival , Lukas debuted his new intro presenting hit `` Hollywood '' , which later signed the Ganzá seal Skol Music in Brazil and the international Spinnin Records . 2015 was also marked by his performance at the ADE night Loulou Records and Live in Amsterdam with Goldfish and Bakermat . His residence in Green Valley , which was a surprise night including himself Lukas and voted by the audience . And ending with Electric Daisy Carnival Brazil , that was certainly one of the most exciting times of the year , Lukas performed in two stages of the festival , the neonGARDEN and kineticFIELD ( main stage ) replacing Cazzette the festival closing . If nothing else the responsibility of closing , Vintage Culture was surprised by Skrillex at the end of his presentation interacting with fans . After the festival , Lukas was invited to perform at the main stage of the EDC Mexico in February next year , would be one of the first artists to open the kineticFIELD and so their expectations were nothing much , but the public once again surprised and even very early , the main stage was already full . In 2016 , Mexico to Los Angeles , Vintage Culture gathered his team again for an international clip recording , this time in Hollywood . It was during the recording Lukas felt swollen and his manager warned about a possible Caxumba . Lukas went to the doctor as soon as he returned to Brazil and was diagnosed with this contagious disease that affects the glands of the throat , the recommendation of the doctors was absolute rest , but Lukas did not want to cancel his shows , he fulfilled the agenda , which was quite exhausting for your body and ended up aggravating the clinical picture , not to mention that some fans accused him of not being in it shows because of the dejected appearance and swelling of the face that made him almost unrecognizable . Lukas needed rest and was forbidden to hold concerts until he recovered , was how he lost one of the most important shows of his career so far , his presentation at the 18th edition of the Ultra Music Festival in Miami , Vintage Culture would present the main stage on Saturday March 19 , 2016 . But 2016 did not disappoint , fan support was essential and new goals were being achieved , as the contract with Spin Agency , one of the largest international representation agencies that have on your casting artists like Avicii and Armin van Buuren , in addition to the contract with the Dutch giant Spinnin Records . In addition to closing the year as owner of his own club , the Air Rooftop located in downtown São Paulo . As an entrepreneur this other hand , Lukas does not look at the bottom line , but to offer the best experience to get or to give back in return rather than earned , i.e . the projects he gets involved need to have some differential . On The Road . In its 8th episode , the series web can be considered a mini documentary about the life , career and the artist 's career . In the series , the testimony of Vintage Culture are interspersed with behind the scenes , concerts and studio sessions , and some periods off with friends . WKND Hi Lights . In short videos of one minute on average , Vintage Culture presents to the public a summary of their weekends . DJ Mag . N. 118 no TOP 100 DJs DJ Mag ( 2015 ) N. 19 no TOP 100 DJs DJ Mag ( 2018 ) House Mag . N.2 no TOP 50 DJS House Mag ( 2015 )
2012–13 College of Charleston Cougars men 's basketball team . The 2012–13 College of Charleston Cougars men 's basketball team represented the College of Charleston during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . The Cougars , led by first year head coach Doug Wojcik , played their home games at the TD Arena and were members of the South Division of the Southern Conference . They finished the season 24–11 , 14–4 in SoCon play to finish in second place in the South Division . They advanced to the championship game of the SoCon Tournament before falling to Davidson . They were invited to the 2013 College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to George Mason . This was the Cougars final season as a member of the SoCon as they joined the Colonial Athletic Association beginning with the 2013–14 season . Schedule . ! colspan=9| 2013 SoCon Tournament ! colspan=9| 2013 College Basketball Invitational
Deh-e Pakel Allah Reza . Deh-e Pakel Allah Reza ( , also Romanized as Deh-e Pākel Allah Rez̤ā ) is a village in Dehdasht-e Sharqi Rural District , in the Central District of Kohgiluyeh County , Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province , Iran . At the 2006 census , its population was 139 , in 27 families .
Oldendorf , Stade . Oldendorf is a municipality in the district of Stade , in Lower Saxony , Germany . It is situated west of Hamburg . Oldendorf has a population of approx . 3,000 . Oldendorf was the seat of the former `` Samtgemeinde '' ( `` collective municipality '' ) Oldendorf . History . Oldendorf belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen , established in 1180 . In 1648 the Prince-Archbishopric was transformed into the Duchy of Bremen , which was first ruled in personal union by the Swedish Crown - interrupted by a Danish occupation ( 1712–1715 ) - and from 1715 on by the Hanoverian Crown . In 1807 the ephemeric Kingdom of Westphalia annexed the Duchy , before France annexed it in 1810 . In 1813 the duchy was restored to the Electorate of Hanover , which - after its upgrade to the Kingdom of Hanover in 1814 - incorporated the duchy in a real union and the ducal territory , including Oldendorf , became part of the new Stade Region , established in 1823 .
Unregistered trademark . An unregistered or common law trademark is an enforceable mark created by a business or individual to signify or distinguish a product or service . A common law or unregistered trademark is legally different from a registered trademark granted by statute . As with statutory trademarks , a common law trademark utilizes graphics , images , words or symbols , or a combination of such , to signify the distinctiveness or source of a product or service . Although not required by law to receive trademark protection , an unregistered trademark owner can append the mark with the letters `` TM '' ( visualized by the trademark symbol ™ ) . A ™ serves as notice to the public the words or symbols are an unregistered trademark . In contrast , trademarks granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office ( USPTO ) may have the ® symbol next to the trademark . The USPTO prohibits a common law , unregistered trademark owner using the ® in the trademark . A significant distinction of an unregistered trademark is the trademark owner does not receive as much protection as the owner of a federal or state registered trademark . For example , in the United States a trademark registered by the USPTO can enforce the trademark in all U.S. states , sue for damages ( including lost profits ) , and significantly , recover attorneys ' fees and costs incurred in protecting the trademark against infringement . If a trademark owner registers in a state , the trademark owner can enforce the trademark throughout the entire state , and receive similar statutory remedies . In the United States , neither federal nor state registration is required to obtain common law trademark protection , albeit the protection may be limited . In contrast to federal registration , common law trademarks are usually enforceable only within the geographic region or locale where the trademark owner is using it in business . When an infringement occurs , an unregistered trademark owner may not be able to sue and collect damages or recover attorneys fees . In those jurisdictions with limited protection to unregistered trademark owners , a common law trademark owner 's remedies may be limited to injunctive relief ( a court order for the defendant to cease and desist the infringement ) . An unregistered trademark may receive protection under the federal `` Lanham Act '' ( 15 USC § 1125 ) , which includes prohibition against commercial misrepresentation of source or origins of goods . Unlike other trademark statutory provisions , a claim under the Lanham Act may permit a party to recover attorneys ' fees and costs . Some U.S. states follow a first use rule when determining trademark ownership ( such as California ) . Significantly , under the first use in commerce rule an unregistered trademark owner can defeat a later-filed federal or state registered trademark , if the unregistered trademark owner can show first use in commerce `` before '' the date of the registered trademark . States that do not follow the first use rule resolve trademark ownership disputes by determining who first `` filed '' for registration of a trademark . Regardless of use in commerce , if a business or individual later files to register the trademark , the filing to register will take precedence over an unregistered common law trademark holder 's use of the trademark . The first to file is declared the owner of the trademark . In first-to-file states this sometimes causes a `` race to file '' an application because a granted registration may provide protection to the date the trademark owner first filed the trademark application .
South Eastern Railway zone . The South Eastern Railway ( abbreviated SER ) is one of the 17 railway zones in India and Part of Eastern Railways . It is headquartered at Garden Reach , Kolkata , West Bengal , India . It comprises Adra railway division , Chakradharpur railway division , Kharagpur railway division and Ranchi railway division . Predecessor . The Bengal Nagpur Railway ( BNR ) Company was incorporated in 1887 to take over from the Nagpur Chhattisgarh Railway and to convert the line to broad gauge . The work was completed in 1888 . The extension of the main line from Nagpur to Asansol was completed by 1891 . A 161-mile branch line ( 258 km ) that connected Bilaspur to Umaria coal mine was built and linked to the existing line from Umaria to Katni ( 1891 ) . By the turn of the twentieth century , work on the Calcutta–Bombay and Calcutta–Madras lines was completed . Through the first half of the twentieth century work on the BNR lines progressed steadily . In 1921 the Talcher coalfields were connected by a railway line starting from Nergundi . In 1931 , the Raipur–Vizianagaram line was set up , which connected the east coast with the Central Province . By the end of the 1930s the BNR owned the largest narrow-gauge network in the country . The BNR management was taken over by the British Indian government on 1 October 1944. and continued to be called by that name until 14 April 1952 , when it was amalgamated with the East Indian Railway to form one of six newly carved zones of the Indian Railways : the Eastern Railway . Re-organisation . On 1 August 1955 , the erstwhile Bengal Nagpur Railway portion was separated and a new zone , the South Eastern Railway , came into existence . In July 1967 , the South Eastern Railway took over the Bankura Domodar River line . Till April 2003 , the South Eastern Railway comprised eight divisions : Kharagpur , Adra , Sambalpur , Khurda Road , Visakhapatnam , Chakradharpur , Bilaspur and Nagpur . In April 2003 two new zones were carved out from the SER . On 1 April 2003 the East Coast Railway ( E.Co.R ) comprising South Eastern Railway 's Khurda Road , Sambalpur and Vishakhapatnam divisions was dedicated to the nation ; on 5 April 2003 the South East Central Railway ( S.E.C.R ) comprising South Eastern Railway 's Nagpur and Bilaspur divisions and a new Raipur division was dedicated to the nation . On 13 April 2003 the SER reorganized Adra and Chakradharpur divisions to form the new Ranchi division . The South Eastern Railway has electric multiple unit sheds in Tikiapara and Panskura . Electric locomotive sheds are in Santragachi , Tatanagar , Bokaro Steel City and Bondamunda . Diesel locomotive sheds are located in Kharagpur , Bokaro Steel City , and Bondamunda . The coach maintenance yard is in Santragachi . The South Eastern Railway has a major workshop located in Kharagpur . Administration . The South Eastern Railway caters to the states of West Bengal , Jharkhand and Odisha . S.E . also runs regular electric multiple units ( EMU ) services to areas adjacent to Kolkata , from Howrah to Kharagpur , Amta , Medinipur , Tatanagar , Balasore Rourkela and Santragachi to Shalimar . It also handles major freight traffic to Kolkata and Haldia .
United States state legislatures ' partisan trend . This chart shows the trends in the partisan composition of the various state legislatures in the United States . In most cases the data point for each year is July 1 , a time when few elections are scheduled . Most states hold legislative elections in the even numbered years , so the data points below are near the end of the term for most states . However , 2018 data is for the beginning of the year . Nebraska is not included in the national summaries below .
Yerkinkala . Yerkinkala ( , `` Yerkinkala '' , `` ەركينكالا '' ) is a town in Atyrau Region , western Kazakhstan , southwest of the regional capital of Atyrau . It lies at an altitude of below sea level .
List of people from Butte , Montana . The following is a list of people from Butte , Montana , including notable persons who were born and/or have resided in Butte . References . 36 . Dennis Weis ( September 28,1959 ) . Social media Singer/Musician . “ Dennis Weis Music ” Facebook .
Wrap Up . `` Wrap Up '' ( ) is a 2007 comedy film directed and written by Ramón Costafreda .
Kellswater . Kellswater is a hamlet near to the village of Kells in Northern Ireland . The name of the hamlet comes from the nearby Kells Water .
2008 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships – Men 's Doubles . Jordan Kerr and Robert Lindstedt were the defending champions , but lost in the semifinals to Mikhail Youzhny and Mischa Zverev . Mikhail Youzhny and Mischa Zverev won in the final 6–3 , 6–4 , against Lukáš Dlouhý and Leander Paes .
Barjinder Singh Hamdard . Barjinder Singh Hamdard is the managing editor of the Punjabi newspaper `` Daily Ajit '' and he is also an ex-parliamentarian of India 's upper house , Rajya Sabha . He is the son of famous Punjabi journalist and writer Sadhu Singh Hamdard . Punjabi politics . Hamdard led a coalition in opposition to Amarinder Singh after Singh took office and withdrew government advertising from Ajit newspapers .
Mohamed Ali Nafkha . Mohamed Ali Nafkha ( born January 25 , 1986 in Sousse ) is a Tunisian football player who is currently playing for Étoile du Sahel on loan from FC Zürich . Nafkha scored twice in Étoile du Sahel 's CAF Confederation Cup 2006 group stage match against Espérance to help seal their place in the final . On 12 December 2010 , he has signed a four-year contract with Swiss Super League club FC Zurich .
Blackpool North Carriage Maintenance Depot . Blackpool North Light Maintenance Depot is a traction maintenance depot located in Blackpool , Lancashire , England . The depot is situated on the northern side of the Blackpool branch line from Preston and is to the east of Blackpool North station . The depot code is BP . The depot is to be electrified in 2018 following the Preston to Blackpool North electrification project . History . In 1987 , the depot had no allocation but was used for stabling DMUs and Classes 08 and 47 locomotives . Present . As of 2016 , there is no allocation . It is , instead , a stabling and light maintenance point for Class 142 Pacers , 1 , 2 and Class 156 Sprinters , Class 158 Express Sprinters and Class 185 Desiros owned by TransPennine Express and on lease to Northern .
Kirtland Air Force Base . Kirtland Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located in the southeast quadrant of the Albuquerque , New Mexico urban area , adjacent to the Albuquerque International Sunport . The base was named for the early Army aviator Col. Roy C. Kirtland . The military and the international airport share the same runways , making ABQ a joint civil-military airport . Kirtland AFB is the largest installation in Air Force Global Strike Command and sixth largest in the Air Force . The base occupies 51,558 acres and employs over 23,000 people , including more than 4,200 active duty and 1,000 Guard , plus 3,200 part-time Reserve personnel . In 2000 , Kirtland AFB ’ s economic impact on the City of Albuquerque was over $ 2.7 billion . Kirtland is the home of the Air Force Materiel Command 's Nuclear Weapons Center ( NWC ) . The NWC 's responsibilities include acquisition , modernization and sustainment of nuclear system programs for both the Department of Defense and Department of Energy.The NWC is composed of two wings–the 377th Air Base Wing and 498th Nuclear Systems Wing–along with ten groups and 7 squadrons . Kirtland is home to the 58th Special Operations Wing ( 58 SOW ) , an Air Education and Training Command ( AETC ) unit that provides formal aircraft type/model/series training . The 58 SOW operates the HC-130J , MC-130J , UH-1N Huey , HH-60G Pave Hawk and CV-22 Osprey aircraft . Headquarters , Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center is also located at Kirtland AFB . The 150th Special Operations Wing of the New Mexico Air National Guard , an Air Combat Command ( ACC ) -gained unit , is also home-based at Kirtland . History . Kirtland Air Force Base was named for Colonel Roy C. Kirtland ( 1874–1941 ) in February 1942 . Colonel Kirtland learned to fly in 1911 in one of the first Wright airplanes at Dayton , Ohio . During World War I he organized and commanded a regiment of mechanics , and served as an inspector of aviation facilities . Recalled from retirement in 1941 at the age of 65 , the oldest military pilot in the Air Corps , he died of a heart attack on 2 May 1941 at Moffett Field , California . Kirtland Air Force Base has changed a great deal since its establishment as a U.S. Army airfield in 1941 . It has evolved from a hastily constructed training and testing facility necessitated by the onset of World War II to a significant USAF center for R & D . What began as a 2,000-acre air base has grown into a 51,800-plus-acre facility . Origins . Kirtland Air Force Base ’ s beginnings stem from three private airfields of 1928-1939 and are similar to that of other installations choosing to adapt existing runways and hangars for military use . In 1928 , Frank G. Speakman and William L. Franklin , two Santa Fe Railroad employees , had inaugurated a private venture for an airport . Working with the town of Albuquerque , they graded two runways on East Mesa with one approximately 5,300 feet long and the other just under 4,000 feet . Albuquerque Airport was wholly a private venture , irrespective of the town ’ s involvement . Immediately following construction of the airport , other individuals and promoters became interested in Albuquerque as a crossroads location for southwestern air traffic . James G. Oxnard , a New York entrepreneur , bought Franklin ’ s interest in Albuquerque Airport , expanding the facility toward the end of 1928 . The airfield soon drew business from private flyers , as well as Transcontinental Air Transport ( TAT ) and Western Air Express ( WAE ) , commercial airlines that set up operations at the new airport . The city ’ s viability as a crossroads of air traffic in the Southwest was confirmed by this early success . As the 1920s closed , two airlines initiated competitive passenger , mail and cargo service between the Midwest and California , positioning Albuquerque as an important transcontinental airfield . WAE soon moved to the West Mesa Airport and was joined by TAT as the two airlines merged to become Trans World Airlines ( TWA ) . This new facility , also private , became known as Albuquerque Airport , and the first , which was renamed Oxnard Field , also continued to service general aviation needs . In the mid-1930s , Mayor Tingley , other city officials , and TWA management began to conceive of a municipal airport , the next necessary step in confirming Albuquerque ’ s status as a “ Crossroads of the Southwest. ” With the help of President Roosevelt ’ s Works Progress Administration ( WPA ) funds , a new airport was begun four miles west of Oxnard Field and completed in 1939 , on the cusp of World War II . In January 1939 , Major General Henry “ Hap ” Arnold , who became chief of the U.S. Army Air Corps ( AAC ) , proposed to Congress that money be spent on a strong air defense . It soon became a national priority to secure airfields and bombing and gunnery ranges . An effort was also being made in cooperation with the WPA and Civil Aeronautics Authority to build up civilian airports of value to national defense efforts ( Tagg 1998 ) . Albuquerque city leaders began to examine the possibility of an air base locating on the mesa , and through extensive negotiations with the AAC , succeeded in their efforts when the Army established an air base on the East Mesa in 1939 . World War II . As of late 1939 , Army and Navy pilots began using Oxnard Field for refueling and maintenance for a variety of military flights . Later that same year , the Army Air Corps leased 2,000 acres neighboring Albuquerque Airport , four miles west of Oxnard Field . The Army eventually condemned the Oxnard Field property for military use , with subsequent transfer to the federal government . Construction of Albuquerque Army Air Base began in January 1941 and was completed in August 1941 . Albuquerque Army Air Base received its first military aircraft in March , and on April 1 , 1941 , a lone B-18 bomber , landed on the north-south runway . With the assignment of five pilots to the aircraft , the day marked the official opening of Albuquerque Army Air Base . The first buildings on the installation were simple wood-frame structures constructed quickly in order to fulfill the country ’ s urgent need for trained pilots to fight the war . Most of the buildings were Theater of Operations construction while some were of the Mobilization type . The Mobilization type buildings included the station hospital , theater , chapel , and Link training buildings . The Albuquerque Army Air Base provided advanced flying training in “ AT ” ( advanced trainer ) trainer aircraft and transition training in combat-ready aircraft , primarily the B-17 Flying Fortress and the B-24 Liberator . In addition to pilot training , the Albuquerque Army Air Base provided bombardier training at its Advanced Flying School . During this period , the facility was under the Flying Training Command and the Air Training Command . 19th Bombardment Group . The 19th Bombardment Group arrived at Albuquerque AAB from March Field , California , in April 1941 , shortly after the base was activated . Its purpose was to train air and ground crews for reconnaissance and bombing duty on Boeing B-17 “ Flying Fortresses ” before deployment to Clark Field in the Philippine Islands . The 19th Bombardment Group became the most famous bomber unit of World War II for its part in the strategic campaign against Japan . The 30th , 32nd , and 93rd Bombardment Squadrons and the 38th Reconnaissance Squadron were assigned to the 19th Bombardment Group . The 3rd Air Base Squadron , also assigned to the 19th Bombardment Group , was the first to arrive on base . Headquarters , materiel , quartermaster , ordnance , and signal detachments accompanied it . On 10 April , the squadrons began operations . Because B-17s were in short supply , the pilots trained on Douglas B-18 Bolos and Northrop A-17s , as well as Stearman PT-17 biplanes . Under the command of Lt . Colonel Eugene Eubank , the 19th Bombardment Group focused on precision , high-altitude , and formation flying . They also flew mock attacks on New Mexico villages and ranches . Eubank was known for being a taskmaster , demanding that his pilots gain extensive cockpit experience and that the men cross-train as navigators and bombardiers . As such , it was purported that every B-17 flight had a half-dozen pilots aboard , two flying , two practicing dead reckoning and celestial navigation , and two making practice bomb runs . Ferrying command training . The 19th Bombardment Group transferred to active duty in September 1941 . It was replaced by the AAC Ferrying Command Specialized Four Engine school . The school operated under the Army Air Corps Ferrying Command , which had been established in late May 1941 and charged with transporting aircraft overseas for delivery to the Royal Air Force . The students were training to ferry Consolidated B-24 Liberator bombers , ( the aircraft used at the Four-Engine School ) and other multi-engine aircraft to the RAF in Great Britain . TWA chose Albuquerque for the school ’ s location because of its 10,000-foot runway , which could accommodate B-24s , as well as its fair weather . The students were trained in pilot skills , instrument flying , meteorology , radio , briefing , and general transition . TWA pilots and ground crews were readily available as instructors ; the difficulty was in housing the students because base quarters were not finished . Consequently , they doubled up in the barracks . The first contingent of B-24 trainees arrived in Albuquerque on 19 June 1941 . The facility was officially titled the Air Corps Ferrying Command Four-Engine Transition School but was unofficially referred to as the “ Four-Engine School ” or “ Jack Frye School ” —for the president of TWA . Its location on the base was called the Eagle Nest Flight Center . Using Link Trainers and B-24 training aircraft , the TWA instructors trained more than 1,100 pilots and crewmen during the eight months the company operated the school . On 7 February 1942 , the U.S. Army transferred the training function from TWA back to the USAAF , and the school was redesignated the Combat Crew Training School . The Air Corps Ferrying Command was redesignated the Army Air Forces Ferrying Command in March 1942 , a month after the AAC transferred the school from TWA training back to the military . The command was then redesignated the Air Transport Command in July 1942—the same month that the school was transferred from Albuquerque to Smyrna Army Airfield , Tennessee . Bombardier training . With the departure of the 19th Bombardment Group from Albuquerque Army Air Base in the fall of 1941 , Major General Arnold moved the military ’ s bombardier school from Louisiana to Albuquerque for two reasons—good weather and the availability of vacant land on which to build bombing ranges . It was proclaimed the “ World ’ s First Bombardier School ” , and on 24 December 1941 it was officially designated an Army Air Forces Advanced Flying School under the USAAF Western Flying Training Command . The 56th and 88th School Squadrons , the 9th Materiel Squadron , and the 92nd Quartermaster Battalion arrived the week after the Pearl Harbor Attack , followed shortly by the 383rd and 384th School Squadrons and the 459th Ordnance Company . The director of the school , Colonel John P. Ryan , was praised for rapidly organizing the nation ’ s first permanent bombardier training school . Instructors , maintenance personnel , and cadets arrived so quickly that base operations such as engineering and supply had to be operated out of pyramidal tents lacking heat and protection from blowing sand . Other problems included lack of aircraft parking space and adequate lighting near the aircraft parking ramp . New construction projects began early in 1942 , adding offices and housing quarters , ordnance storage , a photography lab , flightline buildings , and maintenance hangars . The base undertook paving and lighting of aircraft parking spaces , and scheduled the building of additional runways and taxiways . Students began training on twin-engine Beechcraft AT-11 Kansan bomber trainers . By January 1942 , there were 50 aircraft on base , in addition to 28 B-18A Bolo bombers used for training . Eventually , about 150 AT-11s served the school . The USAAF established a new minimum proficiency standard for bombardier trainees in 1943 . Trainees were required to hit their targets during at least 22 percent of their drops . Practice combat flying missions required continuous evasive action within a 10-mile radius of the intended target . The final approach was required to be straight , level and taking no longer than 60 seconds . The school taught bombardiers the technique of bomb sighting . Bombardiers were required to crawl down shafts that gave way to the “ bubble , ” from which they had bird ’ s-eye views of the ground below . The bombardier ’ s job was to feed the bombsight the needed information , air speed , wind speed , wind direction , altitude , and the angle of drift . As the aircraft approached the target , the pilot turned the aircraft over to the bombardier and the Norden bombsight , which was also an automatic pilot that flew the aircraft as bombs were released over the target . Classroom instruction at the Albuquerque base was held at night and training missions were flown during the day to bombsights around Albuquerque . Servicemen and WPA workers were tasked with laying out bombing ranges for training . These were located west and southwest of Albuquerque , including a major range located between the neighboring village , Los Lunas and the Rio Puerco . Contracts for day and night bombing targets on the ranges were let during January 1942 , and access roads to the targets were constructed . Bomb ranges numbered 2,450 square miles on ranch and Indian reservation land by the end of 1942 . At that time , a total of 24 targets , simulated cities and warships , were in use on the ranges . Bombardier school was 12 to 18 weeks during which a student dropped approximately 160 bombs ; precise records were kept of hits and misses . The elimination rate for trainees was 12 percent , and upon graduation , a new bombardier was transferred to an operational training unit and trained for overseas duty . Albuquerque was an operational training facility , and the first class of 61 bombardiers from the Albuquerque base school graduated 7 March 1942 . By 1945 , Albuquerque ’ s flying training field had turned out 5,719 bombardiers and 1,750 regular pilots for the B-24 bomber alone . The 51st class to complete the bombardier training course included 143 bombardiers . Chiang Kai-shek pilots and bombardiers received training from Kirtland Field instructors . And film actor Jimmy Stewart was stationed at Kirtland Field briefly , beginning in August 1942 , assisting bombardier cadet training by flying bombers on training missions . Additional training . Bombardier and pilot training was not the only focus at Kirtland Field between 1942 and 1945 . In 1943 , the USAAF Flying Training Command merged with the Technical Training Command in an effort to save manpower . The new command , the Air Training Command , became responsible for all training from classification center through pilot and technical schools . In 1943 , Kirtland Field facilities expanded to support existing bombardier training plus other training missions . This expansion was the result of the merging of the two training commands . Expanded training at Kirtland Field included a ground school for glider pilots—called the Glider Replacement Center , which was established in July 1942 . The center served as a temporary training area for glider pilots awaiting vacancies at glider schools . The Army Air Forces glider-training program had expanded , and prior flight training was eliminated as a necessary qualification for candidates . On 30 June , the War Department opened the program to any man between 18 and 36 who could meet the physical and mental requirements , including civilians as well as officers and enlisted men . At Kirtland Field , the Glider Replacement Center operated until February 1943 . In May 1943 , a Women ’ s Army Auxiliary Corps ( WAAC ) contingent was established at Kirtland Field with the arrival of 45 women on base . WAAC quarters built at Kirtland Field included barracks , a day room , beauty shop , and supply room . A WAAC open house for the new post was held in August 1943 and several hundred men with their wives and families attended . Initially , most WAACs and WACs worked as file clerks , typists , stenographers , or motor pool drivers . Gradually , their jobs grew more technical as positions were created for weather forecasters , parachute riggers , radio operators and repair specialists , sheet metal workers , bombsight maintenance specialists , control tower operators , and cryptographers . In August 1943 , Kirtland Field became host to a USAAF Provisional B-24 Liberator Pilot Transition School designed to train airplane commanders . Transition training was the final step after successful completion of Primary , Basic , and Advanced Flying training . The Bombardier School , for the most part , furnished facilities and maintenance , and personnel from two squadrons , that had been part of the Bombardier School , were put to work in the B-24 school . Officer pilots were selected for the new school from advanced twin-engine training schools . Instruction covered day and night navigation and instrument flying , formation and altitude flying , comprehensive ground schoolwork , engineering , radio , meteorology , weather flying , first aid and oxygen training , as well as a course on the duties of an airplane commander . A school for navigation was also established at Kirtland Field in the summer of 1943 . The six-week navigation training course extended bombardier cadets ’ schooling from 12 weeks to 18 weeks , qualifying them to serve as navigators as well . The navigation instructors were often recent combat veterans ; the school combined regular bombardier missions to targets throughout New Mexico with navigational missions . A month later , headquarters of the 38th Flying Training Wing relocated from Roswell Army Airfield , New Mexico to Kirtland Field . One of the wings under the Western Flying Training Command , the 38th held jurisdiction not only over Kirtland Field but also the Hobbs , Roswell , and Carlsbad Army Air Fields ; Williams Field , Arizona ; and Victorville Air Field , California . The wing relocated to Williams Field , Arizona , in February 1945 due to Kirtland Field ’ s conversion to a Superfortress base under the Second Air Force . Kirtland Field served as a B-29 Superfortress base in support of the incendiary bombing raids on Japan . In March 1945 , Kirtland Field was converted into a Superfortress base in a matter of only 45 days after its assignment to the Second Air Force . The Second Air Force , operating under the Continental Air Forces , concentrated on training for heavy and very heavy bombers during the war . Kirtland Field was one of six stations in the 16th Bombardment Operational Training Wing program . Other locations were Alamogordo Army Airfield and Clovis Army Airfield in New Mexico ; Biggs Army Airfield and Pyote Army Airfield in Texas ; and Davis-Monthan Army Airfield in Arizona . Manhattan Project . Perhaps one of the most important functions Kirtland Field served during World War II was as a transportation center for the needs of scientists developing the atomic bomb in Los Alamos . The Manhattan Project personnel in Los Alamos first became aware of the value of the location of the air base during the process of converting the atomic bomb into a practical airborne weapon . Because Kirtland Field was the closest large airport , its runways and bombloading pit supported the atomic bomb program during 1944 and 1945 . It also became an important staging ground for the ferrying of men and material to various field sites . From Kirtland Field , Manhattan Project scientists were flown back and forth to Wendover Army Air Base for testing in a disguised “ Green Hornet ” aircraft . Members of the USAAF made similar trips from Wendover through Albuquerque to Los Alamos . A special Manhattan Engineer District , Military Police unit was located at Kirtland Field to guard facilities used to load Los Alamos–assembled ordnance and test shapes on Silverplate aircraft . The loading pit constructed at Kirtland Field , although primitive and manually operated , operated until December 1945 , when a hydraulic lift was installed . On July 16 , 1945 , at Kirtland Field , two B-29 Superfortress observation planes had set out early in the morning with instructions from Oppenheimer to steer a course at least 15 miles west of the atomic detonation point , Trinity Site . Because of thunderstorms , the planes dropped from 23,000 to 18,000 feet before circling the Trinity Site during the first atomic bomb detonation . While `` The Gadget '' underwent field-testing at Trinity , the nuclear components for the bombs and the active materials were being sent piecemeal to Tinian . Shortly before the bomb testing at the Trinity site , components of Little Boy were driven from Los Alamos to Kirtland Field and then flown to San Francisco . This included some of the U-235 . From San Francisco , they were transported to Hunters Point to board the cruiser , bound for Tinian . Following that , the Fat Man plutonium core and its initiator were driven down to Albuquerque . They left Kirtland Field on 26 July and were flown in a C-54 Skymaster to Tinian , where they arrived 28 July . Such was Kirtland Field ’ s last important role in the U.S. defeat of Japan , thereby ending World War II . However , it was not its last connection with the Manhattan Project at Los Alamos , which largely would determine the base ’ s fate in the postwar economy . To the east of the air base , at Oxnard Field , the U.S. Army also acquired 1,100 acres of land to develop a school for aircraft mechanics . An Air Depot Training Station , it was unofficially referred to as “ Sandia Base ” . After various other incarnations—as a convalescent center and aircraft burial ground—Sandia Base became the precursor to Sandia National Laboratories when the Manhattan Project ’ s Z Division relocated from Los Alamos to continue top-secret work development of atomic weapons . The New Mexico Proving Grounds ( NMPG ) was constructed concurrently with the development of the Albuquerque Army Air Base and the activities at the old Oxnard Field . It was built to the south to serve as the base for testing the top-secret proximity fuze , a device that played an important role in defeat of the German Vergeltungswaffe ( V-1 ) rocket . The proximity fuze , a weapon that was later dubbed by the media as the second most important one developed during the war . By war ’ s end , nearly 50,000 acres had been acquired for the NMPG , this acreage is to the south of the runway and main base that today makes up the greatest portion of Kirtland AFB . Postwar aircraft storage depot . With the end of World War II , the base again became Albuquerque Army Air Field and was used by the Reconstruction Finance Corporation—later called the War Assets Administration . Old or surplus aircraft were to be sold or demolished at the site . Albuquerque Army Air Field received some 2,250 old or surplus aircraft , such as obsolete B-24 Liberator and B-17 Flying Fortress bombers , and smaller aircraft like AT-6 Texan trainers , Curtiss P-40 Warhawk and Bell P-39 Airacobra fighters . Aircraft that the Civil Aeronautics Administration licensed for public use were sold to the public , with prices ranging from $ 100 for a PT-17 Stearman to $ 90,000 for a C-54 Skymaster . North American Aviation bought back a large number of their AT-6s , overhauled and resold them to customers including the Dutch and Chinese governments . The remaining 1,151 aircraft were put up for bid in the fall of 1946 . The Denver contracting firm that successfully bid on the surplus planes sold some of the engines for commercial air transports , but by the end of the year , the remaining surplus planes were “ chopped into sections and melted into ingots in a constantly burning smelter '' . This storage and recycling effort was the last of Albuquerque Army Air Field ’ s wartime contributions . Cold War . Kirtland AAB was put on a temporary inactive basis on 31 December 1945 . When World War II ended , it was not clear whether Kirtland Field would be closed or become a permanent USAF facility . The transformation of the Air Depot Training Station into Sandia Base , home to Sandia Laboratory and the AFSWP , kept the facility open and ultimately determined its fate . Kirtland Field was renamed Kirtland AFB , and it became the USAF ’ s main facility for integrating new weapons designs produced by Sandia Laboratory with operational USAF aircraft and equipment . Atomic weapons development . On 1 February 1946 , Kirtland was transferred to the Fourth Air Force for use as a flight test center . Kirtland Field was returning to B-29 Superfortress activity as the flight-testing headquarters for the 58th Bombardment Wing , which had been stationed at Roswell Army Airfield , New Mexico under the Fourth Air Force . This B-29 unit would assist the Z Division at Sandia Base with flight-testing new atomic weapons designs . The 428th AAF Base Unit ( Flight Test ) was activated as a unit of the 58th Bombardment Wing and the host of Kirtland Field on 1 February 1946 . At that time , there were fewer than 300 officers and enlisted men at the field . Because there were so few personnel on hand , morale was low and workloads were strenuous for the installation throughout the early Cold War period . On 21 March 1946 , Strategic Air Command ( SAC ) was activated and on 31 March 1946 , SAC ’ s Fifteenth Air Force assumed operation of Kirtland Field . The 58th Bombardment Wing remained in command of the installation under SAC , and there was a return of personnel . Shortly thereafter , an “ S-2 Section ” was established on base and became responsible for the security of Kirtland Field and the “ W-47 Project ” . The W-47 Project had been the wartime operation established at Wendover Army Air Base to train the 509th Composite Group to drop the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki . In keeping with Kirtland Field ’ s mission to assist Sandia Base ’ s Z Division with the marriage of bombs and aircraft , the 509th Composite Group ’ s Flight Test Section was transferred to Kirtland . As these arrangements were taking place , a new subgroup of the Manhattan Project at Los Alamos was being organized . Titled the Z Division for its chief , Dr. Jerrold Zacharias , a Los Alamos scientist from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology ( MIT ) , the new group ’ s mission was to manage the engineering design , production , assembly , and field-testing of the non-nuclear components associated with nuclear bombs . Construction began on guard , storage , administrative , and laboratory facilities for the Z Division . Because the airfield was still receiving surplus warplanes , the U.S. Army constructed a fenced area for classified activities . They employed security measures including tanks , guard towers , and watch dogs to protect the small stockpile of atomic weapons parts . In the years after the war , Sandia Base boundaries would vastly expand to include the thousands of acres owned by the NMPG , which occupied much of the East Mesa . Base operations began to increase in June 1946 with the organization of a full-scale Ground Training Program and the arrival of the Special Ordnance Squadron and Special Transport Flight of the 58th Bombardment Wing . Aircraft being maintained by the 58th Bombardment Wing included five B-29 Superfortresses and C-45 Expeditors , two C-47s , B-25 Mitchells and L-5s , and an C-46 Commando , AT-11 Kansan , F-80 Shooting Star , F-61 Black Widow , and F-59 Airacomet . Prior to the new Ground Training Program , which began officially on 24 June 1946 , some training was carried out by individual units , primarily physical engineering , bombardiering , and armament . With the new program came a push for development of a comprehensive organization , with training in navigation , bombing , personnel equipment , chemical warfare , physical training , synthetic training , and use of the gunnery range . A primary mission for Kirtland Field was recorded in the September 1946 narrative history : “ [ To ] provide aerial and ground functioning testing facilities and conduct functional tests on all equipment and materiel related to the use of special weapons and radioactive materials ” . Between late 1946 and early 1947 , after the Atomic Energy Act creating the Atomic Energy Commission was passed , the AFSWP was established with Sandia Base as an installation under its control . A special engineering battalion was also created to aid in the assembly and maintenance of atomic bombs at Sandia Base . In July and August 1946 , Kirtland Field and Sandia Base personnel took part in Operation Crossroads at the Eniwetok Proving Ground in the Pacific ’ s Marshall Islands . Operation Crossroads was the first of many atmospheric nuclear weapons tests in the early Cold War years . The Kirtland Field Narrative Histories do not make specific reference to participation in Operation Crossroads by groups at Kirtland Field , but this is most likely due to the high security that the operation garnered . With the focus on atomic weapons , in early December 1946 , Kirtland Field was again transferred , this time to the Air Materiel Command ( AMC ) , specifically the Directorate , Research and Development , HQ , AMC . AMC was responsible for all USAF R & D , including atomic weapons . The transfer took place due to Kirtland Field ’ s close proximity to Sandia Base and the Z Division . The AMC mission at Kirtland Field was “ to provide flight services for the Manhattan [ Engineering ] District at Sandia and Los Alamos in atomic bomb testing ” . In early 1947 , the AMC established Kirtland Field ’ s mission as the USAAF nuclear weapons facility , a continuation of the wartime Wendover Army Air Base ( 509th Composite Group ) –Manhattan Project operations . Kirtland 's role in the testing and evaluation of atomic weapons increased in 1947 when Kirtland Army Air Field , became Kirtland Air Force Base . Secondary missions at Kirtland Field during the inception of the Cold War included furnishing facilities for the Air Force Reserve and Civil Air Patrol ( CAP ) . The establishment of the Air Reserve facilities , and in July 1947 the New Mexico Air National Guard ( NM ANG ) was assigned to Kirtland Field and federally recognized as the 188th Fighter-Bomber Squadron . The unit was composed of a flight equipped with Douglas A-26 Invader light bombers , a fighter squadron flying 25 P-51 Mustangs and three T-6 Texan trainers , plus a small weather detachment . Aircraft atomic weapons modification center . The Convair B-36 Peacemaker aircraft arrived at Kirtland AFB in September 1948 , most likely into the hands of the HQ Squadron 3170th Special Weapons Group . The B-36 was a state-of-the-art bomber and was large and heavy , weighing 300,000 pounds . It was limited to a small number of bases . Kirtland , with its 10,000-foot-long and 200-foot-wide runway , was one of those bases , and as such was one of few installations around the country to receive the aircraft . In anticipation of the arrival of the B-36 , facilities at Kirtland were improved , including new overlays on the north-south runway . The B-36 was the first intercontinental bomber able to carry any weapon in the U.S. arsenal across distances up to 3,900 miles . Thus , it was the principal means of deterrence from 1948 to the late 1950s . It was flown extensively in later atomic weapons tests at the Marshall Islands and at the Nevada Proving Ground . Yet , in its entire history , the “ Peacemaker ” never dropped a bomb in combat . Although the six-engine B-36 bomber was one of the newest aircraft in the USAF , it was not initially designed to carry atomic weapons and therefore required modifications in order to be coupled with such weapons . These modifications and weapons marriage occurred at Kirtland under the HQ Squadron 3170th Special Weapons Group . Many other marriages of aircraft and weapons were completed at Kirtland . The XB-47 Stratojet , the first U.S. swept-wing , multi-engine bomber , shortly followed the arrival of the B-36 at Kirtland for modification . According to Kirtland monthly histories , during that period , as new types of aircraft were acquired by the USAF , they were flown to Kirtland to undergo modifications and fly missions related to their incorporation into the special weapons arena . Air Force Special Weapons Command . In response to the explosion of a Russian atomic bomb in the fall of 1949 , and following the U.S. ’ s new military strategy of deterrence , in December 1949 the Special Weapons Command ( SWC ) , a USAF Major Command , was established to develop and test atomic weapons . New Mexico Air Defense . Along with its assignment under SWC , Kirtland AFB received a related air defense mission for Air Defense Command ( ADC ) . Kirtland housed an ADC Air Defense Detection Center ( ADDC ) which would then alert the Fighter-Interceptor squadrons and the Air Defense Control Center ( ADCC ) for unknown aircraft intrusions in ADC monitored airspace . The ADCC would then alert ADC ’ s Central Air Defense Force , which consisted of the Western Air Defense Force [ WADF ] , the Central Air Defense Force [ CADF ] , and the Eastern Air Defense Force [ EADF ] . Kirtland hosted one of the first ADCCs in the country , which was under construction at Kirtland in late 1950 and operational before the close of 1951 as part of the 34th Air Division ( Defense ) . ADCCs were innovative buildings that were proto-hardened and designed for protection from atomic , biological , and chemical warfare . A single ADCC controlled multiple FISs for its air defense jurisdiction . Along with the ADCC at KAFB was a corresponding ADDC . The central New Mexico region was considered a high air defense priority in the early Cold War because of Sandia Laboratory , LASL , and the newly created nuclear weapons stockpile . On 25 April 1950 , KAFB became HQ for the newly created 34th Air Division ( Defense ) . The 34th Air Division ( Defense ) protected New Mexico and Arizona , most of Colorado and Utah , and a portion of West Texas . This included Los Alamos , the Sandia Kirtland complex , the White Sands and Biggs , Walker and Davis-Monthan Air Force Bases . In tandem with its hosting of HQ 34th Air Division ( Defense ) , Kirtland began hosting a subordinate Aircraft Control and Warning ( AC & W ) radar station in 1950 . The 690th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron in charge of the station was supported , at the outset of the mission , directly on base in temporary Jamesway huts—round Quonset-hut type structures . KAFB remained the HQ for the 34th Air Division ( Defense ) throughout the 1950s until 1 January 1960 . From that date until 1 November 1960 , the zone was referred to as the Albuquerque Air Defense Sector . By the early 1960s , however , the USAF began shifting emphasis away from intercepting bombers in favor of the detection of Intercontinental ballistic missiles . Funding cutbacks began to cripple ADC programs , and that particular era of air defense drew to a close . 81st Fighter-Interceptor Wing . In June 1949 , Kirtland AFB became host to one of the earliest alert Air Defense Command fighter interceptor wings created for air defense of the U.S. , the 81st Fighter Wing , which had been established in May 1948 at Wheeler AFB , Hawaii . The 81st Fighter Wing was redesignated the 81st Fighter-Interceptor Wing in January 1950 , flew the F-86A Sabre Jet day fighter and was responsible for defense of the areas around LASL and Sandia Base . The 81st Fighter-Interceptor Wing was on constant alert , with aircraft typically parked at the ends of runways and their crews on duty in nearby makeshift structures . In July 1950 Kirtland was one of only 14 priority FIS locations in the continental U.S . However , the air defense area in New Mexico for the 81st Fighter-Interceptor Wing lasted only a short while . In May 1950 , the 81st Fighter-Interceptor Wing departed for Moses Lake AFB , Washington , along with the 91st and 92d FIS , which were under its jurisdiction . The 93d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron took the 81st Fighter-Interceptor Wing ’ s place at Kirtland and was attached to the Albuquerque Air Defense Sector in the same month . The 93d FIS employed the F-86A Sabre jet , the USAF ’ s first swept-wing jet designed as a high-altitude day fighter , was on ready alert , and was continually training to increase its combat efficiency . Air Force Special Weapons Center . By 1952 , the Atomic Energy Commission had substantially increased both the quantity and variety of nuclear weapons , requiring Special Weapons Command to engage in R & D work and expand its test support activities . It was subsequently reduced to an operating agency level , losing its major command status , and was incorporated within the framework of the new Air Research and Development Command ( ARDC ) , which had been established in September 1950 as a major command devoted to R & D . Kirtland AFB became an ARDC facility on 1 April 1952 . SWC was re-designated the Air Force Special Weapons Center ( AFSWC ) . Also at this time , the responsibility for biological and chemical research and testing—which had been established at Kirtland during the tenure of SWC—was transferred to Eglin AFB , Edwards AFB , and Holloman AFB . Kirtland then maintained an administrative role over those programs , presumably through the AFSWC . AFSWC became one of the distinct R & D centers within the ARDC . Its principal task was the proper marriage of aircraft and weapons : the best combinations of aircraft/weaponry were to be analyzed , designed , developed , and tested . The AFSWC was to conduct this development and test work in conjunction with the AEC , Sandia Laboratory , LASL , and the FC/AFSWP at Sandia Base . In short , LASL would build the “ physics package ” of a new weapon . This included the high explosive , the physical nuclear material , and the package . Sandia Laboratory would put the weapon in a case and install firing , fusing , timing , and safety systems , the electromechanical element . The AFSWC would track all of this new development for USAF use and drop test the new weapon designs . The AFSWC was also required to monitor the development work of aircraft contractors to assure compatibility of plane and bomb . Lastly , it provided support concerning special weapons to other USAF commands and support for full-scale atmospheric testing , as had the SWC . AFSWC ’ s Research Directorate became a focal point for USAF research in nuclear matters and advanced weaponry . Its mission was to “ conduct applied research in the fields of nuclear weapons analysis , requirements and development , and to advise Air Force Special Weapons Center staff on nuclear research matters ” . In 1953 the Research Directorate began a weapons data-indexing project and maintained a technical library for all data on USAF contributions to the atomic energy program . The Research Directorate essentially led the charge in USAF efforts to conduct special weapons testing for weapons survivability and vulnerability . It also provided the groundwork for USAF interest in directed energy and weapons . The Research Directorate also conducted numerous studies on the hazards of neutron and gamma radiation exposure for aircraft crews both in the air and on the ground . For example , directorate scientists accompanied AFSWC ’ s 4926th Test Squadron ( Sampling ) during nuclear cloud samplings taken at atmospheric tests in the Pacific and in Nevada . The Development Directorate ’ s mission was to study , research , and develop nuclear weapons , weapons systems , components , and associated equipment for the USAF . In early 1950s , the Development Directorate conducted numerous nuclear weapons studies focusing on specific target effectiveness and detonation conditions of atomic weapons . The Development Directorate was the AFSWC division working in conjunction with LASL and Sandia Laboratory as new bomb designs were developed . In terms of the stockpile-to-target sequence , the Directorate conducted R & D on techniques for suspension and release of the bombs created by Sandia Laboratory , retardation devices and lay-down delivery of the bombs , as well as monitoring their designs for USAF requirements . In the mid-1950s , the AFSWC ’ s Development Directorate began work on atomic warhead installations in guided missile weapons and the development of warhead support equipment . In January 1955 , Douglas Aircraft Company was awarded the development contract for the weapon that became known as the Genie . The Genie was an air-to-air , unguided nuclear-tipped rocket that was designed for arming in the air moments before it was fired . The nuclear warhead of the Genie was a W-25 with a yield of approximately two kilotons . It was the only nuclear rocket to actually be launched and detonated from an aircraft , which took place at 20,000 feet over the Nevada Test Site on 19 July 1957 . The original Genie was referred to as the MB-1 and later redesignated the AIR-2A ; the carrier aircraft included the F-89J Scorpion , F-101B Voodoo , and F-106A Delta Dart . Other aerodynamic missiles developed at the Development Directorate were the SM-62 Snark , SM-64 Navaho , CIM-10 Bomarc and MGM-1 Matador . The atmospheric tests conducted throughout the 1950s were critical to the definition of nuclear weapons effects for the design of survivable U.S. offensive and defensive weapons systems . Conducted under the auspices of the AEC , each test series was directed by a Joint Task Force appointed by the JCS . In early nuclear test series , the USAF assembled one Air Task Group per test to perform air support and missions . The frequency of tests and these issues justified a permanent group , and the USAF looked to AFSWC to fill the requirements . In response , in 1956 AFSWC established the 4950th Test Group ( Nuclear ) to serve as a permanent USAF Air Task Group for atmospheric testing , replacing the 4925th Test Group ( Atomic ) , which then focused on the aircraft/weapon marriage mission . In 1958 , efforts were underway between the United States and Soviet Union to agree on a moratorium for atmospheric nuclear testing . The anticipated limitations on determining weapons effects inspired efforts by the Special Weapons Center and Sandia Corporation to develop methods of simulating nuclear effects with non-nuclear techniques . In 1962 , Kirtland AFB and Sandia personnel participated in Operation Dominic , a series of atmospheric and subsurface tests in the Pacific . They were the last such tests conducted before the Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty was signed with the Soviet Union in late 1962 , prohibiting testing in the atmosphere , in space and under water . In April 1961 , the Air Research and Development Command was redesignated the Air Force Systems Command ( AFSC ) . The new command was given the weapons procurement and production functions of ARDC ’ s longtime rival Air Materiel Command , which effectively ended the ten years of contention between the ARDC and AMC . With the disestablishment of ARDC in 1961 , AFSC took command of Kirtland and AFSWC . The replacement of ARDC with AFSC resulted in significant changes for AFSWC , but there were many adjustments that did not result solely from the change in command . AFSWC ’ s primary role as “ the AEC ’ s Air Force ” —the primary USAF flight support for atmospheric testing—was no longer a military priority by the early 1960s owing to the 1958 moratorium on atmospheric testing . As the phase-down of testing activities continued during the moratorium , in August 1961 the 4950th Test Group ( Nuclear ) and 4925th Test Group ( Atomic ) were disestablished . Also during this moratorium period most of the missions of the AFSWC ’ s 4926th Test Squadron ( Sampling ) consisted of U.S . Weather Bureau projects . On 16 August 1961 the 4926th Test Squadron ( Sampling ) was placed under HQ , 9th Weather Reconnaissance Group , Air Weather Service of the Military Air Transport Service ( MATS ) , since MATS also used the RB-57D Canberra aircraft and could easily add the unit to their inventory ( Jones et al . 1976 ) . The new unit designation was the 1211th Test Squadron ( Sampling ) . Although the unit was no longer under AFSC , it remained based out of Kirtland . Shortly after the testing groups were disestablished , the testing ban was lifted briefly when the Soviet Union detonated a nuclear device in the atmosphere in September 1961 . A flurry of full-scale U.S. test activity resulted during 1961 and 1962 . These tests were part of the National Nuclear Test Readiness Program , which had been set up as a direct response to President John F. Kennedy ’ s Safeguard C , which required readiness to promptly resume atmospheric testing should the need arise . Atmospheric testing of nuclear weapons finally ended with the 1963 Limited Test Ban Treaty . Atmospheric sampling . On 16 June 1963 , also after the Limited Test Ban Treaty , the 1211th Test Squadron was inactivated , and its assets were re-designated as the 58th Weather Reconnaissance Squadron , and the unit activated on 1 February 1964 . The new designation created no change in unit mission , although the squadron then emerged into the “ Age of the F Troop ” . The “ F ” was from the assignment of the RB-57F Canberra to the squadron . According to the official history of the “ F Troop 58th Weather Squadron , ” the RB-57F proved itself to be an aircraft gifted with the capabilities of exceptional payload , high altitude , long-range performance , and extended loiter time , all of which were useful for taking air samples . This monitoring activity was directly related to Kennedy ’ s LTBT safeguards : to monitor testing by other nations . An ongoing assignment of the 58th Weather Reconnaissance Squadron was observation for evidence of Soviet Union and Communist Chinese nuclear tests , a direct response to Safeguard D. For example , the 58th Weather Reconnaissance Squadron flew back and forth to Argentina during 1965 for its top secret `` Quick Dip '' program . Quick Dip involved biweekly flights of two RB-57Fs to El Plumerillo Airport in Mendoza , Argentina , for periods of four to five days . During each period , five to six air samplings were to be taken to estimate the amount of plutonium being produced by the Soviets . In 1968 the Air Weather Service ’ s RB-57Fs were redesignated WB-57Fs , and they continued to be used in the atmospheric sampling role , mostly on behalf of the AEC . Some of the aircraft were fitted with probes to scoop up airborne particles in a program of ongoing monitoring of nuclear tests . Most of this activity was centered on the nuclear tests carried out in Communist China , but some of it was used in U.S. air space to monitor air in the aftermath of underground nuclear tests . The 58th Weather Reconnaissance Squadron was the last squadron in the USAF to use the WB-57F ; in the spring of 1972 , the decision was made to transfer 12 F-Troop aircraft , WB-57Fs and WB-57Cs , to Davis-Monthan AFB in Arizona for storage at the Military Aircraft Storage and Disposition Center . By the summer of 1973 there were rumors of squadron reductions , and inactivation of the squadron was announced officially in March 1974 as a result of the continual downsizing since the 1958 moratorium . Missile development . Throughout the remainder of the 1960s , the AFSWC worked closely with the Air Force Missile Development Center at Holloman AFB . The AFSWC ’ s responsibilities at this time included the testing and evaluation of airborne missiles , aircraft reconnaissance systems , and missile reentry . Calling itself the “ Gateway to the White Sands Missile Range , ” the AFSWC sponsored all USAF programs at White Sands and an AFSWC office was located at White Sands Missile Range for day-to-day operations . The AFSWC provided flight test support from Kirtland , and mission control support and drone launch from the Air Force Missile Development Center at Holloman AFB . By the mid-1970s , missile development support within the AFSWC reached a plateau—with advanced missiles work entirely focused through the AFSC ’ s Space and Missile Systems Organization ( SAMSO ) at Los Angeles Air Force Station . SAMSO was a precursor to today ’ s Space and Missile Systems Center at what is now known as Los Angeles Air Force Base . By September 1974 the function of the AFSWC had become largely obsolete , and in 1976 the center was officially disestablished by the AFSC . Air Force Weapons Laboratory . In the wake of the full-scale tests and signing of the test ban treaty , the Air Force Weapons Laboratory ( AFWL ) was created from elements of the Special Weapons Center . The AFWL was responsible for researching nuclear weapons and the vulnerability of U.S. weapons systems to nuclear attack . Because atmospheric testing had been prohibited in 1963 , weapons vulnerability testing now focused on nuclear weapons effects simulations . AFWL ’ s original mission was to explore the military uses of nuclear power , weapons , and support equipment , and to reduce the vulnerability of U.S. systems to nuclear weapons effects . This involved studying nuclear weapons effects through testing , ensuring the compatibility of nuclear weapons with USAF delivery systems , providing advanced nuclear weapons delivery techniques , and investigating nuclear power concepts . Throughout the 1960s , AFWL scientists built facilities to simulate nuclear effects such as transient radiation , x-rays and electromagnetic pulse . For example , in 1965 , AFWL ’ s Civil Engineering Research Branch began studies using conventional high explosives to simulate a nuclear blast to test the hardness or survivability of underground missile silos and command centers . The Weapons Laboratory built facilities during the 1960s to simulate nuclear effects such as transient radiation , x-rays and electromagnetic pulse . To study the latter , the ATLAS-I ( better known as TRESTLE ) , the largest simulation facility ever built , was completed on the east side of Kirtland AFB during the late 1970s . AFWL also made important contributions throughout the decade to improve the nuclear systems related to such aircraft as the F-4 Phantom II , F-105 Thunderchief , F-111 , and the B-58 Hustler . The weapons systems corresponding to these aircraft included the air-to-ground missiles ( AGM ) AGM-28 Hound Dog , AGM-69 SRAM “ Short-Range Attack Missile , ” as well as the LGM-25C Titan II and LGM-30 Minuteman ICBMs , and the LIM-49 Spartan ABM . On 1 July 1971 , Kirtland merged with Sandia Base and Manzano Base , its neighbors to the east . Twelve months after the merger , Kirtland AFB became home to one of the country ’ s most important industrial management units when the Air Force Contract Management Division ( a component of Air Force Systems Command ) moved to the base from Los Angeles . Early in 1974 , at the direction of the Air Force Chief of Staff , the Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center was organized at Kirtland to direct and oversee operational testing of aircraft and other equipment . Laser technology . Laser R & D became a mission for AFWL during the 1960s and was its main focus into the 1970s . The military began to view lasers as potentially superior to conventional weapons because of lasers ’ intensity over great distances and envisioned developing them for ballistic missile defense , as well as anti-satellite and anti-aircraft missions . In 1968 , the USAF authorized the AFWL to design , build , and fire a GDL capable of engaging targets that were static or in motion . The Advanced Radiation Technology Office at AFWL built its TSL at SOR in 1971 , naming it the Air Force Laser ( AFL ) . Mating of the AFL and Field Test Telescope ( FTT ) —the first step toward shooting down an aerial target with a laser—took place in October 1972 . The successful mating of the AFL and FTT in 1972 was a milestone in the USAF high-energy laser research . That same year , AFSC assigned responsibility for the USAF ’ s portion of the DoD ’ s high-energy laser program to AFWL . AFWL scientists were determined to use the AFL to shoot down a drone aircraft . A year later , in November 1973 , the AFWL met the three milestones and succeeded in the first shoot down of an aerial target by a laser . While a ground laser could track and engage a moving target , an airborne laser had the added difficulties of vibrations , beam propagation , and pointing a laser from an aerial platform . Development of the Airborne Laser Laboratory ( ALL ) became the centerpiece of AFWL ’ s laser program in the 1970s . The ALL term was coined in 1972 , and the ALL program began with Cycle I testing in 1973 and ended with the completion of Cycle III in September 1983 . The ALL was a modified NKC-135 , and the 4900th Flight Test Group was formed for aircraft operations . Laboratory testing occurred in the 400 area of Kirtland AFB and initial ground tests in hangar 1001 , while the hangar at the Advanced Radiation Test Facility ( ARTF ) at the southeast corner of the runway was being constructed . ARTF was used for later ground tests that aimed the APT from the ARTF test pad to a target in the atmosphere in order to calibrate aircraft instruments in preparation for flight tests . Along with the five NKC-135 , the 4900th FTG operated a fleet of five F-4Ds , one RF-4C , three NC-135As , five C-130s , and several A-37s , F-100s , and helicopters . These flights tests took place from January to July 1975 , with the first “ good ” beam generation occurring in March . Testing ended in 1976 , and although the airborne tests demonstrated the need to upgrade the tracker , the optical quality of the mirrors , and the stabilization of the APT , they clearly proved that a laser could be accurately pointed in an airborne environment . After 1977 , work continued on the ALL , which would reach its goal in 1983 . In 1979 , AFWL achieved a milestone in the development of airborne high-energy laser weapons . The High Energy Laser Radar Acquisition and Tracking System ( HELRATS ) was designed specifically to track enemy aircraft and missiles . Installed at North Oscura Peak on the White Sands Missile Range between May and November 1979 , HELRATS underwent extensive testing against aircraft and missiles . These tests were critically important steps to developing the DoD ’ s high-energy laser program . Range tests took place from May to December 1979 . The most successful of the tests was one that shot an AIM-9B downrange ; the beam in the test cell delivered and locked onto the aim point on the missile dome , causing damage to the dome , guidance , and seeker unit inside the AIM-9B . This test demonstrated that the ALL systems could work as a unit and disable a target . In July 1980 a “ hot firing ” test of the system was made being the first airborne test of the system . The flight took place near WSMR at 10,000 feet . A series of airborne systems tests were then made prior to extracting a beam from the ALL . In January 1981 a high-energy laser beam was generated inside the ALL , directed through the APT , and propagated in the air outside the aircraft ; this was the first demonstration that the ALL components could work as a unified system and point to a target . The highlight of the ALL program occurred in May 1983 , over the Naval Weapons Center Range at China Lake , California , where the laser was combined with a sophisticated pointer and tracker to negate , or disable , five AIM-9 “ Sidewinder ” missiles . While the missiles did not fall from the sky in pieces , they were disabled to the point that they could no longer locate , track , and strike their target . Despite its success , weapons planners ignored the ALL because its missions had been categorized as “ proof of concept ” rather than demonstrations of a viable war tool . The ALL aircraft was retired in 1984 and stored in hangar 760 at Kirtland . Four years later it took its final flight to Wright Patterson AFB , where it is now on display at the United States Air Force Museum . About a decade later , after the Gulf War , the concept of an anti-missile laser was revitalized in the Boeing YAL-1 airborne laser program . Air Force Test and Evaluation Center . In 1974 , the Air Force Test and Evaluation Center ( AFTEC ) was organized at KAFB “ to direct and oversee operational testing of emerging Air Force aircraft and systems ” . The purpose of AFTEC was to answer questions about how safe , effective , reliable , maintainable , compatible , and logistically supportable new USAF systems would be for acquisition purposes . The F-16 Falcon fighter and the BGM-109 Tomahawk cruise missile were among the weapons the center tested in the 1970s , and the Kirtland Base Information Resources and Economic Impact statement of FY 1984 reported that AFTEC was then “ evaluating more than 90 major systems . Among them are the Peacemaker missile , the HH-60 helicopter , a new version of the F-15 advanced medium range air-to-air missile , the Maverick air-to-ground missile , TRI-TAC multiservice communication system and the B-1 bomber ” . Due to budget restrictions and reorganization , the Special Weapons Center was disestablished during 1976 . Its responsibilities as Kirtland AFB ’ s landlord ’ were transferred to Contract Management Division , and a new support organization , the 4900th Air Base Wing , was created to discharge those responsibilities . 1550th Combat Crew Training Wing . In 1976 , as these organizational changes were being made , the Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Service moved its 1550th Aircrew Training and Test Wing ( later becoming the 1550th Combat Crew Training Wing ) to Kirtland AFB from Hill AFB , Utah . That unit ’ s helicopter and fixed wing training brought regular flight operations to Kirtland in addition to the usual support provided for transient military aircraft . The 1550th ATTW was responsible for all USAF advanced helicopter training . The unit also conducted fixed-wing rescue and recovery training in the HC-130 Hercules aircraft , as well as testing new helicopter systems and techniques . On July 1 , 1977 , the base once again changed hands as the 1606th Air Base Wing was created when Military Airlift Command ( MAC ) took over responsibility for operating Kirtland AFB from Air Force Systems Command . In the mid-1980s , the wing was equipped with a fleet of 32 aircraft , which included five HC-130 rescue transports , eight H-3 and seven H-53 heavy lift helicopters or “ Jolly Green Giants , ” and six UH-1F and six UH-1N light lift helicopters or “ Hueys. ” Flying training in the 1550th ATTW included basic aircraft qualifications , instrument and transition flying , aerial refueling of the Jolly Green Giant helicopters by HC-130 tankers , combat tactics , air drops of pararescue personnel and equipment , land-water helicopter hoist training , simulated search missions , and locating and intercepting lost or distressed aircraft . Initial training for all USAF Pararescuemen was also given at Kirtland . The training included classes in mountain climbing , survival , navigation , scuba-equipped parachute jumps , hoisting from a helicopter , emergency medicine , combat tactics , and weapons . In 1985 , the wing graduated approximately 1,250 students from its 34 formal courses . Air Force Space Technology Center . On 1 October 1982 , the Air Force Space Technology Center ( AFSTC ) was established at Kirtland to coordinate and manage research into Air Force space systems . It was to plan and execute “ Air Force R & D programs in space technology , advanced nonconventional weapons and weapons effects , rocket propulsion and geophysics ” . The AFSTC operated under the oversight of the Space Systems Division of Air Force Systems Command ( AFSC ) , located at Los Angeles AFB . The AFSTC supervised the AFWL , the Air Force Rocket Propulsion Laboratory at Edwards AFB , California , and the Air Force Geophysics Laboratory at Hanscom AFB , Massachusetts . The announcement for the new center was made two days after Secretary of State Alexander Haig revealed that the Soviet Union had made practice runs with several space weapons , including one that could destroy U.S. satellites . The new AFSTC was responsible for military satellites , the anti-satellite program , military payloads orbited by space shuttles , the tracking of Soviet satellites , and other related programs . The militarily strategic value of space became a new focus for AFWL in the early 1980s . In March 1983 , President Ronald Reagan announced a major research effort to determine the feasibility of advanced defenses against ballistic missiles . In the mid-1980s , AFWL made important contributions to the SDI program through its studies of the laser vulnerability of solid and liquid-fueled ICBM boosters . AFWL used the mid-infrared advanced chemical laser ( MIRACL ) to demonstrate such vulnerabilities , and successful MIRACL tests destroyed both stationary and rotating reflective targets . By fiscal year 1986 , Reagan ’ s Strategic Defense Initiative ( SDI ) accounted for more than 60 percent of AFWL ’ s budget . AFWL carried out tests of its Booster Vulnerability Test Program . In these tests scientists used MIRACL to destroy a decommissioned Titan I second stage booster under simulated flight loads at White Sands Missile Range , and the derived data were used to determine the vulnerabilities of representative solid motor cases and liquid boosters to lasers . In December 1990 , the Air Force Space Technology Center and Weapons Laboratory consolidated to become Phillips Laboratory , and later , the Air Force Research Laboratory . On October 1 , 1991 , the 1606th Air Base Wing and 1550th Combat Crew Training Wing merged into one “ super ” wing called the 542d Crew Training Wing . Modern era . In 1992 , the Kirtland Underground Munitions Maintenance and Storage Complex ( KUMMSC ) was activated at Kirtland AFB . The facility provides storage , shipping and maintenance for the United States Air Force . It is operated by the 898th Munitions Squadron ( 898 MUNS ) and the 377th Weapons Systems Security Squadron ( 377 WSSS ) . The facility is state of the art , with more than located entirely underground . KUMMSC is the largest storage facility for nuclear weapons in the world . Total number of deliverable nuclear warheads stored there is over 3,000 . The majority of the munitions include the B83 and B61 gravity bombs , and W80 , W78 , and W87 warheads for the Air Launched Cruise Missile ( ALCM ) , Minuteman III and Peacekeeper ICBM 's . On January 1 , 1993 , the base again changed hands as the newly formed Air Force Materiel Command acquired Kirtland AFB from Air Mobility Command . The 377th Air Base Wing was reactivated to become the base ’ s host organization . On 1 April 1994 the 1550th Combat Crew Training Wing was re-designated as the 58th Special Operations Wing under Air Education and Training Command ( AETC ) . In addition to the helicopter training , it also trained crews in special operations aircraft , including helicopters and modified C-130 Hercules aircraft . It performed pararescue training and search and rescue missions as well . Additionally , the wing trained for missile site support and airlift for distinguished visitors . At the same time the wing continued to deploy personnel worldwide for contingency and combat operations . The wing airlifted a federal task force to Pennsylvania to investigate the crash site of the fourth airliner following the September 11 , 2001 terrorist attacks . Since that time the 58th has deployed personnel and equipment to support Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom . Today , the 58th SOW trains aircrews in the MC-130J Commando II , MC-130H Combat Talon II , and the CV-22 Osprey for the Air Force Special Operations Command ; the HC-130P Combat King , HC-130J Combat King II , and the HH-60G Pavehawk for the Air Combat Command and Pacific Air Forces ; the UH-1 Huey for Air Force Space Command ; and those aircrew operationally gained to those commands from the Air Force Reserve Command and the Air National Guard . On March 31 , 2006 , the Nuclear Weapons Center was created and became the parent organization at Kirtland AFB . The 498th Armament Systems Wing was also created to be the maintenance arm of the NWC , while the 377th ABW remained the host support unit on base . On October 1 , 2015 , Kirtland AFB was repositioned under Air Force Global Strike Command . In November 2009 the 377th Air Base Wing , commanded by Colonel Michael S. Duvall , and 498th Nuclear Systems Wing , commanded by Colonel Richard M. Stuckey , failed their nuclear security inspections . The inspections were conducted by Air Force Materiel Command and the Defense Threat Reduction Agency . On 27 January 2010 the 898th Munitions Squadron was decertified . The action meant that the squadron could no longer perform its mission of safeguarding the weapons at the Kirtland Underground Munitions Maintenance and Storage Complex until it passed a nuclear surety inspection . The squadron was recertified on 11 June 2010 . Environmental contamination due to jet fuel spill . A jet fuel leak was discovered at Kirtland Air Force Base in 1999 . Suspected to have been leaking undetected for decades , an estimated 6 to 24 million gallons of fuel saturated the soil , posing a serious hazard to wells in the south valley connected to the municipal water supply . Air Force Manual 85-16 required annual and five-year inspections of the Bulk Fuels Facility . The inspections were not performed for three decades . In 1985 , a waiver was issued to not perform pipeline pressure testing . In 1992 , leaking was discovered at the fuels facility pump house Bldg . 1033 . In 1994 , two waivers were issued : one for the annual pipeline testing and another for pressure testing . In 1999 , another jet fuel leak was discovered from a broken 16-inch pipe . It was later learned that the pipe had been leaking fuel undetected since 1950 . The Air Force initially estimated that pipe leaked roughly between of jet fuel in that 49-year span . However , state environmental officials believe the number may be as high as , which could make the spill more than twice the size of the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill in Prince William Sound , Alaska . In 2007 , 18 inches of fuel floated over the water table when a well was dug . The escaped jet fuel is submerged 500 ft beneath the ground in the drinking water aquifer . As of 2010 , a 6000 ft long plume of contaminants , the most dangerous chemical being ethylene dibromide ( EDB ) moved within 4000 ft towards the municipal wells that supply the city 's drinking water . EDB causes liver and kidney disease and is a suspected human carcinogen . In June 2014 , the board of directors of Albuquerque ’ s municipal water utility approved a resolution that `` any amount of ethylene dibromide , no matter how small , would be cause to shut down the affected well '' . It also called for the Air Force `` to move more quickly in cleaning up the spill '' , as the slow progress has frustrated members of the community . The contaminated water plume could reach the nearest drinking water well in between five and 40 years according to 2014 estimates . Remediation . As of 2014 there were no approved plans for environmental remediation of either the liquid or the dissolved portion of the jet fuel plume . In 2009 , the Albuquerque 's groundwater table had dropped almost 120 feet , and the city started a water saving program . When the water level recovered and rose , the increasing pressure started to mix water and fuel together dissolving it , so the fuel could no longer be skimmed off the water . In 2014 , tons of soil were removed and in mid June 2015 , the first well of a pump-and-treat system pulling the plume back to Kirtland to clean it up there had been drilled , to start by June 30 . The Air Force expects to construct two more wells by the end of 2015 and five wells in 2016 . New Mexico officials estimated in 2010 when the fuel spill was thought to be only 8 million gallons , the cleanup could cost $ 100 million , and have maintained that the Air Force 's original plan to clean up the spill could take 56 years . Units . The missions of Kirtland AFB fall into four major categories : munitions maintenance ; readiness and training ; research , development and testing ; and base operating support to more than 100 federal government and private sector associates .
Anna Verouli . Anna Verouli ( , born November 13 , 1956 ) is a retired Greek javelin thrower . She was born in Kavala . She won the gold medal at the 1982 European Athletics Championships , and a bronze medal at the 1983 World Championships in Athletics . Verouli was tested positive for nandrolone at the 1984 Summer Olympics and was banned from the competition . She was married to weightlifter Ioannis Tsintsaris .
Carex jonesii . `` Carex jonesii '' is a species of sedge known by the common name Jones ' sedge . Distribution . This sedge is native to the Western United States from California to Montana to Colorado , where it grows in moist areas , especially in subalpine mountain habitat . Description . `` Carex jonesii '' produces clumps of stems up to about 60 centimeters tall , surrounded by scraps of the previous year 's herbage tangled with tufts of new leaves . The dense inflorescence is one or two centimeters long , containing tangles of gold and black scaled flowers .
Fulton County Charter High School of Mathematics and Science . Fulton County Charter High School of Mathematics and Science , also known as Math/Science High and MSH , was a high school in Roswell , Georgia , United States , established in 2001 and disbanded in the spring of 2004 . Housed in an old furniture store , the charter school was built around New York City 's Bronx High School of Science model . History . Only one student completed high school at MSHS , Gabriel Kassel . His degree was granted from another area high school , but all coursework was completed at the end of the Junior ( third year ) of the school 's operation . The building was subsequently leased and remodeled by the Atlanta Academy , a private K-8 elementary school in 2006 . The Atlanta Academy remains in the facility , as of 2016 . Enrollment . Enrollment was open to all high school students in Fulton County .
Aleksandr Petrov ( footballer , born 1925 ) . Aleksandr Trofimovich Petrov ( ) ( September 27 , 19251972 ) was a Soviet football player . International career . Petrov made his debut for USSR on July 15 , 1952 , in a 1952 Olympics game against Bulgaria . He scored a tying goal in the 5:5 tie with Yugoslavia at those Olympics in the 89th minute of the game .
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Sumerian Kyngs . The Sumerian Kyngs are an eight piece British psychedelic , space , groove , jam band . They are best known for their pounding live performances and psychedelic laser light shows . Formation . The band was founded in Brighton in 2004 by Ross Clifford , Simon Myers , Phil Boucherat , Steve Cartwright and The Damned 's Monty Oxymoron . They made their debut at the Marlborough Theatre , Brighton , for The Real Music Club during the middle of 2004 . The band have experimented and undergone many line-up changes . Myers left in 2006 and was replaced by Marc Jenner . Shortly after , the band expanded their line-up , recruiting Andy Baynton-Power ( bass ) , Eva Thompson ( sitar ) , Mickey Wynne ( guitars ) and Stuart McKay ( harmonicas ) along with occasional appearances from The Hobbit ( accordion ) . Boucherat and Thompson left during 2007 . The following year , Cliff Dowding joined on synthesizers , noises and lighting . In 2009 , Jenner left the band due to ill health and was replaced by Richard Lanchester . The Hobbit moved away in 2009 while Clifford and Wynne left the band in 2010 to pursue separate creative interests . They were replaced by Tony Green ( formerly of the cult band The Unbelievables ) on vocals and Trevor Nobes ( TNT and others ) on guitars . After many artistic differences , Lanchester left the band in 2014 and was replaced by Dave Berk , the founder of Johnny Moped . However due to the recent revival of the Johnny Moped band , Berk was no longer able to commit to the Kyngs and subsequently left in 2015 . He was replaced in 2015 by Graham Durrant , who was with Indie band 14 Iced Bears . In 2016 , the Kyngs were signed to Brighton label 2Right-Records ( 2RR ) and have released their first studio album 'Post Art Pop Offensive ' . Robert Rankin Connection . In the Robert Rankin novel Necrophenia , the main character , Tyler , fronts a boy-band with the similar name the Sumerian Kynges . The author has admitted that he saw a Sumerian Kyngs poster displayed in a Brighton pub and decided to adapt and use the name . He has since met the Sumerian Kyngs and they played twice at parties he threw , including his 60th birthday party in 2009 . The Real Music Club . The Sumerian Kyngs are still regular performers and contributors to the Real Music Club in Brighton .
Dmitry Muratov . Dmitry Muratov ( born 30 October 1961 in Kuybyshev ) was the editor-in-chief of the Russian newspaper `` Novaya Gazeta '' between 1995 and 2017 . The `` Novaya Gazeta '' has been called `` the only truly critical newspaper with national influence in Russia today '' by the Committee to Protect Journalists . The journal is known for its thorough reporting on sensitive topics such as governmental corruption and human rights violations . In 2007 , he won an International Press Freedom Award from the Committee to Protect Journalists . The award is given to journalists who show courage in defending press freedom in the face of attacks , threats or imprisonment . On January 18 , 2010 , he received the Legion of Honor order , France 's highest decoration , in the degree of Chevalier ( Knight ) . On May 29 , 2010 he received for the Novaya Gazeta the Four Freedoms Award for Freedom of Speech in Middelburg , the Netherlands .
Crule . Crule is a fictional character , a mutant appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . His first appearance was in `` X-Force vol . 1 # 12 '' . Fictional character biography . One of the immortal mutants known as Externals , Crule is the meanest and maddest of them all . According to Gideon , during World War II he worked in a concentration camp , happily operating a gas chamber . He is an ancient berserker , dressing like a barbarian and old enough to remember Mithras . Crule was sent by Gideon to attack X-Force after they rescued Sunspot . However , Crule is blasted out of X-Force 's ship by Rictor and falls a few thousand feet , which puts him in a body cast . When The Externals kidnapped some of X-Force and were holding them for ransom , X-Force sneaks into Crule 's hospital room and abducts him . He is actually happy to help the team `` humble '' his fellow immortals , and gives them the location of the Externals ' hideout and their weaknesses . Crule is apparently killed by Selene in a final battle with the Externals . But he came back . Powers and abilities . Crule has enhanced senses , strength , speed , agility , reflexes , coordination , balance , and endurance . His body has natural weapons , including hair coiled into whip-like braids , fangs , and gauntlet-covered claws . Age of Apocalypse . In the `` Age of Apocalypse '' reality Crule , was named Wolverine after being altered by the Beast and serves Holocaust as his leading hunter . He was ordered by Holocaust to kill the X-Man closest to Magneto , in front of him . Crule displayed the ability to 'charge up ' a group of bandits the X-Men were ( easily ) battling in order to study them . This effect enhanced their adrenaline production and nerve conduction ; granting enhanced strength , speed and senses ; but not to truly superhuman levels . The effect was dangerous ; putting enormous strain on the cardiovascular system and muscles ; at least one bandit died from a cardiac arrest as a result . It is not clear if this ability to 'power-up ' others was shared by Crule in the Earth-616 reality , or was a result of genetic tampering . 'Wolverine ' demonstrated far more tactical sense and patience than Crule , and had sufficient cunning , strength , speed and resilience to track and defeat the X-Men effectively single-handed . He was preparing to kill Rogue , as the person most precious to Magneto , when Gambit returned to the fray , hitting him in the chest . Wolverine laughed off Gambit 's attack , not noticing a large charged up rock placed in his belt . The resulting explosion apparently killed Wolverine ; although as an External it is unlikely that this was truly the case .
Bill Hudson ( British Army officer ) . Colonel Duane Tyrell `` Bill '' Hudson DSO OBE ( 1910–1995 ) was a British Special Operations Executive officer who worked as a liaison officer with the Yugoslav Partisans and Chetniks in occupied Yugoslavia during World War II . Early life . Duane Tyrell Hudson was born on 11 August 1910 in Bromley , Kent , of South African parents . He attended St. Andrew 's College in Grahamstown , South Africa , then the Royal School of Mines of the Imperial College London . He was a noted athlete , excelling in boxing , rugby , swimming , riding , skiing , and wrestling . Having worked as a mining engineer in South Africa , in 1935 Hudson travelled to Yugoslavia where he was involved in mining and did some prospecting . The following year he married a White Russian ballerina , Ada Proskurnikova . She refused to live near the mine Hudson managed , and they soon divorced . By 1938 , Hudson had become fluent in the Serbo-Croatian language . Hudson 's mining activities included work as a consultant mining engineer in Belgrade , and as manager of an antimony mine in Zajača in the Mačva region , where he was working when World War II broke out . World War II . In the autumn of 1939 , Hudson was recruited into Section D of the British Secret Intelligence Service ( SIS ) , the section responsible for conducting political covert actions and paramilitary operations in time of war , and was based in Zagreb . During this period , one of Hudsons ' SIS colleagues was murdered , and pro-German Croats planted a bomb beneath his office which nearly killed him . He established a sabotage organisation to attack Axis ships in Yugoslav Adriatic ports using limpet mines . Section D was absorbed into the new Special Operations Executive in mid-1940 , and SOE headquarters for special operations in the Balkans was established in Cairo . In February 1941 , Hudson personally sank an Italian ship . After the Axis invasion of Yugoslavia in April 1941 , Hudson was extracted from the country . Montenegro . On 13 September , Hudson and a small group of Yugoslav military personnel left Cairo by air for Malta on the first leg of a new SOE mission , codenamed `` Bullseye '' . Three days later , they boarded the British submarine HMS `` Triumph '' , which landed the party on the coast of the Italian-occupied territory of Montenegro near Petrovac on the evening of 20 September . They were accompanied as far as the shore by Captain Julian Amery . Having left Cairo with little notice , they were forced to supplement their equipment from the submarine 's stores . The party consisted of Hudson ( using the `` nom de guerre '' `` Marko '' ) , former Royal Yugoslav Army Major Zaharije Ostojić , and two former members of the Royal Yugoslav Air Force , Major Mirko Lalatović and Sergeant Veljko Dragićević , who was a radio operator . Both Lalatović and Ostojić were Montenegrins . The original intent had been for the party to consist only of Yugoslavs , and Hudson had only been ordered to accompany them 12 hours before they departed . Hudson 's instructions were rather vague ; he was expected to `` contact , investigate , and report on all groups offering resistance to the enemy , regardless of race , creed or political persuasion '' . The party was picked up by guerilla units near the coast , and by 26 September they were with a band of communist-led rebels led by Arso Jovanović and Milovan Đilas , one of many communist-led groups in Montenegro . These groups , along with nationalist-led groups , were the scattered remnants of the forces that had rebelled against the Italians in July . The revolt had been suppressed within six weeks , and divisions had begun to appear between those rebels led by communists and those led by nationalists . Clashes had begun to occur , and Hudson assessed that the communist-led groups were stronger . Initially based at the village of Radovče , about north of the Italian headquarters at Podgorica , Hudson radioed Malta recommending that assistance be provided to the communist-led rebels in Montenegro . On 10 September , the British in Malta picked up a radio message indicating that a Colonel Mihailović was leading a guerilla force located in western Serbia . Unbeknownst to Hudson , the Yugoslav members of his party were already aware of this , and they had been ordered by the Yugoslav government-in-exile to travel to Mihailović 's headquarters as soon as possible . On 9 October Hudson was made aware of Mihailović 's existence by his British contacts , and he was also ordered to journey to western Serbia , as Mihailović did not have radio codes to encrypt his messages . Hudson and Ostojić departed for Serbia around 13 October , accompanied by Jovanović , Đilas and another senior Partisan , Mitar Bakić . The leaders of the Montenegrin Partisans needed to visit their own supreme headquarters in Užice in western Serbia to receive directions on how to handle relations with the nationalists . The party left its two radios behind with Lalatović and Dragićević , although one had already burnt out and the other was heavy and obsolete . Hudson apparently had not been trained in the operation of the radios . At Tito 's headquarters . Hudson , Ostojić and the Partisan leaders travelled through Partisan-held liberated territory in Montenegro and the Sandžak to the valley of the West Morava river valley in the German-occupied territory of Serbia , during which Hudson further developed a favourable opinion of the Partisan organisation . The party arrived at Užice , the centre of the so-called Užice Republic around 25 October . Hudson met Josip Broz Tito , who was introduced to him by his pseudonym `` Tito '' . He offered Tito the necessary technical information to communicate with SOE Cairo , if Tito could provide a radio . He advocated that Tito take up his offer , if only so that Tito could make his own case for material support . He told Tito that he also intended to visit Mihailović . Tito received Hudson cordially , but was noncommittal . At this point , relations between Tito and Mihailović were finely poised but the likelihood of ongoing cooperation was low . Tito did not share information about Partisan dispositions with Hudson , and Hudson emphasised that British interests were best served by a unified Yugoslav resistance . Tito , for his part , indicated to Hudson that he wanted to avoid conflict with Mihailović , but considered that all former Yugoslav officers had been compromised by its disastrous showing during the invasion . Tito told Hudson that if Mihailović would not cooperate with him , he expected that the Chetnik leader would not interfere with Partisan operations against the Germans . Hudson witnessed the Partisans fighting the Germans around Krupanj , then returned to Užice . In the meantime , Ostojić had visited Mihailović and returned with a message from the Chetnik leader that Hudson should travel on to Mihailović 's headquarters as soon as possible . Having left his wireless sets behind in Montenegro , Hudson had no contact with SOE Cairo during his stay in Užice . At Mihailović 's headquarters . Hudson left Užice on or around 25 October , and arrived at Mihailović 's headquarters at the village of Brajići on the foothills of Ravna Gora on that day . Immediately upon his arrival , Hudson was upbraided by Mihailović for having been with the `` communist rabble '' , and when Hudson advised the Chetnik leader that he would be visiting Tito from time to time , Mihailović threatened to break of relations with the British if that occurred . Less than two days after Hudson 's arrival at Ravna Gora , Tito and Mihailović met to make one last effort at forming a joint command , but despite Tito 's request that Hudson be present during the negotiations , Mihailović insisted it was not necessary . Despite a provisional agreement , the two leaders were at cross-purposes ; Tito would not place himself or his forces under Mihailović 's control , and would not conform with Mihailović 's urging that he cease attacks on the Germans . By this time , Mihailović knew from Ostojić that he had official recognition from the Yugoslav government-in-exile , who had also promised British recognition and support . The situation in western Serbia was one of incipient civil war . Despite some jointly-held towns and joint operations by Partisans and Chetniks , an atmosphere of creeping distrust predominated between the two camps . Hudson himself still had no access to a wireless . Lalatović and Dragičević had arrived in Užice after Hudson 's departure , but Lalatović had travelled on to Ravna Gora without Dragičević and the remaining working transmitter because Dragičević refused to accompany him . Dragičević joined the Partisans and became an important Partisan wireless operator . Hudson was able to use Mihailović 's radio , but from 2 November , Mihailović , confident of British support , began instigating clashes with Partisan bands , which Hudson was powerless to prevent . After the air delivery of some funds for Mihailović , Hudson sent a message to Cairo recommending that British support to Mihailović be conditional upon his co-operation with the Partisans . When the British government accepted Hudson 's recommendation , Mihailović considered Hudson 's actions to be sabotage , and their working relationship broke down . Tito , for his part , was unaware of Hudson 's initial attempts to mediate , and that the airdrop of funds was undertaken against his advice . This meant that Tito also distrusted Hudson . In mid to late November , Hudson managed to get involved in three meetings between Chetniks and Partisans aimed at establishing a truce and a joint operational headquarters . The Partisans maintained that they would do so , but would not accept Mihailović assuming overall command . The Yugoslav government-in-exile even put pressure on Mihailović to work with the Partisans . Missing funds . One of Hudson 's tasks was to distribute British funds in order to pay for anti-Nazi fighters . He was given more than £80,000 in sovereigns and diamonds , worth over £1.75m in today 's currency , which he partially buried in peasant villages . He later confessed that after the war , parts of the treasure were buried , with the aim of retrieving it on his own account when the war ended . Afterwards , while he was working for the army in Romania , documents show that Hudson recruited Stephen Zollner , a Hungarian Jew buying timber for the British government around eastern Europe , to retrieve the treasure . Zollner managed to acquire three parts of the buried treasure , and sent them to Hudson in a diplomatic bag . The Yugoslav authorities caught him , however , and Zollner confessed everything . Later life . He later moved to South Africa , where he died in 1995 . The swimming complex at St. Andrew 's College was named in his honour when , upon his death , he left the school a considerable amount of money for new pool facilities . On his death , the D.T Hudson Trust was created as a charitable trust . Amongst other activities , the trust sponsors schools in South Africa and takes a view to uniting the churches of the region in this pursuit . In popular culture . He spoke six foreign languages and had a reputation as a ladies ' man . According to `` The Sunday Times '' , Ian Fleming used Hudson as a model for his character James Bond , although it has also been suggested that the character was modelled on his brother , Peter Fleming .
Svetlana Gnezdilov . Svetlana Gnezdilov ( born 20 July 1969 ) is a retired Israeli athlete who specialized in the 100 metres hurdles and the heptathlon . She was a Ukrainian citizen until 1996 when she emigrated to Israel . In the short hurdles distances ( 100 and 60 metres ) she competed at the 1999 World Championships , the 2001 World Indoor Championships , the 2001 World Championships and the 2002 European Championships without reaching the final . She then switched to the heptathlon , where she finished fifteenth at the 2002 European Championships and 26th at the 2006 European Championships . She did not finish the competition at the 2003 World Championships . At the 2003 World Championships she also competed in the 4 x 400 metres relay . At the 2006 European Championships she also competed in the long jump . Her personal best times were 8.28 seconds in the 60 metres hurdles , achieved at the 2001 World Indoor Championships in Lisbon ; and 13.04 seconds in the 100 metres hurdles , achieved in June 2001 in Minsk . She has 6031 points in the heptathlon , achieved in August 2003 in Tel Aviv ; and 6.46 metres in the long jump , achieved in July 2004 in Tel Aviv .
Caroline Flanagan . Caroline Flanagan served as President of the Law Society of Scotland from 2005 to 2006 and was the first woman to hold that post . She is also the youngest ever person to hold the post . Flanagan is a partner at the Dunfermline law firm Ross & Connel and is an accredited family law specialist . She was first elected to the Law Society of Scotland Council in 1998 after working as a client relations committee member for five years . She attended Dollar Academy . She is married to Roy Flanagan and has two children , Claire and James .
Señorita Panamá 1993 . Señorita Panamá 1993 , the 11th Señorita Panamá pageant , was held in Teatro Anayansi Centro de Convenciones Atlapa , Panama city , Panama , September 1993 , after weeks of events . The winner of the pageant was María Sofía Velásquez . The pageant was broadcast live on RPC Panamá . About 15 contestants from all over Panamá competed for the prestigious crown . At the conclusion of the final night of competition , outgoing titleholder Giselle González crowned `` María Sofía Velásquez Jaimes-Freyre '' as the new Señorita Panamá . Velásquez compete in the 43rd edition of the Miss Universe 1994 pageant , was held Plenary Hall of the Philippine International Convention Center , in Manila , Philippines on May 20 , 1994 . Contestants . These are the competitors who have been selected this year . Candidates Notes . María Sofía Velásquez born in Argentina .
Keep It to Yourself ( Kacey Musgraves song ) . `` Keep It to Yourself '' is a song written by American country music artist Kacey Musgraves with Shane McAnally and Luke Laird , and sung by Musgraves . It was released on March 10 , 2014 as the fourth and final single from Musgraves ' debut album , `` Same Trailer Different Park '' ( 2013 ) . Content . `` Keep It to Yourself '' is a country song addressed to an ex , speaking of how the narrator does n't want to hear how her ex is feeling , because she does n't want to fall for him again . It is musically and lyrically different from Musgraves 's other songs , with a more traditional lyric and slight country pop sound . She spoke with reporters about the songs content , saying , “ It ’ s just about knowing and wanting to know how that person feels about you , like , in a situation , but just knowing that it ’ s not good for you anymore and that you literally have to be the strong person and say , ‘ Don ’ t tell me , because it ’ s just going to rope me back in . ' It ’ s just like about getting over that hump , that hard part where you feel like you ’ re just going to die because this person ’ s not there anymore . Nobody wants to feel naked or uncomfortable , and removing yourself out of a situation that you know is probably not right is really hard , but it ’ s something that you just have to do. ” Instruments used in this song include guitar , banjo , piano , and pedal steel guitar . Critical reception . The song received generally favorable reviews . `` Taste of Country '' contributors praised how the `` understated '' love song `` takes a familiar experience and makes it sound very unique and very fresh , '' and `` expresses how many feel as they begin to get over a broken relationship , '' noting that `` It ’ s nice to have a song like this that doesn ’ t involve violence . '' 59.29 % of readers of the country music blog voted `` Keep It to Yourself '' 5 stars out of 5 . Daryl Addison of `` Great American Country '' called it one of the four best songs on the album , saying , `` The songwriting is consistently superb while stories tend to take on different angles , as in , “ Keep It to Yourself , ” a deeply empathetic anti-love song where she ’ d really just rather be left alone in order to move on . '' Commercial performance . The song debuted at No . 56 on the Country Airplay chart for the week ending March 29 , 2014 .
Belliella pelovolcani . `` Belliella pelovolcani '' is a Gram-negative and non-motile bacterium from the genus of Belliella which has been isolated from a mud-volcano in Wandan in Taiwan .
Six Mile , South Carolina . Six Mile is a town in Pickens County , South Carolina , United States . The 2010 census showed a population of 675 , representing a 21 % increase since 2000 . Six Mile was named `` Six Mile '' because it was located six miles from Fort Prince George . Many other landmarks in this area were named by their distance from Fort Prince George such as 12 Mile River and 18 Mile Creek . Geography . Six Mile is located at ( 34.801983 , −82.817857 ) . According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 1.8 square miles ( 4.7 km² ) , of which 1.8 square miles ( 4.7 km² ) is land and 0.55 % is water . Climate . The climate is mild and temperate with rainfall evenly distributed throughout the year . Winters are moderate with an average monthly temperature of 43 . Snowfall occurs each winter , but significant amounts come only once every two or three years . Spring is a period of transition with March the month for heavy rains . As the showers decrease , a secondary dry period occurs late in April and early May . Steady rains typical of winter are likely in early spring . The average date of the last spring freeze falls around the end of March , which gives the area a growing season of approximately 180–200 days . Summers are warm and long with the average temperatures hovering around 79 . Temperatures reach 90 on an average of 48 days a year . Six Mile 's warm and pleasant autumn is the driest season of the year with the first frost usually occurring the first week of November . History . The area now known as Six Mile once belonged to the Cherokee Nation . A popular legend says that Six Mile was named by the Indian maiden , Issaqueena , who rode her horse on a journey of ninety-six miles to warn her lover , an English trader named Francis Allen , of a coming Cherokee attack on the fort where he was staying called Star Fort . Issaqueena numbered the creeks she crossed until she reached the fort in the area she labeled Ninety Six . There is a town called Ninety Six , and many other `` number names '' on the path to it ; these include Mile Creek , Six Mile , Twelve Mile River , and Six and Twenty Creek . According to the legend , Issaqueena succeeded in warning Allen and they married and had a child , only later to be pursued by , and escape , the Cherokee . This tale is similar to many of Six Mile 's other legendary events in that it stresses courage , bravery , ingenuity , and determination . In 1777 , Six Mile was signed over to South Carolina in a treaty . The `` rugged terrain '' of this region was not settled until about 1800 when Scotch-Irish , Dutch-German , and English pioneers slowly moved in , cleared the land , and planted crops . One of the main reasons for this early settlement was that Six Mile was located along the Keowee Path , `` one of the most famous trading paths in our nation '' . This path guided the first settlers to the region ; and at first there were just a dozen families until about thirty more followed . The early settlers left a legacy of `` integrity , industry , and independence '' characterized by settling business deals with handshakes and helping one 's neighbors that can be seen in residents today . There were no businesses for several years , but by 1836 , Six Mile Baptist Church had been founded , and 1878 brought the town 's first post office . The community was incorporated in 1910 , and a few establishments including saw mills , blacksmith , welding , barber shops , furniture stores , groceries , service stations , and a mortuary began to spring up over the next few decades . Six Mile was chiefly a farming community until World War II when many men went overseas to fight and still others moved to bigger cities to obtain jobs . After the war , it became unprofitable to grow cotton , and textile mills began to spring up around the area . Again , Six Mile lost some residents to jobs in other counties . Employment opportunities usually require traveling out of town , and the number of businesses has gone down since automobiles have become available . Six Mile has become a community with strong ties to larger cities where townspeople find more jobs , goods , and services . The modern strength of valuing education had early roots . In the early 1900s , the townspeople of Six Mile organized to petition the Southern Baptist Convention to build a school in their community . Despite the Convention 's reluctance , the residents did not back down , and the Six Mile Baptist Academy was established in 1910 . Six Mile is now home to the very modern Six Mile Elementary School . There is one person in a small town that shines above others and that person is Dr. David E. Peek . Dr . Peek established the first hospital in Pickens County in the town of Six Mile as an example of ingenuity . Dr . Peek and his wife moved to Six Mile from North Carolina and established the 15-bed hospital in 1925 . Dr . Peek outgrew his 15-bed hospital , so he bought the girls ' dormitory left over from the closing of the Six Mile Baptist Academy , for $ 1900 and turned it into a forty-bed hospital which is now Six Mile Retirement Center . `` Dr . Peek had a life-long dream to build a big , beautiful , new hospital on top of Six Mile Mountain , which overlooks the town . '' He did get as far as building a nurse 's quarters for the hospital on top of Six Mile Mountain , but `` shortly after its completion in 1942 , Dr . Peek , only in his early 50 's died of a heart attack '' . `` When Dr . Peek died , so did his dream of a hospital on top of Six Mile Mountain . At one time , Pickens County was home to more Congressional Medal of Honor winners than any county in the Nation ( there were only 27 in the whole country ) , and three of these four men were from Six Mile . A devastating tornado roared through Six Mile on the night of March 13 , 1929 . This was the greatest blow ever to hit Six Mile or Pickens County . Nine people were killed , five elementary students , one high school student and three adults . Those killed in the storm are buried in two large graves at Six Mile Baptist Church . It is reported that after the storm , within thirty minutes , `` hundreds of citizens rushed to the stricken community and offered any aid as they could give . '' This continued for days despite heavy rain and nearly impassible roads . In the 1960s , Duke Power began construction of a power generating complex , that would be the largest of its kind in the world , within a few miles of Six Mile . The presence of this mammoth complex was expected to turn Six Mile into an urban metropolis , and plans were drawn for a `` dream city '' of over 100,000 people very close by . Fortunately this has not happened and Six Mile has remained much as it always was . Although there has been several waves of new residents , the town is still populated by descendents of the original settlers . As said by Bill Holder , a citizen of Six Mile , `` if you ever come to Six Mile and stay for a month , you 'll never leave . People down here got hearts . '' Sources : V. Mitchell 2002 / Grant , Richardson and Griffin 1999 / Stewart Robertson 1985 / Gorham Mitchell 1989 / Lyle 1990 Demographics . The 2010 census showed a population of 675 ; this is a 21 % growth increase since the 2000 census . There were 200 households out of which 37.5 % had children under the age of 18 living with them , 67.0 % were married couples living together , 7.0 % had a female householder with no husband present , and 23.0 % were non-families . 20.0 % of all households were made up of individuals and 8.0 % had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older . The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.02 . In the town , the population was spread out with 24.1 % under the age of 18 , 8.1 % from 18 to 24 , 26.9 % from 25 to 44 , 25.5 % from 45 to 64 , and 15.4 % who were 65 years of age or older . The median age was 40 years . For every 100 females , there were 96.8 males . For every 100 females age 18 and over , there were 97.2 males . The median income for a household in the town in 2012 was $ 53,143 , and the median income for a family was $ 57,667 . Males had a median income of $ 42,792 versus $ 27,000 for females . The per capita income for the town was $ 25,260 . About 3.5 % of families and 4.5 % of the population were below the poverty line , including 12.3 % of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over .
List of offshore wind farms in Sweden . This is a list of operational , offshore wind farms in Sweden ( within the national maritime boundaries ) . This information is gathered from multiple Internet sources , and commercial sources . The name of the wind farm is the name used by the energy company when referring to the farm and is usually related to a shoal or the name of the nearest town on shore . The `` wind farm '' part is implied and hence removed for clarity . List of current farms . The list is sorted by capacity , but it can be sorted in any way by clicking the symbol > < at the top in each column .
Missouri State Treasurer election , 2016 . The 2016 Missouri gubernatorial election was held on November 8 , 2016 , to elect the State Treasurer of Missouri , concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election , as well as elections to the United States Senate and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections . Incumbent Democratic State Treasurer Clint Zweifel was term-limited and could not run for re-election to a third term in office . Eric Schmitt ( Republican ) won the general election against his opponents Sean O'Toole ( Libertarian ) , Judy Baker ( Democrat ) , and Carol Hexem ( Green ) .
Sunk Rock Lighthouse . Sunk Rock Lighthouse is one of three lighthouses in the Mumbai Harbour off the coast of Mumbai , India . The tower is mounted on a stone pier and painted in a red and yellow checkerboard pattern , with the lantern and gallery painted white . Swimming races are often held between the Gateway of India and the Lighthouse , a distance of 5 kilometres ( 3 statute miles ) . The site is operated by the Mumbai Port Trust .
Uruguay at the 2009 Summer Universiade . Uruguay sent a team of 22 athletes to compete in the 2009 Summer Universiade held in Belgrade , Serbia from July 1 to July 12 , 2009 . Football . Uruguay has qualified a men 's team in the football competition . Each nation must submit a squad of 20 players , with a minimum of two goalkeepers .
2003–04 Russian Superleague season . The 2003–04 Russian Superleague season was the eighth season of the Russian Superleague , the top level of ice hockey in Russia . 16 teams participated in the league , and HC Avangard Omsk won the championship .
Tsen Tou Jilin City . Tsen Tou Jilin City are a Chinese Ice Hockey team based in Jilin City , China . Founded in 2017 , they play in the Supreme Hockey League , where they are an independent team – unlike the majority of VHL teams , Tsen Tou do not have any affiliate links with Kontinental Hockey League teams . Whilst no formal link is in place , HC Kunlun Red Star 's manager , Vladimir Krechin , stated that their club will work with Tsen Tou .
Lithuanian Brazilians . Lithuanian Brazilians ( ) are Brazilian citizens who are fully , partially , or predominantly of Lithuanian descent , or are Lithuanian-born people residing in Brazil . The first Lithuanian to set foot on Brazilian soil , according to a record dated in 1866 , was a certain colonel Andrius Višteliauskas . His mission was to aid the Brazilian armed forces in the Paraguayan War that was going on at that time . His experience in Brazil must have influenced people in his homeland , perhaps by his writings or perhaps after he traveled home . Therefore , a few years later a group of Lithuanian immigrants and their families arrived in Brazil . In 1890 , twenty-five Lithuanian families entered the land of Brazil . Their destination was the newly established colony of Ijuí , situated on the red and fertile soil of the northwestern part of the state of Rio Grande do Sul . Today the city of Ijuí is a prosperous town , based on Brazilian standards . From early on Ijuí was settled by peoples of different ethno-linguistic backgrounds , unlike some other towns in the region . For example , the town of Guaraní das Missões was settled mostly by Polish immigrants . On the other hand , Germans , who came from the old German colonies ( the Altkolonie ) located in the eastern part of the state , went on to settle the municipality of Cerro Largo ( formerly known as Serro Azul ) and to make it into the small town that it is today . One can still meet descendants from that first group of Lithuanian immigrants that settled in the Ijuí area . In 1926 , around thirty thousand Lithuanian immigrants arrived in Brazil . They went to work in the many coffee plantations ( fazendas ) throughout the State of São Paulo . Other groups of immigrants also were lured into the country at the time to fulfill labor shortages . São Paulo may have been the destination of most Lithuanians but they also went to settle in other states such as Rio de Janeiro and Paraná . The town of Castro , in Paraná , a state south of São Paulo , boasts that amongst Japanese , Russians and other ethnic groups their town was also founded by Lithuanian immigrants . The slaves of Brazil had been freed in 1888 . More and more in the following decades the coffee barons of the land tried to obtain laborers from other sources , mostly from White European sources . It is very much doubtful that the Lithuanian immigrants settled in São Paulo ever had any contact with their compatriots who had established themselves further south in the state of Rio Grande do Sul a few decades earlier . However , in São Paulo Lithuanians developed strong social ties around church congregations . Most were Catholic but many also participated in Lutheran church services . In 1930 , the núcleo ( small colony ) of Barão de Antonina , was established in Itaporanga , São Paulo . The center of Lithuanian life in Brazil is Vila Zelina , a district in one of the biggest megalopolies of the world – the city of São Paulo . Everything seems to revolve around the Saint Joseph Catholic Church ( São José ) . One can still taste some of the culinary of the Old World in this part of town . Easter eggs are still celebrated in the traditional way . In 2001 , a documentary Eldorado : Lithuanians in Brazil or ( Portuguese title : `` Eldorado : Lituanos no Brasil '' ) , by Fabiano Canosa and Julius Ziz was released about the story of Lithuanians in Brazil .
John E. Pillsbury . John Elliott Pillsbury ( 15 December 1846 – 30 December 1919 ) was a Rear Admiral in the United States Navy . Biography . Born in Lowell , Massachusetts , Pillsbury was appointed midshipman in 1862 and commissioned an ensign in 1868 . After serving on various stations afloat and ashore , he commanded the coast steamer `` Blake '' from 1884 to 1891 and did excellent scientific work , using some of his research instruments of his own invention . In the Spanish–American War , he commanded the dynamite cruiser , operating around the island of Cuba and in the vicinity of Morro Castle . In 1905 he served as Chief of Staff of the North Atlantic Fleet and in 1908–09 , was Chief of the Bureau of Navigation . Although Rear Admiral Pillsbury 's attainments as a sailor and a fighting man were noteworthy , he is perhaps best known as having been one of the world 's foremost geographers and an authority on the Gulf Stream . Actively identified with the National Geographic Society for many years , he was president of the society at the time of his death . He was buried in Arlington National Cemetery ; his wife Florence was buried with him after her death in 1925 . Namesakes . Two U.S. Navy ships have been christened in his honor . Pillsbury Sound , the body of water in the U.S. Virgin Islands between St Thomas , St John , and the cays which bound the sound on the North side , is also named in his honor .
Somewhere on a Beach . `` Somewhere on a Beach '' is a song recorded by American country music artist Dierks Bentley . It was released for digital download on January 19 , 2016 , and to country radio on January 25 , 2016 , as the lead single from his eighth studio album , `` Black '' . `` Somewhere on a Beach '' reached number one on the U.S. `` Billboard '' Country Airplay chart , giving Bentley his fourteenth number-one hit on the U.S. country music chart . It also gave him his first number-one hit on the Hot Country Songs chart since 2012 's `` 5-1-5-0 '' , and his ninth top 40 hit on the `` Billboard '' Hot 100 with a peak at number 35 . The song was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) , denoting sales of over one million units in the United States . Its chart success in Canada was similarly received , as it peaked at number one on the Country chart and number 59 on the Canadian Hot 100 . It also garnered a Platinum certification from Music Canada for selling over 80,000 units in that country . The accompanying music video for the song was directed by Wes Edwards . Content . This is a song in which the narrator is talking to his ex-girlfriend about his life after they broke up . He tells her he has a new girlfriend and adds that she and him are together having fun together `` somewhere on a beach '' . The song has been compared to Bentley 's previous hits `` Drunk on a Plane '' ( 2014 ) and `` How Am I Doin ' '' ( 2004 ) . Critical . The website , `` Taste of Country '' , gave the song a positive review , saying it is `` fair to call the soulful country-blues song a sequel to “ Drunk On a Plane ” : `` Somewhere on a Beach '' details what happens once that plane lands '' . It also compared the song 's atmosphere favorably to Kenny Chesney 's musical style . Commercial . The song debuted at numbers 26 and 29 , respectively , on the U.S. `` Billboard '' Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay charts during its first week , selling over 19,000 copies in the United States . In its second week , it rose to No . 20 on Hot Country Songs , and entered the `` Billboard '' Hot 100 at number 98 , with an additional 22,000 copies sold . The song became Bentley 's eleventh number one hit on the Hot Country Songs chart in April 2016 . It also peaked at number 35 on the Hot 100 that same week . As of August 2016 , the song has sold 640,000 copies in the US . Live performances . Bentley debuted the song on January 19 , 2016 , on `` The Ellen DeGeneres Show '' . Performed at Luke Bryan 's Crash My Playa VIP event on January 23rd at the Barcelo Maya resort in Playa del Carmen , Mexico . Bentley performed the song as part of his hosting of the 2016 Academy of Country Music Awards . Music video . The music video was directed by Wes Edwards and premiered in February 2016 .
Luís Miguel Pinheiro Andrade . Luís Miguel Pinheiro Andrade ( born 27 March 1990 ) , known as Luisinho , is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Académica de Coimbra as a left winger . Football career . Born in Fornos de Algodres , Guarda District , Luisinho played lower league football until the age of 23 . He joined Académico de Viseu FC in December 2010 , and helped it promote from the fourth division to the second in his first two full seasons , scoring eight goals in the process . Luisinho made his professional debut on 27 July 2013 , starting in a 1–0 home win against Atlético Clube de Portugal for the campaign 's Portuguese League Cup . His maiden appearance in the second level occurred on 10 August , as he came on as a second-half substitute in a 0–2 loss at Moreirense FC . Luisinho first arrived in the Primeira Liga in 2015–16 , signing a two-year contract with Boavista F.C . at the age of 25 . He scored in his first game in the competition , helping to a 2–2 away draw to Vitória de Setúbal ; he returned to division two the following season , being loaned to former club Académico Viseu . On 18 July 2017 , Luisinho agreed to a one-year deal with Académica de Coimbra .
Statements ( medical symposium ) . Statements ( also statements on cancer , statements on head and neck cancer ) is an international medical symposium , which takes place every two years since 2004 . Researcher , medical scientists and physicians on the field of head and neck cancer meet to discuss recent scientific and clinical findings . The first event took place in Frankfurt am Main , Germany in 2004 . Concept . “ Statements on head and neck cancer ” was founded in 2004 by the non-profit society “ Verein Prävention und Therapie e.V. ” . The makeup is based on a multimodal concept of discussion , communication and information . A limited number ( ca . 100 ) of international scientists and experts of head and neck cancer are invited to this symposium . Representatives of different special fields lecture on diverse actual topics . Subsequently a podium discussion is held including the audience . Website . A special website was introduced to cover discussions that follow such a symposium . All lectures and arguments are placed in video format . The user can register himself for free and place own contributions as posts and videos . This website serves as a platform for exchange and critical discussion of expert knowledge of head and neck cancer . Head and Neck Cancer . The concept is focused on cancer of the head and neck ( excluding brain tumors ) , the subject of otorhinolaryngology , head and neck surgery and oral and maxillofacial surgery . This includes cancer of the larynx , pharynx , oral cavity ( oropharynx ) and nasopharynx ; additionally cancer of salivary glands and cancer of unknown primary origin ( CUP ) . Future prospects . The next symposium will take place in spring 2011 . An extension to topics including pulmonary and esophageal malignant tumors is intended . It is scientifically assumed that cancer is not respecting anatomical borders and therefore an integrated multimodal concept of therapy regimens for treatment is needed .
Roman Romanchuk ( footballer ) . Roman Romanchuk ( ; born 19 August 1986 in Kovel , Volyn Oblast , Ukraine ) is a professional Ukrainian football midfielder .
Oswaldo Ramírez . Oswaldo Felipe Ramírez Salcedo ( born March 28 , 1947 , in Lima , Peru ) is a retired Peruvian football striker . He is one of the highest scoring players in the history of the Copa Libertadores and he helped Peru win the 1975 Copa América . Club career . Ramírez started his career with Sport Boys in 1966 and , in 1968 , was the top scorer in the Primera División Peruana . In 1969 , Oswaldo `` Cachito '' Ramirez scored two historic goals against Argentina in the Bombonera ( Argentina ) , that allowed Peru to participate in the 1970 Mexico World Cup , leaving Argentina eliminated of this competition . In 1970 , he joined Universitario de Deportes where he won the league title in 1971 and 1974 . Between 1975 and 1977 he played for Atletico Espanol in Mexico . In 1977 Ramírez returned to Peru to play for Sporting Cristal where he won the championship in 1979 and 1980 as well as being top scorer in 1980 . After a short spell with Deportivo Galicia in Venezuela Ramírez returned to Sporting Cristal , he retired in 1982 . Ramírez scored a total of 26 goals in the Copa Libertadores making him the 8th highest scoring player overall and the highest scoring Peruvian in the history of the tournament . International career . Ramírez played a total of 57 games for Peru , scoring 17 goals representing them at the 1970 FIFA World Cup and helping them to win the Copa América 1975 . Ramírez 's 17 goals for Peru make him the 5th highest scorer in the history of the Peru national team .
Abraham Kurland . Abraham Kurland ( June 10 , 1912 – March 14 , 1999 ) was a Danish wrestler . Kurland was Jewish , and was born in Odense , Syddanmark , Denmark . He was affiliated with the Hakoah Jewish Sports club , København/Bagsværd , København . He won a silver medal in lightweight Greco Roman wrestling at the 1932 Olympics in Los Angeles , after being narrowly defeated for the gold medal . He was the favorite to win a gold medal at the 1936 Olympics , but declined to participate because it was taking place in Nazi Germany . In the 1948 games Kurland participated in the 1948 Summer Olympics , at the age of 45 .
Byrsia dotata . `` Byrsia dotata '' is a moth of the family Erebidae . It was described by Francis Walker in 1865 . It is found on Sulawesi , Ambon Island , Batchian , Timor and New Guinea .
Toché ( footballer ) . José Verdú Nicolás ( born 1 January 1983 ) , known as Toché , is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Real Oviedo as a striker . Club career . Born in Santomera , Region of Murcia , Toché came up through the ranks of Atlético Madrid , making his first-team debut during the 2003–04 season in a 0–0 home draw against Deportivo de La Coruña . The following campaign he was loaned to CD Numancia , where he appeared in only five games as the club from Soria was eventually relegated from La Liga , although he was seriously injured in the process . Toché spent the following seasons on loan at Hércules CF and Real Valladolid , both in the second division . He returned to Numancia for 2007–08 , and appearing sporadically in the side 's eventual promotion . On 30 December 2008 , after having taken almost no part in the top division season , Toché left Numancia for second level team Albacete Balompié , signing a contract for the rest of the campaign and the next one . On 28 August of the following year , however , he moved teams again , joining promoted FC Cartagena . He had a breakthrough year in 2009–10 , as they nearly achieved a second consecutive promotion , only missing two league matches – 3,317 minutes of action – and ranking in the Pichichi Trophy 's top three . On 19 July 2011 , after scoring a further 16 league goals with Cartagena , Toché signed a three-year contract with Panathinaikos F.C . in Greece . He netted on his official debut for the team , making it 2–1 in an eventual 3–4 home loss against Odense Boldklub for the third qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League ( 4–5 aggregate loss ) . In November 2013 , Toché cut ties with the Athens club after being unpaid for four months . On 20 January of the following year , he returned to his homeland and signed a short-term deal with Deportivo de La Coruña . Toché scored four times for `` Depor '' during the season , as the Galicians returned to the top level at the first attempt . He netted his first goal in the competition on 20 September 2014 , but in a 2–8 home loss against Real Madrid . On 30 July 2015 , Toché agreed to a one-year contract with Real Oviedo , newly promoted to the second tier .
Nicholas Cristesham . Nicholas Cristesham ( died c. 1403 ) , of Wells , Somerset , was an English politician . Family . Cristesham was the son of John Cristesham . He seems to have spent his life in Wells . Nicholas married a woman named Maud . Career . He was a Member ( MP ) of the Parliament of England for Wells in 1366 , 1372 , 1373 , January 1377 , October 1377 , 1378 , January 1380 , 1381 , October 1383 , April 1384 , 1386 , February 1388 and 1395 .
Achille Independent School District . The Achille Independent School District is a school district based in Achille , Oklahoma ( United States ) . There are two schools in the district . List of schools . Achille High School , secondary school Achille Elementary School , pre-school through 8th grade Yuba Elementary School , pre-school through 6th grade ( closed in May 2010 due to budget cuts ) 2018 school closure . In August 2018 , threatening Facebook comments were made by a group of adults after a 12-year-old transgender student had used a girls bathroom , rather than a staff bathroom as the student had done in previous years . A small peaceful rally in support of the student followed at the school . In consultation with law enforcement and fire department officials , Achille Public Schools closed for two days , partly out of concerns about counter-protesters and safety .
Kalju Lepik . Kalju Lepik ( 7 October 1920 in Koeru Parish – 30 May 1999 in Tallinn ) was an Estonian poet who lived as an exile for most of his life . Kalju Lepik published his first poems in 1939 in Tartu students ' journals Iloli and Tuleviku Rajad ( 'The Paths of Future ' ) . In 1940 he founded the art society Tuulisui , that continued its existence in Swedish exile from 1945 on . In 1943 and 1944 he fought as a conscript in the Waffen-SS unit Estonian Legion . He became a refugee in 1944 and settled in Stockholm for many years . Kalju Lepik consistently defended the rights of the Estonian refugees in Sweden . In 1946 he founded in Stockholm the exile publishing house Eesti Raamat . In 1966 he became the head of the Baltic Archive in Sweden . From 1982 on , Lepik was the chairman of the Estonian Writers ' Union in exile ( `` Välismaine Eesti Kirjanike Liit '' ) . In 1990 and 1998 , Kalju Lepik was awarded the Juhan Liiv poetry prize as well as the annual prize of Estonian literature in 1998 . Kalju Lepik 's earlier poems are passionately patriotical . In addition , satire can be found . In Lepik 's later poetry , pessimistic elements prevail . In his later years , he gradually discarded all kinds of political motives and exalted patriotic pathos . Kalju Lepik was married to Asta Lepik . He is the father of the Estonian politician and diplomat Aino Lepik von Wirén ( born 1961 ) . His last collections of poetry were published in Estonia and he died there in 1999 .
El fantasma de Elena . El Fantasma de Elena ( Elena 's Ghost ) is a Spanish-language telenovela produced by the American television network Telemundo . It is a remake of the 1983 Venezuelan telenovela `` Julia . '' The telenovela ran for 117 episodes from July 20 , 2010 to January 7 , 2011 . It was broadcast with English translation subtitles in CC3 . It stars Elizabeth Gutiérrez and Segundo Cernadas as protagonists and Ana Layevska as the main antagonist in a double role ( Elena and Daniela ) . Plot . Elena Lafé ( Elizabeth Gutiérrez ) is a young , beautiful , and talented horse rider . She and her widowed father , Tomás ( Braulio Castillo ) , manage a small but excellent hotel on the Key West ocean shore . Raised in her father ’ s shadow and kept away from the maternal side of her family , Elena has never known true love . That is until she finds Eduardo Girón ( Segundo Cernadas ) , a widower , unconscious in the middle of the forest . She takes him to her father 's hotel and falls hopelessly in love with Eduardo as she nurses him back to health . The rich , young businessman reciprocates her love and they marry in an impromptu ceremony on the beach . Elena Lafé and her best friend Laura ( Wanda D'Isidoro ) move into Eduardo ’ s mansion , where he lives with several family members and household staff . The new bride is not given the warmest of welcomes by Eduardo 's relatives . Her unease turns to terror when she keeps hearing screams and moans from the mansion ’ s tower . Elena Lafé sees a photograph of Eduardo ’ s deceased wife , also named Elena . Elena Lafé learns from Corina ( Maritza Bustamante ) about the relationship Eduardo had with Elena Calcaño ( Ana Layevska ) , who committed suicide . Elena Calcaño had a twin sister , Daniela ( also played by Ana Layevska ) , who went mad after Elena Calcaño 's death . Elena Lafé also discovers that her husband and his brothers belong to a mythical race that hides many secrets and conspiracies . Elena Lafé will have to confront a vengeful ghost , a spellcasting witch , Eduardo ’ s strange half brother , a deranged twin sister bent on killing her , and hundreds of secrets that will change her life forever . The twists and turns of the oceanfront locale mirror a storyline intertwined with secret loves , unusual characters , and a mysterious aura . A web of mystery and chance is spun until we discover the secret behind Elena ’ s Ghost .
Nallavadu . Nallavadu ( ) is a village in Ariyankuppam Commune in the Union Territory of Puducherry , India . Part of the village lies in the Cuddalore district of Tamil Nadu , and is governed by Singirikudi village panchayat . It is by far the tiniest exclave of Tamil Nadu within Puducherry . Geography . Nallavadu is bordered by Chunnambar river in the north , Bay of Bengal and Nallavadu ( Tamil Nadu ) in the east , Panithittu and Madalapet ( Tamil Nadu ) in the south , Pooranankuppam , Pillaiyarthittu and Andiarpalayam in the West . Nallavadu is surrounded by sea and back-waters and it is one of the beautiful small island in Puducherry . Demographics . Nallavadu has an average literacy rate of 80.51 % , male literacy is 84.89 % , and female literacy is 76.13 % . In Nallavadu , 12 % of the population is under 6 years of age . People here are well educated and spread across the globe . It has school , hospital , library , hotels , groceries shops & markets are available for people 's daily routines . Transport . Nallavadu is located at 2.2 km from Thavalakuppam on Thavalakuppam–Nallavadu Road . One can reach Thavalakuppam Koot Road by any local bus from Pondicherry to Bahoor , Madukarai and Karaiyanputtur running via Ariyankuppam or any route bus from Pondicherry to Cuddalore , Chidambaram and Karaikal running via ECR . From Thavalakuppam Koot Road , you have to walk 2.2 km towards east to reach Nallavadu . Auto rickshaws are available around the clock ( 24x7 ) at Thavalakuppam to reach Nallavadu . Nallavadu can also be reached directly by PRTC Bus ( Route No . 14A ) running between Pondicherry and Nallavadu . Road Network . Nallavadu is connected to Pondicherry by Thavalakuppam–Nallavadu Road . Alternate route Thavalakuppam–Poornankuppam-Pudukuppaam-Nallavadu Angalamman Koil . Arulmigu Angalamman Koil is one of the oldest temple in Nallavadu . Vellalan Kottai & Mayana Kollai of Angalaman koil are very famous here in this village . Arulmigu Manonmani Amman Koil . Arulmigu Manonmani Amman Koil is one of the oldest temple in Nallavadu . Sedal & kavadi ursavam of Manonmani amman temple are very famous in this village . Arulmigu Muthalamman Amman Koil . Arulmigu Muthalamman Koil is one of the oldest temple in Nallavadu . Sedal ursavam & ther ottam of Muthalamman temple are very famous in this village . Kutti Aandavar Koil . Kutti aandavar kovil is one of the oldest temple and it is located in south border of Nallavadu . aadi thiruvizha is very famous in this village . Nallavadu Beach . Nallavadu beach is very famous for virgin sandy beach in pondicherry . It is 2.5 km long and it is hard to find footpath on south side of the beach as no residents in those areas . Fish Market . Nallavadu Fish Market is the very famous fish market in Pondicherry , people in this village go for fishing everyday and we can get fresh sea foods in this market all time . Kailash Beach Resort . Kailash Beach Resort located at from Nallavadu is one of the famous private beach resort in Puducherry . Le Pondy Beach Resort . Le Pondy Beach Resort located at from Nallavadu is one of the famous private beach resort in Puducherry . Seagull/Paradise Beach . Seagull/Paradise Beach located at from Nallavadu is one of the famous public beach resort in Puducherry . Chunnambar Boat House . Chunnambar Boat House is located at from Nallavadu is one of the famous public beach resort in Puducherry . Politics . Nallavadu is part of Manavely assembly constituency , and forms part of Puducherry Lok Sabha constituency .
Konar Zaghan . Konar Zaghan ( , also Romanized as Konār Zāghān ) is a village in Garmsar Rural District , Jebalbarez-e Jonubi District , Anbarabad County , Kerman Province , Iran . At the 2006 census , its population was 16 , in 5 families .
Ndaba Dube . Ndaba Dube ( born 7 January 1959 ) is a boxer from Zimbabwe , who competed in the bantamweight ( – 54 kg ) division at the 1984 Summer Olympics and at the 1988 Summer Olympics . Dube won a silver medal at the 1987 All-Africa Games , losing in the bantamweight final to Stephen Mwema of Kenya . Olympic results . Represented Zimbabwe as a Bantamweight at the 1984 Olympic Games . Represented Zimbabwe as a Bantamweight at the 1988 Olympic Games .
National Highway 381 ( India ) . National Highway 381 , commonly referred to as NH 381 , is a national highway of India . It is a spur road of National Highway 81 . NH-381 traverses the state of Tamil Nadu in India . Route . It starts from NH 81 near Avinashipalayam and terminates at NH 544 near Avinashi . This highway passes through the city of Tiruppur .
Deep Creek , Florida . Deep Creek is a deed restricted unincorporated community in Charlotte County , Florida , United States . It lies east northeast of Port Charlotte . The community is part of the Punta Gorda Metropolitan Statistical Area . Deep Creek is served by utilities of both Punta Gorda and Port Charlotte . Deep Creek 's mail is processed at the Punta Gorda post office , but telephone numbers in the area are registered as Port Charlotte . Public education . Public K-12 education is provided by Charlotte County Public Schools Traditionally , elementary school students in the area attended Deep Creek Elementary School , middle school students attended Punta Gorda Middle School , and high school students attended Charlotte High School , but an increasing number of students are opting to attend other CCPS schools through the School Choice open enrollment program , especially at high school level .
Liberian Second Division League . The Liberian Second Division League is the second tier of Liberian football . Structure . At present , there are eighteen clubs that compete in the Liberian Second Division League . Those eighteen clubs are divided into two zones of ten teams ( Zone A ) and eight teams ( Zone B ) playing each other in a home and away series within their respective zones . At the end of the season , the bottom four teams from Zone A and the bottom three teams from Zone B are relegated to the LFA Sub-Committee Leagues ( 3rd Division ) . The top team from each zones gain automatic promotion . However , teams positioned second in each zones take part in a promotion play-off . All teams in the Liberian Second Division League take part in the Liberian FA Cup .
Actopan , Hidalgo . `` Actopan '' ( Otomi : Ma ’ ñuts ’ i ) s a city and one of the 84 municipalities of Hidalgo , in central-eastern Mexico . The municipality covers an area of 280.1 km² . It is crossed by the federal road that runs from Mexico City to Nuevo Laredo and it is located 30 km northwest of Pachuca , the capital city of the state of Hidalgo . Actopan is known as the city of the convent and the land of the barbecue . Its name derives from the word “ Atoctli ” meaning “ firm , fertile , and humid land ” and the word “ pan ” meaning “ on ” or “ over ” in Nahuatl . Thus , the name Actopan comes to mean “ on the firm , humid , and fertile land ” . Actopan ’ s original name in Otomi is “ Mañutzi ” which translates to “ my little pathway ” . History . It is estimated that the Toltecas arrived to an area close to Actopan in 674 . By the year 1117 , another indigenous group called the Chichimecas arrived to what is now Actopan and Mixquiahuila . In 1113 , Xide gave Actopan the name “ Mañutzi ” . Actopan was under the rule of the chichimecas until the emperor Moctezuma II added the area that is now Actopan to his dominion . In 1521 , the indigenous Otomies helped the leader Cuauhtémoc defend Mexico against Spanish colonizers . Juan Gonzalez Ponce de Leon was one of the first Spaniards given encomendero status over Actopan in the early 1520s . The movement to convert the population to Roman Catholicism begin in 1526 with the Augustine Friars . By the year 1548 the temple and monastery in Actopan had already been built . It was declared a historic and artistic monument on February 2 , 1933 . In 1531 Actopan was put under the jurisdiction of the corregidor of Iscuincuitlapilco . By 1568 it was made a separate jurisdiction with its own alcaldia mayor . Yolotepec was also within these domains . As of 1791 the population consisted of 20,000 Indios , 2,291 mestizos , 54 pardos and 1,474 Spaniards ( this would be both creolles and peninsulares , and probably included some people with some indigenous ancestry ) . Actopan now consist of more than 20 communities , most of which names derive from the Otomi language . Chronology of Important dates . 1865- The state of Hidalgo is divided into 3 departments : Huejutla , Tulancingo and Tula . 1868- The then president of Mexico , Benito Juarez , created the state of Hidalgo . 1946- On May 10 , Actopan was declared a city . Sites of interest . San Nicolás Tolentino Temple and Ex-Monastery : This colonial building was built in 1546 under the direction of the Augustine Friars . The temple and ex-convent combine elements from the romantic , gothic and renaissance periods . Data from the year 1548 points to Frail Andres de Mata as the person in charge of the construction of the monument . The richness of the monument lies in the still-conserved mural paintings . The San Nicolas de Tolentino Temple and Ex-Monastery were declared a historic and artistic monument on February 2 , 1933 . It is located in the center of the city . Puente De Dios : The site “ Puente De Dios ” is a natural attraction located in the northern part of the city . It is the product of an erosion from the Magdalena River . There is a pathway in the site for pedestrians and bikers to enjoy the flora and fauna found there . Mirador del Obelisco : The mirador del obelisco is a slender stone pyramid . It was built as a commemoration to Mexico ’ s Bicentennial Independence Day celebration . It is known to be the fifth tallest obelisk in the world . La Eroca : It is the biggest and most beautiful park in Actopan . The park has space for sport activities , an area for grilling , a pool , and public restrooms . Food and culture . Actopan is a city full of culture and exquisite foods . It is known for its authentic barbecue dish . Unlike the typical beef barbecue , “ Actopan-style ” barbecue consist of sheep meat slowly cooked in an underground grill . Aside from this dish , other traditional dishes include : mole , ximbo , mixiotes , traditional candy , cheese , and pulque . The festivities in Actopan are the celebration in honor of the San Nicolas de Tolentino patron that takes place on September 10 . Another important festivity is the Day of the Dead celebration . During this holiday relatives bring flowers and food to their loved ones in the cemetery . The main festivity is the foundation of the town on July 8 . This celebration include the use of mechanical games and castles that produce fireworks . Current facts . As of 2015 , the municipality had a total population of 56,429 . About 3000 residents of the total population speak an indigenous language , mainly otomi . The principal religion is Roman Catholicism .
Hisham Melhem . Hisham Melhem ( `` Hišām Melḥem '' ) is a Lebanese-American journalist , who serves currently as Washington bureau chief of Al Arabiya News Channel and correspondent for `` An-Nahar '' newspaper . Background . Melhem studied philosophy at Villanova University , and after graduating in 1976 with his B.A. , spent three years working on a doctorate in philosophy at Georgetown University . Career . Melhem has reported for Radio Monte Carlo and `` Al-Qabas '' and `` An-Nahar '' newspapers and has served as Washington bureau chief for `` As-Safir '' newspaper . He has also been the Washington bureau chief for Al Arabiya , and hosted their U.S.-Arab relations program , `` Across the Ocean '' , for four years . He writes for others publications , appears on news programs , and speaks publicly . He is an expert for the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars He has appeared as a news commentator about Middle Eastern and other foreign policy areas on PBS NewsHour for nearly two decades . Interviews . On January 26 , 2009 , Al Arabiya News Network was given the first official interview with the newly inaugurated President Barack Obama : Melhem conducted the interview .
E.B . Campbell Hydroelectric Station . E.B . Campbell Hydroelectric Station is a hydroelectric station on the Saskatchewan River owned by SaskPower , located near Carrot River , Saskatchewan , Canada . The dam created the artificial Tobin Lake . The station is named after Bruce Campbell , a former president of SaskPower who was also the assistant chief engineer during the construction of the station . Until 1988 , it was named Squaw Rapids Dam . The dam altered water levels in the Saskatchewan River , which made the area uninhabitable for a lot of animals . The impact on fishers and trappers was acknowledged in 1989 with a payment of 15 million dollars . The environmental impact of the dam and power station continues however .
Yrsa . Yrsa , `` Yrse '' , `` Yrs '' or `` Urse '' ( 6th century ) was a tragic heroine of early Scandinavian literature . She appears in several versions relating to her husband , the Swedish king Eadgils , and/or to her father and rapist/lover/husband Halga ( the younger brother of king Hroðgar who received Beowulf ) and their son Hroðulf . The consensus view is that the people surrounding Yrsa are the same people as those found in `` Beowulf '' , and the common claim in `` Beowulf '' studies that Hroðulf probably was the son of Halga is taken from the Yrsa tradition . Several translators ( e.g . Burton Raffel ) and scholars have emended her name from a corrupt line ( 62 ) in the manuscript of `` Beowulf '' , although this is guesswork . In the `` Ynglinga saga '' , Snorri Sturluson describes her personality as follows ( Samuel Laing 's translation ) : Yrsa was not one of the slave girls , and it was soon observed that she was intelligent , spoke well , and in all respects was well behaved . All people thought well of her , and particularly the king ; and at last it came to so far that the king celebrated his wedding with her , and Yrsa became queen of Svithiod , and was considered an excellent woman . `` Chronicon Lethrense '' and `` Annales Lundenses '' . The `` Chronicon Lethrense '' ( and the included `` Annales Lundenses '' ) tells that one day , the Danish king Helghe arrived in Halland/Lolland and slept with Thore , the daughter of one of Ro 's farmers . This resulted in Yrse . Much later , he met Yrse , and without knowing that she was his daughter , he made her pregnant with Rolf Krage . Lastly , he found out that Yrse was his own daughter , went east and killed himself . Ro is the same personage as Hroðgar , who received Beowulf at Heorot . His co-king Helghe is the same as Hroðgar 's brother Halga , and Rolf Krage is the same personage as Hroðgar 's nephew Hroðulf . However , in `` Beowulf '' , it is never explained in what way they were uncle and nephew . `` Gesta Danorum '' . The `` Gesta Danorum '' ( Book 2 ) reports that Helgo was the brother of the Danish King Ro , but whereas Ro was king of the Danish lands , Helgo had inherited the sea . One day during his sea roving , arrived at Thurø , where he found and raped the young girl Thora , who became pregnant with Urse . When Helgo , after many years , returned to Thurø , Thora avenged her lost virginity by sending Urse to Helgo who , unknowingly , raped his own daughter . This resulted in Roluo Kraki . During a Swedish invasion , Ro was killed by Hothbrodd , the King of Sweden . Helgo avenged his brother 's death and made the Swedes pay tribute . However , he then chose to commit suicide due to his shame for his incestuous relationship with Urse , and their son Roluo Kraki succeeded him . Athislus , the new King of Sweden , thought that the tribute to the Daner might be smaller if he married the Danish king 's mother , and so took Urse for his queen . However , after some time , Urse was so upset with the Swedish king 's greediness that she thought out a ruse to run away from the king and at the same time liberate him of his wealth . She incited Athislus to rebel against Roluo , and arranged so that Roluo would be invited and promised a wealth in gifts . When the banquet had lasted for three days , Urse and Roluo escaped from Uppsala , early in the morning in carriages where they had put all the Swedish king 's treasure . In order to lessen their burden , and to occupy any pursuing warriors they spread gold in their path , although there was a rumour that she only spread gilded copper . When Athislus , who was pursuing the escapers saw that a precious ring was lying on the ground , he bent down to pick it up . Roluo was pleased to see the King of Sweden bent down , and escaped in the ships with his mother . This account is more elaborate than that of `` Chronicon Lethrense '' and `` Annales Lundenses '' . Helgo is the same personage as Halga . His brother the Danish King Ro is the same as Hroðgar , Roluo is the same as Hroðulf/Rolf Krage , and the Swedish King Athislus is the same as Eadgils , the Swedish king of `` Beowulf '' . Yrse is here called Urse , and the story of her son fleeing the Swedish king with all his treasure is also found in the following accounts . It is noteworthy that all the Danish sources , `` Chronicon Lethrense '' , `` Annales Lundenses '' and `` Gesta Danorum '' differ on where Halga found Yrsa , but make her Danish . The Icelandic sources that follow make her a Saxon , on the other hand , and not Danish . `` Hrólfr Kraki 's saga '' . In `` Hrólfr Kraki 's saga '' , Helgi ( i.e . Halga ) went to the Saxons wanting to woo their warlike queen Oluf . She was , however , not interested and humiliated Helgi by shaving his head and covering him with tar , while he was asleep , and sending him back to his ship . Some time later , Helgi returned and through a ruse , he kidnapped the queen for a while during which time he made her pregnant . Having returned to her kingdom , the queen bore a child , a girl which she named Yrsa after her dog . Yrsa was sent to live as a shepherd , until she was 12 years old , when she met her father Helgi who fell in love with her , not knowing it was his daughter . Oluf kept quiet about the parentage and saw it as her revenge that Helgi would wed his own daughter . Helgi and Yrsa had the son Hrólfr Kraki ( Hroðulf ) . Learning that Helgi and Yrsa lived happily together , queen Oluf travelled to Denmark to tell her daughter the truth . Yrsa was shocked and although Helgi wanted their relationship to remain as it was , Yrsa insisted on leaving him to live alone . She was later taken by the Swedish king Aðils ( Eadgils ) as his queen , which made Helgi even unhappier . Missing Yrsa , Helgi went to Uppsala to fetch her , but was killed by Aðils in battle . Yrsa was naturally upset that the man who was closest to her was killed by her husband , and promised Aðils that his berserkers would all be slain if she could help it . She was no happier in the king 's company and she was not interested in making up with him either . Later , when a young Swedish warrior named Svipdag arrived to test his skills , she greatly supported him in his fights with the berserkers who eventually were all slain . Svipdag chose not to remain with king Aðils and instead he sought service with Yrsa 's son Hrólfr who had succeeded Helgi as the king of Denmark . After some time , when Aðils owed Hrólfr not only the gold he had taken from Helgi during the battle , but also tribute for his help fighting king Áli ( i.e . Onela of `` Beowulf '' ) in the Battle on the Ice of Lake Vänern , Hrólfr arrived at Uppsala to gather his tribute . Aðils did his best to stop Hrólfr through different ruses , but had to go away to gather reinforcements . While the Swedish king was gone , Yrsa provided her son with more gold than was due to him . Then she gave Hrólfr and his men twelve of the Swedish king 's best horses ( Aðils was famous for his well-bred horses ) , and all the armour and provisions they needed . Hrólfr took a fond farewell of his mother and departed over the Fyrisvellir . When they saw Aðils and his warriors in pursuit , they spread the gold behind themselves . Aðils saw his precious Svíagris on the ground and stooped to pick it up with his spear , whereupon Hrólfr cut his back with his sword and screamed in triumph that he had bent the back of the most powerful man in Sweden . Later , Hrólfr was killed by his brother-in-law Hjörvarðr ( i.e . the Heoroweard of `` Beowulf '' ) through treason and when the battle was over Hrólfr 's sister the half-elven Skuld ruled Denmark . Yrsa exacted revenge by sending a large Swedish army ledd by Vogg who captured Skuld before she could summon her army . Skuld was tortured to death and Hrólfr 's daughters took over the rule of Denmark . This account resembles that of the `` Gesta Danorum '' , but is more elaborate . A notable difference is that Yrsa is no longer Danish but Saxon , and that Yrsa stayed in Sweden , when her son Hroðulf fled Eadgils with the gold . `` Skjöldunga saga '' . The `` Skjöldunga saga '' relates that Helgo ( Halga ) was the king of Denmark together with his brother Roas ( Hroðgar ) . Helgo raped Olava , the queen of the Saxons , and she bore a daughter named Yrsa . The girl later married king Adillus ( Eadgils ) , the king of Sweden . Yrsa and Adillus had the daughter Scullda . Some years later , Helgo attacked Sweden and captured Yrsa . He raped Yrsa , his own daughter , and took her back to Denmark , where she bore the son Rolfo ( Hroðulf ) . After a few years , Yrsa 's mother , queen Olava , came to visit her and told her that Helgo was her own father . In horror , Yrsa returned to Adillus , leaving her son behind . Helgo died when Rolfo was eight years old , and Rolfo succeeded him , and ruled together with his uncle Roas . Not much later , Roas was killed by his half-brothers Rærecus and Frodo ( Froda ) , whereupon Rolfo became the sole king of Denmark . In Sweden , Yrsa and Adillus married their Scullda to the king of Öland , Hiørvardus ( also called `` Hiorvardus '' and `` Hevardus '' , and who corresponds to Heoroweard in `` Beowulf '' ) . As her half-brother Rolfo was not consulted about this marriage , he was infuriated and he attacked Öland and made Hiørvardus and his kingdom tributary to Denmark . Adillus requested Rolfo 's aid against the Norwegian king Ale ( Onela ) . Rolfo sent his berserkers , but when the war had been won , Adillus refused to pay . Rolfo came to Uppsala and after some adventures he could flee with Adillus ' gold , helped by his mother Yrsa , and he `` sowed '' it on the Fyrisvellir . This account differs from `` Hrólf Kraki 's saga '' in the respect that Yrsa was first peacefully married to Eadgils , and later captured by Halga , who raped her and made her pregnant with Hroðulf . In `` Hrólfr Kraki 's saga '' , she was first captured by Halga who had Hroðulf with him . Learning that Halga was her father , she returned to Saxland from where Eadgils kidnapped her . In `` Hrólfr Kraki 's saga '' , Helgi dies when more or less trying to save her from Eagdils , while the `` Skjöldunga saga '' presents her marriage with Eadgils as a happier one , and Halga died in a different war expedition . `` Ynglinga saga '' . The `` Skjöldunga saga '' was used by Snorri Sturluson as a source when he told the story of Aðils ( Eadgils ) and Yrsa . What remains of the `` Skjöldunga saga '' is a Latin summary by Arngrímur Jónsson , and so the two versions are basically the same , the main difference being that Arngrímur 's version is more terse . Snorri relates that Aðils betook himself to pillage the Saxons , whose king was Geirþjófr and queen Alof the Great . The king and consort were not at home , and so Aðils and his men plundered their residence at ease driving cattle and captives down to the ships . One of the captives was a remarkably beautiful girl named Yrsa , and Snorri writes that everyone was soon impressed with the well-mannered , pretty and intelligent girl . Most impressed was Aðils who made her his queen . Some years later , Helgi ( Halga ) , who ruled in Lejre , attacked Sweden and captured Yrsa . He raped Yrsa , his own daughter , and took her back to Lejre , where she bore him the son Hrólfr ( Hroðulf ) . When the boy was three years of age , Yrsa 's mother , queen Alof of Saxony , came to visit her and told her that her husband Helgi was her own father . Horrified , Yrsa returned to Aðils , leaving her son behind , and stayed in Sweden for the rest of her life . When Hrólfr was eight years old , Helgi died during a war expedition and Hrólfr was proclaimed king . Snorri finishes his account by briefly mentioning that the `` Skjöldunga saga '' contained an extensive account of how Hrólfr came to Uppsala and sowed gold on the Fyrisvellir . `` Skáldskaparmál '' . In the `` Skáldskaparmál '' , Yrsa 's husband king Aðils ( Eadgils ) requested Yrsa 's son Hrólfr 's help against the Norwegian king Áli ( Onela ) . Hrólfr was busy fighting the Saxons but sent his berserkers . When Hrólfr heard that Aðils refused to pay , he set off to Uppsala . They brought the ships to the river Fyris and rode directly to the Swedish king 's hall at Uppsala with his twelve berserkers . Yrsa welcomed them and led them to their lodgings . Fires were prepared for them and they were given drinks . However , so much wood was heaped on the fires that the clothes started to burn away from their clothes . Hrólfr and his men had enough and threw the courtiers on the fire . Yrsa arrived and gave them a horn full of gold , the ring Svíagris and asked them to flee . As they rode over the Fyrisvellir , they saw Aðils and his men pursuing them . The fleeing men threw their gold on the plain so that the pursuers would stop to collect the gold . Aðils , however , continued the chase on his horse Slöngvir . Hrólfr then threw Svíagris and saw how Aðils stooped down to pick up the ring with his spear . Hrólfr exclaimed that he had seen the mightiest man in Sweden bend his back . `` Gróttasöngr '' . This piece can not refer to `` Hrólfr Kraki 's saga '' where Froda was the half-brother of Healfdene because this Froda was killed by Hroðgar . It can , however , be interpreted through the `` Skjöldunga saga '' in which Hroðulf 's uncle Hroðgar was murdered by his half-brother Froda . `` Beowulf '' . 60 in worold wocun weoroda ræswa 61 heorogar . 7 hroðgar 7 halga til 62 hyrde ic ꝥ elan cwen 59 Then , one after one , there woke to him , 61 Heorogar , then Hrothgar , then Halga brave ; 62 and I heard that – ela 's queen , There is obviously something wrong with line 62 . A name of a daughter has dropped out , a daughter who was the wife of someone whose name ends in `` -ela '' and who was Scylfing , i.e . belonging to the royal dynasty of Sweden . It is likely enough that at some time in copying the poem a scribe was unable to make out the exact spelling of these names and so left the text blank at that point to be fixed up later . It was never fixed up and so the names were lost in later copies . By Old English poetic rules of alliteration the name of the daughter must also begin with a vowel . The choice is usually the name Yrs or Yrse , since Scandinavian tradition speaks much of Yrsa the granddaughter of Healfdene and wife of King Eadgils of Sweden . This assumes great shifting of names and roles , since Eadgils is the enemy of Onela . Onela appears in Norse texts as Áli . Accordingly , many editors and translators prefer to simply note that the line is corrupt . Others like Burton Raffel render the missing passage as Yrs ( i.e . Yrsa ) , and modern commentary sometimes refers to the marriage of Onela and Yrsa without indicating that this exists only through somewhat dubious conjectural emendation . In film . A personage named Yrsa is voiced by Leslie Harter Zemeckis ( Robert Zemeckis ' wife ) in the 2007 animated version of `` Beowulf '' . Her only role in the movie is to be courted by the Geatish warrior Hondscio .
Bostrichidae . The Bostrichidae are a family of beetles with more than 700 described species . They are commonly called auger beetles , false powderpost beetles , or horned powderpost beetles . The head of most auger beetles can not be seen from above , as it is downwardly directed and hidden by the thorax . Exceptions are the powderpost beetles ( subfamily Lyctinae ) , and members of the subfamily Psoinae . `` Bostrychoplites cornutus '' has large , distinctive thoracic horns , and is found in parts of Africa and Arabia ; it is often imported to Europe as larvae in African wooden bowls ( `` ethnic souvenirs '' ) .
Nidularium fulgens . `` Nidularium fulgens '' is a species in the genus `` Nidularium '' . This species is endemic to Brazil .
Gabadaweediya . Gabadaweediya is a small town in Sri Lanka . It is located within Southern Province .
Broadham Down . Broadham Down is a nature reserve east of Chilham and west of Canterbury in Kent . It is managed by the Kent Wildlife Trust . This nature reserve has views over the Stour Valley . Three species of bat hibernate on the site , which has chalk grassland , woodland and scrub . Flowering plants include fragrant and common spotted orchids . There is access to the site by a track from Mystole Lane .
Heraeus plebejus . `` Heraeus plebejus '' is a species of dirt-colored seed bug in the family Rhyparochromidae . It is found in the Caribbean , Central America , and North America .
Mark Ohman . Mark Ohman is an American oceanographer , focusing in population ecology of marine zooplankton , especially planktonic copepods , California Current Ecosystem LTER site , Climate change effects on California Current pelagic food webs , mortality estimation and other demographic techniques and autonomous measurement methods ( Spray ocean gliders , moorings ) , currently at Scripps Institution of Oceanography and an Elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science .
Area codes 503 and 971 . North American telephone area codes 503 and 971 serve the northwestern region of Oregon , including the Portland , Salem , and Astoria metropolitan areas . History . Area code 503 was one of the original area codes created as part of the North American Numbering Plan by AT & T and Bell Laboratories in 1947 . Despite Oregon 's dramatic growth in the second half of the 20th century , particularly in the Willamette Valley , 503 remained Oregon 's sole area code for 48 years , making Oregon one of the largest states with just one area code . However , by the early 1990s , 503 was on the brink of exhaustion due to the proliferation of cell phones and pagers , particularly in the Portland area . The supply of numbers was further limited because Oregon is split between several LATAs that spill into neighboring states . The Portland LATA extends into southwestern Washington , while Malheur County is part of the Boise/southern Idaho LATA and the Spokane , Washington LATA extends into northeastern Oregon . On November 5 , 1995 , 503 was restricted to the heavily populated northwestern corner of the state , including Portland . The rest of the state became part of the new area code 541 . This was intended as a long-term solution . However , the Portland area is home to the great majority of Oregon 's landlines , as well as most of its cell phones and pagers . Additionally , as mentioned above , the Portland LATA spills into southwestern Washington , meaning several numbers in Washington 's area code 360 were n't available for use . As a result , 503 was on the brink of exhaustion again within only three years . On July 1 , 1999 , area code 971 was created as a concentrated overlay for most of the 503 territory , with the exceptions of Clatsop and Tillamook counties . Initially , 10-digit dialing was to become mandatory in that service area on January 30 , 2000 , but the date was extended until October 1 , 2000 . The previously exempted Clatsop and Tillamook counties were added to the 503/971 overlay on April 27 , 2008 .
Don Lathrop Love . Don Lathrop Love was mayor of Lincoln , Nebraska in two non-consecutive terms , 1909–11 and 1929-31 . He was born in Janesville , Wisconsin , on March 7 , 1863 , and died in Lincoln on September 12 , 1940 . He married Julia Larrabee , daughter of Iowa governor William Larrabee on August 18 , 1891 . Though childless , they adopted an orphan boy , Charles Burton Robbins whom they raised as their own son . He is buried with his wife in God 's Acre Cemetery in Clermont , Iowa .
William Crotch . William Crotch ( 5 July 1775 – 29 December 1847 ) was an English composer and organist . Life . He appears to be fondest of solemn tunes and church musick , particularly the 104th Psalm . As soon as he has finished a regular tune , or part of a tune , or played some little fancy notes of his own , he stops , and has some of the pranks of a wanton boy ; some of the company then generally give him a cake , an apple , or an orange , to induce him to play again ... Crotch was later to observe that this experience led him to become a rather spoiled child , excessively indulged so that he would perform . He was for a time organist at Christ Church , Oxford , from which he was later to graduate with a Bachelor of Music degree . His composition `` The Captivity of Judah '' was played at Trinity Hall , Cambridge , on 4 June 1789 ; his most successful composition in adulthood was the oratorio `` Palestine '' ( 1812 ) . He may have composed the `` Westminster Chimes '' in 1793 , which are played by Big Ben when it strikes the hour . In 1797 Crotch became Heather Professor of Music at Oxford University , and in 1799 he acquired a doctorate in music . While at Oxford , he became acquainted with the musician and artist John Malchair , and took up sketching . He followed Malchair 's style in recording the exact time and date of each of his pictures , and when he met John Constable in London in 1805 , he passed the habit along to the more famous artist . In 1834 , to commemorate the installation of the Duke of Wellington as chancellor of the University of Oxford , Crotch penned a second oratorio titled `` The Captivity of Judah '' . The 1834 work bears little resemblance to the oratorio he wrote as a child in 1789 . In 1822 , Crotch was appointed to the Royal Academy of Music as its first Principal , but resigned ten years later . He spent his last years at his son 's house in Taunton , Somerset , where he died suddenly in 1847 . Among his notable pupils were William Sterndale Bennett , Lucy Anderson , Stephen Codman , George Job Elvey , Cipriani Potter , and Charles Kensington Salaman .
David Tait . David Tait ( 5 October 1987 – 12 December 2012 ) was a professional rugby union player for Sale Sharks in the Guinness Premiership . Career . Tait played as a Number 8 , although he could also operate as a Flanker . He also represented Scotland at rugby sevens . Tait made his Sale debut in a Powergen Cup match against Llanelli Scarlets . He `` left the club in 2010 after suffering persistent injuries , having made just 40 appearances '' . Tait represented the England Under 20 team . He was called up to the England sevens training squad for the 2008–09 IRB Sevens World Series . However , Tait did not represent England and later competed for Scotland at the 2009 Dubai Sevens . In November 2011 , Tait started a career at KPMG Hong Kong in the Corporate Finance team . While there , he also became captain for the Kowloon RFC first fifteen . He went on to lead the first team to their first Hong Kong Premiership League title in 30 years , during the 2011–2012 season . Personal life . Tait was born in Sale , Greater Manchester , England , where he attended Sale Grammar School . Later he attended Sedbergh School and took a history degree at Manchester University . He was of Scottish descent on his father 's side . His father Campbell Tait , a judge , hanged himself in 2004 . Death . Tait died in an apparent suicide after falling from the roof of the Harbourview Horizon apartment block in Hung Hom , Hong Kong , on 12 December 2012 . The Hong Kong national rugby union team wore black armbands during the 2012 Cup of Nations in his memory .
West Ham Corporation Tramways . West Ham Corporation Tramways operated a tramway service in the County Borough of West Ham between 1901 and 1933 . History . West Ham Corporation took over the North Metropolitan Tramways horse drawn services in stages starting on 1 July 1903 . A programme of modernisation and electrification was undertaken , and the first electric services ran on 27 February 1904 . The company built up a fleet of 134 tramcars in a chocolate and cream livery . The company experimented with trolley buses as early as 1912 . At the annual conference of the Municipal Tramways Association from 25–27 September 1912 , an Austrian Cédès-Stoll was the first trolleybus to carry passengers in London , along Greengate Street . Closure . The services were taken over by London Passenger Transport Board on 1 July 1933 .
Friction . When surfaces in contact move relative to each other , the friction between the two surfaces converts kinetic energy into thermal energy ( that is , it converts work to heat ) . This property can have dramatic consequences , as illustrated by the use of friction created by rubbing pieces of wood together to start a fire . Kinetic energy is converted to thermal energy whenever motion with friction occurs , for example when a viscous fluid is stirred . Another important consequence of many types of friction can be wear , which may lead to performance degradation or damage to components . Friction is a component of the science of tribology . Friction is desirable and important in supplying traction to facilitate motion on land . Most land vehicles rely on friction for acceleration , deceleration and changing direction . Sudden reductions in traction can cause loss of control and accidents . Friction is not itself a fundamental force . Dry friction arises from a combination of inter-surface adhesion , surface roughness , surface deformation , and surface contamination . The complexity of these interactions makes the calculation of friction from first principles impractical and necessitates the use of empirical methods for analysis and the development of theory . Friction is a non-conservative force - work done against friction is path dependent . In the presence of friction , some energy is always lost in the form of heat . Thus mechanical energy is not conserved . History . The Greeks , including Aristotle , Vitruvius , and Pliny the Elder , were interested in the cause and mitigation of friction . They were aware of differences between static and kinetic friction with Themistius stating in 350 that `` it is easier to further the motion of a moving body than to move a body at rest '' . The classic laws of sliding friction were discovered by Leonardo da Vinci in 1493 , a pioneer in tribology , but the laws documented in his notebooks , were not published and remained unknown . These laws were rediscovered by Guillaume Amontons in 1699 and became known as Amonton 's three laws of dry friction `` ( below ) '' . Amontons presented the nature of friction in terms of surface irregularities and the force required to raise the weight pressing the surfaces together . This view was further elaborated by Bernard Forest de Bélidor and Leonhard Euler ( 1750 ) , who derived the angle of repose of a weight on an inclined plane and first distinguished between static and kinetic friction . John Theophilus Desaguliers ( 1734 ) first recognized the role of adhesion in friction . Microscopic forces cause surfaces to stick together ; he proposed that friction was the force necessary to tear the adhering surfaces apart . The understanding of friction was further developed by Charles-Augustin de Coulomb ( 1785 ) . Coulomb investigated the influence of four main factors on friction : the nature of the materials in contact and their surface coatings ; the extent of the surface area ; the normal pressure ( or load ) ; and the length of time that the surfaces remained in contact ( time of repose ) . Coulomb further considered the influence of sliding velocity , temperature and humidity , in order to decide between the different explanations on the nature of friction that had been proposed . The distinction between static and dynamic friction is made in Coulomb 's friction law ( see below ) , although this distinction was already drawn by Johann Andreas von Segner in 1758 . The effect of the time of repose was explained by Pieter van Musschenbroek ( 1762 ) by considering the surfaces of fibrous materials , with fibers meshing together , which takes a finite time in which the friction increases . John Leslie ( 1766–1832 ) noted a weakness in the views of Amontons and Coulomb : If friction arises from a weight being drawn up the inclined plane of successive asperities , why then is n't it balanced through descending the opposite slope ? Leslie was equally skeptical about the role of adhesion proposed by Desaguliers , which should on the whole have the same tendency to accelerate as to retard the motion . In Leslie 's view , friction should be seen as a time-dependent process of flattening , pressing down asperities , which creates new obstacles in what were cavities before . Arthur Jules Morin ( 1833 ) developed the concept of sliding versus rolling friction . Osborne Reynolds ( 1866 ) derived the equation of viscous flow . This completed the classic empirical model of friction ( static , kinetic , and fluid ) commonly used today in engineering . In 1877 , Fleeming Jenkin and J . A. Ewing investigated the continuity between static and kinetic friction . The focus of research during the 20th century has been to understand the physical mechanisms behind friction . Frank Philip Bowden and David Tabor ( 1950 ) showed that , at a microscopic level , the actual area of contact between surfaces is a very small fraction of the apparent area . This actual area of contact , caused by asperities increases with pressure . The development of the atomic force microscope ( ca . 1986 ) enabled scientists to study friction at the atomic scale , showing that , on that scale , dry friction is the product of the inter-surface shear stress and the contact area . These two discoveries explain Amonton 's first law `` ( below ) '' ; the macroscopic proportionality between normal force and static frictional force between dry surfaces . Dry friction . Dry friction resists relative lateral motion of two solid surfaces in contact . The two regimes of dry friction are 'static friction ' ( `` stiction '' ) between non-moving surfaces , and `` kinetic friction '' ( sometimes called sliding friction or dynamic friction ) between moving surfaces . The Coulomb friction formula_2 may take any value from zero up to formula_6 , and the direction of the frictional force against a surface is opposite to the motion that surface would experience in the absence of friction . Thus , in the static case , the frictional force is exactly what it must be in order to prevent motion between the surfaces ; it balances the net force tending to cause such motion . In this case , rather than providing an estimate of the actual frictional force , the Coulomb approximation provides a threshold value for this force , above which motion would commence . This maximum force is known as traction . The force of friction is always exerted in a direction that opposes movement ( for kinetic friction ) or potential movement ( for static friction ) between the two surfaces . For example , a curling stone sliding along the ice experiences a kinetic force slowing it down . For an example of potential movement , the drive wheels of an accelerating car experience a frictional force pointing forward ; if they did not , the wheels would spin , and the rubber would slide backwards along the pavement . Note that it is not the direction of movement of the vehicle they oppose , it is the direction of ( potential ) sliding between tire and road . Normal force . The normal force is defined as the net force compressing two parallel surfaces together ; and its direction is perpendicular to the surfaces . In the simple case of a mass resting on a horizontal surface , the only component of the normal force is the force due to gravity , where formula_7 . In this case , the magnitude of the friction force is the product of the mass of the object , the acceleration due to gravity , and the coefficient of friction . However , the coefficient of friction is not a function of mass or volume ; it depends only on the material . For instance , a large aluminum block has the same coefficient of friction as a small aluminum block . However , the magnitude of the friction force itself depends on the normal force , and hence on the mass of the block . If an object is on a level surface and the force tending to cause it to slide is horizontal , the normal force formula_8 between the object and the surface is just its weight , which is equal to its mass multiplied by the acceleration due to earth 's gravity , `` g '' . If the object is on a tilted surface such as an inclined plane , the normal force is less , because less of the force of gravity is perpendicular to the face of the plane . Therefore , the normal force , and ultimately the frictional force , is determined using vector analysis , usually via a free body diagram . Depending on the situation , the calculation of the normal force may include forces other than gravity . Coefficient of friction . The coefficient of friction ( COF ) , often symbolized by the Greek letter µ , is a dimensionless scalar value which describes the ratio of the force of friction between two bodies and the force pressing them together . The coefficient of friction depends on the materials used ; for example , ice on steel has a low coefficient of friction , while rubber on pavement has a high coefficient of friction . Coefficients of friction range from near zero to greater than one . It is an axiom of the nature of friction between metal surfaces that it is greater between two surfaces of similar metals than between two surfaces of different metals— hence , brass will have a higher coefficient of friction when moved against brass , but less if moved against steel or aluminum . For surfaces at rest relative to each other formula_9 , where formula_10 is the `` coefficient of static friction '' . This is usually larger than its kinetic counterpart . The coefficient of static friction exhibited by a pair of contacting surfaces depends upon the combined effects of material deformation characteristics and surface roughness , both of which have their origins in the chemical bonding between atoms in each of the bulk materials and between the material surfaces and any adsorbed material . The fractality of surfaces , a parameter describing the scaling behavior of surface asperities , is known to play an important role in determining the magnitude of the static friction . For surfaces in relative motion formula_11 , where formula_12 is the `` coefficient of kinetic friction '' . The Coulomb friction is equal to formula_2 , and the frictional force on each surface is exerted in the direction opposite to its motion relative to the other surface . Arthur Morin introduced the term and demonstrated the utility of the coefficient of friction . The coefficient of friction is an empirical measurement – it has to be measured experimentally , and can not be found through calculations . Rougher surfaces tend to have higher effective values . Both static and kinetic coefficients of friction depend on the pair of surfaces in contact ; for a given pair of surfaces , the coefficient of static friction is `` usually '' larger than that of kinetic friction ; in some sets the two coefficients are equal , such as teflon-on-teflon . Most dry materials in combination have friction coefficient values between 0.3 and 0.6 . Values outside this range are rarer , but teflon , for example , can have a coefficient as low as 0.04 . A value of zero would mean no friction at all , an elusive property . Rubber in contact with other surfaces can yield friction coefficients from 1 to 2 . Occasionally it is maintained that µ is always < 1 , but this is not true . While in most relevant applications µ < 1 , a value above 1 merely implies that the force required to slide an object along the surface is greater than the normal force of the surface on the object . For example , silicone rubber or acrylic rubber-coated surfaces have a coefficient of friction that can be substantially larger than 1 . While it is often stated that the COF is a `` material property , '' it is better categorized as a `` system property . '' Unlike true material properties ( such as conductivity , dielectric constant , yield strength ) , the COF for any two materials depends on system variables like temperature , velocity , atmosphere and also what are now popularly described as aging and deaging times ; as well as on geometric properties of the interface between the materials , namely surface structure . For example , a copper pin sliding against a thick copper plate can have a COF that varies from 0.6 at low speeds ( metal sliding against metal ) to below 0.2 at high speeds when the copper surface begins to melt due to frictional heating . The latter speed , of course , does not determine the COF uniquely ; if the pin diameter is increased so that the frictional heating is removed rapidly , the temperature drops , the pin remains solid and the COF rises to that of a 'low speed ' test . Approximate coefficients of friction . Under certain conditions some materials have very low friction coefficients . An example is ( highly ordered pyrolytic ) graphite which can have a friction coefficient below 0.01 . This ultralow-friction regime is called superlubricity . Static friction=== . Static friction is friction between two or more solid objects that are not moving relative to each other . For example , static friction can prevent an object from sliding down a sloped surface . The coefficient of static friction , typically denoted as `` μ '' s , is usually higher than the coefficient of kinetic friction . Static friction is considered to arise as the result of surface roughness features across multiple length-scales at solid surfaces . These features , known as asperities are present down to nano-scale dimensions and result in true solid to solid contact existing only at a limited number of points accounting for only a fraction of the apparent or nominal contact area . The linearity between applied load and true contact area , arising from asperity deformation , gives rise to the linearity between static frictional force and normal force , found for typical Amonton-Coulomb type friction . The static friction force must be overcome by an applied force before an object can move . The maximum possible friction force between two surfaces before sliding begins is the product of the coefficient of static friction and the normal force : formula_16 . When there is no sliding occurring , the friction force can have any value from zero up to formula_17 . Any force smaller than formula_17 attempting to slide one surface over the other is opposed by a frictional force of equal magnitude and opposite direction . Any force larger than formula_17 overcomes the force of static friction and causes sliding to occur . The instant sliding occurs , static friction is no longer applicable—the friction between the two surfaces is then called kinetic friction . An example of static friction is the force that prevents a car wheel from slipping as it rolls on the ground . Even though the wheel is in motion , the patch of the tire in contact with the ground is stationary relative to the ground , so it is static rather than kinetic friction . The maximum value of static friction , when motion is impending , is sometimes referred to as limiting friction , although this term is not used universally . Kinetic friction . Kinetic friction , also known as dynamic friction or sliding friction , occurs when two objects are moving relative to each other and rub together ( like a sled on the ground ) . The coefficient of kinetic friction is typically denoted as `` μ '' k , and is usually less than the coefficient of static friction for the same materials . However , Richard Feynman comments that `` with dry metals it is very hard to show any difference . '' The friction force between two surfaces after sliding begins is the product of the coefficient of kinetic friction and the normal force : formula_20 . New models are beginning to show how kinetic friction can be greater than static friction . Kinetic friction is now understood , in many cases , to be primarily caused by chemical bonding between the surfaces , rather than interlocking asperities ; however , in many other cases roughness effects are dominant , for example in rubber to road friction . Surface roughness and contact area affect kinetic friction for micro- and nano-scale objects where surface area forces dominate inertial forces . The origin of kinetic friction at nanoscale can be explained by thermodynamics . Upon sliding , new surface forms at the back of a sliding true contact , and existing surface disappears at the front of it . Since all surfaces involve the thermodynamic surface energy , work must be spent in creating the new surface , and energy is released as heat in removing the surface . Thus , a force is required to move the back of the contact , and frictional heat is released at the front . Angle of friction . where `` θ '' is the angle from horizontal and `` µs '' is the static coefficient of friction between the objects . This formula can also be used to calculate `` µs '' from empirical measurements of the friction angle . Friction at the atomic level . Determining the forces required to move atoms past each other is a challenge in designing nanomachines . In 2008 scientists for the first time were able to move a single atom across a surface , and measure the forces required . Using ultrahigh vacuum and nearly zero temperature ( 5º K ) , a modified atomic force microscope was used to drag a cobalt atom , and a carbon monoxide molecule , across surfaces of copper and platinum . Limitations of the Coulomb model . The Coulomb approximation mathematically follows from the assumptions that surfaces are in atomically close contact only over a small fraction of their overall area , that this contact area is proportional to the normal force ( until saturation , which takes place when all area is in atomic contact ) , and that the frictional force is proportional to the applied normal force , independently of the contact area ( you can see the experiments on friction from Leonardo da Vinci ) . Such reasoning aside , however , the approximation is fundamentally an empirical construct . It is a rule of thumb describing the approximate outcome of an extremely complicated physical interaction . The strength of the approximation is its simplicity and versatility . Though in general the relationship between normal force and frictional force is not exactly linear ( and so the frictional force is not entirely independent of the contact area of the surfaces ) , the Coulomb approximation is an adequate representation of friction for the analysis of many physical systems . When the surfaces are conjoined , Coulomb friction becomes a very poor approximation ( for example , adhesive tape resists sliding even when there is no normal force , or a negative normal force ) . In this case , the frictional force may depend strongly on the area of contact . Some drag racing tires are adhesive for this reason . However , despite the complexity of the fundamental physics behind friction , the relationships are accurate enough to be useful in many applications . `` Negative '' coefficient of friction . , a single study has demonstrated the potential for an `` effectively negative coefficient of friction in the low-load regime '' , meaning that a decrease in normal force leads to an increase in friction . This contradicts everyday experience in which an increase in normal force leads to an increase in friction . This was reported in the journal `` Nature '' in October 2012 and involved the friction encountered by an atomic force microscope stylus when dragged across a graphene sheet in the presence of graphene-adsorbed oxygen . Numerical simulation of the Coulomb model . Despite being a simplified model of friction , the Coulomb model is useful in many numerical simulation applications such as multibody systems and granular material . Even its most simple expression encapsulates the fundamental effects of sticking and sliding which are required in many applied cases , although specific algorithms have to be designed in order to efficiently numerically integrate mechanical systems with Coulomb friction and bilateral or unilateral contact . Some quite nonlinear effects , such as the so-called Painlevé paradoxes , may be encountered with Coulomb friction . Dry friction and instabilities . Dry friction can induce several types of instabilities in mechanical systems which display a stable behaviour in the absence of friction . These instabilities may be caused by the decrease of the friction force with an increasing velocity of sliding , by material expansion due to heat generation during friction ( the thermo-elastic instabilities ) , or by pure dynamic effects of sliding of two elastic materials ( the Adams-Martins instabilities ) . The latter were originally discovered in 1995 by George G. Adams and João Arménio Correia Martins for smooth surfaces and were later found in periodic rough surfaces . In particular , friction-related dynamical instabilities are thought to be responsible for brake squeal and the 'song ' of a glass harp , phenomena which involve stick and slip , modelled as a drop of friction coefficient with velocity . A practically important case is the self-oscillation of the strings of bowed instruments such as the violin , cello , hurdy-gurdy , erhu , etc . A connection between dry friction and flutter instability in a simple mechanical system has been discovered , watch the for more details . Frictional instabilities can lead to the formation of new self-organized patterns ( or `` secondary structures '' ) at the sliding interface , such as in-situ formed tribofilms which are utilized for the reduction of friction and wear in so-called self-lubricating materials . Fluid friction . Fluid friction occurs between fluid layers that are moving relative to each other . This internal resistance to flow is named `` viscosity '' . In everyday terms , the viscosity of a fluid is described as its `` thickness '' . Thus , water is `` thin '' , having a lower viscosity , while honey is `` thick '' , having a higher viscosity . The less viscous the fluid , the greater its ease of deformation or movement . All real fluids ( except superfluids ) offer some resistance to shearing and therefore are viscous . For teaching and explanatory purposes it is helpful to use the concept of an inviscid fluid or an ideal fluid which offers no resistance to shearing and so is not viscous . Lubricated friction . Lubricated friction is a case of fluid friction where a fluid separates two solid surfaces . Lubrication is a technique employed to reduce wear of one or both surfaces in close proximity moving relative to each another by interposing a substance called a lubricant between the surfaces . In most cases the applied load is carried by pressure generated within the fluid due to the frictional viscous resistance to motion of the lubricating fluid between the surfaces . Adequate lubrication allows smooth continuous operation of equipment , with only mild wear , and without excessive stresses or seizures at bearings . When lubrication breaks down , metal or other components can rub destructively over each other , causing heat and possibly damage or failure . Skin friction . Skin friction arises from the interaction between the fluid and the skin of the body , and is directly related to the area of the surface of the body that is in contact with the fluid . Skin friction follows the drag equation and rises with the square of the velocity . Skin friction is caused by viscous drag in the boundary layer around the object . There are two ways to decrease skin friction : the first is to shape the moving body so that smooth flow is possible , like an airfoil . The second method is to decrease the length and cross-section of the moving object as much as is practicable . Internal friction . Internal friction is the force resisting motion between the elements making up a solid material while it undergoes deformation . Plastic deformation in solids is an irreversible change in the internal molecular structure of an object . This change may be due to either ( or both ) an applied force or a change in temperature . The change of an object 's shape is called strain . The force causing it is called stress . Elastic deformation in solids is reversible change in the internal molecular structure of an object . Stress does not necessarily cause permanent change . As deformation occurs , internal forces oppose the applied force . If the applied stress is not too large these opposing forces may completely resist the applied force , allowing the object to assume a new equilibrium state and to return to its original shape when the force is removed . This is known as elastic deformation or elasticity . Radiation friction . As a consequence of light pressure , Einstein in 1909 predicted the existence of `` radiation friction '' which would oppose the movement of matter . He wrote , “ radiation will exert pressure on both sides of the plate . The forces of pressure exerted on the two sides are equal if the plate is at rest . However , if it is in motion , more radiation will be reflected on the surface that is ahead during the motion ( front surface ) than on the back surface . The backwardacting force of pressure exerted on the front surface is thus larger than the force of pressure acting on the back . Hence , as the resultant of the two forces , there remains a force that counteracts the motion of the plate and that increases with the velocity of the plate . We will call this resultant 'radiation friction ' in brief. ” Rolling resistance . Rolling resistance is the force that resists the rolling of a wheel or other circular object along a surface caused by deformations in the object or surface . Generally the force of rolling resistance is less than that associated with kinetic friction . Typical values for the coefficient of rolling resistance are 0.001 . One of the most common examples of rolling resistance is the movement of motor vehicle tires on a road , a process which generates heat and sound as by-products . Braking friction . Any wheel equipped with a brake is capable of generating a large retarding force , usually for the purpose of slowing and stopping a vehicle or piece of rotating machinery . Braking friction differs from rolling friction because the coefficient of friction for rolling friction is small whereas the coefficient of friction for braking friction is designed to be large by choice of materials for brake pads . Triboelectric effect . Rubbing dissimilar materials against one another can cause a build-up of electrostatic charge , which can be hazardous if flammable gases or vapours are present . When the static build-up discharges , explosions can be caused by ignition of the flammable mixture . Belt friction . Belt friction is a physical property observed from the forces acting on a belt wrapped around a pulley , when one end is being pulled . The resulting tension , which acts on both ends of the belt , can be modeled by the belt friction equation . In practice , the theoretical tension acting on the belt or rope calculated by the belt friction equation can be compared to the maximum tension the belt can support . This helps a designer of such a rig to know how many times the belt or rope must be wrapped around the pulley to prevent it from slipping . Mountain climbers and sailing crews demonstrate a standard knowledge of belt friction when accomplishing basic tasks . Devices . Devices such as wheels , ball bearings , roller bearings , and air cushion or other types of fluid bearings can change sliding friction into a much smaller type of rolling friction . Many thermoplastic materials such as nylon , HDPE and PTFE are commonly used in low friction bearings . They are especially useful because the coefficient of friction falls with increasing imposed load . For improved wear resistance , very high molecular weight grades are usually specified for heavy duty or critical bearings . Lubricants . A common way to reduce friction is by using a lubricant , such as oil , water , or grease , which is placed between the two surfaces , often dramatically lessening the coefficient of friction . The science of friction and lubrication is called tribology . Lubricant technology is when lubricants are mixed with the application of science , especially to industrial or commercial objectives . Superlubricity , a recently discovered effect , has been observed in graphite : it is the substantial decrease of friction between two sliding objects , approaching zero levels . A very small amount of frictional energy would still be dissipated . Lubricants to overcome friction need not always be thin , turbulent fluids or powdery solids such as graphite and talc ; acoustic lubrication actually uses sound as a lubricant . Another way to reduce friction between two parts is to superimpose micro-scale vibration to one of the parts . This can be sinusoidal vibration as used in ultrasound-assisted cutting or vibration noise , known as dither . Energy of friction . According to the law of conservation of energy , no energy is destroyed due to friction , though it may be lost to the system of concern . Energy is transformed from other forms into thermal energy . A sliding hockey puck comes to rest because friction converts its kinetic energy into heat which raises the thermal energy of the puck and the ice surface . Since heat quickly dissipates , many early philosophers , including Aristotle , wrongly concluded that moving objects lose energy without a driving force . When an object is pushed along a surface along a path C , the energy converted to heat is given by a line integral , in accordance with the definition of work Energy lost to a system as a result of friction is a classic example of thermodynamic irreversibility . Work of friction . In the reference frame of the interface between two surfaces , static friction does `` no '' work , because there is never displacement between the surfaces . In the same reference frame , kinetic friction is always in the direction opposite the motion , and does `` negative '' work . However , friction can do `` positive '' work in certain frames of reference . One can see this by placing a heavy box on a rug , then pulling on the rug quickly . In this case , the box slides backwards relative to the rug , but moves forward relative to the frame of reference in which the floor is stationary . Thus , the kinetic friction between the box and rug accelerates the box in the same direction that the box moves , doing `` positive '' work . The work done by friction can translate into deformation , wear , and heat that can affect the contact surface properties ( even the coefficient of friction between the surfaces ) . This can be beneficial as in polishing . The work of friction is used to mix and join materials such as in the process of friction welding . Excessive erosion or wear of mating sliding surfaces occurs when work due to frictional forces rise to unacceptable levels . Harder corrosion particles caught between mating surfaces in relative motion ( fretting ) exacerbates wear of frictional forces . Bearing seizure or failure may result from excessive wear due to work of friction . As surfaces are worn by work due to friction , fit and surface finish of an object may degrade until it no longer functions properly . Applications . Friction is an important factor in many engineering disciplines .
Ticklah vs. Axelrod . `` Ticklah vs. Axelrod '' is the third full-length solo album released September 2007 on Easy Star Records by musician , producer , engineer and DJ , Victor Axelrod aka Ticklah of New York City . The album features guest vocals by reggae stars Mickey General and Rob Symeonn , Tamar-kali ( of the documentary film Afro-Punk ) , Mayra Vega ( vocalist on Antibalas ' `` Che Che Colé '' ) and Vinia Mojica ( best known for her work with De La Soul and A Tribe Called Quest ) . This album features instrumental contributions from members of Antibalas , Easy Star All-Stars and Dub Is A Weapon as well as fellow New York dub musician/producer Victor Rice . `` Ticklah vs. Axelrod '' was recorded and engineered at Do n't Trip Studios in Brooklyn , New York . Song composition . Ticklah has created his own kind of dub record with Ticklah vs. Axelrod . The dub production is obvious in its heavy use of dub effects and experimentation employing heavy reverb , delay and effects ( especially on the instrumentals `` Two Face '' and `` Descent '' ) however , Ticklah also approaches each song composition , paying close attention to each individual component of reggae music to craft each song : rhythm , melody , harmonies , arrangement and sound . There are also unique dub twists found within the album ; The melody on “ Answer Me ” was inspired by a simple piano piece by the innovative 20th-century Russian composer Vladimir Rebikov . A ska twist can be heard in the Latin track , `` Mi Sonsito , '' as well as a reggae interpretation of another Eddie Palmieri Latin classic `` Si Hecho Palante . '' Vinyl releases . There have been two 7 '' single vinyl releases from this album . The first single released in 2008 of “ Rescue Me ” ( featuring the vocals of Mikey General ) has an unreleased , non-album dub version of the song on the B-side , called “ Rockers Salvation. ” The second single released in 2009 is a limited edition pressing of `` Pork Eater '' ( featuring Easy Star vocalist Rob Symeonn ) with an instrumental version on the B-side .
Women in Iceland . Women in Iceland generally enjoy good gender equality . As of 2018 , 88 % of working-age women are employed , 65 % of students attending university are female , and 41 % of members of parliament are women . Nevertheless , women still earn about 14 % less than men . Iceland has the world 's highest proportion of women in the labour market , significant child care allocations for working women , and three months ' parental leave for both men and women . Iceland is arguably one of the world 's most feminist countries , having been awarded this status in 2011 for the second year in a row . Iceland was the first country to have a female president , Vigdís Finnbogadóttir , elected in 1980 . It also has the world 's first female and openly gay head of government , Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir , who was elected prime minister in 2003 . Iceland enjoys the smallest overall gender gap , according to the World Economic Forum ranking Global Gender Gap Report , a position it has held since 2008 . In 2016 Iceland had a 12.6 % gap , as measured across four categories : health , education , economic participation and opportunity , and political advancement . The pay gap between women and men is decreasing at a rate which would lead to parity in 2068 . Women earn about 72 % of men 's salaries on average , and are still subject to domestic and sexual violence . Age of settlement ( c. 870–930 ) . Both Norse men and Norse women colonised England , the Shetland and Orkney Islands , and Iceland during Viking Age migrations from Scandinavia . Norse women journeyed with men as explorers , and later as settlers in the Settlement of Iceland . The settler Aud the Deep-Minded was one of the earliest known Icelandic women . She was one of the four main settlers in early Icelandic history . Other notable early Icelanders include the explorer Gudrid Thorbjarnardóttir , the poet Steinunn Refsdóttir , and Thorgerd Egilsdottir wife of Olaf the Peacock . The age of settlement is considered to have ended in the year 930 with the establishment of Alþingi . Early Commonwealth Era . During the Viking Age , Norse women worked in farming and commerce alongside men , and were often left in charge while their husbands were away or had been killed . Women 's workshops for making woolen textiles have been found in Iceland . Viking Age society was male-dominated , with defined gender roles . The dead were buried with some of their possessions : men were buried with tools and weapons , women with needlework , jewelry , rings of keys , and household items , although beads have been found in both male and female burials . Viking Age women could own their own property , ask for a divorce and were entitled to reclaim their dowries . If her husband died , a women would take his place on a permanent basis ; in this way , women were often running farms or trading businesses . The Icelandic Sagas make reference to women acting as nurses and midwives , and attending to the wounds of men injured in battle . Women 's suffrage . Icelandic women first got the right to vote in parliamentary elections in 1915 . In 1845 the vote was limited to men above a certain age who owned property and paid taxes . These restrictions were lifted over time , and in 1903 all men could vote except farm labourers . In 1907 the right to vote in municipal elections was extended to all women , having been granted to widows and single women of independent means in 1882 . A bill for women 's suffrage was agreed on by the Althing in 1911 , ratified by the Althing in 1913 , and enacted on 19 June 1915 by the Danish king but only granted the vote to women over 40 , and did not grant the right to vote to servants . At the time this was around 12,000 Icelandic women . In 1920 these restrictions were lifted after Iceland became an independent state under the Danish crown in 1918 . 1975 women 's strike . It is said that in 1975 , women in the workplace made 60 % less than their male counterparts . Many were unable to work as they had to stay at home to do the housework and raise the children . On Frida , the 24 of October , women left their formal and informal work at 14:05 ( 2:05p.m . ) , the time at which they would have earned their day 's wage had they been paid at the same average rate as men . The scale of the event was very large , involving 25,000 women in a country with just 220,000 inhabitants . In Reykjavik , almost 90 % of the women participated.. The first strike in 1975 affected many things . Many schoolteachers were women , so schools closed or nearly so . The walkout disrupted the telephone service , and halted the printing of newspapers , as the typesetters were all women . Daycares were mostly closed , because the daycare workers were women , so men had to take their children to work . Easy-to-cook meals ran out in many stores , as did sweets and items to distract children . The strike continued until midnight , when women returned to work . The typesetters returned to set newspapers which were almost entirely devoted to the womens ' strike . Woman achieved their intended goal , basically shutting down Iceland for the day . Men referred to this day as `` the Long Friday '' Vigdís referred to the event saying , `` What happened that day was the first step for women 's emancipation in Iceland , it completely paralyzed the country and opened the eyes of many men. '' . In the year following the strike , Iceland set up the Gender Equality Council , and passed the Gender Equality Act , which prohibited gender discrimination in the workplace and in schools . 21st century . The strike was repeated ; in 1975 , 2005 , 2010 , and 2016 women in Iceland walked out in accordance to the time of day that they would stop being paid if their wage was the same as men On October 24 2016 women left work at 2:38pm , for the 41st anniversary of the original women 's day off . This indicated that women have gained only a half an hour more in pay in 11 years , that is slightly less than three minutes per year . The International Women 's Strike , a global version inspired by the Icelandic strike , spread in 2017 and 2018 . Education and employment . 45.5 % of the Icelandic formal workforce was women in 2010 . In the 2000s , just under 80 % of Icelandic women were in formal employment , the highest rate in the OECD ( about 86 % of men were in formal employment ) . Rates of mothers in work are also high , perhaps due to high childcare coverage and generous parental leave policies . Women were in formal work for an average of 35 hours a week , compared to 44 hours for men . In 2008 , 65 % of women working were doing so full-time , compared to 90 % of men . 14 % of Icelandic families have single mothers , while 2 % have single fathers . 40 % have both parents , while the remainder of families are childless . Among those not in formal employment , a 2010 survey found that 95 % of those describing themselves as homemakers were women . The survey also found 1200 people on unpaid family leave , all of them women . In the 2000s , Iceland brought in a father 's quota ; three months of paid leave were reserved for the father , three for the mother , and the remaining three could be used by either parent . Immediately after the law was brought in , more than 90 % of fathers used their paternal leave . Research found that this put men and women on a more equal footing in the workplace , but did not seem to affect the pay gap . In 2012 , there were plans to gradually increase the leave to be five months for each parent , plus two months of transferrable leave , by 2016 . The Icelandic labour market is strongly gender-segregated , with substantial differences in gender ratios in different sectors . Women in Iceland are more likely to get university degrees than men , up to the PhD level . They made up forty percent of tertiary graduates in science , mathematics and computing , and 35 % of graduate in engineering , manufacturing , and construction , in 2012/2013 . Over 80 % of health graduates , and over 70 % of veterinary , agricultural , and education graduates , are women . Less than a quarter of those working as plant and machine operators and in crafts and trades , agriculture , fisheries , and management are women ( although , against this trend , 60 % of managers in the civil society sector are women ) . Women are more likely to work in the public sector , men in the private sector , which means women 's employment is not as strongly affected by economic fluctuations . Women are less likely to get trade and vocational qualifications . Journalists are slightly less likely to be women than men , but less than one in three interviewees in news programs is a woman . In the wake of the 2008–2011 Icelandic financial crisis , there was a swing towards female leadership . Women had been all but absent from pre-crisis banking boards ; after the crisis , they were appointed to the new boards , and two-thirds of the bank managers appointed after nationalization were female . Women were also more successful in running for political office , with the proportion of women in parliament rising to a record 43 % . Gender pay gap . Iceland is arguably one of the world 's most gender-equal countries . It is listed as number one in the 2016 best places to work as a women index . It has been named the most feminist country in the world , and has been listed number one on the gender pay gap index since 2009 . For the past eight years “ Iceland has finished first of more than a hundred countries in the World Economic Forum ’ s annual Global Gender Gap ranking , which quantifies disparities between men and women in health , politics , education , and employment ( the higher a country ’ s ranking , the smaller its gender disparities ) . ” In Iceland women are paid about 18 % less than their male counterparts , if working in the same job with the same level of experience ; for comparison , the average European wage gap is 16.2 % . Excluding ranking , position , and hours worked , the average annual income for women is 28 % less than men . In rural areas , the pay gap is generally larger . At the current rate , women will not experience equal pay until 2068 . The Icelandic government has said it aims to close the gender pay gap in Iceland by 2022 . In 2018 , Iceland made unequal pay for equal work illegal ; companies and government agencies with over 25 employees face heavy fines . Government . Iceland became the third modern democratic country in which women gained the vote in 1915 . But by 1975 , there had still only been nine female parlimentarians in total , and there were only three ( 5 % of all parliamentarians ) . Other Nordic countries had 16 % -23 % . After the 1975 Icelandic women 's strike , more women were elected . In 2015 , 28 parlimentarians ( 44 % ) were female . Iceland has had a woman as either president or prime minister for 20 of the last 36 years . In the 2016 parliamentary election covering 63 seats , 30 women were elected , increasing the number of females in the Alþingi to over 47 % .. Compared to the United States which sits at twenty percent , Iceland was said to have the “ most equal parliament ” in the world when women won 48 % of the seats in 2016 . Vigdís Finnbogadóttir . On June 29,1980 Vigdís Finnbogadóttir was voted in as the first female president of the Iceland , and the fourth president of the republic . She was the first women to be elected head of state in a national election , and the world 's first democratically elected female president . After becoming president without opposition in 1984 , 1988 , and 1992 , she retired from the presidency in 1996 . Vigdis also was an artistic Director of the Reykjavík Theatre Company , she was a teacher of French at the University of Iceland , and was the press officer at the National Theatre of Iceland ( 1954-1957 and 1961-1964 ) . She broadcast lectures on local television , and trained local tour guides . During her time as president she used her position to focus on youth and support forestry , while promoting Icelandic language and culture . After her retirement as president in 1996 , Vigdis went on to become “ founding chair of the Council of Women World Leaders at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. ” . Two years later , in 1998 , she was appointed president of the Unesco World Commission on the Ethics of Scientific Knowledge and Technology.. Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir . In 2003 Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir was elected as the first female Prime Minister of Iceland as well as the world 's first openly lesbian head of government . She held that position for 16 years and used her leadership to attempt to ban strip clubs “ explaining it as a necessary measure to bring about justice , which is impossible , as she concluded , when women are treated like commodities. ” Before this Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir was already a very active member of government . In 1978 she was elected into the Althing as a member of the Social Democratic Party . She became minister of social affairs in 1987 , a position she held until 1994 . She started her own party in 1994 called National Movement , which joined with the Social Democratic Party , Women ’ s Alliance and the People ’ s Alliance in 1999 , and in 2000 merged to become the Social Democratic Alliance . On June 27 , 2010 Iceland declared same-sex marriage legal , and Jóhanna and her partner Jónína Leósdóttir were officially married . Katrín Jakobsdóttir . Katrín Jakobsdóttir became Iceland 's second female prime minister . Katrín is a member of the left-leaning Left-Green Movement , one of her actions as prime minister has been to organise a new law which requires Icelandic companies to demonstrate that they pay men and women equally . Katrín is the youngest female leader in Europe . She became a member of the Althing aged 31 , the Minister of Education , Science and Culture at 33 , and the leader of the Left-Green Movement at 37 . Religion . Before the Icelandic Reformation , Iceland had two convents , Kirkjubæjarklaustur and Reynistaðarklaustur . The Church of Iceland , Iceland 's established church , elected its first female bishop , Agnes M. Sigurðardóttir , in 2012 . Sport . Iceland has national women 's teams for basketball , handball , volleyball , and the women 's national football team which represents Iceland in international women 's football . Women 's sports in Iceland get a lot of media coverage . Women 's football clubs in Iceland include Breiðablik , Grindavík , Haukar , Íþróttabandalag Vestmannaeyja , Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur , Stjarnan , and Valur . The Úrvalsdeild kvenna is the top-tier women 's football league in Iceland . It features 10 teams that play a double round robin to decide the champion , which qualifies for a spot in the UEFA Women 's Champions League . The 2018 champion was Breiðablik . The women 's national football team has successfully qualified for and competed in the UEFA Women 's Championship 's in 2009 , 2013 , and 2017 .
Kosñipata District . Kosñipata District is one of six districts of the province Paucartambo in Peru . Ethnic groups . The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent . Quechua is the language which the majority of the population ( % ) learnt to speak in childhood , % of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language ( 2007 Peru Census ) .
Marquardt Farm . Marquardt Farm is a historic home and farm complex located at Wurtemberg in Dutchess County , New York . The main house was built about 1810 and is a traditional two story , five bay , center hall Federal style dwelling . The rectangular frame structure sits on a partially exposed stone foundation and topped by a gable roof . It has a one-story frame wing . Also on the property are three barns , a carriage house , stone walls , a machine shed , well / wellhouse , and summer kitchen . The barn group includes a large `` H '' frame Dutch barn and two smaller barns . It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987 .
Anders Jordahl . Anders Olsen Jordahl ( April 4 , 1878 – February 18 , 1969 ) was a Norwegian-American engineer , inventor and entrepreneur . Anders Olsen Jordahl was born at Elverum in Hedmark , Norway . His parents were Ole Jordahl and Mary ( Furer ) Jordahl . His father was a schoolteacher . His family was originally from the traditional district of Nordmøre . In the first years of the new century , Jordahl met the young Swedish civil engineer Ivar Kreuger in the United States . They were both interested in reinforced concrete building design and construction , and worked for a few years in the building industry in the United States . After their work together , both returned to Europe to promote their modern ideas . In 1907 , Ivar Kreuger acquired the European marketing rights for `` Kahneisen '' , a system for reinforced concrete construction invented by Julius Kahn during 1903 . In Germany , Jordahl and Kreuger , formed the company Deutsche Kahneisen Gesellschaft mbH ( now Jordahl GmbH ) in 1913 . Through this company , Jordahl developed and patented an anchor channel for reinforced concrete buildings . He designed a C-shaped profile in 1913 which was moulded into walls and used as reinforcement and connection device at the same time . This was the first anchor channel ever developed . The patent for this invention was granted to Jordahl on December 11 , 1913 . Kreuger had not only studied building design in America , but also the workings of the stock exchange . He returned to Sweden , and became a famous , ( and later infamous ) tycoon . For a short period the two friends ran a restaurant in South Africa . They continued a personal relation during following years until Kreuger 's death in 1932 . In 1941 , Jordahl moved to Millstone , New Jersey , where he died in 1969 .
Mortgage to Rent . Mortgage to Rent is part of the Home Owners ' Support Fund , run by the Scottish Government . It is used by homeowners who are threatened with eviction due to non-payment of their mortgages . Under the scheme , a homeowner 's property is bought by a housing association , which then rents the property back to the owner , who is able to stay on as a social tenant . Mortgage shortfall . Many people find themselves being asked to pay large sums by their mortgage lender after being repossessed or handing in their house keys . Often people think that once they have left the house , their liability ends . However , this is not the case if the house is sold for less than the outstanding mortgage . The debt that remains is usually referred to as a mortgage shortfall .
Zuid-Limburgse Stoomtrein Maatschappij . The Zuid-Limburgse Stoomtrein Maatschappij ( South Limburg Steam Train Company ) or ZLSM is a heritage railway operating from its main station of Simpelveld to Schin op Geul and Kerkrade in the south of the Netherlands . It also runs over the border from Simpelveld to Vetschau in Germany and has an extensive collection of stock . The ZLSM is currently partnered with the Great Central Railway in England , as they are both double-track preserved lines .
Schenkelia ibadanensis . `` Schenkelia ibadanensis '' is a jumping spider species in the genus `` Schenkelia '' that lives in Nigeria . The species is named after the Nigerian city Ibadan .
Hope Nature Forgives . `` Hope Nature Forgives '' is the fifth album released by New Zealand rock band The Feelers . It was released on 1 August 2011 .
Journal of Ethics & Social Philosophy . `` The Journal of Ethics & Social Philosophy '' is a peer-reviewed open-access , academic journal of moral , political , and legal philosophy published by the University of Southern California . Indexing . The journal is indexed by The Philosophers ' Index .
Spanioplanus . `` Spanioplanus '' is a genus of spiders in the Linyphiidae family . It was first described in 1991 by Millidge. , it contains only one species , `` Spanioplanus mitis '' , found in Venezuela and Peru .
Luhu language . Luhu is an Austronesian spoken in the west of Seram Island in eastern Indonesia . It is spoken in Luhu village on Hoamoal Peninsula at the western end of Seram , and in Boano and Kelang islands , off the western tip of Seram Island . The northernmost dialect , Piru , was separated from the rest of the language through colonial depopulation , and was influenced by neighboring languages as it became moribund .
Reinhold Rost . Reinhold Rost ( 1822–1896 ) was a German orientalist , who worked for most of his life at St Augustine 's Missionary College , Canterbury in England and as head librarian at the India Office Library , London . Life . He was the son of Christian Friedrich Rost , a Lutheran minister , and his wife Eleonore Glasewald , born at Eisenberg in Saxen-Altenburg on 2 February 1822 . He was educated at the Eisenberg gymnasium school , and , after studying under Johann Gustav Stickel and Johann Gildemeister , graduated Ph.D. at the University of Jena in 1847 . In the same year he came to England , to act as a teacher in German at the King 's School , Canterbury . After four years , on 7 February 1851 , he was appointed oriental lecturer at St. Augustine 's Missionary College , Canterbury , founded to educate young men for mission work . This post he held for the rest of his life . In London , Rost met Sir Henry Creswicke Rawlinson , and was elected , in December 1863 , secretary to the Royal Asiatic Society , a post he held for six years . Through Rawlinson he became on 1 July 1869 librarian at the India Office , on the retirement of FitzEdward Hall , and imposed order on its manuscripts . He secured for students free admission to the library . He retired in 1893 after 24 years of service at the age of 70 . His successor as headlibrarian of the India Office Library became the Orientalist and Sanskritist Charles Henry Tawney ( 1837-1922 ) . Rost gained many distinctions and awards . He was created Hon . LL.D . of Edinburgh in 1877 , and a Companion of the Indian Empire in 1888 . He died at Canterbury on 7 February 1896 . Works . Hw contributed notices of books to Luzac 's `` Oriental List '' , articles on `` Malay Language and Literature '' , `` Pali '' , `` Rajah '' , and `` Thugs '' to the ninth edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica , and published in `` The Athenæum '' and `` The Academy '' . Family . Rost married , in 1863 , Minna , daughter of late Chief-justice J. F. Laue , of Magdeburg ; they had seven children , two of whom died in childhood . Son Ernst ( Ernest ) Reinhold Rost ( born 1872 ) became Major of the Indian Medical Service ( IMS ) , leaded newly founded Yangon General Hospital in Rangoon ( Burma ) and was active in the propagation of Buddhism in England .
Ant Whorton-Eales . Ant Whorton-Eales ( born 21 May 1994 in Lichfield ) is a British racing driver , currently competing in the British Touring Car Championship for AmD Tuning . Early career . Whorton-Eales began his car racing career at the age of 11 on the short ovals in the ORCi Ministox under the number 254 with Incarace Motor Sport in which he raced until his 16th birthday . In 2011 he joined the Renault UK Clio Cup , running four races for Scuderia Vittoria . In 2012 he ran his first full season in the series for Westbourne Motorsport , finishing the season 8th in points . For 2013 he joined the KX Akademy as well as becoming a member of the BRDC 's rising stars . This saw him return to Scuderia Vittoria where he would take his first Clio Cup win on his way to 7th in points . The following two seasons saw him move to SV Racing coming 4th in points in 2014 while 2015 saw him become a championship contender against Ashley Sutton and Ash Hand , he eventually finished the season bottom of the trio , 3rd in points . 2016 saw Whorton-Eales run for his own team where he would battle returning 2014 champion , Mike Bushell for the championship . In the end he narrowly came out on top to win the Renault UK Clio Cup title on his fifth attempt . Whorton-Eales is still competitive on the short ovals , racing in everything from a budget formula known as Incarods to Classic Hot Rods , and he has also competed in BriSCA Formula One Stock Cars where he is the current Under-25 Champion . British Touring Car Championship . For the 2017 season , Whorton-Eales was signed by AmD Tuning to compete in the British Touring Car Championship . He drove the team 's second Audi S3 alongside Ollie Jackson . Whorton-Eales missed the first half of the 2018 BTCC season , replacing Tom Boardman at AmD during the mid-season break . He returned to the Championship at Snetterton for the BTCC 60th Anniversary meeting .
Dobrich Air Base . 26th Reconnaissance Air Base Dobrich ( Bulgarian : 26та Разузнавателна авиобаза Добрич ) is a former Bulgarian military installation near the City of Dobrich in the northeastern part of the country . It was of significant importance for the nation 's security , as it housed the air force 's sole air reconnaissance unit . The early years . On the 30 March 1951 a `` Top Secret Order of Distinct Importance '' , issued by the Chief of the People 's Armed Forces established the 26th Independent Air Reconnaissance Regiment , concentrating the three squadrons of Petlyakov Pe-2s at Graf Ignatievo Air Base airfield . In the period between May and September the same year the unit was redistributed to Krumovo airfield and subsequently from 2 Oct 1951 to the 23 September 1955 to Gorna Oryakhovitsa airfield . In September 1955 the regiment transferred for the last time to a new location , this one being the newly constructed airfield at Tolbukhin ( as the city of Dobrich was called at that time ) . The 26th IRAR converted to the aircraft , previously flown by the 30th Bomber Air Division , based at Balchik airfield , namely about 20 Tupolev Tu-2T torpedo bombers . In addition brand new Ilyushin Il-28 ( between 10 and 12 ) jet bombers were delivered to be used in the reconnaissance role . As the flight hours of the latter depleted in 1959 they were withdrawn from service . In order to keep the operational skills of the flight crews 3 Ilyushin Il-14 transport planes were transferred to the regiment for training purposes . The reason for that was the delivery of a second batch of Il-28s in 1961 , this one of dedicated reconnaissance planes of the R-variant . In the same year the Tu-2Ts were also withdrawn from use as the first of the MiG-15bisR entered operations . They were supplemented two years later by the MiG-17 and with their arrival a group of Algerian pilots was trained to that type of aircraft . In 1969 six MiG-21R entered service , along with some MiG-21F-13 , being previously flown by the 2nd Squadron of the 19th Fighter Air Regiment ( from Graf Ignatievo airfield ) . In 1972 more MiG-21F-13 came from the 1st Squadron of the 15th FAR ( Ravnets airfield ) were introduced as that unit converted to a more advanced variant of the MiG-21 . The MiG-21R/ F-13 were concentrated in the 1st Squadron of the 26th IRAR , the 2nd Squadron operated the MiG-15bisR and MiG-17 and the 3rd Squadron - about 6 Il-28R . In 1974 the Ilyushins left the inventory and the MiG-15bisR - in 1981 . A Major Leap . In 1981 the advanced MiG-25RBT entered service with the Bulgarian Air Force to form the Operational Reconnaissance Flight for photographic reconnaissance and ELINT duties , and a secondary task of ground attack . For it up to 8 500 kg unguided bombs could be carried . But the most impressive ability was to carry nuclear bombs and upon the beginning of a major military conflict between NATO and the Warsaw Pact they were to be delivered from the Soviet Union for nuclear strikes against Greece and Turkey . A MiG-25RBT was lost in flight due to bad meteorological conditions and consequent lack of fuel in 1984 . The remaining two units along with the sole dual-seater were transferred to the Soviet Union in 1991 in exchange for 5 MiG-23MLD transferred to the 1st Squadron of the 18th FAR in Dobroslavtsi Air Base . In 1984 the regiment 's 2nd Squadron converted to the Su-22M-4/UM-3K ( the last units being delivered in 1988 ) for use as a tactical reconnaissance platform in photo reconnaissance and ELINT tasks . The last MiG-17 left the air force 's inventory in 1989 , At that time the 2/26th RAR was an elite air unit of the Warsaw Pact , comprising 22 pilots-1st class being superbly trained in airborne reconnaissance , guided weapons ground attack and even Air-to-Air combat , utilising the R-60 AAM , with about 120-130 flight hours yearly . Until the Treaty for Conventional Forces in Europe forced the Bulgarian Air Force to remove that kind of specialised equipment nuclear strikes could also have been carried . The Final Years . The MiG-21F-13 were withdrawn from duty in exchange for some MiG-21MF from the disbanded 21st FAR Uzundzhovo Air Base ( Uzundzhovo airfield ) , which the technical crews converted for re-con duties in a truly remarkable way . They used the UB-16 multiple launch rocket pods as a base for a new re-con pod with the addition of two AFA-39 airborne photographic cameras , that system being carried under the left side of the fuselage . In 1994 the 26th RAR became the 26th Reconnaissance Air Base with 1/26.RAB flying Su-22M-4/UM-3K and 2/26.RAB flying MiG-21MF/R/UM . A year later some L-39ZA were acquired in order to preserve the flight abilities of the pilots . The last remaining MiG-21R were withdrawn from service and because of that some more MiG-21MF were optimised to carry their dedicated re-con pods and so were denominated to MiG-21MF-R . In 1998 the 6th Fighter Air Base at Balchik airfield was disbanded and its aircraft and personnel formed the 3rd Squadron of the 26th RAB only for Dobrich Air Base also to be disbanded in 2002 .
Vernis Martin . In French interior design , vernis Martin is a type ( or a number of types ) of japanning or imitation lacquer named after the 18th century French Martin brothers : Guillaume ( died 1749 ) , Etienne-Simon , Robert and Julien . They ran a leading factory from between about 1730 and 1770 , and were `` vernisseurs du roi '' ( `` varnishers to the king '' ) . But they did not invent the process , nor were they the only producers , nor does the term cover a single formula or technique . It imitated Chinese lacquer and European subjects , and was applied to a wide variety of items , from furniture to coaches . It is said to have been made by heating oil and copal and then adding Venetian turpentine . Oriental lacquer had speedily acquired high favour in France , and many attempts were made to imitate it . Some of these attempts were passably successful , and it is likely that many of the examples in the possession of Louis XIV at his death were of European manufacture . Chinese lacquer was , however , imported in large quantities , and sometimes panels were made in China from designs prepared in Paris . Biographical details of the career of the brothers Martin are scanty , but it is known that Guillaume , the eldest , was already in business in 1724 . Their method and work must have come rapidly into vogue , for in 1730 Guillaume and Simon Martin were granted by letters patent a twenty years ' monopoly , subsequently renewed , of making `` toutes sortes d'ouvrages en relief de la Chine et du Japon '' ( `` all kinds of relief works from China and Japan '' ) . At the height of their fame the brothers directed at least three factories in Paris , and in 1748 they were all classed together as a `` Manufacture nationale . '' One of them was still in existence in 1785 . The literature of their day had much to say of the Martin brothers . In Voltaire 's comedy `` Nadine '' , produced in 1749 , mention is made of a `` berline '' ( carriage ) `` bonne et brillante , tous les panneaux par Martin sont vernis '' ( `` good and bright , all the panels varnished by Martin '' ) . The marquis de Mirabeau in `` L'Ami des hommes '' refers to the enamelled snuff-boxes and varnished carriages which came from the Martins ' factory . As with many great artists , their names were attached to many works they never saw , and the Martins suffered considerably in this respect . That the quality of their production varied between very wide limits is established by existing and undoubted examples ; but it is extremely improbable that even their three factories could have turned out the quantity of examples that has been attributed to them . Yet their production was large and miscellaneous , for such was the rage for their lacquer that it was applied to every possible object . The fashion was not confined to France . At its best Vernis Martin has a sheen , polish , and translucence which compel admiration . Every variety of Asian lacquer of the Far East was imitated and often improved upon by the Martinsthe black with raised gold ornaments , the red , and finally in the green ground , powdered with gold , they reached the high-water mark of their art . This delicate work , `` poudré '' and wavy-lined with gold or semi with flowers overlaid with transparent enamel , is seen at its best on small boxes , fans , needle-cases and such-like . Of the larger specimens from the Martins ' factories many have disappeared , or been cut up into decorative panels . It would appear that none of the work they placed in the famous hotels of old Paris is now in situ , and the really fine examples are in museums . Even the decorations of the apartments of the Dauphin at the Palace of Versailles , executed , or at least begun , in 1749 , have vanished ; so have those at the Château de Bellevue . Critics have accepted that of the four brothers Robert Martin accomplished the most original and the most completely artistic work . He left a son , Jean Alexandre , who described himself in 1767 as `` Vernisseur du Roi de Prusse '' ( `` varnisher to the king of Prussia '' ) . He was employed at the palace of Sanssouci , but failed to continue the great traditions of his father and his uncles . The French Revolution finally extinguished a taste which had lasted for a large part of the 18th century .
Productivism . Productivism or growthism is the belief that measurable productivity and growth are the purpose of human organization ( e.g. , work ) , and that `` more production is necessarily good '' . Critiques of productivism center primarily on the limits to growth posed by a finite planet and extend into discussions of human procreation , the work ethic , and even alternative energy production . Arguments for productivism . Although productivism is often meant pejoratively as a general problem in politics and economics , most countries and economies are productivist in nature . While critics of productivism and its political-economic variants , notably capitalism and socialism , challenge the notions of conventional political economy and argue for an economic policy more compatible with humanity , these views are often dismissed as utopian by economists and political scientists , who hold that there is no conflict between the roles of the worker and the citizen , the father and the mother , and so on . That is , that conventional economics , particularly macroeconomics , already accounts for the relationship between productivity and the freedom to enjoy that productivity . Criticism of productivism . Anthony Giddens defines productivism as Although `` productivism '' can be considered pejorative , as it is unacceptable to many individuals and ideologies that it describes , these same individuals and ideologies often use phrases like `` productivity '' , `` growth '' , `` economic sense '' , and `` common sense '' without argument , presupposing the primacy of industry '' . '' According to those who use the term `` productivism '' , the difference between themselves and the promoters of conventional neoclassical economics is that a productivist does not believe in the idea of `` uneconomic growth '' . That is , the productivist believes all growth is good , while the critic of productivism believes it can be more like a disease , measurably growing but interfering with life processes , and that it is up to the electorate , worker , and purchaser to put values on their free time and decide whether to use their time for production or their money for consumption . A key academic critic of productivism is Amartya Sen , winner of the 1999 Nobel Prize in Economics . His theory of `` development as freedom '' is one of several human development theories that state that the growth of individual capital—that is , `` talent '' , `` creativity '' , and `` personal ingenuity '' —is more significant than the growth of many other measurable quantities , such as the production of products for commodity markets .
Interamerican University of Puerto Rico , School of Optometry . Founded in 1981 , the Inter American University of Puerto Rico , School of Optometry ( IAUPR ) offers a four-year Doctor of Optometry program and is located in Bayamón , Puerto Rico . In 1992 , the School of Optometry became a separate autonomous academic unit within the Inter American University of Puerto Rico system . The School of Optometry is accredited by the Council on Higher Education of Puerto Rico , the Middle States Commission on Higher Education , and the Accreditation Council on Optometric Education ( ACOE ) of the American Optometric Association for the maximum term of eight years .
Freeway motorcycling restrictions in East Asia . Freeways in some East Asian countries and areas , namely Mainland China , Japan , the Philippines , South Korea and Taiwan have restrictions on motorcycles that are not widely implemented elsewhere around the world , such as access restrictions , limits on carrying passengers , and different speed limits , frequently due to safety concerns . Access and passenger restrictions . Countries and areas in and around East Asia impose access restrictions on motorcycles ' use of freeways that are not widely applied elsewhere , from prohibiting motorcycles with passengers to prohibiting motorcycles altogether . Certain opponents of these motorcycle restrictions argue that slower surface roads with intersections are probably more dangerous for motorcycles and their passengers than the limited access freeways . Mainland China . In Mainland China , two-wheel motorcycles driven on the freeways may not carry passengers . A vehicle must be capable of maintaining a speed of 70 km/h to be driven on the freeways . However , in many Chinese provinces , motorcycles can not use expressways at all . Macau has no freeways , while Hong Kong operates under different systems than Mainland China . Japan . In Japan , a motorcycle must have an engine displacement of more than 125 cc to be driven on freeways . Two-wheel motorcycles were not allowed to carry passengers on the freeways at all prior to 2005 , but a legal amendment on 1 April 2005 has partially lifted the ban . A person aged at least 20 who has held a motorcycle driver 's license for at least 3 years may now carry a passenger on a two-wheel motorcycle on a freeway , but some segments of the Shuto Expressway still prohibit passengers on two-wheel motorcycles . A motorcycle with a sidecar may carry a passenger on the freeways . Philippines . Before June 2006 , the Department of Public Works and Highways Department Order No . 123 banned motorcycles with engine displacement under 400 cc , while allowing high-power large displacement motorcycles to use the limited access highways . It was twice previously declared illegal by the Makati Regional Trial Court before the Supreme Court of the Philippines officially voided the order in June 2006 , declaring that the DPWH never had the authority to declare any road a limited access highway . Therefore , none currently exists . The only legal ban applied only to limited access highways , there can therefore be no ban on motorcycles using any road in the Philippines . As a result of tollways continuing to defy court decisions by apprehending riders and issuing penalty tickets for using the tollways , the Pasig City , Philippines Regional Trial Court ruled on 23 June 2008 that the Philippine National Construction Corporation ( PNCC ) is `` immediately prohibited from collecting toll fees along South Luzon Expressway ( SLEX ) facilities as it no longer has the power to do so . '' The PNCC was commanded to `` turn over without further delay the physical assets and facilities of the SLEX including improvements thereon , together with the equipment and appurtenances directly related to their operations without any cost , to the Government through the Toll Regulatory Board in coordination with the Department of Public Works and Highways ( DPWH ) . '' South Korea . Motorcycles are forbidden on all freeways in South Korea The only exceptions are emergency vehicles such as police motorcycles , army/prisoner convoy units , ambulances , etc . Additionally , there are some non-freeway roads that motorcycle riding is forbidden . Taiwan . In Taiwan , administered by the Republic of China , the governmental agencies in charge of the traffic control of the freeways ( 高速公路 ) and expressways ( 快速公路 ) are the Ministry of Transportation and Communications ( 交通部 ) and the Ministry of the Interior ( 内政部 ) pursuant to Article 33 of the Act Governing the Punishment of Violation of Road traffic Regulations ( ) . Article 19 of the Freeway and Expressway Traffic Control Regulation ( zh : 高速公路及快速公路交通管制規則 ) , effective on 1 July 2006 , makes it officially possible to allow motorcycles with a cylinder capacity of more than 550 cc on certain expressways . On 29 June 2012 article 20 of the same was amended to permit the use of motorcycles over 250cc ( i.e . yellow and red registration plates ) on most expressways , as well as permitting the use of motorcycles over 550cc on freeways . Due to negative reactions from car drivers , police and local governments , the amendment permitting red-plate motorcycles on freeways has not been implemented on schedule When the Legislative Yuan amended Article 92 of the Act Governing the Punishment of Violation of Road traffic Regulations on 12 January 2007 and the Executive Yuan ordered on 13 September 2007 to validate that amendment on Thursday , 1 November 2007 , a motorcycle with a cylinder capacity of at least 550 cc may be driven on most expressways . While motorcycles are still banned from freeways , the Legislative Yuan has asked the Ministry of Transportation and Communications in 2007 to study the feasibility to allow powerful motorcycles on freeways by 2010 . A further amendment on 8 November 2011 theoretically permits motorcycles over 550cc ( i.e . those with red registration plates ) to drive on freeways under certain conditions .
Ray P. Chase . Ray Park Chase ( March 12 , 1880 – September 18 , 1948 ) was a United States Representative from Minnesota and a Minnesota State Auditor . Life and career . Chase was born in Anoka County , Minnesota on March 12 , 1880 . He attended the public schools and graduated from the University of Minnesota at Minneapolis in 1903 . Chase attended the University of Minnesota Law School in 1904 , 1905 , 1915 , and 1916 , but did not graduate . He engaged in the publishing and printing business at Anoka , Minnesota from 1904 to 1914 . Chase served as municipal judge of Anoka , Minnesota from 1911 to 1916 , and as deputy State auditor and land commissioner of Minnesota from 1916 through 1920 . Chase returned to law school at William Mitchell College of Law ( then the St. Paul College of Law ) and finally graduated in 1919 ; was admitted to the bar the same year but did not practice . He was elected state auditor as a Republican in 1920 , and served through 1931 . He stood unsuccessfully as the Republican candidate for Governor of Minnesota in 1930 . Chase was elected as a Republican to the 73rd congress ( March 4 , 1933 – January 3 , 1935 ) during a period when the state elected all Representatives at-large . He unsuccessfully sought renomination in 1934 when the seats were again broken into districts . After serving in Congress , Chase practiced law , specializing in legal research from 1935 through 1943 . From 1944 through 1948 he served as a member of the Minnesota Railroad and Warehouse Commission . During the 1938 gubernatorial race , Chase authored a book `` Are They Communists or Catspaws : A Red Baiting Article '' , trying to prove a link between the incumbent Farmer-Labor Party administration and the Communist Party , however the book blatantly introduced anti-Semitism into Minnesota politics as all of his examples were addressing Jews . The book helped his side win the election , but it also prompted the organization , Jewish Community Relations Council , to combat local anti-Semitism . Chase died in Anoka , Minnesota , on September 18 , 1948 . He is interred in Forest Hill Cemetery in Anoka .
Betty Ford Alpine Gardens . The Betty Ford Alpine Gardens are the world 's highest botanical garden , located at 183 Gore Creek Drive , Vail , Colorado , United States , at an altitude in the Rocky Mountains . The Gardens are open to the public year round . The Gardens were founded by Vail and Denver horticulturists in 1985 , with subsequent planting of the Alpine Display Garden ( 1987 ) , Mountain Perennial Garden ( 1989 ) , Mountain Meditation Garden ( 1991 ) , and the Alpine Rock Garden ( 1999 ) with its stunning 120-foot waterfall . Other gardens include the Children 's Garden and Schoolhouse Garden . Together these gardens contain about 2,000 varieties of plants , including over 500 different varieties of wildflowers and alpine plants . It is open daily ; admission is free .
Christian Newberry . Christian Newberry ( born in 1968 ) is a British former competitive figure skater . He is the 1989 British national champion . Newberry placed 15th at the 1989 European Championships in Birmingham , England and 21st at the 1989 World Championships in Paris , France . He trained at the Lee Valley Ice Centre in London , England and Colorado Springs , Colorado . After retiring from competition , Newberry moved to the United States and began coaching in Pennsylvania . In June 2014 , he returned to London to coach at the Lee Valley Ice Centre . His two sons , Jack ( born in 1995 ) and Graham ( born in 1998 ) , have both competed in figure skating for the United Kingdom .
Decorah crater . The Decorah impact crater , also called the Decorah impact structure , is a proposed impact crater located on the east side of the city of Decorah in Iowa , United States . It was caused by a ca . -wide meteorite impact during the Middle Ordovician Period , 470 million years ago . Description . The crater is estimated to be in diameter , covered by the Winneshiek Shale . There is no surface evidence of the impact , as the Winneshiek Shale is more than below the bottom of the Upper Iowa River . The impact event , equivalent to 1,000 megatons of TNT , did not appear to penetrate the Earth 's mantle , but it did push down the underlying Ordovician and Cambrian bedrock several hundred feet . It may be one of several Middle Ordovician meteors that fell roughly simultaneously 469 million years ago , part of a proposed Ordovician meteor event , including three confirmed impact craters : Rock Elm crater in Wisconsin , Slate Islands crater in Lake Superior , and Ames crater in Oklahoma . `` Pentecopterus decorahensis '' . The Middle Ordovician ( Darriwilian ) Winneshiek Lagerstätte sediments that filled in the crater contained a wide variety of unusual fauna . Among them was a newly discovered species of eurypterid , `` Pentecopterus decorahensis '' . `` Pentecopterus '' was scorpion-like in appearance , and the largest predator known from that time , measuring nearly 6 feet in length . Its species name was derived from `` Decorah . ''
Agustín Fontana . Cristian Agustín Fontana ( born 11 June 1996 ) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Banfield . Career . Banfield are Fontana 's first professional club . He made his debut for the Argentine Primera División team on 25 October 2014 in a defeat to Vélez Sarsfield .
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Cove School ( Oregon ) . Cove School is a public charter school in Cove , Oregon , United States . Academics . In 2008 , 93 % of the school 's seniors received their high school diploma . Of 15 students , 14 graduated and 1 dropped out .
Shipmeadow . Shipmeadow is a small village and civil parish located on the Beccles to Bungay road , in the Waveney district , in the county of Suffolk . Shipmeadow has no shop or even a church because it was made redundant in 1980 . Of the village 's 140 population , 69 are male and 71 are female according to the 2011 Census . Norwich is located approximately 14.9 miles ( 24.1 km ) NW of Shipmeadow as the crow flies and Great Yarmouth is located 13.7 miles ( 22.1 km ) NE of the village . The River Waveney runs to the North of the village and feeds into the River Yare to the East . 'The White house ' and the River Waveney define the North and Western boundaries of the settlement while the boundary to the South is the area between Shipmeadow Common and Hawthorne Farm . History . Shipmeadow is recorded in the domesday book as Scitmetdua or Scipmedu . This settlement appears on the John Speed 's 1610 map as Shepemeadow . This shows that the name has more likely to be sheep meadow rather than the current Shipmeadow . In the 1870s , John Marius Wilson made the following notes about Shipmeadow : 'Shipmeadow , a parish , with a village , in Wangford district , Suffolk ; 2½ miles W by S of Beccles r. station . It has a post-office under Beccles . The church was repaired in 1856 . The Wangford workhouse is here , has accommodation for about 400 inmates . ' Industry . Historically , Shipmeadow 's primary industry has been agriculture due to its rural location . During 1881 the three most popular occupations were Agriculture with 31 workers , Domestic Services with 29 workers and textile services with 7 workers . According to the 2011 Census , the top three industries in Shipmeadow were Human Health and Social Work with 14 workers , Wholesale and retail trade with 11 workers and Agriculture with 6 workers . Transport . The B1062 road runs through Shipmeadow , linking it to Beccles to the East and Bungay to the West . The A143 and A146 run to the North of the village and provide a route to Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft . The nearest train station to the Village is located within Beccles about 3.5 Miles away . The nearest international airport to Shipmeadow is in Norwich , to the North . Sport and Leisure . Beccles Sports Centre provides the nearest sports facilities for Shipmeadow including gym equipment , Badminton Courts and dance classes . The nearest football club to Shipmeadow is again located in Beccles in the form of Beccles Town F.C . who play at College Meadow football pitch .
Tosa-Kamo Station . is a railway station on the Dosan Line in Sakawa , Takaoka District , Kōchi Prefecture , Japan . It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number `` K11 '' . Lines . The station is served by JR Shikoku 's Dosan Line and is located 148.6 km from the beginning of the line at . Layout . The station consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks . A station building , which is unstaffed , serves as a waiting room . A level crossing with ramps connects both side platforms . History . The station opened on 30 March 1924 when the then Kōchi Line ( later renamed the Dosan Line ) was constructed from to . At this time the station was operated by Japanese Government Railways , later becoming Japanese National Railways ( JNR ) . With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987 , control of the station passed to JR Shikoku .
Cloud Computing ( horse ) . Cloud Computing ( foaled April 29 , 2014 ) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 2017 Preakness Stakes in only his fourth start . Background . Cloud Computing was bred in Kentucky by Hill 'n ' Dale Equine Holdings and Stretch Run Ventures . He is from the first foal crop sired by Maclean 's Music , a son of Distorted Humor . Maclean 's Music was an impressive winner by lengths in his only start , a 2011 race for three-year-old maiden horses . and based upon the performances of his first crop of foals , exceeded expectations as a sire . Cloud Computing 's dam is Quick Temper , a multiple stakes-placed daughter of A.P . Indy . Cloud Computing was purchased as a yearling at the 2015 Keeneland Sales for $ 200,000 by Seth Klarman , the owner of Klaravich Stables , and William Lawrence . Introduced by mutual friends in 2004 , the two typically buy about 50–60 horses a year . Both hedge fund managers , they chose his name based upon their pattern of using terms from the finance industry to name their horses , other examples being graded stakes winners Takeover Target and Currency Swap . He is trained by Chad C. Brown . Racing career . Cloud Computing did not make his racing debut until February 11 , 2017 , when , as a three-year-old , he won a maiden special weight at Aqueduct Racetrack . He then finished second to J Boys Echo in the Gotham Stakes and third behind winner Irish War Cry in the Wood Memorial . He earned enough points from these races to qualify on the 2017 Road to the Kentucky Derby . However , his connections elected to bypass the race , instead starting their Champagne Stakes winner , Practical Joke , who finished fifth . Cloud Computing was one of the more highly regarded `` new shooters '' for the Preakness Stakes , a race which is typically won by horses who had earlier raced in the Kentucky Derby . The two favorites in the Preakness , Always Dreaming and Classic Empire , had finished first and fourth respectively in the Derby . These two went to an early lead and set a solid pace while Cloud Computing rated a few lengths behind in third . Around the final turn , Classic Empire surged to the front and Always Dreaming dropped back . In mid-stretch , Classic Empire had a three-length lead and looked the likely winner before Cloud Computing angled out from traffic and started closing ground rapidly . Classic Empire tried to rally but could not hold off Cloud Computing , who won by a head . Cloud Computing became just the fourth horse in the last 34 years to win the Preakness after not having raced in the Derby . The last horse to do so was the filly Rachel Alexandra in 2009 . It was the first win of a Triple Crown race for his trainer Chad Brown and the second for jockey Javier Castellano , who was riding the colt for the first time . `` I 'm not going to dispute the fact that I brought in a fresh horse as part of our strategy , '' said Brown . `` Classic Empire and Always Dreaming are two outstanding horses and our strategy was , if we were going to ever beat them , let 's take them on two weeks ' rest when we have six , and it worked . '' `` It 's incredibly special , '' said Klarman . `` He 's a great horse . I have the best trainer and the best jockey going for me . I never imagined it , but I 'm thrilled . '' Klarman had grown up in Baltimore just a few blocks away from Pimlico and attended many runnings of the Preakness including Secretariat 's win in 1973 . Cloud Computing was then given some time off before finishing fifth in the Jim Dandy Stakes at Saratoga on July 29 . He followed up with a ninth place finish in the Travers Stakes on August 26 .
Morley Cohen . Morley Mitchell Cohen , CM CQ , born in Winnipeg , Manitoba ( 1917-2001 ) , was a Canadian entrepreneur , community builder , philanthropist , and Member of the Order of Canada . He served with the Royal Canadian Air Force from 1940-1945 . Background . Cohen came from a poor immigrant family of eight , the son of Alexander and Rose ( Diamond ) Cohen . His five brothers , John , Albert D. Cohen , Harry B. Cohen , Samuel N. Cohen , and Joseph H. Cohen , set up a small retail store and , by 1939 , the family had created General Distributors Ltd. , a wholesale import firm . In the early fifties , the company obtained exclusive Canadian rights for Paper Mate pens . The brothers scattered across Canada in order to manage the national business , with Morley in Montreal . The brothers participated in various joint ventures and/or owned several minority interests in oil & gas exploration , development , and distribution . Philanthropy . Cohen was considered to be one of the major community builders/philanthropists in Montreal . Morley and Rita Cohen Foundation . Founded in 1990 , the Morley and Rita Cohen Foundation was created for support and services within the charitable sector , hospitals , and universities/colleges .
Siege of Cambrai ( 1677 ) . The Siege of Cambrai took place from 20 March to 19 April 1677 during the Franco-Dutch War . Background . As a Principality dependent on the Holy Roman Empire and close to the border of the Kingdom of France , submitted to Spain since 1543 , Cambrai was besieged several times by the kings of France ( in 1477 by Louis XI of France and , between 1581 and 1595 , by Henry III of France and Henry IV of France ) . Sully and Richelieu had established a national policy of `` putting [ France ] in its first strength and its former splendor '' , and `` put France in all places where was ancient Gaul '' , which included Artois , Hainaut and the provinces of the Netherlands . During the reign of Louis XIV , Cambrai was besieged unsuccessfully by the French in 1649 and again in 1657 . In 1667 , Louis XIV , invoking the right of devolution to justify the claims of his wife Maria Theresa of Spain on several Spanish provinces , address to the Regent of Spain , Marie-Anne of Austria , a `` Treaty on the rights of the most Christian Queen on various states of the monarchy of Spain `` and then without waiting for an answer commenced hostilities in May . During the summer of 1667 the French took Charleroi , Tournai , Douai and Lille and in February 1668 the Franche-Comté . By the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle ( 1668 ) Spain abandoned the cities of Charleroi , Binche , Ath , Douai , Tournai , Oudenarde , Lille , Armentieres , Courtrai , Bergues and Furnes . These achievements marked a significant advance but did not establish a defensible border : two prominent areas remained Spanish , between St. Omer and Ypres on the one hand and between Cambrai and Valenciennes on the other . Cambrai was in effect a peninsula tied to the Spanish Netherlands by Bouchain and Valenciennes sandwiched between Arras to the west and Le Quesnoy and Landrecies to the east ( French since the Treaty of the Pyrenees in 1659 ) . In 1673 Vauban advocated in a letter to Louvois a defensive military doctrine known as the `` backyard of the King '' which called for a straighter border : `` Therefore , whether by treaty or by a good war , Monsignor , always preach the quadrature , not of the circle , but of the backyard . It is a beautiful and good thing to be able to hold owns ground with two hands. `` In 1672 , hostilities resumed against the Republic of the Protestant Netherlands . With a professional army well paid and well organized which includes more than 279,000 men , boasting a powerful artillery , the French monarchy was then the best army in Europe . Facing it , the strongholds of the Spanish Netherlands were defended by a few thousand men , often poorly paid mercenaries , and bourgeois companies offering little more than their courage . In spring 1676 Bouchain and Condé-sur-l'Escaut were occupied by the French and Valenciennes was stormed on 17 March 1677 . Louis XIV , `` ensuring forever the rest of his borders '' , decided to take Cambrai and attended in person the siege of the city , while his brother Philippe I , Duke of Orléans besieged Saint-Omer . Conditions of the siege . `` Cambray and St. Omer were the two strongest strongholds which the Spaniards had to defend . These cities , both situated on the borders of France , served as advanced positions and enabled them to make the law in the midst of their triumphs : Cambray was especially formidable . The Kings of Spain considered this Place more important than all the rest of Flanders together . She was famous for the number of indignities she had inflicted upon the French. `` Spain 's King Charles II of Spain considered this place as a point of resistance to flank the French territories and , according to Boileau , France judged that the Spaniards would save no efforts to hold St. Omer and Cambrai , whose loss was likely to lead to the loss of the rest of the Netherlands . The defense of the city is supported by inundating the river Scheldt to the south and the west , and by the citadel , built in 1543 on the orders of Charles V , to the north-east . The cold weather , rain and snow , makes the conditions even more difficult for the besiegers . On the other hand , Cambrai is isolated and can not expect any help . The Governor Don Pedro de Zavala , according to Paul Pellisson , `` is old and broken , and as they say , often dizzy '' . The Garrison is `` mainly Spanish , but believed to have forgotten the art of war '' . The Citadel , `` is small despite its reputation , and will be thunderstruck by lightning bombs and cannon fire as soon as it will have been approached. `` The secret services of Louvois informed him of the feelings of the citizens of Cambrai : `` they are not aggressive and have no particular ties with Spain . Furthermore , the rapid capture of Valenciennes does not encourage them to resist France '' . The Siege . On 22 March the King , with the Marshal de la Feuillade , moved to Awoingt from where he directs the siege of the city . Marshal Luxembourg takes up position at Marlière , Marshal the Lorges at Escaudœuvres , and Marshal Schomberg at Ramillies . In the company of the King are also ministers Louvois and Pomponne and Father de la Chaise , his confessor . The French army is composed of 38 infantry battalions and 48 cavalry squadrons , in total more than 40,000 men . The Spanish have only some 4,000 to defend Cambrai . Vauban , in control of the operations , began constructing lines of circumvallation and contravallation surrounding the city . The isolated town can not hope to be relieved . Its northern front remains vulnerable . Taking advantage of this weakness , the French opened a trench near the Notre Dame gate . With the help of 7,000 farmers from Picardy work progressed rapidly , despite the extreme cold and rainy weather . Mounds are built to place , for a better performance , the guns at the same level as the Counterscarp . On 30 March the first batteries begin to pound the three ravelins and the body of the gate . On 1 April French troops attacked the three ravelins . On 2 April French troops invested the ravelin between the Selles and Notre Dame gates . On 5 April the Spanish abandoned the city , after that the French troops had undermined the fortifications , and the garrison took refuge in the citadel . The French then open a trench on the esplanade . During the night of 11–12 April , 150 French soldiers were killed . In response , the King has the fortifications at the bastion of St. Charles undermined at three locations . The governor , however , refuses to surrender . On 17 April , after the French command threatened to explode two other mines that would make the fortifications collapse , the governor Dom Pedro de Zavala , injured on the leg during the fighting , surrendered . The king heard the news while attending mass with Father de la Chaise in Awoingt . On 19 April 1677 , after the usual negotiations , the Spanish governor Dom Pedro de Zavala , on a stretcher because of his injury , hands over the keys of the citadel to the King . After a siege of 29 days , Vauban honoured his enemy for his gallant defense , and let the 2,000 still valid Spaniards leave the place `` drums beating , matches lighted , with colors flying . '' The French had lost more than 1,200 injured or killed . On 20 April Louis XIV entered the city and had a Deum sung in the Old Cambrai Cathedral . He also visited the citadel , and found it not as strong as he had thought . On 21 April the King of France named the Marquis de Cezen governor of the city . the Marquis appointed 14 new aldermen , but kept the previous provost . The following day the king left Cambrai for Douai . `` Cambrai , for the French a dreadful pitfall finally saw falling her ruins and her pride. `` By the Treaty of Nijmegen , signed on 10 August 1678 , Cambrai is definitely attached to the Kingdom of France .
Paranoia 2 . `` Paranoia 2 '' is a commercial mixtape by American rapper Dave East . It was released on January 16 , 2018 , by Def Jam Recordings , Mass Appeal Records and From the Dirt . The Mixtape features guest appearances from Tory Lanez , T.I. , Lloyd Banks , Bino Rideaux , Matt Patterson and Marsha Ambrosius . This Mixtape serves as the second prelude towards Dave East 's debut studio album . Background . On September 27 , 2017 , Dave East announced the sequel to , just a month after its release . The EP was originally set to be released before Halloween , however the date was pushed back . On January 2 , 2018 , East revealed the EP 's artwork and release date via Twitter and Instagram . On January 15 , 2018 , the EP 's tracklist was revealed . Tour . On January 1 , 2018 , Dave East announced an official headlining concert tour to further promote the album titled `` Paranoia 2 Tour '' . The tour began on January 16 , 2018 , in New York City , at the Irving Plaza . Track listing . Credits adapted from Tidal .
Holy Trinity Catholic High School ( Fort McMurray ) . Holy Trinity Catholic High School is a Roman Catholic middle school / high school operated in Fort McMurray , Alberta by the Fort McMurray Catholic School District . It includes a Suncor Energy Performing Arts Theatre used for both school and general purposes . Class start times begin at 8:10 with each block lasting 60 minutes for the junior high students , and 90 minutes for the high school students . Class end times is at 2:55 for junior high and 3:00 for senior high . The overall school attendance was over 1200 students , for the 2014-2015 school year . Due to physical restraints and a growing population class sizes tend to be large . Name . Holy Trinity is named by the three sections of the trinity , The Father , The Son , and The Holy Spirit . Sports . The school 's sports teams are known as the `` Northern Knights '' ; the mascot is a knight ( logo is a knight chess piece ) . Suncor Energy Center for Performing Arts . The creation of the facility was funded with the assistance of Suncor Energy and the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo who donated $ 4.5 Million to incorporate a Performing Arts Centre in Holy Trinity High School ’ s Design . The Centre will serve Holy Trinity and the Fort McMurray Catholic School District as a major instructional space , with many specialized programs focused on Visual and Performing Arts ; and as a part of the Regional Municipality ’ s continuing support , the Centre will be a cultural hub open for community use .
U.D . Moctezuma de Orizaba . Moctezuma de Orizaba was a Mexican football team that played in the `` Liga Mexicana de Football Amateur Association '' prior to the professionalization and development of the Mexican first division . The club was based in the city of Orizaba and folded in 1950 . History . The club was founded in 1932 by workers from the Montezuma brewery in Orizaba Veracruz . The team was created to play sports in their spare time and once the owner of the brewery saw the men he decided to sponsor the club and so the club took on the brewery name Club Moctezuma de Orizaba and joined the amateur league in Veracruz . Moctezuma club is remembered for being the first club from Veracruz to play in the amateur league in Mexico City , when they joined the league in 1940 .
Aud Korbøl . Aud Korbøl ( born 1 October 1940 ) is a Norwegian sociologist and novelist . She made her literary debut in 1989 with `` Pell'ongen og je '' . Among her novels are `` Leiegårdsvalsen '' from 1992 , `` Noe gikk forbi '' from 1996 , and `` Det er '' from 2002 . She was awarded Mads Wiel Nygaards Endowment in 1996 .
Abrupt Point . Abrupt Point ( ) , also known as Brattodden , is a rocky point southwest of Patricia Islands , on the west side of Edward VIII Bay . Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from aerial photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition , 1936–37 , and named `` Brattodden '' ( `` the abrupt point '' ) . The Norwegian name was translated by ANCA following a 1954 ANARE ( Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions ) survey of the area .
Baba Hafusa . `` Baba Hafusa '' is a studio album by Nigerian rap act Reminisce which was released through EDGE Records on 30 April 2015 . It is the rapper 's third overall studio album after releasing `` Book of Rap Stories '' in 2012 and `` Alaga Ibile '' in 2013 . The studio album which features guest appearances from SoJay , Vector , Ice Prince , Olamide , Phyno , Sossick and Sean Tizzle was according to Reminisce a way of paying tribute to his daughter named Hafusa . Critical reception . Upon its release , `` Baba Hafusa '' was received with mixed reviews and opinions . Awarding the album four stars from `` tooXclusive '' , Ogaga Sakpaide states , “ “ Baba Hafusa ” sees Reminisce in his comfort zone from a lyrical and production view. ” Tola Sarumi of `` notJustOk '' rated the album 5.5 out of 10 stating that , “ even as a commercial album , Baba Hafusa doesn ’ t do enough to hold your attention. ” Commercial performance . On 18 May 2015 , `` Baba Hafusa '' rose to 12th position on the Billboard World Music Albums Charts after topping the iTunes album sales for over a week less than 24-hours after its release .
New Winston Museum . New Winston Museum is a local-history museum in the city of Winston-Salem in the U.S. state of North Carolina . The museum ’ s focus is on Winston-Salem and Forsyth County history from 1850 to the present . The museum is currently working on opening a new , permanent home , and is not presently open to the public . During the transition period , New Winston Museum is still conducting public programs at locations throughout the community . The museum offices are located at 418 N. Marshall Street , Ste . 204 in Winston-Salem .
Sun Kosi . The Sun Kosi , also called Sun Koshi , is a trans-boundary river that originates in the Tibet and it is part of the Koshi or Saptkoshi River system in Nepal . River course . The Sun Kosi 's headwaters are located in the Zhangzangbo Glacier in Tibet . Its upper course , the Bhote Koshi , is known as Poiqu in Tibet . Both river courses together form one basin that covers an area of about . The Indravati meets the Sun Kosi at Dolaghat , up to where it is followed by the Arniko Rajmarg . From there , the Sun Kosi flows eastwards through the valley formed between the Mahabharat Range and the Himalayas . Tamakosi , Likhu , Dudhkosi , Arun and Tamor are its left tributaries and Indravati is the right tributary . The average annual flow is 22 x 109 m3 . The average sediment load is 54 x 106 m3 . The Tamur and the Arun rivers join the Sun Kosi at Tribenighat to form the Saptkoshi , which flows through the Chatra Gorge across the Mahabharat Range on to the Gangetic plain . There are few more smaller tributaries of the Sun Kosi such as Rosi Khola , Junga Khola , and Sapsu Khola . Names and etymology . In Nepali language , the word `` sun '' means gold and golden ; and the word `` kosi '' means river . Koshi River system . The Koshi River drains eastern Nepal . It is also known as Saptkoshi River because of the seven rivers joining in east-central Nepal to form this river . The main rivers forming the Koshi River system are Sun Koshi , Indravati , Tamba Koshi , Bhote Koshi , Dudh Kosi , Arun and Tamur Rivers . The Saptkoshi River flows through the Chatra Gorge in a southerly direction into northern Bihar and joins the Ganges . The Sun Koshi contributes about 44 % of the total water of the Saptakoshi , the Arun 37 % and the Tamur 19 % . Sun Kosi–Kamala multipurpose project . The Sun Kosi has a 90 % reliable flow of . It has been proposed that water be diverted from a small weir across the river near Kurule through a tunnel and a 61.4 MW associated power house to the Kamala River , flowing through central Nepal . Some of water would be transferred to the Kamala River for the purposes of irrigation and further generation of power . Hazards . In July 1981 , a sudden ice avalanche caused a Glacial Lake Outburst Flood in the moraine-dammed Zhangzangbu-Cho Lake in the headwaters of the Poiqu in Tibet . The ensuing debris flow destroyed bridges , and sections of both the Arniko and the Nepal–China highways . On 2 August 2014 , a landslide blocked the river downstream from Barabise and created a large lake that submerged a hydropower station . The collapsed river bed buried several houses , more than 30 people died . The area has been declared a flood crisis zone , and local communities are evacuated . Power supply is interrupted , and the Arniko Highway blocked . See also 2014 Sunkoshi blockage Water sports . The Sun Kosi is used for both rafting and intermediate kayaking . It has grade III-IV rapids . The most common put in point of a Sun Kosi river trip is Dolalghat , at a height of and it ends at the Chatra Gorge at , a distance of around . The first successful descent of the Sun Kosi was made in late September 1970 by Daniel C. Taylor , Terry Bech , Cheri Bremer-Kamp , and Carl Schiffler . They put into the river at Dolaghat and exited at the Nepal/India border . Their expedition took four days . Prior to this successful trip , there are four known unsuccessful attempts to descend the river , and one unsuccessful attempt to ascend the river in a jet boat under the leadership of Sir Edmund Hillary .
Mohawk Mining Company . The Mohawk Mining Company was a major copper mining company , based in the Keweenaw Peninsula of Michigan , that was established in November 1898 and lasted until 1932 . The company , between 1906 and 1932 , paid out more than $ 15 million in shareholder dividends . The Mine is best known for the large amounts of mohawkite that were found on the property . The Mohawk mine operated until 1932 ; in 1934 it was purchased by the Copper Range Company . Establishment . The property was originally considered too far east to contain valuable ore deposits . It was first considered a mining location in 1896 , after lumberman Ernest Koch first discovered copper there . The company was later established in November 1898 , after Joseph E. Gay had conducted a successful exploration for copper on the property earlier that year . When established , John Stanton was president . Stocks were offered at a price $ 7.50 , and by the end of 1899 there were 594 individual stockholders . In 1899 , construction on the property began , after the company had raised $ 7,517.50 . Shafts No . 1 , No . 2 , and No . 3 were dug . Each shaft had three compartments with two skiproads , and a separate pipe and ladder way compartment . Shaft No . 2 had an 8 drill air compressor and No . 3 had a 25 drill air compressor . Both were Ingersoll Sergeant make , with Rand drills for underground use . A fourth shaft was constructed in 1901 . Early years . In January 1900 , a fissure vein of copper ore was cut on the first level of Shaft No . 1 . This ore was a previously unknown type of rock and samples were sent to George A. Koenig of the Michigan College of Mines . Koenig named the rock mohawkite for the mine where it had been found . In the year 1900 , the Mohawk Mining Company purchased the Hebard Stone Quarry , the dock on Traverse Bay , and the narrow gauge railroad connecting the dock and the quarry . The railway was extended from the quarry to the mine . The dock was extended 300 feet into the bay and was reinforced with heavy crib-work , so that it could be used for shipping ore and receiving supplies by boat . In 1902 , the Mohawk and Traverse Bay Railroad was widened to regular gage . The Mohawk stamp mill began construction in 1901 and started operation in December 1902 . The foundation for the 178 by 206 foot building , of steel frame covered with corrugated iron , was made of sandstone from the Hebard Quarry . The mill 's equipment included three sets of stamps and three sets of auxiliary crushing rolls . The stamps each had a capacity of 500 tons daily . Four houses and a large two story building were built near the mill . The two story structure was to be used as a school on the first floor and a meeting room on the second . This settlement later became the town of Gay and was named Gay to honor Joseph E. Gay . The No . 5 shaft was started in 1904 , and Shafts No . 1 , 2 , and 4 were equipped with Nordberg Conical Drum Hoists . In 1906 , a power plant was built at the mine , it was located between the No . 1 and No . 2 shafts . In January 1906 , the first dividend of $ 2.00 per share was paid , and in July the second dividend of $ 3.00 per share was paid . On February 23 , 1906 , John Stanton , President of the company , died . Joseph E. Gay replaced him as President . In the year 1909 , the company had employed 1000 men . The Mohawk mine was producing more copper than any other mine in the Keweenaw County and was the only mine paying dividends . By 1910 , a sixth shaft was dug on the property . Strike of 1913–14 . On July 23 , 1913 , the Mohawk Mine was closed due to a unionized strike of the miners of Houghton , Keweenaw , and Ontonagon Counties . The objectives of the strike were to receive larger wages , an 8-hour work days , and the return of the two-man drill . Prior to the strike , miner worked in 10-hour shifts , which included a 1-hour break for lunch . During the strike many workers and their families left the area . The mine had 686 men employed before the strike , and after the strike was settled only 102 men returned on January 16 , 1914 . By February 20 , 400 men had returned . The mine would not be back in full operation until May , with 711 men employed , and the 8 hour work day became standard in the Mohawk Mine . Growth of the mine . In March 1910 , a small piece of property was obtained from the Ahmeek Mining Company . This would allow the No . 3 shaft to reach a maximum depth of 2,800 feet , instead of the previous limit of 1,600 feet , which is due to the 36 degree angle at which the shaft was created . In 1923 , the Mohawk Mining Company absorbed the Wolverine Copper Mining Company and the Michigan Copper Company . In 1929 , the Company took over the Mass Consolidated Mining Company , which was a combination of the Old Ridge , Evergreen , Mass , Ogima , Merrimac , Hazzard , and Flint Steel Mining Companies . Town of Mohawk . The town of Mohawk formed near the mine . In the beginning , the town had a blacksmith shop , the Petermann Store ( a carpentry shop , est . 1899 ) , and a church built by Norwegians , in 1902 . The church was sold in 1907 to Catholic Missionaries and became St. Mary 's Church . Another church , known as the Mohawk Methodist Episcopal Church was established in 1905 . The Mohawk Bank , opened in 1907 with a capital stock of $ 25,000 . The blacksmith shop , owned by Thomas Parks , was sold to Mr. Bert Jewell during the strike in 1913 . Officers . When the company was established , in 1898 , John Stanton was President at the Mohawk Mine , at the same time Stanton took control of the Wolverine Copper Mining Company , located 5 miles south of the Mohawk , and also became President of that company . Fred Smith , who had been Superintendent at the Wolverine Mine since 1892 , also became the Superintendent at the Mohawk Mine . On February 23 , 1906 , John Stanton died . Joseph E. Gay replaced him as President . Gay was later replaced as president by John Stanton 's son , John R. Stanton . Shafts . All shafts were dug at an angle of 36 degrees from the vertical . Mohawk No . 1 . No . 1 shaft was constructed in 1899 as one of the three original shafts on the property . This shaft is where mohawkite was first found in 1900 . In 1902 , it was sunk down to the 8th level , with a depth of 800 feet . In 1904 shafts No . 1 , 2 , and 4 were equipped with Nordberg Conical Drum Hoists , which would be good up to 6000 feet . In 1906 , the No . 1 shaft was extended to a depth of 1,400 feet . In 1908 , it had reached a depth of 1,700 feet . After the strike in 1913 , the No . 1 shaft was worked with only one 8 hour a day shift , producing 300 tons of ore per day . By 1916 , the No . 1 shaft had reached a depth of 2,693 feet and had exhausted the ore deposits , which caused work in the shaft to be discontinued . In 1918 the value of copper increased , which provided extra money to resume mining in the No . 1 shaft . The shaft was mined until June 1922 because the copper content was only 4 to 5 pounds of copper per ton of rock . When the shaft closed it had reached a depth of 2,896 feet on the 26th level . In 1926 the shaft was reopened with the No . 4 shaft to supply the mill with ore . The shaft had reached a depth of 3,017 feet , making it the deepest of all the Mohawk Mining shafts . The shaft would become permanently closed , along with the mine , in 1932 . Mohawk No . 2 . No . 2 shaft was constructed in 1899 as one of the three original shafts on the property . Shaft No . 2 was equipped with an 8 drill air compressor , an Ingersoll Sergeant make , with Rand drills for underground use . In 1902 , it was sunk 114 feet to the 7th level , with a depth of 700 feet . In 1904 shafts No . 1 , 2 , and 4 were equipped with Nordberg Conical Drum Hoists , which would be good up to 6000 feet . In 1906 , the No . 2 shaft had reached a depth of 1,300 feet . In 1908 , it reached a depth of 1,575 feet . In 1914 , the No . 2 shaft was producing between 450 and 500 tons of ore per day . The No . 2 shaft was closed some time between 1914 and 1924 . Mohawk No . 3 . No . 3 shaft was constructed in 1899 as one of the three original shafts on the property , with a depth of about 472.5 feet.Shaft No . 3 was equipped a 25 drill air compressor , an Ingersoll Sergeant make , with Rand drills for underground use . In 1901 it was sunk 195 feet to reach a depth of 667.5 feet . In 1906 , the No . 3 shaft had reached a depth of 950 feet . In 1908 , it reached a depth of 1,225 feet . In March 1910 , a small piece of property was obtained from the Ahmeek Mining Company . This would allow the No . 3 shaft to reach a maximum depth of 2,800 feet , instead of the previous limit of 1,600 feet , which is due to the angle at which the shaft was created . In May 1914 the No . 3 shaft was abandoned . Mohawk No . 4 . No . 4 shaft was constructed in 1901 , with a depth of about 200 feet and was sunk , the same year , 301 feet to reach a depth of 501 feet . In 1904 shafts No . 1 , 2 , and 4 were equipped with Nordberg Conical Drum Hoists , which would be good up to 6000 feet . In 1906 , the No . 4 shaft had reached a depth of 900 feet . In 1908 , it reached a depth of 1,175 feet . In 1914 , the No . 4 shaft was producing between 450 and 500 tons of ore per day . In 1922 the No . 4 shaft had reached a depth of 2,832 feet and the boundary of the property , mining continued in the No . 4 shaft until 1924 . In 1926 the shaft was reopened with the No . 1 shaft to supply the mill with ore . The shaft had reached a depth of 2,832 feet . The shaft would stay open until the mine closed in 1932 . Mohawk No . 5 . No . 5 shaft was constructed in 1904 because the area was rich with good ore . In 1906 , the No . 5 shaft had reached a depth of 300 feet . In 1908 , it reached a depth of 575 feet , and was equipped with the Bullock Hoist that was moved from The Wolverine No . 4 shaft . In 1914 , the No . 5 shaft was producing between 450 and 500 tons of ore per day . The same year , a new shaft house , which included a concrete collar around the shaft , was built for the No . 5 shaft . The shaft was closed on November 4 , 1922 , it had reached a depth of 1,874 feet on the 21st level . Mohawk No . 6 . In January 1910 , the No . 6 shaft cut a seem of copper 210 feet below the surface . In 1914 , the No . 6 shaft was producing 300 tons of ore per day . In 1916 two fissure veins were found in the No . 6 shaft . The first vein was between the 7th and the 11th levels and the second vein was between the 7th and 8th levels . The veins produced 574,600 pounds of copper in 1917 . By 1924 The No . 6 shaft was the only shaft being mined until 1926 when the No . 1 and 4 shafts were reopened . However , in 1925 , the shaft developed a problem from water seepage on the 24th level , which led to the construction of a pumping station . In 1926 , the shaft had reached a depth of 2,504 feet . The shaft would stay open until the mine closed in 1932 . Copper production . The goal of the Mohawk Mine , just like any other copper mine , was to produce copper at a lower price than what it sold for , and the Mohawk Mine did just that . In 1907 , the mine was producing copper at a cost of 11.74 cents/pound and sold the copper for 15.66 cents/pound . That year the mine produced 10,107,266 pounds of copper , which would equate to about $ 396,204.83 profit . The mine had a similar production-sell rate in 1910 when it was producing copper at a cost of 11.44 cents/pound and selling for 13.09 cents/pound . The best rates the Mohawk Mine ever had were in 1918 when the price of copper rose , due to World War I , to 24.73 cents/pound . The mine was able to produce 11,412,066 pounds copper at a cost of 14.64 cents per pound . At this rate the Mohawk Mine made about $ 1,151,477.46 profit . The following chart shows copper production by year for the Mohawk Mine . Mohawkite . A copper ore and discredited mineral species , known as mohawkite , was first found on the property in January 1901 , on the first level north of the No . 1 shaft . Mohawkite is a rare rock consisting of mixtures of arsenic and copper ( Cu3As up to Cu6As ) . 70 tons of mohawkite were sent to Swansea in New York for reduction , yielding about $ 140 per ton . Since mohawkite was found in commercial quantities arrangements were made for its smelting . However , due to the large amounts of arsenic , ordinary smelters could not treat mohawkite , because of the deadly arsenical fumes driven off . So a special smelter was built for the reduction of this mohawkite at Hackensack Meadows , New Jersey . The smelter was put into commission in the fall of 1901 . A second and third vein of mohawkite was found in 1901 south of the No . 2 shaft , from which about 230,000 pounds of mohawkite was removed . In 1902 , 700 tons of mohawkite were sent for reduction , and a contract was made requiring the Mohawk Mining Company to provide the smelter with a minimum of 100 tons of ore per month for 3 years . While the mohawkite ore contained mostly copper and arsenic , it also contained small amounts of nickel and cobalt , as well as about 20 ounces of silver per ton of ore. Dividend record . Amount , in US dollars , paid as dividends by year for the Mohawk Mining Company .
Alphabet Synthesis Machine . The Alphabet Synthesis Machine ( 2002 ) is a work of interactive art which makes use of genetic algorithms to `` evolve '' a set of glyphs similar in appearance to a real-world alphabet . Users create initial glyphs and the program takes over . As the creators of the project put it , their goal was `` to bring about the specific feeling of semi-sense one experiences when one recognizes—- but can not read—- the unfamiliar writing of another culture . '' The project was developed by Golan Levin , a new-media artist , in collaboration with Cassidy Curtis and Jonathan Feinberg .
Zepernick station . Zepernick ( in German Bahnhof Zepernick ) is a railway station in the village of Zepernick , Germany , part of the municipality of Panketal . It is served by the Berlin S-Bahn and a local bus line .
Wall of Haseki . The so-called Wall of Haseki ( ) was a city wall built around Athens by its Ottoman governor , Hadji Ali Haseki , in 1778 . Initially intended to protect the city from attacks by Turco-Albanian warbands , it became an instrument of Haseki 's tyrannical rule over the city . History . The 1770s were a period of lawlessness and disorder in southern Greece , particularly due to the presence of roving Turco-Albanian warbands , that had been brought in by the Porte to suppress the Orlov Revolt in the Morea in 1770 . In In 1778 , such a warband arrived in Attica , and sent emissaries to Athens , threatening to burn the city unless they received provisions and an official document hiring them as guards of the city . The Ottoman governor , Hadji Ali Haseki , and the Athenian populace , both Christians and Muslims , resolved to meet the Albanians in the field , as the city was unfortified except for the Acropolis . In a battle that took place near Halandri , the Athenians defeated the Albanians . To secure the city against another attack , Haseki immediately began construction of a new city wall . Work had not progressed far when a second and far larger force of 6,000 Albanians approached , under a certain Maksut , on their way to the Morea . The Turks then abandoned the city and found refuge in the Acropolis , while Haseki allowed the Greeks to move to Salamis Island for safety . There they remained for 13 days , until the Albanians departed , after receiving a substantial sum as a bribe . Construction on the wall resumed with increased vigour : Haseki not only enlisted the entire population of the city without distinction , but himself participated in the work , so that the 10 km long wall was completed in 108 days , or , according to other reports , in only 70 days . Many ancient and medieval monuments were demolished and reused as building material ( `` spolia '' ) in the process . Haseki then promptly presented the Athenians with a bill for 42,500 piastres , ostensibly for the supervisors he had brought from outside . Not only that , but he placed guards at the gates , so that the wall served to virtually imprison the population in their own city . During and after the Ottoman siege of Athens in 1826 , the wall was left in ruins , like most of the city ; its remains were demolished in 1834 . Description . The hastiness of the construction resulted in a wall only about high and less than thick , rather than a proper fortification . The course of the wall was as follows : from the Odeon of Herodes Atticus at the foot of the Acropolis , it went to the Theatre of Dionysus , and thence to the Arch of Hadrian , whose lower portion was walled up . From there it followed the course of the modern Vasilissis Amalias Avenue to Syntagma Square , thence down Stadiou Street to the original headquarters of the National Bank of Greece . From there it turned west to Koumoundourou Square , passed in front of the Theseion , over the Areopagus , and arrived again at the Odeon of Herodes Atticus .
Atsuya Furuta . Atsuya Furuta ( 古田 敦也 , b. August 6 , 1965 in Kawanishi , Hyōgo ) is a Japanese former baseball player and player-manager for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows professional baseball club in the Nippon Professional Baseball 's Central League . Drafted in the 2nd round in 1990 , Furuta became a leader for the Swallows as a catcher and became the first player-manager in Japanese baseball in 29 years , since Katsuya Nomura in 1977 . In addition to his skills on the field , he is also known for leading a successful two-day strike in 2004 as the head of the Japanese baseball players union . He remains one of the most prominent figures in Japanese baseball because of his leadership both on and off the field . In June 2007 , Furuta removed himself from the active roster so he could focus on managing the floundering Swallows . He retired as player and manager in the same season . Biography . Furuta graduated from Kawanishi Meihou High School and Ritsumeikan University before entering the Toyota company baseball team in 1988 . He was chosen as part of the Japanese Olympic team in 1988 for the Seoul Olympics , and won a silver medal . The Yakult Swallows drafted Furuta in the second round of the 1990 draft . He became the team 's starting catcher in his first season . In the 1991 all star game , he threw out three runners attempting to steal in one inning , receiving the all star MVP award . He has appeared in the all star game every single year of his career . The same year , he also beat Hiromitsu Ochiai to win the batting title ( .340 batting average ) . He also hit a cycle in the 1992 all star game , receiving the all star MVP award again . In the 1995 Japanese championship series , he outsmarted batting champion Ichiro Suzuki , leading his team to victory . In 1997 , he won the season MVP award for leading his team to another championship . On June 28 , 2003 , Furuta hit home runs in 4 consecutive at bats , tying the Japanese record . He got his 2000th hit on April 24 , 2005 , which is the 32nd Japanese player , the second catcher ( after Katsuya Nomura ) , and the first-ever player drafted from university/company team to reach such achievement . In 2004 , he led the first player strike in Japanese baseball history , in opposition to the elimination of the Kintetsu Buffaloes team . In 2006 , he agreed to become a player-manager for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows , the first in 29 years , after his mentor , Katsuya Nomura . His team had a record of 70-73-3 in 2006 , placing in third , but Furuta 's own statistics were easily his career worst . He was given the largest salary decrease in Japanese baseball history after the season ( his player contract and manager contract are separate , where the player contract is shorter ) , but he remained a player-manager for the 2007 season . He retired from baseball both as a player and as a manager at the end of 2007 . Though his hitting and defensive skills eroded over the years due to age and many injuries , Furuta was by far the best catcher in Japan during his prime , tirelessly analyzing opposing batters , and throwing out many base stealers during his career . His percentage of base stealers thrown out was above.600 in 1993 and 2000 , a phenomenal percentage . He also contributed significantly with the bat , winning a batting title , and having eight seasons with a batting average over.300 ( the most among Japanese catchers ) . He has also caught two no-hit games : Terry Bross in 1995 , and Kazuhisa Ishii in 1997 . Furuta developed many of his skills under the tutelage of legendary catcher Katsuya Nomura , who was also his manager in the 1990s when the Swallows were one of the most feared teams in Japan , winning three Japan Series championships in that decade . Something else the two had in common was that both were player-managers : Nomura for the then-Nankai Hawks , and Furuta for Yakult . The two would face off as managers during the 2006 interleague tournament , and Furuta got the better of his mentor , winning five out of the six games between Yakult and the 2nd-year Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles . The Japanese Baseball Strike . The strike took place over two days , from September 18 to September 19 , 2004 . It was the first strike in the history of Japanese professional baseball . The strike arose from a dispute that took place between the owners of the 12 professional Japanese baseball teams and the players union ( which Furuta was the union 's leader on that time ) , concerning the merging of the Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes and the Orix Blue Wave . The owners wanted to get rid of the financially defunct Buffaloes , and merge the two baseball leagues which had been placed in Japan since 1958 , since teams in the Central League saw much higher profits than the Pacific League , having popular teams such as the Yomiuri Giants and Hanshin Tigers . A battle escalated between the players union and the owners , and reached its height when Yomiuri Giants owner Tsuneo Watanabe controversially remarked that Furuta was `` a mere player , '' implying that players had no say in what league would look like the next year . The strike was originally planned in all Saturday and Sunday games on that month , starting from September 11 , 2004 , but was pushed back due to the agreement of another meeting between the union and the owners on September 10 , 2004 . The players went on strike the following week when no progress was made in the negotiations . The strike immediately led to a compromise between the two groups . Although the Buffaloes were merged with the Blue Wave ( and formed into Orix Buffaloes ) after the incident , the Rakuten Eagles were newly created to keep the former six team league structure . The dispute received huge press coverage ( which mostly favored Furuta and the players union ) and was dubbed one of the biggest events in the history of Japanese baseball . Proposals and amendments concerning inter-league games , player drafting , and management were also discussed between the players union and the owners during this period . The dispute officially ended after the two groups reached on consensus on September 23 , 2004 . Role in the Baseball Players Union . Furuta has made a huge impact in the Japanese Baseball Players Union , increasing the rights of players , and mending relationships between the professional leagues and the amateur baseball association in Japan . The baseball strike in 2004 became a nationwide event , and fans of all teams cheered for Furuta when he appeared following the strike . Furuta was the leader of the players union from 1998 to 2005 , stepping down after becoming a player-manager in 2006 .
Donnan–Asher Iron-front Building . Donnan–Asher Iron-front Building is a historic commercial building located in Richmond , Virginia . It was built in 1866 , and is a four-story , 12 bay , Italianate style brick building with a cast iron front . It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970 .
Aurelius Marie . Aurelius John Lamothe Marie ( 23 December 1904 – 28 September 1995 ) was a politician and jurist from Dominica who served as the second President of Dominica from 1980 to 1983 . Political career . He served as a magistrate and jurist before his election . On 25 February 1980 , the House of Assembly then elected Aurelius Marie as president . Marie took the Oath of Office the following day before Justice Cecil Hewlett . He served as president until 1983 .
Sotirios Trambas . Sotirios Trambas ( ; born 17 July 1929 ) served as Orthodox Metropolis of Korea from 2004 to 2009 . Biography . Trambas was born in Arta in 1929 . He graduated from the Theological School of the University of Athens in 1951 . He served his military service at the Military Department of Religion and preached at the military units of Northern Greece . In 1956 , he was tonsured monk of the Holy Monastery of Leimonos in Mytilene , Greece . He was ordained Deacon and served as a preacher at the Metropolis of Methymnis . In 1961 he was ordained Priest and received the office of Archimandrite . In 1963 , he returned to the Greek Army and served as chaplain in the Evros area . From 1969 to 1974 , he held the office of Chancellor ( senior Archimandrite ) of the Archdiocese of Athens . While at this position he established and organized the Center for Family Support and other public welfare institutions of the Archdiocese of Athens . In November 1975 , he volunteered to serve the Orthodox Church in Korea , and with permission from the Holy Synod of Constantinople , became Dean of the St. Nicholas Church in Seoul . In 1986 , he was appointed to be the chairman of the Orthodox Eastern Mission . As chairman , he translated Greek church texts into Korean and founded the monastery , a seminary and several parishes in Korea and in other places in Asia . Then in 1991 , he was elected an auxiliary bishop of the Metropolis of New Zealand and Exarch of Korea and was given the title of Bishop of Zelon , and after more than a decade in 2004 he was elected first Metropolitan of newly established Orthodox Metropolis of Korea by the holy synod of Constantinople . He also received an honorary citizenship of the Seoul in 2000 . In 2009 , he resigned voluntarily as Metropolitan of Korea for health reasons . The Holy Synod of Constantinople accepted his resignation and elected him Metropolitan of Pisidia ( Turkey ) .
Marvin Shore . Marvin Leonard Shore ( born April 13 , 1930 ) was a Canadian politician , who represented London North in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1975 to 1977 , originally as a Liberal member . Shore was born in Toronto , Ontario in 1930 . He was elected in the general election in 1975 as a Liberal member but crossed the floor on October 27 , 1976 to join the minority PC government . In the subsequent general election , in 1977 , Shore lost to Ron Van Horne , the Liberal candidate .
Church of St. Stephen , Donje Nerodimlje . Church of St. Stephen ( / `` Crkva Svetog Stefana '' ) was a Serbian Orthodox church located in Donje Nerodimlje , in the municipality of Uroševac , Kosovo and Metohija . It belonged to the Diocese of Raška and Prizren of the Serbian Orthodox Church and it was destroyed by Albanian extremists in 1999 . Location . The church dedicated to St. Stephen , dating from the 14th century , was located in the valley of the river Nerodimka , at the cemetery in Donje Nerodimlje , five kilometers west of Uroševac . The church was rebuilt in 1996 . After the arrival of the US KFOR forces in 1999 , the church was damaged , burned and destroyed by Albanians .
Central and Western District Board election , 1982 . The 1982 Central and Western District Board election was the first election held on 23 September 1982 to elect all 5 elected to the 17-member Central and Western District Board .
Permissible exposure limit . The permissible exposure limit ( PEL or OSHA PEL ) is a legal limit in the United States for exposure of an employee to a chemical substance or physical agent such as loud noise . Permissible exposure limits are established by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration ( OSHA ) . Most of OSHA ’ s PELs were issued shortly after adoption of the Occupational Safety and Health ( OSH ) Act in 1970 . For chemicals , the chemical regulation is usually expressed in parts per million ( ppm ) , or sometimes in milligrams per cubic meter ( mg/m3 ) . Units of measure for physical agents such as noise are specific to the agent . A PEL is usually given as a time-weighted average ( TWA ) , although some are short-term exposure limits ( STEL ) or ceiling limits . A TWA is the average exposure over a specified period , usually a nominal eight hours . This means that , for limited periods , a worker may be exposed to concentration excursions higher than the PEL , so long as the TWA is not exceeded and any applicable excursion limit is not exceeded . An excursion limit typically means that `` ... worker exposure levels may exceed 3 times the PEL-TWA for no more than a total of 30 minutes during a workday , and under no circumstances should they exceed 5 times the PEL-TWA , provided that the PEL-TWA is not exceeded . '' Excursion limits are enforced in some states ( for example Oregon ) and on the federal level for certain contaminants such as asbestos . A short-term exposure limit is one that addresses the average exposure over a 15-30 minute period of maximum exposure during a single work shift . A ceiling limit is one that may not be exceeded for any time , and is applied to irritants and other materials that have immediate effects .
Quarantine L.A.. `` Quarantine L.A. '' , also known as `` Infected '' , is a 2013 American action horror film about seven strangers who band together for survival in the aftermath of a devastating viral outbreak . The film was written and directed by Filip Maciejewicz , in his directorial debut , and starred Bo Linton , Eugenia Kuzmina and Adrian Voo . Premise . A group of seven strangers survive and escape from an isolated area of Los Angeles that has been infected by a strange , human changing virus . Plot . July 18 , 2017 - An unknown type of virus starts to spread all over the Los Angeles area . In the first 14 days , it kills more than 3/4 of the population causing a major panic outbreak all around the world . The U.S. government isolates the entire affected zone . By the middle of September , the structure of the virus strain begins to evolve into a human changing virus . The infected become rotting , corpse-like creatures with an unconditional hunger for human flesh . During the day , they hide from the sun . By night , they begin to hunt like animals . All efforts to search for survivors in the area were deemed futile . On November 26 , a local news channel receives an exclusive video message from J.S.O.C . ( Joint Special Operations Command ) Chief Sergeant , Jake Miller . The video exposes that he and a group of six survivors are trapped in the infected zone and surviving on limited supplies and resources . The video was not well received by the J.S.O.C . special opts team who had previously announced that there were no survivors from the infected zone . Release . The film premiered under its original title `` Infected '' in Los Angeles on March 9 , 2013 at the historic New Beverly Cinema . The international premiere was held on March 18 , 2013 in Hong Kong , as part of HKTDC Hong Kong International Film & TV Market ( FILMART ) . It screened at various film festivals and was released internationally as `` Infected '' on DVD and Blu-Ray . The film was repackaged as `` Quarantine L.A. '' and released in the U.S. on February 2 , 2016 .
Pran Ghar Subdivision . Pran Ghar Subdivision is a subdivision located in Mohmand District , Khyber Pakhtunkhwa , Pakistan . The population is 35,290 according to the 2017 census .
Hagada Hasmalit . `` Hagada Hasmalit '' ( Hebrew : הגדה השמאלית , `` The Left Bank '' ) is an Israel radical left-wing website . First published in Hebrew in Spring 2002 , an English version began to be published in March 2007 . Hagada Hasmalit features articles and commentary by Jewish Israelis , Arab Israelis , and Palestinians from an anti-Zionist , Marxist or anarchist perspective . The magazine opposes continuing the Israeli presence in the Israeli-occupied territories , and critique social and economic issues inside Israel . Hagada Hasmalit supported various campaigns over the years including the campaign to free Mordechai Vanunu , the struggle against the Israeli West Bank barrier in Bil'in , Tali Fahima and the refuseniks . Hagada Hasmalit is also a club run by the Maki , the Israeli communist party , at 70 Ahad Ha'am Street , Tel Aviv . The Hagada club hosts jazz evenings , film showings , lectures and performances . Some of the members of the club launched the website .
Yosafat Moschych . Bishop Yosafat Bohdan Moschych , С.M.S.A.A . ( ; born 16 September 1976 in Staryi Rozdil , Mykolaiv Raion , Lviv Oblast , Ukrainian SSR ) is a Ukrainian Greek Catholic hierarch as the first eparchial bishop of the new created Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Chernivtsi since 12 September 2017 . Before he served as the Titular Bishop of Pulcheriopolis and Auxiliary bishop of Ivano-Frankivsk from 27 May 2014 until 12 September 2017 . Life . Bishop Moschych , after graduation of the school education , joined the Theological Seminary in Ivano-Frankivsk in 1994 , and then – the new founded Missionary Congregation of Saint Andrew the Apostle on April 25 , 1998 ; he had a profession on August 14 , 1999 and a solemn profession on September 15 , 2002 , and was ordained as priest on September 26 , 1999 , after graduation of the Theological Seminary . Then he continued his studies in the Pontifical Lateran University , Rome with licentiate degree in moral theology from 2000 until 2002 . During 2003–2013 he served as a Superior General of the Missionary Congregation of Saint Andrew the Apostle . On May 27 , 2014 , he was confirmed by the Pope Francis as the Auxiliary Bishop of Ivano-Frankivsk , Ukraine and Titular Bishop of Bahanna . On August 3 , 2014 , he was consecrated as bishop by Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk and other hierarchs of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church .
Thomas de Leu . Thomas de Leu or Leeuw or Le Leup or Deleu ( 1560–1612 ) was a French engraver , publisher , and print dealer of Flemish origin . Life . He was the son of a print dealer in Oudenaarde and began his career in Antwerp , where he worked for Jean Ditmar ( c. 1538–1603 ) and was influenced by the Wierix . Sometime after 1576 and before 1580 he went to Paris to work for the painter and engraver Jean Rabel ( 1540/50–1603 ) . In 1583 he married Marie Caron , daughter of Antoine Caron , one of the principal painters of the Second School of Fontainebleau . Although it has been stated that he was thereby the brother-in-law of the engraver Léonard Gaultier , this is probably not the case . In the Wars of Religion he managed to switch from the side of the Catholic League to that of Henry IV . As a result , he became enormously wealthy , running a highly productive workshop and publishing numerous prints by other artists . His apprentices included Jacques Honnervogt ( `` fl '' 1608–1635 ) and Melchior Tavernier ( c. 1564–1641 ) . In 1605 he married Charlotte Bothereau . His daughter Charlotte married Claude Vignon . He died in Paris . Work . His first dated engraving is `` Justice '' ( 1579 ; Linzeler no . 57 ) . He produced more than 300 plates of portraiture , including one of Catherine de ' Medici ( Linzeler no . 255 ) , and many engravings on religious subjects , such as `` Christ in Blessing '' ( 1598 ; Linzeler no . 7 ) and a set of 25 plates depicting `` The Life of Saint Francis '' . He also provided illustrations for books . As one of the most important engravers of his time , de Leu 's pieces are highly sought . Other famous subjects include Claude de Sainctes , Jacques of Savoy , several plants for Mattias de Lobel 's `` Plantarum Seu Stirpium Icones '' , Sir Francis Drake , and de Leu himself . Of the engravings from the period , the plate for his self-portrait is by far the most sought-after , as only a few prints of the portrait exist , likely given as gifts to family members and close friends originally , and the existence of the plate has apparently never been acknowledged . Many enthusiasts of sixteenth-century engraving have speculated as to where the plate is , and in such circles questions of its location/ownership can go on for hours , generating wild conspiracy stories and even hypotheses about now-unknown printing methods used by De Leu .
Sabce . Sabce is a town in the Sabce Department of Bam Province in northern-central Burkina Faso . It is the capital of the Sabce Department and has a population of 2702 .
Jean Hardy . Jean Hardy ( 19 May 1762 – 29 May 1802 ) commanded a French division during the French Revolutionary Wars . In 1783 he enlisted in the French Royal Army . In 1792 he joined a volunteer battalion and fought at Valmy , earning promotion to major . After leading a battalion at Wattignies and successfully holding Philippeville in 1793 , he became a general of brigade . In 1794 , he led troops in the `` Army of the Ardennes '' at Boussu-lez-Walcourt , Grandreng , Gosselies and Fleurus . Hardy fought in the `` Army of Sambre-et-Meuse '' during the Rhine Campaign of 1795 . He commanded 12,000 troops in the Rhine Campaign of 1796 . In 1798 he was captured by the British at the Battle of Tory Island in a failed invasion of Ireland . In July 1799 Hardy was promoted general of division . He was wounded at Ampfing in late 1800 . He was sent with the French expedition to put down the Haitian Revolution and died of yellow fever . His surname is one of the names inscribed under the Arc de Triomphe , on Column 6 . War of the First Coalition . Hardy was born on 19 May 1762 in Mouzon , a village that is now in the Ardennes department of France . He enlisted in an infantry unit at age 21 . At the time of the French Revolution , he was a fourrier in the `` Royal-Monsieur '' Regiment with the brevet rank of sous-officer . He joined the `` Epernay '' Volunteers and fought at the Battle of Valmy on 20 September 1792 , earning promotion to Chef de bataillon ( major ) . He became the commander of the 7th Battalion of the `` Marne '' Volunteers , leading his unit at the Battle of Wattignies on 17 October 1793 . In the following month he was assigned to hold Philippeville against the Austrians and his vigorous defense was crowned with success . Hardy was promoted general of brigade on 16 November 1793 . Hardy was appointed commander of the advance guard of the `` Army of the Ardennes '' on 27 January 1794 . This army was commanded by Louis Charbonnier . On 20 April , Charbonnier 's superior Jean-Charles Pichegru ordered the `` Army of the Ardennes '' to march from Givet to Philippeville . By the 22nd , the army 's 17,000 soldiers were massed west of Philippeville , less 3,450 men guarding the roads farther east . Philippe Joseph Jacob led 12 battalions grouped into a left brigade under Jean Thomas Guillaume Lorge and a right brigade under Jean Baptiste Augier . Hardy was assigned an advance force made up of the 26th Light Infantry Battalion , six companies of grenadiers , the 11th Chasseurs à Cheval Regiment and four light cannons . His task was to cover the army 's march toward Beaumont . Charbonnier decided to cross the Silenrieux gorge on 25 April and seize Boussu-lez-Walcourt . Hardy 's advance guard was reinforced with 172nd Line Infantry Demi-brigade , 1st Battalion of `` Sarthe '' , four companies of grenadiers , 20th Chasseurs à Cheval , one squadron of the 5th Dragoons and six field guns . Led by the grenadiers and light infantry , Hardy 's troops crossed the Silenrieux ravine and took position on the west side . The local Austrian commander Joseph Binder von Degenschild decided to counterattack on the 26th from Boussu , Walcourt and Florennes . Having received positive orders to attack Boussu on the 26th , Charbonnier further reinforced Hardy with the 2nd Battalion of `` Nord '' , 9th Battalion of `` Seine-et-Oise '' and two more field pieces . Hardy now commanded 6,000 foot soldiers , 800 horsemen , eight cannons and four howitzers . In the area between Boussu and Beaumont there were only 5,000 Coalition troops , including 1,000 cavalry . During the action of 26 April , Hardy was personally in command of the troops engaged at Boussu . At the end of the day , Degenschild withdrew his Coalition forces to Thuin and Marchienne-au-Pont . Hardy led the advance guard in the capture of Thuin on 10 May in the lead-up to the Battle of Grandreng . On 3 June 1794 , during the retreat after the Battle of Gosselies , Hardy with two battalions of light infantry defended the river crossing at Monceau-sur-Sambre . Under a crossfire of Austrian artillery , he and his troops held their ground until Alexandre-Antoine Hureau de Sénarmont and his engineers removed the last part of the pontoon bridge . During the Battle of Fleurus he led the advance guard in François Séverin Marceau-Desgraviers ' division . In the Rhine Campaign of 1795 Hardy commanded one of two brigades in Marceau 's division which besieged Ehrenbreitstein Fortress . The units in his brigade were unspecified but the 11,240-strong division consisted of the 1st , 9th , 21st , 26th and 178th Line Infantry Demi-brigades , the 11th Chasseurs à Cheval and the 31st Gendarmes Battalion . The siege lasted from 15 September to 17 October 1795 and was unsuccessful . In July during the Rhine Campaign of 1796 , Marceau was left to besiege Mainz with the 28,545 troops of the Right Wing and Infantry Reserve . Meanwhile , Jean-Baptiste Jourdan took the bulk of the `` Army of Sambre-et-Meuse '' into Germany in pursuit of the Austrian armies . Hardy 's troops repulsed a sortie by the garrison of Mainz and he was cited in the order of the day for 29 July 1796 . He commanded 12,000 troops on the west bank of the Rhine facing Mainz . By September 1796 , Jourdan 's army was in retreat and Marceau was compelled to lift the siege of Mainz with his east bank forces and join Jourdan . At this time , Hardy withdrew his west bank division to the Nahe River . Later , he fought several skirmishes in the Hunsrück region , including at Ingelheim am Rhein , Bingen am Rhein and Kaiserslautern . On 27 November 1796 he was badly wounded at Mont-Tonnerre . After recuperating at Philippeville , Hardy married the 20-year-old Calixte Hufty de Busnel , Sénarmont 's sister-in-law , on 18 January 1797 . The couple would have three sons , Victor , Felix and Édouard . The new commander of the `` Army of Sambre-et-Meuse '' , Lazare Hoche crossed the Rhine in April and Hardy rejoined the army . His private letters beginning on 30 April 1797 are preserved in a book edited by his grandson , General Hardy de Périni . War of the Second Coalition . On 16 December 1797 , Jacques Maurice Hatry took command of the `` Army of Mainz '' which consisted of five infantry divisions under Hardy , François Joseph Lefebvre , Paul Grenier , Jean Étienne Championnet and Jean Baptiste Olivier and a cavalry division under Michel Ney . At the time Hardy 's division was stationed at Koblenz . By a secret clause of the Treaty of Campo Formio , the Austrians agreed that the city of Mainz , which belonged to the Elector of Mainz , was to be handed over to France . Accordingly , Hatry immediately assembled his divisions before the city and demanded its surrender . The city capitulated on 30 December . Soon after , the divisions of Hardy and Ney were reassigned to the `` Army of England '' . In the spring of 1798 he was called to Lille to command a division . The `` Army of England '' briefly reached a strength of 100,000 men but by September 1798 its numbers had fallen to 30,000 . On 2 June Hardy was at Colmar in Haut-Rhin department . To support the Irish Rebellion of 1798 the French sent a naval expedition to Ireland that landed 1,099 soldiers under Jean Joseph Amable Humbert in August 1798 . Unaware that Humbert was forced to surrender on 8 September , a second force of 2,844 troops under Hardy left for Ireland on 16 September . The naval squadron led by Jean-Baptiste-François Bompart was intercepted in the Battle of Tory Island and almost all of its ships captured , Hardy and most of his men becoming prisoners . He was exchanged in time to join the `` Army of the Danube '' in March 1799 , but he was ill at the time and did not stay with the army long . Hardy assumed the rank of general of division on 30 July 1799 . He was a friend of André Masséna and knew what was happening at his headquarters even though Hardy was not there . During the summer , the French Directory planned to replace Masséna as leader of the `` Army of the Danube '' but later decided to confirm him as commander . On 9 September Hardy wrote that Masséna was surprised at the decision . After fighting in the spring and summer of 1800 , the French army of Jean Victor Marie Moreau and Austrian army of Paul Kray signed an armistice on 15 July . On 12 November 1800 , the French notified the Austrians that hostilities would start in 15 days . By this time , Moreau 's army numbered 107,469 men and was flanked on the left by a 16,260-strong Franco-Dutch army and on the right by 18,602 French soldiers in Switzerland . Most of these troops were veterans led by experienced officers and operating in well-organized and well-equipped formations . Hardy wrote his wife , `` The army is superb ... this time it is certain that we will not sheath our sword until peace is signed . '' Unlike the usual French practice of having the soldiers live off the land , each division was trailed by a wagon train with seven days of food . Grenier 's Left Wing consisted of three divisions , the 1st under Claude Juste Alexandre Legrand , the 2nd led by Ney and the 3rd commanded by Hardy . The 6,315-strong 3rd Division was made up of three battalions each of the 53rd and 89th Line Infantry Demi-brigades , three squadrons each of the 13th and 17th Cavalry Regiments and four squadrons each of the 2nd Dragoon and 23rd Chasseurs à Cheval Regiments . The division 's 16 field pieces were manned by the 2nd Company of the 7th Horse Artillery , 4th Company of the 8th Horse Artillery and 15th Company of the 5th Foot Artillery . Even though outnumbered in the theater , the Austrian army under Archduke John and Franz von Lauer launched an offensive . The Austrian military system soon proved unable to meet expectations , yet the generals managed to bring superior forces to bear . On the morning of 1 December 1800 , the Austrians surprised the divisions of Ney and Hardy in their camps to start the Battle of Ampfing . Despite stubborn fighting , Ney 's division was pushed back by the Austrian corps of Louis-Willibrod-Antoine Baillet de Latour . Hardy 's badly outnumbered division was set upon by Johann Sigismund Riesch 's corps . Though some troops from Legrand 's division blocked one of Riesch 's units , his left flank was slowly forced back . During the fighting , a shellburst killed one of his staff officers and sent a splinter into Hardy 's hand . He handed over command of the division to Louis Bastoul . Grenier issued orders to withdraw during which the 2nd Dragoons distinguished themselves . At Ampfing , the French sustained losses of 193 killed , 817 wounded and 697 captured . Hardy wrote his wife that his troops had fought like lions . The archduke and his chief of staff Franz von Weyrother were excited at forcing their opponents to retreat . The Austrian losses of 303 killed , 1,690 wounded and 1,077 prisoners should have sobered them . Instead they became overconfident which led to disaster at the Battle of Hohenlinden two days later . Saint-Domingue Expedition . Toussaint Louverture led a successful slave revolt that established control over Hispaniola with himself as governor general for life . Though Louverture pledged loyalty to France , Napoleon Bonaparte sent Charles Leclerc with 20,000 soldiers to reconquer the island . The expedition sailed from Brest on 14 December 1801 and landed in Haiti in February . Hardy was assigned to the expedition . Before he left France he noted in a letter to his wife that Napoleon persuaded his sister Pauline Bonaparte to accompany her husband Leclerc on the expedition . Hardy did not want Calixte to join him because of the dangers of the ocean passage , the war , the climate and yellow fever . The naval squadron reached Cap-Français ( Cap-Haïtien ) on 4 February 1802 . Leclerc organized his army with Charles Dugua as his chief of staff , Jean-François Joseph Debelle as commander of artillery and engineers , and infantry divisions under Hardy , Jean Boudet , Donatien-Marie-Joseph de Rochambeau and Edme Étienne Borne Desfourneaux . The divisions of Hardy and Desfourneaux disembarked on the west side of Cap-Français on 5 February after Louverture 's general Henri Christophe refused to let them land in the port . In this first operation Hardy led the advance guard which drove off several hundred Haitian soldiers and captured six cannons . He arrived at Cap-Français to find the town in flames . The French seized the coastal towns , forcing Louverture to withdraw into the interior . Leclerc planned to have the divisions of Hardy , Desfourneaux and Rochambeau sweep south from Cap-Français while Boudet was to move north from Port-au-Prince . Humbert 's brigade led by Debelle would move in from a different direction . On 18 February the French columns advanced , with Desfourneaux on the right , Hardy in the center and Rochambeau on the left . Debelle landed at Port-de-Paix and moved south-east . Leclerc rode with Hardy 's column which saw fighting at Marmelade . Hardy took Jean-Baptiste Salme 's brigade on an all-night march and stormed Bayonnais at dawn . Meanwhile , Rochambeau 's division experienced heavy fighting in the Battle of Ravine-à-Couleuvres . At one point a large body of Louverture 's army was surrounded but it managed to slip away from the French . Hardy returned to Cap-Français at the end of the operation . On 31 March , Hardy assumed command of his own and Desfourneaux 's divisions at Cap-Français . Bertrand Clausel took over from Desfourneaux who was ill and Salme succeeded to the command of Hardy 's division . Hardy 's chief adversary was Christophe , perhaps the best of Louverture 's generals . On 20 April Hardy wrote to Christophe , pointing out that several of Louverture 's lieutenants had defected to the French and urging him to do the same . Christophe responded politely but he and his troops did not give up . By May Hardy pacified the northern region and established a civil administration . He wrote affectionately to his wife on 17 May about the recent birth of their third son , saying that he was in good health . On 27 May 1802 he was stricken with yellow fever and died within a few hours . Another source asserted that Hardy died on 29 May . The fever killed most of the French army , including generals Leclerc , Debelle and Dugua . The Haitian armies , apparently on the verge of giving up , continued the war with renewed resolve . On 28 November 1803 Rochambeau surrendered 3,000 disease-ridden French survivors to a British force at Cap-Français . The last 1,200 French troops handed over Santo Domingo on 15 July 1809 . HARDY is on Column 6 of the Arc de Triomphe .
1922 NCAA Men 's Basketball All-Americans . The 1922 College Basketball All-American team , as chosen by the Helms Foundation . The player highlighted by gold indicates that he was chosen as the Helms Foundation Player of the Year .
Shinjō , Yamagata . is a city in Yamagata Prefecture , Japan . As of October 2016 , the city had an estimated population of 36,481 , and a population density of 160 persons per km² . The total area is 223.08 km² . Geography . Shinjō is located in a mountain basin in north-central Yamagata Prefecture . The Mogami River runs through the city . Climate . Shinjō has a humid continental climate ( Köppen climate classification `` Dfa '' ) with very warm summers and cold , snowy winters . Precipitation is plentiful throughout the year , although the months from February to June have somewhat less rainfall . Population . As is the case in many rural Japanese communities , the population of Shinjo city is shrinking . The population of Shinjo city peaked around 1990 at 43,125 residents and has continued to decline to the current population of 36,894 residents . History . During the Edo period , the area of present-day Shinjō was part of Shinjō Domain , a 65,000 koku feudal domain under the Tokugawa shogunate controlled by the Tozawa clan , who ruled from 1622-1871 . The domain was centered on Shinjō Castle , but the castle and most of the surrounding castle town was destroyed during the Battle of Shinjō during the Boshin War of the Meiji restoration . After the start of the Meiji period , the area organized as Shinjō Town under Mogami District , Yamagata Prefecture in 1878 . The town prospered as a transportation hub with four railway lines , and as a center for horse ranches providing mounts for the Imperial Japanese Army cavalry regiments . The town largely escaped damage during World War II , save for a lone air raid , which killed six people . Shinjō became a city on April 1 , 1946 . It annexed the neighboring villages of Hagino on April 1 , 1955 and Yamuki on September 30 , 1956 . Economy . The economy of Shinjō is based on light manufacturing , agriculture and wood products . Shinjō Matsuri . One of the premier festivals of Yamagata Prefecture , Shinjō Matsuri ( or Shinjō Festival ) is a summer-time celebration held annually from August 24–26 . Held since 1755 , the festival was established by the local `` daimyō '' ( feudal lord ) to lift the spirits of the common people after a particularly bad harvest . The current incarnation of the festival includes traditional dancing , a reenactment of the first `` Daimyō '' Parade '' , traditional festival vending stalls , and the `` Yattai '' Parade , in which each neighborhood in the city constructs large , vivid scenes from Japanese/local history , folklore , and/or fairy tales on wide floats . These are then pulled throughout the city by children both at day and at night for the three days of the festival . A traditional `` hayashi band '' of `` taiko '' drums , cymbals , `` shamisen '' , and Japanese flute follow behind . The hands , feet , and faces of the figures on the floats are based on traditional Noh design . The floats are judged and the three winners displayed in Shinjō Station , and the Shinjō History Center . The rest are dismantled . In 2017 , the Shinjō Matsuri was added to the list of UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage .
Stenoma cathosiota . `` Stenoma cathosiota '' is a moth of the Depressariidae family . It is found in Amazonas , Brazil . The wingspan is about 31 mm . The forewings are pale lilac grey , the costal edge ochreous yellow . The stigmata are fuscous , the plical obliquely beyond the first discal . There is a spot of faint brownish suffusion on the middle of the dorsum and there is a small fuscous spot beneath the costal edge in the middle , where a series of cloudy undefined fuscous dots rather strongly excurved in the disc runs to the dorsum about three-fourths . There is a rather large triangular fuscous spot beneath the costal edge towards the apex , where a curved series of small dark fuscous dots runs to the tornus and there is a terminal series of small black dots . The hindwings are pale yellowish , the dorsal half tinged very pale grey .
Charlie Barnes ( musician ) . Charlie Barnes ( born 31 May 1989 ) is an English singer and songwriter . He is a vocalist and multi-instrumentalist performing under his own name and currently as a touring musician with indie rock band Bastille . He has released two albums , 'Oceanography ' , the latest which was released March 2018 . Career . Born in Lichfield , Barnes developed an interest in music at an early age and studied at the University of Huddersfield . During his studies he began to play solo shows using electronics . In 2010 , when completing his final year of study , he self-released the album `` Geekk. , '' as part of his final project . In 2009 he befriended the band Amplifier and performed support slots for them . After moving to Leeds , he joined the band as a touring musician . In 2015 he signed to Superball Music and released his debut album `` More Stately Mansions '' on 11 May 2015 . The album was produced by Steve Durose of Oceansize , and partly inspired by the recent passing of his mother . The song `` Sing to God '' featured as the first single of the album . On 4 June 2015 , Bastille announced that Barnes would be joining them as a touring musician after an audition . With Bastille , Barnes plays guitar , bass , keyboards and percussion . Charlie Barnes started his first solo UK tour on 6 October 2015 , his first show was in Leeds , and his last in Cambridge ( 23 October ) . In early November , Charlie Barnes had another solo tour , this took place in Germany . He described the playing live of the songs his band as 'honing [ them ] together to give the songs I write an identity beyond the words and the chords and the melody ' . In 2016 , Charlie Barnes created a remix for the duo Alma . The song he edited is called To the Stars , and it is featured on an album alongside other reworks and remixes of Alma 's work . In December 2017 , Barnes announced the album `` Oceanography '' to be released in March 2018 . In April 2018 , he was a supporting act along with To Kill a King during Bastille 's 'Reorchestrated ' tour .
Cortland Rural Cemetery . The Cortland Rural Cemetery is located in Cortland , New York , USA . A non-profit , non-denominational cemetery established in 1853 , the still operational cemetery has a physical footprint of approximately 44 acres and features the attributes typical of the mid-19th century garden cemetery or rural cemetery , including rolling hills , copious trees , curving roads , and an overall asymmetrical design . The cemetery is regulated by the New York State Department of State and as such has the special designation of 501 ( c ) ( 13 ) reserved by independent , non-profit cemeteries in New York . It is managed by a volunteer Board of Trustees and funds its operations with a combination of revenues from operations such as burial fees , plot sales income , and marker foundation installation fees , ongoing donations from Cortland Rural Cemetery Foundation , and donations received from individual donors , other foundations , and in-kind assistance from the . Adjacent to the State University of New York at Cortland , located at 110 Tompkins Street , and an included in the Tompkins Street-Main Street Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places , the cemetery has over 19,000 individual graves on its grounds , including those of many notable figures in Cortland 's history . The cemetery 's grounds also include noteworthy historical architectural structures , including the Gibson Memorial Chapel designed ( circa 1922 ) by noted architect George W. Conable and an office/garage and superintendent 's mansion designed by Carl Wesley Clark ( circa 1928 ) . The cemetery has dedicated Veterans sections and is also home to a decades-old Jewish Cemetery associated with Cortland 's Temple Brith Sholom .
Woman of Straw . `` Woman of Straw '' is a 1964 British crime thriller starring Gina Lollobrigida and Sean Connery . It was directed by Basil Dearden and written by Robert Muller and Stanley Mann , adapted from the 1954 novel `` La Femme de paille '' by Catherine Arley . Plot . Connery 's character Anthony Richmond schemes to get the fortune of his tyrannical , wheelchair-using tycoon uncle Charles Richmond ( Richardson ) by persuading Maria , a nurse he employs ( Lollobrigida ) , to marry him . After his uncle 's demise Maria becomes a murder suspect . Lollobrigida 's character is the `` Woman of Straw '' of the title . Production . The film was shot at Pinewood Studios , Audley End House in Saffron Walden , Essex and in Majorca in the Balearic Islands between August and October 1963 . The Majorca footage , including much footage in a boat off the coast , was shot on location in September 1963 . Gina Lollobrigida was reportedly `` demanding and temperamental '' during the filming , frequently clashing with Connery and director Dearden . Critical reception . In a contemporary review in `` The New York Times '' , Eugene Archer wrote , `` what could be more archaic than the sight of James Bond himself , Sean Connery , stalking glumly through the very type of old-fashioned thriller he usually mocks ? That is exactly what we have in `` Woman of Straw , '' and you can be certain that Mr. Connery did not look one bit more unhappy than yesterday 's audience at the Criterion , where the hapless British film crept into town . For , despite the fancy trappings laid on by the respected old producer-director team of Michael Relph and Basil Dearden , this handsomely colored exercise is the kind of pseudo-Victorian nonsense that Alfred Hitchcock long ago laid to rest '' ; while more recently , Steve Lewis in `` Mystery File '' noted , `` Most of professional reviews have been negative ( `` Variety '' and so on ) , but with one tiny qualification on my part , in my opinion most of the professional reviews are wrong . If you are a fan of detective fiction and if you ever come across a copy of this movie , by all means , do n't hesitate . Snap it up at once . ''
Hasan Abdali . Hasan Abdali ( , also Romanized as Ḩasan Abdālī ; also known as Hasanabdāl , Ḩasan ‘ Abdāl , and Khasanabdal ) is a village in Mojezat Rural District , in the Central District of Zanjan County , Zanjan Province , Iran . At the 2006 census , its population was 276 , in 71 families .
Morteza Sepahvand . Morteza Sepahvand ( , born 7 August 1979 ) is an Iranian amateur boxer who qualified for the 2008 Olympics at junior welterweight . He was born in Khorramabad . At the 2006 Asian Games he lost to Olympic Gold medalist Manus Boonjumnong . At the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships he defeated Ionuţ Gheorghe then beat him again at the 2008 Summer Olympics .
List of Billboard number-one R & B albums of 1995 . The following is a list of `` Billboard magazine '' R & B albums that reached number one in 1995 .
Shaa'ir and Func . Shaa'ir and Func ( sometimes stylised as `` S+F '' ) are an alternative , electronic music duo from Mumbai , composed of Monica Dogra and Randolph Correia , formed in 2007 .
Xieji , Henan . Xieji ( ) is a town of Liangyuan District , in the northwestern suburbs of Shangqiu , Henan , People 's Republic of China , located about from the border with Shandong. , it has 25 villages under its administration .
Roscoe ( novel ) . `` Roscoe '' is a novel by William Kennedy which was published in 2002 , and depicts an aging politician who is a key behind-the-scenes player in Albany , New York 's Democratic Party machine . Although many names have been changed and events added , the book is clearly based on the O'Connell Machine that controlled Albany for nearly forty years , and some occurrences in the novel are based on actual events . Many of Kennedy 's older relatives were minor figures in the machine . The novel is being adapted as an opera by composer Evan Mack .
Artoxares . Artoxares ( ; Old Persian * '' Artaxšara '' ) ( c. 465 BC - after 419 BC ) was a Paphlagonian eunuch , who played a central role during the reigns of Artaxerxes I and Darius II of Persia . According to Ctesias , when he was twenty years old , Artoxares participated in an embassy to the rebel satrap Megabyzus . King Artaxerxes I and the rebel satrap reconciled in around 445 BC . Nevertheless , Megabyzus fell again into disgrace and was exiled to a Persian Gulf town . Artoxares , who had helped Megabyzus to gain the favour of the Persian king , was expelled from the court to Armenia . It has been argued that he actually was appointed as satrap of Armenia , but this is not explicitly stated by Ctesias . When Artaxerxes died ( 424 BC ) , his sons Xerxes II , Sogdianus and Darius II Ochus started a civil war against each other . Arbarius , a cavalry commander , Arsames , the satrap of Egypt and Artoxares all decided to follow Darius . When Darius defeated his brothers , Artoxares became one of the most powerful members of the court . Nevertheless , after a short time he plotted against the new king and was executed on the orders of queen Parysatis . Artoxares ' plot took place just after the revolts of Arsites and Artyphius , and of the satrap Pissuthnes . From the Murashu family archives from Nippur , we know a certain Artahshar ( `` Artahŝar '' ) , who has been identified with the Artoxares of the classical sources . According to this archives , the domains of `` Manuštånu '' ( identified with Menostanes , a follower of Sogdianus ) passed to `` Artahŝar '' after Darius ' coronation . Artoxares could have inspired the Greek playwright Aristophanes for the Plaphagonian character in his play `` The Knights '' .
Ameerega yoshina . Ameerega yoshina is a species of poison frogs found in central Peru . It was found in the Huallaga Province . It resembles `` A. bassleri '' and `` A. pepperi '' , but can be differentiated by its advertisement call being slower than its relatives ; approximately one-half the speed of `` A. bassleri '' and one-quarter the speed of `` A. pepperi '' .
Committeemen and committeewomen . Committeemen and Committeewomen are functionaries within the apparatus of political parties in the United States . Committeemen and Committeewomen are typically chosen by voters in a primary election at the local level , such as a ward or township . They serve as members of their party 's central committee for a city or county , which then elects members of the state party 's committee . The state party members , in turn , choose the committee members for the national party organizations such as the Democratic National Committee or the Republican National Committee . On a local level , committeemen and committeewomen are generally responsible for helping to identify party supporters within their jurisdiction and get them to vote at election time . In some older American cities , committeemen and women still have significant influence in distributing patronage jobs to their supporters within city government .
Otabek Shukurov . Otabek Shukurov ( born 22 June 1996 ) is an Uzbek football midfielder who plays for Al-Sharjah in UAE Arabian Gulf League and the Uzbekistan national football team . Club . Shukurov joined FK Mash'al Mubarek in 2014 and made his league debut against PFK Metallurg Bekabad on 21 June 2014 . On 1 January 2015 , he moved to FC Bunyodkor but he played only 2 league games in there , so he transferred to FK Buxoro on 15 July 2015 . He had successful season in FK Buxoro by playing 14 games and scoring 2 goals and returned to FC Bunyodkor on 1 January 2016. International . Shukurov has represented his country at various age groups . He made his Uzbekistan national football team debut against Canada . In this match , Uzbekistan lost by a score of 2-1. International . `` Statistics accurate as of match played 23 March 2018 ''
The Dingle , Anglesey . The Dingle ( ) is a nature reserve found just to the north of Llangefni , Anglesey , north Wales . `` Dingle '' is a common placename in the English language , which means `` steep wooded valley '' , which describes it well . However , like many similar English names for natural attractions in Wales , e.g . `` Fairy Glen '' , the English name is recent and probably coined as tourism developed . The original Welsh name , still used by locals , is `` Nant y Pandy '' ( `` Nant '' `` brook '' or `` glen '' + `` fulling mill '' : `` Fulling Mill Brook/Glen '' ) , as there used to be a wool processing plant in the valley . The park is naturally divided into two parts , the wooded southern half and the northern half which is in a clearing . The main entrance is by St Cyngar ’ s Church where there is a car park . The reserve is in area and is bisected by the Afon Cefni ( River Cefni ) . It was formed by glaciers during the last ice age as they eroded the soft rock of the area . It gained its current name in the 1830s and was designated as a Local Nature reserve in 1995 , although there has been a blanket tree preservation order in place since 1971 . In 2003 the reserve was granted £122,000 for major improvements including better disabled access , boardwalks and tree sculptures . It was awarded the UK MAB Urban Wildlife Award For Excellence in 2004 thanks to this work . The new boardwalks mean visitors can make their way all the way north to Llyn Cefni , travelling parallel to the disused tracks of the Anglesey Central Railway . Red squirrels can be found in the area .
Brian Steel . Brian Charles Steel is a photographer based in Atlanta , Georgia , known for his lyrical and sympathetic portrayals of individuals with disabilities . He was diagnosed as an infant with a rare muscle disorder that left him handicapped , inspiring him to create art that belies his condition . Steel 's photographs have been featured on CNN and exhibited at galleries in Atlanta and elsewhere . Early life . Shortly after he was born , Steel was diagnosed with congenital fiber-type disproportion ( also called short fiber syndrome ) . According to the National Institutes of Health , people with this condition experience muscle weakness , usually in the upper body , hips and thighs , and may have breathing problems . Because he was told he was `` handicapped '' as a child and treated differently by school officials and other students , Steel grew up feeling judged unfairly because of the way his body worked . Work . Steel has worked as a professional photographer since 2009 . He has won numerous awards and his portraits have been exhibited in Mason Murer Fine Art , the Jennifer Schwartz Gallery , and the Savannah College of Art and Design in Atlanta , Georgia , as well as the Kiernan Gallery in Lexington , Virginia .
Edward Lloyd ( publisher ) . Edward Lloyd ( 16 February 1815 – 8 April 1890 ) was a London publisher . His early output of serialised fiction brought Sweeney Todd , a gentleman vampire and many romantic heroes to a new public – those without reading material that they could both afford to buy and enjoy reading . Its popularity earned him the means to move into newspapers . His Sunday title , `` Lloyd ’ s Weekly '' , was the only newspaper to reach a million circulation in the nineteenth century . He later created the `` Daily Chronicle '' , renowned for the breadth of its news coverage . It grew in political influence until bought out in 1918 by Prime Minister David Lloyd George . He was furious with it for supporting his adversary over British military strength on the Western Front . Lloyd ’ s enthusiasm for industrial processes and technical innovation gave him an unbeatable competitive edge . In 1856 , he set a new standard for Fleet Street ’ s efficiency by introducing Hoe ’ s rotary press . A few years later , when taking the unusual step of making his own newsprint , he revolutionised the paper trade by harvesting vast crops of esparto grass in Algeria . Lloyd was the only nineteenth century newspaper proprietor to take control of his entire supply chain , i.e . achieve full vertical integration . Early publishing . Edward Lloyd was the third son of a family impoverished by the father ’ s intermittent bankruptcy . He was born in Thornton Heath and spent his life in London . After leaving school at 14 , he abandoned work in a law firm when he discovered a much more absorbing topic from his evening studies at the London Mechanics ' Institute – printing . This shaped his ambitions and fuelled a lifelong passion for invention and machinery . At the same time , his first-hand knowledge of how people lived in the overcrowded streets on the City ’ s periphery inspired him to encourage poor people to read and so to improve their lot in life . Charging a penny for all his regular publications , his contribution to the spread of literacy is widely acknowledged . Lloyd received a full school education at a time when most people had little or none beyond the basic reading skill that some learnt at Sunday school . With industrialisation gathering pace , there was a growing demand for literate workers , particularly clerks . He wanted to spread the advantages of full literacy , numeracy and general knowledge by making enjoyable reading material affordable . As women were to be among his prime targets , it also had to be decent and morally sound . To begin with , he was able to support himself by selling cheap items such as cards and songs . In 1832 , he started his first periodical , `` The Weekly Penny Comic Magazine '' . This may have led to his association with the cartoonist , Charles Jameson Grant , some of whose cartoons he published in the mid-1830s in a series called `` Lloyd ’ s Political Jokes '' . He set up presses of his own from 1835 in rented shop premises . Popular fiction . Lloyd ’ s responsibilities grew in 1834 after he married and his first son was born . He wrote and printed a shorthand primer based on what he had learnt at the Institute , entering all the hieroglyphs by hand and selling it for 6d . In search of a more stable source of income , he turned to serialised fiction . Some appeared as stand-alone instalments and some in periodicals . Over the years , he launched many of these under names such as `` People ’ s Periodical and Family Library '' , `` Lloyd ’ s Entertaining Journal '' and `` Lloyd ’ s Penny Weekly Miscellany of Romance and General Interest '' . Others focused on practical matters like gardening and household management or mixed such material with stories . Both stories and magazines continued for as long as demand for them lasted . As a publisher , Lloyd lacked pretension . His output was free of snobbery , social or intellectual . He made no claim to originality and frequently used other people ’ s good ideas . As long as the telling was original , plots could be taken from anywhere – a freedom still endorsed by copyright law . If a story was not to his readers ’ liking , he told the author to finish it off in one episode and start another . From the mid-1830s until the early 1850s , his prolific output eclipsed the competition . His first efforts were the rather bloodthirsty lives of pirates and highwaymen that earned the name “ penny bloods ” ( later called “ penny dreadfuls '' ) . However , his speciality was “ romances ” – exciting tales of love and adventure . `` The String of Pearls '' , with Sweeney Todd as its anti-hero , and his vampire story , `` Varney '' , were in this category . He published about 200 romances whereas his closest competitor , George Pierce , published fewer than 50 . Many freelance authors contributed the material , at first paid by the line and later by the page . A pool of engravers supplied woodcuts for illustration . The authors he used most were James Malcolm Rymer ( 1814–84 ) and Thomas Peckett Prest ( 1810-59 ) . Plagiarism . Lloyd made an early killing from plagiarising Charles Dickens ’ s works , such as `` The Penny Pickwick '' , `` Oliver Twiss '' and `` Nickelas Nicklebery '' . An issue of his Pickwick reputedly sold 50,000 copies . It was unkind for Lloyd to brag that he sold more than the original : Dickens ’ s own work cost 12 times as much as Lloyd ’ s imitation . Plagiarism was far from laudable , but it was commonplace at the time . The law was powerless to stop it and a lawsuit brought by Chapman & Hall , Dickens ’ s publishers , failed . Lloyd was sued for “ fraudulent imitation ” of `` The Pickwick Papers '' in 1837 . The judge ruled that the publishers had not made out a viable case , without calling on Dickens to testify . Thanks to his tireless campaigning for reform , an Act in 1842 gave the author copyright and a right to stop infringement . From fiction to Fleet Street . It is often said that Lloyd grew ashamed of his early publishing activities and sent people around the country to buy up and burn all that they could lay hands on . There is no direct evidence of this . As his grandchildren seem to have been unaware of his early career , knowledge of it may have been suppressed . In 1861 , he held a remainders sale signalling a very public end of the business , but he may have been prevailed upon later to rewrite his own history by a family that had reached the heights of the Victorian bourgeoisie . However , it seems more probable that few copies survive because of their fragility and ephemeral content . Lloyd ’ s fortunes were volatile . He averted bankruptcy in 1838 yet , in 1841 , he and his eldest brother Thomas paid cash when they joined the Worshipful Company of Spectacle Makers ( opticians ) . They may have done this because Edward wanted to set up in business in the City and a livery company was a necessary or useful aid to this end . In 1843 , he moved his business from Shoreditch to 12 Salisbury Square EC4 , Samuel Richardson ’ s old house . He also became a freemason in 1845 ( the Royal York Lodge of Perseverance ) . In the 1840s , Lloyd expanded his stock of serialised fiction . The UK economy became unstable just as this business was at its briskest and the Sunday newspaper was still getting established . In the four years 1847-50 , deflation raised the value of money by more than 20 % . Heavily indebted , Lloyd naturally struggled and again had to compromise with his creditors in 1848 . Inflation drove the value of money down again within eight years but , by then , Lloyd had got his finances in order and never looked back . When he died in 1890 , he was worth at least £100m in today ’ s money . Newspaper publishing . It is clear that Lloyd wanted to publish a newspaper from early on but stamp duty made it too expensive for his market . Not only was the publication of news subject to a 1d duty , but advertising also bore a tax of 1s 9d per ad and paper , a duty of 1½d per pound in weight . One of the ways to avoid the duty on news was to publish a fictitious or historical story that echoed current news so that readers would learn the outcome of the actual event from the dénouement of the story . The title `` Lloyd ’ s Penny Sunday Times & People ’ s Police Gazette '' suggests that this contained such “ news ” , along with some out-and-out fiction . Although the duty on news was the most invidious “ tax on knowledge ” , the heavy duty on paper had a malign effect on newspaper economics . The Fourdrinier process produced paper on a continuous reel . The efficiency of `` web printing '' that this promised was thwarted by the Stamp Office ’ s insistence on stamping the paper in sheet form . Although this was good for print-room workers , the advantages for Fleet Street were delayed by 50 years . `` Lloyd ’ s Weekly Newspaper '' . The launch of the Sunday paper that eventually became `` Lloyd ’ s Weekly '' was blighted by two of Lloyd ’ s bad habits . First , he copied the title and format of the hugely successful `` Illustrated London News '' that had been launched in May 1842 . Second , he succumbed to the urge to avoid stamp duty . `` Lloyd ’ s Penny Illustrated Newspaper '' first became `` Lloyd 's Illustrated London Newspaper '' when the Stamp Office promised to fine Lloyd for failing to pay stamp duty . This version fared no better : quality engravings proved to be too costly , so Lloyd abandoned them and renamed the paper `` Lloyd ’ s Weekly London Newspaper '' . He had to raise the price to 3d later in 1843 , increasing the word count to compensate . The paper 's editorials took a fiercely radical line to begin with . Since Lloyd controlled the contents himself , this probably reflected his views , but there is no direct evidence of his political sympathies . It was equally important for him to follow the radical line because his intended readers would have had no truck with the politics of Whig or Tory . Lloyd did most of the tasks now associated with an editor himself , keeping it on a tight leash all his life . The paper consisted largely of objective news reporting . The idea propagated by historians of the Victorian press that `` Lloyd ’ s Weekly '' specialised in crime , scandal and sensation could not be more misleading . Sure , it carried police and court news but it was written with prosaic decency and had nothing in common with today ’ s colourful tabloids . Lloyd wanted the man of the house to be able to take it home and have the confidence to leave it for his wife and even his children to read . Lloyd appointed a journalist of high literary standing , Douglas Jerrold , in 1852 . The salary ( £1,000 a year ) was extravagant for one leading article a week , indicating Lloyd 's determination to recruit a star editor . Jerrold was liberal , but with a small “ L ” rather than as a Liberal Party follower . The two men got on well and it is believed that Jerrold had considerable influence , particularly in reining in Lloyd 's wilder tendencies . After Douglas died in 1857 , his son Blanchard took over and continued until his death in 1885 . The role then passed to Lloyd ’ s trusted long-time employee , Thomas Catling . Having started in the print room , Catling became a reporter in the classic news-hound mould and later sub-editor . He proved to be a loyal friend and indispensable assistant to Lloyd . He was a keen supporter of William Gladstone and `` Lloyd ’ s Weekly '' supported the Liberal Party when he was editor . Robert Donald , who also edited the `` Daily Chronicle '' , became editor in 1906 . Circulation of `` Lloyd ’ s Weekly '' reached 32,000 in its first year , but it was slow to grow . Things looked up in 1852 thanks to Jerrold ’ s appointment and some sought-after coverage , such as the Duke of Wellington 's death and funeral . It hit the 100,000 mark in 1855 when the stamp duty on news was abolished and the price went down to 2d . The clincher came in 1861 when paper duty was abolished . Lloyd reduced the price to 1d and the growth in circulation took off . By 1865 , it was selling more than 400,000 copies . It became so popular that the music hall artiste , Matilda Wood , chose Marie Lloyd as her stage name “ because everyone ’ s heard of Lloyd ’ s ” . Circulation continued to rise steadily and passed the million mark on 16 February 1896 . During the war , it rose to 1,500,000 . `` Lloyd ’ s Weekly '' passed to Lloyd George ’ s company in 1918 along with the `` Daily Chronicle '' . It declined in the 1920s . An attempt by the prolific popular writer , Edgar Wallace , to keep it going independently after the financial crash in 1929 failed . In 1931 , the `` Sunday News '' , as it was by then , was subsumed into the `` Sunday Graphic '' . Lloyd cherished this newspaper as his first-born . In 1889 he undertook a major overhaul – the format had not changed much in 45 years . This was so taxing that he fell ill that summer , probably from a heart attack . After recovering , he returned to the task and it was all but finished when he died on 8 April 1890 . `` The Daily Chronicle '' . In his early 60s , Lloyd was running a hugely successful Sunday paper using the most efficient technology available . He decided to launch a daily newspaper , no doubt partly to justify a state-of-the-art printing operation that was only needed once a week . A daily was surely necessary too to establish a serious Fleet Street presence . He bought a local London paper in 1876 and remodelled it as a national newspaper in 1877 . What had once been the `` Clerkenwell News '' was highly profitable due to its extensive advertising – a matter of great interest to Lloyd . He paid £30,000 for it , then spent a further £150,000 on developing it ( about £19m in modern money ) . Aimed at the middle market , the paper was valued for its news coverage : `` Its strength seems to lie outside politics , for it is read , not for what it says about Liberal or Conservative , nor for the sensationalism which is the mainstay of some other papers , but chiefly for its accurate representation of what is going on around us . '' Lloyd was keen to introduce books to readers who would not otherwise consider reading them . The editor during his lifetime was a literary Irish journalist , Robert Whelan Boyle . He died in February 1890 , two months before Lloyd . He and the editors who followed were all enthusiastic for the paper 's literary preference , and it carried many book reviews and essays . To the objection that the target market did not “ belong to the book-buying classes ” , they said : “ Why should [ books ] not be brought within the knowledge of the man in the street ? ” In 1904 , Robert Donald was appointed the `` Chronicle '' ’ s editor . He was a capable newspaperman , fiercely independent and scrupulous in his adherence to principle . This proved to be his and the Lloyd empire ’ s downfall in 1918 . In April 1918 , Lloyd George , by then prime minister , assured the House of Commons that the British army had not been reduced numerically before meeting the German onslaught in March . This was questioned by Sir Frederick Maurice , the general responsible for military management on the Western Front . The `` Chronicle '' reported the Maurice Debate in the House of Commons factually , but Donald then employed Maurice as the paper ’ s military correspondent . Enraged , Lloyd George persuaded Sir Henry Dalziel , already a newspaper owner , to take over the `` Chronicle '' . Money was raised from friends in the party and by selling peerages . After keen negotiation with Frank Lloyd , Edward Lloyd ’ s son , the `` Chronicle '' was sold for £1.6m . The Lloyd valuation of the business ( `` Chronicle '' , `` Lloyd ’ s Weekly '' plus book and magazine publishing ) was £1.1m . To be paid nearly half as much again was an offer too good for Lloyd 's heirs to refuse . Donald and Maurice had been kept in the dark until the day before the takeover took effect , raising some doubts about Frank Lloyd 's loyalty to his employees . The descent of one of the few truly independent newspapers into political ownership was deplored at the time and has some shock value to this day . Industrial innovation . Edward Lloyd 's enthusiastic embrace of new technology did much to drive the efficiency of newspaper production forward for half a century . He also understood the importance of advertising in the Fleet Street economy and devised several ingenious promotional schemes . From useful gadgets , like speaking tubes between rooms in his offices , to vast costly machines producing thousands of papers and miles of newsprint every day , Lloyd made it his business to research and understand anything of potential interest . His two epoch-changing innovations were use of Hoe ’ s rotary printing presses and the harvesting of esparto grass for paper-making . Printing . When `` Lloyd ’ s Weekly '' ’ s circulation was soaring in the 1850s , greater speed was urgently needed . Lloyd heard of the rotary press developed by Richard Hoe in New York that would multiply the speed of his existing presses . He went to Paris immediately to inspect the only specimen in Europe . He ordered one to be delivered to London without delay , and then a second . Hoe conquered his reluctance to sell both at half price – a risk that was amply rewarded by the 12 orders from other London papers that soon followed . This was a happy decision for Lloyd . He had planned a trip to New York to persuade Hoe of the advantages of his having two machines at low cost . The ship that he was booked on , the `` Arctic '' , sank with the loss of 315 lives . Demand in the UK was such that Hoe set up a factory near Fleet Street in the 1870s . By 1888 , London newspapers were using 29 Hoe presses , a number matched by the French Marinoni presses that offered similar performance . The remaining 35 came from several different suppliers . Hoe and Lloyd formed a collaboration that lasted a lifetime ( Hoe died four years before Lloyd ) . Hoe constantly made improvements , e.g . by amending his original rotary press specification 175 times before it was superseded . Lloyd ’ s exact requirements were invaluable in guiding Hoe ’ s work , and Lloyd tested new features . He upgraded his presses as Hoe developed anything useful . His last purchase in 1887 was of eight presses each capable of printing 24,000 newspapers an hour . Paper-making . Also in the 1850s , supply problems prompted Lloyd to set up paper-making capacity of his own . Cotton rags , cotton waste and straw could no longer meet demand . He researched the alternatives . Esparto grass , a tough desert grass previously sourced from Spain for making quality paper , looked promising . Lloyd set off for Algeria where he agreed to lease the rights to harvest esparto on 100,000 acres . At his processing centres in Oran and Arzew , he installed hydraulic machinery that compacted the grass into tight bales so that transport of the bulky but lightweight product was cost-effective . He chartered his own shipping . Lloyd was able to start producing newsprint in 1861 on a site at Bow Bridge in East London . He soon became self-sufficient and then sold the surplus to other newspapers . In 1863 he bought an old paper mill at Sittingbourne in Kent . For 13 years , it was used to pulp the esparto and straw for the Bow operation . A huge experimental machine , 123in wide and built to Lloyd ’ s specification despite the manufacturer ’ s doubts about its practicality , was installed in 1876 . It worked brilliantly and the whole operation was moved to Sittingbourne in 1877 where an even bigger American machine was then installed . Softwood was set to overtake esparto during Lloyd ’ s lifetime , but he was only importing it at the time of his death . His son Frank , who took over management of the paper mill , set up pulping plants with log-floating rights in Norway at Hønefoss and Hvittingfoss . The Sittingbourne plant grew to be the biggest in the world and Frank opened a new paper mill at neighbouring Kemsley in the 1920s . The business was sold shortly after his death in 1927 to Allied Newspapers ( the Berry Brothers who became Lords Camrose , Kemsley and Iliffe ) . They sold it to Bowater in 1936 , who sold it to Metsä-Serla in 1998 , who closed it down in 2007 . Advertising . Lloyd ’ s most adventurous promotional wheeze was to stamp copper coins with the words “ Lloyd ’ s Weekly Newspaper 3d Post Free ” . He bought a machine that could stamp 250 an hour . A letter to `` The Times '' complained about defacement of the coin of the realm and Parliament passed an Act in 1853 making the stamping of coins a crime . Lloyd was not unduly put out because the whole affair had given massive publicity to his newspaper . He also continued using coins for advertising by glueing paper discs to them . Another ploy was to send men out during the night to paint advertisements for `` Lloyd ’ s Weekly '' on London ’ s pavements . In promotion of his own publications , Lloyd introduced the pictorial poster . It has been said that he spent a lot of time haring around the country looking for places to put up hoardings . While he would no doubt have looked for suitable sites while travelling , the idea that he would have taken time off from his superhuman workload in London to do something that could so easily be delegated is not believable . He had 25 teams of poster stickers equipped with advertisements of various shapes and sizes who travelled far and wide . Hatton reported that he spent as much as £300 a week ( £32,500 now ) on `` billing and posting '' . Catling reported that Lloyd made frequent visits to barbers ’ shops to sound out local sales opportunities and to hear the gossip – a resource for which barbers ’ shops were famous . Newspapers ’ revenue from advertising developed alongside Lloyd ’ s career . Until abolished in 1853 , the duty was prohibitive . Since a new habit had to be established , it took the market a while to get going . `` Lloyd ’ s Weekly '' carried half a page in 1855 and all the ads were commercial . By 1865 , the volume had risen to two pages and half were personal small ads . By 1875 , advertising of both types took up more than three pages . At the `` Daily Chronicle '' , advertising yielded as much as 40 % of revenues and volume had to be limited to no more than half the newspaper . Following the local newspaper tradition , it carried quantities of small ads . Personal life . Lloyd ’ s family background was middle class , if indigent . His parents imbued their three sons with sound values . The middle class aspirations that went with them were a mixed blessing , though . Edward ’ s eldest brother Thomas became a doctor and Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons , and Edward clearly did well , but sadly his middle brother William never made it and died from alcoholism . Edward ’ s marriage to Isabella McArthur in 1834 was followed by the birth of Edward Jr in the same year and Charles in 1840 . They both lived into old age . A third son Alfred was born in 1842 but lived only 17 months . Family myth has Isabella going mad and Edward confining her in an asylum . This has too much of Victorian melodrama about it to be credible . It may be that Isabella suffered from mental illness after Alfred ’ s death and Edward could not cope with it . In any event , she was living with her own family in 1851 and later with Charles . She died of cancer in 1867 . After their separation , Edward formed a relationship with Mary Harvey , of whom nothing is known beyond the birth of their son Frederick in 1845 . She may have died or moved on . Either way , Edward treated Frederick fully as a child of his own family , recognising Frederick 's contribution to the business by making him one of the four children who received a larger than average share under his will . He provided for Edward Jr and Charles , although they also spent time with their mother ’ s family . He then formed the relationship with Maria Martins that was to last for the rest of his life . It is not known when they met , except that they were present in the same house at the time of the 1851 census . As Isabella was still alive , they could not marry . They did so , quietly in Essex , three weeks after Isabella ’ s death in 1867 . Eleven of their 15 children had already been born . The Victorian world would have taken an increasingly dim view of Lloyd ’ s record and might have condemned him for not taking to a life of celibacy on separation from Isabella . This would not have been expected of ordinary people in the 1840s but , by the 1870s , the overriding importance of social standing would have made it imperative to hide the illegitimacy of 12 of his children and desirable to draw a veil over his modest origins and racy early career . If it was indeed the family who suppressed the truth , they did him a great disservice . By the mid-twentieth century , all his achievements had been forgotten , while the illegitimacy and his early publishing were easily traced . To these were added speculative aspersions , such as his greed and meanness in business , licentious behaviour that resulted in many more children whom he abandoned , and the vulgarity of all his publications , from the penny bloods to `` Lloyd ’ s Weekly '' . All this went completely contrary to the views of people who knew him . He was greatly respected for his incisive intelligence , untiring energy and many talents : “ Personally , he was a very interesting man , his talk – shrewd , penetrating and pertinent – being a reflection of his character ” ( the London correspondent of the `` South Australian Chronicle '' , 1890 ) . Only records of his relationships with people whom he met in the course of business survive , but his ability to have warm lasting friendships with several of them ( e.g . Douglas Jerrold , Richard Hoe , Tom Catling ) suggests a man of considerable humanity and good humour . Although Frank , Lloyd 's eldest son by Maria , outshone his father in terms of pure philanthropy , the evidence suggests that Lloyd was also a good employer . Writing about his Bow Bridge paper mill and printing works in 1875 , William Glenny Crory described an orderly well-run operation employing 200 apparently contented staff . In 1862-63 , `` Lloyd 's Weekly '' raised £3,676 ( £410,000 now ) for the victims of the cotton famine in Lancashire partly from the proceeds of above-average sales of the paper in December 1862 . Worker participation was introduced at the paper mills in Kent during Edward 's lifetime . Frank took this much further and built a model village for the paper workers in the 1920s . All Edward 's children were well educated , mostly at small boarding schools – a practice that was near-universal at the time for those who could afford it . Frank was partly educated in France . Others of his sons were probably educated abroad for at least part of their schooling . Lloyd considered that it was important for his sons to be brought up with a view to entering business . Five of them worked for him in various capacities , with Frank shouldering most responsibility on his father ’ s death . The only child who went to university was his youngest son , Percy , who studied at Oxford and became a clergyman . Percy ’ s lasting memorial is Voewood House in Norfolk . He commissioned the architect Edward S Prior to build it in 1902 . One feature of Lloyd ’ s life and character that seems remarkable to the modern eye , though normal enough for people of his generation , was his assumption of financial responsibility for his business . Had it failed , his personal fortune would have gone with it . He set up a company in 1843 , before limited liability was legally available , but it does not seem to have been used for outside investors . He probably used it as an accounting convenience while bearing full responsibility for its debts . In 1890 , he reconstituted Edward Lloyd Ltd as a limited liability company . Slightly more than half the shares were to be held in trust for his grandchildren . He kept the remaining shares himself and left these by a will , drawn up at the same time , that tied up his own property in trust for his children for 21 years . Probate on the will valued his estate at £565,000 . Although the value of the shares in the family trust is speculative , it would probably have added £350,000 or so , making him worth roughly £105m in today ’ s money on 8 April 1890 , when he died .
Andrew Francis . Andrew Michael Scott Francis ( born May 27 , 1985 ) is a Canadian actor and voice actor from Vancouver , British Columbia . He has appeared in many television shows and films including ' , `` Lamb Chop 's Play Along '' , Hero 108 , Sushi Pack , ' , `` Dark Angel '' , `` Twilight Zone '' , `` The L Word '' , `` Smallville '' , `` Kyle XY '' and `` Chesapeake Shores '' . He has also appeared in theatrical releases such as `` Knockaround Guys '' , `` Agent Cody Banks '' , `` Final Destination 3 , '' and , more recently , `` The Invisible '' . Andrew has also been voice acting since the age of 9 , starring in over 20 animated series , including many anime series , such as : ' , ' , `` Johnny Test '' , `` Action Man '' , `` Dragon Booster '' , `` MegaMan NT Warrior '' , `` Monster Rancher , '' and `` Vision of Escaflowne '' .
Mont Saint Michel and Chartres . `` Mont Saint Michel and Chartres '' is a book written by the American historian and scholar Henry Adams ( 1838–1918 ) . Adams wrote this book , a meditative reflection on medieval culture , well after his historical masterpiece , `` The History of the United States of America ( 1801–1817 ) '' . Whereas the latter is a serious academic work of history , `` Mont Saint Michel and Chartres '' is far more whimsical , a playful meditative reflection on medieval culture . It was published privately in 1904 , originally intended simply for his nieces ; in 1913 , it was made more widely available when published with the support of the American Institute of Architects . Despite having a far less serious intent than his earlier historical writings , `` Mont Saint Michel and Chartres '' has garnered high praise : for example , Maurice le Briton said , “ `` Mont-Saint-Michel and Chartres '' is undoubtedly Adams 's greatest work ; though not apparently related to his earlier writings , this inspired work of poetry is the crowning achievement of his severe and somber historical oeuvre. ” A few years after Adams published `` Mont Saint Michel and Chartres '' , he published his most famous work , the `` Education of Henry Adams '' in 1907 . Raymond Carney has said of this pair of works : “ Taken together they may be read as Adams ’ spiritual autobiography—two monumental volumes in which he attempts to bring together in a vast synthesis all of his knowledge of politics , economics , psychology , science , philosophy , art , and literature in order to attempt to understand the individual ’ s place in history and society. ” Style . Superficially , the book is framed as a travel journal . “ Preceding the title page of the first edition of Mont Saint Michel and Chartres , Henry Adams placed the heading ‘ TRAVELS—FRANCE. ” ... But it would be hard to imagine a more misleading description than to call it a tour guide. ” Adams uses the metaphor of tour throughout the book , and refers to the readers as “ tourists , ” but the tour is less one of a landscape and more one of a worldview . While Adams clearly knows a great deal of history of the period , his aim is not further historical investigation , but rather an almost poetic understanding of that worldview . He wrote : “ All these schools had individual character , and all have charm ; but we have set out to go from Mont Saint Michel to Chartres in three centuries , the eleventh , the twelfth , and the thirteen , trying to get , on the way , not technical knowledge ; not correct views on either history , art , or religion ; not anything that can possibly be useful or instructive ; but only a sense of what those centuries had to say , and a sympathy with their ways of saying it. ” Plan . The first chapter treats the cathedral of Mont Saint Michel : its architectural history as well as what the cathedral and its patron represented for the people of that time . The second chapter concerns the great medieval epic `` Le Chanson de Roland '' , a poem which , Adams argued , “ expressed the masculine and military passions of the Archangel ” represented by that first cathedral . Most of the central section of the book , Chapters V – XIII , contains an extended analysis of the Chartres Cathedral , including the architecture and the royal patrons who supported various features . Through much of this , he speaks of the Virgin as a queen whose preferences are expressed in the cathedral , in each chapter extending the analogy further . By chapter XIII , Adams demonstrates how central worship of the Virgin was to the religion of the time : “ True it was , although one should not say it jestingly , that the Virgin embarrassed the Trinity ; and perhaps this was the reason , behind all the other excellent reasons , why men loved and adored her with a passion such as no other deity has ever known ... ” The last three chapters take up purely philosophical topics . Chapter XIV focuses on the turbulent career of the gifted scholar Peter Abelard . Chapter XV , focuses on the mystics , principally the poet Adam of St. Victor and St. Francis of Assisi . In the final chapter , he focuses on St. Thomas Aquinas , drawing an extensive comparison between the Church Intellectual that Aquinas built and the Church Architectural that the mason had built . “ St . Thomas ’ Church was the most expressive that man ever made , and the great gothic cathedrals were its most complete expression. ” Ultimately , Adams regards Aquinas as a “ great artist . ”
Arif Ahmed . Arif Ahmed is a Bangladeshi cricketer . He made his first-class debut for Chittagong Division in the 2001–02 National Cricket League . He scored his maiden first-class century in the 2003–04 National Cricket League .
The Deadly Hunter . `` The Deadly Hunter '' by Jude Watson is the eleventh in a series of young reader novels called `` Jedi Apprentice '' . The series explores the adventures of Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi prior to ' . Plot . When a murderer tries to kill Didi , a friend of Qui-Gon Jinn , he and his fourteen-year-old apprentice Obi-Wan Kenobi must stop the murderer . But they fail and the murderer , a bounty hunter by the name of Ona Nobis , starts going after them . After several days of investigations , Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon learn that Ona Nobis will stop at nothing , and Didi must be sent away from Coruscant . Unfortunately , Didi is attacked at his sanctuary , and Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon are forced to fight Ona Nobis . Qui-Gon is captured by the bounty hunter , and it quickly becomes clear that it was all a plot to capture `` him '' , not Didi .
Ambrogio Fogar . Ambrogio Fogar ( IPA : [ ˈfɔːgaɾ ] ; 13 August 1941 – 23 August 2005 ) was an Italian sailor , writer , rally driver and all-round adventurer . He was a Commander of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic . His exploits included a number of successful long-distance sailing feats , such as becoming the first Italian to sail single-handedly from east to west around the world . In 1978 , after being capsized by killer whales , he survived more than ten weeks in a life raft in the South Atlantic along with a friend , journalist Mauro Mancini , who died of pneumonia two days after the two were rescued . After this , Fogar largely abandoned sailing . He made an unsuccessful attempt to walk to the North Pole and competed several times in the Dakar Rally . In 1992 Fogar was paralysed from the neck down following a jeep accident while rallying in Turkmenistan . This did not end his adventurous spirit , and in 1997 , in a wheelchair , he competed in a round-Italy yacht race . He died in 2005 of a heart attack and is buried at the Monumental Cemetery of Milan , Italy .
Autómata . `` Autómata '' is a 2014 Spanish-Bulgarian science fiction action film starring Antonio Banderas . The film is directed by Spanish director Gabe Ibáñez and co-written by Ibáñez with Igor Legarreta and Javier Sánchez Donate . Along with Banderas , the film stars Birgitte Hjort Sørensen , Melanie Griffith , Dylan McDermott , Robert Forster and Tim McInnerny . Plot . In the late 2030s , solar flares irradiate the Earth , killing over 99 % of the world 's population . The survivors gather in a network of safe cities and build primitive humanoid robots , called Pilgrims , to help rebuild and operate in the harsh environment . These robots have two unalterable protocols : they can not harm any form of life , and they may not repair , modify or alter themselves or other robots in any way . Initially seen as mankind 's salvation , they are relegated to manual labor when they fail to stop the advance of desertification . Society has regressed due to lack of technology besides the Pilgrims ( lack of functional aircraft or other transport prevents travel and cars are a rare commodity ) and humanity is on the brink of extinction . In 2044 , Jacq Vaucan – an insurance investigator for ROC , the company that manufactures Pilgrims – investigates a report from Wallace , a police officer who shot a robot he claims was modifying itself . Jacq discovers the robot hid a rare nuclear battery that could power a robot indefinitely . The next day , Jacq follows a robot who was stealing parts . When he corners it , it sets itself on fire . Jacq salvages the remains and speculates to his boss , Robert , that there may be a `` clocksmith '' , someone who illegally modifies robots , who is overriding the second protocol . Incredulous , Robert rejects this possibility but offers Jacq a transfer out of the city if he can find evidence . Jacq 's pregnant wife initially rejects his plans but she eventually relents . Jacq and Wallace investigate a brothel , where they find Cleo , a modified robot that Wallace subsequently shoots in the leg . When Jacq objects , Wallace says that Cleo 's owner will lead them to the clocksmith ; Wallace also threatens to kill Jacq if he does not split the proceeds of the battery on the black market . Jacq follows Cleo 's owner to a clocksmith named Dr. Dupré , who claims not to know who altered Cleo , an action that would destroy Cleo 's CPU . Jacq leaves the burned robot 's CPU with her and offers to give her the battery if she can locate information on the clocksmith . When Dupré installs the modified CPU in Cleo , Cleo begins self-repairing . Dupré contacts Jacq , who alerts Robert ; however , ROC intercepts Jacq 's message and sends a team of assassins to Dupré 's lab . Dupré is killed , but Jacq escapes in a car driven by Cleo . When Cleo takes them into a maze of stanchions , both cars crash ; the assassins are killed , and Jacq is severely injured . Cleo takes Jacq with her into a radioactive desert , where they are joined by three other robots , none of whom will obey Jacq 's orders . However , the first protocol forces them to prevent his death . Desperate to return to the city to be with his pregnant wife , Jacq makes contact with Robert , who sends Wallace to recover him . Wallace threatens Jacq 's life and destroys two of the robots , who have objected to his actions ; Jacq kills Wallace with a flare gun before he can also destroy Cleo . Wallace 's partner flees after taking a battery from one of the robots . Robert 's boss reveals that the first built Pilgrim , unburdened by the second principle , designed the subsequent models . As no human could understand the programming , it was thought to be impossible to subvert . ROC forces Robert to accompany a team sent to kill Jacq and the unknown clocksmith before the robots can evolve further beyond human understanding . When Robert objects to their kidnapping Jacq 's wife and baby daughter , Conway , the leader , shoots him and leaves him for dead . Meanwhile , Jacq meets the robot responsible for modifying the others . Initially skeptical , Jacq eventually accepts that the robot naturally evolved , like humanity . After a series of philosophical discussions , Jacq gives them his battery , which they use to complete a new design . The robots repair a vehicle for Jacq , and he leaves for the city . When Conway reaches the robot outpost , he destroys two of the four robots . Jacq finds the dying Robert and returns to the outpost as Conway wounds Cleo . Jacq kills all ROC assassins but Conway , though he is further wounded in the battle . As Conway prepares to kill Jacq , the new robot saves his life by pushing Conway off a cliff . Jacq overcomes his distrust of the uninhibited robot when reunited with his family , and he leaves for the coast with them , as Cleo and the new robot venture further into the irradiated desert , where no humans can follow them . Production . Banderas expressed an early interest in the film after reading the script . Banderas , as producer , brought on Griffith , his wife at the time , and Bardem , who was cast in a minor role and as the voice of the Blue Robot . The film was shot at Nu Boyana Film Studios in Sofia , Bulgaria . Reception . Rotten Tomatoes , a review aggregator , reports that 33 % of 27 surveyed critics gave the film a positive review ; the average rating was 5.2/10 . The site 's summary states of the film : `` beautiful to look at but narratively hollow , `` Autómata '' short-circuits its handful of intriguing ideas with an overload of sci-fi clichés . '' Metacritic rated it 37/100 based on 13 reviews . Jay Weissberg of `` Variety '' called it `` a dystopic mess '' that borrows from numerous science fiction films . Jonathan Holland of `` The Hollywood Reporter '' wrote , `` The overwrought , uncontrolled sci-fi thriller `` Automata '' is a disappointing example of a film that lacks the imagination to follow persuasively through on its engaging initial premise . '' Stan Schröder remarked an influence of Philip K. Dick 's novel `` Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep ? '' ( which served as the basis for the popular `` Blade Runner '' film ) and Isaac Asimov 's short story `` Runaround '' which introduced Asimov 's `` Three Laws of Robotics '' , which are close to the film 's `` robot protocols '' .
Showboat World . `` Showboat World '' ( original title : `` The Magnificent Showboats of the Lower Vissel River , Lune XXIII , Big Planet '' ) is a science fiction novel by American writer Jack Vance , first published in 1975 . It is the second , stand-alone novel in a pair of novels ( the first being `` Big Planet '' ) that share the same setting , a backward , lawless , metal-poor world called Big Planet . The plot structure which involves a series of dramatic presentations , often with humorous consequences , has parallels with Vance 's 1965 novel Space Opera . Plot summary . `` Showboat World '' follows the farcical adventures of Apollon Zamp , owner of the showboat `` Miraldra 's Enchantment '' , and his troupe of acrobats , magicians and actors . Zamp is invited by the King of Soyvanesse to travel up the river Vissel to the distant city of Mornune , there to participate in a contest . A rich prize awaits the showboat captain who stages the most spectacular performance and succeeds in entertaining the king . The mysterious , attractive Damsel Blanche-Aster accompanies him up the river for her own reasons . Zamp loses his ship through the machinations of his chief rival , Garth Ashgale , captain of the showboat `` Fironzelle 's Golden Conceit '' . In order to take part in the competition , Zamp is forced to form an unlikely partnership with staid museum ship owner Throdorus Gassoon . Both men attempt to woo the unimpressed Damsel Blanche-Aster during the perilous journey . Along the way , the travellers encounter cultures and people with weird beliefs and unusual , often violent , customs . At least one scene was influenced by the Royal Nonesuch acting troupe episode in `` Adventures of Huckleberry Finn '' , while `` Showboat World '' itself has strongly influenced `` The Wizard of Karres '' ( 2004 ) by Mercedes Lackey , Eric Flint and Dave Freer . In addition , there are repeated references to Shakespeare 's `` Macbeth '' , which is continuously adapted and readapted to the tastes of varying audiences . When they finally arrive at Mornune , Damsel Blanche-Aster reveals herself to be the rightful ruler , only to have her claim trumped by the unwitting Gassoon , when he appears in a decrepit costume that confers the throne on him . Gassoon marries the reluctantly acquiescent Blanche-Aster and richly rewards Zamp for his part in his elevation . Gassoon gives Zamp his boat , having no further use for it , and Zamp leaves with the boat and crew . When the costume falls apart , Gassoon flees with a bag of jewels and is able to catch up with the boat , which he reclaims . Both men are now wealthy—Zamp will build a new showboat while Gassoon will resume his role as proprietor of a museum boat .
2016 IAAF World U20 Championships – Women 's 800 metres . The women 's 800 metres event at the 2016 IAAF World U20 Championships was held at Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak Stadium on 19 , 20 and 21 July . Heats . Qualification : First 4 of each heat ( Q ) and the 4 fastest times ( q ) qualified for the semifinals . Semifinals . Qualification : First 2 of each heat ( Q ) and the 2 fastest times ( q ) qualified for the final .
List of Jacobean union tracts . This is a list of Jacobean union tracts , published or manuscript treatises bearing on the Jacobean debate on the Union .
Billy Ritchie . William Ritchie ( 11 September 1936 – 11 March 2016 ) was a Scottish professional footballer who was best known for his time with Rangers . Ritchie started his career at local side Bathgate Thistle before moving to Rangers in 1955 . He played both legs of Rangers 1961 European Cup Winners ' Cup Final defeat to Fiorentina . He left Rangers in 1967 and joined Partick Thistle . Ritchie died on 11 March 2016 , aged 79 .
Chad Stahelski . Chad Stahelski ( born September 20 , 1968 ) is an American stuntman and film director . He is known for directing the 2014 film `` John Wick '' along with David Leitch , and doubling for Brandon Lee after the fatal accident involving Lee on the set of `` The Crow '' ( 1994 ) . He has also worked as a stunt coordinator and second unit director on several films . Career . Stahelski was a friend of Brandon Lee , at Inosanto Academy , who died from a gunshot wound on March 31 , 1993 , after an accidental shooting on set of `` The Crow '' . After the death , Lee 's fiancée , Eliza Hutton , and his mother supported director Alex Proyas ' decision to complete the film . At the time of Lee 's death , only eight days were left before completion of the movie . A majority of the film had already been completed with Lee and only a few scenes remained to be done . To complete the film , the story was rewritten and Stahelski served as a double , while special effects were used to give him Lee 's face . Another stunt double , Jeff Cadiente , was also used to complete Lee 's part for the movie . `` The Crow '' was released in May 1994 and became a box office hit , grossing over $ 50 million in the U.S. , and retaining a loyal cult following many years after its release . In 2014 , Stahelski co-directed the action thriller film `` John Wick '' along with David Leitch , based on the screenplay by Derek Kolstad . The film starred Keanu Reeves and Michael Nyqvist , and was released on October 24 , 2014 by Summit Entertainment , grossing over $ 88 million . Stahelski acted as sole director for the film 's 2017 sequel , ' . In November 2016 , it was revealed that he had begun work on `` Triple Threat '' with a script written by Dwayne Smith and set to star Tony Jaa , Tiger Chen and Iko Uwais . Later that November , he was signed on to the reboot of the `` Highlander '' franchise , which he committed to making a trilogy of , ending with `` The Gathering '' of the immortals . It would be similar in thematic development with the original `` Star Wars '' trilogy , and similar to `` John Wick '' action , but with swords replacing gun-play . The reboot trilogy would still include the iconic music by Queen . In December 2017 , it was announced that Stahelski would be directing a film adaptation of the comic book `` Kill or Be Killed '' . In January 2018 , it was announced that Stahelski will return as sole director for the film 's 2019 sequel , ' .
Megachile corsica . `` Megachile corsica '' is a species of bee in the family Megachilidae . It was described by Benoist in 1935 .
SS Nailsea Meadow . SS `` Nailsea Meadow '' was a freighter sunk in the Second World War by the German submarine U-196 on 11 May 1943 . She was transporting tanks and supplies to the Eighth Army under General Montgomery in Egypt . Wreck . The `` Nailsea Meadow '' was found in 1997 by Emlyn Brown working with the National Underwater and Marine Agency and Clive Cussler , believing it to be the lost . On closer examination in 2001 , it was declared to be the `` Nailsea Meadow '' .
Pataeta . `` Pataeta carbo '' is a moth of the Noctuidae family and the only member of the `` Pataeta '' genus . It is found around the west Pacific , including Australia ( in the Australian Capital Territory , the Northern territory , Queensland and Victoria ) as well as in Fiji and Hong Kong . The wingspan is about 50 mm . The larvae feed on `` Eucalyptus '' and `` Callistemon '' species .
Pearson Ferguson . Pearson Ferguson ( 1905 – after 1934 ) was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Scottish League for Ayr United and Queen of the South , for Cork in the Free State League , and for Carlisle United in the English Football League . He played as an outside left . Life and career . Ferguson was born in Coalburn , South Lanarkshire , the younger brother of Willie Ferguson , who went on to play for Chelsea and play for and manage Queen of the South . Like his brother , Pearson began his football career with Kello Rovers , the team local to the family home in Kirkconnel , Dumfries and Galloway . He moved on to Ayr United , and was playing for that club in the First Division in the 1929–30 season . He moved to Ireland in the 1931 close season to join Cork . He scored in the opening match of the season as Cork came back from two goals down to secure a 3–3 draw away to Dolphin , scored in the next match , a 2–2 draw with Shamrock Rovers , scored twice in the third , a 6–0 demolition of Jacobs , and in the fifth , exploited his pace to contribute four goals to a 5–3 defeat of Waterford . He finished the 22-game season with 21 goals , which made him the League of Ireland 's top scorer ( jointly with Waterford 's Jack Forster ) and helped his club finish runners-up to Shamrock Rovers . Like most of the `` cross-Channel '' players who had played in Ireland that season , Ferguson returned home , where he rejoined Ayr United . He then played five times for Queen of the South in the second half of the 1932–33 season , before moving south of the border to join Carlisle United of the Third Division North . In the second of his two seasons in England , he was Carlisle 's leading scorer , but with only eleven goals as they finished bottom of the league .
Remilitarization of the Rhineland . The remilitarization of the Rhineland ( ) by the German Army took place on 7 March 1936 when German military forces entered the Rhineland . This was significant because it violated the terms of the Treaty of Versailles and the Locarno Treaties , marking the first time since the end of World War I that German troops had been in this region . The remilitarization changed the balance of power in Europe from France towards Germany , and made it possible for Germany to pursue a policy of aggression in Western Europe that the demilitarized status of the Rhineland had blocked until then . Versailles and Locarno . Under Articles 42 , 43 and 44 of the 1919 Treaty of Versailles—imposed on Germany by the Allies after the Great War—Germany was `` forbidden to maintain or construct any fortification either on the Left bank of the Rhine or on the Right bank to the west of a line drawn fifty kilometers to the East of the Rhine '' . If a violation `` in any manner whatsoever '' of this Article took place , this `` shall be regarded as committing a hostile act ... and as calculated to disturb the peace of the world '' . The Locarno Treaties , signed in October 1925 by Germany , France , Italy and Britain , stated that the Rhineland should continue its demilitarized status permanently . Locarno was regarded as important as it was a voluntary German acceptance of the Rhineland 's demilitarized status as opposed to the `` diktat '' ( dictate ) of Versailles . Under the terms of Locarno , Britain and Italy guaranteed the Franco-German border and the continued demilitarized status of the Rhineland against a `` flagrant violation '' without however defining what constituted a `` flagrant violation '' . Under the terms of Locarno , if Germany should attempt to attack France , then Britain and Italy were obliged to go to France 's aid and likewise , if France should attack Germany , then Britain and Italy would be obliged to Germany 's aid . The American historian Gerhard Weinberg called the demilitarized status of the Rhineland the `` single most important guarantee of peace in Europe '' as it made it impossible for Germany to attack its neighbors in the West and as the demilitarized zone rendered Germany defenseless in the West , impossible to attack its neighbors in the East as it left Germany open to a devastating French offensive if the `` Reich '' tried to invade any of the states guaranteed by the French alliance system in Eastern Europe , the so-called `` Cordon sanitaire '' . The Versailles Treaty also stipulated that the Allied military forces would withdraw from the Rhineland in 1935 , although they actually withdrew in 1930 . The German Foreign Minister Gustav Stresemann announced in 1929 that Germany would not ratify the 1928 Young Plan for continuing to pay reparations unless the Allies agreed to leave the Rhineland in 1930 . The British delegation at the Hague Conference on German reparations in 1929 ( headed by Philip Snowden , Chancellor of the Exchequer , and including Arthur Henderson , Foreign Secretary ) proposed that the reparations paid by Germany should be reduced and that the British and French forces should evacuate the Rhineland . Henderson persuaded the skeptical French Premier , Aristide Briand , to accept the proposal that all Allied occupation forces would evacuate the Rhineland by June 1930 . The last British soldiers left in late 1929 and the last French soldiers left in June 1930 . As long as the French continued to occupy the Rhineland , the Rhineland functioned as a form of `` collateral '' under which the French would respond to any German attempt at overt rearmament by annexing the Rhineland . It was the fear that the French would take this step that had deterred successive Weimar governments from attempting any overt breaches of Part V and VI of Versailles , which had disarmed Germany ( as opposed to covert rearmament which began almost as soon as Versailles was signed ) . Once the last French soldiers left the Rhineland in June 1930 , it could no longer play its `` collateral '' role , which thus opened the door to German rearmament . The French decision to build the Maginot Line in 1929 ( which cost hundreds of millions of francs ) was a tacit French admission that it was only a matter of time before German rearmament on a massive scale would begin sometime in the 1930s and that the Rhineland was going to be remilitarized sooner or later . Intelligence from the `` Deuxième Bureau '' indicated that Germany had been violating Versailles continuously all though the 1920s with the considerable help of the Soviet Union , and with the French troops out of the Rhineland , it could only be expected that Germany would become more open about violating Versailles . The Maginot Line in its turn lessened the importance of the Rhineland 's demilitarized status from a French security viewpoint . The foreign policies of the interested powers . The foreign policy of Fascist Italy was the traditional Italian one of maintaining an `` equidistant '' stance from all the major powers in order to exercise `` determinant weight '' , which by whatever power Italy chose to align with would decisively change the balance of power in Europe , and the price of such an alignment would be support for Italian ambitions in Europe and/or Africa . The foreign policy goal of the Soviet Union was set forth by Joseph Stalin in a speech on 19 January 1925 that if another world war would break out between the capitalist states ( which Stalin saw as inevitable ) that : `` We will enter the fray at the end , throwing our critical weight onto the scale , a weight that should prove to be decisive '' . To promote this goal of another world war which would lead to the global triumph of Communism , the Soviet Union tended to support German efforts to challenge the Versailles system by assisting German secret rearmament , a policy that caused much tension with France . An additional problem in Franco-Soviet relations was the Russian debt issue . Before 1917 , the French had been by far the largest investors in Imperial Russia , and the largest buyers of Russian debt , so the decision by Lenin in 1918 to repudiate all debts and to confiscate all private property , whether it be owned by Russians or by foreigners , had hurt the world of French business and finance quite badly . The question of the Russian debt repudiation and compensation for French businesses affected by Soviet nationalisation policies were to poison Franco-Soviet relations until the early 1930s . The centerpiece of interwar French diplomacy had been the `` cordon sanitaire '' in Eastern Europe , which was intended to keep both the Soviet Union and Germany out of Eastern Europe . To this end , France had signed treaties of alliance with Poland in 1921 , Czechoslovakia in 1924 , Romania in 1926 and Yugoslavia in 1927 . The `` cordon sanitaire '' states were intended as a collective replacement for Imperial Russia as France 's chief eastern ally . The states of the `` cordon sanitaire '' emerged as an area of French political , military , economic and cultural influence . As regards Germany , it had always been assumed by the states of the `` cordon sanitaire '' that if Germany should attack any of them , France would respond by beginning an offensive into western Germany . Long before 1933 , German military and diplomatic elites had regarded the Rhineland 's demilitarized status as only temporary , and planned to remilitarize the Rhineland at the first favorable diplomatic opportunity . In December 1918 , at a meeting of Germany 's leading generals ( the German Army functioned as a `` state within the state '' ) , it had decided that the chief aim would be to rebuild German military power to launch a new world war to win the `` world power status '' that the `` Reich '' had sought , but failed to win in the last war . All through the 1920s and the early 1930s , the `` Reichswehr '' had been developing plans for a war to destroy France and its ally Poland , which necessarily presumed remilitarization of the Rhineland . All through the 1920s , steps were taken by the German government to prepare for the remilitarization , such as keeping former barracks in a good state of repair , hiding military materials in secret depots , and building customs and fire watch towers that could be easily converted into observation and machine gun posts along the frontier . From 1919 to 1932 , British defense spending was based upon the Ten Year Rule , which assumed that there was to be no major war for the next ten years , a policy that led to the British military being cut to the bone . Amongst British decision-makers , the idea of the `` continental commitment '' of sending a large army to fight on the European mainland against Germany was never explicitly rejected , but was not favored . The memory of the heavy losses taken in the Great War had led many to see the `` continental commitment '' of 1914 as a serious mistake . For most of the inter-war period , the British were extremely reluctant to make security commitments in Eastern Europe , regarding the region as too unstable and likely to embroil Britain in unwanted wars . At most , Britain was willing to make only limited security commitments in Western Europe , and even then tried to avoid the `` continental commitment '' as much as possible . In 1925 , the British Foreign Secretary , Sir Austen Chamberlain had famously stated in public at the Locarno conference that the Polish Corridor was `` not worth the bones of a single British grenadier '' . As such , Chamberlain declared that Britain would not guarantee the German-Polish border on the grounds that the Polish Corridor should be returned to Germany . That the British did not take even their Locarno commitments seriously could be seen in Whitehall 's prohibition of the British military chiefs ' holding staff talks with German , French and Italian militaries about what to do if a `` flagrant violation '' of Locarno occurred . In general , for most of the 1920s–30s , British foreign policy was based upon appeasement , under which the international system established by Versailles would be revised in Germany 's favor , within limits in order to win German acceptance of that international order , and thereby ensure the peace . One of the main British aims at Locarno was to create a situation where Germany could pursue territorial revisionism in Eastern Europe peacefully . The British viewpoint was that if Franco-German relations improved , France would gradually abandon the `` cordon sanitaire '' . Once France had abandoned its allies in Eastern Europe as the price of better relations with the `` Reich '' , this would create a situation where the Poles and Czechoslovaks , having no Great Power ally to protect them , would be forced to adjust to German demands , and hence would peacefully hand over the territories claimed by Germany such as the Sudetenland , the Polish Corridor and the Free City of Danzig ( modern Gdańsk , Poland ) . British policy-makers tended to exaggerate French power with the normally Francophile Sir Robert `` Van '' Vansittart , the Permanent Under-Secretary at the Foreign Office writing in 1931 that Britain was faced with an `` unbearable '' French domination of Europe , and what was needed was a revival of German power to counterbalance French power . French economic and demographic weaknesses in the face of Germany 's strengths such as the `` Reichs far larger population and economy together with the fact that much of France had been devastated by World War I while Germany had escaped mostly undamaged were little appreciated in Whitehall . The diplomatic maneuvers . In March 1933 , the German Defence Minister , General Werner von Blomberg had plans drawn up for remilitarization . Blomberg starting in the fall of 1933 had a number of the para-military `` Landspolizei '' units in the Rhineland given secret military training and equipped with military weapons in order to prepare for remilitarization . General Ludwig Beck 's memo of March 1935 on the need for Germany to secure `` Lebensraum '' ( living space ) in Eastern Europe had accepted that remilitarization should take place as soon it was diplomatically possible . In general , it was believed by German military , diplomatic and political elites that it would not be possible to remiltarize before 1937 . The change of regime in Germany in 1933 did cause alarm in London , but there was considerable uncertainty about what Hitler ’ s long term intentions were . In August 1933 , the chief of the Committee of Imperial Defence ( CID ) , Royal Marine General Sir Maurice Hankey who served as the `` éminence grise '' of British defense and foreign policy , visited Germany , and wrote down his impressions of the “ New Germany ” in October 1933 . Hankey ’ s report concluded with the words : “ Are we still dealing with the Hitler of `` Mein Kampf '' , lulling his opponents to sleep with fair words to gain time to arm his people , and looking always to the day when he can throw off the mask and attack Poland ? Or is it a new Hitler , who discovered the burden of responsible office , and wants to extricate himself , like many an earlier tyrant from the commitments of his irresponsible days ? That is the riddle that has to be solved ” . This uncertainty over what Hitler ’ s ultimate intentions in foreign policy were was to color much of British policy towards Germany until 1939 . British decision-makers could never quite decide if Hitler was merely seeking the acceptable goal ( to the British ) of revising Versailles or the unacceptable goal of seeking to dominate Europe . British policy towards Germany was a dual-track policy of seeking a `` general settlement '' with the `` Reich '' in which the `` legitimate '' German complaints about the Versailles treaty would be addressed in Germany 's favor while at the same time pursuing rearmament to negotiate with Germany from a position of strength , to deter Hitler from choosing war as an option , and in a worst-case scenario ensure that Britain was prepared if Hitler really did want to conquer Europe . In February 1934 , a secret report by the Defence Requirements Committee identified Germany as the `` ultimate potential enemy '' , which British rearmament was to be directed against . Although the possibility of German bombing attacks against British cities increased the importance of having a friendly power on the other side of the English Channel , many British decision-makers were cool , if not downright hostile , towards the idea of the `` continental commitment '' . When British rearmament began in 1934 , the Army received the lowest priority in terms of funding after the air force and the navy , in part to rule out the `` continental commitment '' as an option . Increasingly , decision-makers came to favor the idea of `` limited liability '' , under which if the `` continental commitment '' were to be made , Britain should only send the smallest possible expeditionary force to Europe , and reserve its main efforts towards the war in the air and on the sea . Britain 's refusal to make the `` continental commitment '' on the same scale as World War I caused tensions with the French , who believed that it would be impossible to defeat Germany without another large-scale `` continental commitment '' , and deeply disliked the idea that they should do the bulk of the fighting on the land . Starting in 1934 , the French Foreign Minister Louis Barthou had decided to put an end to any potential German aggression by building a network of alliances intended to encircle Germany , and made overtures to the Soviet Union and Italy . Until 1933 , the Soviet Union had supported German efforts to challenge the Versailles system , but the strident anti-communism of the National Socialist regime together with its claim for `` Lebensraum '' had led the Soviets to do a `` volte-face '' on the question of maintaining the Versailles system . In September 1933 , the Soviet Union ended its secret support for German rearmament , which had started in 1921 . Under the guise of collective security , the Soviet Foreign Commissar Maxim Litvinov started to praise the Versailles system , which until then the Soviet leaders had denounced as a capitalist plot to `` enslave '' Germany . Starting in the 1920s , Benito Mussolini had subsidized the right-wing `` Heimwehr '' ( `` Home Defense '' ) movement in Austria , and after the ultra-conservative Chancellor Engelbert Dollfuss had seized dictatorial power in March 1933 , Austria had fallen within the Italian sphere of influence . The terrorist campaign mounted by Austrian Nazis with the open support of Germany against the Dollfuss regime with the aim of overthrowing Dollfuss to achieve an `` Anschluss '' caused considerable tensions between Rome and Berlin . Mussolini had warned Hitler several times that Austria was within the Italian sphere of influence , not the German , and to cease trying to overthrow his protégé Dollfuss . On 25 July 1934 there had occurred the July Putsch in Vienna that saw Dollfuss assassinated by the Austrian SS , and an announcement by the Austrian Nazis that the `` Anschluss '' was at hand . At the same time that Austrian Nazis attempted to seize power all over Austria , the SS Austrian Legion based in Bavaria began to attack frontier posts along the German-Austrian border in what looked like the beginning of an invasion . In response , Mussolini had mobilized the Italian Army , concentrated several divisions at the Brenner Pass , and warned Hitler that Italy would go to war with Germany if he tried to follow up the `` putsch '' by invading Austria . The Austrian-born Hitler , although deeply offended by Mussolini 's blunt assertions that his birthplace was within the sphere of influence of any power other than Germany , nevertheless realized he was in no position to do anything except to beat a humiliating retreat . To his disgust , the German Fuhrer had to disallow the `` Putsch '' he had ordered and not follow it up by invading Austria while the Austrian government crushed the `` Putsch '' by the Austrian Nazis . After Barthou was assassinated on 9 October 1934 , his work in trying to build anti-German alliances with the Soviet Union and Italy was continued by Pierre Laval . On 7 January 1935 during a summit in Rome , Laval essentially told Mussolini that he had a `` free hand '' in the Horn of Africa , and France would not oppose an Italian invasion of Ethiopia . On 14 April 1935 , Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald of Great Britain , Premier Pierre Laval of France and Prime Minister Benito Mussolini met in Stresa to form the Stresa Front to oppose any further German violations of Versailles following the German statement in March 1935 that Germany would no longer abide by Parts V or VI of the Treaty of Versailles . In the spring of 1935 , joint staff talks had begun between France and Italy with the aim of forming an anti-German military alliance . On 2 May 1935 , Laval travelled to Moscow , where he a signed a treaty of alliance with Soviet Union . At once , the German government began a violent press campaign against the Franco-Soviet pact , claiming it was a violation of Locarno that was an immense danger for the `` Reich '' . In his `` peace speech '' of May 21 , 1935 , Adolf Hitler stated `` In particular , they [ the Germans ] will uphold and fulfill all obligations arising out of the Locarno Treaty , so long as the other parties are on their side ready to stand by that pact '' . That line in Hitler 's speech was written by his foreign minister , Baron Konstantin von Neurath who wished to reassure foreign leaders who felt threatened by Germany 's denunciation in March 1935 of Part V of the Treaty of Versailles , which had disarmed Germany . At the same time , Neurath wanted to provide an opening for the eventual remilitarization of the Rhineland , hence the conditional hedging of the promise to obey Locarno only as long as other powers did . Hitler always took the line ( at least in public ) that Germany did not consider itself bound by the `` Diktat '' of Versailles , but that Germany would respect any treaty that it willingly signed such as Locarno , under which Germany had promised to keep the Rhineland demilitarized forever ; hence Hitler always promised during his `` peace speeches '' to obey Locarno as opposed to Versailles . Hitler would have remilitarized the Rhineland in March 1935 when he announced that Germany would no longer obey either Parts V or VI of Versailles , which had disarmed Germany , but since the Rhineland was covered by Locarno , its demilitarized status continued . Furthermore , given that under Locarno , Britain and Italy were obliged to defend Germany if France should invade , from the German viewpoint , it made sense to continue to abide by Locarno , given the fear that France might march when Germany repudiated the disarmament clauses of Versailles in March 1935 . The Abyssinia Crisis . On 7 June 1935 , MacDonald resigned as British Prime Minister due to ailing health and was replaced by Stanley Baldwin of the Conservative Party ; the leadership change did not affect British foreign policy in any meaningful way . On October 3 , 1935 , Italy invaded Ethiopia , and thus began the Abyssinia Crisis . Under strong pressure from a moralistic British public opinion , which was very much in favor of collective security , the British government took the lead in pressing the League of Nations for sanctions against Italy . The decision of the British Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin to take a strong line in favor of collective security was mostly motivated by domestic politics . The British historian A. J. P. Taylor wrote : `` Cautious support for the League of Nations , though inadequate to restrain Mussolini , proved a triumphant manoeuvre in domestic politics . During the previous two years , the Labour Opposition had made all the running in foreign affairs . It caught the National government , both ways round , denouncing at one moment the failure to assert collective security , and at the next , the alleged sabotage of the Disarmament conference . Thus Labour hoped to win the votes both of the pacifists and of enthusiasts for the League . With casual adroitness , Baldwin turned the tables . `` All sanctions short of war '' , which Hoare was supposed to be advocating at Geneva , presented Labour with a terrible dilemma . Should they demand stronger sanctions , with the risk of war , and thus lose the votes of the pacifists ? Or should they denounce the League as a dangerous sham , and thus lose the votes of the enthusiasts for it ? After fierce debate , Labour decided to do both , and the inevitable result followed . In November 1935 there was a general election … The National government was returned with a majority of nearly two hundred and fifty '' . Having just won an election on 14 November 1935 on the platform of upholding collective security , the Baldwin government pressed very strongly for sanctions against Italy for invading Ethiopia . The League Assembly voted for a British motion to impose sanctions on Italy with immediate effect on 18 November 1935 . The British line that collective security must be upheld with regard to Ethiopia caused considerable tensions between Paris and London , with the French taking the viewpoint that Hitler , not Mussolini , was the real danger to the peace , and that if the price of continuing Stresa Front was accepting the conquest of Ethiopia , it was worth paying . Weinberg wrote : `` The French were amazed at the enthusiasm with which the British public endorsed in Africa the very principle of collective security that they had hitherto rejected with such emphasis in Europe . The nation that had been unwilling to accept responsibility for the integrity of the Eastern European allies of France suddenly seemed eager to support Ethiopia . '' The British historian Correlli Barnett wrote for Laval : `` ... all that really mattered was Nazi Germany . His eyes were on the demilitarised zone of the Rhineland ; his thoughts on the Locarno guarantees . To estrange Italy , one of the Locarno powers , over such a question as Abyssinia did not appeal to Laval 's Auvergnat peasant mind '' . With Paris and London openly at loggerheads over the correct response to Italian invasion of Ethiopia , to say nothing of the very public rift between Rome and London , an opening was seen in Germany for remilitarization of the Rhineland . The Anglo-Italian dispute placed the French in an uncomfortable position . On one hand , Britain 's repeated refusal to make the `` continental commitment '' increased the value to the French of Italy as the only other nation in Western Europe capable of fielding a large army against Germany . But on the other hand , the British economy was far larger than the Italian economy , which thus meant from the long-term French perspective , Britain was a much better ally as Britain had vastly more economic staying power than Italy for what was assumed would be another `` guerre de la longue durée '' ( `` war of the long duration '' , i.e . a long war against Germany ) . The American historian Zach Shore wrote that : `` ... French leaders found themselves in the awkward position of seeking the military co-operation of two incompatible allies . Since Italy and Britain had clashing interests in the Mediterranean , France could not ally with one without alienating the other '' . To avoid a total rupture with Britain , France did not use its veto power as a member of the League Council , and instead voted for the sanctions . But Laval did use the threat of a French veto to water down the sanctions , and to have such items such as oil and coal , which might have crippled Italy , removed from the sanctions list . Nonetheless , Mussolini felt betrayed by his French friends , and next to Britain , France was the nation that he was most angry with for the sanctions . Despite all of Mussolini 's outrage about the sanctions , they were largely ineffective . The United States and Germany-both of which were not members of the League-chose not to abide by the sanctions , and as result , American and German businesses supplied Italy with all of the goods that League had placed on the sanctions list , making the sanctions more of an annoyance than a problem for the Italians . Italian cryptographers had broken the British naval and diplomatic codes in the early 1930s ; consequently , Mussolini knew very well that although Britain might threaten war through such moves like reinforcing the Mediterranean Fleet in September 1935 , the British had already decided in advance that they would never go to war for Ethiopia . Armed with this knowledge , Mussolini felt free to engage in all sorts of wild threats of war against Britain from late 1935 onwards , declaring at one point that he rather see the entire world `` go up in a blaze '' than stop his invasion of Ethiopia . Mussolini 's frequent threats to destroy the British Empire if the British continued to oppose his Ethiopian war had created the impression in late 1935-early 1936 that Britain and Italy were on the verge of war . In late 1935 , Neurath started rumours that Germany was considering remilitarizing the Rhineland in response to the Franco-Soviet pact of May 1935 , which Neurath insisted was a violation of Locarno that menaced Germany . At the same time , Neurath ordered German diplomats to start drawing up legal briefs justifying remilitarization of the Rhineland under the grounds that the Franco-Soviet pact violated Locarno . In doing so , Neurath was acting without orders from Hitler , but in the expectation that time was ripe for remilitarization due to the crisis in Anglo-Italian relations caused by the Italo-Ethiopian War . To resolve the Abyssinia Crisis , Robert Vansittart , the Permanent Undersecretary at the British Foreign Office proposed to the Foreign Secretary Samuel Hoare what came to be known as the Hoare–Laval plan under which half of Ethiopia would be given to Italy with the rest nominally independent under the Emperor Haile Selassie . Vansittart who was a passionate Francophile and an equally ardent Germanophobe saw Germany as the real danger , and wanted to sacrifice Ethiopia for the sake of maintaining the Stresa Front . Vansittart had a powerful ally in Hankey , a proponent of `` realpolitik '' who saw the entire idea of imposing sanctions on Italy as so much folly . Persuaded of the merits of Vansittart 's approach , Hoare travelled to Paris to meet with Laval , who agreed to the plan . However , Alexis St. Leger , the General Secretary at the Quai d'Orsay-who unusually amongst the generally pro-Italian French officials , happened to have a visceral dislike of Fascist Italy-and he decided to sabotage the Hoare-Laval plan by leaking it to the French press . St. Leger was by all accounts a `` rather strange '' character who sometimes chose to undercut policy initiatives that he disapproved of . In a strange asymmetry , the Francophile Vansittart at the Foreign Office was in favor the French approach that it was worth letting Italy conquer Ethiopia in order to continue the Stresa Front , whereas the Anglophile St. Leger at the Quai d'Orsay was in favor of the British approach of upholding collective security , even at the risk of damaging the Stresa Front . When the news of the Hoare-Laval plan to essentially reward Mussolini reached Britain , it caused such an uproar that Hoare had to resign in disgrace ( to be replaced by Anthony Eden ) and the newly elected Baldwin government was almost toppled by a backbenchers ' revolt . Baldwin lied to the House of Commons by claiming quite falsely that the cabinet was unaware of the Hoare-Laval plan , and that Hoare was a rogue minister acting on his own . In France , public opinion was just as outraged by the Hoare-Laval plan as British public opinion was . Laval 's policy of internal devaluation of forcing deflation on the French economy in order to increase French exports to combat the Great Depression had already made him extremely unpopular , and the Hoare-Laval plan further damaged his reputation . The Chamber of Deputies debated the plan on 27 and 28 December , the Popular Front condemned it , with Léon Blum telling Laval : `` You have tried to give and to keep . You wanted to have your cake and eat it . You cancelled your words by your deeds and your deeds by your words . You have debased everything by fixing , intrigue and slickness … Not sensitive enough to the importance of great moral issues , you have reduced everything to the level of your petty methods '' . Yvon Delbos declared : `` Your plan is dead and buried . From its failure , which is as total as possible , you could have – but you have not – drawn a personal conclusion . Two lessons emerge . The first is that you were in a dead end because you upset everyone without satisfying Italy . The second is that we must return to the spirit of the Covenant [ of the League of Nations ] by preserving agreement with the nations gathered at Geneva '' . Paul Reynaud attacked the government for aiding Hitler by ruining the Anglo-French alliance . Mussolini for his part rejected the Hoare-Laval plan , saying he wanted to subject all of Ethiopia , not just half . Following the fiasco of the Hoare-Laval plan , the British government resumed its previous policy of imposing sanctions against Italy in a half-hearted way , which in turn imposed serious strains on relations with both Paris and especially Rome . Given the provocative Italian attitude , Britain wanted to begin staff talks with France for a possible war with Italy . On 13 December 1935 , Neurath told the British ambassador Sir Eric Phipps that Berlin regarded any Anglo-French staff talks without Germany – even if directed only against Italy – as a violation of Locarno that would force Germany to remilitarize the Rhineland . Through Italo-German relations were quite unfriendly in 1935 , Germany had been an outspoken supporter of the Italian invasion of Ethiopia , and offered Mussolini a benevolent neutrality . Under the banner of white supremacy and fascism , Hitler came out strongly for the Italian invasion , and he made a point of shipping the Italians various raw materials and weapons , which the League of Nations sanctions had forbidden Italy . Hitler 's support for the Italian aggression won him much goodwill in Rome . By contrast , Laval 's pro-Italian intrigues and his efforts to sabotage the British-led effort to impose sanctions on Italy created a lasting climate of distrust between the British and the French . In the fall of 1935 , a serious economic crisis gripped Germany , with inflation rapidly rising , currency reserves collapsing , living standards falling , well over half of the German people living below the poverty line , and most damaging of all to the Nazi regime 's popularity , there were alarming shortages of food . After experiencing an upsurge in 1933 and 1934 , the German economy had fallen back into depression in 1935 mostly because the Nazi regime gave a priority to importing raw materials needed for rearmament over food imports ( Germany had more people than it was capable of feeding ) while at the same time refusing for reasons of prestige to consider devaluation of the `` Reichmark '' . It was common in the fall of 1935 for people to speak of the `` food crisis '' ( `` Ernährungskrise '' ) as queues at food shops become longer and longer . By January 1936 , the Berlin police were reporting that `` a shockingly high percentage of the population in Berlin '' were `` directly negative towards the State and the Movement '' . The same report mentioned that in recent months there had been a huge increase in the number of pamphlets calling for the overthrow of the Nazi regime that had been issued by activists from the underground KPD . In such a climate , Hitler was looking for a quick and easy foreign policy triumph to distract attention from the economic crisis . Furthermore , in January 1936 in response to the Abyssinia Crisis , it was announced that the League of Nations was considering applying oil sanctions against Italy ( which possessed no oil ) , a step that Mussolini had always said would lead to Italy going to war against any nation that voted at the League Council for oil sanctions . Given Mussolini 's open threats to attack any nation that voted for oil sanctions together with strong pressure from British public for the British government to vote for oil sanctions , Britain had deployed the majority of its military to the Mediterranean , and thus far from Germany . As the news spread that Italian forces were committing widespread atrocities in Ethiopia , such as the massacres of civilians and the frequent use of chemical warfare against defenseless Ethiopian civilians , British public opinion started to press their government to do more with regards to sanctions against Italy . Such was the brutality of the Italian forces that between 1936–41 during anti-guerrilla operations to `` pacify '' Ethiopia that the Italians killed about 7 % of Ethiopia 's population . Though the British had decided not to go to war with Italy , it was very clear that Mussolini was enraged at Britain as the nation most responsible for the League of Nations sanctions imposed on Italy . In such a context , within Whitehall fear started to grow that Mussolini would commit a reckless `` mad dog act '' like trying to destroy the British Mediterranean Fleet as he had threatened to do several times , and hence deployed the majority of British military power to the Mediterranean to guard against a possible war with Italy . When the French Admiral Jean Decoux told the First Sea Lord Admiral Sir Ernle Chatfield that war with Italy was unlikely , Chatfield replied : `` With dictators you never can tell . No one can say for sure that Mr. Mussolini will not take some serious decisions someday '' . Neurath and secret intelligence . The British Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden anticipated that by 1940 Germany might be persuaded to return to the League of Nations , accept arms limitations , and renounce her territorial claims in Europe in exchange for remilitarization of the Rhineland , return of the former German African colonies and German `` economic priority along the Danube '' The Foreign Office 's Ralph Wigram advised that Germany should be permitted to remilitarise the Rhineland in exchange for an `` air pact '' outlawing bombing and a German promise not to use force to change their borders . However , 'Wigram did not succeed in convincing his colleagues or cabinet ministers ' . Eden 's goal has been defined as that of a `` general settlement '' , which sought `` a return to the normality of the twenties and the creation of conditions in which Hitler could behave like Stresemann . '' ( Gustav Stresemann German chancellor , foreign minister and democrat during the Weimar Republic ) On 16 January 1936 , the French Premier Pierre Laval submitted the Franco-Soviet Pact to the Chamber of Deputies for ratification . In January 1936 , during his visit to London to attend the funeral of King George V , Neurath told Eden : `` If , however , the other signatories or guarantors of the Locarno Pact should conclude bilateral agreements contrary to the spirit of Locarno Pact , we should be compelled to reconsider our attitude . '' Eden 's response to Neurath 's veiled threat that Germany would remilitarize the Rhineland if the French National Assembly ratified the Franco-Soviet pact convinced Neurath that if Germany remilitarized , then Britain would take Germany 's side against France . There was a clause in the Locarno treaty calling for binding international arbitration if the one of the signatory powers signed a treaty that the other powers considered to be incompatible with Locarno . Both Neurath and his State Secretary Prince Bernhard von Bülow professed to every foreign diplomat with whom they spoke that the Franco-Soviet Pact was a violation of Locarno , but at the same time both strongly advised Hitler not to seek international arbitration in order to determine whether the Franco-Soviet pact really was a violation of Locarno . Seeking international arbitration was a `` lose-lose '' situation for Germany : on the one hand , if it were ruled that the Franco-Soviet pact was incompatible with Locarno , then the French would have to abandon the pact , thereby depriving Germany of an excuse to remilitarize ; on the other hand , if it were ruled that Franco-Soviet pact was compatible with Locarno , Germany would likewise have no excuse for remilitarization . Although Neurath indicated several times in press conferences in early 1936 that Germany was planning on using the arbitration clause in Locarno in order to help convince public opinion abroad that the Franco-Soviet pact was a violation of Locarno , the German government never invoked the arbitration clause . At the same time , Neurath received an intelligence report on 10 January 1936 from Gottfried Aschmann , the Chief of the `` Auswärtiges Amt '' 's Press Division , who during a visit to Paris in early January 1936 had talked to a minor French politician named Jean Montiny who was a close friend of Premier Laval , who had frankly mentioned that France 's economic problems had retarded French military modernization and that France would do nothing if Germany remilitarized the Rhineland . According to Aschmann , Montiny had said : `` In Paris one begins to realise that Germany wants to overturn the current status , be it through real concerns or fictitious ones . One no longer sees it as an absolute `` casus belli '' , as in the recent past , but the politicians believe a judgement on this matter must come first and foremost from the Army General Staff . There has naturally been discussion over the consequences , but to date , no consensus has been reached . One group believes that given the extraordinary advances in military motorization , the entire question is less a matter of practical military significance than of moral value to the German self-image . Another group in the General Staff are of the opinion that remilitarization could only be accepted if a full reorganization of the border defense system were to take place and above all if the defensive garrisons were promptly improved . `` As the situation stands today , one is neither ready nor willingly unhesitating to go to war over the eventuality of a German reoccupation '' ( the last sentence was underlined by Neurath ) . '' Aschmann did not explicitly state this , but he strongly implied that he had bribed Montiny into talking so frankly . Neurath did not pass on Aschmann 's report to Hitler , but he placed a high value upon it . Neurath was seeking to improve his position within the Nazi regime ; by repeatedly assuring Hitler during the Rhineland crisis that the French would do nothing without telling Hitler the source of his self-assurance , Neurath came across as a diplomat blessed with an uncanny intuition , something that improved his standing with Hitler . Traditionally in Germany the conduct of foreign policy had been the work of the `` Auswärtiges Amt '' ( Foreign Office ) , but starting in 1933 Neurath had been faced with the threat of Nazi `` interlopers in diplomacy '' as various NSDAP agencies started to conduct their own foreign policies independent of and often against the `` Auswärtiges Amt '' . The most serious of the `` interlopers in diplomacy '' was the `` Dienststelle Ribbentrop '' , a sort of alternative foreign ministry loosely linked to the NSDAP headed by Joachim von Ribbentrop which aggressively sought to undercut the work of the `` Auswärtiges Amt '' at every turn . Further exacerbating the rivalry between the `` Dienststelle Ribbentrop '' and the `` Auswärtiges Amt '' was the fact that Neurath and Ribbentrop utterly hated one another , with Ribbentrop making no secret of his belief that he would be a much better foreign minister than Neurath , whereas Neurath viewed Ribbentrop as a hopelessly inept amateur diplomat meddling in matters that did not concern him . In this environment , Baron von Neurath was determined to prove to Hitler that he , a professional diplomat of the old school who had joined the `` Auswärtiges Amt '' in 1901 was the man best qualified to carry out the `` Reichs foreign policy , and thereby prove that the `` Auswärtiges Amt '' should be allowed to conduct foreign policy alone as traditionally had been the case rather than the Nazi `` interlopers in diplomacy '' . The decision to remilitarize . During January 1936 , the German Chancellor and `` Führer '' Adolf Hitler decided to reoccupy the Rhineland . Originally Hitler had planned to remilitarize the Rhineland in 1937 , but chose in early 1936 to move re-militarization forward by a year for several reasons , namely : the ratification by the French National Assembly of the Franco-Soviet pact of 1935 allowed him to present his coup both at home and abroad as a defensive move against Franco-Soviet `` encirclement '' ; the expectation that France would be better armed in 1937 ; the government in Paris had just fallen and a caretaker government was in charge ; economic problems at home required a foreign policy success to restore the regime 's popularity ; the Italo-Ethiopian War , which had set Britain against Italy , had effectively broken up the Stresa Front ; and apparently because Hitler simply did not feel like waiting an extra year . In his biography of Hitler , the British historian Sir Ian Kershaw argued that the primary reasons for the decision to remilitarize in 1936 as opposed to 1937 were Hitler 's preference for dramatic unilateral coups to obtain what could easily be achieved via quiet talks , and Hitler 's need for a foreign policy triumph to distract public attention from the major economic crisis that was gripping Germany in 1935–36 . During a meeting between Prince Bernhard von Bülow , the State Secretary at the `` Auswärtiges Amt '' ( who is not to be confused with his more famous uncle Chancellor Bernhard von Bülow ) and the French Ambassador André François-Poncet on 13 January 1936 , where Bülow handed François-Poncet yet another note protesting against the Franco-Soviet pact , François-Poncet accused Bülow to his face of seeking any excuse , no matter how bizarre , strange or implausible to send troops back into the Rhineland . On 15 January 1936 , a top-secret NKVD report was sent to Joseph Stalin entitled `` Summary of Military and Political Intelligence on Germany '' , which reported – based on statements from various diplomats in the `` Auswärtiges Amt '' – that Germany was planning on remilitarizing the Rhineland in the near-future . The same summary quoted Bülow as saying that if Britain and France made any sort of agreement concerning military co-operation that did not involve Germany : `` We would view this as a violation of Locarno , and if we are not dragged into participating in negotiations , we will not consider ourselves bound by Locarno obligations concerning the preservation of the Rhine demilitarized zone '' . The Soviet report warning of German plans for remilitarization was not passed on to either the British or French governments . On 17 January 1936 Benito Mussolini – who was angry about the League of Nations sanctions applied against his country for aggression against Ethiopia – told the German Ambassador in Rome , Ulrich von Hassell , that he wanted to see an Austro-German agreement `` which would in practice bring Austria into Germany 's wake , so that she could pursue no other foreign policy than one parallel with Germany . If Austria , as a formally independent state , were thus in practice to become a German satellite , he would have no objection '' . By recognizing that Austria was within the German sphere of influence , Mussolini had removed the principal problem in Italo-German relations . Italo-German relations had been quite bad since mid-1933 , and especially since the July Putsch of 1934 , so Mussolini 's remarks to Hassell in early 1936 indicating that he wanted a rapprochement with Germany were considered extremely significant in Berlin . In another meeting , Mussolini told Hassell that he regarded the Stresa Front of 1935 as `` dead '' , and that Italy would do nothing to uphold Locarno should Germany violate it . Initially German officials did not believe in Mussolini 's desire for a rapprochement , but after Hitler sent Hans Frank on a secret visit to Rome carrying a message from the `` Führer '' about Germany 's support for Italy 's actions in the conquest of Ethiopia , Italo-German relations improved markedly . On 24 January , the very unpopular Laval resigned as premier rather than be defeated on a motion of no-confidence in the National Assembly as the Radical Socialists decided to join the left-wing Popular Front , thereby ensuring an anti-Laval majority in the Chamber of Deputies . A caretaker government was formed in Paris led by Albert Sarraut until new elections could be held . The Sarraut cabinet was a mixture of men of the right like Georges Mandel , the center like Georges Bonnet and the left like Joseph Paul-Boncour which made it almost impossible for the cabinet to make decisions . Immediately , the Sarraut government came into conflict with Britain as Eden started to press the League for oil sanctions against Italy , something that the French were completely opposed to , and threatened to veto . On 11 February 1936 , the new French Premier Albert Sarraut affirmed that his government would work for the ratification of the Franco-Soviet pact . On February 12 , 1936 , Hitler met with Neurath and his Ambassador-at-Large Joachim von Ribbentrop to ask their opinion of the likely foreign reaction to remilitarization . Neurath supported remiltarization , but argued that Germany should negotiate more before doing so whereas Ribbentrop argued for unilateral remilitarization at once . Ribbentrop told Hitler that if France went to war in response to German remiltarization , then Britain would go to war with France , an assessment of the situation with which Neurath did not agree , but one that encouraged Hitler to proceed with remiltarization . On the 12th of February Hitler informed his War Minister , Field Marshal Werner von Blomberg , of his intentions and asked the head of the Army , General Werner von Fritsch , how long it would take to transport a few infantry battalions and an artillery battery into the Rhineland . Fritsch answered that it would take three days organization but he was in favour of negotiation , as he believed that the German Army was in no state for armed combat with the French Army . The Chief of the General Staff , General Ludwig Beck warned Hitler that the German Army would be unable to successfully defend Germany against a possible retaliatory French attack . Hitler reassured Fritsch that he would withdraw his forces if there were a French countermove . Weinberg wrote that : '' German military plans provided for small German units to move into the Rhineland , joining the local militarized police ( `` Landespolizei '' ) and staging a fighting withdrawal if there were a military counter-action from the West . The story that the Germans had orders to withdraw if France moved against them is partially correct , but essentially misleading ; the withdrawal was to be a tactical defensive move , not a return to the earlier position . The possibility of a war was thus accepted by Hitler , but he clearly did not think the contingency very likely . '' The operation was codenamed Winter Exercise . Unknown to Hitler , on 14 February Eden had written to the Quai d'Orsay stating that Britain and France should `` enter betimes into negotiations ... for the surrender on conditions of our rights in the zone while such surrender still has got a bargaining value '' . Eden wrote to the British cabinet that the end of the demilitarized zone would `` not merely change local military values , but is likely to lead to far-reaching political repercussions of a kind which will further weaken France 's influence in Central and Eastern Europe '' . In February 1936 , the `` Deuxième Bureau '' started to submit reports suggesting that Germany was planning on sending troops into the Rhineland in the very near-future . Because François-Poncet 's reports from Berlin indicated that the German economic situation was quite precarious , it was felt in Paris that sanctions against Germany could be quite devastating , and might even lead to the collapse of the Nazi regime . Along with Ribbentrop and Neurath , Hitler discussed the planned remilitarization in detail with War Minister General Werner von Blomberg , Chief of General Staff General Ludwig Beck , Hermann Göring , Army Commander-in-Chief General Werner von Fritsch and Ulrich von Hassell . Ribbentrop and Blomberg were in favor ; Beck and Fritsch were opposed and Neurath and Hassell were supportive , but argued that there was no real need to act now as quiet diplomacy would soon ensure remilitarization . That Hitler was in close and regular contact with Hassell , the ambassador to Italy all through February and early March , showed how much importance Hitler attached to Italy . Of the three leaders of the Stresa front , Mussolini was easily the one Hitler most respected , and so Hitler viewed Italy as the key , taking the view that if Mussolini decided to oppose the remilitarization , then Britain and France would follow . Not withstanding Mussolini 's remarks in January , Hitler was still not convinced of Italian support , and ordered Hassell to find out Mussolini 's attitude . On 22 February , Hassell wrote in his diary that the pending ratification of the Franco-Soviet pact was just a pretext , writing : `` it was quite clear that he [ Hitler ] really wanted the ratification to use as a platform for his action '' . That same day , Hassell held a meeting with Mussolini , where `` Il Duce '' stated if oil sanctions were applied against Italy , he would `` make Locarno disappear of its own accord '' , and that anyhow Italy would not act if German troops were to enter the Rhineland . The Polish Ambassador to Germany Józef Lipski reported about Göring that : `` Göring was visibly terrified of the Chancellor 's decision to remilitarise the Rhineland , and he did n't conceal that it was taken against the `` Reichswehrs advice . I had several talks with him then . I found him in an utmost state of agitation , and this was just at the time of the London conference . He openly gave me to understand that Hitler had taken this extremely risky step by his own decision , in contradiction of the advice of his own generals . Göring went so far in his declaration as to say literally that , if France entered upon a war with Germany , the `` Reich '' would defend itself to the last man , but if Poland joined France , then Germany 's situation would be catastrophic . In a broken voice , Göring said he saw many misfortunes befalling the German nation , bereaved mothers and wives ... Göring 's breakdown during the Rhineland period made me wonder about his psychological stamina . I thought this might be due to his physical condition , since he was using narcotics . '' At the same time , Neurath started preparing elaborate documents justifying remilitarization as a response forced on Germany by the Franco-Soviet pact , and advised Hitler to keep the number of troops sent into the Rhineland very small so to allow the Germans to claim that they had not committed a `` flagrant violation '' of Locarno ( both Britain and Italy were only committed to offering a military response to a `` flagrant violation '' ) . In the statement justifying remilitarization that Neurath prepared for the foreign press , the German move was portrayed as something forced on a reluctant Germany by ratification of the Franco-Soviet pact , and strongly hinted that Germany would return to the League of Nations if remilitarization was accepted . After meeting with Hitler on 18 February , Baron von Neurath expressed the viewpoint `` for Hitler in the first instance domestic motives were decisive '' . At the same time that Frank was visiting Rome , Göring had been dispatched to Warsaw to meet the Polish Foreign Minister Colonel Józef Beck and to ask the Poles to remain neutral if France decided on war in response to the remilitarization of the Rhineland . Colonel Beck believed that the French would do nothing if Germany remilitarized the Rhineland , and thus could assure those in the Polish government who wished for Poland to stay close to its traditional ally France that Poland would act if France did while at the same time telling Göring that he wanted closer German-Polish relations and would do nothing in the event of remilitarization . On 13 February 1936 during a meeting with Prince Bismarck of the German Embassy in London , Ralph Wigram , the head of the Central Department of the British Foreign Office stated that the British government ( whose Prime Minister from 1935 to 1937 was Stanley Baldwin ) wanted a `` working agreement '' on an air pact that would outlaw bombing , and that Britain would consider revising Versailles and Locarno in Germany 's favor for an air pact . Prince Bismarck reported to Berlin that Wigram had hinted quite strongly that the `` things '' that Britain were willing to consider revising included remilitarization . On 22 February 1936 Mussolini , who was still angry about the League of Nations sanctions applied against his country for aggression against Ethiopia , told von Hassell that Italy would not honour Locarno if Germany were to remilitarize the Rhineland . Even if Mussolini had wanted to honour Locarno , practical problems would have arisen as the bulk of the Italian Army was at that time engaged in the conquest of Ethiopia , and as there is no common Italo-German frontier . Historians debate the relation between Hitler 's decision to remilitarize the Rhineland in 1936 and his broad long-term goals . Those historians who favour an `` intentionist '' interpretation of German foreign policy such as Klaus Hildebrand and the late Andreas Hillgruber see the Rhineland remilitarization as only one `` stage '' of Hitler 's `` stufenplan '' ( stage by stage plan ) for world conquest . Those historians who take a `` functionist '' interpretation see the Rhineland remilitarization more as `` ad hoc '' , improvised response on the part of Hitler to the economic crisis of 1936 as a cheap and easy way of restoring the regime 's popularity . The British Marxist historian Timothy Mason famously argued that Hitler 's foreign policy was driven by domestic needs related to a failing economy , and that it was economic problems at home as opposed to Hitler 's `` will '' or `` intentions '' that drove Nazi foreign policy from 1936 onwards , which ultimately degenerated into a “ barbaric variant of social imperialism '' , which led to a `` flight into war '' in 1939 . As Hildebrand himself has noted , these interpretations are not necessarily mutually exclusive . Hildebrand has argued that although Hitler did have a `` programme '' for world domination , the way in which Hitler attempted to execute his `` programme '' was highly improvised and much subject to structural factors both on the international stage and domestically that were often not under Hitler 's control . On February 26 the French National Assembly ratified the Franco-Soviet pact . On February 27 , Hitler had lunch with Hermann Göring and Joseph Goebbels to discuss the planned remilitarization , with Goebbels writing in his diary afterwards : `` Still somewhat too early '' . On February 29 an interview Hitler had on February 21 with the French fascist and journalist Bertrand de Jouvenel was published in the newspaper `` Paris-Midi '' . During his interview with a clearly admiring de Jouvenel , Hitler professed himself a man of peace who desperately wanted friendship with France and blamed all of the problems in Franco-German relations on the French who for some strange reason were trying to `` encircle '' Germany via the Franco-Soviet pact , despite the evident fact that the Fuhrer was not seeking to threaten France . Hitler 's interview with de Jouvenel was intended to influence French public opinion into believing that it was their government that was responsible for the remilitarization . Only on March 1 did Hitler finally make up his mind to proceed . A further factor in Hitler 's decision was that the sanctions committee of the League was due to start discussing possible oil sanctions against Italy on 2 March , something that was likely to lead the diplomats of Europe to be focused on the Abyssinia Crisis at the expense of everything else . The Wehrmacht marches . Not long after dawn on March 7 , 1936 , nineteen German infantry battalions and a handful of planes entered the Rhineland . By doing so , Germany violated Articles 42 and 43 of the Treaty of Versailles and Articles 1 and 2 of the Treaty of Locarno . They reached the river Rhine by 11:00 a.m. and then three battalions crossed to the west bank of the Rhine . At the same time , Baron von Neurath summoned the Italian ambassador Count Bernardo Attolico , the British ambassador Sir Eric Phipps and the French ambassador André François-Poncet to the Wilhelmstrasse to hand them notes accusing France of violating Locarno by ratifying the Franco-Soviet pact , and announcing that as such Germany had decided to renounce Locarno and remilitarize the Rhineland . When German reconnaissance learned that thousands of French soldiers were congregating on the Franco-German border , General Blomberg begged Hitler to evacuate the German forces . Under Blomberg 's influence , Hitler nearly ordered the German troops to withdraw , but was then persuaded by the resolutely calm Neurath to continue with Operation Winter Exercise . Following Neurath 's advice , Hitler inquired whether the French forces had actually crossed the border and when informed that they had not , he assured Blomberg that Germany would wait until this happened . In marked contrast to Blomberg who was highly nervous during Operation Winter Exercise , Neurath stayed calm and very much urged Hitler to stay the course . The Rhineland coup is often seen as the moment when Hitler could have been stopped with very little effort ; the German forces involved in the move were small , compared to the much larger , and at the time more powerful , French military . The American journalist William L. Shirer wrote if the French had marched into the Rhineland , A German officer assigned to the Bendlerstrasse during the crisis told H. R. Knickerbocker during the Spanish Civil War : `` I can tell you that for five days and five nights not one of us closed an eye . We knew that if the French marched , we were done . We had no fortifications , and no army to match the French . If the French had even mobilized , we should have been compelled to retire . '' The general staff , the officer said , considered Hitler 's action suicidal . General Heinz Guderian , a German general interviewed by French officers after the Second World War , claimed : `` If you French had intervened in the Rhineland in 1936 we should have been sunk and Hitler would have fallen . '' That Hitler faced serious opposition gains apparent weight from the fact that Ludwig Beck and Werner von Fritsch did indeed become opponents of Hitler but according to the American historian Ernest May there is not a scrap of evidence for this at this stage . May wrote that the German Army officer corps was all for remilitarizing the Rhineland , and only the question of timing of such a move divided them from Hitler . May further noted that there is no evidence that the German Army was planning on overthrowing Hitler if he had been forced to order a withdraw from the Rhineland , and the fact that Mussolini utterly humiliated Hitler during the July Putsch in 1934 by forcing Germany to climb-down on Austria without leading to the slightest effort on the part of the `` Reichswehr '' to overthrow Hitler must cast further doubt on the thesis that Hitler would have been toppled if only he been forced to withdraw from the Rhineland . Writing about relations between Hitler and his generals in early 1936 , the American historian J.T . Emerson declared : `` In fact , at no time during the twelve-year existence of the Third Reich did Hitler enjoy more amicable relations with his generals than in 1935 and 1936 . During these years , there was nothing like an organized military resistance to party politics '' . Later on in World War II , despite the increasing desperate situation of Germany from 1942 onwards and a whole series of humiliating defeats , the overwhelming majority of the Wehrmacht stayed loyal to the Nazi regime and continued to fight hard for that regime right up to its destruction in 1945 ( the only exception being the `` putsch '' of July 20 , 1944 , in which only a minority of the Wehrmacht rebelled while the majority remained loyal ) . The willingness of the Wehrmacht to continue to fight and die hard for the National Socialist regime despite the fact Germany was clearly losing the war from 1943 onwards reflected the deep commitment of most of the Wehrmacht to National Socialism . The British historian Ian Kershaw wrote that Hitler had conveniently forgotten his own orders for a fighting retreat if the French should march , and that Hitler was exaggerating here for effect the extent of the planned German retreat , in order to prove he was a leader blessed by `` providence '' . Germany . On 7 March 1936 Hitler announced before the `` Reichstag '' that the Rhineland had been remilitarized , and to blunt the danger of war , Hitler offered to return to the League of Nations , to sign an air pact to outlaw bombing as a way of war , and a non-aggression pact with France if the other powers agreed to accept the remilitarization . In his address to the `` Reichstag '' , Hitler began with a lengthy denunciation of the Treaty of Versailles as unfair to Germany , claimed that he was a man of peace who wanted war with no-one , and argued that he was only seeking equality for Germany by peacefully overturning the unfair Treaty of Versailles . Hitler claimed that it was unfair that because of Versailles a part of Germany should be demilitarized whereas in every other nation of the world a government could order its troops to anywhere within its borders , and claimed all he wanted was `` equality '' for Germany . Even then , Hitler claimed that he would have been willing to accept the continued demilitarization of the Rhineland as Stresemann had promised at Locarno in 1925 as the price for peace , had it not been for the Franco-Soviet Pact of 1935 , which he maintained was threatening to Germany and had left him with no other choice than to remilitarize the Rhineland . With his eye on public opinion abroad , Hitler made a point of stressing that the remilitarization was not intended to threaten anyone else , but was instead only a defensive measure imposed on Germany by what he claimed were the menacing actions of France and the Soviet Union . At least some people abroad accepted Hitler 's claim that he been forced to take this step because of the Franco-Soviet pact . Former British Prime Minister David Lloyd George stated in the House of Commons that Hitler 's actions in the wake of the Franco-Soviet pact were fully justified , and he would have been a traitor to Germany if he had not protected his country . When German troops marched into Cologne , a vast cheering crowd formed spontaneously to greet the soldiers , throwing flowers onto the Wehrmacht while Catholic priests offered to bless the soldiers . Cardinal Karl Joseph Schulte of Cologne held a Mass at Cologne Cathedral to celebrate and thank Hitler for `` sending back our army '' . In Germany , the news that the Rhineland had been remilitarized was greeted with wild celebrations all over the country ; the British historian Sir Ian Kershaw wrote of March 1936 that : `` People were besides themselves with delight … It was almost impossible not to be caught up in the infectious mood of joy '' . Not until the victory over France in June 1940 was the Nazi regime to be as popular as it was in March 1936 . Reports to the Sopade in the spring of 1936 mentioned that a great many erstwhile Social Democrats and opponents of the Nazis amongst the working class had nothing but approval of the remilitarization , and that many who had once been opposed to the Nazis under the Weimar Republic were now beginning to support them . The conservative historian Gerhard Ritter , who was out of favor with the Nazi regime as a member of the Confessing Church and who witnessed the return of the German soldiers to the Rhineland first-hand , wrote in a letter to his mother that for his children `` who had never seen German soldiers from close up , this is one of the greatest experiences ever … . Truly a great and magnificent experience . May God grant that it does not lead to some international catastrophe '' . In Hamburg , the ultra-nationalist , conservative housewife Luise Solmitz whose husband and daughter had recently lost their German citizenship under the Nuremberg Laws of 1935 as `` Mischlinge '' ( `` half-breeds '' ) wrote in her diary after the remilitarization : `` I was totally overwhelmed by the events of this hour..overjoyed at the entry march of our soldiers , at the greatness of Hitler and the power of his speech , the force of this man . A few years ago , when demoralization ruled amongst us , we would not have dared contemplate such deeds . Again and again the `` Führer '' faces the world with a `` fait accompli '' . Along with the world , the individual holds his breath . Where is Hitler heading , what will be the end , the climax of this speech , what boldness , what surprise will there be ? And then it comes , blow on blow , action is stated without fear of his own courage . That is so strengthening … That is the deep , unfathomable secret of the Führer 's nature … And he is always lucky '' . To capitalize on the vast popularity of the remilitarization , Hitler called a referendum on 29 March 1936 in which the majority of German voters expressed their approval of the remilitarization . During his campaign stops to ask for a yes vote , Hitler was greeted with huge crowds roaring their approval of his defiance of Versailles . Kershaw wrote that the 99 % `` ja '' ( yes ) vote in the referendum was improbably high , but it is clear that an overwhelming majority of voters did genuinely chose to vote yes when asked if they approved of the remilitarization . The American journalist William L. Shirer wrote about the 1936 election : `` Nevertheless , this observer , who covered the `` election '' from one corner of the `` Reich '' to the other , has no doubt that the vote of approval for Hitler 's coup was overwhelming . And why not ? The junking of Versailles and the appearance of German soldiers marching again into what was , after all , German territory were things that almost all Germans naturally approved of . The No vote was given as 540 , 211 . '' In the aftermath of the remilitarization , the economic crisis which had so damaged the National Socialist regime 's popularity was forgotten by almost all . After the Rhineland triumph , Hitler 's self-confidence surged to new heights , and those who knew well him stated that after March 1936 there was a real psychological change as Hitler was utterly convinced of his infallibility in a way that he not been before . France . Historians writing without benefit of access to the French archives ( which were not opened until the mid-1970s ) such as William L. Shirer in his books `` The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich '' ( 1960 ) and `` The Collapse of the Third Republic '' ( 1969 ) have claimed that France , although possessing at this time superior armed forces compared to Germany , including after a possible mobilization 100 infantry divisions , was psychologically unprepared to use force against Germany . Shirer quoted the figure of France having 100 divisions compared to Germany 's 19 battalions in the Rhineland . France 's actions during the Rhineland crisis have often used as support of the `` décadence '' thesis that during the interwar period the supposed decadence of the French way of life caused the French people to degenerate physically and morally to the point that the French were simply unable to stand up to Hitler , and the French in some way had it coming when they were defeated in 1940 . Shirer wrote that the French could have easily turned back the German battalions in the Rhineland had the French people not been `` sinking into defeatism '' in 1936 . Historians such as the American historian Stephen A. Schuker who have examined the relevant French primary sources have rejected Shirer 's claims as the work of an amateur historian writing without access to the primary sources , and have found that a major paralyzing factor on French policy was the economic situation as opposed to Shirer 's claim that the French were just too cowardly to stand up to Hitler . France 's top military official , General Maurice Gamelin , informed the French government that the only way to remove the Germans from the Rhineland was to mobilize the French Army , which would not only be unpopular , it would also cost the French treasury 30 million francs per day . Gamelin assumed a worst-case scenario in which a French move into the Rhineland would spark an all-out Franco-German war , a case which required full mobilization . Gamelin 's analysis was supported by the War Minister , General Louis Maurin who told the Cabinet that it was inconceivable that France could reverse the German remilitarization without full mobilization . This was especially the case as the `` Deuxième Bureau '' had seriously exaggerated the number of German troops in the Rhineland , sending in a report to the French cabinet estimating that there were 295,000 German troops in the Rhineland . The `` Deuxième Bureau '' had come up with this estimate by counting all of the SS , SA and `` Landespolizei '' formations in the Rhineland as regular troops , and so the French believed only by full mobilization would France have enough troops to expel the alleged 295,000 German troops from the Rhineland . The real number was actually 3,000 German soldiers . The French historian Jean-Baptiste Duroselle accused Gamelin of distorting what the `` Deuxième Bureaus intelligence in his report to the cabinet by converting the SS , SA and `` Landespolizei '' units into fully trained troops to provide a reason for inaction . Neurath 's ( truthful ) statement that Germany had only sent 19 battalions into the Rhineland was dismissed by Gamelin as a ruse to allow Germans to claim that they had not committed a `` flagrant violation '' of Locarno in order to avoid having Locarno invoked against Germany , and that Hitler would never risk a war by sending such a small force into the Rhineland . At the same time , in late 1935-early 1936 France was gripped by a financial crisis , with the French Treasury informing the government that sufficient cash reserves to maintain the value of the franc as currently pegged by the gold standard in regard to the U.S. dollar and the British pound no longer existed , and only a huge foreign loan on the money markets of London and New York could prevent the value of the franc from experiencing a disastrous downfall . Because France was on the verge of elections scheduled for the spring of 1936 , devaluation of the franc , which was viewed as abhorrent by large sections of French public opinion , was rejected by the caretaker government of Premier Albert Sarraut as politically unacceptable . Investor fears of a war with Germany were not conducive to raising the necessary loans to stabilize the franc : the German remilitarization of the Rhineland , by sparking fears of war , worsened the French economic crisis by causing a massive cash flow out of France as worried investors shifted their savings towards what were felt to be safer foreign markets . The fact that France had defaulted on its World War I debts in 1932 understandably led most investors to conclude if France should be involved in another war with Germany , the French would default again on their debts . On March 18 , 1936 Wilfrid Baumgartner , the director of the `` Mouvement général des fonds '' ( the French equivalent of a permanent under-secretary ) reported to the government that France for all intents and purposes was bankrupt . Only by desperate arm-twisting from the major French financial institutions did Baumgartner manage to obtain enough in the way of short-term loans to prevent France from defaulting on her debts and keeping the value of the franc from sliding too far , in March 1936 . Given the financial crisis , the French government feared that there were insufficient funds to cover the costs of mobilization , and that a full-blown war scare caused by mobilization would only exacerbate the financial crisis . The American historian Zach Shore wrote that : `` It was not lack of French will to fight in 1936 which permitted Hitler 's coup , but rather France 's lack of funds , military might , and therefore operational plans to counter German remilitarization . '' An additional issue for the French was the state of the `` Armée de l'Air '' . The `` Deuxième Bureau '' reported that not only had the `` Luftwaffe '' developed considerably more advanced aircraft than what France possessed , but owing to the superior productivity of German industry and the considerably larger size of the German economy the `` Luftwaffe '' had a three to one advantage in fighters . Problems with productivity within the French aircraft industry meant the French air force would have a great deal of trouble replacing their losses in the event of combat with the `` Luftwaffe '' . Thus , it was believed by the French military elite that should war come , then the `` Luftwaffe '' would dominate the skies , and not only attack French troops marching into the Rhineland , but bomb French cities . Yet another problem for the French were the attitudes of the states of the `` cordon sanitaire '' . Since 1919 , it had accepted that France needed the alliance system in Eastern Europe to provide additional manpower ( Germany 's population was one and half times the size of France 's ) and to open up an eastern front against the `` Reich '' . Without the states of the `` cordon sanitaire '' , it was believed impossible for France to defeat Germany . Only Czechoslovakia indicated firmly that it would go to war with Germany if France marched into the Rhineland while Poland , Romania and Yugoslavia all indicated that they would only to go to war if German soldiers entered France . French public opinion and newspapers were very hostile towards the German coup , but few called for war . The majority of the French newspapers called for League of Nations sanctions to be imposed on the `` Reich '' to inflict such economically crippling costs as to force the German Army out of the Rhineland , and for France to build new and reinforce the existing alliances with the aim of preventing further German challenges to the international status quo . One of the few newspapers to support Germany was the royalist `` L'Action Française '' which ran a banner headline reading : `` The Republic Has Assassinated the Peace ! `` , and went on to say that the German move was justified by the Franco-Soviet pact . On the other ideological extreme , the Communists issued a statement calling for national unity against `` those who would lead us to carnage '' who were the `` Laval clique '' who were allegedly pushing for a war with Germany because war was supposedly good for capitalism . Upon hearing of the German move , the French government issued a statement strongly hinting that military action was a possible option . From 9:30 am until noon on 7 March , a meeting of the French cabinet took place to discuss what to do which ended with the conclusion that the French Foreign Minister , Pierre Étienne Flandin should meet the ambassadors of the Locarno powers to discuss their reaction . Georges Mandel was the sole voice in the French cabinet demanding that France should march at once into the Rhineland to expel the German troops , regardless of the costs . Later that day , another cabinet meeting was called with General-Secretary Alexis St. Leger representing the Quai d'Orsay and Maurice Gamelin the military , who decided to issue the statement saying France reserved every option to oppose the remilitarization . Flandin upon hearing of the remilitarization immediately went to London to consult the British Prime Minister , Stanley Baldwin , as Flandin wished , for domestic political reasons , to find a way of shifting the onus of not taking action onto British shoulders . Baldwin asked Flandin what the French Government had in mind but Flandin said they had not yet decided . Flandin went back to Paris and consulted the French Government what their response should be . They agreed that `` France would place all her forces at the disposal of the League of Nations to oppose a violation of the Treaties '' . On 8 March , the Premier Albert Sarraut went on French radio to state : `` In the name of the French government , I declare that we intend to see maintained that essential guarantee of French and Belgian security , countersigned by the English and Italian governments , constituted by the Treaty of Locarno . We are not disposed to allow Strasbourg to come under fire from German guns '' . At the same time , the French cabinet had decided that : `` We will put all our forces , material and moral , at the disposal of the League of Nations ... on the one condition that we shall be accompanied in the fight for peace by those who are clearly bound themselves to do so by the Rhineland pact '' . In other words , France would act against Germany only if Britain and Italy acted likewise . Since the French government for economic reasons had already ruled out mobilization , and hence war as a way of reversing Hitler 's Rhineland coup , it was decided that the best that France could do under the situation was to use the crisis to obtain the `` continental commitment '' ( i.e . a British commitment to send large ground forces to the defense of France on the same scale of World War I ) . The strategy of Flandin was to strongly imply to the British that France was willing to go to war with Germany over the Rhineland issue , in the expectation that the British were not willing to see their Locarno commitments lead them into a war with the Germans over an issue where many in Britain felt that the Germans were in the right . As such , Flandin expected London to apply pressure for `` restraint '' on Paris . The price of the French `` restraint '' in regards to the Rhineland provocation , an open violation of both the Versailles and Locarno treaties was to be the British `` continental commitment '' unequivocally linking British security to French security , and committing the British to send another large expeditionary force to defend France in the event of a German attack . The generalissimo of the French Army , General Gamelin , told the French government that if France countered the German forces and this caused a long war , France would be unable to win fighting alone and therefore would need British assistance . The French Government , with an upcoming general election in mind , decided against general mobilization of the French Army . The remilitarization removed the last hold France had over Germany and therefore ended the security France had gained from the Treaty of Versailles . As long as the Rhineland was demilitarized , the French could easily re-occupy the area and threaten the economically important Ruhr industrial area which was liable to French invasion if France believed the situation in Germany ever became a threat . United Kingdom . The reaction in Britain was mixed , but they did not generally regard the remilitarization as harmful . Lord Lothian famously said it was no more than the Germans walking into their own backyard . George Bernard Shaw similarly claimed it was no different than if Britain had reoccupied Portsmouth . In his diary entry for 23 March , Harold Nicolson MP noted that `` the feeling in the House [ of Commons ] is terribly pro-German , which means afraid of war '' . During the Rhineland crisis of 1936 , no public meetings or rallies were held anywhere in protest at the remilitarization of the Rhineland , and instead there were several `` peace '' rallies where it was demanded that Britain not use war to resolve the crisis . Ever since the economist John Maynard Keynes had published his best-selling book `` The Economic Consequences of the Peace '' in 1919—in which Keynes depicted Versailles as an unbearably harsh `` Carthaginian peace '' imposed by the vindictive Allies—an increasingly large segment of British public opinion had become convinced that the Treaty of Versailles was deeply `` unjust '' to Germany . By 1936 , when German troops marched back into the Rhineland , the majority of British people believed that Hitler was right to violate the `` unjust '' Versailles treaty , and it would be morally wrong for Britain to go to war to uphold the `` unjust '' Treaty of Versailles . The British War Secretary Alfred Duff Cooper told the German Ambassador Leopold von Hoesch on 8 March : `` through the British people were prepared to fight for France in the event of a German incursion into French territory , they would not resort to arms on account of the recent occupation of the Rhineland . The people did not know much about the demilitarization provisions and most of them probably took the view that they did not care 'two hoots ' about the Germans reoccupying their own territory '' . The Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin claimed , with tears in his eyes , that Britain lacked the resources to enforce her treaty guarantees and that public opinion would not stand for military force anyway . The British Chiefs of Staff had warned that war with Germany was inadvisable under the grounds that the deep cuts imposed by the Ten Year Rule together with the fact that rearmament had only begun in 1934 meant that at most Britain could do in the event of war would be to send two divisions with backward equipment to France after three weeks of preparation . Additionally , fears were expressed in Whitehall if Britain went to war with Germany , then Japan , which since 1931 when Japanese had seized Manchuria from China had been making claims to be the only power in the Far East , might take advantage of the war to start seizing Britain 's Asian colonies . The British Foreign Secretary , Anthony Eden , discouraged military action by the French and was against any financial or economic sanctions against Germany , immediately meeting the French ambassador Charles Corbin to urge restraint on the French . Eden instead wanted Germany to pull out all but a symbolic number of troops , the number they said they were going to put in the first place , and then renegotiate . An additional factor that influenced British policy was the lack of the Dominion support . All of the Dominion High Commissioners in London , with South Africa and Canada being especially outspoken in this regard , made it quite clear that they would not go to war to restore the demilitarized status of the Rhineland , and that if Britain did so , she would be on her own . The American historian Gerhard Weinberg wrote that `` ... by 13 March that the British Dominions , especially the Union of South Africa and Canada , would not stand with England if war came . The South African government in particular was busy backing the German position in London and with the other Dominion governments '' . Both the South African Prime Minister General J . B. M. Hertzog and the Canadian Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King had to face domestic constituencies , respectively the Afrikaners and the French Canadians , many of whom had deep objections to fighting in another `` British war '' against Germany , and as such both Hertzog and Mackenzie King were staunch supporters of appeasement as the best way of avoiding such a war . Neither Hertzog nor Mackenzie King wished to have chose between loyalty to the British Empire vs. dealing with anti-British voters if war came . Ever since the Chanak Crisis of 1922 , Britain had been keenly conscious that Dominion support could no longer be automatically assumed , and remembering the huge role the Dominions had played in the victory of 1918 , could not consider fighting another major war without Dominion support . The British Foreign Office for its part expressed a great deal of frustration over Hitler 's action in unilaterally taking what London had proposed to negotiate . As a Foreign Office memo complained : `` Hitler has deprived us of the possibility of making to him a concession which might otherwise have been a useful bargaining counter in our hands in the general negotiations with Germany which we had it in contemplation to initiate '' . The Rhineland crisis completed the estrangement between Eden who believed that Hitler 's proposals in his speech of 7 March were the grounds for a `` general settlement '' with Germany , and Vansittart who argued that Hitler was negotiating in bad faith . Eden and Vansittart had already clashed during the Abyssinia Crisis with Eden supporting sanctions against Italy while Vansittart wanted Italy as an ally against Germany . Vansittart argued that there was no prospect of a `` general settlement '' with Hitler , and the best that could be done was to strengthen ties with the French in order to confront Germany . The Germanophobe Vansittart had always hated the Germans , and especially disliked the Nazis , whom he saw as a menace to civilization . Vansittart had supported Eden 's efforts to defuse the Rhineland crisis as British rearmament had only just began , but being an intense Francophile Vansittart urged the government to use the crisis as a chance to begin forming a military alliance with France against Germany . By the spring of 1936 , Vansittart had become convinced that a `` general settlement '' with Germany was not possible , and Hitler was seeking the conquest of the world . A Foreign Office official Owen O'Malley suggested that Britain give Germany a `` free hand in the East '' ( i.e . accept the German conquest of all Eastern Europe ) in exchange for a German promise to accept the status quo in Western Europe . Vansittart wrote in response that Hitler was seeking world conquest , and that to allow Germany to conquer all of Eastern Europe would give the `` Reich '' sufficient raw materials to make Germany immune to a British blockade , which would then allow the Germans to overrun Western Europe . Vansittart commented that to allow Germany to conquer Eastern Europe would `` lead to the disappearance of liberty and democracy in Europe '' . By contrast , Eden saw British interests as confined only to Western Europe , and did not share Vansittart 's beliefs about what Hitler 's ultimate intentions might be . Nor did Eden , the rest of the Cabinet or the majority of the British people share Vansittart 's conviction that Britain could not afford to be indifferent about Eastern Europe . In response to objections like Simon 's , the British ended the staff talks with the French five days after they had begun ; Anglo-French staff talks were not to occur again until February 1939 in the aftermath of the Dutch War Scare of January 1939 . Besides opposition within the cabinet , the Anglo-French staff talks generated furious criticism from David Lloyd George and the Beaverbrook and Rothermere press who fumed , as the `` Daily Mail '' put it in a leader , over `` military arrangements that will commit us to some war at the call of others '' . Furthermore , Hitler 's Extraordinary Ambassador-at-Large Joachim von Ribbentrop had warned Baldwin and Eden that Germany regarded the Anglo-French staff talks as a mortal threat , and any hope of a `` general settlement '' with Germany would end forever if the talks continued . However , the rather hazily phrased British statement linking British security to French `` sécurité '' was not disallowed out of the fear that it would irreparably damage Anglo-French relations , which as the British historian A. J. P. Taylor observed , meant should France become involved in a war with Germany , there would be at a minimum a strong moral case because of the statement of March 19 , 1936 for Britain to fight on the side of France . Until the statement by Neville Chamberlain on March 31 , 1939 offering the `` guarantee '' of Poland , there were no British security commitments in Eastern Europe beyond the Covenant of the League of Nations . However , because of the French alliance system in Eastern Europe , the so-called `` Cordon sanitaire '' , any German attack on France 's Eastern European allies would cause a Franco-German war , and because of the statement of March 19 , 1936 a Franco-German war would create strong pressure for British intervention on the side of France . This was all the more the case because unlike the Locarno , where Britain was committed to come to France 's defence only in the event of a German attack , the British statement of March 19 as part of an effort to be as vague as possible only stated Britain considered French security to be a vital national need , and did not distinguish between a German attack on France vs. France going to war with Germany in the event of a German attack on a member of the `` cordon sanitarie '' . Thus , in this way , the British statement of March 1936 offered not only a direct British commitment to defend France ( albeit phrased in exceedingly ambiguous language ) , but also indirectly to the Eastern European states of the `` cordon sanitaire '' . In this way , the British government found itself drawn into the Central European crisis of 1938 because the Franco-Czechoslovak alliance of 1924 meant any German-Czechoslovak war would automatically become a Franco-German war . It was because of this indirect security commitment that the British involved themselves in the Central European crisis of 1938 , despite the widespread feeling that the German-Czechoslovak dispute did not concern Britain directly . During a House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee meeting on 12 March , Winston Churchill , a backbench Conservative MP , argued for Anglo-French co-ordination under the League of Nations to help France challenge the remilitarization of the Rhineland , but this never happened . On 6 April Churchill said of the remilitarization , `` The creation of a line of forts opposite to the French frontier will enable the German troops to be economized on that line and will enable the main forces to swing round through Belgium and Holland '' , accurately predicting the Battle of France . Belgium . Since the leaders of Germany knew well that neither Britain nor France would violate Belgian neutrality , the declaration of Belgian neutrality effectively meant that there was no more danger of an Allied offensive in the West should Germany start another war as the Germans were now busy building the Siegfried Line along their border with France . By contrast , just as before 1914 , Germany 's leaders were all too willing to violate Belgian neutrality . Belgian neutrality meant there could be no staff talks between the Belgian military and those of other nations , which meant that when German forces invaded Belgium in 1940 , there were no plans whatsoever for coordinating the movement of Belgian forces with those of France and Britain , which gave the Germans a head-start in their offensive . Poland . Poland , announced that the Franco-Polish Military Alliance signed in 1921 would be honoured , although the treaty stipulated that Poland would aid France only if France was invaded . At the same time that Colonel Beck was assuring the French ambassador Léon Noël of his commitment to the Franco-Polish alliance and Poland 's willingness to stand with France , he was also telling the German ambassador Count Hans-Adolf von Moltke that since Germany was not planning on invading France , the Franco-Polish alliance would not come into effect and Poland would do nothing if France acted . Beck made a point of stressing to Moltke that Poland had not been allowed to sign Locarno and would not go to war for Locarno , and that as one of the architects of the German-Polish nonaggression pact of 1934 that he was a friend of the `` Reich '' . Beck told Moltke on 9 March that his promise to go to war with France was `` in practice , without effect '' because it only came into effect if German troops entered France . Weinberg wrote that Beck 's `` duplicity '' during the Rhineland crisis of telling the German and French ambassadors different things about what Poland would do `` … did nothing for Beck 's personal reputation and involved enormous risks … '' for Poland . Poland did agree to mobilize its forces if France did first , however they abstained from voting against the remilitarization in the Council of the League of Nations . United States . During the Rhineland crisis , the isolationist American government took a strict `` hands off '' policy of doing nothing . During the crisis , President Franklin D. Roosevelt went off on a `` diplomatically convenient '' extended fishing trip to Florida to avoid having to answer questions from journalists about what his administration planned to do in response to the crisis in Europe . The general sentiment within the U.S. government was expressed by Truman Smith , the American military attaché in Berlin who wrote that Hitler was seeking only to end French domination in Europe , and was not seeking to destroy France as a power . Smith 's report concluded : `` Versailles is dead . There may possibly be a German catastrophe and a new Versailles , but it will not be the Versailles which has hung like a dark cloud over Europe since 1920 '' . The Soviet Union . In public , the Soviet government took a strong line in denouncing the German coup as a threat to peace . At the same time the Soviet Foreign Commissar Maxim Litvinov was giving speeches before the General Assembly of the League of Nations praising collective security and urging the world to oppose Hitler 's coup , Soviet diplomats in Berlin were telling their counterparts at the `` Auswärtiges Amt '' of their desire for better commercial relations , which in turn might lead to better political relations . Just after the remilitarization , the Soviet Premier Vyacheslav Molotov gave an interview with the Swiss newspaper `` Le Temps '' hinting that the Soviet Union wanted better relations with Germany . In April 1936 , the Soviet Union signed a commercial treaty with Germany providing for expanded German-Soviet trade . A major problem for the Soviet Union to go to war with Germany was the lack of a common German-Soviet frontier , which would require both the Polish and Romanian governments to grant transit right to the Red Army . Despite their professed willingness to engage with the Wehrmacht , the Narkomindel tended to negotiate with the Poles and the Romanians over transit rights in the event of a war in such a manner to suggest that they wanted the talks to fail , suggesting that the Soviet hard line against Germany was just posturing . The Romanians and even more so the Poles expressed a great deal of fear that if the Red Army were allowed transit rights to enter their countries on the way to fight Germany that they would fail to leave once the war was over ; the Narkomindel failed to provide convincing reassurances on that point . League of Nations . When the Council of the League of Nations met in London , the only delegate in favour of sanctions against Germany was Maxim Litvinov , the representative of the Soviet Union . Though Germany was a no longer a member of the League , Ribbentrop was allowed to give a speech before the League Assembly on 19 March where he tried to justify Germany 's actions as something imposed on the `` Reich '' by the Franco-Soviet pact , and warned that there would be serious economic consequences for those states who voted to impose sanctions on Germany . By 1936 , a number of Eastern European , Scandinavian and Latin American countries whose economies were hard-pressed by the Great Depression had become very dependent upon trade with Germany to keep their economies afloat , which meant for economic reasons alone none of those states wished to offend Germany . President Federico Páez of Ecuador gave a speech in which he declared the idea of sanctions against the `` Reich '' to be `` nonsensical '' . At the time , the British Foreign Office estimated that Britain , France , Romania , Belgium , Czechoslovakia and the Soviet Union were the only nations in the entire world willing to impose sanctions on Germany . The Swedish , Danish , Norwegian , Polish , Dutch , Greek , Swiss , Turkish , Chilean , Estonian , Portuguese , Spanish , and Finnish ambassadors to the League all let it be known that they regarded sanctions on Germany as `` economic suicide '' for their countries . Mussolini , who was still angry with the League sanctions applied against Italy , made a speech in which he made it clear that he definitely would not be joining any sanctions against Germany for remilitarizing the Rhineland . In the fall of 1935 , Britain had been able to have the League impose limited sanctions on Italy , but by the later winter of 1936 , the idea of imposing sweeping sanctions on Germany—whose economy was four times the size of Italy 's , making Germany an `` economic octopus '' whose tentacles were everywhere around the world—was unthinkable for rest of the world . Moreover , for the sanctions to work , the United States had to join in . In 1935 , the American government had declared that as the U.S. was not a League member , it would not abide by the League sanctions on Italy , which was hardly a hopeful precedent for the idea that U.S. would join in with imposing sanctions on Germany . Argentina declared that it would vote for sanctions against Germany only if the United States promised to join in . The Council declared , though not unanimously , that the remilitarization constituted a breach of the Treaties of Versailles and Locarno . Hitler was invited to plan a new scheme for European security , and he responded by claiming he had `` no territorial claims in Europe '' and wanted a 25-year pact of non-aggression with Britain and France . However , when the British Government inquired further into this proposed pact , they did not receive a reply . Significance . The remilitarization changed the balance of power decisively in favor of the `` Reich '' . With the Rhineland remilitarized , Germany started the construction of the Siegfried Line , which meant that if Germany attacked any of the states in the `` cordon sanitaire '' , the ability of France to start an offensive against Germany in response to a German aggression against the states of the `` cordon sanitaire '' was henceforward limited . Such was the impact of the remilitarization on the balance of power that the Czechoslovak President Edvard Beneš seriously considered renouncing the alliance with France , and instead seeking a rapprochement with Germany , only abandoning that idea when it become clear that the price of a rapprochement with `` Reich '' would be the effective loss of his country 's independence . Likewise , King Carol II of Romania concluded that Romania might have to abandon its alliance with France , and instead accept that his country would have to move from being in the French sphere of influence to being in the German sphere of influence . When William C. Bullitt , the newly appointed American ambassador to France visited Germany in May 1936 , he met with Baron von Neurath . On 18 May 1936 , Bullitt reported to President Roosevelt that : `` Von Neurath said that it was the policy of the German government to do nothing active in foreign affairs until `` the Rhineland had been digested '' . He explained that he meant that until the German fortifications had been constructed on the French and Belgian borders , the German government would do everything possible to prevent rather than encourage an outbreak by Nazis in Austria and would pursue a quiet line with regard to Czechoslovakia . `` As soon as our fortifications are constructed and the countries of Central Europe realize that France can not enter German territory at will , all those countries will begin to feel very differently about their foreign policies and a new constellation will develop '' , he said '' . Between the 15–20 June 1936 , the chiefs of staff of the Little Entente of Czechoslovakia , Romania , and Yugoslavia met to discuss the changed international situation . They decided to maintain their present plans for a war with Hungary , but concluded that , with the Rhineland now remilitarized , there was little hope of effective French action in the event of a war with Germany . The meeting ended with the conclusion that there now were only two great powers in Eastern Europe , namely Germany and the Soviet Union , and the best that could be hoped for was to avoid another war that would almost certainly mean the loss of their nations ' independence , regardless of who won . Weinberg wrote that attitude of the entire German elite and much of the German people , that any new war would only benefit Germany and that ending the Rhineland 's demilitarized status could only be a good thing as it opened the door to starting a new war , was an extremely short-sighted , self-destructive and stupid attitude , even from a narrowly German viewpoint . Weinberg notes that Germany lost its independence in 1945 and lost far more territory under the Oder-Neisse line imposed in 1945 than it ever had under Versailles , together with millions of dead and the destruction of its cities . Thus , from the German viewpoint , the best thing to do would have been to accept Versailles rather than start a new war—one which ended with Germany being totally crushed , partitioned and occupied .
John Miers ( artist ) . John Miers ( 1756–1821 ) was the most famous profilist or painter of silhouettes in Britain . Career . Born in Leeds , he established a business first in Edinburgh , and operated in various Northern towns before setting up studios in The Strand , London around 1788 . Here he operated a very successful business recording customers profiles in `` 3 minute sittings '' . His miniatures were produced on ivory or plaster and feature delicate shading to show detail of the hair and clothes . The sitter 's face was recorded as a black silhouette . In 1785 , Miers writes on the back of one of his images promoting the process : “ preserves the most exact Symmetry and animated expression of the Features , much Superior to any other Method . Time of sitting one minute . N.B . He keeps the original Shades , and can supply those he has once taken with any number of Copies . Those who have Shades by them may have them reduced to any Size , and dress ’ d in the present taste. ” Miers specialty was painting unrelieved black on plaster . His name was first mentioned in the London Directory of 1792 . At the end of his life in 1821 , Miers is considered to have amassed 100,000 profiles in his studio . Personal life . Miers was well acquainted with Robert Burns as Burn 's described in a letter suggesting his friend Robert Ainslee sit for a profile painting by John Miers so that he can hang `` Lord Glencairn , the Dr. and you ( Ainslee ) , in trio , over my new chimney-piece that is to be . '' Burns had his own likeness profiled by the artist in 1787 .
John Mackay ( rugby league ) . John Mackay is a former rugby league player in the New South Wales Rugby League premiership . He played with Sydney club Eastern Suburbs in the years 1976 , 1978–1979 and 1983-1988 . He also played for the Newtown Jets from 1980-1982 . A Backrower , Mackay played in 94 first grade matches for Eastern Suburbs , and 21 for the Newtown Jets club . His son Shawn was a member of Easts Jersey Flegg ( U21 ) winning side in the 2002 season . His son died 6 April from an infection following a motor vehicle accident .
Submarine mines in United States harbor defense . The modern era of defending American harbors with controlled mines or submarine mines ( also called `` naval mines '' and originally referred to as `` torpedoes '' ) began in the post-Civil War period , and was a major part of US harbor defenses from circa 1900 to 1947 . Brief history . In 1866 , the United States Army Corps of Engineers established the Engineer School of Application at Willets Point , New York . The first commander of this School , Major Henry Larcom Abbot , was almost single-handedly responsible for designing and supervising the program of research and development that defined the strategy and tactics for the mine defense of American harbors . Abbot experimented with underwater explosives , fuzes , cabling , and electrical equipment for over a decade before publishing the first manuals on the use of mines in coast defense in 1876–77 . In 1886 the Endicott Board made its report on harbor defense , with sweeping recommendations for new minefield and gun defenses . This initiated a vast expansion in the building of modern forts , the installation of new guns , and the preparation of mine defenses at newly created Artillery Districts , designated Coast Defense Commands in 1913 , defending major seaports . Mines were planted at 28 harbors during the Spanish–American War , and many lessons were learned . In 1901 the responsibility for underwater mines shifted from the Corps of Engineers to the Artillery Corps , and was a founding responsibility of the Coast Artillery Corps in 1907 . From about 1900 until 1946 the mine defense program grew , until upwards of 10,000 controlled mines were maintained by the Coast Artillery Corps . In 1904 the first US Army mine planters were built , small vessels used to emplace and retrieve controlled mines . In July 1918 , the U.S. Army Mine Planter Service ( AMPS ) was established to maintain U.S. mine defenses , replacing civilian manning of the mine planters . In 1943 the buoyant mines were replaced with ground mines , which rested on the seabed . This was due to the deployment of minefields in World War II , which resulted in deep-draft ships fouling the mine cables while passing through deactivated minefields . General system description . Controlled mines were anchored to the bottom of a harbor , either sitting on the bottom itself ( ground mines ) or floating ( buoyant mines ) at depths which could vary widely , from about 20 to 250 feet ( 6–75 m ) . These mines were fired electrically through a vast network of underwater electrical cables at each protected harbor . Mines could be set to explode on contact or be triggered by the operator , based on reports of the position of enemy ships . The networks of cables terminated on shore in massive concrete bunkers called mine casemates ( see photo , below right ) , that were usually buried beneath protective coverings of earth . The mine casemate housed electrical generators , batteries , control panels , and troops that were used to test the readiness of the mines and to fire them when needed . The map of Boston Harbor 's mine fields ( below right ) shows the harbor mine defenses consisting of 30 groups of mines , with 19 mines per group . Each mine was normally loaded with of TNT . So in Boston 's case , a total of 57 tons of explosives guarded the harbor . Each protected harbor also maintained a small fleet of mine planters and tenders that were used to plant the mines in precise patterns , haul them back up periodically to check their condition ( or to remove them back to the shore for maintenance ) , and then plant them again . Each of these harbors also had on-shore facilities to store the mines ( called `` torpedo storehouses '' ) and the TNT used to fill them , rail systems to load and transport the mines ( which often weighed over each when loaded ) , and to test and repair the electrical cables . Fire control structures were also built that were used first to observe the mine-planting process and fix location of each mine and second to track attacking ships , reporting when specific mines should be detonated ( known as `` observed fire '' ) . The preferred method of using the mines was to set them to detonate a set period of time after they had been touched or tipped , avoiding the need for observers to spot each target ship . Control . Each mine casemate controlled about 150 to 300 mines ( depending on the harbor defended ) , arranged in groups of 19 . The mines in a group were generally laid about apart , in lines running across the channel being protected , with or less on either end of the line . This meant that one group of mines could protect a total distance of about . About of cable were required to connect one group of 19 mines to its distribution box , with the connecting cables radiating out from the box in a hub-and-spoke fashion . Actually , the distribution box was usually located well behind the line of mines , so the pattern looked more like a 19-armed candelabrum with the box at its base . If more groups of mines were needed , multiple mine casemates were generally built and equipped . For example , Boston had three mine casemates , with two originally at Fort Dawes on Deer Island ( northern channels ) and Fort Strong on Long Island ( southern channels ) . Later in World War II , Fort Strong 's mine casemate was deactivated and control of the southern mines passed to Fort Warren on Georges Island . The shore cable from the underwater distribution box of each mine group ran back to a cable hut on the shore near the mine casemate , and from there to the casemate itself , where it was connected to a mine control panel ( see photo at left , below ) . These panels were located in the casemate 's operating room , pictured at left-center in the plan shown at right . ( This is the plan of the Ft. Strong mine casemate , the one shown in the photo directly above it . ) In addition to these firing controls , the mine casemate contained one or more electric generators and a large bank of electric storage batteries . The generators produced direct current , which was used to signal the readiness of the mines . An interrupter was used to convert a portion of this current to AC which was used to fire the mines ; the distinct current supply was a safety feature . The casemate also had a number of telephone lines , keeping it in touch with remotely located mine observation and fire-control positions , with the mine commander , and with the gun batteries and searchlights that covered the mine fields . The casemate also contained switching and diagnostic equipment used to test cable integrity and the functionality of the individual and group mine detonation switches . For example , as the largest mine casemate in Boston Harbor controlled 15 mine groups ( 285 mines ) , it would have mounted 15 of these mine control panels , plus many more related rack-mount devices for controlling the casemate 's generators , inverters , and battery systems . Delayed contact fire was preferred because it was thought that the mine would first be dragged underneath the target and then fired after a few seconds ' delay , once it had had the chance to contact a more lightly protected portion of the target 's bottom . This type of fire required the casemate troops to hear the bell and see the accompanying signal light that indicated when a given mine was tipped , wait several seconds , and then throw the firing switch for that mine 's group into `` fire '' position to detonate the mine . In contact fire mode , each mine in the group was set to explode when contacted or tipped by a ship ; in observed fire mode , mines were fired in a fashion similar to that used under the fire control system for the coast artillery batteries defending the harbor : distant observers took bearings on targets though spotting telescopes , and these bearings were used to plot the target 's position . It was suggested that contact fire or delayed contact fire was most useful in situations when more than one enemy ship was approaching the mine field , or was approaching quite rapidly , which made observed fire more difficult , or under conditions of poor visibility . On the other hand , these types of fire made it much more dangerous for any friendly shipping that might be near the mine field . Maintenance . Extensive on-shore facilities , as well as a small fleet of mine-planting boats , supported each mine casemate . For Fort Strong in Boston Harbor , these facilities are illustrated in the map shown at right . The mine wharf was where mine planters tied up to load or unload their cargo of mines and connecting cable . This wharf was equipped with a heavy lifting crane . From the wharf , returning mines were carried by the mine tramway ( a rail system ) to the torpedo storehouse ( `` torpedo '' was an alternate term for `` mine '' ) . This storehouse was the largest building in the mine complex , and was used to store the mines , on large racks , when they had been pulled from the water for testing , repair , or storage ( for example , when peace had broken out ) . Loaded mines were also stored in the underground magazines of those gun batteries which were disarmed about 1925 , at the top of the bluff on the northern end of the fort . These magazines were reached by following the tramway off the map towards the lower left , where it ran up a gradual slope past the `` reservoir '' ( water tower ) . Another branch of the tramway lead to the loading room , where the TNT charges for the mines were loaded into or unloaded from the mines . A very small TNT storehouse was immediately adjacent to the loading room . Only one box of TNT – , or half of the load for an average mine – was supposed to be taken from this storehouse at a time for loading . Another branch of the tramway track lead to the cable tanks , large concrete tanks filled with seawater pumped from the harbor and used for insulation and conductivity testing of the many miles of electrical cable that were used for mine operations . The torpedo storehouse had its own smaller tanks that were used for submergence testing of the mine casings and their fuzes , which were inserted into the casings through watertight plugs . The mine casemate ( pictured in the photo above and in the plan drawing ) is also shown on the map . Its coordinates ( ) indicate the approximate center of the structure . All traces of the other mine facilities were destroyed by the City of Boston in the 1990s during the redevelopment of the northern end of the fort and its parade ground for use as a summer camp for city children .
Charles Moureu . François Charles Léon Moureu ( 19 April 1863 , in Mourenx – 13 June 1929 , in Biarritz ) was a French pharmacist and chemist . From 1884 to 1891 he studied at the École supérieure de Pharmacie in Paris , receiving his doctorate in physical sciences in 1893 . From 1891 to 1907 he worked as chief pharmacist at the Asiles de la Seine , during which time , he obtained his agrégation ( 1899 ) . From 1907 onward , he was a professor of chemical pharmacy at the École supérieure de Pharmacie in Paris , and in 1913 was named director of the laboratory of hydrological physical chemistry at the École pratique des hautes études . In 1917 he was appointed professor of organic chemistry at Collège de France . He was a member of the Académie Nationale de Médecine ( from 1907 ) , Académie des sciences ( 1911–29 ) and Académie nationale de pharmacie ( president 1913 ) . He is best known for his pioneer studies of antioxidants ; his research leading to the use of antioxidants in the rubber and vegetable oil industries . In 1893 he was the first to synthesize acrylonitrile .
Timothy Duke . Timothy Hugh Stewart Duke , FSA ( born 12 June 1953 ) is an officer of arms at the College of Arms in London . Career . Duke is the son of William Falcon Duke and his wife , Mary Cecile , `` née '' Jackson . He was educated at Uppingham School and then Fitzwilliam College , Cambridge , graduating with a BA degree and later proceeding to MA . He served as a research assistant at the College from 1981 , before he began his career as an officer of arms in 1989 when he was appointed Rouge Dragon Pursuivant of Arms in Ordinary . He held this position until 7 August 1995 , when he was appointed Chester Herald of Arms in Ordinary . He has been Norroy and Ulster King of Arms since 1 July 2014 . He became an Esquire of the Order of St John in 1988 , Honorary Secretary of the Harleian Society in 1994 , and in 2010 , was appointed Honorary Genealogist to the Order of St Michael and St George . In 2018 , Duke was elected a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London .
List of ambassadors of Antigua and Barbuda to the United States . The Antiguan Barbudan ambassador in Washington , D. C. is the official representative of the Government in St. John 's , Antigua and Barbuda to the Government of the United States and Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States .
Croatian Trade Union Association . The Croatian Trade Union Association ( HUS ) is a trade union centre in Croatia .
Aryeh Bibi . Aryeh Bibi ( , born 28 April 1943 ) is an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Kadima between 2009 and 2013 . Biography . Born in Baghdad in Iraq in 1943 , Bibi made aliyah to Israel in 1950 . He started his military service in the paratroopers brigade , later serving as commander of the Gaza Strip . He received a BA in the history of Israel . He joined Israel Police , and served as commanding officer of the Yarkon region and Jerusalem , head of the police 's general headquarters , and commissioner of the Israel Prison Service between 1993 and 1997 . He also chaired the country 's anti-drug authority and Lod 's temporary local council . Prior to the 2009 elections he was placed twenty-sixth on the Kadima list and entered the Knesset as the party won 28 seats . Shortly before the 2013 elections Bibi left Kadima to join Likud . He was placed 63rd on the joint Likud Yisrael Beiteinu list , losing his seat as the alliance won only 31 seats . Bibi currently lives in Petah Tikva , and is married with four children . He is the father of Moshik Bibi , the director of Kadima faction in the Knesset .
Juan María Solare . Juan María Solare ( born August 11 , 1966 ) is an Argentine composer and pianist . Education . Born in Buenos Aires , Argentina , Solare studied and received his diploma in piano ( María Teresa Criscuolo ) , composition ( Fermina Casanova , Juan Carlos Zorzi ) and conducting ( Mario Benzecry ) at the Conservatorio Nacional de Música Carlos López Buchardo . He also studied privately with Francisco Kröpfl . Between 1993 and 1996 he undertook postgraduate studies on Composition at the Musikhochschule in Cologne ( Germany ) under the guidance of Johannes Fritsch , Clarence Barlow , and Mauricio Kagel , in the frame of a scholarship of the German Academic Exchange Service ( DAAD ) . Between October 1997 and February 1999 , he did postgraduate studies with Helmut Lachenmann in Stuttgart . ( Between July 1998 and June 1999 he held a scholarship from the Heinrich-Strobel Foundation ( Baden-Baden ) . ) Between 1999 and 2001 studied electronic music with in Cologne , with diploma . From June 2001 until May 2002 he was composer in residence at the , Germany . In April 2005 he obtained the title `` Licenciado en Composición '' ( Master 's degree ) from the Instituto Universitario Nacional del Arte ( IUNA ) in Buenos Aires . Since 1993 he has regularly attended and participated in seminars given by Karlheinz Stockhausen . He passed the `` Konzertexamen '' ( master ) in electroacoustic composition at the Musikhochschule in Cologne on 5 December 2007 . Currently he is working on a PhD in music education at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid . Teaching positions . From 1986 until 1993 he taught harmony , morphology , and chamber music at the Conservatory of Tandil ( Argentina ) . Since January 2002 he has given piano lessons at the Musikschule Bremen ( Germany ) . Since October 2002 he has conducted the Orquesta No Típica , a chamber music group devoted to tango at the University of Bremen . Since October 2004 he has taught piano at the Hochschule für Künste Bremen . From December 2007 to April 2008 he was Assistant Professor at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid . Since 2008 he has taught New Music Theatre at the University of Bremen , where he conducts the Ensemble Kagel . He has given courses and lectures on contemporary music at the `` Institut für neue Musik und Musikerziehung '' ( Darmstadt ) , the Salzburg Experimental Academy of Dance ( SEAD ) , the Ateneo de Madrid , the Université permanente ( Nantes , France ) , and the Texas A & M University ( College Station , Texas ) . In addition , he teaches piano and composition privately , and has presented public seminars on tango music . Compositions . Solare has composed around 300 works , over half of them already performed . His pieces are broadcast regularly ( Radio Nacional de España , Deutsche Welle , Radio Bremen , Radiofabrik Salzburg , Radio Universitaria São Paulo , Westdeutscher Rundfunk ( WDR ) , Radio Berlin Brandenburg , Bayerischer Rundfunk ) . In 2002 he received a commission from the CDMC ( Centro para la Difusión de la Música Contemporánea , Madrid ) , in 2003 from the Kunststiftung NRW ( Düsseldorf ) ; in 2004 again from CDMC ( Spain ) and from the Landesmusikrat Bremen ( Bremen Music Council ) , in 2011 from Eva Espoleta ( Geneva ) . On 30 June 2004 his `` Concertango '' was premiered by the Orchestra of the Universität Bremen ( cond . : Susanne Gläß ) . Film music . Solare has also written music for internet animations , mainly for movies of the Catalan artist Nuria Juncosa . Pianist . His first professional recording as a pianist was in July 2006 in Geneva : together with the Saxophonist Eduardo Kohan he recorded the CD `` Tango Nómade '' . His first solo cd appeared in January 2010 : `` Tango Monologues '' . Recording ( `` digital only '' versions , as EP ) of his pieces `` Acuarelas junto al río inmóvil '' ( 2014 ) , `` Aphorismen '' ( 2014 ) , and `` Sechs kleine Klavierstücke '' von Arnold Schönberg ( 2014 ) . Juan María Solare also participated with Fifteen-Minutes-of-Fame , a concert performance series with Vox Novus Awards . His compositions have been awarded prizes and awards in Publications . Some of his works have been published by Dohr Verlag ( Cologne ) , Ricordi München ( Munich ) , and peermusic ( Hamburg ) . Beside his compositional and pianistic activities he also has written for diverse publications , such as the `` New Grove '' ( Solare 2001 ) , `` La Sibila '' Sevilla , `` Doce Notas '' and `` ABC '' Madrid , `` Pauta '' and `` L'Orfeo '' ( Mexico ) , `` Tempo '' ( UK ) , as well as for the radio stations Deutsche Welle and Südwestfunk ( SWF ) . About 30 of his 200 published articles ( mostly in Solare 's mother tongue , Spanish ) can be found online .
KDE Image Plugin Interface . KDE Image Plugin Interface ( usually abbreviated to Kipi or KIPI ) is an API that allows creation of application-independent image processing plugins in the KDE project .
Tilly Lauenstein . Tilly Lauenstein ( 1916–2002 ) was a German film and television actress .
Gabriel Rosati . Gabriel Rosati ( born August 4 , 1966 in Modena , Italy ) is an Italian-born musician . Rosati is a trumpeter , trombonist , composer , arranger , singer and versatile author of music books specializing in Afro-Cuban/Brazilian , jazz and film music styles . Gabriel `` Oscar '' Rosati is author of many publications for : MEL BAY PUBL . ) ADG PRODUCTIONS , COLIN , DORN , CARISCH , CURCI ED . and MUSIC MINUS ONE . Since 2010 he has been lead trumpet and jazz soloist for several recording artists in the Los Angeles area . Touring Brazil with Manoel Cruz Trio , producing film music scores and performing jazz festivals across Europe . Between 2002 and 2009 played in numerous eventsin between California , Latin America and Miami area . Priorly , after finishing the academic studies he performed nationally since 1986 with Fred Bongusto , Sergio Cammariere , Renzo Arbore , Pino Daniele , Vinicio Capossela . Later from 1991 in the United States with greats such as : Billy Preston , Santana , Malo , Os Originais do Samba , John Lee Hooker , Oreste Vilatos , John Handy , Bob Mintzer , the Checkmates , Rique Pantoja , Sonora Dinamita , Sonora Santanera , Mariachi Universal in Miami , Angel Lebron , Ismael Miranda etc.. Opening act for three months at the Osaka Ritz Carlton Hotel with his own Jazz group , ( June–September 1997 ) . Also he organized in Italy a `` Perez Prado All Star '' concerts series with some of the original members ( 1997 ) . Gabriel was featured with his own original CD Play-Along `` BRAZILATAFRO PROJECT '' on `` Jazz Player '' magazine ( June/July '99 ) , Rosati has directed and recorded 19 Cds of his own since 1991 . He has been a teacher of workshops and master classes since 2000 at the Las Vegas Performing Arts , Miami Wallflower Gallery , Calstate University of Los Angeles , Fullerton College , Polytechnic in Long Beach .
Justin Yeo . Justin Yeo ( born in Dubbo , New South Wales ) is an Australian former professional rugby league player for the North Sydney Bears and the Balmain Tigers in the National Rugby League competition . Justin left the Balmain Tigers when they merged with Western Suburbs Magpies and returned to captain coach Dubbo CYMS in Group 11 of the New South Wales Country Rugby League . Yeo 's son Isaah plays for the Penrith Panthers . As a child , Justin Yeo faked not liking his fathers home cooked rissoles forcing his family to provide regular succulent T-bones be cooked especially for himself only . This was a cause of great angst for his fellow siblings who still wear these mental scars to this day .
Peugeot Type 63 . The Peugeot Type 63 is an early motor car designed by Armand Peugeot and produced by the French auto-maker Peugeot at their Audincourt plant in 1904 . 136 were produced , divided between shorter wheelbase Type 63As and longer wheelbase Type 63Bs . The car was seen by some as a belated replacement for the company ’ s Type 36 , intended as a mid-range car , but with more interior space than most competitor vehicles . Nevertheless , with a wheel-base on the Type 63A and on the Type 63B , the Type 63 was substantially longer . The Type 63 was propelled using a parallel twin cylinder 1,078 cc four stroke engine , mounted ahead of the driver . A maximum of of power was delivered to the rear wheels by means of a rotating drive-shaft . Body types offered included an open carriage Tonneau format body , what would subsequently become known as a Torpedo body and a Coupé-Limousine which at that time was a body style resembling a small closed carriage but with an engine instead of horses .
Luray , Eure-et-Loir . Luray is a commune in the Eure-et-Loir department in northern France .
Hasti . `` Hasti '' ( ) is a 1993 Bollywood film directed by Ashok Gaekwad and produced by Sandeep D. Shinde . It stars Jackie Shroff , Naseeruddin Shah , Nagma and Varsha Usgaonkar in pivotal roles . Plot . Narang is an accomplished and wealthy industrialist who lives with his daughter , Neena , in a palatial home . His daughter is now of marriageable age , and he would like her to marry his associate , Bhisham 's , son , Vicky . But Neena is in love with a much poorer man named Jaikishan , alias Jaggu . When Neena informs her father that she would like to marry Jaggu , he summons Jaggu 's mom , Shanti , and instantly recognizes her from his questionable past . He belittles her , humiliates her and asks her to leave his house . When Jaggu finds out he goes to meet Narang , and asks him to change his decision , but he too gets insulted , and is asked to leave , never to see nor speak to Neena again . Jaggu promises him that he will return within one year and by that time he will be even more wealthy than Narang . Jaggu befriends a homeless man named Vishal and together they set forth to meet Jaggu 's deadline . Things are going pretty well for Jaggu , as he has been able to get a sizable loan from a bank , and has started his own construction business . This success has got him enemies , and one day someone places a bomb in his car . Jaggu survives , but is critically wounded and in need of blood . His blood group is the same as that of Vishal - but Vishal refuses to give any blood to save Jaggu . Shanti is shocked and appalled at this , and sets forth to find out why her son 's closest friend refuses to help him in this dire time of need .
Edward Alexander Preble . Edward Alexander Preble ( born in Somerville , Massachusetts on June 11 , 1871 ; died October 4 , 1957 ) was an American naturalist and conservationist . He is noted for work in studying birds and mammals of the Pacific Northwest . He also acted as an editor for nature magazines . In 1908 , Preble published a report on the natural history of the Athabaska-Mackenzie region , or `` Boreal America '' . This monograph was based his two expeditions , in 1901 and again in 1903-4 , with the U.S . Biological Survey . In 1907 , Preble and Ernest Thompson Seton discovered the remains of a wolf pack near a long abandoned cabin at the Great Slave Lake in Canada . The two verified the claim of the American frontiersman Charles `` Buffalo '' Jones , who a full decade earlier in 1897-1898 had traveled to the Arctic Circle in an attempt to capture live musk oxen . Jones had claimed that he and his party shot and fended off the hungry wolves from inside their cabin .
Paul Bley discography . This is the discography for Canadian jazz musician Paul Bley . As sideman . With Jakob Bro With Don Ellis With Satoko Fujii With Jimmy Giuffre and Steve Swallow With Sonny Rollins With Marion Brown With Charlie Haden With Lee Konitz with Mario Pavone With John Surman
Charles Tufton , 10th Earl of Thanet . Charles Tufton , 10th Earl of Thanet ( 10 September 1770 – 20 April 1832 ) was an English nobleman . He became Earl of Thanet on 24 January 1825 , on the death of his elder brother Sackville Tufton , 9th Earl of Thanet . He was hereditary High Sheriff of Westmorland from 1825 to 1832 . He died 20 April 1832 , aged 61 . The title passed to his brother Henry Tufton , 11th Earl of Thanet
RV Knorr . RV `` Knorr '' was a research vessel formerly owned by the U.S. Navy and operated by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution for the U.S. research community in coordination with and as a part of the University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System ( UNOLS ) fleet . On March 14 , 2016 , `` Knorr '' was officially transferred to the Mexican Navy and renamed `` Rio Tecolutla '' . She was replaced at Woods Hole by the `` RV Neil Armstrong '' . `` Knorr '' is best known as the ship that supported researchers in 1985 as they discovered the wreck of the RMS `` Titanic '' . R/V `` Knorr '' ( AGOR-15 ) has traveled more than a million miles—the rough equivalent of two round trips to the Moon or forty trips around the Earth . Her sister ship is the RV `` Melville '' . History . R/V `` Knorr '' was named in honor of Ernest R. Knorr , a distinguished hydrographic engineer and cartographer who was appointed Chief Engineer Cartographer of the U.S. Navy Hydrographic office in 1860 . Chief Engineer Knorr was one of the leaders of the Navy ’ s first systematic charting and surveying effort from 1860 to 1885 . She was launched in 1968 at the Defoe Shipbuilding Company in Bay City , Michigan , `` Knorr '' was delivered to Woods Hole in 1970 . For her early life , she had Voith-Schneider propellers . In 1985 , she was part of the joint French-American Team that discovered the wreck of the RMS `` Titanic '' , and was the ship to actually discover the site . As opposed to the traditional method of sonar , this was accomplished by towing the ROV `` Argo '' over the seafloor to search for debris . She was completely overhauled between 1989 and 1991 adding of length to her midsection . The ship has anti-roll tanks and an ice-strengthened bow enabling her to work in all of the world ’ s oceans . She can take a crew of 22 and a scientific party of 34 to sea for as long as 60 days . `` Knorr '' was designed to accommodate a wide range of oceanographic tasks , with two instrument hangars and eight scientific work areas ; a fully equipped machine shop ; three oceanographic winches ; and two cranes . `` Knorr '' is equipped with sophisticated navigation and satellite communication systems , as well as a dynamic positioning system that allows the ship to move in any direction and to maintain a fixed position in high winds and rough seas . In 2005–2006 , the ship was refitted to support a new “ long-coring ” system that can extract plugs of ancient sediments from the sea floor . Weighing nearly 25,000 pounds , the new piston-coring system is the longest in the U.S. research fleet ( twice as long as existing systems ) . `` Knorr '' and its long-corer will allow scientists to sample deep , ancient sediments that are rich with historical information about the ocean and climate . It was announced on December 4 , 2014 that the research vessel `` Knorr '' is being decommissioned after more than 40 years as the workhorse of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution research fleet . It was transferred to the Mexican Navy in 2016 , and is scheduled to be replaced by a new $ 74 million research vessel , the RV `` Neil Armstrong '' . Specifications . Ownership : Title held by U.S. Navy ; Operated under charter agreement with Office of Naval Research Other Features : Two instrument hangars , fully equipped machine shop , dynamic-positioning system , four transducer wells , one rigid-hull inflatable rescue/work boat
Musical temperament . In musical tuning , a temperament is a tuning system that slightly compromises the pure intervals of just intonation to meet other requirements . Most modern Western musical instruments are tuned in the equal temperament system . `` Tempering is the process of altering the size of an interval by making it narrower or wider than pure . A temperament is any plan that describes the adjustments to the sizes of some or all of the twelve fifth intervals in the circle of fifths so that they accommodate pure octaves and produce certain sizes of major thirds . '' Temperament is especially important for keyboard instruments , which typically allow a player to play only the pitches assigned to the various keys , and lack any way to alter pitch of a note in performance . Historically , the use of just intonation , Pythagorean tuning and meantone temperament meant that such instruments could sound `` in tune '' in one key , or some keys , but would then have more dissonance in other keys . The development of well temperament allowed fixed-pitch instruments to play reasonably well in all of the keys . The famous `` Well-Tempered Clavier '' by Johann Sebastian Bach takes full advantage of this breakthrough , with pieces written in all 24 major and minor keys . However , while unpleasant intervals ( such as the wolf interval ) were avoided , the sizes of intervals were still not consistent between keys , and so each key still had its own character . This variation led in the 18th century to an increase in the use of equal temperament , in which the frequency ratio between each pair of adjacent notes on the keyboard was made equal , allowing music to be transposed between keys without changing the relationship between notes . What temperament is . `` Temperament '' refers to the various tuning systems for the subdivision of the octave , '' the four principal tuning systems being Pythagorean tuning , just intonation , mean-tone temperament , and equal temperament . In `` just intonation '' , every interval between two pitches corresponds to a whole number ratio between their frequencies , allowing intervals varying from the highest consonance to highly dissonant . For instance , 660 Hz / 440 Hz ( a ratio of 3:2 ) constitutes a fifth , and 880 Hz / 440 Hz ( 2:1 ) an octave . Such intervals ( termed `` just '' ) have a stability , or purity to their sound , when played simultaneously ( assuming they are played using timbres with harmonic partials ) . If one of those pitches is adjusted slightly to deviate from the just interval , a trained ear can detect this change by the presence of `` beats '' , which are periodical oscillations in the note 's intensity . If , for example , two sound signals with frequencies that vary just by 0.5 Hz are played simultaneously , both signals are out of phase by a very small margin , creating the periodical oscillations in the intensity of the final sound ( caused by the superposition of both signals ) with a repetition period of 2 seconds ( following the equation `` Tr=1/Δf '' , `` Tr '' being the period of repetition and `` Δf '' being the difference in frequencies between both signals ) , because the amplitude of the signals is only in phase , and therefore has a maximum superposition value , once every period of repetition . Acoustic physics . When a musical instrument with harmonic overtones is played , the ear hears a composite waveform that includes a fundamental frequency ( e.g. , 440 Hz ) and those overtones ( 880 Hz , 1760 Hz , etc . ) —a series of just intervals . The waveform of such a tone ( as pictured on an oscilloscope ) is characterized by a shape that is complex compared to a simple ( sine ) waveform , but remains periodic . When two tones depart from exact integer ratios , the shape waveform becomes erratic—a phenomenon that may be described as destabilization . As the composite waveform becomes more erratic , the consonance of the interval also changes . Temperament in music . Tempering an interval involves the deliberate use of such minor adjustments ( accepting the related destabilization ) to enable musical possibilities that are impractical using just intonation . The most widely known example of this is the use of equal temperament to address problems of older temperaments , allowing for consistent tuning of keyboard and fretted instruments and enabling musical composition in , and modulation among , the various keys . Meantone temperament . Before Meantone temperament became widely used in the Renaissance , the most commonly used tuning system was Pythagorean tuning . Pythagorean tuning was a system of just intonation that tuned every note in a scale from a progression of pure perfect fifths . This was quite suitable for much of the harmonic practice until then ( `` See : Quartal harmony '' ) , but in the Renaissance , musicians wished to make much more use of Tertian harmony . The major third of Pythagorean tuning differed from a just major third by an amount known as syntonic comma , which musicians of the time found annoying . Their solution , laid out by Pietro Aron in the early 16th century , and referred to as meantone temperament ( or quarter-comma meantone temperament ) , was to `` temper '' the interval of a perfect fifth slightly narrower than in just intonation , and then proceed much like Pythagorean tuning , but using this tempered fifth instead of the just one . With the correct amount of tempering , the syntonic comma is removed from its major thirds , making them just . This compromise , however , leaves all fifths in this tuning system with a slight beating . However , because a sequence of four fifths makes up one third , this beating effect on the fifths is only one quarter as strong as the beating effect on the thirds of Pythagorean tuning , which is why it was considered a very acceptable compromise by Renaissance musicians . Pythagorean tuning also had a second problem , which meantone temperament does not solve , which is the problem of modulation ( `` see below '' ) , which is restricted because both have a broken circle of fifths . A series of 12 just fifths as in Pythagorean tuning does not return to the original pitch , but rather differs by a Pythagorean comma , which makes that tonal area of the system more or less unusable . In meantone temperament , this effect is even more pronounced ( the fifth over the break in the circle is known as the Wolf interval , as its intense beating was likened to a `` howling '' ) . The use of 53 equal temperament provides a solution for the Pythagorean tuning , and 31 equal temperament for the Meantone . Well temperament and equal temperament . Just intonation has the problem that it can not modulate to a different key ( a very common means of expression throughout the common practice period of music ) without discarding many of the tones used in the previous key , thus for every key to which the musician wishes to modulate , the instrument must provide a few more strings , frets , or holes for him or her to use . When building an instrument , this can be very impractical . Well temperament is the name given to a variety of different systems of temperament that were employed to solve this problem , in which some keys are more in tune than others , but all can be used . This phenomenon gives rise to infinite shades of key-colors , which are lost in the modern standard version : 12-tone equal temperament ( 12-TET ) . Unlike meantone temperament , which alters the fifth to `` temper out '' the syntonic comma , 12-TET tempers out the Pythagorean comma , thus creating a cycle of fifths that repeats itself exactly after 12 steps . This allowed the intervals of tertian harmony , thirds and fifths , to be fairly close to their just counterparts ( the fifths almost imperceptibly beating , the thirds a little milder than the syntonic beating of Pythagorean tuning ) , while permitting the freedom to modulate to any key and by various means ( e.g . `` common-tone '' and `` enharmonic '' modulation , `` see modulation '' ) . This freedom of modulation also allowed substantial use of more distant harmonic relationships , such as the Neapolitan chord , which became very important to Romantic composers in the 19th century .
Small farm . The definition of a small farm has varied over time and by country . Agricultural economists have analyzed the distinctions among farm sizes since the field 's inception . Traditional agricultural economic theory considered small farms inefficient , a stance that began to be challenged in the 1950s . An overview of research published by the World Bank in 1998 indicated that the productivity of small farms often exceeded that of larger ones . United States . Several definitions of the term have been formulated in legislation . In 1977 the US Congress , via the Food and Agriculture Act of 1977 , defined a small farm as one with sales under $ 20,000 . At the time these comprised 70 % of farms in the US . The Act sponsored additional research on small farming operations by US land grant universities and their extension services and mandated that an annual report on these activities be issued by the US Secretary of Agriculture . A 1997 study by the United States Small Farms Commission defined small farms as those with less than $ 250,000 in gross receipts annually on which day-to-day labor and management are provided by the farmer and/or the farm family that owns the production , or owns or leases the productive assets . In 2000 , such farms accounted for about 90 % of the more than 2.1 million U.S. farms , but only about 40 % of U.S. farm production . The concentration of production on fewer and larger operations is a longstanding concern among some segments of the agricultural community . Others view these changes as inevitable , and even necessary to maintain the efficiency and competitiveness of the sector . Technology for small farmers . Many farmers are upset by their inability to fix the new types of high-tech farm equipment . This is due mostly to companies using intellectual property law to prevent farmers from having the legal right to fix their equipment ( or gain access to the information to allow them to do it ) . This has encouraged groups such as Open Source Ecology and Farm Hack to begin to make open source agricultural machinery . European Union . Debate concerning the role of small farms within the European Union is ongoing . As of 2009 , it had not established a formal definition of the term that could be used in its Common Agricultural Policy , although public perception of their possible benefits has led to requests for further studies from the European Commission .
Lennoxlove House . Lennoxlove House is a historic house set in woodlands half a mile south of Haddington in East Lothian , Scotland . The house comprises a 15th-century tower , originally known as Lethington Castle , and has been extended several times , principally in the 17th , 19th and 20th centuries . The house is protected as a category A listed building , and is described by Historic Scotland as `` one of Scotland 's most ancient and notable houses . '' The wooded estate is included on the Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes in Scotland , the national listing of significant gardens . It is now the seat of the Duke of Hamilton and Brandon . History . The lands of Lethington were acquired by Robert Maitland of Thirlestane in 1345 . The Maitland family constructed the earliest part of the building , the L-plan tower house at the south-west of the building . Mary of Guise stayed at Lethington in 1548 when she came to see Haddington with Piero Strozzi . The following year it was burned by the English troops who were then occupying Haddington . Prominent members of the Maitland family included the poet Richard Maitland ( 1496–1586 ) , his son William Maitland of Lethington ( 1525–1573 ) , Secretary of State to Mary , Queen of Scots , and his son James Maitland of Lethington ( b.1568 ) . It was then acquired by his uncle , John Maitland , 1st Lord Maitland of Thirlestane ( 1537–1595 ) , it was said in an underhanded manner . Sir John Scot of Scotstarvet , writing in the seventeenth century , commented thus : `` Yet the conquest he made of the barony of Liddington [ Lethington ] from his brother 's son , James Maitland , was not thought lawful nor conscientious . '' James Maitland had become a Catholic and was obliged to leave Scotland . The coach house was built around 1676 , to designs by Sir William Bruce . Lethington remained in the Maitland family until after the death of John Maitland , 1st Duke of Lauderdale in 1682 . Lennoxlove . The property was purchased by the trustees of Frances Teresa Stuart , Duchess of Richmond and Lennox following her death in 1702 for the benefit of her `` neare and deare kinsman the said Walter Stuart '' . Walter Stuart was the eldest son of Alexander , 5th Lord Blantyre , and was to become the 6th Lord Blantyre on the death of his father in 1704 . The Duchess had stipulated that the property be called `` Lennox 's Love to Blantyre '' , this was subsequently shortened to Lennoxlove . It remained in the ownership of the Blantyre-Stewarts for almost two centuries . When the 12th Lord Blantyre died in 1900 without male heirs , the property passed into the ownership of his daughter , Ellen Stewart , and her husband Sir David Baird , 3rd Baronet of Newbyth , Prestonkirk . Their younger son , Major William Baird , commissioned the architect Sir Robert Lorimer to oversee extensive refurbishment of the house in 1912 . Lennoxlove is now the seat of the Dukes of Hamilton , having been purchased by the 14th Duke in 1946 . It is open to the public during the summer , accommodates corporate events and weddings , and can be rented privately by groups . Lennoxlove Book Festival . This festival was started in November 2009 , and it is being continued in November 2010 . Art collection . Lennoxlove is home to one of Scotland 's most important collections of portraits , including works by Anthony van Dyck , Canaletto , Sir Peter Lely , Sir Godfrey Kneller , Sir Henry Raeburn , and others . It also houses important pieces of furniture , porcelain and other fine artefacts , many of which came from the now demolished Hamilton Palace in Lanarkshire . The collections include the Boulle cabinet given to the Duchess by King Charles II and a silver jewellery box that belonged to Mary , Queen of Scots , that purportedly held the Casket letters showing her complicity in the murder of Lord Darnley , together with her death mask . There is also the map and compass carried by Rudolf Hess , Adolf Hitler 's deputy , who flew to Scotland in 1941 on a mission to involve the 14th Duke of Hamilton in helping negotiate peace between Britain and Germany . The very rare and important 17-piece Lennoxlove toilet service in silver-gilt can now be seen in the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh . It was discovered in its custom travelling-case in a tower room of the house shortly after it changed hands in 1900 . It was made in Paris , almost certainly for Frances Teresa Stuart , Duchess of Richmond and Lennox ( 1647-1702 ) . The pieces come from a number of different makers and years , and the service was assembled around 1672 .
Charcoal burner . A Charcoal burner is someone whose occupation is to manufacture charcoal . Traditionally this is achieved by carbonising wood in a charcoal pile or kiln . As an occupation it has almost died out in the first world countries . Charcoal burning is one of the oldest human crafts . The knowledge gained from this industry still contributes to the solution of energy problems today . Due to its historical and cultural importance , charcoal burning and tar distilling were incorporated in December 2014 into the register of the Intangible Cultural Heritage in Germany by the `` Kultusministerkonferenz '' . Medieval charcoal burners . Since the Iron Age , high temperatures have had to be produced for iron smelting , for glassmaking and for the working of precious metals . Charcoal has been used to do this for centuries and , in order to produce it , entire forests were felled . With the increasing use of stone coal from the 18th century , the charcoal burning industry declined . Even in ancient times , charcoal was manufactured in kilns . Logs were arranged in a conical heap ( a charcoal kiln or pile ) around posts , a fire shaft was made using brushwood and wood chips and covered with an airtight layer of grass , moss and earth . The pile was ignited inside the fire shaft and , at a temperature of between 300 and 350 °C , the carbonization process began . The process took six to eight days - in large kilns several weeks - during which time the charcoal burner had to control the draught ( by piercing small holes and resealing them ) , being careful neither to allow the pile to go out nor let it go up in flames . By observing the smoke exiting the kiln , the charcoal burner could assess the state of the carbonization process . If the smoke was thick and gray , the wood was still raw ; thin , blue smoke indicated good carbonization . In earlier times , charcoal burners led an austere , lonely life . They had to live near the kiln , usually in a charcoal burner 's hut ( `` Köhlerhütte '' or `` Köte '' in Germany , Austria and Switzerland ) . During the Middle Ages , charcoal burners were ostracised . Their profession was considered dishonourable and they were frequently accused of evil practices . Even today there is a certain denigration of this former occupation . In the German language to have a charcoal burner 's faith ( `` Köhlerglauben '' ) is to have blind faith in something . That aside , the continuing requirement to keep the kiln at the right temperature in all weathers meant that the job must have been arduous , lonely and , at times , dangerous . Modern . Charcoal burning is still carried out commercially in parts of the world . It is rare in Europe , but still practised in Romania , Poland , and Switzerland . Other places where it is still common are the tropical rain forests of South America and Africa . Even in the 20th century , charcoal burners in remote areas like the Harz Mountains and the Thuringian Forest , still used 's , a large contraption of beechwood boards , used as alarm and signal device . This is commemorated in the name of a mountain ridge in the Harz , called `` Hillebille '' . Today the tradition of this old craft is mainly preserved in clubs and societies . The best known are the European Charcoal Burners ' Society ( `` Europäische Köhlerverein '' ) and the Glasofen Charcoal Burners ' Society ( `` Köhlerverein Glasofen '' ) . In popular culture . The Charcoal Burner has tales to tell . And the sun comes slanting between the trees
List of political career biographies . Australia . Richard Casey : Minister for Foreign Affairs 1951-1960 Ben Chifley : Prime Minister 1945-1949 Sir Robert Menzies : Prime Minister 1939-1941 ; 1949-1966 Graham Richardson : Senator 1983-1994 Gough Whitlam : Prime Minister 1972-1975 U.S . Cabinet . Albright , Madeleine : Secretary of State under President Bill Clinton , 1997-2001 Brown , Ron : Secretary of Commerce under President Bill Clinton , 1993-1996 Byrnes , James F. : Secretary of State under President Harry Truman , 1945-1947 Connally , John : Secretary of the Treasury under President Richard Nixon , 1971-1972 Dulles , John Foster : Secretary of Defense under President Dwight D. Eisenhower , 1953-1959 Forrestal , James : Secretary of Defense under President Harry Truman , 1947-1949 Johnson , Louis : Secretary of Defense under President Harry Truman , 1949-1950 Kissinger , Henry : Secretary of State under Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford , 1973-1977 Marshall , George C. : Secretary of State , 1947-1949 , and Secretary of Defense , 1950-1951 , under President Harry Truman McNamara , Robert : Secretary of Defense under Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson , 1961-1968 O'Neill , Paul : Secretary of the Treasury under President George W. Bush , 2001-2002 Rumsfeld , Donald : Secretary of Defense under President George W. Bush , 2001-present Vance , Cyrus : Secretary of State under President Jimmy Carter , 1977-1980 U.S. Supreme Court . Blackmun , Harry : 98th Supreme Court Justice , 1970-1994 Marshall , Thurgood : 96th Supreme Court Justice , 1967-1991 O'Connor , Sandra Day : 102nd Supreme Court Justice , 1981-2006 Scalia , Antonin : 103rd Supreme Court Justice , 1986-present Souter , David : 105th Supreme Court Justice , 1990-present Thomas , Clarence : 106th Supreme Court Justice , 1991-present
Bryan Bennett . Bryan Alton Bennett ( born March 6 , 1992 ) is an American football quarterback who is currently a member of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League ( CFL ) . He played college football for Southeastern Louisiana University , and signed with the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent in 2015 . He has also been a member of the Saskatchewan Roughriders . Early life . Bennett was born in Los Angeles , California to Brian and Shyhra Bennett . He also has two sisters named Kristina and Hailey . College career . Bennett committed to the Oregon Ducks on June 18 , 2009 where he continued to play until he later transferred to Southeastern Louisiana . Indianapolis Colts . Bennett signed with the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent on May 4 , 2015 until he was released during final roster cuts on September 5 , 2015 . Winnipeg Blue Bombers . He was later signed to the practice roster by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on October 22 , 2015 . Saskatchewan Roughriders . On November 28 , 2016 , Bennett signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders ( CFL ) . During the Riders 2017 training camp Bennett battled former NFL quarterback Vince Young and Canadian Brandon Bridge for the backup quarterback position behind veteran Kevin Glenn . Bennet was released by the Roughriders on June 17 , 2017 , as the team trimmed its roster down for the start of the season . Winnipeg Blue Bombers ( II ) . Bennett returned to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers when he signed with the team on May 24 , 2018 , at the start of training camp .
Hiley Edwards . John Hiley Edwards ( 10 March 1951 – 8 November 2009 ) was an English cricketer . Edwards was a left-handed batsman . He played for and later captained Devon County Cricket Club , leading the county to their first cup final at Lord 's in 1991 . Early life . Edwards was born at Newton Abbot , Devon . He was educated at Watcombe County Primary School before starting his secondary education at Torquay Boys ' Grammar School . At school he was a junior table tennis champion . He learnt his cricket at local club Cockington Corinthians Cricket Club in 1965 , before moving to Torquay Cricket Club , who he spent 17 seasons with , scoring over 16,000 runs in the process . County career . In 1974 , Edwards made his debut for Devon against the Somerset Second XI in the Minor Counties Championship . This marked the start of an 18-year association with the county . Throughout the course of his career with Devon , Edwards played 86 Minor Counties Championship matches , scoring nearly 2,700 runs . His final Championship match came in 1991 against Cheshire . In 1984 , Edwards played his first MCCA Knockout Trophy match , in what was the tournaments inaugural season , against Cornwall . From 1984 to 1991 , he represented the county in 17 Trophy matches , the last of which came against Staffordshire in the final of the 1991 MCCA Trophy at Lord 's which Devon lost by 4 wickets . As well as playing Minor counties cricket for Devon , Edwards also appeared in List A cricket for them when the county was permitted to take part in the domestic one-day competition which involved the first-class counties . His List A debut came against Warwickshire in the 1st round of the 1985 NatWest Trophy . From 1985 to 1991 , he represented the county in 6 List A matches , the last of which came against Essex . In the 6 List A match he played , he scored 52 runs at a batting average of 10.40 , with a high score of 22* . Edwards captained Devon between 1985 and 1991 , being replaced the following season by Nick Folland . He continued to play club cricket for Paignton Cricket Club , until hanging up his gloves in 1995 . Outside cricket . When not playing for Devon , Edwards worked his entire life in the travel industry . He started working for Renwicks Group based in Paignton and later worked for Lunn Poly , where he became a regional manager . Edwards played rugby union at amateur level for Torquay RFC , Newton Abbot RFC and Totnes RFC . He also played football at an amateur level for St Marychurch Spurs and Sunday pub side Coombe Cellars F.C.. Later life . In 1997 , Edwards was diagnosed with a brain tumor , which led to a gradual decline in his health . On 8 November 2009 he succumbed to disease following a sudden decline in his health . He was survived by his wife of 33 years and his two sons , one of whom played Minor Counties cricket for Devon in 2002 . He was also survived by his brothers , Christopher , who also played List A cricket for Devon , and Paul , who played semi-professional football for Bideford . Edwards ' funeral took place at Upton Vale Baptist Church in Torquay .
Teenage Head ( Flamin ' Groovies album ) . `` Teenage Head '' is the third studio album by the American rock band Flamin ' Groovies , released in March 1971 by Kama Sutra Records . Released the same year as the Rolling Stones ' classic album `` Sticky Fingers '' , Mick Jagger reportedly noticed the similarities between the albums and thought the Flamin ' Groovies did the better take on the theme of classic blues and rock 'n roll revisited in a modern context . Track listing . All songs written by Cyril Jordan and Roy A. Loney except where noted .
John Cahill ( footballer ) . John Cahill ( born 27 April 1940 ) is a former Australian rules football player and coach . During his illustrious career he played football for the Port Adelaide , and coached Port Adelaide , West Adelaide , South Adelaide in the South Australian National Football League ( SANFL ) and in the Victorian Football League ( VFL ) and in the Australian Football League ( AFL ) . The Port Adelaide Football Club honoured Cahill by naming the award for the club 's best and fairest player the John Cahill Medal . Port Adelaide career . Cahill played 264 matches for Port Adelaide and 29 state matches for South Australia from 1958 to 1973 . He captained Port Adelaide from 1967 to 1973 and skippered South Australia in 1969 and 1970 . Coaching career . After retiring , Cahill took up coaching . Starting with Port Adelaide , he would lead the club to 10 premierships in the SANFL ( 1977 , 1979–81 , 1988–90 , 1992 , 1994–95 ) . Cahill spent two seasons at the Collingwood Football Club in the VFL ( 1983–84 ) where he led them to 6th in 1983 and 3rd in 1984 . He then returned to Adelaide where he coached West Adelaide in the SANFL ( 1985–87 ) , taking the club to 3rd in his first season and the league Night Premierships in 1985 and 1987 . But it was Port Adelaide where his heart lay and he returned to Alberton in 1988 and led the club to six more premierships before ending his SANFL coaching after 14 rounds of the 1996 season to move on to coach Port in 1997 and 1998 when they were admitted into the AFL . After two successful seasons in the AFL , Cahill left the club and , it seemed , football forever . However , in 2005 , he was appointed coach of the Port Adelaide Magpies for one season to revitalise the struggling club . He took them to their first finals series in three seasons and they finished a respectable third . At the end of the season he announced that he was retiring from coaching . However , in 2008 , he signed a two-year coaching deal with the South Adelaide Football Club in an attempt to pull them out of their current slump . He resigned eight matches into the season , apparently citing `` outside influences '' . Personal life . His son is Darren Cahill ( born 1965 ) , a former professional tennis player from Australia and tennis coach . His brother is Darrell Cahill who also played for Port Adelaide , playing 265 games . His daughter married Scott Hodges who played for Port Adelaide , Adelaide and Port Adelaide in the AFL . They have since divorced . His uncle , Laurie Cahill was also a coach in the SANFL , coaching West Adelaide from 1953 until 1956 , taking the club to two Grand Finals in 1954 and 1956 . He is first cousin to Barrie Barbary . In 2010 , he purchased an Franchise located on-site at Pulteney Grammar School in the Adelaide CBD .
Aleksandr Gauk . Aleksandr Vassilievich Gauk ( ; 30 March 1963 ) was a Russian/Soviet conductor and composer . Aleksandr Gauk was born in Odessa in 1893 . He recalled his first experience as hearing army bands and his mother singing and accompanying herself at the piano . When he was seven he began piano studies and at 17 travelled to St Petersburg and managed to gain entrance to the class of Daugover , later moving over to Felix Blumenfeld . He saw Arthur Nikisch , Claude Debussy and Richard Strauss conduct and was particularly taken by the former . Gauk ’ s first conducting experience was in 1912 with a student orchestra , and professionally on 1 October 1917 for a production of Tchaikovsky 's `` Cherevichki '' at the Petrograd Musical Drama Theatre . He spent much of the 1920s as conductor for the Mariinsky Ballet . He married the ballerina Elena Gerdt . From 1930 to 1934 , he was chief conductor of the Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra . On 6 November 1931 , he conducted that orchestra and the Academy Capella Choir in the world premiere of Shostakovich 's Symphony No . 3 in E flat major , Op . 20 `` First of May '' . From 1932 he worked in Moscow and became chief conductor of a new radio orchestra in 1936 , which evolved into the USSR State Symphony Orchestra . During the Second World War , after escaping from Riga , he taught in Moscow , before spending two years at the Tbilisi Conservatory and reviving the Georgian State Symphony Orchestra . He restored Rachmaninoff 's discarded First Symphony from the orchestral parts found in the archives of the Moscow Conservatory after the composer 's death in 1943 . He conducted the world premiere of Khachaturian 's Cello Concerto in Moscow in 1946 . Gauk 's own compositions include a symphony , chamber works for strings and works for piano . He left an unfinished autobiography . His huge recorded legacy is now only partly accessible ; Brilliant Classics has issued a set of reissues , including works by Arensky , Prokofiev , Khachaturian and Shostakovich .
Kismat ( TV series ) . `` Kismat '' is an Indian drama television series which airs on Sony Entertainment Television . The series is produced by YRF Television and premiered on 14 February 2011 . It is an Indian adaptation of British author Jeffrey Archer 's 1979 novel , `` Kane and Abel '' . The story is set in Mumbai , India . It revolves around the stories of two men born worlds apart . They have nothing in common except the same date of birth ( 15 August 1947 ) and a zeal to succeed in life . Aditya Raj Merchant is a wealthy and powerful industrialist while Kabir Khan is in a situation of great poverty . Synopsis . Kismat is a saga spread over sixty years that takes us through the lives of two men—Adityaraj Merchant and Kabir Khan , who share a strange karmic bond imposed by destiny . Born on the same historic day of 15 August 1947 , life takes them both through diverse experiences each on different paths , that ultimately define the course of their lives and their character as men . Aditya Merchant , son of an affluent , successful industrialist Madhav Merchant and his wife Devika , also has an autocratic grandmother , Gayatri Devi , who is a big influence in his life . His life is charted out for him even before he is born and he has every privilege he could possibly ask for . But in return he must stay true to the Merchant name and the ideals of excellence that it is identified with and he must strive to always be the best in order to be worthy of that name . He learns early on in life that winning is all that matters , and at any cost . Kabir Khan , on the other hand born to Muslim parents , miraculously finds refuge in a Hindu family 's house in a downtrodden village near Hyderabad . He is nurtured and showered with love by his Hindu mother Gunwanthi and older sister Saraswathi . But not for long . Facing adversities at a very early age , Kabir has to soon fend for himself and deal with every possible misfortune that life throws at him . Beaten and honed in these hardships , Kabir is forged into a determined man focussed only on becoming rich , successful and powerful . Destiny rules that both Aditya and Kabir 's paths must cross and keep crossing . In time , this immutable play of destiny brings Aditya and Kabir face-to-face in a conflict that has far reaching implications . A twist of fate , an unfortunate turn of events , coincidence , Kismat—all conspire to make this conflict grow bigger with each passing year until this tug of war between Aditya Merchant and Kabir Khan , for revenge , power and prestige eventually becomes their sole reason for existence .
Cristoforo Domenico Carullo . Cristoforo Domenico Carullo , ( August 7 , 1889–January 31 , 1968 ) was an Italian Catholic prelate and a Franciscan friar . He served as the Bishop of Lacedonia from 1940 to 1968 and as the Archbishop of Conza-Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi-Bisaccia from 1946 to 1968 . Biography . Carullo was born on August 7 , 1889 in Stefanaconi in Calabria , Italy . He was ordained a priest on July 26 , 1914 in the Order of Friars Minor . was appointed Bishop of Lacedonia `` ad personam '' on February 2 , 1940 and was ordained on April 28 , 1940 , succeeding Giulio Tommasi . Archbishop Enrico Montalbetti acted as principal consecrator , while Bishops Felice Cribellati and Demetrio Moscato acted as co-consecrators . He held the position until 1968 . On September 15 , 1946 , he was appointed the Archbishop of Conza-Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi-Bisaccia and held this title coextensively with his title of Lacedonia until his death . Carullo died on January 31 , 1968 .
Upper Main Street Historic District ( Dubuque , Iowa ) . Upper Main Street Historic District is a nationally recognized historic district located in Dubuque , Iowa , United States . It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005 . At the time of its nomination it consisted of 24 resources , which included 18 contributing buildings , and six non-contributing buildings . In 2011 the boundaries of the district were expanded to include four additional buildings on the west side of the 900 block of Main Street . The district is the northern end of the city 's most important commercial street . It is situated on a level terrace above the downtown area , located to the east . The buildings located on the east side of Main Street have exposed foundations along the alley because the grade descends in that direction . For the most part the district is made up of commercial buildings , although there is one house , four rowhouses , and a church . All of the buildings are masonry construction , and they are between one and four stories tall . The bell tower of St. Luke 's United Methodist Church ( 1896 ) is equivalent to an eight-story building . St. Luke 's Church and the Interstate Power Company Building ( 1894 , 1956 ) are individually listed on the National Register .
Eureka Sound Group . The Eureka Sound Group is a geologic group in Nunavut . It preserves fossils dating back to the Paleogene period .
Zak Sally . Zak Sally is a bassist and a comic artist . He was formerly the bassist for the bands Low and Enemymine ( with Mike Kunka of godheadSilo ) and is currently the singer and guitar player in The Hand . He is a native of Duluth , Minnesota , currently owns and operates his own press , La Mano , in Minneapolis . La Mano serves as a publisher for Sally 's works as well as those of other comic artists including John Porcellino and William Schaff . Sally also had a cameo in the movie Shopgirl , as a member of the band Hot Tears . Sally is also a comics art professor at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design . In July 2009 it was reported that Sally was selling Low album artwork on ebay to raise money to fund a new solo album . The album , `` Fear of Song '' , was released by La Mano in 2009 . In pop culture . Sally appears as a character in Jeffrey Brown 's autobiographical graphic-novel `` Little Things '' . Sally is the subject of the song `` Minneapolis '' by That Dog .
Yağhanlı , Koçarlı . Yağhanlı is a village in the District of Koçarlı , Aydın Province , Turkey . As of 2010 it had a population of 194 people .
Global Energy Interconnection . The Global Energy Interconnection is a proposed global electricity network . Its idea was conceived by State Grid Corporation of China ( SGCC ) and put forward by SGCC Chairman Liu Zhenya at a workshop on November 12 , 2015. ,
Donda eurychlora . `` Donda eurychlora '' is a moth of the family Noctuidae . It is found in south-east Asia , including India . The larvae are considered a pest on `` Trema orientalis '' .
Anti-Nazi boycott of 1933 . The Anti-Nazi Boycott of 1933 was a boycott of German products by foreign critics of the Nazi Party in response to an organized campaign of violence and boycotting undertaken by Hitler 's Nazi Party against the Jews of Germany following his appointment as Chancellor of Germany on January 30 , 1933 . Those in the United Kingdom , United States and other places worldwide who opposed Hitler 's antisemitic policies developed the boycott and its accompanying protests to encourage Nazi Germany to end the regime 's often-expressed anti-Jewish attitude . Events in Germany . Following Adolf Hitler 's appointment as German Chancellor in January 1933 , an organized campaign of violence and boycotting which was undertaken by Hitler 's Nazi Party against the Jews of Germany , to which critics responded with worldwide calls for protest and boycotting . However , the Central Jewish Association of Germany was of the opinion that the Nazi government was not deliberately provoking anti-Jewish pogroms . It issued a statement of support for the regime and held that `` the responsible government authorities [ i.e . the Hitler regime ] are unaware of the threatening situation , '' saying , `` we do not believe our German fellow citizens will let themselves be carried away into committing excesses against the Jews . '' Nevertheless , even though vandalism of Jewish businesses and property across Germany was already occurring , prominent Jewish business leaders wrote letters in support of the Nazi regime calling on officials in the Jewish community in Palestine , as well as Jewish organizations abroad , to drop their efforts in organizing an economic boycott . In point of fact , the Nazi anti-Jewish boycott was supported by the regime , with Hermann Göring stating that `` I shall employ the police , and without mercy , wherever German people are hurt , but I refuse to turn the police into a guard for Jewish stores '' . In March 1933 , the international critics , transformed their verbal protests into a worldwide , organized economic boycott against German goods . On March 24 , 1933 , The London tabloid newspaper `` The Daily Express '' printed an issue with the headline `` Judea Declares War on Germany '' detailing the Jewish boycott of German goods . Because of the wording of the headline , Holocaust deniers have exploited the article in order to claim the Jews declared a `` literal '' war on Germany , when in fact what was described was an economic boycott . Watchful waiting . After seeing no improvement in the situation in the weeks following the first protests , representatives of the American Jewish Committee , American Jewish Congress and B'nai B'rith met in New York City and established a joint committee to monitor the plight of German Jewry . At that point they were in agreement that any current public protests might well further harm the Jews of Germany . Mass meetings . The boycott began in March 1933 in both Europe and the US . It continued until the entry of the US into the war . The unrelenting Nazi abuse of Jews in Germany in the subsequent weeks led the American Jewish Congress to reconsider its opposition to public protests . In a contentious four-hour meeting held at the Hotel Astor in New York City on March 20 , 1933 , 1,500 representatives of various Jewish organizations met to consider a proposal by the American Jewish Congress to hold a protest meeting at Madison Square Garden on March 27 , 1933 , as an additional 1,000 people attempting to enter the meeting were held back by police . New York Supreme Court Justice Joseph M. Proskauer and James N. Rosenberg spoke out against a proposed boycott of German goods that had been introduced by J. George Freedman of the Jewish War Veterans . Proskauer expressed his concerns against `` causing more trouble for the Jews in Germany by unintelligent action '' , protesting against plans for mass meetings and reading a letter from Judge Irving Lehman that warned that `` the meeting may add to the terrible dangers of the Jews in Germany '' . Honorary president Rabbi Stephen Samuel Wise delivered a rejoinder to Proskauer and Rosenberg , criticizing their failure to attend previous AJCongress meetings and insisting that `` no attention would be paid to the edict '' if mass protests had been rejected by the group . Wise noted that `` The time for prudence and caution is past . We must speak up like men . How can we ask our Christian friends to lift their voices in protest against the wrongs suffered by Jews if we keep silent ? … What is happening in Germany today may happen tomorrow in any other land on earth unless its is challenged and rebuked . It is not the German Jews who are being attacked . It is the Jews . '' The group voted to go ahead with the meeting at Madison Square Garden . In a meeting held at the Hotel Knickerbocker on March 21 by the Jewish War Veterans of the United States of America , former congressman William W. Cohen advocated in support of a strict boycott of German goods , stating that `` Any Jew buying one penny 's worth of merchandise made in Germany is a traitor to his people . '' The Jewish War Veterans planned a protest march in Manhattan from Cooper Square to New York City Hall , in which 20,000 would participate , including Jewish veterans in uniform , with no banners or placards allowed other than American and Jewish flags . A series of protest rallies were held on March 27 , 1933 , with the New York City rally held at Madison Square Garden with an overflow crowd of 55,000 inside and outside the arena and parallel events held in Baltimore , Boston , Chicago , Cleveland , Philadelphia and 70 other locations , with the proceedings at the New York rally broadcast worldwide . Speakers at the Garden included American Federation of Labor president William Green , Senator Robert F. Wagner , former Governor of New York Al Smith and a number of Christian clergyman , joining together in a call for the end of the brutal treatment of German Jews . Rabbi Moses S. Margolies , spiritual leader of Manhattan 's Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun , rose from his sickbed to address the crowd , bringing the 20,000 inside to their feet with his prayers that the antisemitic persecution cease and that the hearts of Israel 's enemies should be softened . Jewish organizations — including the American Jewish Congress , American League for Defense of Jewish Rights , B'nai B'rith , the Jewish Labor Committee and Jewish War Veterans — joined together in a call for a boycott of German goods . Nazi counter-boycott . The Nazis and some outside Germany portrayed the boycott as an act of aggression , with the British newspaper the `` Daily Express '' using the headline : `` Judea Declares War on Germany '' on March 24 , 1933 . Nazi officials countered the protests as slanders against the Nazis perpetrated by `` Jews of German origin '' , with their Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels proclaiming that a series of `` sharp countermeasures '' would be taken against the Jews of Germany in response to the protests of American Jews . Goebbels announced a one-day boycott of Jewish businesses in Germany of his own to commence on April 1 , 1933 that Aryan Germans would aim against Jewish-owned businesses , which would be lifted if anti-Nazi protests were suspended . This was the German government 's first officially sanctioned anti-Jewish boycott . If the protests did not cease , Goebbels warned that `` the boycott will be resumed ... until German Jewry has been annihilated '' . The Nazi boycott of Jewish businesses threatened by Goebbels occurred . Brownshirts of the SA were placed outside Jewish-owned department stores , retail establishments and professional offices . The Star of David was painted in yellow and black on retail entrances and windows , and posters asserting `` Do n't Buy from Jews ! '' ( `` Kauf nicht bei Juden ! '' ) and `` The Jews Are Our Misfortune ! '' ( `` Die Juden sind unser Unglück ! '' ) were pasted around . Physical violence against Jews and vandalism of Jewish-owned property took place , but the police intervened only rarely . Aftermath . The Association of German National Jews , a marginal group that had supported Hitler in his early years , had fought against the Jewish boycott of German goods . The Haavara Agreement , together with lessened dependence on trade with the West , had by 1937 largely negated the effects of the Jewish boycott on Germany . The boycott ( which lasted until the entrance of the United States into World War II ) did nothing to stop the harassment of Jews in Germany . Rabbi Wise characterized the boycott as morally imperative expression , stating , `` We must speak out , '' and `` if that is unavailing , at least we shall have spoken . ''
International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies . International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies is a professional network established on March 2 , 1985 in Washington , D.C . It is dedicated to disseminating the state of the science as it pertains to our understanding about the effects of trauma exposure , traumatic stress , evidence-based assessment of trauma and associated symptoms , and evidence-based prevention and treatment intervention approaches . The society provides a forum for sharing research , clinical strategies , public policy issues and theoretical formulations on trauma around the world . Members include psychiatrists , psychologists , social workers , nurses , counselors , researchers , administrators , advocates , journalists , clergy , and other professionals with an interest in the study and treatment of traumatic stress . Members come from a variety of clinical and non-clinical settings around the world , including public and private health facilities , private practice , universities , non-university research foundations , and many different cultural backgrounds . Mission Statement : an international interdisciplinary professional organization that promotes advancement and exchange of knowledge about traumatic stress . History . The organization was originally named the Society for Traumatic Stress Studies when it was established at a meeting organized by Charles Figley and held in Washington , D.C. in March 1985 . A foundational objective of the society was to publish a journal featuring scholarly work on traumatic stress . This was achieved in July 1986 with the creation of the Journal of Traumatic Stress , < a href= '' International_Society_for_Traumatic_Stress_Studies % 23cite_note-1 '' > a > < /a > whose first issue was published in January 1988. < a href= '' International_Society_for_Traumatic_Stress_Studies % 23cite_note-2 '' > a > < /a > The Society ’ s first annual meeting was held in Atlanta , GA in September 1985 . In April 1990 , the society ’ s name was changed to the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies to reflect its growing non-U.S. membership. < a href= '' International_Society_for_Traumatic_Stress_Studies % 23cite_note-3 '' > a > < /a > The first edition of its newsletter , Stresspoints , < a href= '' International_Society_for_Traumatic_Stress_Studies % 23cite_note-4 '' > a > < /a > which was published in 1986 , started with an editorial commenting upon the diversity of opinion expressed in the press about the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster , expressing hope that `` very soon we can create a national media registry . This would include those most of us would agree are qualified to comment on the psychosocial consequences of traumatic events ... We hope that by providing the media with a list of qualified experts , the level of public information about human response to catastrophes will be increased substantially. < a href= '' International_Society_for_Traumatic_Stress_Studies % 23cite_note-5 '' > a > < /a > Lifetime Achievement Award . This award is the highest honor given to an individual who has made great lifetime contributions to the field of traumatic stress . Chaim and Bela Danieli Young Professional Award . The award was established by Dr. Yael Danieli in commemoration of her father and mother . This award recognizes excellence in the traumatic stress field by an individual who has completed his or her training within the last five years . For men or women with primary childcare responsibilities , one year per child can be added up to an eight-year limit post training . For example , an individual who completed his or her post-doctoral fellowship in 2011 and has two children would be eligible until 2018 . The traumatic stress field may include research , clinical work , advocacy , policy , clergy or media . The definition of training includes clinical internship , post-doctoral training and medical residency . Robert S. Laufer , PhD , Memorial Award for Outstanding Scientific Achievement . This award is given to an individual or group who has made an outstanding contribution to research in the field of traumatic stress . Robert S. Laufer , PhD , was a sociologist who made early and important contributions to the field of traumatic stress and PTSD through his research on the effects of war experiences on Vietnam combat veterans . Laufer was Professor of Sociology at Brooklyn College of the City University of New York , and an author of the groundbreaking study of returning veterans entitled Legacies of Vietnam : Comparative Adjustment of Veterans and Their Peers , published in 1981 , with Arthur Egendorf , Ellen Frey-Wouters , and others . Laufer and colleagues expanded the concept of combat exposure to include multiple dimensions . In particular , he focused on witnessing or participating in abusive violence , an important new focus for a guerilla war where there were no front lines , and where enemy combatants and civilians were often difficult to distinguish . He found that abusive violence followed from more extreme exposure to combat , and was associated with distinctive psychological and behavioral outcomes , including different aspects of PTSD . Laufer died prematurely of cancer in 1989 at the age of 47 . This award is made in his memory . Sarah Haley Memorial Award for Clinical Excellence . This award is given to a clinician or group of clinicians in direct service to traumatized individuals . This written and/or verbal communication to the field must exemplify the work of Sarah Haley . Sarah Haley , MSW , was a psychiatric social worker in the VA clinic in Boston , now a part of VA Boston Healthcare System . Beginning with her treatment of a My Lai veteran who was severely distressed and unable to remember aspects of his highly traumatizing experiences in Vietnam , at a time when traumatic experiences were rarely the focus of treatment , she sat with hundreds of veterans who gradually were able to trust her enough to tell their horrific narratives . Working with these men , who repulsed or frightened many other therapists , led to her landmark article entitled When the Patient Reports Atrocities : Specific Treatment Considerations of the Vietnam Veteran , published in the Archives of General Psychiatry in 1974 . She established that the Vietnam veteran who had witnessed or taken part in atrocities presented a new and difficult challenge to psychotherapy , one that took courage and conviction on the part of the therapist to help bring about healing . Haley died prematurely of cancer in 1989 at the age of 50 . This award is made in her memory . Public Advocacy Award . This award is given for outstanding and fundamental contributions to advancing social understanding of trauma . Frank Ochberg Award for Media and Trauma Study . This award recognizes outstanding contributions by clinicians , researchers , graduate students and scholars working at the intersection of trauma with media and/or journalism . The Ochberg Award recognizes significant research and innovation which either : Advances understanding of the role and impact of media in traumatic events ; elucidates the medical , ethical and/or social consequences of journalism practices relating to trauma ; or contributes to the resilience of news professionals who cover violence , conflict and tragedy . Frank W. Putnam Trauma Research Scholars . This award is presented to Student Members who submit proposals judged to have the greatest potential to contribute to the field of traumatic stress . The Scholars are named in honor of Dr. Frank W. Putnam , recognizing his outstanding contributions to the field of traumatic stress research , his service to children and families around the world , and his decades of mentorship and service to the Society . Previously known as the Student Research Grant Program , the Frank W. Putnam Research Scholars Program was endowed by anonymous donors who are friends and colleagues of Dr. Putnam . Student Poster Award . This award is presented annually to recognize excellent work in a poster submission to the annual meeting . Conference on Innovations in Trauma Research Methods . This award is presented for outstanding contribution to trauma research methodology for creating and managing the Conference on Innovations in Trauma Research Methods . Trauma and journalism . The Dart Center Ochberg Fellowship for journalists who want to deepen their knowledge of emotional trauma and improve the responsible media coverage of violence , conflict and tragedy , was established in 1999 in partnership with Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma .
Stephen Ziliak . Stephen T. Ziliak ( born October 17 , 1963 ) is an American professor of economics whose research and essays span disciplines from statistics and beer brewing to medicine and poetry . He is currently a faculty member of the Angiogenesis Foundation , conjoint professor of business and law at the University of Newcastle in Australia , and professor of economics at Roosevelt University in Chicago , IL . He previously taught for the Georgia Institute of Technology , Emory University , and Bowling Green State University . Much of his work has focused on welfare and poverty , rhetoric , public policy , and the history and philosophy of science and statistics . Most known for his works in the field of statistical significance , Ziliak gained notoriety from his 1996 article , `` The Standard Error of Regressions '' , from a sequel study in 2004 called `` Size Matters '' , and for his University of Michigan Press best-selling and critically acclaimed book `` The Cult of Statistical Significance : How the Standard Error Costs Us Jobs , Justice , and Lives '' ( 2008 ) all coauthored with Deirdre McCloskey . Career . Ziliak received a B.A . in Economics from Indiana University , a PhD in Economics , and a PhD Certificate in the Rhetoric of the Human Sciences , both from the University of Iowa . While at Iowa , he served as resident scholar in the Project on Rhetoric of Inquiry , where he met among others Steve Fuller , Bruno Latour , and Wayne C. Booth , and co-authored the now-famous paper `` The Standard Error of Regressions '' . Following the completion of his PhD degrees , he has taught at Bowling Green , Emory , Georgia Tech , and ( currently ) Roosevelt University , and he has been a visiting professor at more than a dozen other leading universities , law schools , and medical centers across the United States and Europe . In 2002 he won the Helen Potter Award for Best Article in Social Economics ( `` Pauper Fiction in Economic Science : ` Paupers in Almshouses ' and the Odd Fit of Oliver Twist '' ) . In that same year at Georgia Tech he won the `` Faculty Member of the Year '' award and in 2003 he was voted `` Most Intellectual Professor '' . After college , but prior to his academic career , Ziliak served as county welfare caseworker and , following that , labor market analyst for the Indiana Department of Workforce Development , both in Indianapolis . Work on Rhetoric and Statistical Significance . While at Iowa , Ziliak became friends with his dissertation adviser , Deirdre McCloskey . He and McCloskey shared an interest in the fields of rhetoric and statistical significance — namely how the two concepts merge in modern economics . Ziliak had discovered one big cost of the `` significance mistake '' early on in his job with Workforce Development , in 1987 . By U.S. Department of Labor policy he learned he was not allowed to publish black youth unemployment rates for Indiana 's labor markets : `` not statistically significant , '' the Labor Department said , meaning the p-values exceeded 0.10 ( p less than or equal to 0.10 was the Labor Department 's bright line cut-off for publishing estimates ) . In their paper , `` The Standard Error of Regressions , '' McCloskey and Ziliak argue that econometrics greatly over-values and vastly misuses statistical significance testing — Student 's `` t '' -test . They claim econometricians rely too heavily on statistical significance , but too little on actual economic significance . Significance does not mean importance , and lack of significance does not mean unimportant . The paper also reviews and critiques over 40 years ' worth of published papers in economic journals to see if and how ambiguity and misuse of statistical significance affect the author 's article . In a reply to critics , Ziliak and McCloskey did a follow-up study of the 1996 research and found that the significance problem had grown even larger , causing false inferences and decisions in from 70 % in the 1980s to 80 % of the 1990s articles published in the American Economic Review . `` Size Matters : The Standard Error of Regressions in the American Economic Review '' was presented by Ziliak at the 2004 meetings of the American Economic Association , in a standing-room only plenary session with over 350 economists and journalists , chaired by Nobel laureate Kenneth Arrow . The article and a reply to critics ( `` Significance Redux '' ) were published in a special issue of the Journal of Socio-Economics , together with favorable comments from Nobel laureate Clive Granger , Arnold Zellner , Edward Leamer , Gerd Gigerenzer , Jeffrey Wooldridge , Joel Horowitz and a half dozen others . In 2004 `` Size Matters '' also inspired a comment from Nobel laureate Thomas Schelling . Published cooperatively at the same time in Econ Journal Watch ( 2004 ) , `` Size Matters '' maintains its rank as one of the top-most downloaded articles in that journal 's history ( over 25,000 complete downloads as of November 2015 ) . The Cult of Statistical Significance . His book , `` The Cult of Statistical Significance : How the Standard Error Costs Us Jobs , Justice , and Lives ( 2008 ) '' challenges the history , philosophy , and practice of all the testing sciences , from economics to medicine , and has been widely reviewed in journals and the media . It was the beer-brewing Gosset aka `` Student '' , Ziliak discovered in the archives , not the biologist R. A. Fisher , who provided the firmer foundation for modern statistics , decisions , and experimental design . The book featured in a 2011 U.S. Supreme Court case , Matrixx Initiatives v. Siracusano et al. , wherein the justices unanimously decided against using statistical significance as a standard for adverse event reporting in U.S. securities law . Ziliak and McCloskey were invited to submit to the court a brief of amici curiae ( `` friends of the court '' ) wherein they explain the most important differences between economic , legal , and human significance versus mere statistical significance . Ziliak wrote about the case for Significance magazine , inspiring published letters from A.W.F . Edwards and Dennis Lindley , who later befriended Ziliak in correspondence over W.S . Gosset and R.A. Fisher . Ziliak was a lead author on the twenty-four statistician team which crafted in 2015-2016 the historic `` American Statistical Association Statement on Statistical Significance and P-Values , '' edited by Ronald Wasserstein and Nicole Lazar . Haiku Economics . His invisible hand haiku has been erroneously credited to Etheridge Knight and Matsuo Basho . ( For example , in Kalle Lasn 's `` Meme Wars : The Creative Destruction of Neoclassical Economics '' . ) In 2008 and 2009 Ziliak 's work on haiku economics gained international attention following a series of articles published in the Wall Street Journal , The Economist , The Chronicle of Higher Education , and National Public Radio . In 2011 he published an essay in Poetry magazine , `` Haiku Economics : On Money , Metaphor , and the Invisible Hand , '' which the editors of Poetry cite as the most-read essay in 2011 and in the history of their non-fiction `` The View from Here '' column , which has featured essays by Richard Rorty , Christopher Hitchens , and many others . Guinnessometrics . Ziliak 's current projects include Guinnessometrics , that is , a wholesale rethinking of experimental philosophy and econometric practice after William S. Gosset ( 1876-1937 ) aka `` Student '' , the inventor of `` Student 's '' t and celebrated Head Brewer of Guinness . Ziliak 's Guinnessometrics was twice featured on BBC Radio 4 's `` More or Less '' program , hosted by Tim Harford , and later in many other media such as The Wall Street Journal Europe , Financial Times , Salon and The Washington Post . Guinnessometrics argues that randomization plus statistical significance does not equal validity . Validity is proven by other means , including deliberately balanced and stratified experiments , small series of independent and repeated samples controlling for real not merely random error , and an economic approach to the logic of uncertainty . His work showing the history and power of balanced over randomized controlled trials , rival techniques which Ziliak traces back to the early 1900s and the Guinness Brewery in Dublin , has been noted by Tim Harford , Casey Mulligan , and others for its deep challenge to randomized field experiments after John List , Steve Levitt , Esther Duflo , and others . In July 2008 Ziliak was invited by the International Biometric Society and the Irish Statistical Association to present his work in Dublin on `` Guinnessometrics : The Economic Foundation of Student 's t , '' in celebration of the 100th anniversary of W.S . Gosset 's aka `` Student 's '' t-distribution and test . Standing on stage with Sir David Cox and Stephen Senn , the biostatistician and president of the American Statistical Association Chicago Chapter Borko Jovanovic quipped that Ziliak `` looked , at first , like a little kid walking around the British Museum . Then he began to speak , which he could probably do for two weeks straight '' . In 2010 Ziliak and British statistician Stephen Senn exchanged views in The Lancet . Renganomics and Rap . Ziliak 's other contributions include a competitive learning game he calls renganomics . Renganomics is a combination of economic science with an ancient Japanese poetic form called renga . The idea is to create a spontaneous , collaboratively written poem about the economy and economic science in the form of linked classical haiku poems ( 5-7-5 sound counts ) followed by two lines of 7 sounds ( 14 sounds for the couplet ) . The renga form , which gained the attention of Octavio Paz , is created by writing a verse and then passing the poem on to the next person in the circle , given a predetermined time constraint and stakes . The genre challenges notions of the spontaneous order and central planning alike , while allowing both policies to air ideas , desires , and complaints . In May 2015 Ziliak produced with his students at Roosevelt University an economics rap video , `` Fear the Economics Textbook ( Story of the Next Crook ) '' . The video , featured in Inside Higher Ed , The National Review , Rethinking Economics and elsewhere , is in part a statement of Ziliak 's pluralist and dialogical teaching philosophy and view of history , and at the same time a reply to the popular Keynes-Hayek rap videos . Welfare Reform Past and Present . On the strength of his dissertation , `` Essays on Self-Reliance : The United States in the Era of Scientific Charity , '' he was appointed associate editor for the millennial edition of Historical Statistics of the United States : Colonial Times to the Present ( General Eds . S. Carter , R. Sutch , et al . ) Ziliak argued in his dissertation and in a series of articles against the 1996 welfare reform act ( PRWORA ) . He argued on the basis of novel econometric and social historical evidence he produced on previous , 19th century attempts to abolish welfare and to replace it with private charity ( `` scientific charity '' , so called ) . Economic theory of welfare is distorted , he argued , by a `` Malthusian vice '' and `` Contradiction of compassion '' . Private charity expanded more than previous observers predicted . But labor market outcomes were about the same as one finds in late 20th century welfare programs . His comparative historical research has challenged left and right both , from Stephen Pimpare to the Cato Institute , and has featured in encyclopedias on social work . Ethics and Economics . Ziliak 's historical research on previous attempts to privatize welfare for the poor has questioned the virtue-ethical philosophies of Victorians , Old and New , from Herbert Spencer to Gertrude Himmelfarb . In `` The Bourgeois Virtues '' ( 2006 , xviii ) his former dissertation adviser and long-time coauthor Deirdre N. McCloskey thanks Ziliak ( together with Arjo Klamer and Helen McCloskey , Deirdre 's mother ) for `` disagreeing with me about the bourgeois virtues '' . `` The Cult of Statistical Significance '' drew attention to the ethics of statistical significance testing and the frequently large yet neglected consequences for human and other life when the test is misused and misinterpreted as Ziliak and McCloskey have documented it frequently is . Haiku economics is fundamentally an attempt to bring feelings and individual experience back inside the dismal science . In his 2011 essay on `` Haiku Economics , '' published in Poetry magazine , Ziliak noted the influence of Adam Smith 's `` The Theory of Moral Sentiments '' and John Stuart Mill 's `` Autobiography '' . More recently , In a series of papers comparing Gosset 's deliberately balanced experimental designs with Fisher 's randomized , Ziliak argues that most randomized controlled trials lack both ethical and economic justification . His paper `` The Unprincipled Randomization Principle in Economics and Medicine '' ( with Edward Teather-Posadas ) , published in the `` Oxford Handbook of Professional Economic Ethics '' ( 2015 ) , argues that most randomized controlled trials ( RCTs ) fail every ethical code , from Smith 's `` impartial spectator '' and Pareto efficiency to Rawls 's difference principle , except possibly `` vulgar utilitarianism '' ( p. 436 ) , an `` ethic '' which even most economists reject .
Recondo Technology . Recondo Technology ( Recondo ) is an American software technology corporation headquartered in Denver , Colorado . Recondo 's cloud-based solutions deliver industry leading automated , accurate , and actionable financial clarity to all participants within the healthcare revenue cycle . Recognized by Black Book Research as one of the top three leaders in revenue cycle management software , Recondo empowers more than 900 hospitals with solutions that connect providers , payers , and patients to ensure proper payments across the care continuum . The company 's patented software and expertise streamline operations and allow providers to be paid more , faster , and at a cheaper cost . Recondo brings efficiencies and cost savings to patient access through to payment processing—a continuum today where inaccuracy and inefficiencies currently cost U.S. healthcare a staggering $ 480 billion per year . As of September 2018 , the company has more than 900 US hospital facilities as customers and connections to more than 800 commercial and government payers . The company was named Best in KLAS for patient access software & solutions by KLAS Research in 2018 . Acquisitions . In February 2012 , Recondo acquired Trilogi , Inc. , a revenue cycle management and recovery firm . In December 2012 , Recondo acquired eHC Solutions , a developer of advanced , Intelligent Electronic Data Interchange ( EDI ) solutions .
Daxi District . Dasi District ( ) , formerly known as Dasi Township ( ; also seen as `` Tahsi '' ) , is a district in eastern Taoyuan City , Taiwan . In March 2012 , it was named one of the `` Top 10 Small Tourist Towns '' by the Tourism Bureau of Taiwan . History . The Dasi area was occupied for several thousand years by the Atayal people . The Atayal called the local river ( modern-day Dahan Creek ) `` Takoham '' in their native Austronesian language . This gave rise to similar names such as `` Toa-kho-ham '' ( ; also ) in Hokkien and `` Taikokan '' in Japanese via transliteration . Eighteenth-century Han settlement in the Taipei Basin led many Atayal families to relocate upriver , though some Atayal stayed and mingled with the newcomers . The settlement later became an important trading post in the 19th century . In 1803 , open fighting broke out between two rival factions of Han settlers in Taipei , and many refugees fled south for safety . Among the refugees was the Lin Ben Yuan Family , one of the wealthiest clans in Taiwan at the time . The clan settled in Takoham , invested its fortunes in the settlement and brought prosperity to the whole region . Due to its strategic location and the investments made by the Lin clan , Takoham became the center of trading and transportation between Taipei and the south . Goods would arrive here to be transported to Taipei via Dahan river , and many traders opened their shops in the area ; some of the shops still exist today in the old town section . When the North-South Railway that bypasses the Takoham settlement was completed in 1909 , the importance of river trade declined . Takoham lost its significance in North-South transportation , and is no longer a significant trading port . On the other hand , it became famous for the production of wooden furniture . In 1920 , the Japanese government renamed this area , which was administered under Shinchiku Prefecture . After World War II , the ROC government has promoted the Mandarin romanizations Ta-hsi , and more recently Dasi , as its official name . is a popular ingredient in Taiwanese cuisine . Dasi is also home to the mausoleums of two Kuomintang leaders : the late president Chiang Kai-shek in nearby Cihu and his son Chiang Ching-kuo in Touliao . Administrative divisions . Xinghe , Furen , Tianxin , Yixin , Yide , Yuemei , Yongfu , Kangan , Yihe , Meihua , Fuan , Fuxing , Xinfeng , Zhongxin , Ruixing , Renshan , Qiaoai , Renyi , Renhe , Renai , Renwu , Renwen , Nanxing , Yuanlin , Guangming , Ruiyuan and Sanyuan Village . Economy . The headquarters of Kimlan Foods is located in Dasi . Transportation . Bus station in Daxi is Daxi Bus Station of Taoyuan Bus . Daxi is served by National Highway No . 3 and Provincial Highway No . 66 .
Capt . Matthew J. Meade House . The Capt . Matthew J. Meade House is a historic house located at 309 Division Street in Kaukauna , Wisconsin . It was added to the National Register of Historic Places for its industrial significance on March 29 , 1984 .
Rite of passage . A rite of passage is a ceremony of the passage which occurs when an individual leaves one group to enter another . It involves a significant change of status in society . In cultural anthropology the term is the Anglicisation of `` rite de passage '' , a French term innovated by the ethnographer Arnold van Gennep in his work `` Les rites de passage '' , `` The Rites of Passage '' . The term is now fully adopted into anthropology as well as into the literature and popular cultures of many modern languages . Original conception . `` Each larger society contains within it several distinctly separate groupings ... . In addition , all these groups break down into still smaller societies in subgroups . '' The population of a society belongs to multiple groups , some more important to the individual than others . Van Gennep uses the metaphor , `` as a kind of house divided into rooms and corridors . '' A passage occurs when an individual leaves one group to enter another ; in the metaphor , he changes rooms . Van Gennep further distinguishes between `` the secular '' and `` the sacred sphere . '' Theorizing that civilizations are arranged on a scale , implying that the lower levels represent `` the simplest level of development , '' he hypothesizes that `` social groups in such a society likewise have magico-religious foundations . '' Many groups in modern industrial society practice customs that can be traced to an earlier sacred phase . Passage between these groups requires a ceremony , or ritual hence rite of passage . The rest of Van Gennep 's book presents a description of rites of passage and an organization into types , although in the end he despairs of ever capturing them all : `` It is but a rough sketch of an immense picture ... '' He is able to find some universals , mainly two : `` the sexual separation between men and women , and the magico-religious separation between the profane and the sacred . '' ( Earlier the translators used secular for profane . ) He refuses credit for being the first to recognize type of rites . In the work he concentrates on groups and rites individuals might normally encounter progressively : pregnancy , childbirth , initiation , betrothal , marriage , funerals and the like . He mentions some others , such as the territorial passage , a crossing of borders into a culturally different region , such as one where a different religion prevails . Stages . Rites of passage have three phases : separation , liminality , and incorporation , as van Gennep described . `` I propose to call the rites of separation from a previous world , `` preliminal rites '' , those executed during the transitional stage `` liminal ( or threshold ) rites '' , and the ceremonies of incorporation into the new world `` postliminal rites '' . '' In the first phase , people withdraw from their current status and prepare to move from one place or status to another . `` The first phase ( of separation ) comprises symbolic behavior signifying the detachment of the individual or group ... from an earlier fixed point in the social structure . '' There is often a detachment or `` cutting away '' from the former self in this phase , which is signified in symbolic actions and rituals . For example , the cutting of the hair for a person who has just joined the army . He or she is `` cutting away '' the former self : the civilian . The transition ( liminal ) phase is the period between states , during which one has left one place or state but has not yet entered or joined the next . `` The attributes of liminality or of liminal `` personae '' ( `` threshold people '' ) are necessarily ambiguous . '' In the third phase ( reaggregation or incorporation ) the passage is consummated [ by ] the ritual subject . '' Having completed the rite and assumed their `` new '' identity , one re-enters society with one 's new status . Re-incorporation is characterized by elaborate rituals and ceremonies , like debutant balls and college graduation , and by outward symbols of new ties : thus `` in rites of incorporation there is widespread use of the 'sacred bond ' , the 'sacred cord ' , the knot , and of analogous forms such as the belt , the ring , the bracelet and the crown . '' Psychological effects . Laboratory experiments have shown that severe initiations produce cognitive dissonance . It is theorized that such dissonance heightens group attraction among initiates after the experience , arising from internal justification of the effort used . Rewards during initiations have important consequences in that initiates who feel more rewarded express stronger group identity . As well as group attraction , initiations can also produce conformity among new members . Psychology experiments have also shown that initiations increase feelings of affiliation . Cultural . Initiation rites are seen as fundamental to human growth and development as well as socialization in many African communities . These rites function by ritually marking the transition of someone to full group membership . It also links individuals to the community and the community to the broader and more potent spiritual world . Initiation rites are `` a natural and necessary part of a community , just as arms and legs are natural and necessary extension of the human body '' . These rites are linked to individual and community development . Dr. Manu Ampim identifies five stages ; rite to birth , rite to adulthood , rite to marriage , rite to eldership and rite to ancestorship . In Zulu culture entering womanhood is celebrated by the Umhlanga . Types and examples . Rites of passage are diverse , and are found throughout many cultures around the world . Many western societal rituals may look like rites of passage but miss some of the important structural and functional components . However , in many Native and African-American communities , traditional rites of passage programs are conducted by community-based organizations such as `` Man Up Global '' . Typically the missing piece is the societal recognition and reincorporation phase . Adventure education programs , such as Outward Bound , have often been described as potential rites of passage . Pamela Cushing researched the rites of passage impact upon adolescent youth at the Canadian Outward Bound School and found the rite of passage impact was lessened by the missing reincorporation phase . Bell ( 2003 ) presented more evidence of this lacking third stage and described the `` Contemporary Adventure Model of a Rites of Passage '' as a modern and weaker version of the rites of passage typically used by outdoor adventure programs . Coming of age . In various tribal societies , entry into an age grade—generally gender-separated— ( unlike an age set ) is marked by an initiation rite , which may be the crowning of a long and complex preparation , sometimes in retreat . Academic . Some academic circles such as dorms , fraternities , teams and other clubs practice hazing , ragging and fagging . `` Szecskáztatás '' , a mild form of hazing ( usually without physical and sexual abuse ) practiced in some Hungarian secondary schools . First-year junior students are publicly humiliated through embarrassing clothing and senior students branding their faces with marker pens ; it is sometimes also a contest , with the winners usually earning the right to organize the next event . Fraternities and sororities , like other private societies , often have codified initiation ceremonies as ritual separating candidates from members .
Henry Dumaresq . Henry Rowland Gascoigne Dumaresq ( 20 February 1839 – 31 October 1924 ) was an Australian politician who represented the electoral district of Longford in the Tasmanian House of Assembly between 1886 and 1903 . He was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly on 26 July 1886 and resigned on 12 May 1903 . Dumaresq also played one first-class cricket match for Tasmania in 1868 , almost twenty years before he entered parliament .
Fans Field ( Bloomington ) . Fans Field was a minor league baseball park in Bloomington , Illinois , and was home to the Bloomington franchise of the Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League , popularly known as the Three-I League or jokingly as the Three-Eye League , from the early 1900s through 1939 . The team had various names , but was primarily known as the Bloomington Bloomers , as well as the Bloomington Blues , Bloomington Bengals , Bloomington Cubs and Bloomington Cardinals . It was a short block east of South Main Street , on the south side of Lafayette , perhaps `` not '' coincidentally near the Brewery that sat just west of South Main and served the city 's significant German population well . One of that Brewery 's buildings was later used for a clubhouse at the Highland Park golf course . As for the ballpark , after the end of minor league ball in the city , the stands were converted for use as a fairgrounds , and later a ballroom was built on the site . Teams that played at Fans Field . Minor league teams that played at Fans field were independent for the most part , but fans field did see some minor league teams that were affiliated with Major League Baseball teams . The 1935 Bloomington Cardinals were affiliated with the St. Louis Cardinals , the 1938 Bloomington Bloomers were affiliated with the Cleveland Indians and the 1939 Bloomers were affiliated with the Chicago Cubs . Fans field hosted four league championship teams . League champion teams included the 1903 , 1919 , and 1920 Bloomers and the 1935 Bloomington Cardinals . The site today . Today , the site is home to the RT Dunn Fields at 109 E. Lafayette . The site remains adjacent to the National Guard Armory , has five acres with two lighted ball fields and is also utilized for football and soccer .
Cold Springs , Buffalo . Cold Springs is a neighborhood in Buffalo , New York . Geography . Cold Springs is a smaller neighborhood within the larger East Side of Buffalo . Its western boundary is Main Street , northern is East Delavan Avenue , East is Jefferson Avenue , and the Southern is East Utica Street .
Signy-Avenex . Signy-Avenex is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland . History . Avenex is first mentioned in 926 as `` Avenaco '' . In 1018 , Signy was mentioned as `` Sigiciacum '' . Geography . Signy-Avenex has an area , of . Of this area , or 75.1 % is used for agricultural purposes , while or 2.6 % is forested . Of the rest of the land , or 21.8 % is settled ( buildings or roads ) . Of the built up area , industrial buildings made up 1.6 % of the total area while housing and buildings made up 6.2 % and transportation infrastructure made up 10.4 % . Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 2.6 % of the area Out of the forested land , all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests . Of the agricultural land , 46.6 % is used for growing crops and 10.4 % is pastures , while 18.1 % is used for orchards or vine crops . The municipality was part of the Nyon District until it was dissolved on 31 August 2006 , and Signy-Avenex became part of the new district of Nyon . The municipality is located in a small valley above Nyon . It consists of the linear village of Signy and the hamlet of Avenex . Coat of arms . The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is `` Per bend Gules and Azure , overall a Cross bottony Argent . '' Demographics . Signy-Avenex has a population ( ) of. , 23.9 % of the population are resident foreign nationals . Over the last 10 years ( 1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of 18.6 % . It has changed at a rate of 5.9 % due to migration and at a rate of 13.5 % due to births and deaths . Most of the population ( ) speaks French ( 307 or 78.7 % ) , with English being second most common ( 46 or 11.8 % ) and German being third ( 23 or 5.9 % ) . There is 1 person who speaks Italian . The age distribution , in Signy-Avenex is ; 49 children or 11.6 % of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 42 teenagers or 10.0 % are between 10 and 19 . Of the adult population , 33 people or 7.8 % of the population are between 20 and 29 years old . 66 people or 15.6 % are between 30 and 39 , 68 people or 16.1 % are between 40 and 49 , and 53 people or 12.6 % are between 50 and 59 . The senior population distribution is 60 people or 14.2 % of the population are between 60 and 69 years old , 35 people or 8.3 % are between 70 and 79 , there are 13 people or 3.1 % who are between 80 and 89 , and there are 3 people or 0.7 % who are 90 and older . , there were 147 people who were single and never married in the municipality . There were 219 married individuals , 10 widows or widowers and 14 individuals who are divorced . , there were 152 private households in the municipality , and an average of 2.4 persons per household . There were 31 households that consist of only one person and 7 households with five or more people . Out of a total of 160 households that answered this question , 19.4 % were households made up of just one person . Of the rest of the households , there are 60 married couples without children , 47 married couples with children There were 10 single parents with a child or children . There were 4 households that were made up of unrelated people and 8 households that were made up of some sort of institution or another collective housing . there were 59 single family homes ( or 60.8 % of the total ) out of a total of 97 inhabited buildings . There were 18 multi-family buildings ( 18.6 % ) , along with 17 multi-purpose buildings that were mostly used for housing ( 17.5 % ) and 3 other use buildings ( commercial or industrial ) that also had some housing ( 3.1 % ) . , a total of 117 apartments ( 73.1 % of the total ) were permanently occupied , while 42 apartments ( 26.3 % ) were seasonally occupied and one apartment was empty. , the construction rate of new housing units was 0 new units per 1000 residents . The vacancy rate for the municipality , was 0.52 % . Politics . In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 25.72 % of the vote . The next three most popular parties were the LPS Party ( 23.3 % ) , the FDP ( 18.26 % ) and the SP ( 10.89 % ) . In the federal election , a total of 142 votes were cast , and the voter turnout was 53.4 % . Economy . , Signy-Avenex had an unemployment rate of 3.5 % . , there were 58 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 8 businesses involved in this sector . 8 people were employed in the secondary sector and there were 2 businesses in this sector . 582 people were employed in the tertiary sector , with 66 businesses in this sector . There were 225 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity , of which females made up 46.2 % of the workforce . the total number of full-time equivalent jobs was 535 . The number of jobs in the primary sector was 29 , all of which were in agriculture . The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 7 of which 4 or ( 57.1 % ) were in manufacturing and 3 ( 42.9 % ) were in construction . The number of jobs in the tertiary sector was 499 . In the tertiary sector ; 278 or 55.7 % were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles , 9 or 1.8 % were in the movement and storage of goods , 32 or 6.4 % were in a hotel or restaurant , 6 or 1.2 % were in the information industry , 22 or 4.4 % were the insurance or financial industry , 92 or 18.4 % were technical professionals or scientists , 13 or 2.6 % were in education and 19 or 3.8 % were in health care . , there were 529 workers who commuted into the municipality and 176 workers who commuted away . The municipality is a net importer of workers , with about 3.0 workers entering the municipality for every one leaving . About 17.2 % of the workforce coming into Signy-Avenex are coming from outside Switzerland . Of the working population , 16.4 % used public transportation to get to work , and 66.7 % used a private car . Religion . From the , 85 or 21.8 % were Roman Catholic , while 173 or 44.4 % belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church . Of the rest of the population , there were 2 members of an Orthodox church ( or about 0.51 % of the population ) , and there were 18 individuals ( or about 4.62 % of the population ) who belonged to another Christian church . There were 2 individuals ( or about 0.51 % of the population ) who were Jewish , and there was 1 individual who was Islamic . 89 ( or about 22.82 % of the population ) belonged to no church , are agnostic or atheist , and 28 individuals ( or about 7.18 % of the population ) did not answer the question . Education . In Signy-Avenex about 127 or ( 32.6 % ) of the population have completed non-mandatory upper secondary education , and 110 or ( 28.2 % ) have completed additional higher education ( either university or a `` Fachhochschule '' ) . Of the 110 who completed tertiary schooling , 41.8 % were Swiss men , 23.6 % were Swiss women , 20.0 % were non-Swiss men and 14.5 % were non-Swiss women . In the 2009/2010 school year there were a total of 34 students in the Signy-Avenex school district . In the Vaud cantonal school system , two years of non-obligatory pre-school are provided by the political districts . During the school year , the political district provided pre-school care for a total of 1,249 children of which 563 children ( 45.1 % ) received subsidized pre-school care . The canton 's primary school program requires students to attend for four years . There were 20 students in the municipal primary school program . The obligatory lower secondary school program lasts for six years and there were 14 students in those schools . , there were 48 students from Signy-Avenex who attended schools outside the municipality .
New Mexico State Road 580 . State Road 580 ( NM 580 ) is a state highway in the US state of New Mexico . NM 580 's western terminus is at NM 75 east-southeast of Dixon , and the eastern terminus is at County Route 69 ( CR 69 ) at the intersection of CR 70 .
List of Nintendo Switch games . This is a list of games for the Nintendo Switch . The Switch supports both physical and digital games . Physical games are sold on cartridges that slot into the Switch Console unit . Digital games are purchased through the Nintendo eShop and stored either in the Switch 's internal 32GB of storage or on a microSDXC card . The Switch does not have any regional lockout features , freely allowing games from any region to be played on any system . Despite its portable nature , retail games for the Switch usually sell at a standard console MSRP listing price of / . See `` Arcade Archives '' for a list of the emulated classic arcade machine game titles from that series that have been released on the Switch . Also see Sega Ages for a list of emulated Sega console and arcade titles available on the Switch . Games list== . There are currently games included in the list .
Food chain ( disambiguation ) . The food chain in ecology is a chain of trophic relations .
Nursing Service Cross . The Nursing Service Cross ( Post-nominal letters NSC ) was a decoration ( medal ) of the Australian Honours System . The NSC was awarded for outstanding performance of nursing duties in both operational and non-operational situations . The NSC replaced the Royal Red Cross in the Imperial honours system for recognising nursing personnel . List of recipients . There have been 28 recipients and 1 Bar since the NSC 's establishment in 1989 until it was discontinued in 2007 .
Spalonki . Spalonki ( ) is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Dzierzgoń , within Sztum County , Pomeranian Voivodeship , in northern Poland . It lies approximately north of Dzierzgoń , north-east of Sztum , and south-east of the regional capital Gdańsk . Before 1945 the area was part of Germany . For the history of the region , see `` History of Pomerania '' .
Sheira & Loli 's Dittydoodle Works . Sheira and Loli 's Dittydoodle Works is an American half-hour weekly children 's television series for preschoolers airing nationally on public television stations in the United States . The series is produced by Rogar Studios , in association with WLIW in New York City . Originating in a magical musical factory , rag doll twins Sheira and Loli are the hosts in the world they share with their friends : resident visual artist Miss Molly , Doodles the wise-cracking talking purple crayon , eccentric but brilliant Professor Eeky Eeky Kronk , the troublemaking but good-natured yellow reptile-like creature Zippy the Kwirk , and the childlike factory helpers , Professor Squeeky Squeeky Kronk ( introduced in season 2 ) and the Funkins ( Pink-a-Dink and Bluedles ) . Celebrity guests for the first season include pianist/composer Marvin Hamlisch , who helps a discouraged Loli with her piano lessons in `` Practice , Patience and Persistence '' ( episode # 104 ) , and R & B singer Chaka Khan as Mother Nature in `` 4 Leaf Clover '' ( episode # 115 ) . `` Sheira and Loli 's Dittydoodle Works '' features music written and performed by the real-life inspiration for the series ' main characters , twins Sheira and Loli Brayer . The sisters ' performances on `` Sheira and Loli 's Ditties for Little Kiddies-Volume # 1 '' , and `` Dittydoodle Works Celebrates the Holidays '' garnered two iParenting Media Awards . THe show was approved by Common Sense Media . The characters ' diverse personalities are designed to provide opportunities to teach positive emotional , social , and educational lessons as young viewers learn , along with the characters , about self-esteem , cooperation , relationships , fitness , and concepts about nature , the physical world , and literacy . It aired from 2005 to 2009 . Background . The characters were introduced to public television audiences on WLIW as a series of music video shorts , bumpers , and segments in between children 's programs , which were nominated for a New York Emmy and received a New York State Broadcasters Award in 2001 . The creative team includes veterans of some of the most notable and award-winning productions to come out of Broadway , dance , film , and public and cable television . The team includes Mark Saltzman , a former writer at `` Sesame Street '' for nearly a decade ; Alan Adelman , lighting designer of numerous television and stage productions , including Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater , `` Great Performances '' , `` Live from Lincoln Center '' , and more ; and Dean Gordon of the popular PBS children 's series `` Between the Lions '' . Joseph Baker , one of Broadway 's most sought-after composers and arrangers , oversees the series ' music with Sheira Brayer and her identical twin sister , Leora Brayer . Baker has worked on such Broadway hits as `` Les Misérables '' , `` The Phantom of the Opera '' , and `` The Lion King '' .
The Fox and the Stork . `` The Fox and the Stork '' , also known as `` The Fox and the Crane '' , is one of Aesop 's fables and is first recorded in the collection of Phaedrus . It is numbered 426 in the Perry Index . The fable and its uses . A fox invites the stork to eat with him and provides soup in a bowl , which the fox can lap up easily ; however , the stork can not drink it with its beak . The stork then invites the fox to a meal , which is served in a narrow-necked vessel . It is easy for the stork to access but impossible for the fox . The moral drawn is that the trickster must expect trickery in return and that the golden rule of conduct is for one to do to others what one would wish for oneself . The fable has been illustrated since the Middle Ages in Europe . One of the earliest depictions is on the top of a column on the north side of the cloisters in the Collegiata di Sant'Orso in Aosta . In the Romanesque style of the 12th century , both the fox 's and the stork 's tricks are shown on different sides . While medieval and early Renaissance pictorial convention allowed composite designs the episodes of the two meals both appeared in the same design . Thereafter , only one could appear , and it was usually the stork 's revenge that was depicted . However , since the 19th century some artists have been returning to composite designs . One exception in the applied arts occurred when both episodes were included among the thirty nine hydraulic statues built for the Versailles labyrinth that was constructed for Louis XIV to further the Dauphin 's education . A similar solution is provided by the suggestive sculptures in the square of Barzy-sur-Marne , where the two animals are juxtaposed at right angles and the meal is left to the viewer 's imagination . A different solution was chosen by Pieter Bruegel the Elder in his depiction of Netherlandish Proverbs ( 1559 ) . The saying 'The fox and the crane entertain each other ' had come to mean that tricksters look out for their own advantage , so the two are pictured at the centre of the painting seated before their preferred receptacle . The story 's popularity was further assured after it appeared in La Fontaine 's Fables ( I.18 ) . It then began to be applied on a number of domestic items , including buttons , firebacks , snuff graters , household china and tiles , and on wallpaper . Among the artists who have chosen it as a subject are Frans Snyders ( about 1650 ) , Jan van Kessel , senior ( 1661 ) , Jean-Baptiste Oudry ( 1747 ) and his son Jacques-Charles , Hippolyte Lecomte , and Philippe Rousseau ( 1816–1887 ) . It also features on the right-hand side of Gustav Klimt 's `` The Fable '' ( 1883 ) . There the fox is accompanied by two storks , one of which has a frog in its beak – in reference to the fable of The Frogs Who Desired a King . In the contemporary fountain sculpture by the Catalan Eduard Batiste Alentorn ( 1855–1920 ) in Barcelona 's Parc de la Ciutadella , the frustrated fox kicks over the tall vessel , from which the fountain 's water pours . In the 20th century , `` Le Renard et la Cigogne '' figured in the series of medals illustrating La Fontaine 's fables cast by Jean Vernon ( 1940 ) and Marc Chagall made it Plate 9 in his etchings of them ( 1952 ) . Among European musical settings was one by Louis Lacombe ( op . 72 , 1875 ) . Later it appeared as the first piece in Andre Asriel 's `` 6 Fabeln nach Aesop '' ( 1972 ) . In 1995 it was among the seven in Catalan translation that the composer Xavier Benguerel i Godó set for recitation with orchestral accompaniment . The fable has also appeared on postage stamps illustrating La Fontaine 's fables . These include the 35 franc air mail stamp issued by Dahomey in 1995 to commemorate the tricentenary of his death , the 170 forint stamp issued as part of a set by Hungary in 1960 , and a Monaco commemoration of the 350th anniversary of the fabulist 's birth .
Ana Garrido Ramos . Ana María Garrido Ramos ( born 1966 ) is a former local government employee of the Ayuntamiento of Boadilla del Monte in the Madrid metropolitan area . She is a key witness and whistleblower in the Gürtel case , an ongoing political corruption scandal in Spain . In 1993 , Garrido Ramos started employment with the Ayuntamiento de Boadilla , working in the youth section . She became its head in 2007 . In March 2008 , Mayor Arturo González Panero chose to stand down after a period of illness and went to stay in Costa Rica . González Panero was later named in the Panama Papers . An internal company document suggested that he acted beyond his remit both geographically and in political and business dealings . Even though Garrido Ramos had knowledge of the entire contents of the document , she decided not to blow the whistle , fearing reprisals , and continued to work for the Ayuntamiento de Boadilla . Somehow the anti-corruption organisation Manos Limpias ( `` Clean Hands '' ) received the document , which it submitted to the ( a special committee of the Spanish Procurator-fiscal ) , which prompted them to start investigations into what was to become the Gürtel case . The 2011 indictment by examining magistrate Baltasar Garzón precipitated González Panero 's resignation as mayor . In 2011 elections a new mayor , Antonio González Terol , took charge . González Panero returned to his managerial post as leader of the Youth Section until , in 2013 , he was accused of workplace harassment . Garrido Ramos developed clinical depression due to her treatment at work . In 2014 , the employment tribunal of Móstoles , Madrid subpoenad Garrido ( `` To give evidence in the case of workplace harassment suffered by Ana María Garrido Ramos '' ) , whereon the Ayuntamiento de Boadilla terminated her employment with an out-of-court settlement of for `` ( `` moral damages '' ) . Due to an appeal by Boadilla town hall , she has not received the sum as of September 2016 . Garrido Ramos has advocated a law to improve whistleblower protection ( ) . Her case has been closed . As of May 2016 , she had sold most of her clothes and furniture , rented out her home , and was selling handmade bracelets for a living . In 2016 , she was nominated for the `` Encina de Oro '' Award .
Dimitar Blagoev . Dimitar Blagoev Nikolov ( ; 14 June 1856 – 7 May 1924 ) was a Bulgarian political leader , the founder of Bulgarian socialism and of the first social democratic party in the Balkans . Blagoev was also a prominent proponent of ideas for the establishment of a Balkan Federation . He is usually regarded and self-identified as a Bulgarian , occasionally as a Macedonian Slav . Early years and education . Blagoev was born in the village of Zagorichani in the region of Macedonia ( today Vasiliada in Agioi Anargyroi , Kastoria , Greece ) , at that time part of the Ottoman Empire . In his youth he was influenced by the atmosphere of the Bulgarian National Revival . In his memoirs written in 1922 , Blagoev mentions that he was born in a pure Bulgarian village , receiving his national idea by Bulgarian agitators and as a result he was educated in nationalist spirit . He learned consequently in Bulgarian Exarchate 's schools in Istanbul ( 1873–1874 ) , Adrianople ( 1874–1875 ) , Gabrovo ( 1875–1876 ) and Stara Zagora ( 1876–1877 ) . As a student in Gabrovo he supported the cause of the April uprising , and participated on its preparation . During the Russo-Turkish War , he supported the activity of the opalchentsi and the Russian Army . Later he studied at the Odessa Realschule from 1878 to 1880 . He became involved in public activities in the early 1880s , while a student at Saint Petersburg University in Russia . In the Russian capital he matured with Marx and while still under the influence of populist ideas and those of Proudhon and Lassale . Blagoev created the first social democratic group in Russia , called a party , with its press organ , the `` Rabochii '' ( Worker ) newspaper . In 1883 , he met and married the teacher , writer , and women 's activist Vela Blagoeva ( née Victoria Atanasova Zhivkova ) with whom he would have four children : Stela , Natalia , Vladimir and Dimitur . Return to Bulgaria . Extradited in 1885 by the Russian government , Blagoev returned to Bulgaria , settled in Sofia and began to propagate socialist ideas . In July 1891 , on his initiative , the social democratic circles of Veliko Tarnovo , Gabrovo , Sliven , Stara Zagora , Kazanlak and other cities united to form the `` Bulgarian Social Democratic Party '' ( BSDP ) . The marxist nucleus of the BSDP was opposed by a group , who were essentially opposed to making the social democratic movement into a party . In 1893 this group , led by Yanko Sakazov , founded a reformist organization , the `` Bulgarian Social Democratic Union '' . In 1894 , Blagoev ’ s supporters agreed to unite with the Unionists in the interests of working class unity and took the name Bulgarian Social Democratic Workers Party . He was a founder and became the leader of its left wing , which split from the BSDWP in 1903 to found the Bulgarian Social Democratic Workers ' Party ( Narrow Socialists ) . Blagoev was also activist of the Plovdiv Macedonian-Adrianople Committee , and its chairman from 1897 . In 1898 Gotse Delchev made attempt to convince him to lead the Supreme Macedonian-Adrianople Committee , but he refused . Under his guidance the foundations of the class trade-union movement was laid in 1904 . From 1897 to 1923 Blagoev directed the publication of the party ’ s theoretical organ , the journal `` Novo vreme '' , which published more than 500 of his articles . Meanwhile , he worked as teacher in different cities in Bulgaria . In 1905 , Blagoev translated into Bulgarian the first volume of `` Das Kapital '' and a number of other works by Marx . Blagoev ’ s book `` From the History of Socialism in Bulgaria '' was published in 1906 and it has initiated Bulgarian Marxist historiography . He led the delegations of narrow socialists at the Balkan socialist conferences in Belgrade ( 1910 ) and Bucharest ( 1915 ) . Wartime activities and stance . He was against foreign intervention by the Great Powers in Southeast Europe , believed in a Balkan Federative Republic and opposed Bulgaria 's military engagements in the Second Balkan War and First World War . A deputy to the National Assembly of Bulgaria , Blagoev voted in October 1914 , along with the rest of the faction of narrow socialists , against war credits . During World War I as deputy Blagoev exposed `` the war ’ s imperialist nature and the `` traitorous role '' of the Second International '' . Blagoev hailed the Russian October Revolution and propagandized for the ideas of the Bolsheviks . Under his leadership the Narrow Socialist party broke with the Second International . In a speech before the Bulgarian National Assembly in 1917 , Blagoev called himself `` Macedonian Slav '' . In a Declaration against the Treaty of Neuilly , read by Dimiter Blagoev in the Bulgarian National Assembly in 1919 he protested against the partition of the Bulgarian land and nation and promoted the ideas of the Bulgarian Soviet Socialist Republic , as a part of a Balkan Federal Soviet Socialist Republic , as the only political solution able to assure freedom of Macedonia , Thrace and Dobruja and as a counterweight of Bulgarian nationalism . Later years and death . Blagoev led the Narrow Socialists into the Communist International in 1919 , and the party changed its name to the Bulgarian Communist Party . However , during this period Blagoev and the party as a whole did not completely adopt Bolshevik 's positions on the basic questions . This determined the party ’ s policies during the Vladaya Soldiers ’ Rebellion of 1918 and the military coup of 9 June 1923 when the party adopted a position of neutrality . He was also an opponent of the failed September Uprising and thought that there were no ripe conditions for a revolution in Bulgaria yet . Blagoev was also author of a number of research essays on questions of Marxist philosophy , political economy , history , esthetics , and Bulgarian literature . He died in Sofia , Bulgaria .
Oxytheca perfoliata . `` Oxytheca perfoliata '' is a species of flowering plant in the buckwheat family known by the common names round-leaf puncturebract and roundleaf oxytheca . It is native to the southwestern United States , where it is a common plant of the deserts and some woodland and valley areas . It is an annual herb producing a leafless stem up to about 20 centimeters in maximum height in the spring ; during the winter the plant is a small rosette of oblong or spoon-shaped leaves a few centimeters wide . The plant is red-veined green , or often brown to maroon or magenta in color . The inflorescence atop the stem is punctuated by nodes at which the bracts are fused to form a cup or band up to about 2.5 centimeters wide . At the end of each branching of the stem is a similar cup of bracts partially fused around a cluster of flowers . The bracts are tipped in spinelike awns . The flowers are white to yellow-green and hairy in texture .
Chukyo Racecourse . is located in Toyoake , Aichi , Japan . It is used for horse racing . It was built in 1994 . It has a capacity of 58,400 . It has 8,795 seats . Physical attributes . Chukyo Racecourse has a grass courses , a dirt course , and a jump course . The turf 's measures 1600m ( 7/8 mile + 629 feet ) . Races can be run on the `` A Course '' rail setting ( on the hedge ) , the `` B Course '' setting ( rail out 3 meters ) , or the `` C Course '' setting ( rail out 7 meters ) . 1000m , 1200m , 1700m , 1800m , 2000m , 2500m and 2800m races run on the oval . The dirt course measures 1418 meters ( 7/8 mile + 278 feet ) . 1000m , 1600m , 1700m , 2300m races run on the oval . Access . The closest train station is Chūkyō-keibajō-mae Station , which is named after this racecourse .
Red TV ( Peru ) . Red TV was a television network that transmits to all of Peru . It was founded in 1986 and is one of the six networks with national coverage . History . The channel 13 frequency ranging between 210 and 216 MHz ( NTSC-M system ) in Lima was initially operated by Panamericana Televisión that remained at that frequency until 1965 , when it changed to frequency of channel 5 ( 76-82 MHz ) . Later that frequency was assigned to the University of Lima and donation of equipment by Panamericana Televisión , `` Panamericana de Teleducación - Canal 13 '' is founded , which operated the frequency until 1974 , when the military government of Juan Velasco Alvarado decided to close . In 1983 , with a discrete advertising campaign in Lima , Favorita de Televisión - Canal 13 announced the start of its operations for 1984 but never materialized . By late 1985 and early 1986 , Compañía Radiodifusora Univisión S.A. ( unrelated to US Hispanic network Univisión ) , which was then known as SIN ) launched a test signal for a few months . Due to problems in importing their equipment , the Peruvian government withdraws the operating license to the nascent corporation in 1989 to finally assign it to Empresa Radiodifusora 1160 S.A. who initially operated UHF channel 33 ( Stereo 33 ) and moved it to 13 ( now Red TV ) . On July 1 , 1986 , it started broadcasting on UHF channel 33 as Stereo 33 Televisión , using the then-new stereo technology . The switch to VHF 13 happened at the start of 1989 and , in 1990 , it was sold to Vittorio de Ferrari . During this transitory phase , it was known as Canal 13 . The name Global Televisión was adopted in 1991 in time for the launch of their satellite connections in order to cover the whole country . It was n't considered a `` hot '' channel and most of their programming was imported content . In 1995 , Vittorio de Ferrari signs a deal with Antena 3 and started to show their productions as well as imported films and cartoons . Following the death the channel 's owner , his son , Roberto de Ferrari , revokes the contract with Antena 3 and sold it to Genaro Delgado Parker . The name changed to Red Global . At this stage , it showed programming from his production company , Astros . Said production company and Julio Vera Abad entered a dispute over the ownership of the channel over payment issues . In July of that year , Genaro and Vera Abad confronted each other at the entrance of Astros , suspending all newscasts on the channel . Cesar Hildebrandt briefly involved with the channel in 2001 , but after discovering a Vladivideo ( home videos where Vladimiro Montesinos bribed politicians and owners of companies ) where Genaro negotiated Hildebrandt 's maintenance with Montesinos , he quickly left . The channel was sold in 2006 to CORPECON , a company associated with ATV , under the intention to revert the channel 's crisis . Genaro Delgado Parker left Red Global by selling the remaining 50 % to Albavisión-owned Grupo ATV . Having assumed complete control of the channel , their headquarters move to a location adjacent to the main headquarters of ATV , and rebranded it in November 2010 as Global TV . In April 2015 , the channel teased a rebrand , revealed on April 13th , where the channel became known as Red TV . On March 27 , 2017 , the channel was replaced by NexTV . Programming . Red TV 's programming is mostly imported . Said programming includes Ghost Whisperer , Inspector Rex , NCIS , some Hispanic programming in the morning hours , the Red de Noticias newscasts and WWE events on weekends .
Scrobipalpomima excellens . `` Scrobipalpomima excellens '' is a moth in the Gelechiidae family . It was described by Povolný in 1985 . It is found in Argentina .
American Recording Productions . American Recording Productions was founded by Armenian musician Ara Topouzian in 1991 . Over thirty recordings have been produced by ARP and continue to be produced . Distributed throughout the world , ARP specializes in traditional music of Armenia , Greece , and the Middle East .
Political positions of Dianne Feinstein . Dianne Feinstein is the current senior senator in the U.S. Senate representing California . Prior to her time in the Senate , she ran for Governor of California , and was Mayor of San Francisco . Feinstein tends to be seen as a moderate in the Senate . She has worked to ban civilian firearm ownership , and to gain passage of the California Desert Protection Act to preserve wilderness . She voted to authorize the use of military force in Iraq in 2002 , and has stated that she is a supporter of the Patriot Act . Bailout . On October 1 , 2008 , Feinstein voted in favor of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act . Cabinet appointments . In November 2007 , Feinstein was one of only six Democrats to vote to confirm Michael Mukasey as Attorney General . Copyright . Feinstein has supported Hollywood and the content industry when it has come into conflict with technology and fair use on intellectual property issues . In 2006 , she co-sponsored the `` PERFORM Act '' , or the `` Platform Equality and Remedies for Rights Holders in Music Act of 2006 '' , in the Senate , which would require satellite , cable and internet broadcasters to incorporate digital rights management technologies into their transmission . Over-the-air broadcasting would not be affected . Feinstein 's consistent backing of the content industry and attacks on fair use have earned her poor marks with the EFF and . Crime and drug trafficking . Feinstein has taken a tough stance on international trafficking in her role as chairman of the Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control . The Caucus is aimed at stopping trafficking from Mexico and Central America , as well as Taliban drug trafficking from Afghanistan . In 2011 , Feinstein signed into law the Border Tunneling Prevention Act of 2011 , building off of a previous 2006 act meant to allow both federal and state law enforcement more ability to detect and stop cross border subterranean tunnel systems coming into the US . In October 2007 , the US and Mexico entered into an assistance program known as the Mérida Initiative , with approximately $ 1.5 billion being given to Mexico by the US . The Caucus wrote an extensive report in May 2011 , citing the successes and failures of the Mérida Initiative . According to the report , the US needs to increase judicial sector assistance to each Mexican state , increase the aid to Mexican law enforcement , and strictly monitor the sale of firearms to ensure they are not able to be smuggled across the border . According to another report written by Feinstein , as well as Charles Schumer and Sheldon Whitehouse , a large number of the nearly 35,000 deaths from the drug trade in Mexico have occurred with weapons that have been traced back to the US . The report recommends a number of solutions to help stop the import of military grade weapons to Mexico , including the introduction of background checks on the unlicensed sale of firearms at gun shows . Another major recommendation , which was addressed in the second Romney-Obama debate , is the banning of assault weapons . The ban , originally signed in 1994 and expired in 2004 , stopped the sale of assault weapons , armor-piercing rounds , and high-capacity magazines to civilians . Feinstein believes the ban should be resigned , not only to stop violence in Mexico and California , but to decrease the amount of gun violence in California , and across America . The issue of national security is tied to the narcotics trade in Afghanistan ; another report written by the Caucus in 2010 lists some recommendations on how to decrease the flow of opium from Afghanistan , and the money coming into the Taliban . With similar prescriptions as the Mérida Initiative , the United States is using DEA officers in conjunction with military personnel in Afghanistan to root out Taliban drug lords . The practice of eradication of the poppy crop only managed to drive farmers to side with the Taliban , as their livelihood was destroyed . The US is funding legitimate projects in Afghanistan in an attempt to get the work force out of the drug trade . The major issue in Afghanistan is corruption , the report estimates around $ 2.5 billion is doled out in bribes per year . How the US will continue to combat drug production , as they scale back their military presence in the coming years , remains to be seen . Feinstein has a firm position on the narcotics trade , and she has been a major player in the United States ' war on drugs , both domestically and internationally . California has a high stake in this conflict as it is on the front lines of much of the drug trade with Mexico , and much of the movement of firearms into Mexico comes from California . Death penalty . Feinstein opposes capital punishment . Prior to 2018 , she supported capital punishment . Environment . Feinstein and Senator Alan Cranston worked for over 10 years to pass the California Desert Protection Act . The bill was signed into law by President Bill Clinton in 1994 . The bill protected of California 's desert lands as wilderness and national parks . The Act doubled the size of the National Wilderness Preservation System in California , and was the largest wilderness bill in California 's history . Senators Feinstein and Barbara Boxer were the champions of the Northern California Coastal Wild Heritage Wilderness Act , which was signed into law by President George W. Bush on October 17 , 2006 . The bill protected of federal land as wilderness , and of stream as a wild and scenic river , including such popular areas as the King Range and Cache Creek . Senators Feinstein and Boxer worked with Representative Mike Thompson , the sponsor of the bill in the House , in the 5-year effort to pass the legislation . Feinstein , along with her colleague Boxer , voted in favor of subsidy payments to conventional commodity farm producers , at the cost of subsidies for conservation-oriented farming . More recently , Feinstein has not taken a stand on the widely criticized subsidies in the 2007 U.S. Farm Bill . Foreign affairs . Feinstein supported the Iraq war resolution in the vote of October 11 , 2002 ; she has since claimed that she was misled by President Bush on the reasons for going to war . However , former UN Weapons Inspector in Iraq Scott Ritter has stated that Feinstein in summer 2002 acknowledged to him that she knew the Bush administration had not provided any convincing intelligence to back up its claims about the Iraqi weapons of mass destruction . In February 2007 , Feinstein warned Republicans not to block consideration of a measure opposing President Bush 's troop increase in Iraq , saying it would be a `` terrible mistake '' to prevent debate on the top issue in America . In May 2007 , Feinstein voted for an Emergency Supplemental Appropriations bill , which continued to fund the Iraq occupation without a firm timetable for withdrawal . The Senator said , `` I am deeply disappointed that this bill fails to hold the President accountable for his Administration 's flawed Iraq War policy . The American people have made their voices clear that there must be an exit strategy for Iraq . Yet this President continues to stubbornly adhere to more of the same . '' Free speech . She was the main Democratic sponsor of the failed 2006 constitutional Flag Desecration Amendment . She also voted for the McCain-Feingold legislation . In 2007 , Feinstein was asked in a Fox News interview whether she would revive the Fairness Doctrine , and she replied that she was looking at it . In 2010 , Feinstein voted in favor of unilateral US censorship of the Internet by voting in favor of COICA . Also in 2010 , Feinstein said in reference to Cablegate , `` Whoever released this information should be punished severely . '' In 2013 , Feinstein called for the immediate extradition and arrest of Edward Snowden , the whistleblower who leaked information about the PRISM surveillance program . Gun politics . Feinstein had experienced two assassination attempts as a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors , in which Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk were killed while in office . In 1993 , Feinstein , along with then-Representative Charles Schumer ( D-NY ) and Massachusetts Senator Ted Kennedy ( who lost two of his brothers to assassination ) , led the fight to ban many semi-automatic firearms deemed assault weapons and restrict the sale of high capacity magazines . The ban was passed as part of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 . In 2004 , when the ban was set to expire , Feinstein sponsored a 10-year extension of the ban as an amendment to the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act ; while the amendment was successfully added , the act itself failed . The act was then revived in 2005 , and , despite Feinstein 's best efforts , was passed without an extension of the assault weapons ban . In response to the Sandy Hook School massacre , Sen. Feinstein has re-introduced legislation to reinstate the ban on assault weapons , as well as many more restrictions . Discussing why the 1994 act only prohibited the manufacture or import of assault weapons , instead of the possession and sale of them , Feinstein said on CBS-TV 's 60 Minutes , February 5 , 1995 , `` If I could have gotten 51 votes in the Senate of the United States for an outright ban , picking up every one of them . . . Mr. and Mrs. America , turn 'em all in , I would have done it . I could not do that . The votes were n't here . '' In July 2006 , Feinstein voted against the Vitter Amendment to prohibit federal funds being used for the confiscation of lawfully-owned firearms during a disaster . Feinstein claims to have surrendered the permit and revolver to the police in 1982 , once the New World Liberation Front was no longer a threat to her . In January 2013 , Feinstein , along with Representative Carolyn McCarthy from New York , proposed a bill that would `` ban the sale , transfer , manufacturing , or importation of 150 specific firearms , including semi-automatic rifles or pistols that can be used with a detachable or fixed ammunition magazines that hold more than 10 rounds and have specific military-style features , including pistol grips , grenade launchers or rocket launchers '' . The bill has an exemption for 900 specific models of guns that are used in hunting and for sport . Feinstein commented on the issue saying , `` Massacres have taken place in businesses , law practices , malls , movie theaters , and especially schools . These massacres do n't seem to stop , they continue on . Columbine , Virginia Tech , Aurora , Tuson , and Oak Creek . The common thread in each of these shootings is the gunman used a semi-automatic assault weapon or large capacity ammunition magazines . Military assault weapons only have one purpose and in my opinion , it 's for the military . '' In response to the 2016 Orlando nightclub shooting , Feinstein called it a `` terrible terrorist attack '' , and offered to work with federal agencies to provide resources . Health care . Feinstein has supported the Affordable Care Act , repeatedly voting to defeat initiatives aimed against it . She has voted in favor of regulating tobacco as a drug ; expanding the Children 's Health Insurance Program ; overriding the president 's veto on adding 2 to 4 million children to SCHIP eligibility ; increasing Medicaid rebate for producing generic drugs ; negotiating bulk purchases for Medicare prescription drugs ; allowing re-importation of Rx drugs from Canada ; allowing patients to sue HMOs & collect punitive damages ; including prescription drugs under Medicare ; Medicare means-testing ; etc . She has voted against the Paul Ryan Budget 's Medicare choice , tax & spending cuts ; allowing tribal Indians to opt out of federal health care ; etc . Feinstein 's Congress voting record was assessed as `` 88 % '' by the American Public Health Association ( APHA ) , the figure ostensibly reflecting the percentage of time the representative voted the organization 's preferred position . In an April 2017 town hall meeting in San Francisco , Feinstein stated , `` If single-payer health care is going to mean the complete takeover by the government of all health care , I am not there . '' Immigration . Feinstein is a supporter and co-sponsor of the H-1B Visa program . After strongly opposing the AgJobs immigration provisions in 2005 , warning that they would encourage illegal immigration from Mexico , she reversed her position , when the measures were proposed again , in 2008 . Intelligence programs and NSA programs . The first week of June 2012 , Feinstein said that the `` avalanche of leaks '' occurring in relation to U.S. intelligence affairs was `` very , very disturbing . You know , it 's dismayed our allies . It puts American lives in jeopardy . It puts our nation 's security in jeopardy . '' Together with other heads of Congressional oversight , Feinstein vowed to stop leaks . One week later , she co-sponsored , with Senator Saxby Chambliss . It is not known if this bill is related to the leak-stopping exercise . After the 2013 mass surveillance disclosures involving operated by the National Security Agency ( NSA ) , Feinstein took measures to continue the collection programs . `` Foreign Policy '' wrote that she had a `` reputation as a staunch defender of NSA practices and the White House 's refusal to stand by collection activities targeting foreign leaders '' . In October 2013 , she criticized the NSA for monitoring telephone calls of foreign leaders friendly to the US . In November 2013 , she promoted the Fisa Improvements Act bill , which included a `` backdoor search provision '' that allows intelligence agencies to continue certain warrantless searches as long as they are logged and `` available for review '' to various agencies . In June 2013 , Feinstein labeled Edward Snowden a traitor after his leaks went public . In October of that year , Feinstein stated that she stood by her labeling . On November 12 , 2013 , Feinstein introduced the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 ( S. 1681 ; 113th Congress ) . The bill would authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2014 for intelligence activities of the U.S. government . The bill would authorize there to be funding for intelligence agencies such as the Central Intelligence Agency or the National Security Agency , but a separate appropriations bill would also have to pass in order for those agencies to receive any money . Feinstein said that `` Congress has a responsibility to ensure the DNI and other intelligence leaders have the resources and flexibility they need to protect the nation . '' LGBT issues . The Human Rights Campaign gave Feinstein a 92 % rating in the 111th Congress , indicating strong support of the HRC 's slate for pro-gay rights legislative issues . Mayor Feinstein vetoed domestic partnership legislation in 1982 . This legislation would have provided insurance benefits to cohabitating lovers of city employees . Feinstein introduced a bill to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act , the Respect for Marriage Act , in the 112th Congress . The bill was passed out of the Senate Judiciary Committee on November 10 , 2011 . She does not support the Uniting American Families Act , but introduced a private bill to keep together a bi-national same-sex couple . Marijuana . Feinstein has a `` C- '' rating from NORML for her voting history regarding cannabis-related causes . She considers marijuana a `` gateway drug '' , and has opposed the legalization of medical marijuana without further research . However , Feinstein has cosponsored the bipartisan STATES Act proposed in the 115th U.S. Congress by Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren and Colorado Senator Cory Gardner that would exempt individuals or corporations in compliance with state cannabis laws from federal enforcement of the Controlled Substances Act . USA PATRIOT Act . Feinstein was the original Democratic co-sponsor of a bill to extend the USA PATRIOT Act . In a December 2005 statement , Feinstein stated , `` I believe the Patriot Act is vital to the protection of the American people . '' Feinstein proposed an amendment to the Patriot Act would have explicitly excluded U.S. citizens from the detention authority created by the Authorization for the Use of Military Force passed just after the September 11 attacks in 2001 . The amendment failed 45-55 . Though her amendment was defeated , the compromised amendment , passed 99-1 , affirmed that nothing in the NDAA is intended to alter the government 's current legal authority to detain prisoners captured in the war on terror . Victims ' rights . Feinstein has been one of Congress 's strongest advocates for victims ' rights . In the 1990s , Feinstein was one of the original sponsors , along with Republican Senator Jon Kyl , of an effort to amend the United States Constitution to protect victims ' rights in trial . Though the constitutional amendment ultimately failed , Senators Kyl and Feinstein authored the 2004 Scott Campbell , Stephanie Roper , Wendy Preston , Louarna Gillis , and Nila Lynn Crime Victims ' Rights Act , which listed a victims ' bill of rights and provided mandamus relief in appellate court for any victim denied those rights . The act also offered sanctions against government officials who wantonly and willfully refused to comply with the Crime Victims ' Rights Act . Both Senators Kyl and Feinstein described their collaboration as a high point of bi-partisan collaboration in their careers . In front of the Senate , Senator Kyl said , `` This legislation would not be before us today without Senator Feinstein . That is simply a fact . For all of the hard work we have put in with her cooperation and her commitment to this , I thank Senator Feinstein deeply . She knows that bond of trust will continue to exist between us . '' Wiretapping . In August 2007 , Feinstein joined Republicans in the Senate in voting to modify the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act ( FISA ) by narrowing the scope of its protections to sharply alter the legal limits on the government 's ability to monitor phone calls and email messages of American citizens . Feinstein voted to give the attorney general and the director of national intelligence the power to approve international surveillance of the communications of Americans entirely within the executive branch , rather than through the special intelligence court established by FISA . Many privacy advocates have decried this law and Feinstein 's vote in favor of it . In February 2008 , Feinstein joined Republicans in the Senate in voting against removing the provisions that provided immunity from civil liability to electronic communication service providers for certain assistance ( most notably , access without warrants to fiber-optic cables carrying bulk transmissions for the purposes of interception and monitoring ) provided to the Government .
Patricia Schauss . Patricia Schauss ( born ) is a Swiss female former volleyball player , playing as a central . She was part of the Switzerland women 's national volleyball team . She competed at the 2013 Women 's European Volleyball Championship . On club level she played for Volero Zurigo .
Hastings County . Hastings County is located in the province of Ontario , Canada . Geographically , it is located on the border of Eastern Ontario and Central Ontario . Hastings County is the second largest county in Ontario . The county seat is Belleville , which is independent of Hastings County . Hastings County has trademarked the moniker `` Cheese Capital of Canada '' . Subdivisions . The Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory is within the Hastings census division but is independent of the county . The cities of Belleville and Quinte West are separated municipalities , falling within the boundaries of the county and included in the Hastings census division , but not under the administration of the county government . History . The first boundaries of Hastings County were established 1792 by Lieutenant-Governor John Graves Simcoe . The southern boundary was the Bay of Quinte , the eastern boundary was Lennox County and the western boundary ran from the Trent River to the Ottawa River , in a triangular shape . The County consisted of Sidney , Thurlow , Rawdon , Huntingdon and Hungerford townships as well as the Mohawk Tract . The area was named for Francis Rawdon-Hastings . Three new townships ; Elzevir , Madoc and Marmora were created in 1821 and on Monday , October 1 , 1821 the first Hastings County fair was held in Belleville . The largest prize paid was to Captain Daniel Ostrom of Sydney at $ 20 and Ruliff Purdy of Sidney received the most prizes totaling $ 106.50 . While in this time agriculture was the most important industry in Hastings County , by 1822 ( when the Marmora Iron Works was approaching its peak production ) mining was playing an increasingly more important role in the area 's economy . Prominent citizens of Hastings County and Ameliasburgh Township unsuccessfully petitioned the provincial government for district status during 1817 , 1818 , 1823 and 1825 . After Prince Edward County successfully achieved its own government in 1831 , Hastings County continued to send petitions throughout the 30s before finally achieving the status of a separate district in March 1837 . Belleville was named the county 's District Town . From 1839 until 1849 , Hastings County was renamed Victoria District after Queen Victoria . By 1841 the district had access to local courts but no local government was in place . On February 8 , 1842 the Victoria District 's first council met under warden William Hutton . During much of this time roads and bridges were the most important issues the council dealt with . Edward Fidlar became the first warden of Hastings County with their first meeting on January 28 , 1850 . By this time the Hastings County Council was also interested in education and the building of the railroad . On October 27 , 1856 the first railroad train arrived in Belleville and by 1864 around 100 people were employed by the railroad . In August 1866 , discovery of gold at Eldorado , near Madoc , caused great excitement throughout Hastings County as people flooded to the area from all over North America . According to Barnes , `` gold has been found in twenty-seven locations spread over nine townships . '' The railroads and of good gravel roads opened these areas to settlement by 1880 . In 1889 the Belleville Waterworks was created as a private company , which was then bought by the city of Belleville in 1889 . In 1911 , Hastings County was the first in the province to appoint a reforestation committee , which was instrumental in passing laws around county forests . Postal service began in the area in 1913 . Demographics . The figures below are for the Hastings census division , which combines Hastings County , Belleville and Quinte West , along with the Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory . Transportation . The county is served by Highway 401 in the south , Highway 7 , a leg of the Trans-Canada Highway , in the central region , Highways 62 and 37 travelling north to south , Highway 28 travelling east to west in the northern region , and Highway 127 travelling north from Maynooth , also in the northern region . County Council . Municipality of Centre Hastings : Owen Ketcheson Municipality of Marmora & Lake : Terry Clemens Township of Tudor & Cashel : Wanda Donaldson Education . Currently Hastings & Prince Edward District School Board operates public schools . Previously Hastings County Board of Education operated public schools . Emergency Services . There are 5 EMS stations in Hastings County with Hastings-Quinte EMS HQ located in Belleville , Ontario .
Wilhelm Loeser . Wilhelm Loeser ( 1876-1953 ) was an American physician and pharmacist who provided medical care to underworld figures during the `` Public enemy '' -era of the 1930s . His most famous clients were John Dillinger and Homer Van Meter who hired him to perform plastic surgery on them . Early life . Wilhem Loeser was born in Barby Posen Germany on November 8 , 1876 . At age 12 , he emigrated to the United States with his mother and five siblings . The family lived in Iowa for ten years , and then moved on to Kansas . In 1905 , Loeser graduated from medical school in Chicago and briefly practiced in Kansas before returning to Chicago . He established himself as a pharmacist and surgeon , once referred to as a `` magician with a knife '' . Crime career . Loeser began dealing in narcotics to support his lifestyle . In 1913 , he was convicted of that charge and sentenced to three years imprisonment . After serving 18 months , Loeser was paroled with the assistance of lawyer Louis Piquett and fled to Mexico upon his release . He was brought back to Chicago by Piquett in 1934 after having learned that a $ 10,000 bribe would allow him to return to the city permanently . In exchange , he agreed to perform cosmetic surgery on fugitive outlaws John Dillinger and Homer Van Meter . Both men wanted their faces altered and their fingerprints removed . Dillinger specifically wanted the removal of several facial scars and moles , a dimple in his chin and a depression on the end of his nose . Van Meter requested similar alterations as well as the removal of an anchor tattoo on his right arm . The outlaws paid up front , Piquett holding the money , and the surgery was performed at the home of Chicago mobster James Probasco from May 27–28 , 1934 . Assisted by Dr. Harold Cassidy , Loeser spent nearly 48 hours operating on Dillinger and Van Meter . Given the medical technology of the era and lack of hospital facilities , Loeser was limited in what he could do . He tightened Dillinger 's cheeks using kangaroo tendons ; however , Dillinger nearly suffocated to death during the operation when he swallowed his tongue under general anesthetic . A caustic solution was used to burn away both men 's fingerprints ; it apparently failed to erase them completely , however , as Dillinger would be identified by his fingerprints following his death two months later . His patients were both `` mutilated and in agony '' at the end of the surgery . As a result , the outlaws were extremely angry with Loeser . Van Meter allegedly threatened Loeser with his Tommy gun `` clutched in bandaged hand '' , but was eventually persuaded to spare the doctor 's life . With the surgery considered a failure , Loeser received only $ 5,000 from Piquett who kept the rest of the money himself . Arrest . Two days after Dillinger was shot and killed by federal agents in Chicago , Loeser was arrested in Oak Park , Illinois . Loeser complained of police brutality following his arrest , claiming a beating by FBI agents smashed his nose all over his face , and friends observed `` a significant change ... in Loeser 's appearance '' while in federal custody . Loeser agreed to testify against Piquett . However , the defense attorney won a surprise appeal and Loeser was returned to prison for violating his parole from the decades-old narcotics charge . A clemency petition was filed in April 1935 which documented his arrangement with Melvin Purvis and Inspector Sam Cowley and he was released on September 21 , 1935 . That same day , his assistant Harold Cassidy received a year 's probation for his part in the surgery .
Tweed River ( New South Wales ) . The Tweed River is a river situated in the Northern Rivers district of New South Wales , Australia . It has a mature wave dominated , barrier estuary . From the middle reaches of its course , the state boundary between New South Wales and Queensland is located approximately north of the Tweed River . The river rises on the eastern slopes of the Great Dividing Range ; with its watershed bordered by the McPherson , Burringbar , Condong and Tweed ranges and containing a catchment area of . The river flows generally north east , joined by eight tributaries including the Oxley and Rous rivers before reaching its mouth at its confluence with the Coral Sea of the South Pacific Ocean , south of Point Danger ; descending over its course . On its journey , it passes through the major urban centres of Murwillumbah and Tweed Heads . The river 's drainage basin consists mostly of the erosion caldera of the Tweed Volcano , a huge extinct volcano of which Mount Warning is the volcanic plug . The Tweed River area has a fine subtropical climate , high rainfall and fertile volcanic soils . It was originally covered by rainforest , much of which has been cleared . Some remains in several national parks and reserves . The lowlands along the river are used for farming sugar cane and other crops . The surrounding Tweed Shire is a local government area of New South Wales . Each year the river hosts a number of major aquatic events . The lower reaches of the Tweed River are a good recreational fishing site . Waterskiing , pleasure boating and rowing are other popular activities on the lower reaches of the river . Aboriginal history . The traditional custodian of the land surrounding the Tweed River are the Aboriginal people of the Tulgi-gin , Cudgenburra , and Mooburra nations . European discovery and naming . At 3 [ PM ] made sail intending to anchor to the South of Point Danger . At 5 [ PM ] passed close to a Bold Headland [ present-day Point Danger ] about 3 Miles North of Pt . D. [ Cook 's Point Danger - Fingal Head ] On the South Side of this headland we had the satisfaction to discover a considerable river with an apparent clear entrance . Hove on for the purpose of anchoring between the Island and the Main land [ Fingal Head ] . At ½ past 5 passing too close to the Island we shoaled our `` water to 2 ½ fms but almost instantly deepened to 5 fms . Anchored under the lee of the Island in 7 fms sandy Bottom being tolerably sheltered from the SSE round by the w to NE - the distance between the Island and the Main is about 50 chains , the point of the Main as well as the Island composed of regular Basaltic Pillars . To the South extends a Sandy Beach of about 3 ½ miles ending in a low sandy Point off which brakers seem to extend about ¾ of a mile . Soundings between the Island and the Main and found the deepest water 6 fms in mid channel rather including to the Mainland . Observed the River from the Mast head take a SW direction running through a moderately elevated country towards the Base of Mt . Warning . John Uniack made the following relevant observations . Monday 27 October 1823 : The wind being fair , we immediately got under way , and continued our course to the northward till Friday afternoon , when it shifted , and came on to blow so hard , that we determined to run in shore and look out for anchorage ; this we found under the lee of a small island off Point Danger ( so named by Captain Cook ) , about a mile from the land . While running down for this place , we perceived the mouth of a large river about a mile and a half to the northward ; and next morning at daylight the master was dispatched in the whale-boat to ascertain the possibility of taking the vessel into it . Shortly afterwards , Mr. Stirling and I landed on the island with our guns . The rocks which formed the base was evidently of volcanic origin : it was of dark colour , full of small holes and extremely hard , while on the western side many regular circular cavities , some of which were about four or five yards in diameter at top , and tapered down gradually towards the bottom , which was usually filled with round stones . One of these holes , in particular , had a communication underneath with the sea , and at every returning surf threw up considerable quantities of water with a loud noise . The superincumbent rocks were basaltic , and those of a small rock to the N.W . of the island , as well as those of a bluff headland , immediately opposite on the main , were inferior only in extent to the Giant ’ s Causeway in the north of Ireland . `` The little island under which we lay received the name of Turtle Island , in gratitude for the abundant supply of that fish which we procured from it . We also gave the name of ‘ Tweed ’ to the river . The latitude of our anchorage is 28° 8 ' S. and its longitude 153° 31 ' '' 22 . The next evening , Mount Warning was seen from the deck , although we were at least seventy-eight miles from it . 23 On the 23d at noon , our latitude was 28°9 ' when the Mount bore S 58° W ( Magnetic ) . At sunset the wind died away ; and , from the land in the vicinity of the mountain indicating every appearance of the existence of either a large sheet of water or an opening of consequence , I was induced to remain two days to examine the beach more narrowly ; but , after beating about with a strong south-easterly current which prevented my tracing the beach to the northward of the Mount , and having only seen an inconsiderable opening that communicates by a shoal channel with a small lagoon at the back of the beach , I gave up the search ; still without satisfying myself of the non-existence of an inlet , which , if there be one , probably communicates with the sea nearer to Point Danger . Lieut Oxley has since ( 1823 ) discovered this to be the case , for he found a stream empting itself into the sea , by a bar harbour close to Point Danger . Lieutenant Oxley called it the Tweed . The Tweed is a river communicating with the sea by a bar , on which there is twelve feet of water , it is situated about a mile and a half to the north of a small island off Point Danger , which lies in latitude 28° 8 ' The River Clarance , or more properly the Tweed , discovered by Mr. Oxley , but not explored , is in lat . 28° 9 ' , long . 153° 34 ' bearing N.W.½ W. from Turtle Island distant 2 ½ miles – it is situated to the southward of a Bluff Head , connected with the Main by a flat sandy Isthmus , 250 yards wide from high water mark forming a boundary to the river on one side , and to capacious bay to the northward – affording good anchorage and shelter from East Southerly to North….There is a small river about 10 miles NW by W from the *north bluff of Point Danger inaccessible for boats . The Tweed was named after the River Tweed in Scotland . Mouth stabilization . The first training walls were built in 1891 . In 1962 , these walls were extended in order to maintain a deep channel . The order failed to stop the channel from shoaling and instead necessitated regular dredging and completely inhibited the longshore transport of sand northwards . The southern Gold Coast beaches were soon faced with intense erosion during storms which was not replenished . In 2001 , a sand bypass system was implemented , in part based on the successful operation of the Gold Coast Seaway . The level of sand on southern Gold Coast beaches soon returned to pre-1960s levels . Colloquial use . Even though parts of the river are a few kilometres within the New South Wales side of the border , the expression `` North of the Tweed '' is used to refer to the people and places of Queensland ; likewise , `` South of the Tweed '' is a term used by Queenslanders regarding the southern states of Australia . The term probably originates from southern Australians ' summer vacation trips driving along the Pacific Highway through the scenic New South Wales North Coast . The highway crosses many rivers along its route , with the Tweed being the last one before reaching the holiday destinations of the Gold Coast , just on the other side of the Queensland border . Course . The river begins northwest of the village called Lillian Rock . The upper reaches pass through the small villages of Kunghur , Terragon and Uki . South of Mount Warning , Doon Doon Creek and Perch Creek enter the Tweed from its southern banks , and Byrill Creek joins on the northern side near Terragon . Downstream , Korumbyn Creek and then the Oxley River enters the river at Byangum , before it flows through Murwillumbah . At Tumbulgum , the Rous River joins the Tweed . The Terranora and Cobaki creeks enter the Tweed about upstream from the mouth . South of Banora Point , the Pacific Highway crosses the river . The river 's tidal influence reaches beyond Murwillumbah to Bray Park Weir . The estuary of the Tweed River is an important shorebird habitat . Flooding . During Cyclone Oswald , the Tweed River was subject to major flooding , brought about due to the storm 's residual effects and associated monsoon trough that passed over parts of Queensland and New South Wales . The river peaked at , the highest level recorded in 30 years . In late March 2017 rainfall from Ex-Tropical Cyclone Debbie caused major flooding in the Tweed Valley , the Murwillumbah gauge recording a peak of 6.2 metres . Mouth . There is a sand bypassing system operating at the mouth of the Tweed River . A jetty on the northern end of Letitia Spit that collects sand and then pumps it under the Tweed River to beaches in the neighbouring state of Queensland . Outlets for the Tweed River Entrance Sand Bypassing System include Duranbah Beach , Snapper Rocks East , Snapper Rocks West , Greenmount and Kirra . Dredging of the navigation entrance is also undertaken regularly as part of the overall sand bypassing program . The width of Tweed River mouth is about .
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Igumi Station . is a station in Shinonsen , Mikata District , Hyōgo , Japan .
Katherine Smith ( Navajo activist ) . Katherine Smith ( 1918–2017 ) was a Navajo activist , cultural educator , and resistor who protected Navajo land and refused to leave Big Mountain ( Black Mesa ) . A 1985 documentary Broken Rainbow depicts the struggle of the Navajo amid government enforced relocation of thousands from Black Mesa in Arizona after the enactment of the . The documentary film about the relocation was nominated for an Oscar . She famously shot a rifle overhead as a warning to construction workers hired by the Bureau of Indian Affairs to build a fence between the Hopi and Navajo land in order to mine for uranium and coal for the coal company Peabody . In the 1988 documentary `` Heart of Big Mountain , '' Smith said , “ I was born from Big Mountain . That ’ s my mother . So all of my life I will always be thinking of this place . My spirit will be here forever. ” Big mountain ( Black Mesa ) is remote rural area on the Hopi/Navajo Reservation . Where Kathrine Smith lived all her life .
Data Protection Act , 2012 . The Data Protection Act , 2012 ( The Act ) is legislation enacted by the Parliament of the Republic of Ghana to protect the privacy and personal data of individuals . It regulates the process personal information is acquired , kept , used or disclosed by data controllers and data processors by requiring compliance with certain data protection principles . Non compliance with provisions of the Act may attract either civil liability , or criminal sanctions , or both , depending on the nature of the infraction . The Act also establishes a Data Protection Commission , which is mandated to ensure compliance with its provisions , as well as maintain the Data Protection Register . History . The Act was first introduced in the Ghana Parliament in 2010 , but was subsequently withdrawn by the then Minister of Communications , Haruna Iddrisu , to be revised . Parliament passed the bill in 2012 , which then received Presidential assent on May 10 , 2012 . The notice of the Act was gazetted on 18 May 2012 , and in accordance with Section 99 , the Act came into effect on 16 October 2012 . Key terms . “ data controller ” means a person who either alone , jointly with other persons or in common with other persons or as a statutory duty determines the purposes for and the manner in which personal data is processed or is to be processed “ data processor ” in relation to personal data means any person other than an employee of the data controller who processes the data on behalf of the data controller “ data subject ” means an individual who is the subject of personal data “ foreign data subject ” means data subject information regulated by laws of a foreign jurisdiction sent into Ghana from a foreign jurisdiction wholly for processing “ personal data ” means data about an individual who can be identified , ( a ) from the data , or ( b ) from the data or other information in the possession of , or likely to come into the possession of the data controller “ processing ” means an operation or activity or set of operations by automatic or other means that concerns data or personal data and the ( a ) collection , organisation , adaptation or alteration of the information or data , ( b ) retrieval , consultation or use of the information or data , ( c ) disclosure of the information or data by transmission , dissemination or other means available , or ( d ) alignment , combination , blocking , erasure or destruction of the information or data “ recipient ” means a person to whom data is disclosed , including an employee or agent of the data controller or the data processor to whom data is disclosed in the course of processing the data for the data controller , but does not include a person to whom disclosure is made with respect to a particular inquiry pursuant to an enactment ( a ) the purpose of journalism , ( b ) where the purpose is in the public interest , Application of the Act . Data which originates externally and merely transits through Ghana is however , not protected by the Act ( Section 45 ( 4 ) ) . The Act applies to the Ghanaian Government , and for that purpose , each government department is treated as a data controller . ( Section 91 ) Data protection principles . The Act provides for 8 principles that data processors have to take into account in processing data , in order to protect the privacy of individuals . These principles are similar to the OECD Guidelines and the Data Protection Directive of the European Union . Accountability . The accountability principle of data protection is seen generally as a fundamental principle of compliance . It requires that a data controller should be accountable for compliance with measures which give effect to data protection principles . The Act requires a person who processes personal data to ensure that the data is processed without infringing the rights of the data subject , and should be processed in a lawful and reasonable manner ( Section 18 ( 1 ) ) . Where the data to be processed involves a foreign data subject , the data controller or processor must ensure that the personal data is processed according to the data protection laws of the originating jurisdiction ( Section 18 ( 2 ) ) . Lawfulness of processing . Data processing is lawful where the conditions that justify the processing are present . The Act has a minimality provision , which requires that personal data can only be processed if the purpose for which it is to be processed is necessary , relevant , and not excessive . ( Section 19 ) The prior consent of a data subject is also required before personal data is processed . ( Section 20 ) This requirement is , however , subject to exceptions . For instance , where the purpose for which the personal data is processed is necessary for the purpose of a contract to which the data subject is a party ; authorised or required by law , to protect a legitimate interest of the data subject ; necessary for the proper performance of a statutory duty or necessary to pursue the legitimate interest of the data controller or a third party to whom the data is supplied ( section 20 ( 1 ) ) . Consent is also required for the processing of special personal data ( Section 37 ( 2 ) ( b ) ) . A data subject also object to the processing of personal data ( section 20 ( 2 ) ) , and the data processor is required to stop processing the data upon such objection ( section 20 ( 3 ) ) . In terms of retention of records , the Act prohibits the retention of personal data for a period longer than is necessary to achieve the purpose of the collection , unless , the retention is required by law , is reasonably necessary for a lawful purpose related to a function or activity , is required for contractual purposes , or the data subject has consented to the retention . ( Section 24 ( 1 ) ) . The retention requirement is , however , not applicable to personal data that is kept for historical , statistical , or research purposes , ( section 24 ( 2 ) ) , except that such records must be adequately protected against access or used for unauthorized purposes ( Section 24 ( 3 ) ) . Where a person uses a record of personal data to make a decision about the data subject , the data must only be retained for a period required by law or a code of conduct , and where no such law or code of conduct exists , for a period which will afford the data subject an opportunity to request access to the record . Upon the expiration of the retention period , the personal data must , however , be deleted or destroyed , in a manner that prevents its reconstruction in an intelligible form , or the record of the personal data must be de-identified . ( Sections 24 ( 4 ) , ( 5 ) , ( 6 ) ) . A data subject may also request that a record of personal data about that data subject held by a data controller be destroyed or deleted where the data controller no longer has the authorisation to retain that data . ( Section 33 ( 1 ) ( b ) ) Specification of purpose . The Act requires that a data controller who collects personal data do so for a specific purpose that is explicitly defined and lawful , and is related to the functions or activity of the person . ( Section 22 ) The data controller who collects data is also required to take necessary steps to ensure that the data subject is aware of the purpose for which the data is collected . ( Section 23 ) Compatibility of further processing . The Act requires that where a data controller holds personal data collected in connection with a specific purpose , any further processing of that data must be compatible with the purpose for which the personal data was initially obtained . ( Section 25 ( 1 ) ) The circumstances under which processing meets the compatibility requirement include where the data subjects consents to the further processing of the information , the data is in the public domain , further processing is necessary for purposes of fighting crime , for legislation that concerns protection of tax revenue collection , the conduct of court proceedings , protection of national security , public health , or the life or health of the data subject or another person . ( Section 25 ( 3 ) ) Quality of information . Under section 26 of the Act , a data controller who processes personal data must ensure that the data is complete , accurate , up to date and not misleading , having regard to the purpose for which that data is collected or processed . Openness . The openness principle ensures that individuals know about , and can participate in enforcing their rights under a data protection regime . Section 27 ( 1 ) makes it mandatory for a data controller who intends to process personal data to register with the Data Protection Commission . The Data Controller who intends to collect data must also ensure that the data subject is aware the nature of data being collected , the persons responsible for the collection , the purpose of the collection as well as whether or not the supply of data is mandatory or discretionary , among other things . ( Section 27 ( 2 ) ) Where the data is collected from a third party , the Act requires the data subject to be informed before the data is collected , or as soon as practicable afterwards . ( Section 27 ( 3 ) ) The Act provides circumstances under which the notification requirement is exempt , and they include where it is necessary to avoid compromising law enforcement , protect national security , or where it relates to the preparation or conduct of legal proceedings.Section 27 ( 4 ) ) Also , although it is not mandatory , a data controller can appoint a data protection supervisor , who would be responsible for monitoring compliance with the Act . ( Section 58 ( 1 ) , ( 2 ) ) The data protection supervisor may be an employee ( Section 58 ( 1 ) ) and must meet the qualification criteria set out by the Data Protection Commission . ( Section 58 ( 7 ) ) Data security safeguards . Under the Act , a data controller has a duty to prevent the loss of , damage to , or unauthorized destruction of personal data , as well as the unlawful access to or unauthorized processing of personal data . The data controller must therefore adopt appropriate , reasonable , technical , and organizational means to take necessary steps to ensure the security of personal data in its possession or control . ( Section 28 ( 1 ) ) The data controller is also required to take reasonable measures to identify and forestall any reasonably foreseeable risks , and ensure that any safeguards put in place are effectively implemented and updated continually . ( Section 28 ( 2 ) ) The data controller must also observe both generally accepted and industry specific best practices in securing data , ( Section 28 ( 3 ) ) as well as ensure that data processors comply with security measures . ( Section 30 ) Where the data processor is not domiciled in Ghana , the data controller must ensure that the data processor complies with the relevant laws of its country . ( Section 30 ( 4 ) ) The Act also requires the data controller to , as soon as reasonably practicable , notify the Data Protection Commission and the data subject of any security breaches to its system , and take steps to ensure that the integrity of the system is restored . ( Section 31 ) ) Data subject participation . A data subject can , subject to proving the data subject ’ s identity , request a data controller to confirm if the data controller holds that data subject ’ s personal data , describe the nature of the personal data held , and the identity of any third party who has or has previously had access to that data ( Section 32 ( 1 ) ) . The request must however be made in a reasonable manner , within a reasonable time , after paying any prescribed fees and in a form that is generally understandable ( Section 32 ( 2 ) ) . A data subject can also request a data controller to correct or delete personal data about the data subject that is held by the data controller and which is inaccurate , irrelevant , excessive , out of date , incomplete , or misleading ( Section 33 ( 1 ) ) . Upon receipt of the request , the data controller must either comply with the request or provide the data subject with credible evidence in support of the data . ( Section 33 ( 2 ) ) . Special personal data . Under section 96 , `` special personal data '' means personal data which consists of information that relates to ( a ) the race , colour , ethnic or tribal origin of the data subject ; ( b ) the political opinion of the data subject ; ( c ) the religious beliefs or other beliefs of a similar nature , of the data subject ; ( d ) the physical , medical , mental health or mental condition or DNA of the data subject ; ( e ) the sexual orientation of the data subject ; ( f ) the commission or alleged commission of an offence by the individual ; or ( g ) proceedings for an offence committed or alleged to have been committed by the individual , the disposal of such proceedings or the sentence of any court in the proceedings ; The Act prohibits the processing of data which relates to children under parental control , or to the religious or philosophical beliefs , ethnic origin , race , trade union membership , political opinions , health , sexual life or criminal behaviour of an individual Section 37 ( 1 ) . Special personal data may , however , be processed where it is necessary or the data subject has given consent to the processing ( Section 37 ( 2 ) ) . Processing of personal data is necessary where it is to exercise a right , or fulfil an obligation conferred or imposed by law on an employer ( Section 37 ( 3 ) ) . Special personal data relating to data subjects may also be processed where it is necessary for the protection of the vital interest of the data subject , where it is impossible for the data subject to give consent , or the data controller can not reasonably be expected to obtain consent , or consent by the data subject has been unreasonably withheld . ( Section 37 ( 4 ) ) Processing special personal data is presumed to be necessary where it is required for the purpose of legal proceedings , legal advice and for medical purposes , where it is undertaken by a health professional and subject to a duty of confidentiality between the patient and health professional . ( Section 37 ( 6 ) ) The prohibition on processing special personal data relating to religious or philosophical beliefs does not apply where the processing is carried out by a religious organisation of which the data subject is a member or by an institution founded upon the religious or philosophical principles with respect to persons associated with that institution and is necessary to achieve the aims of the institution ( Section 38 ( 1 ) ) . Rights of data subjects . Under the Act , a data subject has the right to have his personal data corrected ( section 33 ) , to access his personal data ( section 35 ) ; to prevent the processing of personal data that causes or is likely to cause unwarranted damage or distress to him ( section 39 ) ; to prevent processing of personal data for purposes of direct marketing ( section 40 ) ; to require a data controller not to take a decision that would significantly affect him solely on the processing by automatic means ( section 41 ) ; to exempt manual data ( Section 42 ) , to be compensated for the data controller ’ s failure to comply with the provisions of the Act , upon proof of damages ( Section 43 ) ; and to have inaccurate data rectified ( Section 44 ) The Data Protection Commission . The Act establishes a Data Protection Commission with two main objects , The DPC is governed by an 11-member board that is appointed by the President of Ghana , and the Act provides for certain specific institutional representation . ( Section 4 ) Board members are allowed to hold office for a period not exceeding three years and can not be appointed to more than two terms . ( Section 5 ( 1 ) ) Allowances for Board members are approved by the Minister responsible for Communications in consultation with the Minister responsible for Finance . ( Section 9 ) The board was officially sworn in on 1 November 2012 , is currently chaired by Prof. Justice Samuel Kofi Date-Bah , a retired justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana . The DPC was officially launched on 18 November 2014 . The Act also mandates the President to appoint an Executive Director ( section 11 ) who shall be responsible for the day-to-day administration of the DPC , as well as the implementation of the decisions of the Board . ( Section 12 ) . Mrs. Teki Akuetteh Falconer is the current Executive-Director . Under the Act , the sources of the DPC 's funds include money approved by parliament , donations and grants , money that accrues to the DPC in the performance of its functions and any money that the Minister responsible for Finance approves . ( Section 14 ) The DPC is also granted power to serve enforcement notices on data controllers requiring them to refrain from contravening the data protection principles . ( Section 75 ) The enforcement notice may be cancelled or varied either by the DPC , on its own motion , or upon application by a recipient of the notice . ( Section 76 ) The Data Protection Register . The Act provides for the establishment of a Data Protection Register which is to be maintained by the DPC and to which data controllers must compulsorily register . ( Section 46 ) Applications for registration as a data controller is to be made in writing and the Act provides for certain particulars , such as the business name and address of applicant , a description of personal data to be collected and a description of purpose for the processing of personal data . ( Section 47 ( 1 ) ) Knowingly supplying false information amounts to an offence punishable by a fine or imprisonment . ( Section 47 ( 2 ) ) Also , a separate entry in the register must be made for each separate purpose for which the data controller wishes to process the data . ( Section 47 ( 3 ) ) The DPC has the right to refuse to grant an application where the particulars provided for inclusion in an entry in the register are insufficient , the data controller has not been able to provide the appropriate safeguards for the protection of the privacy of the data subject , and in the opinion of the DPC the applicant does not merit the grant of the registration . ( Section 47 ( 1 ) ) Upon refusing a registration application , the DPC is required to inform the applicant of the reasons for the refusal , and in such an event , the applicant may apply to the High Court for judicial review of the decision . ( Section 47 ( 2 ) ) Registration as a data controller is subject to renewal every two years ( section 50 ) . The DPC also has the power to cancel a registration for good cause . ( Section 52 ) It is an offence to process personal data without registering . ( Section 56 ) The Act also provides for access by the public to the register , upon the payment of the prescribed fee . ( Section 54 ) General exemptions . The processing of personal data is exempt from the provisions of the Act where it relates to national security ( section 60 ) and in relation to crime and taxation ( section 61 ) ; the disclosure of personal data relating to health , education and social work ; ( section 61 ) ; is prohibited , unless it is required by law . The provisions of the Act are also not applicable for the protection of members of the public against specified loss or malpractice provisions ( section 63 ) The processing of personal data is prohibited unless the processing is undertaken for the purpose of a literary or artistic material and the data controller reasonably believes the publication would be in the public interest and that compliance with the provision is incompatible with the special purposes . ( Section 64 ) The provisions on non-disclosure do not apply , where the disclosure is required by any law or by a court . ( Section 66 ) Act does not apply where data is processed only for the purpose of managing an individual ’ s domestic affairs . ( Section 67 ) The data protection principles do not apply to personal data if it consists of references given in confidence , for the purposes of education , appointment to an office or the provision of a service by the data subject . ( Section 68 ) The subject information provisions of the Act do not apply to personal data , where it is likely to prejudice the combat effectiveness of the Armed Forces ( Section 69 ) ; where it is processed to assess the suitability of a person for judicial appointment or to confer a national honour ( Section 70 ) or if it consists of information in respect of a claim to professional privilege or confidentiality . ( Section 74 ) Personal data is exempt from the provisions of the Act where it relates to examinations marks processed by the data controller and is in relation with the individual ’ s results , ( Section 72 ) or consists of information recorded by a candidate for academic purposes ( section 73 ) Miscellaneous provisions . The Act prohibits the purchase of personal data , the knowing or reckless disclosure of personal data , and the contravention of this provision amounts to an offence . ( Section 88 ) The Act also makes the sale , the offering to sell , and the advertising of the sale of personal data an offence . ( Section 89 ) The Minister responsible for communications may , in consultation with the DPC make regulations for the effective implementation of the Act .
Legal advertising . Legal advertising is advertising by lawyers ( attorneys at law ) and law firms . Legal marketing is a broader term referring to advertising and other practices , such as client relations , cross-selling , public relations and maintaining contact with alumni . England and Wales . Legal marketing has been permitted in England and Wales since 1986 , when the Law Society of England and Wales first permitted lawyers to advertise . The Financial Services Authority now licences helplines and claims management agencies - except trade unions - which typically advertise and refer claims to lawyers . European Union . From the 1990s , other jurisdictions in continental Europe progressively opened way for advertising . Advocates in Spain , France . and Germany are among those able to freely use instruments of communication . India . In India , an advocate shall not solicit work or advertise , except through a medium maintained by the Bar Council of India , either directly or indirectly , whether by circulars , advertisements , touts , personal communications , interviews not warranted by personal relations , furnishing or inspiring newspaper comments or producing his/her photographs to be published in connection with cases in which they have been engaged or concerned . Their sign-board or name-plate should be of a reasonable size . The sign-board or name-plate or stationery should not indicate that they are or have been a President or Member of a Bar Council or of any Association or that they have been associated with any person or organization or with any particular cause or matter or that they specialize in any particular type of work or that they had been a Judge or an Advocate General.S oliciting work or advertise ” as used in this clause of the Code would not mean and include setting up of a web-site by an advocate or a law firm giving only basic information about the names and number of lawyers in a law firm , the contact details and areas of practice . This would apply similarly to lawyers ’ brochures and law directories . Under the amended rule , advocates can mention in their chosen websites , their names , telephone numbers , e-mail ID , professional qualification and areas of specialization . Israel . In Israel , legal marketing managers in big law firms were active since 2006 . Their activity expanded due to the Late-2000s recession which affected law firms , and due to the large number of lawyers per capita in Israel . Italy . In Italy , the Bersani Decree of July 2 , converted into law in January 2007 gives lawyers the right to advertise . United States . Lawyer advertising in the United States is legal , although subject to ethical rules promulgated by state bar associations . Commonly encountered forms of lawyer advertising include television and radio commercials , print advertisements , billboards , direct mail marketing , law firm websites , and participation in telephone directories , commercial directories and referral services , and through online advertising and social media . In 1908 , the American Bar Association ( `` ABA '' ) established its first ethics code , known as the Canons of Professional Ethics , which condemned all advertisement and solicitation by lawyers . Due to the progression of the legal profession and the desire to update the Canons of Professional Ethics , the ABA created the Model Code of Professional Responsibility ( `` Model Code '' ) in 1969 . The Model Code was an effort by the ABA to create practical rules that went `` beyond the pretty details of form and manners '' and addressed `` the chained relationship of the lawyer to his clients , to his professional brethren and to the public . '' The first major case law decision on legal advertising is the Supreme Court ruling in `` Bates v. Arizona State Bar '' 433 U.S. 350 ( 1977 ) , in which the United States Supreme Court , held that lawyer advertising is partially protected by the First Amendment . The Supreme Court rejected the argument by the Arizona Bar that attorney advertising was `` inherently misleading '' and `` tarnish the dignified public image of the profession . '' The Court found `` the postulated connection between advertising and the erosion of true professionalism to be severely strained , '' and noted that `` lack of legal advertising could be viewed as the profession 's failure to 'reach out and serve the community . ' '' The Federal Trade Commission ( FTC ) responded to the Supreme Court of Alabama 's June 26 , 2002 invitation to comment on the Alabama Rules of Professional Conduct entitled `` Information about Legal Services '' . In this response , the FTC `` encourages competition in the licensed professions , including the legal profession , to the maximum extent compatible with other state and federal goals . '' Additionally , on May 26 , 2006 , the FTC commented on the State Bar of Texas Professional Ethics Committee 's consideration on whether or not it is ethical for a Texas attorney to participate in an online lawyer referral services . The FTC determined that `` online legal matching services are a valuable option for Texans : they are likely to reduce the consumers ' cost for finding legal representation and have the potential to increase completion among attorneys . '' Certain marketing practices are considered illegal , and many others may be considered violations of legal ethics . Shock advertising , for example , would be considered unethical ; directly soliciting clients ( known as barratry , or `` ambulance chasing '' ) is illegal . The New York and Florida court systems proposed several restrictions on advertising in 2006 and 2007 . The N.Y. proposals generated controversy . In 2005 , New York State Bar Association President Vincent Buzard appointed a Task Force on Lawyer Advertising , chaired by Bernice K. Leber , to make proposals for consideration by NYSBA and the New York courts . `` any public or private communication made on or behalf of a lawyer or law firm about that lawyer or law firm 's services , the primary purpose of which is for the retention of the lawyer or law firm . '' The new rule specifically exempts communications to existing clients or other lawyers . Publicity is , for the first time , also included as a synonym of advertising . The newly revised rules now allow advertising about a lawyer 's publications and `` bona fide professional ratings '' . There are certain special rules for email advertising , prohibiting spam . The new New York rules were challenged , and Judge Frederick J. Scullin of the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York struck down five of the rules as unconstitutional infringement of the First Amendment . The endorsement , portrayals , `` Irrelevant characteristics '' , and nicknames provisions were stricken ; however , the domain name limitations , 30-day solicitation , and communications rules were upheld . State Bar President Kathryn Madigan promised to work with the court system to develop new rules that will survive constitutional strict scrutiny .
Krzeszowice . Krzeszowice ( ) is a town in southern Poland , situated in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship . As of 2004 , its population was 9,993 . Krzeszowice belongs to `` Kraków Metropolitan Area '' , and lies 25 kilometers west of the center of the city of Kraków . The town has a rail station , on a major route from Kraków to Katowice , and lies along National Road Nr . 79 , which goes from Warsaw to Bytom . In 1928–1966 the town had the status of a spa . Krzeszowice has a sports club called `` Świt '' , founded in 1923 . Krzeszowice is located in southern part of the Kraków-Częstochowa Upland , with numerous caves and valleys in the area . In 1981 , when the `` Complex of Jura Landscape Parks '' was created , three parks from the gmina of Krzeszowice were added to it ( `` Rudnia Landscape Park , Tenczynek Landscape Park '' and `` Kraków Valleys Landscape Park '' ) . In 2008 , it was selected with 19 villages of Europe - Germany , Poland , Italy and Spain - for the Spanish documentary film `` Villages of Europe '' Pueblos de Europa , produced by Juan Frutos ( Colours Communication Group ) and Orange Productions S.L . History . First mention of Krzeszowice comes from 1286 , when Bishop of Kraków , Paweł z Przemankowa , allowed a man named Fryczek Freton to locate the village of `` Cressouicy '' . By 1337 , Krzeszowice already had a wooden church of St. Martin . In the mid-15th century , it had a school and a public house . In 1555 , Krzeszowice belonged to Stanisław Tęczynski , then it was owned by several noble families - the Sieniawski family , Opaliński family , Czartoryski family , Lubomirski family and , since 1816 , the Potocki family . In the early 17th century , the advantages of local mineral water were discovered by Krzeszowice parish priest , reverend Bernard Bocheński , who mentioned it in the 1625 parish records . In 1778 , Prince August Czartoryski opened here first baths , and soon afterwards , patients began visiting Krzeszowice . In 1783–1786 , the `` Vauxhall Palace '' was built , and in 1819 , the `` Green Bath '' was opened . Krzeszowice began to prosper , in 1809–1815 and 1855–1867 , the town was the seat of a county . In 1815–1846 , Krzeszowice belonged to the Free City of Kraków , and to Austria in 1846-1918 within the Grand Duchy of Cracow , Chrzanow `` Bezirkshauptmannschaft '' . A hospital was opened here in 1829 , a shelter for the poor in 1843 , and in 1844 , neo-Gothic church was built . In 1847 Krzeszowice received a rail station , along the newly built route from Kraków to Mysłowice . Local residents took part in the Kraków Uprising , and helped Polish rebels from Russian-controlled Congress Poland , during the January Uprising . In 1850–1855 , the `` Potocki Palace '' was built , in the Italian Renaissance style , together with English garden . The palace with all its details was not completed until 1870 . By 1910 , the population of Krzeszowice was 2619 , out of which Jews made 18 % . The town continued to develop , with several new enterprises opened here in the late 19th and early 20th century . On December 3 , 1924 , Krzeszowice was officially incorporated as a town . New districts and blocks of flats were built , and by 1931 , the population grew to 3,391 . During World War II Krzeszowice belonged to the General Government . The `` Potocki Palace '' was restored and renamed by Germans into `` Haus Kressendorf '' , becoming summer residence of Hans Frank . Almost all Jewish citizens were murdered in the Holocaust . The German occupation of Krzeszowice ended on 19 January 1945 .
Rodney Robert Porter . Prof Rodney Robert Porter , CH , FRS FRSE HFRCP ( 8 October 1917 – 6 September 1985 ) was a British biochemist and Nobel laureate . Education and early life . He was born in Newton-le-Willows , Lancashire , England , the son of Joseph Lawrence Porter , chief clerk of the Railway Carriage and Wagon Works in Earlestown ( Newton-le-Willows ) , and his wife , Isabel May Reese . He was educated at Ashton-in-Makerfield Grammar School . Rodney Robert Porter received his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Liverpool in 1939 for Biochemistry . His career was interrupted by the Second World War during which he served as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Royal Engineers serving in Sicily and North Africa . In 1944 he was promoted to Major and transferred to the Royal Army Service Corps acting as a War Department analyst , based in Naples in Italy . After the war he moved to the University of Cambridge where he became Fred Sanger 's first PhD student . He was awarded his doctorate ( PhD ) in 1948 . Career and research . Porter worked for the National Institute for Medical Research for eleven years ( 1949–1960 ) before joining St. Mary 's Hospital Medical School , Imperial College London and becoming the Pfizer Professor of Immunology . In 1967 he was appointed Whitley Professor of Biochemistry at the University of Oxford , and Fellow of Trinity College , Oxford . His colleague Elizabeth Press ( Betty Press ) worked with him at NIMR , St Mary 's and at Oxford contributing extensively to the work which led to the Nobel Prize . Awards and honours . Porter was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society ( FRS ) in 1964 . He won the Gairdner Foundation International Award in 1966 . In 1972 , Porter shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Gerald M. Edelman for determining the chemical structure of an antibody . Using the enzyme papain , he broke the blood 's immunoglobin into fragments , making them easier to study . He also looked into how the blood 's immunoglobins react with cellular surfaces . He subsequently worked with colleagues Kenneth BM Reid , Robert Sim and Duncan Campbell on developing understanding of the Complement Proteins associated with defence against infection . In 1991 , Raymond Dwek founded the Oxford Glycobiology Institute at the Department of Biochemistry , University of Oxford and this building was named after Porter as the Rodney Porter building . Family . In 1948 he married Julia New . They had five children together . Death . Porter died in his wife 's arms following a four car accident on 6 September 1985 , near Beacon Hill outside Guildford , as the driver of one of the cars . Julia was only slightly injured in the accident . They had been en route to France for a holiday , just prior to his formal retiral .
Ya'qubi . Ahmad ibn Abu Ya'qub ibn Ja'far ibn Wahb Ibn Wadih al-Ya'qubi ( died 897/8 ) , known as Ahmad al-Ya'qubi , or Ya'qubi ( ) , was a Muslim geographer and perhaps the first historian of world culture in the Abbasid Caliphate . Biography . He was a great-grandson of Wadih , the freedman of the caliph Al-Mansur . Until 873 he lived in Armenia and Khorasan , working under the patronage of the Iranian dynasty of the Tahirids ; then he traveled to India , Egypt and the Maghreb , and died in Egypt . He died in AH 284 ( 897/8 ) . His Shia sympathies are found throughout his works . In 872 , he lists the kingdoms of Bilad el-Sudan , including Ghana , Gao , and Kanem .
Winnipeg Sun . The `` Winnipeg Sun '' is a daily tabloid newspaper in Winnipeg , Manitoba , Canada . It is owned by Postmedia following its acquisition of Sun Media , and shares many characteristics typical of Sun tabloids , including an emphasis on local news stories , extensive sports coverage , a Canadian conservatism editorial stance , and a daily Sunshine Girl . The newspaper , like most of those in the Canadian `` Sun '' chain , are known for short , snappy news stories aimed primarily at working class readers . The `` Sun 's '' layout is based somewhat upon that of British tabloids . The newspaper is distributed throughout Winnipeg and the surrounding area through retail sales , vending machines and home delivery . According to Canadian Newspaper Association figures , the newspaper 's average weekday circulation for the six-month period preceding March 31 , 2006 , was 39,320 . This figure was 39,476 on Saturdays , and 46,951 on Sundays . 1980s . On August 27 , 1980 , Southam Newspapers closed the `` Winnipeg Tribune '' after 90 years in publication , leaving Winnipeg with only one daily newspaper , the `` Winnipeg Free Press '' . While planning for the `` Winnipeg Sun '' was taking place , another group that was publishing `` The Downtowner '' and `` The Suburban '' , had publicly stated in their editorial they were strongly considering transforming their weeklies into Winnipeg 's next major daily newspaper ; this , however , did not happen . In response to demand for a new newspaper voice in the city , the `` Winnipeg Sun '' was announced at a press conference in October 1980 , and first published on November 5 , 1980 . Its founders were Al Davies , Frank Goldberg , William ( Bill ) A. Everitt and Tom Denton , with Denton being the first publisher . It initially published Monday , Wednesday and Friday editions . Afternoon home delivery began on December 19 , 1980 . Carriers collected $ 1.50 every two weeks from subscribers . It extended its publication cycle to include Tuesday and Thursday editions on April 27 , 1981 . The paper added a Sunday edition on September 12 , 1982 . The Sun moved to seven-day publication in 1992 . Because the newspaper did not normally publish a Tuesday edition , a special edition reporting on assassination attempt of U.S. President Ronald Reagan was printed on March 31 , 1981 . Starting August 4 , 1981 , the `` Sun '' moved to a morning home-delivery schedule . The newspapers were expected to be done by 6:30 a.m. On March 10 , 1982 , the `` Sun '' reduced the size of the paper to more closely resemble that of the other tabloid-size newspapers . The newspaper started publishing Sunday through Friday beginning September 12 , 1982 , with its largest paper to date at 120 pages . Winnipeg , curiously , is one of the very few cities in Canada or the United States where a new daily newspaper emerged after the death of the No . 2 underdog . Aside from the free Metro daily publications , outside of Toronto , Winnipeg is the only other city in English Canada with two separately owned competing metropolitan daily newspapers . In its early days , the newspaper 's offices were located at 290 Garry Street in downtown Winnipeg , around the corner from the offices that had housed the defunct `` Winnipeg Tribune '' . In the early 1980s , the newspaper moved to a building in suburban Inkster Industrial Park , presaging a similar move by the `` Winnipeg Free Press '' some years later . In February 1983 , Quebecor invested in the newspaper , at a time when circulation of the `` Sun '' had grown to 34,000 daily . Lack of advertisers and not owning its own printing press caused the paper 's debts to grow . The new owners reviewed continuing `` Winnipeg '' magazine , but by June 1984 the last edition was published . 1990s . On January 5 , 1999 , Quebecor acquired the Sun Media chain of newspapers . On May 10 , 1999 , the newspaper was relaunched , taking on an appearance consistent with the `` Toronto Sun '' , the `` Edmonton Sun '' , the `` Calgary Sun '' and the `` Ottawa Sun '' . The current publisher is Ed Huculak . Comic strips . The `` Sun '' carries a comics page . Some of the initial comics published in the `` Sun '' were `` Ziggy '' , `` Frank and Ernest '' , `` Dallas '' , `` Ben Swift '' , `` John Darling '' , `` Graves , Inc. '' , `` Barbara Cartland 's Romances '' , `` Heathcliff '' , `` The Neighborhood '' , and `` Winthrop '' .
Jan Kavan . Jan Kavan ( born 17 October 1946 in London ) is a former Czech politician and diplomat . Biography . Jan Kavan was born in London as the son of a Czechoslovak diplomat , Pavel Kavan , and a British teacher , Rosemary Kavan . Kavan moved back to Czechoslovakia with his parents as a child . His father was then arrested in a Communist Party purge and sentenced to 25 years in prison in a show trial in the 1950s . He was eventually released , but died in 1960 aged 46 . Jan Kavan 's mother later wrote a memoir , `` Love and Freedom '' . Jan Kavan was one of the student leaders of the Prague Spring movement in 1968 . When the movement was crushed by the Soviet occupation of Czechoslovakia , Kavan emigrated to the United Kingdom , the country of his birth . Kavan is member of the Czech Social Democratic Party ( ČSSD ) . He was the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic from 1998 to 2002 and one of the deputy prime ministers from 1999 to 2002 . He was a member of the Czechoslovak Federal Assembly from 1990 to 1992 , member of the Senate of the Czech Republic from 1996 to 2000 , and a member of the Chamber of Deputies from 2002 to 2006 . He was elected President of the United Nations General Assembly and acted in this office from 2002 to 2003 . Before returning to former Czechoslovakia after the fall of the Communist government , Jan Kavan spent 20 years in exile in the UK . While in exile he was the editor-in-chief of the `` Palach Press '' , a press agency . He was also editor of the `` East European Reporter '' and Vice-President of the `` East European Cultural Foundation '' , both organizations having been founded by him . In 1991 , back in Czechoslovakia , Kavan was wrongly accused of collaboration with the Czechoslovak secret service ( StB ) in the years 1969-1970 . He was totally cleared of the charges by a Prague Municipal Court in 1994 and finally , after a renewed process , by a Court of Appeals in January 1996 . He received several honorary degrees , including Honorary Fellow of the London School of Economics , Honorary Professor of Human Rights , Adelphi University of New York , and a number of human rights awards including `` Companion of Honour '' ( UK ) , `` International Order of Merit '' ( UK ) , and `` Presidential Roll of Honor '' ( USA ) . Kavan was educated at the Charles University in Prague , the London School of Economics and the University of Reading . He is divorced and has four children .
Brent Hobba . Brent Hobba ( born 10 March 1982 ) is an Australian basketball player who has played in the National Basketball League ( NBL ) , Big V , South East Australian Basketball League ( SEABL ) and State Basketball League ( SBL ) . The 205 cm power forward-centre from Kalgoorlie , Western Australia had a three-year stint in the NBL playing for the Perth Wildcats and South Dragons . From 1998 to 2000 , he played in the SBL for the Goldfields Giants . After a lone season playing for the Willetton Tigers in 2001 , he returned to the Giants in 2002 and continued to play for them until 2005 . In 2006 , he moved east and joined the Dandenong Rangers of the Big V. He played with the Rangers in the Big V and SEABL from 2006 to 2014 before joining the Casey Cavaliers for the 2015 Big V Division 1 season . He continued on with Casey in 2016 , again resigning with the club in 2017 and 2018 .
JavaBin . javaBin , a Norwegian Java User Group , is an independent , non-profit organisation . Its object is to promote Java expertise among its members , their companies and in the market . javaBin has its central governing group in Oslo , Norway , and have regional groups in Bergen , Kristiansand , Stavanger and Trondheim . As of May 2011 , javaBin has more than 2,000 members representing a wide range of Norwegian companies . The Java User Group in Norway was first set up in the summer of 1996 . It faded out shortly afterwards , until a number of prime movers took the initiative to hold a founders ' meeting on 23 April 1998 .
Jorge Legorreta Ordorica . Jorge Legorreta Ordorica ( born 15 December 1970 ) is a Mexican politician affiliated with the PVEM . He served as Deputy of the LIX Legislature of the Mexican Congress representing the Federal District . He also served as Senator during the LX and LXI Legislatures .
Perfect World ( Clint Crisher album ) . `` Perfect World '' is first studio album of American singer , Clint Crisher . It was recorded from 1997 to 1999 . Only a limited run was printed , without the backing of a major label . To promote the release of the album Crisher performed an elaborate Halloween show for 1200 people during Millennium at the in Washington , DC on October 31 , 1998 opening with Big Boy . Perfect World was officially released June 15 , 1999 with a performance on the main stage with the United States Capitol building in the background for the June 13 , 1999 Capital Pride annual LGBT pride festival in Washington , D.C. with over 150,000 attendees . The title track , Perfect World reached # 7 on the TOP 100 MP3 in the United Kingdom . On September 30 , Crisher performed One More Try live at the Stonewall Inn showcase presented by Xtreme Promotions and Music Plant Records during the Billboard Dance Music Summit 2002 .
Alzira Soriano . Luísa Alzira Teixeira Soriano was a Brazilian politician , and the mayor of Lajes in Brazil . In 1928 , she became the first female mayor in Brazil and South America , at the age of 32 . She was a widow and a mother of three daughters .
Preventive maintenance . Overview . The main goal behind PM is for the equipment to make it from one planned service to the planned service without any failures caused by fatigue , neglect , or normal wear ( preventable items ) . This may be by preventing the failure before it actually occurs which Planned Maintenance and Condition Based Maintenance help to achieve . It is designed to preserve and restore equipment reliability by replacing worn components before they actually fail . Maintenance activities include partial or complete overhauls at specified periods , oil changes , lubrication , minor adjustments , and so on . In addition , workers can record equipment deterioration so they know to replace or repair worn parts before they cause system failure . The ideal machine maintenance program would prevent any unnecessary and costly repairs . Machine maintenance for various equipment and facilities is quite nuanced . For instance , maintaining certain equipment may include a `` preventive maintenance checklist '' which includes small checks which can significantly extend service life . Furthermore , other considerations such as weather and equipment are taken into account ; for instance , in the case of HVAC systems , maintenance is often performed before the hottest time of the year .
Harry Campbell ( footballer , born 1995 ) . Harry Campbell ( born 16 November 1995 ) is a professional footballer who plays as goalkeeper for Burton Albion . Having spent 10 years at his boyhood club Blackburn Rovers and a spell as a professional at Bolton Wanderers , Campbell joined Burton in 2016 . Campbell made his professional debut in the Carabao Cup on 28 August 2018 coming on as a 31st minute substitute for the injured regular keeper , Stephen Bywater . Campbell made a last minute penalty save from Albert Adomah to help earn Burton a 1–0 upset win against the team from a higher division .
Name Service Switch . The Name Service Switch ( NSS ) is a facility in Unix-like operating systems that provides a variety of sources for common configuration databases and name resolution mechanisms . These sources include local operating system files ( such as passwd , /etc/group , and hosts ) , the Domain Name System ( DNS ) , the Network Information Service ( NIS ) , and LDAP . A system administrator usually configures the operating system 's name services using the file /etc/nsswitch.conf . This lists databases ( such as passwd , shadow and group ) and one or more sources for obtaining that information . Examples for sources are `` files '' for local files , `` ldap '' for the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol , `` nis '' for the Network Information Service , `` nisplus '' for NIS+ , and `` wins '' for Windows Internet Name Service . The nsswitch.conf file has line entries for each service consisting of a database name in the first field , terminated by a colon , and a list of possible source databases mechanisms in the second field . The order of the services listed determines in which order NSS will attempt to use those services to resolve queries on the specified database . History . Earlier Unix-like systems , with the notable exception of Ultrix , either accessed only the configuration files or had hard-coded rules for files or databases to access ; Ultrix offered nearly identical functionality to the Name Service Switch , using the configuration file /etc/svc.conf . Sun Microsystems first developed NSS for their Solaris operating system , but subsequently programmers ported it to many other operating systems including FreeBSD , NetBSD , Linux , HP-UX , IRIX and AIX .
Colin Baustad . Colin Baustad ( born August 31 , 1969 ) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman and roller hockey player . He played with the Canada men 's national ice hockey team during the 1992-93 season . Baustad is currently a coach in Calgary , Alberta .
Derafsh-e Sofla . Derafsh-e Sofla ( , also Romanized as Derafsh-e Soflá ; also known as Derafsh-e Pā ’ īn ) is a village in Jowzar Rural District , in the Central District of Mamasani County , Fars Province , Iran . At the 2006 census , its population was 114 , in 26 families .
Oenopota obsoleta . `` Oenopota obsoleta '' is a species of sea snail , a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae . Distribution . This marine species occurs off Sakhalin , Eastern Russia
Njai . The `` njai '' ( ; Perfected Spelling : `` nyai '' ) were women who were kept as housekeepers , companions , and concubines in the Dutch East Indies ( modern-day Indonesia ) . In the original Balinese , the word `` njai '' meant `` sister '' , but the term later took a more specific meaning . Author Rob Nieuwenhuys described the position of the njai as always subservient , being the white man 's housekeeper and companion , before she was his concubine . Terminology and description . The word `` njai '' ( also `` nyai '' , `` njaie '' , `` nyaie '' , `` nyahi '' or `` nyi '' ) comes from a Balinese word meaning sister . In Sundanese the term `` nyai '' refer to `` miss '' or young woman , while in Betawi dialect , `` nyai '' refer to `` grandmother '' or elderly lady . The `` Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language of the Language Center '' gives three definitions for `` njai '' : as a term for referring to a married or unmarried woman , as a term for referring to a woman older than the speaker , and for the concubine of a non-Indonesian . It is this last definition which is used here , a definition which gained traction in the 17th century when Balinese `` njais '' first became common in the colonial capital of Batavia ( now Jakarta ) . The word , in discussion of the Indies , is sometimes simply translated as `` mistress '' . A variety of other terms were used to refer to the `` njai '' , with a varying degree of positive and negative connotations . In the 19th century the term `` inlandse huishoudster '' , or simply `` huishoudster '' ( housekeeper ) , was common . The `` njai '' were also known as `` moentji '' , from the Dutch diminutive `` mondje '' , meaning `` mouth '' , and the more negative `` snaar '' ( `` strings '' ) ; both referred to the `` njais verbal propensities . As the `` njai '' could also serve as a translator and language teacher , terms such as `` boek '' ( `` book '' ) and `` woordenbooek '' ( `` dictionary '' ) are also noted . Objectification of the `` njai '' was found in terms such as `` meubel '' ( `` furniture '' ) and `` inventarisstuk '' ( `` inventory items '' ) . Not all `` njai '' were necessarily native Indonesian -- in Madelon Szekely-Lulofs 's 1931 novel `` Rubber '' , `` njai '' Kiku San is Japanese . History . Europeans first arrived in the Indonesian archipelago in the 16th century , and in 1602 the Dutch East India Company was established to ensure Dutch domination of the spice trade . The Europeans established small settlements , and in many of them the European residents were all men . Without contact with Dutch women , they began turning to their female slaves ( mostly originating from Sulawesi , Bali , and outside the archipelago ) for sexual services . By 1620 the habit had become so prevalent that Governor-General Jan Pieterszoon Coen passed a law forbidding Dutchmen from keeping concubines . To prevent a relapse , Coen began bringing orphans from the Netherlands , termed `` compagniesdochters '' , to become wives of company employees . The program , however , had little effect , as the company could not keep up with the demand . There were also concerns that these women were only accepting marriage for personal gain and that they would attempt to draw their husbands back to the Netherlands – and out of the employment of the Dutch East Indies Company . In the 1650s , Governors-General Carel Reyniersz and Joan Maetsuycker began promoting interracial marriage between Dutchmen and indigenous women , who were thought to be less greedy and less likely to ask their husbands to leave the Indies . The Eurasian daughters of these marriages proved to be popular targets of affections , as marriage to one could help men improve their social position . Many men , however , were unable to marry them , as they generally sought persons already in a position of power . Instead , it was more common for Dutchmen to take Asian women as their partners , as they could not marry without the company 's permission and would not be repatriated if they married a non-Christian . When the British took control of the Indies in 1812 , they were shocked by the practices of concubinage , interracial marriages , and slavery in the Indies . They attempted to force all elements of Indies society to live in accordance with British morals . However , they were unable to eliminate the keeping of `` njais '' , and , indeed , some Englishmen kept a `` njai '' of their own . After the British returned the Indies to the Dutch in 1815 , a new wave of immigration – including some women – began . These newcomers , as with the British before them , were shocked by the intermarriage and keeping of `` njais '' . Under the new system they established , which pushed for a sharper delineation between Europeans and non-Europeans , a `` njai '' marrying a European could be recognized as of a similar stature to Europeans . Those who were not married , however , received no special recognition . Owing to an economic boom , the early 20th century saw another surge in immigration from Europe . With the European population now of a considerable size , Indies society began drifting towards a more racially divided one . Venues exclusive to one racial group were opened , and European , Chinese , and indigenous people rarely intermingled . Along with this change , the position of men living with a `` njai '' became increasingly difficult . The Indies government , following a decree by Governor-General Alexander Willem Frederik Idenburg , would not hire them , and businesses attempted to promote endogamy . In the Netherlands , extensive polemics were written which condemned , from a moral point of view , the practice of keeping a `` njai '' : the practice was deemed to be based on nothing but lust , for a `` njai '' `` could not touch the soul '' . Concern was also expressed over men 's seeming lack of enthusiasm for having children with their `` njai '' , leading to high abortion rates . By the 1910s the number of `` njais '' had decreased , although prostitution had become more prevalent . The practice had not died out , however , by the time the Empire of Japan invaded and occupied the Indies . During the occupation , the `` njai '' and their mixed-race children were forcefully separated from European men , who were put into internment camps . After the occupation ended in 1945 , Sukarno proclaimed an independent Indonesia . During the ensuing revolution , the `` njai '' were forced to choose between going with their partners to Europe , or staying in Indonesia ; both choices were taken . Rights and social status . The `` njai '' could be sent home with little or no warning , with or without her children . This was common when the European man prepared to marry . The general view of `` njai '' was , at first , extremely negative . In the 17th century , they were described as `` lustful beasts '' , with voracious sexual appetites who would not accept money for sex , but pay for it . Coen , in a 1620 letter , described `` njai '' as lazy ( except in their sexual deeds ) , stupid , dishonest , and willing to kill the persons they hated . Children . The children of a `` njai '' were often raised in indigenous traditions , by their mother or by a maid . The fathers would generally not interact with them , preferring to socialize with other European men instead . In the 17th century few could speak Dutch , although later education programs were initiated to promote the use of the language . Literature . The `` njai '' has a broad presence in literature . James Siegel argues that `` Dutch shame '' , which he describes as caused by guilt over the contemporary situation in the Indies that the Dutch colonialists seemed incapable of improving , gave rise to certain stock characters that would explain Dutch political and administrative failure . Siegel cites such characters as the `` venal Arab '' and the `` lustful , greedy Chinese merchant '' , and the `` 'deceitful ' housekeeper or `` njai '' . `` Njai '' characters are common in works of Chinese Malay literature . Some of the earliest were `` syair '' ( poems ) , published in 1907 by Lie Kim Hok and Tjiang O. S. respectively in 1897 ; both were adaptations of `` Tjerita Njai Dasima '' . In 1904 , Oei Soei Tiong published `` Njai Alimah '' . In the 1910s and 1920s , several books were published with `` njais '' as the title characters , including `` Njai Aisah '' ( Tan Boen Kim ; 1915 ) , `` Njai Soemirah '' ( Thio Tjin Boen ; 1917 ) , and `` Njai Marsina '' ( Numa , 1923 ) . Film . `` Njai '' are present in early films from the Dutch East Indies , several of which were adapted from novels . In 1929 Tan 's Film produced `` Njai Dasima '' , an adaptation of `` Tjerita Njai Dasima '' . The film was a critical and commercial success , and Indonesian film historian Misbach Yusa Biran writes that cinemas could make up for several days of losses with a single showing . `` Tjerita Njai Dasima '' has since been adapted a further three times . A talkie version , directed by Bachtiar Effendi , was released by Tan 's by January 1932 . Although the 1941 adaptation eliminated Dasima 's role as a `` njai '' , the 1970 adaptation `` Samiun and Dasima '' by Hasmanan reinstated Dasima 's role as a `` njai '' . Other Indies films featuring `` njai '' in key roles include `` Boenga Roos dari Tjikembang '' ( 1931 ) and `` De Stem des Bloeds '' ( 1932 ) ; the latter of these has been read as promoting a positive image of the mixed-race children of `` njai '' and Europeans .
Edmeston , New York . Edmeston is a town located in Otsego County , New York , United States . As of the 2010 census , the town had a total population of 1,826 . The Town of Edmeston is at the western county line . Edmeston is also the name of the largest hamlet in the town . The town is south of Utica . Geography . The elevation of the town varies by about : from just under above sea level at the Unadilla River in the southwest corner of the town , to just over at peaks near Taylor Hill and Summit Lake in the northeast corner . New York State Route 80 Passes through the southeast part of the town . History . The town of Edmeston , in Otsego County , extends to the west as far as the Unadilla River , a line that was established by the 1768 Treaty of Fort Stanwix between the British and the Iroquois , negotiated by Sir William Johnson . The town 's name came from the brothers , Robert and William Edmeston , who had been granted of land in what is now the northwest corner of the town . The hamlets of West Edmeston and South Edmeston are situated in the Unadilla Valley , while the hamlet of Edmeston lies in the Wharton Valley . Earlier settlers came from New England ; for most of the settlers , it was planned as a stopover on their way west . A strong Baptist influence came with the settlers . Universalists , Methodists and Roman Catholics soon arrived . The town was established from the Town of Burlington in 1808 . Dairy farming has historically been the main business of the area . Cheese factories , creameries , livery stables , blacksmith shops , and tanneries were created to support the dairy industry . One room schoolhouses were scattered throughout the town . By damming the creeks , power was created for foundries and mills . Hop growing and maple syrup production were seasonal occupations . Each of the town 's communities developed business districts and became self-sufficient . The last spike of the Edmeston branch of the Ontario & Western RR from New Berlin , was driven at Edmeston in January , 1889 , but a rumoured extension to Richfield Springs was never built . Then cars , buses and trucks arrived on the scene . Dams were washed out and electricity became available . The hamlets evolved into bedroom communities . The one room schoolhouses closed and the Central School was developed in the hamlet of Edmeston . Today residents go in all four directions for employment . NYCM Insurance Company not only provides positions for many of the locals but also for hundreds that commute into the community each day . On the Eastern side of the town is the ( home for Down syndrome residents ) that provides more employment . The population of the town has not increased much through the years . It still remains largely rural . Organizations like the local Rotary Club , American Legion and Fire and Emergency Squads have active volunteers that provide community needs in lieu of governments in the hamlets . Edmeston Central School is the center of activities . Demographics . The population density was 40.9 people per square mile ( 15.8/km² ) . There were 821 housing units at an average density of 18.4 per square mile ( 7.1/km² ) . `` Edmeston population distribution ( 2000 Census ) '' The median age was 37 years . For every 100 females , there were 100.0 males . For every 100 females age 18 and over , there were 97.6 males . The per capita income for the town is $ 17,507 . 13.6 % of the population and 8.3 % of families are below the poverty line . Out of the total people living in poverty ,
Jon-Paul McGovern . Jon-Paul McGovern ( born 3 October 1980 ) is a Scottish football player and coach . Career . Born in Glasgow , McGovern started his football career at Celtic having signed at the age of 16 . His time playing in Scotland was sandwiched by a loan spell at Sheffield United . Whilst on loan at Sheffield United he scored three times ; the first goals of his professional career . He scored in the league against Walsall , before following that up with strikes against York City in the League Cup and Cheltenham in the FA Cup . After returning to Celtic when his loan spell ended with Sheffield United and Celtic refusing to extend his stay at Sheffield United , he finished out his season in the reserves with Celtic . In the summer transfer window , He signed with Livingston at the end of that season although he still had one year left on his contract at Celtic . At Livingston , McGovern failed to score a single goal , but he did contribute to their victorious 2003–04 Scottish League Cup campaign , including coming on as a late substitute as they beat Hibernian in the 2004 Scottish League Cup Final . He joined Sheffield Wednesday in 2004 . He was a key part of the Owls ' play-off winning side in 2005 , scoring a goal in the semi final against Brentford and a goal in the final against Hartlepool . He was an ever-present in that season and became a fan favourite amongst the Owls supporters . During the 2005/06 season though , his appearances were limited due to an injury . At the end of the season he was released , and subsequently signed for Milton Keynes Dons . Swindon Town . After one full season with Milton Keynes , McGovern was signed by Swindon Town for an undisclosed fee – McGovern was reunited with Paul Sturrock , whom he played under at Sheffield Wednesday and has signed a contract until 2010 . McGovern made a tribute to his MK Dons career , scoring a free-kick on his final appearance for the club in the Football League Cup second round against former rivals Sheffield United . McGovern made his debut , coming on as a substitute , in the 57th minute , as Swindon Town lost 1–0 against Yeovil Town and scored his first goal , in the next game , on 15 September 2007 , in a 1–1 draw against Hartlepool United . Two month later , into joining the club , Sturrock , the manager who signed McGovern , resigned to join Plymouth Argyle . At Swindon Town , McGovern established himself in the first team and made forty-one appearance , as Swindon finished their first season back in League One in 13th . In the 2008–09 season campaign , McGovern was given the number ten shirt . McGovern scored his first goal in the opening game of the season , in a 3–1 win over Tranmere Rovers . But soon , under manager Maurice Malpas , McGovern featured on the substitute bench , although he regained his first team place . From February , under new manager Danny Wilson , McGovern was dropped from the squad in favour of other midfielders and has been on the sideline since . His drop from the first team led McGovern to consider leaving the club if he did n't get enough playing time . McGovern made twenty-six appearance , as the club survived the relegation . In the 2009–10 campaign , McGovern was a near every-present for the Robins under Danny Wilson , with forty-five appearance and has since regained his first team place . McGovern was also the club 's top assist of the season , with sixteen , and scored once , in a 2–2 draw against Oldham on 22 August 2009 . During the season , McGovern had his number shirt switched from ten to seven after Michael Timlin took over his number ten shirt . In January 2010 , McGovern was linked with a £750,000 move to Gus Poyet 's Brighton & Hove Albion . The next month , McGovern was offered a new contract . A few week later , McGovern signed a two-year contract with the club . Later in the 2009–10 season , McGovern helped the club through to the 2009–10 play-off final and was awarded Swindon Away Supporters ’ ( SAS ) Player of the Year . In the 2010–11 season campaign , McGovern continued to feature in the first team and scored his first goal of the season , in a 2–1 loss against Leyton Orient in the first round of the League Cup and then scored his first league goal in a 3–3 draw against Yeovil Town after coming on as a substitute . McGovern scored and set up the first goal , in a 2–1 win over Sheffield Wednesday and scored , again , in the second-round replay , in a 3–2 loss against Crawley Town . Later in the 2010–11 season , the club suffered a setback after a poor run of form that had seen the club slip into the relegation zone and led to the club 's fate to League Two . In his total appearance at Swindon Town , McGovern made 153 and scored eight times . Carlisle United . On 20 June 2011 it was confirmed that McGovern had signed a 2-year deal with Carlisle United keeping him with the club until July 2013 . McGovern was expecting to make a return to Sheffield United , making a reunite with Manager Wilson . In 2011–12 season , McGovern has been a near every-present for the Cumbrians under Manager Greg Abbott and made his debut , in the opening game of the season , in a 3–0 loss against Notts County and scored his first goal , three days later , in the first round of the League Cup , in a 1–1 win over Oldham , which resulted going on penalties shoot-out , but won 4–2 in the shoot-out , which he converted the first penalty . On 15 October 2011 , McGovern scored his first league goal , in a 3–0 win over Yeovil Town . On 2 January 2012 , McGovern scored the winner and set up the club 's first goal of 2012 , in a 3–2 win against his former club , Sheffield United . His next goal was followed up on 6 March 2012 , in a 2–1 win over Rochdale . In 2012–13 season , McGovern was linked with a move to Rotherham United after the club was believed to sign him . But this was denied McGovern , himself , stating he 's to stay at the club for next season and confirmed that he 's attracted interests from other clubs . McGovern would make thirty-eight appearance , having established himself in the right-midfield or wing . At the end of the season , McGovern was released by the club , along with seven other players . Following his release , McGovern attracted interests from clubs to seek a new challenge . On the other hand , McGovern expressed desire to resume his career in Scotland after a nine-year exile , playing in England . McGovern now owns and runs a tea shop in Scotland after failing to secure a contract for the 2013–14 football season . Celtic Nation & Derry City . McGovern signed for Northern League Division One side Celtic Nation until the end of the 2013/14 season . On 7 March 2014 , McGovern joined League of Ireland club Derry City for the 2014 season . Return to Scotland . In early July 2014 , McGovern signed with Scottish League One side , Ayr United . After just one season with `` The Honest Men '' , McGovern chose to leave Ayr . On 2 September 2015 , it was announced that McGovern had signed for Scottish League Two side , Clyde following a short spell with Stirling Albion . During his first season at Clyde , McGovern made a positive impact as the club finished the season in the Scottish League Two play-offs . However , McGovern 's own season ended early after picking up a knee injury in a 3-0 defeat to Berwick Rangers that ruled him out of action for an extended period . McGovern returned to action the following season making a substitute appearance against his former team Ayr United in the Scottish Cup . On 2 March 2017 , McGovern was announced as co-interim player-manager of Clyde alongside teammate Peter MacDonald . They held this position until the end of the season , when Clyde advertised for a new first team manager . After Jim Chapman was appointed manager in May 2017 , McGovern was released by the club . McGovern subsequently signed for fellow League Two club Elgin City in June 2017 .
The Pretenders . The Pretenders are a British-American rock band formed in London , England , in March 1978 . The original band consisted of initiator and main songwriter Chrissie Hynde ( lead vocals , rhythm guitar ) , James Honeyman-Scott ( lead guitar , backing vocals , keyboards ) , Pete Farndon ( bass guitar , backing vocals ) , and Martin Chambers ( drums , backing vocals , percussion ) . Following the drug-related deaths of Honeyman-Scott and Farndon , the band has experienced numerous subsequent personnel changes , with Hynde as the only consistent member , and Chambers returning after an absence of several years . Hynde launched a solo career in 2014 and the Pretenders were dormant as a band between 2012 and 2016 . However , The Pretenders are once again active , having issued an album and toured in 2016 . Background . Hynde , originally from Akron , Ohio , moved to London in 1973 , working at the weekly music paper `` NME '' and at Malcolm McLaren and Vivienne Westwood 's clothes store . She was involved with early versions of the Clash and the Damned and played in short-lived bands such as Masters of the Backside ( 1976 ) and the Moors Murderers ( 1978 lineup ) . The Pretenders formed in 1978 after Dave Hill at Anchor Records heard some demos of Hynde 's music . He arranged a rehearsal studio in Denmark Street , where a 3-piece band consisting of Hynde , Mal Hart on bass ( he had played with Hynde and Steve Strange in the Moors Murderers ) , and Phil Taylor of Motörhead on drums played a selection of Hynde 's original songs . Dave Hill was impressed and arranged a day at Studio 51 to record another demo . Although it was rough , he felt he had seen and heard enough `` star potential '' to suggest that Hynde form a more permanent band to record for his new label , Real Records . Hynde then formed a band composed of Pete Farndon on bass , James Honeyman-Scott on guitar , and Gerry Mcilduff replacing Jon Adkin on drums . This band , then without a name , recorded five tracks at Regents Park Studio in July 1978 , including `` Stop Your Sobbing '' . Shortly thereafter Gerry Mcilduff was replaced on drums by Martin Chambers and Hynde named the band `` The Pretenders '' after the Platters song `` The Great Pretender '' which was the favourite song of one of her former boyfriends . Original band ( 1978–1982 ) . The band 's first single , a cover of the Kinks song `` Stop Your Sobbing '' ( produced by Nick Lowe and recorded at the July Regents Park sessions ) was released in January 1979 and gained critical attention . It was followed in June with `` Kid '' , and then in January 1980 the band got to No . 1 in the UK with `` Brass in Pocket '' , which was also successful in the US , reaching No . 14 on the `` Billboard '' Hot 100 . Their self-titled debut album was released in January 1980 and was a success in the United Kingdom and the United States both critically and commercially . ( `` Pretenders '' was subsequently named one of the best albums of all time by VH1 , No . 52 , and `` Rolling Stone '' , No . 155 . ) The band played at the Heatwave festival during August 1980 near Toronto . During March 1981 , the EP `` Extended Play '' was released , containing the UK and US success `` Message of Love '' and `` Talk of the Town '' , `` Porcelain '' , `` Cuban Slide '' and a live version of `` Precious '' , recorded in Central Park . The second full-length album , `` Pretenders II '' , was released during August 1981 . `` Pretenders II '' included the `` Extended Play '' singles , the MTV video success `` Day After Day '' , and popular album-radio tracks `` The Adultress '' , `` Birds of Paradise '' , `` Bad Boys Get Spanked '' , and `` The English Roses '' . On 18 September 1981 the Pretenders were the musical guest on the US late night sketch comedy show Fridays . The band performed `` The Adulteress '' , `` Message of Love '' and `` Louie , Louie '' . Andy Kaufman was the guest host of the programme on that night . Farndon 's drug abuse escalated and he was fired after a meeting between Hynde , Honeyman-Scott , and Chambers , on 14 June 1982 . Two days later , on 16 June 1982 , James Honeyman-Scott died of heart failure as a result of cocaine intolerance . Farndon was in the midst of forming a new band with former Clash drummer Topper Headon ( who was also a heroin addict and left his band , unable to cope ) , when he was found dead on 14 April 1983 by his wife . After taking heroin and passing out , Farndon had drowned in his bathtub . That left the Pretenders with two living members . Re-grouping ( 1983–1987 ) . Hynde continued with the band . During July 1982 , a caretaker team of Hynde , Chambers , Rockpile guitarist Billy Bremner , and Big Country bassist Tony Butler was assembled to record the single `` Back on the Chain Gang '' . The song was released in October and became their biggest success in the US , staying at No . 5 for three consecutive weeks . The single 's B-side , `` My City Was Gone '' has been ( except brief period in the 90s ) the theme music for `` The Rush Limbaugh Show '' since its inception . Hynde then set up a more permanent lineup for the band , keeping Chambers and adding Robbie McIntosh on guitar and Malcolm Foster on bass . `` Middle of the Road '' was this line-up 's first single , released in the US in November 1983 and reaching the Top 20 there . The US B-side , `` 2000 Miles '' , was released as a single in the UK . The third Pretenders album , `` Learning to Crawl '' ( featuring the new lineup with Foster and McIntosh ) , was released in January 1984 . As well as the three recent singles , the album included a cover version of the Persuaders ' `` Thin Line Between Love and Hate '' , which featured Paul Carrack on keyboards . For the next bout of touring , Rupert Black joined the live band on keyboards . In July 1985 , the band ( including Black ) played at Live Aid . Further upheavals followed . Soon after recording sessions for the next album began and one track had been completed , Hynde declared that Chambers was no longer playing well and dismissed him . Discouraged at the loss of his bandmate , Foster quit ( `` My whole argument was that Martin Chambers was the rhythm section of the Pretenders and it did n't really matter who was playing bass . So I just said I did n't want to be involved any more . '' ) Hynde and McIntosh recorded the rest of the album in various sessions in New York and Stockholm with assorted session musicians , including Carlos Alomar , Bernie Worrell ( P-Funk ) , and sometime Eurythmics bassist Chucho Merchan . Towards the end of the sessions , Hynde hired two of the guest players - bassist T.M . Stevens and ex-Haircut One Hundred drummer Blair Cunningham - as the new Pretenders rhythm section . The `` Get Close '' album was released in 1986 ; the disc included the Top 10 singles `` Do n't Get Me Wrong '' ( helped by a popular video homage to the television series `` The Avengers '' ) and `` Hymn to Her '' a No . 8 success in the UK . In the US , both `` Do n't Get Me Wrong '' and `` My Baby '' reached # 1 on Billboards Mainstream Rock chart . Two new non-album songs , `` If There Was a Man '' and `` Where Has Everybody Gone ? '' were released on the soundtrack of the Bond film `` The Living Daylights '' and were used instrumentally by John Barry in several scenes . For the `` Get Close '' tour , Bernie Worrell was added to the live lineup on keyboards , meaning that the band now featured three African-American musicians with a strong background in rhythm-and-blues , funk , and soul . To Hynde 's dismay this drastically altered the band 's sound from its New Wave rock roots , and she realised that she was now fronting a new band that was `` not Pretenders '' . Part way into the tour , she took drastic action : Stevens and Worrell were both sacked , Malcolm Foster was reinstated on bass , and Rupert Black returned on keyboards . Following the end of the `` Get Close '' tour in 1987 , McIntosh quit the Pretenders and was replaced by former Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr , who played live with the band on a tour and appeared on the single `` Windows of the World '' b/w `` 1969 '' . After arguments with Hynde , Marr also quit ( moving on to The The ) . Exhausted by the upheavals of recent years , the band went into hiatus . Foster went on to join Simple Minds while Cunningham returned to session work and Hynde took a three-year break from music . Later in 1987 , the compilation `` Pretenders - The Singles '' was released , featuring all fifteen UK and US singles from the last ten years ; it even included Hynde 's duet with UB40 on the cover of Sonny and Cher 's `` I Got You Babe . '' 1990s . In 1990 Hynde hired session players ( including one-time Pretenders Bremner and Cunningham and bassist John Mckenzie ) and recorded a new Pretenders album , `` Packed ! '' Hynde was the only person pictured anywhere on the album , and was the only official member of the band . In Canada , the lead single `` Never Do That '' was a Top 40 success , peaking at No . 26 , but it fared less well elsewhere . By 1993 , Hynde had teamed with ex-Katydids guitarist Adam Seymour to form a new version of Pretenders . The team of Hynde and Seymour then hired a number of session musicians to record `` Last of the Independents '' that year , including ex-Smiths bassist Andy Rourke , ex-Primitives bassist Andy Hobson , and drummer/writer/producer James `` Fred '' Hood , formerly with The Impossible Dreamers and Moodswings . But by the end of the album sessions ( and for the subsequent tour ) the official band line-up was Hynde , Seymour , Hobson , and returning drummer Martin Chambers . This line-up endured for over a decade with no changes . Several recordings as Pretenders occurred during 1993 , including a cover version of Jimi Hendrix 's `` Bold As Love '' for the tribute album `` Stone Free '' , and a cover of 10cc 's `` I 'm Not In Love '' for the film , `` Indecent Proposal '' . When `` Last of the Independents '' was released in 1994 , it rated gold in the US . Lead single `` Night In My Veins '' was a minor success in the US , a mid-chart success in the UK , and a top 10 success in Canada . The second single was the album 's centrepiece ballad `` I 'll Stand by You '' ; this track received substantial airplay , and was a top 10 success in the UK , and top 20 in the US ( No . 16 on the `` Billboard '' Hot 100 ) and in Canada . Hynde wrote a good portion of the album with the team of Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly . Subsequently , the band toured in small venues around the US , sometimes including a string quartet . Some of these arrangements are preserved on the 1995 `` The Isle of View '' live album and DVD , made at London 's Jacob Street Studios . Damon Albarn played piano on the recording , which also featured the Duke String Quartet . During 1997 , the Pretenders supplied two tracks for the soundtrack of the Ridley Scott film `` G. I. Jane '' : `` Goodbye '' and `` The Homecoming '' . On 10 April 1999 Hynde led the memorial concert `` Here , There and Everywhere - A Concert for Linda '' for her late close friend Linda Macartney at the Royal Albert Hall , London , organised by Hynde and Carla Lane . Proceeds went to animal rights charities . Performing artists included the Pretenders , Elvis Costello , George Michael , Des'Ree , Heather Small , Neil Finn , Tom Jones , Lynden David Hall , Marianne Faithfull , Sinead O'Connor , Eddie Izzard , Ladysmith Black Mambazo and Sir Paul . The Pretenders were the backing band for all artists . Over the course of the decade , Hynde became increasingly concerned with political activism , vocally supporting the environmental movement and vegetarianism . `` Viva el Amor '' was released during 1999 , as was their collaboration with Tom Jones on the album `` Reload '' . 2000s . The Pretenders joined with Emmylou Harris on ' , performing the song `` She '' . A `` Greatest Hits '' compilation followed in 2000 . During 2002 `` Loose Screw '' was released by Artemis Records , the first Pretenders record to be released by a company other than WEA . `` Rolling Stone '' noted its `` refinement , stylish melodies and vocal fireworks , '' while `` Blender '' called it `` slick , snarky pop with flashes of brilliance '' . `` I know that the Pretenders have looked like a tribute band for the last 20 years ... . And we 're paying tribute to James Honeyman-Scott and Pete Farndon , without whom we would n't be here . And on the other hand , without us , they might have been here , but that 's the way it works in rock 'n ' roll . '' After their Hall of Fame induction , the Pretenders continued touring as a four-part team ( Hynde , Seymour , Hobson , and Chambers ) . During 2005 , bassist Hobson left and was replaced by Nick Wilkinson , marking the band 's first line-up change in thirteen years . That same year , Rhino Records released the four disc and DVD box set `` Pirate Radio 1979-2005 , '' which spanned the group 's entire career . Two disc remastered versions of the first two albums also came out that year with bonus tracks . During 2007 , Rhino remastered both `` Learning To Crawl '' and `` Get Close '' once again , with bonus tracks . Not long after , guitarist Seymour left and was replaced by James Walbourne . The Pretenders ' album `` Break Up the Concrete '' was released through Shangri-La Music on 7 October 2008 . It was the band 's first Top 40 album in the US in twenty-two years , and its last to date . Tracks include `` Boots of Chinese Plastic '' , `` Do n't Cut Your Hair '' , `` Love 's a Mystery '' , `` The Last Ride '' and `` Almost Perfect '' . With Hynde was the guitarist James Walbourne , pedal steel player Eric Heywood , bassist Nick Wilkinson , and drummer Jim Keltner ( on the album only ) . Chambers returned to the drums on tour with the band . Several one-off shows were performed during the closing months of 2008 , including a couple of Christmas charity shows . The 'Break Up The Concrete Tour ' began in mid-January and covered most of the United States , with shows until the end of March . It then continued in Europe , with gigs in Sweden , Norway , Finland , Denmark , Germany , the Netherlands , France , Spain , Belgium , and the UK during June and July , before returning for a new tour in Canada and the US during August and September 2009 . A show from the tour , filmed at Shepherd 's Bush Empire in London on 15 July 2009 , was released on CD with bonus DVD / Blu-ray on 9 February 2010 , titled `` Pretenders : Live in London '' . Another tour was announced in May , a double headlining tour in New Zealand and Australia with Blondie for a few capital city and winery shows . 2010s . On 5 February 2011 , Hynde and the Pretenders performed live on CMT Crossroads `` CMT Crossroads '' with Faith Hill and her band , including songs from both catalogs . In September 2012 , the Pretenders re-grouped ( Hynde , Chambers , Heywood , Walbourne , Wilkinson ) as part of the entertainment line-up for the 2012 Singapore Grand Prix . They were joined by keyboardist/acoustic guitarist Carwyn Ellis in autumn 2012 . The Pretenders did not play live between 2012 and 2016 . Hynde issued her first solo album `` Stockholm '' in 2014 . On 6 September 2016 Stevie Nicks announced that the Pretenders would tour with her on a 27 city tour for the last three months of 2016 . The live band consisted of Hynde , Chambers , Heywood , Walbourne , Wilkinson , as before . The Pretenders released their new album , `` Alone '' , on 21 October 2016 . However , Hynde was the only Pretender on the album , which was otherwise played entirely by session musicians . In May 2017 , Ellis resumed touring with the Pretenders who toured Australia and New Zealand with Nicks . In 2018 the Pretenders played in several concerts during the South American leg tour of Phil Collins `` Not dead yet tour '' . They started their 2018 Tour on June 23rd , 2018 at the Arroyo Seco Festival in Pasadena , CA , USA followed by 18 US shows . Then they will be off to the UK on August 3rd when they will play at Millennium Square in Leeds followed by 16 more UK shows ending with Slessor Gardens in Dundee on September 9th .
Dyschirius alticola . `` Dyschirius alticola '' is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Scaritinae . It was described by Lindroth in 1961 .
Samuel Bradford . Samuel Bradford ( 20 December 1652 – 17 May 1731 ) was an English churchman and whig , bishop successively of Carlisle and Rochester . Life . He was the son of William Bradford of London and was born in St. Anne 's , Blackfriars . He was educated at St Paul 's School ; and when the school was closed , owing to the Great Plague and the Great Fire of London , he attended Charterhouse School . He was admitted to Corpus Christi College , Cambridge , in 1669 , but left without a degree in consequence of religious scruples . He devoted himself for a time to the study of medicine ; but he was admitted in 1680 , through the favour of Archbishop William Sancroft , to the degree of M.A . by royal mandate . He only took holy orders after the Glorious Revolution of 1689 , and in the mean time acted as private tutor in the families of several country gentlemen . Bradford was ordained deacon and priest in 1690 , and in the spring of the following year was elected by the governors of St. Thomas 's Hospital the minister of their church in Southwark . He soon received the lectureship of St. Mary-le-Bow , and was tutor to the two grandsons of Archbishop John Tillotson , with whom he resided at Carlisle House , Lambeth . In November 1693 Tillotson collated Bradford to the rectory of St. Mary-le-Bow ; he then resigned his minor ecclesiastical preferments , but soon after accepted the lectureship of All Hallows , Bread Street . Bradford was a frequent preacher before the corporation of London , and was a staunch whig . On 30 January 1698 he preached before William III , who that March following appointed Bradford one of the royal chaplains in ordinary . The appointment was continued by Queen Anne , by whose command he was created D.D . on the occasion of her visit to the University of Cambridge , 16 April 1705 . In 1699 Bradford delivered the Boyle lecture in St. Paul 's Cathedral . He was elected master of Corpus Christi College on 17 May 1716 ; and on 21 April 1718 was nominated to the bishopric of Carlisle , to which he was consecrated on 1 June . In 1723 he was translated to the see of Rochester , and was also appointed dean of Westminster , which he held `` in commendam '' with the bishopric of Rochester . In 1724 Bradford resigned the mastership of Corpus Christi , and in 1725 became the first dean of the revived Order of the Bath . He died at the deanery of Westminster , and was buried in Westminster Abbey . Works . Bradford published more than 20 separate sermons . One of these , `` Discourse concerning Baptismal and Spiritual Regeneration '' , 2nd ed. , London , 1709 , attained popularity . A ninth edition was published in 1819 by the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge . As Boyle lecturer he preached eight sermons on `` The Credibility of the Christian Revelation , from its Intrinsick Evidence . '' These , with a ninth sermon preached in his own church in January 1700 , were issued with other Boyle lectures delivered between 1691 and 1732 , in `` A Defence of Natural and Revealed Religion '' , & c. 3 vols. , London , 1739 . Family . Bradford 's wife , who survived him , was a daughter of Captain Ellis of Medbourne in Leicestershire , and bore him one son and two daughters . One of the latter was married to Reuben Clarke , archdeacon of Essex , and the other to John Denne , archdeacon of Rochester . His son , the Revd William Bradford , died on 15 July 1728 , aged thirty-two , when he was archdeacon of Rochester and vicar of Newcastle upon Tyne .
R. R. M. Carpenter . Robert Ruliph Morgan Carpenter I ( July 30 , 1877 – June 11 , 1949 ) was an American executive and member of the board of directors of DuPont . Biography . He was born on July 30 , 1877 to Walter Samuel Carpenter and Bedde Morgan . Known as `` Ruly '' , Carpenter was educated at the Hillman Academy in his hometown of Wilkes-Barre , Pennsylvania , and at Massachusetts Institute of Technology . He worked in his family 's hardware store before joining DuPont as a district purchasing agent in 1906 . He married Margaretta Lammot du Pont , the sister of company president Pierre S. du Pont , on December 18 , 1906 . They had a son , Robert Ruliph Morgan Carpenter , Jr . He began working under another brother , Irénée du Pont in the development department , of which he was named director in 1911 . Carpenter was instrumental in guiding the company 's diversification outside the explosives industry , being appointed to the executive committee and serving on the board of directors from 1914 until his death in 1949 . During his tenure , he held positions including head of personnel and vice president . His younger brother , Walter S. Carpenter , Jr. , was President of DuPont from 1940 to 1948 . In 1940 , Carpenter joined the board of trustees of the University of Delaware , and was a major catalyst for the development of its athletic program , personally funding the construction of a new gymnasium . In 1943 , he purchased the Philadelphia Phillies of the National League . He left day-to-day control in the hands of his son , R. R. M. Carpenter , Jr. , who continued his father 's tradition of substantial support for the University of Delaware ’ s athletic program after his father 's death . Carpenter also served as president of Wilmington 's Homeopathic Hospital , as a trustee of Philadelphia 's Academy of Natural Sciences , and as director of the Girard Trust Company , and of the Philadelphia , Baltimore and Washington Railroad . He died on June 11 , 1949 , of cancer at Memorial Hospital in Wilmington , Delaware .
Demography of the Netherlands . This article is about the demographic features of the population of the Netherlands , including population density , ethnicity , education level , health of the population , economic status , religious affiliations and other aspects of the population . Population size . The Netherlands is the 66th most populated country in the world , and as of March 21 , 2016 , it has a population of 17,000,000 . Between 1900 and 1950 the population doubled from 5.1 to 10.0 million people . From 1951 to 2000 the population increased from 10.0 to 15.9 million people , increasing by a smaller proportion . The Netherlands is the thirty-first most densely populated country in the world . The 17,000,000 Dutch men , women and children are concentrated on an area of 41,526 km² ; this means that the country has a population density of per km² ( August 2018:415 per km2 ) , or over per km² if only the land area , 33,883 km² , is counted . If only the land area of the provinces , 33,718 km² , is counted , 500 inhabitants/km² were reached in the first half of 2014 or possibly in the last few days of 2013 . 511 inhabitants per square kilometer were reached in August 2018 . Bangladesh and South Korea are larger and more densely populated ( hence have a larger population ) . There are 21 more countries ( 12 independent ones and 9 dependent territories ) with a larger population density , but they all have a smaller population ( hence a smaller area ) . If the water area is not counted then Taiwan is larger , and there are 16 more countries ( 9 independent ones and 7 dependent territories ) with a larger population density . As a result of these demographic characteristics the Netherlands has had to plan its land use strictly . Since 1946 the Ministry of Housing , Spatial Planning and the Environment has been occupied with the national coordination of land use . Because of its high population density the Netherlands has also reclaimed land from the sea by poldering . Between 1927 and 1968 an entire province , Flevoland was created . It currently ( 2015 ) houses more than 400,000 people . Because of these policies , the Dutch have been able to combine high levels of population density with extremely high levels of agricultural production . Even though the Netherlands is so densely populated , it has no municipalities with a population over 1 million , although the two largest municipalities of the country do score well over a million if the complete city region is counted , including the neighbouring satellite towns that often are physically connected to the main municipality . Moreover , the `` four big cities '' ( Amsterdam , Rotterdam , The Hague and Utrecht ) can in many ways be regarded as a single metropolitan area , the Randstad ( `` rim city '' or `` edge city '' ) with about 7 million inhabitants around an agricultural `` green heart '' ( `` het Groene Hart ) . Births and deaths . The Dutch population is ageing . Furthermore , life expectancy has increased because of developments in medicine , and in addition to this , the Netherlands has seen increasing immigration . Despite these developments combined with the population boom after the Second World War , the low birth rate has caused extremely low population growth : 2005 saw the lowest absolute population growth since 1900 . This demographic development has consequences for health care and social security policy . As the Dutch population ages , the proportion of people of working age , as a percentage of the entire population , decreases . Important policy advisors like the CBS ( Statistical Office ) and the CPB ( Planning Office ) have pointed out that this will cause problems with the current system of old age pensions : fewer people will work to pay for old age pensions , while there will be more people receiving those pensions . Furthermore , the costs of health care are also projected to increase . These developments have caused several cabinets , most notably the recent second Balkenende cabinet to reform the system of health care and social security to increase participation in the labour market and make people more conscious of the money they spend on health care . In 2003 , the annual birth rate per thousand was highest in the province of Flevoland ( 15.9 ) . The overall lifelong Total fertility rate ( TFR ) , was highest in the province of Flevoland ( 2.0 ) and lowest in the province of Limburg ( 1.6 ) . The municipality with the highest TFR was Urk ( 3.23 ) followed by Valkenburg ( 2.83 ) , Graafstroom ( 2.79 ) and Staphorst ( 2.76 ) . The lowest TFRs were recorded in Vaals ( 1.11 ) and Thorn ( 1.21 ) . The total population at December 31 , 2006 was 16,356,914 . The population loss due to net emigration was 35,502 ( an estimated 40-50 % of emigrants were ethnic non-Dutch ) . In 2007 , there were 117,000 immigrants ( including 7000 Germans , 6000 Poles , 5000 Bulgarians , 3000 Turks and 2000 Moroccans ) and 123,000 emigrants . Nearly half the emigrants were native Dutch , followed at a distance by nearly 5000 Poles and more than 3000 Germans . There was an observable increase in net immigration from the former USSR , Bulgaria and Romania . The annual death rate was lowest in the municipalities of Valkenburg ( 2.9 per 1000 ) , Zeewolde ( 3.2 ) , Renswoude ( 3.4 ) , Westervoort and Zeevang ( both 3.9 ) . The highest annual death rates were recorded in Warmond ( 22.3 per 1000 ) , Laren ( 19.9 ) and Doorn ( 18.8 ) . 16.4 % of the total births in 2003 were to parents of non-European origin , although they account for only 12.4 % of the population in the 25-34 age group . For example , 3.8 % of the births were ethnic Moroccan , although they were only 2.26 % of the 25-34 age group . Respective figures were 3.27 % and 3.0 % for Turks . The TFR for Moroccans in 2003 was 3.3 while the general TFR was 1.73 . TFR was 2.3 for Turks , 1.7 for Surinamese , 1.8 for Arubans , 3.0 for Africans and 1.8 for Americans . ( These figures compare with a figure of around 2.1 required to maintain a stable overall population figure . ) According to Statistics Netherlands , for the year 2007 , the TFR for those born in Netherlands was 1.72 ( 1.65 in 2000 ) . TFR of Moroccan immigrants was 2.87 ( 3.22 in 2000 ) and that of Turkish immigrants was 1.88 ( 2.18 in 2000 ) . Life expectancy from 1850 to 1950 . Sources : Our World In Data Migration and ethnicity . According to Eurostat , in 2010 there were 1,800,000 foreign-born residents in the Netherlands , corresponding to 11.1 % of the total population . Of these , 1,400,000 ( 8.5 % ) were born outside the EU and 428,000 ( 2.6 % ) were born in another EU member state . The most common countries of birth being : Belgium , Germany , Poland and the United Kingdom . As the result of immigration from overseas , the Netherlands has a sizeable minority of non-indigenous peoples . There is also considerable levels of emigration . In 2005 , some 121,000 people left the country , while 94,000 entered it . Out of a total of 101,150 people emigrating to the Netherlands in 2006 , 66,658 were from Europe , Oceania , the Americas or Japan , and 34,492 were from other ( mostly developing ) countries . Out of a total of 132,470 emigrants , 94,834 were going to Europe , Oceania , the Americas or Japan and 37,636 to other countries . A large number of immigrants come from countries in Western Europe , mostly from the neighbouring countries of Germany and Belgium . There were five subsequent waves of immigration to the Netherlands in recent history . Illegal immigration to the Netherlands results in automatic deportation but this is often not enforced for various reasons such as unknown country of origin , etc . Many Dutch provinces in 2012 had quotas for deporting illegal immigrants . During 2017 persons with an immigration background became a majority in , Amsterdam , Rotterdam and The Hague , the three largest cities of the Netherlands . In 2005 according to the `` Sociaal en Cultureel Planbureau '' annual report , ethnic minorities were poorly integrated into Dutch society and increasing unemployment and rising dependence on welfare were noted . As many immigrants had low education and poor skills in the Dutch language , they were more strongly affected by the economic downturn . The report also noted that Dutch and immigrant populations tended to avoid contact with each other on the personal level and that this phenomenon was in both directions . Turks , Moroccans , Somalis and some of the Antilleans were the least integrated into Dutch society , while Iranians were the best integrated with the highest education levels and modern lifestyles . While half of all Dutch pupils proceed to secondary education , for Turks and Somalis the share was a fifth and for Somali pupils even lower . In 2012 , at 12 % non-Western migrants were six times more likely than native Dutch to receive sofial welfare benefits , with 2 % for the Dutch . It should be noted that immigrants from foreign countries are divided into several ethnic groups . For example , there are both Russians and Chechenians from Russia , Turks and Kurds from Turkey , Serbs and Albanians from Serbia and immigrants from Iran are divided into Persians , Azeris and Kurds . Ethnic groups . With the huge expansion of the European Union during the 2000s , the Netherlands has seen a rise in the number of immigrants coming from new member states . Migrant workers from these countries are estimated to be about 100,000 as of 2007 . Legal migrants from new EU-member states doubled between 2007-11 to 200,000 , with estimates totaling up to 300,000 . Of the Poles who initially moved to the Netherlands in 2004 , about a quarter had returned to Poland by 2006 . Emigration . The Netherlands has seen considerable emigration . In the 1950s 560,000 people migrated to the United States , South Africa , Australia , Canada and New Zealand , leaving their war-torn and overpopulated home country behind . At least 60,000 of these migrants were Indo-European ( mixed Dutch-Indonesian ) repatriants that moved on , mostly to the United States , after being repatriated to the Netherlands from the former Dutch East Indies during and after the Indonesian revolution . In 2005 some 121,000 people migrated from the Netherlands . There is considerable migration towards neighbouring states , Belgium , Germany and the United Kingdom and to the Netherlands Antilles . Furthermore , almost half of the current emigration consists of people returning to their country of birth , including rejected asylum seekers , after the more stringent migration laws were implemented . Religion . In 2013 , Statistics Netherlands found that 26 % of the population identified as Roman Catholic , 16 % as Protestant , 5 % as Muslim , and 6 % as `` other '' ( the last includes other Christian denominations , Hindus 0.6 % , Jews 0.1 % , and Buddhists 0.4 % ) . The agency interviewed 355,237 people in the period 2010-2013 . Language . The main language is Dutch , while Frisian ( known as Frisian outside of the Netherlands ) is also a recognized language in the province of Fryslân and is used by the government and schools there . Several dialects of Low Saxon ( Nedersaksisch in Dutch ) are spoken in much of the north and east and are recognized by the Netherlands as regional languages according to the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages . This includes the Tweants dialect . Another Dutch dialect granted the status of regional language is Limburgish , which is spoken in the south-eastern province of Limburg . Major immigrant languages are Indonesian , Turkish , Arabic , Berber , Papiamento , German and Polish .
Alexander Marsh House . The Alexander Marsh House is an historic house located at 57 Elm Street in Worcester , Massachusetts . Description and history . The 1-1/2 story Greek Revival cottage was built in 1848 by Levi Lincoln , Jr. , and is a well-preserved and relatively unaltered instance of what was then a widely popular form . The house has a typical side hall plan , with an entry framed by sidelight windows , with full-length windows to the entry 's right . The front-facing gable end is fully pedimented , and the porch is supported by fluted Doric columns . The house 's first occupant was Alexander Marsh , a piano dealer . The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 5 , 1980 .
Miss Brasil 2003 . The Miss Brasil 2003 pageant took place on April 26 , 2003 . Each state and the Federal District competed for their state and to win the title of the Brazilian crown . The winner entered Miss Universe 2003 . Miss Brasil Mundo would enter Miss World 2003 . Miss Internacional Brasil entered Miss International 2003 .
Jimboy Martin . Hendrix Jim `` Jimboy '' Balasoto Martin ( born October 12 , 1997 ) , better known as Jimboy Martin , is a Filipino television personality known for winning the teen edition of the reality show . Currently , he is part of the all-male dance group of `` It 's Showtime '' , called `` Hashtags '' .
Rainbow Range ( Chilcotin Plateau ) . The Rainbow Range , formerly known as the Rainbow Mountains , is a mountain range in British Columbia , Canada , located northwest of Anahim Lake . Located on the western edge of the Chilcotin Plateau , the range adjoins the Coast Mountains Pacific Ranges to the south , and the Kitimat Ranges to the north . In some classification systems it is considered part of the Coast Mountains . It lies north of the Bella Coola and Atnarko Rivers and south and west of the Dean River , which curves around its north flank , and is relatively drier in climate and easier of terrain than more mountainous areas immediately west . Once called Tsitsutl , meaning `` rainbow mountains '' in the Ulkatcho dialect of the Carrier language , that name is now the name of the range 's highest peak . Geology . The Rainbow Range is an eight-million-year-old ( Miocene ) massive peralkaline shield volcano in the Anahim Volcanic Belt which includes the lower but similar Itcha and Ilgachuz Ranges . The shield has a diameter of is now heavily eroded by glaciers carving into the volcanic rock and sands over millions of years . The volcanism that created the shield is not well studied and is poorly understood . It is thought to be the result of the North American Plate passing over a hotspot , similar to the one feeding the Hawaiian Islands , known as the Anahim hotspot . The only real separate volcanic peak associated with the Rainbow Range is Anahim Peak which sits on its northeast flank . Other peaks in the range are other high eroded remnants of the shield , including Beef Peak , TaiaTaeszi Peak , Mount MacKenzie and Tsitsutl Peak , which is the highest summit of the Rainbow Range . The range gets its name from the intense and varied colours of its terrains ' volcanic lavas and sands from heavy mineralization , like the Spectrum Range in the Spatsizi Plateau . Tweedsmuir South Provincial Park . The Rainbow Range lies partly in the Tweedsmuir South Provincial Park , while to its east the Itcha and Ilgachuz Ranges form the core of the Itcha Ilgachuz Provincial Park .
Toyotsu , Fukuoka . was a town located in Miyako District , Fukuoka Prefecture , Japan . As of 2006 , the town had an estimated population of 8,566 and a density of 442.92 persons per km² . The total area was 19.34 km² . On March 20 , 2006 , Toyotsu , along with the towns of Katsuyama and Saigawa ( all from Miyako District ) , was merged to create the town of Miyako .
The Duchess of Malfi . 'The Duchess of Malfi ' ( originally published as `` The Tragedy of the Dutchesse of Malfy '' ) is a macabre , tragic play written by the English dramatist John Webster in 1612–13 . It was first performed privately at the Blackfriars Theatre , then later to a larger audience at The Globe , in 1613–14 . Published in 1623 , the play is loosely based on events that occurred between about 1508 and 1513 . The Duchess was Giovanna d'Aragona , Duchess of Amalfi ( d. 1511 ) , whose father , Enrico d'Aragona , Marquis of Gerace , was an illegitimate son of Ferdinand I of Naples . As in the play , she secretly married Antonio Beccadelli di Bologna after the death of her first husband Alfonso I Piccolomini , Duke of Amalfi . The play begins as a love story , with a Duchess who marries beneath her class , and ends as a nightmarish tragedy as her two brothers undertake their revenge , destroying themselves in the process . Jacobean drama continued the trend of stage violence and horror set by Elizabethan tragedy , under the influence of Seneca . The complexity of some of the play 's characters , particularly Bosola and the Duchess , and Webster 's poetic language , ensure that `` The Duchess of Malfi '' is considered among the greatest tragedies of English renaissance drama . Sources . Webster 's principal source was in William Painter 's `` The Palace of Pleasure '' ( 1567 ) , which was a translation of François de Belleforest 's French adaptation of Matteo Bandello 's `` Novelle '' ( 1554 ) . Bandello had known Antonio Beccadelli di Bologna in Milan before his assassination . He recounted the story of Antonio 's secret marriage to Giovanna after death of her first husband , stating that it brought down the wrath of her two brothers , one of whom , Luigi d'Aragona , was a powerful cardinal under Pope Julius II . Bandello says that the brothers arranged the kidnapping of the Duchess , her maid , and two of her three children by Antonio , all of whom were then murdered . Antonio , unaware of their fate , escaped to Milan with his oldest son , where he was later assassinated by a gang led by one Daniele Bozzolo . Webster 's play follows this story fairly faithfully , but departs from the source material by depicting Bozzolo as a conflicted figure who repents , kills Antonio by mistake , then turns on the brothers killing them both . In fact the brothers were never accused of the crime in their lifetimes and died of natural causes . Main themes . The main themes of the play are : corruption , misuse of power , revenge , deception , the status of women and the consequences of their assertion of authority , the argument of blood v. merit , the upshot of unequal marriage , cruelty , incest , and class . Corruption . The Cardinal gambles , keeps the wife of one of his courtiers as a mistress , and fights duels . Conspiracy and intrigue are the air he breathes . Duke Ferdinand is his brother 's willing conspirator in villainy , and at times his rages shock even the Cardinal 's sense of decorum . The Duke 's corruption in the end destroys his sanity : incestuous desire for his own sister . Realizing she has married and borne children by Antonio , his rage drives him to do everything in his power to bring his sister to despair , madness and death , but in the end he is driven mad himself . These two perverse villains destroy or poison all that is within their reach , all semblance of warmth or human affection . Abuse of power . The brothers repeatedly abuse their power . Ferdinand is caught committing adultery but is not punished . The Cardinal abuses his ecclesiastical powers to have Antonio 's property confiscated and to have the Duchess and her family banished from the state of Ancona . Ferdinand and the Cardinal order the death of the Duchess without any proper judgement passed by a court of law . Status of women and responsibility for the tragedy . The ideal quality her brothers would foist on the Duchess is that of being submissive to ( their ) male control , though ironically widowhood was often the first time women might be independent of the control of husbands or male relatives . However , the Duchess went against her brothers ' wishes and remarried . Her assertion of her freedom of choice is best illustrated in her soliloquy following her conversation with her brothers when they strictly advise her to not even think about remarrying . Immediately after telling her brothers that she will never remarry , she says to herself : `` If all my royal kindred/ Lay in my way unto this marriage , / I 'd make them my low foot-steps . '' The central conflict of the play involves the Duchess ' desire to marry for love and her brothers ' desire to prevent her from remarrying ( either to inherit her estate and control her choices , or perhaps out of Ferdinand 's potentially incestuous love for his sister ) . Throughout , she refuses to submit to her brothers ' attempts at control and even asserts her identity and self-control at the moment of her death , announcing `` I am Duchess of Malfi still '' ( 4.2 ) . The internal struggle faced by the Duchess when fighting her brothers and hiding her marriage was all part of Webster ’ s intention to reflect and refer to the Roman paradigms and Senecan tragedies . This is compelled through the Duchess 's speech and actions . Cruelty . The relationship between the Duchess and her brothers is rooted in cruelty . The brothers often try to manipulate her and drive her mad . This cruelty is first evident when the Cardinal and Ferdinand lock the Duchess in her own home . Ferdinand deceives the Duchess into thinking that he cares : `` I come to seal my peace with you./ Here 's a hand , / To which you have vowed much love./ The ring upon't/ You gave '' ( 4.1 42-44 ) . In the darkness , the Duchess thinks that Ferdinand is asking for her forgiveness when he reaches out his hand , and so she kisses it ; when the lights come on she sees the dead bodies of her husband and children , and believes she just kissed her husband 's severed hand . But in reality , Ferdinand used wax figures to trick her into thinking her family is dead . This deception and cruelty cause the Duchess physical and emotional torment throughout the play . At the end of the play , the Duchess is strangled at the request of her brothers . During early modern England , most families were dysfunctional and relationships between relatives were often violent and cruel due to problems caused by money , gender roles , and sexuality . Class . The Duchess argues that high class is not an indicator of a good man . At the time , Italy was moving into capitalism and one no longer needed to be born into wealth to obtain it . Though the Duchess and her brothers are aware of this , her brothers , concerned with wealth and honor , nevertheless strive to dismantle her marriage to Antonio while disapproving of their sister ’ s love life . Ferdinand is particularly obsessed with the idea of inheriting the fortune to which his sister is entitled , because it would protect his social and financial status . Ultimately the Duchess is put to death for remarrying into a lower class . Objectification . The Duchess is often criticized for stepping out of the societal expectations of a widow in sixteenth century England . As a widow , the Duchess gains a new power and independence , which angers her brothers . As a female in a position of power , she is expected to hold the throne and obey the patriarchal figures in the court , specifically her two brothers , the Cardinal and Ferdinand . The Cardinal and Ferdinand are in line to receive the inheritance if the Duchess does not have any children , so controlling her sexual affairs becomes their singular focus . Rather than respecting her autonomy and wishes , they aim to control her sexuality and diminish her independence . In Act I , Scene I , Ferdinand makes this clear when he states , “ Nay , / I mean the tongue : variety of courtship./ What can not a neat knave with a smooth tale/ Make a woman believe ? Farewell , lusty widow ” ( 1.1 . 247-250 ) . He is solely focused on preserving her chastity , so he views her as an object , rather than a human being . The continued objectification of the Duchess from her brothers conveys males ’ perceived ability to control a woman ’ s body in the society of the 16th century . Theatrical Devices . The play makes use of various theatrical devices , some of them derived from Senecan Tragedy which includes violence and bloodshed on the stage . Act III , Scene IV is a mime scene in which a song is sung in honour of the Cardinal who gives up his robes and invests himself with the attire of a soldier and then does the act of banishing the Duchess . The whole scene is commented upon by two pilgrims who condemn the harsh behaviour of the Cardinal toward the Duchess . That the scene is set against the backdrop of the Shrine of Our Lady of Loretto , a religious place , adds to its sharp distinction between good and evil , and justice and injustice . Act V , Scene iii , features an important theatrical device , echo which seems to emanate from the grave of the Duchess and is also in her voice . Combined together it reads : `` Deadly accent . A thing of sorrow . That suits it best . Ay , wife 's voice . Be mindful of thy safety . O fly your fate . Thou art a dead thing . Never see her more . '' The echo repeats the last words of what Antonio and Delio speak but is selective . It adds to the feeling of inevitability of Antonio 's death while highlighting the role of fate . Plot synopsis . The play is set in the court of Malfi ( Amalfi ) , Italy , from 1504 to 1510 . The recently widowed Duchess falls in love with Antonio , a lowly steward . Her brothers , Ferdinand and the Cardinal , forbid her from remarrying , seeking to defend their inheritance and desperate to evade a degrading association with their social inferiors . Suspicious of her , they hire Bosola to spy on her . She elopes with Antonio and bears him three children secretly . Bosola eventually discovers that the Duchess is pregnant but does not know who the father is . Ferdinand , who is a lunatic and incestuous brother , threatens and disowns the Duchess . In an attempt to escape , she and Antonio concoct a history that Antonio has swindled her out of her fortune and must flee into exile . The Duchess takes Bosola into her confidence , unaware that he is Ferdinand 's spy , and arranges for him to deliver her jewellery to Antonio at his hiding-place in Ancona . She will join them later , while pretending to make a pilgrimage to a nearby town . The Cardinal hears of the plan , instructs Bosola to banish the two lovers , and sends soldiers to capture them . Antonio escapes with their eldest son , but the Duchess , her maid , and her two younger children are returned to Malfi and die at the hands of Bosola 's executioners , who are under Ferdinand 's orders . This experience , combined with a long-standing sense of injustice and lacking personal identity , leads Bosola to turn against the brothers , and he decides to take up the cause of `` Revenge for the Duchess of Malfi '' ( V.2 ) . The Cardinal confesses his part in the killing of the Duchess to his mistress , Julia , then murders her with a poisoned Bible . Bosola overhears the Cardinal plotting to kill him ( though he accepts that he would earn this punishment for his actions ) , and so visits the darkened chapel to kill the Cardinal at his prayers . Instead , he mistakenly kills Antonio , who has just returned to Malfi to attempt a reconciliation with the Cardinal . Bosola then stabs the Cardinal , who dies . In the brawl that follows , Ferdinand and Bosola stab each other to death . Antonio 's elder son by the Duchess appears in the final scene and takes his place as the heir to the Malfi fortune , which is controversial because there is reason to believe he is n't the actual eldest son of the Duchess . The play briefly mentions her previous son , who is the product of her previous marriage with her deceased husband , though some scholars believe this is just a textual error . The son 's decision to take the fortune is done despite his father 's explicit wish that he `` fly the court of princes , '' a corrupt and increasingly deadly environment . Plot : Scene-by-scene breakdown . Scene 1—The Duchess ’ s palace in Malfi : Antonio and Delio are discussing the former 's return from France , and discussing how the French king runs his court , comparing it to an easily poisoned fountain . They are interrupted by the entry of Bosola and the Cardinal . Antonio and Delio hold their conversation , stepping to the background to watch as Bosola angrily tries to gain the Cardinal ’ s pardon , speaking of the time he has spent in the galleys in penal servitude , and in the service of the Cardinal . Bosola declares that he is surely done with service , but the Cardinal is not interested in Bosola ’ s new merit and takes his leave . Bosola compares himself to Tantalus , never able to acquire the thing he most desires , like an injured soldier who can only depend on his crutches for support of any kind . When he leaves , Antonio and Delio comment on his past offense , and how he will surely come to no good if he is kept in neglect . Ferdinand comes into the palace , talking to his courtiers about a tournament that Antonio has just won . When the Cardinal , Duchess , and Cariola enter to speak with Ferdinand , Antonio and Delio have a moment to themselves to discuss the Cardinal ’ s character ; he is found to be a very dishonest , disagreeable person , as is his brother , Ferdinand . Only their sister , the Duchess , earns the approval of everyone , a very pleasant and gracious woman . After the two gentlemen leave , Ferdinand petitions his sister to make Bosola the manager of her horses ; when everyone else leaves , Ferdinand and the Cardinal reveal that it is because Bosola is to spy on their sister . When Bosola is brought in and made aware of this plan , he at first refuses , but ultimately is given no choice . The Cardinal and Ferdinand then turn their attention to their sister , urging her not to marry again , now that she is a widow , going so far as to threaten her with death , in Ferdinand ’ s case . She refuses to be bullied , and once her brothers are out of sight , she proposes to Antonio by giving him her wedding ring . Having Cariola , the Duchess 's maid , as their witness , this private ceremony is legally binding and the Duchess and Antonio become husband and wife . Scene 1—The Duchess ’ s palace in Malfi , nine months later : Bosola and Castruchio enter , Bosola criticizing his companion ’ s appearance , and telling him that he would make a ridiculous judge . When an old woman intrudes on their conversation , Bosola ’ s insults turn on her , calling her hideous to the point that no amount of make-up would help . He also accuses her of being too like a witch ; the old lady and Castruchio leave Bosola alone to muse on the mysterious way the Duchess is acting of late . He believes she is pregnant ( no one but Delio and Cariola know that the Duchess and Antonio are married ) , and aims to prove it by using apricots both to spark her pregnant appetite and to induce labor , as apricots were believed to do . The Duchess , when she enters , accepts the fruit from Bosola , and quickly starts going into labor . She then retires to her chamber claiming to be ill , with a worried Antonio following in her wake . Scene 2—Same place and time as the previous scene : Bosola , alone , realizes that the Duchess is indeed pregnant . After accosting the hapless old lady again , he watches as Antonio and the servants in a commotion about a Swiss mercenary who had invaded the Duchess ’ s room , and the loss of several jewels and gold utensils . Even with all the uproar , Antonio is not distracted from his wife ’ s “ illness ” ; she is actually in labor . Cariola , the lady ’ s maid , enters with good news once Antonio is alone—he is the father of a son . Scene 3—Same place and time as the previous scene : Bosola re-enters the now empty room , having heard a woman ( the Duchess ) shriek . Antonio discovers him and questions his purpose in being there , since everyone had been commanded to keep to their rooms . Antonio tells him to stay away from the Duchess since he doesn ’ t trust Bosola . In Antonio ’ s agitation , he accidentally drops a horoscope for his son ’ s birth , which Bosola retrieves . He realizes what it means , and resolves to send it to the Duchess ’ s brothers with Castruccio . Scene 4—The Cardinal ’ s rooms : The Cardinal and his mistress , Julia , are discussing their rendezvous when a messenger calls the Cardinal away with an important message . Delio enters to find Julia alone . He was once a suitor of hers and offers her money . Julia leaves to meet her husband , Castruccio , and Delio fears that her husband ’ s arrival means Antonio ’ s secret marriage is about to be revealed . Scene 5—Rome , in Ferdinand ’ s private apartments : An enraged Ferdinand , with the letter from Bosola , and his brother the Cardinal , meet to discuss what they think is an awful treachery by their sister . Ferdinand is angry to the point of shouting about his sister ’ s “ whorish ” behavior ( he knows of the child , but not of the marriage ) , and the Cardinal struggles to control his brother ’ s temperamental outburst . Ferdinand resolves to discover the man his sister is seeing , threatening all and sundry . Scene 1—The Duchess ’ s palace in Malfi , after some time has passed : Antonio greets the returning Delio , who has come from Rome with Ferdinand . Antonio reveals that the Duchess has had two more children in the time Delio was gone . Antonio fears the wrath of the recently arrived Ferdinand , and Delio tells him the ordinary people think the Duchess is a whore . While they talk , the Duchess and Ferdinand enter . He tells her that he has found a husband for her , the Count Malateste . She disregards this , as she is already married ( still secretly of course ) to Antonio . When left alone , Ferdinand consults with Bosola to discover the father of the three seemingly illegitimate children ; Bosola has acquired a skeleton key to the Duchess ’ s room , which Ferdinand takes , telling him to guess what will happen next . Scene 2—The Duchess ’ s bedchamber : Antonio comes up to the Duchess ’ s bedroom to spend the night , and they banter back and forth about the point of lovers just sleeping together . Antonio and Cariola leave to allow the Duchess to complete her night-time preparations , but she is not alone ; Ferdinand sneaks in and startles her . He gives her a knife , intending her to kill herself , and his fury increases when she tells him she is married without his knowledge . Ferdinand leaves , declaring he will never see her again . He exits just in time , for Antonio bursts in brandishing a pistol , but the Duchess forces him to leave again when Bosola knocks at the door . Bosola informs the Duchess that Ferdinand has left for Rome again , and she tells him that Ferdinand ’ s bills of exchange ( he has so far dealt with her accounts ) will no longer work , since Antonio has been false with her accounts . This is , of course , a trick to get Antonio out of Malfi ; she calls Antonio back in ( once Bosola exits ) to tell him to flee to Ancona , where she will send him all her treasure and valuables . The couple puts on a show argument for the benefit of the returning Bosola and officers , where she criticises his faulty record keeping and banishes him . Bosola does not believe the Duchess was justified in banishing Antonio , and tells her that Antonio is a good , honest man . This speech prompts the Duchess to confide the secret marriage to Bosola . He is then left on stage to lament his role as a spy , for now he must reveal all to Ferdinand . Scene 3—A room in a palace at Rome : The Cardinal , Ferdinand , Malateste , Pescara , Silvio and Delio are discussing the new fortifications that are being made in Naples . Ferdinand and his men , leaving the Cardinal and Malateste to speak privately , are very harsh in their critique of Malateste , considering him too cowardly to fight in an upcoming battle . Bosola , meanwhile , interrupts the Cardinal 's private conference with news of his sister . The Cardinal leaves to petition for her and her family ’ s exile from Ancona , while Bosola goes to tell the Duchess ’ s first child ( from her first husband ) what has happened with his mother . Ferdinand goes to find Antonio . Scene 4—The shrine of Our Lady of Loreto , Italy , in the Ancona province : Two pilgrims are visiting the shrine in Ancona , and witness the Cardinal being symbolically prepared for war . The Cardinal then proceeds to take the Duchess ’ s wedding ring , banish her , Antonio , and their children , while the pilgrims muse over the reason for what they have just seen . Scene 5—Near Loreto : The newly banished family , and the maid Coriola , enter Loreto . Shortly after their arrival , Bosola comes and presents the Duchess with a letter from Ferdinand , which indirectly states that Ferdinand wants Antonio dead . Antonio tells Bosola that he will not go to Ferdinand , and the Duchess urges him to take the oldest child and go to Milan to find safety , which he promptly does . Bosola and masked guards then take the Duchess and her remaining children captive , on the orders of her brothers . Scene 1—A prison ( or the Duchess ’ s lodgings serving as a prison ) near Loreto : Ferdinand comes in with Bosola , who is describing to him how the Duchess is dealing with her imprisonment . It seems she is not affected to Ferdinand ’ s satisfaction , and he leaves angrily . Bosola greets the Duchess , telling her that her brother wishes to speak with her , but will not do so where he can see her . She agrees to meet with her brother in the darkness . Once the lights are out , Ferdinand returns . He presents her with a dead man ’ s hand , leading her to believe that it is Antonio ’ s , with her wedding ring on it . He then exits , leaving Bosola to show the Duchess lifelike figures of her husband and children , made to appear as though her family was dead . The Duchess believes them to be the genuine articles , and resolves to die—her despair is so deep it affects Bosola . When she leaves , Ferdinand re-enters ; Bosola pleads with him to send his sister to a convent , refusing to be a part of the plot any more . Ferdinand is beyond reason at this point , and tells Bosola to go to Milan to find the real Antonio . Scene 2—Same place and time as the previous scene : The Duchess and her maid , Cariola , come back , distracted by the noises being made by a group of madmen ( Ferdinand brought them in to terrorise her ) . A servant tells her that they were brought for sport , and lets in several of the madmen . Bosola , too , sneaks in with them , disguised as an old man , and tells the Duchess that he is there to make her tomb . When she tries to pull rank on him , executioners with cords and a coffin come in . Cariola is removed from the room , leaving Bosola and the executioners with the Duchess . The Duchess makes a brave show , telling the executioners to “ pull , and pull strongly ” , welcoming her strangulation . Cariola is brought back , and after struggling fiercely , she too is strangled . Ferdinand comes to view the scene , and is also shown the bodies of his sister ’ s children , who were murdered as well . Ferdinand reveals that he and the Duchess were twins , and that he had hoped , if she had remained a widow , to inherit all her wealth . Bosola , sensing that Ferdinand is ready to turn on him next , demands payment for his atrocities . Ferdinand , distracted , leaves him alone with the bodies . Astonishingly , the Duchess is not dead . A shocked Bosola has no time to call for medicine ; he manages to tell the Duchess that Antonio is not really dead ; that the figures she saw were fake , before she finally dies . Bosola , remorseful at last , takes her body to the care of some good women , planning to leave immediately thereafter for Milan . Scene 1—Outside Ferdinand and the Cardinal ’ s palace in Milan : Antonio returns to see if he can reconcile with Ferdinand and the Cardinal , but Delio is dubious as to the wisdom of this . Delio asks Pescara , a marquis , to give him possession of Antonio ’ s estate for safekeeping , but Pescara denies him . Julia presents Pescara with a letter from the Cardinal , which states that she should receive Antonio ’ s property , and which Pescara grants to her . When Delio confronts him about this , Pescara says that he would not give an innocent man a property that was taken from someone by such vile means ( the Cardinal took the property for himself once Antonio was banished ) , for it will now become an appropriate place for the Cardinal ’ s mistress . This statement impresses the hidden Antonio . When Pescara leaves to visit an ill Ferdinand , Antonio decides to pay a night-time visit to the Cardinal . Scene 2—Inside the same palace : Pescara , come to visit Ferdinand , is discussing his condition with the doctor , who believes Ferdinand may have lycanthropia : a condition whereby he believes he is a wolf . The doctor thinks there is a chance of a relapse , in which case Ferdinand 's diseased behaviour would return ; namely , digging up dead bodies at night . Pescara and the doctor make way for the mad Ferdinand , who attacks his own shadow . The Cardinal , who has entered with Ferdinand , manages to catch Bosola , who has been watching Ferdinand 's ravings . The Cardinal assigns Bosola to seek out Antonio ( by following Delio ) and then slay him . After the Cardinal leaves , Bosola does not even make it to the door before he is stopped by Julia , who is brandishing a pistol . She accuses him of having given her a love potion , and threatens to kill him to end her love . Bosola manages to disarm her and convince her to gather intelligence for him about the Cardinal . Bosola then hides while Julia uses all of her persuasive powers to get the Cardinal to reveal his part in the death of his sister and her children . The Cardinal then makes Julia swear to keep silent , forcing her to kiss the poisoned cover of a bible , causing her to die almost instantly . Bosola comes out of hiding to confront the Cardinal , although he declares that he still intends to kill Antonio . Giving him a master key , the Cardinal takes his leave . However , once he is alone , Bosola swears to protect Antonio , and goes off to bury Julia 's body . Scene 3—A courtyard outside the same palace : Delio and Antonio are near the Duchess ’ s tomb ; as they talk , an echo from the tomb mirrors their conversation . Delio leaves to find Antonio ’ s eldest son , and Antonio leaves to escape the distressing echo of his wife ’ s resting place . Scene 4—The Cardinal ’ s apartments in Milan : The Cardinal enters , trying to dissuade Pescara , Malateste , Roderigo and Grisolan from staying to keep watch over Ferdinand . He goes so far as to say that he might feign mad fits to test their obedience ; if they come to help , they will be in trouble . They unwillingly exit , and Bosola enters to find the Cardinal planning to have him killed . Antonio , unaware of Bosola , sneaks in while it is dark , planning to seek audience with the Cardinal . Not realising who has entered , Bosola attacks Antonio ; he is horrified to see his mistake . He manages to relate the death of the Duchess and children to the dying Antonio , who is glad to be dying in sadness , now that life is pointless for him . Bosola then leaves to bring down the Cardinal . Scene 5—The same apartments , near Julia ’ s lodging : The Cardinal , unaware of what has just happened , is reading a book when Bosola enter with a servant , who is bearing Antonio ’ s body . He threatens the Cardinal , who calls for help . Help is not forthcoming , for the gentlemen from the beginning of the previous scene , while they can hear him calling , have no desire to go to his aid ( because of his previous order to not at any cost try to help Ferdinand ) . Bosola kills the servant of the Cardinal first , and then stabs the Cardinal . Ferdinand bursts in , also attacking his brother ; in the fight , he accidentally wounds Bosola . Bosola kills Ferdinand , and is left with the dying Cardinal . The gentlemen who heard the cries now enter the room to witness the deaths of the Cardinal and Bosola . Delio enters too late with Antonio ’ s eldest son , and laments the unfortunate events that have passed . Historical staging . Set and Props : As this play would have first been produced in the Globe , the set would probably been a bare stage with movable set pieces such as tables , stools , beds , hangings , and altars , all of which would have been stock pieces used in every show . Props would also have been minimal , with essentials like swords , pistols , and candles , and dummies . The traveller and future translator of Castiglione 's `` Cortegiano '' , Thomas Hoby , together with his friend Peter Whitehorne , translator of Machiavelli 's `` Art of War '' , were lavishly entertained by a subsequent Duchess of Malfi and her son , Innico , in the Castello di Amalfi in 1550 . Hoby was clearly very impressed by the decor , by implication superior to what he was used to in England , describing the chamber in which they were accommodated as : 'hanged with clothe of gold and vellett , wherein were two beddes , th'one of silver worke and the other of vellett , with pillowes bolsters and the shetes curiouslie wrowght with needle worke . ' Lighting : Lighting for a theatre like the Globe is completely dependent upon the sun . Performances would occur in the afternoon so as to see the performers since no other sources of lighting were accessible . Costumes : This was the Jacobean era , and Renaissance clothing , often hand-me-downs from noble patrons , would have been appropriate during this time . Especially since this play takes place among wealthy , prestigious characters who belong to The Royal Court , there would have been long dresses with elaborate sleeves and headpieces for most female characters , and form fitting tunics for most of the men as a general rule . Men would wear hose and codpieces , very royal members of The Court might wear jackets with stuffed ( bombast ) sleeves , and both men and women would be able to wear clothing with some type of color to it . Due to the sumptuary laws , deep purple was restricted to the nobility of the times . During this period , and until the Restoration ( 1660 ) women were not generally accepted on stage . Because of this , the roles of women were played by apprentice boys or the younger men . Padding would be built into their costumes , their heads would be adorned with wigs , and extra make-up would be applied to their faces . The 1623 quarto . The Duchess of Malfi was first performed between 1613 and 1614 by the King 's Men , an acting group to which Shakespeare belonged . The printer was Nicholas Okes and the publisher was John Waterson . However , the play was not printed in quarto ( a smaller , less expensive edition than the larger folio ) until 1623 . The title page of this particular edition tells us that the play was printed privately . The title page also informs readers that the play text includes numerous passages that were cut for performance . The 1623 quarto is the only substantive version of the play in circulation today , and modern editions and productions are based on it . Notable is that , on the title page of the 1623 quarto , a clear distinction is drawn between the play in performance and the play as a text to be read . Reception and performance history . The play was written for and performed by the King 's Men in 1613 or 1614 . The double cast lists included in the 1623 quarto suggest a revival around 1619 . Contemporary reference also indicated that the play was performed in 1618 , for in that year Orazio Busino , the chaplain to the Venetian ambassador to England , complained of the play 's treatment of Catholics in the character of the Cardinal . The quarto 's cast list allows more precision about casting than is usually available . Richard Burbage and Joseph Taylor successively played Ferdinand to Henry Condell 's Cardinal . John Lowin played Bosola ; William Ostler was Antonio . Boy player Richard Sharpe played the title role not in the original 1612 production , presumably due to his age , but in the revival of 1619-23 . Nicholas Tooley played Forobosco , and Robert Pallant doubled numerous minor roles , including Cariola . The quarto title page announces that the play was performed at both the Globe Theatre and at Blackfriars ; however , in tone and in some details of staging ( particularly the use of special lighting effects ) the play is clearly meant primarily for the indoor stage . Robert Johnson , a regular composer for Blackfriars , wrote incidental music for the play and composed a setting for the `` madmen 's song '' in Act 4 . The play is known to have been performed for Charles I at the Cockpit-in-Court in 1630 ; there is little reason to doubt that it was performed intermittently throughout the period . The play remained current through the first part of the Restoration . Samuel Pepys reports seeing the play several times ; it was performed by the Duke of York 's company under Thomas Betterton . By the early eighteenth century , Webster 's violence and sexual frankness had gone out of taste . In 1733 , Lewis Theobald wrote and directed an adaptation , `` The Fatal Secret '' ; the play imposed neoclassical unities on the play , for instance by eliminating the Duchess 's child and preserving the Duchess at the end . By mid-century , the play had fallen with Webster out of the repertory , where it stayed until the Romantic revival of Charles Lamb and William Hazlitt . This version of the play was most recently presented at Shakespeare 's Globe as part of their Read Not Dead series , directed by actor David Oakes . In 1850 , after a generation of critical interest and theatrical neglect , the play was staged by Samuel Phelps at Sadler 's Wells , with Isabella Glyn in the title role . The text was adapted by Richard Henry Horne . The production was favourably reviewed by `` The Athenaeum '' ; George Henry Lewes , however , registered disapproval of the play 's violence and what he termed its shoddy construction : `` Instead of ‘ holding the mirror up to nature , ’ this drama holds the mirror up to Madame Tussauds . '' These would become the cornerstones of criticisms of Webster for the next century . Still , the play was popular enough for Glyn to revive her performance periodically for the next two decades . Shortly after , `` Duchess '' came to the United States . Working with Horne 's text , director James Stark staged a production in San Francisco ; this version is noteworthy for a sentimental apotheosis Stark added , in which the Duchess and Ferdinand are reunited in heaven . The most popular American productions , however , were produced by Wilmarth Waller and his wife Emma . William Poel staged the play at the Opera Comique in 1892 , with Mary Rorke as the Duchess and Murray Carson as Bosola . Poel 's playscript followed Webster 's text closely apart from scene rearrangements ; however , reaction had set in , and the production received generally scathing reviews . William Archer , England 's chief proponent of Ibsen 's new drama , took advantage of the occasion to lambast what he saw as the overestimation of Elizabethan theatre in general . In 1919 , the Phoenix Society revived the play in London for the first time in two decades . The production featured Cathleen Nesbitt as the Duchess ; Robert Farquharson played Ferdinand . The production was widely disparaged . For many of the newspaper critics , the failure indicated that Webster had become a `` curio '' ; T. S. Eliot , conversely , argued that the production had failed to uncover the elements that made Webster a great dramatist—specifically his poetry . A 1935 production at the Embassy Theatre received similarly negative reviews ; Ivor Brown noted that the audience left `` rather with superior smiles than with emotional surrender . '' In 1938 , a production was broadcast on BBC television ; it was no better received than the previous two stage productions . In 1937 , it was performed in Dublin , Ireland , at the Abbey Theatre , with incidental music composed by Arthur Duff . In the aftermath of World War II , George Rylands directed a production at the Haymarket Theatre that at last caught the public mood . John Gielgud , as Ferdinand , accentuated the element of incestuous passion in that character 's treatment of the Duchess ( played by Peggy Ashcroft ) . Cecil Trouncer was Bosola . Edmund Wilson was perhaps the first to note that the play struck an audience differently in the wake of the revelation of the Holocaust ; this note is , from 1945 on , continually struck in discussions of the appropriateness of Webster for the modern age . A 1946 production on Broadway did not fare as well ; Rylands attempted to duplicate his London staging with John Carradine as Ferdinand and Elisabeth Bergner as the Duchess . W. H. Auden adapted Webster 's text for the modern audience . However , the production 's most notable innovation was in the character of Bosola , which was played by Canada Lee in whiteface . The production received savage reviews from the popular press , and it fared little better in the literary reviews . The first successful postwar performance in America was staged at the off-Broadway Phoenix Theatre in 1957 . Directed by Jack Landau , who had earlier staged a brief but well-reviewed `` White Devil '' , the production emphasised ( and succeeded as ) Grand Guignol . As Walter Kerr put it , `` Blood runs right over the footlights , spreads slowly up the aisle and spills well out into Second Avenue . '' Ashcroft returned as the Duchess in a 1960 production at the Aldwych Theatre . The play was directed by Donald McWhinnie ; Eric Porter played Ferdinand and Max Adrian the Cardinal . Patrick Wymark played Bosola . The production received generally favourable but lukewarm reviews . In 1971 , Clifford Williams directed the play for the Royal Shakespeare Company . Judi Dench took the title role , with Geoffrey Hutchings as Bosola and Emrys James as the Cardinal . Dench 's husband Michael Williams played Ferdinand , casting which highlighted the sexual element of the play 's siblings . In 1980 , Adrian Noble directed the play at the Royal Exchange Theatre , Manchester . This production received excellent notices ; it was transferred to London , where it won the London Drama Critic 's Award for best play . Helen Mirren played the title role ; Mike Gwilym played Ferdinand , and Bob Hoskins played Bosola . Pete Postlethwaite was Antonio . Mirren 's performance received special acclaim . The actor-centered troupe led by Ian McKellen and Edward Petherbridge chose Webster 's play as one of their first productions . The production opened in January 1986 in the Lyttelton Theatre of the Royal National Theatre and was directed and designed by Philip Prowse . The staging was highly stylised , the scenic backdrop segmented , and the actors ' movements tightly controlled . The result , as Jarka Burian noted , was `` a unified , consistent mise-en-scene ... without enough inner turbulence to create a completely satisfying theatre experience . '' Eleanor Bron played the Duchess ; McKellen played Bosola , Jonathan Hyde Ferdinand , and Petherbridge the Cardinal . In 2010 , the production was staged for Stage on Screen at the Greenwich Theatre , London . It was directed by Elizabeth Freestone and starred Aislin McGuckin in a production that set the play in the first half of the twentieth century . In The Guardian , the reviewer noted that 'Much of the pleasure of this revival lies in re-encountering Webster 's language ... full of savage poetry . ' The production is now available on DVD . In July 2010 , English National Opera and Punchdrunk collaborated to stage the production , which had been commissioned by the ENO from composer Torsten Rasch . The production was staged in a promenade style and performed at a mysterious vacant site at Great Eastern Quay in London 's Royal Albert Basin . From March to June 2012 , London 's Old Vic Theatre staged a production , directed by Jamie Lloyd and starring , amongst others , Eve Best . In January 2014 , Shakespeare 's Globe staged a production directed by Dominic Dromgoole and starring Gemma Arterton as the Duchess , James Garnon as the Cardinal , David Dawson as Ferdinand , Alex Waldmann as Antonio , and Sean Gilder as Bosola . It was the first production performed in the Globe 's Sam Wanamaker Playhouse . The production was filmed and broadcast on BBC4 on 25 May 2014 . This production coincided with a representation of the aforementioned Theobald text of 1736 as part of the Globe 's Read Not Dead series – directed by David Oakes . In 2018 , a production was staged in Stratford-upon-Avon by the Royal Shakespeare Company .
Michael McBride ( Gaelic footballer ) . Michael McBride ( ; born 20 January 1982 ) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for Derry , with whom he has won a National League title . He plays his club football for St. Colm 's Ballinascreen . For both club and county he usually plays in the half back line . His brother Dermot has also played on occasion for Derry . Inter-county . McBride was a substitute on the Derry panel that finished runners-up to Tyrone in the 2005 Dr. McKenna Cup . He was later called up to the Derry panel during the 2007 Championship for cover , but did not play in any games . He worked his way into the Derry team in the 2008 McKenna Cup ( where Derry again reached the final ) and the 2008 National League , which Derry won defeating Kerry in the final . He made his Championship debut later that year in the defeat to Monaghan . Club . McBride won a Derry ACFL Division 2 title with Ballinacreen in 2008 , promoting the club back into Division 1 . Individual . Note : The above lists may be incomplete . Please add any other honours you know of .
2018 Il Lombardia . The 2018 Il Lombardia is a road cycling one-day race that took place on 13 October 2018 in Italy . It was the 112th edition of the Il Lombardia and the 36th event of the 2018 UCI World Tour . It was won by Thibaut Pinot , ahead of Vincenzo Nibali and Dylan Teuns .
November 1975 lunar eclipse . A total lunar eclipse took place on November 18 , 1975 .
Pencil ( film ) . `` Pencil '' is a 2016 Indian Tamil mystery thriller film written and directed by debutant Mani Nagaraj and produced by S. P. Ragavesh . The film is based on South Korean film `` 4th Period Mystery '' released in 2009 . The film features G. V. Prakash Kumar and Sri Divya in the lead roles , with the former also composing the film 's music . The film was released on 13 May 2016 . Plot . Shiva ( G. V. Prakash Kumar ) is the best student at his school . His rival , Nithin ( Shariq Khan ) , the son of a leading film star and a spoiled brat , takes any and every opportunity to knock him down both verbally and physically , and the two are known enemies amongst the other students . One day , Nithin burns Shiva 's thesis , and when Shiva finds out , he assaults Nithin in front of the whole school until the school management intervenes . Later , Shiva returns to his class to fight Nithin once again , but finds him dead , with his neck stabbed repeatedly with a sharp pencil . Shiva picks up the bloody pencil from a nearby desk just as his classmate , love Maya Srinivasan ( Sri Divya ) shows up , catching him in a most incriminating position . However , she not only believes his innocence , but also offers to help him to solve the mystery and catch the real killer – a task made particularly urgent by the fact that in 40 minutes the rest of the class will return and the body will be discovered . The suspects are many : the school driver , with whom Nithin has a fight over an open wall behind the school ; a local goon who enters the school through the open wall to meet his girlfriend , only to be driven out by Nithin ; the chemistry teacher Sridhar ( Thirumurugan ) , whose romantic relationship with his colleague Nandhini ( Suja Varunee ) ends after Nithin secretly records an intimate video of the two and blackmails Nandhini with that video to do what he says ; and Nithin 's ex-girlfriend Indulekha ( Shamily Sukumar ) , whose 8-year-old friend Divya is killed by Nithin when she tries to break up with him and is constantly harassed and blackmailed by Nithin not to report to the school management or the police about the murder . In the end , Maya and Shiva catch the real killer who is also a staff at the school and father of Divya who was earlier killed by Nithin . It is also shown that Maya and Shiva are united . Production . In October 2013 , it was announced that music composer G. V. Prakash Kumar would make his debut as an actor with Mani Nagaraj 's `` Pencil '' , a school based thriller film . The team initially approached Samantha and then Priya Anand however both were unable to sign on , due to their busy filming schedule , and subsequently Sri Divya was recruited to portray the lead female role . Shariq , son of actors Riyaz Khan and Uma Riyaz was announced to make his acting debut with a supporting role in the film . Director Mani Nagraj , who was a friend of Riyaz Khan offered the role of Nithin to his son Shariq Hassan , after seeing his photos on Facebook . Still photographs from the film 's initial photo shoot were released to the media in November 2013 , earning positive reaction from critics . Soundtrack . G. V. Prakash Kumar composed the soundtrack , which consists of 8 tracks including 4 songs , 3 karaoke tracks and 1 reprise . The album was released on February 19 , 2015 in Suryan FM . Sify wrote , `` Pencil '' is not an engaging album on the lines of `` Darling '' & is likely to work when viewed along with the visuals '' .
Stoneleigh Cricket Club . Stoneleigh Cricket Club is one of the oldest cricket clubs in Warwickshire , England . It was voted by Wisden Cricketer the most beautiful ground in England in 2003 . The club was formed in 1839 by Chandos Leigh , 1st Baron Leigh and the ground was established in front of the West Wing of Stoneleigh Abbey for the benefit of his sons William Henry Leigh and Edward Chandos Leigh so that they might continue to play cricket in the summer on returning home from Harrow School . One of the oldest fixtures recorded is a match played between Stoneleigh CC v Harrow School in 1847 at Harrow . A match was played against Rugby School in 1849 at Rugby School . This match is still annually played between Stoneleigh CC and Rugby School Sons of William Henry Leigh , 2nd Baron Leigh continue to play cricket through the 1860s and 1870s . Fixture Cards dated 1868 and 1869 have been found . One of the most famous matches was played in September 1872 at Stoneleigh Abbey between the I Zingari and The Gentleman of Warwickshire to celebrate the coming of age of Lord Leigh 's eldest son Gilbert Leigh . Today the club is a thriving club with a Junior Team now established .
Amherstburg Police Service . The Amherstburg Police Service provides policing services to the Town of Amherstburg , Ontario , Canada . It is made up of 31 police personnel and 3 civilians that serve a population of 21,556 ( UA population 13,330 ) , as of 2011 , in an area covering approximately 190 square kilometers of territory . The Chief of Police is the highest-ranking officer of the Amherstburg Police Service . The current chief is Timothy Berthiaume .
Stenonartonia . `` Stenonartonia '' is a South American genus of potter wasps . The 15 known species of `` Stenonartonia '' are distributed across forested areas east of the Andes , with diversity concentrated on two areas : the Amazon basin and South-eastern Brazil . The distribution of `` Stenonartonia apicipennis '' seems to correspond with the distribution of the semideciduous dry forest system that crosses diagonally between the two above cited areas . `` Stenonartonia '' belongs to a group of genera with axillary fossa tending to be closed by the nearby structures . Those species in the group of `` Stenonartonia polybioides '' have further developed transparent pockets visible under the surface of the scutellum . Symbiotic mites get sheltered into those pockets and are sometimes visible under the cuticle .
Lucerapex schepmani . `` Lucerapex schepmani '' is a species of sea snail , a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae , the turrids . The specific name `` schepmani '' is in honor of Dutch malacologist Mattheus Marinus Schepman .
Cunitz ( crater ) . Cunitz is a crater on Venus at latitude 14.5 , longitude 350.9 in western Eistla Regio . It is 48.6 km in diameter and was named for a 17th-century Silesian astronomer Maria Cunitz .
Royal Escape . `` Royal Escape '' is a historical novel written by Georgette Heyer about the escape of Charles II . It is set in 1651 during the English Commonwealth . Plot summary . Two years after the execution of his father ( Charles I ) , 21-year-old Charles II and his men fail miserably to free his kingdom from the tyrannical rule of Oliver Cromwell at the Battle of Worcester . The King would rather die trying to restore the monarchy , than sit by and watch the power of the English Commonwealth grown under its corrupt leaders . He decides to disguise himself as a peasant ; at his first hiding-place at Boscopel , an estate wherein lived five catholic brothers called Pendrell , the king is dressed in a coarse noggen shirt , with breeches of green coarse cloth and a doeskin leather doublet . Charles is given a pair of patched stockings and a greasy , long , white , steeple-crowned hat to wear , and the King 's hair is cut to look like a peasant 's , leaving it short on top but long at the sides . The Pendrells quickly teach Charles how to speak with a local accent and how to walk like a labourer . The novel concerns his daring trek , mostly on foot , from Worcester to Trent , whence he sails to France to wait for the right time to return to England and claim his kingdom .
Manuel Antonio Blas Sáenz . Manuel Antonio Blas Sáenz was the 18th President ( then called Supreme Director ) of Nicaragua from 20 January to 4 April 1845 , who became a dissident acting President from 24 January .
Nordic sexual morality debate . The Nordic sexual morality debate ( Danish : `` sædelighedsfejden '' , Swedish : `` sedlighetsdebatten '' , Norwegian : `` sedelighetsdebatten '' ) was the name for a cultural movement and public debate in Scandinavia in the 1880s , where sexuality and sexual morals were discussed in newspapers , magazines , books and theatrical plays . The topic was criticism of the contemporary sexual double standards , in which it was socially acceptable for men to have premarital sexual experience , while women were expected to be virgins , and the contemporary view on prostitution , which was sanctioned as a `` necessary evil '' because of this double standard , an issue that had been raised by Svenska Federationen in 1878 . The debate was divided in two sides : the moderate one , where Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson was the most known representative , wished to solve this double standard by demanding that men also be virgins on their wedding night , as women were . The radical one , where Edvard Brandes and Georg Brandes were the most known representatives , demanded that women be free to enjoy a sexual life prior to marriage , as men were . `` Getting Married '' ( collection ) by August Strindberg and the legal court case that surrounded it was one of the perhaps most known incidents during the debate . It also caused a debate within the literary world whether literature should touch these questions at all . Other well-known works in the debate are Henrik Ibsen 's play `` A Doll 's House '' ( Et Dukkehjem ) , the novel `` Money '' ( Pengar ) by Viktoria Benedictsson , and the novel `` Pyrhussegrar '' by Stella Kleve .
Rhodacanthis . `` Rhodacanthis '' is an extinct genus of Hawaiian honeycreeper . All four species were endemic to the Hawaiian Islands . Members of this genus were granivores , with bills adapted to the seeds and pods of legumes . The two species that became extinct in the 1890s , `` R. flaviceps '' and `` R. palmeri '' , inhabited upper elevation mesic forests dominated by koa `` ( Acacia koa '' ) on the island of Hawaii . Both were large birds ; `` R. flaviceps '' measured , while `` R. palmeri '' was in length . The combination of a giant bill with brightly colored plumage ( yellow for `` R. flaviceps '' , orange for `` R. palmeri '' ) gave the males a very striking appearance . Koa seeds were the preferred food for the two species , but caterpillars were taken if necessary . The two prehistoric species , `` R. forfex '' and `` R. litotes '' , were denizens of more lowland tropical dry forests and shrublands on Kauai , Maui , and Oahu . It is speculated that koaia ( `` Acacia koaia '' ) was an important food source for both species , as their range did not overlap with that of koa . Kanaloa ( `` Kanaloa '' spp . ) pods and aalii ( `` Dodonaea viscosa '' ) berries were probably also eaten in addition to the occasional caterpillar .
ArkivMusic . ArkivMusic , Inc. is a Tennessee-based online classical music retailer , specializing in the distribution of CDs and DVDs . ArkivMusic opened its online store in February , 2002 . As of 2012 , there are twenty distribution centers throughout the United States . In addition to their inventory of readily available CDs , the ArkivCD reissue program carries a selection of `` on-demand '' titles for items no longer in the catalogue . These titles , produced on CD-Rs , include licensed recordings that were previously unissued , or no longer in print , on CD . ArkivMusic is also the publisher of the magazine `` Listen : Life with Music & Culture '' . In 2008 ArkivMusic was acquired by Steinway Musical Instruments . In 2010 ArkivMusic started a record label focused , albeit not exclusively , on recordings by pianists in the Steinway Artist program . The label is named after Steinway & Sons . In 2015 ArkivMusic was purchased by Naxos . The company is now `` ArkivMusic , Inc. '' .
Shauna Jensen . Shauna Jensen is an Australian singer . She has been a member of multiple bands including Purple Vision and Flake . She was a cast member of Australia 's `` Jesus Christ Superstar '' and appeared on the Original Australian Cast Recording album in 1972 and she toured nationally with the Long Way to the Top concert tour . She has performed backup vocals for many acts such as INXS , Jimmy Barnes , Billy Thorpe , Powderfinger and Hugh Jackman and she provides the vocals for many advertising campaigns . She sings on a number of tracks on the 1985 ' . In 2004 she became a judge for the fourth season of Australia 's `` Popstars '' , titled `` Popstars Live '' . She is now known as a Sydney gay icon .
Headquarters Northern Ireland . HQ Northern Ireland was the formation responsible for the British Army in and around Northern Ireland . It was established in 1922 and disbanded , replaced by a brigade-level Army Reserve formation , 38 ( Irish ) Brigade , in 2009 . History . Northern Ireland District was established following the partition of Ireland in 1922 and was originally based at Victoria Barracks , Belfast . During the Second World War the role of the District was enhanced from internal security to that of combatting any threat of invasion from the Republic of Ireland . The status of the formation was upgraded from District to Command under the leadership of Lieutenant General Sir John Hackett in 1961 . With the emergence of the Troubles , which started in Northern Ireland in the late 1960s , the role of HQ Northern Ireland increased substantially as it took responsibility for `` assisting in the defeat of terrorism and the maintenance of public order '' and by 1972 it had 27,000 troops under its command . On 30 January 2006 the Secretary of State for Defence announced to the House of Commons that 19 Light Brigade , then stationed at Catterick , would be re-roling into a light brigade and relocating to Scotland and Northern Ireland . On 10 May 2006 it was further announced that `` in addition to the HQ and other units of 19 Light Brigade that we expect to relocate to Northern Ireland in 2007 and 2008 , a new and non-deployable regional brigade headquarters will form at Thiepval Barracks , Lisburn . The current 107 ( Ulster ) Brigade , based at Ballymena , will merge on 15 December this year into HQ 39 Infantry Brigade , which will itself be replaced by the new regional brigade headquarters , 38th ( Irish ) Brigade under the command of the 2nd Division , on 1 August 2007 '' . On 6 August 2007 HQ Northern Ireland and 38 ( Irish ) Brigade combined to create a single transitional headquarters with a two star General Officer Commanding . At the same time the British military presence in the Province was reduced to about 5,000 troops . On 1 January 2009 the name of the formation changed to 38 ( Irish ) Brigade and HQ Northern Ireland was dissolved with residual regional functions being migrated to HQ 2 Division in Edinburgh . Other services had a smaller 'footprint ' in the province during the Troubles . The RAF 's presence in Northern Ireland was based at RAF Aldergrove , and 230 Squadron was based there for many years , among other units . The Royal Navy no longer maintain a regular presence in Northern Ireland waters with the disbandment of the Northern Ireland Squadron . The Royal Navy 's main presence is HMS Hibernia , which serves as the HQ of the Royal Naval Reserve 's Ulster Division .
Costello Music . `` Costello Music '' is the debut album by Scottish indie rock band The Fratellis . It was released on 11 September 2006 on Fallout Records and Drop the Gun Recordings and on 13 March 2007 on Cherrytree Records in the U.S. and was a success , peaking at # 2 in the UK Albums Chart and spent 83 weeks in the Top 100 . It debuted behind `` LoveSounds '' by Justin Timberlake and stayed in the # 2 position for two more weeks , this time behind `` Ta-Dah '' by Scissor Sisters . The album had five single releases , as well as the download-only EP `` Flathead '' . `` Chelsea Dagger '' was the most successful single , peaking at # 5 in the UK and # 4 in the Netherlands , but the other singles failed to chart in most countries . The band toured the record internationally , playing shows in Europe , the United States and Japan , and won the 2007 BRIT Award for Best British Breakthrough Act . As of March 2018 , the album had sold 1,145,000 copies in the UK . Background . The band 's first gig was in a basement in Glasgow in February 2005 . The band were spotted by a record company talent scout shortly thereafter . `` Music Weeks Stuart Clarke said , `` A month after the scout discovered them , labels were flying up to Scotland to see them . Most , if not all , the major labels and a handful of indies showed a lot of interest in the band . '' The band was eventually signed to Island Records and the album was released under its UK subsidiary , Fallout Records . The band were flown to LA to record the album in the Sunset Sound recording studio , which was previously used by Bob Dylan and the Beach Boys . The choice to record in Sunset Studios rather than the UK was due to Jon ’ s desire to create an old-fashioned , analogue sound . They were in Studio 3 , which contains vintage equipment . Jon said , `` It makes you feel a bit more like you ’ re part of something you were interested in '' . Producer Tony Hoffer was flown in to help complete the album . The album was named `` Costello Music '' after a studio they used to rent in Budhill , Glasgow . Lyrics and composition . Critics likened the album to the works of The Libertines , Babyshambles and Arctic Monkeys , all bands known for their British rock roots . Sal Cinquemani of `` Slant Magazine '' said that `` they sound like songs by about 15 other Britpop acts '' but went on to say `` it 's one thing to copy a look , a sound , or a formula , it 's another to do it so utterly convincingly and with such infectious raucousness '' . Paul McNamee of `` NME '' noted that most tracks on the album told a story ; `` Henrietta '' , tells the story of an older woman who stalks the song 's narrators ; `` Vince the Lovable Stoner '' is about a man with a drug addiction , and `` Chelsea Dagger '' is said by Jon Fratelli to be about a showgirl . Release . `` Costello Music '' was released on vinyl and CD on 11 September 2006 in the UK . Five songs were released as singles ; `` Henrietta '' , `` Chelsea Dagger '' , `` Whistle for the Choir '' , `` Baby Fratelli '' and `` Ole Black 'n ' Blue Eyes '' . `` Flathead '' was used in an iPod commercial , which led to it being released as a download only single via iTunes and later as an EP . The album was then released on 13 March 2007 in the US . The cover art for the album and its singles was created by Sam Hadley . The album did best in the UK , peaking at number two on the charts there . It reached forty-two on the US `` Billboard '' 200 , and managed to chart in Switzerland , Austria , the Netherlands , France and New Zealand . `` Chelsea Dagger '' was the most successful single , peaking at five in the UK and four in the Netherlands . The other singles with the exception of `` Flathead '' only managed to chart in the UK , where they were moderately popular . A Japanese version of `` Costello Music '' was released on 21 February 2007 containing two tracks unavailable on other versions : `` Dirty Barry Stole the Bluebird '' – a B-side of the `` Chelsea Dagger '' single , and `` Cigarello '' from the Flathead EP . This version of the album also contained the videos for `` Flathead '' , `` Chelsea Dagger '' , and `` Henrietta '' , which could be viewed directly from the disc using an Adobe Flash program . The album 's success led to the band winning the BRIT award for `` Best British Breakthrough Act '' in 2007 . The album also won an EBBA award in January 2008 . In total , the band sold 1.5 million copies of `` Costello Music '' worldwide and over 900,000 copies in the UK . Reception . `` Costello Music '' received generally favourable reviews . Pitchfork Media ’ s Stuart Bertman called The Fratellis `` artless but amiable '' , `` predictable '' , and `` intermittently rewarding '' . Elizabeth Goodman of `` Rolling Stone '' called the single `` Flathead '' `` preternaturally catchy '' and stated that `` it makes you elated in the moment '' . Helen Phares of `` Allmusic '' called it `` high energy '' and `` fun in the moment '' . `` Stylus Magazines Ryan Foley shared similar views , describing it as `` beyond infectious '' and claiming that they fill `` their three-minute , pop-punk ditties with melodic snarl , flouncing sass , and enough lusty sing-along parts to keep the punters busy '' . IGN 's Chad Grischow gave the album an `` Outstanding '' rating in his review of the album saying it was `` not the most refined album you will buy this year , but surely one you will not regret '' . Sal Cinquemani of `` Slant Magazine '' was less favourable , calling it `` tediously misogynistic '' and `` instantly memorable but thankfully wordless '' . `` Costello Music '' was voted the fourth-worst Scottish album ever in a 2007 online poll of music fans . Tour . Following the release of the album , The Fratellis embarked on a tour of the UK festival circuit , headlining at popular festivals such as `` NMEs Rock ‘ n ’ Riot tour and T in the Park 2007 , amongst others . They opened for The Who at the BBC Electric Proms in October 2006 , and in December they supported Kasabian on their UK tour before playing 10 dates by themselves in February and March 2007 . The locations included Nottingham , Manchester , Glasgow , Birmingham and London . They then set out on a worldwide tour to play dates in Japan , Europe and the US . They cut short the US leg of their tour , canceling nine dates , citing fatigue from their many months of touring as the cause .
Blomberg , North Rhine-Westphalia . Blomberg is a town in the Lippe district of North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany , with c. 15,300 inhabitants ( 2013 ) Geography . Blomberg is 45 km south east of Bielefeld , 20 km east of Detmold and 17 km south west towards Bad Pyrmont . The district is located in the southern foothills of the Lippe mountain range and in the area of Blomberger and Schwalenberger Heights . The core city is located in the center of the so-called Blomberger basin , which lies about 150 m above sea level and clearly separates itself from the surrounding area . The hem of the basin to the north and east are the approximately 400 m high wooded ridges of Barntruper and Blomberger Stadtwald with the Dicker , Becker and Winterberg . To the west are the Hörntruper Berg , the Meierberg , the Mossenberg ( 228 m ) and the Püllenberg ( 261 m ) , while the border in the south of Nessenberg ( 235 m ) , Spielberg ( 239 m ) and Steinberg ( 342 m ) is formed . The drainage of the eastern part of the Blomberger basin is made by the Diestel , a left tributary of the Emmer . Between the districts Istrup and Großenmarpe a watershed has formed . For this reason , the western part of the Blomberg basin is drained via the Marpe and its tributaries towards Bega / Werre . The lowest point of the municipality is at 139 m , the highest is the summit of the winter mountain at 429 m. Geology . The municipality is located on the southern flank of the Pyrmont-Piesberger axis , there are almost exclusively rocks of the Middle ( Km ) and Upper Keupers ( Ko ) open-minded . The rock strata , which were once stored horizontally in the Middle Ages , were raised in the Tertiary around 30 million years ago and formed the Blomberger Sattel . By erosion in the center of the saddle the older gray and red marl of the Middle Keuper ( Km1 ) were uncovered , which is also called Gipskeuper because of switched-on layers of gypsum . The result was the clearly recognizable pelvic structure , this phenomenon is called relief reversal . The reed sandstone ( Km2 ) then forms a first striking terrain level . The city itself is located on the western edge of this steep step . The reed sandstone was obtained in small quarries as quarry stone for construction purposes . The marls of the so-called Red Wall ( Km3 ) are susceptible to weathering , only the following harder stone marls ( Km4 ) give rise to another stage in the terrain . The outermost edge of the basin structure consists of harder rock layers of the Upper Keuper ( Ko ) Rätkeuper . In the Tertiary it came in the inner basin edges consisting of gypsum Keuper to the dissolution of plaster layers . Through this process , also called subrosion , formed hollows . These were backfilled with the weathering marls from the immediate area . Because of their high clay content , these sediments formed the raw material basis for some brickworks . In the basin itself , loess has deposited in the course of the last ice age and weathered to loess clay . The amount of deposits is up to 150 cm and is responsible for the good to very good quality of arable land . The old Kleinstadt , classified district , covers an area of 99.12 km² . The municipality has a maximum extent in east-west direction of about 12½ km and in north-south direction of about 15½ km . The vast majority of the land is used by agriculture , in the area of wet creek lowlands mainly as grassland and pastures . The forest on the surrounding mountains consists of three quarters of deciduous trees , mostly beech , while on the Rätkeuper spruce cultures thrive . In comparison to the NRW state average of 49.4 % , the agricultural area in Blomberg is 60 % , while the forest area is 25.4 % ( NRW ) and 26.5 % ( Blomberg ) . Extensive areas of the Blomberg urban area are good to very good for the use of geothermal heat sources using geothermal probes and heat generated by heat pump . In the central and southern urban area , however , the suitability is rather mediocre , and in some cases poor ( see the adjacent map ) . Neighbouring communities . The neighbouring committees are Bad Pyrmont , ( in Landkreis Hameln-Pyrmont , Niedersachsen ) , Lügde , Schieder-Schwalenberg , Horn-Bad Meinberg , Detmold , Lemgo , Dörentrup and Barntrup ( all in Kreis Lippe ) . Villages . The Blomberg city area belongs to the maritime climate area of northwest Germany . The winters are usually mild under Atlantic influence , the summers moderately warm and the rainfall relatively evenly distributed . The average annual temperature is around 9 ° C. Monthly average varies from around 0 ° C in January to 17 ° C in July / August . The annual rainfall is around 900 mm . The average annual solar radiation is 955 kilowatt hours per square meter .
Peace Point , Alberta . Peace Point is an unincorporated community in Peace Point Indian Reserve 222 in northern Alberta . Peace Point 222 is an enclave of both Wood Buffalo National Park and Improvement District ( I.D . ) No . 24 . It is located on the northern shore of the Peace River approximately south of the Northwest Territories border , east of High Level , and northwest of Fort McMurray . It has an elevation of . Peace Point 222 is part of the Mikisew Cree First Nation . Demographics . Statistics Canada has not recently published a population for Peace Point . However , Industry Canada shows that Peace Point 's greater rural area had a total population of 15 living in 6 dwellings in 2001 . With a land area of , its greater rural area has a population density of .
List of villages in Manitoba . A village is an incorporated urban municipality in the Canadian province of Manitoba . Under current legislation , a community must have a minimum population of 1,000 and a minimum density of 400 people per square kilometre to incorporate as an urban municipality . As an urban municipality , the community has the option to be named a village , town or urban municipality . It also has the option of being named a city once it has a minimum population of 7,500 . Manitoba has 19 villages , which have a cumulative population of 9,346 and an average population of 492 in the 2011 Census . The province 's largest and smallest villages are St-Pierre-Jolys and Waskada with populations of 1,099 and 183 respectively . __FORCETOC__
Chunshen railway station . Chunshen ( ) is a railway station on the Jinshan railway in Songjiang District , Shanghai . It opened for intercity passenger service on September 28 , 2012 .
Suha Mare River . The Suha Mare River is a right tributary of the river Moldova in Romania . It discharges into the Moldova near Mălini .
Aké Loba . Gérard Aké Loba ( born Abobo Baoule , 15 August 1927 – died Aix-en-Provence , France , 3 August 2012 ) was an Ivorian writer . He won the Grand prix littéraire d'Afrique noire in 1961 . He was also a member of the parliament and mayor of the town of Abobo in Abidjan from 1985 to 1990 .
Krachia cylindrata . `` Krachia cylindrata '' is a species of sea snail , a gastropod in the family Cerithiopsidae , which is known from European waters . It was described by Jeffreys , in 1885 . Distribution . This species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea , found off the Lipari Islands , Italy . Description . The size of the shell varies between 2.5 mm and 5 mm .
Indian Cane Growers Association . The Indian Cane Growers Association was formed on 28 September 1919 and was based in Ba Province , one of the cane growing districts in the Western Division of Fiji . It was led by Theodore Riaz and included some well-to-do Indian cane farmers from Ba , like Ramgarib Singh and Randhir Singh . The Association proposed a scheme for co-operative stores and an agricultural bank financed by the Colonial Sugar Refining Company but the company refused to finance it . The Association asked for a higher price and Indian cane farmers refused to plant any more cane . The company made concessions , although it refused to guarantee the price increases for future years . The company refused to continue the bonus in 1921 and in the ensuing strike , it was Vashist Muni who assumed leadership of all cane farmers in Fiji .
1257 in Ireland . Events from the year 1257 in Ireland . Events . A brave battle was fought by Godfrey O'Donnell , Lord of Tirconnell , in defence of his country , with the Lord Justice of Ireland , Maurice Fitzgerald , and the other English nobles of Connacht , at Creadran-Cille in Ros-cede , in the territory of Carbury , to the north of Sligo . A desperate and furious battle was fought between them : bodies were mangled , heroes were disabled , and the senses were stunned on both sides . The field was vigorously maintained by the Kinel-Connell , who made such obstinate and vigorous onsets upon the English that , in the end , they routed them with great slaughter . Godfrey himself , however , was severely wounded ; for he met Maurice Fitzgerald face to face in single combat , in which they wounded each other severely . In consequence of the success of this battle , the English and the Geraldines were driven out of Lower Connacht . On the same day Mac Griffin , an illustrious knight , was taken prisoner by O'Donnell 's people ; and Sligo was afterwards burned and totally plundered by them . Donough , the son of Cormac O'Donnell , was killed in the heat of this battle of Creadran . They ( O'Donnell 's people ) then returned home in consequence of O'Donnell 's wounds ; but , were it not that his wounds had oppressed him , he would have routed his enemies to the River Moy . Godfrey , on his return , prostrated and demolished the castle which had been erected by the English a short time before , at Cael-uisce , to carry on the war against the Kinel-Connell . Maurice Fitzgerald , for some time Lord Justice of Ireland , and the destroyer of the Irish , died .
Poor Cow . `` Poor Cow '' is a 1967 British drama film , directed by Ken Loach and based on Nell Dunn 's novel of the same name . It was Ken Loach 's first feature film , after a series of successful TV productions . Plot . 18-year-old Joy starts her catalogue of bad choices by running away from home with Tom . They marry and have a son , Johnny . When Tom , a thief who mentally and physically abuses Joy , is jailed for four years after attempting a big robbery , she is left on her own with their son . After briefly sharing a room with her Aunt Emm , an aging prostitute , she moves in with Dave , one of Tom 's former associates . Dave is tender and understanding in his treatment of Johnny and Joy , but the idyll is punctured when Dave gets 12 years for robbery . Intending to be faithful , Joy writes to him constantly , moves back with Aunt Emm , and initiates divorce proceedings against Tom . She takes a job as a barmaid , starts modelling for a seedy photographers ' club and drifts into promiscuity . But when Tom is released , Joy agrees to go back to him for Johnny ’ s sake . One evening , after Tom has beaten her up , she runs out of their flat and returns to discover that Johnny is missing . After a frantic search , she finds him on a demolition site . Realising how much Johnny means to her , she accepts the need of compromise and stays with Tom , but she continues to dream of a distant future with Dave . Main cast . Although Malcolm McDowell is listed in the credits , the scenes in which he appeared were deleted . Production . But he really didn ’ t write it ; we didn ’ t really have a script . That was one of the things that was interesting about it . It was just wholly improvised . He had the idea , he had the overall trajectory in his mind , but we didn ’ t have a script . And , consequently , it had to be Take One because each of us had cameras on us . So before a take , he ’ d say something to Carol , and then he would say something to me , and we only discovered once the camera was rolling that he ’ d given us completely different directions . That ’ s why he needed two cameras , because he needed the confusion and the spontaneity . Reception . The film was a surprise success at the box office . It sold to the US for more than its production cost and did extremely well in Italy and Britain . Music . The opening credits attribute the film music to Donovan , although many pop songs from the era are heard in the film . Three Donovan songs are heard in the film , including the title song . The melody of the title song is repeated instrumentally in diverse arrangements in several parts of the film . It was later released as single b-side to `` Jennifer Juniper '' in early 1968 in a different arrangement and with altered lyrics . For example , the standard release version opens with the line `` I dwell in the north in the green country '' , while the version in the film opens with the line `` I dwell in the town in the grey country '' . Other songs by Donovan in the film are `` Be Not Too Hard '' and `` Colours '' , the latter of which is sung by the character played by Terence Stamp . Later use . Clips of Stamp 's performance in `` Poor Cow '' were used to show the early life of Wilson , the character he portrays in Steven Soderbergh 's film `` The Limey '' ( 1999 ) .
Ballinamore railway station . Ballinamore railway station served the village of Ballinamore in County Donegal , Ireland . The station opened on 3 June 1895 on the Donegal Railway Company line from Glenties to Stranorlar . It closed on 15 December 1947 when the County Donegal Railways Joint Committee closed the line from Glenties to Stranorlar in an effort to save money . Freight services on the route continued until 10 March 1952 .
Frederick Gordon ( British Army officer ) . The Honourable Sir Frederick Gordon , ( 9 October 1861 – 18 October 1927 ) was a senior British Army officer , who additionally served as a major general in the early Royal Air Force . Early life and education . Gordon was born on 9 October 1861 to Edward Gordon , Baron Gordon of Drumearn , a law lord and Conservative politician . As a gentleman cadet , he attended the Royal Military College , Sandhurst to undergo officer training . Military career . On 22 January 1881 , Gordon was commissioned into the British Army as a second lieutenant . During 1881 , he served as an officer in the 91st ( Argyllshire Highlanders ) Regiment of Foot , the Princess Charlotte of Wales 's ( Royal Berkshire Regiment ) , the Berkshire Regiment , and the Gordon Highlanders . This was the year of the Childers Reforms which caused turmoil in some areas of the British Army with its disbandment and amalgamation of some infantry regiments . During his early career he served abroad with the Gordon Highlanders : he saw service in Egypt ( 1882–1885 ) , fighting at the Battle of Tell El Kebir , Second Battle of El Teb and Battle of Tamai ; in Sudan ( 1889 ) at the Battle of Toski ; and in South Africa ( 1899–1902 ) during the Second Boer War . On 9 January 1908 , Gordon was promoted from major and brevet lieutenant-colonel to lieutenant-colonel . From 1908 to 1911 , he was Commanding Officer of the 1st Battalion , Gordon Highlanders . On 10 August 1911 , he was made a general staff officer , 1st class . Gordon served during the First World War in Europe . By 1917 , he had been promoted to brigadier general . On 1 April 1918 , he was granted a temporary commission in the newly created Royal Air Force as a major-general . Gordon retired from the military in 1920 on retired pay . He died on 18 October 1927 , aged 66 . Honours . Gordon was awarded the Egypt Medal with three clasps and the Khedive 's Star for his service in Egypt and Sudan in the 1880s . He was awarded the Queen 's South Africa Medal with six clasps , the King 's South Africa Medal with both clasps , and was mentioned in despatches four times for his service during the Second Boer War . On 29 November 1900 , he was appointed a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order ( DSO ) `` in recognition of the services [ ... ] in connection with the Campaign in South Africa , 1899-1900 '' . Gordon received a number of honours for his service during the First World War . On 15 February 1915 , he was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath ( CB ) `` in recognition of the meritorious services [ ... ] during the war '' . In February 1916 , he was awarded the Order of the White Eagle , 2nd Class ( with Swords ) by the King of Serbia . In the 1917 King 's Birthday Honours , he was promoted to Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath ( KCB ) `` for valuable services rendered in connection with Military Operations in the Field '' , and thereby granted the title `` sir '' . He was also mentioned in despatches five times during the War . Personal life . In 1897 , Gordon married Mabel Rose Robinson . Together they had three children ; one son and two daughters .
Paulito FG . Paulito FG ( aka Paulo FG , Pablo FG ) ( born Pablo Alfonso Fernández Gallo in Cuba ) is one of the original innovators of timba and is a popular salsa and timba performer . Career . Paulito began his professional career singing with Adalberto Álvarez and Dan Den . He then joined the band Opus 13 , led by the arrangers Joaquín Betancourt and Juan Manuel Ceruto . Paulito took over leadership of Opus 13 in the early 1990s , and changed the name of the group . In 1995 Paulito released `` Sofocándote '' , one of the most innovative recordings of the new dance genre timba . This was the first CD featuring his drummer Yoel Páez , one of Cuba 's best . `` Paulito ( El bueno soy yo ) '' was released in 1996 . It features Sergio Noroña ( piano ) , Yosvel Bernal ( synthesizer keyboard ) , Joel Domínguez ( bass ) , Tomás Cruz ( congas ) , and Yoel Páez ( drums ) . In 1997 he released `` Con la conciencia tranquila '' , considered by many to be his masterpiece ( Moore 2011 : web ) The piano guajeos were individually constructed for each song . Joel Domínguez ' bass-playing was both rhythmically aggressive and significantly melodic . Domínguez 's bass lines were one of the major elements after the vocal choruses , giving the music its distinctive contrapuntal character . Creatively incorporating elements from different folkloric sources , the conga tumbaos of Tomás Cruz interlocks with the timbales/drumset hybrid parts created by Yoel Páez . The horn-playing and Ceruto 's charts were also remarkable . `` Una vez más ... por amor '' ( 2001 ) was a continuation of Paulito 's most creative period . The album marked the end of his collaboration with Juan Ceruto , with half of the songs arranged by Ceruto and the other half after his departure . Personnel included Mauricio Herrera ( drums ) , Jorge `` El Toro '' Castillo ( congas ) , Cristóbal Verdecia ( bass ) , and Rolando Luna ( piano ) . Musical significance . Paulito FG is one of the most innovative Cuban timba artists . He spontaneously moves his rhythm section through various arrangement changes , created on the spot with specialized hand signals . All the while , he constantly dances , interacts with the crowd , and reinterprets his own lyrics . Paulito 's bands broke new ground with a number of innovations . Some of the most significant contributions came from his conga drummer Tomás Cruz . Cruz 's creations offere clever counterpoints to the bass and chorus . Many of his tumbaos span two or even four claves in duration , something very rarely done previously . He also made more use of muted tones in his tumbaos , all the while advancing the development of songo-type innovations created by Changuito and Raúl `` el Yulo '' Cárdenas of Los Van Van . The example on the right is one of Cruz 's `` inventos '' ( 'musical inventions ' ) , a band adaptation of the Congolese-based Afro-Cuban folkloric rhythm `` makuta '' . He played the pattern on three congas for the Paulito song `` Llamada anónima . '' Cultural significance . Like other timberos , Paulito takes the contemporary speech of the street and places it into the refrains of his `` estribillos '' ( choruses ) . Paulito considers the estribillo to be a synthesis of his overall message , and `` the secret lies in the treatment of the estribillo inside the literary body of the song ” ( Vaughan 2010 : 752 ) . There was a time during the special period when we [ los timberos ] were an important economic help for the Revolution , but later this changed—precisely because of the great demand we had created—this became something that was frowned upon in a society like this one ( 2003 Paulito interview . Vaughan 2012-10-17 ) .
Wywy Group of Companies . The Wywy Group of Companies is a Singapore conglomerate founded by billionaire Wong Yip Yan in 1976 . According to Bloomberg Businessweek , the Wywy Group was one of Asia ’ s largest non-real estate conglomerates . The Wywy group controls 76 companies , with annual sales of over $ 900 million . Main business lines for the Wywy Group are consumer electronics , entertainment centers , and America-style restaurants . The Group was headquartered in the Wywy Industrial building on 12 Hoy Fatt Road in Singapore ’ s Redhill district . Wong Yip Yan owns 100 % of the shares of the Wywy Group .
Hippuriphila equiseti . `` Hippuriphila equiseti '' is a species of flea beetle in the family Chrysomelidae . It is found in North America .
Kadú ( Angolan footballer ) . Aldo Geraldo Manuel Monteiro ( born 30 November 1994 ) , known as Kadú , is an Angolan footballer who plays for Portuguese club U.D . Oliveirense as a goalkeeper . Club career . Kadú was born in Porto Amboim . He moved to Portugal in his early teens , playing for four different youth clubs and finishing his formation with FC Porto , who also loaned him to farm team Padroense F.C . in 2009 . On 12 May 2012 , in the last day of the season and as the club had already been crowned national champions , he made his first-team – and Primeira Liga – debut , coming on as a late substitute for Rafael Bracalli in a 5–2 away win against Rio Ave FC . In August 2015 , after two full seasons with the B-team in the Segunda Liga , often as starter , Kadú joined fellow league side Varzim S.C. on loan .
James Ruddell-Todd . James Ruddell-Todd ( –1852 ) was a British politician . He was elected to serve as Member of Parliament ( MP ) for Honiton on 23 December 1832 . Ruddell-Todd was born in Seagoe parish , County Armagh , Ireland , to John Ruddell and Bell Todd . He was a director of the South Australian Company .
Eritrea at the 2004 Summer Olympics . Eritrea competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens , Greece , from 13 to 29 August 2004 . The nation won its first Olympic medal ever at these Games , in its second appearance . Athletics . Eritrean athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events ( up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A ' Standard , and 1 at the 'B ' Standard ) .
Industrial digital printer . Industrial Digital Printers can be divided into a variety of different categories . As the industry becomes more mature , and the number of manufacturers increases , the line between the broad descriptions becomes less defined . Digital Printers are sometimes erroneously referred to as being “ Digital Printing Presses ” . The term Printing Press refers to the nature of the process , in which there is contact between the system that applies the ink to the substrate and substrate that the ink is pressed onto . Digital Printers however are non-impact printing processes ; to print , a devices “ fires ” drops of ink from the print heads onto the substrate . Categories . Here is a broad outline of classes of digital printers in the graphic arts segment of the printing industry . High volume . These systems print at speeds measured at between 200 and 400 square metres per hour . Super wide format . These printers are generally roll-to-roll and have a print bed that is 2m to 5m wide . Mostly used for printing billboards and generally have the capability of printing between 60 and 160 square metres per hour . Traditionally these were manufactured by Western manufacturers , however in the last 5 to 10 years Korean , Japanese and Chinese printer manufacturers have been aggressively competing in this category with more reliable faster printers . Margins dictate that many well-known European brands are currently manufactured in the East and simply rebranded in Europe and the United States for distribution around the world . Market antipathy to products manufactured in the East is becoming obsolescent as the vast majority of products used commercially are either assembled complete in the East or have their parts manufactured and exported from there . The low manufacturing costs of parts and machines in the East would make it extremely difficult for super-wide format digital printer suppliers around the world to compete profitably unless they turned to countries like China , Korea and Japan for their manufacturing . Wide format . These printers are most commonly manufactured in Korea and China with India starting to develop printers as well . These machines are now available from 0.9 metres to 3 metres wide . Generally they are capable of printing from 10 to 60 square metres per hour . High resolution . Printers are generally referred to as `` Super-Wide format '' when their print bed exceeds 2.2m in width . For many applications at this size resolution becomes secondary to print speed - which is why many machines over 3m wide are designed for speed over resolution . In the 1980s billboards were generally printed at resolutions as low as 80dpi ( dots per inch ) . Resolutions today are much higher because of the improvements in technology but printing billboards , vehicle graphics , building wraps and the like do not require the ultra-high resolutions of 1440dpi and upwards often associated with standard wide format printers . It is normal for super-wide format digital printers to function at maximum resolutions of between 540dpi and around 1040dpi . However even these resolutions are rarely used in a production environment , billboards and building wraps for example are often done at between 200dpi and 350dpi and the end result relies on the viewing distance for the impactful , colourful graphics the public sees on roadsides and buildings . The fact that they are capable of printing at these higher resolutions is still important though because it attests to the size of the ink droplet being laid down by the inkjet solvent and eco-solvent machines . These ink droplets are measured in pica-litres and a print done at 200dpi will look more defined if it is printed with smaller ink droplets when compared to a machine laying down bigger ink droplets . The primary print head technologies used in ultra-wide format digital outdoor printing comes down to a few print head manufacturers worldwide including ( but not restricted to ) Piezo , Seiko and Spectra as the primary competitors and their print heads are used in most machines from a variety of manufacturers . They have their pros and cons and Piezo appears to focus more on the higher resolution side of the industry whereas Seiko and Spectra-Polaris tend more towards the robust , high production capabilities required in a manufacturing environment . Print heads . At this time these printers use printers using PZT crystals as micro-pumps to eject the droplets from the nozzles . The crystals deform to generate a “ shock wave ” in the fluid inks which in turn ejects a drop from the nozzle . A combination of surface tension , capillary pressure and other complex fluid dynamics ensures that the fluid is refilled ready for the next fire cycle .
Selexipag . Selexipag ( brand name Uptravi ) is a drug developed by Actelion for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension ( PAH ) . Selexipag and its active metabolite , ACT-333679 ( or MRE-269 , the free carboxylic acid ) , are agonists of the prostacyclin receptor , which leads to vasodilation in the pulmonary circulation . Contraindications . In Europe , use of selexipag together with strong inhibitors of the liver enzyme [ CYP2C8 ] , such as gemfibrozil , is contraindicated because it increases concentrations of selexipag twofold , and its active metabolite 11-fold , potentially leading to more adverse effects . Adverse effects . The adverse effects of selexipag are similar to those of intravenous prostacyclins used for pulmonary arterial hypertension . Common side effects include headache and jaw pain . An increased risk for hyperthyroidism has also been noted in people taking selexipag . History . The US FDA granted selexipag Orphan Drug status for PAH . It was approved by the US FDA on 22 December 2015 . The expected price for the drug in the US is $ 160,000 to $ 170,000 per patient before rebates . In Europe , the drug was approved in May 2016 .
List of wireless community networks by region . DRC . Mesh Bukavu : A project of News for Peace , which among other things runs Radio Maendeleo , a community radio station . It is the result of a collaboration of Free Press , a Dutch organization , and was bootstrapped with funding and training from the Open Technology Institute ( OTI ) . The training took place in November 2014 and the network was deployed in January 2015 . It has a strong emphasis on local hosting of content ( Wikipedia , blogs , audio lessons , e-books ) , and also other local services like a local chat . It is valued also as a standby when official net shutdowns occur , e.g . at election times . The network , which is still operational , consists of 10-15 nodes , ( Ubiquiti NanoStation and Rockets ) running Commotion firmware . Equipment is mounted on rooftops of participant organisations especially if they have backup electricity ( solar is being phased in ) . Mesh Goma : An experiment of a local organization , the Collective of Community Radio and TV in North Kivu ( CORACON ) , in partnership with Free Press Unlimited and inspired by Mesh Bukavu . It also received Seed funding from the OTI . The network was initially deployed in January 2015 with the idea of providing access to information to the areas in the city of Goma which lacked this access . It consisted of 15 nodes ( 14 Ubiquiti and 1 Tp-Link ) . It is no longer operational due to the problems with access and costs of reliable electricity in Goma , and the lack of digital stewards keen to work voluntarily in maintaining the network . Additionally , the network was only providing intranet services , which did not make it attractive to the majority of the population in Goma . Pamoja Net ( pamoja means 'together ' in Swahili ) is a local mesh on the island of Idjwi in Lake Kivu , between the DRC and Rwanda . It reports 200 regular WiFi users , as well as institutions such as a radio station , the police , and the electoral commission . It also has a public display screen and tablets for casual users in a kiosk . Its backhaul is via line-of-sight links to Bukavu , where another community network is located ( although Pamoja 's gateway is via an internet cafe there ) . The network was created in 2015 by Project First Light , a partnership of NGOs and businesses . The partnership still oversees operations , although it has trained local `` guardians '' to conduct day-to-day running . In terms of governance , the local traditional leader ( who originally requested internet connectivity ) is committed to operating Pamoja as a commons . Ghana . Akwapim Community Wireless Network : installed and maintained by a small group of volunteers associated with the Apirede Community Resource center . Both the resource centre and the community network are projects of the Community-Based Libraries and Information Technology ( CBLit ) , a non-government organization based in both Ghana and the United States . It started in 2005 in response to the local community ’ s requests for connectivity to help them break their isolation , as an extension of a public library initiative , with the support of the US Peace Corps . Its first phase had 10 nodes , and the second was to have another 10 . The second phase was also to use a V-Sat link . Most nodes use old PCs as routers , with new WiFi cards ( Dell OptiPlex units and D-Link DWLG520 cards ) . Its website is down and no information after 2009 can be found online . Kenya . Tunapandanet : This was started and funded in the last 5 years by an educational-development NGO ( Tunapanda Institute , which got early funding via Indiegogo , and had high input from American “ backpacker ” volunteers ) . The network serves to further its outreach ( educational activities center on Edubuntu thin client system ) into large , high-density slum . Of particular interest is the organization ’ s emphasis on cached/recorded content to avoid external data costs . Base station and 3 nodes : Ubiquity PicoStation ( short range , omnidirectional ) , Ubiquiti NanoStation ( medium range , directional ) , Ubiquiti Rocket . Network likely expanding as the organisation is active . Namibia . Connecting Eenhana : This was created in 2015 by a partnership between the University of Namibia and the Glowdom Educational Foundation with a grant from the OTI to support learning amongst community members of the small town of Eenhana and surrounding villages . In particular , it aimed at supporting the generation and sharing local content and to increase access of schools to educational content , including for learners and students at a Special school for Deaf learners . Additionally , the local content creation was extended to provide local government information , as well as transparency and accountability of local government It connects 7 sites using Ubiquiti routers , indoor coverage is provided using Mesh Potatoes to provide VoIP services too . All the network runs SECN firmware . It is only partly functional at the moment , due to equipment failure due to overheating and difficult terrain ( very flat and with tall trees , which prevent Line of Sight between the nodes ) . Nigeria . Fantsuam Foundation : Started in 2009 with SEED funding and having only 2 nodes , ZittNet is a department of Fantsuam Foundation ( an NGO in Kaduna ) , and focuses mainly on ICT training ; nonetheless it was honored as Nigeria ’ s first rural ISP . It was also intended to provide rural students with access to ( downloaded ) offline study materials . It started off having a VSat connection but due to cost is trying to replace this with a fiber connection . It notably uses solar backup to maintain service in the absence of reliable grid power . Ibadan WUG : Started by one of the Mesh Potato project ’ s earlier contributors in a residential precinct in Ibadan . It is still actively providing connectivity largely to students . It consists of 22 Mesh Potatoes . Somalia . Abaarso : Initiated by an American working as ICT instructor in Somalia to serve the Abaarso School of Science and Technology due to poor and at times nonexistent internet . Also involved some local cloud hosting . Used Ubiquity & Commotion . Current status unknown . South Africa . Siyakhula Living Labs : It started in 2005 involving the Telkom Centre of Excellence at two universities , Rhodes and Fort Hare . The first network was intended to provide exposure to international markets to the local arts and craft entrepreneurs within the Dwesa community ; and started off with 3 nodes at schools , consisting of WiMAX backbone with WIFI hotspots around each node , and a VSAT backhaul and later growing to at least 14 nodes . From the initial offering of e-commerce services this grew to providing information and communication services ( including telephony services , emailing , school administration , etc . ) both for the schools and the surrounding communities . The network grew from the three nodes to about 14+ ( might have actually been 17 schools at the end ) and offering a whole plethora of services to the schools and the communities . The network is still operational but barely , largely due to funding challenge . The second network was started by a researcher from the University of Fort Hare ( UFH ) who deployed a community wireless mesh network consisting of seven nodes using nanostations m2 ( 3 ) and picostations m2-hp ( 4 ) connected through a VSAT sponsored by Sifunda Kunye Educational Foundation in a location called Ntselamanzi , Its operation is linked to a research project by a student at UFH , which meant that its active management and administration has slowed down since the student completed his work . Still , it has plans to be extended to neighbouring communities . Rural Telehealth : The University of Western Cape led a series of rural wireless projects , lasting several years each , between 2003-2012 , connecting remote hospitals and clinics in the Eastern Cape province . There was also an initial try at rural community networks , even mesh . These involved long range ( up to 15 km ) line-of-sight WiFi links , in both 2.4 and 5 GHz . At times , they were connected to one or two expensive VSAT links . All were powered by deep cycle 12v batteries , charged either by solar panels or trickle charged from unreliable mains . Despite robust technical performance , the networks and apps created for them were not fully utilised mainly due to social reasons , e.g . power relations , suspicion of motives and the single champion problem . Peebles Valley Mesh Network : Centred on a clinic dealing with AIDS patients , where a VSat connection provided a gateway for a mesh of 6 nodes serving the surrounding area including a school . Supported by First Mile First Inch , a collaboration including Meraka and various academic and development agencies , mainly funded by IDRC . Lapsed due to high cost of VSat and lack of continued support . Bo-Kaap : A now-defunct “ testbed ” experiment in a historic inner-city precinct involving 75 of the early Mesh Potatoes and an internet gateway , funded by the Shuttleworth Foundation . Unfortunately technology was prioritised over human capacity-building ; problems with the equipment combined with lack of community buy-in led to the project lapsing . Orange Farm : Another pilot project in the development of the Village Telco technology/business model , in a township near Johannesburg . Social enterprise Dabba installed Mesh Potatoes and cheap VoIP handsets . However the network seems to have lapsed after the rapid proliferation of cellular telephony created a more powerful “ network effect ” so the micro-entrepreneurs Dabba anticipated were not forthcoming.Dabba Kranshoek Mesh : A truly community-driven network in a historic coastal village occupied by an ethnic minority . Using Mesh Potatoes , it promised to bring relief from high communications cost in a context of high unemployment , but current status is unknown . Zenzeleni Networks : Formed with technical assistance from the University of the Western Cape , it is registered as a co-operative enterprise and a telecoms provider , operated and managed by members of Mankosi , a rural community in one of the most disadvantaged areas of South Africa . It has 12 nodes linked via a long distance WiFi backbone to a fibre gateway . Each node consists of a Mesh Potato connected to a solar power supply . It provides access to voices services at a fraction of the cost offered by incumbent operators . Currently under way are the provision of WiFi hotspots and connection of local schools ’ computer labs , as well as backhaul improvement . Scarborough Wireless User Group : A middle-class peri-urban DIY community was sharing internet access by mesh with each other and some poorer neighbours near Cape Town . At its peak it had about 200 nodes . Used Linksys WRT54GL routers . Defunct due to arrival of cheaper , faster ADSL & fibre . Cape Town WUG : Although using the term “ mesh ” this large urban network ( registered as a nonprofit organisation ) is more correctly described as decentralised . With some hundreds of members , its only official connection to the internet is for POP email ; otherwise , the main functions are offline file-sharing and gaming . It has a progressive constitution regarding sharing of skills and resources and some cross-subsidisation is evident between richer and poorer areas . Johannesburg Area WUG : Similar to above ; is a member not only of Wireless Application Providers Association , but Internet Service Providers Association . SoWUG : Hybrid CN/ISP in Soweto , South Africa . Started in 2010 with corporate sponsorship and technical support from the Johannesburg Area WUG . It provides WiFi hotspots in public spaces in Soweto and nearby peri-urban areas . The organisation ’ s website maps out several operations it intends to expand into such as educational support . Durban Wireless Community : Smaller ( approx 50 nodes ) and more sporadically active ; founded 2004 and recently revived ; a non-profit promoting wireless technology and computer networks . Other WUGs : Another five nuclei of smaller , sporadic groups are . Pretoria Mesh : This is an experimental project started in 2006 in the residential village of the CSIR , to test hardware and software deployed in other projects throughout the country . It has about 20 nodes and is still active . B4All : This is an abbreviation of Broadband Community Wireless Mesh Network which was a government program targeting the digital divide in rural areas , but which eventually merged with a commercial organisation providing school connectivity and public hotspots . It launched in 2009 in Limpopo province and public-sector involvement ended in 2014 . ICT4RED : The ICT for Rural Education ( ICT4RED ) project ( 2012-2016 ) , undertaken by CSIR Meraka , was the largest research , development , innovation and implementation project of its kind in South Africa . It formed the ICT aspect of the larger Cofimvaba Technology for Rural Education Development ( TECH4RED ) project , a joint initiative between the Department of Science and Technology , the Department of Basic Education and the Eastern Cape Department of Education . TECH4RED is aimed at contributing to the improvement of rural education through technology-led innovation . ICT4RED was particularly successful in implementing technology in schools and in empowering rural teachers to comfortably use tablets in their day-to-day teaching activities , by using gamification principles and an `` earn-as-you-learn '' approach . ICT4RED employed a mesh network connecting 26 schools , with internet connectivity provided via shared satellite infrastructure . In 2016 the project has been handed over to the district and the province authorities to institutionalize the initiative . Home of Compassion : This N.P.O . based in Delft ( Cape Town ) , has piloted a community network since 2015 . It started with funding from the Western Cape Government and the support of an external ISP to roll out the network but once they built enough technical capacity , they decided to become an ISP themselves . By November 2015 , it had 20 active access points and 17,150 active devices . They offer 50MB allowance a day per device and once users reach their cap , they sell prepaid top-up vouchers though a network of local resellers . In addition to the provision of Wi-Fi connectivity , Home of Compassion provides IT training and through its network it is able to set up “ call centres on-demand ” . Finally , Home of Compassion has developed an app , which is zero-rated across its network , to purchase goods and services within the community . Tanzania . ICT for Rural Development ( ICT4RD ) : This nationwide initiative had 2 pilot networks set up in Bunda and Serengeti in 2006 . Assistance came from Swedish researchers and the agency SIDA . Both pilots were motivated by existence of fibre optic cables owned by other entities , however use was also made of a VSat connection at Bunda . Local governments were involved to create ownership and sustainability but contributed to the demise of the first . The remaining one connects schools and hospitals . Sengerema Wireless Community Network : A project of the Sengerema multi-purpose Telecenter which provides computer services , printing , office , internet , education , FM Radio Station ( reaching 400 000 people ) with support from Dutch NGO , IICD . In 2012 it had an internet connection - VSAT 128/64 kbit/s through COSTECH ( Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology ) . The network served a large number of civil society and official organisations including schools . It featured wireless routers : Linksys WRT54GL ; firmware OpenWRT/Freifunk ; self-built antennas ( with some exceptions ) and locally built masts . Current status unknown , believed to be lapsed . Tunisia . Mesh SAYADA : A project of Clibre ( a local open-web advocacy group ) that started in 2012 . The networking equipment ( 12 nodes ) was donated by the Open Technology Institute , and the time was volunteer . The network is not really operating currently , largely due to the unstable sociopolitical situation . Uganda . Bosco Network : Battery Operated System for Community Outreach ( BOSCO ) -Uganda is a Non-Profit Organization ( NGO ) under the trusteeship of the Archdiocese of Gulu . Funded and operational since the year 2007 the organization started in installing wireless Internet and VoIP telephony in internally displaced persons ( IDP ) camps with reliable eco-friendly energy . 9 years later BOSCO-Uganda is managing 32 Information and Communication Technology ( ICT ) Centers situated in rural communities and former internally displaced persons camps , consist of low-power , solar powered PCs connected to a high-speed , long-range WiFi Internet connection . Each communication station is linked to other BOSCO sites via a free VoIP telephony network and through a high-speed internal network ( INTRANET ) content management page that are all powered by solar energy and enabling thousands of Ugandans in acquiring ICT and entrepreneurship knowledge , connecting them with other communities ( e.g . market platform ) and the outside world . Zambia . Macha Works : Macha Works ' LinkNet internet provisioning in the rural community of Macha , in Choma District , Southern Zambia , is a renowned example of a community networking in Southern Africa . The first internet connection became available for the community , early 2004 , by means of a shared satellite internet connection with a medical research center in the community . From its start , so-called ‘ local talent ’ gained experience in collaboration with international partners but always approached realities from the local perspective first . The networking morphs continuously , utilising a variety of available technologies . These ( did ) include mesh network technologies and direct WiFi links , the use of second-hand computers , and the deployment of locally refurbished sea containers for the sensitising for the internet in other rural communities in Zambia and Zimbabwe . With the implementation of a WiMax network by a commercial operator and with debilitating donor-led intrusions of the LinkNet developed 'market ' in its community , Macha Works focuses more on user training , technical training , and the maintenance of ICT equipment . The Macha network inspired and trained local leadership in both the technical and communal aspects of the provisioning of internet access in rural area . At least 7 other communities in Zambia emulate Macha 's example and run a plethora of community networks and ICT services.. Zimbabwe . Murambinda Works : Established in the early 2000s , Murambinda Works at Buhera in Zimbabwe is focused on bridging the digital divide between rural and urban settings . In this sense , Murambinda works provides ICT training in rural communities where most schools lack relevant computer facilities . It is affiliated with Macha Works in Zambia and has various operations , including internet service provision and an internet cafe . After using dial-up internet until 2015 , it now has a fibre link to the national backbone . Training is provided for public officials including teachers , and any surplus revenue is channeled to a local foster home . Plans are afoot to extend to remote access points , perhaps even by satellite although for now costs are prohibitive..
Chaetopelma . `` Chaetopelma '' is a genus of spider in the family Theraphosidae .
2011 Baden Masters . The 2011 Baden Masters were held from September 2 to 4 in Baden , Switzerland . It was the first event of the Men 's World Curling Tour for the 2011–12 curling season . The total purse of the event was 29,000 Swiss francs ( CHF ) .
Vajreshwari . Vajreshwari also known as Vajrabai is a village situated near the Tansa River in the Bhiwandi taluk of Thane district , Maharashtra , India . It is famous for the Vajreshwari Temple and hot water springs . The village used to be called Vadvali but was later renamed Vajreswari in respect of the Goddess Vajreshwari , the presiding deity of the Vajreshwari Temple . The village consists mainly of the local Marathi community and the tribes living in the nearby forest . The village Vajreshwari is believed to have been formed as a result of volcanic eruption .
Doing a Leeds . `` Doing a Leeds '' is an English football phrase which has become synonymous with the potential dire consequences for domestic clubs of financial mismanagement , following the rapid decline in the 2000s of Leeds United F.C. , a Premier League club that invested heavily to reach the semi-finals of the lucrative Champions League European competition , but in the process built up large debts . The club suffered a `` financial meltdown '' after failing to continue to qualify for the competition , and subsequently dropped down two levels of the football pyramid , into the third tier , Football League One , for the first time in their history . Since the creation of the Premier League , a total of 22 of its former clubs have been relegated to the third tier ( League One ) , of which six fell down further into the fourth tier ( Football League Two ) . Because they had never experienced relegation to League One or its predecessors until it actually happened in 2007 , Leeds was the object of careful observation by media and derision by rival fans . The fall of Leeds United . As champions of the final First Division season , Leeds United were one of the inaugural 22 clubs of the Premier League , the breakaway top division league competition formed in 1992 . Leeds had sustained success in the league in late 1990s , and ultimately reached the semi-finals of the 2000–01 Champions League . Their level of spending to do so however had exceeded all other clubs , and the club 's debt level rose annually from £9m to £21m , £39m , £82m and peaked at around £119m , much of the money having been spent on transfer fees and players ' wages . After the club failed to qualify for the 2002–03 Champions League by only finishing fifth in the Premier League , it had to make drastic savings by selling players as it could no longer sustain the debt repayments , which relied on the ticket sales and television income from the European competition . At the end of the 2003–04 FA Premier League season , Leeds United were relegated to the Football League Championship . The financial effects continued , and with one game to go in the 2006–07 season , the club voluntarily entered administration , incurring a 10-point league penalty , resulting in relegation to League One , the first time the club had ever been in the third tier of English football . Subsequent breaches of financial rules in the summer nearly resulted in the club being expelled from the Football League altogether ( a fate which coincidentally had befallen the club 's predecessors , Leeds City ) , but they were ultimately re-admitted with a 15-point penalty to apply to the 2007–08 season . Despite further appeals , the penalty stood and ultimately cost the club promotion that season . At the end of the 2009–10 season , the club was promoted back to the Championship after a final day victory . They have been in the Championship ever since , coming closest to earning promotion back to the Premier League in the 2016–17 season , where the club under the management of Garry Monk narrowly missed out on a play-off spot , finishing 7th in the league and earning their highest points total in a Championship season throughout their most recent period of tenure in the division . Similar cases . Leeds United 's decline was not entirely without historical precedent , as Wolverhampton Wanderers had suffered a similarly high-profile decline in the 1980s , finishing 6th in the old First Division and winning the Football League Cup in 1980 , before eventually dropping into the old Fourth Division by 1986 on the back of three consecutive relegations . Bristol City had become the first league team to suffer three successive relegations when they went down to the Fourth Division in 1982 , although their decline was less dramatic as that of Wolves , as they had spent just four seasons in the First Division and not been as successful or spent as much money on players . However , the decline of Wolverhampton Wanderers was widely seen as the culmination of decades of financial mismanagement rather than an extreme amount of short-term spending as was the case with Leeds . Wolves had paid a national record fee of nearly £1.5million to sign striker Andy Gray from Aston Villa in 1979 , while spending an even greater sum of money of rebuilding one side of the ground to create a large all-seater stand at around the same time . Contemporaneous to Leeds , Luton Town , who were relegated from the Championship alongside them in 2007 , suffered an even more severe decline and underwent three consecutive relegations , ending up in the Football Conference by 2009 ; they too had been hit by financial problems . Luton had been in the top tier of English Football as recently as the 1991-92 season . They did not reclaim their league status for five seasons . Swansea City , who climbed from the Fourth Division to the First Division between 1978 and 1981 , finished sixth in the 1981-82 season , having led the league several times that season . However , they were relegated a year later and went down again in 1984 , suffering a third relegation in four seasons in 1986 after they had almost gone out of business . Wimbledon , who matched Swansea 's record of climbing three divisions in four seasons in 1986 , survived in the top flight of English football for 14 years and won the FA Cup in 1988 before being relegated from the Premier League in 2000 . They were relegated from Division One four years later , after which they were renamed Milton Keynes Dons following their relocation to Milton Keynes . The renamed club suffered yet another relegation to the league 's fourth tier in 2006 . It would have gone down the previous year had it not been for a 10-point deduction imposed on financially troubled Wrexham , whose financial situation nearly saw them expelled from the Football League . In 1998 , Manchester City 's relegation to Division Two made them the second former winners of a European trophy to be relegated to the third tier of their domestic league ( after 1974 Cup Winners Cup winners Magdeburg in 1991 , though that had happened because the league system of the former East Germany had contributed with less clubs in proportion to the unified system after 1990 ; the English system by contrast remained the same ) ; they had been European Cup Winners ' Cup winners in 1970 . City had faced constant struggles in the league since heavy spending on players in the late 1970s and early 1980s had failed to translate into silverware ; they were relegated from the First Division twice during the 1980s , returning after two seasons on both occasions . Similar heavy spending on players in the early 1990s again failed to deliver silverware , and City went down from the FA Premier League at the end of its fourth season in 1996 after narrowly avoiding relegation in the previous two seasons . A second relegation took them down to Division Two in 1998 , but this was followed by two consecutive promotions . In 2005 , Nottingham Forest became the first former winners of the European Cup ( which they had won in 1979 and 1980 ) to be relegated to the third tier of their domestic league . Having also won a league title and four League Cups between 1978 and 1990 , they had been relegated at the end of the first Premier League season in 1993 , promoted back at the first attempt , gone down again in 1997 and achieved an instant return to the Premier League in 1998 , only to be relegated a year later . They have not returned to the Premier League since their 1999 relegation , although they did climb out of the third tier ( League One ) after three seasons . In 2004 , Carlisle United became the first former members of the English top flight to be relegated from the Football League ; their solitary season in the top flight was in the Football League First Division in the 1974-75 season , and they in fact led the English league after winning their opening three games of that league campaign . In 2006 , the 1986 Football League Cup winners Oxford United became the first former winners of a major trophy to be relegated from the Football League . They returned to the league four years later . Other clubs who have fallen from the old First Division to the National League include the aforementioned Luton Town , Grimsby Town and Leyton Orient . In 2017 and 2018 , Sunderland were relegated twice in successive seasons ( from the Premier League to the Championship and then to League One ) . `` Doing a Leeds '' . The term `` doing a Leeds '' or to `` do a Leeds '' has since become synonymous with financial mismanagement of a football club with potential dire consequences . It can refer specifically to any club that fails to plan adequately for the financial impact of either failure to qualify for the Champions League , or of not adequately restructuring following relegation from the Premier League to avoid a further drop , or more generally , to the rapid demise in the relative standing of any club . Managers and chairmen , although sometimes obliged to `` chase the dream '' ( the inevitable precursor of `` doing a Leeds '' ) , are often forced to deny they are `` doing a Leeds '' in the wake of a large investment that some analysts predict can not be afforded by their club and may overstretch their budget . Similarly , fans may fear their club will `` do a Leeds '' if its expensively acquired and maintained team is unable to qualify for the Champions League or is relegated from the Premier League , thereby failing to `` live the dream '' . Conversely , the avoidance of `` doing a Leeds '' has been invoked by managers to justify selling their best players in order to raise funds to stave off going into administration , which might lead to a relegation-inducing penalty . Failure to invest at the expected `` normal '' rate in order to maintain a particular club 's league position can even be labelled as `` doing a Leeds '' . The phrase was notably used during the relegation of Newcastle United in 2009 , one of the largest clubs to be relegated from the Premier League . Having bought the club , new owner Mike Ashley stated that his investment had in fact saved the club from `` doing a Leeds '' . In spite of this Newcastle suffered relegation at the end of the 2008–09 season , sparking fears both before and after that the club could `` do a Leeds '' and drop further , into League One , without restructuring . However , the club avoided this and bounced back the following season with automatic first place promotion . The 2010 announcement of Manchester United 's need to refinance their large debt as a bond issue following their purchase by Malcolm Glazer led to questions in the media whether even Manchester United , as the most successful Premier League-era club , could be in danger of `` doing a Leeds '' . Shelbourne were referred to as the `` Irish version of Leeds United '' after winning the League of Ireland Premier Division in 2006 but being automatically demoted into the League of Ireland First Division for financial reasons . The term has been applied to Portsmouth , who amassed debts which eventually saw them become the first Premier League club to enter administration in February of the 2009–10 season , leading to relegation in the same season after the subsequent nine-point penalty . Portsmouth were relegated to League One after the 2011–12 season of the Football League Championship , due to a 10-point deduction for entering administration ; a near-identical scenario to what occurred to Leeds five years previously . They were again relegated after a 10-point deduction due to failing to pay footballing creditors , this time to League Two , in the 2012–13 season . Bolton Wanderers are another team guilty of `` Doing a Leeds '' , after enjoying a successful stint in the Premier League under Sam Allardyce , which culminated in qualifying for both the 2006–07 and 2007–08 UEFA Cup , reaching the last 16 in the latter , which included a draw and a victory against Atlético Madrid , and draws against Bayern Munich , and Sporting Lisbon . After Allardyce 's departure , the club began a steady decline , with relegation battles being a regular feature . Owen Coyle led Bolton on a successful cup campaign of the 2010–11 FA Cup , reaching the semi-final stage where Stoke City despatched the Trotters 5–0 . This began a rapid decline that ultimately led to relegation on the last day of the 2011–12 season . The club mounted a late charge for the playoffs in 2012–13 season , falling just short after a final day 2–2 draw to Blackpool at home . Since then , the club announced debts of £172.9m in 2015 and were relegated to League One in 2016 . A similar phrase , `` Doing a Bradford '' was coined by former Blackburn Rovers player Simon Garner in 2012 , a scenario that he was worried could befall his former club following their relegation from the Premier League . Garner was referring to Leeds 's neighbours Bradford City , who were a Premier League club in 2001 , but had fallen three divisions to League Two in 2007 and were not promoted back to League One until the end of the 2012–13 season ; the only other former Premier League clubs to have fallen to League Two are Swindon Town ( in 2006 and then 2011 , and unlike Bradford they immediately gained promotion back to League One on both occasions ) , Portsmouth , Blackpool , Coventry City and Oldham Athletic . Ralf Rangrick , sporting director of Red Bull Leipzig , compared in March 2017 the mismanagement of TSV 1860 Munich to that of Leeds United , drawing direct parallels between the ownership and resulting fan dissatisfaction at both clubs . The two clubs in fact met in a Champions League fixture in 2000 , before both experiencing relegation from their respective top flight leagues in the following seasons . Neither club has returned to the highest division in their country since .
Herman Donners . Herman Donners ( 5 August 1868 – 14 May 1915 ) was a Belgian water polo player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics . He was part of the Belgian water polo team and won a silver and a bronze medal . He was killed in action during World War I .
Straw Donkey ... The Singles . `` Straw Donkey ... The Singles '' is a music album by Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine . Released on Chrysalis Records . The album is a compilation of singles by the band , some of which were not previously released in an album .
Paluma Dam . Lake Paluma is a drinking water storage facility owned by NQ Water and is situated close to Mount Spec , high above the Paluma Range National Park . Lake Paluma has a capacity of 11,800 megalitres . The dam is part of a unique water supply system that gravity feeds up to 50 megalitres of water per day to the city of Townsville . For most of the year water flowing from the Mount Spec part of the national park is collected and filtered at the Crystal Creek intake and then piped under gravity to Townsville . When Crystal Creek water levels are low , water is released into the creek from Lake Paluma via another gravity pipeline . Lake Paluma is nestled among World Heritage listed , wet tropics rainforest . The lake is open for a range of nature based recreational activities such as canoeing , sailing and swimming . Lake Paluma is only accessible via a gravel road just past the township of Paluma . Visitor facilities include picnic shelters and barbecues and bookings are essential . The area is home to the platypus , peregrine falcon , eastern water dragon and a range of rainforest fauna .
Puruándiro . The city of Puruándiro is in the north of the Mexican state of Michoacán . Name . The name of the city means `` place of hot water '' in the Purépecha language .
To Green Angel Tower . `` To Green Angel Tower '' is the third and final novel in Tad Williams ' `` Memory , Sorrow , and Thorn '' trilogy . At over 520,000 words , it is one of the longest novels ever written . Due to the length of the novel , the paperback version had to be split into two separate volumes , known as `` To Green Angel Tower : Part 1 '' and `` Part 2 '' . In the United Kingdom , the two paperback volumes were titled `` To Green Angel Tower : Siege '' and `` To Green Angel Tower : Storm '' . The saga follows a young man named Simon as he is caught up in an epic adventure . Plot introduction . As the Storm King 's power grows , the loyal allies of Prince Josua struggle to rally their forces at the Stone of Farewell . There , Simon and the surviving members of the League of the Scroll attempt to unravel a prophecy that may ultimately allow them to strike down the undead Storm King and bring peace to the kingdom . This epic saga concludes as Simon travels back to castle Hayholt to confront Ineluki . Plot summary . The story begins with the forces of Prince Josua Lackhand rallied at the Stone of Farewell , where the icy hand of the Storm King Ineluki has yet to take a deathgrip on the land . The remaining members of the League of the Scroll have also gathered at the Stone in hopes of unraveling an ancient prophecy . If deciphered , it could reveal to Josua and his army the only means of striking down the unslayable Storm King . After Simon and Binabik have their reunion , they come to the realization that Memory - one of the three Great Swords recognized as being key to defeating the Storm King - is one and the same with Bright-Nail , old King John ’ s sword that was buried with him not three years previously . The trouble is , the grave of King John Presbyter lies in the shadow of the Hayholt , the stronghold of King Elias , and between the Stone of Farewell and Hayholt marches the army Elias has sent to besiege the defenders . Meanwhile , Miriamele , Elias ’ s daughter who has joined Josua ’ s cause , is an unhappy prisoner on the ship of a lascivious and ambitious lordling to whom which she has surrendered her virtue knowing only too late of his true nature . Another princess , Maegwin of Hernystir , falls deeper into madness , leading her people in a seemingly futile resistance against Elias ’ s allies who have conquered her kingdom , and deep in the ancient forest of Aldheorte , the immortal Sithi are mustering for a final conflict . While Josua and his army must make a final stand to try to delay the forces of King Elias , Simon embarks upon a quest to Hayholt Castle to try to obtain the last of the three legendary swords and use their hidden magics to defeat The Storm King Ineluki and restore peace to Osten Ard once and for all . Cover art . Two versions of the U.S. hardcover dust jacket were produced . Both have Michael Whelan paintings on the front and back with one painting being titled `` Seoman '' and the other `` Jiriki '' . The difference between the covers is that the front and back paintings were switched . Both paintings were also `` flopped '' ( reversed left-to-right ) so that the characters are facing away from the spine on both the front and back for both covers . The same paintings were then used as the cover art for the part 1 and part 2 paperback editions . Reception . The book was listed for five weeks on `` The New York Times '' Best Seller list .
Philipe Schoene . Philipe Schoene-Roura is the Executive Editor of `` Caribbean Business '' , a business-oriented weekly periodical printed in San Juan , Puerto Rico and the founder and editor of several Puerto Rican publications . Early life . Schoene was born in New York City in 1961 . His parents are journalist Robert Schoene and realtor Estrella Roure . Philipe is a graduate of Eckerd College , where he majored in Political Science and Psychology . Career . Schoene was recruited by Casiano Communications and Manuel Casiano , founder of the newspaper , to serve as Managing editor , and was retained by Heiko Faass CEO and Editor-in-Chief when the publication was purchased by Latin Media House LLC , headed by Miguel Ferrer , a Puerto Rican investor and entrepreneur . Prior to his current role , Schoene was an editor at Publishing Resources , a San Juan-based publishing house responsible for several publications issued annually , such as `` Puerto Rico Living '' , edited by him . From 1992 to 2007 , he was one of the founders of `` San Juan Magazine '' , where he served as Editor and Creative Director , before he became Editor-in-Chief , among other roles in Puerto Rico journalism .
Game Boy Advance Wireless Adapter . The Game Boy Advance Wireless Adapter is a wireless adapter accessory for the Game Boy Advance , released by Nintendo in 2004 . It provides an alternative to the Game Boy Advance Game Link Cable but is only supported by a small number of games . The Game Boy Advance Wireless Adapter is also compatible with the Game Boy Advance SP , Game Boy Player , and e-Reader . Connectivity . Like the Game Boy Advance Game Link Cable , this device allows for multiplayer gaming with the Game Boy Advance , and attaches via the External Extension Connector . The range of this adapter is short compared to the built-in wireless function of the Nintendo DS ; Nintendo recommends players stay within 10 ft. ( about 3m ) of each other for best results . Note that due to the Game Boy Micro 's different style link cable port , the Game Boy Advance Wireless Adapter will not attach to it . However , a Game Boy Micro Wireless Adapter is available for the Game Boy Micro which is compatible for linking with the Game Boy Advance Wireless Adapter . Neither wireless adapter can connect with the Nintendo DS since the DS does not support multiplayer mode in Game Boy Advance games . One of the wireless adapter 's greatest uses is in `` Pokémon FireRed '' , `` LeafGreen '' , and `` Emerald '' . While all three still support the Game Boy Advance Game Link Cable , up to thirty-nine wireless adapter-connected players can convene in a virtual in-game lobby called the `` Union Room '' for battles and trades . The wireless adapter is also used in Pokémon games to download special data via the Mystery Gift option at various Pokémon-related events . Besides the Union Room in certain `` Pokémon '' versions , the wireless adapter only supports up to five players . A major drawback of the Game Boy Advance Wireless Adapter is that it is not backwards compatible ; that is , it will only work with games that have been programmed to support the wireless adapter , excluding all older model Game Boy games . As of July 2009 , only about 30 Game Boy Advance games support the wireless adapter , and many of the few supported games are the bit Generations series ( Japan only ) and the Classic NES Series . Search feature . This feature can be accessed when the system was turned on with only the wireless adapter inserted but no game cartridge is present . It 's also possible to boot the wireless adapter , or any single-pak multiplayer , with a game inserted by holding Start and Select as the system boots up . It will continually search for compatible games that are being played nearby . This allows players to easily see who is hosting a game that can be joined . Marketing and pricing . The accessory was packaged with most `` Pokémon FireRed '' and `` Pokémon LeafGreen '' games and was also available for separate sale . Nintendo of America sells the device separately on its online store .
Watampone . Watampone is a city in South Sulawesi and the capital of Bone Regency . Known colloquially as `` Bone '' , it has a population of 81,629 . It is also the birthplace of the 10th and 12th Vice President of the Republic of Indonesia Jusuf Kalla .
Hari Nef . Hari Nef ( born October 21 , 1992 ) is an American actress , model , and writer based in Los Angeles . Nef made her runway debut at New York Fashion Week Spring 2015 , walking for both Hood By Air and Eckhaus Latta . Nef is a transgender woman and is known for speaking about trans issues . Early life and education . Hari Nef was born in Philadelphia , into a Jewish family . Her parents are David Neff , an advertising executive , and his wife Robin . They divorced when she was two and she was raised by her mother in Newton , Massachusetts . She began attending Columbia University in 2011 and graduated with a degree from the theater program in May 2015 . Career . Her writing has appeared in `` Dazed '' , `` Vice '' , `` Original Plumbing '' , and `` BlackBook '' . She has also written a regular sex advice/experience column at `` Adult '' magazine . In 2014 , Nef was on the cover of `` Frische Magazine '' . That same year , she was placed at number 68 on `` Dazeds 100 list . Nef also moved to the top of the Dazed Readers 100 , ranking # 1 overall , and appeared in the i-D Pre-Fall Issue twice . In 2015 , she again walked shows during New York Fashion Week , including Adam Selman , VFiles , Vejas , Degen , and Eckhaus Latta once more . In May 2015 , Nef was signed to IMG Models , making her the first openly transgender model signed to that agency . In the summer of 2015 , Nef was cast in the second season of Amazon Prime 's `` Transparent '' , which debuted in December 2015 . She also starred in The Drums ' music video `` There is Nothing Left '' in August . In 2015 , `` The Forward '' newspaper included her in the Forward 50 , a list of the year 's fifty most influential Jewish-Americans . `` Elle '' printed special collectors ’ covers for their September 2016 issue , and one of them featured Nef , which was the first time an openly transgender woman had been on the cover of a major commercial British magazine . In January 2017 , Nef starred in a television commercial for the L'Oréal Paris True Match line alongside Blake Lively , Lara Stone and Xiao Wen Ju . The campaign was premiered at the 2017 Golden Globe Awards telecast . Nef is one of the stars of the 2018 film `` Assassination Nation '' . She portrays the recurring character Blythe on the Lifetime Channel show `` You '' which also premiered in 2018 .
Patrick Keohane . Petty Officer Patrick Keohane ( 1879–1950 ) was an Irish member of Robert Falcon Scott 's Antarctic expedition of 1910–1913 , the Terra Nova Expedition . Biography . Patrick Keohane was born in Courtmacsherry , County Cork , Ireland in 1879 . He joined the Royal Navy and rose to the rank of petty officer . Served with Edward `` Teddy '' Evans on HMS `` Talbot '' . At age 30 , he was selected by Teddy Evans to join the Terra Nova Expedition to Antarctica . He joined the Terra Nova from HMS Repulse . On the expedition 's main southern journey , he led a pony to the foot of the Beardmore glacier , and then became part of the 12-man manhauling party which began the push towards the pole . He was a member of the first supporting group , along with Edward L. Atkinson , Charles S. Wright and Apsley Cherry-Garrard , to be sent back at 85° 15 ’ South on 22 December 1911 . On their journey back to Cape Evans , Keohane fell down crevasses to the full length of his harness eight times in twenty five minutes . According to Cherry-Garrard , Keohane “ looked a bit dazed ” after that ordeal . They successfully reached Hut Point on 26 January 1912 . On 27 March 1912 , Keohane , along with Atkinson , attempted to find Scott and his polar party and bring them back to Cape Evans from the One Ton supply depot . Starting at Hut Point , the party only made it to a point eight miles south of Corner Camp . There they left a weeks provisions and returned to Cape Evans on 1 April . On 29 October 1912 , after spending the winter on the continent , Keohane was among a party that went to search for Scott ’ s group . On 12 November , they found the frozen bodies of Scott , Edward Adrian Wilson , and Henry Robertson Bowers eleven miles south of the One Ton supply depot . The party sailed on the `` Terra Nova '' from Cape Evans for the last time on 22 January 1913 . The ship arrived in Wales on 14 June 1913 . After his return , Keohane joined the Coast Guard service . He served as the district officer of coastguards for the Isle of Man . He later rejoined the Royal Navy and served in World War II . He died in Plymouth , England in 1950 at the age of 71 .
Coșag River . The Coșag River is a tributary of the Cormoș River in Romania .
William H. Seward House . The William H. Seward House Museum , is a circa 1816 historic home located at 33 South Street between Lincoln and William Streets in Auburn , New York , that was once the home of William H. Seward , who served as a New York state senator , the governor of New York , a U.S. senator , a presidential candidate , and then Secretary of State under presidents Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson . The house was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1964 , and added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 15 , 1966 . History . The house was originally built in 1816 by Judge Elijah Miller , Seward 's father-in-law . The home was substantially modified by the Sewards in 1840 and again 1866 to accommodate the diplomatic entertainments expected of his offices . The original 10-room brick house was expanded to over 30 rooms , and was occupied by blood relatives until 1951 . Among other notable accomplishments , Seward negotiated the 1867 purchase from Russia of Alaska , which became known as `` Seward 's Folly '' . Although he spent many years in Albany and Washington , D.C. , he called this house his home from the time of his marriage in 1824 until his death . The entire house remains furnished with extensive Seward-family collections .
Wait Till Your Father Gets Home . `` Wait Till Your Father Gets Home '' is an American animated sitcom produced by Hanna-Barbera that aired in first-run syndication in the United States from 1972 to 1974 ( airing on most NBC stations on Monday nights at 8:30 , except for the ones who had moved their late-night news to that slot ) . The show originated as a one-time segment on `` Love , American Style '' called `` Love and the Old-Fashioned Father '' . The same pilot was later produced with a live cast ( starring Van Johnson ) , but with no success . The show was the first primetime animated sitcom to run for more than a single season since `` The Flintstones '' more than ten years earlier and would be the only one until `` The Simpsons '' seventeen years later and Family Guy twenty six years later . The show was inspired by `` All in the Family '' . Premise . The 48 episodes feature Tom Bosley as Harry Boyle , a long-suffering suburban everyman dad and restaurant equipment dealer . The Boyle family consists of father Harry ; wife Irma ( voiced by Joan Gerber ) ; amply contoured teen feminist yet boy crazy daughter Alice ; lazy and perpetually unemployed long-haired post-adolescent son Chet who , like his sister , does not want to follow in the morals and values of his parents ; and precocious , if rather mercenary , younger son Jamie ( voiced by Willie Aames ) . Harry often bickers with the more liberal Alice and Chet over various social issues of the day , with Irma endeavoring to remain neutral while Jamie is more sympathetic to his father 's beliefs . Despite it all , Harry loves his family , and usually tries to support them . Many of the stories revolve around the generation gap between Harry and his children , in which the series ' sympathy is typically on his side , leading the character to usually win his arguments . Despite Harry 's conservatism , it pales against that of his neighbor Ralph Kane , who is a John Birch-like ultra-right-winger who is fanatically anti-Communist and obsessed with every absurd conspiracy theory . Following Ralph with his cause is senior citizen Sara Whittaker , whom he addresses as `` Sergeant '' . They have both turned one end of the block into , basically , an armed camp . Although Harry considers Ralph a close friend , he is annoyed at Ralph 's extreme attitudes and rarely hesitates to dispute his opinions or preempt his more threatening ambitions . Like many animated series created by Hanna-Barbera in the 1970s , the show contained a laugh track created by the studio . For this show , the studio added a third belly laugh to add a little more `` variety '' ( the only TV series made by Hanna-Barbera to have this added laugh ) . In addition , the laugh track was also slowed considerably . During the 1972-73 season , the DePatie–Freleng studio had an animated Saturday morning series called `` The Barkleys '' with a very similar family , only they were all dogs . Joan Gerber was also the voice of the `` mom '' on that show , Agnes . The Barkleys had married couple Arnie and Agnes , teenage kids Terry and Roger , and pre-teen Chester . Guest stars . Other `` guests '' on the series included thinly disguised versions of celebrities who did not provide their own voices , such as guru Maharishi Mahesh Yogi . When a crooked car dealer on another episode was perceived by real-life Los Angeles car salesman Cal Worthington as being a send-up of him , he sued the studio ( Hanna-Barbera ) , the sponsors ( Chevrolet ) and the five NBC-owned stations that carried the show . Home media . On June 5 , 2007 , Warner Home Video released Season 1 of `` Wait Till Your Father Gets Home '' on DVD in Region 1 for the Hanna-Barbera Classics Collection . The final two seasons have yet to be released by Warner Archive .
Blastobasis indigesta . `` Blastobasis indigesta '' is a moth in the family Blastobasidae . It is found in Zimbabwe . The length of the forewings is 7–7.9 mm . The forewings are brownish grey tipped with white and intermixed with white scales . The hindwings are pale brown .
2018 Giro d'Italia . The 2018 Giro d'Italia was the 101st edition of the Giro d'Italia , one of cycling 's Grand Tour races . This year 's Giro started in Jerusalem on 4 May , with a individual time trial followed by two additional stages within Israel . After a rest day , there were 18 further stages in Italy before the tour reached the finish in Rome on 27 May . The 2018 Giro d'Italia Israel start was held to pay tribute to Italian cyclist Gino Bartali , a three-time winner of the Giro d ’ Italia . Bartali helped rescue hundreds of Italian Jews during the Holocaust and was recognized by Yad Vashem in 2013 as Righteous Among the Nations . The race was won by 's Chris Froome , who therefore held all three Grand Tour titles simultaneously and became the first British cyclist to win the overall classification in the Giro . Froome crashed during a recon ride ahead of the prologue and lost time consistently over the first two weeks . In the final week , however , he won a stage that ended with the climb of Monte Zoncolan , then took back several minutes on all his rivals in Stage 19 with a ride described as `` one for the history books '' . He ended up defeating the defending champion , Tom Dumoulin , by 46 seconds . Overview . The Giro Big Start , touted as one of the most expensive sporting events in Israel 's history , was largely financed by Canadian-Israeli mogul Sylvan Adams with the help of Israel 's Tourism and Transportation Ministries . The 21-stage race began with a 10-kilometer time trial in Jerusalem , followed by a 167-kilometer race from Haifa to Tel Aviv , and a 229-kilometer race from Beersheba to Eilat.. They were the first stages of any Grand Tour event ever that have been held outside Europe . Teams . All 18 UCI WorldTeams were automatically invited and were obliged to attend the race . Four wildcard UCI Professional Continental teams were also selected . Each team started with eight riders ( one less than in the previous year ) . Lotto–Soudal chose to compete under a different name from the rest of the season : they became Lotto Fix ALL , taking the name of one of a product made by Soudal , their normal sponsor . Pre-race favorites . The main pre-race favorites were Chris Froome ( ) , defending champion Tom Dumoulin ( ) and Fabio Aru ( ) . Other general classification contenders were Miguel Ángel López ( ) , Thibaut Pinot ( ) , Wout Poels ( ) , Simon Yates and Esteban Chaves ( both ) , George Bennett ( ) , Louis Meintjes ( ) , Michael Woods ( ) , Davide Formolo ( ) , Rohan Dennis ( ) and Domenico Pozzovivo ( ) . Sprinters at the Giro included Elia Viviani , Jakub Mareczko , Niccolo Bonifazio , Danny van Poppel , Sacha Modolo , Sam Bennett , Jens Debusschere and Ryan Gibbons . Classification leadership . In the Giro d'Italia , four different jerseys are awarded . The first and most important is the general classification , calculated by adding each rider 's finishing times on each stage . Riders receive time bonuses ( 10 , 6 and 4 seconds respectively ) for finishing in the first three places on each stage . Smaller time bonuses are also given to the top three riders at the last intermediate sprint on each stage ( 3 , 2 and 1 seconds respectively ) . The rider with the lowest cumulative time is awarded the pink jersey ( ) , and is considered the winner of the Giro d'Italia . Additionally , there is a points classification . Riders win points for finishing in the top placings on each stage or by being within the first cyclists to reach intermediate sprint locations along each mass start stage . Flat stages award more points than mountainous stages , meaning that this classification tends to favour sprinters . The leader of the points classification wore the cyclamen jersey . There is also a mountains classification , for which points were awarded for reaching the top of a climb before other riders . Each climb was categorised as either first , second , third or fourth-category , with more points available for the more difficult , higher-categorised climbs . For first-category climbs , the top eight riders earned points ; on second-category climbs , six riders won points ; on third-category climbs , only the top four riders earned points with three on fourth-category climbs . The leadership of the mountains classification was marked by a blue jersey . The `` Cima Coppi '' , the race 's highest point of elevation , awards more points than the other first-category climbs , with nine riders scoring points . At , the `` Cima Coppi '' for the 2018 Giro d'Italia is the Colle delle Finestre . The fourth jersey represents the young rider classification . This is decided the same way as the general classification , but only riders born after 1 January 1994 are eligible . The winner of the classification is awarded a white jersey . There are also two classifications for teams . In the Trofeo Fast Team classification , the times of the best three cyclists per team on each stage are added up ; the leading team is one with the lowest total time . The Trofeo Super Team is a team points classification , with the top 20 riders of each stage earning points for their team . The first additional award is the intermediate sprint classification . Each road stage has two sprints – the `` Traguardi Volanti '' . The first 5 riders across the intermediate sprint lines are awarded points ( 10 , 6 , 3 , 2 and 1 points respectively ) ; the rider with the most points at the end of the race wins the classification . Another classification – the combativity prize ( ) – involves points awarded to the first riders at the stage finishes , at intermediate sprints , and at the summits of categorised climbs . There is also a breakaway award ( ) . For this , points are awarded to each rider in any breakaway smaller than 10 riders that escapes for at least . Each rider is awarded a point for each kilometre that the rider was away from the peloton . The rider with the most points at the end of the Giro wins the award . The final classification is a `` fair play '' ranking for each team . Teams are given penalty points for infringing various rules . These range from half-point penalties , for offences that merit warnings from race officials , to a 2000-point penalty , for a positive doping test . The team that has the lowest points total at the end of the Giro wins the classification .
Legal system of Macau . Macau law is broadly based on Portuguese law , and therefore part of the civil law tradition of continental European legal systems . Portuguese law is itself highly influenced by German law . However , many other influences are present , including Chinese law , Italian law , and some narrow aspects of common law . Macau 's legal code is written in Portuguese ; therefore law students at University of Macau take their classes in Portuguese . Constitutional law . The apex of the legal system is the Basic Law of the Macau SAR , a Chinese law approved in accordance with and due to the Sino-Portuguese Joint Declaration on the Question of Macau ( an international treaty that is officially deposited at the UN ) and with article 31 of the Constitution of the PRC . Within Macau , the Basic Law has constitutional rank . The Basic Law of Macau is modelled upon the Basic Law of Hong Kong , although it is not totally equal , as it namely is influenced by the Portuguese Constitution in some points as , for example , in some norms concerning fundamental rights . The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights applies in Macau . The transfer of power . The legal system of Macau was not substantially modified in 1999 , as a result of the transfer of power from Portugal to the PRC , given that there is a principle of continuity of the pre-existing legal system , according to which all sources in force prior to the transfer of sovereignty continued to apply , with some minor exceptions that were specified in December 1999 . Judicial system . The courts of the Macau SAR are structured in three levels and have final power of adjudication , except in very narrow areas . The Court of Final Appeal has three judges , and the Court of Second Instance has five judges . Trial by jury is foreseen in the law , but is not used . Prior to 1991 , Macau judicial system was a sub-judiciary district of the judicial framework of the Portuguese legal system and was affiliated to the Judiciary District of Lisbon . High Court . The Higher Court of Justice ( Superior Court of Justice ) of Macau replaced the role of Court of Appeal of the Judiciary District of Lisbon . This highest court would be replaced by the current Court of Appeal in 1999 . Macau as a civil law legal system . Macau is typically a civil law legal system , in that legislation is the main source of law and case law , while clearly relevant , is not a major source of law . Macau has the five 'classic ' codifications : the Civil Code , the Commercial Code , the Civil Procedure Code , the Penal Code , the Criminal Procedure Code . In addition , there are a number of other smaller codifications ( e.g. , in the field of administrative law ) . Private law . Private law in Macau is basically codified in two separate codes : the 1999 Civil Code and the 1999 Commercial code . A number of other pieces of legislation , such as the law on standard contract terms , are also of importance . The Commercial Code has been translated into English and is freely available in the website of the Macau Official Printing House ( see link below ) . For a partial translation of the Civil Code , see the bibliography below . Legal education . The Faculty of Law of the University of Macau was created in the late 1980s and currently offers law degrees and master programmes conducted in Chinese and Portuguese languages . It also offers two master and postgraduate programmes in English , one in EU , international and comparative law , and the other in international business law . In addition , it offers PhD programs in law . Legal Department . The Department of Public Prosecution ( Ministerio Publico ) is the judicial authorities of Macau . It is led by the Prosecutor General and assisted by the Assistant-Prosecutor General . Day to day legal activities are performed by general prosecutors . Gaming law . Macau gaming law is discussed in a separate entry .
Brenda McGrory . Brenda McGrory ( born 29 April 1956 ) is an Irish former swimmer . She competed in three events at the 1972 Summer Olympics .
Analytic geometry . In classical mathematics , analytic geometry , also known as coordinate geometry or Cartesian geometry , is the study of geometry using a coordinate system . This contrasts with synthetic geometry . Analytic geometry is widely used in physics and engineering , and also in aviation , rocketry , space science , and spaceflight . It is the foundation of most modern fields of geometry , including algebraic , differential , discrete and computational geometry . Usually the Cartesian coordinate system is applied to manipulate equations for planes , straight lines , and squares , often in two and sometimes in three dimensions . Geometrically , one studies the Euclidean plane ( two dimensions ) and Euclidean space ( three dimensions ) . As taught in school books , analytic geometry can be explained more simply : it is concerned with defining and representing geometrical shapes in a numerical way and extracting numerical information from shapes ' numerical definitions and representations . That the algebra of the real numbers can be employed to yield results about the linear continuum of geometry relies on the Cantor–Dedekind axiom . Ancient Greece . The Greek mathematician Menaechmus solved problems and proved theorems by using a method that had a strong resemblance to the use of coordinates and it has sometimes been maintained that he had introduced analytic geometry . Apollonius of Perga , in `` On Determinate Section '' , dealt with problems in a manner that may be called an analytic geometry of one dimension ; with the question of finding points on a line that were in a ratio to the others . Apollonius in the `` Conics '' further developed a method that is so similar to analytic geometry that his work is sometimes thought to have anticipated the work of Descartes by some 1800 years . His application of reference lines , a diameter and a tangent is essentially no different from our modern use of a coordinate frame , where the distances measured along the diameter from the point of tangency are the abscissas , and the segments parallel to the tangent and intercepted between the axis and the curve are the ordinates . He further developed relations between the abscissas and the corresponding ordinates that are equivalent to rhetorical equations of curves . However , although Apollonius came close to developing analytic geometry , he did not manage to do so since he did not take into account negative magnitudes and in every case the coordinate system was superimposed upon a given curve `` a posteriori '' instead of `` a priori '' . That is , equations were determined by curves , but curves were not determined by equations . Coordinates , variables , and equations were subsidiary notions applied to a specific geometric situation . Persia . The 11th century Persian mathematician Omar Khayyám saw a strong relationship between geometry and algebra , and was moving in the right direction when he helped to close the gap between numerical and geometric algebra with his geometric solution of the general cubic equations , but the decisive step came later with Descartes . Western Europe . Analytic geometry was independently invented by René Descartes and Pierre de Fermat , although Descartes is sometimes given sole credit . `` Cartesian geometry '' , the alternative term used for analytic geometry , is named after Descartes . Descartes made significant progress with the methods in an essay titled `` La Geometrie ( Geometry ) '' , one of the three accompanying essays ( appendices ) published in 1637 together with his `` Discourse on the Method for Rightly Directing One 's Reason and Searching for Truth in the Sciences '' , commonly referred to as `` Discourse on Method '' . This work , written in his native French tongue , and its philosophical principles , provided a foundation for calculus in Europe . Initially the work was not well received , due , in part , to the many gaps in arguments and complicated equations . Only after the translation into Latin and the addition of commentary by van Schooten in 1649 ( and further work thereafter ) did Descartes 's masterpiece receive due recognition . Pierre de Fermat also pioneered the development of analytic geometry . Although not published in his lifetime , a manuscript form of `` Ad locos planos et solidos isagoge '' ( Introduction to Plane and Solid Loci ) was circulating in Paris in 1637 , just prior to the publication of Descartes ' `` Discourse '' . Clearly written and well received , the `` Introduction '' also laid the groundwork for analytical geometry . The key difference between Fermat 's and Descartes ' treatments is a matter of viewpoint : Fermat always started with an algebraic equation and then described the geometric curve which satisfied it , whereas Descartes started with geometric curves and produced their equations as one of several properties of the curves . As a consequence of this approach , Descartes had to deal with more complicated equations and he had to develop the methods to work with polynomial equations of higher degree . It was Leonhard Euler who first applied the coordinate method in a systematic study of space curves and surfaces . Cartesian coordinates ( in a plane or space ) . The most common coordinate system to use is the Cartesian coordinate system , where each point has an `` x '' -coordinate representing its horizontal position , and a `` y '' -coordinate representing its vertical position . These are typically written as an ordered pair ( `` x '' , `` y '' ) . This system can also be used for three-dimensional geometry , where every point in Euclidean space is represented by an ordered triple of coordinates ( `` x '' , `` y '' , `` z '' ) . Polar coordinates ( in a plane ) . In polar coordinates , every point of the plane is represented by its distance `` r '' from the origin and its angle `` θ '' from the polar axis . Cylindrical coordinates ( in a space ) . In cylindrical coordinates , every point of space is represented by its height `` z '' , its radius `` r '' from the `` z '' -axis and the angle `` θ '' its projection on the `` xy '' -plane makes with respect to the horizontal axis . Spherical coordinates ( in a space ) . In spherical coordinates , every point in space is represented by its distance `` ρ '' from the origin , the angle `` θ '' its projection on the `` xy '' -plane makes with respect to the horizontal axis , and the angle `` φ '' that it makes with respect to the `` z '' -axis . The names of the angles are often reversed in physics . Equations and curves . In analytic geometry , any equation involving the coordinates specifies a subset of the plane , namely the solution set for the equation , or locus . For example , the equation `` y '' = `` x '' corresponds to the set of all the points on the plane whose `` x '' -coordinate and `` y '' -coordinate are equal . These points form a line , and `` y '' = `` x '' is said to be the equation for this line . In general , linear equations involving `` x '' and `` y '' specify lines , quadratic equations specify conic sections , and more complicated equations describe more complicated figures . Usually , a single equation corresponds to a curve on the plane . This is not always the case : the trivial equation `` x '' = `` x '' specifies the entire plane , and the equation `` x '' 2 + `` y '' 2 = 0 specifies only the single point ( 0 , 0 ) . In three dimensions , a single equation usually gives a surface , and a curve must be specified as the intersection of two surfaces ( see below ) , or as a system of parametric equations . The equation `` x '' 2 + `` y '' 2 = `` r '' 2 is the equation for any circle centered at the origin ( 0 , 0 ) with a radius of r. Lines and planes . In a manner analogous to the way lines in a two-dimensional space are described using a point-slope form for their equations , planes in a three dimensional space have a natural description using a point in the plane and a vector orthogonal to it ( the normal vector ) to indicate its `` inclination '' . Specifically , let formula_2 be the position vector of some point formula_3 , and let formula_4 be a nonzero vector . The plane determined by this point and vector consists of those points formula_5 , with position vector formula_6 , such that the vector drawn from formula_7 to formula_5 is perpendicular to formula_9 . Recalling that two vectors are perpendicular if and only if their dot product is zero , it follows that the desired plane can be described as the set of all points formula_6 such that Conversely , it is easily shown that if `` a '' , `` b '' , `` c '' and `` d '' are constants and `` a '' , `` b '' , and `` c '' are not all zero , then the graph of the equation is a plane having the vector formula_4 as a normal . This familiar equation for a plane is called the `` general form '' of the equation of the plane . Conic sections . In the Cartesian coordinate system , the graph of a quadratic equation in two variables is always a conic section – though it may be degenerate , and all conic sections arise in this way . The equation will be of the form As scaling all six constants yields the same locus of zeros , one can consider conics as points in the five-dimensional projective space formula_20 The conic sections described by this equation can be classified using the discriminant Quadric surfaces . A quadric , or quadric surface , is a `` 2 '' -dimensional surface in 3-dimensional space defined as the locus of zeros of a quadratic polynomial . In coordinates , the general quadric is defined by the algebraic equation Quadric surfaces include ellipsoids ( including the sphere ) , paraboloids , hyperboloids , cylinders , cones , and planes . Distance and angle . In analytic geometry , geometric notions such as distance and angle measure are defined using formulas . These definitions are designed to be consistent with the underlying Euclidean geometry . For example , using Cartesian coordinates on the plane , the distance between two points ( `` x '' 1 , `` y '' 1 ) and ( `` x '' 2 , `` y '' 2 ) is defined by the formula which can be viewed as a version of the Pythagorean theorem . Similarly , the angle that a line makes with the horizontal can be defined by the formula where `` m '' is the slope of the line . while the angle between two vectors is given by the dot product . The dot product of two Euclidean vectors A and B is defined by where θ is the angle between A and B. Transformations . Transformations are applied to a parent function to turn it into a new function with similar characteristics . There are other standard transformation not typically studied in elementary analytic geometry because the transformations change the shape of objects in ways not usually considered . Skewing is an example of a transformation not usually considered . For more information , consult the Wikipedia article on affine transformations . For example , the parent function formula_51 has a horizontal and a vertical asymptote , and occupies the first and third quadrant , and all of its transformed forms have one horizontal and vertical asymptote , and occupies either the 1st and 3rd or 2nd and 4th quadrant . In general , if formula_52 , then it can be transformed into formula_53 . In the new transformed function , formula_54 is the factor that vertically stretches the function if it is greater than 1 or vertically compresses the function if it is less than 1 , and for negative formula_54 values , the function is reflected in the formula_34-axis . The formula_42 value compresses the graph of the function horizontally if greater than 1 and stretches the function horizontally if less than 1 , and like formula_54 , reflects the function in the formula_37-axis when it is negative . The formula_39 and formula_36 values introduce translations , formula_36 , vertical , and formula_39 horizontal . Positive formula_36 and formula_39 values mean the function is translated to the positive end of its axis and negative meaning translation towards the negative end . Transformations can be applied to any geometric equation whether or not the equation represents a function . Transformations can be considered as individual transactions or in combinations . Suppose that formula_33 is a relation in the formula_67 plane . For example , is the relation that describes the unit circle . Finding intersections of geometric objects . For two geometric objects P and Q represented by the relations formula_69 and formula_70 the intersection is the collection of all points formula_71 which are in both relations . For example , formula_5 might be the circle with radius 1 and center formula_73 : formula_74 and formula_75 might be the circle with radius 1 and center formula_76 . The intersection of these two circles is the collection of points which make both equations true . Does the point formula_73 make both equations true ? Using formula_73 for formula_71 , the equation for formula_75 becomes formula_81 or formula_82 which is true , so formula_73 is in the relation formula_75 . On the other hand , still using formula_73 for formula_71 the equation for formula_5 becomes formula_88 or formula_89 which is false . formula_73 is not in formula_5 so it is not in the intersection . Traditional methods for finding intersections include substitution and elimination . For conic sections , as many as 4 points might be in the intersection . Finding intercepts . One type of intersection which is widely studied is the intersection of a geometric object with the formula_34 and formula_37 coordinate axes . The intersection of a geometric object and the formula_37-axis is called the formula_37-intercept of the object . The intersection of a geometric object and the formula_34-axis is called the formula_34-intercept of the object . For the line formula_134 , the parameter formula_42 specifies the point where the line crosses the formula_37 axis . Depending on the context , either formula_42 or the point formula_138 is called the formula_37-intercept . Tangent lines and planes . In geometry , the tangent line ( or simply tangent ) to a plane curve at a given point is the straight line that `` just touches '' the curve at that point . Informally , it is a line through a pair of infinitely close points on the curve . More precisely , a straight line is said to be a tangent of a curve at a point on the curve if the line passes through the point on the curve and has slope where `` f '' is the derivative of `` f '' . A similar definition applies to space curves and curves in `` n '' -dimensional Euclidean space . As it passes through the point where the tangent line and the curve meet , called the point of tangency , the tangent line is `` going in the same direction '' as the curve , and is thus the best straight-line approximation to the curve at that point . Similarly , the tangent plane to a surface at a given point is the plane that `` just touches '' the surface at that point . The concept of a tangent is one of the most fundamental notions in differential geometry and has been extensively generalized ; see Tangent space . Normal line and vector . In geometry , a normal is an object such as a line or vector that is perpendicular to a given object . For example , in the two-dimensional case , the normal line to a curve at a given point is the line perpendicular to the tangent line to the curve at the point . In the three-dimensional case a surface normal , or simply normal , to a surface at a point `` P '' is a vector that is perpendicular to the tangent plane to that surface at `` P '' . The word `` normal '' is also used as an adjective : a line normal to a plane , the normal component of a force , the normal vector , etc . The concept of normality generalizes to orthogonality .
Deface the Music . `` Deface the Music '' is a 1980 album by the band Utopia featuring Todd Rundgren , Roger Powell , Kasim Sulton , and John `` Willie '' Wilcox . The concept of the album was to pay homage to The Beatles and create songs which sounded very similar to the Fab Four 's tunes throughout the various stages of their career . Their song `` Take It Home '' , replete with guitar riff , is their homage to `` Day Tripper '' . The first track , `` I Just Want to Touch You '' , was written by Rundgren for the `` Roadie '' soundtrack . It was rejected by the movie 's producers for fear of legal action because it sounded so much like the Beatles . Charts . Album - Billboard
FareStart . FareStart is a non-profit , social entrepreneurial organization in Seattle , Washington , USA , that operates a job placement and training program benefiting homeless and disadvantaged men , women , and youth . FareStart was started as a business that delivered meals to homeless shelters , whose founder , David Lee , later trained their clients to help prepare the food , which gave them the job skills they would need to find employment and stable housing . FareStart reports that 90 % of adult students find jobs within 90 days of graduation . As of January 2007 , the main FareStart Restaurant and the FareStart administrative offices moved from Downtown Seattle just east of the Pike Place Market , to its new home at the corner of Seventh Ave and Virginia Ave . The FareStart Restaurant serves lunch Monday through Friday , from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Every Thursday from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m is the Guest Chef night , which features a three-course dinner , prepared by students under the supervision of a `` guest chef '' — a noted Seattle chef from another restaurant that volunteers their services to support the cause . Chefs have come from as far as the Rosario Resort on Orcas Island , but most are from restaurants in Seattle and King County , including Ray 's Boathouse , Sky City at the Space Needle , Salty 's on Alki , Elliott 's Oyster House , and the Metropolitan Grill . All revenue and gratuities from the restaurant support the job training and placement program . The sixteen-week hands-on training program includes a combination of culinary and life skills classes , preparing graduates for jobs and self-sufficiency . In 2011 , FareStart was honored by the James Beard Foundation as their Humanitarian of the Year . The FareStart Café in the Rainier Valley serves as on-the-job training site for youth enrolled in the Barista Training and Education Program , a collaborative effort between YouthCare and FareStart . All profit generated by café goes directly towards the student training programs , as do all net profits from all FareStart businesses . Customers of the FareStart Café support the organization through their patronage , while also providing on-the-job experience for FareStart students . FareStart Café at 2100 opened on June 21 , 2004 inside the 2100 Building The 2100 Building , located at 2100 24 th Ave. South ( Rainier Valley ) . The café serves both the public and the non-profit tenants of the building , including Treehouse , which provides enrichment and educational services to foster children , The Mockingbird Society , Youth in Focus , Washington Women 's Foundation and Northwest Children 's Fund . In addition to the food preparation training , FareStart provides job placement assistance , help finding housing if the student is not already staying at a homeless shelter , and continues working with the students after they start their new job to help them keep it . FareStart also provides catering services , and the FareStart Restaurant is available for dinners , business meetings , and celebrations . The FareStart Board and community have begun a movement to create a national network to enable best practice sharing among similar social entrepreneurial , food-based life skills training nationwide . In 2011 , FareStart launched Catalyst Kitchens to help bring the success of FareStart to communities across the country . Catalyst Kitchens is a collaborative network of organizations with a vision to empower lives through job training , and self-generate revenue through social enterprise . Catalyst Kitchen 's network members include Life 's Kitchen ( Boise , Idaho ) , Liberty 's Kitchen ( New Orleans , La . ) , Inspiration Corporation ( Chicago , Ill. ) , and DC Central Kitchen ( Washington , D.C. ) .
František Ženíšek . František Ženíšek ( 25 May 1849 , Prague – 15 November 1916 , Prague ) was a Czech painter . He was part of the `` ( Generation of the National Theater ) , a large group of artists with nationalistic sympathies . Biography . He was born into a family of merchants and displayed an affinity for art at an early age . Reluctantly his father agreed to let him pursue his interests and allowed him to take lessons from Karel Javůrek while he was still in school . From 1863 to 1865 , he was at the Academy of Fine Arts , studying with Eduard von Engerth . After a brief stay in Vienna , assisting Engerth with work at the State Opera , he was back at the Academy in Prague , working with Jan Swerts and the history painter Josef Matyáš Trenkwald . In 1875 , he received his first major commission ; painting murals at the city hall in Courtrai , Belgium . Then , in 1878 , while making a study trip to Paris , he gained an important friend and supporter in , a well-known patron of the arts , who engaged him to decorate his home in Liteň . He later accompanied Daubek on his honeymoon to Holland , and painted a portrait of the new couple . Soon after returning from Paris , he and Mikoláš Aleš won a competition to decorate the foyer of the National Theater with historic and allegorical designs . Ženíšek went on to decorate the auditorium ceiling and design a curtain , although the curtain was destroyed by a fire in 1881 . He also painted windows at the church in Karlín and lunettes at the National Museum as well as over 80 portraits . From 1885 to 1896 , he was a Professor at the Academy of Arts , Architecture and Design , where his assistant was Jakub Schikaneder . Then , from 1896 to 1915 , he was a Professor at the Academy of Fine Arts , where his students included Jaroslav Špillar and Jan Preisler . In 1898 , he was one of the founders of `` ( Union of Fine Artists ) , in an effort to strengthen the Czech nationalist viewpoint in the arts . His son , František ( 1877–1935 ) was also a painter of some note .
Manchester Athenaeum . The Athenaeum in Princess Street Manchester , England , now part of Manchester Art Gallery , was originally a club built for the Manchester Athenaeum , a society for the `` advancement and diffusion of knowledge '' , in 1837 . The society , founded in 1835 , met in the adjacent Royal Manchester Institution until funds had been raised for the building . The society survived financial difficulties to become the centre for Manchester 's literary life . It ceased operations in 1938 . Sir Charles Barry designed the Athenaeum building in the Italian palazzo style , the first such building in the city . Manchester Corporation acquired the building in 1938 . In 2002 , Manchester Art Gallery was extended by Hopkins Architects following an architectural design competition managed by RIBA Competitions to take in the Athenaeum . It is linked to the art gallery by a glass atrium . The Athenaeum is a grade II* listed building . Society . The Manchester Athenaeum for the Advancement and Diffusion of Knowledge was founded in 1835 , with James Heywood as its first president . It met initially at the Royal Manchester Institution until funds had been raised for its own building , which was completed in 1837 . Their new premises had a newsroom on the ground floor , and a library , lecture hall and coffee room . A billiards room and gymnasium were added later . Richard Cobden was instrumental in promoting education in the city and spoke at the opening . He , along with a significant number of other members of the Anti-Corn Law League 's Council , was an important figure in both instigating and developing the society during its early years . He described it as a `` manufactory for working up the raw intelligence of the town '' . By 1838 , there were over 1,000 members , each paying an annual subscription of 30 shillings . The club then hit upon and survived financial difficulties to become the centre for Manchester 's literary life . A report about the society in the `` Sheffield Times '' in 1847 noted that it catered for the `` mental and moral improvement '' of the intelligent among the middle-classes and that the shared pursuit of `` rational amusement '' was an aid to bridging the social gap between masters and men . That report , and thus the society , directly inspired two societies with similar goals in Sheffield , confusingly both calling themselves the Sheffield Athenaeum . The society was promoted as `` an institution for the benefit of the tradesmen , commercial assistants and apprentices , professional students , clerks , of this very populous and flourishing town '' . It also emphasised its admission of women , although in practice until 1844 they had limited membership rights , being barred from full engagement in its activities and from its management . Charles Dickens and Benjamin Disraeli addressed its membership in the 1840s . Manchester Corporation acquired the building in 1938 , when the society ceased operations . Architecture . Sir Charles Barry , who designed the Royal Manchester Institution in the Greek Revival style , designed the Athenaeum in the Italian palazzo style , the first such building in the city . The building is constructed of sandstone ashlar under a slate roof on a rectangular plan and originally had two storeys and a basement . It has a symmetrical nine-window facade with raised rusticated quoins at the corners and an inscribed frieze under a prominent mutuled cornice . The inscriptions on the frieze are , `` INSTUTVTED MDCCCXXXV ATHENAEUM ERECTED MDCCCXXXVIII '' and `` FOR THE ADVANCEMENT AND DIFFVSION OF KNOWLEDGE '' . The building 's interior was damaged by fire in 1874 and was remodelled and an attic floor was added behind a high balustraded parapet with four tall chimneys . A central entrance porch with a coffered barrel-vaulted ceiling is accessed by a flight of stone steps and has Doric columns supporting a frieze , moulded cornice and balustraded parapet . The first and second floors have tall two-light casement windows with architraves , balustrades and pediments to the second floor .
John Cornwall ( c.1366-1414 ) . Sir John Cornwall ( c.1366–1414 ) was an English soldier , politician and landowner , who fought in the Hundred Years ' War and against the Glyndŵr Rising . He had considerable prestige , claiming royal descent . As he was part of the Lancastrian affinity , the retainers of John of Gaunt , he received considerable royal favour under Henry IV . He represented Shropshire twice in the House of Commons of England . However , he regularly attracted accusations of violence , intimidation and legal chicanery . Towards the end of his life he fell into disfavour and he died while awaiting trial in connection with a murder . Background . John Cornwall was the son of Edmund de Cornwall , John 's grandfather , was the eldest son of Sir Richard of Cornwall , an illegitimate son of Richard , 1st Earl of Cornwall , a very wealthy brother of Henry III who was also for a time King of the Romans . Hence the entire Cornwall line could justly claim descent from King John . Before the Cornwalls , their chief manor of Kinlet had belonged to Brian Brampton , who died late in 1294 . His inquisition post mortem revealed a considerable portfolio of estates in the counties of Shropshire and Herefordshire in the Welsh Marches . Edmund took custody of the Brampton estates during the minority of Brian de Brampton 's daughters and heiresses , Margaret and Elizabeth , under a grant made by Edward I on 2 January 1305 , which called him the `` king 's yeoman and kinsman '' . However , it seems the grant was only in confirmation , as Cornwall had levied scutage on the Brampton estates in 1300 . He acquired Kinlet by marrying Elizabeth , the younger of the two heiresses : she was born on 16 December 1294 , probably after her father 's death . This Brampton inheritance included other estates , like Ashton in Herefordshire and Idbury in Oxfordshire . Edmund served his cousin the king in the First War of Scottish Independence , perhaps with some distinction and cost to himself , as the fact is mentioned in a royal licence to fell and sell 100 oaks in the Wychwood . After his death in 1354 , his estates passed initially to his eldest son , also called Edmund , said variously to be 30 or 40 or more years of age , whose only son predeceased him `` sine prole '' . Brian , as second son , had been recorded as tenant of Idbury , along with Robert Harley , the husband of his aunt Margaret Brampton , as early as 1346 . He was granted a collection of Shropshire estates by his mother , and ultimately inherited also those in Herefordshire and Oxfordshire , but not Thonock . He had already proved himself in battle , going to France in 1346 in the retinue of John , 2nd Baron Strange of Blackmere , under the overall command of Richard FitzAlan , 10th Earl of Arundel . There he fought in the Battle of Crécy and the Siege of Calais , winning valuable exemptions from tax and future services . At some point he married John Le Strange 's sister , Maud , and John was their eldest surviving son , born around 1366 . John had three brothers , Henry , Brian and Thomas , who all died without issue . He also had a sister , Isabel . In 1383 she married John Blount of Sodington , who twice served as MP for Worcestershire Landowner . Brian Cornwall died in 1391 . The date is variously given as 5 May , and 18 August : the inquisition held at Standlake , Oxfordshire , in early September recorded it as the Friday after the Assumption and stated that John , his heir , was 24 and more years of age – the best evidence for his birth date . It noted that his estates in the county included the manor of Asthall-under-Wychwood , which was held in chief : this was a property that went back to Richard of Cornwall himself , who was granted it in 1227 by his brother , Henry III . There was also Idbury , held of the Earl of March . The inquisition taken at Bridgnorth the following day recorded the manor of Kinlet , also held of the Earl of March , as worth nothing beyond outgoings . It also listed various pieces of land in the vicinity of Kinlet , including a small estate at Catsley . At Leominster an inquisition recorded Brian 's moiety of Ashton as held in joint feoffment with his wife Maud , who had survived him . The succession posed few legal issues and on 25 September the escheators were ordered to hand over to John Cornwall all his lands held in chief . Three years earlier , John had agreed to allow his mother two thirds of Ashton for her lifetime , which was over and above her dower . Maud had omitted to present her proofs of ownership at Idbury and the inquest had left open the question of the terms on which it was held . In November the king , Richard II , gave her extra time to complete the formalities , promising not to penalise the escheator for the resulting deficient accounts . As Ashton was not held in chief but of the Earl of March , the king gave orders on 8 February 1392 to have it released to Maud without delay . The whole question of Maud 's dower now appeared settled , with the escheator of Oxfordshire ordered to take her oath and release the property on 30 April , and his counterpart in Shropshire simply to assign the dower . However , further delays did actually occur , perhaps as a result of the handover to a new escheator in Oxfordshire , who was ordered to meddle no further with the Idbury estate in May 1393 . In addition to the lands revealed by the inquisitions , John Cornwall inherited small estates close to the Welsh border , including a moiety of Worthen , which had been listed among Edmund Cornwall 's holdings and took in an area of the Forest of Caus . Although he inherited several estates , John Cornwall was not left with great wealth . His mother took the proceeds of well over a third of the estates while she lived . Moreover , Kinlet , the Shropshire seat seems to have been especially unprofitable , producing no surplus . Cornwall did not even acquire the advowson of Kinlet church with the lordship : it was held and exercised by the abbot and convent of Wigmore Abbey . The dire situation here was not unusual , as 14th century had been a time of great suffering in the countryside , with a major agrarian crisis in 1315-22 and the onset of the Black Death in 1349 . In the worst times , Shropshire inquisitions declared estates worthless or nearly so , and landowners sometimes struggle to meet even modest rents , mainly because it was hard to find tenants or labour in the depopulated countryside , although this placed the survivors in an advantageous bargaining position . Landlords tended to suffer from the falling value of their estates until at least the 1370s but there was then an upturn and the last decades of the century were a time of growing , if modest , prosperity . Cornwall also acquired control of the manor of Eastham , Worcestershire by marriage to Joan Wasteneys or Westneys . Before Joan 's father , Sir William Wasteneys there had been a fairly rapid succession of manorial lords at Eastham , where the advowson belonged to the lord of the manor , allowing a succession to be traced through the details of presentations to the rectory in the episcopal registers . In June 1349 , just after the onset of the Black Death , it was Thomas de Doverdale who presented to the church but in May 1357 it was Joan de Carru . In 1361 , a peak plague year , John de la More and John Fyman , chaplain , were described as `` lords of Eastham '' when presenting William de la More to the church . Walter Hewet , grandfather of Cornwall 's wife , appears in 1368 , alongside the priest William de la More , among a group who obtained a licence to enlarge their park at Eastham by 300 acres . By 1381 Sir William Wasteneys was in charge , approving an exchange of clergy . However , another exchange took place on 28 October 1395. and this time the patron was not Sir William , but his wife Dame Alice . Not until January 1405 does Sir John Cornwall appear as the patron , jointly with his son-in-law William Lichfield and chaplain John Leye . It seems that he had to wait some time before effective control at Eastham . Moreover , the value of the manor was not high , given as just 20 marks in a Chancery inquisition of 1431 after the death of Roger Corbet , who married Cornwall 's granddaughter . During Cornwall 's time Eastham was held of Richard Beauchamp , 13th Earl of Warwick . Active service and royal favour . Cornwall formally entered the Lancastrian affinity on 12 March 1395 at Saint-Seurin in Bordeaux through an indenture with John of Gaunt . This was at a time of truce in the Hundred Years ' War , with Richard II 's effective power confined to very small enclaves along the west coast of France . Cornwall was still an esquire and the indenture is unusual in giving him both wages and bouche of court – a privilege reserved for knights . He promised to serve Gaunt `` tant en temps de pees come de guerre al terme de sa vie '' – alike in times of peace and war to the end of his life . He was bound to turn out for war mounted and arrayed in a way suitied to his station in life . In return he was assigned an annuity of 20 marks , drawn from the revenues of the manor of Aldbourne in Wiltshire . The payment would rise to £20 when he was knighted . Simon Walker 's study of the Lancastrian affinity lists Cornwall as plain John , beneath Sir John Cornwall , also a long-serving member of Gaunt 's retinue who received the £20 appropriate to a knight . Cornwall of Kinlet is recorded as receiving his 20 marks up to 1399 . On 9 June 1397 John Cornewale , knight , was listed as one of those granted royal protection for the expedition to Ireland , commanded by Roger Mortimer , 4th Earl of March , the king 's Lieutenant . Mortimer was overlord at Kinlet and Ashton , and medieval records are fairly imprecise about knightly status , which makes it quite probable this Cornwall was the subject of this article . However , there is a strong possibility that it was actually his namesake , who later became Baron Fanhope . As an established part of the Lancastrian affinity , Cornwall benefited from the overthrow of Richard II in 1399 and was in immediately in favour with Henry IV . He was knighted and was made Sheriff of Shropshire on the first day of the new reign . His annuity was also confirmed . However , his good standing with the new régime was soon threatened by allegations of criminality . Withiford rustling case . Cornwall was accused of cattle rustling at Wytheford ( also rendered Withiford ) in Shropshire in April 1401 . Cornwall claimed , through his attorney , that he had been acting on behalf of John de Knyghteley . In support of this he offered a long and complex supporting narrative , starting with the death of Thomas de Charlton , who had held the estate until 1388 , and whose heirs were minors . The king had sold their marriages and the custody of their estates to speculators , who in turn sold them to Knyghteley . However , the custody had itself now descended to a minor , and Cornwall claimed to be acting in his interests to reclaim arrears . The case affected the king 's interests , as the plaintiffs , who were demanding £100 , alleged that their cattle had already been taken into the custody of the county escheator when Cornwall removed them . By the time the case came up for trial in 1402 , John Darras was Sheriff of Shropshire . Darras could be relied upon to assist Cornwall as he was both a personal friend and had been married to Joan Corbet , his first cousin . In April 1402 he was one of four local gentry who made mainprise ( essentially similar to bail ) at Westminster for Cornwall that he would keep the peace , creating a conflict of interest . The case was moved to the Shrewsbury assizes by a writ of nisi prius and there the plaintiffs claimed that Darras had allowed Cornwall to nominate the panel of jurors . Consequently , the jury was dismissed , the case adjourned , and Darras ordered to summon new jurors for the next assizes . Darras was also the returning officer when Cornwall was elected to Parliament . Member of Parliament , 1402 . Cornwall was returned as a Member of the House of Commons of England , with Sir Adam de Peshale . During the course of the parliament he accused Maud Copel , also known as Knyton , of being a spy for Owain Glyndŵr , leader of the Welsh rebellion . Maud was imprisoned on his accusation but doubts seem to have arisen fairly quickly and on 17 October the king ordered her release , on the grounds that there were credible witnesses to the contrary . The Welsh rebellion . The Glyndŵr Rising now loomed large in Cornwall 's career . In September 1403 he was ordered by the king to garrison and to hold Manorbier Castle . Presumably he did this efficiently as he was next given a major organisational task . Instructions given to Cornwall , John Burley and Thomas Young , at the Parliament of 1404 , which took place in Coventry , but they were embodied in a formal commission on 24 March 1405 . They were to supervise the musters of troops in Shropshire and Cheshire and to report back on numbers , as Prince Henry had been appointed the king 's lieutenant in North Wales and needed 500 men-at-arms and up to 3000 archers for a punitive expedition . Both of Cornwall 's collaborators , Burley and Young were key members of the Arundel affinity . The FitzAlan earls of Arundel were the richest and most important landowners in Shropshire , and had long been so . Richard II had executed Richard FitzAlan , 11th Earl of Arundel , one of the Lords Appellant , in 1397 . His brother , Archbishop Thomas Arundel , and his dispossessed son , Thomas FitzAlan , 12th Earl of Arundel , were supporters of Henry IV in his bid for power . The restored young earl dominated the politics and parliamentary representation of Shropshire through his extensive network of retainers , which included soldiers , landowners , lawyers and clerics . Cornwall 's friend John Darras was a member of the Arundel affinity , valued by the earl and the king for his service in Wales . Arundel himself was closely involved in mobilising and commanding troops for the Welsh campaigns . On 7 October 1405 , Cornwall , Burley and Roger Haldenby , a cleric , were commissioned to raise troops for him to garrison castles in North Wales and Shropshire . On the same day Cornwall , Arundel and Burley were issued a commission of oyer and terminer to hunt down people in Shropshire who were secretly supplying the rebels . In January 1406 Prince Henry was commissioned to extend his operations to South Wales , while Cornwall , Burley and Haldenby were commissioned to raise further troops in the Welsh Marches . In June of that year , perhaps in connection with the campaigns and investigations , the king issued a pardon to one of Cornwall 's servants from Worcestershire . Member of Parliament , 1407 . Cornwall was knight of the shire for Shropshire again in 1407 , returned alongside David Holbache , a man of Welsh origins , a close aide and lawyer to Arundel . Keeper of Morfe and Shirlett . Cornwall 's friend , John Darras hanged himself at his own manor of Neenton in 1408 , the first notice of the suicide being a commission from the king , issued on 30 March , to four Shropshire gentry to investigate possible concealment of the deceased 's goods . Darras had been keeper of Morfe and Shirlett , areas of Royal forest on either side of the Severn in Shropshire , a post his he held in recognition of his military service in the Welsh campaigns . Soon after his suicide , on 2 April , the king conferred the office on Cornwall , described as a `` king 's knight . '' The grant made clear the value of the appointment , `` with all wages , fees , profits and commodities as John Darras , deceased , had while he lived . '' This was a rectification of previous confusion , as the keepership seems to have been promised to one Nicholas Gerard . Cornwall seems to have been a trusted man at this point , as on 5 April he and Burley were among those commissioned to investigate a murder in Shropshire . Such judicial tasks continued , with Cornwall delivering writs and making arrests for the king . However , Cornwall proved himself overbearing and vexatious in office . In March 1410 the king ordered Arundel and his legal team , John Burley , David Holbache and Thomas Young , with the addition of Lord Furnival , one of Arundel 's rivals , to investigate breaches of customary manorial and grazing rights at Worfield in Morff Forest , made by Arundel 's brother-in-law , William de Beauchamp , 1st Baron Bergavenny . Beauchamp 's complaint did not cite Cornwall by name but mentioned only `` certain evildoers . '' He alleged he had been hindered in his view of frankpledge and in holding his biannual court leet and that both he and his tenants were not able freely to enjoy their customary common pasture , both within and without the royal forest . It was reckless of Cornwall to challenge a man so powerful on his own account and so closely connected to Arundel . However , there had been similar complaints from William Ferrers , 5th Baron Ferrers of Groby . Clearly Cornwall was not deterred by aristocratic and royal concern , as Joan Beauchamp , Arundel 's sister made an almost identical complain about Cornwall in late 1411 or early 1412 , after she was widowed , and the same team was once again commissioned to investigate . The following year the king received a complaint from John Marshall , Dean of his royal free chapel at Bridgnorth , this time naming Cornwall clearly as the culprit . Marshall alleged that he and the king 's tenants at Claverley were being forced to pay an annual fine to access their time-honoured common grazing for sheep , pigs and other animals . Even before sending in Arundel 's lawyers to investigate , the king secured Cornwall 's resignation and on 13 February 1413 installed Roger Willey , Darras 's old business partner , as keeper of Morfe and Shirlett in his place . Murder charge . In April 1413 a group of Midlands gentry , led by William Lichfield , Cornwall 's son-in-law , made mainprise of £100 for him at Westminster and he undertook , under a pain of £500 , to do no harm to anyone . This was a prelude to a case tried at Court of King 's Bench at Shrewsbury in Trinity term . Henry V was present in person , along with William Hankford , the Chief Justice of the King 's Bench , in response to complaints about the prevalence of bad governance and murder in Shropshire made at the Fire and Faggot Parliament in Leicester , earlier that year . The business was dominated by the aftermath of large-scale violence between the Arundel affinity and the followers of Lord Furnival in 1413 . However , Cornwall was accused of procuring Henry Cornwall of Catsley , possibly his own illegitimate son , to commit a murder and of harbouring him after the event . Henry seems to have had a reputation for violence , as he was also accused of a serious assault on a cleric in 1412 . The murder had taken place in August 1413 at Sir John Cornwall 's own manorial court in Kinlet , emphasising the likelihood of his complicity . Death . Before the case against him could proceed further , Cornwall died on the Thursday after the Feast of Saints Peter and Paul , which was 3 July 1414 . Marriages . Sir John Cornwall is known to have married twice By 1390 Cornwall had married Joan Wasteneys , the daughter of The marriage seems to have produced two daughters , although only Elizabeth was involved in the succession . Cornwall 's first wife seems to have died after a few years and by 1397 he had a second wife called Maud . Succession . The succession of families to Cornwall 's lands at Kinlet was Derived from the pedigrees given by Wrottesley , Le Strange and Corbet supplemented by information from Blakeway and the inquisition post mortem of Roger Corbet . An inquisition at Much Wenlock on 23 September 1414 , recording his Shropshire lands as consisting of only an acre at Great Meaton . It is possible he had already settled his estates on his successors , giving the reversion of the Shropshire estates to his sister 's family . The inquisition also recognised that the heir to Cornwall 's estates was his daughter Elizabeth , about 24 years of age at Sir John 's death . She had married William Lichfield , who took his name from the cathedral town of Lichfield in Staffordshire and became wealthy through both marriage and inheritance , acquiring property as the heir of both his uncle Aymer Lichfield alias Taverner , a Staffordshire MP , and his half-brother Roger Lichfield alias Swinfen , who had represented Worcester in six parliaments of Richard II . Lichfield took over effective control of the Cornwall estates , alongside his own . In 1428 he was given as the tenant alike at Freeford in Staffordshire , Kinlet in Shropshire and Eastham in Worcestershire , as well as tenant of Asthall and joint tenant of Idbury in Oxfordshire . However , when in 1417 he was sued for £20 , his residence was given as Abnalls in Burntwood , Staffordshire , where he was the heir of his uncle Aymer . When Lichfield was sued for part of Eastham and its advowson in 1425 he volunteered the information that he and Elizabeth had two daughters , both under age : Elizabeth and Alice . He outlived his wife and married Joan Rugge , a Somerset heiress . He held the Cornwall inheritance until his death in 1446 . Meanwhile , William and Elizabeth Lichfield 's eldest daughter had married Roger Corbet , a notoriously violent member of the Arundel affinity who later became a respected municipal politician in Shrewsbury . Corbet died in 1430 , leaving a daughter aged three years , Margaret , whose wardship was sold to John Wode or Wood , a Worcestershire lawyer , by the overlord of Eastham , Richard Beauchamp , 13th Earl of Warwick . It was Margaret , married to Humphrey Stafford of Frome , who inherited Eastham on the death of her grandfather , Sir William Lichfield . However , Kinlet went to Humphrey Blount , grandson of Sir John 's sister , Isabel , who held the manor until 1477 . In 1453 , on Margaret 's death , he also inherited other estates , including Asthall .
Troy Peak . Troy Peak is the highest mountain in the Grant Range in northeastern Nye County , Nevada , United States . It is the thirty-sixth highest mountain in Nevada . Troy Peak also ranks as the third-most topographically prominent peak in Nye County and the fourteenth-most prominent peak in the state . The summit is located southwest of the city of Ely , within the Grant Range Wilderness of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest .
1935 VFA season . The 1935 Victorian Football Association season was the 57th season of the Australian rules football competition . The premiership was won by the Yarraville Football Club , after it defeated Camberwell by nine points in the Grand Final on 7 September . It was the club 's first VFA premiership , won in its eighth season of competition . Finals venue . After having played finals at the central Olympic Park for the previous two seasons , the Association returned to the practice of playing finals at suburban Association grounds . Toorak Park , which had never previously hosted a final , was used for both a semi-final and the Grand Final . Premiership . The home-and-home season was played over eighteen matches , before the top four clubs contested a finals series under the Page–McIntyre system to determine the premiers for the season .
The Genie of the Lamp . `` The Genie of the Lamp '' is the tenth studio album by Bay Area rapper Mac Dre released on July 20 , 2004 .
Berenice of Chios . Berenice of Chios ( ; died about 72/71 BC ) was an obscure Greek noblewoman from the Greek island of Chios who became the third wife of King Mithridates VI of Pontus . Biography . In 86 BC , Mithridates VI through the agency of one of his generals , deported the inhabitants of Chios , the capital city of the Greek island of Chios . Then the Pontian King distributed the land to Pontian settlers he brought in . At some point , Mithridates VI met Berenice , who was a citizen from the capital of Chios . She became one of his mistresses and eventually his third wife . Little is known about their relationship . There is a possibility that Mithridates VI renamed the capital city of Chios in honor of Berenice . The city bore her name until the Romans annexed the island about 85 BC . Death . In about 72 or 71 BC , Plutarch reports that Mithridates VI ordered his family to commit suicide in order to avoid capture by the Roman consul Lucullus , who was after him . Berenice decided to take her life with a poison but when her mother , who was next to her , request some , she shared it with her . The shared amount eventually killed her mother which was older but did not take effect on her , and subsequently was strangled by a man of the palace guard .
Changbai Waterfall . Changbai Waterfall ( ) is a 68 m ( 223 ft ) waterfall in China in Changbai Mountain in the Changbai Mountains . It is most dramatic during the summer snow-melt season from the Lake Tianchi or `` Heaven Lake '' 天池 [ Heaven Lake|Tiānchí ] basin . Tianchi lake is usually frozen over until late June or July . Flow over the waterfall is reduced in winter months but it never completely freezes over since the lake drains from depth below the ice and the water is geothermally heated beneath year-round . The Changbai Waterfall is 68m tall . The current China–North Korea border passes nearby , through the center of the alpine Lake Tianchi . Koreans and Jilin residents traditionally consider the waters of the lake to be sacred . Many Korean-speaking natives bring a bottle to capture some sacred water . Access to the waterfall is available year round via a sheltered VIP path up the mountain ( visible in photos to the right of the falls ) . The path is fully enclosed but has windows spaced along the steps . The enclosure protects the path from blockage by snowfall and ice , and is closed during summer . Julong Hot Springs below the falls create pools full of colorful algae that thrive in the geothermal water upwelling . This contributes headwater flow to the young Songhua river . The Songhua flows northward into the Amur , forming China 's border with Russia , and eventually into the Sea of Okhotsk facing Sakhalin Island and the northern Pacific .
Roncal cheese . Roncal ( `` Erronkariko gazta '' in Basque ) is a hard , creamy sheep milk cheese . It is made in one of seven villages in the Valle de Roncal of Spain . Roncal enjoys PDO status .
Prostomidae . The family Prostomidae is a small group of beetles with no vernacular common name , though recent authors have coined the name jugular-horned beetles . They are often found in dead wood . The family consist of two genera with about 20 species . `` Prostomis mandibularis '' is known from North America . Other species of `` Prostomis '' are found in Africa , the Pacific region and East Asia . Species of `` Dryocora '' are known from New Zealand , Australia and Tasmania .
Nikolai Latysh . Nikolai Ivanovich Latysh ( ; born August 2 , 1955 in Oleksandriia ) is a Russian professional football coach and a former player from Ukraine . Playing career . As a player , he made his professional debut in the Soviet Top League in 1976 for FC Shakhtar Donetsk . Coaching career . From 26 June to 18 July 2018 , Nikolai was an assistant manager with FC Urozhay Krasnodar . European club competitions . With FC Dynamo Moscow .
Akira Chen . Akira Chen ( ; born 10 March 1969 ) is a Taiwanese actor and film director . Career . Chen was commissioned by Shei-pa National Park to direct a film about the Atayal people and culture . The work became `` Msgamil : Once Upon a Time '' , also known as `` A Thousand Years of Atayal '' , and premiered in 2008 . Chen first feature film , `` Everlasting Moments '' , was released in 2011 , and portrayed the Amis and the Atayal . Chen was first credited as an actor in Leon Dai 's 2009 film `` Can not Live Without You '' . Chen 's leading role as Li Wu-hsiung won him the Taipei Film Award for best actor . Chen has also appeared on stage , in `` The Waste Land '' ( 2010 ) , and `` Taipei Singer '' ( 2011 ) . Chen contested the 2016 legislative elections as a member of the Democratic Progressive Party from Changhua County 's first district , losing to Kuomintang incumbent Wang Huei-mei . Chen was subsequently appointed to lead the Changhua County Cultural Affairs Bureau .
Darwinia camptostylis . `` Darwinia camptostylis '' is a plant in the myrtle family Myrtaceae and is endemic to New South Wales and Victoria . It is small shrub with flattened , glabrous leaves and small clusters of green to yellow flowers . There are scattered populations in coastal areas where the plants grow in heath . Description . `` Darwinia camptostylis '' is a densely-foliaged , erect or spreading shrub which grows to a height of less than . The leaves are crowded near the ends of the branches and are flattened or triangular in cross section . They are long and less than . The flowers are clustered near the ends of the branches in groups of two to four pairs , on stalks less than long . When they open , the flowers are tubular in shape , surrounded by leaf-like bracts and two lance-shaped , yellowish-green bracteoles which fall off as the flowers mature . The bracteoles are and surround the floral cup which is long , white and sometimes has a red tip . The petals are egg-shaped , about long and surround the stamens and the base of the style . The style is white , curved and long . Flowering usually occurs between August and November and is followed by the fruit which is a small , non-fleshy nut . Taxonomy . The first formal description of `` Darwinia camptostylis '' was by Barbara Briggs and the description was published in 1962 in `` Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium '' . The specific epithet ( `` camptostylis '' ) is derived from the Ancient Greek word `` kampto '' meaning `` bent '' and `` stylos '' meaning `` column '' or `` pillar '' . Distribution and habitat . This darwinia occurs in coastal areas of southern New South Wales and far eastern Victoria where it grows in heath or heathy woodland . Conservation . `` Darwinia camptostylis '' is classified as rare in Victoria .
Corleone ( disambiguation ) . Corleone is a Sicilian town .
Uropeltis dindigalensis . `` Uropeltis dindigalensis '' , commonly known as the Sirumalai Hills earth snake or the Dindigul Uropeltis , is a species of snake in the family Uropeltidae . It is endemic to India . Geographic range . It is found in southern India ( Sirumalai Hills , Madurai District , Tamil Nadu 4,000-5,000 feet ) Type locality = `` Heavy forest on the Sirumullay hills , near Dindigul , at 4000–5000 Description . Dorsum yellowish with small dark brown spots , the yellow scales dark-edged . A yellow streak on the labials , continuing along each side of the neck . Ventrum dark brown with yellow spots or yellow short crossbars . Ventral surface of tail yellow . The largest of the type specimens is 35.5 cm ( 14 inches ) in total length . Dorsal scales in 19 rows behind the head , in 17 rows at midbody . Ventrals 156-168 ; subcaudals 5-10 . Snout acutely pointed . Rostral laterally compressed , about two fifths the length of the shielded part of the head , the portion visible from above much longer than its distance from the frontal . Nasals in contact with each other behind the rostral . Frontal longer than broad . Eye very small , not half the length of the ocular shield . Diameter of the body 26 to 32 times in the total length . Ventrals twice as broad as the contiguous scales . Tail obliquely truncate , flat dorsally , with strongly pluricarinate scales . Terminal scute with a transverse ridge and two points .
Blumenstein Castle . Blumenstein Castle is an estate house in the municipality of Solothurn of the Canton of Solothurn in Switzerland . It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance . In 1952 it became the home of the Historical Museum of Solothurn . History . The Régence style house was built in 1725–28 for the governor Franz Heinrich von Stäffis-Mollondin in the center of a terraced park . After Franz Heinrich 's death in 1749 the estate passed to his son Joseph Lorenz von Stäffis-Mollondin . When Joseph died in 1758 without an heir the Stäffis-Mollondin family ended and the estate was divided between his daughters Johanna Karolina Anophe and Ludovika Franziska , their grandmother Jeanne Charlotte Cléophe and their mother Marie Jeanne Nicole . In 1797 Ludovika Franziska married Robert Fidel Carl Wallier von St. Aubin and the entire estate passed to the von St. Aubin family . In 1847 Ludovika Franziska died and Blumenstein passed to her sister in law Charlotte Glutz-Wallier von St. Aubin . About a decade later , in 1856 , her sons Edmund , Ludwig and Alfred Glutz-Ruchti inherited the house . In 1861 Edmund bought out his brothers shares and became the only owner of Blumestein . Edmund Glutz-Ruchti bequeathed Blumenstein in 1885 to his nephew Joseph Glutz-Ruchti . Over next decades Joseph modernized the old building and installed central heating which changed it from a summer residence into a home that was comfortable year round . He supported the renovations and lavish lifestyle by selling the furnishings and the lands around the estate . However , by the mid-1920s he was insolvent . When Joseph went bankrupt , Blumenstein was sold at auction . On 18 October 1928 , the Basel architect HR Steuer bought the empty castle and the remaining garden for 400,000 Francs . The garden was divided into lots and sold as building land . The main building and the land immediately around the building were purchased on 11 September 1933 by Fritz Hirt-Baumgartner for 85,000 francs . Over the following two decades Fritz Hirt-Baumgartner and his wife Lucie attempted to buy back all the furnishings and outbuildings from Blumenstein . On 7 February 1951 the couple sold Blumenstein for CHF 180,000 along with its inventory for CHF 40,000 to the municipality of Solothurn . The Blumenstein Museum or Historical Museum of Solothurn opened on 3 May 1952 . Fritz Hirt-Baumgartner 's wife Lucie retained the right to reside in several rooms of the upper floor until her death in 1977 . Today the museum is open Tuesday to Saturday from 2:00PM to 5:00PM and Sunday from 10:00AM until 5:00PM . It is closed Mondays and some holidays . Admission is free and some rooms are available to rent for parties and meetings .
List of gliders ( W ) . This is a list of gliders/sailplanes of the world , ( this reference lists all gliders with references , where available ) Note : Any aircraft can glide for a short time , but gliders are designed to glide for longer .
Holophaea cardinalis . `` Holophaea cardinalis '' is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae . It was described by Rothschild in 1911 . It is found in Costa Rica .
Field hockey at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics – Girls ' tournament . The girls ' tournament at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics was held at the Youth Olympic Sports Park from 17–26 August 2014 . Results . `` All times are China Standard Time ( ) ''
Comrade Pedersen . `` Comrade Pedersen '' ( ) is a 2006 Norwegian drama film directed by Hans Petter Moland , starring Kristoffer Joner and Ane Dahl Torp . It is set in the late 1960s and 1970s and tells the story of a high-school teacher who tries to settle down in a small industrial town and gets caught up in the then trending Marxist-Leninist movement in Norway . The film is an adaptation of Dag Solstad 's 1982 novel `` Gymnaslærer Pedersens beretning om den store politiske vekkelse som har hjemsøkt vårt land '' ( `` high-school teacher Pedersen 's report on the great political awakening that has infested our country '' ) . The film premiered on 24 February 2006 . Moland received the Best Director award at the Montreal World Film Festival . Dahl Torp received the prize for Best Actress at the 2006 Amanda Awards .
Jenna Jones . Jenna Jones ( born 19 January 2001 ) is an Australian Paralympic swimmer . She represented Australia at the 2016 Rio Paralympics . Biography . Jenna Jones was born on 19 January 2001 , the fifth of six children ; she has four older brothers and a younger sister . When she was in kindergarten , she was diagnosed with rod-cone dystrophy , a rare degenerative eye disease . She played a variety of sports , but as her eyesight deteriorated , she settled on swimming . She uses tappers to alert her when she is approaching the end of the pool . She initially had trouble with competitive swimming , as the wash from other swimmers exacerbated the vertigo she felt due to her visual impairment . In 2014 , a new coach , Nick Robinson , thought he could help . Under his tutelage , her times improved significantly over the following six months . Jones competed in her first Australian Open Championships that year , aged 13 , and set eleven age records , winning two silver and two bronze medals . At the 2015 Open Championships , she won a silver medal in the 50 metre backstroke event despite battling illness . Then at the 2015 Australian Age Championships , she won six gold and three silver medals , breaking nine Australian and ten New South Wales records in the S13 class , the swimming classification for blind swimmers . She went on to win her first national short course title in the 50 metre backstroke in November 2015 . Although she was targeting the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo rather than the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio , at the 2016 Australian Swimming Championships in Adelaide , she met the Rio qualifying times in the 50 , 100 and 400 metre freestyle , 100 metre backstroke and 100 metre breaststroke events , and on 14 April 2016 was named a member of the Australian Paralympic swimming squad . In 2016 , Jones competed at the Rio 2016 Paralympics in five different events . She qualified and finished seventh in the 50 metre freestyle S13 and 100 metre backstroke S13 finals , but did n't qualify for the finals of the 100 metre freestyle S13 , 200 metre individual medley SM13 or the 100 metre breaststroke SB13 . Coach Robinson worked with Jones in the lead up to Rio to reduce her nausea and vertigo and instructed Jones `` But it 's your choice , You 've got ta start controlling it . In life , you 've got to learn to control pain , fear and everything . '' Reflecting on her preparation to Rio , Jones states `` When I am really fit , I feel like I am flying . '' , Jones , lived in Faulconbridge , New South Wales , and was attending St Columba 's High School .
Yalda Hakim . Yalda Hakim ( born 25 or 26 June 1983 ) is an Australian broadcast journalist , news presenter , and documentary maker . Hakim predominantly presents on `` BBC World News '' , but her documentaries and reports can also be seen on the `` BBC News Channel '' and on `` BBC Two 's '' `` Newsnight '' . Early life and education . Born in Afghanistan , Hakim arrived in Australia as a three-year-old migrant . When she was six months old , her family fled Afghanistan during the Soviet–Afghan War ) . The family travelled on horseback overland to Pakistan with the help of people smugglers . After two years in Pakistan the family settled in Australia in 1986 . Hakim attended Macarthur Girls High School in Parramatta , Sydney , where she played the violin and became a sports captain and prefect . She also attended Parramatta West Public School . Hakim went on to study for a Bachelor of Arts in Media from 2002 to 2004 at Macquarie University , where she was also a board member of the Macquarie University Union . In 2005 , Hakim obtained a Diploma in Journalism at Macleay College , Sydney , and graduated with a journalism degree via distance education from Monash University in 2007 , in addition to a cadetship at the `` Special Broadcasting Service '' . Hakim speaks English , Persian , Urdu , Hindi , Dari , and Pashto . SBS and `` Dateline '' . Hakim returned to Kabul for her first `` Dateline '' report in 2008 , and from then reported from across the world for `` Dateline '' and `` SBS World News Australia '' . She was awarded the `` United Nations Media Peace Prize '' for best Australian Television News Coverage in 2009 , and has also been a finalist for the `` Walkley Young Australian Journalist of the Year Award '' . Beginning in 2011 , Hakim co-hosted `` Dateline '' with fellow video journalist Mark Davis , the two taking it in turns to present the programme in approximately six-week blocks , while the other was away on assignment . BBC News . In December 2012 , it was announced that Hakim would join the `` BBC '' . Hakim had been in talks with `` BBC '' executives since April 2012 , after being approached at a broadcasting conference in Brisbane . Subsequent meetings took place in New York , Dubai , and Afghanistan . She first appeared on `` BBC World News '' and the `` BBC News Channel '' in March 2013 . In October 2013 , she interviewed Hamid Karzai , the President of Afghanistan , for `` Newsnight '' . Since March 2014 , she has made several appearances as the presenter on `` Impact '' , ultimately becoming the programme 's main presenter later that year .
Osvaldo Simeone . Osvaldo Simeone is a Professor of Information Engineering with the Centre for Telecommunications Research at the Department of Informatics of King 's College London . He received an M.Sc . degree ( with honors ) and a Ph.D. degree in information engineering from Politecnico di Milano , Milan , Italy , in 2001 and 2005 , respectively . He was previously a Professor with the Center for Wireless Information Processing ( CWiP ) at New Jersey Institute of Technology ( NJIT ) , Newark , NJ . His research interests include wireless communications , information theory , optimization and machine learning . Dr. Simeone is a co-recipient of the 2017 JCN Best Paper Award , the 2015 IEEE Communication Society Best Tutorial Paper Award and of the Best Paper Awards of IEEE SPAWC 2007 and IEEE WRECOM 2007 . He was awarded a Consolidator grant by the European Research Council ( ERC ) in 2016 . His research has been supported by the U.S. NSF , the ERC , the Vienna Science and Technology Fund , as well by a number of industrial collaborations . He currently serves as an Editor for IEEE Transactions on Information Theory . Dr Simeone is a co-author of a monograph , an edited book published by Cambridge University Press and more than one hundred research journal papers . He was named Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers ( IEEE ) in 2016 `` for contributions to cooperative cellular systems and cognitive radio networks '' .
CRX ( band ) . CRX is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 2013 , consisting of Nick Valensi ( lead vocals , guitar ) , Ralph Alexander ( drums ) , Richie Follin ( guitar , keyboard , backing vocals ) , Jon Safley ( bass ) and Darian Zahedi ( guitar , backing vocals ) . The band released their debut album , `` New Skin '' , on October 28 , 2016 . The album 's first single , `` Ways to Fake It '' , was released on September 7 through Vevo and Spotify . Valensi has described the band 's sound as a mix of power pop and heavy metal , and has named The Cars , Cheap Trick and Elvis Costello as influences .
C Case . A. and B. v EHB and C. [ 1997 ] IEHC 176 , commonly known as the C Case , was a case on whether a thirteen-year-old girl ( known as C ) who had become pregnant as a result of rape and was suicidal could be permitted to travel to obtain an abortion . She was in the care of the Eastern Health Board ( EHB ) , an organ of the Irish state , and the abortion was resisted by her parents , the plaintiffs in the case . abortion law in Ireland at the time of the case made abortion inaccessible within Ireland ; however , in the X Case ( 1992 ) , the Supreme Court had ruled that abortion was permissible under the Constitution where there was a threat to a woman 's life , including a risk of suicide . Facts . Ms C was brutally raped by an adult male ( Simon McGinley ) on 27 August 1997 , and became pregnant as a result . She is a member of the travelling community and one of a family of twelve . The alleged rapist is also of the travelling community and a long-standing friend of the family . The evidence before the District Court indicated that she lived in particularly squalid conditions which were quite unlike the conditions in which most travelling people lived . The Court believed that the girl was very severely traumatised by the rape . The girl was currently in the care of the Irish state . She became suicidal and the EHB made a court application to bring her to the UK for an abortion . She had an abortion in the UK in December 1997 , accompanied by two Gardai and her EHB guardian . The parents were opposed to the abortion , and communicated regularly with Youth Defence . The rapist , Simon McGinley , was jailed for 12 years . Law . Abortion was illegal in Ireland at the time of the case . It was prohibited under sections 58 and 59 of the Offences against the Person Act 1861 , and Article 40.3.3° of the Constitution of Ireland protected the right to life of the unborn . The substantive clause was added by the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland in 1983 . A further clause was added by the Thirteenth Amendment in 1992 in response to the X Case , protecting the freedom to travel to another state to obtain an abortion . A referendum to replace Article 40.3.3° with a permissive clause allowing legislation by the Oireachtas passed in May 2018 and was signed in to law in September 2018 . The specific legislation to replace the current restrictive legislation , the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Act 2013 has not yet been passed . Court case . On 21 November 1997 , the District Court made an order that C could leave the country . The parents challenged this order in the High Court , but the court upheld the original order , allowing the EHB to bring her to the UK for an abortion . The court relied on the judgment in the X Case and the Thirteenth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland . Reaction . The then Roman Catholic Archbishop of Dublin , Desmond Connell , strongly criticised the ruling ; however , he declined to fund a Supreme Court challenge . Youth Defence picketed the home of EHB Chair Róisín Shortall because she did n't stop the case . The Pro Life Campaign criticised the EHB , and called for a full inquiry . Legacy . The woman at the centre of the case has occasionally spoken about her experiences , but not revealed her identity . She found the abortion traumatic , and did n't understand what was going on at the time . She did n't know that she would be getting an abortion , and thought that the hospital were going to deliver her baby . In 2009 , the rapist was sentenced to 21 years for another rape , this time of an 86-year-old woman in 2008 .
British Carnatic Choir . The British Carnatic Choir ( BCC ) is a UK-based Carnatic choir group , the first of its kind in the country . It was launched in 2015 by ShruthiUK , a South Asian arts organisation based in Solihull with the aim of creating and exploring choral singing in the South Indian classical music genre . According to its website , the ensemble includes children , young adults , music enthusiasts , professionals of both asian and non-asian origin from across the UK . About the Choir . The choir is the brainchild of UK-based Chithra Ramakrishnan , herself a prominent Carnatic vocalist and the artistic Director of ShruthiUK , a Solihull-based non-profit South Asian arts and culture organisation . Its website lists notable British names like Paul Sabapathy ( CVO CBE ) , Carl Rice ( Councillor and ex-Mayor of Birmingham ) and Indian ones like Neyveli Santhanagopalan and G. J. R. Krishnan ( both Sangeet Natak Akademi Award winning Carnatic vocalists ) , etc . among its patrons . Performances . It was officially inaugurated on 12 June 2015 at the Birmingham Chamber of Commerce by Chitravina N Ravikiran , a composer and scholar in Carnatic music . The choir premiered at the Birmingham Conservatoire in November 2015 . In November 2015 the youth ensemble of this choir performed its inaugural concert with around 120 students from the Sparkhill 's Greet Primary School at South & City College Birmingham auditorium by presenting a series of Sanskrit songs .
Zeyn ol Din , Fars . Zeyn ol Din ( , also Romanized as Zeyn ol Dīn , Zeyn Ed Dīn , and Zeyn od Dīn ; also known as Amīr Zeyn od Dīn and Shahrak-e Zeyn od Dīn ) is a village in Aspas Rural District , Sedeh District , Eqlid County , Fars Province , Iran . At the 2006 census , its population was 91 , in 16 families .
New Sheets . `` New Sheets '' is the third and final full-length album released by alternative rock band Possum Dixon . It was released in 1998 on Interscope Records .
Andrew Granville . Andrew James Granville ( born 7 September 1962 ) is a British mathematician , working in the field of number theory . He has been a faculty member at the Université de Montréal since 2002 . Before moving to Montreal he was a mathematics professor at the University of Georgia ( UGA ) from 1991 until 2002 . He was a section speaker in the 1994 International Congress of Mathematicians together with Carl Pomerance from UGA . Granville received his Bachelor of Arts ( Honours ) ( 1983 ) and his Certificate of Advanced Studies ( Distinction ) ( 1984 ) from Trinity College , Cambridge University . He received his Ph.D. from Queen 's University in 1987 and was inducted into the Royal Society of Canada in 2006 . Granville 's work is mainly in number theory , in particular analytic number theory . Along with Carl Pomerance and W. R. ( Red ) Alford he proved the infinitude of Carmichael numbers in 1994 . This proof was based on a conjecture given by Paul Erdős . Granville won a Lester R. Ford Award in 2007 and again in 2009 . In 2008 , he won the Chauvenet Prize from the Mathematical Association of America for his paper `` It is easy to determine whether a given integer is prime '' . In 2012 he became a fellow of the American Mathematical Society .
Kajang ( Indonesia ) . Kajang or Kadjang is a district in the Indonesian province of South Sulawesi . Many of the indigenous people retain a pre-Moslem belief system . Local police shot three villagers dead and injured several others in an incident on 21 July 2003 .
Ultramix . Ultramix is a series of `` Dance Dance Revolution '' music video games developed by Konami
Georg Kulenkampff . Alwin Georg Kulenkampff-Post ( 23 January 1898 – 4 October 1948 ) was a German virtuoso violinist . One of the most popular German concert violinists of the 1930s and 1940s , he was considered one of the finest violinists of the 20th century . Kulenkampff was best known for his interpretations of works from the Romantic period . He gave the premiere performance of Robert Schumann 's violin concerto and made the first recording of the piece . Additionally , his performances of the violin concertos of Bruch , Beethoven , Mendelssohn and Glazunov are considered among the finest on record , but his early death from encephalitis and the fact that his recording career coincided with the Nazi era have prevented his name from being better known to modern listeners . Biography . Georg Kulenkampff was the son of a well-to-do merchant family in Bremen . He took an interest in the violin from a very young age , and from 1904 ( aged 6 ) began to receive instruction from the concertmaster of the Bremen Philharmonic Orchestra , and afterwards with its conductor Ernst Wendel . He then received lessons and encouragement from Leopold Auer ( teacher of Mischa Elman , Efrem Zimbalist , Jascha Heifetz , Nathan Milstein and others ) in Dresden , and made a concert debut in 1912 as solo violinist . On Auer 's recommendation he was sent to study with Willy Heß at the Berlin Music Hochschule , and became in time director of the Hochschule Orchestra . Kulenkampff 's health was fragile from early life , and towards the end of the First World War he returned to his home town to become concertmaster of the Bremen Philharmonic . He made rapid progress , especially as a soloist , and in 1923 became professor-in-ordinary at the Berlin Music Hochschule . He taught there until 1926 , when his solo career became all-absorbing , but resumed teaching there in 1931 until his departure from Germany in 1944 . At the same time he gave concerts throughout Germany and , increasingly , in various parts of Europe , and had a busy broadcasting career . In 1927 , he performed the Bach Double Violin Concerto in D minor with Alma Moodie ( a student of Carl Flesch ) and the Berlin Philharmonic ( BPO ) In 1935 he formed a celebrated trio with the pianist Edwin Fischer and the cellist Enrico Mainardi , with whom he remained active until 1948 . Following his death , he was replaced as violinist by Wolfgang Schneiderhan . He also played in piano duos , especially with Georg Solti and Wilhelm Kempff : with Solti he recorded the Brahms sonatas , Mozart 's 20th sonata and Beethoven 's `` Kreutzer '' sonata for Decca , and there is also a `` Kreutzer '' with Kempff ( DGG , 1935 ) . His ( Decca ) recording of the Brahms Double Concerto with Mainardi , under the baton of Carl Schuricht , is notable as well . In 1937 he gave the premiere of the rediscovered Violin Concerto in D minor of Robert Schumann , which had been studied and suppressed by Joseph Joachim , but which Kulenkampff now revived with the help of Georg Schünemann , the Nazi-appointed Director of the `` Prussian State Library '' ( German : Preußische Staatsbibliothek ) , where the autograph score was housed , and Paul Hindemith , whose compositions were already banned by the Nazi authorities . The addition of this work to the repertoire was important , and soon afterwards Kulenkampff made the world premiere recording . Before the war he recorded the Beethoven ( BPO under Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt ) and Mendelssohn concerti : he continued to perform the Mendelssohn work in Nazi Germany despite the antisemitic ban on his music , and for other concertos used the highly regarded cadenzas by the Jewish Fritz Kreisler . Kulenkampff gave various other world premieres , notable of works by Ottorino Respighi ( Violin Sonata No . 2 ) and by Jean Sibelius . He was very much in demand and very busy during the Nazi period , as an `` Aryan '' musician although he did not subscribe to Nazi racist-nationalist theories and , by virtue of his importance and his `` Aryan '' status , was able to maintain proscribed parts of the repertoire . In 1940 he moved to Potsdam , and in 1944 , with increasingly unacceptable and intolerant demands from the prevailing powers , he left Germany for Switzerland . From 1943 there is a live recording from Berlin of a performance of the Sibelius concerto conducted by Wilhelm Furtwängler with the BPO . From Switzerland he continued to develop his international solo career , and he became successor to Carl Flesch as violin professor at the Lucerne Conservatory . He was first violin of the Kulenkampff Quartet from 1944 , and among his students was the Italian-American Ruggiero Ricci from San Francisco . Kulenkampff died in Schaffhausen , Switzerland of encephalitis ( spinal paralysis ) at the age of only 50 , suffering a rapid onset soon after his last concert . His memoirs appeared posthumously in 1952 , entitled 'A Violinist 's Observations ' ( `` Geigerische Betrachtungen '' ) .
International Aging Research Portfolio . International Aging Research Portfolio ( IARP ) is a non-profit , open-access knowledge management system incorporating grants , publications , conferences in natural and social & behavioral sciences . In addition to the advanced search and visual trend analysis tools the system includes a directory of research projects classified into categories related to aging research . The system uses automatic classification algorithms with elements of machine learning to assign research projects to the relevant categories . The directory is curated by many expert category editors and science advisory board members . The chair of the science advisory board is Dr. Charles Cantor . Background . Aging research is a multidisciplinary field spanning many areas of natural and social and behavioral sciences and the research data is widely dispersed . Popular resources like Pubmed and Google Scholar provide access to historic as well as most recent scientific abstracts and full text publications . However , few resources exist that incorporate international databases of the scientific publications , scientific grant abstracts and clinical trials databases . Grant abstracts are usually published by the funding organizations and precede publications in peer-reviewed literature . Some of the experiments described in grant abstracts fail or do not result in peer-reviewed publications . To prevent redundancy and promote scientific cooperation it is important to browse through all available grant information worldwide to see if there are similar projects being funded . The IARP database integrates information on research grants , peer-reviewed publications , and issued patent applications from multiple sources . Additionally , the database uses flexible project classification mechanisms and tools for analyzing project associations and trends . This system enables scientists to search the centralized project database , to classify and categorize aging projects , and to analyze the funding aspects across multiple research disciplines . The IARP is designed to provide improved allocation and prioritization of scarce research funding , to reduce project overlap and improve scientific collaboration thereby accelerating scientific and medical progress in a rapidly growing area of research . The IARP system aggregates grant data from many sources including the US National Institutes of Health ( NIH ) , European Commission ( EC ) , Canadian Institutes of Health Research , US National Science Foundation , Australian National Health and Medical Health Council and publication abstract data through a license of MEDLINE database . The database is searchable and the results can be presented as charts and graphs for trends analysis . One of the main features of the IARP system is automatic and manual classification of the research projects into a structured directory . The IARP science advisory board and volunteer expert category editors classify the projects from the database into relevant categories . These manually classified projects become training sets for the automatic classification algorithms with elements of machine learning . The IARP system is highly modular and portable and may be used as a platform for developing other knowledge management systems for aging research . Content . The International Aging Research Portfolio ( IARP ) includes historic grant data from the National Institutes of Health ( NIH ) , European Commission ( EC ) , NSF , Canadian and Australian research councils and many other sources . It also contains MEDLINE article abstracts under a license from the National Library of Medicine . The IARP volunteer development team works directly with the publication offices and regularly updates the database either automatically or by parsing the data mailed on physical medium . Simple searches . Simple searches on IARP can be carried out by entering key aspects of a subject into search window . IARP translates this initial search formulation and automatically adds field names , Boolean operators , and enhancing the search formulation significantly , in particular by routinely combining ( using the OR operator ) text words . Advanced searches . Advanced Project Search allows users to limit their search criteria , ranging from the date of creation and research and funding mechanism to specific projects . In addition to the description , each research project contains specific information about the funding organization , recipient organization and the Principal Investigator ( s ) . Moreover , it links the current project with other similar projects and financial mechanisms . To use the advanced search features effectively , the user must poses some knowledge of the research area and use relevant and specific keywords and limits . The form allows users to specify multiple values for accurate data retrieval . [ Keywords ] . Users can use Boolean operators and Mask for finding information in project description and title fields . [ Research Areas ] . Users can limit their searches by selecting desired research areas from the category tree . [ Theories Of Aging ] . Users can select multiple values from a list of Theories Of Aging . Fiscal Years , Project Number , Principal Investigators , Project Start and End dates , Recipient and Funding Organizations , Funding type . Trends and Tools . Trends Analysis Chart & Tools is a collection of tools for visualizing the project data as diagrams , charts and comparative tables . The interface allows users to create two-dimensional charts comparing research funding by year , institution , university , principal investigator , region and category . Summary statistics . Representing a comprehensive analysis of data stored in the system ( useful for understanding the content of the database by total number of projects ) . Displays the current state of the database is stored on publications and projects in detail : total , classified , classified manually , classified as aging , unclassified . Displays the top 50 active , completed projects by total funding , the top countries , US states , investigators , funding bodies and recipient organizations , also by total funding . Other Tools . The system also incorporates tools like the Grant Matchmaker , Who is Who and Funding Organizations and Biotechnology Events and Webcasts that are currently in various stages of development . The intent of these tools is to provide the research community with the ability to identify organizations funding similar research projects , identify possible collaborators and find conference relevant to their research interests . Automatic Project Classification . Automatic project classification is used to identify projects related to aging research within the large data sets and to classify projects into relevant semantic groups . The system utilizes two classification algorithms with elements of machine learning : Support Vector Machine SVM and Recurrent-Neural-Network-Based Boolean Factor Analysis ( BFA ) . Since 2014 the SVM algorithm was modified to facilitate for multilabel classification of incompletely-labelled data sets where few labels assigned by the IARP experts are present . This allowed for improved classification accuracy . Manual Project Classification . As current automatic classification algorithms are limited and require each category to have relatively large training sets , the system relies heavily on manual classification by expert category editors . The SAB and Category Editor administrative interface enables SAB members , institute directors and laboratory heads to curate the top-level categories and delegate the management of lower-level categories to graduate students . Linking Related Grants and Publications . IARP has the ability to automatically identify related and similar projects in database using an algorithm analysis of project abstracts , patents , and publications . This type of advanced project analysis will potentially aid in circumventing project overlap and redundant funding of similar programs while also highlighting knowledge gaps for potential funding . Other Resources Using IARP Database . The FundingTrends project allows for a simple keyword search of millions of biomedical projects supported by major research funding organizations worldwide . It then draws the amount of funding for each year for the projects containing the keywords . The Aging.CC project allows for a simple keyword search of millions of biomedical projects supported by major research funding organizations worldwide .
Avenue Theater . The Avenue Theater , located at 417 E. 17th Avenue in Downtown Denver , Colorado has been a producing comedies , musicals , and plays as well as improvisational comedy for years . It is home to the World Humor Organization ( WHO ) and Chicken Lips Entertainment Early years . Robert Wells founded the Avenue Theater in 1985 . At that time the theater was located at East 17th & Vine , 17 blocks east of the current location . Wells ran the theater for its first seven years . Changing Hands . In 1992 , John Ashton became the owner . He ran it for 9 years until , in 2001 , the original Avenue Theater was closed . After its closing , Ashton spent the next two years finding a location and rebuilding the Avenue Theater . In spring of 2003 , Ashton re-opened the Avenue Theater with business partner Robert Roehl . In 2005 , the pair sold the theater back to original owner Robert Wells and his business partner , Dave Johnson , who turned the theater into a non-profit , 501 ( c ) ( 3 ) . In 2011 , they hired a new Director of Operations , Colin Elliott . Late in 2012 , Johnson stepped down as Executive Director , and Nuri Heckler was appointed . These three , along with volunteers , interns , staff members , and artistic contributors , maintain the artistic mission of the theater . Radio Avenue . Every month , Wells and Johnson write a comical radio show entitled Radio Avenue . It is broadcast on KGNU on the first Monday of each month at 8:00 pm ( Mountain Time ) and is recorded the day before during a live performance at the Avenue . Because of its improv comedy nature , Radio Avenue is recorded live to a free audience .
Swakopmund Constituency . Swakopmund constituency is a constituency in the Erongo Region of Namibia . The constituency had a population of 25,442 in 2004 . The coverage of the constituency and its district capital is the city of Swakopmund . Politics . In the 2010 regional elections , SWAPO 's Germina Ndapua Shitaleni won the constituency with 5,132 votes . His only challenger was Esegiel Guiseb of the Rally for Democracy and Progress ( RDP ) , who received 2,540 votes . The 2015 regional elections were won by Juuso Kambueshe of SWAPO with 6,121 votes . Christa Magrietha Hochobeb of the Democratic Turnhalle Alliance ( DTA ) came second with 2,237 votes , and Rossie Lucia Ramakhutua of the RDP came third with 774 votes .
Seante Williams . Seante Teron Williams ( born September 16 , 1981 ) is an American football defensive end who is currently a free agent . He was originally signed by the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent in 2004 . He played college football at Jacksonville State . Early life and college career . Williams was born in Newport News , Virginia . Williams graduated from Pine Forest High School of Pensacola , Florida in 2000 . At Pine Forest , Williams lettered in basketball and football . He originally signed with Auburn University but transferred to Coffeyville Community College . Williams redshirted his freshman year at Coffeyville in 2000 but sat out the 2001 season due to a back injury . After graduating from Coffeyville in December 2001 , Williams enrolled at the University of Southern Mississippi for the spring 2002 semester . In the 2002 season , Williams made 21 tackles in 11 games with the Southern Miss Golden Eagles . For his senior year in 2003 , Williams played at the Division I-AA Jacksonville State . In 11 games , Williams made 14 tackles , 2.5 sacks , 2 tackles for loss , and 1 fumble recovery . Professional career . He signed with the Green Bay Packers as a non-drafted free agent on August 2 , 2004 and was waived on August 30 , 2004 . He was a member of the Jacksonville Jaguars practice squad after being with the Packers . He was allocated to the Frankfurt Galaxy of NFL Europe on April 5 , 2005 . He had 25 tackles , 5 sacks , 2 interceptions and a forced fumble . He then signed with the Colorado Crush of the Arena Football League on October 28 , 2005 . He played two games with the Crush in 2006 , recording 2 tackles before being released . He signed as a free agent with the Toronto Argonauts on July 19 , 2006 . He remained on the Toronto Argonauts ’ practice roster before being released on July 29 , 2006 . He signed with the Hamburg Sea Devils of NFL Europa in 2007 . He was part of the Sea Devils ' first World Bowl in franchise history and last World Bowl championship in league history . He signed as a free agent with the Toronto Argonauts on February 15 , 2008 , and was subsequently released by the Argonauts on June 21 , 2008 . On July 23 , 2008 , he was signed to a contract with the Saskatchewan Roughriders and was placed on the Developmental Squad . Williams started in several games for the Roughriders during the 2008 season . He was released by the Riders on June 24 , 2009 . On January 25 , 2017 , Williams signed with the Salt Lake Screaming Eagles of the Indoor Football League .
Pre-prostatic urethra . The pre-prostatic urethra is one of the four parts of the male urethra . The pre-prostatic urethra is also known as the intramural urethra , as it is the portion of the urethra which passes almost vertically through the wall of the urinary bladder , before it enters the prostate gland . Both the length and diameter of the pre-prostatic urethra vary depending on whether the bladder is filling or emptying . The length varies between 0.5 cm and 1.5 cm .
Legal OnRamp . OnRamp Systems is a legal technology company that specializes in applying people , process , and technology in support of corporate legal departments . OnRamp System ’ s collaborative platform , Legal OnRamp , has been cited by Harvard Law School as one of the first to combine law and technology . Online Community . In 2007 , OnRamp Systems founded a free collaboration platform called Legal OnRamp , for in-house counsel and private practitioners to connect and share information virtually . Legal OnRamp featured many elements common to social networking websites , including message boards , blogs , databases , open and closed groups , calendars of professional events , and open forums for discussion and document sharing . Membership was by invitation and limited to attorneys and third-party legal service providers . In 2014 , Legal OnRamp re-launched its online platform updating some elements of the earlier site and incorporating more recently developed collaborative tools . OnRamp and Legal Innovation . Led by its CEO Paul Lippe , Legal OnRamp is identified with innovation in the legal industry . Specifically , Legal OnRamp has been noted for unconventional approaches to large-scale legal projects , attorney training , and legal work product . In addition , Lippe writes for the American Bar Association Legal Rebels blog “ the New Normal , ” which discusses “ how the practice of law is being remade. ” Industry Support and Alliances . Mark Chandler , General Counsel for CISCO Systems , encouraged Lippe to build the collaborative platform aimed at negotiating proper value for work . OnRamp has also garnered support from Allen & Overy , one of the UK ’ s “ Magic Circle ” firms . In 2009 , The Corporate Executive Board Company began a strategic collaboration with OnRamp as part of an initiative to bring new resources to law department members of the General Counsel Roundtable . In 2010 , the global law firm Orrick , Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP increased its investment in Legal OnRamp . Development of Products and Services . Following the success of the Legal OnRamp collaboration platform , OnRamp Systems launched a number of private , enterprise-scale , collaboration platform projects . The OnRamp Exchange ( ORX ) system allows attorneys to collaborate with large teams as well as store and manage documents . The focus of these projects is on managing legal complexity at the systems and data level , instead of relying on complex reasoning . Acquisition by Elevate . On April 28 , 2016 , Elevate announced that they purchased Legal onRamp . Products and Services . OnRamp Systems Inc. offers solutions that include large-scale legal analysis , hosted systems and applications , and planning and consulting services . Applications include Resolution Planning under the Dodd-Frank Act , contract analysis for revenue recognition , and other large-scale legal functions in compliance , vendor management , finance , contract system improvements , and transactional legal projects ( e.g . mergers and acquisitions and bankruptcy ) . These projects may combine scaled services , process consulting , and technology elements . MOLA . OnRamp employs a “ Massive Online Legal Analysis ” ( or “ MOLA ” ) approach to legal projects . The term “ MOLA ” refers to a methodology that systematizes legal tasks to allow limited expert resources to be applied to maximum legal work product . It is characterized by large numbers of precisely defined “ data points ” being analyzed by a large , distributed team of attorneys working together through a server-based workflow platform . MOLA systems are designed to allow data to be easily and independently verifiable , allowing quality to be monitored and corrected at scale . OnRamp Exchange . OnRamp exchange is a web-scale , hosted technology platform ( SaaS ) that can be deployed as a stand-alone application or in support of MOLA services . It supports document management , collaboration features , productivity features , reporting , notifications and alerts , and permission controls . Riverview Law . Riverview Law , a fixed-priced legal services business , provides Legal Advisory Outsourcing ( LAO ) services for OnRamp in the UK and partners with OnRamp Systems to provide services for global enterprises . Specifically , Riverview and OnRamp have partnered on projects relating to the regulatory requirements of Dodd-Frank related Recovery and Resolution Plans ( RRP ) . IBM Watson . As IBM brings the Jeopardy-winning Watson system to market , Legal OnRamp is one of the first Ecosystem partners in law , assisting large banking institutions in complying with Dodd-Frank ’ s mandate for RRPs . OnRamp 's goal is to help harness Watson 's cognitive computing capabilities much in the way Watson has assisted Memorial Sloan Kettering in using its capacity to assist doctors in patient treatment plans . Bridge to Practice . OnRamp ’ s model includes services , and some are supported by their `` Bridge to Practice '' for new lawyers . Partnering directly with law schools , OnRamp offers an alternative to traditional legal career development paths by using large-scale legal projects as a legal training ground .
Laramans . The Laramans ( ) was an ethnic Albanian crypto-Catholic community in Ottoman-era southern Kosovo , inhabiting the historical parish of Letnica , centered in Stublla ( Vitina municipality ) . The community originated from Roman Catholic Albanian migrants from the northern Albania highlands who had settled in Kosovo in the beginning of the 18th century , who converted into Islam in order to secure supreme position in relation to the local Serbs . According to Albanian Catholic priests and church historians , they were only nominal Muslims , having converted in order to escape repression or avoid paying Christian taxes ( `` jizya '' , etc. ) . Efforts to convert the community back to Catholicism began in 1837 , however , the effort was violently suppressed – the local Ottoman governor put laramans in jail . Crypto-Catholics in Prizren , Peja and Gjakova were recognized as Catholics by the Ottoman Grand Vizier in 1845 ; when the Laramans of Letnica asked the district governor and judge in Gjilan to recognize them as Catholics , they were refused , and subsequently imprisoned , and then deported to Anatolia , from where they returned in November 1848 following diplomatic intervention . In 1856 , Tanzimat reforms improved the situation , and no further serious abuse was reported . The bulk of conversion of Laramans , almost exclusively newly-borns , took place between 1872 and 1924 . The term `` Laraman '' was derived from the Albanian adjective `` i larmë '' , meaning `` variegated , motley , two-faced '' , a metaphor of `` two-faithed '' ( `` l'arë '' ) , a reference to the Laramans following both Christianity ( in secret ) and Islam ( nominally ) . In the late Ottoman period , the town of İpek ( modern Pejë ) had crypto-Christians who were of the Catholic faith .
Châu Phong Hòa . Châu Phong Hòa ( born 14 August 1985 in Đồng Tháp , Vietnam ) is a Vietnamese footballer who plays for home club The Vissai Ninh Bình . He was called to Vietnam national football team at 2007 AFC Asian Cup .
Sinclair River . The Sinclair River is a river of the Canterbury Region of New Zealand 's South Island . It flows south from the Jollie Range and is one of the headwaters of the Clyde River , part of the upper Rangitata River system .
Kyle Swanston . Kyle Swanston ( born October 24 , 1986 ) is an American former professional basketball player for the Akita Northern Happinets of the Japanese bj league .
René Fonck . Colonel René Paul Fonck ( 27 March 1894 – 18 June 1953 ) was a French aviator who ended the First World War as the top `` Allied '' fighter ace , and when all succeeding aerial conflicts of the 20th and 21st centuries are also considered , Fonck still holds the title of `` all-time Allied Ace of Aces '' . He received confirmation for 75 victories ( 72 solo and three shared ) out of 142 claims . Taking into account his probable claims , Fonck 's final tally could conceivably be nearer 100 or above . He was made an Officer of the Legion of Honor in 1918 and later a Commander of the Legion of Honor after the war , and raised again to the `` dignity '' of Grand Officer . Early life . Fonck was born on 27 March 1894 in the village of Saulcy-sur-Meurthe in the Vosges region of north eastern France . During his formative years , he would have received an engineering education at Ecole Nationale Superieure des Arts et Metiers - a point that is still in debate since there is no record of this assertion . Fonck actually left school when he was 13 . Although he had been interested in aviation from his youth , he was rejected for immediate incorporation in the air service when conscripted on 22 August 1914 , instead he was requested to undergo five months basic training in the combat engineers . His basic training duties involved him first in digging trenches near Épinal , and later in bridge repairs on the Moselle river . 1915–1916 . On 15 February 1915 he was finally accepted into basic training to learn how to fly . He went into training at St. Cyr and then at Le Crotoy on a Blériot Penguin , a reduced-wingspan `` flightless '' version of the famous Blériot XI aircraft that gave the sensation of flying while still on the ground . He completed his pilot training in May 1915 and then flew Caudron G III observation aircraft with `` Escadrille '' C 47 . On 25 May 1916 Fonck 's observer was killed by an anti-aircraft shell burst , a fate that almost befell Fonck a few weeks later . Fonck claimed his first enemy aircraft in July 1916 , but his victory was unconfirmed . On 6 August , he attacked a German Rumpler C.III , and by maneuvering over and around the reconnaissance plane , staying out of its fields of fire , forced it lower and lower until the German crew landed behind French lines . It was his first verified victory , though shared with his observer , Lieutenant Thiberge . It brought him the Médaille militaire in late August 1916 . 1917 . On 17 March 1917 , Fonck scored the second time , downing an Albatros in conjunction with his observer , Sergeant Huffer . By this time , Fonck had amassed over 500 hours flight time , an incredible amount in those early days of aviation . At age of 23 , on 15 April 1917 ( `` Bloody April '' ) , Fonck received a coveted invitation to join the famous `` Escadrille les Cigognes '' . Group de Combat 12 , with its four escadrilles ( or squadrons ) , was the world 's first fighter wing . The leading French ace , Georges Guynemer , served at the time in one of its escadrilles , N3 , and had just scored his 36th victory . Fonck was assigned to another escadrille in the group , Spa 103 . Flying the SPAD VII , he quickly made a name for himself , attaining flying ace status by 13 May . He picked off another target on 12 June , then went on hiatus until 9 August . He scored twice more in August , on the 21st and 22nd . On the 14th of September , he killed the pilot of a German observation plane and watched as the plane inverted and dropped the thrashing observer almost through the wing of Fonck 's Spad . He even went to the extreme of tearing the barograph out of the cockpit of that day 's victim , his twelfth , so its readout would confirm his combat report . On 30 September , he and Adjutant Dupre jointly shot down a German two-seater Rumpler CIV 6787/16 of FA 18 . The news reported the killed pilot to be `` Leutnant '' Kurt Wissemann , who had allegedly shot down Guynemer , and that Fonck had boasted of avenging the death of his `` good friend '' Guynemer . This story is put into question by German records , indicating that Kurt Wissemann of `` Jasta 3 '' had been killed two days before in a different fight , in which he was flying a single-seater , probably against No . 56 Squadron . September and October had added four victories apiece to Fonck 's score . Thus , by year 's end , Fonck had raised his tally to nineteen , had been commissioned as an officer , and had received the `` Légion d'honneur '' . Fonck got only better . Known for his clinical professionalism , he applied mathematical principles to combat flying and his engineering knowledge regarding the capabilities of the aircraft he flew was unsurpassed among his fellow pilots . Fonck took few chances , patiently stalking his intended victims from higher altitudes . He then used deflection shooting with deadly accuracy on enemy pilots at close range , resulting in an astonishing economy of ammunition expended per kill . More often than not , a single burst of less than five rounds from his Vickers machine gun was sufficient . His preferred method of aerial combat was not to engage into dogfights , but to carry out surgically merciless executions . He was also reputed to be able to spot enemy observation aircraft from very far away , where most other pilots would have perceived nothing . Fonck , like France 's leading ace , Capt . Guynemer , flew a limited-production SPAD XII fighter , distinguished by the presence of a hand-loaded 37mm Puteaux cannon firing through the propeller boss . He is apparently credited with downing 11 German airplanes with this type of armament , called a `` moteur-canon '' . This was made possible by the gear-reduction version of the Hispano-Suiza V8 SOHC engine first used in that model of SPAD fighter . It offset the now-hollow propeller shaft above the crankshaft axis , and the 37mm cannon was mounted in the V space between the two rows of cylinders . Fonck would later fly the highly successful SPAD XIII , which was the first SPAD fighter model to use twin Vickers machine guns . 1918 . He did not add to his tally sheet until 19 January 1918 , when he scored a double victory . February added another five , March seven more , and another three in April . Then came a spectacular performance on 9 May . It was sparked by a disagreement between Fonck and two of his squadronmates , Edwin C. Parsons and Frank Baylies . Perturbed by Fonck 's lectures on aerial success , the two Americans bet Fonck a bottle of champagne that one of them would shoot down an enemy plane before Fonck . Baylies took off despite hazy weather and shot down a Halberstadt CL.II . Back at the airfield , rather than pay off the bet , a sulky Fonck badgered the Americans to change the terms of the bet so that whoever shot down the most Germans that day would win . Lingering fog kept Fonck grounded most of the day . It was well into the afternoon before it cleared enough for him to take off at 1500 hours . Between 1600 and 1605 hours , he shot down three enemy two-seater reconnaissance planes . A couple of hours later , he repeated the feat . Understanding the importance of reconnaissance planes , with their potential to direct intensive artillery fire onto French troops , Fonck concentrated his attentions upon them ; six shot down within a three-hour span proved it . He added a double victory on 19 May and five more in June . By now , he was shooting doubles frequently , and with 49 on his score sheet , he was rapidly closing in on Guynemer 's record . On 18 July 1918 , he achieved another double , to bring his total to 53 and into a tie with Guynemer . The following day , he shot down three more enemy aircraft and surpassed the score of the legendary Guynemer , who had remained the leading French ace after his death on 11 September 1917 . He added four more victories in August , raising his total to 60 . Then , on 26 September , he repeated his feat of knocking down six enemy airplanes in a day , although this time three of his six victories were over Fokker D.VII fighters . Another success two days later and two on 5 October put his score at 69 , very close to the 72 of Major William Avery Bishop , then the leading Allied ace . On 30 October , he matched Bishop with three more victories . He shot down two more the following day , and another the day after that , finishing with 75 confirmed victories . To summarize , he claimed 56 victories during the whole of 1918 , attaining a total of 36 kills before May 1918 . His 1918 list by itself would have made him France 's leading ace . By the end of the war , he had accounted for all but 36 of Escadrille SPA.103 's 111 claimed victories . Unlike many leading French aces , Fonck 's score contained only three shared victories . Also unlike most aces , he remained unwounded ; indeed , only a single enemy bullet had ever hit his aircraft . He had also forgone the most hazardous air-to-air combat : he had shot down no balloons . Yet for all his skill and success , Fonck never captured the heart of the French public as Guynemer had . Fonck was ascetic and withdrawn . Instead of drinking or socializing with the other pilots , he planned his flying missions and tactics , ironed his uniforms , and stayed physically fit through calisthenics . He seemed to overcompensate for his shyness by constantly mentioning his exploits . As a result , he seemed distant , arrogant , even abrasive . His comrades respected his skills , but even one of his few friends , Marcel Haegelen , considered him a braggart and shameless self-promoter . Fonck may have resented the fact that Guynemer remained more popular in the French press even after he surpassed him in victories.. Fonck also seemed to lack insight into the effect his personality had upon his image or career . However he and he alone carried the flag of the French Air Force at the victory parade on the Champs-Elysées . After the war . Fonck returned to civilian life after World War I , and published his war memoirs `` Mes Combats '' , prefaced by Marechal Foch , in 1920 . The fame he got from the war allowed him to be elected Member of Parliament representing the Vosges from 1919 to 1924 . During the 1920s , Fonck persuaded Igor Sikorsky to redesign the Sikorsky S-35 for the transatlantic race or Orteig Prize . On 21 September 1926 , Fonck crashed on takeoff when the landing gear collapsed , killing two of his three crew members . Charles Lindbergh won the prize seven months later in 1927 . Fonck eventually returned to military aviation and rose to Inspector of French fighter forces from 1937 to 1939 . His inter-war contact with the likes of former World War I foe Hermann Göring and Ernst Udet cast a shadow upon Fonck 's reputation during the German occupation of France and led to allegations of collaboration with the Nazi occupying forces and the Vichy regime . On 10 August 1940 , Vichy Foreign Minister Pierre Laval announced that Fonck had recruited 200 French pilots to fight on the Nazi side . However , the truth is more complicated . Marshal Philippe Pétain wished to use the Göring – Fonck relationship in order to meet Adolf Hitler and thus gave Colonel Fonck the order to talk to Göring . A meeting was planned at Montoire but after discovering evidence about the pro-Nazi politics of Pierre Laval , Fonck tried to convince Pétain not to attend . Initially Pétain appeared to heed Fonck 's advice , but for some reason Pétain eventually decided not to follow Fonck 's warnings and he met Hitler at Montoire on 24 October 1940 . Fonck 's loyalties were thus questioned by the Vichy regime , and thus he returned home to Paris where he was eventually arrested by the Gestapo and imprisoned in the Drancy internment camp . After the war , a French police inquiry about his supposed collaboration with the Vichy regime completely cleared Fonck . The conclusion was that his loyalty was proved by his close contacts with recognised resistance leaders such as Alfred Heurtaux during the war . Additionally , he was awarded the Certificate of Resistance in 1948 . Citation reads `` Mr. Fonck , René , a member of the fighting French forces without uniform , took part , in territory occupied by the enemy , to glorious fights for the liberation of the nation '' . Fonck remained in Paris but also visited frequently his native Lorraine where he had business interests . He died from a fatal stroke in his Paris apartment , Rue du Cirque , at the age of 59 and is buried in the cemetery of his native village of Saulcy-sur-Meurthe . Médaille militaire . `` A pilot of remarkable bravery and skill , having already engaged in a great number of aerial combats . On 6 August 1916 , he resolutely attacked two strongly armed enemy planes , took on one in pursuit , and by a series of bold and skillful maneuvers , forced it to land uninjured within our lines . He has been cited in orders twice . '' Légion d'honneur . `` A fighting pilot of great value , combining outstanding bravery and exceptional qualities of skill and sang-froid . He came to pursuit aviation after 500 hours of flight on army corps aircraft and became , in a short time , one of the best French combat pilots . On 19 , 20 and 21 August 1917 , he shot down his 8th , 9th and 10th enemy aircraft . He has already been cited seven times in orders , and has received the Médaille militaire for feats of war . '' Légion d'honneur chevaliership in 1917 . Raised to the grade of Commander in 1921 , and to the dignity of Grand Officer in 1936 . If not for his devotion to the Victor of Verdun , Field-Marshall Pétain during the German occupation of France , Fonck would have been raised to Knight Grand Cross . One of the most decorated French war hero . `` Remarkable officer from every point of view ; of admirable fighting ardor . Pilot of the highest order , for reconnaissance missions and artillery range intelligence , as well as for surveillance service that he completed many times despite very unfavorable atmospheric conditions . He demonstrated , during the course of an uninterrupted series of aerial combats , an exceptional strength and will to win , which sets an example for the French chasse pilots of today . Has downed thirty six enemy planes . '' Twenty eight army citations ( `` palmes '' ) , and one bronze regimental citation ( `` étoile de bronze '' ) attached to his War Cross . Recipient of the rarer Médaille militaire , and Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur for gallantry on the battle field ( `` faits de guerre '' ) ( to be distinguished from the Légion d'Honneur widely attributed to civilians ) . Rene Fonck was also awarded the British Military Cross and the British Distinguished Conduct Medal .
Chongwenmen . Chongwenmen ( ; Manchu : ; Möllendorff : šu be wesihulere duka ) is the name of a gate that was once part of Beijing 's city wall in what is now Dongcheng District . The gate stood in the southeastern part of Beijing 's inner city , immediately south of the old Beijing Legation Quarter . In the 1960s , the gate and much of the wall was torn down to make room for Beijing 's second ring road . Today , Chongwenmen is marked by the intersection of Chongwenmen Nei ( Inner ) and Chongwenmen Wai ( Outer ) Street , which run north-south through the former gate , Chongwenmen East and Chongwenmen West Street , which run east-west where the wall stood , and Beijing Station West Street , a diagonal street , going northwest to the Beijing Railway Station . Chongwenmen is a transport node in Beijing . Chongwenmen Station is an interchange station on Lines 2 and 5 of the Beijing Subway . Chongwen District , an administrative division of the city from 1952 to 2010 and now folded into Dongcheng District , was named after Chongwenmen . History . During the Yuan dynasty , the gate was called Wenmingmen ( 文明門 ) . Because the residence of the Mongol prince Hada was located close by , the gate was also popularly known as Hadamen ( traditional 哈達門 , simplified 哈大門 ) or Hademen ( traditional 哈德門 , simplified 哈德门 ) . The name Hademen survived well into the twentieth century , and was even the name of a popular cigarette brand . The Hademen Hotel now overlooks where the gate once stood . To the east of Chongwenmen , the Ming City Wall Relics Park has the best preserved remaining section of Beijing 's Ming city wall . Beijing Bus . Bus line number in bold denotes bus terminal .
Van Houtte . Van Houtte Inc. is a company based in Montreal , Quebec , Canada that processes , distributes and sells coffee and coffee related goods . History . French-born Albert-Louis Van Houtte ( 1877–1944 ) emigrated to Canada in 1912 . After the First World War made his attempt at a horse importing business unsustainable , he turned to food retailing . He opened a grocery store in 1919 to sell specialty items , but soon found particular success with gourmet coffee roasting . After Van Houtte 's death in 1944 , his family continued to operate and develop the Maison A.L . Van Houtte business . In 1980 , the family business evolved into a corporation known as A.L Van Houtte Inc. , led by Paul-André Guillotte and Benoît Beauregard . In 1987 , the company went public on the Montreal Stock Exchange . Its corporate name was shortened to Van Houtte Inc. following a shareholder vote on 12 September 2000 . In 2000 , U.S sales alone represented around 20 % of the company 's total revenues , with products being sold in 28 states . Today , Van Houtte has grown into an international supplier of coffee , coffee machines and related support for over 60,000 offices and other places of employment in the United States and Canada . The company claims this to be the largest such system in North America . Van Houtte also supplies and supports coffee sales for cafeterias , grocery and convenience stores , restaurants and hotels . Van Houtte also offers a selection of fair-traded coffee products . Van Houtte still sells coffee directly to customers through its chain of cafés throughout Quebec . Van Houtte also offers coffee and associated products for sale through its website . In May 2007 , U.S. private equity firm Littlejohn & Co. announced a $ 600 million deal that will take Van Houtte ownership out of Canadian hands , although the gourmet coffee company will continue to have headquarters in Montreal under its existing name and have the leadership of its current management team . On September 14 , 2010 , Van Houtte Inc. agreed to be bought by Vermont based coffee company , Green Mountain Coffee Roasters for Can $ 915 million . The completion of the transaction was announced on December 17 , 2010 . On August 29 , 2011 Green Mountain Coffee Roasters sold Van Houtte 's U.S. Coffee Service business ( Filterfresh ) to Aramark for $ 145 million . In November 2014 , Keurig Green Mountain sold Quebec-based Van Houtte cafes to quick-service restaurant operator MTY Food Group , while retaining control of the Van Houtte brand , image , and wholesale business .
Taymuraz Khamitsayev . Taymuraz Morisovich Khamitsayev ( ; born 21 December 1988 ) is a former Russian professional football player .
Eilefsen Peak . Eilefsen Peak ( ) is a peak in the northeast part of Radford Island , lying in the Sulzberger Ice Shelf off the coast of Marie Byrd Land . The peak was probably seen on an aerial flight by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition ( 1928–30 ) . It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Albert Eilefsen , a driver with the Byrd Antarctic Expedition ( 1933–35 ) .
United States Senate election in Tennessee , 2000 . The 2000 United States Senate election in Tennessee took place on November 7 , 2000 . Incumbent Republican U.S . Senator Bill Frist won re-election to a second term . Democratic primary . The Democratic primary was held August 3 , 2000 . In a field of five candidates , Jeff Clark , a professor at Middle Tennessee State University , edged out John Jay Hooker to win the nomination .
Riti Huasi . Riti Huasi ( possibly from Quechua `` rit'i '' snow , `` wasi '' house `` snow house '' ) is a mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru , about high . It is situated in the Puno Region , Carabaya Province , on the border of the districts Corani and Ollachea .
Addie C. Strong Engle . Addie C. Strong Engle ( August 11 , 1845 – 1926 ) was an American author and publisher . She was one of the oldest Past Grand Matrons of Connecticut . Early years and education . Addie Clarissa Strong was born in Manchester , Connecticut , August 11 , 1845 . She traces her ancestry back to 1630 , when John Strong came to the United States from Taunton , England . Her girlhood years were spent in the town of South Manchester , Connecticut and her later life , until 1882 in Meriden , Connecticut . As a child , she found writing as a recreation . Her talent for literary composition was inherited from her mother , Mary B. Keeney , whose ancestors were among the earlier settlers of South Manchester . When a girl of sixteen , she sent an article upon one of the terrible war years then just ended to `` Zion 's Herald '' , of Boston , in which it was printed as a leader , and she was engaged by its publisher to write a series of sketches for children . Career . Engle spent several years in teaching in South Manchester . In 1866 , she married John H Bario , of Meriden . Two daughters of that marriage survived , Luia B. Mitchell and Ethel B. McDavitt . For years , she provided serves to the Order of the Eastern Star , in which she was honored by being called three years to fill the highest office in Connecticut . In the discharge of the duties pertaining to that position , her executive ability and knowledge of jurisprudence won commendation as being `` wonderful for a woman '' , a compliment she rather resented , as her pride and faith in the abilities of women were large . Her stories and poems appeared for years in children 's papers , the `` Voice of Masonry '' , the `` Churchman '' , and other periodicals . She published many stories and poems . The odes used in the secret work of the Order of the Eastern Star and its memorial service were her contributions . In 1882 , she married Rev . Willis D. Engle , of Indianapolis , an Episcopal clergyman , and removed to Indiana . There , she at once became identified , outside of church work , with local organizations of the Eastern Star , the Woman 's Relief Corps , the McAll Mission and the King 's Daughters . With her husband , she commenced in 1889 the publication of a monthly illustrated magazine , the `` Compass , Star and Vidette '' , in the interest of the Masonic , Eastern Star , and Relief Corps Orders . The entire charge of the literary and children 's departments fell upon her . In December , 1890 , she ceased active participation in the work of the various societies to which she belonged , and became a `` shut in '' after a fall the winter before resulted in congestion of the spine . Laying in a hammock during a short lake trip in the summer of 1891 , she wrote a romance in the form of a serial , which was published . An injury to her eyes impaired their appearance as well as their vision , and she wore glasses thereafter . Her Puritan ancestry was evident in some of her opinions , yet she was very liberal , and sought progress and reform . She was a rapid talker , and when able to speak from the rostrum , was an eloquent one . She died in 1926 and is buried at Crown Hill Cemetery , in Indianapolis .
The Daedalus Variations . `` The Daedalus Variations '' is the 84th episode of the science fiction television series `` Stargate Atlantis '' , and is the fourth episode in the series ' fifth season . The episode first aired on August 1 , 2008 on the Sci Fi Channel in the United States , and subsequently aired on October 9 on Sky One in the United Kingdom . The episode was written by Alan McCullough , and directed by regular Stargate director , Andy Mikita . Richard Woolsey ( Robert Picardo ) and Jennifer Keller ( Jewel Staite ) do not appear in the episode , despite being credited during the opening title sequence . Talking to journalists , McCullough linked the story to that of the `` Flying Dutchman '' , a mythical ghost ship that drifts forever in the ocean with no chance of returning home . The episode received generally favourable reviews . Episode writer McCullough described the episode as a one-off `` wild romp '' , with much use of visual effects . The episode follows John Sheppard and his team , who investigates the mysterious appearance of the `` Daedalus '' over Atlantis , where they soon find the ship is from a parallel universe and makes its way through various alternate realities with an `` alternate reality drive '' . Stuck on the `` Daedalus '' , the team seeks to find a way to return , while they run into contact with a newly introduced alien race and find the ship 's new drive is slowly burning out , and they could be stranded in another universe forever . Plot . A spaceship appears out of nowhere over Atlantis . John Sheppard ( Joe Flanigan ) and his team discover that the ship is the `` Daedalus '' , which is strange as Stargate Command confirms that the `` Daedalus '' is actually two days away from Earth . Sheppard 's team boards the new `` Daedalus '' and find it apparently abandoned with signs of battle damage . Teyla ( Rachel Luttrell ) views a log entry from the `` Daedalus '' commander , Colonel Sobel , who the team has never heard of before . Suddenly , there is a power spike and the `` Daedalus '' disappears from above Atlantis , while from the perspective of Sheppard 's team , Atlantis disappears . McKay finds that they have been propelled into a parallel universe by what he terms an `` alternate reality drive '' , and thus the `` Daedalus '' is actually from an alternate reality . The team finds another version of themselves , dead , who come from yet another parallel universe and were trapped aboard while investigating the ship , just as they are . Soon , the ship jumps again , into a reality where Atlantis is under attack from an unfamiliar alien ship . Sheppard intervenes , and the aliens retaliate by launching fighters . One of the fighters crashes into the `` Daedalus '' before it jumps again , this time into a universe where Atlantis ' sun has already swelled into a red giant . To keep the ship from being burned up , McKay ( David Hewlett ) increases the rate at which the alternate reality drive activates , warning that his modifications are irreversible . Meanwhile , the team must contend with aliens from the crashed fighter . McKay figures out that there is no way to guide the alternate reality drive , but that they can return to their original reality by reversing the drive and jumping back through the realities they had visited before . They use the maneuvering thrusters to stabilize the ship 's orbit above the red giant , and weather another attack by the aliens , with help from an alternate Atlantis . Once they return to their own reality , they leave the ship in space suits after a remaining alien detonates an explosive , causing a breach in the ship 's hull and are picked up by Lorne ( Kavan Smith ) after the `` Daedalus '' disappears . In the end , McKay is shown working on fixing the alternate reality drive , despite Sheppard 's admonishments . Production . The original concept of an episode involving alternate realities was a room in Atlantis that shifts into alternate realities . However , the idea had several issues , including the possibility of no Atlantis in one reality , so Robert C. Cooper suggested using the `` Daedalus '' . The final draft of `` The Daedalus Variations '' was completed on February 11 . On February 12 , the prosthetics meeting for the episode , as well as `` The Seed '' , `` Broken Ties '' and `` Whispers '' took place , which most likely involved the unknown aliens featured from the episode . The appearance of the aliens was revealed in the advertisement for the episode on July 27 . In an interview with episode writer , Alan McCullough , he described the episode as a `` great team show '' , and a `` visual effects spectacular . '' On March 10 , Captain Sobol was cast . Sobol was the alternate commander of the `` Daedalus '' , rather than Colonel Caldwell ( Mitch Pileggi ) . By the time the episode aired , Sobol was female ( portrayed by Tracy Waterhouse ) , she held the rank of Colonel instead , and her name was spelled `` Sobel '' . Much of the episode was filmed on the `` Daedalus '' set . Due to that , visual effects were required to fill in the external shots . The episode was reportedly one of the most expensive VFX budgets in the series , and is the most expensive for the season . The star map behind the captain 's chair of the `` Daedalus '' is usually lit green . However , the episode 's writer and supervising producer , Alan McCullough , deliberately turned the map 90 degrees and changed the color from green to orange , so as to make the ship different from the normal `` Daedalus '' . McCullough also stated that the episode is a one-off , but did not rule out a return beyond the fifth season . He also said that he originally planned the team to visit a reality where the Ancients won the war against the Wraith , but this idea was dropped as it would detract from the main storyline . The episode was Jason Momoa 's first appearance with his customised wig . After he had his hair cut by the time the fourth season was completed , for the first three episodes he had it sewn back on . However , when SCI FI would n't allow his hairstyle to be changed , they switched to the wig after Momoa complained about the pain of having his hair sewn on again . Reception . `` The Daedalus Variations '' was given a household rating of 1.3 , making `` Stargate Atlantis '' the fourth most viewed series for the week on Sci Fi Channel . They were beaten by `` ECW on Sci Fi '' ( with 1.4 ) , `` Ghost Hunters International '' ( with 1.6 ) and the season three premiere of `` Eureka '' ( which earned the highest rating of 2.1 ) . The episode was also received generally positive . Tory Ireland Mell of IGN praised the episode for its reasonably short teaser , thinking the shorter it is , the better the episode , as well as its gripping storyline and the introduction of the alien race , particularly the fact that very little is known about them , stating it was `` a perfect tease by the writers . '' The episode was rated 9.1 out of 10 overall . Marx Pyle of the SyFy Portal ( which was since renamed Airlock Alpha ) compared the episode as Atlantis ' version of ' episode `` Q Who ? '' in respect to the introduction of a new `` big bad '' for the future . It was praised for being a `` fun filler '' episode , and Pyle enjoyed the scene where the two Sheppards converse , and the space battle , believing only `` Battlestar Galactica '' could beat them . However , Pyle criticised the episode for the absence of Woolsey , and McKay 's apparent quick understanding of new technologies including the alternate reality drive , as well as feeling that Sci Fi gave away too much information from the previews of the episode .
Martin Stehlik . Martin Stehlik ( born October 23 , 1989 ) is an Austrian footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for First Vienna FC .
Melanoplus keeleri . `` Melanoplus keeleri '' , known generally as the Keeler 's spur-throat grasshopper or Keeler grasshopper , is a species of spur-throated grasshopper in the family Acrididae . It is found in North America . Subspecies . Data sources : i = ITIS , c = Catalogue of Life , g = GBIF , b = Bugguide.net
Khorum . Khorum ( , also Romanized as Khorūm ) is a village in Masal Rural District , in the Central District of Masal County , Gilan Province , Iran . At the 2006 census , its population was 109 , in 26 families .
Air Tahoma . Air Tahoma was an American cargo airline ( Part 121 ) based in Columbus , Ohio , United States . It was established and started operations in 1996 in San Diego then later moved to Indianapolis in 1998 and to its last location at Rickenbacker International Airport , Columbus . Air Tahoma operated contract cargo flights internationally to the Caribbean , Mexico , Vietnam , Philippines and the United States . Air Tahoma ceased operations in 2009 . History . Noel Rude founded the company in 1996 , and it was based out of Rickenbacker Airport in Columbus , OH Air Tahoma is a spin-off from Cool Air Inc. , which was founded in 1986 by Rude and his father , Bud Rude , who is a veteran of the airline industry and who founded the parent company that originally flew firefighting missions in Washington . FedEx contracted with Air Tahoma to fly to cities without enough traffic to support a larger jet . Air Tahoma operated twin-engine turboprop Convairs ( either the 580 or the 240 ) . Based on the September 1 , 2008 FAA 's post accident inspection report , on Friday November 7 , 2008 , Air Tahoma was presented with a list of alleged discrepancies on each of its aircraft . The company voluntarily suspended operations . On Monday November 10 , Air Tahoma presented the FAA with a 150-page document answering / dismissing every item in the FAA report . Air Tahoma subsequently resumed operations and requested input from the FAA as to any known safety items so that they could be properly addressed . Assigned FAA inspectors told the carrier it was `` business as usual '' and their instructions were to continue their daily surveillance as usual . With no new information , the FAA issued an emergency revocation on January 13 , 2009 citing many systemic violations of the Federal Aviation Regulations . The Company appealed the revocation . During the appeal process , the FAA revoked all ferry flights to reposition the company 's aircraft to its home base and blocked any attempt by the company to place aircraft with other operators . In exchange for dropping its appeal , the FAA allowed the company to move its aircraft home and agreed not to withhold necessary inspectors from other operators trying to lease Air Tahoma aircraft . “ The First Inspector ” read the FAA Enforcement Investigative Report ( EIR ) that was done after the fatal accident in September 2008. stated if that went to trial , 95 % of the items within the EIR would be unsubstantiated . Several issues documented in the EIR concerned NDT ( non-destructive testing ) . declared that Air Tahoma contracted much of its NDT work to outside companies . “ The Second Inspector ” read the FAA Enforcement Investigative Report ( EIR ) about Air Tahoma . The EIR mentioned several issues with maintenance aspects and not many issues concerning operational items . stated if the maintenance items in the EIR were addressed individually in court , the items would not stand-up . Additionally , if Air Tahoma had the money to go to court , many aspects of the EIR would not have held-up . did not elaborate on those issues and his opinions . Although , stated agreed with the EIR , it appeared `` loaded on . '' did not elaborate At the conclusion , the Special Agent in charge briefed the Assistant United States Attorney ( AUSA ) about the information obtained and the AUSA declined the case for prosecution . Given that Air Tahoma successfully rebutted every item in the November 7 , 2008 list of alleged aircraft discrepancies and given that the FAA 's own inspectors believed that the Enforcement Investigative Report against Air Tahoma would not hold up in court , it is easy to conclude why the FAA aggressively pressured Air Tahoma into dropping its appeal of the revocation order . Incidents and accidents . On September 1 , 2008 an Air Tahoma Convair 580 crashed in Pickaway County , Ohio , shortly after taking off from Rickenbacker International Airport , claiming the lives of the 3 crew members . The FAA and NTSB are investigating . Rickenbacker International Airport is southeast of Columbus , Ohio . The crash happened around the Noon hour . 14 CFR Part 91 : General Aviation Accident occurred Monday , September 1 , 2008 in Columbus , OH The accident flight was the first flight following maintenance that included flight control cable rigging . The flight was also intended to provide cockpit familiarization for the first officer and the pilot observer , and as a training flight for the first officer . About one minute after takeoff , the first officer contacted the tower and stated that they needed to return to land . The airplane impacted a cornfield about one mile southwest of the approach end of the runway , and 2 minutes 40 seconds after the initiation of the takeoff roll . The cockpit voice recorder ( CVR ) indicated that , during the flight , neither the captain nor the first officer called for the landing gear to be raised , the flaps to be retracted , or the power levers to be reduced from full power . From the time the first officer called `` rotate '' until the impact , the captain repeated the word `` pull '' about 27 times . When the observer pilot asked , `` Come back on the trim ? '' the captain responded , `` There 's nothing anymore on the trim . '' The inspection of the airplane revealed that the elevator trim cables were rigged improperly , which resulted in the trim cables being reversed . As a result , when the pilot applied nose-up trim , the elevator trim system actually applied nose-down trim . An examination of the maintenance instruction cards used to conduct the last inspection revealed that the inspector 's block on numerous checks were not signed off by the Required Inspection Item ( RII ) inspector . The RII inspector did not sign the item that stated : `` Connect elevator servo trim tab cables and rig in accordance with Allison Convair [ maintenance manual ] ... ” The item had been signed off by the mechanic , but not by the RII inspector . The card also contained a NOTE , which stated in bold type , `` A complete inspection of all elevator controls must be accomplished and signed off by an RII qualified inspector and a logbook entry made to this effect . '' The RII inspector block was not signed off . The improper ( reverse ) rigging of the elevator trim cables by company maintenance personnel , and their subsequent failure to discover the misrigging during required post-maintenance checks . Contributing to the accident was the captain ’ s inadequate post-maintenance preflight check and the flight crew 's improper response to the trim problem . During the civil cases filed by the pilots ’ families , it was discovered that the maintenance work card for the installation of the trim tab and rigging were properly signed by the mechanics and the inspector . The results of this card , were improperly transferred to the control sheet used by the company to track the completion of required checks . This control sheet also required the inspector ’ s initials , it was this control sheet that was missing the required inspector initials . It was also discovered that at least four other incidents of improper ( reverse ) mis-rigging had occurred with other operators of Convair aircraft , including one case with the now manufacture of the aircraft . The manufacture subsequently issued a Service Bulletin ( SB 340-27-001 ) requiring placards to safeguard against improper ( reverse ) rigging of the elevator trim cables in the future . The pilots ’ families sued the manufacture for improperly notifying Air Tahoma of the known mis-rigging issue with the Convair . The case has now been settled .
Nanotechnology in fiction . The use of nanotechnology in fiction has attracted scholarly attention . The first use of the distinguishing concepts of nanotechnology was `` There 's Plenty of Room at the Bottom '' , a talk given by physicist Richard Feynman in 1959 . K. Eric Drexler 's 1986 book `` Engines of Creation '' introduced the general public to the concept of nanotechnology . Since then , nanotechnology has been used frequently in a diverse range of fiction , often as a justification for unusual or far-fetched occurrences featured in speculative fiction . Literature . In 1881 the Russian writer Nikolai Leskov wrote `` The Tale of Cross-eyed Lefty from Tula and the Steel Flea '' , which included the concept of text that can be seen only through a microscope at 5,000,000 times magnification . In 1931 , Boris Zhitkov wrote a short story called `` Microhands '' ( Микроруки ) , where the narrator builds for himself a pair of microscopic remote manipulators , and uses them for fine tasks like eye surgery . When he attempts to build even smaller manipulators to be manipulated by the first pair , the story goes into detail about the problem of regular materials behaving differently on a microscopic scale . In his 1956 short story `` The Next Tenants '' , Arthur C. Clarke describes tiny machines that operate at the micrometre scale – although not strictly nanoscale ( billionth of a meter ) , they are the first fictional example of the concepts now associated with nanotechnology . Stanislaw Lem 's 1964 novel `` The Invincible '' involves the discovery of an artificial ecosystem of minuscule robots , although like in Clarke 's story they are larger than what is strictly meant by the term 'nanotechnology ' . Robert Silverberg 's 1969 short story `` How It Was when the Past Went Away '' describes nanotechnology being used in the construction of stereo loudspeakers , with a thousand speakers per inch . The 1984 novel `` Peace on Earth '' by Stanislaw Lem tells about small bacteria-sized nanorobots looking as normal dust ( developed by artificial intelligence placed by humans on the Moon in the era of cold warfare ) that has later came to Earth and are replicating , destroying all weapons , modern technology and software , leaving living organisms ( as there were no living organisms on the Moon ) intact . The 1985 novel `` Blood Music '' by Greg Bear ( originally a 1983 short story ) features genetically engineered white blood cells that eventually learn to manipulate matter on an atomic scale . The 1991 novelization of ' , authored by Randall Frakes , expands the origin story of the T-1000 Terminator through the inclusion of a prologue set in the future . It is explained that the T-1000 is a 'Nanomorph ' , that was created by Skynet , through the use of programmable Nanotechnology . This was only implied in the film itself . The 1992 novel , `` Assemblers of Infinity '' is a science-fiction novel authored by Kevin J. Anderson and Doug Beason . The plot line makes specific mention of nano-assembly and nano-disassembly robots , along with admonitions regarding the dangers that these bacteria-sized machines might pose . Neal Stephenson 's 1995 novel `` The Diamond Age '' is set in a world where nanotechnology is commonplace . Nanoscale warfare , fabrication at the molecular scale , and self-assembling islands all exist . The `` Trinity Blood '' series features an alien nanomachine found on Mars which is present in the body of the protagonist , Abel Nighroad . These nanomachines are known as Krusnik nanomachines , and feed on the cells of vampires . Nanobots ( called Nanoes ) are central to Stel Pavlou 's novel `` Decipher '' ( 2001 ) . Michael Crichton 's novel `` Prey '' ( 2002 ) is a cautionary tale about the possible risks of developing nanotechnology . In `` Prey '' , a swarm of molecule-sized nanorobots develop intelligence and become a large scale threat . Robert Ludlum 's 2005 novel `` The Lazarus Vendetta '' also focuses around nanotechnology , focusing mainly on its ability to cure cancer . A nanomorph , term first coined by Science Fiction writer David Pulver in 1986 's `` GURPS Robots '' , is a fictional robot entirely made of nanomachines . Its brain is distributed throughout its whole body , which also acts as an all-around sensor , hence making it impossible to surprise as long as the target is on line of sight . A nanomorph is arguably the robotic ultimate in versatility , maybe even in power . Further uses of the concept could include using parts of its body as a tracking device , splitting the body for doing several tasks , or merging two nanomorphs in a greater one , or else gliding/flying in an ornithopter-like way ( by molding itself like a giant , articulated kite ) . A common but facultative ( without this feature , it would still qualify as a nanomorph ) improvement is the ability to cover itself with specific colors and textures in a realistic looking manner ( the ultimate being to look like a human , à la doppelgänger ) . Film and television . One of the first mentions on a television show was an announcement to students over the school loudspeakers in the 1987 `` Max Headroom '' episode , `` Academy '' that , `` Nanotechnology pod test results are posted in the Submicron Lab for your viewing . '' The anime series ' employs a plotline heavily involved in the use of `` micromachines '' as a form of treatment against complex diseases after a subject undergoing cyberisation . In the `` Star Trek '' universe , from ' onward , the Borg use nanomachines , referred to as `` nanoprobes '' , to assimilate individuals into their collective . On the television show `` Red Dwarf '' , nanobots played a notable role in series VII to IX . Nanobots are nanotechnology created to be a self-repair system for androids like Kryten as they can also change anything into anything else . Kryten 's nanobots grow bored of their duties and take over the ship `` Red Dwarf '' , leaving the crew to try and recapture it aboard the smaller `` Starbug '' . In the end the ship they are chasing is actually a smaller `` Red Dwarf '' built by the nanobots ( which evaded their scanners in the end by coming aboard `` Starbug '' ) , with the rest being changed into a planet . Once the crew discover this and find the nanobots , they force them to rebuild `` Red Dwarf '' ( as well as Dave Lister 's then-missing arm ) . In the end the nanobots build an enhanced `` Red Dwarf '' based on the original design plans . They also resurrect the original full crew killed in the first episode . The episode The New Breed of the show `` Outer Limits '' featured nanobots . Nanobots were also featured during the Sci-Fi Channel era of `` Mystery Science Theater 3000 '' , where they were known as `` nanites '' . They were depicted on the show as microscopic , bug-like , freestanding robots with distinct personalities . Nanotechnology appeared several times in the TV series `` Stargate SG-1 '' and `` Stargate Atlantis '' , in the form of the replicators and the Asurans , respectively . A `` nanovirus '' is also seen in `` Stargate Atlantis '' . In ' ( 2001 ) , a criminal blows up a tanker trunk containing a nanobot virus that instantly kills thousands . In the 2003 film `` Agent Cody Banks '' , a scientist creates nanobots programmed to clean up oil spills . In the 2004 film `` I , Robot '' , nanites are used to wipe out artificial intelligence in the event of a malfunction and are depicted as a liquid containing tiny silver objects . In the 2005 `` Doctor Who '' television episode `` The Empty Child/The Doctor Dances '' a metal cylinder falling from space and lands in the time of World War II-era London , breaks releasing nanobots which transform every human it comes into contact with into a gas mask-wearing zombie , like its first contact , a child . In the 2008 film `` The Day the Earth Stood Still '' , the alien robot `` GORT '' disintegrates into a swarm of self-replicating nanobots shaped like bugs that cover Earth and destroy all humans and artificial structures by seemingly devouring them within seconds . The revamped `` Knight Rider '' television series and TV movie incorporate nanotechnology into the Knight Industries Three Thousand ( KITT ) , allowing it to change color and shape , as well as providing abilities such as self-regeneration . In the 2009 film ' , the main plot is to save the world from a warhead containing deadly nanobots called the `` Nanomites '' , which if detonated over a city could destroy it in hours . The popular NBC science fiction show , `` Revolution '' , is based on a worldwide blackout due to the manipulation of nanotechnology . In 2010 `` Generator Rex '' was shown on Cartoon Network . It was based on a laboratory experiment going wrong and infecting the world with bad `` Nanites '' which turned people into monsters known as E.V.Os . In the `` Ben 10 '' series , there is a nanotechnology-based alien called Nanomech , who first appeared in the live-action movie . Nanotechnology is featured heavily within the `` Terminator '' film series . The 1991 film ' and 2015 film ' feature the T-1000 terminator . The T-1000 is composed of Mimetic Polyalloy , a liquid metal that utilizes nanites for shapeshifting abilities ; Giving the T-1000 the ability to mimic anyone it samples through physical contact . It can also form its arms into blades and stabbing weapons and instantly recover from any damage . In the 2003 film ' a new terminator , the `` T-X '' , also utilities Mimetic Polyalloy for shapeshifting abilities ; like the T-1000 it can mimic anyone it touches . The T-X is also equipped with nanotechnological transjectors , and can infect and control other Terminators using nanites . In `` Terminator Genisys '' , human resistance leader `` John Connor '' is infected with `` machine phase matter '' by a T-5000 terminator , transforming John into a `` T-3000 '' . Constructed entirely of nanocytes , the T-3000 , like the T-1000 and T-X terminators , has shapeshifting and replication abilities . This unit 's deadly nanocyte structure gives the T-3000 the unique ability to instantly scatter into particles and then quickly reform to avoid harmful impact as well as instantly recovering from damage . In the 2014 film `` Transcendence '' , the uploaded consciousness of Will Caster ( Johnny Depp ) uses nanotechnology to turn himself , and the local townsfolk , into a self-healing defense force with superhuman strength . In Venture Brothers Season 6 Episode 3 `` Faking Miracles '' a laboratory accident leads nanobots to enter Dean Venture 's body . Billy Quizboy and Peter White take remote control of the nanobots , inadvertently torturing Dean to showcase the power of the nanobots to Dr. Venture . Eventually they are used , unbeknownst to Dean , to improve his intelligence so that he can pass an entrance examination for college . In the post-credit scene Dean painfully urinates them out like a set of kidney stones . In the 2018 Marvel Cinematic Universe film `` Black Panther '' , the title character 's suit of armor is made of nanites that are stored in a necklace when not in use , and also have the ability to absorb and redirect kinetic energy as needed . In the 2018 MCU film ' , Iron Man 's armor is made up of nanites that are stored in the arc reactor in Tony Stark 's chest . The nanites are able to self repair damage sustained to it . Spider-Man 's Iron Spider suit , also created by Stark , uses nanotechnology as well . Computer games . In `` Total Annihilation '' nanobots are used to build structures . In some games of the `` Mortal Kombat '' series , the character Smoke is a cloud of nanobots . In `` System Shock 2 '' ( 1999 ) , `` nanites '' are used as currency as well as a type of weapon ammo . In `` Deus Ex '' ( 2000 ) , nanotechnology is an important part of both the plot and game mechanics . A very dangerous technology in the wrong hands , it provides a number of abilities to the protagonist . The MMORPG `` Anarchy Online '' ( launched 2001 ) is set on a planet with well-developed nanotechnology , which generally is used as magic in fantasy-themed games . The protagonist of `` Metal Gear Solid 2 '' ( 2001 ) had artificial blood infused with nanomachine that served functions such as healing . `` Metal Gear Solid 4 '' ( 2008 ) featured a great deal of nanotechnology , such as the Sons of the Patriots , an artificial intelligence/nanomachine network that regulated and enhanced the actions of every lawful combatant in the world . In `` Metal Gear Rising Revengeance '' the main antagonist Senator Armstrong also augments himself with nanotechnology . In `` Red Faction '' ( 2001 ) , nanotechnology is used on Mars to control miners , and `` Red Faction Guerilla '' ( 2009 ) features nanotechnology , in particular a device called the Nano Forge , as a major plot point . The computer game Hostile Waters features a narrative involving nanotech assemblers . In the `` Ratchet & Clank '' series , the health system involves nanotechnology . The nanotech can be upgraded by purchase in the first game , or by defeating enemies in other games of the series . Nanotechnology is also found in `` Crysis '' ( 2007 ) , `` Crysis 2 '' ( 2011 ) , and Crysis 3 ( 2013 ) . The protagonists of these games are equipped with a `` Nano Suit '' , which enables them to become stronger , invisible , heavily armored , etc . In ' ( 2009 ) , Reed Richards creates nanites that are meant to control the minds of supervillains . However , the nanites evolve into a group mind called the Fold which serves as the primary antagonist for the game . In `` SpaceChem '' the player has to build molecular assembler/disassemblers using nanomachines called `` Waldos '' controlled by a visual programming language . Comics and other media . In the manga series ' , nanotechnology is referenced numerously and its use is heavily restricted , owing to the loss of Mercury as a potential planetary colony due to a grey goo catastrophe . Its danger and control has become one of the main driving narratives in the story . In Dx13 : Nano A Mano - a manga series by Kirupagaren Kanni - the protagonist uses nanobots to create a giant mecha , which is remotely controlled by custom-built equipment such as electronic glove , microphones , cameras , etc . Nanomites appear in the `` G.I . Joe Reinstated '' series published by Devil 's Due . In the anime and manga series `` Black Cat '' , Eve has the ability to manipulate nanomachines . Nanobots are later used for a variety of purposes , from turning victims into berserk warriors to granting Creed Diskenth immortality . In the anime and manga series `` To Love-Ru '' , the Transformation Weapons Golden Darkness and Mea Kurosaki have nanomachines within them , in the same manner as Eve from Black Cat . In the anime and manga series `` Project ARMS '' , the ARMS are weapons made from many nanomachines imbued into compatible biological beings , granting them a great variety of combative abilities and regeneration . The four protagonists each have an ARMS that have artificial intelligence , but the Keith series and the modulated ARMS do not .
Udvardya . `` Udvardya '' is a genus of jumping spider endemic to New Guinea. , it contains only one species , `` Udvardya elegans '' . Males and females are similar in appearance . There are minor differences in the abdominal pattern , and males have small curved `` horns '' on their chelicerae . In both sexes , the first pair of legs are greatly enlarged . Behavior . Nothing is known about the biology of this species , as it is only known from dead specimens . Name . The genus name is derived from the Hungarian biologist Miklos Udvardy ; `` elegans '' is Latin for `` elegant '' .
Jean Orcibal . Jean Orcibal ( 10 May 1913 – 18 December 1991 ) was a 20th-century French historian . A member of the École française de Rome between 1933 and 1939 , from 1952 he was directeur d'études at the École pratique des hautes études in his specialty , the history of modern and contemporary Catholicism . He particularly focused his research on Fénelon by editing his voluminous correspondence and on Jansenism . In 1990 , he won the awarded by the Académie Française .
Herpetogramma stultalis . `` Herpetogramma stultalis '' is a moth in the family Crambidae . It was described by Francis Walker in 1859 . It is found in Malaysia , India , Sri Lanka , China , Japan , Pakistan , Papua New Guinea and Australia , where it has been recorded from Queensland . In Africa , it has been recorded from the Democratic Republic of the Congo ( Equateur , North Kivu ) and Réunion . The wings are white with a vague grey pattern . The larvae have been recorded feeding on Amaranthaceae and Lamiaceae species , including `` Coleus '' species and `` Hyptis brevipes '' .
Thomas Reid ( disambiguation ) . Thomas Reid ( 1710–1796 ) was a Scottish philosopher .
Patricia Sentous . Patricia Sentous ( born 19 March 1950 ) is an Argentine former swimmer . She competed in two events at the 1968 Summer Olympics .
Malcolm Jennings Rogers . `` This article refers to the archaeologist . For others with the name Malcolm Rogers , please see Malcolm Rogers ( disambiguation ) . '' Malcolm Jennings Rogers ( 1890–1960 ) was a pioneering archaeologist in southern California , Baja California , and Arizona . Born in Fulton , New York , Rogers studied mining geology at Syracuse University and initially worked as a mining geologist . After service in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I , he moved to Escondido , California in 1919 and took up citrus farming . However , he was soon involved with local archaeology and associated with the San Diego Museum of Man . He moved to San Diego and became a full-time Curator at the museum in 1930 , continuing at that post until his resignation in 1945 . Health and other personal problems resulted in a hiatus in his archaeological work , which he resumed in 1958 as a Research Associate at the museum . He was working on his previous notes and collections in 1960 when a traffic accident caused his death ( Ezell 1961 ; Pourade 1966 ; Hanna 1982 , 2013 ) . Rogers ' fieldwork included extensive survey and excavation work in the coastal zone of San Diego County and northwestern Baja California , as well as throughout the California deserts to the east and western Arizona ( Apple 2013 ; Hedges 2013 ; Laylander and Bendímez 2013 ; Pigniolo 2013 ; Schaefer 2013 ; Schneider 2013 ) . He identified and named the San Dieguito , La Jolla , Amargosa , and Yuman archaeological complexes ( Rogers 1929a , 1929b , 1939 , 1945 , 1966 ; Warren 1966 , 2013 ; Sutton 2013 ) . He also produced one of the earliest ethnoarchaeological studies of pottery-making among the surviving native peoples of his region ( Rogers 1936 ; Panich and Wilken-Robertson 2013 ) . Rogers ' contributions were sometimes confusing to his successors , as in the case of his changing nomenclature for the San Dieguito Complex and its constituent phases . Working primarily before the advent of radiocarbon dating , he adhered to a short chronology for regional prehistory that has subsequently been discarded . His published observations , manuscript notes , and collections on aboriginal ceramics were never worked into a full-blown typology , and later analysts have interpreted them with markedly different conclusions ( Schroeder 1958 ; May 1978 ; Van Camp 1979 ; Waters 1982a , 1982b ; Seymour 1997 ; Burton and Quinn 2013 ) . One researcher noted that Rogers ' reports `` so often present his formulations without detailing the evidence on which they are founded '' ( Ezell 1961:533 ) . Nonetheless , these formulations continue to be the starting point for most research in the region , and his observations of so much that has subsequently been lost from the archaeological record have become indispensable .
Occipitalis muscle . The occipitalis muscle ( occipital belly ) is a muscle which covers parts of the skull . Some sources consider the occipital muscle to be a distinct muscle . However , Terminologia Anatomica currently classifies it as part of the occipitofrontalis muscle along with the frontalis muscle . The occipitalis muscle is thin and quadrilateral in form . It arises from tendinous fibers from the lateral two-thirds of the superior nuchal line of the occipital bone and from the mastoid process of the temporal and ends in the epicranial aponeurosis . The occipitalis muscle is innervated by the facial nerve and its function is to move the scalp back . The muscles receives blood from the occipital artery .
Morengo . Morengo ( Bergamasque : ) is a `` comune '' ( municipality ) in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy , located about east of Milan and about south of Bergamo . Morengo borders the following municipalities : Bariano , Brignano Gera d'Adda , Caravaggio , Cologno al Serio , Martinengo , Pagazzano , Romano di Lombardia .
Isaac LeVesconte . Isaac LeVesconte ( August 12 , 1822 – October 26 , 1879 ) was a Nova Scotia businessman and political figure . He represented Richmond in the House of Commons of Canada as a Conservative member from 1869 to 1874 . He was born at Saint Aubin in Jersey in 1822 , was educated at Saint Helier , Jersey , and came to Arichat on Isle Madame at the age of 12 . LeVesconte worked in his family 's company which sold goods to fisherman and imported and exported goods , including dried fish . He was put in charge of the operation at Arichat in 1855 . LeVesconte was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in 1863 for Richmond County and served as financial secretary from 1863 to 1864 . He was elected to the House of Commons for the 1st Canadian Parliament in an 1869 by-election after the death of William Croke . LeVesconte retired from politics in 1874 , and died in Arichat in 1879 . His grandson , Isaac Duncan MacDougall , later served in the House of Commons .
Paul Gruner . Franz Rudolf Paul Gruner ( 13 January 1869 in Bern – 11 December 1957 ) was a Swiss physicist . Life . He attended the gymnasium in Morges , the Free Gymnasium Bern , and passed the matura at another gymnasium in Bern . He studied at the universities of Bern , Strasbourg , and Zurich . The doctorate was awarded to him in 1893 under Heinrich Friedrich Weber in Zurich . From 1893 to 1903 he taught physics and mathematics at the Free Gymnasium Bern . In 1894 he was habilitated in physics and became Privatdozent , and in 1904 titular professor in Bern . From 1906 to 1913 he was professor extraordinarius , and eventually from 1913 to 1939 professor ordinarius for theoretical physics ( the first one in Switzerland ) . From 1921 to 1922 he was rector of this university . In 1892 he became a member of the Society for Natural Sciences of Bern , in 1898 its secretary , from 1904 to 1906 and 1912 to 1914 its vicepresident and president , and starting in 1939 he held an honorary membership . He was a member of the Swiss Academy of Natural Sciences , being its vicepresident from 1917 to 1922 , and a member of the Swiss Physical Society , being its vicepresident from 1916 to 1918 and president from 1919 to 1920 . He took part in the development of the physics journal Helvetica Physica Acta , was president of the Swiss Meteorological Commission , and due to his Christian faith and rejection of materialism he became a member of the Keplerbund ( an association of Christian natural scientists ) . Scientific work . He published scientific and popular-scientific papers on several topics . Best known was his work on optical depth and twilight phenomena , but he published also in the fields of the theory of relativity and its graphical representation using special Minkowski diagrams , radioactivity , kinetic theory of gases , electron theory , quantum theory , thermodynamics . Gruner and Einstein . In 1903 , Albert Einstein became a member the Society for Natural Sciences of Bern with the help of one of his colleagues from the patent office in Bern , Josef Sauter . There , Einstein met Sauter 's friend Paul Gruner , then Privatdozent for theoretical physics . Einstein held lectures and discussions in Gruner 's home and started a letter exchange with him . When Einstein tried to become Privatdozent himself in 1907 , Gruner ( now professor for theoretical physics in Bern ) supported him . Eventually , in 1908 Einstein became Privatdozent in Bern . Gruner and Sauter were among the participants in the relativity conference held on 11–16 July 1955 in Bern in celebration of the 50th anniversary of Einstein 's 1905 achievement . Minkowski diagram . In May 1921 , Gruner ( in collaboration with Sauter ) developed symmetric Minkowski diagrams in two papers . In subsequent papers in 1922 and 1924 this method was further extended to representations in two- and three-dimensional space . ( See Loedel diagram for mathematical details ) . In 1918 Edouard Guillaume asserted to have found a `` universal time '' formula_3 in the sense of the Galilei-Newtonian absolute time by analyzing two frames moving in opposite directions , and subsequently claimed to have refuted the principles of relativity . ( For an overview on the discussions with the relativity critic Guillaume , see Genovesi ( 2000 ) ) . Guillaume 's error was pointed out by Dmitry Mirimanoff in March 1921 , showing that Guillaume 's variable formula_3 in that specific example has a different meaning , and that no contradiction to relativity arises . Time formula_3 is rather connected by a constant factor to time formula_6 of what Mirimanoff called a `` median frame '' . One always can find a third frame formula_7 in which two relatively moving frames formula_1 and formula_2 have equal speed in opposite directions . Since the derived coordinates are depending on the relative velocity of the system pair , and consequently are changing for different system pairs , it follows that Guillaume 's universal time formula_3 derived from formula_6 , has no `` universal '' physical meaning at all . Also Gruner came to the same conclusion as Mirimanoff , and gave him credit for the correct interpretation of the meaning of those `` universal frames '' . While Gruner also gave Guillaume credit for finding certain mathematical relations , he criticized him in several papers for the misapplication of this result and the misguided criticism of relativity .
Evelyn Browne . Evelyn Browne ( 1915–1994 ) was an American environmentalist and professor of outdoor education at the University of New Hampshire ( UNH ) . In the early 1970s , Browne was influential in stopping shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis from building an oil refinery on Great Bay in New Hampshire . Onassis offered to purchase Browne 's land in order to create a nature sanctuary , and entered into negotiations to buy the land . When it was discovered that his real intention was to build an oil refinery , Evelyn began helping organize and leading Save Our Shores , an organization that eventually stopped the Onassis plan . Browne was able to nullify the sale of her property , and thus prevented the refinery from being built . Later , she helped establish the Great Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve . In 1987 , Browne donated land to UNH for the establishment of a center for outdoor education . It is now known as the Browne Center , in honor of her work as an educator and advocate for environmental preservation .
Frankie Goes to Hollywood discography . Frankie Goes to Hollywood were a British band who released two studio albums and seven singles before disbanding in 1987 . Since then , almost all of their tracks have been rereleased on compact disc , including various compilation albums and CD singles . In recent years , their record company have also released original material that was never released at the time . In 1983 , they released their debut single , `` Relax '' , which was highly controversial , due to its sexually explicit lyrics and highly suggestive music video . The video , which was shot in a gay nightclub , was banned by the BBC and MTV . After an extremely slow climb , including one week where the song actually went down the chart , Relax eventually topped the UK Singles Chart for five weeks , and still stands today as one of the best selling UK singles of all time . It also gained success in the United States , where it peaked at number 10 on the `` Billboard '' Hot 100 . Their debut album , `` Welcome to the Pleasuredome '' , was released in October 1984 and reached the top of the UK Albums Chart . Three more singles were released from the album : `` Two Tribes '' , `` The Power of Love '' and `` Welcome to the Pleasuredome '' . `` Two Tribes '' and `` The Power of Love '' both reached number one on the UK Singles Chart , while `` Welcome to the Pleasuredome '' peaked at number 2 . Their second and final studio album , `` Liverpool '' , was released in 1986 . It failed to reach the same success of its predecessor , with only one of its three singles reaching the top 10 of the UK chart . The album peaked at number 5 on the UK Albums Chart , and was certified Silver by the British Phonographic Industry , whereas `` Welcome to the Pleasuredome '' was certified triple platinum . To coincide with the release of `` Bang ! ... The Greatest Hits of Frankie Goes to Hollywood '' , the tracks `` Welcome to the Pleasuredome '' ( 1993 ) and `` Two Tribes '' ( 1994 ) were re-released in the UK as singles in remixed form . The tracks `` Relax '' ( 1994 ) and `` The Power of Love '' ( 1993 ) were also re-released , but this time in their original form ( the CD singles both featured at least one of the original 1984 12 inch remixes ) . To coincide with the release of `` Maximum Joy '' in 2000 , new remixes of `` The Power of Love '' , `` Two Tribes '' , and `` Welcome to the Pleasuredome '' all entered the UK charts . In 1986 a medley `` Propaganda For Frankie '' `` ( P4F ) '' was released by the German ZYX record label , mixing a re-recording of FGTH `` Relax '' with Propaganda 's `` P-Machinery '' .
Jack Levit . Jack Levit ( June 28 , 1927 – November 13 , 2014 ) was the CEO of Lakeview Management Inc. , a real estate development and management company in Winnipeg , Manitoba , Canada . The Lakeview companies own and/or manage over 50 hotel properties in Canada and the United States . Levit built the first phase of the Winnipeg Walkway between Lakeview Square and the Winnipeg Convention Centre . Today , the city has continued this skywalk system to connect much of downtown Winnipeg . Early life . Levit , the son of an Eastern European Jewish businessman , became a successful entrepreneur and corporate executive largely as a result of a number of financial decisions . Born in 1921 , Levit gained business experience from working with his father , William Levit , in the company that his father founded after arriving in Winnipeg in 1921 . William Levit , like many others of Jewish heritage in Europe in the early part of the 20th century , fled from Europe during a period of anti-Semitism and moved to the Canadian prairie . A commercial artist by trade , William Levit formed the Levit Sign Co. , which became the largest neon sign business in Canada . His son Jack Levit extended the family sign business into a property development and management company under the names of Lakeview Development Inc. and Lakeview Hotel Management Inc. Business career . In 1964 , Levit sold the Levit Sign Company for $ 600,000 ( approximately $ 4 million , in today ’ s dollar ) . He built two industrial buildings for his family sign business , both of which were funded from profits realized in the sign business . While in the sign business , Levit had to approach land owners for permission him to erect signs on their property . In the process , he frequently had to agree that if the land where the sign was eventually sold , his sign would have to come down . He constructed a number of warehouses in a then underdeveloped , peripheral area of the city—the St. James Street area , which now is a retail area of Winnipeg . The land that he proposed developing was not for sale , but was vacant . Unable to purchase the property outright , he negotiated a 50-year lease on the property . The original St. James development project was funded by a mortgage and three partners , each holding a 25 % interest . The project called for Levit to receive a 10 % development fee that would constitute his 25 % equity . He used the $ 600,000 profit from the sale of the family business as security for bank loans required to sustain the project ’ s development . The project was developed under the corporate name , `` Lakeview . '' Lakeview developed the initial warehouses with the intention of adding them to the company ’ s management portfolio . The warehouses proved successful and the rents from the units allowed Levit to pay the company ’ s ongoing overhead while continuing to focus on subsequent developments . Throughout Levit ’ s career , he decided to sell certain properties and continue to manage other if he believed they made sense financially to keep within Lakeview ’ s real estate portfolio . As a result , Lakeview evolved into both a development company and a property management company . The development business was the more profitable one . Shortly after his warehouse development was completed , he developed a three high-rise apartment complex containing 756 apartments , a shopping centre with multiple retail outlets and Canada ’ s first underground tunnel system that linked the units of the complex . The project was called The Courts of St. James . In order to acquire the land , he had to persuade dozens of individual land-owners to sell their property to him . In order to finance the project , Levit approached several potential lenders and eventually secured financing from Confederation Life , a Canadian insurance company headquartered in Toronto . Confederation Life agreed to finance the project with a $ 16,000,000 mortgage and agreed to pay Lakeview a $ 50,000 development fee for each building and providing Lakeview with a 50 % ownership stake after the mortgage was retired . Levit later acquired of all the individual residential properties on the city block . A few years after the project was completed , the Canadian Government imposed regulatory restrictions on the ability of Life Insurance companies to be involved in private equity projects . Confederation Life subsequently bought all of Lakeview ’ s ownership stake in the project , converting Levit ’ s equity to cash . After his deal with Confederation Life , Levit began working on a new project , the Lakeview Square development in Downtown Winnipeg . This comprised two large office towers , two 27-story apartment buildings , a four-star hotel and an underground parkade . The anchor tenant to the 400-room hotel was to be a Holiday Inn ; the two apartment towers included 500 apartments , and the courtyard to be developed in the centre of the building complex included a conversion of the existing Japanese-themed park to a Japanese garden . To finance this deal , Holiday Inn arranged a mortgage . He then developed a Convention Center in the next city block . The zoning regulations were waived following his agreement with the City of Winnipeg that he would build a Skywalk to connect office buildings , apartments and hotels to the new Winnipeg Convention Centre . Levit was also responsible for developing the Grand Winnipeg Airport Hotel , which is the only hotel across from Winnipeg 's Richardson International Airport .
Australian Property Institute . The Australian Property Institute ( API ) is a professional industry body representing residential , commercial and plant and machinery valuers , analysts , fund managers and property lawyers . The API was originally formed in 1926 as the Commonwealth Institute of Valuers . Many Australian financial institutions require property professionals who carry out mortgage valuation work to be members of the API . API publications include `` The Australia & New Zealand Property Journal '' , the `` Professional Practice Manual '' and `` Valuation Principles and Practices . '' Members of the Institute are bound by a code of ethics , rules of conduct , and professional practice standards . The API has reciprocity agreements with the following bodies These reciprocity agreements provide API members with portable skills and qualifications allowing them to practice throughout the world . The National Office of the Australian Property Institute is located at 6 Campion Street , Deakin , Canberra .
2016 Campeonato Internacional de Tenis de Santos . The 2016 Campeonato Internacional de Tenis de Santos was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts . It was the sixth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2016 ATP Challenger Tour . It took place in Santos , Brazil between 19 and 25 September 2016 .
Wann Langston Jr.. Wann Langston Jr. ( 1921 – April 7 , 2013 ) was an American paleontologist and professor at the University of Texas at Austin . Langston worked on a number of different reptiles and amphibians in his long career , beginning with the 1950 description ( with J. Willis Stovall ) of the theropod dinosaur `` Acrocanthosaurus '' . Langston was hired by the National Museum of Canada in 1954 to replace Charles M. Sternberg , and worked in western Canada and on Prince Edward Island until 1962 . One of his major finds , with Loris Russell , was the rediscovery of Sternberg 's Scabby Butte `` Pachyrhinosaurus '' bonebed . Langston , along with a small team of fieldworkers , excavated the Scabby Butte bonebed in 1957 , securing several skulls and several hundred bones there . He then went on in 1963 to the University of Texas , where in 1969 he became the second director of the Vertebrate Paleontology Laboratory , where he worked on many projects , including work on Cretaceous vertebrates from Big Bend National Park . Finds that he and his students worked on include the giant pterosaur `` Quetzalcoatlus '' and a variety of Permian and Mesozoic reptiles . He retired in 1986 , but continued to be active in the field . In 2007 , Langston was the twentieth recipient of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology 's A. S. Romer-G. G. Simpson Medal , the highest honor of the society . Langston died of natural causes a few days after a Geological Society of America symposium held in his honor at the South Central Geological Society of America meeting in Austin , Texas . Animals named by Langston include the theropod `` Acrocanthosaurus '' ( 1950 ) , the hadrosaurid dinosaur `` Lophorhothon '' ( 1960 ) , and the microsaur `` Carrolla '' ( 1986 ) . The mesoeucrocodylians `` Langstonia '' , `` Akanthosuchus langstoni '' and `` Albertochampsa langstoni '' ; theropod `` Saurornitholestes langstoni '' ; and pachycephalosaur `` Texacephale langstoni '' were named for him .
The Battle of Aspen . `` The Battle of Aspen '' was an article published in Rolling Stone # 67 , dated October 1 , 1970 and written by Dr. Hunter S. Thompson . The cover of the magazine ran the teaser `` Freak Power in the Rockies '' , and the article was later reprinted in `` The Great Shark Hunt '' with that same title . The article 's subject is the 1969 mayoral election in Aspen , Colorado , in particular the candidacy of Joe Edwards , a lawyer , 'biker ' and non-conformist resident of Aspen . It also details the Freak Power platform Thompson himself was to adopt while running for Sheriff of Pitkin County , Colorado the subsequent year . Background . Though unsuccessful , the Edwards campaign was notable for its attempt to garner nearly all of its support from 'freaks ' , 'heads ' , and 'dropouts ' from the surrounding areas – Freak Power , as it was dubbed . Thompson , who became de facto campaign manager for Edwards during the race , devotes much of the article to the local politics of Aspen and the entrenched politicians it supports . Simultaneously a screed against politicians who sacrifice the quality of life of their constituents for short term gain or notoriety , and an outline of optimism regarding the possibility of the marginalized to take power , the article details the campaign from its inception through the run-up to election and ends with a consideration of the results and the impact they may have had . Results of the mayoral campaign . In both the 1969 Mayor 's election and the 1970 Sheriff election , Edwards and Thompson narrowly lost to more conservative candidates . A coalition of the Democratic and Republican candidates during the Mayor 's election ( along with mail votes and alleged vote-fixing ) managed to defeat Edwards by 6 votes ( although there were 5 absentee ballots for Edwards , but they did not arrive in time to count ) , which Thompson said had confirmed his suspicion that both Aspen and America at large could be more radical than he had imagined , and thus that a `` Freak Power '' campaign on a local or national scale could work . Thompson 's campaign for sheriff . Thompson promised to fire the majority of the conservative county officials and bureaucrats , and shaved his head bald , thereby referring to the crew-cut , ex-army , Republican incumbent as `` My long-haired opponent . '' His campaign distributed Aspen Wall Posters and flyers across the county . Threats received by Thompson during the campaign included one sent to City Hall following a dynamite theft in the County , insisting that the explosives would only be used if Thompson was elected . This led to Thompson 's house and campaign HQ at Woody Creek , Colorado taking on the aspect of an armed camp on election night , with guards patrolling the grounds with guns and flashlights . Ultimately , the 'Thompson for Sheriff ' campaign was also unsuccessful , partly due to a Republican/Democratic agreement not to stand against each other in certain key elections in order to allow all 'Non-Thompson ' votes to count towards one candidate and partly due to an article Thompson wrote for `` Rolling Stone '' shortly before the election , revealing his strategy . Thompson lost the election by 173 votes to his opponent 's 204 . In a November 1970 letter to the editor of `` The Nation '' , which had run an editorial supporting Aspen 's Freak Power Uprising , Thompson stated : `` What neither `` The Times '' nor `` The National Observer '' said , incidentally , is that we ran straight at the bastards with an out-front Mescaline platform . '' Thompson ultimately took a resigned view of his defeat , telling `` The New York Times '' , `` If we ca n't win in Aspen , we ca n't win anywhere . '' In 2015 , a new book about Thompson 's campaign for sheriff was released titled '
Lloyd Evans ( rugby fly-half ) . Lloyd Evans ( born 14 December 1995 ) is an English rugby union player who plays at fly-half for Gloucester Rugby . Evans made his senior debut for Gloucester in the LV= Cup against Northampton Saints in November 2013 , and in May 2015 , Lloyd made his Aviva Premiership debut as a 60th minute replacement against Bath . Lloyd represented England U18s before and was also named in the England U20 squad for the Junior World Championships in Italy , June 2015 . Evans debuted as a replacement in England 's JWC opener against Japan , winning 59-7 . On 16 May 2017 , Evans signed his first professional contract to remain with Gloucester at Kingsholm Stadium from the 2017-18 season .
Paul Pachner . Paul Pachner ( October 17 , 1871 - October 13,1937 ) was an Austro–Hungarian admiral who served during World War I . He commanded the protected cruiser SMS Zenta during the Battle of Antivari in 1914 , where it was sunk . After the war , he served in the Spanish merchant marine , then aboard the Khedive of Egypt 's private yacht , and finally aboard a Yugoslav collier .
New Opera Company . The New Opera Company was a British opera company active during the period 1956 to 1984 . It was mainly based at Sadler 's Wells Theatre , London and later worked in co-ordination with English National Opera . The company was responsible for the premieres or major revivals of important work in the operatic canon . History . The Cambridge university opera company was formed in 1956 and the following year became the New Opera Company . The founders of the company were the conductor Leon Lovett , the administrator Peter Hemmings and musicologist Brian Trowell . Its inaugural productions were welcomed with enthusiasm by London critics ; Andrew Porter praised the conducting of Lovett and Trowell 's production of `` The Rake 's Progress '' while in `` A Tale of Two Cities '' Lovett was described as a `` born conductor of opera '' , Besch 's production was commended in the `` spirited and effective performance '' . From 1957 to 1967 there was a close association between the New Opera Company and Sadler 's Wells Opera with costume and scenery loans , assistance with technical equipment , and the engagement of singers . In the early 1970s the Arts Council considerably increased its grant , and the Greater London Council also gave funding . In 1971 Charles Mackerras and Anthony Besch joined the artistic council of the New Opera Company . In 1973 Anthony Besch was the Director of Productions . By that year the company had produced 34 works , of which 13 were world premieres and 12 were British premieres ; works by 12 British composers were among those performed . Although mainly based in London it gave a few independent productions elsewhere . Small-scale music theatre productions included `` Time Off ? Not a Ghost of a Chance ! '' ( Elizabeth Lutyens ) , `` Dawnpath '' ( Nicola LeFanu ) , `` A Full Moon in March '' ( John Harbison ) and `` Inner Voices '' ( Brian Howard ) . In 1973 the ENO association was renewed and Edmund Tracey , Drama and Text director of Sadler 's Wells Opera , joined the New Opera Company board , with Jeremy Caulton , assistant to Lord Harewood becoming general manager of the company . After collaborating with English National Opera for several years , their only association of a planned series with Opera North was in October 1984 in Leeds , with a run in London . The withdrawal of Arts Council funding was announced as part of the report 'The Glory of the Garden ' and the company ceased operation after 1984 . Grove comments that its `` service to London opera in introducing new works , mostly in highly effective performances , was unparalleled '' .
Focke-Wulf Fw 57 . The Focke-Wulf Fw 57 was a prototype German fighter-bomber . Prototypes were built in 1936 but never entered production . Design and development . In 1934 , the Reich Air Ministry ( RLM ) declared a requirement for a `` Kampfzerstörer '' ( battle destroyer ) , a tactical multi-role fighter/bomber concept , and a possible predecessor to the late-1930s German `` Schnellbomber '' concept . Focke-Wulf submitted the Fw 57 , Messerschmitt submitted the Bf 110 and Henschel submitted the Hs 124 . The Fw 57 was larger than its two competitors ; it was heavier and did not handle as well as them . The Fw 57 was a twin-engine all-metal monoplane of conventional configuration , with a single fin and rearwards-retracting maingear members comprising its tailwheel undercarriage , into the engine nacelles . The pilot and navigator sat in tandem under a long canopy , the aft end of which had a gunner 's turret . Three Fw 57 prototypes ( V1-V3 ) were completed during 1936 . The aircraft was severely overweight and handled poorly . The original `` Kampfzerstörer '' concept , which specified a multi-role aircraft with turret-mounted armament had been abandoned by autumn 1936 in favor of the simpler `` Zerstörer '' represented by the Bf 110 , which omitted gun turrets and bombing capability to allow greater performance . All further research into the Fw 57 was abandoned shortly thereafter .
Marjorie Linton . Marjorie Edith Linton ( May 20 , 1917 – December 6 , 1994 ) , later known by her married name Marjorie McCloskey , was a Canadian backstroke and freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles . In the 1932 Olympics , she was eliminated in the first round of the 100-metre backstroke as well as of the 100-metre freestyle . At the 1930 British Empire Games in Hamilton , at the age of 13 , she was a member of the Canadian relay team which won the silver medal in the 4×100-yard freestyle relay .
Pluak Daeng District . Pluak Daeng ( , ) is a district ( `` amphoe '' ) in the northwestern part of Rayong Province , eastern Thailand . Etymology . The name Pluak Daeng originates from the founding of the village . The villagers found an Ant hill full with the Red Termites ( Thai : `` Pluak Daeng '' ) , different from those in other areas . History . The area was originally a part of Ban Khai district . The minor district ( `` King Amphoe '' ) Pluak Daeng was established on June 1 , 1970 consisting of the two `` tambon '' Ta Sit and Pluak Daeng . It was upgraded to a full district on March 25 , 1979 . Geography . Neighboring districts are ( from the east clockwise ) Wang Chan , Ban Khai , Nikhom Phatthana of Rayong Province , Bang Lamung , Si Racha and Nong Yai of Chonburi Province . The important water resources is the Nong Pla Lai reservoir Central administration . The district Pluak Daeng is subdivided into 6 subdistricts ( `` Tambon '' ) , which are further subdivided into 34 administrative villages ( `` Muban '' ) .
Glasau . Glasau is a municipality in the district of Segeberg , in Schleswig-Holstein , Germany . History . From March 29 , 1945 until May 5 , 1945 a concentration camp was established near Glasau . It was a subcamp to the Neuengamme concentration camp .
John Jones Jenkins , 1st Baron Glantawe . John Jones Jenkins , 1st Baron Glantawe ( 10 May 1835 – 27 July 1915 ) was a Welsh tin-plate manufacturer and Liberal politician . Having commenced working at the Upper Forest Tinplate Works , Morriston , at the age of fifteen , he ended his life as one of the wealthiest men in Glamorgan . Background . Jenkins was the son of Jenkin Jenkins of Morriston , Glamorgan and his wife Sarah Jones . Business career . Jenkins was co-founder and manager of the Beaufort Tinplate Works at Morriston in 1859 . He was also with the Political career . Jenkins was a Justice of the Peace for Swansea and Carmarthenshire and Mayor of Swansea three times , in 1869 , 1879 and 1880 . He was knighted 17 May 1882 . He stood unsuccessfully for parliament at Carmarthen in 1880 , but was elected Member of Parliament for the constituency in a by- election in 1882 and held the seat until 1886 . In 1889 he was High Sheriff of Glamorgan . He was elected for Carmarthen again in 1895 and held the seat until 1900 . On 18 July 1906 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Glantawe , of Swansea in the County of Glamorgan . Personal life . Lord Glantawe married , firstly , Margaret Rees , daughter of Josiah Rees , on 20 January 1854 at Swansea with whom he had two sons . He married , secondly , Catherine Prudence Daniel , daughter of Edward Daniel , on 10 May 1864 at Llansamlet , Glamorgan . Jenkins had two daughters by his second wife - Olga Violet Jenkins ( b . 1878 ) and Alina Kate Elaine Jenkins ( b . 1880 ) but had no male heir . Glantawe died aged 80 at The Grange , West Cross in Swansea , now the site of the Territorial Army base , and was buried at Oystermouth Cemetery . The peerage died with him .
André Parmentier ( landscape architect ) . André Joseph Ghislain Parmentier , also known as Andrew Parmentier ( 3 July 1780 in Enghien , Belgium – 27 November 1830 in Brooklyn ) is the one of a generation of American landscape designers who arrived from Europe in the early years after Independence ( not to be confused with the French promoter-inventor of the potato Antoine-Augustin Parmentier ) . Many of these designers , including William Russell Birch and George Isham Parkyns , also practiced landscape depiction , reinforcing the picturesque connection of landscape art as both making and representing places . He married Sylvie Parmentier ( 1793–1882 ) on 3 May 1813 at Tubize , Belgium . After some bad business adventures in Belgium , and with some help of his brothers , André Parmentier moved to the United States in 1821 . He lived in Brooklyn , where he was active in horticulture with a lot of success . One of his creations is a garden of 120.000 m² . In 1828 he published his `` Periodical catalogue of fruit & ornamental trees and shrubs , green-house plants , etc.. Cultivated and for sale at The Horticultural and Botanic Garden of Brooklyn , corner of the Jamaica and Flatbush roads , about 2 miles from the city of New-York '' With , a.o. , a plan and description of the garden .
Swaminatha Athreya . Swaminatha Athreya is a Vedic scholar and writer of Hindu divine literature . Works . Swaminatha Athreya has translated the `` Bhagavat Gita '' published by Gita Press . His book on Samarth Ramdas is a research publication on Ramdasar and his association with King Shivaji . In 2004 , he compiled `` Narayana Tirthar Charithram '' , a book on Narayana Tirthar . He has authored and compiled many works of the Saraswathi Mahal Library in Thanjavur . `` Sri Tyagaraja Anubhavangal '' is a collection of 12 short stories written over a period of years , that narrates specific incidents that gave birth to different compositions . He is considered one of the prominent composers of Sanskrit nirupanas that include Jagannatha Pandita , Chitrakavi Sivaramakrishna Bhagavatar , Mangudi Saptarishi Bhagavatar , Harikesavanallur Muthiah Bhagavatar and Thanjavur Sundaresa Sarma . Awards . Athreya has been honoured with Agavithilagam award and was an `` asthana vidwan '' of the Kanchi Mutt . The Sahitya Parishad honoured him with Sahidi Vallabha award . He was conferred with Gnana Semmal award on 1 January 2010 by Krishna Sweets .
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group E. The 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group E was a UEFA qualifying group for the 2014 FIFA World Cup . The group comprised Norway , Slovenia , Switzerland , Albania , Cyprus and Iceland . The group winners , Switzerland , qualified directly for the 2014 FIFA World Cup . Iceland placed among the eight best runners-up and advanced to the play-offs , where they were drawn to play home-and-away matches against Croatia . However , they failed to qualify for the World Cup after drawing the first match and losing the second . Matches . A meeting was held in Zurich , Switzerland , on 22 November 2011 to determine the schedule . The delegates failed to reach agreement on the fixtures , which were then determined by a random draw at the conclusion of the meeting . Goalscorers . There were 71 goals in 30 matches , for an average of 2.37 goals per match .
Texas 's 14th congressional district . Texas 's 14th district for the United States House of Representatives is a Congressional district that formerly covered the area south and southwest of the Greater Houston region , including Galveston , in the state of Texas . The district now stretches from Freeport to Beaumont . The district was created as a result of the 1900 U.S. Census and was first contested in 1902 . The Galveston area had previously been included in Texas ' 10th congressional district . Its first representative was the Democrat James L. Slayden , based in San Antonio , who had served the 12th congressional district since 1897 and was redistricted . He was elected from the new district and began representing the 14th in March 1903 as a member of the 58th United States Congress . He was repeatedly re-elected and served until 1919 . He refused nomination in 1918 . Republican Harry M. Wurzbach carried this district in several elections , from 1920 to 1926 , serving from 1921 to 1929 . He successfully contested the election of 1928 , taking his seat in 1930 for the remainder of the term , and was re-elected in 1930 . The district during that era included the aberrant counties of Gillespie , Kendall , Comal and Guadalupe , whose German Americans had historically opposed slavery and became Texas ' only consistent Republican Party voters during the `` Solid South '' era . In addition , Galveston was a major port of entry for immigrants , with many arriving from southern and eastern Europe . At that time , many found the Republican Party more welcoming than the dominant Democratic Party . In 1901 , the Democratic-dominated legislature had passed a poll tax , which effectively had disfranchised most blacks and many poor whites and Latinos . The district 's ultimate shift to the Republican Party in the 1980s has been attributed to the coattail effect of Ronald Reagan 's electoral successes . A few Democrats have won local and state elections in the 1990s . Former Republican and Libertarian Presidential candidate Ron Paul held congressional office from 1997 to 2013 . The district 's current representative is the Republican Randy Weber . 1928 . The incumbent Harry M. Wurzbach successfully contested the 1928 election of the Democrat Augustus McCloskey to the 71st United States Congress , and was finally seated on February 10 , 1930 . 1996 . In `` one of the stranger Congressional elections of modern times '' , the incumbent Greg Laughlin switched from the Democratic Party to the Republican in 1995 . The Republican National Committee , hoping to encourage other Democrats to switch parties , threw its full support behind Laughlin . He had support from Republican leaders , including House Speaker Newt Gingrich and Texas Governor George W. Bush , and the National Rifle Association and other interest groups . Ron Paul , an gyn and former U.S. Representative from Texas 's 22nd congressional district , opposed Laughlin . Paul hoped to have more influence in Congress after the Republicans took over both houses in the 1994 election . Though Laughlin defeated Paul in the open primary , a runoff between the two candidates followed . While Gingrich and other Republican leaders visited the district stumping for Laughlin , Paul ran newspaper ads quoting Gingrich 's harsh criticisms of Laughlin 's voting record 14 months earlier , before the party switch . Paul won the low-turnout primary runoff with the assistance of a largely out-of-state free-market network of support , such as his Foundation for Rational Economics and Education and other market-oriented organizations . Though he continued to maintain his home in Lake Jackson , Texas , Paul had run for the coastal 14th Congressional district rather than the 22nd district he had previously represented , due to redistricting borders . Charles `` Lefty '' Morris , a trial lawyer , was Paul 's Democratic opponent in the fall election ; he was strongly supported by the AFL-CIO and ran numerous attack ads . Morris cited Paul 's past votes to repeal federal drug laws in favor of state legislation , and also ran numerous ads about newsletters which had contained derogatory comments published in Paul 's name concerning race and other politicians . Paul 's campaign responded at the time that voters might not understand the `` tongue-in-cheek , academic '' quotes out of context , and rejected Morris 's demand to release back issues . Paul 's large contributor base outraised Morris two-to-one , giving him nearly $ 2 million , the third-highest amount of individual contributions received by any House member ( behind Gingrich and Bob Dornan ) . In his campaign , Paul characterized Morris as a tool of trial lawyers and big labor . Paul won the election by a close margin of 51 % to 48 % , the third time he had been elected to Congress as a non-incumbent . 1998 . In 1998 Paul again won the Republican primary . The Democratic primary candidates included education professor Margaret Dunn ; former congressional aide Roger Elliott ; car dealer Tom Reed ; and Bay City rice farmer and cattle rancher Loy Sneary . Reed , who claimed to be the only Texas-born candidate in the race , had served in local economic development projects and had been appointed to the White House Conference on Small Business ; he was endorsed by the AFL-CIO . Sneary , a self-described `` conservative Democrat '' and also a former Matagorda County judge , prevailed in the primary ; by December 31 , 1997 , including self-loans , Sneary had outraised Reed by $ 175,000 to $ 33,000 . The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee made the general election its `` No . 1 challenge race in the state of Texas '' . The Texas Farm Bureau endorsed Sneary and ranked Paul 's agricultural record poorly . Sneary also said that Paul 's anti-government stance left constituents inadequately represented . Paul ran ads warning voters to be `` leery of Sneary '' . Paul accused Sneary of voting to raise his pay by 5 % , increasing his judge 's travel budget by 400 % in one year , and creating more government bureaucracy by starting a new government agency to handle a license plate fee he enacted . Sneary considered Paul 's attack to consist of `` half-truths and no truths '' , claims supported by Austin TV station KVUE ; his aides replied that he had actually voted to raise all county employees ' pay by 5 % in a `` cost of living '' increase . Paul countered that he had never voted to raise Congressional pay . Paul won the election 55 % to 44 % , outraising his opponent by a large margin ( $ 2.1 million to $ 0.7 million ) . 2000 . In 2000 , Sneary ran against Paul again , with Paul winning 60 % to 40 % and raising $ 2.4 million to Sneary 's $ 1.1 million . As in the prior two elections , the national Democratic Party and major unions had continued targeting Paul with heavy spending . 2002 . Paul was re-elected to Congress in 2002 . Two Democrats without political experience ran for the primary , but not much support from the Democratic Party was visible . Local Democratic consultant Ed Martin criticized Paul 's frequent budget dissents as `` 180 degrees opposite from '' his campaign promises to protect Social Security . Paul 's free-market foundation and network of support continued its fundraising strength . 2004 . Paul was re-elected to Congress in 2004 ( running unopposed ) . 2006 . In 2006 , Paul was opposed in the primary race by Cynthia Sinatra , the ex-wife of Frank Sinatra Jr. , son of the legendary singer . Paul won the primary handily with nearly 80 % , though his opponent campaigned on Paul 's lack of support for President George W. Bush . Paul then won the general election by 20 % , entering his tenth term and outraising Shane Sklar $ 1.2 million to $ 0.6 million . 2008 . In March 2007 , Paul announced his candidacy for U.S. president . According to Texas law , Paul could run for president without having to relinquish his Congressional seat . In the 2008 primary , he was opposed by Chris Peden , who informally announced his challenge on May 22 , 2007 . Peden , a certified public accountant , was elected to the Friendswood city council in 2005 with 67 % , and was chosen as mayor pro tem . The `` Victoria Advocate '' and `` Galveston County Daily News '' both endorsed Peden . Paul had a larger national source of funding , while Peden raised more money from the district , the majority of which came from within his own family or loans to himself . Paul won 70 % to 30 % . On November 4 , 2008 , Paul was reelected . The election was uncontested because the Democrats did not run a candidate . 2010 . On March 2 , Ron Paul won the Republican Party nomination for re-election to the US House . Robert Pruett and Winston Cochran from the Democratic Party faced a runoff election in April to determine which one will get the nomination , as neither received a majority . Pruett won the run off election with just 52 % of the vote , and lost to Paul in the general election . 2012 . On July 11 , 2011 , Ron Paul announced that he would not seek re-election to the US House . Randy Weber and Felicia Harris from the Republican Party faced a runoff election in July to determine which one would get the nomination , as neither received a majority . Weber won the run off election with just 63 % of the vote , and went on to win the general election against Democrat Nick Lampson .
Income in the United States . __NOTOC__ Income in the United States is measured by the United States Department of Commerce either by household or individual . The differences between household and personal income is considerable since 42 % of households , the majority of those in the top two quintiles with incomes exceeding $ 57,658 , now have two income earners . This difference becomes very apparent when comparing the percentage of households with six figure incomes to that of individuals . In 2006 , 17.3 % of households had incomes exceeding $ 100,000 , compared to slightly less than 6 % of individuals . Overall the median household income was $ 46,326 in 2006 while the median personal income ( including only those above the age of 25 ) was $ 32,140 . Income inequality in the United States has increased considerably . Between 1979 and 2004 , the mean after-tax income of the top percentile increased 167 % , versus 69 % for the top quintile overall , 29 % for the fourth quintile , 21 % for the middle quintile , 17 % for the second quintile and 6 % for the bottom quintile . While wages for women have increased greatly , median earnings of male wage earners have remained stagnant since the late 1970s . Household income , however , has risen due the increasing number of households with more than one income earner and women 's increased presence in the labor force . Half of the U.S. population lives in poverty or is low-income , according to U.S. Census data . On the other hand , some members of the U. S. population have earned a considerable income : the top earner in 2011 , hedge fund manager John Paulson , earned $ 4.9 billion , according to Business Insider .
Pin ( computer program ) . Pin is a platform for creating analysis tools . A pin tool comprises instrumentation , analysis and callback routines . Instrumentation routines are called when code that has not yet been recompiled is about to be run , and enable the insertion of analysis routines . Analysis routines are called when the code associated with them is run . Callback routines are only called when specific conditions are met , or when a certain event has occurred . Pin provides an extensive application programming interface ( API ) for instrumentation at different abstraction levels , from one instruction to an entire binary module . It also supports callbacks for many events such as library loads , system calls , signals/exceptions and thread creation events . Pin performs instrumentation by taking control of the program just after it loads into the memory . Then just-in-time recompiles ( JIT ) small sections of the binary code using pin just before it is run . New instructions to perform analysis are added to the recompiled code . These new instructions come from the Pintool . A large array of optimization techniques are used to obtain the lowest possible running time and memory use overhead . As of June 2010 , Pin 's average base overhead is 30 percent ( without running a pintool ) . Instrumentation modes . Pin supports two modes of instrumentation called JIT mode and Probe mode . JIT mode supports all features of Pin , while Probe mode supports a limited feature set but is far faster , adding almost no overhead to program 's running time . JIT mode uses a just-in-time compiler to recompile all program code and insert instrumentation , while Probe mode uses code trampolines for instrumentation . Platform independence . Pin was designed for tool portability , and despite JIT compiling from one ISA to the same ISA ( and not using a single intermediate representation for all code ) , most of its APIs are architecture and operating system independent . It was also designed to be portable itself , carefully isolating platform-specific code from generic code , allowing the fast adaptation of Pin to new platforms . Approximately half of the code is generic and the rest is either architecture or OS dependent . Optimizations . Pin uses many techniques to optimize instrumentation and analysis code , using techniques such as inlining , liveness analysis and smart register spilling . Pin performs these optimizations automatically whenever possible , without needing users to insert any extra code to allow inlining . Naturally , some optimizations still require user hints , and some code structures are easier to inline than others . Direct linking of jitted code sections , a technique called `` trace linking '' , and `` register binding reconciliation '' , which minimizes register spilling and remapping , are also used . Ease of use . Pin ’ s API and implementation are focused on making pin tools easy to write . Pin takes full responsibility for assuring that the instrumentation code from the pin tool does not affect the application state . Also , the API enables instrumentation code to request many pieces of information from Pin . For example , the instrumentation code in the pin tool can use the Pin API to get the memory address being accessed by an instruction , without having to examine the instruction in detail . Tools . There are many Pintools that are used for varying tasks . Uses as a Defence Mechanism . Some scholars think that one can use Pin tool or binary instrumentation techniques to detect malware . Unlike traditional antiviruses where scanning files is used to detect viruses , one can use tools like Pin tool to scan program 's resources to detect abnormalities ; thus detect malware . Utilizing System Resource Monitoring . Unlike traditional techniques of scanning files , this approach doesn ’ t need to be updated regularly and uses a more efficient way to detect malware rather than burdening the processor by scanning all the files . This approach keeps track of the system ’ s resources used by a program and terminates the program if its resource usage goes beyond a given threshold limit . The good thing about this approach is that it can be implemented inside a program itself or in an antivirus . Alternatives to Pin Tool . There are many other tools available to collect resource usage of running programs on the system such as Bell Lab ’ s strapon tool and Dyninst tool etc . Bell Lab ’ s tool uses the strap on technology which runs a tool to collect resources simultaneously with the program but this tool is only compatible with the programs which allow other programs to run simultaneously with them . Furthermore , Dyninst tool uses binary rewriting of the program ’ s executable and implementable commands inside the program to check for resource usage and is very efficient . However , it is very unstable as it is a relatively new tool and crashes on large scale programs . Lastly , Intel Pin tool uses static binary instrumentation and runs the program as a part of itself while keeping track of all its resources . This approach is more suitable for an antivirus as it can easily run all the processes under itself and can kill programs if they reach a maximum allocated limit as defined by the antivirus .
Finishing the Hat ( Desperate Housewives ) . `` Finishing the Hat '' is the 180th episode and the second part of the two-hour series finale of the ABC television series `` Desperate Housewives '' . It is the twenty-third and final episode of the show 's eighth season and was broadcast on May 13 , 2012 . Although the season was promoted as `` Kiss Them Goodbye '' , the series finale was promoted as `` The Final Kiss Goodbye '' . Plot . Katherine makes a surprise return to the lane having made a huge amount of money as the owner of a frozen food conglomerate in France and offers Lynette a job as the head of her United States expansion . At Renee 's wedding , Lynette realizes that she is in fact happy and gives a lovely toast that is as much for the happy couple as it is for Tom when she advises them to never forget how great they feel at this moment to know that someone loves them and that that is enough to keep you happy . When Tom hears that Lynette is truly happy he says maybe she should take that job after all . Gaby gets a big promotion at work and is nervous and excited about all the new hours and responsibilities . Carlos cheerleads for her until she starts missing dinners and trying to buy him off with fancy gifts like he used to do with her . He says he wants her time and for her to be present . He then scares her into realizing what she 's neglecting by hiring a hot female gardener as a reminder of what she did with John Rowland all those years ago . She is angry about this since it 's not funny for him to mock the most shameful thing she 's ever done . At Renee 's wedding they make up and compliment each other on how much they 've grown and how their relationship works now and vow to keep it great . Susan finally reveals to her friends that she 's moving . While seeing Julie through the last weeks of her pregnancy , Susan tries to set her up on a date with her OB , Susan later reveals she may or may not have another torrid romance in her life but the memories of Mike and her life on the Lane will be enough to keep her warm . Julie , Gaby , and Susan are all helping Renee on her wedding day . In the limo on the way to the wedding Julie 's water breaks ... all over Renee 's dress . They make a quick stop at Gaby 's department store to get a new wedding dress . While they 're busy stealing/borrowing the dress , Susan jumps into the driver 's seat of the limo and takes Julie to the hospital . Gaby and Renee emerge and when the limo is gone they hotfoot it to the wedding . Renee arrives disheveled and distraught but Ben says all the right things and the wedding goes off without a hitch and includes Lynette 's lovely toast and Carlos and Gaby 's reconciliation . Meanwhile , in her turn helping Mrs. McCluskey , Bree is tasked with getting a particular hard-to-get 45 rpm record and a turntable to play it on for the dying woman . At the same time Roy and Mrs. McCluskey notice Trip constantly calling Bree and her giving him the brush off and this gives Mrs. McCluskey an idea . On the day of the wedding Bree stops in and sees that Mrs. McCluskey has the record and turntable and Roy says Trip got it for them . Trip then crashes the wedding and finally convinces Bree that he truly cares for her . She says she could n't trust that he really liked her after he learned about all of her ugly secrets—the drinking , promiscuity , the cover-up . He says he does n't want to love an ideal , but a person . Then they kiss and reconcile . On her deathbed , Mrs. McCluskey listens to her record `` Wonderful , Wonderful '' and we see a montage : Renee and Ben dance at their reception , Julie giving birth , Tom and Lynette kissing and dancing at the reception and then Porter running in and telling them about Julie and rushing off to the hospital . Just as the baby is born , Mrs. McCluskey dies . Bree gets a call and she and Trip run to Mrs. McCluskey 's house to comfort Roy and grieve . Gaby and Carlos dance with their girls . During a poker game , before Susan 's departure , the girls vow that this would not be their last poker game , but as Mary Alice reveals via voice-over , it was . Lynette and Tom move to New York , where Lynette works as a CEO ; they move into a penthouse apartment overlooking Central Park and spend the rest of their lives happily together with their six grandchildren . Gaby and Carlos left the following fall ; with the help of Carlos , Gaby started a personal shopping website that led to her own show on the Home Shopping Network , and they then moved to a mansion in California , where they still fight but are truly committed to each other . Finally , Bree married Trip and two years after they leave the Lane , and move to Louisville , where Bree became a member of the Kentucky state legislature . Susan moved first , but before she did , she introduced herself to the woman moving in and wished her well . The woman worries it will be boring in the suburbs but Susan assures her it wo n't be . Before she leaves Susan takes one last spin around the block with M.J. and Julie . As she drives away she is benevolently looked upon by many of the ghosts of the lane including Mike Delfino , Karen McCluskey and her son , George Williams , Juanita `` Mama '' Solis , Mona Clarke , Karl Mayer , Ellie Leonard , Nora Huntington , Rex Van De Kamp , Lillian Simms , Beth Young , Chuck Vance , Alma Hodge , Bradley Scott , Martha Huber and Mary Alice Young herself who says finally that even the most desperate life , is oh-so-wonderful . The final scene shows that life goes on in the neighborhood , as Jennifer , the woman who bought Susan 's house , hides a mysterious jewelry box in a locked cabinet while Mary Alice comments that mystery and secrets will continue to exist within Wisteria Lane . Ratings . The finale was watched by 11.12 million American viewers , earning a 3.2/8 rating/share with adults 18–49 . It was the most watched program of the night , tied season high ratings with the season 8 premiere `` Secrets That I Never Want to Know '' , and was the most watched episode of the show since the season 7 episode `` Searching '' , watched by 11.35 million viewers . The finale was also up from the previous season 's finale `` Come on Over for Dinner '' , which was watched by 10.25 million viewers and received a 3.1 rating in the 18–49 category . The finale was also up from the previous episode `` The People Will Hear '' , which was watched by 9.22 million viewers and received a 2.7/7 rating . The finale was competing against ' on CBS , which was watched by 7.72 million viewers and held a 2.3/6 rating , and `` Celebrity Apprentice '' on NBC , which averaged 5.48 million viewers and held a 1.8/5 rating in the 18–49 demographic . ABC reported that the episode gained an additional 2.1 million viewers ( rising to a total of 13.2 million viewers ) and 0.9 rating in the 18–49 demographic ( rising to a total of a 4.1 rating ) , in the week following the original broadcast due to DVR recordings . In Canada , the finale was watched by 123311.60 million viewers , placing seventeenth for the week . Critical reception . The episode received critical acclaim from critics . Reviewers for `` The Washington Post '' called the episode `` a tidy , affectionate send-off . '' Sabrina Ford of `` The Province '' called it a `` happy ending . If it were [ filmed in Wisteria Lane ] , we could count on a happy ending . '' Christina Tran of `` TV Fanatic '' gave the episode a generally positive review , saying `` While this final season has had its fair share of ups and downs , I thought that Marc Cherry and company gave us a very satisfying ending . I wasn ’ t left needing more , but instead , only realizing how much I would truly miss `` Desperate Housewives . '' Alberto E. Rodriguez of the `` Toronto Star '' called the finale `` a fitting way to end the series that was always seen through the eyes of a dead neighbor . '' Accolades . This episode was submitted for consideration for Kathryn Joosten due to her nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series at the 64th Primetime Emmy Awards . For her performance in this episode ( and the previous episode , `` Give Me The Blame '' ) , Brenda Strong was nominated for her second consecutive Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance as Mary Alice Young .
Malesan . Malesan is a Bordeaux wine brand owned by Groupe Castel . It is produced as a red , rosé and white wine . Malesan was originally owned by Bernard Magrez , and was bought by Castel in 2003 . In 2007 , at 1.06 million cases ( 12.7 million bottles ) , Malesan was the second most selling Bordeaux brand behind Mouton Cadet .
Otago cricket team . The Otago cricket team ( nicknamed the Volts since the 1997-98 season ) are a New Zealand first class cricket team formed in 1876 representing the Otago , Southland and North Otago regions . Their main governing board is the Otago Cricket Association which is one of six major associations that make up New Zealand Cricket . The team plays most of its home games at the University Oval in Dunedin , but occasionally plays games at the Events Centre in Queenstown , Queen 's Park Ground in Invercargill and Molyneux Park in Alexandra . The team mainly plays First-Class , List A and Twenty20 matches against other New Zealand provincial sides , but also in the past has played touring sides . Hamish Rutherford is the Volts current First-Class , List A and Twenty20 side . He replaced Aaron Redmond . Their current coach is Rob Walter . Honours . 1924-25 , 1932–33 , 1947–48 , 1950–51 , 1952–53 , 1957–58 , 1969–70 , 1971–72 , 1974–75 , 1976–77 , 1978–79 , 1985–86 , 1987-88 . Squad . Players with international caps are listed in bold . Grounds . University Oval is used in Dunedin , with occasional matches in Invercargill ( Queen 's Park ) , and Oamaru ( Whitestone Centennial Park ) . Many matches have been played at Molyneux Park in Alexandra in recent decades , particularly during the Christmas-New Year holiday season . The warm , dry summer climate of Central Otago can make for better cricketing conditions than the wetter coastal areas . In recent years the Queenstown Events Centre has been used as a venue . Twenty20 Champions League . A rapid expansion of Twenty20 cricket led to the creation of the Twenty20 Champions League . It was a competition between various teams from the domestic Twenty20 competitions of Australia , South Africa , Pakistan , India , England , Sri Lanka , West Indies and New Zealand . In the 2008/09 domestic season of the State Twenty20 , Otago came out as the champions , and so were eligible to compete in the inaugural Twenty20 Champions League . However , they lost both their opening games in the competition and so were n't able to progress further . The Volts again qualified for the league in the 2013 season where they were much more successful entering the competition having won a string of Twenty20 matches which eventually ended at fifteen when they lost the Rajasthan Royals in Jaipur . Records . See List of New Zealand first-class cricket records
Wilsonville railroad bridge . The Wilsonville railroad bridge is a steel truss bridge that crosses the Willamette River at Wilsonville , Oregon , United States . This long structure was finished in 1975 to replace a 1907 bridge at the same location and carries rail traffic for the Portland and Western Railroad . The original bridge was built to carry the Oregon Electric Railway across the river near the Boones Ferry . History . The first bridge was built in 1907 for the Oregon Electric Railway line that ran from Eugene to Portland . That bridge was a steel , long structure slightly downriver from the Boones Ferry crossing at a section of the Willamette that runs east-west between Canby and Newberg . Known as the Oregon Electric Wilsonville Bridge , the bridge had a southern approach consisting of a wooden trestle measuring more than in length . This trestle caught fire in July 1939 . In 1954 , the ferry was discontinued when the Boone Bridge opened to carry U.S. Route 99 , now Interstate 5 . Ownership of the rail bridge passed to the Spokane , Portland and Seattle Railway in 1910 , and in 1970 it became part of the new Burlington Northern Railroad ( BN ) . In 1972 , initial plans for a new bridge were approved by the Coast Guard and construction began on August 1 , 1973 . Hensel Phelps Construction Company built the new bridge for Burlington Northern , which included constructing new piers in the river . The bridge was completed in July 1975 , and opened for rail traffic on August 6 , 1975 . The rail line was leased to Portland and Western in 1995 , which they then bought the tracks in 1997 . The land and bridges underneath the tracks of the line were donated to the state by Burlington Northern in 1998 . Details . Located upstream from the old ferry landings , the bridge is at river mile 38.8 . Built of two steel thru trusses each long , the total span is long . This type of truss allowed the new bridge to sit lower than the previous bridge , as the bridge 's structure sat above the tracks , whereas the old bridge 's girders were located below the track level , and thus the entire bridge needed to be higher in order to allow river traffic to pass . The old bridge stood tall . The structure is supported by four concrete piers in the river , three piers on land , and two abutments . Carrying a single track on a concrete deck , the bridge includes six deck girder spans used on the approaches . The black-colored bridge was designed and built by Hensel Phelps Construction . Constructed of weathering steel , the bridge superstructure is oxidized , which prevents rust . It also means the bridge does not need to be painted .
The Road Gets Darker from Here . `` The Road Gets Darker from Here '' is the seventh album by Gallon Drunk , released May 7 , 2012 , through the Clouds Hill label .
People 's Democratic Party ( Spain ) . The People 's Democratic Party ( , PDP ) , renamed as Christian Democracy ( , DC ) from March 1988 until it merged into the People 's Party in June 1989 , was a Christian-democratic political party in Spain . History . In August 1982 , 13 deputies under the leadership of Óscar Alzaga split from the Union of the Democratic Centre ( UCD ) and founded the PDP , entering into alliance with the People 's Alliance ( AP ) , which received the second largest number of votes in the 1982 and 1986 general elections . The party President was Óscar Alzaga until 1986 , then Javier Rupérez led the party into a merger with AP and PL . Jaime Mayor Oreja , now a leading PP politician , was a leading member of PDP . The PDP was a member of the European People 's Party from 1986 onwards . In 1988 the party was renamed as `` Christian Democracy '' ( Democracia Cristiana ) . In 1989 the party , along with the Popular Alliance and the Liberal Party ( PL ) , merged with others to create the new People 's Party ( PP ) .
A Lady to Love . `` A Lady to Love '' is a 1930 American drama film directed by Victor Sjöström and written by Sidney Howard . The film stars Vilma Bánky , Edward G. Robinson , Robert Ames , Richard Carle and Lloyd Ingraham . The film was released on February 28 , 1930 , by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer . Plot . Tony , a prosperous Italian vineyardist in California , advertises for a young wife , passing off a photograph of his handsome hired man , Buck , as himself . Lena , a San Francisco waitress , takes up the offer , and though she is disillusioned upon discovering the truth , she goes through with the marriage because of her desire to have a home and partially because of her weakness for Buck , whose efforts to take her away from Tony confirm her love for her husband .
David Schreck . David D. Schreck is a one-time Member of the Legislative Assembly in the province of British Columbia in Canada and a political pundit . Schreck represented the riding of North Vancouver-Lonsdale from 1991 to 1996 for the New Democratic Party of British Columbia . He served as parliamentary secretary to the Premier and to a Minister of Employment and Investment . He won election in 1991 by half a percentage point ( less than 500 votes ) but lost his seat in the 1996 BC election , by more than 10 per cent of the vote , to Katherine Anne Whittred . Afterwards , Schreck failed to win a councillor 's seat for the District of North Vancouver and declared he would not again run in a political election . His term as MLA was his only successful bid after tries in the 1983 , 1986 , and 1991 provincial elections and the 1984 federal election . He publishes political commentary on his website , and appears weekly on Victoria radio station CFAX with host Murray Langdon . His background is in economics . Schreck received a degree in that field from Grinnell College in 1969 and a Ph.D. from the University of British Columbia in 1978 . In October 2011 , his tweet , `` Is Premier Clark 's cleavage revealing attire appropriate for the legislature ? '' generated controversy and a reprimand from NDP leader Adrian Dix .
Suburbs of Nelson . The Suburbs of Nelson is a former parliamentary electorate around the city of Nelson , New Zealand from 1861 to 1881 . Population centres . The electorate covered the area around the Nelson urban area . The had four polling places : the Institute in Richmond , the school house in Stoke , the Provincial Hall in Nelson and the school house in Hillside , then called Suburban North but now known as Wakapuaka ( the school stood above the road at the turn off to Glenduan ) . In the , polling places were at Waimea East , Stoke , the Provincial Hall and Wakapuaka . History . The electorate was formed for the 1861 election and existed until 1881 . This period covered the 3rd to the 7th Parliament . Fedor Kelling , who had previously represented the electorate , intended the contest the 1861 election for Suburbs of Nelson . At a meeting with electors in Stoke , it was decided that there is no real difference in political opinion between Kelling and James Balfour Wemyss , the other contender for the position . Kelling thus stepped back from the contest . Wemyss , who was away from the district for the month during the election campaign , had placed a long advertisement in `` The Colonist '' outlining his political opinion . This was published on 22 January 1861 . The nomination meeting for the election was held at the school house in Stoke on Monday , 28 January 1861 . Wemyss was the only candidate proposed and was thus declared elected unopposed . The meeting was poorly attended , with `` few more there than his proposer and seconder '' . Before the first session of the 3rd Parliament began ( on 3 June 1861 ) , Wemyss resigned as he had to leave New Zealand temporarily and was likely to miss the whole session , but he did not want to leave the electorate unrepresented . The day after Wemyss had placed his resignation by advertisement into `` The Colonist '' , William Wells announced his candidacy by advertising in the `` Nelson Examiner and New Zealand Chronicle '' . Wells had also previously represented the Waimea electorate ( –1858 ) . At the nomination meeting at the school house in Stoke on Thursday , 20 June , Wells was the only person proposed and was thus declared elected unopposed . The nomination meeting for the was held at the school house in Wakapuaka , Atawhai . Alfred Fell ( father of Charles Fell ) proposed Wells and with there being no other candidate , Wells was declared elected unopposed . Wells retired at the end of the term of the 4th Parliament in 1870 . The was contested by Fedor Kelling and Ralph Richardson . Kelling was a supporter of Julius Vogel 's public works scheme , whilst Richardson was opposed to it . At the nomination meeting , held at the Provincial Hall on 26 January 1871 , the show of hands went eleven to ten in favour of Kelling . On polling day ( 7 February 1871 ) , Kelling and Richardson received 89 and 130 votes , respectively . The official declaration of the poll was held on the following day , and Richardson was announced elected . Richardson resigned on 31 March 1873 `` owing to urgent private affairs which require [ d his ] immediate departure for England '' . The resignation caused the . At the nomination meeting on 9 May , Charles Elliott , Andrew Richmond and Fedor Kelling were proposed . At the show of hands , they received 7 , 15 and 6 votes , respectively . On 13 May , Kelling retired from the election and placed an advertisement in the `` Nelson Evening Mail '' , stating that he wanted to avoid vote splitting and urging electors to support Richmond instead , so that the Vogel Ministry can continue with their public works programme . On polling day on Wednesday , 14 May , Richmond and Elliott received 146 and 70 votes , respectively . Richmond was thus declared elected . Richmond had previously represented ( 1861–1868 ) , whilst Elliott had represented Waimea ( 1855–1858 ) . The 5th Parliament was dissolved on 6 December 1875 and a nomination meeting was held on 21 December in preparation for the next general election . William Wells nominated , and Fedor Kelling seconded the candidacy of Andrew Richmond . The other candidate put forward was William Rout , who at the time was a member of the Nelson Provincial Council ( representing the Nelson electorate 1873–1876 ) . The show of hands was 20 to 8 in favour of the incumbent . The election was held on 30 December , with Richmond and Rout receiving 125 and 98 votes , respectively . Richmond was thus declared re-elected . The 6th Parliament was dissolved on 15 August 1879 and a nomination meeting was held on 2 September in preparation for the next general election . Andrew Richmond was nominated by William Wells and seconded by Fedor Kelling . Other candidates proposed were Hugh Henry Stafford and William Wastney . The show of hands was eleven for Richmond , eleven for Wastney , and two for Stafford . The election was held on 8 September , and Richmond gained a slight majority over Wastney . Richmond , Wastney and Stafford received 112 , 101 and 53 votes , respectively . Richmond died suddenly on 15 November 1880 aged 48 , and this caused a by-election early in . At the nomination meeting on 3 January , Arthur Collins and Arthur Harley were proposed , with Collins winning the show of hands by 19 to 14 . Oswald Curtis proposed Collins and William Harkness ( father of Joseph Harkness ) seconded him . Collins had previously represented the electorate ( 1868–1873 ) and was a conservative politician , whilst Harley had rather liberal ideas . Collins won the election on 11 January by 189 votes to 59 .
Boll Weevil Monument . The Boll Weevil Monument in downtown Enterprise , Alabama , United States is a prominent landmark and tribute erected by the citizens of Enterprise in 1919 to show their appreciation to an insect , the boll weevil , for its profound influence on the area 's agriculture and economy . Hailing the beetle as a `` herald of prosperity , '' it stands as the world 's first monument built to honor an agricultural pest . The Monument consists of a statue of a woman holding a pedestal with a boll weevil perched on top . Story . The boll weevil ( `` Anthonomus grandis '' ) , sometimes referred to as the `` Mexican cotton boll weevil '' was indigenous to Mexico , but appeared in Alabama in 1915 . By 1918 farmers were losing whole cotton . H. M. Sessions saw this as an opportunity to convert the area to peanut farming . In 1916 he convinced C. W. Baston , an indebted farmer , to back his venture . The first crop paid off their debts and was bought by farmers seeking to change to peanut farming . Cotton was grown again , but farmers learned to diversify their crops , a practice which brought new money to Coffee County . Bon Fleming , a local businessman , came up with the idea to build a statue and helped to finance the cost . As a tribute to how something disastrous can be a catalyst for change , and a reminder of how the people of Enterprise adjusted in the face of adversity , the monument was dedicated on December 11 , 1919 at the intersection of College and Main Street , the heart of the town 's business district . Description . The monument depicts a female figure in a flowing gown with arms stretched above her head She raises high a trophy topped by an enlarged-scale boll weevil . The statue stands atop an ornately detailed base which supports two round streetlamps . The base stands in the center of a fountain , which is surrounded by a wrought-iron railing . The monument stands more than tall . `` In profound appreciation of the Boll Weevil and what it has done as the herald of prosperity this monument was erected by the citizens of Enterprise , Coffee County , Alabama . '' The original statue of the woman , excluding the fountain and boll weevil , was built in Italy for approximately $ 1,800 . The boll weevil was not added until thirty years later , when Luther Baker thought the Boll Weevil Monument should have a boll weevil on it . He made the boll weevil and mounted it atop the statue . Vandalism . The boll weevil , and sometimes even the entire monument , has been stolen many times throughout the years . Each time it was found and repaired by the city of Enterprise until July 11 , 1998 . On that day vandals ripped the boll weevil out of the statue 's hands and permanently damaged the statue . City leaders were going to repair the original statue and put it back , but it proved too difficult and costly . A polymer-resin replica was erected in its place in downtown Enterprise in 1998 , and the original is on display at Enterprise 's Depot Museum , a few hundred feet away at 106 Railroad Street . There is a security camera nearby that monitors the monument for further vandalism .
69th Punjabis . The 69th Punjabis were an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army . They could trace their origins to 1759 , when they were raised as the 10th Battalion Coast Sepoys . The regiment 's first engagement was during the Carnatic Wars , this was followed by service during the Battle of Sholinghur in the Second Anglo-Mysore War and the Third Anglo-Mysore War . They also took part in the annexation of Pegu during the Second Anglo-Burmese War . The Battalion was awarded the Galley Badge in 1839 for 'readiness always evinced ' for proceeding on foreign service , which was then considered a taboo in India . The Galley is now the crest of the Indian Punjab Regiment . The Battalion was also given the Battle Cry - Khushki Wuh Tarri which is Persian for 'By Land and Sea ' . The Indianised version of this motto 'Sthal Wuh Jal ' is now the Battle Cry of the Indian Punjab Regiment . In early 1900 the regiment was stationed at Colombo . During World War I they served in the Middle East on the Suez Canal and in the Gallipoli Campaign after which they were sent to the Western Front in 1915 . After World War I the Indian government reformed the army moving from single battalion regiments to multi battalion regiments . In 1922 , the 69th Punjabis became the 2nd Battalion , 2nd Punjab Regiment . After independence they were one of the regiments allocated to the Indian Army . Gen KM Cariappa , OBE , the first Indian Commander in Chief , decided that the four senior most Infantry Battalions of the Army should form the Brigade of the Guards , and thus 2/2 Punjab was converted to the First Battalion Brigade of the Guards ( 2 PUNJAB ) in 1951 . The Battalion has the distinction of being the most senior Infantry Battalion of the Indian Army .
Mandla Plant Fossils National Park . Dindori Plant Fossils National Park is situated in Dindori district of Madhya Pradesh in India . This national park has plants in fossil form that existed in India anywhere between 40 million and 150 million years ago spread over seven villages of Dindori District ( Ghuguwa , Umaria , Deorakhurd , Barbaspur , Chanti-hills , Chargaon and Deori Kohani ) . The Dindori Plant Fossils National Park is an area that spreads over 274,100 square metres . Such fossils are found in three other villages of the district also , but they lie outside the national park . The Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany , Lucknow , has done some work on the plant fossils of Mandla , though the study is yet in a preliminary stage . In Ghuguwa and Umaria the standing , petrified trunks of trees have been identified as Gymnosperms and Angiosperms- Monocotyledons and palms . There are certain Bryophytes also . There is some question about whether the fossils are from the late Jurassic or the early and mid Cretaceous age . This is because when the breakup of the single land mass , Pangaea occurred , it was split by the continental drift into Laurasia and Gondwana somewhere between the Jurassic and Cretaceous ages . India formed a part of Gondwana . Depending on the age in which the split occurred , the fossils are either Jurassic or Cretaceous . Interspersed with the plant fossils are to be found the fossils of molluscs . One theory is that the area in which the fossils are located , i.e. , the Narmada Valley near Mandla , was actually a deep inundation of the sea into peninsular India until the Post- Cambrian Tertiary age , about 40 million years ago . This means that Narmada was a very short river which terminated in the inland sea above Mandla , and that the recession of the sea caused geological disturbances , which created the present rift valley through which the Narmada River and Tapti River flow in their present journey to the Arabian Sea . All this , however , is speculation and conjecture because it is only recently that an interest has developed in the fossils of Mandla and detailed scientific studies are still wanting . A region as ancient as this tells a great deal about what Madhya Pradesh was like millions of years ago . The absence of dicotyledons suggests that plant evolution was still at an early stage . The whole matter requires much more detailed study . The national park is spread over agricultural fields in seven non-contiguous villages , which makes it difficult to protect the fossils . The fossils look like ordinary rocks and are either removed from the fields unwittingly by agriculturists or are damaged by tourists and those unscrupulous people who think they can make quick money out of their sale . In Chargaon and Deori Kohani villages there has been extensive damage , especially by excavation of embedded molluscs . Some say that if the Fossil National Park is to be saved , a separate administrative unit for park management should be set up , the land on which fossils are located should be acquired and fenced and the nearest university , Jabalpur , should be asked to set up a special research unit on the fossils .
Tenango embroidery . Tenango is a style of embroidery which originated in the Tenango de Doria municipality in the Mexican state of Hidalgo . It is a commercialized version of traditional Otomi embroidery , which was developed in the 1960s in response to an economic crisis . It is estimated at over 1,200 artisans practice the craft in Tenango de Doria and the neighborhing municipality of San Bartolo Tutotepec . Geographic origin . Modern authentic tenango embroidery is made in San Nicolas municipalities of Tenango de Doria and , to a lesser extent , neighborning San Bartolo Tutotepec . The design and manufacture is associalted with the indigenous Otomi people , who call themselves “ `` hñuhñu '' . ” The Otomi can be found in several states in central Mexico , but the embroidery is endemic only to this area . The region is a bit different than other Otomi areas . Wedged into steep canyons , communities here located in the western Sierra Madre Oriental . As these mountains trap much of the moisture coming off the Gulf of Mexico , the climate here is significantly wetter with more vegetation than other Otomi areas , which has affected the development of embroidery pattern . It has also isolated the people of this area , allowing them to keep much more of the ancient traditions and worldview . In her book `` Los Tenangos : mitos y ritos bordados : arte textile hidalguense '' , researcher Carmen Lorenzo characterizes tenangos as a kind of modern-day codex , giving testimony about everyday life of the rural Otomi is this region . The world vision of these pieces are traditional as much of the ancient ideology of these communities remains intact . Many here still speak Otomi , with a portion speaking only this language . Although there is contact with the outside world via the handcraft and migration out , this has affected the development of the craft . Description . The embroidery is a simplified version of embroidery done for centuries , adapted for products to be sold to the outside world . Pieces generally have multiple figurative elements in stylized form , which are arranged onto the fabric in a geometric pattern , mostly or completely symmetrical . The most common elements are the flora and fauna found Tenango de Doria area including chickens , dogs , wild birds , rabbits , horses , flowers and trees . Sometimes people and other objects appear as well . Other figures include figures from amate paper cut outs made by local shamans/healers and pre historic paintings found in local caves . These elements are most often arranged in a pattern , but can be set up for form scenes from daily life , folk festival and religion . The most common background fabric colors are white and off-white , generally for tablecloths and the like , followed by black , but other colors such as reds and blues are used as well . Most often , the elements are not done in realistic colors , rather using bright colors such as yellows , greens and blues . All elements may be of a single color , or multicolored . If the latter , the colors are most often combined as a series of stripes over the elements . Better tenangos have small , tight stiches , with a well-done tablecloth or bedspread taking up to six years to make . History . There is evidence that embroidery existed in the pre Hispanic period in Mesoamerica but it underwent radical change with the introduction of European techniques and designs . It has always been traditionally women ’ s work , with daughters learning from mothers . Even today , most of the work is done within individual families , but there are cooperatives of women who work together to produce and promote their products . The embroidery style now known as tenango is based on traditional Otomi embroidery of the area , but modified to create pieces to sell . This occurred in the 1960s when a regional drought severely disrupted the local economy ’ s dependence on subsistence agriculture . The origin of this innovation has been traced to the small community of San Nicolas in the municipality of Tenango de Doria . Originally the idea was to make and sell pepenado blouses , a kind of gathered and traditional blouse still worn here . However , these are very time-consuming to make and could not be sold for a sufficient price . Instead , embroidery elements were transferred to flat pieces of fabric . Even those sold for very little , especially at the beginning when the style was unknown . Over time , the embroidery style has been applied to tablecloths , napkins , pillow cases , bedspread , various styles of clothing and more . While the work is still primarily done by women , men have taken it up , not only in Tenango but in prison handcraft programs as well . The embroidery has become popular enough to be found in many sales venues in Mexico and regularly shipped abroad . Pieces can sell anywhere from 15 to 10,000 or more Mexican pesos depending on size and quality . They have been sold in upscale hotels and boutiques , with some artisans working with Mexican and foreign designers . For example in 2011 , French fashion label Hermes partnered with the Museo de Arte Popular and various artisans to create reproductions of the embroidery . However , some of the marketing has been controversial . One of the main problems is that the artisans receive many times less what the piece eventually sells for . Very poor and/or non-Spanish speaking artisans may be exploited , paid as little as 100 pesos for a tablecloth or even exchanging their work for food . It is estimated there are about 1,200 artisans practicing the craft in the municipality , but the number may be much higher as it does not count children as young a five helping with the work . Despite some support from government entities like SEDESOL , the activity pays very little because it is very labor intensive . Younger generations are not taking it up if they can make more money in another activity . One reason for this is that the design has no legal protection , neither copyright or trademark .
STAT5B . Signal transducer and activator of transcription 5B is a protein that in humans is encoded by the `` STAT5B '' gene . `` STAT5B '' orthologs have been identified in most placentals for which complete genome data are available . Function . The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the STAT family of transcription factors . In response to cytokines and growth factors , STAT family members are phosphorylated by the receptor associated kinases , and then form homo- or heterodimers that translocate to the cell nucleus where they act as transcription activators . This protein mediates the signal transduction triggered by various cell ligands , such as IL2 , IL4 , CSF1 , and different growth hormones . It has been shown to be involved in diverse biological processes , such as TCR signaling , apoptosis , adult mammary gland development , and sexual dimorphism of liver gene expression . This gene was found to fuse to retinoic acid receptor-alpha ( RARA ) gene in a small subset of acute promyelocytic leukemias ( APML ) . The dysregulation of the signaling pathways mediated by this protein may be the cause of the APML .
James Bonard Fowler . James Bonard Fowler ( September 10 , 1933 – July 5 , 2015 ) was an American policeman who was a significant player in escalating the acute racial conflict that led to the Selma to Montgomery marches in the Civil Rights Movement . As a corporal in the Alabama State Police in 1965 , he shot and killed an unarmed black man , Jimmie Lee Jackson , a killing that went without justice for 45 years . He was convicted of manslaughter decades after the incident . He was also under investigation by the FBI for the 1966 shooting death of a second black man , Nathan Johnson , shot one year after Jackson . Shooting of Jimmie Lee Jackson . On the night of February 18 , 1965 , around 500 people left Zion United Methodist Church in Marion , Alabama and attempted to peacefully walk to the City Jail about a half a block away where a young Civil Rights worker was being held . The march was to protest his arrest and sing hymns . They were met by a crowd of Marion City police officers , sheriff 's deputies and Alabama State Troopers . In the standoff , streetlights were abruptly turned off ( Some sources say that they were shot out by the police . ) and the police began to beat the protestors . Two United Press International photographers were beaten by the police and their cameras were smashed . 26-year-old Jimmie Lee Jackson , his mother , Viola Jackson and his 82-year-old grandfather , Cager Lee and others ran into Mack 's Café pursued by about ten Alabama State Troopers . Police clubbed Cager Lee to the floor and his daughter , Viola rushed to his aid . Jimmie Jackson went to his mother 's aid and was shot twice in the abdomen by Fowler . He died on February 26 , 1965 . Fowler claimed that he acted in self-defense after Jackson grabbed his gun from its holster . Impact . This incident provided the primary catalyst for the first Selma to Montgomery march that occurred a few days later on `` Bloody Sunday '' , March 7 , 1965 . Delayed justice . A grand jury declined to indict Fowler in September 1965 , identifying him only by his surname ( `` Fowler '' ) . After the shooting , Fowler returned to his duties as a State Trooper . He was transferred to Birmingham , Alabama , and promoted . He states that he never got so much as a letter of reprimand . On May 10 , 2007 , 42 years after the homicide , Fowler was charged with first degree and second degree murder for the death of Jimmie Lee Jackson and subsequently surrendered to authorities . Fowler pleaded guilty to one count of second-degree manslaughter on November 15 , 2010 . Fowler apologized for the shooting but insisted that he had acted in self-defense , believing that Jackson was trying to grab his gun . Fowler was sentenced to six months in prison and was released early after serving five months due to health problems which required surgery . Shooting of Nathan Johnson . In 2011 , FBI officials announced that they are seeking information about the May 8 , 1966 death of 34-year-old Nathan Johnson . Johnson had been arrested for suspicion of drunken driving on US Highway 31 and was fatally shot , allegedly by Fowler , at the Alabaster , Alabama Police Department . At the time , press quoted authorities as saying Johnson had grabbed a billy club from Fowler and was attacking him when the officer shot Johnson twice in the chest . Dismissal from State Police . Fowler was dismissed from the state police in 1968 for severely beating his supervisor . His supervisor , Sergeant T. B. Barden , stated that Fowler was angry about a poor job evaluation and attacked him as he was getting into his car . Fowler and his attorney George Beck stated that Fowler had taken time off to mourn with his mother and that the troopers did not give him sick leave for the absence . In the melee Barden 's head was rammed into a windshield . He was knocked unconscious and taken by ambulance to a Birmingham hospital . In 2007 Barden stated that after Fowler returned from Vietnam he called Barden and that they had a nice talk . Barden said that he bore no ill will toward Fowler . Army Service . Fowler served in Vietnam and was awarded two silver stars and a purple heart for his service . He also testified in a case involving a alleged murder-for-hire plot in which an Army sergeant wanted to kill his captain . Fowler was convicted by Thai authorities of heroin trafficking and served about five years in prison . Later Life . In his later years Fowler worked as a farmer in Geneva County , Alabama and lived there with his wife . Fowler stated that he respects black leaders such as Nelson Mandela and Colin Powell , but did not think that blacks and whites should mix . Death . Fowler died of pancreatic cancer on July 5 , 2015 in Geneva County , Alabama at the age of 81 .
CBC Radio Building ( Halifax ) . The CBC Radio Building was a landmark Streamline Moderne-style office building located in Halifax , Nova Scotia overlooking the Halifax Citadel and Halifax Public Gardens which served as the home of CBC Radio in Nova Scotia from 1944 to 2014 . Origins . The building was made for Fred C. Manning , a Nova Scotia businessman who built a chain of gas stations and car dealerships during the 1920s and 30s known as the United Service Corporation . Completed in 1933 , it originally served as a car dealership , gas station and Manning 's head office . Sydney Perry Dumaresq , one of a family of famous Nova Scotian architects , designed the building in the Streamline Moderne-style , a 1930s variation of Art Deco known for its elegant curves and often associated with transportation facilities of the era . In order to maximize the use of the corner property , parking was provided on the roof of the building , with access via a specially built elevator . CBC Radio . In 1944 , the CBC Radio station CBHA and other CBC services in Nova Scotia moved into the building installing their transmission tower on the roof in the first few years . CBC studios soon grew to occupy more of the building which came to serve as home to English CBC Radio One station CBHA-FM and Radio Two station CBH-FM as well as radio administration and various arts programs . The Canadian humourist Max Ferguson began his CBC career in the building in 1946 , creating the character `` Rawhide '' to host a morning country and western show that soon became a satirical hit . After renting for many years , the CBC purchased the building in 1981 . However , in the wake of staff reductions and programming cuts , the CBC sold the building in 2014 as part of plans to consolidate television and radio in a new facility on 7067 Chebucto Road in the Armdale neighbourhood of Halifax 's West End . Arts space . In addition to its role as the Halifax home of CBC Radio , the building also offered free space to a wide range of arts organizations , playing a vital role in the growth of the province 's cultural scene . The offices of the classical music organizations Debut Atlantic and the St. Cecilia Concert Series were housed there at the invitation of then-regional radio director Bill Donovan . in 1993 , the building also became home to the Atlantic Film Festival at the invitation of then-CBC Television director Fred Mattocks , following the festival 's loss of office space at the National Film Board of Canada 's centre on Barrington Street , which was destroyed by fire in 1991 . Other arts organizations with space at the building included the Centre for Art Tapes , the Atlantic Filmmakers Cooperative , the Linda Joy Media Arts Society , the Moving Images Group , Shortworks , and dance groups Mocean Dance and Live Art Dance . Demolition . CBC broadcast its final shows from the building in November 2014 . The building was purchased by South West Developments who began demolition on it in March 2016 . The former site of the CBC building and the adjacent YMCA will be the location of a 13-story condominium .
Château de la Mogère . The Château de la Mogère is a mansion near the city of Montpellier in the French region of Occitanie . It is one of many follies surrounding Montpellier , built by wealthy merchants in the 18th century . In 1706 , the grounds of la Mogère were purchased by Fulcran Limouzin , the local `` Secrétaire d'État à la Maison du Roi '' ( one of the types of Secretary of State in France 's Ancien Régime ) . In 1715 , architect Jean Giral drew the plan for La Mogère , giving it the appearance it still has today . Its harmonious façade is topped off by a pediment , standing against a background of pine trees , all in Renaissance-style . The grounds and interior , currently owned by the Viscount Gaston de Saporta , are open for visits . The interior has been kept intact since the 18th century , displaying antique furniture and family portraits from the last three centuries . Amongst the painters represented here are Jean Jouvenet , Hyacinthe Rigaud and Jacques-Louis David . The garden is a mixture of English garden and formal garden style and houses a large fountain built up out of thousands of little seashells and carrying a number of cherubs . La Mogère nowadays lies right next to the `` Autoroute '' A9 and in close proximity to the Montpellier - Méditerranée Airport . The last stop of the Montpellier tramway line 1 ( `` Odysseum '' ) is a 10-minute walk away . The Château de Flaugergues is also nearby .
John O'Brien ( novelist ) . John O'Brien ( May 21 , 1960 – April 10 , 1994 ) was an American author . His first novel `` Leaving Las Vegas '' was published in 1990 by Watermark Press and made into a film of the same name in 1995 . Life and career . O'Brien was born in Oxford , Ohio , where his parents , Bill and Judy O'Brien , were both students at Miami University . He was the brother of writer Erin O'Brien . John grew up in Brecksville and Lakewood , Ohio , and graduated from Lakewood High School in 1978 . He married Lisa Kirkwood in 1979 , and the couple moved to Los Angeles , California , in 1982 . His first novel , `` Leaving Las Vegas '' , is dedicated to her . Through a friend of his ex-wife , O'Brien got a gig writing Episode 37 of the animated series `` Rugrats '' , `` Toys in the Attic '' , which premiered in 1992 under his only known pseudonym , Carroll Mine . According to his sister , Erin , he was disgusted with editorial changes made to his script . Death . O'Brien committed suicide by gunshot two weeks after learning that his novel , `` Leaving Las Vegas '' , was to be made into a movie . His father says that the novel was his suicide note . Two more of his novels were published posthumously : `` Stripper Lessons '' ( Grove Press , 1997 ) and `` The Assault on Tony 's '' ( Grove Press , 1996 ) , both of which had been left unfinished at the time of his death and were completed by his sister , Erin . A third manuscript , `` Better '' , was published by Akashic Press in 2009 .
Giant barred frog . The giant barred frog , `` Mixophyes iteratus '' , is a species of barred frogs in Australia . It occurs from south-east Queensland to just south of the Newcastle region in New South Wales . It is associated with flowing streams and creeks in wet sclerophyll and rainforest habitats from the coast to the ranges . Description . This is Australia 's second largest species of frog , reaching a maximum size of about 120mm . This frog is normally dark brown on the dorsal surface with some spots of variable size in a darker colour . The upper half of the iris is golden in colour , with the bottom half being darker , a thin dark stripe runs from the snout , through the eye , and down past the tympanum . There is a dark triangle shape on the end of the snout starting from the nostril , with a paler triangle present behind it stretching to the eye . The legs are very strongly barred and the toes are fully webbed . The thighs and side are pale yellowish in colour with many darker spots also present in this area . The underbelly is white . Ecology and behaviour . This species is always found close to water , normally permanent flowing creeks , however they will sometimes also inhabit dams in wet sclerophyll and rainforest . The call of this species is a deep grunting noise , males call in the spring and summer from the edges of streams after rain . During amplexus the female kicks the eggs up onto an overhanging bank or rocks . The eggs stick to this surface until heavy rain when they may be washed into the water , or without heavy rains to wash the eggs into the water the tadpoles simply fall into the water 8–10 days after laying . The tadpoles of this species grow very large , up to 84mm and are among the largest in Australia .
Phyllobaenus pubescens . `` Phyllobaenus pubescens '' is a species of checkered beetle in the family Cleridae . It is found in North America .
Mitsuhiro Murata . is a Japanese former competitive figure skater who is now a coach . He placed 23rd in the 1992 Winter Olympics .
Hervé Lougoundji . Hervé Lougoundji ( born 27 April 1975 ) is a football manager from Central African Republic who currently not contracted by a club or national team . From May 2012 to August 2014 he coached the Central African Republic national football team .
1995 St. Louis Cardinals season . The St. Louis Cardinals 1995 season was the team 's 114th season in St. Louis , Missouri and the 104th season in the National League . The Cardinals went 62-81 during the season and finished 4th in the National League Central division , 22½ games behind the Cincinnati Reds . It was also the team 's final season under the ownership of Anheuser-Busch , who would put the team up for sale on October 25 , 1995 , ending a 43-season ownership reign . Regular season . Rookie Mark Sweeney got a hit in seven straight pinch-hit at-bats , one short of the major league record . Tom Henke became the seventh pitcher to notch 300 career saves . Outfielders Bernard Gilkey ( .298 batting average , 17 home runs ) , Ray Lankford ( 25 home runs , 24 stolen bases ) , and Brian Jordan ( .296 , 22 home runs ) highlighted the Cardinals offense . The Cardinals struggled offensively in 1995 , finishing 28th overall in runs scored ( 563 ) , hits ( 1,182 ) , runs batted in ( 533 ) , batting average ( .247 ) , on-base percentage ( .314 ) and slugging percentage ( .374 ) . Starters by position . `` Note : Pos = Position ; G = Games played ; AB = At bats ; H = Hits ; Avg . = Batting average ; HR = Home runs ; RBI = Runs batted in '' Other batters . `` Note : G = Games played ; AB = At bats ; H = Hits ; Avg . = Batting average ; HR = Home runs ; RBI = Runs batted in '' Starting pitchers . `` Note : G = Games pitched ; IP = Innings pitched ; W = Wins ; L = Losses ; ERA = Earned run average ; SO = Strikeouts '' Other pitchers . `` Note : G = Games pitched ; IP = Innings pitched ; W = Wins ; L = Losses ; ERA = Earned run average ; SO = Strikeouts '' Relief pitchers . `` Note : G = Games pitched ; W = Wins ; L = Losses ; SV = Saves ; ERA = Earned run average ; SO = Strikeouts ''
Jomsvikings . The Jomsvikings were an order of Viking mercenaries or brigands of the 10th century and 11th century . They were staunchly Pagan and dedicated to the worship of such deities as Odin and Thor . They reputedly would fight for any lord able to pay their substantial fees and occasionally fought alongside Christian rulers . Although they were Pagan , the institutions of the Jomsvikings in some ways anticipated those of the Christian Knightly Orders of the later Middle Ages . The legend of the Jomsvikings appears in some of the Icelandic sagas from the 12th and 13th centuries . According to the Norse sagas ( particularly the `` Jómsvíkinga saga '' , `` King Olaf Tryggvasson ’ s Saga '' , and stories found in the Flatey Book ) , their stronghold Jomsborg was located on the southern shore of the Baltic Sea , but the exact location is disputed by modern historians and archeologists . Most scholars locate it on the hill Silberberg , north of the town of Wolin on Wolin island in modern day Poland . Jomsborg is thought by some researchers to be identical with Jumne , Julin and Vineta , which are mentioned in both Danish and German records from the Middle Ages . Historians still debate the accuracy of the accounts of the Jomsvikings . Since the site of their headquarters has never been conclusively located , confirming the tales of their exploits is somewhat difficult . The location of Jomsborg is a matter of debate in historical circles , due to the scarcity of primary sources . There are no contemporary sources mentioning the names `` Jomsvikings '' and `` Jomsborg '' , but there are three contemporary runestones . Reference also appears in Old Norse poetry and Lausavísur which refer to their battles . The Jomsviking code . The `` Saga of the Jomsvikings '' relates that the Jomsvikings were highly selective in deciding whom to admit to their order . Membership was restricted to men of proven valor between 18 and 50 ( with the exception of a boy named Vagn Åkesson , who defeated Sigvaldi Strut-Haraldsson in single combat at the age of 12 ) . In order to gain admission , prospective members were required to prove themselves with a feat of strength , often taking the form of a ritual duel , or `` holmgang '' , with a Jomsviking . Once admitted , the Jomsvikings required adherence to a strict code of conduct in order to instill a sense of military discipline among its members . Any violation of these rules could be punished with immediate expulsion from the order . Each Jomsviking was bound to defend his brothers , as well as to avenge their deaths if necessary . He was forbidden to speak ill of his fellows or to quarrel with them . Blood feuds between members were to be mediated by Jomsviking officers . Jomsvikings were forbidden to show fear or to flee in the face of an enemy of equal or inferior strength , though orderly retreat in the face of vastly outnumbering forces appears to have been acceptable . All spoils of battle were to be equally distributed among the entire brotherhood . No Jomsviking was permitted to be absent from Jomsborg for more than three days without the permission of the brotherhood . No women or children were allowed within the fortress walls , and none were to be taken captive . It is unclear , however , whether members were forbidden marriage or liaisons with women outside the walls . History . There are different accounts for the origins of the order . `` Gesta Danorum '' ( book 10 ) tells that a settlement named Julinum was conquered by the King of Denmark , Harald Bluetooth , who gave it to the Swedish prince Styrbjörn the Strong . Harald then provided Styrbjörn with a strong force with which Styrbjörn terrorized the seas . The `` Knýtlinga saga '' agrees by giving Harald as the founder of the Jomsvikings , but the story of Styrbjörn is not connected to the Jomsvikings . The `` Jómsvíkinga saga '' says that the settlement was founded by Palnatoke , receiving the location from the mythical Wendish ruler Burislav . `` Styrbjarnar þáttr Svíakappa '' and `` Eyrbyggja saga '' agree with all previously mentioned versions by making Styrbjörn take command of the Jomsvikings after they already had been established . `` Styrbjarnar þáttr Svíakappa '' also tells that among the Norse there were many men from the `` East land '' arriving at Jomsborg , suggesting that it was a settlement of mixed ethnicity . Jomsviking chieftains included Palnatok ] , Styrbjörn the Strong , Sigvaldi Strut-Haraldsson , Thorkell the High , and Hemeng . Accounts of their size vary . In various sources , Jomsborg was supposed to have held anywhere from 30 to 300 ships in its harbor . However some historians believe Jomsborg was largely a market center with its Danish garrison imposed on the Wends . `` Gesta Danorum '' ( book 10 ) , `` Styrbjarnar þáttr Svíakappa '' and `` Eyrbyggja saga '' relate that in the early 980s , the exiled Swedish prince Styrbjörn the Strong brought the Jomsvikings to a devastating defeat against Styrbjörn 's uncle King Eric the Victorious at the Battle of the Fýrisvellir , Uppsala , in 984 or 985 , while trying to take the crown of Sweden by force of arms . The fact that the Jomsvikings lost was attributed to a pact which the Swedish king Eric made with Odin . Three runestones from this time , the Högby Runestone ( `` the brave champion Asmund fell on the Fyrisvellir '' ) , one of the Hällestad Runestones , labelled DR 295 ( `` he did not flee at Uppsala '' ) , and the Sjörup Runestone ( `` He did not flee at Uppsala , but slaughtered as long as he had a weapon '' ) , relate to deaths with honour at Uppsala , probably three Jomsvikings . The battle is also commemorated , in poetry , by the Icelandic skald Þórvaldr Hjaltason , who took part in the battle on the Swedish side . `` Jómsvíkinga saga '' tells that in 986 , they attacked Haakon Jarl in Norway and were defeated in the Battle of Hjörungavágr . The saga recounts that Jomsvikings captured by the Norwegians and about to be executed exhibited courage and defiance , some being eventually spared by their captors . The `` Jómsvíkinga saga '' ends with a brief explanation of the battle 's aftermath and , in fact , points to this battle as the beginning of the end for the Jomsvikings . After these two decisive defeats , the power of the Jomsvikings waned , but `` Olaf Trygvasson 's Saga '' relates that they played a decisive , if treacherous , role in the Battle of Svolder in 1000 . At Svolder , a Jomsviking force led by Sigvald Jarl abandoned King Olaf of Norway and joined forces with his enemies to annihilate his fleet . This action may have been intended to fight the Christianization of Scandinavia , which had been forcibly promoted by Olaf . As it happened though , the Danish king Sweyn Forkbeard , who won the Norwegian throne when the sea battle ended , was ( at least nominally ) a Christian . He and his father , King Harald Bluetooth of Denmark , are reported to have been baptized in 965 . Jomsvikings are also reported to have raided eastern England in 1009 , and made forays into various Scandinavian territories during the early 11th century . Around 1013 , the Jomsvikings were campaigning in England on behalf of Sveyn Forkbeard , yet switched sides , maybe in a ruse to get their own Danegeld from the English , while the main Viking invasion force drove Ethelred the Unready to Normandy . Their decline continued over the next few decades . According to the `` Heimskringla '' , King Magnus I of Norway decided to put an end to the Jomsviking threat . As part of consolidating his control of Denmark , he sacked Jomsborg , destroyed the fortress and many of the inhabitants were killed in 1043 . Curmsun Disc . A golden disc bearing the name of Harald Bluetooth and Jomsvikings stronghold seat Jomsborg appeared in Sweden in autumn 2014 . The disc , also called the Curmsun Disc , is made of high gold content and has a weight of 25,23 gram . On the obverse there is a Latin inscription and on the reverse there is a Latin cross with four dots surrounded by an octagonal ridge . The inscription reads : `` +ARALD CVRMSVN+REX AD TANER+SCON+JVMN+CIV ALDIN+ '' and translates as `` Harald Gormsson king of Danes , Scania , Jomsborg , town Aldinburg '' . It is assumed that the disc was a part of a Viking hoard found in 1840 in the Polish village Wiejkowo near the town of Wolin by Heinrich Boldt , the maternal great-great-grandfather of Hollywood actors and producers Ben Affleck and Casey Affleck .
Roy Mackert . Charles Leroy `` Roy '' ( Bob ) Mackert ( February 2 , 1894 – February 12 , 1942 ) was an American football player . He played professional football for the Rochester Jeffersons for one season in 1925 . Mackert played college football for Maryland , and returned there in 1935 as the line coach . Mackert was born on February 2 , 1894 in Sunbury , Pennsylvania . He attended Lebanon Valley College and then the University of Maryland . He played as a fullback on the Maryland football team during the 1919 and 1920 seasons . He played for the Rochester Jeffersons in the National Football League for the 1925 season . Mackert saw action in two games , including one start , as a center and a tackle . By November 1925 , George Mulligan of the Hartford Blues signed Mackert to play for the team alongside Obie Bristow , Steve Owen and Don Miller of Notre Dame 's Four Horsemen . The Blues would become an NFL franchise a year later in 1926 . In 1926 , he returned to his alma mater as an assistant alongside Burton Shipley under head coach Curley Byrd . In 1935 , he served as the line coach under Jack Faber . During World War II , Mackert enlisted in the United States military . Although several sources , including the Pro Football Hall of Fame claim that he was killed during the war , he died at a hospital in Washington D.C. after a lengthy illness unrelated to the conflict . At the time of his death , he was the athletic director at the University of Maryland . The Charles Leroy Mackert Award was named in his honor and acknowledged the most outstanding wrestlers at the University of Maryland . He was inducted into the University of Maryland Athletic Hall of Fame in 1982 .
Seversky SEV-3 . The Seversky SEV-3 was an American three-seat amphibian monoplane , the first aircraft designed and built by the Seversky Aircraft Corporation . Design and development . The SEV-3 was an all-metal cantilever low-wing monoplane powered by a nose-mounted 420 hp ( 313 kW ) Wright J-6 Whirlwind radial engine . It had two cockpits in tandem , a forward cockpit for the pilot and a rear cockpit for two passengers , both with sliding canopies . It could either be fitted with twin amphibious floats which had main wheels fitted in the floats to allow it to operate from land , or with a fixed tailwheel undercarriage with the mainwheels enclosed in large fairings . The SEV-3 first flew as a floatplane in June 1933 , demonstrating excellent performance as both an amphibian and a landplane . It was built in small numbers mainly for export . Operational history . An SEV-3 established a world speed record for piston-engined amphibians in 1933 , and on 15 September 1935 , a Wright Cyclone-powered SEV-3 set a record of 230 mph ( 370.8 km/h ) which stood for 49 years . A landplane version was also developed with conventional landing gear . The design influenced a long line of Seversky and later Republic aircraft , eventually leading to the development of the P-47 Thunderbolt . A landplane version was used by the United States Army Air Corps as a basic trainer with the designation BT-8 , 30 of which were ordered in 1935 . This proved grossly underpowered and was quickly replaced by the North American BT-9.. One BT-8 was delivered to Bolling Field , on 11 June 1936 , for use by Chief of the Air Corps Major General Oscar Westover , and assigned to the 14th Bombardment Squadron , GHQ Air Force . It replaced an O-38F , which was reassigned to the 21st Observation Squadron , GHQ Air Force , for general flying .
Choi Kwang-Do . Choi Kwang Do is a martial art developed by Kwang Jo Choi . The style relies more on flexibility and fluidity of movement as opposed to the more rigid lines of some other martial arts . To achieve this it employs yoga-based stretching to develop the flexibility of practitioners . History . Choi Kwang Do was founded by Kwang Jo Choi on March 2 , 1987 . Kwang Jo Choi was born in South Korea before emigrating to United States in the early 1970s . Choi was a successful ITF Tae Kwon Do practitioner and trainer ( serving as a chief instructor ) before establishing his own style . While teaching and demonstrating ITF Tae Kwon Do in South East Asia , Kwang Jo Choi became injured through his training and demonstrations to the point where he was unable to continue with the discipline . So he left Malaysia ( where he was demonstrating at the time ) for North America , in the hope of finding orthopedic surgeons who would be able to help with his injuries . Determining that the injuries were caused by the way he was performing martial arts , Choi undertook rehabilitative exercises , attended various seminars and studied techniques for rehabilitation . Choi incorporated these techniques into his own fighting style , and from that he developed Choi Kwang Do . Today , Choi Kwang-Do is headquartered in Atlanta , Georgia by one organization and Temperance , Michigan by another organization . It is taught in numerous countries including the United Kingdom with schools in England , Scotland and Wales , Puerto Rico with schools in Guaynabo , Las Piedras , Caguas and San Lorenzo . Style and training . Choi Kwang Do emphasizes the use of biomechanics , and to employ a number of modern disciplines , such as kinesiology and psychology , in its design . The result is a tendency towards the use of natural bilateral movement and fluid sequential motion to develop optimum force on impact to place less pressure on the joints . The style also incorporates breathing and stretching exercises from yoga . Choi Kwang Do is not designed for competition , but for a natural and effective response to everyday stimuli and training is a mix of contact drills using pads and shields , non-contact drills and `` in-fighting '' close-quarter drills .
June ( manga magazine ) . is yaoi magazine published by Magazine Magazine . `` June '' magazine is a `` toko zasshi '' , a magazine which mainly publishes unsolicited manuscripts with a small honorarium . In `` June '' , stories are not required to include a `` love scene '' . History . `` June '' is the earliest yaoi ( BL ) magazine , which began in 1978 as a response to the success of commercially published manga such as the works of female artists Keiko Takemiya , Moto Hagio and Yumiko Ōshima . Other factors that influenced the founding of June were the rising popularity of depictions of `` bishōnen '' in the `` dōjinshi '' market and ambiguous musicians such as David Bowie and Queen . `` June '' was meant to have an underground , `` cultish , guerilla-style '' feeling – most of its manga artists were new talent . Frederik L. Schodt describes `` June '' as `` a kind of 'readers ' magazine , created by and for the readers . '' Very early on , Keiko Takemiya became the editor of a section called `` Manga School '' , which instructed readers and amateur manga authors . `` June '' magazine ceased operations in 1979 , but was relaunched in 1981 . Azusa Nakajima ran a contest in the magazine for readers called `` Shosetsu dojo '' ( `` Novel School '' ) which was an important platform for aspiring writers . June magazine was named after the French author Jean Genet , with `` june '' being a play on the Japanese pronunciation of his name . Digital Manga Publishing has an unrelated BL imprint which is also called June . The magazine 's name became an early name for what is now the BL genre , as June published male/male `` tanbi '' 耽美 ( `` aesthetic '' ) romances , stories written for and about the worship of beauty , and romance between older men and beautiful youths using particularly flowery language and unusual kanji . Essays about the characteristics of the June genre were published with the manga in `` June '' . In 1982 , `` Shōsetsu June '' ( `` Novel June '' ) , a sister magazine to `` June '' began publication . Its content is text-only stories with male romance . In 1991 , Sandra Buckley noted that `` June '' was increasing its coverage of gay culture in response to its gay readership , and she credits the magazine with `` playing a role in the construction of a collective gay identity '' in Japan . As of the mid-1990s , `` Shōsetsu June '' outsold `` June '' . In 1996 , there were four June magazines - one called `` June '' , in a `` large format '' with many photos of youths , `` Roman June '' ( `` Romantic June '' ) which contained a mix of stories and manga , intended for an older female reader , `` Shousetsu June '' , and the original manga magazine , retitled `` Comic June '' , for general fujoshi audiences . Circulation of `` June '' was 40,000 in 1998 . As of 2002 , June was still running , although the target audience 's ages had widened and the style of stories had changed from being `` soft love '' to occasionally being more overtly `` pornographic '' . The last issue was published on December 28 , 2012 ( February 2013 issue ) . On April 6 , 2006 , `` Koi June '' was launched , which published 3-4 issues per year which ran for seven issues until January 19 , 2009 . This magazine included manga , text-only stories and a DVD . A single-issue sister magazine , `` DVD June '' , was published on February 9 , 2007 . Both were subsequently merged using the latters name , with the first issue ( `` DVD June Vol.8 ) '' published on June 18 , 2009 and still running . Creators associated with June include Tomomi Kobayashi , Kaoru Kurimoto ( both as an author and as a critic ) , Keiko Takemiya , Mizuki Kawashita and Akimi Yoshida .
Sapperton Meadows . Sapperton Meadows is a 14.6 hectare ( 36.1 acre ) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in East Sussex , England . The site was notified in 1991 under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 .
Peening . Peening is the process of working a metal 's surface to improve its material properties , usually by mechanical means , such as hammer blows , by blasting with shot ( shot peening ) or blasts of light beams with laser peening . Peening is normally a cold work process , with laser peening being a notable exception . It tends to expand the surface of the cold metal , thereby inducing compressive stresses or relieving tensile stresses already present . Peening can also encourage strain hardening of the surface metal . Residual stress . Plastic deformation from peening induces a residual compressive stress in a peened surface , along with tensile stress in the interior . This stress state resembles the one seen in toughened glass , and is useful for similar reasons . Surface compressive stresses confer resistance to metal fatigue and to some forms of corrosion , since cracks will not grow in a compressive environment . The benefit comes at the expense of higher tensile stresses deeper in the part . However , the fatigue properties of the part will be improved , since the stresses are normally significantly higher at the surface in part due to surface imperfections and damage . Work hardening . Cold work also serves to harden the material 's surface . This makes cracks less likely to form at the surface and provides resistance to abrasion . When a metal undergoes strain hardening its yield strength increases but its ductility decreases . Strain hardening actually increases the number of dislocations in the crystal lattice of the material . When a material has a great number of dislocations , plastic deformation is hindered , and the material will continue to behave in an elastic way well beyond the elastic yield stress of the non-strain hardened material . Residual strain / stretching . Plastic deformation from peening can be useful in stretching the surface of an object . One common use of this peening ( stretching ) process can be seen in the auto repair and auto custom fabrication industries where manual or machine assisted peening is used to stretch thin sheet metal to create curved surfaces . The manual method uses a hand held peening hammer and is a form of planishing . There are also machine assisted methods that use a version of a power hammer to peen the sheet metal . Another use of the peening process is to flatten sheet metal and is specifically used as a primary technique to flatten steel belts used in industrial conveying and pressing operations . In this process a steel belt that has a cross curvature can be flattened by peening the concave surface to stretch it and thereby removing the cross-curvature by equalizing the surface length across the belt between the previously concave and convex surfaces . The shot peening of steel belts is usually achieved by a using specialised equipment and special peening shot . When peening is used to induce residual stress or work-harden an object , care needs to be taken with thin parts not to stretch the work-piece . Where stretching is unavoidable then allowances may need to be made in the part design or process application . Use with welding . Hand peening may also be performed after welding to help relieve the tensile stresses that develop on cooling in the welded metal ( as well as the surrounding base metal ) . The level of reduction in tensile stress is minimal and only occurs on or near to the weld surface . Other methods , like heat spots ( if applicable ) , help reduce residual tensile stresses . Peening will induce a higher hardness into the weld and this is something that should be avoided . For this reason , peening is not normally accepted by the majority of codes , standards or specifications ( ex . ASME B31.3 para 328.5.1 ( d ) location changes when new codes are published ) . Any peening that is carried out on a weld should have been carried out on the weld procedure qualification test piece . The welding procedure qualification test piece replicates all of the essential variables that will be used in production welding . If the weld is peened during the qualification of a welding procedure , the subsequent mechanical testing of the procedure qualification test piece will demonstrate the mechanical properties of the weld . These mechanical properties must , as a minimum , match the mechanical properties of the materials that have been welded together . If they do not , the procedure has failed and the welding procedure is not acceptable for use in production welding . Sharpening blades . Scythe and sickle blades have traditionally been sharpened by occasional peening followed by frequent honing in the field during use . In the example below , a short scythe blade , being used for clearing brambles , is being sharpened by reforming the malleable steel to create an edge profile that can then be honed . Because this blade is being used to cut tough-stemmed brambles it is being peened about every thirty hours of work . Nicks and cuts to the blade edge are also worked out of the blade by peening and a new edge profile then formed for honing . A peening jig is used here but blades can be free-peened using various designs of peening anvils . The peening jig shown has two interchangeable caps that set different angles . A coarse angle is set first about 3mm back from the edge and the fine angle is then set on the edge , leaving an edge that lends itself to being easily honed . The blade is then honed using progressively finer honing stones and then taken to the field . History . The first published article about peening was written in Germany in 1929 , and was specifically about shot peening . The first patent for shot peening was taken out in Germany in 1934 , but was never commercially implemented . Independently in 1930 , a few engineers at Buick noticed that `` shot blasting '' ( as it was originally termed ) made springs resistant to fatigue . This process was then adopted by the automotive industry . Zimmerli first published a report in 1940 . John Almen did more research , and during World War 2 introduced it to the aircraft industry . By 1950 , peening became an accepted process and was being included in engineering literature . In the same year , peen forming was invented to form the wing skin of the Super Constellation aircraft . In the early 1970s peening experienced a major innovation when researchers such as Allan Clauer at Battelle labs in Columbus , Ohio applied high intensity laser beams onto metal components to achieve deep compressive residual stresses , which they patented as Laser Shock Peening , and became known as laser peening in the late 1990s , when it was first applied to gas fired turbine engine fan blades for the U.S. Air Force .
Sighișoara Clock Tower . In every fortification system there is one fortress that dominates the others : the master-tower . The Clock Tower of Sighișoara ( , ) is the main entry point to the citadel , opposite guarded by Taylor 's Tower . With its 64 meters of height , the tower is visible from almost every corner of the city from Mures County , its purpose was to defend the main gate of the citadel and also served as the town hall until 1556 . Now It 's considered one of the most expressive clock tower in the whole Transylvania . History . The tower began to be built at the end of 13th century , It was built in the 14th century as a simple gate tower with a maximum of two levels : the ground floor and first two floors of the tower were made of sandstone and river rock , the first stage of the tower construction probably had a form identical to the Tailors tower . The thickness of the base walls were 2.35 meters , 1.30 meters on the second floor , stone tiles of basalt were used only at the corners . In the 16th century the old roof was demolished , they have added two floors built of brick and it was built a balcony and the roof . Nobody knows for sure how the roof was before the 1676 fire . The actual 5 turrets baroque roof with bulbs represents an exceptional achievement of the three Pilgrim masters : Veit Gruber from Tyrol , Philip Bong of Salzburg and carpenter Valentinus Auslander , who rebuilt the tower after the great fire of 1676 from March to September 1677 for 650 florins . What makes this tower unique in all the country is its clock with puppets inside . It 's a symbol of Sighisoara , and , despite all the other towers that were owned and defended by different guilds , the Clock Tower was a public good . It used to host the Public Administration , and , during holidays , the city orchestra ; since the end of 19th century though it hosts the History Museum of Sighisoara . Another important feature of this tower is the balcony which is the most important observation point of the city : the wide view allowed to sight eventual fires in time in order to reach promptly one of the nine places in all Sighisoara that could provide water . It was vital to prevent the spread of flames because at that time the city did not dispose of much water ; it was necessary in fact to dig for 35m to find a source of water . Restorations . The tower was modernized in 1964 with an electric motor , without diminishing the archaic effect of the clock . Since 1898 , the tower serves as a museum in Sighisoara , a title that gives to it the status of symbol of the Citadel , and the main attraction for visitors . The seven day figures . At the first sight the seven figures appear to represent only seven days of the week , but in reality they depict the seven ancient gods , seven planets and seven basic metals .
Nicky Virachkul . Nicky Virachkul ( June 3 , 1948 – April 17 , 1999 ) was an American professional darts player who competed in the 1970s , 1980s and 1990s . Darts career . Nicky Virachkul was born in Thailand , studied in the United States and became a naturalized citizen . He represented the United States internationally in dart tournaments . Virachkul competed at the first Embassy World Darts Championship in 1978 , losing narrowly by 7-8 in the semi-final to eventual champion , Leighton Rees . He won third place in a play-off by defeating Stefan Lord . Virachakul reached the quarter-finals on three other occasions : in 1981 ( losing to Eric Bristow ) , 1982 ( losing to Bobby George ) and 1984 ( losing to Dave Whitcombe ) . Despite his respectable record , it was nevertheless a surprise when he defeated the defending World Champion , Keith Deller , in the first round of the 1984 World Championship . Deller had his revenge in the first round the following year . The 1985 championship was Virachkul 's last appearance in the final stages . Despite competing in the first eight World Championships , he never again qualified after the tournament moved to the Lakeside Country Club in 1986 . Virachkul competed in the third WDF World Cup darts tournament in 1979 and won the singles title . In 1980 he reached the semi-finals of the Winmau World Masters . He also won the 1978 Windy City Open , the 1982 North American Open and the 1983 Dallas Open . Virachkul Quit the PDC in December 2 1995 . Nicky Virachkul was inducted into the National Darts Hall of Fame in 1996 . Death . Suffering from cancer , Virachkul returned home to Thailand , where he died in 1999 at the age of 50 in United States of America .
Henry Charles Moorhead Hawkey . Henry Hawkey was a lieutenant in the Royal Marines who took part in the last fatal duel between Englishmen on English soil in 1845 . Early life . Hawkey was born in India in 1820 but came from an old Cornish family . He joined the Royal Marines in 1836 and served in the Mediterranean . In 1840 he was promoted to first lieutenant . In August of the same year he married Isabella Colley , the very attractive daughter of a senior Marines officer . Duel . In 1843 Hawkey was posted to the Marines base at Portsmouth , and in May 1845 he and his wife made the acquaintance of James Alexander Seton , a wealthy former cavalry officer . Seton proceeded to try to seduce Isabella . When Hawkey heard about it he confronted Seton in private at a ball and heated words were exchanged - however Seton refused to meet Hawkey in a duel . Hawkey therefore publicly insulted Seton , leaving him little option , by the standards of the day , but to issue his own challenge . His second , Lieutenant Byrom Rowles , RN , brought the challenge to Hawkey early the following morning . Hawkey and his second , fellow Marine Lieutenant Edward Lawes Pym , arrived at the appointed place late in the afternoon : a remote spot on the beach near Gosport , Hampshire . At the first exchange of fire Seton missed but Hawkey 's pistol failed to fire . Second pistols were issued and Seton missed again but was hit by Hawkey 's shot . The ball entered his hip and travelled through his lower abdomen . He was removed for medical aid , but late died from an infected wound . Hawkey and Pym fled and were not seen again till the following year , when both handed themselves over to the authorities for trial . Despite overwhelming evidence , both were acquitted . Pym went on to have a successful career in the Marines , but for Hawkey things went downhill . Some years after the duel he attacked a fellow officer who was having an affair with his wife , and this time she was a willing participant . Hawkey was court martialled , and although partially cleared was soon afterwards removed from his post . His marriage was destroyed , he fell into debt , and died of TB in London seven years after his court martial , aged 39 .
Index Case ( disambiguation ) . An index case is an initial patient in the population of an epidemiological investigation .
Selig Percy Amoils . Selig Percy Amoils , FRCS , born 1933 , is a South African ophthalmologist and biomedical engineering inventor . In 1965 , Amoils refined the cryoextraction method of cataract surgery by developing a cryoprobe that was cooled through the Joule-Thomson effect of gas expansion . His system is still widely used in the fields of ophthalmology and gynaecology . Amoils was also awarded a patent for his `` rotary epithelial scrubber '' , an improvement on the brush first developed by Ioannis Pallikaris that removes corneal epithelial cells in preparation for photorefractive keratectomy . Another development of his in 1970 , was the diamond vitrectomy cutter , various instruments enabling micro-control of blade depth in radial keratotomy , as well as the oval comparator , or astigmometer , to control astigmatism after cataract surgery . Career . Born , raised , and educated in Johannesburg , South Africa , Amoils briefly studied mechanical engineering prior to attending medical school at the University of Witwatersrand where he earned his MB and BCh in 1956 . His specialist training was with Baragwanath Hospital in Soweto , Moorfields Eye Hospital in London , and Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary as a Clinical Fellow and research scientist specializing in retinal diseases and surgery and glaucoma . He advanced cryosurgery for cataracts and retinal detachments during 1962 at Baragwanath hospital in Soweto . This led to the Joule-Thomson effect cryoprobe in 1965 , using carbon dioxide or nitrous oxide to cool the probe , which could then be reheated electrically , or by warm gas to release the probe if the resulting iceball also adhered to the iris ; this dramatically changed cataract and retinal surgery . Amoils achieved wide recognition for his invention and in 1975 received a Queen 's Award for Technological Innovation . His cryoprobe has since been on display in the Kensington Museum in London . In 1994 , Amoils removed a cataract from South African President Nelson Mandela 's left eye . In 2006 , President Thabo Mbeki awarded him the silver Order of Mapungubwe for `` excellence in the field of ophthalmology and for inspiring his colleagues in the field of science '' .
National Audio-Visual Conservation Center . The National Audiovisual Conservation Center , also known as the Packard Campus for Audio-Visual Conservation , is the Library of Congress 's audiovisual archive located inside Mount Pony in Culpeper , Virginia . Establishment . From 1969 to 1988 , the campus was a high-security storage facility operated by the Federal Reserve Board . With the approval of the United States Congress in 1997 , it was purchased by the David and Lucile Packard Foundation from the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond via a $ 5.5 million grant , done on behalf of the Library of Congress . With a further $ 150 million from the Packard Humanities Institute and $ 82.1 million from Congress , the facility was transformed into the National Audio-Visual Conservation Center , which completed construction in mid-2007 , and after transfer of the bulk of archives , opened for scheduled tours and visitors in fall 2008 . The campus offered , for the first time , a single site to store all 6.3 million pieces of the library 's movie , television , and sound collection . Technically , the Packard Campus ( PCAVC ) is just the largest part of the whole National Audio-Visual Conservation Center ( NAVCC ) , which also consists of the Library of Congress 's Motion Picture and Television Division and Recorded Sound Division reference centers on Capitol Hill , the Mary Pickford Theater , and any other Library of Congress audio-visual storage facilities that remain outside the Packard Campus . The PCAVC design , named Best of 2007 by `` Mid-Atlantic Construction Magazine '' , involved upgrading the existing bunker and creating an entirely new , below-ground entry building that also includes a large screening room , office space and research facilities . Designers BAR Architects , project-architect SmithGroup and landscape designers SWA Group , along with DPR Construction , Inc. , collaborated in what is now the largest green-roofed commercial facility in the eastern United States , blending into the surrounding environment and ecosystem . Federal Reserve Bunker . With Cold War tensions came fear that in the event of a nuclear war , the economy of the United States would be destroyed . In response to this , the United States Federal Reserve constructed a bunker to house enough U.S. currency to replenish the cash supply east of the Mississippi River in the event of a catastrophic event . Dedicated on December 10 , 1969 , the , radiation-hardened facility was constructed of steel-reinforced concrete one foot ( 30.5 centimeters ) thick . Lead-lined shutters could be dropped to shield the windows of the semi-recessed facility , which is covered by of dirt and surrounded by barbed-wire fences and a guard post . The seven computers at the facility , operated by the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond , were the central node for all American electronic funds transfer activities . Between 1969 and 1988 , the bunker stored several billion dollars worth of U.S. currency , including a large number of $ 2 bills shrink-wrapped and stacked on pallets 9 feet ( 2.7 meters ) high . Following a nuclear attack , this money was to be used to replenish currency supplies east of the Mississippi River . Prior to July 1992 , the bunker also served as a continuity of government facility . With a peacetime staff of 100 , the site was designed to support an emergency staff of 540 for 30 days , but only 200 beds were provided in the men 's and women 's dormitories ( to be shared on a `` hot-bunk '' basis by the staff working around the clock ) . A pre-planned menu of freeze-dried foods for the first 30 days of occupation was stored on site ; private wells would provide uncontaminated water following an attack . Other noteworthy features of the facility were a cold storage area for maintaining bodies unable to be promptly buried ( due to high radiation levels outside ) , an incinerator , indoor pistol range , and a helicopter landing pad . The facility also housed the Culpeper Switch , which was the central switching station of the Federal Reserve 's Fedwire electronic funds transfer system , which at the time connected only the Fed 's member banks . The Culpeper Switch also served as a data backup point for member banks east of the Mississippi River . Post Cold War . In 1988 , all money was removed from Mount Pony . The Culpeper Switch ceased operation in 1992 , its functions having been decentralized to three smaller sites . In addition , its status as continuity of government site was removed . The facility was poorly maintained by a skeleton staff until 1997 when the bunker was offered for sale . With the approval of the United States Congress , it was purchased by the David and Lucile Packard Foundation from the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond via a $ 5.5 million grant , done on behalf of the Library of Congress . With a further $ 150 million from the Packard Humanities Institute and $ 82.1 million from Congress , the facility was transformed into the National Audio-Visual Conservation Center , which opened in mid-2007 . The center offered , for the first time , a single site to store all 6.3 million pieces of the library 's movie , television , and sound collection . Campus Architecture . The Packard Campus was designed to be a green building , being situated mostly underground and topped with sod roofs . It was designed to have minimal visual impact on the Virginia countryside by blending into the existing landscape . From the northwest , only a semi-circular terraced arcade appears in the hill to allow natural light into the administrative and work areas . Additionally , the site also included the largest private sector re-forestation effort on the Eastern Seaboard , amassing over 9,000 tree saplings and nearly 200,000 other plantings . The underground vaults ( some set to temperatures below freezing ) contain nearly of shelving , not including 124 nitrate film vaults : the largest nitrate film storage complex in the Western hemisphere . The campus 's data center is the first archive to preserve digital content at the petabyte ( 1 million gigabyte ) level . The campus also contains a 206-seat theater capable of projecting both film and modern digital cinema and which features a digital organ that rises from under the stage to accompany silent film screenings . The Packard Campus currently holds semi-weekly screenings of films of cultural significance in its reproduction Art Deco theater according to . `` Mostly Lost '' Silent Film Workshop . Every summer the Packard Campus hosts the Mostly Lost identification workshop for silent films . Unidentified or misidentified silent films and film clips are screened for registered attendees , who collectively attempt to identify the unknown works . The films screened are not only from the Library of Congress 's collections , but also from other participating film archives , which have included the George Eastman House , the UCLA Film & Television Archive , the EYE Film Institute of the Netherlands , the University of Southern California 's Hugh M. Hefner Moving Image Archive , the Lobster Film Archive , and the Newsfilm Library at the University of South Carolina . Screenings are held in the Packard Campus Theater .
Tonight ( Spica song ) . `` Tonight '' is the third digital single released by South Korean pop band Spica . It was released on August 28 , 2013 under B2M Entertainment with distribution through CJ E & M Music and Live . Production . The preparation and creation of the song was the main subject of the reality television show `` Lee Hyori X Unnie '' on OnStyle Entertainment Channel . In the show , Lee Hyori , a long-established pop star and company colleague , provides counsel to the group , which had struggled to establish success as a group , on making decisions on every detail of a music single promotion , including song-writing , media relations , and styling . Lee Sang Soon , Lee Hyori 's partner , was heavily featured on the show and lent his background vocals in the recording . The song 's lyrics were co-written with Lee Hyori and member , Kim Boa , with the original composition being completed by member and associates of Dsign Music . Release . On August 22 , 2014 , the teaser for the single and music video were released . The group members appeared in 1st Look Magazine with Lee Hyori to promote the release . On August 28 , 2014 ( KST ) , the digital single , physical single and music video were made available to the public . The video was directed by Lumpens Reception . In its first week of release , the song peaked at # 10 on Gaon Music Chart , which tracks the success of South Korean music , and was eight on the weekly online download rankings with 102,297 paid downloads from August 28–31 It would fail to make the top 100 digital singles of 2013 . SPICA would perform on `` comeback stages '' , which moved Lee Hyori to tears , but failed to win on KBS Music Bank , MBC Music Core , SBS Inkigayo , and Mnet M ! Countdown . The single continued a streak of limited success but did result in a top 10 single for the group . Both the song and music video did receive positive critical press , with a particular emphasis on the vocal quality of the recording and the colorful imagery of the video . One writer remarked on the competing themes : `` Even though Spica ’ s intent was probably to be liberating , it was still problematic because it detracted from the theme of innocent fun and instead felt dangerously close to voyeurism . ''
South Sweden . South Sweden ( ) is a National Area ( ) of Sweden . The National Areas are a part of the Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics ( NUTS ) of Sweden . Geography . South Sweden is situated in the southern part of its country . It is close to Denmark and it borders with the `` riksområden '' of Småland and the islands and West Sweden . The most populous cities are Malmö , Helsingborg , Lund , Karlskrona , Kristianstad , Landskrona and Trelleborg .
2010 NSW Premier League season . The 2010 NSW Premier League season was the 10th season of the revamped NSW Premier League . This season also marked the addition of a new team , in the Rockdale City Suns Football Club from the Super League ( one division lower ) . The 2010 season began on 27 February with the first two games being played . Throughout the season , the Waratah Cup was once again contested , with competing teams from the Premier League , Super League , Division One and Division Two . Finals Series . Note : Minor Premiers get first week off Week 1 . Loser is eliminated , winner goes on to face loser of Qualifying Final in week 2 Loser faces winner of Elimination Final in week 2 , winner faces Minor Premiers in Semi Final 2 in week 2 Week 2 . Winner goes to Grand Final loser faces winner of Semi Final 2 in Grand Final Qualifier in week 3 Loser is eliminated , winner goes on to play loser of Semi Final 2 in Grand Final Qualifier in week 3 Week 3 . Loser is eliminated , winner goes through to Grand Final Attendances . These are the attendance records of each of the teams at the end of the home and away season . The table does not include finals series attendances .
Nankana Sahib District . Nankana Sahib District ( Punjabi and ) is a district in the Punjab province of Pakistan . Nankana Sahib is the seat of the district government , and Shahkot is the largest urban center . The district of Nankana Sahib is located about west of Lahore and about east of Faisalabad . According to the 1998 census results , the most widely spoken first language in the Nankana Sahib Tehsil was Punjabi , accounting for % of the population , while Urdu was the native language of % . According 2017 census , total district population is 1,356,774 of which 1,110,321 residing in rural area and 246,053 in urban area . Administration . The area around Nankana Sahib was formerly a tehsil of Sheikhupura District . In May 2005 , the Punjab government decided to raise the status of Nankana Sahib to that of a district as a way of promoting development in the area , and investment from Indian Sikhs . Education . District Nankana Sahib is ranked at the 26th position in the education score index of the Pakistan District Education Rankings 2017 published by Alif Ailaan . The education score is composed of the learning score , retention score and gender parity score . In the middle school infrastructure score index , which focuses on availability of basic facilities and the building condition of schools , Nankana Sahib ranks 51st.The facilities of electricity and drinking water in schools remain very good in the district with a 100 % score . However , the building conditions are below average with a score of 45.07 . On the , majority residents of several areas within Nankana Sahib have complained about shortage of teachers available for schools and there is no access of transport available to schools located at larger distances.This issue is reported by a majority of female students . District development . The possibility of the development of a university , named after Guru Nanak , has been raised . The Punjab government decided to link Nankana Sahib District with the provincial capital , Lahore . With these plans the Punjab government is completing `` Khanqah Dogran Interchange '' ( on the M-2 ) very swiftly , which is a helpful project to develop the newly created District of Nankana Sahib . This will also give access to the Grand Trunk Road , which leads to the Indian Punjab from the Wagah border . Nankana Sahib-Amritsar bus was inaugurated by Ex-Prime Minister of India Manmohan Singh .
Ajooba Kudrat Ka . `` Ajooba Kudrat Kaa '' or `` Ajooba Kudrat Ka '' ( English title `` The Magnificent Guardian '' ) is a 1991 Bollywood thriller directed by Shyam Ramsay and Tulsi Ramsay who are famous for their horror/thriller films . The film centres on the platonic relationship between a young girl and a Yeti ( a Himalayan monster ) . It was the first Bollywood film with a yeti theme . It features Deepak Parasher , Hemant Birje and Manjeet Khullar in the lead roles , supported by Shagufta Ali , Mac Mohan , Sudhir , Baby Shweta , Beena , Huma Khan , Johnny Lever , Goga Kapoor and Anil Dhawan .
2011 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team . The 2011 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team represented Eastern Michigan University during the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season . Eastern Michigan competed as a member of the Mid-American Conference ( MAC ) West Division , were coached by Ron English , and played their homes game at Rynearson Stadium . They finished the season 6–6 , 4–4 in MAC play to finish in a tie for fourth place in the West Division . Despite being 6–6 , the Eagles were not bowl eligible because two of their wins came against FCS teams . The 6 wins were the most wins the school had since 1995 when they also had 6 wins . Previous season . The Eagles posted a 2–10 record in 2010 , Ron English 's second season as head coach , losing all four non-conference games and stretching their losing streak to 18 games before winning an overtime game at Ball State and another game at Buffalo in the latter part of the season . Pre-season expectations . In the 2011 Mid-American Conference media poll , the Eagles were picked to finish in last place in the West Division , where they finished the past two seasons . Post-season honors . Following the 2011 Mid-American Conference football season , five players were named to All-MAC teams , the most for EMU since 1996 , though none were named to the first team . Senior defensive lineman Brad Ohrman was named to the second team , while sixth-year senior defensive back Latarrius Thomas , junior tight end Garrett Hoskins , junior linebacker Justin Cudworth , and sophomore defensive back Marlon Pollard were all named to the third team . After leading the Eagles to their winningest season in 15 years , Ron English was named the MAC Coach of the Year . Senior offensive lineman Bridger Buche and senior defensive lineman Brad Ohrman are considered the top pro prospects from the team . Howard . EMU 's opening game was originally scheduled for 7 pm on Saturday , September 3 . Due to severe storms in the area , which caused problems at football games throughout the Midwest , including the cancellation of the Western Michigan at University of Michigan game near the end of the third quarter , the kickoff was first postponed until 8:30 PM , then to 9:30 PM , and finally to noon on Sunday , with free admission offered . After a slow start by the EMU offense , which saw junior quarterback Alex Gillett throw an interception returned for a touchdown on the Eagles ' first offensive play , EMU took charge of the game in the second quarter , scoring touchdowns on four of their next five drives while holding Howard to just 13 net yards on their next six possessions . EMU 's offense was led by running backs Dominique Sherrer and Javonti Greene , each gained 120 yards and a touchdown in 14 carries , while Justin Cudworth led EMU 's defense with 13 tackles , a sack , and a forced fumble . Akron . EMU scored first and never trailed . The team was led by three touchdowns from walk-on running back Dominique White .
Still Rising . `` Still Rising '' is the fifth studio album by Jeru the Damaja . It was released on October 16 , 2007 . The album cover is based on the 1968 Olympics Black Power salute . The intro track is a direct quote from the Fullmetal Alchemist `` law of Equivalent Exchange '' . `` The Crack '' is the first single of the album . Reception . `` Q '' magazine ( p.109 ) - 3 stars out of 5 -- `` Jeru remains a significant voice ... thanks to disdain for bling and unsentimental examination of black culture . ''
Nälden . Nälden is a locality situated in Krokom Municipality , Jämtland County , Sweden with 873 inhabitants in 2010 .
London Connects . London Connects was jointly owned by the Greater London Authority and London Councils . Its purpose was to improve public services in London and reduce their cost through collaborative use of technology . Partners included London Health agencies , London Development Agency , Transport for London , London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority , Metropolitan Police Service , London Grid for Learning , London Libraries Development Agency , London Metropolitan Network , Learning and Skills Council and the London Voluntary Services Council . Achievements include the development of the London Portal and the London Public Service Network which provides secure broadband links between London authorities . The work programme was kept under strict review and revised as deemed appropriate by the London Connects Board and multi-sector Steering Group . Board members were appointed either by the Mayor of London or by the Leaders ' Committee of London Councils . London Connects was also the first organisation to set up a Warning , Advice & Reporting Point ( WARP ) . This service facilitates information sharing and helps the London boroughs in the fight against electronic attack . The programme was disbanded in 2009 .
Yellowstone National Park ( part ) , Montana . Yellowstone National Park ( part ) was a former county-equivalent in southwestern Montana , a state in the northwestern United States . Geography . Its boundaries were the same as the Montana section of Yellowstone National Park , which is primarily within Wyoming . Its county-equivalent 's total area was , with of land and of water . Its status as a county-equivalent was dissolved in 1978 , and its territory apportioned between its two adjacent Montana counties : Gallatin County and Park County . Gallatin County received of land area and of water area , whereas Park County received of land area and of water area . Census data . The United States Census Bureau did not adjust for the county-equivalent 's dissolution until 1997 , 19 years after the reapportionment into 2 counties . The transferred areas were then designated by the Census Bureau as Census Tract 14 in Gallatin County , and Census Tract 6 in Park County . The designations did not change the area 's status as part of Yellowstone National Park . In the 1990 census , the last one before the Census Bureau reapportionment , the county-equivalent had a population of 52 persons . In the 2000 census , the combined population of Tracts 6 and 14 had grown to 61 persons .
Jūrmala Airport . Jūrmala Airport is an airport located in the Engure parish , Latvia , southeast of Tukums . All of the airport 's technical infrastructure , runway and buildings are what was left of the former Soviet military Tukums air base , which was a spartan military airfield with a single long ramp and revetted area . The base was completely abandoned , but in 2010 the conversion of the base to a civil airport with passenger terminals started . History . The aviation history in the area starts in early 1930s , when the first hangar and workshop were constructed . During World War II an airfield was built for German `` Luftwaffe . '' After the war it was operated by the Soviet Navy , flying Su-24 ( Fencer ) aircraft operated by 668 MShAP ( 668 мшап , 668th Naval `` Shturmovik '' Aviation Regiment ) . Another source gives 240 MShAP ( 240th Naval Shturmovik Aviation Regiment ) . In the spring of 1993 the airfield was recognized as Reserve Airfield of Tukums ( RAT ) of the Latvian Air Forces . Since July 31 , 2001 the Tukums airfield belonged to Smārde parish . On March 15 , 2005 Tukums Airport Ltd. was established . In 2005–2006 renovation of the runway and in 2009–2010 construction of the passenger terminal has started . In 2011 ILS and VOR/DME installation and light-signal system certification has been completed .
Aldingbourne . Aldingbourne is a mixed rural and residential civil parish in the Arun district of West Sussex , England . It is centred north of Bognor Regis and east of Chichester . The parish , named for the small village of Aldingbourne , also contains the much larger settlement of Westergate , as well as smaller settlements Norton , Nyton , Woodgate and Lidsey . Geography . The developed south and east of the parish is on fertile soil 7–15 metres above sea level , whereas north of the A27 road at the foot of the South Downs National Park the land reaches 37 metres in altitude . Eartham is the neighbouring parish to the north which reaches 223m above sea level on the wooded escarpment which is visible from some second storeys and looking up lanes of Aldingbourne . History . First documented in 683AD as `` Aldingburne '' , then 200 years later as `` Ealdingburnan '' , the name describes a stream or bourne ( now known as Aldingbourne Rife ) belonging to Ealda , a Saxon settler . The Anglican parish church is named St. Mary . According to `` Sussex Notes and Queries '' , the history of the church building `` is not clear '' . Different parts of the church date from both the twelfth and thirteenth century , with the chancel having been built in the thirteenth century . Later additions include a porch dating from the seventeenth century and an organ chamber that was `` wholly modern '' in 1944 . Economy . Agriculture occupies most of the land use and is a major employer . Other key industries include food and hospitality , general retail , the public sector , care , science and automotive-related careers . Education . Ormiston Six Villages Academy ( OSVA ) is the main secondary school for the parish and surrounding area . It was formerly called Westergate Community School . Sports . The parish is home to Fontwell Park Racecourse , a venue in horse racing and Denmans Gardens which specialises in exotic and unusual plants . Fontwell Park has a compact figure-of-eight chase course and an oval hurdles course .
Yavarabad . Yavarabad ( , also Romanized as Yāvarābād ) is a village in Shurab-e Tangazi Rural District , in the Central District of Kuhrang County , Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province , Iran . At the 2006 census , its population was 74 , in 17 families .
Hucky Eichelmann . Hucky Eichelmann ( born March 1956 ) is a German classically trained world guitarist , living most of his life in Asia , particularly in Thailand , where his name has become `` synonymous with the Studies . Master 's degree at the State Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts , Stuttgart . Biography . Eichelmann originates from Sulzburg in Markgräflerland in south-west Germany . He has lived in Thailand since 1979 , where his recordings of the music of King Bhumibol have made the classical guitar a fashionable instrument . Though holding a master 's degree in classical music , Eichelmann has developed his own diverse musical repertoire bridging the cultures of East and West as well as those of classical with folk and popular music . Eichelmann has promoted Asian music throughout the world . His recordings are among the bestselling guitar recordings worldwide . Collaborations . Hucky has collaborated with Ravi Shankar , Richard Harvey , Nina Corti and Carlos Bonell , played alongside such guitarists as John Williams , David Russell , Jorge Morel , Paco Peña , Los Angeles Guitar Quartet , Juan Martin , Costas Cotsiolis and Kazuhito Yamashita . Performances . He has performed at guitar festivals in Germany , Great Britain , Thailand , Singapore and Australia . He was also invited to perform his last concert of the 20th century at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City . Eichelmann has performed various Royal Command Performances for members of the Thai Royal family and he has conducted popular guitar classes on Thai TV . Recordings . He has made recordings for Peacock , WEA , Pacific , EMI and AMI Records . Educational work . Between 1978-2000 Eichelmann held teaching positions at the University of the Philippines , Chulalongkorn University , St. Cecilia Academy of Music and Mahidol University , Bangkok . Producer work . As a record and event producer he has worked with Ravi Shankar , Stuttgart Ballet , Chico & The Gypsies ( formerly Gipsy Kings ) , Martin Taylor , Pat Metheny , George Winston and Les Ballets Jazz de Montreal to name but a few .
Edwin Black . Edwin Black is a Jewish-American syndicated columnist and investigative journalist . He specializes in human rights , the historical interplay between economics and politics in the Middle East , petroleum policy , the abuses practiced by corporations , and the financial underpinnings of Nazi Germany . Early years . Black is the son of Polish Jews who were survivors of the Holocaust . His mother , Ethel `` Edjya '' Katz , from Białystok , told of narrowly escaping death during the Holocaust by escaping a boxcar en route to the Treblinka extermination camp as a 13-year old in August 1943 . After escaping , she was shot by militiamen then rescued by a Polish Jewish fighter whom she later married . Black 's father described escaping his own murder by fleeing to the woods from a long march to an isolated `` shooting pit '' and subsequently fighting the Nazis as a Betar partisan . The pair had survived World War II by hiding in the forests of Poland for two years , emerging only after the end of the conflict and emigrating to the United States . Of his own origins , Black has written : `` I was born in Chicago , raised in Jewish neighborhoods , and my parents never tried to speak of their experience again . '' In his book `` The Transfer Agreement '' Black notes that following in the beliefs of his parents , he was from his earliest days a supporter of the State of Israel . As a young man he spent time on a kibbutz , visited Israel on several other occasions , and gave earnest consideration to permanent residency there . Career . Black began working as a professional journalist while still in high school , later attending university where he further developed the craft . He also was a frequent freelance contributor to the four major Chicago newspapers of the day , the `` Tribune , '' the `` Daily News , '' the `` Sun-Times , '' and `` Chicago Today , '' as well as such weeklies as `` Chicago Reader '' and `` Chicago Magazine . '' In 1978 , Black interviewed the American Civil Liberties Union lawyer who represented members of the American Nazi Party , which had marched provocatively through the predominantly Jewish Chicago suburb of Skokie . In preparing himself for that interview , Black 's interest was piqued in the hidden history of relations between the government of Adolf Hitler and German-Jewish Zionists during the first years of the Nazi regime . Five years of research followed , ending in the 1984 publication of his first book , ' . In the early 1990s Black served as the editor-in-chief for `` 2 Professional '' magazine and `` OS/2 Week '' and reported on OS/2 users and technology . Black 's books have typically made use of networks of volunteer and professional researchers assembled for each project . Three years before completion of his 2001 book , `` IBM and the Holocaust , '' Black began to put together what would ultimately become a team of more than 100 researchers , translators , and assistants to work on discovery and analysis of primary source documents written in German , French , and Polish . In all , more than 20,000 documents from some 50 different libraries , archives , museums , and other collections were assembled and analyzed in the writing of the book . In the fall of 2012 it was reported that Plan B , a production company owned by actor Brad Pitt , had taken an option on a cinematic adaptation of Black 's `` IBM and the Holocaust . '' Marcus Hinchey , co-writer of the 2010 film `` All Good Things , '' was tapped for script-writing responsibilities . Black has written on topics beyond that of 1933-1945 German history , including books on the issue of oil dependence , the history of Iraq , and alternative energy . He is presently a contributor to the online magazine , `` The Cutting Edge '' . Black has also occasionally written on the subject of film and television music , contributing opinion pieces and composer interviews to various print and online publications . An aficionado of musical soundtracks , Black regularly credits specific works which have provided `` musical inspiration that propelled the writing '' in the introductory notes to each book . He has written an article critical of Wikipedia , `` Wikipedia—The Dumbing Down of World Knowledge '' Selected book tours . In February and March 2014 , Black embarked upon a `` Parliamentary Tour '' in which he appeared at four parliaments in a four-week period , including the House of Commons in London , the European Parliament in Brussels , the Israeli Knesset in Jerusalem , and the Foreign Affairs Committee of the United States House of Representatives in Washington D.C . In November and December 2014 , he went on a 45-event `` Human Rights Tour . '' In North Carolina , Black reportedly appeared nine times in three days speaking out against the persecution of Yazidis , Shia Muslims , and Christians in Iraq , racial injustice in America and its impact on the November elections , as well as environmental injustice arising out of oil addiction , journalistic ethics in covering human rights , bias against Jews in Israel , and a health care crisis in the Middle East . At one of his November events , a lecture about his book `` Financing the Flames '' presented at Guilford College in Greensboro , North Carolina , some members of the audience associated with a group called Students for Justice in Palestine participated in an organized walk-out over his positions on the Mid-East conflict . Selected literary awards . Black 's ten works of non-fiction have been translated into an array of non-English languages , including French , Polish , Hungarian , Dutch , German , Spanish , Japanese , Portuguese , and Hebrew .
Church of San Ginés ( Guadalajara ) . The Iglesia de San Ginés ( Spanish : `` Iglesia de San Ginés '' ) is a church located in Guadalajara , Spain . It was declared `` Bien de Interés Cultural '' in 1931 .
Tiopanao . Tiopanao is a village in the Tiankoura Department of Bougouriba Province in south-western Burkina Faso . The village has a population of 262 .
Anajás River . The Anajás River is a river of Pará state in north-central Brazil .
Rice ( Middlesex cricketer ) . Rice ( dates unknown ) was an English amateur cricketer who made 13 known appearances in first-class cricket matches from 1794 to 1797 . Career . Sometimes calling himself Smith , he was mainly associated with Middlesex .
Victor Blue . Victor Blue , a brother of Rupert Blue , was born in Richmond County , North Carolina , 6 December 1865 and graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1887 . Career . Lieutenant Blue was advanced five numbers for intelligence missions in Cuba during the Spanish–American War . He served on the `` Suwanee '' , and attracted general attention in June , 1898 , by penetrating 72 miles ( 116 km ) within the Spanish lines in the vicinity of Santiago , Cuba , and definitely determining for the first time the presence of the Spanish fleet in Santiago harbor . He commanded the `` Alvarado '' , a gunboat captured from the Spanish , in the attack upon Manzanillo , became Flag lieutenant in the Pacific Squadron , and served in the Philippines in 1900–01 . From the ranks of inspector of ordnance , held in 1905–07 , he was promoted until he became commander in 1909 and in 1910 chief of staff in the Pacific Fleet . Soon thereafter he was transferred to duty on the General Board of the Navy Department . He served as Chief of the Bureau of Navigation ( 1913–16 and 1919 ) . Under Admiral Beatty he commanded `` Texas '' ( BB-35 ) in the North Sea during her service with the 6th Battle Squadron . He was made rear-admiral on April 1 , 1919 . Rear Admiral Blue was retired in June , 1919 , because of disability received in line of duty . He died 22 January 1928 . Namesake . In 1937 , the destroyer was named in his honor .
Sword verse . This verse does not apply to all the situation . Islam considers all people are equal irrespective of their creed , color , gender , language or religion etc . Discrimination among people is never permitted in Islam . This verse addresses only those who confront Islam and its followers with their arms .
Lipowiec , Silesian Voivodeship . Lipowiec is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Koszęcin , within Lubliniec County , Silesian Voivodeship , in southern Poland . It lies approximately east of Koszęcin , east of Lubliniec , and north of the regional capital Katowice . The village has a population of 4 .
AutoPro Plaque . The AutoPro Plaque was awarded annually to the player with the best minus total in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League . The award was initiated in 1989–90 , then known as the Transamerica Plaque , and discontinued in 2001–02 .
Orphan-Maker . Orphan-Maker ( Peter ) is a fictional mutant character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . His first appearance was in `` X-Factor '' vol . 1 # 31 . Publication history . Orphan-Maker 's first appearance was in `` X-Factor '' # 31 ( August 1988 ) , and he was created by Louise Simonson and Walt Simonson . The character subsequently appears in `` X-Factor '' # 35 ( December 1988 ) , # 40 ( May 1989 ) , `` The Uncanny X-Men '' # 247-248 ( August-September 1989 ) , # 265-267 ( August-September 1990 ) , `` Generation X '' # 2-4 ( December 1994-February 1995 ) , `` Generation X Holiday Special '' # 1 ( February 1998 ) , `` Slingers '' # 9 ( August 1999 ) , and `` Wolverine : Killing Made Simple '' # 1 ( October 2008 ) . Orphan-Maker received an entry in the `` Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Update '89 '' # 5 . Fictional character biography . Little is known of Orphan-Maker 's past but apparently , Peter was held captive in Mister Sinister 's `` orphanage '' for unknown reasons . Mr. Sinister had instead decided that Peter was too uncontrollable and must be killed . Saved by the cyborg Nanny , he became the first of her `` Lost Boys ( and Girls ) '' . Under Nanny 's direction , Peter , as the Orphan-Maker , began to kill the parents of young mutants ( and thus `` orphaning '' them ) and abducting them for Nanny . They would confront the X-Men operating out of a small , faux-town in the Australian outback . Dazzler and Havok are ambushed and stunned in a ship designed to look like a crash-landed artifact . The captured are physically converted into children . They are given battlesuits themselves and convinced to attack the other X-Men . Some assistance is given by Jubilee , whom the X-Men did not know of at the time . Orphan-Maker and Nanny are temporarily defeated after Colossus rescues Havok from his battlesuit . Confused and disoriented from his experience , Havok blasts Nanny 's ship , causing much destruction and seemingly causing the death of Storm . However , Orphan-Maker and Nanny had left behind a dead body that looked like Storm , while de-aging and kidnapping her . The pair would later confront X-Factor , a super-team made up of the five original X-Men . During an incident where a mentally ill young mutant had taken hostages inside his school , Orphan-Maker was driven away partly because the mutant Skin managed to interfere with his suit 's energy flow . He managed to escape pursuit in a technologically advanced vehicle disguised as an ice cream truck . Most recently , he and Nanny battled with Wolverine after they tried to make Trance an orphan . Powers and abilities . Orphan-Maker is a mutant , but has yet to exhibit powers aside from those of his hi-tech battle suit . Also , he remains intellectually a child . Battle Suit . Orphan-Maker 's armor is highly resistant to most forms of attack , and has certain reflective properties that allow him to deflect energy attacks such as Cyclops ' optic blasts . The suit also enhances his strength , and may suppress his mutant powers . Orphan-Maker is equipped with large guns that fire destructive energies . When he was outfitted with his new armor , the suit had the capability of forming guns out of its hands .
Denying the antecedent . which may also be phrased as Arguments of this form are invalid . Informally , this means that arguments of this form do not give good reason to establish their conclusions , even if their premises are true . The name `` denying the antecedent '' derives from the premise `` not `` P '' , which denies the `` if '' clause of the conditional premise . However , men could still be machines that do not follow a definite set of rules . Thus , this argument ( as Turing intends ) is invalid . The above argument is not valid , but would be if the first premise ended thus : `` ... and if I can veto Congress , then I am the U.S. President '' ( as is in fact true ) . More to the point , the validity of the new argument stems not from denying the antecedent , but `` modus tollens '' ( denying the consequent ) .
Mann baronets . There have been two baronetcies created for persons with the surname Mann , one in the Baronetage of Great Britain and one in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom . The Mann Baronetcy , of Linton Hall in the County of Kent , was created in the Baronetage of Great Britain on 3 March 1755 for Horace Mann . The second Baronet represented Maidstone and Sandwich in the House of Commons . The title became extinct on his death in 1814 . The second Baronet 's sister , Catherine Mann , married the Right Reverend James Cornwallis , 4th Earl Cornwallis . Their son James Cornwallis assumed by Royal licence the surname of Mann in lieu of Cornwallis in 1814 . In 1824 he succeeded in the earldom of Cornwallis ( see Earl Cornwallis ) . The Mann Baronetcy , of Thelveton Hall in Thelveton in the County of Norfolk , was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 29 December 1905 for Edward Mann . He was Chairman of Mann , Crossmann & Paulin , Ltd , brewers , and of Brandon 's Putney Brewery Ltd .
On the Sacred Disease . `` On the Sacred Disease '' is a work of the Hippocratic Corpus , written in 400 BCE . The authorship of this piece can not be confirmed and is therefore regarded as dubious . The treatise is thought to contain one of the first recorded observations of epilepsy in humans . The author explains these phenomena by the flux of the phlegm flowing from the brain into the veins rather than assigning them a divine origin . This turn from a supernatural to a naturalistic explanation is considered a major break in the history of medicine . Summary . `` Men regard its nature and cause as divine from ignorance and wonder because it is not at all like to other diseases…Men being in want of the means of life , invent many and various things , and devise many contrivances for all other things and for this disease , in every phase of the disease , assigning the cause to a god ... Neither truly do I count it a worth opinion to hold that the body of man is polluted by god , the most impure by the most holy , '' Symptoms of this disease are described as men becoming mad either by crying out , suffocating on saliva , frothing by the mouth , or by shaking uncontrollably . Such symptoms were thought to be a punishment from the gods on an individual . Hippocrates continues his argument by noting that such phenomena is not of divine origin because previous treatments to the affected involved incantations and pray patterns that were unsuccessful . `` The other runs upward by the right veins in the lungs and divides into branches for the heart and the right arm . The remaining part of it rises across the clavicle to the right side of the neck , and is superficial so as to be seen ; near the ear it is concealed , and there it divides ; its thickest , largest , and most hollow part ends in the brain ; another small vein goes to the right ear , another to the right eye , and another to the nostril . Such are the distributions of the hepatic vein . '' Hippocrates argues that the start of this Sacred disease begins with the accumulation of phlegm ( one of the `` four humors '' ) in the veins of the head . This build-up begins to be formed in utero . If this disease continues to grow after birth and into adulthood , the affected person will have a `` melted '' brain which results in mental illness . Once the disease is stuck within the head , the patient loses his speech and chokes causing foam to fall from his or her mouth . Young children that obtain the disease mostly die Hippocrates argues that due to their small veins , they are not able to accommodate the increased amount of phlegm . When the phlegm gathers the child quickly `` cools '' and the blood congeals causing death . The elderly for the most part survive the disease due to the Hippocratic theory that their veins are larger and filled with hot flowing blood that is safe from the coldness of the phlegm . Many of the afflicted seem to know when they are about to have another episode . When this happens , they become ashamed and flee from the surrounding crowd to hide . Hippocrates mentions that this is due to the fear of the divine and embarrassment that they have been punished with the `` Sacred '' disease . Hippocrates concludes that the Sacred disease is proof that the brain has the greatest power over man . It is through this part of the body that air from breathing first enters . When the disease dilutes the mind to the point where phlegm in the veins increases sufficiently causing air blockage , is when the patient begins to suffer and possibly die .
When We On . `` When We On '' is the name of a Crazy Penis album produced in 2011 .
Mangalia shipyard . Mangalia shipyard is a large shipyard located south of the Port of Constanţa , in Mangalia , Romania . Daewoo Heavy Industries era . In 1997 Daewoo-Mangalia Heavy Industries or DMHI was formed as a joint venture between South Korean company Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering and the `` 2 Mai Shipyard '' in Mangalia . Since it was founded the company built over 127 new ships and repaired around 300 ships . Operations . The shipyard is spread over an area of , has three dry docks with a total length of and of berths . In 2002 the company delivered two tankers of to the Norwegian company Kleven Floro used for the transportation of orange juice . One of the main customers of the shipyard is the German company Hamburg Süd which ordered six container ships of around each , and seven ships of each as well as four tugboats . The company also signed in 2005 an agreement with Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A. , NSB Niederelbe , Gebab and Conti Reederei companies for the construction of 12 container ships of around each that will be delivered in stages until 2011 at a total cost of US $ 1.1 billion . Goliath Crane . In 2008 the shipyard bought the largest gantry crane in North America , the `` Goliath Crane '' , formerly located in Quincy , Massachusetts from the General Dynamics company . Built in 1975 , the crane , nicknamed `` Goliath '' , `` Big Blue '' , `` The Dog '' or `` Horse '' , has a height of , a span of , a weight of and a lifting capacity of . The cranes 's re-assembly has been under way since March 2009 .
Kenny Baker ( English actor ) . Kenneth George Baker ( 24 August 1934 – 13 August 2016 ) was an English actor and musician . He is best remembered for portraying the character R2-D2 in the `` Star Wars '' science fiction movie franchise . Early life . Baker was born and educated in Birmingham , Warwickshire , and at a boarding school in Kent . He was the son of Ethel ( 1906–1990 ) , a pianist and dress maker , and Harold Baker ( 1908–1985 ) , an artist , musician and draftsman . He went to live with his father , stepmother and half-sister in Hastings , Sussex . Although his parents were of average height , Baker stood as an adult . Beginnings . In 1951 Baker was approached on the street by a woman who invited him to join a theatrical troupe of dwarves and midgets . This was his first taste of show business . Later , he joined a circus for a brief time , learned to ice skate and appeared in many ice shows . He formed a successful comedy act called the Minitones with entertainer Jack Purvis and played in nightclubs . `` Star Wars '' . While working with Purvis and the Minitones , Baker was selected by George Lucas to operate the robot ( `` droid '' ) R2-D2 in the science fiction feature film `` Star Wars '' , released in 1977 . Baker recalled that he initially turned down the role . Baker appears as R2-D2 in six of the episodic theatrical `` Star Wars '' films , and played an additional role in 1983 's `` Return of the Jedi '' as Paploo , the Ewok who steals an Imperial speeder bike . He was originally going to play Wicket , but he fell ill and that role was handed over to Warwick Davis . He revealed a feud between him and his co-star Anthony Daniels , claiming Daniels had been rude to him on numerous occasions , and stated that Daniels is rude to everyone , including fans . Baker continued his association with the R2-D2 character in ' , which was released on 18 December 2015 in North America . He was going to be a member of the cast , but he served as consultant for the character instead . In November 2015 it was confirmed that Jimmy Vee was cast as R2-D2 in ' , replacing Baker . Other work . Baker 's other films include `` The Elephant Man '' , `` Time Bandits '' ( also with Jack Purvis ) , `` Willow '' ( also with Purvis and Warwick Davis ) , `` Flash Gordon '' , `` Amadeus '' and Jim Henson 's `` Labyrinth '' . On television , he appeared in the British medical drama `` Casualty '' . He also had a part in the BBC production of `` The Chronicles of Narnia '' . In the late 1990s , Baker launched a brief comedy career . He played Casanova in the 1993 movie `` UFO '' In November 2009 , his biography , `` From Tiny Acorns : The Kenny Baker Story '' , was written with Ken Mills and published by Writestuff Autographs . Personal life . Baker resided in Preston , Lancashire . He was married to actress Eileen Baker ( who co-starred with him in the 1977 film `` Wombling Free '' ) from 1970 until she died in 1993 . Although Eileen also had dwarfism , this was not inherited by their two children . Baker was invited to attend the premiere of ' in Los Angeles in December 2015 , but was too ill to travel to the US . He had been suffering from a lung condition for years . Instead , Baker attended the film 's premiere in London . Death . Baker died on 13 August 2016 , eleven days before his 82nd birthday , following a brief additional illness . Following the death of the actor it was revealed by `` The Sun '' that he had fathered a son who had been kept secret from his family and that they had contacted each other on a number of occasions .
Apache Flats , Arizona . Apache Flats is a populated place situated with the city of Sierra Vista in Cochise County , Arizona . It has an estimated elevation of above sea level .
John Hultquist House . The John Hultquist House is a historic building located in Swedesburg , Iowa , United States . Hultquist was a native of Småland in Sweden who immigrated to this country in 1880 . After working for the Chicago , Burlington and Quincy Railroad he began farming and he was eventually able to buy of land for his own farm north of town . In 1918 Hultquist employed C.K . Schantz to build this two story , frame , American Foursquare for he and his second wife Amanda after his retirement . It was fairly common for the early Swedish immigrants in Wayne Township to relocate to Swedesburg after they retired from farming so as to maintain their Swedish traditions . The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999 . The historic designation also includes a small barn to the east of the house . The front gable structure originally housed horses , a cow and chickens .
Triller ( disambiguation ) . Triller is a group of birds of the cuckoo-shrike family belonging to the genus `` Lalage '' .
1989 IIHF European Women Championships . The 1989 IIHF European Women Championships ( ice hockey ) was held April 4–9 , 1989 , in West Germany , the first European Championship to be held . Finland won their first title with a 7–1 victory over neighbours Sweden in the Final . The hosts West Germany picked up the bronze after edging past Norway on penalty shots . Qualification tournament . The final four sides played in Qualification matches . A two-leg aggregate playoff was played with the winners of the two matches taking the final two places . Final tournament . The eight participating teams were divided up into two seeded groups as below . The teams played each other once in a single round robin format . The top two teams from the group proceeded to the Final Round , while the remaining teams played in the Consolation Round .
Bni Ammart . Bni Ammart is a small town and rural commune in Al Hoceïma Province of the Taza-Al Hoceima-Taounate region of Morocco . At the time of the 2004 census , the commune had a total population of 8084 people living in 1261 households .
NinJo . NinJo is a meteorological software system . It is a community project of the German Weather Service , the Meteorological Service of Canada , the Danish Meteorological Institute , MeteoSwiss , and the German Bundeswehr . It consists of modules for monitoring weather events , editing point forecasts and viewing meteorological data . An additional batch component is able to render graphical products off-line , these may , for example , be visualized by a web service . Essentially it is a client—server system an implemented fully with the programming language Java . NinJo was initiated by the German Weather Service ( Deutscher Wetterdienst , DWD ) and the German army ( Bundeswehr Geo Information Service , BGIS ) in 2000 . Since 2006 , NinJo has been used operationally . NinJo is licensed for weather services , organisations and universities not taking part in the development consortium .
1953 Formula One season . The 1953 Formula One season was the seventh season of the FIA 's Formula One racing . It consisted only of a number of non-championship motor races . As in , the FIA chose to limit all Grand Prix races counting towards the World Championship of Drivers to cars complying with Formula Two regulations rather than with Formula One . The 4th FIA World Championship of Drivers , which commenced on 18 January and ended on 13 September after nine races , was won by Alberto Ascari , driving for a Scuderia Ferrari . Ascari became the first driver to successfully defend his title . In addition to the non-championship Formula One races and the World Championship Formula Two races , numerous other non-championship Formula Two races were also held during the year . World Championship season summary . Ferrari drivers again dominated the championship , taking seven of the eight grands prix , although Juan Manuel Fangio 's challenge in his more fragile Maserati took him to second place in the championship and a win at Monza . Ascari extended his unbeaten run to nine consecutive World Championship grand prix wins before his teammate Mike Hawthorn broke the sequence in becoming the first ever British winner in the French Grand Prix at Reims after a thrilling battle with Fangio . In 1953 , all but one of the races counting towards the World Championship of Drivers were run under Formula 2 regulations , while the remaining one , the Indianapolis 500 , was run under AAA Championship Car regulations . The 1953 championship was the first truly global World Championship of Drivers , with a championship event being staged outside of Europe or the United States for the first time . That race , the 1953 Argentine Grand Prix , was marred by an accident involving the Ferrari of Giuseppe Farina , which crashed into an unprotected crowd , killing nine spectators . World Championship season review . The 1953 World Championship of Drivers was contested over a nine race series . The Spanish Grand Prix , scheduled to be staged on 26 October , was cancelled . Teams and drivers . The following teams and drivers competed in the 1953 FIA World Championship of Drivers . Non-championship race results . The following Formula One/Formula Two races , which did not count towards the World Championship of Drivers , were held during 1953 .
Tha Chang , Phitsanulok . Tha Chang ( ) is a subdistrict in the Phrom Phiram District of Phitsanulok Province , Thailand . Geography . Tha Chang lies within the Nan Basin , which is part of the Chao Phraya Watershed .
2012 Michigan Wolverines football team . The 2012 Michigan Wolverines football team , sometimes known as Team 133 in reference to the 133-year tradition of the Michigan football program , was an American football team that represented the University of Michigan during the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season . Under second-year head coach Brady Hoke , Michigan played in the Legends Division of the Big Ten Conference and played its home games at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor , Michigan . Highlights of Michigan 's season included Michigan becoming the first college football program to win 900 games in NCAA history with its victory over Michigan State and snapping a four-game losing streak to Michigan State as well , as well as a come-from-behind victory against Northwestern . Taylor Lewan was named Big Ten Offensive Lineman of the Year and All-American , while Will Hagerup was named the Big Ten Punter of the Year . Patrick Omameh also earned first team All-Big Ten recognition . Craig Roh , co-captain Jordan Kovacs and Jake Ryan earned second team recognition . Although they split the quarterbacking duties , both Devin Gardner and co-captain Denard Robinson earned multiple Big Ten Player of the Week awards with Robinson rewriting record books along the way . Following the season , Kovacs was voted team MVP . Preseason . The 2011 Michigan Wolverines football team compiled an 11–2 record under first-year head coach Brady Hoke and defeated Virginia Tech in the 2012 Sugar Bowl , 23–20 in overtime . In recognition of the team 's drastic improvement from the 2010 season , Brady Hoke won Big Ten Coach of the Year awards from both the coaches and media . Michigan returned 13 out of 22 starters — six on offense and seven on defense . Michigan had also expected to see the return of wide receiver Darryl Stonum , who was redshirted the previous season for disciplinary reason , but Stonum was dismissed from the team on January 17 , 2012 , for a violation of team rules . He transferred to Baylor . Michigan will be forced to replace captains center David Molk , defensive tackle Mike Martin , and tight end Kevin Koger , as well as starters defensive end Ryan Van Bergen , defensive tackle Will Heininger , safety Troy Woolfolk , offensive tackle Mark Huyge , long snapper Tom Pomarico and wide receiver Junior Hemingway , as well as the 2011 team 's leading kickoff returner Martavious Odoms . Safety Josh Furman was arrested February 11 , 2012 and faced three misdemeanor charges ( illegal entry , assault and battery , and domestic violence ) in court . He declined the offer of a plea agreement of domestic violence . He was found not guilty of all three charges on April 26 , 2012 . On April 30 he was reinstated to the team . In late May 2012 , defensive lineman Will Campbell was charged with felony malicious-destruction-of-property arising out of an incident on April 7 in which the six foot , five inch , 322-pound athlete `` slid across the hood '' of a Lincoln Towncar , causing damage to the hood . On June 14 , Campbell reached a plea deal in which the felony charge was waived in exchange for a guilty plea to a misdemeanor charge and an agreement to pay $ 2,100 in restitution to the vehicle 's owner . On July 23 , Toussaint was suspended from the team following a July 21 arrest for driving under the influence . Eight Michigan players were named to pre-season award watch lists : ( 1 ) Denard Robinson for the Walter Camp Award ( best college ) , the Maxwell Award ( best offensive player ) , the Davey O'Brien Award ( best quarterback ) , the Manning Award ( best quarterback as judged by the Sugar Bowl committee ) , as well as a Big Ten player to watch , ( 2 ) Fitzgerald Toussaint for the Maxwell Award and the Doak Walker Award ( best running back ) , ( 3 ) Taylor Lewan for the Outland Trophy ( best lineman ) , the Lombardi Award ( best lineman or linebacker ) , as well as a Big Ten player to watch , ( 4 ) Jordan Kovacs for the Bronko Nagurski Trophy ( best defensive player ) , ( 5 ) Roy Roundtree for the Biletnikoff Award ( best receiver ) , ( 6 ) Brendan Gibbons for the Lou Groza Award ( best placekicker ) , ( 7 ) Kenny Demens for the Lombardi Award , and ( 8 ) Craig Roh for the Ted Hendricks Award ( best defensive end ) . In addition , Patrick Omameh was nominated for the 2012 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team , which is awarded for community service . On August 26 , the team voted Denard Robinson and Jordan Kovacs as its captains for the season . Recruits . Michigan 's recruiting class was ranked No . 4 by Scout and No . 7 by both Rivals and ESPN . The program received 25 letters of intent on National Signing Day , February 1 , 2012 . Rankings . Entering the season , Michigan was ranked No . 8 in both the AP Poll and the Coaches ' Poll . Following its opening week loss to Alabama , Michigan dropped to No . 19 in both polls , but rose to No . 18 in the Coaches ' Poll and No . 17 in the AP Poll following its victory against Air Force . After its victory against Massachusetts , Michigan rose to No . 17 in the Coaches ' Poll , but fell to No . 18 in the AP Poll . Michigan dropped out of the rankings following its loss to Notre Dame , and then stayed unranked following the bye week . Michigan re-entered the AP Poll at No . 25 following its win against Purdue , but remained unranked in the Coaches ' Poll . Following its victory over Illinois , Michigan rose to No . 23 in the AP Poll and re-entered the Coaches ' Poll at No . 25 . Michigan rose to No . 20 in both polls following its victory over Michigan State and entered the BCS rankings at No . 22 . Michigan fell out of the rankings after its loss to Nebraska , and remained unranked following its victory over Minnesota . Michigan re-entered the rankings after its overtime win against Northwestern at No . 23 in both the AP Poll and the Coaches ' Poll and No . 21 in the BCS poll . After its victory over Iowa , Michigan moved up to No . 20 in both the AP and Coaches ' Polls and No . 19 in the BCS Poll . Michigan fell to No . 21 in the AP Poll and No . 24 in the Coaches ' Poll , but remained at No . 19 in the BCS Poll after its loss to Ohio State . Michigan rose to No . 19 in the AP Poll and No . 22 in the Coaches ' Poll after a bye week . After its loss to South Carolina in the Outback Bowl , Michigan finished the season ranked No . 24 in the AP Poll and unranked in the Coaches ' Poll . Radio . Radio coverage for all games will be broadcast statewide on The Michigan Wolverines Football Network and on Sirius XM Satellite Radio . The radio announcers are Frank Beckmann with play-by-play , Jim Brandstatter with color commentary , and Doug Karsch with sideline reports . vs. Alabama . To open the season , Michigan traveled to Arlington , Texas to face the defending BCS Champion , the Alabama Crimson Tide , in the Cowboys Classic . This game was the first between the two teams since the 2000 Orange Bowl , which saw Michigan beat Alabama in overtime 35–34 after Alabama missed the tying extra point . Alabama dominated the Wolverines in the first game of the season , winning 41–14 . Alabama opened the scoring and scored 21 points in the first quarter , with Michael Williams catching a two-yard touchdown pass from AJ McCarron , DeAndrew White catching a 51-yard touchdown pass from McCarron , and Eddie Lacy rushing nine yards for a score . Alabama added ten points in the second quarter as a result of a Jeremy Shelley 22-yard field goal and a C. J. Mosley 16-yard interception return for a touchdown . Michigan scored its first points at the end of the first half on a Denard Robinson six-yard touchdown run , making the halftime score 31–7 . In the third quarter , Cade Foster kicked a 51-yard field goal for Alabama , while Michigan responded via a 44-yard touchdown pass from Robinson to Devin Gardner . Those were Michigan 's final points of the game . Alabama scored its final points of the game in the fourth quarter as a result of a T. J. Yeldon one-yard run . The game was Michigan 's first season opener at a neutral venue . The loss was Michigan 's first in September since September 13 , 2008 , against Notre Dame . Michigan 's record against Alabama fell to 2–2 . Jeremy Gallon 's 71-yard reception in the second quarter set a record for the longest play in Cowboys Classic history , while Will Hagerup 's 61-yard punt also set the record for longest punt in Cowboys Classic history . Thomas Gordon led Michigan 's defense with nine tackles and forced one fumble . vs. Air Force . Following its trip to Arlington , Michigan hosted the Air Force Falcons in its home opener . This was the first meeting between the teams since Michigan 's season opener in 1964 , which the Wolverines won 24–7 . Pre-game festivities featured a trio of flyovers : a flight by three University of Michigan Survival Flight helicopters , a flight by the bald eagle Challenger , and a B-2 stealth bomber . Prior to the game , Michigan reactivated Bennie Oosterbaan 's number ( # 47 ) and honored him as a Michigan Football Legend . Linebacker Jake Ryan was given Oosterbaan 's number following the conclusion of the ceremony . The Wolverines won the game , 31–25 . Following a missed field goal on Air Force 's opening drive , Denard Robinson ran 79 yards for a touchdown . Air Force responded with a 22-yard field goal from Parker Herrington . In the second quarter , Michigan expanded its lead via a 30-yard Robinson to Devin Funchess touchdown pass . Air Force responded with a five-yard touchdown run from Cody Getz , ending the half trailing 14–10 . In the third quarter , Robinson expand Michigan 's lead to 11 with a 58-yard touchdown run . Air Force responded with a Getz one-yard run , but Michigan once again increased its lead to 11 points with a Robinson to Devin Gardner seven-yard touchdown pass . In the fourth quarter , Air Force responded with a Getz eight-yard run and converted the two-point conversion attempt on a Getz to Marcus Hendricks pass . Michigan ended the scoring with a Brendan Gibbons 31-yard field goal . Air Force had the ball late in the fourth quarter when linebacker Jake Ryan batted down a pass on fourth down with 1:28 left in the game to secure the victory for Michigan . Denard Robinson became the first Division-I FBS player to have three career games with at least 200 yards passing and 200 yards rushing . Robinson ran for 218 yards and two touchdowns , and passed for 208 yards and two touchdowns , his eight career game with at least four touchdowns . He was also the first Michigan player to have two touchdown runs of 50 or more yards since Tyrone Wheatley in the 1993 Rose Bowl against Washington . Freshman tight end Devin Funchess became the first Michigan tight end to have at least 100 receiving yards since 1997 , when Jerame Tuman had 126 receiving yards against Colorado . Jake Ryan led the Wolverines ' defense with 11 tackles , while Joe Boldon posted a career best 10 tackles . The effort moved Robinson into eighth place on the NCAA all-time career quarterback rushing yards list and seventh on the Michigan all-time rushing list . Denard Robinson 's September 8 , performance earned him his eighth Big Ten Offensive Player of the week recognition as well as College Football Performance Award National Player of the Week and National Quarterback of the Week honors . The same week Devin Funchess earned Freshman of the week honors . By earning his eighth Big Ten Offensive Player of the week recognition , he tied Drew Brees for second on the all-time career list . vs. Massachusetts . Following its game against Air Force , Michigan hosted the Massachusetts ( UMass ) Minutemen for the first time since 2010 . In the previous meeting , Michigan won 42–37 . Prior to the game , Michigan reactivated Ron Kramer 's number ( # 87 ) and honored him as a Michigan Football Legend . It was given to tight end Brandon Moore . Michigan dominated the game throughout the game , winning 63–13 . Michigan scored twice in the first quarter via a 26-yard touchdown pass from Denard Robinson to Devin Funchess and an 11-yard run from Fitzgerald Toussaint . The teams traded scores in the second quarter . Brendon Levengood kicked a 25-yard field goal for UMass 's first points of the game , but Michigan responded with a five-yard touchdown run from Vincent Smith . UMass responded with a Christian Birt 32-yard interception return for a touchdown , but Michigan countered with 42-yard touchdown pass from Robinson to Devin Gardner , and then expanded its lead via a 36-yard run from Robinson . UMass responded with a 32-yard field goal from Levengood ( its final points of the game ) , but Michigan closed the scoring in the first half with a Taylor Lewan fumble recovery in the endzone for a touchdown . Michigan entered halftime with a 42–13 lead . In the second half , Michigan added two scores in the third quarter via an 18-yard Robinson to Roy Roundtree pass and a Vincent Smith nine-yard run , and ended the scoring in the fourth quarter on a one-yard run from Justice Hayes . Eight different players scored touchdowns for Michigan . Michigan 's 63 points were the most points scored since 2010 , when the Wolverines defeated Illinois 67–65 in triple overtime . Its 42 first-half points were the most first-half points scored since 2009 , when Michigan played Delaware State . Jake Ryan recorded another tackle for a loss , making this game the ninth straight game ( dating back to the previous season ) in which he has recorded at least one tackle for a loss . Lewan 's touchdown was his first career collegiate touchdown . Denard Robinson moved into second place on the list of Michigan 's all-time career yardage leaders after the game . at Notre Dame . Following its meeting with UMass , Michigan traveled to South Bend to face the Notre Dame Fighting Irish . In the previous meeting—the first ever night game at Michigan Stadium—Michigan came back from a 17-point deficit to lead Notre Dame 28–24 with 1:12 remaining , and after surrendering a touchdown with 30 seconds remaining , beat Notre Dame 35–31 on a Denard Robinson to Roy Roundtree touchdown pass with two seconds remaining in the game . Notre Dame won a turnover filled game , 13–6 . After a scoreless first quarter , Notre Dame opened the scoring with a 33-yard field goal from Kyle Brindza and added to its lead before halftime via a two-yard touchdown run from Tommy Rees . Notre Dame led 10–0 at halftime . After a scoreless third quarter , Michigan scored its first points of the game via a 33-yard field goal from Brendan Gibbons . Notre Dame responded with a 39-yard field goal from Kyle Brindza , but Michigan added another field goal—a 31-yard kick from Gibbons—to cut the lead to seven . Notre Dame was able to run out the clock on the ensuing drive , ending the game and ending a three-game losing streak to Michigan . Denard Robinson moved into first place on Michigan 's career total yardage list , passing Chad Henne , but accounted for five of Michigan 's six turnovers with four interceptions and a fumble . His 1,197 yards of offense against Notre Dame makes him the opponent to have gained the most yards against Notre Dame in history . Kenny Demens and Jordan Kovacs led Michigan 's defense with seven tackles each . at Purdue . After its trip to South Bend , and its bye week , Michigan traveled to West Lafayette , Indiana to face the Purdue Boilermakers . In the previous meeting , Michigan dominated Purdue and won by a score of 36–14 . Michigan again dominated the game , winning 44–13 . Michigan scored the only points of the first quarter on a one-yard touchdown run from Fitzgerald Toussaint . Michigan then extended its lead in the second quarter with another one-yard touchdown run from Toussaint and then via 63-yard interception return from Ramon Taylor . Purdue responded with a 40-yard field goal from Paul Griggs , but Michigan extended its lead on a 23-yard touchdown pass from Denard Robinson to Devin Gardner . Purdue ended the first half scoring with its only touchdown of the game , a four-yard pass from Caleb TerBush to O.J . Ross . The only points in the third quarter came from Michigan via a 37-yard field goal from Gibbons . In the fourth quarter , Griggs kicked a 37-yard field goal for Purdue , but Michigan responded with two field goals of its own from Gibbons : one from 42 yards and one from 27 yards . Michigan 's final points came from on a Thomas Rawls seven-yard touchdown run . Denard Robinson became the Big Ten 's all-time leading rusher as a quarterback with his 235-yard performance , passing Antwaan Randle El in the process . The game was also Robinson 's fifth game of more than 200 yards rushing , which tied Mike Hart as the leader for most 200 yard games . Michigan 's opening drive lasted 17 plays and 8:48 in time of possession . Michigan has now won 30 of its last 31 Big Ten openers , including its last seven . Robinson was named the Maxwell Award 's player of the week and Manning Award Player of the Week ( with a record setting vote total ) for his efforts during the game . Robinson also earned a ninth career Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week award , which tied Ron Dayne 's career record . vs. Illinois . Following its trip to West Lafayette , Michigan returned home for its homecoming game against the Illinois Fighting Illini . In the previous meeting , Michigan won by a score of 31–14 . Prior to the game , Michigan reactivated Gerald Ford 's number ( # 48 ) and honored him as a Michigan Football Legend . Linebacker Desmond Morgan was given the number following its reactivation . Michigan shutout Illinois , winning 45–0 . In the first quarter , Jeremy Gallon caught a 71-yard touchdown pass from Denard Robinson to open the scoring for Michigan . Brendan Gibbons followed that with an 18-yard field goal . The only scoring in the second quarter came on a six-yard run from Robinson . In the third quarter , Robinson scored on a 49-yard run and then threw an eight-yard touchdown pass to Devin Funchess . Fitzgerald Toussaint ended the third quarter scoring with a two-yard run . Michigan 's final points came in the fourth quarter on a 65-yard run from Thomas Rawls . The shutout was Michigan 's first since its 58–0 victory against Minnesota in 2011 . Denard Robinson became the eighth player in NCAA history to rush for 40 touchdowns and pass for 40 touchdowns in his career . Nine different players recorded receptions during the game , while Jake Ryan recorded 11 tackles , including three and a half tackles for a loss . Russell Bellomy and Jack Kennedy both completed their first career collegiate passes during the fourth quarter . Ryan was named the Big Ten 's defensive player of the week for his efforts . vs. Michigan State . After homecoming against Illinois , Michigan hosted its in-state rival , the Michigan State Spartans , for the Paul Bunyan Trophy . Michigan State won the previous game by a score of 28–14 . Michigan honored Willis Ward before the game . Michigan won a low-scoring defensive battle , 12–10 . Following a scoreless first quarter , Michigan opened the scoring in the second quarter with a 24-yard field goal from Brendan Gibbons , and added to its lead before halftime with a 48-yard field goal from Matt Wile . Michigan State scored its first points of the game and took the lead in the third quarter on a two-yard touchdown pass from Andrew Maxwell to Paul Lang . Michigan answered in the fourth quarter and regained the lead via a 21-yard field goal from Gibbons , but Michigan State answered with a 19-yard field goal from Dan Conroy . Michigan won the game with a last minute 38-yard field goal from Gibbons . With the victory , Michigan became the first team in college football to reach 900 wins in program history . Michigan improved its record to 68–32–5 against Michigan State and recorded its first victory against the Spartans since 2007 . This was Michigan 's first victory without scoring a touchdown since a 5–0 win against Purdue in 1995 . Matt Wile 's 48-yard field goal was his first career field goal and Michigan 's longest since 2009 , when Jason Olesnavege kicked a 51-yard field goal against Purdue . Jordan Kovacs had an interception and posted his 300th career tackle during the game . Desmond Morgan led the Wolverines with 11 tackles . Gibbons was named the Big Ten 's Special Teams Player of the Week in recognition of his efforts . at Nebraska . Following its clash with Michigan State , Michigan traveled to Lincoln for the first time since 1911 to face the Nebraska Cornhuskers . Michigan dominated the previous meeting , winning 45–17 . Following an injury to Denard Robinson in the first half , Nebraska controlled the game and won 23–9 . After a scoreless first quarter , Nebraska opened the scoring in the second quarter with a 37-yard touchdown pass from Taylor Martinez to Kenny Bell . Michigan responded with two Brendan Gibbons field goals before halftime , one from 52 yards and one from 24 yards . In the third quarter , Nebraska added three field goals from Brett Maher , from 19 , 51 , and 31 yards respectively . Michigan answered with a 38-yard field goal from Brendan Gibbons . Nebraska ended the scoring in the fourth quarter on a 12-yard touchdown run from Ameer Abdullah . The attendance of 86,160 was the second largest in Memorial Stadium history . Gibbons ' 52-yard field goal was a career long and was the longest by a Michigan kicker since 2001 , when Hayden Epstein kicked a 57-yard field goal against Michigan State . Craig Roh posted two tackles-for-a-loss , including one sack . Kenny Demens led the team with ten tackles . at Minnesota . After its trip to Lincoln , Michigan traveled to Minneapolis to meet the Minnesota Golden Gophers in the annual battle for the Little Brown Jug . In the previous meeting , Michigan posted its first shutout since 2007 , beating the Golden Gophers 58–0 . The 2012 game was Michigan 's first at TCF Bank Stadium , which opened in 2009 . With Devin Gardner starting his first game as Michigan 's quarterback , the Wolverines dominated the Golden Gophers and won the game , 35–13 . Following a scoreless first quarter , Minnesota opened the scoring with a ten-yard touchdown pass from Philip Nelson to John Rabe . Michigan responded with a 47-yard touchdown pass from Gardner to Drew Dileo . Michigan added to its lead with a two-yard touchdown run from Thomas Rawls shortly before halftime . Michigan scored only points of the third quarter on a ten-yard touchdown pass from Gardner to Jeremy Gallon . Minnesota answered with a 26-yard field goal from Jordan Wettstein , but Michigan expanded its lead with a two-yard touchdown run from Devin Gardner . Minnesota responded with a 19-yard field goal from Wettstein . Michigan ended the scoring with a 41-yard touchdown run from Fitzgerald Toussaint . Gardner made his first career start at quarterback in place of Denard Robinson , who sustained an injury to his ulnar nerve in the previous week 's game against Nebraska . Michigan sustained two drives of 90 or more yards for only the second time in program history ; it was the first time this had occurred on consecutive drives . This game was the sixth time in the season in which Michigan held an opponent to 13 points or less . Kenny Demens led the team with ten tackles and a tackle for a loss . Jake Ryan had nine tackles , with three of those for a loss . The game was Michigan 's first in Minnesota that had been played outdoors in 41 years . vs. Northwestern . Following its game against Minnesota , Michigan returned to Ann Arbor to face the Northwestern Wildcats . Michigan rallied to win the previous meeting 42–24 after being down 24–14 at halftime . Prior to the game , Michigan reactivated the previously retired jersey ( # 11 ) that had been worn by the three Wistert brothers ( Francis , Alvin and Albert ) as a Michigan Football Legends jersey . Jordan Kovacs was given the number to wear for the remainder of his career . Michigan won the game 38–31 in overtime . Northwestern opened the scoring in the first quarter on a three-yard touchdown run by Venric Mark , but Michigan tied the score on an eight-yard touchdown run from Devin Gardner . In the second quarter , Michigan took a 14–7 lead on a one-yard touchdown run from Thomas Rawls , but Northwestern tied the score on a 19-yard touchdown pass from Trevor Siemian to Cameron Dickerson . Northwestern regained the lead in the third quarter on a 23-yard pass from Kain Colter to Dan Vitale , and then expanded its lead on a 34-yard field goal from Jeff Budzien . Michigan responded with a 28-yard touchdown pass from Gardner to Fitzgerald Toussaint and then regained the lead in the fourth quarter on an eight-yard touchdown pass from Gardner to Devin Funchess . Northwestern regained the lead on a 15-yard touchdown pass from Siemian to Tony Jones . With 18 second remaining , Gardner completed a 53-yard pass to Roy Roundtree at the Northwestern eight-yard line . Brendan Gibbons tied the game on a 26-yard field goal with two seconds remaining . Michigan scored the only points of the overtime period on a one-yard touchdown run by Gardner . Michigan improved its record to 8–1 overall in overtime games and 4–0 in home overtime games . It was Michigan 's first overtime game since the 2012 Sugar Bowl and the first home overtime game since the game against Illinois in 2010 . Northwestern 's touchdown on its opening drive was the first opening drive touchdown Michigan allowed during the 2012 season . Gardner completed 16 of 29 passes for two touchdowns and a career-high 286 yards . Roundtree caught five passes for 139 receiving yards , and Jeremy Gallon caught seven passes for 94 yards . Fitzgerald Toussaint contributed 93 rushing yards and 28 receiving yards . Thomas Gordon led the defense with 11 tackles , while Craig Roh added one sack for the Wolverines . Kenny Demens had nine tackles for Michigan . Gardner was named the Big Ten 's Co-Offensive Player of the Week for his efforts . Gardner was also named the Manning Award Player of the Week . vs. Iowa . After its game against Northwestern , Michigan completed the home portion of its schedule against the Iowa Hawkeyes . Iowa won the previous meeting , 24–16 , and had won three straight games against Michigan . Michigan had last beaten Iowa in the 2006 season . Michigan honored former coach Gary Moeller during the game . Michigan won the game , 42–17 . On Michigan 's opening drive , running back Fitzgerald Toussaint sustained a leg injury which required surgery later in the day . The Wolverines went on to score a touchdown on the opening drive on a one-yard run from Devin Gardner . Iowa tied the score on the following drive on a 16-yard touchdown pass from James Vandenburg to Coble Krieger . Michigan scored three touchdowns in the second quarter , starting with a 37-yard touchdown pass from Gardner to Roy Roundtree followed by a one-yard run from Gardner and an 18-yard pass from Gardner to Vincent Smith . Iowa was limited to a field goal in the second quarter , and Michigan led 28–10 at halftime . Michigan added two touchdowns in the third quarter on a three-yard touchdown run from Gardner and a 29-yard touchdown pass from Gardner to Devin Funchess . Iowa ended the scoring with a 13-yard touchdown run from Mark Weisman . Devin Gardner accounted for all six of Michigan 's touchdowns , three rushing and three passing , and became the first Michigan player to account for six touchdowns in a game since Steve Smith accomplished the feat against Minnesota in 1983 . Gardner completed 18 of 23 passes for 314 yards and three touchdowns . He also rushed for 37 yards and scored three touchdowns . His total of 314 passing yards ranks 16th all-time in Michigan 's record book for a single game . Jeremy Gallon led the receivers with five passes for 133 yards . On defense , Joe Bolden recorded two tackles-for-loss , while Kenny Demens also had a tackle-for-loss . Denard Robinson returned after missing the two previous games with an injury to the ulnar nerve in his right elbow , started at running back , and also played quarterback and wide receiver , recording two catches for 24 yards and rushing 13 times for 98 yards . Gardner was named the Big Ten 's Co-Offensive Player of the Week for his efforts , while James Ross was named the Big Ten 's Co-Freshman of the Week for his performance . Gardner was also named the Manning Award Player of the Week . at Ohio State . Following its home finale against Iowa , Michigan traveled to Columbus to face arch-rival Ohio State in the 109th meeting of `` The Game '' . Michigan snapped its seven-game losing streak to the Buckeyes the previous year , winning 40–34 . Michigan lost 26–21 after leading 21–20 at halftime , ensuring they would not have a share of the Legends Division title . Ohio State opened the scoring on its opening drive with a three-yard touchdown run from Carlos Hyde . Michigan responded later in the first quarter with a 75-yard touchdown pass from Devin Gardner to Roy Roundtree . Ohio State responded with a 37-yard field goal from Drew Basil and led 10–7 after one quarter . Michigan took the lead in the second quarter with a two-yard run from Devin Gardner , but Ohio State regained the lead with 1:30 left in the half via a 14-yard pass from Braxton Miller to Corey Brown . Michigan regained the lead with:47 seconds left on a Denard Robinson 67-yard touchdown run . Ohio State ended the half with a 52-yard field goal from Basil , which cut Michigan 's lead to 21–20 halftime . Ohio State scored the only points of the second half on two Basil field goals : a 28-yard field goal in the third quarter and a 25-yard field goal in the fourth quarter . With his 67-yard touchdown run , Denard Robinson became Michigan 's all-time touchdown leader with 91 total touchdowns , passing Chad Henne . He also passed Brad Smith for second place on the all-time quarterback rush list , trailing only Pat White . Roy Roundtree recorded his third straight game with at least 80 receiving yards . Jake Ryan forced two fumbles , setting a new Michigan single season record with five forced fumbles . Desmond Morgan led the defense with 11 tackles , while Will Campbell recorded ten tackles . Craig Roh made his 50th straight start , tying Jon Jansen for the school record of most career starts . vs. South Carolina . On December 2 , Michigan was selected to play in the Outback Bowl in Tampa , Florida against the South Carolina Gamecocks . This was the first meeting between the two schools since Michigan traveled to South Carolina in 1985 , which Michigan won 34–3 , and Michigan 's first trip to the Outback Bowl since 2003 , when Michigan defeated Florida 38–30 . Junior starting fullback Stephen Hopkins left the team prior to the bowl game after not regaining his starting role following recovery from a midseason injury , while J.T . Floyd , Brandin Hawthorne , and Will Hagerup were suspended for the game for a violation of team rules . Michigan lost 33–28 on a last minute touchdown from Dylan Thompson to Bruce Ellington . South Carolina opened the scoring in the first quarter via a 56-yard touchdown pass from Connor Shaw to Damiere Byrd . Michigan responded with a 39-yard field goal from Brendan Gibbons , but South Carolina extended its lead to 11 points from an Ace Sanders 63-yard punt return for a touchdown . Michigan answered with a 5-yard touchdown pass from Devin Gardner to Drew Dileo in the second quarter , making the score 14–10 , but South Carolina responded with a 4-yard pass from Thompson to Sanders . Gibbons added a 40-yard field goal for Michigan before halftime , making the score 21–13 at halftime . Michigan scored the first points of the second half in the third quarter on a 52-yard field goal from Matt Wile and then added another touchdown via a 10-yard pass from Gardner to Jeremy Gallon , making the score 22–21 after a failed two-point conversion attempt . South Carolina responded with a 31-yard touchdown pass from Shaw to Sanders , but its two-point conversion attempt also failed . Michigan regained the lead 28–27 via a 15-yard touchdown pass from Gardner to Gallon , but once again failed on its two-point conversion attempt . South Carolina ended the scoring with 11 seconds left on a 32-yard touchdown pass from Thompson to Ellington , and also saw its two-point conversion attempt fail . Michigan 's bowl record fell to 20–22 and 3–2 in the Outback Bowl . Denard Robinson broke the all-time record for quarterback rushing yards with his 100-yard performance , eclipsing Pat White 's record of 4,480 yards , and setting the new record at 4,495 yards . Robinson also finished second in rushing in school history with only Mike Hart 's 5,040 yards surpassing Robinson 's rushing total of 4,495 yards . Gallon 's nine receptions and 145 receiving yards were both career highs . Jake Ryan recorded one and a half tackles for a loss , including half of a sack . Wile 's 52-yard field goal was a career long and set a record for the longest field goal in the Outback Bowl , surpassing Philip Doyle 's record of 51 yards for Alabama in 1988 . Awards and honors . Taylor Lewan was named to `` Sports Illustrated 's '' midseason All-American team . On September 18 , Patrick Omameh was named to the Allstate American Football Coaches Association ( AFCA ) Good Works Team . On October 22 , Denard Robinson was named a Davey O'Brien Award semifinalist . On November 1 , Denard Robinson was named one of 10 finalists for the 2012 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award . On November 5 , Brendan Gibbons was named a Lou Groza Award semifinalist . On November 13 , Patrick Omameh was named a finalist for the 2012 Pop Warner National College Football Award . On November 27 , Jordan Kovacs was named a finalist for the Burlsworth Trophy . Lewan was named Big Ten Conference Offensive lineman of the Year , while Will Hagerup was the Conference Punter of the Year . Lewan and Omameh were named first team All-Big Ten by the coaches . Lewan and Hagerup were named first team by the media , while Craig Roh and Jordan Kovacs were second team by the coaches . Jake Ryan was named second team by the media . J. T. Floyd , Jeremy Gallon , Brendan Gibbons , Hagerup , Roy Roundtree , and Ryan were coaches honorable mention , while Will Campbell , Floyd , Devin Funchess , Gallon , Gibbons , Kovacs , Omameh , Robinson , Roh and Roundtree were honorable mention by the media . Lewan was a 2012 College Football All-America Team selection by the Associated Press ( 1st team ) , ESPN ( 1st team ) , Walter Camp Football Foundation ( 1st team ) , `` Lindy 's Sports '' ( 1st team ) , `` Sports Illustrated '' ( 1st team ) , CBSSports.com ( 2nd team ) , FoxSportsNext.com ( Scout.com 2nd team ) , and `` Pro Football Weekly '' ( honorable mention ) . CBSSports.com also named Lewan along with Hagerup to their All-Big Ten team . Kovacs earned team MVP for the season . Lewan was named Big Ten Conference Offensive Lineman of the Year , while Will Hagerup was the Conference Punter of the Year . Lewan and Omameh were named first team All-Big Ten by the coaches . Lewan and Hagerup were named first team by the media , while Craig Roh and Jordan Kovacs were second team by the coaches . Jake Ryan was named second team by the media . J. T. Floyd , Jeremy Gallon , Brendan Gibbons , Hagerup , Roy Roundtree , and Ryan were coaches honorable mention , while Will Campbell , Floyd , Devin Funchess , Gallon , Gibbons , Kovacs , Omameh , Robinson , Roh and Roundtree were honorable mention by the media . Lewan was a 2012 College Football All-America Team selection by the Associated Press ( 1st team ) , ESPN ( 1st team ) , Walter Camp Football Foundation ( 1st team ) , `` Lindy 's Sports '' ( 1st team ) , `` Sports Illustrated '' ( 1st team ) , CBSSports.com ( 2nd team ) , FoxSportsNext.com ( Scout.com 2nd team ) , and `` Pro Football Weekly '' ( honorable mention ) . CBSSports.com also named Lewan along with Hagerup to their All-Big Ten team . Kovacs earned team MVP for the season . `` 60 Minutes '' aired a 13-minuted college football segment hosted by Armen Keteyian on November 18 that featured Michigan football . Athletic director Dave Brandon , Brady Hoke , Denard Robinson and Jordan Kovacs were interviewed . Only Brandon , Hoke and Robinson appeared in the on air segment and its online extra companion piece . The following players were Academic All-Big Ten : Courtney Avery , Brennen Beyer , Seth Broekhuizen , Joey Burzynski , Jareth Glanda , Jeremy Jackson , Joe Kerridge , Jordan Kovacs , Mike Kwiatkowski , Desmond Morgan , Patrick Omameh , Joe Reynolds , Craig Roh , Matt Wile , Steve Wilson , and Charlie Zeller . Devin Funchess was a `` College Football News '' and FoxSportsNext Freshman All-America Second Team selection ( behind Penn State 's Kyle Carter ) . Robinson played in the 2013 Senior Bowl . Campbell and Roh were invited to the 2013 East–West Shrine Game . Statistics . Michigan finished the regular season ranked eighth in the Big Ten in total offense and fifth in scoring offense . Defensively , the team finished second in total defense in the Big Ten and 13th in the country , as well as second in the Big Ten in sacks allowed and fifth nationally in pass defense . Denard Robinson finished third in the conference in rushing with an average of 115.09 yards per game . Dennis Norfleet finished second in the conference with an average of 28.21 yards per kick return . Desmond Morgan led the team in tackles with 7.36 per game , while Jake Ryan finished third in tackles-for-a-loss in the conference with an average of 1.23 tackles-for-a-loss per game . The per game team rankings below include 120 Football Bowl Subdivision teams and 12 Big Ten Conference teams . Depth chart . Starters and backups against Alabama . Following Blake Countess 's injury , Courtney Avery replaced him atop the depth chart beginning in the second week of the season , while Ramon Taylor replaced Avery atop the depth chart beginning in the sixth week of the season . Fitzgerald Toussaint was injured in the win against Iowa and missed the rest of the season . Thomas Rawls replaced him at the top of the depth chart for the final two games of the season . Brandon Moore was injured during the first game of the season , but was not replaced atop the depth chart until Week 10 against Northwestern , which saw Mike Kwiatkowski become the starting tight end . 2013 NFL Draft . The 2013 NFL Draft ran from on April 25 to April 27 . Michigan players eligible to be drafted were Denard Robinson , Jordan Kovacs , Roy Roundtree , Kenny Demens , Ricky Barnum , Elliott Mealer , Vincent Smith , Patrick Omameh , Mike Kwiatkowski , Brandon Moore , Brandin Hawthorne , J.T . Floyd , Will Campbell , Craig Roh , Steve Wilson , Jack Kennedy , Paul Gyarmati , Matthew Cavanaugh , and Floyd Simmons . Taylor Lewan decided to return for his senior season , despite being considered a potential first round pick in the draft . Denard Robinson was invited to the 2013 Senior Bowl as a wide receiver . Robinson and Campbell were selected in the fifth and sixth rounds of the draft . Undrafted free agent signees were Kovacs ( Dolphins ) , Roh ( Panthers ) , Roundtree ( Bengals ) , Mealer ( Saints ) , Omameh ( 49ers ) , Demens ( Texans ) and Barnum ( Redskins ) .
Medhat Abdel-Hady . Medhat Abdelhady ( ; born 12 July 1974 ) is a retired Egyptian footballer . He currently plays as a defender ( left fullback ) , and spent most of his career playing for Egyptian side Zamalek . As an international player , he was among the Egypt national football team members that participated in the 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup and won the 1998 African Cup of Nations . Clubs career . Abdelhady scored 4 goals for Zamalek in the African Club Cups . Titles as a player . 1 African Cup of Nation title 1998 1 All Africa Games Gold Medal 1995 Played in FIFA Confederation Cup 1999 2 Egyptian Super Cup ( 2000/2001 & 2001/2002 ) 1 African Cup Winners ' Cup title 1 Egyptian Saudi Super Cup title
BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix . The BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix is a series of badminton tournaments , sanctioned by Badminton World Federation ( BWF ) since 2007 . Prize money . A Grand Prix Gold tournament offers minimum prize money of US $ 120,000 ; a Grand Prix tournament offers minimum prize money of US $ 50,000 . The formula of prize money distribution is identical to Super Series tournament . World Ranking points . The BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix series offers third only to BWF tournaments ( after BWF events and Super Series ) , according to World Ranking system .
Alexander J. Musgrove . Alexander Johnson Musgrove ( 1881–1952 ) was a Scottish-born Canadian artist . Life . He was born in Edinburgh , and studied at the Glasgow School of Art . Musgrove moved to Winnipeg , Manitoba , Canada , and founded the Western Art Academy . He helped found the Manitoba Society of Artists . In 1986 , a retrospective was held of his work .
Don Holt . Don Holt is an American poker player . He has won a World Series of Poker ( WSOP ) bracelet and has cashed in various events at the WSOP including the Main Event . Holt began playing at the WSOP in the 1980s . He won his bracelet at the 1989 World Series of Poker in the US $ 5,000 seven card stud event , defeating three-time bracelet winner , David Sklansky heads-up . That same year , he had his other first place tournament finish , also in seven card stud , at Amarillo Slim 's `` Super Bowl of Poker '' . Holt finished second in a seven card stud eight-or-better event in 1998 . Holt has also cashed in the WSOP Main Event several times . His highest Main Event finish came in 1991 , when he finished in second place to Brad Daugherty . For his second-place finish , Holt won $ 402,500 , which is his largest cash to date at the World Series of Poker . Holt 's total live tournament winnings exceed $ 875,000 . His 8 cashes as the WSOP account for $ 672,960 of those winnings .
Hundred of Jutland . The Hundred of Jutland is a hundred of the County of Sturt in South Australia . History . The hundred was established in 1851 as the Hundred of South Rhine but was renamed to Jutland in 1918 as part of a set of changes to German place names during the First World War .
Jana Oľhová . Jana Oľhová ( born 31 December 1959 ) is a Slovak actress . At the 2008 Sun in a Net Awards she won the category of Best Supporting Actress , for her performance in the film `` Music '' . Oľhová won another accolade at the Sun in a Net Awards , again for Best Supporting Actress , in 2014 for her performance in the 2013 film `` Fine , Thanks '' ( `` Ďakujem , dobře '' ) .
Duke Pandemonium . `` Duke Pandemonium '' is the second studio album by Scottish conceptual rock duo Marmaduke Duke , released on 11 May 2009 on 14th Floor Records . Band member JP Reid describes the album as `` superfunky , supertight , superunique . '' According to Simon Neil , the album is `` a lot more cohesive '' than its predecessor `` The Magnificent Duke '' . He states that the band recorded a `` dance record '' : `` I suppose it 's in that kind of TV On The Radio vibe , you know , lots of grooves and beats – I 'm playing keyboard live on here , I don ’ t really play any guitars in this band which really helps to keep me out of that usual comfort zone . '' The album entered the UK Albums Chart at # 14 , and includes the singles : `` Kid Gloves '' , `` Rubber Lover '' and `` Silhouettes '' . Background . `` Duke Pandemonium '' , the second instalment of Marmaduke Duke 's planned trilogy of albums , was recorded soon after `` The Magnificent Duke '' . Many of the songs were performed at gigs as early as 2005 , and the tracks `` Everybody Dance '' and `` Music Show '' were featured on a promo CD distributed in 2006 . JP Reid states that the recording began `` the day after I finished making Sucioperro 's debut album , `` Random Acts of Intimacy '' . I spent two weeks in Wales then went straight into the studio and started on `` Duke Pandemonium '' . '' unfortunately Captains Of Industry had gone under when we had made this record , and the guys at 14th Floor heard it and really loved it , and so we kind of gave them a finished piece . It 's a weird one for them , in many ways – it 's not normally the kind of thing they 'd release , I think , but they really loved it from the off . The delay in the album 's release was also partly due to the emergent success of Biffy Clyro , bringing with it the associated increase in touring , promotion and gigs . The album was mixed by renowned producer/mixer Rich Costey ( renamed The Octopus ) and was mastered by Howie Weinberg . In February 2009 , `` Music Show '' was given away as a free download from the NME website . The NME also included the band 's cover of `` Friday I 'm In Love '' on a free compilation album in tribute to The Cure . They also performed an acoustic cover version of `` Fall At Your Feet '' by Crowded House for Dermot O'Leary 's Radio show in February 2009 . `` Erotic Robotic '' was given its first play on BBC Radio 1 when Biffy Clyro stood in for Zane Lowe in early 2009 . Subsequently , `` Rubber Lover '' was named as the `` Hottest Record in the World Today '' on Zane Lowe 's Radio 1 show on 4 March 2009 . In early April 2009 , the album was leaked in its entirety to several filesharing websites . Whilst the CD of the album is mixed , with little to no gaps between songs , and some fading in and out over each other , the iTunes edition presents the tracks completely separated from each other , giving a slightly longer running time . Singles . The track was remixed by Jacknife Lee and made available as a limited edition 7 '' and download .
Days of Glory ( 2006 film ) . `` Days of Glory '' ( ; ) is a 2006 French film directed by Rachid Bouchareb . The cast includes Sami Bouajila , Jamel Debbouze , Samy Naceri , Roschdy Zem , Mélanie Laurent and Bernard Blancan . The film deals with the contribution of North African soldiers to the Free French Forces during the Second World War and , controversially , with the discrimination against them . The film 's release contributed to a partial recognition of the pension rights of soldiers from former French possessions by the French government . Jamel Debbouze , Samy Naceri , Roschdy Zem , Sami Bouajila and Bernard Blancan won the `` Prix d'interprétation masculine '' at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival . The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film . Plot . In French North Africa in 1943 large numbers of men from France 's overseas possessions have been recruited into the French First Army of the Free French Forces to fight alongside the other Allies against Nazi Germany and liberate France from occupation . The army consists of two main elements : `` pieds-noirs '' , that is people of mostly European descent , and `` indigènes '' , those of mostly African descent . The `` indigènes '' in turn consist of three main groups : Algerians , Moroccans ( known as `` goumiers ) '' , and troops from Sub-Sahara Africa . Saïd , an impoverished goat herder , joins the 7th RTA ( Régiment de Tirailleurs Algériens ) . With him are other Algerians including Messaoud , who wants to marry and settle in France , and the literate Corporal Abdelkader , who seeks equality with settlers for the indigenous people of his country . There are also two Moroccan brothers Yassir and Larbi , Yassir 's aim being booty so that Larbi can afford to marry . Soon the men , dressed in mostly lend-lease American uniforms meet Sergeant Martinez , a battle-hardened `` pied-noir '' , who trains them before leading them on their first engagement against the Germans in Italy . Their mission is to capture a heavily-defended mountain , but it soon becomes clear that their white commanding officer is using them as cannon fodder to identify artillery targets . The colonial troops eventually succeed , at the cost of high casualties . When asked by a French war correspondent about his thoughts on the losses , the white colonel replies , `` today was a great victory for the Free French Forces '' . The troops of the 7th RTA next embark for Operation Dragoon , to liberate the south of France . While aboard ship , a white cook refuses to give tomatoes to black soldiers . Abdelkader calls for equality , but mutiny is averted when Martinez and the company captain promise that everyone will be treated the same . On arrival at Marseille , the colonial troops are greeted as heroes . Messaoud meets and courts Irène , a French woman , promising when the regiment leaves that he will write and one day return . She says she 'll wait for him and they will marry . However , due to censorship of soldiers ' mail , Irène never learns Messaoud 's fate . Saïd becomes Martinez 's orderly , for which the other soldiers call him `` girlie '' and imply he 's gay . Eventually he snaps and holds a knife to Messaoud 's throat . Abdelkader calms the situation , but Saïd makes it clear that in this segregated world the French authorities will not give their colonial soldiers anything . Having seen among Martinez 's possessions a family photograph , while drinking with the sergeant Saïd mentions that the two of them are similar in both having an Arab mother . The NCO attacks him and threatens to kill him if he reveals this secret . The colonial troops discover that , while they are not granted leave , white members of the Free French Forces are allowed trips home . Eventually the men are told they will be going home , but it 's a ruse ; instead , they are billeted behind the lines and given a ballet performance . Bored and disillusioned , most leave the tent and hold a meeting outside decrying the injustice . Martinez challenges the group , led by Abdelkader , and a fight starts . Early next morning , French military police bring Messaoud to a temporary stockade where Abdelkader is also being held . Messaoud says he was arrested for trying to go back to Marseille and find Irène . Abdelkader is brought before the white colonel who tells him that he needs him to go on a special mission : to take ammunition to American troops fighting in the Lorraine Campaign and also be the first French troops to liberate Alsace . The white officer promises that Abdelkader and the other colonial soldiers will get the rewards and recognition that success in this operation will bring . Later , the white company captain tells the corporal that the colonel will keep his word . Most of the men are killed by a booby trap , including Yassir 's brother , as they cross the German lines , and Martinez is severely injured . The survivors mostly want to go back , but Abdelkader rallies them to push on . Eventually the corporal , Saïd , Messaoud , Yassir and the wounded Martinez reach an Alsatian village . Over the next few days the soldiers ingratiate themselves into the area and Saïd befriends a milkmaid . A battle begins when a unit of Germans arrives , and everyone except Abdelkader is killed . Messaoud is badly hurt by a Panzerschreck and then shot by a German rifleman . Saïd attempts to evacuate Martinez , but they are both shot by the Panzerschreck , killing Saïd and further wounding Martinez , who is quickly finished off . Abdelkader and Yassir attempt to flee , but Yassir is shot in the back by a German . However , just as the corporal is cornered , more colonial troops arrive and drive the Germans out of the village . As columns of Free French forces begin to move through the area , Abdelkader sees the colonel passing in his jeep , but the white commanding officer ignores him and he is pulled away by a staff officer who asks him where his unit is . When Abdelkader says they are all dead , he is simply assigned to another white NCO . As he walks out of the village , he passes a film cameraman filming only white troops standing by the liberated villagers . The movie then moves to the present day . An elderly Abdelkader goes to a war cemetery in Alsace to visit the graves of his comrades : Martinez , Saïd , Yassir and Messaoud . He then returns to his small rundown flat in modern-day France . The film concludes with the caption that from 1959 pensions for servicemen from France 's overseas possessions living in France enjoyed no increases after the date their country of origin became independent . Modern relevance . While each has his own motives , these native Africans have enlisted to fight for a France they have never seen . In the words of `` Le Chant des Africains '' the four actors sing within the film , `` we come from the colonies to save the motherland , we come from afar to die , we are the men of Africa . '' The film shows a complex depiction of their treatment in an army organisation prejudiced in favour of the European French . The discrimination by the French authorities against these soldiers continued as successive French governments froze the war pensions of these indigenous veterans when their countries became independent . The closing credits of the film state that , despite the ruling that war pensions should be paid in full , successive French administrations since 2002 had not done so . It was only after the film 's release that the government policy was changed to bring foreign combatant pensions into line with what French veterans are paid . But , as of 2010 , no war pension in arrears ( almost 40 years ) have been considered . In 2009 , the BBC published documentary evidence that showed black colonial soldiers - who together with North African troops made up around two-thirds of Free French forces - were deliberately removed from the units that led the Allied advance to liberate Paris in 1944 . General Charles de Gaulle made it clear that he wanted Free French troops to enter the French capital first . In response Allied Command therefore insisted that all black soldiers should be replaced by white and North African ones from other French units . Julian Jackson : `` Once Vichy-ite Algeria had been conquered by the Allies , de Gaulle was finally allowed to go there , in May 1943 . Now Algiers replaced London and Brazzaville as the capital of the Free French . Even more important was the fact that Algeria contained an important reservoir of North African troops . At the end of 1942 de Gaulle 's total forces never numbered more than 50,000 , but now , in 1943 , thanks to Algeria , he had an army of about half a million men . This multi-racial army was first thrown into battle in Italy in 1943 - it fought at the Battle of Monte Cassino - then landed with Americans in southern France in August 1944 . But the Americans and British were agreed that for symbolic reasons the French should also be involved in operations in Normandy - for this reason the 2nd Armored Division of Leclerc was sent over to Britain from northern France , - in the words of one senior American general it was , 'the only French division which could be made 100 % white ' ... Even if it was not at de Gaulle 's instigation , it does n't seem he particularly objected to this white-washing of the last stages of the Free French epic . The French were quick to forget that it was thanks to their colonial soldiers that they had any claim to have re-entered the war in 1944 as a great power . '' Awards . Jamel Debbouze , Samy Naceri , Roschdy Zem , Sami Bouajila and Bernard Blancan won the `` Prix d'interprétation masculine '' at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival . The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film , but lost to `` The Lives of Others '' .
Metrico . `` Metrico '' is an indie puzzle-platform video game developed and published by Dutch developer Digital Dreams for the PlayStation Vita , with music by Dutch electronic music producer Palmbomen . It was released in North America on 5 August 2014 , and in Europe on 6 August 2014 . `` Metrico '' was initially available for free for members of PlayStation Plus . A re-release of the original game with additional content was released for Microsoft Windows , PlayStation 4 , and Xbox One on 23 August 2016 entitled `` Metrico+ '' . Gameplay . `` Metrico '' is a 3D-platformer , and levels often have simple colour-schemes . Typically , level backgrounds are a solid colour , and the midground may include visuals such as mountains , which are typically simple-toned prisms . Platforms are mostly simple-toned geometric shapes , such as cubes and 3D-rectangles . Reception . `` Metrico '' received mixed to positive reviews from critics . On aggregators GameRankings and Metacritic , it holds a score of 70 % and 68 respectively . Colin Moriarty , reviewing for IGN , praised the game 's `` ingenious puzzles '' , but noted some technical issues and the game 's use of `` gimmicky , sometimes broken controls '' . Likewise , GameSpot 's reviewer Josiah Renaudin criticized `` Metrico 's '' `` often unwieldy controls '' , but noted a `` beautiful audiovisual blend '' and `` exciting sense of discovery '' .
Georg Braathe . Georg Braathe ( 15 December 1903 – 23 May 1968 ) was a Norwegian long-distance runner who specialized in the 5000 and 10,000 metres . He represented IK Tjalve . He finished fourth in 10,000 metres at the 1934 European Championships . He never participated in other international events like the Summer Olympics . He became Norwegian champion in 5000 m in 1933 and 1934 and in 10,000 m in the years 1933-1935 .
Barood ( 2010 film ) . `` Barood : ( The Fire ) - A Love Story '' is a 2010 Bollywood action film directed by Jagdish C. Pandey . It Stars Sunil Shetty and Shilpa Shirodkar .
Schenectady Civic Center . Schenectady Civic Center is an indoor arena in Schenectady , New York . It hosted the Atlantic Coast Hockey League 's Schenectady Chiefs in 1981 . The arena held 2,500 people .
Juniper titmouse . The juniper titmouse ( `` Baeolophus ridgwayi '' ) is a passerine bird in the tit family Paridae . The American Ornithologists ' Union split the plain titmouse into the oak titmouse and the juniper titmouse in 1996 , due to distinct differences in song , preferred habitat , and genetic makeup . The juniper titmouse is a small , gray bird with small tuft or crest . The face is plain , and the undersides are a lighter gray . Sexes are similar . This titmouse lives year-round primarily in the Great Basin , but is resident from southeastern Oregon and central Colorado south to the eastern Mojave Desert in California and central Arizona , as far as west Texas and extreme northeastern Sonora , Mexico- ( the Madrean sky islands ) . Prefers open woodlands of warm , dry pinyon-juniper , juniper and desert riparian woods . Juniper titmice will sleep in cavities , dense foliage , or birdhouses . When roosting in foliage , the titmouse chooses a twig surrounded by dense foliage or an accumulation of dead pine needles , simulating a roost in a cavity . It forms pairs or small groups , but does not form large flocks . It may join mixed-species flocks after breeding season for foraging . The juniper titmouse eats insects and spiders , sometimes seen catching insects in mid air . It also takes berries , acorns , and some seeds , sometimes hammering seeds against branches to open them . The bird forages on foliage , twigs , branches , trunks , and occasionally on the ground . Strong legs and feet allows it to hang upside down to forage . Juniper titmouse is attracted to feeders with suet , peanut butter and sunflower seeds . The song of the juniper titmouse is a rolling series of notes given on the same pitch . Its call sounds like a raspy `` tschick-adee '' . This species builds its nest in a woodpecker hole , natural cavity , or nest box , lining it with grass , moss , mud , hair , feathers , and fur . It breeds from March into July , with peak activity in April and May , laying 3–9 eggs , usually 4–7 . The female is the primary incubator , the process of which takes 14–16 days . Young are altricial , and are tended by both parents in nest for 16–21 days . Parents continue to tend to young for another three to four weeks after the young leave the nest . The oak titmouse and juniper titmouse appear almost identical , but differ in voice as well as range . The oak titmouse has a browner back than the juniper titmouse . The oak titmouse gives a repeated series of three to seven syllables , each composed of one low and one high note , while the juniper titmouse song consists of a series of rapid syllables on the same note . Ranges overlap only in a small area in California . The tufted titmouse , which does not overlap in range , has whiter belly , rusty flanks , and black on the forehead .
Mesophleps tetrachroa . `` Mesophleps tetrachroa '' is a moth of the Gelechiidae family . It is found in Australia ( New South Wales ) .
Cherokee Tribe of Northeast Alabama . The Cherokee Tribe of Northeast Alabama ( CTNEAL ) is a state-recognized Native American tribe of about 3,000 members . The tribe is recognized by the State of Alabama , and has a representative on the Alabama Indian Affairs Commission and the Inter-Tribal Council of Alabama . It is one of nine state-recognized tribes but is not currently a federally recognized tribe . They have submitted a petition for federal recognition . Government . CTNEAL has more than 3,000 enrolled members , most living within the state of Alabama . The tribe elects a Principal Chief , two Vice Chiefs and Tribal Commissioner , as well as representatives to a tribal Council . A Circle of Elders and a Warrior Society also contribute to leadership . Elections are held every three years . Establishment and name . The tribe was incorporated on December 11 , 1980 as the `` Cherokees of Jackson County . '' As it grew in membership , it changed its name to the Cherokee Tribe of Northeast Alabama to reflect a larger geographic area . Tribal events . The tribe hosts two American Indian Festivals each year in Grant , Alabama which are open to the public . Membership criteria . The Cherokee Tribe of Northeast Alabama requires all potential members to have verifiable Cherokee descent . The rolls are open to any person who can document Cherokee ancestry . It does not require a minimum blood quantum . In addition to verifiable , lineal descent from a Cherokee ancestor ( s ) , CTNEAL also has a residency requirement for membership . CTNEAL requires that potential members meet at least one of three requirements ; Issues . CTNEAL considers its citizens to be what the United States Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs defines as Category IV Cherokee descendants . As members of a state-recognized tribe , CTNEAL individuals are eligible to participate in organizations such as the National Congress of American Indians . They can identify as Native Americans under the US Indian Arts and Crafts Act when selling crafts or art , but they are not eligible for other federal benefits .
Aces High Cuby . The Aces High Cuby is a family of Canadian single engine , high wing , strut-braced , light sports planes with conventional landing gear that was marketed for homebuilding by Aces High Light Aircraft of London , Ontario . The aircraft design was available in two versions , the single-seat Cuby I and side-by-side two-seat Cuby II . Aces High went out of business in the 1990s and the kits are no longer available . Development . The Cuby fuselage is constructed from welded 4130 steel tubing , covered with aircraft fabric . The wings are built around an aluminum spar and D-cell and also fabric-covered . The conventional landing gear includes bungee-suspended main wheels and a steerable tail wheel . The controls are conventional three-axis , with no flaps fitted to the wing . The aircraft were available as kits or as completed aircraft and were designed to look and fly similarly to a Piper J-3 Cub . The kit price for the Cuby I was US $ 11,350 , including the propeller and Rotax 277 engine . The Cuby II features a wide cabin and a large baggage compartment behind the side-by-side seats . The aircraft was certified and put into production in Hungary for sale in Europe . In North America the Cuby II was sold for US $ 15,662.76 , complete with propeller , Rotax 503 powerplant , paint and fabric in 1988 . Available options included folding wings , floats and an agricultural spray kit .
Poste restante . `` Poste restante '' ( , `` remainder post '' ) or general delivery is a service where the post office holds the mail until the recipient calls for it . It is a common destination for mail for people who are visiting a particular location and have no need , or no way , of having mail delivered directly to their place of residence at that time . Australia . Poste Restante is a long-established service within Australia run by the national postal service , Australia Post , which allows you to have your post sent to a city-centre holding place . There your post will be held for up to 1 month and you can go in and collect it by providing a proof of identity , such as a passport . The recipient would then need to go to the Adelaide GPO at 141 King William St. , Adelaide , SA to collect it when it was due to arrive or shortly afterwards . Belgium . bpost uses the term Poste Restante ( French ) , Postliggend ( Dutch ) or Postlagernd ( German ) which needs to be indicated on the post together with the name , optionally the first name , full name of the post office , postal code and city . The recipient has one month the time to collect the post after which it will be sent back to the sender . A special tax applies valued at the price of one stamp of value 2 . As of 1st of March 2018 this price is 1,74 € . This tax is usually paid by the recipient but can also be paid by the sender . Bosnia and Herzegovina . In the Bosnia and Herzegovina , mail is addressed to POSTE RESTANTE , which is written after the full name of the recipient ( as appears on the identification to be presented ID document or a passport , if abroad ) . Cambodia . In Cambodia , mail is addressed to POSTE RESTANTE , which is written after the full name of the recipient . Parcels and letters should contain a phone number , but recipients are more likely to get notified by phone for a parcel . Canada . Canada Post uses the term `` general delivery '' in English , and `` poste restante '' in French . Travellers may use the service for up to four months , and it is also used in circumstances where other methods of delivery ( such as post office boxes ) are not available . where GD is the abbreviation for general delivery ( alternatively `` PR '' for “ `` poste restante '' ” in French ) , and STN A is the station or post office ( in this case , Station A ) . When the mail is to be delivered to a retail postal outlet , then the abbreviation RPO is used , and in French the station is indicated by SUCC for “ `` succursale '' , ” or retail postal outlet by `` CSP '' for “ `` comptoir postal '' ” . In the above example , the French version of the address would use `` PR SUCC A '' for the second line . Croatia . In Croatia , mail is addressed to POSTE RESTANTE , which is written after the full name of the recipient ( as appears on the identification to be presented ID document or a passport , if abroad ) . In Croatia letters received to `` poste restante '' address are kept in post office for 30 calendar days . Czech Republic . In the Czech Republic , mail can be addressed to the post office if `` POSTE RESTANTE '' and the full name of the recipient is included . The recipient gets the letter ( or package ) if he or she has a valid ID ( ID , passport , driving licence ) . The mail Will be retained for only 15 days . Finland . `` Poste restante '' is offered in all post offices in Finland . Prior to April 1 , 2013 , it was also possible to use a nickname instead of real name and without providing an ID . Here 12340 represents the postal number of the post office . For example , Helsinki main post office is `` 00100 Helsinki '' . In Finland letters received to `` poste restante '' address are kept in post office for 14 days and after arrival . France . In France , La Poste offers the service for letters at an additional cost of €0.85 , to be paid by the receiver . Packages are €4.00 each upon collection . Letters are kept for 15 days . The service is offered at any post office . The only requirement is to add 'Poste restante ' after the recipient 's name . Germany . Deutsche Post offer the service for all mail items under the `` Postlagernd '' ( General Delivery ) service . Domestic items may make use of a passphrase instead of the recipients name if preferred . As a general rule , the item should be addressed to the `` Hauptpost '' ( main post office ) of the location . Beware that some post employees may tell you that the service is no longer used and all Poste Restante mail is thrown out . The phrase `` Kennwort : '' ( Password ) in front of the passphrase requires the consignee to specify the passphrase at time of collection . Items may be collected from the designated post office upon production of valid identification ( e.g . Passport ) and the passphrase . It is important to use the term Postlagernd in preference to , or in conjunction with , Poste Restante to prevent returned mail . Hong Kong . In Hong Kong , Hongkong Post is responsible for handling the mail and mail can be sent to any post office . At the address side , mark the mail with `` Poste Restante '' or `` 存局待領 '' in bold . The name of recipient must be real and in full . No initial or figure is allowed . Hungary . Hungarian post requires poste restante ( `` postán maradó '' ) delivery to be addressed to specific post offices . Additionally , the postal service provides a `` pick-up '' service for web-based businesses where a business can ship to a pick-up point . India . Carry a passport or some other form of national identification to pick it up . In India , letters are said to be held for around a month , up to two in larger GPOs , before being returned ; so ask the senders to add their return address , or to use your own home address for it . Italy . In Italy , writing `` fermoposta '' together with the full name of the addressee and postal code will activate general delivery at the relevant post office . Letter post is retained for 30 days ; parcel post is normally retained for 15 days , with an exceptional period of 1 month . Japan . In Japan , the term indicates a Poste Restante mail . where “ 163-8799 ” is the postcode of the post office , “ Nishi-Shinjuku , Shinjuku-ku , Tokyo-to ” is the address of the post office , “ Shinjuku-Yuubinkyoku ” is the name of the post office , and “ -dome ” means “ keep it there ” . A poste restante mail will be kept in the post office for 10 days , identification is required for pickup . Lithuania . In Lithuania , the words `` Poste restante '' or `` Iki pareikalavimo '' ( used locally in Lithuania ) should be made bold . Poland . where 12-345 represents the zip code of the post office and 6 represents post office number within given city . ( In Poland every post office is uniquely identified by city and number , e.g . `` Warszawa 1 '' or `` Kraków 35 '' . These numbers are used only when the post office itself is the point of delivery , e.g . mailboxes or `` poste restante '' . ) There is no address of a recipient on the envelope , and if no sender address is provided , mail is considered undeliverable after 14 days . Every Poczta Polska office is valid target for `` poste restante '' delivery and the service is provided with no additional cost . All types of mail , e.g . letters , parcels and money orders , can be sent to `` poste restante '' . Portugal . The recipient has to pay a 0,65€ tax in the act of receiving the mail . Slovenia . In Slovenia mail is addressed to POŠTNO LEŽEČE , which is written after the full name of the recipient ( as appears on the identification to be presented ID document or a passport , if abroad ) . In Slovenia letters received for a `` poste restante '' address are kept in post office for 15 calendar days . Spain . To find the address of the Correos nearest to you check at . Click on the Oficinas link for the Localizador de Oficinas . When collecting mail from the post office you will need to show some form of identification such as a passport or photo driving licence . Specify that you are collecting a Lista de Correos item as these are stored separately from the other stored mail . The Lista de Correos mail is filed alphabetically and it may be worth asking them to check if an expected package was filed under your first name if they can not find it under your surname . Post offices vary in how long they will hold your mail . When addressing mail for Spain , always ensure there is a return address on the parcel or packet . Sweden . Here , 123 45 represents the postal number of the post office . Post offices providing `` poste restante '' services can be located by searching for `` poste restante '' as `` street address '' in a given city ( giving you a postal number ) and then searching for post offices with that postal number . Switzerland . Here , 1234 represents the postal number of the post office . The correct street address can be found online . Turkey . For Istanbul , the main parcel and post restante office is in Sirkeci , a few minutes walk from the Sirkeci tram stop . United Kingdom . If only addressed to a town name , for example “ POSTE RESTANTE , LONDON ” , mail will go to the closest main post office branch ( there being more than a hundred `` crown offices '' – directly-managed post office branches – in London . Some small branches do not offer the poste restante service . The sender should also include their return address . In the United Kingdom , the Royal Mail will hold mail posted from within the UK for two weeks , whereas mail posted from abroad is normally held for one month . If the recipient is at sea however , it will be held for two months . Where mail is not collected within that time , it will be returned to the sender , or if there is no sender indicated , will be treated as undeliverable . If the sender would like uncollected mail returned sooner , they can indicate this on the envelope . Timescales vary from country to country according to local practice . United States . General delivery is normally available at only one facility under the administration of a post office with multiple facilities . Post offices that hold mail for general delivery may hold such mail for up to 30 days . When sending to general delivery , the optional add-on code is `` -9999 '' .
2008 Boston College Eagles football team . The 2008 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College during the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season . It was Boston College 's fourth season as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference ( ACC ) . The Eagles were led by Jeff Jagodzinski in his second and final season as Boston College head coach . Boston College has been a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference 's ( ACC ) Atlantic Division since joining the league in 2005 , after leaving the Big East Conference . The Eagles played their home games in 2008 at Alumni Stadium in Chestnut Hill , Massachusetts , which has been their home stadium since 1957 . Season recap . Boston College had to replace Matt Ryan , who was drafted 3rd overall in the 2008 NFL Draft by the Atlanta Falcons . Senior quarterback Chris Crane was the starter at the beginning of the year to take over the starting quarterback position . In the November 22 game against Wake Forest , Crane broke his collar bone , and was replaced with Dominique Davis . Other big losses that had to be dealt with from the 2007 season include tailback L.V . Witworth and running back Andre Callender . True freshman Josh Haden was assumed to be the starting running back , but true freshman Montel Harris later turned out to have the starting job . BC finished the year with one of the best defenses in College Football , with the most Interceptions in all of FBS Football , and allowing the 5th least amount of yards . The team had its first loss in a home game against Georgia Tech . It went on to lose two more games against the North Carolina and the Clemson before winning four games in a row to take the team to its second ACC Championship Game in a row , which again , put the Eagles against the Virginia Tech Hokies . The Eagles lost the game 12–30 , and placed the team in the Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl in Nashville , Tennessee . The Eagles lost the game to Vanderbilt , which not only ended the Eagles bowl winning streak , which was the longest in the nation , but gave Vanderbilt its first bowl win in over 50 years . On January 5 , 2008 , Coach Jagodzinski was fired by Boston College , for apparently interviewing for the head coaching vacancy for the NFL New York Jets despite being warned not to . He was later hired as the offensive coordinator for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers .
Glory of Heracles ( series ) . is a Japanese role-playing video game series initially developed and published by Data East and currently owned by Paon Corporation . The series began in 1987 with `` Tōjin Makyō Den : Heracles no Eikō '' , and three sequels were released until 1994 in addition to a portable spinoff game released in 1992 . After Data East 's bankruptcy in 2003 , Paon Corporation acquired the rights to the series , and Nintendo released the latest installment in the series , `` Heracles no Eikō : Tamashii no Shōmei '' for the Nintendo DS in 2008 . None of the games had been released outside Japan until E3 2009 , at which the latest game was announced by Nintendo simply as `` Glory of Heracles '' . The series is based in the world of Greek mythology , with the Greek hero Heracles as the title character of each game . However , Heracles only serves as the main character in the original game and the Game Boy spinoff , and plays a support role in all subsequent games .
David Ross ( actor ) . David Ross ( born 1945 ) is an English actor who has worked in theatre , cinema and television . His best-known roles include playing the first Kryten and the second Talkie Toaster on the science series `` Red Dwarf '' , Elgin Sparrowhawk in the BBC sitcom `` The Green Green Grass '' , and as Mr. Sedley in a BBC serial adaptation of William Makepeace Thackeray 's novel `` Vanity Fair '' ( 1998 ) . He also played Mr. Sherwin in `` Basil '' , a cheating betting shop owner in the BBC series `` Goodnight Sweetheart '' , he played Basil Tyler a kind natured well meaning cab driver and postman who was unlucky in love in John Sullivan 's BBC comedy drama `` Roger Roger '' appearing in all three series and Donald Moss , a DHSS officer in Alan Bleasdale 's '' Boys from the Blackstuff '' . In 1991 he appeared in a second major Bleasdale drama series , `` G.B.H. '' . He has appeared in `` Doc Martin '' and also appeared in the final episode of the long-running comedy series `` Last of the Summer Wine '' ( 2010 ) . Ross starred in the stage play `` Having a Ball '' set in a vasectomy clinic . It was a success in Britain but was a box office disaster in Australia where it was presented by John McCallum . It co-starred Jackie Weaver and Maggie Dence . In 2015 , he appeared in a not-quite starring role in the crime thriller Monochrome . He also reprised his role of Talkie Toaster in the Red Dwarf XII episode `` Mechocracy '' aired in 2017 .
142nd Aviation Regiment ( United States ) . The 142nd Aviation Regiment is an aviation regiment of the U.S. Army .
Upside-down harptail blenny . The upside-down harptail blenny ( `` Meiacanthus abditus '' ) is a species of combtooth blenny found around the Sulu Archipelago in the Philippines . This species grows to a length of TL .
Moeka Haruhi . is a Japanese professional wrestler , gravure idol , voice actress and television and radio personality . Starting her career in the Gatokunyan promotion in 2005 , Haruhi remained with the promotion for two years , before transferring over to Pro Wrestling Wave in 2008 . While in the promotion , she has become a one-time holder of the Asia Pacific Women 's , Garter Match and TLW World Young Women 's Tag Team Championships and a three-time holder of the Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship , a title owned by the DDT Pro-Wrestling promotion . None of the three other titles are major titles , often remaining inactive for months or even years . She also works for Wave 's sister promotion Osaka Joshi Pro Wrestling as . `` Moeka Haruhi '' is not her real name , but rather a stage name highlighting her cutesy , cosplaying persona . Gatokunyan ( 2005–2007 ) . After a career modeling in Japanese teen fashion magazines , Haruhi decided to find a new career in professional wrestling . After a stint training under Taka Michinoku at his Kaientai Dojo promotion , Haruhi entered the Gatokunyan promotion , where she was trained by Emi Sakura . She eventually made her debut on February 13 , 2005 , in a match against Rika Takahashi in Itabashi , Tokyo . Haruhi 's wrestling character was based on her real-life love of cosplaying . Continuing to work for Gatokunyan , Haruhi quickly went on to form a tag team with Mai Ichii , while also continuing to model , releasing a photobook . On March 13 , Haruhi made her debut for NEO Japan Ladies Pro Wrestling , losing to Ichii in a `` Gatokunyan Showcase '' match . The following September , Haruhi was appointed the head of the Gatokunyan 's public relations . In mid-2006 , when Emi Sakura left Gatokunyan to form Ice Ribbon , taking many of her trainees with her , Haruhi remained affiliated with Gatokunyan , but also made several appearances for Ice Ribbon , including working the promotion 's second ever show on June 20 , 2006 , during which she was defeated by Kaoru Ito . On July 30 , 2006 , Haruhi earned the first win of her career by pinning Sakura at a Gatokunyan event . During 2006 , Haruhi also made several appearances for the JDStar promotion , including taking part in the 2006 League Princess tournament . Haruhi remained with Gatokunyan until January 2007 , when she left the struggling promotion , which folded shortly afterwards . Pro Wrestling Wave ( 2008–present ) . After leaving Gatokunyan , Haruhi remained inactive from in-ring competition for over a year , while she underwent further training under veteran wrestler Toshie Uematsu . Having signed an exclusive contract with Pro Wrestling Wave , the promotion announced on February 25 , 2008 , that Haruhi was ready to make her return to wrestling . The return match took place on March 12 , 2008 , and saw Haruhi and Uematsu lose to the JWP Joshi Puroresu team of Azumi Hyuga and Mayuka Niizeki in a tag team match . During the following months , Haruhi lost what were billed as `` Idol Wave '' matches against the likes of Arisa Nakajima , Ran Yu-Yu , Tomoka Nakagawa , Misaki Ohata , Kana , Yumi Ohka , Gami , and fellow Gatokunyan alum Ray , while also producing her own birthday event on October 8 , which saw her lose to Tomoko Morii in the opener and to Misae Genki in the main event . Finally , on November 23 , 2008 , Haruhi picked up her first win in Wave , when she submitted Mio Shirai in a six-woman tag team match , where she , Kyoko Kimura and Tomoka Nakagawa faced Mio Shirai , Io Shirai and Cherry . Haruhi continued wrestling against the Shirai sisters for the early part of 2009 . On March 15 , Haruhi wrestled her first anniversary match in Wave , a main event singles match , where she was defeated by Azumi Hyuga . Five days later , Haruhi and Tomoka Nakagawa entered a tag team tournament to determine the inaugural TLW ( Totally Lethal Wrestling ) World Young Women 's Tag Team Champions , defeating Haru and Kayo Fujimori in their first round match . On March 25 , the two continued their tournament by defeating Ayumi Kurihara and Shuu Shibutani in the semifinals . On April 4 , Haruhi won a nine-woman battle royal to capture DDT Pro-Wrestling 's Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship from Bullfight Sora . She made her first successful defense of the title on April 15 against Sora , however , immediately afterwards , Sora took advantage of a rule , where the champion could be challenged for the title anytime and anywhere and pinned her to regain the title . On April 29 , Haruhi and Nakagawa were defeated in the finals of the TLW World Young Women 's Tag Team Championship tournament by the Shirai sisters . On May 27 , Haruhi entered the 2009 Catch the Wave tournament , defeating Pinky Mayuka in her opening round-robin match . On June 20 , Haruhi regained the Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship from Cherry , only to lose it to Kaoru immediately afterwards . In her two remaining Catch the Wave matches on June 28 and July 5 , Haruhi was defeated by Ayumi Kurihara and Ryo Mizunami , respectively , leading to her being eliminated from the tournament . On August 29 , Haruhi defeated Shuu Shibutani during the Oi Festa/Oi Dontaku Festival to become the inaugural Asia Pacific Women 's Champion . On August 10 and September 6 , 2009 , Haruhi was defeated in singles matches by Misaki Ohata . Afterwards , the two wrestlers formed a partnership , which eventually led to them defeating the Shirai sisters for the TLW World Young Women 's Tag Team Championship on December 23 . On January 4 , 2010 , Haruhi earned one of the biggest wins of her career , when she pinned Toshie Uematsu in a tag team match , where she and Aja Kong faced Uematsu and Ran Yu-Yu . On February 13 at Wave 's hundredth event , Haruhi defeated Shuu Shibutani and Cherry in a four-woman single-elimination tournament to become the inaugural Garter Match Champion . On April 4 , Haruhi and Ohata made their first successful defense of the TLW World Young Women 's Tag Team Championship against the Sendai Girls ' Pro Wrestling team of Kagetsu and Ryo Mizunami . On May 30 , Haruhi entered the 2010 Catch the Wave tournament , losing to Shuu Shibutani in her opening round-robin match . After a loss to Asami Kawasaki on June 20 and a time limit draw with Cherry on July 13 , she finished her tournament on August 10 with a loss against Ayumi Kurihara , failing to advance from the block . During the tournament on July 4 , Haruhi and Ohata lost the TLW World Young Women 's Tag Team Championship to Bambi and Basara . During late 2010 , Haruhi started a rivalry with Hiren , which built to a singles match on October 3 , where Hiren was victorious . On December 19 , Haruhi and Misaki Ohata defeated Hiren 's stablemates Bambi and Yumi Ohka in a tag team match . However , after the match , Ohata turned on Haruhi and aligned herself with Bambi , Hiren and Ohka , becoming the leader of the villainous Black Dahlia stable . On January 4 , 2011 , Haruhi was pinned by Ohata in an eight-woman tag team match , where she , Ayumi Kurihara , Cherry and Ryo Mizunami faced the entire Black Dahlia stable . The rivalry between Haruhi and Hiren also led to a match in Hiren 's home promotion , Sendai Girls ' Pro Wrestling , on January 23 , where Hiren again was victorious . Haruhi continued working against Black Dahlia for the next months and , on March 20 , earned a measure of revenge on Ohata by defeating her in a singles match . On April 10 , Haruhi also pinned Hiren in a six-woman tag team match , where she , Ayumi Kurihara and Syuri faced Hiren , Bambi and Ohata . On August 28 at Wave 's fourth anniversary event , Haruhi teamed with Black Dahlia 's newest member Cherry in a tag team match , where they defeated Aya Yuki and Ryo Mizunami . For the match , Haruhi wore a black attire , but made clear that even though she liked Cherry , she still hated Black Dahlia and was not affiliated with them . On September 4 , Haruhi was teamed with rival Hiren in the 2011 Dual Shock Wave tournament to determine the inaugural Wave Tag Team Champions . The team was eliminated in their first round match by Yuki and Mizunami . On October 9 , Haruhi was defeated by Mayumi Ozaki in her annual birthday match . On October 27 , Haruhi represented Wave in Sendai Girls ' Pro Wrestling 's Joshi Puroresu Dantai Taikou Flash tournament , a single-elimination tournament , where different `` joshi '' promotions battled each other . In their first round match , Team Wave , which also Gami , Shuu Shibutani , Toshie Uematsu and Yumi Ohka , was defeated by Team JWP of Command Bolshoi , Hanako Nakamori , Kaori Yoneyama , Kayoko Haruyama and Leon . Haruhi started her 2012 in a six-woman tag team match on January 4 , where she , Leon and Yuu Yamagata were defeated by Misaki Ohata , Cherry and Yumi Ohka , with Ohata pinning her former tag team partner for the win . On March 25 , Haruhi made her debut for Oz Academy with a win over Nao Komatsu . On April 8 , 2012 , Haruhi was defeated in a singles match by her surprise opponent , Wrestling New Classic ( WNC ) representative and former Gatokunyan training partner Makoto . Haruhi and Makoto had their second encounter on April 18 , when Makoto and Gami defeated Haruhi and Yuu Yamagata in a tag team match . On April 30 , Haruhi took part in her trainer Toshie Uematsu 's retirement match , where she and Shuu Shibutani were defeated by Uematsu and Ran Yu-Yu . Afterwards , Haruhi was sidelined for five weeks with an elbow injury . On July 16 , Haruhi and Yuu Yamagata unsuccessfully challenged Gami and Tomoka Nakagawa for the Wave Tag Team Championship in a three-way match , which also included the team of Mio Shirai and Shuu Shibutani . On August 7 , Haruhi defeated Mio Shirai for the first successful defense of the Garter Match Championship , nearly two and a half years after she had won the title . On September 3 , it was announced that Haruhi and the returning Makoto had earned themselves a wild card entry into the 2012 Dual Shock Wave tournament . Despite initially opposing the partnership with Makoto , the team , dubbed `` 1st Impact '' , opened their tournament on September 25 with a win over Ayumi Kurihara and Mika Iida , after which Haruhi embraced the new partnership . However , the team went on to lose the following matches against Hikaru Shida and Yumi Ohka , and Shuu Shibutani and Syuri , and were , as a result , eliminated from the tournament . On November 27 , Haruhi reunited with Makoto in a five-way tag team match , where they defeated Aya Yuki and Sawako Shimono , Cherry and Shuu Shibutani , Hikaru Shida and Nagisa Nozaki , and Ryo Mizunami and Yuu Yamagata to become the number one contenders to the Wave Tag Team Championship . 1st Impact received their title shot on December 16 , but were defeated by the defending champions , Misaki Ohata and Tsukasa Fujimoto . On December 24 , Haruhi made her debut for JWP , taking part in an eleven-woman Santa Cosplay Battle Royal , which was won by Nana Kawasa . On June 10 , 2013 , Haruhi made her debut for Wrestling New Classic , teaming with Gami in a `` Wave offer match '' , where they defeated Shuu Shibutani and Yuu Yamagata . From May 6 to June 28 , Haruhi took part in the 2013 Catch the Wave tournament . Despite opening with a win over Mio Shirai and later drawing with JWP Openweight Champion Arisa Nakajima , Haruhi lost her other four matches in the tournament and finished last in her round-robin block . On September 1 , Haruhi entered the 2013 Dual Shock Wave tournament , teaming with Tomoka Nakagawa . Though the team managed to pick up big wins over Kana and Yumi Ohka , and Mio Shirai and Misaki Ohata , they were eliminated per pre-tournament stipulations after suffering their third loss in their fifth match on September 29 and not allowed to finish the tournament . In early 2016 , Haruhi formed a new tag team named `` So on Flower '' ( SoF ) with Aoi Kizuki . On March 13 , the two won a three-way match to become the number one contenders to the Wave Tag Team Championship . They received their title shot on April 17 , but were defeated by the defending champions , Las Aventureras ( Ayako Hamada and Yuu Yamagata ) . On March 5 , 2017 , Haruhi received her first shot at the Wave Single Championship , but was defeated by the defending champion , Ryo Mizunami . Personal life . Haruhi 's hobbies include cosplay , which she exhibits in her in-ring attires . She also frequently writes about other interests , including anime and video games , on her blog . She is a fan of `` Neon Genesis Evangelion '' and named her tag team with Makoto after the series . In November 2009 , Haruhi was involved in an incident , where a male fan approached her at a fan meeting and asked if he could touch her chest . After being denied , the man , during the following months , went on to send hundreds of e-mails and text messages to Haruhi , threatening to kill her , leading to her hiring a security team to keep her safe at events . On May 9 , 2011 , the man , 34-year-old Naoki Kobayashi , was arrested by the Japanese police . Following the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami , Haruhi became interested in weather forecasting and disaster prevention and began studying with the goal of becoming a weather forecaster . On October 6 , 2014 , it was announced that Haruhi had become the first professional athlete to pass the weather forecaster examination , which she had taken the previous January .
Cratinus Junior . Cratinus the Younger ( 4th century BC ) was a comic poet of the Middle Comedy , and was a contemporary of Plato and of Corydus . He flourished in the middle of 4th century BC , and as late as 324 BC . Some scholars believe that he even lived into the reign of Ptolemy II Philadelphus . Surviving Titles and Fragments . Many fragments ascribed to the Old Comedy playwright Cratinus were probably by Cratinus the Younger .
Kanakambarangal . `` Kanakambarangal '' is a 1988 Indian Malayalam film , directed by N Sankaran Nair and produced by AP Lal . The film stars Thilakan , Murali , Babu Namboothiri and Balan K Nair in lead roles . The film had musical score by K. Raghavan . Soundtrack . The music was composed by K. Raghavan and lyrics was written by P. Bhaskaran .
The Cottars . The Cottars are a Canadian Celtic musical group from Cape Breton Island formed in 2000 . The group 's current members are Ciarán and Fiona MacGillivray , Bruce Timmins , and Claire Pettit . History . The Cottars began in late 2000 when Ciarán and Fiona MacGillivray of Albert Bridge , Nova Scotia joined with Rosie and Jimmy MacKenzie of Baddeck , Nova Scotia to form a band . In 2001 , they released their first CD , `` Made In Cape Breton '' , on Warner Music . The disc , with their single , a cover of Tom Waits 's `` The Briar and the Rose '' , showcased John McDermott 's vocals along with Fiona 's in two duets . In 2003 , they won the New Group of the Year award at the 2003 East Coast Music Awards . The members were each individually nominated for a Gemini Award in the same year in the category of Best Performance or Host in a Variety Program or Series for their performances at the 2003 East Coast Music Awards . In 2004 , the Cottars released their second CD , `` On Fire '' , for which they won the Best Roots/Traditional Album award at the 2005 East Coast Music Awards . The group 's third CD , `` Forerunner '' , was released on Rounder Records in January 2006 , and was their first release in the U.S . It contained two new Tom Waits covers ; `` Georgia Lee '' and `` Hold On '' . In January and March 2006 , the Cottars went on a tour of the US with The Chieftains which included a performance at Carnegie Hall in New York City , where they performed with Elvis Costello . In mid-2006 , the group announced they would disband , but they continued to perform together until the end of 2006 . Some time later , the group started performing again under a new arrangement in which the MacKenzie siblings were replaced with fiddler Claire Pettit and guitarist Bruce Timmins . The band released their fourth CD , `` Feast '' , in February 2010 on Rounder Records , which features the new members , Timmins and Pettit , in addition to the MacGillivray siblings .
Puri - Durg Express . The Puri - Durg Express is an express train belonging to East Coast Railway zone that runs between Durg Junction and Puri in India . It is currently being operated with 18425/18426 train numbers on daily basis . Service . The 18425/Puri - Durg Express has averages speed of 46 km/hr and covers 797 km in 17h 10m . The 18426/Durg - Puri Express has averages speed of 47 km/hr and covers 797 km in 17h . Traction . Both trains are hauled by a Visakhapatnam Loco Shed based WAP-4 or WAP-4 electric locomotive from Durg to Titlagarh . From Titlagarh trains are hauled by a Raipur Loco Shed based WDP-4D diesel locomotive uptil Puri .
Scopula latifera . `` Scopula latifera '' is a moth of the family Geometridae . It is found in the Democratic Republic of Congo .
Akigawa Station . is a railway station on the Itsukaichi Line in Akiruno , Tokyo , Japan , operated by East Japan Railway Company ( JR East ) . Lines . Akigawa Station is served by the Itsukaichi Line , and is located 5.7 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Haijima Station . Station layout . This station consists of two side platforms serving two ground-level tracks , with an elevated station building located above the tracks and platforms . Statistics . In fiscal 2014 , the station was used by an average of 7,226 passengers daily ( boarding passengers only ) . History . The station opened on 21 April 1925 as . It was renamed Akigawa Station on 31 March 1987 . With the privatization of Japanese National Railways ( JNR ) on 1 April 1987 , the station came under the control of JR East .
Edward Lester ( Middlesex cricketer ) . Edward Lester ( dates unknown ) was an English first-class cricketer active 1929–31 who played for Middlesex .
Blue Effect ( band ) . Blue Effect was a Czech progressive rock band , also operating under the names M. Efekt , Modrý efekt , or The Special Blue Effect , since their formation in 1968 . The lineup included Radim Hladík , formerly of The Matadors . The band changed their musical style several times , ranging from rhythm and blues , jazz fusion , to art rock . Vojtěch Říha - bass guitar , vocals Radim Hladík died on 4 December 2016 , aged 69 , from pulmonary fibrosis .
Hedmarktoppen Folk High School . Hedmarktoppen Folk High School ( ) was a folk high school in Hamar . It was established in 1970 , owned and run by the Norwegian Pentecostal movement . Gospel music events are held there , and the gospel supergroup `` Frisk Luft '' was formed during such an event by Kjell Fjalsett , Rune Larsen , Ivar Skippervold and Arnold Børud in 1972 . The Pentecostals at Hedmarktoppen were also the first to broadcast radio outside of the Norwegian radio monopoly . This happened on 16 December 1981 , before the first cabinet Willoch actually implemented its liberalizing broadcasting policies ( which went through on 1 January 1982 ) .
Seamer railway station . Seamer railway station serves the village of Seamer in North Yorkshire , England . It lies near the end of the Scarborough branch on the TransPennine Express North TransPennine route , east of York at its junction with the northern end of the Yorkshire Coast Line . Seamer station is managed by TransPennine Express , with services being run by both Northern and TransPennine Express . The station is actually sited between the communities of Eastfield and Crossgates , about one mile from Seamer . It took the name of Seamer since there was already a Cross Gates railway station in West Yorkshire . History . Seamer station was opened on 7 July 1845 by the York and North Midland Railway and became a junction station when a branch line to Filey was opened the following year ( 5 October 1846 ) . Its island platform configuration was chosen to make it easier for passengers to change between the two routes here rather than continuing into Scarborough to do so . A second branch line from the station ( the Forge Valley Line to Pickering ) was opened by the NER on 1 May 1882 - the station subsequently underwent improvements ( including the construction of a second signal box and an additional passenger line & platform ) in 1911 to accommodate the extra traffic . The Forge Valley line was never particularly busy and it was an early victim of road competition , closing to passengers on 5 June 1950 ( less than three years after the nationalisation of the railway system ) . The track was lifted by 1953 and the additional platform and slow line here was removed soon afterwards . The former station house on the down ( eastern ) side next to the level crossing ( which has been pedestrian only since the late 1980s ) still stands , though no longer in rail usage ( now a private residence ) . Facilities . The station currently only has basic facilities , such as a large shelter on the island platforms , as well as passenger information screens towards the middle of the platforms . The station is unstaffed , but a ticket machine is provided . Step-free access to the platform is via a foot level crossing at the north end - this is supervised from the nearby signal box . TransPennine Express . From Seamer Monday to Saturdays there are up to two trains per hour eastbound to Scarborough and westbound generally an hourly TransPennine Express service to York , Leeds , Manchester Victoria and Liverpool Lime Street . On Sundays there is an hourly service to York , Leeds and Liverpool . Northern . Northern operates a two-hourly ( with peak extras - nine trains each way in total ) service to Bridlington and Hull on the Yorkshire Coast Line . Many of the latter continue to and . On Sundays a two-hourly service to Hull ( and beyond ) operates , which now runs all year since the December 2009 timetable change ( prior to this it ran only in summer ) . Until Northern Rail took over in 2004 , Arriva Trains Northern did have services that stopped at Seamer , the current York to Blackpool service used to continue to Scarborough alongside TransPennine Express services . This service was usually worked by a Metro liveried Class 158 DMU , occasionally a Class 155 DMU . There was also a local service from York to Scarborough usually worked by a Pacer DMU or a Class 156 . The new TransPennine & Northern franchises ( which started in April 2016 ) will see service frequency and rolling stock improvements implemented on both routes - the Hull line will have an hourly frequency throughout the week , whilst the York line will have two trains per hour on weekdays ( one Northern , one TPE ) and an hourly service on Sundays . Trains to Liverpool will continue , but they will be diverted via Manchester Victoria and .
Ryen ( station ) . Ryen is a station on Lambertseter Line of the Oslo Metro . It is between Manglerud and Brattlikollen , and located in the Nordstrand borough where the Lambertseter Line crosses the E6 highway . Ryen Depot is a workshop and train yards for the subway company , therefore Ryen is a station where some early morning trains originate and some late evening trains terminate .
Peterhead Bay . Peterhead Bay is a large remote industrial tidal 120° facing coastal embayment , located next to the planned community , commercial fishing and ship building town of Peterhead in the Presbytery of Deer , Buchan , Aberdeenshire and is in the most easternmost point in mainland Scotland . The bay lies to the south of the town , forming a large natural harbour . It was enclosed by breakwaters , to turn the natural harbour into a marina and port , that is now owned by the Port of Peterhead . It was here , on 25 December 1715 , that the old pretender , James Francis Edward Stuart , landed and resided at a house at the south end of Longate , owned by Mr James , and being visited by his friends , including George Keith and Earl Marischal . History . In 1593 the construction of Peterhead 's first harbour , Port Henry basin , began in the bay . Keith Inch was formerly an island , originally separated from the mainland and contained of Abbey of Deer . At streamtide , water ran from the north harbour to the south . It carried a fishing village before Peterhead existed . A large amount of soil and rubble was applied to connect the island to the mainland in 1739 . A castle stood on the south side of Keith Inch , built in the 16th century by George Earl Marischal . A small fort and guardhouse were also built , and contained 7 brass cannon , which were retrieved from the vessel `` St Michael '' of the Spanish Armada which foundered and wrecked on the coast , close to the bay . The `` Meikle '' battery , shaped as a half moon , commanded the South harbour , and was stocked with 4 x 12 pound guns and 4 x 18 pound guns and was built around 1780 . `` The Little Battery '' which was built in 1784 to command the entrance the bay , and occasionally borrowed guns from the larger battery . In 1773 , civil engineer John Smeaton built the south harbour , which was originally called `` Sackit-hive '' . In 1808 , civil engineer William Wallace was appointed , on the recommendation of Scottish civil engineer John Rennie to build the north harbour . Rennie had prepared a report in February 1806 on improving the harbour , including alterations to the existing south harbour , creation of a new dock and north harbour . The report was endorsed by Thomas Telford . Wallace 's task was to deepen the harbour , create a quay wall on the west pier and use any waste material to create a new embankment . More than 39000 cubic yards were removed from the harbour , much from solid rock . The harbour was deepened by 6 feet and a 500 feet embankment formed . Under Wallace 's supervision , the main contract was completed in March 1812 . £13,000 had been spent , on the contract of works , £6,000 more on the original estimate . On 11 October 2010 , construction began on a new deep water harbour , in a £33.5 million pound project , called Smith Quay In November 2015 , a £49 million pound project was undertaken to built a new large state of the art fish market and inner harbour reconstruction . Piracy . During the 17th century and 18th century , both shipping in the harbour and the town of Peterhead itself , were prone to attacks by pirates . At the beginning of King William 's War in 1688 , a French privateer of 24 guns , opened fire on the harbour and town , causing considerable damage to the town and harbour , including blowing up the pocket off of a women from her side , while she was standing in her own shop door . The privateer plundered the town of sheep and cattle . A lack of gunpowder in the town at the time , meant that only two cannon in the fort were loaded to ensure the privateer did n't land in the town . Later a privateer followed a vessel belonging to Borrowstouness ( Bo'ness ) , which had to run to shore in the bay . After being assisted by the people of Peterhead by using small arms fire , the privateer was forced to retire . A similar incident occurred later , when an English ship from the Virginia ( Virginia ) was chased into the harbour , and the towns people and the fort batteries were utilized to force it to retire . A later attack occurred when two privateers , shott [ lowered ] their longboats with an intent to sack the town , but the fort 's 18 pounders were used to drive them off . A Leith ship heading to Norway took refuge in the bay , when another privateer attacked them . The 18 pounders were used so effectively , that the privateer had to tack to escape . McKenzie , the master of a ship from Inverness , was chased by a privateer into the North Bay when the 18 pounders were again brought into use to drive the privateer about . At another time , Captain Alex Taylor of Bo'ness arrived in the bay , and was attacked from the sea in the 1780s , by a notorious English pirate and privateer , Daniel Fall , who had been plaguing the bay for some time . Two guns from the south battery were fired upon her , which forced the privateer to retire outside the range of the guns . During the night , the privateer shott [ lowered ] her longboat , with a design to attack ship in the harbour . The longboat came close to the harbour , attacking the guard upon the pier head , with small arms fire returned so briskly , that forced the longboat to retire . The next day , the privateer still continued to anchor at the other side of the bay . The townspeople decided to load their biggest 18 pounder gun with an `` extraordinary charge of powder '' and fired on the privateer , forcing her to retire with some damage , which was attested by one Patrick Cruickshank , a Peterhead man , who was being ransomed aboard the vessel at the time . In 1704 , when Admiral Baron de Pointis ( Admiral Ponti in the vernacular ) attacked and burnt Dutch vessels up the east coast , at least 100 vessels were protected in the bay and the guns of the Fort . Scarcely a week past during King William 's War or Queen Anne 's War when ships were saved by fleeing to the bay . Ship building . Shipbuilding in Peterhead Bay has been undertaken since the early 17th century . Vessels were built for the Western India , American , Baltic and the Mediterranean trade . Associated industries such as rope and nail makers were present in Peterhead to support the shipbuilding industries . In the 17th century , most shipping built , was for Greenland whale fishing . A typical whaling ship would be fitted out at a cost between £8000-£10000 , each with between 6 and 7 boats with 6 men in each , with lances , ropes for catching the whale . Vessels were built for common fishing for cod , and other fishing around Barra Head , of the coast of Norway and Spain were also built . Ships were later built for export of fish , butter , cheese , grain , and non consumables like granite . Imports included coal and iron . Whaling and fishing . In its earliest days , in the mid 16th century , the island Keith Inch in the bay , was a rendezvous for Dutch fisherman , who traveled the bay to catch Cod and Ling . The whaling years at Peterhead Bay , were between 1788 and 1893 . By 1840 , Peterhead harbour was the major whaling port of the Britain with over half the whaling fleet sailing from the bay . David Gray Jr , who was part of a well known Peterhead whaling family , was the most successful captain of Peterhead 's whaling fleet , starting work at the age of 14 , with a trip to Greenlands whaling grounds . During 43 seasons of whaling , he captured 197 whales and 168,000 seals , becoming known as the `` Prince of Whalers '' . Gray was a keen amateur zoologist who made some important contributions to Arctic biology , giving an account of whale behaviour and history that were reported by the Zoological Society of London . He also made some anatomical diagrams . Gray estimated that Peterhead whalers had killed 4,195 whales between 1788 and 1879 . Peterhead harbour now operates a large whitefish fishery fleet and is the largest whitefish port in Britain . Oil . Peterhead bay and harbour became a major oil and gas port , servicing the offshore oil and gas industry in 1973 , principally because of the deep water harbour and the short steaming time to the oil fields . It was found out that the Scottish Secretary of State had responsibility for the harbour , in an 1886 act , that prohibited development in the harbour , except as a Haven of Refuge . A bill was introduced in May 1972 permitting other uses . The Scottish Office and Sidlaw Industries , an Aberdeen company made an agreement to lease the harbour quay , and dredging began in January 1972 , to increase the depth of the harbour areas . By 1973 , a large investment was made to improve the harbour facilities and to facilitate the building of a gas and oil terminal . Oil and gas from the North Sea flow through Peterhead Bay . Geography . Immediately south of the bay is Sandford Bay . On the North Harbour lies the former island of Keith Inch where the north breakwater is anchored . Further north of the bay is the South Head rocks , forming the east most promontory . From that point on , the land curves in a north by north west direction to the North Head rock promontory . The small Almanythie Creek flows into the North Sea at that point . Marina and harbour . Peterhead harbour as a legal entity is owned by Peterhead Port Authority which came into being in January 2006 , which managed the port . The port consists of two areas , which are Peterhead Bay Harbour and the Harbours of Peterhead . Peterhead Bay Harbour comprises the deep water inlet , and js specifically used for the oil and gas industry . The Harbours of Peterhead service the fishing industry and bulk cargo industries . The harbour has two massive Breakwaters , enclosing an area of approximately 300 acres in Peterhead bay . The south breakwater , about 2700 ft long , was constructed in 1892–1912 using convict labour from the prison at HM Prison Peterhead . The north breakwater , constructed 1912–56 , is approximately 1500 ft long . The North Breakwater is built of Granite which is 18 metres wide and 14 metres deep . Vessels up to 96,000 tonnes have been accommodated on the Breakwater .
Isoperla marlynia . `` Isoperla marlynia '' , known generally as the `` midwestern stripetail '' , is a species of green-winged stoneflies in the family Perlodidae . It is found in North America .
Simon Caney . Simon Caney is Professor of Political Theory at the University of Warwick and a member of the Nuffield Council on Bioethics . Caney read Philosophy , Politics , and Economics at Merton College , Oxford , and was a postgraduate student of G.A . Cohen at Nuffield College , Oxford . He taught at the University of Newcastle , the University of Birmingham , and at Magdalen College , at the University of Oxford before taking up his position at Warwick as Professor of Political Theory . Caney is the author of `` Justice Beyond Borders '' ( Oxford University Press , 2005 ) , and of many articles in politics and philosophy journals . He currently co-directs the Oxford Martin School research programme on 'Human Rights for Future Generations ' .
Einstellung effect . Einstellung is the development of a mechanized state of mind . Often called a problem solving set , Einstellung refers to a person 's predisposition to solve a given problem in a specific manner even though better or more appropriate methods of solving the problem exist . The Einstellung effect is the negative effect of previous experience when solving new problems . The Einstellung effect has been tested experimentally in many different contexts . The most famous example ( which led to Luchins and Luchins ' coining of the term ) is the Luchins ' water jar experiment , in which subjects were asked to solve a series of water jar problems . After solving many problems which had the same solution , subjects applied the same solution to later problems even though a simpler solution existed ( Luchins , 1942 ) . Other experiments on the Einstellung effect can be found in `` The Effect of Einstellung on Compositional Processes '' and `` Rigidity of Behavior , A Variational Approach to the Effect of Einstellung '' . Background . Einstellung literally means `` setting '' or `` installation '' as well as a person 's `` attitude '' in German . Related to Einstellung is what is referred to as an Aufgabe ( literally , `` task '' in German ) . The Aufgabe is the situation which could potentially invoke the Einstellung effect . It is a task which creates a tendency to execute a previously applicable behavior . In the Luchins and Luchins experiment a water jar problem served as the Aufgabe , or task . Another phenomenon similar to Einstellung is functional fixedness ( Duncker 1945 ) . Functional fixedness is an impaired ability to discover a new use for an object , owing to the subject 's previous use of the object in a functionally dissimilar context . It can also be deemed a cognitive bias that limits a person to using an object only in the way it is traditionally used . Duncker also pointed out that the phenomenon occurs not only with physical objects , but also with mental objects or concepts ( a point which lends itself nicely to the phenomenon of Einstellung effect ) . The Einstellung effect occurs when a person is presented with a problem or situation that is similar to problems they have worked through in the past . If the solution ( or appropriate behavior ) to the problem/situation has been the same in each past experience , the person will likely provide that same response , without giving the problem too much thought , even though a more appropriate response might be available . Essentially , the Einstellung effect is one of the human brain 's ways of finding an appropriate solution/behavior as efficiently as possible . Note , however , that although finding the solution is efficient , the solution found might not necessarily be the `` most '' appropriate solution . Luchins and Luchins water jar experiment . The water jar test , first described in Abraham Luchins 1942 classic experiment , is a commonly cited example of an Einstellung situation . The experiment 's participants were given the following problem : you have 3 water jars , each with the capacity to hold a different , fixed amount of water ; figure out how to measure a certain amount of water using these jars . It was found that subjects used methods that they had used previously to find the solution even though there were quicker and more efficient methods available . The experiment shines light on how mental sets can hinder the solving of novel problems . In Luchins experiment , subjects were divided into two groups . The experimental group was given five practice problems , followed by 4 critical test problems . The control group did not have the five practice problems . All of the practice problems and some of the critical problems had only one solution , which was `` B minus A minus 2·C. ” For example , one is given Jar A capable of holding 21 units of water , B capable of holding 127 , and C capable of holding 3 . If an amount of 100 units must be measured out , the solution is to fill up Jar B and pour out enough water to fill A once and C twice . One of the critical problems was called the extinction problem . The extinction problem was a problem that could not be solved using the previous solution B − A − 2C . In order to answer the extinction problem correctly , one had to solve the problem directly and generate a novel solution . An incorrect solution to the extinction problem indicated the presence of the Einstellung effect . The problems after the extinction problem again had two possible solutions . These post-extinction problems helped determine the recovery of the subjects from the Einstellung effect . The critical problems could be solved using this solution ( B − A − 2C ) or a shorter solution ( A − C or A + C ) . For example , subjects were instructed to get 18 units of water from jars with capacities 15 , 39 , and 3 . Despite the presence of a simpler solution ( A + C ) , subjects in the experimental group tended to give the lengthier solution in lieu of the shorter one . Instead of simply filling up Jars A and C , most subjects from the experimental group preferred the previous method of B − A − 2C , whereas virtually all of the control group used the simpler solution . When Luchins and Luchins gave experimental group subjects the warning , `` Do n't be blind , '' over half of them used the simplest solution to the remaining problems . Thus , this warning helped reduce the prevalence of the Einstellung effect among the experimental group . The results of the water jars experiment illustrates the concept of Einstellung . The majority of the experimental subjects adopted a mechanized state of mind and relied on mental sets formed through previous experience . However , the experimental subjects would have been more efficient if they had employed the direct method of solving the problem rather than applying the same solution from previous examples . Explanations and interpretations . The Einstellung effect can be supported by theories of inductive reasoning . In a nutshell , inductive reasoning is the act of inferring a rule based on a finite number of instances . Most experiments on human inductive reasoning involve showing subjects a card with an object ( or multiple objects , or letters , etc . ) on it . The objects can vary in number , shape , size , color , etc. , and the subject 's job is to answer ( initially by guessing ) `` yes '' or `` no '' whether ( or not ) the card is a positive instance of the rule ( which must be inferred by the subject ) . Over time , the subjects do tend to learn the rule , but the question is `` how '' ? Kendler and Kendler ( 1962 ) proposed that older children and adults tend to exhibit `` noncontinuity theory '' ; that is , the subjects tend to pick a reasonable rule and assume it to be true until it proves false . Regarding Einstellung effect , one can view noncontinuity theory as a way of explaining the tendency to maintain a specific behavior until it fails to work . In the water-jar problem , subjects generated a specific rule because it seemed to work in all situations ; when they were given problems for which the same solution worked , but a better solution was possible , they still gave their `` tried and true '' response . Where theories of inductive reasoning tend to diverge from the idea of Einstellung effect is when analyzing the fact that , even after an instance where the Einstellung rule failed to work , many subjects reverted to the old solution when later presented with a problem for which it did work ( again , this problem also had a better solution ) . One way to explain this observation is that in actuality subjects know ( consciously ) that the same solution might not always work , yet since they were presented with so many instances where it did work , they still tend to test that solution before any other ( and so if it works , it will be the first solution found ) . Neurologically , the idea of synaptic plasticity , which is an important neurochemical explanation of memory , can help to understand the Einstellung effect . Specifically , Hebbian theory ( which in many regards is the neuroscience equivalent of original associationist theories ) is one explanation of synaptic plasticity ( Hebb , 1949 ) . It states that when two associated neurons frequently fire together – while infrequently firing apart from one another – the strength of their association tends to become stronger ( making future stimulation of one neuron even more likely to stimulate the other ) . Since the frontal lobe is most often attributed with the roles of planning and problem solving , if there is a neurological pathway which is fundamental to the understanding of Einstellung effect , the majority of it most likely falls within the frontal lobe . Essentially , a Hebbian explanation of Einstellung could be as follows : stimuli are presented in such a way that the subject recognizes him or herself as being in a situation which he or she has been in before . That is , the subject sees , hears , smells , etc. , an environment which is akin to an environment which he or she has been in before . The subject then must process the stimuli which are presented in such a way that he or she exhibits a behavior which is appropriate for the situation ( be it run , throw , eat , etc. ) . Because neural growth is , at least in part , due to the associations between two events/ideas , it follows that the more a given stimulus is followed by a specific response , the more likely that in the future that stimulus will invoke the same response . Regarding the Luchins ’ experiment , the stimulus presented was a water-jar problem ( or to be more technical , the stimulus was a piece of paper which had words and numbers on it which , when interpreted correctly , portray a water-jar problem ) and the invoked response was B − A − 2C . While it is a bit of a stretch to assume that there is a direct connection between a `` water-jar problem '' and `` B '' − `` A '' − 2 '' C '' within the brain , it is not unreasonable to assume that the specific neural connections which are active during a water-jar problem-state and those that are active when one thinks “ take the second term , subtract the first term , then subtract two of the third term ” tend to increase in the amount of overlap as more and more instances where B − A − 2C works are presented . Psychological stress . The following experiments were designed to gauge the effect of different stressful situations on the Einstellung effect . Overall , these experiments show that stressful situations increase the prevalence of the Einstellung effect . The speed test . Luchins gave an elementary-school class a set of water jar problems . In order to create a stressful situation , experimenters told the students that the test would be timed , that the speed and accuracy of the test would be reviewed by their principal and teachers , and that the test would affect their grades . To further agitate the students during the test , experimenters were instructed to comment on how much slower the children were compared to children in lower grades . The experimenters observed anxious , stressed , and sometimes tearful faces during the experiment . The results of the experiment indicated that the stressful speed test situation increased rigidity . Luchins found that only three of the ninety-eight students tested were able to solve the extinction problem , and only two students used the direct method for the critical problems . The same experiment conducted under non-stress conditions showed 70 % rigidity during the test problems and 58 % failure of the extinction problem , while the anxiety-inducing situation showed 98 % and 97 % respectively . The speed test was performed with college students as well , which yielded similar results . Even when college students were told ahead of time to use the direct method in order to avoid mistakes made by children , the college students continued to exhibit rigidity under time pressure . The results of these studies showed that the emphasis on speed increased the Einstellung effect on the water jar problems . Maze tracing . Luchins also instructed subjects to draw a solution through a maze without crossing any of the maze ’ s lines . The maze was either traced normally or traced using the mirror reflection of the maze . If the subject drew over the lines of the figure , they had to start at the beginning , which was disadvantageous since the subject was told that their score depended on the time and smoothness of the solution . The mirror-tracing situation was the stressful situation , and the normal tracing was the non-stressful , control situation . Experimenters observed that the mirror-tracing task caused more drawing outside the boundaries , increased overt signs of stress and anxiety , and required more time to accurately complete . The mirror-tracing situation produced 89 % Einstellung solution on the first two criticals instead of the 71 % observed for normal tracing . In addition , 55 % of the subjects failed with the mirror while only 18 % failed without the mirror . Hidden-word test for stutterers . In 1951 , Solomon gave both stutterers and fluent-speakers a hidden-word test , an arithmetical test , and a mirror-maze test . Experimenters called the hidden-word test a “ speech test ” to increase stutterer anxiety . There were no marked differences between the stutterers and the fluent-speakers for the arithmetical and mirror-maze tests . However , the results reveal a significant difference between the performance of the stutterers and the fluent-speakers on the `` speech test . '' On the first two critical problems , 58 percent of the stutterers gave Einstellung solutions whereas only 4 percent of the fluent speakers showed Einstellung effects . Age . The original Luchins and Luchins experiment tested nine- , ten- , eleven- , and twelve-year-olds for the Einstellung effect . The older groups showed more Einstellung effects than the younger groups in general . However , this initial study did not control for differences in educational level and intelligence . To remedy this problem , Ross ( 1952 ) conducted a study on middle-aged ( mean 37.3 years ) and older adults ( mean 60.8 years ) . The adults were grouped according to the I.Q. , years of schooling , and occupation . Ross administered five Einstellung tests including the arithmetical ( water jar ) test , the maze test , the hidden-word test , and two other tests . For every test , the middle-aged group performed better than the older group . For example , 65 % of the older adults failed the extinction task of the arithmetical test , whereas only 29 % of the middle-aged adults failed the extinction problem . Luchins devised another experiment to determine the difference between Einstellung effects in children and in adults . In this study , 140 fifth-graders ( mean 10.5 years ) were compared to 79 college students ( mean 21 years ) and 21 adults ( mean 43 years ) . Einstellung effects prior to the extinction task increased with age : the observed Einstellung effects for the extinction task were 56 , 68 , and 69 percent for young adults , children , and older adults respectively . This implies that there exists a curvilinear relationship between age and the recovery from the Einstellung Effect . A similar experiment conducted by Heglin in 1955 , also found this relationship when the three age groups were equated for I.Q . Therefore , the initial manifestation of the Einstellung effect on the arithmetic test increases with age . However , the recovery from the Einstellung effect is greatest for young adults ( average age 21 years ) and decreases as you move away from this age . Gender . In Luchins and Luchins original experiment with 483 children , they found that boys demonstrated less Einstellung effects than girls . The experimental difference was only significant for the group that was instructed to write “ Don ’ t be blind ” on their papers after the sixth problem ( the DBB group ) . “ Don ’ t be blind ” was meant as a reminder to pay attention and guard against rigidity for the sixth problem . However , this message was interpreted in many different ways including thinking of the message as just some more words to remember . The alternative interpretations occurred more frequently in girls and increased with IQ score within the female group . This difference in interpretation of DBB may account for the fact that the male DBB group showed more direct solutions than their female counterparts . To determine sex differences in adults , Luchins gave college students the maze Einstellung test . The female group showed slightly more ( although not statistically significant ) Einstellung effects than the male group . Other studies have provided conflicting data about the sex differences in the Einstellung effect . Intelligence . Luchins and Luchins looked at the relationship between the intelligence quotient ( IQ ) and the Einstellung effects for the children in their original experiment . They found that there was a statistically insignificant negative relationship between the Einstellung Effect and Intelligence . In general , large Einstellung effects were observed for all subject groups regardless of IQ score . When Luchins and Luchins looked at the IQ range for children who did and did not demonstrate Einstellung effects , they spanned from 51 to 160 and from 75 to 155 respectively . These ranges show a slight negative correlation between intelligence and Einstellung effects .
Β-LGND2 . β-LGND2 , also known as ERβ-selective ligand 2 or as GTx-878 , is a synthetic nonsteroidal estrogen and selective ERβ agonist which was under development by GTx for the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia , prostatitis , and rheumatoid arthritis but was never marketed . It shows approximately 25-fold selectivity for activation of the ERβ over the ERα ( = 2 nM and 52 nM , respectively ) . β-LGND2 is an isoquinolinone derivative .
Gao Xie . Gao Xie ( ; 1877—1958 ) , was a notable Chinese scholar , calligraphist , traditional painter , publisher , poet , writer , and book collector . Biography . Gao was born in Zhangyan ( 張堰鎮 ) , Jinshan , Jiangsu Province ( current Jinshan District , Shanghai ) , to a wealthy family . Gao studied law in Shanghai . Gao owned a villa near Qinshan Hill ( 秦山 ) in Jinshan , named `` Xianxian Shanzhuang '' ( 閑閑山莊 ) , and Huang Binhong painted a `` Shan-Shui '' ( landscape painting ) for it . The villa was destroyed during the Second Sino-Japanese War when the Japanese army invaded Shanghai . Gao also had his own family press , library and a book-collecting chamber named `` Chuiwan Chamber '' ( 吹萬樓 ) which stored more than 100,000 volumes . In his late years , Gao donated all his book collections to the Fudan University Library in Shanghai . His rare collections included more than one thousand versions of `` Shi Jing '' from different periods in Chinese history , which was the largest at that time . Gao 's courtesy name is Chuiwan ( 吹萬 , Pinyin : Chuīwàn , Wade–Giles : Ch'ui-wan ) . He also used many art-names ( hào ) and pen names in his work including `` Hanyin '' ( 寒隱 ) , `` Laorang '' ( 老攘 ) , `` Huangtian '' ( 黃天 ) , `` Baoweng '' ( 葩翁 ) , `` Cishi '' ( 慈石 ) , `` Shiruo '' ( 時若 ) . Gao was a leading figure of the South Society which was the largest literature and poetry organization during the late Qing Dynasty and the early period of the Republic of China ( ROC ) . Many of Gao 's family members were involved in the founding and development of the society . Gao 's relative Gao Xu was one of the three co-founders of the society . Gao 's nephew Yao Guang ( 姚光 ) and son Gao Junxiang ( 高君湘 ) were also active members of the society . Gao 's grandson Charles K. Kao was awarded the 2009 Nobel Prize in Physics for his groundbreaking achievements concerning fiber-optic communication . Gao 's brother 's son Ping-Tse Kao was also a physicist , and the Kao Crater on the moon is named after him . Art . Gao was an accomplished artist and were especially good at calligraphy and Bird-and-flower painting . In 1990s and 2000s , Gao 's calligraphies and paintings has been shown in various antique auctions in Shanghai , Beijing , Hangzhou , and Hong Kong and gained popularity .
Tūkeri Peak . Tūkeri Peak ( ) is a peak rising to at the head of Ringer Valley , Victoria Land . The peak stands midway between Mount Majerus and Spain Peak on the principal ridge of Saint Johns Range . “ Tūkeri ” is a Māori wind word , meaning force of wind , and was applied descriptively to this peak by the New Zealand Geographic Board in 2005 .
Acrocercops marmaritis . `` Acrocercops marmaritis '' is a moth of the Gracillariidae family , known from Mexico . It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1914 .
Donje Crnatovo . Donje Crnatovo is a village in the municipality of Žitorađa , Serbia . According to the 2002 census , the village has a population of 519 people .
Noise reduction coefficient . The Noise Reduction Coefficient ( commonly abbreviated NRC ) is a scalar representation of the amount of sound energy absorbed upon striking a particular surface . An NRC of 0 indicates perfect reflection ; an NRC of 1 indicates perfect absorption . Due to the formulas used , the coefficient is not a percentage and values larger than one are possible ( and common ) . Technical definition . It is the arithmetic average , rounded to the nearest multiple of 0.05 , of the absorption coefficients for a specific material and mounting condition determined at the octave band center frequencies of 250 , 500 , 1000 and 2000 Hz . The absorption coefficients of materials are commonly determined through use of standardized testing procedures , such as ASTM C423 that is used to evaluate the absorption of materials in eighteen one-third octave frequency bands with center frequencies ranging from 100 Hz to 5000 Hz . Absorption coefficients used to calculate NRC are commonly determined in reverberation rooms of qualified acoustical laboratory test facilities using samples of the particular materials of specified size and appropriate mounting . Applications . NRC is most commonly used to rate general acoustical properties of acoustic ceiling tiles , baffles , and banners , office screens , and acoustic wall panels . It is occasionally used to rate floor coverings and construction materials . NRC is intended to be a simplified acoustical rating of room construction and finish materials when the acoustical objectives of the space are less than sensitive . In certain applications , such as designs of music rehearsal rooms , performance spaces , and rooms employed for critical speech , it is usually more appropriate to consider the sound absorption coefficients at the individual one-third octave band frequencies , including those above and below the bands used to compute NRC . New standards . NRC is being replaced by the Sound Absorption Average ( SAA ) , which is described in the current ASTM C423-09a . The SAA is a single-number rating of sound absorption properties of a material similar to NRC , except that the sound absorption values employed in the averaging are taken at the twelve one-third octave bands from 200 Hz to 2500 Hz , inclusive , and rounding is to the nearest multiple of 0.01 .
C. H. Ostenfeld Nunatak . C. H. Ostenfeld Nunatak is a nunatak in King Christian X Land , East Greenland . Administratively it falls under the Northeast Greenland National Park zone . This geographic feature was named by Lauge Koch during his 1929–30 expeditions after Danish botanist Christian Emil Hansen Ostenfeld ( 1873–1931 ) , author of Flora of Greenland and its origin . Geography . It is a relatively large nunatak located east of Stenoland between the Wordie Glacier and the Granta Glacier . Its northern end lies 9 km to the east of Faraway How 's eastern point . C. H. Ostenfeld Nunatak is 15.7 km in length and its maximum width is 6.4 km ; the highest elevation is located at the western end and is high .
Eyvanabad . Eyvanabad ( , also Romanized as Eyvānābād ) is a village in Jafarbay-ye Jonubi Rural District , in the Central District of Torkaman County , Golestan Province , Iran . At the 2006 census , its population was 315 , in 72 families .
Franz Eha . Franz Eha ( 7 February 1907 – August 1974 ) was a Swiss long-distance runner . He competed in the marathon at the 1936 Summer Olympics .
1961 Rose Bowl . The 1961 Rose Bowl was the 47th Rose Bowl game , played on January 2 , 1961 , in Pasadena , California . The # 6 Washington Huskies defeated the top-ranked Minnesota Golden Gophers , 17–7 . Washington quarterback Bob Schloredt returned from a mid-season injury was named the Player Of The Game for the second straight year . As New Year 's Day fell on a Sunday , the major bowl games were played on Monday . This was the first season of the new agreement with the Athletic Association of Western Universities ( AAWU ) to send their champion . Its predecessor , the Pacific Coast Conference ( PCC ) , had dissolved after the 1958 season . The Big Ten was no longer in a formal agreement with the Rose Bowl following the demise of the PCC : Big Ten champion Minnesota received and accepted an `` at-large '' invitation . The Great Rose Bowl Hoax occurred during halftime . As seen by an estimated 30 million television viewers , students from nearby Caltech altered the plans for the Washington card stunts , which spelled `` CALTECH '' instead of `` HUSKIES '' and showed the Caltech Beaver mascot instead of the Washington Husky . Teams . The Pacific Coast Conference ( PCC ) , from which the `` West '' representative was historically selected , dissolved in early 1959 following a pay-for-play scandal . A new conference , the AAWU , commonly referred to as the `` Big Five '' , formed in 1959 with the four California schools ( Cal , Stanford , USC , and UCLA ) and Washington . For scheduling , former PCC members Oregon , Oregon State , and Washington State dropped UCLA and USC , with the exception of Oregon State at USC . Idaho , who was not part of the scandal but had become uncompetitive , was dropped from the schedules of all the AAWU members . The PCC agreement with the Rose bowl was dissolved for the 1959 season , but former member Washington was invited to the game and demolished Wisconsin . For the 1960 season , the AAWU contracted a new agreement which went into effect with this game . The Big Ten agreement also was dissolved , but the Big Ten had authorized its members to accept Rose Bowl invitations at their discretion . A new agreement with the Big Ten would not be reached until 1962 , which became effective with the 1963 Rose Bowl . 1960 Washington Huskies . The 1960 Huskies defeated the College of the Pacific and former PCC member Idaho 23–0 to open the season . Washington lost to Navy at Husky Stadium , ending a seven-game winning streak . The Midshipmen finished the regular season at but lost to Missouri in the Orange Bowl . The Huskies won at Stanford and beat UCLA The Huskies continued on with a full PCC schedule , playing Oregon State in Portland and hosting Oregon in Seattle , winning both non-league games by a single point . The November 5 game against USC at the L.A . Coliseum was the deciding factor in the Rose Bowl race , with the Huskies blanking the Trojans The Huskies beat the Cal Bears at home to win the AAWU ( or `` Big Five '' ) championship outright , undefeated in conference play . The final game of the regular season was the Apple Cup ( not yet named ) , where the Huskies narrowly escaped with an win in Spokane over cross-state ( and non-conference ) rival Washington State to finish the regular season at Ranked sixth by the AP writers poll , the defending Rose Bowl champions were fifth in the UPI coaches poll . The final polls were released in late November , at the end of the regular season . 1960 Minnesota Golden Gophers . The 1960 Gophers came to the Rose Bowl as the # 1 team in the nation , and were favored by a touchdown over Washington . The Gophers were led by Sandy Stephens , the first African-American All-American starting quarterback at the school ( but not in the history of the Rose Bowl , which would have been the 1922 Rose Bowl ) . The Gophers had an early 26–14 non-conference win at # 12 Nebraska . They shut out both Indiana and Northwestern , then also blanked Michigan 10–0 at Michigan Stadium to win the Little Brown Jug . A win over non-conference Kansas State put Minnesota at # 3 . The next game at # 1 Iowa was one of the most notable games in the Floyd of Rosedale rivalry . Minnesota won 27–10 ( and the pig ) and were top-ranked , but then lost to Purdue the next week . A 26–14 win over Wisconsin on NCAA television put them back at # 1 to finish the season . The Gophers were tied with Iowa in the Big Ten standings , each with a loss . The final AP poll of November 29 was one of the closest ever : Minnesota with 17½ first-place votes , Mississippi 16 , and Iowa 12½ . Game summary . The weather in Pasadena on January 2 was clear and sunny . Washington wore their dark home jerseys ( actually deep blue ) , gold pants , and gold helmets . Minnesota wore white away jerseys with maroon with gold shoulder stripes , gold pants , and white helmets . The ceremonial pregame coin toss to determine first possession employed a souvenir gold dollar minted for Alaska 's statehood in 1959 . The Huskies dominated the first half , scoring all 17 points . Minnesota led in all the final statistics , but the most telling one was its passing game : Gopher quarterback Sandy Stephens completed only two of ten passes for 21 yards and was intercepted three times . MVP Bob Schloredt completed only two of four passes for 16 yards ( no interceptions ) , but was the game 's leading rusher with 68 yards on five carries . The most enduring story of the game was the Caltech card stunt at halftime . Halftime . The Minnesota marching band performed first , followed by UW band , when the card stunts began . The Washington card section was on the east side of the Rose Bowl stadium , facing the press box and television cameras . The NBC national television broadcast was trained on the band and card stunts . The 14th card stunt design displayed `` CALTECH '' instead of `` HUSKIES '' in big block letters on a white background . The announcers and the stadium fell silent for several moments before breaking into laughter . Aftermath . Washington quarterback Bob Schloredt was named Player of the Game for a second consecutive year , the first to repeat ; he was the a co-Player of the Game the previous year . Three other players have subsequently repeated as Rose Bowl Players of the Game : Charles White ( USC ) , Ron Dayne ( Wisconsin ) , and Vince Young ( Texas ) . Minnesota was still the AP and UPI national champion , as those final polls were released in late November and did not consider the bowl results . Iowa , Missouri , Ole Miss , and Washington have all been recognized as national champions for the 1960 season by various organizations . Final polls in January ( after the bowls ) did not occur until much later . The AP had a January poll after the 1965 season , but not the next two ; it went permanently post-bowl for the 1968 season . The final UPI coaches poll did not move until the 1974 season ( January 1975 ) , following the bowl defeats of UPI champions Texas ( 1970 ) and Alabama ( 1973 ) . In five of the next six seasons the top-ranked team in the UPI poll at the end of the regular season lost its bowl game ; the exception was Pittsburgh ( 1976 ) .
Vatnsfirðingar family clan . The Vatnsfirðings ( or Vatnsfirðingar ) were one of the most influential family clans in twelfth century Iceland during the period of the Icelandic Commonwealth . Their domain of influence was the town of Ísafjörður and its environs .
Castleshane , County Monaghan . Castleshane is a small village on the outskirts of Monaghan town in the north of County Monaghan in Ireland . Castleshane , or `` Caisléan an tSiáin '' in Irish , translates as `` the castle '' ( or `` fort '' ) `` of the fairies '' and not 'the castle of Shane ' as most believe . The village is situated on the N2 , the main road from Dublin to Derry and Letterkenny , and is located approximately 6 kilometres ( 3.7 miles ) from Monaghan town and 17 kilometres ( 10 miles ) from Castleblayney . It is also located approximately 3 kilometres ( 1.7 miles ) away from the border with County Armagh , which is part of Northern Ireland . The Estate . The Castle Shane Estate , the former country estate in the area , was originally owned by Francis Lucas , eldest son of Henry Lucas and his second wife Alyce Bradocke . Francis was born circa 1553 . His descendants held Castle Shane ( spelled as two separate words ) , the country house on the Castle Shane Estate , for many generations . The original castle on the site may have been late medieval . However , the castle was largely rebuilt for Francis Lucas , probably in the late Elizabethan style , around 1591 . This was the architectural style chosen when the castle was rebuilt as a country house for the Lucas-Scudamore dynasty , beginning in 1836 . The new country house was built in a mixture of the neo-Elizabethan style and the neo-Jacobean style . Castle Shane ( the country house ) consisted of a four-storey tower with corner bartizans and a main three storey block . The mansion burned down in 1920 and very little of it remains . The house had three centre bays with three sided bays to each side with mullioned windows , curvilinear gables and tall neo-Tudor chimneys . All that remains is part of a three-storey bay window and gable end - the rest having been demolished . There is also a much extended gatelodge and an unusual bellcote in the walled garden . Most of the former Castle Shane Demesne , which includes the remains of Castle Shane , the country house itself , is now mainly in ruins and belongs in majority to Coillte , the Irish forestry body . Prominent People . Castleshane village is the birthplace of Irish politician Patricia McKenna , a former M.E.P . for Dublin .
1933 Tour de France . The 1933 Tour de France was the 27th edition of the Tour de France , taking place from 27 June to 23 July . It consisted of 23 stages over . This race featured the introduction of the mountains competition , in which cyclists were challenged to climb the mountains the fastest , with points given to the fastest ascenders . This competition was won by Spaniard Vicente Trueba , who reached 9 of the 16 mountain peaks first . The time bonus of two minutes had a large influence on the outcome of the race . Thanks to this bonus , Georges Speicher won the race ; without the bonus , Italian Giuseppe Martano would have been the winner . Changes from the previous Tour . In the 1932 Tour de France , the bonus system had had a major impact on the results : without these bonuses , the difference between the number one and number two would have been only three seconds , but with these bonuses , it became more than 24 minutes . In 1933 , the bonus time was reduced : only the winner received two minutes of bonus time . Since the 1913 Tour de France , the Tour de France had been counter-clockwise . In 1933 , this changed , and the race was run clockwise again . Teams . Belgium , Italy , Switzerland , Germany and France entered national teams , consisting of eight cyclists . Additionally , 40 `` touriste-routiers '' , cyclists without a team , entered the race . Pre-race favourites . The French team has been named the best collection of pre-war cyclists . The Belgian team had talented riders , but were split between French-speaking and Dutch-speaking cyclists . The Italian team was headed by Learco Guerra . Guerra had won three stages in the 1933 Giro d'Italia and had been world champion . Tour director Henri Desgrange had named Guerra as probable winner of the race . Race overview . On 27 June 1933 , the Tour de France was started by Josephine Baker . The French team , that had won the last three Tours de France , started well . Maurice Archambaud won the first stage , and lead the general classification until the Alps . In the third stage , French sprinter Charles Pélissier , who had already won 13 Tour stages in his career , hit a car . He continued the race , but was injured , and finished behind the time limit . Until the eighth stage , the battle for the lead was between Archambaud and Learco Guerra . In that eighth stage , French cyclist Georges Speicher asked permission to his team leader Archambaud if he could go for the stage win , and he could . He raced away , and won the stage . In the mountains of the ninth stage , Archambaud could not compete with the rest . When Archambaud folded on the Allos , somebody else could take over the lead . The next cyclist in the General Classification , Guerra , had a flat tire , and could not win enough time . In the end , it was unknown Belgian Georges Lemaire who took over the lead . Guerra was only 23 seconds behind in the General Classification after that stage . In stage 10 , all but six cyclists finished more than 22 minutes after the winner . According to the rules , the cut-off time ( the extra time that a cyclist can lose on the stage winner before he is taken out of the race ) was 8 % of the time of the stage winner . That rule would have put everybody but these six cyclists out of the race . Because of this , the Tour director Henri Desgrange extended the cut-off time for this stage to 10 % , in this way 43 cyclists stayed in the race . In the eleventh stage , the cut-off time was 10 % . This would take four cyclists out of the race , but for them the cut-off time was increased to 15 % . One of these cyclists had been hit by a car from the Tour direction . Maurice Archambaud took back the lead after that stage thanks to the bonus time , but not for long , as he lost time in the next stage . Georges Speicher led the race from stage 12 on . In the mountains , Speicher struggled . He was dropped many times on the climbs , but was a good descender and got back to the lead group every time . Lemaire initially stayed close to Speicher , and was only 15 seconds behind in the general classification . l'Equipe wrote that with the help of his Belgian team , Lemaire could have challenged Speicher for the overall victory , especially thanks to the help of Jean Aerts . But the Belgian team was still divided between the Dutch-speaking and French-speaking cyclists , and Jean Aerts did not help Lemaire but went for his own success . In the 21st stage , the initial winner Le Grèves together with the initial second-placed cyclist Louyet were punished by the jury , because of irregular sprinting . They were set back to the 6th and 7th place , and Jean Aerts , who initially was third , was named the winner of the race . In the 22nd stage , the winner of the race was determined by one lap in the velodrome . This had not been planned , but was done because when the first group with 28 cyclists reached the velodrome , the gates were still closed . Before the last stage , Martano was in second place , and Guerra in third . This last stage was won by Guerra , and thanks to the bonus time of two minutes , Guerra took over the second place . General classification . The time that each cyclist required to finish each stage was recorded , and these times were added together for the general classification . If a cyclist had received a time bonus , it was subtracted from this total ; all time penalties were added to this total . The cyclist with the least accumulated time was the race leader , identified by the yellow jersey . The bonus in the 1933 Tour de France were also decisive for the overall victory . Without the bonus of two minutes for the stage winner , Giuseppe Martano would have won the race . Speicher received six minutes for his three-stage victories and Guerra ten minutes for five victories , whereas Martano had received no bonus time . Team classification . For the fourth time , there was an official team competition , this time won by the French team . The team classification was calculated in 1933 by adding up the times of the best three cyclists of a team ; the team with the least time was the winner . All five teams finished with at least three cyclists , so all five teams were ranked in the final team classification . Mountains classification . The mountains classification in the Tour de France was calculated for the first time in 1933 . There were 16 mountains in de route of the 1933 Tour de France , and for the first cyclists to reach the top of the mountain , points were given . The first on the top got 10 points , the second 9 points , and so on , until the tenth cyclist who received 1 point . In 1933 , it was sponsored by Martini & Rossi . Aftermath . For the 1933 UCI Road World Championships , that was held after the race , Tour de France winner Georges Speicher was initially not selected . Only after a French cyclist that had been selected dropped out , Speicher was brought in as a replacement at the last notice , and won the race . Speicher was the first cyclist to win the Tour de France and the World Championship in the same year . The national team format that had been introduced in 1930 , had in four races produced four French victories . The French audience was therefore greatly interested in the race , and the organising newspaper l'Auto had a record circulation of 854000 .
Valea Uzei River . The Valea Uzei River is a tributary of the Geoagiu River in Romania .
Round Lake ( Berrien County , Michigan ) . Round Lake is a lake in Berrien County , in the U.S. state of Michigan . Round Lake was so named on account of the shape of its outline .
Robert Patterson ( Australian politician ) . Robert Charles Patterson ( 1844 – 21 November 1907 ) was an Australian politician . He was born in Melbourne . In 1900 he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly as the Free Trade member for Hobart . He transferred to South Hobart in 1903 and left politics in 1904 . He briefly led the Opposition from May 1903 to March 1904 . Patterson died in Hobart in 1907 .
1905 New Zealand rugby union tour of Australia . The 1905 New Zealand rugby union tour of Australia was the fifth tour by the New Zealand team to Australia and the first in their own country . Three matches were played against Australian teams and four against provincial sides in New Zealand .
Linton Military Camp . Linton Military Camp is the largest New Zealand Army base and is home to the Headquarters 1 ( NZ ) Brigade . It is located just south of Palmerston North . History . The land that the present Linton Military Camp stands on was purchased by the Government in 1941 for use as a camp for Territorial and other home defence forces , with the first units taking up occupation in tented accommodation in February of 1942 , with the first prefabricated huts erected in August of 1942 . Unlike Burnham and Papakura , Linton was not initially intended to be mobilisation camp and as such was provided with minimal facilities . As the war intensified and the threat from Japan increased and the use of infrastructure in Palmerston North for defence purposes stretched to the limit , the decision was made to bring Linton up to the same standard as Burnham and Papakura . Deliberately designed as a precaution against air attack Linton camp was designed with nine Battalion Blocks , with only eight being completed each with a ; Wartime construction was completed in 1945 , and included ; Alternative Names . Linton Camp was accepted in general usage from 1943 , with the names Camp Manawatu or Camp Kairanga used earlier . Camp Ravenswood or Camp Whitmore were considered as new names in the 1960s , but uses of theses names never eventuated . 1st ( New Zealand ) Brigade . 1 ( NZ ) Brigade supports peace and security through the provision of task organised forces that are ready to win on operations . HQ 1 ( NZ ) Brigade commands the NZ Army ’ s field forces day to day ( less special forces ) and prepares them for operations . Headquarters Training and Doctrine Command . Training and Doctrine Command ( TRADOC ) trains and educates Army 's personnel ; develops leaders ; establishes training standards ; manages doctrine ; integrates lessons learned and training support across the Army . Lockheed Martin New Zealand . Lockheed Martin New Zealand provides logistics services for the NZDF including Maintenance , Repair , and Overhaul , Managed Fleet Utilisation and warehousing . Incidents . In the 1950 's , two large fires destroyed the Ordnance Depot and the Cinema . In October 2012 , a series of shots were fired by an armed soldier , believed to be under the influence of alcohol , he then barricaded himself inside a house on the base . The NZ Police Armed Offenders Squad responded . After a five-hour siege , the police originally reported the man was apprehended , but later revealed he had committed suicide .
In Desert and Wilderness ( 2001 film ) . `` In Desert and Wilderness '' ( ) is a 2001 Polish film directed by Gavin Hood . Adapted from the 1911 novel `` In Desert and Wilderness '' by Henryk Sienkiewicz , it tells the story of two kids , Staś Tarkowski and Nel Rawlison , kidnapped by the rebels during Mahdi 's rebellion in Sudan . Filming took three months . It was filmed in South Africa and Tunisia . The original director fell ill at the very beginning of filming and his role was taken by Hood . A miniseries were made at the same time this time as well ( In Desert and Wilderness ( 2001 TV series ) ) . The film was said to be more modern , notably in its depiction of intercultural relationships . Although it 's not that close to the book , it still enjoyed a considerable success .
Notodonta tritophus . `` Notodonta tritophus '' , the three-humped prominent , is a moth of the family Notodontidae . It is found in most of Europe ( although it is a very rare immigrant Great Britain ) , east to the Caucasus and Armenia . The wingspan is 45–55 mm . Adults are on wing from April to August in two generations in western Europe . The larvae mainly feed on `` Populus '' species ( mainly `` Populus tremula '' ) , and sometimes `` Salix '' and `` Betula '' . Larvae can be found from June to September . The species overwinters in the pupal stage .
Duan Xiuquan . Duan Xiquan is a Chinese Olympic middle-distance runner . He represented his country in the men 's 1500 meters and the men 's 800 meters at the 1988 Summer Olympics . His time was a 1:52.17 in the 800 , and a 3:44.88 in the 1500 heats .
You 're Not Alone ( The Enemy song ) . `` You 're Not Alone '' is a song by The Enemy . The song is about Peugeot 's Coventry factory closing down with the loss of 2,300 jobs . The song is on The Enemy 's debut album `` We 'll Live and Die in These Towns '' and was released as the fifth single from the album . The song was in the UK Top 75 of the UK Singles Chart for four weeks , and its peak chart position was # 18 , therefore marking their third UK Top 20 single . The single was released as a download , a CD single and two versions of 7 '' vinyl . The CD has one b-side , a cover version of David Bowie 's song `` Five Years '' . The first version of the vinyl is a square picture disc with the Electric Loop Orchestra remix of the band 's previous single `` Had Enough '' as a b-side ; on the second version there is a live version of `` Away From Here '' recorded for BBC Radio 1 .
Jørgen Rasmussen ( footballer , born 1937 ) . Jørgen Rasmussen ( born 19 February 1937 ) was a Danish footballer . During his club career he played for Boldklubben 1913 . He earned 1 cap for the Denmark national football team , and was in the finals squad for the 1964 European Nations ' Cup .
Hyboptera auxiliadora . `` Hyboptera auxiliadora '' , or Auxiliadora 's humped-wing carabid beetle , is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae . It is found in Central America and North America .
Beaver Lake ( Shelburne ) . Beaver Lake Shelburne is a lake of Barrington municipality , in Nova Scotia , Canada .
Will Sliney . Will Sliney is an Irish comic books artist . He is known for his work on comic books such as the `` Marvel 's Fearless Defenders `` series as well as the best selling graphic novel `` Celtic Warrior : The Legend of Cú Chulainn '' and the monthly series `` Spider-Man 2099 '' . Early life . Will Sliney is from Ballycotton in County Cork and went to Cork Institute of Technology where he graduated in Multimedia . Career . Sliney 's career began in Irish and UK small press publications before moving to create art for `` Farscape '' and `` Star Wars '' comics . He later began working Marvel Comics . Personal life . He proposed to his girlfriend in September 2015 and their first son was born in August 2018 . Sliney is a volunteer for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution ( RNLI ) based locally . He is also a long time Everton fan and has created art for them .
Georgia Equality . Georgia Equality ( previously the Georgia Equality Project ) is the largest LGBT rights advocacy groups in Georgia . Their mission is to advance Fairness , Safety and Opportunity for Lesbian , Gay , Bisexual , Transgender and Allied Communities in Georgia . Their work has included political endorsement , boycotts , protests , advertising campaigns , and lobbying . It is based in Atlanta and was founded in 1995 . A Savannah chapter was formed in 1998 , and is the only chapter outside of Atlanta . The organization is a member of the Equality Federation .
The Landmark London . The Landmark London is a five-star hotel on Marylebone Road on the northern side of central London , England , in the City of Westminster . It was originally opened by the Great Central Railway , as The Hotel Great Central . As one of London 's railway hotels it declined after the advent of the motor car , and served as a military convalescent home during the Second World War , and later the headquarters of the British Railways Board . It reopened as a hotel in 1993 . Early history . The hotel was originally one of London 's Victorian era railway hotels , The Hotel Great Central . It was first proposed by Sir Edward Watkin of the Great Central Railway who envisaged Marylebone station , which the hotel was to serve , as the hub of an international railway which would run through a channel tunnel . Sir Edward 's aspirations proved to be overambitious ( not for the only time as he was behind the Watkins ' Tower , which was a failed attempt to outdo the Eiffel Tower ) , and after the Great Central ran into financial difficulties the site of the hotel was sold to Sir John Blundell Maple of the furniture company Maples , who opened his hotel in 1899 . Marylebone station is one of the smallest of the central London termini , but its hotel was among the grandest of the London railway hotels . It had a clock tower and was built around a large central courtyard . There were two main entrances , one on the northern side facing the station and the other on the southern side towards Marylebone Road . The architect was Colonel Sir Robert William Edis and the style was eclectic and opulent . The Ladies ' Alpine Club rented rooms in the hotel and held its annual dinner there . Decline and military usage . In the 1920s the central courtyard became a winter garden , but the building 's first period as a hotel was drawing to a close . With railway traffic falling due to the advent of the motor car , London 's railway hotels were among the most vulnerable of the city 's grand hotels as they were not in the most fashionable districts . The Great Central fell out of hotel use for over forty years . It was a convalescent home during the Second World War and served as a military office building for many years afterwards as well as the headquarters of the British Railways Board , and was referred to by railway staff as `` The Kremlin '' . Return to prominence . In a pattern which was followed by several of the railway hotels it later returned to its original use , as demand for luxury hotels in London grew and the city centre expanded in the late 20th and early 21st centuries . The building was purchased by a Japanese company in 1986 and reopened as a hotel in 1993 , under the name of The Regent , London . In 1995 , it was purchased by the Lancaster Landmark Hotel Company Limited , and renamed The Landmark London . The Landmark Group is a Thai company which opened a hotel called The Landmark in 1987 and owns several other hotels in London . The hotel now has 300 rooms and suites .
9th legislature of the Islamic Republic of Iran . The 9th Islamic Consultative Assembly was 33rd Parliament of Iran that commenced on 27 May 2012 following the legislative elections on 2 March and 4 May 2012 and was closed on 24 May 2016 . Composition . The parliament was dominated by the conservatives . There were two main parliamentary groups active during the term : The majority Followers of Wilayat ( `` Rahrovan '' ) led by Ali Larijani and chaired by Kazem Jalali , along with the minority Principlists fraction led by Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel . The latter was composed of more conservative groupings such as Paydari and Pathseekers , however Larijani 's fraction was hostile towards President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad . In the first session Speaker election , Haddad-Adel lost to Larijani with 100 to 173 votes out of total 275 .
Family tree of the Bible . The following is a family tree of the people of the Bible . Adam to Noah . The first biblical genealogies occur in the first book of the Bible , Genesis . The genealogies of Genesis record the descendants of Adam and Eve as given The enumerated genealogy in chapters 4 , 5 and 11 reports the lineal male descent to Abraham , including the age at which each patriarch fathered his named son and the number of years he lived thereafter . The genealogy for Cain is given in Chapter 4 and the genealogy for Seth is in Chapter 12 Sons of Noah . The Table of Nations or Sons of Noah is an extensive list of descendants of Noah which appears in of the Hebrew Bible , representing an ethnology from an Iron Age Levantine perspective . The significance of Noah in this context is that , according to the Hebrew Bible ( Genesis 6 ) , it was a global flood that destroyed all living things on the earth . God promised to never again cover the earth with water . The rainbow was put as a sign of that promise . Japhetic . Japhetic refers to the descendants of Japheth , son of Noah . His genealogy is recorded in Genesis 10 . Hamitic . Hamitic refers to the descendants of Ham , son of Noah . His genealogy is recorded in Genesis 10 . Semitic . Semitic refers to the descendants of Shem , son of Noah . His genealogy is recorded in Genesis 10 . Genesis 25:2-4 also mentions Jokshan 's offspring ( Sheba and Dedan ) . Dedan 's offspring were Asshurim , Letushim , Leummim . The sons of Midian ( brother of Jokshan ) were Ephah , Epher , Hanoch , Abida , and Eldaah . Abraham 's family . Abraham is the founding patriarch of the Israelites , Ishmaelites , Edomites , and the Midianites and kindred peoples , according to the book of Genesis .
Jesús Carranza Cortés . Jesús Carranza Cortés is a Mexican potter from Tlaquepaque , Jalisco , noted for miniatures he creates in his small workshop there . These pieces are of people such as street vendors , farm workers in traditional attire , lovers , mariachis and more . Most are created in scenes that depict Mexico ’ s past . His grandfather raised horses and taught him the basics of working with clay to create figures . He models the pieces by hand and then sets them to dry . Firing is done on a small comal ( platter for cooking tortillas ) which is covered by a clay bowl . After firing the pieces are initially painted with homemade tempura paints which leave a matte finish . The final touches of facial features are done with varnish or dark paint . Each piece is unique . In 2001 , the Fomento Cultural Banamex named him a “ grand master . ” ”
Abdullahi Musa . Abdullahi Musa ( born 1 February 1996 ) is a Nigerian international footballer who plays for Wikki Tourists , as a defender . Career . He has played club football for Wikki Tourists . He made his international debut for Nigeria in 2018 .
Devdas ( 1979 film ) . `` Devdas '' ( `` Debdash '' ) is a 1979 film based on the Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay novella , `` Devdas '' . The movie is starred by Soumitra Chatterjee , Uttam Kumar , Santu Mukhopadhyay , Sumitra Mukherjee and Supriya Choudhury .
List of Exeter City F.C . seasons . This is a list of seasons played by Exeter City Football Club in English football , from 1908 to the present day . Seasons . `` List of Exeter Сity seasons starting since their moving to Southern Football League in 1908 . ''
Charles Cotterell . Sir Charles Cotterell ( 7 April 1615 – 7 June 1701 ) , was an English courtier and translator . Cotterell was knighted in 1644 , and appointed master of ceremonies to the court of King Charles I in 1641 , a post that he held until the execution of Charles in 1649 . During the first years of the English Interregnum from 1649 until 1652 he resided in Antwerp . From 1652 until 1654 he was steward at the Hague to Elizabeth , Queen of Bohemia . In 1655 he entered the service of Henry , Duke of Gloucester as secretary a post he held until the Restoration in 1660 . In 1660 he was appointed master of ceremonies under Charles II a position he held until 1686 . In 1670 he was appointed master of requests a position he also held until 1686 . In addition to his court appointments Cotterell was a member of the Cavalier Parliament in which he represented the constituency of Cardigan from 1663 until 1678 , and a translator of French romances and histories and of `` The spiritual Year '' a Spanish devotional tract . Biography . Cotterell was born on 7 April 1615 in Wilsford , Lincolnshire , England . He is the son of Sir Clement Cotterell ( 1585–1631 ) and Anne Alleyne ( d. 1660 ) . Sir Clement was appointed as muster-master of Buckinghamshire in 1616 and groom-porter to James I in 1619 , and was knighted in 1620 . Cotterell attended Queens ' College , Cambridge in 1629 . He completed one more year at university but did not proceed to any degree . In June 1632 he began touring Europe with aristocratic friends . On his second tour the death of Charles of Pembroke resulted in an early return to England and the enlistment of Cotterell to Charles ' father 's service in 1636 . Cotterell served the Earl of Pembroke under courtly and military service until he was knighted in Oxford in 1645 . In Oxford Cotterell collaborated with William Aylesbury to translate Davila 's `` Storia delle guerre civile '' at the request of the king . This work was published in 1647 . In March 1649 , following the king 's execution , Cotterell , along with his wife and elder daughter , accompanied Aylesbury and the Duke of Buckingham into exile in Antwerp . By 1652 Cotterell had moved to The Hague to become steward to Elizabeth Stuart , Queen of Bohemia while completing his translation of La Calprenède 's `` Cassandre . '' After resigning his stewardship in September 1655 Cotterell was appointed as an adviser to the Duke of Gloucester under whom he fought in three campaigns in Flounders . On 29 May 1660 Cotterell returned with the royal party to London where he was sworn master of the ceremonies on 5 June . The pursuit of a young widow , Anne Owen , after the death of Frances his wife in 1657 , led Cotterell to form a friendship with Katherine Phillips , whose husband was the MP for Cardigan . Phillips was a young poet who was known in her salon as Orinda . Cotterell became a major figure in Orinda 's literary circle and she dubbed him Poliarchus , after a character in Barclay 's `` Argenis . `` Cotterell later took Phillps ' MP seat . Cotterell resigned his seat on 27 December 1686 to his son Charles Lodowick . His last years were quiet . Sir Charles Cotterell died on 7 June 1701 .
Guam Cable Station . The Guam Cable Station is where the United States territory of Guam was first connected via modern telecommunications to the rest of the world . Reduced to ruins by the fighting of World War II , the ruins of the establishment remain on the grounds of Naval Base Guam on the west side of the island . In 1901 , the Commercial Pacific Cable Company offered to lay a cable between the Continental United States and Guam at no cost to the federal government . In 1903 the company began construction of a series of buildings near what was the small village of Sumay . Designed to be proof against typhoons , earthquakes , and other perils , the complex included the main cable station building , several buildings of living quarters , and a self-contained water supply system . The cable connecting Guam to Hawaii was completed in June 1903 , marking the complete encirclement of the globe by communications cables . This station became a major communications hub , eventually also housing cables to China and the island of Yap , and becoming an early-warning center for typhoons . Operation of the cable was interrupted by the Japanese capture of Guam in 1941 . It resumed with the liberation of Guam in 1944 , but continued only until 1951 , when the cable between Guam and Hawaii was broken . Since then the remains of the cable station have been succumbing to the elements . Its remains were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979 .
Józefy , Greater Poland Voivodeship . Józefy is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Szamocin , within Chodzież County , Greater Poland Voivodeship , in west-central Poland .
Straight No Chase . `` Straight No Chase '' , is the second studio album by Dungeon Family associates P.A.. it was released on July 21 , 1998 under DreamWorks . Track listing . The song `` Reservations '' appeared on the `` Blade '' Motion Picture Soundtrack .
Adams ( 1903 automobile ) . H. Adams , of Tunbridge Wells , Kent , England , offered a conversion set that converted horse-drawn carriages into motorized automobiles . The engine was mounted on a swivelling fore-carriage , and steering was achieved through wheel and vertical column . In 1905 , Adams produced a small 2-cylinder car sold under the name 'One of the Best ' .
University Club Tower ( Tulsa ) . The University Club Tower is a residential high-rise building in Tulsa , Oklahoma . The building rises 377 feet ( 115 m ) . It contains 32 floors , and was completed in 1966 . The University Club Tower currently stands as the 8th-tallest building in the city , and the 14th-tallest building in the state of Oklahoma . It also currently stands as the tallest all-residential building in Tulsa and Oklahoma . The circular building , marked by unusual floorplans surrounding its central core , was the first major building in the United States to be designed using a computer . In June 2011 , resident Joshua Hilberling fell through a 25th-floor window of the building to his death . His wife , Amber Hilberling , was charged with causing his death by pushing him through the window . She maintained that the building 's windows were made of insufficiently strong glass , and she filed a suit against the building for the allegedly unsafe construction of the windows . In March 2013 , a Tulsa jury found her guilty of second-degree murder . The case was discussed on a February 2016 episode of the `` Dr. Phil '' show . In October 2016 Amber Hilberling was found dead in her cell at the Mabel Bassett Correctional Center near McLoud , Oklahoma ; the medical examiner ruled it to be suicide by hanging , but some family members questioned the finding .
Burgruine Himmelberg . Burgruine Himmelberg is a castle in Carinthia , Austria . References . `` This article was initially translated from the German Wikipedia . ''
Acanthoderes septemmaculata . `` Acanthoderes septemmaculata '' is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae . It was described by Buquet in 1859 .
Courageous Lake mine . The Courageous Lake mine is one of the largest gold mines in Canada and in the world . The mine is located in the north of the country in Northwest Territories . The mine has estimated reserves of 11.4 million oz of gold .
Peter Agostini . Peter Agostini ( February 13 , 1913 Hell 's Kitchen , Manhattan – March 27 , 1993 ) was an American sculptor . Life . Agostini studied at the Leonardo da Vinci Art School in 1935 and 1936 . He taught sculpture and painting at the New York Studio School , Columbia University , the University of North Carolina at Greensboro , and the Parsons School of Design . His works are in the Metropolitan Museum of Art , the Whitney Museum of American Art , the Museum of Modern Art , the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum , the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden and the Walker Art Center . His work has been exhibited in a number of galleries , including the Anita Shapolsky Gallery , Olaf Clasen Gallery , and Salander O ’ Reilly Galleries , in New York City . Watercolorist Ellen Murray studied with Agostini .
Joan Robinson Hill . Joan Olive Robinson Hill ( February 6 , 1931 – March 19 , 1969 ) was a socialite and equestrian from Houston , Texas . Her unexplained death at age 38 led to her husband , John Hill , becoming the first person to be indicted by the state of Texas on the charge of murder by omission . The case precipitated a series of events that included the 1972 murder of John Hill and , two years later , the fatal police shooting of the man accused of that murder . Adopted as an infant by wealthy oil tycoon Davis `` Ash '' Robinson and his wife , Rhea , Joan became an equestrian at a young age . She excelled and continued the sport into adulthood , ultimately winning several national titles . After two youthful marriages that ended in divorce , Joan married plastic surgeon John Hill in 1957 . After a tumultuous marriage , she died following a short illness on March 19 , 1969 . Autopsy examinations failed to determine a cause of death beyond an infection from an unknown source . Ash subsequently accused John of poisoning Joan , and petitioned the district attorney to prosecute John for murder . John 's murder trial was held in February 1971 but ended in a mistrial . As a second trial was approaching , John was gunned down by an intruder at his home . A suspect , Bobby Wayne Vandiver , was arrested and indicted for the murder , but was killed in a shootout with police before his trial . Two other suspects , Marcia McKittrick and Lilla Paulus , were convicted as accomplices to John 's murder and served time in prison . The case was the subject of Thomas Thompson 's 1976 book `` Blood and Money '' and the 1981 made-for-television film `` Murder in Texas '' . Early life . Davis Ashton `` Ash '' Robinson studied dentistry at Tulane College , New Orleans , but disliked the subject and chose not to follow it as a career . Instead , he embarked on a series of business ventures , making and losing several fortunes before becoming an oilman . He met Rhea Ernestine Gardere in New Orleans , and they married on July 28 , 1919 . After settling in Houston , the couple discovered that Rhea was unable to bear children , and Ash suggested that they should adopt a child instead . In March 1931 , Rhea visited the Edna Gladney Home in Fort Worth where she was introduced to the one-month-old Joan Olive , who had been given up for adoption by her unmarried mother . The Robinsons adopted the baby girl . The journalist Thomas Thompson writes that , as a child , Joan `` was as well attended as a czarina '' . A keen horsewoman , she began riding at age three . At five , she won her first ribbon in equitation at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo , coming in third on Dotty , an aging horse that her father had bought for her . It was the first of many contests she entered on Dotty in horse shows across the Southern United States . By the age of seven , she was regularly competing at an amateur level on three- and five-gaited horses , and she continued to achieve success , attaining first or second place in almost every contest she entered between 1938 and 1945 . Career and first marriages . Joan attended Stephens College in Columbia , Missouri , where she was an average student with an active social life . Her father leased a suite of rooms at a hotel close to the campus , and installed his wife there , visiting on a regular basis himself . When Joan started acting in amateur college productions , she was approached by a talent scout working for Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer who offered her a screen test . Ash refused to permit her to take up the invitation , believing Hollywood to be full of predators who would take advantage of the girl . While in college , she married twice , both times before the age of 20 . She married Spike Benton , who had a promising career as a Navy pilot , then New Orleans lawyer and childhood friend Cecil Burglass . Her father did not approve of her choices , and each marriage lasted little more than six months . Joan competed professionally throughout the 1950s and 1960s , winning as many as 500 trophies on her horses Beloved Belinda and Precious Possession . She had a riding habit made in the same color as Beloved Belinda , described by Thompson as `` a lustrous pearl gray '' , which she wore at shows . Marriage to John Hill . On September 28 , 1957 , Joan married Dr. John Hill , described by the `` Houston Chronicle '' as `` one of the city 's leading plastic surgeons '' . John Robert Hill ( 1931–1972 ) was the second of three children born to farmer Robert Raymond Hill , and his wife , Myra Hannah ( Rice ) Hill , of Edcouch , Texas . At their mother 's insistence , all three Hill children received piano lessons , with John and Julian becoming gifted musicians . Hill studied a liberal arts course at Abilene Christian College , where he graduated summa cum laude ; he then attended Baylor College of Medicine in Houston . After graduating , he took a residency in surgery at Houston 's Hermann Hospital . During the 1950s , Houston-based surgeons such as Michael E. DeBakey and Denton Cooley were pioneering new heart surgery techniques , attracting a high volume of medical residents who wished to study under their tutelage . Realizing that the city would soon be awash with cardiac surgeons , Hill looked at alternative surgical careers , eventually opting for plastic surgery . At the time , only ten certified plastic surgeons were practicing in Houston , and Hill believed he could make more money in the profession . He was a popular member of the residency program , but almost had his medical career cut short after perforating a patient 's bowel during a routine operation , then stitching the man up without repairing the damage . The patient later died of peritonitis , and Hill received a severe reprimand after an autopsy uncovered his mistake . Upon completing his residency , Hill was offered a partnership by Nathan Roth , a New York City-trained surgeon who had established himself in Houston , and he joined the practice in 1963 . Hill 's partnership with Roth got off to a difficult start after he failed to warn his first patient that a drill bit had broken off during a jaw repair operation , leaving it embedded in the patient 's face . When challenged by Roth , Hill was apologetic about his error , saying he had been `` hesitant to mention this mistake on my very first case '' . Hill 's brother , Julian , had committed suicide shortly before the incident , and Roth gave Hill the benefit of the doubt because of this . The partnership between Hill and Roth was dissolved in 1967 after Roth grew tired of the other surgeon 's repeated requests that Roth cover for him so that he could give music recitals . Hill then established his own practice in the same building as his former business partner . The Hills became a regular part of Houston 's social scene , but largely led separate lives . For the first six years of their marriage , they lived at Ash Robinson 's property , moving from there only after a fellow surgeon suggested the idea to John . Joan continued to focus on her equestrian career , while John devoted his spare time to performing and listening to music . When Joan officially retired Beloved Belinda , the event made national headlines . `` Sports Illustrated '' reported that a band played `` Auld Lang Syne '' while Joan led Belinda , covered in a blanket of red roses , around the show ring at the Pin Oak horse show for the last time in 1959 . A groom who was present commented to his wife that `` Abe Lincoln hisself did n't have a funeral as good as this one . '' The Kirby Drive house and the music room . On June 14 , 1960 , the Hills had a son , whom they named Robert Ashton Hill , but who was quickly nicknamed Boot by his grandfather . Robinson then bought his daughter a farm after she told him of her ambition to breed horses and establish a riding school . The property , named Chatsworth Farm , was opened in 1963 , and became the scene of an annual spring picnic for Houston 's doctors and their families . In 1965 , the Hills also bought a house at 1561 Kirby Drive , a Southern colonial-style house located in the wealthy suburb of River Oaks , a few blocks from the Robinsons ' home . John Hill , whose interest in music began in childhood , was proficient on the piano as well as the trombone , tuba , flute , and recorder . As a young man , he aspired to become a piano player for a dance band , but his mother steered both sons toward medicine . Hill dedicated at least twenty hours a week to his interest in music–taking lessons , practicing , and participating in concerts . He was an active member of several groups , including the Houston Brass Quintet and the Heartbeats . Following the success of his own practice , he announced to Joan that he wished to convert a former servant 's room into a `` music room '' at their house . Hill asked Ash Robinson to loan him $ 10,000 for the project , but Robinson refused as he believed it to be frivolous , and Hill already had a loan from him to buy the house . Hill then arranged for a bank loan , enabling him to pay off the money Robinson had loaned the couple to buy the Kirby Drive house , then commissioned a sound engineer to create the music room , telling him `` I want the finest music room since Renaissance Italy . '' Its estimated $ 10,000 cost was quickly exceeded , and by October 1968 , Hill had spent $ 75,000 on the venture . One of his ambitions was to own a handmade Bösendorfer piano , the world 's most expensive . On hearing that a local firm had obtained the Austrian company 's Houston franchise , he ordered an Imperial Grand for $ 15,000 . The Bösendorfer was delivered in March 1969 and installed beside a Yamaha grand belonging to Joan . Having cost in excess of $ 100,000 , in March 1969 John Hill 's music room was almost complete . It became a ballroom-sized room with a double-height ceiling full of Renaissance-type frescoes , with Baccarat crystal chandeliers . The carved marble fireplace was taken from an old Louisiana plantation home . Hill chose parquet flooring and a gold and white color scheme for the entire room . The pianos were placed at one end , with French provincial sofas cushioned by an oriental carpet at the other end . Gold and white silk wall panels concealed shelves for records , music-related books , and Hill 's musical instruments . Hill had 108 speakers installed in the room , connected with four miles of wiring . He spent more than $ 20,000 on the room 's sound system . Hill also added a hidden movie screen on which to project his collection of comedy films , which was also hidden behind one of the silk wall panels . The room became a bone of contention ; Joan was angry about the amount of money her husband had poured into realizing his dream . During their 1968 separation , she had confided in Patti Gordon , a friend who owned a restaurant , that the music room had been central to their troubles . `` He does n't care about me or our son or anybody else . Only that god damned music room . I wish we had never started building it . '' Meanwhile , Chatsworth Farm did not achieve the success that Joan had envisaged , and was not turning a profit . A trainer had worked there until 1967 , but he left because he did not get on with Robinson , and by 1969 Robinson was considering selling the place . Joan wanted to keep it running , however , and persuaded Diane Settegast , a friend from Dallas , to take on the temporary role of trainer . Marital problems . By 1968 , the Hills had begun to have significant conflicts in their marriage . Hill had embarked on an extramarital affair with Ann Kurth , a thrice-divorced mother of three sons whom he met when they were both collecting their respective children from summer camp in August 1968 . Kurth and Hill became romantically involved a short time after their meeting at the camp . When Joan returned from a horse show outside of Houston , she found a note from her husband saying that he had left because things were `` not good between us '' . She phoned her husband 's office many times in search of a better explanation from him ; Hill did not return his wife 's calls . Ash Robinson suggested the use of a private detective to learn what John Hill was up to ; Joan was against this idea . Two weeks after his leaving , Hill asked to meet with his wife for a talk . John Hill told his wife that he was having an affair , and that he was being blackmailed because of it . It was not long before Joan learned that the woman 's name was Ann Kurth . Hill , who had been staying at Kurth 's home , proceeded to rent a small apartment in Houston 's Post Oak district . The couple was still living apart in November 1968 , when Hill had divorce papers served on his wife . Ash Robinson , who had hired detectives to investigate his son-in-law , learned of his Post Oak apartment from their report . Joan told her father that she still wanted to make her marriage work , despite her husband 's infidelity , and contested the divorce . In early December 1968 , Ash Robinson phoned Hill at his Post Oak apartment , asking Hill to meet with him at the Robinson home . Robinson had drafted a letter of apology and a reconciliation offer to his daughter he wanted Hill to sign . Hill was in debt to Robinson for household and professional expenses , and his father-in-law implied that he would begin pressing for repayment if Hill did not return to his wife . Hill signed the letter written by Ash Robinson and prepared to go back to the Kirby Drive home . Hill withdrew his divorce petition when the couple reconciled shortly before Christmas of that year . Not long after his return , Kurth began pressing Hill , telling him that if he stayed with Joan , Kurth would no longer be a part of his life . He continued to see Kurth after returning to live with his wife . Diane Settegast and Eunice Woolen , who stayed with the Hills as house guests a week before Joan 's death , would later describe how Hill brought home pastries , but insisted on choosing which ones each of them would eat . Hill would return home with the pastries in the evenings after being called away by a message on his pager . On Friday , March 14 , the Hills attended Houston 's annual wild game dinner , where John played a concert with the Heartbeats . They left early , and on the way home Joan asked her husband if he would be staying out all night again . When he said that he probably would , she reminded him that he had done this on two previous occasions that week . The conversation quickly descended into an argument in which she told him that if he did stay out , he should not bother to come back . When they arrived home , she got out of the car , and he began to drive away , at which point she became angry and shouted `` You 've blown it , John ! You 've just lost your wife , your son and your god damn music room . '' Shortly before the arrival of her house guests , Joan had learned that her husband was still maintaining his small apartment and still involved with Ann Kurth . On the day following the argument , Hill took his son for a haircut , and during the drive , they went to his apartment to pick up some things ; the boy talked with his mother about it when he arrived home . Joan invited her friend and neighbor Vann Maxwell over to discuss the matter , and when she arrived , announced an impromptu game of bridge with Settegast and Woolen in the music room . John Hill was listening to music at one end of the room while the women played cards at the other . Joan began loudly discussing her husband , then slipping into silence whenever he approached . She told the women that she was planning to consult a lawyer on Monday , and Maxwell became uneasy with the situation . She asked Joan to be quiet or she would leave . Joan then started writing notes to her friend , in which she repeated her intention to speak to a lawyer , and to take John out of her will . After a tense evening , Hill put on a romantic record and came over to stand behind his wife 's chair . Settegast suggested the couple should dance , and they did . Afterwards they retired to bed . The next morning , Joan told Settegast that Hill had made her `` very happy '' the previous night . `` He told me things I 've never heard from the man before in our whole married life . I think it 's going to be all right between us from now on . '' Illness . Settegast and Woolen recalled a conversation they had with Joan after she rose late on the afternoon of Saturday , March 15 . She told them that `` John gave me some pill last night and it really knocked me out '' . She spent most of the following day in bed after she vomited her breakfast . After checking on her several times , Hill told the two house guests that he was going out to purchase medication for her . Hill took his son and the two women out for dinner that evening , but Joan was too sick to join them . Hill bought her a carton of orange juice on the way home , then went to visit a friend . Joan continued to be ill , vomiting several more times . On Monday , March 17 , Settegast and Woolen came to say goodbye to Joan , as they were returning to Dallas . Joan told the women she felt dehydrated and asked for some water . She told her friends she would be all right as they prepared to leave . Effie Green , the Hills ' maid , was told that Mrs. Hill was sick in bed and was not to be disturbed for any reason . On the morning of Tuesday , March 18 , Effie went to check on Joan after the doctor had left for the day . She found Joan in a soiled nightgown ; when she moved her to help her change into a fresh gown , Effie saw that Joan had been lying in dried feces . Two towels had been placed under her due to a recent loose bowel movement that appeared to contain blood . The maid did her best to help Joan into the bathroom to clean her . As she did this , Effie noticed that Joan 's face began turning blue . The maid hurriedly cleaned up Joan and the soiled bed and called to her husband , who also worked for the Hills , to phone Mrs. Hill 's parents ' home at once . When there was no answer , Archie Green tried unsuccessfully to reach John Hill at his office and left a message . Rhea Robinson was unaware of Joan 's condition when her husband dropped her off at the Hill home to visit her daughter . The severity of Joan 's illness was known only to those in the Hill household until the morning of March 18 , 1969 , when her mother entered her daughter 's sickroom . She found Joan lying in her own body wastes and vomit as John Hill stood at the foot of his wife 's bed . When Robinson found that her daughter had a fever , Hill told his mother-in-law he thought Joan should be taken to a hospital . Hill did not summon an ambulance for his wife , who was now semiconscious , but insisted on driving her to the hospital himself . The hospital he chose was not one of Houston 's noted medical centers , but a new hospital in Houston 's suburbs , Sharpstown General Hospital , which was a forty-five-minute drive from the Hill home . The hospital had no emergency room or intensive care unit at the time of Joan 's admission . She was brought into the hospital by a nurse who had come to the car with a wheelchair and was taken to a private room on arrival . During the drive , Joan told her mother she was going blind ; her husband referred to this as a `` blackout '' . Upon arrival at Sharpstown General , Robinson Hill 's blood pressure was 60/40 ; the hospital nurse promptly took a second reading , as she believed that she had made some sort of error . After determining that the reading was correct , the nurse believed Joan was in shock and placed a call to Dr. Walter Bertinot , who was named as his wife 's attending physician by John Hill . Bertinot , who knew Joan only socially , had no reason to believe she was seriously ill until the call from the hospital nurse . Hill had described his wife 's symptoms as nausea , vomiting , and diarrhea ; Bertinot initially thought she was suffering from influenza . When Bertinot arrived in Joan 's hospital room , she recognized him and made reference to a party which they had both attended . Bertinot ordered IV fluids , took another history , and now believed she had a case of foodborne illness . Still uneasy after his second diagnosis , Dr. Bertinot consulted a colleague , Dr. Frank Lanza , who believed Joan to be in septic shock . The doctors ordered blood cultures , which would take 72 hours to process . Joan had been a patient at Sharpstown General for six hours when her kidneys began to fail ; she was not passing any urine and had edema . Her intravenous fluids were increased with the hope of being able to prompt her kidneys into producing urine . By 8 p.m. , Joan Robinson Hill 's kidneys had failed to respond and her condition was considered to be `` grave '' . Dr. Bernard Hicks , a kidney specialist , was called in to consult . Dr. Hicks determined Joan was in severe kidney failure . Since Sharpstown General had no dialysis machine , the medical team debated about transferring Joan to Houston Methodist Hospital , where such equipment was available , but Dr. Hicks believed she was too ill to be transferred . The option for treating her at the hospital was to begin peritoneal dialysis . Dr. Hicks wanted the consent of John Hill before beginning this procedure and phoned him at the Kirby Drive home at 9:15 p.m. Hill left the house after taking the telephone call but did not arrive at Sharpstown General to give his consent until 11 p.m. His wife was conscious and begged him to stay with her , saying that she was frightened . Dr. Bertinot checked on Joan at 12:30 a.m. on March 19 . While she had not improved , she appeared to have stabilized . Her blood pressure had elevated slightly and she was responding to the peritoneal dialysis . Bertinot felt he could now leave the hospital to get some rest , but Dr. Lanza said he would stay a while longer and would call Dr. Bertinot if anything should change . John Hill also felt he could get some sleep and retired to a couch in a hospital records room . By 1:30 a.m. , both Dr. Lanza and Dr. Hicks had left the hospital . Joan , who had been heavily sedated , was coherent at times . When Hill told her he would be down the hall if needed , she asked the nurse attending her to see that her husband was made comfortable there . Death . At 2:30 a.m. on March 19 , the attending nurse noticed that Joan 's vital signs indicated sudden heart failure . She ran to the room 's doorway and shouted to the nurses ' station to have the resident on duty come immediately with cardiac failure equipment . As she did this , Joan slightly raised her head , gasping her husband 's name . As she tried to breathe , a flood of blood rushed from her mouth . The resident tried to save her by injecting adrenaline into her heart ; but he was not successful . First autopsy . Texas state law at the time required an autopsy , before any embalming or burial could take place , for anyone who died in a hospital within twenty-four hours of admission . Dr. Bertinot spoke to John Hill about the legal need for an autopsy . Hill asked Jim Oates to call a local funeral home to claim Robinson Hill 's body . Less than four hours after her death , the funeral home removed Robinson Hill 's body from the hospital . Within an hour after moving the body from Sharpstown General , the funeral home began the process of embalming Robinson Hill 's body . The hospital 's pathologist , Dr. Arthur Morse , arrived at the funeral home at 10 a.m. to carry out the autopsy , only to find that the body had already been embalmed . Morse concluded his autopsy at 11:30 a.m. without finding any signs of what caused Robinson Hill 's death aside from a maroon coloration of her pancreas and offered an opinion that she may have died from pancreatitis . Second autopsy . Since receiving Dr. Morse 's opinion that his daughter had died from pancreatitis , Robinson had been consulting doctors on the matter , who had advised him that this was an unlikely cause of death . On the morning of Friday , March 21 , the day of Joan Robinson Hill 's funeral , Ash Robinson visited the office of Assistant District Attorney I. D. McMaster , where he accused John Hill of killing his wife , telling McMaster of the circumstances surrounding her death and autopsy . McMaster asked Harris County Medical Examiner Joseph Jachimczyk to go to the funeral home to examine the body before the funeral . Jachimczyk ordered Morse to hand over blood and urine specimens taken from Robinson Hill . He then drove to the funeral home to view the body . Jachimczyk delivered his report on the second autopsy at the end of March , ruling out any poisoning , and concluding , `` it is my opinion based upon a reasonable probability that the cause of death is due to acute focal hepatitis , probably viral in origin . '' On reading the report , McMaster felt there was no case , but Robinson refused to believe that no crime had been committed . He hired lawyer Frank Briscoe , a former Harris County District Attorney . Robinson petitioned his son-in-law to give permission for Joan 's body to be exhumed for another autopsy , but Hill refused . Third autopsy . Ash Robinson then hired Dr. Milton Helpern , the chief medical examiner for New York City at the time , to come to Houston to examine Robinson Hill 's body . An autopsy was also requested by a Harris County grand jury investigating Robinson Hill 's death . That autopsy was performed by a team of ten doctors led by Dr. Robert Bucklin , who was then the medical examiner for Galveston County , and including Dr. Helpern , who was deputized as an acting Harris County medical examiner . Helpern examined the body of Joan Robinson Hill for seven and a half hours , then went back to New York with his tissue samples , saying he would issue a report on his findings at a later date . The series of autopsies indicated that Robinson Hill had suffered a `` massive infection '' from an undetermined source , but because the body had been embalmed before an initial examination was conducted , an exact cause of death could not be identified . Dr. Bucklin listed Robinson Hill 's cause of death as meningitis and septicemia . Following the autopsy , Joseph Jachimczyk issued a fresh report in which he observed `` It is now my opinion that Joan Robinson Hill came to her death as a result of a fulminating infectious process , the specific nature of which is no longer determinable . '' Dr. Helpern 's report , issued in April 1970 , noted that John Hill 's treatment of his wife at home and the delay in seeking specialized medical attention at a hospital were factors in the death of Robinson Hill . Prosecution and murder of John Hill . After Robinson Hill 's death , Hill married Ann Kurth in June 1969 , but divorced Kurth less than a year later , shortly before he was indicted for the murder of Robinson Hill . Following Hill 's marriage to Kurth , Ash Robinson accused his former son-in-law of poisoning his daughter , and petitioned the District Attorney to launch a murder investigation . A grand jury began hearing evidence in the summer of 1969 , and retired without indicting Hill . District Attorney Carol Vance then put the case before a second grand jury , which ordered an exhumation of the body . In February 1970 , the case was heard by a third grand jury . This panel heard testimony from Ann Kurth , who told them that Hill had confessed to killing his wife and had also tried to kill Kurth on three occasions . Helpern presented his findings to the grand jury in April 1970 . McMaster and his fellow Assistant District Attorney , Ernie Ernst , believed that Hill had murdered his wife but that there was not enough evidence to indict him . Ernst suggested that they could try him for failing to provide an adequate level of care , which had resulted in her death . The jury voted 10–2 to indict Hill for murder by omission , deciding that he had `` willfully , intentionally and culpably '' contributed to his wife 's death because he had not given her sufficient medical help . The state of Texas had not previously indicted anyone on a charge of murder by omission . Hill 's murder trial began on February 15 , 1971 . Kurth testified against Hill , claiming that he had tried to kill her on June 30 , 1969 , by crashing their car into a bridge , and by injecting her with a hypodermic syringe . She also told the court that he had confessed to killing Robinson Hill , explaining in detail how he had allegedly done it by lacing pastries with infectious bacteria and later injecting Robinson Hill with the same bacteria . As a result of Kurth 's testimony , Hill 's attorney was granted a request for a mistrial . Hill 's second trial was eventually scheduled for November 1972 . On September 24 , 1972 , a few weeks before the second trial was to start , Hill was shot dead by a masked gunman during a robbery at his mansion as Hill and his third wife , Connie , returned home from a medical conference in Las Vegas . Involvement of Bobby Vandiver , Marcia McKittrick , and Lilla Paulus . Bobby Wayne Vandiver was arrested for Hill 's murder in April 1973 , but refused to cooperate with police until he was positively identified as the perpetrator by Hill 's mother . When he confessed to the murder , he told police that he had done it for financial gain , and that the shooting was a contract killing that he had been asked to carry out for $ 5,000 . During his confession , Vandiver implicated Marcia McKittrick and Lilla Paulus as having been accessories to Hill 's murder . On April 25 , 1973 , a grand jury voted to indict Vandiver and McKittrick for first degree murder , and indict Paulus as an accomplice to murder . Vandiver 's trial was set for September 1973 . The trial was eventually rescheduled for April 1974 , but Vandiver failed to appear . He had moved to Longview , Texas , adopting an alias . Longview police officer John Raymer grew suspicious of the newcomer to his town . After discovering the man 's first name was actually Bobby , Raymer confronted Vandiver at a cafe one evening in May ; Vandiver pulled a gun , and Raymer shot him dead . Under questioning , McKittrick corroborated Vandiver 's story . McKittrick was tried and convicted in 1974 of being Vandiver 's getaway driver and given a ten-year jail sentence . She was paroled after serving five years . Lilla Paulus was convicted and given a 35-year sentence . She died of breast cancer at the Gatesville prison on May 16 , 1986 . Cultural impact . The events surrounding the death of Joan Robinson Hill have been the subject of several books , as well as a 1981 television film . Journalist and author Thomas Thompson 's 1976 book `` Blood and Money '' provides a detailed account of the case . He became interested in the story while shadowing doctors in Houston as research for a previous book , `` Hearts '' , about the world of cardiac surgery . Ann Kurth filed a $ 3-million lawsuit against Thompson over his description of her as a `` provocatively dressed , heavily made-up woman '' , but her action was dismissed by a jury in Austin in March 1981 , which decided that although derogatory , his description of her was accurate . The legal case was one of three Thompson faced over his book . Kurth published her own account of the case entitled `` Prescription Murder '' in which she repeated her claim that Hill had tried to kill her , and alleged that he may have poisoned his first wife with bacteria-laced pastries . She also suggested that Hill had not been killed in 1972 , and had instead moved to Mexico after faking his death . Retired Harris County District Attorney Carol Vance also discussed the case in his memoirs , `` Boomtown DA '' . In 1981 , the Robinson Hill case was the subject of `` Murder in Texas '' , a television film featuring Farrah Fawcett as Robinson Hill . It concurs with Kurth 's theory that Hill may have faked his death , suggesting that he arranged for someone else to be killed in his place . The journalist Jerry Buck noted in an article preceding the film 's debut on NBC that the face of the shooting victim had been battered and that there were anomalies in the autopsy report , notably that Hill had a different eye color from that recorded for the dead person . Buck also wrote that Hill was in financial difficulties with the Internal Revenue Service in 1972 and facing a murder case against him . Sightings of Hill had also been reported in Mexico and New York City . The death of Robinson Hill was also the subject of a true crime television documentary-drama as part of the series `` Behind Mansion Walls '' from the Investigation Discovery television network `` Behind Mansion Walls : The Thoroughbred Heiress '' S1 E13 ; first aired in June 2011 .
August Heinrich Petermann . Augustus Heinrich Petermann ( 18 April 182225 September 1878 ) was a German cartographer . Early years . Petermann was born in Bleicherode , Germany . When he was 14 years old he started grammar school in the nearby town of Nordhausen . His mother wanted him to become a clergyman , but his excellence in the drawing of maps and his love for geographic readings made his choice of another career inevitable . Petermann ’ s father , August Rudolf Petermann , who was registrar at Bleicherode , could not pay for the further education of his son . When he read the advertisement for Berghaus ’ school he send his son ’ s maps and other work for evaluation . One of the maps , drawn when he was 16 , shows South America , and was later published in the journal which was to carry his name . Berghaus must have recognized the quality of his work , and therewith his potential and soon took him in as a foster-son . As he had already a large family to feed , however , he requested an annual subsidy of 60 thaler from the king to support Petermann , which request was granted . During the 3rd course Berghaus treated his nephew Hermann Berghaus the same way . Only Lange really paid for the courses , the rest following them at Berghaus ’ s own expense . Petermann started in Potsdam at 7 August 1839 . The education with Berghaus could be called scientifically cartographic , comprising mathematical geography ( map projection and grids ) , physical geography ( meteorology , hydrology and geology ) and political geography ( knowledge of borders and administrative division of European states especially ) . Physical training was more aimed at surveying , drafting and engraving . Berghaus ’ s pupils learned only the rudiments of surveying , even less than he himself had learned : their work in this area can be seen in the plan of Potsdam ( / nach trigonometrischen Vermessungen , so wie geo- und hydrometrischen Aufnahmen ausgearbeitet in der Geographischen Kunstschule zu Potsdam unter der Leitung ihres Direktors , des Professors Dr. Heinrich Berghaus . 1845 ) . They were not topographers and only used topography as published in the large-scale maps of that era as a general basis for their later , more generalised works . They were taught more to draft and engrave middle-scale geographic maps of states , continents etc. , or their parts ( e.g . the map of upper- and middle-Italy in 1847 for `` Stielers Handatlas '' , which was based on Attilio Zuccagni-Orlandini 's 1844 topographic map in nearly 100 sheets ) , small-scale generalised school maps , and especially applied geography and cartography as shown in their collaboration on the and the maritime atlas . During their study lithography , though not cutting as fine a portrayal as copper engraving , was on the rise because it was much cheaper . Though some experiments were made by Berghaus , e.g . for geological maps , by mixing copper engraving for the line- and other features and lithography for coloured polygons , there was no technology which could replace the exquisite expression copper engravings could reach . So the students mainly learned this art . Only at the end of his life did Petermann became more enthusiastic for lithography , which had advanced by then . Up to and including the 10th edition of the Stieler Handatlas ( 1920–1925 ) the Perthes institute , where he worked from 1854 onwards , used copperplate engravings as the basis for its maps . Some 460 copperplates of this edition are currently preserved in the Perthes collections in Gotha . Berghaus had been riding numerous hobbyhorses ( terrain representation , isolines , scale indicators , map projections , etc . ) without much success , but now he could finally put them to work with his pupils . He very successfully disseminated many of his ideas and concepts . Moreover , his students somehow learned better than he to limit their endeavours in order to bring more of them to full fruition . Though the school itself had but few students , its residency in Potsdam , connected by rail to Berlin , and the fame of Berghaus attracted many geographers ( e.g . Alexander von Humboldt , Carl Ritter and Zeune ) , cartographers and explorers . Petermann spoke highly of his encounters with von Humboldt and has drawn several maps for his `` Atlas von Asien '' , on which the rendering of the Asiatic mountain-chains was of a quality corresponding to the then current view of the geographic sciences . Because of all these contacts the students were confronted with many opinions and views on the state of science and the world that would not normally have been part of their curriculum . Besides , we may take Poggendorff seriously when he sees Petermann as ‘ private secretary and librarian of H.K.W . Berghaus ’ in the years 1839–45 , so we can assume that Petermann was at least quite up to date on many affairs to do with geography and cartography , for Berghaus had large collections of maps , books and notes to draw on . During and after their training , students were obliged to take part in most of the school ’ s enterprises . In the years 1839–1848 the school produced maps for Stieler ’ s school atlas , and Berghaus ’ s `` Physikalischer Atlas '' , school atlases , the `` Atlas von Asien '' , the Prussian atlas , and the maritime atlas . Scotland . August Petermann gained commercial insight during his years in the cartography business in Edinburgh and London from 1845 to 1854 . Normally he would have been obliged to work in Berghaus ’ school till 1849 , as it was laid down in the contracts the students had to sign . This stated that they had to work for five years after they finished their studies to pay for their tuition . In 1842 Alexander Keith Johnston ( 1804–1871 ) visited Gotha to discuss several projects with Perthes . These negotiation first resulted in the publication of the `` National Atlas of General Geography '' , which contained 4 maps by Berghaus . Though Berghaus deemed the commercial and scientific climate in England not ready for scientific maps Johnston persisted in wanting to publish a translation of the Physikalischer Atlas , on which he requested aid from Berghaus . With a letter of recommendation by von Humboldt in October 1844 Heinrich ‘ Henry ’ Lange joined Johnston in Edinburgh for this purpose . Petermann stayed behind in Gotha and became teacher in the 2nd course of Berghaus ’ school . In April 1845 he followed Lange , who received him in his house in Edinburgh and acquainted him with the friends he had made . Together they made a tour through the Grampians , applying what they had learned by using barometers for height measurements and taking geological and botanical samples . Meanwhile , they also worked on the Johnston ’ s Physical atlas ( `` Physical geography , illustrating in a series of original designs , the elementary facts of geology , hydrology , meteorology and natural history etc . '' ) and several other cartographic publications . During his time in Edinburgh he may have come into contact with the publisher G.H . Swanston , for whom he constructed several maps for , 1st edition published in 27 parts 1854–62 . and republished probably in 1872 . He also may have met in Edinburgh with John Bartholomew Jr. ( 1831–1893 ) , who created many maps in the same atlas . John Bartholomew became Petermann ’ s student in Gotha from 1855 till he was recalled to his father ’ s firm in 1856 . The German school of cartography was pre-eminent , and four generations of widened their knowledge by studying with the German masters . John George ’ s son Ian studied in Leipzig ( 1907–8 ) with Oswald Winkel . His grandson John Christopher carried on the tradition , studying with Eduard Imhof , the great Swiss cartographer , in Berne and Zurich in 1960 , and his son John Eric followed in 1977 with Imhof ’ s pupil , Ernst Spiess . `` Bartholomew is best known for the development of colour contouring ( or hypsometric tints ) , the system of representing altitudes on a graduated colour scale , with areas of high altitude in shades of brown and areas of low altitude in shades of green . He first showcased his colour contouring system at the Paris Exhibition of 1878 ; although it initially met with skepticism , it went on to become standard cartographical practice '' . However , he might have picked up this idea during his time in Gotha as the colour scheme was first introduced by Emil von Sydow ( 1812–1873 ) in 1838 when he developed a color methodology for landscape features using hachures , where green was depicted for lowlands and brown used for highlands . The white for the higher reaches might later have been used by Hermann Haack ( 1872–1966 ) for his Perthes ’ wall maps . Several maps have been co-constructions of Petermann and Bartholomew . London . In 1847 , Petermann moved to London with the intention of furthering his geographical studies and then returning to Germany . Soon , however , he decided to follow a professional career there as the environment he moved into seemed to be favorable for his prospects . In London , he worked as a reporter for a London periodical ( , `` journal of literature , science and the fine arts '' . London , 1828–1921 ) , and in 1850 founded his own establishment : The Geographical Establishment , Engraving , Lithographic and Printing Office . In 1852 the young Ernst Georg Ravenstein ( 1834–1913 ) was apprenticed to him , before he went in 1855 into the service of the Topographical Department of the British War Office . Petermann 's firm published , among other things , the ( 1850 , with Thomas Milner ) , and the `` Physical statistical maps of the British Isles , showing the geographical distribution of the population and inland hydrography '' . His productions for the Journal of the Royal Geographical Society included the map . He also established lifelong relationships with many scientists , politicians and explorers , mainly through his membership of the Royal Geographical Society ( RGS ) of London . In 1847 , he became a member of the RGS . When he was 28 in 1850 he was elected under-Secretary . In 1868 he was awarded with the prestigious of the RGS . Queen Victoria , at the suggestion of Robert Bunsen , appointed him 'physical geographer-royal ' . Early in his career , Petermann already wanted to further the cause of geographical exploration as shown by his concern for and interference with James Richardson 's expedition . The purpose of this expedition , which was supported by the British government , was to negotiate trade treaties with the rulers of the middle Sudan . Petermann , supported by Carl Ritter and Robert Bunsen , pleaded with the British government to let Heinrich Barth and Adolf Overweg join up with Richardson ’ s expedition to assure that geographical and scientific aspects which they might encounter were taken care of . When still affiliated with the `` Zeitschrift für Allgemeine Erdkunde '' , he published their progress in this journal , and when he started `` Petermanns geographische Mitteilungen '' he followed this through . Maps and articles published in English media . It is no surprise to see that his sphere of interest in ‘ current ’ geography , was only sharpened when paired with his updating of Stieler ’ s Hand-Atlas . In stressing the geographic nature of cartography , he showed himself more a Humboldtian than a follower of Ritter ’ s political-historical school . M. Linke et al . wrote in 1986 : `` There seems to be no doubt that Petermann ’ s work contributed to the high standards of British cartography during these years . T.W . Freeman has noted that ‘ Fine maps had been produced in the 1851 Census by August Heinrich Petermann during his long stay in Britain ( 1845–54 ) with the Johnston map firm in Edinburgh and later in London , but since his departure the standard has declined ’ `` . In 1852 and 1853 Petermann published some maps on cholera in Britain , explaining that the map , better than tables , can show the progress and victim density of the disease , following the example set by Heinrich Berghaus in his `` Physikalischer Atlas '' , Band II , Abt . VIII , no . 2 ( 1847 ) . These were later followed by Keith Johnston in the second edition of `` The physical atlas of natural phenomena '' ( 1856 ) . Maps in the `` Journal ( Proceedings ) of the Royal Geographical Society '' can be viewed through JSTOR . Start-up of the journal . `` From the early 1850s Petermann maintained private and business contacts with the two Gotha publishers Wilhelm and Bernhardt Perthes , and in June 1853 he actually spent a short time in Gotha. '' . Financial difficulties and several other factors prompted him to accept the Perthes ’ offer of work in 1854 . Early in his German career here Petermann was appointed first professor ( 1854 ) and later honorary doctor ( 1855 ) of the University of Göttingen by the Duke of Gotha . Bernhardt Perthes hired him with the prospect of playing an important role in the establishment of his geographical institute . At the same time his friend Henry Lange also started to work with Perthes . When he was refused a position equal to Petermann he left Perthes and started to work for Brockhaus in Leipzig . `` Our ‘ Communications ’ will differ from all similar publications in that they will summarise and graphically illustrate the results of new geographic explorations in precisely executed and carefully detailed maps . Every issue of our periodical will therefore include one or more map supplements , and their design will guarantee a continuous and easily accessible supplement in easy-to-manage form with special regard for those who own Stielers Hand-Atlas , Berghaus ’ s Physical Atlas , and other map publications of the ( Perthes ) Institute . We will take special care to always present our readers with important new discoveries immediately or as fast as possible . '' `` In first instance the end result and final goal of all geographic investigations , explorations , and surveys is the depiction of the earth ’ s surface : the map . The map is the basis for geography . The map shows us what we know about our earth in the best , clearest and most exact way . The contemporary map should so depict the earth ’ s surface that one can not only measure the horizontal positions of and distances between all points and localities , but also clearly distinguish vertical variations , from sea level to the highest summits . '' Petermann was responsible for drawing most of the maps in the first few years of the journal . His strength was in the analysis and evaluation of all sources available . As such one can say that the indication ‘ Originalkarte ’ ( original map ) in many titles was well earned , for few slavishly copied what explorers or other experts had sketched . German geographers , like Hermann Wagner ( 1840–1929 ) , claimed that in other geographical journals explorer 's maps were just copied instead of having them evaluated by cartographers first . Maps based on recent exploration reports were always , when possible , complemented with route maps from previous expeditions . He did not like to infer or extrapolate from the sources , for that might give inaccurate measurements , so many of his maps show large blank spaces . How right he was in this respect was demonstrated in 1911 when Julien Thoulet drafted bathymetric maps for the territory of France . In these four maps he draws hypothetical isobaths , which are based on respectively 15 , 31 , 154 , and 308 altitude measurements per for France and the adjacent territories . ( A reasonable amount of measuring points for precipitation and temperature maps would be 1,500 and 600 per 100,000 km² respectively to create acceptable isoline maps for these phenomena ) . These give schematic negative relief maps , which hardly even approximate the true relief of the territory . Thoulet wanted to show that the few bathymetric measurements available for the vast oceans would only vaguely approximate the true relief of the ocean floors . Petermann must have had the same idea intuitively for his exploratory maps . He was keen , however , to introduce spot heights and spot depths in the maps he drafted in order that others could benefit from them . Technical innovations . Having understood well from his teacher , Heinrich Berghaus , the merit of the metric scale he introduced the representative fraction as map scale , without discarding , however , the verbal better known or . The popular acceptance of the metric system and Greenwich as prime meridian was slower in the uptake . Only with the ninth edition of Stieler ’ s Hand-Atlas ( 1900–1905 ) was this process completed . In 1870 Petermann advocated the use of a red and blue color scheme for temperature maps of the oceans . Although the number of projection methods increased at a reasonable rate , a few well-known sorts , like the stereographic and orthographic equatorial projections and the projections of Lambert , Flamsteed and Mercator , remained the most popular . Petermann did publish reports on the new projection methods of J. Babinet ( 1854 ) and J. James ( 1857 ) , and G. Jäger , but he hardly used them . Though Petermann and Ernst Behm ( 1830–1884 ; like many of the famous Gothaer geographers and cartographers Behm had first another profession . He was a physician , who learned the geographic trade in practice ) wrote many articles about geodesy and surveying , they rarely got involved in other technical and theoretical cartographic issues . Petermann concerned himself much more with printing technology , especially colour-lithography . Although they produced many color maps in this way in the 1870s , more and more maps returned to hand coloring , for it then became cheaper than lithography . According to Stams , the Gotha Institute may have produced some 2,500,000 hand-colored maps for all its cartographic products in a decade , or 800 per day ! In his last article published before his death , Petermann speaks enthusiastically about the newly developed photogravure , which considerably reduced costs per map while also increasing production speed . In his opinion the 715-sheet Austrian map was probably twenty times more efficiently produced than an engraved version would have been , for its production took only a fifth of the time and a fourth of the costs . In 1857 the President of the Royal Geographical Society , Sir Roderick Murchison , praised PGM for its fast reporting of diverse explorations , and spoke against the jealousy of those in his own Society who felt that exploration supported primarily by the British should first be published in Britain : he thought the Perthes Institute enriched the scientific geographic discourse . 'Petermann school ' also known as 'Gotha school ' . Since he was not appointed head of the Perthes establishment Petermann could only guide the other skills available . Fortunately he could call on cartographers and engravers who had developed their skills through long experience with men like Adolf Stieler , Stülpnagel , Heinrich Berghaus , Emil von Sydow , etc. , as well as new cartographers like Carl Vogel and Hermann Berghaus . According to Hermann Wagner it was not felt wise to have any of these employees appointed as head of the establishment . Instead the firm was led by Adolf Müller , not a cartographer , but an economic manager . The cartographers Petermann trained included Bruno Hassenstein ( 1839–1902 ) , Hermann Habenicht ( 1844–1917 , who from 1897 onwards trained Hermann Haack , the 20th-century editor of PGM ) , Ernst Debes ( 1840–1923 . He could have come to rival Carl Vogel , but in 1868 he left the Gotha Institute to co-found his own firm , [ Heinrich ] Wagner & Debes , which published one of the six famous families of German reference atlases `` E. Debes neuer Handatlas '' , later called `` Grosser Columbus Weltatlas '' ) , Carl Barich , Arnim Welcker ( 1840–1859 ) , Ludwig Friederichsen ( who worked on the Stieler and PGM from 1859 to 1863 , and later founded the geographical society of Hamburg and became very active in German colonial politics . ) in the 1850s , and Fritz Hanemann ( 1847–1877 ) , Christian Peip ( 1843–1922 ) , Bruno Domann and Otto Koffmahn ( 1851–1916 ) in the 1860s . They soon learned to produce maps as good as their teacher ’ s , and eventually even better . But they had probably listened well when Petermann pointed out the need for an improvement in map lettering , in elevation figures ( though elevation and bathymetric figures were common in topographic maps and charts , Petermann was the first to include them in geographic maps ) , more accurate engraving and better coloring , for under his directions the maps of the Stieler became more uniform in expression . In this they were also guided by the more than consistent work of Vogel , and Von Sydow ’ s critical remarks concerning the advantages and disadvantages of certain styles in his `` Kartographischen Standpunkt Europas '' . Petermann was also keen to use physical characteristics as background for thematic maps , an idea followed by his pupils . When Herbert Louis demanded in 1960 that the terrain underlying thematic maps should indicate elevations , hydrological networks , settlements and traffic roads , he cited Petermann as the first cartographer who used a terrain map as basis for population maps . By using hachuring as a basis for his `` Karte des Österreichischen Kaiserstaates zur Übersicht der Dichtigkeit der Bevölkerung nach dem Census von 1857 '' ( Map of the Austrian imperial state as an overview of the population density after the 1857 census , 1860 ) and the map `` Die Ausdehnung der Slaven in der Türkei und den angrenzenden Gebieten '' ( Expansion of the Slavic populations in Turkey and adjacent territories , 1869 ) Petermann continued the representation of geological , climatological and ethnographical data that his teacher Heinrich Berghaus had begun two decades before . Sections . From the start , the journal contained small messages concerning developments in geography under the heading `` Geographische Notizen/Monatsbericht '' ( 1855– ... ) . Some of these were concerned with recently published literature , mainly book citations . In 1860 Petermann decided that these should be listed in a more structured way , the latter temporarily as Geographischer Literatur Bericht für **** ( 1886–1909 ) , maybe inspired by Kroner ’ s literature lists in the `` Zeitschrift für allgemeine Erdkunde '' of the ‘ Gesellschaft für Erdkunde ’ . Books and maps would not merely be listed , but also reviewed , if they were part of the Perthes library . Unlike most listings it would also cover articles from the main journals , for these , he noted , were the primary sources reflecting the most recent developments in geography . This would keep the readers of PGM up to date . Other sections of the journal were : `` Geographische Nekrologie des Jahres **** '' ( 1858–1884 ) , `` Geographie und Erforschung Polar-Regionen '' ( nr . 51/1871-nr . 135/1878 ) , `` Monatsbericht über Entdeckungsgeschichte und Kolonisation '' ( 1885 ) , `` Kleinere Mitteilungen '' ( 1889–1939 ) , `` Geographischer Anzeiger '' ( 1899–1902 ) , `` Kartographischer Monatsbericht aus Justus Perthes ' Geographischer Anstalt in Gotha '' ( 1908–1911 ) , `` Militärkartographie '' ( 1909–1914 ) , `` Staaten und Völker '' ( 1923 ) , `` Neue Forschung im Felde '' ( 1935–1939 ) , `` ( Wehr- und ) Militärgeographie '' ( 1935–1936 ) , `` Kartographie '' ( 1941–1945 ) . Mapping the unknown . Though Petermanns name appears on hundreds of maps , Wagner suggests he stopped drafting maps himself after 1862 . The report concerning the Nordenskiöld voyage to the Lena , and the maps of the United States and Australia , suggest this may not be true . Perhaps he no longer designed , constructed and drafted the maps , as he had with the Barth maps , but he most likely continued to play a role in the conception and design of the maps , especially those in his fields of interest . `` In fact , our cartographic knowledge of the territories of the earth is far less than is generally supposed ... . [ In the maps , ] even the African and Australian terrae incognitae shrink more and more , and there remain [ only ] a few blank spots , maybe 'wild territories ' , where there is 'nothing ' . In reality everything we see on our maps is just the first step , the beginning of a more accurate knowledge of the earth ’ s surface . '' Only in the detailed maps in PGM , where lots of spaces were left blank , could one really judge how haphazard and incomplete the geographic knowledge was . J.G . Bartholomew in 1902 phrased Petermann 's drive as : `` The filling up of the blank spaces of the unknown in his maps had such a fascination for him that rest seemed impossible to him while any country remained unexplored '' . The results of the exploratory expeditions cried out for presentation in map form , and PGM published exploration results as quickly and accurately as possible . Petermann had all results he received from explorers checked against the considerable information and maps available in the Perthes Institute . This fund of knowledge grew to be so large that the Institute soon had a large library of manuscripts , books , atlases , and maps at its disposal that could vie with any university or society collection . In the 1980s it was thought that the Perthes-archives contained 180,000 printed maps and around 2,800 atlases . In the 1990s was 1,000 m of archive , some 400,000 maps ( including manuscripts ) , and some 120,000 geographical works . ( currently estimated at 185,000 sheets of maps , 120,000 geographical works , and 800 m of archives ) were acquired in 2003 by the Free State of Thüringen and deposited with the library of the University of Erfurt in its research center in Gotha . But the maps went beyond a simple presentation of the itinerary by also describing the area explored with all knowledge available and pointing out gaps that remained to be filled in the current knowledge . So the impact was reciprocal . Moreover , Petermann gave directions to explorers in exchange for which he was allowed to publish their results as soon as possible . Richardson 's African expedition . The influence Petermann tried to wield , even as a young man , can best be illustrated by his interference , together with Bunsen and Ritter , on behalf of Heinrich Barth , who wished to take part in the Richardson expedition . He later also persuaded the English government to send Eduard Vogel after them for scientific research and astronomical observations . Petermann published the results under the title `` Account of the expedition to Central-Africa '' . When first Barth and later Vogel failed to return at the expected time Germany frantically tried to discover their fate , much as Britain had with Franklin in the Arctic area . This led to many new German expeditions to Africa ( by Theodor von Heuglin , Hermann Steudner , Theodor Kinzelbach , Karl Moritz von Beurmann , Gerhard Rohlfs , Karl Mauch and others ) , most financed by gifts due largely to Petermann ’ s agitating actions and publications . Many found their death in Africa as shown in the map with the subtitle `` Four martyrs of German science in Inner-Africa '' shows , i.c . Overweg , Vogel , Beurmann and Steudner . Petermann first drafted maps of Barth & Overweg ’ s routes for the journal of the German Geographical Society and followed these up with maps in PGM in 1855 , 1857 , and 1859 . These were later worked into the maps for Barth ’ s voluminous work on his African voyage of 1850–55 . The route maps were used in new maps up to 1893 . When we compare the maps in Barth ’ s work and in PGM we may get an idea how the information was turned into images . The first map in Barth ’ s work gives an overview of his routes . The routes of Livingstone have already been engraved , but have not been highlighted by coloring . The 1857 issue of PGM uses the same copperplate , but with both routes highlighted and another title . Sheets 2–14 of Barth ’ s work are route maps on the scale 1:800,000 and 1:1,000,000 . In 1855 PGM gives only a summary of the routes of the first half of the total tour , on scale of 1:2,100,000 , with added profiles along the borders that do not appear on the detail maps . This was a corrected issue of a map first published in London . In the 1857 issue the map of Touareg-country is a copy , but mainly uncolored . Maps 15 and 16 of Barth ’ s work form a beautifully drafted and colored two-sheet map at a scale of 1:6,000,000 and measures 57 x 85 cm . It depicts the approximate territories of the indigenous tribes . The other maps in the 1857 issue show rather small details of the routes , not beautifully executed , while in the text a plan of Agades is inserted ( I do not know if it exists in Barth ’ s work ) . All in all there is little overlap , also because the scales used for the different works are mostly different . But the smaller maps are clearly generalizations of the maps in Barth ’ s work . The images in Barth ’ s look sharper , but of course that is also because they are engraved on a larger scale , while all the areas outside the routes , of which nothing or not enough is known are blank . These routes , like many others , were reused in many new maps , such as Barth ’ s route , supplemented with the 1828 routes of René-Auguste Caillé ( 1799–1838 ) and Léopold Planet ( 1850 ) . Invitation for exploring Africa . `` The basic idea of our map was to give travellers a sure support for the choice of their routes and guarantee the direction of the explorations , to resolve doubts and stimulate the elucidation of the unknown , and to offer a means for friends at home to follow their moves and to judge the value of their labour . This by creating a cartographic representation of the least known central regions of Africa utilizing all material at hand as completely as possible , to display the range of our contemporary knowledge as well as the way this knowledge is acquired and the degree of its reliability . '' Arctic explorations . Petermann spent a lot of time on the active promotion of his exploratory missions , especially the polar regions . For this he wrote more articles than for any of his other ventures . Up to 1871 he published seventeen maps of the Arctic and Antarctic in the regular issues and eight in the ‘ supplement ’ issues . He began publishing notices on the geography and exploration of the polar regions in PGM 38 , 1871 ( `` Geographie und Erforschung der Polar-Regionen '' started in 1865 and nos . 51–135 appeared in PGM volumes 16 , 1871 to 23 , 1878 ) , and from that time onwards 195 maps covered the polar regions , but none appeared in the supplements of that period . He actually started to push his interest in this subject in the 1865 issue of PGM and with the publication of supplement 16 ( ) in 1865 . In the PGM-issue he recites the correspondence he has with the Royal Geographical Society ( RGS ) concerning the proposal of capt . Sherard Osborn ( 1822–1875 ) to send another English expedition to the North pole starting from Baffin Bay . In several articles he tries to persuade the RGS to support his plan to start the expedition from Spitsbergen and use steamships instead of sledges for transport . In one article he stresses his love for Arctic expeditions by reminiscing : `` Who , like us , e.g . has attended the accounts of one capt . Inglefield [ Edward Augustus Inglefield ( 1820–1894 ) ] during the session of the Royal Geographical Society of London on 22nd November 1852 , would be persuaded to know that the natural beauty of the Arctic regions can not be surpassed by any other in the world . '' Though the accompanying map shows his theory concerning an extended Greenland he does n't write about this , but mainly about his errouneous theory concerning the behavior of the Gulf Stream . Supplement IV gives an overview of the knowledge of the area around Spitsbergen and the central Arctic . It contains articles by Petermann , R. Werner , N. Dunér and A.E . Nordenskiöld , Dr. Malmgrén , Barto von Löwenigh , and G. Jäger , and is accompanied by three maps . Petermann published this supplement issue to encourage people and institutes to support German efforts to explore the central Arctic . The first map , scale 1:40,000,000 covers both the Arctic and Antarctica , with the routes of the explorers from Cook to 1861 . He measures the unexplored area in the Arctic as 140,000 German square miles ( approximately 7,700,000 km² ) , comparing it to Australia ’ s total of 138,000 . The unexplored Antarctic he calculates as 396,000 German square miles ( approximately 21,800,000 km² ) . Petermann uses the map specifically to show the benefits of using ships for exploration , rather than the sledges usually used by the Americans and the British . He must have been convinced that the central Arctic contained vast expanses of open water and land , the latter presumably extensions of Greenland and Spitsbergen . Though the routes in the Antarctic map have been engraved , they are not highlighted in color . Instead Petermann has colored the polygons that encompass the areas covered by the several explorers . This highlights the unexplored area clearly , even though it is blank . But Petermann is definitely more interested in having the Germans explore the Arctic than the Antarctic , presumably because the costs of an Arctic expedition can be met more easily than those of an Antarctic one . The more detailed map of Spitsbergen Spitsbergen not only shows the Swedish surveys of 1861 to 1864 , but also the presence of coal fields , coastal areas with driftwood , and areas where reindeer can normally be found . Petermann ’ s last map is in the modified polar projection first proposed by G. Jäger of Vienna . Jäger had developed this projection specifically to facilitate the palaeontological analysis of the inventory of animal life in the Arctic area . Petermann thought this the best projection for planning the laying of telegraph lines . North-East passage . He not only promoted explorations , but also actively collected funds to realize them , and gave an account of the receipts and expenditures in several issues of PGM . In 1865 Otto Volger of the FDH ( Freies Deutsches Hochstift für Wissenschaft , Künste und allgemeine Bildung , founded in 1859 ) organised the ‘ Allgemeine Deutsche Versammlung von Freunden der Erdkunde ’ ( General German Assembly of Friends of Geography ) . During this two-day meeting G. Neumayer stressed the fact that Germany needed a German maritime institute to be independent of other nations . One of the programmed issues to be discussed was the issue of guidelines for the use of a homogeneous meteorological logbook for the German merchant navy . In later years the maps in PGM made much use of the data thus gathered . Petermann jealously reported on the marine surveys in Britain and America , which were realized with governmental support , and he dearly wished such was possible in other nations , especially Germany . Furthermore , he pointed out that Germany had much to win by exploring the Arctic region , especially the Northeast Passage , since the English and Americans were concentrating on the Northwest Passage . Though he even tried to get Bismarck involved in an Arctic exploration project , it was shelved for some time because of the Austro Prussian war and the consequent expansion of the Prussian realm . In PGM that same year he again turned to the FDH for support . In 1868 Petermann roused so much support for his idea in the German public that his Arctic expedition actually took place . He proposed to follow a course East of Greenland , for he and other geographers were convinced that Greenland stretched much farther North than was known in that time . Though Ferdinand von Wrangel started a four-year-long expedition in 1820 to find possible land North of cape Shelagskiy and couldn ’ t find any land he noted a Chucki chief saying : `` One might in a clear summer ’ s day descry snow-covered mountains at a great distance to the North . '' Heinrich Berghaus , Petermann ’ s teacher , included this information in the right hand corner on his of 1838 for his `` Physikalische Atlas '' with the text ‘ possible polar land ’ [ Wahrscheinliches Polar-Land ] . So it might be possible that Petermann based his views on this information . He published the same map of the Arctic and Antarctic as in 1865 , but now with Greenland stretching over the Arctic and ending in Wrangel Island close to the Bering Strait . It shows the possible route of the German expedition . The Antarctic map now uses only two colors to delimit the areas covered by James Cook and others . Later in that volume he published two maps of the route sailed by the German expedition . Unfortunately they discovered a finger of permanent pack ice stretching from the north to approximately 76° , which made progress further North impossible . Since we of course know this only by hindsight we can understand that Petermann was not daunted in his endeavors to reach the North Pole and demonstrate a possible passage to the Pacific Ocean , even when this expedition had partly failed . In 1869 he published a map of the Arctic Ocean North of Wrangel Island with all exploration routes between 1648 and 1867 and a map with sea-temperatures in the Greenland Sea and the Norwegian Sea as observed by the German expedition . And again two maps of the German expedition in Ergänzungsheft 28 . In 1874 he again published an overview map of the Arctic scale 1:16,000,000 now with all the routes from 1616 to the end of 1874 , complemented with the new meteorological weather stations . Strangely enough the route of the 1868 German expedition is not engraved in the image . Petermann still believed , however , that Greenland stretched far into the Polar region . The text in the map reads : ‘ Unerforscht , wahrscheinlich Land oder Inseln ( Petermann ’ s Hypothese ) ’ [ unexplored , probably land or islands ( Petermann ’ s hypothesis ) ] . `` ... but such an enormous glacier like the one named after Von Humboldt points at extensive eternal snow and glacier regions and this speaks for an extension of Greenland to the North ... '' His view may have been reinforced by some explorers who sighted land at higher latitudes than the tip of Greenland . `` He put forward the hypothesis of a warm Arctic sea and the existence of land in the central Arctic , dividing the sea in two . In 1874 Payer ‘ viewed ’ land north of Franz-Joseph-Land and put it on the map under the designation ‘ Petermann Land ’ . But during the ice drift of the Russian ship ‘ Saint Anna ’ ( 1912–1914 ) and the marches of the navigating officer W.A . Albanow it was established that it did not exist . '' The seemingly impossibility of the Northwest Passage was acknowledged long after his death . Only in 1904 did Roald Amundsen achieve the passage . When it came to the Northeast Passage his view that a passage was possible between Nova Zembla and Spitsbergen proved right after Nordenskiöld ’ s trip to the Ob and Yenisei river , and this while encountering stiff opposition and bearing the weight of some failed German expeditions . The ultimate proof by Nordenskiöld ’ s trip with the steamship ‘ Vega ’ sailing around the Taimyr peninsula was published in 1879 in PGM shortly after his death . Since the map was drafted on top of Petermann ’ s earlier map of Siberia , from 1873 , this might have been a way to honour Petermann . The route of the ‘ Vega ’ appeared on a Russian copy of Petermann ’ s 1873 map , which was reason enough for the editors to add it in their 1879 map . The map shows clearly to what degree the descriptive data of older explorations ( i.e . Vasili Pronchishchev [ 'Prontschischtschew ' ] , 1735–36 ; Hariton Laptev [ 'Laptew ' ] , 1739–43 ; Semyon Čeluskin [ 'Tscheljuskin ' ] , 1735–43 ; Fyodor Minin and Dmitriy Sterlegov [ 'Sterlegow ' ] , 1740 ; and Alexander Theodor von Middendorff , 1843 ) could be trusted when drafting a map from many sources and trying to amalgamate them into a single image . The difference between the coastlines on the two maps sometimes can be as much as ½° latitude and 1° longitude . Looking at Cape Taimyr , the channel between it and the mainland is reduced from approximately 10 km to a few kilometres by the Swedish exploration ! The only exception was the information derived from P.F . Anjou ( 1823 ) , which was based on astronomical observations , and is the same in both maps . The article ( translations from Swedish and Danish with a preamble by Behm ) and map appeared four months after the ‘ Vega ’ had arrived in Irkutsk . Hassenstein drafted the new map , maybe using the older draft . The title was hammered out of the old copperplate and replaced by a new one , while Nordenskiöld ’ s data were engraved , and printed in red , making it look like an overlay on the old map . Because of the use of lighter background colors the newer map looks much fresher than the older one , though only six years lay between the two . Australia . Petermann kept his promise , made in the preface of the first issue of PGM , when he was responsible for the new edition of Stieler ’ s Hand-Atlas . He also had a weakness for Australia . Up to his death he published some 48 maps concerning exploration in ( parts of ) Australia , though hardly any of the expeditions bore any German influence . In 1866 , when he gave an account of the first issue of the fifth edition ( 1866–67 ) of the Stieler , he frequently referred to maps or articles published in PGM . Furthermore , he mentions that he is working on four other maps of Australia or parts of it . One of these is his famous eight-sheet map of Australia , scale 1:3,500,000 , and the other three are concerned with exploration or based on land-property maps . ( `` Spezialkarte von Neu-Süd-Wales nach den Kataster-Aufnahmen '' , later published as `` Spezialkarte eines Theiles von New South Wales '' ( PGM , 12 , 1866 , table 13 ) ; `` Spezialkarte vom See ’ ngebiet im Inneren von Australien '' , later published as `` Das See ’ n-Gebiet ( Lake District ) und die Steinige Wüste ( Great Stony Desert ) im Innern von Australien '' ( PGM , 13 , 1867 , table 4 ) ; `` Karte der Entdeckungen im Inneren Australiens , scale 1:2,500,000 '' , which he probably chose not to publish in PGM due to all the new discoveries ) . In 1871/72 he published the eight-sheet map as in Ergänzungsheft 29 ( volume VI ) and 30 ( volume VII ) . It is a superb effort to compile all available knowledge in a colored map-image that measures 194x118 cm altogether , and it reminds us of the ten-sheet map of Africa of 1863 . Being Petermann he would have liked to have accompanied it with a volume containing its ten-year history of exploration and discoveries , but in order not to raise the retail price of the map he satisfied himself with merely citing the volumes of PGM where the information could be found and providing an accompanying 43-page geographical-statistical compendium by C.E . Meinicke . In 1875 a second revised edition appeared , with a small sample in PGM . We unfortunately do not find his famous six-sheet map of the United States ( `` Neue Karte der Vereinigten Staaten vor Nord-Amerika in 6 Blättern '' ) in the issues of PGM . It was produced for the sixth edition of the Stieler on scale 1:3,700.000 , though a small part appeared in the next annual as an illustration of the exploration of Northwest Texas . Source interpretations . Several times Petermann indicated that he disagreed with the reports of explorers , probably basing his arguments on reports and literature at his disposal or on sound geographic reasoning . In a map , concerning among other things lake Uniamesi , he tends to disagree with Jakob Erhardt , one of the missionaries of the Church Mission Society of London , concerning its situation and extension . Erhardt was erroneous in that he situated the lower tip of the lake around 13° South 36° East and made it bend westward to 28° East , with a probable extension to 24° East . Furthermore , he though that Lake Victoria , Lake Tanganyika and Lake Nyassa were one inland sea extending to 6° North . A lack of data led Petermann to agree with his erroneous shape of the lake or lakes , but he was not convinced of its wide extension to the west and north . As for the sources of the Nile he was not so much mistaken , as they were indicated by a text near the equator between 30° and 36° East , but this was not so hard to induce . When one views the ethnographic and trade information in the map and interprets them from a relative topological point of view we can see this as the strength of the missionaries ’ reports . As their mission was focused on people and not on the natural environment this kind of information was of great importance to them . But geometrically their information could not be trusted , in part because most of their information was based on verbal reports of the native tribes . At other times he depicted maps of the same area from several authors together in one supplement map to show the authors ’ different interpretations . This was the case with , for example , the map of the Kerguelen and McDonald Islands sighted by John Heard ( 1853 ) , William MacDonald ( 1854 ) , Hutton ( 1854 ) , Attway ( 1854 ) , Rees ( 1854 ) , and Neumayer ( 1857 ) , with several comparisons of explorations since James Cook . The same with small maps ( scale ca . 1:33,000,000 ) of the central part of southern Africa , which shows different interpretations by Heinrich Kiepert ( 1855 ) , J. McQueen ( 1857 ) and David Livingstone ( 1857 ) . Or with the representation of the Gabon countries , which show interpretations by August Petermann , Thomas E. Bowdich , William D. Cooley , Heinrich Kiepert , Paul Belloni du Chaillu and Heinrich Barth . Many times he included an outline map of Germany , or parts thereof or other countries to show the vastness through which the explorers had to travel . This must have contributed to the understanding and compassion the readers felt for the sacrifice and hardships the explorers had to go through to come to the results presented in the articles and maps . Stieler-Handatlas . Since the first edition Friedrich von Stülpnagel had been mainly responsible for the drafting of the maps of Stieler-Handatlas . When Stülpnagel died in 1865 Petermann became responsible for the Stieler . He drafted some maps ( e.g. , , ) for ( 1863–1867 ) , which reached 83 maps . In the ( 1868–1874 ) we can see the hand of the master clearer , as the maps become more uniform and the style of the 'Gotha School ' becomes more distinct . Fame for the armchair traveller . Petermann was sometimes accused of being an ‘ armchair ’ geographer as he never traveled wide or experienced new discoveries with his own eyes , but the quality of the maps and geographic ideas he produced proves the accusation unfair . Some people are better at observing and describing circumstances and phenomena , others are better at interpretation of data . Petermann ’ s greatest accomplishment lay in the interpretation and evaluation of sometimes contradictory sources , and his great legacy is that he was able to develop this faculty in most of his pupils in such a fine way that geography at large has profited from it ever since . Should one criticize the journal under his direction for not being geographically innovative then one may come nearer to the truth . Lots of articles are of a descriptive physical nature , with lots of intimate details in the explorers ’ colloquial style , and hardly any tries to find explanations for the physical phenomena . Most emphasis is laid on geomorphology and geology — old disciplines by then with their own technical language already — meteorology , botany and biology . Articles on anthropogeography usually reach no further than ethnographic descriptions of regions . It is still the era of data-gathering and in this they weren ’ t far beyond the cameralistic nature of the first half of the nineteenth century . One should have expected more articles concerning ( parts of ) Europe , but a count in the annuals for 1860–1864 shows that only 16 % of the articles and 22 % of the `` Kleinere Mitteilungen '' ( small communications ) concerned Europe . As accommodation one might say that the journal , though geographic by nature , was aimed at popular use . That was one of its strengths , as shown by its large circulation . `` Petermann ’ s achievement falls in a period in which raw material was gathered , especially through explorations . It was the flowering of geographic dilettantism . Interest was not only stirred by news as such , but the news in itself was interesting , because every educated person without special prior knowledge could understand it . '' According to Weller , Petermann signed 226 articles in Petermanns Geographische Mitteilungen , including 41 on Africa , 98 on the Polar regions and 37 on the history and use of cartography . The same source puts his total production of maps at 535 , including his maps for the Stieler , the Physical atlas and several miscellaneous items . Stams , using the ten-year indexes , counts 280 maps in Petermanns Geographische Mitteilungen that can be said to have been constructed and edited by him . Slipping and death . At the end of the 1870s geography started to change its objects and goals , which upset the previously important position of what was then called the ‘ Gotha Academy ’ . When Charles Darwin published `` The descent of man '' it was the beginning of the expansion of human geography , which till then was only rarely focused upon , except in the field of ethnography . The physical-deterministic view of humanity that followed led to the rise of the branch of geography we now call anthropogeography , especially after 1875 , when Friedrich Ratzel ( 1844–1904 ) was the first new professor of geography appointed in München and later Leipzig ( only Carl Ritter ever before had been professor of geography worldwide ) . In 1856 Petermann had married Clara Leslie and had two daughters with her . They were divorced in 1875 . A year later he married for the second time . As time wore on he seemed to have suffered more and more from family problems . It is also supposed that for many years he suffered from manic-depressive moods and he seemed to have always kept a revolver in close proximity . All these changes and troubles may have contributed to the fact that Petermann died by his own hand at Gotha on 25 September 1878 . The fact that Gotha was becoming less exclusively the center of exploration — which so enchanted the large masses — and became more scientifically focused might also have played a role . In 1902 J.G . Bartholomew wrote : `` It is only a fair tribute to Augustus Petermann to say that no one has done more than he to advance modern cartography , and no man has ever left a more fitting monument to himself than his `` Mitteilungen '' , which still bears his name , and under the editorship of Dr. Supan , is the leading geographical authority in all countries . But to the absorbing fascination of his work Petermann sacrificed all other interests in life and died a martyr to geography '' . That fame perished quickly was shown by Hermann Wagner in his article of 1912 , when he commemorates the merits of the Gotha epoch under Petermann and finds that nobody up till then had written about the making of the history of geography and cartography and that all those pioneers were all but forgotten , even though the journal carried Petermann ’ s name since 1879 . In 1909 a monument with Petermann ’ s effigy from the workshop of Max Hoene-München of Gotha was erected in the Ducal gardens of Gotha , a stone ’ s throw away from the institute where he had worked for so many years . The monument was offered by the German geographical societies . Petermann in his time was well paid by Perthes as is shown by his beautiful villa close to Gotha ’ s railway station . Petermann lives on . Because Petermann provided so much supporting work during his lifetime , several physical features , especially in the Arctic , were named after him . In the the following seven toponyms are listed : Petermann Ranges ( Antarctica ) , Petermann Island , also in Antarctica , Petermann Ranges ( Australia ) , Petermann Peak ( = Bjerg , Fjeld , Bjaerg , Bjoerg ) , Petermann Glacier , Petermann Peninsula ( = Halvø ) , Petermannfjellet ( = Cape ) . According to Hugo Wichmann , Capt . Bullock was probably the first to name a physical feature after Petermann , on a printed English chart of 1860 . In the same report he counts thirteen features in Asia , Australia and New Zealand , and the Arctic and Antarctic regions , named between 1860 and 1874 . Some of them were renamed by other explorers and one turned out not to exist , Petermannland , an island North of Zemlya Frantsa-Iosifa ( Franz Josef Land ) sighted by Capt . Fligely and named by Julius Payer , which later proved nonexistent . We may keep this name in mind , however , as a proof of Petermann ’ s vision and drive to have the region explored , though this sometimes revealed different physical objects than he had hypothesized . In a later age , even a crater on the moon was given the name Petermann crater , situated halfway between Mare Humboldtianum and Peary in the northern polar region . Petermann thought that the naming of newly discovered physical features was one of the privileges of a map-editor , especially as he was fed up with forever encountering toponyms like 'Victoria ' , 'Wellington ' , 'Smith ' , 'Jones ' , etc . He writes : `` While constructing the new map to specify the detailed topographical portrayal and after consulting with and authorization of messr . Theodor von Heuglin| [ Theodor ] von ] Heuglin and count Karl Graf von Waldburg-Zeil I have entered 118 names in the map : partly they are the names derived from celebrities of arctic explorations and discoveries , arctic travellers anyway as well as excellent friends , patrons , and participants of different nationalities in the newest northpolar expeditions , partly eminent German travellers in Africa , Australia , America ... '' So the accompanying map of Svalbard is larded with features named after Barth , Behm , Berghaus , Bessel , Brehm , Breusing , Heuglin , Hochstetter , Koldewey , Lange , Mauch , Oetker , Payer , Perthes , Petermann , Ravenstein , Weyprecht , and Wilhelm . The end of an era . In 1993 Justus Perthes Verlag , the publisher of PGM , was taken over by Ernst Klett Schulbuchverlag in Stuttgart . In 2003 the Perthes archives ( 180,000 maps , 120,000 geographic publications , and 800 m of business archives ) were bought by the Free State of Thüringen and deposited in the Gotha annex of Erfurt University . In 2004 , after 149 years of publication , the journal `` Petermann ’ s geographische Mitteilungen '' ceased to be published . The municipality of Gotha bought in 2010 the business premises and the accompanying grounds on Justus-Perthes-Straße 1–9 and Gotthardstraße 6 , and has started renovating the former for a future `` Perthes Forum '' for research and exhibitions . The Perthes family villa at Gotthardstraße nevertheless was demolished in July 2012 for lack of development options . Many of the letters Petermann sent or received have been saved for future study , as also are the drafts he made for many maps , and are kept in the Perthes Collection of the University of Erfurt Gotha Research Library .
Aghasin-e Bala . Aghasin-e Bala ( , also Romanized as Āghāsīn-e Bālā ; also known as Āqāsīn-e Bālā ) is a village in Siyahu Rural District , Fin District , Bandar Abbas County , Hormozgan Province , Iran . At the 2006 census , its population was 80 , in 28 families .
Lamartine ( shipwreck ) . The `` Lamartine '' is a 19th-century shipwreck lying in the waters of the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary , off Gloucester , Massachusetts . She was a schooner built in 1848 in Camden , Maine . She was hauling quarried granite from Stonington , Maine to New York City when she went down in a storm on May 17 , 1893 . One crewmember drowned ; the others were rescued by a fishing vessel that saw the ship sinking . The wreck was located in 2004 by a survey team , documented over the next two years . The wreck was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012 .
Cave of the Ramban . The Cave of the Ramban is located in the southern cliff of the Upper Kidron Valley , on a slope descending into the Arab neighborhood of Wadi al-Joz , Jerusalem . It is believed by some to be the traditional burial place of Nahmanides ( also known as Ramban ) , a foremost rabbinical scholar during the medieval era . Burial chamber . The large rock-hewn cave , measuring 19 by 20 m , reaches a height of 3.5 meters and is supported by two columns . The area once functioned as an ancient underground stone quarry . Above the façade , in the upper portion of the cliff , are the remains of a square rock-cut chamber which may have been used for burials . Significance . The cave is believed by some Jews to be the site where Ramban prayed in the 13th-century and the place of his interment . It is thus claimed to have been a holy site for Jews for many centuries . In 2000 , the cave became a subject of controversy between a group of Jewish inhabitants in Wadi al-Joz and the Muslim owner of the site , who had fenced off the cave in protest to Jewish settlement in the area . The National Authority for Holy Sites convinced the Ministry of Religious Affairs of its religious significance and the cave was declared a holy site and handed over to the ministry ’ s control . The Muslim `` wakf '' subsequently petitioned the High Court of Justice which resulted in a temporary injunction freezing the site 's designation . In 2003 , a government committee was appointed to examine the issue . While acknowledging the site 's connection to the Jewish faith , it was decided that the court could rule on the matter . This however was thwarted when the holy status was reinstated by a government minister . The `` wakf '' persisted in its battle for control of the site in the courts and in 2008 it was decided that the cave be placed under the `` wakfs '' authority and Jews were banned from entering . Other traditions hold that Ramban was buried in Silwan , in Hebron or in Acre .
Dragan Zeković . Dragan Zeković ( born May 27 , 1987 ) is a Serbia-born Montenegrin professional basketball player for Steaua București of the Romanian League . Professional career . He began his professional career with Belgrade clubs Avala Ada and Atlas . From 2006 to 2010 he played in Austrian Basketball Bundesliga , first with Vienna and then with Arkadia Traiskirchen Lions . In April 2010 he signed with FMP Železnik . He stayed there till December 2010 when he signed with OKK Beograd till the end of the season . Next two seasons he spent with Vojvodina Srbijagas . In August 2013 , he signed with CSU Asesoft Ploiești in Romania . For the 2016–17 season he moved to Karpoš Sokoli . In July 2017 , he signed with Steaua București . Personal life . He is married with Serbian model and former beauty queen Anja Šaranović .
Rotary piercing . Rotary piercing is a hot working metalworking process for forming thick-walled seamless tubing . There are two types : the Mannesmann process and the Stiefel process . Mannesmann process . A heated cylindrical billet workpiece is fed between two convex-tapered rollers , which are rotating in the same direction . The rollers are usually 6° askew from parallel with the billet 's axis . The rollers are on opposite sides of the billet , and the surface of their largest cross sections are separated by a distance slightly smaller than the outside diameter ( OD ) of the original billet . The load imparted by the rollers compresses the material and the 6° skew provides both rotation and translation to the billet . The friction between the rollers and the billet is intentionally high , and is sometimes increased by using knurled rollers . This friction establishes stresses varying radially through the billet , with the highest stresses at the OD and the central axis . The stress exceeds the yield strength of the billet and causes circumferential fissures to propagate at various radii near the OD , and a central longitudinal void to form at the axis . A tapered mandrel is set inside and a short distance from the start of the central void . This mandrel forces the material outward and compresses the material against the back side of the tapered rollers . This compressive loading fuses the circumferential fissures and sets the initial internal diameter and OD values . The formed tube is then cooled and can be cold worked to refine the diameters and to achieve the desired yield strengths . Mannesmann mills can produce tubes as large as 300 mm ( 12 in ) in diameter . Stiefel process . The Stiefel process is very similar to the Mannesmann process , except that the convex rollers are replaced with large conical disks . This allows for larger tubes to be formed .
Skytrail . The Skytrail Bridge spans the South Saskatchewan River in Outlook , Saskatchewan , Canada . It was originally built by the Canadian Pacific Railway over the full width of the river 's flood channel and has eight spans . It served as a railway bridge from October 23 , 1912 , until March 16 , 1987 . In 2003 it was converted to a pedestrian bridge and is now the longest pedestrian bridge in Canada . The bridge is part of the Trans-Canada Trail . Due to structural issues , the bridge has been closed since late 2013 .
Orquesta Francini-Pontier . Orquesta Francini-Pontier was an Orquesta típica formed in 1945 in Argentina by the violinist Enrique Mario Francini and the bandoneonist Armando Pontier . The orchestra played together until 1955 and was one of the leading tango orchestras of its day . The two musicians started their musical career together in the tango orchestra led by Juan Ehlert which later moved to Buenos Aires in 1937 to play on Radio Prieto . In 1939 , the two joined the orchestra that had recently been put together by Miguel Caló and included Osmar Maderna ( piano ) and Domingo Federico ( bandoneon ) . The turning point in their careers came in 1945 when they formed their own orchestra which made its debut on 1 September in `` Tango Bar '' in Buenos Aires with Juan José Paz on piano ; in the bandoneon section , Pontier , Ángel Domínguez , Nicolás Paracino and Juan Salomone ; on violins , Francini , Pedro Sarmiento , Aquiles Aguilar and Mario Lalli ; Rafael del Bagno on double bass and the singers Raúl Berón and Alberto Podestá . They played on Radio El Mundo and released their first recording on RCA Records in 1946 with `` Sirva otra copa '' , written by Arturo Gallucci and José Rótulo , and `` Margo '' with music by Pontier and lyrics by Homero Expósito , both featuring the singer Alberto Podestá . Appearances at the `` Piccadilly '' , the `` Ebro Bar '' and the `` Tibidabo '' cabaret followed and in 1947 the arranger Argentino Galván joined them . Their success continued until , by mutual consent , they split up in 1955 . The recorded output of the orchestra totalled over 100 numbers including `` Remolino '' with Raúl Berón ; `` Pichuco '' an instrumental ; `` Alma de bohemio '' , with Alberto Podestá ; `` Nunca tuvo novio '' with the singer Roberto Rufino ; `` Claveles blancos '' with Rufino ; `` El ciruja '' , the first recording of the singer Julio Sosa in Argentina ; `` A los amigos '' , an instrumental ; `` Princesa del fango '' , with Sosa ; `` A la guardia vieja '' , an instrumental ; `` Olvidao '' , also with Sosa ; `` Por una muñeca '' , with the singer Roberto Florio ; `` Tema otoñal '' , written by Francini , and `` Chiqué '' , both instrumentals . Other singers that appeared with the orchestra included , Héctor Montes , Pablo Moreno , Mario Lagos and Luis Correa .
Vindhya ( actress ) . Vindhya is an Indian film actress and politician who appeared in Tamil language films . She appeared in notable productions including `` Sangamam '' ( 1999 ) , alongside Rahman . Career . She made her debut in `` Sangamam '' alongside Rahman , but the film won mixed reviews and performed poorly at the box office . Towards the latter end of her career , she appeared in low-budget films . `` Vayasu Pasanga '' is one of her box office hits . Vindhya campaigned against the DMK party during the 2011 and 2016 state assembly elections and was instrumental in the defeat of that party . Vindhya married Gopalakrishnan , actress Bhanupriya 's brother , in an arranged marriage on 16 February 2008 at the Guruvayoor Temple . She filed for a divorce in 2012 .
MGM Grand Atlantic City . MGM Grand Atlantic City was a planned resort casino by MGM Mirage in Atlantic City , New Jersey . It was to be located on of land between the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa ( which MGM owns ) and Harrah 's Atlantic City . History . Announcing the resort in October 2007 , MGM Mirage estimated the construction would `` have a budget in the $ 4.5- $ 5 billion range '' , with ground to be broken in 2008 and the hotel to open in 2012 . In October 2008 , MGM Mirage declared in its third-quarter financial report that development activities for the resort other than design and pre-development had been postponed due to economic conditions of the late-2000s recession and the credit market environment from the financial crisis of 2007–2010 . On March 12 , 2010 , MGM Mirage announced it would stop doing business as a gaming licensee in New Jersey , effectively abandoned the project . Design . The project was to include three separate interconnected hotel towers , each aimed at a distinct type of customer , including an all-suites tower for high rollers . The plan also included a theater , spa , convention center and of retail space . MGM Resorts still owns the 72-acre tract of land on which the casino was to be built .
Kumamoto Shintoshin Plaza . , is a major office development by Mori Building in Nishi-ku , Kumamoto , Kumamoto Prefecture , Japan , located in front of Kumamoto Station . The Kumamoto station reconstruction project is currently in progress , specifically for the full opening of the Kyushu Shinkansen .
Nørre Åby Efterskole . Nørre Åby Efterskole is an efterskole located in Nørre Åby , Middelfart on Funen , Denmark . The efterskole specializes in drama , music , animation , fitness , dance and soccer . It was founded by Olaf Nielsen , when Theodor Jensen left the school in 1886 and the schools attendance rose from 10 to 100 students . The dorms on the school mainly consist of two persons chambers . There is however a few three and four people dorms . Nørre Åby is the town most close to the efterskole .
Arvin Moazzami . Arvin Moazzami Goudarzi ( , born 26 March 1990 in Borujerd ) is an Iranian cyclist riding for the team .
Durham County Council . Durham County Council is the local authority of the non-metropolitan County Durham ( i.e . excluding the ceremonial county 's boroughs of Darlington , Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees , which have their own unitary authority councils ) in North East England . Since 2009 it has been a unitary authority , having the powers of a non-metropolitan county and district council combined . From 1889 to 2009 it was a county council in a two-tier arrangement . At the time of the 2011 census it served a population of 513,200 , which makes it one of the most-populous local authorities in England . It has its headquarters at County Hall in Durham . History . Durham County Council was initially established in 1889 as the upper-tier local authority for the administrative county of Durham . The county council was reconstituted in 1974 as a non-metropolitan county council . Darlington was removed from the area of responsibility in 1997 . Durham County Council became a unitary authority on 1 April 2009 when the seven remaining districts of the county ( Durham ( City ) , Easington , Sedgefield ( Borough ) , Teesdale , Wear Valley , Derwentside , and Chester-le-Street ) were abolished and the county council absorbed their non-metropolitan district functions . Following the structural changes in 2009 , legislation allows for the council to name itself `` The Durham Council '' , however the council has retained the name of Durham County Council . The current leader of the council , Simon Henig , is since 15 April 2014 also chair of the North East Combined Authority .
Track record . Track record is a term from racing , referring either to the best performance of any racehorse or athlete on a certain track , or to the history of a certain racer 's past performance . It is commonly used informally to refer to a person or organization 's past performance in any type of endeavor .
David Ancrum . David Chalton Ancrum ( born June 9 , 1958 ) is an American retired professional and college basketball player . He played college basketball for Utica College . Subsequently , he followed a professional basketball career playing in several leagues , most notably in the CBA , Greece and Israel . He was a shooting guard . College career . Born in New York City , Ancrum grew up in Roosevelt , New York in Long Island and played for Utica College basketball team from 1978 to 1980 . He is the all-time leader in points per game for his college with 23.1 points per game out of 47 games and seventh all-time leading scorer with 1084 . He is the only Utica player to reach the 1,000 points mark in less than four seasons and the only player to score more than 600 points in a single season . In 2010 Ancrum was inducted in Utica 's hall of fame . Professional career . Ancrum played professionally for the Albany Patroons under coach Phil Jackson from 1984 to 1986 . He averaged 14.2 points per game in the 1984–1985 season . He subsequently signed for the Savannah Spirits . He led his team to beat the Patroons 117–110 , scoring 23 points . After playing basketball in Panama , he signed for Iraklis of the Greek League in 1987 . In his first season , he was only eligible to play in international competitions , since foreign players were not allowed in the Greek League at the time . From 1988 , when foreign players were declared eligible in the Greek League , to 1992 he appeared in 104 Greek League games for Iraklis averaging 33.7 points per game , 4.5 rebounds per game , 1.1 assists per game and 1.1 steals per game . After being waived by Iraklis David Ancrum played for Maccabi Tel Aviv and Hapoel Afula . In the 1993 Euroleague Ancrum appeared in 11 matches for Maccabi averaging 16.7 points per game , 3.4 rebounds per game , 1.5 assists per game and 1.0 stal per game . Post basketball . Ancrum retired as a result of a knee injury , and has since become a coach at the high school level . He currently lives in Sacramento , California , where he runs the basketball program for Sacramento Country Day School .
Tailevu Naitasiri F.C.. Tailevu Naitasiri F.C . is a Fijian football team playing in the second division of the Fiji Football Association competitions . It is based in Nausori , which is a town on the island of Viti Levu , and about 20 kilometers north of the capital , Suva . Their home stadium is Ratu Cakobau Park . Their uniform includes sky blue shirt , white shorts and blue socks . History . The Tailevu Naitasiri Football Association was formed in 1943 , when some local clubs split from Rewa to form their own association . Current squad . `` Squad for the 2018 Inter-District Championship ''
Lewis Seiler . Lewis Seiler ( September 30 , 1890 – January 8 , 1964 ) was an American film director . He directed 88 films between 1923 and 1958 . He was born in New York , New York and died in Hollywood , California .
Jonathan Ansell . Jonathan Mark Ansell ( born 10 March 1982 ) is an English singer , best known as the high tenor of the vocal group G4 . Early life . Influenced by his mother ’ s tapes of Pavarotti and the Three Tenors , Ansell joined the West Sussex Boys ' Choir conducted by Arthur Robson , at the age of eight . He toured extensively with the choir to Florida , Germany , and France , performed in the Royal Festival Hall and sang many times in Arundel Cathedral . Ansell stayed with the choir until his voice broke at the age of 16 when he lost the ability to sing treble but after puberty found he had developed a high tenor voice instead . After a performance of `` Love Changes Everything '' at a choral society concert in Littlehampton , Ansell 's local MP Howard Flight , who was in the audience , arranged for him to have a preliminary audition at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London . Ansell suffered from Glandular Fever from early September 1999 to mid-February 2000 , and so the audition was rearranged . After working with music teacher Martin Elliott , he won a place at the Guildhall two years later . While at the Guildhall School , Ansell 's singing teacher was Adrian Thompson , who has a similar voice to Ansell and he described their lessons as working together . At that time , Ansell 's academic studies fell below the standard . Diagnosed as dyslexic , an agreement was reached where he stayed as a pupil . G4 . While at the Guildhall School , Ansell formed the pop-opera boyband G4 with three other students Mike Christie , Tom Lowe , and Ben Thapa . Lowe later resigned as bass , replaced by Matthew Stiff . Their name , G4 , stands for Guildhall 4 . G4 were discovered after finishing second on ITV talent show The X Factor in 2004 . G4 's self-titled debut album produced by Trevor Horn and Brian Rawling , reached Number One for Mother 's Day weekend 2005 . In total they released 3 albums , sold in excess of 1.5 million albums in the UK , completed 5 sell-out UK tours , sold in excess of 40,000 `` Live at the Royal Albert Hall '' DVDs ( one of the concerts on their first tour ) and also released a best-selling autobiography `` Our Way '' . Ansell turned down the role of Prince Tamino in Kenneth Branagh 's film of Mozart 's `` The Magic Flute '' to stay with the band and continue recording . On 5 April 2007 , G4 announced on GMTV that they were calling it a day at the end of July 2007 . On 17 November 2014 G4 reformed for 'one night only ' giving a concert at The Barbican Centre in London to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of their X Factor appearance in 2004 . Whilst on stage Jonathan announced that due to the response of their 'one night only ' concert they would be doing a UK tour in 2015 . Solo career . Ansell signed with new management Jonathan Shalit in 2007 and secured a £1 million , 5-album deal with Universal Classics and Jazz ( UCJ ) , part of Universal Music Group . His first solo album with UCJ , `` Tenor at the Movies '' , was released on 18 February 2008 . For five Sunday afternoons from 17 February 2008 , Ansell presented `` The Great Movie Composers '' on ClassicFM coinciding with the release of his solo album . Ansell participated in a celebrity edition of Channel 4 show `` Come Dine with Me '' on 10 April 2008 with MC Harvey , Tamara Beckwith and Lynsey de Paul . Ansell came in joint first place with MC Harvey , scoring 21 points . On 8 May 2008 , Ansell 's participation in BBC programme `` Ready Steady Cook '' against Hayley Westenra was broadcast . In the evening of 8 May 2008 , Ansell performed `` Un Giorno Per Noi '' with Westenra at the Classical Brits , Royal Albert Hall . During June 2008 , Ansell and England and Arsenal striker Kelly Smith won the British Lung Foundation 's male and female 'Lungs of the Year 2008 ' award in recognition of the fantastic use they have made of their lungs over the past year . In a Q & A session with the BBC 's `` Last Choir Standing '' website , Ansell gave his views on the benefits of being part of a choir : `` People see choirs on stage and predominantly it looks quite square ... but off stage that 's where all the fun happens - in rehearsals , messing about , lunch breaks , interacting with new people . That , for me , is what choirs are all about – having that fun both on and off stage . '' Jonathan made a guest appearance on `` Last Choir Standing '' ( Results Show ) on 3 August 2008 performing `` Barcelona '' . On Sunday , 17 August 2008 , Ansell participated in the tribute concert `` Lyrics by Don Black '' which was held at the London Palladium featuring performances of Black 's songs by a selection of guest artists . He performed the duet `` Amigos Para Siempre '' with Westenra , music by Andrew Lloyd Webber . The evening , hosted by Michael Parkinson , was recorded by BBC Radio 2 Friday Night is Music Night and broadcast on Friday , 22 August 2008 . One of the tracks on his second album `` Forever '' is `` Hearts of England '' , the 2008 Rugby League World Cup song composed by Patrick Hawes and his brother Andrew . He performed it live at the Rugby League Carnegie Challenge Cup Final at Wembley Stadium , London on Saturday , 30 August 2008 . For the second weekend running Ansell performed a track from his album `` Forever '' live at Wembley , this time to sing the football anthem `` Nessun Dorma '' at Soccer Aid on Sunday , 7 September while the teams were presented to Sir Geoff Hurst . Before his G4 days , Ansell worked in Jersey with a Gilbert and Sullivan operatic society and during September 2008 returned to his roots , taking on the role of Nanki-Poo in the Carl Rosa Opera Company 's production of `` The Mikado '' at both the Richmond Theatre and Alexandra Theatre , Birmingham . Ansell performed with Westenra at `` Music on Fire '' ! at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in September 2008 , organised by the Army Benevolent Fund to raise funds for veterans . The third series of `` The Alan Titchmarsh Show '' featured the start of a competition to find a soprano to sing with Ansell in the `` A Night At The Opera '' tour . 8 ladies were selected to sing in front of a judging panel of David Grant , Ruthie Henshall and Jonathan Shalit . The 4 successful ladies Rosie Bell , Rosie Havel , Olivia Safe and Esther Dee faced a public vote on 15 September 2008 and Olivia Safe and Rosie Bell won through . They sang `` Libiamo ne ' lieti calici '' with Ansell , from Verdi 's `` La Traviata '' on 29 September 2008 . Olivia Safe won the public vote to appear in the tour of `` A Night At the Opera '' . `` A Night At the Opera '' had its first performance at the Cardiff Millennium Centre on 30 October 2008 and toured 18 venues in the UK ending at the London Palladium on 23 November 2008 . The show co-starred Silvia Colloca , Telman Guzhevsky , Anna-Clare Monk , Toby Stafford Allen and Olivia Safe . On Saturday , 8 November 2008 , Ansell performed `` Today Wo n't Come Again '' with Westenra at the Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall and later sang `` Here 's to the Heroes '' when the returning forces came into the auditorium . During February 2009 , Ansell toured with Westenra in `` The Valentines Tour '' . At the England versus Scotland Six Nations Rugby Match at Twickenham on 21 March 2009 , Ansell sang `` God Save the Queen '' at Twickenham . During Easter Week , 7 April 2009 , Jonathan appeared in Dictionary Corner on Channel 4 's `` Countdown '' . Ansell was nominated for the Classical Brits 2009 `` Album of the Year '' with `` Tenor at the Movies '' . On Monday 30 November 2009 , Ansell launched the `` This Mornings Christmas Choir . In 2010 , Ansell made his musical theatre début as The Man in the Bill Kenwright touring production of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Jim Steinman 's `` Whistle Down The Wind '' . Opening at the Liverpool Empire on 20 January , Ansell performed eight shows a week during the eight month UK tour . Ansell played Boemer and two other characters in the 2010 National Tour of `` Lark Rise to Candleford '' starting at the Theatre Royal Windsor in September 2010 . In April and May 2011 , Ansell played the role of the Prince/Beast in a national tour of `` Beauty and the Beast '' .. In June 2011 , he toured the UK with the show `` Jonathan Ansell and Friends '' . Ansell unsuccessfully auditioned for the lead role in the Andrew Lloyd Webber production of `` Jesus Christ Superstar '' in 2012 , as part of ITV 's `` Superstar '' TV talent contest . In January 2012 , Ansell launched a new album project , a mix of pop/rock covers and classics . The Album `` Two Hearts '' was released on 14 October 2013 . 2018 . Ansell teamed up with `` Rhydian Roberts '' on a 32 date tour of `` Les Musicals '' in May , June and October . Due to the success of the tour it was announced that the duo would be touring another show of 'Les Musicals ' in 2019 as well as releasing an album together via PledgeMusic Philanthropy and Charity . Ansell has long been a supporter of Breast Cancer Care because his father 's twin sister , Brenda , died from the condition . He participated in the London Triathlon in 2007 , performed at their London Fashion Show and Carols by Candlelight Service as well as donating his winnings from Who Wants to be Millionaire and Come Dine with Me . In April 2009 , Ansell was appointed as an Ambassador for the charity Breast Cancer Care . In October 2008 , Ansell and Westenra sold poppies at Waterloo station to support the Royal British Legion . On 12 November , Ansell duet `` Today Wo n't Come Again '' with Westenra in the Annual Festival of Remembrance . Ansell was the benchmark flyer for the Worthing International Birdman challenge where contestants attempt mechanically unaided flight off the end of Worthing Pier . He managed , sporting a Mr Incredible-style pink hairdo . Personal life . After meeting in a London night club , Ansell proposed to former `` Quizmania '' host Debbie King on stage at the end of his final show of `` A Night at the Opera '' at the London Palladium on 23 November 2008 . The couple married on Sunday 30 August 2009 on the 40th floor of 30 St Mary Axe . On 14 May 2010 , the couple announced they were expecting their first child . King gave birth at 2 pm on 24 November 2010 to a daughter . On 16 September 2014 Jonathan announced on his Official Facebook page 'Its a Boy ! ! ! . Confirming the birth of their second child at 3pm .
Concert tour . A concert tour ( or simply tour ) is a series of concerts by an artist or group of artists in different cities , countries or locations . Often concert tours are named , to differentiate different tours by the same artist and d4–4 a specific tour with a particular album or product ( for example : U2 's The Joshua Tree Tour named after the album ) . Especially in the popular music world , such tours can become large-scale enterprises that last for several months or even years , are seen by hundreds of thousands or millions of people , and bring in millions of dollars ( or the equivalent ) in ticket revenues . A performer who embarks on a concert tour is called a touring artist . Different segments of longer concert tours are known as `` legs '' . The different legs of a tour are denoted in different ways , dependent on the artist and type of tour , but the most common means of separating legs are dates ( especially if there is a long break at some point ) , countries and/or continents , or different opening acts . In the largest concert tours it is becoming more common for different legs to employ separate touring production crews and equipment , local to each geographical region . Concert tours are often administered on the local level by concert promoters or by performing arts presenters . Usually , small concert tours are managed by a road manager whereas large concert tours are managed by a tour manager . Logistics . The major challenge in concert tours is how to move the performance 's logistics from one venue to another venue , especially for a transcontinental tour . Tour logistics should be very organized and everything has to happen on time and in the right order as planned . `` Autoweek '' magazine estimated 30 to 50 trucks were required by Taylor Swift 's 1989 World Tour to bring all the stage , sound equipment , instruments , props , and clothes . When Beyoncé visited the United Kingdom with her 2016 Formation World Tour , it took seven Boeing 747 air freighters and a fleet of more than 70 trucks to get her stage set and other gear to the venues . It did n't included the backstage staff , musicians , performers , and the singer herself . Rock-It Cargo is one of the company that provided freight forwarding for some of the biggest names in music , such as Bruce Springsteen , Madonna , and The Police . Before the start of a tour , Rock-It Cargo had to move gear to a central location—either a rehearsal spot or the site of the first engagement . Then it arranged to transport whatever gear the band requires from one venue to the next . The company 's vice president , Ed Butler , said `` We use different freight modes—local trucking , cross-country trucking , air freight , and ocean freight . We also provide import , export , customs clearance , carnets ( a document that allows a shipper—including a band—to move equipment across international boundaries and clear customs without paying duties ) —everything a tour would need . '' Boxscore . , the highest-grossing concert tour of all time is U2 360 Tour , with gross revenues of $ 736,137,344 . The second highest-grossing concert tour of all time is The Rolling Stones ' A Bigger Bang Tour , which earned approximately $ 558 million between 2005 and 2007 . Madonna 's Sticky & amp ; Sweet Tour , which earned $ 408 million in 2008 and 2009 was the highest-earning tour by a female artist . According to the 2014 report from `` Billboard '' Boxscore , five acts having made over US $ 1 billion in touring since 1990 were the Rolling Stones , U2 , Bruce Springsteen , Madonna , Coldplay and Bon Jovi . Global touring revenue reported to `` Billboard '' Boxscore exceeded $ 5.5 billion in 2016 . Due to the collapse of record sales in the 21st century , concert tours have became a major income for recording artists . Besides the tickets , touring also generates money from the sales of merchandise and meet-and-greet package . Response . The mobility of concert tours requires a lot of costs , times , and energy . British singer Adele expressed her unhappiness of concert tours , saying `` Touring is a peculiar thing , it does n't suit me particularly well . I 'm a real homebody and I get so much joy in the small things . '' A concert residency concept is offered as an alternative to performers . As opposed to the concert tour , the concert residency consists of multiple shows in one location . The 2015 study by charity Help Musicians UK found that over 60 % of musicians suffered from depression or other psychological issues , with touring an issue for 71 % of respondents .
Filippo Anastasio . Filippo Anastasio ( 1656–1735 ) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Titular Patriarch of Antioch ( 1724–1735 ) and Archbishop of Sorrento ( 1699–1724 ) . Biography . Filippo Anastasio was born in Naples , Italy on 27 January 1656 . On 11 April 1699 , he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XII as Archbishop of Sorrento . On 12 April 1699 , he was consecrated bishop by Domenico Belisario de Bellis , Bishop of Molfetta , with Placido Scoppa , Bishop of Venosa , and Tommaso Guzzoni , Bishop of Sora , serving as co-consecrators . He resigned as Archbishop of Sorrento on 13 December 1724 . On 20 December 1724 , he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Benedict XIII as Titular Patriarch of Antioch . He served as Titular Patriarch of Antioch until his death on 11 May 1735 .
Rufus Rodriguez . Rufus Bautista Rodriguez ( born September 13 , 1953 ) is a Filipino legal scholar and politician . He is the president of the Centrist Democratic Party and was a Member of the House of Representatives representing the Second District of Cagayan de Oro City from 2007 to 2016 . Career . A graduate of the De La Salle University ( Ab Economics '75 ) and the University of the Philippines College of Law , Rodriguez served as Vice-Governor of Misamis Oriental from 1984 to 1987 . In 1990 , he became the Dean of the College of Law of San Sebastian College . Rodriguez was appointed as the head of the Bureau of Immigration by President Joseph Estrada in 1998 , and served in that capacity until 2001 . In June 2012 , Representative Rodriguez sponsored an amendment to the Expanded Breastfeeding Promotion Act of 2009 . The proposed amendment revises the provisions rendering a time for breastfeeding babies during work hours . Breastfeeding mothers would no longer be paid for time spent breastfeeding as they are under the current Milk Code , provided the breaks do not exceed 40 minutes during an eight-hour work period . During his high school graduation , he was the recipient of the Insular Life Excellence Award . He went on to take AB-Economics at De La Salle University , Manila where he graduated . He entered the College of Law at the University of the Philippines at Diliman , Quezon City . As a sophomore law student , he was elected the first and Filipino President of the World Association of Law Students based in Washington , D.C. , U.S.A. As such he presided over the organization ’ s assemblies in Khartoum , Sudan , Africa ; Madrid , Spain ; and São Paulo , Brazil . Also as a junior law student at U.P . he became the youngest author of law books by writing the Law on Transportation published by Rex Bookstore . He was a student at the U.P . College of Law , a member of the Order of the Purple Feather Honor Society from 1st to 4th year . He graduated in the 1981 Bar Examinations with grades of 90 % in three bar subjects namely : Commercial Law , Criminal Law and Labor Law . In 1980 , while on his senior year at law school , he was elected board member of Misamis Oriental . In 1984 , he became Vice Governor of Misamis Oriental . Also that year , he finished his M.A . in Economics at Xavier University . In 1990 , he was appointed the law dean of the San Sebastian College of Law , Manila . He took up further studies in law overseas , and graduated Master of Laws at Columbia School of Law , New York City in 1995 . He was awarded “ Most Outstanding Alumnus ” by De La Salle University in 1999 and Xavier University in 2002 . In December , 2008 he was awarded The Xavier University 75th Anniversary Most Outstanding Alumnus Award for Public Service . From 2007 to 2016 , he was elected Representative of the Second District of Cagayan de Oro City in the 14th-16th Congress , ranking second among 268 Congressmen on the most number of bills and resolutions filed at 554 of which 53 have become Republic Acts . He was re-elected in the 2010 and 2013 elections . At present , in the 15th Congress , he ranks first in the House of Representatives in the number of bills and resolutions with 997 , of which 9 have become laws currently making him the House member with the most number of bills filed that became law . On June 19 , 2009 , he received a Certificate , Leaders in Development from the John F. Kennedy School of Government , Harvard University , Boston , Massachusetts , U.S.A. Last November 14 , 2010 , he received the Gold Vision Triangle Award , the highest award given by the YMCA of the Philippines for his exemplary and distinctive service to the Filipino youth . In 2011 , he was conferred the degree of Doctorate of Humanities ( Civil Law ) Honoris Causa by the Central Mindanao University at Musuan , Bukidnon , received a Certificate on Summer Courses on Public International Law from The Hague Academy of International Law in Netherlands , he was awarded the YMCA Centennial Leadership Award for Government Service . He was also conferred a Doctor of Laws ( Honoris Causa ) degree by University of Negros Occidental Recoletos ( UNO-R ) in 2012 Attended the 17th Session of the Rhodes Academy of Oceans Law and Policy in Rhodes , Greece last July 2012 . In 2015 , Justice Undersecretary Justiniano had an amended complaint against Representative Rodriguez for his part in the Pork Barrel Scam . It was for cases for malversation of funds . During the May 9 , 2016 presidential elections , he first showed his support to candidates Grace Poe and Mar Roxas and later in the campaign - when surveys changed in Duterte 's favor - his support to Davao City Mayor and winning candidate Rodrigo Duterte . He is married to Fenina Tiukinhoy of Surigao City and has a daughter , Regine Beatrice .
Janesville ( town ) , Wisconsin . Janesville is a town in Rock County , Wisconsin , United States . The population was 3,750 at the 2000 census . The City of Janesville is located to the southeast of and adjacent to the town . The unincorporated communities of Anderson and Leyden are located are the town . Geography . According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 28.6 square miles ( 74.0 km² ) , of which , 28.1 square miles ( 72.8 km² ) of it is land and 0.5 square miles ( 1.2 km² ) of it ( 1.65 % ) is water . One of the lakes located in the Town of Janesville is Gibbs Lake . Demographics . As of the census of 2000 , there were 3,750 people , 1,137 households , and 908 families residing in the town . The population density was 133.5 people per square mile ( 51.5/km² ) . There were 1,206 housing units at an average density of 42.9 per square mile ( 16.6/km² ) . The racial makeup of the town was 93.20 % White , 4.67 % Black or African American , 0.27 % Native American , 0.48 % Asian , 0.05 % Pacific Islander , 0.67 % from other races , and 0.67 % from two or more races . 1.47 % of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race . There were 1,137 households out of which 34.1 % had children under the age of 18 living with them , 72.5 % were married couples living together , 4.5 % had a female householder with no husband present , and 20.1 % were non-families . 15.3 % of all households were made up of individuals and 4.7 % had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older . The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 2.98 . In the town , the population was spread out with 22.2 % under the age of 18 , 8.7 % from 18 to 24 , 30.5 % from 25 to 44 , 26.0 % from 45 to 64 , and 12.6 % who were 65 years of age or older . The median age was 40 years . For every 100 females , there were 118.7 males . For every 100 females age 18 and over , there were 120.4 males . The median income for a household in the town was $ 68,567 , and the median income for a family was $ 71,523 . Males had a median income of $ 46,131 versus $ 27,866 for females . The per capita income for the town was $ 25,656 . About 1.7 % of families and 2.1 % of the population were below the poverty line , including 1.8 % of those under age 18 and 2.0 % of those age 65 or over .
Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization . The Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization ( CTBTO ) is an international organization that will be established upon the entry into force of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty , a Convention that outlaws nuclear test explosions . Its seat will be Vienna , Austria . The organization will be tasked with verifying the ban on nuclear tests and will operate therefore a worldwide monitoring system and may conduct on site inspections . The Preparatory Commission for the CTBTO , and its Provisional Technical Secretariat , were established in 1997 and are headquartered in Vienna , Austria . Status . The Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty will enter into force 180 days after the Treaty has been ratified by 44 States , listed in Annex 2 of the Treaty , which were designated to have a nuclear reactor or at least some advanced level of nuclear technology . As of March 2015 , 41 of these Annex 2 states have signed the treaty and 36 have ratified . India , North Korea and Pakistan have not signed or ratified the treaty ; China , Egypt , Iran , Israel and the United States have signed but have not ratified . The organization 's scientific reporting claims 2.4 million persons will eventually die from cancers developed as a result of atmospheric atomic tests conducted between 1945 and 1980 . Preparatory Commission . The Preparatory Commission was established in 1997 and is tasked with making preparations for effective implementation of the Treaty , in particular by establishing its verification regime . The main task is establishing and provisionally operating the 337-facility International Monitoring System ( IMS ) , including its International Data Centre ( IDC ) and Global Communications Infrastructure ( GCI ) . The Commission is tasked also with the development of operational manuals , including a manual to guide conduct of on-site inspections . International Monitoring System ( IMS ) and Communications infrastructure . The IMS , when completed , will consist of Data from all stations are transmitted to the CTBTO International Data Centre ( IDC ) in Vienna through a global private data network known as GCI , which is largely based on satellite ( VSAT ) links . States Parties will have equal and direct access to all IMS data , raw or processed , for verification as well as civilian uses . The Preparatory Commission has started the building and verification of the system of which as of April 2011 about 80 % was operational . Consultation and Clarification ( C & C ) . States Parties to the Treaty are encouraged to conduct a Consultation and Clarification process ( C & C ) before requesting an on-site inspection . The state that has concerns about an ambiguous event should , whenever possible , make any effort to clarify it through consultations with the state in whose territory this event occurred , either directly or through the Organization . On Site Inspection ( OSI ) . If an event detected by the IMS ( or by other means ) raises concerns about violation of the basic obligations of the CTBT , an OSI may be conducted to clarify whether a nuclear explosion has taken place . Such an inspection could take place only after entry into force of the Treaty , and would require agreement by at least 30 of the 51 members of the CTBTO 's Executive Council . An inspection area of up to 1000 square kilometres would be searched by a team of inspectors ( up to 40 ) . Only State Parties to the Treaty may submit a request for an OSI . When conducting an OSI , a number of detection techniques can be used . These techniques include position finding , visual observation , passive seismic measurements and radioactivity measurements including gamma radiation and radioactive noble gases such as Argon-37 and isotopes of Xenon for an initial period of up to 25 days . Further , for a continuation period of up to 60 days , more intrusive measurements can be used on-site including active and resonance seismic measurements as well as ground penetrating radar , gravity , and electric and magnetic field mappings . Argon-37 field measurement is a unique technology specially developed for the purpose of OSI . Drilling to obtain radioactive samples from a suspected underground explosion site is also allowed . Data collected from various methods have to be fused and interpreted for decision making purposes . An important task of the CTBTO is to explore how recent scientific and technical advances in these technologies can be applied to an OSI . Confidence-building measures . In addition to the IMS , C & C and OSI , the verification regime of the CTBT includes also the fourth element of Confidence-Building Measures . This requires States Parties to the treaty to notify the Organization , if possible in advance , of any chemical explosion using 300 tonnes or greater of TNT-equivalent blasting material to be detonated . This is required in order to contribute to the timely resolution of any compliance concerns and to assist in the calibration of IMS stations .
Sydney Ewart Hollingworth . Sydney Ewart Hollingworth ( 7 November 1899 – 23 June 1966 ) was a British geologist and academic who specialized in the Pleistocene geology of northwest England , and was Professor of Geology at University College London , 1946–66 . The Hollingworth Cliffs in Antarctica and the mineral `` Hollingworthite '' are named after him . Early life and education . He was born in Flore , Northamptonshire , the son of Alice Masters Hollingworth and Charles Hollingworth , a foreman in the Army Ordnance Department . He was educated at Northampton School , and then joined the Army at the end of the First World War . He was wounded in active service . After the end of the war , he entered Clare College , Cambridge , where he was influenced by John Edward Marr and Alfred Harker . Hollingworth took first-class honours in both parts of the natural sciences tripos and in 1921 was awarded the Harkness scholarship . In 1921 , he graduated from Cambridge and 10 years later earned a DSc from the University College London . British Geological Survey . For 25 years , he worked at the British Geological Survey , followed by 20 years as the Yates-Goldsmid Professor of Geology at University College , London . His work with the BGS took him to Cumberland , where he worked with the group tasked with resurveying the West Cumberland coal and iron-ore fields . Along with Frederick Murray Trotter and others , he helped create new maps and memoirs of Brampton , Whitehaven , Gosforth , and Cockermouth districts of Cumberland . During this time he became an expert on the Pleistocene geology of the region , and his 1931 thesis was devoted to the glaciation and drumlin development in Edenside and the Solway Plain , and the subject formed the basis of his 1931 thesis , `` The Glaciation of Western Edenside and Adjoining Areas and the Drumlins of Edenside and the Solway Basin '' . In 1934 , the BGS transferred Hollingworth to the West Midlands section and he began years of fieldwork in Cambridgeshire . When the Second World War began in 1939 , Hollingworth joined a team tasked with updating and increasing geological knowledge of the Jurassic ironstones , particularly those in Northamptonshire such as Northampton Sand Formation . These were particularly vital at that time as they served as the UK 's chief domestic source of iron ore , which played a crucial part in steel production required by the war effort . University College London . Hollingworth returned to academia after the war ended , becoming the Yates-Goldsmid Professor of Geology at University College , London . Over the next two decades , he embarked on new areas of research while expanding the department 's facilities , equipment and prestige . In the mid-1950s , during a sulphur shortage , Hollingworth took a research trip to Chile with students and staff . While there he recognized additional geological significance to the area and returned in the early 1960s to make new geological maps in Chile . He also went the Caledonian orogeny of Norway , investigating ancient rocks north of the Arctic Circle . In academia , his area of focus were geomorphology , structural geology , economic geology and conservation . In 1965 , the university opened a subdepartment devoted to hydrogeology thanks to Hollingworth 's initiative . Geological Society . Hollingworth became a fellow of the Geological Society of London in 1922 and remained active throughout his life . For 17 years , he served on its council , was secretary from 1949–56 , served twice as vice president ( 1956–58 and 1962–64 ) , and was president from 1960–62 . The Geological Society awarded Hollingworth the Lyell fund in 1938 and the Murchison Medal in 1959 . Personal life . In 1927 , Hollingworth married Anne Mary Lamb , with whom he had two sons . He died in 1966 at University College Hospital in London after a sudden illness . His trips to Chile brought him a love of the Andes , where his ashes were scattered . Legacy . In 1965 , Eugen Friedrich Stumpfl and Andrew M. Clark named a sulfide mineral `` Hollingworthite '' of the Cobaltite group . The British Antarctic Survey of 1968–71 named the Hollingworth Cliffs in Antarctica after named for him .
Samuel Capen . Samuel Howard Capen was sheriff of Norfolk County , Massachusetts from 1898 to 1939 .
Kelly Johnson ( figure skater ) . Kelly Johnson ( born September 27 , 1961 in Thunder Bay , Ontario ) is a Canadian ice dancer . With partner Kris Barber , she is the 1981 & 1982 Canadian silver medalist and 1978 World junior silver medalist . With partner John Thomas , she placed 12th at the 1984 Winter Olympics . She is currently a figure skating coach and choreographer in Barrie , Ontario .
WS-Transaction . WS-Transaction - a Web Services specification developed by BEA Systems , IBM , and Microsoft . The WS-Transaction specification describes coordination types that are used with the extensible coordination framework described in the WS-Coordination specification . It defines two coordination types : Atomic Transaction ( AT ) for individual operations , and Business Activity ( BA ) for long running transactions . Developers can use either or both of these coordination types when building applications that require consistent agreement on the outcome of distributed activities .
Bina language . Bina ( Hausa : `` Binawa '' ) is a Kainji language of Nigeria .
Encounters with the Archdruid . `` Encounters with the Archdruid '' ( 1971 ) is a narrative nonfiction book by author John McPhee . `` Encounters '' is split into three parts , each covering environmentalist David Brower 's confrontations with his ideological enemies . The book chronicles his struggles against miners , developers and finally the United States Bureau of Reclamation . McPhee blurs traditional journalism—the reporting of facts and accounting of events , with thematic elements more common to fiction . The book was generally well received in the popular press and became an enduring part of the portrait of David Brower . Synopsis . While notionally a profile of Brower , `` Encounters '' is broken into three sections . The first chronicles Brower 's conflict with Charles Park , a mineral engineer hoping to find and exploit mineral reserves in Glacier Peak Wilderness . Charles Park is portrayed as calculating and pragmatic , unwilling to foreclose real economic value from current generations in order to leave the environment pristine for future generations . This pragmatic view was starkly contrasted with Brower 's insistence that `` I believe in wilderness for itself alone '' . McPhee facilitates or observes the dialogue between these two contrasted figures as he does for the other two sections in the book . The second section introduces Charles Fraser , a real estate developer in Hilton Head Island , South Carolina . Fraser 's characterization of environmentalists as modern druids who `` worship trees and sacrifice human beings to those trees '' provides the charge against Brower that forms the title of the book . Brower came to Georgia in order to stop Fraser 's plan to develop Cumberland Island . Like Park , Fraser is depicted as nuanced and pragmatic : his vision of development is controlled and regulated land use . Fraser 's development of Hilton Head Island is still considered a model for planned development and McPhee notes that Fraser considers himself a true conservationist . Brower would eventually win this battle , with a groundswell of opposition forcing Fraser to sell his development on Cumberland Island to the National Park Foundation . The third section presents David Brower 's unraveling . Here Brower battles Floyd Dominy , then the commissioner of the United States Bureau of Reclamation . Displaying only some of the reserve and pragmatism of the previous two figures , Dominy relished the damming of rivers , while Brower considered damming the ultimate offense . Brower struggled to save the Glen Canyon from being flooded by the Glen Canyon Dam but failed and as the story progresses , he is increasingly marginalized in the environmental movement for his perceived militancy . Wendy Nelson Espeland , in `` The Struggle for Water '' , argues that the Bureau carries much of the blame ( or credit ) for `` radicalizing '' Brower . Reception and influence . McPhee 's catalog of these conflicts between the growing needs of society and the shrinking wilderness `` pre-saged '' what would become known as `` wise use '' , or prescriptions for use that balance the existential value of the environment against societal needs . `` Encounters '' was positively received in both `` The New York Times '' and `` The Wall Street Journal '' . `` Time '' gave a positive review as well , noting the narrative similarities to a novel . The term `` archdruid '' stuck with Brower and was used appreciatively in many of his obituaries , including one McPhee wrote for him , when he died in 2000 .
Eslamiyeh , Mashhad . Eslamiyeh ( , also Romanized as Eslāmīyeh ) is a village in Tus Rural District , in the Central District of Mashhad County , Razavi Khorasan Province , Iran . At the 2006 census , its population was 1,582 , in 416 families .
Revolutionary Communist Party ( UK , 1944 ) . The Revolutionary Communist Party was a British Trotskyist group , formed in 1944 and active until 1949 , which published the newspaper `` Socialist Appeal '' and a theoretical journal , `` Workers International News '' . Collapse of the RSL and founding of the RCP . The party was founded as the official section of the Fourth International in Britain after the Revolutionary Socialist League collapsed . Moreover , the RSL had not adopted the positions of the Fourth International with regard to the Second World War and was polemicising against the Workers International League ( WIL ) , declaring it to be following politics which it characterised as social patriotic . The positions of the WIL corresponded to those of the Fourth International and the American SWP and as a result the latter decided that the WIL should become the International 's British section . In order to draw the WIL into the International , the Americans exerted pressure on the three factions of the RSL to re-unite , after which the re-formed RSL could fuse with the larger WIL . The fused group , which adopted the politics of the majority WIL group , became the Revolutionary Communist Party . The leadership bodies of the new party incorporated leaders of the RSL such as Denzil Dean Harber and John Lawrence , with the exception of the old RSL Left Fraction who soon left . Recruiting methods . The new party maintained an entrist faction in the Labour Party . This faction was led by Charlie van Gelderen and maintained publication of `` The Militant '' as its organ . The main area on which the party concentrated however was the industrial front . This led to recruitment from the Communist Party but more recruits came from direct intervention in the industrial struggles of the war years such as that of the Kent miners and the Tyneside engineering apprentices . This latter dispute led to the RCP receiving the attention of the police as their headquarters in London were raided and a number of leading members were jailed . In furtherance of this industrial work a Militant Workers Federation was organised by the RCP in conjunction with the Industrial Committee of the Independent Labour Party and some anarchists . During the war the RCP opposed the electoral truce which guaranteed that where parliamentary seats fell vacant they would automatically be filled by another member of the incumbent party . When an opportunity for the RCP to stand occurred , the party stood their leader , Jock Haston , in the Neath by-election of 1945 . The Left Faction of the former RSL remained organised within the RCP but were expelled in 1945 and pursued entrist work in the Labour Party work around the `` Voice of Labour '' newspaper . It broke up in 1950 , when most of its members joined the Socialist Fellowship group which was associated with the paper `` Socialist Outlook '' . Other former Left Fraction members revived the group in the early 1960s . End of the RCP . In 1947 , the party split over the question of entrism into the Labour Party . Jock Haston and Ted Grant opposed it ; Gerry Healy and John Lawrence formed faction which favoured it . With the agreement of both groups , the International Secretariat divided the British section and the minority pursued the entry tactic and published the newspaper Socialist Outlook from 1948 . The remaining RCP found existence outside the Labour Party increasingly difficult with the end of wartime militancy . The RCP 's membership and influence started to decline . The new regimes in Eastern Europe caused further debate within the RCP , as they did within the International as a whole . The leadership of the RCP around Haston was more cautious with regard to declaring these new regimes to be degenerated workers states than the International 's leadership around Ernest Mandel and Michel Pablo . A debate developed as to whether the RCP should enter the Labour Party . The majority supported entry . A faction was declared by some supporters of the leadership , which firmly opposed entry . This grouping of RCPers called itself the Open Party Faction and was increasingly disillusioned with the leadership around Jock Haston and Ted Grant whom they thought to be caving in to Healy 's entry group , ultimately leading to a decision to dissolve the RCP in 1950 and join the Labour Party . The International then ordered that the members of the RCP join Healy 's entry group , known as The Club , but that despite being in a majority they were not able to exercise democratic control of the fused group . Jock Haston immediately dropped out of politics as did much of the remaining leadership . Ted Grant made a decision to join the fused group but was purged by Healy who strongly discouraged dissent . Some of Tony Cliff 's supporters in Birmingham were expelled - Cliff himself could not be expelled being resident in Dublin and therefore beyond Healy 's reach - and then when Grant attempted to defend the rights of Cliff 's supporters he too was expelled . Cliff would regroup his supporters around the magazine `` Socialist Review '' and Grant similarly formed a group called the International Socialist Group . Most former members of the RCP had left the Trotskyist movement by the end of 1951 .
John Lawrence Island . John Lawrence Island is an island of the Andaman Islands . It belongs to the South Andaman administrative district , part of the Indian union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands . the island is lying northeast from Port Blair . Etymology . John Lawrence is named after Baronet Sir John Lawrence . Geography . The island belongs to the Ritchie 's Archipelago and is located between Peel Island and Sir John Lawrence 's Brother : Henry Lawrence Island . John Lawrence Island is long in shape . It is surrounded by beaches on three sides . Since the island is quite long in shape , the beach stretches to a long distance . Administration . Politically , John Lawrence Island is part of Port Blair Taluk . Transportation . The only way to reach John Lawrence Island is by local boat services . There is boat service from Port Blair and Havelock Island through which you can reach this island . However , boat rides are subject to weather and condition of the sea . There is a small channel between John Lawrence Island and Henry Lawrence Island that is lined with thick mangrove forests . Terrestrial moist forests and mangroves form the main vegetation of John Lawrence Island .
Brooklyn Girls ( Catey Shaw song ) . Brooklyn Girls is a 2014 song by Catey Shaw that went viral and received over 300,000 views on YouTube . It is one of the tracks on her `` Brooklyn EP '' . Reception . Brooklyn Girls was widely criticized for its stereotypical portrayal of Brooklyn , and Shaw received several online death threats . She said that she `` was hoping it would receive attention , but [ ... ] hoped it would have been more positively received '' and that it was `` intended as a compliment to Brooklyn '' . According to Ben Barna , the Brooklyn references were `` pretty accurate '' , and he described the song as `` bouncy and undeniably catchy '' . NYMag described Brooklyn Girls as `` the anthem nobody wanted '' and predicted that it would be `` a huge hit among suburban teenage girls and people who have never been to Brooklyn '' . `` Entertainment Weekly '' described it as `` the most hated song on the internet '' . Dan Ozzi of Noisey described Brooklyn Girls as `` the Rebecca Black 'Friday ' video of Brooklyn gentrification '' and that `` every fucking thing in this video is an ugly stereotype of the worst elements of Brooklyn '' . According to Lily Rothman of `` Time '' magazine , Shaw `` is n't actually singing about Brooklyn the `` place '' . She 's singing about Brooklyn the `` adjective '' . Shaw said in a teaser video that `` the whole thing about a Brooklyn girl is you do n't have to be from Brooklyn . It 's more the whole idea of the strong female . '' Marc Spitz says in his book `` Twee '' that Brooklyn is a `` faux neighborhood with a prefabricated culture '' , and Rothman says in relation to this that , when one sees this faux neighborhood as different from the real neighborhood , Shaw 's song `` does n't seem worth the hate '' . Shaw said that her video represents `` the real Brooklyn '' but also that `` the song is self-portraiture . It 's my view of Brooklyn '' .
Eudonia hemiplaca . `` Eudonia hemiplaca '' is a moth in the Crambidae family . It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1899 . It is endemic to New Zealand . The wingspan is about 18 mm . The forewings are dark fuscous with purplish reflections . There is an obscure line on the lower half which is slightly paler than the ground-colour , as well as a suboblong white blotch which is sprinkled with fuscous and margined by black suffusion . There is second line , which is also slightly paler than the ground-colour . This line is darker-margined and forms a whitish dot on the costa . The hindwings are pale grey with indications of a faint paler postmedian line . Larvae have been recorded feeding on mosses .
1949–50 Klass B season . The 1949–50 Klass B season was the third season of the Klass B , the second level of ice hockey in the Soviet Union . 19 teams participated in the league , and HC Spartak Minsk won the championship and was promoted to the Soviet Championship League .
St Columba's-by-the-Castle . St Columba's-by-the-Castle is a congregation of the Scottish Episcopal Church in central Edinburgh , Scotland . The church is located close to Edinburgh Castle , on the south slope of Castle Hill , and is protected as a category B listed building . The church was constructed in 1846–1847 in an Early English Gothic style , to designs by architect John Henderson . Stone for the building was brought from the palace of Mary of Guise , 16th-century queen regent of Scotland , on the Royal Mile . Its layout was inspired by the reforms of Anglican worship arising from the Oxford Movement . St Columba's-by-the-Castle is part of a local ecumenical partnership ( LEP ) with Greyfriars Tolbooth & Highland Kirk ( Church of Scotland ) and Augustine United Church ( United Reformed Church ) . It is also part of Edinburgh Churches Together and Action of Churches Together in Scotland . During the Edinburgh Festival Fringe it has been used by the promoter C venues as a venue .
Paco Cabezas . Paco Cabezas ( born 1978 ) is a Spanish film director and screenwriter , best known for directing `` The Appeared '' , `` Rage '' and `` Mr . Right '' . Career . In 2007 , Cabezas wrote and directed Spanish language horror film `` The Appeared '' , following that , in 2008 , he wrote the screenplay for the Spanish horror comedy film `` Sexykiller '' . In 2009 , he wrote the script for the comedy film `` Spanish Movie '' . In 2010 , he wrote the script for the romantic drama `` Bon Appétit '' and also wrote and directed action comedy film `` Neon Flesh '' . In 2014 , Cabezas directed and wrote `` I Premios Feroz '' , the first award ceremony of Premios Feroz . He also directed action-crime film `` Rage '' starring Nicolas Cage , Rachel Nichols , Peter Stormare , and Danny Glover . Scripted by Jim Agnew and Sean Keller , the film was released on May 9 , 2014 by Image Entertainment , and it was Cabezas ' American debut film . In 2015 , Cabezas directed an action-comedy romance film `` Mr . Right '' based on the script by Max Landis . The film starred Sam Rockwell , Anna Kendrick , Tim Roth , James Ransone , Anson Mount , Michael Eklund and Rza . The film will get a closing night premiere at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival .
Owd Bob ( 1924 film ) . `` Owd Bob '' is a 1924 British drama film directed by Henry Edwards and starring J. Fisher White , Ralph Forbes and James Carew . It is based on the novel `` Owd Bob '' by Alfred Ollivant .
Jesus Commands Us to Go ! `` Jesus Commands Us to Go ! '' is the final posthumous album by the American contemporary Christian music pianist and singer Keith Green , released in 1984 . The songs were compiled by his widow , Melody Green , using several tracks of previously unreleased material . Instrumental arrangements and production was by Bill Maxwell .
Eudarcia . `` Eudarcia '' is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae .
NetInfo . NetInfo is the system configuration database in NeXTSTEP and Mac OS X versions up through Mac OS X v10.4 `` Tiger '' . NetInfo replaces most of the Unix system configuration files , though they are still present for running the machine in single user mode ; most Unix APIs wrap around NetInfo instead . NetInfo stores system wide network-type configuration information , such as users and groups , in binary databases ; while Mac OS X machine and application specific settings are stored as plist files . History . NetInfo was introduced in NeXTSTEP version 0.9 , and replaced both the Unix system configuration files and Sun Microsystems ' Network Information Service ( Yellow Pages ) on NeXT computers . It immediately caused controversy , much unfavorable . Not only was NetInfo unique to NeXT computers ( although NeXT later licensed NetInfo to Xedoc , an Australian software company who produced NetInfo for other UNIX systems ) , DNS queries went through NetInfo . This led to a situation where basic tasks such as translating a UNIX UID to a user name string would not complete because NetInfo was stalled on a DNS lookup . At first , it was possible to disable NetInfo and use the Unix system files , but as of NeXTSTEP version 2 disabling NetInfo also disabled DNS support . Thus , NeXT computers became notorious for locking a user out of everyday tasks because a DNS server had stopped responding . The Mac OS X version of NetInfo remedied this ( and many other problems ) , but due to the early problems , NetInfo never took over the world of Unix system configuration . Apple has moved away from using NetInfo towards LDAP , particularly in Mac OS X Server.. Mac OS X v10.4 is the last version to support Netinfo . Beginning with Mac OS X v10.5 , Netinfo has been completely phased out and replaced by a new local search node named `` dslocal '' , which files are located in /var/db/dslocal/ and are standard property list ( XML-based ) files . Files . The NetInfo Database is stored in /private/var/db/netinfo/local.nidb/ , and can only be accessed by root . It can be viewed and modified through its application programming interface , the NetInfo Manager utility , or command line tools such as niutil . As Netinfo has been completely removed from Mac OS X 10.5 , the Netinfo-based command line tools have also been phased out and replaced by other tools . Also , Netinfo Manager has been removed .
Adam Godley . Adam Godley ( born 22 July 1964 ) is an English film , television and theatre actor . He is a Tony Award nominee and has been nominated three times for the Olivier Award . Early life and career . Born in Amersham , Buckinghamshire , Godley began his acting career at the age of 9 , in a BBC radio production of Hemingway 's `` My Old Man '' . His first stage role came at age 11 , as Prince Giovanni in `` The White Devil '' at The Old Vic . His childhood career also included work at the National Theatre , in Lillian Helman 's `` Watch on the Rhine '' , and `` Close of Play '' , directed by Harold Pinter . Godley achieved national prominence after playing the lead in the 1984 BBC TV adaptation of J. Meade Falkner 's `` Moonfleet '' . Stage career . In 1986 Godley joined Alan Ayckbourn 's theatre company in Scarborough , where he stayed for three seasons . Productions included `` June Moon '' and `` The Revengers ' Comedies '' , both of which transferred to the West End , and `` Mr A 's Amazing Maze Plays '' , which transferred to the National Theatre . He spent one season as a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company , before creating the role of Cliff in Sam Mendes 's production of `` Cabaret '' at the Donmar Warehouse . Several major productions followed , including `` Mouth to Mouth '' at the Royal Court , `` The Front Page '' at the Donmar , and `` The Rivals '' in the West End . after which Godley went on to create a series of roles at the National , including Kenneth Williams in `` Cleo , Camping , Emmanuelle and Dick '' ; Michal , in Martin McDonagh 's `` The Pillowman '' , and the title role in Howard Davies ' production of `` Paul '' . He also played Jack Worthing in the West End production of `` The Importance of Being Earnest '' and Victor in both the West End and 2001 Broadway production of Noël Coward 's `` Private Lives '' . He played Lord Evelyn Oakleigh in Roundabout Theatre 's multi award-winning Broadway revival of `` Anything Goes '' , and was Raymond Babitt in the West End production of `` Rain Man '' opposite Josh Hartnett . He was most recently seen in the lead role in a new adaptation by Dennis Kelly of Georg Kaiser 's 1912 German expressionist masterpiece , `` From Morning to Midnight '' , at the National Theatre .
The Arnolds . The Arnolds are a Southern Gospel trio and concert promotion company based in Tulsa , Oklahoma . Group composition . This Southern Gospel trio consists of husband and wife Frank and Vicki Arnold and Sheri La Fontaine , who joined in 1999 . Frank Arnold originally started performing at 16 with his family group , which included his parents , sisters Jeanie and Lahona , and little brother Kenny on drums . In the early eighties they added Steve Snodgrass on piano and Dennis Fast on Bass , along with other members who came and went . Their big success came with their album Pearly Gates , which featured six original songs written by Dennis Fast , and recorded with help from Lari Goss in Nashville , Tennessee . At age 21 , Frank wanted to become a Southern Gospel concert promoter . Many sacrifices from the family and group members helped put Frank on his way to becoming one of the leading concert promoters in Southern Gospel music . He won the Best Concert Promoter of the Year award for five consecutive years , and annually booked more than 40 southern gospel concerts in 25 cities before retiring from concert promoting in 2012 . Musical success . The group found success with several singles on The Singing News Top 80 Chart , including `` When Nothing But A Miracle Will Do '' , `` God 's Still Faithful '' , and `` He Cradles You '' . Frank was a concert promoter in Oklahoma , Texas , Alabama , Arkansas , Louisiana and Tennessee and was host to over 20 Southern Gospel performers at the annual Seminole Sing in Seminole , OK , Songfest in Jackson , TN and Singfest in Tulsa , OK . The Arnolds trio performed in churches and concert halls across the United States , appeared on TBN and performed with the Gaither Homecoming concerts and videos .
Cinzio Filonardi . Cinzio Filonardi ( died 1534 ) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Terracina , Priverno e Sezze ( 1533–1534 ) . Biography . On 7 November 1533 , Cinzio Filonardi was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VII as Bishop of Terracina , Priverno e Sezze . He served as Bishop of Terracina , Priverno e Sezze until his death in November 1534 .
Kuni language . Kuni is a Malayo-Polynesian languages of the central southern coast of the Papuan Peninsula in Papua New Guinea .
Dr. Luke A . Port House . Deepwood Museum & Garden , formerly known as Historic Deepwood Estate , or simply Deepwood , is a historic house in Salem , Oregon , United States . The home was built by Dr. Luke A . Port , with construction beginning in 1893 , and completed in 1894 . The historic house and property have been managed since 1974 by the non-profit Friends of Deepwood , and is owned by the City of Salem . It was designed by William C. Knighton as his first residential commission , and the landscape design was done by the Salem firm of Lord and Schryver starting in 1929 . The Queen Anne style house contains Povey Brothers Studio stained glass windows throughout . The construction cost was between $ 12,000 and $ 15,000 . Port Family ( 1894-1895 ) . Dr . Port was born in Sussex , England , but was raised in Ohio . He served in the Ohio Infantry during the Civil War . A speculator , his business dealings were listed as `` undercover '' by Dun & Bradstreet in 1867 . After settling near San Diego , Port moved his family to Salem in 1884 and opened the drugstore , Port and Son Drugs . His son , Omega , drowned in 1887 . After completion of his new house , Dr . Port sold the home in 1895 to Judge George G. Bingham . Bingham Family ( 1895-1924 ) . George G. Bingham moved into the home with his wife , Willie E. Harris , and young daughter Alice Bingham ( Powell ) . The family would live in the home for almost 30 years , before George & Willie passed within a few weeks of each other . While living at 1116 Mission , the Bingham 's enjoyed entertaining in their home . George was also an extensive gardener , maintaining a small orchard , large vegetable garden , and some livestock on their 4+ acre property on the south side of Salem . Alice Bingham , married to Keith Powell , inherited the home after the passing of her parents . She sold it to another Willamette Valley couple , Clifford Brown & Alice Bretherton Brown . Brown-Powell Family ( 1924-1968 ) . The Browns spent a year completing numerous renovations on the Victorian home before moving in with their two sons , Werner & Chandler . Sadly , Clifford Brown passed in 1927 in a boating accident in British Columbia , leaving his widow in the house . Alice Brown would be the longest resident of Deepwood . She commissioned Lord & Schryver in 1929 to install the English-style gardens that the property is known for today . She is credited with naming the property Deepwood . In 1945 , she remarried to Keith Powell , widower of Alice Bingham Powell . They were married in the gardens of Deepwood , and would continue to live in the home until 1968 , when they decided to move to a smaller home nearby . Efforts to Save Deepwood ( 1968-1971 ) . Largely through a strong community lead movement , Deepwood was saved from possible demolition . The home had been put up for sale , with strong commercial interest in the property , located just south of downtown Salem . City of Salem and the Friends of Deepwood ( 1971-Present ) . The City of Salem acquired the house in December 1971 . The house and gardens are operated by the non-profit Friends of Deepwood , founded in 1974 as a house museum , public garden , and event venue . The gardens and property are maintained by the City of Salem and two other non-profits , the Deepwood Gardeners and Lord & Schryver Conservancy .
HMAS Tambar . HMAS `` Tambar '' was an auxiliary minesweeper operated by the Royal Australian Navy ( RAN ) during World War II . Service history . Built in 1912 by the Greenock and Grangemouth Dockyard Company , Grangemouth for the North Coast Steam Navigation Company . She was sold in 1919 to the British New Guinea Development Company , in 1928 to the Tasmanian Government and later to Holyman & Sons . `` Tambar '' was requisitioned by the RAN and commissioned as an auxiliary minesweeper . On 4 March 1942 , HMAS `` Tambar '' was fired on and hit by the Examination Battery at Fort Cowan Cowan , Moreton Island . Two crew were killed outright and another later died of his wounds . She was returned to her owners in 1946 . Fate . `` Tambar '' was scrapped in Melbourne in 1960 .
Montfort Realschule Zell . The Montfort Realschule in Zell im Wiesental , a town in the Black Forest in Germany , is a school with approximately 700 students . The school contains 5th through 10th grades for kids coming from cities nearby . Courses offered include English , French , and many of the classes expected of a school , such as grammar and History . In 1985 the school was named after the noble Montfort family , who settled in the area in the 18th century where they developed a regional textile industry .
Canadian Association of College and University Student Services . The Canadian Association of College and University Student Services ( CACUSS ) is a professional association representing and serving those individuals who work in Canadian post-secondary institutions in student affairs and services . Since 1973 , CACUSS has provided professional development services and programs for members in all the Canadian provinces . Divisions . CACUSS is a comprehensive organization consisting of six divisions : Student Conduct and Academic Integrity Association ( SCAIA ) ; the Canadian Association of Disability Service Providers in Post Secondary Education ( CADSPPE ) ; the Canadian Organization of University and College Health ( COUCH ) ; the Canadian University and College Counselling Association ( CUCCA ) ; the National Aboriginal Student Services Association ( NASSA ) ; and the Student Affairs and Services Association ( SASA ) . Affiliations . CACUSS is an associate member of the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada ( AUCC ) and a member of the Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education ( CAS ) .
Bentley , Suffolk . Bentley is a village and civil parish in the Babergh district of Suffolk , England , about southwest of Ipswich . The 2011 Census recorded the parish 's population as 776 . Bentley has a Church of England parish church , a Reformed Baptist church , a Church of England primary school , a pub , a Village Hall and a riding school . A community owned village shop opened in the summer of 2016 . Bentley has a parish council . It has also a forum called Bentley Free Speech that comments on matters relating to the parish council and other village issues . There also an alternative news site called Bentley News which is managed by a local resident . The Eastern Union Railway was built through the parish and opened on 15 July 1846 . Bentley railway station was about east of the village , and served the area until British Railways closed it in 1966 . The station was a junction between 1847 and 1965 for the Hadleigh branch line . The branch line also had a short-lived station called Bentley Church ( 1847-1853 ) . The main line railway is now ( 2016 ) known as the Great Eastern Main Line .
Old Cremorne ferry wharf . Old Cremorne ferry wharf is located on the northern side of Sydney Harbour serving the Sydney suburb of Cremorne . Services . Old Cremorne wharf is served by Sydney Ferries Mosman Bay services operated by First Fleet class ferries .
Caught A Ghost . Caught A Ghost is an indie electro soul band based in Los Angeles , California . The band is a project from Los Angeles singer , songwriter and producer Jesse Nolan and kindergarten classmate Stephen Edelstein Their debut album , `` Human Nature '' , was released 1 April 2014 . Career . Caught A Ghost is signed with +1 Records and released their debut full-length album , `` Human Nature '' , on April 1 , 2014 . The band has performed live to sold out shows in Los Angeles , San Francisco and New York City . This included three national tours supporting fellow musicians Youngblood Hawke , Wild Belle and He ’ s My Brother She ’ s My Sister . Music and movies for Caught A Ghost really came together for this film as the band provided two songs for the `` Dear White People '' soundtrack . Caught A Ghost provided a remix to their song “ Sleeping At Night ” that was featured in the film 's trailer . The band also produced a new song , “ Get Your Life ” , for the film . Additionally , the song 's music video was directed by Justin Simien ( the director of `` Dear White People '' ) and features the cast of the film . Style . The band identifies themselves as an indie electro soul band . Their sound is a modern take on blue eyed soul ; the tracks feature elements of classic Motown and Stax/Volt compositions with influences from dubstep , 90s rap , and contemporary electronica . Their sound reaches into the past , grabs hold of images and sounds that resonates , and complements them with modern samples , synths and beats . The band 's live shows often consist of an 8 piece band with 3 piece horn section and tailor made projections for each song . The band engages the audience with mix media , dancers , projected images , performance art , and audience participation .
The Wilco Book . `` The Wilco Book '' ( 2004 , ) is an exploration of the artistic statement presented by the band Wilco . Artwork created by the band , photographer Michael Schmelling , and mixed media artist Fred Tomaselli is interspersed with comments from the band , technicians , and managers , as well as essays by Henry Miller and Rick Moody , and poetry from Bern Porter 's collection `` Found Poetry '' . Interviews were conducted by PictureBox , who edited and designed the book ( which is credited to Wilco and Picturebox with photography by Michael Schmelling ) . Packaged with the book is a CD of previously unreleased experimental music , which is discussed in the first appendix by Mikael Jorgensen , who produced and played on the sessions before he formally joined Wilco .
2016 Aegon Manchester Trophy . The 2016 Aegon Manchester Trophy is a professional tennis tournament played on grass courts . It is the 2nd edition of the revived tournament , forming part of the 2016 ATP Challenger Tour . It will take place in Manchester , United Kingdom between 29 May and 5 June 2016 .
Harding oilfield . The Harding oilfield is a small oil field operated by TAQA , in the North Sea block 9/23b , approximately North-East of Aberdeen and in of water . Discovery and development . The field was discovered in 1987 , when oil was found in Eocene at a depth of . It was originally named the `` Forth '' field , but was renamed in 1993 in memory of David Harding who was Chief Executive of BP Exploration 's UK operations during the field appraisal . The abundance of naphthenic acid in the oil however made the development unattractive at the time . The crude is heavy and naphthenic and is generally of a lower value compared to other North Sea oils . Consequently , the decision was made to export it by tanker rather than co-mingle it in a pipeline . The oil from the Harding field is therefore stored offshore . The selected development solution was a heavy-duty steel jack-up production unit based on a proprietary design by Technip Geoproduction resting on a concrete gravity base which had storage for of oil . Reservoir . The Harding field is in fact composed of five separate reservoirs . The largest is the central field , hosting most of the wells as well as the site of the gas re-injection . There is also smaller fields to the North , North-East , South and South-East , all named as such . This has led to a unique well naming system in addition to the traditional use of DTI well numbers and slot numbers , which identifies a well by the particular field in which it has been drilled and its purpose . The formations are unconsolidated , making the wells likely to produce sand . In order to prevent this , traditional cased hole completions are not used on any of the Harding wells . Instead , all wells used sandscreens . Production . Harding presently ( 2017 ) produces around of oil , from 15 wells , and of gas , most of which is re-injected . All production wells are gas lifted . The central reservoir is supported by two water injection wells and a gas injector . The south and north fields have the support of one water injector each , though the injector in the north field is currently suspended . Well fluids are processed in the 2-phase ( liquid and gas ) 1st Stage Separator . The separated liquids flow to the 3-phase ( oil , gas and water ) 2nd Stage Separator . After metering the oil stream is either directed to the oil storage tanks and thence to a tanker or to the Harding Oil Pipeline . Vapour from the 2nd Stage Separator is compressed in the LP Compressor and mixed with the vapour from the 1st Stage Separator and is transferred to the gas system . There is also a Test Separator for well testing . Oil flows to the inlet of the 1st Stage Separator , and vapour to the gas system . All produced water is reinjected . In addition there are two aquifer wells to provide extra injection water , if required . Without a pipeline , the bulk of the produced gas has been reinjected into the cap of the central reservoir , sequestering it for production after 2021 , when the platform is converted to a gas producer after decline of oil production . Harding Area Gas Project . The Harding reservoir also contains gas , which TAQA hopes to develop at some future stage . BP announced plans in 2006 to develop the gas resources via the Harding Area Gas Project . A combination of factors has made this original development concept uncompetitive ; particularly low gas prices and increased development costs . The project is being recycled and TAQA is in discussion with its partner , Maersk Oil , to investigate alternative development options for the gas resources in the area .
Chapayevo , Russia . Chapayevo ( ) is the name of several rural localities in Russia .
Weiwang M50F . The Weiwang M50F is a MPV produced by Weiwang , a sub-brand of BAIC . The Beijing Auto Weiwang M50F was launched in November 2016 with a 7-seat 2/2/3 configuration . Weiwang is a brand under the Beiqi Yinxiang Automobile , a joint venture between Beijing Auto ( Beiqi ) and the Yinxiang Motorcycle Group from Chongqing . This joint venture also sells the Huansu brand and the Weiwang M50F is based on the same platform as the Huansu H3 . Weiwang M60 . The Weiwang M60 is the more premium and crossover version of the regular Weiwang M50F featuring plastic claddings around the wheel arches , a redesigned front bumper with grilles inspired by the Lexus spindle grilles and a slightly redesigned rear bumper . The Weiwang M60 was also sold as the Changhe Freedom M60 under the Changhe brand of BAIC .
Eric Ellis ( politician ) . Eric James Ellis ( born 9 December 1942 ) is a former Australian politician . Born in Sydney , New South Wales , he was a pharmaceutical wholesaler on the South Coast before entering politics . Ellis had also represented Australia in ten pin bowling , and had served in the 3rd Battalion of the Royal Australian Regiment Regular Army . In 1990 , he joined the Liberal Party . In 1995 , when the sitting independent member for South Coast in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly , John Hatton , retired , Ellis was elected to the seat as the Liberal candidate . He held the seat until 1999 , when he was defeated by Labor candidate Wayne Smith .
Załęże , West Pomeranian Voivodeship . Załęże is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kozielice , within Pyrzyce County , West Pomeranian Voivodeship , in north-western Poland . It lies approximately south of Kozielice , south-west of Pyrzyce , and south of the regional capital Szczecin . Before 1945 the area was part of Germany . For the history of the region , see History of Pomerania . The village has an approximate population of 200 .
Kraśnicza Wola . Kraśnicza Wola is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Grodzisk Mazowiecki , within Grodzisk Mazowiecki County , Masovian Voivodeship , in east-central Poland . It lies approximately west of Grodzisk Mazowiecki and west of Warsaw .
Tina Armstrong . is a player character in the `` Dead or Alive '' fighting game franchise by Team Ninja and Koei Tecmo . She was introduced in the original `` Dead or Alive '' in 1996 as an American professional wrestler who uses the Dead or Alive fighting tournaments as a springboard to fame and fortune . In subsequent series appearances , she is indecisive about her career interests , much to the chagrin of her overprotective father , Bass Armstrong . Tina has appeared on official series merchandise in addition to the feature film ' , and has received critical reception as one of the most iconic video-game blondes . In `` Dead or Alive '' games . Tina Armstrong is the only child of famous professional wrestler Bass Armstrong , who raised her alone after her mother 's death . He wanted Tina to follow him into the wrestling industry , and trains her for such at a young age . Though she is already an expert grappler by her teenage years , she dreams of expanding her horizons beyond the wrestling scene . In the original `` Dead or Alive '' game , Tina joins the Dead or Alive fighting tournament as a vehicle for becoming discovered by Hollywood . Bass opposes this decision as he does not want her to quit wrestling , and enters the competition himself to prevent her achieving her goals . Tina reaches the final match against Kasumi , which she ends up forfeiting , but nonetheless collects the cash prize after Kasumi refuses it . In `` Dead or Alive 2 '' , Tina aspires to become a supermodel , for which she bleaches her hair blonde and dresses in skimpy outfits . She ends up having to fight her own father in the competition , and emerges victorious . She gets her wish and begins modeling on a television show . In the timeline of `` Dead or Alive 3 '' , Tina has decided that she wants to switch from modeling to acting , and in a retread of her `` DOA2 '' backstory , she competes in the third tournament in the name of self-promotion , and defeats Bass in combat a second time when he again unsuccessfully attempts to intervene in her interests . She goes on to star in an action film after the tournament concludes . She joins the fourth competition in `` Dead or Alive 4 '' now wanting to become a rock star , over which she and Bass quarrel before she officially defeats him for a third time . After the tournament 's conclusion , she goes on to shoot a garish music video . She then departs to New Zack Island in `` Dead or Alive Xtreme 2 '' to finally escape the clutches of her overbearing father . In `` Dead or Alive 5 '' , Tina has quit competitive fighting since achieving success in the entertainment world , but she is lured out of retirement and recruited into the fifth tournament by Zack ( owner of Zack Island in the `` Dead or Alive Xtreme '' games ) . Tina then takes out `` Virtua Fighter '' character Sarah Bryant as her reaction to Zack confusing her with Sarah . When Tina publicly announces her plans of returning to competition , Bass attempts to stop her once again , this time by posing as a tournament contestant named `` Mr. Strong '' . After he eliminates her in the quarterfinals , he reveals his identity and Tina convinces him in turn to join her as a father-daughter tandem , but further reveals that she now wants to transition into politics , announcing a gubernatorial campaign . Design and gameplay . Tina is a young white woman in her early twenties , with blonde hair and blue eyes . She is canonically listed as standing 5'9 '' tall and 123 pounds , and in the English-language versions of the games , she speaks with a Southern accent . Most of her moves are drawn from real-life pro wrestling . In the first game , Tina is initially a brunette and wears simple blue wrestling gear , which is greatly minimized in the first two sequels to a black bra and matching leather panties accentuated only by cowboy boots or a short vest , while her hair color was permanently changed to blonde . Her updated render for `` Dead or Alive 4 '' further enhances her cowgirl image with Western-style accessories such as a cowboy hat and fringed designer armbands , while her bra is changed from black to an American flag print . With the increased quality of the character renders in `` Dead or Alive 5 '' , Tina was given a more realistic appearance with smaller eyes and even more revealing outfits ; `` Dead or Alive 5 Last Round '' pre-order bonuses from Amazon.com included a skimpy `` Showstopper '' costume for the character . Tina in `` Last Round '' can additionally gain the costumes of Mail from Nihon Falcom 's `` Popful Mail '' , Lilysse from Gust 's `` Nights of Azure '' , Katsuragi from Tamsoft 's `` Senran Kagura '' , and Cana Alberona from the manga and anime `` Fairy Tail '' , among others , including a ninja outfit , a costume designed by Tamiki Wakaki , and the Military Police Regiment uniform from `` Attack on Titan '' , as downloadable content . `` Saturn Power '' described Tina as a `` nightmare opponent '' due to her throw-oriented style . `` Dreamcast Magazine '' cautioned not to `` let her looks deceive you as she 's one of the best fighters in the game . '' Anthony Chau of IGN wrote in 2001 that her offense in `` Dead or Alive 3 '' `` can pack quite a wallop . Of all the grapplers in the game , she has the most balanced attacks ; she can dish out good punch and kick combinations or piledrive opponents with powerful authority . '' He added that with her variety of throws , `` she 's one of the most exciting fighters to play . '' The staff of `` Official Xbox Magazine '' chose Tina as their top playable in `` Dead or Alive Ultimate '' , preferring `` her violent wrestling moves '' over the other characters ' speed . GameSpot wrote in their `` Dead or Alive 4 '' strategy guide , `` Tina 's moveset is definitely that of a wrestler : lots of powerful mid and high punches , complemented by a dizzying array of throws '' , while players have to `` be an expert at baiting '' their opponent into attempting to counter their moves . However , GameSpy said , `` Tina has a lot of disadvantages , mostly lying in her lack of speed in close combat '' , and thus required `` trickery and a great sense of reading [ one 's ] opponent ... to succeed consistently . '' She is able to perform additional special moves while fighting on a wrestling arena . According to Dean James from Attack of the Fanboy , `` Tina ’ s rather simplistic moveset allows players to get a hang of the different mechanics pretty easily and works as a good intro to the series in `` Dead or Alive 5 Last Round '' . '' Film . Tina was played by Jaime Pressly in the 2006 live-action film ' . Her backstory from the games is unchanged in that she wants to escape her wrestling background against Bass ' wishes , causing him to enter the tournament in which he loses to his daughter , the difference being that Tina is competing to prove her worth as a real fighter rather than seeking fame . She and the three other main female characters—Kasumi , Christie , and Helena—team up to defeat the shady tournament organizer Victor Donovan near the conclusion . The film 's U.S. release was repeatedly delayed and had only a three-week run in theaters , for which Pressly expressed no regrets in a 2007 interview with Rotten Tomatoes . She revealed that she had joined the production because of director Corey Yuen ( `` one of the number one action and martial arts directors in the world '' ) , but the experience was hampered by language barriers between the cast and crew , and the script deviating from the game series ' storyline . `` A lot of bad stuff came up and happened , [ and ] it just didn ’ t turn out the way that it should have . '' The finished film was not screened for critics , and Pressly was only able to view it through an acquaintance of her `` My Name is Earl '' costar Jason Lee . Merchandise . Tina has appeared on various official series merchandise , including action figures from Bandai and Epoch ; figurines produced by Kotobukiya with varying costumes ; a garage kit produced by Studio Saru Bunshitsu , and a clear file folder manufactured by Famitsu that displayed Tina posing in a bikini . Series developer Koei Tecmo released a host of licensed items , such as a 20 '' x28 '' suede tapestry , an `` oppai '' ( breasts-imitating ) mousepad , phone cards , and a three-dimensional poster featuring the `` Dead or Alive 5 Plus '' cast . The company offered a downloadable `` black bunny '' swimsuit costume with pre-orders of `` Dead or Alive 5 '' . Tina was among the `` DOA5 '' characters whose digital cards were added to Sega 's PlayStation Vita release `` Samurai & Dragons '' in 2013 . Reception . Like the series ' other female characters , Tina is most often noted in gaming media for her sex appeal . She was ranked the number-one `` girl on the Dreamcast '' by `` Dreamcast Magazine '' in 2000 , who described her as `` undeniably the most gorgeous . '' The same year , Spanish magazine `` Revista Oficial Dreamcast '' held a poll in which readers selected their favorite Dreamcast heroine ; Tina received the most votes , topping the likes of Claire Redfield , Lara Croft , and Chun-Li . In G4 's 2005 `` Video Game Vixens '' awards , she won in the `` Dirtiest Dancer '' and `` Video Game Vixen of the Year '' categories . Brazilian magazine `` SuperGamePower '' listed her among the 20 `` muses '' of video games in 2001 . Rob Wright of Tom 's Games included her in his 2007 selection of the fifty `` greatest female characters '' in video games . `` PLAY '' ranked Tina as the third- '' hottest '' blonde in games in 2010 , and jokingly deemed her breasts `` the undisputed # 1 and # 2 of all `` Dead or Alive 's '' features . '' UGO Networks included her among the `` hottest girls in games '' in 2011 . `` This female wrestler hits harder than any of the other `` DoA '' characters while still managing to show off the maximum amount of skin . '' The site additionally rated Tina eleventh in their ranking of the twenty-five `` foxiest fighting females to be ever pixelated '' that same year . Rich Shivener of Joystick Division chose both Tina and Kasumi 's chests as the seventh- '' most incredible '' in video games . She was appeared in various top ten lists of the sexiest female video game characters , such as by TechTudo and TGbus . Crunchyroll 's Nate Ming opined `` Kasumi , Ayane , Lei-Fang and Kokoro are all pretty cool in their own ways , but none really stack up to hard-hitting hardbody Tina Armstrong . '' Despite all this , however , she failed to make the top 9 in the wallpaper contest to determine who will get into `` Dead or Alive Xtreme 3 '' . A poll for the most erotic girl in the history of fighting games conducted by Japanese web portal Goo had Leifang and Tina share the 17th/18th place ( out of 50 contesters ) in 2016 . `` Official Xbox Magazine '' opined that the series ' females `` have always been slightly controversial , with high-minded types lamenting the gratuitous use of bouncing bosoms '' , but the gameplay of `` Dead or Alive 3 '' `` must have made all gamers , feminists included , realise that Tina , Kasumi `` et al '' are actually rather fit . '' However , Matthew O'Mara of `` National Post '' singled out Tina as embodying the `` casual sexism '' of the series : `` Why does Tina ’ s animation make her breasts flop about while most of the other characters remain stationary ? Why does she have more outfits than any other character ? Why do video game developers keep doing this ? '' Zachary Miller of `` Nintendo World Report '' nonetheless praised Tina 's alternate idle animation as the `` most impressive realism in terms of movement '' in the history of video game breast physics . Tina 's `` strong arms and legs '' in `` DOA2 '' impressed actress and model Leila Arcieri , while fellow actress-model Jaime Bergman claimed the character reminded her of herself . Other publications have noted Tina for her characterization as well as her beauty . GamesRadar 's Henry Gilbert rated her the fourth-best video-game wrestler in 2014 . `` Tina can pull off just about every devastating grapple ever invented—all while wearing a string bikini , no less—but she dreams of using her talents for something more . '' IGN said in 2004 , `` She 's got a bit of tomboy and American sass ... she 's got power to go along with beauty and puts the real ladies of the WWE to shame . '' Tina was ranked third on GameDaily 's 2008 list of the top wrestling characters in video games . `` Sega Saturn Magazine '' described her as a `` hot all-American babe with buns of steel '' . `` Complex '' chose Tina ( `` hot even amongst pixelated swimsuit models '' ) as their favorite video-game grappler over `` Street Fighter 's '' Rainbow Mika in their 2011 `` Battle of the Beauties '' feature , and rated her victory quote from `` Dead or Alive 4 '' ( `` Weak ! You 're going to have to do better than that '' ) among their hundred `` most humiliating '' video-game victory quotes in 2012 . `` Electronic Gaming Monthly '' praised the `` hot chicks [ and ] spirited casting '' in a preview of `` DOA : Dead or Alive '' , noting `` My Name is Earl 's '' white-trash hottie Jaime Pressly as Tina ! '' even as they expected the film as a whole to be `` crap '' . Tina was ranked as the third `` hottest woman in video game movies '' by `` Complex '' in 2012 . Bill Gibron of PopMatters described the `` capable '' Pressly in the film as `` full of piss and vinegar as a desperate-to-prove-herself grappler . '' Cinema Blend 's Rafe Telsch wrote , `` Like it or not , Pressly is the poster child of the movie , above her other attractive co-stars . ''
Berau Regency . Berau Regency ( ) is one of the six regencies in East Kalimantan province in Indonesia . The capital is Tanjung Redeb . It has an area of 34,127.47 km² and a population of 179,444 at the 2010 Census . Berau was formerly the name of a local sultanate that existed during the Dutch colonial period . In the early 19th century , it was divided into two separate sultanates : `` Gunung Tabur '' and `` Sambaliung '' . Berau Marine Conservation Area . Konservasi Kawasan Laut ( KKL ) Berau or Berau Marine Conservation Area is formed in 2005 has 1,321 million hectares area which lies among Pulau Panjang ( Long Island ) , Karangtigau Cape , and Baliktaba Reef . The area has the second highest coral reef biodiversity in Indonesia after Raja Ampat Islands and third highest in the world . The ecosystem covers coral reef , mangrove forest and sea grass .
Sir Rupert Grant Alexander Clarke , 4th Baronet . Sir Rupert Grant Alexander Clarke is the 4th Baronet Clarke of Rupertswood , having succeeded his father , Sir Rupert Clarke , 3rd Baronet . The Clarke of Rupertswood baronetcy , granted 1882 , is one of only two extant of Australian territorial designation . Sir Rupert Clarke lives in Melbourne Australia , and succeeded his father when he died in 2005 .
Gerardo Guerrieri . Gerardo Guerrieri ( 4 February 1920 in Matera - 24 April 1986 in Rome ) was an Italian film director , playwright , screenwriter , translator , theater critic , and essayist . He is particularly remembered for translating numerous plays into the Italian language , including works by Anton Chekhov , Arthur Miller , Tennessee Williams , August Strindberg , Eugene O'Neill , William Saroyan and William Shakespeare among others . His own works were avant-garde in design . He was notably the librettist for Renzo Rossellini 's 1961 opera `` Uno sguardo dal ponte '' .
Fountain Green massacre . The Fountain Green massacre is one of the more frequently cited examples of violence between Utes and Mormon colonists surrounding the so-called Walker War . A Daughters of the Utah Pioneers monument ( no . 172 ) , located in City Park in Fountain Green , UT , memorializes the Fountain Green Massacre . Event . In the early morning hours of October 1 , 1853 , Utes of Sanpitch attacked and killed four men—William Reed , James Nelson , William Luke , and Thomas Clark—who were encamped at Uinta Springs , near the head of Salt Creek Canyon . The men were driving two ox-drawn wagons filled with wheat to Salt Lake City , as the advance party of a larger group headed by local Manti , UT Mormon leader Isaac Morley . William Luke , an immigrant from Manchester , England , was anxious to go see his three sons , who had recently arrived from England , and may have encouraged the group to hasten its journey . The four men camped at Uinta Springs against Morley 's instructions , which had been for the group to make camp on the San Pitch River and await the arrival of the main group . When Morley 's group arrived at the camp , they found William Reed stripped , scalped , and disemboweled a short distance from the wagons . Luke and Nelson 's throats were cut ; they were also disemboweled . The Morley party emptied the wagons of their grain and then loaded three of the bodies for transport to Nephi , Utah ( Clark 's body later being found by a relative ) and as the party readied to move on , numerous Utes appeared on the hillside . Oral tradition holds that Morley , angry over disobedience to his orders , denied the dead men burial in the town cemetery . Their gravesites are unknown , despite efforts to locate the remains of the four men . Revenge . In 2006 the remains of the slain Utes were discovered in an area of Nephi called Old Hallow . Subsequent violence . A little less than five years later , four Danish immigrants -- Jens Jorgensen , his wife Hedevig Jorgensen Jens Terklesen , and Christian I. Kjerulf -- were slain by natives in Salt Creek Canyon , while they were `` en route '' to settle with other Scandinavian immigrants in the Sanpete Valley . This tragedy , known as the Salt Creek Canyon Massacre , was marked by the brutality with which Jorgensen 's wife and unborn child were butchered with a tomahawk .
Big Springs , Nebraska . Big Springs is a village in Deuel County , Nebraska , United States . The population was 400 at the 2010 census . History . The first name of the settlement was `` Lone Tree '' , after a large cottonwood tree standing alone on the prairie near the town . It was believed to be over 100 years old at the time of first settlement and could be seen by riders on the Pony Express and travelers on the Oregon Trail . Sam Bass 's gang reportedly divided $ 60,000 in loot under the tree from an 1877 robbery of a Union Pacific train . The railroad named this stop `` Big Springs '' in 1867 . Spring water from near the track was used by steam locomotives until 1950 . Big Springs was platted in 1884 , and named for the stream that runs through town . The Big Springs post office , established in 1884 , was officially called Bigspring until 1943 . The village of Big Springs was incorporated in 1917 . The county fair was held in Big Springs from 1889-1932 . Chappell , the only other town in the county , became the county seat . In 1884 , the first church services were held by the Rev . E. E. Mount in the Phelps Hotel . The first church in the county , called Prospect Church , was a sod building constructed north of town in 1887 . Geography . Big Springs is located at ( 41.063399 , -102.075111 ) . According to the United States Census Bureau , the village has a total area of , all of it land . Interstate 76 intersects Interstate 80 near the village . U.S. Route 30 , formerly known as the Lincoln Highway , intersects U.S. Route 138 about 3 miles north . 2010 census . As of the census of 2010 , there were 400 people , 186 households , and 119 families residing in the village . The population density was . There were 217 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 94.5 % White , 0.8 % Native American , 2.5 % from other races , and 2.3 % from two or more races . Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.0 % of the population . There were 186 households of which 19.9 % had children under the age of 18 living with them , 53.8 % were married couples living together , 5.9 % had a female householder with no husband present , 4.3 % had a male householder with no wife present , and 36.0 % were non-families . 29.6 % of all households were made up of individuals and 17.2 % had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older . The average household size was 2.15 and the average family size was 2.65 . The median age in the village was 50.1 years . 18.7 % of residents were under the age of 18 ; 6 % were between the ages of 18 and 24 ; 16.6 % were from 25 to 44 ; 37.1 % were from 45 to 64 ; and 22 % were 65 years of age or older . The gender makeup of the village was 48.8 % male and 51.3 % female . 2000 census . As of the census of 2000 , there were 418 people , 187 households , and 124 families residing in the village . The population density was 1,135.0 people per square mile ( 436.2/km² ) . There were 216 housing units at an average density of 586.5 per square mile ( 225.4/km² ) . The racial makeup of the village was 95.93 % White , 0.48 % Native American , 3.35 % from other races , and 0.24 % from two or more races . Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.26 % of the population . There were 187 households out of which 23.0 % had children under the age of 18 living with them , 58.3 % were married couples living together , 7.0 % had a female householder with no husband present , and 33.2 % were non-families . 31.0 % of all households were made up of individuals and 16.6 % had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older . The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.79 . In the village , the population was spread out with 20.8 % under the age of 18 , 5.7 % from 18 to 24 , 20.6 % from 25 to 44 , 25.4 % from 45 to 64 , and 27.5 % who were 65 years of age or older . The median age was 46 years . For every 100 females , there were 89.1 males . For every 100 females age 18 and over , there were 89.1 males . As of 2000 the median income for a household in the village was $ 29,583 , and the median income for a family was $ 39,375 . Males had a median income of $ 25,536 versus $ 15,962 for females . The per capita income for the village was $ 16,319 . About 5.4 % of families and 8.2 % of the population were below the poverty line , including 11.8 % of those under age 18 and 7.6 % of those age 65 or over .
Acrocallosal syndrome . Acrocallosal syndrome ( also known as ACLS ) is a rare autosomal recessive syndrome characterized by corpus callosum agenesis , polydactyly , multiple dysmorphic features , motor and mental retardation , and other symptoms . The syndrome was first described by Albert Schinzel in 1979 . It is associated with `` GLI3 '' . Signs and symptoms . Acrocallosal syndrome ( ACLS , ACS , Schinzel-Type , Hallux-duplication ) is a rare , heterogeneous [ 3 ] autosomal recessive disorder first discovered by Albert Schinzel ( 1979 ) in a 3-year-old boy . To inherit ACLS , one gene copy from each parent must contain a mutation somewhere in the KIF7 gene and be passed on to the child [ 3 ] . Characteristics of this syndrome include absence or poor development of the area connecting the left and right parts of the brain , an abnormally large head , increased distance between facial features ( eyes ) , poor motor skills , mental retardation [ 2 ] , extra fingers and toes , many facial deformities [ 3 ] , and cleft palate [ 5 ] . This is considered a rare disorder and is placed on the NIH Office of Rare Diseases ( fewer than 200,000 cases ) rare disease list [ 8 ] . Lifespan may range from stillbirth to normal expectancy depending on pregnancy complications and severity of the disorder [ 2,3,5 ] . In mild cases , the subjects have been shown to live relatively normal lives , but with developmental delays [ 2 ] . Pathology . Acrocallosal syndrome ( ACLS , ACS , Schinzel-Type ) is a rare , heterogeneous , autosomal recessive disorder [ 3 ] . The heterogeneity of this condition refers to the multiple genes that may function to contribute to varying degrees of this syndrome [ 3 ] and is often linked to consanguinity [ 2,5 ] . Characteristics of this syndrome include agenesis of the corpus , macrocephaly , hypertelorism , polydactyly , mental and motor retardation [ 2 ] , craniofacial dysmorphism , hallux duplication [ 3 ] , and sometimes palatal clefting [ 5 ] . It has also been reported that there are many similar signs and symptoms between ACLS , Greig cephalopolysyndactyly , and Hydrolethalus Syndrome ( HLS ) , although there is little evidence to support common genetic causation at this point [ 3 ] . Mechanism . Recent studies by Putoux et al. , ( 2011 ) , have indicated that the mutations responsible for ACLS are located in the KIF7 protein . KIF7 is a 1343 amino acid protein with a kinesin motor , coiled coil , and Gli-binding domains [ 3,5 ] . Its functions are largely associated with ciliary motor function [ 3 ] and is a key factor in the Sonic Hedgehog ( Shh ) transduction pathways [ 4,5 ] that are crucial during embryogenesis [ 7 ] . Therefore , mutations in Hedgehog signaling components ( KIF7 ) may lead to cilia based pathologies and ultimately defects in the brain and other areas associated with ACLS and related disorders [ 5 ] . More specifically , mutations observed by Elson et al. , ( 2002 ) , in the GLI3 gene have yielded similar characteristics to ACLS , but further evidence is needed since the corpus callosum is usually present in these cases . Other studies have also indicated that KIF7 interacts with Gli transcription factors , so mutations in the KIF7 gene may be upstream effectors of GLI3 [ 6 ] . Further understanding about the functionality of ACLS and its underlying mechanisms opens new doors to pharmacological manipulation and other forms of molecular therapy .
Greeper laces . Greeper laces are a novel form of shoelace which have fasteners and stops to prevent them from becoming undone . They were invented by London optometrist Peter Greedy who spent six years developing the product and then launched it in 2009 at a footwear trade show in Düsseldorf .
Saint-Cyr-les-Vignes . Saint-Cyr-les-Vignes is a commune in the Loire department in central France .
Ancilla minima . `` Ancilla minima '' is a species of sea snail , a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olividae , the olives .
Declaration of the People of Virginia . Nathaniel Bacon continues on to accuse Sir William Berkeley as guilty of going against his Majesty ’ s interests `` we accuse Sir William Berkeley as guilty of each and every one of the same , and as one who has traitorously attempted , violated , and injured his Majesty ’ s interest here by a loss of a great part of this his colony and many of his faithful loyal subjects '' In addition to the governor , the Declaration listed a number of the governor 's associates said to be `` his wicked and pernicious councilors , confederates , aiders , and assisters against the commonalty in these our civil commotions . '' Names listed : Sir Henry Chichley , William Claiburne Junior , Lieut . Coll . Christopher Wormeley , Thomas Hawkins , William Sherwood , Phillip Ludwell , John Page Clerke , Robert Beverley , John Cluffe Clerke , Richard Lee , John West , Thomas Ballard , Hubert Farrell , William Cole , Thomas Reade , Richard Whitacre , Matthew Kempe , Nicholas Spencer , and Joseph Bridger . Bacon made sure to shame the persons involved by mentioning the King and how the acts of those named have been tyrannical and an enemy of not only the people of Virginia but of the King and English royalty . Bacon and his Rebellion felt that before they were to attack and cause an uprising against Sir Berkeley 's administration , a treaty would be in order to give the administration a chance to surrender . Bacon demands that Sir William Berkeley and all persons listed turn themselves in within four days of this notice . Bacon continues with `` whatsoever place , house , or ship , any of the said persons shall reside , be hid , or protected , we declare the owners , masters , or inhabitants of the said places to be confederates and traitors to the people and the estates of them is also of all the aforesaid persons to be confiscated . '' Nathaniel Bacon then proceeded to call on the citizens of the state to seize the people mentioned in the declaration by the command of the king . `` These are therefore in his majesties name to command you forthwith to seize the persons above mentioned as Trayters to the King and Country and them to bring to Midle plantacon , and there to secure them untill further order , and in case of opposition , if you want any further assistance you are forthwith to demand itt in the name of the people in all the Counties of Virginia . '' The Declaration was signed `` Nathaniel Bacon , General by Consent of the people . ''
Johann Spenner . Johann Spenner also Johann Spender ( died 5 December 1503 ) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Auxiliary Bishop of Cologne ( 1482–1503 ) . Biography . Johann Spenner was appointed a priest in the Order of Friars Minor . On 4 November 1482 , he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Sixtus IV as Auxiliary Bishop of Cologne and Titular Bishop of `` Cyrene '' . On 18 November 1482 , he was consecrated bishop by Stefan Teglatije , Archbishop of Bar , with Giuliano Maffei , Bishop of Bertinoro , serving as co-consecrator . He served as Auxiliary Bishop of Cologne until his death on 5 December 1503 .
Men Like Gods . `` Men Like Gods '' ( 1923 ) is a novel , referred to by the author as a `` scientific fantasy '' , by English writer H. G. Wells . It features a utopia located in a parallel universe . Plot summary . `` Men Like Gods '' is set in the summer of 1921 . Its protagonist is Mr. Barnstaple ( his first name is either Alfred or William ) , a journalist working in London and living in Sydenham . He has grown dispirited at a newspaper called `` The Liberal '' and resolves to take a holiday . Quitting wife and family , he finds his plans disrupted when his and two other automobiles are accidentally transported with their passengers into `` another world '' , which the `` Earthlings '' call Utopia . A sort of advanced Earth , Utopia is some three thousand years ahead of humanity in its development . For the 200,000,000 Utopians who inhabit this world , the `` Days of Confusion '' are a distant period studied in history books , but their past resembles humanity 's in its essentials , differing only in incidental details : Their Christ , for example , died on the wheel , not on the cross . Utopia lacks any world government and functions as a successfully realised anarchy . `` Our education is our government , '' a Utopian named Lion says . Sectarian religion , like politics , has died away , and advanced scientific research flourishes . Life in Utopia is governed by `` the Five Principles of Liberty '' , which are privacy , free movement , unlimited knowledge , truthfulness , and free discussion ( allowing criticism ) . `` Men Like Gods '' is divided into three books . Details of life in Utopia are given in Books I and III . In Book II , the Earthlings are quarantined on a rocky crag after infections they have brought cause a brief epidemic in Utopia . There they begin to plot the conquest of Utopia , despite Mr. Barnstaple 's protests . He betrays them when his fellows try to take two Utopians hostage , forcing Mr. Barnstaple to escape execution for treason by fleeing perilously . In Book III , Mr. Barnstaple longs to stay in Utopia , but when he asks how he can best serve Utopia , he is told that he can do this `` by returning to your own world '' . Regretfully he accepts , and ends his month-long stay in Utopia . But he brings with him back to Earth a renewed determination to contribute to the effort to make a terrestrial Utopia : `` [ H ] e belonged now soul and body to the Revolution , to the Great Revolution that is afoot on Earth ; that marches and will never desist nor rest again until old Earth is one city and Utopia set up therein . He knew clearly that this Revolution is life , and that all other living is a trafficking of life with death . '' Critical response . Contemporary reviews of the novel were largely positive , though some found the story weakly plotted . As is often the case in his later fiction , Wells 's utopian enthusiasm exceeded his interest in scientific romance or fantasy ( his own terms for what is now called science fiction ) . The novel was yet another vehicle for Wells to propagate ideas of a possible better future society , also attempted in several other works , notably in `` A Modern Utopia '' ( 1905 ) . `` Men Like Gods '' and other novels like it provoked Aldous Huxley to write `` Brave New World '' ( 1932 ) , a parody and critique of Wellsian utopian ideas . Wells himself later commented on the novel : `` It did not horrify or frighten , was not much of a success , and by that time , I had tired of talking in playful parables to a world engaged in destroying itself . '' Themes . Several characters in the novel are directly taken from the politics of the 1920s . Rupert Catskill probably represents Winston Churchill , as he was seen at that time : a reckless adventurer . Catskill is depicted as a reactionary ideologue , criticises Utopia for its apparent decadence , and leads the attempted conquest of Utopia .
Oliver Marcelle . Oliver Hazzard Marcelle ( June 21 , 1895 – June 12 , 1949 ) , nicknamed `` Ghost '' , was an American third baseman in the Negro Leagues for a number of teams around the league from 1918-1931 . He also played shortstop . A Creole born in Thibodaux , Louisiana , he batted and threw right-handed . While the Negro Leagues had many statistics recorded in the 1920s , Marcelle put up outstanding numbers . In 1922 with the Bacharach Giants , he posted a.379 batting average . Again in 1924 , he hit well , putting up a.352 average for Bacharach and the New York Lincoln Giants . Although `` Ghost '' was a top-class hitting infielder , his defensive skills took center stage by comparison . He was considered by most to be the greatest fielding third basemen in the league throughout the 1920s and possibly of all time . Baseball Hall of Famer Judy Johnson once admitted that Marcelle was a better defensive player than himself . During that time , he and shortstop Dick Lundy made up one of the best left-side infields ever . Marcelle was known for a terrible temper , with umpires and opponents commonly drawn into arguments with him , and even teammates sometimes fighting him . Marcelle once hit Oscar Charleston in the head with a bat . He participated in two Negro League World Series , both for the Bacharach Giants . He put up fairly good numbers during one of them ( .293 , six RBIs in 11 games ) . In the other , he posted a.235 average with 2 RBIs in 9 games . However , he did much better than that when he got his chance against white competition . He went 23-for-63 , good for a.365 average , in 17 exhibition contests against white players . Marcelle was rated ahead of Hall of Famers Judy Johnson and Ray Dandridge in the renowned 1952 `` Pittsburgh Courier '' player-voted poll of the Negro Leagues ' best players . In a strange incident in the late 1920s , Marcelle 's teammate Frank Warfield reportedly bit Marcelle 's nose off after the two got into a fight , when both men were playing in the Cuban Winter League . Bill Yancey , another teammate of Marcelle 's , said , `` What got [ Marcelle ] out of baseball , he and [ teammate ] Frank Warfield had a fight in Cuba [ probably in the winter of 1927-28 , over a dice game ] and Warfield bit his nose off . He was a proud , handsome guy , you know , and then he used to wear a black patch across his nose and he got so he could n't play baseball anymore . '' Marcelle had been a staple of the Cuban Winter League throughout the decade . In the 1923-24 season , he batted.393 to lead the league . He ended with an overall.305 average in Cuba . After some time with the Detroit Stars , Marcelle did n't play very much longer . His final career average was supposedly around.315 with 11 home runs . Marcelle died in poverty in 1949 in Denver , Colorado and was buried in an unmarked grave in Riverside Cemetery . At age 57 , Marcelle got the most votes as best third baseman in the 1952 `` Pittsburgh Courier '' player-voted poll of the Negro leagues best players ever . 42 years after his death , Oliver Marcelle ’ s last chapter was finally closed . At 10:30 a.m. on June 1 , 1991 , members of Riverside ’ s ownership , the Fairmount Cemetery Co. , gathered with members of the Erickson Monument Co. , the Black American West Museum , and the Denver Zephyrs , the Triple-A inheritors of , in part , Marcelle ’ s Denver baseball legacy , to honor The Ghost one final time . In the culmination of a long effort led by baseball historian and Denver-area resident Jay Sanford , there , weeks shy of what would have been the legend ’ s 94th birthday , they unveiled a simple grave marker .
Jody Latham . Jody Lee Latham ( born 1 January 1982 ) is an English actor , best known for his roles as Phillip `` Lip '' Gallagher in the British Channel 4 comedy drama series `` Shameless '' , Calum McKenzie in the ITV series `` The Fixer '' and Rob Grayson in the BBC soap opera `` EastEnders '' . He has also had notable short-term guest roles in the school drama series `` Waterloo Road '' and the medical drama `` Holby City '' . Personal life . Latham attended Walton High School in Nelson but was expelled . Latham has a son , Jack , who was born in Latham 's late teens . Jack 's mother is Naomi . He used to attend Burnley Youth Theatre , where his acting career started . Career . In 1998 , Latham made his television debut in an episode of `` The Cops '' as Grant , and went on to appear , in 2000 , as Nelson Catchpole in the series `` Big Meg , Little Meg '' . He played Lee , one of the key characters in `` When I Was 12 '' in 2001 . Latham has appeared in five `` BAFTA '' winning dramas : `` Clocking Off '' , `` The Cops '' , `` The Street '' , `` Shameless '' and `` EastEnders '' . Latham played a leading role in the BBC drama `` Mr Harvey Lights a Candle '' , which was shown in March 2005 . He also appeared in an episode of `` The Street '' , written by Jimmy McGovern , in April 2006 . Latham worked regularly in television before being cast as Lip Gallagher in `` Shameless '' , the second eldest of the Gallagher children . Lip is an intelligent and outspoken youth who is trying to escape from the Chatsworth estate in Stretford . He was 24 when he left the show . He took on other work between series , until he was written out of the show in 2008 to allow him to concentrate on other projects . He later returned to the role for the series finale in early 2013 . In 2006 Latham filmed a short film , `` A Neutral Corner '' , about a young boxer arriving in a desolate town where he meets a dog , a stranger and a mysterious waitress . In 2007 he appeared in `` Ruby Blue '' with Bob Hoskins—Latham 's first film role . Since leaving `` Shameless '' , he has starred in ITV1 's `` The Fixer '' , playing the cheeky scally character Calum , and played a part in the music video `` Moonshine & Roses '' by International One . He also appeared in Tulisa 's 2012 music video for song `` Sight of You '' . Latham has also turned presenter - hosting the NME Awards aftershow party interviewing award winners . He also been the face and voice of numerous brands including Clearasil , Orange Mobile , Gio Goi and many more , including the BBC flagship station Radio 1 . He appears in the films `` Act of Grace '' ( which he is also associate producer ) and `` The Michael Gomez Story '' ( 2007 ) . In the latter he plays Michael Gomez , an Irish Traveller who turned professional boxer at 17 . Latham played guest lead in the drama `` The Tudors '' along with Jonathan Rhys Meyers . Latham was one of the celebrities to take part in the 2009 series of `` Hell 's Kitchen '' on ITV1 . In 2010 Latham played Matt on the radio series `` House on Fire '' which aired on BBC Radio 4 from 2010 to 2013 . In 2011 Latham joined the cast of the BBC soap opera `` EastEnders '' , playing Rob Grayson , a pimp in a controversial sex exploitation storyline . In 2013 , Latham starred in the popular BBC school-based drama series , `` Waterloo Road '' , as Steve-O Malone .
International house xian . International House Xi'An , commonly referred to as IH Xian or simply IH , is located in Xian , Shaanxi , China . International House Xian was founded in 2006. International house is a language training center for Mandarin Chinese , German , English , Spanish , French and Korean . History . International House started out as Intertex language training before becoming affiliated with the International House Brand . While Su Peng trained as a psychologist in Hamburg , Germany he was approached by students that wanted to learn Chinese . On returning to China he found many local Chinese students were very interested in Europe and European languages . After deciding to open a language school in 2005 it took over a year to prepare and establish . International House quickly became popular and is now the premier language learning center in Xian Affiliations . International House Xian is officially affiliated with International House World Organisation .
Nagambie Football Club . Nagambie Football Club is an Australian rules football club , established in 1897 . The club is based in the North Eastern Victorian town of Nagambie . The club is known as `` The Lakers '' and wear red , white and black panels similar to the Saints guernsey . Their most recent premiership success was in the 2014 season against Merrigum , coming from 43 points down to win by 35 points .
Stephen Storace . Stephen John Seymour Storace ( 4 April 1762 – 19 March 1796 ) was an English composer . His sister was the famous opera singer Nancy Storace . He was born in London in the Parish of St Marylebone to an English mother and Italian father . Relatively little is known through direct records of his life , and most details are known second-hand through the memoirs of his contemporaries Michael Kelly , the actor John Bannister , and the oboist William Thomas Parke . Early years and education in Italy . His father , Stefano Storace ( b. Torre Annunziata , ca . 1725 ; d. London , ca . 1781 ) , an Italian contrabassist and composer , taught him the violin so well that at ten years old he played successfully the most difficult music of the day . The composer 's youth was spent entirely in the company of musicians , since his father ( also a composer and arranger ) was the Musical Director of Vauxhall Gardens . Mistrusting the quality of musical education available in England , Stefano Storace sent his son to Italy to study , at the Conservatorio di Sant ' Onofrio , Naples . Stephen neglected his musical studies in Italy , and went on painting expeditions with Thomas Jones . His interest in art may not have been entirely extinguished , however – unlike the works of any of his English contemporaries , the printed vocal scores of all his operas feature elaborate engravings of what are presumed to be the stage-designs , and it is suggested that these drawings were Stephen 's own work . No other artist , at least , seems to have claimed credit for them . Towards the end of their studies , Stephen and Nancy first made the acquaintance of Michael Kelly , whom they encountered by chance in Livorno . Kelly was with English-speaking friends , and ventured an opinion ( in English ) as to whether the young person with Stephen was a boy or a girl . `` The person is a she-animal '' retorted an offended Nancy in English as the first remark in what would be a lifelong friendship with both the Storaces . Early professional employment in Vienna , 1785–1787 . Stephen Storace returned to England sometime between the years of 1780 and 1782 , most likely to settle his father 's affairs after his death in Naples , which probably happened around 1780–1781 . Nancy , accompanied by her mother , Elizabeth , went to Vienna in January 1783 . Nancy entered into an arranged marriage , ( most likely arranged by her mother ) to the English violinist and composer , John Fisher , in March 1784 . The marriage only lasted a few months . It is unclear how Stephen obtained his first commission to compose an Italian opera for the Viennese stage , but the commission was most likely obtained by Nancy sometime in the fall of 1784 , with Stephen arriving in Vienna sometime in late December of that same year . Stephen produced his first opera , `` Gli Sposi malcontenti '' , at Vienna , on 1 June 1785 . The premiere , however , was marred by further scandal involving his sister , who was singing the `` prima buffa '' role – she collapsed on-stage in mid-aria , causing the performance to be abandoned . Nancy was pregnant during the premiere of `` I sposi malcontenti '' and gave birth to a baby girl a few weeks later . The child was given to a foundling home by Elizabeth Storace , who claimed that it belonged to Nancy 's estranged husband , John Fisher , who had been banished by the Emperor some months earlier for beating Nancy . Elizabeth Storace claimed that they did not care if the child lived or died . The child died in the foundling home a month after she was born . Nancy 's return to the stage four months later was marked by the performance of `` Per la ricuperata salute di Ofelia '' , composed specially for the occasion by a trio of composers – Mozart , Salieri , and the unknown `` Cornetti '' ( which may have been a pen-name for Stephen , Salieri , or even perhaps Emperor Joseph II ) . This rare example of a Mozart-Salieri collaboration was just discovered in 2016 . In Vienna the Storaces made the acquaintance of Mozart , in whose `` Le nozze di Figaro '' Nancy sang Susanna at the premiere , and Kelly sang Don Curzio . The `` English circle '' in Vienna also included the composer Thomas Attwood . In Vienna Stephen produced a second opera , `` Gli equivoci '' , founded on Shakespeare 's `` The Comedy of Errors '' . The English Operas , 1787–1796 . There is no clear explanation why the Storaces abandoned Vienna at the height of their success there . The reasons are suggested to be more personal than professional . Certainly the Emperor spoke of her with great admiration , even using her abilities as an arbitrary unit of currency – `` I 'd not give you a Storace for it ! '' . Quite possibly Nancy was under pressure from Elizabeth , who was not at all happy in Vienna , and wished to return to England with both of her children in tow . Nancy left Vienna in February 1787 , along with her `` entourage '' of Michael Kelly , her brother , and Thomas Attwood . Buoyed-up by their success on the Viennese stage , the coach-party which left for London could not have imagined they would find themselves rejected and unwanted in London , where their names were quite forgotten after such a long absence . Stephen was remembered – if at all – as an infant prodigy violinist at Vauxhall Gardens , and found it very hard to secure paying work without the cherubic charm of youth behind him , and moreover as an unknown composer . Both Nancy and Stephen imagined they might find work at the King 's Theatre , which was – at that time – the home of the Royal Italian Opera , a troupe which enjoyed a Royal monopoly on the presentation of Italian opera , and in fact of any musical works which were through-composed without dialogue . Kelly succeeded in getting a few roles there ( on the basis of his wider professional experience , knowing roles the King 's Theatre already had in repertoire , and his legendary charm ) , but both Storaces found themselves excluded by the group of native Italian musicians already well-established there . Stephen too worked at the King 's Theatre as music director for some operas , including his own `` La Cameriera Astuta '' , before moving in 1789 to the Theatre Royal , Drury Lane , which at this time was under the management of Richard Brinsley Sheridan . Sheridan 's personal interest in the theatre had largely dried-up by this point in his career , and he was more interested in politics – his theatrical interests were primarily financial , and he had established a successful format of lavish musical spectaculars , more remarkable for their visual than musical content . To evade the Royal monopoly on opera at the King 's Theatre , Sheridan presented a mixture of Singspiel-type works specially written in English in the ballad-opera style , with `` English 'd '' versions of popular operas playing in continental Europe in which he saw some commercial opportunity . Stephen Storace 's first job at Drury Lane was to make an `` English '' version of Dittersdorf 's German Singspiel `` Doktor und Apotheker '' , which appeared in English as `` Doctor & Apothecary '' in 1787 in Storace 's version . The work of making `` English '' versions was not just a question of translation – all complicated musical numbers ( especially trios , quartets etc . ) had to be `` cut '' to make them performable by English casts who were primarily pantomime comedians without any great musical talent . This also meant transposition of some numbers , making a fresh English text , cutting whole numbers and replacing them with dialogue , and sometimes inserting new comic songs and `` patter-songs '' which the public greatly enjoyed . Stephen quickly established his credentials with Sheridan as a young man who could quickly and competently produce good results . He also had an impresario 's skill for judging what would make good box-office and bring in good receipts , and he took to adding famous numbers from the Vienna stage to `` spice-up '' works which needed it . Seeing that the repertoire of the King 's Theatre was still largely made-up of opera seria works about ancient gods or monarchs of antiquity , Storace spotted a niche in the market for the new `` romantic '' style of ghost-stories , gothic horror , and romance , and his first purpose-written work for Drury Lane employed all these elements . `` The Haunted Tower '' ( 1789 ) was a box-office sensation , selling out for 50 nights in succession . No little part of the success was the performance of Michael Kelly in the male lead role . Up to this time , high notes in the male parts in the theatre had been crooned falsetto by performers who were more actors than singers . Kelly 's aria to the ghost of the Haunted Tower – `` Spirit of My Sainted Sire ! '' included a top B which he took in full voice in the Italian style , and proved such a success that at most performances it was encored in full . This aria outlived the rest of Storace 's output by decades , and was still being reprinted in parlour songbook anthologies for the amateur tenor a century later . However , `` The Haunted Tower '' still included `` borrowings '' from other composers on whose reputations tickets might be sold , and Sheridan remained adamant – despite the success of the piece – that he did not want Storace composing fresh work as a regular occurrence . Storace was put to work producing an `` English '' version of Gretry 's `` Richard , Coeur du Lion '' , with the unfortunate difficulty that John Bannister – the famous tragedian – was cast in the main role , and was tone-deaf . No amount of re-writing could get around the problem that Richard was supposed to sing his famous ballad so that Blondin would hear it outside the castle walls . As so often in Storace 's life , he was saved by his friends . Michael Kelly was now established as the audience 's favourite star after Bannister , and was given a Benefit Night in 1790 – by tradition , he could choose whatever piece he believed would bring in the best receipts at the box-office . At this period a `` programme '' at Drury Lane would always be a double-bill – a main work , and a one-act `` afterpiece '' which was usually a comedy . Kelly broke with tradition and risked his income by announcing – to Sheridan 's disapproval – that instead of a popular favourite , he would premiere a new afterpiece by Storace , called `` No song , no supper '' . `` No Song '' outsold even `` The Haunted Tower '' , and proved the best-selling show at Drury Lane for the following decade . Nancy had appeared as a Guest Artist in `` The Haunted Tower '' – the success of `` No Song '' obliged Sheridan to take her `` onto the books '' , and at last she secured a full-time engagement in Britain . It seems likely that Storace had been working on an `` English '' version of Vicente Martín y Soler 's ( known as Martini ) comedy `` Una cosa rara '' – an opera which had already been cited by Mozart in the final scene of `` Don Giovanni '' . However , presumably at around the date of the `` No Song '' triumph , Storace abruptly discarded all of Martini 's music in Acts II and III , and had librettist James Cobb produce an entirely new libretto , creating another `` romantic '' hit situated in the midst of the Ottoman-Austrian war of a few years earlier , `` The Siege of Belgrade '' ( 1791 ) . From this point on Storace abandoned the ballad-opera style completely , and wrote the entire piece in the Mozartian `` Singspiel '' style . `` The Siege '' is remarkable for the extended ensemble numbers such as the Act I Trio for the Seraskier , Lilla and Ghita , `` Your passions thus deceiving '' – divided into allegro-andante-allegro sections . Alive to what the public cheered most , Storace included a bravura coloratura aria for Mrs Crouch as the imprisoned Austrian hostage , Princess Catherine , `` My plaint in no-one pity moves '' ; a warlike Act III aria for Kelly as the `` noble Turk '' ; and an extraordinary `` Queen of the Night '' -style dramatic-coloratura Act III aria for Nancy , `` Domestic Peace '' , with a string of double-octave fast upward scales to top c '' over French-horn fanfares that brought the house down . The printed vocal score not only includes one of the famous `` scenery '' engravings , but cast a glove down to the King 's Theatre – avoiding all euphemism the work is clearly described as `` an Opera , in three acts '' . The year 1792 saw Storace produce the boldest of his operatic projects , `` Dido , Queen of Carthage '' , with a libretto by Prince Hoare after Metastasio 's `` Didone abbandonata '' . This was the only all-sung opera Storace produced in English – all his other works had spoken dialogue between the musical numbers . His sister regarded it as Stephen 's finest work . However , for whatever reason , the piece proved unpopular with the public , and was withdrawn after a short run . The music was not thought worth printing commercially , with the result that not a note of this opera now survives , nor were any solo numbers from it printed separately . `` The Pirates '' , also produced in 1792 , was partly adapted from `` Gli Equivoci '' , and is remarkable as affording one of the earliest instances of the introduction of a grand finale into an English opera . These works were followed by some less successful productions ; but `` The Cherokee '' ( 1794 ) and `` The Three and the Deuce '' ( 1795 ) were very favourably received . `` The Cherokee '' did not , unlike `` The Siege of Belgrade '' , attempt to add any `` exotic '' music for the Cherokee – their `` War March '' is disappointingly four-square and tonal , but the `` War Whoop '' is an exciting number . The work also introduced the public to the boy-treble star , `` Master Walsh '' , whose coloratura talents must have been remarkable as his numbers are no less complex than Crouch 's or Nancy Storace 's . He was to figure regularly in Storace 's works thereafter . Storace collaborated with Sheridan in bringing William Godwin 's controversial novel `` Caleb Williams '' to the stage . In the light of the French Revolution , the work – about a faithful servant whose life is ruined by a vicious master – had gained considerable notoriety , and was produced under the title `` The Iron Chest '' , first performed on 12 March 1796 . Storace 's final work was `` Mahmoud , Prince of Persia '' , but he never saw the premiere . Death . He caught cold at rehearsals for `` The Iron Chest '' , and died on 15 or 16 March 1796 . He is buried in Marylebone Parish Church with a monument by the celebrated sculptor Thomas Banks . Nancy Storace organised that the unfinished work was completed ( Kelly claims to have had a hand in doing so , but it is more likely that he paid other hands to do it , since he freely admitted he could not read the bass clef . Most likely the work was finished and orchestrated by the Orchestra Leader , John Shaw , who was Kelly 's collaborator on all his later projects ) . The work was given as a Benefit Performance for Storace 's widow . `` Mahmoud '' survives , but it is clear that the completed version was very makeshift . Storace is also known to have been involved in preparing musical spectaculars for isolated events . It is intriguing to speculate what performances like `` The English Fleet in 1391 '' may have resembled , but no details survive . He also wrote pieces `` to order '' for favourite performers at the Drury Lane Theatre , such as the musical comedian Richard `` Dicky '' Suett , for whom he wrote the musical farce `` My Grandmother '' . Unfortunately we can only imagine the visual effect of numbers such as `` Dicky 's Walk '' , which must have accompanied some on-stage buffoonery of a greatly amusing nature . Legacy . Although Storace 's works were popular in their time , their failure to endure in performance is in part due to the financial caution of his employer , Sheridan . A legendarily shrewd man with money , Sheridan refused to allow any copies of the Storace 's works to be circulated , for fear of pirate versions being performed from which no royalties would be paid . In fact history shows that Sheridan 's best attempts failed , and pirated versions of Storace 's works were playing in New York by the end of the century . However , it is assumed that the carefully guarded scores and parts perished in the Drury Lane Theatre Fire . Only one opera survives complete in score and parts – `` No Song , No Supper '' ( published in `` Musica Britannica '' editions , edited by Roger Fiske ) . The other works survive only in piano and voice vocal scores issued by Storace 's publishers , Longman & Broderip . ( A number of these scores were reprinted by Kalmus Edition in the 1970s in the USA , but all have been deleted and no details are available from Kalmus ) . The surviving vocal scores have clearly been prepared by an expert hand , and are extensively `` cued '' with the orchestral parts in smaller notes – it seems possible that Storace himself , or one of his closer assistants , must have prepared these vocal scores . There are , to date , no commercially available recordings of any of Storace 's operas . Storace is not known to have written any exclusively instrumental music , other than the overtures for his operas . The character of Storace 's music is preeminently English ; but his early intercourse with Mozart gave him an immense advantage over his contemporaries in his management of the orchestra , while for the excellence of his writing for the voice he was no doubt indebted to the vocalisation of his sister Ann ( Nancy ) Storace .
Bilal Najjarine . Bilal Najjarine ( born February 8 , 1981 in Beirut , Lebanon ) is a Lebanese football defender currently playing for Al Dhafra in the UAE Arabian Gulf League , and the Lebanon national football team .
United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities . United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities ( United ) is an ecumenical graduate school of the United Church of Christ located in New Brighton , Minnesota , United States . The school was formed in 1962 with the merger of Mission House Seminary of Plymouth , Wisconsin ( the current day Lakeland University ) , and Yankton School of Theology in Yankton , South Dakota ( the defunct Yankton College , now site of the Federal Prison Camp , Yankton ) . Like the UCC itself , United reflects the merging of two denominational backgrounds : Mission House was related to the Evangelical and Reformed Church , while Yankton was one of the numerous schools affiliated with the Congregational Christian Churches . The UCC was formed from the merger of those two bodies , which took place between 1957 and 1961 , and United was the premier institutional expression of that landmark in ecumenical relations among American Protestants . Despite being formally affiliated with the UCC , the United charter states that the school is ecumenical , independent , and multi-denominational . This is in keeping with the generally liberal , tolerant stands of the UCC tradition . United offers the following degrees : Doctor of Ministry , Master of Divinity , Master of Arts in Religious Leadership , and Master of Arts , as well a Certificate Program and a Diploma in Advanced Theological Studies for international students . The school champions social justice , the integration of arts and theology , and interfaith dialogue . United hosts the annual ; houses the , a United initiative ; and publishes , a journal devoted to the study of the arts and theology . The United campus also has a brick Outdoor Community Oven , an apiary which produces the seminary 's Holy Honey , a prairie landscape restoration project with butterfly garden , and raised garden beds . Bigelow Chapel . In 2004 , United consecrated the as an addition to the campus . Designed by Joan Soranno and John Cook of Hammel , Green and Abrahamson , Inc. , the chapel exhibits floating planes of glass , precast stone walls , and a series of translucent curving wood panels . Two external towers house Deagan chimes . Bigelow Chapel is the winner of numerous awards for its innovative architecture , including the 2006 Honor Award for Architecture from the American Institute of Architects , and the 2004 Honor Award from the Minnesota Society of the American Institute of Architects .
Bumbești-Jiu . Bumbești-Jiu ( ) is a town in Gorj County , western Wallachia , Romania , on the river Jiu . It administers four villages : Curtișoara , Lăzărești , Pleșa and Tetila . The town features the Lainici Monastery , the Vișina Monastery ( built in 1418 ) , and a `` Village Museum '' .
Brown rice tea . Brown rice tea , called `` hyeonmi-cha '' ( , lit . `` brown rice tea '' ) in Korean and ( lit . `` brown rice water '' ) , ( lit . `` roasted brown rice water '' ) , or ( lit `` roasted rice water '' ) in Vietnamese , is an infusion made from roasted brown rice . Preparation . This tea is prepared by infusing roasted brown rice in boiling water . Brown japonica rice is typically used in Korea . The rice is washed , soaked , roasted in a dry pan or pot , and cooled . Around of roasted brown rice is added to of boiling water and simmered for a short time , around five to ten minutes . Rice grains may be strained before serving . The beverage may range from pale yellow to light golden brown in color . Pre-roasted rice used to make `` hyenomi-cha '' is available commercially in groceries , traditional markets , and supermarkets in Korea and Korean groceries overseas . Similar drinks and blends . `` Hyeonmi-cha '' can be blended with `` nokcha '' ( green tea ) to produce `` hyeonmi-nokcha '' ( brown rice green tea ) . In Japan , a similar green tea is called `` genmaicha '' , which is a cognate of `` hyeonmi-cha '' . `` Bori-cha '' , `` memil-cha '' , and `` oksusu-cha '' are other traditional Korean teas prepared in a similar way with barley , buckwheat , and corn . `` Sungnyung '' is a drink made from scorched rice . Water is directly added to a pot where the scorched crust of rice—most commonly white rice—is left in the bottom when it is still hot . Unlike `` hyeonmi-cha '' , the rice grains are simmered for a relatively long time until soft , and may be consumed together with the liquid .
Sensor Observation Service . The Sensor Observation Service ( SOS ) is a web service to query real-time sensor data and sensor data time series and is part of the Sensor Web . The offered sensor data comprises descriptions of sensors themselves , which are encoded in the Sensor Model Language ( SensorML ) , and the measured values in the Observations and Measurements ( O & M ) encoding format . The web service as well as both file formats are open standards and specifications of the same name defined by the Open Geospatial Consortium ( OGC ) . If the SOS supports the transactional profile ( SOS-T ) , new sensors can be registered on the service interface and measuring values be inserted . A SOS implementation can be used both for data from in-situ as well as remote sensing sensors . Furthermore , the sensors can be either mobile or stationary . Since 2007 , the SOS is an official OGC standard . The advantage of the SOS is that sensor data - of any kind - is available in a standardized format using standardized operations . Thus the web-based access to sensor data is simplified . It also allows easy integration into existing Spatial Data Infrastructures or Geographic Information Systems . In 2016 OGC approved the SensorThings API standard specification , a new RESTful and JSON-based standard provide functions similar to SOS . As both SensorThings API and SOS are based on the , the two specifications have been demonstrated in an OGC IoT pilot that they can interoperate with each other . Operations . The SOS has three so-called `` core operations '' that must be provided by each implementation . The `` GetCapabilities '' operation allows you to query a service for a description of the service interface and the available sensor data . For using the SOS , the `` GetObservation '' function is probably the most important . It can be utilized to retrieve data for specific sensors . The `` DescribeSensor '' function returns detailed information about a sensor or a sensor system and the producing processes .
Operation Astonia . Operation Astonia was the codename for an Allied attack on the German-held Channel port of Le Havre in France , during the Second World War . The city had been declared a `` Festung '' ( fortress ) by Hitler , to be held to the last man . Fought from 10 to 12 September 1944 , the Allied objective was to secure the harbour facilities intact , to deliver supplies to the Allied armies in Continental Europe . The Allies refused to let the civilian population be evacuated , despite offers of free passage by the fortress commander . From 26 August , Royal Navy ships and Royal Air Force aircraft carried out a blockade and an extensive preparatory bombardment of the city , which killed over 2,000 civilians and 19 German troops . The land attack was carried out by the British 49th ( West Riding ) Infantry Division and the 51st ( Highland ) Infantry Division , aided by detachments of specialist armoured vehicles from the 79th Armoured Division , including Canadian troops . The German garrison of about 11,000 men surrendered on 12 September ; the port was badly damaged but it was re-opened on 9 October . After the killing of so many French civilians , Allied commanders allowed the French inhabitants to leave Boulogne and other ports before attacking . Invasion of Normandy . On D-Day , 6 June 1944 , Allied troops landed in Normandy on the north coast of France in Operation Overlord and began the liberation of France . On D-Day , Allied aircraft laid a smoke screen off Le Havre to blind the coastal artillery ; a torpedo-boat flotilla and a flotilla of patrol ships sailed from the port , using the smoke for camouflage . The German boats managed to fire 15 torpedoes off the Orne at 05:30 , hit and sink and forced several other ships to take evasive action . On 6 July , Allied ships reported an `` unusual object '' passing through the Trout line , the eastern flank of the invasion area . The object was fired on , launched a torpedo and sailed away . Several more objects appeared soon after , well dispersed and were also fired on . The devices managed to sink two minesweepers for a loss of nine sunk and fifteen losses from all causes of the 26 that had sailed from Le Havre ; it was later found that they were `` Neger '' midget submarines of the `` K-Verband '' ( Small Battle Units ) . On the night of 21 `` Neger '' left Le Havre and all were sunk , most of their operators being killed , for one British minesweeper sunk and the Polish cruiser ORP `` Dragon '' damaged and scuttled off Sword Beach . June–August . RAF Bomber Command attacked Le Havre in the evening 14 June , twenty-two 617 Squadron Lancaster bombers and Mosquito target markers going first , to drop Tallboy bombs on the E-boat ( `` Schnellboot , S-Boot '' [ fast boat ] ) pens and one Tallboy penetrated the roof , which did much to eliminate the E-boat threat . The Dambusters were followed by 228 more Lancasters and three hours later a second wave of 116 aircraft arrived , of bombs hitting the port and anti-aircraft gun positions . The operation was the largest day raid by Bomber Command since the war began . By coincidence , the anti-aircraft guns at Le Havre had been prohibited from firing , to protect `` Luftwaffe '' aircraft in the area and the bombers killed about 1,000 marines , demoralised the survivors and destroyed about of shipping , comprising 9 E-boats of the 5th and 9th flotillas which were sunk , two seriously damaged one and slightly damaged , three of the five torpedo boats ( similar to destroyers ) in port were sunk , along with twenty minesweepers and patrol boats and nineteen tugs ; several auxiliary vessels were sunk and eight other vessels were damaged . Krancke called the raid a catastrophe and in the war diary wrote `` It will be hardly possible to carry out the operations planned ... since yesterday 's attack on Le Havre '' . Some E-boats reached Le Havre in mid-June but by the end of July , only six E-boats on the channel coast were operational . The Navy formed the Support Squadron Eastern Flank , a group of small gun-armed vessels , which came inshore during the day to bombard land targets and patrolled offshore at night . The squadron fought many engagements with E-boats and `` K-Verband '' ; on the night of the Germans sent twenty `` Linsen '' ( explosive motor boat ) sorties , over fifty `` Marder '' ( midget submarines ) and several E-boat attacks with new `` Dackel '' circling torpedoes ; most of the German craft were sunk . The night sorties by E-boats transferred to Le Havre after D-Day sank a Motor Torpedo Boat , two Landing Ship , Tank , three merchant ships , two landing craft and two tugs ; six E-boats were sunk and ten damaged in the exchanges . `` Festung '' Le Havre . Le Havre was the most important of the Channel Ports and second only to Marseilles or tonnage capacity , having of quays capable of receiving ocean-going ships . In Operation Maple from early April , British aircraft and ships laid mines off Le Havre and the ports further north , which closed the port for long periods . In early September 1944 , German troops of the 15th Army ( General Gustav-Adolf von Zangen ) occupied a swathe of coastal territory from the port to Bruges , which had been under attack by the First Canadian Army since the start of September . The port had water on three sides , the Channel to the west , the valley of the Lézarde River to the east and to the south by the estuary of the Seine estuary the Canal de Tancarville . North of Le Havre , the ground rises steeply to high ground as far as the cliffs of Cap de la Hève and the coast to the north . The Lézarde and Fontaine river valleys cut the area into two plateaux , the north plateau being between the rivers and the south plateau to the south and west of the Fontaine , which overlooks the port ; inland the south plateau is covered by the Fôret de Montgeon . The Germans had dug an anti-tank ditch from the Lézarde valley past Montivilliers to the coast at Octeville-sur-Mer , covered by minefields , barbed wire and concrete defensive positions . At the crest of the southern plateau , two fortified positions covered the town and port entrance and the Grand Clos coastal artillery battery could engage approaching ships . The garrison had 115 guns , plenty of machine-guns and mortars ( many of its anti-tank guns were sent to Normandy before September and lost ) ammunition and supplies for 14,000 men for ninety days . Near Fontaine La Mallet lay Strongpoint 8 , with several concrete gun emplacements , the first of a series to cover the northern approaches to the port . The minefields and tank obstacles had been hurriedly built and were superimposed on an earlier and unfinished scheme based on strongpoints . West of Strongpoint 8 the ground is unsuitable for tanks but from the strongpoint to the Lézarde the ground is flat and unobstructed , with a gentle -slope on either side , the plateaux on both sides being at the same height as the strongpoint , which commanded the stream The anti-tank ditch was V-shaped , wide at the top and more than deep but not continuous . Crossing the Seine . Allied invasion plans required that the First Canadian Army ( General Harry Crerar ) on the left flank of the 21st Army Group ( General Bernard Montgomery ) should cross the Seine downstream of Rouen and turn left into the Le Havre peninsula and make right-handed flanking manoeuvres to capture Le Havre and its railway connexions , Dieppe , Calais and Dunkirk , for the Allied supply effort . On the night of 26/27 August , the crossing of the Seine by the First Canadian Army began and Rouen was captured on 30 August , I Corps used every means it could improvise to get over the lower Seine which was not bridged and II Canadian Corps further upriver . The two corps were ordered to capture Le Havre and Dieppe respectively and then clear the coastal belt up to Bruges . The German 7th Army was ordered to abandon the lower Seine and by 31 August , the 15th Army to hold a line from Dieppe to Neufchâtel but the speed of the Allied advance forced a retreat to the Somme . In Operation Fusillade , Dieppe was entered unopposed by the 2nd Canadian Division on 1 September and the 51st Highland Infantry Division walked into St-Valery , four years after most of the original Highland division had been forced to surrender there . The Highlanders joined the 49th ( West Riding ) Division outside Le Havre on 4 September . As the Canadian Army prepared its attack on Le Havre , the seaward approaches were blockaded closely by the Allies navies from 26 August ; the port was the most westerly still in German possession and the `` Kriegsmarine '' tried to run supplies in and get out the ships still afloat . During the next four nights convoys departing Le Havre were attacked and a few ships managed to slip away ; nine ships were sunk and by 30 August the port was empty . German defences . On 14 August 1944 , Colonel Hermann-Eberhard Wildermuth took command of the fortress and later put the effective strength of the garrison at around 8,000 men , from a total of more than 11,000 personnel . Wildermuth had a `` Festungs Stamm Abteilung '' ( fortress cadre unit ) elements of the 226th Infantry Division and 245th Infantry Division ; a battalion of Security Regiment 5 , marines and some naval personnel . About 50,000 French civilians remained in the port from the normal population of about 160,000 people . On 9 September , Wildermuth ordered that infantry attacks were to be resisted , even with pistols but when tanks attacked , strongpoints which had no anti-tank guns could surrender ; rather than fight to the last man , the garrison was to resist until the last anti-tank gun . Before the attack , the defenders were given an ultimatum and called upon to surrender ; Wildermuth countered by requested that civilians should be evacuated , given his orders from Hitler to hold `` Festung '' Le Havre to the last man . Wildermuth appealed to British humanity and reiterated his offer , even after the bombing campaign started but was again refused . Crocker judged that the proposed two-day truce to get the civilians out , would take too long and delay the capture of the port . Allied preparations . A naval and air bombardment was planned to soften up the Le Havre fortifications . The battleship and the monitor , bombarded the port with more than of shells over several days . On 5 September , `` Erebus '' was forced temporarily out of action by a hit from the Grand Clos battery , which had one and two guns ; the port defences also had 44 medium and field guns and 32 anti-aircraft guns . The Bomber Command day attack on 5 September was the first of seven raids . On the night of a similar number of aircraft attacked and another day raid was flown on 8 September by 109 aircraft ; a raid on 9 September had to be cancelled because of bad weather but the raids flown delivered about of bombs . On 10 September , about sixty bombers attacked the Grand Clos battery , followed by a bombardment from `` Warspite and `` Erebus '' , which put the German guns out of action . Bomber Command returned in the afternoon and dropped another of bombs as the British divisional artillery and the 4th and 9th Army Group Royal Artillery ( AGRA ) conducted Apple Pie counter-flak bombardments during the raids . Before the ground attack , the RAF flew 1,863 Lancaster and Halifax heavy bomber sorties and dropped over of bombs . The air and naval bombardments killed About 2,000 French civilians and 19 Germans . Allied plan . During the North-west Europe Campaign ( 6 June 1944 – 8 May 1945 ) , British specialist tanks were held in the 79th Armoured Division ( Major-General Percy Hobart ) and attached to other units for particular operations . For Astonia , the 79th Armoured Division provided the 49th Division with the 222nd Assault Squadron RE ( AVRE ) , two Crab squadrons of the 22nd Dragoons and a Crocodile squadron of the 141st Regiment Royal Armoured Corps ( 141 RAC ) . The division also had the 34th Armoured Brigade and the 1st Canadian Armoured Carrier Regiment with 44 Kangaroos under command . In the I Corps plan , phase I had the 49th Division breaking through on the northern front capture strongpoints to the south and cross the Fontaine . In phase IIa the Highlanders would break through on the right and in IIb the 49th Division was to capture the southern plateau . In phase II the Highlanders would take the ground around Octeville and the heights north of Le Havre and in phase IV , all forces were ruthlessly to exploit opportunities to capture the town . 10 September . East of Strongpoint 8 the ditch was near the top of the slope down to the stream , with the minefield in front . The 56th Infantry Brigade ( Brigadier M. S. Ekin ) was to conduct the attack on the 49th Division front.The attack plan was to penetrate the German defences to allow further forces to attack , then further these gains and capture the city . An assault of two divisions began at 17:45 hours on 10 September , with naval bombardment vessels engaging the coastal batteries defending the port and RAF bombers dropping an additional of bombs ninety minutes before zero hour . With the assistance of specialist units from the 79th Armoured Division and the 1st Canadian Armoured Carrier Regiment , such as Kangaroos and Sherman Crab vehicles , the first part of the assault proceeded swiftly , with gaps cleared through the minefield and anti-tank ditches breached . The 49th ( West Riding ) Infantry Division penetrated the north-eastern section of the Le Havre perimeter first , followed by the 51st ( Highland ) Infantry Division attacking on their right from the north . The assault was costly for the specialised armour , the heavy rains making river banks much soggier than the plateaux , slowing flails and other vehicles at their most vulnerable . 79th Armoured Division losing 34 Crab anti-mine flail tanks , two command tanks and 6 Armoured Vehicle Royal Engineers ( AVRE ) vehicles . 11–12 September . On the second day , the attack continued with support from Hawker Typhoons and armoured vehicles ; facing the threat of Churchill Crocodile flame throwing tanks , the last outer defence strongpoints surrendered at 14:00 hours . On the third day of the assault the town centre was cleared by the infantry of both divisions , forcing the German garrison commander 's official surrender at 11:45 , 12 September ; 11,300 German troops were captured and interned as prisoners of war . Analysis . Despite the weather , the bombing greatly hampered the defence of the port and the final attack just before the ground operation began on 10 September , prompted by the experience of Operation Charnwood , caused much disorganisation among the defenders . The operation was a model combined operation in which the British advantage in set-piece attacks backed by massed firepower was efficiently exploited . Much emphasis had been placed on maintaining the momentum of the attack and good timing , the usual caution in attack being relaxed to exploit any sign that the defenders were collapsing . While there had been few Allied casualties during the operation , damage to the port infrastructure was severe , of docks and 15,000 buildings had been destroyed but the port was open again by 9 October . Wildermuth claimed that the lack of anti-tank guns had prevented a long defence of the port but other prisoners said that even the experience of Russia was less of an ordeal than the bombing . Because of the scandal of friendly civilian casualties , Allied forces besieging Calais allowed the civilians to be evacuated before it was attacked ; Dunkirk was masked until Germany surrendered on 8 May 1945 . Casualties . In the British official history , Lionel Ellis recorded the capture of 11,300 German prisoners for fewer than 500 Allied casualties . In 1960 , Charles Stacey , the Canadian official historian , gave 11,302 prisoners and 388 casualties in I Corps . In 2014 , John Plant wrote that the 22nd Dragoons lost 29 of its 33 flail tanks and two command tanks , the 222nd Assault Squadron lost five AVRE and that six tanks were lost by the 7th RTR but that most of the damage had been caused by mines and was repairable , only eleven of the 22nd Dragoon losses being write-offs . About 2,000 French civilians and 19 Germans were killed in the air and naval bombardments .
Christian August , Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg . Christian August I , Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg ( 4 August 1696 – 20 January 1754 ) was a son of Frederick William of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg , who was himself a son of Ernest Günther . He served as provost of the cathedral chapter in Hamburg . Later , he became governor of the Danish island Als , then General of the Infantry and Colonel of the royal guards in Denmark . In 1731 , Christian August I succeeded his childless uncle Ernest August .
Scrivener Glacier . Scrivener Glacier ( ) is a small tributary glacier flowing southeast to the north side of Mackay Glacier , immediately west of Mount Allan Thomson in Victoria Land . Charted and named by the British Antarctic Expedition , 1910-13 .
Peculiaroso . `` Peculiaroso '' is an album by American guitarist Leo Kottke , released in 1994 . History . Coming more than two years after the `` Great Big Boy '' album , where all tracks included vocal parts , `` Peculiaroso '' returned to Kottke 's usual mix of vocal and instrumental selections . The album included several notable cover versions , including an instrumental take on the Sutherland Brothers ' `` Arms of Mary '' and a version of Randall Hylton 's `` Room at the Top of the Stairs '' which received some airplay on Adult Alternative radio . The album was produced by singer-songwriter Rickie Lee Jones , who also provided backing vocals on several tracks . Kottke credited Jones with capturing a more spontaneous and relaxed feel on the recording than was typical of his own attempts . `` Peculiaroso '' was re-released on CD as a `` twofer '' with `` Great Big Boy '' by Acadia ( 8182 ) on Oct 29 , 2007 . Reception . Writing for Allmusic , music critic Jeff Crooke wrote of the album `` ... this release , well produced by Rickie Lee Jones , is at turns humorous , haunting , and highly enjoyable . '' Track listing . All songs by Leo Kottke except as noted
Eusynthemis barbarae . `` Eusynthemis barbarae '' is a species of dragonfly of the family Synthemistidae , known as the Mount Lewis tigertail . It is a medium-sized dragonfly with black and yellow markings . It inhabits rainforest streams in north-eastern Australia `` Eusynthemis barbarae '' appears similar to `` Eusynthemis guttata '' which is found in streams of south-eastern Australia .
Seneca Rocks , West Virginia . Seneca Rocks is an unincorporated community located in Pendleton County , West Virginia , United States . The community of Seneca Rocks — formerly known as Mouth of Seneca — lies at the junction of US 33 , WV 28 and WV 55 near the confluence of Seneca Creek and the North Fork South Branch Potomac River . The community also lies near Seneca Rocks , the crag from which it takes its name . Both lie within the Spruce Knob-Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area of the Monongahela National Forest . Located at Seneca Rocks is the Sites Homestead ( c. 1839 ) , now part of the Seneca Rocks Visitor Center and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004 . Located nearby is the Boggs Mill ( c. 1830 ) , listed in 2004 .
Cape Horn Current . The Cape Horn Current is a cold water current that flows west-to-east around Cape Horn . This current is caused by the intensification of the West Wind Drift as it rounds the cape .
North Head Quarantine Station . The North Head Quarantine Station is an heritage-listed former quarantine station and associated buildings that is now a tourist attraction at North Head Scenic Drive , on the north side of Sydney Harbour at North Head , near Manly , in the Northern Beaches Council local government area of New South Wales , Australia . It is also known as North Head Quarantine Station & Reserve and Quarantine Station & Reserve . The property is owned by the Office of Environment and Heritage , an agency of the Government of New South Wales . The buildings and site was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999 . The entire North Head site , including the Quarantine Station and associated buildings and facilities , was added to the Australian National Heritage List on 12 May 2006 , and now forms part of the Sydney Harbour National Park . The complex operated as a quarantine station from 14 August 1832 to 29 February 1984 . The concept behind its establishment was that , as an island-nation , the Colony of New South Wales , as it then was , was susceptible to ship-borne disease . Those who might have an infectious disease would be kept in quarantine until it was considered safe to release them . The isolation and strategic role of North Head was recognised in 1828 when the first vessel , the `` Bussorab Merchant '' , was quarantined at Spring Cove . The importance and future role of North Head was reinforced by Governor Darling 's `` Quarantine Act of 1832 '' , which set aside the whole of North Head for quarantine purposes in response to the 1829–51 cholera pandemic in Europe . The station is now home to a hotel , conference centre , and restaurant complex known as Q Station , and remains part of the Sydney Harbour National Park . One of the early quarantine officers was Dr James Stuart , a keen naturalist and painter . For many years Percy Nolan , an alderman and mayor of Manly , pushed for the removal of the Quarantine Station from Manly and called for its use as public open space . Over sixty years later , this far-sighted proposal became a reality . In the 1960s and 70s , the officer then in charge of the Quarantine Station , Herb Lavaring BEM ( 1917–1998 ) , took it upon himself to preserve and compile a museum of artifacts and other items of note and significance to the station 's operations , including domestic implements , medical instruments , and hand tools for tasks ranging from blacksmithing to building construction . Lavaring collected these materials over the period 1963–1975 and also commenced restoration work on the diverse range of rock carvings and headstones from the major burial grounds . The items collected by Lavaring were preserved , and many have since found their way into state and federal collections , including the National Museum in Canberra , where a muzzle-loading rifle and a set of manacles are preserved ( the latter being used to ensure that no one left the station without medical clearance ) . One of the most historic features of the quarantine station is the series of engravings along the escarpment adjacent to the jetty . The carvings were executed by people staying at the quarantine station , and cover an extensive period that stretched from the early nineteenth century to the mid-twentieth century . Some were executed by stonemasons and sculptors and show a high degree of skill . More carvings are located at the rock formation known as Old Man 's Hat . History . The Quarantine Station was established primarily to regulate the risk of disease importation through the migration of free and convict Europeans , and the arrival of merchant shipping . There was always a close link between the requirement for quarantine and the ebb and flow of sea-borne immigration ; and the growth of the Quarantine Station from the 1830s parallels the changes in immigration policy and practice . The other major influence was the imperative to limit disruption to the increasingly commercially-sensitive shipping industry . As the dominant headland of the harbour , North Head was of importance in navigation from the time of the First Fleet . By 1809 navigational plans were showing an obelisk , located in what was to become the Quarantine Station precinct , presumed to have been used as a channel marker for vessels negotiating the Sow and Pigs Reef . A obelisk still exists on this site , which may be the original marker , making it potentially one of the oldes European structures on Sydney Harbour . Up until the 1830s , the majority of ships requiring quarantine were convict transports , and being under government contract , the somewhat informal proclamation of quarantine by the Governor of the day was easy to enforce . One reason for the introduction of formal statutory regulation for quarantine in NSW in 1832 was the increasing rate of free immigrant vessels entering port . In 1831 thirty four immigrant ships had arrived , and this increased to 63 in 1832 . The captains of these free vessels were less ready to comply with such informal and ad hoc processes , thus a legislated requirement for all ships entering port to be screened for disease , and quarantined if necessary , was needed . Another problem with the changing nature of the shipping entering Sydney was the increasing time constraints placed on the captains of commercial vessels , necessitating rapid turn-around in port-time wasted in port , and in quarantine , was income lost . The convict ships , under government contract , could be isolated for the period of quarantine with little added expense , but free commercial carriers sought demurrage from government for any delays it imposed . In part , the disruption to shipping caused by traditional quarantine practices led to the progressive move away from detention-based quarantine in Britain through the middle years of the 19th century . Following passage of the Quarantine Act , 1832 . When the 1832 Quarantine Act was passed in NSW , Viscount Goderich , British Secretary of State for War and Colonies , warned that quarantine was prejudicial to the trade of the kingdom and that the colony should be aware of the importance of `` not aggravating by unnecessary restrictions the embarrassment inseparable from a strict quarantine on British Vessels '' . The initial quarantine practice of housing the sick on board the vessel in which they arrived , was dispensed with after the experience with the long detention of the `` Lady Macnaghten '' in 1837 , and the subsequent heavy demurrage claimed for that delay . After that time the sick were removed from their ship and housed ashore , while the ship was fumigated and scoured for return to the owner with the minimum delay . A consequence of this decision was the construction of permanent accommodation and stores buildings at the Quarantine Station at North Head . The alarming experiences of quarantine in 1837 and 1838 prompted a review in the colony of the organisation and conditions aboard immigrant ships . The final report , arising as a NSW initiative , pricked the sensitivities of the British emigration officials , but nevertheless had positive outcomes . The review indicated that there was insufficient checking of the health of the emigrants before boarding ; there was insufficient concern with diet during the voyage , especially for the needs of children ; and that the formula of three children equalling one adult when allocating food and berth space aboard required reconsideration , as it led to excessive number of children in cramped spaces , with inadequate food . Finally it indicated that the surgeon-superintendent aboard ship required more authority to regulate and promote good health and good order among the emigrants . The subsequent reorganisation of the system resulted in interviews and medical checks on would-be emigrants before embarking them ; vaccination for smallpox of all emigrants ; the signing of undertakings to follow the directions of the surgeon-superintendent on voyage and better definition of his role and powers ; improvements in diet and hospital accommodation aboard ; and moves to prevent overcrowding . The rate of mortality improved dramatically . In 1840 the death rate for children fell from one in ten to one in seventeen , and that for adults also fell . With the improved conditions the rate of quarantine declaration of immigrant ships also fell in 1840 , from three ships out of 43 in 1839 to one out of 40 in 1840 . Immigration was reduced from 1842 due to the economic recession in the colony , as the decline in land sales had reduced the pool of funds earmarked to support the migration scheme . Immigration was at a standstill from 1842 until 1848 , and only one ship was quarantined in this period . The resumption of immigration in 1847-48 led to a review of the adequacy of the Quarantine Station , but no real increase in accommodation resulted . The arrival of the `` Beejapore '' in 1853 , with over one thousand passengers , at a time when the Quarantine Station could accommodate 150 persons , triggered a new building phase . As a temporary measure , the hulk `` Harmony '' was purchased and moored in Spring Cove as a hospital ship . The `` Beejapore '' was an experiment in trying to reduce migration costs by using two-deck vessels , and the outcome was judged not to be a success . Fifty-five people died during the voyage , and a further sixty two died at the Quarantine Station , from the illnesses of measles , scarlet fever and typhus fever . The majority of the passengers and crew had to be housed in tents . The biggest impetus for change came not so much from a concern about poor housing , but rather a concern for the morals of the married women and the `` 200 single women let loose in the bush '' that represented the undeveloped station at that time . The resulting changes to the station , besides the use of the hospital ship , included the construction of a barracks for the single women in the former Sick Ground , surrounded by a double fence with a sentry stationed between them , to prevent communication with the women . Two new buildings were built in the Healthy Ground , each to house sixty people , with verandahs for dining . The original burial ground was levelled and the grave stones removed to the new burial ground , thus further removing the burials from the view of the Healthy Ground . Eight quarters were also built for the Superintendent . 1860s to 1890s . The downturn in immigration during the economically stagnant period of the 1860s , triggered by the colonial government cancelling the regulations to provide assisted passage to migrants in 1860 , limited the use of the Quarantine Station , and the willingness of the government to spend money on its upkeep . As a result of this downturn between 1860 and 1879 only 138 immigrant vessels arrived [ compared with 410 between 1840 and 1859 ] , and of these 33 required cleansing at the Quarantine Station , but few required their passengers to be landed and accommodated . In the same period 29 merchant or naval vessels were quarantined , but again mainly for the cleansing of the ship rather than the landing of diseased crews . The run-down Quarantine Station had become unsuitable for passenger quarantine , and particularly for first and second class passenger accommodation , by the time the `` Hero '' was in need of quarantine for smallpox in 1872 . The passengers were kept aboard the ship , because the station could not adequately house them . The inadequacy was further publicised during the quarantine of the `` Baroda '' in 1873 , when first class passengers had to do their own washing . Well-connected passengers ensured that government attention was focussed on the shortcomings of the Station accommodation . As result , a new group of First Class accommodation buildings were built in the Healthy Ground . As steam navigation became more common , the costs of delays to shipping schedules by quarantine became more pressing . By the 1870s the detention of a steamer could cost from ( Pounds ) 120 to ( Pounds ) 300 per day , and shipping agents and owners could not see why Australia was not following Britain 's lead in abandoning quarantine regulations . In response the Assistant Health Officer was based at Watson 's Bay from 1882 , to reduce delays in inspection . The Shipping Owner 's Association also requested the provision of Asiatic accommodation at the Quarantine Station , a better supply of water there , the supply of a steam launch to take supplies to the quarantined ships , and printed instructions for Captains of quarantined vessels.11 The issue of abandoning quarantine was raised again in 1882 , and in his report on the issue the new Health Officer , C.H . Mackellar , dismissed the suggestion and suggested a federation of quarantine efforts , to detect and cleanse infected ships as they reached the continent at places such as Thursday Island and Albany , not just as they reached Sydney . Mackellar also recommended the upgrade of the Station , with the introduction of a light tram , a new reservoir , improved cleansing facilities at the wharf , a better hospital , new accommodation , and picket fences to delineate zones in the quarantine . Most of these suggestions were acted on , and some of the buildings survive . 1900s to date . When the Commonwealth took over responsibility for the Quarantine Service after 1909 , and particularly after the creation of the Department of Health in 1921 , the nature of quarantine changed for merchant shipping . The Commonwealth drew together the Quarantine Stations in the various states , and tried to diversify the operations so that some ships were intercepted at out-lying ports before they reached Sydney . Albany , Melbourne and Thursday Island , in particular played a major role in this new pattern of nationwide quarantine . The growth of the other states also meant that shipping was more evenly distributed in terms of destination than had been the case in the nineteenth century . In the period 1901 to 1940 , Sydney and Melbourne had roughly similar numbers of assisted immigrants ( 134,864 and 115,988 respectively ) , and the other States had , in combination , more immigrants than either Sydney or Melbourne , totalling 174,526 . By 1958 there were 39 `` first ports of entry '' into Australia . Thirty-two sea ports had staff capable of carrying out quarantine inspections , ten ports were `` landing places '' for air entry ; major quarantine stations with accommodation were established at five ports , and there were three minor quarantine stations at other Ports . The impact of improved medical science , immunisation , and quarantine procedures in the twentieth century is perhaps shown most dramatically by the fact that though the post-WWII immigration was vastly more than had gone before , the number of ships or aeroplanes quarantined plummeted proportionately . Sydney received nearly 700,000 assisted immigrants between 1946 and 1980 , or nearly double the number it had received between 1831 and 1940 , yet only four ships were quarantined in that period and at least one of those was a tanker . In all , between 1828 and 1984 at least 580 vessels were quarantined at the Quarantine Station . More than 13,000 people were quarantined at the station of whom an estimated 572 died and were buried there . European/Asian cultural heritage . North Head is situated at the entrance to Sydney Harbour . It is a huge sandstone bluff rising above sea level . At the time of settlement North Head was linked to the mainland by only a narrow sand spit that separated the harbour from the sea . Early depictions of North Head show the dramatic upheaval of the land form that sloped from the high cliffs on the eastern seaboard back to the protected waters of the harbour to the west . Today North Head appears as a natural extension of the Manly peninsula due the filling of medium rise building development on the low-lying land of the present-day site of Manly and the mature vegetation through that urban development . The Quarantine Station is situated on the western side of North Head , on the natural amphitheatre of land centred on Quarantine beach . The site was originally designated as all the land with a radius of the beach . The area is fringed by a continuous tract of bushland on the north , south and eastern sides , and by the harbour on the western side . In addition , where Quarantine Station-related sites occur beyond the briefed study area ( such as within the Department of Defence-owned property ) , these sites are detailed following the `` precinctual '' discussion . Each of these precincts and related Quarantine Station sites are examined below . Within the physical overview of the buildings and site elements of the various precincts , the `` description fields '' have been used , as appropriate . Historical archaeology sites . As a preamble to the precinct-specific overview , summary statements that relate to the historical inscriptions , the historical archaeology sites , and cultural landscape features for the study area have been informed by the 1985 and 1992 Conservation Plans 1 and 2 , and by NPWS publications and other reports . The historical inscriptions . Quarantine internees commenced a tradition of making inscriptions , including poems , initials , memorials and drawings , in the 1830s . This continued throughout the life of the Quarantine Station . Nineteenth and early twentieth century examples include engraved and painted inscriptions on soft sandstone faces , structures and slate storm-water drain covers . Eight hundred and fifty four examples have been recorded , though at least 1,000 other examples exist . The inscriptions commemorate quarantine events , ships and people from the ships and deceased internees . They are located throughout the place with concentrations around the Wharf Precinct and The Old Mans Hat . English and other European , Asian and Arabic languages were used . The most recent inscriptions are a series of written examples on internal walls of Building A20 , deriving from its use as a detention centre for illegal immigrants . Most of these appear to have been written by people from the Pacific Islands , some in islander languages , many being laments on their authors ' detention or abuses directed at their detainers . Most of the inscriptions are on quarried or natural sandstone surfaces . A few occur on cement or plaster surfaces and several on built elements such as brick walls , drain covers and the Cannae Point flagstaff . Some have been re-worked in the past or are highlighted by paint . A large percentage of the inscriptions are in good condition , easily located and readily legible . Aspect , topography and environmental agents [ sun , wind , rain ] affect the condition of inscriptions but the major factor is the quality of stone , i.e . the softer less silicified the sandstone the faster it deteriorates . Seeping ground water , lichen , moss , wind and vegetation abrasion and visitor contact are additional agents of deterioration . The latter is now minimised through a policy of controlled access . The inscriptions in Building A20 have a life limited to that of the paintwork and plaster render on internal walls . A preliminary analysis of European rock inscriptions was completed in 1983 , and an interim report on the conservation of rock inscriptions at the Quarantine Station was completed in March 1999 , as part of a joint project between the NPWS , Sydney , North Sub-District and the NPWS Cultural Heritage Services Division . The 1999 Interim Report provided specific conservation recommendations for the Wharf Area and The Old Mans Hat inscriptions , and general conservation management recommendations for visitor management and monitoring . These recommendations are included as recommendations of this Plan . The inscriptions are valuable and unusual graphic illustrations of historical incidents and social patterns of Quarantine Station history . They provide a very tangible and `` human '' link with the past for present generations and are a valuable historical and genealogical resource . Their research potential is enormous . The inscriptions record a variety of information which can not be obtained from any other source , especially the feelings of non-English speaking migrants . Historical archaeological sites . The 1998 North Head Quarantine Station Conservation Plan archaeological survey forms the current basis of assessment of areas within the active Quarantine Station area . That report diagrammatically indicated the historical archaeological sites and structures within or adjacent the North Head Quarantine Station core precinct . All of these sites and structures are related to the history of the Quarantine Station , and are significant physical evidence of the development and contraction of quarantine functions over time . However , the vast majority of buildings and archaeological sites are located within the zone of most intensive quarantine activity , which is more or less contiguous with the current NPWS managed area of the Quarantine Station . The NPWS has carried out a number of historical archaeological surveys of areas of the Quarantine Station itself , though there has as yet been no systematic survey of the entire study area . These surveys have identified a large number of former building sites and other features , and has indicated where as yet unlocated building sites might be located . The site numbers beginning with `` P '' relate to `` Potential Sites '' . Forty-eight such sites had been identified by 1992 . Because the Quarantine Station has experienced over 150 years of quarantine activity , there is a layering of evidence on and in the ground that reflects the slow growth of the Station , the major development and redevelopment programs , and the subsequent removals and constructions . This evidence exists as independent evidence , though it is also complementary to the documentary evidence , and in large part can not be interpreted without reference to the latter . Because the land-use over this period has been solely devoted to quarantine , the evidence is , on the whole , only impacted by later quarantine activity , so the understanding of both the creation and the destruction of the former buildings and landscape elements contributes to the story of quarantine . Because in many cases current building a relocated on the same sites as earlier building , and as many of the surviving buildings have a long history of their own , all sub-floor deposits are considered to have archaeological potential . The changes over time reflected by the surviving buildings and features and the archaeological sites reflect various aspects of the history of quarantine , public health and society as a whole . The stories able to be illuminated by the physical evidence include , among many others : the Aboriginal occupation of North Head ; the changing attitudes to quarantine and its administration ; the developing medical and epidemiological knowledge ; the development of Australia 's immigration policies , and the experience of individuals and groups within that history ; the changing attitudes to class and race ; the iconography used by inmates to memorialise their experience , in the 1,000 plus inscriptions , memorials and gravestones , and Australia 's experience of war , both in the diseases contracted by the military personnel buried in the Quarantine Station cemeteries , and in the direct defence of Sydney . An unusual aspect of the collection of historical archaeological evidence at the Quarantine Station is that it all contributes to the understanding of this one theme of quarantine as well as to associated broader themes , and a large amount of evidence appears to have survived . This vests the archaeological sites with a very high research potential for ongoing study of this important aspect of Australian history . In addition to the archaeological potential of buildings which have been demolished , the Quarantine Station buildings also offer the opportunity to research the archaeology of standing structures . As a tightly dated and well-documented group of buildings they have potential to provide information on changes in domestic living arrangements over the past 150 years . Since 1992 a number of the potential sites have been confirmed by the location of above-ground evidence , or the identification of evidence during works . A systematic survey and recording program is required both within and outside of the Planning Area to identify the complete historical archaeological resource . This comprehensive survey is required as much of the archaeological resource of the Quarantine Station is confined to the thin vegetated surface and the poorly consolidated sandy soils beneath . The fragility of the sites makes them prone to disturbance from excessive foot or vehicle traffic , erosion and animal burrowing . A preliminary Archaeological Management Plan has been prepared by the NPWS to accompany this Conservation Management Plan ; and the policy recommendations of that Plan have been incorporated into this Conservation Management Plan . The Quarantine Station cultural landscape . The landscape of the Quarantine Station core precinct can be properly described as a cultural landscape . It is a landscape heavily impacted by human activity , even the `` natural '' bushland areas are humanly modified ; and the most obvious elements in the landscape are the various layers of human clearing and construction , amid large areas of bushland and interspersed with bush patches . The main developed area consists of the Quarantine Station itself . This has three main groups of buildings : the wharf and foreshore buildings at Quarantine Beach , the hospital group , and the buildings on the upper grassy slopes , with grassy cleared areas around these groups , delineated by bushland remnants and regrowth . This creates a semi-rural , village-like atmosphere which is uncommon in the otherwise closely developed Sydney metropolitan area . The cultural landscape has heritage values in its own right , as a document demonstrating the planning and construction of the station over its entire life . The landscape also has a strong interpretative value . The isolation of the Station , the long views out to other parts of the harbour , the contrast between manicured grassy areas and surrounding bush , which was alien to most of the inmates , and the strict classification of occupation areas within the Station , combine to trigger the historical imagination and allow the visitor to empathise with those quarantined here . The landscape is also visually important not only to visitors to the Quarantine Station but also to viewers from other headlands , suburbs or on the harbour . Many distinctive or prominent landscape elements contribute to the multiple layering of human experience on the landscape . A strong element in the cultural landscape is the conscious and enforced `` classification '' of the land , based on health issues , class and race . This includes the isolation of the hospital , seen but not approached from many parts of the Station ; the wharf and `` disinfection '' area , which stood as a barrier between the inmates and the main line of escape , and the administration area , which `` guarded '' the land route out ; the lateral separation of the first , second and third class passengers , with the administration area interposed between third class and the rest , imposing class distinctions in the landscape ; and the lateral and elevational separation of the Asian accommodation , away from first and second class , and below third class , imposing a racial layer on top of the class one . The following discussion of the Quarantine Station cultural landscape refers specifically to the cultural landscape elements which provide the meaning and understanding of how these landscapes worked historically . These elements include the Quarantine Station cemeteries ; monuments ; fences and walls ; boundary markers and walls ; obelisks and cairns ; and of course tracks , paths and roads . Cemeteries . Three cemeteries functioned throughout the history of the Station . The approximate location of the First Cemetery ( Site IIIA1 , ) , is at the junction of the Wharf and Hospital roads , however no visible evidence remains , so it is not a landscape element except to those with knowledge of its existence . The unfortunate positioning of the First Cemetery , always in the view of the well and recovering , was soon recognised , and the subsequent cemeteries were moved out of the perceived landscape of those quarantined . The Second Cemetery ( Site L1 , 1853-1881 ) , is located east of the 3rd Class precinct . Three headstones remain in situ ( two obscured by vegetation ) , and the outline of another two graves visible . The cemetery is separated from the experiential landscape of the quarantined unless they chose to visit it . The Third Cemetery ( Site VA1 , 1881-1925 ) , is within the School of Artillery , on Commonwealth property . Two hundred and forty one burials are registered , and the cemetery retains many headstones and markers , protected by a chain wire three-metre high person-proof fence . This cemetery is even more removed from the Quarantine Station landscape than the second cemetery was . The Second and Third cemeteries become obscured and prone to bushfire if native vegetation is not regularly slashed . Erosion of grave sites occurs if the cemeteries are heavily visited or if stabilising vegetation , especially grasses , is removed . There has been natural weathering and corrosion of sandstone headstones and wooden cross grave markers . Uncontrolled public access to these cemeteries , especially the Third , can result in vandalism or theft of remaining headstones and grave markers . Some headstones from the First and Second cemeteries are now located in the artefact store within Building A20 . Further research is required to relocate obscured graves . The cemeteries are powerful reminders of the purpose of the Quarantine Station , its successes and failures and of its internees . They have historical , archaeological , genealogical and educational significance and special significance for descendants of those interred in them . An archaeological assessment of the North Head Quarantine Station cemeteries ; and an archaeological inspection report of the Third Quarantine Station cemetery have been prepared by the NPWS . These documents provide specific policy recommendations related to the conservation and management of the cemeteries , which are accepted as recommendations of this Conservation Management Plan . This is a marble and sandstone monument which stands on the ridge above the 3rd Class Precinct . It commemorates the quarantining of the ship Constitution and its passengers and crew in 1855 and the reunion of surviving passengers and crew at the Quarantine Station 50 years later . It is in fair condition and requires some stonework and plaque repairs . It is symbolic of the events associated with , and the esprit de corps of , one ship 's passengers and crew . Like the inscriptions in the Wharf precinct , it is one of the more obvious memorialising features in the Station landscape . Fences and walls . The Quarantine Station study area landscape includes a variety of fences and walls which are integral to the history and past functioning of the place . Fencing , generally paling fences , was the primary means of enforcing the separation of different groups of internees at the Quarantine Station . The impact of the fences , and clearing of bushland , on the appearance of the Station can be judged from historic photographs . The loss of the majority of fences creates a false impression of the Quarantine Station 's layout and reduces the ability to experience the segregation that passengers were required to maintain . In this sense the cultural landscape significance of the fences has been lost , but could be regained by reconstruction . The sandstone block walls are generally in fair-to-good condition . Some sections , however , have collapsed due to water erosion undermining their footings . Further sections are in imminent danger of collapse . Blocks in the wall end near The Old Mans Hat have seriously eroded due to wind and salty sea spray . Wire fences are substantially intact , though are prone to rusting . Existing timber fences around staff cottages are of recent construction [ 1985-90 ] , mostly in good condition , though prone to distortion due to high winds . The stone walls and site fencing generally are important legacies of quarantine isolation practices . Obelisk . A prominent sandstone obelisk stands on the south-eastern edge of the Station . An obelisk is shown at this location on site plans dating from 1807–09 , though it is not known if the existing one is the original . The memorial is in fair condition but requires some stonework repairs at the base . It may prove to be highly significant , if it is the original , as the oldest surviving structure on North Head and one of the oldest on Sydney Harbour . The obelisk is one of the few landscape elements relating to a non-quarantine function , though as navigation markers they relate to the overall maritime themes that include quarantine . Roads and paths . Roads and paths throughout the place include the bitumen roads , sandstone-paved roads and pedestrian paths to The Old Mans Hat area and between the wharf and hospital areas . There is a hierarchy of paths and roads , ranging from sealed vehicle roads , through sealed footpaths and ramps , to unsealed tracks , especially into the surrounding bushland . These reflect how the landscape was lived in , and the strong separation of the managed landscape of the Station precincts and the informality of the surrounding areas such as The Old Mans Hat . Stone cairn ( Site IIIA3 ) . A sandstone cairn stands adjacent to the 2nd Class Passenger Accommodation building P12 . Built during the late 1830s , this is the sole remaining cairn of a line of thirteen which denoted the early boundary of the quarantine ground . It is in good condition . This cairn is the earliest surviving in situ structure associated with the place 's quarantine function and demonstrates the early need for isolation and security . Overview and description . The study area for the natural heritage plan specifically requires consideration of the water body and the sea bed between Cannae Point and Spring Cove , including Quarantine Beach and store Beach ; the Third Quarantine Cemetery within the former Defence land at North Head , and associated installations . The natural heritage items are those items recorded as occurring in the subject study area , or those items with a high probability of occurring within the area , based on studies , surveys and reports of the flora and fauna on North Head generally . Native bushland in the North Head Defence property and other parts of the North Head component of Sydney Harbour National Park is contiguous with bushland within the study area and fauna may move from one area to another . Some fauna may occur sporadically or seasonally in different parts of North Head , and others such as raptors have territories which span large areas regardless of roads , walls or fences . Therefore , some of the conservation significance of the study area is linked to the wider context of North Head as a whole and even beyond . For example , the significance of the Little Penguin colony is considered in the context of other colonies and the feeding range of individual birds . The maintenance of genetic diversity within plant communities is aided by free movement of bird , mammal and insect pollinators . Wind-borne pollen is dispersed widely ; however maximum distances between plants which still allow effective pollination are seldom studied and , in consequence , little understood . It is axiomatic that larger units of vegetation enhance the prospects of long term survival of genetic diversity in remnant plant communities . Thus the biodiversity values of plants and animals in the study area are discussed in the broader context of those parts of North Head which are within Sydney Harbour National Park . Such an approach is appropriate for this Conservation Management Plan because the areas to the north and south of the Quarantine Station are declared as National Park , and their management for nature conservation in perpetuity is determined by the plan of management required under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 . The approach is also consistent with the requirements identified in the Commonwealth to State Land Exchange Agreement of 1979 . Little penguin colony , Little Collins Beach . Little Collins Beach has the only known mainland NSW breeding ground for the endangered Little Penguin , a colony which is protected by volunteers , each breeding season , to control predators . This was the scene of a massacre in 2015 when a fox attacked and killed 27 penguins , depleting the population . The colony extends from North Head to Manly Wharf . Condition . The 1998 North Head Quarantine Station Conservation Plan archaeological survey forms the current basis of assessment of areas within the active Quarantine Station area . That report diagrammatically indicated the historical archaeological sites and structures within or adjacent the North Head Quarantine Station core precinct . The 1991 North Head archaeological site survey forms the basis of the assessment of areas outside the active Quarantine Station area . That report indicated the following historical archaeological sites and structures within or adjacent the North Head Quarantine Station study area : the sandstone boundary wall leading from the North Head Road to Collins Beach ; the sandstone boundary wall south-east of the Quarantine Station [ Site No . L10 ] ; the Australian Institute of Police Management [ incorporating parts of the venereal diseases hospital ] the Second and Third Quarantine Cemeteries [ Sites L1 and VA1 ] ; The Old Mans Hat inscription area ; and the Quarantine Head gun emplacement . All of these sites and structures are related to the history of the Quarantine Station , and are significant physical evidence of the development and contraction of quarantine functions over time . However , the vast majority of buildings and archaeological sites are located within the zone of most intensive quarantine activity , which is more or less contiguous with the current NPWS managed area of the Quarantine Station . The NPWS has carried out a number of historical archaeological surveys of areas of the Quarantine Station itself , though there has as yet been no systematic survey of the entire Briefed study area . These surveys have identified a large number of former building sites and other features , and has indicated where as yet unlocated building sites might be located . [ The site numbers beginning with `` P '' relate to 'Potential Sites ' . Forty-eight such sites had been identified by 1992 . ] Because the Quarantine Station has experienced over 150 years of quarantine activity , there is a layering of evidence on and in the ground that reflects the slow growth of the Station , the major development and redevelopment programs , and the subsequent removals and constructions . This evidence exists as independent evidence , though it is also complementary to the documentary evidence , and in large part can not be interpreted without reference to the latter . Because the land-use over this period has been solely devoted to quarantine , the evidence is , on the whole , only impacted by later quarantine activity , so the understanding of both the creation and the destruction of the former buildings and landscape elements contributes to the story of quarantine . Because in many cases current building are located on the same sites as earlier building , and as many of the surviving buildings have a long history of their own , all sub-floor deposits are considered to have archaeological potential . The changes over time reflected by the surviving buildings and features and the archaeological sites reflect various aspects of the history of quarantine , public health and society as a whole . The stories able to be illuminated by the physical evidence include , among many others : the Aboriginal occupation of North Head ; the changing attitudes to quarantine and its administration ; the developing medical and epidemiological knowledge ; the development of Australia 's immigration policies , and the experience of individuals and groups within that history ; the changing attitudes to class and race ; the iconography used by inmates to memorialise their experience , in the 1,000 plus inscriptions , memorials and gravestones , and Australia 's experience of war , both in the diseases contracted by the military personnel buried in the Quarantine Station cemeteries , and in the direct defence of Sydney . These stories have been outlined in the overview history above , refer Section 4.0 . An unusual aspect of the collection of historical archaeological evidence at the Quarantine Station is that it all contributes to the understanding of this one theme of quarantine [ as well as to associated broader themes ] , and a large amount of evidence appears to have survived . This vests the archaeological sites with a very high research potential for ongoing study of this important aspect of Australian history . In addition to the archaeological potential of buildings which have been demolished , the Quarantine Station buildings also offer the opportunity to research the archaeology of standing structures . As a tightly dated and well-documented group of buildings they have potential to provide information on changes in domestic living arrangements over the past 150 years . Since 1992 a number of the potential sites have been confirmed by the location of above-ground evidence , or the identification of evidence during works . A systematic survey and recording program is required both within and outside of the Planning Area to identify the complete historical archaeological resource . This comprehensive survey is required as much of the archaeological resource of the Quarantine Station is confined to the thin vegetated surface and the poorly consolidated sandy soils beneath . The fragility of the sites makes them prone to disturbance from excessive foot or vehicle traffic , erosion and animal burrowing . A preliminary Archaeological Management Plan has been prepared by the NPWS to accompany this Conservation Management Plan ; and the policy recommendations of that Plan have been incorporated into this Conservation Management Plan . Heritage listing . The North Head Quarantine Station Study Area is an integral element of the North Head peninsula . The Aboriginal and Natural values of the NHQS relate to the peninsula as a whole ; and the European/Asian cultural values relate to the most of the peninsula , for the whole area was once Quarantine Reserve . The area represents a place of cultural and natural diversity reflecting the evolution of Sydney from Aboriginal occupation through European settlement to the landscape of today , representing many social , historic , recreational , environmental and educational values . The Heads maintain an iconic presence to the city as the gateway to Port Jackson and Sydney Harbour , and the city . The Aboriginal heritage values of the North Head area are an intrinsic part of the significance of the place . Numerous Aboriginal traditions from various parts of the continent refer to and intermesh the creation of their natural and cultural environment ; Sydney Harbour can be seen as the outcome of such a creative period . Aborigines were demonstrably present in the Sydney Basin many thousands of years before the present coastline was formed and would have experienced the actual creation of Port Jackson and Sydney Harbour with its rich and complex environment . The North Head area along with the other areas that form Sydney Harbour National Park retain Aboriginal heritage values in a physical setting that is substantially intact although embedded in the important urban setting of Sydney . On a national scale , the Port Jackson environment , including North Head , formed the scene of or backdrop for some of the earliest and formative interaction between Aborigines and the British explorers and settlers . Archaeological sites remnant at NHQS are seen as symbolising Aboriginal prehistory and contact history . Just as the Heads became a symbol to `` New '' Australians of a possible new and better life , they are seen by many Aborigines as a symbol of their loss and disenfranchisement . Evidence of Aboriginal occupation is evident in more than forty recorded sites . An exceptional wealth of further information may be contained in the archaeology of the place and in particular in the Pleistocene sand dunes ; the only undisturbed , vegetated high-level sand dunes in the Sydney region . Rare and endangered species of flora and fauna are refuged at the place and in the wider area of North Head . Considered alone or ecologically as part of North Head , the Quarantine Station area includes significant geodiversity and biodiversity components of the natural heritage of New South Wales . The Station is situated on an isolated cliff-bound tied island complex formed by the interaction of strong bedrock and erosion associated with changes of sea level tens of thousands of years ago . The headland is capped by Pleistocene high-level sand dunes which also occur within the Station complex . The natural biodiversity consists of isolated , remnant and disjunct communities , populations and species , six of which are scheduled on the Threatened Species Conservation Act [ NSW ] 1995 . In addition to the threatened plant species there are over 450 other species of vascular plants and ferns representing 109 plant families . This level of genetic diversity is remarkable and scientifically important . The endangered population of Little Penguin is significant as the only population of this species which breeds on the mainland of NSW . The characteristics which have enabled this population to persist in one of the busiest commercial harbours in the world are important for scientific study . The endangered population of Long-nosed Bandicoot is also scientifically important as a remnant population of a specie which was formerly common and widespread in the Sydney region . The few remaining trees of Camfields Stringybark are a significant component of the entire genetic resource of this vulnerable species . North Head Quarantine Station . The Quarantine Station occupies the first site officially designated as a place of Quarantine for people entering Australia . It is the nation 's oldest and most intact facility of its type and can thus be ascribed national significance . Together with Point Nepean Station , and in terms of the story of quarantine and its role in controlled migration to Australia , the two Stations have to be considered as being nationally significant quarantine sites . The Station 's use remained essentially unchanged from 1828 to 1984 , and all buildings and development on the site reflect the changing social and scientific demands of Quarantine during that period . The formation and development of the Quarantine Station relates directly to the growth of Australia as a remote island nation . It symbolises the distance travelled and perils faced by many immigrants who first stood on Australian soil at the Quarantine Station . The site has symbolic significance for these reasons . The history of the site reflects the changing social and racial values of the Australian community and the development of medical practices in controlling infectious diseases . The site has historic significance in demonstrating and elucidating major themes in Australian history , immigration , the development of society and government , social welfare and health care , treatment of disease , transport and conservation . Evidence of the hardships experienced by European and Asian internees during their detention in Quarantine and the tragic deaths of some of them , is powerfully conveyed by the inscriptions on the gravestones , monuments and amongst the random inscriptions scattered throughout the site . The rugged topography of the southern rock cliffs in the area of the Old Mans Hat , where the power of the sea is manifest , and where the healthy and sick internees sought relief from the confinement of the Quarantine Station , contrasts strongly with the sanctuary of Quarantine and Store Beaches , where European vessels were first quarantine and from where the food gathering and cultural activities of Aboriginal people were abruptly halted . The views to the Station and to North Head from the city of Sydney ; and from the Station down the length of Port Jackson are significant for their iconic value . The class system which permeated Colonial society in this country is illustrated clearly in the extant building fabric and in cultural landscape which contains the subtle evidence of the fences and paths which were contrived to maintain absolute separation between the classes and races , and between the healthy and the sick , the dying and the dead , at the Quarantine Station . The whole place displays evidence of natural systems , historic built forms and historical associations with the experience of quarantine have been retained largely intact due to its relative isolation on North Head . North Head Quarantine Station was listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999 having satisfied the following criteria . The place is important in demonstrating the course , or pattern , of cultural or natural history in New South Wales . The North Head Quarantine Station is the oldest and most intact of the quarantine stations in Australia . It was always the pre-eminent place of quarantine among the colonies , both because of its early beginnings , and because it led in many of the advances in quarantine practice . The Station 's function remained unchanged from 1828 to 1984 and all buildings and developments illustrate the changing social and scientific demands of quarantine during that period . The station was also central to the development of the colony of NSW 's responses to local epidemics of infectious diseases.The history of the Quarantine Station , which is well illustrated by its buildings , sites , landscapes and the functions that took place there , interconnects with a number of key themes in NSW 's history . The demands of quarantine , and the spotlight this cast on health standards , forced improvements in the conditions experienced by immigrants travelling to NSW , through the nineteenth century in particular . The procedures established for the quarantine of inbound shipping set the foundation for responding to the various local smallpox , plague and influenza epidemics up until the 1920s . The Quarantine Station also provided a safe haven to which the ill could be removed and treated . On a broader scale , the Quarantine Station dramatically demonstrates , in its development of arrangements to separate and deal differently with different classes and races of people , the changes in the social attitudes of the colony and State . This separation based on social status was most clearly evidenced by the barrier fences erected between the various class `` compounds '' . The final transfer of the Quarantine Station to the State reflected the now-common pattern whereby land formerly reserved for special purposes , and protected from the development pressures of the urban areas surrounding them , became valued for the cultural and natural values they possessed and were re-gazetted for conservation purposes when no longer needed for their special purposes . Some of the earliest collections of marine specimens were made at Spring Cove and are now housed in the Australian Museum . These collections were made in the 1830s and therefore have significance in the natural history of Sydney Harbour . The Little Penguin population is the only remaining mainland population of this species in New South Wales . This is important to the natural history of this species . Continued survival of the Little Penguin is equally important to the future pattern of conservation management of endangered species . The successful management of other threatened species in the Quarantine Station is similarly important to the course of NSW 's natural history . The effects on other biodiversity elements of the further decline or loss of these threatened species is unknown but could be significant to the natural history of the place . The place has a strong or special association with a person , or group of persons , of importance of cultural or natural history of New South Wales 's history . North Head is associated with the Aboriginal presence , ownership and use of the land prior to and after European settlement as a site where the Cameraigal Aboriginal clan first saw the European settlers . As part of the wider Manly area it is associated with named Aboriginal persons , such as Bungaree 's wife Gooseberry , Bennelong and Wil-le-me-ring , who played a part in the early European settlement of Sydney . Due to an apparent misunderstanding , Governor Phillip was speared by Wil-le-me-ring in a bay in or near the Quarantine area , possibly Spring Cove or Little Manly Cove . The Quarantine Station has played an important part in the lives of many Australians , with over 13,000 persons , including convicts and free migrants to NSW and many Sydney residents , being quarantined , of whom an estimated 572 have died and are buried there . The inscriptions at the site are an unusual testimony to those associations . The Station has also been closely associated with the administration of health by NSW and the Commonwealth , and a number of health administrators prominent in the development of NSW 's public health policies and practices have had close and long associations with the Station . These included Deas Thomson , Capt . H.H . Browne , Dr Savage , Dr Allyne , Dr J. H. L. Cumpston , and Dr W. P. Norris . The Station also has association with the architects and designers and builders who created the Station ; particularly the office of the NSW Colonial Architect to 1908 , and the Commonwealth Department of Works and Railways , particularly George Oakeshore of the Sydney office . There has been no comprehensive survey of the architects/designers involved in the NHQS buildings . The Station played a pivotal role in the post-WWII period with the housing of illegal immigrants as detainees and refugees to Australia . The Station thus reflects the maritime arrival and `` processing '' not only of quarantined immigrants , but also of illegal and refugee arrivals . The 'down-turn ' in Station activity parallelled the post-WWII change to airborne migration . Finally , the Station was the setting for socio-political dramas such as the revolt of the returned and quarantined troops after WWI ; and the confrontations between secular and religious authorities in NSW over access by religious entities to the Quarantine Station . The place is important in demonstrating aesthetic characteristics and/or a high degree of creative or technical achievement in New South Wales . The Quarantine Station has a cultural landscape that is distinctly associated with its unusual functions . It was a landscape of rigid control , which is associated with and reinforced the institutional and functional nature of the place . The present day Harbour context is now recognised as being a visually attractive setting of natural bush and harbour views . The unity of the design and form of the buildings , set within grassy precincts , which convey a pleasant village-like feeling , unusual within the Sydney metropolitan area.The Quarantine Station bears witness to the evolution of public health policy in NSW and Australia generally , and the development of practices and procedures designed to protect the colony , state and nation from infectious disease . The quarantine system , which reached its full form in the first decades of this century , was a significant technical achievement , and was in part developed at the North Head Quarantine Station where it is well demonstrated in the surviving fabric . Aspects of this technical achievement can be seen in the remanent quarantine technology at the Station e.g . The fumigation chamber , shower blocks and autoclaves . The aesthetic characteristics derived from the natural values of heath vegetation and sandstone cliff geomorphology within the Quarantine Station are an integral part of the outstanding aesthetic values of North Head conserved as part of the Sydney Harbour National Park . These values are derived from the expanse of uninterrupted cliff face and vegetated headlands . They are appreciated and enjoyed both from offshore and within Port Jackson . Together with those of South Head , they have enormous emotional impact on people arriving and leaving Sydney by sea . This impact is greater because the sheer cliff faces are capped with continuous low heath vegetation rather than tall forest or prominent buildings . Spectacular views of the drowned valley system of North and Middle Harbours are seen from within the Quarantine Station . The place is has strong or special association with a particular community or cultural group in New South Wales for social , cultural or spiritual reasons . Aboriginal heritage values at North Head , including the Quarantine Station area , are important to the Aboriginal community in general , and to the local community especially for a wide range of reasons , social , cultural and spiritual . Aboriginal presence in the area is older than Sydney Harbour as it is known today . Port Jackson and Sydney Harbour have been the scene of some of the earliest fateful interactions between Aborigines and the British invaders . The surviving North Head Aboriginal sites are seen as symbolising Aboriginal history of recent centuries as well as earlier times . The area is one of the last within Sydney Harbour environment where Aboriginal heritage values have been retained in a physical setting that is substantially intact along with Dobroyd , Middle , Georges , Bradleys , South and Balls Heads ; Mount Treffle at Nielsen Park ; and the Hermitage Reserve . This environment allows the Aboriginal community to educate the younger and future generations as well as others about Aboriginal history , life styles and values and provides a chance of experiencing some of the atmosphere and quality of traditional Aboriginal life . Aspects of these spiritual and heritage values are embedded in or embodied by physical remains such as rock inscriptions , paintings , images or deposits with archaeological material remaining as evidence of past Aboriginal presence , but these are seen as an inseparable part of the present natural setting . Evidence of Aboriginal occupation has been recorded in more that forty locations in the North Head area . The Quarantine Station has strong associations for several groups in the community for social and cultural reasons . These associations include connections to the Aboriginal community , for whom the Quarantine Station is a component of the North Head/Manly area . This area has strong associations with previous Aboriginal ownership and use ; with the impact of European settlement on the Aborigines ; and through specific acts of Aboriginal resistance in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.North Head Quarantine Station also has associations with the former Quarantine Station staff , who worked on the station while it was an active quarantine ; with former passengers subjected to quarantine , and their families [ e.g . as exemplified by the Constitution memorial and family commemoration of their forebears ' quarantine experience ] ; and with the Manly community , as part of the wider North Head landscape , which has significantly contributed to the 'sense of place ' of that community . The station also has significance to Asian immigrants or seamen who arrived in Australia and were retained at the Station . Many of these internees made their permanent home in Australia . The place has potential to yield information that will contribute to an understanding of the cultural or natural history of New South Wales . Aboriginal people have occupied the Sydney basin for at least 20,000 years . The Harbour has been a focus for Aboriginal habitation since its occupation over 6000 years ago . So much of the physical evidence of Aboriginal people 's occupation of North Head is either undiscovered or lies outside the immediate North Head Quarantine Station Study Area . Many of the known sites have limited potential to yield new information due to the nature or state of physical preservation . However , given the limited capacity in this study for thorough archaeological assessment . It is possible that some sites or as yet undetected sites exist that might have greater potential to yield information that contributes to our understanding of Aboriginal occupation of the area . The surviving fabric of the place , both through its elements , components and sub-surface archaeological evidence , have considerable research value at a State level , with the potential to provide information on the operation of the Quarantine Station and of those in quarantine , and so to add to our knowledge of its history . The station is significant for its ability to educate the general public in its history . The area of North Head including the Quarantine Station is a remnant fragment containing once highly common vegetation types in the Sydney region . Many of these vegetation types and the wildlife they support are confined to disturbed remnants with the original vegetation having been cleared for urban and industrial development . Over 450 species of plants are found on North Head . Ninety species of native birds have been recorded in the Quarantine area including some species covered by international migratory bird agreements.The long period of `` isolation '' of North Head as a `` tied island '' initially allowed the species of flora and terrestrial fauna on the Head to evolve independently from those found elsewhere in the Sydney Basin . Although no longer tied , and now subject to the introduction of exotic flora and fauna , this early isolation has enhanced the value to science of the biodiversity on North Head . The response of plants and animals to periodic burning and periods without burning has potential to yield information important to the understanding of the natural history of the Hawkesbury Sandstone flora and fauna . The place possesses uncommon , rare or endangered aspects of the cultural or natural history of New South Wales . The Quarantine Station , as NSW 's primary quarantine facility for 166 years , held a unique place in the State 's history , and its remarkably well preserved set of quarantine structures , landscape features and inscriptions make it a place of great rarity . The functions it fulfilled are no longer used to control quarantinable diseases , and the North Head Quarantine Station has the best representative collection of quarantine related buildings , equipment and human memorabilia [ in the form of the inscriptions ] of any Australian quarantine station . The moveable heritage associated with the Station ; [ and comprehensively documented by the NPWS ] is of great cultural significance ; particularly in situ within the Station . The Station is also significant in Australia 's European and Asian history as being one of the few Australian sites taken into conservation ownership and management directly after its original function and use had been ended . Three species , one subspecies and populations of two other species are listed in schedules of the Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995 . These species are the Little Penguin , `` Eudyptula minor '' ( Schedule 1 , endangered population , Manly ) ; Long-nosed Bandicoot , `` Perameles nasuta '' ( Schedule 1 , endangered population North Head ) ; the Sunshine Wattle , `` Acacia terminalis '' ssp terminalis ( Schedule 1 , endangered ) ; Camfields Stringybark , `` Eucalyptus camfieldii '' ( Schedule 2 , vulnerable ) ; the Powerful Owl , `` Ninox strenua '' ( Schedule 2 , vulnerable ) ; and the Red-crowned Toadlet , `` Pseudophryne australis '' ( Schedule 2 , vulnerable ) . In addition to the threatened plant species there are over 450 other species of vascular plants and ferns representing 109 plant families . This level of genetic diversity if scientifically interesting and aesthetically pleasing . The endangered population of Little Penguin is significant as the only population of this species which breeds on the mainland of NSW . Thecharacteristics which have enabled this population to persist in one of the busiest commercial harbours in the world are interesting for scientific study . The endangered population of Long-nosed Bandicoot is also scientifically interesting as a remnant population of a species which was formerly common and widespread in the Sydney region . The few remaining trees of Camfields Stringybark are a significant component of the entire genetic resource of this vulnerable species . The place is important in demonstrating the principal characteristics of a class of cultural or natural places/environments in New South Wales . The Quarantine Station has the best collection of features in Australia reflecting the practise of quarantine , once operating at a number of stations around the nation . NSW had the first , and the last , operational quarantine station at North Head , and the surviving evidence at the station demonstrates many of the key milestones in quarantine development in this country . The moveable heritage of Quarantine Station is considerable in size , and has cultural significance in its own right .
2019 IMSA Prototype Challenge . The 2019 IMSA Prototype Challenge presented by Mazda is the fourteenth season of the IMSA Lites Series and it 's successors and the third season as the IMSA Prototype Challenge . The season features six races held across six weekends . Race Schedule . The 2019 schedule was released on 3 August 2019 and features six rounds .
Scotland at the 1990 Commonwealth Games . Scotland at the 1990 Commonwealth Games was represented by the Commonwealth Games Council for Scotland ( CGCE ) . Scotland joined the Commonwealth of Nations as part of the United Kingdom in 1931 . In this competition Scotland finished ninth in the medals table behind Nigeria . Gold . Liz McColgan , Women 's 10,000 metres Silver . Mark Davidson , David Strang , Tom McKean , Brian Whittle and Duncan Mathieson , Men 's 4x400 metres Relay Yvonne Murray , Women 's 3000 metres Bronze . Geoff Parsons , Men 's High Jump Liz McColgan , Women 's 3000 metres Gold . Denis Love , George Adrain , Ian Bruce and Willie Wood , Men 's Fours Bronze . Richard Corsie , Men 's Singles Gold . Ian Marsden and James Dunlop , Men 's Shotgun , Skeet - Pairs Bronze . William Murray and Robert Law , Men 's Small Bore Rifle , Three Positions - Pairs Silver . Alan Ogilvie , Men 's Bantamweight - Snatch Alan Ogilvie , Men 's Bantamweight - Overall Bronze . Alan Ogilvie , Men 's Bantamweight - Clean and Jerk
George Tremblay . George Amédée Tremblay ( 14 January 1911 – 14 July 1982 ) was a Canadian ( and later , naturalized US citizen ) pianist , composer , and author who was active in the United States . Although his works display a broad range of stylistic influences , he is primarily associated with the twelve-tone technique . He is the author of the musical treatise `` The Definitive Cycle of the Twelve Tone Row '' . Tremblay was also noted for his unique capacity to extemporize on the piano and frequently performed as an improviser . Biography . Born in Ottawa , Tremblay was the son of composer and organist Amédée Tremblay and Rosa Martel Tremblay . As the son of an active composer and performer , young George was exposed to not only the classics , but to more contemporary composers ; his father , Amédée , was an early champion of Cesar Franck , Max Reger , and Claude Debussy for Canadian audiences . In addition to receiving musical instruction from his father , Tremblay quickly learned how to extemporize at the keyboard in the style of these composers . At the age of eight Tremblay gave his first public performance , a recital for Canada ’ s prime minister , Sir Wilfrid Laurier , in which his father performed first on pipe organ and then George performed a few small pieces and improvisations . Tremblay would continue to develop as a piano improviser for the rest of his life . In 1920 the Tremblay family moved to Salt Lake City , Utah , when Amédée was appointed organist at the Cathedral of the Madeleine . Two years later the family would briefly live in San Diego where George , only twelve years old , worked as organist for a small Catholic church . The family moved one last time in 1925 to Los Angeles , California , where Amédée became the organist and choir director at St. Vincent de Paul Church . In 1927 Tremblay became the student of David Patterson , the author of Tone Patterns : The Didactic Materials and Principles of Piano Technique . For five years Tremblay studied harmony , counterpoint , and composition under Patterson . Tremblay quickly made a name for himself as a composer-improviser and public figure in Los Angeles , San Diego , and Oakland . His improvisations and compositions were a regular feature of the `` Evenings on the Roof '' concert series in Los Angeles . He was a recurring panel member on the Sunday evening radio quiz show , `` Are You Musical ? `` , on Los Angeles station KMPC . This position helped Tremblay develop key connections with producers , writers , directors , actors , and composers . In 1934 Tremblay ’ s `` long-standing ambition '' to study under Arnold Schoenberg was realized when the composer emigrated from Europe to Los Angeles due to the rise of the Nazis under Adolf Hitler in 1933 . Tremblay claims to have independently discovered the twelve-tone system of musical composition in the summer of 1933 ; upon telling Schoenberg , the master remarked that it was a natural thing to discover because it was the next logical development in tonality . Schoenberg , always willing to learn from his own students , supposedly was inspired to compose his `` Ode to Napoleon '' ( 1942 ) with a row of two symmetrical hexachords after hearing Tremblay ’ s `` Modes of Transportation '' ( 1940 ) make use of a similar idea . Schoenberg is also reported to have been a great admirer of Tremblay ’ s skill in improvising at the piano , claiming that `` [ Tremblay ] never plays a wrong note '' and advising him to simply write what he improvises . Tremblay and Schoenberg ’ s friendship remained close and lasted until Schoenberg ’ s death in 1951 . On 10 July 1937 , Tremblay married Verabel Champion , a writer and painter . The couple remained together for nearly thirty years until divorcing in 1965 . The first meeting of the American Composers Alliance was held circa 1938 in Tremblay ’ s home in Beverly Hills . Several important composers were in attendance , including Robert Russell Bennett , Aaron Copland , Paul Pisk , Arnold Schoenberg , Gerald Strang , Ernst Toch , and Edgar Varese . Tremblay maintained his membership with the American Composers Alliance for the rest of his life . Tremblay was naturalized as a U. S. citizen on 8 September 1939 . In 1965 Tremblay founded the School for the Discovery and Advancement of New Serial Techniques . This school was instrumental in teaching serial techniques to film and television composers . Some of Tremblay ’ s notable students are : Alexander Courage , Larry Fotine , Hugo Friedhofer , Earle Hagen , Quincy Jones , Richard Markowitz , Randy Newman , Marty Paich , Mel Powell , Jack Smalley , and Mark Snow . On 8 August 1969 , Tremblay married Patricia Hedberg , a painter and one of his former piano and composition students , in Calabasas , California . Tremblay ’ s health began to deteriorate in 1971 ; he suffered a bout with cancer , two heart attacks , and cirrhosis . His composition and teaching activities were put on hold until 1975 when he became healthy enough to work again . Still , during this period of rest and recovery Tremblay managed to complete his treatise , `` The Definitive Cycle of the Twelve Tone Row '' ( 1974 ) . Tremblay died on 14 July 1982 , in Tijuana , Mexico , where he was receiving treatment for cirrhosis . The Definitive Cycle of the Twelve Tone Row . The Definitive Cycle of the Twelve Tone Row ( 1974 ) is a music theory and composition treatise that is the result of Tremblay ’ s studies in the twelve-tone serial technique . The text was originally meant to function as a brief mechanical explanation , but it soon grew in scope as Tremblay realized the wider variety of users and applications to which the book was useful . Tremblay wrote , for example , that the `` examples set in these books have proved invaluable to film composers , especially in the exigencies of meeting deadlines , since it gives positive and definitive answers to technical problems of a musical nature . '' Tremblay ’ s basic explanation of The Definitive Cycle reads : `` By taking a row , or a series of twelve different notes , and permutating the second six notes with the first six notes , twelve rows evolve . Taking the first note of each one of those rows successively we produce a new row , and by applying the same process of interpolating the second six with the first six , we arrive at another series of twelve rows . Each series we designate at a Set . By continuing this process for twenty-four Sets we arrive again at Set 1 , completing the Cycle . All of my works since 1965 have been composed on the basis of this Cycle , most of them using an entire Cycle , which incidentally , contains 3456 notes . '' Essentially , the treatise realizes `` a vast immutable development of the initial row '' that eschews traditional methods for developing a tone row ( inversion , retrograde , and retrograde-inversion ) . Two of Tremblay ’ s later works , Symphony No . 3 ( ca . 1973 ) and The Phoenix : a Dance Symphony ( 1982 ) , were composed in this manner . In fact , Tremblay described his third symphony as `` a textbook in actual sound of the process of this technique . '' Tremblay was working on a sequel to The Definitive Cycle before his death . The second book was meant to deal primarily with more functional applications of the definitive cycle and included topics such as osinatos , sequences , harmonization of the row , and even 12 bar blues . His wife , Patricia , and Roger Steinman , a student and friend of Tremblay , organized the materials and gave them to the University of Maryland Libraries . The notes are currently held by University of Maryland ’ s Special Collections in the Performing Arts . Improvisation . Between 1980 and 1982 Tremblay recorded his unique improvisations as a musical autobiography . These unpublished recordings were restored and are now housed in The George Tremblay Collection at Special Collections in Performing Arts at University of Maryland . Some of the improvisations are based within a particular style ( such as jazz or Baroque ) while others are based upon a preexisting theme or commemorate the death of a fellow composer . Additionally , Prologue Records released an LP containing Tremblay ’ s improvisations on a few original themes ( DL-103 ) .
Canariognapha . `` Canariognapha '' is a genus of spiders in the Gnaphosidae family . It was first described in 2011 by Wunderlich. , it contains only one species , `` Canariognapha parwis '' , found in the Canary Islands .
Anne Linehan . Anne Margaret Linehan ( born 7 October 1973 ) is a former Irish international cricketer whose career for the Irish national side spanned from 1989 to 2008 . Only two women , England 's Jan Brittin and New Zealand 's Debbie Hockley , have had a longer career in One Day International ( ODI ) matches . Linehan was born in Downpatrick , Northern Ireland , and played most of her club cricket for Downpatrick Cricket Club . She made her international debut at the 1989 European Cup in Denmark , and took four wickets at the tournament , including 2/28 against England . Linehan initially played as an all-rounder , bowling right-arm medium pace , but after the 1990 European Cup did not bowl again at international level . At the 1991 edition of the tournament , hosted by the Netherlands , she made her debut as Ireland 's wicket-keeper . However , after that she did not again appear for the national team until 1995 , missing the opportunity to play at the 1993 World Cup . At the 1995 European Cup , Linehan scored two half-centuries – 74 against Denmark and 56 against the Netherlands – with only her teammate Mary-Pat Moore scoring more runs . Against Denmark , she and Moore put on 181 runs for the opening wicket , an Irish record . Although by then a regular in Ireland 's team , Linehan did not play at the 1997 World Cup in India . During the late 1990s , she often played solely as a batsman , with Sandra Dawson taking on the wicket-keeping duties . In July 2000 , Linehan was selected in Ireland 's squad for its inaugural ( and , so far , only ) Test match , against Pakistan . She made 27 not out batting fifth in Ireland 's only innings , as her team won by an innings and 54 runs . Linehan finally made her World Cup debut at the 2000 event in New Zealand , playing in all seven of her team 's matches . Against the Netherlands , she scored the third and final half-century of her ODI career , 54 runs from 68 balls . Linehan was appointed Ireland 's captain for the 2002 season , and during that time skippered the side in five ODIs – three against New Zealand and two against India . She played a second World Cup for Ireland in 2005 , and finished her international career at the 2008 World Cup Qualifier , aged 34 . Linehan played 60 ODIs during her career , ranking her fifth for her country , and scored 699 runs , ranking her seventh .
Emarginula maculata . `` Emarginula maculata '' is a species of sea snail , a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae , the keyhole limpets and slit limpets .
Pingat Pentadbiran Awam ( Tentera ) . Recipients are entitled to use the post-nominal letters PPA , and may include the grade in brackets - e.g . : PPA ( E ) . The Pingat Pentadbiran Awam is the civil equivalent award .
Anaconda ( film series ) . `` Anaconda '' ( also known as `` Anacondas '' ) is a series of American horror films created by Hans Bauer , Jim Cash and Jack Epps Jr.. It started with `` Anaconda '' in 1997 . It was followed by one theatrical stand alone sequel , ' ( 2004 ) , three made for television sequels , ' ( 2008 ) , ' ( 2009 ) and `` Lake Placid vs. Anaconda '' ( 2015 ) ( the latter being a crossover with the `` Lake Placid '' series ) . Each installment revolves around giant man-eating anacondas and the efforts of various groups of people to capture or destroy the creatures . The fictional plant known as the Blood Orchid and the company Wexel Hall Pharmaceuticals as well as the fictitious Murdoch family are repeatedly referenced in the films . `` Anaconda '' ( 1997 ) . When a documentary crew traveling through the Amazon jungle picks up a stranded man , they are unaware of the trouble that will occur . This stranger 's hobby is to capture the giant Anaconda snake , and plans to continue targeting it on their boat , by any means necessary . `` Anacondas : The Hunt for the Blood Orchid '' ( 2004 ) . A scientific expedition sets out for Borneo to seek a flower called the Blood Orchid , which could grant longer life . Meanwhile , they run afoul of snakes and each other . `` Anaconda 3 : Offspring '' ( 2008 ) . A team of mercenaries join forces with a herpetologist and an assistant from the billionaire owner who both worked in a genetic research lab , Wexel Hall , to capture the snakes after they escaped from the lab , until they find themselves needing to stop them before it 's too late . `` Anacondas : Trail of Blood '' ( 2009 ) . A herpetologist is on a mission to destroy the Blood Orchid from the billionaire who wanted a serum of the orchid to cure his cancer , until a dangerous snake threatens everyone . `` Lake Placid vs. Anaconda '' ( 2015 ) . In Black Lake , Maine , an accident allows the two giant species , crocodiles and anacondas had been regenerated and escape towards to Clear Lake . Now , Reba teams up with Tully to find his daughter Bethany and a group of sorority girls in a deadly match between the two creatures . `` Anaconda : The Writer 's Cut '' ( 2014 ) . `` Anaconda : The Writer 's Cut '' is a novel by Hans Bauer published in 2014 . Bauer also wrote the screenplay for the 1997 film `` Anaconda '' and its 2004 sequel `` Anacondas : The Hunt for the Blood Orchid '' . `` Quake Anaconda Mod '' ( 1997 ) . To promote the movie 's release , Sony released a free total conversion mod for ' which featured new snake enemies and a large Anaconda boss character . `` Anacondas Arcade Game '' ( 2004 ) . `` Anacondas Arcade Game '' is an online interactive game produced by Sony Studios in 2004 to promote the film `` Anacondas : The Hunt for the Blood Orchid '' from the same year . `` Anacondas 3D : Adventure Game '' ( 2004 ) . `` Anacondas 3D : Adventure Game '' is an online interactive game produced by Sony Studios in 2004 to promote the film `` Anacondas : The Hunt for the Blood Orchid '' from the same year . `` Snakes on a Babe '' ( 2008 ) . `` Snakes on a Babe '' is an online interactive game produced in 2008 to promote the film `` Anaconda 3 : Offspring '' from the same year .
Julius Knapp . Julius P. Knapp II is the chief of the Federal Communications Commission 's ( FCC ) Office of Engineering Technology ( OET ) . OET is the Commission ’ s primary resource for engineering expertise and provides technical support to the Chairman , Commissioners and FCC Bureaus and Offices . Mr. Knapp was named Chief of OET in October 2006 , succeeding Ed Thomas who left the previous year , although he was the acting chief for some time before that . He became the Deputy Chief of OET in May 2001 . Prior to that he was the Chief of the Policy & Rules Division where he was responsible for FCC frequency allocation proceedings and for proceedings amending the FCC rules for radio frequency devices . Mr. Knapp was Chief of the FCC Laboratory from 1994–1997 where he was responsible for the FCC ’ s equipment authorization program and technical analyses . Mr. Knapp received a bachelor 's degree in electrical engineering from the City College of New York in 1974 . He is a member of the IEEE EMC Society and is a Fellow of the Radio Club of America . He was the 2001 recipient of the Eugene C. Bowler award for exceptional professionalism and dedication to public service and received the FCC ’ s Silver and Gold medal awards for distinguished service at the Commission . In 2016 , Knapp was involved in implementing new FCC rules that require Wifi router manufacturers to prevent modifications to the router 's RF parameters .
Future World ( Helloween song ) . `` Future World '' is a song and a single made by the German heavy metal band Helloween taken from the album ' . It is performed frequently by Helloween and Gamma Ray at their concerts , and is usually used for crowd participation , usually with the crowd singing the first verse , sometimes after the singer shouts the first phrase . Also there is a certain `` game '' , that when the band jams , the singer signals the crowd to shout : `` We all live in future world '' a few times near the end of the song . The single cover is a homage to the comic book anti-hero Judge Dredd .
ADL . Adl is an Arabic word meaning justice .
Midway Independent School District ( Clay County , Texas ) . Midway Independent School District is a public school district in Texas ( USA ) . The district is located in southern Clay County and extends into a small portion of northern Jack County . Midway ISD has one school that serves students in grades Pre-K though twelve . In 2009 , the school district was rated `` academically acceptable '' by the Texas Education Agency . The school was created in 1941 when the surrounding communities consolidated to form the Midway Independent School District . Due to World War II construction of Midway I.S.D . was not completed until 1947 , so students were bussed to Bluegrove which served as Midway until the new building opened . School buildings from the other communities were moved to Bluegrove to house the consolidated students . The school is called Midway because it is located `` midway '' between Bluegrove to the north and Joy to the south . It was originally to be built on land donated by J.T . Lyles on the Old Joy Shannon Road about a mile to the West of the school 's current location . Old Joy Shannon Road is a gravel road that runs from Shannon , north to Joy , passing about a mile east of Bluegrove , and then used to connect with the road to Henrietta , but before construction started on the school , the state began building Texas Highway 148 from Henrietta south to Jacksboro . J.T . Lyles instead donated land next to the paved highway , giving Midway its present location , and making travel to and from the school much easier . Academic and Athletic Championships . NOTE : Class B was renamed Class A in 1976 .
Beach volleyball at the 2010 South American Games . Beach Volleyball at the 2010 South American Games in Medellín was held from March 25 to March 28 . All games were played at Plaza Mayor in Medellín , Colombia .
Southern Vermont Arts Center . The Southern Vermont Arts Center is a multi-disciplinary arts organization in Manchester , Vermont . It is located on the west side of West Road , at the former Yester House country estate . The center includes art galleries with permanent and rotating exhibits , the area 's largest sculpture park , a performance space , and educational facilities . Its grounds are open to the public for recreational pursuits , with trails for hiking and cross-country skiing . The center 's campus is listed on the National Register of Historic Places . Campus history . The center 's campus , first used as a farm and woodlot by members of the Orvis family , was established as a summer country estate by William and Gertrude Divine Ritter , then of Columbus , Ohio , in 1916 . The Ritters hired the New York City architectural firm Murphy and Dana to design the main buildings of the estate , include the large 28-room Colonial Revival main house , now known as the Yester House Gallery . The Ritters apparently separated during the development of the estate 's plans , and were soon divorced . Gertrude Divine Ritter retained ownership of the estate , soon afterward remarrying , to Hugh Webster . Mrs. Webster used the estate for entertainment , and to display collected artworks , including more than 6,000 pieces of hand-blown glass . Although she wanted the house to become a museum for her collections , they were auctioned off after her death in 1947 , and the property was put up for sale . Southern Vermont Artists , Inc. purchased it in 1950 , and began development of the arts center with summer exhibits . The campus has since then grown to include a modern gallery , open-air performance pavilion , and an education center .
Hans-Peter Liebig . Hans-Peter Liebig ( born January 23 , 1945 in Neuruppin , Brandenburg ) is a German agronomist for horticulture , he was 2002-2012 Rector of the University of Hohenheim . Biography . After studying at the State Engineering Academy for Horticulture in Berlin-Dahlem ( 1965-1968 ) , he studied at the Technical University Berlin and graduated in 1972 as a graduate agricultural engineer . With his dissertation , `` Influences of endogenous and exogenous factors on the yield formation of cucumbers ( Cucumis satuvus L. ) '' , Hans-Peter Liebig obtained his doctorate in garden science at the University of Hanover in 1978 , where he also habilitated in 1989 . After a study and research stay at the Wageningen University he followed in 1991 the reputation as a professor of vegetable cultivation at the University of Hohenheim . After several years as Vice-Dean , Dean and Member of the Senate and University Council , he was elected Vice-President in 2001 . As of October 1 , 2002 Liebig was rector of University Hohenheim . On May 7 , 2008 , the Senate of the University confirmed the previous election of the University Council for a second term of Rector Liebig . After the election by the responsible committee , Rector Liebig took up his additional office on 1 April 2009 as Chairman of the State Rectors ' Conference Baden-Württemberg . His term ended on March 31 , 2012 , to his successor in the office of the Hohenheim Rector was elected the agricultural economist Stephan Dabbert . Liebig is married and has three sons . Honors . Due to his many years of involvement in research projects in China , he was honored with the Friendship Award ( China Friendship Award of the People 's Republic of China in 2004 . In 2005 , he was awarded the honorary title of an honorary doctor of the University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Cluj-Napoca ( Cluj-Napoca , Romania ) . In the same year , he was appointed honorary professor of the State Agrarian University in Stavropol ( Russia ) and the Chinese Agricultural University in Beijing ( PRC ) . In 2009 , honorary doctor of honor followed the University of Belgrade .
Le Château de la Belle au Bois Dormant . Le Château de la Belle au Bois Dormant ( French for `` The Castle of the Beauty in the Sleeping Wood '' , but official usage in , more commonly known as Sleeping Beauty Castle ' '' ) is the fairy tale castle at the centre of Disneyland Paris and is a continuation of Sleeping Beauty Castle first seen at Disneyland in California . The Castle features two parts , a dungeon type area in the base featuring an Audio-Animatronic dragon , and above , a concrete balcony walkthrough area with Sleeping Beauty stained glass windows and tapestries . There are also several shops selling glass figures , ornaments and gifts . Original concept . Since Europe is home to the castles that inspired the structures at Disney 's first three parks , Imagineers reconsidered what kind of edifice would stand at the hub of its first European theme park . Many different concepts were then created and considered , ranging from slightly modified versions of Disney 's existing castles to radically new structures to stand instead in the Castle 's place ( for example a Discoveryland-like tower ) . The team eventually settled on Imagineer Tom Morris ' approach to the established Disney castle . Inspirations cited by Imagineering include illustrations from the book of hours `` Les Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry '' and the Mont Saint-Michel monastery in Normandy . As Charles Perrault had not detailed the castle in his 1697 fairy tale , Imagineering had few restrictions regarding its physical appearance . However , Walt Disney 's own 1959 film `` Sleeping Beauty '' provided the inspiration for , among other things , the Castle 's surrounding square trees . The realisation of the stained glass windows in London , which are visible in Sleeping Beauty 's Gallery , was overseen by Peter Chapman , who had previously worked on the restoration of Notre Dame de Paris . Completed in 1992 , for the park ’ s April 12 opening , `` Le Château de la Belle au Bois Dormant '' stands tall . Castle . The Castle is home to a dragon , which at from head to tail was the largest Animatronic figure ever built when the park opened in April 1992 . The walkthrough attraction consist of a dimly lit cavern with a large dragon sleeping silently , occasionally it will 'wake up ' puffing smoke and growling . The building also contains `` La Galerie de la Belle au Bois Dormant '' , a gallery of displays which illustrate the story of Sleeping Beauty in tapestries , stained glass windows and figures . `` La Boutique du Château '' , a shop selling Christmas ornaments year-round , and `` Merlin l'Enchanteur '' , a shop specialising in handmade glass figures are located on ground floor . Changes throughout the years . The castle has received several overlays throughout the years . The first occurred during the park 's 1st anniversary celebration in 1993 , when the castle was dressed up as a cake complete with strawberries , icing and candles . This overlay was removed after the celebration ended . The cake overlay concept was later copied by Walt Disney World 's Cinderella Castle in 1996 for the 25th Anniversary of the resort . 1997 marked the 5th Anniversary of Disneyland Paris ; during this celebration , the castle was dressed up in carnival masks , jester hats , frills and bells to promote the animated film `` The Hunchback of Notre Dame '' . This overlay lasted until the beginning of 1998 . 2002 marked the 10th Anniversary of Disneyland Paris ; for this celebration , the overlay was quite basic compared to the previous ones . The front of the castle was fitted with a golden scroll displaying a large 10 . Also , the celebration saw the opening of Walt Disney Studios next door . The scroll and other Anniversary material in the park was removed in 2003 . In 2007 , the castle received another overlay , celebrating the park 's 15th Anniversary which started in 2007 . It featured golden Disney characters displayed on the turrets and spires , each holding a candle , and Tinkerbell on the highest spire—the candles were 'lit ' each night during a special 'Candlebration ' ceremony which took place on a raised temporary stage at Central Plaza , in front of the Castle . A huge illuminated gold plaque featuring a large '15 ' was hung on the front of the Castle . This echoed the overlay that was featured for the 10th Anniversary in 2002 . The 15th Anniversary and the 'Candlebration ' ceremony finally ended after an extended stay on March 7 , 2009 . The 15th overlay was to be shortly followed on April 4 , 2009 by Mickey 's Magical Party , a `` theme year '' celebration held at the park . The castle was once again overlaid with a Mickey and Friends plaque over the main window , and the spire heads were changed from being characters to being 3 circles `` of ribbon '' representing Mickey Mouse . A more permanent Central Plaza stage was built outside the castle to host the `` It 's dance time ... with Mickey and Friends '' show , which also puts into doubt the future use of the Royal Castle Stage . Mickey 's Magical Party is due to end on March 7 and be replaced by Disney 's New Generation Festival ( that starts on April 2 ) , continuing the recent usage of `` theme years '' that the resort has begun to favour . Although the use of the Central Plaza stage has been extended for another year , no overlay has been announced for the castle . The castle was repainted in a new color-scheme , restored and fitted with multicolored LED lighting during 2011 . For the Disney Dreams nighttime spectacular show its moat was fitted with water fountains , the upper window was replaced by doors that open to reveal a LED lighted star and Central Plaza stage was removed in order to increase the viewing area . Popular culture . In `` Epic Mickey '' the castle was adapted into the game 's starting and finishing level , Dark Beauty Castle . This version contained elements of the various Disney castles and even had statues resembling Disney characters .
Lagata . Lagata is a municipality located in the Campo de Belchite comarca , province of Zaragoza , Aragon , Spain . According to the 2004 census ( INE ) , the municipality has a population of 132 inhabitants .
Cam Connor . Cameron Duncan Connor ( born August 10 , 1954 ) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward . Hockey career . Born in Winnipeg , Manitoba , Connor was selected by the Montreal Canadiens in round one , fifth overall in the 1974 NHL Amateur Draft , and selected by the Phoenix Roadrunners in round one , fourth overall in the 1974 WHA Secret Amateur Draft . Connor began his World Hockey Association career with the Phoenix Roadrunners before a stint with the Houston Aeros . In 1978 , he played on the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League and is remembered for his series-winning double OT playoff goal against the Toronto Maple Leafs . Connor played one season with the Edmonton Oilers and parts of three seasons with the New York Rangers . He played professional hockey until 1984 and became the assistant coach of the AHL 's New Haven Nighthawks following his playing career . He competed on the All Athletes All Star edition of Wipeout Canada on April 24 , 2011 . Connor was inducted into the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame in October 2015 . Personal . Cam Connor was a longtime friend of professional wrestler Roddy Piper , from childhood until Piper 's death in 2015 . Connor 's son is actor .
Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff ( United Kingdom ) . The Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff ( VCDS ) is the deputy to the Chief of the Defence Staff , the professional head of the British Armed Forces . The position was titled Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff before 1964 . From 1966 to 1978 the post was occupied by a 3 star officer . From 1978 onwards the post has been held by a 4 star officer .
Holy See–Nepal relations . Holy See–Nepal relations are foreign relations between the Holy See and Nepal . Both countries established diplomatic relations in 1985 . The Holy See has a nunciature in the country . The Nepalese Embassy in Berlin is accredited as non-residential embassy for the Holy See . As of December 2010 , Suresh Prasad Pradhan was the ambassador of Nepal to the Holy See . As of November 2013 , Archbishop Salvatore Pennacchio is the Apostolic Nuncio to Nepal . He is also the Nuncio to India and is resident in India .
Central West Queensland . Central West Queensland is a remote region in the Australian state of Queensland which covers 396 650.2 km² . The region lies to the north of South West Queensland and south of the Gulf Country . Central West Queensland is serviced by the ABC Western Queensland radio station . It has a population of approximately 12,387 people . History . The first exploration by Europeans was by Major Thomas Mitchell who passed through the area in 1846 . Mitchell was near Isisford on the Barcoo River when his party was lacking supplies and threatened by Aboriginals . He then decided to return to Sydney , completing a successful expedition which had explored a large area of unknown country . Geography . The eastern extent of the Simpson Desert lies within the region . Haddon Corner and Poeppel Corner on the Queensland border are also located here . Bioregions in the area include the Channel Country . Part of the Cooper Basin is located in the region . The basin contains the most significant on-shore petroleum and natural gas deposits in Australia . At the federal level the region partly falls in the Division of Maranoa and the Division of Kennedy . Local government areas included in the region are Shire of Barcoo , Shire of Diamantina , Shire of Boulia , Shire of Winton , Longreach Region , Blackall-Tambo Region and Barcaldine Region . Geology . The Diamantina River ’ s hook-shaped upper reaches have drawn scientific attention . In March 2015 , Geoscience Australia reported that the river ’ s course at and near its headwaters flows along the edge of a roughly circular crustal anomaly that might well be an impact structure . It is 130 km in diameter and lies some 60 km west of Winton ; Middleton and Dagworth Station lie right in it . The asteroid impact , if indeed this is the explanation for the anomaly , would have happened roughly 300 million years ago . Settlements . Major towns of Central West Queensland include Longreach , Winton , Blackall and Barcaldine . Barcaldine was the location for the 1891 Australian shearers ' strike , one of Australia 's earliest and most important industrial disputes . The Australian Stockman 's Hall of Fame is a museum located in Longreach which pays tribute to pioneers of the Australian outback . The building was completed in 1987 and opened by Queen Elizabeth II on 29 April 1988 . Smaller towns in the region include Bedourie , Birdsville , Boulia , Urandangi , Ilfracombe , Isisford , Yaraka , Jundah , Stonehenge , Windorah , Alpha , Aramac , Jericho , Tambo and Muttaburra . The ghost town of Betoota has been designated as Australia 's smallest town . Rivers . Waterways coursing through Central West Queensland include the Barcoo River , Georgina River , Diamantina River , Thomson River , Burke River , Hamilton River and Cooper Creek . Protected areas . A number of national parks have been declared in the region , including Simpson Desert National Park , Cudmore National Park , Diamantina National Park , Astrebla Downs National Park , Welford National Park , Goneaway National Park , Lochern National Park and Bladensburg National Park . Transport . Major roads in the region include the Capricorn Highway and the Landsborough Highway . In the north of the region , the Kennedy Highway leads from Boulia to Cairns on the eastern coast of Australia . The Central railway line reached Longreach in 1892 . Today , the Spirit of the Outback is a long-distance passenger rail service operating from Brisbane to Longreach . The region is serviced by six airports , including Longreach Airport , Winton Airport , Windorah Airport , Barcaldine Airport , Aramac Airport and Blackall Airport .
The Bronx Casket Co.. The Bronx Casket Co. is a band from New York City . They were formed in 1998 by Overkill bassist D.D . Verni . The band is a blend of Goth and Metal . History . Their first release was titled `` The Bronx Casket Company '' , and was met with good reviews . 2001 saw the release of their second full-length release , `` Sweet Home Transylvania '' , which was met with the same enthusiasm . Although the band had never played a live show , fan interested continued to grow with songs like `` Jesus Doesn ’ t Live Here Anymore '' , `` The Other Me '' and `` Black Valentine '' . Allegedly , the only time the whole band were in the same room together was to shoot the promo photos for the album . Each member recorded his own part in a different studio as to accommodate their commitments to their other bands . The strength of the songs on the band 's second release caught the ear of playwright Andrea Lepcio . Soon after Verni and Lepcio were collaborating with 3-time Tony Winner Hinton Battle to direct and choreograph , and the seeds of `` The Bronx Casket Co… A New Musical '' were planted . Verni recruited several members from the Trans-Siberian Orchestra to perform the show ’ s music and , likewise , when the cast consisted of performers from Broadway shows Hairspray , Rent and Dance of the Vampires . There have been several performances off-Broadway for producers/backers and the show is still in the writing stages . It has a gothic/Broadway score with a twisted love story woven throughout . Songs from the first two Bronx Casket Co. releases are included in the show , as well as 13 new songs D.D . Verni penned just for the musical . 2005 marked the release of `` Hellectric '' , their first CD with new label Regain Records , their third full-length CD . `` It takes three records I think '' , states Verni , `` to really decide what a band is going to be '' . Hellectric is a blend of the more doom sound of the first release with the more metal sound of the second . It was produced and engineered by Verni at his New Jersey-based Gear Recording Studio . Long-time friend Michael Romeo of Symphony X contributed all the orchestrations as well as co-mixing the record with Verni . Songs like `` Little Dead Girl '' and `` Sherimoon '' are catchy , while others like `` Bleed With Me '' and `` Can ’ t Stop The Rain '' show the band using more orchestral arrangements and finesse . The record includes a Goth rendition of the Lynyrd Skynyrd hit `` Free Bird '' - `` If you 're going to do a cover tune , you may as well defile a classic '' states Verni . Hellectric also marks the first video from the band . Directed by Lee Lanier at Beezubugbit Studios in Las Vegas , `` Little Dead Girl '' is in the vein of Tim Burton ’ s immortal The Nightmare Before Christmas . Hideous and Mallare left the band . Rob Pallotta became their new drummer , and Verni took over the role as lead singer . A new album was scheldued for release 29 March 2009 , but it has been delayed for unknown reasons .
Argyll Motor Works . The Argyll Motor Works , currently known as Lomond Galleries , is a former car factory in Alexandria , West Dunbartonshire , Scotland . It was opened in 1906 by Argyll Motors Ltd , at the time the largest producer of cars in Scotland . After the Argyll company folded it was used as a torpedo factory , subsequently lying empty for many years , and is now a shopping centre . The elaborate structure is protected as a category A listed building . History . Argyll Motors Ltd was established in Bridgeton , Glasgow , in 1899 as the Hozier Engineering Company . By 1905 the company was expanding production rapidly , and a new site at Alexandria , outside the city , was identified . Plans were drawn up by architect Charles James Halley , and the building was officially opened by John Douglas-Scott-Montagu , 2nd Baron Montagu of Beaulieu , on 26 June 1906 . The factory covered , and was served by its own railway line and several streets of houses for the factory workers . The new facility cost over £200,000 , and was designed to produce 2,500 cars per year . By 1907 production had passed 800 per year , but a series of technical experiments , and increasing competition , led to the company 's decline . The high running costs of the huge factory , and the failure to adopt mass-production , may also have contributed to the company 's troubles . The final blow came in 1914 following a lawsuit brought by Daimler , which Argyll won , but the costs led to bankruptcy and production ceased . The works , and its employees , were taken over by the Admiralty as a munitions factory during the First World War ( 1914–1919 ) . Afterwards it was briefly a silk works , but remained empty for most of the inter-war period . In 1937 it was repurchased by the Admiralty and reopened as the Royal Naval Torpedo Factory , which operated into the 1950s . In the 1960s the site is said to have been involved in Chevaline , a secret project to improve Britain 's Polaris nuclear warheads . The facility was closed in 1969 , and in 1971 the Argyll Works was purchased by electronics company Plessey . However , their production unit closed within a year , prompting a sit-in protest by staff . Despite various proposals , the factory remained empty for nearly three decades : the factory sheds were demolished , and the substantial red sandstone offices facing North Main Street deteriorated . The future of the building was secured in the 1990s with its renovation as a shopping centre , opened in 1997 by Princess Anne as Loch Lomond Factory Outlets . It now trades as Lomond Galleries .
Kazakh Khanate . The Kazakh Khanate ( , ' , ) was a successor of the Golden Horde existing from the 15th to 19th century , located roughly on the territory of the present-day Republic of Kazakhstan . At its height , the khanate ruled from eastern Cumania ( modern-day West Kazakhstan ) to most of Uzbekistan , Karakalpakstan and the Syr Darya river with military confrontation as far as Astrakhan and Khorasan Province , which are now in Russia and Iran , respectively . Slaves were also captured by frequent Kazakh raids into the lands of Russia , Central Asia , and Western Siberia ( Bashkortostan ) during the Kazakh Khanate . The Khanate was later weakened by a series of Oirat and Dzungar invasions , devastating raids and warfare . These resulted in a decline and further disintegration into three Jüz-es , which gradually lost their sovereignty and were incorporated to the expanding Russian Empire . Its establishment marked the beginning of Kazakh statehood whose 550th anniversary was celebrated in 2015 . History . The Kazakh Khanate was founded in 1456-1465 by Janibek Khan and Kerei Khan , on the banks of Jetisu ( `` seven rivers '' ) in the southeastern part of the present-day Republic of Kazakhstan . The founding of the Kazakh Khanate is considered the ethnogenesis of the Kazakh nation . The formation of the independent Kazakh Khanate began when several tribes under the rule of sultans Janybek and Kerey departed from the Uzbek Khanate of Abu'l-Khayr Khan . The sultans led their people toward Mogolistan , eventually settling and founding an independent state . The new Khanate soon became a buffer state between the Mongolians and the Khanate of Abu'l-Khayr . From the sixteenth through the early nineteenth century , the most powerful nomadic people were the Kazakhs and the Oirats . Janibek Khan and Kerei Khan ( 1465–1480 ) . Although both Janibek Khan and Kerei Khan were considered the founding rulers of the Kazakh Khanate , it was Kerei Khan who initially wielded the most power . Upon the death of Kerei Khan in 1470 , Janibek Khan became the sole ruler . The early years of the Kazakh Khanate were marked by struggles for control of the steppe against the Uzbek leader Muhammad Shaybani . In 1470 , the Kazakhs defeated Muhammad Shaybani at the city of Turkistan , forcing the Uzbeks to retreat south to Samarkand and Bukhara . Burunduk Khan ( 1480–1511 ) . In 1480 Kerei Khan 's son Burunduk became khan . During his reign , the Kazakhs were able to muster an army of 50,000 men and to repeatedly defeat the forces of Muhammad Shaybani along the Syr Darya river . Kasym Khan ( 1511–1521 ) . The manuscript of `` Tarikh-Safavi '' , written in Persian by Persian historians , wrote about Kasym Khan , ruler of Dasht-i-Kipchak . The manuscript describes how a Kazakh squad of soldiers helped Khan Sheibani of Bukhara annex the Iranian city of Khorasan . Kasym Khan committed a squad of eight thousand dzhigits and Khorasan was taken . Expansion of the Kazakh Khanate . During the reign of Kasym Khan , the territories of the Kazakh Khanate expanded considerably . As Mirza Muhammad Haidar Dughlat later wrote in his `` Tarikh-i-Rashidi '' , `` Kasym Khan now brought the Dasht-i-Kipchak under his absolute control , in a manner that no one , with the exception of Jochi , had ever done before . His army exceeded a thousand thousand '' . Kasym Khan instituted the first Kazakh code of laws in 1520 , called `` Қасым ханның қасқа жолы '' ( transliterated , `` Qasım xannıñ qasqa jolı '' — `` Bright Road of Kasym Khan '' ) . Kasym Khan also ratified his alliance with the Timurid leader Babur , particularly after the fall of the Shaybanids , and was thus praised by the Mughals and the populace of Samarqand . Mamash Khan ( 1521–1523 ) . Manṣūr Khān led an expedition against the Kazakhs in 1521 in response to their raids from Sayram into the Farghana . Thereafter , Sayram remained out of the hands of the Uzbeks and came under control of the Kazakhs . Haqnazar Khan ( 1537–1580 ) . Under Haqnazar Khan , also known as Haq-Nazar Khan or Ak Nazar Khan , the Kazakh Khanate faced competition from several directions : the Nogai Horde in the west , the Khanate of Sibir in the north , Moghulistan in the east and the Khanate of Bukhara in the south . Initially , Haqnazar Khan led the Kazakhs in two major battles against Khanate of Bukhara at Tashkent , then against the Chagatai leader Abdur-Rashid Khan . In 1568 , the Kazakhs successfully defeated the Nogai Horde at the Emba River and reached Astrakhan , but were repelled by Russian forces . Tauekel Khan ( 1582–1598 ) . Tauekel Khan expanded control of the Kazakh Khanate over Tashkent , Fergana , Andijan and Samarkand . In 1598 , Kazakh forces approached Bukhara and besieged it for 12 days , but afterwards the Bukharan leader Pir-Muhammad and reinforcements under the command of his brother Baki-Muhammad pushed back the Kazakhs . In that battle , Tauekel Khan was wounded , and died during the retreat back to Tashkent . Esim Khan ( 1598–1628 ) . After the death of Tauekel Khan came Esim Sultan , son of Sheehan Khan . His reign was the time of the next ( third ) strengthening of the Kazakh Khanate after Kasim Khan and Khak-Nazar Khan . Esim Khan moved the capital of the khanate to Sygnak in Turkestan and suppressed the revolts of the Karakalpaks . There followed a 15-year period of calm between the Kazakh Khanate and the Khanate of Bukhara . Esim Khan established peace with the Khanate of Bukhara and returned control of Samarkand to them . However , Bukhara was still bitter about the loss of Tashkent , which led to additional conflicts . Starting in 1607 , the Khanate of Bukhara engaged in several battles and eventually obtained control of Tashkent . Esim Khan united the Kazakh army and began a campaign against the Tashkent Khan Tursun Muhammad and Khan of Bukhara . In 1627 , he defeated the enemy . Esim Khan abolished the Tashkent Khanate and the war finally ended . Salqam-Jangir Khan ( 1629–1680 ) . During Salqam-Jangir Khan 's reign , a new and powerful rival of the Kazakhs appeared in the east , known as the Zunghar Khanate . The Zunghar had recently converted to Mahayana Buddhism and their Erdeni Batur believed he could reestablish the 13th-century empire of Genghis Khan . However , much had changed since the days of the Mongol Empire , and the Kazakhs , like the Kirghiz and the Tatars , had almost entirely converted to Islam under the authority of Emir Timur , who also reestablished new centers of power such as Samarqand and Bukhara , which had greatly influenced the founding of the Kazakh Khanate . In 1652 , the Zunghar leader Erdeni Batur attempted to eliminate the Kazakh Khanate and its inhabitants ; he dispatched more than 50,000 Zunghar warriors against the Kazakh Khanate , which refused to submit to him . The early stages of the Kazakh-Dzungar Wars took place in the Altai Mountains and later battles were fought on the vast steppes . Unable to halt the advance of the Zunghars , the Kazakh Ghazis and their leader Salqam-Jangir Khan 's forces were defeated . Unfortunately in the year 1680 , Salqam-Jangir Khan died in battle , protecting his people against the Zunghars . Tauke Khan ( 1680–1718 ) . Tauke Khan was elected as the leader of the Kazakh Khanate immediately after the death of Salqam-Jangir Khan , and he led the battered Kazakh warriors across the steppes to resist the advance of the Zunghars . Unfortunately the already weakened Kazakhs were once again faced with defeat at Sayram and soon lost many major cities to the Zunghars . Tauke Khan soon sought alliances with the Kirghiz in the southeast who were also facing a Zunghar invasion in their Issyk-Kul Lake region and even the Uyghurs of the Tarim Basin . In 1687 , Zunghars besieged Hazrat-e Turkestan and were forced to retreat after the arrival of Subhan Quli Khan . In 1697 , Tsewang Rabtan became the leader of the Zunghar Khanate , and he dispatched several of his commanders to subjugate Tauke Khan and many major wars between the Zunghars and the Kazakh Khanate continued into the following years : 1709 , 1711—1712 , 1714 and 1718 . The Kazakh Khanate had indeed been weakened by the confrontation and nearly one-third of their population had been lost by the ensuing conflict . With Tauke Khan 's death in 1718 , the Kazakh Khanate splintered into three `` Jüz '' — the Great jüz , the Middle jüz and the Little jüz . Each Jüz had its own Khan from this time onward . Tauke Khan is also known for refining the Kazakh code of laws , and reissuing it under the title `` Жеті Жарғы '' ( transliterated , `` Jeti Jarği '' — '' Seven Charters '' ) . Ablai Khan ( 1771–1781 ) . Ablai Khan was a khan of the Middle jüz or Horde who managed to extend his control over the other two jüzes to include all of the Kazakhs . Before he became khan , Ablai participated in Kazakh-Dzungar Wars and proved himself a talented organizer and commander . He led numerous campaigns against the Kokand Khanate and the Kyrgyz . In the latter campaign his troops liberated many cities in Southern Kazakhstan and even captured Tashkent . During his actual reign , Ablai Khan did his best to keep Kazakhstan as independent as possible from the encroaching Russian Empire and the Chinese Qing dynasty . He employed a multi-vector foreign policy to protect the tribes from Chinese and Dzungar aggressors . He also sheltered the Dzungar Oirat `` taishas '' Amursana and Dawachi from attacks by the Khoshut-Orait King of Tibet , Lha-bzang Khan , as the Dzungar Khanate fractured following the death of Galdan Tseren in 1745 . However , once Amursana and Dawachi were no longer allies , Ablai Khan took the opportunity to capture herds and territory from the Dzungars . Kenesary Khan ( 1841–1847 ) . Kenesary was the last Kazakh Khan , and the leader of national liberation movement that resisted the capture of Kazakh lands and segregation policies by the Russian Empire . He was the grandson of Ablai Khan and is largely regarded as the last ruler of the Kazakh Khanate . By the mid 19th century , the Kazakhs fell under the full control of the Russian Empire and were banned from electing their own leader or even given representation in the empire 's legislative structures . All fiscal/tax collections were also taken away from local Kazakh representatives and given to Russian administrators . Kenesary Khan fought against the Russian imperial forces until his death in 1847 . In 1841 , at an all-Kazakh Kurultai , Kenesary was elected as Khan ( supreme leader ) by all Kazakh representatives . The ceremony of coronation followed all Kazakh traditions . As a freedom fighter and popular as a leading voice against the increasingly aggressive and forceful policies of the Russian Empire , Kenesary was ruthless in his actions and unpredictable as a military strategist . By 1846 , however , his resistance movement had lost momentum as some of his rich associates had defected to the Russian Empire , having been bribed and been promised great riches . Betrayed , Kenesary Khan grew increasingly suspicious of the remaining members of the Resistance , possibly further alienating them . In 1847 , the Khan of the Kazakhs met his death in Kyrgyz lands during his assault on northern Kyrgyz tribes . He was executed by Ormon Khan , the Kyrgyz khan who was subsequently rewarded by the Russians with a larger estate and an official administrative role . Kenesary Khan 's head was cut off and sent to the Russians . Over the last decade , Kenesary Khan has been increasingly regarded as a hero in Kazakh literature and media . Kenesary Khan can be seen on the shore of the river Esil in the capital of Kazakhstan , Astana . Disintegration of Khanate and Russian conquest . Gradual decline , disintegration and accession of Kazakh territories into the Russian Empire began in the mid-18th and ended in the second part of the 19th century . By the mid-18th century , as a result of long-lasting armed conflicts with Dzungars and Oirats , the Kazakh Khanate had started to decline and further disintegrate into three Jüzes , which formerly constituted the Kazakh Khanate in a confederate form . Battered by warfare , seeking external military support the Khan of the Junior Jüz , Abul Khair signs a protectorate agreement with the Russian Empire . Retaining his title as ruler and all other powers , he pledges allegiance to the Russian Crown . But in the original text there is no word about a protectorate or seeking external power . Abul Khair Khan wrote a letter to the Russian Empire asking them not to disturb relative of his nation 's bashkorts . By the mid-19th century some tribes of the Middle Jüz started war with the Russian occupiers . However the process was long and filled with lots of minor and major armed conflicts and resistance . Russian colonial policies/strategies brought military fortresses , lots of settlements , and externally imposed rules into Kazakh lands . A series of laws were introduced by the Russian Empire , abolishing local indigenous government in the form of Khan rule , instituting segregative settlement policies , etc. , resulting in numerous uprisings against colonial rule . Significant resistance movements were led by leaders such as Isatay Taymanuly ( 1836-1837 ) , Makhambet Utemisuly ( 1836-1838 ) and Eset Kotibaruli ( 1847-1858 ) . Meanwhile , the Senior Jüz sided with the Emirate of Bukhara and the Khanate of Kokand from the south , and started opposing the expansion of the Russian Empire . Full Russian rule over all Kazakh lands was established in the second half of the 19th century , after the southern towns of Aq-Meshit , Shymkent , Aulie-Ata and others were taken by the Russian Imperial Army . Slavery . By the mid 18th century , Russian Empire has expanded into Siberia , and Russian settlements started to appear along Volga and Yaik rivers . The Kazakh-Russian relationship at the border regions was tense , which often resulted in mutual raids by Russian Cossacks on Kazakh lands and Kazakhs on Russian settlements . Kazakh Khanate slave trade on Russian settlement . During the 18th century , raids by Kazakhs on Russia 's territory of Orenburg were common ; the Kazakhs captured many Russians and sold them as slaves in the Central Asian market . The Volga Germans were also victims of Kazakh raids ; they were ethnic Germans living along the River Volga in the region of southeastern European Russia around Saratov . In 1717 , 3,000 Russian slaves , men , women , and children , were sold in Khiva by Kazakh and Kyrgyz tribesmen . In 1722 , they stole cattle , robbed from Russian villages and people trapped in captivity and sold in the slave markets of Central Asia ( in 1722 in Bukhara were over 5,000 Russian prisoners ) . In the middle of the 17th century , 500 Russians were annually sold to Khiva by Kazakhs . In 1730 , the Kazakhs ' frequent raids into Russian lands were a constant irritant and resulted in the enslavement of many of the Tsar 's subjects , who were sold on the Kazakh steppe . In 1736 , urged on by Kirilov , the Kazakhs of the Lesser and Middle Hordes launched raids into Bashkir lands , killing or capturing many Bashkirs in the Siberian and Nogay districts . In 1743 , an order was given by the senate in response to the failure to defend against the Kazakh attack on a Russian settlement , which resulted in 14 Russians killed , 24 wounded . In addition 96 Cossacks were captured by Kazakhs . In 1755 , Nepliev tried to enlist Kazakh support by ending the reprisal raids and promising that the Kazakhs could keep the Bashkir women and children , and organized the massacre of 10,000 Bashkirs by the Kazakhs during the Bashkir rising . In the period between 1764 and 1803 , according to data collected by the Orenburg Commission , twenty Russian caravans were attacked and plundered . Kazakh raiders attacked even big caravans which were accompanied by numerous guards . In spring 1774 , the Russians demanded the Khan return 256 Russians captured by a recent Kazakh raid . In summer 1774 , when Russian troops in the Kazan region were suppressing the rebellion led by the Cossack leader Pugachev , the Kazakhs launched more than 240 raids and captured many Russians and herds along the border of Orenburg . Darrel P. Kaiser wrote , `` Kazakh-Kirghiz tribesmen kidnapped 1573 German settlers in Russia . In 1774 alone and only half were successfully ransomed . The rest were killed or enslaved. `` Caesarfeld , founded in 1774 , was attacked by Kazakh or Kirghiz tribesmen and destroyed . The Catholic village of Chaisol was destroyed in 1774 . The second attack on the Karaman in the colony of Mariental took place in August 1774 . All the livestock and the people and property were stolen and carried across the Ural River into the Russian steppe . The total number of captives taken away from Mariental was about 300 , of whom very few came back . Those captives that survived ( mostly women and children ) were eventually sold by the Kirghiz into the harems of wealthy Muslims in areas under the control of Turkey . In October 24 , 1774 , the Kazakh or Kirghiz attacked the colonies of Seelmann , Leitsinger , Keller , and Holzel , and carried away 317 persons into slavery . In 1776 , the colony of the Mariental was attacked and its inhabitants were enslaved . One story tells that someone ( probably Pastor Werboner ) had his tongue cut out and that hundreds of people were beheaded . In August 16 , 1785 was the last attack on the colonies by the Kazakh-Kyrgyz ; a woman , a child and four elders were killed and 130 people taken as prisoners during the attack . Government forces quickly caught the attackers while the latter were moving the prisoners . In the battle , 70 Kazakhs and Kyrgyz were killed and all the prisoners were freed . In 1799 , the biggest Russian caravan which was plundered at that time lost goods worth 295,000 rubles . By 1830 , the Russian government estimated that two hundred Russians were kidnapped and sold into slavery in Khiva every year . Russian empire slave trade on Kazakh settlement . In 1737 , Empress of Russia Anna Ioannovna issued an order that legalized slave trade in Siberia . According to some artifacts , price of a Kazakh male was 10 rubles , and Kazakh female was 6 rubles . There were many accounts of Russian Cossack raids that captured Kazakh families , which were then taken to Petropavlovsk and Omsk , where they were sold to wealthy Russian land owners into serfdom . By the end of 18th century , the lands of Kazakh Junior Jüz ( or Junior Horde ) were incorporated into the Russian Empire , and raids by Kazakhs on Russian colonies has gradually declined and stopped . On May 23rd 1808 , Governor Peter Kaptzevich signed an order that freed all slave or serf Kazakhs of both genders who reached the age of 25 . Abolition of slavery . The Russian administration liberated the slaves of the Kazakhs in 1859 . However , isolated abductions of Russians or Ukrainians by Kazakhs for the slave markets of Central Asia continued until the Tsars ' conquest of Khiva and Bukhara in the 1860s . At major markets in Bukhara , Samarkand , Karakul , Karshi and Charju , slaves consisted mainly of Iranians and Russians , and some Kalmuks ; they were brought there by Turkmen , Kazakh and Kyrgyz . A notorious slave market for captured Russian and Persian slaves was centered in the Khanate of Khiva from the 17th to the 19th century . During the first half of the 19th century alone , some one million Persians , as well as an unknown number of Russians , were enslaved and transported to Central Asian khanates . When Russian troops took Khiva in 1873 there were 29,300 Persian slaves , captured by Turkoman raiders . According of Josef Wolff ( Report of 1843–1845 ) the population of the Khanate of Bukhara was 1,200,000 , of whom 200,000 were Persian slaves .
St Oswald 's Church , Lassington . St Oswald 's Church is a historic Anglican church in the village of Lassington and the civil parish of Highnam , Gloucestershire , England under the care of The Churches Conservation Trust.. Only its tower now survives . The tower is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building , History . Construction of the tower began in the late 11th century . The church was initially a chapel of St Oswald 's Priory in Gloucester . The nave and south porch of the church were in Norman style , and the chancel was Early English . A third stage was added to the tower in the 14th century . In 1678 a south chapel was demolished , and the following year the south wall of the chancel was rebuilt and two new windows were added . A major restoration was carried out in 1875 by Medland and Son . This consisted of demolishing all the church except for the tower , rebuilding it on its original footings , and adding an organ chamber and vestry on the north side of the chancel . The fabric of the building deteriorated during the 20th century , and by 1970 there were holes in the roof . It was declared redundant in 1972 , and the body of the church was demolished in 1975 , leaving only the tower . The tower was restored the following year . It had been vested in the Churches Conservation Trust on 6 September 1974 . Architecture . The tower is constructed in lias rubble with a stone slate roof . It is in three stages , and it has a pyramidal roof with an iron cross on its apex . In the bottom stage is a round-headed doorway on the east side and a narrow round-headed lancet window on the west . The middle stage has a lancet window on the south face . In the top stage are wider trefoil-headed bell openings containing stone louvres .
Thiohalorhabdus . `` Thiohalorhabdus '' is a Gram-negative , extremely halophilic and non-motile genus of bacteria from the class of unclassified Gammaproteobacteria with one known species ( `` Thiohalorhabdus denitrificans '' ) . `` Thiohalorhabdus denitrificans '' has been isolated from sediments from a hypersaline lake from Siberia in Russia .
Acacius of Caesarea . Acacius of Caesarea in Greek Ἀκάκιος Mονόφθαλμος ( died 366 ) was a Christian bishop , the pupil and successor in the Palestinian see of Caesarea of Eusebius AD 340 , whose life he wrote . He is remembered chiefly for his bitter opposition to St. Cyril of Jerusalem and for the part he was afterwards enabled to play in the more acute stages of the Arian controversy . In the famous twenty-first oration of St. Gregory Nazianzen the author speaks of him as being `` the tongue of the Arians '' . Rise to prominence in the Arian party . Throughout his life , Acacius bore the nickname of one-eyed ( in Greek ὀ Mονόφθαλμος ) ; no doubt from a personal defect , but possibly with a maliciously figurative reference , also , to his general shiftiness of conduct and his rare skill in ambiguous statement . Acacius ' great intellectual ability , joined to the prestige he already possessed as the friend and successor of Eusebius of Caesarea , naturally singled him out as the likeliest spokesman and guiding spirit of the Arians , even before their first great leader , Eusebius of Nicomedia , had died in 342 . Already in 341 Acacius had attended the council of Antioch , when in the presence of the emperor Constantius II `` the Golden Basilica '' was dedicated by a band of ninety bishops and he subscribed the ambiguous creeds then drawn up from which the term Homoousion and all mention of `` substance '' were excluded . For this with other bishops of the Eusebian party he was deposed at the council of Sardica , 343 . Refusing to acquiesce in the sentence passed upon him , he withdrew with the other bishops excommunicated to Philippopolis , where he , in turn , helped to secure a sentence of excommunication and deposition against his judges , including Pope Julius and Hosius of Cordoba . These penalties which were inflicted on him at the hands of the Nicene party did not diminish his prestige . St. Jerome tells us that his credit with Constantius II was so great during all these years that when Pope Liberius was deposed and driven into exile in 357 , Acacius was able to secure Antipope Felix in his place . Quarrels with Cyril of Jerusalem . The year 358 marked the culmination of the quarrel between Acacius and Cyril , bishop of Jerusalem . The misunderstanding , which dated back to a period not long after Cyril of Jerusalem 's installation , had ostensibly arisen over a question of canonical precedence . Charges and counter-charges of heresy followed for some years , until Acacius managed to secure the deposition of Cyril , through the assistance of the Palestinian bishops , whom he had induced to examine a charge of contumacy . Cyril went into exile , but was restored to his church within two years by a decision of the Council of Seleucia . However , the credit enjoyed by Acacius with the emperor Constantius II was able to undo Cyril of Jerusalem 's restoration , and , in 360 , Cyril was condemned once more , this time by the Synod of Constantinople . Cyril yielded , and left his see remaining in exile until the accession of the emperor Julian , in 361 . Synod of Seleucia . Acacius took a leading place among the prelates who succeeded in splitting into two the ecumenical council which Constantius II had proposed to summon , and thus nullifying its authority . While the Western bishops were assembling at Rimini , 359 , he and his brethren of the East gathered at Seleucia Isauria in Syria ( now Silifke , Turkey ) . The number of bishops present has been variously estimated as somewhere between one hundred and fifty and one hundred and sixty . The Semi-Arians were in a large majority ; while Acacius had a well-disciplined group of followers , called after him Acacians . With the Anomoeans , he could count on his side some forty bishops . After the majority had confirmed the Semi-Arian creed of Antioch ( `` Creed of the Dedication '' ) , Silvanus of Tarsus proposed to confirm the Lucianic Creed , when Acacius and his party arose and left the assembly , by way of protest . In spite of this move the Creed was signed the next morning with closed doors ; a proceeding which Acacius promptly characterized as a `` deed of darkness . '' On Wednesday Basil of Ancyra and Macedonius I of Constantinople arrived with Hilary of Poitiers , Cyril of Jerusalem , and Eustathius . Cyril was already under censure ; and Acacius refused to bring his followers back to the synod until he and some other accused bishops who were present had withdrawn . After a stormy debate his plan was agreed to and Leonas , the representative of Constantius II at the deliberation , rose and read a copy of a new Creed which Acacius had put into his hands . It rejected the terms Homoousion and Homoiousion `` as alien from Scripture , '' and anathematizing the term `` Anomoeon , '' but distinctly confessing the `` likeness '' of the Son to the Father . This formula , which interpreted the `` likeness of the Son to the Father '' as `` likeness in will alone , '' oμοιον κατα την βούλησιν μόνον , the semi-Arian majority rejected , and it proceeded to depose Acacius and his adherents . Synod of Constantinople and aftermath . Acacius and his followers did not wait for the sentence of deposition ; instead they flew to Constantinople and laid their complaints before the emperor . Acacius soon gained the ear of Constantius II . A new council was speedily called at Constantinople , of which Acacius was the soul . Through his labours the Council was brought to accept the Confession of Rimini . To complete their triumph , he and Eudoxius of Antioch , then bishop of Constantinople , put forth their whole influence to bring the edicts of the Council of Nicaea , and all mention of the Homoousion , into disuse and oblivion . On his return to the East in 361 Acacius and his party consecrated new bishops to the vacant sees , Meletius being placed in the see of Antioch . When the imperial throne was filled by the nicene Jovian , Acacius with his friends changed their views , and in 363 they voluntarily accepted the creed of Nicaea . On the accession of the Arian Emperor Valens in 364 Acacius returned to Arianism , making common cause with Eudoxius of Antioch . But he found no favour with the council of Macedonian bishops at Lampsacus , and his deposition at Seleucia was confirmed . He died in 366 . Literary works . Acacius was a prelate of great learning , a patron of studies , enriching with parchments the library at Caesarea founded by Eusebius . He wrote a treatise in seventeen books on the `` Ecclesiastes '' , and also six books of `` Miscellanies '' ( in Greek σύμμικτα ζητηματα ) or essays on various subjects ; all this and other books , like the life he wrote of Eusebius , are lost . On the other side Epiphanius of Salamis in his `` Panarion '' has preserved a considerable fragment of Acacius ' Aντιλογια against Marcellus of Ancyra .
Anthony Nicholls ( actor ) . Anthony Nicholls ( 16 October 1902 – 22 February 1977 ) was an English actor . Life and career . Nicholls was born 16 October 1902 in Windsor , Berkshire , England , the son of Florence ( née Holderness ) and photojournalist Horace Nicholls . Distinguishing himself on the Shakespearean stage alongside the Redgrave family , Laurence Olivier and Peter O'Toole , he would go on to make the portrayal of government officials a way of life in his films . American audiences first saw Nicholls in the company of Ronald Reagan , Richard Todd and Patricia Neal in `` The Hasty Heart '' . He made his television debut in 1949 and continued with steady work in acting for four decades , including the 1966 Academy Award-winning film `` A Man For All Seasons '' . He was already a veteran by the time of the television series `` The Champions '' , where he played his best-known role of W.L . Tremayne , the overseer of three top secret agents . Personal life . Nicholls and his wife , Faith Kent , are the parents of actress Phoebe Nicholls , two of whose children are actors : son Tom Sturridge and daughter Matilda Sturridge . Anthony Nicholls died at age 74 on 22 February 1977 .
Shahrak-e Saqaveh . Shahrak-e Saqaveh ( , also Romanized as Shahrak-e Saqāveh ; also known as Sagawah , Sagaweh , Saqāveh , Seh Gāveh , and Seqāveh ) is a village in Margown Rural District , Margown District , Boyer-Ahmad County , Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province , Iran . At the 2006 census , its existence was noted , but its population was not reported .
Berkay Dabanlı . Berkay Tolga Dabanlı ( born 27 June 1990 ) is a Turkish-German footballer who currently plays for Boluspor . Career . Berkay was born and raised in Germany and played until he was 18 for smaller clubs in and around his home town Frankfurt am Main . In 2008 however he managed to join 2 . Bundesliga club FSV Frankfurt , the second most important club in Frankfurt . There he stayed two years and became a regular for the second team during his second season . In an interview Dabanlı revealed that he got in fact an offer by Eintracht Frankfurt , the leading club in Frankfurt , but his parents did not admit a move to such a big club since they wanted him to focus on school and to finally attain Abitur . In 2010 , he attracted the attention of Bayer Leverkusen , an UEFA Champions League regular for Germany . But also there he did not get beyond the second team . Subsequently , although having had offers by 2 . Bundesliga clubs , he made a move to Turkey , the homeland of his ancestors , and played from July 2011 to December 2012 for Kayserispor in the Süper Lig . For them he also made his Süper Lig debut on 24 February 2012 . In January 2013 he signed a half year contract at Bundesliga club 1 . FC Nürnberg , which was later extended until June 2015 . In 2017 , he had a week 's trial with Scottish Premiership side Aberdeen , but was ultimately not offered a contract .
Shlomo Cohen-Tzidon . Shlomo Cohen-Tzidon ( , 15 February 1923 - 16 February 2012 ) was an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Gahal and the Free Centre between 1966 and 1969 . Biography . Born in Alexandria in Egypt , Cohen-Tzidon attended the Upper Trade school in his home city , and was an activist in the Egyptian branch of the Zionist movement . In 1949 he made aliyah to Israel , where he studied School for Jurisprudence and Economics in Tel Aviv , and was certified as a lawyer . An activist amongst Mizrahi Jews , he published a magazine entitled `` HaMizrah HaHadash '' . A one-time member of Mapai , in 1961 he was amongst the founders of the Liberal Party . He was on the Gahal list ( an alliance of the Liberal Party and Herut ) for the 1965 elections , and although he failed to win a seat , he entered the Knesset on 16 October 1966 as a replacement for the deceased Eliyahu Meridor . On 11 February 1969 he left Gahal , and after trying to establish his own single-member faction named the Popular Faction , joined the Free Centre , which had left Gahal in 1967 . He lost his seat in the October 1969 elections when the party was reduced from four to two seats .
Aboubacar Sankhare . Aboubacar Sankharé ( born 17 January 1978 in Paris , France ) is a French footballer who played as a defender , appearing in 14 matches in Ligue 1 for clubs RC Lens and Toulouse FC in the period of 1997-1999 and 19 matches in Ligue 2 for club US Créteil-Lusitanos in the period of 1999-2002 . He also played for Fortuna Düsseldorf in the Regionalliga .
Fiamme . Fiamme are lens-shapes , usually millimetres to centimetres in size , seen on surfaces of some volcaniclastic rocks . They can occur in welded pyroclastic fall deposits and in ignimbrites , which are the deposits of pumiceous pyroclastic density currents . The name `` fiamme '' comes from the Italian word for `` flames '' , describing their shape . The term is descriptive and non-genetic . Fiamme are most typical of welded lapilli-tuffs and are commonly found in association with eutaxitic textures , best seen under the microscope . Some fiamme represent fragments of volcanic ejecta , often pumice lapilli that have been flattened by compaction and/or shear . Some fiamme are formed from flattened hot , relatively low viscosity , high porosity fragments of volcanic glass or pumice . But this is not the only way they can form : they can also form when pumice lapilli are altered to clay and compact during diagenesis ; and fiamme are also widely reported in viscous lavas ( andesites to rhyolites ) where they form by shear-induced autobrecciation of pumiceous or obsidian zones , followed by shear and annealing of the fragments . Fiamme can also result from patchy alteration and recrystalisation of volcanic rocks , or by patchy revesiculation of welded tuff matrix ( especially in rheomorphic peralkaline tuffs ) .
Peter Seaton . Peter Seaton ( December 16 , 1942 – May 18 , 2010 ) was an American poet associated with the first wave of Language poetry in the 1970s . During the opening and middle years of Language poetry many of his long prose poems were published , widely read and influential . Seaton was also a frequent contributor to L=A=N=G=U=A=G=E , one of the influential magazines and theoretical venues for Language poetry , co-edited by Charles Bernstein . In 1978 , Bernstein published Seaton 's first book of poetry , `` Agreement '' , the same year that L=A=N=G=U=A=G=E magazine made its first appearance . Some of Seaton 's work from this time has been reprinted in `` The L=A=N=G=U=A=G=E Book '' ( 1984 ) . Seaton became an active participant in the thriving poetry scene in New York City during the 1960s . He shared this keen interest with Nick Piombino while both were attending City College of New York in the early-1960s , and they were to form a close friendship in the 1960s and 1970s . After graduation in 1964 both he and Piombino , who would himself become an important member of the Language poets , often attended `` readings together at St. Mark 's Poetry Project , reading `` The World '' magazine and other poetry magazines and discussing them avidly '' . They also did some writing collaborations and film experiments together in the late-1960s and early-1970s , heavily influenced by Stan Brakhage who would deeply influence the work of many of the poets involved in the `` Language '' movement . Piombino and Seaton 's friendship continued up through to the establishment of This magazine in the early-1970s , and `` L=A-N=G=U=A=G=E '' magazine up to the early 80 's . Peter Seaton died in New York City on May 18 , 2010 of an apparent heart attack .
FC Déolois . Football Club Déolois is a French association football club founded in 1968 . They are based in the town of Déols and their home stadium is the Stade Municipal Jean Bizet . As of the 2009–10 season , the club plays in the Division d'Honneur de Centre , the sixth tier of French football .
James W. Stone . James W. Stone ( 1813 – October 13 , 1854 ) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky . Born in Taylorsville , Kentucky , Stone attended the common schools . He was admitted to the bar and practiced . He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1837 and 1839 . Stone was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-eighth Congress ( March 4 , 1843 – March 3 , 1845 ) . He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1844 to the Twenty-ninth Congress . Stone was elected to the Thirty-second Congress ( March 4 , 1851 – March 3 , 1853 ) . He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1852 to the Thirty-third Congress . He died in Taylorsville , Kentucky , October 13 , 1854 .
Dolichyl-phosphatase . In enzymology , a dolichyl-phosphatase ( ) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction Thus , the two substrates of this enzyme are dolichyl phosphate and H2O , whereas its two products are dolichol and phosphate . This enzyme belongs to the family of hydrolases , to be specific , those acting on phosphoric monoester bonds . The systematic name of this enzyme class is dolichyl-phosphate phosphohydrolase . Other names in common use include dolichol phosphate phosphatase , dolichol phosphatase , dolichol monophosphatase , dolichyl monophosphate phosphatase , dolichyl phosphate phosphatase , polyisoprenyl phosphate phosphatase , polyprenylphosphate phosphatase , and Dol-P phosphatase . This enzyme participates in n-glycan biosynthesis .
Barefoot Gen ( disambiguation ) . `` Barefoot Gen '' is a Japanese manga series by Keiji Nakazawa .
Mormoops . `` Mormoops '' is a genus of bat in the family Mormoopidae .
1995 State Farm Evert Cup – Singles . Steffi Graf was the defending champion but did not compete that year . Mary Joe Fernández won in the final 6–4 , 6–3 against Natasha Zvereva . Seeds . A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated . The top four seeds received a bye to the second round .
Deurali-Janta Pharmaceuticals . Deurali-Janta Pharmaceuticals Private Limited ( DJPL ) based in Kathmandu , Nepal is one of that country 's leading pharmaceutical companies . DJPL manufactures and sells pharmaceutical formulations in Nepal and is preparing for international exports . DJPL is the first Nepalese pharmaceutical company awarded with World Health Organization - Good Manufacturing Practice ( WHO-GMP ) certificate . DJPL produces an extensive list of medications . Background . Deurali-Janta Pharmaceuticals was established in Kathmandu by Mr. Hari Bhakta Sharma , executive director of the company , in 1988 . DJPL started with a few over the counter products and antibiotics for minor ailments . In 2005 , a specialized division , Suswasthya , was launched that focuses on cardiology and diebetology . In 2011 , Aarogyam , a specialised division for dermatology products , followed . The Nirog Division was launched in June , 2013 with an investment of Rs 870 million . Deurali-Janta Pharmaceuticals is now one of the largest companies in Nepal . The company plans to export its products to at least five international markets within next 10 years . Deurali-Janta Pharmaceuticals was awarded best pharmaceutical company by Swasthya Khabar Patrika Health Award – 2012 .
Palazzo Chigi . The Palazzo Chigi ( ) is a palace or noble residence in Rome and the official residence of the Prime Minister of the Italian Republic . Since June 1 , 2018 , the occupant of the Palazzo Chigi has been Giuseppe Conte . The Palazzo , overlooking the Piazza Colonna and the Via del Corso , was begun in 1562 by Giacomo della Porta and completed by Carlo Maderno in 1580 for the Aldobrandini family . In 1659 it was purchased by the Chigi family . It was then remodelled by Felice della Greca and Giovan Battista Contini . It has five floors , a broad stairway that leads to the living rooms , and a courtyard decorated with a fountain , designed by Giacomo della Porta . The fountain has been copied in many sites in Rome and other Italian cities . In 1878 it became the residence of the Austro-Hungarian Ambassador to Italy . In 1916 it was bought by the Italian state and became the seat of the Minister for Colonial Affairs . Later it was the official residence of the Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs . In 1961 it became the official meeting place of Council of Ministers whose President is the head of the Italian government . The Library Hall was commissioned by Agostino Chigi at the end of the 17th century in order to house the enormous library of cardinal Flavio Chigi . The project was realized by Giovan Battista Contini , a famous architect of the period . The Chigi library or `` Chigiana '' contained thousands of valuable manuscripts , to a large part based on the personal library of Pope Alexander VII , a member of the Chigi family . Since the time of Pope Benedict XV , the Vatican attempted to acquire this library , but lacked the necessary funds . Eventually , Pietro Tacchi Venturi was tasked by Pope Pius XI to negotiate the purchase with the newly formed fascist government of Benito Mussolini . Venturi managed to convince Mussolini to donate the library to the Vatican free of charge .
Cardozo Luna . Lieutenant General Cardozo M. Luna ( born September 7 , 1953 ) is a retired three-star general and the 35th Vice Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines . Cardozo Luna also served as the commander of two unified commands , Eastern Mindanao Command and Central Command . He served as the Philippine Ambassador to The Hague , Netherlands from 2009 until 2010 He is the current Undersecretary of Department of National Defense . Background . Cardozo was born to lawyer and retired colonel ( Philippine Constabulary ) Raymundo V. Luna and his wife , Teofista M. Luna . He was born in San Ildefonso , Bulacan , Philippines and raised in Santo Tomas , Batangas where he graduated consistently on top of his elementary and high school classes . Owing to Colonel Luna ’ s profession as a lawyer , his son Cardozo is named after Benjamin N. Cardozo , the renowned Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court who significantly contributed to the development of American Civil Law in the 20th century . He descended from the Luna clans of Badoc , Ilocos Norte where the ancestry of Antonio Luna and Juan Luna , members of the 1896 Philippine Revolution also came from . He is married to Mrs. Joyce Marcelina Espinosa Siongco Luna . She is the daughter of Brig . General Gonzalo H. Siongco , the first Commanding General of the 6th Infantry ( Kampilan ) Division . Cardozo and Joyce have two sons and three daughters . Education . Cardozo is a member of the Philippine Military Academy `` Makabayan '' Class of 1975 , graduated number 6 in a class of 91 . Prior to his admission to PMA as a cadet , Cardozo Luna entered Mapúa Institute of Technology taking up Civil Engineering . While already in the service , he pursued post-graduate courses in the Philippines and the United States . He graduated with Masters in Economics Development from the University of the Philippines . He also obtained his second graduate degree of Master of Arts in Economics Planning and poised to complete his Doctoral Degree in Regional Economics at the prestigious Ivy League business school of the University of Pennsylvania . He is a member of the prestigious Wharton-Penn Club of the Philippines . He is also a Defense Diplomacy Fellow in Cranfield University in the United Kingdom . Other than being touted as an academic giant in the military , Cardozo also excelled in his military education and training record . He attained top honors when he took the PC Officers Basic Course , PC Officers Advance Course ( August 1988 ) , the AFP Command and General Staff Course and the Joint Command and Staff Course ( April 1995 ) . Military career . Upon graduation from the academy , Cardozo was commissioned as Second Lieutenant and joined the Philippine Constabulary . He spent most of his junior-officer 's years in Mindanao . After his stint in Mindanao , he served as Junior Staff at AFP General Headquarters & Headquarters Service Command and at Department of National Defense . He was also assigned as a Junior Staff at the defense attaché in Washington , D.C. , USA from 1981 until 1984 . Upon his return to the country , he served as Vice President of the Armed Forces & Police Mutual Benefit Association ( AFPMBAI ) and , soon after , as Vice President/Assistant General Manager of the Armed Forces & Police Savings and Loan Association Inc. ( AFPSLAI ) . In 1987 , he assumed as the District Commander of the Philippine Constabulary 1st District , Regional Command ( RECOM ) 4 and later served as the Commanding Officer of the 214th PC Coy , RECOM 4 in Batangas . Among the significant positions he held in the past were : Defense Intelligence Security Group and Military Intelligence Group ( MIG ) Commander ; Battalion Commander of the 37th Infantry Brigade , 6th Infantry Division in Mindanao from November 16 , 1995 to May 16 , 1997 ; Assistant Chief of Staff of the Civil Military Operations ( G7 ) of the Philippine Army from November 18 , 1997 to July 23 , 1999 ; Commanding Officer of the 302nd Infantry Brigade , 3rd Infantry Division from June 28 , 2001 to April 16 , 2002 . Upon promotion to star-rank , he assumed positions of higher responsibility as Commanding General of the 602nd Infantry Brigade , 6th Infantry Division from April 16 , 2002 to July 25 , 2003 ; Commandant of Cadets and Head , Tactics Group of the Philippine Military Academy from July 21 , 2003 to October 18 , 2004 ; Commanding General , Training and Doctrine Command from October 25 , 2004 to November 7 , 2005 ; Commanding General of the 4th Infantry ( Diamond ) Division from November 2 , 2005 to August 10 , 2006 ; Commander of the AFP Central Command based in Cebu City from August 2 , 2006 to August 30 , 2007 where he also supervised the security of the ASEAN Summit protecting 18 Heads of State ; and Commander of the AFP Eastern Mindanao Command based in Davao City from August 31 , 2007 to May 16 , 2008 . During his stint as the Commanding General of the AFP EastMinCom , he commanded and controlled 3 Army Infantry Divisions , a Naval Force , a Tactical Operations Wing , and several AFP Wide Service Support Units in Eastern Mindanao whose area of responsibility covers Regions 10 , 11 , 12 , Caraga Region , and three provinces of ARMM such as : Maguindanao , Sharif Kabunsuan , and Lanao del Sur , consisting of not less than 25,000 uniformed personnel and civilian employees of the AFP . Luna is a recipient of various military awards and decorations ( including the Distinguished Service Star ) , numerous Letters of Commendations from various military officers and Resolutions from Chief Executives of government agencies and Local Government Units for his valuable services rendered as an officer and a gentleman . Col. Cardozo Luna , head of the 602nd Infantry Brigade , captured a key rebel stronghold of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front on February 14 , 2003 . The stronghold is located in Buliok complex in Cotabato and Maguindanao , part of a major offensive on the southern island of Mindanao . After the successful campaign , Luna earned his first star as Brigadier General . Brig . Gen. Cardozo M. Luna , 56th Commandant of the Philippine Military Academy , changed the required uniforms of the cadets from the West Point-inspired military cut to the `` rayadillo '' , the same uniform that was designed by Antonio Luna and was worn by the Filipino forefathers during the Philippine revolution against Spain . The newly installed Central Command chief , Maj. Gen. Cardozo Luna vowed to reduce the threat posed by the New People 's Army , armed wing of the Communist Party of the Philippines , to an `` inconsequential level through simultaneous in-depth operations '' in the Visayas region ( Panay , Negros , Cebu , Bohol , Samar and Leyte ) . Upon assuming one of the largest military commands in the Philippines on August 2006 , Luna issued guidelines for military commanders in the Visayas , that include strengthening of Citizen Armed Force Geographical Unit battalions , implementation of a long range patrol concept and conduct of regular patrols , effective unit leadership , activation of Civil Military Operations Company and task group , and tapping the services of military reservists , police and local government units as well . he always emphasized the respect for human rights in all conduct of military operations . After a successful stint in the central region of the country in 2006 , Eastern Mindanao Command chief , Lt. Gen. Cardozo Luna , together with other top military officials in Mindanao , expressed the need to institutionalize trainings on peace building and conflict management to help bring about peace in the south . However , Luna stressed that peace trainings should be documented and validated by appropriate agencies to see if the trainings and efforts could be replicated by other units . According to Luna , sustaining the peace building efforts should be maintained even after change of commands of military units across the country . On August 10 , 2008 , when rogue MILF forces conducted atrocities as a result of the botched Memorandum of Agreement on Ancestral Domain , military troops led by Lt. Gen. Cardozo Luna , Joint Force Mindanao commander , regained control of two North Cotabato villages from Moro Islamic Liberation Front rebels and pressed ahead with a massive assault to clear 13 others . The fighting has forced about 130,000 villagers to flee their homes . On August 28 , 2008 , Luna lead the invasion of Camp Bilal , a major Moro Islamic Liberation Front rebel camp in Lanao del Norte , the headquarters of Commander Macapaar , the leader of the attacks on five Lanao del Norte towns . During the 73rd Anniversary Ceremony of the AFP at Camp Aguinaldo on December 22 , 2008 , the Philippine Legion of Honor ( PLOH ) degree of Commander was awarded to Luna for leading government troops that fought rogue Moro fighters including the successful campaign at Camp Bilal and the Lanao provinces . Diplomatic career . Lt. Gen. Cardozo Luna was originally set to retire on September 7 , 2009 but opted to retire four months early in view of his nomination to the post of the highest ranking Filipino diplomat to the Netherlands . He will serve as the focal person for the Philippines ' defense engagements not only in Netherlands but as well as with other countries in Europe . On May 20 , 2009 , Cardozo Luna was appointed by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo with the approval of the Commission on Appointments as the Philippine Ambassador to Netherlands . Along with Luna , President Arroyo has also appointed six new ambassadors to Spain , the United Kingdom , the Vatican , Finland , Brazil and Timor-Leste . Cardozo Luna assumed the post of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of the Philippines to The Netherlands , replacing Ambassador Romeo Arguelles , on August 6 , 2009 . Luna intended to make his contribution to further strengthen the existing political , economic , cultural , and security relations between the Philippines and the Netherlands , as well as actively promote peace-making initiatives through multilateral relations . He was designated as the Permanent Representative of the Republic of the Philippines to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons ( OPCW ) , an international agency , located in The Hague , Netherlands . He also became the Governor of the Common Fund for Commodities , a UN funded organization assisting Third World countries to increase food production . Ambassador Luna presented his Letter of Credence to Her Majesty Queen Beatrix of Netherlands on August 26 , 2009 . After the ceremony , Queen Beatrix invited Luna to a private meeting , discussing bilateral matters between the Philippines and the Netherlands . Luna assured that the relationship between the two countries will be strengthened during his term . During the PMAAAI 2010 Annual General Membership Meeting held at the Manila Hotel on January 24 , 2010 , Nicanor A. Bartolome , President of the Philippine Military Academy Alumni Association , Inc. ( PMAAAI ) , awarded Ambassador Luna the Cavalier Outstanding Achievement Award in recognition of his exemplary commitment and dedication to service . Several Dutch businessmen worked hard to persuade their compatriots to invest in the Philippines during the Philippine Netherlands Business Council ( PNBC ) meeting on July 9 , 2010 . Ambassador Cardozo Luna supported the testimonies and assured the potential investors that the business is very promising in the Philippines especially in the new government of President Benigno “ Noynoy ” Aquino III . According to Luna , the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific gave a projection that the Philippine economy will grow by 3.5 % in 2010 . The Philippines marked a milestone after it became a member of the oldest international legal organizations in the Netherlands on July 14 , 2010 . Ambassador Luna transmitted the Instrument of Acceptance of the Statute of the Hague Conference on Private International Law and the Act of Accession to the Convention for the Pacific Settlement of International Disputes to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands . The documents were signed by then President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on the 25th and 29 June 2010 . The Philippines officially became the 70th member of the Hague Conference on Private International Law and the 111th member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration on September 12 , 2010 . As part of the public diplomacy efforts of the Philippine Embassy in The Hague , a workshop was conducted on the Philippines ’ migrant worker protection laws to the students of the Hague Academy of International Law on July 20 , 2010 . Ambassador Luna opened the program by citing the Philippines ’ membership in the Hague Conference on Private International Law and the Permanent Court of Arbitration . He also made reference to the directive of President Aquino for the Department of Foreign Affairs and other relevant agencies to be more receptive to the needs and welfare of 8.7 to 11 million overseas Filipino workers . On September 30 , 2010 , Ambassador Luna left his post in the Netherlands . After the three-month extension set by the Department of Foreign Affairs for the non-career envoys under President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo , 25 ambassadors were ordered to report back to the Philippines . Civilian career . On May 26 , 2012 , Cardozo was elected as the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Armed Forces and Police Savings & Loan Association ( AFPSLAI ) , a private , non-stock and non-profit savings and loan association established and registered with the Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission in 1972 . It is supervised by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas and one of the leading providers of financial products and allied services to the Armed Forces of the Philippines , Philippine National Police , Bureau of Jail Management and Penology , and Bureau of Fire Protection . During the AFPSLAI 's 41st Annual Membership Meeting on May 25 , 2013 , Cardozo announced that the company made a quantum leap towards its financial targets where the company 's gross income reached PHP 7.96 billion , 16 % higher than the previous year . The highest net income was recorded in 2012 compared to 2004 which was considered by the company as its benchmark year . Other financial highlights of his report compare to the previous year are as follows : 3 % lower Total Expenses of PHP 1.69 billion ; 10 % higher Total Assets of PHP 49.94 billion ; 18 % higher Loans Production of PHP 35.56 billion ; and 9 % higher Capital Contribution of PHP 33.58 billion . Among the company ’ s operational highlights were the enhancement of the company 's computerized system ; improvement of processing time for vehicle loan ; enhancement of consumption loans being offered to BFP and BJMP market ; reduction of pension advance charges ; and improvement for the convenience of transacting members of Iloilo Branch Office with the inauguration of its new building in May 2012 . AFPSLAI ’ s advocacy on corporate philanthropy is also recognized as one of its paramount achievements . Cardozo stressed that through its 40 years of providing financial solutions to members ’ needs , the AFPSLAI 's initiatives to reinforce corporate social responsibility is just as important . Some of the programs are the Donation Program where a total of PHP 27.72 million was given to major service units of members agencies , Outreach Program through medical missions in AFPSLAI Branch Offices , Scholarship Program which has produced 152 graduates , and the Assistance to Lift Members ’ Survivors ( ALMS ) Program that released a total of PHP 36.66 million as financial assistance to legal beneficiaries of qualified deceased members . Cardozo served as the President and CEO until September 9 , 2013 , where he was succeeded by Col. Diosdado Domingo ( Ret. ) . Cardozo remained as both Member and Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees until June 2016 . National Defense Undersecretary . President Rodrigo Duterte assumed office in June 2016 and Maj. Gen. Delfin Lorenzana ( Ret . ) was designated as the 36th Secretary of National Defense . On July 2016 , Secretary Delfin Lorenzana announced that Cardozo Luna will be the Undersecretary of National Defense .
Tom Cable . Thomas Lee Cable Jr. ( born November 26 , 1964 ) is an American football offensive line coach for the Oakland Raiders . Cable was most recently the Seattle Seahawks assistant head coach and offensive line coach . He played college football at the University of Idaho and was on the replacement team for the Indianapolis Colts during the 1987 NFL players ' strike . After being an assistant coach for several college football teams , as well as head coach at Idaho , Cable became an offensive line coach for the Atlanta Falcons and Oakland Raiders of the NFL before serving as head coach for the Raiders from 2008 to 2010 . Early life . Cable was born in Merced , California . He played high school football in Snohomish , Washington , northeast of Seattle . He graduated from Snohomish High School in 1982 and accepted an athletic scholarship to the University of Idaho from first-time head coach Dennis Erickson . Playing career . Cable played on the offensive line for the Idaho Vandals for head coaches Dennis Erickson and Keith Gilbertson , blocking for quarterback Scott Linehan . Idaho won the Big Sky title in 1985 and advanced to the Division I-AA playoffs in 1985 and 1986 . He was a member of the 1987 Indianapolis Colts strike replacement team , but did not play in the two games he was on the team 's active roster . College . Cable then embarked on a career as a college football coach . He was a graduate assistant for three years and an assistant coach for a decade , ascending to offensive coordinator at Colorado in 1999 . On December 13 , 1999 , he became the head coach at his alma mater , with a three-year contract at $ 170,000 per year ( $ 120,000 base and $ 50,000 media bonus ) plus $ 30,000 in incentives . He succeeded fellow alumnus Chris Tormey , who had departed earlier in the month after five seasons for Nevada . At Idaho , Cable 's first year , 2000 , was his best , with a 5–6 record . He managed only six victories in the next three seasons , resulting in a disappointing record of 11–35 ( .239 ) , in four losing seasons . Following the 2003 season , Cable became the first Idaho head football coach fired in 22 years ; his four predecessors had all achieved success in Moscow and moved on . Cable then became the offensive coordinator at UCLA for two seasons ( 2004–2005 ) under head coach Karl Dorrell , a former colleague at Colorado . Atlanta Falcons . Cable entered the professional ranks in 2006 as the offensive line coach for the NFL 's Atlanta Falcons , under head coach Jim L. Mora . Mora was dismissed at the end of the season and Cable moved on . Oakland Raiders . Cable joined the Oakland Raiders as offensive line coach for the 2007 season , under first-year head coach Lane Kiffin . Four games into the 2008 season with the team 's record at 1-3 , Kiffin was fired by owner Al Davis and Cable was named the interim head coach . The Raiders finished the 2008 season with a 4-8 record under Cable , but improved statistically in many categories . On February 4 , 2009 , Cable was officially introduced as the Raiders new head coach . Davis had made his decision nearly a week before , but did not want to interfere with the Super Bowl . Davis also gave Cable time off prior to that due to the death of Cable 's father . On January 4 , 2011 , Raiders ' owner Al Davis informed Cable that his contract would not be renewed , ending his tenure with the organization . During his time as head coach , Cable had a 17–27 record , including a record of 8-8 in his final season . The offensive coordinator , Hue Jackson , succeeded him as head coach . The Raiders rushing attack ranked in the top 10 in the NFL in 2007 ( sixth ) and 2008 ( 10th ) behind Cable 's offensive lines . Seattle Seahawks . Two weeks later on January 18 , 2011 , Cable was hired by the Seattle Seahawks as offensive line coach and assistant head coach , under head coach Pete Carroll . In collaboration with offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell , the two spearheaded Seattle 's rushing attack to become one of the best over the last-half of the 2011 season . Behind his lines , the Seahawks running game ranked fifth in the NFL with 1,212 rushing yards ( Weeks 9–17 ) , and posted 100-plus team rushing yards in eight of its last nine games , including a six-game streak that was its longest since the 2002–03 seasons . Seattle 's line once ranked as the third-youngest in the NFL , but with injuries to rookie James Carpenter , John Moffitt , and Russell Okung , the Seahawks ' offensive line finished as the seventh-youngest in the league . Despite that , Cable plugged away and maintained a solid unit as Seattle ’ s line paved the way for Marshawn Lynch 's career-year with 285 carries , 1,204 yards , and 12 rushing touchdowns . Lynch also led the league the last half of the season with 941 yards and nine touchdowns , rushing for 100-plus in six of the last nine games , and became Seattle ’ s first 1,000-yard rusher since Shaun Alexander in 2005 . Cable won his first Super Bowl ring as an assistant coach to the Seahawks . Cable has become synonymous in recent years for transitioning players with little or no experience at offensive line and quickly making them into NFL starting-caliber offensive lineman . His first player was J. R. Sweezy , a collegiate defensive end that Cable drafted in 2012 and switched to an offensive guard in seven months . The second was Garry Gilliam , whom Cable signed as an undrafted free agent in 2014 . Gilliam had one year of experience as a collegiate offensive tackle and was a tight end since age 7 . He started his first game in five months . The most recent and dramatic is George Fant , who was a basketball power forward in college and played tight end for a single year . The Seahawks signed him as an undrafted free agent after Cable insisted and he won the Seahawks ' starting left tackle position in less than 20 months . On January 10 , 2018 , Cable was fired after the Seahawks went 9-7 and failed to qualify for the playoffs . Return to Oakland . On January 13 , 2018 , just three days after he had been fired by the Seahawks , Cable returned to Oakland as the offensive line coach in returning Raider head coach Jon Gruden 's new staff . Allegations of violence . On August 17 , 2009 , ESPN reported that Cable was accused of punching assistant coach Randy Hanson in the face and fracturing his jaw . The incident allegedly took place on August 5 during the Raiders ' training camp , held in Napa . On October 22 , 2009 , the Napa district attorney announced that no charges would be filed against Cable . Hanson later filed a civil suit against Cable and the Raiders , citing assault , battery and intentional infliction of emotional distress . The matter was settled in arbitration . On November 1 , 2009 , the ESPN show `` Outside the Lines '' reported that Cable was accused of physical abuse against two ex-wives and an ex-girlfriend . One of the accusers filed a civil suit against Cable , which was later settled . Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis specifically called attention to the allegations of violence against women and the altercation with Hanson as contributing to his decision to fire Cable . In addition , Davis fined Cable $ 120,000 . Personal life . Cable is married with five children . He dropped over 138 pounds of weight while a Seahawks coach due to what he termed clean eating .
Bala Jaddeh . Bala Jaddeh ( , also Romanized as Bālā Jāddeh ) is a village in Sadan Rostaq-e Gharbi Rural District , in the Central District of Kordkuy County , Golestan Province , Iran . At the 2006 census , its population was 3,140 , in 887 families .
Parker v British Airways Board . `` Parker v British Airways Board '' [ 1982 ] 1 QB 1004 is an English property law case decided by the Court of Appeal . The case establishes the rights that a person has to a chattel found on the surface of the land . Facts . A passenger found a gold bracelet on the floor of an executive lounge at Heathrow airport . He handed it to the owners of the land ( British Airways Board ) in order for them to attempt to find the true owner ; requesting that the item be returned to him should the original owner not be found . When British Airways Board sold the unclaimed bracelet for £850 , Mr Parker challenged their claim to the bracelet . The court upheld Mr Parker 's claim , as the bracelet had been found in an area frequented by the public that British Airways Board did not exercise sufficient control over . British Airways Board were thus unable to assert superior title over the bracelet . Judgment . Donaldson L.J . held that this was a case of `` finders keepers '' . The defendants could not assert any title to the bracelet based upon the rights of an occupier over chattels attached to a building . Here , the bracelet was lying loose on the floor . There was no sufficient manifestation of any intention of the defendant to exercise control over lost property before it was found which would otherwise give the defendants a right superior to that of the plaintiff or indeed any right over the bracelet .
Daroukairy . Daroukairy is a village in the rural commune of Kataba I , in the Bignona Department of the Ziguinchor Region of southwestern Senegal . In 2002 it had a population of 577 people .
Federico Nadi Terrade . Federico Nadi Terrade ( 1740-1824 ) was an Italian ballet dancer . He was a ballet master of the Royal Swedish Ballet on the Royal Swedish Opera in Stockholm from 1804 to 1806 .
Mathematics of Sudoku . The class of Sudoku puzzles consists of a partially completed row-column grid of cells partitioned into `` N '' regions each of size `` N '' cells , to be filled in ( `` solved '' ) using a prescribed set of `` N '' distinct symbols ( typically the numbers ) , so that each row , column and region contains exactly one of each element of the set . The properties of Sudoku puzzles and their solutions can be investigated using mathematics and algorithms . Overview . The analysis of Sudoku falls into two main areas : analyzing the properties of ( 1 ) completed grids and ( 2 ) puzzles . Also studied are computer algorithms to solve Sudokus , and to develop ( or search for ) new Sudokus . Analysis has largely focused on enumerating solutions , with results first appearing in 2004 . There are many Sudoku variants , partially characterized by size ( `` N '' ) , and the shape of their `` regions '' . Unless noted , discussion in this article assumes classic Sudoku , i.e . `` N '' =9 ( a 9×9 grid and 3×3 regions ) . A rectangular Sudoku uses rectangular regions of row-column dimension `` R '' × '' C '' . Other variants include those with irregularly-shaped regions or with additional constraints ( hypercube ) or different constraint types ( Samunamupure ) . A `` puzzle '' is a partially completed `` grid '' , and the initial values are `` givens '' or `` clues '' . `` Regions '' are also called `` blocks '' or `` boxes '' . Horizontally adjacent `` rows '' are a `` band '' , and vertically adjacent `` columns '' are a `` stack '' . A `` proper '' puzzle has a unique solution . See Glossary of Sudoku for other terminology . Solving Sudokus from the viewpoint of a player has been explored in Denis Berthier 's book `` The Hidden Logic of Sudoku '' ( 2007 ) which considers strategies such as `` hidden xy-chains '' . Mathematical context . The general problem of solving Sudoku puzzles on `` n '' 2× '' n '' 2 grids of `` n '' × '' n '' blocks is known to be NP-complete . For `` n '' =3 ( classical Sudoku ) , however , this result is of little relevance : algorithms such as Dancing Links can solve puzzles in fractions of a second . The puzzle is then completed by assigning an integer between 1 and 9 to each vertex , in such a way that vertices that are joined by an edge do not have the same integer assigned to them . A Sudoku solution grid is also a Latin square . There are significantly fewer Sudoku grids than Latin squares because Sudoku imposes the additional regional constraint . Nonetheless , the number of Sudoku grids was calculated by Bertram Felgenhauer and Frazer Jarvis in 2005 to be 6,670,903,752,021,072,936,960 . The number computed by Felgenhauer and Jarvis confirmed a result first identified by QSCGZ in September 2003 . This number is equal to 9 ! × 722 × 27 × 27,704,267,971 , the last factor of which is prime . The result was derived through logic and brute force computation . Russell and Jarvis also showed that when symmetries were taken into account , there were 5,472,730,538 solutions . The number of grids for 16×16 Sudoku is not known . Other authors used faster methods and calculated additional precise distribution statistics . Sudokus from group tables . Take for example formula_1 the group of pairs , adding each component separately modulo some formula_2 . By omitting one of the components , we suddenly find ourselves in formula_3 ( and this mapping is obviously compatible with the respective additions , i.e . it is a group homomorphism ) . One also says that the latter is a quotient group of the former , because some once different elements become equal in the new group . However , it is also a subgroup , because we can simply fill the missing component with formula_4 to get back to formula_1 . Under this view , we write down the example , Grid 1 , for formula_6 . Each Sudoku region looks the same on the second component ( namely like the subgroup formula_7 ) , because these are added regardless of the first one . On the other hand , the first components are equal in each block , and if we imagine each block as one cell , these first components show the same pattern ( namely the quotient group formula_7 ) . As outlined in the article of Latin squares , this is a Latin square of order formula_9 . Now , to yield a Sudoku , let us permute the rows ( or equivalently the columns ) in such a way , that each block is redistributed exactly once into each block – for example order them formula_10 . This of course preserves the Latin square property . Furthermore , in each block the lines have distinct first component by construction and each line in a block has distinct entries via the second component , because the blocks ' second components originally formed a Latin square of order formula_11 ( from the subgroup formula_7 ) . Thus we arrive at a Sudoku ( rename the pairs to numbers 1 ... 9 if you wish ) . With the example and the row permutation above , we arrive at Grid 2 . For this method to work , one generally does not need a product of two equally-sized groups . A so-called short exact sequence of finite groups of appropriate size already does the job . Try for example the group formula_14 with quotient- and subgroup formula_15 . It seems clear ( already from enumeration arguments ) , that not all Sudokus can be generated this way . Enumerating Sudoku solutions . The answer to the question 'How many Sudoku grids are there ? ' depends on the definition of when similar solutions are considered different . Enumerating all possible Sudoku solutions . For the enumeration of `` all '' possible solutions , two solutions are considered distinct if any of their corresponding ( 81 ) cell values differ . Symmetry relations between similar solutions are ignored. , e.g . the rotations of a solution are considered distinct . Symmetries play a significant role in the enumeration strategy , but not in the count of `` all '' possible solutions . The first known solution to complete enumeration was posted by QSCGZ [ Guenter Stertenbrink ] to the `` rec.puzzles '' newsgroup in 2003 , obtaining 6,670,903,752,021,072,936,960 ( ) distinct solutions . In a 2005 study , Felgenhauer and Jarvis analyzed the permutations of the top band used in valid solutions . Once the Band1 symmetries and equivalence classes for the partial grid solutions were identified , the completions of the lower two bands were constructed and counted for each equivalence class . Summing completions over the equivalence classes , weighted by class size , gives the total number of solutions as 6,670,903,752,021,072,936,960 , confirming the value obtained by QSCGZ . The value was subsequently confirmed numerous times independently . A second enumeration technique based on band generation was later developed that is significantly less computationally intensive . Enumerating essentially different Sudoku solutions . These operations define a symmetry relation between equivalent grids . Excluding relabeling , and with respect to the 81 grid cell values , the operations form a subgroup of the symmetric group S81 , of order 3 ! 8×2 = 3,359,232 . Applying the above operations on majority of the grids results in 3 ! 8×2×9 ! essentially equivalent grids . Exceptions are Automorphic Sudokus which due to additional non-trivial symmetry generate fewer grids . The number of distinct solutions can also be identified with Burnside 's Lemma . For a solution , the set of equivalent solutions which can be reached using these operations ( excluding relabeling ) , form an orbit of the symmetric group . The number of essentially different solutions is then the number of orbits , which can be computed using Burnside 's lemma . The Burnside `` fixed points '' are solutions that differ only by relabeling . Using this technique , Jarvis/Russell computed the number of essentially different ( symmetrically distinct ) solutions as 5,472,730,538 . Enumeration results . Enumeration results for many Sudoku variants have been calculated : these are summarised below . Sudoku with rectangular regions . In the table , `` Dimensions '' are those of the regions ( e.g . 3x3 in normal Sudoku ) . The `` Rel Err '' column indicates how a simple approximation , using the generalised method of Kevin Kilfoil , compares to the true grid count : it is an underestimate in all cases evaluated so far . Sudoku bands . where `` b '' R , C is the number of ways of completing a Sudoku band of `` R '' horizontally adjacent `` R '' × '' C '' boxes . Petersen 's algorithm , as implemented by Silver , is currently the fastest known technique for exact evaluation of these `` b '' R , C . The band counts for problems whose full Sudoku grid-count is unknown are listed below . As in the previous section , `` Dimensions '' are those of the regions . formula_18 Sudoku with additional constraints . The following are all restrictions of 3x3 Sudokus . The type names have not been standardised : click on the attribution links to see the definitions . A Sudoku will remain valid under the actions of the Sudoku preserving symmetries ( see also Jarvis ) . Some Sudokus are special in that some operations merely have the effect of relabelling the digits ; several of these are listed below . Further calculations of this ilk combine to show that the number of essentially different Sudoku grids is 5,472,730,538 , for example as demonstrated by Jarvis / Russell and verified by Pettersen . Similar methods have been applied to the 2x3 case , where Jarvis / Russell showed that there are 49 essentially different grids ( see also the article by Bailey , Cameron and Connelly ) , to the 2x4 case , where Russell showed that there are 1,673,187 essentially different grids ( verified by Pettersen ) , and to the 2x5 case where Pettersen showed that there are 4,743,933,602,050,718 essentially different grids ( not verified ) . Minimum number of givens . Ordinary Sudokus ( `` proper '' puzzles ) have a unique solution . A `` minimal '' Sudoku is a Sudoku from which no clue can be removed leaving it a proper Sudoku . Different minimal Sudokus can have a different number of clues . This section discusses the minimum number of givens for proper puzzles . Ordinary Sudoku . Many Sudokus have been found with 17 clues , although finding them is not a trivial task . A paper by Gary McGuire , Bastian Tugemann , and Gilles Civario , released on 1 January 2012 , explains how it was proved through an exhaustive computer search that the minimum number of clues in any proper Sudoku is 17 , and this was independently confirmed in September 2013 . A few 17-clue puzzles with diagonal symmetry were provided by Ed Russell , after a search through equivalence transformations of Gordon Royle 's database of 17-clue puzzles . Sudoku puzzles with 18 clues have been found with 180° rotational symmetry , and others with orthogonal symmetry , although it is not known if this number of clues is minimal in either case . Sudoku puzzles with 19 clues have been found with two-way orthogonal symmetry , and again it is unknown if this number of clues is minimal for this case . A Sudoku with 24 clues , dihedral symmetry ( symmetry on both orthogonal axis , 90° rotational symmetry , 180° rotational symmetry , and diagonal symmetry ) is known to exist , and is also automorphic . Again here , it is not known if this number of clues is minimal for this class of Sudoku . The fewest clues in a Sudoku with two-way diagonal symmetry is believed to be 18 , and in at least one case such a Sudoku also exhibits automorphism . Sudoku with additional constraints . Additional constraints ( here , on 3×3 Sudokus ) lead to a smaller minimum number of clues . Sudoku with irregular regions . `` Du-sum-oh '' ( a.k.a . `` geometry number place '' ) puzzles replace the 3×3 ( or `` R '' × '' C '' ) regions of Sudoku with irregular shapes of a fixed size . Bob Harris has proved that it is always possible to create ( `` N '' − 1 ) -clue du-sum-ohs on an `` N '' × '' N '' grid , and has constructed several examples . Johan de Ruiter has proved that for any `` N '' > 3 there exist polyomino tilings that can not be turned into a Sudoku puzzle with `` N '' irregular shapes of size `` N '' . Sum number place ( `` Killer Sudoku '' ) . In sum number place ( Samunampure ) , the regions are of irregular shape and various sizes . The usual constraints of no repeated value in any row , column or region apply . The clues are given as sums of values within regions ( e.g . a 4-cell region with sum 10 must consist of values 1,2,3,4 in some order ) . The minimum number of clues for Samunampure is not known , nor even conjectured . A variant on Miyuki Misawa 's web site replaces sums with relations : the clues are symbols = , < and > showing the relative values of ( some but not all ) adjacent region sums . She demonstrates an example with only eight relations . It is not known whether this is the best possible . Maximum number of givens . The most clues for a `` minimal '' Sudoku is believed to be 40 , of which only two are known . If any clue is removed from either of these Sudokus , the puzzle would have more than one solution ( and thus not be a proper Sudoku ) . These two Sudokus were discovered in 2014 , more than four years after at least one programmer expressed doubts that a 40-clue minimal Sudoku would exist . In the work to find these Sudokus , other high-clue puzzles were catalogued , including more than 6,500,000,000 minimal puzzles with 36 clues . About 2600 minimal Sudokus with 39 clues were also found . If dropping the requirement for the uniqueness of the solution , 41-clue minimal pseudo-puzzles are known to exist , but they can be completed to more than one solution grid . Removal of any clue increases the number of the completions and from this perspective none of the 41 clues is redundant . With slightly more than half the grid filled with givens ( 41 of 81 cells ) , the `` uniqueness '' of the solution constraint still dominates over the `` minimality '' constraint . As for the `` most '' clues possible in a Sudoku while still `` not '' rendering a unique solution , it is four short of a full grid ( 77 ) . If two instances of two numbers each are missing and the cells they are to occupy are the corners of an orthogonal rectangle , and exactly two of these cells are within one region , there are two ways the last digits can be added ( two solutions ) . Constraints of Clue Geometry . It has been conjectured that no proper Sudoku can have clues limited to the range of positions in the pattern above ( first image ) . The largest rectangular orthogonal `` hole '' ( region with no clues ) in a proper Sudoku is believed to be a rectangle of 30 cells ( a 5 x 6 rectangular area ) . One example is a Sudoku with 22 clues ( second image ) . The largest total number of empty groups ( rows , columns , and boxes ) in a Sudoku is believed to be nine . One example is a Sudoku with 3 empty rows , 3 empty columns , and 3 empty boxes ( third image ) . Automorphic Sudokus . A Sudoku grid is automorphic if it can be transformed in a way that leads back to the original grid , when that same transformation would not otherwise lead back to the original grid . One example of a grid which is automorphic would be a grid which can be rotated 180 degrees resulting in a new grid where the new cell values are a permutation of the original grid . Automorphic Sudokus are Sudoku puzzles which solve to an automorphic grid . Two examples of automorphic Sudokus , and an automorphic grid are shown below . In the first two examples , notice that if the Sudoku is rotated 180 degrees , and the clues relabeled with the permutation ( 123456789 ) - > ( 987654321 ) , it returns to the same Sudoku . Expressed another way , these Sudokus have the property that every 180 degree rotational pair of clues ( a , b ) follows the rule ( a ) + ( b ) = 10 . Since these Sudokus are automorphic , so too their solutions grids are automorphic . Furthermore , every cell which is solved has a symmetrical partner which is solved with the same technique ( and the pair would take the form a + b = 10 ) . Notice that in the second example , the Sudouku also exhibits translational ( or repetition ) symmetry ; clues are clustered in groups , with the clues in each group ordered sequentially ( i.e. , n , n+1 , n+2 , and n+3 ) . The third image is the `` Most Canonical '' solution grid . This grid has 648 automorphisms and contributes to all ~ solution grids by factor of 1/648 compared to any non-automorphic grid . In these examples the automorphisms are easy to identify , but in general automorphism is not always obvious . The table at right shows the number of the essentially different Sudoku solution grids for all existing automorphisms . Details of enumerating distinct grids ( 9×9 ) . An enumeration technique based on `` band generation '' was developed that is significantly less computationally intensive . The strategy begins by analyzing the permutations of the top band used in valid solutions . Once the Band1 symmetries and equivalence class for the partial solutions are identified , the completions of the lower two bands are constructed and counted for each equivalence class . Counting the top band permutations . ( This expression may be generalized to any `` R '' ×3 box band variant . ( Pettersen ) . Thus B2 contributes 56 × 63 permutations . The permutations for Band1 are 9 ! × 56 × 66 = 9 ! × 2612736 ~ . Band1 permutation details . The permutations of B1 are the number of ways to relabel the 9 digits , 9 ! = 362880 . Counting the permutations for B2 is more complicated , because the choices for B2 depend on the values in B1 . ( This is a visual representation of the expression given above . ) The conditional calculation needs a branch ( sub-calculation ) for each alternative . Fortunately , there are just 4 cases for the top B2 triplet ( r21 ) : it contains either 0 , 1 , 2 , or 3 of the digits from the B1 middle row triplet ( r12 ) . Once this B2 top row choice is made , the rest of the B2 combinations are fixed . The Band1 row triplet labels are shown on the right . Case 0 : No Overlap . The choices for the triplets can be determined by elimination . The Case 0 diagram shows this configuration , where the pink cells are triplet values that can be arranged in any order within the triplet . Each triplet has 3 ! = 6 permutations . The 6 triplets contribute 66 permutations . Case 3 : 3 Digits Match : triplet r21 = r12 . The same logic as case 0 applies , but with a different triplet usage . Triplet r22 must be = r13 , etc . The number of permutations is again 66 ( Felgenhauer/Jarvis ) . Call the cases 0 and 3 the `` pure match '' case . Case 1 : 1 Match for r21 from r12 In the Case 1 diagram , B1 cells show canonical values , which are color-coded to show their row-wise distribution in B2 triplets . Colors reflect distribution but not location or values . For this case : the B2 top row triplet ( r21 ) has 1 value from B1 middle triplet , the other colorings can now be deduced . E.g . the B2 bottom row triplet ( r23 ) coloring is forced by r21 : the other 2 B1 middle values must go to bottom , etc . Fill in the number of B2 options for each color , 3..1 , beginning top left . The B3 color-coding is omitted since the B3 choices are row-wise determined by B1 , B2 . B3 always contributes 3 ! permutations per row triplet , or 63 for the block . For B2 , the triplet values can appear in any position , so a 3 ! permutation factor still applies , for each triplet . However , since some of the values were paired relative to their origin , using the raw option counts would overcount the number of permutations , due to interchangeability within the pairing . The option counts need to be divided by the permuted size of their grouping ( 2 ) , here 2 ! .= 2 ( See n Choose k ) The pair in each row cancels the 2s for the B2 option counts , leaving a B2 contribution of 33 × 63 . The B2×B3 combined contribution is 33 × 66 . Case 2 : 2 Matches for r21 from r12 . The same logic as case 1 applies , but with the B2 option count column groupings reversed . Case 3 also contributes 33×66 permutations . Totaling the 4 cases for Band1 B1..B3 gives 9 ! × 2 × ( 33 + 1 ) × 66 = 9 ! 56 × 66 permutations . Band1 symmetries and equivalence classes . Combined , the symmetries give 9 ! × 65 = 362880 × 7776 equivalent permutations for each Band1 solution . A symmetry defines an equivalence relation , here , between the solutions , and partitions the solutions into a set of equivalence classes . The Band1 row , column and block symmetries divide the 56*6^6 permutations into ( not less than ) 336 ( 56×6 ) equivalence classes with ( up to ) 65 permutations in each , and 9 ! relabeling permutations for each class . ( `` Min/Max '' caveats apply since some permutations may not yield distinct elements due to relabeling . ) Since the solution for any member of an equivalence class can be generated from the solution of any other member , we only need to enumerate the solutions for a single member in order to enumerate all solutions over all classes . Let Solution and counting permutation symmetry . The Band1 symmetries ( above ) are `` solution permutation symmetries '' defined so that a permuted solution is also a solution . For the purpose of enumerating solutions , a `` counting symmetry '' for grid completion can be used to define band equivalence classes that yield a minimal number of classes . `` Counting symmetry '' partitions valid Band1 permutations into classes that place the same completion constraints on lower bands ; all members of a band `` counting symmetry '' equivalence class must have the same number of grid completions since the completion constraints are equivalent . Counting symmetry constraints are identified by the Band1 column triplets ( a column value set , no implied element order ) . Using band counting symmetry , a minimal generating set of 44 equivalence classes was established . The following sequence demonstrates mapping a band configuration to a counting symmetry equivalence class . Begin with a valid band configuration ( 1 ) . Build column triplets by ordering the column values within each column . This is not a valid Sudoku band , but does place the same constraints on the lower bands as the example ( 2 ) . Construct an equivalence class ID from the B2 , B3 column triplet values . Use column and box swaps to achieve the lowest lexicographical ID . The last figure shows the column and box ordering for the ID : 124 369 578 138 267 459 . All Band1 permutations with this counting symmetry ID will have the same number of grid completions as the original example . An extension of this process can be used to build the largest possible `` band counting symmetry '' equivalence classes ( 3 ) . Note , while column triplets are used to construct and identify the equivalence classes , the class members themselves are the valid Band1 permutations : class size ( Sb.z ) reflects column triplet permutations compatible with the `` One Rule '' solution requirements . `` Counting symmetry '' is a completion property and applies only to a partial grid ( band or stack ) . `` Solution symmetry '' for preserving solutions can be applied to either partial grids ( bands , stacks ) or full grid solutions . Lastly note , `` counting symmetry '' is more restrictive than simple numeric completion count equality : two ( distinct ) bands belong to the same `` counting symmetry '' equivalence class only if they impose equivalent completion constraints . Band 1 reduction details . The Band1 ( 65 ) symmetries divide the ( 56×66 ) Band1 valid permutations into ( not less than ) 336 ( 56×6 ) equivalence classes with ( up to ) 6^5 permutations each . The `` not less than '' and `` up to '' caveats are necessary , since some combinations of the transformations may not produce distinct results , when relabeling is required ( see below ) . Consequently , some equivalence classes may contain less than 65 distinct permutations and the theoretical minimum number of classes may not be achieved . Each of the valid Band1 permutations can be expanded ( completed ) into a specific number of solutions with the Band2,3 permutations . By virtue of their similarity , each member of an equivalence class will have the same number of completions . Consequently , we only need to construct the solutions for one member of each equivalence class and then multiply the number of solutions by the size of the equivalence class . We are still left with the task of identifying and calculating the size of each equivalence class . Further progress requires the dexterous application of computational techniques to catalogue ( classify and count ) the permutations into equivalence classes . Felgenhauer/Jarvis catalogued the Band1 permutations using lexicographical ordered IDs based on the ordered digits from blocks B2,3 . Block 1 uses a canonical digit assignment and is not needed for a unique ID . Equivalence class identification and linkage uses the lowest ID within the class . Application of the ( 2×62 ) B2,3 symmetry permutations produces 36288 ( 28×64 ) equivalence classes , each of size 72 . Since the size is fixed , the computation only needs to find the 36288 equivalence class IDs . ( Note : in this case , for any Band1 permutation , applying these permutations to achieve the lowest ID provides an index to the associated equivalence class . ) Application of the rest of the block , column and row symmetries provided further reduction , i.e . allocation of the 36288 IDs into fewer , larger equivalence classes . When the B1 canonical labeling is lost through a transformation , the result is relabeled to the canonical B1 usage and then catalogued under this ID . This approach generated 416 equivalence classes , somewhat less effective than the theoretical 336 minimum limit for a full reduction . Application of `` counting symmetry '' patterns for `` duplicate paired '' digits achieved reduction to 174 and then to 71 equivalence classes . The introduction of equivalence classes based on `` band counting symmetry '' ( subsequent to Felgenhauer/Jarvis by Russell ) reduced the equivalence classes to a minimum generating set of 44 . The diversity of the ~ , 56×66 Band1 permutations can be reduced to a set of 44 Band1 equivalence classes . Each of the 44 equivalence classes can be expanded to millions of distinct full solutions , but the entire solution space has a common origin in these 44 . The 44 equivalence classes play a central role in other enumeration approaches as well , and speculation will return to the characteristics of the 44 classes when puzzle properties are explored later . Band 2-3 completion and results . Enumerating the Sudoku solutions breaks into an initial setup stage and then into two nested loops . Initially all the valid Band1 permutations are grouped into equivalence classes , who each impose a common constraint on the Band2,3 completions . For each of the Band1 equivalence classes , all possible Band2,3 solutions need to be enumerated . An outer Band1 loop iterates over the 44 equivalence classes . In the inner loop , all lower band completions for each of the Band1 equivalence class are found and counted . The computation required for the lower band solution search can be minimised by the same type of symmetry application used for Band1 . There are 6 ! ( 720 ) permutations for the 6 values in column 1 of Band2,3 . Applying the lower band ( 2 ) and row within band ( 6×6 ) permutations creates 10 equivalence classes of size 72 . At this point , completing 10 sets of solutions for the remaining 48 cells with a recursive descent , backtracking algorithm is feasible with 2 GHz class PC so further simplification is not required to carry out the enumeration . Using this approach , the number of ways of filling in a blank Sudoku grid has been shown to be 6,670,903,752,021,072,936,960 ( ) . The result , as confirmed by Russell , also contains the distribution of solution counts for the 44 equivalence classes . The listed values are before application of the 9 ! factor for labeling and the two 72 factors ( 722 = 5184 ) for each of Stack 2,3 and Band2,3 permutations . The number of completions for each class is consistently on the order of 100,000,000 , while the number of Band1 permutations covered by each class however varies from 4 – 3240 . Within this wide size range , there are clearly two clusters . Ranked by size , the lower 33 classes average ~400 permutations/class , while the upper 11 average ~2100 . The disparity in consistency between the distributions for size and number of completions or the separation into two clusters by size is yet to be examined . Variants . Sudoku regions are polyominoes . Although the classic 9×9 Sudoku is made of square nonominoes , it is possible to apply the rules of Sudoku to puzzles of other sizes – the 2×2 and 4×4 square puzzles , for example . Only `` N '' 2× '' N '' 2 Sudoku puzzles can be tiled with square polyominoes . Another popular variant is made of rectangular regions – for example , 2×3 hexominoes tiled in a 6×6 grid . The following notation is used for discussing this variant . Puzzles of size `` N '' × '' N '' , where `` N '' is prime can only be tiled with irregular `` N '' -ominoes . Each `` N '' × '' N '' grid can be tiled multiple ways with `` N '' -ominoes . Before enumerating the number of solutions to a Sudoku grid of size `` N '' x '' N '' , it is necessary to determine how many `` N '' -omino tilings exist for a given size ( including the standard square tilings , as well as the rectangular tilings ) . The size ordering of Sudoku puzzle can be used to define an integer series , e.g . for square Sudoku , the integer series of possible solutions . Sudoku with square `` N '' × '' N '' regions are more symmetrical than immediately obvious from the `` One Rule '' . Each row and column intersects `` N '' regions and shares `` N '' cells with each . The number of bands and stacks also equals `` N '' . Rectangular Sudoku do not have these properties . The `` 3×3 '' Sudoku is additionally unique : `` N '' is also the number of row-column-region constraints from the `` One Rule '' ( i.e . there are `` N '' =3 types of `` units '' ) . See the Glossary of Sudoku for an expanded list of variants .
Elders ' Journal . The `` Elders ' Journal of the Church of Latter Day Saints '' ( the name changed to `` Elders ' Journal of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints '' with the third issue ) was an early Latter Day Saint periodical edited by Don Carlos Smith , younger brother of Joseph Smith . It was the successor to the `` Latter Day Saints ' Messenger and Advocate '' and was eventually replaced by the `` Times and Seasons '' . History . Two issues of the `` Elders ' Journal '' were published in Kirtland , Ohio in 1837 . The newspaper was then relocated to Far West , Missouri where two more issues were printed . The first two issues were published on the press that had previously been used to publish the `` Messenger and Advocate '' — but this press fell into the hands of Warren Parrish 's schismatic `` Church of Christ '' and a new press had to be obtained before printing could continue . Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon relocated to a new headquarters in Far West and continued to publish the `` Elders ' Journal '' until the events of the 1838 Mormon War in Missouri prevented further operations in the state . The press of the `` Elders ' Journal '' in Far West , was used by the LDS Church to publish Rigdon 's July 4th oration , which was one of the factors that increased tensions between Latter Day Saints and non-Mormons in northwestern Missouri . Contents . The `` Elders ' Journal '' contains a number of letters from church leaders , minutes from church conferences as well as notices of marriages and obituaries . The July 1838 issue published a `` Q & A '' style interview with the editorial board ( led by Joseph Smith , Jr. ) about Smith 's personal history and Mormon beliefs . Namesake . In 1903 , under the direction of Ben E. Rich , the LDS Church 's Southern States Mission began publishing a monthly periodical called `` Elders ' Journal '' , which was named after the 1837–38 periodical of the same name . By September 1 , 1904 , the publication had moved from Atlanta , Georgia , to a newly purchased Southern States Mission office in Chattanooga , Tennessee , and , with a price increase from $ 0.25 to $ 0.50 annually , became a semi-monthly publication . In June 1907 , the `` Elders ' Journal '' was merged with `` The Liahona '' , a weekly publication created in April 1907 for use in all missions of the LDS Church in the United States . The combined publication was named `` Liahona : The Elders ’ Journal '' and printed in Independence , Missouri . The new publication retained the format of the `` Elders ' Journal '' rather than `` The Liahona '' and remained semi-monthly . Subscription lists from both publication were combined , roughly 20,000 copies of the first edition were printed , and the consolidated publication continued for the next 37 years . In the final issue of `` Liahona : The Elders ’ Journal '' , published February 27 , 1945 , the editors recommended readers subscribe to one of two LDS Church periodicals ; the weekly `` Church News '' , or the monthly magazine `` The Improvement Era '' . Wrapped with the final issue was a sample copy of the `` Church News '' as it was presumably less well known to subscribers than `` The Improvement Era '' . The `` Church News '' , a weekly insert in the `` Deseret News '' , had been available in limited circulation outside of Utah since 1943 . `` The Improvement Era '' , had been available since 1897 .
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Sri Guan Teik Enterprise Sdn Bhd . Sri Guan Teik Credit Sdn Bhd ( 源德信贷有限公司 ) , formerly known as Sri Guan Teik Enterprise Sdn Bhd , is an award winning licensed moneylender in Malaysia . The company operates as a licensed moneylender . The company exclusively serves and offers unsecured loan to the civil service members , government worker , pensioners , and SOCSO receivers . Besides , secured loan is offered to public by pledging gold or jewellery as collateral . In 2010 , the company was awarded the Golden Bull Award . Monthly Interest for Secured loan ( Gold Pledging ) is as low as 1 % , whereas for unsecured loan is 1.5 % monthly interest . Office locations . Sri Guan Teik Credit Sdn Bhd has its headquarters in Jitra , Kedah , Malaysia , and branches at various locations , including Alor Setar , Gurun , Sungai Petani , Pulau Langkawi , Kuala Nerang , Kulim , Kangar , Arau , Pokok Sena , Semenyih , Batang Kali . Gold traders . With the recognition of Golden Bull Award , Sri Guan Teik is also one of the well known gold traders in Malaysia . Cash is given immediately over the counter once Sale and Purchase is signed .
Mitchell Robins . Mitchell Paul Robins ( born 21 June 1988 in Port Macquarie , New South Wales ) is an Australian professional triathlete who races primarily non-drafting Olympic distance and long-distance triathlons . Career . Robins was born and raised in Port Macquarie , NSW , where he grew up participating in a variety of sports . After competing in State and National cross-country championships throughout his early years , Robins was introduced to triathlon by friends competing in Ironman Australia in his hometown of Port Macquarie . He eventually signed up to compete in a team relay at the Port Macquarie Half Ironman in 2007 . Robins competed in his first Triathlon in late 2007 at his local triathlon club in Port Macquarie . 2009 saw Robins finish 2nd at his home race , the Port Macquarie Half Ironman , and followed this up with a win at the same event in 2010 . While combining full-time study ( Bachelor of Human Movement ) at the University of Technology , Sydney , Robins began to compete at the ITU Draft-Legal style of racing at the Mooloolaba Oceania Cup in 2011 . A win here earned Robins a spot at the Australian Team Camp in Aix les Bains , France . Robins won his first race in Europe at the Holten ITU Premium European Cup , which gained him a spot on the 2011 Elite Australia Team to compete in the Beijing ITU World Championships , and the short list for the 2012 London Olympic Games . A foot injury sidelined Robins from April 2012 to November 2014 . During this time he completed his University studies . Robins made his return to competition in November 2014 with a win at Challenge Foster . He has since won multiple Ironman 70.3 events and finished on the podium in 88 % of all races started since 2014 . Personal life . Robins currently lives in Newcastle , New South Wales .
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Boulevard de la Zone . Boulevard de la Zone is a street in the 13th arrondissement of Paris named from the historical military zone . It has been planted with trees for much of its length of 515m and has an average width of 8m . It runs from the Avenue de la Porte d'Ivry to the Avenue de la Porte de Choisy . It now forms part of the ring-road around Paris , the `` boulevard périphérique '' or le périf . One side marks the border of Ivry-sur-Seine from which it was annexed to Paris on April 19 , 1929 . On July 27 , 1945 it was renamed after Hippolyte Marquès . The closest métro stations are Porte de Choisy ( approx . 300 m ) and Porte d'Ivry ( approx . 300 m ) .
Edward Graham Lee . Edward Graham Lee ( also known as Ted Lee ) ( born 1931 in Vancouver , British Columbia , Canada ) is a Canadian lawyer and former diplomat . Early life . He attended the University of British Columbia Faculty of Law ( Class of 1955 ) . His interest in international law was sparked by UBC 's founding dean George F. Curtis . His 39-year career in Foreign Affairs were a result of the Dean 's encouragement . He spent a year practising domestic law with Nathaniel Nemetz and Jack Austin in Vancouver , British Columbia . He found the scope of work in domestic law boring , and returned to Ottawa to continue work in international law . Diplomatic career . While involved with the United Nations Human Rights Commission , Lee helped draft the convention against racial discrimination . Although there human rights had previously existed , this was significant because it was hard law that the state would have to comply with . He was an ambassador to South Africa when apartheid was at its worst , but also when changes were being brought about . During this time , Canada provided support , both in statesmanship and funding to help the Black community set up infrastructure . He was able to help Winnie Mandela build a kindergarten and with the fostering of good relations with Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Helen Suzman . Diplomatic posts . His career as a diplomat involved the `` Legal Division , Department of External Affairs , Ottawa , 1956 . Second Secretary to Jakarta , Indonesia , 1959 . Deputy Chief of Protocol , 1961 . Head of the United Nations Economic and Social Affairs Section , 1961 . Counsellor to London , 1965 . Director of Legal Operations , 1969-71 , and of Personnel Operations , 1971-73 . Legal Advisor and Director General of the Bureau of Legal Affairs , 1973-75 . Ambassador to Israel and High Commissioner to Cyprus , 1975 . Assistant Under-Secretary for United States Affairs , 1979-82 . Ambassador to South Africa and High Commissioner to Lesotho and Swaziland , and Canadian Representative to Namibia , 1982-86 . Legal Advisor and Assistant Deputy Minister for Legal , Consular and Immigration Affairs , 1986-90 . Ambassador to Austria , Governor of Canada to the International Atomic Energy Agency , Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Vienna and to the United Nations Industrial Development Organization , 1990-93 '' . Retirement . After officially retiring from his diplomatic career , he became an adjunct professor of international law at the University of Ottawa , and the president of the Canadian Council on International Law
Kormun , Hormozgan . Kormun ( , also Romanized as Kormūn ; also known as Kūrmūn ) is a village in Shamil Rural District , Takht District , Bandar Abbas County , Hormozgan Province , Iran . At the 2006 census , its population was 342 , in 72 families .
Noosa River . The Noosa River is a river situated in South East Queensland . The catchment starts in Wahpoonga Range near Mount Elliot in the coastal Great Sandy National Park and meanders south through a lakes district around Tewantin . Lakes situated on the river include Lake Cooloola , Lake Como , Lake Cootharaba , Lake Cooroibah and Lake Weyba . The catchment is mostly covered by sand dunes and has two major tributaries—Kin Kin Creek and Teewah Creek . The Noosa River enters the Pacific Ocean at Noosa , where substantial residential development has encroached into areas previously occupied by the changing river path . The river is noted for its populations of migratory birdlife . History . Logging along the river began in 1864 . The logs were transported north to a sawmill near Maryborough until 1870 when a sawmill was built on Lake Cootharaba . Richard Branson purchased Makepeace Island on the river in May 2003 . Noosa Council scaled down his plans for a luxury resort on the river . Several kilometers of beach to the north of the mouth were a popular destination for four-wheel driving , until the Sunshine Coast Regional Council placed restrictions on them in May 2007 . Chemical contamination has been the suspected cause of a fish mutation resulting in two-headed fish larvae found in the Noosa River . Government investigations into the problem began in 2007 . A final scientific report into the cause of the spawning was delayed in 2010 because of the potential to prejudice ongoing civil court proceedings involving the hatchery and a nearby macadamia nut farm . Until the 1960s the Noosa beach and river entrance were in a state of dynamic equilibrium . The beach was wide and usable and it recovered quickly from the occasional extreme storm events such as cyclones . From the mid 60 's rapid development on the beachfront including building a rockwall along the beach created instability . The beach became narrow and often non existent at high tide . At this time the river entered the sea at the present day Noosa Woods . In 1978 a training wall was built to relocate the river entrance to the northwest where it is today .
FC Luys-Ararat . FC Luys-Ararat ( ) , is a defunct Armenian football club from the capital Yerevan . The club was dissolved in 1994 and is currently inactive from professional football .
Musa cheesmanii . `` Musa cheesmanii '' is a species of wild banana ( genus `` Musa '' ) .
John McKilligan . John McKilligan ( born August 28 , 1948 ) was a Canadian pair skater . With partner Betty McKilligan , he won the gold medal at the Canadian Figure Skating Championships in 1967 and 1968 and competed in the 1968 Winter Olympics . Results . pairs with Betty McKilligan
133rd Illinois Infantry Regiment . The 133rd Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War . It was among scores of regiments that were raised in the summer of 1864 as Hundred Days Men , an effort to augment existing manpower for an all-out push to end the war within 100 days . Service . The 133rd Illinois Infantry was organized at Camp Butler , Illinois , and mustered into Federal service on May 31 , 1864 , for a one hundred day enlistment . The 133rd guarded prisoners at the Rock Island Arsenal . The regiment was mustered out of service on September 24 , 1864 . Total strength and casualties . The regiment suffered 16 enlisted men who died of disease , for a total of 16 fatalities .
Breachacha crannog . The Breachacha crannog is a crannog located near Loch Breachacha , on the Inner Hebridean island of Coll . The crannog is recognised in the United Kingdom as a Scheduled monument . A scheduled monument is a 'nationally important ' archaeological site or historic building , given legal protection against unauthorised change . There are about 8,000 such sites in Scotland . Description . The crannog is located at ; about south of Breachacha Castle . It sits within the former loch which was known as `` Poll nam Broig '' . The loch was drained in 1875 and today the crannog sits in an arable field . The surrounding ground is marshy and can be accessed only from the east . The crannog is oval-shaped and consists of a stone and earth mound with a flattened top . It stands high and measures at the base , and on the top . The crown of the mound stands about above the surrounding former loch-bed ; and according to Mark W. Holley , this corresponds with what would have been the maximum water level of the old loch . Holley 's calculations deduced that when the loch was full , the crannog would have been located about from shore . Holley surveyed the site in 1995 and noted a series of five , semicircular pits dug into the ground on the east , south , and south-west sides of the crannog . He considered these holes to have been dug relatively recently , since the early 20th century antiquary Erskine Beveridge made no mention of them , nor did he mention any form of excavation on site . There is no trace of a causeway , jetty , or harbour on the site . There is no trace of any walling at the site ; or of any protruding timbers . Holley noted that the stones appear to be of local origin . There are no other man-made features near the site .
St Mary 's Church , Pitstone . St Mary 's Church is a redundant Anglican church in the village of Pitstone , Buckinghamshire , England . It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building , and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust . The church stands to the southeast of the village , some east of Aylesbury . History . The earliest parts of the church are chancel and north chapel which date from about 1250 . Some carved fragments of stone dating from the 12th century indicate that an earlier church stood on the site . The north and south aisles were added in the later part of the 13th century . During the 15th century the chancel was lengthened , the north vestry and the tower were added , the nave arcades were demolished and the north arcade was rebuilt . The church was restored in 1893 . A further restoration took place during the 20th century . The church was declared redundant on 23 January 1973 , and was vested in the Churches Conservation Trust on 28 June 1974 . It is cared for by a group known as the Friends of Pitstone Church . The church is open to visitors on Sunday afternoons in the summer . Events and occasional services are held in the church . Exterior . The church is constructed in limestone and flint . The upper part of the nave walls and the north aisle are roughcast . Brick repairs have been carried out to the chancel , and the roofs are covered in lead . The plan consists of a wide nave , incorporating the former south aisle , a north aisle , a south porch , a chancel with a chapel and a vestry to the north , and a west tower . The axis of the chancel is inclined to the north . The tower is in three stages , and has diagonal buttresses , an octagonal southeast stair turret , and an embattled parapet . In the bottom stage is a west doorway , above which is a three-light window . In the middle stage on the north , west and south sides is a slit window . On the south side of the top stage are two lancet bell openings ; on the other sides the bell openings have two lights . The south wall of the nave has a plain parapet , two three-light windows , and a projection at the east for a stairway to the rood loft . The south porch also has a plain parapet . Along the wall of the north aisle are buttresses , two lancet windows , and a doorway . The north chapel has a plain parapet , and two Perpendicular style windows . At the east end of the vestry is a lancet window . The chancel is in Decorated style , with a battlemented brick parapet with a stone coping , a three-light east window , and three two-light windows in the south wall . Interior . In the south wall of the nave near the door is a stoup , and to its east is the entry to the rood loft stairs . In the east wall is a squint . The north arcade has three bays with octagonal piers . In the north chapel is a piscina with a crocketted gable , a recess in the north wall , and a 19th-century grate in the northeast corner . The chancel is floored with tiles from the 14th and 15th centuries . The font dates from the 12th century and has a fluted bowl and stem . The 17th-century pulpit is hexagonal and has a sounding board . The triangular reading desk is dated 1685 . The altar table and the pews also date from the 17th century ; two of the pews are box pews . The 18th-century communion rails have twisted balusters . The east window contains stained glass from the 19th century . Also in the church is a small brass dating from the 14th century depicting a female figure . Over the chancel arch is a painting of royal arms dated 1733 , flanked by painted panels containing the Ten Commandments and the Lord 's Prayer . The single-manual organ was built in 1858 by A. W. Bryant . There is a ring of three bells , although they are no longer ringable . The oldest bell was cast in 1652 by Anthony Chandler , and the other two in 1786 by Robert Patrick .
Retinol O-fatty-acyltransferase . In enzymology , a retinol O-fatty-acyltransferase ( ) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction Thus , the two substrates of this enzyme are acyl-CoA and retinol , whereas its two products are CoA and retinyl ester . This enzyme belongs to the family of transferases , specifically those acyltransferases transferring groups other than aminoacyl groups . The systematic name of this enzyme class is acyl-CoA : retinol O-acyltransferase . Other names in common use include retinol acyltransferase , and retinol fatty-acyltransferase . This enzyme participates in retinol metabolism .
Manfred Lautenschläger-Stiftung . The Manfred Lautenschläger-Stiftung ( Manfred Lautenschläger Foundation ) , founded in 2002 , is a charitable foundation based in Heidelberg , Germany . The foundation supports science , research , education , art , culture , the understanding between peoples , as well as regional projects . Programs and awards . Among other activities , awards and stipends , the Laugenschläger Foundation sponsors the Lautenschläger Research Prize , with a prize money of EUR 250.000 , at the University of Heidelberg .
Burning Dorothy . `` Burning Dorothy '' is the debut album by English singer-songwriter Thea Gilmore . It was released in November 1998 when she was 18 , after she was discovered while doing work experience at Woodworm Studios . A demo tape of her songs so impressed Beautiful Jo ’ s Tim Healey that he immediately offered her a record deal . Instead of the Saints - the CD single - was the result . At the time of the album 's release Thea Gilmore played at the Radio One Sound City events held in October 1997 , where she was rapturously received by two Oxygen FM critics . ‘ Many a time I had shivers down my spine ... She has a beautiful voice ... She opens her mouth and this amazing voice comes out . A singer who really keeps her dignity. ’ ( Christina Dunphy ) ‘ Definitely top notch. ’ ( Lizzie Ambler ) . Thea has also been the subject of a feature on Central TV South . `` ... there ’ s plenty of feisty attitude , barbed one-liners , edgy rock arrangements and hollering affirmations of strident independence . ‘ Pontiac to Homegirl ’ reveals a writer of intriguing mystique and depth , while Militia Sister ( ‘ Just because I bleed seems to make me family , I don ’ t wan na be your militia sister ’ ) is an oddly moving statement of post-feminist intent . And ‘ Bad Ideas ’ , both funny and potent , is so good it ’ s scary ... ( There is a ) freedom of spirit , remorselessly fierce air of truth and bold range of emotions and musical explosions ... '' Track listing . All songs written by Thea Gilmore . `` Into the Blue '' plays about 3:57 minutes , but contains a hidden bonus track called `` One Last Fight '' , starting after five minutes of silence at about 8:56 minutes . ''
HMS Juno ( F46 ) . HMS `` Juno '' was a J-class destroyer of the Royal Navy laid down by the Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company , Limited , at Govan in Scotland on 5 October 1937 , launched on 8 December 1938 and commissioned on 25 August 1939 . `` Juno '' participated in the Battle of Calabria in July 1940 and the Battle of Cape Matapan in March 1941 . Attacked and sunk . `` Juno '' was attacked by an Italian CANT Z.1007 aircraft from 50th group , flown by Lt. Mario Morassutti , as she steamed with the Mediterranean Fleet against the German sea-borne invasion of Crete and sank 30 nautical miles south-east of Crete on 21 May 1941 . At the time of her attack and sinking `` Juno '' was commanded by Cdr . St. John Reginald Joseph Tyrwhitt and would have had a complement of 183 to 218 seamen and officers . It is figured that 116 crew lost their lives after 3 high-powered explosions split `` Juno '' in two , sinking her in around 97 seconds .
2015 World RX of Sweden . The 2015 World RX of Sweden was the sixth round of the second season of the FIA World Rallycross Championship . The event was held at the Höljesbanan in Höljes , Värmland . Final . † Timmy Hansen was given a 2-second penalty for exceeding track limits
Hokke-ji . , is a Buddhist temple in the city of Nara , Japan . Hokke-ji was built by Empress Kōmyō in 745 , originally as a nunnery temple on the grounds where her father Fujiwara no Fuhito 's mansion stood . According to records kept by the temple , the initial construction went on until around 782 . It once had a large complex with several halls , gates , and two pagodas . Hokke-ji was heavily damaged in the fierce Siege of Nara in 1180 . The complex was restored in the 12th and 13th centuries , but was again affected by civil conflicts during the Sengoku period . The current main hall , bell tower and the south gate are reconstructions of the 16th century , sponsored by Toyotomi Hideyori and his mother , Lady Yodo . The temple 's main worship statue is the wooden 11-faced Kannon , a National Treasure . The temple houses an ancient bath building , originally built by Empress Kōmyō , which she opened to the public .
List of FC Kairat managers . Football Club Kairat , commonly called FC Kairat , is a Kazakh professional association football club based in Almaty , whose first team play in the highest tier of Kazakh football , Kazakhstan Premier League , as of the 2015 season .
2015 World Wrestling Championships – Men 's freestyle 86 kg . The men 's freestyle 86 kg is a competition featured at the 2015 World Wrestling Championships , and was held in Las Vegas , United States on September 11 .
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Bad Sobernheim . Bad Sobernheim is a town in the Bad Kreuznach district in Rhineland-Palatinate , Germany . It belongs to the like-named `` Verbandsgemeinde '' , and is also its seat . It is a state-recognized spa town , and is well known for two fossil discovery sites and for the naturopath Emanuel Felke . Bad Sobernheim is also a winegrowing town . Location . Bad Sobernheim lies on the middle Nahe about halfway between the district seat of Bad Kreuznach ( roughly 20 km southwest of that town ) and the gemstone town of Idar-Oberstein . Looming to the north is the Hunsrück , and to the south , the North Palatine Uplands . The municipal area stretches as far as the Soonwald . One notable feature of Bad Sobernheim 's municipal area is that it is split geographically into two non-contiguous pieces . The part to the southeast containing the main town holds most of the population , whereas the part to the northwest is only thinly populated , but nevertheless makes up more than half the town 's area . This came about as a result of the former Bundeswehr airfield in what is now the northwest part of the town . A great number of the people there chose to move house to Bad Sobernheim to escape the continual noise from aircraft , and the town annexed the land where they had formerly lived , up on the Nahe Heights . Since the residents of Nußbaum did not give their village up , Bad Sobernheim now has a great swathe of land to the northwest of its original municipal area , separated from it by Nußbaum 's municipal area . Neighbouring municipalities . Clockwise from the north , Bad Sobernheim 's neighbours are the municipalities of Waldböckelheim , Oberstreit , Staudernheim , Abtweiler , Lauschied , Meddersheim and Nußbaum . Bad Sobernheim also holds an outlying swathe of territory , not contiguous with the piece containing the actual town – Nußbaum lies between the two areas – and even greater in area , although very thinly populated . Its neighbours , again clockwise from the north , are the municipalities of Sargenroth , Winterbach , Ippenschied , Rehbach , Daubach , Nußbaum , Monzingen , Auen , Langenthal , Seesbach , Weitersborn , Schwarzerden and Mengerschied , the first and last of these both lying in the neighbouring Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis ( district ) . Constituent communities . Bad Sobernheim 's only outlying `` Stadtteil '' is Steinhardt , lying north-northeast of the main centre . Also belonging to Bad Sobernheim , however , are a number of other outlying centres . Some of these lie within the same patch of municipal territory as the main town , namely Dörndich , north-northwest of the main centre , and also Freilichtmuseum , Kurhaus am Maasberg and Neues Leben . Dörndich was once a Bundeswehr facility with barracks that belonged to the Pferdsfeld airfield . Today the area is used by various companies and private citizens . Other centres are also to be found in the municipal exclave lying to the northwest : Eckweiler , Birkenhof , Entenpfuhl mit Martinshof , Forsthaus Alteburg , Forsthaus Ippenschied , Hoxmühle , Kallweiler , Pferdsfeld and Trifthütte . This piece of land was once two former municipalities ’ municipal areas . They were the municipalities of Eckweiler and Pferdsfeld . Climate . A mild , bracing climate , many sunny days , a long autumn and a mild winter all contribute to the area 's being one of Southwest Germany 's sunniest regions . History . In the New Stone Age ( roughly 3000 to 1800 BC ) and during the time of the Hunsrück-Eifel Culture ( 600 to 100 BC ) , the Bad Sobernheim area was settled , as it likewise was later in Roman times . Beginning about AD 450 , the Franks set up a new settlement here . However , only in 1074 was this `` villa '' ( that is , village ) of `` Suberenheim '' first mentioned in a document , one made out to Ravengiersburg Abbey . The Sobernheim dwellers then were farmers ( some of whom were townsmen ) and craftsmen , and into modern times they earned their livelihoods mainly at agriculture , forestry and winegrowing . Businesses and trades existed , but they were often linked with farming . Several monastic orders held landholds in the town . Furthermore , several noble families were resident , such as the Counts of Sponheim , the Raugraves and the Knights of Steinkallenfels . Administration was led by an archiepiscopal `` Schultheiß '' , who by 1269 at the latest also had three `` Schöffen '' ( roughly `` lay jurists '' ) at his side . They also formed the first town court . In 1259 , Sobernheim was split away from Disibodenberg ; only the pastoral duties remained in the monks ' hands . Sobernheim was from the Early Middle Ages a centre among the estates held by the Archbishopric of Mainz on both the Nahe and the Glan . It was subject to the vice-lord of the Rheingau . The archbishop transferred Saint Matthew 's Church ( `` Kirche St. Matthias '' ) to the monks at Disibodenberg . The Romanesque-Early Gothic building was newly built about 1400 and renovated in the 19th century . The town was granted town rights on the Frankfurt model in 1292 by King Adolf of Nassau and again in 1324 by Emperor Louis the Bavarian . It was , however , the town rights on the Bingen model granted by Archbishop Baldwin of Trier in 1330 that became operative and remained so until the French Revolutionary Wars . Until 1259 , Sobernheim was administered by Disibodenberg , and thereafter until 1471 by the Burgraves of Böckelheim . In the Nine Years ' War ( known in Germany as the `` Pfälzischer Erbfolgekrieg '' , or War of the Palatine Succession ) , the fortifications and most of the town 's buildings were destroyed by the French . Named in 1403 , besides the archiepiscopal `` Schultheiß '' , were a mayor and 14 `` Schöffen '' drawn from among the townsmen . At that time , there were also Jews living here , who worked at trading . A stone bridge spanned the Nahe beginning sometime between 1423 and 1426 , but after a flood shifted the riverbed towards the south in 1627 , it sat high and dry in the meadows and was only replaced with the current bridge in 1867-1868 . In 1471 , Elector Palatine Friedrich I 's conquests for Electoral Palatinate included Sobernheim , ending Burgravial rule . Two great fires laid almost the whole town waste in 1567 and 1689 . The oldest part of the town hall ( `` Rathaus '' ) was built in 1535 , with later expansions being undertaken in 1805 , 1837 and 1861-1862 . There was already a school sometime after 1530 . Despite efforts by the Archbishopric of Mainz , Sobernheim remained with Electoral Palatinate until the French Revolution , then passing to France 's Department of Rhin-et-Moselle after the French conquest in the years 1792-1797 , which ended the Elector 's own rule . Sobernheim became the seat of a `` mairie '' ( `` mayoralty '' ) that included not only the town itself but also the outlying villages of Waldböckelheim , Thalböckelheim , Schloßböckelheim , Steinhardt , Boos , Oberstreit , Bockenau , Burgsponheim and Sponheim as well as a `` Friedensgericht '' ( `` Peace Court '' ; in 1879 this became an `` Amtsgericht '' ) . After the Napoleonic Wars had ended and the Congress of Vienna had been concluded , the town passed to the Kingdom of Prussia in 1815 . The `` mairie '' became a `` Bürgermeisterei '' ( also `` mayoralty '' ) under Prussian administration . The year 1817 saw the two Protestant denominations , Lutheran and Reformed , united . In 1857 , the King of Prussia once more – for the fourth time in the town 's history – granted Sobernheim town rights . In 1858 , members of the town 's Jewish community built a synagogue . This lasted for 80 years before it was destroyed by Brownshirt thugs on Kristallnacht ( 9–10 November 1938 ) . Industrial development took a long time to make itself felt in Sobernheim , even after the town was linked to the new Rhine-Nahe-Saar Railway in 1859 . A cardboard packaging printshop opened for business in 1832 , a stocking factory in 1865 and a gelatine factory in 1886/1887 . There was also a factory that made sheet-metal articles , and after 1900 there were two brickworks . The Kreuznach district savings bank ( `` Kreissparkasse Kreuznach '' ) was founded in Sobernheim in 1878 and moved to Bad Kreuznach in 1912 . A Catholic hospital opened in 1886 , as did a location of the Rhenish Deaconry in 1889 . In 1888 , the Prussian government split the outlying villages from the town , making them a `` Bürgermeisterei '' in their own right , called Waldböckelheim . A new development began after 1900 with the introduction of the `` Felkekur '' ( `` Felke cure '' ) . From 1915 until his death in 1926 , Pastor Emanuel Felke worked in Bad Sobernheim . He was a representative of naturopathy who developed the treatment so named , which now bears his name . This cure is to this day still applied at Bad Sobernheim 's many spa houses . His student Dhonau established a Felke treatment house across the Nahe that began operations in 1907 . Further such houses sprang up in 1924 ( Stassen ) , 1926 ( Neues Leben ) and 1928 ( Menschel ) . The small `` Amt '' of Meddersheim was in 1935 brought into joint administration with Sobernheim and , as of 1940 , was wholly merged with the town to form the new `` Amt '' of Sobernheim . The Second World War brought not only a toll in human lives but also damage from Allied air raids . Reconstruction began with the 1948 currency reform and brought into being a town of some 7,000 inhabitants in which trade , industry , services and public institutions defined economic life . Several central schools , extensive sport facilities and the raising to a Felke spa town are more recent milestones in the town 's development . In the course of administrative restructuring in Rhineland-Palatinate in 1969 and 1970 , the `` Verbandsgemeinde '' of Sobernheim was formed . Belonging to this originally were 20 `` Ortsgemeinden '' and the town of Sobernheim , but the number of `` Ortsgemeinden '' dropped to 18 in 1979 with the dissolution of the `` Ortsgemeinden '' of Pferdsfeld and Eckweiler , whose municipal areas made up the swathe of non-contiguous municipal territory lying to the northwest . The German Air Force was stationed at the outlying centre of Pferdsfeld from 1960 with the `` Leichtes Kampfgeschwader '' ( `` Light Combat Squadron '' ) 42 and from 1975 with the `` Jagdbombergeschwader '' 35 ( Jagdgeschwader 73 ) . On 1 January 1969 , a tract of land with 121 inhabitants was transferred from the municipality of Waldböckelheim to Sobernheim . On 10 June 1979 , the hitherto self-administering municipalities of Eckweiler and Pferdsfeld were amalgamated with Sobernheim . Since 11 December 1995 , the town has borne the designation `` Bad '' ( literally `` bath '' ) in recognition of its tradition as a healing centre . Criminal history . Like many places in the region , Bad Sobernheim can claim to have had its dealings with the notorious outlaw Schinderhannes ( or Johannes Bückler , to use his true name ) . The `` Steinhardter Hof '' , an estate in the constituent community of Steinhardt , served him and his sidekick Peter Petri , known as `` Schwarzer Peter '' ( `` Black Peter '' ) , as a hideout for a while in the late 18th century . Religion . The two big church communities are the Evangelical community of `` St. Matthias '' Bad Sobernheim and the Catholic community of `` St. Matthäus '' Bad Sobernheim , which belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Trier . As at 31 October 2013 , there are 6,420 full-time residents in Bad Sobernheim , and of those , 3,176 are Evangelical ( 49.47 % ) , 1,582 are Catholic ( 24.642 % ) , 8 belong to the Greek Orthodox Church ( 0.125 % ) , 2 belong to the Russian Orthodox Church ( 0.031 % ) , 5 are Lutheran ( 0.078 % ) , 1 belongs to the Alzey Free Religious Community ( 0.016 % ) , 2 belong to the North Rhine-Westphalia Jewish community ( 0.031 % ) , 335 ( 5.218 % ) belong to other religious groups and 1,309 ( 20.389 % ) either have no religion or will not reveal their religious affiliation . Town council . The council is made up of 22 council members , who were elected by proportional representation at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009 , and the honorary mayor as chairman . Mayor . Bad Sobernheim 's mayor is Michael Greiner ( SPD ) , and his deputies are Alois Bruckmeier ( FWG ) and Ulrich Schug ( Greens ) . Coat of arms . The German blazon reads : `` Auf Schwarz ein goldener Löwe , rot bekront und bewehrt , rote Zunge , ein silbernes Rad haltend . Auf Silber im Schildfuß ein blaues Wellenband . Die dreitürmige Festungsmauer in grau-braun . '' The town 's arms might in English heraldic language be described thus : On an escutcheon ensigned with a wall with three towers all embattled grey-brown , sable a lion rampant Or armed , langued and crowned gules between his paws a wheel spoked of six argent , in base argent a fess wavy azure . As suggested by the blazon , the official version of Bad Sobernheim 's coat of arms has a wall on top of the escutcheon , not shown in the version in this article . The two main charges in the escutcheon are references to the town 's former allegiance to two electoral states in the Holy Roman Empire , the Wheel of Mainz for the Electorate of Mainz and the Palatine Lion for Electoral Palatinate . The wavy fess in base symbolizes the Nahe . The `` wall crown '' in the more up-to-date version recalls the granting of town rights . The arms met with the requirements for the granting of such in 1924 . Saint Matthias Evangelical Parish Church . Bishop Willigis consecrated Saint Matthias Church ( `` Pfarrkirche St. Matthias '' ) about 1000 . The oldest parts ( north tower base ) are Romanesque , if not Carolingian ; the quire is Early Gothic . The main nave was built in the late 15th century , and the tower in 1500 , by Peter Ruben from Meisenheim . Besides sumptuous altar baldachin capitals with representations of angels and colouring from the time of building , the organ built by Johann Michael Stumm in 1739 , largely preserved in its original state and restored , and the windows by Georg Meistermann are worth viewing . Disibodenberg Chapel . The Late Gothic `` Disibodenberger Kapelle '' ( chapel ) was built to a plan by Heinrich Murer von Beckelnheim for the Cistercians of Disibodenberg Abbey on an estate that lay between the town wall and Großstraße , and which had already been presented to the abbey by Archbishop Willigis of Mainz in 975 . The estate , which functioned as a tithe-gathering place for the landholds on the middle Nahe and the Glan , grew into the abbey 's most important settlement . The chapel , bearing an imprint of the Frankfurt school , was according to dendrochronological studies , in the area of the quire , roofed about 1455 , while the nave got its roof somewhat later , about 1493 . Both roof frames , given their age , size , quality and completeness are held to be among the most important witnesses to the carpenter 's craft in Rhineland-Palatinate . The means of financing the construction of this 23.25 m-long , 7.65 m-wide building came from an inheritance from Katharina von Homburg , widow of Antilmann von Scharfenstein , called von Grasewege , an Electoral Mainz Amtmann at Schloss Böckelheim , who died on 24 December 1388 , and whom Catholics revere as Blessed . After the Reformation was introduced under Duke Wolfgang of Palatinate-Zweibrücken , the chapel was profaned in 1566 by being converted into a storehouse . A vaulted cellar with a height of about 3.90 m was built in , taking in the space between the base of the foundation and the windowsills and thus leading to the loss of the original ground floor 's floor level and pedestal zone . Therefore , the chapel can now no longer be entered through any doorway dating from the time of building . The new `` high ground floor '' thus created lies at the level of the sills of the Gothic windows . Likewise about 1566 , in an attempt to gain more stabling room , a wooden middle floor was built in , which is now important to the building 's history for both its age and its shaping in the Renaissance style . Since both the later building jobs – the vaulted cellar and the middle floor – came to be in the course of the chapel 's profanation after the Reformation was introduced , they can also be considered witnesses to the local denominational history . The west portal 's outer tympanum , which shows , under a mighty ogee , in the style of the Frankfurt School , a calvary with Jesus , Mary Mother of God and John the Apostle as well as two thurible-swinging angels attending , is the only one with carved ornamentation in the Nahe-Glan region that has been preserved from the Middle Ages . The artwork is stylistically akin to the tomb carving in nearby St. Johannisberg ( constituent community of Hochstetten-Dhaun ) and at the Pfaffen-Schwabenheim collegiate church . The motif of the crockets along the ogee , on the viewer 's left turned away and on his right opened towards him , are otherwise only found on the west portal of St. Valentin in Kiedrich in the Rheingau . Brought to light in 1985 during restoration work beneath the tympanum was an atlas in the shape of a male figure , which because of his arm warmers reaching down over his palms is described as the `` Bauhandwerker '' – roughly `` construction worker '' . The atlas was , after painstaking analysis , walled up again for conservational reasons . After the chapel had been hidden for 111 years behind a print shop 's walls , it came back to public awareness in 2010 with the opening of a retail park on the former print shop 's property . The `` Förderverein Disibodenberger Kapelle Bad Sobernheim e.V . '' ( `` Förderverein '' means `` promotional association '' in German ) has since set itself the task of finding a cultural use for the old chapel in keeping with its dignity as a former ecclesiastical building , and of permanently opening it to the broader public . In the spring of 2013 , however , plans were put forth to turn the Disibodenberg Chapel into a brewpub . Maltese Chapel . The Late Gothic `` Malteserkapelle '' arose as a church of a settlement of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta/Knights Hospitaller . The quire was built in 1456 and the nave completed in 1465 . The chapel 's quire stands taller than the nave . The building 's exterior is framed by stepped buttresses and windows with fish-bladder tracery . After the Reformation was introduced , the Knights had to leave Sobernheim . The chapel was used as a commercial building and fell into disrepair . After the reintroduction of the Catholic faith in 1664 , the chapel , now renovated from the ground up , served as the Catholic parish church . At the Maltese Commandry in 1821 , a Progymnasium was established ( the `` Höhere Stadtschule '' or `` Higher Town School '' ) ; the chapel was restored in 1837 and was then used as the school chapel . This school is considered the forerunner to the current Gymnasium . After the new Catholic parish church , Saint Matthew 's ( `` St. Matthäus '' ) was built in 1898/1899 , directly opposite the chapel , six tombs , the baptismal font made about 1625 and a Sacramental shrine from the 15th century were all transferred to the new parish church . The chapel building was converted into a clubhouse . The last renovation work was undertaken in 1999–2003 , and since then the Catholic parish of `` St. Matthäus '' has been using the building as its `` Haus der Begegnung '' ( `` Meeting House '' ) . The building is under monumental protection . Saint Matthew ’ s Catholic Parish Church . Saint Matthew 's Catholic Parish Church ( `` Pfarrkirche St. Matthäus '' ) , a Gothic Revival church built by master church builder Ludwig Becker from 1898 to 1899 , was consecrated by Bishop Michael Felix Korum . It is a great , three-naved hall church built out of yellow sandstone . It has a Gothic Revival triptych altar from 1905 , a Sacramental shrine from the 15th century and an historic organ from 1901/1902 built by Michael Körfer from Gau-Algesheim . The organ is one of Körfer 's few still preserved works . In the sanctuary stands the baptismal font made about 1625 and taken from the Maltese Chapel . The 59 m-tall churchtower looms over the town and can be seen from far beyond . Among the glass windows , those in the sanctuary stand out from those elsewhere in the church with their special images and colouring . The middle window uses mediaeval symbolism to describe the Last Judgment . The left window shows church patron Saint Matthew 's calling at the tax office , under which are shown Hildegard of Bingen and Simon Peter . Displayed on the right window is the Maltese Chapel 's patron , John the Baptist , and underneath , among others , Saint Disibod . On each side of the chancel are wall surfaces shaped in local forms . To the right , the lower part shows the town with the town hall 's façade , the parish churches ’ towers ( both Catholic and Evangelical ) and the town 's coat of arms . The populace standing before this is shown in the four ages of life and as representatives of ecclesiastical and secular worlds . The historic Körfer organ was thoroughly restored in 2011–2012 . The parish church itself is slated to be renovated inside beginning in January 2014 Marketplace . Worth seeing , too , is the historic marketplace ( `` Marktplatz '' ) with the town hall ( `` Rathaus '' ) from the 16th century , whence all other historical places , leisure facilities and restaurants in town can be easily reached . The marketplace and the neighbouring streets are also the venue for Bad Sobernheim 's yearly traditional `` Innenstadtfest '' ( `` Inner Town Festival '' ) , held on the first weekend in September . Noble estates . Bad Sobernheim is home to several former landholds once belonging to noblemen or monasteries in bygone centuries . The `` Steinhardter Hof '' temporarily served as a hideout towards the end of the 18th century for the robbers Johann Peter Petri , called `` Schwarzer Peter '' ( `` Black Peter '' ) and Johannes Bückler , called `` Schinderhannes '' . Paul Schneider Monumental Column . In Pferdsfeld , one of the centres in Bad Sobernheim 's northwest exclave , stands the `` Paul-Schneider-Gedenksäule '' in memory of the martyr Paul Schneider , who was born here . Synagogue . About any mediaeval institutions , nothing is known , but there might have been a prayer room on hand in the earlier half of the 15th century , when there were four or five Jewish families in town . The modern Jewish community , too , began with a prayer room in the 17th or 18th century . Beginning in 1816 , this was to be found in a private house ( the Werner house at Marumstraße 20 ) . As early as the late 1830s , the building police were threatening to close the roughly 25 m2 room as it had become too small for the swelling Jewish community . First , the community strove to secure a plot on Marumstraße ( later the site of the Bottlinger house ) , but this proved to be too small for a new building . Only in 1858 , amid great financial sacrifice , was a synagogue built on what is now called Gymnasialstraße , on a piece of land where once had stood a barn . It was a Late Classicist sandstone-block building with round-arched windows and a pyramid roof . The original building was – in comparison with the one that has been preserved – smaller by one window axis ; this area was to be occupied by a schoolhouse . About the synagogue 's consecration on 18 June 1858 , performed by Chief Rabbi Dr. Auerbach together with the Sobernheim cantor and schoolteacher Alexander Cahn , a newspaper report from the `` Allgemeine Zeitung des Judentums '' survives from 19 June 1858 , written by `` Master Bricklayer S. Hadra '' : Sobernheim , 18 June 1858 . On this day , the local Jewish community celebrated the consecration of its newly built House of God . This is , in relation to the not very numerous Jewish population , built very roomily , so that in the case of growth thereof by as many again , there would still not be a lack of room . The building itself is built in a suitable modern style . The community spared no expense furnishing its House of God in the worthiest way . They even enjoyed valuable donations and contributions from non-resident members . The consecration celebrations were conducted with great pomp . Many friends from near and far attended to participate on this festive day . The festive procession moved from the old prayer house to the new synagogue . Forth under the grand baldachin of the Chief Rabbis , Dr. Auerbach from Bonn and the local cantor and schoolteacher , Mr. Cahn , followed by the bearers of the Scroll of Law . Hereupon followed the choir that has been newly instituted here by Sobernheim ’ s young women and men , the officials who were invited to the festivities and other members of the community . The synagogue at this memorable celebration was adorned with leaves and wreaths of flowers by the teacher . Chief Rabbi Dr. Auerbach gave a deeply gripping sermon characterizing the day ’ s importance . On Saturday , the Jewish community ’ s schoolteacher and cantor Mr. Kahn preached on the theme “ Build me a House of God and I shall live among you. ” S. Hadra , Master Bricklayer.In 1904 , the synagogue was thoroughly renovated and expanded towards the west . About the completion of this work and the synagogue 's reconsecration on 11 and 12 November 1904 , a magazine report from `` Der Israelit '' survives from 24 November 1904 : Sobernheim . 14 November 1904 . The 11th and 12th of November were high festive days for the local community , as on these days , the expanded and beautified synagogue was consecrated . To the festivities , many guests from here and elsewhere were invited and they showed up . The consecration service held on Friday afternoon , at which , among others , the mayor , the town executive , the Royal District School Inspector , the principal of the local Realschule and representatives of the schoolboards took part , was opened with the motet “ `` Gesegnet sei , wer da kommt im Namen des Herrn '' ” ( “ Blessed be He who Cometh in the Lord ’ s Name ” ) , presented by the synagogue choir . Hereupon , the community ’ s schoolteacher , Mr. Berendt , read out , in an upliftingly expressive voice , Psalm 110 . After the choir then sang Ma Tovu ( מה טבו ) , leadership member Mr. Michel ’ s eldest daughter presented a prologue in exemplary fashion and handed the community head , Mr. M. Marum , the key to the holy ark . He then gave a speech thanking , in brief but heartfelt words , all those who had contributed to the completion of the building work . Upon this , Mr. Marum opened the holy ark and bestowed upon it its ceremonial function . While the choir sang Vaychi benisa ( ויחי בנסע ) , leadership member Mr. Löb took out one of the Torah scrolls and handed it to Mr. Berendt , who with a festive voice spoke the following : “ And this is the teaching that Moses set before the Children of Israel , and in this teaching is the Word that served Israel as a banner on its long wandering through history , around which it gathered , the Word , which was its guiding star in friendly and dreary days : Hear , O Israel , the Everlasting , our God , the Everlasting , is the only one. ” After the choir and the community had repeated the last words in Hebrew , the Torah scroll was put into the holy ark amid song from the choir for that occasion . Deeply moving and seriously thought-out was Mr. Berendt ’ s celebratory sermon that followed about the Word of the prophet Isaiah : “ ביתי בית תפלה יקרא לכל העמים ” ( “ My house shall be a house of prayer and a house for all people ” ) . After the consecration hereafter performed by him and the reading of the general invocation , the aaronitic blessing was then conferred in Hebrew and German and the consecrational song was presented by the choir . The celebratory service obviously left all participants with an impression fully matching the dignity of the celebration . After a short break , קבלת שבת took place ( onset of Shabbat ) , at which our splendid House of God shone as surely as it had at midday in glorious electric light . On Saturday morning , the main service was held , whereupon the religious celebration concluded . At four o ’ clock in the afternoon , a banquet began in the hall at the “ high castle ” . This event , too , went off in the loveliest way , making the festival into a harmonic whole , honouring its organizers and giving all participants a lasting memory . To the following goes credit for the embellishment of the House of God : Mrs. Jakob Kaufmann `` née '' van Geldern , who by collections among the women made possible a magnificent parochet ; Mr. Ferdinand Herz , who endowed a sumptuous shulchan cover ( for the lectern ) ; Mrs . Else Jakobi `` née '' Marum from Grünstadt and Mr. B. Steinherb from Aachen , who each donated a richly ornamented Torah mantle . The Family Jakob Marum from Karlsruhe gave a rare carpet that decorates the inside of the House of God.In 1929 , the synagogue 's roof was renovated . In August 1930 , a memorial tablet to the fallen from Sobernheim in the First World War was put up at the synagogue . On Kristallnacht ( 9–10 November 1938 ) , the synagogue was demolished and desecrated . The prayer books were burnt . Somebody managed to save the Torah scrolls and the parochet . The memorial tablet to the fallen was broken to bits , but Alfred Marum safely gathered up the bits ( he put it back together and on 15 October 1950 , set it in the memorial at the graveyard , fractured though it still was ; the Jewish worship community of the Bad Kreuznach and Birkenfeld districts replaced it with a replica of the original in January 2005 ) . In 1939 , the synagogue was sold to the town , who had in mind to turn the building into an atrium for the Gymnasium . In the Second World War , however , the synagogue was used as a storage room by the Wehrmacht . In 1953 , after the war , the building was sold to the owner of the Schmidt department store and thereafter used for furniture storage . Intermediate floors were built inside . In 1971 , the building was threatened with being torn down . A broad bypass road was , according to the plans then put forth , to lead right across the plot occupied by the synagogue . Only with great effort could the application to put the building under monumental protection be put through . The town and the owner objected , albeit unsuccessfully . In 1986 , the building was once again sold , and then used for drink storage and stockpiling . On 9 November 1989 – the 51st anniversary of Kristallnacht – the `` Förderverein Synagoge Sobernheim e.V . '' ( Sobernheim Synagogue Promotional Association ) was founded . It set itself the goal of conserving the legacy of Jewish culture in Bad Sobernheim . Central to its purpose from the outset were the preservation and renovation of the synagogue . The House of God was to be led to a use that was wise and in line with its dignity . The use to which the building was to be led turned out to be as the new home for the town 's public library , which would allow the space formerly used for worship to keep its original shape ( the intermediate floors were to be torn out ) . In 2001 , the town of Bad Sobernheim acquired the synagogue . Through a usage and maintenance agreement , the building passed into the promotional association 's care . In 2002 , the roof and the windows were repaired . The Family Marum 's descendents donated a new Star of David for the roof . At once , several memorial events , concerts and even Jewish religious services took place inside , even though at first , it did not look very appealing . In connection with this , close contacts were developed between the promotional association , the `` Zentralwohlfahrtsstelle der Juden in Deutschland '' ( Central Welfare Post of the Jews in Germany , represented locally by `` Max-Willner-Haus '' in Bad Sobernheim ) and the Jewish worship community in Bad Kreuznach . In 2003 , the first Jewish religious service in 65 years took place at the synagogue . Between 2005 and 2010 , the restoration of the old synagogue was undertaken , and it was turned into the `` Kulturhaus Synagoge '' . This was festively dedicated on 30 May 2010 . The address in Bad Sobernheim is Gymnasialstraße 9 . Jewish graveyard . The Jewish graveyard in Bad Sobernheim is believed to have existed since the early 19th century . Its earliest appearance in records was in the original 1825 cadastral survey . Rural cadastral names such as `` Auf 'm Judenkirchhof '' or `` In der Judendell '' , however , may mean that it has existed longer . If the Bad Sobernheim graveyard was only laid out in 1820 or thereabouts , it is unclear where the town 's Jewish families would have buried their dead before that , although candidates include the central graveyards in Bad Kreuznach , Gemünden and Meisenheim . Registered as the graveyard 's owner in 1826 was the horse dealer Philipp Werner ( at the time , the Jewish community could not function as an incorporated body and thus could not own things ) . The graveyard was still in the Family Werner 's ownership in 1860 . In 1856 , a field beside the Jewish graveyard was named that was in the Jewish community 's ownership , which became the new annex to the graveyard ( the new Sobernheim and Monzingen section ) . The oldest preserved gravestone is from 1829 , bearing the aforesaid Philipp Werner 's name . The last three burials were in the time of the Third Reich , shortly before the deportations began . Those buried were Ida and Hermann Wolf and also Jonas Haas . No further gravestones were ever placed . The graveyard 's area is 6 979 m2 , making it the second biggest in the Bad Kreuznach district . The graveyard is divided into four parts , the old and new Sobernheim sections , the Waldböckelheim section and the Monzingen section . Standing in the Monzingen section are gravestones from the Monzingen graveyard , which was levelled in 1938 . The gravestones were transferred to Bad Sobernheim . In the Waldböckelheim section , members of the Jewish community in Waldböckelheim were buried in the 19th century . There was a relationship between Waldböckelheim and Sobernheim especially in the Family Marum : Anselm Marum the Younger was born in Waldböckelheim , but he later became leader of the Jewish community in Sobernheim . The old Sobernheim section is where the dead from Sobernheim were buried in the 19th century . Beginning in 1902 , the new Sobernheim section was used . The first burial there was Sara Marum , who had founded the Marum stocking factory . In the middle , among the sections , stands the 1950 monument where the memorial tablet to the fallen from the First World War is set . This was to be found at the synagogue ( see Synagogue above ) until 1938 , and it was replaced with a replica in 2005 . There was another , smaller Jewish graveyard at the northwest edge of the town graveyard `` Auf Löhborn '' , behind the chapel , that was laid out in 1925 . This new burying ground was secured through community leader Leopold Loeb 's efforts . Buried there were his wife 's siblings and in 1930 , Loeb himself . In 1937 – in the time of the Third Reich – the dead buried at this graveyard had to be removed and buried once again at the `` Domberg '' graveyard . Within the municipal graveyard , Jews were now `` unwanted '' . During the time of the Third Reich , the `` Domberg '' graveyard was heavily defiled and ravaged . The worst destruction happened on Kristallnacht ( 9–10 November 1938 ) , wrought by 10 or 15 men , mostly Brownshirt thugs . They threw the gravestones about and shattered stones and inscription tablets . Quite a few pieces of stone were rolled down the hill or thrown over into neighbouring fields . Parts of the graveyard ( among them the left side of the Waldböckelheim section ) were then or in the time that followed almost utterly removed . After 1945 , the stones – wherever possible – were put back up , but this left some of the stones in the older sections no longer standing in their original places . Many bits of rubble could not be identified and therefore could not be placed . On 15 October 1950 , the memorial was dedicated , and now remembers not only the local Jews who fell in the First World War but also those Jews from Bad Sobernheim who died . Even after 1945 , the graveyard was defiled several times – at least four – the last time in January 1983 , when some 40 gravestones were thrown about and heavily damaged . The plaque at the graveyard reads as follows : Jewish graveyards “ Auf dem Domberg ” in Sobernheim . In 1343 , the first Jewish fellow townsfolk in Sobernheim were mentioned in documents . Their burial places are unknown . Likely their burials took place outside the town wall . In Napoleonic times about 1800 , there was a new burial order . Thereafter , no more dead could be buried in residential areas . At about the same time as the graveyard “ Auf Löhborn ” was laid out , so was the Jewish graveyard “ Auf dem Domberg ” . The oldest gravestone comes from 1829 . The graveyard is made up of three parts . In the oldest part , the dead are buried with their heads towards Jerusalem , thus eastwards . In the middle part of the graveyard , the dead were buried turned towards the synagogue , which can be seen well from the graveyard . Since the former Jewish graveyard at Monzingen was closed at the NSDAP ’ s instigation , the available stones from Monzingen were “ symbolically ” set up at the Sobernheim graveyard . Also worthy of mention is the tablet at the graveyard honouring the fallen Jewish soldiers from the First World War 1914-18 . Beginning in 1930 , Jewish families buried their dead at the town graveyard “ Auf Löhborn ” . On the NSDAP ’ s orders in 1933-34 , exhumations of the buried Jews were carried out , and they were eventually buried at the Jewish graveyard “ Auf dem Domberg ” . With regard to the care of graves , Jewish people have different customs to Christians . After setting the gravestone , the rest of the dead should for ever be undisturbed . It is customary to plant ivy or periwinkle on the graves . When visiting a relative ’ s grave , one lays a stone on the gravestone , or on the anniversary of his death , a grave candle is lit . The graveyard is closed on all Saturdays as well as on all Jewish holidays . The Jewish graveyard lies on the Domberg ( mountain ) east of the town centre , not far from the road `` Auf dem Kolben '' . Museums . Bad Sobernheim is home to two museums . The `` Rheinland-Pfälzisches Freilichtmuseum '' ( `` Rhineland-Palatinate Open-Air Museum '' ) has translocated buildings , old cattle breeds ( Glan Cattle ) and old equipment , showing how the people who lived in the countryside in Rhineland-Palatinate , in the Hunsrück and on the Nahe and other rural places lived and worked in bygone centuries . It is of importance well beyond the local region . The local history museum ( `` Heimatmuseum '' ) has pictures , sculptures and notes made by well known Bad Sobernheim artists such as Jakob Melcher , Johann von der Eltz and Rudolf Desch on display . Many magazines , documents and books by the spa founder and pastor Emanuel Felke can be found here . His works are presented on display boards . Also found here is an extensive collection about the region 's geological history . Palaeontology . Bad Sobernheim is also known as the discovery site for a number of fossils . Named after its main discovery site , a sand quarry in the outlying centre of Steinhardt , are `` Steinhardter Erbsen '' , or `` Steinhardt Peas '' , sandstone concretions containing fossils , mostly plants . These ball-shaped sandstones contain plant and animal remnants that are roughly 30,000,000 years old , from the Oligocene . Wrapping the fossils inside one of these `` peas '' is baryte . The peas presumably formed inside hot springs that apparently were linked with a geological remoulding near Steinhardt and bore barium chloride . When plants and animals decay in an oxidizing environment , hydrogen sulphide forms , which reacts with barium chloride to form baryte . In the process , sand is locked around the fossils . Plant remnants like wood and conifer cones are mostly converted into baryte , and only leaves show up as imprints . In the pit of a former Bad Sobernheim brickworks , superb fossils of plants from Rotliegend times ( Permian ) some 290,000,000 years ago have been unearthed . The name of one of these species , `` Sobernheimia '' , recalls its discovery site . At times , whole phyla of horsetails and sequoias have come to light there . Fossil plants from Sobernheim are presented at the Palaeontological Museum in Nierstein . Moreover , small agate druses are now and then found within the town 's limits . Other fossils have been found at a basalt quarry near Langenthal . Sport and leisure . In Bad Sobernheim there are an adventure swimming pool , a 3.5 km-long `` Barfußpfad '' ( `` Barefoot Path '' ) on the riverside flats with adventure stations , among them river crossings , one at a ford and another at a suspension bridge , as well as many cycle paths and hiking trails , tennis , golf and miniature golf facilities . There is also a campground . Parks . In the inner town lies the `` Marumpark '' , once the family Marum 's private garden . This family owned a stocking factory located in Bad Sobernheim from 1865 to 1982 , which was later donated to the town . Near the middle stands a memorial stone to Arnold Marum , factory founder Sarah Marum 's great-grandson . Winegrowing and tourism . Bad Sobernheim belongs to the Nahe wine region . The winemaking appellation – `` Großlage '' – is called `` Paradiesgarten '' , while individual Sobernheim wineries – `` Einzellagen '' – are `` Domberg '' and `` Marbach '' . Winegrowing and tourism go hand in hand here . The `` Weinwanderweg Rhein-Nahe '' ( `` Rhine-Nahe Wine Hiking Trail '' ) , the `` Nahe-Radweg '' ( `` Nahe Cycle Way '' ) and the `` Naheweinstraße '' ( `` Nahe Wine Road '' ) all run through the town 's municipal area and on through the `` Verbandsgemeinde '' . Even today , agriculture still defines part of the region 's culture , giving rise to , among other things , a great grape and fruit market in the town each autumn . Many winemakers also have gastronomical enterprises . The traditional grape variety is Riesling . Retailers . Bad Sobernheim 's `` Innenstadtzentrum '' ( `` Inner Town Centre '' ) stands on land once occupied by the Melsbach cardboard packaging factory , and is a big shopping centre with branches of Rewe , NKD and Netto as well as a café and two bakeries . On the town 's outskirts are found the companies Real , Lidl and Aldi Süd . Financial services . The `` Sparkasse Rhein-Nahe '' ( savings bank ) and the `` Volksbank Rhein-Nahe-Hunsrück '' both have branches in the town . Education . Bad Sobernheim has a state G8 Gymnasium , the `` Emanuel-Felke-Gymnasium '' . Moreover , there is a big school centre ( `` Münchwiesen '' ) that houses a primary school and a coöperative Realschule plus . Both schools at the school centre and the Gymnasium have all-day school . The folk high school rounds out the educational offerings for adults . Bad Sobernheim also has two Evangelical kindergartens , `` Albert-Schweitzer-Haus '' and `` Leinenborn '' . There are also one municipal kindergarten and a Catholic one belonging to the Catholic parish of `` St. Matthäus '' . Libraries . At the renovated former synagogue , there has been since April 2010 the public municipal library , the `` Kulturhaus Synagoge '' . The two former libraries , the Evangelical parish library and the old municipal library , were then brought together at the old synagogue to form a new municipal library . Transport . Running by Bad Sobernheim is `` Bundesstraße '' 41 . Serving the town is a railway station on the Nahe Valley Railway ( Bingen–Saarbrücken ) . The bus route BusRegioLinie 260 Bad Sobernheim – Meisenheim – Lauterecken with a connection on to Altenglan runs hourly ( every two hours in the evening and on weekends ) . The town lies within the area of the `` Rhein-Nahe-Nahverkehrsverbund '' ( RNN ; Rhine-Nahe Local Transport Association ) . Frankfurt-Hahn Airport lies some 30 km away from Bad Sobernheim as the crow flies .
Church Glacier . Church Glacier ( ) is a tributary glacier , long , flowing southward along the west side of nearby Church Ridge to enter Leander Glacier northwest of Shadow Bluff , in the Admiralty Mountains , a major mountain range situated in Victoria Land , Antarctica . It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and from U.S. Navy air photos , 1960–63 , and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Brooks D. Church , a laboratory management technician at McMurdo Station , Hut Point Peninsula , Ross Island , 1966–67 and 1967–68 . The glacier lies on the Pennell Coast , a portion of Antarctica lying between Cape Williams and Cape Adare .
Lesmahagow F.C.. Lesmahagow Football Club is a Scottish football club , based in the town of Lesmahagow , South Lanarkshire . They were formed in 1885 and play at Craighead Park . Currently playing in the West of Scotland League Central District First Division . they wear Red And White Hooped Shirts , White Shorts , Red Socks and away colours are Blue Shirt White Trim , Blue Shorts , Blue Socks white trim . The club are sponsored by The Black Bull Inn , Lesmahagow .
Viburnum × carlcephalum . `` Viburnum '' × `` carlcephalum '' ( `` V. carlesii '' × `` V. macrocephalum '' ) , common name fragrant snowball , is a hybrid flowering plant in the family Adoxaceae ( formerly Caprifoliaceae ) , of garden origin . Growing to tall and broad , it is a substantial deciduous shrub with heart-shaped leaves often turning red in autumn . Rounded flower-heads composed of many fragrant , tubular white flowers are borne in early summer . Flowering is later than many other deciduous viburnums . The flowers are followed in autumn by insignificant red-black fruits . This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society 's Award of Garden Merit .
Mayan-e Olya , Razavi Khorasan . Mayan-e Olya ( , also Romanized as Māyān-e ‘ Olyā ) is a village in Torqabeh Rural District , Torqabeh District , Torqabeh and Shandiz County , Razavi Khorasan Province , Iran . At the 2016 census , its population was 329 , in 112 families .
Democrats in Norway . The Democrats in Norway ( , DEM ) , formerly and commonly known as the Democrats , is a national conservative political party in Norway without parliamentary representation . The party was founded in 2002 , chiefly by former members of the Progress Party led by Vidar Kleppe . The Democrats has a conservative , national-oriented profile ; key issues are opposition to immigration and Islamic influence , opposition to the European Union ( including Schengen and the EEA ) , and tougher law and order measures . In economic issues it has a more centrist profile , calling for raising the minimal state pension , care pay for homemakers , as well as opposition to taxes on cars and toll stations . It considers its values to be based on Christianity and Norwegian heritage . The party has never been represented in the Storting ( Norwegian parliament ) except for being joined by independent MP Jan Simonsen in 2002 , thus effectively being represented until the parliamentary term expired in 2005 . The party reported to have 3,500 registered members in 2013 . As of the 2011 local elections , the party has eight representatives in five municipal councils , and one representation in a county council ( Vest-Agder ) . Foundation . The Democrats were founded on 24 August 2002 at `` Hotel Linne '' in Oslo , primarily by former Progress Party members , but also former members of the Labour Party , Conservative Party , Liberal Party and Socialist Left Party . In November of the same year , the party successfully gathered 5,200 signatures ( 5,000 required ) , and was legally registered as a party . The new party 's leader , Vidar Kleppe , had a vision that the party should have a role as an ombudsman at grass roots level , similar to the role of Anders Lange , the first leader of the Progress Party . Since Member of Parliament Jan Simonsen ( who was expelled from the Progress Party in 2001 ) joined the party upon its creation , the party was until 2005 also effectively represented in the Norwegian Parliament ( technically , he had to sit as an independent ) . One of the components of the new party was the minor Social Democrats , previously known as the Generation Party , which in turn had been formed as a splinter group of the Pensioners ' Party . The Democrats originally tried to take advantage of this party 's status to run for election . This led to a struggle about the Democrats ' right to put up lists in more counties . The conflict was resolved , and subsequently both the Democrats and the Social Democrats were eligible to contest elections in Norway . Later , the Democrats went on to draw leading figures and members from parties such as the Fatherland Party and the Norwegian People 's Party . Early years ( 2002–2012 ) . By August 2003 , the headquarters of the Democrats in Kristiansand had reportedly been vandalised eight times . In its first elections , the 2003 local elections , the Democrats ran in 46 municipalities and boroughs , and won 0.3 % of the nationwide vote in the county elections . It won two representatives in the Kristiansand municipal council , and one in the Vest-Agder county council . In 2005 , the Democrats became represented in the Bergen city council owing to the defection of a Progress Party councillor . The party stepped up its activity with the aim of gaining a foothold in the Norwegian Parliament at the 2005 parliamentary election . Before the election , party leader Vidar Kleppe tried to bolster support for the party by calling for the closure of all Mosques in Norway if they did not clearly distance themselves from terrorism . Candidates running for the party also had to withstand threats and attacks during the electoral campaign . This included Nordland county leader Amund Garfors receiving death threats , and party leader Vidar Kleppe being physically assaulted both by a former Workers ' Communist Party deputy leader , and by members of a demonstration by left-wing organisations SOS Rasisme , the Blitz-movement and Socialist Youth . Despite running a high-profile campaign , the Democrats failed to make any breakthrough in the election . The Democrats increased their number of candidates for the 2007 local elections , and ran in 85 municipalities and boroughs , as well as in all 19 counties . The party won 0.3 % of the overall vote in the county elections , and kept its representation in the Vest-Agder county council . It gained eight municipal councillors , among them in the cities Trondheim and Kristiansand . For the 2009 parliamentary election the Democrats for the first time ran in all the counties in Norway . The Democrats complained about the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation to the OSCE , as the party along with other extraparliamentary parties that ran in all 19 counties had been denied television coverage ( except the Red Party ) . Only a few weeks before the 2009 election , the headquarters of the Democrats were broken into , and a computer containing material planned for use in the election campaign was stolen . In the election , the party remained at 0.1 % of the vote . The Democrats had to renew its public registration owing to the poor 2009 election result , and chose to re-register itself as the `` Democrats in Norway '' . The party only ran in 31 municipalities for the 2011 local elections . It nevertheless again won eight municipal councillors , this time in five councils ( two councillors in three councils ) , and held its representation in the Vest-Agder county council . Besides its two representatives in Kristiansand ( in Vest-Agder ) , all of the party 's municipal councillors were elected in Hordaland . After the election , the party became part of local cooperations that would govern Kristiansand and Stord . Present era ( 2012–present ) . Vidar Kleppe stepped down as leader in 2012 and was succeeded by Kjell Arne Sellæg . The change in leadership was followed by internal strife and resignations . Eleven weeks after his appointment as leader , Sellæg left the Democrats to form a new party , the Moderates . He was succeeded by Elisabeth Rue Strencbo . In 2013 the party elected Fredrik U. Litleskare as new leader of the party . Litleskare withdrew from the position in 2014 citing internal non-political conflicts , and was succeeded by Ellen Simonsen as acting leader . In 2015 Terje Svendsen was elected new leader . In 2016 Kim Steinar Kjærner-Strømberg was elected new leader , until he with the member of the board was exposed for a political coup according to the Norwegian Party Regulation Tribunal ( PLN ) . He was succeeded by Makvan Kasheikal , an immigrant from Iran The election of Makvan Kasheikal is regarded as not valid by the PLN ( The Norwegian Party Regulation tribunal ) . Political profile . The main issues for the party are law and order , increased help for the elderly and disabled , and a restrictive immigration and asylum policy . The principles of the Democrats are built on Christian values , and Norwegian culture and tradition . The party opposes mass immigration and increased Islamic influence , fearing that Western liberal values such as human rights and the Christian heritage will be endangered . It also seeks drastic measures against crime . When questioned about the party 's place on the political spectrum , former Democrats ' leader Vidar Kleppe responded that the Democrats are `` in many ways a centrist party . '' As of 2015 , the party officially describes itself as a `` national value-conservative '' party . The Democrats consider the Danish People 's Party and the Sweden Democrats to be its sister parties . The party has been characterised by media and scholars as a radical-right populist party . Law and order . The Democrats identify the causes of the recent upsurge in serious crime in Norway to be a result of low penalties , liberal immigration policies , and a lack of funding for the police , courts and prison system . The party wants to raise the sentence frame of first-degree murder to life imprisonment , and otherwise raise minimum sentence frames . It does not support giving penalty discounts for multiple offences , and wants instead to add up penalties for every single offence . The party wants to double sentences for second-time offenders , triple sentences for third-time offenders and so on . Immigration . One of the main issues for the Democrats is immigration to Norway , and the party wants a strongly restrictive immigration policy . The party maintains that mass-immigration to western countries leads to considerable problems that are hard to solve , including considerable costs for social security payments and great increases in crime . The party believes that Norway 's liberal values will be put in danger if a `` Muslim mass immigration '' is accepted . The party wants a stricter policy towards criminal immigrants , for instance allowing for the repatriation of immigrants participating in organized and gang-crime . The party also claims that the current Norwegian refugee-policy is cynical in that it seeks to help the few refugees who can afford the journey to Norway , when there are millions of people suffering worldwide without such possibilities . The Democrats seeks to change the refugee-policy to instead helping people outside the Norwegian border . They claim that in that way the Norwegian state can afford to help much more refugees for the same amount of money that it requires to help considerably fewer people in Norway . Foreign policy . The Democrats are opposed to Norwegian membership in the European Union , and wants Norway to withdraw from the European Economic Area and the Schengen Agreement . The party wants to replace membership of the EEA with a free trade agreement . While supporting continued membership of NATO and the United Nations , it contends that the latter must reform . The party supports increased free trade , and wants to dissolve state-controlled foreign aid . The party only supports foreign aid to countries pursuing free-market policies , but maintains support to countries in cases of natural disasters , war and famine . Supportive of Israel , the party proposes to move the Norwegian embassy to what it describes as `` the country 's capital , Jerusalem . '' Local representation . As of the 2011 local elections ( 0.3 % county results ) , the party is represented in one county , Vest-Agder ( 1 ) , and five municipalities ; Kristiansand ( 2 ) , Askøy ( 2 ) , Odda ( 2 ) , Fedje ( 1 ) and Stord ( 1 ) Endorsements . The Democrats have been endorsed by several notable figures in Norway . One of the co-founders of the party was former coach of the football club IK Start , Karsten Johannessen , who has since been a repeated low-key candidate for the party . In the 2005 parliamentary election , the Democrats were endorsed by former boxer Ole Klemetsen and former pop singer Gry Jannicke Jarlum , who both stood as low-key candidates . Professional Elvis impersonator Kjell Elvis has long endorsed Vidar Kleppe , and subsequently the Democrats , and stood as a low-key candidate for it in 2011 . Country artist Åsmund Åmli stood as a low-key candidate for the party in both the 2007 and 2011 local elections .
Europa Huang . Europa Huang ( born November 2 , 1983 ) is a Taiwanese singer-songwriter , producer and occupational therapist . He won Best New Artist at the 18th Golden Melody Awards for his debut album `` Over the Way '' , and the Best Composer award at the 28th Golden Melody Awards for the song `` Centrifugal Force '' . Personal life . Huang attended the National Experimental High School , and graduated from the National Cheng Kung University in Tainan , with a degree in occupational therapy .
Alexander Zhulin . Alexander ( Sasha ) Viacheslavovich Zhulin ( , born 20 July 1963 ) is a Russian ice dancing coach and former competitor . With Maya Usova , he is a two-time Olympic medalist ( 1994 silver , 1992 bronze ) , the 1993 World champion , and the 1993 European champion . They also won gold medals at Skate America , NHK Trophy , Nations Cup , and Winter Universiade . They represented the Soviet Union , the Unified Team , and Russia . Competitive career . Coach Natalia Dubova paired him with Maya Usova in 1980 . In 1988 , they made their first appearance at the European Championships , placing fourth . The next season , they won silver at the 1989 European Championships in Birmingham , England and silver in their World Championships debut , in Paris . The next two seasons , they took bronze at Worlds . At the 1991 World Figure Skating Championships they were very close to winning . They led after both the compulsory dances and original dance ( although finishing 2nd in the original dance portion ) , and in the free dance received 4 1st place ordinals from the 9 judges . Nonetheless a strange ordinal situation led to them finishing only 3rd in the free dance and dropping to 3rd overall behind the Duchensays and Klimova and Ponomarenko . In the 1991–92 season , Usova/Zhulin won silver at the 1992 European Championships in Lausanne , Switzerland and then captured their first Olympic medal , bronze , at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville , France . Usova/Zhulin ended their season with silver at the 1992 World Championships in Oakland , California . They moved with Dubova from Moscow to Lake Placid , New York in September 1992 . In the 1992–93 season , Usova/Zhulin won the 1993 European Championships in Helsinki and the 1993 World Championships in Prague . The next season , they were third at the 1994 European Championships in Copenhagen , behind Jayne Torvill / Christopher Dean and Oksana Grishuk / Evgeni Platov . They had been sitting in 1st place and seemingly ensured the title as Grishuk & Platov were mathematically out of gold medal contention , after Torvill & Dean were placed behind them in the free dance 5 judges to 4 . However Grishuk & Platov won the free dance and changed the ordinals between Usova & Zhulin , and Torvill & Dean , dropping Usova & Zhulin to a 3rd place finish . This loss seemed to indicate a loss of their # 1 Russian status and instilled fear in their chances for the Olympic Gold medal . Their new free program to a collection of Nina Rota tunes also received negative reviews from fans and judges alike as it was a sharp departure from their previous work , and many critics felt it did not suit their sensual and elegant style . At the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer , Norway , they won the silver medal behind Grishuk/Platov . They tied for 1st place with Grishuk & Platov in the compulsory dances , and went into the free dance tied for overall 1st with Torvill & Dean who won the original dance , setting up an intense 3 way battle for gold . Unlike the Europeans all 3 teams in position to win gold simply by winning the free dance . In the free dance they received 3 1st place ordinals and 6 2nd place ordinals , but lost the gold to Grishuk & Platov who received 5 1st place ordinals , 1 2nd place ordinal , and 3 3rd place ordinals , losing the free dance and gold based on the majority rule , despite having no judges place them 3rd and a lower total of ordinals than Grishuk & Platov . Had 1 of 3 judges changed their mark by.1 Usova & Zhulin would have won the gold . Upset about the controversial Olympic loss , Usova & Zhulin withdrew from the 1994 World Figure Skating Championships , which they had intended to be their final amateur event . Usova/Zhulin skated together professionally from 1994 to 1997 . They toured with Champions on Ice and won the World Professional Championships . Zhulin then skated with former rival , Oksana Grishuk , for one year . His former partner , Maya Usova , would compete for many years as a professional with former rival , Evgeni Platov . Further career . After retiring , Zhulin became a skating coach and choreographer . He coached in New Jersey before moving back to Russia in 2006 . He is based in Moscow and often coaches in collaboration with Oleg Volkov . Zhulin has also been involved in Russian ice shows , such as `` Ice Age '' . Personal life . Zhulin married Maya Usova in 1986 but the two eventually divorced . He was romantically involved with competitive rival Oksana Grishuk . In 2000 , he married Tatiana Navka , with whom he has a daughter , Sasha , born in May 2000 . Zhulin became an American citizen in 2006 . In April 2010 , he and Navka filed for divorce . He married Natalia Mikhailova in August 2018 . Their daughter , Ekaterina , was born on 10 January 2013 in Moscow .
M. C. Escher . Maurits Cornelis Escher ( ; 17 June 1898 – 27 March 1972 ) was a Dutch graphic artist who made mathematically-inspired woodcuts , lithographs , and mezzotints . Despite wide popular interest , Escher was for long somewhat neglected in the art world ; even in his native Netherlands ; he was 70 before a retrospective exhibition was held . In the twenty-first century , he became more widely appreciated , with exhibitions across the world . His work features mathematical objects and operations including impossible objects , explorations of infinity , reflection , symmetry , perspective , truncated and stellated polyhedra , hyperbolic geometry , and tessellations . Although Escher believed he had no mathematical ability , he interacted with the mathematicians George Pólya , Roger Penrose , Harold Coxeter and crystallographer Friedrich Haag , and conducted his own research into tessellation . Early in his career , he drew inspiration from nature , making studies of insects , landscapes , and plants such as lichens , all of which he used as details in his artworks . He traveled in Italy and Spain , sketching buildings , townscapes , architecture and the tilings of the Alhambra and the Mezquita of Cordoba , and became steadily more interested in their mathematical structure . Escher 's art became well known among scientists and mathematicians , and in popular culture , especially after it was featured by Martin Gardner in his April 1966 Mathematical Games column in `` Scientific American '' . Apart from being used in a variety of technical papers , his work has appeared on the covers of many books and albums . He was one of the major inspirations of Douglas Hofstadter 's Pulitzer Prize-winning 1979 book `` Gödel , Escher , Bach '' . Early life . Maurits Cornelis Escher was born on 17 June 1898 in Leeuwarden , Friesland , the Netherlands , in a house that forms part of the Princessehof Ceramics Museum today . He was the youngest son of the civil engineer George Arnold Escher and his second wife , Sara Gleichman . In 1903 , the family moved to Arnhem , where he attended primary and secondary school until 1918 . Known to his friends and family as `` Mauk '' , he was a sickly child and was placed in a special school at the age of seven ; he failed the second grade . Although he excelled at drawing , his grades were generally poor . He took carpentry and piano lessons until he was thirteen years old . In 1918 , he went to the Technical College of Delft . From 1919 to 1922 , Escher attended the Haarlem School of Architecture and Decorative Arts , learning drawing and the art of making woodcuts . He briefly studied architecture , but he failed a number of subjects ( due partly to a persistent skin infection ) and switched to decorative arts , studying under the graphic artist Samuel Jessurun de Mesquita . Study journeys . In 1922 , an important year of his life , Escher traveled through Italy , visiting Florence , San Gimignano , Volterra , Siena , and Ravello . In the same year , he traveled through Spain , visiting Madrid , Toledo , and Granada . He was impressed by the Italian countryside and , in Granada , by the Moorish architecture of the fourteenth-century Alhambra . The intricate decorative designs of the Alhambra , based on geometrical symmetries featuring interlocking repetitive patterns in the coloured tiles or sculpted into the walls and ceilings , triggered his interest in the mathematics of tessellation and became a powerful influence on his work . Escher returned to Italy and lived in Rome from 1923 to 1935 . While in Italy , Escher met Jetta Umiker – a Swiss woman , like himself attracted to Italy – whom he married in 1924 . The couple settled in Rome where their first son , Giorgio ( George ) Arnaldo Escher , named after his grandfather , was born . Escher and Jetta later had two more sons — Arthur and Jan . The sketches he made in the Alhambra formed a major source for his work from that time on . He also studied the architecture of the Mezquita , the Moorish mosque of Cordoba . This turned out to be the last of his long study journeys ; after 1937 , his artworks were created in his studio rather than in the field . His art correspondingly changed sharply from being mainly observational , with a strong emphasis on the realistic details of things seen in nature and architecture , to being the product of his geometric analysis and his visual imagination . All the same , even his early work already shows his interest in the nature of space , the unusual , perspective , and multiple points of view . Later life . In 1935 , the political climate in Italy ( under Mussolini ) became unacceptable to Escher . He had no interest in politics , finding it impossible to involve himself with any ideals other than the expressions of his own concepts through his own particular medium , but he was averse to fanaticism and hypocrisy . When his eldest son , George , was forced at the age of nine to wear a Ballila uniform in school , the family left Italy and moved to Château-d'Œx , Switzerland , where they remained for two years . The Netherlands post office had Escher design a semi-postal stamp for the `` Air Fund '' in 1935 , and again in 1949 he designed Netherlands stamps . These were for the 75th anniversary of the Universal Postal Union ; a different design was used by Surinam and the Netherlands Antilles for the same commemoration . Escher , who had been very fond of and inspired by the landscapes in Italy , was decidedly unhappy in Switzerland . In 1937 , the family moved again , to Uccle ( Ukkel ) , a suburb of Brussels , Belgium . World War II forced them to move in January 1941 , this time to Baarn , Netherlands , where Escher lived until 1970 . Most of Escher 's best-known works date from this period . The sometimes cloudy , cold , and wet weather of the Netherlands allowed him to focus intently on his work . After 1953 , Escher lectured widely . A planned series of lectures in North America in 1962 was cancelled after an illness , and he stopped creating artworks for a time , but the illustrations and text for the lectures were later published as part of the book `` Escher on Escher '' . He was awarded the Knighthood of the Order of Orange-Nassau in 1955 ; he was later made an Officer in 1967 . In July 1969 he finished his last work , a large woodcut with threefold rotational symmetry called `` Snakes '' , in which snakes wind through a pattern of linked rings . These shrink to infinity toward both the center and the edge of a circle . It was exceptionally elaborate , being printed using three blocks , each rotated three times about the center of the image and precisely aligned to avoid gaps and overlaps , for a total of nine print operations for each finished print . The image encapsulates Escher 's love of symmetry ; of interlocking patterns ; and , at the end of his life , of his approach to infinity . The care that Escher took in creating and printing this woodcut can be seen in a video recording . Escher moved to the Rosa Spier Huis in Laren in 1970 , an artists ' retirement home in which he had his own studio . He died in a hospital in Hilversum on 27 March 1972 , aged 73 . He is buried at the New Cemetery in Baarn . Mathematically inspired work . Escher 's work is inescapably mathematical . This has caused a disconnect between his full-on popular fame and the lack of esteem with which he has been viewed in the art world . His originality and mastery of graphic techniques are respected , but his works have been thought too intellectual and insufficiently lyrical . Movements such as conceptual art have , to a degree , reversed the art world 's attitude to intellectuality and lyricism , but this did not rehabilitate Escher , because traditional critics still disliked his narrative themes and his use of perspective . However , these same qualities made his work highly attractive to the public . Escher is not the first artist to explore mathematical themes : Parmigianino ( 1503–1540 ) had explored spherical geometry and reflection in his 1524 `` Self-portrait in a Convex Mirror '' , depicting his own image in a curved mirror , while William Hogarth 's 1754 `` Satire on False Perspective '' foreshadows Escher 's playful exploration of errors in perspective . Another early artistic forerunner is Giovanni Battista Piranesi ( 1720–1778 ) , whose dark `` fantastical '' prints such as `` The Drawbridge '' in his `` Carceri '' ( `` Prisons '' ) sequence depict perspectives of complex architecture with many stairs and ramps , peopled by walking figures . Only with 20th century movements such as Cubism , De Stijl , Dadaism , and Surrealism did mainstream art start to explore Escher-like ways of looking at the world with multiple simultaneous viewpoints . However , although Escher had much in common with , for example , Magritte 's surrealism , he did not make contact with any of these movements . Tessellation . In his early years , Escher sketched landscapes and nature . He also sketched insects such as ants , bees , grasshoppers , and mantises , which appeared frequently in his later work . His early love of Roman and Italian landscapes and of nature created an interest in tessellation , which he called `` Regular Division of the Plane '' ; this became the title of his 1958 book , complete with reproductions of a series of woodcuts based on tessellations of the plane , in which he described the systematic buildup of mathematical designs in his artworks . He wrote , `` Mathematicians have opened the gate leading to an extensive domain '' . After his 1936 journey to the Alhambra and to La Mezquita , Cordoba , where he sketched the Moorish architecture and the tessellated mosaic decorations , Escher began to explore the properties and possibilities of tessellation using geometric grids as the basis for his sketches . He then extended these to form complex interlocking designs , for example with animals such as birds , fish , and reptiles . One of his first attempts at a tessellation was his pencil , India ink , and watercolour `` Study of Regular Division of the Plane with Reptiles '' ( 1939 ) , constructed on a hexagonal grid . The heads of the red , green , and white reptiles meet at a vertex ; the tails , legs , and sides of the animals interlock exactly . It was used as the basis for his 1943 lithograph `` Reptiles '' . His first study of mathematics began with papers by George Pólya and by the crystallographer Friedrich Haag on plane symmetry groups , sent to him by his brother Berend , a geologist . He carefully studied the 17 canonical wallpaper groups and created periodic tilings with 43 drawings of different types of symmetry . From this point on , he developed a mathematical approach to expressions of symmetry in his artworks using his own notation . Starting in 1937 , he created woodcuts based on the 17 groups . His `` Metamorphosis I '' ( 1937 ) began a series of designs that told a story through the use of pictures . In `` Metamorphosis I '' , he transformed convex polygons into regular patterns in a plane to form a human motif . He extended the approach in his piece `` Metamorphosis III '' , which is four metres long . In 1941 and 1942 , Escher summarized his findings for his own artistic use in a sketchbook , which he labeled ( following Haag ) `` Regelmatige vlakverdeling in asymmetrische congruente veelhoeken '' ( `` Regular division of the plane with asymmetric congruent polygons '' ) . The mathematician Doris Schattschneider unequivocally described this notebook as recording `` a methodical investigation that can only be termed mathematical research . '' She defined the research questions he was following as Geometries . Although Escher did not have mathematical training—his understanding of mathematics was largely visual and intuitive—his art had a strong mathematical component , and several of the worlds that he drew were built around impossible objects . After 1924 , Escher turned to sketching landscapes in Italy and Corsica with irregular perspectives that are impossible in natural form . His first print of an impossible reality was `` Still Life and Street '' ( 1937 ) ; impossible stairs and multiple visual and gravitational perspectives feature in popular works such as `` Relativity '' ( 1953 ) . `` House of Stairs '' ( 1951 ) attracted the interest of the mathematician Roger Penrose and his father , the biologist Lionel Penrose . In 1956 , they published a paper , `` Impossible Objects : A Special Type of Visual Illusion '' and later sent Escher a copy . Escher replied , admiring the Penroses ' continuously rising flights of steps , and enclosed a print of `` Ascending and Descending '' ( 1960 ) . The paper also contained the tribar or Penrose triangle , which Escher used repeatedly in his lithograph of a building that appears to function as a perpetual motion machine , `` Waterfall '' ( 1961 ) . Escher was interested enough in Hieronymus Bosch 's 1500 triptych `` The Garden of Earthly Delights '' to re-create part of its right-hand panel , `` Hell '' , as a lithograph in 1935 . He reused the figure of a Mediaeval woman in a two-pointed headdress and a long gown in his lithograph `` Belvedere '' in 1958 ; the image is , like many of his other `` extraordinary invented places '' , peopled with `` jesters , knaves , and contemplators '' . Thus , Escher not only was interested in possible or impossible geometry but was , in his own words , a `` reality enthusiast '' ; he combined `` formal astonishment with a vivid and idiosyncratic vision '' . Escher worked primarily in the media of lithographs and woodcuts , although the few mezzotints he made are considered to be masterpieces of the technique . In his graphic art , he portrayed mathematical relationships among shapes , figures , and space . Integrated into his prints were mirror images of cones , spheres , cubes , rings , and spirals . The mathematical influence in his work became prominent after 1936 , when , having boldly asked the Adria Shipping Company if he could sail with them as travelling artist in return for making drawings of their ships , they surprisingly agreed , and he sailed the Mediterranean , becoming interested in order and symmetry . Escher described this journey , including his repeat visit to the Alhambra , as `` the richest source of inspiration I have ever tapped '' . Escher 's interest in curvilinear perspective was encouraged by his friend and `` kindred spirit '' , the art historian and artist Albert Flocon , in another example of constructive mutual influence . Flocon identified Escher as a `` thinking artist '' alongside Piero della Francesca , Leonardo da Vinci , Albrecht Dürer , Wenzel Jamnitzer , Abraham Bosse , Girard Desargues , and Père Nicon . Flocon was delighted by Escher 's `` Grafiek en tekeningen '' ( `` Graphics in Drawing '' ) , which he read in 1959 . This stimulated Flocon and André Barre to correspond with Escher and to write the book `` La Perspective curviligne '' ( `` Curvilinear perspective '' ) . Platonic and other solids . Escher 's artwork is especially well-liked by mathematicians such as Doris Schattschneider and scientists such as Roger Penrose , who enjoy his use of polyhedra and geometric distortions . For example , in `` Gravitation '' , animals climb around a stellated dodecahedron . The two towers of `` Waterfalls impossible building are topped with compound polyhedra , one a compound of three cubes , the other a stellated rhombic dodecahedron now known as Escher 's solid . Escher had used this solid in his 1948 woodcut `` Stars '' , which also contains all five of the Platonic solids and various stellated solids , representing stars ; the central solid is animated by chameleons climbing through the frame as it whirls in space . Escher possessed a 6 cm refracting telescope and was a keen-enough amateur astronomer to have recorded observations of binary stars . Levels of reality . Escher 's artistic expression was created from images in his mind , rather than directly from observations and travels to other countries . His interest in the multiple levels of reality in art is seen in works such as `` Drawing Hands '' ( 1948 ) , where two hands are shown , each drawing the other . The critic Steven Poole commented that Infinity and hyperbolic geometry . In 1954 , the International Congress of Mathematicians met in Amsterdam , and N. G. de Bruin organized a display of Escher 's work at the Stedelijk Museum for the participants . Both Roger Penrose and H. S. M. Coxeter were deeply impressed with Escher 's intuitive grasp of mathematics . Inspired by `` Relativity '' , Penrose devised his tribar , and his father , Lionel Penrose , devised an endless staircase . Roger Penrose sent sketches of both objects to Escher , and the cycle of invention was closed when Escher then created the perpetual motion machine of `` Waterfall '' and the endless march of the monk-figures of `` Ascending and Descending '' . In 1957 , Coxeter obtained Escher 's permission to use two of his drawings in his paper `` Crystal symmetry and its generalizations '' . He sent Escher a copy of the paper ; Escher recorded that Coxeter 's figure of a hyperbolic tessellation `` gave me quite a shock '' : the infinite regular repetition of the tiles in the hyperbolic plane , growing rapidly smaller towards the edge of the circle , was precisely what he wanted to allow him to represent infinity on a two-dimensional plane . Escher carefully studied Coxeter 's figure , marking it up to analyse the successively smaller circles with which ( he deduced ) it had been constructed . He then constructed a diagram , which he sent to Coxeter , showing his analysis ; Coxeter confirmed it was correct , but disappointed Escher with his highly technical reply . All the same , Escher persisted with hyperbolic tiling , which he called `` Coxetering '' . Among the results were the series of wood engravings `` Circle Limit I–IV '' . In 1959 , Coxeter published his finding that these works were extraordinarily accurate : `` Escher got it absolutely right to the millimeter '' . Legacy . Escher 's special way of thinking and rich graphics have had a continuous influence in mathematics and art , as well as in popular culture . In art collections . The Escher intellectual property is controlled by the M.C . Escher Company , while exhibitions of his artworks are managed separately by the M.C . Escher Foundation . The primary institutional collections of original works by M.C . Escher are the Escher Museum in The Hague ; the National Gallery of Art ( Washington , DC ) ; the National Gallery of Canada ( Ottawa ) ; the Israel Museum ( Jerusalem ) ; and the Huis ten Bosch ( Nagasaki , Japan ) . Exhibitions . Despite wide popular interest , Escher was for a long time somewhat neglected in the art world ; even in his native Netherlands , he was 70 before a retrospective exhibition was held . In the twenty-first century , major exhibitions have been held in cities across the world . An exhibition of his work in Rio de Janeiro attracted more than 573,000 visitors in 2011 ; its daily visitor count of 9,677 made it the most visited museum exhibition of the year , anywhere in the world . No major exhibition of Escher 's work was held in Britain until 2015 , when the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art ran one in Edinburgh from June to September 2015 , moving in October 2015 to the Dulwich Picture Gallery , London . The exhibition moved to Italy in 2015–2016 , attracting over 500,000 visitors in Rome and Bologna , and then Milan . In mathematics and science . Doris Schattschneider identifies 11 strands of mathematical and scientific research anticipated or directly inspired by Escher . These are the classification of regular tilings using the edge relationships of tiles : two-color and two-motif tilings ( counterchange symmetry or antisymmetry ) ; color symmetry ( in crystallography ) ; metamorphosis or topological change ; covering surfaces with symmetric patterns ; Escher 's algorithm ( for generating patterns using decorated squares ) ; creating tile shapes ; local versus global definitions of regularity ; symmetry of a tiling induced by the symmetry of a tile ; orderliness not induced by symmetry groups ; the filling of the central void in Escher 's lithograph `` Print Gallery '' by H. Lenstra and B. de Smit . The Pulitzer Prize-winning 1979 book `` Gödel , Escher , Bach '' by Douglas Hofstadter discusses the ideas of self-reference and strange loops , drawing on a wide range of artistic and scientific sources including Escher 's art and the music of J. S. Bach . The asteroid 4444 Escher was named in Escher 's honor in 1985 . In popular culture . Escher 's fame in popular culture grew when his work was featured by Martin Gardner in his April 1966 `` Mathematical Games '' column in `` Scientific American '' . Escher 's works have appeared on many album covers including The Scaffold 's 1969 `` L the P '' with `` Ascending and Descending '' ; Mott the Hoople 's eponymous 1969 record with `` Reptiles '' , Beaver & Krause 's 1970 `` In A Wild Sanctuary '' with `` Three Worlds '' ; and Mandrake Memorial 's 1970 `` Puzzle '' with `` House of Stairs '' and ( inside ) `` Curl Up '' . His works have similarly been used on many book covers , including some editions of Edwin Abbott 's `` Flatland '' , which used `` Three Spheres '' ; E. H. Gombrich 's `` Meditations on a Hobby Horse '' with `` Horseman '' ; Pamela Hall 's `` Heads You Lose '' with `` Plane Filling 1 '' ; Patrick A. Horton 's `` Mastering the Power of Story '' with `` Drawing Hands '' ; Erich Gamma et al . 's `` Design Patterns : Elements of Reusable Object-oriented software '' with `` Swans '' ; and Arthur Markman 's `` Knowledge Representation '' with `` Reptiles '' . The `` World of Escher '' markets posters , neckties , T-shirts , and jigsaw puzzles of Escher 's artworks . Both Austria and the Netherlands have issued postage stamps commemorating the artist and his works .
Snowy owl . The snowy owl ( `` Bubo scandiacus '' ) is a large , white owl of the typical owl family . Snowy owls are native to Arctic regions in North America and Eurasia . Males are almost all white , while females have more flecks of black plumage . Juvenile snowy owls have black feathers until they turn white . The snowy owl is a ground nester that primarily hunts rodents and waterfowl , and opportunistically eats carrion . Most owls sleep during the day and hunt at night , but the snowy owl is active during the day , especially in the summertime . Taxonomy . The snowy owl was one of the many bird species originally described by Linnaeus in the landmark 1758 10th edition of his `` Systema Naturae '' , where it was given the binomial name of `` Strix scandiaca '' . The genus name `` Bubo '' is Latin for the Eurasian eagle-owl and `` scandiaca '' is New Latin for Scandinavia . Until recently , the snowy owl was regarded as the sole member of a distinct genus , as `` Nyctea scandiaca '' , but mtDNA cytochrome `` b '' sequence data ( Olsen et al . 2002 ) shows that it is very closely related to the horned owls in the genus `` Bubo '' . However , some authorities debate this classification , still preferring `` Nyctea '' . Description . This yellow-eyed , black-beaked white bird is easily recognisable . It is long , with a wingspan . Also , these owls can weigh anywhere from . The average lifespan in the wild is ten years . It is one of the largest species of owl and , in North America , is on average the heaviest owl species . The adult male is virtually pure white , but females and young birds have some dark spots ; the young are heavily barred , and dark spotting may even predominate . Its thick plumage , heavily feathered taloned feet , and colouration render the snowy owl well-adapted for life north of the Arctic Circle . Snowy owl calls are varied , but the alarm call is a barking , almost quacking `` krek-krek '' ; the female also has a softer mewling `` pyee-pyee '' or `` prek-prek '' . The song is a deep repeated `` gahw '' . They may also clap their beak in response to threats or annoyances . While called clapping , it is believed this sound may actually be a clicking of the tongue , not the beak . Distribution and habitat . The snowy owl is typically found in the northern circumpolar region , where it makes its summer home north of latitude 60° north . However , it is a particularly nomadic bird , and because population fluctuations in its prey species can force it to relocate , it has been known to breed at more southerly latitudes . During the last glacial period , there was a Central European subspecies , `` Bubo scandiacus gallicus '' , but no modern subspecies are recognized . Snowy owls nest in the Arctic tundra of the northernmost stretches of Alaska , Northern Canada , and Eurasia . They winter south through Canada and northern Eurasia , with irruptions occurring further south in some years . Snowy owls are attracted to open areas like coastal dunes and prairies that appear somewhat similar to tundra . During irruption years when they are found in the Northeastern US , juveniles frequent developed areas , as well as the expected grassland/agricultural areas that older birds primarily utilize . All ages spend a fair amount of their time over water in the Great Lakes and Atlantic Ocean , mostly on ice floes . They have been reported as far south as the American Gulf Coast states , Hawaii , southernmost Russia , and northern China . In the Late Pleistocene the range expanded southward to Bulgaria ( 80,000–16,000 years , Kozarnika Cave , W Bulgaria ) , and much of the Italian Peninsula . In February 1886 , a snowy owl landed on the rigging of the Nova Scotia steamship `` Ulunda '' on the edge of the Grand Banks of Newfoundland , over from the nearest land . It was captured and later preserved at the Nova Scotia Museum . Between 1967 and 1975 , snowy owls bred on the remote island of Fetlar in the Shetland Isles north of Scotland . Females summered as recently as 1993 , but their status in the British Isles is now that of a rare winter visitor to Shetland , the Outer Hebrides and the Cairngorms . In January 2009 , a snowy owl appeared in Spring Hill , Tennessee , the first reported sighting in the state since 1987 . Also notable is the mass southern migration in the winter of 2011/2012 , when thousands of snowy owls were spotted in various locations across the United States . This was then followed by an even larger mass southern migration in 2013/2014 with the first snowy owls seen in Florida for decades . Behaviour . When perched Snowy owls often face the sun , which has been suggested to represent a visual display across long distances in open habitats . However , snowy owls appear to orient themselves into the sun or wind depending on prevailing weather conditions , therefore it is likely that wind and sun-orientating are associated with thermoregulation . Breeding . This species of owl nests on the ground , building a scrape on top of a mound or boulder . A site with good visibility is chosen , such as the top of a mound with ready access to hunting areas and a lack of snow . Gravel bars and abandoned eagle nests may be used . The female scrapes a small hollow before laying the eggs . Breeding occurs in May to June , and depending on the amount of prey available , clutch sizes range from 3 to 11 eggs , which are laid singly , approximately every other day over the course of several days . Hatching takes place approximately five weeks after laying , and the pure white young are cared for by both parents . Although the young hatch asynchronously , with the largest in the brood sometimes 10 to 15 times as heavy as the smallest , there is little sibling conflict and no evidence of siblicide . Both the male and the female defend the nest and their young from predators , sometimes by distraction displays . Males may mate with two females that may nest about a kilometre apart . Some individuals stay on the breeding grounds while others migrate . Hunting and diet . This powerful bird relies primarily on lemmings and other small rodents for food during the breeding season , but at times of low prey density , or during the ptarmigan nesting period , they may switch to favoring juvenile ptarmigan . They are opportunistic hunters and prey species may vary considerably , especially in winter . They feed on a wide variety of small mammals such as meadow voles and deer mice , but will take advantage of larger prey , frequently following traplines to find food . Some of the larger mammal prey includes hares , muskrats , marmots , squirrels , rabbits , raccoons , prairie dogs , rats , moles and entrapped furbearers . Birds preyed upon include ptarmigan , ducks , geese , shorebirds , pheasants , grouse , coots , grebes , gulls , songbirds , and even other raptors , including other owl species . Most of the owls ' hunting is done in the `` sit and wait '' style ; prey may be captured on the ground or in the air , or fish may be snatched off the surface of bodies of water using their sharp talons . Each bird must capture roughly 7 to 12 mice per day to meet its food requirement and can eat more than 1,600 lemmings per year . Unlike most owls that hunt at night , snowy owls are also diurnal and hunt during the day and night . Snowy owls , like other carnivorous birds , swallow their small prey whole . Strong stomach juices digest the flesh , while the indigestible bones , teeth , fur , and feathers are compacted into oval pellets that the bird regurgitates 18 to 24 hours after feeding . Regurgitation often takes place at regular perches , where dozens of pellets may be found . Biologists frequently examine these pellets to determine the quantity and types of prey the birds have eaten . When large prey are eaten in small pieces , pellets will not be produced . Natural threats . Snowy owls defend nests against Arctic foxes , corvids and swift-flying jaegers ; as well as dogs , gray wolves , and avian predators . Males defend the nest by standing guard nearby while the female incubates the eggs and broods the young . Both sexes attack approaching predators , dive-bombing them and engaging in distraction displays to draw the predator away from a nest . Hybrids . Snowy owls are not known to interbreed with other owl species in the wild , and accordingly no hybrids of snowy owls and other owl species have yet been sighted in the wild . However , a hobby falconer in Kollnburg , Germany , managed to successfully breed hybrids from a male snowy owl and a female Eurasian eagle-owl in 2013 . The two resulting male hybrid owls possessed the prominent ear tufts ( generally absent in snowy owls ) , general size , orange eyes , and the same pattern of black markings on their plumage from their Eurasian eagle-owl mother , while retaining the generally black-and-white plumage colours from their snowy owl father . The hybrids were dubbed `` Schnuhus '' , a portmanteau of the German words for snowy owl and Eurasian eagle-owl ( `` Schnee-Eule '' and `` Uhu '' , respectively ) . As of 2014 , the hybrids had grown to maturity and were healthy . Conservation . After being considered of least concern by the IUCN since 1988 , the snowy owl was upgraded to a conservation status of vulnerable in 2017 . Previous population estimates of about 200,000 individuals are now regarded as substantially overestimated , and a total population size of 28,000 individuals is thought to be more realistic .
Chega de Saudade . `` Chega de Saudade '' ( ) ( published English version is `` No More Blues '' ) is often considered to be the first recorded bossa nova song . The music was composed by Antonio Carlos Jobim and the lyrics were written by Vinícius de Moraes . João Gilberto 's recording is the most famous . Overview . The song was first recorded in 1957 by Brazilian singer Elizete Cardoso and released on her 1958 album entitled Canção Do Amor Demais ; however , the public took little notice of her release . João Gilberto included the second-ever recorded version of the track in 1958 . Released as a single , the song became a hit and would solidify bossa nova as a permanent genre in the Latin music lexicon . The song also appeared on Gilberto 's first album Chega De Saudade . The title can be translated roughly as `` enough longing , '' though the Portuguese word , `` saudade '' , carries with it a far more complex meaning . The word implies an intensity of heartfelt connection that is yearned for passionately , not unlike feeling withdrawal symptoms from a drug that makes one feel good . Another good analogy might be an intense homesickness . `` Chega '' , in this case , means `` no more '' , `` enough '' . The song form is 64 measures . It is equally split between 32 measures in a minor key and the 32 measures in a major key . The key of the original recording by Elizete Cardoso went from D minor ( the relative minor of F with one flat ) to D major ( two sharps ) . Recognition . The song was voted by the Brazilian edition of `` Rolling Stone '' as the 6th greatest Brazilian song .
Subrata K. Mitra . Subrata Kumar Mitra ( born 16 June 1949 in India , naturalized French ) was Director and Research Professor at the Institute for South Asian Studies at the National University of Singapore till May 20 , 2018 . Education . Subrata Mitra received a bachelor 's degree in political science from Utkal University in Orissa , India . Subsequently , he obtained an M.A . in political science in 1971 based on a thesis on `` The Role of the Bharatiya Kranti Dal in the Politics of Uttar Pradesh , 1967-1970 '' from the University of Delhi . After receiving an M.Phil degree in Political Development from Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi , Mitra moved to the United States to the University of Rochester in Rochester , New York . He studied with William Riker and Bruce Bueno de Mesquita and received his doctorate in political science in 1976 based on his dissertation on `` Ideological Structure , Strategy and Cabinet Stability : a theoretical and empirical exploration '' directed by G. Bingham Powell . Career . Subrata Mitra is Professor Emeritus of Political Science of South Asia at the Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences of the University of Heidelberg . He was previously Head of the Department of Political Science at the South Asia Institute ( University of Heidelberg ) and was elected the South Asia Institute ’ s director for a term from 2002 to 2004 . Professor Mitra previously taught at the University of Hull ( England ) , University of Nottingham and University of California , Berkeley . He has also held appointments at the Indian Council for Social Science Research ( New Delhi ) , as well as at the Institut Français d ’ Opinion Public ( Paris ) . Professor Mitra is a Visiting Fellow at the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies ( New Delhi ) and from 2002 until 2006 he was the President of the joint Research Committee on Political Sociology of the International Political Science Association and the International Sociological Association . In 2004 , Mitra was made Chevalier dans l'Ordre des Palmes Académiques for his commitment to promoting cultural exchange between France and Germany . He is editor of the Heidelberg Papers in South Asian and Comparative Politics and a member of the editorial boards of the following publications : ' , `` Journal of Commonwealth and Comparative Politics '' , `` India Review '' , `` International Journal of Hindu Studies '' , `` Contemporary South Asia '' , `` South Asia Research '' , `` Journal of South Asian Development '' . He is also the editor of the Advances in South Asian Studies series of Routledge . Research . Subrata Mitra 's work deals with issues such as democratization in South Asia , the interaction of traditional values and modern institutions , the role of identity and religion in Indian politics , as well as the functioning of political parties and institutions in South Asia .
Romance , Wisconsin . Romance , Wisconsin is an unincorporated community in the town of Genoa in Vernon County , Wisconsin , United States . Religion . RoundRiver Institute is a Buddhist retreat and education center located in Romance near the village of Genoa , Wisconsin .
Boneh-ye Sorkhi . Boneh-ye Sorkhi ( , also Romanized as Boneh-ye Sorkhī ; also known as Boneh-ye Sorkh and Shīrīn Āb ) is a village in Dasht-e Lali Rural District , in the Central District of Lali County , Khuzestan Province , Iran . At the 2006 census , its population was 615 , in 108 families .
Arild Brinchmann . Arild Brinchmann ( 31 January 1922 – 9 October 1986 ) was a Norwegian stage producer , film producer and theatre director . He was born in Kristiania son of psychologist and writer Alex Brinchmann . He produced the films `` Blodveien '' ( 1955 ) , `` Ut av mørket '' ( 1958 ) , and `` Høysommer '' ( 1958 ) . `` Ut av mørket '' was entered into the 8th Berlin International Film Festival . He built up the theatre department of the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation , and was leader for Fjernsynsteatret from 1959 to 1967 . He was theatre director at the National Theatre from 1967 to 1978 .
Dunton station . Dunton was a ground-level station on the Long Island Rail Road 's Montauk Branch , and Atlantic Branch in Dunton , Queens , New York City , United States . It was closed in 1939 when the Atlantic Branch was placed in a tunnel east of East New York . History . The South Side Railroad of Long Island , which crossed the LIRR 's Atlantic Branch at 130th Street , opened Van Wyck Avenue ( pronounced Van Wike ) station on the south side of its line in June 1869 , almost a year after the line opened . A depot was added in July 1870 , and in May 1871 the name was changed to Berlin . The LIRR leased the South Side on May 3 , 1876 , and effective Sunday , June 25 , 1876 , the Berlin station was closed , with all South Side passenger trains from the west ( Lower Montauk Branch ) switching to the Atlantic Branch where they crossed . The depot was moved west to the Lefferts Boulevard crossing on the Atlantic Branch in 1878 and named Morris Grove . Frederick W. Dunton , developer of Dunton , donated a station building to the LIRR . Local Atlantic Avenue rapid transit trains began to stop there , at the same place as the old Berlin station , by mid-1890 . In April or May 1897 , the depot was moved to the north side of the Atlantic and Montauk tracks , and a stop was established on the Main Line . Prior to the nearby `` Jamaica Improvement '' project of 1912–13 , the LIRR began the elevation of the tracks near Dunton , which included reconstruction of the station itself that was completed by April 1914 . With the sinking of the Atlantic Branch into a tunnel , the station closed on November 1 , 1939 , along with six other stations on the Atlantic Branch . The former staircase to the eastbound station platform can now be found at the southeast corner of the 130th Street Tunnel surrounded by a fence , while the staircase to the westbound platform can be found within the tunnel itself .
H. Maria George Colby . H. Maria George Colby ( pen name , H. Maria George ; October 1 , 1844 - March 29 , 1910 ) was an American author , fashion editor , and social leader from New Hampshire . Her articles appeared in various publications , including the `` Housewife '' , `` Housekeeper '' , `` Housekeeper 's Weekly '' , `` Christian at Work '' , `` Demorest 's Monthly Magazine '' , `` Arthur 's Lady 's Home Magazine '' , `` The Youth 's Companion '' , the `` Congregationalist '' , the Portland `` Transcript '' , `` Ladles ' World '' , `` Good Cheer '' , `` The Philadelphia Press '' , the `` Chicago Ledger '' , the `` Golden Rule '' , the `` Household '' , `` Good Housekeeping '' and `` St. Nicholas Magazine '' . She served as fashion editor of the `` Household '' . Though she used various pen names , she was best known by her maiden name , `` H. Maria George '' . Early years and education . Hannah Maria George was born in Warner , New Hampshire , October 1 , 1844 . Her parents were Gilman C. and Nancy Badger George . Gilman , born in 1820 , died September 12 , 1894 , was a son of James and Hannah ( Church ) George , and a descendant of James George , who settled in Haverhill , Massachusetts , in 1653 . He was a captain in the state militia in 1843-44 , town clerk from 1868 to 1872 , and selectman from 1885 to 1888 . He was master of Warner Grange , president of the Kearsarge Agricultural Association , and was the first worshipful master of Harris Lodge , No . 91 , Ancient Free and Accepted Masons , of Warner . Colby was of English descent on both sides of the family and inherited literary talents from ancestors connected with Daniel Webster . Career . While in her teens , she wrote a number of novelettes that were published in New York City and Philadelphia . Later , she wrote considerably for juvenile publications , and she was also an acknowledged authority regarding domestic topics . Her articles appeared in the `` Housewife '' , `` Housekeeper '' , `` Housekeeper 's Weekly '' , `` Christian at Work '' , `` Demorest 's Monthly Magazine '' , `` Arthur 's Lady 's Home Magazine '' , `` The Youth 's Companion '' , the `` Congregationalist '' , the Portland `` Transcript '' , `` Ladles ' World '' , `` Good Cheer '' , `` The Philadelphia Press '' , the `` Chicago Ledger '' , the `` Golden Rule '' , the `` Household '' , `` Good Housekeeping '' and `` St. Nicholas '' For five years , she served as fashion editor of the `` Household . '' She used various pseudonyms , but was best known to editors and the public by her maiden name . H. Maria George . A staunch advocate of temperance and equal rights for both sexes , she furthered these through her writing . Personal life . She married Frederick Myron Colby , the littérateur , December 24 , 1882 . They resided in Warner , and she died there on March 29 , 1910 .
Jaunalūksne Parish . Jaunalūksne Parish ( ) is an administrative unit of the Alūksne Municipality , Latvia .
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Albany Masonic Temple . The Albany Masonic Temple in Albany , New York sits on the oldest property continuously owned by Masonry and the building that it replaced on the same property was the first Masonic Temple to be built for that sole purpose . It is a contributing property to the Downtown Albany Historic District , listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980 . History . British army officers during the Seven Years ' War ( also known as the French and Indian Wars ) is considered to have been the impetus for the creation of a local lodge in Albany . The soldiers were a part of a military lodge that was organized in 1737 under the auspices of the Irish Registry , they met in Albany in 1758 and when they left certain members of the local populace who had joined the Masonic order were allowed to continue to meet and recruit for the Order until they could get own charter as a lodge . In 1765 they were made the Union Lodge # 1 and in 1766 they were given the deed to a lot on the corner of Maiden Lane and Lodge Street by the city . The cornerstone of the first Temple on this site was laid the next year in 1767 , with the Temple being dedicated in 1768 . Prior to this meetings were held at Richard Cartwright 's Southside Inn . After the US Revolutionary War the lodge gave up its charter and was reorganized as Mount Vernon Lodge # 3 in 1807 . The Temple is the site of meetings for five different lodges . Mount Vernon Number 3 , the former Union Number 1 , is the oldest lodge in the state of New York outside of the city of New York and meets at the Temple . The Guttenburg Lodge Number 737 , founded in 1873 as a German language speaking lodge moved to the Temple when it was built in 1896 , from their location at the WM Whitney Building , dropping German for English in 1900 . The Wadsworth Lodge Number 417 has met in the Temple from the founding of the current in building in 1896 , having been founded in 1856 and having different meeting places throughout Downtown Albany prior to that . Masters Lodge # 5 also meets at the Albany Temple . Structure . The Masonic Temple sits at the corner of Maiden Lane ( now Corning Place in honor of Mayor Erastus Corning ) and Lodge Street , and is built of granite in the Renaissance Revival style . The architects were Fuller & Wheeler . The interiors feature oak woodwork and rich classical ornament in plaster . The main lodge rooms are each two stories in height . The larger room ( the Ten Eyck room ) has stained glass windows and an 1896 2-manual , 18-rank tracker pipe organ by J. W. Steere & Sons of Springfield MA . The smaller room ( the Weaver room ) has an 1874 2-manual , 18-rank tracker organ by William Johnson of Westfield MA - it and the carved walnut furnishings of the room were moved from the previous temple . On the top floor of the temple is a room with a proscenium stage , used for the degrees of the Valley of Albany , Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite . Among the furnishings is an elaborately carved oak throne featuring Scottish Rite emblems , designed and presented by Bro . Solomon Strasser in 1898 and weighing over 400 pounds . President of the United States Franklin Roosevelt was a member while Governor of New York and a metal ramp was built leading to the banquet hall for him . This metal ramp is still in existence and is still used on a daily basis . His cousin President Teddy Roosevelt was also a member .
Thomas Alan Stephenson . Thomas Alan Stephenson FRS ( 19 January 1898 – 3 April 1961 ) was a British naturalist , and marine biologist , specialising in sea anemones . Education . Stephenson was born at Burnham-on-Sea , the son of a minister and amateur botanist . He soon developed an interest in natural history and went to study at University College , Aberystwyth . He began to study the local sea anemones there , but had to abandon his studies because of illness . Despite not completing his degree , he was made a staff member and was later awarded a doctorate for the body of work that he had produced . Career . Stephenson held a number of academic posts in Britain , and at the University of Cape Town , South Africa . Significantly , his final position was that of Professor and Head of the Department of Zoology at the University College of Wales , Aberystwyth . The National Marine Biological Library at the Marine Biological Association in Plymouth hold some of his personal and scientific records , including paintings , negatives and notebooks on South Africa .
1890 Virginia Cavaliers football team . The 1890 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia in the 1890 college football season . The team had no known coach , and went 5–2 and claims a Southern championship . The 115–0 drubbing by Princeton signaled football 's arrival in the south .
Sarkofag . `` Sarkofag '' is a novel by Slovenian author Dušan Merc . It was first published in 1997 .
Southeast Education Service Center . `` Sesc '' redirects here . For the Brazilian organization , see Serviço Social do Comércio '' The Southeast Education Service Center ( SESC ) is located in Price , Utah . SESC is one of four ( SEDC , CUES and NUES ) regional service centers in the State of Utah . SESC is a not-for-profit service center that supports the four public education school districts in Southeast Utah . SESC exists to provide services needed and requested by the schools/districts served . The four school districts of Carbon County , Emery County , Grand County and San Juan County make up the Southeast Region of Utah . These four districts encompass 17,455 of Utah 's , or 21 % of the Utah 's total area . There are nine states within the United States that are smaller than in total area . History . Utah 's Regional Service Centers were founded in the 1970s and authorized by the Utah State Legislature under the direction of the Utah State Office of Education ( USOE ) rule R277-456-1 .
National Health Laboratory Service . The National Health Laboratory Service ( NHLS ) is a South African national government institution established in 2001 . It was created by merging the South African Institute for Medical Research ( SAIMR ) , the National Centre for Occupational Health and the National Institute for Virology . It also absorbed various provincial health department and university-run pathology laboratories . The NHLS is the diagnostic pathology service for the public sector in South Africa . A network of 265 laboratories service all public hospitals and clinics in the country . National Institute for Communicable Diseases . The National Institute for Communicable Diseases ( NICD ) was created by combining various structures inherited from the NHLS 's parent organisations . The former National Institute for Virology was combined with the former SAIMR 's specialist laboratories of microbiology , parasitology , and entomology to create a communicable diseases institute with a public health orientation , comparable to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the United States . National Institute for Occupational Health . The National Institute for Occupational Health ( NIOH ) investigates occupational diseases and performs occupational environment analysis through a variety of services which include statutory autopsy , advisory and information services , health hazard evaluation and specialist laboratory services . National Cancer Registry . The NIOH also manages the National Cancer Registry which is responsible for analysing newly diagnosed cancer cases and to report annual cancer incidence rates . The NCR collects data from public and private histopathology , cytology and haematology laboratories across the whole country . South African Vaccine Producers . South African Vaccine Producers ( SAVP ) is a subsidiary of the National Health Laboratory Service ( NHLS ) responsible for manufacturing vaccines and antivenoms . SAVP 's Antivenom Unit is the only manufacturer of antivenom for a number of venomous snakes found in Africa as well as scorpion and spider antivenom . Training . The NHLS is involved in training all pathologists in South Africa through its partnerships with all nine of the medical schools at South African universities . Research . The NHLS is involved in pathology and health surveillance research through the pathology laboratories it runs at the medical schools . The partnerships with universities concentrate on a few priority areas ; AIDS , tuberculosis , malaria , occupational health , malnutrition prevention , cervical cancer screening and pneumococcal infections . Controversy . During 2011 the Treatment Action Campaign , an HIV/AIDS non-governmental organization criticized the national government for allowing the financial viability of the NHLS to be threatened due to the failure of the health departments of Gauteng and Kwa-Zulu Natal to pay the NHLS for services rendered . The financial problems continued into 2012 .
Andreas Quednau . Andreas Quednau is a German architect , and professor of architecture and urbanism . He is principal of the firm for architecture , urbanism and research , that is based in Berlin , Germany . He is Professor of Urban Design at Leibniz University Hannover . Life and career . Andreas Quednau received a Diploma in Architecture from Berlin University of Technology and a Master with honours in Advanced Architectural Design from . Before establishing in 2001 with Sabine Müller the office for architecture , urbanism and research , he worked with Diller Scofidio + Renfro ( New York ) , KCAP ( Rotterdam ) and Arata Isozaki ( Berlin ) . Since 2005 his office SMAQ is operating from Berlin . He taught at the Berlin University of Technology ( 2005–2007 and 2008–2009 ) and was Professor of Architecture and Urban Design at the , School of Architecture ( 2007–2008 and 2009–2015 ) . In 2015 he was appointed Professor of Urban Design at Leibniz University Hannover , Faculty of Architecture and Landscape Sciences . Awards . Andreas Quednau 's work with his firm has been presented at the International Architecture Biennials in Miami , Rotterdam and Venice and has received , among other awards , the prestigious AR Award for Emerging Architecture and the Holcim Award for Sustainable Construction .
Tennis at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men 's outdoor doubles . The men 's outdoor doubles was one of six lawn tennis events on the Tennis at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme .
Belarusian State Academy of Music . The Belarusian State Academy of Music ( `` Беларуская дзяржаўная акадэмія музыкі '' ) is the primary music and higher teacher education institution and research center of musicology , folklore , aesthetics , music pedagogy in Belarus , based in Minsk . Minsk had earlier had a conservatory , Minsk Conservatory . It was founded in 1932 and up to 1992 was known as the Belarusian State Conservatory . In 2000 the Belarusian Academy of Music was granted status as the leading institution of the national system of education in the field of musical art , alongside the Belarusian State Academy of Arts .
Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the 2018 Athletics World Cup . Great Britain and Northern Ireland competed at the 2018 Athletics World Cup in London , United Kingdom , between 14 and 15 July 2018 . A delegation of 46 athletes were sent to represent the country .
Medieval philosophy . Medieval philosophy is a term used to refer to the philosophy that existed through the Middle Ages , the period roughly extending from the fall of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century to the Renaissance in the 15th century . Medieval philosophy , understood as a project of independent philosophical inquiry , began in Baghdad , in the middle of the 8th century , and in France , in the itinerant court of Charlemagne , in the last quarter of the 8th century . It is defined partly by the process of rediscovering the ancient culture developed in Greece and Rome during the Classical period , and partly by the need to address theological problems and to integrate sacred doctrine with secular learning . The history of medieval philosophy is traditionally divided into two main periods : the period in the Latin West following the Early Middle Ages until the 12th century , when the works of Aristotle and Plato were rediscovered , translated , and studied upon , and the `` golden age '' of the 12th , 13th and 14th centuries in the Latin West , which witnessed the culmination of the recovery of ancient philosophy , along with the reception of its Arabic commentators , and significant developments in the fields of philosophy of religion , logic , and metaphysics . The Medieval Era was disparagingly treated by the Renaissance humanists , who saw it as a barbaric `` middle period '' between the Classical age of Greek and Roman culture , and the `` rebirth '' or `` renaissance '' of Classical culture . Modern historians consider the medieval era to be one of philosophical development , heavily influenced by Christian theology . One of the most notable thinkers of the era , Thomas of Aquinas , never considered himself a philosopher , and criticized philosophers for always `` falling short of the true and proper wisdom '' . The problems discussed throughout this period are the relation of faith to reason , the existence and simplicity of God , the purpose of theology and metaphysics , and the problems of knowledge , of universals , and of individuation . Characteristics . Medieval philosophy places heavy emphasis on the `` theological '' . With the possible exceptions of Avicenna and Averroes , medieval thinkers did not consider themselves philosophers at all : for them , the philosophers were the ancient pagan writers such as Plato and Aristotle . However , their theology used the methods and logical techniques of the ancient philosophers to address difficult theological questions and points of doctrine . Thomas Aquinas , following Peter Damian , argued that philosophy is the handmaiden of theology ( `` ancilla theologiae '' ) . Despite this view of philosophy as the servant of theology , this did not prevent the medievals from developing original and innovative philosophies against the backdrop of their theological projects . For instance , such thinkers as Augustine of Hippo and Thomas of Aquinas made monumental breakthroughs in the philosophy of temporality and metaphysics , respectively . One of the most heavily debated topics of the period was that of faith versus reason . Avicenna and Averroes both leaned more on the side of reason . Augustine stated that he would never allow his philosophical investigations to go beyond the authority of God . Anselm attempted to defend against what he saw as partly an assault on faith , with an approach allowing for both faith and reason . The Augustinian solution to the faith/reason problem is to ( 1 ) believe , and then ( 2 ) seek to understand ( `` fides quaerens intellectum '' ) . Early medieval Christian philosophy . The boundaries of the early medieval period are a matter of controversy . It is generally agreed that it begins with Augustine ( 354–430 ) who strictly belongs to the classical period , and ends with the lasting revival of learning in the late eleventh century , at the beginning of the high medieval period . After the collapse of the Roman empire , Western Europe lapsed into the so-called Dark Ages . Monasteries were among the limited number of focal points of formal academic learning , which might be presumed to be a result of a rule of St Benedict 's in 525 , which required monks to read the Bible daily , and his suggestion that at the beginning of Lent , a book be given to each monk . In later periods , monks were used for training administrators and churchmen . Early Christian thought , in particular in the patristic period , tends to be intuitional and mystical , and is less reliant on reason and logical argument . It also places more emphasis on the sometimes-mystical doctrines of Plato , and less upon the systematic thinking of Aristotle . Much of the work of Aristotle was unknown in the West in this period . Scholars relied on translations by Boethius into Latin of Aristotle 's `` Categories '' , the logical work `` On Interpretation '' , and his Latin translation of Porphyry 's `` Isagoge '' , a commentary on Aristotle 's `` Categories '' . Two Roman philosophers had a great influence on the development of medieval philosophy : Augustine and Boethius . Augustine is regarded as the greatest of the Church Fathers . He is primarily a theologian and a devotional writer , but much of his writing is philosophical . His themes are truth , God , the human soul , the meaning of history , the state , sin , and salvation . For over a thousand years , there was hardly a Latin work of theology or philosophy that did not quote his writing , or invoke his authority . Some of his writing had an influence on the development of early modern philosophy , such as that of Descartes . Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius ( 480 c.–524 ) was a Christian philosopher born in Rome to an ancient and influential family . He became consul in 510 in the kingdom of the Ostrogoths . His influence on the early medieval period was also marked ( so much so that it is sometimes called the `` Boethian period '' ) . He intended to translate all the works of Aristotle and Plato from the original Greek into Latin , and translated many of Aristotle 's logical works , such as `` On Interpretation '' , and the `` Categories '' . He wrote commentaries on these works , and on the `` Isagoge '' by Porphyry ( a commentary on the Categories ) . This introduced the problem of universals to the medieval world . The first significant renewal of learning in the West came when Charlemagne , advised by Candidus , Peter of Pisa and Alcuin of York , attracted the scholars of England and Ireland , and by imperial decree in 787 AD established schools in every abbey in his empire . These schools , from which the name Scholasticism is derived , became centres of medieval learning.Johannes Scotus Eriugena ( c. 815 – 877 ) , successor of Alcuin of York as head of the Palace School , was an Irish theologian and Neoplatonic philosopher . He is notable for having translated and made commentaries upon the work of Pseudo-Dionysius , initially thought to be from the apostolic age . Around this period several doctrinal controversies emerged , such as the question of whether God had predestined some for salvation and some for damnation . Eriugena was called in to settle this dispute . At the same time , Paschasius Radbertus raised an important question about the real presence of Christ at the Eucharist . Is the host the same as Christ 's historical body ? How can it be present at many places and many times ? Radbertus argued that Christ 's real body is present , veiled by the appearance of bread and wine , and is present at all places and all times , by means of God 's incomprehensible power . This period also witnessed a revival of scholarship . At Fleury , Theodulphus , bishop of Orléans , established a school for young noblemen recommended there by Charlemagne . By the mid-ninth century , its library was one of the most comprehensive ever assembled in the West , and scholars such as Lupus of Ferrières ( d. 862 ) traveled there to consult its texts . Later , under St. Abbo of Fleury ( abbot 988–1004 ) , head of the reformed abbey school , Fleury enjoyed a second golden age . Remigius of Auxerre , at the beginning of the tenth century , produced glosses or commentaries on the classical texts of Donatus , Priscian , Boethius , and Martianus Capella . The Carolingian period was followed by a small dark age that was followed by a lasting revival of learning in the eleventh century , which owed much to the rediscovery of Greek thought from Arabic translations and Muslim contributions such as Avicenna 's `` On the soul '' . High Middle Ages . The period from the middle of the eleventh century to the middle of the fourteenth century is known as the 'High medieval ' or 'scholastic ' period . It is generally agreed to begin with Saint Anselm of Canterbury ( 1033–1109 ) an Italian philosopher , theologian , and church official who is famous as the originator of the ontological argument for the existence of God . The 13th and early 14th centuries are generally regarded as the high period of scholasticism . The early 13th century witnessed the culmination of the recovery of Greek philosophy . Schools of translation grew up in Italy and Sicily , and eventually in the rest of Europe . Scholars such as Adelard of Bath travelled to Sicily and the Arab world , translating works on astronomy and mathematics , including the first complete translation of Euclid ’ s Elements . Powerful Norman kings gathered men of knowledge from Italy and other areas into their courts as a sign of their prestige . William of Moerbeke 's translations and editions of Greek philosophical texts in the middle half of the thirteenth century helped in forming a clearer picture of Greek philosophy , and in particular of Aristotle , than was given by the Arabic versions they had previously relied on , which had distorted or obscured the relation between Platonic and Aristotelian systems of philosophy . His work formed the basis of the major commentaries that followed . The universities developed in the large cities of Europe during this period , and rival clerical orders within the Church began to battle for political and intellectual control over these centers of educational life . The two main orders founded in this period were the Franciscans and the Dominicans . The Franciscans were founded by Francis of Assisi in 1209 . Their leader in the middle of the century was Bonaventure , a traditionalist who defended the theology of Augustine and the philosophy of Plato , incorporating only a little of Aristotle in with the more neoplatonist elements . Following Anselm , Bonaventure supposed that reason can discover truth only when philosophy is illuminated by religious faith . Other important Franciscan writers were Duns Scotus , Peter Auriol , and William of Ockham.By contrast , the Dominican order , founded by St Dominic in 1215 placed more emphasis on the use of reason and made extensive use of the new Aristotelian sources derived from the East , and Moorish Spain . The great representatives of Dominican thinking in this period were Albertus Magnus and ( especially ) Thomas Aquinas , whose artful synthesis of Greek rationalism and Christian doctrine eventually came to define Catholic philosophy . Aquinas placed more emphasis on reason and argumentation , and was one of the first to use the new translation of Aristotle 's metaphysical and epistemological writing . This was a significant departure from the Neoplatonic and Augustinian thinking that had dominated much of early Scholasticism . Aquinas showed how it was possible to incorporate much of the philosophy of Aristotle without falling into the `` errors '' of the Commentator Averroes . At the start of the 20th century , historian and philosopher Martin Grabmann was the first scholar to work out the outlines of the ongoing development of thought in scholasticism and to see in Thomas Aquinas a response and development of thought rather than a single , coherently emerged and organic whole . Although Grabmann 's works in German are numerous , only `` Thomas Aquinas '' ( 1928 ) is available in English . However , Grabmann 's thought was instrumental in the whole modern understanding of scholasticism and the pivotal role of Aquinas . Topics . All the main branches of philosophy today were a part of Medieval philosophy . Medieval philosophy also included most of the areas originally established by the pagan philosophers of antiquity , in particular Aristotle . However , the discipline now called Philosophy of religion was , it is presumed , a unique development of the Medieval era , and many of the problems that define the subject first took shape in the Middle Ages , in forms that are still recognisable today . Natural philosophy . In natural philosophy and the philosophy of science , medieval philosophers were mainly influenced by Aristotle . However , from the fourteenth century onward , the increasing use of mathematical reasoning in natural philosophy prepared the way for the rise of science in the early modern period . The more mathematical reasoning techniques of William Heytesbury and William of Ockham are indicative of this trend . Other contributors to natural philosophy are Albert of Saxony , John Buridan , and Nicholas of Autrecourt . See also the article on the Continuity thesis , the hypothesis that there was no radical discontinuity between the intellectual development of the Middle Ages and the developments in the Renaissance and early modern period . Logic . The great historian of logic I. M. Bochenski regarded the Middle Ages as one of the three great periods in the history of logic . From the time of Abelard until the middle of the fourteenth century , scholastic writers refined and developed Aristotelian logic to a remarkable degree . In the earlier period , writers such as Peter Abelard wrote commentaries on the works of the Old logic ( Aristotle 's Categories , On interpretation , and the Isagoge of Porphyry ) . Later , new departments of logical enquiry arose , and new logical and semantic notions were developed . For logical developments in the Middle Ages , see the articles on insolubilia , obligations , properties of terms , syllogism , and sophismata . Other great contributors to medieval logic include Albert of Saxony , John Buridan , John Wyclif , Paul of Venice , Peter of Spain , Richard Kilvington , Walter Burley , William Heytesbury , and William of Ockham . Philosophy of mind . Writers in this area include Saint Augustine , Duns Scotus , Nicholas of Autrecourt , Thomas Aquinas , and William of Ockham . Ethics . Writers in this area include Anselm , Augustine , Peter Abelard , Scotus , Peter of Spain , Aquinas , and Ockham . Writers on political theory include Dante , John Wyclif , and William of Ockham .
Lake Hibara . is a lake located in Yama District , Fukushima , Japan . It is a part of the Bandai-Asahi National Park and is the largest of the lakes in the Bandai-kōgen highlands . Formation . A mesotrophic lake , Lake Hibara was formed as a result of the July 15 , 1888 eruption of Mount Bandai . The resulting debris avalanche created a natural dam that then filled with water , submerging . The remains of Hibara Village still lie at the bottom of the lake . Recreation . A tourist industry has built up around Lake Hibara , offering hiking trails , pleasure cruises , and campgrounds and other lodging . In the winter , ice fishing is popular .
51st New York State Legislature . The 51st New York State Legislature , consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly , met from January 1 to December 10 , 1828 , during the fourth year of DeWitt Clinton 's second tenure as Governor of New York , and—after Clinton 's death—while Nathaniel Pitcher was Governor , in Albany . Background . Under the provisions of the New York Constitution of 1821 , 32 Senators were elected on general tickets in eight senatorial districts for four-year terms . They were divided into four classes , and every year eight Senate seats came up for election . Assemblymen were elected countywide on general tickets to a one-year term , the whole Assembly being renewed annually . State Senator Cadwallader D. Colden resigned on August 30 , 1827 , leaving a vacancy in the First District . Before the time of the election in November 1827 , the Democratic-Republican Party was split into two factions : the `` Bucktails '' ( led by U.S . Senator Martin Van Buren ) and the `` Clintonians '' ( supporters of Gov . DeWitt Clinton ) . In view of the United States presidential election , 1828 , the parties re-aligned : most of the Bucktails became `` Jacksonians '' ( supporters of Andrew Jackson for U.S. President ) ; and most of the Clintonians became `` Adams men '' ( supporters of the re-election of John Quincy Adams ) . On September 11 , 1826 , began the affair surrounding the abduction , and probable murder , of William Morgan which led to the foundation of the Anti-Masonic Party in 1828 . Elections . The State election was held from November 5 to 7 , 1827 . John I. Schenck ( 1st D. ) , Walker Todd ( 2nd D. ) , Moses Warren ( 3rd D. ) , Reuben Sanford ( 4th D. ) , Nathaniel S. Benton ( 5th D. ) , Grattan H. Wheeler ( 6th D. ) , George B. Throop ( 7th D. ) and Timothy H. Porter ( 8th D. ) were elected to full terms in the Senate . Jacob Tyson ( 1st D. ) was elected to fill the vacancy . Sessions . The Legislature met for the regular session at the Old State Capitol in Albany on January 2 , 1828 , and adjourned on April 21 . Erastus Root ( Jacksonian ) was re-elected Speaker unopposed . On January 5 , Lt. Gov . Pitcher informed the State Senate that he was too ill to attend the session , and Peter R. Livingston ( J ) was elected Temporary President of the State Senate . On January 31 , a caucus of Jacksonian legislators nominated Andrew Jackson for U.S. President . On February 11 , Gov . DeWitt Clinton died—the only governor in New York history to die in office—and Lt. Gov . Pitcher became governor for the remainder of the year . The Legislature appointed Daniel Moseley as Special Prosecutor to detect and punish the murderers of William Morgan . The Legislature created the Superior Court of Common Pleas of New York City . Chancellor Samuel Jones was appointed Chief Justice ; and Josiah Ogden Hoffman and Congressman Thomas J. Oakley associate justices . On June 10 , a state convention of Adams men met at Albany , and nominated U.S. President John Quincy Adams for re-election . On July 22 , a state convention of Adams men met at Utica ; James Fairlie was Chairman ; and Tilly Lynde and Thomas Clowes were Secretaries . They nominated U.S. Supreme Court Justice Smith Thompson for Governor , and Assemblyman Francis Granger for Lieutenant Governor . The Anti-Masonic state convention nominated Assemblyman Francis Granger for Governor , and State Senator John Crary for Lieutenant Governor . Granger declined to run for this office on this ticket , and expected Crary to decline too , so that he , Granger , could be endorsed by the Anti-Masons for Lieutenant Governor . Crary , however , did not decline and ran on the Anti-Masonic ticket with Solomon Southwick for Governor . The Jacksonian state convention met at Herkimer and nominated U.S . Senator Martin Van Buren for Governor and Circuit Judge Enos T. Throop for Lieutenant Governor . The Legislature met for a special session on September 9 ; and adjourned on December 10 . At this session the debate on the report of the Board of Revisers of the State Statutes continued . On October 7 , Charles Dayan was elected President pro tempore of the State Senate . Districts . Note : There are now 62 counties in the State of New York . The counties which are not mentioned in this list had not yet been established , or sufficiently organized , the area being included in one or more of the abovementioned counties . Members . The asterisk ( * ) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature . Districts . Note : There are now 62 counties in the State of New York . The counties which are not mentioned in this list had not yet been established , or sufficiently organized , the area being included in one or more of the abovementioned counties . Assemblymen . The asterisk ( * ) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued as members of this Legislature .
Mayura ( film ) . `` Mayura '' is a 1975 Indian Kannada historical drama film directed by Vijay . It is one of the most popular films of acclaimed Kannada actor Rajkumar , who plays the role of Prince Mayurasharma of the Kadamba dynasty , the earliest native kingdom to rule over what is today the modern state of Karnataka . The film depicts the life of Mayura , a Brahmin youth , as he discovers his royal heritage and realizes his destiny of ascending to the throne of the then-Pallava kingdom . Based on a novel of the same name by Devudu Narasimha Sastri , the film is notable for its various scenes filmed inside and around the famous Mysore Palace . It is considered by many as a symbol of Kannada pride . The movie saw a theatrical run of 25 weeks . K. V. Vijayendra Prasad , father of S. S. Rajamouli and the storywriter of ' had revealed that he was inspired by this movie while writing the story for `` Baahubali '' . He had further revealed that the core storyline - about the hero not knowing his birth secret that he belongs to a royal family and lives in isolation in a village - was also inspired by this movie Movie 's important scene was shot at Mysore Palace . Plot . The film opens in Kanchi with Mayura , a Brahmin youth challenging an arrogant wrestler and defeating him . Mayura had never been formally trained and had only learned techniques of wrestling by observing other wrestlers . As a Brahmin , he was required to study Vedas , yet he was deeply interested in martial arts and after this wrestling encounter , Ranga Jetti ( M. P. Shankar ) , the premier wrestler in Kanchi , takes him under his wing and trains him . After becoming proficient in all the martial arts , one day , while observing the training of Pallava princes , Mayura accidentally gets into a fight with and gives a thrashing to Vishnugopa ( Vajramuni ) , the Pallava prince , thereby earning his enmity . After this , Mayura has to flee Kanchi as per the advice of Ranga Jetti , to escape from pursuing Pallavas . He also then learns that he is in fact the son of Raja Chandravarma , the Kadamba king who was killed through deceit by the Pallava king , Sivaskandhavarma . Upon learning from his father 's minister about his Kshatriya antecedents and his illustrious lineage , Mayura dedicates himself to throw the Pallava ( foreign ) yoke and liberate his motherland . Returning to Banavasi in the guise of a merchant called Nilakanthagupta , Mayura builds a following and an army . Through clever strategies , he conquers both Banavasi and the Telugu speaking regions around Srishaila , thus building a vast kingdom . While the film builds the rivalry between Vishnugopa and Mayura , it also throws light on the mutually admiring friendship between Mayura and the Pallava crown prince ( Srinath ) and also on the growing love between Mayura and the Pallava princess Premavati ( Manjula ) . In the end , Vishnugopa overcomes his anger and hatred towards Mayura , who marries Premavati , with the blessings of Sivaskandhavarma himself . Historical and cultural significance . Mayuravarma is the earliest known native ruler to rule over areas which now form Karnataka . Before the rise of the Kadambas , the centers of power ruling the land were outside of the Karnataka region . But with the Kadambas ' ascent to power , Kannada language and culture was brought into the mainstream and attained the status of majority , due to which Mayuravarma 's reign , and his depiction in the film , is regarded with pride by present-day Kannadigas . Soundtrack . The soundtrack of `` Mayura '' consists of three tracks , all composed by G. K. Venkatesh , with its lyrics written by Chi . Udayashankar and sung by Rajkumar and S. Janaki .
Lockhart River , Western Australia . Lockhart River , is a river in the Wheatbelt of Western Australia . It is a sub-catchment of the Avon River , and has an area of 32 400 km² . Stream flow . Stream flow measured in the Yilgarn and Lockhart Rivers since 1976 shows there to be annual flow through these systems although flow volume is highly variable . Annual flow in the Lockhart River was in excess of 10 GL in seven out of the 25 years of record , while in 10 years it was less than 1 GL . Waterway assessments . The river was extensively surveyed in 2008/2009
Cydrela . `` Cydrela '' is a genus of spiders in the Zodariidae family . It was first described in 1873 by Thorell. , it contains 19 species from a variety of places in Asia and Africa .
Mandangad . Mandangad ( or Mandangadh or Mandangarh ) is the headquarters of Mandangad taluka the northmost taluka in Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra , India . Description . Mandangad is the `` taluka '' ( tehsil ) headquarters in Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra state in India . The heart of Mandangad is Mandangad fort . The village is situated at the extreme north of Ratnagiri District . In terms of geographical features , its area is about 43,100 Hectares , altitude is 882 feet ( 268 metres ) , latitude 17.9833 and longitude 73.2500 . Time zone is UTC+5.30 . Average rainfall in the taluka is 3996 mm . Mandangad is a hilly coastal zone . Mandangad is 175 km from Ratnagiri , 170 km from Pune and 192 km from Mumbai . It is connected by road . The nearest major town is Mangaon in Raigad District on Mumbai-Goa National Highway No . 66 . The Arabian Sea is about 35 km from Mandangad . History . Overlooking the small town of Mandangad is a two peaked hill fort also known by the same name i.e . Mandangad ( also called Chitradurga fort ) . Mandangad fort doesn ’ t find much of a mention in history books . In fact , it is one of the very old forts in the region with data suggesting that Mandangad was built in the 12th century during the reign of the Shilahara dynasty . It was built by King Bhoja II . In 1661 it was under an Adilshahi `` Sardar '' ( Knight ) Jaswantrao Dalvi , the person who besieged Vishalgad during Shivaji Maharaj 's daring escape from Panhalgad . When Shivaji Maharaj defeated kartalabhkhan and was marching towards Dabhol , Mandangad was along the way . Hearing this news , Jaswantrao Dalvi ran away to Shingarpur and Shivaji took Mandangad without a fight . It was held by Kanhoji Angre before captured by British in 1818 . Mandangad and Bankot forts were built to safeguard the trade route through the Savitri River , which was an important trade route . The `` mazar '' of Saint Dawood Khan and many Muslim graves are there . A Ganapati Temple and two ponds are present inside the fort . This tank is known as `` Thorla Talao '' ( Big Lake ) . Climate . As Mandangad is located on higher level than sea , the weather is not that humid . The winters are really very cold . Transportation . Mandangad is a junction where all the ST buses coming from Mumbai/ Thane/ Pune etc . and going to Kolhapur , Miraj , Khed , Dapoli , Bankot , Palekond , Kelshi , Mhapral , Mahad Velas etc . halt . Nearest Airports . Chatrapati Shivaji International Airport , Mumbai - 144 km . Tourist sites . The places worth visiting in and around Mandangad town are ( a ) Mandangad fort ( b ) Velas ( c ) Bankot or Himmatgad Fort ( d ) Kelshi Beach ( Dapoli taluka ) ( e ) Panderi ( f ) Ambavade and ( g ) Palgadh ( Dapoli taluka ) . 13 Takede : Beautiful Waterfalls in rainy season . 14 Aasavale : This is a village situated between Panderi and Aambadave . There is Shiva 's awakened ( jaagrut ) temple which is called as `` Shri Kshetrapal '' . The people of this village celebrate Mahashivratri and Holi which are famous in Mandangad . 15.Mhapral : Bhuwani Aapreshwar Mahapraleshwar Mandir near Mhapral Kumbharli gaon which is one of the `` Tirthkshetra `` like ( Trambkeshwar and Hariharshwar )
2004 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship . The 2004 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship was an international basketball competition held in Spain in 2004 . Final Ranking . 1 . Spain 2 . Turkey 3 . France 4 . Italy 6 . Russia 7 . Greece 8 . Israel 9 . Lithuania 10 . Bulgaria 11 . Georgia 12 . Latvia
Herman Foster . Herman Foster ( April 26 , 1928 – April 3 , 1999 ) was an American bebop jazz pianist . He was blinded during childbirth through the carelessness of a doctor . He began his musical career early playing the violin , clarinet , saxophone , and piano . He became a self-taught pianist . His family moved from Philadelphia to New York City in 1947 where he began to attend jam sessions and then played with Eric Dixon , Dick Carter and the big band of Herb Jones . Then he met Lou Donaldson and they played together from 1953 to 1966 . He also worked with King Curtis , Bill English , and Seldon Powell in the 1950s , and with Al Casey Gloria Lynn ( Jazz Vocalist ) in the 1960s , in addition to playing with his own trio . He returned to work in Donaldson 's quartet in the 1980s . In 1996 he married Hisayo Tominaga , a jazz vocalist .
Acanthodactylus maculatus . `` Acanthodactylus maculatus '' , the spotted fringe-fingered lizard , is a species of lizard in the Lacertidae family . It is endemic to northwestern Africa . Geographic range . It is found in Algeria , Libya , Morocco , and Tunisia . Habitat . Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland , hot deserts , and sandy shores . Conservation status . It is threatened by habitat loss .
Calpe Battery . Calpe Battery is an artillery battery in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar .
Charters Towers Central State School . Charters Towers Central State School is a heritage-listed state school at 39-47 High Street , Charters Towers City , Charters Towers , Charters Towers Region , Queensland , Australia . It was designed by Queensland Department of Public Works and built in 1900 by Benjamin Toll . It is also known as Charters Towers Girls ' and Infants ' Central State School , Charters Towers Boys ' Central State School , Charters Towers Girls ' Central State School , Charters Towers Girls ' School , and Charters Towers State High School . It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 28 November 2014 . History . The school now known as Charters Towers Central State School opened on its current site , east of High Street and south of Aland Street , on 13 August 1883 as Charters Towers State School for Girls and Infants . As the town and school attendance grew , the school expanded to have new teaching buildings , other structures , and landscape elements . A highset Department of Public Works timber teaching building was added to the east of the original school building in 1900 , initially as a separate school for infants . This infants ' teaching building , which addresses Aland Street , was later used as a high school , and then as a separate boys school , before the girls ' , infants ' and boys ' schools on the site combined as Charters Towers Central State School in 1965 . The Charters Towers Central State School has been in continuous operation since its establishment on the current site in 1883 ( and from 1875 at a previous site ) and has been a focus for the local community as a place for important social and cultural activity . Traditionally the land of the Gudjal people , European settlement of the Charters Towers area began when gold was discovered at the foot of Towers Hill in December 1871 . The find was reported in January 1872 , and the Charters Towers Goldfield was officially proclaimed on 31 August 1872 . Two settlements were established ; one became Charters Towers and the other distant became Millchester . There was rivalry between the two settlements , but Charters Towers soon dominated . Charters Towers was proclaimed a municipality ( the Borough of Charters Towers ) on 21 June 1877 , and a heightened phase of prosperity was entered after the great wealth of the Day Dawn reef was discovered in 1878 . The first local state school opened in 1874 in Millchester , while Charters Towers Primary School opened on 18 October 1875 , on a block , three blocks west of today 's Charters Towers Central State School , on the site now occupied by a high school . However , this land was not gazetted until September 1876 , after miners were seen pegging ground within the school . The provision of state-administered education was important to the colonial governments of Australia . National schools were established in 1848 in New South Wales and continued in Queensland following the colony 's creation in 1859 . After the introduction of the Education Act 1860 , Queensland 's public schools grew from four in 1860 to 230 by 1875 . The State Education Act 1875 provided for free , compulsory and secular primary education and the establishment of the Department of Public Instruction . This further standardised the provision of education , and despite difficulties , achieved the remarkable feat of bringing basic literacy to most Queensland children by 1900 . The establishment of schools was considered an essential step in the development of early communities and integral to their success . Locals often donated land and labour for a school 's construction and the school community contributed to maintenance and development . Schools became a community focus , a symbol of progress , and a source of pride , with enduring connections formed with past pupils , parents , and teachers . The inclusion of war memorials and community halls reinforced these connections and provided a venue for a wide range of community events in schools across Queensland . The Queensland Government developed standard plans for its school buildings to help ensure consistency and economy . From the 1860s until the 1960s , Queensland school buildings were predominantly timber framed , an easy and cost-effective approach that also enabled the government to provide facilities in remote areas . Standard designs were continually refined in response to changing needs and educational philosophy and Queensland school buildings were particularly innovative in climate control , lighting , and ventilation . Standardisation produced distinctly similar schools across Queensland with complexes of typical components . The Charters Towers Primary School initially consisted of one building , with separate play sheds for girls and boys . As a result of the increasing population of Charters Towers , a separate building for the girls was constructed in 1879 at the primary school . Once again , the school became overcrowded and the need for a separate school for girls was evident . In November 1880 a School Inspector 's report recommended the establishment of a separate Girls ' School , given both the growth in numbers and parents ' moral concerns . It was also decided to locate the Girls ' School on a new site . A site of was surveyed in June 1881 , and was gazetted in August that year . The new State School for Girls and Infants was located to the east of High Street , three blocks east of the primary school , and adjacent to the Roman Catholic Church School Reserve . The site was bound by Aland , High and Mexican Streets , but it initially excluded a small , privately owned block on the northwest corner of the site , fronting Aland and High Streets . The new school site was on the crown of Mexican Ridge and was described as `` healthy ... central and airy '' . It overlooked the town to the west , and the railway station and the suburb of Queenton to the east . The government provided plans for a building which would cost of £1500 , one fifth ( £300 ) of which would have to be raised locally . Tenders were advertised for a new school in September 1881 but none of the tenders received were within the anticipated budget . Further calls for tenders were made in November 1881 , and April 1882 . In 1883 , after multiple years of public complaint and outcry about overcrowding at the original school site , the government constructed the new building at the new site using its own labour . The Girls ' School , which addressed Aland Street , was officially opened on 13 August 1883 . The original school site then became the State School for Boys . The new teaching building at the State School for Girls and Infants was constructed to a standard design by architect Robert Ferguson . In 1885 Robert Ferguson was replaced as the Department of Public Instruction 's Superintendent of Buildings by his brother John Ferguson , who continued to implement his brother 's designs until John 's death in 1893 , when responsibility for school buildings passed back to the Department of Public Works . Charters Towers continued to prosper and grow in the 1880s . In this decade it became the most productive goldfield in Queensland . The procurement of gold from deep seams required substantial machinery to crush quartz and sink shafts , and by 1882 company mining became the norm in Charters Towers . The arrival of the Great Northern railway line from Townsville to Charters Towers in December 1882 also boosted the town 's prosperity , by lowering the cost of supplies and building materials . A display of Charters Towers Gold in the Queensland Court at the Colonial and Indian Exhibition in London in 1886 in turn led to an influx of capital from English speculators . Although there was a brief economic downturn in 1888 , due to drought reducing the water supply for crushing machines , in 1889 the famous Brilliant Reef , the richest on the field , was discovered . By January 1884 , there were two state schools , a convent school , and two small private schools in Charters Towers ; with a total of 924 children , including 160 at the State School for Boys , and 421 at the State School for Girls and Infants . In October 1885 tenders were called for additions to the `` Girls '' and Infants ' State School ' , and the Ferguson building was extended to accommodate infants ' classes , in an additional timber wing at the south end . By December 1885 the Girls ' and Infants ' School had an average attendance of 690 students ; while the Boys ' School at the original site had an average attendance of 250 . In mid-1889 the girls ' and infants ' schools were separated , although they both remained in the Ferguson building . Charters Towers continued to thrive throughout the depressed economy of the 1890s , with a peak production of of gold in 1899 . By this time it had a population of around 26,500 , and was the second most important city economically in Queensland . At the turn of the century Charters Towers , with its multi-cultural population , was known colloquially as `` the World '' . This continued prosperity was reflected in the schools . The State School for Boys had a new building by 1890 , while in 1891 the grounds at the girls ' and infants ' schools were extended . A block of was purchased in 1891 , extending the school site eastwards as far as Boundary Street . By 1892 the Girls ' School had an enrolment of 405 ( average attendance 309 ) , and the Infants ' School had a roll of 700 ( average attendance 500 ) . In 1895 the term `` Central '' was added to the names of the three state schools for the first time , possibly to avoid confusion between other state schools that were constructed in Charters Towers around a similar time ( in the suburbs of Richmond Hill and Queenton ) . The schools became known as Charters Towers Central ( Boys ) School , Charters Towers Central ( Girls ) School and Charters Towers Central ( Infants ) School . As numbers at the girls ' and infants ' schools continued to grow , it was decided that a separate new building would be constructed to house the Infants ' School . Tenders were invited on 19 October 1899 , and a social and dance was held in the School of Arts in aid of the building fund later that month . The tender of Benjamin Toll , a local builder and contractor , for £1912,13s was accepted in January 1900 . The 1900 Infants ' teaching building was constructed to the east of the Ferguson building , to a design by the Department of Public Works . Under the stewardship of the Department of Public Works , which retained responsibility for schools until 2013 , and through the involvement of some of Queensland 's most innovative architects , school buildings became more advanced and diverse . This was the outcome of years of systematic reform and experimentation . A period of marked experimentation in school design occurred between 1893 and 1914 , with a primary focus on improving the natural light and ventilation of classroom interiors . Various combinations of roof ventilators and ducting ; ceiling and wall vents ; and larger windows of varying sill heights and dormer windows were trialled . For timber-framed buildings , single-skin construction was favoured for its heat dissipation ability and economy . Often the building was lined on the interior rather than exterior , providing a smooth , cleanable surface that provided better interior light . The resulting externally-exposed stud framing was protected from the weather by wide verandahs , which had the added benefit of shading the building and providing makeshift teaching space . The introduction of highset buildings began in the late 1890s , providing better ventilation and additional teaching and covered play space underneath . This was a noticeable new direction and this form became a characteristic of Queensland schools . A number of ventilating techniques were introduced at this time . One of note was a continuous ventilation flap on the wall at floor level . This hinged board could be opened to increase air flow into the space and , combined with a ceiling vent and large roof fleche , improved internal air quality and lowered internal temperatures effectively . At Charters Towers Central State School , the new infants ' teaching building was built facing Aland Street , featuring a considerable number of the lighting and ventilation techniques that were being experimented with at the time . Similar to standard design type C/T1 but highset , it was an L-shaped building of two wings , each accommodating one large classroom . These classrooms each had verandahs front and back . Projecting from the front verandah were two rooms : a hat and cloak room and a teachers ' room . The Department of Works Annual Report for 1900-01 noted : `` The building has been kept high enough off the ground to enable the entire area underneath to be used as a playground for the children '' . This use of a highset building with a play area underneath was an early example of what became a standard design from 1909 . An enclosure was provided underneath the building for toilets , negating the need to build a separate structure . The classrooms were lofty , well lit and ventilated by tall windows sheltered by deep window hoods , fanlights , a ventilation flap on the wall at floor level , vented ceiling roses connected via ducts to vented roof fleches , and louvred vents into the roof space . The teachers ' and hat and cloak rooms incorporated packed weatherboards at floor level for ventilation . After opening , the new building was used by infants ( students between 5 and 7 years old ) and the spaces previously used by the infants in the Ferguson building were converted for use as the junior girls ' classrooms . When the new infants ' teaching building was opened , it had 219 infants on the roll . A Grand Children 's Concert was held in the Theatre Royal to assist in the repayments for the new building . By the time of the Infants ' Schools ' opening , Charters Towers was no longer a boom town . There was a steady decline in gold production after 1899 , and although Charters Towers was declared a city ( City of Charters Towers ) in 1909 , most mines had been abandoned by 1916 . The last of the big mines , the Brilliant Extended , closed in 1917 , but small mining operations continued to be serviced by the Venus battery . Many timber buildings were moved by rail to Townsville during and after World War I , and by 1921 Charters Towers ' population had decreased to 5,682 . Some villas were reused as boarding schools as Charters Towers adapted to becoming an educational centre for North Queensland . The Infants ' School 's enrolments declined significantly in the early 20th century ; affected by outbreaks of measles , mumps , whooping cough , dengue fever and severe influenza between 1908 and 1909 . In 1907 there were 191 enrolled infants at the school , but by 1911 , this number had dropped to 137 . By 1912 enrolment in the Infants ' School was small enough for it to move back into the Ferguson building , and the girls ' and infants ' schools were re-united . In 1912 the attendance at the Girls ' and Infants ' School was 512 - declining to 396 by 1921 . The vacant infants ' teaching building was occupied by the new Charters Towers State High School which opened on 22 January 1912 as one of Queensland 's first six high schools . In Queensland , governments were slow to establish state secondary education , considering this to be of little relevance to Queensland 's primary industry-based economy . It was not until 1912 that the government instituted a high school system , whereby separate high schools were established in major towns or , where the student population was too small , a primary school was expanded to include a `` high top '' . High tops were an economical measure that provided essentially the same education while utilising already established facilities . The first purpose-built high school buildings were constructed in 1917 . In Queensland generally , there were few high schools until after World War II , when secondary education was generally accepted as essential and was more widely provided for . Modifications to the former infants ' teaching building c.1917 for high school use included new walls dividing each of the original teaching rooms into two classrooms ; the hat and cloak room was used as a classroom , and a Principal 's Office was added to the east side of the easternmost verandah . Despite the drop in enrolments , the school grounds were officially extended by in 1923 , although this land appears to have been surveyed in 1913 . The High School eventually became overcrowded , and in 1929 it swapped sites with the Charters Towers Boys ' Central State School . The Boys ' School moved into the 1900 former infants ' building but remained segregated from the Girls ' and Infants ' School . Existing teaching buildings at the schools were regularly altered for improved lighting and ventilation . Changes to the fenestration at the Boys ' school were proposed in 1952 , and hopper windows and new hoods were added to the gables , below the existing casement windows and hoods . In 1965 the boys ' , girls ' and infants ' schools were amalgamated and renamed Charters Towers Central State School . The 1970s was a period of substantial growth for the school . New buildings from this time included : `` C '' Block ( 1971 ) , `` D '' Block ( 1975 ) , the library ( 1977 ) , and a dental clinic ( 1978 ) . In the late 1970s , two blocks of land south of Mexican Street at the corner of Boundary Street were purchased for a preschool ( opened 1980 ) . The property next door to the preschool site was later purchased to allow for the construction of a play area . In 1980 , an application was made to have the section of Mexican Street between the school and preschool closed off , although it was not incorporated into the school grounds until 1996 . Today the school grounds cover . In 2014 , the school continues to operate from the site . The school retains the 1900 infants ' teaching building . The school is important to the town having operated from the site since 1883 and having taught generations of Charters Towers students . Since establishment it has been a key social focus for the Charters Towers community with the grounds and buildings having been the location of many social events over time . Description . Charters Towers Central State School is located on a flat site , southeast of the central business district in Charters Towers . It occupies a irregular-shaped block that is bounded by Mexican , High , Aland and Boundary streets , as well as residential properties to the south . The school comprises a variety of educational buildings , primarily at the northern and western ends of the property , and includes a former infants ' teaching building ( 1900 ) standing in the northeast corner , which was built to an early Department of Public Works design . In 2014 , the main entrance to the school is via High Street ; however , established trees mark the former main entrances to the school on Aland Street . The former infants ' teaching building stands behind a small lawn and is approached from the secondary entrance off Aland Street ( originally this was the main entrance when the building was separated from the Girls ' School adjacent ) . The building is a weatherboard-clad , timber-framed structure that is highset on concrete stumps . It comprises two gabled-roof wings , one southern and one eastern , that have verandahs front and back . The wings are linked together by the inner verandahs to form an L-shaped plan . Projecting from the verandahs are two small gable-roofed enclosures - a former hat and cloak room , and a teachers ' room , enclosed at the understorey level with weatherboards - and a highset principal 's room with a hipped roof . The main building 's roof is clad with corrugated metal sheets and its ridges have metal ventilation fleches . The former hat and cloak room and teachers ' room enclosure features packed weatherboards for ventilation at floor level , and the apexes of gable walls have ventilation panels of louvres that assist with internal ventilation . The elevations are symmetrically composed . Original windows are timber-framed , centre-pivot windows with high sills . In the gable ends of the wings , later timber-framed awning windows have been added below . Gable end walls have wide and deep window hoods that are timber-framed with battened cheeks and are clad with corrugated metal sheets . The understory of the building is used as a covered play area and is open , with the exception of an original enclosure below the former hat and coat room and teachers ' room projection , and an early corrugated metal-clad enclosure under the eastern wing . Timber stairs provide access up to the verandahs , which are timber-framed with original lattice and batten enclosures at some ends . Balustrades are timber dowels , with some replaced by bagracks . Raked ceilings are lined with beaded boards or later fibrocement sheets ; and adjacent to the hat and cloak room and teachers ' room , the ceilings are flat . The verandah walls are single-skin with externally exposed timber framing and bracing . Original centre-pivoting windows within these walls are retained . French doors with centre-pivoting fanlights allow access into the classrooms , French doors lead into the hat and cloak room , and low-waisted doors provide entry to the teachers ' and principal 's rooms . The east and south wing are both internally divided into two classrooms by single-skin timber partitions , which kink at 45 degree angles to allow access to both rooms from mutual exterior doors . Low-waisted doors in the partitions internally connect the rooms . The classrooms have high , coved ceilings lined with beaded boards , and central timber fretwork ventilation roses . Metal tie rods are exposed within each space and horizontal beaded boards clad the walls . At the base of the verandah walls , the lowest board is hinged to provide ventilation . The ceiling and interior walls of the former hat and cloak room are lined with beaded boards and walls have hinged ventilation boards . The teachers ' room is internally lined with flat sheeting . Other structures within the heritage boundary are not of cultural heritage significance . Heritage listing . Charters Towers Central State School was listed on the Queensland Heritage Register on 28 November 2014 having satisfied the following criteria . The place is important in demonstrating the evolution or pattern of Queensland 's history . The Charters Towers Central State School 's former infants ' teaching building ( 1900 ) is important in demonstrating the evolution of state education , and its associated architecture , in Queensland . It is an excellent , representative example of a building that was an architectural response to prevailing government educational philosophies . The former infants ' teaching building is an early and intact example of a highset design by the Queensland Department of Public Works , also incorporating experimental ventilation design . The place is important for its association with the development of Charters Towers in the late 19th century . During this period Charters Towers played an integral role , through its gold production , in the economic development of Queensland , which is reflected by the size of the school by 1900 . The place is important in demonstrating the principal characteristics of a particular class of cultural places . The Charters Towers Central State School 's former infants ' teaching building , constructed during a period of experimental design by the Queensland Department of Public Works , is important in demonstrating the development of standard designs in Queensland state schools . The former infants ' teaching building retains the characteristics of a standard , timber-framed , Department of Public Works teaching building constructed between 1894 and 1914 , a period of diverse design united by a distinct emphasis on improved natural light and ventilation . This includes a variety of techniques : highset form ; single-skin construction ; wide verandahs on two sides of lofty classrooms ; a lined interior ; fanlights and tall windows with high sills , sunshading through lattice , battening , and broad and wide window hoods ; and an assembly of ventilation techniques including packed weatherboards , hinged flaps , ceiling roses connected via ducting to roof fleches , and louvred panels in the roof space . The place is important in demonstrating a high degree of creative or technical achievement at a particular period . The former infants ' teaching building is important in demonstrating the Department of Public Works ' creative approach to natural lighting and ventilation c.1900 . A highset school building with a play space underneath as standard , its design combined a number of existing technologies to cope with a hot , dry climate . The building also contains the earliest known evidence of the innovative ventilation technique of wall ventilation flaps at floor level . The place has a strong or special association with a particular community or cultural group for social , cultural or spiritual reasons . Queensland schools have always played an important part in Queensland communities . They typically retain a significant and enduring connection with former pupils , parents , and teachers ; provide a venue for social interaction and volunteer work ; and are a source of pride , symbolising local progress and aspirations . The Charters Towers Central State School former infants ' teaching building has a strong and ongoing association with the Charters Towers community . The school has operated from its current site since 1883 , ( with the infants ' teaching building extant from 1900 ) and has educated generations of Charters Towers ' children .
List of Cleveland Indians seasons . The Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball team based in Cleveland , Ohio . They were a founder member of the American League in 1901 as the Cleveland Bluebirds ( or Blues ) . They renamed to the Cleveland Napoleons ( Naps ) in 1903 , before adopting their current name in 1915 . The Indians made their first World Series appearance in 1920 and won the first of their two World Series titles . Since then , the Indians have had two major periods of success . The first was from 1947 to 1956 , when they had winning records in every season , including a 111–43 record in 1954 , which remains the best Major League Baseball regular season record since the 1909 Pirates , and won their only other World Series in 1948 . The Indians ’ other highly successful period was from 1994 to 2001 , when they had eight consecutive winning seasons , six AL Central division titles , and two World Series appearances in 1995 and 1997 , but lost both of these World Series . The Indians have also experienced failure in their history . From the split of the American League into two divisions in 1969 until 1993 , the Indians did not make a single postseason appearance and played only four winning seasons . They posted 100 losses four times during the era . Record by decade . The following table describes the Indians ' MLB win–loss record by decade . These statistics are from Baseball-Reference.com 's `` Cleveland Indians History & Encyclopedia '' , except where noted , and are current as of October 18 , 2016 . All-time records . Records are current through the 2018 regular season
Free City of Danzig Constituent Assembly election , 1920 . Constituent Assembly elections were held in the Free City of Danzig on 16 May 1920 . The German National People 's Party emerged as the largest party , receiving 28 % of the vote and winning 34 of the 120 seats in the Volkstag . Voter turnout was 70 % .
2010–11 Drexel Dragons men 's basketball team . The 2010–11 Drexel Dragons men 's basketball team represented Drexel University during the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . The Dragons , led by 10th year head coach Bruiser Flint , played their home games at the Daskalakis Athletic Center and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association . Schedule . ! colspan=8 style= '' background : # F8B800 ; color : # 002663 ; '' | CAA Tournament
2012–13 Northern Illinois Huskies men 's basketball team . The 2012–13 Northern Illinois Huskies men 's basketball team represented Northern Illinois University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . The Huskies , led by second year head coach Mark Montgomery , played their home games at the Convocation Center and were members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference . They finished the season 5–25 , 3–13 in MAC play to finish in last place in the West Division . They lost in the first round of the MAC Tournament to Eastern Michigan . Schedule . ! colspan=9| 2013 MAC Men 's Basketball Tournament NCAA Record . The Huskies set an NCAA Division I record during the shot-clock era on December 1 , 2012 against the Dayton Flyers scoring five points in the first half . This record was broken against the Eastern Michigan Eagles on January 26 . 2013 , where the Huskies scored four points in the first half . The Huskies had a 3.2 % field goal shooting in the first half which also set a record , breaking Savannah State 's 4.3 % shooting percentage against Kansas State in 2008 .
Manchi Manishi . `` Manchi Manishi '' ( English : Good Man ) is a 1964 Telugu drama film , produced by K. Subba Raju under the Chaya Chitra banner and directed by K. Pratyagatma . It stars N. T. Rama Rao , Jamuna and Jaggayya in the lead roles , with music composed by Saluri Rajeswara Rao and T. Chalapathi Rao . Plot . Veeraiah ( Mikkilineni ) is hardworking , honest and sincere laborer . When his wife collapses during delivery , perturbed Veeriah runs for a doctor . At the same time , police chase a thief in another street . The thief hits Veeraiah , puts the stolen ornament in his pocket and runs away . Police arrest Veeriah and present him in the Court . Public prosecutor Ranganatham ( Gummadi ) argues that he is the culprit because he was son and grandson of thieves , so he is also a thief and Veeriah is jailed . Desperate , Veeriah escapes from jail to see his wife . By the time he reaches hospital , his wife has died after giving birth to a male child . At the same time , Ranganatham ’ s wife Shantamma ( Hemalatha ) also delivers a male child . When Veeraiah knows this , he makes a plan in his mind and he exchanges the children by threatening the nurse Rathamma . After that , Veeraiah is again caught by police and sent to jail . He gives the child to his neighbor Suramma ( P.Lakshmikantamma ) to rear . Due to hunger and lack of parental care , the boy becomes a thief . Years roll by , Judge Ranganatham ’ s son Venu ( N. T. Rama Rao ) becomes a notorious criminal and laborer Veeriah ’ s son Vasu ( Jaggayya ) becomes a reputed lawyer . Venu joins with deadly gangsters and he has the extraordinary talent of opening lockers with empty hands . Ranganadham sister ’ s daughter Susheela ( Jamuna ) grows along with Vasu . Vasu loves Susheela from childhood and their elders also decide to make their marriage , but Susheela does not have any such ideas . Meanwhile , Veeraiah is released from jail and he feels happy to know that his dream has come true . Once Venu gets acquainted with Susheela and both of them fall in love . Knowing that , Vasu decides to sacrifice his love , but he comes to know that Venu is a burglar and he reveals it to Susheela , but she does not believe it . To keep up the trust , Susheela kept on him , Venu decides to stop robbery and completely changes . On the occasion of Susheela ’ s birthday , Venu is also invited , when a baby gets stuck in a locker , to save her Venu uses his talent and opens the locker , by which he is caught and he himself surrenders to the police . Vasu takes up the case as defense counsel and argues that the thief ’ s son may not be a thief , which Veeraiah appreciates Vasu , and Venu is sentenced to 3 months . Susheela understands that he is completely changed and promises him that she will wait for him . Time passes as Venu is released from jail . Susheela takes him to their house to talk with Ranganadham regarding their marriage . Ranganadham tries to give money to Venu and asks him to get out of her life . Venu throws it in his face and leaves that place . Ranganadham warns Susheela to never meet him again . When Venu reaches home Veeraiah is on his death bed , Venu protects him by keeping his life at risk in a competition . Seeing the virtue of Venu , Veeraiah reveals the sin he has committed , but Venu does not want to reveal it because he wants to keep his father ’ s honor . Meanwhile , Ranganadham makes the marriage arrangements of Vasu and Susheela by threatening them . Meanwhile , Vasu also comes to know the truth . During the time of marriage Vasu leaves the venue and goes to Venu and asks him to come back to his place , but he refuses . At the same time , Venu comes to know that his previous gangsters are planning to make a huge robbery at Ranganadham ’ s house . Vasu and Venu reach there and see their end . One of the gangsters throws the knife on Venu , Veeriah saves him and reveals the entire truth . Ranganadham also feels sorry for his actions and accepts Venu as his son . When Vasu is about to leave the house , Ranganadham stops him and says that from that day onwards he has two sons . Finally , the movie ends on a happy note with the marriage of Venu and Susheela . Soundtrack . Music composed by Saluri Rajeswara Rao & T. Chalapathi Rao . All songs are hit tracks . Music released H.M.V . Audio Company .
Rinčetova Graba . Rinčetova Graba ( ) is a settlement in the hills southeast of Ljutomer in northeastern Slovenia . The area traditionally belonged to the Styria region and is now included in the Mura Statistical Region .
Bass Lake , Itasca County , Minnesota . Bass Lake is an unincorporated community in Wirt Township , Itasca County , Minnesota , United States ; located within the Chippewa National Forest . The community is located between Wirt and Talmoon at the junction of Itasca County Roads 29 and 127 . Nearby places include Wirt , Spring Lake , Talmoon , and Max . Bass Lake is located 2 miles south of Wirt ; and 13 miles northwest of Talmoon . Bass Lake is 33 miles northwest of Deer River . Bass Lake is located within ZIP code 56659 based in Max . A post office previously operated in the community of Bass Lake from 1913 to 1943 . ZIP code 56688 based in Wirt is also nearby . The name `` Bass Lake '' may also refer to many other lakes named Bass Lake located throughout Itasca County and Minnesota ; including Bass Lake near Cohasset .
Marguerite Crouzet . Marguerite Crouzet was the mistress of Georges Boulanger . She was born December 19 , 1855 , and died July 16 , 1891 . A few months later , Georges Boulanger committed suicide on her grave . Personal information . Marguerite Bonnemains was born Marquerite Crouzet . She was a handsome and wealthy daughter of the bourgeoisie and she married the son of General the Vicomte de Bonnemains . The marriage failed and they were divorced . She became the lover of the French general and minister Boulanger and died in his arms in July 1891 . At his request 'A bientôt ' ( 'See you soon ' ) was engraved on her tomb . Two months later he shot himself in front of her grave and 'Ai-je bien pu vivre deux mois et demi sans toi ? ' ( 'Did I really live two and a half months without you ? ' ) was added to the epitaph .
Nadimpalli . Nadimpalli is a revenue village in Guntur district of the Indian state Andhra Pradesh . It is located in Cherukupalle mandal of Tenali revenue division . Geography . Total geographical area of the village is 5 km2 and it is the smallest village by area and 2nd least populous village in the mandal . It is bounded on the east by Gudavalli , on west by Ponnapalli , on North by Panchalavaram , South by Arepalli , on South east by Rajavolu , on North West by Govada villages . Nadimpalli , Gollapalem , Sivarampuram , Anaganivaripalem , madigapalli are habitations under this village . This village is adopted under smart village programme by K.RamaDevi , President , Association of Lady Entrepreneurs of Andhra Pradesh ( ALEAP ) . Demographics . The village is home to 2,653 people with 808 households . The population consists of 12 % schedule castes and 0 % schedule tribes . It has healthy sex ratio of 1058 females per 1000 male in the village . The population of this village increased by 2.6 % between 2001-11 . Government and Politics . Nadimpalli gram panchayat is the local self-government of the village . The panchayat has a total of 10 wards and each ward is represented by an elected ward member . The ward members are headed by a sarpanch and the present sarpanch is `` Gogineni Vasudha . '' The term of present body is for a period of five years from August 2013-August 2018 . Nadimpalli village elects 1 MPTC member to Cherukupalli mandal parishad and the present incumbent member is Uppala Swetha . Their details are as follows
Rubicon Skateboards . Rubicon Skateboards was created in 2005 by two brothers , Greg and Geoff from Hampshire . Rubicon operate the first skateboard school in the United Kingdom and are the biggest and most active provider of skateboard lessons in the country . Based out of Winchester , Rubicon have regional instructors around the country including the likes of Tony Da Silva ( Harmony Skateboards , DC Shoes , Note Skateshop ) . Other professional UK skateboarders who have worked with Rubicon include Greg Nowik and Callum Bowran ( UK Freestyle Champion ) . Work . Rubicon work primarily with children aged 6 to 18 through primary and secondary schools but have also established working relationships with dozens of county councils . They are unique to the UK not just for the size of their operations but also in the fact that they always travel to whoever wants to learn as opposed to being limited to working out of a single skatepark . A good reputation means they have worked with companies such as BSkyB ( doing a Living for Sport programme to help children who feel disconnected from education get involved again through sport ) , the BBC ( as part of their Blast Tour programme to engage children in creative pursuits ) and the Duke of Edinburgh Scheme ( skateboarding is now on the options syllabus and monitored by Rubicon ) . In total , the Rubicon team has provided over 500 lessons and demo 's to circa 4000 children . Camps . Rubicon Skateboards were also the first company to bring skateboarding-specific residential week long camps to the UK . Previously skateboarding had been included within other general sports weeks . Camps involve trips to a number of large parks and include daily tuition from the instrucutors . The 2008 camps are based near Coventry and will visit the Stoke on Trent Plaza and the Works Skate Park in Leeds . Sponsorship . Rubicon sponsored the first ever Girls Skate Comp at NASS08 . The `` National Adventure Sports Show '' is Europe 's biggest action sports and music festival . Results were : Helena Long 1st , Sam Bruce 2nd , Lois Pendlebury 3rd with Sam picking up Best Trick with a frontside boardslide down the rail over the G gap into the bank . Rubicon sponsored the Winchester City Skate Jam on 7 June 2008 . Recent news . Rubicon Skateboards appeared in a wide selection of national press recently for their work with the Hampshire Police Force.. The community success led to interviews and coverage with America 's ABC News Network and their `` Good Morning America '' programme . Other documented groups Rubicon have worked with . Sports England along with Brighton & Hove Council organise Active for Life with Rubicon . Sportsfest and Rubicon promote equality within sport . Department for Environment , Food And Rural Affairs ( DEFRA ) and Rubicon promoting healthy lifestyles through non-traditional sports . Research . New research shows that the BSkyB `` Living for Sport '' project that Rubicon was involved in has been a great success .
National Anthem of the Mari El Republic . The National Anthem of the Republic of Mari El is the current official anthem of Mari El , a federal subject of Russia . The anthem has lyrics in three languages : the two versions of Mari , and Russian . The melody was composed by Yuri Toyvars-Yevdokimov , the lyrics by D. Islamov . The Russian lyrics were written by Vl . Panov .
Brudebuketten . `` Brudebuketten '' ( ) is a 1953 Norwegian comedy film directed by Bjørn Breigutu , starring Randi Kolstad , Lalla Carlsen and Per Aabel .
Dreaming Metal . `` Dreaming Metal '' is a 1997 science fiction novel by Melissa Scott that explores the question of when does artificial intelligence become indistinguishable from human intelligence . Another important theme to the book is the impact of terrorism on the lives of people and how artists react to this . With its focus on technology and tensions between social classes , this book is an example of the cyberpunk genre . Characters . Celeste is an artificial intelligence . One component was originally owned by Reverdy Jian . A second component was added by Celinde Fortune , who needs a computer assistant to operate the karakuri ( lifelike manikins ) for her act . Celinde Fortune is an illusionist who uses lifelike manikins as part of her act to deliberately blur the line between `` human '' and `` robot '' , `` real '' and `` artificial '' . Reverdy Jian , female spaceship pilot , is a main character from `` Dreamships '' where Ms. Scott establishes the political conflicts between those who advocate rights for artificial intelligences and those who view them as property . Her co-pilot , Imre Vaughn , is in a gay partnership with Red , who had a relationship with Fanning Jones in the past . Fanning Jones is a cousin of Celinde Fortune and member of a band that comes to perform at the same theatre as Fortune . The band is controversial because it includes members from two social classes . Fanning programs the visual effects for the band . He has the contacts that enable Fortune to purchase the components that become Celeste .
Kapoli K.Chapoli . Kapoli K.Chapoli is a village in Belgaum district in Karnataka , India .
Hyblaea castanea . `` Hyblaea castanea '' is a moth in the Hyblaeidae family described by Tams in 1924 .
Kapiti Fine Foods . Kapiti Fine Foods Ltd , part of the Fonterra group , is a New Zealand company producing gourmet cheeses , ice cream , yoghurts and other dairy products for domestic consumption and for export . It takes its name from its original site at Lindale on the Kapiti coast . It has factories in Paraparaumu and Palmerston North . It began production in 1984 . History . Kapiti Cheeses was founded in 1984 by Ross McCallum and Neville McNaughton as a small cheese shop and boutique factory at Lindale Tourist Complex on the Kapiti Coast . Ross McCallum was a cheese maker of long standing with Kiwi Co-op Dairies , and took part in a Vocational Training Tour in 1978 through England , Europe and the United States . After the trip , McCallum saw potential for developing a specialty cheese category in the New Zealand cheese market , a new market that had been considered conservative and restrained up until that time . The shop and factory was run with only one full-time staff member , help from the families and part-time students . By 2002 Kapiti had 150 employees and retail outlets in Auckland , Christchurch and Lindale , assisted by an expansion of production facilities in 1997 , and consistent annual growth . Even today , Kapiti holds true to McCallum and McNaughton 's dream to craft quality , award winning and uniquely New Zealand dairy products . Specialty Cheeses . Kapiti has a range of over 30 different specialty cheeses , including popular international styles and their own New Zealand inspired cheeses . Most of these products can be found in supermarkets across New Zealand , however rare styles are sold from the Kapiti Store in the Auckland CBD and Lindale , New Zealand . The Kapiti range includes soft-white , blue , washed rind , fresh , semi-soft yellow , cheddar and Parmesan cheeses . Cheese Awards . For many years , Kapiti has been competing in the Cuisine NZ Champions of Cheese Awards . The following table highlights current Kapiti cheese products that have excelled in New Zealand cheese since 2006 . Ice Cream & Sorbet . In 2009 , Kapiti launched a range of ice creams on sticks and in tubs for dairies , petrol stations and supermarkets . Flavours include vanilla , boysenberry , white chocolate & raspberry , gingernut , strawberry & cream , caramel & almond . Gourmet Yoghurts . In 2010 , Kapiti launched a range of gourmet yoghurt for New Zealand supermarkets in flavours Vanilla Bean , Champagne Rhubarb , Passion Mango and Butterscotch . In 2011 this expanded to include a Lemon Meringue flavour . Kapiti yoghurts were deleted from the market in 2013 . The Kapiti Store . Kapiti now has one retail store in New Zealand . It can be found in the Auckland CBD at the Hotel de Brett , 19 Shortland Street . This fromagerie showcases Kapiti ice cream , specialty cheeses and a selection of boutique bread and nz made condiments and products . Cheese tasting is available during store hours , or the venue can be hired for private tastings . Company acquisition . On 15 November 2005 , New Zealand 's largest dairy company , Fonterra , agreed to purchase Kapiti Fine Foods Ltd from Foodstuffs .
Education segregation in the Mississippi Red Clay region . The Mississippi Red Clay region was a center of education segregation . Before the `` Brown v. Board of Education '' decision in 1954 , Mississippi sponsored `` freedom of choice '' policies that effectively segregated schools . After `` Brown '' , the effort was private with some help from government . Government support has dwindled in every decade since . In the state capital , Jackson , some public schools were converted to white-only Council schools . Today , some all-white and mostly-white private schools remain throughout the region as a legacy of that period . Background . The Red Clay region of Mississippi is a slice of the state , the middle third in the northern three-fifths . It includes the state capital Jackson and the city of Meridian . The counties of the Red Clay region are majority white . In 1970 , Hinds county was also majority white ( it is not today ) . The region differs demographically from the Mississippi Delta regions to the west , where African Americans are the majority population in most counties . Before `` Brown '' , public education for African-Americans in the Delta was neither compulsory nor free . As a result many did not attend . Sunflower County estimated that there were 20,473 African Americans between the ages of six through twenty-one ; however , only 7,709 of them were enrolled in schools . Tradition played a part ; many black children had been employed in agriculture , including the October-November cotton harvest season . Geography played a role : schools were not close enough to walk to and school boards did not always supply buses . And money , too played a role . In 1949-50 , Sunflower County spent the same amount on white education ( 28 % of the population ) as it did on the black ( 72 % ) . Schools asked the parents of black children to pay assessments for heating the schoolhouse . When Gov . Hugh White visited Indianola in 1953 , he stated that finding enough money to support the two separate school systems was the biggest financial problem of his administration . In the Delta , `` Brown '' was not just about black kids going to school with white kids ; in many cases it was about going to school at all . Segregation after `` Brown '' . `` Brown v. Board of Education '' had established national education policy in 1954 , but Mississippi mostly ignored the mandate . Before `` Brown '' , the state employed a policy of `` freedom of choice '' . Faced with lawsuits compelling integration in the 1960s , white parents organized segregation academies . Attendance at private schools in Mississippi increased from 5,000 to 40,000 between 1969 and 1971 . Mississippi 's first response to `` Brown '' was to do nothing and wait for court orders . The Virginia General Assembly , by contrast , implemented the Stanley plan in 1956 and laws protecting segregation in 1958 . Its first segregation academy was started in 1955 , with a slew in 1959 . In Mississippi , `` all deliberate speed '' programs were n't promulgated until 1965 . Mississippi 's first segregation academies did n't start opening until 1967 . By then , Virginia 's tuition grant program had been called illegal and tax exempted status for segregated schools would soon follow . In 1969 , a federal court found Mississippi 's tuition grants supporting private schools -- segregation academies for the most part -- illegal in `` Coffey v. State Educational Finance Commission '' . Later in 1969 , the Supreme Court in `` Alexander v. Holmes County Board of Education '' rejected Mississippi 's policy of `` all deliberate speed ' , ordering instead `` districts be operated on a unitary basis '' . All over the Red Clay region , parents started private schools for white children . Council schools in Jackson . The Council was successful in getting support from the statehouse . Of forty-two segregation academies getting state tuition assistance , eight were in Jackson . Hodding Carter III described the Mississippi association as `` the biggest , most tightly organized , the most powerful Citizens ' Council of them all . '' White attendance in Jackson public schools dropped from 21,000 to less than 9,000 . Council schools provided high quality instruction . The syllabus included Latin , business law , and data processing . Today . Public schools in Mississippi are integrated . The last federal lawsuit was settled in 2017 . Private schools represented by Mississippi Association of Independent Schools operate largely outside the purview of the state education authorities . Only accredited non-public schools can get state aid including schoolbooks under the state 's Blaine amendment ; none of the independent schools are accredited . In Jackson , the council schools are all gone . Nevertheless , private Jackson Academy in 2014–2015 was less than ten percent black , in a city that is now 69 % African-American . In Meridian , Lamar Academy is less than five percent black in a city that is 62 % African American . The Meridian public schools remained troubled . In 2012 , the city was named in `` U.S. v. City of Meridian '' a case that outlined failings in the public school system . Further north in the Red Clay region , Calhoun Academy is 100 % white .
Maddison Elliott . Maddison Gae Elliott , ( born 3 November 1998 ) is an Australian swimmer . At the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London , she became the youngest Australian Paralympic medallist by winning bronze medals in the women 's 400 m and 100 m freestyle S8 events . She then became the youngest Australian gold medallist when she was a member of the women 's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay 34 points team . At the 2016 Rio Paralympics , she won three gold and two silver medals . Personal . Maddison Gae Elliott was born on 3 November 1998 in Newcastle , New South Wales . She has right side cerebral palsy as a result of a neonatal stroke , and was diagnosed with the condition when she was four years old . In addition to swimming , she participated in athletics , and by 2010 held six Australian age group classification records . In 2016 , she was living in Gillieston Heights , New South Wales , and a year 12 student at Bishop Tyrrell Anglican College . She has an older sister Dimity Elliott . Swimming . Elliott is an S8 classified swimmer who was ranked first in the world in the S8 50 m backstroke in 2012 . She is a member of Nuswim Swimming Club , started swimming when she was six months old , and commenced competitive swimming in 2009 . She made her national team debut that same year at the Youth Paralympic Games , where she won five gold medals . By 2010 , Elliott held three Australian age group classification records , and the 2010 New South Wales Multi-Class Long Course Swimming Championships , she had five first-place finishes . She represented Australia at the 2011 Oceania Paralympic Championships , and later that year competed in the Canberra hosted Australian Multi-Class Age Swimming Championships . At that event , she won a bronze , five silver and three gold medals . She was selected to represent Australia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London in swimming . On 31 August 2012 at the London Aquatics Centre , Elliott slashed 23 seconds off her personal best time to win a bronze medal in the S8 400 m freestyle . She became , at age 13 , the youngest ever Australian to win a Paralympic medal , a record formerly held by Elizabeth Edmondson . She went on to win silver in S8 50 m freestyle , bronze in the S8 100 m Freestyle , and gold in the Women 's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay – 34 Points . Afterwards , she met with Prince Harry and gave him a Lizzie the Frill Neck Lizard , the mascot of the Australian Paralympic Committee and Australia 's Paralympic Teams . This resulted in the Australian Chef de Mission , Jason Hellwig , officially presenting Lizzie to the Chairman of the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games ( LOCOG ) , Lord Coe , who gave him a Mandeville in return . In November 2012 , Elliott and Rheed McCracken , the youngest members of the 2012 Paralympic Team , were together named the Paralympic Junior Athlete of the Year . She won gold medals in the Women 's 50 m and 100 m Freestyle S8 events and a silver medal in the Women 's 400 m Freestyle S8 at the August 2013 IPC Swimming World Championships in Montreal , Canada , and was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia in the 2014 Australia Day Honours `` for service to sport as a Gold Medallist at the London 2012 Paralympic Games . '' Elliott won a gold medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow in the women 's 100 m S8 freestyle in a world record time of 1:05.32 , breaking the record set by Jessica Long in 2012 . At the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships , Elliott won the gold medals in the women 's 50 m freestyle S8 , women 's 100 m freestyle S8 in a world record time of 1.04.71 , women ’ s 100 m backstroke S8 and women 's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay 34 points , silver medals in the women 's 400 m freestyle S8 and women 's 4 × 100 m medley relay 34 points and a bronze medal in the women 's 100 m butterfly S8 . Her success at the IPC World Championships led to her being awarded Swimming Australia 's 2015 Paralympic Swimmer of the Year . In November 2015 , she was awarded the New South Wales Institute of Sport Regional Athlete of the Year . At the 2016 Rio Paralympics , she was a member of the team that won gold in world record time in the 4 x 100 freestyle relay 34 points , alongside Ellie Cole , Lakeisha Patterson and Ashleigh McConnell . She won her first individual Paralympic gold medal in winning the 100 metre freestyle S8 in a Paralympic record time of 1:04.73 , and followed this with gold in the 50 metre freestyle S8 in a world record time of 29.73 . In addition , she won silver medals in the 100 metre backstroke S8 and 4 x 100 Medley Relay 34 points . After Elliot 's success in the 2016 Rio Paralympics , she was crowned early December as the Australian Paralympic Female Athlete of the Year , adding to her impressive list of accolades .
Nimrod Levi . Nimrod Levi ( ) ( born March 24 , 1995 ) is an Israeli professional basketball player for Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli Premier League and the EuroLeague . Early life . Levi was born in Ramat Gan , Israel . He grew up in Modiin and started playing basketball when he was 9 years old . Levi played for Otzma Modiin and Maccabi Tel Aviv youth teams . He joined Wingate Institute Youth Academy in his late teens . Early years ( 2013–17 ) . In 2013 , Levi started his professional career with Hapoel Kfar Saba of the Liga Leumit . Later that season , he joined Maccabi Be'er Yaakov . In 2014 , Levi joined Ironi Ramat Gan as part of Maccabi Tel Aviv 's youth project , alongside Dragan Bender and Ben Altit . On August 5 , 2015 , Levi signed with Hapoel Galil Elyon for the 2015–16 season . In 26 games played for Galil Elyon , Levi averaged 13.9 points , 8 rebounds and 2 assists per game . On August 13 , 2016 , Levi signed a three-year deal with Maccabi Rishon LeZion . However , On March 2017 , Levi parted ways with Rishon LeZion and signed with Maccabi Tel Aviv for the remainder of the season . Maccabi Ashdod ( 2017–18 ) . On August 6 , 2017 , Levi signed with Maccabi Ashdod for the 2017–18 season . On January 4 , 2018 , Levi recorded a career-high 20 points , along with 8 rebounds and 3 steals in a 95–87 win over Bnei Herzliya . On February 1 , 2018 , Levi was named Israeli Player of the Month for games played in January . In 37 games played for Ashdod , he averaged 10.3 points , 6.3 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game . Levi helped Ashdod to reach the 2018 Israeli League Playoffs , where they eventually were eliminated by Hapoel Tel Aviv . On June 8 , 2018 , Levi was named 2018 Israeli League Most Improved Player . Return to Maccabi Tel Aviv ( 2018–present ) . On July 16 , 2018 , Levi returned to Maccabi Tel Aviv for a second stint , signing a two-year deal . Israel national team . Levi is a member of the Israeli national basketball team . On February 23 , 2018 , He made his first appearance for the senior team at the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification match against Great Britain . Levi was also a member of the Israeli Under-18 and Under-20 national teams .
Matt Torra . Matthew T. Torra ( born June 29 , 1984 ) is a professional baseball pitcher currently in the EDA Rhinos . Career . Torra attended Pittsfield High School and the University of Massachusetts Amherst , where he played college baseball for the UMass Minutemen . Torra was drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the first round ( 31st overall ) of the 2005 Major League Baseball draft . The Diamondbacks sold Torra to the Rays for cash considerations in 2011 . The Rays invited Torra to spring training in 2012 . He was signed to a minor league contract by the Nationals on December 28 , 2012 .
Operation Mass Appeal . Operation Mass Appeal was an operation set up by the British Secret Intelligence Service ( MI6 ) in the runup to the 2003 invasion of Iraq . It was a campaign aimed at planting stories in the media about Iraq 's alleged weapons of mass destruction . The existence of the operation was exposed in December 2003 , although officials denied that the operation was deliberately disseminating misinformation . The MI6 operation secretly incorporated the United Nations Special Commission investigating Iraq 's alleged stockpiles of Weapons of Mass Destruction ( WMD ) into its propaganda efforts by recruiting UN weapons inspector and former MI6 collaborator Scott Ritter to provide copies of UN documents and reports on their findings to MI6 . Former UN arms inspector Scott Ritter revealed in his book , `` Iraq Confidential '' ( 2005 ) , the existence of an MI6-run psychological warfare effort , known as Operation Mass Appeal . According to Ritter : `` Mass Appeal served as a focal point for passing MI6 intelligence on Iraq to the media , both in the UK and around the world . The goal was to help shape public opinion about Iraq and the threat posed by WMD . '' MI6 propaganda specialists claimed they could spread the misinformation through `` editors and writers who work with us from time to time '' .
Perkins , Michigan . Perkins is an unincorporated community in Delta County , Michigan , United States . Perkins is located in Baldwin Township along M-35 , north-northwest of Gladstone . Perkins has a post office with ZIP code 49872 . History . Perkins was founded around 1872 by the Cascade Company , which made charcoal kilns and cut lumber in the community . It was originally located on the Whitefish Branch of the Chicago and North Western Railway . A post office opened in Perkins on May 7 , 1894 ; John Fuhriman was the first postmaster . The community was named for Josiah Perkins , an early settler .
2000–01 Danish 1st Division . This page displays the results of the Danish 1st Division 's 2000-2001-season . The division-champion and runner-up promoted to the Danish Superliga 2001-02 . The teams in the 14th , 15th and 16th relegated to the Danish 2nd Division 2001-02 .
St. Peter 's Rock Baptist Church . St. Peter 's Rock Baptist Church is a historic former church building at 1401 West 18th Street in Little Rock , Arkansas . It is a two-story vernacular brick structure , its main facade featuring a slightly recessed central section with a gable topped by a cross above . The church was built in 1941 for an African-American congregation established in the 1890s . This was the congregation 's first purpose-built home , which it occupied until moving to larger quarters on Brown Street in 1975 . It has been owned since then by the Greater Little Rock Singing Quartet Center , and continues to serve as a community meeting and performance space . The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005 .
Headline Shooter . `` Headline Shooter '' is a 1933 American pre-Code drama about the life of a newsreel photographer . Director Otto Brower intertwined the screenplay written by Agnes Christine Johnston , Allen Rivkin , and Arthur Kober , with actual newsreel footage of natural and man-made disasters . The film starred William Gargan , Frances Dee , Ralph Bellamy , and Jack LaRue . Plot . Bill Allen ( William Gargan ) and his friend , Mike ( Wallace Ford ) are newsreel photographers who have a friendly rivalry , each willing to do whatever it takes to get the better footage of a story . When covering a beauty contest , Bill plans to rig the results by bribing the judges , thus enabling him to get the scoop on his rival cameramen , and already have pictures of the winner . While covering the event , he meets a reporter , Jane Mallory ( Frances Dee ) , who is a straight arrow , in contrast to the loose women that Bill seems to attract . A professional rivalry simmers between the two , and when they both cover an earthquake in California , Bill begins to fall for Jane . Jane rebuffs his advances , letting Bill know that she has a fiancé down in Mississippi , a banker by the name of Hal Caldwell ( Ralph Bellamy ) . As time goes by , they continue to run into each other . Eventually , Jane begins to reciprocate Bill 's affection , but his reputation as a womanizer makes her continue to resist . At one point , Bill is trying to get her to break off her engagement to Hal , and marry him instead , and just as she begins to weaken , he hears of a huge fire back in New York , and rushes off , leaving her in the lurch . After he leaves , Jane sends word to her boss that she is quitting , and heads down to Mississippi to marry Hal . At the fire , he meets up with his friend Mike , but the meeting ends tragically , when Mike is killed in the fire , attempting to get the perfect shot . Disconsolate over losing both his girl and his best friend , he intends to resign his job , until his boss sends him down to Mississippi to cover the failure of a levee , which has led to massive flooding . While covering the flood , Bill uncovers the corruption which led to the faulty construction of the levee , resulting in the levee 's failure . He also begins to win back the affection of Jane . He heads back to New York with the footage . When Jane and Hal realize that a friend of theirs , Judge Beacon ( Henry Walthall ) , is the father-in-law of the person responsible for the corruption , they rush off to New York , where they attempt to get Bill to destroy the evidence implicating their friend . He does n't , and when the newsreel comes out , the Judge commits suicide in disgrace . Jane resolves to return to Mississippi with Hal , but she ca n't resist covering one more story , that of taking the confession of a gangster 's moll . When the story is published , Jane is kidnapped by the gangster . Bill realizes his own contact in the crime world , Ricci ( Jack LaRue ) , will know where they have taken , and dupes Ricci into revealing where she is being held . Bill and Hal rush to her rescue , arriving at the same time as the police . Ever the newsman , during the ensuing siege and shootout , Bill manages to get some excellent footage for the newsreels . Jane realizes that she is truly in love with Bill , and agrees to marry him , which is caught by the newsreel cameras . Hal returns to his very staid life in Mississippi . Production . In early March 1933 , RKO announced that they were producing a film about two newsreel cameramen , originally titled `` News Reel '' , Harold Shumate was supposed to be the screenwriter . Later that month , on March 23 , RKO further announced that Sarah Y. Mason and William Ulman , Jr. had been chosen to collaborate on the screenplay . The two had earlier worked on another film , `` Hock Shop '' . In April , it was announced that two cameramen from the Pathe ' newsreel group were being brought in to consult on the film , still tentatively titled , `` News Reel '' . Further Pathe participation was developed when Jack Connolly , Pathe News general manager was flown to Hollywood to consult on the picture . On April 25 , RKO announced that the film , now no longer being called `` News Reel '' , but simply an untitled film about the news reel business , would begin filming in early May . RKO announced on May 1 , 1933 , that Eric Linden had been chosen to be cast in the film . Also at the beginning of May it was announced that RKO was changing the title of the film from `` News Reel '' to `` Headline Shooters '' . In mid-May , it was announced that Helen Mack was cast to star in the film , although by the beginning of June she had already been replaced by Frances Dee . Dorothy Burgess , Hobart Cavanaugh , Mary MacLaren , June Brewster , and Gregory Ratoff were announced as members of the cast by RKO on May 23 , 1933 . `` Variety '' listed the title of the film as `` Headline Shooters '' on June 6 , and as being in its 4th week of filming . The cast was as listed in the cast list in this article , however Arthur Kober had not been given credit at that point . As late as July 8 , the film was still being referred to as `` Headline Shooters '' , and was even referred to in this way after release , as per a listing in the `` Motion Picture Herald '' on August 5 . Filming was completed and editing begun on the film by mid-July 1933 . The film was released under the title , `` Hollywood Shooter '' on July 28 , 1933 . Reception . `` Variety '' gave the film a positive review , calling the action `` swift moving '' , and in particular praising the skill at which the original newsreel footage was integrated into the film . `` Silver Screen '' called the film `` amusing '' , with `` swift action and many laughs '' , while `` Photoplay '' said the film was a `` Brand new idea packed with interest , and applauded the performances of Bellamy , Ford and LaRue . `` Modern Screen '' gave it a fair review , although they praised the performance of Gargan . `` The Film Daily '' , gave it an okay review , calling it `` fairly entertaining '' , but criticizing the film 's story .
Kelly Chan ( windsurfer ) . Kelly Chan Kum Seng ( ; 15 December 1956 – 27 August 1998 ) was a Singaporean windsurfer . He was ranked number one in the Raceboard Lightweight class by the International Boardsailing Association in 1992 . Chan represented Singapore from 1982 to 1997 , winning several regional championships including a gold , a silver and two bronze medals at the Southeast Asian Games . He was ranked 35th in a list of `` Singapore 's 50 Greatest Athletes of the Century '' by `` The Straits Times '' in 1999 . Windsurfing career . Chan picked up windsurfing from his colleagues at a relatively late age in 1981 . He did not undergo formal coaching , learning the sport from friends and through practice instead . A year later , he won his first regional championship , emerging winner of the heavyweight division at the Siam World Cup . At the 1983 Southeast Asian Games , Chan finished fourth in the International Windglider . In 1984 , Chan was ranked first in the lightweight division and second overall in the inaugural Asia-Pacific Mistral Championship in Kuantan , Malaysia . Chan was selected as the first sailor to represent Singapore in 24 years at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles . In the debuting Windglider class , he finished 24th , 24th , 21st , 31st , 24th , 31st , 18th in seven races to place 26th overall out of 38 competitors . At the 1985 Southeast Asian Games , Chan won a bronze medal in the King Cobra event . Two years later , he won a silver medal in the Semi-Funboard event at the 1987 Southeast Asian Games . In 1988 , Chan won the silver medal in the Division II boardsailing event at the Asian Yachting Federation Regatta in Jakarta . Chan clinched Singapore 's first ever boardsailing gold at the Southeast Asia Games when he won the Sailboard Division I event at the 1989 Southeast Asian Games . In 1990 , Chan was part of the Singapore team that came in second in the Super Finals of the Windsurf World Festival in Italy . Later in the year , he struggled with an unfamiliar sailboard as he finished 7th , 8th , 5th , 8th , 5th , 8th in the races at the 1990 Asian Games . At the 1991 Southeast Asian Games , Chan placed fourth as he failed to defend his title . 1992 proved to be the defining year for Chan . At the beginning of January , he finished sixth at the Singapore Open . Later that month , he placed eighth in the Raceboard Lightweight Division at the International Boardsailing Association ( IBSA ) World Boardsailing Championships in Singapore ; this was the first time that a Singaporean had finished top ten in a world championship . A couple of weeks later , he won four races and finished second in two other to win the Lightweight Raceboard class at the Siam World Cup . Chan 's achievements meant that he topped IBSA Raceboard Lightweight rankings in March 1992 . In May , he won all four races at the World Windsurfing Festival Spring Cup in Mondello , Sicily to emerge champion in his category . At the 1993 Southeast Asian Games held in Singapore , Chan won a bronze medal in the Raceboard Lightweight Open event . In July 1994 , Chan won the European Masters title in Greece . Two months later , he won the Masters title at the World Boardsailing Championship in Canada . Chan participated at the 1994 Asian Games but did not make any impact . He announced his retirement after the Games , in order to allow Singapore to groom new blood . Although Chan was selected for the 1997 Southeast Asian Games , he withdrew his place as he felt he could not compete for the gold medal due to work and personal commitments affecting his training . Personal life . Chan was a regular serviceman who worked as an aircraft technician with the Republic of Singapore Air Force ( RSAF ) . He rose to the rank of Second Warrant Officer . Chan married company secretary Ann Chua in 1977 ; the couple have two sons . Elder son , Kelly Junior Chan Wye Chyn ( b. June 1979 ) , was also a national sailor and is a pilot . Second son , Keane Chan Guan Zhong ( b . 1985 ) , is a financial analyst . Death . On 27 August 1998 , Chan was returning to Pekanbaru Air Base during a military exercise in Indonesia , when he was involved in a fatal road crash . He was taken to the local base hospital for immediate treatment before being evacuated via military aircraft to Singapore , where he died from his injuries at Tan Tock Seng Hospital . His ashes were scattered around the Keta Beacon off the eastern coast of Singapore . A new annual windsurfing marathon was named in honour of him in the same year .
Sébastien Roch ( singer ) . Sébastien Roch ( born 3 December 1972 in Toulouse ) is a French actor , singer and television host . He achieved notability with his role of Christian in the TV series `` Hélène et les Garçons '' and `` Les Vacances de l'amour '' . He had also a success with his 1993 single , `` Au Bar de Jess '' , which peaked at number 17 in France .
Heike Hanada . Heike Hanada ( born 1964 ) is a German architect . Hanada has been working as a free artist and a teacher of architecture since 1999 at Bauhaus University in Weimar , Germany . On 16 November 2007 , Hanada 's proposal `` Delphinium '' won the international architectural competition on the grand expansion of the Stockholm Public Library , one of architect Gunnar Asplund 's most important works . Stockholm Public Library Extension . Hanada defeated five other finalists from Denmark , Italy , Finland , Lithuania and the United Kingdom in the competition to expand the famed rotunda library building by Asplund , which opened in 1928 . More than 1,000 architects from about 120 countries submitted proposals when the competition was announced in May 2006 . The project named `` Delphinium '' includes a glass building , which connects to Asplund 's library by a low , podium-like structure enclosing a circular , `` secret '' garden . The white glass building lights up at night and will `` invite to discussion or to just a quiet moment to oneself amongst other people , '' the jury said . Heike Hanada first came in contact with the architecture of Asplund in the 1980s . She has designed a building which opens and closes itself . The building has a row of interlinked rooms , both vertically and horizontally . The room sequences , the relation between open and closed , continue far beyond the shell of the building . At the same time Heike Hanada has been intent on keeping everything functionally clear and simple without dead ends and backwaters . I found it difficult to place a large building right next to Asplund 's library . To me the inner courtyard and the low-rise entrance section between the high buildings are a way of marking a distance , creating a rhythm and tranquility in the townscape . [ ... ] The plot is of a kind which will be common in future , with less and less land going spare . A number of decisions will have to be made concerning what is to be demolished and how one can or should adapt oneself when building . It is a tricky balancing act in which conservative conclusions come easily . When a new building stands next to an old one , the difference in periods is made articulate , the new enriches the old and vice versa , resulting in a powerful wholeness . The extension has officially been put on hold in autumn 2009 after a change in local government and a massive campaign about what critics saw as an unacceptable impact on the original , Asplund approved complex .
Robert Hilliard . Robert Martin Hilliard ( 7 April 1904 – 22 February 1937 ) was an Olympic boxer , Irish republican , Church of Ireland minister and communist . He was killed in the Spanish Civil War fighting in the International Brigades . Hilliard was born in Moyeightragh near Killarney . His father 's family were prosperous shop owners . Robert was educated at Cork Grammar School and then Mountjoy School in Dublin . He won a Read Sizarship to Trinity College Dublin in 1921 . There he became interested in republican politics , co-founding the College 's Thomas Davis Society and participating in the latter stages of the Irish Civil War . Hilliard was interested in a variety of sports and was a founding member of Trinity 's hurling club . In 1923 he was champion of the Irish Amateur Boxing Association and of British and Irish Universities . He fought in the bantamweight class at the 1924 Olympics , representing Ireland . He got a bye in the first round and lost on points to Benjamín Pertuzzo in the second round . Hilliard left Trinity in 1925 without a degree . In 1926 he married Edith Rosemary Robins born 1905 in Ngara , Nyassaland , Africa daughter of Stephen Robins and Rose Melicent Baker of Kingswood Hanger in Gomshall , Surrey . They moved to nearby Hindhead where he worked as a journalist and in advertising . The couple had four children . Hilliard became interested in the Oxford Group of evangelical Christians . He resumed his studies at Trinity and in 1931 was conferred with a B.A . Degree and letters testimonial for ordination . He was ordained a Church of Ireland priest in 1932 , and worked in the mission to the poor attached to St Anne ’ s Cathedral , Belfast . Hilliard 's socialist beliefs overcame his religious calling ; he abandoned his family and ministry and went to London , where he joined the Communist Party of Great Britain and returned to journalism . He subsequently joined the Communist Party of Ireland , becoming an atheist as well as a Marxist . He joined the International Brigades fighting for the Second Spanish Republic , either the Connolly Column of Irish volunteers or the British column . A comrade-in-arms recalled that he parodied the sign of the cross by reciting `` In the name of Marx , Engels , Lenin , Stalin , Stakhanov , Dimitrov , the Party Line '' while tracing the hammer and sickle with his hand . Hilliard was one of four riflemen in the rearguard covering the Republican retreat after the Battle of Jarama . All were killed , Hilliard dying of his wounds at Castellón de la Plana five days after being shot . Hilliard is among the combatants namechecked in Christy Moore 's song `` Viva la Quinta Brigada '' about the Spanish Civil War .
Teresa Tavares . Teresa Tavares ( born 29 December ) is a Portuguese actress . Teresa has been working extensively since 2000 . She has been able to cross the line between Theatre , Cinema and Television and continues to work in every field . Her presence over the last 13 years on Portuguese television has made her an household name in Portugal . She lives now between Lisbon and London . Her work in English speaking films includes leading roles in both Collider ( Jason Buttler ) and Star Crossed ( Mark Heller ) . Film credits include : Blood of my Blood ( Joao Canijo ) , This Night ( Werner Schroeter ) , Bazar ( Patricia Plattner ) , Abrigo ( Maxim Dierickx ) , Os Sorrisos do Destino ( Fernando Lopes ) and Minha Alma and You ( Ana Rocha ) . Theatre credits include leading roles in plays such as Schiller 's Mary Stuart ( playing Mary Stuart ) , Lessing 's Emilia Galotti ( playing Emilia Galotti ) , Falk Richter 's Nothing Hurts ( playing Sylvana ) and Chekov 's Uncle Vanya ( playing Elena ) and Three Sisters ( playing Irina ) . Television credits include : the Emmy award-winning Lacos de Sangue , Pai a Forca , Os Serranos , Nome de Codigo : Sintra , Morangos com Acucar , Anjo Selvagem , Jardins Proibidos .
Carillon Senior Hockey League . Carillon Senior Hockey League is a Canadian senior men 's ice hockey league that plays out of southeastern Manitoba . It is affiliated with Hockey Manitoba , the provincial branch of Hockey Canada . History . The league was created in 2003 on the premise that local teams should have local players . The existing senior league at the time , the Hanover-Taché Hockey League ( HTHL ) , included a large number of imported players . During its first season , the CSHL was operated as an independent league and did not have accreditation from Hockey Manitoba . Three teams competed that season ( Landmark Dutchmen , Mitchell Mohawks , Ste . Anne Aces ) with Mitchell winning the championship . In its second season , the CSHL was accepted by Hockey Manitoba . The league doubled to six teams , with the Grunthal Red Wings , St. Adolphe Hawks and Steinbach Huskies being accepted . Mitchell once again won the championship . Prior to the third season , the rival HTHL folded , and two teams joined the CSHL : the La Broquerie Habs and St. Malo Warriors . This brought the league total of teams to eight . The La Broquerie Habs defeated the Ste Anne Aces in four-straight games to claim the league championship . In its fourth season , the Steinbach Huskies went on hiatus while the Landmark Dutchmen folded , leaving the league with six teams yet again . The La Broquerie Habs defeated Ste . Anne in five games to claim their second straight league title . In provincial competition , the La Broquerie Habs won the Manitoba Senior 'A ' provincial championship . The Steinbach Huskies rejoined the league for the 2007-08 season , while Grunthal Red Wings went on hiatus . This season produced a new champion , the Ste . Anne Aces , who defeated St. Malo in seven games to become the champions . The following season , it was the St. Malo Warriors that ended a 21-year championship drought and captured their first CSHL title . The final was a rather quick series as St. Malo won in five games , winning the cup at home against the Ste . Anne Aces . The 2008-09 season was a special year for hockey in St. Malo as both the Senior Warriors and the Junior 'B ' Warriors of the Keystone Junior Hockey League captured their respective titles in the same year for the first time in the town 's history . In 2009-10 season , the Steinbach Huskies won both the CSHL championship and the Manitoba Provincial 'A ' Championship . The Huskies followed up their provincial championship by defeating La Broqerie in the seventh game of the finals the following day . Captain Mike Martens scored with 3:13 left in the third period to clinch the victory . The championship was a first for the Steinbach team in the CSHL , and the first local league title since the Huskies won the Hanover-Tache Hockey League in 1993-94 . The Huskies repeated as champions the following season . In only their second season in the CSHL , the Niverville Clippers captuired their first league title in 2012 , sweeping La Broquerie in four games . Champions . Each season , the winner of the playoffs is crowned league champion . The CHSL champion compete against Manitoba 's other senior league champions for the Manitoba Senior 'A ' Provincial Championship .
Petra Klosová . Petra Klosová ( born 16 April 1986 ) is a Czech swimmer who specialized in freestyle and backstroke events . She is a two-time Olympian and a multiple-time national champion and record holder for the freestyle and backstroke events ( 50 , 100 , and 200 m ) . Klosova made her first Czech team , as an eighteen-year-old , at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens , where she competed in the women 's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay , along with her fellow swimmers Jana Myšková , Sandra Kazíková , and Ilona Hlaváčková . Swimming the second leg , Klosova recorded a split of 56.49 seconds , and the Czech team went to finish heat one in seventh place , and thirteenth overall , for a total time of 3:46.83 . At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing , Klosova competed as an individual swimmer in the 100 m backstroke . Leading up to her second Games , she cleared a FINA B-cut of 1:02.98 at the Missouri Grand Prix in Columbia , Missouri . She challenged seven other swimmers in the third heat , including 14-year-old Sarah Sjöström of Sweden , and three-time Olympian Sherry Tsai of Hong Kong . She raced to sixth place by six tenths of a second ( 0.6 ) behind Mexico 's Fernanda González , with a time of 1:02.76 . Klosova failed to advance into the semifinals , as she placed thirty-ninth overall in the preliminaries . Klosova was also a member of the SMU Mustangs swimming and diving team , and a graduate of international studies at Southern Methodist University in Dallas , Texas .
Édouard Hervé . Édouard Hervé ( 28 May 1835 – 4 January 1899 ) was a French journalist , historian and politician . Life . Édouard Hervé was born in Saint-Denis , La Réunion on 28 May 1835 . A graduate of the École Normale Supérieure , Paris city councilor and advisor to Philippe d'Orléans , Count of Paris ( 1838-1894 ) , he worked at several newspapers , including `` Le Journal de Genève '' ( 1865-1866 ) and `` L'Époque '' . In 1867 , he founded the `` Journal de Paris '' . This newspaper was suppressed by the Paris Commune in 1871 when he wrote of the events of March : `` The way the population of Paris yesterday expressed its satisfaction was more than frivolous , and we fear it gets worse with time . Paris now has a festive look that is totally inappropriate , and if we do not want to be called Parisians of decadence , we must put an end to this state of affairs. `` In 1873 , he founded `` Le Soleil '' , the first major daily newspaper priced at 5 centimes . With a monarchist viewpoint , publication was to continue until June 1915 . Hervé became a member of the Paris municipal council . He belonged to both the Conférence Molé and the Conférence Tocqueville before their merger to form the Conférence Molé-Tocqueville . Édouard Hervé is also the author of several historical works , which are actually compilations of his articles . He was made Chevalier of the Legion of Honour in 1873 and elected member of the Académie française on 11 February 1886 . He died on 4 January 1899 in Paris .
History of the Jews in Brazos County , Texas . Jewish settlement in Brazos County , Texas , began in 1865 . This history includes the present Jewish communities and individuals of Brazos County and Texas A & M University . Temple Freda . One of the first Jewish temples in Brazos County is Temple Freda , which was built in 1912 and added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places on September 22 , 1983 . Temple Freda is one of the three oldest religious buildings in the county . The temple is named for Ethel Freda Kaczer ( 1860–1912 ) , wife of the president of the Jewish community when the synagogue was built . The temple being named after a woman is unique for a Jewish place of worship . Texas A & M Hillel . Texas A & M Hillel is the oldest Jewish campus organization in the United States using the name `` Hillel . '' Founded in 1920 , three years before the founding of the first official Hillel Foundation at University of Illinois , Texas A & M Hillel began as the TAMC Menorah Club and was organized in 1916 by Jacob Joseph Taubenhaus . He and his wife Esther founded the `` TAMC Hillel Club '' in 1920 , with assistance from Rabbi David Lefkowitz . In 1958 , Texas A & M Hillel opened up a building of its own . Peter Tarlow , a rabbi , was the executive director of Texas A & M Hillel from 1983 to 2013 . Chabad of Brazos Valley . Chabad of Brazos Valley , also known as the Chabad Center of Texas A & M , was founded on July 10 , 2007 . In 2007 , the organization began participating in an international inititiative among Jewish students to write a Torah scroll .
João Sayad . João Sayad ( born December 1 , 1945 ) is a Brazilian economist , professor of the Department of Economics , Management and Accounting of the University of Sao Paulo and former Secretary of Finance for the state of Sao Paulo . He was awarded a PhD in Economics by Yale University in New Haven , Connecticut . Sayad has also been a former president and chairman of the board of directors of the Inter-American Express Bank in São Paulo and director of the Economic Research Institute Foundation at the University of São Paulo . Political views . He was described by the Brazilian magazine `` Época '' in an interview as an academic who holds eclectic views on politics and economics . He is known for his analyzing of the economic dispute between the Keynesians and the Monetarists , allegedly not taking a specific bias toward either side . Sayad has many times discussed and commented on the current political crisis surrounding Dilma Rousseff and the Workers ' Party , along with its impact on the economy of the country . He has been described as a `` skeptical '' in regards to the promises alleged by the current Brazilian government and its capacity to manage the current state of the economy .
2013–14 Alabama–Huntsville Chargers men 's ice hockey season . The 2013–14 Alabama–Huntsville Chargers ice hockey team represented the University of Alabama in Huntsville in the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men 's ice hockey season . The Chargers were coached by Mike Corbett who was in his first season as head coach . His assistant coaches were Gavin Morgan and Matty Thomas . The Chargers played their home games in the Propst Arena at the Von Braun Center and competed for the first time in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association . Preseason . On January 17 , 2013 , after months of discussions with conference officials and league member representatives , UAH formally applied to and was accepted to join the Western Collegiate Hockey Association beginning with the 2013–14 season , after three seasons as an independent . On May 29 , 2013 , head coach Kurt Kleinendorst resigned , later signing as head coach of the American Hockey League 's Iowa Wild . Mike Corbett was named UAH 's sixth head coach on July 8 , 2013 . Matty Thomas was announced as assistant coach on August 8 , replacing Bruce Garber .
Andrei Griazev . Andrei Vladimirovich Griazev ( , born 26 July 1985 ) is a Russian former competitive figure skater . He is the 2005 Cup of China and 2007 Cup of Russia bronze medalist , 2004 World Junior champion , and 2007 Russian national champion . Personal life . Griazev was born 26 July 1985 in Perm , Russian SFSR , Soviet Union . Career . Griazev began skating at the age of four . At the age of 11 , he moved from Perm to Saint Petersburg to train with coach Alexei Mishin . He trained at the Yubileyny Sports Palace . During his time training with Mishin , Griazev learned the triple Axel jump . Griazev placed 14th at the 2002 Junior Worlds , after which Mishin sent him to work with his wife , Tatiana Mishina . Griazev left Yubileyny , returned to Perm , and did not skate at all for three months . In summer 2002 , Griazev moved to Newington , Connecticut to train with Tatiana Tarasova on the suggestion of Alexei Yagudin . He became the 2004 World Junior Champion . That same year , he won bronze at Russian senior nationals and earned a chance to compete at the 2004 European Championships and 2004 World Championships , where he placed 8th and 12th , respectively . During the 2004–05 season , Griazev sustained a back injury and had to withdraw from the 2004 Skate America . He was 7th at 2004 Cup of Russia but then earned silver at Russian Nationals . He went again to the European Championships , where he placed 5th , and moved up a spot at Worlds to 11th . For the 2005–06 season , Tarasova returned to Russia and so Griazev did as well , training with both Tarasova and Elena Vodorezova in Moscow . Griazev was 9th out of 11 men at the 2005 Skate Canada International . The very next week , however , he won the bronze medal at 2005 Cup of China , his first senior Grand Prix medal . At that competition , he was in the lead after the short program , and earned new personal best scores for his short program , long program , and overall total . At the 2006 Russian nationals , Griazev finished 9th and did not receive a berth to the European Championships and the Olympics . Due to the withdrawal of other skaters , Griazev was sent to 2006 Worlds , where he struggled in the qualifying and short programs , but performed a strong long program . Griazev returned to Russia in March 2006 to take part in the Italian Carnival skating tour produced by Ilia Averbukh . He had also taken part in this tour the previous year . His touring schedule was cut short when he sustained a knee injury and had to undergo surgery . For the 2006–07 season , Griazev continued to struggle with consistency , as well as suffering illness at several competitions . At both the 2006 Trophée Eric Bompard and 2006 Cup of Russia , he finished 7th . At the 2007 Russian Championships , Griazev trailed Andrei Lutai after the short program but placed ahead in the long program and won his first national title . He went on to the 2007 European Championships , where he finished 16th and as a result missed the Russian team for the 2007 World Championships . He spent spring 2007 performing with Averbukh 's skating tour , which traveled to over twenty cities in Russia , as well as shows in Lithuania , Latvia , and Israel . For the 2007–08 season , Griazev was initially assigned to the 2007 Nebelhorn Trophy competition in Oberdstorf , Germany , but injured ligaments in his ankle in September 2007 and had to withdraw from the event . He won the bronze at the 2007 Cup of Russia in Moscow and placed 7th at the 2007 NHK Trophy . He won the bronze medal at the 2008 Russian Championships . Griazev placed 5th at the 2009 Russian Championships . He retired from competitive skating following that season . In November 2009 , he began skating on cruise ships . Results . `` GP : Grand Prix ; JGP : Junior Grand Prix ''
Denman Prospect , Australian Capital Territory . Denman Prospect is a suburb currently under development in the Molonglo Valley district of Canberra , located within the Australian Capital Territory , Australia . It is named in honour of Lady Denman , the wife of the fifth Governor-General of Australia , The Right Honourable The Lord Denman . The principal ceremonial occasion during Lady Denman 's term as first lady was the inauguration of the Federal capital on 12 March 1913 . Lady Denman stood upon the newly laid Foundation Stones and pronounced , `` I name the capital of Australia - Canberra '' . The name Denman Prospect was selected to distinguish the locality from the town of , New South Wales . The use of the suffix 'prospect ' meaning view , vision or the outlook for the future , is considered significant in the context of the naming of Canberra by Lady Denman and Lord Denman 's ensuing visionary speech for the future of the capital . History . The ACT government attempted to sell the entire suburb as one lot to a developer first at an auction , and then by negotiation . However the Colliers auction on 12 April was a failure with only one registered bidder , and then three months of negotiating led nowhere , and so the Land Development Agency will now develop the suburb itself . Blame for the failure to sell to a developer was placed on new solar access regulations , which meant that blocks had to be bigger , or that house sites had to be excavated into the hillside . It will be the third suburb to be developed in the Molonglo Valley District and the first in stage 2 . Coppins Crossing bridge was repaired after flooding in 2011 . Location and urban structure . Denman Prospect is located to the north of Uriarra Road , west of John Gorton Drive and south of the Molonglo River . Topographically it is north east of Mount Stromlo with a series of valleys draining eastwards towards the Molonglo River in the south of the suburb , and the north east direction in the north . The highest points of the suburb are along hills on the eastern side at just over 654 meters high . Uriarra Road is about 630 m above sea level . The lowest point is on the Molonglo River just below 499 m above sea level . This makes Denman Prospect the lowest Canberra suburb . The land area is 107 hectares and will contain 1700 dwellings if fully developed . There will be a local centre and two schools . Coppins Crossing Road between Uriarra Road and William Slim Drive has a long history prior to the development of Molonglo , but it will be replaced by John Gorton Drive . Wildlife . The rare pink tailed worm lizard is found near the Molonglo River . The butterfly `` Ogyris amaryllis amata '' occurs near Coppins Crossing . Geology . The suburb of Denman Prospect is split by an east-west direction fault that splays off the Winslade Fault just to the west of the suburb . This fault is marked by quartz . The south side of the fault has been thrown down , and the north side elevated . The north-east heading Winslade Fault itself cuts off the northern tip of the suburb . To the north of the fault are the Mount Painter Volcanics in the north east with tuff composed of dacite fragments and underlying Walker Volcanics in the north west . Mount Painter Volcanics are of late Wenlock age . The rock south of the east-west fault is younger than the rocks to the north . Rocks in the south are rhyodacite from the Deakin Volcanics , and on the far west side of the suburb is ignimbrite and shale from the Laidlaw Volcanics . The Laidlaw Volcanics are the latest in the sequence and are 420.7±2.2 million years old . A sand quarry used to be worked just to the west of Coppins Crossing on the Denman Prospect side of the Molonglo River .
Jordi Cinca . Jordi Cinca Mateos is an Andorran politician who is currently Minister of Finance . He was named in the 2016 Panama Papers leak .
James MacDonnell ( Newfoundland politician ) . James Ronald MacDonnell ( 1890 – November 25 , 1924 ) was an educator and politician in Newfoundland . He represented St. George 's in the Newfoundland House of Assembly from 1919 to 1923 . The son of Richard MacDonnell , he was born in Harbour Main and was educated at Saint Bonaventure 's College , at the National College of Ireland in Dublin and at King 's Inn in Dublin . MacDonnell taught school in Torbay before going to Ireland to continue his education . He returned to Newfoundland as assistant superintendent of Roman Catholic schools . MacDonnell married Stella Pieroway . After being elected in 1919 , he was offered the position of Minister of Agriculture but declined and sat in opposition . During his time in the assembly , MacDonnell opposed giving the vote to women . He was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1923 . MacDonnell 's health declined soon after he returned to farming and he died in St. John 's the following year .
Fred Cooper ( cricketer , born 1921 ) . Fred Cooper ( 18 April 1921 – 22 December 1986 ) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Lancashire and Worcestershire shortly after the Second World War . Cooper had played for Lancashire 's Second XI as a teenager before the war , but his first-class debut came for that county against Oxford University in May 1946 ; he made 6 and 20 not out . Later that season he made his County Championship bow against Leicestershire , playing three Championship games in total , all in July . However , he left the county for Worcestershire at the end of the season . 1947 saw Cooper score 380 runs in his 26 innings at an average of 18.09 . The following summer he had his best season in county cricket , hitting 618 runs at 22.88 including his only first-class century : 113 not out in the second innings against Nottinghamshire ; his brother and teammate Edwin had made exactly 100 in the first innings of the same match . 1948 also saw Cooper selected for West of England against East of England , the last such first-class match . He made 53 and 16 , but the West were beaten by 223 runs . In the 1949 and 1950 seasons , Cooper played only intermittently for the Worcestershire first team , spending a considerable amount of time turning out for the Second XI in the Minor Counties Championship . He made one first-class half-century in each season , but he was dismissed for single-figure scores in 13 of his 20 innings , and after the 1950 season his time in first-class cricket came to an end . Cooper was born in Bacup , Lancashire ; he died in Stourport-on-Severn , Worcestershire at the age of 65 . His brother Edwin had a much longer career with Worcestershire , playing 249 times for the county .
Izumi Kobayashi . is a professional Go player . Biography . Izumi Kobayashi grew up in a family of accomplished Go players . She has joked that she first played Go in her mother 's womb . Her father is Koichi Kobayashi , the man who ranks third in number of titles held in Japan . Her maternal grandfather was Kitani Minoru , one of the leading players and probably the greatest Go teacher . Her mother was Reiko Kobayashi née Kitani ( 1939–1996 ) , 6 dan , who won the All-Japan Women 's Championship several times . She became a professional go player in 1995 , and was promoted to her current rank , 6 dan , in 2004 . She is married to Cho U , one of the top players in Japan .
Buono ( disambiguation ) . Buono ! is a Japanese girl group of the Hello ! Project .
Mežciems Station . Mežciems Station is a railway station on the Riga – Daugavpils Railway on the outskirts of Daugavpils . Since 2011 , passenger trains don ’ t stop at the station .
Oscillating turret . An oscillating turret is a form of turret for armoured fighting vehicles , both tanks and armoured cars . The turret is unusual in being made of two hinged parts . Elevation of the gun relies on the upper part of the turret moving relative to the lower part . Oscillating turrets have only rarely been used . Their only widespread use was on two French designs : the AMX-13 light tank and the Panhard EBR armoured car ; the Austrian SK-105 Kürassier uses a turret developed from the AMX-13 . Design . The turret consists of upper and lower parts , joined by a trunnion . The gap between these two parts is often covered by a distinctively visible rubber or canvas bellows . The gun itself is fixed to the upper part of the turret . Elevation of the gun is achieved by tilting the entire upper part of the turret . In conventional designs , the gun is tilted by running on its own trunnion , while the turret remains fixed to the fuselage . Traverse is achieved conventionally , by rotating the turret . In oscillating turrets where the oscillating part of the turret is enclosed gives the advantage that the gunner and loader always is in line with the gun allowing easier aiming and loading . Advantages . There are three major advantages : high gun placement , smaller turret size and simpler fitment of an autoloader . In a conventional design , the turret has to have room above the breach to allow it to rise to tilt the gun down . An oscillating design moves the turret with the gun , so no extra room is needed . This allows the gun to be at the very top of the turret . This reduces the amount of the turret that is exposed when the tank is in a hull-down position , as well as improving the possible depression angles . Additionally , the breach of the gun falls into the tank when it elevates , which requires the turret ring to be large enough to allow this motion . In an oscillating design , the breach is always above the turret ring . This allows it to be smaller , potentially allowing the hull to be smaller as well . However , in this case , the maximum elevation angle is defined by the space between the rear of the turret and the deck of the hull , which may be less than the angle possible in a conventional design where the breach can fall into the hull . For this reason , oscillating designs often have the gun mounted higher above the deck in order to improve the possible elevation angles . This makes the turret taller than on conventional designs , which may make it more difficult to find protective cover as well as making it more visible on the battlefield . However , this is offset slightly by the fact that the lower hull position relative to the gun may allow better protection in the hull-down position . Other improvements include the fact that the gun sights are generally more in-line with the gun , and that it is easier to fit an autoloader mechanism as the breach remains in the same position relative to the loader . Heavy tanks and the AMX-50 . The initial claimed advantage of oscillating turrets was that of reducing the turret size for a large main battle tank gun . In the 1950s , tanks were rapidly growing more heavily armed , larger and heavier . Western armed forces were trying to catch up with the increasingly formidable Soviet tanks , such as the T-55 . Weight was the main problem , particularly where this then required extra engine power and stronger transmission . As the thickest armour is generally on the turret , reducing turret size appeared to be a worthwhile goal . Size may be reduced because the non-elevating gun breech does not need to move up and down inside the upper turret . Working space thus does not need to be allowed for it above or below the breech , space that is normally wasted in conventional turret designs . In particular , the oscillating turret design is particularly shallow above the breech , allowing for a low turret silhouette , a considerable advantage . This was the justification for the first oscillating turret , that of the French AMX-50 medium or heavy tank in the 50 tonnes class . This used first a 90 mm , then 100 mm , gun in an oscillating turret , primarily to save weight . The final 120 mm version first reverted to a conventional turret , but then used another oscillating design , the `` Tourelle D '' . However the need to elevate the gun still requires room for the breech to be lowered into the lower turret . This has tended to produce oscillating turret designs with a high gun axis relative to a conventional turret , even where the turret height is otherwise shallow . One problem was that the armour of a turret is primarily in the front face of the turret and this was not made any smaller in the AMX-50 design , the turret of the 120 mm version being so tall as to be reminiscent of the WW2 Challenger , the turret being a whole foot taller than the contemporary and comparably armoured Conqueror . The AMX-50 grew progressively heavier and although it might have proved a capable heavy tank by 1950s standards , this whole class of slow-moving AFV was becoming outdated by the development of lightweight anti-tank guided missiles in the 1960s and so the project was abandoned . Light tanks . Whilst the oscillating turret was unsuccessful for the heavy tank , it proved more successful in allowing light tanks and armored cars to carry an unusually heavy main gun of 90 mm . In French doctrine , light reconnaissance vehicles were heavily armed and expected to also fulfill a role in defending the flanks of a main force . They were not expected to act as tank destroyers though , and so a high-caliber but relatively low velocity gun with high-explosive shells was effective in their role . Auto-loading . As the gun remains fixed relative to the upper turret , it is easier to install an autoloader than for a conventional turret , where the gun must return to a fixed elevation for reloading . The French design used two six-round rotating magazines , allowing a high rate of fire and also a selection of two ammunition types . The disadvantage was that once the magazine ready capacity was used , reloading of the magazines was a slow process requiring the vehicle to rest and crew to operate outside the vehicle , which could not be carried out under fire . As was so often the case with the early autoloaders though , their complexity was their downfall . The 120mm for the AMX-50 was simply unreliable , due to the weight of the ammunition round .
Three Rivers Casino and Resort . The Three Rivers Casino and Resort is a resort on the southern Oregon Coast . There are two locations , one in Florence and one in Coos Bay . It is owned by the Confederated Tribes of Coos , Lower Umpqua , & Siuslaw Indians . The resort is named for the Coos , Umpqua , and Siuslaw rivers , which flow into the Pacific Ocean in southern Oregon . The Florence location , opened in 2004 , includes a 93-room hotel , opened in 2007 , and adjoining Ocean Dunes Golf Course , purchased in 2012 . It is the second-largest employer in the city . The Coos Bay location was opened in May 2015 .
Douglas Ollivant . Douglas Ollivant is a Senior National Security Studies Fellow at the New America Foundation as well as a Principal of the O2 Group and an operating advisor to Monument Capital Group . Most recently , Ollivant was a senior counterinsurgency ( COIN ) advisor to Regional Command East , as part of the International Security Assistance Force COIN Advisory and Assistance Team . A former Director for Iraq on the National Security Council under the Bush and Obama administrations . Ollivant has served two tours in the Iraq War , first as the operations officer for the First Battalion , Fifth Cavalry Regiment during OIF II and later as the Chief of Plans for Multi-National Division-Baghdad during the “ Surge ” , leading the team which wrote the Baghdad Security Plan . Military service . A former assistant professor at the United States Military Academy 's Department of Social Sciences , he is affiliated with a group of military intellectuals , who have been tapped to provide insight and recommendations to General David Petraeus , in what was labeled by Tom Ricks as Petraeus ’ s “ brain trust ” or `` warrior-intellectuals '' . Others in this list include , Brigadier General Bill Rapp , Colonels H.R . McMaster , Peter Monsoor , and Michael Meese , Lieutenant Colonels John Nagl , Mike George , Jen Easterly , Paul Yingling , Bill Ostlund and Charles Miller , as well as Dr. David Kilcullen and Dr. Carter Malkesian . In her 2008 book , `` Tell Me How This Ends '' , Linda Robinson called Ollivant the “ right person in the right place at the right time ” for his work in devising the operational implementation of the successful Baghdad Security plan . Military writings . In 2006 Ollivant co-authored , with Captain Eric Chewning , an influential article in Military Review , entitled `` Producing Victory : Rethinking Conventional Forces in Counterinsurgency Operations '' , and a 2007 follow-on article , entitled `` Producing Victory : a 2007 postscript for implementation '' , that articulated the need for US forces to abandon sprawling forward operating bases and move into Iraqi communities . The premise of the essay was that counterinsurgency requires military units to simultaneous execute security operations , train local security forces , promote economic development , and foster political institutions . Ollivant and Chewning argued that conventional military units best operate in such an environment when partnered with indigenous security forces co-located among the target population . The white paper , which was based on Ollivant and Chewning ’ s experience during combat operations in Iraq in 2004 and 2005 , significantly influenced the tactical deployment of US and Iraqi ground forces during the “ Surge ” . From October 2006 to December 2007 Ollivant was Chief of Plans for Multi National Division-Baghdad and was the lead coalition force planner for the development and implementation of the Baghdad Security Plan in coordination with the Iraqi Security Forces . In 2008 a review symposium on the FM 3-24 Counterinsurgency Manual sponsored by Perspectives on Politics , Ollivant called for an expansion of irregular warfare doctrine and warned of a potential over reliance on counterinsurgency frameworks in the future . He notes that the absence of a larger framework of warfare tends to pull all instances of irregular war into the counterinsurgency model . This theoretical lacuna presents a difficulty since future conflicts will require peace enforcement , peacekeeping , nation building , and other paradigms to also compete as frameworks for action . In March 2010 , Ollivant and Chewning published an article in The American Interest outlining the military , political , and economic actions necessary for a successful US-Iraqi relationship after the US troop withdrawal . Other writings . Beyond his contributions to military theory , Ollivant wrote a series of articles and book reviews dealing primarily with Catholic political theorists Jacques Maritain and Orestes Brownson , and edited a book of collected essays on the former . Education and professional associations . Ollivant , a graduate of the US Army ’ s School of Advanced Military Studies , holds a PhD and MA in political science from Indiana University ( political theory and American politics ) and a BA in political science from Wheaton College . He is also a life-member of the Council on Foreign Relations , Veterans of Foreign Wars , and the American Political Science Association . Media appearances . Following his retirement from the military , Ollivant has appeared on media outlets to provide perspective on the current state of military and political affairs in Iraq .
Sir Thomas and Lady Dixon Park . The Sir Thomas and Lady Dixon Park is a park in South Belfast , Northern Ireland , covering almost and is accessible from the Upper Malone Road . It includes meadows , woodland , riverside fields , formal rose gardens , a walled garden and a Japanese garden , as well as a children 's playground , coffee shop , an orienteering course and many walks . It is owned and maintained by Belfast City Council 's Parks and Amenities Section . On 14 July 2010 , the park hosted annual International Rose Trials , the highlight of Rose Week , involving judges from around the world . Features . The City of Belfast International Rose Garden in the Park has made it world-famous . In the summer it contains over 40,000 roses , divided into trial and display beds , a historical section and a heritage garden that displays the best roses from local breeders . It also has a Diana , Princess of Wales memorial garden . The rose garden and events like Rose Week attract thousands of visitors each year . The park also features International Camellia Trials . There are red and grey squirrels in the woodland . History . The park was bequeathed to the people of Belfast in 1959 by Lady Edith Stewart Dixon and was dedicated to the memory of her husband , the late Sir Thomas Dixon . The first roses were planted in 1964 and the Trial roses were judged for the first time in summer 1965 . A permanent panel of judges is provided by the Rose Society of Northern Ireland , formed by Craig Wallace in 1964 . Wilmont House . Wilmont House , in the grounds of the park , was built in the early 1760s by Scottish farming family the Stewarts , who were among the first to grow carrots on a large scale in the early 19th century . In 1811 an early threshing machine was erected on the property . The last Stewart associated with the house was James , who mortgaged the property to the Northern Banking Company in 1844 , ending almost a century of family connections . The estate changed hands several times before James Bristow , a director of the Northern Banking Company , was granted a lease to the property in 1858 . He commissioned the building of the present Wilmont House ( in 1859 ) , designed by one of Belfast 's most important Victorian architects , Thomas Jackson . Bristow 's initials are inscribed in stone on the north side of the house . The estate was sold to Robert Reade in 1897 following the deaths of the Bristow male heirs . After he died in 1913 , his son sold it to Sir Thomas Dixon for £21,500 in 1919 . Dixon was a prosperous Ulster businessman who served as High Sheriff of Antrim and was knighted . Lady Dixon became a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire ( DBE ) for her work for the armed forces during World War I . Prince Henry , Duke of Gloucester , was a guest in 1935 and General Collins of the United States Army was billeted at Wilmont House during World War II . Sir Thomas Dixon died in 1950 and in 1959 Wilmont House and the estate was presented to Belfast Corporation “ for the greatest good of the citizens of the City of Belfast ” by Lady Dixon in memory of her husband . The park opened the same year . From 1963 to 1988 Wilmont House served as a nursing home . Lady Dixon died in 1964 , aged 92 . The fountain situated in the park was renovated and a new fountain commissioned for the Queen 's Golden Jubilee year . The Walled Garden used to provide fruit and vegetables for the house , which has a dummy window , painted on the brickwork to balance the exterior .
Hanseong High School . Hansung High School ( Hangeul : 한성고등학교 , Hanja : 漢城高等學校 ) is a non-coeducatioal high school . The founder Ju-yik Kim , an instructor and a member of nationalist group , opened the high school in Seodaemun-gu , 1928 .
George Q. Cannon . George Quayle Cannon ( January 11 , 1827 – April 12 , 1901 ) was an early member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ( LDS Church ) , and served in the First Presidency under four successive presidents of the church : Brigham Young , John Taylor , Wilford Woodruff , and Lorenzo Snow . He was the church 's chief political strategist , and was dubbed `` the Mormon premier '' and `` the Mormon Richelieu '' by the press . He was also a five-time Territorial Delegate to the US Congress . Early life . Cannon was born in Liverpool , England , to George Cannon and Ann Quayle , the eldest of six children . His mother and father were from Peel on the Isle of Man . His father 's sister , Leonora Cannon , had married future Latter Day Saint apostle John Taylor and was baptized in 1836 . News reached the elder George Cannon and four years later , when Taylor came to Liverpool , the entire Cannon family was baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints ; George Q. Cannon was 13 years old at the time . Cannon 's siblings were Mary Alice Cannon ( Lambert ) , Ann Cannon ( Woodbury ) , Angus M. Cannon , David H. Cannon , and Leonora Cannon ( Gardner ) . In 1842 , the Cannon family set sail for the United States to join with the church in Nauvoo , Illinois . On the voyage over the Atlantic Ocean , Cannon 's mother died . The motherless family arrived safely in Nauvoo in the spring of 1843 . George Sr. married Mary Edwards in 1844 and had another daughter , Elizabeth Cannon ( Piggott ) . In Nauvoo , Cannon 's father sent him to live with his uncle and aunt , John and Leonora Taylor . Cannon worked in the printing office of `` Times and Seasons '' and the `` Nauvoo Neighbor '' for Taylor , who was an editor of both periodicals . In June 1844 , Taylor accompanied Joseph Smith , Hyrum Smith , and Willard Richards and others to Carthage Jail . There , Joseph and Hyrum were killed , and Taylor sustained serious bullet wounds . Cannon tended the printing affairs while Taylor recovered . This training would serve him well in later life . Cannon 's father died in 1845 . In 1846 , Taylor traveled to England to organize the affairs of the church after Smith 's death . Meanwhile , Cannon accompanied Taylor 's wife and family as they moved to Winter Quarters , Nebraska . When Taylor returned , Cannon traveled with the entire Taylor family to the Salt Lake Valley , arriving in October 1847 . Church service . In 1849 , Cannon was asked by church president Brigham Young to serve as a missionary for the church in the Sandwich Islands ( later known as the Kingdom of Hawaii ) , where he served for four years . While in the islands , Cannon converted many Native Hawaiians . One of the most notable was Jonatana Napela , who assisted Cannon in translating the Book of Mormon into Hawaiian . Joseph F. Smith , a future church president , would follow Cannon and serve in Hawaii one year later . Returning to Utah Territory , Cannon married Elizabeth Hoagland ( daughter of Abraham Hoagland and his wife . ) He was almost immediately called to assist apostle Parley P. Pratt in publishing a newspaper in California . Meeting Pratt in California , Cannon was told that he would remain behind and became president of the church 's Oregon and California Mission ; he held this position from 1856 to 1858 . During this period of time , Cannon published the Hawaiian translation of the Book of Mormon . In February 1856 , he started the `` Western Standard '' , a weekly publication based in San Francisco . Returning to Utah in 1857 to assist in the Utah War , Cannon was commissioned a Lieutenant General in the Nauvoo Legion . During this time , Cannon served as printer of the `` Deseret News '' while it was publishing in exile in Fillmore , Utah . After the Utah War , he was called as president of the church 's Eastern States Mission . Apostle . The murder of Parley P. Pratt in 1857 created a vacancy in the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles . That vacancy was not filled until Brigham Young called Cannon to the apostleship three years later . Cannon was ordained to the priesthood office of apostle on August 26 , 1860 , at age 33 . Upon his joining the Quorum of the Twelve , Cannon was called to preside over the church 's European Mission . Cannon 's mission in Europe ended when he was recalled by Young in 1862 to work in Washington , D.C. , to assist in the church 's promotion of Utah Territory 's bid for statehood . At the adjournment of the 1862 congressional session , Cannon again left for Europe to preside over the mission . In this capacity , Cannon was the editor of the `` Millennial Star '' and , for a short time , the church 's Welsh-language periodical , `` Udgorn Seion '' . From 1867 to 1874 , Cannon was the managing editor of the `` Deseret News '' . It was under his direction that the newspaper was first published on a daily basis . In 1866 , Cannon began publication of a magazine for youth and young adult Latter-day Saints called `` The Juvenile Instructor '' . He owned and published this magazine until his death ; in 1901 his family sold the magazine to the LDS Church 's Sunday School organization . The periodical was the official organ of the Sunday School until 1930 , when it was replaced with `` The Instructor '' . Cannon also served as the first general superintendent of the church 's Sunday School from 1867 until his death . First Presidency . On April 8 , 1873 , Cannon became a member of the church 's First Presidency when he was called as the first counselor by Brigham Young . Cannon went on to serve as counselor to three more presidents of the church : he was First Counselor to John Taylor , Wilford Woodruff , and Lorenzo Snow . Although Cannon was the second-most senior apostle of the church after the death of Woodruff , Cannon did not become President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles , as would be the practice in the LDS Church today . Rather , because Cannon was a member of the First Presidency , the church simply appointed the next senior apostle of the church—Brigham Young , Jr.—to be the quorum president . ( Under today 's practices , Cannon would have been appointed the president of the quorum and Young would have been appointed acting president . ) Political life and plural marriage . Cannon was elected to be the non-voting delegate for Utah Territory in the United States Congress in 1872 . He remained a congressional delegate until 1882 , when his seat was declared vacant by the enactment of the Edmunds Act , which terminated many political and civil rights for Utah 's Mormon polygamists . Dispute in the 47th Congress . By 1880 , Cannon had served four terms in Congress as Territorial Delegate . The newly appointed anti-Mormon territorial governor , Eli Houston Murray , openly supported the Liberal Party , which generally opposed church candidates . The 1880 territory-wide election for a congressional delegate brought the Liberal Party unexpectedly close to sending a representative to Washington , DC . The Liberal candidate , Allen G. Campbell , with 1357 votes , lost resoundingly to Cannon , who had 18,567 votes . However , before Governor Murray certified the election , a protest on behalf of Campbell was filed . The protest listed a dozen claims , chiefly that Cannon , born in England , was an not a naturalized citizen but an alien . The protest also claimed that Cannon 's participation in polygamy was incompatible with federal law and a delegate 's oath of office . Murray agreed and issued certification to Campbell , in spite of his poor showing . Cannon , in Washington at the time , argued that only Congress could decide on a member 's qualifications . He furthermore received a certificate from sympathetic territorial election officials that stated he had received the most votes . That document convinced the House of Representatives clerk to enter Cannon 's name on the roll and so Cannon began drawing the delegate 's salary . Both Murray and Campbell traveled to Washington to dispute the seat . Each side battled over the position for over a year , even after the assassination of President James Garfield . On February 25 , 1882 , the House of Representatives finally rejected both candidates . The House refused Cannon his seat on the basis of his involvement in polygamy . In the end , the House seated John Thomas Caine as the Delegate during the 47th Congress . Caine went on to serve for several years . The issue brought unfavorable national attention to Utah , which contributed to the Edmunds Act being signed into law on March 23 , 1882 . The act reinforced the 1862 Morrill Anti-Bigamy Act by declaring polygamy a felony and also revoked polygamists ' right to vote , made them ineligible for jury service , and prohibited them from holding political office . Plural marriage . Cannon practiced plural marriage and was married to six women . Cannon frequently spoke in justification of the practice . Eventually , Cannon went `` underground '' with others in the church leadership as a fugitive from the federal authorities . In September 1888 , Cannon surrendered himself and pleaded guilty at trial to charges of unlawful cohabitation under the Edmunds Act . As a result , Cannon served nearly six months in Utah 's federal penitentiary . Cannon was pardoned in 1894 by U.S. President Grover Cleveland . Death and descendants . Cannon died on April 12 , 1901 , in Monterey , California , at 74 years of age . Had he lived a few months longer , he would have become the President of the LDS Church : Lorenzo Snow died on October 10 of that year . Cannon was buried in the Salt Lake City Cemetery . Cannon fathered 32 children , some of whom are Abraham H. Cannon , John Q. Cannon , and Sylvester Q. Cannon , who all became general authorities of the LDS Church ; Frank J. Cannon , Utah 's first U.S . Senator ; and Lewis T. Cannon and Georgius Y. Cannon , prominent architects in Utah . Some of Cannon 's prominent descendants include Howard Cannon , U.S . Senator from Nevada from 1959 to 1983 and Chris Cannon , a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1997 to 2009 . Another descendant , George I. Cannon , became a general authority of the church . At BYU football games , the BYU ROTC celebrates touchdowns with cannon named `` George Q '' to honor him .
Patriot Act , Title V. Title V : Removing obstacles to investigating terrorism is the fifth of ten titles which comprise the USA PATRIOT Act , an anti-terrorism bill passed in the United States after the September 11 , 2001 attacks . It contains 8 sections regarding the capture and prosecution of terrorists . Payment of rewards . Section 501 of the Patriot Act allows the U.S. Attorney General to pay rewards pursuant of advertisements for assistance to the Department of Justice to combat terrorism and prevent terrorist acts . Rewards over $ 250,000 may not be made or offered without the personal approval of the Attorney General or President , and once the award is approved the Attorney General must give written notice to the Chairman and ranking minority members of the Committee on Appropriations and the Judiciary of the Senate and of the House of Representatives . These funds can be provided by any U.S. Executive agency , the U.S. Army , U.S. Navy or the U.S. Air Force . Section 502 amended the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to allow the Department of State to offer rewards , in consultation with the Attorney General , for the full or significant dismantling of any terrorist organization and to identify any key leaders of terrorist organizations . It also amended the Act to give the Secretary of State authority to pay greater than $ 5 million if the Secretary determines it would prevent terrorist actions against the United States . DNA identification . The DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 primarily allows U.S. States carry out DNA analyses for use in the FBI 's Combined DNA Index System and to collect and analyse DNA samples of violent and sexual offenders . Section 3 of the Act mandates the collection of DNA samples of Federal prisoners who were convicted of murder , sexual abuse , child sexual abuse , involvement in sex trafficking , peonage and slavery , kidnapping , robbery or burglary ; or for any military offense against the Uniform Code of Military Justice for which a sentence of confinement for more than one year may be imposed . Section 503 of the Patriot Act amended the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act to include terrorism or crimes of violence in the list of qualifying Federal offenses . Coordination with law enforcement . Section 106 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 ( FISA ) specifies how foreign intelligence information acquired by Federal officers using electronic surveillance may be used . Section 305 of FISA specifies how foreign intelligence information acquired by Federal officers through physical searches may be used . Section 504 of the Patriot Act modified FISA to allow Federal officers who acquire information through electronic surveillance or physical searches to consult with Federal law enforcement officers to coordinate efforts to investigate or protect against potential or actual attacks , sabotage or international terrorism or clandestine intelligence activities by an intelligence service or network of a foreign power . National security authorities . Three national security authorities were modified under title V of the Patriot Act . FISA granted counterintelligence access to telephone toll and transactional records through the use of National Security Letters ( NSLs ) . It required electronic communication service providers to comply with a request for subscriber information and toll billing records information , or electronic communication transactional records when so asked by the FBI . The disclosure by any recipient of an NSL was prohibited as under § 2709 ( c ) they were not able to tell anyone that the FBI had sought or obtained access to records of the person who was being targeted by the NSL . The Right to Financial Privacy Act of 1978 gives the FBI authority to require financial institutions to provide information about their customer ’ s or an entity ’ s financial records . The Fair Credit Reporting Act requires a consumer reporting agency to provide the FBI the names and addresses of all financial institutions at which a consumer maintains or has maintained an account . Section 505 of the Patriot Act allowed the use of NSLs to be made by a Special Agent in charge of a Bureau field office . Previously only the Director or the Deputy Assistant Director of the FBI were able to certify such requests . The requests for counterintelligence access to telephone toll and transactional records made under FISA can ask for the name , address , length of service , and local and long distance toll billing records of a subscriber , or the name , address , and length of service of an employee of the provider . The Patriot Act modified all the authorities mentioned above to allow for requests for information to be granted only if written certification is provided that the information is `` relevant to an authorized investigation to protect against international terrorism or clandestine intelligence activities , provided that such an investigation of a United States person is not conducted solely on the basis of activities protected by the first amendment to the Constitution of the United States '' . The court granted the plaintiff 's motion , agreeing that the NSLs violated the Fourth Amendment because their use `` effectively bars or substantially deters any judicial challenge to the propriety of an NSL request '' . The court also found that the prohibitions of disclosure in , which it described as being `` unable to sever from the remainder of the statute '' , was an `` unconstitutional prior restraint on speech in violation of the First Amendment '' . Extension of Secret Service jurisdiction . It also includes knowingly committing fraudulent acts using a computer under a number of circumstances . Section 506 of the Patriot Act gave the U.S. Secret Service jurisdiction to investigate offenses , though the FBI is given primary authority to investigate offenses relating to the unauthorized access to restricted data relating to atomic energy unless it affects the U.S. President , Vice President , President-elect , Vice President-elect , or their families or other related people . The Secret Service was also regiven authority to arrest those who commit bank fraud . Disclosure of educational records . In general , section 444 of the General Education Provisions Act restricts funding for educational institutions who restrict parental access to the educational records of their children , or who release information to members or organisations of the general public about students without the written consent of that student 's parents . Section 507 of the Patriot Act added paragraph ( j ) to the General Education Provisions Act . This paragraph allows the U.S. Attorney General or Assistant Attorney General to collect and retain educational records relevant to an authorized investigation or prosecution of an offense that is defined as a Federal crime of terrorism which are in the possession of an educational agency or institution . The Attorney General or Assistant Attorney General must `` certify that there are specific and articulable facts giving reason to believe that the education records are likely to contain information [ that a Federal crime of terrorism may be being committed ] . '' An education institution that produces education records in response to such a request is given legal immunity from any liability that rises from such a production of records . Disclosure of information from NCES surveys . The National Education Statistics Act of 1994 was amended to allow the U.S. Attorney General or Assistant Attorney General to submit a written application to a court of competent jurisdiction for an `` ex parte '' order to collect reports , records , and information from the National Center for Education Statistics ( NCES ) relating to investigations and prosecutions of a Federal crime of terrorism or an act of domestic or international terrorism . However , the National Education Statistics Act of 1994 was repealed by ( Pub . L. 103–382 ) , otherwise known as an Act `` [ t ] o provide for improvement of Federal education research , statistics , evaluation , information , and dissemination , and for other purposes '' .
Siyaya . `` Siyaya '' ( sometimes known as `` Siyaya Arts '' ) are a music , dance and theatre group from Makokoba , Bulawayo , Zimbabwe . Origin . Siyaya formed in 1989 and were originally known as Nostalgic Actors and Singers Alliance ( NASA ) . They started with 5 members and were led by Mike Sobiko . The members of the group have changed a lot over time , with many former members going on to other , similar projects . The line-up now consists of 13 members under the leadership of Saimon Mambazo Phiri . On their 10th anniversary they changed their name to Siyaya ( meaning 'on the move ' ) . Festivals . Siyaya have performed all over Africa and Europe including some major UK festivals such as WOMAD , Live 8 and Glastonbury .
Gruta das Cinco Ribeiras . The Gruta das Cinco Ribeiras ( literally the `` Cave of Cinco Ribeiras '' ) is a cave situated in the southwest coast of Terceira , located in the civil parish of Cinco Ribeiras , municipality of Angra do Heroísmo , in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores . The cave is situated along the coast near the Porto das Cinco Ribeiras and the surrounding bay , primarily accessible by boat from along the coast . The geological formation is directly related with the former-volcano of Serra de Santa Bárbara , and is characterized by high areals , lava flows and pyroclasts that created perfect stratifications of geological materials . It is associated specifically with a lava tube and arches created during the eruptions of the Santa Bárbara volcano . The morphology of the location allowed the formation of subaquatic caves popular with divers . Although there are various depths associated with the site , its maximum depth extent is , resulting in several small galleries and interspersed by stone , cliffs and sandy shallows .
Holy Cross Church , Brzeg . Holy Cross Church - a Roman Catholic parish church in Brzeg , in the Opole Voivodeship . Belongs to the deanery of the North of Brzeg ; Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Wrocław . History and architecture . The church was built between 1734 and 1739 ( the towers were built in between 1854 and 1856 ) in the location of the destroyed in 1545 monastery of the Dominicans - for the need of Jesuits which arrived to the town in 1677 ( architect J. Frisch ) . The church has a single-aisle , with a number of side chapels and the tribunes . The ceiling stands out due to J.Kubena frescoes ( 1739-1745 ) presenting the glory of the Holy Cross , the missions of the Jesuit Order and figures of saints .
Gneven . Gneven is a municipality in the Ludwigslust-Parchim district , in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern , Germany .
Baseball America Minor League Player of the Year Award . Listed below in chronological order are the Minor League Baseball players chosen by `` Baseball America '' as recipients of the `` Baseball America '' Minor League Player of the Year Award . Since the award is given to a single minor league player and is judged by `` Baseball America '' panel experts as having had the most outstanding season .
Ken Cole ( basketball ) . Ken Cole ( born 15 October 1943 ) is an Australian basketball player . He competed in the men 's tournament at the 1964 Summer Olympics .
Pauvre Pierrot . `` Pauvre Pierrot '' ( aka `` Poor Pete '' ) is an 1892 French short animated film directed by Charles-Émile Reynaud . It consists of 500 individually painted images and lasts about 15 minutes originally . It is one of the first animated films ever made , and alongside `` Le Clown et ses chiens '' and `` Un bon bock '' was exhibited in October 1892 when Charles-Émile Reynaud opened his Théâtre Optique at the Musée Grévin . It was the first film to demonstrate the Theatre Optique system developed by Reynaud in 1888 . `` Pauvre Pierrot '' is also believed to be the first known usage of film perforations . The combined performance of all three films was known as `` Pantomimes Lumineuses '' . These were the first animated pictures publicly exhibited by means of picture bands . Reynaud gave the entire presentation himself by manipulating the images .
Thiodina . `` Thiodina '' is a spider genus of the Salticidae family ( jumping spiders ) . The genus comprises a single recognized species , `` Thiodina nicoleti '' , found in northern Chile . The species `` Thiodina inquies '' and `` Thiodina irrorata '' are considered `` nomen dubia '' . Many former `` Thiodina '' species have been transferred to the genus `` Colonus '' .
Watumull Institute of Electronics Engineering and Computer Technology . The Watumull Institute of Electronics Engineering and Computer Technology is an engineering college in Worli , Mumbai.It has been approved by the All India Council for Technical Education ( AICTE ) WIEECT was established in 1980 as postgraduate three years integrated engineering diploma which later converted to degree B.Sc . ( Tech ) for B.Sc . ( Physics/Maths/Electronics ) student . Since 1984 this institute produced excellent technocrats who created WIEECT 's identity in top notch industries in India and abroad . From year 2002 onwards WIEECT offers a four-year bachelor of engineering courses in Computer , Electronics & Telecommunication , Bio-medical and Instrumentation streams . Its active student community hosts branches of several professional societies including IEEE , CSI , IETE , ISA etc . Getting Admission . Students can join the college for the First Engineering ( F.E . ) batch , based on the following two criteria , a ) Their score in the MHT-CET ( for Maharashtra students ) b ) Their score in the JEE Mains ( for others ) . Watumull also has SE admission for diploma holders ( D.E. ) . Faculty . The present Principal of the Institute is Dr.Sunita Sharma . Building . The Watumull Institute functions from a single eight-storey building , which is currently undergoing renovation and plans are afoot to add another two floors to the building for additional laboratories and other facilities . Sports . The college has no open grounds . However , it does have facilities for playing Table Tennis , football , cricket , chess , and carrom . Additionally , there are Police grounds which are a 10-minute walking distance from the college where one can play cricket and football and also has nets for playing volleyball . The intra-college sporting events are usually conducted here and at oval stadium Churchgate . Library . The Watumull library provides a vast collection of books and periodicals , which include university prescribed textbooks and reference material . The library subscribes to all major technical journals and magazines and some major non-technical magazines as well . The library has recently been digitally cataloged , thereby making it simpler to locate a book . Apart from books , the college also has thousands of CDs and DVDs pertaining to engineering . Electronics and Telecommunication . The Electronics & Telecommunication Department comprises 8 Laboratories - All the Laboratories are well equipped with the Advanced Experiment Set-ups as required by the university . Software 's such as OrCAD & MATLAB , Circuit maker , PSPICE , LINUX , all analog & digital electronics equipment & components , electrical machines , electronic & digital communication apparatus , antenna-based experiments , etc . are provided by the college labs . Computer . The Computer Department comprises 4 Laboratories ( named lab1,2,4,4 ) All the laboratories are fully equipped with Sun machines , P4 machines , Local Area Network , Internet connection . Using OS like SUSE Linux 10.0 , Solaris 10 , Windows XP and now Windows Vista . Software packages like Oracle 10g , OpenGL , Java , XML , Rational Rose etc . are available to the students . The computers are all strictly firewalled and monitored to prevent anti-social activities . Biomedical . Biomedical Department has relevant systems based on Biomedical Engineering . These are for educational purposes and although actual models have not been in practical use for obvious reasons . Instrumentation . Instrumentation Department has relevant systems based on process measurement and control line The Instrumentation Laboratories are well equipped with computers also . Auditorium . A fully functional , fully revamped auditorium at the ground floor adds to the campus . Festival . Watumull holds an annual festival , ENSEMBLE , which highlights the achievements of the college and its students . It is generally held after the conclusion of the first term of the year . It consists of events like rappelling , wall-climbing , robotics , a virtual stock exchange , mock detective games , treasure hunts , base games , crystal mazes and various personality contests .
1996–97 Copa del Rey . The 1996–97 Copa del Rey was the 95th staging of the Copa del Rey . The competition started on 4 September 1996 and concluded on 28 June 1997 with the final , held at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in Madrid .
Daniel Stein ( rabbi ) . Daniel Stein ( born July 1976 ) is a Rabbi and Rosh Yeshiva at the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary of Yeshiva University in New York City . Stein received his undergraduate degree from Yeshiva University in 1998 and semikha from the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary in 2002 , where he studied under Rabbi Hershel Schachter . At RIETS , Stein was a member of the Wexner Semikha Honors Program and later the Wexner Kollel Elyon led by Rabbi Mordechai Willig and Rabbi Michael Rosensweig . He was appointed as a Rosh Yeshiva in 2009 . Stein has also been the director of the 4th Year Halakha Lemaaseh Program at RIETS since 2007 , where he teaches specialized areas of practical halakha and administers tests for ordination , a post which was previously held by Rabbi Yaakov Haber and before that Rabbi Solomon Drillman . Since 2014 , Stein has been the Rabbi of Congregation Ahavath Chesed , known as the Ridniker Shteibel , a historic synagogue on the Upper West Side of Manhattan , where he succeeds Rabbi Shmuel Orenstein , a disciple of Rabbi Baruch Ber Leibowitz , and Rabbi Binyomin Halberstam , a descendant of Rabbi Chaim Halberstam . Before that , Stein was the founding Rabbi of Kehillas Beis Sholom in Clifton , New Jersey , where he served for four years . Stein is a prolific scholar , with hundreds of lectures and articles on Jewish law and thought available online .
Prisad , Macedonia . Prisad is a village in Municipality of Prilep . The village , alongside with 3 other villages , are known for being the name of an Antarctic Island .
Mściów . Mściów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dwikozy , within Sandomierz County , Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship , in south-central Poland . It lies approximately south-east of Dwikozy , north-east of Sandomierz , and east of the regional capital Kielce . The village has a population of 920 .
George E. Campsen III . George E. Campsen III ( born March 30 , 1959 ) is a Republican member of the South Carolina Senate , representing the 43rd District since 2004 . Previously he was a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1996 through 2002 .
Diatraea lativittalis . `` Diatraea lativittalis '' is a moth in the family Crambidae . It was described by Paul Dognin in 1910 . It is found in Argentina .
Our Generation ( journal ) . `` Our Generation '' was an anarchist journal published in Montreal , Quebec , Canada from 1961 through 1994 . It was edited , over the entire run , by Dimitrios Roussopoulos . History and profile . The magazine 's original title was `` Our Generation Against Nuclear War '' , and its inaugural issue , in 1961 , included an introduction by Bertrand Russell , and a mission statement : `` devoted to the research , theory , and review of the problems of world peace and directed toward presenting alternative solutions to human conflict '' . The founders were members of the Montreal branch of the Combined Universities ' Campaign of Nuclear Disarmament , established by McGill University students during the late 1950s . By the late 1960s the journal was turning towards anarchist solutions , and by the early 1970s it had become a journal of anarchism and libertarian socialism . `` Our Generation '' ceased publication in 1994 , after producing 24 volumes .
Gniszewo . Gniszewo ( ) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Tczew , within Tczew County , Pomeranian Voivodeship , in northern Poland . It lies approximately south of Tczew and south of the regional capital Gdańsk . For details of the history of the region , see `` History of Pomerania '' . The village has a population of 268 .
San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission . The San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission ( BCDC ) is a California State commission dedicated to the protection , enhancement and responsible use of the San Francisco Bay . The Commission was created by California 's McAteer-Petris Act , which the legislature passed on September 17 , 1965 . The legislation was promoted by the Bay Area Council , a local business organization . It is the first regional government entity created for an urban area by legislative action . Their offices are located on 50 California Street , San Francisco . The movement to regulate filling in the bay was begun by the `` Save San Francisco Bay Association '' , started by local citizens who were outraged by the dramatic loss of the bay through dikes and landfills as well as pollution . By the 1960s , filling had reduced the bay from to just of highly contaminated water . More recent work includes advocacy for a San Francisco Bay Area Water Trail , for beachable nonmotorized watercraft to navigate the bay and also shutting down harbors like Westpoint in Redwood City , a recent article was posted .
LeBel Royal Commission . The LeBel Royal Commission was an Ontario Royal Commission set up on 28 May 1945 to look into charges made against the province 's premier George A . Drew that he was operating a secret political police . The charges came from Ontario 's Official Opposition Leader Edward Bigelow ( Ted ) Jolliffe , during the 1945 Ontario general election campaign . He made these allegations during a campaign radio speech on 24 May 1945 . Drew announced in a radio speech on 26 May that he would call an inquiry , and appointed Mr. Justice A. M. LeBel to lead the commission on 28 May . Jolliffe , and Liberal leader Mitchell Hepburn made offers to withhold from electioneering and have the commission report before the election . Drew refused to either postpone the election , or speed up the commission process . The commission began hearings on 20 June 1945 , and heard final arguments on 20 July 1945 . The report was issued on 11 October 1945 , with LeBel agreeing with much of what Jolliffe charged , but ultimately ruled that the Premier did not have a secret political police reporting to him , mainly due to the lack of direct documented evidence . In the late 1970s , that documented evidence was found , but the provincial government at the time considered the case closed . Background . During the spring 1945 Ontario election , Premier George Drew ran an anti-Semitic , union bashing , Red-baiting campaign against the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation 's Ontario section ( CCF ) . The previous two-years of anti-socialist attacks by the Conservatives and their supporters , like Gladstone Murray and Montague A. Sanderson , were devastatingly effective against the previously popular CCF . Much of the source material for the anti-CCF campaign came from the Ontario Provincial Police ( OPP ) 's Special Investigation Branch 's agent D-208 : Captain William J. Osbourne-Dempster . His office was supposed to be investigating war-time 5th column saboteurs . Instead , starting in November 1943 , he was investigating , almost exclusively , Ontario opposition MPPs , mainly focusing on the CCF caucus . The fact that Jolliffe knew about these 'secret ' investigations as early as February 1944 led to one of the most infamous incidents in 20th-century Canadian politics . As can be discerned from the previous description , the 1945 campaign was anything but genteel and polite . Jolliffe replied by giving a radio speech ( written with the assistance of Lister Sinclair ) that accused Drew of running a political Gestapo in Ontario . In the speech excerpt below , Jolliffe alleged that a secret department of the Ontario Provincial Police was acting as a political police – spying on the opposition and the media . Commission hearings . Jolliffe 's inflammatory speech became the main issue of the campaign , and dominated coverage in the media for the rest of the election . Drew , and his Attorney-General Leslie Blackwell vehemently denied Jolliffe 's accusations , but the public outcry was too much for them to abate . On 26 May 1945 during his own radio speech , Drew announced that he would be appointing a Royal Commission to investigate these charges . Jolliffe 's CCF and Mitchell Hepburn 's Ontario Liberal party wanted the election suspended until the Commission tabled its report , with Hepburn going as far as sending Drew a personal telegram stating he would stop campaigning if the commission were held immediately . Drew ignored these requests and continued to hold the election on its original date , despite it being many months before the Commission 's findings would be made available . Jolliffe 's CCF went from 34 seats to 8 , and he even lost his own seat in York South Drew , with his attack campaign , successfully drove the voter turn-out up , thereby driving the CCF 's percentage and seat totals down . Drew appointed Justice A.M. LeBel as the Royal Commissioner on 28 May 1945 . His terms of reference were restricted to the question of whether Drew was personally responsible for the establishment of `` a secret political police organization , for the purpose of collecting , by secret spying , material to be used in attempt to keep him in power . Wider questions like why the OPP , Ontario Civil Servants , were keeping files on MPPs were not allowed . The hearings began on 20 June 1945 , at Toronto 's City Hall 's third-floor courtroom . Jolliffe would act as his own counsel throughout the commission , but was assisted by fellow CCF lawyer , Andrew Brewin . The crown prosecutor was Joseph Sedgwick . Over the next month , both Jolliffe and Brewin were able to establish , from several eyewitnesses , that agent D-208 , Dempster , was spying on the CCF . What they could not prove , because they did not have access to the information in 1945 , that Drew was directly in written correspondence with his supporter M.A . ( Bugsy ) Sanderson suggesting that he would finance any lawsuits or other charges stemming from the information provided by Dempster in his advertisements . Sanderson was , in late 1943 to 1945 , along with Gladstone Murray , leading the libelous advertisement campaigns against the CCF in newspapers and bill-boards , with information gleaned from Dempster 's briefings . Jolliffe presented several witnesses that claimed to have seen these documents . But Jolliffe could not produce the actual letter , and Drew would deny ever writing it . Justice LeBel heard final arguments on 20 July and began writing his report . Commission report . On 11 October 1945 Justice LeBel issued his report that essentially exonerated Drew and Blackwell . Due to Jolliffe presenting only circumstantial evidence that linked Drew to Dempster , Murray and Sanderson , the Commissioner found the information unconvincing , even though LeBel believed Dempster 's interaction with Sanderson and Murray was inappropriate . Aftermath . Jolliffe 's motives regarding his accusations , as well as his choice of words , would be questioned for many years afterwards . That would change . In the late 1970s , when David Lewis was doing research for his `` Memoirs '' he came across archival evidence proving the charge . Due to Lewis 's discovery , Drew 's son Edward , placed extremely restrictive conditions on his father 's papers housed in the Public Archives of Canada that continue as of 2013 . As Lewis pointed out in his memoirs , `` We found that Premier Drew and Gladstone Murray did not disclose all information to the Lebel Commission ; indeed , they deliberately prevaricated throughout . The head of the Government of Ontario had given false witness under testimony ... The perpetrator of Ontario 's Watergate got away with it . '' Former Ontario CCF and Ontario NDP leader , Donald C. MacDonald attempted to get the report reopened when the new evidence became public in 1981 . He was still a member of the Ontario Legislature , and asked the Attorney General Roy McMurtry to reopen the Commission on 2 December 1981 . McMurty refused to reopen the case , because almost everyone involved was dead and the commission already made its ruling in 1945 .
Sidney Appelboom . Sidney Appelboom ( born 24 February 1967 ) is a Belgian swimmer . He competed in three events at the 1988 Summer Olympics .
Ecology ( disciplines ) . Ecology is a broad biological science and can be divided into many sub-disciplines using various criteria . Many of these fields overlap , complement and inform each other , and few of these disciplines exist in isolation . For example , the population ecology of an organism is a consequence of its behavioral ecology and intimately tied to its community ecology . Methods from molecular ecology might inform the study of the population , and all kinds of data are modeled and analyzed using quantitative ecology techniques . When discussing the study of a single species , a distinction is usually made between its `` biology '' and its `` ecology '' . For example , `` polar bear biology '' might include the study of the polar bear 's physiology , morphology , pathology and ontogeny , whereas `` polar bear ecology '' would include a study of its prey species , its population and metapopulation status , distribution , dependence on environmental conditions , etc . In that sense , there can be as many subdisciplines of ecology as there are species to study . List of subdisciplines . Ecology has also inspired ( and lent its name to ) other non-biological disciplines such as Finally , ecology is used to describe several philosophies or ideologies , such as
List of medal sweeps in Olympic athletics . A podium sweep is when one team wins all available medals in a single event in a sporting event . At the highest level , that would be when one nation wins all the medals in the Summer Olympics Athletics . Many Olympic sports or events do not allow three entries into a single event in the Olympics , making a sweep impossible . But in Athletics the maximum for a single country is three . In the beginning , before the Olympics became a global event , sweeps were more common amongst fewer competing countries and larger numbers of entries from a single country . After the 1908 Olympics , a sweep became an increasingly treasured status symbol of national dominance in an event . 1964 was the first Olympiad to have no sweeps . Since then there were no sweeps in 1972 , 1996 and 2000 . Sweeps have happened in every long term event in the individual program , except the 5000 metres . It has happened eight times in the 200 metres and 110 metres hurdles , seven in the Shot Put . A steeplechase event has had a sweep five times , by four different countries . Ray Ewry led 5 sweeps , including three from 1904 , with Irving Baxter , Charles King and Joseph Stadler joining him in two each and Robert Garrett in one , plus adding a different sweep in 1900 . That other sweep joined Josiah McCracken who was part of a different sweep . Ellery Clark , Robert Garrett and James Connolly swept two events together in 1896 . Archie Hahn , Nate Cartmell and William Hogenson duplicated that in 1904 . More recently , Carl Lewis has led three Olympic sweeps , Mike Powell has finished behind him in two . Yuriy Sedykh , Glenn Davis and Lee Calhoun have also led two sweeps , Sedykh later a participant in a third in 1988 that involved a reordering of the same three from 1980 . Women . With the majority of women 's competitions happening in more modern , competitive times , sweeps have only occurred seven times . The Pentathlon is the only event to have more than one occurrence , coincidentally in back to back Olympiads by different countries .
Swaralaya Kairali Yesudas Award . Swaralaya Kairali Yesudas Award ( or usually referred to as Yesudas Award ) is an award for music artists in recognition to their outstanding performance . The award is instituted jointly by `` Swaralaya '' , an organization that promotes music and Kairali Channel , based at Trivandrum , India . Awards have been given annually since 2000 . K. J. Yesudas presents the awards at a Gandharva Sandhya on every January . Swaralaya-Kairali-Yesudas Legendary awardees . Swaralaya-Kairali-Yesudas Legendary award was introduced in 2010 in order to honour the legends in music .
Jennifer Weih . Jennifer Weih is an artist based in Vancouver , she currently teaches at the Emily Carr University of Art and Design . Weih received her BFA from the Emily Carr University of Art and Design and her MFA from the University of British Columbia . She works in installation , objects , video , and print . Her projects include a range of aesthetics including found , manufactured , or crafted materials . She is part of the production team at Other Sights for Artists ' Projects . Exhibitions . Weih has had exhibitions both nationally and internationally that include shows at Western Front , Or Gallery , Oakville Galleries , the London Biennale , the Pratt Institute , Burnaby Art Gallery , The Apartment , Helen Pitt Gallery , and the Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery . Publications . She has had writings published by , Lola Magazine , Or Gallery , Access Gallery , and Wreck UBC Graduate Journal . Select Artwork . Stack of Moves – Stack of Moves ( 2013 ) is a work that was presented by the Pitt Gallery as part of the No Wave Festival . The work included elements of modern dance and explorations of movement in a guided class led by Justine Chambers . Apollo Hall – This work was shown at the Or Gallery ( 2004 ) and used the lobby of the gallery to create an immersive experience that uses lighting , texture , sound , furniture and flat sculptural elements . The show was an immersive installation , complete with , sound , lighting , furniture and flat sculptural elements . The installation created a noticeably disconcerting space that called viewers ’ subjecthood into question .
Pierre-Alain Donnier . Pierre-Alain Donnier , was a Swiss journalist , died while reporting from Chad about the United Nations Development Program ( PNUD ) , on 13 March 1988 in the Tibesti region . He was once quoted in the `` Gazette de Lausanne '' talking about Swiss journalism and he is the only journalist from Swiss television to have perished while on report . There is a Swiss television award named for him that is widely known .
Kiyohide Shinjō . is a nine-time all-Okinawa kata and kumite champion , and a master ( 9th dan ) of Uechi Ryu karate . Master Shinjo 's unparalleled success in Okinawan karate competition earned him the nickname `` Okinawa 's Superman '' . Kiyohide Shinjo is the son and student of Seiyu Shinjo . Shinjo earned his shodan at his father 's school at age 16 . After his father 's death in 1979 , Shinjo retired undefeated from karate competition and founded the Kenyukai fraternity within the Uechi Ryu Association . `` Ken '' means `` fist '' , `` yu '' is derived from Seiyu Shinjo 's name , and `` kai '' means `` group '' , so `` Kenyukai '' means `` Seiyu Shinjo 's strong fist group '' . At that time he also took over his father 's dojo in Kadena , Okinawa . Shinjo serves on the Okinawa Karate Federation Board of Directors , and has done so since 1980 . He was elected chairman of that board for periods spanning 1991 through 1994 , and he was the youngest person ever elected to that position . In 2004 , Master Kiyohide Shinjo 's dojo moved to Toguchi in Yomitan , Okinawa . Master Kiyohide Shinjo has master-level students all over the world .
Workers ' Party ( Singapore ) . The Workers ' Party ( abbreviation : WP ; ; ; ) , is a centre-left opposition political party in Singapore . The party currently has nine elected seats in Parliament , with the party 's Secretary-General Pritam Singh , Chairman Sylvia Lim , Chen Show Mao , Muhamad Faisal Manap and Low Thia Khiang serving as Members of Parliament ( MPs ) for Aljunied Group Representation Constituency ( GRC ) , Png Eng Huat as the MP for the single-member constituency of Hougang . Since 2011 , the Workers ' Party has been the only opposition party in Singapore to have elected MPs in Parliament . The Workers ' Party was founded on 3 November 1957 by Singapore 's former Chief Minister , David Marshall . In 1981 , the party 's then-leader J . B. Jeyaretnam became the first opposition MP to be elected to Parliament since Singapore 's independence in 1965 , when he defeated the candidate of the governing People 's Action Party ( PAP ) at a by-election in the constituency of Anson . He was re-elected at the 1984 general election , but subsequently lost his seat in Parliament in 1986 following a conviction for falsely accounting the party 's funds , a conviction Jeyaretnam has always maintained was politically motivated . Since the 1991 general election , the party has held the seat of Hougang . Low Thia Khiang was elected as MP for Hougang in 1991 and re-elected at the 1997 , 2001 and 2006 general elections . Low moved to Aljunied GRC for the 2011 general election where he led the first team from an opposition party to win a GRC , while Yaw Shin Leong held the Hougang seat for the party . Yaw was expelled from the party in February 2012 , which triggered a by-election in Hougang . The seat was retained by the Workers ' Party 's candidate , Png Eng Huat . On 12 December 2012 , Speaker of Parliament and incumbent PAP MP for Punggol East , Michael Palmer , resigned from his seat . After the Prime Minister issued the writ of election for the Punggol East by-election , the Workers ' Party announced on 14 January 2013 that Lee Li Lian , who stood in Punggol East in the 2011 general election , had been chosen to represent the party . On 26 January 2013 , Lee Li Lian made history as the first woman to win a by-election . However , she narrowly lost her seat in the 2015 general election amid the massive swing towards the PAP . A number of Workers ' Party members have also served as Non-Constituency Members of Parliament ( NCMPs ) . Lee Siew Choh served as an NCMP from 1988 to 1991 . Jeyaretnam returned to Parliament as an NCMP from 1997 to 2001 and Sylvia Lim has served as an NCMP from 2006 to 2011 . Two members of the party , Gerald Giam and Yee Jenn Jong , served as NCMPs between 2011 and 2015 . After the 2015 general election , the Workers ' Party nominated Dennis Tan Lip Fong , its candidate in Fengshan SMC , as well as Leon Perera and Daniel Goh Pei Siong , two members of its East Coast GRC team , to serve as NCMPs in the current parliament . In recent years , the Workers ' Party 's candidates have worn a uniform of light blue shirts while campaigning to represent the party 's links with the blue collar workers . Ideology . The Workers ' Party believes Singapore must go beyond elitism and materialism and for Singapore to seek for a `` First World Parliament '' , where the government is held accountable for issues concerning Singaporeans and where Singaporeans are able to exercise their rights in political participation . The Workers ' Party pledged in its manifesto to support the working and other lower classes . It has also advocated for a more calibrated approach to immigration to Singapore . It has , for instance , proposed that the overall number of foreign workers should be capped if Singapore can achieve a 1 per cent annual growth rate in the local workforce . In general , the Workers ’ Party ’ s ideology is left-of-centre , with leftist factions . Founding years . In 1956 , Singapore 's first Chief Minister , David Marshall , resigned following the failure of the Merdeka Talks that had sought self-governance for Singapore . Initially he remained a backbencher in the Legislative Assembly for the Labour Front ( the largest party in the assembly at the time ) , but he left the party in 1957 and founded the Workers ' Party of Singapore . Marshall lost his seat in the assembly at the 1959 general election ( in which the People 's Action Party ( PAP ) became the majority party and the Workers ' Party did not win any seats ) . City Council Elections . Following the adoption of the Rendel and McNeice Commission recommendations , the six wards in the city area consisting of 18 elected seats was carved into 32 . In 1957 , the Workers ' Party contested 5 seats and won 4 . The pro-communists backed the two new entrants , PAP and Workers ' Party . Due to this , PAP came out on top in the race , winning the most seats and all except one of its contested seats . Workers ' Party also fared well in its electoral debut . However , elected member Chang Yuen Tong resigned in 1958 , leaving Workers ' Party with 3 seats after it lost a by-election . Legislative Assembly . `` ... effective , vigorous and constructive opposition and to protect them against the arrogant dictatorship of unchallenged power . Marshall was also eager to assist the workers to prevent the political enslavement of trade unions and to revive the struggle against colonialism in seeking complete independence preferably within and , if necessary , without the Federation . '' He returned to the Legislative Assembly when he won a by-election . `` ... Singapore should seek equal privileges and rights for its citizens in the new federation but surrender autonomy in education and labour , since different policies in these crucial areas would undermine the stability of Malaysia in the long run . He further maintained that if Singapore could not negotiate for a complete merger , she should seek independence on her own , a proposition which drew gales of laughter from the Legislative Chamber at that time . Marshall 's strongest objection to the White Paper merger terms was on the point of citizenship and the implications of citizenship in the new federation . He saw the provisions as denying the Singapore citizen who was a federal national , the right of political participation in terms of being allowed to organise or contest in an election in the other states of the Federation . Singaporeans would in his view , be no more than favoured foreigners in the Federation , permitted to live and work there without visas , but also without the important constitutional guarantees that immigration barriers would not be raised against them . '' `` ... issued a statement to advise his Executive Council and party members to accept the White Paper proposals for merger , but continued to oppose the Government on the referendum urging the people to cast blank votes on the grounds that it was undemocratically conducted . '' Post Independence . Singapore became independent in 1965 , and at the first post-independence general election in 1968 , the PAP won all 58 of the seats in Parliament after the main opposition party at the time , the Barisan Sosialis , boycotted the elections , as a consequence of the mass arrests of most of its leadership since 1963 . The PAP maintained this 100 % electoral record at the 1972 , 1976 and 1980 general elections and all intervening by-elections up to 1981 . Having become a small and fairly insignificant party by the late-1960s , the Workers ' Party was revived by a group of lawyers in 1971 , led by J . B. Jeyaretnam , who became the party 's Secretary-General . In 1981 , the Workers ' Party became the first opposition party to win a seat in Parliament in post-independence Singapore when Jeyaretnam won a by-election in Anson . He defeated the PAP 's Pang Kim Hin by 7,012 votes ( 51.9 % ) to 6,359 ( 47.1 % ) , with a third candidate taking 131 votes ( 1.0 % ) . He was re-elected as the constituency 's MP at the 1984 general election , in which he defeated the PAP 's Ng Pock Too by 9,909 votes ( 56.8 % ) to 7,533 ( 43.2 % ) . However two months after his re-election , Jeyaretnam was charged with falsely accounting the party 's funds . In 1986 , Senior District Judge Michael Khoo found him innocent of all charges but one . However the prosecution appealed , and the Chief Justice ordered a retrial in a different district court . At the retrial , Jeyaretnam was found guilty on all charges . The convictions disqualified Jeyeretnam from Parliament . Though he was no longer in Parliament , Jeyaretnam continued to be the Workers ' Party 's Secretary-General . Re-entry into Parliament . In 1987 , some Workers ' Party members were among a group of 22 people arrested by Singapore 's Internal Security Department as part of Operation Spectrum , accused of being Marxists . They were released on condition that they kept out of politics . Prior to the 1988 general elections , the Barisan Sosialis and the Singapore United Front were merged into the Workers ' Party . At the 1988 general election , the Workers ' Party did not win any constituency but came very close to winning the Eunos Group Representation Constituency ( which was then a three-member constituency ) . The party 's team of Francis Seow , Lee Siew Choh and Mohd Khalit bin Mohd Baboo won 49.1 % of the votes to the PAP team 's 50.9 % . Only one opposition MP was returned to Parliament ( Chiam See Tong of the Singapore Democratic Party ) . This meant that the Workers ' Party was eligible to nominate two members of its team from Eunos to become Non-constituency MPs , as they had the highest percentage of the vote secured by losing opposition candidates at the election . The party had refused to nominate NCMPs in the past , but this time they nominated Seow and Lee to become NCMPs . However Seow ( a former head of the Bar Society who had become a thorn in the government 's side and had briefly been detained under the Internal Security Act prior to the general election ) was subsequently accused of espionage and fled to the United States before he could take up an NCMP seat . Lee Siew Choh , former chairman of the Barisan Sosialis ( also a PAP Assemblyman from 1959 to 1961 ) , became Singapore 's first NCMP , serving until the 1991 general election . In Parliament , he took up several issues , including the Internal Security Act , living costs and welfare . Jeyaretnam was sued for slander by the Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew for comments he made at a Workers ' Party election rally in 1988 . Jeyaretnam lost the case and was ordered to pay Lee damages of S $ 260,000 plus costs . WP under Low Thia Khiang . At the 1991 general election , Low Thia Khiang , who was then the Workers ' Party 's Organising Secretary , was elected as the MP for Hougang . He defeated the PAP 's Tang Guan Seng by 10,621 votes ( 52.8 % ) to 9,487 ( 47.2 % ) . The party also polled strongly in Eunos GRC again , losing to the PAP 's team by 47.6 % of the votes to 52.4 % . During the election campaign , one of the Workers ' Party 's candidates in Eunos , Jufrie Mahmood , drew particular fire from the PAP and Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong , who accused him of being a Malay chauvinist , an accusation Jufrie strongly denied . No NCMP seats were offered to any of the opposition parties following the election as the opposition won a combined total of four seats ( Low of the Workers ' Party plus three MPs from the Singapore Democratic Party ) . Low , who soon became Assistant Secretary-General of the party , captured national attention for his performances in Parliament , receiving praise for his assertiveness , good analytical ability and his willingness to be constructive rather than oppose for the sake of opposing . A by-election in the Marine Parade Group Representation Constituency in 1992 was expected to mark the return of Jeyaretnam to electoral politics after his Parliamentary ban had expired . However , one of Workers ' Party 's candidates turned up late on nomination day , preventing the party from registering its team for the election . In 1996 , Jeyaretnam was sued for an article he wrote in an issue of the Workers ' Party 's newspaper , `` The Hammer '' , in which he called the PAP 's Indian leaders a bunch of stooges . He was ordered to pay damages of S $ 465,000 and S $ 250,000 in court costs . Lee Siew Choh left the Workers ' Party in 1996 , citing differences with Jeyaretnam . Post Jeyaretnam . Low was re-elected as Hougang MP at the 1997 general election . The party also performed strongly in the Cheng San Group Representation Constituency , where Jeyaretnam was one of the party 's candidates . The party lost to the PAP 's team in the constituency by 45.2 % of the votes to 54.8 % . Besides Low , only one other opposition MP was elected ( Chiam See Tong , who had left the Singapore Democratic Party to join the Singapore People 's Party ) . As the Workers ' Party 's team in Cheng San had polled better than any other opposition losing candidates , they were invited to select an NCMP . Jeyaretnam therefore returned to Parliament as an NCMP . During the election campaign , another of the Workers ' Party 's candidates in Cheng San , lawyer Tang Liang Hong , drew particular attention from the PAP , who accused him of being an anti-Christian and anti-Muslim Chinese chauvinist . Tang , who insisted all he was trying to do was to `` better represent the Chinese community and ask questions on their behalf '' , vigorously denied this charge and accused the PAP of trying to win votes by sowing fear into the electorate . He also attacked the PAP on the issue of the Hotel Properties Ltd case ( which started when the Stock Exchange of Singapore criticised Hotel Properties Ltd for its `` tardiness '' in disclosing details of sales of its condominium units to directors and their family members ) . Former Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew , who had purchased one of the units , claimed that Tang was trying to milk this issue for political capital and sued him for defamation . Tang was also sued for branding the PAP leadership as a bunch of liars . He was eventually sued by the whole PAP leadership for a total of S $ 13.6 million , and fled to Australia soon after the election . In 2001 , Jeyaretnam lost his NCMP seat when he was declared bankrupt after failing to keep up with payments for damages owed from a libel suit brought by Goh Chok Tong and other PAP leaders following comments he had made at an election rally in 1997 ( for which he had been ordered to pay S $ 100,000 plus S $ 20,000 in court costs ) . Low Thia Khiang became the Workers ' Party 's Secretary-General in 2001 following the resignation of Jeyaretnam . The transfer of party leadership took place in bitter acrimony as Jeyaretnam later accused Low of not doing enough to help him pay the damages from the libel suit . In response , Low claimed that he had always looked upon Jeyaretnam as an elder and had done everything possible to help him . Many observers speculated that with Low at the helm , Workers ' Party would tone down its more hard-line stance and take on a more centrist outlook at the 2001 general election . Indeed , soon after Low took over , Jeyaretnam and a faction which was loyal to him left the party ( and later formed the Reform Party ) , and a group of new , younger members were recruited by the Workers ' Party . Among them were James Gomez , Yaw Shin Leong and Sylvia Lim . Low was re-elected as Hougang MP at the 2001 general election . The Party 's fortunes reached a low as it only contested in two seats , in Hougang and Nee Soon East SMCs and had its entire Aljunied GRC team disqualified on Nomination Day . 2006 General Elections . The Workers ' Party launched an updated manifesto in January 2006 entitled `` You Have a Choice '' . The 52-page booklet outlined the party 's stand on issues and policies , covering areas from economic and judicial policies to media and sports and recreation . The manifesto , which had last been updated in 1994 , took one year to work on according to Low . The manifesto was attacked by the PAP for containing `` time-bombs '' . In response , the Workers ' Party quipped that its manifesto contained only time bombs which threatened the PAP 's power . At the 2006 general election , Low was elected as Hougang MP for the fourth time . The party also polled strongly in the Aljunied Group Representation Constituency , losing to the PAP 's team with 43.9 % of the vote to 56.1 % . This gave the party the right to the NCMP seat reserved for the best-performing opposition losers , and the party 's Chairman , Sylvia Lim , was selected to become the NCMP . In addition , the Workers ' Party fielded a youth team led by Yaw Shin Leong in Ang Mo Kio GRC helmed by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong . Expected to fair badly or even lose their election deposits , the team garnered a respectable 33.4 % or one-third of the votes . During the 2006 election campaign , controversy arose over one of the Workers ' Party 's candidates in Aljunied GRC , James Gomez , who claimed that the Elections Department had lost his minority race candidate 's certificate , and was forced to apologise when closed-circuit television evidence showed that he had placed the form in his briefcase without submitting it . The PAP attacked Gomez for the incident , with Lee Kuan Yew publicly calling him a `` liar '' . One day after the election , Gomez was prevented from leaving Singapore on a trip to Stockholm and questioned by police over whether he had committed criminal intimidation in his dealings with the Elections Department . He was subsequently released after being given a warning , and was allowed travel to Stockholm . 2011 General Elections and Aljunied GRC breakthrough . The manifesto for the General Election 2011 was entitled `` Towards a First World Parliament '' . This was also used as a slogan during campaigning . One key proposal was for more affordable public housing such that Housing Development Board ( HDB ) lessees should be able to pay off their mortgage loans within 20 years rather than 30 years . On 27 April 2011 , Low Thia Khiang announced his candidacy for the Aljunied Group Representation Constituency along with Lim and three other `` A-list '' candidates , vacating his seat of Hougang and leaving it to Yaw Shin Leong . On 7 May 2011 , six Workers ' Party candidates were returned as Members of Parliament . Yaw successfully retained the party stronghold of Hougang with a majority slightly under 65 % , while Low , Sylvia Lim , Chen Show Mao , Muhamad Faisal Manap and Pritam Singh were victorious in Aljunied Group Representation Constituency , claiming 54.71 % of the votes to unseat the incumbent PAP team which included two cabinet ministers , including the Foreign Minister George Yeo . Including overseas votes , the percentage of valid votes cast in favour of the Workers ' Party team was 54.72 % . In addition , the party was eligible to take up two additional Non-Constituency Member of Parliament ( NCMP ) seats by virtue of being the best-performing losers at the polls for Joo Chiat Single Member Constituency and East Coast Group Representation Constituency respectively . The party nominated Yee Jenn Jong ( who contested in Joo Chiat ) and Gerald Giam ( who was part of the team which contested East Coast GRC ) to take up the two additional NCMP seats . Including these 2 seats , the party had a total of 8 seats , the most for any opposition party in Singapore since independence . On 12 June 2011 , the Workers ' Party launched its grassroots arm for Aljunied GRC , called the Aljunied Constituency Committee . It also combined the Hougang and Aljunied town councils to form the Aljunied-Hougang Town Council . Hougang and Punggol East By-Elections . On 15 February 2012 , the Workers ' Party expelled Yaw Shin Leong , MP for Hougang SMC , for failing to account for allegations made against him . Yaw has been accused of several indiscretions in his private life . With the expulsion , a by-election for Hougang SMC was announced and the nomination date was set on 16 May 2012 , followed by polling day on 26 May 2012 . Yaw had up to 24 February 2012 to appeal against his expulsion . A by-election was held on 27 May 2012 to fill the vacant seat , which the Workers ' Party candidate Png Eng Huat won to retain the Hougang SMC seat for the party . Veteran party member Poh Lee Guan registered to be a candidate for the same election without consulting the party 's executive council , personally explaining his role as a backup for Png . In July 2012 , Poh was expelled from the party after the council deliberated and found his reasoning unacceptable . On 6 January 2013 , the Workers ' Party announced plans to purchase its own premises as its current rented premises at Syed Alwi Road was too small for its operations . Sufficient funds were eventually raised and the new HQ was opened in 2017 . Another by-election was held in 2013 in Punggol East SMC when PAP Member of Parliament and Speaker Michael Palmer resigned his seat for indiscretions with a People 's Association staff . On 16 January 2013 , the nomination day for the by-election , the Workers ' Party fielded Lee Li Lian as the candidate . Lee Li Lian was also the Workers ' Party candidate for Punggol East SMC in the 2011 General Election . On 26 January 2013 , Lee Li Lian was elected as the MP for Punggol East SMC with 54.52 % of the valid votes . 2015 General Elections . The Workers ' Party announced that it would contest 28 seats , an increase of 5 from GE 2011 , and slightly under a third of the 89 parliamentary seats . The MP for Aljunied GRC , Low Thia Khiang announced that he will remain in the same GRC , quashing rumours that he might lead a team to contest in other GRCs . In Punggol East SMC , PAP 's candidate Charles Chong , who had received 16,957 or 51.76 % of the valid votes , won the seat back for PAP from Lee who received 15,801 votes or 48.24 % . In Hougang SMC , Workers ' Party candidate Png Eng Huat , who was MP since 2012 , garnered 13,012 , or 57.69 % of the valid votes and was re-elected . In Aljunied GRC , all five Workers ' Party candidates were re-elected for a second term in Parliament , but by a far smaller margin . They garnered 70,050 or 50.96 % of the valid votes . The People 's Action Party team led by former Member of Parliament Yeo Guat Kwang garnered 67,424 votes . Consequently , Workers ' Party became the only party representing the opposition in the Parliament for the first time since 1984 . Together with 3 NCMPs , they will form an opposition of 9 . Lee was the first of the three NCMPs but declined the offer . Workers ' Party candidate for Fengshan SMC , Dennis Tan was next in line for the second NCMP seat , while the party 's East Coast GRC team nominated Leon Perera for the third seat . Workers ' Party announced that if Parliament appointed another NCMP to replace Lee , they would nominate Associate Professor Daniel Goh for the seat . On 29 January 2016 , Parliament by resolution declared Ms Lee 's NCMP seat vacant and resolved that the seat be filled . The Elections Department announced on 4 February 2016 that the Returning Officer received a response from The Workers ' Party on their decision to nominate A/P Goh and declared him elected as NCMP . 2016 Leadership Renewal . On 29 May 2016 , Low Thia Khiang successfully fended off an unprecedented challenge for his Secretary-General post by fellow MP Chen Show Mao for the first time in the party 's history . Chen was re-appointed by Low in his previous position as Treasurer for another three months from 7 June 2016 until 9 September 2016 , as he had already served two terms in the post . On 7 June 2016 , the party appointed Pritam Singh as Assistant Secretary-General . 2017 Lawsuits , new Headquarters and 60th Anniversary . On 26 July 2017 , it was announced that the Aljunied-Hougang Town Council , which had appointed an independent panel of three lawyers at the behest of MND and HDB , would be suing town council chairman Pritam Singh , vice-chairman Sylvia Lim , Low who was a town councillor and three others including the town council 's former managing agent , for improper payments made to the MA . A pre-trial conference was scheduled for 31 August 2017 . On 29 September 2017 , the party 's headquarters were relocated from Syed Alwi Road to the Teambuild Centre , located at Geylang Road . On 3 November 2017 , an anniversary dinner was held on Harbourfront Centre , marking a milestone of 60 years since the founding of the party on 3 November 1957 . On the same night , Low Thia Khiang announced on his speech that he would step down from his role of Secretary-General and as well in the next party election the following year . A commemorative biographical book for the party , `` Walking With Singapore '' , was launched at bookstores the following day . 2018 WP Leadership under Pritam Singh and Trials . Pritam Singh was elected to the post of Secretary-General unopposed on 8 April 2018 after Low Thia Khiang decided to step down for leadership renewal . On October 3 , 2018 , a $ 33.7 million trial between Aljunied-Hougang Town Council and former leader Low Thia Khiang , chairwoman Sylvia Lim , secretary-general Pritam Singh and two other town councillors was initiated , and began on October 5 . On October 25 , 2018 , the 3 politicians launched an appeal for help with legal fees , citing that they had depleted their personal resources after paying their lawyers close to S $ 600,000 for work done before the trial . On October 27 , 3 days after their appeal , Workers ' Party MPs close fundraising appeal after raising more than S $ 1m for legal fees , thanking the public for their support . Secretaries-General . As of 8 April 2018 , the Central Executive Committee comprises
Old Stagers . The Old Stagers ( OS ) is an amateur theatre group , founded in 1842 by Hon . Frederick Ponsonby ( later Earl of Bessborough ) to perform during Kent 's annual Canterbury Cricket Week . Originally the Canterbury Old Stagers , it took its current name in 1851 . It claims to be the oldest surviving amateur dramatic company in the world , having staged its first shows in Canterbury in 1842 . It has continued to give annual performances since ( with intermissions for the two World Wars ) . It now stages its plays at the Gulbenkian Theatre in Canterbury . The Old Stagers has close links to Kent County Cricket Club and the I Zingari nomadic amateur cricket club . Ponsonby was also a founder of I Zingari , and later became president of Surrey County Cricket Club . One of the earliest Old Stagers was the Kent and England cricketer Alfred Mynn who first appeared in 1847 and then regularly until his death in 1861 . Old Stagers Amateur Dramatic Society records , including programmes , newspaper reviews and photographs of productions from 1842-2003 , are archived at Canterbury Cathedral Library as item U449 .
1980 American League Championship Series . The 1980 American League Championship Series featured the Kansas City Royals facing the team that had defeated them three straight years in the ALCS from 1976–78 , the New York Yankees . Game 1 . The series opener saw the Yankees throw their ace , Ron Guidry , against the Royals ' Larry Gura . In the top of the second , the Bronx Bombers jumped out to a 2–0 lead when Rick Cerone and Lou Piniella smacked back-to-back home runs . However , in the bottom of the inning , the Royals struck back . Amos Otis singled to center and stole second , and John Wathan walked . A wild pitch moved Otis to third and Wathan to second , and Frank White doubled both men home to tie the game . The Royals moved ahead in the third , when George Brett walked and moved to third on a ground-rule double by Otis . A single by Willie Aikens plated both Brett and Otis , chasing Guidry from the game . Brett added a home run off Ron Davis in the seventh , and a Willie Wilson double off Tom Underwood in the eighth scored Darrell Porter and White to give Kansas City a 7–2 lead . The Yankees , meanwhile , could not score against Gura after the back-to-back home runs of the second inning , and the Royals ' hurler went the distance as his team drew first blood in the series with a 7–2 victory . Game 2 . Game 2 proved to be much more exciting after the Royals blowout of Game 1 . For this contest , the Yankees sent Rudy May to the hill to face the Royals ' Dennis Leonard . Kansas City opened the scoring in the bottom of the third , as Darrell Porter and Frank White reached base with consecutive singles . Willie Wilson followed with a triple to right to bring both runners in , and then scored himself on a double to center field by shortstop U L Washington . The Yankees came back with two in the fifth , with Graig Nettles hitting an inside-the-park home run and Willie Randolph lashing a double to right to score Bobby Brown . The eighth inning , however , proved to be the most memorable inning of the game , with the Royals clinging to their 3–2 lead and the Yankees threatening . Willie Randolph singled , and with two outs Bob Watson ripped a liner to deep left field . Confident in Randolph 's speed , Yankee third base coach Mike Ferraro decided to wave Randolph home . Left fielder Willie Wilson overthrew his cutoff man , Washington , but third baseman George Brett made a heads-up play by backing up Washington . He then whirled and threw Randolph out at the plate . Television cameras panned the stands where Yankees Owner George Steinbrenner and General Manager Gene Michael were sitting . A furious Steinbrenner appeared to shout Ferraro 's name as he turned to Michael . The Royals ended up winning that game by a 3–2 margin and Steinbrenner continued to fume over the play . Game 3 . With a 2–0 series lead , the Royals headed to Yankee Stadium for Game 3 . The Royals led 1-0 on Frank White 's fifth-inning homer until the bottom of the sixth inning when Oscar Gamble hit a ground ball up the middle with Reggie Jackson on second . Eventual ALCS MVP Frank White ranged far to his right to field the ball , and knowing he could not throw out Gamble at first , attempted an off balance throw to third to hopefully catch Jackson rounding the bag . However , the throw by White , a multiple Gold Glove winner , was too high and Royals third baseman George Brett could not catch it . Jackson scored on the play and Gamble was given third base after the ball rolled into the dugout . Gamble later scored on a single by Rick Cerone and the Yankees gained a 2–1 advantage . Holding on to a 2–1 lead in the seventh inning , pitcher Tommy John gave up a two-out double to Willie Wilson . Yankee manager Dick Howser brought in hard-throwing Goose Gossage , who gave up a single to U L Washington , bringing up George Brett . Brett had wowed the majors during the year , flirting with a.400 batting average , holding an average above.400 as late as September 19 before finishing the year at.390 . Brett blasted a Gossage fastball into the upper deck , a three-run home run which stunned the Yankee Stadium crowd . The Royals had a 4–2 lead with All-Star reliever Dan Quisenberry on the mound . The Yankees mounted a major threat in the eighth , loading the bases with no one out . Quisenberry then got Rick Cerone to line into a double play and the next batter to ground out to close out the inning . The ninth went one-two-three as the Royals and the long-suffering Kansas City baseball fans finally won the American League Pennant . Composite box . 1980 ALCS ( 3–0 ) : Kansas City Royals over New York Yankees Aftermath . Dick Howser was fired shortly after the conclusion of the 1980 ALCS . Ironically , Howser would go on to win the 1985 World Series as manager of Kansas City . After losing the 1981 World Series to the Los Angeles Dodgers ( whom they had beaten in consecutive World Series in and after besting the Royals for the American League crown ) , the Yankees would not again appear in the Fall Classic until winning in under veteran manager Joe Torre—in a coincidental twist , their best subsequent opportunity prior to 1996 was also during a strike-shortened season : when the 1994 season prematurely ended , the Yankees had the best record in the American League , which was also the second best in baseball . This would also be the last time the Yankees would be swept in a postseason series for 32 years . Four men involved with the 1980 ALCS ( Dick Howser , Bobby Murcer , Johnny Oates , and Dan Quisenberry ) have died of brain cancer . ( Tug McGraw and John Vukovich of the Philadelphia Phillies , who defeated the Royals in that year 's World Series , also succumbed to the disease , as did Ken Brett , who pitched for Kansas City in the 1980–81 regular seasons . )
A Philosopher Lecturing on the Orrery . `` A Philosopher Lecturing on the Orrery '' , or the full title , `` A Philosopher giving a Lecture on the Orrery in which a lamp is put in place of the Sun '' , is a painting by Joseph Wright of Derby depicting a lecturer giving a demonstration of an orrery to a small audience . The painting preceded his similar `` An Experiment on a Bird in the Air Pump '' ( National Gallery , London ) . The first of Wright 's candlelit masterpieces , `` Three Persons Viewing the Gladiator by Candlelight '' , was painted in 1765 , and showed three men studying a small copy of the `` Borghese Gladiator '' . The `` Gladiator '' was greatly admired ; but his next painting , `` The Orrery '' , caused a greater stir , as it replaced the Classical subject at the centre of the scene with one of a scientific nature . Wright 's depiction of the awe produced by scientific `` miracles '' marked a break with previous traditions in which the artistic depiction of such wonder was reserved for religious events , since to Wright the marvels of the technological age were as awe-inspiring as the subjects of the great religious paintings . In both of these works the candlelit setting had a realist justification . Viewing sculpture by candlelight , when the contours showed well , and there might even be an impression of movement from the flickering light , was a fashionable practice described by Goethe . In the orrery demonstration the shadows cast by the lamp representing the sun were an essential part of the display . But there seems no reason other than heightened drama to stage the air pump experiment in a room lit by a single candle , and in two later paintings of the subject by Charles-Amédée-Philippe van Loo the lighting is normal . The painting was one of a number of British works challenging the set categories of the rigid , French-dictated , hierarchy of genres in the late 18th century , as other types of painting aspired to be treated as seriously as the costumed history painting of a Classical or mythological subject . In some respects the `` Orrery '' and `` Air Pump '' subjects resembled conversation pieces , then largely a form of middle-class portraiture , though soon to be given new status when Johann Zoffany began to paint the royal family in about 1766 . Given their solemn atmosphere however , and as it seems none of the figures are intended to be understood as portraits ( even if models may be identified ) , the paintings can not be regarded as conversation pieces . The 20th-century art historian Ellis Waterhouse compares these two works to the `` genre serieux '' of contemporary French drama , as defined by Denis Diderot and Pierre Beaumarchais , a view endorsed by Egerton . An anonymous review from the time called Wright `` a very great and uncommon genius in a peculiar way '' . `` The Orrery '' was painted without a commission , probably in the expectation that it would be bought by Washington Shirley , 5th Earl Ferrers , an amateur astronomer who had an orrery of his own , and with whom Wright 's friend Peter Perez Burdett was staying while in Derbyshire . Figures thought to be portraits of Burdett and Ferrers feature in the painting , Burdett taking notes and Ferrers seated with a youth next to the orrery . Ferrers purchased the painting for £210 , but the 6th Earl auctioned it off , and it is now held by Derby Museum and Art Gallery , where it is on permanent display , and close to a working replica of a full-sized mechanical Grand Orrery . A biographer of Wright , Benedict Nicolson , argued in 1968 that John Whitehurst was the model for the lecturer , while another commentator points out the figure 's resemblance to `` a painting of Isaac Newton by Godfrey Kneller '' . Close observation of the adult faces in the picture reveals that each one demonstrates one or other of the main phases of the moon – new moon , half moon , gibbous moon and full moon .
Veerabhadra Temple , Yadur . Veerbhadra Temple , is situated in the holy Shri Kseshtra Yadur , on the banks of holy river Krishna in Chikodi Taluka of Belgaum District , Karnataka , India , approximately 94 kilometres ( 58 mi ) from Belgaum . It lies on the banks of the majestic Krishna River . The shivalinga is also called as `` Shri veerupakshalinga '' . History . The Temple was founded by the Veerashaiva saint of Karnataka Shree Kadsiddeshwar in the 12th century . The holy temple is part of the endowment trust Kadsiddeshwar math and belongs to Brahmin & Veershaiva community . The Kadsiddeshwar math , mentor is the head of the temple . The devotees of the temple are spread over in both state of Maharashtra and Karnataka . The temple authorities carry out various religious and cultural activities and rituals in consultation with Kadsiddeshwar math authorities on various festivals throughout the year . The Temple is mentored by Shivacharya Swamijee , Shree Shree Siddharameshwar Hiremath , Hipparagi . Worship. `` Bhadra Kalamma '' , depending upon vows , the devotees and the mother , `` Bhadra kalamma '' is offered various offerings by the devotees . All the above puja activities and rituals are performed after taking the receipts from the temple authorities . Road . Belgaum city is near to Yadur can be reached via the National Highways 4 and State Highways 12 , NWKRTC run buses to all corners of Karnataka and to Yadur . There are many private buses which serve Yadur . Air . Nearest airports are Belgaum and Hubli . Rail . Nearest railway stations are Miraj , Raybag , Belgaum and Ghatprabha .
Penge Urban District . Penge was a civil parish and a local government district located to the southeast of London , England . It included the settlements of Penge , Anerley and part of Crystal Palace . It was part of the London postal district , Metropolitan Police District and , from 1933 , the London Passenger Transport Area . In 1965 the urban district was abolished by the London Government Act 1963 and it became part of Greater London , being combined with other districts to form the London Borough of Bromley . Background . Penge was a detached hamlet of the ancient parish of Battersea in the Brixton hundred of Surrey . Parish in the Metropolis . Battersea became part of the area administered by the Metropolitan Board of Works in 1855 and the main part of the parish was grouped into the Wandsworth District , whilst Penge became part of the Lewisham District . It formed part of the London School Board area established in 1870 . Penge remained formally part of the parish of Battersea , however it was established in 1859 that the two parts of the parish held separate funds and Penge had distinct local government arrangements . In 1866 it became a separate civil parish in its own right . In 1876 an application was made to the Local Government Board that the Vestries Act 1850 should apply to the parish . This allowed Penge Vestry Hall to be constructed . Removal from the Metropolis . Penge formed part of the County of London from 1889 . In 1900 the local government arrangements in the County of London were reformed by the London Government Act 1899 . Provision was made for Penge to be combined with either the Metropolitan Borough of Camberwell or the Metropolitan Borough of Lewisham in the County of London , to be combined with the County Borough of Croydon , or to form an urban district in the counties of Surrey or Kent . Had it become an urban district in Surrey , the County Borough of Croydon would have made it an exclave of the administrative county , and in the event it was transferred to Kent as an urban district . Parliamentary representation . Penge was part of the Dulwich Division of Camberwell from 1885 for election of members of parliament . Penge was part of this constituency for elections to the London County Council in 1889 , 1892 , 1895 and 1898 . Poor law . Penge became part of the Croydon Poor Law Union under the New Poor Law , thus it was part of Surrey for poor law and registration purposes and did not form part of the Metropolitan Asylums District established in 1867 . Abolition . In 1965 the urban district was abolished by the London Government Act 1963 and its former area was transferred to Greater London , to be combined with that of other districts to form the present-day London Borough of Bromley .
Love 's Abiding Joy . `` Love 's Abiding Joy '' is a 2006 made-for-television Christian drama film based on a series of books by Janette Oke . It was directed by Michael Landon Jr. and stars Erin Cottrell and Logan Bartholomew . It is the fourth movie in the Love Saga , which includes `` Love Comes Softly '' ( 2003 ) , `` Love 's Enduring Promise '' ( 2004 ) , `` Love 's Long Journey '' ( 2005 ) , `` Love 's Abiding Joy '' ( 2006 ) , `` Love 's Unending Legacy '' ( 2007 ) , `` Love 's Unfolding Dream '' ( 2007 ) , and `` Love Takes Wing '' ( 2009 ) , and `` Love Finds a Home '' ( 2009 ) , as well as the 2011 prequels , `` Love Begins '' and `` Love 's Everlasting Courage '' . Synopsis . Clark goes out West to visit his daughter and son-in-law ; during his visit , Willie and Missie 's infant daughter Kathy dies , `` She stopped breathing '' as Missie would cry aloud an only explanation and then confessing to Belinda . She said : `` I put her to bed just like always and in the morning She was n't breathing ... '' . Land baron and mayor Doros hires Willie as town sheriff , since grief-stricken Missie has quit her job as schoolteacher and the LaHayes need the money . Doros uses Willie as sheriff to try to evict ranchers that have fallen behind on payments . Missie helps one family of an formerly widowed remarried preacher turned rancher and her best friend Belinda by selling most of her most prized possessions , including the gold locket her mother gave her , otherwise 2 dollars short , the Jefferson 2 $ bill , the Klines would have been forced out of their land , home and livestock , as happened to another rancher Joe Paxon who lost everything for a loan from the Mayor and `` had to send his wife and Daughter away cause could n't provide for them anymore . '' + as Sherrif Willie Nathan LaHaye will put it to his employer . During this time , Doros ' daughter Romantic flapperist Colette begins to like Willie and Missie 's adopted son Jeff . Colette is an eastern-schooled girl who is home from school on break . Jeff , the little thief and dead Sonny 's + an American Cartouche + little brother is after being adopted by the MW ranching farm a well-read young man knowing books by heart who must take over for Willie on the ranch . Colette Doros invites him inside Her Father 's Big Sky Ranch to show him the library of her dead Mother , a Wuthering+Heights character who `` lived to read books '' . She wants to give him Romeo and Juliet but Mayor Doros butts in and insensibly utters that book he is `` afraid it'some of 'em it 's too fragile to be let out . '' Colette visits the ranch frequently and helps Jeff with his chores . Jeff also visits her at Doros ' ranch . Doros secretly discovers this , but does not let on . To judge justly between the Christian tragedy of the `` behind on the payments '' { Belinda ] preacher by grain and rancher by vocation and the satisfied grin of peasant Abel the Mayor 's carter , Doros makes his own confession to Willie before preacher 's Kline outburst in Jesus name , and says in idea He is strong because `` I had a Father that was weak . He built everything up , just to let someone and take it from him . I 'm not my Father , Lahaye ! '' So we can se the strong psychological implication of the character . He is a successful Sonny , and he really loves Colette and he had a point about the Shakespeare book provided of course Love proves him wrong ... And Colette is a good Doros . Maybe + as in icelandic saga + that is the way of life , hardships and mysticism one out of the other over and over again . Saga is lived and to return to psychology , by everybody , in the conflict between the pathfinders and the herd . Mayor Doros mistake should have been to respect the Lex & Honor badge he given LaHaye on the heart in himself and it would have been enough . As Colette prepares to leave for school , she and Jeff kiss . Her father lays a trap for Jeff using the unwitting Colette . Upon her departure , Doros charges Jeff with horse theft and demands that Willie arrest his own son . Doros swears that Jeff stole the horse , but Willie produces Colette , whom Doros thought left for school on the stagecoach . Doros makes amends for Kline , Paxon +and Willie ... In the end , Clark realizes that his daughter Missie is in great hands with her husband Willie and returns home , not after counseling , consoling , advising and bearing Her like a Maltese hero out of some battle . A conclusion is that aesthetically is like the Gislasaga son of Sur , the Outlaw and the first Christian and prophet of Iceland who turned the Island from Freya to Mary and died the 1000 AD notion of a martyr . It 's a redeeming story , only Kathy and Sonny remain there by the oak reminding us of another worlds . And yes , we all make choices . What we know religion is a one way road , roman , for some of the Apostles . The other thing we know the Diamond verse of the Holy Bible is `` God is Love . '' Amen .
Crookhall . Crookhall is a village in County Durham , in England . It is situated between Consett and Delves Lane . It is named after Crook Hall which once stood nearby . History . Crookhall village was created in about 1844 when George Baker , MP of Crook Hall started to exploit the coal reserves on his estate . One up , one down cottages called Red Row and Blue Row were constructed for the mineworkers . The last of the cottages were demolished in about 1958/9 and the Miner 's Institute converted to a Community Centre . Crook Hall itself served as one of two Catholic seminaries created in England when the students at the English College , Douai , France were expelled in 1793 after the French Revolution . It was demolished circa 1900 .
Percy Harris . Sir Percy Alfred Harris , 1st Baronet , PC ( 6 March 1876 – 28 June 1952 ) was a British Liberal Party politician . He was Liberal Chief Whip and Deputy Leader of the Liberal Parliamentary Party . Political positions . Percy Harris was regarded as a radical Liberal with a strong social conscience , which grew from representing a working class area of the East End of London . He was particularly interested in the issue of social housing , a major responsibility of the London County Council . He sided with H. H. Asquith against David Lloyd George from 1918 to 1923 . Thereafter he sought unity within the Liberal Party . When the Liberal Party split in 1931 over the issue of Free Trade , he sided with Sir Herbert Samuel and against the Liberal National breakaway led by Sir John Simon . Under the leadership of Sir Archie Sinclair , he rose to prominence in the party . He was a strong supporter of the social policies advocated by Sir William Beveridge and was key to getting Beveridge to run for the Liberals . Background . Harris was born in Kensington , the second son of Wolf Harris ( 1833–1926 ) a Polish immigrant . He was educated at Harrow and Trinity Hall , Cambridge . Harris was called to the bar by Middle Temple in 1899 . In 1901 he married Marguerite Frieda Bloxam ( 1877 – 1962 ) . They had two sons including Jack Harris ( 23 July 1906 – 26 August 2009 ) . A great-grandson is the former Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament Matthew Taylor — which Taylor , who was adopted , discovered in 2008 . Political career . Harris first stood for election at the 1906 General Election when he was the Liberal candidate for the Ashford Division of Kent . Ashford was a safe Conservative seat that they had won at every election since the seat was created in 1885 . He was not expected to win and in an election that saw the Liberals sweep the country Harris came within 400 votes of toppling his Conservative opponent . Harris next contested the London County Council election , 1907 for the Progressive Party , the municipal wing of the Liberal Party . He contested Bethnal Green South West alongside his running mate Stewart Headlam and they were both elected . In 1910 Harris contested the January 1910 General Election as Liberal candidate for the Harrow division of Middlesex . Harrow was a safe Conservative seat that had been unexpectedly won by the Liberal James Gibb in 1906 . Gibb had decided to retire and Harris was given the hard task of defending the seat . Harris had attended school in Harrow so knew the area a little . In a tougher year for the Liberals , Harrow was re-taken by the Conservatives . Harris did not contest the December 1910 General Election . When the Liberal MP for Bethnal Green South West resigned his seat in 1911 , Harris was keen to win the Liberal nomination for the Bethnal Green South West by-election , 1911 , however , he withdrew in favour of Charles Masterman . He then focused on his duties at the London County Council . In 1912 he was appointed as the Chief Whip for the Progressives . He retained his seat on the London County Council until 1934 . Harborough . In 1914 he was adopted as prospective Liberal candidate for the Harborough division of Leicestershire for the general election expected to take place either in 1914 or 1915 . Harborough was a Liberal seat where the elderly sitting member had decided to retire at the next election . However , the outbreak of war postponed the general election . In 1915 Harris was elected Deputy Chairman of the London County Council . In the meantime , the health of the Liberal MP for Harborough deteriorated and he resigned from parliament causing the Harborough by-election , 1916 . Harris was re-adopted by the local Liberals and his candidacy was also officially endorsed by both the Unionist and Labour parties , due to the wartime electoral truce . However , Harris faced a strong opponent in the by-election who received much Unionist support as well as strong support from prominent newspaper barons . Despite this , Harris was elected to Parliament . In May 1918 when H. H. Asquith challenged Prime Minister David Lloyd George in the Maurice Debate , Harris sided with Asquith and went into the division lobby against the Coalition Government . As a result , he lost his seat at the 1918 general election when his Unionist opponent was endorsed by the Coalition Government . In 1919 , he was engaged in correspondence with John Wycliffe Black , Chairman of the Harborough Divisional Liberal Association , about the amount of money Harris was expected to contribute if he wished to remain as Parliamentary candidate . In the end Harris was not able to meet the requirements of the divisional Liberal association and sought another constituency . Black was then adopted by Harborough Liberals as their candidate . Bethnal Green South West . The split with the Harborough Liberals gave Harris the freedom to pursue a parliamentary career in Bethnal Green South West , the seat he represented on the LCC . The parliamentary seat had a checquered history ; the Liberals had won the seat on eight occasions but had lost it three times . At the last election in 1918 the Liberal candidate had finished third with just 24 % , behind a socialist candidate supported by the National Federation of Discharged and Demobilized Sailors and Soldiers . At the 1922 general election he faced the Unionist MP who had taken the seat from the Liberals in 1914 and a Communist who had Labour Party support . The sitting Unionist member finished third and Harris re-gained the seat polling over 40 % of the vote . Harris repeated his victory in 1923 when his Communist opponent ran as an official Labour Party candidate and in 1924 when that opponent once more ran as a Communist . The 1924 election was a very bad election for the Liberals nationwide but Harris 's support had held up very well . During the 1924-29 parliament which was dominated by a Unionist majority , Harris worked closely with a group of radical Liberal MPs that included William Wedgwood Benn , Frank Briant , Joseph Kenworthy and Horace Crawfurd to provide opposition to the government . He avoided getting involved in the Liberal Party in-fighting of the time and supported the radical policy platforms of the party presented under Lloyd George 's leadership . At the 1929 General Election he was easily returned , thanks in part to both the Communist and Labour parties running candidates . National Government . When the Liberal Party split in 1931 over the National Government , Harris supported Sir Herbert Samuel who wanted the party to stay in the National Government and fight strongly for Free Trade . At the 1931 General Election , the Conservatives , who had come fourth in 1929 , did not bother to run a candidate against him . He was re-elected with nearly 60 % of the vote against an opposition split between Labour and Communist . On 14 January 1932 Harris was created a Baronet , as Sir Percy Harris of London . When the Liberal Party left the National Government following the defeat on Free Trade , Harris followed into opposition . At the 1935 General Election he faced just one opponent , a Labour Party candidate who was also opposed to the National Government . He held his seat with a reduced majority in a tough election for the Liberals which saw their Leader , sir Herbert Samuel , lose his seat . In 1935 the new Liberal Leader Sir Archie Sinclair appointed Sir Percy Liberal Chief Whip in succession to Walter Rea , who had also lost his seat at the recent general election . Wartime Government . In 1940 , when Liberal Leader Sir Archie Sinclair took up a cabinet position in the Churchill Coalition Government he appointed Sir Percy as Deputy Leader of the Liberal Parliamentary Party in addition to being Chief Whip . The deputy position had been vacant since Sinclair had become leader in 1935 . At the same time Sir Percy was appointed a Privy Counsellor . On his shoulders fell much of the responsibility of leading the party in the Commons and in organising the party in the country . The Liberal Party was invigorated by the recruitment to its ranks of Sir William Beveridge , author of the Beveridge Report and optimistically met the electorate at the 1945 general election . However , the election was a disappointment for the party and particularly for Sir Percy who lost his seat in the Labour Party tide . Latter years . In 1946 he published his autobiography , `` Forty Years In and Out of Parliament '' , Fleet Street Press . After the loss of his parliamentary seat Sir Percy remained politically active and won his old London County Council seat back from the Labour Party in 1946 . Sir Percy played a key role in the formation of Liberal International in 1947 and was President of the British Council of LI . He was re-elected in the 1949 London County Council Elections , but found himself to be the only Liberal on the Council and briefly holding the balance of power between Labour and Conservative . In 1950 he sought a similar return to parliament for the new merged seat of Bethnal Green , but in a bad year for the Liberals , finished a distant second . He died in Kensington aged 76 in 1952 .
Château de Rognac . The Château de Rognac is a castle converted to a château and mill in the commune of Bassillac , Dordogne , France . The site is privately owned and is not open to the public . It has been listed since 1945 as a `` monument historique '' by the French Ministry of Culture . For a brief period , around the mid-1980s , it was used as a hotel and restaurant . Plans were drawn up to convert the mill into more accommodation .
Jelena Erić ( cyclist ) . Jelena Erić ( born 15 January 1996 ) is a Serbian professional racing cyclist . She is currently riding for the Slovenian women 's team .
Isokwe . Isokwe is an island on Lake Mweru in Luapula Province , Zambia . Isokwe is occupied , and is long and up to wide . It is located about 5 kilometres outside the city of Kashikishi . Isokwe is a narrow , elongated fishing island , which passes to the west into the Luapula swamps of the delta . It is regularly visited by people from Nchelenge by ferry .
Ambri ( poem ) . `` Ambri '' ( ) ( also commonly known as `` Mother '' ) is a punjabi language narrative poem by Anwar Masood . It was inspired by a real event that happened in 1950 , in which teacher Anwar Masood himself had an incident in his class , when one of his students beat his mother to almost death , while he was appointed as a schoolmaster in the village near Kunjah . Written in a time span of a decade between 1962 and 1972 ( by Anwar 's own accounts ) . It was first published in 1974 in `` Mela Akhiyan Da '' , and then a revised edition was published in 2007 . It is written in a dialogue style with non-rhythmic scheme like Aik Pahar aur Gulehri of Allama Iqbal , except in pentameters rather than tetrameters . Poem reviewer Pashaura Singh Dhillon says about Anwar Masood as a poet , `` He is a poet that has the rare gift of being able to take a very serious subject and make it light and entertaining '' . It is considered as a magnum opus of Anwar , and most emotionally depicted poem about mothers love by him . It is often recited by Masood in annual mushairas , mother days and in annual all Pakistani Poets gathering . The book in which the poem was published comprises a total of 11 poems . Except for `` Ambri '' , all the other poems are comical poems . The book received highly positive reviews and till now , 40 editions of the book had been published across the country . Inspiration for this poem . He said that he tried to write two times about this incident but he was not satisfied with it as enough feelings were not there . Then , after ten years , when he was on his job in Pindigheb , he wrote about the whole incident and he did n't even have to change the names of the boys in his poem . He said that , at that time , he had come to realize that the poem had come to him with its own lines . It was meant to be written like this- a delayed poem , rather than when I was forcing myself to write it . He further said that this poem definitely was `` Namz-e-Muarah '' . Reception . `` Ambri '' received highly positive response by the readers and critics . It was first published in `` Mela Akhiyan Da '' in 1974 , a Punjabi language book that comprised eleven poems including `` Ambri '' . All poems were based on comical poetry ( `` Makholya Shaairi '' ) except `` Ambri '' . The book became a major hit and got a good critical reception . It was declared best seller of 1974 . By 2012 , the book has been published in 40 editions by the publishers `` Ferozsons '' . `` Ambri '' was considered as a 'masterpiece ' by Anwar , as he blends his emotions about the incident in such a splendid form that one can not control himself , while reading , from bursting into tears . `` Ambri '' is highly requested by the audience in the `` Mushairas '' and in the annual gatherings of Pakistani poets . `` Ambri '' is adapted in many languages including Urdu , Hindi , Sanskrit , English and Persian . Video presentation . In 2010 , `` Ambri '' ( originally given name Maa Di Shan ) video presentation was done by ATV Islamabad on the eve of `` Mother 's Day '' . It stars `` Anwar Masood '' himself as a narrator of story , directed and produced by Muneeb Ahsan , co-produced and cinematography done by Umer Gulzar . The video was originally shot at Islamia School , Kunjha where this incident actually happened in 1950 . The whole poem was narrated in Punjabi and translated and subtitled by Nargis Bano . This video presentation also received a positive response due to the stills and background music used in it , which blends the intensity of the poem into the deep emotions of a mother 's love .
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Ntozake Shange . Ntozake Shange ( ; October 18 , 1948 – October 27 , 2018 ) was an American playwright and poet . As a Black feminist , she addressed issues relating to race and Black power in much of her work . Shange is best known for the Obie Award-winning play `` when the rainbow is enuf '' . She also penned several novels including `` Sassafrass , Cypress & Indigo '' ( 1982 ) , `` Liliane '' ( 1994 ) , and `` Betsey Brown '' ( 1985 ) , a novel about an African-American girl who runs away from home . Among Shange 's honors and awards were fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation and the Lila Wallace Reader 's Digest Fund , and a Pushcart Prize . In April 2016 , Barnard College announced that it acquired Shange 's archive . Shange lived in Brooklyn , New York . Early life . Shange was born Paulette Linda Williams in Trenton , New Jersey , to an upper-middle-class family . Her father , Paul T. Williams , was an Air Force surgeon , and her mother , Eloise Williams , was an educator and a psychiatric social worker . When she was aged eight , Shange 's family moved to the racially segregated city of St. Louis . As a result of the `` Brown v. Board of Education '' court decision , Shange was bused to a white school where she endured racism and racist attacks . Shange 's family had a strong interest in the arts and encouraged her artistic education . Among the guests at their home were Dizzy Gillespie , Miles Davis , Chuck Berry , and W. E. B . Du Bois . From an early age , Shange took an interest in poetry . While growing up with her family in Trenton , Shange attended poetry readings with her younger sister Wanda ( now known as the playwright Ifa Bayeza ) . These poetry readings fostered an early interest for Shange in the South in particular , and the loss it represented to young Black children who migrated to the North with their parents . In 1956 , Shange 's family moved to St. Louis , Missouri where Shange was sent several miles away from home to a non-segregated school that allowed her to receive `` gifted '' education . While attending this non-segregated school , Shange faced overt racism and harassment . These experiences would later go on to heavily influence her work . When Shange was 13 , she returned to Lawrence Township , Mercer County , New Jersey , where she graduated from Lawrence High School . In 1966 Shange enrolled at Barnard College in New York City . During her time at Barnard , Shange met fellow Barnard student and would-be poet Thulani Davis . The two poets would later go on to collaborate on various works . Shange graduated `` cum laude '' in American Studies , then earned a master 's degree in the same field from the University of Southern California in Los Angeles . However , her college years were not all pleasant . She married during her first year in college , but the marriage did not last long . Depressed over her separation and with a strong sense of bitterness and alienation , she attempted suicide . In 1971 , having come to terms with her depression and alienation , Shange changed her name . In Xhosa , `` Ntozake '' means `` she who has her own things '' ( literally `` things that belong to her '' ) and `` Shange '' means `` he/she who walks/lives with lions '' ( meaning `` the lion 's pride '' in Zulu ) . Career . In 1975 , Shange moved back to New York City , after earning her Master 's in American Studies in 1973 from the University of Southern California in Los Angeles , California . She is acknowledged as having been a founding poet of the Nuyorican Poets Café . In that year her first and most well-known play was produced — `` when the rainbow is enuf '' . First produced Off-Broadway , the play soon moved on to Broadway at the Booth Theater and won several awards , including the Obie Award , Outer Critics Circle Award , and the AUDELCO Award . This play , her most famous work , was a 20-part choreopoem — a term Shange coined to describe her groundbreaking dramatic form , combining of poetry , dance , music , and song — that chronicled the lives of women of color in the United States . The poem was eventually made into the stage play , was then published in book form in 1977 . In 2010 , the choreopoem was adapted into a film ( `` For Colored Girls '' , directed by Tyler Perry ) . Shange subsequently wrote other successful plays , including `` Spell No . 7 '' , a 1979 choreopoem that explores the Black experience , and an adaptation of Bertolt Brecht 's `` Mother Courage and Her Children '' ( 1980 ) , which won an Obie Award . In 1978 , Shange became an associate of the Women 's Institute for Freedom of the Press ( WIFP ) . WIFP is an American nonprofit publishing organization . The organization works to increase communication between women and connect the public with forms of women-based media . In 2003 , Shange wrote and oversaw the production of `` Lavender Lizards and Lilac Landmines : Layla 's Dream '' while serving as a visiting artist at the University of Florida , Gainesville . Shange 's individual poems , essays , and short stories have appeared in numerous magazines and anthologies , including `` The Black Scholar '' , `` Yardbird '' , `` Ms. '' , `` Essence Magazine '' , `` The Chicago Tribune '' , `` VIBE '' , `` Daughters of Africa '' , and `` Third-World Women '' . Relationship to the Black Arts Movement . The Black Arts Movement—also known as BAM—has been described as the `` aesthetic and spiritual sister of the Black Power concept . '' The Black Arts Movement is a subset of the Black Power Movement . Larry Neal described the Black Arts Movement as a `` radical reordering of the western cultural aesthetic . '' Key concepts of BAM were focused on a `` separate symbolism , mythology , critique , and iconology '' as well as the African American ’ s desire for `` self-determination and nationhood . '' BAM consisted of actors , actresses , choreographers , musicians , novelists , poets , photographers and artists . Though male artists such as Amiri Baraka heavily dominated the Black Arts Movement , some notable women writers of the movement were Gwendolyn Brooks , Nikki Giovanni , Rosa Guy , Lorraine Hansberry , Lucille Clifton , and Sonia Sanchez , among others . Although Shange is described as a `` post-Black artist , '' her work was decidedly feminist whereas BAM has been criticized as misogynistic and `` sexism had been widely and hotly debated within movement publications and organizations . '' Corresponding with the idea that art from BAM was a `` radical reordering of the western cultural aesthetic , '' Shange herself described her atypical writing style . In regards to her plays , she stated : `` A play has a form that has to be finished . A performance piece has an organic form , but it can even flow . And there doesn ’ t have to be some ultimate climax in it . And there does not have to be a denouement . '' Though Shange 's work did have a `` radical reordering of western cultural aesthetic '' with its spelling , structure , and style , Baraka—one of the leading male figures of the movement denied her as a post-Black artist . In regards to Shange as a part of the black aesthetic and as a post-Black artist , he claimed `` that several women writers , among them Michelle Wallace [ sic ] and Ntozake Shange , like < a href= '' Ishmael_Reed '' > Ishmael Reed < /a > , had their own 'Hollywood ' aesthetic , one of 'capitulation ' and 'garbage . ' '' In regards to a black aesthetic , Shange described different styles of writing for different parts of the country . She stated : `` There ’ s not a California style , but there are certain feelings and a certain freeness that set those writers off from those in the Chicago-St. Louis-Detroit tripod group…so that the chauvinism that you might find that ’ s exclusionary , in that triangle , you don ’ t find too much in California . '' Shange set her writing apart from the Black aesthetic of the Black arts movement by creating a `` special aesthetic '' for black women `` to an extent . '' She claimed , `` the same rhetoric that is used to establish the Black Aesthetic , we must use to establish a women ’ s aesthetic , which is to say that those parts of reality that are ours , those things about our bodies , the cycles of our lives that have been ignored for centuries in all castes and classes of our people , are to be dealt with now . '' Death . Shange died in her sleep October 27 , 2018 , aged 70 , in an assisted living facility in Bowie , Maryland . She had been ill , having suffered a series of strokes in 2004 , but she `` had been on the mend lately , creating new work , giving readings and being feted for her work . '' Her sister was quoted as saying : `` It ’ s a huge loss for the world . I don ’ t think there ’ s a day on the planet when there ’ s not a young woman who discovers herself through the words of my sister . ''
Kalochori-Panteichi . Kalochori-Panteichi ( ) is a village in Euboea regional unit , Greece . Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Chalcis . The population was 922 inhabitants at the 2011 census . Although part of the Euboea regional unit , it is not located on the island Euboea , but on the mainland , attached to the northeastern part of Boeotia . Kalochori Panteichi railway station is the main station to travel to Chalcis and Athens .
Puerto Rico at the 2015 Pan American Games . Puerto Rico competed in the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto , Canada , from July 10 to 26 , 2015 . Artistic gymnast Luis Rivera was the flagbearer of the team during the opening ceremony . Archery . Puerto Rico qualified one male archer based on its performance at the 2014 Pan American Championships . Later Puerto Rico qualified 1 more man based on its performance at the 2015 Copa Merengue . Baseball . Puerto Rico qualified a men 's and women 's baseball teams ( the men 's team consisted of 24 athletes , while the women 's team had 18 , for a total of 42 athletes ) . Puerto Rico has also qualified a women 's team of 18 athletes , for a total of 42 entered competitors . Both teams ended up finishing their respective tournaments in fourth place , just of the podium . Basketball . Puerto Rico qualified a men 's and women 's teams . Each team will consist of 12 athletes , for a total of 24 . Beach volleyball . Puerto Rico qualified a men 's and women 's pair for a total of four athletes . Boxing . Puerto Rico qualified five boxers ( three men and two women ) . Sprint . Puerto Rico qualified 2 athletes in the sprint discipline ( 2 in women 's kayak ) . Qualification Legend : QF = Qualify to final ; QS = Qualify to semifinal Diving . Puerto Rico qualified three divers ( one male and two women ) . Equestrian . Puerto Rico qualified four equestrians across all three disciplines . Fencing . Puerto Rico qualified 3 male fencers . Originally the country also qualified men 's sabre and women 's foil teams , but for unknown reasons the country declined those quotas . Golf . Puerto Rico qualified two golfers ( one male and one female ) . Artistic . Puerto Rico qualified 7 gymnasts , only six competed ( five men and one woman ) . Qualification Legend : Q = Qualified to apparatus final Qualification Legend : Q = Qualified to apparatus final Handball . Puerto Rico qualified a men 's and women 's teams . Each team will consist of 15 athletes , for a total of 30 . Judo . Puerto Rico qualified a team of five judokas ( two men and three women ) . However , the nation only sent three judokas to compete . Roller sports . Puerto Rico qualified one male roller skater . Sailing . Puerto Rico qualified 4 boats ( 6 sailors ) . Softball . Puerto Rico qualified a women 's squad of 15 athletes . Table tennis . Puerto Rico qualified a men 's and women 's team for a total of six athletes . Taekwondo . Puerto Rico qualified a team of six athletes ( three men and three women ) . Tennis . Puerto Rico qualified one female tennis player . Volleyball . Puerto Rico qualified a men 's and women 's volleyball team , for a total of 24 athletes ( 12 men and 12 women ) . Water polo . Puerto Rico qualified a women 's team . The team consists of 13 athletes . The men 's team also qualified , but the country did not compete and was replaced by Ecuador for unknown reasons . Weightlifting . Puerto Rico qualified a team of 4 athletes ( 2 men and 2 women ) . However , only the two women ended up competing .
Faculty of Fine Arts , University of Dhaka . The Faculty of Fine Arts ( FFA ) was established in 1948 as the Dhaka Art School . It was the first art school in the region and became the main centre of art and cultural practice . Since 1956 it has been situated in Shahbag , Dhaka , close to the Bangladesh National Museum . Architect Muzharul Islam designed the building . In 2008 , the institute took its current name when it became one of the faculties of the University of Dhaka . History . With the leadership of Shilpacharya Zainul Abedin the eminent artists Anwarul Huq , Quamrul Hasan , Khawaja Shafique Ahmed , Safiuddin Ahmed and Habibur Rahman started the Government Institute of Arts and Crafts in DNMI Hospital building at Jonson road in Dhaka . At the moment of its beginning there were six teachers along with Zainul Abedin as the Principal and eighteen students . The activities of this institute started with three departments : Fine arts ( at present Drawing and Painting ) , Commercial art ( at present Graphic Design ) and Graphic art ( at present Printmaking ) . In 1952 the institute moved to a building at Segun Bagicha and then in 1956 it moved to its own building at Shahbag . In 1963 the institute turned into Government Degree College and was named East Pakistan College of Arts and Crafts . After independence of Bangladesh this college was named Bangladesh College of Arts and Crafts . M.F.A . course has been started here since 1978 . Art History department started MFA course in 1991 and honors course in 2001 . In 1983 this college merged as institute in Dhaka University . Honors course has been started since 1992-93 session . The institute was turned into a Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Dhaka in 2008 . Influence on art . After the institute was established , within a few years , however , it became quite apparent that what was started only as a training centre had assumed a far greater role , for it quickly became a meeting place for all aspiring artists and a forum from which a new art movement could be launched . The faculty and students of the institute were in touch with what was happening in the West . Many teachers went to Europe and Japan for training and came back with new ideas ; but they were also steeped in the traditions of indigenous and folk art and art forms . The West played a formative influence in sharpening their sensibilities , but their firm root protected them from losing their sense of direction and becoming mere imitators of western art . This ability to balance and blend the very best elements of local and foreign art has been a strong point for Bangladeshi artists . Over the fifty years since the inception of the Art Institute , Bangladeshi art has made remarkable progress . The training provided to its students gave them the freedom to develop their own talents in keeping with their dominant inclinations . The heritage of the Bengal school was closely followed by the students of oriental art , while folk forms found their way in the work of many artists ( including the founding teachers Zainul Abedin and Qamrul Hassan ) . Architecture . This masterpiece was Muzharul Islam ’ s first architectural endeavor . The site is located in the Roman area apart of Dhaka University Campus . The Roman area is well known for its gardens and parks . Most of the buildings in this area have been designed in the scheme of a “ bagan bari ” ( house in a garden ) . The site that was given for the purpose of the institute was dotted with beautiful trees with a large circular depression at the end of the site . Muzharul Islam decided to come up with a design scheme that will retain all the trees on the site ( as some of them were large beautiful trees that would have require many years to grow ) . His scheme was also climate responsive and had large continuous verandahs shading the inner walls and windows of the classrooms and studios . The design echoes the out house and inner house scheme of rural Bangladesh . It also transforms ‘ Jalees ’ ( lattices ) and ‘ beras ’ ( perforated screens ) into wonderful screens that separates and creates thresholds . One enters into the front pavilion , a wonderful structure that houses galleries on the ground floor and teachers and common rooms etc . on the first . A wonderful sculptural stairs connects the two levels around a wonderful internal courtyard . Past the pavilion are the classrooms and studios and in the far end encircling the round depression are the print studios . A lotus pond and sitting area becomes the open heart of the whole institute . The ground on the south both is a relief and a place to gather . This ground and the whole structure itself transforms to host many activities namely the Bengali New Year ‘ Pohela Boishakh ’ and numerous art classes and competitions for children . Bricks of the project were also custom designed by Muzharul Islam as so are the terracotta screens . Marvelous shading devices and pergola type details brick our driving rain . Present condition . At present the institute has eight departments—Graphic Design , Oriental Art , Ceramics , Drawing and Painting , Sculpture , Crafts , History of Arts and Printmaking . Programmes include four-year Bachelor of Fine Arts ( BFA Honours ) and two-year Master of Fine Arts ( MFA ) for all departments . The number of students enrolled annually has gone up—from 80 to around 120 . The Graphic Design department has a new computer lab . Students of FFA now have options to work part-time ( at media houses and ad firms ) and the commercial aspect of BFA and MFA degrees from the institute now seems favourable , opportunities the previous generations did not enjoy . There are 43 permanent teachers and most of the teachers are eminent artists of the country . FFA is an important centre of Modern art practice in Bangladesh . Many eminent and internationally renowned artists of Bangladesh were the students of this Faculty . The importance of this Art Institute in the cultural life of Bangladesh can not be overemphasized . For the last 50 years , it has worked not simply as an institution imparting art education but also as a cultural centre for Bengalis , functioning as a force for cultural revival and regeneration .
Meteorological Wing . The Meteorological Wing ( , ) is a wing in the Air Component of the Belgian Armed Forces . It is responsible for providing meteorological information and training .
Hispano HA-200 . The Hispano HA-200 Saeta was a 1950s Spanish two-seat advanced jet trainer produced by Hispano Aviación . It was later developed into the Hispano Aviación Ha-220 `` Super Saeta '' which was given an attack capability . Design and development . The HA-200 Saeta ( `` Arrow '' ) was the first Spanish turbojet aircraft . It was designed by Willy Messerschmitt as the earlier piston-powered trainer HA-100 Triana . The HA-200 was a low-winged monoplane of all metal construction , with a tricycle undercarriage . It was powered by two Turbomeca Marboré mounted side by-side in the forward fuselage and fed from an intake in the nose , exhausting from nozzles just aft of the wing trailing edge . The crew of two was accommodated in tandem in a pressurized cockpit , the first to be Spanish built and designed . The prototype first flew on 12 August 1955 , and the first production aircraft flew in October 1962 . The HA-200A aircraft were delivered to the Spanish Air Force with the designation E.14 . A single seat version ( the HA-220 ) for the ground-attack role was developed and delivered to the Spanish Air Force with the designation C.10 , first flying on 25 April 1970 , remaining in service until the end of 1981 . The aircraft was built in Egypt under license as the Helwan HA-200B Al-Kahira by the Helwan Air Works . Operational history . In 1970 , the HA-200 replaced the aging CASA 2.111 ( a Spanish development of the Heinkel He 111 ) in Escuadrón 462 on the Canary Islands . From there they flew on detachments to Spanish Sahara . Late in 1974 , during the Polisario uprisings , the planes flew their first combat missions . Polisario Front guerillas ambushed a police patrol from higher ground and caves , and held them pinned from their protected positions . Several T-6Ds with machine guns and a couple of UH-1 helicopters strafed the Polisario positions but with little effect . Very soon the first two Saetas arrived with 2.75 '' FFARs . Diving at a 45 degree angle toward the cave entrances , the stability of the HA-200 design proved itself without a doubt , as the rockets were observed flying straight into the caves . Following the initial rocket attacks , ground troops attempted to take the caves , but were pushed back . The next morning , the Saetas arrived once more , in the company of more T-6s and UH-1 troop carriers . The attack pattern from the previous day proved itself once more , with a Forward Air Controller ordering fire where it would be most useful . Rockets entered the caves through the 5–10 foot entrances , with very few missing their target . It seems one of the rockets set off some mortar rounds , as there were several very large explosions . Soon , ground troops once again attempted to take the caves , but this time there was hardly any resistance . Most of the guerillas had been killed by the rockets from the Saetas .
Tedamali . Tedamali , also known as Telamali , is a Wayana village on the Lawa River in French Guiana . Geography . Tedamali lies about upstream the Lawa river from Maripasoula .
Obsidian Theatre . Obsidian Theatre is a Canadian professional theatre company that specializes in works by Black Canadian artists . The company is located in Toronto , Ontario . The declared mandate of the company is a threefold mission : to produce plays , to develop playwrights and to train theatre professionals . Obsidian is dedicated to the exploration , development , and production of the Black voice . They produce plays from a world-wide canon focusing primarily , but not exclusively , on the works of highly acclaimed Black playwrights . Obsidian provides artistic support , promoting the development of work by Black theatre makers and offering training opportunities through mentoring and apprenticeship programs for emerging Black artists . History . Founded in February 2000 , Obsidian Theatre Company has grown into a large independent theatre company with a full schedule of productions , playwright/play development and professional training programs . Since the company ’ s inception , Obsidian has worked to change the profile of culturally diverse theatre in Canada by encouraging companies to re-evaluate the way artists of colour are involved in the work . Playwrights Unit . An integral part of the company is the Obsidian Playwrights Unit , a venue for exploration of ideas . Playwrights commit to monthly meetings over a yearlong period . The group is headed by the Play Development Coordinator and is focused on playwright development as opposed to full-length play creation . This allows for each playwright to work on a short piece for workshop production and also explores a number of philosophical ideas that stimulate ideas and conversation . In June , the playwrights are matched with three directors to work on staging the plays for a workshop production , culminating in a Performance showcase .
Nuts TV . Nuts TV was a British television channel related to `` Nuts '' magazine . Nuts TV began broadcasting on Freeview channel 42 on 12 September 2007 , and launched on Sky Digital on 21 January 2008 . A 1-hour timeshift channel , Nuts TV +1 launched on 20 October 2008 . Nuts TV was launched by the magazine 's owner IPC Media and Turner Broadcasting , which are both parts of the Time Warner media empire . The service was produced by etv media group , with advertising sales handled by Turner . On 28 October 2008 , Turner Broadcasting announced that Nuts TV was to be taken off Freeview in early 2009 and replaced with CNN International , but will carry on as an internet channel . It is also announced that Nuts TV was to be taken off Sky Digital in January 2009 along with Nuts TV +1 . Nuts TV was closed down at 3 am on 14 January 2009 and an internet version of the channel was available online until the magazine 's closure in April 2014 , when all the company 's properties were terminated . Production . Most of the content for the channel was produced in-house in their purpose-built studio . A spokesperson for Nuts TV commented that the channel was looking for some third party ideas to expand its schedule , however as the channel was closed down this never came to light Premised Format . Prior to launch , information was released to the press about the channel 's content ; `` The channel 's programming will feature a live format reflecting Nuts ' brand of `` unique and fast-paced humour '' . Nuts TV will take the magazine into the TV arena with exclusive original content within a live studio setting '' according to a joint statement made by Turner and IPC . `` Cameras will be placed all over the set such as the corridors and production offices to allow the producers to show action from behind the scenes . The programming will be live , five nights a week , with hosted highlights for the remaining two . This live format is suited to the Nuts audience , who are familiar with the pace , variety and immediacy of the web '' . `` Whilst Nuts TV will have all the character and personality of the magazine , it will not replicate it , and will offer its own unique take on girls , sport , entertainment , gadgets , cars and news . Much of the show will involve viewers as the new channel seeks to include as much user-generated content as possible such as phone ins , the ability to send in content such as mobilephone videos and text messages . The first part of participation all ready involves the chance for viewers to become guest presenters '' . Since launch , Turner and IPC have followed their proposed format . Nuts TV has live content from Tuesday until Saturday . Sunday and Monday are 'Best Of ' days , where the best of the week 's highlights are shown . To encourage viewers to keep watching , a `` pub ammo '' question is asked before the commercial break , with the answer being revealed at the end . The questions are general knowledge and trivia based ; the idea being the questions could be asked in a pub quiz . However , in 11 April issue of `` Nuts '' magazine , on page 20 it was announced that Nuts TV would no longer feature live studio content . Ratings . Initial ratings were described as `` inauspicious '' , with a first night average of 9,000 viewers ( 0.10 % share ) , with a peak of 28,000 upon launch .
Bremm . Bremm is an `` Ortsgemeinde '' – a municipality belonging to a `` Verbandsgemeinde '' , a kind of collective municipality – in the Cochem-Zell district in Rhineland-Palatinate , Germany . It belongs to the `` Verbandsgemeinde '' of Cochem , whose seat is in the like-named town . Location . The municipality lies at a bow in the river Moselle between Trier and Koblenz , among the sloped vineyards of the Calmont , which with an elevation of 380 m above sea level and a slope of roughly 65° is Europe ’ s steepest vineyard location . This stretches along the Moselle from Ediger-Eller to Bremm , and is part of the Mosel wine region . History . In 1051 , Bremm had its first documentary mention as `` Brembe '' . Nevertheless , Bremm would seem to be considerably older . Many finds at the south slope lying south of Bremm have led to the conclusion that the place was settled as early as Roman times . Possibly in the early centuries of the Christian era either a small settlement or a great homestead lay there . While cultivating the land in the 1950s , winegrowers reported problems that arose during ploughing due to foundation walls in the ground . Fragments of typically Roman building materials at this time lent further weight to the supposition of Bremm ’ s Roman origin . In the Middle Ages , Bremm ’ s most important landholder was until 1802 the Stuben Augustinian Convent . The first church was mentioned in 1097 . The one that stands now was built in the late 15th century ; in 1895 it was remodelled and enlarged . Like all the municipality ’ s foregoing churches , it is consecrated to Saint Lawrence . The lovely Baroque altar from 1630 was sold to Schloss Gondorf at the time of the remodelling , but in 1968 it was bought back for DM 30,000 . Beginning in 1794 , Bremm lay under French rule . In 1815 it was assigned to the Kingdom of Prussia at the Congress of Vienna . Since 1946 , it has been part of the then newly founded state of Rhineland-Palatinate . In 2002 , Bremm was awarded the title “ Loveliest Village in Rhineland-Palatinate ” in the contest `` Unser Dorf hat Zukunft '' ( “ Our Village Has a Future ” ) . Municipal council . The council is made up of 12 council members , who were elected by proportional representation at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009 , and the honorary mayor as chairwoman . The 12 seats are shared between two voters ’ groups . In the earlier election in 2004 , council members were elected by majority vote . Coat of arms . The German blazon reads : `` Durch aufsteigende , eingebogene grüne Spitze , darin eine goldene Traube , gespalten ; vorne in Schwarz drei goldene Spitzbogenfenster , darunter goldener Wellenbalken ; hinten in Silber rotes griechisches Doppelkreuz . '' The municipality ’ s arms might in English heraldic language be described thus : Tierced in mantle , dexter sable three ogival windows in fess under which a fess wavy Or , sinister argent a cross patriarchal gules , in base vert a bunch of grapes slipped of the second . The charge on the dexter ( armsbearer ’ s right , viewer ’ s left ) side refers to the picturesque ruin across the Moselle from the village , on the right bank . It is what is left of the Stuben Augustinian Convent . The double cross ( Patriarchal cross ) on the sinister ( armsbearer ’ s left , viewer ’ s right ) side was the convent ’ s hallmark and was drawn from a well known cross reliquary whose chest from Constantinople today belongs to the Limburg Cathedral Treasury . From 1208 , the reliquary , whose golden setting for the cross particles are set in the shape of a Patriarchal cross , was in the convent ’ s ownership . Boundary stones marking the convent ’ s former vineyards , landholdings and woodlands still bear this symbol . Remnants of an old winepress and one house door in Bremm also bear the Patriarchal cross . The bunch of grapes , of course , refers to the municipality ’ s main economic structure , which is winegrowing . The arms were designed by Decku in Sankt Wendel ( Saarland ) . The arms have been borne since 11 January 1968 . Buildings . In Saint Lawrence ’ s Church is a Baroque altar . A ruin is all that is left of the Stuben Augustinian Convent . There are in Bremm several timber-frame houses , among them the `` Storchenhaus '' ( “ Stork House ” ) with woodcarving . Winegrowing . As early as 2,000 years ago , the Romans , having recognized the advantages of the slaty soil on the steep slopes facing the sun , planted here in the `` Bremmer Calmont '' the first grapevines . They called the hill `` calidus mons '' – the hot hill – for it is a south-facing slope with extremely favourable climatic conditions . The Romans ’ name also yields the modern name , “ Calmont ” . The slopes , set at between 50 and 55° , are Europe ’ s steepest vineyard terraces . Grown here are most outstanding Riesling wines , which at both state and federal levels achieve high awards . The greatest part of the vineyards and lands formerly belonged to the Stuben Augustinian Convent . Winegrowing has been throughout time an important economic activity and still is among the now 970 inhabitants . A considerable rôle is played by the marketing of bottled `` Qualitätswein '' and `` Prädikatswein '' . The roughly 100 ha of vineyards within Bremm ’ s municipal area is shared among five individual vineyard operators – `` Einzellagen '' – since the reapportionment : Calmont , Abtei Kloster Stuben , Frauenberg , Schlemmertröpfchen and Laurentiusberg . Outdoor activities . For a few years now , the via ferrata through the `` Bremmer Calmont '' each year draws many visitors to the municipality .
Johann Moritz Rugendas . Johann Moritz Rugendas ( 29 March 1802 – 29 May 1858 ) was a German painter , famous for his works depicting landscapes and ethnographic subjects in several countries in the Americas , in the first half of the 19th century . Rugendas is considered `` by far the most varied and important of the European artists to visit Latin America '' whom Alexander von Humboldt influenced . Rugendas is also the subject of César Aira 's 2000 novel , `` An Episode in the Life of a Landscape Painter '' . Biography . Rugendas was born in Augsburg , then part of the Prince-Bishopric of Augsburg in the Holy Roman Empire , now Germany , into the seventh generation of a family of noted painters and engravers of Augsburg ( he was a great grandson of Georg Philipp Rugendas , 1666–1742 , a celebrated painter of battles ) , and studied drawing and engraving with his father , Johann Lorenz Rugendas II ( 1775–1826 ) . From 1815-17 , he studied with Albrecht Adam ( 1786–1862 ) , and later in the Academy de Arts of Munich , with Lorenzo Quaglio II ( 1793–1869 ) . When Rugendas was born , Augsburg was a Free Imperial City of the Holy Roman Empire , and after the Napoleonic Wars , it became in 1806 a city in the newly created Kingdom of Bavaria . Inspired by the artistic work of Thomas Ender ( 1793–1875 ) and the travel accounts in the tropics by German naturalists Johann Baptist von Spix ( 1781–1826 ) and Carl von Martius ( 1794–1868 ) , in the course of the Austrian Brazil Expedition , Rugendas arrived in Brazil in 1822 , hired as an illustrator for Baron von Langsdorff 's scientific expedition to Brazil . Langsdorff was the consul-general of the Russian Empire in Brazil and had a farm in the northern region of Rio de Janeiro , where Rugendas went to live with other members of the expedition . In this capacity , Rugendas visited the Serra da Mantiqueira and the historical towns of Barbacena , São João del Rei , Mariana , Ouro Preto , Caeté , Sabará and Santa Luzia . Just before the fluvial phase of the expedition started ( a fateful journey to the Amazon ) , he became alienated from von Langsdorff , left the expedition and was replaced by the artists Adrien Taunay and Hércules Florence . However , Rugendas remained on his own in Brazil until 1825 , exploring and recording his many impressions of daily life in the provinces of Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro , and quickly the coastal provinces of Bahia and Pernambuco on his journey back to Europe . He produced mostly drawings and watercolors . On his return to Europe between 1825 and 1828 , Rugendas lived successively in Paris , Augsburg and Munich , with the aim of learning new art techniques , such as oil painting . There , he published from 1827 to 1835 , with the help of Victor Aimé Huber , his monumental book `` Voyage Pittoresque dans le Brésil '' ( Picturesque Voyage to Brazil ) , with more than 500 illustrations , which became one of the most important documents about Brazil in the 19th century . He studied in Italy , but re-inspired by explorer and naturalist , Alexander Humboldt ( 1769–1859 ) , Rugendas sought financial support for a much more ambitious project of recording pictorially the life and nature of Latin America ; in his words `` an endeavor to truly become the illustrator of life in the New World '' . In 1831 he traveled first to Haiti , and then to Mexico . In Mexico , he did drawings and watercolors of Morelia , Teotihuacan , Xochimilco , and Cuernavaca . He also began to use oil painting , with excellent results . Unfortunately , Rugendas was incarcerated and expelled from the country after he became involved in a failed coup against Mexico 's president , Anastasio Bustamante , in 1834 . From 1834-44 he travelled to Chile , Argentina , Uruguay , Peru and Bolivia , and finally went back to Rio de Janeiro , in 1845 . Well-accepted and feted by the court of Emperor Dom Pedro II , he executed portraits of several members of the royal court and participated in an artistic exposition . At the age of 44 , in 1846 , Rugendas departed for Europe . Depicting black people in Brazil . From 1822-1825 , as part of the Langsdorff expedition , Johann Moritz Rugendas depicted black people living in Brazil . Along with other ethnographic artists who worked in Brazil , like Jean-Batiste Debret , and François-August Biard , Rugendas is part of the tropical romanticism . This movement challenged the dichotomy between nature and civilization and considered places like colonial Brazil a harmonious environment to racial mixing . Tropical romanticism was one of the elements that influenced the representations of black people made by Rugendas . According to Freitas , one type of illustration Rugendas used was the bust of black people of varied origins . This type of illustration details the physical characteristics of black men and women focusing on hairstyles , adornments , marks and scars , and types of nose , lips , and eyes , demonstrating the ethnographic purpose of these drawings . In the same lithograph , the artist depicts four or five busts of men and women to compare differences and similarities among nations of origin , but also to identify different degrees of civilization . He identified more savage people depicting them with skin marks and deformities and normally without clothes . On the other hand , criollos were represented wearing clothes and jewelry which meant a step forward toward civilization if compared with black Africans . Rugendas celebrated black people born in Brazil , who were more polished and benevolent than Africans . The second type of representation in which Rugendas depicted black people was the painting of scenes . These images presented activities of urban work such as street commerce , water transportation , and laundry . The main focus was in the activity and the landscape rather than in detailing variation between blacks of different origins . For this reason , a generic type of black was represented in these scenes . In other words , the differential traces that were highlighted in the busts were neutralized in the pictures of scenes . The work performed by black people was represented by Rugendas as a civilizing element that allowed black people to develop themselves and to have social mobility . Rugendas , by influence of Alexander von Humboldt , considered environmental conditions as determinant factors to human development and thus believed that the lack of education and civilizing elements in Africa contributed to the inferiority of the African race . Also by influence of Humboldt , who was an abolitionist , Rugendas disapproved Brazilian slavery system and defended a gradual and progressive emancipation . The historian Robert Slenes defended that Rugendas had a political agenda that worked together with his ethnographic work . To Slenes , the artist had a compromise with a conservative Christian reformism , characteristic of French abolitionist movement . Although Rugendas defended the gradual emancipation , the artist understood Brazilian slavery as a new life for Africans , who got the chance to the Christian experience . In some images , for example the `` Enterro de um Negro na Bahia , '' Rugendas identified the dead body of a `` black man with another corpse : the suffering Christ the ‘ Savior ’ honored by the city ’ s name . '' There are other images where elements of Catholicism are present such as `` Mercado de Negros '' and `` Familia de Agricultores '' , the latter one of the few images Rugendas represents black people in private environments . Petrônio Domingues defends that the artistic work of foreigner painters and ethnographers in the nineteenth-century Brazil had a deep impact in the built of racial imaginary . The romantic point of view on how slavery worked in Brazil contributed to creation of the myth of racial democracy . Outside Brazil , the images Rugendas produced had relative success , for he published a book with his travel log and a collection of one hundred pictures , called “ Viagem Pitoresca através do Brazil , ” in Portuguese , “ Voyage Pittoresque dans le Brésil ” , in French , and “ Malerische Reise in Brasilien ” , in German . Moreover , the nineteenth century experienced the spreading of travel books and the development of lithographs . Rugendas ’ images helped to spread the idea of racial harmony inside and outside Brazil . Death . He died on 29 May 1858 in Weilheim an der Teck , Germany , King Maximilian II of Bavaria having acquired most of his works in exchange for a life pension . His painting `` Columbus taking Possession of the New World '' ( 1855 ) is on view at the Neue Pinakothek , in Munich .
Richard Yates Rowe . Richard Yates Rowe ( December 12 , 1888 – March 19 , 1973 ) was an American politician and businessman . Biography . Born in Jacksonville , Illinois , Rowe served in the United States Navy during World War I . He received his bachelor 's degree from University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign . He worked in the insurance and newspaper businesses . Rowe was a Republican . In 1944 , Rowe was appointed Illinois Secretary of State to fill a vacancy and then in 1946 was elected Illinois State Treasurer . His son was Harris Rowe who served in the Illinois House of Representatives . Rowe died in Jacksonville , Illinois on March 19 , 1973 .
Highland School ( Warrenton , Virginia ) . Highland School is an independent school located in Warrenton , Virginia . Highland was founded in 1928 by Dorothy Rust and Lavinia Hamilton as the Warrenton Branch of the Calvert School of Baltimore . It was renamed Highland School in 1957 and moved to its current location . The school 's stated mission is to `` provide a demanding academic and co-curricular program that develops the skills and character essential for students to meet the challenges of college and leadership in the twenty-first century . '' Its upper ( high ) school was established in 1996 . It serves 509 students from twelve counties . Academics . Highland School offers a lower school ( Pre-K2/3 through Grade 4 ) , middle school ( Grades 5-8 ) and upper school ( Grades 9-12 ) . The current head of school is Henry D. Berg and was appointed so in 2005 . It participates within the Delaney Athletic Conference and the Melville Church Athletic Conference , a group of exclusive private schools in northern and central Virginia , as well as Maryland , and is in the Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association . A Humanities and Instructional Technology wing for the Upper School was completed during the fall 2009 . A new turf stadium , softball field , and outdoor courtyard were also completed in 2009 . In the fall of 2010 , construction was completed on the William A. Hazel Family Lower School , new library , expanded spaces for grades PK-4 , and LEED Green certification expanded not only the physical structure of the school but also opportunities for Lower School learning . A Middle School renovation was completed for Fall 2012 , with the renovation of the Arundel Gymnasium as well as the addition of the Johnson Academic Media Center . Advanced Placement courses are offered to Upper School students , beginning in their sophomore year . The AP classes offered include Music Theory , 3 different History AP 's , 4 science AP 's , 3 AP English Classes , 3 AP Math classes and various others . The maximum class size allowed is 18 students and a number of classes offered have less than ten students . Sports . Highland offers boys and girls soccer , cross country , golf , boys and girls lacrosse , softball , girls and boys tennis , and swim teams . Highland also fields teams in baseball , basketball , field hockey , dance , volleyball , and cheerleading . Many teams have had DAC Tournament appearances and championships .
Sarkin Haoussa . Sarkin Haoussa is a village and rural commune in Niger .
Leptadrillia parkeri . `` Leptadrillia parkeri '' is an extinct species of sea snail , a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae . Description . The length of the shell attains 22.3 mm , its diameter 6.1 mm . Distribution . This extinct marine species was found in Pliocene strata of Jamaica ; age range : 3.6 to 2.588 Ma
Good Cider . `` Good Cider '' is a 1914 silent comedy film featuring Oliver Hardy .
Prime Time Football '96 . `` Prime Time Football '96 '' is a video game developed by Sega Sports and published by Sega for the Sega Genesis . Gameplay . `` Prime Time Football '96 '' is a sequel to `` NFL '95 '' starring Deion Sanders . Reception . `` Next Generation '' reviewed the Genesis version of the game , rating it four stars out of five , and stated that `` There is noting really wrong with `` Prime Time '' other than the fact that it is n't much better than last year 's version . ''
2009 If Stockholm Open . The 2009 If Stockholm Open was a men 's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts . It was the 41st edition of the event known that year as the If Stockholm Open , and was part of the ATP World Tour 250 Series of the 2009 ATP World Tour . It was held at the Kungliga tennishallen in Stockholm , Sweden , from October 17 through October 25 , 2009 . Singles . Marcos Baghdatis def . Olivier Rochus , 6–1 , 7–5 Doubles . Bruno Soares / Kevin Ullyett def . Simon Aspelin / Paul Hanley , 6–4 , 7–6 ( 7–4 )
Aur Island bent-toed gecko . The Aur Island bent-toed gecko ( `` Cyrtodactylus aurensis '' ) is a species of gecko endemic to Aur Island in Malaysia .
District Planning in Kerala . District Planning is the process of planning covering all local governments in a district based on a district-level development policy and integrating the district and sub-district plans of all the local governments into a consolidated district plan which will later be integrated with the state plan . The District Planning process will take into account the resources ( natural , human and financial ) and the extent of legal responsibilities assigned to the district and below level governments , during the preparation of the district plan . Early initiatives . Bringing out a district plan document giving district wise break-up of the annual plan began in the late 1960s and early 1970s . That could be the first event in the lineage of district planning exercise in Kerala . Each department prepared district-wise break up of schemes divisible among districts . That district-wise break-up of schemes has been consolidated into a single document by the Kerala State Planning Board for better monitoring of the State Plan at the district level . There was neither any sort of district planning nor any attempt for integration of sectoral schemes at the district level during the period . Those district plans were mere compilations of departmental or similar programmes into a single volume . They were useful for coordination and monitoring , but do not deserve the status of district plans . In 1976 , a District Planning Unit was set up in the Kerala State Planning Board . Later , it was transformed into Decentralized Planning Division in the State Planning Board . In the year 1979 , the district planning offices were set up in all the districts except in Wayanad . Kollam District Plan . The District Planning Offices in Kerala were entrusted with the task of creation of database for each district , by compiling all available secondary data . Kollam district conducted a resource potential survey and went ahead with district planning as a pilot project with focus on industrial sector . A District Planning Committee was set up with District Collector as Chair Person to formulate the district plan . District Development Committee ( DDC ) - an advisory body of officials and non-officials including the MLA 's and MPs in the district , headed by the District Collector , was expected to function as the local planning machinery in the district . The dormant grama panchayats and municipalities were the existing elected local governments below the district level . Eleven technical committees were constituted for each of the major development sectors . Block Planning Committees ( BPCs ) were formed at every block consisting of the Chair Person of the Block Development Committee , Presidents of all the Panchayats in the block area and officials of different development departments of the concerned blocks . The district planning exercise in Kollam district was divided into two stages . Stage I : - Assessment of resource endowments and the development potential of the district which included : - Stage II : - Preparation of the district plan by involving people 's representatives and local government officials . The District Development Committee ( DDC ) had set up the planning bodies , BPC meetings were convened and the planning procedures were explained to all actors . Panchayats were requested to discuss and decide their resource endowments , identify development problems , the schemes and projects to be included in their plan and to involve the experts available locally in the execution of the process . Panchayats were able to complete the tasks in two/three meetings . The BPC met again after a month to review the proposals from the Panchayats . They reviewed , modified or supplemented the projects to make them complete or perfect and transmitted those plans to the technical committees at the district . The technical committees held several rounds of discussion to make them conform to the standards of the state level schemes . New proposals were then formulated by the technical committees , whenever needed . The strategies for development of the sector were also evolved by those technical committees . The procedure evolved in this experiment formed the basis of the guidelines for preparation of district plans by Kerala State Planning Board later . The Seventh Five-Year Plan visualized decentralization of planning process from the State-level to the level of districts in the first phase , and then further down to the block level , to increase the effectiveness in implementation of the anti-poverty programmes and to ensure balanced regional development . So the Planning Commission suggested the State government to formulate comprehensive district plans in two or three districts as an experiment . As per the guideline , the exercise of district planning had to start with a resource survey and preparation of a resource inventory based on secondary data as well as through primary survey for both natural and human resources . It was followed by an assessment of the felt needs of the district and formulation of a set of priorities consistent with the State and National priorities . After that , an assessment of the financial resources covering 'untied funds ' , flowing to the district from state and central schemes as well as the institutional finance , has to be made . The guidelines suggested for the preparation of a perspective plan that should show the long-term development needs and the development potential of the district . The next step was to draw up five-year and annual plans . Such district plans were then to be integrated with the State Plan . The guideline suggested an effective monitoring mechanism at the district and the State level to monitor the implementation of the district plan , in terms of finance , physical achievements , devolution of appropriate administrative / financial powers and preparation of district budget . The last item in the nine-point guideline envisaged `` involving Panchayat Raj Institutions and enlisting the co-operation of the voluntary agencies in the process of decentralised planning '' . Subsequent experiments . In order to experiment a pilot exercise in district planning , two districts - Kottayam among the developed and Kannur among the backward – were selected . DDCs were entrusted with the overall responsibility of drawing up district plans . A small executive committee was constituted with District Collector as the chairperson , Chairperson of DDC as the member-secretary , and selected district officers as members to assist the DDC in drawing up the plan . Blocks were proposed as the primary units for the district planning exercise . Block Planning Committees ( BPCs ) were constituted with one of the district level officers of the development departments as chairperson and BDO as member-secretary . The role of District Planning Officer was to help the DDC in preparing the block-level inventory of resources & infrastructure and to make a report on the prospects of development . The BPCs had to assess the felt needs of the different Panchayats through discussion and dialogue with representatives of local people . Since the elections to the Panchayats were not held , they were not associated with this district planning exercise . The procedures for enhancing people ’ s participation and details of development analysis to be made were determined by the concerned DDC . The Planning Commission of India later modified the earlier guideline stating that the financial assistance for the exercise could be made only if the study would be entrusted to private consultancy organizations . Accordingly , the above modality was abandoned and the Institute of Management in Government ( IMG ) and Kerala Statistical Institute ( KSI ) were entrusted with the responsibility of drawing up district plans , respectively for the districts of Kannur and Kottayam . The exercise was , however , kept outside the purview of planning in the State or in the districts in the matter of Five-Year Plan and Annual Plan formulation and was undertaken only as an experimental 'model ' in the district planning . The KSI started working on the district plan of Kottayam district from December 1988 , with focus on land use planning . The resource inventory was prepared based on secondary data . The exercise focused on the preparation of schemes from below in consonance with the felt needs of the people in different localities . As there were no elected bodies at the block and the district levels , meetings of the BPCs consisting of elected MLAs , Panchayat Presidents , officials , other non-officials and Municipal Councilors , were convened regularly . The committees were expected to put forth development proposals considering the overall development needs , potentials and the felt needs of the people in the region . During that time , the official preparations for district level plans , as part of the Eighth Plan of the State started in the districts . The outlay for Kottayam district in the Eighth plan was Rs . 90 crore . KSI decided to make use of the list of schemes which was being prepared for the government . It invited proposals from the Panchayats based on the list and dovetailed the output to suit an estimated financial outlay of Rs . 100 crore for the public sector as calculated by them . Discussions were held in the BDCs . The panchayat presidents were entrusted with holding discussions in the Panchayats before making suggestions regarding the schemes . The block level discussions were over by January 1989 in all the 11 blocks of the district . By February , meetings were also held in the municipalities . Approximately 700 persons attended those meetings held throughout the district . By July 1989 , around 40 Panchayats had submitted their proposals in the prescribed formats and in total 73 Panchayats submitted their projects by the end . Simultaneously , main problems and priorities of the Panchayats , particularly with reference to infrastructure facilities , were collected from the Panchayat Presidents with the help of a questionnaire . KSI also undertook a sample household survey to understand the felt needs of the people , to supplement this input . Four Panchayats and one Municipality were chosen for the sample survey from among the 73 Panchayats and the four Municipalities . The schemes collected from the Panchayats and the blocks , with the data supplemented from Krishi Bhavans , Panchayats and household survey , formed the basis of the district plan report . Some of the proposals were of good quality , whereas some others were the 'usual type ' consisting of construction of roads and bridges . KSI dovetailed them within the fixed total outlay of Rs.100 crore and prepared the final district plan . The district plan was not exactly a compendium of finally selected projects ; rather it was an account of the understanding of the consultants regarding the felt needs of the people as expressed by different actors involved in the planning process and the consultants ' assessment of the resource endowment of the district . The proposals from below sought to have a lower allocation for agriculture while proposing higher outlays for the allied agricultural sectors such as animal husbandry , dairy , and fisheries in contrast with the actual district sector outlays of the State plan . The allocation demanded for rural development , which perhaps covered anti-poverty and employment generation schemes , was also much higher than the actual allocations . The substantially lower allocation proposed from below on roads was surprising . On the other hand , housing figured prominently in the KSI plan than the actual allocation available for the district . At the same time , the allocation for SC/ST welfare was much lesser than half of the actual allotment . The conclusion of the exercise was not very encouraging . It underlined that in the task of identification of schemes and projects of local significance and in presentation of them with adequate details such as importance , costs and benefits , the general public can make very little contribution . The people 's participation at the panchayat level was very limited . The Kannur District Plan was more a methodological exercise than an operational one . It was submitted on December 1992 , almost two years after the Kottayam Plan when the first elected District Councils of Kerala had assumed power . The purpose of the plan was to refine the procedural aspects in district planning . The first step in the planning was to make an analysis of situation , which included preparation of district profile , resource inventory through secondary data collection and mapping techniques , and also through primary survey whenever needed , especially using RRA techniques . The second step in the planning process was to have a sectoral and spatial analysis of the district , which included identification of watershed , geo-climatic typologies , spatial profile of poverty and unemployment , sectoral review of potentials , etc . In the third step , formulation of objectives and strategies based on the situation analysis made earlier was done . The plan reflected the felt needs of the Panchayats / Non Governmental Organisations and contained the long-term and short-term objectives , as well as sectoral strategies . Preparation of development programmes and development projects for inclusion in district plan was the fourth step . A quantitative and spatial schematic plan was drawn up based on a development dialogue with the District Council regarding the financial resource position and development priorities . But this had never happened at all . The experiment met with a premature death . In the third year of the much acclaimed Peoples Planning in Kerala , an attempt was made to draw up the district plan for each district in order to complete the cycle of decentralized planning . The basic objectives of the above said district planning experiment was threefold . % to make an assessment of the district , its resources and to provide a macro perspective for district development % to consolidate local government plans % to formulate guidelines for local planning for subsequent years Based on those objectives , district plans were drawn up in the districts with the following three parts or sections . The Part I of the district plan was proposed to be prepared once in five years at the beginning of the five-year plan . Part II and Part III of the district plan were expected to be prepared every year . The district plan for each of the 14 districts in Kerala was prepared in the year 2000 . The integration of local plans revealed the duplications , gaps and contradictions in the people 's planning . As well , it provided guidelines for the preparation of the next years annual plans in the district . The exercise indicated that district plan , in the absence of clear objectives , proper methodology and meticulous preparation can degenerate itself into a bundle of statistics and schemes , without any coherence , direction and integration . So the district planners should have a through knowledge of the objectives of the state and national planning and should customize the district plan in tune with the objectives of the higher level plans while balancing with the projects arising from below .
Sena Oura National Park . Sena Oura National Park ( ) is a protected area with national park status in the African country of Chad . It was established in 2010 in the Mayo-Dallah Department of the western region of May-Kebbi , on the border with Cameroon , created with the entry into force of Law 16 in an area of 735.2 km² . Form , together with the Bouba-Ndjida National Park of Cameroon , a biosphere corridor . It is classified in Category II by IUCN . The administration of the park was entrusted to the authorities and representatives of the local tribes . The history that led to the creation of the national park dates back to the mid-1980s when a large part of the eastern civilian population , shaken by civil war , arrived in the quieter regions of the West . With the increase in population , the pressure on the country 's natural resources was reflected in a decline in forestry , in overfishing in lakes and rivers , and in soil fertility . To counteract this scenario , in 1995 , authorities and local natives signed the Dari agreement , which decided to protect the forest in the region . In 2002 , the Ministry of Environment and Regional Administration of Chad agreed to select an area to transform it into a nature reserve . The project was funded by the German Society for International Cooperation and a French company . In 2007 , it was decided to declare the area of the Sena Oura National Park under Law 14 and contribute to the development of a transboundary biosphere reserve , together with the nearby Bouba-Ndjida National Park . In 2008 , the National Parliament approved this law and after two years of preparation , in 2010 there was the official birth of the national park . The Sena Oura National Park is located in the savannah area of eastern Sudan and , therefore , overlooks the open woods with tall trees with thick bushes and thick tall grasses and woody shrubs . There are 16 species of endangered animals in the national park , including the African elephant ( Loxodonta africana ) , the lion ( Panthera leo ) and the cheetah ( Acinonyx jubatus ) .
Cala Forn . `` Cala Forn '' is a painting by Joaquim Sunyer currently exhibited at the National Art Museum of Catalonia . History . After a few years in Paris , where he was influenced by the French Post-Impressionists before adopting a language similar to Cézanne 's , Sunyer returned to Catalonia , where he made his name as the leader of Noucentisme , an artistic movement that preached a return to classical models and upheld figurative art in opposition to the avant-garde movements . `` Cala Forn '' , one of Sunyer 's and Noucentisme 's most paradigmatic works , marked the peak of his creative development . With its great expressive power and feeling , the artist achieves perfect integration of the figures in the landscape , not limiting them to reproductions of everyday reality but turning them into symbols of the Catalonia of the time .
Paul Hansard . Paul Hansard ( 1922–2013 ) was a German-born British actor on both television and film . He was also a puppeteer . On several of his television appearances on both `` The Buccaneers '' and `` The Adventures of Robin Hood '' , he is shown as a musician , playing the guitar and singing . In 1965 , `` Das Lied im Grünen : German Folksongs '' was released , featuring him singing traditional German music accompanied by the guitarist Jan Rosol . Television appearances . “ The Last Train ” . “ Scotland Yard ” ( TV series ) .1episode,1959 . Police Official .
Blackfoot , Idaho . Blackfoot is a city in Bingham County , Idaho , United States . The population was 11,899 at the 2010 census . The city is the county seat of Bingham County . Blackfoot boasts the largest potato industry in any one area , and is known as the `` Potato Capital of the World . '' It is the site of the Idaho Potato Museum ( a museum and gift shop that displays and explains the history of Idaho 's potato industry ) , and the home of the world 's largest baked potato and potato chip . Blackfoot is also the location of the Eastern Idaho State Fair , which operates between Labor Day weekend and the following weekend . Blackfoot is the principal city of the Blackfoot , Idaho , Micropolitan Statistical Area , which includes Bingham County . History . The city of Blackfoot is located near the center of Bingham County , on the south side of the Snake River . It was designated the county seat by the Thirteenth Territorial Legislature on January 13 , 1885 . Originally , the county seat was to be Eagle Rock ( the original name for Idaho Falls ) . However , supposedly , on the night before the legislation was to be signed , men from Blackfoot bribed a clerk to erase Eagle Rock and write in Blackfoot . The measure went through without opposition and was signed by the governor . The origin of this accusation , written many years after the event , was a Blackfoot newspaper editor named Byrd Trego . The battle for county seat between Eagle Rock and Blackfoot was a political tug-of-war involving sectional and anti-Mormon factions in the Idaho Legislature . The leader of the southeastern Idaho anti-Mormons was a Yale graduate named Fred T. Dubois , who settled in Blackfoot in 1880 . The legislative maneuvering to overturn Eagle Rock as the county seat naturally left “ disparaging rumors intimating some skullduggery on Blackfoot ’ s part. ” Frederick S. Stevens and Joe Warren were the first permanent white settlers of record in Bingham County . In 1866 Stevens and Warren filed claims in the Snake River Valley near the present-day location of Blackfoot , where they started farming and ranching . The area was a flat , expansive plain of sagebrush frequented by Indians . To create a place of safety for the scattered settlers when they feared Indian trouble , Mr. Warren outfitted his cabin with holes between the logs where men could stand guard , day or night , until the natives left the neighborhood . When the Utah Northern Railroad signed contracts to expand north into Idaho in the 1870s , some of the settlers laid out a town on the Shilling and Lewis homesteads . The planned town , named Blackfoot , which was what the area had been called by fur traders , was near the Corbett stage station , about a mile from the Snake River , and two miles from the Blackfoot River . Civil War veteran William Edward Wheeler , from Vermont , was an early settler . On July 1 , 1880 , Wheeler began publishing a newspaper called the `` Blackfoot Register . '' The first issue described the businesses in operation in Blackfoot on the publication date : “ four general merchandise stores , one jewelry store , a livery stable , four saloons , a hotel , one meat market , two blacksmith shops , one barber shop and one lumber yard. ” Henry W. Curtis opened the first hardware store in 1885 . The first issue of the `` Blackfoot Register '' also described “ a ditch being dug from the Blackfoot River that would irrigate several thousand acres. ” It was their plan to bring the water into town so residents could grow gardens and plant trees . The goal was finally realized in 1886 when Alfred Moyes planted the first shade trees in the Upper Snake River Valley around the Blackfoot Courthouse . Others in town followed suit and within a few years Blackfoot 's tree-lined streets had a reputation that earned the nickname “ Grove City. ” Sightseeing excursions from the surrounding area were reportedly organized so they could “ feast their eyes on this verdure , ” which stood in pleasant , stark contrast with the endless acres of dry , gray sagebrush . Geography . Blackfoot is located at ( 43.190068 , -112.346037 ) . According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water . Blackfoot has a semi-arid climate ( Köppen `` BSk '' ) with cold winters and hot , dry summers . 2010 census . At the 2010 census , there were 11,899 people , 4,229 households and 2,958 families residing in the city . The population density was . There were 4,547 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 83.1 % White , 0.3 % African American , 3.5 % Native American , 1.1 % Asian , 0.2 % Pacific Islander , 9.1 % from other races , and 2.8 % from two or more races . Hispanic or Latino of any race were 18.4 % of the population . There were 4,229 households of which 39.3 % had children under the age of 18 living with them , 51.4 % were married couples living together , 13.0 % had a female householder with no husband present , 5.6 % had a male householder with no wife present , and 30.1 % were non-families . 25.6 % of all households were made up of individuals and 11.2 % had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older . The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.31 . The median age in the city was 30.8 years . 31.3 % of residents were under the age of 18 ; 9.6 % were between the ages of 18 and 24 ; 25.5 % were from 25 to 44 ; 20.8 % were from 45 to 64 ; and 12.8 % were 65 years of age or older . The gender makeup of the city was 49.6 % male and 50.4 % female . 2000 census . At the 2000 census , there were 10,419 people , 3,685 households and 2,682 families residing in the city . The population density was 1,926.4 per square mile ( 743.6/km² ) . There were 3,929 housing units at an average density of 726.4 per square mile ( 280.4/km² ) . The racial makeup of the city was 86.76 % White , 0.21 % African American , 2.51 % Native American , 1.09 % Asian , 0.03 % Pacific Islander , 6.33 % from other races , and 3.06 % from two or more races . Hispanic or Latino of any race were 13.17 % of the population . There were 3,685 households of which 38.8 % had children under the age of 18 living with them , 56.9 % were married couples living together , 11.8 % had a female householder with no husband present , and 27.2 % were non-families . 23.7 % of all households were made up of individuals and 10.7 % had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older . The average household size was 2.75 and the average family size was 3.27 . 31.2 % of the population were under the age of 18 , 10.9 % from 18 to 24 , 25.5 % from 25 to 44 , 18.9 % from 45 to 64 , and 13.4 % who were 65 years of age or older . The median age was 31 years . For every 100 females , there were 96.5 males . For every 100 females age 18 and over , there were 91.3 males . The median household income was $ 33,004 and the median family income was $ 36,553 . Males had a median income of $ 31,489 compared with $ 20,625 for females . The per capita income for the city was $ 15,529 About 11.5 % of families and 14.6 % of the population were below the poverty line , including 22.4 % of those under age 18 and 5.7 % of those age 65 or over . Education . Blackfoot is served by the Blackfoot School District # 55 and the Snake River School District # 52 . Popular culture references . Blackfoot is mentioned in the song `` When Cowboys Did n't Dance '' by Lonestar as the destination of a cattle drive .
The Icicles . The Icicles are an American indie pop band from Grand Rapids , Michigan . The band was founded in 2000 by singer/songwriter/guitarist Gretchen DeVault , keyboardist Joleen Rumsey and drummer Korrie Sue , who met when they were students at Grand Valley State University . The group released a debut EP titled `` Pure Sugar '' in 2000 . The Icicles developed a reputation for wearing matching handmade stage outfits—a reputation that was referenced in the title of the group 's 2005 debut LP `` A Hundred Patterns '' . By that time , Korrie Sue had been replaced on drums by Greg Krupp , and bassist Emily Krueger had joined the band . This lineup was augmented by second guitarist Rebecca Rodriguez for the recording of 2007 's `` Arrivals and Departures '' , after which Krupp was replaced by Zane DeVault and Krueger was replaced by Aaron Ekins . The group 's 2012 release `` Renegade Parade '' took a melancholic turn , in part because of DeVault 's struggle with postpartum depression . This emotional , melancholy side to DeVault 's songwriting led to the founding of the shoegaze/dream pop group Voluptuous Panic with music journalist Brian J. Bowe in 2013 . Commercials . The Icicles ' song “ La Ti Da ” was featured in a commercial for American retail chain Target Corporation as part of its `` Long Live Happy '' campaign , while its song “ Sugar Sweet ” was featured in a commercial for Motorola .
EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg . EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg is an international airport northwest of the city of Basel , Switzerland , southeast of Mulhouse in France , and south-southwest of Freiburg im Breisgau in Germany . The Franco-Swiss administered airport is geographically located within the French Alsace region , in the administrative commune of Saint-Louis near the border tripoint between France , Germany and Switzerland . The airport serves as a base for easyJet Switzerland and features mainly flights to European metropolitan and leisure destinations . Early years . Plans for the construction of a joint Swiss–French airport started in the 1930s , but were halted by the Second World War . Swiss planners identified Basel as one of the four cities for which a main urban airport would be developed , but recognized that the existing airfield at Sternenfeld in Birsfelden was too small and , due development of the adjacent river port facilities , unsuitable for expansion . The suburb of Allschwil was proposed for a new airport , but this would require being constructed across the Franco-Swiss border , leading to talks with French authorities centered developing a single airport that would serve both countries , enhancing its international airport status . In 1946 talks resumed and it was agreed that an airport would be built north of Blotzheim , France . France would provide the land and the Swiss canton of Basel-Stadt would cover the construction costs . Basel-Stadt 's Grand Council agreed to pay the costs for a provisional airport even before an international treaty was signed ( which was not until 1949 ) . Construction began on 8 March 1946 and a provisional airport with a runway was officially opened on 8 May . Between autumn 1951 and spring 1953 , the east–west runway was extended to and the `` Zollfreistrasse '' ( customs-free road ) was constructed , allowing access from Basel to the departure terminal without passing through French border controls . The first enlargement project was approved by referendum in Basel in 1960 and , over the following decades , the terminals and runways were continually extended . The north–south runway was extended further to in 1972 . In 1984 , an annual total of 1 million passengers was reached . In 1987 , the trademark name `` EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg '' was introduced . In 1992 a total of 2 million passengers used the airport . By 1998 , this number rose up to 3 million . Development in the 2000s . A decision was made to enlarge the terminals again with a new `` Y-finger '' dock . The first phase was completed in 2002 and the second phase in 2005 . Crossair was based at Basel and was its largest airline . Following the Swissair liquidation in 2001 , the subsequent ending of services in early 2002 , and the transformation of Crossair into Swiss International Air Lines , the number of flights from Basel fell and the new terminal was initially underused . In 2004 the low cost carrier easyJet opened a base at Basel and the passenger totals rose again , reaching 4 million in 2006 . From 2007 until 2009 , Ryanair also flew to the airport for the first time . However , as result of a dispute over landing fees , the airline closed all eight routes . More recently Ryanair announced it would return in April 2014 , with the resumption of Basel–Dublin route as well as the new route Basel – London–Stansted . Since then , Ryanair has hinted at the possibility of adding new routes in the foreseeable future . In December 2014 , Swiss International Air Lines announced it would cease all operations at Basel by 31 May 2015 due to heavy competition from low-cost carriers . Swiss faced direct competition on five out of its six Basel routes , all of which were operated by Swiss Global Air Lines . The Lufthansa Group announced it would set up Eurowings ' first base outside Germany at the EuroAirport as a replacement . However these plans were later cancelled in favour of Vienna International Airport . In January 2017 , the removal of Basel/Mulhouse from Air Berlin and its Swiss subsidiary Belair 's route networks was announced . International status . EuroAirport is one of the few airports in the world operated jointly by two countries , in this case France and Switzerland . It is governed by a 1949 international convention . The headquarters of the airport 's operations are located in Blotzheim , France . The airport is located completely on French soil ; however , it has a Swiss customs area connected to Basel by a long customs road , thus allowing air travelers access into Switzerland bypassing French customs clearance . The airport is operated via a state treaty established in 1946 wherein the two countries ( Switzerland and France ) are granted access to the airport without any customs or other border restrictions . The airport 's board has 8 members each from France and Switzerland and two advisers from Germany . The airport building is split into two separate sections – Swiss and French . Though the whole airport is on French soil and under French jurisdiction , the Swiss authorities have the authority to apply Swiss laws regarding customs , medical services and police work in the Swiss section , including the customs road connecting Basel with the airport . However , French police are allowed to execute random checks in the Swiss section as well . With Switzerland joining the Schengen Treaty in March 2009 , the air side was rearranged to include a Schengen and non-Schengen zone . As border control is staffed by both Swiss and French border officers , passengers departing to or arriving from non-Schengen countries may receive either a Swiss or French passport stamp , depending on which officer they happen to approach . Due to its international status , EuroAirport has three IATA airport codes : BSL ( Basel ) is the Swiss code , MLH ( Mulhouse ) is the French code and EAP ( EuroAirport ) is the neutral code . The ICAO airport code is : LFSB , sometimes LSZM is used to designate the Swiss airport . Terminal . The EuroAirport consists of a single terminal building , a brick-style main area with four levels and the Y-shaped gate area attached to it . The basement ( `` Level 1 '' ) contains the access to the car park , the ground level ( `` Level 2 '' ) features the arrivals facilities . `` Level 3 '' sees the check-in area divided into halls 1-4 while the departure gates are located at `` Level 4 '' . The gate area features gates 1-2 , 20-46 , 60-61 and 78-87 of which gates 22-32 are used for non-Schengen flights . Six of the boarding gates feature jet bridges , the others are used for walk- or bus-boarding . As described above , the landside areas are uniquely divided into a French and a Swiss part . Car . The airport is connected to motorway A3 which leads from Basel to the southeast of Switzerland passing Zürich .
Iarla Ó Lionáird . Iarla Ó Lionáird ( born 18 June 1964 ) is an Irish singer and record producer . He sings in the traditional sean-nós style . He was a member of the Afro Celt Sound System and is a member of the Irish-American supergroup The Gloaming . He has recorded several solo albums for Real World Records . He appeared in the 2015 film `` Brooklyn '' singing an a cappella version of the Irish folk song `` Casadh an tSugain '' . Early life . Ó Lionáird was born and raised in Cúil Aodha in the West Cork Gaeltacht , a primarily Irish-speaking region . His father was a teacher and his mother and grandmother were singers in the traditional sean-nós style . Elizabeth Cronin , whose singing was recorded by Alan Lomax , was Ó Lionáird 's great-aunt . Ó Lionáird was one of twelve children in his family . Ó Lionáird first sang publicly at the age of five , and made his first radio broadcast at seven . At the age of twelve he recorded the traditional song `` Aisling Gheal '' for Gael Linn Records . He joined Seán Ó Riada 's male voice choir Cór Chúil Aodha as a child and sang in the choir , directed after Sean Ó Riada 's death by his son Peadar , until he was in his early twenties . Ó Lionáird earned a Bachelor of Education degree at Carysfort College in Dublin and was employed as a primary school teacher for seven years before making a career as a singer . Musical career . Ó Lionáird collaborated with Tony MacMahon and Noel Hill on `` Aislingí Ceoil – Music of Dreams '' , a live album of traditional Irish music recorded in Dublin in 1993 and released in 1994 by Gael Linn . Ó Lionáird performed three songs in sean-nós style with piano accompaniment . Seeking a way to combine his role as a `` culture-bearing '' traditional singer with musical creativity in order to `` make new music '' , Ó Lionáird was drawn to ambient music for its `` capacity to accept ornate styles of music as part of its matrix '' . He has said that hearing Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan singing on Peter Gabriel 's album `` Passion '' was a `` light bulb moment '' which made him think that sean-nós could also `` inhabit this ambient soundscape '' . Ó Lionáird wrote to Peter Gabriel asking for a chance to record on Gabriel 's Real World Records . Gabriel invited him to a `` recording week '' at his studio , which led to his membership in the Afro Celt Sound System . Ó Lionáird joined the session in July 1995 at which ' was recorded . He appeared on the group 's five subsequent studio recordings . He also sings on the Peter Gabriel album `` OVO '' . Ó Lionáird has released three solo albums on the Real World Records label . `` The Seven Steps to Mercy '' ( 1997 ) was produced by Michael Brook . The production incorporated sampled nature sounds Ó Lionáird had recorded himself . The album includes a recording of the fourteen-year old Ó Lionáird singing `` Aisling Gheal '' in 1978 . It was followed in 2005 by `` Invisible Fields '' , which Ó Lionáird produced himself , and in 2011 by `` Foxlight '' , which was produced by Leo Abrahams . His 2000 album `` I Could Read the Sky '' , also on Real World Records , is the soundtrack to the 1999 film of the same name . He sings on `` Áilleacht '' , a 2005 album by Pádraigín Ní Uallacháin . Several composers , including Gavin Bryars and Donnacha Dennehy , have written works for Ó Lionáird . Bryars first wrote a song arrangement for voice and viols that appeared on the 2005 album `` Invisible Fields '' . He went on to write a major work , `` Anáil Dé ( The Breath of God ) '' for Ó Lionáird and members of the Crash Ensemble . Ó Lionáird suggested the title and the texts for the piece , which is based on a collection of Irish prayers and poems . It was performed for the first time in Dublin in November 2008 . Ó Lionáird collaborated with Donnacha Dennehy during Dennehy 's research for and composition of `` Grá agus Bás '' , a work that `` incorporates traditional sean nos singing within a contemporary music idiom '' . Commissioned by Trinity College , Dublin , the work was first performed in Dublin in February 2007 by Ó Lionáird and the Crash Ensemble with Alan Pierson conducting.It had its United States premiere at the Merkin Concert Hall in New York City in March 2007 , in what the New York Times called a `` powerful account '' of a `` magnificently energetic , wildly cacophonous vocal work '' . Ó Lionáird sang the piece at Carnegie Hall in May 2013 in a concert of Dennehy 's music with the Crash Ensemble and Dawn Upshaw . Nonesuch Records released a CD recording entitled `` Grá Agus Bás '' containing this and other works by Dennehy in May 2011 . Along with fiddlers Martin Hayes and Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh , guitarist Dennis Cahill , and pianist Doveman , Ó Lionáird is a member of The Gloaming , an Irish-American supergroup whose self-titled first album was released in 2014 , winning the Meteor Choice Music Prize for Irish album of the year . Other work . In 2013 University College Cork appointed Ó Lionáird the School of Music and Theatre 's first Traditional Artist in Residence . In that capacity he gave lectures and taught sean-nós singing , as well as performing . Ó Lionáird appears in the 2015 film `` Brooklyn '' . He has said that he was reluctant to take the role `` because I 'm not an actor '' but that he decided to accept when he learned that Colm Tóibín , the author of the novel on which the film was based , had asked the film 's director to ask him . Ó Lionáird plays Frankie Doran , a poor workingman who sings the traditional song `` Casadh an tSúgáin '' ( Twisting the Rope ) during Christmas dinner at a soup kitchen . In May 2015 Ó Lionáird hosted a five-part radio documentary series about singing entitled `` Vocal Chords '' , which drew on `` personal experience , academic contributions and a global cast of vocalists '' including Sinéad O'Connor and Christy Moore . Personal life . Ó Lionáird earned a Master of Arts degree in ethnomusicology from the University of Limerick in 2003 . He lives in Inistioge in County Kilkenny with his wife Eimear and their three children .
Hymenocardia . `` Hymenocardia '' is a genus of trees in the family Phyllanthaceae first described as a genus in 1836 . Most of the species are native to Africa , with one in Southeast Asia . moved to `` Mallotus ''
Echoterra . Echoterra is an American symphonic power metal band from Minneapolis , Minnesota , founded in 2007 by Jonah Weingarten and Yan Leviathan . Formation ( 2007-2008 ) . Echoterra was formed in Minneapolis in 2007 by Jonah Weingarten and Yan Leviathan . In 2008 , Suvi Virtanen , once a live member of Therion , joined the band as the vocalist . Brian Hollenbeck on bass and vocals , and John Gensmer on drums completed the lineup . `` The Law of One '' and lineup changes ( 2009–2010 ) . Echoterra 's debut album , `` The Law of One '' , was released on September 15 , 2009 on Blinding Force Recordings . Suvi Virtanen 's living in Sweden made it difficult for the band to perform live , so in 2009 she left the group and was replaced by Melissa Ferlaak , who had sung in symphonic metal bands Aesma Daeva and Visions Of Atlantis . Adam Sagan replaced Gensmer on drums . On January 5 , 2009 , Echoterra released the `` In Your Eyes '' EP with remastered songs . In 2010 , the band began regularly to perform live . `` Land of the Midnight Sun '' , Ferlaak 's departure , and `` A Sanguinary Greed '' ( 2011–present ) . The band released `` Land of the Midnight Sun '' on October 17 , 2011 . On March 13 , 2012 , Melissa Ferlaak announced that she had left Echoterra due to musical differences . Chelsea Wrathchild , who had been the lead vocalist in Hollowstone , debuted as Echoterra 's singer on the 2014 EP `` A Sanguinary Greed '' .
Rickshaw ( disambiguation ) . A rickshaw is a pedestrian-powered vehicle for carrying one or two passengers .
Stephanie Meire . Stephanie Meire ( born 11 May 1971 in Bruges ) is a Belgian actress and was Miss Belgium 1993 and her country 's representative at Miss World 1993 . She has subsequently done acting work and hosted TV game shows including `` Puzzeltijd '' ( Puzzle Time ) on `` vtm '' .
Qavaq-e Sofla , East Azerbaijan . Qavaq-e Sofla ( , also Romanized as Qavāq-e Soflá ; also known as Qarāq-e Pā ’ īn ) is a village in Kolah Boz-e Gharbi Rural District , in the Central District of Meyaneh County , East Azerbaijan Province , Iran . At the 2006 census , its population was 180 , in 32 families .
Red flag warning . A red flag warning is a forecast warning issued by the United States National Weather Service to inform area firefighting and land management agencies that conditions are ideal for wildland fire combustion , and rapid spread . After drought conditions , when humidity is very low , and especially when there are high or erratic winds which may include lightning as a factor , the Red Flag Warning becomes a critical statement for firefighting agencies . These agencies often alter their staffing and equipment resources dramatically to accommodate the forecast risk . To the public , a Red Flag Warning means high fire danger with increased probability of a quickly spreading vegetation fire in the area within 24 hours . The weather criteria for fire weather watches and red flag warnings vary with each Weather Service office ’ s warning area based on the local vegetation type , topography , and distance from major water sources . They usually include the daily vegetation moisture content calculations , expected afternoon high temperature , afternoon minimum relative humidity and daytime wind speed . Outdoor burning bans may also be proclaimed by local law and fire agencies based on red flag warnings . A separate but less imminent forecast may include a fire weather watch , which is issued to alert fire and land management agencies to the possibility that Red Flag conditions may exist beyond the first forecast period ( 12 hours ) . The watch is issued generally 12 to 48 hours in advance of the expected conditions , but can be issued up to 72 hours in advance if the NWS agency is reasonably confident . The term “ Fire Weather Watch ” is headlined in the routine forecast and issued as a product . That watch then remains in effect until it expires , is canceled , or upgraded to a red flag warning .
Robert Duax . Robert John Duax Sr. ( October 26 , 1919 – December 18 , 1997 ) was an athlete , coach , and politician . He was an All-Chicago football player and a star halfback for the St. Joseph 's College football team . From the early 1940s through the 1990s , he was a coach , instructor and administrator , including 16 years as the head basketball coach and nine years as the athletic director , at St. Ambrose University in Davenport , Iowa . He earned a reputation as a basketball innovator and strategist and founded the St. Ambrose women 's basketball team , serving as its first head coach from 1975 to 1977 . He also held several political offices in the 1960s and 1970s , including service as mayor of Davenport from 1976 to 1977 . Early years . Duax was born in Chippewa Falls , Wisconsin , in 1919 . He moved to Chicago in his youth where his father , Charles Duax , was employed as a butter and food products salesman . Duax attended St. Phillip 's School in Chicago . He was an All-Chicago halfback in high school , and his high school coach called him `` the best football player , pound for pound , I 've ever coached . '' Duax next attended St. Joseph 's College in Rensselaer , Indiana . He was a triple-threat halfback for the St. Joseph 's football team and the team 's leading scorer in 1939 and was considered one of the best punters in Indiana . He was reported to be a `` fast and shifty '' back around whom St. Joseph 's built their attack . Coaching career . Duax began his coaching career at the high school level . In 1941 , he was hired as the athletic director and basketball coach at Catholic Central High School in Hammond , Indiana . He later compiled a 63–37 record as the basketball coach at Bishop Noll Institute in Hammond , in the 1940s . In 1951 , Duax left De La Salle High School in Chicago to become the head basketball coach at St. Ambrose University in Davenport , Iowa . He continued in a variety of positions at St. Ambrose for 40 years until 1991 . He became known as one of the top offensive basketball coaches in Iowa , and his men 's basketball team compiled a school-record 17-game winning streak from 1953 to 1954 . After suffering a heart attack , and citing health issues , he resigned as the head basketball coach in 1966 . He compiled a 164–175 record in 15 seasons as the men 's basketball coach . Although the full-court press was in existence by the late 1930s , Duax has been credited by some as an innovator ( more likely , early adopter ) of the strategy . In 1961 , Duax described his coaching philosophy as follows : '' At St. Ambrose , we play a very aggressive type of defense and do a lot of running . I personally feel basketball is about 60 percent conditioning , 30 percent talent , and 10 percent coaching . '' After resigning as the men 's basketball coach , Duax in September 1966 assumed the job as St. Ambrose 's athletic director . He served as athletic director until his resignation in May 1975 , though he remained on the faculty as an instructor in physical education . He also helped establish the St. Ambrose women 's basketball team , serving as the team 's first head coach from 1975 to 1977 . His women 's basketball teams compiled a 25–9 record in his two years as head coach . He was inducted into the St. Ambrose University Athletic Hall of Fame in 1983 . Political career . Duax also held a number of political offices in Davenport , Iowa , the third largest city in Iowa . In November 1965 , running as a Republican , he was elected as an alderman in Davenport 's heavily Democratic third ward . Duax was also elected to two terms on the Scott County Board of Supervisors , and served as the chairman of the Quad Cities ' Bi-State Metropolitan Planning Commission for a time in the 1970s . In November 1975 , Duax was first elected as mayor of Davenport as a Republican , after defeating Dallas George in a contest featuring five candidates . During his time as mayor , he continued to coach the women 's basketball team at St. Ambrose . In a 1976 feature story on Duax , the `` Des Moines Register '' wrote : '' By day , he is Davenport 's chief worrier about sewers , streets , tight municipal budgets , salaries for more than 1,000 municipal workers , and a host of governmental headaches . But come late afternoon , or on frequent nights and weekends during the winter , he turns his worrying to such matters as polishing a stingy basketball defense , balancing a sometimes sluggish scoring assault , and building the endurance of a dozen young women . '' He was defeated in a November 1977 campaign for re-election as mayor . Family . Duax married Betty J. Arthur in 1940 in Logansport , Indiana . He is the father to eleven and grandfather to at least 40 . He died on December 17 , 1997 .
Forellenbach ( Weser ) . Forellenbach is a river of North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany . It flows into the Weser in Vlotho .
Badminton at the 1981 World Games . The badminton events of World Games I were held on July 25–28 , 1981 , at the San Jose Civic Auditorium in San Jose , California , in the United States . These were the first World Games , an international quadrennial multi-sport event , and were hosted by the city of Santa Clara . China , in its first summer multi-sport event since the 1936 Summer Olympics , competed in badminton only , winning four of the five gold medals . Seventeen of the countries at these Games participated in badminton , making it one of the most represented sports . The players executive of the International Badminton Federation , Ciro Ciniglio , expressed disappointment at the lack of media coverage of badminton , saying , `` We have many world champions competing here and ... were hoping all these great players would draw crowds ... . The United States over the years has had very good players , some of the finest . It was our hope to help the sport gain popularity in the United states by showcasing all this fine talent . '' Singles . Liem Swie King ( Indonesia ) , bye ; S. Egbeyemi ( Nigeria ) def . K. Zeniya ( Japan ) , 15-1 , 15-4 ; S. Modi ( India ) won by default over J. Sidek ( Malaysia ) ; R. Stevens ( England ) def . A. Salazar ( Peru ) , 15-4 , 15-7 ; Morten Frost Hansen ( Denmark ) def . P. Johnson ( Canada ) , 15-3 , 15-4 ; G. Valdez ( Peru ) won by default over M. Sidek ( Malaysia ) ; Stephen Baddeley ( England ) def . G. Higgins ( USA ) 15-7 , 15-8 ; M. Hadiyanto ( Indonesia ) won by default over J. P. Baudoin ( Belgium ) M. Hadiyanto ( Indonesia ) d. Stephen Baddeley ( England ) ; plus other matches 1 . Liem Swie King ( Indonesia ) d. Ray Stevens ( England ) , 15-3 , 15-7 2 . M. Frost Hansen ( Denmark ) d. Hadiyanto ( Indonesia ) , 15-10 , 15-6 3 . Chen Changjie ( China ) d. K. Jolly ( England ) , 18-14 , 15-8 4 . Prakash Padukone ( Indonesia ) d. Pat Tryon ( Canada ) , 15-5 , 15-3 1 . Hansen d. King , 18-14 , 11-15 , 15-6 2 . Chen d. Padukone , 18-14 , 18-16 Chen d. Frost Hansen , 9-15 , 15-7 , 15-12 . Bronze medals : King , Padukone Doubles . Sun Zhian/Yao Ximing ( China ) d. Delfs/Steen Skovgaard ( Denmark ) ; plus other matches 1 . Hariamanto Kartono/Rudy Heryanto ( Indonesia ) d. Kevin Jolly/Stephen Baddeley ( England ) , 15-9 , 15-10 2 . Sun Zhian/Yao Ximing ( China ) d. Christian Hadinata/Chandra ( Indonesia ) , 17-14 , 2-15 , 15-12 3 . Thomas Kihlstrom/Stafan Karlsson ( Sweden ) d. Stevens/Mike Tredgett ( England ) , 15-12 , 15-10 4 . William Gilliland/Daniel Travers ( Scotland ) d. Egbeyemi/Badiru ( Nigeria ) , 15-6 , 15-6 1 . Sun Zhian/Yao Ximing d. Kartono/Heryanto , 3-15 , 15-11 , 15-8 2 . Kihlstrom/Karlsson d. Gilliland/Travers , 10-15 , 15-0 , 15-9 Sun Zhian/Yao Ximing d. Kihlstrom/Karlsson , 12-15 , 15-4 , 15-6 . Bronze medals : Kartono/Heryanto , Gilliland/Travers Singles . Jane Webster ( England ) d. U. Kinard ( USA ) , 11-7 , 11-6 ; A. Tokuda `` ( sic ) '' ( Tookairin ) ( Japan ) won by default over J. Youngberg ( Canada ) ; Yun Ja Kim ( South Korea ) won by default over L. I. Ivana ( Indonesia ) ; C. Carton ( USA ) , d. C. Blackhouse ( Canada ) , 11-7 , 11-12 , 11-7 ; Y. Yonekura ( Japan ) won by default over A. Ghia ( India ) Sun Ai Hwang ( South Korea ) d. G. Edwards ( Nigeria ) , 11-0 , 11-1 ; L. Blumer ( Switzerland ) won by default over W. Carter ( Canada ) ; L. S. Yeng ( Chinese Taipei ) won by default over V. Wiharjo ( Indonesia ) ; Tookairin ( Japan ) d. Webster ( England ) , 11-7 , 11-6 ; Kim ( South Korea ) d. Carton ( USA ) , 12-11 , 11-1 ; Lene Koppen , ( Denmark ) , d. Yonekura , 11-3 , 11-3 ; Gillian Gilks ( England ) , won by default over T. Sumirah ( Indonesia ) ; Zhang Ailing ( China ) , won by default over S. Skillings ( Canada ) . 1 . Sun Ai Hwang ( South Korea ) d. L. Blumer ( Switzerland ) , 11-3 , 11-3 2 . Fumiko Tookairin ( Japan ) d. Liu Xia ( China ) , 11-7 , 11-6 3 . L. Koppen ( Denmark ) d. Kim ( South Korea ) , 11-4 , 11-12 , 11-9 4 . Zhang Ailing ( China ) d. Gillian Gilks ( England ) , 11-1 , 11-12 , 11-0 1 . Hwang d. Tookairin , 11-1 , 11-2 2 . Zhang Ailing d. Koppen , 11-4 , 11-1 Zhang Ailing d. Hwang , 9-11 , 11-9 , 12-9 . Bronze medals : Tookairin , Koppen Doubles . 1 . Nora Perry/Jane Webster ( England ) d. Toutz/Kelly ( USA ) , 15-4 , 15-4 2 . Sun Ai Hwang/Yun Ja Kim ( South Korea ) d. Y. Yonekura/Imelda Wigoeno ( Japan , Indonesia ) 15-4 , 14-18 , 15-4 3 . Fumiko Tookairin/Sonoe Otsuka ( Japan ) d. W. Carter/S . Skillings ( Canada ) , walkover 4 . Zhang Ailing/Liu Xia ( China ) d. Edwards/Edoga ( Nigeria ) , walkover 1 . Perry/Webster d. Hwang/Kim , 8-15 , 17-14 , 15-10 2 . Zhang Ailing/Liu Xia d. Tookairin/Otsuka , 15-4 , 15-5 Zhang Ailing/Liu Xia d. Perry/Webster , 11-15 , 15-4 , 15-8 . Bronze medals : Hwang/Kim , Tookairin/Otsuka Doubles . Thomas Kihlstrom/Gillian Gilks ( Sweden , England ) d. William Gilliland/Chapman ( Scotland ) ; plus other matches 1 . Mike Tredgett/Nora Perry ( England ) d. Steen Skovgaard/Lene Koppen ( Denmark ) , 11-15 , 15-4 , 15-8 2 . Thomas Kihlstrom/Gillian Gilks ( Sweden , England ) d. Christian Hadinata/Imelda Wiguno ( Indonesia ) , 15-8 , 15-8 Kihlstrom/Gilks d. Tredgett/Perry , 15-6 , 18-14 . Bronze medals : Hadinata/Wiguno , Skovgaard/Koppen
Ein Haus in der Toscana . `` Ein Haus in der Toscana '' is a German television series based on the experiences of the Donner family , consisting of the father Julius ( Stefan Wigger ) , the mother Rosl ( Renate Schroeter ) , their daughter Bea ( Muriel Baumeister ) and their son Markus ( Oliver Clemens ) , from Freising in her holiday home in Tuscany .
Reetinder Singh Sodhi . Reetinder Singh Sodhi ( born 18 October 1980 ) is an Indian cricketer . He was selected in 2000 for the first intake of the National Cricket Academy in Bangalore . Reetinder Singh Sodhi was the captain in India 's U-15 World Cup win , and later on was vice-captain in India 's U-19 World Cup win . Sodhi was included in the Indian One Day International squad in December 2000 , and after his rapid rise into the national team at a young age , he was regarded as a long-term international prospect . However he was dropped soon after and has ceased to be among the front-runners for Indian selection . He now works as a match referee in first class cricket .
Guess Who 's Coming to Dinner . `` Guess Who 's Coming to Dinner '' is a 1967 American comedy-drama film produced and directed by Stanley Kramer , and written by William Rose . It stars Spencer Tracy , Sidney Poitier , and Katharine Hepburn , and features Hepburn 's niece Katharine Houghton . The film was one of the few films of the time to depict an interracial marriage in a positive light , as interracial marriage historically had been illegal in most states of the United States , and still was illegal in 17 states—mostly Southern states—until 12 June 1967 , six months before the film was released , roughly two weeks after Tracy filmed his final scene ( and two days after his death ) , when anti-miscegenation laws were struck down by the Supreme Court in `` Loving v. Virginia '' . The film 's Oscar-nominated score was composed by Frank De Vol . The film is notable for being the ninth and final on-screen pairing of Tracy and Hepburn , with filming ending just 17 days before Tracy 's death . Hepburn never saw the completed film , saying the memories of Tracy were too painful . The film was released in December 1967 , six months after his death . In 2017 , the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being `` culturally , historically , or aesthetically significant '' . Plot . Twenty-three year old Joanna Drayton 's unannounced early return from her Hawaiian vacation causes a stir when she brings her new fiancé to her upper-class family home in San Francisco . He is John Prentice : a 37-year-old Negro ( the 1967 dialogue uses the term Negro throughout ) physician and medical professor , whom she met just 10 days prior , whose first wife and young son were killed in a train accident eight years earlier . Joanna 's parents – newspaper publisher Matt Drayton and his wife , art gallery owner Christina – are avowed liberals who have always instilled in her the idea of racial equality . Although they try to hide it , Joanna 's parents and in particular her father are initially upset that she is planning to marry a Negro man . The Draytons ' black maid for 22 years , Tillie , is even more horrified , telling Joanna that John is trying to `` get above himself '' by marrying a white woman , but Joanna asks why it is okay that she loves Tillie but she shouldn ’ t love John , who is “ just as black ” . The Draytons are unsettled by her engagement with John , since they never thought that her choice would be a Negro man , and further unsettled by John 's decision that if Joanna 's parents do not accept the engagement that day , then he will end it . Adding to the situation is that Joanna , at first intending to join John in a few weeks in Geneva for their planned marriage ceremony , has now decided that she will join him when he leaves after dinner to fly to a meeting in New York City , then onward to Switzerland , where he is an assistant director with the World Health Organization . She has also invited John 's parents to fly up from Los Angeles for dinner , so they can all become acquainted . Due to this invitation , what was intended to be a sit-down steak dinner for two turns into a meet-the-in-laws dinner party . Furthermore , John is forced to reveal that he had not yet told his parents of his intention to marry a white woman . Matt 's golf buddy , Catholic Monsignor Mike Ryan , stops by after Matt earlier cancelled their golf game . After learning of John , he shares Joanna 's enthusiasm for the pending nuptials and tells her father as much . However , Matt says he can not give the couple his blessing : he fears that Joanna will be hurt by the prejudice that John and she will surely encounter . One of Christina 's art gallery employees , Hilary , who had briefly met John and Joanna earlier in the day , stops by the Draytons ' home to express her disapproval over the relationship . Though Christina is still unsure of her own feelings about the matter , she is so offended at Hilary 's racism that she fires her on the spot . Later , when dressing for dinner , Christina shares with Matt her support for Joanna , even if it should mean having to fight her husband . Cocktails at the Drayton home resemble a game of musical chairs , as different permutations of parents and clergy and children gather and share their views about the situation , with the mothers generally expressing more faith in their children than the fathers . Universally , the parents express that more than a few hours are necessary for a proper decision . Mrs. Prentice tells Matt that her husband and he , in growing old , have forgotten what it is like to feel romantic passion ; if they remembered , they would see that as more important for their children than any racial problem . When the elder Prentice tells John that he is making a huge mistake , John pushes back that his father thinks of himself “ as a coloured man , ( while ) I think of myself as a man. ” After thinking about the situation , and his conversation with Mrs. Prentice in particular , Matt calls everyone together ( including Tillie ) to make an announcement . He says that it does not matter what everyone else may think about John and Joanna getting married ; all that matters is that they love each other . The film ends with the two families and Monsignor Ryan finally sitting down to dinner . Production . According to Kramer , Rose and he intentionally structured the film to debunk ethnic stereotypes . The young doctor , a typical role for the young Sidney Poitier , was purposely created idealistically perfect , so that the only possible objection to his marrying Joanna would be his race , or the fact she had only known him for 10 days ; the character has thus graduated from a top school , begun innovative medical initiatives in Africa , refused to have premarital sex with his fiancée despite her willingness , and leaves money in an open container on his future father-in-law 's desk in payment for a long-distance phone call he has made . Nothing is made of the 14-year difference in their ages . Kramer and Rose completed the film script in five weeks . Kramer stated later that the principal actors believed so strongly in the premise that they agreed to act in the project even before seeing the script . Production had been set for January 1967 and ended on May 24 , 1967 . Spencer Tracy was in poor health , and insurance companies refused to cover him . Kramer and Hepburn put their salaries in escrow so that if he died , filming could be completed with another actor . According to Kramer , `` You 're never examined for insurance until a few weeks before a picture starts . [ Even ] with all his drinking and ailments , Tracy always qualified for insurance before , so nobody thought it would be a problem in this case . But it was . We could n't get insurance for Spence . The situation looked desperate . So then we figured out a way of handling it . Kate and I put up our own salaries to compensate for the lack of an insurance company for Spence . And we were allowed to proceed . '' The filming schedule was altered to accommodate Tracy 's failing health . All of Tracy 's scenes and shots were filmed between 9:00 am and noon of each day to give him adequate time to rest . For example , most of Tracy 's dialogue scenes were filmed in such a way that during close-ups on other characters , a stand-in was substituted for him . `` The illness of Spencer dominated everything . I knew his health was very poor and many of the people who knew what the situation was did n't believe we 'd finish the film , that is , that Tracy would be able to finish the film . Those of us who were close knew it was worse than they thought . Kate brought him to and from the set . She worked with him on his lines . She made sure with [ Stanley ] Kramer that his hours were right for what he could do , and what he could n't do was different each day . There were days when he could n't do anything . There were days when he was great , and I got the chance to know what it was like working with Tracy . '' A bust of Tracy sculpted by Hepburn herself was used as a prop , on the bookshelf behind the desk where Sidney Poitier makes his phone call . Tracy died two weeks after he completed his work on the film . Hepburn significantly helped cast her niece , Katharine Houghton , for the role of Joey Drayton . Concerning this , Hepburn stated : `` There was a lovely part for Kathy [ Houghton ] , my niece [ ... ] She would play Spencer 's and my daughter . I loved that . She 's beautiful and she definitely had a family resemblance . It was my idea . '' According to Hepburn , the role of Joey Drayton would be one of Houghton 's first major roles as a young actress . `` The part of my daughter , '' Kate said , `` was a difficult one . A young unknown actress needs more opportunity to win the sympathy of the audience . Otherwise , too much has to depend on her youth , innocence , and beauty . She had one good speech to win the audience , but it was cut . Instead she only talks with her father about the differences between the principles he taught her and the way he 's behaving . '' Poitier frequently found himself starstruck and as a result , a bit tongue-tied , in the presence of Hepburn and Tracy , whom he considered to be `` giants '' as far as acting is concerned . However , Poitier reportedly found a way to overcome his nerves . `` When I went to play a scene with Tracy and Hepburn , I could n't remember a word . Finally , Stanley Kramer said to me , 'What are we going to do ? ' I said , 'Stanley , send those two people home . I will play the scene against two empty chairs . I do n't want them here because I ca n't handle that kind of company . ' He sent them home . I played the scene in close-up against two empty chairs as the dialogue coach read Mr. Tracy 's and Miss Hepburn 's lines from off camera . '' Given the tense nature of racism in the United States during the time of the film 's production , Poitier felt he was `` under close observation '' by both Tracy and Hepburn during their first dinner meetings prior to production . However , he managed to swiftly win them over . Due to Tracy and Hepburn 's close history with Kramer , Poitier cited that Hepburn and Tracy came to bear on him `` the kind of respect they had for Kramer , and they had to say to themselves ( and I 'm sure they did ) , this kid has to be pretty okay , because Stanley is nuts about working with him '' . Release . The film premiered in theaters on January 1 , 1968 . The film falls into the genre of comedy drama . The film was released on VHS on December 12 , 1987 , on the 20th anniversary of the original release . The film was released on DVD on May 22 , 2001 . Reception . `` Guess Who 's Coming to Dinner '' was a box-office hit in 1968 throughout the United States , including in Southern states where it was traditionally assumed that few white filmgoers would want to see any film with black leads . The success of this film challenged that assumption in film marketing . Despite this success , which included numerous film award nominations , Frank Rich of `` The New York Times '' wrote in November 2008 that the film was frequently labeled as dated among liberals . Another main point of contention was the fact that Poitier 's character , the golden future son-in-law , had no flaws and a resume of good deeds . Many people felt that the dynamic between the Draytons and Poitier 's character would have inevitably resulted in a happily-ever-after film ending because Poitier 's character was so perfect , respectable , likable , and proper . Some people went as far as saying Prentice was `` too white '' not to be accepted by the Draytons . The release of the film in the U.S. gave Poitier his third box-office success in six months in 1967 , all of which placed the race of Poitier 's character at issue . The film grossed a total of $ 56.7 million . In a 1986 review of the film by `` The New York Times '' , Lawrence Van Gelder wrote : `` the suspicion arises that were the film made today its makers would come to grips a good deal more bluntly with the problems of intermarriage . Still , this remains a deft comedy and - most of all - a paean to the power of love . '' Variant versions . The original version of the film that played in theaters in 1968 contained a moment in which Tillie responds to the question `` Guess who 's coming to dinner now ? '' with the sarcastic one-liner : `` The Reverend Martin Luther King ? '' After King 's assassination on April 4 , 1968 , this line was removed from the film , so by August 1968 , almost all theaters ' showings of this film had this line omitted . As early as 1969 , the line was restored to many but not all prints , and the line was preserved in the VHS and DVD versions of the film , as well . The plot explores similar themes to the 1958 play `` Hot Summer Night '' by Ted Willis . Remakes . Stanley Kramer produced and directed an unsold 30-minute television pilot for ABC-TV with the same title and premise in 1975 . In 2003 , comedian Daniele Luttazzi published the screenplay `` Tabù '' , an almost verbatim parody of the film . In the variation , the engaged lovers are aged 40 ( him ) and 12 ( her ) , and are brother and sister . The 2005 film `` Guess Who '' starring Ashton Kutcher and Bernie Mac is a loose remake styled as a comedy rather than a drama , with the racial roles reversed : black parents are caught off-guard when their daughter brings home the young white man she has chosen to marry . Talking about the film , Bernie Mac told `` USA Today '' in 2003 , `` Interracial dating is not that significant anymore . '' In the article , the writer cites that during the time at which the original movie was filmed , `` interracial marriage was considered risky . '' Casting for Mac 's remake of the film began in November 2003 . Mac said of the script , `` They want to make it a comedy , but I wo n't disrespect Spencer , Katharine or Sidney . '' The Irish writer Roddy Doyle wrote a short story by the same title about an Irish girl who brings home an immigrant from Nigeria , published in 2008 in the collection `` The Deportees '' . The plot is very similar to another film , `` Crossroads '' , made by the Canadian director Don Haldane a decade earlier in 1957 . In this film , a young white woman in Toronto surprises her mother with her black fiancé . The film was referenced in a 1988 episode of the sitcom `` Designing Women '' by Suzanne , who mistakenly calls it , `` There 's Some Black People Comin ' Over for Dinner . '' In the episode `` Guess Who 's Coming to Marry '' ( season 2 , episode 6 ) of the black sitcom `` Fresh Prince of Bel Air '' , an aunt of the lead character introduces her fiancé , a white man , to the horror of her family .
Jean-Serge Brisson . Jean-Serge Brisson ( born June 28 , 1954 ) is a Canadian political activist , tax reform advocate , politician , and author . He is a former leader of the Libertarian Party of Canada and gained national notoriety in the 1990s for his opposition to businesses being forced to collect the provincial sales tax ( PST ) without being remunerated . Early life . Brisson was born in Embrun , Ontario , a small village to the east of Ottawa and raised on a dairy farm . He describes his early experiences with jobs and bosses to have put him off from ever being able to work for a boss , wanting to instead start his own business and be his own boss . He first apprenticed as a radiator technician and , in 1974 , opened his own company in Embrun , Independent Radiator Co. Libertarian candidate . Brisson has been a candidate for the Libertarian Party of Canada and the Libertarian Party of Ontario in Glengarry-Prescott-Russell and Ottawa South . He has never been elected provincially or federally . Leader of the Libertarian Party of Canada . Brisson was elected as the leader of the party in 1999 and served until May 18 , 2008 . Brisson credits himself with organizing the party to be able to re-register itself as an official party with Elections Canada and for running more candidates . City Councillor . Following three unsuccessful attempts ( including a narrow miss in 2000 ) , Brisson was elected to the municipal council of Russell Township in November 2003 with 1,639 votes . As Councillor he opposed municipal legislation requiring all employees of local government to be proficient in both French and English . He was defeated in his bid for re-election on November 13 , 2006 in the 2006 municipal election . In the 2010 municipal election on October 25 , 2010 , he unsuccessfully sought election to city council again . With 1,045 votes , he placed ninth out of the nine candidates seeking the four council sets . Opposition to PST collection . In the early 1990s , Brisson refused to continue collecting the Provincial Sales Tax ( PST ) putting forward the idea to the then New Democratic Party of Bob Rae , that collection of any money by small business for any government is slavery . Also the Progressive Conservatives of Brian Mulroney introduced the Goods and Sales Tax ( GST ) in Canada to replace the manufacturing sales tax . Brisson argues that customers should be sending in their taxes to the Ontario government themselves , the Ontario government mandated that all businesses charge the sales tax when a customer was purchasing a good or service since 1961 , then send that money to the government . Brisson said he never agreed to be hired as a tax collector for the provincial government , but if he was going to be doing their work , he expected to be paid the same as other provincial tax collectors , which at the time Brisson 's shop rate was approximately $ 30 per hour . However , the government would not pay businesses for the added responsibilities to the business , which Brisson argued was a form of slavery . Brisson documented his experience in his book titled `` Tea Party of One : All Governments Invited '' .
Yu Bing . Yu Bing ( third century ) , courtesy name Shiwen , was an official of the Western Jin dynasty of China . He previously served in the state of Eastern Wu during the Three Kingdoms period . Life . Yu Bing was the eighth son of Yu Fan , an official who served under Sun Quan , the founding emperor of Eastern Wu , and under Sun Quan 's predecessor , Sun Ce . His ancestral home was in Yuyao County ( 餘姚縣 ) , Kuaiji Commandery , which is in present-day Yuyao , Zhejiang . He held extraordinary ambitions when he was young . When he grew up , he served in Wu as a Gentleman of the Yellow Gate ( 黃門郎 ) and was promoted to a Master of Writing and Palace Attendant ( 尚書侍中 ) later . In 280 , when forces of the Jin dynasty invaded Wu , the Wu imperial court granted authority to Yu Bing to supervise military affairs in Wuchang ( 武昌 ; present-day Ezhou , Hubei ) . However , Yu Bing returned his official seal and authority to the Wu court and then surrendered to Jin . He was appointed as the Administrator ( 太守 ) of Jiyin Commandery ( 濟陰郡 ; around present-day Dingtao County , Shandong ) by the Jin government . He became famous for upholding justice and helping the poor while he held office . Family . Yu Bing had 10 brothers . Among them , the notable ones were his fourth brother Yu Si , fifth brother Yu Zhong , and sixth brother Yu Song .
Jardin botanique de Gondremer . The Jardin botanique de Gondremer is a private botanical garden with national collections of rhododendrons and azaleas , kalmia , heathers , and Japanese maples , classified as a `` Jardin Remarquable '' by the French ministry of culture . It is located several kilometers east of Autrey and Housseras , Vosges , Lorraine , France , and open at specific periods suitable for the collections ; an admission fee is charged . The garden was begun by Michel and Gisèle Madre in 1974 in a wild and marshy valley , with ponds created for drainage and initial plantings in 1974-1975 . Between 1975 and 1990 , nearly 2000 plants were introduced , mainly rhododendrons , azaleas , and other `` Ericaceae '' , and in 1990 the garden expanded into an adjacent forest area with the addition of a botanical trail about 1 km long . In 1998 its collections of rhododendrons and azaleas , kalmia , heathers , and Japanese maples were recognized as national collections by the `` Conservatoire Français des Collections Végétales Spécialisées '' ( CCVS ) . Today the garden is divided into a botanical area , in the east , and a naturalistic area in the west . It contains about 4,000 plant taxa including 650 rhododendron species , 450 rhododendron hybrids , 500 azalea hybrids , 80 `` Calluna '' , 80 `` Erica '' , 40 `` Kalmia '' , 35 `` Pieris '' , 25 `` Vaccinium '' , 20 `` Cassiope '' , 20 `` Leucothoe '' , 15 `` Andromeda '' , 15 `` Phyllodoce '' , 10 `` Ledum '' , and 6 `` Menziesia '' . It also contains about 160 varieties of maple trees including 130 cultivars of `` Acer japonicum '' and `` Acer palmatum '' , 270 types of conifers , and a further 750 varieties of other trees and shrubs , as well as 50 types of vines , and 800 varieties of herbaceous plants .
Athena Michailidou . Athena Michailidou ( , 1918 - 9 December 2001 ) was a Greek actress . She appeared in more than thirty films from 1958 to 1982 .
Witold Zapała . Witold Idzi Zapała ( born June 5 , 1935 in Dziurów , near Starachowice , He died in Warsaw 14.03.2018 He currently lives near Warsaw , Poland ) is a Polish dancer , choreographer and pedagogue . For over 60 years , ( 1957 - 2011 ) Witold Zapala collaborated with Mazowsze , the Polish Song and Dance Ensemble ( ) , for whom he created repertory of dances and folk ceremonies from 43 ethnographic regions of Poland . Zapała was also an originator , director and choreographer of children dance group Varsovia . Zapała got his start at age 16 with the folk troupe Skolimow . He has also trained Polish folk dancers in the United States , and has choreographed the dance sequences for the Polish Opera , Straszny Dwór ( Stanisław Moniuszko ) in Warsaw . In October 2011 `` Wytańczone `` Mazowsze '' Witolda Zapały '' , a book about Zapała 's career with Mazowsze was published . It was written by a former Mazowsze dancer , Małgorzata Włoczkowska . Witold Zapała is one of Mazowsze 's `` Legends '' .
Robert Armstrong-Jones . Sir Robert Armstrong-Jones , ( born Robert Jones ; 2 December 1857 – 30 January 1943 ) was a Welsh physician and psychiatrist . He was the grandfather of Antony Armstrong-Jones , 1st Earl of Snowdon . He was born in Ynyscynhaearn , Caernarvonshire , the son of a Congregational minister . He was educated at Porthmadog Grammar School and Grove Park School , Wrexham , going on to study medicine at University of Wales , Bangor , and St. Bartholomew 's Hospital . Becoming a specialist in the treatment of mental illness , he worked as a junior medical officer at the Royal Earlswood Institution and Colney Hatch during the 1880s , and became resident physician and superintendent of Earlswood Asylum in 1888 . In 1893 he became the first superintendent of the London County Council 's Claybury Asylum , where he developed new treatments . In the same year he married Margaret Roberts ( 1868–1943 ) , the elder daughter of Sir Owen Roberts of Plas Dinas , Caernarfon . Armstrong-Jones lectured at St Bartholomew 's Hospital , and became consulting physician in mental diseases to the military forces at London and Aldershot . In 1913 , he assumed the additional surname of Armstrong , which had been the maiden name of his wife 's mother , Jane Armstrong Roberts , because he wanted to distinguish himself from another prominent Robert Jones of the time . During World War I , he was designated a Lieutenant-Colonel in the Royal Army Medical Corps ; he was knighted in the 1917 New Year Honours , and after the war he was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire ( CBE ) in recognition of his war service . He was appointed High Sheriff of Caernarvonshire for 1929 . He was a Fellow of both the Royal College of Physicians and the Royal College of Surgeons . Armstrong-Jones had one son , Ronald Armstrong-Jones , and two daughters , Elaine Margaret Wauchope ( 1895–1965 ) and Gwendolen Jane Buckley ( 1905–1985 ) , who married Sir Denys Buckley . Armstrong-Jones died in Plas Dinas at the age of 85 . His wife survived him by only four months . Their daughter , Elaine , married Colonel Charles Wauchup . Armstrong-Jones 's son , Ronald , became a barrister , married Anne Messel ( firstly ) and was the father of Antony Armstrong-Jones , 1st Earl of Snowdon , the brother-in-law of Queen Elizabeth II .
Herbert Koschel . Herbert Koschel ( 9 December 1921 – 2 August 1980 ) was a German athlete . He competed in the men 's javelin throw at the 1952 Summer Olympics and the 1956 Summer Olympics .
Patrick Carr ( disambiguation ) . Patrick Carr was a victim of the Boston Massacre .
Murray Smith ( writer ) . Murray Smith ( 14 June 1940-28 December 2003 ) was a British television writer and producer . He was associated with many British films and TV shows , including the ITV series `` The XYY Man '' , `` Strangers '' and `` Bulman '' , all featuring actor Don Henderson in the role of George Bulman . Smith also wrote scripts for such series as `` The Sweeney '' , `` Minder '' , and `` Dempsey and Makepeace '' , and also wrote several novels . He also wrote five screenplays for British exploitation director Pete Walker . These included `` Die Screaming , Marianne '' and `` The Comeback '' .
2005 Canadian Grand Prix . The 2005 Canadian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 12 June 2005 at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal , Quebec , Canada . The 70-lap race was the eighth round of the 2005 Formula One season , the 43rd running of the Canadian Grand Prix , and the 37th running as a round of the World Championship . It set a ratings record and was the most watched F1 race in history . It was also the first of two consecutive North American rounds . The race was won by McLaren driver Kimi Räikkönen , taking his third win from four races . The two Ferrari cars completed the podium , with Michael Schumacher in second place and Rubens Barrichello in third . Both Renaults failed to finish the race , but the team maintained their lead in the Constructors ' Championship ; their driver , Fernando Alonso also kept his lead in the Drivers ' Championship , despite the gap between himself and nearest rival Räikkönen closing by ten points . Practice and qualifying . Christian Klien returned for the first of four confirmed races in the Red Bull Racing car , with American Scott Speed filling in the Friday testing role . After retiring on the last lap of the European Grand Prix , Kimi Räikkönen was the 11th driver on the track in qualifying , and he managed to line up 7th on the grid . Ferrari 's Rubens Barrichello suffered a gearbox failure before the start of his qualifying lap , and was forced to abort his run . Jenson Button managed to take pole position on British American Racing 's return to the grid following their two-event ban , with Michael Schumacher second , and both Renault drivers on the second row . Race . Barrichello , who would have been last on the grid , decided to start the race from pitlane , putting extra fuel in his car . At race start , both Button and Schumacher got away slowly , and Giancarlo Fisichella and Fernando Alonso took off well to move into first and second by the first corner . The McLarens of Juan Pablo Montoya and Räikkönen were also able to pass Schumacher , moving into 4th and 5th behind Button . Further back in the field , BAR 's Takuma Sato made a small mistake , but did not lose a large amount of time . On the second lap , Fisichella was able to widen the gap back to Alonso , while local driver Jacques Villeneuve was forced to pit for a new front wing , leaving him at the back of the field . As the race continued , the Renault 's pulled further away from the pack , and Barrichello was constantly moving up the field , up to 15th position by the end of lap 8 . Narain Karthikeyan had a spin after a mistake in turn 1 , allowing Jordan teammate Tiago Monteiro past . Michael Schumacher became the first driver to take his scheduled pitstop , refuelling on lap 12 to drop from 6th to 12th position . Three laps later , Button and Ralf Schumacher showed their hands , also entering the pits for more fuel . Button dropped from 3rd to 7th , leaving the two Renaults to lead from the two McLarens . On lap 21 , the first of the two-stoppers pitted , with Felipe Massa , Nick Heidfeld and Klien all entering pitlane . The following lap , Sato entered his garage , apparently retiring from the race with gearbox trouble . Lap 24 saw the first of the leaders pit , with championship contenders Alonso and Räikkönen refuelling , before both of their teammates pitted on the following lap . On exiting the pits , Montoya went too fast on cold tyres , leaving the track and allowing Alonso to retain 2nd position . Karthikeyan hit the wall at the back end of the circuit , forcing him to retire from the race . Mark Webber , up to 7th position through a very long first stint , pitted on lap 28 , and fed back into the race 9th , just ahead of Massa , Heidfeld and Ralf Schumacher . On the following lap , Webber went wide onto the grass , and in attempting to make up time , braked too late into the hairpin , running very wide and losing 3 positions . Barrichello became the final driver to pit on lap 31 , dropping from 8th to 12th . After following close behind for several laps , and appearing to be quicker , Alonso passed teammate Fisichella for the lead on lap 33 , but Fisichella obviously had a technical problem , as Montoya easily passed him on the same lap . Fisichella entered the pits to retire at the end of the lap , with hydraulic system problems . On lap 34 , both Button and Michael Schumacher took their second stops , retaining 4th and 5th positions . On lap 35 , Alonso led from Montoya , Räikkönen , Button , Schumacher and Jarno Trulli . However , on lap 39 , Alonso ran wide at the exit of turn 4 and hit the outside wall , damaging his suspension and forcing him to retire from the race . This left Montoya in the lead , followed by Räikkönen . After following Massa for several laps , Heidfeld 's BMW engine failed , allowing Ralf Schumacher into 7th and Webber to 8th . Takuma Sato rejoined the race 24 laps behind , after the B.A.R team fixed his car in order to gain him a slightly better starting position in qualifying for the following grand prix . On lap 49 , the gap from Montoya to Räikkönen was reduced to around 3 seconds . Button , under pressure from Michael Schumacher , made a mistake at the final chicane , hitting the inside kerb heavily , which forced him into the `` wall of champions '' on the outside . Button was forced to retire from the race , handing 3rd position to Schumacher , and causing the deployment of the safety car as Button 's car was in a dangerous position . Every car took the opportunity to pit besides Montoya , who was forced to stay out an extra lap while Räikkönen was refuelled . On exiting the pits , Montoya re-entered the race under the safety car , which had just led the train of cars through turns 1 and 2 . Montoya slipped into 2nd , slightly ahead of David Coulthard on track , although the Red Bull Racing driver had been lapped . Before the restart , Räikkönen led from Montoya , Michael Schumacher , Trulli , Webber , Massa , Barrichello and Ralf Schumacher . As the safety car re-entered the pits , Webber made a mistake into turn 1 , allowing both Massa and Barrichello through , although the Sauber driver was forced wide and Barrichello moved into 5th . Soon after , it was announced that Montoya was under investigation by the stewards , and he was black-flagged ( disqualified ) from the race for exiting the pits while a red light was showing ( as the safety car was on the pit straight ) , making it his 2nd consecutive disqualification in Canada . As the race entered the closing stages , Michael Schumacher closed in on Räikkönen , who was troubled by a misaligned steering wheel . Trulli appeared to be having trouble with his brakes , and retired when they failed , leaving Barrichello in a comfortable 3rd position . However , Barrichello made a small error , allowing Massa to close up behind , but Webber was also close to Massa . Meanwhile , Takuma Sato appeared to have a mechanical failure which forced him to spin at the hairpin , before the rear of his car caught fire due to overheating . Räikkönen was able to retain his 1-second gap back to Schumacher to take the race win , with Barrichello more than 30 seconds behind in 3rd position . Webber was close to Massa into the final corner , but was unable to pass , leaving Massa to take a valuable 4th position and 5 championship points . Completing the pointscorers were Ralf Schumacher , Coulthard and Klien . The result meant Räikkönen reduced the gap in the championship standings to just 22 points , and the double-podium for Ferrari allowed them to close up in the constructors championship .
Burton Hastings . Burton Hastings is a village in the English county of Warwickshire . Location . The village is located east of the town of Nuneaton and is north east of the city of Coventry . The nearest railway station is at Nuneaton which is west of the village . The northern parish boundary is a little south of the A5 trunk road known as Watling Street which is also the county boundary at this point between Warwickshire and Leicestershire . The northern boundary is marked by the Soar Brook which divides it from nearby Stretton Baskerville . The boundary to west and south is with Nuneaton , Bulkington , and Wolvey and the River Anker . The eastern boundary follows the road from Wolvey to Hinckley . A branch of the Coventry Canal system , known as the Ashby de la Zouch Canal passes through the west of the parish . The name derives from the Hastings family who held the manor until 1529 . Burton Hastings is often used by commuters who work in nearby towns . Population . The current population of the village is around 250 , falling to 226 at the 2011 Census . In 2001 there were 92 houses in the village , on five streets all of which branch off from Hinckley Road . Religion . The parish Church is called Saint Botolph and is located at the centre of the village .
CFDICT . The CFDICT project was started by David Houstin in 2010 and is maintained by a team on Chine Informations , with the aim to provide a complete Chinese to French dictionary with pronunciation in pinyin for the Chinese characters . Content . CFDICT is a text file ; other programs ( or simply Notepad or egrep or equivalent ) are needed to search and display it . This project is considered a standard Chinese-French reference on the Internet and is used by several other Chinese-French projects . The Pleco Software uses CFDICT data for its Chinese-French Dictionary . Traditionnel Simplifié [ pin1 yin1 ] /Traduction française 1/Traduction française 2/ 中國 中国 [ Zhong1 guo2 ] /Chine/Empire du Milieu/
Chlorogenia . `` Chlorogenia '' is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae .
2009 British and Irish Lions tour to South Africa . The 2009 British and Irish Lions tour to South Africa was an international rugby union tour which took place in South Africa from May to July 2009 . The British and Irish Lions played a three-match Test series against South Africa , with matches in Durban , Pretoria and Johannesburg . South Africa won the Test series , defeating the Lions 26–21 in the first Test , and then 28–25 in the second Test . The third Test was won by the Lions 28–9 . The highlight of the series was the second Test , which the Lions had led until the 76th minute , when they fell 25–22 behind . Two minutes later , Stephen Jones slotted a penalty to draw the sides at 25–25 with only two minutes left on the clock . However , two minutes into injury time , Morné Steyn scored a 52-metre penalty kick , to win the match at 28–25 . The tour started with matches against six provincial teams , the Lions winning all six . The Lions also played one match against South Africa 's A team , the Emerging Springboks , which was drawn at 13–13 . The 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup took place in South Africa during this tour , between 14 and 28 June , using many of the same stadia . The tour followed the 2005 British and Irish Lions tour to New Zealand and preceded the 2013 British and Irish Lions tour to Australia . Background . The tour was confirmed by the South African Rugby Union on 21 September 2007 . The Lions chief executive John Feehan stated in November 2007 that no home Test match would be played prior to departure , as had taken place in 2005 , and that fewer players and personnel would go to South Africa than had gone to New Zealand in 2005 . The tour manager was Gerald Davies , the head coach was Ian McGeechan , and the captain of the squad was Munster captain and Ireland lock , Paul O'Connell . The tour schedule was announced by the Lions and the South African Rugby Union ( SARU ) on 10 April 2008 . The final fixture confirmed was the game in Port Elizabeth ; on 22 January 2009 , SARU announced that they had received permission from the South African government to hold the match on the Youth Day national holiday on 16 June . This match marked the debut of the Southern Kings , a franchise formed in the Southern and Eastern Cape region , following the failure of the Southern Spears . Head coach Ian McGeechan had planned to take the Lions squad to the Spanish city of Granada , at the foot of the Sierra Nevada mountains for a high-altitude training camp , but on 27 April he announced that it had been cancelled because of problems over player availability . The Lions flew to South Africa on 24 May , arriving the following day . The format was similar to that of the Lions ' 2005 tour of New Zealand . As in 2005 , six games were played before the first Test , and a mid-week game between the first and second Tests ; unlike 2005 , there was no mid-week game between the second and third Tests . Due to its unpopularity , The Power of Four anthem was not used on the 2009 tour . First Test . South Africa won the first Test in Durban 26–21 . Leading 19–7 at half-time and 26–7 after 50 minutes , the Springboks had dominated the scrum until the Lions made several substitutions . The Lions mounted a strong comeback , scoring late tries through Tom Croft and Mike Phillips , but South Africa held on . Inside the last ten minutes of the game , the Lions had two tries disallowed by the TMO . It was later described as an `` unbelievable '' Test match . Second Test . The second Test at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria was won by South Africa 28–25 with the last kick of the game – a penalty by Morné Steyn from inside his own half . The Lions had led 19–8 after an hour , but tries from Bryan Habana and Jaque Fourie allowed South Africa to tie the score before Steyn 's series-winning kick . It was described as `` devastation '' for the Lions , with the team ending the game `` looking more like a scene from [ American television series ] `` ER '' as opposed to a rugby team '' . Controversy . The week of the third Test was marked by controversy and intense media interest surrounding the suspended Springbok players Schalk Burger and Bakkies Botha after a very physical second Test . Burger was yellow-carded in the first minute , after he appeared to gouge Luke Fitzgerald 's eye . Burger was subsequently banned for eight weeks for `` making contact with the face in the eye area . '' He was cleared of gouging , as his action was found to be `` reckless '' but not intentional . Burger was widely criticised , with many commentators believing he should have been sent off for the incident . Brian O'Driscoll was among many who criticised South Africa coach Peter de Villiers after he said Burger 's actions should not even have led to a yellow card . The Springboks came out for the third Test wearing white armbands with the words `` Justice 4 '' on , in protest over perceived inconsistencies in the citing process . This protest was investigated by the IRB for allegedly `` bringing the game in disrepute '' , and the team and management were fined accordingly . Third Test . The Lions won the third Test on 4 July at Ellis Park in Johannesburg , beating the Springboks 28–9 , in what `` The Times '' called `` one of the best and most heroic performances in the history of the Lions '' . Having already won the series , the Springbok squad saw 10 changes from the previous week , and the Lions also saw substantial changes . The Lions led from the start , and Shane Williams scored two tries . England lock Simon Shaw was sin-binned for striking Springboks scrum-half Fourie du Preez with his knee in this test and received a two-week ban as a result . This was the first Test victory for the Lions in eight years , their last being in Brisbane in 2001 . Jamie Roberts was voted 'Player of the Series ' by the British and Irish media . Lions squad . The Lions announced a 37-man squad on 21 April 2009 . Before the start of the tour Tomás O'Leary , Tom Shanklin and Jerry Flannery all withdrew because of injuries and Alan Quinlan was suspended . During the tour , Leigh Halfpenny , Stephen Ferris , Euan Murray , Lee Byrne , Adam Jones , Gethin Jenkins , Jamie Roberts and Brian O'Driscoll , as well as Ferris ' replacement Ryan Jones , were forced to withdraw from the squad due to injury . Nathan Hines was suspended for one week because of a dangerous tackle against the Emerging Springboks . Lions management . 23 backroom staff were appointed by the Lions , slightly down from the 26 on the 2005 tour to New Zealand . The Lions reverted to having only one management structure , rather than a separate team for the midweek side . The tour manager was former Wales and Lions player Gerald Davies .
VP-29 . VP-29 was a Patrol Squadron of the U.S. Navy . The squadron was established as Patrol Squadron 14-F ( VP-14F ) on 1 November 1935 , redesignated Patrol Squadron 14 ( VP-14 ) on 4 September 1937 , redesignated Patrol Squadron 52 ( VP-52 ) on 1 July 1939 , redesignated Patrol Squadron 72 ( VP-72 ) on 1 July 1941 , redesignated Patrol Bombing Squadron 122 ( VPB-122 ) on 1 October 1944 , redesignated Patrol Squadron 122 ( VP-122 ) on 15 May 1946 , redesignated Heavy Patrol Squadron ( Landplane ) 12 ( VP-HL-12 ) on 15 November 1946 , redesignated Patrol Squadron 29 ( VP-29 ) on 1 September 1948 and disestablished on 18 January 1950 .
Ernie Wasson . Ernie George Wasson ( born January 10 , 1950 in Berkeley , California ) is an American gardener , horticulturist and author . Wasson studied from 1968 to 1974 at Humboldt State University , where he graduated as a Bachelor of Science in Geography in 1974 . From 1978 to 1981 , Wasson was a partner in the Northwoods Nursery in Arcata , California , and from 1979 to 1981 , he was a horticultural instructor at the College of the Redwoods . He graduated from the `` Longwood Graduate Program in Ornamental Horticulture and Public Garden Management '' in the University of Delaware as a Master of Science . From 1985 to 1990 he was the Superintendent of the Green Animals Topiary Gardens in Portsmouth , Rhode Island . Wasson worked as a California Certified Nursery Professional for the Berkeley Horticultural Nursery from 1991 to 1998 . He was the American Co- Chief Editor for the North American edition of the 1997 botany publication Botanica . Wasson also wrote an internet column entitled `` All Plants Considered '' from 1997 to 2000 . From 1998 to 2015 , he was the curator and nursery manager of a teaching garden at Cabrillo College in Aptos , California . Ernie now resides in Siskiyou County where he is the horticulturalist for the Dunsmuir Botanic Garden and also serves on the board of the Siskiyou Arts Museum . His professional interests include bold foliage plants , Dogwood , culinary ethnobotany , horticulture reference books , fall color , native plants , Nature Printing Society , Podophyllum , pruning , salvias , sassafras , and vegetables .
It Could Happen to You ( 1994 film ) . `` It Could Happen to You '' is a 1994 American romantic comedy-drama film starring Nicolas Cage and Bridget Fonda . It is the story of New York City police officer ( Cage ) who wins the lottery and splits his winnings with a waitress ( Fonda ) . This basic premise was inspired by a real-life incident . Isaac Hayes has a role as undercover reporter and photographer Angel Dupree , while also being the film 's narrator . The film was remade in Hindi as `` Bade Dilwala '' , which was released in 1999 and in Telugu as `` Bahumati '' in 2007 . Plot . NYPD officer Charlie Lang ( Nicolas Cage ) is a kind and generous man who loves his job in Queens , New York , where he lives . His wife , Muriel ( Rosie Perez ) , works at a hair salon and , unlike him , is greedy , materialistic , and selfish , constantly complaining about their situation in life . Waitress Yvonne Biasi ( Bridget Fonda ) is bankrupt because her husband , Eddie ( Stanley Tucci ) , whom she could not yet afford to divorce , emptied their joint checking account without her permission , while also leaving her with over $ 12,000 in credit card debt . Charlie meets her when she waits on him at the diner where she works . Since he does n't have enough money to pay the tip , he promises to give her either double the tip or half of his prospective lottery winnings the next day using a ticket which has numbers he regularly plays . He wins $ 4 million ( $ million today ) in the lottery the next day and keeps his promise , despite Muriel 's protests . He and Yvonne become stars almost immediately . She buys the diner and sets up a table with his name at which people who ca n't afford a meal can eat for free . In another development , he becomes a hero for foiling an attempted robbery at a grocery store but gets wounded in the process , forcing him to take a leave of absence from the police force . Meanwhile , Muriel goes on a shopping spree , and also contracts for disruptive renovations to their apartment without consulting him . At a gathering on a chartered boat for the lottery winners and other members of high society , Muriel meets the newly rich Jack Gross . She flirts with him , listens to his advice on financial investments , and develops a strong liking for him , which is mutual . Meanwhile , Charlie and Yvonne , accidentally left behind on the pier , spend a lot of time together , on one occasion paying for the train journeys of subway passengers , and on another treating the neighborhood children to a day out at Yankee Stadium , about which the media report . Muriel gets fed up with his constant donations and overall simplicity and throws him out of their apartment , asking for a divorce . That same evening , Yvonne leaves her apartment after Eddie shows up and threatens to stay until he gets $ 50,000 from her . Quite innocently , she and Charlie run into each other at the Plaza Hotel and , unintentionally , end up spending the night together . During divorce proceedings between Muriel and Charlie , she demands all the money that he won for herself . He does n't mind giving his share of it but she also wants the amount he gave Yvonne , and his steadfast unwillingness to do so causes her to take the case to court . Muriel lies in court about the numbers Charlie played to win the ticket , but doesn ’ t get caught . The jury ( believing her narrative ) decides in her favor . Yvonne , feeling guilty at costing him all his money , runs out in tears and tries to keep away from him . But he , by now hopelessly in love with her , finds her at the diner and tells her that the money means nothing to him , and they declare their love for each other . While ruminating about their future at the diner and considering a possible move to Buffalo , they graciously provide a hungry and poor customer with some soup , which he eats at the special table . He is none other than disguised reporter Angel Dupree , who takes photos of them and in the next day 's newspapers publicly eulogises their willingness to feed a hungry and poor man even in their darkest hour . Just as they are moving out of town , the citizens of New York City , touched by their generosity , send them thousands of letters with tips totaling over $ 600,000 ( $ today ) , enough to help pay their debts . After Muriel gets remarried to her new husband , Jack Gross , he flees the country with all the money from their checking account , revealing himself to be a con man . She then has no option but to move in with her mother in the Bronx and go back to her old manicure job . Eddie , now divorced from Yvonne , can only get a job as a taxi driver . Charlie happily returns to the NYC police force and Yvonne reclaims the diner . At the film 's end , they get married and begin their honeymoon by taking off from Central Park in a hot air balloon that bears the `` New York Post '' headline `` Cop Weds Waitress '' , just before the closing credits roll . Reception . The film received generally positive reviews from critics . Rotten Tomatoes calculates a `` Certified Fresh '' rating with a score of 71 % based on reviews from 34 critics . Soundtrack . The soundtrack album was released by Columbia Records/Sony Records on July 19 , 1994 . Real-life incident . In 1984 , Phyllis Penzo was a waitress at a pizzeria commonly frequented by Yonkers , New York police officers . In March of that year , Officer Robert Cunningham , a regular patron and longtime friend of Penzo , suggested that the two split a lottery ticket , each of them choosing three of the six numbers , in lieu of his leaving her a tip . Penzo agreed , and though she subsequently forgot about it , when Cunningham discovered that the ticket had won a $ 6 million prize , he honored their verbal agreement and split the money evenly with Penzo . Beyond this basic premise , the film is entirely fictional , with the backgrounds of the film 's characters and the events depicted in the film subsequent to their lottery win bearing no resemblance to the actual lives of Penzo and Cunningham . As a result , neither Penzo nor Cunningham were required to authorize the film , nor were they entitled to collect royalties from its proceeds . Production . The diner where Yvonne works in the film was constructed in a parking lot at the corner of N. Moore St. and West Broadway in the Tribeca neighborhood of Manhattan . The film was called “ Cop Gives Waitress Million Dollar Tip ” when it was shot there .
Salva Mea ( Laurent Wéry song ) . `` Salva Mea '' is a song by Belgian DJ Laurent Wéry . The song was written by Maxi Jazz , Ayalah Bentovim , Roland Armstrong and Laurent Wery , Sir-G . It was released in Belgium as a digital download on 3 January 2011 . Music video . A music video to accompany the release of `` Salva Mea '' was first released onto YouTube on 12 January 2011 at a total length of three minutes and ten seconds .
Pelidnota sumptuosa . `` Pelidnota sumptuosa '' is a species of beetles belonging to the Scarabaeidae family . Description . `` Pelidnota burmeisteri '' can reach a body length of about . Head , pronotum and elytra are completely shining metallic green . Distribution . This species occurs in Brazil and Paraguay .
Moore Square Historic District . The Moore Square Historic District is a registered historic district located in downtown Raleigh , North Carolina . Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983 , the district is centered on Moore Square , one of two surviving four-acre ( 1.6 hm ) parks from Raleigh 's original 1792 plan . The park is named after Alfred Moore , a North Carolina judge who became an Associate Justice on the Supreme Court . Originally a residential neighborhood , Moore Square developed into a primary commercial hub in the city throughout the late 19th and early 20th centuries . The district includes East Hargett Street , once known as Raleigh 's `` Black Main Street '' , because it once contained the largest number of businesses owned by African-Americans in the city . City Market , Marbles Kids Museum/IMAX theatre , Pope House Museum , Artspace , and the Long View Center are located in the Moore Square district . Events that take place in Moore Square include the Raleigh Arts Festival , Artsplosure , Movies in the Park , the Street Painting Festival , and the Moore Square Farmer ’ s Market The approximate district boundaries include Person , Morgan , Wilmington , and Davie Streets . In addition to its national listing , Moore Square is one of six local historic overlay districts ( HOD ) in Raleigh .
John de Surdis . John de Surdis ( , ; died 1378 ) was an Italian-born Hungarian prelate in the 14th century . He served as Bishop of Vác from 1363 to 1375 , Bishop of Győr from 1375 to 1376 , then Archbishop of Esztergom from 1376 until his death . After acquiring the castle of Lipovec , his family elevated into the Hungarian nobility , and he was also known as John of Lipovec ( ) thereafter . Early life and career . He was born in Piacenza into an Italian noble family , as one of the four sons of Domenico de Surdis . His origin was proved by a papal register in 1349 . According to a family tradition , their ancestor Galvano came to Italy from England in the 11th century , and settled down in Sordio ( ) . A water snake was depicted in his coat-of-arms . John had three brothers ( Lucas , Raphael and Michael ) and an unidentified sister , who married Francesco de Surdis . With the arrival of the brothers to Hungary , their family belonged to the nobility , later was also known as Lipoveci . The family became extinct by the first half of the 15th century . John de Surdis was a canon of the Saint Antoninus church in Piacenza . It is presumable that he came to the Kingdom of Hungary upon the invitation of his former schoolmate James of Piacenza , a court physician of Charles I of Hungary , who eventually became Bishop of Csanád , then Bishop of Zagreb in 1345 . In the same year , de Surdis was first referred to as `` cantor '' of the Chapter of Čazma ( Csázma ) , which belonged to the Diocese of Zagreb . De Surdis was appointed provost of Kalocsa by the newly-elected archbishop Denis Lackfi in 1351 , who also sent him to Avignon to the court of Pope Clement VI for his pallium . De Surdis resided in the papal court for a year , because the pope conducted a lengthy investigation in connection with the regular election of Lackfi before its confirmation . Louis I of Hungary sent his envoy John de Surdis to Bernabò Visconti , Lord of Milan in 1360 to persuade him to abandon the siege of Bologna . De Surdis has not achieved success ; upon the request of Pope Innocent VI , Louis sent Hungarian troops to relieve the papal city . During his legation , de Surdis was created papal chaplain . He was elected provost of Eger on 4 February 1361 . He was again sent to the Holy See in the next year . Prelate . At the end of 1362 or early 1363 , Bishop Michael Szécsényi was transferred from the Diocese of Vác to Eger . During that time , John de Surdis was elected as his successor . His election was confirmed by Pope Urban V on 23 January 1363 . He spent the following years in abroad , representing his sovereign in the Italian Peninsula . After a visit to the Avignon in order to pay tax on appointments in 1364 , Pope Urban commissioned him to restore and promote peace between his monarch Louis I and his ally Rudolf IV , Duke of Austria , and Charles IV , Holy Roman Emperor and John Henry , Margrave of Moravia . When John de Surdis again visited Avignon still in that year , he assured the pope that Louis I , as only monarch , will provide Hungarian troops to a military campaign against the Ottoman Empire , when Peter I of Cyprus attempted to persuade a dozen European monarchs to join Urban 's planned crusade . Later , however , the Hungarian king failed to fulfill his promise . While visiting the papal court at Avignon , de Surdis also submitted the church affairs of the Diocese of Vác ; for instance , he wanted to procure the church tax liability of those pagan Cumans , who lived in the territory of his bishopric , but the pope did not support him in this effort because of Louis ' opposition for pragmatic and military reasons . De Surdis requested permission to pilgrimage to the Holy Land , but is presumable , that he never realized his intent . In the following years , he again served as envoy of the Hungarian monarch ; he sought the support of Pope Urban in the question of legitimacy of Louis I to claim the Polish throne in 1369 . During that visit , John de Surdis and his companions viewed the Veil of Veronica . John de Surdis was a strong confidant of Louis I as an influential member of the royal council . When the king 's distant cousin Charles of Durazzo was created Duke of Slavonia in 1371 , de Surdis acted as governor of the province on his behalf . Concurrently , when Charles became Duke of Croatia too in the next year , de Surdis was styled as governor of Dalmatia . He held both dignities until the end of 1372 . He was made royal treasurer in the next year , first mentioned in this capacity by two contemporary documents on 1 May and 2 August . He functioned in this capacity until 1375 , while he was also styled as `` comes '' of Zara ( present-day Zadar in Croatia ) . He was the first office-holder , whose position was included in the dignity lists of the royal charters . For his loyal service , John and his family were granted the fort of Lipovec by Louis I in 1373 . Thereafter they were referred with the surname of Lipoveci ( lit . `` of Lipovec '' ) . Following the death of Coloman ( otherwise the late King Charles ' illegitimate son ) , John de Surdis was elected Bishop of Győr sometime around May 1375 . However , soon , he was translated to the Archdiocese of Esztergom by Pope Gregory XI on 23 January 1376 , following the death of Thomas Telegdi . During that time , he resided in the papal court , initially in order to confirm his election of Bishop of Győr . the contemporary royal documents considered the bishopric of Győr as vacant . John de Surdis died around May or June 1378 .
Hamid Arzulu . Hamid Arzulu ( `` Hamid Aliyev '' ; b . 15 May 1937 ) is an Azerbaijani poet , writer , translator , dramatist , scientist , teacher , doctor of Philology . He lives in the city of Nakhchivan , Azerbaijan . Hamid Arzulu is one of intellectual men who lives in Nakhchivan . He came to literature with poems , then as well as publication and literary translation from German language effective activity made him famous among readers . In the book of `` Call me '' and `` Hanbadzhy and its guests '' all the poems tell that how the author dup knows the national nature of people . His satirical poems in arus metre in free metre `` You tell me spean openly '' , `` The legends of our village '' , `` My holiday Novrus is coming '' , won the first prize from the newspaper competition `` The east end '' poem `` Geydarname '' . He was connected in the field of translation from German language and workedstrained . He translated and published into our language the works by German classic writer Heinrich Heine ( `` Die Harzreise '' ) , Goethe 's lyric poetry `` West-Eastern Divan '' , Gotthold Ephraim Lessing 's dramas `` Nathan the Wise '' , `` Emilia Galotti '' and `` Minna von Barnhelm '' , Friedrich Schiller 's `` Ballads '' , Bertolt Brecht 's drama `` Chalk cross '' and Stefan Zweig 's Novels . Hamid Arzulu is the first scientist who defended `` Poetic Forms and the principles of the features characteristic of species in literary translation from German into Azerbaijani language '' . In 1988 he defended a thesis and obtemedthe philological canditate of sciences . in 2010 he defended a doctorate degree `` Theoretical and practical principles of German classiec poetry into Azerbaijani language '' . He published `` 600 German-Azerbaijan dictionary of proverbs '' .
Reckless ( 2013 film ) . `` Reckless '' is a 2013 TV movie directed by Martin Campbell . Plot . David Harrison 's wife Sarah is unjustly imprisoned during a political uprising in East Myanmar . A resourceful problem solver , David resorts to entering a world of political intrigue , dangerous alliances , and high emotional stakes in order to get her out . Sarah 's father Tom runs a top military manufacturing facility and uses his strong political connections to demand action when his daughter disappears . Production . ABC produced the film as a pilot for a proposed series . It is unrelated to the 2014 CBS legal drama `` Reckless '' .
Mark Parnell . Mark Parnell ( born 9 September 1959 ) is an Australian politician and parliamentary leader of the SA Greens in the South Australian Legislative Council . He was the first SA Greens representative to be elected to the Parliament of South Australia , at the 2006 election . He was re-elected for another eight-year term in the Legislative Council at the 2014 election . Early life . Parnell holds a Bachelor of Laws and Commerce from the University of Melbourne , and a Master of Regional and Urban Planning from the University of South Australia . He is admitted as Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Courts of Victoria and South Australia . Early career . Parnell was a founding member of the South Australian Greens and , prior to being elected , was a solicitor with the , a free community legal centre specialising in public interest environmental law . In ten years with the Environmental Defenders Office , Mark helped many hundreds of clients on a wide range of state and national planning , pollution , biodiversity or resource matters . In 1999 , he successfully represented the Conservation Council of South Australia in the State 's longest ever environment trial , over tuna feedlots in Louth Bay . He also represented the Whyalla Red Dust Action Group Inc in its long-running campaign for environmental justice over OneSteel ( formerly BHP ) dust emissions from the Whyalla Steelworks . Prior to his 10 years with the Environmental Defenders Office , Parnell was a campaign co-ordinator with The Wilderness Society ( 2 years ) and the Australian Conservation Foundation ( 4 years ) . Parnell also spent 4 years working as a solicitor in private practice in country Victoria in the mid-1980s . Political career . On 8 May 2008 Parnell delivered a record-breaking filibuster of more than 8 hours in the Legislative Council . His speech , and that of No Pokies MLC Ann Bressington which followed , were designed to highlight the lack of opposition by either major party to a bill changing the workers compensation scheme known as WorkCover . Parnell denied his speech deserved the label of `` filibuster '' as he considered himself and Bressington responsible for presenting the entire opposing case . `` See : 2008 Parnell–Bressington filibuster '' In February 2011 Parnell condemned recent policy decisions by the state Labor government such as approval of the Mount Barker redevelopment and the renewal of the uranium exploration company Marathon Resources ' right to drill in Arkaroola sanctuary . He said `` The left-right stuff does n't really work for me anymore , there 's fewer and fewer things to distinguish them [ and ] members are carefully watching the performance of the major parties '' . Personal life . Parnell is married to former Greens Senator Penny Wright . In 1989 they moved to Adelaide following 9 months in Europe . Parnell and Wright have three children , Felix , Eleanor and Mungo .
Dury , Pas-de-Calais . Dury is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France . Geography . A farming village southeast of Arras at the junction of the D956 and D9E roads . The A26 autoroute closely passes by the village .
Harvey L. Vanier . Harvey L. Vanier is a trainer of Thoroughbred racehorses . With his wife Nancy Aiken-Vanier , they own and breed racehorses on their Fairberry Farm in Waterloo , Illinois .
2011 ATP Challenger Tour Finals – Singles . Cedrik-Marcel Stebe won the first edition of the tournament after defeating Dudi Sela 6–2 , 6–4 in the final . Green Group . `` Standings are determined by : 1 ) Number of wins ; 2 ) Number of matches ; 3 ) In two-players-ties , head-to-head records ; 4 ) In three-players-ties , percentage of sets won , or of games won ; 5 ) Steering Committee decision . '' Yellow Group . `` Standings are determined by : 1 ) Number of wins ; 2 ) Number of matches ; 3 ) In two-players-ties , head-to-head records ; 4 ) In three-players-ties , percentage of sets won , or of games won ; 5 ) Steering Committee decision . ''
Carystius . Carytius of Pergamum ( ) was an ancient Greek grammarian who lived at the end of the 2nd century BCE , all of whose works are now lost . Among his works were `` Historical Notes '' ( Ἱστορικα ὑπομνήματα ) , `` On the Dramatic Poets '' ( Περι διδασκαλιῶν ) , and `` On Sotades '' ( Περι Σωτάδου ) . The first of these was used by Athenaeus in composing the `` Deipnosophistae '' , in which many of its passages are preserved .
Kiss of the Spider Woman ( musical ) . `` Kiss of the Spider Woman '' is a musical with music by John Kander and Fred Ebb , with the book by Terrence McNally . It is based on the Manuel Puig novel `` El Beso de la Mujer Araña '' . Directed by Harold Prince , the musical had runs in the West End ( 1992 ) and Broadway ( 1993 ) and won the 1993 Tony Award for Best Musical . Despite a decidedly mixed review by Frank Rich , the musical ran on Broadway for 904 performances . Plot . Luis Alberto Molina , a homosexual window dresser , is in a prison in Argentina , serving his third year of an eight-year-sentence for corrupting a minor . He lives in a fantasy world to flee the prison life , the torture , fear and humiliation . His fantasies turn mostly around movies , particularly around a vampy diva , Aurora . He loves her in all roles , but one scares him : This role is the spider woman , who kills with her kiss . One day , a new man is brought into his cell : Valentin Arregui Paz , a Marxist revolutionary , already in a bad state of health after torture . Molina cares for him and tells him of Aurora . But Valentin ca n't stand Molina and his theatrical fantasies and draws a line on the floor to stop Molina from coming nearer to him . Molina , however , continues talking , mostly to block out the cries of the tortured prisoners , about Aurora and his mother . Valentin at last tells Molina that he is in love with a girl named Marta . Again , Valentin is tortured , again Molina has to care for him afterwards . In his fantasies , Aurora is next to him , helping him do so . The prison director announces to Molina that his mother is very ill and that Molina will be allowed to see her on one condition : he must tell them the name of Valentin 's girlfriend . Molina tells Valentin about a man he loves , a waiter named Gabriel , who does not return his feelings , and the two men cautiously begin to bond . Only a short while afterwards , Molina gets hallucinations and cramps after knowingly eating poisoned food intended for Valentin . He is brought to the hospital ward , talking to his mother and to the Spider Woman . As Molina is brought back , Valentin starts suffering from the same symptoms , also from poisoned food . Molina is afraid that Valentin will be given substances that might make him talk and so protects Valentin from being taken to the hospital . As Molina nurses him , Valentin asks him to tell him about his movies . Molina is happy to do so ; Valentin also shares his fantasies and hopes with Molina . Molina is allowed a short telephone conversation with his mother , and he announces to Valentin that he 's going to be freed for his good behaviour the next day . Valentin begs him to make a few telephone calls for him . Molina at first refuses , but Valentin persuades him with sex . Molina is brought back the next day , heavily injured . He has been caught in the telephone call , but refuses to tell whom he has phoned . The warden draws his pistol , threatening to shoot him , if he does n't tell . Molina confesses his love to Valentin and is shot . The scene then shifts to Molina in a heaven like world , where all of the people in his life are watching his final `` movie . '' The Spider Woman arrives and gives her deadly kiss as the curtain falls . Productions . `` Kiss of the Spider Woman '' was given a workshop by New Musicals , whose goal was to create , develop , and provide a working home for sixteen new musicals over four years , at the Performing Arts Center , State University of New York at Purchase in May 1990 . It was directed by Harold Prince with choreography by Susan Stroman and featured John Rubinstein , Kevin Gray , Lauren Mitchell , and Harry Goz . An attempt to persuade New York critics not to review this initial production ( given its workshop status ) failed , with Frank Rich in `` The New York Times '' , followed by other critics covering the production and filing mostly negative reviews . New Musicals folded after `` Spider Woman '' . Two years later , the producer Garth Drabinsky became involved , and his company , Livent , produced the show in Toronto at the St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts , Bluma Appel Theatre in June 1992 . The cast starred Brent Carver as Molina , Anthony Crivello as Valentin and Chita Rivera as Spider Woman/Aurora . `` Kiss of the Spider Woman '' premiered in the West End at the Shaftesbury Theatre on October 20 , 1992 , where it ran for 390 performances . Directed by Harold Prince with choreography by Vincent Paterson and co-choreography by Rob Marshall , it starred Brent Carver as Molina , Anthony Crivello as Valentin , and Chita Rivera as Spider Woman/Aurora . The production won the Evening Standard Award for Best Musical . It opened on Broadway at the Broadhurst Theatre on May 3 , 1993 and closed on July 1 , 1995 after 904 performances . It was again directed by Harold Prince , with choreography by Vincent Paterson and Rob Marshall , scenic design and projection design by Jerome Sirlin , costume design by Florence Klotz , and lighting design by Howell Binkley . The cast included Brent Carver , Anthony Crivello and Chita Rivera repeating their roles , as well as Merle Louise and Kirsti Carnahan . Carver , Crivello , and Rivera won Tony Awards for their performances . Notable replacements included : Brian Stokes Mitchell ( Valentin ) , Howard McGillin and Jeff Hyslop ( Molina ) ; and , as Aurora : María Conchita Alonso , Vanessa L. Williams , and Carol Lawrence . The teaming of McGillin , Williams , and Mitchell was so strong that many critics felt they were superior to the original cast , and in a rare step a second cast album was recorded featuring these principals . The US regional theater premier took place at Masquerade Theatre in Houston , TX in May 1999 . Directed and choreographed by Jim Williams , the show featured scenic and lighting design by Amy Ross and music direction by Brandon Matthews . The cast included Gina Nepoli-Holmes as Aurora , L. Jay Meyer as Molina , Pablo Bracho as Valentine , Monica Rial as Molina 's Mother , Jacqui Williams as Marta , Tim Wroble as Gabriel , and Todd Porter as The Warden . A 1996 touring version featured Chita Rivera again along with Juan Chioran as Molina and Dorian Harewood as Valentin . It opened in Buenos Aires , Argentina at the Lola Membrives Theatre on May 2 , 1995 . Vortex Theatre Company revived it off Broadway in New York City in 2007 . A reduced production with a cast of 7 opened at The Darlinghust Theatre in Sydney , Australia on 13 July 2010 . Directed and choreographed by Stephen Colyer and music directed by Craig Renshaw , the cast included Alexis Fishman ( Aurora/Marta ) , James Lee ( Molina ) , Frank Hansen ( Valentin ) , Jennifer White ( Molina 's Mother ) , Wayne McDaniel ( The Warden ) , Jim Williams ( Estabon/Gabriel ) , and Matt Young ( Marcos/Aurelio ) . Response . In his review of the Broadway production for `` The New York Times '' , Frank Rich wrote that the musical `` does not meet all the high goals it borrows from Manuel Puig 's novel . When it falls short , it pushes into pretentious overdrive ( a `` Morphine Tango '' , if you please ) and turns the serious business of police-state torture into show-biz kitsch every bit as vacuous as the B-movie cliches parodied in its celluloid fantasies . Yet the production does succeed not only in giving Ms. Rivera a glittering spotlight but also in using the elaborate machinery of a big Broadway musical to tell the story of an uncloseted , unhomogenized , unexceptional gay man who arrives at his own heroic definition of masculinity . ''
Doreen Mirembe . Doreen Mirembe is a Ugandan actress , filmmaker , producer , founder of Amani ( a film company ) and dental assistant at Pan Dental Surgery . She has acted in numerous films and TV series as well as producing her own movies . Biography . In addition to several films and television commercials , Mirembe has appeared in TV series such as `` Deception NTV '' as Dr. Stephanie and Nana Kagga 's `` Beneath The Lies '' as Miriam . She founded Amani House , her own film company . Her first film `` A Dog Story '' was an experimental film which actually did well garnering lots of nominations for Best Short Film as well as winning two awards for Best Actor and Best Actress in a Short Film at the Pearl International Film Festival in 2006 . She has also produced her second film titled Nectar . Mirembe is an active in-service dental assistant at Pan Dental Surgery , Kampala .
Yuriy Sergiyenko . Yuriy Mykolaiovych Sergiyenko ( ; born 19 March 1965 ) is a Ukrainian former track and field athlete who competed in the high jump . He competed internationally for the Soviet Union , the Unified Team , and finally Ukraine . His personal best of was set indoors in 1985 and he equalled that mark in 1993 . Sergiyenko was the European Junior champion in 1983 and won the bronze medal at the 1991 Summer Universiade . After representing the Unified Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics , he won the gold medal at the 1992 IAAF World Cup . His final international appearance came at the 1993 IAAF World Indoor Championships . He was a two-time Ukrainian national champion – being the first man to take the high jump title after the country 's independence . Career . Born in Starobilsk Raion in the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic , he was the gold medallist for the Soviet Union at the 1983 European Athletics Junior Championships , winning in a personal best of . He later set an outdoor best of , juumping in Tashkent in September that year . The best jump of his career came in 1985 at the age of twenty . In Kiev in February he cleared and later set an outdoor best of in Sofia in Bulgaria . He did not compete internationally in the second half of the 1980s but reappeared on the European scene in the 1990 season with a best of and followed with a jump of in 1991 . He won his first and final international medal for the Soviet Union at the 1991 Universiade . Sergiyenko began competing for Ukraine in the 1992 season , following the dissolution of the Soviet Union . This change marked a resurgence in the athlete 's form . He was victorious at the Brothers Znamensky Memorial in an outdoor best-equalling mark of 2.31 m. He became Ukraine 's first national champion in the high jump with a clearance of . He was selected for the Unified Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics , managed only a jump of in the qualifiers on his Olympic debut . His first medal senior gold medal followed at the 1992 IAAF World Cup in Havana , where he beat home favourite Javier Sotomayor to the title . He equalled his personal best of 2.34 m at the start of 1993 and won selection for Ukraine for the 1993 IAAF World Indoor Championships and cleared 2.31 m in the final to take sixth place . The best outdoor performance of his career came in June 1993 in the form of a clearance of in Nikopol , Ukraine . This proved to be the last time in his career that the Ukrainian cleared the two metres and thirty centimetres mark . He won his second Ukrainian title in 1994 and was the 1996 Europa SC High Jump winner . Reaching his mid-thirties , the 1998 season was the last in which he jumped over 2.20 m and he retired from athletics in 1999 .
5000 Ones . `` 5000 Ones '' is a song by American hip hop artist DJ Drama . The song serves as his debut single and the lead single from his debut studio album ' . The song , produced by Jazze Pha , features vocals from several rappers , namely Nelly , T.I. , Yung Joc , Willie the Kid , Young Jeezy and Twista , as well as Diddy on background vocals and ad-libs . The single peaked at # 52 on the U.S. `` Billboard '' Hip-Hop Songs and peaked at # 9 on the Hot Rap Tracks . Music video . The music video for `` 5000 Ones '' premiered on Rap City on October 20 , 2007 . The video features cameo appearances from Jazze Pha , Swizz Beatz , Mr. Collipark , Gorilla Zoe , Jim Jones , Webbie , DJ Khaled , Project Pat , Fabolous , Raekwon , Young Dro , Freeway , Diamond , Princess , Rasheeda , Jermaine Dupri , E-40 , Project Pat , The-Dream , Rick Ross , Juelz Santana , David Banner and Lil Duval among others .
Barbara Ramsden . Barbara Mary Ramsden ( 27 December 1903 – 1 January 1971 ) was an Australian book editor who worked for Melbourne University Press from 1941 to 1967 . Ramsden was born in the Sydney suburb of Annandale to English migrants Edward and Edith Ramsden . She boarded at Ascham School , and intended to study medicine but instead enrolled in arts at the University of Sydney in 1924 . The next year , she moved with her mother and brother to Melbourne , where she enrolled in the University of Melbourne and completed her Bachelor of Arts degree . She then worked for the university at the engineering and central libraries , and also worked part-time as an assistant reader at Melbourne University Press ( MUP ) . In 1941 , MUP appointed her formally in the role , working for manager Frank Wilmot . When Wilmot died in 1942 , Ramsden essentially assumed his role managing the publisher but was never promoted , and was not selected for the role when she applied for it in April 1942 . Following Ramsden 's death from cancer in 1971 , the Fellowship of Australian Writers established the FAW Barbara Ramsden Award for excellence in writing and editing an Australian book .
Koi Mere Dil Mein Hai . `` Koi Mere Dil Mein Hai '' is a 2005 Indian Bollywood film directed by Deepak Ramsay . It stars Priyanshu Chatterjee and Dia Mirza in pivotal roles . Plot . The wealthy Malhotra family consists of Vikram , his wife , and son , Raj . They would like Raj to get married to their friend , Ishwarchand Mangatram Gore 's only U.S. based daughter , Simran . But Raj is intent on finding his very own soul-mate - which he does in his sister 's tutor , Asha , who comes from a poor family , and is refusing to accept any advances from him . On the other hand , Simran too refuses to marry Raj , as she is in love with Sameer , an up-coming singer . When Simran is summoned to India , and introduced to Raj , both plan to get their marriage cancelled . While both attempt to woo their sweethearts , they find that Sameer is Asha 's betrothed . Both Simran and Raj must now come up with a plan so separate the two - and they eventually succeed . Raj 's marriage is fixed with Asha . On the marriage eve a guilty Raj confess to Sameer about how he and Simran had managed to separate him from Asha . Sameer forgives Raj and ask him to go ahead with this marriage and he also requests him not to reveal truth to Asha as it may break her completely . Simran who is also ashamed and guilty confesses to Sameer that she has realized her true love for Raj though it 's too late . Post marriage Raj confesses to Asha that he has realized his true feelings for Simran ; only to be surprised that the bride behind the veil is Simran & he has married Simran not Asha . When Simnran confessed her feelings for Raj in front of Sameer Raj 's father had over heard there conversation and it was his plan to swap the bride . the film ends by Sameer and Asha union and they eventually forgive Raj and Simran .
Australian whisky . Australian whisky is whisky produced in Australia . As at the end of 2017 , there are more than 120 listed distilleries in Australia with 31 of these in Tasmania . Australia 's largest concentration of whisky distilleries is found on the island state of Tasmania . These distilleries are better known in other parts of the world than in their own country . All of them are very small producers - in comparison to other parts of the world . Distilleries . In 2014 , there were nine whisky distilleries in Tasmania , and since then a boom in distilling both within Tasmania and nationwide has seen the number of distilleries in Tasmania grow to 31 with more planned in coming years . In 2014 , Sullivans Cove Distillery 's French Oak Cask ( named after Sullivans Cove ) was given the World Whiskies Award for the world 's best single malt whisky . It was the first time a distillery outside Scotland or Japan had won the award . Other well known distilleries in Tasmania are Lark , Nant , Hellyers Road , McHenry , and Overeem . Lark , founded in 1992 , is the oldest distillery in the state , and Sullivans Cove , established in 1994 , is the second oldest . In 2015 , Launceston Distillery opened , the first traditional whisky producer to operate in Launceston in the last 180 years . Launceston Distillery is distributed throughout mainland Australia by Alba Whisky . Other Australian whisky distillers include the Great Southern Distilling Company , which produces Limeburners single malt in Albany , Western Australia , Wild Swan Distilling Company in Henley Brook , Western Australia , Whipper Snapper Distillery in East Perth , Western Australia , Starward in Port Melbourne and Timboon Railway Shed Distillery in Timboon , in southwest Victoria .
2011 St. Petersburg Open – Singles . Mikhail Kukushkin was the defending champion but lost to Michael Berrer in the first round . Marin Čilić won the tournament beating Janko Tipsarević in the final , 6–3 , 3–6 , 6–2 .
Arkansas International Tennis Tournament . The Arkansas International Tennis Tournament was a men 's tennis tournament played in North Little Rock , Arkansas from 1974-1979 . The event was part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit from 1977 through 1979 and was played on indoor carpet courts . The tournament was also known under its sponsored name `` Fairfield Bay Classic '' .
Bittacy Hill Park . Bittacy Hill Park is a small public park in Mill Hill in the London Borough of Barnet . It is a hilly grassed area with mature trees , a children 's playground and two free tennis courts . There is access from Bittacy Hill and Brownsea Walk , and by a footpath from between 27 and 29 Bittacy Rise .
Driopea griseonotata . `` Driopea griseonotata '' is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae . It was described by Breuning in 1957 .
Latvia national football team . The Latvia national football team ( ) represents the country in international football competitions , such as the World Cup and the European Championships . It is controlled by the Latvian Football Federation , the governing body for football in Latvia . They have never qualified for the World Cup , but they have , however , qualified for the European Championship in 2004 , under Aleksandrs Starkovs . Latvia , alongside its Baltic rivals , Lithuania and Estonia , has also participated in the local sub-regional Baltic Cup tournament , which takes place every two years , and in which Latvia is the current champion , having won the tournament in 2018 . Latvia has won the Baltic Cup championship a record of 13 times , more than any other country in the history of the tournament . Latvia 's current home ground is the Daugava Stadium in Riga . History . Latvia played their first match in 1922 , a game against Estonia , which finished in a 1–1 draw . Latvia have won the Baltic Cup 12 times , and played 99 official games during its pre-war period from 1922 to 1940 . In 1937 , the Latvian team participated in the first qualification tournament for the 1938 World Cup . Latvia were placed in Group 8 , alongside Austria and Lithuania . Latvia beat Lithuania 4–2 in Riga , after an Fricis Kaņeps hat-trick and an Iļja Vestermans goal . In Kaunas , they won 5–1 , after two goals each from Kaņeps , Vaclavs Borduško , and Vestermans , but lost 1–2 in the decisive match against Austria , despite an early goal from Vestermans . In April 1938 , the Austrian Anschluss relegated the Austrian team , however , Latvia was not invited by FIFA as the group 's runner-up . In 1940 , Latvia was occupied and annexed by the Soviet Union ; the country regained its independence in 1991 and played their first match against Estonia on 16 November of that year in the Baltic Cup , and their first FIFA-recognized match against Romania on 8 April 1992 in Bucharest , a match , which Latvia lost 2–0 . In September 2003 , Latvia surprisingly finished second , ahead of Poland , in their qualifying group for Euro 2004 . This meant they qualified for the play-offs , where they were drawn against Turkey . Latvia won the first leg 1–0 , through top goalscorer , Māris Verpakovskis . The second leg finished in a 2–2 draw , with Latvia winning 3–2 on aggregate , thus qualifying for the tournament . This resulted in Latvia being the first and only Baltic team qualifying for a European Championship . At the Euro 2004 , Latvia were drawn in Group D , alongside Germany , Czech Republic , and Netherlands . Latvia faced Czech Republic in their opening match on 15 June 2004 , with Verpakovskis scoring before half-time . However , the Czechs would later come back to win the game 2–1 . Four days later , Latvia earned a respectable 0–0 draw against Germany to earn their first point in a major tournament . They lost their final match with 3–0 against Netherlands , and were eliminated , finishing fourth , with one point from their draw and two losses . Latvia have since failed to qualify for another major tournament , though they came close to qualifying for the 2010 FIFA World Cup . After eight qualifying matches , Latvia were level on points with their next opponent , second-placed Greece , but a 5–2 defeat virtually ended all hopes of qualification and Latvia finished third in UEFA Group 2 . Stadium . The majority of home matches take place at the Daugava Stadium in Riga . Between 2000 and 2017 the main base for the team was the Skonto Stadium , which was built as a temporary location due to the planned renovation of Daugava Stadium , which started only in 2017 . Home venues record . The following table provides a summary of Latvia 's results at home venues since 1992 . Last updated : Latvia v. Azerbaijan , June 8 , 2018 . Baltic Cup Championship record . 13-time winners – 1928 , 1932 , 1933 , 1936 , 1937 , 1993 , 1995 , 2001 , 2003 , 2008 , 2012 , 2014 , 2016 , 2018 Players . Vitālijs Astafjevs played for Latvia more than anyone else , with 167 caps from 1992 to 2010 . He also held the European record for 7 years for most matches played for the national team from 2009 until March 2017 , when his record was beaten by Gianluigi Buffon . Astafjevs has netted 16 times . Andris Vaņins is the most capped active player for Latvia with 94 appearances , as of October 2018 . Māris Verpakovskis is the nation 's top goalscorer with 29 goals . Other high scorers include Ēriks Pētersons with 24 goals scored in the 1930s and Marians Pahars and Juris Laizāns , who both scored 15 goals each for Latvia . Current squad . The following players have been called up for the UEFA Nations League matches against Kazakhstan on 13 October 2018 and Georgia on 16 October 2018 . `` All caps and goals as of 16 October 2018 after match against Georgia . Recent call-ups . The following players have been called up within the last twelve months .
Anisophyllea corneri . `` Anisophyllea corneri '' is a tree of tropical Asia in the family Anisophylleaceae . It is named for the English botanist Edred John Henry Corner . Description . `` Anisophyllea corneri '' grows as a tree up to tall with a trunk diameter of up to . Its bark is smooth . The ellipsoid fruits measure up to long . Distribution and habitat . `` Anisophyllea corneri '' grows naturally in Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo . Its habitat is lowland mixed dipterocarp to submontane forests from sea-level to altitude .
Craig Pont Rhondda . Craig Pont Rhondda is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Llwynypia , Rhondda , south Wales . The Countryside Council for Wales states that the site has been categorisied as a Site of Special Interest because it `` ... is the largest remaining broadleaved woodland in the valley of the Rhondda Fawr . The dominant tree is Sessile Oak , some stands of which have been coppiced in the past . Other trees include ash , birch , and hazel , with stands of alder in the wetter places . ''
Ampo snack . Ampo is a snack made by soil originated from Central Java and East Java , Indonesia . The snack consists of pure clay , without any mixture of ingredients . Habit . Ampo usually consumed as a light meal or snack , especially loved by the women who are pregnant . This habit of eating clay is also known as geophagy , human geophagy may be related to pica , a classified eating disorder in the DSM-IV characterized by abnormal cravings for nonfood items . The habit of many owned by people from various countries in the world , although most of the countries that have the habit of eating clay is never admit it . Myth . Food from clay , named `` Ampo '' This has become a traditional food that is trusted by the people in the island of Java , especially people in Central Java and East Java , is believed to strengthen the digestive system . Even eating clay is also believed to be a drug that can treat several kinds of diseases . Health benefits . In a `` Science Digest '' article ( Paraquat : a Potent Weed Killer is Killing People ) , it is recommended that a paraquat poisoning victim promptly swallow dirt , even at the risk of salmonella , because paraquat is deactivated upon contact with soil . Otherwise , a sufficiently lethal dose would cause damage to the liver , kidneys , and especially the lungs , usually causing death by asphyxiation by causing severe fibrosis . Lung transplants in two victims merely delayed their deaths because chemical levels still in their bodies subsequently damaged the transplanted lungs , too . There is also evidence that supports the usefulness of the flora found in soil , ingredients of ampo . Some have even suggested that it is useful , if not vital , in the establishment of healthy bacteria within the digestive tract , addressing the problems presented by Crohn 's disease and leaky gut syndrome . Highly adsorbent families of clays have been demonstrated to cause the lining of the vertebrate gut to change both on a cellular and acellular level , potentially protecting the gut from chemical insults as well as alleviating ailments such as esophagitis , gastritis , and colitis . Health risks . There are obvious risks in the consumption of ampo and clay that is contaminated by animal or human feces ; in particular , parasite eggs , such as roundworms , that can stay dormant for years , can present a problem . Tetanus poses a further risk . Nevertheless , these risks are generally well understood by most tribal populations that engage in geophagy , hence 'clean ' earth from below the surface level is sought out . Children 's predilection to engage in geophagy makes them more susceptible to worm infestations . Other dangers associated with geophagia include damage to tooth enamel , the ingestion of a variety of bacteria , various forms of soil contamination , and intestinal obstruction . In the traditional societies , producing ampo by heat-treat ( bake ) the earth before consumption , and this tends to mitigate the risks to some extent . There is a psychological hypothesis , which is centred on the cravings reported by clay eaters . Researchers ' attention was directed mainly towards pregnant and postpartum women and their emotional states . Geophagy was attributed to feelings of misery , homesickness , depression , and alienation .
RTP Madeira . RTP Madeira is a regional Portuguese television channel operated by the Rádio e Televisão de Portugal . It is broadcast in the Madeira Islands and via cable and satellite in the Azores Islands and continental Portugal . RTP Madeira serves as a regional opt-out to the national public television channel , RTP1 . RTP Madeira started broadcasting in 6 August 1972 . On 1 April 2017 , RTP Madeira got rebranded . The channel launch a new look at ( 20:37 USA time . )
Omm ol Ghaffari . Omm ol Ghaffari ( , also Romanized as Omm ol Ghaffārī ) is a village in Hoveyzeh Rural District , in the Central District of Hoveyzeh County , Khuzestan Province , Iran . At the 2006 census , its existence was noted , but its population was not reported .
Barrackpore subdivision . Barrrackpore subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal . History . In 1757 , the East India Company obtained the `` zamindari '' or land-holders rights of the 24 Parganas Zamindari from Mir Jafar , the new Nawab of Bengal . Full proprietary status was handed over to Robert Clive in 1759 by a `` sanad '' or deed granting him the 24 Parganas as a `` jagir '' . After Clive ’ s death in 1774 , full proprietary rights of the 24 Parganas zamindari reverted to the East India Company . In 1814 , the district consisted of two parts – the suburbs of Kolkata ( referred to as Dihi Panchannagram ) and the rest . In 1834 , several parganas of Jessore and Nadia were added to the 24 Parganas . The district was divided into two divisions . The Alipore division comprised territories originally ceded to the company and the Barasat division comprised territories added from Jessore and Nadia . The two divisions were replaced by eight subdivisions in 1861 – Diamond Harbour , Baruipur , Alipore , Dum Dum , Barrackpore , Barasat , Basirhat and Satkhira . The Satkhira subdivision was transferred to the newly formed Khulna district in 1882 , the Baruipur subdivision was abolished in 1883 and the Dum Dum and Barrackpore subdivisions in 1893 . Barrackpore subdivision was reconstituted in 1904 with portions of Barasat and Alipore subdivisions . Physical features . Barrackpore subdivision is part of the North Hooghly Flat , one of the three physiographic regions in the district located in the lower Ganges Delta . The country is flat . It is a little raised above flood level and the highest ground borders the river channels . Administrative units . Barrackpore subdivision has 14 police stations , 2 community development blocks , 2 panchayat samitis , 14 gram panchayats , 64 mouzas , 53 inhabited villages , 16 municipalities , 24 census towns and 4 outgrowths . The subdivision has its headquarters at Barrackpore . The municipalities are at Kanchrapara , Halisahar , Naihati , Bhatpara , Garulia , North Barrackpur , Barrackpore , Titagarh , Khardaha , Panihati , New Barrackpore , Kamarhati , Baranagar , Dum Dum , North Dumdum and South Dumdum . The census towns are : Palladaha , Palashi , Nagdaha , Jetia , Balibhara , Dogachhia , Garshyamnagar , Noapara , Kaugachhi , Paltapara , Ichhapur Defence Estate , Babanpur , Jafarpur , Mohanpur , Telenipara , Chak Kanthalia , Ruiya , Patulia , Bandipur , Talbandha , Bilkanda , Muragachha , Teghari and Chandpur . Religion . North 24 Parganas district with 24.22 % Muslims ( in 2001 ) has been identified as a minority concentrated district by the Ministry of Minority Affairs , Government of India . A baseline survey on religious minority population has been carried out under the aegis of Indian Council of Social Science Research and funded by the Ministry of Minority Affairs . For information on the survey see . Population movement . North 24 Parganas district is densely populated , mainly because of the influx of refugees from East Pakistan ( later Bangladesh ) . With a density of population of 2,182 per km2 in 1971 , it was 3rd in terms of density per km2 in West Bengal after Kolkata and Howrah , and 20th in India . According to the District Human Development Report : North 24 Parganas , “ High density is also explained partly by the rapid growth of urbanization in the district . In 1991 , the percentage of urban population in the district has been 51.23. ” As per the Refugee Relief and Rehabilitation Department of the Government of West Bengal , the census figures show the number of refugees from East Pakistan in 1971 was nearly 6 million ( 60 lakhs ) and in 1981 , the number was assessed at 8 million ( 80 lakhs ) . A district-wise break-up in 1971 , shows the main thrust of the refugee infux was on 24-Parganas ( 22.3 % of the total refugees ) , Nadia ( 20.3 % ) , Bankura ( 19.1 % ) and Kolkata ( 12.9 % ) . The North 24 Paraganas district has a 352 km long international border with Bangladesh , out of which 160 km is land border and 192 km is riverine border . Only a small portion of the border has been fenced and it is popularly referred to as a porous border . There are reports of Bangladeshi infiltrators . The CD Block pages carry Decadal Population Growth information . An estimate made in 2000 places the total number of illegal Bangladeshi immigrants in India at 1.5 crore , with around 3 lakh entering every year . The thumb rule for such illegal immigrants is that for each illegal person caught four get through . While many immigrants have settled in the border areas , some have moved on , even to far way places such as Mumbai and Delhi . The border is guarded by the Border Security Force . During the UPA government , Sriprakash Jaiswal , Union Minister of State for Home Affairs , had made a statement in Parliament on 14 July 2004 , that there were 12 million illegal Bangladeshi infiltrators living in India , and West Bengal topped the list with 5.7 million Bangladeshis . More recently , Kiren Rijiju , Minister of State for Home Affairs in the NDA government has put the figure at around 20 million . Kolkata Urban Agglomeration . The following Municipalities , Census Towns and other locations in Barrackpore subdivision were part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration in the 2011 census : Kanchrapara ( M ) , Jetia ( CT ) , Halisahar ( M ) , Balibhara ( CT ) , Naihati ( M ) , Bhatpara ( M ) , Kaugachhi ( CT ) , Garshyamnagar ( CT ) , Garulia ( M ) , Ichhapur Defence Estate ( CT ) , North Barrackpur ( M ) , Barrackpur Cantonment ( CB ) , Barrackpore ( M ) , Jafarpur ( CT ) , Ruiya ( CT ) , Titagarh ( M ) , Khardaha ( M ) , Bandipur ( CT ) , Panihati ( M ) , Muragachha ( CT ) New Barrackpore ( M ) , Chandpur ( CT ) , Talbandha ( CT ) , Patulia ( CT ) , Kamarhati ( M ) , Baranagar ( M ) , South Dumdum ( M ) , North Dumdum ( M ) , Dum Dum ( M ) , Noapara ( CT ) , Babanpur ( CT ) , Teghari ( CT ) , Nanna ( OG ) , Chakla ( OG ) , Srotribati ( OG ) and Panpur ( OG ) . Police stations . Note : The police website does not mention the jurisdiction of the police stations and therefore , we are using the jurisdiction outlined in the District Statistical Handbook 2013 . Municipal towns/ cities . An overview of the municipal towns and cities in Barrackpore subdivision is given below . Note : The data used in this table in mainly from the District Human Development Report , based on 2001 census data , and may be at variance with the data used in municipal city/ town pages utilising≤ data from District Census Handbook 2011 or other sources . Please bear with the variance . Education . North 24 Parganas district had a literacy rate of 84.06 % ( for population of 7 years and above ) as per the census of India 2011 . Bangaon subdivision had a literacy rate of 80.57 % , Barasat Sadar subdivision 84.90 % , Barrackpur subdivision 89.09 % , Bidhannagar subdivision 89.16 % and Basirhat subdivision 75.67 % . Note : Primary schools include junior basic schools ; middle schools , high schools and higher secondary schools include madrasahs ; technical schools include junior technical schools , junior government polytechnics , industrial technical institutes , industrial training centres , nursing training institutes etc . ; technical and professional colleges include engineering colleges , medical colleges , para-medical institutes , management colleges , teachers training and nursing training colleges , law colleges , art colleges , music colleges etc . Special and non-formal education centres include sishu siksha kendras , madhyamik siksha kendras , centres of Rabindra mukta vidyalaya , recognised Sanskrit tols , institutions for the blind and other handicapped persons , Anganwadi centres , reformatory schools etc . See also – List of West Bengal districts ranked by literacy rate Healthcare . The table below ( all data in numbers ) presents an overview of the medical facilities available and patients treated in the hospitals , health centres and sub-centres in 2013 in North 24 Parganas district . . * Excluding nursing homes . **Subdivision-wise break up for certain items not available . B.N.Bose Subdivisional Hospital , Barrackpore , 200 beds Barrackpore Cantonment Hospital , Barrackpore , 48 beds Barrackpore Police Case Hospital , Barrackpore , 6 beds Police Brigade Hospital , Barrackpore , 120 beds Naihati State General Hospital , Naihati , 131 beds Lalit Mohan Maternity Home , Naihati , 11 beds Bhatpara State General Hospital , Bhatpara , 119 beds Matri Mangal Pratisthan , Bhatpara , 15 beds Kanchrapara Railway Hospital , Kanchrapara , 220 beds Shibani Arogya Niketan , Kanchrapara , 8 beds Municipal Maternity-cun-Child Welfare Hospital , Halisahar , 10 beds ESI Hospital , Kamarhati , 350 beds Sagar Dutta State General Hospital , Kamarhati , 131 beds Panihati State General Hospital , Panihati , 150 beds Panihati Municipal Maternity Home , Panihati , 10 beds Shree Balaram Seva Mandir , Khardaha , 100 beds Baranagar State General Hospital , Baranagar , 100 beds Baranagar Maternity Hospital , Baranagar , 40 beds Dum Dum Central Jail Hospital , Dum Dum , 100 beds Dum Dum Municipal Specialised Hospital , Dum Dum , 105 beds North Dumdum Municipal Hospital , North Dumdum , 32 beds South Dumdum Maternity Home , South Dumdum , 15 beds Rural Hospitals : ( Name , block , location , beds ) Nanna Rural Hospital , Malancha ( via Hazinagar ) , 30 beds Block Primary Health Centres : ( Name , block , location , beds ) Primary Health Centres : ( CD Block-wise ) ( CD Block , PHC location , beds ) Barrackpore I CD Block : Narayanpur PHC , Kakinara ( via Jagatdal ) ( 6 ) Barrackpore II CD Block : Bilkanda ( Teghari ) PHC , Muragachha ( 6 ) , Sultanpur PHC ( 6 ) Private Medical Facilities ( Name , location , speciality ) Sarada Seva Sadan , 114 , Barasat Road , Barrackpore ( general medicine , gynecology ) Disha Eye Hospital , 88 ( 63A ) , Ghoshpara Road , Barrackpore ( ophthalmology , pediatric ophthalmology ) Disha Cataract and Refractive Surgi Centre , 130B , Ghoshpara Road , Barrackpore ( ophthalmology , pediatirc ophthalmology ) ILS Hospitals , Mall Road , Khudiram Bose Sarani , Dum Dum ( cardiology , nephrology , general medicine , dermatology , urology etc . )
Queens Center Mall . Queens Center Mall is an urban shopping mall in the Elmhurst neighborhood of Queens , New York City , at the intersection of Queens Boulevard and Woodhaven Boulevard . Queens Center Mall is the largest mall in Queens . It is currently owned and managed by The Macerich Company , who purchased the mall in the 1990s . The mall has a gross leasable area of and 150 stores . It has one of the highest returns in sales per square foot in the United States , with 2002 sales of $ 953 per square foot , almost triple the national average . The station is adjacent to the Woodhaven Boulevard station ( ) on the IND Queens Boulevard Line of the New York City Subway . It is across the street from the former St. Johns Hospital and the Rock Church . It is also off Exit 19 on the Long Island Expressway . History . Queens Center Mall opened on September 12 , 1973 , on land previously occupied by a children 's amusement park named Fairyland , a supermarket , and automobile parking ; the original anchor tenants were Abraham & Straus and Ohrbach 's . The mall underwent a major expansion from 2002 to 2004 , nearly doubling in size as the original mall was renovated and another wing was added across 92nd Street . The mall 's current anchor tenants are Macy 's and JCPenney . In addition , it has a large food court in the basement . For a limited time during the 2006 Christmas shopping season , the Macy 's location in Queens Center was open 24 hours a day , becoming the first to do so . Since then , it has had all-day operating hours during every Christmas shopping season .
Endoscopic nasopharyngectomy . Endoscopic nasopharyngectomy is a form of endoscopic surgery to treat nasopharyngeal carcinoma . This type of cancer is commonly treated with radiation therapy and chemotherapy , but endoscopic operation offers an alternative treatment especially when the radiation therapy fails .
Bush Babies Monkey Sanctuary . Bush Babies Monkey Sanctuary is a privately owned multi-species primate rehabilitation centre situated in the foothills and gorges of the Magaliesberg mountain range , close to Hartbeespoort Dam in the North West Province of South Africa . The sanctuary takes in donated and rescued primates that may have been orphaned , raised as household pets , previously confined to captivity , abused , injured , or recovered from the illegal pet trade . Primates are rehabilitated for free-release within the natural forested environment of the sanctuary , where they are given a new lease of life in a wild environment and encouraged to search and hunt for food themselves . The sanctuary is one of only eight free-release primate sanctuaries in the world , and home to over 90 indigenous and exotic primates from around the world . A number of primates have also been born wild at the sanctuary . The sanctuary is non-subsidised , and supported by funding generated from guided tours and sales of curios . It is open to the public seven days a week year round . Species . Primates species at Bush Babies Monkey Sanctuary include : spider monkeys , lemurs , bush babies , squirrel monkeys , capuchin monkeys and vervet monkeys . Educational tours . Trained guides conduct educational walking tours along elevated wooden walkways through the indigenous forests and gorges of the sanctuary . Visitors have the opportunity to observe and learn about a variety of primate species in an unobtrusive manner , whilst the animals benefit from a protected , yet wild environment . The tours are geared towards creating awareness of the fact that primates do not make good pets , and the benefits of releasing primates into recognized sanctuaries .
Women in the United States . This is about women in the United States today . For the history of women in the United States , please see History of women in the United States . Convention to Eliminate All Forms of Discrimination Against Women . The United States has never ratified the U.N. 's Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women , although it played an important role in drafting the treaty . As of 2014 , the United States is thus one of only seven nations which have not ratified it – also including Iran , Palau , Somalia , South Sudan , Sudan , and Tonga . Equal Rights Amendment . The United States has ratified the Equal Rights Amendment . Marriage . Child marriage , as defined by UNICEF , is observed in the United States . The UNICEF definition of child marriage includes couples who are formally married , or who live together as a sexually active couple in an informal union , with at least one member — usually the girl — being less than 18 years old . The latter practice is more common in the United States , and it is officially called cohabitation . Laws regarding child marriage vary in the different states of the United States . Generally , children 16 and over may marry with parental consent , with the age of 18 being the minimum in all but two states to marry without parental consent . Those under 16 generally require a court order in addition to parental consent . Parental leave . The United States is the only high income country not to provide required paid parental leave . Reproductive rights . Birth control is legal nationwide as of 2014 . Abortion is legal nationwide as of 2014 ; however , states are allowed to place regulations on abortion which fall short of prohibition after the first trimester of pregnancy . Politics . The first woman elected to the United States House of Representatives was in 1917 , Jeannette Rankin , she represented Montana . In 1978 the first woman was elected to the United States Senate . Women who served before her were finishing someone else 's term who died in office or had resigned . Currently ( August 2014 ) , there are 79 female representatives in the United States , making up 18 % of the U.S. House of Representatives . There are also 20 female senators in the United States , making up 20 % of the U.S. Senate . There are currently 3 women in the United States presidential cabinet , including : Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell , Department of the Interior Secretary Sally Jewell , and Department of Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker . As for women in positions that have the status of Cabinet-rank there are also 3 women : Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy , United States Mission to the United Nations Ambassador Samantha Power , and Small Business Administration Administrator Maria Contreras-Sweet . Two of the three Deputy Chiefs of Staff are women , Anita Decker Breckenridge and Kristie Canegallo . One of two Senior Advisors is also a woman , Valerie Jarrett . The First Lady is Melania Trump and the Second Lady is Karen Pence . Gender equality ranking . As of 2017 , the United States is ranked 49th of 142 applicable countries in gender equality on the World Economic Forum 's Gender Gap Index . Religion . The United States has freedom of religion as a constitutionally guaranteed right . Christianity claims the largest number of adherents . Not all religious denominations ordain women , and a few ( most notably Roman Catholicism ) oppose artificial contraception . Many oppose abortion . Education . As of 2014 , women in the United States earn more post-secondary ( college and graduate school ) degrees than men do . Marriage . As of 2013 , the most recent year for which statistics are available , average age at first marriage in the United States is 27 for women and 29 for men . Workforce . As of 2014 , women are 46.5 % of the total United States workforce . Sex discrimination has been outlawed in non-ministerial employment in the United States since 1964 nationwide ; however , under a judicially created doctrine called the `` ministerial exemption , '' religious organizations are immune from sex discrimination suits brought by `` ministerial employees , '' a category that includes such religious roles as priests , imams or kosher supervisors . A woman 's median salary in the United States has increased over time , although as of 2014 it is only 77 % of man 's median salary , a phenomenon often referred to as the Gender Pay Gap . ( A woman 's average salary is reported as 84 % of a man 's average salary . ) Whether this is due to discrimination is very hotly disputed , while economists and sociologists have provided evidence both supporting and debunking this assertion . Violence . Violence against women has been recognized as a public health concern in the United States . Culture in the country has promoted the trivialization women-directed violence , with media in the United States creating the appearance of violence against women unimportant to the public . The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institute of Justice reports that about 1 in every 4 women suffer from at least one physical assault experience from a partner during adulthood . About 20 % of women in the United States have been victims of rape with many incidents of rape being underreported according to a 2013 study .
Branimir inscription . The Branimir inscription ( ) is the oldest preserved monument containing an inscription defining a Croatian medieval ruler as a duke of Croats – ' . The inscription was originally a part of templon of a church built by Duke Branimir , who ruled Croatia from 879–892 . Description . The inscribed beam and gable fragments contain a Latin language reference to Branimir as ( `` the count Branimir… considered duke of the Croats… '' ) . The first two words are inscribed on the beam fragment , and the rest on the wide and tall gable fragment . Both of the fragments have matching ornamentation along the top edge , with a cross executed in Croatian interlace on the gable and a pair of birds , one to either side of the cross . The fragments were originally parts of a templon in a church completed in the 9th century and consecrated to Saint Jerome . The church was built by Branimir , who reigned in 879–892 . The inscription is kept in Museum of Croatian Archaeological Monuments in Split . The inscription is significant for the history of Croatia as it represents the oldest surviving reference to a Croatian ruler described as a ruler of a nation and the earliest recorded use of the particular name for Croats . There are four other preserved stone inscriptions mentioning Branimir , found in Nin , Ždrapanj near Skradin , Otres near Bribir and in Muć Gornji near Split . The one found in Muć contains the consecration year , dating the inscription to year 888 . A possibly older reference to a Croatian ethnonym is attributed to a charter of duke Trpimir I of Croatia from the year 852 . However , its original is lost , and only a 1568 copy is preserved , leading to doubts on the authenticity of the claim .
Hungarian Historical Society . The Hungarian Historical Society ( ) is one of the most important and prestigious learned society among the similar societies in Hungary – but the Hungarian Academy of Sciences is considered as a principal learned society – and the most notable historical society of Hungary which was established in 1867 . Its main responsibilities are the cultivation of History of Hungary , dissemination of scientific findings , supporting research and development and representing History of Hungary domestically and around the world . History . The Hungarian Historical Society was established on May 15 , 1867 . The first session to establish the society was held on 2 February 1867 which was summoned by Arnold Ipolyi . Here they discussed the ways in which the society was formed and chose a committee to elaborate the basic rules . The first General Assembly was held with 300 members at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences . On 13 June Imre Mikó was elected to the chairman of the society , and acted as a leader until 1876 . 21st century . The goal of the new millennium was that the society renewed the old traditions of conferences and congresses related to the various significant anniversaries , and it began monthly talk series about `` Critical Issues in the national history '' and the modernization of Periodical Századok . The society celebrated its 150th anniversary on May 15 , 2017 , and on this occasion a memorial conference was held at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences on 6 December 2017 . Organisation . The management and the Board of Directors is run by the General Assembly . The 20 members of the Board of Directors are elected by the ordinary Annual General Assembly meeting among regular members by secret ballot . The management is consisting of nine members : the chairperson , the five deputy chairpersons among whom one serves as an acting chairperson , the general secretary , the chairman of the Editorial Board of Periodical Századok and its editor-in-chief . Types of the Publications of the Society . The society published several journals , periodicals and books from its establishment , 1867 , e.g monographs , book series , sourcebooks , study books , biographies , mémoires , e.g . about significant Hungarian historical persons like Ladislaus IV of Hungary , Louis I of Hungary , Mary , Queen of Hungary , Matthias Corvinus , Tamás Bakócz , Sigismund Rákóczi , Péter Pázmány , Gabriel Bethlen , Miklós Zrínyi , George II Rákóczi , Emeric Thököly . In 1867 it established its most important periodical named `` Századok '' ( Centuries ) which has survived until now .
David Todros . David Todros is a fictional character from a series of historical mystery novels written by Elizabeth Peters and featuring fictional sleuth and archaeologist Amelia Peabody . David first appears in The Hippopotamus Pool . He is the estranged grandson of Abdullah , the Emerson ’ s reis , or foreman . David is found working for Abd el Hamed , one of the most notorious forgers of antiquities in Gourneh , the village on the west side of the Nile , populated by many of the best tomb robbers and forgers in Egypt . David ’ s talents at forgery are quickly evident , as are his other artistic skills . Both his parents are dead , but rather than live with Abdullah ’ s extended family , he becomes a ward of Walter Emerson and Evelyn Emerson , where his artistic talents blossom . From the beginning , Evelyn is very supportive of him . David and Ramses become best friends , and later on blood brothers . They are very much alike and could pass for brothers , as they do later on in the series . After a few years , in a difficult moment for the entire family , David and Lia , Walter ’ s eldest daughter , fall in love . This being Edwardian England , such a marriage is not readily accepted by many . Walter and Evelyn feel betrayed , believing that the two went behind their backs for years . Even Amelia has difficulty with the relationship , until Emerson ’ s obvious acceptance forces her to realize that she must accept people for who they are , not for what society takes them to be . David soon becomes a renowned illustrator , receiving frequent commissions from many sources . He and Lia also become parents at a rate to rival Walter and Evelyn . The greatest difficulty David encounters is his support for the independence of Egypt from England . He becomes associated with some of the more radical groups and even spends time in exile at an oasis . But his heroism in helping defeat the Turks and Germans in the Great War , along with help from those that know how upright he is , help to keep him away from serious harm .
Optical switch . An optical switch is a device that enables optical signals to be selectively switched-on and -off or switched from one channel to another . The former is known as an optical ( time-domain ) switch or an optical modulator , while the later can be specifically called an optical space switch or an optical router . In its ways to be switched temporally or spatially , it can be seen as physical analogies to the one-way or two-way switches in electrical circuits . In general , optical modulators and routers can be made from each other . Terminology . The word applies on several levels . In commercial terms ( such as `` the telecom optical switch market size '' ) it refers to any piece of circuit switching equipment between fibers . The majority of installed systems in this category actually use electronic switching between fiber transponders . Systems that perform this function by routing light beams are often referred to as `` photonic '' switches , independent of how the light itself is switched . Away from telecom , an optical switch is the unit that actually switches light between fibers , and a photonic switch is one that does this by exploiting nonlinear material properties , such as semiconductor-based materials , to steer light ( i.e. , to switch wavelengths , intensities , or directions ) . Hence a certain portion of the optical switch market is made up of photonic switches . These will contain within them an optical switch , which will , in some cases , be a photonic switch . Operation . An optical switch may operate by mechanical means , such as physically shifting an optical fiber to drive one or more alternative fibers , or by electro-optic effects , magneto-optic effects , or other methods . Slow optical switches , such as those using moving fibers , may be used for alternate routing of an optical switch transmission path , such as routing around a fault . Fast optical switches , such as those using electro-optic or magneto-optic effects , may be used to perform logic operations ; also included in this category are semiconductor optical amplifiers , which are optoelectronic devices that can be used as optical switches and be integrated with discrete or integrated microelectronic circuits . Functionality . The functionality of any switch can be described in terms of the connections it can establish . As stated in Telcordia a connection is the association between two ports on a switch and is indicated as a pair of port identifiers ( `` i '' , `` j '' ) , where `` i '' and `` j '' are two ports between which the connection is established . A connection identifies the transmission path between two ports . An optical signal can be applied to either one of the connected ports . However , the nature of the signal emerging at the other port depends on the optical switch and the state of the connection . A connection can be in the `` on '' state or the `` off '' state . A connection is said to be in the `` on '' state if an optical signal applied to one port emerges at the other port with essentially zero loss in optical energy . A connection is said to be in the `` off '' state if essentially zero optical energy emerges Connections established in optical switches can be unidirectional or bidirectional . A unidirectional connection only allows optical signal transmission in one direction between the connected ports . A bidirectional connection allows optical signal transmission in both directions over the connection . Connections in passive and transparent optical switches are bidirectional , i.e. , if a connection ( `` i '' , `` j '' ) is set up , optical transmission is possible from `` i '' to `` j '' and from `` j '' to `` i '' . A device is optically “ transparent ” if the optical signal launched at the input remains optical throughout its transmission path in the device and appears as an optical signal at the output . Optically transparent devices operate over a range of wavelengths called the passband . A passive optical switch does not have optical gain elements . An active optical switch has optical gain elements . An all-optical switch is a transparent optical switch in which the actuating signal is also optical . Thus , in an all-optical switch , an optical signal is used to switch the path another optical signal takes through the switch . Performance . Various parameters are defined and specified to quantify the performance of optical switches . The steady state performance of an optical switch ( or optical switching matrix ) is measured by its ability to effectively transmit optical power from an input port to any one of N output ports over the “ on ” state transmission path , and its ability to effectively isolate input power sources from all non-active ports over the “ off ” state transmission paths . Other key optical performance parameters include transmission efficiency over a range of wavelengths , the ability to minimize input optical power reflected back into the input fiber , transmission balance , and bidirectional transmission . The optical switch ( or switching matrix ) transient behavior is another important characteristic that is specified by its speed of response to control stimulation via the time interval it takes to either transmit or block the optical signal on any given output port . Two rates can be associated with switches : the switching rate and the signal transmission rate . The switching rate is the rate at which a switch changes states . The signal transmission rate is the modulation rate of information passing through a switch . The signal transmission rate is usually much greater than the switching rate . ( If the switching rate approaches or exceeds the transmission rate , then the switch can be called an optical modulator . ) A switch ’ s ability to sustain its steady state and transient performance specifications under stressful environmental conditions and over time is also an important characteristic . Applications . Optical switching technology is driven by the need to provide flexibility in optical network connectivity . Prime applications are optical protection , test systems , remotely reconfigurable add-drop multiplexers , and sensing . Possible future applications include remote optical provisioning and restoration . Current switching applications include passive protection switching for service restoration following a disruption , such as a fiber cut . One common application for switches is in Remote Fiber Test Systems ( RFTSs ) that can monitor and locate a fault on a fiber transmission line . An emerging application of optical switches is optical cross-connection . Optical cross-connects utilize optical switching fabrics to establish an interconnection between multiple optical inputs and outputs .
Geoff Hines . Geoffrey Robert Hines ( born 10 October 1960 ) is a former New Zealand rugby union player . A flanker , Hines represented Waikato at a provincial level , and was a member of the New Zealand national side , the All Blacks , in 1980 . He played 12 matches on the tours of Australia and Fiji and North America and Wales , including a single international , against Australia at Sydney .
Placosaris triticalis . `` Placosaris triticalis '' is a species of moth of the family Crambidae described by George Hamilton Kenrick in 1907 . It is found in Papua New Guinea . This species has a wingspan of 26 mm .
Dan Sparks . Daniel D. `` Dan '' Sparks ( born July 5 , 1968 ) is a Minnesota politician and member of the Minnesota Senate . A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party ( DFL ) , he represents District 27 , which includes all or portions of Dodge , Faribault , Freeborn , Mower , and Steele counties in the southeastern part of the state . Education and career . He attended college at the University of Minnesota and at St . Cloud State University in St . Cloud . Sparks worked on a farm , in a highway engineer ’ s office , and on the production line at Hormel . He became a banker/loan officer at an Austin bank . Elections . He was first elected to the Senate in 2002 defeating Senator Grace Schwab by 7 votes after an automatic recount . He was re-elected in 2006 , 2010 and 2012 . Committee Assignments . Sparks was selected to chair the Senate Committee on Jobs , Agriculture and Rural Development in November 2012 . His special legislative concerns include education funding , lowering prescription drug costs , and economic development . Personal life . Sparks and his wife , Andrea , live in Austin with their three daughters and son : Hailey , Maddy , Rylie , and Niklas Tyler .
Snackbox Food Holdings . Snackbox Food Holdings Co , Ltd ( ) is a Korean lunch snack food company . Its headquarters is in Mokdong-Ri Gyoha-Eup Paju Gyeonggi-do , Korea , and was established in 2004 . It offers a number of snack food services to home party foods . The company offers a range of products including fruit lunch packs , salad , yogurt and sandwiches . Snack Box has about 25 employees as of January , 2006 . The `` Snackbox Food Holdings '' CEO is Sim Hyo Seop ( 심효섭 ) .
Thunive Thunai . `` Thunive Thunai '' is 1976 Tamil-language action-thriller film directed by S. P. Muthuraman and produced by P. V. Tholasiraman under his banner P. V. T. Productions . The film script was written by Panchu Arunachalam . Music by M. S. Viswanathan assets to the film . It starring Jaishankar , Jayaprabha , Rajasulochana played lead with S. A. Ashokan , Suruli Rajan , S. V. Ramadoss played pivotal role . The film was slightly inspired by the hollywood classic Bad Day at Black Rock . This film was a `` Runaway hit '' at Box-Office Soundtrack . Music by M. S. Viswanathan and lyrics by Kannadasan . The Playback singers were T. M. Soundararajan , S. P. Balasubramanyam , L. R. Eswari , Vani Jayaram , L. R. Anjali and B. S. Sasirekha .
Paraptera . `` Paraptera '' is a genus of moth in the family Geometridae .
Don Armes . Don Armes ( born July 31 , 1961 ) is a United States Republican politician from U.S. state of Oklahoma . Armes currently serves in the Oklahoma House of Representatives , representing state House District 63 . He was first elected to the seat in 2002 . Early life and career . Armes was born in Midwest City , Oklahoma to Donald C. Armes and Elaine O . ( Oliver ) Bennett . He attended Cameron University , where he studied agricultural education and animal science . Armes worked as a broadcaster for KSWO-TV from 1999 to 2002 , as an agriculture educator in Lawton and continues to work as a farmer and auctioneer today . Political career . Armes has represented his district as a conservative lawmaker with a focus on issues that affect rural Oklahomans , and received a rating of 100 % from the Oklahoma Farm Bureau . He has consistently supported legislation which would restrict abortion access . Armes has consistently voted against embryonic stem cell research , for tax relief and government modernization . Personal life . Armes currently lives in Faxon , Oklahoma with his wife , Dede . They have two children , Katy and Kelsey Armes . District . House District 63 encompasses Tillman County and the western half of Comanche County . Most of the district is rural .
Pavao Špirančić . Pavao Špirančić or Sperančić ( c. 1400 – 1463 ) was a Croatian nobleman and the Ban of Croatia and Dalmatia from 1459 to 1463 . In the sources he is often mentioned with the nickname `` Horvat '' . He was appointed as Ban of Croatia and Dalmatia by Hungarian king Matthias Corvinus . With Pavao 's and Frankopan family 's help , the king Matthias tried to consolidate his power in the areas southern of mount Velebit , where Republic of Venice and Ottoman empire posed threat . Biography . Pavao Špirančić was born in the first half of the 15th century in Croatia which was in that time under the rule of Hungarian king . In the 1459 , he was appointed as Ban of Croatia and Dalmatia by Hungarian king Matthias Corvinus . Špirančić tried to gain support of Republic of Venice and make them an ally against Ottoman empire which posed great threat for his territories and Hungarian kingdom . His attempts were unsuccessful , mainly because of his conquest of city of Klis and surrounding towns and areas , which made him a threat for Venetians and some other Croatian nobles who had their possessions there . He was also perceived as a threat by Bosnian king , who went to the Venetians and proclaimed him as an enemy . He was appointed again as Ban of Croatia and Dalmatia in 1463 , together with Stjepan III Frankopan . In the same year , neighboring Kingdom of Bosnia was conquered by Ottoman empire . Last Bosnian king Stephen Tomašević was killed and his wife Marija fled to the Croatian littoral where she was captured by Pavao who was enemy of her husband . As Pavao did n't get the help from Hungarian king , he was forced to ask Venetians for help . Later in the same year , his forces were defeated by Ottoman army and he was captured by the Ottomans where he died in captivity . Marija used that opportunity and fled to the Venetians . Pavao 's wife Margareta was mentioned in the sources in the years after as `` Banica '' or `` Princess of Cetina and Klis '' , but in 1466 , Klis was taken by Croatian ban Ivan Thuz of Lak .
1989 Cleveland Browns season . The 1989 Cleveland Browns season was the team 's 40th season with the National Football League . It was the Browns ' first season with head coach Bud Carson , who had been the defensive coordinator of the New York Jets the previous season . The Browns reached their third AFC Championship Game in four seasons , and for the third time lost to the Denver Broncos . It would be the Browns 's fifth consecutive season making the playoffs , but it would be their last playoff season until 1994 . Week 1 . Bud Carson begins his Browns head coaching career with a memorable 51-0 victory over the Steelers in Pittsburgh . It is the most lopsided victory in the 79-game series between the teams and the Browns ' biggest shutout ever . Carson , Pittsburgh 's former defensive coordinator , watches his team force eight turnovers , record seven sacks and score three touchdowns ( two by linebacker David Grayson ) . Week 4 . The Browns snap a 10-game losing streak to Denver with a controversial 16-13 win at Cleveland . The game was decided by a Matt Bahr 48-yard field goal as time expired - a kick that barely made the crossbar . Bahr 's field goal comes after referee Tom Dooley ordered the teams to switch ends of the field , thanks to rowdy Dawg Pound fans who pelt the Broncos with dog biscuits , eggs and other debris . The switch gave the Browns a timely wind advantage . Week 7 . Wide receiver Webster Slaughter catches eight passes for 186 yards in leading the Browns to a 27-7 win over The Chicago Bears on ABC 's Monday Night Football in Cleveland . One of the catches is a 96-yard touchdown pass from Kosar - The longest play from scrimmage in Browns history . Week 8 . For the first time in more than a decade Ozzie Newsome did not catch a pass , but The Browns still beat Houston , 28-17 . The Browns explode for 326 second-half yards as Kosar throws touchdown passes of 80 and 77 yards to Slaughter . Newsome 's club-record streak of 150 consecutive games with a reception ends . Week 11 . Former coach Marty Schottenheimer , returning to Cleveland with his Chiefs , has to settle for a 10-10 tie as Kansas City kicker Nick Lowery misses three makeable field goal attempts : 45- and 39- yard attempts In the final 10 seconds of regulation and a 47-yard attempt with seven seconds left in overtime . The Browns fumble four times , throw one interception and punt a club-record-tying 12 times . This was the first Browns ' tie since the introduction of overtime in regular season games in 1974 The Browns would not record another tie until Week 1 of the 2018 season . Week 16 . With the AFC Central title and a wild-card berth at stake , The Browns blow a 17-point lead before bouncing back to defeat the Oilers , 24-20 at the Astrodome . The Browns march 58 yards with no timeouts and Kevin Mack scores on a 4-yard touchdown run with 39 seconds left to save the day . As of January 2018 , the 1989 season marks the last time that the Browns have won a division title . The 25 season drought without a division title is the longest active drought in the NFL .
Samuel P. Ely ( shipwreck ) . `` Samuel P. Ely '' is a shipwreck in Two Harbors , Minnesota listed on the National Register of Historic Places . She was a schooner that sailed the Great Lakes carrying iron ore , coal , and other bulk freight . She was built in 1869 and was a fairly typical example of the 200-foot schooner built in the 1870s , though she was reinforced for the demands of carrying iron ore. Career . `` Samuel P. Ely '' first served in the Winslow fleet , often traveling from Escanaba , Michigan , to Cleveland , Ohio , and occasionally to Marquette , Michigan . In 1881 , it was purchased by the Bradley Transportation Company of Cleveland . As part of the Bradley fleet , it often served the ore docks at Duluth , Minnesota , Ashland , Wisconsin , and Two Harbors , Minnesota . Later in her career , she was often towed as a barge behind a steamboat , `` Sarah E. Sheldon '' or other Bradley steamers . `` Samuel P. Ely '' visited Two Harbors approximately 150 times between 1884 and 1896 . The wreck . In October 1896 , `` Samuel P. Ely '' traveled from Kelley 's Island , Ohio to Duluth , Minnesota , in tow of `` Hesper '' and carrying a load of limestone . `` Hesper '' was also towing `` Negaunee '' , a similar barge . `` Hesper '' , along with `` Samuel P. Ely '' and `` Negaunee '' , reached Duluth on 27 October 1896 . The two barges unloaded their limestone while `` Hesper '' unloaded her cargo of coal . On 29 October 1896 , `` Hesper '' steamed up to Two Harbors with `` Negaunee '' and `` Samuel P. Ely '' in tow . A storm had impeded their progress to Two Harbors , with heavy headwinds and high seas , and `` Hesper '' was barely able to make it into port while towing `` Samuel P. Ely '' . Around 8:00 in the evening , `` Hesper '' had to cast off the towline , and although the crew of `` Samuel P. Ely '' dropped the anchors , they were unable to hold the ship , and she drifted toward the breakwater . Around midnight , she was wedged against the rocks of the breakwater and could not be moved . Finally , around 3:00 in the morning , `` Samuel P. Ely '' sank , although the crew was able to escape drowning by clinging to the rigging of the masts . The next morning , many residents of Two Harbors were watching the scene from the shore , but any plan to rescue the crew was complicated by the possibility of the tugboat becoming entangled on the breakwater as well . Finally , someone devised a plan whereby the tugboat `` Ella G. Stone '' would travel close to the wreck and float a small sailboat out to the wreck while tethered on about of line . This plan was successful , although it took three trips to retrieve all ten men of the crew . Deterioration and preservation . `` Samuel P. Ely '' suffered further damage after she sank . The ship 's location became known to recreational scuba divers in the mid to late 1950s , and local historians and divers noted that several items were removed from the wreck between 1958 and 1961 . Several small pieces of equipment were removed at first . In 1961 , a large wooden anchor was removed and put on display in someone 's lawn in Superior , Wisconsin . The deck capstan was removed in 1974 and brought to Lake Superior Maritime Collections in Duluth . One of the deck winches was removed in 1978 and brought to the SS Meteor Marine Museum in Superior , while another winch was removed to an unknown location . There were also reports that divers had removed parts of the red oak deck planking to make furniture and picture frames . After the wreck was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992 , it became illegal to remove artifacts from the wreck . High seas , repair work to the breakwater structure , and other forces have caused deterioration of the wreck . In 1994 , a group of concerned divers began a project to preserve `` Samuel P. Ely '' , since the deck was starting to collapse into the hull . They performed a series of dives under the ice in March 1994 and lifted the deck through holes in the ice , then installed 3/4 inch steel tie rods to hold the sides of the hull together . After the sides of the hull were fastened into place , the deck was lowered back onto place onto the original ledges that supported it . The group also installed simple measuring devices to monitor the movement of the hull over time . This group later evolved into the Great Lakes Shipwreck Preservation Society . In 2001 , members of the group returned to do some more strengthening work , including installing thicker steel rods with turnbuckles .
EU-Latin America summit of 2004 protest activity . The 2004 EU-Latin America summit protest activity , also known as the Guadalajara Riots were a series of public protests in Guadalajara 's city centre that involved Mexican and foreign activists just a short distance from the meeting of the 58 leaders which included a group of representants of developing states led by India , South Africa and Brazil during the Third Summit of Heads of State and Governments from Latin America , the Caribbean and the European Union on 28 May 2004 . Around 20 people were injured and more than 90 arrested . The reaction of the state police and other officials has been target of criticism from human rights associations such as Human Rights Watch .
Cortex ( archaeology ) . In lithic analysis in archaeology the cortex is the outer layer of rock formed on the exterior of raw materials by chemical and mechanical weathering processes . It is often recorded on the dorsal surface of flakes using a three class system : primary , secondary , and tertiary . The amount of cortex present on artifacts in an archaeological assemblage may indicate the extent of lithic reduction that has occurred . Primary , secondary , and tertiary designations for flakes are generally determined by relative amounts of cortex presented on the dorsal surface . Some archaeologists classify flakes with no cortex as tertiary , flakes with some cortex as secondary , and flakes with all cortex as primary , whereas others may distinctions at every third or half of the dorsal surface covered . Differences in how archaeologists classify the amount of cortex and the results of experimental archaeological tests demonstrating moderate correlation between amount of cortex and stage of reduction , have limited the validity of assumptions based on amount of cortex solely .
Joseph-Georges Francoeur . Joseph-Georges Francoeur ( October 7 , 1889 – July 19 , 1956 ) was a Canadian provincial politician . Born in Lévis , Quebec , Francoeur was the member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Lévis from 1939 to 1944 .
Dunley , Worcestershire . Dunley is a village , and a civil parish ( with Astley ) , in the administrative district of Malvern Hills in the county of Worcestershire , England .
Pentaplaris huaoranica . `` Pentaplaris huaoranica '' is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae . It is found only in Ecuador . Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests .
List of Aligarh Muslim University alumni . The following is a list of notable Aligarh Muslim University alumni .
Takehiro Hayashi . is a former Japanese football player .
William Jonet . William Jonet ( fl . 1381–1388 ) , of Hereford and 'Hulle ' near Clifford , Herefordshire , was an English politician . He was a Member ( MP ) of the Parliament of England for Hereford in 1381 , February 1388 and September 1388 .
Benny Gay Christian . Benny Gay Christian ( March 17 , 1925 – August 9 , 1982 ) was from 1964 to 1974 a Democratic member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for Richland Parish in the northeastern portion of his state . A resident of Rayville , he also represented Caldwell and Madison parishes during portions of his tenure . In his last two years , he served alongside fellow Democrat Lantz Womack , a banker from Winnsboro in Franklin Parish , Louisiana . Christian served during both administrations of Governor John McKeithen and the first two years of the first term of Edwin Washington Edwards . Christian resigned from the House midway in his third term . He was succeeded by fellow Democrat Francis C. Thompson of Delhi , who remained in the House until 2008 , when he was sworn into office in his first term in the Louisiana State Senate . Thompson began serving his third and final term in the state Senate on January 11 , 2016 . Christian was married to the former Jean Eddins ( December 16 , 1925 – December 15 , 2013 ) , who attended Baylor University in Waco , Texas , Louisiana Tech University in Ruston , and the University of Louisiana at Monroe , then Northeast Louisiana University , from which she received a master 's degree . She taught for eighteen years at Holly Ridge High School in the Holly Ridge community in Richland Parish . She then became a supervisor of Business and Office Education in the capital city of Baton Rouge and traveled for a decade as part of her job duties . She worked under four superintendents , Bill Dodd , Louis J. Michot , J. Kelly Nix , and Thomas Clausen . After retiring from the state Department of Education , she taught at Spencer and Gonzales business colleges until she was seventy-two . She died in Monroe in 2013 , a day before her 88th birthday . Christian and his wife had two children , Raymond G. Christian of Baton Rouge and Carol Jean Christian Sorey and husband , Danny , of Monroe . The Christians are interred at the Masonic Cemetery in Rayville .
Sultan Hadlirin . Sultan Hadlirin or also known as Toyib of Kalinyamat , is the duke ( ) of Kalinyamat , a vassal of Demak Sultanate . He was dubbed as Sultan Hadlirin because he came to Jepara to propagate Islam in Java . Sultan of Hadliri 's wife is the princess of Demak , the daughter of Demak Sultan Trenggana , `` Ratna Kencana '' , which popularly known as Ratu Kalinyamat . Sultan of Hadlirin ruled te area now corresponds to the Jepara Regency , Kudus Regency , Pati Regency , Rembang Regency and Mataram . He was of non-Javanese origin . Some version mentioned him as a Chinese Muslim merchant named Win-tang stranded on Jepara shore after his ship was wrecked by storm , and then he became the disciple of Sunan Kudus and became the son in law of Demak Sultan Trenggana . Another version mentioned that Win-tang origin was from Aceh . His real name was Prince Toyib , one of the son of Aceh Sultan Sultan Mughayat Syah ( 1514-1528 ) . Toyib went on an adventure to China and adopted as a son of a Chinese minister Tjie Hwio Gwan . Win-tang was a Javanese pronunciation of Tjie Bin Thang . Sultan Hadliri was murdered by Arya Penangsang when he returned to Kalinyamat from Kudus Regency after he met Sunan Kudus .
The Man Who Knew Infinity ( film ) . `` The Man Who Knew Infinity '' is a 2015 British biographical drama film about the Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan , based on the 1991 book of the same name by Robert Kanigel . The film stars Dev Patel as Srinivasa Ramanujan , a real-life mathematician who , after growing up poor in Madras , India , earns admittance to Cambridge University during World War I , where he becomes a pioneer in mathematical theories with the guidance of his professor , G. H. Hardy , portrayed by Jeremy Irons . Filming began in August 2014 at Trinity College , Cambridge . The film had its world premiere as a gala presentation at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival , and was selected as the opening gala of the 2015 Zurich Film Festival . It also played other film festivals including Singapore International Film Festival and Dubai International Film Festival . Plot . At the turn of the twentieth century , Srinivasa Ramanujan is a struggling and indigent citizen in the city of Madras in India working at menial jobs at the edge of poverty . While performing his menial labor , his employers notice that he seems to have exceptional skills at mathematics and they begin to make use of him for rudimentary accounting tasks . It becomes equally clear to his employers , who are college educated , that Ramanujan 's mathematical insights exceed the simple accounting tasks they are assigning to him and soon they encourage him to make his personal writings in mathematics available to the general public and to start to contact professors of mathematics at universities by writing to them . One such letter is sent to G.H . Hardy , a famous mathematician at University of Cambridge , who begins to take a special interest in Ramanujan . Ramanujan at this time also marries while performing his menial labor and sending out his first publications . Hardy soon invites him to come to Cambridge to test Ramanujan 's mettle as a potential theoretical mathematician . Ramanujan is overwhelmed by the opportunity and decides to pursue Hardy 's offer to visit Cambridge University even though this means he must leave his wife for an extended period . He parts lovingly with his wife and promises to keep up his correspondence with her . Upon arrival at Cambridge , Ramanujan is met with various forms of racial prejudice and finds his adjustment to England to be more difficult than expected , though Hardy is much impressed by Ramanujan 's abilities . Hardy remains concerned about Ramanujan 's ability to communicate effectively due to Ramanujan 's lack of experience in writing proofs , but with perseverance he manages to get Ramanujan published in a major journal . In the meantime , Ramanujan finds out that he suffers from tuberculosis and his frequent letters home to his wife remain unanswered after many months . Hardy continues to see much more promise in Ramanujan , however he remains unaware of the personal difficulties his student is having with his housing and with his lack of contact with his family back home in India . Ramanujan 's health worsens while he continues delving into deeper and more profound research interests in mathematics under the guidance of Hardy and others at Cambridge . His wife , after much elapsed time , wonders why she has not heard from Ramanujan and eventually discovers that his mother has been intercepting his letters . While still in England , Hardy takes special efforts to get Ramanujan 's now recognizably exceptional mathematical skills to be fully accepted by his university by nominating Ramanujan for fellowship at Cambridge University . At first Hardy fails for reasons related to university politics and recurrent ethnic prejudice at the university at the time of World War I . By later gaining the support of key members of the faculty , Hardy then again nominates Ramanujan for fellowship and he is accepted as a Fellow of the Royal Society and then as a Fellow of Trinity College . Ramanujan is eventually reunited with his family in India though his declining health , which suffered from poor housing and harsh winter weather in England , ultimately takes its toll and leads to his premature demise all too soon after gaining recognition as a mathematician of international merit and importance . Cast . While Irons is more than 40 years Patel 's senior , the real Hardy was only 10 years older than Ramanujan . Reception . Film review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports that 63 % of critics gave the film a positive rating , based on 96 reviews with an average score of 6.1/10 . The critics ' consensus reads : `` The Man Who Knew Infinity '' might be a tad too conventional to truly do its subject justice , but Dev Patel and Jeremy Irons elevate the end result beyond mere biopic formula . '' After the film 's world premiere , Allan Hunter in `` Screen Daily '' found the film to be `` a well-heeled , sincere production following the memories of Ramanujan 's English mentor and friend ... The film tells such a good story that it is hard to resist . The old-fashioned virtues of a well-told tale and a particularly fine performance from Jeremy Irons should endear the film to that supposedly under-served older demographic who like to turn out for a weekday matinee ... Mathematics plays a key role in the story , but in a way that is entirely accessible , allowing the viewer to comprehend the advances that Ramanujan made and why his legacy remains so important almost a century after his death . '' Deborah Young in `` The Hollywood Reporter '' found the film to be a `` respectable but all too conventional biopic '' . Mathematicians Ken Ono and Manjul Bhargava collaborated on the film , which has been praised by mathematicians and scientists for its accurate mathematics and authentic portrayal of mathematicians . George E. Andrews , former President of the American Mathematical Society praised the film for its moving portrayal of the deep relationship between Ramanujan and Hardy . The London Mathematical Society proclaimed that the film `` outshines `` Good Will Hunting '' in almost every way '' . Reviewing the film for `` Nature '' , Andrew Robinson wrote that `` the film took more than ten years to create . It is worth the wait . '' Release . Mister Smith Entertainment handled international sales of the film . Warner Bros. released the film in the United Kingdom on 8 April 2016 . IFC Films released it in the U.S. on 29 April 2016 .
Euphaedra albofasciata . `` Euphaedra albofasciata '' is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae . It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Central African Republic .
The New Epicurean . `` The New Epicurean : The Delights of Sex , Facetiously and Philosophically Considered , in Graphic Letters Addressed to Young Ladies of Quality '' is a Victorian erotic novel published by William Dugdale in 1865 and attributed to Edward Sellon . The novel is falsely dated `` 1740 '' , and is written as an eighteenth-century pastiche , composed of a series of letters addressed to various young ladies . The story concerns an English gentleman , named Sir Charles , and his wife Lady Celia , who procure very young girls to their suburban villa , in order to indulge in sex with them . He essentially grooms underage girls into sex . He shows the girls the mating of horses , to introducing them to the act . He procures the girls from a local orphanage and some whose parents ca n't pay for their daughters upkeep . Charles pays to deflower the girls , the money goes to the owner of the orphanage . The house is luxuriously furnished and is situated in extensive grounds with an inner secret garden surrounded by high walls to prevent onlookers observing what takes place there . The Victorian pornographic bibliographer Henry Spencer Ashbee comments that : `` The scenes depicted , many of which are doubtless from the author 's own experience , and may be to a certain extent autobiographical , are remarkable for an ultra-lasciviousness , and a cynicism worthy of the Marquis de Sade '' .
2018–19 Welsh Football League Division One . The 2018–19 Welsh Football League Division One ( known as the Nathaniel Cars Welsh Football League Division One for sponsorship reasons ) was the 2018-19 season of the top football league in South Wales . Together with its North Wales counterpart , the Cymru Alliance , the 16-team division forms the second tier of the Welsh football league system , one level below the nationwide Welsh Premier League . The season began on 10 August 2018 and concluded in April 2019 . Teams . Llanelli Town were champions in the previous season and were promoted to the 2018–19 Welsh Premier League . There was no relegation from the Premier League to Division One . Monmouth Town and Caerau ( Ely ) were relegated and replaced by the promoted teams from 2017-18 Welsh Football League Division Two . They were Llantwit Major , Pontypridd Town and Ammanford . League Table . Rules for classification : 1 ) Points ; 2 ) Goal difference ; 3 ) Goals scored ; 4 ) Matches won
Hal Baylor . Hal Harvey Fieberling ( born Hal David Britton on December 10 , 1918 – January 15 , 1998 ) known professionally as Hal Baylor , was an American actor , probably best known for his role as Pvt . 'Sky ' Choynski in `` Sands of Iwo Jima '' . In addition to his acting career , he was also a boxer , with a record of 52-5 as an amateur and 16-8-3 as a professional . Baylor was born in San Antonio , Texas and died in Los Angeles .
Hippogonal . A hippogonal ( pronounced ) chess move is one similar to a knight 's move . That is , a leap `` m '' squares in one of the orthogonal directions , and `` n '' squares in the other , for integer values of `` m '' and `` n '' . It need not be a 2:1 ratio for m and n. A specific type of hippogonal move can be written `` ( m , n ) '' , usually with the smaller number first . For example , the knight itself moves two squares in one orthogonal direction and one in the other—it moves hippogonally . It is a ( 1,2 ) hippogonal mover , sometimes referred to as a ( 1,2 ) leaper . Other hippogonally moving pieces include the camel , a fairy chess piece , which moves three squares in one direction and one in the other , and thus is a ( 1,3 ) hippogonal mover .
Pershing Road ( Weehawken ) . Pershing Road travels for on the Hudson Palisades in Weehawken , New Jersey between Boulevard East and Weehawken Port Imperial and carries the designation Hudson County Route 682 . At County Route 505 ( Boulevard East ) , the road meets 48th Street ( County Route 684 ) , one of the very few two-way streets in the urban grid of North Hudson , which travels west to Bergenline Avenue and Kennedy Boulevard . It is named for World War I hero John J. Pershing . Earlier names have included Clifton Road , named for the estate on whose land it was located , and Hillside Road , which would speak to its location . Pershing Road , like the Hackensack Plank Road and the Paterson Plank Road , provides access between the Hudson River waterfront and the top of the cliffs and ascends parallel to the face of the escarpment . Between 1892 and 1949 , street cars , initially operated by the North Hudson Railway Company , and later the Public Service Railway lines 19 Union City , 21 West New York , 23 Palisade , 25 Weehawken ran along the road to the Weehawken Terminal , where ferries traversing the river to Manhattan departed . From 1913 until the 1927 opening of the Holland Tunnel , Pershing Road was a component of the Lincoln Highway , the first transcontinental highway in the United States . The bridge at the foot of the road , comprising jack arches , was built in 1927 , originally crossing over the West Shore Railroad , later Conrail 's River Line , and now the Hudson Bergen Light Rail . A broad public stairway known as the Grauert Causeway met the road at the base of the cliff at a viaduct crossing over a rail right of way . Now abandoned , it has been replaced by a metal stairwell structure which connects to the Port Imperial station . Pershing Road Park along the Hudson River Waterfront Walkway is near the foot of the road . The road was proposed as part of the Port Imperial Street Circuit of the Grand Prix of America .
Pakarnnattam . `` Pakarnnattam `` ( ) is a 2012 Malayalam film directed by Jayaraj , starring Jayaram and Jayaraj 's wife Sabitha Jayaraj in the lead roles . The film is based on political violences and fight against Endosulfan menace in Kasargod , Kerala . Plot . The film explores the practice that makes martyrs of the local political activists who are willing to sacrifice their life for ideologies . The film is also a poignant love story of a Meera ( Sabitha Jayaraj ) and her relentless fight against her own family and society for the man she love . Meera falls in love with Thomas ( Jayaram ) , who becomes an accused in a political murder and is sent to jail . Although Thomas is innocent , he accepts the verdict against him for his political party . Along with Meera 's battle to save Thomas , the film also makes a statement on the tragedy caused by the pesticide Endosulfan , in Kasaragod district . Thomas is an activist who fights for the rights of the victims of Endosulfan . Accolades . Pakarnnattam was screened in the `` Malayalam Cinema Today '' section in the 16th International Film Festival of Kerala ( IFFK ) , 2011 .
2004 Wimbledon Championships – Boys ' Doubles . Florin Mergea and Horia Tecău were the defending champions , but they did not compete in the Juniors this year . Brendan Evans and Scott Oudsema defeated Robin Haase and Viktor Troicki in the final , 6–4 , 6–4 to win the Boys ' Doubles tennis title at the 2004 Wimbledon Championships .
Safet Butka . Safet Butka ( 1901—1943 ) was an Albanian professor , politician and nationalist . Son of famous patriot Sali Butka , he organized the student demonstrations in April 1939 during the Italian invasion and was interned in Ventotene . Upon his return he organized antifascist movements in his native region and was one of the founders of the nationalist organization Balli Kombëtar . Distressed by internal civil war in Albania , he killed himself in 1943 . Early life . Safet Butka was born in Butkë , Kolonjë District , southern Albania on August 10 , 1901 . He was the fifth child of Sali Butka , a 19th-century nationalist figure , kachak , poet , and one of the delegates of the city of Korçë to the Albanian National Congress of Lushnjë . After he finished the elementary school in his native village , he went for further studies in Linz , Austria , where he finished high school . During his stay in Linz he took under his wing his younger cousin , Qemal Butka , a famous Albanian architect who would later become the mayor of Tirana . After high school , Safet Butka went on to study in the University of Graz where he graduated with honors in Philosophy in 1928 . During his stay in Austria , he was the organizer of the student association `` Albania '' . He also published a collection of selected Naim Frashëri poetry and in 1925 a study on Naim Frashëri 's work . He returned to Albania in 1928 and was appointed professor in the French Lycee of Korçë . In 1929 he married Hatixhe Lubonja , with whom he had 4 children , Sali , Iljaz , Uran and Tefta Butka . From 1928 to 1939 he worked as a teacher and principal in various high schools in the Albanian cities of Korcë , Vlorë and Gjirokastër . Professor Safet Butka was also a former Principal of the Tirana Lycee . He was also the director of the first Albanian Educators club and was one of the first professors to apply western methods in the teaching process in his country . Following his youth 's work , he also organized the return of Naim Frashëri 's remains from Turkey to Albania . At this time he also published many works and articles in pedagogical , social and philosophical journals . His career ended in 1939 when he was the director of the State Gymnasium of Tirana . He was one of the organizers of the student demonstrations in April 1939 during the Italian invasion of Albania and on 28 November 1939 ( Albanian independence day ) . For these activities he was arrested , charged as an antifascist , and later interned in on Ventotene island , Italy , by the fascist authorities . World War II activities . Butka had been interned in Italy for two years until he was released in August 1942 and allowed to return to Albania . He then took to the mountains and became an outstanding leader of the Balli Kombëtar movement in the Korçë area . The nucleus of his guerrilla group was composed of 70 seasoned and highly experienced warriors , which in case of emergency could become a thousand men strong . The Butka group had been giving valuable assistance to the fighters at Vlorë and had recovered from the military depots in the village of Dardhe , Suli , Graçan , Progri , Pleshishti , and Verbinj all the agricultural produce ( corn , tobacco , wool , etc . ) which the Italians had requisitioned and restored to its owners . His forces attacked Italians on Floq in January 1943 , Vithkuq in March 1943 and in the Battle of Pocestë in September 1943 . Accompanied by British officers ( Captain David Smiley and Major Neil McLean ( politician ) ) , his forces also attacked a German convoy in Barmash on 13 August 1943 . On the 25th of March , 1943 , Butke 's forces engaged and defeated a whole Italian detachment in the vicinity of Voskopoje , a locality in the mountainous region to the west of Korçë . There were considerable casualties on both sides , but the volunteer and guerrilla group killed the greater number of Italian soldiers and the remnant surrendered and were taken prisoner . This same group attacked the enemy headquarters at Voskopoje , where Safet Butka Liberated all the political prisoners , and he took from the military depots at Erseke an important quantity of arms and munitions . Butka was one of the founders of Balli Kombëtar , a patriotic organization dating to World War II . Although a staunch nationalist , he tried at various times to cooperate with the Communist-dominated Liberation Front . In February 1943 he organized a meeting with Communist representatives and an agreement for cooperation was reached in March 1943 . He also made another local agreement in August 1943 and was one of the initiators and supporters of the Mukje Agreement . After the denouncement of the Mukje Agreement by Albanian communists , he was exasperated . He feared a civil war between Albanians and when asked on the matter , always stated that `` The only Albanian that I will kill will be myself '' . From 9 to 13 September in Pocestë , the forces of Safet Butka , together with partisan forces attacked the Italian convoy that was retreating from the city of Korçë , blocking its progress for 5 days . On his way home he was informed of the first clashes between Albanian partisans and Balli Kombëtar . Upon hearing such news , he killed himself on 19 September 1943 in the village of Melçan , faithful to his word .
Skippy Arculli . Skippy Arculli is a former United States international lawn and indoor bowler . Arculli won a gold medal in the 1984 World Outdoor Championships in Aberdeen but his partner Jim Candelet fell ill during the competition and was unable to play in the final . He was replaced by the Scottish reserve George Adrain . He won born in Hong Kong winning the National triples title in 1965 . After emigrating to the United States he won four United States Championships , three in the singles ( 1978 , 1981 & 1995 ) and one in the pairs ( 1983 ) . A banking executive by trade he bowled for Essex County in Nutley , New Jersey .
Tanja Ćirov . Tanja Ćirov ( born February 26 , 1981 ) is a Bulgarian - Serbian female professional basketball player .
Passkey to Danger . `` Passkey to Danger '' is a 1946 American film noir crime film directed by Lesley Selander and written by O'Leta Rhinehart and William Hagens . The film stars Kane Richmond , Stephanie Bachelor , Adele Mara , Gregory Gaye , Gerald Mohr and John Eldredge . The film was released on May 11 , 1946 , by Republic Pictures . Plot . Tex Hanlon ( Kane Richmond ) is in charge of a wildly successful and mysterious advertising campaign for `` The Three Springs '' . People everywhere are curious what the ads refer to , and even Malcolm Tauber ( Gerald Mohr ) the head of the company Hanlon works for , is in the dark . It 's revealed that Tauber 's assistant ( and Hanlon 's girlfriend ) Gwen Hughes ( Stephanie Bachelor ) has created some secret sketches of women 's fashion for Tex that will be used in the final Three Springs ad . However , other forces are at work . Attracted by the attention given the campaign , Renee Beauchamps ( Adele Mara ) asks for a chance to begin work with Hanlon . He agrees , but begins to receive threatening notes related to The Three Springs . A passing motorist , Julian Leighton ( George J. Lewis ) , picks him up and offers him twenty-thousand dollars to spill the secret . Another wealthy man , Alexander Cardovsky ( John Eldredge ) , also asks for information . He 's later pressured by two thugs , Mr. Warren ( Gregory Gaye ) and Bert ( Fred Graham ) to reveal everything . He buys a toy puppet from a poor woman , Jenny ( Donia Bussey ) , and finds another note in the toy , asking him to meet her . When he does , he discovers Jenny has been murdered , and he 's been set up to take the blame . However , Gwen can vouch for Hanlon 's whereabouts at the time of the murder . The next day Tauber is anxious to run the final Three Springs ad . He 's upset when Hanlon balks , but grateful Hanlon kept The Three Springs campaign out of his conversation with the police . Hanlon tells Gwen they need to delay because he needs answers to force the criminals out in the open . Gwen convinces him otherwise and arranges to have the final proofs rushed from the printers that evening . Then Hanlon discovers that Renee has been writing the threatening notes , and she claims she 'd hope to frighten him into working with her . Renee says she 's being followed and must speak with him later . Gwen sees Renee kiss Hanlon goodbye and is furious . Immediately afterward , Special Detective Bates ( Tom London ) explains to Hanlon that the three Spring brothers , criminals who made off with millions twenty years ago and disappeared likely believe Hanlon is about to expose them . Hanlon agrees to work with Bates . Later , Gwen has forgiven Hanlon and is waiting for him at his apartment with Hanlon 's `` friends '' Warren and Bert , not realizing who they really are . Warren and Bert threaten to pin another murder on Hanlon if he does n't hand over his information , and Hanlon discovers they 've already murdered Renee and hidden her body in the room . When Hanlon refuses to give in , Bert violently beats him . Gwen must promise to reveal the proofs of the Three Springs campaign later that evening to save Hanlon . At Hanlon 's office , it 's revealed that Cardovsky and Leighton are two of the Spring brothers . Hanlon believes the third brother is Warren , but at gunpoint , discovers it 's Tauber . Warren had helped two of brothers escape from prison . Gwen and Bates arrive with the police to arrest all five criminals , but Bates allows Hanlon to have one last fistfight with Bert before taking Bert and his cohorts to jail .
Norwegian Coastal Express Museum . The Norwegian Coastal Express Museum ( ) is located at `` Richard Withs plass '' ( Richard With Square ) in Stokmarknes in Nordland county—a natural location because the Coastal Express was `` born '' here . The museum is operated by the Coastal Express Museum Association and it includes the former coastal express ship from the Vesterålen Steamship Company . The museum was officially opened by Transport Minister Kjell Opseth on July 2 , 1993—the 100th anniversary of the first coastal express voyage . The museum then received its premises in the old administration building of the Vesterålen Steamship Company . In 1999 the museum was relocated to a new location in the Coastal Express Building ( `` Hurtigrutens Hus '' ) next to the Coastal Express dock . Purpose . The articles of association of the Coastal Express Museum Association state that `` The purpose of the association is to establish and operate a Coastal Express Museum at Stokmarknes . '' The association 's tasks consist of maintaining and preserving buildings and objects belonging to the museum . This is done in cooperation with the responsible professionals at the Vesterålen Museum in Melbu . The museum showcases the history of the Coastal Express for visitors and is an information center for coastal culture and a professional resource for schools , institutions , and organizations involved in cultural protection . History . The first idea for creating a museum in Stokmarknes dedicated to the Coastal Express took shape in 1980 . During the 1980s , the concept was developed into a plan and a project . An interim administration for the museum was elected in 1989 , and that same year the Coastal Express Museum Association was founded . In the summer of 1991 the museum was unofficially opened ; it was still limited in size and being developed . The museum was officially opened on July 2 , 1993 by Transport Minister Kjell Opseth on the centenary of the day that started the first voyage from Trondheim on the coastal express route . One year later , the museum received an enormous gift from the Ofoten and Vesteraalen Steamship Company : the retired coastal express ship MS `` Finnmarken '' ( 1956 ) . On May 3 , 1999 , the ship traveled to the Kaarbø Shipyard in Harstad for sandblasting and preparation for moving it to land . On June 16 , 1999 MS `` Finnmarken '' left the water and was put on display at the Coastal Express Museum . It is one of the world 's largest museum pieces . The state paid for transferring the ship to land , but explicitly stated that the museum 's operating costs had to be covered locally . The ship has been exposed to water intrusion since it was moved to land . A temporary roof and tarpaulin were installed on the ship in an effort to limit moisture damage while discussing how and whether MS `` Finnmarken '' is to be preserved . A committee led by the Nordland county municipality delivered its report on January 25 , 2007 . Several solutions were outlined , including installing a new building around the entire ship at a cost of NOK 70 to 140 million . The cheapest option is to cut up the ship ( at a cost around NOK 19 million ) . A third possibility is to let the ship stand outdoors as it is now , with minor superstructures at a cost of NOK 36 million . The report concludes that most of the costs of the Coastal Express Museum are connected with maintaining MS `` Finnmarken '' . The state has shown little willingness to take over the operation of the Coastal Express Museum , but it provided funds to build the temporary roof to prevent further deterioration while discussing the matter . The Ministry of Transport and Communications insists that local funding of the museum 's operation was a prerequisite when funds were provided to move the ship to land . At the beginning of 2009 , the Coastal Express Museum and Hurtigruten AS entered into an agreement that round-trip passengers on the express route would receive free admission to the museum in return for the museum receiving NOK 25 per visitor from the express route . This led to a 140 % increase in visitor numbers in the first quarter of 2009 of compared to the first quarter of 2008 . On February 25 , 2009 , the Nordland County Council approved a grant of NOK 20 million to the Coastal Express Museum , with the prerequisite that the municipality of Hadsel contribute another 20 million , and the state 60 million . On June 18 , 2009 , the Hadsel Municipal Council decided to provide guarantees of NOK 20 million . Including the government 's contribution , NOK 100 million will be made available to build a permanent protective structure over MS `` Finnmarken '' . It was also decided to establish a municipal enterprise to build and serve as the owner of a newer and more compact Coastal Express Museum .
Making Plans for Nigel . `` Making Plans for Nigel '' is a song written by bassist Colin Moulding of the English rock band XTC , released as the lead single from their 1979 album `` Drums and Wires '' . The lyrics are told from the point of view of parents who are certain that their son Nigel is `` happy in his work '' , affirming that his future in British Steel `` is as good as sealed '' , and that he `` likes to speak and loves to be spoken to '' . As a response to the song , British Steel reportedly gathered four Sheffield employees named Nigel to talk about job satisfaction for the trade publication `` Steel News '' . Its distinctive drum pattern was discovered by accident after a miscommunication between guitarist Andy Partridge and drummer Terry Chambers . Partridge was bothered by the amount of time spent recording the song , remarking that `` [ w ] e spent a week doing Nigel and three weeks doing the rest of the album . '' According to guitarist Dave Gregory : `` Despite glowing press reviews [ of `` Drums and Wires '' ] , we were still struggling to fill small theatres in the UK and the brief tour was disappointing . But then , the unthinkable happened -- Nigel got playlisted at the BBC and in early October , XTC were back in the charts ! And back on `` Top of the Pops '' ! Twice ! ! When we resumed touring in late November , every gig was sold out . '' The single spent 11 weeks on the UK Singles Chart . Biographer Chris Twomey wrote that although the single is reported to have reached number 17 , it was `` later learned that a computer error by the chart compilers had forced the record downwards when it had in fact gone up . '' The song also reached number 12 on the Canadian chart and remained on the charts there for 22 weeks . In 2016 , `` Making Plans for Nigel '' was ranked number 143 on Pitchfork 's list of the 200 best songs of the 1970s . Official video . The video , directed by Russell Mulcahy was shot in London on 10 July 1979 , together with another put together very quickly for `` Life Begins at the Hop . ''
161st Infantry Division ( Wehrmacht ) . The 161 Infantry Division was a major unit of the German Wehrmacht . It fought in the Battle of France , and then later on in the Eastern Front . Formation . The division was formed in December 1939 as part of the 7th wave of German mobilisation , and used the replacement battalions in Werkrise 1 , East Prussia , to form its combat units . The 161st was organised as a standard triangular infantry division with 3 Infantry Regiments , with 9 battalions and 1 Artillery Regiment plus supporting units . It was a sign of the Wehrmacht 's rapid expansion that the division was short of artillery with only 6 medium batteries instead of 9 and no heavy artillery . It was also short of motor transport , and had a small mixed battalion of an anti-tank company and a bicycle company instead of an anti-tank battalion and a reconnaissance battalion . Summer 1941 . By the start of the Russian campaign the equipment shortages had been resolved and the division had a full complement of 36 105mm howitzers and 12 heavy 150mm howitzers . It also now had a 3 company anti tank battalion , greater capacity in its supply units and a field replacement battalion . However it was still missing a reconnaissance battalion , instead it only had a bicycle squadron . By 1 December the division had reorganised its infantry regiments into 2 battalions each , instead of three , due to manpower shortages In November 1942 the division was posted to France to recover and refit . November 1943 . Parts of the division were incoperated into the Korps Abteilung A , with each regiment contributing a battalion sized unit as a 'regiment gruppe ' . The expedient of forming these Korps Abteilung was to rebalance the ratio of staff and service troops to combat troops . The excess staff and support specialists could then be used to build new formations in Germany . Reformation . Many of the Korps Abteilung were later reformed into infantry divisions , and this is true of Korps Abteilung A , which was converted into a second incarnation of the 161st infantry in July 1944 . The new division did not last long and was destroyed in the following month . Its surviving personnel were used to refresh the 76th Infantry Division and in the reformation of the 15th Infantry Division . Combat History . In 1940 the 161st took part in a short-lived attack on the Maginot Line on 21 June . After a single day 's assault that achieved little , the attack was called off by Colonel General von Leeb as unnecessary . Attack on the Soviet Union . On 22 June 1941 the 161st attacked the Soviet Union as part of Army Group Centre 's 9th Army , commanded by Colonel General Adolf Strauß . After participating in the first great encirclement at Mink , the 161st had to march hard to catch up with the fighting to the east , eventually helping to relieve the mobile units of 3rd Panzer group for other tasks . By mid August the division was part of the 9th Army 's eastern front north of Smolensk . On 17 August the division was hit by a massive attack , a main component of Timoshenkos counter offensive , which was aimed at disrupting German offensive action and recapturing lost ground in the Smolensk region . Virtually the whole of the Soviet 19th Army attack sector fell upon the 161st Division and its forward defences were overrun by 4 Russian infantry divisions and a tank division . In one week 's fighting the division lost 75 % of its combat strength and much equipment and had to be pulled out of line and replaced by the 14th Infantry Division ( mot ) By the year 's end the division had suffered a staggering 7,192 casualties since the start of Operation Barbarossa , including 252 Officer casualties , and of these 1,722 were killed . 1942 On the defensive on the central front . Nevertheless , in spite of its loses , the division remained in line and in January 1942 the division was moved to the Rzhew front . In August 1942 the 161st sector was again the focus of a major Soviet offensive , this time Zhukovs attempted to eliminate the Rhzev salient . `` In the morning of 4 August , Thirty-first Army surged into and over the 161st Infantry division on an eight mile stretch east of Zubtov . The break through was complete almost at once . By Dark , the only trace of the former front was the occasional white flares that were sent up , here and there , by a bypassed strong point . '' The remnants of the division were forced back onto Zubstov . The situation for 9th Army was precarious and its grip on Rhzev tenueus , so in spite of its battered state the 161st had to stay in line , as reinforcements were rushed to the area . The fighting continued into the second half of September , and after finally subsiding , the depleted division was posted to France to rebuild in November 1942 . By December the 161st was located in the Pas-de-Calais area , on the channel coast absorbing replacements . The German 161st Infantry division participated in the Battle of Kursk , under the 42nd Army Corps whose other divisions were the 39th and the 282nd Infantry divisions . During the battle , the 161st was responsible for protecting the flank of the 3rd Panzer Corps . In November 1943 the remaining combat elements of the division were incorporated into Corps Abteilung A , and the formation was effectively dissolved . The end in Romania . The division was reformed in July 1944 , as an infantry division again by redesignating Korps Abtielung A . It was on the defensive in southern Ukraine on the Romanian border under LII corps of the 6th Army . Its second life however only lasted a few weeks as on 20 August the Russian 2nd and 3rd Ukrainian fronts unleashed a major offensive into Romania . These forces blasted huge holes in the Axis front and within 3 days encircled most of the ill-fated 6th Army , including the 161st Division , near Jassy . The encirclements were reduced within a few days and the trapped German units completely destroyed . The division was officially disbanded in October 1944 and not rebuilt .
Lijepa naša domovino . `` Lijepa naša domovino '' ( ; ) is the national anthem of Croatia . It is often referred to as just `` Lijepa naša '' ( ) in Croatia , which is also a phrase widely used as a metonym for the country . History . The original lyrics were written by Antun Mihanović and first published under the title `` Horvatska domovina '' ( `` Croatian homeland '' ) in 1835 . In 1846 , the music amateur Josip Runjanin ( 1821–1878 ) composed the music for `` Horvatska domovina '' . Runjanin 's army bandmaster Josip Wendl adapted his music for a military brass orchestra . The original form of the melody is unknown because the original has not been recovered to this day . The song was scored and harmonized for a male choir by a teacher of singing and organist of the Zagreb Cathedral Vatroslav Lichtenegger in 1861 , and after that it started to be performed as the Croatian people 's ethnic anthem . The title `` Lijepa naša '' has been applied since that time . The original text has 14 verses . Since then , a few minor adjustments have been made to the lyrics . The song was not immediately adopted by the Croatian Parliament as the national anthem . In 1907 , the Association of Croatian Singing Clubs requested the parliament to do so but received no response , even though the song was used as the state anthem in unofficial capacity at ceremonies , including the 29 October 1918 session of the parliament when Croatia formally dissolved its ties with Austria-Hungary . Between 1918 and 1941 , segments of the Croatian national anthem were part of the national anthem of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia and it was unofficial hymn of Croats . During the World War II , in the Independent State of Croatia it was also used as state anthem , albeit with some modifications to the lyrics . Croatian partisans were also using it , for example during ZAVNOH sessions . The song became the official anthem of Croatia through amendments of the Constitution of Croatia adopted by the parliament of the SR Croatia on 29 February 1972 . The anthem was confirmed by constitutions of 1974 and 1990 , when its lyrics were slightly modified , and by the Coat of Arms , the Flag and the National Anthem of the Republic of Croatia Act . Lyrics . On most occasions only the first two stanzas are performed . Lyrics of `` Horvatska domovina '' . The poem first published in the cultural magazine Danica ilirska , No . 10 , edited by Ljudevit Gaj , in 1835 originally consisted of fourteen verses but today , only verses one , two , thirteen , and fourteen are part of the national anthem .
Eddie Hardin . Eddie Hardin ( 19 February 1949 – 22 July 2015 ) was an English rock pianist and singer-songwriter . Born Edward Harding , he was best known for his associations with the Spencer Davis Group , Axis Point , and Hardin & York . Hardin , along with the drummer , Pete York , left the Spencer Davis Group on 26 October 1968 , due to 'differences over musical policy ' . He died following a heart attack on 22 July 2015 , at the age of 66 .
Gerhard Aigner . Gerhard Aigner ( born 1 September 1943 in Regensburg , Bavaria , Germany ) is a retired football executive . Aigner became in 1989 General Secretary of UEFA . The position of the General Secretary was renamed to Chief Executive in 1999 . He retired from the post at the end of 2003 . Since 2006 , Gerhard Aigner was a board member of Euro-Sportring and in 2010 he became the chairman . Euro-Sportring is a non-profit foundation that organizes international sports tournaments in Europe , particularly for youth teams of amateur clubs . Aigner is an honorary member of the UEFA .
Cobblebank . Cobblebank is a developing outer suburb located 31km west of the CBD of Melbourne , Victoria , Australia . Its local government area is the City of Melton . The suburb was gazetted by the Office of Geographic Names on 9 February 2017 , following a proposal for eleven new suburbs by the City of Melton . The new name officially came into effect in mid-2017 . Prior to the suburb 's creation , the area was part of Melton South . History . Cobblebank is bounded to the west by the Toolern Creek , which was gazetted in 1881 as a 'Permanent Reserve for Public Purposes ' . The reserve includes the bed of the creek and is nominally 20.12 metres ( one chain ) wide from the banks of the creek , Aboriginal artefacts have also been found in this area . The district was originally surveyed by Europeans as part of the Parish of Kororoit in the 1840 's , the area has been farmed continuously since then , with a small number of industrial buildings and some suburban development built within the last 15 years . A dry-stone wall , built during the early European farming days , has been preserved near Ferris Road . The northern boundary is formed by the Western Freeway , which connects Cobblebank to both Melbourne and Melton ( and Ballarat beyond ) . The northern part of Cobblebank is home to Tabcorp Park , a horse racing venue opened in 2009 for harness racing . Western BACE . At Ferris Road , which runs through the centre of Cobblebank , is the recently completed 'Western Business Accelerator and Centre for Excellence ' ( Western BACE ) a community activity , and business development hub for Melbourne ’ s west . The centre offers commercial space for lease , and provides business coaching , and vocational education . Western BACE was built using sustainable principles in 2015 by the City of Melton , with $ 14.62 million funding from the Australian Federal Government . It forms the first part of the proposed Toolern Town Centre . Toolern Town Centre . The Toolern Town Centre is a future major regional centre for a projected local population of up to 60,000 people , in Melbourne 's rapidly-growing western urban area . Its development will occur over a number of decades , initially evolving from a local suburban hub in its first decade , to a regional business , retail , civic , education , medical , residential , entertainment and recreation centre when complete . Cobblebank railway station . Cobblebank railway station will be completed by the State Government of Victoria , by the end of 2019 . The station will be built near the junction of the Melbourne – Ballarat Railway and Ferris Road . The design of Cobblebank railway station has provision for two express railway tracks , which will most likely be laid after electrification works to Melton are complete . Toolern Park . Cobblebank is bounded to the east by Mount Cottrell Road , and to the south by the 100 hectare Toolern Park , ( adjacent to Bridge Road ) . The regional park is generally to the east of Toolern Creek , and straddles both Cobblebank and the neighbouring suburb of Strathtulloh . As at April 2017 the regional park is still being developed , and presently features an athletics track , sports field , and the Bridge Road Community Centre .
Backstage ( 2000 TV series ) . `` Backstage '' is a South African youth-targeted soap opera produced by Bottom Line Productions . The story is set at the fictional Vulindlela College , a performing arts college for youth in Johannesburg . The series originally aired on e.tv from 1 May 2000 to 6 July 2007 , airing on weekday evenings at 18:30 . The show was later cancelled and aired its last broadcast on 6 July 2007 . A rebroadcast of `` Backstage '' premiered on e.tv on 5 January 2009 , at 16:40 . Synopsis . `` Backstage '' is a youth-soap opera in which kids different backgrounds in South Africa come to a college of performing arts in downtown Johannesburg . The story follows the characters as they experience the trials and tribulations of performers all trying to be the best . The business they are involved in sees them deal with musicians , dancers and filmmakers alike . Besides school and the pressures that come with it , the story also revolves around the personal life of the students dealing with love , passion and betrayal throughout the plot . The head of the college , Ipeleng Theledi , deals with the stresses of running a professional college and dealing with the personal lives of the other characters , mainly the students . The lecturers who assist her are mainly Katlego Rathebe , Naomi Singh , Sebastian Young , Charmaine Jacobs and Keketso Chaka . Cancellation . E.tv cancelled the first running of `` Backstage '' in 2007 . According to the channel , the reason given for cancelling the show was that `` modern youth culture is dynamic and ever evolving , and it is the right time to adapt to these fresh challenges as well as the changing television market . '' According to Deon Opperman of Bottom Line Productions , the time was right for the channel `` to aggressively compete in this primetime slot . '' The reason for cancellation may have arisen from the stiff competition from rival soap operas , such as SABC 1 's `` Generations '' , SABC 2 's `` 7de Laan '' and SABC 3 's `` Isidingo '' .
Adelonetria . `` Adelonetria '' is a genus of spiders in the Linyphiidae family . It was first described in 1991 by Millidge. , it contains only one species , `` Adelonetria dubiosa '' , found in Chile .
DeSoto Firesweep . The DeSoto Firesweep is an automobile which was produced by DeSoto from 1957 through 1959 . Interior and exterior description . The Firesweep was a lower-priced entry which combined a Dodge shell and chassis with a DeSoto bumper and grill . 1957 models were sold only as imports in Canada . While the Firesweep featured DeSoto 's signature tailfins , the front clip ( the front section , forward of the firewall ) was based on the Dodge Coronet . The most telling feature was the headlight design , housed under heavily chromed lids typical of Dodge . Firesweep grilles were similar to those on other contemporary DeSoto models . The Firesweep could seat six passengers . It was available initially as a four-door sedan , four-door station wagon , two-door hardtop and four-door hardtop . A convertible was added for 1958 . Depending on the body style , Firesweeps weighed between 3,660 and 3,980 lb ( 1,660 and 1,674 kg ) . The base price of the Firesweep ( 1957 ) was US $ 3,169 and it was offered in one and two-tone exterior finishes . Features included power steering , power brakes , dashboard clock , push-button radio and whitewall tires . Production and sales . The first year of the car ’ s production , 1957 , was the best year for Firesweep sales . A decline in DeSoto quality and increasing market pressures led to the end of the Firesweep ’ s production at the end of the 1959 model year . During 1959 Firesweep cars carried only DeSoto external nameplates . For 1960 , DeSoto automobiles came in two series , Fireflite and the Adventurer . The final Desoto model , lacking a series name , was offered for the 1961 model year . DeSoto production ended in November 1960 . Engine specifications , transmission , options . In 1957 , the DeSoto Firesweep was powered by the Dodge `` Poly '' 325 V8 with a 2bbl Stromberg down draft carburetor . The 325 was basically a detuned polyspherical combustion chambered version of the Dodge `` Red Ram '' 325 Hemi . With the optional power-pack four-barrel V8 , the 1957 Firesweep produced 260 hp at 4400 rpm . This represented an increase of fifteen horsepower over the two-barrel engine . The 1958 Firesweep was fitted with a V8 and the 1959 model with a V8 The Firesweep was offered with three different transmissions as well , a two-speed PowerFlite , a three-speed TorqueFlite , or a three-speed column-shifted manual . The Firesweep was available with up to a three-color paint job ( the body was a different color than the `` sweep '' on the side of the body , and the roof was a different color still ) . DeSoto offered a laundry list of options for the vehicle to include , but not limited to : clock , AM radio , rear speaker , air conditioning , carpeting , deluxe cloth seat inserts , dual rear antennae , deluxe interior lighting , stainless steel stone shields , power steering , and power brakes . Australian production . The DeSoto Firesweep was also produced in Australia from 1958 to 1960 . Production of the 1958 model began at Chrysler Australia ’ s Mile End facility in South Australia in early 1958 , utilizing CKD components imported from Detroit . It was offered as a four-door sedan with a 350-cubic-inch V8 engine . The 1959 Firesweep , which was released in July 1959 , was also assembled from CKD components , and was equipped with a 361-cubic-inch V8 engine and a push-button automatic transmission . The Firesweep was replaced on the Australian market in 1960 by the locally produced Dodge Phoenix .
Marvin Piñón . Marvin Leonardo Piñón ( born 12 June 1991 in Altamira , Tamaulipas ) is a Mexican footballer who currently plays for Lobos de la BUAP on loan from C.F . Monterrey . Club career . Today he is one of the young promises of Monterrey but has played only a few minutes with the first team . He made his senior team debut on January 8 , 2011 as a starter in a match against San Luis in a 2 - 0 loss of Monterrey International . Mexico
Al Hrabosky . Alan Thomas Hrabosky ( ; born July 21 , 1949 ) is a former Major League Baseball player from 1970–1982 for the St. Louis Cardinals , Kansas City Royals and Atlanta Braves and is currently the color commentator on Cardinals regular season broadcasts on FSN Midwest . Hrabosky 's nickname is The Mad Hungarian because of his unusual last name and colorful character . Playing career . Hrabosky played at Savanna High School in Anaheim , California and was originally drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 11th round of the 1967 amateur draft , but did not sign with the club . Two years later the Cardinals made him their first round choice . Within a year , at the age of 20 , he made his major league debut , pitching a scoreless inning against the San Diego Padres . During his time with the Cardinals , Hrabosky became a fan favorite for his antics on the mound . Between each pitch he would turn his back to the batter , walk towards second base , vigorously rub the ball between his palms several times , take a deep breath , and pound the ball into his mitt . He would then storm back to the mound , staring down the batter . Although the crowd would roar in delight , most batters were not fond of the pitcher 's routine . Arguably , Hrabosky 's best year was 1975 when he led the National League in saves with 22 ( a career best ) en route to winning the `` Sporting News '' `` NL Fireman of the Year '' award . After eight seasons in St. Louis , the Cardinals traded Hrabosky to the Kansas City Royals in a swap of closers for Mark Littell . Following just two years with the Royals , he was released and signed with the Atlanta Braves . Early in his career with the Cardinals , Hrabosky enhanced his menacing appearance with long hair , and a horseshoe moustache . However , when Vern Rapp became the Cardinals manager in 1977 , Hrabosky had to cut his hair and shave the moustache . Perhaps Hrabosky 's most memorable performance came during an ABC Monday Night Baseball game on May 9 , 1977 , against the Cincinnati Reds . In the top of the ninth with the game tied at 5-5 , Hrabosky allowed the first three hitters ( all left-handed ) , Ken Griffey , Joe Morgan , and Dan Driessen to reach base and load the bases . As the Redbirds home crowd roared , Hrabosky went into his `` Mad Hungarian '' routine described above and proceeded to strike out right-handed power hitters George Foster , Johnny Bench , and Bob Bailey . The Cardinals went on to win 6-5 on a Ted Simmons home run in the 10th inning . On December 8 , 1977 , he was traded to the Kansas City Royals for Mark Littell and Buck Martinez . The following year , he went 8-7 for the Royals while having a 2.88 ERA with 20 saves in 75 innings of work and 58 games pitched . He had 60 strikeouts and 35 walks while allowing less ( grammatically correct is fewer ) hits and runs than the year before . He appeared in three games of the ALCS that year , his first and only time pitching in the postseason . He appeared in the eighth inning of Games 1 , 2 , and 3 , allowing a combined total of three hits and one run , although the Royals lost in four games . The following year , he went 9-4 with a 3.74 ERA while having 11 saves in 65 innings . He allowed more hits and runs ( 67 and 31 , respectively ) while having 39 strikeouts and 10 walks . He was granted free agency after the season , and he subsequently signed with the Atlanta Braves . During his time with the Braves he saw diminished playing time and recorded just seven saves over three seasons . Hrabosky 's last appearance in the majors was on August 18 , 1982 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium against the Montreal Expos . He pitched the final two innings of a blowout , allowing four runs on four hits with a strikeout and two home runs ( hit by Andre Dawson and Tim Wallach ) allowed in a 12-2 loss . Twelve days later , he was released by the Braves . Hrabosky signed with the Chicago White Sox during Spring training in 1983 but retired before the season began . In 13 seasons he recorded 64 wins , 35 losses , and 97 saves with an ERA of 3.10 . Broadcasting career . Following his playing career , he has provided color commentary for Cardinals games since 1985 and has been with Fox Sports Midwest since 1997 . Hrabosky also hosted his own radio show on KFNS 590AM in St. Louis . He also serves as an occasional fill-in analyst on the Cardinals Radio Network .
Suspended Animation ( John Petrucci album ) . `` Suspended Animation '' is a studio album by Dream Theater guitarist John Petrucci , released independently in 2005 through Sound Mind Music . The songs `` Jaws of Life '' , `` Glasgow Kiss '' and `` Damage Control '' have been played during the G3 tour , and the latter two are featured as openers to the 2005 DVD and live album ' . Some releases of the album have `` Curve '' split into two separate tracks , with the majority of the song on track six and the latter portion on track seven . On these editions , `` Lost Without You '' and `` Animate-Inanimate '' form tracks eight and nine respectively . The correct track listing , without the aforementioned anomalies , is shown below . Critical reception . Mark Sabbatini at All About Jazz gave `` Suspended Animation '' a mixed review , initially criticizing some songs as sounding like `` what feels like a market-driven formula for success . '' He nonetheless noted `` Animate-Inanimate '' as a highlight , while praising Petrucci 's guitar tone , which he described as `` clear and distinct even during moments of high-speed indulgence '' and setting him apart from his contemporaries .
PROUD ( clinical trial ) . PROUD ( a backronym for `` Pre-exposure Option for reducing HIV in the UK : immediate or Deferred '' ) was an open-label randomised clinical trial of pre-exposure prophylaxis ( PrEP ) by the MRC Clinical Trials Unit at University College London . It sought to evaluate the effectiveness of PrEP at preventing the spread of HIV in sexually active gay men in a non-controlled real-world environment . The study recruited participants at several different locations : Brighton , Birmingham , York , Manchester , Sheffield , and eight locations in London . The trial reported PrEP to have an 86 % effectiveness in preventing HIV infection .
Vimy . Vimy ( or ; ) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France . It is located east of the Canadian National Vimy Memorial dedicated to the Battle of Vimy Ridge and the Canadian soldiers who were killed during the war . The Memorial is also the site of two Canadian cemeteries . Geography and history . Vimy is a farming town , situated some north of Arras , at the junction of the D51 and the N17 roads . It is situated on the crest of Vimy Ridge , a prominent feature overlooking the Artois region . The town was first mentioned in 1183 as `` Viniarcum '' and was the scene of much fighting during the fourteenth , seventeenth and eighteenth centuries among the French , English , Dutch and Spanish forces . The ridge was the scene of fierce fighting in the First World War . Seized by the Germans in 1914 , it was the subject of a French assault in 1915 . In 1917 the Battle of Vimy Ridge took place southeast of Vimy and was an important battle of the war for Canadian military history . The town was practically destroyed during the fighting in the area . Canadian National Vimy Memorial Park . Set on the highest point of Vimy Ridge , the Canadian National Vimy Memorial is the largest of Canada 's war monuments . In 1922 , use of the land for the battlefield park which contains the memorial was granted , in perpetuity , by the French nation to the people of Canada in recognition of Canada 's war efforts . of the former Vimy Ridge battlefield is preserved as part of the memorial park which surrounds the monument . The grounds of the site are still honeycombed with wartime tunnels , trenches and craters , closed off for public safety . The project took designer Walter Seymour Allward 11 years to see built . ( The total cost was $ 1.5 million , which is over $ 20 million in present terms . ) King Edward VIII unveiled it on 26 July 1936 in the presence of French President Albert Lebrun and a crowd of over 50,000 including over 6200 Canadian veterans and their families . Following an extensive multi-year restoration , Queen Elizabeth II re-dedicated the monument on 9 April 2007 at a ceremony commemorating the 90th anniversary of the battle . A new $ 10 million visitor centre was completed before the 9 April 2017 commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the battle . The event was anticipated to be attended by as many as 30,000 people . The official ceremony included comments by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau , Governor General David Johnston as representative of the Monarchy of Canada , Prince Charles as representative of the Monarchy of the United Kingdom , Prince William , Duke of Cambridge , Prince Harry , the President of France François Hollande , and the Prime Minister of France Bernard Cazeneuve .
Ananteris balzani . `` Ananteris balzani '' is a scorpion species found in Argentina , Paraguay and Brazil .
Julian Vedey . Julian Vedey ( b. Warwickshire , 1898– d. Worthing , 1967 ) was a British actor .
European Confederation . European Confederation ( ) was a political institution of European unity , part of a wider New Order , proposed by German Foreign Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop in March 1943 . The plan was rejected by Führer Adolf Hitler . Some historians have argued that the concept was primarily a propaganda tool , others that there was genuine enthusiasm for European unity among Nazi and Fascist political leaders and intellectuals , as the references to this concept were made in secret government memoranda and conversations . Background . Certain individuals of the German Foreign Ministry were interested in the `` European question '' , and collaborated with the `` Auslandswissenschaftliches Institut '' ( DAWI ; German Institute for Foreign Studies ) on securing a decision on the matter . Influential Europe planners were Werner Daitz , Franz Six and Karl Megerle , who presented papers and studies on the intellectual foundations of a united Europe under Nazi German leadership . After a number of preliminary studies and drafts a memorandum was submitted in March 1943 , which outlined the necessary steps that need to be taken in order to formalize the Confederation . On April 5 , 1943 , Ribbentrop issued instructions for the establishment of a `` European Committee '' ( ) of 14 diplomats in the Foreign Ministry , which had the task of `` the collection of material and the preparation of data to be used for the future settlement of the New European Order after the war has ended . '' Planning . Ribbentrop envisioned that as soon as Germany had gained significant military victory , the Heads of States concerned would be invited to a safe meeting-place ( away from the reach of Allied bombers ) such as Salzburg ( perhaps at Klessheim Palace ) or Vienna , where the instrument for bringing the Confederation into being would be solemnly signed . The states in question were Germany , Italy , France , Denmark , Norway , Finland , Slovakia , Hungary , Romania , Bulgaria , Croatia , Serbia and Greece . Spain 's participation was anticipated but uncertain in the view of the Spanish neutrality during World War II . The March 1943 memorandum states that if any other states were established in territories currently occupied by Germany , these too would be invited to join . Sweden , Switzerland and Portugal were not expected to join as long as the war continued , but their membership was not seen as being of great importance . Diplomat Cécil von Renthe-Fink submitted a draft to Ribbentrop which also discussed the possibility of the Baltic countries , Belgium , Netherlands and even Russia under the rule of the Vlasov movement joining the Confederation . The draft also mentions that the admission of countries which were projected to be annexed into Greater Germany would not incite these countries towards nationalism , but would be the first step in drawing them into Germany 's political sphere ( see Greater Germanic Reich ) . Poland 's admission to the Confederation was according to Renthe-Fink out of the question . The draft of the Act states that the Confederation was to ensure that wars never again break between European peoples . The members are sovereign states which guarantee the freedom , national character and political independence of other member states . The organization of the internal affairs of each member state was to be their respective sovereign decision . The member states were to defend the interests of Europe and protect the continent from external enemies . European economy was to reorganized in mutual agreement between the member states , with internal custom and other barriers progressively abolished . Trans-European rail , autobahn , waterway and airline networks were to be developed according to a common plan . The Confederation was to be partly based on earlier diplomatic treaties signed between the Axis powers , the Italian-German Pact of Steel , Tripartite Pact and the Anti-Comintern Pact . The question of potential territorial adjustments , such as Banat , the Hungarian-Romanian border and Italy 's claims to French territory , was not to be dealt with the Act of the Confederation , but was to be issued in separate final peace settlements . Goal . The project was to assure Germany 's allies that their independence would be respected after the war , and also to give impression to the Soviets and the Western Allies that all of Europe stood united in defiance , and that the Allies were not fighting for the liberation of European states , but against European unity , rendering thus American and British anti-German propaganda powerless . A clear call for the confederation would also allow the Germans to recruit more men for the Waffen-SS from the occupied countries , and to force them to bolster their war effort in personal and material spheres . Also , the confederation would deter the neutral countries of Europe from siding with the Allied camp . Reception among the Axis powers . French ( Vichy ) Prime Minister Pierre Laval was enthusiastic of the proposal , and in a document to Hitler he wrote that France was ready for territorial sacrifices in Tunisia and Alsace-Lorraine to bring about an `` atmosphere of confidence '' in Europe . He also stated that France must prepare to join the customs union , and was ready to accept long-term German military occupation of the French Atlantic coast if such is necessary for the protection of the continent . He also hoped that these measures would not exclude Germany and Italy of allowing France to regain `` a position appropriate to its continental and colonial past '' in the future . Rejection by Hitler . Adolf Hitler was dismissive of the plan , as his vision of the post-war Europe was one of total German hegemony . Ernst von Weizsäcker recorded in his diaries Hitler 's position on the matter . On April 13 , 1943 he wrote `` Reorganization of Europe : no enthusiasm for this idea on our side ; the present `` jejune communiqué '' is a compromise between two parties . '' On May 5 , 1943 , `` The reason why we are not to be drawn into conversation about the `` New Order '' in Europe is indicated confidentially by the Führer : our neighbours are all our enemies ; we must get all we can out of them , but can not and must not promise them anything . ''
Melchior von Meckau . Melchior von Meckau ( 1440–1509 ) ( called the Cardinal of Brixen ) was a German Roman Catholic cardinal and bishop . Life and church . Melchior von Meckau was born in Meissen in 1440 , the son of Gaspar von Meckau , who later became a counselor of Maximilian I , Holy Roman Emperor . He began his studies at Leipzig in 1458 , and then enrolled at the University of Bologna in 1459 . He ultimately received a doctorate in law from the University of Bologna . He became provost of the Cathedral of Magdeburg in 1470 . He moved to Rome and became a secretary in the Chancery of Apostolic Briefs . In 1473 , Pope Sixtus IV nominated him to be dean of the cathedral chapter of Meissen Cathedral . From 1473 , he was also a counselor of Sigismund , Archduke of Austria , becoming his chancellor in 1481 . He was also a canon of Brixen Cathedral . On April 20 , 1482 , he was named coadjutor bishop of Georg Gosler , Prince-Bishop of Brixen . He spent most of his time with Archduke Sigismund in Innsbruck until 1488 , when Bishop Gosler transferred administration of the prince-bishopric to him . When Bishop Gosler died on June 20 , 1489 , Bishop Meckau succeeded as Prince-Bishop of Brixen . He celebrated a diocesan synod in November 1489 , where the major topic of discussion was the Breviary and the Missal used in Brixen . In 1490 , he became a canon of St. Lambert 's Cathedral , Liège . Upon the death of Frederick III , Holy Roman Emperor , the new emperor , Maximilian I , left Bishop Meckau in charge of the territorial government of Tyrol . He was an active governor and supported the emperor financially during the Swabian War . Bishop Meckau was a patron of the arts , architecture and literature , and has been called the first humanist bishop of Brixen . Pope Alexander VI made him a cardinal priest in the consistory of May 31 , 1503 . He received the titular church of San Nicola in Carcere on June 12 , 1503 . He did not participate in the papal conclave of September 1503 that elected Pope Pius III , but he did participate in the papal conclave of October 1503 that elected Pope Julius II . Emperor Maximilian named Cardinal Meckau as his ambassador to arrange for the diplomacy necessary for his coronation . Cardinal Meckau visited the pope in Rome on December 16 , 1506 and then visited the Republic of Venice , which was forbidding passage through its territory . On January 5 , 1507 , he opted for the titular church of Santo Stefano Rotondo . Because of the intransigence of the Republic of Vienna , Maximilian could not be crowned and traveled to Trent . ( This was one of the grievances leading up to the War of the League of Cambrai . ) In February 1507 , Maximilian declared that he was Holy Roman Emperor even though he had not been crowned ; Cardinal Meckau conveyed this decision to the pope , who gave his assent . He died in Rome on March 3 , 1509 . He was buried in Santa Maria in Araceli .
Divine soul ( disambiguation ) . Divine soul in kabbalah is the source of good inclination and Godly desires .
Space , Inc.. `` Space , Inc. '' is a 2003 anthology of science fiction short-stories revolving around careers in space . It is the first anthology edited by Julie E. Czerneda , for which she won a 2004 Prix Aurora Award .
Koriyama West Soccer Stadium . Koriyama West Soccer Stadium is a soccer stadium in Koriyama , Fukushima , Japan .
Prime Minister of Bengal . The Prime Minister of Bengal was the head of government and the Leader of the House in the Bengal Legislative Assembly in British India . The position was dissolved upon the Partition of Bengal in 1947 . History . The office was created under the Government of India Act 1935 , which granted Bengal a bicameral legislature , including the Bengal Legislative Council and the Bengal Legislative Assembly . The Prime Minister was in charge of the executive branch . The Prime Minister of Bengal played an important role in pan-Indian politics , including proclaiming the Lahore Resolution and dealing with Japanese attacks during World War II . The Congress party boycotted the office due to its anti-British policy . The office was held by three Muslims . The first premier was A. K. Fazlul Huq , the leader of the anti-feudalist Krishak Praja Party . Huq formed his first government with the All India Muslim League in 1937 . The League withdrew support in 1941 , after which Huq forged a coalition with the Hindu Mahasabha led by Syama Prasad Mukherjee . The Huq-Syama coalition lasted till 1943 . Huq was succeeded by a Muslim League ministry led by Sir Khawaja Nazimuddin . An unpopular conservative , the Nazimuddin ministry lasted till 1945 , when governor 's rule was imposed . The next election saw H. S. Suhrawardy lead the Muslim League to a majority . Suhrawardy sought an undivided Bengal with support from Hindu leaders and the British governor ; but faced challenges like the Noakhali riots and Direct Action Day . Legacy . When Bengal was partitioned , the office was succeeded by the Chief Minister of West Bengal and the Chief Minister of East Bengal . All three Bengali premiers moved to East Bengal , where they continued to be influential statesmen . Nazimuddin and Suhrawardy became Prime Ministers of Pakistan , while Huq served as East Bengal 's chief minister , and later as East Pakistan 's governor . The three premiers are considered the forerunners of politics in modern Bangladesh .
Incarnate Word Academy ( Bel-Nor , Missouri ) . Incarnate Word Academy is a Roman Catholic , private , secondary school for women . The school is sponsored by the Congregation of the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word . The school is located in Bel-Nor , a suburb of St. Louis , in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Louis . History . In 1932 , the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word opened the all-girls high school in response to a need for the education of young women . The first year , the school enrolled thirty-five students . Three additional buildings and seventy-five years later , the school is now home to about five hundred students . Athletics . Cheerleading , soccer , volleyball , and basketball are sports in which the school has won state championships . The school also offers a variety of sports including softball , tennis , golf , cross country , track , dance , and swimming . The Red Knights most recent state championship was in the winter 2014-2015 Basketball season . The state championship game took place March 21 , 2015 in Columbia , Missouri , at the Mizzou Arena . Incarnate Word beat MICDS 60 - 27 , bringing the school their third state championship title in four years for basketball .
Billy McMillan . William McMillan ( born Carrickfergus , County Antrim , Ireland ; died Carrickfergus , 1991 ) , commonly referred to as Billy McMillan , was an Irish footballer who played for Belfast Celtic and Ballymena United . McMillan was also a dual international and played for both Ireland teams – the IFA XI and the FAI XI . Club career . McMillan joined Belfast Celtic in 1932 and remained with the club until they withdrew from the Irish League in 1949 . In 1936 he was a member of the Celtic reserve team that reached the final of the County Antrim Shield , only to lose 1–0 to the senior Celtic team . He subsequently established himself as a regular member of the senior team , playing alongside the likes of Jimmy McAlinden , Jackie Vernon , Charlie Tully , Tom Aherne , Robin Lawler , Jimmy Jones and Johnny Campbell . During the 1930s and 1940s this Celtic team dominated Northern Irish football . During the summer of 1949 McMillan also played with Celtic on their tour of North America . Other members of the touring party included Aherne , Lawler , Campbell , guest player Mick O'Flanagan and manager Elisha Scott . These were the last games Belfast Celtic played before the club disbanded . The highlight of the 10 game tour came on 29 May when Celtic beat Scotland 2–0 at Triborough Stadium . On returning from the tour , McMillan joined Ballymena United as a player manager . Irish international . When McMillan played as an international in 1945 and 1946 there were , in effect , two Ireland teams , chosen by two rival associations . Both associations , the Northern Ireland-based IFA and the Republic of Ireland-based FAI selected players from all 32 counties . As a result , several notable Irish players from this era , including McMillan , played for both teams . IFA XI . Between 1944 and 1946 , McMillan made at least four appearances for the IFA XI . On 9 September 1944 he played in the 8–4 defeat against a `` Combined Services XI '' at Windsor Park . This team was basically a Great Britain XI and featured , among others , Matt Busby , Stanley Matthews , Tommy Lawton and Stan Mortensen . McMillan also played in three Victory internationals . On 15 September 1945 he played against England in a 1–0 defeat at Windsor Park . Then on 2 February 1946 he also played in the 3–2 defeat to Scotland , once again at Windsor Park . On 4 May 1946 he made his fourth appearance for the IFA XI in a 1–0 win against Wales at Ninian Park . FAI XI . In 1946 McMillan also made two appearances for the FAI XI . He was one of several players born in Northern Ireland who benefited from the FAI 's attempts to establish an all-Ireland influence . In June 1946 when the FAI organised an Iberian tour , McMillan , together with Jackie Vernon , Jimmy McAlinden and Paddy Sloan , was one of four Northern Irish players called up . McMillan was originally a reserve but replaced the injured Bill Hayes and subsequently played in the 3–1 defeat to Portugal on 16 June and in the 1–0 win against Spain on 23 June .
George Lillycrop . George Lillycrop ( 7 December 1886 – date of death unknown ) was a professional footballer who played as a centre forward for several English sides before and just after the First World War . Club career . Lillycrop was born in Gosport , Hampshire . He started his career playing for teams in the North Eastern League before transferring to Barnsley some time before 1910 . He played in both FA Cup finals that Barnsley reached in 1910 and 1912 . In the first , Barnsley lost in the replay to Newcastle . In 1912 , Lillycrop played a critical role in the qualifying rounds , scoring 6 goals , several in replays . The 1912 Final went again to a replay but Barnsley won , defeating West Bromwich Albion by one goal in extra time . Given his key role in the qualifying rounds he does not feature much in the match day reports . In July 1913 , he was transferred to Bolton Wanderers for £1,300 . He played a total of 52 games , scoring 32 goals . Bolton reached the FA cup semi-finals in 1915 and were defeated by Sheffield United , captained by George Utley , his fellow wing half from Barnsley . After the war , he returned to the North East playing for South Shields . Coaching career . After the end of his playing career he took up coaching . He worked for South Shields , Gateshead and Crewe Alexandra . Honours . Barnsley
Spritzkuchen . Spritzkuchen is a German fried pastry , similar to doughnuts .
Eslamabad , Gilan . Eslamabad ( , also Romanized as Eslāmābād ; also known as Gāv Kadeh and Kāvak Deh ) is a village in Kasma Rural District , in the Central District of Sowme'eh Sara County , Gilan Province , Iran . At the 2006 census , its population was 364 , in 100 families .
Norne Securities . Norne Securities AS is a Norwegian investment bank . The firm has total assets of over NOK 400 billion , 170 offices and 660,000 customers . Ownership . Norne Securities is owned by 15 independent Norwegian savings banks
Astar . Astar is a New Zealand YouTube personality , television presenter and professional florist . She has a YouTube channel `` Astar 's Place , '' and she previously appeared on the weekday morning series `` Good Morning '' as the arts and crafts presenter . She was formerly the yoga instructor on the show . Astar was born and raised in Southland . Astar trained in floristry and has worked as an art teacher , floral designer and design tutor before taking a year out to write three yet to be published books . Her focus was on floral design in the many homes owned around the world by the Sultan of Brunei . Astar then decided to return to New Zealand and commenced working on the Good Morning show in 1998 . Astar currently lives in Auckland with partner , affectionately called `` The Engineer '' and her son affectionately called `` The Boy '' .
Bob Rusch . Robert D. `` Bob '' Rusch ( born April 3 , 1943 in New York City ) is an American jazz critic and record producer . Rusch studied clarinet and drums in his youth . During the 1970s , Rusch played drums in workshops with Jaki Byard and Cedar Walton . He wrote for the magazines `` Down Beat '' , `` Jazz Journal '' and `` Jazz Forum '' in the 1970s before founding `` Cadence Magazine '' in 1975 . He founded two record labels , Cadence Jazz ( in 1980 ) and CIMP ( in 1995 ) , and produced or oversaw the release of hundreds of jazz releases ; among those musicians he has produced are Bill Dixon , Chet Baker , Glenn Spearman , Ernie Krivda , Ivo Perelman , Noah Howard , Dominic Duval , Steuart Liebig , Cecil Taylor , Fred Hess , Anthony Braxton , Bill Barron , Paul Smoker , and Steve Swell . He has run North Country Record Distribution , an independent jazz label distributor , since 1983 . Rusch has donated his large , indexed collection of jazz periodicals to the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture . From 1965-1973 , Rusch was a teacher at Woodward School , a private elementary school in the Fort Greene section of Brooklyn . On June 4 , 2014 , three separate articles appeared in `` The Wall Street Journal '' accusing Rusch of `` sexually abusing female students as young as 12 years old during the late 1960 's and early 1970 's . '' Rusch was interviewed by the newspaper , and in the articles `` Rusch acknowledged that he had sex with multiple young students ... 'I accept involvement in some of the things that went on , not all of them , and to that extent I am embarrassed and remorseful and I have been for the better part of 41 years , ' said Mr. Rusch , who is now 71 years old . 'I carry a lot of guilt . ' ''
Shelburne and Queen 's . Shelburne and Queen 's was a federal electoral district in the province of Nova Scotia , Canada , that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1896 to 1925 . This riding was created in 1892 from parts of Queens and Shelburne ridings . It consisted of the counties of Queen 's and Shelburne . It was abolished in 1924 when it was redistributed into Queens—Lunenburg and Shelburne—Yarmouth ridings . Election results . By-election : On Mr. Forbes ' being appointed Sub-Collector of Customs , 18 July 1896 By-election : On Mr . Fielding 's election being declared void , 8 October 1906 By-election : On Mr . Fielding 's acceptance of an office of emolument under the Crown , 29 December 1921
Polish–Lithuanian Social Revolutionary Party . The Polish–Lithuanian Social Revolutionary Party was a short-lived political party in the Russian empire . The party was founded in Saint Petersburg in 1881 . It was the continuation of `` Gmina Polska '' ( 'Polish Commune ' ) , a grouping formed by Polish students from Kiev , Moscow , Vilna and Saint Petersburg in 1880 . The actions of party were led by a nucleus called `` Ognisko '' ( 'the Centre ' ) .
Częstkowo , Kościerzyna County . Częstkowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kościerzyna , within Kościerzyna County , Pomeranian Voivodeship , in northern Poland . It lies approximately north-west of Kościerzyna and south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk . For details of the history of the region , see `` History of Pomerania '' . The village has a population of 72 .
Anne-Karine Strøm . Anne-Karine Strøm ( born 15 October 1951 , Oslo ) is a Norwegian singer , best known for having taken part in the Norwegian Eurovision Song Contest selection , Melodi Grand Prix , in six consecutive years between 1971 and 1976 , winning on three occasions ( twice as a soloist and once as a member of an ensemble ) and representing Norway in the Eurovision Song Contests of 1973 , 1974 and 1976 . Eurovision Song Contest . The Bendik Singers ' 1973 winning song was given English-language lyrics and retitled `` It 's Just a Game '' for the 18th Eurovision Song Contest , which took place on 7 April in Luxembourg City , where it finished in seventh place of 17 entries . Strøm travelled to Brighton , England for the 1974 contest , held on 6 April . Again , the song had been translated into English as `` The First Day of Love '' , and backing vocals were provided by the other Bendik Singers . This was the notable contest which was won by ABBA and also featured several already internationally established names ( Olivia Newton-John , Gigliola Cinquetti , Mouth & MacNeal ) . In this competitive field , `` The First Day of Love '' struggled to attract votes and ended as one of four songs sharing last place with just three votes each . Strøm 's final Eurovision appearance , at the 1976 contest in The Hague on 3 April , ended in complete failure , as `` Mata Hari '' placed last of the 18 participating songs . Prior to the contest `` Mata Hari '' , a very modern and contemporary disco-style song , had been expected to do well , but it was suggested afterwards that Strøm 's rather odd outfit and performance on the night may have cost votes . With two last-place finishes from three entries , Strøm is usually cited as the least successful artist to have appeared in more than one Eurovision Song Contest as the only artist to date finish in last place twice . Post-Eurovision . In the late 1970s Strøm began performing in musical cabarets with Øystein Sunde and her then husband Ole Paus . She released three albums between 1978 and 1986 , which reflected a move towards a more serious style of music .
The Fuse ( Pennywise album ) . `` The Fuse '' is the eighth album by Pennywise , released on August 9 , 2005 . `` The Fuse '' charted at number 36 in Australia on the ARIA Albums Chart , their third lowest position on the chart among the band 's album releases .
B . B . & Q . Band . B . B . & Q . Band ( which stands for the Brooklyn , Bronx , and Queens Band ) , was an American post-disco band , which formed in 1979 and disbanded in 1987 . The background . The B . B . & Q . Band was a studio concept created in 1979 by the businessman Jacques Fred Petrus . After the success with Change in 1980 , and also with Macho and the Peter Jacques band in the late 1970s , Petrus and his close co-worker Italian Mauro Malavasi decided to launch a new project , named after the three boroughs in New York that the band members came from . Fred Petrus pulled several musicians together of which New York session bassist ( credited as Peewee Ford ) and his musicians became the band . The successful debut . The self-titled debut album on Capitol provided several melodies of which Malavasi wrote all except one . The biggest hit single `` On the Beat '' , which reached # 8 on the US `` Billboard '' Black Singles chart . Also `` Time for Love '' ( # 72 on the same chart ) mixed a melody with vocals by the lead singer , Ike Floyd . After the debut Petrus invited guitarist Kevin Robinson , a former member of the band Kinky Fox that he had met already in 1980 , to take over to lead the band . The new line-up included Chielli Minucci , Kevin Nance , and Tony Bridges and for the first time B . B . & Q. band had a more defined role as a band . Second and third albums . The second album release was 1982 's `` All Night Long '' ( # 32 on `` Billboard '' 's Black Albums chart ) , which included `` All Night Long ( She 's Got the Moves I Like ) '' ( # 32 on `` Billboard '' 's Hot Dance Club Play list ) , `` Imagination '' ( # 21 on `` Billboard '' 's Black Singles list ) and `` Children of the Night '' ( uncharted ) . In 1983 `` Six Million Times '' hit the market with influences from The Time and Prince . Petrus faced serious economical problems in 1983 , and `` Six Million Times '' was produced with a tiny budget during five weeks in Bologna . The album did not become a commercial success and Capitol dropped the band . Finale . By 1985 Petrus had fixed a contract with Elektra Records , and B . B . & Q . Band was back on track with their last album `` Genie '' , including minor hits like the title track `` Genie '' and `` Dreamer '' . Kae Williams , a former Breakwater member hired by Petrus , wrote all tracks and co-produced the LP in conjunction with Petrus . The album also showed early examples of Curtis Hairston 's voice when Petrus invited him to be the new lead singer . The album sold rather well , especially in Europe , but in 1987 the B . B . & Q . Band disappeared forever when Petrus was murdered . `` Genie '' was released on different labels . In the U.S. `` Dreamer '' was released as a B-side ( with `` On the Shelf '' as A-side '' ) on the label In Your Face , which was a sublabel of Pretty Pearl Records . Meanwhile , the album `` Genie '' and accompanying singles `` Dreamer '' and `` Genie '' were all released on Pretty Pearl Records/Elektra Records . Both Pretty Pearl Records and Elektra Records logos were used on the record labels . The catalogue numbers were the series used by Elektra Records . This was only the case in the U.S. , while in Europe , the album and singles were released by Cooltempo ( U.K. ) , Break ( Netherlands ) and ZYX ( Germany ) . Furthermore , different pictures were used for the record covers of the album depending on the country of release . Not only were labels and pictures different . The Shep Pettibone remix of `` Dreamer '' was included on the U.S. LP , while the European editions of the album included an `` album version '' of the track . The Shep Pettibone remix was the same as the 12 '' release on Elektra/Pretty Pearl , while the European album version was the same as the B-side of the 12 '' `` On the shelf '' released on In Your Face Records .
List of American films of 2005 . A list of American films released in 2005 . `` Brokeback Mountain '' won the BAFTA Award for Best Film , the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama and the Satellite Award for Best Film – Drama . `` Walk the Line '' won the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy and the Satellite Award for Best Film – Musical or Comedy . ' won the Satellite Award for Best Animated or Mixed Media Feature . `` Mad Hot Ballroom '' won the Satellite Award for Best Documentary Film . `` Brokeback Mountain '' won the Golden Lion . `` Why We Fight '' won the . `` Forty Shades of Blue '' won the . `` Dirty Love '' won the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Picture .
HMS Winchelsea ( D46 ) . HMS `` Winchelsea '' ( D46 ) was an Admiralty W class destroyer of the Royal Navy , ordered 9 December 1916 from J. Samuel White at Cowes during the 1916-17 Build Programme . `` Winchelsea '' was then launched 15 December 1917 and was the 7th Royal Navy ship to carry this name , which was introduced in 1694 and named after the 6th Earl of Winchelsea ( 1647–1730 ) In March 1945 she was decommissioned and sold for scrap . Events in history . September 1939 with the 11th Destroyer Flotilla . 26 May - 4 June 1940 the Dunkirk evacuation , code-named Operation Dynamo . 27 July 1940 - 84 survivors were picked up from the British merchant ships `` Sambre '' and `` Thiara '' . The freighters had been torpedoed and sunk by the , south-south-west of Rockall . 17 September 1940 - 25 survivors were picked up from the British merchant `` Crown Arun '' . The boat had been torpedoed and was then sunk with gunfire by the German submarine , north of Rockall . 2 November 1942 - 24 survivors were picked up from the British merchant `` Hartington '' . The boat had been torpedoed and sunk by , approximately east of Belle Isle .
31st Bangladesh National Film Awards . The 31st National Film Awards , presented by Ministry of Information , Bangladesh to felicitate the best of Bangladeshi Cinema released in the year 2006 . Bangladesh National Film Awards is a film award ceremony in Bangladesh established in 1975 by Government of Bangladesh . Every year , a national panel appointed by the government selects the winning entry , and the award ceremony is held in Dhaka . Chief Adviser Dr. Fakhruddin Ahmed presented the awards at the Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Centre on October 23 , 2008 . List of winners . An eleven-member jury board chaired by the additional secretary of the Ministry of Information selected the winners in 16 different categories .
Wretched ( punk band ) . Wretched was a hardcore punk band from Milan , Italy . Along with other bands such as Indigesti , they formed the basis of the hardcore scene in Italy during the 1980s . Their music was usually fast-paced with violent and dark lyrics . Biography . Wretched hailed from Milan , Italy circa 1980 . The original line-up was Gigi on guitar , Fabio on bass , Giancarlo on drums , and Gian Mario singing . This version of Wretched debuted on their 1982 split EP with Indigesti . Although they originally sang in English , they soon switched to their native Italian , finding it better suited to expressing their radical political message . The band took strong anti-war and pro-anarchist stands through their lyrics and imagery . They also self-released all of their records on a label that came to be known as Chaos Productions . The band lived at the infamous Milano squat Virus , which played host to many hardcore shows in the early-mid '80 's . Wretched lived and breathed the DIY spirit of rebellion that they advocated in their music . The band recorded their first EP before switching guitar players and drummers in 1984 . Daniele ( guitar ) and Crema ( drums ) played on the next record , `` Finira Mai ? `` , and on the full length . Appearances on BCT tapes comps and the seminal international compilation P.E.A.C.E . spread the word of `` Chaos non musica '' to everywhere punk was being played . Zambo took over drums in 1985 , and the band began its shift into more heavy metal territory . They recorded one more LP and a 7 '' before internal problems ( including Mario 's shredded vocal cords ) and line-up changes forced them to call it quits . Before melting down , they played the last show at Virus with Antisect . Unfortunately , Wretched 's strong commitment to doing it themselves meant that their records have always been hard to get outside of Italy . An official CD discography ( mysteriously missing the first EP ) came out some time in the mid 1990s , and the `` Furious Years of Italian Hardcore '' compilation CD fills in the hole . Discography . Wretched / Indigesti split 7 '' ( Autoproduzione , 1982 ) `` In nome del loro potere tutto è stato fatto '' EP ( Autoproduzione , 1983 ) `` Libero di vivere libero di morire '' LP ( Chaos Produzioni , 1984 ) `` La tua morte non aspetta '' 12 '' ( Chaos Produzioni , 1986 ) `` In controluce '' 7 '' ( Chaos Produzioni , 1988 ) `` The Furious Years of Italian Hardcore Pun '' k CD ( Antichrist / Dionysis , 1995 - contains the first EP ) `` Lotta per vivere '' CD ( Antichrist / Dionysis , 1996 - contains everything but the first EP )
South Park , Seattle . South Park is a neighborhood in the city of Seattle , in the U.S. state of Washington . It is located just south of Georgetown across the Duwamish River , and just north of the city of Tukwila . Its main thoroughfares are West Marginal Way S. ( northwest- and southeast-bound ) , S. Cloverdale Street ( east- and westbound ) and 14th Ave. S ( north-and-south ) . South Park connects to Georgetown by two bridges at 1st Ave S. at the northmost end of the neighborhood , and the South Park Bridge at the north end of 14th Ave. South . The South Park Bridge was closed on June 30 , 2010 and reconstructed due to safety concerns . The newly constructed bridge reopened to traffic on June 30 , 2014 . Surrounded by Seattle 's industrial area , South Park 's soil and air have been polluted ; heavy metals have contaminated the top soil and the nearby Duwamish River has been known for unhealthy levels of toxic chemicals . The property values are lower than elsewhere in Seattle , though some see growth potential in the area . The neighborhood is also the center of the city 's Hispanic community with a population that of 4,154 that is roughly 47 % Latino thus giving it the highest concentration of Hispanic residents in the city . Former town . The Town of South Park was incorporated December 9 , 1902 and the Town Council held its first meeting on December 23 . South Park was served by three mayors in its four-and-one-half years of existence as an independent town : S.J . Bevan ( 1902–1903 ) , G.C . Lingenfelter ( 1903–1905 ) , and A.G. Breidenstein ( 1906–1907 ) . South Park was plagued by problems in securing adequate city services . Particularly vexing was the inability to obtain a decent water supply . Although the city of Georgetown owned water mains that ran through South Park , it refused to supply water to the latter , starting a bitter court battle over legal rights to the water . In 1905–1906 , the town contracted with an independent water company , but in April 1906 the water was found to be contaminated because South Park did not have a sewer system . The Town Council petitioned Seattle to run Cedar River mains to the edge of the town and has had clean water since . The City of Seattle provides sewage services in modern South Park . In October 1906 , the electorate voted 131–59 for annexation to Seattle , but apparently no action was taken beyond the vote . On March 23 , 1907 , a second vote for annexation was 181–36 in favor and on May 3 , 1907 , South Park became part of the City of Seattle . Past and present bridges . Prior to the straightening of the Duwamish River for the Duwamish Waterway , South Park was connected to Georgetown by an electric railway that crossed a north-south bridge at 8th Avenue and by an east-west road bridge on County Road a few blocks northeast of that . A bend in the river resulted in the South Park side of that road bridge actually being the east end , with the Georgetown side on the west . After the Duwamish was straightened , a new bridge was built at 8th Avenue ( now 8th Avenue South ) , and operated from 1914 to 1937 . The present South Park Bridge was a Scherzer Rolling Lift double-leaf bascule bridge , originally built in 1929–31 . It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places . It connects 16th Avenue S. in Georgetown to 14th Avenue S. in South Park . It was closed at the end of June 2010 for major reconstruction , including replacement of its bascule leaves . The new bridge opened to the public on June 30 , 2014 . Just west of the bridge in South Park is a section of brick road that once led to an earlier bridge on more or less the same site . This brick road—one of the few remaining in Seattle—constitutes the northernmost portion of a road that once led from South Park to Des Moines , Washington ; eight blocks south of the Duwamish , today 's Des Moines Memorial Drive branches off of 14th Avenue S. leading uphill into unincorporated King County , the area commonly referred to as Boulevard Park . Crime . for South Park ( zipcode 98108 ) as compared to the greater Seattle area ( all neighborhoods ) . for South Park ( zipcode 98108 ) as compared to Greenwood ( zipcode 98103 ) another Seattle neighborhood located approximately the same distance north from downtown Seattle as South Park is south of downtown Seattle .
Saint-Privat , Corrèze . Saint-Privat is a commune in the Corrèze department in central France .
Institute of Texan Cultures . The University of Texas at San Antonio ( UTSA ) Institute of Texan Cultures ( ITC ) is a museum and library located in HemisFair Park in Downtown San Antonio , Texas . It serves as the state 's primary center for multicultural education , with exhibits , programs , and events like the Texas Folklife Festival , an annual celebration of the many ethnicities that make up the population of Texas . It has been held yearly since 1972 . The facility , established by the Texas Legislature on May 27 , 1965 , originally served as the Texas Pavilion at HemisFair '68 before being turned over to the University of Texas System in 1969 . UTSA assumed administrative control of the museum in 1973 . In 1986 , the System designated the Institute as a campus of the University of Texas at San Antonio . Now , it is part of UTSA 's HemisFair Campus . It is located near the Alamo and the River Walk . The Institute of Texan Cultures , through its research , collections , exhibits and programs , serves as the forum for the understanding and appreciation of Texas and Texans . The complex has of interactive exhibits and displays . The library on the third floor contains manuscripts , rare books , personal papers , over 3 million historical photos and over 700 oral histories . Funding for the museum comes primarily from three sources : biennial legislative appropriations ; exhibit floor and special event admissions ; grants , contributions , and other locally generated funds such as the rental of the museum 's facilities , and the sale of its publications , audiovisuals , library services , and merchandise from The Museum Store . Major support is provided by the museum 's Development Board . The Texas Legislature cut appropriations for the institute by 25 % in 2011 causing the institute to rely more on private donations and corporate sponsorship . There are displays in the museum representing many cultures and their impact on the history and development of Texas . In early 2010 , ITC became an affiliate as part of the Smithsonian Affiliates program . Affiliate status grants the institute access to the Smithsonian ’ s artifacts , education , and performing arts programs , expert speakers , teacher workshops , and resources to complement and broaden exhibitions . The Affiliation agreement marks a new era for the institute . A series of upgrades are planned to revitalize main exhibit floor . As UTSA strives to achieve national research university status , the University 's museum strives to become a cultural institution of equal caliber .
Defaka people . The Defaka ( called Afakani by their neighbours , the Nkoroo ) are a small ethnic group of south-eastern Nigeria , numbering fewer than a thousand people . They live in the eastern part of the Niger Delta , Rivers State , Bonny District ; part of them in the Defaka ward of Nkoroo town in close relationship with the Nkoroo people , and another part of them on the isolated island of Iwoma Nkoro , near Kono . Present neighbours of the Defaka , apart from the Nkoroo people , are : at Iwoma , the Ogoni people ( speakers of Ogoni/Kana/Khana ) , and to the east , the Obolo . The Defaka have a less cordial relationship with these peoples than with the Nkoroo . The Defaka language is thought to be most closely related to the Ijo languages , which is the basis for the Ijoid language family first proposed by Jenewari ( 1983 ) . Defaka is being rapidly pushed to extinction as speakers are shifting to the language of the Nkoroo people . All Defaka people speak Nkoroo ; most use it as their primary language , even when talking with other Defaka speakers . At most 200 speakers of Defaka are left , mostly elderly people ; as such , the language may already be moribund ( or nearly so ) . History . The Defaka have always been a people small in number , and their history is a long narrative of harassment by numerically superior neighbours and subsequent migrations . According to oral histories reported in Jenewari ( 1983 ) , the original home of the Defaka was in the Iselema area ( present-day Delta State ) . From there , they moved via the Central Delta into the Eastern Delta region , where they lived close to the Abuloma people in the Okrika territory . Later they lived close to the Udekama ( Degema ) people in the Engenni area , and subsequently they entered the Bonny territory to live at Abalama Olotombia , and later near Bodo in Ogoni . They moved to Iyoba in the Andoni country before establishing Olomama Nkoroo ( `` Old town '' ) . From there , they finally moved to the present-day Nkoroo town . The Nkoroo people , neighbours of the Defaka and numbering about 4500 , relate a similar tradition of migration . Thus , the Defaka and Nkoroo peoples have presumably been living together as neighbours prior to the establishment of Nkoroo town , perhaps even since the time that both of them were in the Okrika territory .
Zoltán Molnár ( footballer , born 1973 ) . Zoltán Molnár ( born 4 November 1973 in Budapest ) is a Hungarian football defender . During his career , Molnár has played for Újpest , BVSC , Dunaferr , Vasas , Paksi and Szolnoki MÁV FC . He currently plays for Veszprém .
Karnataka State Film Award for Best Dialogue . Karnataka State Film Award for Best Dialogue Writer is a state film award of the Indian state of Karnataka given during the annual Karnataka State Film Awards . The award honors Kannada language films . Award winners . The following is a partial list of award winners and the name of the films for which they won .
Saratoga Springs , Utah . Saratoga Springs is a city in Utah County , Utah , United States . The elevation is 4,505 feet . It is part of the Provo–Orem , Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area . The city is a relatively new development along the northwestern shores of Utah Lake . It was incorporated on December 31 , 1997 and has been growing rapidly since then . The population was 1,003 at the 2000 United States Census , while the 2009 estimates placed it at 16,125 , making it one of the fastest-growing U.S. cities during this time period . The 2010 United States Census states population at 17,781 , meeting expectations of growth despite the state of the economy . Saratoga Springs became a city in 2001 . Geography . According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 16.61 square miles ( 26.8 km² ) , of which 16.51 square miles ( 26.4 km² ) is land and 0.1 square mile ( 0.3 km² ) ( 1.26 % ) is water . History . The natural hot springs near the source of the Jordan River inspired early European-American settlers to create a resort known as Beck 's Saratoga Springs , named after the original New York resort and owner John Beck . The Beck family opened their resort in 1884 and used it as their residence . With several lodge buildings and amusement park facilities , the resort became a popular location for tourists and visitors . The original buildings were taken down . The resort area has now been redeveloped privately , containing an outdoor pool , clubhouse , bowery , and kitchen facility for groups and parties . In the early 1990s , landowners began to investigate the possibilities of developing the land around the hot springs and in the foothill locations of the nearby Lake Mountains range . The Utah County land development ordinances were not sufficiently urban in nature , so several landowners sought incorporation as a town . Subsequently , Saratoga Springs incorporated in December 1997 . Several hundred acres have since been annexed into the City limits and the City now occupies a somewhat narrow strip running north and south between Utah Lake and the Jordan River on the East and the foothills to the west . The City contains over twenty-one square miles and runs from Pelican Point on the west side of Utah Lake over eleven miles north to the Camp Williams US Army facility in the foothills between Utah and Salt Lake Counties . On April 2 , 2017 , Thomas S. Monson , president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints , announced that an LDS temple would be built somewhere in Saratoga Springs . Government . Saratoga Springs has a manager-by-ordinance form of government . A professional manager is appointed by the City Council to oversee the daily operations of the city . As of 2014 , the mayor of Saratoga Springs is Jim Miller . Former mayor Mia Love ( January 2010 - January 2014 ) in 2015 was elected to the United States House of Representatives from Utah 's 4th congressional district ; she is the first black female Mormon Republican elected to Congress from the state and the first of Haitian descent ; her parents migrated to New York in 1973 . Schools . Saratoga Springs is part of the Alpine School District , which covers all of Utah County north of Orem . Due to rapid population growth , Saratoga Springs had to build several elementary schools , followed by its junior high and high schools . High schools . In addition , a private girls ' school , the New Haven School , opened in 2014 . Demographics . As of the 2010 census Saratoga Springs had a population of 17,781 in 4,387 households and 4,022 families . The racial and ethnic makeup of the population was 89.4 % non-Hispanic white , 0.5 % African-American , 0.9 % Asian , 0.8 % Pacific Islander , 0.2 % non-Hispanics from some other race , 0.3 % Native American , 2.8 % from two or more races , and 5.8 % Hispanic or Latino . The median age in 2010 was 21.6 . As of the census of 2000 , there were 1,003 people , 271 households , and 249 families residing in the town . The population density was 98.2 people per square mile ( 37.9/km² ) . There were 301 housing units at an average density of 29.5 per square mile ( 11.4/km² ) . The racial makeup of the town was 94.72 % White , 0.60 % black , 0.10 % Native American , 1.00 % Asian , 0.50 % Pacific Islander , 0.90 % from other races , and 2.19 % from two or more races . Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.99 % of the population . There were 271 households out of which 57.6 % had children under the age of 18 living with them , 84.1 % were married couples living together , 4.4 % had a female householder with no husband present , and 8.1 % were non-families . 6.3 % of all households were made up of individuals and 1.8 % had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older . The average household size was 3.70 and the average family size was 3.88 . In the town the population was spread out with 38.3 % under the age of 18 , 10.2 % from 18 to 24 , 32.9 % from 25 to 44 , 14.9 % from 45 to 64 , and 3.8 % who were 65 years of age or older . The median age was 26 years . For every 100 females , there were 101.4 males . For every 100 females age 18 and over , there were 99.7 males . The median income for a household in the town was $ 62,212 , and the median income for a family was $ 61,923 . Males had a median income of $ 44,464 versus $ 36,739 for females . The per capita income for the town was $ 20,304 . About 3.8 % of families and 2.5 % of the population were below the poverty line , including 2.7 % of those under age 18 and 17.4 % of those age 65 or over . Library . Saratoga Springs is one of the few American cities in the 21st century to have started a municipal library with a majority of donations from volunteers . In 2010 , the city council authorized $ 10,000 in seed money to fund the start of a city library . In 2013 the library had grown so popular that the city council recognized the need for a full-time library and authorized it . As of December 2013 , the library collection contains over 18,000 titles and 6000 library card holders . The library also provides additional programs for residents including science nights , story times , Wiggle Worms , a literacy center , and test proctoring . On January 1 , 2014 , the city library began operating under new full-time hours .
Isaac Namioka . Isaac Namioka ( born April 25 , 1928 ) is a Japanese-American mathematician who has worked in general topology and functional analysis . He is a professor emeritus of mathematics at the University of Washington . Early life and education . Namioka was born in Tōno , not far from Namioka in the north of Honshu , Japan . When he was young his parents moved farther south , to Himeji . He attended graduate school at the University of California , Berkeley , earning a doctorate in 1956 under the supervision of John L. Kelley . As a graduate student , Namioka married Chinese-American mathematics student Lensey Namioka , later to become a well-known novelist who used Namioka 's Japanese heritage in some of her novels . Career . Namioka taught at Cornell University until 1963 , when he moved to the University of Washington . There he was the doctoral advisor to four students . He has over 20 academic descendants , largely through his student Joseph Rosenblatt , who became a professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign . Contributions . Namioka 's book `` Linear Topological Spaces '' with Kelley has become a `` standard text '' . However , although his doctoral work and this book both concerned general topology , his interests later shifted to functional analysis . With Asplund in 1967 , Namioka gave one of the first complete proofs of the Ryll-Nardzewski fixed-point theorem . Following his 1974 paper `` separate continuity and joint continuity '' , a Namioka space has come to mean a topological space `` X '' with the property that whenever `` Y '' is a compact space and function `` f '' from the Cartesian product of `` X '' and `` Y '' to `` Z '' is separately continuous in `` X '' and `` Y '' , there must exist a dense `` Gδ '' set within `` X '' whose Cartesian product with `` Y '' is a subset of the set of points of continuity of `` f '' . The result of the 1974 paper , a proof of this property for a specific class of topological spaces , has come to be known as Namioka 's theorem . In 1975 , Namioka and Phelps established one side of the theorem that a space is an Asplund space if and only if its dual space has the Radon–Nikodým property . The other side was completed in 1978 by Stegall . Awards and honors . A special issue of the `` Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Applications '' was dedicated to Namioka to honor his 80th birthday . In 2012 , he became one of the inaugural fellows of the American Mathematical Society .
Freedom of religion in Singapore . Freedom of religion in Singapore is guaranteed under the Constitution . However , the Government of Singapore restricts this right in some circumstances . The Government has restricted the Jehovah 's Witnesses and banned the Unification Church . The Government does not tolerate speech or actions that it deems could adversely affect racial or religious harmony . Religious demography . Singapore has an area of and a total population of 5.31 million ( as of June 2013 ) , of whom 3.6 million are citizens or permanent residents . According to a 2000 government survey , 85 percent of citizens and permanent residents profess some religious faith . Of this group , 51 percent practice Buddhism , Taoism , ancestor worship , or other religious practice traditionally associated with the ethnic Chinese population . Approximately 15 percent of the population is Muslim , 15 percent Christian , and 4 percent Hindu . The remainder is composed of atheists , agnostics , and adherents of other religions including small Sikh , Jewish , Zoroastrian , and Jain communities . Among Christians , the majority of whom are ethnic Chinese , Protestants outnumber Roman Catholics by slightly more than two to one . Approximately 77.8 % of the resident population is ethnic Chinese , 14 % ethnic Malay , and 7 % ethnic Indian . Nearly all ethnic Malays are Muslim and most ethnic Indians are Hindu . The ethnic Chinese population is divided between Buddhism , Taoism , and Christianity , or is nonreligious . Foreign missionaries are active in the country . Legal and policy framework . The Constitution provides for freedom of religion ; however , the Government restricts this right in some circumstances . The Constitution provides that every citizen or person in the country has a constitutional right to profess , practice , or propagate his or her religious belief so long as such activities do not breach any other laws relating to public order , public health , or morality . There is no state religion . All religious groups are subject to government scrutiny and must be registered legally under the Societies Act . The Government deregistered the country 's congregation of Jehovah 's Witnesses in 1972 and the Unification Church in 1982 , making them unlawful societies . Such a designation makes it impossible to maintain a legal identity as a religious group , with consequences relating to owning property , conducting financial transactions , or holding public meetings . The Government plays an active but limited role in religious affairs . For example , the Government seeks to ensure that citizens , most of whom live in government-built housing , have ready access to religious organizations traditionally associated with their ethnic groups by helping such institutions find space in these housing complexes . The Government maintains a semiofficial relationship with the Muslim community through the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore ( MUIS ) . The MUIS advises the Government on concerns of the Muslim community , drafts the approved weekly sermon , regulates some Muslim religious matters , and oversees a mosque-building fund financed by voluntary payroll deductions . The Constitution acknowledges Malay/Muslims to be `` the indigenous people of Singapore '' and charges the Government specifically to promote their political , educational , religious , economic , social , cultural , and language interests . The 1961 Women 's Charter gives women , among other rights , the right to own property , conduct trade , and receive divorce settlements . Muslim women enjoy most of the rights and protections of the Women 's Charter ; however , for the most part , Muslim marriage law falls under the administration of the Muslim Law Act , which empowers the Shari'a court to oversee such matters . The act also allows Muslim men to practice polygamy . Requests to take additional wives may be refused by the Registry of Muslim Marriages , which solicits the views of existing wives and reviews the financial capability of the husband . As of 2007 , there were 44 applications for polygamous marriage and 13 applications were approved . The Presidential Council for Minority Rights examines all pending bills to ensure that they do not disadvantage a particular group . It also reports to the Government on matters affecting any racial or religious community and investigates complaints . There were no complaints or reports to the Presidential Council on Minority Rights from the fiscal year 2005/2006 . The Government does not permit religious instruction in public schools . There are official holy days for each major religion in the country : Hari Raya Haji and Hari Raya Puasa for Muslims , Christmas and Good Friday for Christians , Deepavali for Hindus , and Vesak Day for Buddhists . The Government promotes interfaith understanding indirectly by sponsoring activities to promote interethnic harmony . Because the primary ethnic minorities are predominantly of one faith each , government programs to promote ethnic harmony have implications for interfaith relations . In February 2006 , Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong unveiled the Community Engagement Programme ( CEP ) . The goal of the CEP is to promote multiracial and interreligious harmony , in part so that a strong foundation would be in place should an incident that could provoke ethnic/religious discord , such as a religiously related terrorist attack , occur in the country . The CEP has held numerous community-based seminars , worked with trade unions to form cluster working groups on religious and community harmony , and launched a new website as a platform for communication and dialogue . Restrictions on religious freedom . The Government restricts certain religious groups by application of the Societies Act . In 1982 the Minister for Home Affairs dissolved the Holy Spirit Association for the Unification of World Christianity , also known as the Unification Church . In 1972 the Government deregistered the Singapore Congregation of Jehovah 's Witnesses on the grounds that its existence was prejudicial to public welfare and order because its members refuse to perform military service ( obligatory for all male citizens ) , salute the flag , or swear oaths of allegiance to the state . At the time , there were approximately 200 Jehovah 's Witnesses in the country ; as of 2007 there were approximately two thousand . Although the Court of Appeals in 1996 upheld the rights of members of Jehovah 's Witnesses to profess , practice , and propagate their religious belief , and the Government does not arrest members for being believers , the result of deregistration has been to make public meetings of Jehovah 's Witnesses illegal . Nevertheless , since the 1996 ruling , no charges have been brought against persons attending or holding Jehovah 's Witness meetings in private homes . The Government can also influence religious practice through the Maintenance of Religious Harmony Act . The act was passed in 1990 and revised in 2001 in response to actions that the Government viewed as threats to religious harmony . This includes aggressive and `` insensitive '' proselytizing and `` the mixing of religion and politics . '' The act established the Presidential Council on Religious Harmony , which reports to the Minister for Home Affairs and is empowered to issue restraining orders against leaders and members of religious groups to prevent them from carrying out political activities , `` exciting disaffection against '' the Government , creating `` ill will '' between religious groups , or carrying out subversive activities . These orders place individuals on notice that they should not repeat such acts ; contravening a restraining order can result in fines of up to $ 6,622 ( SGD 10,000 ) and up to two years ' imprisonment for a first offense . The act also prohibits judicial review of its enforcement or of any possible denial of rights arising from it . Missionaries , with the exception of members of Jehovah 's Witnesses and representatives of the Unification Church , are permitted to work and to publish and distribute religious texts . However , while the Government does not prohibit evangelical activities , in practice it discourages activities that might upset the balance of intercommunal relations . As of 2007 , authorities did not detain any Jehovah 's Witnesses for proselytizing . The Government has banned all written materials published by the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society and other corporations of Jehovah 's Witnesses . In practice this has led to confiscation of Bibles published by the groups , although the Bible itself has not been outlawed . A person in possession of banned literature can be fined up to SGD 2,000 ( USD 1,324 ) and jailed up to 12 months for a first conviction . There were no government seizures of Jehovah 's Witnesses literature already in the country during the previous 12-month period . In August 2006 one individual was detained briefly for attempting to bring Jehovah 's Witnesses publications into the country from Malaysia . In this instance , the literature was confiscated and he was convicted of smuggling prohibited media . Authorities fined the individual SGD 6,000 ( USD 3,846 ) . There were reports of Jehovah 's Witnesses students being suspended from school for refusing to sing the national anthem or participate in the flag ceremony . There were 23 members of Jehovah 's Witnesses incarcerated in the armed forces detention barracks because they refused to carry out the legal obligation for all male citizens to serve in the armed forces . The initial sentence for failure to comply with the military service requirement is 15 months ' imprisonment , to which 24 months are added upon a second refusal . Failure to perform annual military reserve duty , which is required of all those who have completed their initial two-year obligation , results in 40-day sentences ; a 12-month sentence is usual after four such refusals . All of the Jehovah 's Witnesses in detention were incarcerated for failing to perform their initial military obligations and expect to serve a total of 39 months . The Compulsory Education Act of 2000 mandates attendance at public schools for all children , with few exceptions . In response to concern from the Malay/Muslim community regarding the fate of madrassahs , the Government temporarily exempted madrassah students from compulsory school attendance , allowing attendance at a madrassah in lieu of a public school . However , according to local press reports , if a madrassah does not meet minimum academic standards by 2008 , its students would have to transfer either to a madrassah that does meet such standards or to a public school . There were no religious prisoners or detainees in the country . Societal abuses and discrimination . There were no reports of societal abuses or discrimination based on religious belief , which are illegal in Singapore . Ethnic Malays constituted the great majority of the country 's Muslim community . Attitudes held by the Malay and non-Malay communities regarding one another are based on both ethnicity and religion , which in effect are impossible to separate . The Government enforced ethnic ratios for publicly subsidized housing , where the majority of citizens live and own their own units . The policy was designed to prevent ethnic/racial ghettos . When a housing development is at or near the limit for a particular ethnic group , the policy sometimes encourage owners to sell their apartments to persons of underrepresented groups .
List of Soviet films of 1947 . A list of films produced in the Soviet Union in 1947 ( see 1947 in film ) .
Eleven of Gold . Eleven of Gold or Onze d'Or is the nomination of the best 11 players in every season of Moroccan Botola . A trophy will be offered to all 11 players in a ceremony which must be organized by Méditel , the Telecom company who is supporting this award since 2007–2008 . The players are always chosen by fans who vote by SMS .
Serein . The Serein is a river of eastern France . It is the main waterway of the Chablis wine district in Burgundy . Origin of the name . `` Serein '' is the French word for `` serene '' . This may reflect the placid nature of its course , or the strong monastic tradition in the area . Navigation . The Serein is only navigable by small boats and barges . Geography . The Serein rises in the Auxois hills at Arconcey and flows north-north-west into the Yonne at Bassou . Both the A6 Autoroute du Soleil and the Paris-Lyon railway line follow a similar route through the area . History . The history of the area is dominated by the Church at Pontigny and nearby Auxerre , whose remit extended to building the famous castle at Noyers .
A.S.D . Roccella . Associazione Sportiva Dilettantistica Roccella is an Italian association football club , based in Roccella Ionica , Calabria . It currently plays in Serie D. Foundation . The club was founded in 1935 . Serie D. In the season 2013–14 the team was promoted for the first time , from Eccellenza Calabria to Serie D .
Thomas A. Ledwith . Thomas A. Ledwith ( February 14 , 1840 in New York City – April 1 , 1898 in New York City ) was an American lawyer and politician from New York . Life . He graduated from St. Francis Xavier College in 1856 . Then he studied law , was admitted to the bar in 1861 , and practiced in New York City . He was a member of the New York State Assembly ( New York Co. , 11th D. ) in 1863 . He was elected a New York City Police Justice ( 8th D. ) in 1863 , and re-elected in 1869 . In 1870 , he ran for Mayor of New York City but was defeated by Tammany man A. Oakey Hall . In 1871 , he ran unsuccessfully for the New York Supreme Court ( 1st D. ) . He was a member of the New York State Senate ( 7th D. ) in 1874 and 1875 . He married Agnes McGowan ( March 1 , 1843 New York City , August 6 , 1868 New York City ) on April 11 , 1866 . They had one son , Joseph Ledwith ( June 26 , 1868 New York City , December 27 , 1929 Bethel , Connecticut ) . He married Lucy A.Donahue ( November , 1853 New York City , January 28 , 1941 , New York City ) and they had three children , Thomas Augustine , Mary and Frances . He died at his home , at 28 West 72nd Street in New York City , and was buried at the Calvary Cemetery in Woodside , Queens .
Aozora no Namida . is Hitomi Takahashi 's third single under the Sony Records label . The single was released on November 30 , 2005 , in two different formats : CD only and CD+DVD . This is the third retail single to be released for her first album `` Sympathy '' . Overview . `` Aozora no Namida '' was used as the first opening theme song for the anime `` Blood+ '' . The single was originally slated to be released on October 12 , 2005 , but was pushed back to a later date . This is Hitomi 's first single to be in two formats , CD only and CD+DVD . On its first day on the Oricon charts , `` Aozora no Namida '' hit # 5 , and managed to get # 8 for its first week . The music video for this single includes animation of `` Blood+ '' made specifically for the video . A rerecorded version of `` Aozora no Namida '' was recorded in 2007 on her single , `` Tsuyoku Nare '' , and features a stronger punk/rock influence as opposed to the pop/rock influence of the original . Music video . The promotional video for `` Aozora no Namida '' was directed by AT , and , like her previous two , was filmed at an unknown location . The PV starts off with the main character of `` Blood+ '' , Saya Otonashi , preparing to fight a Chiropteran . The scene suddenly changes to Hitomi waking up on a staircase , looking around , and then walking down the staircase . The scene changes again to Saya killing the Chiropteran , the scene also constantly switching from Hitomi to this scene as Hitomi continues to `` search '' around the place . As the PV progresses , Hitomi stumbles upon Saya fighting another Chiropteran , with Saya losing control of her sword . Also , other scenes of Hitomi can be seen ; Hitomi sitting on a bunch of rocks with steam around her , and Hitomi singing in a subway-like setting ( this is also where the fight against the second Chiropteran takes place ) . Hitomi grabs the sword and kills the Chiropteran causing Saya to disappear with a smile . The end of the PV features Hitomi walking out onto a cliff to view a city being ravaged by more Chiroptera , her eyes glowing red . RIAJ certification . `` Aozora no Namida '' has been certified gold for shipments of over 100,000 by the Recording Industry Association of Japan .
Chegerd , Khash . Chegerd ( ; also known as Chederg ) is a village in Kahnuk Rural District , Irandegan District , Khash County , Sistan and Baluchestan Province , Iran . At the 2006 census , its population was 288 , in 69 families .
Push-to-type operation . Push-to-type operation : In telegraph or data transmission systems , that method of communication in which the operator at a station must keep a switch operated in order to send messages . Push-to-type operation is used in radio systems where the same frequency is employed for transmission and reception . Push-to-type operation is a derivative form of transmission and may be used in simplex , half-duplex , or duplex operation . `` Synonym '' press-to-type operation . This is similar to Push-to-talk operation for radio phone communications .
Daniel Lalín . Héctor Daniel Lalín , generally known as Daniel Lalín , is an Argentine businessman and accountant with close ties to the ruling Kirchner family . He was the president of Racing Club , a professional sports club based in the Avellaneda district of Buenos Aires , from 1995 to 1999 , and is a major figure in the Argentine oil business . Early life and education . Born around 1950 , Lalín was a member of Montonero , the youth wing of the Peronist left . In 1999 , as head of Racing , he described himself as still being “ ideologically ” a member of Montonero , despite all his wealth and success . Career . In the mid 1970s , Lalín was Dean of the Faculty of Economics at the National University of Lomas de Zamora . He later served as treasurer of the city of Buenos Aires during the administration of Carlos Grosso ( 1989–92 ) . During his term as city treasurer , Lalín and his old friend Daniel Peralta , who at the time was the director of Argentina ’ s central bank and a close friend of Argentinian president Néstor Kirchner , won oil exploration leases from the Kirchner government , despite not having any experience in that field required under Argentine law . Prior to his election as president of Racing Club , Lalín also pursued a “ successful career in real estate and construction. ” Racing Club . Lalín was president of Racing Club , also known as Racing Club de Avellaneda or simply as Racing , from 1995 to 1999 . The club was the favorite of President Néstor Kirchner . During his years at Racing Club , according to one source , Lalín became part of a social circle that included “ Menemistas ” Daniel Vila and José Luis Manzano and “ ‘ K ’ front men ” Cristóbal López and Lázaro Báez . During Lalín ’ s tenure , Racing Club experienced a financial crisis . Some sources described him as the latest in a series of incompetent and/or corrupt presidents of Racing Club , suggesting that his purchase of several expensive top-level players precipitated the crisis . According to `` Newsweek '' , the major factor in Racing Club ’ s financial decline was the fact that it had , under Lalín , “ stopped developing young talent in favor of recruiting high-priced stars – often using peculiar financing. ” `` Newsweek '' noted that Lalín himself was Racing ’ s biggest creditor , having “ pumped $ 2.5 million of his own money into Racing to keep it afloat , sometimes in exchange for rights to players. ” In 1998 , Lalín , a priest , and some 500 fans took part in an elaborate “ exorcism ” ceremony with the intention of banishing evil spirits from Racing Club . “ We are uniting Roman Catholicism with Racingism , ” Lalín explained . “ It is an act of faith . The same faith displayed by the fans who stoically go to the stadium every Sunday. ” Lalín filed for bankruptcy on behalf of Racing Club on July 10 , 1998 . When he announced the bankruptcy , fans reacted with outrage . Some hurled stones at him , and one person threw a drum at him , causing an injury to his nose . More than 1500 fans “ called for his head. ” He defended the bankruptcy , calling it “ the best way out. ” On July 13 , 1998 , Judge Enrique Gorostegui officially declared Racing bankrupt . On March 4 , 1999 , the Court of Appeals of La Plata ordered the immediate liquidation of all of Racing ’ s assets . Racing , it was announced , had “ ceased to exist. ” On May 5 , 1999 , Lalín and his executive committee submitted their resignations . At the time Lalín left the club , it had $ 62 million in debts , 200 judgments against it , and 3 million pesos in liens . After the club went bankrupt , it was bailed out by the Kirchner government . On October 6 , 1999 , prosecutor Manuel Barreiro issued arrest warrants for Lalín and former Racing presidents Osvaldo Otero and Juan De Stéfano in connection with charges of mismanagement . Lalín was taken into custody , and he and De Stéfano spent 14 days in detention in a police station in Lanús . The charges against him were dropped and he was released . In November 2000 , De Stéfano claimed on a Fox Sports program that during the time he and Lalín had been in jail together , Lalín had told him that the dismissal of charges against him , Lalín , had “ cost him 200 thousand dollars. ” De Stéfano described Lalín ’ s acquittal as an example of the importance of political favors in “ the city of Buenos Aires , the palace of corruption. ” Otero said of Lalín that high-level “ radical leaders ” were “ doing everything possible to save him. ” De Stéfano blamed both Lalín and Otero for the bankruptcy of Racing Club , which he called “ a scam , a lie , immoral , and a disgrace. ” De Stéfano claimed that “ the club is run by scoundrels , ” and urged the judge in the case to conduct a serious investigation that would drive “ the Mafia ” out of Racing management . Lalín himself also declared personal bankruptcy in 1998 following a request by former Racing coach Carlos Babington , to whom he owed $ 600,000 . They had worked out a payment deal but Lalín had reneged on it . Critics claimed that he owed $ 8 million and accused him of fraudulent management . It was noted that he actually had “ nothing to his name ” and held all his assets through companies . “ Fiscally he doesn ’ t exist , ” an attorney stated . After Racing Club . After leaving Racing Club , Lalín entered the oil business and became very successful in a short period . A 2001 U.S. Senate report stated that Lalín had engaged in player transactions through Mercado Abierto SA and MA – House Exchange , both subsidiaries of the Cayman Islands-based Grupo Mercado Abierto , which was owned by three Lalín associates , Miguel Iribarne , Aldo Ducler , and Hector Scasserra . The Senate report linked Group Mercado Abierto to the Juarez drug cartel and identified it as a vehicle for laundering bribes and drug-trafficking profits . When Lalín filed a lawsuit in 2004 in Uruguay against businessman Adrián Troche , on a matter involving player transactions , only to withdraw the suit shortly thereafter , a Uruguayan news source suggested that he had probably withdrawn it because he realized that he would have had to explain to the Uruguayan judiciary why his payments in the transactions in question had been made through Grupo Mercado Abierto . Also in 2004 , it was reported that there were “ very strong indications ” that player transfers and other activities by Lalín were tied up with money laundering in Uruguayan football . In addition , it was reported that funds paid to Lalín as part of several player transactions had not ended up in the club treasury but rather in Mercado Abierto SA and MA – House Rates accounts at the Bank of New York . One 2004 report indicated that Lalín had engaged in business operations that enabled him to skirt hundreds of thousands of dollars in tax payments . Another report the same year stated that Lalín had “ evaded nearly two million dollars in taxes. ” In 2006 , it was reported that Lalín was “ seeking his place in la Argentina K ” – in other words , in the business circles surrounding the Kirchners . Through a holding company , Lalín Global Group , he closed a deal in that year with the Chinese firm JHP , which had subsidiaries in Libya and Kazakhstan . One source states that Lalín , via his firm Maxipetrol-Petroleros de Occidente , turned himself into “ a local intermediary of the two Chinese corporations JHP International Petroleum Engineering and New Times Energy Corporation ” and became “ a pivot in the Chinese appropriation of [ Argentinian ] oil. ” In association with JHP , Lalín formed Oxipetrol , a multinational oil exploration firm , in April 2006 . The plan was for the Argentinian partners to contribute familiarity with the local market , while the Chinese contributed scientific expertise . It was reported in that year that Lalín had other Chinese business contacts , and that he was serving as the regional representative of Shenzhen Our International Technology & Science , a developer of medical technology . One article described him as an “ intermediary in the Kircherist ‘ strategic association ’ with Chinese monopolies. ” Another 2006 report identified Lalín and his friend José Luis Manzano Menem , a former Interior Minister , as “ two of the leading exponents of an unexpected transformation in the energy world ” on account of their large investments in oil exploration . Involved with them in these activities , it was reported , were “ K businessman ” Cristóbal López and Roberto Monti . ( “ K businessman , ” “ K politician , ” and similar labels are Argentinian shorthand for persons with close connections to the Kirchner regime . ) The four men were described as “ emerging national oil bourgeoisie. ” The same article stated that Lalín and media entrepreneur Daniel Vila had jointly made “ inroads into the territory of ‘ K governor ’ Julio Cobos ” ( who at the time was governor of Mendoza province ) , together proffering a successful bid for the firm Aguas de Mendoza and an unsuccessful bid for the energy company Edemsa . A 2007 article described Oxipetrol as performing successfully . In that same year , South American Hedge Fund LLC , a subsidiary of Arizona-based Delta Mutual , Inc. , paid the Kirchner administration $ 1.7 million for drilling rights to oil fields owned by Oxipetrol . The next year , Lalín ’ s friend Peralta and Peralta ’ s wife , Laura , bought a controlling interest in Delta , through which they sold and purchased oil leases . In 2007 , Oxipetrol ’ s oil fields were valued at $ 2.7 million ; two years later , New Times Group Holdings , based in Hong Kong , bought 60 percent of two of the oil fields for $ 270 million . In November 2012 , Peralta and his wife , Laura , were found shot to death in their home in Scottsdale , Arizona . Although the deaths were ruled a murder-suicide , some individuals close to the couple suggested that their death was connected to their oil activities . It was reported in 2008 that Lalín was still hoping to regain control of Racing . When he sought re-election to the presidency of the club , he received only about 500 votes , which he considered “ a hard blow to his pride. ” Lalín said in March 2013 that he was still “ very involved in the politics of Racing , ” that he talked frequently with “ the people at Racing , ” and that it was hurtful to him that some people believe he had “ stolen ” from Racing . In September 2013 he reiterated his desire to resume control of Racing and harshly criticized its current management . “ I had a lot of luck , ” Lalín stated in an interview from 2010 , referring to a profit of $ 63 million he had earned the previous year . A 2014 report by `` Bloomberg News '' identified Lalín as one of several Kirchner intimates who had benefited from the illegal awarding of oil leases . Lalín acknowledged that he had obtained the leases through contacts . “ Contacts are everything in Peronism , ” he said . “ Oil experience helps , but the contacts are what matters. ” Personal life . As of 2008 , Lalín was involved with a personal trainer named Laura .
Tibetan Music Awards . Tibetan Music Awards were founded in 2003 by Lobsang Wangyal and are held every two years in Dharamshala , in northern India . Winners are chosen through online voting . In 2003 , Techung won the best modern and traditional music award . Rangzen Shonu won `` Best Album '' . In 2005 , Ama Dachung , Tibetan artist , 81 years , received the award for her lifetime work for Tibetan music . In 2007 , a special recognition award was given to Nawang Khechog for his album `` Tibetan Meditation Music '' . Namgyal Lhamo won the Best Female Artist . Amalia Rubin won the Best International Artist for Tibet her album of Tibetan folk songs . In 2009 , Chthonic was named `` Best International Artist '' . Tibetan Music Awards 2013 were held on 12 October 2013 , in Dharamsala .
Margarito Pomposo . Margarito Pomposo Barros ( 1910 – 11 November 2007 ) was a Mexican long-distance runner . He competed in the marathon at the 1932 Summer Olympics and finished 20th .
Wilory Farm . Wilory Farm is the 1998 album by Terri Hendrix . Band Information . Producer : Lloyd Maines Album Tidbits . Terri named her second album after a special place in Stonewall , Texas called Wilory Farm which was owned by her longtime friend and mentor Marion Williamson who died in the Spring of 1997 due to cancer . Terri took care of the animals on the farm and did book keeping . In return , Marion gave Terri extensive music and guitar lessons . Marion was a very talented musician and composer who taught Terri not only about music , but also about spirituality and strength of character . Throughout her lifetime Marion anonymously funded several music grants and programs for musical instruction and equipment in the Texas hill country area . Terri 's time on Wilory Farm and her friendship with Marion helped inspire this record . This album was recorded at Fire Station studios in San Marcos , Tx . It was produced by Lloyd Maines and engineered in part by Bobby Arnold and Fred Remmert . Released June , 1998 .
Stevan Kragujević . Stevan Kragujević ( Serbian Cyrillic : Стеван Крагујевић ; 4 February 1922 – 17 April 2002 ) was a renowned Yugoslav and Serbian photojournalist and art photographer . Trade and professional work . He became occupied with photography at the age of fourteen . He learned the photographer 's trade in Senta with Martin Ronai and Danilo Jakšić . During the war , Stevan went on with his education and progress . Keeping friends with the experienced Geza Barta in Novi Sad , he bought at his photo shop one of the first colour films and used it only for the most valuable shots . So , in 1943 , `` A Goose-girl '' , the photo of a young woman with a basket and geese in a Vojvodina alley , was taken . The photo , entitled `` A Motif from Vojvodina Village '' was published on the front cover of `` Duga '' magazine , No.313 , which , in that way , in 1950 , became the first illustrated magazine with the front cover in colour . He was the first photojournalist of the Information Agency at the Presidium of SFRY , which was managed by Eva Biro , international public-relations person , and headed by Vladimir Dedijer . Among other photos , the first official portrait of President Tito , made by Kragujević in 1950 , was intended for foreign embassies and correspondents . The photo is preserved in Kragujević 's archives . Later in his career , Stevan made a rich stock of photos of President Tito , covering his trips around the country , visits to various companies , meetings with foreign statesmen , workmen , artists , citizens , or young people , but , apart from official photos , he took a series of anthological , unofficial ones . Because of that , many people considered him Tito 's personal photographer – which he was not . After that period ( 1949–1951 ) , Stevan Kragujević became a member of the selected team of photographers in Tanjug ( 1951–1953 ) , and from 1953 until retirement in 1982 a photojournalist and photo editor of the daily newspaper `` Politika '' . During his work in `` Politika '' , especially in the period of modernization ( after moving to the new , present-day building ) he held other important positions – Chief of the Photolaboratory and Photo department of the company . For a long time he was the head of the Photo department , passed on his experience on his younger colleagues , organized very active day and nighttime-work of the photo editorial office , and especially improved the sense of responsibility and awareness of the importance of taking care of the films and the establishment of rich photographic archives . Until his retirement , he was also a photo editor and helped in introducing a new section in `` Politika '' , especially the one stressing the real value and importance of photography ( `` U slici i reči '' – `` Through picture and Word '' ) Photographic documentation . With his ample work , Kragujević made a unique documentary chronology about the development of Yugoslavia , being an eyewitness , as a photojournalist , of all important political , cultural , artistic and sports events . As an accredited correspondent , he was present at all the events in the Yugoslav Assembly , Party and Union conventions , May-Day Parade and Youth Day , formation of the Non-Aligned Movement ( NAM , Brioni , 1956 ) , about student protests in 1968 , natural disasters and accidents ( Skoplje earthquake , 1963 ) . The gallery of his excellent portraits of politicians , statesmen and monarchs in the second half of the twentieth century , who visited Yugoslavia at that time ( Nehru , Nasser , Indira Gandhi , Khrushchev , Edward Kennedy , Elizabeth II , the British Queen , the Greek Royal Couple ) , and also other outstanding persons in the field of science , literature , film and sports ( American astronaut Neil Armstrong , opera star Mario del Monaco , chess magician Robert Fischer , film stars Laurence Olivier , Gérard Philipe , Yves Montand , Elizabeth Taylor , Orson Welles , Yul Brynner , as well as a lot of artists and legends in the country , musicians , actors and writers – Nobel Laureate Ivo Andrić , Branko Ćopić , Desanka Maksimović , Dobrica Ćosić , Vasko Popa – make a special half a century long chronology of life and events in , at some time , large and shared country . These meetings sometimes turned for Kragujević into lifelong friendships ( academician dr. Seli , writers and translators Stojan Vujičić , Zoltan Čuka , painters Božidar Jakac , Lazar Vujaklija , Ilija Vilotić , Libero Markoni , Ištvan Tot , Andruško Karolj , woman sculptors Vida Jocić , Mira Sandić , art historian Oto Bihali Merin , and others ) , and the contacts with numerous artists , who wanted the portraits taken by him as an author ( conductor Djura Jakšić , composer and guitar player Jovan Jovičić , violinist Branko Pajović , journalist Leon Davičo ( thanks to whom Stevan came to `` Politika '' ) , and poets Dušan Radović and Oskar Davičo , all of whom created unrepeatable story about mutual support , cooperation and understanding . Exhibitions . He took part at numerous international and Yugoslav exhibitions , and was also the author of special one- man shows , most often dedicated to his home town Senta . His first solo exhibition – One hundred photographs by Stevan Kragujević was held in his native town Senta from April 28 to May 5 , 1956 . The last exhibition , in the Museum of the Town of Senta in March 2000 , next to 65- year jubilee of dealing with photography – symbolically represented Stevan 's whole work . Appreciations . A lot of people wrote about Stevan Kragujević : academician Prof. Istvan Szeli , master of photography and photoanthologist Borivoj Mirosavljević , art photography historian prof. dr. Milanka Todić and Goran Malić , art historian Atila Pejin , writers Živojin Pavlović , Jovica Aćin , Draginja Ramadanski and Vasa Pavković , publicists Momčilo Stefanović , Dušan Djurić , Budimir Potočan , prominent journalists , contemporaries and colleagues : Borko Gvozdenović Milinko Stefanović , Djordje Bukilica , Stevan Labudović , Dragan Mitrović , Predrag Milosavljević , Ana Lazukić , Ištvan Nemet , Milorad Mitrović and others . One of the most important books on the life and work of Stevan Kragujević was published posthumously , and marked an anniversary of the departure of this outstanding photojournalist and art photographer . The photo monograph entitled Prostor večnosti ( The Space of Eternity ) , the photo monograph about the life and work of Stevan Kragujević was edited by Borivoj Mirosavljević and was published in the series “ Zlatno oko ” ( “ The Golden Eye ” ) by Foto i kino savez Vojvodine , Novi Sad , 2003 ( Photo and Cinema Association of Vojvodina ) , and supported by the City Assembly of Senta . The book was promoted in April 2003 in Senta , Belgrade and Novi Sad , and followed by the exhibitions representing the most important photos and the moments in the life and work of Stevan Kragujević . Stevan Kragujević ’ s legacy . Owing to the efforts and willingness of Tanja Kragujević , Stevan ’ s daughter , a remarkably valuable piece of Stevan Kragujević 's heritage was established in the Museum of Yugoslav History on April 1 , 2015 . The legacy holds nearly 6.000 original negatives and about 1.500 photographs , lots of books and catalogues about Stevan Kragujević and the ones with his photos , as well as dozens of items and documents giving evidence of his profession as a photojournalist , and also about his cooperation and friendship with a lot of outstanding contemporaries home and abroad . Among the photos , making this way the photo archives of the Museum of Yugoslav History more valuable , are those telling about the activities of President Josip Broz Tito in the country , numerous portraits of other politicians who marked the second half of the twentieth century , and also the photos of the Students Protests of 1968 and political events in the last decade of the life of Yugoslavia .
Abu ` Alandah . Abu ` Alandah is a town in the Amman Governorate of northern Jordan .
Labdia issikii . `` Labdia issikii '' is a moth in the Cosmopterigidae family . It was described by Kuroko in 1892 . It is known from Japan .
Carroll diagram . A Carroll diagram , Lewis Carroll 's square , biliteral diagram or a `` two-way table '' is a diagram used for grouping things in a yes/no fashion . Numbers or objects are either categorised as 'x ' ( having an attribute x ) or 'not x ' ( not having an attribute 'x ' ) . They are named after Lewis Carroll , the pseudonym of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson . Usage . Although Carroll diagrams can be as simple as the first one above , the most well known types are those similar to the second one , where two attributes are shown . The 'universe ' of a Carroll diagram is contained within the boxes in the diagram , as any number or object has to either have an attribute or not have it . Carroll diagrams are often learnt by schoolchildren , but they can also be used outside the field of education , since they are a tidy way of categorising and displaying information .
Salsk . History . It was established as a settlement serving Torgovaya ( ) railway station , which opened in 1899 . It was granted town status and renamed Salsk in 1926 . Salsk was occupied by Nazi Germany from July 31 , 1942 as a part of the operation known as Case Blue . Administrative and municipal status . Within the framework of administrative divisions , Salsk serves as the administrative center of Salsky District . As an administrative division , it is incorporated within Salsky District as Salskoye Urban Settlement . As a municipal division , this administrative unit also has urban settlement status and is a part of Salsky Municipal District .
Abraham ( aircraft manufacturer ) . Abraham was a French aircraft manufacturer of the 1930s . Abraham built a two-seat parasol aircraft , the Abraham Iris .
Ravanan ( 1994 film ) . `` Ravanan '' is a 1994 Tamil drama film directed by E. Ramdoss . The film features Mansoor Ali Khan and Ahana in lead roles , with Manorama , R. Sundarrajan , Rajesh , Vadivukkarasi , Pandu , Thyagu and B. Ashokarajan playing supporting roles . The film , produced by J . A. Mohamed Ali , had musical score by Vasagan and was released on 14 January 1994 . Plot . Ravanan ( Mansoor Ali Khan ) is a short-tempered farmer who he lives with his mother and his little sister . He is known for punishing the villagers , he even severely punished his own father one day , his father then felt resentful towards Ravanan since that day and decided to live alone . Meena ( Ahana ) , who comes from the city , is the daughter of a wealthy villager ( Rajesh ) . Being an arrogant and spoiled girl , Meena often quarrels with Ravanan several times . The fight becomes worse when Meena stops Uma 's timed wedding . The angry Ravanan kidnaps Meena and sequesters her in his farm . Ashokarajan ( B. Ashokarajan ) , a rich villager and an evil womanizer , enters in their conflict . What transpires next forms the rest of the story . Soundtrack . The film score and the soundtrack were composed by film composer Vasagan . The soundtrack , released in 1994 , features 5 tracks with lyrics written by Kalidasan .
Farsho . Farsho is a village in the district of Bharatpur , Rajasthan in western India . It primarily has an agricultural economy and its residents are Hindu . Firmly focused on education for its children , 100 % of school-aged children attend school and it has a 66 % literacy rate . Geography . It is located on the bank of the Vand Ganga River and is 2 km from the town of Virampura , 11 km from Ucchain , and 12 km from Bayana Tehseal . Government . This village is a Gram Panchayat , which includes Nagla Navariya , Honta Kaa Nagla , Kurvariya and Farsho . Sarpanch of the village is Puran Singh Foujdar . The village is a capital kingdom of Jat Maharajah . Demographics . All of its citizens are Hindu . As of 2001 India census , Farsho had a population of 4,560 . Males constitute 54 % of the population and females 46 % . Bharatpur has an average literacy rate of 66 % , higher than the national average of 59.5 % ; with male literacy of 75 % and female literacy of 56 % . 15 % of the population is under 6 years of age . Political view . The village farso are very sensitive in terms of political point of view . the village farso is a fort of BJP 's by excepting jatav which is 10 % of bsp . Economy . This village economy is mostly dependent upon agriculture , but there are also supporting businesses like milk collection services , contractors , marketing and trade promoters , and educators . Education . Of the current school aged children in the village , 100 % are educated . Of the previous generation , 78 % were educated .
Eremobates polhemusi . `` Eremobates polhemusi '' is a species of windscorpion in the family Eremobatidae .
John Charnley . Sir John Charnley , ( 29 August 1911 – 5 August 1982 ) was a British orthopaedic surgeon . He pioneered the hip replacement operation , which is now one of the most common operations both in the UK and elsewhere in the world , and created the `` Wrightington centre for hip surgery '' . He also demonstrated the fundamental importance of bony compression in operations to arthrodese ( fuse ) joints , in particular the knee , ankle and shoulder . Charnley also influenced generations of orthopaedic surgeons through his textbook on conservative fracture treatment which was first published in 1950 . Early life . John Charnley was born in Bury , in Lancashire , on 29 August 1911 . His father , Arthur Walker Charnley , was a chemist and had a chemist 's shop at 25 Princess Street ; his mother , Lily , had trained as a nurse at Crumpsall Hospital . He also had a younger sister , Mary Clare . John went to the Bury Grammar Junior School in 1919 , moving on to the Senior school in 1922 . He had a scientific aptitude and was encouraged to study chemistry and physics . In the autumn of 1929 he gained admission to the Medical School of the Victoria University of Manchester , from where he graduated with a Bachelor of Medicine , Bachelor of Surgery and Bachelor of Science ( Anatomy and Physiology ) in 1935 . First surgery and war service . From 15 August 1935 , Charnley was appointed a House Surgeon at the Central Branch of Manchester Royal Infirmary in Roby Street , and after three months he went to the main Infirmary where he completed his year as House Surgeon . As his friend David Lloyd Griffiths remembers , Charnley considered the possibility of becoming involved with cancer research , but most of his professors thought it was a waste of time and dissuaded him . He planned to achieve the status of Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons as soon as possible and , after having attended the fellowship course at Guy ’ s Hospital in London , he passed the final examination on 10 December 1936 . He obtained the post of Resident Surgical Officer at Salford Royal Hospital on 1 January 1937 , and after 21 months he unsuccessfully applied for the similar post at Manchester Royal Infirmary . He then realised the career opportunities presented by research work and was appointed as a Demonstrator in Physiology at King 's College London in October 1938 . The opportunity to return to Manchester came when he was appointed a Resident Casualty Officer ( RCO ) in April 1939 . This work put him in contact with lots of orthopaedic specialists because he was responsible for cases presenting at the daily morning fracture clinics . During the afternoons and the nights he acted as the Resident Surgical Officer , operating on general emergencies . By the end of 1939 , Charnley 's projects had been stymied by the outbreak of World War II . He joined the troops as a volunteer in the Royal Army Medical Corps on 1 May 1940 and , after a training period , he was posted to Dover as a Regimental Medical Officer . He participated in the British evacuation of Dunkirk and subsequently he was sent to 31st General Hospital at Hellingly , East Sussex . He then moved to Davyhulme Park Hospital and later to the General Hospital at Garrioch . Finally , he was sent to Cairo and there he spent most of his military service under the aegis of Dudley Buxton , the orthopaedic surgeon . Buxton had a high opinion of Charnley and gave him more responsibilities by sending him to the 2nd Orthopaedic Centre and putting him in charge of the new orthopaedic workshop . That experience probably encouraged him to apply for the orthopaedic school in 1942 , with the support of his senior colleagues . He was promoted to the rank of Acting Major on 2 December 1942 . He ended his military service in May 1944 , when he joined the orthopaedics staff at Shaftesbury Hospital . Back to Manchester . The end of the war was also the beginning of a national scheme for the cure of crippled children , which involved the use of open-air rural orthopaedic hospitals . One of these was the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital at Gobowen , near Oswestry in Shropshire , and Harry Platt recommended that Charnley went there in order to improve his skills as an orthopaedic surgeon . He was resident in the hospital for six months in 1946 , during which he developed his interest in bone grafting . In order to satisfy his curiosity about bony union , he persuaded a junior colleague to test a surgical procedure on his leg , which resulted in a wound infection that forced him to bed for some weeks . Thereafter , Charnley returned to Manchester , again with the support of Platt , who had brought to the Royal Infirmary a group of young brilliant orthopaedic specialists which included Lloyd Griffiths . Charnley and Griffiths became joint honorary assistant orthopaedic surgeons in 1947 . They both needed more clinical independence and Platt arranged that Charnley saw some more clinical patients in other hospitals . In May 1948 he participated in a work trip to the United States , visiting hospitals there together with other young orthopaedic surgeons . The experience caused him to consider the possibility of basing himself in the USA but that country 's restrictions on experimental surgeries were unacceptable to him . He was interested in two basic orthopaedic problems , being the effect of compression on the healing of cancellous bone and the lubrication of joints . He was convinced that collaborations with mechanical engineers , with whom he developed strong relationships , was fundamental to expand his knowledge and improve his works . Charnley 's research was based on two different aspects : clinical , for the treatment of patients with osteoarthritis , and biomechanical , with experiments to determine the fundamentals of bony union and the conditions governing the spontaneous regeneration of articular cartilage . When he returned to Manchester after the war , the facilities available did not live up to his expectations . From then on , he began to think of reducing the number of clinical sessions that he was undertaking in order to carry out his research elsewhere . He finally opted for this course in 1958 , informing the Manchester Royal Infirmary surgeons ' committee that he wished to hand over three of his four clinical sessions in order to set up a hip surgery centre at Wrightington Hospital , Lancashire . The committee agreed to his request for a period of three years , after taking into account his skills and reputation . The decision was to be reviewed at the end of that period . Wrightington and hip implant . Wrightington had formerly been a centre for the treatment of tuberculosis . Improved living conditions and pasteurisation of milk had caused a decline in the incidence of that illness and many hospitals were seeking new medical endeavors upon which to focus . In the case of Wrightington , it was Charnley ’ s hip surgery centre that came to the fore . Charnley 's first aim at Wrightington was to build a biomechanical laboratory that could be used to test his instruments and inventions . He organised a fund raising campaign for this purpose and the laboratory opened on 23 June 1961 . His first studies concerned lubrication of joints . At that time , some surgeons were supporting the hydrodynamic theory , which assumed that the two faces of a joint are not congruous and that a film of synovial fluid is responsible for the low friction of the surfaces . Charnley disagreed with that theory and through his experiments he was able to demonstrate that the low friction does not depend on the fluid presence . The studies led to the development of the Low Friction Arthroplasty Concept which assumes that the low friction depends mostly on the friction coefficient of the facing materials and only marginally on the fluid presence . This discovery caused him to begin looking for a slippery substance that could be used for the socket of a total hip replacement operation . Polytetrafluorethylene ( PTFE , also known as Teflon ) seemed to meet this requirement . After some apparently successful experiments on the material , he adopted it for his hip replacement surgeries which were carried out as follows : discardation of the head of the femur ; replacement with a metallic implant that was fixed with acrylic cement ; and , using a PTFE socket , insertion of the implant into the acetabulum . At first , the result seemed to be satisfactory , however , at around about a year after the first operations ( about 1960 ) it became clear that PTFE was not a suitable material . It showed signs of wear and , most importantly , its reaction with soft tissues caused the formation of granulomatous masses that in almost all cases required a further operation to enable their removal . This setback in Charnley 's research affected him for some time . His determination pushed him to move on and he sought an alternate material . He continued to test various materials until a salesman approached him offering to sell him High Molecular Weight Polyethylene ( HMWP ) , which he rejected because of his lack of understanding of the problem , but his assistant told him privately that he would test it anyway . It was serendipity , and he immediately grasped the potential of the HMWP ; after some tests he implanted it for the first time in November 1962 . Mindful of his previous failure with the PTFE socket , he waited for a year , during which time he carefully observed the evolution of the cases . Five years later , when he was convinced that HMWP was a safe material , he announced his discovery and made it possible for other surgeons to use it . As time went by , the number of operations increased and Charnley designed a machine which mechanically built prostheses and sockets , and also an apparatus able to gait the patients for the hip disorders before and after the operation . He collaborated very closely with the firm of Chas . F. Thackray Ltd in Leeds whom he had first asked to make instruments for him in 1947 . Charnley refined his hip replacement operation throughout his long association with Thackray ’ s and was still working on improvements when he died . At first Thackray ’ s made the stainless steel stems , while Charnley made the sockets himself , turning them on a lathe in his workshop at home . Later his technicians made instruments under close supervision and then Thackray ’ s manufactured them . As time went on , Thackray ’ s contributed their own design suggestions ; this continual exchange of ideas was a significant factor in the advance of the hip operation . The cement that reflected these features was produced by CMW Laboratories Limited and was called CMW bone cement . Charnley also realised that it was of fundamental importance to retrieve the artificial joints from patients who had died some years after the surgery in order to study the wear of the materials and the tissue changes and thus enable improvements in the procedure . Against infection . The huge number of wounds infection cases after hip replacement operations pushed Charnley to put effort also in the prevention field : he was involved in the research of a method to keep the bacteria away from the wound during the surgery . His first attempt consisted in introducing antibiotics such as gentamicin into the bone cement ; the number of bacteria decreased but not enough . In 1961 he developed an enclosure that isolated the operating theatre from the rest of the room into which filtered air could be passed . To improve his system he asked F. H. Howorth , whose family firm had been building air filtration systems since 1854 , for help . Howorth adapted Charnley 's enclosure to provide better air handling and incorporate a diffusion system that allowed the passage of a larger flow filtered air . Charnley understood that another source of contamination was through the surgeon 's gown and he developed a full-body gown that incorporated an exhaust system . This came into use from the 1970s and was ventilated so that the surgeon always felt cool and comfortable whilst maintaining a negative pressure to avoid contamination . Both the enclosure and the body gown were redesigned and improved over time in order to make them more useful and easier to use . Personal life . Although not inclined to sporting pastimes as a child , Charnley became a passionate skier as an adult . In 1957 , during his annual skiing holiday in Zurs , he met Jill Heaver . Despite a twenty-year difference in ages - she was 26 and he was 46 - they married a few months later , on 15 June . They lived first in a house called `` Naemoor '' in Hale , in Cheshire , where Charnley immediately converted the attic in his workshop . The couple had two children : Tristram was born in 1959 , and Henrietta in 1960 . In the late 1960s , the Charnleys moved to a larger property in Mere , Cheshire . Career . John Charnley is recognised as the founder of modern hip replacement . His contributions to the field are found in the hip replacement surgery method , in the optimization of the surgery flows and in the drastic infection rate decrease . Through his teaching activities , he transmitted his technique and knowledge to a wide audience of international surgeons and thus his academic and scientific work was spread worldwide . As of 2011 , many of his students are still teaching hip replacement . He was awarded the 1975 Lister Medal for his contributions to surgical science . The corresponding Lister Oration , given at the Royal College of Surgeons of England , was delivered on 26 May 1976 , and was titled 'The Origins of Post-Operative Sepsis in Elective Surgery ' . Charnley was knighted in 1977 .
Matas Jogėla . Matas Jogėla ( born July 10 , 1998 ) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for Dzūkija Alytus of the Lithuanian Basketball League . A native of Tauragė , he has competed with the Lithuania under-18 team , winning a silver medal . Professional career . Jogėla began his career with the reserve team of Lietuvos rytas Vilnius , averaging 9.3 points , 2.0 rebounds , and 1.0 assists at the Adidas Next Generation Tournament ( ANGT ) in 2015–16 . In his first season with Žalgiris-2 Kaunas of the National Basketball League ( NKL ) in 2016–17 , Jogėla averaged 5.6 points , 3.6 rebounds , and 1.1 assists per game . However , a foot injury sidelined him for a large part of the season . On April 10 , 2018 , Jogėla announced his intentions to enter the 2018 NBA draft . National team career . Jogėla represented Lithuania at the 2016 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship . He averaged 1.4 points , 1.6 rebounds , and 0.4 assists as his team claimed the silver medal .
Marie Anne de Bourbon , Duchess of Vendôme . Marie Anne de Bourbon ( 24 February 1678 – 11 April 1718 ) was the daughter of the Prince of Condé and a Bavarian princess by birth . As a member of the reigning House of Bourbon , she was a `` Princesse du Sang '' . She was the `` duchesse de Vendôme '' by marriage . She was the Duchess of Étampes in her own right . Biography . Marie Anne was born and lived at the Hôtel de Condé , Paris , where her father was abusive to her as well as her mother , Anne Henriette of Bavaria . He frequently beat them . Marie Anne was among the last of her many siblings to marry . In 1704 , her father had wanted her to marry Ferdinand Charles , Duke of Mantua and Montferrat , but the proposal did not materialise and Ferdinand Charles instead married Suzanne Henriette de Lorraine known as `` Mademoiselle d'Elbeuf '' . With the help of her sister Louise Bénédicte , duchesse du Maine , and without the permission of their mother ( their father and brother having died by this time ) , Marie Anne married her distant cousin , Louis Joseph , Duke of Vendôme , a great-grandson of Henry IV of France by his mistress Gabrielle d'Estrées . The couple wed on 21 May 1710 in the chapel of the Château de Sceaux , Louise Bénédicte 's home . Although the dowager princesse de Condé was not informed of the marriage , she was present at the bedding ceremony at Sceaux along with Louis Henri , Duke of Bourbon ; his wife Marie Anne de Bourbon ; the dowager princess de Conti and her children the Louis Armand , prince de Conti and Mademoiselle de La Roche-sur-Yon . Also present were the Maine couple with their children Louis Auguste , Prince of Dombes and Louis Charles de Bourbon , comte d'Eu . Two days after the marriage , Vendôme left his wife at Sceaux to retire to the château d'Anet . He left her the title and estates of the dukedom of Étampes . When she died , it went to her niece , Louise Élisabeth de Bourbon , princess of Conti . The marriage remained childless . Louis Joseph died in 1712 . In 1714 Marie Anne began improvements and extensions to the Hôtel de Vendôme in Paris , where she died in 1718 , aged 40 . She was buried in the Carmelite Convent of the Faubourg Saint-Jacques , in Paris .
Qlaiaa . Qlaiaa ( ) is a village in the Marjeyoun District in southern Lebanon . Name . According to E. H. Palmer , the name means `` the little castle '' . History . In 1870 Victor Guérin found the village to have 400 Maronite inhabitants . In 1881 , the Palestine Exploration Fund 's `` Survey of Western Palestine '' ( SWP ) described it : `` A village , built of stone , containing about 1 50 Christians ; it contains a church , and is situated on a ridge , with vineyards , olives , figs , and arable land around ; it has a birket and spring near . '' Note that a birket is a pool of water .
Heaven 's Lost Property . , is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Suu Minazuki . The plot revolves around Tomoki Sakurai , a boy who desires to live a peaceful life but encounters a fallen girl with wings , named Ikaros , who becomes his servant . The manga began monthly serialization in the May 2007 issue of manga magazine `` Shōnen Ace '' and concluded with the March 2014 issue . The first `` tankōbon '' was released by Kadokawa Shoten on September 26 , 2007 , with a total of 20 volumes released . An anime adaptation produced by AIC aired in Japan in 2009 , followed with a second season , a feature film , and two video games . A second film was released in Japan on April 26 , 2014 . The anime is licensed in North America by Funimation . Plot . Tomoki Sakurai is a perverted teenage boy whose motto is `` Peace and quiet are the best '' , and often has dreams of meeting an angel . He finds it difficult to live in comfort when he has to put up with Sohara Mitsuki , his next-door neighbor with a killer karate chop ; Eishiro Sugata , an eccentric pseudo-scientist bent on discovering the `` New World '' ; and Mikako Satsukitane , their school 's sadistic student council president . One night , while he was witnessing a strange anomaly in the sky , a UMA ( Unidentified Mysterious Animal ) crash-landed nearby . Tomoki discovers that what fell from the sky is a winged female humanoid named Ikaros from an unknown world of Synapse , who soon declares herself to be Tomoki 's servant . From then on , more creatures known as `` Angeloids '' arrive ; with this , he loses his peace and quiet , but at the same time finds pleasant things the Angeloids bring him , and fight the forces that fall upon Earth . Synapse . is a land located in the skies that is home to the Angels and the Angeloids . It was first introduced in the series as a black hole above Sorami . Nymph has a device called the Dive Game that creates a portal between Sorami and Synapse via Tomoki 's dreams . In the Synapse , there is a large dome that contains numerous Angels in sleeping pods , which connects them to their real-world avatars . If the avatar in the real world is killed , the people associated with them will have their memories erased , such as the case with Hiyori . Also in the Synapse is a large obelisk called the Rule which grants people wishes and creates the cards that the Angeloids use . Conception . In 2006 , Suu Minazuki 's previous manga `` Judas '' had ceased publication in Kadokawa Shoten 's `` Shōnen Ace '' magazine with a total of five volumes . Minazuki had also wrapped up his fantasy harem comedy series `` Watashi no Messiah-sama '' in 2007 , for which he started a sequel `` Watashi no Kyūseishu-sama ~lacrima~ '' which ran for 35 chapters in `` Monthly GFantasy '' in 2007-2008 . These works were set in fantasy worlds with some references to Biblical characters and settings ; Minazuki briefly alludes to the Tower of Babel in the history of the Angeloids . Minazuki 's Angeloid characters and weapons in `` Sora no Otoshimono '' are primarily named after characters in Greek mythology , including their classifications sequentially pulled from the Greek alphabet . In 2008 , Minazuki started a seinen water adventure series called `` Seven Ocean '' , but only six chapters were published . As the publication of `` Sora no Otoshimono '' was geared for a wider `` shōnen '' audience , Minazuki made some adjustments such as posting warnings to his readers to skip the chapter when it contains obvious nudity themes , and placing censor boxes and ovals over exposed body parts . Yoshihiro Watanabe , who worked on `` Brighter than the Dawning Blue '' and `` Bamboo Blade '' handled the Character Design and served as the Chief Animation Director for the first anime series . Hisashi Saito , who also directed `` Bamboo Blade '' , handled the Direction for the anime series as well as the OVA and the feature film . Manga . `` Sora no Otoshimono '' began monthly serialization in the May 2007 issue of `` Shōnen Ace '' sold on March 26 , 2007 and concluded with the March 2014 issue sold on January 26 , 2014 . The first `` tankōbon '' was released by Kadokawa Shoten on September 26 , 2007 , with a total of 20 `` tankōbon '' released in Japan . Chapter titles are often suffixed with two exclamation points . In addition , a four-panel comic , titled , illustrated by ms , was developed and published in the inaugural issue of Kadokawa Shoten 's `` 4-Koma Nano Ace '' magazine ( published on March 9 , 2011 ) , and continued in `` Shōnen Ace '' until its conclusion on March 26 , 2011 . It focuses on the lives of Astraea , Nymph , and Ikaros . Anime . An anime adaptation produced by AIC and directed by Hisashi Saitō aired in Japan between October 4 , 2009 and December 27 , 2009 on TV Saitama and Chiba TV , with subsequent broadcasts on KBS , tvk , Sun Television , TVQ , Tokyo MX and TV Aichi , with English-subtitled simulcasts provided on the Crunchyroll . Seven DVD compilation volumes were released between December 25 , 2009 and June 25 , 2010 by Kadokawa Pictures , with limited edition volumes also sold . A Blu-ray box set was released on June 24 , 2011 . An OVA episode entitled `` Project Pink '' was bundled with the limited edition release of volume 9 of the manga on DVD on September 9 , 2010 . A second season , was announced on reprinted copies of the manga , and aired 12 episodes between October 1 to December 17 , 2010 with simulcasts provided by Crunchyroll , as with the first season . Six DVD volumes were released by Kadokawa Pictures between December 24 , 2010 and May 27 , 2011 . The opening theme for the first season is `` Ring My Bell '' , and for the second season , it is ; both are performed by Blue Drops and feature singers Hitomi Yoshida and Ikaros ( Saori Hayami ) . Both seasons also use different ending themes for each episode . Both seasons of the anime are licensed in North America by Funimation Entertainment , which released them under the respective titles of `` Heaven 's Lost Property '' and `` Heaven 's Lost Property : Forte '' . The first season was released on December 20 , 2011 on DVD and Blu-ray . However , due to concerns from the Japanese licensing company regarding Blu-ray sales , the second season was released only as a 2-disc DVD set in North America in March 20 , 2012 . The second season was released on Blu-ray on June 25 , 2013 . Films . A film adaptation called was announced by Kadokawa Shoten in November 2010 . The film focuses on the Hiyori arc of the manga . A 30-second teaser trailer was shown in the post-end credits of the final episode of `` Forte '' . The film premiered in Japanese theaters on June 25 , 2011 . Funimation Entertainment licensed the film under the title of `` Heaven 's Lost Property the Movie : The Angeloid of Clockwork '' , and released it on February 26 , 2013 . A second film called `` Sora no Otoshimono Final : Eternal My Master '' was released on April 26 , 2014 . Other . A light novel adaptation of `` Sora no Otoshimono '' written by Rin Kazaki and illustrated by Minazuki was released by Kadokawa Shoten on February 1 , 2010 under its Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko imprint . A sequel to the light novel called `` Sora no Otoshimono f '' , written by Rin Kanzaki and illustrated by Minazuki and Ayun Tachibana , was released on October 1 , 2010 . A video game developed by Kadokawa Shoten called was released for the PlayStation Portable on March 25 , 2010 , featuring character interactions and mini-game puzzles . Another game developed by Kadokawa Shoten called was released for the Nintendo DS on January 27 , 2011 , with gameplay of a visual novel plus some mildly sexually suggestive mini-games . Several types of merchandise have been produced based primarily on the female characters of `` Sora no Otoshimono '' ; they include : figurines , T-shirts , keychains , and body pillows . `` Oppai '' Mouse pads were also produced ; the one of Ikaros became the subject of a bonus chapter . Reception . Tim Jones of T.H.E.M . Anime Reviews stated that the anime show `` Dangles between the line of guilty pleasure and stupid , but manages to be an entertaining series all the same . '' and is actually funny in comparison to `` DearS '' , with `` decent fanservice , amusing characters , and does n't revolve entirely around subservient alien girls '' , however , he is critical of the tacked on fanservice , and dislikes Mikako 's terrible character , `` basically a two-faced bitch '' whose smirks imply a `` mean-spirited , unfunny joke coming out of her mouth . '' Chris Beveridge of Mania.com wrote that the second anime series `` provides the kind of humor that 's good to have once and certainly not what I want out of a lot of series , but the staff here has hit just about everything right ( outside of that awful wrestling episode ) . '' Theron Martin of Anime News Network wrote that the second series was sporadically enjoyable , with much of the attempts at humor and fanservice to be abysmally poor , although he enjoyed the English dub 's voice work . Dennis Amith of J ! -ENT considered the series `` Intriguingly perverse , reminiscent of `` Urusei Yatsura '' and `` Chobits '' and appealing to harem and fan service anime fans , but `` enjoyed with every episode , the voice talent singing songs via anime theme songs from the ’ 70s , ’ 80′s and modern-style themes '' . Following the anime episode ending that involved flying panties , `` Rocket Girls '' creator Hōsuke Nojiri created a rubber band powered ornithopter in the shape of the panties , and posted the video on Nico Nico Douga where it soon became viral . NKH ( Niconico 's live streaming station ) and a local school ( Niconico Technical Community ) then hosted a `` Sora Fes '' event on March 6 , 2010 , where participants built and flew model airplanes in the likeness of the flying panties . Nojiri , along with OpenSky 's media artist Kazuhiko Hachiya , director Hisashi Saito , and TBS announcer Jun Suzuki also attended the event . With the broadcast of the `` Sora No Otoshimono Forte '' anime season , the January 2011 issue of `` Newtype '' featured Ikaros as the most popular female character , with Nymph at # 7 and Astraea at # 9 . Tomoki Sakurai was also listed as # 5 for most popular male character in that month . Streaming broadcaster Crunchyroll reported that `` Sora No Otoshimono Forte '' ranked # 3 in popularity of their top 10 anime broadcasts in the Fall of 2010 .
Lion ( 2016 film ) . `` Lion '' is a 2016 Australian biographical drama film directed by Garth Davis ( in his feature debut ) and written by Luke Davies , based on the non-fiction book `` A Long Way Home '' by Saroo Brierley . The film stars Dev Patel , Sunny Pawar , Rooney Mara , David Wenham and Nicole Kidman , and tells the true story of how Brierley , 25 years after being separated from his family in Burhanpur , sets out to find them . The film , which had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on 10 September 2016 , was given a limited release in the United States on 25 November 2016 , by the Weinstein Company before opening generally on 6 January 2017 . It was released in Australia on 19 January 2017 and in the United Kingdom on 20 January 2017 . `` Lion '' received six Oscar nominations at the 89th Academy Awards , including Best Picture , Best Supporting Actor ( Patel ) , Best Supporting Actress ( Kidman ) and Best Adapted Screenplay . It won two BAFTA Awards for Best Supporting Actor ( Patel ) and Best Adapted Screenplay . The film was also commercially successful making $ 140 million worldwide , becoming one of the highest-grossing Australian films of all time . Plot . In 1986 , Saroo , a five-year-old boy , lives with his elder brother Guddu , his mother and his younger sister in Khandwa , India . Guddu and Saroo steal coal from freight trains to trade for milk and food . One day , Saroo follows his brother to a job and they arrive at a nearby train station , where Saroo decides to stay back and take a nap . Guddu tries to wake him up , but Saroo is too tired . When Guddu does not return , Saroo searches for him and boards a train presuming Guddu is aboard . He falls asleep again in one of the compartments , and wakes up to find the train in motion . After several days , it arrives in faraway Calcutta , where he does not understand the local Bengali language . He stands at a ticket counter and tries to obtain a ticket home , but the attendant does not recognise the name of his village , which Saroo says is `` Genestalay '' . He spends the night in the station with some streetchildren , but is then woken up and forced to run when a group of men try to kidnap them . Saroo continues to wander around the city before coming across Noor , a seemingly friendly woman who brings him back to her apartment . She tells Saroo that a man named Rama will help him find his way home . Saroo runs away , sensing that Noor and Rama have sinister intentions , and escapes Noor when she chases after him . After two months of living near the Howrah Bridge , Saroo is taken to the police by a young man . Unable to trace his family , they put him in an orphanage . Three months later , Saroo is introduced to Mrs. Sood , who tells him she has placed an advertisement about him in several local newspapers , but no one has responded . She then tells him that an Australian couple is interested in adopting him . She begins to teach Saroo English and he moves to Hobart , Tasmania in 1987 , under the care of Sue and John Brierley , where he slowly starts to settle in . A year later , they adopt another boy , Mantosh , who has trouble adjusting to his new home and suffers from rage and self-harm . Twenty years later , Saroo , now a young man , moves to Melbourne to study hotel management . He starts a relationship with Lucy , an American student . During a meal with some Indian friends at their home , he comes across jalebi , a delicacy he remembers from his childhood . He confides that he is adopted , and his friends suggest he use Google Earth to search for his hometown in India . Saroo begins his search , but over time disconnects from Lucy , overwhelmed by the thought of emotions his family must have gone through when he was missing . Saroo visits Sue , whose health is deteriorating , and learns that she is not infertile , but had chosen to help others in need through adoption , believing that there were already too many people on Earth . Saroo spends a long time searching fruitlessly for his hometown . One evening , while scanning Google Earth , he notices the rock formations where his mother worked , and then finds the area where he lived : the Ganesh Talai neighbourhood of the Khandwa district . He finally tells his adoptive mother about his search , and she fully supports his efforts . Saroo returns to his hometown , and with the help of a local English speaker , has an emotional reunion with his biological mother and sister . He also learns that Guddu is dead . Saroo 's mother never gave up hope and believed that one day her missing son would return , and never moved away from the village . The film ends with captions about the real Saroo 's return to India in February 2012 , including the fact his brother Guddu was killed by a train the same night that they were separated as children . Photos of the real Australian family are shown , as well as footage of Saroo introducing Sue to his biological mother in India , who deeply appreciates Sue 's care for her son . Saroo later learned that he had been mispronouncing his own name , which was actually Sheru , meaning `` lion '' . Production . This Australian film is based on Saroo Brierley 's memoir `` A Long Way Home '' . While writing the screenplay , Screenwriter Luke Davies acknowledged the challenges of adapting a book that is primarily about an online search . In October 2014 , Dev Patel and Nicole Kidman were cast in the film for the lead roles , although they were nominated in supporting categories . In January 2015 , Nawazuddin Siddiqui , Priyanka Bose , Tannishtha Chatterjee , and Deepti Naval joined the cast . In April 2015 , Rooney Mara , David Wenham , and Divian Ladwa also joined the cast . Pallavi Sharda also joined the film 's cast to play Saroo 's friend . Hauschka and Dustin O'Halloran composed the film 's score . Filming . Principal photography on the film began in January 2015 in Kolkata , India . In mid-April , filming moved to Australia , in Melbourne and then to several locations in Tasmania , including Hobart . Kidman filmed her scenes in Australia . Music . Dustin O'Halloran and Hauschka teamed up to write the score for the film . Sia wrote the song `` Never Give Up '' for the film which also includes the song `` The Sun , The Sand And The Sea '' from songwriter Jimmy Radcliffe and `` Urvasi Urvasi '' by A R Rahman . The film also includes songs from artists such as Hercules and Love Affair ( `` Blind '' ) , Mondo Rock ( `` State of the Heart '' ) , Enigma ( `` The Rivers of Belief '' ) and Picturetone Pete and Jimmy Radcliffe ( `` The Sun the Sand and the Sea '' ) . Release . The film had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on 10 September 2016 . It served as the opening night film at the Zurich Film Festival on 22 September 2016 . It also screened at the London Film Festival on 12 October 2016 , and at the Hamptons International Film Festival on 7 and 8 October 2016 . The film was released in the United States on 25 November 2016 , in Australia on 19 January 2017 , and in the United Kingdom on 20 January 2017 . Home media . `` Lion '' was made available on Digital HD on 28 March 2017 , and was then followed by a release on Blu-ray and DVD on 11 April 2017 . The film debuted at No . 10 on the Top 20 NPD VideoScan chart . Box office . `` Lion '' grossed $ 50 million in the United States and Canada and $ 88.3 million in other countries for a worldwide total of $ 140.1 million , against a production budget of $ 12 million . In its limited opening weekend in the United States and Canada , the film made $ 123,360 from four theaters ( an average of $ 30,840 , the highest of the weekend ) . On the weekend of 17–19 March 2017 , `` Lion '' crossed the $ 50 million mark at the North American box-office , becoming the fifth 2016 film among the Academy Award for Best Picture nominees to surpass this threshold . In Australia , it opened at number one with $ 3.18 million , the biggest opening ever for an Australian indie film , and the fifth biggest debut for an Australian film overall . It grossed $ 22.7 million in five weeks , and eventually grossed $ 27.729 million , becoming the sixth highest-grossing Australian film ever at the domestic box office . Critical response . `` Lion '' received generally positive reviews , with the performances of Patel and Kidman being praised . On review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes , it has an approval rating of 85 % based on 239 reviews , with a weighted average rating of 7.3/10 . The critical consensus reads , `` Lion '' s undeniably uplifting story and talented cast make it a moving journey that transcends the typical cliches of its genre . '' On Metacritic the film has a normalized score of 69 out of 100 , based on 45 critics , indicating `` generally favorable reviews '' . PostTrak reported that 92 % of audience members gave the film a rating of either `` excellent '' or `` very good '' . Brian Truitt of `` USA Today '' wrote : `` The finale is manipulative in every way , squeezing out the emotions of the audience . But Lion 's well-plotted narrative and thoughtful characters suck you in so much that the journey there is totally worth it '' . Novelist and critic Salman Rushdie thought highly of the film stating that while he often lacked interest in films nominated for an Oscar , this year he rooted for `` Lion , '' believing that `` I would like it to win in every category it 's nominated for and in most of the categories it is n't nominated for as well . '' Noting that he wept `` unstoppably '' while viewing the film , Rushdie said that he is `` frequently suspicious of Western films set in contemporary India , and so one of the things that most impressed me about Lion was the authenticity and truth and unsparing realism of its Indian first half . Every moment of the little boy 's journey rings true – not an instant of exoticism – and as a result his plight touches us all . Greig Fraser 's cinematography portrays the beauty of the country , both honestly and exquisitely [ ... ] Dev Patel and Nicole Kidman , in the film 's Australian second half , give wonderful performances too . '' Some critics mentioned that parts of the film move along at a slow pace . For example , Anthony Lane of `` The New Yorker '' wrote : `` ... based on a true story ; though wrenching , there is barely enough of it to fill the dramatic space , and the second half is a slow and muted affair after the Dickensian punch of the first . '' Accolades . `` Lion '' received six Oscar nominations at the 89th Academy Awards , including Best Picture , Best Supporting Actor ( Patel ) , Best Supporting Actress ( Kidman ) and Best Adapted Screenplay , but did not win in any of the categories . It did win two BAFTA Awards , however , for Best Supporting Actor ( Patel ) and Best Adapted Screenplay . At Australia 's 7th AACTA Awards , it won twelve awards , in all of the categories it was nominated in .
Anthemiolus . Anthemiolus ( died c. 471 AD ) was the son of the Western Roman Emperor Anthemius ( 467–472 ) and Marcia Euphemia , daughter of the Eastern Roman emperor Marcian . His name means `` little Anthemius '' and is a diminutive of his and his father 's name Anthemius , in order to distinguish them both . Antimolus a patre Anthemio imperatore cum Thorisario , Everdingo et Hermiano com . stabuli Arelate directus est , quibus rex Euricus trans Rhodanum occurrit occisisque ducibus omnia vastavit Antimolus was sent by his father , Emperor Anthemius , to Arles , with Thorisarius , Everdingus and Hermanius , `` comes '' [ or `` comites '' ] `` stabuli '' : King Euric met them on the far side of the Rhone and , having killed the `` duces '' , laid everything waste . According to the `` Chronica '' , this event falls between the succession of Euric ( 467 ) and the war between Anthemius and Ricimer ( 471–472 ) . It can probably be further narrowed to the period when Anthemius is known to have been organising a concerted effort to remove the Visigoths from Gaul between 468 and 471 , a period during which an army led by the Briton Riothamus was defeated near Déols . It is not impossible that Anthemiolus ' army was sent to reinforce Riothamus and that Euric defeated both forces in turn , probably in either 470 or 471 .
Life Goes On ( TV series ) . `` Life Goes On '' is an American television series that aired on ABC from September 12 , 1989 to May 23 , 1993 . Reruns aired on The Family Channel from 1992 until about 1995 , FX from about 1995 until about 1998 , and PAX ( now Ion Television ) from 1998 until about 1999 . The show centers on the Thatcher family living in suburban Chicago : Drew , his wife Elizabeth , and their children Paige , Rebecca , and Charles , who is known as Corky . `` Life Goes On '' was the first television series to have a major character with Down syndrome ( Corky , played by Chris Burke , who himself has Down syndrome in real life ) . Main . Drew is the husband of Libby Thacher and the father of Paige , Corky , and Becca Thatcher . He is a Special Olympics coach , and formerly worked for a construction company before going into the restaurant business . Corky is the middle child , and his siblings include older sister Paige , and younger sister Becca . Despite having Down Syndrome , he is high-functioning , and takes mostly regular classes in his school . He occasionally struggles , and indicated that mathematics was his hardest subject , but he improves through sessions with a tutor . Becca is the younger sister of Corky and Paige . She is attractive , but quite nerdy . At school she is socially awkward , especially around her crushes such as Tyler and Jesse . The wife of Drew , mother of Corky and Becca , and Paige 's stepmother . She is very supportive of Corky , and has also sung and acted . She is proud that Corky and Becca take part in their church 's drama group , and that Becca is in her school 's Drama club . Drew 's daughter , and Libby 's stepdaughter . The elder half-sister of both Corky and Becca , Paige frequently dates men of whom her father does not approve . She is very caring of Corky , but has a love-hate relationship with Becca . Recurring . Tyler was the first boyfriend of Becca in the show , and was Corky 's best friend and was one of the most popular Athletes at their School . Tyler had a brother with Downs which is why he looked out for Corky and never treated him as bad as the other Jocks would , and everytime one of his Jock buddies decided to bully Corky around him , he stood up for Corky . As the series goes on , Tyler became a Super senior for never passing certain classes in the past , and his relationship with Becca started to become a-bit more difficult . By then , Tyler stopped playing Sports and spent half of everyday at a College , which worrying about two things like High-School and College , just makes Life more complicated for him , and Becca starting to not talk to him that much any longer . When the new kid Jesse started to form a relationship with Becca and once Tyler took aware of this he was angered . Tyler started to fight Jesse for being a much more important to her then he is , and once Becca had no choice but to told Tyler and everyone else around them , including Corky , that Jesse has AIDS , he started to feel remorseful about the actions and understand why Jesse is much more of an concern to Becca instead of him . Because of all this , Tyler and Becca officially break-up , so Becca can start a more developing relationship with Jesse . Tyler was seen occasionally in the following episodes , usually briefly . He did n't have a major story again until close by the end of Season three , it was then Tyler started to hang out with the wrong crew at his college , which were a bunch of young crazed alcoholic adults , and began drinking with them , and have just starting to goes back to failing classes . Once Becca and Corky 's parents are going out of town and secretly starting a party , Tyler was given a wrong advice by his friends that they can all go there drunk . Once arriving with his buddies , Becca started to feel disappointed about Tyler 's decision and during an intense conversation , Becca told Tyler what he thought she did at the beginning , which was throwing him out of her life which by then she decide . Tyler , now frustrated , drove off while still being intoxicated and brought along Corky who wants to talk to him , and eventually they crashed into a tree . Corky ends-up surviving but Tyler was pronounce dead later at the Hospital . Severely sadden by his death , Corky remains mute until a day after Tyler 's funeral that Tyler did n't crashed because he was drunk but was finally sobered up and promised to Corky that he will makes life better again all right before he nearly hit a boy on a bike and decide to saves his life by crashing into a tree , Corky told everyone , including Tyler 's parents , who all knows that Tyler was himself in his last minute of life , by saving someone else 's . Jesse was the second boyfriend of Becca . Jesse came to Grenville , Illinois from Pennsylvania with his mother . He started out shy and quite geeky and was in the School 's drama club with Becca . Becca started to have a liking for Jesse and invites him to her family 's dinner one night . During that same night , Jesse and Becca was walking back to Jesse 's house , until Becca decide to kissed Jesse , this however angers Jesse and decide to start walking away , Becca wanders how it 's even a big deal and Jesse refuses to tell her , but once Becca 's request for an answer starts to irritate him , he finally reveals to her that he has HIV and now he might have AIDS because of that interaction and then left her alone . This brought more development to Becca 's care for Jesse , and when Jesse was n't at school nor showing up to Drama , she started to worry and soon visited him at his house . By then , Jesse told her that he was visiting his older sister in New York , and there he was at a Bar and met a girl named Allison who they both started a relationship with which eventually leads to them having sex , and it turned-out the girl was undiagnosed with AIDS , Allison then passed-away from the disease three mouths after Jesse moves . It was later revealed that back at his old High-school , people started to shunned him upon discovering his condition , and even the Step-father he have started to turned against him for having the disease and kicked him out of their house with his mother taking care of him , and soon Jesse and his mother thought it would be a good idea to moved-out of Pennsylvania to start a new life without anyone realizing of Jesse 's disease . Becca promises she wo n't tell anyone about his condition , but during a fight with Tyler , she had no choice but to told him and everyone around them that he is infected with AIDS , and due to this incident Jesse started to attend school less and even was n't home . Meanwhile , all the parents who were told by their kids about Jesse started to worried about them attending school with an AIDS infected student , and voted for Jesse to be kicked-out . Becca , now being worried that Jesse would thinks he 's at a dying level , she started a look-out for him . During a school board meeting with all of the concerned parents , Becca 's mother who have empathy for Becca 's care about Jesse and agrees with Jesse 's mother who was also at the meeting and gave-out a powerful speech about her son having such a disease but is no different from others without it , which changes some of the parents original opinions on Jesse attending the school and soon the request for Jesse 's expel was eventually rejected . Soon Becca would finally found Jesse by a railroad and convinces him that even though he have AIDS there is still a chance of survival and soon she took Jesse back home . Not long after , Jesse and Becca began dating more . Jesse wonders if Becca really do loves him , even if he suffering from such a fatal disease , especially after spotting her and Tyler kissing at her house , believing she cheating on him , but Becca told him that Tyler came to bother her and kiss her first . Jesse drove Becca all the way to New York to confront Allison , the girl who gave Jesse HIV , but Jesse soon feel sadden upon hearing the bad news of Allison 's passing , as she was the only girl that Jesse believes feel true sympathy for as both suffers the same condition , but as he went out searching for her grave in a nearby cemetery , but Becca got her shot at convincing Jesse about her true feelings for him even when they spot an elderly lady coming to her former spouse 's grave , which Jesse asked Becca would she comes visited him , in which she responses `` Yes '' , and then the two went back home . As the upcoming Christmas came around , Jesse seemingly starts to lose balance at school , which starts to worries Becca about his suffering again , as she believes he close to being sick and requests him to tell his mother about the problems so he can see a doctor , but Jesse refuses because he does n't wants to disappoint his mother as she would be the only person celebrating in their household while he might be Hospitalized , but this only angers Becca more and then she decide to take him to a Client after-school and if Jesse refuses , then she have to tell his mother . Once arriving at the Client , as Jesse spokes to the lady at the front office , he tries to answer some important questions like Insurance and group number , and when revealing his birthday to the lady , she realizes he 's a minor which therefore needs to get a-hold of his family but Becca told her that he lives with his family , and as the questions gets more difficult for Jesse to answered , he had no choice but to tell her his problems that he is HIV-positive and soon the lady take some back-up , and as she did that , Jesse then fears he might have to stay at the place and attempts to leave but then loses balance once more , this time severely , in which the client 's staff believes he have a high-fever and took him away from Becca . Jesse 's mother then took awareness of Jesse 's latest problems and let him stay at the Client to be treated . It turned out Jesse and Becca 's father , Drew , have a common interest in Blues Music and eventually Drew changes his original opinion on Jesse as he fears beforehand of Becca possibly getting HIV herself , and soon he hired him as a waiter at his restaurant , but things started to go worst again because of Jesse 's health . Customers began to feared of the fact that Jesse is now a Waiter as they 're aware of him being HIV-positive and refuses to eat the food so they wo n't get infected as they believe that what the disease might do with spreading . As fear of the Restaurant going low with income , and that his family would n't be in good shape of living , Drew have no choice but to fired Jesse , this upsets Jesse because during this period he looks at Drew as a `` Father figure '' as his real father dies when he was six years old and his step-father neglects him upon discovering his condition , and Jesse felt like Drew is another person who abandons him , but Drew convinces Jesse that he really does cares for him and looks at him like another son . As Junior year was almost coming to a close , Becca soon purposes to Jesse and the two decided a June Wedding . Overview . The drama featured the Thacher family , whose son , Charles `` Corky '' Thatcher ( played by Chris Burke ) , has Down syndrome , while their daughter Becca ( played by Kellie Martin ) did well at school but was socially awkward . Tony Award-winning stage actress Patti LuPone played the mother Elizabeth ( `` Libby '' ) and Bill Smitrovich played the father Drew . Eldest sister Paige Thacher was played by Monique Lanier during the 1989–1990 seasons and by Tracey Needham during the 1990–1993 seasons . Becca 's boyfriend and Corky 's buddy , Tyler Benchfield , was played by Tommy Puett . Jerry Berkson ( Ray Buktenica ) was Libby 's quirky boss . In the last two seasons , Becca 's boyfriend Jesse McKenna was played by Chad Lowe . Executive Producer Michael Braverman first cast Chris Burke in the 1987 television movie `` Desperate '' , based on Braverman 's favorite book , `` Lord Jim . '' After seeing Burke 's work , ABC executives asked Braverman to create a show around Burke . The show is set in the Chicago suburb Glenbrook , Illinois , which is named after the high school which one of Braverman 's children attended at the time . The name itself is a blend of the real suburbs served by the school , Glenview and Northbrook . Each episode 's opening credits end with a shot of Arnold , the family dog ( billed as `` Arnold the Semi-Wonder Dog '' ) . Apparently forgotten by the family in their rush to get ready for the day , he sits forlornly in the kitchen with his empty food bowl in his mouth and lets it drop to the floor . The show 's producers received a constant trickle of letters each week from viewers who thought this was cruel , so in the final episode 's opening credits , a bag of dog food spills out of a nearby cabinet . Early seasons . During the show 's first year , the main focus was on Corky . Much of the show examined the challenges of a family whose son had Down Syndrome . The Thatchers sought to have Corky interact with regular society after spending years socializing him amongst other kids with Down syndrome in `` special '' classes . Indeed , this need to integrate Corky into `` normal '' society was the main storyline in Season 1 , as the Thatcher family opted to enroll Corky in a regular high school despite the principal 's demand that Corky be placed in an alternative program for those with Down syndrome . In addition , during the first three seasons , episodes included Tyler Benchfield ( Tommy Puett ) , Becca 's high school crush , who also had a brother with Down syndrome . Corky eventually got a job as an usher at a local movie theater . He later found a girlfriend , Amanda Swanson ( Andrea Friedman ) , who also had Down Syndrome ; they married by the series ' end . Later seasons . By the second season , the writers had begun to expand the show 's scope beyond Corky , and the third and fourth seasons centered on Becca and a new character named Jesse ( Chad Lowe ) . Jesse , a junior , met Becca through the school 's theatre department . As the two became friends , Jesse told Becca he was HIV-positive . Tyler became a less prominent figure in Becca 's life , and was jealous of Becca 's closeness with Jesse . The character of Tyler was soon written out of the show ; he was given the memorable sendoff of dying in a car accident with Corky as a passenger . Much to the surprise of those around them , Becca and Jesse began a relationship despite his HIV . The writers began to explore life with HIV through Jesse 's character , and the difficulties the disease causes with romantic relationships . The relationship between Corky and Becca , previously portrayed as close , was also explored , as Corky briefly turned his back on his sister for dumping a mutual friend in order to date Jesse . The fourth season 's first episode , in which a 40-something Becca ( Pamela Bellwood ) tours the house she grew up in while remembering the events of 25 years earlier , establishes that Jesse would ultimately die from AIDS and that Becca would move on to marry a man named David . The series itself ended ambiguously but on an upbeat note , showing Becca five years later , married with a son , named Jesse . Broadcast history and U.S. television ratings . In Canada , the show aired on Crossroads Television System . Home media . On May 9 , 2006 , Warner Home Video released Season 1 of `` Life Goes On '' on DVD in Region 1 . It is unknown if the remaining three seasons will be released . The DVD release has a replacement theme song at the beginning of each episode , with the exception of the show 's pilot . The replacement was due to high licensing costs for the Beatles ' song `` Ob-La-Di , Ob-La-Da . '' The new song aptly titled `` Life Goes On '' was written by composer Marc Jackson of MoonLab Music and sung by singer/songwriter Tara Johnston . The song was written specifically for the DVD release .
Laura Eldridge . Laura Eldridge is a women 's health writer and activist . She began working with the legendary women 's health activist and author of `` The Doctor 's Case Against The Pill '' , Barbara Seaman , when studying at Barnard College . She is co-author of `` The No-Nonsense Guide To Menopause '' as well as the co-editor , also with Barbara Seaman , of `` Voices of the Women 's Health Movement '' ( Seven Stories Press , 2012 ) a collection of essays , interviews , and commentary by leading activists , writers , doctors , and sociologists on topics ranging across reproductive rights , sex and orgasm , activism , motherhood and birth control . She is also the author of `` In Our Control : The Complete Guide to Contraceptive Choices for Women '' .
Olivia Rae . Olivia Rae ( born 14 April 1988 ) is a Scottish cricketer . She played for the Scotland women 's national cricket team in the 2017 Women 's Cricket World Cup Qualifier in February 2017 .
List of Veep episodes . `` Veep '' is an American political satire television comedy series created by Armando Iannucci , as a U.S. spin of the premise of his 2005 BBC series , `` The Thick of It '' . The series premiered on HBO on April 22 , 2012 . Shot in a cinéma-vérité style , `` Veep '' stars Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Selina Meyer , the Vice President of the United States ( or `` Veep '' ) , and later President of the United States , as she struggles to stay politically relevant . The series has been renewed for a seventh and final season , which is scheduled to premiere in 2019 .
Jordan Baker ( umpire ) . Jordan Christopher Baker ( born December 23 , 1981 ) is an umpire for Major League Baseball . Baker played college baseball at Oklahoma State . At 6 ' 7 '' , Baker is the tallest active MLB umpire . Baker gained attention during the 2013 season for throwing wads of chewed gum onto the outfield grass after each half inning . Some critics described such action as disrespectful to the players and the ground crews . Baker was the second base umpire on July 30 , 2017 , when Adrián Beltré of the Texas Rangers got his 3000th career hit against the Baltimore Orioles . On September 15 , 2017 , Baker ejected Cubs ' John Lackey and Willson Contreras for arguing a strike call . Baker made his first postseason assignment in 2017 , appearing in the 2017 National League Wild Card Game .
Palm Beach County Canvassing Board v. Harris ( Harris I ) . `` Palm Beach County Canvassing Board v. Harris '' ( Harris I ) was a lawsuit pertaining to the 2000 Presidential Election . Regarding the first issue , the court ruled that , while Harris was generally entitled to deference in her interpretation of state laws , in this case the interpretation `` contravene [ d ] the plain meaning '' of the phrase `` error in the vote tabulation '' and so must be overturned . Regarding the second issue , the court ruled that the statutory scheme must be interpreted in light of the Florida state constitution 's declaration that `` all political power is inherent in the people , '' with any ambiguities therefore construed `` liberally . '' Preventing the canvassing boards from continuing to conduct recounts beyond the seven-day timeframe ( specified in the law , but with ambiguity as to how firm it was intended to be ) , would `` summarily disenfranchise innocent electors [ voters ] '' and could not be allowed unless the recounts continued for so long as to `` compromise the integrity of the electoral process . '' The court ordered counties to submit returns by November 26 , until which time the stay of certification would stand .
Suntory Sunbirds . is a men 's volleyball team based in Osaka city , Osaka , Japan . It plays in V.Premier League . The club was founded in 1973 . The owner of the club is Suntory .
John Joe Callanan . John Joseph Callanan ( 10 March 1894 - 19 December 1970 ) was an Irish hurler who played as a centre-forward for the Tipperary and Dublin senior teams . Born in Thurles , County Tipperary , Callanan first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of twenty-four when he first linked up with the Tipperary senior team . He joined the senior panel during the 1918 championship and was a regular member of the Tipperary and Dublin teams at various times for over a decade . During that time he won two All-Ireland medals , two Leinster medals and one Munster medal . The All-Ireland-winning captain in 1930 , Callanan was an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion . As a member of the Munster inter-provincial Callanan won one Railway Cup medal . At club level he was a one-time championship medallist with Thurles Sarsfields while he also played with Collegians . Callanan retired from inter-county hurling following the conclusion of the 1930 championship . Club . Callanan began his club hurling career with Thurles Sarsfields before later transferring to Collegians in Dublin . He enjoyed little initial success , with his only major victory coming in the twilight of his career after moving back to Thurles Sarsfields . In 1929 Sarsfields qualified for the championship decider . A 4-3 to 1-3 defeat of Toomevara secured a first title in eighteen years and gave Callanan a Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship medal . Inter-county . Callanan joined the Tipperary senior team during the 1918 championship . After two unsuccessful years he later transferred to Dublin . In 1920 Callanan was a regular member of the starting fifteen with Dublin and won his first Leinster medal following a 4-5 to 2-2 defeat of Kilkenny . The War of Independence hampered the organisation of the championship with the All-Ireland decider not being played until 14 May 1922 . Reigning champions Cork provided the opposition , however , Dublin won with a four-goal blitz from Joe Phelan . The 4-9 to 4-3 victory gave Callanan an All-Ireland medal . Callanan added a second Leinster medal to his collection in 1921 as Dublin accounted for Kilkenny by 4-4 to 1-5 . On 4 March 1923 Dublin faced Limerick in the All-Ireland final . Four goals by Limerick captain Bob McConkey helped the Shannonsiders to an 8-5 to 3-2 victory as the Liam MacCarthy Cup was presented for the very first time . By 1926 Callanan had rejoined the Tipperary senior team , however , Cork dominated the championship . In 1930 he was captain of the team as Cork 's bid for a record-equaling fifth successive provincial title faltered . Tipperary bested Clare in the decider by 6-4 to 2-8 , giving Callanan a Munster medal . On 7 September 1930 Tipperary faced Callanan 's former side Dublin in the All-Ireland decider . Goals at the end of the first half from Martin Kennedy and Callanan gave Tipperary the edge . An eventual 2-7 to 1-3 victory gave Callanan a second All-Ireland medal , while he also had the honour of lifting the Liam MacCarthy Cup . Inter-provincial . Callanan was chosen for the Munster inter-provincial team in 1928 . He won his sole Railway Cup medal that year following Munster 's defeat of arch rivals Leinster in the decider .
Radio Tip Top . `` Radio Tip Top '' was a BBC Radio One comedy programme broadcast from 1995 to 1996 . Produced by the Tip Top Organisation ( co-founded by Nigel Proktor ) , the show was a retro take on 1960s broadcasting , presented by The Ginger Prince ( Nigel Proktor ) and Kid Tempo ( Eli Hourd ) . The program encouraged listener interaction and offered free membership to Club Tip Top , which also sold numerous items of merchandise . The tag line to the show was `` If it ai n't tip-top , then it ai n't Tip Top '' . One of the features of the show was a live performance from the Starlight Rooms hosted by The Ginger Prince , which featured a band called Blinder , whose lead singer was called Knocker . They performed various covers of songs around at the time . Prior to BBC Radio One it was a pirate radio station broadcasting on a Wednesday night to the London area . This started broadcasting in 1993 up until it was closed down and moved to the BBC . The show raised money for a guide dog from listeners ' contributions . It was named Technotronic , and a party was held in London which listeners could attend . According to the presenters , the station 's transmission was powered by `` Lunewyre technology in total Spectrasound '' . In later episodes this was upgraded to `` Lunewyre technology Plus—with lasers , for improved total Spectrasound '' . Listeners were encouraged to become members of the Tip Top Club and were issued with individual membership numbers . Characters on the show included Postman Patois , a reggae loving mailman who ended his segments with the advice : `` Do n't , do n't do n't ... forget your postcode . '' Tip Top also released a single , a cover of M 's `` Pop Muzik '' . It was backed with a humorous take on Babylon Zoo 's `` Spaceman '' , performed by the above mentioned Blinder , with singer Knocker on helium . A pilot TV show , `` Tip Top TV '' , was produced , but this never went to series .
The Book of Atrix Wolfe . `` The Book of Atrix Wolfe '' is a 1995 fantasy novel written by American author Patricia A. McKillip . It was a finalist for the 1996 Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature . Summary . For twenty years , Atrix Wolfe has turned his back on his magic to live with the wolves in the mountains . A powerful mage , twenty years ago Atrix Wolfe turned the King of the Wood into a terrible Hunter in order to force the invading Kardeth army , which threatened the kingdoms of Pelucir and Chaumenard , to retreat . The Hunter massacred not only the invaders , but the Pelucir forces as well , including the king . During the creation of the Hunter , the daughter of the King and Queen of the Wood , Saro ( pronounced the same as `` sorrow '' , a term which is a recurring motif of the book ) , disappeared . Talis , the prince of Pelucir , is attending mage 's school at Chaumenard when he discovers a book by an unknown author . Though it is only a beginner 's spellbook , he is strangely fascinated by it and takes it with him when his brother Burne , the king , summons him back to Pelucir . Experimenting with the book , he discovers that none of the spells do what they say , and are actually codes for more dangerous spells . He takes his studies with the book into the keep which the Kardeth army besieged in the incident 20 years before , and which has been haunted and abandoned ever since . In the kitchens of the castle , a scullery maid named Saro is mute , and thus interacts more with the pots and pans than other people . She is tasked with bringing Talis 's meals to the keep , since her lack of knowledge of the world outside the kitchen makes her the only one not afraid of the keep 's ghosts . When he meets Saro , he notices that her facial features seem to constantly shift , preventing her from being recognized . This is the first time Saro has had someone actually look at her , rather than seeing her only for her occupation . Warned by a dream , Atrix Wolfe attempts to retrieve a spellbook he wrote shortly after the incident 20 years ago , but finds it has moved from where he hid it . He discovers Talis took it back to Pelucir , and arrives at the keep just in time to save Talis from the Hunter . While Talis is fleeing from the Hunter , the Queen of the Wood takes him into the magical world of the wood . She says she will only allow him to return to the human world if he brings her Atrix Wolfe , who she needs to find Saro . She can not get Atrix herself because neither he nor she can pass through the barrier between the human world and the world of the wood . Talis brings her Atrix Wolfe , who agrees to find Saro , and the Queen returns Talis to his world . Having become enamored of the Queen of the Wood , Talis resolves to find Saro for her before Atrix Wolfe . Though Talis has never been properly introduced to her , he intuits that the scullery maid is Saro , her muteness and ever-changing face being a spell which has kept the Queen from finding her . He brings her to the Queen . The Hunter finds them all there and shoots an arrow into Talis . The threat to his life ignites Saro into breaking the spell upon herself , remembering who she is and crying out to her father , ending her muteness . This in turn bring Ilyos back to himself . Ilyos , however , has been through so much that he can not return to his life as the Queen 's consort . In order to protect the Queen 's world , he has Atrix Wolfe turn him into one of the trees of the Wood . As partial penance for having caused the death of Burne and Talis 's father , Atrix Wolfe remains in Pelucir to tutor Talis in magic . Talis is surprised when Saro returns to Pelucir , and they begin to become acquainted . She says that she no longer felt at home in the world of the Wood , and that he is the only one who can understand her , being the only other person to have spent time in both worlds .
Mensa International . Mensa is the largest and oldest high IQ society in the world . It is a non-profit organization open to people who score at the 98th percentile or higher on a standardized , supervised IQ or other approved intelligence test . Mensa formally comprises national groups and the umbrella organization Mensa International , with a registered office in Caythorpe , Lincolnshire , England ( which is separate from the British Mensa office in Wolverhampton ) . The word `` mensa '' ( ; Latin : ) means `` table '' in Latin , as is symbolized in the organization 's logo , and was chosen to demonstrate the round-table nature of the organization ; the coming together of equals . Roland Berrill , an Australian barrister , and Dr. Lancelot Ware , a British scientist and lawyer , founded Mensa at Lincoln College , in Oxford , England , in 1946 . They had the idea of forming a society for very intelligent people , the only qualification for membership being a high IQ . It was to be non-political and free from all other social distinctions ( racial , religious , etc. ) . American Mensa was the second major branch of Mensa . Its success has been linked to the efforts of its early and longstanding organizer , Margot Seitelman . Berrill and Ware were both disappointed with the resulting society . Berrill had intended Mensa as `` an aristocracy of the intellect '' , and was unhappy that a majority of Mensans came from humble homes , while Ware said : `` I do get disappointed that so many members spend so much time solving puzzles . '' Membership requirement . Mensa 's requirement for membership is a score at or above the 98th percentile on certain standardised IQ or other approved intelligence tests , such as the Stanford–Binet Intelligence Scales . The minimum accepted score on the Stanford–Binet is 132 , while for the Cattell it is 148 . Most IQ tests are designed to yield a mean score of 100 with a standard deviation of 15 ; the 98th-percentile score under these conditions is 131 , assuming a normal distribution . Most national groups test using well established IQ test batteries , but American Mensa has developed its own application exam . This exam is proctored by American Mensa and does not provide a score comparable to scores on other tests ; it serves only to qualify a person for membership . In some national groups , a person may take a Mensa-offered test only once , although one may later submit an application with results from a different qualifying test . The Mensa test is also available in developing countries like India , Pakistan , Brazil etc . and societies in developing countries have been growing at rapid pace . Mission . Mensa 's constitution lists three purposes : `` to identify and to foster human intelligence for the benefit of humanity ; to encourage research into the nature , characteristics , and uses of intelligence ; and to provide a stimulating intellectual and social environment for its members '' . To these ends , the organization is involved with programs for gifted children , literacy , and scholarships , and it holds numerous gatherings including an annual summit . Organizational structure . Mensa International consists of around 134,000 members , in 100 countries , in 51 national groups . Individuals who live in a country with a national group join the national group , while those living in countries without a recognized chapter may join Mensa International directly . Larger national groups are further subdivided into local groups . For example , American Mensa has 134 local groups , with the largest having over 2,000 members and the smallest having fewer than 100 . Members may form Special Interest Groups ( SIGs ) at international , national , and local levels ; these SIGs represent a wide variety of interests , both commonplace and obscure , ranging from motorcycle clubs to entrepreneurial co-operations . Some SIGs are associated with various geographic groups , whereas others act independently of official hierarchy . There are also electronic SIGs ( eSIGs ) , which operate primarily as e-mail lists , where members may or may not meet each other in person . The Mensa Foundation , a separate charitable U.S. corporation , edits and publishes its own Mensa Research Journal , in which both Mensans and non-Mensans are published on various topics surrounding the concept and measure of intelligence . The national groups also issue periodicals , such as `` Mensa Bulletin '' , the monthly publication of American Mensa , and `` Mensa Magazine '' , the monthly publication of British Mensa . Gatherings . Mensa has many events for members , from the local to the international level . Several countries hold a large event called the Annual Gathering ( AG ) . It is held in a different city every year , with speakers , dances , leadership workshops , children 's events , games , and other activities . The American and Canadian AGs are usually held during the American Independence Day ( 4 July ) or Canada Day ( 1 July ) weekends respectively . Smaller gatherings called Regional Gatherings ( RGs ) , which are held in various cities , attract members from large areas . The largest in the United States is held in the Chicago area around Halloween , notably featuring a costume party for which many members create pun-based costumes . In 2006 , the Mensa World Gathering was held from 8–13 August in Orlando , Florida to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the founding of Mensa . An estimated 2,500 attendees from over 30 countries gathered for this celebration . The International Board of Directors had a formal meeting there . In 2010 , a joint American-Canadian Annual Gathering was held in Dearborn , Michigan , to mark the 50th anniversary of Mensa in North America , one of several times the US and Canada AGs have been combined . Other multinational gatherings are the European Mensas Annual Gathering ( EMAG ) and the Asian Mensa Gathering ( AMG ) . Since 1990 , American Mensa has sponsored the annual Mensa Mind Games competition , at which the Mensa Select award is given to five board games that are `` original , challenging , and well designed '' . Individual local groups and their members host smaller events for members and their guests . Lunch or dinner events , lectures , tours , theatre outings , and games nights are all common . In Europe since 2009 international meetings have been held under the name [ EMAG ] ( European Mensa Annual Gathering ) , starting in Cologn in 2009 . Next editions were in Utrecht ( 2010 ) , Prague ( 2011 ) , Paris ( 2012 ) , Stockholm ( 2013 ) , Bratislava ( 2014 ) , Zürich ( 2015 ) , Berlin ( 2016 ) , Barcelona ( 2017 ) and Belgrade ( 2018 ) . In Asia there is an Asian Mensa Gathering ( AMG ) with rotating countries hosting the event . Publications . All Mensa groups publish members-only newsletters or magazines , which include articles and columns written by members , and information about upcoming Mensa events . Examples include the American `` Mensa Bulletin '' , the British `` Mensa '' magazine , Serbian `` MozaIQ '' , the Australian `` TableAus '' , the Mexican `` El Mensajero '' , and the French `` Contacts '' . Some local or regional groups have their own newsletter , such as those in the United States , UK , Germany , and France . Mensa International publishes a `` Mensa World Journal '' , which `` contains views and information about Mensa around the world '' . This journal is generally included in each national magazine . Mensa also publishes the `` Mensa Research Journal '' , which `` highlights scholarly articles and recent research related to intelligence '' . Unlike most Mensa publications , this journal is available to non-members . Demographics . All national and local groups welcome children ; many offer activities , resources , and newsletters specifically geared toward gifted children and their parents . Both American Mensa 's youngest member ( Christina Brown ) and British Mensa 's youngest member ( Adam Kirby ) joined at the age of two . The current youngest member of Mensa is Adam Kirby , from Mitcham , London , UK who was invited to join at the age of two years and four months and gained full membership at the age of two years five months . He scored 141 on the Stanford-Binet IQ test . Elise Tan-Roberts of the UK is the youngest person ever to join Mensa , having gained full membership at the age of two years and four months . American Mensa 's oldest member is 102 , and British Mensa had a member aged 103 . According to American Mensa 's website ( ) , 38 percent of its members are baby boomers between the ages of 51 and 68 , 31 percent are Gen-Xers or Millennials between the ages of 27 and 48 , and more than 2,600 members are under the age of 18 . There are more than 1,800 families in the United States with two or more Mensa members . In addition , the American Mensa general membership is `` 66 percent male , 34 percent female '' . The aggregate of local and national leadership is distributed equally between the sexes . Some researchers have noted that there is a much higher incidence of Asperger 's syndrome among Mensa members than the average incidence . Writing in the `` Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine '' , Ivor Schraibman noted that `` I used to be a member of Mensa but left after realizing that 90 % of the members were incapable of maintaining their end of a conversation and had difficulty in expressing any personal warmth ; the only emotion I ever encountered was naked aggression . ''
Sharon D. Clarke . Sharon Delores Clarke ( born 12 August 1966 ) is an English actress and singer . Best known to television audiences for her role as Lola Griffin in the medical drama `` Holby City '' , Clarke has also played lead roles in many West End musicals , and originated the roles of the Killer Queen in `` We Will Rock You '' and Oda Mae Brown in `` Ghost the Musical '' . Television career . Clarke is known for her role in the BBC medical drama `` Holby City '' , in which she played Lola Griffin , a doctor with ancestors from Ghana . She left the programme in 2008 . Other television roles include the character of Gran'Ma Flossie in the CBBC show `` The Crust '' . In 2008 , Clarke sat alongside Russell Watson as a judge on the BBC talent show `` Last Choir Standing '' . Clarke 's other TV credits include : `` Waking the Dead '' , `` Soldier Soldier '' , `` Broken Glass '' , `` Between the Lines '' , `` Children 's Ward '' , `` Stop , Look & Listen – Mary Seacole '' , `` Past Caring '' , `` The Singing Detective '' , `` EastEnders '' and Boo ! . Clarke has also appeared as a guest on `` Ready Steady Cook '' , hosted by Ainsley Harriott , representing `` Holby City '' in 2008 , winning with chef Garrey Dawson . She has been a guest on `` The Paul O'Grady Show '' and sang the `` O'Grady , O'Grady '' song to celebrate the 500th show . She has also made appearances on `` Children in Need '' for the BBC , performing as Killer Queen with the cast of `` We Will Rock You '' and also singing with her `` Holby City '' co-stars . On 10 August 2010 , Clarke appeared in an episode of `` The Bill '' , `` Death Knock '' as brothel owner Denise Jones . On 24 January 2011 , she appeared in `` EastEnders '' , as Connor Stanley 's mother Kendra . In May 2011 , Clarke starred in the BBC drama `` The Shadow Line '' as Mrs. Dixon , appearing in episodes 2 and 3 . Clarke voices the character of Treetog in the CBeebies series `` Tree Fu Tom '' . In October 2017 , the BBC announced that Clarke had been cast as Grace O'Brien in the eleventh series of `` Doctor Who '' . She has currently appeared in two episodes , `` The Woman Who Fell To Earth '' and `` Arachnids in the UK '' . In December 2017 , Clarke made a guest appearance on Thunderbirds Are Go , providing the voice for Fire Chief Cass McCready in the Season 2 episode Inferno , which was n't broadcast on ITV but was still shown on Amazon Video . Theatre . Clarke played Dolores Hope in the 1988 Talawa Theatre Company production of O Babylon ! The Musical , the story of the Trench Town community 's struggle for survival against the encroachment of Babylon , in the form of a new luxury hotel . Clarke has also appeared in West End theatre . Her roles include General Cartwright in `` Guys and Dolls '' ( 1996 ) , Joanne Jefferson in `` Rent '' at the Shaftesbury Theatre ( 1998 ) , and Miss Sherman in `` Fame '' ( 1999 ) . She played Rafiki in `` The Lion King '' from 2000 to 2002 at the Lyceum Theatre and in 2004 played the character of Matron Mama Morton in `` Chicago '' . In 2000 , Clarke appeared in Flymonkey 's production of `` The Wiz '' . In that production , she played the role of Glinda at the Hackney Empire . She originated the role of Killer Queen in the Ben Elton/Queen jukebox musical `` We Will Rock You '' at the Dominion Theatre , alongside Alexander Hanson as Commander Khashoggi , for which she was nominated for the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical . In 2008 , Clarke made her pantomime début in the Hackney Empire 's `` Mother Goose '' . She starred in `` Once on This Island '' in Birmingham at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre . She was also set to star in `` The Vagina Monologues '' and `` Once on This Island '' at the Hackney Empire in 2009 . She finished starring in the massively successful hit musical `` Hairspray '' when it closed on 28 March 2010 at the Shaftesbury Theatre . She played the role of Motormouth Maybelle , alongside Phill Jupitus and Brian Conley as Edna Turnblad . Clarke was Davina the Diva Harp in `` Jack and the Beanstalk '' and Carmina the Camel in `` Aladdin '' , both at the Hackney Empire . In July 2010 , she appeared in a one-off performance at the Hackney Empire called `` Sounds Like Hackney '' , alongside Clive Rowe . Clarke made an appearance at `` Music on the Farm '' , held at Battlers Green Farm in aid of charity , singing hits from musicals that she has starred in . In October 2010 , the Apollo Victoria Theatre , home to the musical `` Wicked '' , celebrated its 80th anniversary and Clarke was a guest performer alongside other stars such as Wayne Sleep . 2011 saw Clarke take the role of Oda Mae Brown in a musical adaptation of the film `` Ghost '' . Beginning previews in March at the Manchester Opera House , the show transferred in June 2011 to the West End at the Piccadilly Theatre , replacing `` Grease '' . Clarke was nominated in 2012 for the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical , losing out on the award to Nigel Harman for his role in `` Shrek the Musical '' . In October 2011 , she appeared in a concert of the new musical `` Soho Cinders '' at the Queen 's Theatre , London . Clarke has also worked as Musical Director on `` Meridan '' . Since finishing in `` Ghost The Musical '' upon its closure in 2012 , Clarke has appeared in her own one-woman cabaret at the St James Theatre . She appeared in James Baldwin 's `` The Amen Corner '' at the Royal National Theatre , for which she won Best Supporting Actress at the 2014 Olivier Awards . In the summer of 2014 , she played the supporting role of Mariah in the Regent 's Park Open Air Theatre production of `` Porgy and Bess '' . In March 2015 , Clarke played the Nurse in `` Romeo and Juliet '' at the Rose Theatre , Kingston . In February 2016 , she received critical acclaim for her role in a revival of August Wilson 's `` Ma Rainey 's Black Bottom '' at the Lyttelton Theatre ( for example : `` Sharon D Clarke is terrific as Ma Rainey , regally imperious '' – `` The Telegraph '' ; `` Her golden delivery of the title song is a high point '' – `` The Observer '' ; `` Sharon D Clarke offers a wonderfully obstreperous performance as the eponymous blues star '' – `` Time Out '' ; `` the powerhouse delivery of Sharon D Clarke in the central role of Ma Rainey is exhilarating '' – `` The Stage '' ) . In 2017 , she played the role of Sonya in Cy Coleman 's musical The Life at Southwark Playhouse and Caroline Thibodeaux in Caroline , or Change at Chichester Festival Theatre . Music career . Clarke achieved chart success with the FPI Project 's remake of `` Going Back to My Roots '' and in Nomad with the singles `` ( I Wan na Give You ) Devotion '' and `` Just a Groove '' , the latter of which sold more than two million singles worldwide . Clarke was also part of the female vocal group Six Chix , formed for the Eurovision Song Contest 2000 . They came second in the UK selection with the song `` Only the Women Know '' . They were beaten by Nicki French singing `` Do n't Play That Song Again '' , which went on to Stockholm to finish 16th . As well as appearing on the original cast recordings for `` Once on This Island '' , `` Stepping Out '' , `` We Will Rock You '' and `` Ghost The Musical '' , Clarke recorded the title song on Terry Pratchett 's `` Only You Can Save Mankind '' album alongside other West End stars , including Kerry Ellis , Ricardo Afonso and Daniel Boys . Personal life . Clarke is married to writer and director Susie McKenna . They wed on the Hackney Empire stage . Clarke was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire ( MBE ) in the 2017 New Year Honours for services to drama .
USS Aroostook . USS `` Aroostook '' has been the name of three ships of the United States Navy .
2011 Savannah State Tigers football team . The 2011 Savannah State Tigers football team represented Savannah State University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season . The Tigers are a first year member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference ( MEAC ) . This was the first season under the guidance of head coach Steve Davenport and played their home games at Ted Wright Stadium . They finished the season 1–10 , 1–7 in MEAC play to finish in a tie for ninth place . Media . Broadcasters : Steve Richards ( play-by-play ) , Curtis Foster ( analyst ) Albany State University . The Tigers lost the season opener , 37-34 , as the Golden Rams ' quarterback Stan Jennings scored on a twelve-yard run with 26 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter of the 2011 Music City Classic . The Tigers trailed at halftime 19-0 , but took a 27-22 lead early in the fourth quarter . SSU 's quarterback A.J . Defilippis threw for 315 yards and three touchdowns while running back Justin Babb rushed for 37 yards on sixteen carries . Brian Lackey had 3 receptions for 115 yards and one touchdown . Derek Williams kicked a 52-yard field goal , breaking the SSU record of 51 yards which was set by Calvin Tucker in 1986 . Linebacker Nate Clay had 18 tackles in the game . Southeastern Louisiana University . The Tigers keep the game close in the first quarter , trailing 14-6 , but Southeastern Louisiana scored 49 unanswered points the rest of the way and easily won 63-6 . Senior kicker Derek Williams kicked field goals of 27 and 39 yards for the Tigers only scores of the game . Quarterback AJ DeFilippis passed for 68 yards and Darren Heyward led the Tigers defense with 11 tackles . Appalachian State University . The Mountaineers of Appalachian State University , ranked at # 3 , scored on five of the first seven possessions of the game and cruised to a 41-6 win over the Tigers at Kidd Brewer Stadium . The Tigers trailed 27-0 and halftime and were only able to muster one score , a 10-yard touchdown run early in the fourth quarter by quarterback Antonio Bostick . Starting quarterback AJ DeFilippis left the game early in the second quarter with a head injury . Bostick threw for 136 yards but was sacked three times . DeFilippis , passed for 81 yards before leaving the game , but was also sacked three times by the Mountaineer defense . On defense , Vaughn Cornelia led the Tigers with a game-high 11 tackles . North Carolina Central University . The Tigers earned their first ever MEAC conference win in their first MEAC Conference game with a 33-30 win against North Carolina Central . Quarterback Antonio Bostic got his first start of the season and ran for two touchdowns and threw for another . Senior running back Justin Babb rushed for a game-high 93 yards and one touchdown . The Tigers defense sacked the Eagles quarterback five times in the game . Howard University . The Tigers scored first in the newly renovated Ted Wright Stadium , taking a 7-0 lead with seconds left in the first quarter , but the Howard Bison scored 20 unanswered points in the second quarter en route to a 34-14 win in the Tigers first home game of the season . A crowd of 5,635 were on hand as the Tigers played on campus for the first time since Nov. 14 , 2009 because of stadium renovations . Starting quarterback A.J . DeFilippis finished the game with 91 yards , completing 12 of his 26 pass attempts and threw one touchdown . He was intercepted once by the Bison defense and sacked five times . Sophomore quarterback Antonio Bostick also threw one interception and was sacked three times . He threw for 62 yards and one touchdown . The Tigers finished the game with 74 total yards of rushing on 32 carries , despite the fact that senior running back Justin Babb led the team with 79 yards on 11 carries . The win by the Bison was their first MEAC victory since October 27 , 2007 . Morgan State University . A boisterous crowd of 14,356 were on hand as the Tigers gave up 30 points for the sixth consecutive game the season in a 44-17 loss to Morgan State . The Tigers struggled on both sides of the ball managing just 188 yards of total offense and surrendering 430 yards to the Bears who entered the game ranked last in the Football Championship Subdivision in scoring ( 9.2 points per game ) and total offense ( 190 yards per game ) . The Tigers fell to 1-5 this season and 1-2 in the MEAC . Florida A & M University . The Tigers scored their only touchdown of the game on a 38-yard TD run by Sheldon Barnes with 11:09 to go in the third . The Tigers were led on offense by Justin Babbs , who rushed for 117 yards on ten carries and A.J . DeFillips who had six completions in 19 attempts for 97 yards . Chris Asbury led the Tiger defense with a game-high ten tackles . Hampton University . A crowd of 10,350 were on hand at Wright Stadium as the Tigers fell to the Hampton Pirates . The Tigers led at halftime after Nate Clay tackled a Hampton player in the end zone for a safety and Derek Williams kicked a 22-yard field goal . The Pirates scored 19 unanswered points to open the second half and held the Tigers to just 38 yards . Quarterback Antonio Bostick led the Tigers offense with 70 yards passing and 44 yards rushing . On the defensive side , Clay had 16 tackles followed by Sadrak JeanBaptiste ( 14 ) and Chris Asbury ( 13 ) . Norfolk State University . Spartan 's quarterback Chris Walley threw three touchdown pass and ran for two more as the Spartans beat the Tigers 45-3 and clinched a share of MEAC regular season title . The Tigers ' never made it into the red zone and collected only 45 yards of total offense in the game . Bethune-Cookman University . A 30-yard field goal early in the second quarter by Derek Williams was the only scoring for the SSU as Bethune-Cookman routed the Tigers before a crowd of 4,964 at Municipal Stadium in Daytona , Beach . SSU quarterback AJ DeFilippis threw for 45 yards while Justin Babb ran for 66 yards and caught three passes for ten yards . Jamani Chavis and Justin Dixon each had eight tackles to lead the SSU defense . David Blackwell ran for three touchdowns and threw for two more for the Wildcats who improved to 7-3 . The Tigers fell to 1-9 . South Carolina State University . The Bulldogs of South Carolina State took a 17-0 early in the second quarter and SSU 's Derek Williams kicked a 33-yard field goal with just over 5 minutes left before halftime . The Tigers scored early in the 4th quarter as Antonio Bostick threw a 27-yard touchdown pass to Brian Lackey , but the Bulldogs responded with a 45-yard field goal with 4:16 remaining in the game . Lackey caught 3 passes for 53 yards to lead the Tigers while Bostick passed for 176 yards and Justin Babb ran for 25 yards . Darren Hunter led the Tigers defense with 11 tackles . This was the final game for 18 Tiger seniors .
Social Islami Bank . Social Islami Bank Limited is private commercial bank in Bangladesh . History . The Bank was founded in 22 November 1995 . The bank is an Islamic bank , based on Islamic Sharia law forbidding usury . The Bank engages in corporate social responsibility through donations . This bank is consistently becoming one of the best banks in Bangladesh .
Matt Iacopelli . Matheson Iacopelli ( born May 15 , 1994 ) is an American professional ice hockey winger , who currently plays for the Rockford IceHogs of the American Hockey League ( AHL ) as a prospect to the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League ( NHL ) . He was drafted 83rd overall by the Blackhawks in the 2014 NHL Draft . Amateur . Iacopelli joined the Muskegon Lumberjacks of the USHL during the 2013–14 season . He was the leading scorer for Muskegon as a 19-year-old USHL rookie , as he led the league with 41 goals and had 23 assists in 58 regular season games and was +12 with 47 penalty minutes . He was then drafted 83rd overall by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 2014 NHL Draft , respectively , after that season . During the 2014–15 season , Iacopelli scored 23 goals for Muskegon in his second USHL season , sharing the team lead with Tom Marchin . He had 14 assists and was -16 with 38 penalty minutes that year as well . Iacopelli had already committed to playing college hockey at Western Michigan in 2014-15 in September the same year he entered the USHL and became the leading scorer for Muskegon as a rookie . He left the USHL and committed to the NCAA for the Western Michigan Broncos of the NCHC . Professional . After his sophomore season with the Broncos in the 2016–17 season , Iacopelli opted to end his collegiate career in agreeing to a two-year entry-level contract with the Chicago Blackhawks on March 29 , 2017 . He immediately joined AHL affiliate , the Rockford IceHogs , to play out the remainder of the year . Personal . Iacopelli is the one of only two players to play for the Woodhaven Warriors ice hockey team that has been drafted by an NHL team ( Jeremy Smith being the other in the 2007 NHL Draft at 54th overall ) . He is the son of Marco Iacopelli and Victoria DePalma . He also has two sisters , Chelsea and Marinna , and two brothers , Marco and Fedor .
Samten Migdrön . Samten Migdrön ( ; alternate nomenclature ) is a Tibetan text of historical importance for the historical relationship of Dzogchen and Zen as well identifying the view of its author , Nubchen Sangye Yeshe . Namkhai Norbu `` et al . '' ( 1986 : p. 23 ) identify Nubchen Sangye Yeshe as the author of a treatise , `` Samten Migdrön '' ( Tib . `` bsam gtan mig sgron '' ) . Nubchen Sanggyé Yeshé is renowned for having preserved a number of tantric lineages through the so-called “ dark period ” of Tibetan history ( roughly 842-978 C.E . ) , when state-supported monastic Buddhism fell into decline . Nubchen authored many works , including the `` Lamp for the Eye in Contemplation '' ( `` bsam gtan mig sgron '' ) , an extensive discussion of early Tibetan contemplative systems . Samten Gyaltsen Karmay wrote on the Samten Migron . Extract and English rendering . `` Now , as for expounding the doctrine of Atiyoga , the excellent vehicle , the best and topmost yoga , the mother of all conquerors , its name is the Great Perfection . Why ? Because it gives detailed teaching with a view to imparting direct understanding of the principle of this non-sought spontaneity with regard to all existential elements . The sense of the spontaneous essence , which is the innermost treasury of all vehicles and the great `` universal grandfather '' [ spyi myes ] , is to be experienced directly by `` self-awareness '' [ rang rig pas ] , but not as a thing to be kept in mind . It is to be made clear to the `` self-awareness '' . How one is to know of it ? In this vehicle of the high yoga , there is nothing that can be measured by the discriminative self-intellect as expounded in the tantras , authoritative works and precepts . Why is it so ? Because all the so-called elemental particles have never grown new feathers or changed their colour from the beginning . It is the Buddha-nature , the `` sphere of the great circle '' [ thig le chen po'i klong ] of the `` self-awareness '' . Who then has seen this as an object ? Who has demonstrated the logic for seeing it ? To what doctrine does one entrust it ? With what cognition does one cognise it ? All the elements are non-conceivable , because separately they have no substance . ''
Dale 's Code . Dale 's Code ( the Lawes Divine , Morall , and Martial , also known as the laws of 1612 ) is a code enacted in 1612 by the deputy-governor of Virginia , Sir Thomas Dale . The code , among other things , created a rather authoritarian system of government for the Colony of Virginia . It established a `` single ruling group '' that `` held tight control of the colony . '' The word `` martial '' , contained in Dale 's Code , referred to the duties of soldiers , while the terms `` divine '' and `` morall '' related to crime and punishment . The code prescribed capital punishment for any colonist who endangered the life of the colony by theft or other crimes . Dale 's Code remained in force until 1618 . Four centuries later , one scholar came up with a theory that it strongly influenced the justice system for decades afterwards , particularly in the governing and punishment of slaves .
Ooh La La La ( film ) . `` Ooh La La La '' ( ) is a 2012 Tamil film directed by Jyothi Krishna . The film , starring Jyothi Krishna along with Divya Bhandari released on 20 April 2012 . Critical reception . Vivek Ramz of in.com rated Ooh La La La 2.5/5 calling it `` a romantic entertainer '' and added that it 's worth a one time watch . However , the movie failed at the box office .
Naltaş , Saimbeyli . Naltaş is a village in the Saimbeyli , Adana Province , Turkey .
Binder clip . A binder clip , less commonly known as a banker 's clip or foldover clip , is a simple device for binding sheets of paper together . It leaves the paper intact and can be removed quickly and easily , unlike the staple . The term `` foldback clip '' is used in the United Kingdom to describe this invention ( not to be confused with a Bulldog clip , an older device with the same function , which is stronger and has rigid rather than folding handles ) . It is also sometimes referred to as a `` handbag clip '' because , when not in use , its clip can be folded up to look like a handbag . Characteristics and methods of use . A binder clip is a strip of spring steel bent into the shape of an isosceles triangle with loops at the apex . Tension along the base of the triangle forces the two sides closed , and the loops prevent the sharp steel edges from cutting into the paper . The loops also serve to hold two pieces of stiff wire , which are used as handles and allow the clip to be opened . The two slots cut in each loop are shaped so that the wire handles can be folded down once the clip has been attached , and the spring force of the wire holds them down on the surface of the paper . This holds the clip relatively flat , for easier stacking of paper . One handle can also be folded down while the other remains up to allow the stack of papers to be hung up . The handles can also be removed altogether by squeezing them sideways and pulling them out , allowing for more permanent binding . As compared to a paper clip , the binder clip is able to bind sheets of paper more securely , and is also resistant to rust . There are several sizes of binder clips , ranging from a base size of 5 millimetres ( 0.2 in ) to 50 mm ( 1.97 in ) . The sheet steel portion is customarily black oxide coated , but a variety of decorative painted color schemes are also available . The sheet steel portion is occasionally made of stainless steel , the more typical spring steel can also be finished in nickel , silver or gold . The handles are normally nickel-plated . Uses . The binder clip is in common use in the modern office . It can hold a few to many sheets of paper , and is usually used in place of the paper clip for large volumes of paper . Various practical ( and sometimes whimsical ) alternative uses have been proposed . These include holding pieces of quilt together , creating a `` beer pyramid '' in a refrigerator with wire shelves , serving as a bookmark , a cheap alternative to a money clip or preventing computer cables from slipping behind desks . Smaller sized clips have been commonly used as `` quick fix '' fitting and sizing solutions in the fashion industry . In 1966 , test pilot Joseph F. Cotton used the shiny metal portion of such a clip to short-circuit an electrical circuit panel to force the landing gear of the XB-70 bomber on a flight . History . The binder clip was invented in 1910 by Washington resident Louis E. Baltzley , who ultimately was granted for his invention . At that time , the method of binding sheets of paper together was to punch holes in them and sew them together , making it tedious to remove a single sheet of paper . Louis E. Baltzley invented the binder clip to help his father , Edwin Baltzley , a writer and inventor , hold his manuscripts together easily . While the original design has since been changed five times , the basic mechanism has remained the same . Baltzley initially produced his invention through the L.E.B . Manufacturing Company . These earliest binder clips are stamped `` L.E.B . '' on one side of the sheet steel . Manufacturing rights were later licensed to other companies .
Francisco de la Torre . Francisco de la Torre ( `` floruit '' 1483–1504 , died late February 1507 ) was a Spanish composer mainly active in the Kingdom of Naples . His hometown may have been Seville . His music can be found in `` La música en la corte de los Reyes Católicos '' , edited by H. Anglès ( 1947–51 ) . Francisco served as a singer at the Seville Cathedral from at least 1464 until 1467 , and probably remained connected with Seville until 1485 , when he left with the Aragonese royal chapel , whose choir he had joined on 1 July 1483 . He would have been back in Seville when the court returned there for a residence lasting from the end of 1490 until March 1491 . He took an annual salary of 25,000 `` maravedís '' and served in the same capacity for seventeen years . On 15 July 1488 he was awarded a half-prebend from Ferdinand II . In May 1488 La Torre presented the Seville Cathedral Chapter with a claim that he had already been appointed to a half-prebend left vacant by its previous holder , Alonso Martínez de San Vicente . The chapter , which routinely resisted appointing prebendaries to non-resident applicants , rejected La Torre 's claim and bestowed the position on their own candidate , Juan de Alifón . La Torre appealed the decision and , a month later , his attorney , Bernal Muñoz , presented the royal letter confirming his appointment , which he was finally granted in 1491 . He left the royal court at Naples in 1500 and became a curate at the Cathedral of Seville , where on 10 February 1503 he was given charge of the choirboys and received an increased salary . From 1497 until early 1503 he served as interim master of the choirboys in the temporary absence of Alfonso Pérez de Alva , and during that time lived in the house in the parish of Santa Maria , near the royal forge behind the cathedral , which Pérez de Alva leased from the chapter for 5,000 maravedís per annum . He relinquished this position to Pérez de Alva later in 1503 , but continued to hold his half-prebend until his death in late February 1507 , probably from the plague . His surviving compositions include one courtly instrumental dance , a funeral responsory ( `` Ne recorderis '' ) , an office of the dead , and ten `` villancicos '' ( three sacred , seven secular ) . According to Robert Stevenson , his `` funerary works , notably the motet `` Libera me '' , are of great beauty and expressiveness . '' Four of his secular `` villancicos '' may be classified as `` romances '' , having something in common with the Netherlandish composer Juan de Urrede active in Spain in the previous generation . One , `` Pascua d'Espíritu Sancto '' , was composed for the feast of Corpus Christi the day after the `` reconquista '' of Ronda on 1 June 1485 . It is based on a portion of the verse account of the Granada War by Hernando de Ribera . Another one of his popular works is the `` Danza alta '' that corresponds melodically with the famous `` baja '' entitled `` La Spagna '' , whose choreography is known .
Robert Guinan . Robert Guinan ( March 14 , 1934 – April 3 , 2016 ) was an American painter based in Chicago . The subject matter of his work includes but has not been limited to street performers , musicians , barflies , historical scenes , landscapes and building structures . Lauded in Europe but widely unknown in his native Chicago , Guinan 's work reflects a documentary quality that has been compared to `` that of the Parisian demi-mondes as chronicled and interpreted by Toulouse-Lautrec '' . Toulouse-Lautrec was in fact an influence on Guinan ; as a young man he saw the film `` Moulin Rouge '' and felt like Toulouse-Lautrec , the 19th-century French painter known for his portraits of night life in Paris . Collections . Public collections include Fonds National d ’ Art Contemporain , Paris ; Musée des Beaux-Arts , Lyon ; Musée de Grenoble ; Musée du dessin et de l ’ estampe originale , Gravelines ; Metropolitan Museum of Art , New York ; Sintra Museu de Arte Moderna , Collection Berardo , Sintra , Portugal . Films . Robert Guinan 's life and work has been the subject of two films including the 1995 documentary `` Division Street U.S.A. : while following Robert Guinan '' ( Frederic Compain , 52 min , Coproduction Dune , Leapfrog Production , Arte - G.E.I.E . ) and the 2006 documentary `` Robert Guinan , un peintre en marge du rêve américain '' ( Albert Loeb and Nicole Sérès , 48 min , Les Films Lazare ) Life and career . Guinan was born in 1934 in Watertown , New York . His mother , the late Dorothy M. Guinan , encouraged his interest in art . Because formal art instruction was not offered at Immaculate Heart Academy ( IHA ) , night classes were arranged beginning at age 13 or 14 with Mary Morley , an art teacher at Watertown High School who was mentioned in Who 's Who of American Art . Guinan 's first exhibition occurred when he was just 15 at the Watertown library . A critic in the Watertown Daily Times called the show `` a most creditable exhibit for an artist of his age and training '' and said of his work the following : `` slightly on the impressionistic side , his paintings display a fine sense of color rendering , theming and composition , although still lacking a little in delineation . '' That show led to annual exhibits of his works through his high school years . Times writer David F. Lane wrote in 1950 that his paintings were `` of such character in composition , coloration and brush technique as to definitely forecast a promising future for him in the field of art . '' He praised the 16-year-old artist 's `` rare genius for capturing action in tense moments , and in rendering facial expressions which accurately represent the mood and thought of the character . '' Guinan graduated from IHA in 1951 , and initially worked a day job in a dental lab . He lived in a YMCA hotel . In 1953 , Guinan enlisted in the Air Force after considering a potential Army draft during the Korean War . He served as a radio operator in North Africa and Turkey while continuing to practice drawing and painting . In 1959 , Guinan began living and working in Chicago after enrolling in the School of the Art Institute of Chicago . `` I would go out in the joints and draw , '' Guinan is quoted as saying . `` One joint was called the Green Mill , '' a name which Guinan appreciated due to its correlation with a painter he 'd been inspired by . `` Toulouse-Lautrec hung out at the Moulin Rouge , the Red Mill . '' In 1972 , Robert Guinan was introduced to Parisian art dealer Albert Loeb . Beginning in 1973 , Guinan worked regularly with the Albert Loeb Gallery . As of 2010 he is represented locally in Chicago . Guinan died in Evanston in 2016 . One son , Paul , is a comic-book artist and creator of the fictional character Boilerplate . Another son , Sean ( b . 1970 ) , is a film maker and musician known for prize-winning films including `` Teplitz ; the Tyranny of Paradox '' and `` Flipping the Whale '' , and his cabaret-style band , Candy Town .
Kirill Kudryashov . Kirill Aleksandrovich Kudryashov ( ; born December 18 , 1988 ) is a Russian professional football player who last played for FC Dynamo Kirov .
KAGL . KAGL ( 93.3 FM , `` The Eagle '' ) is a radio station broadcasting a classic rock format . Licensed to El Dorado , Arkansas , United States , the station serves the El Dorado area . The station is currently owned by Noalmark Broadcasting Corporation and features programming from ABC Radio . History . The station was assigned call sign KLTW on 1989-04-13 . On 1993-04-26 , the station changed its call sign to KISQ , and on 1997-04-17 to the current KAGL .
Eugène Borel . Eugène Borel ( 17 June 1835 – 14 June 1892 ) was a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council ( 1872-1875 ) . Early life . He was born in Neuchâtel to François-Victor and Louise Borel . He was educated at the humanistic high school in Neuchâtel and then studied the law in Munich and Heidelberg . After finishing his studies he worked as a lawyer in Neuchâtel . In 1861 he married Marie Gullaume . Borel became an auditor and translator in the National Council of Switzerland in 1860 . In 1870 he was elected inquisitor for western Switzerland by the federal court . Politics . In 1857 he was elected into the legislative branch ( Generalrat ) of the city of Neuchâtel for the radical party , which is now the Free Democratic Party of Switzerland . He was elected to the city council in 1864 , to the Grand Council of the canton of Neuchâtel and in 1865 he became a member of the State Council ( Staatsrat ) where he headed the military department from 1865 to 1870 and the department of justice from 1870 to 1872 . In 1865 he was elected to the Swiss Council of States which he presided in 1869 . He was elected to the Federal Council of Switzerland on 7 December 1872 with 37 years . During his office time he held the Department of Posts and Telegraph . He was a key player in the founding of the Universal Postal Union ( UPU ) with the Treaty of Bern in 1874 . Borel became the first directory of the UPU and therefore resigned from his job as a federal councillor and handed over office on 31 December 1875 to his successor . In 1889 there was a big unrest in Ticino . Borel was sent there and , together with troops from Zürich , he managed to restore order . Borel headed the UPU until his death in 1892 . `` Quai Eugène-Borel '' in Neuchâtel is named for him .
Ming dynasty Tai history . During the Ming dynasty in China attempts were made to subjugate , control , tax , and settle ethnic Chinese along the lightly populated frontier of Yunnan with Southeast Asia ( modern-day Burma , Thailand , Laos , and Vietnam ) . This frontier region was inhabited by many small Tai chieftainships or states as well as other Tibeto-Burman and Mon–Khmer ethnic groups . The Ming Shi-lu records the relations between the Ming court in Beijing and the Tai-Yunnan frontier as well as Ming military actions and diplomacy along the frontier . First Ming communication with Yunnan ( 1369 ) . `` From ancient times , those who have been lords of all under Heaven have looked on that which is covered by Heaven , that which is contained by the Earth and that on which the sun and moon shine , and regardless of whether the place was near or far , or what manner of people they are , there was no place for which they did not wish a peaceful land and a prosperous existence . It is natural that when China is governed peacefully , foreign countries would come and submit ( 來附 ) ” …I am anxious that , as you are secluded in your distant places , you have not yet heard of my will . Thus , I am sending envoys to go and instruct you , so that you will all know of this '' ( ) . Initial Ming attempts to win Yunnan over ( 1369-1380 ) . The Mongol prince Balaswarmi ruled Yunnan under the Yuan dynasty from the capital in Kunming . He ruled indirectly over an ethnically diverse collection of small polities and chieftainships . The most powerful of these states was controlled by the Tuan family who ruled over the area surrounding Dali . The Ming Shi-lu reports that envoys were sent to instruct the inhabitants of Yunnan in 1371 ( ) . In 1372 the famous scholar Wang Wei offered terms of surrender to Yunnan as an envoy . The envoy Wang Wei was murdered in 1374 and another mission was sent in 1375 . Once again the mission failed . A diplomatic mission was sent to Burma in 1374 , but because Annam was at war with Champa the roads were blocked and the mission was recalled ( ) . By 1380 the Ming were no longer wording their communications as if Yunnan was a separate country . Initial gentle promptings were soon to be followed by military force .
Alfred Aberdam . Alfred Aberdam ( 1894–1963 ) was a painter of School of Paris , born in Lviv , capital of Galicia , Austro-Hungarian Empire . Biography . Born in Lviv in 1894 , in 1911 he started to study art at the Munich Academy . During World War I he was imprisoned by the Russians and stayed in the camp for prisoners of war in Siberia . In 1921 in Poland , he began his studies at Kraków 's Academy of Fine Arts under Professor Teodora Axentowicz , then lived in Paris . There he participated in numerous exhibitions , and in a Poland exhibition in the Gallery of Modern Art Editions in 1929 . In the latter he organized the exhibition in 1931 . In 1932 he exhibited in Warsaw and Lviv . From 1933 he belonged to a group of visual artists known as `` Nowocześni '' . In 1935 he took part in the exhibition of Polish artists in the Paris Galerie des Beaux-Arts . After World War II he made solo exhibitions in Paris ( 1952 ) , London ( 1961 ) and Tel-Aviv ( 1962 ) . He died in 1963 in Paris , and in 1970 in the Geneva Petit Palais arranged a retrospective exhibition of his art work .
Mohammed al-Awwad . Mohammed Abdul-Hamid al-Awwad ( Arabic : محمد عبد الحميد العواد ) was a Syrian brigadier general who was assassinated in Damascus during the Syrian Civil War . The official Syrian government news agency disclosed that he was killed by armed men , who also wounded his driver in the attack . Assassination . General al-Awwad 's car was ambushed when he was heading to the unit he commanded in the eastern Al-Ghouta area of Damascus . The driver testified that a taxi had passed their car , while four gunmen shot al-Awwad in the head . He was from the Damascus Countryside .
Daniel S. Weld . Daniel Sabey `` Dan '' Weld is the Thomas J. Cable/WRF Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Washington , where he does research in automated planning and scheduling , software agents , and Internet information extraction . He is a venture partner at Madrona Venture Group , a Seattle-based venture capital firm . Weld was born in 1960 in Boston . He attended high school at Phillips Academy , earned bachelor 's degrees in Computer Science and Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry ( 1982 ) from Yale University , and a master 's degree ( 1984 ) and PhD ( 1988 ) in Computer Science from MIT . He is a Fellow of the Association for Computing Machinery and Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence . Weld co-founded Netbot Incorporated ( 1996 ) , which was acquired by Excite ; AdRelevance ( 1998 ) , which was acquired by Media Metrix and then by Nielsen NetRatings ; and Nimble Technology ( 1999 ) , which was acquired by Actuate .
New Grenada ( band ) . New Grenada is an American indie rock band formed in Royal Oak , Michigan in 2001 . The current lineup consists of John Nelson ( vocals and guitar ) , Dave Melkonian ( drums ) and Monday Busque ( bass and vocals ) . New Grenada 's style of indie rock music is both melodic and abrasive and has been compared to Neil Young , punk icons the Buzzcocks and lo-fi pioneers Sebadoh . Mainstays in the underground Detroit rock scene , New Grenada have developed a cult following and have 4 albums , several EPs , singles and compilation tracks to their credit . Biography . The band was started by songwriter John Nelson and girlfriend Nicole Allie , along with Mike Chavarria and Nicholas Pallos . The band formed after the breakup of Nelson 's previous band , Cloud Car . Cloud Car , founded by Nelson at the age of 19 , were one of the few indie rock groups to find acceptance in the Detroit garage rock scene of the late 1990s . Bands like the Dirtbombs , Outrageous Cherry , The Go , The Sights and the White Stripes thrived during this important time in Detroit music history . Cloud Car 's original lineup featured drummer Jim Edmunds , eventually joining Dean Fertita 's ( Queens of the Stone Age , The Dead Weather ) retro pop group The Waxwings . New Grenada debuted their split 7 '' with Detroit punk band the Trembling ( featuring Busque ) in fall of 2001 . Their first album , `` The Open Heart '' , was released in 2002 and featured tracks produced by Detroit recording engineer Tim Pak and solo artist Brendan Benson , now of The Raconteurs . The album featured a diverse mixture of scrappy up-tempo rock songs and quirky keyboard-driven pop . The album was warmly received by critics and found success on college radio stations throughout the U.S . The band has toured and played shows with the likes of Imperial Teen , Rainer Maria , Aloha , Joel Plaskett and many others . The band went through several lineup changes before their next release , the `` Hot War '' EP . Chavarria left the group to concentrate on producing hip hop artists . Shawn Knight , who contributed to the Open Heart recordings , became a full-time member . Pallos moved to Los Angeles to concentrate on film making , and a revolving cast of drummers played in the band , most notably Scott Behnan and Andy Roy ( now of Copper Thieves ) . From 2002-2005 New Grenada played hundreds of shows , released the home-recorded full length Parting Shots , an EP of punk covers called the `` Iron Triangle '' , and the experimental `` More Nature '' EP . The band was also featured on several compilations , including a high profile Sonic Youth Tribute called `` Kill Yr Idols '' ( Narnack Records ) . Legendary d.j . John Peel became a New Grenada fan , playing their music on his radio show . After an ill-fated show opening for Detroit band Thunderbirds Are Now ! , which featured onstage bickering and instruments being destroyed , Andy Roy left the band . He was soon replaced by Dave Melkonian of Ten Words for Snow . Nelson and Allie married in 2005 , and the band went on a brief hiatus . In January 2006 , the band recorded the album `` Modern Problems '' with Steve Albini at Electrical Audio . This would be the last album to feature Shawn Knight , as he left the band soon thereafter to concentrate on post-punk outfit Child Bite . `` Modern Problems '' was well received by critics , but problems with the fledgling record label Contraphonic resulted in weak album sales . New Grenada continued on as a trio , recording the stripped down `` Model Citizen '' EP in 2007 . Soon after the release , Nelson and Allie 's personal and musical relationship came to an end . Nelson and Melkonian forged ahead , recording the full length `` Energy Shortage '' with Mike Bridavsky at Russian Recording in Indiana . The album was released on Nelson 's new label , Jack Holmes Recording Company . Monday Busque filled the vacated bass player position in late 2008 . The lineup of Nelson , Melkonian and Busque played limited shows in support of `` Energy Shortage '' from 2008 through 2010 . On November 20 , 2010 they played their final show at P.J . 's Lager House in Detroit . Many former members joined them onstage for different songs , and the band gave out copies of a DVD documenting their 10-year career . Nelson and Busque currently play together in the band Destroy This Place .
Thierry Van Den Daele . Thierry Van Den Daele ( born 27 May 1966 ) is a former professional tennis player from France . Career . Van Den Daele made the second round of the 1986 French Open , after securing a win over Switzerland 's Claudio Mezzadri . He then lost to fellow qualifier Jose Clavet in four sets . In the 1987 French Open , Van Den Daele lost in the opening round to Jordi Arrese . He also exited in the first round of the mixed doubles , with partner Karine Quentrec .
Aeromarine PG-1 . The Aeromarine PG-1 was a single-seat Pursuit and Ground Attack ( PG ) biplane developed by the Engineering Division of the United States Army and manufactured by the Aeromarine Plane and Motor Co.. Development and design . The PG-1 was intended to fulfill both ground strafing and aerial defense roles , the contract for construction was won by Aeromarine in May 1921 . Armed with a single 0.5 in ( 12.7 mm ) machine gun as well as a 37 mm Baldwin cannon firing through the propeller hub ; the cockpit had ¼-in ( 6.3 mm ) armour . The wings were dissimilar , with a wide-chord upper wing with ailerons , and a closely spaced narrow-chord lower plane with dihedral that placed the tips close to the upper wing . The upper wing was mounted close to the top of the fuselage with a cut-away forward section to accommodate the cockpit , and attached to the lower plane `` via '' V-type struts . Power was to have been provided by the eight-cylinder , water-cooled 330 hp Wright K-2 engine but the first two prototypes were fitted with 346 hp Packard 1A-1116 units due to delays in clearing the K-2 for flight testing . A third prototype was also built and testing was eventually carried out using both the K-2 and Packard 1A-1237 at McCook Field . Prototype aircraft suffered disappointing performance , high levels of vibration and poor visibility . The aircraft had a tendency to spin when stalled . Development was abandoned in 1922 .
Marchagaz . Marchagaz ( ) is a municipality located in the province of Cáceres , Extremadura , Spain . According to the 2006 census ( INE ) , the municipality has a population of 269 inhabitants .
2008 Pétion-Ville school collapse . The Pétion-Ville school collapse occurred on November 7 , 2008 , in Pétion-Ville , a suburb of Port-au-Prince , Haiti , when the church-operated Collège La Promesse Évangélique ( `` The Evangelical Promise School '' ) collapsed at around 10:00 a.m. local time ( 15:00 GMT ) . About 700 students from kindergarten through high school attended the school ; however , it is unclear how many were in the three-story building when it collapsed . At least 93 people , mostly children , were confirmed killed , and over 150 injured . At least 35 students , 13 girls and 22 boys , were rescued from the rubble alive on November 8 . Collapse . During the collapse , the first floor of the school buckled under , and the second and third floors of the building came down upon it . The collapse also destroyed several nearby homes . However , only the first and second floors were filled with students , and some students were in the playground area . The cause of the collapse remains officially unstated , but residents of the town have said they suspect poor-quality construction as a cause . The school had previously experienced a partial collapse in 2000 , but it was rebuilt . After the first collapse , neighbors living downhill from the school abandoned their property out of fear that the building would fall onto their homes . The owner of the church-run school attempted to buy these vacated properties . In addition , the third floor of the building was under construction at the time of the 2008 collapse . After the collapse , at least 200 people were seen at hospitals in and around Port-au-Prince . However , because of strikes at General Hospital and Hospital de la Paix , two hospitals in the town , Trinité Hospital and University of Haiti Hospital saw most of the injured . Arrest . College La Promesse school owner , Rev . Fortin Augustin , Protestant minister and preacher , was arrested on November 8 , 2008 . He was charged with involuntary manslaughter and brought to a Haitian police station , after he allegedly told Haitian president René Préval that `` the church school had been built with hardly any structural steel or cement to hold its concrete blocks together ; he constructed the building all by himself , saying he did n't need an engineer as he had good knowledge of construction . '' He claimed to have the knowledge of construction and the word of God with him . Everywhere he went he had always tried to spread it , teaching people that the way that they are supposed to get through life is with the word of God in their hearts because that 's really the only thing that can save when you are in a situation you ca n't get out of . Reaction and rescue operations . Haiti 's neighbor , the Dominican Republic , sent two helicopters to assist in evacuating the injured . United Nations peacekeepers , stationed in the country since the 2004 coup d'état , assisted in the rescue efforts , as did members of the aid group Doctors Without Borders and the International Red Cross . The U.S. Agency for International Development sent a disaster response team to the school , and provided more logistical and rescue equipment . This consists of some 38 Virginia search-and-rescue officials and four rescue dogs , ( led by Capt . Michael Istvan , operations chief for the Fairfax County Urban Search and Rescue team , flown by Alexandre Deprez , acting director for the U.S. Agency for International Development in Haiti ) . Also , a team of 15 Martinique firefighters and doctors , led by Daniel Vigee , and groups from Médecins sans Frontières and Haiti arrived to rescue the remaining trapped children . Hilario Davide , Jr. reported that “ Filipino Blue Berets were the first to arrive at the scene on November 7 and immediately went to action , using their bare hands to roll over concrete slabs and dig through the rubble in their bid to pull out both the living and the dead . 157 officers and enlisted personnel from the Philippine Army , Navy , and Air Force , as well as 13 other officers from the Philippine National Police , are serving with the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti ( MINUSTAH ) . The Filipinos were instrumental in the recovery of 9 victims who survived the tragedy. ” The Filipino peace-keepers worked with blue helmets from Brazil , Chile , and Ecuador and Haitian police . Related incidents . Only five days after the Pétion-Ville school disaster , portions of Grace Divine School in Port-au-Prince also collapsed . Further reading . The school collapse is recounted in the prologue of Jonathan M. Katz 's . New York : Palgrave Macmillan , 2013 .
1860 Birthday Honours . The 1860 Birthday Honours were appointments by Queen Victoria to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of the British Empire . The appointments were made to celebrate the official birthday of the Queen , and were published in `` The London Gazette '' on 18 May 1860 . The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour , and arranged by honour , with classes ( Knight , Knight Grand Cross , `` etc . '' ) and then divisions ( Military , Civil , `` etc . '' ) as appropriate .
Hedya nubiferana . `` Hedya nubiferana '' , the marbled orchard tortrix or green budworm moth , is a moth of the family Tortricidae . It is found in the Palearctic and the Nearctic ecozones . The wingspan is 15–21 mm . The moth flies from May to August.. The larvae feed on `` Crataegus '' and `` Prunus spinosa '' .
The Best Man to Die . `` The Best Man to Die '' is a novel by British crime-writer Ruth Rendell . it was first published in 1969 , and is the 4th entry in her popular Inspector Wexford series . Plot summary . The fatal car accident involving the stockbroker Fanshawe could n't possibly be connected with the murder of a cocky little lorry driver . But was it a coincidence that the latter died the day after Mrs Fanshawe regained consciousness ?
Cg'ose Ntcox'o . Cg'ose Ntcox'o ( sometimes Xhose Noxo ) , known as Cgoise ( c. 1950 – October 6 , 2013 ) was a Botswana artist . Ntcox'o was a member of the Ncoakhoe tribe of the San people , and was born in the Ghanzi District of Botswana . She was a member of the Kuru Art Project . In the early 1990s some of her work was shown in a gallery in London and seen by representatives of British Airways , who decided to purchase one of her pieces and to use it as the basis for a design in their ethnic livery scheme . A representative for the airline traveled to Africa to see her ; in her telling , she was handed `` a piece of paper and told ... to make a cross '' . Despite the fact that she was illiterate , this transaction was held to be binding and to have caused her to transfer the rights to her work . She received 12,000 pula for her work . At the time her husband was ill with tuberculosis and her daughter was unemployed , and she was responsible for supporting a large family . Ntcox'o 's work is said to have once enraged Margaret Thatcher when it was shown in the United Kingdom . During her career she collaborated with a group of other San artists from the Kuru Art Project on the publication of `` Qauqaua '' , an artists ' book published in Johannesburg in 1996 . In 1999 she was one of eight artists , four from the Kalahari and four from New Mexico , to participate in a cultural exchange with the University of New Mexico in which they would create a suite of lithographs upon the subject of tricksters in folklore . She is represented in the collections of the Portland Museum of Art and the city of Albuquerque , New Mexico , which displays her lithograph `` Jujubu and Nxam Veldfood '' in its City and County Government Building . In 2004 her work appeared on a postage stamp issued by Botswana , one of a set of four depicting works by contemporary artists ; others represented in the set included Nxaedom Qhomatca and Qgoma Ncokg'o . Late in life Ntcox'o was taken in by fellow artist Coex'ae Qgam , with whom she lived until the latter 's death . Ntcox'o herself died of a stroke , leaving almost no estate .
David Serero ( opera singer ) . David Serero ( born 22 April 1981 ) is a French baritone opera singer , actor , producer , philanthropist and Ambassador of the Arts . He has played more than 1,500 concerts worldwide , and has performed lead roles in opera , theater and musicals such as Cyrano `` ( Cyrano de Bergerac ) '' , Shylock ( `` Merchant of Venice '' ) , Othello ( `` Othello '' ) , Nabucco ( `` Nabucco '' ) , Don Quixote ( `` Man of La Mancha '' ) , Richard III ( `` Richard III '' ) , Napoleon Bonaparte , Escamillo ( `` Carmen '' ) , Enrico ( `` Lucia di Lammermoor '' ) , Amonasro ( `` Aida '' ) , the title roles of Don Giovanni and Rigoletto and starred in more than 100 films and TV series . He has toured in America , Europe , Middle East , Asia and Russia . In 2017 , David Serero is honored in the Who 's Who America for outstanding achievement in the entertainment world and for his contribution for the betterment of contemporary society . He is a member of the Recording Academy ( Grammys ) and the Television Academy of Arts & Sciences ( Emmys ) , for which he is both a voting member . Early life and education . Born in Paris , Serero studied jazz piano at the American School of Modern Music and at the Bill Evans Piano Academy in Paris . He graduated from both of these schools as a pianist and arranger . He lived in New York from 2001 to 2003 , where he studied singing with teachers from Broadway and from the Metropolitan Opera and acting at the HB Studio where he played Stanley from `` A Streetcar Named Desire '' by Tennessee Williams , Uncle Louie from `` Lost in Yonkers '' by Neil Simon and Marc Anthony from `` Julius Caesar '' by Shakespeare . Serero moved to St Petersburg , Russia , to study at the Rimsky-Korsakov Music Conservatory where he made his debut as Scarpia ( `` Tosca '' ) and Germont ( `` La Traviata '' ) . Following these performances , he was invited by Valery Gergiev to be part of the Young Singers Academy of the Mariinsky Theater . Career . In 2006 , Serero made his European debut in the role of Escamillo `` ( Carmen ) '' at the Brasov Opera and returned the following year to perform the Four Villains ( Tales of Hoffmann ) . Following these performances , he was named Ambassador of the City of Brasov . His American debut took place the next year , when he performed as Alfio `` ( Cavalliera Rusticana ) '' and Canio ( `` I Pagliacci ) '' in Harrisburg , Pennsylvania . In 2008 , he performed Dr Malatesta ( Don Pasquale ) with the Centre Philharmonic Orchestra in Bordeaux , and returned to the Brasov Opera , where he received the Encouragement Prize from the Bizet Foundation for his performance of Zurga in `` The Pearl Fishers '' . In 2009 , he performed Enrico `` ( Lucia di Lammermoor ) '' and Escamillo in Florida , and in July , was selected to be part of the opera competition Operalia , founded by Placido Domingo , at the Budapest Opera and Pecs Opera . In 2010 , he performed more than 50 performances of the lead roles from the operetta La Perichole and La Grande Duchesse de Gerolstein in Paris . And also performed Zapata from the operetta Le Chanteur de Mexico in Nice . In June 2010 , he performed a concert in front of the Eiffel Tower for more than 18 000 people . From September 2010 to June 2011 , Serero performed at the Opera du Ranelagh in Paris , which included a concert with pianist Cyprien Katsaris . In April 2011 , he sings at the Olympia in Paris . In June 2010 , he performs 3 concerts in Vladikavkaz ( Russia ) with singers Zarina Maliti and Felix Tsarikati . In June 2011 , he performed at the Tchaikovsky Hall in Moscow with Iossif Kobzon . That same month , he played the part of the bodyguard in the movie Chinese Zodiac CZ12 , directed by Jackie Chan . In July 2011 , he performed the lead role of the 1st opera in Hebrew , `` The Dybbuk '' , at the Kfar Blum Festival , Israel , and performed a concert at the Hadassah Hospital in Jerusalem for Israelis and Palestinians children . In September 2011 , he performs a concert at the Synagogue of Nazareth in Paris for the European Day of Jewish Culture . In December 2011 , he performs in Nouméa ( New Caledonia ) and in Saint Denis ( Reunion Island ) . In January 2012 , he performed Valiente from operetta Andalousia in Lyon and in March , he performed the lead role of Don Quixote from the musical `` Man of La Mancha '' in Paris , Tokyo and Deauville . He received the award of best Actor/singer as Don Quixote from the Dale Wasserman Foundation in Los Angeles . In April 2012 , he performed his debut at the Concertgebouw Hall in Amsterdam . In June 2012 , he founded the 1st Paris Musical Film Festival with the City Hall of Paris . In both July 2012 and 2013 , he performed for the President of Israel , Shimon Peres , and performed a concert at the Felicja Blumenthal in Tel-Aviv . In October 2012 , he performed his West End debut at the Dominion Theatre in London . In November 2012 , he performed in Paris in the lead role of Happy Mac from Duke Ellington 's only Broadway musical `` Beggar 's Holiday '' . Serero also sang the title role in the first cast album recording . In January 2013 , Serero wrote , directed and produced the musical `` You Are Not Alone '' , in which he starred with Jermaine Jackson . Serero also arranged and produced `` I Wish You Love , '' Jackson 's album of Jazz Standards . In this album they both recorded a duet on Autumn Leaves . In April 2013 and 2014 , he performed at the Royal College of Music in London for the Festival of Russian songs and was also a Jury member of the competition . In May 2013 , he released his solo debut album All I Care About is Love . He also sang the French national anthem for French president , Nicolas Sarkozy . In June 2013 , he founded the 1st London Musical Film Festival at the Bush Hall . On August 2013 , he performed a concert series in Capri , Italy . In September 2013 , he performed in Singapore at the French Alliance . In November 2013 , he performed at the Wembley Stadium in London and performs a concert in St Petersburg . This same month he performs his One Man Opera Show at the Theatre La Bruyere and a concert at the Grand Synagogue of Paris La Victoire . In December 2013 , he made his solo Broadway debut at the Bernstein Theatre with his One Man Musical Show . 2014 . In January 2014 , he shared the cover of `` Theatre & Performance '' magazine in London with Barbra Streisand ; he released the album The Broadway Baritone , Volume 1 , with the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra in April of that year . In April/May 2014 , he performed a UK Tour in London at the Leicester Square Theatre , Birmingham , Liverpool and at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester . During this tour , he is featured on London Buses . In that same month , he recorded the anthem for the Brazil World Soccer Cup . He performed his One Man Musical Show at the Theatre du Gymnase in Paris for more than 100 performances from May to September 2014 ; in June , he was featured at the RASIA Festival in Moscow . In July , he released the album and the video recording of You Are Not Alone , the Musical performed with Jermaine Jackson in 2013 , and a documentary called `` I Wish You Love , the Making Of '' about the recording of Jackson 's new album . In the summer 2014 , he recorded all the Napoleon 's love letters to Josephine and performed a reading in Paris . He was also starring in the French films Eva & Leon ( Emilie Cherpitel ) and Nous Trois ou Rien ( Kheiron ) . In September , he released his new album The Crooner Baritone , The Frank Sinatra Classics . He is on the cover of A Nos Arts Magazine in France . From October to December , he returns to Broadway with his One Man Musical Show at the Bernstein Theater and is selected in the final of the Duke Ellington Vocal Jazz Competition as part of the Duke Ellington Americana Jazz Festival in New York . He released the single of his new musical Scarface , the musical that he wrote and produced to take place on Broadway by 2017 . This musical is based on Al Capone 's life and the eponym film made famous by Al Pacino . From November 2014 to May 2016 he performed the part of Chef Bruno from musical TRUFFLES in New York . For Christmas , he performs his musical comedy xmas for Jews a Comic Jewish Tragedy at the Zanger Hall in New York . He performs lead roles in several films in New York such as `` The Kingdom of the Alley '' ( as Marco ) and `` Ring Ring '' ( as the burglar ) by Stephen Skeel , `` Super Paradise '' ( as Adam the Rabbi ) by Nour Matimush , `` Capicola '' ( as Ralphie ) by Mark Aiello , `` Laundry Day '' ( as Angelo the mobster ) by Jake Peterson , `` Ransom '' ( as Mr Butler ) by Brendan Duffy , There will come soft rains ( Alonse ) by Danielle Boyd and Amarena ( Benny 's father ) by Andrew Abballe . In December , he performs a concert at the French Embassy of New York and at the American Sephardi Federation . He performs New York , New York on the New Year 's Eve TV show `` Le 31 tout est permis avec Arthur '' on TF1 in France . 2015 . In January 2015 , he released the album `` David Serero chante Luis Mariano JAZZ ! '' . He arranged and produced this album , performed in French language , dedicated to Luis Mariano . He appeared in New York 180 ( as Alfredo the tailor ) by Hongkai Sun , Day to Night ( as Saleem ) in the horror film directed by Ana Pasisanos and produced by Larry Fessenden , Paisanos in Paris ( as Francois ) by Ernie Zahn , Near it all by Woody Lewis , Crime Scene : Do Not Cross ( as Detective Jack ) by Katie Huang , Speedy ( as Ali ) by Ameer Kazmi , Make it work / How we do it ( as the executive ) by Nicholas Bruckman with Adrienne C Moore , Gangs of New York – Blood Feuds for Discovery Channel by Andrea de Brito , Alice in America ( as the Lottery investigator ) , Tango Shalom ( as the cantor ) by Gabriel Bologna , Again ( as James ) by Omar Salgado , Overload ( as Sal ) by Mark Aiello , The Redemption ( as the violent father ) by Steve Carmona , Sorry Charlie ( as Adileh 's father ) by Lawrence Sharp , Hooligans ( as the deli owner ) by Patrick Lizza , Suddenly Rich ( as the real estate agent ) for TLC TV , Whistleblowers ( CIA Agent ) for Spike TV . In March 2015 , he played the parts of Christopher Sly & Vincentio from `` The Taming of the Shrew '' by Shakespeare at the New York Public Library . In April 2015 , he starred as the lead in the commercial between Sotheby 's and eBay partnership in New York . In May 2015 , he played the parts of King Edward and Ratcliff in Richard III by Shakespeare in New York with the Oxford Shakespeare Company directed by Ron Destro , and in that same month he played the lead role of Marcel Proust in the play `` Proust & Joyce at the Hotel Majestic '' at the French Consulate of New York . In June 2015 , he played Off-Broadway the lead role of Shylock from `` The Merchant of Venice '' by Shakespeare at the Center for Jewish History in New York to critical acclaim and is featured on Yahoo ! Small Business for his expertise on Producing theater . He is the Guest Artist to perform at the New York Jewish Music Festival and performs the annual Gala at the National Arts Club of New York . He played the roles of Lewis the Dauphin and Robert Faulconbridge from `` King John '' by Shakespeare at the New York Public Library . He releases the album Richard III , by Shakespeare , in French language adapted by Serero . In September , he performed for the New York Fashion Week and produces the debut album of Russian singer Zarina Maliti on his record label . He announces his new TV Series called `` Napoleon in New York '' for which he wrote and stars as Napoleon . On September 26 and 27 , he performed two open air concerts on Times Square for Best of France with the presence of French President François Hollande . He was also the Master of Ceremony of this event with the Moulin Rouge . On October , he released his new album Sephardi featuring Sephardi songs in Ladino language which he arranged and produced and a 100 % vocal version of Habanera from Carmen opera in duet with beatboxer Mythe Boxe . On November , he released `` All My Love is For You '' , his pop album which he entirely composed , performed , arranged and produced . On December , he performs a concert at Queens College in New York for the City University of New York . 2016 . In January , he plays the lead role of Shylock ( `` The Merchant of Venice '' ) at the Center for Jewish History in New York . The Jewish Week quoted David Serero 's Shylock performances as one of the most notable along with Laurence Olivier , Al Pacino , Dustin Hoffman , Jacob Adler and Zero Mostel . In that same venue , he also starred as the title roles of Nabucco ( Verdi 's Opera Nabucco ) in April and Othello ( Shakespeare 's Othello ) in June Off-Broadway . For his performance as Shylock , he receives critical acclaim and is featured in Bloomberg News . He produces and releases the debut album `` Hunger Pains '' of Hip Hop artist Rob Cherry on his record label . In March , he produces the 19th edition of the New York Sephardic Jewish Film Festival for the American Sephardi Federation at the Center for Jewish History . This same month he 's invited to discuss the future of the music business with Pharrell Williams on AOL He starts his radio show `` The Culture News - On the phone with David Serero '' with iTunes Radio . He is featured on the cover of the Sephardic Issue and in the Jewish Week for bringing his Sephardic roots to Shakespeare and Verdi in New York . In May , he sings the opera 's title roles of Don Giovanni and Rigoletto at the Carnegie Hall in New York . That same month he performs at the Jerusalem Post Conference in New York . In June he performs at the Blue Note Jazz Festival in New York . In September , he sings for the President of Portugal Mr Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa . 2017 . David Serero enters the prestigious Who 's Who America 2017 for demonstrating `` outstanding achievements in the entertainment world and has contributed significantly to the betterment of contemporary society '' . '' He performs a gala concert in benefit to Surgeons of Hope at the National Opera Center of America . He is a finalist of the Grand Prize 2017 edition of The French Entrepreneurs of Abroad ( `` Les Français de l'étranger '' ) , in Arts & Culture category , by Air France . He is the producer of the 20th Anniversary Edition of the New York Sephardic Jewish Film Festival . He is one of the judges of the Featured International Singing Competition in New York . He performs a concert at the Fashion Institute of Technology of New York . David Serero performs at the Pomegranate Lifetime Achievement Award Ceremony in honor of Andre Azoulay where he performs Moroccan songs and the national anthem of Morocco . In April , he performs in Chicago at the Alliance Francaise of Chicago , Toronto ( Canadian debut ) and for the Soroka Medical Center Gala at the Pierre Hotel in New York . He performs the opening of the Israel Parade of New York . He is the guest in French acclaimed TV show `` Vendredi Tout Est Permis '' with Arthur on TF1 for a special `` New York '' where he performs New York , New York as well as a Moroccan song . He is the founder and artistic director of the American Sephardi Music Festival . He performs an open air concert on 60th street and Park Avenue in New York for Bastille Day organized by the Fiaf . After performing in Paris at the Comedie Bastille , he performs an open air concert on the Freedom Plaza for the Festival of Morocco in Washington DC , in Toronto and Montreal ( Canada ) for the Canadian Friends of Soroka Medical Center . He is the book cover of `` Because I am a Jew - The Truth Behind Shylock '' by Alicya Oppenheim from the Center for Shakespeare Studies of Stratford-upon-Avon , in which he tells his approach of performing the character of Shylock . In December , he stars as Barabas from the Jew of Malta by Christopher Marlowe in New York . His radio show `` The Culture News - On the Phone with David Serero '' becomes aired on iHeart Radio and has done more than 200 interviews of celebrities . 2018 . In January , he plays the title role of Reb Dovidl Moysheles , the Yiddish King Lear by Jacob Gordin at the Angel Orensanz Foundation in New York in partnership with the Yivo Foundation . He adapted in english and directed this revival as well as the first Cast Album Recording of that play . He performs at the Russian Culture House of London , Rossotrudnichestvo , for the Stars of the Albion Festival He stars as the King Ahasuerus in the musical `` Queen Esther 's Dilemma '' , which he directs and produces at the Center for Jewish History . He performs and hosts the 70th Anniversary of the World Health Day by the World Health Organization at the United Nations , New York . He stars as Cyrano from Cyrano de Bergerac in New York and is the 1st French actor to play this role in English in America . He has written his own English adaptation and recorded the Cast Album Recording . In June , he stars as Don Giovanni 's title role in his new adaptation in New York , Off-Broadway . He sings for the Edmond Rostand 2018 Festival with the French Military Orchestra in Paris . He plays Napoleon from the screenplay Napoleon by Stanley Kubrick , which he adapted for the stage . Television . In television , Serero started his career in France with : Juste un pitch ( 2008 ) , Code Barge ( 2008 ) , Krach ( 2009 ) , C'est la crise ( 2011 ) , Mes amis , mes amours , mes emmerdes ( 2011 ) , Interpol ( 2011 ) , Des soucis et des hommes ( 2011 ) , Las Vegas Hotel ( 2011 ) , L'Attaque ( 2011 ) , Platane ( 2011 ) , Silences d'Etat ( 2012 ) , RIS Police ( 2012 ) , Profilage ( 2012 ) , Royal Palace ( 2012 ) . In America , he starred in Blood Feuds - Gangs of New York by Discovery Channel on American Heroes Channel ( 2015 ) , On the case with Paula Zahn , Suddenly Rich on TLC ( 2016 ) , Whistleblowers on Spike TV ( 2016 ) , Six Degrees of Murder on Discovery Channel ( 2016 ) , on NBC ( 2016 ) , The Hunt with John Walsh on CNN ( 2016 ) , We Are New York WANY ( 2017 ) , Pandora 's Box on Discovery ID ( 2018 ) and Quantico on ABC . Cinema . In films , Serero starred : Le Marchant de Miracles with Borys Szyc ( 2009 ) , Le Mac ( 2011 ) , The day I saw your heart with Melanie Laurent ( 2011 ) , The Chef with Jean Reno ( 2011 ) , Chinese Zodiac 12 with and directed by Jackie Chan ( 2012 ) , Nous trois ou rien ( 2015 ) , Eva & Leon ( 2015 ) . In New York he starred in : There will come soft rains by Danielle Boyd ( 2014 ) , Capicola by Mark Aiello ( 2014 ) , Laundry Day by Jake Peterson ( 2014 ) , The Kingdom of the Alley and Ring Ring by Stephen Skeel ( 2014 ) , Ransom by Brendan Duffy ( 2014 ) , Amarena ( filmed in Italian language ) by Andrew Abballe ( 2014 ) , Super Paradise by Nour Matimusha ( 2014 ) , New York 180 by Hongkai Sun ( 2015 ) , Paisanos in Paris by Ernie Zahn ( 2015 ) , Near it all / How we do it by Nicholas Bruckman ( 2015 ) , Crime Scene : Do Not Cross by Katie Huang ( 2015 ) , Speedy by Ameer Kazmi ( 2015 ) , Near it all by Woody Lewis ( 2015 ) , Most Beautiful Island by Ana Paisanos ( 2015 ) , The Redemption by Steve Carmona ( 2015 ) , Sorry Charlie ! by Lawrence Edmond ( 2015 ) , Hooligans by Patrick Lizza ( 2015 ) , Sheepshead by Ari Ben Avram ( 2016 ) , Jihadi Street ( 2016 ) , Tango Shalom , starring Lainie Kazan and Karina Smirnoff ( 2016 ) , Overload Rock or Die ( 2016 ) , Alice in America , starring Richard Mofe Damidjo ( 2016 ) , Following Phil ( 2016 ) , When I Sing ( 2017 ) . He was a consultant on the film La Verité si je mens 3 . Philanthropy . Serero has performed at concerts to benefit charities including UNICEF , the Hadassah Hospital , Meir Panim , Jewish Deaf Association , Surgeons of Hope and Broadway Cares . He has additionally brought opera programs to schools , hospitals such as the Children hospital of Paris and the Mount Sinai Hospital of New York and prisons . He has been the president of Young Hadassah in France since 2011 . Serero created The Forbidden Talents ( Les Talents Interdits ) to bring back to life composers whose music was banned during the Nazi regime . As an Art collector , he published his collection of Movie Stills of American and French Actors . He performed a tribute concert to Daniel Pearl at the Center for Jewish History in October 2015 . He performs at the B.B King Club in New York for the NDSS in March 2016 .
When I Am Dead and Gone . `` Kad budem mrtav i beo '' ( ) , is an ex-Yugoslavian movie from 1967 . The movie was directed by Živojin Pavlović based on script written by Ljubiša Kozomara and Gordan Mihić . It stars the famous Serbian actors Dragan Nikolić and Ružica Sokić . It is considered by critics to be one of the greatest achievements of the so-called Yugoslav Black Wave of the 1960s . Yugoslav Film Archive officially listed it as the second-best Yugoslavian movie of all time .
L'Arc Macau . The L'Arc Macau is a hotel and casino in Sé , Macau , China . The casino and hotel is 21 floors , has 301 rooms , and is located across from the Wynn Hotel and Casino . The architecture is Portuguese-influenced , with a distinctively large pot of gold in its lobby . History . L'Arc Macau opened on 20 September 2009 .
Susumu Ojima . is a Japanese entrepreneur who was a founder and chairman of Huser Co. , Ltd . Biography . In 1953 , he was born in Shikama , Kami District , Miyagi Prefecture . In 2005 , he became the focus of attention in a scandal involving architectural forgery . On May 17 , 2006 , he was arrested for false pretenses along with Kimura Construction 's president Moriyoshi Kimura .
Palmer Griffiths . Palmer Griffiths ( birth registered first ¼ 1880 – death registered first ¼ 1973 ) was a Welsh rugby union , and professional rugby league footballer of the 1900s . He played club level rugby union ( RU ) for Penygraig RFC , as a forward , and club level rugby league ( RL ) for Merthyr Tydfil , and Swinton , as a , i.e . number 1 . Background . Palmer Griffiths ' birth was registered in Pontypridd district , Wales , and his death aged 93 was registered in Pontypridd district , Wales . Notable tour matches . Palmer Griffiths scored a try in Penygraig RFC 's 3–11 defeat by Australia in the 1908–09 Australia rugby union tour of Britain match at King George 's Park , Tonypandy ( Athletic Ground ) , Tonypandy on Saturday 10 October 1908 . Club career . Palmer Griffiths was transferred from Merthyr Tydfil to Swinton during the 1909–10 season .
Callomegachile . `` Callomegachile '' is a subgenus of the bee genus `` Megachile '' in the family Megachilidae .
1992 FIRS Intercontinental Cup . The 1992 FIRS Intercontinental Cup was the fifth edition of the roller hockey tournament known as the Intercontinental Cup , played in March 1992 . OC Barcelos won the cup , defeating Sertãozinho HC .
Acartauchenius insigniceps . `` Acartauchenius insigniceps '' is a species of sheet weaver found in Algeria , Morocco and Tunisia . It was described by Simon in 1894 .
Omaze . Omaze is an online fundraising platform that offers once-in-a-lifetime experiences and exclusive merchandise in support of critical causes . The company was founded by Ryan Cummins and Matthew Pohlson in July 2012 , is privately owned , and is based in Los Angeles , California . The company has raised over $ 60 million for over 200 charities , including UNICEF , After-School All-Stars , Julia 's House , Product Red , and Make-A-Wish Foundation . Campaigns . When launching a campaign Omaze typically uploads a video with the celebrity . On the campaign page anyone can enter to win the experience for a $ 10 donation . There is also merchandise , including T-shirts and autographed swag for sale that serve as additional entries . In July 2012 , Omaze launched their first campaign . The winner got to be a judge on the series `` Cupcake Wars '' , and all entries supported Team Rubicon . In December 2015 , Omaze partnered with `` Star Wars '' , and people could pay $ 10 to be entered into a draw to win the opportunity to visit the closed set of ' . The campaign raised more than $ 4.26 million to benefit UNICEF . The campaign launch video was a 2016 Webby Award Honoree . Overhead . Omaze is a privately owned , for-profit company which claims that 80 % of the donations go to the charity and 20 % stays with Omaze . That information has not been verified .
215 ( number ) . 215 ( two hundred [ and ] fifteen ) is the natural number following 214 and preceding 216 .
Battle of Marabda . The Battle of Marabda took place on 30 June 1625 , or July 1 , 1625 , when the Iranian Safavid army defeated a Georgian force . This battle occurred after the Battle of Martqopi in the same year , when the Iranian army was routed . Context . The battle was the result of the Kartli-Kakhetian Uprising of 1625 , when Teimuraz I took the leadership of the second rebellion against the Safavid Empire in his lifetime . Abbas I of Persia sent a large army under the command of Isa Khan Safavi ( the `` qurchi-bashi '' ) to quell the uprising , and made him the commander of the Safavid forces in Georgia . Abbas I ordered the Safavid governors in the Caucasus to assist Isa Khan . The Safavid army also included the `` beglarbegs '' of Shirvan and Erivan , as well as soldiers from northern and central Iran . Shah Abbas I was commanding the expedition from southern Azerbaijan , where he was encamped . Preparation . The Iranian army crossed into Georgian territory at the end of June 1625 and encamped in the valleys of Algeti River on plains of Marabda . King Teimuraz and Giorgi Saakadze assembled 20 thousand men and encamped in Kojori-Tabakhmela plains . The Iranians were waiting for the army of Beglarbeg of Azerbaijan , Shah Bende Khan and hence were not planning on launching an attack yet . Georgian commanders were at contention about the specifics of the strategy they would use in battle . Giorgi Saakadze was insisting on waiting for the attack of the Persians in order to utilize the landscape of the Marabda plains , whereas King Teimuraz was suggesting the opposite . In the end , the plan of Teimuraz was favored over that of Giorgi and so the battle began with the personal leadership of the king , removing Giorgi Saakadze from command . Battle . The Persians were prepared for the attack : sangars had already been built and artillery pieces were laid out in the front , behind of which stood the riflemen in four rows . The front of the force was put under the leadership of Amirghuna Khan , while Isa Khan Safavi commanded the center of the army . The Georgians came down from the Tabakhmela highlands during the night and charged the Persian fortifications at dawn . The musketeers and artillery caused heavy casualties but were unable to stop the Georgian attack , which broke through the front and destroyed the Iranian vanguard , mortally wounding Amirghuna Khan . Georgians were able to break the riflemen infantry lines and launched a massive offensive to the center of Isa Khan 's army . In the heat of battle , the Persian flanks were unable to help the center , got separated from the main force and , according to Teimuraz 's plan , started fleeing from the battlefield . The victory of the Georgians seemed almost inevitable , but Isa-Khan was stubbornly trying to halt the Georgian advance . After much of the Persian army was routed and the rest of it was reduced into a large pocket , one of the Georgian flanks lost the contact point with the enemy and started to celebrate their soon-to-be-had victory . At the same time , Teimuraz I 's cavalry battalions got separated from the main battleground while chasing down the retreating Persians . The Qizilbashs used the advantage by reassembling the broken lines and concentrating them around Isa Khan 's personal guard and launching a powerful counter-attack on the Georgians . Utilizing the newly arrived reinforcements under Shahbandeh Khan ( the governor of the Azerbaijan Province ) , Isa Khan Safavi managed to break the decimated Georgian lines and rout them in the direction of Kojori Narrows . Conclusion . The defeat at Marabda was extremely costly for Georgians , killing many nobles and experienced generals in Teimuraz I 's loyal service . The main reasons behind the defeat were non-disciplinary actions of the rebels and the usage of outdated weaponry . Despite the crushing defeat , Georgians continued to fight a guerrilla war against the Persians . The costly victory for the Persians at Marabda did not quell the overall uprising in Kakheti . Shortly after the defeat , the Georgian rebels managed to ambush and kill Shahbandeh Khan . Teimuraz , along with his comrades , actively continued to oppose the Persian hegemony . Teimuraz 's political and military maneuvers effectively resulted in restoration of autonomy in eastern Georgia , reinstituting the throne of Kakheti to Teimuraz I himself .
2018 FIFA World Cup Group E. Group E of the 2018 FIFA World Cup took place from 17 to 27 June 2018 . The group consisted of Brazil , Switzerland , Costa Rica , and Serbia . The top two teams , Brazil and Switzerland , advanced to the round of 16 . Matches . All times listed are local time . Costa Rica vs Serbia . The two teams had never met before . Both defences were tested in the opening moments - Aleksandar Mitrović seeing an effort hooked off the line before Giancarlo González headed straight at Vladimir Stojković at the other end . The Serbian team was almost punished for their lack of penetration when Francisco Calvo dragged a strike wide as Costa Rica enjoyed a short spell of possession just before the break . Kolarov 's shot left foot free-kick from the right flew into the top-right corner . Serbia 's Nemanja Matić , meanwhile , was involved in a confrontation with a member of the Costa Rica coaching staff in injury time as he tried to retrieve the ball after it went out of play . Serbia have won their opening game at a World Cup tournament for the first time since 1998 , when they did so as Yugoslavia against Iran ( 1–0 ) . Costa Rica suffered their first defeat at the World Cup since 2006 ( 1–2 v Poland ) , ending a run of five games unbeaten in the competition ( W2 D3 ) . Kolarov 's strike was the first direct free-kick scored by a Serbia/Yugoslavia player at a World Cup tournament since 1998 , when Siniša Mihajlović netted against Iran . Kolarov 's goal for Serbia was the third direct free-kick scored at this year 's World Cup ( after Russia 's Aleksandr Golovin and Portugal 's Cristiano Ronaldo ) , which is already as many as there were in the entire 2014 tournament in Brazil . Brazil vs Switzerland . The two teams had met in eight matches , including one game at the 1950 FIFA World Cup group stage , a 2–2 draw . Paulinho 's close-range effort forced Yann Sommer into a save . The first goal was scored shortly after when Philippe Coutinho scored from outside the penalty area with a right foot shot . Brazil also came close before the break as Thiago Silva headed inches over the crossbar . Five minutes into the second half , Steven Zuber equalised with a controversial header after a corner from the right decided by VAR review when he appeared to push Miranda in the back . More controversy was caused in the 73rd minute , after Gabriel Jesus was denied a penalty after being hacked down by Manuel Akanji in the penalty area . Brazil came close several times during the closing minutes , but Neymar , Roberto Firmino , and Miranda were unable to garner goals . Brazil have failed to win any of their last three World Cup matches ( D1 L2 ) , their worst winless run since June 1978 , when they went four games without a win . Valon Behrami is the first Switzerland player in history to appear at four World Cups . Brazil failed to win their opening match at the World Cup for the first time since 1978 , when they drew 1–1 with Sweden . Brazil vs Costa Rica . The two teams had met in ten matches , including two games at the FIFA World Cup 's group stages , in 1990 and 2002 , with both ending in a victory for Brazil 's ( 1–0 and 5–2 , respectively ) . Celso Borges shot an effort wide of the target from a Cristian Gamboa cutback after 13 minutes . Gabriel Jesus shot into the back of the net from an offside position in the 25th minute . Marcelo shot a low drive five minutes from the break , which Keylor Navas stopped . After the break , Jesus headed against the crossbar before Navas diverted Philippe Coutinho 's follow-up wide . Neymar curled around the right-hand post from 18 yards in the 72nd minute , before the officials arrived at the correct decision via VAR to deny him a penalty . Coutinho gave Brazil the lead in the 91st minute , when he burst into the box to get on the end of a Roberto Firmino nod down and a touch from Jesus before poking the ball low to the net . Neymar then tapped home Douglas Costa 's chipped cross from the right from close range deeper into the stoppage time . Neymar 's strike seven minutes into stoppage time was the latest ever at a World Cup in regular time . This was Brazil 's first World Cup victory thanks to a goal scored in the 90th minute . Costa Rica were knocked out of the tournament after this game for the first time since 2006 , with a game to play . Serbia vs Switzerland . The two teams had never met . Playing as Yugoslavia , the two teams met 13 times , including one game at the 1950 FIFA World Cup group stage , a 3–0 victory for Yugoslavia . Dušan Tadić checked back onto his left foot to send in a cross from the right that Aleksandar Mitrović met with a header into the left side of the net . Blerim Džemaili shot wide from inside the penalty area . Serbia pressed and Sergej Milinković-Savić shot narrowly wide with a rising 20-yard drive . With almost half an hour played Steven Zuber passed the ball to Džemaili who drew a one-handed save from Vladimir Stojković down to the goalkeeper 's right . After 52 minutes , Xherdan Shaqiri 's shot rebounded back to Granit Xhaka and the midfielder let fly with a curling right foot shot from 25 yards , into the far corner of the net . Shaqiri hit the frame of the goal with a bending effort from the right . Switzerland substitute Mario Gavranović was flagged offside as he hit the side-netting . And , in the final minute of normal time , Gavranović played a throughball to Shaqiri , who outpaced Duško Tošić and ran from near the half-way line into the box before nutmegging Stojković with a low finish . Stephan Lichtsteiner made his ninth World Cup appearance for Switzerland in this game - breaking the national record held by Charles Antenen since Chile 1962 . Serbia vs Brazil . The two teams had met once , a 2014 friendly won by Brazil 1–0 . Playing as Yugoslavia , the two teams met 18 times , including four times at FIFA World Cup 's group stages in 1930 , 1950 , 1954 and 1974 , with one victory each and two draws . Marcelo was replaced with Filipe Luís in the 10th minute , due to a back spasm . Gabriel Jesus created a chance for Neymar , whose cross-goal strike was pushed away by Vladimir Stojković . Jesus cut inside of Miloš Veljković and saw his shot blocked behind by Nikola Milenković . In the 36th minute , Paulinho raced between two defenders and poked Philippe Coutinho 's delivery beyond the onrushing Stojković . Neymar had a low drive kept out by Stojković at the near post five minutes into the second period . Aleksandar Mitrović headed a cross from Antonio Rukavina straight at the feet of the keeper in the 65th minute . Thiago Silva headed home at the near post from Neymar 's left-wing corner in the 68th minute . Brazil have qualified from the group stage of the World Cup for the 13th consecutive tournament , a run stretching back to 1970 . Brazil have now won back-to-back World Cup matches for the first time since 2010 , when they won their opening two group matches . For Serbia , this was the second consecutive elimination from the group stage in their World Cup history as an independent nation . Switzerland vs Costa Rica . The two teams had faced each other twice , most recently in a 2010 friendly won by Costa Rica 1–0 . Stephan Lichtsteiner 's right-wing cross was headed back across goal by Breel Embolo , and the unmarked Blerim Džemaili lashed home from eight yards . Keylor Navas blocked Embolo 's effort at his near post , before Kendall Waston headed Joel Campbell 's outswinging corner from six yards after 56 minutes . Josip Drmić slotted into the bottom corner from Denis Zakaria 's low cross . Referee awarded a spot-kick after Bryan Ruiz had been bundled over in the area , only for the decision to be reversed after replays showed that he had strayed into an offside position when he received the ball . Ruiz did get a chance from the spot in the third minute of stoppage time when Campbell was felled in the box , his penalty hit the bar and then bounced in off Yann Sommer 's head for an own goal . Waston 's goal for Costa Rica was their first in 424 minutes of play in World Cup matches ( not including penalty shootouts ) , with their previous goal scored by Ruiz in the last 16 of the 2014 tournament against Greece . Switzerland have avoided defeat in each of their three group stage matches at the World Cup for the first time since 2006 . Costa Rica became the last side to score a goal at Russia 2018 . Sommer is just the third goalkeeper to score an own goal at the World Cup , after Honduras ' Noel Valladares against France in 2014 and Spain 's Andoni Zubizarreta against Nigeria in 1998 . Discipline . Only one of the above deductions would be applied to a player in a single match .
Conditional dependence . In probability theory , conditional dependence is a relationship between two or more events that are dependent when a third event occurs . For example , if `` A '' and `` B '' are two events that individually increase the probability of a third event `` C '' , and do not directly affect each other , then initially ( when it has not been observed whether or not the event `` C '' occurs ) But suppose that now `` C '' is observed to occur . If event `` B '' occurs the probability of occurrence of the event `` A '' will decrease because its positive relation to `` C '' is less needed as an explanation of the occurrence of `` C '' . ( Similarly , event A occurring will decrease the probability of occurrence of `` B '' ) . Hence , now the two events `` A '' and `` B '' are conditionally negatively dependent on each other because the probability of occurrence of each is negatively dependent on whether the other occurs . We have Conditional dependence is different from conditional independence . In conditional independence two events ( which may be dependent or not ) become independent given the occurrence of a third event . Example . In essence probability is influenced by a person 's information about the possible occurrence of an event . For example , let the event `` A '' be 'I have a new phone ' ; event `` B '' be 'I have a new watch ' ; and event `` C '' be 'I am happy ' ; and suppose that having either a new phone or a new watch increases the probability of my being happy . Let us assume that the event C has occurred – meaning 'I am happy ' . Now if another person sees my new watch , he/she will reason that my likelihood of being happy was increased by my new watch , so there is less need to attribute my happiness to a new phone . In this example , `` C '' occurs if and only if at least one of `` A '' , `` B '' occurs . Unconditionally ( i.e. , without reference to `` C '' ) , `` A '' and `` B '' are independent of each other because P ( `` A '' ) —the sum of the probabilities associated with a 1 in row `` A '' —is formula_3 while P ( `` A '' |B ) = P ( `` A '' and `` B '' ) / P ( `` B '' ) = formula_4 = P ( `` A '' ) . But conditional on `` C '' having occurred ( the last three columns in the table ) , we have P ( `` A '' | '' C '' ) = P ( `` A '' and `` C '' ) / P ( `` C '' ) = formula_5 while P ( `` A '' | '' C '' and `` B '' ) = P ( `` A '' and `` C '' and `` B '' ) / P ( `` C '' and `` B '' ) = formula_4 < P ( `` A '' | '' C '' ) . Since in the presence of `` C '' the probability of `` A '' is affected by the presence or absence of `` B '' , `` A '' and `` B '' are mutually dependent conditional on `` C '' .
Robert Devereux , 3rd Earl of Essex . Robert Devereux , 3rd Earl of Essex , KB , PC ( ; 11 January 1591 – 14 September 1646 ) was an English Parliamentarian and soldier during the first half of the 17th century . With the start of the English Civil War in 1642 he became the first Captain-General and Chief Commander of the Parliamentarian army , also known as the Roundheads . However , he was unable and unwilling to score a decisive blow against the Royalist army of King Charles I . He was eventually overshadowed by the ascendancy of Oliver Cromwell and Thomas Fairfax and resigned his commission in 1646 . Youth and personal life . Robert Devereux was the son and heir of Robert Devereux , 2nd Earl of Essex , the courtier and soldier from the later reign of Queen Elizabeth I . His mother was Frances Walsingham ( 1569–1631 ) , the only daughter of Sir Francis Walsingham , Elizabeth 's spymaster . He was born at the home of his grandmother , Lady Walsingham , in Seething Lane , London . He was educated at Eton College and Merton College , Oxford , being created MA by the university in 1605 . The 2nd Earl led an unsuccessful rebellion against Elizabeth in 1601 . He was subsequently executed for treason and the family lost its title . However , King James I chose to restore it after he became King of England . In 1604 , Robert Devereux became the 3rd Earl of Essex . The young earl became a close friend of Henry Stuart , Prince of Wales , who was three years Essex 's junior . Essex was married at age 13 to the 14-year-old Frances Howard ; he was then sent on a European tour from 1607 to 1609 , apparently without having consummated the marriage . Meanwhile , his wife began an affair with Robert Carr , Viscount Rochester , a favourite of King James I . After Essex 's return , Frances sought an annulment on the grounds of impotence . Essex claimed that he was only impotent with her and had been perfectly capable with other women , adding that she `` reviled him , and miscalled him , terming him a cow and coward , and beast . '' The divorce was a public spectacle and it made Essex a laughing-stock at court . It was small comfort that the finding that Frances was still a virgin was greeted with equal derision : as a popular ballad put it `` The Dame was inspected , but fraud interjected a Maid of greater perfection . '' The annulment was granted on 25 September 1613 , and Frances Howard married her lover , who had been made 1st Earl of Somerset , on 26 December 1613 . Three years later the Somersets were tried by a panel of Lords for their part in the murder of Sir Thomas Overbury ; Essex sat as a juror in the trial of his former wife and pressed the King to send her to the scaffold . Both were condemned to death , but the sentence was never carried out . On 11 March 1630 Essex married Elizabeth Pawlett , daughter of Sir William Pawlett , of Edington , Wiltshire , past High Sheriff of Wiltshire and cousin of William Paulet , 4th Marquess of Winchester . Elizabeth was introduced at Court during the Great Parliament of 1628/29 just after her father died , as the eldest unmarried daughter needing to marry to improve her family prospects . Back from travels in military service on the Continent ( see below ) Robert was also pressured to marry again ( and quickly ) to show the Court the humiliation from his first marriage could be overcome . This marriage was also a disaster and failed , though not as publicly . They separated in 1631 , the Countess remaining at Essex House in the Strand , London , Robert `` playing soldiers '' at his estates . There was a son from the union , Robert , styled Viscount Hereford , who was born on 5 November 1636 and died of plague a month later . Essex , who had given the birth date as a deadline beyond which he would have disowned the child , grudgingly acknowledged him as his own ; however , the father was widely suspected by the Court to be Elizabeth 's alleged lover , Sir Thomas Uvedale ( from the alleged prompting of William Seymour , 1st Marquess of Hertford , Robert 's brother-in-law who leased part of Essex House in London , and expected to inherit if Robert had no issue ) . Elizabeth , through her funeral oration ( years later ) by her second husband Sir Thomas Higgons vigorously denied this . It has recently been suggested that Essex suffered from male hormone deficiency , leading to failure to consummate his first marriage and produce an heir in his second . However , portraits of Essex show him with a prolific growth of facial hair . He also had a tendency to aggression leading to quarrels and threats of duels . Both these characteristics are counter-indicative of hypogonadism . Military career : 1620–1640 . In 1620 Essex embarked on what was to be an undistinguished military career prior to the start of the First English Civil War . Between 1620 and 1624 he served in Protestant armies in Germany and the Low Countries . In 1620 he joined Sir Horace Vere 's expedition to defend the Palatine . In 1621 he served with Prince Maurice of Nassau , in 1622 with Count Ernst von Mansfeld ( battle of Fleurus , 29 August 1622 ) . In 1624 he commanded a regiment in the unsuccessful campaign to relieve the siege of Breda . In 1625 , under Sir Edward Cecil , he commanded a squadron as vice-admiral and as colonel a foot regiment in the failed English expedition to Cadiz . Despite the lack of distinction , this period of his life gave him a good working knowledge of continental war methods and strategies , even if most of his own experience was limited to defensive operations . Every drive he made to recruit volunteers for these expeditions was successful , such was the loyalty he could command . Following a period of little distinguished activity in the 1630s , Essex , who had been made Knight of the Bath in 1638 , served in the army of King Charles I during the first Scottish Bishops ' War in 1639 as Lieutenant-General of the army in the North of England . However he was denied a command in the second , which took place in 1640 . This pushed him further into the arms of the growing number of the King 's opponents in Parliament . Role in starting the English Civil War : 1640–1642 . Robert Devereux 's opposition to the Stuart monarchy as a leader of the Country party in the House of Lords was established in the 1620s along with the Earls of Oxford , Southampton , Warwick , Lords Say and Spencer . During one exchange the animosity of King James was evident when he said , `` I fear thee not , Essex , if thou wert as well beloved as thy father , and hadst 40,000 men at thy heels . '' When King James ' son , Charles convened the Short Parliament in 1640 he had ruled without Parliament for 11 years . He was forced to call another one to raise money to fight insurgencies in Scotland and Ireland . However , many Parliamentarians sought to use the new Parliament to bring the King to account . Relations between Charles and his Parliament quickly broke down . Essex was a strong Protestant and he had a reputation for being one of the puritan nobles in the House of Lords . He was friends with John Pym , one of the strongest critics of Charles in the House of Commons during the Short Parliament and its successor the Long Parliament . In 1641 , Parliament passed a Bill of Attainder against the King 's minister Thomas Wentworth , Earl of Strafford who was fiercely loyal to Charles . This resulted in Strafford 's execution : of all Strafford 's enemies Essex was perhaps the most implacable , dismissing appeals for mercy with the proverb `` Stone dead hath no fellow . '' In an attempt at reconciliation with Parliament , Charles gave royal assent to the Bill of Attainder and invited leading Parliamentary critics to join his Privy Council . Essex supported the action against Strafford and was appointed to the Privy Council . He was made Captain General of the royal armed forces south of the River Trent in February and was made Lord Chamberlain in July . However , the relationship between Charles and his Parliament deteriorated further . On 4 January 1642 , Charles went to the House of Commons to arrest Pym and four other members for their alleged treason . Essex had tipped off the five members about what the King was planning to do . Charles was humiliated when he entered the House of Commons only to find that the five members had fled . In that same month Essex began to absent himself from Charles 's court . In April he was dismissed from the office of Lord Chamberlain when he failed to join the King at York . His position as Captain-General of the southern forces was deemed to have lapsed . As the unprecedented prospect of a military confrontation between the King and Parliament grew , on 4 July 1642 Parliament voted to create a Committee of Safety consisting of ten Members of the House of Commons and five peers , of which Essex was one alongside the Earl of Northumberland , the Earl of Pembroke , the Earl of Holland and Viscount Saye and Sele . Pym , John Hampden and Denzil Holles were the leading members of the committee from the Commons . This committee was supposed to act as a bridge between Members of Parliament and the armed forces supporting them in the field . At this point these armies primarily consisted of regional defence militias and city trained bands who were sympathetic to the Parliamentary cause . On 12 July Parliament went one step further and voted to raise an army of its own . As one of the few English nobles with any military experience , Essex was chosen to lead it . The Parliamentary ordinance that was passed proclaimed Essex to be : Captain-General and Chief Commander of the Army appointed to be raised , and of all other Forces of the Kingdom ... and that he the said Earl shall have and enjoy all Power , Titles , Preheminence , Authority , Jurisdiction and Liberties , incident and belonging to the said Office of Captain-General , throughout the whole Kingdom of England and Dominion of Wales , in as large and ample a Manner as any other General of an Army in this Kingdom hath lawfully used exercised , and enjoyed.He accepted the commission . Parliament also bolstered his territorial power by reappointing him Lord Lieutenant of the counties of Yorkshire and Staffordshire , and appointing him that of Montgomeryshire , Herefordshire and Shropshire . Role in the First English Civil War : 1642–1646 . Essex had been put in a difficult position in 1642 . Parliament had voted to raise an army to counter the Royalist one Charles was leading but it was collectively unsure about how to conduct it . This state of affairs was unprecedented in English history . Parliamentarians wanted to make a deal with the King on their terms but they did not want to commit treason . The Parliamentary ordinance that commissioned Essex to his post of Captain-General gave him the task of `` preserving the Safety of his Majesty 's Person '' . It did not specifically instruct him to engage the King in battle as this would have been treason . It conveniently blamed the brewing troubles on those surrounding the King rather than Charles himself , specifically `` the cunning practice of Papists , and malicious Counsels of divers ill-affected Persons , inciting his Majesty to raise men . '' It also bound Essex to , `` execute the Office of Captain-General , in such Manner , and according to such Instructions , as he shall , from Time to Time , receive from both Houses of Parliament , '' which was inevitably going to be a constraint on his ability to command an army . All these elements were a weight on the mind of Essex . It is to his credit that he was actually able to raise an army that was capable of fighting the royalist forces in battle . On 22 August 1642 , Charles raised his standard at Nottingham Castle . This was a symbolic declaration of war against Parliament . It was clear from this point onwards that the two armies would engage in battle at some point , starting the English Civil War . However the majority of those supporting Parliament were still fearful of committing treason against the King and this inhibited them in the early years of the conflict . They were also well aware that an agreement with Charles would be necessary to achieve the future settlement of the kingdom once the war was over . A republican settlement was not the objective of the Parliamentary army at this point or during Essex 's lifetime . This inevitably gave Charles the upper hand at first . Royalist MPs gradually filtered away from parliament during 1642 . They later joined a rival Parliament set up by the King in Oxford ( see the Oxford Parliament ) . The remnants of the Long Parliament gradually split into two camps . One wished to defeat the King in battle . The other , known as the peace party , wanted to force Charles to the negotiating table rather than defeat him . Pym led the `` middle group '' , which sought to maintain good relations between the two . Essex 's commitment to the Parliamentary cause never wavered . However , his sympathies lay with the peace party throughout the conflict . This undermined his effectiveness as a military leader . Battle of Edgehill , 23 October 1642 . Following several minor skirmishes , the first major engagement between the two armies took place at the Battle of Edgehill on 23 October 1642 . Both sides had raised impressive armies . Essex 's life guard included Henry Ireton , Charles Fleetwood , Thomas Harrison , Nathaniel Rich , Edmund Ludlow , Matthew Tomlinson and Francis Russell , all of whom played a leading role in the civil war and its aftermath . But a degree of amateurism and bad discipline was evident on both sides during the battle . Following a brief exchange of artillery fire , the battle began with a Royalist cavalry charge led by Prince Rupert of the Rhine . A second Royalist cavalry charge followed , led by Henry Wilmot , 1st Earl of Rochester . Both the right and left flanks of the Parliamentarian horse were scattered . The Royalist cavalry , with their eye on the baggage train , unwisely chose to pursue the fleeing Parliamentarian horsemen but Essex had kept two cavalry regiments in reserve . As the rival infantry divisions engaged in combat , with Essex fighting alongside his troops with a pike , the two remaining Parliamentarian cavalry regiments made a devastating attack on the exposed Royalist foot soldiers . Both sides incurred heavy losses and the battle ended in stalemate after Rupert 's cavalry returned to stop a rout . Both armies spent the night in the field before Essex withdrew the Parliamentarians to Warwick the next day . This battle and its aftermath portrayed the strengths and weaknesses in Essex 's military mindset . His planning and leadership had allowed the Parliamentarian forces to stand their ground . However , his defensive caution and his unwillingness to engage the enemy led to his army being outmanoeuvred . Although Essex had begun his military preparations in London , prior to the battle Charles had been able to position his army in between the Parliamentarian forces and London . This left the road to London open to Charles at the end of the battle . The King had also been able to engage Essex 's army before the Parliamentarians were at full strength . On the day of the battle , Essex was still waiting for the arrival of John Hampden 's two cavalry regiments and most of the Parliamentary artillery . Luckily for Essex , Charles did not take much advantage of this superior position . The King chose to make an assault on London with his army at full strength , as he too was awaiting the arrival of more soldiers from around the country . This allowed Essex and his army to make a break for London via Watling Street . Essex arrived back in London to a hero 's welcome on 7 November , before Charles was able to get there . Battle of Brentford and the Battle of Turnham Green , 12–13 November 1642 . On 12 November Rupert 's Royalist army engaged in their first major assault in preparation for a march on London . A small Parliamentarian garrison suffered heavy losses at the Battle of Brentford . The Royalists proceeded to sack the town . This galvanised sentiment in the City of London against a Royalist occupation . On 13 November , Essex was able to muster 24,000 men for the Battle of Turnham Green , including the remnants of the Edgehill army and the City trained bands , as well as apprentices and militiamen from Hertfordshire , Essex and Surrey . Essex and Major-General Phillip Skippon were key to this display of force by placing their soldiers in effective defensive positions and by keeping up morale . Charles , with much smaller forces , did not engage in battle . His army retreated with only a handful of shots fired . By the end of 1642 , Essex ’ s forces were the weaker side against the Royalists . But the Parliamentarians had the sympathy of the Scots and there were thousands of other troops ready to join their cause around the country . The scene was set for a long conflict . First Battle of Newbury , 20 September 1643 . After a long winter break , Essex 's army captured and occupied Reading on 26 April 1643 following a 10-day siege . Progress towards the King 's base at Oxford after this was slow . Some began to question the willingness of Essex to lead the Parliamentarians to victory in the developing civil war . The fluctuating performance of his army in 1643 was in contrast to the ascendancy of the Eastern Association . This was an alliance of pro-Parliament militiamen from Essex , Hertfordshire , Norfolk , Suffolk , Cambridgeshire , Huntingdonshire and Lincolnshire commanded by Edward Montagu , 2nd Earl of Manchester . One of their cavalry commanders was Oliver Cromwell . The Eastern Association established itself as a formidable fighting force in 1643 , thanks in a large part to Cromwell 's regiment , who became known as the 'Ironsides ' . Nonetheless , 1643 was a good year overall for Essex 's army . In what was perhaps his finest hour , on 20 September , Essex ’ s forces came off as the stronger side in the First Battle of Newbury . Despite not winning a decisive victory , the Parliamentarians forced the Royalists to withdraw to Oxford . This gave the Parliamentary army a clear road between Reading and London . Lostwithiel Campaign , June–September 1644 . 1644 proved to be the turning point in the First English Civil War . In February an alliance with the Scots was consolidated with the creation of the Committee of Both Kingdoms , to which Essex was appointed . This replaced the Committee of Safety . It gave the Parliamentarians an edge over the Royalists for the first time . However the year also saw the increasing polarisation of the Parliamentary alliance between the peace party and those who wished to defeat the King in battle . The death of Pym in December 1643 led to the demise of the middle group and also deprived Essex of a key ally in the House of Commons . A confrontation between the two sides became inevitable . On 2 July 1644 , Parliamentary commanders Lord Fairfax , Lord Leven and the Earl of Manchester defeated Royalist forces at the Battle of Marston Moor . The conduct of Cromwell , participating with the Eastern Association , was decisive in the victory . Simultaneously , Essex pursued his campaign to conquer the West Country . This was a strange move and it was made against the advice of the Committee of Both Kingdoms . There was some sympathy for the Parliamentary cause in Devon and Dorset . But in Cornwall there was practically no support for the Parliamentarians at all . Although the campaign started well , Essex 's army were forced to surrender in September at Lostwithiel after they were outmanoeuvred by the Royalists . The Earl himself escaped in a fishing boat to avoid humiliation . He left the task of surrendering to Skippon . End of military career . The Lostwithiel campaign proved to be the end of Essex 's military career . His army participated in the Second Battle of Newbury on 27 October . However , the Earl was sick in Reading at the time . His conduct in the West Country had frustrated Cromwell , now the most prominent member of the House of Commons following his military victories and the deaths of Hampden and Pym . Cromwell had become embroiled in a feud with the Earl of Manchester , who was still his superior officer in the Eastern Association . Essex and Manchester remained sympathetic to the peace party , while Cromwell had emerged as the leading voice in the campaign to fight a more aggressive war against Charles . Following a month of Parliamentary arguments between Manchester and Cromwell , with the former speaking in the House of Lords and the latter making his attacks in the House of Commons , the scene was set for a showdown . On 19 December 1644 the first Self-Denying Ordinance was approved by the House of Commons . This proposed that all members of the House of Commons and the House of Lords be barred from exercising military commands . This was rejected by the Lords on 13 January 1645 . However , on 21 January the Commons passed the New Model Ordinance . This was a proposal to create a united Parliamentary army . It was approved by the Lords on 15 February . Over a month of negotiations ensued between the Commons and the Lords concerning who was going to command this army . On 2 April , Essex and Manchester gave way and resigned their commissions . The next day a revised Self-Denying Ordinance was approved by the House of Lords . This discharged members of both Houses from military commands but did not reject the possibility of their future reappointment . Although Essex still had many supporters in Parliament , he had enough opponents to block his re-emergence as a military leader at this stage . These reforms led to the creation of the New Model Army led by Sir Thomas Fairfax , son of the victorious Lord Fairfax at the Battle of Marston Moor . Cromwell was swiftly appointed to the post of Lieutenant-General , Fairfax 's second-in-command . Death and funeral . For the rest of his days Essex was associated with the emerging presbyterian faction in Parliament . One of his last political battles was his involvement with a plan to build up Edward Massey ’ s Western Association into an army capable of counterbalancing the New Model Army . Massey had been one of the few Parliamentary commanders to retain an independent commission when the New Model Army was formed . However , this plan failed when Parliament disbanded Massey ’ s army in October 1646 . In 1645 , Essex was given Somerhill House near Tonbridge , Kent , which had been sequestrated by Parliament from his half-brother Ulick Burke , 5th Earl of Clanricarde , following the Battle of Naseby . On 1 December that year Parliament voted for him to be created a Duke but no elevation in his peerage followed . The Earl of Essex died in September 1646 without an heir . After hunting in Windsor Forest he had a stroke on the 10th and died in London , at Essex House , four days later , aged fifty-five . The earldom died with him , until it was revived in 1661 for Arthur Capel . His death not only weakened the Presbyterian faction in Parliament , it also began the decline of the influence of the nobles who supported the Parliamentary cause . His viscountcy devolved on Walter Devereux , who was a younger grandson of the 1st viscount and cousin to the 1st Earl of Essex . His death led to a large display of mourning . Parliament contributed £5,000 to the expenses of his funeral and he was buried in Westminster Abbey . For the occasion the chancel of the Abbey was draped in black from floor to ceiling and a funeral effigy of the earl dressed in scarlet breeches , a military buff-coat and Parliamentary robes was erected beneath a catafalque designed by Inigo Jones . This was left standing after the ceremony until a poor farmer from Dorset , said to have been a former royalist soldier , hacked it down on the grounds that an angel had told him to do so . The effigy was restored but Charles II ordered that it be taken down during the Restoration , although - unlike most Puritans interred in the Abbey during the Civil War and Commonwealth - his body was allowed to remain buried . Cultural references . Essex is portrayed by actor Charles Gray in the 1970 film `` Cromwell '' , inaccurately depicted sitting in the House of Commons in Cromwell 's presence , whereas in fact Essex was already a member of the Lords before the Civil War .
P and JK . is an ongoing Japanese romantic comedy `` shōjo '' manga series by Maki Miyoshi and serialized by Kodansha in `` Bessatsu Friend '' . The title is composed of acronyms for Police Officer and `` Joshi Kōsei '' , Japanese for `` high school girl '' . The first volume was published on April 12 , 2013 . A live-action film adaptation was announced in May 2016 with Ryūichi Hiroki as director , and premiered on March 25 , 2017 . The manga won the 41st Annual Kodansha Manga Award in the `` Shojo '' category in 2017 . Plot . The story revolves around Kako Motoya , a first-year high school student , and Kota Sagano , a police man . The two meet at a mixer and begin to fall for each other until Kota realizes Kako is a high schooler . Nonetheless , the two marry in secret ; the story follows their bizarre marriage and the troubles that occur . Reception . It was number fourteen in the Nationwide Bookstore Employees ' Recommended Comics of 2014 . Volume 3 reached the 25th place of the weekly Oricon manga charts and , as of December 22 , 2013 , has sold 69,261 copies . Volume 4 reached the 12th place and , as of April 20 , 2014 , has sold 112,796 copies . Volume 5 reached the 5th place and , as of August 17 , 2014 , has sold 104,905 copies . As of May 2016 , the series has sold 2.1 million copies .
Operation Archway . Operation Archway was the codename for one of the largest and most diverse operations carried out by the Special Air Service during the Second World War . Archway was initially intended to support Operation Plunder and Operation Varsity , the crossings of the River Rhine at Rees , Wesel , and south of the Lippe River by the British Second Army , under Lieutenant-General Sir Miles Dempsey . It went on to support the three British Armoured Divisions in their advance into Germany until the end of the war . The Archway force was under command of Lieutenant Colonel Brian Franks and comprised two squadrons , one each from the 1st and 2nd Special Air Service . Background . After the Normandy Landings the 1st and 2nd Special Air Service or SAS were involved in a number of operations in France , to support the Allied advance , notably Operation Bulbasket , Operation Houndsworth , Operation Loyton and Operation Wallace . Following these operations both of the Special Air Service regiments were recalled to the United Kingdom to regroup , both having suffered casualties in the French operations . Mission . Operation Archway was planned to support the XVIII Airborne Corps Operation Varsity parachute landings across the Rhine river . The force from the Special Air Service would be known as Frankforce . Named after the officer selected to command it , the commanding officer of 2nd Special Air Service , Lieutenant Colonel Brian Franks . Frankforce was made up of two reinforced Special Air Force squadrons , one each from the 1st and 2nd Special Air Service regiments . The force would number about 300 all ranks , mounted in 75 armed Jeeps , some also equipped with 3-inch mortars . They were supported by a number of 15-cwt and 3-ton trucks . The 1st Special Air Service squadron was led by Major Poat and consisted of three troops , each consisting of three sections with three Jeeps . They had a 3 in . mortar section at Squadron Headquarters which also kept a reserve of 12 Jeeps . The 2nd SAS squadron under command Major Power had a similar composition but only two troops . Their first mission in support of the XVIII Airborne Corps consisted of reconnaissance patrols in northern Germany . They crossed the Rhine in amphibious LVT Buffalos , on the 25 March at Bislich . Frankforce was then assigned to support the British Guards Armoured Division in the area around the Dortmund–Ems Canal . After this , until the end of the war , Frankforce worked with the 2nd Welsh Guards , the 8th King 's Royal Irish Hussars and the 19th The King 's Royal Hussars , who were the armoured reconnaissance regiments of the Guards , 7th and 11th Armoured Divisions . The Special Air Service Jeeps being a faster and lighter alternative to the Cromwell tanks used by the armoured regiments . It was the 1st SAS squadron working with the 11th Armoured Division , who were among the first British troops into Bergen-Belsen concentration camp . They found between 50,000 and 60,000 inmates in the camp and for several days later SAS patrols assisted the Field Security Police in hunting down war criminals making several arrests . By the end of April 1945 , they had reached the Elbe river , where they were joined by the Operation Keystone team , which was a squadron from 2nd SAS , under command of Major Hibbert . Aftermath . At the end of the war in Europe , both the 1st and 2nd Special Air Service regiments had returned to the United Kingdom in preparation to be redeployed to the Far East in the fight against the Japanese Empire . Before any training could start , both regiments together with the 1st Airborne Division were sent to disarm the German garrison in Norway Operation Doomsday . In August 1945 the Special Air Service regiments returned home from Norway , and in October 1945 they were officially disbanded . The British Authorities of the time could see no further use for such a force .
Desert Prince . Desert Prince ( foaled 14 March 1995 ) is an Irish-bred , British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and sire . After winning one of his four starts as a two-year-old in 1997 , he improved to become one of the best milers and the highest-rated horse of his generation in Europe in the following year . He won the European Free Handicap in April before winning three Group One races in three countries : the Irish 2000 Guineas in Ireland , the Prix du Moulin in France and the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes in the United Kingdom . After a disappointing run in the Breeders ' Cup Turf he was retired to stud and has had some success as a sire of winners . Background . Desert Prince is a bay horse with white socks on his hind feet bred in Ireland by Tarworth Bloodstock , a breeding company owned by the Jersey-based businessman Peter Pritchard . He was sired by Green Desert , a horse who finished second to Dancing Brave in the 1986 2000 Guineas before winning the July Cup and the Haydock Sprint Cup . At stud , his other winners included Oasis Dream , Sheikh Albadou and Cape Cross . Desert Prince 's dam , Flying Fairy , failed to win a race but came from a good family , being a daughter of the 1000 Guineas winner Fairy Footsteps . In October 1996 , the yearling colt was sent from Pritchard 's Genesis Green Stud to the Tattersalls sale at Newmarket , Suffolk , where he was bought for 62,000 guineas by the bloodstock agent Charlie Gordon-Watson acting on behalf of Edward St Georges 's Lucayan Stud . Gordon-Watson later recalled : `` At the sales , Desert Prince stood out because he was just a great athletic horse . He had a good pedigree with Fairy Footsteps and Light Cavalry in there on the dam 's side . On pedigree , I thought he had a chance of producing the goods . David Loder and I knew Desert Prince was going to make more than St George was prepared to pay . We managed to track him down in London , where he was having lunch . We told him the horse was definitely worth having . He gave us the OK and he 's the most expensive horse St George has ever bought '' . The colt was sent into training with Loder at Nemarket . 1997 : two-year-old season . Desert Prince began his racing career in a six furlong maiden race at Doncaster Racecourse on 24 May . Ridden by Kevin Darley he started the 2/5 favourite in a thirteen-runner field and took the lead in the closing stages to win by half a length from Hayil , a colt who went on to win the Group One Middle Park Stakes that October . In June the colt was moved up in class for the Group Two Coventry Stakes at Royal Ascot in which he was ridden for the first time by Olivier Peslier . Starting the 3/1 favourite he was among the leaders from the start but was beaten one and a half lengths by the Aidan O'Brien-trained Harbour Master . Kieren Fallon became the third jockey to ride Desert Prince when the colt was sent to France to contest the Group One Prix Morny over 1200 metres at Deauville Racecourse on 24 August . Racing against some of the best French juveniles , he finished fifth behind Chargé d'Affaires , Xaar , Heeremandi and Khumba Mela . The colt returned to England for his final appearance of the season in the Group One Dewhurst Stakes at Newmarket Racecourse on 18 October . Ridden by Frankie Dettori he started a 14/1 outsider and finished fourth , proving no match for Xaar , who won impressively by seven lengths . 1998 : three-year-old season . Desert Prince began his second season in the European Free Handicap at Newmarket on 15 April in which he carried a weight of 131 pounds and started at odds of 7/1 . Ridden by Peslier , he took the lead inside the final furlong and won by one and a quarter lengths from Trans Island . Sylvain Guillot took the ride when the colt was sent to France for the Group One Poule d'Essai des Poulains at Longchamp Racecourse on 10 May . He raced in second place for much of the race , but was unable to quicken in the straight and finished third behind Victory Note and Muhtathir . Two weeks later Desert Prince was sent to Ireland to contest the Irish 2000 Guineas oer one mile at the Curragh . Ridden as in all his subsequent races by Peslier he started at 8/1 in a field of seven runners , with the O'Brien-trained Second Empire , the winner of the Grand Criterium being made the 4/5 favourite . After racing in second place behind the outsider Untold Story , Desert Prince took the lead two furlongs out and kept on well to win by three lengths from the Godolphin runner Fa-Eq . Desert Prince ran at Royal Ascot for the second time when he ran in the St James 's Palace Stakes and started 4/1 second favourite against seven other three-year-old colts including Victory Note , Fa-Eq and the Henry Cecil-trained Dr Fong . In a change of tactics , Desert Prince took the lead from the start and had many of his rivals struggling early in the straight , but was caught in the final strides and beaten a neck by Dr Fong after what The Independent described as `` a stirring battle '' . After a break of more than two and a half months , Desert Prince returned in the Group One Prix du Moulin at Longchamp on 6 September in which he was matched against older horses for the first time . In a race run on very soft ground he started at odds of 4.1/1 in a field of seven runners which included Second Empire , Zalaiyka ( winner of the Poule d'Essai des Pouliches ) and the Japanese trained Seeking the Pearl who had won the Prix Maurice de Gheest in August . Desert Prince raced in third place behind the Japanese colt before taking the lead 400 metres from the finish . He went clear in the closing stages to win by three lengths from the outsider Gold Away with second Empire two lengths further back in third . Loder said after the race `` I knew he 'd come on something like 10lb since Ascot and it just remained for him to confirm my opinion on the racecourse . The colt had pleased me in his work and physically throughout the summer . It was always the intention to give Desert Prince a break after the St James 's Palace and aim him at the Moulin . He goes on all ground and is a top-class colt . The plan now is to run him in the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes and then the Breeders ' Cup Mile , before he retires to the Irish National Stud '' . Peslier commented : `` Desert Prince would have been more impressive on better ground . I gave him time to build up momentum and he gave me a big effort '' . Three weeks later , Desert Prince started the 100/30 favourite for the Group One Queen Elizabeth II Stakes at Ascot . The race saw him pitted for the second time against Dr Fong , with the other runners including Second Empire , Cape Cross and the Sussex Stakes winner Among Men . Peslier tracked the leaders before ending the colt into the lead two furlong from the finish . He held off a challenge from Dr Fong to prevail by half a length with a gap of three and a half lengths back to Second Empire in third . After the race , Loder said of the horse that `` ever since he arrived in the yard he has had a presence or an aura around him . Last year I thought he was the best horse I have trained and he has come good '' . On his final racecourse of the season he was sent to the United States to contest the Breeders ' Cup Mile at Churchill Downs on 7 November . Loder explained that while the colt 's victory at Ascot was `` the icing on the cake '' , the Breeders ' Cup would be `` the cherry on the top '' . He started 3/1 second favourite behind Favorite Trick , but after being hampered in the early stages he was never in contention and finished last of the fourteen runners behind Da Hoss . In the International Classification , published in January 1999 , Desert Prince was rated the best European three-year-old colt of 1998 , one pound ahead of Dr Fong . Stud record . Desert Prince was retired from racing to become a breeding stallion at the Irish National Stud in County Kildare at a fee of €20000 and was `` shuttled '' to stand at the Woodlands Stud in Australia for the Southern Hemisphere breeding season . He later had spells at the Gestut Isarland in Germany and the Scuderia Andy Capp in Italy . As of 2014 , he stands at the Haras du Thenney near Saint-Pierre-Azif in Calvados , France at a fee of €5000 . His best winners have included Oriental Magic ( Scottish Derby ) , Tarzi ( Hyperion Stakes ) , Outback Prince ( TJ Smith Stakes ) , France ( Tetrarch Stakes ) , Mail The Desert and the leading hurdler My Tent Or Yours .
Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary ( Grand Island , Nebraska ) . The Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary , also known as St. Mary ’ s Cathedral , is the cathedral church for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Grand Island located in Grand Island , Nebraska , United States . It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982 . Parish and church . In 1859 two brothers from Iowa City , Iowa , Patrick and Richard Moore , settled in Hall County , Nebraska . They are believed to be the first Catholic settlers in the county . Other Catholic families moved to the area as well . The first priest to visit the area , the Rev . Almire Fairmont , arrived two years later . He celebrated Mass in the Moores ' log dwelling , which was located three miles west of the present town of Wood River . In the following years , a priest from Omaha or Columbus would visit once a year to celebrate Mass and administer the Sacraments . After the railroad arrived in Hall County in 1868 , it was decided that a church should be built . The Union Pacific Railroad donated the land in Grand Island in 1869 and a church , named St. Mary ’ s , was built under the direction of the Rev . M.J. Ryan . The building , however , was destroyed by a windstorm before its dedication . A second attempt at building a church in 1873 was stopped because of an economic depression . A third attempt was initiated on February 17 , 1877 . The cornerstone was laid on May 7 ; the building was completed in July , and the new church was dedicated in September 1877 . It was a frame structure built on a brick foundation . The Rev . P.J . Erlach was named the parish ’ s first resident pastor in that year . The parish continued to grow , and by the late 1880s a larger church was needed . The Rev . Wunibald Wolf was sent to Grand Island to build the church . Bishop James O ’ Connor of Omaha laid the cornerstone for the new church on August 15 , 1888 ; the building was dedicated on July 7 , 1889 by the diocesan vicar general , the Rev . R. Schaffel . The new brick and stone church measured , and featured two bell towers high ; it cost $ 20,000 to build . Diocese and cathedral . On March 8 , 1912 , Pope Pius X divided the Diocese of Omaha into two parts , establishing the Diocese of Kearney in western Nebraska . Four years later , Pope Benedict XV added four additional counties to the new diocese . In 1917 , the see city was moved from Kearney to Grand Island , and the diocese was renamed accordingly . St. Mary ’ s Church , however , was considered inadequate for a cathedral . Bishop James Duffy studied building styles during his travels . He decided on the Gothic Revival style and construction was begun in 1926 and completed in 1928 . The new cathedral was designed by Brinkman & Hagan and was modeled after Sainte-Chapelle in Paris . Cardinal Patrick Hayes of New York consecrated the new cathedral on July 5 , 1928 . The parish continued to grow and in 1949 Blessed Sacrament parish was created on the north side of the city . The present rectory was completed in 1951 . The old rectory and two other houses were used as a convent until the present convent was completed in 1967 . The cathedral was redecorated in the 1950s and again in the 1980s . Old St. Mary ’ s , which had been used as a gymnasium , was torn down in 1965 . Two new parishes were created in Grand Island in 1973 . St. Leo ’ s was created in the southwest part of the city and Resurrection in the northwest . A new social hall was built on the site of the old St. Mary ’ s School in 2001 .
Namoukouka . Namoukouka is a village in the Gounghin Department of Kouritenga Province in the Centre-Est region of Burkina Faso . It had a population of 810 in 2006 . An association between the French city of Nice and Namoukouka exists under the name `` Laagm-Taaba '' which was originally setup in the city of Koupéla in 2012 to aid the young people of Namoukouka to purchase footballs to play football with . Subsequently , a football club and annual tournament was established in which the local people , mainly farmers and breeders , participate . The association has also carried out agricultural aid work . The Laagm-Taaba association reports that Namoukouka faces emigration of young people to the capital , Ouagadougou , in particular because of a low prospect of employment outside the agricultural sector , basic comfort and a lack of entertainment . Namoukouka does not contain a running water system and has not been electrified . Location . Namoukouka is located 200 km east of Ouagadougou , the capital of Burkina Faso . It covers an area of about 8 km² . It is one of the 43 administrative villages of the department of Gounghin in the province of Kourittenga in the Centre-Est region of Burkina Faso . It is about 1 km from the department capital Gounghin on the old Koupéla-Fada road and is bounded to the east by the villages of Natinga , Belemsaghin and the Fada region 45 km away , to the west by the villages of Kabega , Dapelogo and the city of Koupela 35 km away , to the north by the villages of Yarkanre and Banogo and to the south by the villages of Wobzoughin and Doimtinga . Namoukouka is composed of 5 districts as of 2014 instead of the 4 listed in the 2006 census , as reported at the time by the President of Laagm-Taaba in Burkina Faso Alfred Tougma . Physical geography . The terrain is somewhat monotonous with large expanses of lowlands throughout the centre . Elevations are observed in some places . Throughout Namoukouka , the soils are lateritic , clayey and sandy , upon which several types of crops are grown . There is a distribution of crop types according to soil types in Namoukouka .
Birgül Ayman Güler . Birgül Ayman Güler ( born 1 June 1961 ) is a female Turkish academic and politician . Life . Birgül Ayman was born to İlyas and Zehra in Bergama ilçe ( district ) of İzmir Province , Turkey on 1 June 1961 . Her family is of Bosniak origin . After obtaining her Bachelor 's degree in the School of Administration and Economy at Marmara University in İstanbul in 1983 , she entered the Faculty of Political Sciences of Ankara University . She received both Master 's and PhD degrees in Ankara University . While still in the university , she was appointed vice expert of Research and Planning Department of the Ministry of Interior in 1985 . Then , she began serving in the Public Administration Institute of Turkey and Middle East ( TODAİE ) as an academic . In 1996 , she became an associate professor , and in 2002 , full professor . The same year , she transferred to Ankara University as a faculty member . Politics . According to an interview in `` Hürriyet '' newspaper , she was interested in politics while she was only 14 . In 2002 , she became the charter member of the Independent Republican Party ( BCP ) . But , she later joined the Republican People 's Party ( CHP ) , and she was elected deputy from İzmir Province on 12 June 2011 for the 24th Parliament of Turkey . Although she was elected as the vice president of the party responsible in women 's affairs , she later was criticized as being nationalist , and was referred to disciplinary committee of the party , upon which she resigned from the party saying `` The structure I find myself in today is not the CHP I supported ideologically when I was elected Member of Parliament '' . She continued as an independent deputy up to the end of the 24th parliament term .
Midland American English . Midland American English is a regional dialect or super-dialect of American English , geographically lying between the traditionally-defined Northern and Southern United States . The boundaries of Midland American English are not entirely clear , being revised and reduced by linguists due to definitional changes and several Midland sub-regions undergoing rapid and diverging pronunciation shifts since the early-middle twentieth century onwards . These general characteristics of the Midland regional accent are firmly established : fronting of the , and vowels occurs towards the center or even front of the mouth ; the cot–caught merger is neither fully completed nor fully absent ; and short- '' a '' tensing evidently occurs strongest before nasal consonants . The currently-documented core of the Midland dialect region spans from central Ohio at its eastern extreme to central Nebraska and Oklahoma City at its western extreme . Certain areas outside of this core also clearly demonstrate a Midland accent , including Charleston , South Carolina ; the Texan cities of Abilene , Austin , and Corpus Christi ; and central and southern Florida . Twentieth-century dialectology was the first to identify the `` Midland '' as a region lexically distinct from the Northern and Southern U.S. , later even focusing on an internal division ( North Midland versus South Midland ) ; however , twenty-first-century studies now reveal increasing unification of the South Midland with a larger , newer Southern accent region , while much of the North Midland retains a more `` General American '' accent . Early twentieth-century boundaries established for the Midland dialect region are being reduced or revised , since several previous sub-regions of Midland speech have since developed their own distinct dialects . Pennsylvania , the original home state of the Midland dialect , is one such area , having now formed such unique dialects as Philadelphia and Pittsburgh English . Original and former Midland . The dialect region `` Midland '' was first defined by Hans Kurath as centered on central Pennsylvania and expanding westward and southward to include most of Pennsylvania , and the Appalachian regions of Kentucky , Tennessee , and all of West Virginia . A decade later , Kurath split this into two discrete subdivisions : the `` North Midland '' beginning north of the Ohio River valley area and extending westward into Indiana , Illinois , Iowa , and northern Missouri , as well as parts of Nebraska and northern Kansas ; and the `` South Midland '' , which extends south of the Ohio River and expands westward to include Kentucky , southern Indiana , southern Illinois , southern Missouri , Arkansas , southern Kansas , and Oklahoma , west of the Mississippi river . While Craig Carver and the related `` Dictionary of American Regional English '' based their 1960s research only on lexical ( vocabulary ) characteristics , William Labov and his team conversely based their 1990s research largely on phonological ( sound ) characteristics and defined the Midland area as a buffer zone between the Inland North and the South accent regions . In Labov et al . 's newer study , the `` Midland '' essentially coincides with Kurath 's `` North Midland '' , the `` South Midland '' being now considered as largely a portion , or the northern fringe , of the Southern dialect region . Indeed , while the lexical and grammatical isoglosses encompass the Appalachian Mountains regardless of the Ohio River , the phonological boundary fairly closely follows along the Ohio River itself . The original Midland dialect region , thus , has split off into having more of a Southern accent in southern Appalachia , while , the second half of the twentieth century has seen the emergence of a unique Western Pennsylvania accent in northern Appalachia ( centered on Pittsburgh ) as well as a unique Philadelphia accent . Mid-Atlantic Region . The dialect region of the Mid-Atlantic States—centered on Philadelphia , Pennsylvania ; Baltimore , Maryland ; and Wilmington , Delaware—falls under the Midland , except that it strongly resists the cot–caught merger and traditionally has a short- '' a '' split that is similar to New York City 's , though still unique . Certain vocabulary is also specific to the Mid-Atlantic dialect , and particularly to its Philadelphia sub-dialect . Western Pennsylvania . The emerging and expanding dialect of western and much of central Pennsylvania is , for many purposes , an extension of the South Midland ; it is spoken also in Youngstown , Ohio , ten miles west of the state line , as well as Clarksburg , West Virginia . Like the Midland proper , the Western Pennsylvania accent features fronting of and , as well as positive `` anymore '' . Its chief distinguishing features , however , also make it a separate dialect than the Midland one . These features include a completed – merger to a rounded vowel , which also causes a chain shift that drags the vowel into the previous position of . The Western Pennsylvania accent , lightheartedly known as `` Pittsburghese '' , is perhaps best known for the monophthongization of to ( to ) , such as the stereotypical Pittsburgh pronunciation of `` downtown '' as `` dahntahn '' . Despite having a Northern accent in the first half of the 20th century , Erie , Pennsylvania , is the only major Northern city to change its affiliation to Midland by now using the Western Pennsylvania accent . Vocabulary . Today , the South Midland is an area with more Midland vocabulary and grammar but more Southern phonology . However , the South Midland employs some Southern vocabulary too , for example , favoring `` y'all '' as the plural of `` you '' , whereas the North Midland favors `` you guys '' . Charleston . Today , the city of Charleston , South Carolina , clearly has all the defining features of a mainstream Midland accent . The vowels and are extremely fronted , and yet not so not before . Also , the older , more traditional Charleston accent was extremely `` non-Southern '' in sound ( as well as being highly unique ) , spoken throughout the South Carolina and Georgia Lowcountry , but it mostly faded out of existence in the first half of twentieth century . Cincinnati . Older English speakers of Cincinnati , Ohio , have a phonological pattern quite distinct from the surrounding area ( Boberg and Strassel 2000 ) , while younger speakers now align to the general Midland accent . The older Cincinnati short- '' a '' system is unique in the Midland . While there is no evidence for a phonemic split , the phonetic conditioning of short- '' a '' in conservative Cincinnati speech is similar to and originates from that of New York City , with the raising environments including nasals ( m , n , ŋ ) , voiceless fricatives ( f , unvoiced th , sh , s ) , and voiced stops ( b , d , g ) . Weaker forms of this pattern are shown by speakers from nearby Dayton and Springfield . Boberg and Strassel ( 2000 ) reported that Cincinnati 's traditional short- '' a '' system was giving way among younger speakers to a nasal system similar to those found elsewhere in the Midland and the West . St. Louis Corridor . St. Louis , Missouri , is historically one among several ( North ) Midland cities , but it has developed some unique features of its own distinguishing it from the rest of the Midland . The area around St. Louis has been in dialectal transition throughout most of the 1900s until the present moment . The eldest generation of the area may exhibit a rapidly-declining merger of the phonemes ( as in `` for '' ) and ( as in `` far '' ) to the sound , while leaving distinct ( as in `` four '' ) , thus being one of the few American accents to still resist the horse-hoarse merger ( while also displaying the card-cord merger ) . This merger has led to jokes referring to `` I farty-far '' , although a more accurate eye spelling would be `` I farty-four '' . Also , some St. Louis speakers , again usually the oldest ones , have instead of more typical before —thus `` measure '' is pronounced —and `` wash '' ( as well as `` Washington '' ) gains an , becoming ( `` warsh '' ) . Since the mid-1900s ( namely , in speakers born from the 1920s to 1940s ) , however , a newer accent arose in a dialect `` corridor '' essentially following historic U.S. Route 66 in Illinois ( now Interstate 55 in Illinois ) from Chicago southwest to St. Louis . Speakers of this modern `` St. Louis Corridor '' —including St. Louis , Fairbury , and Springfield , Illinois—have gradually developed more features of the Inland North dialect , best recognized today as the Chicago accent . This twentieth-century St. Louis accent 's separating quality from the rest of the Midland is its strong resistance to the `` cot–caught '' merger and the most advanced development of the Northern Cities Vowel Shift ( NCS ) . In the twentieth century , Greater St. Louis therefore became a mix of Midland accents and Inland Northern ( Chicago-like ) accents . Even more complicated , however , there is evidence that these Northern sound changes are reversing for the younger generations of speakers in the St. Louis area , who are re-embracing purely Midland-like accent features , though only at a regional level and therefore not including the aforementioned traditional features of the eldest generation . According to a UPenn study , the St. Louis Corridor 's one-generation period of embracing the NCS was followed by the next generation 's `` retreat of NCS features from Route 66 and a slight increase of NCS off of Route 66 '' , in turn followed by the most recent generations ' decreasing evidence of the NCS until it disappears altogether among the youngest speakers . Thus , due to harboring two different dialects in the same geographic space , the `` Corridor appears simultaneously as a single dialect area and two separate dialect areas '' . Texas . Rather than a proper Southern accent , several cities in Texas can be better described as having a Midland accent , as they lack the `` true '' Southern accent 's full deletion and the oft-accompanying Southern Vowel Shift . Texan cities classifiable as such specifically include Abilene , Austin , and Corpus Christi . Austin , in particular , has been reported in some speakers to show the South Midland ( but not the Southern ) variant of deletion mentioned above .
Mecyclothorax cymindicus . `` Mecyclothorax cymindicus '' is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Psydrinae . It was described by Sharp in 1903 .
Tainan fake panda incident . The Tainan fake panda incident refers to an incident at a private zoo in Tainan , Taiwan , where a sun bear was painted black and white and falsely presented to visitors as a Giant Panda . The bear was first unveiled on 24 December 1987 , and quickly drew skepticism as experts were not permitted to enter the enclosure , and the pattern of spots on the fur appeared to change . The Tainan District Prosecutors Office sent investigators on December 31 , suspecting fraud . By 3 January 1988 , officials from the Council of Agriculture , and zoology experts from National Taiwan University and Normal University determined the animal was not a true panda . This incident made popular the use of the term `` ( giant ) cat bear '' [ `` ( dà ) māoxióng '' , ( 大 ) 貓熊 ] instead of `` ( giant ) bear cat '' [ `` ( dà ) xióngmāo '' , ( 大 ) 熊貓 ] to refer to pandas in Taiwan .
Cute aggression . Cute aggression is a superficially aggressive behaviour or reaction caused by experiencing something cute , especially a human baby or young animal . People experiencing playful aggression may grit their teeth , clench their fists , or feel the urge to pinch and squeeze something they consider cute , while not actually causing or intending to cause any harm . Terminology . Playful aggression is in reference to the expressions that people show sometimes when interacting with babies . Sometimes we say things and appear to be more angry than happy , even though we are happy . For example some people grit their teeth , clench their hands , pinch cheeks , or say things like “ I want to eat you up ! ” It would be difficult to ask about every possible behavior of playful aggression , so we ask generally about things of this kind—calling them playful aggressions . The concept of playful aggression is also captured in several non-English terms . In Filipino , for example , the word `` gigil '' refers to `` the gritting of teeth and the urge to pinch or squeeze something that is unbearably cute . '' Function . Playful aggression is a type of dimorphous display , in which a positive experience elicits expressions usually associated with negative emotions . This behaviour occurs more commonly in individuals who experience dimorphous emotions across a range of situations , and may help to regulate emotions by balancing an overwhelmingly positive emotion with a negative response .
1 Aquarii . 1 Aquarii ( abbreviated 1 Aqr ) is a spectroscopic binary star in the constellation Aquarius . `` 1 Aquarii '' is the Flamsteed designation . It is a K-class giant of the spectral type K1III . In addition to the spectroscopic companion there are two optical companions that have no physical relation to 1 Aqr . 1 Aquarii is known to be an infra-red source .
Quilcene , Washington . Quilcene is a census-designated place ( CDP ) in Jefferson County , Washington , United States . The population was 591 at the 2000 census . The community is located on the scenic Olympic Peninsula along the seawater-filled glacial valley of the Hood Canal . Each year many visitors enjoy the panoramic views of Mount Rainier , Puget Sound and Seattle from the summit of nearby Mount Walker , the only peak facing the Puget Sound that has a road to its summit . The Olympic National Forest lands in Quilcene hold a wealth of Douglas fir , spring-blooming Pacific rhododendrons , Oregon grape , and salal . Leland Lake is located near Quilcene . Quilcene oysters , named after the community , have an international reputation among restaurateurs . Quilcene has one of the largest oyster hatcheries in the world . The canal 's mild currents make it an ideal habitat for the oysters . History . Early inhabitants of the area were the Twana , inhabiting the length of the Hood Canal , and rarely invading other tribes . The Quilcene ( `` salt-water people '' ) were a distinct band of these people . The Wilkes Expedition charted the place as Kwil-sid in 1841 . Hampden Cottle , a logger from Maine , and several other families settled there in 1860 and eventually established a town . The town was originally situated on the banks of the Quilcene river , before being moved to higher ground . The economy in Quilcene was based primarily on farming and logging and by 1880 , the town had a population of 53 . The Tubal Cain Mining Company , in 1902 , claimed that Quilcene would become the center for the smelting of iron , copper , gold , and manganese that was expected to be found in the Olympic Mountains ; however , little ore was ever discovered . Circa 1910 , Green 's Shingle Mill was a large part of Quilcene 's history . Culture . The Olympic Music Festival , based in Quilcene for 32 years until 2016 , is a casual classical music event featuring world-renowned musicians that was held at a turn-of-the-century dairy farm nestled on of tranquil farmland . The Olympic Music Festival was voted `` Best Classical Music Festival '' by readers of The Seattle Weekly . The music festival was founded in 1984 by Mr. Alan Iglitzin , originally intending the Festival to be a summer home for the Philadelphia String Quartet . The Festival moved to nearby Fort Worden in 2016 . Geography . Quilcene is located at ( 47.831838 , -122.885339 ) . According to the United States Census Bureau , the CDP has a total area of 10.1 square miles ( 26.2 km² ) , of which , 9.8 square miles ( 25.3 km² ) of it is land and 0.4 square miles ( 1.0 km² ) of it ( 3.75 % ) is water . The Big Quilcene River and Little Quilcene River both flow through the town and into the Quilcene Bay . The nearby Olympic National Forest lands contain Douglas fir , Pacific rhododendrons blooming in May and June , salal , and Oregon grape . The summit of Mount Walker , at 2804 feet , offers vista views of Mount Jupiter , Buckhorn Mountain , Mount Constance , Mount Baker and the town of Quilcene . Covering in the northeast corner of the Olympic Peninsula is the Hood Canal Ranger District . The area lies in the Olympic Mountains rainshadow and contains some of the driest ecosystems on the Olympic Forest . The district includes alpine botanical wonderlands , several major rivers , and the of the Buckhorn Wilderness . Recreation opportunities include hiking and interpretive trails , oyster beach , campgrounds , and a self-guided auto tour . The Quilcene Ranger Station also serves as the North Hood Canal Visitors Center . Two miles south of Quilcene and at the union of the Big Quilcene River and Penny Creek , covering slightly over , the Quilcene National Fish Hatchery has been operating since 1911 . There , the US Fish and Wildlife Service raises coho salmon for on-station release as well as provides coho salmon eggs and fingerlings for tribal programs . Climate . Quilcene experiences an oceanic climate ( Köppen climate classification `` Cfb '' ) and is almost categorised as part of the `` Csb '' climate category , receiving slightly more than , the threshold for `` Cfb '' inclusion . Demographics . As of the 2010 census , 596 people lived in 312 households in the CDP , representing a population increase of 6 and a household increase of 69 over the 2000 census ) . With 123 children under the age of 18 , 20.6 % are school age or younger . In 2000 , the population density was 60.6 people per square mile ( 23.4/km² ) . There were 284 housing units at an average density of 29.1/sq mi ( 11.2/km² ) . The racial makeup of the CDP was 84.77 % White , 1.18 % African American , 3.55 % Native American , 0.34 % Asian , 0.17 % Pacific Islander , 0.85 % from other races , and 9.14 % from two or more races . Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.35 % of the population . In 2000 , there were 243 households out of which 27.6 % had children under the age of 18 living with them , 51.9 % were married couples living together , 7.8 % had a female householder with no husband present , and 35.8 % were non-families . 28.8 % of all households were made up of individuals and 8.2 % had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older . The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.95 . In 2000 , the median income for a household in the CDP was $ 40,385 , and the median income for a family was $ 45,313 . Males had a median income of $ 36,500 versus $ 24,063 for females . The per capita income for the CDP was $ 17,335 . About 11.3 % of families and 15.2 % of the population were below the poverty line , including 20.0 % of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over .
D'Agata . D'Agata is a family name of Italian origin .
Abacetus tanakai . `` Abacetus tanakai '' is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Pterostichinae . It was described by Straneo in 1961 .
Jaeger chart . The Jaeger chart is an eye chart used in testing near vision acuity . It is a card on which paragraphs of text are printed , with the text sizes increasing from 0.37mm to 2.5mm . This card is to be held by a patient at a fixed distance from the eye dependent on the J size being read . The smallest print that the patient can read determines their visual acuity . The original 1867 chart had a text containing seven paragraphs and a corresponding seven-point scale . Jaeger cards are not standardized , and the variability of the actual size of test letters on different Jaeger cards currently in use is very high . Therefore , test results with different Jaeger cards are not comparable . More commonly , distance vision acuity is tested using the Snellen chart , familiarly seen wall mounted with a large letter at the top .
N. Kesavan . N. Kesavan ( d. 2011 ) was an Indian politician , philanthropist and founder of Sri Manakula Vinayagar Educational Trust , from Puducherry . He served as Member of the Legislative Assembly from Lawspet assembly constituency from 1996 to 2001 . He was appointed as Government Whip in Puducherry Legislative Assembly during his tenure . Sri Manakula Vinayagar Educational Trust . N. Kesavan is the founder of Sri Manakula Vinayagar Educational Trust which runs many colleges in Puducherry . About Trust . In 1996 , N. Kesavan , formed Sri Manakula Vinayagar Educational Trust with a view to provide technical and medical education to the weaker sections of the society . After the death of the founder the trust is now headed by its Chairman and Managing Director Mr. M. Dhanasekaran . Institutions . The following institutions have been started and are functioning successfully till date . Mailam Subramania Swamy Educational Trust . Kesavan was also the founder of Mailam Subramania Swamy Educational Trust which was established in 1996 . Mailam Engineering College is an institution formed under this trust .
Coleophora parapredotella . `` Coleophora parapredotella '' is a moth of the Coleophoridae family . It is found in Afghanistan .
The Return of the Clerkenwell Kid . `` The Return of the Clerkenwell Kid '' is an album by The Real Tuesday Weld , released in 2005 .
Shandong Institute of Business and Technology . Shandong Institute of Business and Technology ( originally named China Coal Economic College ) was established in December 1985 with the approval of the former Ministry of Education . SDIBT is located in Yantai , Shandong Province , China . It was the only finance and economics university of the former Ministry of Coal Industry . It was built by the Central government and Shandong Province together and is primarily managed by Shandong Province . In November 1997 , SDIBT was successful in satisfying the requirements and standards of the undergraduate educational evaluation by the former Ministry of Education . In December 2003 , the Education Ministry carried out an evaluation on the bachelor 's degree teaching standards , SDIBT was successful in meeting the Ministry ’ s required standards . In February 2003 , the State Ministry of Education gave approval for the institute to change its original name , Shandong Institute of Business and Technology ( STBU ) , to the Shandong Institute of Business and Technology ( SDIBT ) . The change was finalized in 2016 . It is known as the “ Garden and Intellectual Campus ” at the provincial level . SDIBT has an area of 1,392 mu and consists of a construction area of over 370,000 square meters , a library of 1736，500 volumes of books . It has fixed assets of over RMB 50,000,000 . SDIBT has more than 1,000 staff , including over 700 teachers , 100 professors and 209 associate professors ; 144 doctorate degree holders ( including those currently undertaking doctorate studies ) and 355 master 's degree holders . There are 6 experts who enjoy State council special pension and more than 20 people obtaining the title of “ National Excellent Teachers ” , “ Young and middle-aged Provincial-ranking Experts with Outstanding Contribution ” , “ First Ten Young and Middle-aged Jurisconsults ” and “ Theoretic Talents in One-hundred-talent Program of Shandong Province ” . STBUreceives enrolments from all over the country . At present , there are over 18,600 students attending regular full- time courses in the day . Through the years about 90 % of the students graduated from STBU have been able to get jobs at first attempt . Now there are 17 departments in the university : School of Management Science and Engineering , School of Business Administration , School of Accounting , School of Public Management , School of Economics , School of Statistics , School of Law , Department of Social Science , School of Foreign Studies and Literature , College of Mathematics and Information Science , College of Information and Electronic Engineering , Sino-Canada Higher Applied Technology College , College of International Business , School of International Exchanges , School of Adults Education , Department of Sports and the Sino-Singapore Computer School . STBU offers 31 undergraduate programs : Business Management , Marketing , Human Resources Management , Labor and Social Insurance , Administration , Management Science , Information Management and Information System , Industry Engineering , Engineering Management , Economics , International Economy and Trade , Finance , Banking , Electronic Commerce , Law , Politics and Administration , Information and Calculating Science , Mathematics and Applied Mathematics , Computer Science and Technology , Electronic Information Engineering , Electronic Engineering and Automation , Information Engineering , Accounting , Financial Management , English , Statistics , Social Work , Auditing , Logistics Management , Editing & Publication and Japanese . There are 13 research institutes , such as Island economics research institute , Enterprise development and creation research institute and Coal economic research institute . Nine labs have been built including Dummy Real and visualization technology lab and E-commercialCenteretc . There are four provincial key disciplines : “ Management Science and Engineering ” , Enterprise Management , Statistics and Constitutional Law & Administrative Law . SDIBT develops international cooperation positively and has set up a good relationship in academic exchanges and cooperation with universities from Canada , Russia , Germany , Australia , Korea , Japan , Singapore and many other countries . SDIBT has been given the approval of admitting foreign students and Sino-overseas cooperation in running schools . With 20 years ’ development , SDIBT has become a comprehensive finance and economics university with major in Economics and Management , in line with 6 other main disciplines , such as Law , Arts , Business and Technology . STBU has been giving priority to its continued development . Oriented by teaching , focused on academic research , aimed reforms as motivation , and embracing school motto of “ With Management and Economics Prosperity , Comes Wisdom and Compassion ” , STBU has been fully implementing the strategy of “ Supported by Discipline , Strengthened by Talents , Prospered by Unique Characteristics ” , at the same time , constructing peaceful campus , harmonious campus , and environmental campus actively and striving for construction of high level university of finance and economics in Shandong .
John Skirrow Wright . John Skirrow Wright ( 1822 – ) was one of the prominent pioneers and social improvers of the 19th century in Birmingham , England ; and inventor of the Postal Order . He was involved in many aspects of Birmingham 's mid-Victorian life that were intended for the benefit of its citizens , including the General Hospital , the Chamber of Commerce , the School of Art , the Children 's Hospital , the early Birmingham Hospital Saturday Fund , and the Blue Coat School . Life . Wright was born in 1822 , and came to Birmingham in 1838 . He was employed at the button manufactory of Smith and Kemp , where his talents marked him for a swift ascendancy from traveller to partner in 1850 . He was a nonconformist ( like many of Birmingham 's civic leaders at this time ) . Although he shared the profits of his enterprise , he opposed factory legislation , arguing that it interfered with the individual employer . While serving as President of the Birmingham Chamber of Commerce , he came up with the idea of Postal Orders , as an alternative to cheques , that would give the poorer classes the same facility as the wealthy to buy goods and services by post . A delegation of the Birmingham Chamber went to the annual meeting of Chambers of Commerce in London and Wright presented the idea , with details on how it would work , including all the Postal Order values proposed . London bankers were initially opposed to the idea , thinking it would affect their businesses , and the idea was rejected . However , the bankers eventually realised that the people who would use postal orders were not their customers and were therefore no threats . Consequently , at the Annual Meeting a year later Wright presented the idea again : this time it was accepted , and the Postal Order system was initiated exactly as he and the Birmingham Chamber had proposed . He became the first chairman of the Birmingham Liberal Association ; and at the 1880 general election he successfully stood for parliament as a Liberal in Nottingham . At the same time he had been helping the Liberal cause in Birmingham . However , on the evening of his success , 15 April , at a dinner held in his honour at the Council House , he died . Burial . Wright was buried at Key Hill Cemetery . The funeral took place on 19 April 1880 , a warm spring day . Thousands of people lined the route , and over 300 policemen maintained order . The funeral was arranged by the Metallic Airtight Coffin Co Ltd of Great Charles Street ; and the oak coffin with brass furniture was indeed metal lined . Its inscription read `` John Skirrow Wright , died April 15th 1880 , aged 58 years '' . On the lid were placed wreaths of white camellias , hyacinths , primulas , lily of the valley and maidenhair fern . A cortege of over 20 carriages set off after the hearse to the accompaniment of the bell of Handsworth Old Church . The curtains and blinds of houses along the route were drawn , and shops had closed for the day out of respect . At the Recreation Ground in Burbury Street , a procession of representatives from the public bodies of Birmingham formed , and proceeded on foot four abreast to the cemetery gates . There it split into two to allow the hearse to pass through . The People 's Chapel was reached by 3.00 pm , where the first part of the funeral service was held . Leaving to the strains of the `` Dead March '' from `` Saul '' , the congregation progressed to Wright 's grave . As the coffin was lowered into the ground , `` Rock of Ages '' was sung . Memorial . Following Wright 's death , the Mayor of Birmingham , Richard Chamberlain , convened a memorial committee . Many of the town 's politicians favoured a portrait to hang in the new Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery , or a bust to be placed in the Council House . Others , however , felt that the most appropriate memorial would be a public statue . A Mr Apperley wrote to the `` Birmingham Daily Post '' to argue that a bust in the Council House would rarely be seen except on special occasions . He stated : `` We will have a statue if we buy it ourselves '' ; and made it clear that the people wanted `` something whereby we can show our children the form of one we love so well and instil in them the good qualities he possessed . If ever a man deserved a statue Mr Wright does and if ever the working men want a statue to anyone they want one to him . '' A decision was finally made in favour of a statue , and Francis Williamson was given the commission . It was sculpted from marble and sited in Colmore Row ( in what afterwards became Victoria Square ) , in front of the Council House . It was unveiled by John Bright MP on 15 June 1883 . The `` Birmingham Daily Mail '' reported that the pose was admirable , with Wright standing in a bold upright attitude , as was his wont when addressing an audience . The statue stood close to that to Joseph Priestley , and was joined by the statue to Queen Victoria in 1901 . However , following the death of Edward VII , Priestley and Wright were moved to Chamberlain Place in 1913 , so that the new memorial to Edward by Albert Toft could be placed next to his mother . In 1914 the architectural journal `` The Builder '' published a disparaging review of Birmingham 's public monuments , criticising their execution and settings . It called the Chamberlain Memorial Fountain miserable , and Chamberlain Place `` squirt square '' ; but it found the Wright statue the least unsatisfactory example . Despite the use of such adjectives as `` cold '' , `` stiff '' and `` provincial '' , it conceded that , of all Birmingham 's statues , this one displayed a simple and refined design , and found that the figure and the base displayed a certain amount of cohesion . The statue remained in Chamberlain Place until 1951 , when , as no suitable place for it could be found , it was moved to a storage depot , and eventually scrapped . However , in 1956 a bronze copy of the bust was made by William Bloye , Chairman of the Technical Committee of the Birmingham Civic Society . This was unveiled in a niche in the Council House on 13 September 1957 , where it remains .
6 Years . `` 6 Years '' is a 2015 American romantic drama film written and directed by Hannah Fidell and starring Taissa Farmiga , Ben Rosenfield , Lindsay Burdge , Joshua Leonard , Peter Vack , and Dana Wheeler-Nicholson . Filmmakers Mark and Jay Duplass served as executive producers under their Duplass Brothers Productions banner . The film depicts two weeks in the relationship of college students Melanie Clark and Dan Mercer , as their 6-year romance turns violent . The film had its world premiere at the South by Southwest Film Festival on March 14 , 2015 , and its European premiere at the Champs-Élysées Film Festival on June 13 , 2015 . `` 6 Years '' was released on video on demand platforms on August 18 , 2015 , by The Orchard , and was made available worldwide on Netflix on September 8 , 2015 . Plot . A young couple , Melanie Clark and Daniel Mercer , experience joyful moments in their relationship , including having passionate sex . After a house party one night , Mel drives to Dan 's house drunk . Berating her for being reckless , Dan requests that she stay the night . Mel reacts angrily and pushes him into a dresser , causing Dan to sustain a head wound . At the emergency room , Dan lies about how he got the injury , covering for Mel . Dan interns at Austin-based record label Topo Records . His co-worker Amanda notices his injury ; she points out how different the situation would look if it had happened to Mel and not him . Mel starts a job as a teaching assistant to Ms. Anders at an elementary school . One night , her friends ask how she and Dan keep things fresh , and Jessica suggests they should watch pornography . Dan later catches Mel watching a porn film . The next day , they go for lunch with Dan 's mother Joanne . Before Mel arrives , Joanne tells Dan that she and his dad will pay his rent if he chooses to move to New York City . A few nights later , Mel and Dan go to a pool party thrown by Mark . After Mel leaves , Dan kisses Amanda on an impulse . He apologizes , and they agree it is best to stay friends . The next morning , Dan goes to Mel 's house and she notices his odd behavior . He denies there 's anything wrong . That night , Mel borrows Dan 's phone at a party and sees a text from Amanda talking about their kiss . They break out into a physical fight , and , in an attempt to subdue Mel 's lashing out , Dan holds her to the ground . Cops show up , misreading the situation because Mel stays silent when Dan asks her to clear things up , cops detain him . Dan is released the next morning , but refuses to speak to Mel . Jason and Mark offer Dan a job at Topo Records ' new office in Brooklyn . To celebrate , he goes to a bar with Amanda . She apologizes for sending him the text , and Dan informs her that he and Mel are on a break . Meanwhile , Mel attends a party with her friends , where she meets Will . After becoming intoxicated , Jessica and Will take her home . Jessica goes back to the party , but Will stays behind and attempts to rape Mel while she is semiconscious ; she pushes him off and he leaves . Mel tells Dan about Will and tearfully asks him to hold her . The two then go to Houston to help Mel 's mother move out of her childhood home . While there , Dan visits his mom , who encourages him to go to New York . Later , Dan tells Mel about his job offer and she accuses him of only thinking of himself . He , in turn , calls her needy and Mel orders him to leave . Mel then worries that she has messed the relationship up for good . Her roommate Becca suggests that she should sleep on it and give Dan time to cool off . Back at Dan 's house , he and Amanda have sex . The next morning , Mel arrives to apologize and catches Amanda leaving . In the ensuing argument , Mel throws a glass across the room and Dan throws a punch at her , but diverts in the end thinking better of it , causing him to slam his hand into the wall . She pushes Dan into the broken shards , injuring his foot and hand . At the hospital , Mel tells Dan that she thinks he should move to New York , though he tries to make amends with her and insists that he wants to stay with her . Mel then asks Dan if he loves her and wants to spend the rest of his life with her . When Dan is unable to answer , Mel implies that after all her efforts to heal their relationship , she 's finally given up . After 6 years of being together , the two then end things for good . Pre-production . In June 2014 , `` The Hollywood Reporter '' announced that Hannah Fidell had written and directed a relationship drama film , set for release in 2015 . The feature was produced by Kelly Williams , Andrew Logan and Jonathan Duffy , and executive produced by Mark and Jay Duplass through their production company Duplass Brothers Productions . Fidell had been approached by Mark Duplass to make a film depicting a young couple experiencing domestic violence , which appealed to her . On June 12 , 2014 , after filming for the project was already complete , it was revealed that Taissa Farmiga and Ben Rosenfield play the leading roles , Melanie Clark and Dan Mercer , respectively . That same day , it was also reported that Peter Vack , Joshua Leonard , Jennifer Lafleur , and Lindsay Burdge have supporting roles in the film . Before filming had began , Fidell and the two main actors ( Farmiga and Rosenfield ) went to the Berkshires in Massachusetts to study the script outline and develop their characters . The film was untitled during pre-production and filming ; its official title , `` 6 Years '' , was announced by Fidell through her Tumblr blog on September 3 , 2014 . Will Brittain was originally attached to portray the role of Will , but had to drop out at the last minute . Filming . Principal photography for the film lasted approximately three weeks in Austin , Texas . Production began on March 17 , 2014 , and was completed on April 6 , 2014 . Filming took place at locations including the West Campus neighborhood , the University of Texas at Austin , and Wooten Elementary School . In July 2014 , re-shoots on the film took place . Fidell revealed that she only wrote a 40-page treatment for the film , including visuals and tonal references , instead of writing a full script . In addition , only a few prominent scenes were written with dialogue already prepared for the actors ; in other scenes , improvisation was heavily used . Farmiga stated that , for the duration of production , the cast and crew lived together in the house used for Mel 's home in the film , in order to become comfortable with each other due to the intimate nature of the film . Post-production . Film editing began while the project was still in the production phase , with Sofi Marshall and Carlos Marques-Marcet serving as editors . Fidell stated that the editing process was difficult due to the frequent use of improvisation throughout the film , which made it hard for continuity in the story . Stuck On On provided sound post-production services . In January 2015 , Fidell revealed on her Twitter that sound mixing was underway , and at South by Southwest , Fidell stated that post-production had been completed a few weeks before the film 's premiere at the festival . Soundtrack . The soundtrack was set to be made available at some point by The Orchard , but went unreleased . Actors Joshua Leonard , Ben Rosenfield , and Jason Newman recorded a cover of the song `` Get Me '' by J Mascis ( of Dinosaur Jr. ) for the soundtrack ; Rosenfield and Lindsay Burdge also recorded a cover of `` Indian Summer '' by Beat Happening . Julian Wass was hired to score the music for the film , having previously composed the music for `` The Do-Deca-Pentathlon '' ( 2012 ) , which was written and directed by `` 6 Years '' executive producers Mark and Jay Duplass . Marketing . The official poster art for `` 6 Years '' was released by the IMDb on July 24 , 2015 . The official trailer was released exclusively by Yahoo ! Movies on July 30 , 2015 . On August 17 , 2015 , Vulture.com released the first seven minutes of the film . Release . The film had its world premiere on March 14 , 2015 at South by Southwest Film Festival . On March 15 , 2015 , Netflix acquired global distribution rights , with plans to release it on the streaming service later in the year . The film subsequently screened at the Maryland Film Festival and the 2015 Champs-Élysées Film Festival . In late June 2015 , The Orchard acquired the domestic rights to `` 6 Years '' , and released it on video on demand in the United States on August 18 , 2015 . The film began streaming worldwide through Netflix on September 8 , 2015 . Home media . The film was released on DVD in the United States on April 12 , 2016 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment . Critical response . Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a 64 % approval rating based on 11 reviews , and an average rating of 6.6/10 . The film was assigned a weighted average of 53 out of 100 from Metacritic , based on 5 reviews , indicating `` mixed or average reviews '' . Eric Kohn and Nigel M. Smith of IndieWire cited the performances of Farmiga and Rosenfield as breakout talent at the 2015 South by Southwest . Kohn wrote , `` Hannah Fidell , working with executive producers Mark and Jay Duplass , effectively broadens her range by borrowing the sibling directors ' improvisatory style and ceding control to her two leads , whose heartbreaking performances imbue this familiar Austin-set narrative with a fiery edge . '' In their list of 25 performances they would like to see receive awards recognition , IndieWire highlighted Farmiga and Rosenfield 's work in `` 6 Years '' . IndieWire also listed the film as number 7 on its `` 13 Most Criminally Overlooked Indies and Foreign Films of 2015 '' . Justin Chang of `` Variety '' wrote , `` Although shot and performed in a determinedly raw , naturalistic register , this emotionally roiling portrait of two twentysomething Texas sweethearts too often veers toward melodramatic overstatement , inspiring little empathy or understanding despite the committed performances of promising young leads Taissa Farmiga and Ben Rosenfield . '' John DeFore of `` The Hollywood Reporter '' wrote , `` A melodrama benefitting from excellent performances but suffering from a too-obvious script , '' while Ryland Aldrich of Twitch Film opined , `` An indie drama through and through , Fidell has again succeeded in telling a tiny story and making it feel as big as the world . Her connection to these characters is infectious and impossible to ignore . It may be an emotional rollercoaster , but it is real , and the intimacy is undeniable . ''
Joye Hummel . Joye Hummel ( Joye Murchison Kelly ) ( b. April 4 , 1924 ) ghost-wrote a number of `` Wonder Woman '' stories between 1944 and 1947 . She was 19 years old when she began . When William Moulton Marston – the original Wonder Woman writer – became terminally ill , Hummel took over . Her first stories appeared in the Spring of 1945 in issue 12 of `` Wonder Woman '' . Within three years of her in this writing role , the character became a huge success . Hummel was the first woman to write these stories for `` Wonder Woman '' and was in fact the first female writer for superhero comics . At the time , she did not receive any recognition . She married David W. Murchison , then Jack Kelly . In 2018 , Hummel won the 2018 Bill Finger Award from San Diego Comic-Con International .
Outer Barrier . The Outer Barrier , also known as the Long Island and New York City barrier islands , refers to the string of barrier islands that divide the lagoons south of Long Island , New York from the Atlantic Ocean . These islands include Coney Island , Long Beach Barrier Island , Island Park , Jones Beach Island , Fire Island and Westhampton Island . The outer barrier extends along the South Shore of Long Island , from the Rockaway Peninsula in New York City to the east end of Shinnecock Bay in Suffolk County . The lagoons enclosed by the barrier islands are Jamaica Bay , Brosewere Bay , Hewlett Bay , Reynolds Channel , Middle Bay , East Bay , South Oyster Bay , Great South Bay , and arms of the Great South Bay that have their own geographic names : Great Cove , Nicoll Bay , Patchogue Bay , Bellport Bay , Narrow Bay , Moriches Bay , Quantuck Bay , Tiana Bay , and Shinnecock Bay . East Rockaway Inlet , Jones Inlet , Fire Island Inlet , Old Inlet , Moriches Inlet , and Shinnecock Inlet pierce the barrier , forming the individual sandy islands . The resort communities of Atlantic Beach , Long Beach , and Westhampton Beach ; the Fire Island National Seashore , Robert Moses State Park , Jones Beach State Park , and other recreational areas are found there . The low-lying islands are subject to wave erosion , and , during storms , they are sometimes inundated and cut through . New York City islands . Coney Island , Pelican Beach , Plumb Beach , Barren Island , several smaller islands in Jamaica Bay , and parts of what is now the Rockaway peninsula formerly comprised the westernmost Outer Barrier islands . Of these , Coney Island was the westernmost island . Most of these islands were either connected to mainland Long Island or combined with each other in the early 20th century . Long Beach Barrier Island . Long Beach Barrier Island lies off the south shore of Long Island . The island is shared by the hamlet of Atlantic Beach to the west , the city of Long Beach and the hamlet of Lido Beach in the central part of the island , and the hamlet of Point Lookout at the eastern end of the island . ( The three hamlets — Atlantic Beach , Lido Beach , and Point Lookout — are part of the town of Hempstead , New York . ) Within its section of the barrier island , the city of Long Beach spans the entire north-south width of the island , fronting on both Reynolds Channel , to the north , and the Atlantic Ocean , to the south . A drawbridge , the Long Beach Bridge , connects it to Island Park , a small island which lies between Long Beach and the mainland of Long Island . To the west , the Atlantic Beach Bridge , connects the island to Lawrence on Long Island . The Loop Parkway , located to the east where Lido Beach and Point Lookout border one another , connects the island to Jones Beach . Jones Beach Island . Jones Beach Island is a barrier island off the southern coast of Long Island in the U.S. state of New York . It is named for the father of historian Thomas Jones . It is sometimes referred to as Oak Beach Island , and the former home of the infamous Oak Beach Inn . It is separated from Long Island by Great South Bay . The island straddles the county line between Nassau and Suffolk counties and includes the census-designated places of Gilgo and Oak Beach–Captree , New York . The southern side of the island is known for its beaches that face the open Atlantic Ocean . Jones Beach State Park , on the western tip of the island is a summer recreational destination for the New York City area . It is accessible from Long Island on its western end by the Meadowbrook Parkway to Merrick , New York , the Loop Parkway to Long Beach , New York and the Wantagh Parkway to Wantagh , New York . Its eastern end is linked to Babylon , New York as well as to Fire Island , New York by the Robert Moses Causeway via the Great South Bay Bridge and the State Boat Channel Bridge . The Ocean Parkway connects all three causeways and runs the length of the island , while The Fire Island Inlet Bridge continues on the Robert Moses Causeway finding its way to the New York 's Fire Island on the Atlantic Ocean . Fire Island . Fire Island is a barrier island , approximately 31 miles ( 50 km ) long and varying between approximately 0.1 mile ( 160 m ) to 0.25 mile ( 400 m ) wide . Fire Island passes through southern Suffolk County , New York , and is southeast of Long Island separated from the main land by the Great South Bay in the U.S. state of New York , running approximately SW to NE . The land area is 8.687 sq . mi . ( 22.5 km2 ) , and a permanent population of 491 people was reported as of the 2000 census . ( There are hundreds of thousands of summertime residents , groupers and daytrippers . ) The island is composed of three communities , as defined by the Census Bureau . The largest of these is Fire Island ( CDP ) , which is unincorporated and stretches through the southern portion of the towns of Babylon , Islip , and Brookhaven . There are several ocean front communities such as , Davis Park and Watch Hill that are on the eastern side of the Great south bay . Fire Island has a variety of ocean front communities that can be reached by private boat , or seasonal ferry service from Long Island 's mainland . Fire Island has a 2000 census population of 310 inhabitants . There are also two villages in the Islip section of the island , Saltaire ( pop . 43 ) and Ocean Beach ( pop . 138 ) . In addition , a part of Fire Island CDP is not even on the island , but on a separate island adjacent to West Hampton Dunes . Fire Island Inlet is an inlet on the south shore of Long Island , New York . It connects the Great South Bay with the Atlantic Ocean , passing between Robert Moses State Park ( the western end of Fire Island ) on the south and Oak Beach and Captree State Park ( the eastern end of Jones Island ) on the north . The stated land area and population figures result when this section is subtracted out . The inlet is directly south of West Islip , the nearest town on the main part of Long Island . The inlet has evolved over the years due to natural processes , especially longshore drift . Jones Island and Fire Island at one time were connected . The Fire Island Light was at the mouth of the inlet when built in 1858 , but is now six miles east of the inlet . Westhampton Island . Westhampton Island is the easternmost outer barrier island in the Town of Southampton . The barrier island was part of Fire Island until a nor'easter in 1931 created Moriches Inlet and made Fire Island a proper island . In 1938 , Shinnecock Inlet created this fourth barrier island . Cupsogue Beach County Park is located on the western end of the island . Moriches Inlet is an inlet connecting Moriches Bay and the Atlantic Ocean . The inlet created a geographic oddity whereby the Town of Brookhaven actually has jurisdiction on land immediately west of the village of West Hampton Dunes although Brookhaven land access to it involves a nearly 20 mile drive through Southampton . Shinnecock Inlet is the easternmost of five major inlets connecting bays to the Atlantic Ocean through the narrow 100-mile-long barrier islands that stretch from New York City to Southampton , New York on the south shore of Long Island . The inlet was formed by the Great Hurricane of 1938 which killed several people when it permanently broke through the island in Hampton Bays , New York . The inlet is almost directly lined up with the Shinnecock Canal between Shinnecock Bay and the Peconic Bay and saves miles for boaters going to the open Atlantic . Consequently , management has been geared to keep the inlet dredged and open . However , maintenance of the inlet has been controversial on grounds that it causes beach erosion on Fire Island .
CNR ( software ) . CNR , or One-Click & Run , was a free one-click software delivery service that was created to make finding and installing Linux software easier . It assists the user in finding and installing software on their computer , it sits dormant in the system tray when not in use . CNR offered a large database of Linux programs that were suitable for everyday and specialty usage , it was not only available for Linspire Linux operating systems , but other versions of Linux as well . History . In 2002 , the legacy CNR was created as a digital software delivery service created by Linspire , Inc . The service provide the desktop Linux user with an online software warehouse from which they could click on a product and have it installed on their desktop automatically . It required a paid membership of $ 49.95 to use the service . The warehouse hosted free , non-free , and commercial Linux software titles . The service relied on a client application to work in concert with Debian 's APT and dpkg to resolve dependencies and install files . In 2006 , in support of the community , Linspire changed its membership program to a two-tier system of CNR Basic and CNR Gold . Originally introduced as a $ 19.95-per-year subscription , the CNR Basic membership was later made free and so now user could access free and non-free software without a subscription . Linspire announced plans on April 24 , 2006 , to release CNR under a free software/open source license . It could then be used by other Linux distributions . In early 2007 , Linspire announced that they were going expand their CNR service to other distributions than their own , namely Debian , Ubuntu , with future extensions for RPM . In doing so , Linspire hoped to consolidate and aggregate all desktop Linux software into one service to provide an easier method of finding and installing all software for desktop Linux . In December 2007 , Linspire announced the beta release of their new CNR.com service with support for the updated Linspire and Freespire distributions and for Ubuntu 7.04 Feisty and Ubuntu 7.10 Gutsy ( planned for Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy in April 2008 ) . On March 10 , 2008 , Linspire closed the legacy CNR service . Web software . CNR also provides access to thousands of Web-based applications , providing the Linux community with the option of local Linux and Web Software , available through a single source ( as of February 2008 ) . The same abilities to browse and search the library of products with additional abilities planned to improve the Web Software experience ( bookmarking ) . The community will also have the ability to add new products to the already extensive library of applications available . How it works . The following is a list of the major services and some descriptive information about each one . Import service . The import service is responsible for importing package repositories , parsing the package metadata , and matching the packages to products using a complex heuristically based algorithm . The Import service supports any Debian based distribution . RPM based packages can be supported by the domain model with additional work specific to the RPM package metadata schema and release management practices . The import service has a 98 % success rate matching packages to products with admin support tools for finding and correcting any problems quickly . This service is responsible for making CNR.com the largest software warehouse for desktop Linux . Ecommerce service . The ecommerce service handles all purchases of commercial software , purchases of member services , and the collection of user acceptance of product EULAs for those products that require such . The ecommerce service is also responsible for handling the DRM requirements of software that have them , such as delivering activation codes to the user or account registration with ISVs . User management . The user management service handles the creation and management of user accounts as well as the authentication and authorization of user accounts and user access respectively . Authentication is managed using LDAP and SSO is utilized via a token federation service . Package management . The package management service handles the secure and non-secure storage of all the packages and provides for the secure delivery for all types of packages : free , non-free , and commercial , making CNR.com the industry leader for delivering desktop Linux software . This service is also responsible for the categorization of each product . The categories are an XDG base with an extended set of CNR categories not found in the XDG set intended to enhanced searchability . Community service . The community service provides for the forum , wiki document and blogging features for both the community in general and for each product . Each product has its own mini-community where discussions and self-help community support can thrive . CNR.com service . Other interfaces include the product chart that has a refresh cycle of once per 10 minutes and various administrative interfaces for viewing and managing product and user data . Support service . The support service provides for the tracking , managing and resolving of user submitted support issues . It also has a facility for paid support features versus free support features . Mail lists service . The mail list service is responsible for the mailing list enrollment and subscription management as well as the sending of system emails to the user as a result of some user-based activity on the site . Secure data . The secure data service is responsible for the secure storage of credit card profiles that the user has elected to save . Category data . The category data service is responsible for the storage of the data associated with product categories . Audit data . The audit data service is responsible for the storage of user activity records such as installs , client registration , machine registrations , etc . Product data . The product data service is responsible for the storage of product specific data as well as the product aggregation data . Warehouse data . The warehouse data service is responsible for the storage of package level data and distribution level data . Resource data . The resource data service is responsible for the storage of all images associated with a product including user provided images like logos and screenshots . CNR on other Linux systems . Linspire planned to port the CNR service to the Ubuntu distribution , the company announced plans on April 24 , 2006 to release CNR under a free software/open source license . It could then be used by other Linux distributions . On January 23 , 2007 , a `` CNR for all '' website was launched ; however , the launching of the warehouse itself was announced for Q2 of 2007 . The release of the new free/open-source CNR client and plug-in is planned to coincide with the release of Freespire 2.0 and Linspire 6.0 , both of which will include the free/open-source CNR client and plug-in ( this new CNR is known internally at Linspire/Freespire as `` CNR 7 '' ) . On July 1 , 2008 , Linspire changed its corporate name to Digital Cornerstone and was acquired by Xandros . The deal gives Xandros ownership of all Linspire trademarks , patents , and assets , including CNR . It is expected that the CNR client will eventually be made available for Xandros ' line of desktop Linux operating systems . In 2009 , Xandros introduced a new `` app store '' based on CNR and includes access to it in their Presto operating system . Support . Six distributions were expected to be supported at the time of the CNR 7 launch : Debian , Fedora Core , Freespire , Linspire , openSUSE , and Ubuntu ( Feisty Fawn ) . Support for other distributions was expected starting in 2008 . A test version of CNR 7 was released on July 19 , 2007 .
And So to Sleep Again . `` And So to Sleep Again '' is a popular song , written in 1951 by Joe Marsala and Sunny Skylar . It was popularized by Patti Page in 1951 . The Page recording was issued by Mercury Records as catalog number 5706 , and first reached the Billboard chart on September 22 , 1951 , lasting 16 weeks and peaking at # 4 . It was also recorded in America by Dick Haymes , April Stevens and Margaret Whiting , and British covers were recorded by Jimmy Young and Dorothy Squires . It peaked at # 21 in the British sheet music charts . Coleman Hawkins recorded it in October 1951
Manuel Erotikos Komnenos . Manuel Erotikos Komnenos ( , `` Manouēl Erōtikos Komnēnos '' ; 955/960 – ) was a Byzantine military leader under Basil II , and the first fully documented ancestor of the Komnenos dynasty . His origin and parentage is obscure . He is only mentioned in the sources as leading the defence of Nicaea in 978 against the rebel Bardas Skleros , and as an imperial envoy to him 11 years later . He had three children , late in life . The eldest , Isaac , became emperor in 1057–1059 , and the youngest , John , was the progenitor of the Komnenian dynasty as the father of Alexios I Komnenos . Biography . Nothing is known of Manuel 's early life . From the fact that he was militarily active in 978 , and given that he was able to have children as late as , a date of birth of has been suggested and generally accepted by modern scholars . His parents ' identity is obscure : as Manuel 's own firstborn son was named Isaac ( Isaakios ) , the Greek scholar Konstantinos Varzos considered it likely that his father had the same name , since according to Greek custom the eldest male child is named after its paternal grandfather . Nothing is known otherwise about his life and career . According to Varzos , Manuel inherited his surname of `` Komnenos '' from his father , while his equally obscure mother was an unnamed lady of the Erotikos family , possibly related to the 11th-century rebel Theophilos Erotikos . The French scholar Jean-Claude Cheynet , on the other hand , proposed that Manuel was a member of the Erotikos family , and that he was the first to have changed the surname to Komnenos . Modern scholarship commonly accepts Michael Psellos ' comment that the family originated from the village of Komne in Thrace . Varzos also considers Manuel a brother of the `` protospatharios '' Nikephoros Komnenos , who was named governor of the Armenian region of Vaspurakan soon after its annexation in 1021 , but although possible , such a relationship can not be proven . Manuel is mentioned for the first time in 978 , when he led the defence of Nicaea against the rebel general Bardas Skleros , who had risen up against Emperor Basil II ( ) . Although his great-granddaughter , the princess Anna Komnene , claims in her `` Alexiad '' that he had been named `` strategos autokrator '' ( commander-in-chief ) of the East and sent with full powers to deal with the revolt , it is far more likely that he was merely a local commander . Manuel maintained the city 's defence with some success , even though the besiegers managed to undermine and collapse one of its towers , until the lack of food became acute . At that point Manuel was able to fool Skleros , by pretending that he had mountains of wheat and was considering joining him , into allowing him and the inhabitants to depart freely for Constantinople . Manuel re-appears in 989 , when he was sent as an envoy to Skleros , who had once more risen in revolt against Basil II , to persuade him to surrender . Manuel was successful in his task , and the elderly rebel ended his revolt and gave himself up on 11 October . The titles by which he is recorded were `` patrikios '' , `` anthypatos '' , and `` vestes '' . Manuel owned lands in the region of modern Kastamonu in Paphlagonia , inherited after his death by his eldest son , and which became the stronghold of the family in the 11th century . Manuel Erotikos Komnenos died probably around 1020 . At that time , his children were still young , so he entrusted them to the care of Emperor Basil II .
Tamsui Old Street . The Tamsui Old Street ( ) is a street in Tamsui District , New Taipei , Taiwan . Features . The street is filled with many shops which have been around for decades . Transportation . The street is accessible within walking distance north west from Tamsui Station of Taipei Metro .
Mauro Ribeiro . Mauro Ribeiro ( Curitiba , 19 July 1964 ) was a Brazilian professional road bicycle racer . In the 1991 Tour de France , he became the first and only Brazilian cyclist to win a stage in the Tour de France .
Cinochira atra . `` Cinochira atra '' is a species of fly in the family Tachinidae .
Mcdesme , Queensland . Mcdesme is a locality in the Shire of Burdekin , Queensland , Australia .
Abiquiu Formation . The Abiquiu Formation is a geologic formation in New Mexico . It preserves fossils dating back to the Neogene period .
Abell Catalog of Planetary Nebulae . The Abell Catalog of Planetary Nebulae was created in 1966 by George O. Abell and was composed of 86 entries thought to be planetary nebulae that were collected from discoveries , about half by Albert George Wilson and the rest by Abell , Robert George Harrington , and Rudolph Minkowski . All were discovered before August 1955 as part of the National Geographic Society – Palomar Observatory Sky Survey on photographic plates created with the Samuel Oschin telescope at Mount Palomar . Four are better known from previous catalogs : Abell 50 is NGC 6742 , Abell 75 is NGC 7076 , Abell 37 is IC 972 , and Abell 81 is IC 1454 . Another four were later rejected as not being planetaries : Abell 11 ( reflection nebula ) , Abell 32 ( red plate flaw ) , Abell 76 ( ring galaxy PGC 85185 ) , and Abell 85 ( supernova remnant CTB 1 and noted as possibly such in Abell 's 1966 paper ) . Another three were also not included in the Strasbourg-ESO Catalogue of Galactic Planetary Nebulae ( SEC ) : Abell 9 , Abell 17 ( red plate flaw ) , and Abell 64 . Planetaries on the list are best viewed with a large aperture telescope ( e.g . ) and an OIII filter .
Iisak Mylläri . Iisak Mylläri ( 15 December 1894 – 23 October 1967 ) was a Finnish wrestler . He competed in the freestyle light heavyweight event at the 1924 Summer Olympics .
Barron Hilton Cup . The Barron Hilton Cup ( BHC ) was a worldwide soaring contest , founded by Barron Hilton , the now retired chairman , president and chief executive officer of Hilton Hotels Corporation , and the late Prof. Dr. Helmut Reichmann . The European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company ( EADS ) was a partner in the event . The competition ran for 30 years , from 1980 through 2009 . The winners of each two-year competition period were invited to a weeklong soaring camp at Barron Hilton 's Flying-M Ranch in Nevada USA . Since 1986 , the BHC has been recognized by the International Gliding Commission as an Fédération Aéronautique Internationale first-category event . The purpose of the competition was to promote long-distance gliding and to strengthen gliding contacts between the participating nations . The competition area was divided into five geographic regions of the world .
Sparganothina pollicis . `` Sparganothina pollicis '' is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family . It is found in Costa Rica .
Qingyuanlu station . Qingyuanlu Station ( ) is a station on the Daxing Line of the Beijing Subway .
Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union . The Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union ( POPCRU ) is a trade union in South Africa representing police officers , trafiic officers and correctional officers , it has around 120,000 members . POPCRU was formed in 1989 . POPCRU is an affiliate of the Congress of South African Trade Unions ( COSATU ) .
Franklin Electric . Franklin Electric ( NASDAQ : FELE ) is a manufacturer of submersible pumps , submersible electric motors , and components for applications such as fueling systems and center pivot irrigation systems . Founded in 1944 in Bluffton , Indiana , USA , the company moved its corporate headquarters to nearby Fort Wayne , Indiana in summer 2013 . The company has 20 facilities in 13 countries . Until 2004 , Franklin Electric was primarily a supplier to OEMs such as ITT/Goulds and Pentair . Franklin shifted the business focus from being a motor OEM to being a supplier of ground water pumping products . The company has made a series of acquisitions in the water pumping industry , including The Little Giant Pump Company , JBD ( formerly the pump line of Jacuzzi ) , Monarch Pumps , Centrifugal pump lines from , CAL pumps , Western Pump , Schneider Motobombas , Denorco Pumps , and a controlling share of Vertical Pumps of Italy . The company also manufactures pump products for agriculture irrigation and dewatering , coal bed methane , sump , sewage , and effluent , water gardening , OEM submersible electric motors , and the fluid fueling industry . It has manufacturing facilities in the United States , Germany , Czech Republic , Italy , Turkey , Mexico , Brazil , Australia , South Africa , China , and Japan .
Jean Gilbert . Jean Gilbert ( 11 February 1879 – 20 December 1942 ) , born Max Winterfeld , was a German operetta composer and conductor . Life and career . Gilbert was born in Hamburg into a family of musicians ; his ancestors were cantors of the Jewish community , his cousin Paul Dessau became a famous composer and conductor . He attended composition lessons held by Philipp Scharwenka in Berlin and studied at the conservatories in Sondershausen and Weimar . After first public appearances as a pianist , the 18-year-old obtained an appointment as `` Kapellmeister '' in Bremerhaven . Soon after he moved to the Carl Schultze Theater in Hamburg and , at the age of 20 , succeeded Leo Fall as musical director of the Centralhalle theatre . He adopted the name of Jean Gilbert for the production of his first operetta '' Das Jungfernstift '' in 1901 . He continued to work as a `` Kapellmeister '' at the Berlin Apollo-Theater on Friedrichstraße , where he enacted operettas by Paul Lincke . In 1908 , Gilbert moved to Düsseldorf and again turned to composing . Back in Berlin by 1910 , he composed more than 50 operettas before and after World War I . His most successful work was `` Die keusche Susanne '' ( 1910 ) , which was also popular in an English adaptation as `` The Girl in the Taxi '' . As a Jew , Gilbert was forced to leave Germany after the Nazi seizure of power in January 1933 . He first emigrated to Madrid and later to Argentina , where he once again worked as a radio orchestra leader . He died in Buenos Aires . His elder son Robert Gilbert ( 1899–1978 ) was also a composer , his younger son Henry Winterfeld ( 1901–1990 ) became a well-known author of books for young readers .
Secătura River ( Șimon ) . The Secătura River is a tributary of the Șimon River in Romania .
Karczewko , Pomeranian Voivodeship . Karczewko is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Sierakowice , within Kartuzy County , Pomeranian Voivodeship , in northern Poland . It lies approximately north-west of Sierakowice , west of Kartuzy , and west of the regional capital Gdańsk . For details of the history of the region , see `` History of Pomerania '' . The village has a population of 57 .
Steve Norris ( footballer ) . Stephen Mark Norris ( born 22 September 1961 ) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League , as a forward . In the 1990–91 season , he was the highest scorer in the Fourth Division ( and the second in the whole Football League ) , with 35 goals in total for Carlisle United and Halifax Town ; having transferred from Carlisle to Halifax early in the season .
One Park Tower ( Mississauga ) . One Park Tower is a skyscraper located in the city of Mississauga , Ontario , Canada . It was completed in 2008 , stands at 142 meters , and has 38 floors , making it the third tallest building in Mississauga as of 2011 . One Park Tower was the tallest building in the city at the time of its completion , but was soon surpassed by the Absolute World towers , standing at 168 and 151 meters . The building is used as a residential condominium .
86th Motorized Infantry Division ( People 's Republic of China ) . The 76th Division ( ) was created in February 1949 under `` the Regulation of the Redesignations of All Organizations and Units of the Army '' , issued by Central Military Commission on November 1 , 1948 , basing on the 22nd Division , 8th Column of the Huadong Field Army . Its history can be traced to the 4th Division of Shandong Military District , formed in August 1945 . The division was then a part of 26th Corps . Under the flag of 76th it took part in several major battles during the Chinese Civil War . In November 1950 the division entered Korea with the Corps HQ as a part of the People 's Volunteer Army , consisting of the 226th , 227th , and the 228th Regiments . During its deployment in Korea , the division took part in the 2nd , 4th and 5th Offensive of the PVA , and suffered heavy losses during the Battle of Chosin Reservoir . In June 1952 the division pulled out of Korea and stationed in Shandong . From 1952 to 1960 the division was named as 76th Infantry Division ( ) . In September 1952 356th Artillery Regiment and 281st Tank Self-Propelled Artillery Regiment were activated . In April 1960 the division was renamed as 76th Army Division ( ) . In January 1961 , the division became one of the first ten combat alert divisions of the People 's Liberation Army , made it a fully manned and equipped `` big '' division under PLA glossary , composing of 12457 personnel . In 1962 the division was temporarily moved to Fujian for emergency alert mission , and shortly after returned to its garrison . In July 1967 the division moved to Jiangxi . In August 1968 , 281st Tank Self-Propelled Artillery Regiment was detached and transferred to newly formed 8th Tank Division as 29th Tank Regiment . The division is now still a maneuver part of 31st Army , and an amphibious motorized infantry unit that may take part in the invasion of Kinmen in an upcoming war with Taiwan .
Loonie . The loonie ( ) , formally the Canadian one-dollar coin , is a gold-coloured coin that was introduced in 1987 and is produced by the Royal Canadian Mint at its facility in Winnipeg . The most prevalent versions of the coin show a common loon , a bird found throughout Canada , on the reverse and Queen Elizabeth II , the nation 's head of state , on the obverse . Various commemorative and specimen-set editions of the coin with special designs replacing the loon on the reverse have been minted over the years . The coin 's outline is an 11-sided curve of constant width . Its diameter of 26.5 mm and its 11-sidedness matched that of the already-circulating Susan B. Anthony dollar in the United States , and its thickness of 1.95 mm was a close match to the latter 's 2.0 mm . Its gold colour differed from the silver-coloured Anthony dollar ; however , the succeeding Sacagawea and Presidential dollars matched the loonie 's overall hue . Other coins using a curve of constant width include the 7-sided British twenty pence and fifty pence coins ( the latter of which has similar size and value to the loonie , but is silver in colour ) . After its introduction , the coin became the symbol of the Canadian dollar : media often discuss the rate at which the `` loonie '' is trading against other currencies . The nickname `` loonie '' became so widely recognized that in 2006 , the Royal Canadian Mint secured the rights to it . When the Canadian two-dollar coin was introduced in 1996 , it was in turn nicknamed the `` toonie '' ( a portmanteau of `` two '' and `` loonie '' ) . Background . Canada first minted a silver dollar coin in 1935 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of George V 's reign as king . The voyageur dollar , so named because it featured an Indigenous person and a French voyageur paddling a canoe on the reverse , was minted in silver until 1967 , after which it was composed primarily of nickel . The coins did not see wide circulation , mainly due to their size and weight ; the nickel version weighed and was in diameter , and was itself smaller than the silver version . By 1982 , the Royal Canadian Mint had begun work on a new composition for the dollar coin that it hoped would lead to increased circulation . At the same time , vending machine operators and transit systems were lobbying the Government of Canada to replace the dollar banknotes with wider circulating coins . A Commons committee recommended in 1985 that the dollar bill be eliminated despite a lack of evidence that Canadians would support the move . The government argued that it would save between $ 175 million and $ 250 million over 20 years by switching from bills that had a lifespan of less than a year to coins that would last two decades . Introduction . The government announced on March 25 , 1986 , that the new dollar coin would be launched the following year as a replacement for the dollar bill , which would be phased out . It was expected to cost $ 31.8 million to produce the first 300 million coins , but through seigniorage ( the difference between the cost of production and the coin 's value ) , expected to make up to $ 40 million a year on the coins . From the proceeds , a total of $ 60 million over five years was dedicated toward funding the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary . The failure of the Susan B. Anthony dollar coin in the United States had been considered and it was believed Americans refused to support the coin due to its similarity to their quarter coin and its lack of esthetic appeal . In announcing the new Canadian dollar coin , the government stated it would be the same overall size as the Susan B. Anthony coin – slightly larger than a quarter – to allow for compatibility with American manufactured vending machines , but would be eleven-sided and gold-coloured . It was planned that the coin would continue using the voyageur theme of its predecessor , but the master dies that had been struck in Ottawa were lost in transit en route to the Mint 's facility at Winnipeg . A Commons committee struck to investigate the loss discovered that the Mint had no documented procedures for transport of master dies and that it had shipped them via a local courier in a bid to save $ 43.50 . It was also found to be the third time that the Mint had lost master dies within five years . An internal review by the Royal Canadian Mint argued that while a policy existed to ship the obverse and reverse dies separately , the new coin dies were packaged separately but were part of the same shipment . The Mint also disagreed with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police 's contention that the dies were simply lost in transit , believing instead that they were stolen . The dies were never recovered . Fearing the possibility of counterfeiting , the government approved a new design for the reverse , replacing the voyageur with a Robert-Ralph Carmichael design of a common loon floating in water . The coin was immediately nicknamed the `` loonie '' across English Canada , and became known as a `` huard '' , French for `` loon '' , in Quebec . The loonie entered circulation on June 30 , 1987 , as 40 million coins were introduced into major cities across the country . Over 800 million loonies had been struck by the coin 's 20th anniversary . Two years after the loonie 's introduction , the Bank of Canada ceased production of the dollar banknote . The final dollar bills were printed on June 30 , 1989 . Initial support for the coin was mixed , but withdrawing the banknote forced acceptance of the coin . The loonie has subsequently gained iconic status within Canada , and is now regarded as a national symbol . The term `` loonie '' has since become synonymous with the Canadian dollar itself . The town of Echo Bay , Ontario , home of Robert-Ralph Carmichael , erected a large loonie monument in his honour in 1992 along the highway , similar to Sudbury 's 'Big Nickel ' . Lucky loonie . Officials for the 2002 Salt Lake Winter Olympics invited the National Hockey League 's ice making consultant , Dan Craig , to oversee the city 's E Center arena , where the ice hockey tournament was being held . Craig invited a couple of members from the ice crew in his hometown of Edmonton to assist . One of them , Trent Evans , secretly placed a loonie at centre ice . He originally placed a dime , but added the loonie after the smaller coin quickly vanished as the ice surface was built up . He placed the coins after realizing there was no target at centre ice for referees to aim for when dropping the puck for a faceoff . A thin yellow dot was painted on the ice surface over the coins , though the loonie was faintly visible to those who knew to look for it . Keeping the coin a secret , Evans told only a few people of its placement and swore them to secrecy . Among those told were the players of the men 's and women 's teams . Both Canadian teams went on to win gold medals . Several members of the women 's team kissed the spot where the coin was buried following their victory . After the men won their final , the coin was dug up and given to Wayne Gretzky , the team 's executive-director , who revealed the existence of the `` lucky loonie '' at a post-game press conference . The lucky loonie quickly became a piece of Canadian lore . The original lucky loonie was donated to the Hockey Hall of Fame , and Canadians have subsequently hidden loonies at several international competitions . Loonies were buried in the foundations of facilities built for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver . Capitalizing on the tradition , the Royal Canadian Mint has released a commemorative edition `` lucky loonie '' for each Olympic Games since 2004 . Composition . The weight of the coin was originally specified as 108 grains , equivalent to 6.998 grams . The coin 's diameter is 26.5mm . When introduced , loonie coins were made of Aureate , a bronze-electroplated nickel combination . Beginning in 2007 , some loonie blanks also began to be produced with a cyanide-free brass plating process . In the spring of 2012 , the composition switched to multi-ply brass-plated steel . As a result , the weight dropped from 7.00 to 6.27 grams . This has resulted in the 2012 loonie not being accepted in some vending machines . The Toronto Parking Authority estimates that at about $ 345 per machine , it will cost about $ 1 million to upgrade almost 3,000 machines to accept the new coins . The Mint states that multi-ply plated steel technology , already used in Canada 's smaller coinage , produces an electromagnetic signature that is harder to counterfeit than that for regular alloy coins ; also , using steel provides cost savings and avoids fluctuations in price or supply of nickel . On April 10 , 2012 , the Royal Canadian Mint announced design changes to the loonie and toonie , which include new security features . Commemorative editions . Alongside the regular minting of the loonie with the standard image of the common loon on the coin 's reverse , the Royal Canadian Mint has also released commemorative editions of the one-dollar coin for a variety of occasions . These coins have a circulation-grade finish and have been made available to the public in five-coin packs and in 25-coin rolls in addition to being released directly into circulation . Specimen set editions . Each year since 2002 , except in 2003 , the Royal Canadian Mint has issued a one-dollar coin that depicts a different and unique image of a bird on the coin 's reverse . These special loonies have limited mintages and are available only in the six-coin specimen sets .
20th Golden Horse Awards . The 20th Golden Horse Awards ( ) took place on November 16 , 1983 at Kaohsiung Cultural Center in Kaohsiung , Taiwan .
New York Court for the Trial of Impeachments . The Court for the Trial of Impeachments , and the Correction of Errors was established by the New York State Constitution of 1777 . It consisted then of the Lieutenant Governor of New York ( who is ex officio President of the State Senate ) , the Chancellor , the justices of the New York Supreme Court and the members of the New York State Senate . It had two distinct jurisdictions : the trial of State officers who had been impeached by the New York State Assembly , and it served as a court of last resort in which decisions of either the New York Supreme Court or the Chancellor could be reversed . The Court for the Correction of Errors was abolished by the State Constitution of 1846 , and its jurisdiction on appeals transferred to the succeeding New York Court of Appeals . Hiram Denio published the records of the cases which were tried in the Court for the Correction of Errors from 1830 to 1847 . The Court for the Trial of Impeachments , in the newspapers often referred to as the Impeachment Court or sometimes as the High Court of Impeachment , still exists . Since 1847 , it consists of the Lieutenant Governor , the Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals , the associate judges of the Court of Appeals , and the members of the State Senate . Any member of this court who has been impeached and is on trial himself , is temporarily excluded from it . Likewise , if the Governor of New York or the Lieutenant Governor are tried , the Lieutenant Governor and the Temporary President of the State Senate are excluded . The impeachment now requires a majority vote of the total of members of Assembly , and a conviction requires a two-thirds majority of the Impeachment Court . The most famous trial held by this court was the impeachment of Governor William Sulzer in 1913 . 1853 . Canal Commissioner John C. Mather ( Dem . ) , acquitted - Lt. Gov . Sanford E. Church presided . 1872 . Supreme Court justice George G. Barnard ( Dem . ) , convicted unanimously - Lt. Gov . Allen C. Beach ( Dem . ) presided 1913 . Governor William Sulzer ( Dem . ) , convicted - Chief Judge Edgar M. Cullen ( Dem . ) presided and voted against conviction .
Burzubənd . Burzubənd ( also , Birziband and Burzubend ) is a village and municipality in the Astara Rayon of Azerbaijan . It has a population of 978 . The municipality consists of the villages of Burzubənd , Vənəşikəş , and Noyabud .
2011 in home video . US and Canada . The following films , television shows , and miniseries were released on Blu-ray and/or DVD on the following dates in 2011 in the United States and Canada .
Monument to the Victims of the Soviet Occupation . The Monument to the Victims of the Soviet Occupation ( ) is a proposed monument in Chişinău , Moldova .
Homewrecker . A homewrecker ( sometimes styled as home wrecker or home-wrecker ) is a person , object or activity that causes or comes close to causing the breakup of a marriage ( or similar partnership ) . The homewrecker is said to have taken one of the spouses away from the marriage , thus `` wrecking '' the marital home . Most commonly , the label `` homewrecker '' is applied to a person having an affair with someone else 's spouse or domestic partner ; it can also refer to other forces that are destructive to a marital relationship and tied only to one party to that relationship . Infidelity . When `` homewrecker '' is used to describe a person , it is applied to someone who breaks up a pre-existing relationship by having an affair with one of its partners . It may be applied more often when the person actually intends to cause the break-up in order to replace the prior partner permanently . Non-affair homewreckers . Less frequently , other intense and/or time-consuming pursuits of a partner lead to broken relationships and are labeled `` homewreckers '' ; alcoholism , for example , has long been identified as a homewrecker . More common examples are drug addiction , gambling addiction , domestic violence , e.g . child abuse and control freak personality . Other common targets for homewrecker labeling are intense pursuit of a career , devotion to a hobby , or running a business . The time commitment to these and similar activities can rend normal home life asunder and earn the name `` homewrecker '' . Immersive Internet-based social applications and pornography are also becoming more commonly labelled as homewreckers , especially when they share the social and sexual aspects of having an affair . Family members can act as homewreckers by alienating one partner , identifying weaknesses in one partner , and/or exacerbating minor disagreements into major issues . Disputed labeling . Usage is disputed in situations where the relationship was in trouble even without the affair . For example , in a faltering marriage , an estranged husband may have an affair , and the wife may emotionally blame the alleged homewrecker for the breakup of the marriage , even though the affair itself was partly the result of stresses that pre-dated it . Nevertheless , even in such cases , the affair can be a major additional stressor and make the relationship unsalvageable . Others suggest that affairs should never create an impression of homewrecking since it is unhealthy relationships that lead to affairs and that any fault for an affair should be laid more at the feet of the cheating partner than at the third party . Arts . Homewrecker is frequently used in the title of works in the performing arts , including songs , record albums , movies , television series and episodes of television series . `` See '' Homewrecker ( disambiguation ) . Cocktails . There are several different cocktails called `` Homewrecker . '' As with many named alcoholic drinks , there is an element of hyperbole in this name ; it may relate to the common application of term to alcoholism as a marriage stressor , as described above . Anti-social behavior . Scientific American , tongue-in-cheek , referred to oxytocin as a homewrecker . The hormone normally triggers a nesting instinct , which makes it a `` home builder '' , not a homewrecker . But with chronic exposure in prairie voles , a study instead showed a breakdown of the normal nesting instincts : The animals avoided pair bonding and child nurturing . This raises questions about the growing practice of using oxytocin to treat behavior disorders such as autism .
Kingdoms of Sorcery . `` Kingdoms of Sorcery : An Anthology of Adult Fantasy '' is an anthology of fantasy stories , edited by American writer Lin Carter . It was first published in hardcover by Doubleday in January 1976 as the first of two such anthologies continuing a series of nine assembled by Carter for the `` Ballantine Adult Fantasy series '' . The book collects sixteen tales and excerpts from novels from five varieties of fantasy writing , with an overall introduction and notes on the individual authors by Carter . The collection is a companion volume to Carter 's later anthology `` Realms of Wizardry '' ( 1976 ) .
Brazilian packaging market . The Brazilian packaging market is the fifth-largest in the world , having realized US $ 35 billion ( 1.5 % of GDP ) in sales in 2014 , with Brazil being the seventh largest economy in the world by nominal GDP . The packaging market includes manufacturing of packaging materials from raw materials , distribution of packaging materials to producers , packaging design as well as recycling processes . The packaging sector has strong ties to environmental organizations and tries to adapt to the demands of environmentally friendly production . As a result of this development , Sustainable packaging emerged as a promising future market for innovation . Market development . For the period between 2011 and 2016 , Brazil shows an estimated median growth of 6.2 % , realizing a sales value of US $ 34 billion in 2016 , leaving behind Canada and being on a level with France . The constant growth of the Brazilian packaging market is not a unique phenomenon . The global packaging market is on the rise , which is due to a combination of various factors like the growing urbanization , investments in the construction sector and the expansion of the health sector . The demand for environmentally friendly packaging types has also been increasing steadily since the 2000s and the resulting growth from innovation contributes to this trend . Additionally , the rapid growth of the so-called BRIC states over the course of the 2000s as well as the early post-crisis period plays a major role in the growth trend of the global packaging market . Despite the 2015 economic slowdowns - especially in China and Brazil - the highest growth rates for the 2011-2016 period can be observed in these states , with China , India , Brazil and Russia showing growth rates of 7.9 % , 7.7 % , 6.2 % and 4.9 % , respectively . The high growth rates in these countries can be explained by rising personal incomes , resulting in higher demand for a broad product range , which in turn creates growth for the packaging producers of these respective products . Despite its good CAGR , it was projected that due to the Brazilian recession the 2014 sales equaling US $ 35 billion would have decreased by 2.9 % in 2016 , to reach US $ 34 billion . Compared to 2005 , in 2013 Brazil shows a total growth of 42 % with regard to exports of packaging . Especially aluminum and steel exhibit a very high overall increase in that nine-year period . In 2013 packaging made of plastics and steel were the most exported types with sales of US $ 268 million and US $ 183 million , respectively , while both combined accounted for 70 % of total exports . The only packaging that was exported less in 2013 than in 2005 is wood , showing a 32 % decrease from US $ 21 million to US $ 15 million . In total , US $ 645 million worth of packaging were exported in 2013 . Generally , all packaging imports have increased between 2005 and 2013 . The most imported items are glass and steel packaging , exhibiting an overall increase of 560 % and 384 % , respectively . The imports of wood , which have increased by 30 % , are the only material that shows an increase of less than 200 % . All in all , Brazil imported US $ 1.2 billion worth of packaging in 2013 . Raw materials . Raw materials that are used in order to fabricate packaging vary a lot . Yet , the most common materials are corrugated board and plastics , which represent more than 50 % market share in volume and more than 40 % market share in value when added up . Despite representing 15 % in volume , glass only contributes 4 % to the total production value . On the other side , flexibles are a material that is extremely valuable , representing 22 % of total value while only embodying 3 % of the production size . In 2014 , two thirds of Brazilian raw material consumption took place in the alimentary sector and one third in the non-alimentary sector . Steel , Kraft and triplex are the only materials that are used to a larger degree for non-food packaging than vice versa . Lightweight materials like flexibles and aluminum are especially popular packaging materials for food products . 90 % of glass packaging is designed for the food products , more precisely , for beer and other beverages . Flexibles and aluminum are the most valuable materials , having the highest value/volume ratios among the materials of the list . Moreover , the total value/volume ratio is higher for food than for non-food packaging , which indicates an overall higher turnover of non-food packaging . The largest end use market for packaging raw materials is the beverage industry . While plastics and flexibles represent the largest share of used material for non-alcoholic beverages , alcoholic beverages heavily rely on metals ( foremost aluminum ) and glass . Meat and vegetables also heavily favor packaging made of plastics or flexibles . The chemical and agricultural sectors predominantly use plastics and metals due to their products requiring packaging with high durability . Low production costs are another important factor in explaining the popularity of plastics and flexibles in the Brazilian packaging sector . Packaging trends . An analysis of the Brazilian packaging market unveils a set of products , the popularity of which has steadily been increasing since the late 2000s . Additionally to that , there are some general tendencies that are steering the market . General trends . In its study `` Brasil PackTrends 2020 '' ( 2012 ) , the Brazilian Institute for Food Technology ( ITAL ) identified five general trends in the packaging industry : 1 ) convenience and simplicity , 2 ) esthetics and identity , 3 ) quality and new technologies , 4 ) sustainability and ethics , and 5 ) safety and regulatory issues . Despite delivering examples from the Brazilian market , these five tendencies are not taylor-made for Brazil , as they - to large parts - also apply to the packaging industry as a whole . Convenience and simplicity . Consumers nowadays value products that facilitate their lives , that are easy to use and time-efficient . In terms of packaging , this means that a successful packaging has to be easy to open , easy to use , resealable and easily disposable . With regard to food , the popularity of packaging that enables a quick and simple preparation ( e.g . in the microwave ) also keeps rising . Packaging has to refrain from posing any unnecessary obstacle whatsoever , this also includes language design , that is , packaging ought to use an easy languages and simple graphics while not overloading the consumer with information . Additionally to that , packaging has to adapt to socio-economic changes . As urbanization is increasing and single-person household become more and more common , producers have to provide food packaging with individual portions or packaging that , for instance , allows a quick and easy preparation of meals in the microwave . Aesthetics and identity . When heading for a product , consumers ( in ) directly seek objective as well as subjective satisfaction . Adequate packaging can increase the consumer 's feeling of identification with a product by , e.g. , promoting a certain life-style or by conveying high quality , enhancing the product 's ability of serving as a status symbol . Another important consumer type is the one that values health and a high quality of life above everything else . The proportion of packaging that promotes health benefits of the product and that conveys to the customer a certain feeling of doing something good for their health is steadily increasing . Another trend involves packaging that turns products into collectibles and make the packaging more valuable to the customer than the actual product itself . A good example of this trend is the Share a Coke marketing campaign by Coca-Cola , that was launched in Brazil in 2015 , four years after the first campaign was launched in Australia . Colors transmit esthetics , yet post 2010 developments in the Brazilian packaging market show a rising preference of simple styles by customers . Quality and new technologies . The packaging sector provides opportunities for new technologies as well as new types of materials that improve a product 's lifespan and microbiological safety . Active and intelligent packaging can , for instance , absorb oxygen and CO2 , or even heat itself . Others provide the consumer with indicators on temperature , freshness or the degree of ripeness . Advancements have also been made on the nano level . Packaging that avails itself of nanotechnology can create barriers to gases , humidity or UV radiation . New technology also helps at making the product weigh less . Increasingly , biopolymers are used as the material basis for packaging , replacing fossil-based polymers . Yet , new packaging types tend to face issues like a higher price and hence , difficulties in competition with the cheaper fossil-based materials . Sustainability and ethics . With environmental issues like climate change becoming more and more of a priority challenge , the packaging market has adapted to new consumer demands like applying sustainable packaging and keeping the carbon footprint low . Life cycle assessments and Life-cycle thinking in general are regarded as the best instruments to calculate the environmental costs of a product or service . Sustainability is not only achieved by using 100 % renewable materials , but also by , for instance , making packaging smaller so that more units of the product can be shipped at a time , which in turn reduces the collective carbon footprint . Making the transition to sustainable packaging also creates an incentive for the customer to identify with the product , as the product will convey environmental consciousness . With regard to that , it 's important to mention the rising use of recycled material for packaging . Given an increased amount of recycled material , functioning waste management and reverse logistics are indispensable and promise to be an auspicious market for innovative products and services . In order to avoid obvious Greenwashing , producers have been anxious to achieve quality certification from renowned environmental certification institutes like the Carbon Trust and the Forest Stewardship Council . Safety and regulatory issues . Packaging is crucial to ensure a product 's safety , quality and reliability . Packaging carries all the information the consumer may consider to be important , e.g. , preparation instructions , nutritional value , date of manufacture and expiration date and producer information . The transfer of chemical contaminants from food contact materials to food is regarded as being a major issue in health studies . Hence , mathematical modelling and in-depth analyses are used in order to make estimations about the degree of this so-called of contaminants . Packaging materials have to comply with the vast regulatory framework that has been created by lawmakers . In 2000 , four years after having had adopted the Mercosur 's regulations managing the use of food contact materials , Brazil exempted all FCM from Mercosur 's registration requirements except for FCM made from recycled materials . Despite being exempted from Mercosur 's registration policy , FCM that is imported into the Brazilian market still needs to comply with all technical resolutions and Brazilian legislation incorporating the Mercsosur resolutions . Additionally to that , the Brazilian National Health Surveillance Agency ( ANVISA ) must be informed about any imports of FCM whatsoever . Laws are constantly being revised in order to match newly acquired scientific and technological insights and steadily evolving products . Along with Mercosur , the United States Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ) as well as the European Union - which passed harmonized legislation on FCM in 2004 - ANVISA promotes globally harmonized policies and regimes for the governing of FCM . Stand Up Pouches . Probably the most successful innovation of the 2010s thus far has been the Stand Up Pouch , which is a special kind of retort pouch that features a bottom gusset , making it able to stand upright . Stand Up Pouches are mostly used for human alimentation products , but also for pet food as well as beauty care products . In the Brazilian market , Stand Up Pouches constantly have been managing to fit into new market niches . While showing immense growth ( CAGR of 6,1 % in volume and 5,8 % in value between 2011 and 2014 ) , the distribution of Stand Up Pouches in Brazil yet lags behind the Chilean and the U.S. market , which is due to a lack of supply of scale of important components like resealable zippers and nylon , causing the price for the production of Stand Up Pouches to be higher than in comparable markets . Among the ten fastest growing flexibles , Stand Up Pouches rank third with regard to CAGR in volume and fourth as regards CAGR in value . There are two common types of processes of filling Stand Up Pouches , namely vertical form fill seal ( VFFS ) and fill-seal ( FS ) . Whereas the former uses rolls of film of the packaging material and complex machines that shape the pouch in its typical form before filling and eventually sealing it , the latter process uses pre-formed pouches as well as two separate machines for filling and sealing the pouch , respectively . Because of the trade-off of having a high initial investment but low operational costs , VFFS is more of a long-run rather than short-run option and useful for the production of large quantities . However , as the FS process is more decentralized than the VFFS process and does not rely on one extensive machine , the chance of suffering from long downtimes for maintenance is significantly lower with FS , since failures in single production processes can be fixed more easily . Typical products that come in Stand Up Pouch packaging are nuts , cereals , dog and cat food , liquid soap and smaller quantities of laundry detergents . Bio-based packaging . The development of bio-based packaging has been an important goal for packaging producers . On June 3 , 2015 , Coca-Cola presented their version of a 100 % recyclable PET bottle , called PlantBottle™ which in fact was the first of its kind . In contrast to usual PET , PlantBottle™ does not rely on fossil-based material . For the production of its bottle , Coca-Cola is supplied by the Brazilian petrochemical and biopolymers company Braskem , who produce polyethylene that is based in its entirety on sugarcane ethanol . Furthermore , Tetra Pak announced the launch of a 100 % renewable package for their dairy products . This innovative packaging concept won Tetra Pak the `` Best carton or pouch '' and `` Best manufacturing or processing innovation '' prizes at the World Beverage Innovation Awards 2015 as well as a Gold Award at the Pro2Pac Excellence Awards in the UK for `` being the world ’ s first carton made entirely from plant-based , renewable packaging materials '' . For the production of its sustainable packaging solution Tetra Pak also uses sugar cane bioplastics provided by Braskem . The Brazilian sugarcane industry is a promising market as well as a future indispensable part of the country 's packaging market . Sugarcane ethanol is produced in areas that are located in at least 2000 km distance from the Amazon rainforest , that is , in the Northeast coastal regions as well as in the Southeast , with 60 % of the production taking place in the State of São Paulo . Recycling in Brazil . Compared to developed OECD states , Brazil has a fairly low total recycling rate , being at 2 % of created waste . As in 2012 merely 14 % of municipalities provided selective waste collection - with 86 % of these municipalities located in either the South or Southeastern region - the country relies heavily on waste pickers . Additionally to that , only 64 % of the population has access to regular garbage collection . Yet , the situation is improving since the absolute number of municipalities offering selective collection rose from 443 in 2010 to 766 in 2012 . Despite its low overall recycling rate , Brazil is the world leader in recycling aluminum . Having set a record recycling rate of 98,4 % of aluminum , the country was able to top its record 97,1 % from 2013 by another 1,3 % . The main reason for the extreme aluminum recycling rate are the rising energy costs - which will continue to rise given the increasing hydropower prices caused by the 2015 drought - and consequently , the high expenses that are associated with the production of new aluminum . As between March 2014 and March 2015 the cost of energy rose by 60 % and since recycling aluminum requires 95 % less energy than producing new material , the recycling rates have kept rising while smelter plants have been shutting down production . PET is the second most recycled packaging material in Brazil with 54 % of PET having been recycled in 2014 . However , due to lower production costs this rate is yet much smaller than the percentage of recycled aluminum . Given its very low production costs as well as the more expensive processes needed to recycle the material , plastics exhibit the lowest recycling rate among the most common packaging materials . The Brazilian beauty care and cosmetics brand Sejaa serves as an example for products that use recycled packaging . Sejaa , which was launched by Brazilian fashion model Gisele Bündchen uses fibers consisting to 100 % of recycled post-consumer waste paper and is Forest Stewardship certified . Another example is Brazilian pulp and paper manufacturer Suzano , which since 2012 produces paperboard made from Post consumer resin ( PCR ) by extracting fibers from long life packaging such as milk cartons . In 2012 , more than one third of recycled PET was used as polyesters for the textile industry . Roughly one quarter of recycled PET was processed to alkyds , that is , synthetic resins which are mostly used as varnish , while packaging accounted for 18 % of recycled PET .
Australia–Japan Cable . The Australia–Japan Cable , or AJC , is a 12,700 km submarine telecommunications cable system linking Australia and Japan via Guam that became operational in 2001 . It had an original design capacity of 640 Gbit/s , but was initially equipped to use only 80 Gbit/s of this capacity . In April 2008 a capacity upgrade was completed , bringing equipped capacity to 240 Gbit/s . Design capacity was also increased to 1000 Gbit/s . Further upgrades will increase equipped capacity to meet increasing demand . The AJC network employs a collapsed loop design that features diverse landings in Australia , Guam and Japan and diverse routing at water depths less than 4000m . This design reduces cost by using a common sheath in deep water , where risk of failure is low , but provides redundancy to mitigate risk in shallower waters and in the landing stations . The network supports a range of access interfaces , including SDH at STM1 , STM4 , STM16 and STM64 levels , 2.5G clear , Direct Wavelength Access , Gigabit Ethernet and 10 Gigabit Ethernet . A range of protection options are available , including SDH span and ring protection and 1 : n wavelength redundancy . The cable has a design life to 2026 . Ownership . AJC is jointly owned by Telstra , BT , Verizon Business and Softbank .
Al Mancini . Alfred Benito `` Al '' Mancini ( November 13 , 1932 – November 12 , 2007 ) was an American stage , television and film actor , born in Steubenville , Ohio . Acting career . He was a 1950 graduate of London High School in London , Ohio . In 1960 , he appeared in Ted Flicker 's improvisational group `` The Premise '' Off-Broadway , and transferred with the show to the Comedy Theatre in London 's West End . From there , he graduated to writing and performing for the British satire show `` That Was the Week That Was '' ( popularly known as TW3 ) on BBC television , for producer Ned Sherrin and David Frost . Staying in London for several years , his foremost film role was as Tassos Bravos in Robert Aldrich 's `` The Dirty Dozen '' ( 1967 ) , and he later reunited with one of his co-stars Ben Carruthers in the 1968 film `` To Grab the Ring '' . Also in 1967 he appeared as the Announcer in `` The Prisoner '' episode 'The General ' . In 1970 , he appeared as Lieutenant Andy Conroy in the `` UFO '' episodes `` The Cat with Ten Lives '' and `` Mindbender '' . In 1974 , on British television , he played Captain Harry Nugent in the second series of BBC 's `` Colditz '' . He returned to the United States in the mid-1970s , appearing in several films including `` Miller 's Crossing '' ( 1990 ) , `` Loose Cannons '' ( 1990 ) , `` The Public Eye '' ( 1992 ) and `` Falling Down '' ( 1993 ) . His last role , in 2005 , was on an episode of `` Joan of Arcadia '' . He taught acting for over 30 years at the Beverly Hills Playhouse , and wrote for television . Personal life . Mancini was married and divorced twice , and he died of Alzheimer 's disease on the day before his 75th birthday in London , Ohio .
Hoary bat . The hoary bat ( `` Lasiurus cinereus '' ) is a species of bat in the vesper bat family , Vespertilionidae . It lives throughout most of North America and much of South America , with disjunct populations in the Galápagos Islands and Hawaii . Description . The hoary bat averages long with a wingspan and a weight of . It is the largest bat normally found in Canada . Its coat is dense and dark brown , with white tips to the hairs that give the species its 'hoary ' appearance for which it is named . The body is covered in fur except for the undersides of the wings . Males and females are dimorphic in body mass , with females 40 % heavier than males . Behavior . The bat normally roosts alone on trees , hidden in the foliage , but on occasion has been seen in caves with other bats . It prefers woodland , mainly coniferous forests , but hunts over open areas or lakes . It hunts alone and its main food source is moths . The bats can cover an impressive while foraging . Hoary bats are long-distance migrants , spending the winter in Central America and the southwestern United States and the spring and summer in more northern latitudes in the United States and Canada . Reproduction . The reproductive cycle of the hoary bat is not yet fully documented , but it is thought that they mate in August with birth occurring in June of the following year . It is thought that the gestation period is only 40 days and that mammalian embryonic diapause ( delayed implantation ) may play a role . The female bears a single pup , or sometimes twins . The young spend about a month with the mother before dispersing . Conservation . While not listed as threatened or endangered , hoary bats suffer significant mortality from wind turbines . Across the United States in 2005 , 40 % of all bats killed by wind turbines were hoary bats—over 1000 hoary bats were killed in 2005 . Most bat deaths occur during migration in the spring and fall .
Mat Chapman . Mat Chapman ( or Matt ; 13 April 1865 – 28 November 1909 ) was an English cricketer active from 1890 to 1895 who played over 50 times for Leicestershire . As Leicestershire were a second-class county until 1894 , his first-class debut was made for Liverpool and District in 1893 . He appeared in 28 first-class matches as a right-handed batsman who sometimes kept wicket . He scored 633 first-class runs with a highest score of 56 and completed 21 catches with two stumpings . In April 1882 when he was 17-years old Chapman enlisted in the Leicestershire Regiment of the Militia or Army Reserve , he was described as a Labourer .
Horvat Galil . Horvat Galil is an archaeological site in the Upper Galilee , Israel , from the coast of the Mediterranean . It was first excavated in 1986 by Professors Avi Gopher and Israel Hershkovitz and consisted of an upper Byzantine layer over a more extensive PPNB layer with which the excavations were primarily concerned . were initially exposed and dwellings of mud bricks and lime plaster floors were examined . Several burials were found beneath the floors of the dwellings . The lithic assemblage at the site included Helwan , Byblos , Sultanian and even Aswad points and finely denticulated sickle blades , indicating an early pre-pottery inhabitation that is one of the most northern to have been excavated in Israel . Although the site has not been radiocarbon dated , sites with similar sets of tools such as Mujahia and burial customs have been dated to the second half of the 8th millennium BC .
Helene Bøksle . Helene Margrete Bøksle ( born April 1 , 1981 , Mandal , Norway ) is a Norwegian singer and actress . She performs a mixture of traditional Norwegian folk music and popular music . She has performed with singers such as Bjørn Eidsvåg , David Urwitz and Eurovision 1995 winners Secret Garden . She entered the Melodi Grand Prix 2011 with the song `` Vardlokk '' . Personal life . Bøksle is married to Espen Tjersland and they have a son who was born in 2013 .
Saint Maxellende of Caudry . Saint Maxellende ( ~ 650 - 13 November 670 ) is the thaumaturgist saint martyr of Caudry . Belonging to the diocese of Cambrai , she is invoked for ocular diseases . History and Martyrdom . Maxellende ’ s martyrdom resides in the Merovingian period , under the episcopate of Vindicien , bishop of Arras and Cambrai . She is the daughter of a wealthy landowner from Caudry , Huinlinus . Maxellende was promised to Harduin d'Armeval , future lord of Solesmes . She tried to escape to focus on God but the upset Harduin found her and slaughtered her with his cutlass on November 13 , 670 . Her assassin became blind . She was buried in the Saint-Souplet church . Few years later , her bones were brought back to Caudry during a procession which Harduin attended and , bursting into tears , he miraculously recovered his sight . Her bones became relics kept in Cambrai , then in Le Cateau-Cambresis , and finally in Caudry and were revered in the Middle Ages . She is the patroness of the Caudresians and the visually impaired . Basilica of St. Maxellende of Caudry . The construction began in the 1830s and finalised according to Lille architect Louis Cordonnier 's Gothic-style plans ( 1887-1890 ) . A place of pilgrimage for the blinds and partially sighted , the church was raised to the rank of minor basilica by the pontifical brief of September 3 , 1991 . It is 72 meters long and its bell tower is 75 meters high with a 3-bell carillon . Inside , the large nave culminates at 20 meters under keystone and the two aisles at 8 meters . The transept ends with two chapels , the left-side one dedicated to Our Lady of the Rosary while the right-side one to Saint-Maxellende herself with her shrine . It is lit by two rosettes , each with 4600 pieces of glass laid around 1921 . The choir is adorned with a high altar in white marble , gilded copper and mosaics awarded at the nineteenth century exhibition of high altars in Antwerp . Her feast is celebrated on November 13 , or the following Sunday . Textual translation from French of the `` Prayer to Saint-Maxellende '' .. `` St. Maxellende , virgin and martyr , you who have healed your murderer who had become blind , preserve us the precious gift of sight , heal those who are deprived of it , or who are in danger of losing it . Above all , obtain the light of the mind and the heart so that we may always walk on the paths of the Gospel . You who wanted to devote yourself to God enlighten those who seek their way here below . With the support of your prayer , they further peace and fulfill their vocation . Amen . ''
1981 Los Angeles Rams season . The 1981 Los Angeles Rams season was the team 's 44th year with the National Football League ( NFL ) and the 36th season in Los Angeles . The Rams looked to improve on their 11-5 record from 1980 . The team failed to improve upon their 11-5 record , and finished with a mediocre 6-10 record and missed the playoffs for the first time since 1972 . Undrafted free agents . The Rams were touted as a possible Super Bowl contender prior to this season . However , Vince Ferragamo , who had previously led the Rams to Super Bowl XIV and set a Rams record the previous season with 30 touchdown passes , decided to bolt for the Canadian Football League 's Montreal Alouettes . Pat Haden was named the starter , but with most of the offensive weapons that Ferragamo had , notably WR 's Preston Dennard and Billy Waddy . Also , the Rams would benefit from the return of running back Wendell Tyler , who had missed most of the previous season with a hip injury from an automobile accident .
Shōrin-zu byōbu . The is a pair of six-panel folding screens ( `` byōbu '' ) by the Japanese artist Hasegawa Tōhaku . The precise date for the screens is not known , but they were clearly made in the late 16th century , in the Momoyama period , around 1595 . The screens are held by the Tokyo National Museum , and were designated as a National Treasure of Japan in 1952 . The ink-on-paper work depicts a view of Japanese pine trees in the mist , with parts of the trees visible and parts obscured , illustrating the Zen Buddhist concept of and evoking the Japanese aesthetic of rustic simplicity . They are said to be the first paintings of their scale to depict only trees as subject matter , although a white shape to the upper right of the left panel might suggest a background mountain peak . Each screen measures . Each of the twelve panels comprises six joined pieces of paper , but the top and bottom pieces are half the usual size . Some aspects of the screens suggest the screen may be a preparatory work : unusually , the sizes of paper used in each screen are slightly different , and the joins between the sheets are not completely regular ; and the seals for the artists names `` Hasegawa '' and `` Tōhaku '' do not use the usual forms . The trees on the far right of the right panel are cropped , suggesting that the order of the panels may have been altered or that some may have been replaced . The work is a development of paintings made with , using dark and light shades on a silk or paper medium . It combines naturalistic Chinese ideas of ink painting by Muqi Fachang ( ) with themes from the Japanese landscape tradition , influenced by the works of Sesshū Tōyō . The painting makes use of the intended foldings of the screen in use to create perspective , with branches directed towards or away from the viewer . The artist was the founder of the Hasegawa school of Japanese art .
Gay Lesbian Info Centre . Gay Lesbian Info Centre is a lesbian , gay and bisexual rights charity in the Serbia . It was formed in 2009 by Predrag Azdejkovic , Serbian gay journalist , Blogger and writer to promote LGBT right through media , culture and art , to collect information on LGBT human right and violation of LGBT human rights , recognise and promote good practices regarding promotion of LGBT human rights and cooperate with media , media associations , cultural organizations and government institutions . Current work . Regional Gay Lesbian Info Portal – GayEcho GayEcho is regional gay lesbian info portal that covers Croatia , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Montenegro and Serbia . It was formed in 2001 . Media analysis for 2009 showed that GayEcho was one of the most mentioned websites in Serbian media . Merlinka – International queer film festival In December 2009 , Gay Lesbian Info Centre organized the first Merlinka festival . Five hundred people visited the festival and ten films were screened . The festival was public , announced in the media and there were no incidents . In February 2010 the festival received the Crystal Award for the best Youth project in 2009 . In July 2011 , Gay Lesbian Info Centre published the first issue of Optimism magazine , that was changed into Optimist after the first issue . Every second month Optimist is printed and distributed for free in gay clubs and bars in Serbia . The magazine is also available online .
De Colección ( Verónica Castro album ) . `` De Colección '' is the second hits album by iconic Mexican pop singer Verónica Castro . It was released in 1996 .
451st Intelligence Squadron . The United States Air Force 's 451st Intelligence Squadron was an intelligence unit located at RAF Menwith Hill , United Kingdom .
Open proxy . An open proxy is a proxy server that is accessible by any Internet user . Generally , a proxy server only allows users `` within a network group '' ( i.e . a closed proxy ) to store and forward Internet services such as DNS or web pages to reduce and control the bandwidth used by the group . With an `` open '' proxy , however , any user on the Internet is able to use this forwarding service . Advantages . An `` anonymous open proxy '' is useful to those seeking online anonymity and privacy as it can help users hide their IP address from web servers since the server requests appear to originate from the proxy server . It makes it harder to reveal their identity and thereby helps preserve their perceived security while browsing the web or using other internet services . Real anonymity and extensive internet security might not be achieved by this measure alone as website operators can use client-side scripts to determine the browser 's real IP address and the open proxy may be keeping logs of all connections . Most public VPNs work through open proxies . Disadvantages . It is possible for a computer to run as an open proxy server without the computer 's owner knowing it . This can result from misconfiguration of proxy software running on the computer , or from infection with malware ( viruses , trojans or worms ) designed for this purpose . If it is caused by malware , the infected computer is known as a zombie computer . Testing for access from an open proxy . Because open proxies are often implicated in abuse , a number of methods have been developed to detect them and to refuse service to them . IRC networks with strict usage policies automatically test client systems for known types of open proxies . Likewise , a mail server may be configured to automatically test mail senders for open proxies , using software such as codice_1 . Groups of IRC and electronic mail operators run DNSBLs publishing lists of the IP addresses of known open proxies , such as AHBL , CBL , NJABL ( till 2013 ) , and SORBS ( since 2002 ) .
Tricarbon . Tricarbon ( systematically named 1λ2,3λ2-propadiene and `` catena '' -tricarbon ) is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula ( also written [ C ( μ-C ) C ] or ) . It is a colourless gas that only persists in dilution or solution as an adduct . It is one of the simplest unsaturated carbenes . It is a small carbon cluster first spectroscopically observed in the beginning 20th century in the tail of a comet by William Huggins and subsequently identified in stellar atmospheres . Tricarbon can be found in interstellar space and can be produced in the laboratory by a process called laser ablation . Small carbon clusters like tricarbon and dicarbon are regarded as soot precursors and are implicated in the formation of certain industrial diamonds and in the formation of fullerenes . The ground state molecular geometry of tricarbon has been identified as linear via its characteristic symmetric and antisymmetric stretching and bending vibrational modes and bears bond lengths of 129 to 130 picometer corresponding to those of alkenes . The ionization potential is determined experimentally at 11 to 13.5 electronvolts . In contrast to the linear tricarbon molecule the C3+ cation is bent . C3 has also been identified as a transient species in various combustion reactions . The generation of C3 was investigated by Professor Emeritus Philip S. Skell of Pennsylvania State University in the 1960s . Nomenclature . The systematic names `` 1λ2,3λ2-propadiene '' , and `` μ-carbidodicarbon '' , valid IUPAC names , are constructed according to the substitutive and additive nomenclatures , respectively . In appropriate contexts , tricarbon can be viewed as propadiene with four hydrogen atoms removed , or as propane with eight electrons removed ; and as such , `` propadienediylidene '' or `` propanetetraylidene '' , respectively , may be used as a context-specific systematic names , according to substitutive nomenclature . By default , these names pay no regard to the radicality of the tricarbon molecule . In even more specific context , these can also name the non-radical singlet state , whereas the diradical state is named `` propadienediylylidene '' , or `` propanediyldiylidene '' , and the tetraradical state is named `` propedienetetrayl '' or `` propanetetraylylidene '' .
Ricky Horton . Ricky Neal Horton ( born July 30 , 1959 ) is an American former Major League Baseball player who pitched from 1984 to 1990 . He was known as Ricky during his playing career , but now goes by Rick . He currently provides color commentary and play-by-play for television broadcasts of the St. Louis Cardinals on Fox Sports Midwest and fills on KMOX radio broadcasts . Early life and amateur career . Horton was born in Poughkeepsie , New York . He graduated from F. D. Roosevelt high school coached by Duane Davis in nearby Hyde Park . Horton attended and played college baseball at the University of Virginia . During the 1980 season , the left-handed pitcher led the Cavaliers in innings pitched ( 66.2 ) , earned run average ( 2.70 ) and strikeouts ( 70 ) . Playing career . Horton was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 4th round of the 1980 amateur draft . Horton 's first major league hit came on May 21 , 1984 , off Nolan Ryan . In 1984 , Horton won a career high 9 games as a rookie for the Cardinals . While with the Cardinals , he appeared in the 1985 World Series and 1987 World Series . He also pitched in the 1988 World Series as a member of the Dodgers and got a World Series ring . Post-playing career . In 1991 , Horton was a minor league pitching coach in the Cleveland Indians farm system . In 1993 , he became the director of the St. Louis Fellowship of Christian Athletes . In 1997 , Horton began filling in on Cardinals television broadcasts on FSN Midwest and radio broadcasts on the Cardinals Radio Network . In 2003 , he joined the three-man FSN Midwest television broadcast team , working roughly 100 games per year as well as post-game analysis . Personal life . Horton and his wife , Ann , reside in St. Louis . Film Appearances . Horton briefly appeared in the film `` Field of Dreams '' , shown pitching for the White Sox in a scene where Ray Kinsella 's young daughter is watching baseball on television .
1975–76 Los Angeles Lakers season . The 1975–76 NBA season was the Lakers ' 28th season in the NBA and 16th season in Los Angeles . On June 16 , 1975 , the Lakers had traded Elmore Smith , Brian Winters , David Meyers , and Junior Bridgeman to the Milwaukee Bucks , in exchange for Kareem Abdul-Jabbar . Despite the Lakers ' losing regular season record ( 40–42 ) , Abdul-Jabbar won MVP honors in a narrow vote over Bob McAdoo of the Buffalo Braves and Dave Cowens of the Boston Celtics .
Mary Alice Heinbach . Mary Alice `` Mollie '' Heinbach was born June 9 , 1854 , in Pennsylvania , and died January 23 , 1928 , in Ilasco , Missouri . In the 1910s , she and her sister , Euphemia B. Koller , were involved in the Heinbach v Heinbach court case to hold onto a plot of land that Mary 's late husband Samuel `` Sam '' Heinbach left her . This case resulted in the court placing a guardianship over Mary in 1921 , which allowed for a court-ordered sheriff 's sale of the land to Atlas Portland Cement Company in 1921 .
2009 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season . The 2009 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season was the franchise 's 34th season as a franchise in the NFL . The Buccaneers looked to improve on their 9–7 record from their 2008 season and 3rd-place finish in the NFC South but failed to do so as they finished the season at 3–13 , missing the playoffs for the second straight year . The Buccaneers played seven of their home games at Raymond James Stadium . One of their home games was played at Wembley Stadium , as part of the International Series , in which they lost to the New England Patriots 35–7 . The Buccaneers unveiled a Ring of Honor to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the 1979 franchise . Lee Roy Selmon was the first inductee when the team wore throwback uniforms on November 8 in a game against Green Bay that they won 38–28 . Coaching change . On January 16 , 2009 , less than three weeks after the 2008 regular season concluded , head coach Jon Gruden and general manager Bruce Allen were fired . The following day , Raheem Morris , recently promoted from defensive backs coach to defensive coordinator , was instead elevated to head coach , with Mark Dominik named general manager . The remainder of the coaching staff was finalized by mid-February . Week 1 : vs. Dallas Cowboys . The first regular season game for head coach Raheem Morris saw the Buccaneers fall to the Dallas Cowboys by a score of 34–21 . Running back Cadillac Williams returned as a starter , and rushed for 97 yards and one touchdown . Quarterback Byron Leftwich threw for 276 yards , one touchdown , and no interceptions . The Buccaneer defense , however , gave up three big plays in the loss . Dallas quarterback Tony Romo threw for a career-best 353 yards . Three long touchdown passes ( 66 , 80 , 44 yards respectively ) put the game out of reach . Early in the fourth quarter , Tampa Bay closed the deficit to 20–14 , but Romo 's 80-yard catch & run to Patrick Crayton put the Cowboys ahead for good . On specials teams , kicker Mike Nugent had one field goal attempt blocked , and shanked another . Week 2 : at Buffalo Bills . The Buccaneers made their first regular season trip in franchise history to Ralph Wilson Stadium to meet the Bills . The Buccaneers had played only one time at Buffalo , a preseason game in 1977 . Byron Leftwich threw for 296 yards and three touchdowns , but the Bills held Tampa Bay to only 57 yards rushing , and the Buccaneers had 13 penalties for 112 yard in the loss . Leading 20–7 with less than a minute remaining in the first half , Buffalo looked to score once more . However , Fred Jackson fumbled at the Tampa Bay 16 , and Sabby Piscitelli recovered . Piscitelli ran 72 yards to the Buffalo 8 , and after a touchdown on the next play , Tampa Bay trimmed the deficit to 20–14 . Late in the fourth quarter , Leftwich led the Buccaneers on 14-play scoring drive , twice converting on 4th down . The touchdown could have brought the Buccaners within 8 points , but a failed two-point conversion ultimately foiled the comeback . Tampa Bay dropped to 0–2 , and lost their sixth consecutive game , dating back to 2008 . Week 3 : vs. New York Giants . Still looking for their first win of the season , the Buccaneers went home for a Week 3 duel with the New York Giants . Tampa Bay would trail early in the first quarter with Giants running back Brandon Jacobs getting a 6-yard touchdown run . The Buccaneers'deficit would climb in the second quarter with quarterback Eli Manning 's 4-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Steve Smith . New York continued its dominance in the third quarter with kicker Lawrence Tynes nailing a 26-yard field goal . In the fourth quarter , the Giants would close out the game with Manning 's 18-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Sinorice Moss . With the loss , the Buccaneers fell to 0–3 . Week 4 : at Washington Redskins . Following their shutout home loss to the Giants , the Buccaneers flew to FedExField for a Week 4 duel with the Washington Redskins . Due to Byron Leftwich 's poor performance during the first three weeks of the season , quarterback Josh Johnson would get his first career start . Tampa Bay would come out firing in the first quarter with Johnson 's 8-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Antonio Bryant , followed by kicker Mike Nugent 's 37-yard field goal in the second quarter . However , the Redskins came back with a vengeance in the third quarter . Kicker Shaun Suisham would get a 42-yard field goal , followed by quarterback Jason Campbell 's 17-yard touchdown pass to tight end Chris Cooley ( with a blocked PAT ) and a 59-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Santana Moss . The Bucs tried to rally in the fourth quarter as Nugent nailed a 22-yard field goal , but Washington 's defense would prevent any further progress . With the loss , the Buccaneers fell to 0–4 . Week 5 : at Philadelphia Eagles . Hoping for their first win of the season , the Buccaneers flew to Lincoln Financial Field for a Week 5 duel with the Philadelphia Eagles . Tampa Bay would immediately trail in the first quarter as Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb hooked up with wide receiver Jeremy Maclin on a 51-yard touchdown pass . Philadelphia would increase their lead in the second quarter with McNabb completing a 20-yard touchdown pass to fullback Leonard Weaver . The Buccaneers would get on the board with quarterback Josh Johnson 's 9-yard touchdown pass to tight end Kellen Winslow , but the Eagles would close out the first half with McNabb finding Maclin again on a 40-yard touchdown 40-yard touchdown pass . In the third quarter , Philadelphia would increase their lead with running back Brian Westbrook getting a 7-yard touchdown run . The Eagles would then start off the fourth quarter with kicker David Akers nailing a 44-yard field goal . Tampa Bay tried to rally as Johnson connected with Winslow again on a 9-yard touchdown pass , but Philadelphia closed out the game with defensive end Darren Howard tackling running back Cadillac Williams in his endzone for a safety . With the loss , the Buccaneers fell to 0–5 . Week 6 : vs. Carolina Panthers . Still trying to acquire their first win of the season , the Buccaneers went home for a Week 6 NFC South duel with the Carolina Panthers . Tampa Bay sailed off to a good start in the first quarter with a 20-yard touchdown run from running back Cadillac Williams . However , the Panthers would tie the game in the second quarter with running back DeAngelo Williams getting a 20-yard touchdown run . During the second quarter , punt returner Clifton Smith left the game due to a concussion caused by Panthers cornerback Dante Wesley ramming into Smith . Wesley was flagged for unnecessary roughness and was ejected . Carolina would take the lead in the third quarter with quarterback Jake Delhomme completing a 1-yard touchdown pass to tight end Jeff King and running back Jonathan Stewart getting a 26-yard touchdown , yet the Buccaneers immediately got themselves back into the game as rookie wide receiver Sammie Stroughter returned the kickoff 97 yards for a touchdown . In the fourth quarter , Tampa Bay tied the game with safety Tanard Jackson 's 26-yard interception return for a touchdown . However , the Panthers delivered the final blow with Williams ' 1-yard touchdown run . With the loss , the Buccaneers fell to 0–6 for the 1st time since 1985 . Week 7 : vs. New England Patriots . Still on the hunt for their first win of the season , the Buccaneers flew to Wembley Stadium for Week 7 's NFL International game with the New England Patriots . For this game , Tampa Bay was listed as the home team . The Buccaneers would trail early in the first quarter as Patriots safety Brandon Meriweather returned an interception 39 yards for a touchdown , followed by quarterback Tom Brady finding wide receiver Wes Welker on a 14-yard touchdown pass . New England increased their lead in the second quarter as Brady completed a 54-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Sam Aiken , yet Tampa Bay would get onto the board with quarterback Josh Johnson completing a 33-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Antonio Bryant . However , the Patriots took control throughout the second half as Brady hooked up with tight end Benjamin Watson on a 35-yard touchdown pass , while running back Laurence Maroney got himself a 1-yard touchdown run . With the loss , the Buccaneers went into their bye week at 0–7 for the 1st time since 1985 . Week 8 : BYE . With the Rams ' win over the Lions and the Titans win over the Jaguars in the same week , the Buccaneers were the NFL 's only winless team . Week 9 : vs. Green Bay Packers . Coming off their bye week , the Buccaneers went home , donned their throwback uniforms , and played a Week 9 duel with the Green Bay Packers . This game would be the first career start for rookie quarterback Josh Freeman . Tampa Bay would trail early in the first quarter as Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers completed a 74-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver James Jones . The Buccaneers would get on the board with Freeman finding running back Derrick Ward on a 6-yard touchdown pass , but Green Bay answered with running back Ryan Grant getting a 2-yard touchdown run . In the second quarter , Tampa Bay fired back as cornerback Ronde Barber returned a blocked punt 31 yards for a touchdown , but the Packers replied with Rodgers hooking up with wide receiver Donald Driver on a 32-yad touchdown pass . The Buccaneers would close out the half with kicker Connor Barth booting a 38-yard field goal . After a scoreless third quarter , Green Bay would strike again in the fourth quarter as Rodgers got a 12-yard touchdown run . Afterwards , Tampa Bay took the lead as Freeman completed a pair of 7-yard touchdown pass to tight end Kellen Winslow ( with a failed two-point conversion ) and rookie wide receiver Sammie Stroughter ( with a successful two-point conversion pass to wide receiver Michael Clayton ) . The Packers tried to get a comeback , yet safety Tanard Jackson came through with a 35-yard interception return from a touchdown . With the win , the Buccaneers improved to 1–7 . Week 10 : at Miami Dolphins . Coming off their home win over the Packers , the Buccaneers flew to Land Shark Stadium for a Week 10 interconference duel with their in-state rival , the Miami Dolphins . In the first quarter , Tampa Bay struck first as kicker Connor Barth got a 51-yard field goal . However , the Dolphins would answer with a 1-yard touchdown run from running back Ronnie Brown ( with a blocked PAT ) . Miami would add onto their lead in the second quarter with a 49-yard field goal from kicker Dan Carpenter . The Buccaneers would reply with Barth 's 50-yard field goal , but the Dolphins would take a huge lead as quarterback Chad Henne completed a 5-yard touchdown pass to tight end Kory Sperry , followed by Carpenter getting a 30-yard field goal . Tampa Bay would get the only score of the third quarter as Barth nailed a 54-yard field goal . The Buccaneers would creep closer in the fourth quarter as rookie quarterback Josh Freeman completed a 33-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Maurice Stovall , yet Miami continued to have their way as Carpenter booted a 45-yard field goal . Tampa Bay would take the lead as running back Cadillac Williams got a 1-yard touchdown run , but the Dolphins got the last laugh as Carpenter made the game-winning 25-yard field goal . With the tough loss , the Buccaneers fell to 1–8 . Week 12 : at Atlanta Falcons . Trying to avoid a 3-game losing streak , the Buccaneers flew to Georgia Dome for an NFC South rivalry match against the Atlanta Falcons . In the first quarter the Bucs trailed early as kicker Jason Elam nailed a 45-yard field goal , and then with QB Chris Redman making a 22-yard touchdown pass to RB Jerious Norwood . Then the Bucs replied with QB Josh Freeman making a 42-yard touchdown pass to WR Antonio Bryant , then kicker Connor Barth made a 39-yard field goal . In the third quarter the Bucs took the lead when Freeman hooked up with Cadillac Williams on an 8-yard touchdown pass . Then the Falcons lost the margin when kicker Jason Elam got a 37-yard field goal . In the final seconds of the fourth quarter the Bucs fell behind when Redman made a 5-yard touchdown pass to WR Roddy White . With the loss , the Buccaneers fell to 1–10 and stay winless on the road after 5 visits . Additionally , the team was officially eliminated from postseason contention . Week 14 : vs. New York Jets . The Jets were without starting quarterback Mark Sanchez , but the Buccaneers were unable to take advantage . The Tampa Bay defense allowed 175 yards rushing , and quarterback Josh Freeman , coming off a five interception game the previous week , struggled to read New York Jets coach Rex Ryan 's exotic blitzes . Freeman finishing the day with three interceptions and a passer rating of just 12.1 , well below his season average of 59.8 . Week 15 : at Seattle Seahawks . Coming off their home loss to the Jets , the Bucs flew to Qwest Field for a week 15 duel against the Seattle Seahawks . After a scoreless first quarter , Seattle got on the board first with QB Matt Hasselbeck 's 29-yard pass to tight end John Carlson . The Bucs got on the board with Connor Barth 's 28-yard field goal to end the first half . In the third quarter , Tampa Bay took the lead after a 45-yard field goal and a 22-yard touchdown pass by QB Josh Freeman to running back Cadillac Williams , set up by a Tanard Jackson interception . The Buccaneers further extended their lead with a 28-yard pass to running back Derrick Ward , with a successful two-point conversion . In the fourth quarter , Barth kicked another field goal for 39 yards . Seattle tried to rally , but Hasselbeck threw an interception ( his fourth ) in the end zone to cornerback Elbert Mack for a touchback . With the win , the Buccaneers improved to 2–12 . Not only was it their first road win since November 23 , 2008 , it also marked their first win on the west coast since winning Super Bowl XXXVII in San Diego and their first win in Seattle since 1999 . Week 16 : at New Orleans Saints . The Saints dominated the first quarter and entered halftime riding on a 17–3 lead . Tampa Bay scored two touchdowns in the fourth quarter , including a 77-yard kick return by Micheal Spurlock , to tie the game at 17 . As time expired , Garrett Hartley attempted a 37-yard field goal that would have salvaged the game for the Saints , but the kick hooked left . In overtime , Tampa Bay won the coin toss , received the kickoff , and drove down the field to win the game with a field goal , for a final score of 20–17 . This was the first time in franchise history that the Bucs defeated the eventual Super Bowl champions . Week 17 : vs. Atlanta Falcons . At 44 °F , it was the second-coldest home game in Buccaneers history .
Chańcza , Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship . Chańcza is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Raków , within Kielce County , Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship , in south-central Poland . It lies approximately south-east of Raków and south-east of the regional capital Kielce . The village has a population of 441 . Next to the village , there is Chańcza artificial lake .
Herbert Ehrenberg . Herbert Ehrenberg ( 21 December 1926 – 20 February 2018 ) was a German politician . Ehrenberg was born in Kollnischken , East Prussia ( today Kolniszki , Poland ) and visited school ( Staatliche Kantschule ) in Goldap until 1943 , when he was conscripted to the German Army and became a prisoner of war . After his release in 1947 he passed his Abitur and studied national economy in Wilhelmshaven and at the University of Göttingen , where he took his doctorate in 1958 . Ehrenberg joined the Union for Public Services , Transport and Traffic ( ÖTV ) in 1949 and the Social Democratic Party of Germany , or SPD , in 1955 . In 1964 he became the head of the national economy branch at the chairman of `` IG Bau-Steine-Erden '' -Union and in 1968 he started to work at the Federal Ministry of economics . In 1969 he switched to the German Chancellery and was a Secretary of State at the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs ( Germany ) in 1971–72 and its Minister in 1976–82 . Ehrenberg was the Vice-President of the Social Democratic Fraction in the Bundestag in 1974–1976 and a member of the Federal Executive Board of the SPD in 1975–1984 . In 1997–2001 he was the Chairman of the Honorary Executive Board and in 2001–2003 the first President of the `` Internationaler Bund Freier Träger der Jugend- , Sozial- und Bildungsarbeit '' , afterwards its Honorary President . Ehrenberg died on 20 February 2018 at the age of 91 .
Winds of Chance . `` Winds of Chance '' is a 1925 American silent film directed by Frank Lloyd and produced and released by First National Pictures .
Forget the Night Ahead . `` Forget the Night Ahead '' is the second studio album by Scottish indie rock band The Twilight Sad , released by FatCat Records on 22 September 2009 in the US , and on 5 October 2009 in the UK . The album was produced by guitarist Andy MacFarlane and recorded and mixed by Paul Savage at Chem19 Studios in Hamilton , South Lanarkshire , Scotland . The album features the singles `` I Became a Prostitute '' , `` Seven Years of Letters '' , and `` The Room '' . The album is the last to feature bassist Craig Orzel , who subsequently left the band in early 2010 . The recording sessions for `` Forget the Night Ahead '' also yielded the EP `` The Wrong Car '' , which followed the album in September 2010 . Background and recording . The band entered the studio in January 2009 to begin recording new songs . At this time , vocalist James Graham told `` The Skinny '' , `` The band had definitely moved on from `` Fourteen Autumns & Fifteen Winters '' , musically and lyrically . One thing that I can promise is that the lyrics are very dark , but you might have to look into them a bit to realise . They are mainly based around things that have happened to me over the past two years , revolving mainly around losing people and being none too proud or happy with myself about my antics and situations I 've found myself in . So if you 're looking for a record with a lot of hope and happy songs then fuck off , 'cause you wo n't find it here with us ! Maybe on the third album when we all have coke and heroin addictions things will start to look a bit brighter ! '' The lyrics for the album were written during a two-month period after a close family member of Graham 's died . `` I did n't handle it very well at all , I started drinking far too much , '' said Graham in an interview with `` Planet Sound '' . About the recording process , guitarist and producer Andy MacFarlane said , `` The recording was approached differently this time . We made a point of staying home to write . Writing on tour is a bad idea , so we stayed in Scotland for the full process . It let us go home after sessions – if we were n't getting snowed-in the studio – and we had more time to experiment and develop the ideas we had . We 'd make a lot of use of an old , half-working , Roland Space Echo that we 'd plug the vocals , noise strings and piano through , that would get an out-of-tune effect , like some of the early krautrock recordings . All the reverbs are natural , which were done by mic'ing up inside the studio walls and rooms on the other side of the building to get the drum sound . Three bass heads were blown up [ in the process ] . There are no big , long delayed guitars , just a lot more noisy ones and there were a few songs that maxed out the desk because of the amount that 's on there ! '' About the different production style , Graham said , `` We did n't want a polished pop record . The music just did n't lend itself to that style . Peter Katis did a great job mixing the first record , but we did n't want to repeat the sound . It 's not being deliberately contrary to go darker , it 's a broader record too . '' The album features a guest appearance by My Latest Novel 's Laura McFarlane , who plays violin on `` The Room '' and `` That Birthday Present '' . She had previously collaborated with the band on the EP `` Here , It Never Snowed . Afterwards It Did '' . The album 's title comes from a lyric in the song `` Made to Disappear '' . Singles and tracks . On 13 May 2009 , `` Reflection of the Television '' premiered as a free download on Pitchfork.com . On 3 August 2009 , `` I Became a Prostitute '' was released as the first single in the UK . The video premiered on 3 July 2009 on `` The Line of Best Fits website . The album 's second single was `` Seven Years of Letters '' , released on 19 October 2009 , and `` The Room '' was released as the third single on 5 April 2010 . `` Made to Disappear '' features the album title in its lyrics . Graham said , `` The album title is autobiographical . It got to the stage where I just wanted each to day to end as quickly as it could , and I 'd get drunk so I would n't have to face the night 's reality . '' `` The Neighbours Ca n't Breathe '' first appeared as a live version on the 2008 compilation `` Killed My Parents and Hit the Road '' , under the title of `` Untitled # 28 '' . It 's the band 's first song to have its title taken from a line of its lyrics . An acoustic version of `` The Room '' was also included on the same compilation , with the title of `` Untitled # 27 '' . In September 2009 , `` The Skinny '' published a track-by-track recount by guitarist Andy MacFarlane that included notes about the writing and recording process , as well as the inspiration behind some of the song titles . Critical reception . `` Forget the Night Ahead '' was released to generally positive reviews . At Metacritic , which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 based on reviews from mainstream critics , the album has received a favourable score of 71 , based on 18 reviews . `` Mojo '' awarded the album 4 out of 5 stars , while `` The Onions A.V . Club stated the album `` show [ s ] a band capable of muscling up without losing a fascination with fragile , fleeting moments . ''
Białystok County . __NOTOC__ Białystok County ( ) is a unit of territorial administration and local government ( powiat ) in Podlaskie Voivodeship , north-eastern Poland , on the border with Belarus . It was created on 1 January 1999 as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998 . Its administrative seat is the city of Białystok , although the city is not part of the county ( it constitutes a separate city county ) . The county contains nine towns : Łapy , south-west of Białystok , Czarna Białostocka , north of Białystok , Wasilków , north of Białystok , Choroszcz , west of Białystok , Supraśl , north-east of Białystok , Michałowo , east of Białystok , Zabłudów , south-east of Białystok , Tykocin , west of Białystok , and Suraż , south-west of Białystok . The county covers an area of , making it the largest county in Poland ( ahead of Olsztyn County ) . As of 2006 its total population is 136,797 , out of which the population of Łapy is 16,583 , that of Czarna Białostocka is 9,596 , that of Wasilków is 8,967 , that of Choroszcz is 5,416 , that of Supraśl is 4,578 , that of Michałowo is 3,343 , that of Zabłudów is 2,400 , that of Tykocin is 1,893 , that of Suraż is 982 , and the rural population is 83,039 . Neighbouring counties . Apart from the city of Białystok , Białystok County is bordered by Hajnówka County and Bielsk County to the south , Wysokie Mazowieckie County , Zambrów County and Łomża County to the west , Mońki County to the north-west , and Sokółka County to the north-east . It also borders Belarus to the east . Administrative division . The county is subdivided into 15 gminas ( nine urban-rural and six rural ) . These are listed in the following table , in descending order of population .
John Byng , 1st Earl of Strafford . Field Marshal John Byng , 1st Earl of Strafford ( 1772 – 3 June 1860 ) , of 6 Portman Square , London , of Ballaghy , Londonderry and laterly of Wrotham Park in Middlesex ( now Hertfordshire ) , and of 5 , St James 's Square , London , was a British Army officer and politician . After serving as a junior officer during the French Revolutionary Wars and Irish Rebellion of 1798 , he became Commanding Officer of the Grenadier Battalion of the 3rd Regiment of Foot Guards during the disastrous Walcheren Campaign . He served as a brigade commander at the Battle of Vitoria and then at the Battle of Roncesvalles on 25 July 1813 when his brigade took the brunt of the French assault and held its position for three hours in the early morning before finally being forced back . During the Hundred Days he commanded the 2nd Guards Brigade at the Battle of Quatre Bras in June 1815 and again at the Battle of Waterloo later that month when light companies from his brigade played an important role in the defence of Château d'Hougoumont . He went on to be Commander-in-Chief , Ireland and , after leaving Ireland in 1831 , he was elected as Whig Member of Parliament for Poole in Dorset and was one of the few military men who supported the Reform Bill , for which he was rewarded with a peerage . Origins . He was the third son of George Byng ( 1735–1789 ) of Wrotham Park in Middlesex ( now in Hertfordshire ) ( eldest son of Robert Byng ( 1703-1740 ) , Governor of Barbados ) by his wife and Anne Conolly , whose mother was a daughter of Thomas Wentworth , 1st Earl of Strafford ( 1672-1739 ) , ( of the second creation of that title ) . His great-grandfather was Admiral George Byng , 1st Viscount Torrington ( 1663-1733 ) of Southill Park in Bedfordshire . Early promotions . He was educated at Westminster School . He was commissioned as an ensign in the 33rd Regiment of Foot ( `` Duke of Wellington 's Regiment '' ) on 30 September 1793 and was promoted to lieutenant on 1 December 1793 and to captain on 27 December 1794 . He was sent to the Netherlands later that year where he was wounded during a skirmish at Geldermalsen in January 1795 during the Flanders Campaign . In 1796 Byng became aide-de-camp to General Richard Vyse in the Southern District of Ireland and was wounded during the Irish Rebellion of 1798 . He became a major in the 60th Regiment of Foot on 28 December 1799 and a lieutenant-colonel in the 29th Regiment of Foot on 18 March 1800 . He transferred to the 3rd Regiment of Foot Guards on 11 August 1804 and took part in the expedition to Hanover in 1805 , in the Battle of Copenhagen in August 1807 and , having taken command of the Grenadier Battalion of his Regiment , in the disastrous Walcheren Campaign in Autumn 1809 . Napoleonic Wars . Promoted to colonel on 25 July 1810 , Byng went to Spain in September 1811 to become Commander of a brigade serving under General Rowland Hill . Promoted to major-general on 4 June 1813 , Byng commanded his brigade at the Battle of Vitoria in June 1813 and then at the Battle of Roncesvalles on 25 July 1813 when his brigade took the brunt of the French assault and held its position for three hours in the early morning before finally being forced back ; meanwhile General Lowry Cole rushed up reinforcements in the early afternoon and then fended off the French until the evening when thick fog rolled in . Byng 's stubborn resistance at Roncesvalles allowed the Marquess of Wellington ( later the Duke ) to consolidate enough troops to defeat the French at the Battle of the Pyrenees over the next few days . Battle of the Nive . Byng also fought at the Battle of Nivelle in November 1813 and then at the Battle of the Nive in December 1813 ; at the latter battle he led his troops up a hill under fire , occupied it and then planted the colour of the 31st Regiment of Foot there before driving the French troops down the hill . His conduct was such that the Prince Regent told him that he was Waterloo . Byng went on to fight at the Battle of Orthez in February 1814 and at the Battle of Toulouse in April 1814 . During the Hundred Days he commanded the 2nd Guards Brigade at the Battle of Quatre Bras in June 1815 and again at the Battle of Waterloo later that month when light companies from his brigade played an important role in the defence of Hougoumont . After the battle he was placed in command of the I Corps , and took part in the advance on Paris . Having captured the Péronne and its fortress , the Corps went on to occupy the heights of Montmartre and then to form part of the Army of Occupation . He was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath on 2 January 1815 and a Knight of the Austrian Military Order of Maria Theresa on 8 October 1815 . Ireland and politics . Byng became General Officer Commanding the Eastern District in England in October 1815 before transferring to be General Officer Commanding the Northern District in England in June 1816 . At the Peterloo Massacre of 1819 , he was absent because he had two horses entered at York races that day , and delegated command to his deputy , who failed to control the dangerously large crowd . Promoted to lieutenant general on 27 May 1825 , he was advanced to Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath in 1828 . He became Commander-in-Chief , Ireland and was admitted to the Privy Council of Ireland later that year . After leaving Ireland , he was elected as a Whig Member of Parliament for Poole in Dorset in October 1831 and was one of the few military men who supported the Reform Bill of 1832 . He was also appointed to the honorary position of Governor of Londonderry and Culmore on 15 June 1832 . In recognition of Byng 's support for the Reform Bill , the Prime Minister , Lord Melbourne , raised him to the peerage as Baron Strafford of Harmondsworth on 8 May 1835 , which territorial designation recognised the Earldom borne by his maternal ancestors which had become extinct in 1799 . He was promoted to full general on 23 November 1841 , and on 28 August 1847 he was raised further in the peerage as Viscount Enfield and Earl of Strafford Also in 1847 , following the death of his eldest brother the Whig MP George Byng ( 1764-1847 ) , he inherited Wrotham Park . Byng also served as honorary colonel of the 4th West India Regiment , as honorary colonel of the 2nd West India Regiment and as honorary colonel of the 29th Regiment of Foot ; in his final years he was also honorary colonel of the Coldstream Guards . He was promoted to field marshal on 2 October 1855 and died at his home in Grosvenor Square in London on 3 June 1860 .
ST Mies . `` Mies '' was a tug that was built as `` Empire Connie '' in 1945 by A Hall & Co Ltd , Aberdeen for the Ministry of War Transport ( MoWT ) . In 1946 , she was sold to the Royal Netherlands Navy and renamed `` Mies '' . In 1947 , she was sold to the Government of the Dutch East Indies , passing to the Indonesian Government in 1951 and then the Indonesian Navy in 1953 . In 1978 , she was sold and renamed `` Taluk Ambon '' , serving until 1983 when she was deleted from shipping registers . Description . The ship was built as yard number 707 by A Hall and Co , Aberdeen . She was launched on 10 July 1945 and completed in September 1945 . Mies was long , with a beam of and had a depth of . The ship had a GRT of 242 and a NRT of 218 . Mies was propelled by a triple expansion steam engine , which had cylinders of , and diameter by stroke . The engine was No . 416 , It was built by Hall & Co. History . `` Empire Connie '' was built for the MoWT . She was placed under the management of Townsend Bros ( Ferries ) Ltd . The Code Letters GKGX and United Kingdom Official Number 180993 were allocated . She served in India and Singapore . In 1946 , she was sold to the Royal Netherlands Navy and renamed `` Mies '' . In 1947 , or 1949 , `` Mies '' was transferred to the Dutch East Indies Government . Her port of registry was Havenwezen . In 1951 , `` Mies '' was transferred to the Republiek Indonesia Serikat at which time she was converted to operate on oil fuel . Her port of registry was changed to Jakarta . In 1953 , `` Mies '' was transferred to the Indonesian Navy , serving until 1958 when she was transferred back to the Indonesian Government . In 1978 , `` Mies '' was sold to the Port Authority of Tanjung Priok and was renamed `` Taluk Ambon '' . She served until 1983 , being deleted from Lloyd 's Register in that year . It 's unknown whetwhr she was scrapped or preserved .
Michael Flynn . Michael Thomas Flynn ( born December 1958 ) is a retired United States Army Lieutenant General who served in the U.S. Army for 33 years , from 1981 until 2014 . In January 2017 he briefly served as National Security Advisor to U.S. President Donald Trump . In December 2017 he pleaded guilty to one count of lying to the FBI ( a felony ) about contacts he had with the Russian government during Trump 's presidential transition . Flynn 's military career included a key role in shaping U.S. counterterrorism strategy and dismantling insurgent networks in Afghanistan and Iraq , and he was given numerous combat arms , conventional , and special operations senior intelligence assignments . He was appointed by President Barack Obama as the eighteenth director of the Defense Intelligence Agency , serving from July 2012 until his forced retirement from the military in August 2014 . `` The New York Times '' reported on May 18 , 2018 , that a longtime FBI/CIA informant had met Flynn at an intelligence seminar in Britain six months earlier and became alarmed by Flynn 's closeness to a Russian woman there ; this concern prompted another individual to alert American authorities that Flynn may have been compromised by Russian intelligence . After leaving the military , he established Flynn Intel Group , which has provided intelligence services for businesses and governments , including ones in Turkey . Flynn briefly served as the National Security Advisor for President Donald Trump , from January 20 to February 13 , 2017 . He resigned after information surfaced that he had misled the FBI and Vice President Mike Pence about the nature and content of his communications with the Russian ambassador to the U.S. , Sergey Kislyak . Flynn 's tenure of just 24 days was the shortest in the office 's history . On April 27 , 2017 , the Pentagon inspector general announced an investigation into whether Flynn had accepted money from foreign governments without the required approval . Flynn initially refused to hand over subpoenaed documents to the Senate Intelligence Committee , pleading the Fifth Amendment against self-incrimination , but a compromise with the committee was worked out . On December 1 , 2017 , Flynn appeared in federal court to formalize a deal with Special Counsel Robert Mueller to plead guilty to a single felony count of `` willfully and knowingly '' making `` false , fictitious and fraudulent statements '' to the FBI . He confirmed his intention to cooperate with the Special Counsel 's investigation . Early life . Michael Thomas Flynn was born and raised in Middletown , Rhode Island , as one of nine children to Helen Frances ( Andrews ) , who worked in real estate , and Charles Francis Flynn , a small-town banker . Both of his parents are of Irish descent . Michael Flynn graduated from the University of Rhode Island with a Bachelor of Science degree in management science in 1981 and was a Distinguished Military Graduate of the Reserve Officers ' Training Corps . He also earned a Master of Business Administration in Telecommunications from Golden Gate University , a Master of Military Art and Science from the United States Army Command and General Staff College , and a Master of Arts in National Security and Strategic Studies from the Naval War College . Flynn is a graduate of the Military Intelligence Officer Basic Course , Ranger School , Military Intelligence Officer Advanced Course , Army Command and General Staff College , the School of Advanced Military Studies , and Naval War College . U.S. Army . Flynn was commissioned in the U.S. Army as a second lieutenant in military intelligence in 1981 . His military assignments included multiple tours at Fort Bragg , North Carolina , with the 82nd Airborne Division , XVIII Airborne Corps , and Joint Special Operations Command , where he deployed for the invasion of Grenada and Operation Uphold Democracy in Haiti . He also served with the 25th Infantry Division at Schofield Barracks , Hawaii , at the Joint Readiness Training Center at Fort Polk , Louisiana , and the Army Intelligence Center at Fort Huachuca , Arizona . Flynn served as the assistant chief of staff , G2 , XVIII Airborne Corps at Fort Bragg , North Carolina , from June 2001 and the director of intelligence at the Joint Task Force 180 in Afghanistan until July 2002 . He commanded the 111th Military Intelligence Brigade from June 2002 to June 2004 and was the director of intelligence for Joint Special Operations Command from July 2004 to June 2007 , with service in Afghanistan ( Operation Enduring Freedom ) and the Iraq War ( Operation Iraqi Freedom ) . He served as the director of intelligence of the United States Central Command from June 2007 to July 2008 , as the director of intelligence of the Joint Staff from July 2008 to June 2009 , then the director of intelligence of the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan from June 2009 to October 2010 . Defense Intelligence Agency . In September 2011 , Flynn was promoted to Lieutenant General and assigned as assistant director of national intelligence in the Office of the Director of National Intelligence . On April 17 , 2012 , President Barack Obama nominated Flynn to be the 18th director of the Defense Intelligence Agency . Flynn took command of the DIA in July 2012 . He simultaneously became commander of the Joint Functional Component Command for Intelligence , Surveillance and Reconnaissance , and chair of the Military Intelligence Board . In October 2012 , Flynn announced plans to release his paper `` VISION2020 : Accelerating Change Through Integration '' , a look at changes he believes are necessary for the DIA in the future . In June 2013 , Michael Flynn became the first U.S. officer to be allowed inside the Russian military intelligence ( GRU ) headquarters in Moscow , where he arrived at the invitation of the GRU chief Gen Igor Sergun . His follow-up trip to visit the GRU HQ as Director of DIA was not allowed . Retirement from the military . On April 30 , 2014 , Flynn announced his retirement effective later that year , about a year earlier than he had been scheduled to leave his position . He was reportedly effectively forced out of the DIA after clashing with superiors over his allegedly chaotic management style and vision for the agency . In a private e-mail that was leaked online , Colin Powell said that he had heard in the DIA ( apparently from later DIA director Vincent R. Stewart ) that Flynn was fired because he was `` abusive with staff , did n't listen , worked against policy , bad management , etc . '' According to `` The New York Times '' , Flynn exhibited a loose relationship with the truth , leading his subordinates to refer to Flynn 's repeated dubious assertions as `` Flynn facts '' . According to what Flynn had stated in one final interview as DIA director , he felt like a lone voice in thinking that the United States was less safe from the threat of Islamic terrorism in 2014 than it was prior to the 11 attacks ; he went on to believe that he was pressed into retirement for questioning the Obama administration 's public narrative that Al Qaeda was close to defeat . Journalist Seymour Hersh wrote that `` Flynn confirmed [ to Hersh ] that his agency had sent a constant stream of classified warnings ... about the dire consequences of toppling [ Syrian President ] Assad . '' Flynn recounted that his agency was producing intelligence reports indicating that radical Islamists were the main force in the Syrian insurgency and `` that Turkey was looking the other way when it came to the growth of the Islamic State inside Syria '' . According to Flynn , these reports `` got enormous pushback from the Obama administration , '' who he felt `` did not want to hear the truth '' . According to former DIA official W. Patrick Lang : `` Flynn incurred the wrath of the White House by insisting on telling the truth about Syria ... they shoved him out . He would n't shut up . '' In an interview with Al Jazeera , Flynn criticized the Obama administration for its delay in supporting the opposition in Syria , thereby allowing for the growth of Al-Nusra and other extremist forces : `` when you do n't get in and help somebody , they 're gon na find other means to achieve their goals '' and that `` we should have done more earlier on in this effort , you know , than we did . '' Flynn retired from the U.S. Army with 33 years of service on August 7 , 2014 . Consulting firm . Flynn , with his son Michael G. Flynn , ran the Flynn Intel Group Inc , which provided intelligence services for businesses and governments before closing in 2016 . The company was founded in the fall of 2014 , and restarted in June 2015 as a Delaware company . Flynn was paid over $ 65,000 by companies connected to Russia in 2015 , including $ 11,250 from both Volga-Dnepr Airlines and the U.S. subsidiary of Kaspersky Lab . Other clients included Palo Alto Networks , Francisco Partners , Brainwave Science and Adobe Systems . While working as a consultant Flynn served on the board of several organizations , including GreenZone Systems , Patriot Capital , Brainwave , Drone Aviation and OSY Technologies . Subsidiaries of the Flynn Intel Group included FIG Cyber Inc , headed by Timothy Newberry , and FIG Aviation . In July 2018 , the consulting firm Stonington Global LLC announced that Flynn was joining the firm as its director of global strategy , though Flynn 's attorneys disputed that there had ever been a partnership several hours later . Foreign agent . In July 2016 , Flynn spoke at a meeting of ACT ! for America at a point when the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt against Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was still underway . He spoke favorably of the coup participants , saying that Erdoğan had been moving Turkey away from secularism and towards Islamism and that participants in the coup wanted Turkey to be and to be seen as a secular nation—a goal `` worth clapping for . '' By the end of September 2016 , Flynn 's consulting company was hired by Inovo BV , a company owned by Kamil Ekim Alptekin , the Chair of the Turkish-American Business Council , which is an arm of the Foreign Economic Relations Board of Turkey ( DEIK ) . On November 8 ( election day in the United States ) , an op-ed written by Flynn was published by `` The Hill '' , calling for U.S. backing for Erdoğan 's government and criticizing the regime 's opponent , Fethullah Gülen , alleging that Gülen headed a `` vast global network '' that fitted `` the description of a dangerous sleeper terror network '' . At the time , Flynn did not disclose that his consulting firm had received funds from a company with ties to the Turkish government . After Flynn 's ties had been disclosed by `` The Daily Caller '' , Politico , and others , the editor of `` The Hill '' added a note to Flynn 's op-ed , stating that Flynn had failed to disclose that he had been engaged at the time in `` consulting work that might have aided the government of Turkey , '' that his firm had received payments from a company with close ties to the Turkish government , or that the company had reviewed the draft of the op-ed before it was submitted to `` The Hill '' . On March 8 , 2017 , Flynn registered with the Justice Department as a foreign agent for $ 530,000 worth of lobbying work before election day . This work was done on behalf of a Dutch-based company that may have been working for the Turkish government . On March 24 , 2017 , former Director of the CIA James Woolsey said that in September 2016 Flynn , while working for the Trump presidential campaign , had attended a meeting in a New York hotel with Turkish officials including foreign minister Mevlut Cavusoglu and energy minister Berat Albayrak , son-in-law of Turkey 's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan , and had discussed abducting Fethullah Gülen and sending him to Turkey , bypassing the U.S. extradition legal process . Flynn sat in on classified national security briefings with then-candidate Trump at the same time that Flynn was working for foreign clients , which raises ethical concerns and conflicts of interest . Flynn was paid at least $ 5,000 to serve as a consultant to a U.S.-Russian project to build 40 nuclear reactors across the Middle East , which Flynn 's failure to disclose was flagged by Representatives Elijah Cummings and Eliot Engel as a possible violation of federal law . Attendance at RT gala dinner . On December 10 , 2015 , Flynn attended a gala dinner in Moscow in honor of RT ( formerly `` Russia Today '' ) , a Russian government-owned English-language media outlet , on which he made semi-regular appearances as an analyst after he retired from U.S. government service . Flynn sat next to Russian President Vladimir Putin at the dinner , leading journalist Michael Crowley of `` Politico '' to report that `` at a moment of semi-hostility between the U.S. and Russia , the presence of such an important figure at Putin 's table startled '' U.S. officials . As part of the festivities , Flynn gave a talk on world affairs for which he was paid at least $ 45,000 . Flynn defended the RT payment in an interview with Michael Isikoff . On February 1 , 2017 , the ranking Democratic members on six House committees sent a letter to Secretary of Defense James Mattis , requesting a Department of Defense investigation into Flynn 's connection to RT . The legislators expressed concern that Flynn had violated the Foreign Emoluments Clause of the U.S. Constitution by accepting money from RT . A 2017 report by the United States Intelligence Community characterized RT as `` The Kremlin 's principal international propaganda outlet '' and said that RT America is set up as an autonomous nonprofit organization `` to avoid the Foreign Agents Registration Act '' . As a retired military intelligence officer , Flynn was required to obtain prior permission from the Defense Department and the State Department before receiving any money from foreign governments . Flynn apparently did not seek that approval before the RT speech , and he did not report the payment when he applied for renewal of his security clearance two months later . Glenn A . Fine , the acting Defense Department Inspector General , has confirmed he is investigating Flynn . 2016 U.S. presidential election . Having already been consulted regarding national security by Fiorina as well as other candidates , including Scott Walker , Ben Carson , Ted Cruz , and Donald Trump , Flynn was asked in February 2016 to serve as an adviser to the Trump campaign . In July 2016 , it was reported he was being considered as Trump 's running mate ; Flynn later confirmed that he had submitted vetting documents to the campaign and , although a registered Democrat , was willing to accept the Republican vice-presidential nomination if chosen . However , Trump instead selected Indiana Governor Mike Pence . As one of the keynote speakers during the first night of the 2016 Republican National Convention , Flynn gave what the `` Los Angeles Times '' described as a `` fiery '' speech , in which he stated : `` We are tired of Obama 's empty speeches and his misguided rhetoric . This , this has caused the world to have no respect for America 's word , nor does it fear our might '' ; he accused Obama of choosing to conceal the actions of Osama bin Laden and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant . Flynn went on to criticize political correctness and joined the crowd in a chant of `` U-S-A ! U-S-A ! '' . During the chants , he told those in the audience , `` Get fired up ! This is about our country . '' During the speech , Flynn launched a blistering attack on Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton . He led the crowd in chants of `` Lock her up ! `` ; during one of those chants , he encouraged the crowd to keep it up , saying , `` Damn right ! Exactly right ! There is nothing wrong with that ! '' He called for Clinton to withdraw from the race , saying that `` if I did a tenth of what she did , I 'd be in jail today . '' He repeated in subsequent interviews that she should be `` locked up '' . While campaigning for Trump , Flynn also referred to Clinton as the `` enemy camp '' . Six days after the speech , Flynn stirred up a controversy by retweeting anti-Semitic remarks , which he later apologized for and claimed were unintentional . During the election campaign , Flynn used Twitter to post links to negative stories about Clinton , like the Pizzagate conspiracy theory . Flynn was once opposed to waterboarding and other extreme interrogation techniques that have now been banned ; however , according to an August 2016 `` Washington Post '' article , he said at one point , in the context of Trump 's apparent openness to reinstating such techniques , that `` he would be reluctant to take options off the table . '' In May 2016 , Flynn was asked by an Al Jazeera reporter if he would support Trump 's stated plan to `` take out [ the ] families '' of people suspected of being involved in terrorism . In response , Flynn stated , `` I would have to see the circumstances of that situation . '' In an interview with `` Al Jazeera '' , Flynn criticized the U.S. reliance on drones as a `` failed strategy '' , stating that `` what we have is this continued investment in conflict . The more weapons we give , the more bombs we drop , that just ... fuels the conflict . '' National Security Advisor . On November 10 , 2016 , President Obama warned President-elect Trump against hiring Flynn . During their meeting in the Oval Office two days after the election , Obama expressed `` profound concerns '' about hiring Flynn to a sensitive , high-level national security post . On November 18 , 2016 , Flynn accepted Trump 's offer for the position of National Security Advisor . Prior to his appointment , media sources including `` The Washington Post '' and Associated Press had already criticized his close relations with Russia , and his promotion of anti-Clinton conspiracy theories and fake news during the 2016 presidential campaign . In December 2016 , Flynn met with Heinz-Christian Strache , leader of the far-right Freedom Party of Austria ( FPA ) , at Trump Tower in New York . The meeting attracted attention because the FPA was founded by ex-Nazis in the 1950s , and because Strache had recently signed a cooperation agreement with Vladimir Putin 's ruling United Russia party . The Trump campaign refused to comment on the meeting . On December 29 , 2016 , Flynn spoke with Russian ambassador Sergey Kislyak , the same day the Obama administration announced retaliatory measures in response to the interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign by the Russian government . The phone conversation was reportedly viewed by Obama advisers who had been briefed on its content by the F.B.I . with suspicion as possibly a secret deal between the incoming team and Moscow , which could have violated the dormant Logan Act that bars unauthorized U.S. citizens from negotiating with foreign powers in disputes with the United States . The day after reporting by David Ignatius , Trump 's incoming press secretary , Sean Spicer said the conversation had occurred on December 28 and thus could n't have touched on the retaliation measures or Russia 's response ; Spicer later had to correct himself on the date of the conversation . On January 4 , 2017 , Flynn informed Don McGahn , soon to become the White House Counsel , that he was under investigation over his work for Turkey . Ten days before the inauguration of Donald Trump , Flynn told then-National Security Advisor Susan Rice not to proceed with a planned invasion of Raqqa using Kurdish People 's Protection Units . Flynn 's decision would delay the campaign , which had taken seven months to plan , several more months , but was consistent with Turkish objections to working with Kurdish troops . Acting Attorney General Sally Yates , in May 8 testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee 's Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism , said the FBI interviewed Flynn , on January 24 , 2017 . Based on the results of that interview , she made an `` urgent '' request to meet with McGahn . She met with him on January 26 and again on January 27 . She informed McGahn that Flynn was `` compromised '' and possibly open to blackmail by the Russians . Yates told McGahn that Flynn had misled Pence and other administration officials about the nature of his conversation with the Russian ambassador . She added that Flynn 's `` underlying conduct '' , which she could not describe due to classification , `` was problematic in and of itself , '' saying `` ( i ) t was a whole lot more than one White House official lying to another . '' Former United States Secretary of Defense Robert Gates called the possibility of Flynn being blackmailed `` kind of a stretch , '' while acknowledging that his false statement was `` a problem ... that I would tell the president about . '' On January 22 , 2017 , `` The Wall Street Journal '' reported that Flynn was under investigation by U.S. counterintelligence agents for his communications with Russian officials . On February 8 , 2017 , Flynn flatly denied having spoken to Kislyak in December 2016 about the sanctions placed on Russia by the Obama administration ; however , the next day , U.S. intelligence officials shared an account indicating that such discussions did in fact take place . Following this revelation , Flynn 's spokesman released a statement that Flynn `` indicated that while he had no recollection of discussing sanctions , he could n't be certain that the topic never came up '' . Dismissal and investigation . On February 13 , 2017 , Flynn resigned as National Security Advisor , following news reports about his communications with the Russian ambassador , Sergey Kislyak and additional reports that he had misled the Vice President about them . Flynn 's 24-day tenure as National Security Advisor was the shortest in the 63-year history of the office . Those communications he had with the Russian ambassador were unmasked and leaked to the press . Commenting on Flynn′s resignation , on February 14 White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer stated , `` We got to a point not based on a legal issue , but based on a trust issue , where a level of trust between the President and General Flynn had eroded to the point where he felt he had to make a change ... The issue here was that the President got to the point where General Flynn 's relationship – misleading the Vice President and others , or the possibility that he had forgotten critical details of this important conversation had created a critical mass and an unsustainable situation . That 's why the President decided to ask for his resignation , and he got it . '' That same day ( February 14 ) , President Trump met with FBI Director James Comey in the Oval Office and reportedly told him `` I hope you can see your way clear to letting this go , to letting Flynn go '' adding `` he 's a good guy . '' Comey subsequently testified that , `` I had understood the President to be requesting that we drop any investigation of Flynn in connection with false statements about his conversations with the Russian ambassador in December ... I did not understand the president to be talking about the broader investigation into Russia or possible links to his campaign '' . The propriety , and even the legality , of these words that Trump reportedly said to Comey about Flynn have become a subject of considerable public debate . Several months after dismissing Flynn , Trump also dismissed Comey , which Comey attributed to the FBI 's Russia investigation . Flynn had offered to testify to the FBI or the Senate and House Intelligence committees relating to the Russia probe in exchange for immunity from criminal prosecution . However , the Senate Intelligence Committee rejected Flynn 's offer for testimony in exchange for immunity . Flynn initially declined to respond to a subpoena from the Senate Intelligence Committee , invoking his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination , but he and the committee later struck a compromise . The Pentagon inspector general is also investigating whether Flynn accepted money from foreign governments without the required approval . On November 5 , 2017 , NBC News reported that Robert Mueller has enough evidence for charges against Flynn and his son ; Michael G. Flynn . On November 10 , `` The Wall Street Journal '' reported that Flynn is under investigation by Mueller for allegedly planning a kidnapping and extrajudicial rendition of Turkish cleric Fethullah Gülen to Turkey . On November 22 , `` NBC News '' reported that Michael T. Flynn 's business partner Bijan Kian is a subject of the Mueller probe . NBC has also reported that a Turkish businessman named Reza Zarrab , who was picked up last year by U.S. authorities in Miami on Iranian sanctions violations and money laundering charges , is offering evidence against the subject . On November 23 , 2017 , it was reported that Flynn 's lawyers have notified Trump 's legal team they can no longer discuss anything regarding Mueller 's investigation , suggesting that Flynn may be cooperating with prosecutors or negotiating a deal . Plea bargain and statement of offense . On December 1 , 2017 , special counsel Robert Mueller agreed to a plea bargain where Flynn pleaded guilty to `` willfully and knowingly '' making `` false , fictitious and fraudulent statements '' to the FBI regarding conversations with Russia 's ambassador . Specifically , Flynn is accused of falsely claiming that he had not asked Russia 's ambassador to the United States Sergey Kislyak on December 29 , 2016 , `` to refrain from escalating the situation in response to sanctions that the United States had imposed against Russia that same day . '' Flynn pleaded guilty the same day and acknowledged that he was cooperating with the investigation by Mueller . Flynn stated ; It has been extraordinarily painful to endure these many months of false accusations of `` treason '' and other outrageous acts ... Such false accusations are contrary to everything I have ever done and stood for . But I recognize that the actions I acknowledged in court today were wrong , and , through my faith in God , I am working to set things right . `` Bloomberg '' reporter Eli Lake wrote in an opinion piece on December 1 , 2017 , that two former Trump transition team officials provided information indicating that Jared Kushner was the senior member of the team described in Flynn 's plea documents as having directed Flynn to contact officials from foreign governments , including Russia , asking them to delay or vote against a United Nations resolution on the issue of Israeli settlements , contrary to the still-incumbent Obama administration 's position of support for the resolution . This was also confirmed by other news outlets , who cited multiple sources . Sentencing of Flynn has been deferred several times , the last time on July 10 , 2018 . As part of Flynn 's plea negotiations , his son , Michael G. Flynn , is not expected to be charged . Political views . Flynn is a registered Democrat , having grown up in a `` very strong Democratic family '' . However , he was a keynote speaker during the first night of the 2016 Republican National Convention , and he was a surrogate and top national security adviser for President Donald Trump . During a July 10 , 2016 , interview on ABC News ' `` This Week '' , when asked by host Martha Raddatz about the issue of abortion , Flynn stated , `` women have to be able to choose . '' The next day , Flynn said on Fox News that he is a `` pro-life Democrat '' . Flynn is a supporter of current Israeli policies . He is also an opponent of the Iran nuclear deal . In February 2017 , Flynn said that `` the Obama administration failed to respond adequately to Tehran 's malign actions – including weapons transfers , support for terrorism and other violations of international norms '' . Flynn accused Yemen 's Houthi rebels of being one of Iran 's `` proxy terrorist groups '' in February 2017 . Flynn also criticized Obama 's administration for arming Syrian rebels linked to Salafi jihadism . According to Flynn , the U.S. is `` at war with a radical component of Islam '' . Flynn has been a board member of ACT ! for America , and sees the Muslim faith as one of the root causes of Islamist terrorism . He has described Islam as a political ideology and a cancer . He once tweeted that `` fear of Muslims is RATIONAL '' and included a video link claiming that Islam wants `` 80 % of people enslaved or exterminated '' . Initially supportive of Trump 's proposal to ban Muslims from entering the US , Flynn later told Al Jazeera that a blanket ban was unworkable and has called instead for `` vetting '' of entrants from countries like Syria . Flynn has stated the U.S. `` should extradite Fethullah Gülen '' to Turkey and `` work constructively with Russia '' in Syria . In 2016 , he said that he had personally seen photos of signs in the Southwest border area that were in Arabic to help Muslims entering the United States illegally . An officer of the National Border Patrol Council responded that the organization was not aware of any such signs . Writings . Flynn co-authored a report in January 2010 through the Center for a New American Security , entitled `` Fixing Intel : A Blueprint for Making Intelligence Relevant in Afghanistan '' . That report , which became influential , argued that U.S. intelligence agencies `` must open their doors to anyone who is willing to exchange information , including Afghans and NGOs ( non-governmental organizations ) as well as the US military and its allies '' . Flynn is also an author of ' , co-authored with Michael Ledeen , which was published by St. Martin 's Press in 2016 . In reviewing the book , Will McCants of the Brookings Institution described Flynn 's worldview as a confused combination of neoconservatism ( an insistence on destroying what he sees as an alliance of tyranny , dictatorships , and radical Islamist regimes ) and realism ( support for working with `` friendly tyrants '' ) , although he acknowledged that this could be due to the book having two authors .
Qiu Zhonghui . Qiu Zhonghui also known as Chiu Chung-Hui is a former international table-tennis player from China and won China 's first women 's world title in the World Table Tennis Championships of 1961 . Table tennis career . From 1956 to 1963 she won ten medals in singles , doubles , and team events in the World Table Tennis Championships . The ten World Championship medals included a gold medal in the singles at the 1961 World Table Tennis Championships .
Emergency hammer . An emergency hammer is a safety device used in vehicles or buildings to break through window glass in an emergency . Emergency hammers are also known as bus mallets , dotty hammers , safety mallets , and bus hammers . Many are attached to a cable or an alarm device to deter theft or misuse . Brands include Lifeaxe and LifeHammer . It is a simple tool with a plastic handle and steel tips . Its primary use is for breaking through vehicle windows and vertical glazing , which are often tempered , in the event of a crash which prevents exit through the doors . They are commonly found on public transport , in particular trains and buses and buildings . There can also be a cutting tool at the other end of the hammer . This is used for cutting through seatbelts in the event that they are inhibiting a passenger 's exit . Emergency hammers can be purchased by consumers in store for their vehicles , homes , hotels etc . to provide a means of escape should the doors/windows become unusable , such as in a collision , if the vehicle falls into water and is sinking or there is a fire within a building . However , people have been known to use these hammers to enter a car from the outside for purposes of burglary .
Reza Fallah . Reza Fallah ( 1909–1982 ) was an Iranian businessman and political advisor . He shaped the Iranian oil policy under Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi . Early life . Reza Fallah was born on September 15 , 1909 , in Kashan , Iran . He graduated from high school in Tehran . He studied Petroleum Engineering at the University of Birmingham in England on a British Petroleum scholarship , receiving a PhD . Career . In 1939 , he returned to Iran and worked in the private sector . He then taught and served as Dean of the Abadan Technical Institute . In the 1950s and 1960s , he served as general manager the Abadan Refinery , formerly owned by the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company . He served as deputy chairman of the National Iranian Oil Company from 1974 to 1979 . During that time , he advised Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and essentially shaped Iran 's oil policy . He was also a co-founder of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries ( OPEC ) . During the Iranian revolution of 1979 , he accompanied the Shah into exile . He refused to return to Iran , despite being summoned by Prime Minister Mehdi Bazargan . Indeed , he was on Ayatollah Khomeini 's death list . Personal life . He was married to Maheen Fallah . They had three daughters : Lilly Fallah Lawrence and Gina `` Kooky '' Fallah . A third daughter died in a car accident when they were living in Tehran . Death . He died on December 5 , 1982 , in Windsor , near London , England . He is buried in Brookwood Cemetery .
Cross Creek Trail . Cross Creek Trail is a hiking trail in the northern Sawatch Range , part of the Rocky Mountains in the U.S. state of Colorado . It is located in the Holy Cross Wilderness , west of Mount of the Holy Cross in Eagle County . Cross Creek Trail is south of Interstate 70 , west of Highway 24 , south of Minturn , southwest of Vail and south of Beaver Creek Resort , Colorado . Cross Creek Trail follows Cross Creek south from a trailhead elevation of 8,550 feet , 12 miles to a junction at 11,300 feet , with the trail up Savage Peak to Treasure Vault Lake . The trail passes the steep west face of Mount of the Holy Cross . A loop of Holy Cross Ridge can be completed in approximately five days of backpacking from the Cross Creek Trailhead , up Cross Creek Trail , over Fancy Pass to Fancy Lake , then north to Holy Cross City . From there , the Hunky Dory Trail leads to Fall Creek Pass on the northern ridge of Whitney Peak , 13,271 feet , where the Fall Creek Trail continues north . Fall Creek Trail passes Lake Constantine and a junction with the Notch Mountain Trail to arrive at Half Moon Campground . From the junction with Half Moon Pass Trail , the return to Cross Creek Trailhead is an eight-mile hike down Tigiwon Road . Hiking Colorado : Holy Cross Wilderness Area , a hiking guide by Kim Fenske , provides a description of Cross Creek Trail . The Holy Cross wilderness has a history of threatening the lives of adventurous hikers . Primarily , the hikers who require rescue are unfamiliar with the risks of entering wilderness areas and do not bring adequate equipment and supplies to respond to emergency conditions . Hikers are frequently stranded or lost due to changing environmental conditions and confusion regarding the surrounding landscape .
AN/USQ-17 . The USQ-17 or Naval Tactical Data System ( NTDS ) computer referred to in Sperry Rand documents as the Univac M-460 , was Seymour Cray 's last design for UNIVAC . UNIVAC later released a commercial version , the UNIVAC 490 and that system was later upgraded to a multiprocessor configuration as the 494 . The machine was the size and shape of a refrigerator , about four feet high ( roughly 1.20 meters ) , with a hinged lid for access . However , shortly after completing the prototype design Cray left to join Control Data Corporation . When the Navy awarded Sperry Rand a US $ 50 million contract to build the AN/USQ-17 , Univac engineers redesigned the entire machine from scratch using silicon transistors ( retaining the instruction set so that programs developed for the original machine would still run on the new one ) . As part of the redesign it was decided to improve access , and the second version was designed to stand upright , like an old fashioned double-door refrigerator , about six feet tall ( roughly 1.80 m ) . This new design was designated the USQ-20 . j 3 bits jump condition designator k 3 bits partial word designator b 3 bits which index register to use y 15 bits operand address in memory Numbers were represented as 30-bit words , this allowed for five 6-bit alphanumeric characters per word . The main memory was 32,768 = 32K words of core memory . The instruction format defined for the AN/USQ-17 marked the beginning of an instruction set which would be carried on , with many changes along the way , into later UNIVAC computers including the 2200 series which is still in use .
Trichodes ammios . `` Trichodes laminatus '' is a beetle species of `` checkered beetles '' belonging to the family Cleridae , subfamily Clerinae . It can be found in Italy , Sicily , Spain , and North Africa .
Persecution of Christians by ISIL . The Genocide of Christians by ISIL refers to the persecution of Christian minorities , within its region of control in Iraq , Syria and Libya by the Islamic extremist group Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant ( ISIL ) . Persecution of Christian minorities climaxed following its takeover of parts of Northern Iraq in June 2014 . According to US diplomat Alberto M. Fernandez , `` While the majority of victims in the conflict raging in Syria and Iraq have been Muslims , Christians have borne a heavy burden given their small numbers . '' On February 3 , 2016 , the European Union recognized the persecution of Christians by Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant as genocide . The vote was unanimous . The United States followed suit on March 15 , 2016 , declaring these atrocities as genocide . The vote was unanimous . On April 20 , 2016 , British Parliament voted unanimously to denounce the actions as genocide . A similar motion however failed in Canada when it was opposed by the majority of MP 's in Justin Trudeau 's Liberal government . Background . The mass flight and expulsion of ethnic Assyrians from Iraq is a process which initiated with the Iraq War in 2003 and continues to this day . Leaders of Iraq 's Assyrian community estimate that over two-thirds of the Iraqi Assyrian population may have fled the country or been internally displaced since the U.S.-led invasion in 2003 until 2011 . Reports suggest that whole neighborhoods of Assyrians have cleared out in the cities of Baghdad and Basra , and that Sunni insurgent groups and militias have threatened Assyrian Christians . Following the campaign of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant in northern Iraq in August 2014 , one quarter of the remaining Iraqi Assyrians fled the jihadists , finding refuge in Turkey and Iraqi Kurdistan . Northern Iraq ( 2014 ) . After the fall of Mosul , ISIL demanded that Assyrian Christians living in the city convert to Islam , pay tribute , or face execution , by July 19 , 2014 . ISIL leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi further noted that Christians who do not agree to follow those terms must `` leave the borders of the Islamic Caliphate '' within a specified deadline . This resulted in a complete Assyrian Christian exodus from Mosul , marking the end of 1,800 years of continuous Christian presence . A church mass was not held in Mosul for the first time in 1,800 years . ISIL has already set similar rules for Christians living in other cities and towns , including its `` de facto '' capital Raqqa . However , on 29 March 2016 , ISIL issued a decree preventing Christians from leaving Raqqa . ISIL had also been seen marking Christian homes with the letter `` nūn '' for `` Nassarah '' ( `` Christian '' ) . Several religious buildings were seized and subsequently demolished , most notably Mar Behnam Monastery . By August 7 , ISIL captured the primarily Assyrian towns of Qaraqosh , Tel Keppe , Bartella , and Karamlish , prompting the residents to flee . More than 100,000 Iraqi Christians were forced to flee their homes and leave all their property behind after ISIL invaded Qaraqosh and surrounding towns in the Nineveh Plains Province of Iraq . In early November 2014 , a `` price list '' for Yazidi and Christian females surfaced online . While a human rights NGO Defend International immediately verified the document 's authenticity , UN official Zainab Bangura did n't confirm it to be genuine until August 2015 . Libya ( 2015 ) . On February 12 , 2015 , the ISIL released a report in their online magazine `` Dabiq '' showing photos of 21 Egyptian Copts migrant workers that they had kidnapped in the city of Sirte , Libya , and whom they threatened to kill to `` avenge the [ alleged ] kidnapping of Muslim women by the Egyptian Coptic Church '' . The men , who came from different villages in Egypt , 13 of them from Al-Our , Minya Governorate , were kidnapped in Sirte in two separate attacks on December 27 , 2014 , and in January 2015 . Syria ( 2015 ) . On 23 February 2015 , in response to a major Kurdish offensive in the Al-Hasakah Governorate , ISIL abducted 150 Assyrians from villages near Tell Tamer in northeastern Syria , after launching a large offensive in the region . According to US diplomat Alberto M. Fernandez , of the 232 of the Assyrians kidnapped in the ISIL attack on the Assyrian Christian farming villages on the banks of the Khabur River in Northeast Syria , 51 were children and 84 were women . `` Most of them remain in captivity , with one account claiming that ISIS is demanding $ 22 million ( or roughly $ 100,000 per person ) for their release . '' On 8 October 2015 , ISIL released a video showing three of the Assyrian men kidnapped in Khabur being executed . It was reported that 202 of the 253 kidnapped Assyrians were still in captivity , each one with a demanded ransom of $ 100,000 . Reactions . On 2 and 3 August 2014 , thousands of Assyrians/Syriacs of the diaspora protested the persecution of their fellow Assyrians within Iraq and Syria , demanding a United Nations-led creation of a safe haven for minorities in the Nineveh plains . In October 2014 , Kurdish-Danish human rights activist Widad Akrawi dedicated her 2014 International Pfeffer Peace Award `` to all victims of persecution , particularly the Yazidis , the Christians , and all residents of the Kobanê region . '' Chaldean Catholic Father Douglas Al-Bazi has spoken out strongly against the genocide . In December 2015 , at a Townhall event , the 67th United States Secretary of State , Hillary Clinton , called the systematic persecution a genocide . In February 2016 , Lars Adaktusson , a Swedish member of the European Parliament from the EPP Group , said of the unanimous vote to recognize atrocities as genocide : `` It gives the victims of the atrocities a chance to get their human dignity restored . It 's also a historical confirmation that the European Parliament recognized what is going on and that they are suffering from the most despicable crime in the world , namely genocide . ''
Bill Landry . William Anthony `` Bill '' Landry III ( born April 10 , 1950 ) is an actor , director and producer best known for `` The Heartland Series '' , a historical series on East Tennessee broadcast from WBIR-TV in Knoxville , Tennessee . Early life . Bill Landry was born the son of William Anthony Landry , Jr. and Katherine Sullivan Landry on April 10 , 1950 . He is one of nine siblings , which they were raised in Chattanooga , Tennessee , and attended Notre Dame High School . He attended the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga on a football scholarship , where he studied with Dorothy Hackett Ward , Jim Lewis and John Tinkler , graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Literature , English and Arts . He continued his studies at the Dallas Theater Center , graduating with a Master of Fine Arts degree . After completing his education , he worked as a teacher . Career . In the early 1980s , Landry wrote and performed a one-man play titled `` Einstein the Man '' and worked during the 1982 Knoxville Worlds Fair as a riverboat captain in the Tennessee Valley Authority ( TVA ) exhibit . After the fair ended , he continued to play the role of `` Captain Nat '' on a TVA tour of the Cumberland , Tennessee and Mississippi Rivers as part of TVA 's 50-year anniversary celebrations . After working in a commercial filmed at Pellissippi State Community College , Landry was referred to WBIR-TV and hired in 1984 to work on The Heartland Series , a historical program on East Tennessee . Landry wrote and directed many of the episodes , as well as producing and appearing as a character . The series issued over 1400 short features and about 150 half-hour length programs , and won awards including four Emmy Awards , six Iris Awards from the National Association of Television Program Executives , two bronze medals and a silver from the New York International Film and Television Festival , and a Theodore Roosevelt Award for `` Best Outdoor Documentary . '' Landry received Emmy Awards for directing in 1999 and 2000 , and in 1999 received an honorary Doctorate of Humanities degree from Lincoln Memorial University in recognition of his contributions to the humanities . In 2000 the play `` Einstein the Man '' was published through a grant and made available to middle and high school students in the state of Tennessee . In 2003 , Landry 's production of `` The George Washington Carver Project '' was also distributed by the Tennessee Department of Education to schools in Tennessee through the Carver Project website . In 2011 Landry published a book on East Tennessee history titled `` Appalachian Tales & Heartland Adventures '' . Personal life . Landry currently lives in Blount County , Tennessee . Landry is the father of one son ( Jack Landry ) from his first marriage to Jessica Lynn Jones Landry . His wife Rebecca Carlock Webb `` Becky '' Landry died on April 19 , 2012 , at age 58 .
Grete Kellenberger-Gujer . Grete Kellenberger-Gujer ( 1919–2011 ) was a Swiss molecular biologist known for her discoveries on genetic recombination and restriction modification system of DNA . She was a pioneer in the genetic analysis of bacteriophages and contributed to the early development of molecular biology . Biography . After earning her `` matura '' in classics at the Töchterschule in Zürich , Grete Gujer studied chemistry at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich . There , she met Eduard Kellenberger , a physics student . The couple married in 1945 . In 1946 they moved to Geneva , where Eduard Kellenberger began his doctoral work thesis under the supervision of Jean Weigle , professor of physics at the University of Geneva . Grete Kellenberger contributed to the development of new methods to prepare and analyse biological samples using an electron microscope , a new technique at the time . After Jean Weigle left for the California Institute of Technology in 1948 , Grete Kellenberger took on an increasingly important role in the study of lambda phage and its mutations at the University of Geneva . Her collaboration with Jean Weigle , who returned to Geneva every summer , is demonstrated their by regular correspondence archived at Caltech and by numerous publications . It was Grete Kellenberger who gave Werner Arber , who carried out his PhD between 1954 and 1958 , the conceptual basis and practices for his future studies in the genetics of bacteriophages . Grete Kellenberger published several articles with Arber between 1957 and 1966 . Grete Kellenberger 's major scientific contribution was the discovery that recombination is due to a physical exchange of DNA , and not to selective replication . An article on this subject authored by Grete Kellenberger , Maria Ludovica Zichichi , and Jean Weigle was published in the same issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ( PNAS ) as the article from Meselson and Weigle on the topic . However , although the data for Grete 's article were obtained using a more original approach and were ready months before experiments were concluded in Meselson 's laboratory , Grete 's article appeared after Meselson 's . Maria Ludovica Zichichi worked with Grete Kellenberger from 1960 to 1962 , and their collaboration resulted in five publications . In 1965 , Grete Kellenberger , her husband Eduard Kellenberger , and members of their research team left for Manhattan , Kansas for a sabbatical year . At Kansas State University , she worked closely with Ulrich Laemmli on phage T4 . During this year , Eduard Kellenberger returned to Switzerland without his wife , and they divorced in 1967 . Grete Kellenberger-Gujer continued to work in Kansas and later accepted a position as an independent researcher in a lab run by Lucien Caro at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee . In 1971 , she returned to Geneva and worked in Lucien Caro 's lab in the Department of Molecular Biology until her retirement in 1980 . From 1971-1975 , she worked with Douglas Berg , with whom she shared an interest in genetic analysis of bacteriophages and plasmid lambda dv . She published three articles with Berg . She was an atheist and she respected religious believers . Awards and recognition . In 1979 , the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Geneva awarded Grete Kellenberger-Gujer the International Prize Nessim-Habif . An `` honoris causa '' doctorate for Grete-Kellenberger was discussed at the University of Geneva , but was never awarded . In 2009 , three portraits of Grete Kellenberger-Gujer were created by the Roger Pfund studio and displayed as part of an exhibit commemorating representative individuals from the University of Geneva as part of the university 's 450th anniversary . Grete 's portrait is hung since 2010 in the University 's Department of Molecular Biology seminar room , across from the portrait of Werner Arber . In September 2016 , the Campus magazine of the University of Geneva published an article on the story of Grete-Kellenberger-Gujer described in , without including any of the sociological considerations and cultural and academic gender-bias facts explored in the article .
List of Coupling episodes . `` Coupling '' is a BBC Television sitcom . Written by Steven Moffat , it was based on his relationship with Sue Vertue , the show 's producer . Martin Dennis directed all 28 episodes for Hartswood Films . The first episode was transmitted on 12 May 2000 , and the final transmitted on 14 June 2004 . The first three series were first broadcast on BBC2 , whereas the final series was broadcast on BBC Three . The show centres on the dating and sexual adventures and mishaps of six friends in their thirties , often depicting the three women and the three men each talking amongst themselves about the same events , but in entirely different terms .
Wingham Bulls . The Wingham Bulls were a senior hockey team based out of Wingham , Ontario , Canada . They played in the Western Ontario Athletic Association Senior Hockey League . Championships . The Wingham Spitfires won the WOAA Sr. `` A '' title three years in a row , from 2001-2003 . A previous Wingham team with the same nickname won the 1951 WOAA Grand Championship , while in 1984 , the Wingham Royals were crowned the Intermediate `` A '' title . 2006-07 Bulls Season . The Bulls improved greatly from their 2005-06 season , and finished the year with a 12-12-0 record , which placed them 6th in the WOAA South Division . In the opening round of the `` A '' playoffs , the Bulls swept the Mildmay Monarchs in 4 games . The Bulls would face the Durham Thundercats in the `` A '' semi-finals , and would quickly find themselves down 2-0 in the series , being outscored 10-1 in the process . Wingham would rebound in the 3rd game , shutting out the Thundercats in Durham by a 2-0 score , however , Durham would storm back and win the 4th and 5th games of the series rather easily to take the series 4-1 and eliminate Wingham from the playoffs . 2007-08 Bulls Season . After a very successful 2006-07 season , in which Wingham played.500 hockey for the first time since 2001-02 , the Bulls would have a very disappointing 2007-08 season , as they had their worst record in franchise history , as they went 2-23-1 , earning 5 points , and a 9th-place finish in the WOAA South Division . Wingham would face the Monkton Wildcats in a best of 3 qualifying series , with the winning team advancing to the `` A '' playoffs . The Wildcats easily handled the Bulls in the series opener , winning 10-5 in Monkton , while in the 2nd game held in Wingham , the Wildcats would complete the 2 game sweep , winning 7-6 , eliminating the Bulls from the playoffs . Folding . The Bulls struggled with player commitment throughout the 2007-08 season , however , the club intended to ice a team for the 2008-09 season . The player commitment issues continued , as many of the local players requested to play with other teams , and the league expanding also hindered their ability to attract players from the surrounding area . At a tryout in early September , the Bulls had only a handful of players participate , which would eventually lead the team to make the decision of folding from the league . Season-by-season record . `` Note : GP = Games played , W = Wins , L = Losses , T= Tie , OTL = Overtime Losses , Pts = Points , GF = Goals for , GA = Goals against '' `` More information will be added as more becomes available ''
Post Wheeler . George Post Wheeler ( August 6 , 1869 – December 23 , 1956 ) was an American journalist , writer and career diplomat . Biography . He was born on August 6 , 1869 in Owego , New York . Wheeler was a foreign correspondent in Paris and Morocco following his graduation from Princeton University in 1891 . He passed the first examinations given in 1906 for the United States Foreign Service and went on to serve as a career diplomat between 1906 and 1934 . Wheeler married the novelist Hallie Erminie Rives in 1906 in Tokyo . A wedding announcement noted that Wheeler initially considered the Kentucky-born Rives `` rather severe on men '' in her books and she considered him `` none too charitable concerning the faults of women '' in his book `` Reflections of a Bachelor '' . They met at a reception in New York and began a friendship that eventually led to marriage . He was the second secretary of the United States legation to Japan between 1906 and 1909 ; served at the American Embassy in Saint Petersburg , Russia between 1906 and 1911 and at the American Embassy in Rome between 1912 and 1913 . He returned to Japan as Charge d'Affairs between 1914 and 1916 and was later counselor at the American Embassy in Tokyo . He went on to serve on the American Legation in Stockholm , Sweden between 1917 and 1920 ; in London between 1921 and 1924 ; and in Rio de Janeiro in 1929 . He was envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to Paraguay between 1929 and 1933 and to Albania between 1933 and 1934 . He died on Christmas Eve , December 23 , 1956 at the Frances Convalescent Home in Neptune , New Jersey . His age was 87 years . Legacy . Wheeler published a number of books and short pieces over his lifetime , including works of poetry and humor , as well as collections of Russian , Albanian , and Hawaiian folklore . He also collected a number of Japanese rakugo tales to be published in a ten-volume work entitled `` Hō-Dan-Zō '' ( `` Treasure-Tale Storehouse '' ) , but the work was never published due to the United States ' entry into World War II . The manuscript now resides in the New York Public Library . He and his wife wrote `` Dome of Many-Coloured Glass '' in 1952 about their experiences serving in the United States Foreign Service .
Fábio Augusto . Fábio Augusto de Castro Carvalho or simply Fábio Augusto ( born 6 May 1972 in Niterói ) is a Brazilian football coach and a former player .
Kempyang and ketuk . The kempyang and ketuk are two instruments in the gamelan , generally played by the same player , and sometimes played by the same player as the kenong . They are important beat-keepers in the colotomic structure of the gamelan . Depending on the structure , they play different , repeating patterns every gongan . Not all structures use the kempyang , but the kempyang is never played without the ketuk . They are shaped like bonang , but are generally placed in their own frame ( `` rancak '' ) . The kempyang is pitched higher ( about one octave , although it depends if they are in the pelog or slendro set . Both have a central boss like the bonang , but the kempyang has a rounder top ( like the higher bonangs ) , while the ketuk has a flat top ( like the lower bonangs ) . In the common numerical notation , kempyang strokes are marked by `` - '' while the ketuk is marked by `` + '' . The ketuk pattern is used to classify longer gendhing types , where it refers to the number of ketuk strokes in a nongan .
Choraginae . Choraginae is a subfamily of fungus weevils in the family of beetles known as Anthribidae . There are about 9 genera and at least 20 described species in Choraginae . Genera . Data sources : i = ITIS , c = Catalogue of Life , g = GBIF , b = Bugguide.net
Three Physicists Prize . The Three Physicists Prize ( ) is a physics prize awarded by the École Normale Supérieure ( ENS ) in Paris and the Eugène Bloch Foundation . It is named in honour of the physicists Henri Abraham , Eugene Bloch and Georges Bruhat , who were successive directors of the physics laboratory at the ENS and all of whom died in Nazi concentration camps between 1943 and 1945 . The prize was established by Bloch 's widow .
Brasileosaurus . `` Brasileosaurus '' ( meaning `` Brazil lizard '' ) is a genus of possible notosuchid notosuchian from the Late Cretaceous Adamantina Formation of Brazil . The type species is `` B. pachecoi '' , discovered by the Brazilian Eng . Joviano Pacheco and described by the prolific German paleontologist Friedrich von Huene in 1931 . `` Brasileosaurus '' is not to be confused with the mesosaur `` Brazilosaurus '' . Classification . Although originally classified as a coelurosaur in the original description , it was later recognized as being a crocodylomorph , possibly synonymous with `` Uruguaysuchus '' . In his description of `` Sebecus '' , George Gaylord Simpson assigned `` Brasileosaurus '' to Notosuchidae , noting similarities with members of Mesoeucrocodylia .
Lesozavodsk . Lesozavodsk ( ) is a town in Primorsky Krai , Russia , located on the Ussuri River ( Amur 's tributary ) , from the Sino–Russian border and about north of Vladivostok , the administrative center of the krai . Population : 37,000 ( 1972 ) . It was formerly known as Ussuri ( ) . History . The first settlement on the site was founded in 1924 in connection with a sawmill . The settlement was originally named `` Dalles '' ( ) , from the Russian word `` dalny '' for `` distant '' ( referring to the Russian Far East ) and `` les '' for `` forest '' . In 1932 , Dalles was merged with the nearby village of Novostroyka , granted urban-type settlement status and renamed Lesozavodsk . Lesozavodsk was granted town status in 1938 . Administrative and municipal status . Within the framework of administrative divisions , it is , together with twenty-one rural localities , incorporated as Lesozavodsk Town Under Krai Jurisdiction—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts . As a municipal division , Lesozavodsk Town Under Krai Jurisdiction is incorporated as Lesozavodsky Urban Okrug . Transport . Ruzhino railway station of the Trans-Siberian Railway is located in Lesozavodsk . The M60 Highway between Khabarovsk and Vladivostok passes about east of the town . Military . The 130th Machine Gun Artillery Division of the 5th Army , Far Eastern Military District was based here until 2009 or 2010 , when it became a motorized rifle brigade and then a storage base . Climate . Lesozavodsk has a humid continental climate with cold and dry winters , due to the Siberian High , and hot and humid summers , due to the Southeast Asian monsoons .
James Wyckoff . James H. Wyckoff is a U.S.-American education economist who currently serves as Curry Memorial Professor of Education and Public Policy at the University of Virginia , where he is also the Director of the Center for Education Policy and Workforce Competitiveness . His research on the impact of teacher compensation on teacher performance ( together with Thomas Dee ) has been awarded the Raymond Vernon Memorial Award of the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management in 2015 . Biography . James Wyckoff earned a B.A . in economics from Denison University in 1974 and a Ph.D. in economics from the University of North Carolina , Chapel Hill , in 1982 . After his graduation , he became an assistant professor of economics at the University of Oklahoma , Norman ( 1982-86 ) before moving to the University at Albany , SUNY in 1986 , where he worked as assistant professor of public administration before being promoted to associate professor and then to full professor . Intermittedly , Wyckoff also served as chair of Albany 's Department of Public Administration and Policy ( 1996-98 ) and as Acting Dean of its Graduate School of Public Affairs ( 1998-2000 ) . Since 2008 , Wyckoff has been a professor at the University of Virginia 's Curry School of Education and Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy , where he was honoured with the position of Curry Memorial Professor of Education in 2011 . In 2010 , he moreover became Director of EdPolicyWorks , also known as the Center on Education Policy and Workforce Competitiveness . In terms of professional activities , Wyckoff is affiliated with the Association for Education Finance and Policy , whose president he was in 2004 , and a member of the policy council of the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management ( 2006-10 ) , among else . Moreover , he sits on the editorial boards of the `` Journal of Policy Analysis and Management '' , `` Educational Researcher '' and `` Education Finance and Policy '' and has done so in the past for the `` Economics of Education Review '' . Research . James Wyckoff 's research focuses on teacher labour markets , in particular on the preparation , recruitment , assessment and retention of teachers , within which he has frequently collaborated with Donald Boyd , Susanna Loeb and Hamilton Lankford . However , in the 1990s , Wyckoff has also performed research on e.g . school choice , finding ( with Lankford ) parents to trade-off between the relative quality of school offerings , the tuition of religious schools , the characteristics of other students in public and religious schools , and their family 's socioeconomic characteristics . Analysing the sorting of teachers by qualifications in New York with Lankford and Loeb , Wyckoff found that low-income , low-achieving and non-white students , especially in urban schools , are generally taught by the least skilled teachers , with salaries rarely leaning against and sometimes even contributing to this sorting . In further research with Boyd , they find teacher labour markets ' spatial scope to be very small as teachers display strong preferences for proximity , which in turn makes it more difficult for urban schools to recruit new , well-qualified teachers . Overall , they attribute teacher sorting to a combination of more qualified teachers being more likely to leave schools with very low-performing students and schools with such students generally experiencing higher turnover than other schools , though high growth in student achievement can effectively act as a retention mechanism for effective teachers in low-achieving schools . In particular , effective teachers tend to leave low-achieving schools ( but not high-achieving schools ) within their second and third years at these schools , thereby likely contributing to the widening of the learning outcomes between students ; by contrast , less effective teachers tend to leave both low- and high-performing schools within their first year . Importantly , they also find that the main driver behind teachers ' turnover decisions in New York City is their ( negative ) perception of the school administration . The resulting teacher turnover evidently harms students ' test scores in math and English language arts , especially in schools with many Black and low-performing students . However , narrowing the gap between the qualifications of teachers in high- and low-performing schools is possible ; for example , the NYC Teaching Fellows and Teach for America initiatives were able to substantially reduce such a gap between New York City 's low- and high-poverty schools over 2000-2005 by substituting uncertified teachers in high-pverty schools by academically qualified teachers . Further research by Wyckoff and his co-authors on teachers ' preparation and recruitment has found that teachers with reduced pre-job coursework often provide smaller initial gains in both math and English language arts when compared to teachers who completed a university-based teacher education programme , though most differences disappear as the cohort matures and that teacher preparation programmes ' vary in their impact on teachers ' value added to student test score performance , with practice-based preparation being particularly effective for new teachers . However , in the past , Wyckoff has been cautious to call for specific policies regarding teacher certification and preparation , arguing that the verdict on their impact on teacher quality and student achievement was still out . Moreover , teachers who have the highest value-added to student test performance have distinctly different instructional practice profiles , e.g . consistently scoring better on Explicit Strategy Instruction . Finally , together with Thomas Dee , Wyckoff has also evaluated IMPACT , the high-powered teacher-evaluation system introduced by Michelle Rhee in Washington D.C. , and found that dismissal threats increased the voluntary attrition of low-performing teachers and improved the performance of remaining teachers , while financial incentives were effective in further improving the performance of high-performing teachers .
WUAC-LP . WUAC-LP ( 103.3 FM ) was a radio station licensed to serve Tuscaloosa , Alabama . The station was owned by Crucifest Ministries . It aired a Christian rock format geared mainly toward alternative and rap . The station shared time with WTUS-LP , with WUAC broadcasting from 6:00 PM to 6:00 AM daily , and WTUS broadcasting the remaining twelve hours of each day . A third Tuscaloosa LPFM licensee to this frequency , which would have had a Chinese language Christian format , returned its license to the FCC . The station was assigned the WUAC-LP call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on November 5 , 2004 . WUAC-LP 's license was cancelled by the FCC on December 16 , 2014 , due to the station having been silent for more than twelve months .
E-Control . E-Control ( ECG ) is the government regulator for electricity and natural gas markets in Austria . It was founded in 2001 on the basis of the Energy Liberalisation Act . E-Control 's main duty as the independent regulatory authority is to `` oversee and to control the Austrian gas and electricity market in the best interest of the consumer '' . Functions . On their website the critical consumer can check the prices and conditions of all suppliers on the Austrian market . With more details about the energy usage of the consumer a program on the website can recommend the cheapest provider . Furthermore , it offers a contact point for complaints and a mediation body to resolve possible conflicts with all Austrian energy providers . Organisational Structure . The agency is owned to 100 % by the federal state and consists of several bodies : the E-Control Commission , E-Control GmbH and the Federal Minister of Economic Affairs and Labour . Federal Minister of Economic Affairs and Labour . The highest authority in the electricity sector , which has mainly three tasks to fulfill : the supervision of all activities of the E-Control Ltd. and the Federal Government 's shareholding in E-Control . Furthermore , it has to establish E-Control 's terms of reference . E-Control Commission . The E-Control-Commission is an independent authority , which is capable of acting on its own without interferences of directors . The commission approves the general conditions for the use of transfer and distribution grids by grid operators . The commission can set tariffs , determines fixed prices and can prohibit use of conditions affecting consumers negatively . They also settle disputes between the market players and take long term measures to ensure the supply of natural gas . It also rules on certain disputes between market participants . The members of the commission are appointed for five years . E-Control Ltd.. E-Control GmbH is the regulator of the energy system as determined by the ElWOG ( Elektrizitätswirtschafts- und organisationsgesetz ) and the GWG ( Gaswirtschaftsgesetz ) . Its main task is to support the E-Control Commission in any of its tasks . Moreover , it is responsible for the publication of reports and official statements with regard to market conditions and competition . The company is a non-profit organisation fully owned by the federal government . Its chief executive officer is Walter Boltz . E-Control GmbH is the regulative authority for issues that do n't fall under the mandate of the E-Control Commission . Liberalization . After the implementation of the ElWOG I in 1998 the market opened stepwise , basis for the calculation was the annual consumption of all consumers and after the introduction of the ElWOG II in 2002 the electricity market was finally fully opened to the consumers . Therefore , the consumers are capable of choosing their own provider and moreover they are able to switch between the provider respectively . The grid operation section still holds a natural monopoly , because of the high proportion of fixed costs concerning all grid operations . On the other hand , generation and distribution are fully opened for competition in the free market . There is also a new link between generation and distribution of electricity , namely the `` trade section '' , including traders , brokers and private investors . The reason for the need of a liberalisation was the power stations and networks were too expensive to build and it took a lot of time ( decades ) to amortize the investments . Due to this high risk , there were only a few private entrepreneurs , who were willingly to invest in the electricity industry . On the whole technological innovation was the fundament of the liberalization act .
Ryan Atwood . Ryan Francis Atwood is a fictional character on the FOX television series `` The O.C . `` , portrayed by Benjamin McKenzie . A troubled teenager from Chino , California , he is an outcast who is given a second chance when the wealthy Cohen family takes him in . Casting . Casting director Patrick Rush found the role of Ryan Atwood particularly hard to cast for `` The O.C. '' . Chad Michael Murray turned the role down to play Lucas Scott on `` One Tree Hill '' . Rush invited Benjamin McKenzie to audition after Warner Bros. made him aware of the young actor after an unsuccessful audition for a UPN sitcom . McKenzie , who had spent two years in New York and Los Angeles seeking acting work , lacked experience and later described his selection as `` a tremendous leap of faith '' on the producers ' part . Show creator Josh Schwartz said in 2014 , `` [ McKenzie ] took it really seriously , and brought just a lot of integrity , and integrity is not always required in a Fox teen drama . '' Background . Ryan was physically abused by his biological father Frank and some of his mother Dawn 's boyfriends . He has a complicated , love-hate relationship with his older brother Trey . Both parents struggled with alcohol – Frank became physically abusive while Dawn neglected and verbally abused him – and it left a deep impression on him , as shown by his aversion to strong alcoholic drinks . By his own statements , Ryan never had a father figure for much of his life , due to Frank being in prison and his mother 's revolving door of boyfriends , prior to being adopted by the Cohens . The Atwoods used to live in Fresno but moved to Chino after Frank was imprisoned . In season 4 , it is stated that Ryan had not seen Frank in eight years . In regards to his biological family , a major recurring theme was Ryan being abandoned – Dawn abandoned him twice , Trey left for Las Vegas without telling him and their dad left them and their mom `` with nothing '' after being imprisoned – which contrasts his adopted family , the Cohens , who have stood by him despite his juvenile record , vocal criticisms and disdain from the other `` Newpsies '' about his adoption and his multiple attempts to run away from them . Although he does not address Sandy and Kirsten as Dad or Mom , he has made it clear that he considers them to be his parents , rather than Frank and Dawn . He generally dislikes speaking about his biological family and has hinted during Christmas and Thanksgiving that the holidays brought up painful memories for him . During his first Chrismukkah in Newport , he tells the Cohens that his holidays mainly consisted of him `` getting [ his ] ass kicked '' and sums up his Christmas memories in three words : drinking , crying and cops . Personality . Born and raised in a working class family , Ryan knows the lifestyle and attitudes of people from his neighborhood of Chino , California and the dangers that occur if outsiders are influenced by its environment . His abusive past is reflected by the fact that he has an extremely high pain threshold and displays an impassive expression after being physically beat up . He is tough , cynical and quick-tempered , yet compassionate and empathetic toward people in trouble and those less fortunate than himself . During his first months in Newport , he had the tendency to physically express his anger at the incessant teasing from his schoolmates by punching them , which led them intentionally goad him even more , but he gradually calmed down , after some serious lecturing from Sandy and being sent to anger management counseling . He at times appears burdened by an almost-compulsive need to rescue others at the expense of his own well-being , however , and is overly protective of Marissa and Theresa , his main love interests on the show . The product of an abusive household , he has difficulty trusting or getting close to people emotionally , which could also be due to the fact that his mother Dawn refused to get help for her alcoholism and brother Trey continuously broke his promises to stay out of trouble . He is extremely loyal to his family , both biological and adopted , and those he cares about . The fact that he rarely smiles or says much is something of a running joke among other members of the Cohen household ; early in the first season when he first moves in with the Cohens , he often looks down and avoids making eye contact , likely a habit of self-preservation born out of his upbringing in an unstable home and would stiffen when hugged ; by the final season , he becomes more open to his adoptive family . Despite his reticent nature and emotionless exterior , Ryan can be quite transparent , often `` convey [ ing ] everything with just a look '' , and is virtually incapable of lying , as Sandy proved in the episode `` The O.Sea '' when he caught Ryan trying to cover-up for Seth and Ryan 's `` guilty face '' gave it away . Compared to his adoptive brother , Ryan is the opposite of the socially awkward , sheltered and sometimes naïve Seth ; he is street-savvy , which often results in him having to constantly bail Seth out of trouble during the first two seasons , athletic and charismatic , albeit in a more understated way . Seth often joked about he had known Summer and Marissa since they were in elementary but they never talked to one another while Ryan was invited to the annual charity fashion by Marissa barely twenty four hours after setting foot in Newport Beach . Inside the classroom , he has been described as highly intelligent despite his history of behavior problems ( he was suspended multiple times for fighting and truancy ) . In the pilot episode , it is revealed that he had taken his SATs despite being only a sophomore and scored in the 98th percentile . According to Dawn , Ryan had always been `` the smart one , the good one '' in the family . Ryan 's favorite fruit is peaches , and his favorite band is Journey . He suffers from acrophobia , the fear of heights . He is athletic and played football ( safety ) and soccer ( striker ) in school ; a soccer ball is sometimes seen in the Cohen 's pool house . Despite the generosity of his adoptive family , Ryan repeatedly demonstrates he can earn his own keep by taking paying jobs around town , such as a busboy at the Crab Shack , a construction worker , an intern at the Newport Group , and a barback position . He used to smoke , like both Frank and Dawn , but stopped after Sandy tells him on the first night that smoking was n't allowed in the house . Of the characters in the show , Ryan is closest to his adoptive brother Seth , Summer and Marissa – this `` core four '' group of friends is the basis of Seth 's `` Atomic County '' comic series . Ryan and Seth are often able to finish each other 's sentences , according to Summer , `` like they 're composing a lie on the spot '' and read each other 's body language and facial expressions . Season 1 . When Ryan and his brother Trey are caught attempting to steal a car , his mother Dawn kicks him out . His attorney , Sandy Cohen , takes him into his home in Newport Beach , California , despite objections from Sandy 's wife , Kirsten . Sandy takes note of Ryan 's high test scores in spite of his poor grades , which was more likely due to inconsistent attendance rather than Ryan 's lack of intelligence . Initially Kirsten is wary of him and insisted Sandy take him back to juvie but , after witnessing him being physically assaulted in juvie for defending her from an unruly inmate , she takes him home . She subsequently welcomes him to stay permanently upon seeing that Dawn was incapable of adequately caring for Ryan due to her alcohol problem . In the episode `` The Debut '' , Sandy and Kirsten become his legal guardians , after Dawn leaves him at the Cohens ' in the previous episode . Ryan becomes part of the Cohen family , living in their pool house , and becomes a brother to Sandy and Kirsten 's son , Seth Cohen ; even Sandy and Kirsten consider him their second son , referring to him as such rather than the more legally accurate term `` ward '' . However , even though he is accepted by the immediate Cohen family , he still feels like and is seen by other characters as an outsider , a recurring theme throughout the season . In particular , Harbor School dean Dr. Kim , water polo team captain Luke Ward , Kirsten 's father Caleb Nichol and the Cohens ' neighbor Julie Cooper had reservations about Ryan . Shortly after meeting her , he begins a relationship with Marissa Cooper , Julie 's daughter . Initially Ryan has trouble fitting in at Harbor School , the local private school most `` Newpsies '' attend . He joins the soccer team , only to find that Luke was also on the team . The fact that Luke , his rival for Marissa 's affections and the water polo team captain , was there exacerbated the problem . Ryan takes it out on Luke with a rash tackle during soccer practice , earning him a suspension and a stern reminder from Sandy that they ( the Cohens ) were `` always one mistake away from someone taking you from us '' . He and Luke become friends in the aftermath of the discovery that Luke 's father was gay and is the first person Luke vents his frustration and anger to . Luke becomes unlikely friends with Ryan and his circle of `` outcasts '' : Marissa , who was ostracized by other girls following her parents ' divorce and suicide attempt , and the socially awkward Seth , whom he and other jocks used to bully . Ryan 's relationship with Marissa is interrupted by Oliver Trask , a deeply disturbed boy Marissa meets in therapy who becomes obsessed with her . Ryan becomes suspicious , which brings significant trust issues between the couple , eventually resulting in a breakup , although they remain friends . At the same time , Theresa Diaz , Ryan 's childhood sweetheart , comes to Newport , resulting in a rekindled romance between them . However , Theresa leaves Newport after her fiancé Eddie , one of Ryan 's friends in Chino , convinces her to return to Chino with him . Ryan and Marissa resume their relationship shortly after , but this is complicated when Theresa returns after suffering domestic abuse by Eddie . Theresa reveals she is pregnant but does not know whether the father is Ryan or Eddie . She decides to keep the baby and return home to Chino to be with her mother . Feeling compelled to help her bring up the child , Ryan decides to go with Theresa , leaving Marissa , the Cohens , and everything else in his life behind . Season 2 . Having quit school and working in construction , Ryan lives with Theresa , but she realizes he is unhappy and encourages him to visit Seth in Portland , Oregon , where he ran away following Ryan 's departure . He hesitantly goes , hoping to convince his friend to go home to his parents before the fall semester starts , but while he stays in Portland , Theresa notifies him through the telephone she has miscarried . Although Ryan is devastated and wants to return to her , Theresa tells him he needs to go back to Newport with Seth . Ryan returns to school and is still uncertain about his plans beyond high school . By chance , he catches Sandy and Kirsten 's contractor cutting corners and quickly points out discrepancies in the floor plan and finished product . The school counselor discovers some technical drawings and sketches of the lower floor of the Cohens ' home in his notebook and advises him to consider architecture as a career . As part of Seth 's idea of a reunion of the `` Fab Four '' ( consisting of Ryan , Marissa , Seth and his girlfriend Summer Roberts ) , Ryan and Marissa are pulled closer together . When he overhears Marissa admitting to Summer that Ryan is the only one she ever loved and she misses him every day , he confesses his own lingering feelings for her . The two get back together , just as Ryan 's brother Trey is released from jail . Ryan , along with the Cohens and Marissa , attempts to get Trey back onto his feet . However , during his trip to Florida with Sandy and Seth to pay Sandy 's mother a visit , Trey tries to rape Marissa while intoxicated on drugs . Marissa does not tell anyone , causing tension with Ryan , who suspects she cheated on him with Trey . After he questions his brother , who hides at a bar in Chino and blames a drunken Marissa , Ryan bumps into Theresa and confides his problems . She tells him that out of the two , Marissa would never hurt him and she would be the one to trust . Following Theresa 's advice , Ryan makes up with Marissa . Meanwhile , Sandy becomes concerned with Kirsten 's alcoholism and decides to stage an intervention . Ryan reassures Sandy he is doing the right thing . Ryan takes part , stating that , having lost his mother to alcoholism , he would not be able to bear it if he lost someone else he loved to the bottle . Following similar statements of love from the rest of the Cohens , Kirsten gives in and checks herself into rehab . When Marissa tells Summer about Trey 's attempted rape , Summer informs Seth . Seth , knowing he can not lie to Ryan , tells him , who prompts a confrontation with his brother . The brothers fight , and Trey almost kills Ryan . Marissa turns up and shoots Trey in the back with his own gun . Season 3 . Trey survives the gunshot but remains in a coma . When he regains consciousness , Marissa 's mother Julie blackmails him to place the blame on Ryan so Marissa 's innocence will clear her reputation in society , but following Ryan 's initial arrest , Marissa convinces him to tell the truth . With Ryan 's charges dropped , Trey flees Newport , leaving Marissa expelled from Harbor High to instead attend public school . When she befriends amateur surfer Johnny Harper , Ryan becomes suspicious of their closeness , fueling their on and off relationship . After Johnny dies in an accident , Ryan questions Marissa 's true feelings towards Johnny , ending their relationship . Following their split , Marissa begins spiraling down a disastrous relationship with Kevin Volchok , Johnny 's former surfing rival , while Ryan develops his own rivalry against Volchok , including instances of blackmail , extortion and violence . In the season finale , Ryan , Marissa , Seth and Summer graduate from high school , following their prospective futures . Ryan became the first in his family to graduate from high school and is accepted by the University of California , Berkeley , Sandy and Kirsten 's `` alma mater '' . Volchok attempts to blackmail Ryan , threatening to inform the authorities of Ryan 's earlier involvement in a robbery which he was forced to assist him with . In an effort to fulfill Volchok 's ransom , Marissa gives Ryan her mother 's graduation gift : pearls he can pawn for the money . Volchok does n't accept the money , demanding more , including a talk with Marissa , which she refuses , instead staying with Ryan . While Ryan drives Marissa to the airport , Volchok , drunk and furious , attempts to crash Ryan 's car . In a blind rage , he sideswipes Ryan 's vehicle , knocking it over a barrier to roll down an embankment . Ryan manages to pull an unconscious Marissa out of the wreckage before the car exploded due to the leaking gas tank . Marissa dies of her injuries in his arms minutes later . Season 4 . Following Marissa 's death , Ryan moves into a storage closet at a bar where he works while avoiding the Cohens and starts cage fighting , which becomes an outlet for his anger and grief . The Cohens repeatedly call him up to check up on him and ask him to come over for dinner and Sandy even goes to the bar to look for Ryan himself but Ryan continues to elude them on purpose . Meanwhile , a desperate Seth calls Summer , who is away at Brown University in Rhode Island , to come back and hopefully convince Ryan to return home with the Cohens . Sandy , Kirsten and Seth finally convince him to return home after they reveal to him , through Seth 's `` Atomic County '' comic strips , how he has changed their family for the better . Julie , finding any way necessary to cope with her grief , hires a private investigator to dig up evidence of Volchok 's whereabouts , in hopes of exacting her revenge . She passes the information to Ryan , the only person who can truly understand the pain she feels , and suggests he do with Volchok whatever he wishes , as giving the police the information is too valuable a deal to pass up . Ryan heads to Mexico to finish the job , but Seth tags along to ensure Ryan does n't ruin his life by committing murder . Seth calls Sandy and Kirsten , who have driven to Mexico to find the boys , then warns Volchok to leave town before Ryan gets to him and advises that he take advantage of his lawyer father . His plan fools Ryan , who returns home ; his relationship with Seth is severely compromised , however . Heeding Seth 's advice , Volchok contacts Sandy to be his defense attorney , although Ryan discovers it . Sandy , knowing Ryan would never kill anyone , drives him to the hotel where he 's housed Volchok . Inside , Ryan puts a broken bottle against Volchok 's throat ; he spares Volchok 's life , however , leaving him for the police . Ryan settles back down to life in Newport , determined to have an uneventful summer , until Taylor Townsend returns from France trapped in a loveless marriage , seeking a divorce . Ryan is reluctantly drawn in and , during a heart-to-heart conversation with Sandy , he is reminded that he 's always been the one to help people when they need it the most . Ryan kisses Taylor in front of her husband 's lawyer , who can grant a divorce only if one member was unfaithful and agrees that their kiss was heartfelt . Seth warns Ryan that Taylor is unstable and clings to anyone who shows her kindness ; while Ryan appreciates the notion , he admits that he is not yet over Marissa and decides to confront Taylor ; she initially denies her own feelings but later confesses that she is attracted to him . Following a second kiss , the idea being to discover if it sparks any feelings , he admits he does like her , except that he does not want anything too serious . During Chrismukkah ( a combination of Christmas and Hanukkah celebrated at the Cohen house ) , Ryan discovers a letter in the mail from Marissa but gets distracted by Kirsten . While he 's hanging decorations on the house roof , Taylor arrives with her gift to him ; he is preoccupied by Marissa 's letter , however , and acts coldly towards her . When she climbs the ladder he 's working on to angrily give him his present , the ladder falls , along with the two of them , knocking them both unconscious . While in the hospital , Ryan and Taylor dream of being in an alternate dream universe of Newport , as if Ryan had never been adopted by the Cohen family . When Taylor misunderstands a conversation with a housekeeper from this world , she informs Ryan that Marissa is alive ; Ryan says he never wants to wake up so he can be with her again . When he finds out about her arrival at an airport from Berkeley and goes to meet her , he finds this world 's version of Marissa 's sister Kaitlin , who tells him that Marissa had died of the overdose he had saved her from . In the real world , Kirsten shows Julie Marissa 's letter to Ryan , which she had written to Ryan before she left for Greece . In the letter , Marissa states that she had to leave because , even though she still loved him , they could not be together . After Julie sets the note beside an unconscious Ryan , it appears for him to read in his dream , during which he realizes he has to forgive himself for Marissa 's death and to move on . Moments later , he regains consciousness . He finally gathers the courage to visit Marissa 's grave , where he bumps into Julie , who consoles him with the knowledge that at least Marissa did not die alone . Since her daughter 's death , Julie has softened towards Ryan after realizing that he sincerely cared for Marissa . Days later , Ryan finds out from Sandy that his biological father , Frank Atwood , is out of jail and wishes to see him . Ryan is hesitant , recalling the abuse he suffered at Frank 's hands , but Frank convinces him by claiming that he has lung cancer . However , following dinner with the Cohens , an already-suspicious Sandy reveals that Frank lied about the cancer after checking up with his contacts in the prison system . Frank leaves Newport , although he returns apologetically and with help from Taylor forms a tentative relationship with his son . The situation becomes even more awkward when Frank begins dating Julie and stays at her house . They remain on friendly terms but Ryan has made it clear that even though he addresses Frank as `` dad '' , he considers Sandy to be his father figure . Meanwhile , Taylor 's ex-husband Henri-Michel comes to Newport on a book tour for his best-selling novel about their marriage . Feeling insecure about Taylor 's exotic life in France , Ryan breaks up with her , claiming they are `` too different '' . A week later , Ryan decides he was wrong but discovers it might be too late as Taylor is already considering a reconciliation with Henri , who still loves her . Ryan upstages a poetry reading by Henri at a book store with a poem of his own , where he confesses he can grow to love Taylor , given time . Series finale . To make up for giving a pocket dictionary for her nineteenth birthday , Ryan gives Taylor his original present of a bound book full of love poems that she translated . He admits he loves her , but as they reconcile , an earthquake hits Newport . The two survive , but Ryan is injured while protecting Taylor and is brought to the hospital for recovery . Six months later , Ryan and Taylor spend time together before she leaves Newport for college in Paris . Ryan thanks her for saving him from self-destruction , and he and the Cohens depart from their Newport home , damaged beyond repair , to Sandy and Kirsten 's old home in Berkeley , California , while Seth leaves for RISD . In a flashforward , Ryan attends UC Berkeley , where Sandy is now a law professor . At Seth and Summer 's wedding , he is best man and shares a smile with Taylor , the maid of honor ( their relationship status is left ambiguous ) . Ryan achieves his dream of becoming an architect . As he walks away from a construction site , he notices a teenager down on his luck , seemingly in the same situation Ryan was when he was kicked out of his home . As he offers the youth help , Ryan 's story comes full circle .
River Deveron . The River Deveron ( ) , known anciently as the Dovern , is a river in the north east of Scotland . The river has a length of , and has a reputation for its Atlantic salmon , sea trout and brown trout fishing . In its upper reaches peaty water flows over a bottom of shingle and rock and is fast flowing . The river has its source in the Ladder Hills between Glenbuchat and the Cabrach , part of the Grampian range . It begins as a small highland stream among peaty and heather covered country before leaving the hills and entering the rolling lowlands of fertile farmland . The two main streams in its upper course are the Alt Deveron and the Black Water . Some 17 miles downstream from the river 's source , the river passes through the town of Huntly , where it is joined by its tributary , the River Bogie . The Deveron is `` the dark-rolling stream Duvranna '' of James Macpherson 's `` Ossian '' . Four miles further downstream the Deveron 's second tributary , the River Isla flows in from the northwest . From this point on the Deveron becomes a mature river , pursuing a winding course through Turriff and finally flowing into the Moray Firth between the twin towns of Banff and Macduff .
National Front ( Greece ) . The National Front ( ) is a far-right Greek nationalist political party . It has been active from 2012 . It is led by Manos Konstas .
1998 ICC KnockOut Trophy Final . The 1998 ICC KnockOut Trophy ( officially known as Wills International Cup , also known as Mini World Cup ) was a One Day International ( ODI ) cricket tournament held in Bangladesh . It was the first tournament apart from the World Cups to involve all Test playing nations . The winners of the Knock-out stage—India , South Africa , Sri Lanka and Indies—reached the semi-finals . South Africa made their way to the final by defeating Sri Lanka in the first semi-final by 92 runs ; the match was reduced to 39 overs per innings due to rain . In the second semi-final , West Indies defeated India by six wickets , and qualified for the final . The tournament 's final was played on 1 November 1998 at the Bangabandhu National Stadium , Dhaka . West Indies scored 245 all out in 49.3 overs ; Philo Wallace scored 103 runs and Jacques Kallis took five wickets for 30 runs . South Africa achieved the target in 47 overs losing 6 wickets . Hansie Cronje and Mike Rindel scored 61 not out and 49 runs respectively . South Africa won the inaugural edition of the tournament by four wickets . Kallis was named man of the match in the final , and man of the tournament . Knock-out stage . A total of eight matches were played in the tournament . The opening match was a pre-quarterfinal , played between New Zealand and Zimbabwe on 24 October 1998 . New Zealand won the match and made their way to the quarterfinals where they faced Sri Lanka . South Africa , Sri Lanka , India and West Indies defeated England , New Zealand , Australia and Pakistan respectively in the quarterfinals , and qualified for the semi-finals . Semi-finals . The first semi-final was played between South Africa and Sri Lanka on 30 October 1998 in Dhaka . On the rainy day , the match was initially reduced to 39 overs per innings , and Sri Lanka , who had won toss , invited South Africa bat to first . South Africa scored 240 runs for 7 wickets in their 39-over innings . Jacques Kallis scored 113 runs from 100 balls , and remained not out . The Sri Lankan innings was further reduced to 34 overs and the revising target was 224 runs . They were all out for 132 in 23.1 overs , and their highest scorer was Sanath Jayasuriya with 22 runs . South Africa won the match by 92 runs applying the Duckworth–Lewis method ( D/L method ) . Kallis was awarded the man of the match for his performance . West Indies played India in the second semi-final of the tournament on 31 October 1998 in Dhaka . Indian captain , Mohammad Azharuddin won the toss and decided to bat first . Mervyn Dillon took the early wickets of Sachin Tendulkar and Azharuddin . India scored 242 runs for 6 wickets in 50 overs , including Sourav Ganguly 's 83 runs from 116 balls . Dillon finished with 3 wickets for 38 runs in 8 overs . West Indies started their innings aggressively , reaching 100 runs in 15 overs . They achieved the target in 47 overs losing 4 wickets . Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Brian Lara scored 74 and 60 not out respectively . Dillon was named the man of the match . Build up . Prior to the start of the competition , India and Sri Lanka , along with Pakistan , were suggested as the most likely winners of the competition . South Africa and West Indies were not considered among the favourites in the start of the tournament . South Africa started their campaign without their key players : Shaun Pollock , Allan Donald , Lance Klusener , Gary Kirsten and Roger Telemachus . Pollack and Kirsten withdrew from the team because of back and finger injuries respectively . West Indies replaced their leading fast bowler Curtly Ambrose with Reon King , who made his debut in the tournament . Summary . The final of the inaugural edition was played between South Africa and West Indies on 1 November 1998 at Bangabandhu National Stadium , Dhaka . South Africa won the toss and decided to field first . Philo Wallace and Clayton Lambert opened the after West Indian innings whereas South Africa started their bowling attack with off-spiner Pat Symcox and Steve Elworthy . West Indies lost their first wicket in the sixth over at 18 runs when Lambert was caught by Symcox at mid-wicket off the bowling of Elworthy . The next batsman , Chanderpaul , shared 76 runs – the highest partnership of the match – with Wallace taking the total to 94 . Chanderpaul made 27 runs in 54 balls at a strike rate of 50.00 . He was dismissed leg before wicket ( lbw ) , becoming the maiden wicket of Nicky Boje in the match . Before the drinks break , Symcox had completed his 10 overs conceding only 29 runs without taking a wicket . Wallace completed his century off 98 deliveries ; he scored 103 runs from 102 balls including five sixes and 11 fours . His second fifty came up in 26 deliveries , and shared 55 runs with Carl Hooper for the fourth wicket . Wallace was dropped twice in his innings by Jonty Rhodes . He was stumped by Mark Boucher off the bowling of Cronje . South Africa were 180 runs for four wicket at that moment . Hooper continued his innings and shared 13 and 20 runs for the fifth and sixth wicket with Keith Arthurton and Phil Simmons respectively ; both of the latters scored eight runs each . Arthurton was dismissed lbw whereas Hooper and Simmons were caught by Rhodes off the bowling of Kallis . Hooper made 49 runs in 56 balls including four fours . West Indies scored 245 all out in 49.3 overs with their last seven players adding only 65 runs to the total . Kallis achieved his career-best bowling figures of five wickets for 30 runs in 7.3 overs whereas Cronje took two wickets . Mike Rindel and Daryll Cullinan opened the South African innings with a positive approach . Rindel was edged twice to the second slip by Dillon . South Africa were 34 at the end of the fifth over . West Indian captain Brian Lara then introduced Hooper into the bowling attack . In his second over , Cullinan was run out on 21 by Arthurton ; the team total was 54 runs at that moment . Boucher , promoted in the order , was beaten on the leg-side by Hooper , and stumped by Ridley Jacobs . The next batsman , Kallis , scored 37 runs from 51 balls hitting four fours and a six . He was caught and bowled by Simmons . South African captain then joined Rindel on the crease . In the 26th over , a direct throw from Arthurton resulted in the end of Rindel 's innings who was one short of his fifty . The next batsman , Rhodes was caught behind on a fuller from Simmons , scoring 3 runs in 9 balls . After the dismissal of Rhodes , Dale Benkenstein joined Cronje on the crease . He shared a partnership of 74 runs with Cronje for the sixth wicket . Benkenstein scored 27 runs before caught by Hooper at short mid-on off the bowling of Dillon . Cronje and Derek Crookes scored 61 and 24 ( both not out ) respectively ; South Africa achieved the target in 47 overs . Simmons took two wickets for 45 runs while Dillon and Hooper got one wicket each . Kallis was given the man of the match award for his all-round performance . He was the highest wicket-taker of the tournament with 6 wicket , and second highest run-scorer with 164 from 3 innings . He was also named the man of the tournament . With this victory , South Africa won the inaugural edition of the ICC Knock-out Trophy . Aftermath . The South African team received US $ 100,000 and a trophy for being the champions . Sheikh Hasina , the Prime Minister of Bangladesh , handed over the trophy and the cash award . Cronje said : `` it feels good to win this tough tournament . There were no second chances in this knock-out format , so I think we did well to play three good matches . We knew we were among the top there , but this has renewed our confidence for next year 's World Cup . '' The West Indian team received US $ 60,000 for being the runners-up . Lara said : `` not many expected us to reach the final but we showed we were good enough for that . I am happy the boys fought till the end , it was a very close game . It 's all about taking your chances and the South Africans took theirs well and deserved to win . ''
Liberty , West Virginia . Liberty is an unincorporated community in Putnam County , West Virginia . It is located on WV 34 between Red House and Fishers Ridge .
Baley Airport . Baley ( also given as Balei ) is an airport in Russia located 2 km east of Baley . It is a civilian airport with tarmac .
Alec Geddes . Alexander Geddes ( born 1878 ) was Scottish communist activist . Geddes was born in Wick , and worked there as a fish smoker . He then moved to Greenock , where he worked in a torpedo factory during World War I. Geddes joined the Amalgamated Engineering Union and , inspired by the Clyde Workers ' Committee , Geddes became a prominent figure in the Greenock Workers ' Committee . His first political speech was in the run-up to the 1918 general election , in support of Fred Shaw , the unsuccessful British Socialist Party candidate for Greenock . He attended the Communist Unity Convention of 1920 on behalf of the committee , where he argued that there should be an independent Scottish communist party , a view he shared with John Maclean . As a result , he became a founder member of the Scottish Communist Party , and was appointed as its treasurer . However , the views of the party 's committee were defeated at its founding meeting , which instead voted to seek amalgamation with the new Communist Party of Great Britain ( CPGB ) , and Geddes acceded to this , becoming a member of the CPGB himself . Geddes became the chair of the Greenock Unemployed Workers ' Committee and was nominated by them to stand at the 1922 general election . He also had the support of both the CPGB and the local trades and labour council and Independent Labour Party ( ILP ) . However , he did not try to win the support of the national Labour Party to stand as an official candidate for them . He took 9,776 votes , coming second with 34.1 % of the votes cast . He was again nominated by the local trades and labour council for the 1923 election ; in protest , the ILP withdrew from the council , and it was derecognised by the national Labour Party . Despite this , he increased his vote in the election to 10,335 votes , 38 % of the total . Around this time , he also won election to Greenock parish council , serving a single term . At the 1924 general election , Geddes was again adopted by the local trades council , but this time ran against an official Labour Party candidate , a member of the ILP . He managed to beat the official candidate , taking second place , with 29.0 % . His final contest came in 1929 , again against Labour opposition , when he took 20 % . Geddes visited the Soviet Union in 1925 , where he viewed the Red Army on the Polish border , and received a banner from the Samara Cavalry Division as a gift , which he presented to the CPGB . His daughter , Effie , became a leading figure in the CPGB 's `` British Pioneers '' children 's movement . She led a group of Pioneers on a tour of Russia in 1933 , but unexpectedly became ill and died . Following this , Geddes appears to have withdrawn from activism .
Daniel Jones ( dancer ) . is an English dancer , and film producer who has been a member of the English National Ballet since 1992 . He produced and choreographed ' , a documentary about a group of ship builders from Newcastle-upon-Tyne who were given the opportunity to perform a Ballet for the very first time in their lives in front of their friends and family , broadcast in 2003 . Jones has his own company , Soloist Limited . Career highlights include creating a role in Mauro Bigonzetti 's `` Symphonic Dances '' and performing Tybalt at the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne , Australia . Daniel Jones was twice awarded the Kenneth MacMillan prize for choreography . Between October 2002 and April 2009 he wrote a blog at the Ballet.co web site .
Eremophila hillii . `` Eremophila hillii '' , commonly known as Hill 's emu bush , is a flowering plant in the figwort family , Scrophulariaceae and is endemic to the Nullarbor Plain in Australia . It is a dense shrub with many tangled branches , densely hairy stems , leaves and sepals and red or yellow petals . Description . `` Eremophila hillii '' is a dense , sometimes erect , others spreading shrub with many tangled branches and which grows to a height of less than . Its branches are densely covered with white or pale grey branched hairs , at least when young but become glabrous as they age . The leaves are densely crowded near the tips of the branches and are covered with a dense layer of branched hairs when young , becoming glabrous as they age . They are mostly long , wide , egg-shaped to almost circular and usually have a few rounded teeth on the margins . The flowers are borne singly in leaf axils on a densely hairy stalk long . There are 5 sepals , differing in size and from each other , linear to egg-shaped and mostly long . The petals are long and are joined at their lower end to form a tube . The petal tube is red or orange-red , sometimes yellow and both the inside and outside of the tube have scattered glandular hairs . The 4 stamens extend beyond the end of the petal tube . Flowering occurs from July to September and is followed by fruits which are dry , oval-shaped with a glabrous , papery covering and are long . Taxonomy and naming . The species was first formally described in 1967 by Elizabeth Anne Shaw and the description was published in `` Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia '' . The specific epithet ( `` hillii '' ) honours `` Ronald Hill of the Adelaide Botanic Garden '' . Distribution and habitat . `` E. hillii '' grows in stony clay and calcareous soils in isolated populations growing on the Nullarbour Plain in South Australia and Western Australia . Conservation . `` Eremophila hillii '' is classified as `` Priority Four '' by the Government of Western Australia Department of Parks and Wildlife , meaning that is rare or near threatened . Use in horticulture . Hill 's emubush is a hardy and reliable shrub and some specimens have been in cultivation for up to 40 years . The bright red and orange-yellow forms make an attractive contrast when planted together . It can be propagated easily from cuttings and grown in a wide range of soils , including clay although it prefers a sunny aspect . It is both drought tolerant and frost resistant .
Franklin Archibald Dick . Franklin Archibald Dick ( May 2 , 1823 – February 18 , 1885 ) was a St. Louis , Missouri attorney . He was assistant adjutant general to Nathaniel Lyon at Camp Jackson ( the first Missouri Civil War incident ) ; Missouri provost marshal general under Major General Samuel Curtis ; and law partner with Montgomery Blair at the Blair House in Washington D C after the Civil War . Biography . Dick was born in Philadelphia on May 2 , 1823 , the only son of Archibald Thomas Dick and Hannah Rogers . Dick entered the University of Pennsylvania at the age of sixteen in 1839 as a law student . He graduated in 1842 and moved to the frontier town of St. Louis , Missouri , where he practiced law from 1844 to 1861 . He married Myra Madison Alexander , ( January 12 , 1832 - December 22 , 1919 ) on November 25 , 1851 . Myra 's sister , Apolline , was married to Dick 's close friend , Frank Blair , the son of Francis P. Blair Sr. , a journalist and politician who had been an advisor to President Andrew Jackson , and who was an organizer of the Republican Party . Civil War years . Franklin Dick actively supported Frank Blair 's efforts to keep Missouri in the Union by serving on committees , and at his urging later became provost marshal general . President Lincoln used Frank Blair as an unofficial advisor on Missouri affairs during the war . Frank 's brother , Montgomery , was President Abraham Lincoln 's Postmaster General . Dick kept private journals during the Civil War , recording events he observed in St. Louis . He describes a meeting on January 10 , 1861 in his law office in which the St. Louis Committee of Safety monitored actions by the Southern sympathizers , and many private meetings with Nathaniel Lyon . In St. Louis , after Camp Jackson was filled with secret rebels anxious for control of the St. Louis Arsenal , Dick told Frank Blair , borrowing their blind mother-in-law 's dress , veil and hat for Nathaniel Lyon to use for a disguise . Lyon was driven in Mira Alexander 's carriage into Camp Jackson to observe General Frost and his troops , along with other visitors . That night Lyon , Blair , and other Unionists met in Dick 's law office and decided to capture Camp Jackson . At Lyon 's urging , Franklin Dick served as his assistant adjutant general during the Camp Jackson affair on May 10 , 1861 . He writes of riding his horse in the midst of the fracas in front of the troops firing , and ordering them to stop in the name of Captain Lyon , when Lyon was on the ground He also describes Lyon 's pity and emotion as `` almost womanly '' on seeing the dead and wounded after the incident , and how they had to gallop around the city back to the arsenal to avoid an ambush . Next , Dick was sent by Frank Blair to Washington to convey Blair 's concerns about General William S. Harney 's lenient ways of dealing with secessionists . Montgomery Blair took Franklin Dick to meet with President Lincoln and Secretary of War Simon Cameron . Dick had been directed to lobby for Nathaniel Lyon 's ideas for the protection of St. Louis , ask for Lyon 's confirmation as brigadier general , and request Harney 's removal . Dick returned to St. Louis with Lincoln 's promotion for Lyon effective May 17 , and an order for Blair to remove Harney at his discretion . When Harney met with Southern sympathizer General Sterling Price to cooperate for peace together , events finally led to Frank Blair delivering the orders on May 30 , 1862 , opening the way for Lyon to take control of troops in Missouri . From then on , Dick wrote long letters to Lincoln about his concern with the state of affairs in Missouri . After Camp Jackson was disbanded , Missouri was under martial law , and remained so for the entire Civil War . Dick served on the Board of Assessments which identified and fined Southern sympathizers . Through his participation in the seizure of goods and banishment of Rebels and their families , he earned the hatred of many old St. Louisans , Conditional Unionists , and Rebels . On November 5 , 1862 , Dick became a lieutenant colonel and Provost Marshal General under Major General Samuel Curtis , the new Commander of the Department of Missouri . In this position , Franklin Dick had to keep order in the state and oversee the local provost marshals , enforce Curtis 's orders for the Confiscation Act , banish and assess disloyal persons , and supervise prisons and prisoners . In a letter dated January 26 , 1863 to Montgomery Blair about his problems acting as Provost Marshal General , Franklin Dick says , In his journals , Dick talks of the time before the war in St. Louis when `` ... we felt as if we were forever safe , '' and contrasts that with his perspective in 1865 , when `` the People in the North have become accustomed to the war–here in Phil'a . the People go on just as in ordinary times–They gay [ ly ] continue their giddy amusements–the errands go on with business as usual , & the war is an interesting topic , which they keep more or less in mind . '' Dick did not feel safe in St. Louis . He moved his family back and forth from St. Louis to Philadelphia for safety during the war , though he had to return to his law practice in St. Louis to earn a living . While in Philadelphia , he was involved in a cartridge business with his wife 's brother , George Alexander , until the factory exploded . Dick , upset by the dead and wounded , contributed money to the families , and withdrew his investment . After the war . After the Civil War ended , at the urging of Francis P. Blair Sr. , Dick practiced law with Montgomery Blair , working out of offices in the Blair House on Pennsylvania Avenue across from the White House . The Blair House is now the official guest house for the White House . Franklin Dick died on February 18 , 1885 , and was interred in Laurel Hill Cemetery in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania . Ancestry . The Dick family was descended from William de Dick , the first magistrate of Edinburgh in 1296 . The family crest shows two unicorns surrounding a sinking ship and the motto , `` At Spes Infracta , Via Tuta Virtus , '' which means `` But hope is unbroken , virtue is a safe path . '' Generations later , Archibald Dick was born in 1715 and immigrated to America , where he served in the Revolutionary War . In his will , he freed his slaves , giving each a legacy . One of his sons , Elisha C. Dick , was a friend of George Washington 's and the only doctor attending his last illness who disagreed with the diagnosis and spoke against using leeches . The second son , Thomas Barnard Dick , drowned while fishing , leaving his son , Archibald Thomas Dick , who practiced law and served in the War of 1812 . Archibald Thomas Dick 's only son was Franklin Archibald Dick .
Karl Deutsch GmbH . Karl Deutsch GmbH was a coach building firm known , in its later years , for converting mainstream motor cars into cabriolets . The business was located in Köln-Braunsfeld , a district on the north side of what today would be defined as central Cologne . History . In 1913 Karl Deutsch acquired the wheel-making business of J. W. Utermöhle GmbH . In 1916 Deutsch changed the name of the firm to Karl Deutsch GmbH , now concentrating on the production of trailers for the army . After the war ended the company started building car bodies to spezial order on chassis manufactured by automakers . From 1930 bodies were provided for several batches of Horch cars and the company also provided car bodies to the Cologne-based subsidiary of Citroën . In 1929 Mayor Adenauer made available a 170,000 square meter site in the Cologne district of Köln-Niehl to Ford in order that they might massively expand and relocate their German assembly operations from Berlin : in 1931 the Ford Cologne plant started producing cars . Ford very soon became the most important customer for Karl Deutsch . By 1934 they were delivering to Ford 8 to 10 car bodies per day , and four years later this had increased to 30 daily . Customers also included Ford 's business in the Netherlands . After the Second World War the founder 's son , Werner Deutsch , took over the business . Ford Germany remained the largest customer . However , in the mid-1960s Ford withdrew cabriolets from their model range . The company for a time continued to perform cabriolet conversions on Ford models in response to end-customer requests , and also produced cabriolet conversions for other automakers including Borgward and , following the closure of the Autenrieth coachbuilding firm , Opel . Nevertheless , the economics of auto-production were changing , as increases in wage levels and employment taxes encouraged greater standardisation of components and sub-assemblies and the beginnings of the accelerating automation revolution that transformed manufacturing in the final decades of the twentieth century . These developments involved capital investment on a scale that the volumes available to a firm like Deutsch could never justify , and the continuing labour-intensive nature of the cabriolet conversion business created an ever-widening cost gap between the standard cars and the cabriolet versions with which , apart from the roof and some body strengthening inserts , they shared virtually all their components . The prices necessary to accommodate those cost differences became too high to be passed on to car buyers . Growing public debate about the perceived lack of secondary safety available from open topped cars further reduced demand for Deutsch cabriolet conversions . Operations came to an end in 1971 . Cabriolet conversions for English Company Crayford Engineering
YouTube . YouTube , LLC is an American video-sharing website headquartered in San Bruno , California . Three former PayPal employees—Chad Hurley , Steve Chen , and Jawed Karim—created the service in February 2005 . Google bought the site in November 2006 for US $ 1.65 billion ; YouTube now operates as one of Google 's subsidiaries . YouTube allows users to upload , view , rate , share , add to favorites , report , comment on videos , and subscribe to other users . It offers a wide variety of user-generated and corporate media videos . Available content includes video clips , TV show clips , music videos , short and documentary films , audio recordings , movie trailers , live streams , and other content such as video blogging , short original videos , and educational videos . Most of the content on YouTube is uploaded by individuals , but media corporations including CBS , the BBC , Vevo , and Hulu offer some of their material via YouTube as part of the YouTube partnership program . Unregistered users can only watch videos on the site , while registered users are permitted to upload an unlimited number of videos and add comments to videos . Videos deemed potentially inappropriate are available only to registered users affirming themselves to be at least 18 years old . YouTube earns advertising revenue from Google AdSense , a program which targets ads according to site content and audience . The vast majority of its videos are free to view , but there are exceptions , including subscription-based premium channels , film rentals , as well as YouTube Premium , a subscription service offering ad-free access to the website and access to exclusive content made in partnership with existing users . , there were more than 400 hours of content uploaded to YouTube each minute , and one billion hours of content being watched on YouTube every day. , the website is ranked as the second-most popular site in the world , according to Alexa Internet . Company history . YouTube was founded by Chad Hurley , Steve Chen , and Jawed Karim , who were all early employees of PayPal . Hurley had studied design at Indiana University of Pennsylvania , and Chen and Karim studied computer science together at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign . According to a story that has often been repeated in the media , Hurley and Chen developed the idea for YouTube during the early months of 2005 , after they had experienced difficulty sharing videos that had been shot at a dinner party at Chen 's apartment in San Francisco . Karim did not attend the party and denied that it had occurred , but Chen commented that the idea that YouTube was founded after a dinner party `` was probably very strengthened by marketing ideas around creating a story that was very digestible '' . Karim said the inspiration for YouTube first came from Janet Jackson 's role in the 2004 Super Bowl incident , when her breast was exposed during her performance , and later from the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami . Karim could not easily find video clips of either event online , which led to the idea of a video sharing site . Hurley and Chen said that the original idea for YouTube was a video version of an online dating service , and had been influenced by the website Hot or Not . YouTube began as a venture capital-funded technology startup , primarily from an $ 11.5 million investment by Sequoia Capital and an $ 8 million investment from Artis Capital Management between November 2005 and April 2006 . YouTube 's early headquarters were situated above a pizzeria and Japanese restaurant in San Mateo , California . The domain name codice_1 was activated on February 14 , 2005 , and the website was developed over the subsequent months . The first YouTube video , titled `` Me at the zoo '' , shows co-founder Jawed Karim at the San Diego Zoo . The video was uploaded on April 23 , 2005 , and can still be viewed on the site . YouTube offered the public a beta test of the site in May 2005 . The first video to reach one million views was a Nike advertisement featuring Ronaldinho in November 2005 . Following a $ 3.5 million investment from Sequoia Capital in November , the site launched officially on December 15 , 2005 , by which time the site was receiving 8 million views a day . The site grew rapidly and , in July 2006 , the company announced that more than 65,000 new videos were being uploaded every day , and that the site was receiving 100 million video views per day . According to data published by market research company comScore , YouTube is the dominant provider of online video in the United States , with a market share of around 43 % and more than 14 billion views of videos in May 2010 . In May 2011 , 48 hours of new videos were uploaded to the site every minute , which increased to 60 hours every minute in January 2012 , 100 hours every minute in May 2013 , 300 hours every minute in November 2014 , and 400 hours every minute in February 2017 . As of January 2012 , the site had 800 million unique users a month . It is estimated that in 2007 YouTube consumed as much bandwidth as the entire Internet in 2000 . According to third-party web analytics providers , Alexa and SimilarWeb , YouTube is the second-most visited website in the world , ; SimilarWeb also lists YouTube as the top TV and video website globally , attracting more than 15 billion visitors per month . In October 2006 , YouTube moved to a new office in San Bruno , California . The choice of the name codice_1 led to problems for a similarly named website , codice_3 . The site 's owner , Universal Tube & Rollform Equipment , filed a lawsuit against YouTube in November 2006 after being regularly overloaded by people looking for YouTube . Universal Tube has since changed the name of its website to codice_4 . In October 2006 , Google Inc. announced that it had acquired YouTube for $ 1.65 billion in Google stock , and the deal was finalized on November 13 , 2006 . In March 2010 , YouTube began free streaming of certain content , including 60 cricket matches of the Indian Premier League . According to YouTube , this was the first worldwide free online broadcast of a major sporting event . On March 31 , 2010 , the YouTube website launched a new design , with the aim of simplifying the interface and increasing the time users spend on the site . Google product manager Shiva Rajaraman commented : `` We really felt like we needed to step back and remove the clutter . '' In May 2010 , YouTube videos were watched more than two billion times per day . This increased to three billion in May 2011 , and four billion in January 2012 . In February 2017 , one billion hours of YouTube was watched every day . In October 2010 , Hurley announced that he would be stepping down as chief executive officer of YouTube to take an advisory role , and that Salar Kamangar would take over as head of the company . In April 2011 , James Zern , a YouTube software engineer , revealed that 30 % of videos accounted for 99 % of views on the site . In November 2011 , the Google+ social networking site was integrated directly with YouTube and the Chrome web browser , allowing YouTube videos to be viewed from within the Google+ interface . In December 2011 , YouTube launched a new version of the site interface , with the video channels displayed in a central column on the home page , similar to the news feeds of social networking sites . At the same time , a new version of the YouTube logo was introduced with a darker shade of red , the first change in design since October 2006 . In May 2013 , YouTube launched a pilot program for content providers to offer premium , subscription-based channels within the platform . In February 2014 , Susan Wojcicki was appointed CEO of YouTube . In November 2014 , YouTube announced a subscription service known as `` Music Key '' , which bundled ad-free streaming of music content on YouTube with the existing Google Play Music service . In February 2015 , YouTube released a secondary mobile app known as YouTube Kids . The app is designed to provide an experience optimized for children . It features a simplified user interface , curated selections of channels featuring age-appropriate content , and parental control features . Later on August 26 , 2015 , YouTube launched YouTube Gaming—a video gaming-oriented vertical and app for videos and live streaming , intended to compete with the Amazon.com-owned Twitch . In October 2015 , YouTube announced YouTube Red ( now Youtube Premium ) , a new premium service that would offer ad-free access to all content on the platform ( succeeding the Music Key service released the previous year ) , premium original series and films produced by YouTube personalities , as well as background playback of content on mobile devices . YouTube also released YouTube Music , a third app oriented towards streaming and discovering the music content hosted on the YouTube platform . In January 2016 , YouTube expanded its headquarters in San Bruno by purchasing an office park for $ 215 million . The complex has 554,000 square feet of space and can house up to 2,800 employees . On August 29 , 2017 , YouTube officially launched a redesign of its user interfaces based on Material Design language , as well a redesigned logo that is built around the service 's play button emblem . On April 3 , 2018 , a shooting took place at YouTube 's headquarters in San Bruno , California . On May 17 , 2018 , YouTube announced the re-branding of YouTube Red as YouTube Premium ( accompanied by a major expansion of the service into Canada and 13 European markets ) , as well as the upcoming launch of a separate YouTube Music subscription . In September 2018 , YouTube began to phase out the separate YouTube Gaming website and app , and introduced a new Gaming portal within the main service . YouTube staff argued that the separate platform was causing confusion , and that the integration would allow the features developed for the service ( including game-based portals and enhanced discoverability of gaming-related videos and live streaming ) to reach a broader audience through the main YouTube website . Video technology . YouTube primarily uses the VP9 and MPEG-4 AVC video formats , and the Dynamic Adaptive Streaming over HTTP protocol . Playback . Previously , viewing YouTube videos on a personal computer required the Adobe Flash Player plug-in to be installed in the browser . In January 2010 , YouTube launched an experimental version of the site that used the built-in multimedia capabilities of web browsers supporting the HTML5 standard . This allowed videos to be viewed without requiring Adobe Flash Player or any other plug-in to be installed . The YouTube site had a page that allowed supported browsers to opt into the HTML5 trial . Only browsers that supported HTML5 Video using the MP4 ( with H.264 video ) or WebM ( with VP8 video ) formats could play the videos , and not all videos on the site were available . On January 27 , 2015 , YouTube announced that HTML5 would be the default playback method on supported browsers . YouTube used to employ Adobe Dynamic Streaming for Flash , but with the switch to HTML5 video now streams video using Dynamic Adaptive Streaming over HTTP ( MPEG-DASH ) , an adaptive bit-rate HTTP-based streaming solution optimizing the bitrate and quality for the available network . Uploading . All YouTube users can upload videos up to 15 minutes each in duration . Users who have a good track record of complying with the site 's Community Guidelines may be offered the ability to upload videos up to 12 hours in length , as well as live streams , which requires verifying the account , normally through a mobile phone . When YouTube was launched in 2005 , it was possible to upload longer videos , but a ten-minute limit was introduced in March 2006 after YouTube found that the majority of videos exceeding this length were unauthorized uploads of television shows and films . The 10-minute limit was increased to 15 minutes in July 2010 . In the past , it was possible to upload videos longer than 12 hours . Videos can be at most 128 GB in size . Video captions are made using speech recognition technology when uploaded . Such captioning is usually not perfectly accurate , so YouTube provides several options for manually entering the captions for greater accuracy . YouTube accepts videos that are uploaded in most container formats , including AVI , MP4 , MPEG-PS , QuickTime File Format and FLV . It supports WebM files and also 3GP , allowing videos to be uploaded from mobile phones . Videos with progressive scanning or interlaced scanning can be uploaded , but for the best video quality , YouTube suggests interlaced videos be deinterlaced before uploading . All the video formats on YouTube use progressive scanning . YouTube 's statistics shows that interlaced videos are still being uploaded to YouTube , and there is no sign of that actually dwindling . YouTube attributes this to uploading of made-for-TV content . Quality and formats . YouTube originally offered videos at only one quality level , displayed at a resolution of 320×240 pixels using the Sorenson Spark codec ( a variant of H.263 ) , with mono MP3 audio . In June 2007 , YouTube added an option to watch videos in 3GP format on mobile phones . In March 2008 , a high-quality mode was added , which increased the resolution to 480×360 pixels . In November 2008 , 720p HD support was added . At the time of the 720p launch , the YouTube player was changed from a aspect ratio to a widescreen . With this new feature , YouTube began a switchover to MPEG-4 AVC as its default video compression format . In November 2009 , 1080p HD support was added . In July 2010 , YouTube announced that it had launched a range of videos in 4K format , which allows a resolution of up to 4096×3072 pixels . In June 2015 , support for 8K resolution was added , with the videos playing at 7680×4320 pixels . In November 2016 , support for HDR video was added which can be encoded with Hybrid Log-Gamma ( HLG ) or Perceptual Quantizer ( PQ ) . HDR video can be encoded with the Rec . 2020 color space . In June 2014 , YouTube introduced videos playing at 60 frames per second , in order to reproduce video games with a frame rate comparable to high-end graphics cards . The videos play back at a resolution of 720p or higher . YouTube videos are available in a range of quality levels . The former names of standard quality ( SQ ) , high quality ( HQ ) , and high definition ( HD ) have been replaced by numerical values representing the vertical resolution of the video . The default video stream is encoded in the VP9 format with stereo Opus audio ; if VP9/WebM is not supported in the browser/device or the browser 's user agent reports Windows XP , then MPEG-4 AVC video with stereo AAC audio is used instead . Live streaming . YouTube carried out early experiments with live streaming , including a concert by U2 in 2009 , and a question-and-answer session with US President Barack Obama in February 2010 . These tests had relied on technology from 3rd-party partners , but in September 2010 , YouTube began testing its own live streaming infrastructure . In April 2011 , YouTube announced the rollout of `` YouTube Live '' , with a portal page at the URL `` www.youtube.com/live '' . The creation of live streams was initially limited to select partners . It was used for real-time broadcasting of events such as the 2012 Olympics in London . In October 2012 , more than 8 million people watched Felix Baumgartner 's jump from the edge of space as a live stream on YouTube . In May 2013 , creation of live streams was opened to verified users with at least 1,000 subscribers ; in August of that year the number was reduced to 100 subscribers , and in December the limit was removed . In February 2017 , live streaming was introduced to the official YouTube mobile app . Live streaming via mobile was initially restricted to users with at least 10,000 subscribers , but as of mid-2017 it has been reduced to 100 subscribers . Live streams can be up to 4K resolution at 60 fps , and also support 360° video . In February 2017 , a live streaming feature called Super Chat was introduced , which allows viewers to donate between $ 1 and $ 500 to have their comment highlighted . 3D videos . In a video posted on July 21 , 2009 , YouTube software engineer Peter Bradshaw announced that YouTube users can now upload 3D videos . The videos can be viewed in several different ways , including the common anaglyph ( cyan/red lens ) method which utilizes glasses worn by the viewer to achieve the 3D effect . The YouTube Flash player can display stereoscopic content interleaved in rows , columns or a checkerboard pattern , side-by-side or anaglyph using a red/cyan , green/magenta or blue/yellow combination . In May 2011 , an HTML5 version of the YouTube player began supporting side-by-side 3D footage that is compatible with Nvidia 3D Vision . 360-degree videos . In January 2015 , Google announced that 360-degree video would be natively supported on YouTube . On March 13 , 2015 , YouTube enabled 360° videos which can be viewed from Google Cardboard , a virtual reality system . YouTube 360 can also be viewed from all other virtual reality headsets . Live streaming of 360° video at up to 4K resolution is also supported . In 2017 , YouTube began to promote an alternative stereoscopic video format known as VR180 , which is limited to a 180-degree field of view , but is promoted as being easier to produce than 360-degree video , and allowing more depth to be maintained by not subjecting the video to equirectangular projection . Community . On September 13 , 2016 , YouTube launched a public beta of Community , a social media-based feature that allows users to post text , images ( including GIFs ) , live videos and others in a separate `` Community '' tab on their channel . Prior to the release , several creators had been consulted to suggest tools Community could incorporate that they would find useful ; these YouTubers included Vlogbrothers , AsapScience , Lilly Singh , The Game Theorists , Karmin , The Key of Awesome , The Kloons , Peter Hollens , Rosianna Halse Rojas , Sam Tsui , Threadbanger and Vsauce3 . Content accessibility . YouTube offers users the ability to view its videos on web pages outside their website . Each YouTube video is accompanied by a piece of HTML that can be used to embed it on any page on the Web . This functionality is often used to embed YouTube videos in social networking pages and blogs . Users wishing to post a video discussing , inspired by or related to another user 's video are able to make a `` video response '' . On August 27 , 2013 , YouTube announced that it would remove video responses for being an underused feature . Embedding , rating , commenting and response posting can be disabled by the video owner . YouTube does not usually offer a download link for its videos , and intends for them to be viewed through its website interface . A small number of videos , can be downloaded as MP4 files . Numerous third-party web sites , applications and browser plug-ins allow users to download YouTube videos . In February 2009 , YouTube announced a test service , allowing some partners to offer video downloads for free or for a fee paid through Google Checkout . In June 2012 , Google sent cease and desist letters threatening legal action against several websites offering online download and conversion of YouTube videos . In response , Zamzar removed the ability to download YouTube videos from its site . Users retain copyright of their own work , but have the option to grant certain usage rights under any public copyright license they choose . Since July 2012 , it has been possible to select a Creative Commons license as the default , allowing other users to reuse and remix the material . Platforms . Most modern smartphones are capable of accessing YouTube videos , either within an application or through an optimized website . YouTube Mobile was launched in June 2007 , using RTSP streaming for the video . Not all of YouTube 's videos are available on the mobile version of the site . Since June 2007 , YouTube 's videos have been available for viewing on a range of Apple products . This required YouTube 's content to be transcoded into Apple 's preferred video standard , H.264 , a process that took several months . YouTube videos can be viewed on devices including Apple TV , iPod Touch and the iPhone . In July 2010 , the mobile version of the site was relaunched based on HTML5 , avoiding the need to use Adobe Flash Player and optimized for use with touch screen controls . The mobile version is also available as an app for the Android platform . In September 2012 , YouTube launched its first app for the iPhone , following the decision to drop YouTube as one of the preloaded apps in the iPhone 5 and iOS 6 operating system . According to GlobalWebIndex , YouTube was used by 35 % of smartphone users between April and June 2013 , making it the third-most used app . A TiVo service update in July 2008 allowed the system to search and play YouTube videos . In January 2009 , YouTube launched `` YouTube for TV '' , a version of the website tailored for set-top boxes and other TV-based media devices with web browsers , initially allowing its videos to be viewed on the PlayStation 3 and Wii video game consoles . In June 2009 , YouTube XL was introduced , which has a simplified interface designed for viewing on a standard television screen . YouTube is also available as an app on Xbox Live . On November 15 , 2012 , Google launched an official app for the Wii , allowing users to watch YouTube videos from the Wii channel . An app is also available for Wii U and Nintendo 3DS , and videos can be viewed on the Wii U Internet Browser using HTML5 . Google made YouTube available on the Roku player on December 17 , 2013 , and , in October 2014 , the Sony PlayStation 4 . Localization . On June 19 , 2007 , Google CEO Eric Schmidt traveled to Paris to launch the new localization system . The interface of the website is available with localized versions in 89 countries , one territory ( Hong Kong ) and a worldwide version . The YouTube interface suggests which local version should be chosen on the basis of the IP address of the user . In some cases , the message `` This video is not available in your country '' may appear because of copyright restrictions or inappropriate content . The interface of the YouTube website is available in 76 language versions , including Amharic , Albanian , Armenian , Bengali , Burmese , Khmer , Kyrgyz , Laotian , Mongolian , Persian and Uzbek , which do not have local channel versions . Access to YouTube was blocked in Turkey between 2008 and 2010 , following controversy over the posting of videos deemed insulting to Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and some material offensive to Muslims . In October 2012 , a local version of YouTube was launched in Turkey , with the domain codice_5 . The local version is subject to the content regulations found in Turkish law . In March 2009 , a dispute between YouTube and the British royalty collection agency PRS for Music led to premium music videos being blocked for YouTube users in the United Kingdom . The removal of videos posted by the major record companies occurred after failure to reach agreement on a licensing deal . The dispute was resolved in September 2009 . In April 2009 , a similar dispute led to the removal of premium music videos for users in Germany . YouTube Premium . YouTube Premium ( formerly YouTube Red ) is YouTube 's premium subscription service . It offers advertising-free streaming , access to exclusive content , background and offline video playback on mobile devices , and access to the Google Play Music `` All Access '' service . YouTube Premium was originally announced on November 12 , 2014 , as `` Music Key '' , a subscription music streaming service , and was intended to integrate with and replace the existing Google Play Music `` All Access '' service . On October 28 , 2015 , the service was relaunched as YouTube Red , offering ad-free streaming of all videos , as well as access to exclusive original content. , the service has 1.5 million subscribers , with a further million on a free-trial basis. , the first season of YouTube Red Originals had gotten 250 million views in total . In May 2014 , before Music Key service was launched , the independent music trade organization Worldwide Independent Network alleged that YouTube was using non-negotiable contracts with independent labels that were `` undervalued '' in comparison to other streaming services , and that YouTube would block all music content from labels who do not reach a deal to be included on the paid service . In a statement to the `` Financial Times '' in June 2014 , Robert Kyncl confirmed that YouTube would block the content of labels who do not negotiate deals to be included in the paid service `` to ensure that all content on the platform is governed by its new contractual terms . '' Stating that 90 % of labels had reached deals , he went on to say that `` while we wish that we had [ a ] 100 % success rate , we understand that is not likely an achievable goal and therefore it is our responsibility to our users and the industry to launch the enhanced music experience . '' The `` Financial Times '' later reported that YouTube had reached an aggregate deal with Merlin Network—a trade group representing over 20,000 independent labels , for their inclusion in the service . However , YouTube itself has not confirmed the deal . On September 28 , 2016 , YouTube named Lyor Cohen , the co-founder of 300 Entertainment and former Warner Music Group executive , the Global Head of Music . YouTube TV . On February 28 , 2017 , in a press announcement held at YouTube Space Los Angeles , YouTube announced the launch of YouTube TV , an over-the-top MVPD-style subscription service that would be available for United States customers at a price of US $ 35 per month . Initially launching in five major markets ( New York City , Los Angeles , Chicago , Philadelphia and San Francisco ) on April 5 , 2017 , the service offers live streams of programming from the five major broadcast networks ( ABC , CBS , The CW , Fox and NBC ) , as well as approximately 40 cable channels owned by the corporate parents of those networks , The Walt Disney Company , CBS Corporation , 21st Century Fox , NBCUniversal and Turner Broadcasting System ( including among others Bravo , USA Network , Syfy , Disney Channel , CNN , Cartoon Network , E ! , Fox Sports 1 , Freeform , FX and ESPN ) . Subscribers can also receive Showtime and Fox Soccer Plus as optional add-ons for an extra fee , and can access YouTube Premium original content ( YouTube TV does not include a YouTube Red subscription ) . During the 2017 World Series ( in which it was the presenting sponsor ) , YouTube TV ads were placed behind the home plate . The trademarked red play button logo appeared at the center of the screen , mimicking YouTube 's interface . YouTube Go . YouTube Go is an Android app aimed at making YouTube easier to access on mobile devices in emerging markets . It is distinct from the company 's main Android app and allows videos to be downloaded and shared with other users . It also allows users to preview videos , share downloaded videos through Bluetooth , and offers more options for mobile data control and video resolution . YouTube announced the project in September 2016 at an event in India . It was launched in India in February 2017 , and expanded in November 2017 to 14 other countries , including Nigeria , Indonesia , Thailand , Malaysia , Vietnam , the Philippines , Kenya , and South Africa . It was rolled out in 130 countries worldwide , including Brazil , Mexico , Turkey , and Iraq on February 1 , 2018 . The app is available to around 60 % of the world 's population . YouTube Music . In early 2018 , Cohen began hinting at the possible launch of YouTube 's new subscription music streaming service , a platform that would compete with other services such as Spotify and Apple Music . On 22 May 2018 , the music streaming platform named “ YouTube Music ” was launched . ISNI . In 2018 , YouTube became an ISNI registry , and announced its intention to begin creating ISNI identifiers to uniquely identify the musicians whose videos it features . ISNI anticipate the number of ISNI IDs `` going up by perhaps 3-5 million over the next couple of years '' as a result . April Fools . YouTube featured an April Fools prank on the site on April 1 of every year from 2008 to 2016 . In 2008 , all links to videos on the main page were redirected to Rick Astley 's music video `` Never Gon na Give You Up '' , a prank known as `` rickrolling '' . The next year , when clicking on a video on the main page , the whole page turned upside down , which YouTube claimed was a `` new layout '' . In 2010 , YouTube temporarily released a `` TEXTp '' mode which transformed colors in videos to random uppercase letters `` in order to reduce bandwidth costs by $ 1 per second . '' The next year , the site celebrated its `` 100th anniversary '' with a range of sepia-toned silent , early 1900s-style films , including a parody of Keyboard Cat . In 2012 , clicking on the image of a DVD next to the site logo led to a video about a purported option to order every YouTube video for home delivery on DVD . In 2013 , YouTube teamed up with satirical newspaper company `` The Onion '' to claim that the video sharing website was launched as a contest which had finally come to an end , and would announce a winner of the contest when the site went back up in 2023 . In 2014 , YouTube announced that it was responsible for the creation of all viral video trends , and revealed previews of upcoming internet memes , such as `` Clocking '' , `` Kissing Dad '' , and `` Glub Glub Water Dance '' . The next year , YouTube added a music button to the video bar that played samples from `` Sandstorm '' by Darude . In 2016 , YouTube introduced an option to watch every video on the platform in 360-degree mode with Snoop Dogg . Social impact . Both private individuals and large production companies have used YouTube to grow audiences . Independent content creators have built grassroots followings numbering in the thousands at very little cost or effort , while mass retail and radio promotion proved problematic . Concurrently , old media celebrities moved into the website at the invitation of a YouTube management that witnessed early content creators accruing substantial followings , and perceived audience sizes potentially larger than that attainable by television . While YouTube 's revenue-sharing `` Partner Program '' made it possible to earn a substantial living as a video producer—its top five hundred partners each earning more than $ 100,000 annually and its ten highest-earning channels grossing from $ 2.5 million to $ 12 million—in 2012 CMU business editor characterized YouTube as `` a free-to-use ... promotional platform for the music labels '' . In 2013 `` Forbes '' Katheryn Thayer asserted that digital-era artists ' work must not only be of high quality , but must elicit reactions on the YouTube platform and social media . Videos of the 2.5 % of artists categorized as `` mega '' , `` mainstream '' and `` mid-sized '' received 90.3 % of the relevant views on YouTube and Vevo in that year . By early 2013 `` Billboard '' had announced that it was factoring YouTube streaming data into calculation of the `` Billboard '' Hot 100 and related genre charts . Observing that face-to-face communication of the type that online videos convey has been `` fine-tuned by millions of years of evolution '' , TED curator Chris Anderson referred to several YouTube contributors and asserted that `` what Gutenberg did for writing , online video can now do for face-to-face communication '' . Anderson asserted that it 's not far-fetched to say that online video will dramatically accelerate scientific advance , and that video contributors may be about to launch `` the biggest learning cycle in human history . '' In education , for example , the Khan Academy grew from YouTube video tutoring sessions for founder Salman Khan 's cousin into what `` Forbes '' Michael Noer called `` the largest school in the world '' , with technology poised to disrupt how people learn . YouTube was awarded a 2008 George Foster Peabody Award , the website being described as a Speakers ' Corner that `` both embodies and promotes democracy . '' `` The Washington Post '' reported that a disproportionate share of YouTube 's most subscribed channels feature minorities , contrasting with mainstream television in which the stars are largely white . A Pew Research Center study reported the development of `` visual journalism '' , in which citizen eyewitnesses and established news organizations share in content creation . The study also concluded that YouTube was becoming an important platform by which people acquire news . YouTube has enabled people to more directly engage with government , such as in the YouTube presidential debates ( 2007 ) in which ordinary people submitted questions to U.S. presidential candidates via YouTube video , with a techPresident co-founder saying that Internet video was changing the political landscape . Describing the Arab Spring ( 2010– ) , sociologist Philip N. Howard quoted an activist 's succinct description that organizing the political unrest involved using `` Facebook to schedule the protests , Twitter to coordinate , and YouTube to tell the world . '' In 2012 , more than a third of the U.S. Senate introduced a resolution condemning Joseph Kony 16 days after the `` Kony 2012 '' video was posted to YouTube , with resolution co-sponsor Senator Lindsey Graham remarking that the video `` will do more to lead to ( Kony 's ) demise than all other action combined . '' Conversely , YouTube has also allowed government to more easily engage with citizens , the White House 's official YouTube channel being the seventh top news organization producer on YouTube in 2012 and in 2013 a healthcare exchange commissioned Obama impersonator Iman Crosson 's YouTube music video spoof to encourage young Americans to enroll in the Affordable Care Act ( Obamacare ) -compliant health insurance . In February 2014 , U.S. President Obama held a meeting at the White House with leading YouTube content creators to not only promote awareness of Obamacare but more generally to develop ways for government to better connect with the `` YouTube Generation '' . Whereas YouTube 's inherent ability to allow presidents to directly connect with average citizens was noted , the YouTube content creators ' new media savvy was perceived necessary to better cope with the website 's distracting content and fickle audience . Some YouTube videos have themselves had a direct effect on world events , such as `` Innocence of Muslims '' ( 2012 ) which spurred protests and related anti-American violence internationally . TED curator Chris Anderson described a phenomenon by which geographically distributed individuals in a certain field share their independently developed skills in YouTube videos , thus challenging others to improve their own skills , and spurring invention and evolution in that field . Journalist Virginia Heffernan stated in `` The New York Times '' that such videos have `` surprising implications '' for the dissemination of culture and even the future of classical music . `` The Legion of Extraordinary Dancers '' and the YouTube Symphony Orchestra selected their membership based on individual video performances . Further , the cybercollaboration charity video `` We Are the World 25 for Haiti ( YouTube edition ) '' was formed by mixing performances of 57 globally distributed singers into a single musical work , with `` The Tokyo Times '' noting the `` We Pray for You '' YouTube cyber-collaboration video as an example of a trend to use crowdsourcing for charitable purposes . The anti-bullying It Gets Better Project expanded from a single YouTube video directed to discouraged or suicidal LGBT teens , that within two months drew video responses from hundreds including U.S. President Barack Obama , Vice President Biden , White House staff , and several cabinet secretaries . Similarly , in response to fifteen-year-old Amanda Todd 's video `` My story : Struggling , bullying , suicide , self-harm '' , legislative action was undertaken almost immediately after her suicide to study the prevalence of bullying and form a national anti-bullying strategy . In May 2018 , London Metropolitan Police claimed that the drill videos that talk about violence give rise to the gang-related violence . YouTube deleted 30 music videos after the complaint . Promotion of conspiracy theories and fringe discourse . YouTube has been criticized for using an algorithm that gives great prominence to videos that promote conspiracy theories , falsehoods and incendiary fringe discourse . According to an investigation by `` The Wall Street Journal '' , `` YouTube ’ s recommendations often lead users to channels that feature conspiracy theories , partisan viewpoints and misleading videos , even when those users haven ’ t shown interest in such content . When users show a political bias in what they choose to view , YouTube typically recommends videos that echo those biases , often with more-extreme viewpoints . '' When users search for political or scientific terms , YouTube 's search algorithms often give prominence to hoaxes and conspiracy theories . After YouTube drew controversy for giving top billing to videos promoting falsehoods and conspiracy when people made breaking-news queries during the 2017 Las Vegas shooting , YouTube changed its algorithm to give greater prominence to mainstream media sources . In 2018 , it was reported that YouTube was again promoting fringe content about breaking news , giving great prominence to conspiracy videos about Anthony Bourdain 's death . In 2017 , it was revealed that advertisements were being placed on extremist videos , including videos by rape apologists , anti-Semites and hate preachers who received ad payouts . After firms started to stop advertising on YouTube in the wake of this reporting , YouTube apologized and said that it would give firms greater control over where ads got placed . Alex Jones , known for far-right conspiracy theories , has built a massive audience on YouTube . YouTube drew criticism in 2018 when it removed a video from a leftwing watchdog compiling offensive statements made by Jones , claiming that it was `` harassment and bullying '' . On August 6 2018 , however , YouTube removed Alex Jones ' YouTube page following a content violation . University of North Carolina professor Zeynep Tufekci has referred to YouTube as `` The Great Radicalizer '' , saying `` YouTube may be one of the most powerful radicalizing instruments of the 21st century . '' Jonathan Albright of the Tow Center for Digital Journalism at Columbia University described YouTube as a `` conspiracy ecosystem '' . Revenue . Google does not provide detailed figures for YouTube 's running costs , and YouTube 's revenues in 2007 were noted as `` not material '' in a regulatory filing . In June 2008 , a `` Forbes '' magazine article projected the 2008 revenue at $ 200 million , noting progress in advertising sales . In January 2012 , it was estimated that visitors to YouTube spent an average of 15 minutes a day on the site , in contrast to the four or five hours a day spent by a typical US citizen watching television . In 2012 , YouTube 's revenue from its ads program was estimated at $ 3.7 billion . In 2013 it nearly doubled and estimated to hit $ 5.6 billion according to eMarketer , while others estimated $ 4.7 billion . The vast majority of videos on YouTube are free to view and supported by advertising . In May 2013 , YouTube introduced a trial scheme of 53 subscription channels with prices ranging from $ 0.99 to $ 6.99 a month . The move was seen as an attempt to compete with other providers of online subscription services such as Netflix and Hulu . In 2017 , viewers on average watch YouTube on mobile devices for more than an hour every day . Advertisement partnerships . YouTube entered into a marketing and advertising partnership with NBC in June 2006 . In March 2007 , it struck a deal with BBC for three channels with BBC content , one for news and two for entertainment . In November 2008 , YouTube reached an agreement with MGM , Lions Gate Entertainment , and CBS , allowing the companies to post full-length films and television episodes on the site , accompanied by advertisements in a section for U.S. viewers called `` Shows '' . The move was intended to create competition with websites such as Hulu , which features material from NBC , Fox , and Disney . In November 2009 , YouTube launched a version of `` Shows '' available to UK viewers , offering around 4,000 full-length shows from more than 60 partners . In January 2010 , YouTube introduced an online film rentals service , which is only available to users in the United States , Canada , and the UK as of 2010 . The service offers over 6,000 films . Partnership with video creators . In May 2007 , YouTube launched its Partner Program ( YPP ) , a system based on AdSense which allows the uploader of the video to share the revenue produced by advertising on the site . YouTube typically takes 45 percent of the advertising revenue from videos in the Partner Program , with 55 percent going to the uploader . There are over a million members of the YouTube Partner Program . According to TubeMogul , in 2013 a pre-roll advertisement on YouTube ( one that is shown before the video starts ) cost advertisers on average $ 7.60 per 1000 views . Usually no more than half of eligible videos have a pre-roll advertisement , due to a lack of interested advertisers . In 2013 , YouTube introduced an option for channels with at least a thousand subscribers to require a paid subscription in order for viewers to watch videos . In April 2017 , YouTube set an eligibility requirement of 10,000 lifetime views for a paid subscription . On January 16 , 2018 , the eligibility requirement for monetization was changed to 4,000 hours of watchtime within the past 12 months and 1,000 subscribers . The move was seen as an attempt to ensure that videos being monetized did not lead to controversy , but was criticized for penalizing smaller YouTube channels . YouTube Play Buttons , a part of the YouTube Creator Rewards , are a recognition by YouTube of its most popular channels . The trophies made of nickel plated copper-nickel alloy , golden plated brass , silver plated metal and ruby are given to channels with at least one hundred thousand , a million , ten million and fifty million subscribers , respectively . Users of the YPP can have their videos `` demonetized '' if YouTube feels that the content is not advertiser-friendly . If a video receives this status , ad revenue will be canceled for the video in question , and the video will have a yellow coin symbol in the Partner 's YouTube dashboard . Revenue to copyright holders . Much of YouTube 's revenue goes to the copyright holders of the videos . In 2010 , it was reported that nearly a third of the videos with advertisements were uploaded without permission of the copyright holders . YouTube gives an option for copyright holders to locate and remove their videos or to have them continue running for revenue . In May 2013 , Nintendo began enforcing its copyright ownership and claiming the advertising revenue from video creators who posted screenshots of its games . In February 2015 , Nintendo agreed to share the revenue with the video creators . Community policy . YouTube has a set of community guidelines aimed to reduce abuse of the site 's features . Generally prohibited material includes sexually explicit content , videos of animal abuse , shock videos , content uploaded without the copyright holder 's consent , hate speech , spam , and predatory behavior . Despite the guidelines , YouTube has faced criticism from news sources for content in violation of these guidelines . Copyrighted material . At the time of uploading a video , YouTube users are shown a message asking them not to violate copyright laws . Despite this advice , there are still many unauthorized clips of copyrighted material on YouTube . YouTube does not view videos before they are posted online , and it is left to copyright holders to issue a DMCA takedown notice pursuant to the terms of the Online Copyright Infringement Liability Limitation Act . Any successful complaint about copyright infringement results in a YouTube copyright strike . Three successful complaints for copyright infringement against a user account will result in the account and all of its uploaded videos being deleted . Organizations including Viacom , Mediaset , and the English Premier League have filed lawsuits against YouTube , claiming that it has done too little to prevent the uploading of copyrighted material . Viacom , demanding $ 1 billion in damages , said that it had found more than 150,000 unauthorized clips of its material on YouTube that had been viewed `` an astounding 1.5 billion times '' . YouTube responded by stating that it `` goes far beyond its legal obligations in assisting content owners to protect their works '' . During the same court battle , Viacom won a court ruling requiring YouTube to hand over 12 terabytes of data detailing the viewing habits of every user who has watched videos on the site . The decision was criticized by the Electronic Frontier Foundation , which called the court ruling `` a setback to privacy rights '' . In June 2010 , Viacom 's lawsuit against Google was rejected in a summary judgment , with U.S. federal Judge Louis L. Stanton stating that Google was protected by provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act . Viacom announced its intention to appeal the ruling . On April 5 , 2012 , the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit reinstated the case , allowing Viacom 's lawsuit against Google to be heard in court again . On March 18 , 2014 , the lawsuit was settled after seven years with an undisclosed agreement . In August 2008 , a US court ruled in `` Lenz v. Universal Music Corp. '' that copyright holders can not order the removal of an online file without first determining whether the posting reflected fair use of the material . The case involved Stephanie Lenz from Gallitzin , Pennsylvania , who had made a home video of her 13-month-old son dancing to Prince 's song `` Let 's Go Crazy '' , and posted the 29-second video on YouTube . In the case of `` Smith v. Summit Entertainment LLC '' , professional singer Matt Smith sued Summit Entertainment for the wrongful use of copyright takedown notices on YouTube . He asserted seven causes of action , and four were ruled in Smith 's favor . On November 1 , 2016 , the dispute with GEMA was resolved , with Google content ID being used to allow advertisements to be added to videos with content protected by GEMA . In April 2013 , it was reported that Universal Music Group and YouTube have a contractual agreement that prevents content blocked on YouTube by a request from UMG from being restored , even if the uploader of the video files a DMCA counter-notice . When a dispute occurs , the uploader of the video has to contact UMG . YouTube 's owner Google announced in November 2015 that they would help cover the legal cost in select cases where they believe fair use defenses apply . Content ID . In June 2007 , YouTube began trials of a system for automatic detection of uploaded videos that infringe copyright . Google CEO Eric Schmidt regarded this system as necessary for resolving lawsuits such as the one from Viacom , which alleged that YouTube profited from content that it did not have the right to distribute . The system , which was initially called `` Video Identification '' and later became known as Content ID , creates an ID File for copyrighted audio and video material , and stores it in a database . When a video is uploaded , it is checked against the database , and flags the video as a copyright violation if a match is found . When this occurs , the content owner has the choice of blocking the video to make it unviewable , tracking the viewing statistics of the video , or adding advertisements to the video . By 2010 , YouTube had `` already invested tens of millions of dollars in this technology '' . In 2011 , YouTube described Content ID as `` very accurate in finding uploads that look similar to reference files that are of sufficient length and quality to generate an effective ID File '' . By 2012 , Content ID accounted for over a third of the monetized views on YouTube . An independent test in 2009 uploaded multiple versions of the same song to YouTube , and concluded that while the system was `` surprisingly resilient '' in finding copyright violations in the audio tracks of videos , it was not infallible . The use of Content ID to remove material automatically has led to controversy in some cases , as the videos have not been checked by a human for fair use . If a YouTube user disagrees with a decision by Content ID , it is possible to fill in a form disputing the decision . Prior to 2016 , videos were n't monetized until the dispute was resolved . Since April 2016 , videos continue to be monetized while the dispute is in progress , and the money goes to whoever won the dispute . Should the uploader want to monetize the video again , they may remove the disputed audio in the `` Video Manager '' . YouTube has cited the effectiveness of Content ID as one of the reasons why the site 's rules were modified in December 2010 to allow some users to upload videos of unlimited length . Controversial content . YouTube has also faced criticism over the handling of offensive content in some of its videos . The uploading of videos containing defamation , pornography , and material encouraging criminal conduct is forbidden by YouTube 's `` Community Guidelines '' . YouTube relies on its users to flag the content of videos as inappropriate , and a YouTube employee will view a flagged video to determine whether it violates the site 's guidelines . In October 2010 , U.S . Congressman Anthony Weiner urged YouTube to remove from its website videos of imam Anwar al-Awlaki . YouTube pulled some of the videos in November 2010 , stating they violated the site 's guidelines . In December 2010 , YouTube added the ability to flag videos for containing terrorism content . Following media reports about PRISM , NSA 's massive electronic surveillance program , in June 2013 , several technology companies were identified as participants , including YouTube . According to leaks of said program , YouTube joined the PRISM program in 2010 . YouTube 's policies on `` advertiser-friendly content '' restrict what may be incorporated into videos being monetized ; this includes strong violence , language , sexual content , and `` controversial or sensitive subjects and events , including subjects related to war , political conflicts , natural disasters and tragedies , even if graphic imagery is not shown '' , unless the content is `` usually newsworthy or comedic and the creator 's intent is to inform or entertain '' . In September 2016 , after introducing an enhanced notification system to inform users of these violations , YouTube 's policies were criticized by prominent users , including Phillip DeFranco and Vlogbrothers . DeFranco argued that not being able to earn advertising revenue on such videos was `` censorship by a different name '' . A YouTube spokesperson stated that while the policy itself was not new , the service had `` improved the notification and appeal process to ensure better communication to our creators '' . In March 2017 , the government of the United Kingdom pulled its advertising campaigns from YouTube , after reports that its ads had appeared on videos containing extremism content . The government demanded assurances that its advertising would `` be delivered in a safe and appropriate way '' . `` The Guardian '' newspaper , as well as other major British and U.S. brands , similarly suspended their advertising on YouTube in response to their advertising appearing near offensive content . Google stated that it had `` begun an extensive review of our advertising policies and have made a public commitment to put in place changes that give brands more control over where their ads appear '' . In early April 2017 , the YouTube channel h3h3Productions presented evidence claiming that a `` Wall Street Journal '' article had fabricated screenshots showing major brand advertising on an offensive video containing Johnny Rebel music overlaid on a Chief Keef music video , citing that the video itself had not earned any ad revenue for the uploader . The video was retracted after it was found that the ads had actually been triggered by the use of copyrighted content in the video . On April 6 , 2017 , YouTube announced that in order to `` ensure revenue only flows to creators who are playing by the rules '' , it would change its practices to require that a channel undergo a policy compliance review , and have at least 10,000 lifetime views , before they may join the Partner Program . On January 16 , 2018 , YouTube announced tighter thresholds where creators must have at least 4,000 hours of watch time within the past 12 months and at least 1,000 subscribers . Child protection . In 2017 , YouTube was associated with several controversies related to child safety . During Q2 , the owners of popular channel DaddyOFive , which featured themselves playing `` pranks '' on their children , were accused of child abuse . Their videos were eventually deleted , and two of their children were removed from their custody . Later that year , YouTube came under criticism for showing inappropriate videos targeted at children and often featuring popular characters in violent , sexual or otherwise disturbing situations , many of which appeared on YouTube Kids and attracted millions of views . The term `` Elsagate '' was coined on the Internet and then used by various news outlets to refer to this controversy . On November 11 , 2017 , YouTube announced it was strengthening site security to protect children from unsuitable content . Later that month , the company started to mass delete videos and channels that made improper use of family friendly characters . As part as a broader concern regarding child safety on YouTube , the wave of deletions also targeted channels which showed children taking part in inappropriate or dangerous activities under the guidance of adults . Most notably , the company removed `` Toy Freaks '' , a channel with over 8.5 million subscribers , that featured a father and his two daughters in odd and upsetting situations . According to analytics specialist SocialBlade , it earned up to £8.7 million annually prior to its deletion . Also in November 2017 , it was revealed in the media that many videos featuring children – often uploaded by the minors themselves , and showing innocent content – were attracting comments from pedophiles and circulating on the dark web , with predators finding the videos by typing in certain keywords in Russian . As a result of the controversy , which added to the concern about `` Elsagate '' , several major advertisers whose ads had been running against such videos froze spending on YouTube . User comments . In September 2008 , `` The Daily Telegraph '' commented that YouTube was `` notorious '' for `` some of the most confrontational and ill-formed comment exchanges on the internet '' , and reported on YouTube Comment Snob , `` a new piece of software that blocks rude and illiterate posts '' . `` The Huffington Post '' noted in April 2012 that finding comments on YouTube that appear `` offensive , stupid and crass '' to the `` vast majority '' of the people is hardly difficult . On July 27 , 2015 , Google announced in a blog post that it would be removing the requirement to sign up to a Google+ account to post comments to YouTube . On November 3 , 2016 , YouTube announced a trial scheme which allows the creators of videos to decide whether to approve , hide or report the comments posted on videos based on an algorithm that detects potentially offensive comments . Creators may also choose to keep or delete comments with links or hashtags in order to combat spam . They can also allow other users to moderate their comments . View counts . In December 2012 , two billion views were removed from the view counts of Universal and Sony music videos on YouTube , prompting a claim by `` The Daily Dot '' that the views had been deleted due to a violation of the site 's terms of service , which ban the use of automated processes to inflate view counts . This was disputed by `` Billboard '' , which said that the two billion views had been moved to Vevo , since the videos were no longer active on YouTube . On August 5 , 2015 , YouTube removed the feature which caused a video 's view count to freeze at `` 301 '' ( later `` 301+ '' ) until the actual count was verified to prevent view count fraud . YouTube view counts once again updated in real time . Censorship and filtering . , countries with standing national bans on YouTube are China and North Korea , while Iran blocks YouTube on only one internet service provider . In some countries , YouTube is completely blocked , either through a long term standing ban or for more limited periods of time such as during periods of unrest , the run-up to an election , or in response to upcoming political anniversaries . In other countries access to the website as a whole remains open , but access to specific videos is blocked . In cases where the entire site is banned due to one particular video , YouTube will often agree to remove or limit access to that video in order to restore service . Businesses , schools , government agencies , and other private institutions often block social media sites , including YouTube , due to bandwidth limitations and the site 's potential for distraction .
Peritapnia pilosa . `` Peritapnia pilosa '' is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae . It was described by Chemsak and Linsley in 1978 .
Edlesborough . Edlesborough is a village and civil parish in the Aylesbury Vale district of Buckinghamshire , England . Edlesborough is also next to the village of Eaton Bray just over the county boundary in Bedfordshire , about west-south-west of Dunstable . As well as the village of Edlesborough itself , the civil parish also includes the hamlets of Dagnall , Northall and part of Ringshall . Hudnall was transferred in 1885 to the parish of Little Gaddesden in Hertfordshire . Toponym . The village toponym is derived from the Old English for `` Eadwulf 's barrow '' . The Domesday Book of 1086 records it as `` Eddinberge '' . Parish church . The Church of England parish church of St Mary the Virgin is built on top of a barrow and is a local landmark . In 1975 the ecclesiastical parish merged with that of Eaton Bray , St Mary 's was made redundant and since then it has been vested in the Churches Conservation Trust . The earliest parts of the church date from the 13th century . A chantry was added in 1338 and the tower in 1340 . The closeness of these construction dates indicates how rich Edlesborough parish was at the time . Much of the church was altered in the 15th century , including the chantry , which has given the church a very 15th century character . On 28 March 1824 the tower was struck by lightning , setting it on fire . The lead of the roof melted , and the molten lead set fire to everything it struck . Villagers fought the fire , which burnt for 12 hours until it was extinguished . Furnishings . The 15th-century rood screen , pulpit with tester and timber roofs are all notable . In the 15th century six misericords were added to the choir stalls . These include carvings of a bat , a dragon and a mermaid . The misericord of the dragon also has some frog carvings for its supporters . There are some notable brasses . A more modern addition is an Arts and Crafts movement 2-light stained glass window on the theme of the Nativity by M. E. Aldrich Rope . Economic and social history . The village was once a centre for the straw plait industry . RAF Edlesborough was a radio station near Dagnall . Amenities . Edlesborough School is a community primary school . It serves the 4–11 age range and has about 250 pupils . The nearest secondary school is The Cottesloe School in Wing . The village green has two football pitches , one enclosed tennis court and a cricket square . There is a small playing area for children .
Entoloma quadratum . `` Entoloma quadratum '' is a species of agaric fungus in the family Entolomataceae . The fungus was originally described as `` Agaricus quadratus '' by Miles Joseph Berkeley and Moses Ashley Curtis in 1859 ; Egon Horak transferred it to `` Entoloma '' in 1976 . It is found in Africa , Asia , Europe , and North America .
E-64 . E-64 is an epoxide which can irreversibly inhibit a wide range of cysteine peptidases . The compound was first isolated and identified from `` Aspergillus japonicus '' in 1978 . It has since been shown to inhibit many cysteine peptidases such as papain , cathepsin B , cathepsin L , calpain and staphopain . The low toxic effects of the inhibitor , in addition to its effective mechanism of action , makes E-64 a potential template for drugs to treat diseases where high levels of a cysteine proteases are the primary cause . Structure and mechanism of inhibition . E-64 possesses a `` trans '' -epoxysuccinic acid group coupled to a modified dipeptide . The covalent attachment of E-64 to the active site cysteine occurs via nucleophillic attack from the thiol group of the cysteine on C2 of the epoxide . Early studies suggested that the amino-4-guanidinobutane bound in the S3 ' subsite and the leucyl group in the S2 ' subsite , however published crystal structures of E-64 complexed with papain and actinidum indicated that E-64 binds via the S subsites .
Fedden car . The Fedden car ( or F-car ) was a British automobile produced after the Second World War by Roy Fedden Ltd . It was never manufactured . Designed by Roy Fedden , assisted by Alec Moulton , Ian Duncan , Peter Ware , and Gordon Wilkins , the styling resembled the contemporary Jowett Javelin , with a sloping rear , four doors , seating for six , and rear spats . The design drew inspiration from the Volkswagen Type 1 , including the rear-mounted engine and rear swing axle suspension . The car was powered by a horizontally-mounted sleeve valve three-cylinder air-cooled radial engine , which had the carburettor between the rear window and the passenger compartment . The engine sat over the torque converter and rear axle , which contributed to a high center of gravity and a tendency to skid . Of monocoque construction , the F-car was assembled in three distinct sections , each joined with four bolts . Intended to simplify repairs , it left the car with `` a somewhat industrial feel '' . There were also issues with vibration , overheating , and a tendency to skid , doubtless exacerbated by the swing axle , which was unfamiliar to British drivers ; the same issue arose in connection with the Chevrolet Corvair . ( In testing , the company 's test driver Alec Caine suffered a serious wreck due to the engine 's pendulum effect . ) Only a single prototype was built . The F-car never entered production , as the company , Roy Fedden Limited , went into liquidation in April 1947 . The prototype later disappeared , reportedly being stored in a shed at the Cranfield Aeronautical College in the 1960s .
Czech Republic Basketball Cup . The Czech Basketball Cup is the annual top-tier level national basketball cup competition that is held in the Czech Republic , for professional teams . It is organized by the Czech Basketball Federation ( `` Česká Basketbalová Federace '' ) , the governing body of basketball in the Czech Republic . The first edition of the competition was played in 1994 . ČEZ Nymburk is the all-time record holder , with 10 titles . The competition concludes with a Final Four each season , including a third-place game .
Alcheringa ( festival ) . Alcheringa , also known as `` Alcher '' , is the annual cultural festival of Indian Institute of Technology ( IIT ) , Guwahati . The festival was started in 1996 by a group of students of IIT Guwahati . Spread over 3 days and 4 nights , Alcheringa is conducted towards the end of January every year . The 22nd edition held from 1st - 4th February 2018 , witnessing 80 events . The festival features the rock music contest Rock-o-Phonix . History . Alcheringa , derives its etymology from an Australian aboriginal mythology and translates to “ The Eternal Dreamtime ” . In 2002 , ‘ Alcheringa : Yin and Yang ’ the concept of four pro-nites was first introduced . ‘ Alcheringa : Navras ’ in 2006 , hosted the festival ’ s first international act . In 2011 , Alcheringa ’ s social initiative ‘ Udaan - Giving flights to hope ’ was started . 'Alcheringa : Echoes of Innocence ' ( 2018 ) was the twenty-second edition of the cultural festival . Pronites . Some notable Indian artists who have earlier performed in Alcheringa are Mika Singh , Lucky Ali , Sonu Nigam , Shaan , Shankar Ehsaan Loy , K.K , Mohit Chauhan , Shilpa Rao , Javed Ali , Anoushka Shankar , Vir Das , Kalki Koechlin , Amaan and Ayaan Ali Khan , The Indian Jam Project , Grammy winners Ustaad Shujaat Khan and Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt , Undying Inc , RDB , Remo Fernandes , Raghu Dixit , Euphoria , Indian Ocean , Vaayu , Motherjane.Parikrama Competitions . Alcheringa hosts over 80 competitions . Some of the competitions held at Alcheringa are `` Electric Heels '' , the group dance competition , `` Voice of Alcheringa '' , the solo singing competition , `` Halla Bol '' , the street play competition , `` Rock-o-Phonix '' , the rock band competition , `` Mr. and Ms. Alcheringa '' , the personality contest , `` Crossfade '' , the scratching competition and `` Haute Couture '' , the team based fashion designing event . `` The Campus Princess '' is another beauty pageant of Alcheringa which started in its 20th edition , was conducted in association with the Miss India Organisation . The Auditions for Campus Princess were judged by Miss Asia Pacific World 2013 Ms. Srishti Rana . Mute , the `` Mime '' competition was judged by Mr Moinul Haque , the winner of the Sangeet Natak Academy Award . World Carnival . World Carnival is an initiative by Alcheringa to promote cultures from across the world here in the North-Eastern part of the country . Alcheringa has had artists like Ciorras and Fastest feet in Rhythm from the USA , Ne Obliviscaris and poet Omar Musa from Australia , Fasta Duo and Murray Molloy from Ireland , beatboxer Rizumik from Portugal , rock bands Ouzo Bazooka , Tiny Fingers and Orphaned Land from Israel . Alcheringa has also had the jazz band Tropic Green from Singapore , the Portuguese horn player Mickael Faustino , the Algeria Dance Company from Malta , Hungarian flutist David Simon and pianist Janos Palojtay , the German Classical jazz performer Mito , alternate pop music band BETTY from the USA and English hypnotist Andrew Newton and extreme technical metal band Meta Stasis . Udaan : Giving Flights to Hope . Udaan is a social initiative by Alcheringa wherein the students of IIT Guwahati visit underprivileged children in various corners of India . Udaan reached 52 cities in 2016 . In Alcheringa 2018 , `` Desh Ka Sandesh '' was organised under the umbrella of Udaan . North East Unveiled . The underlying idea of the campaign North-East Unveiled is to promote a shared identity of this part of the country with the rest other parts of the nation while promoting its tourism , food , general practices and removing any stereotypes about North East India . This was done by releasing a series of videos highlighting the above . The North East Social Entrepreneurship Summit and The North East Townhall Discussions were held during Alcheringa 2016 . Sponsors and past associates . Alcheringa has in the past associated with OnePlus , Hero MotoCorp , Wipro , State Bank of India , Indian Oil , Maruti Suzuki , Ola , FastTrack , Daikin , Viber , Coca-Cola , KitKat and Baskin Robbins . In the media sector Alcheringa has been associated with the RED FM , The Telegraph , The Assam Tribune , Business India , North East Today , Metalbase India etc .
Lusail Sports Arena . Lusail Sports Arena is an indoor sports arena in Lusail , Qatar . It is built to host matches of the 2015 World Men 's Handball Championship .
Wild About Harry ( novel ) . `` Wild About Harry '' is the first novel by British writer Paul Pickering . It was published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson in 1985 and Collins in 1986 . The book was published in America by Atheneum Books in 1985 . Pickering researched the novel in Paraguay when he was sent to look for the Nazi war criminal Josef Mengele by Sir James Goldsmith ’ s NOW ! magazine . Plot summary . In Paraguay an English Major , Harry Copeland-Smith is guarding a war criminal and in his best efforts to protect him becomes like his charge . Reception . The Times called the book the best black comedy of the year and Valentine Cunningham , Professor of English language and literature at the University of Oxford said in The Observer that it was a 'smashing debut from a new comic novelist of terrific promise . ' The Listener magazine said it was better than Graham Greene . The novel was long-listed for the Booker Prize and shortlisted for the David Higham Prize for Fiction and received good reviews .
Immerather Maar . The Immerather Maar is a maar in the municipality of Immerath in the county of Vulkaneifel in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate . It is part of a designated nature reserve and Special Area of Conservation . Formation . The maar was formed by volcanic activity about 40,000 to 70,000 years ago . Around 1750 the maar was drained by a maar stream and dried out so that most of it could be used as pastureland . The area of the maar was even divided into plots . Between 1914 and 1918 the stream became wild . This led to it being blocked and the formation of a shallow maar . The height of the water surface has changed little since then . Description . The Immerather Maar is the smallest and shallowest of the Eifel maar lakes . It is located at a height of 368.1 metres above sea level ( NN ) . Its surface area is about 60,000 m² and its volume is about 90,000 m³ . It has a depth of up to 2.90 metres , the average depth being approximately 1.50 metres . The lakebed is flat and level , and there are only obstacles , in the form of fallen trees and tree stumps , in the water near the shores . The ground drops evenly from the shore towards the middle of the maar , except in the area of the outlet where there is a step ; the water depth rising from 0.6 metres to 2.8 metres over a distance of 5 metres . The turbidity of the water has reduced in recent years , due to increasing plant growth , and now varies between 0.25 and 2.0 metres depending on the season . The water has a renewal time of 0.3 years . The maar does not have an above-ground inflow , but is fed exclusively by surface and ground water in the crater . It has a catchment of 640,000 m² . The shoreline is 800 metres long . The Immerather Maar is mainly a recreational area . Because of its large fish population , the waters are used by anglers . Two large fish die-offs in the last few years have almost wiped out the stock of bream . The remaining fish species are rudd , perch , pike , tench , carp and eel . Nature reserve . The Immerather Maar and its shore area were designated as a nature reserve by the `` Regierungsbezirk '' of Trier on 12 June 1979 . The purpose of the protection is to preserve the typical character of the maar in its entirety , including the natural vegetation along the banks of the river and to preserve its fauna and flora . The protected area covers an area of 61.29 hectares .
Larry Anderson ( actor ) . Larry Anderson ( born September 22 , 1952 ) is an American actor and magician . Early work . He originally started as an assistant to magician Mark Wilson in 1973 , and was immediately put to work on the set of `` The Magician '' ( starring Bill Bixby ) , assisting Wilson as the show 's magic coordinator . He has since appeared in several television series and films , and is also known for his uncredited role as Michael Long in the ( pilot episode ) of the 1980s hit TV series `` Knight Rider '' . His voice was overdubbed by David Hasselhoff who , when the character was shot in the face and given plastic surgery , took over the role for the remainder of the series . Career . Anderson 's other TV roles include `` The Six Million Dollar Man '' `` Charlie 's Angels in 'Dirty Business ' episode '' `` The Amazing Spider-Man '' ( both in 1977 ) ; the short lived 1979 TV series `` Brothers and Sisters '' ; and the soap opera , `` Days of Our Lives '' in 1987 , appearing as James Dixon . He also hosted three game shows , the first being a revival of `` Truth or Consequences '' in 1987 , `` The Big Spin '' from 1995–1996 , and `` Trivia Track '' on GSN for a few months . He also co-starred with Lucille Ball as her son-in-law on her final television series , `` Life With Lucy '' . Anderson 's movie appearances include `` Martians Go Home '' ( 1990 ) , `` Eve of Destruction '' ( 1991 ) , and ' ( 1998 ) as a Tarlac officer . He has made guest appearances on TV shows including `` Happy Days '' , `` The A-Team '' , `` Mork & Mindy '' , `` Matlock '' , and `` The O.C . '' Anderson also portrayed Ronald McDonald in at least one TV commercial for McDonald 's . Anderson hosts a weekly quiz radio show on Shokus Internet Radio created by game show producer Ron Greenberg titled `` Anyone Can Play ... But Do n't Call Us , We 'll Call You ! '' He also developed the JawDroppers DVD Collection , a beginner-intermediate level instructional magic series ( 5 volume set ) shot from two perspectives , as the person being entertained and as the entertainer . Scientology . Anderson was a Scientologist for 33 years and starred in ' . In 2009 , Anderson left the Church of Scientology and asked for more than $ 100,000 back for services he had paid for but not yet used . His conversation with Tommy Davis about the money was made available online by the St. Petersburg Times . In 2010 , Anderson appeared on the BBC 's Panorama `` The Secrets of Scientology '' programme , hosted by John Sweeney .
Emine Bilgin . Emine Bilgin ( born July 15 , 1984 ) is a female Turkish European champion in weightlifting competing in the 53 kg and 58 kg division . Anti doping . While training in Çorum for the upcoming 2010 European Weightlifting Championships , Emine Bilgin was tested positive to banned substance in a routine check . She was later officially suspended from competition until March 28 , 2014 .
Fred . Olsen Production . Fred . Olsen Production is a Norwegian offshore floating production petroleum company . Founded in 2004 , the company has its headquarters in Oslo , Norway and was listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange from May 11 , 2007 until January 20 , 2014 . The company 's largest owners are Bonheur and Ganger Rolf through First Olsen , owning 61.5 % of the company . The companies are controlled by the Olsen family . The firm has offices in Oslo ; Houston , United States ; Singapore ; and Port Harcourt , Nigeria . The company owns and operates three Floating Production Storage and Offloading vessels ( FPSOs ) , two Floating Storage and Offloading vessels ( FSOs ) and one production jack-up ( MOPU ) . The company is also converting one suezmax tanker to FPSO and an addition tanker available for conversion . Operations are located in Western Africa and the Red Sea . Among the vessels was `` Knock Nevis '' , the world 's largest ship , which was created from the tanker previously known as `` Seawise Giant '' .
Chummy . See also . `` Chummy '' may also be used as a surname or nickname .
List of diplomatic missions in Ivory Coast . This page lists the diplomatic missions in Ivory Coast ( Côte d'Ivoire ) . At present , Abidjan , the largest city in the country , currently hosts 47 embassies . Meanwhile , the capital Yamoussoukro hosts no embassies . Some countries ( such as Sweden ) evacuated their embassies due to the large amounts of violence in the country .
Edward Barber ( priest ) . Edward Barber ( born Brighouse , 19 September 1841 – died Chester , 23 July 1914 ) was Archdeacon of Chester from 1886 until his death . Born into an ecclesiastical family , Barber was educated at St Peter 's School , York , and Magdalen College , Oxford . Ordained in 1865 , he was an Assistant Master at St Peter ’ s College , Radley , then an Inspector of Schools in the Diocese of Oxford from 1872 and 1983 ; Rector of Chalfont St Giles from 1883 to 1986 ; and a Canon Residentiary of Chester Cathedral from then on .
History of Khazar University . Khazar University in Baku , Azerbaijan was founded in 1991 by Professor Hamlet Isaxanli . It was founded during the country ’ s period of transition from the Soviet Union Soviet to independent rule . For several years in the late 1980s , Hamlet Isaxanli did personal research on universities all around the world and spent time observing the education system in Azerbaijan . In the summer of 1990 , he organized his ideas into an article called “ Thoughts on Science and the Education System , ” which was published in Russian in the `` Bakinskiy Rabochiy '' newspaper and then in Azerbaijani in the `` Communist '' newspaper . He realized that in his mind , a model for a new university in Azerbaijan was forming . According to Isaxanli , success in the education sector would be achieved either by reforming existing institutions or by founding a new one , based jointly on West European and American models and on the local situation and traditions of Azerbaijan . He felt that founding a private university was a real possibility because of the growing signs of pluralism in the political and economic systems at that time , opening the possibility that something new would also be accepted in the education system . Isaxanli also felt that the new private university would be a good model for Azerbaijan , because it could make use of the experience of Western higher educational institutions but also take into account the specific needs and patterns of Azerbaijan . In the fall of 1990 he drafted detailed plans for a university and presented them to the Prime Minister of Azerbaijan , Hasan Hasanov , with the support of Saleh Mammadov , Doctor of Economics . On December 20 , 1990 , after receiving the approval of the Ministry of Education ( at that time , R. Feyzullayev ) and the Minister of Finance ( then Bedir Garayev ) , Hasanov signed the resolution . Despite many obstacles in its creation , the university opened in the spring of 1991 under the name `` English Language Azerbaijan University , '' affiliated with the Institute of National Economy Management ( INEM : http : //www.mekteb.edu.az/aliteh/013.htm ) and operating out of two rooms in the INEM building on Lenin Avenue in Baku . Later , after visiting various universities in Turkey and noting that many of their names are based on seas , Isaxanli decided to name his new university “ Khazar , ” after the Caspian Sea ( cf . article on the ancient Khazars ) . In the fall of 1991 , the university began teaching preparatory courses . Beginning from the spring semester in 1992 , it operated out of a building that had previously been Baku 's Kindergarten no . 240 in Ahmadli . In September 1992 , the university was officially inaugurated in a ceremony at the National Opera and Ballet Theater and welcomed 200 students . In Search of `` Khazar '' . Hamlet Isaxanli also published a memoir of Khazar University ’ s establishment , `` In Search of “ Khazar , ” '' to serve as a reference . In it , he described the process of founding a university , including the political , economic and cultural situation of the changing times in which the university began , thus giving a documented historical sketch of the situation in Azerbaijan as the rule of the Soviet Union drew to a close . Aside from laying out the events that transpired , Hamlet Isaxanli offers his thoughts on comparative higher education , university structure , administration and management . The work was first published in “ Khazar View ” magazine ( http : //khazar-view.com/ ) in Azerbaijani and Russian and in the Journal of Azerbaijani Studies ( http : //jas-khazar.org/ ) in English . The memoir was re-published by Khazar University Press in 2006 in one edition including the full text in three languages : English , Azerbaijani , and Russian .
Pascal Maitre . Pascal Maitre ( also Pascal Maître ) is a French photographer . He was born in 1955 in Buzançais , France , and lives in Paris . Pascal Maitre started his career as photojournalist in 1979 with the Jeune Afrique magazine . For more than 30 years he took photographs of lives and nature in over 40 countries in Africa , but he has also worked in Afghanistan , South America and numerous other regions . His photographs have been published in GEO , Le Figaro , Newsweek , Life , National Geographic , Paris Match , L'Express , Stern , The New York Times Magazine and many others .
Hemigordiopsidae . Hemigordiopsidae is a miliolid family included in the Cornuspiracea ( Loeblich & Tappan 1988 ) that has a range extending from the Early Carboniferous ( Visean ) to the present . Hemigordiopsids are characterized by tests in which the proloculus , or first chamber , is followed by an undivided tubular second chamber that is streptospirally coiled , ( like a ball of string ) , at least in early stage , later may be planispiral , involute , or evolute . Two subfamilies are included , the Hemigordiopsinae and Shanitinae . The Hemigrodiposinae , which as the same range as that of the family , includes some seven genera , five of which were removed from the Cyclogyrenae in the Treatise ( Loeblich & Tappan 1964 ) , and one from the Nubeculariinae , same . Diagnosis is essentially that from the Hemigordiopsidae . The Shanitinae , known from the Upper Permian , has a test like that of the Hemigordiosinae except that the chamber interior has vertical pillars .
Association of Exempt Firemen Building . The Association of Exempt Firemen Building is located in Hoboken , Hudson County , New Jersey , United States . The building was designed by Francis G. Himpler and was built in 1870 . The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 30 , 1984 as Assembly of Exempt Firemen Building . The building serves as a firefighters ' union hall and as a museum of Hoboken firefighters ' memorabilia , the Hoboken Fire Department Museum .
List of Ireland women 's national rugby union team matches . The following is a List of Ireland women 's national rugby union team matches
Highview Fire Protection District . The Highview Fire District serves a population of 30,000 within a 21 square mile portion of southern Jefferson County , Kentucky . It is one of 18 individual fire districts that protect the unincorporated area surrounding the city of Louisville , Kentucky . Highview is primarily residential with a light commercial and industrial base . It is a combination career/volunteer department that operates from 3 stations . The district has an ISO Class 3 rating and maintains a modern fleet of 17 vehicles . The department consists of a suppression force of 13 full-time and 41 volunteer firefighters . The career personnel work in three platoons and are available 24 hours a day . Volunteers are available at all hours . In addition to fire and rescue functions , Highview personnel are trained in hazardous materials , operations and technician levels , and lends members to the Jefferson County Trench , Louisville Metro Urban Search and Rescue Team , and Swift Water Rescue Teams . As many of the firefighters are also nationally registered Emergency Medical Technicians , the department provides Basic Life Support assistance to Louisville Metro EMS on an as needed basis . The Highview Fire District is governed by a seven-member Board of Trustees . Three of these positions are appointed by the Mayor , two are elected property owners , and two are firefighter representatives . The operations budget is funded by a tax base . The current tax rate is 10 cents per $ 100 of assessed real property value .
Quiver ( video game ) . `` Quiver '' is a 3D first-person shooter released in March 1997 . It was developed by ADvertainment Software and published by ESD games . ( Both companies seem to have disappeared ; the links provided in the game 's manual are broken . ) The game was designed for MS-DOS , and it runs in up to 800×600 resolution . Quiver was primarily designed and created by Mike Taylor . The music in Quiver was composed by David B. Schultz ( also composed for Nitemare 3D ) . It is similar to `` Doom '' , with some humor thrown in . The enemies are much less threatening , and there is less blood and gore . The story is simple : aliens have stolen some orbs that allow them to transport to the past , and your mission is to infiltrate their bases and recover the orbs .
Zu Shenatir . Zu Shenatir ( fl . 5th century Yemen ) was a man in the Himyarite Kingdom ( modern-day Yemen ) known as one of the first recorded serial killers . He was reportedly a wealthy man , and lived in Aden . He lured young boys into his home with the promise of food and money , stripped them naked and sodomized them . He then killed them by throwing them naked out of an upper story window of his home . He was only stopped when a would-be victim , named by one book as Zerash , stabbed him .
Muslim conflict in Gansu ( 1927–30 ) . Muslim Conflict in Gansu was when a coalition of Muslim Generals broke out in revolt against the Guominjun in 1927 . Prominent among the rebels was Ma Tingxiang , the son of the General Ma Anliang , who received aid in the form of arms from Zhang Zuolin in Manchuria . Causes . Famine , natural disaster , and use of their land for planting opium precipitated the rebellion of the people of Gansu under Guominjun rule . Two Muslim Hui Generals , Ma Tingxiang and Ma Zhongying raised the flag of revolt , and attacked Guominjun forces throughout Gansu , participating in sieges of Hezhou . The fighting was often brutal . The revolt degenerated from an anti Guominjun movement into general ethnic and religious conflict with Muslims , with mass atrocities on both sides . Throughout the revolt , some Muslim Generals like Ma Fuxiang did not join in the revolt , remaining officially as a part of the Guominjun , and appealing for peace . At the end , Ma Fuxiang and his son Ma Hongkui defected to the Kuomintang without doing any fighting . Some Muslim Generals like Ma Lin remained on the Guominjun 's side and fought the rebels . The Revolt . A revolt led by Ma Tingxiang ( Ma T'ing-hsiang ) ( 馬廷勷 ) ( a son of Ma Anliang ) in the spring of 1928 broke out among the Hui people in Gansu province against the Guominjun of Feng Yuxiang . The Fengtian clique under Zhang Zuolin sent weapons shipments to Ma to aid him in his revolt . Linxia ( Hezhou ) was often wracked by these frequent rebellions . The entire southern suburbs of the city ( ba fang ) `` eight blocks '' was ruined in 1928 by savage fighting between the Muslims and Guominjun forces . Ma Lin defeated Ma Ting-hsiang ( Ma Tingxiang ) . Ma Tingxiang was attacked by the Muslim General Ma Hongbin who was serving in Feng 's administration in Ningxia . Ma Zhongying , a Hui commander led three separate attacks against Feng 's forces in Hezhou , and the following year , traveled to Nanjing and pledged his allegiance to the Kuomintang , attending the Whampoa Military Academy and promoted to General . Ma Zhongying also fought against his great uncle Ma Lin ( warlord ) , who was a Muslim General in Feng Yuxiang 's army , defeating him when Ma Lin attempted to retake Hezhou . the slogan of the rebels was `` do n't kill Hui , do n't kill Han , only kill the Guominjun '' `` 不杀回，不杀汉，只杀国民军的办事员 '' 的口号，并以 '' . Hui Muslims belonging to the Xidaotang sect and Tibetans in Taozhou were attacked by Hui Muslim leader Ma Zhongying and his own Hui Muslim soldiers , causing an exodus of panicked Xidaotang Hui Muslims running away . The Kuomintang incited anti Yan Xishan and Feng Yuxiang sentiments among Chinese Muslims and Mongols , encouraging for them to topple their rule . The revolt ended with all the Muslim Generals and Warlords , like Ma Qi , Ma Lin , and Ma Bufang reaffirming their allegiance to the Kuomintang government after defeating the Guominjun . Ma Zhongying and Ma Fuxiang travelled to Nanjing to pledge alleigance to the Kuomintang and Chiang Kai-shek . Ma Fuxiang was promoted , and Ma Zhongying was trained at the Whampoa Military Academy under Chiang , making secret agreements for a future invasion of Xinjiang . By 1931 the rebellion stopped totally . Ma Tingxiang first rebelled against Feng and the Guominjun , defected to Chiang Kai-shek and the Kuomintang after Chiang and Feng went to war against each other , and finally after Chiang dismissed Ma from his posts , attempted to flee and was captured by Feng and executed in 1929 . Ma Zhongying 's 1928 revolt led to a blaze which destroyed the Multicoloured Mosque
Panjar . Panjar is a village/Union Council of Rawalpindi District in the Punjab province of Pakistan . It is located at 33°39'0N 73°31'0E with an altitude of 795 metres ( 2611 feet ) . The village and surrounding hamlets in the Kahuta hills in Union Council Panjar namely Khoian , Salambar , Channuian , Sorr , Salitha , Moohri , Dobairan and Keral are mostly inhabited by the Jasgam or Jaskham clan of Abbasi ’ s . The region comprises semi mountains with thick vegetation including forests . Most of the aforementioned villages are situated along Ling Valley known because of Ling Nullah carrying spring water which flows to south west and joins Sawan River at Rawalpindi . Due to lack of road connectivity , inadequate educational institutions , electricity and drinking water , major part of population relocated to Kahuta and Rawalpindi in 1980s and 1990s . Government School Panjar used to be the only High school till 1980s where students from far flung parts of UC commuted on foot for studies . A school at village Salambar has been major institution for surrounding villages as it was almost in the centre of the region . However after middle level students would either opt out of education or study in Panjar or Kahuta . In 1980s a metal road was built from Panjar to Narh which alleviated the sufferings of some part of population . Lately a new road has connected Sorr with other villages and Panjar while another road from Kahuta to Keral is also under construction . Most of the villages have been provided with electricity and drinking water through water supply schemes in recent years . Politically the Union Council has traditionally been aligned with PML ( N ) and current Chairman Master Zahoor Abbasi also belongs to same party . Brigadier Javed Satti who established a chain of Azeem Public Schools where quality education is given to less fortunate and financially poor children has earned huge respect among the people . Other prominent notables of the area include Brigadier Jehanzeb Abbasi , Brigadier Ghulam Sarwar Abbasi , Brigadier Tabrez Abbasi , Brigadier Tahir Abbasi , Colonel Zia Abbasi , Colonel Masood Abbasi , Col Akhtar Abbasi , Colonel Zafar Abbasi , Colonel Faiz Abbasi , Major Hafeez Abbasi , Advocate Tariq Pervez Abbasi , Qaddus Abbasi and Major Zulfiqar Abbasi . The development work in the shape of roads , electricity and water supply schemes has started encouraging people of the area to connect with their roots , benefit from better environment and build houses in ancestral villages .
1910 LSU Tigers football team . The 1910 LSU Tigers football team represented the LSU Tigers of Louisiana State University during the 1910 college football season .
Afaq TV . Afaq TV ( ) is an Iraqi satellite television channel based in Baghdad , Iraq . The channel was launched in 2006 . The channel is owned by Nouri al-Maliki .
Tatsinsky District . Tatsinsky District ( ) is an administrative and municipal district ( raion ) , one of the forty-three in Rostov Oblast , Russia . It is located in the center of the oblast . The area of the district is . Its administrative center is the rural locality ( a `` stanitsa '' ) of Tatsinskaya . Population : 38,464 ( 2010 Census ) ; The population of Tatsinskaya accounts for 26.0 % of the district 's total population .
Colum Kenny . Colum Kenny is an author and emeritus professor at Dublin City University ( DCU ) , in Dublin , Ireland . Emeritus Professor , B.C.L. , Barrister-at-Law , Ph.D . Columnist for the `` Irish Times '' . Formerly chair of the Masters in Journalism programme at DCU . School of Communications faculty 1982-2015 . Areas of special interest include media and culture , history and society . A member of the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland 2010-2015 and of the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland/IRTC 1998-2003 . A former employee of RTE , he was a founding board member of the E.U . Media Desk in Ireland and is a council member of the Irish Legal History Society . He was a member of the Media Mergers Advisory Group that reported to the Minister for Enterprise , Trade and Employment in 2008 . The author of many academic articles on cultural and media matters , he is also a member of the National Union of Journalists and a frequent contributor to media debates and a consultant on communications . Awarded the DCU President 's Award for Research in the Humanities and Social Sciences , 2004/5 .
Orchard Gateway . Orchard Gateway ( stylized as orchardgateway ) is a shopping mall in Orchard Road , Singapore , connecting Orchard Central and 313 @ Somerset together . The mall was meant to be completed in November 2013 , but was delayed and officially opened on April 26 , 2014 It was built on the site of the former Specialists Shopping Centre and Orchard Emerald . The mall is part of an integrated development which includes a hotel and an office tower . The hotel is built above the mall and the office tower is built above orchardgateway @ emerald , another shopping mall located opposite Orchard Gateway . The hotel consists of 500 rooms and is linked to the office tower by a glass tubular overhead bridge . History . Announced on March 21 , 2012 , the integrated development is jointly developed by Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation , United Engineers Limited . Developed on land previously occupied by Specialists ' Shopping Centre , Phoenix Hotel and Orchard Emerald , the mall with 180,000 square feet of retail space over 6 levels ( including the 2 basement levels ) houses both local and international lifestyle brands . It is also well connected to the shopping belt of Orchard Road via the glass overhead bridge , an underpass across Orchard Road and inter-mall walkthroughs . Facilities and features . The mall has secured international brands such as Crate & Barrel , Religion , Swatch , Nike ’ s new concept stall called Amplify Women 's and a NLB library , library @ orchard as tenants . Other tenants include I.T , J.Lindeberg and Red Wing Shoes . American furniture retailer , Crate & Barrel occupies over 3 levels of retail space as the anchor tenant of the shopping mall . Orchard Gateway is also a sustainable building as it is able to harness bio-gas from compositing food waste to produce electricity , it also has a car-park guidance system that leads motorists to the nearest parking lot to reduce exhaust emissions and also features ultraviolet emitters in air-handling units to improve air quality in the Hotel Jen orchardgateway . Operated by Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts , the first Hotel Jen officially opened on September 15 , 2014 . Formally known as Traders Hotel , Hotel Jen occupies the hotel building above Orchard Gateway .
Cisthene bisigna . `` Cisthene bisigna '' is a moth of the family Erebidae . It was described by Carlos Berg in 1875 and is found in Patagonia .
Robert Booth ( priest ) . Robert Booth ( 1662–1730 ) was an Anglican clergyman who served in the Church of England as Archdeacon of Durham ( 1691–1730 ) and Dean of Bristol ( 1708–1730 ) . Early life and family . Robert Booth was the son of George Booth , 1st Baron Delamer and Lady Elizabeth Grey , daughter of Henry Grey , 1st Earl of Stamford . He was educated at Christ Church , Oxford , graduating as a Master of Arts and later received the degree of Doctor of Divinity . He married twice , firstly to his distant cousin Ann Booth , who bore him one son , and secondly to Mary Hales , who bore 14 children , the youngest son being Nathaniel Booth , 4th Baron Delamer . Ministry . Booth was ordained deacon at Oxford in 1685 by Bishop John Fell . He was appointed Archdeacon of Durham on 15 May 1691 . In October of the same year he was installed as Rector of Thornton-le-Moors ( diocese of Chester ) . Seventeen years later , on 20 May 1708 , he was appointed Dean of Bristol and was installed at Bristol Cathedral on 20 June 1708 . He held both offices until his death on 8 August 1730 , aged 68 , and was buried in Bristol Cathedral .
George Littlewood . George Littlewood ( 1859–1912 ) was a professional pedestrian known as the `` Sheffield Flyer '' who still holds the 6-day world record for walking . This was achieved in Sheffield , England , between 6 and 11 March 1882 , on a 13-lap to the mile track , 531 miles . Littlewood is also famous for setting the British 6-day race record of 623 miles 1,320 yards – a record that still stands today . This Multiday race took place at Madison Square Gardens in New York between 26 November and 1 December 1888 . That world record was n't beaten for 96 years . Biography . George Littlewood was born on 20 March 1859 , in Rawmarsh , Yorkshire , England . In November 1879 , Littlewood starred in his first race as a budding long-distance athlete in a six-day , 72-hour , 12 hours per day , 'go-as-you-please ' event in which he came in fourth of 28 contestants winning a prize of £4 for scoring 275 miles in the allotted time on a 19-lap to the mile track at Wolverhampton . He then went Nottingham , in February 1880 , where , in a 7-day , six hours per night contest , he came in 5th of 19 runners , winning £2 . A couple of months later , he went to Leeds where he won his first race in a field of 13 contestants and created a new 12 hours per day , 72-hour world record of 374 miles on a 38-lap to the mile track in a circus rink . For winning , he secured the £35 first prize — plus an extra prize of £10 for beating the record . Littlewood would later remark that this was the greatest race he ever won . His next event which was his first venture to London , where in September , of the same year , and competing in field of 29 at the Agricultural Hall , Islington , he won the Sir John Astley , 'Champion Gold Medal ' and a prize of £60 , which included £10 for beating the then world record of 405 miles . Now established as an up-and-coming figure in his chosen sport , his connections entered the then 21-year-old into the 6th international version of the Astley Belt — the blue riband 142-hour , six days , 'go-as you-please ' contest again at the “ Aggie ” . He would be up against the reigning long-distance champion — the formidable Charles Rowelll — a man , who only the year before at Madison Square Garden , New York , had secured phenomenal prize money of $ 50,000 in two races in that city . During the race , in which he finished as runner-up with a score of 470 miles , George also took on the great “ Blower ” Brown of Fulham , and some very good American athletes . Littlewood then went over to the USA for the first time to compete in the '2nd O ’ Leary International Belt ' contest at Madison Square Garden , in 1881 . Although starting the favorite , Littlewood only managed to make 480 miles due to a foot injury . Then , in 1882 , between 6 and 11 March , Littlewood achieved the unthinkable . Not only did he beat the then 142-hour heel-and-toe world walking record of 530 miles , he still holds it ! The 531 miles was made on a 13-lap to the mile track at the Norfolk Drill Hall , Sheffield . He then competed in the 1st , 2nd , 3rd , 4th and 5th 'Astley Challenge Belt ' races . The belt was the prize for winning the 12 hours a day , 72 hours per week version of the 'Long-Distance Astley Belt ' and the events took place in Birmingham , Sheffield and London , between April 1882 and November , 1884 . Littlewood would eventually win the belt outright . In 1883 , he also raced against a horse called Charlie in a 17-mile race from Doncaster to Sheffield . He lost by three quarters of a mile . After that , and in April , 1885 , Littlewood took on Rowell again ( Rtd ) in the 'International Pedestrian Tournament ' and then again in February 1887 in the 'International Pedestrian Go-As-You-Please Tournament ' ( Won ) ; both races being held at the Westminster Aquarium , London . After those races he went back to America for the second time ; firstly to Philadelphia , where he annihilated the opposition in November , 1887 , in the 'Championship of the World Sweepstakes ' before returning to New York to compete in his last two races at Madison Square Garden in May and December of the following year , 1888 . The May race saw Littlewood breaking the 600-mile barrier despite running on a raw bone in his foot and when he brought the Fox Diamond Belt back from America to England , they called him “ Littlewood the Lionheart ” . In 1966 , and referring to his 1888 world record , a physiologist , B.B . Lloyd , writing in `` Advancement of Science '' , described Littlewood 's feat as `` “ probably about the maximum sustained output of which the human frame is capable ” '' . Death . George Littlewood died on 4 December 1912 in Sheffield . His funeral was attended by 3,000 people .
Scleronomous . A mechanical system is scleronomous if the equations of constraints do not contain the time as an explicit variable and the equation of constraints can be described by generalized coordinates . Such constraints are called scleronomic constraints . The opposite of scleronomous is rheonomous . Application . In 3-D space , a particle with mass formula_1 , velocity formula_2 has kinetic energy formula_3 Kinetic energy is a homogeneous function of degree 2 in generalized velocities . Example : pendulum . As shown at right , a simple pendulum is a system composed of a weight and a string . The string is attached at the top end to a pivot and at the bottom end to a weight . Being inextensible , the string ’ s length is a constant . Therefore , this system is scleronomous ; it obeys scleronomic constraint where formula_18 is the position of the weight and formula_19 is length of the string . Take a more complicated example . Refer to the next figure at right , Assume the top end of the string is attached to a pivot point undergoing a simple harmonic motion where formula_21 is amplitude , formula_22 is angular frequency , and formula_23 is time . Although the top end of the string is not fixed , the length of this inextensible string is still a constant . The distance between the top end and the weight must stay the same . Therefore , this system is rheonomous as it obeys constraint explicitly dependent on time
2004 Asian Men 's Junior Handball Championship . The 2004 Asian Men 's Junior Handball Championship ( 9th tournament ) took place in Hyderabad from 8 September–17 September . It acts as the Asian qualifying tournament for the 2005 Men 's Junior World Handball Championship in Hungary .
Pine Creek Wildlife Management Area . Pine Creek Wildlife Management Area is a scientifically managed preserve of natural and native wildlife flora and fauna . It is located in Pushmataha County and McCurtain County , Oklahoma , adjacent to Pine Creek Lake , seven miles ( 11 km ) north of Valliant , Oklahoma . Pine Creek WMA consists of . It is adjacent to Little River and its impoundment , Pine Creek Lake , which offers additional and coextensive protected areas for wildlife . Intensive management practices maintain old farm field habitat , as well as a variety of natural landscapes . Approximately of food plots are planted yearly . Management practices include burning , plowing , and brush hogging provide native plant food resources and maintain habitat diversity . Trees include six species of oak as well as ash , hickory , pine , river birch , and willow . Sand plum , holly , sumac , and a great variety of grasses and legumes are also present . Soil types range from deep sand to rocky . The area receives approximately of rain per year , and is well-watered . Game species are abundant : bobwhite quail , whitetail deer , eastern wild turkeys , cottontail rabbits and swamp rabbits , coyote , bobcats , beavers , mink , raccoons , doves , and geese may all be found in varying numbers . Nongame species are also in evidence : black bear , river otters , and bald eagles are also part of the WMA 's ecosystem . None of these nongame species may be hunted . Eagles winter at Pine Creek Lake and travel the Little River watershed .
Live and Let Die ( novel ) . `` Live and Let Die '' is the second novel in Ian Fleming 's James Bond series of stories , and is set in London , the US and Jamaica . It was first published in the UK by Jonathan Cape on 5 April 1954 . Fleming wrote the novel at his Goldeneye estate in Jamaica before his first book , `` Casino Royale '' , was published ; much of the background came from Fleming 's travel in the US and knowledge of Jamaica . The story centres on Bond 's pursuit of `` Mr Big '' , a criminal who has links to the American criminal network , the world of voodoo and SMERSH—an arm of the Russian secret service—all of which are threats to the West . Bond becomes involved in the US through Mr Big 's smuggling of 17th-century gold coins from British territories in the Caribbean . The novel deals with the themes of the ongoing East-West struggle of the Cold War—including British and American relations , Britain 's position in the world , race relations and the struggle between good and evil . As with `` Casino Royale '' , `` Live and Let Die '' was broadly well received by the critics . The initial print run of 7,500 copies quickly sold out and a second print run was ordered within the year . US sales , when the novel was released there a year later , were much slower . Following a comic strip adaptation in 1958–59 by John McLusky in the `` Daily Express '' , the novel was adapted in 1973 as the eighth film in the Eon Productions Bond series and the first to star Roger Moore as Bond . Major plot elements from the novel were also incorporated into the Bond films `` For Your Eyes Only '' in 1981 and `` Licence to Kill '' in 1989 . Plot . The British Secret Service agent James Bond is sent by his superior , M , to New York City to investigate `` Mr Big '' , real name Buonaparte Ignace Gallia . Bond 's target is an agent of the Soviet counterintelligence organisation SMERSH , and an underworld voodoo leader who is suspected of selling 17th-century gold coins in order to finance Soviet spy operations in America . These gold coins have been turning up in Harlem and Florida and are suspected of being part of a treasure that was buried in Jamaica by the pirate Sir Henry Morgan . In New York Bond meets up with his counterpart in the CIA , Felix Leiter . The two visit some of Mr Big 's nightclubs in Harlem , but are captured . Bond is interrogated by Mr Big , who uses his fortune-telling employee , Solitaire ( so named because she excludes men from her life ) , to determine if Bond is telling the truth . Solitaire lies to Mr Big , supporting Bond 's cover story . Mr Big decides to release Bond and Leiter , and has one of Bond 's fingers broken . On leaving , Bond kills several of Mr Big 's men , while Leiter is released with minimal physical harm by a gang member , sympathetic because of a shared appreciation of jazz . Solitaire later leaves Mr Big and contacts Bond ; the couple travel by train to St. Petersburg , Florida , where they meet Leiter . While Bond and Leiter are scouting one of Mr Big 's warehouses used for storing exotic fish , Solitaire is kidnapped by Mr Big 's minions . Leiter later returns to the warehouse by himself , but is either captured and fed to a shark or tricked into standing on a trap door over the shark tank through which he falls ; he survives , but loses an arm and a leg . Bond finds him in their safe house with a note pinned to his chest `` He disagreed with something that ate him '' . Bond then investigates the warehouse himself and discovers that Mr Big is smuggling gold coins by hiding them in the bottom of fish tanks holding poisonous tropical fish , which he is bringing into the US . He is attacked in the warehouse by `` the Robber '' , Mr Big 's gunman , and in the resultant gunfight Bond outwits the Robber and causes him to fall into the shark tank . Bond continues his mission in Jamaica , where he meets a local fisherman , Quarrel , and John Strangways , the head of the local MI6 station . Quarrel gives Bond training in scuba diving in the local waters . Bond swims through shark- and barracuda-infested waters to Mr Big 's island and manages to plant a limpet mine on the hull of his yacht before being captured once again by Mr Big . Bond is reunited with Solitaire ; the following morning Mr Big ties the couple to a line behind his yacht and plans to drag them over the shallow coral reef and into deeper water so that the sharks and barracuda that he attracts in to the area with regular feedings will eat them . Bond and Solitaire are saved when the limpet mine explodes seconds before they are dragged over the reef : though temporarily stunned by the explosion and injured on the coral , they are protected from the explosion by the reef and Bond watches as Mr Big , who survived the explosion , is killed by the sharks and barracuda . Quarrel then rescues the couple . Background . Between January and March 1952 the journalist Ian Fleming wrote `` Casino Royale '' , his first novel , at his Goldeneye estate in Jamaica . Fleming conducted research for `` Live and Let Die '' , and completed the novel before `` Casino Royale '' was published in January 1953 , four months before his second book was published . Fleming and his wife Ann flew to New York before taking the Silver Meteor train to St. Petersburg in Florida and then flying on to Jamaica . In doing so they followed the same train route Fleming had taken with his friend Ivar Bryce in July 1943 , when Fleming had first visited the island . Once Fleming and his wife arrived at Goldeneye , he started work on the second Bond novel . In May 1963 he wrote an article for `` Books and Bookmen '' magazine describing his approach to writing , in which he said : `` I write for about three hours in the morning ... and I do another hour 's work between six and seven in the evening . I never correct anything and I never go back to see what I have written ... By following my formula , you write 2,000 words a day . '' As he had done with `` Casino Royale '' , Fleming showed the manuscript to his friend , the writer William Plomer , who reacted favourably to the story , telling Fleming that `` the new book held this reader like a limpet mine & the denouement was shattering '' . On a trip to the US in May 1953 Fleming used his five-day travelling time on RMS `` Queen Elizabeth '' to correct the proofs of the novel . Fleming intended the book to have a more serious tone than his debut novel , and he initially considered making the story a meditation on the nature of evil . The novel 's original title , `` The Undertaker 's Wind '' , reflects this ; the undertaker 's wind , which was to act as a metaphor for the story , describes one of Jamaica 's winds that `` blows all the bad air out of the island '' . The literary critic Daniel Ferreras Savoye considers the titles of Fleming 's novels to have importance individually and collectively ; `` Live and Let Die '' , he writes , `` turns an expression of collective wisdom , in this case fraternal and positive , into its exact opposite , suggesting a materialistic epistemological outlook , individualistic and lucid '' . This is in keeping with the storyline in that Bond brings order without which `` the world would quickly turn into the dystopian , barbarian reality feared by < a href= '' Thomas_Hobbes '' > Thomas Hobbes < /a > and celebrated by < a href= '' Marquis_de_Sade '' > Marquis de Sade < /a > . '' Although Fleming provided no dates within his novels , two writers have identified different timelines based on events and situations within the novel series as a whole . John Griswold and Henry Chancellor—both of whom have written books on behalf of Ian Fleming Publications—put the events of `` Live and Let Die '' in 1952 ; Griswold is more precise , and considers the story to have taken place in January and February that year . Plot inspirations . Much of the novel draws from Fleming 's personal experiences : the opening of the book , with Bond 's arrival at New York 's Idlewild Airport was inspired by Fleming 's own journeys in 1941 and 1953 , and the warehouse at which Leiter is attacked by a shark was based on a similar building Fleming and his wife had visited in St. Petersburg , Florida on their recent journey . He also used his experiences on his two journeys on the Silver Meteor as background for the route taken by Bond and Solitaire . Some of Fleming 's friends had their names used in the story , with Ivar Bryce giving his name to the alias used by Bond , while another friend , Tommy Leiter , found his surname being used for Felix Leiter ; Ivar Bryce 's middle name of Felix was used for Leiter 's first name , while John Fox-Strangways saw part of his surname being used for the name of the MI6 station chief in Jamaica . Fleming also used the name of the local Jamaican Rufous-throated solitaire bird as the name of the book 's main female character . Fleming 's experiences on his first scuba dive with Jacques Cousteau in 1953 provided much of the description of Bond 's swim to Mr Big 's boat , while the concept of limpet-mining is probably based on the wartime activities of the elite 10th Light Flotilla , a unit of Italian navy frogmen . Fleming also used , and extensively quoted , information about voodoo from his friend Patrick Leigh Fermor 's 1950 book `` The Traveller 's Tree '' , which had also been partly written at Goldeneye . Fleming had a long-held interest in pirates , from the novels he read as a child , through to films such as `` Captain Blood '' ( 1935 ) with Errol Flynn , which he enjoyed watching . From his Goldeneye home on Jamaica 's northern shore , Fleming had visited Port Royal on the south of the island , which was once the home port of Sir Henry Morgan , all of which stimulated Fleming 's interest . For the background to Mr Big 's treasure island , Fleming appropriated the details of Cabritta Island in Port Maria Bay , which was the true location of Morgan 's hoard . Characters . Fleming builds the main character in `` Live and Let Die '' to make Bond come across as more human than in `` Casino Royale '' , becoming `` a much warmer , more likeable man from the opening chapter '' , according to the American novelist Raymond Benson , who between 1997 and 2002 wrote a series of Bond novels and short stories . Savoye sees the introduction of a vulnerable side to Bond , identifying the agent 's tears towards the end of the story as evidence of this . Similarly , over the course of the book , the American character Leiter develops and also emerges as a more complete and human character and his and Bond 's friendship is evident in the story . Despite the relationship , Leiter is again subordinate to Bond . While in `` Casino Royale '' his role was to provide technical support and money to Bond , in `` Live and Let Die '' the character is secondary to Bond , and the only time he takes the initiative , he loses an arm and a leg , while Bond wins his own battle with the same opponent . Although Fleming had initially intended to kill Leiter off in the story , his American literary agent protested , and the character was saved . Quarrel was Fleming 's ideal concept of a black person , and the character was based on his genuine liking for Jamaicans , whom he saw as `` full of goodwill and cheerfulness and humour '' . The relationship between Bond and Quarrel was based on a mutual assumption of Bond 's superiority . Fleming described the relationship as `` that of a Scots laird with his head stalker ; authority was unspoken and there was no room for servility '' . Fleming 's villain was physically abnormal—as many of Bond 's later adversaries were . Mr Big is described as being intellectually brilliant , with a `` great football of a head , twice the normal size and very nearly round '' and skin which was `` grey-black , taut and shining like the face of a week-old corpse in the river '' . For Benson , `` Mr Big is only an adequate villain '' , with little depth to him . According to the literary analyst LeRoy L. Panek , in his examination of 20th century British spy novels , `` Live and Let Die '' showed a departure from the `` gentleman crook '' that showed in much earlier literature , as the intellectual and organisational skills of Mr Big were emphasised , rather than the behavioural . Within Mr Big 's organisation , Panek identifies Mr Big 's henchmen as `` merely incompetent gunsels '' whom Bond can eliminate with relative ease . Style . Benson analysed Fleming 's writing style and identified what he described as the `` Fleming Sweep '' : a stylistic point that sweeps the reader from one chapter to another using 'hooks ' at the end of chapters to heighten tension and pull the reader into the next : Benson felt that the `` Fleming Sweep never achieves a more engaging rhythm and flow '' than in `` Live and Let Die '' . The writer and academic Kingsley Amis—who also subsequently wrote a Bond novel—disagrees , and thinks that the story has `` less narrative sweep than most '' . Parker considers the novel possibly Fleming 's best , as it has a tight plot and is well paced throughout ; he thinks the book `` establishes the winning formula '' for the stories that follow . Savoye , comparing the structure of `` Live and Let Die '' with `` Casino Royale '' , believes that the two books have open narratives which allow Fleming to continue with further books in the series . Savoye finds differences in the structure of the endings , with `` Live and Let Die '' s promise of future sexual encounters between Bond and Solitaire to be more credible than `` Casino Royale '' s ending , in which Bond vows to battle a super-criminal organisation . Within the novel Fleming uses elements that are `` pure Gothic '' , according to the essayist Umberto Eco . This includes the description of Mr Big 's death by shark attack , in which Bond watches as `` Half of The Big Man 's left arm came out of the water . It had no hand , no wrist , no wrist watch . '' Eco considers that this is `` not just an example of macabre sarcasm ; it is an emphasis on the essential by the inessential , typical of the ' . '' Benson considers that Fleming 's experiences as a journalist , and his eye for detail , add to the verisimilitude displayed in the novel . Themes . `` Live and Let Die '' , like other Bond novels , reflects the changing roles of Britain and America during the 1950s and the perceived threat from the Soviet Union to both nations . Unlike `` Casino Royale '' , where Cold War politics revolve around British-Soviet tensions , in `` Live and Let Die '' Bond arrives in Harlem to protect America from Soviet agents working through the Black Power movement . In the novel America was the Soviet objective and Bond comments `` that New York 'must be the fattest atomic-bomb target on the whole face of the world ' . '' `` Live and Let Die '' also gave Fleming a chance to outline his views on what he saw as the increasing American colonisation of Jamaica—a subject that concerned both him and his neighbour Noël Coward . While the American Mr Big was unusual in appropriating an entire island , the rising number of American tourists to the islands was seen by Fleming as a threat to Jamaica ; he wrote in the novel that Bond was `` glad to be on his way to the soft green flanks of Jamaica and to leave behind the great hard continent of Eldollarado . '' Bond 's briefing also provides an opportunity for Fleming to offer his views on race through his characters . `` M and Bond ... offer their views on the ethnicity of crime , views that reflected ignorance , the inherited racialist prejudices of London clubland '' , according to the cultural historian Jeremy Black . Black also points out that `` the frequency of his references and his willingness to offer racial stereotypes [ was ] typical of many writers of his age '' . The writer Louise Welsh observes that `` Live and Let Die '' taps into the paranoia that some sectors of white society were feeling '' as the civil rights movements challenged prejudice and inequality . That insecurity manifested itself in opinions shared by Fleming with the intelligence industry , that the American National Association for the Advancement of Colored People was a communist front . The communist threat was brought home to Jamaica with the 1952 arrest of the Jamaican politician Alexander Bustamante by the American authorities while he was on official business in Puerto Rico , despite the fact that he was avowedly anti-communist . During the course of the year local Jamaican political parties had also expelled members for being communists . Friendship is another prominent element of `` Live and Let Die '' , where the importance of male friends and allies shows through in Bond 's relationships with Leiter and Quarrel . The more complete character profiles in the novel clearly show the strong relationship between Bond and Leiter , and this provides a strengthened motive for Bond to chase Mr Big in revenge for the shark attack on Leiter . `` Live and Let Die '' continues the theme Fleming examined in `` Casino Royale '' , that of evil or , as Fleming 's biographer , Andrew Lycett , describes it , `` the banality of evil '' . Fleming uses Mr Big as the vehicle to voice opinions on evil , particularly when he tells Bond that `` Mister Bond , I suffer from boredom . I am prey to what the early Christians called 'accidie ' , the deadly lethargy that envelops those who are sated . '' This allowed Fleming to build the Bond character as a counter to the accidie , in what the writer saw as a Manichaean struggle between good and evil . Benson considers evil as the main theme of the book , and highlights the discussion Bond has with René Mathis of the French Deuxième Bureau in `` Casino Royale '' , in which the Frenchman predicts Bond will seek out and kill the evil men of the world . Publication history . `` Live and Let Die '' was published in hardback by Jonathan Cape on 5 April 1954 and , as with `` Casino Royale '' , Fleming designed the cover , which again featured the title lettering prominently . It had an initial print run of 7,500 copies which sold out , and a reprint of 2,000 copies was soon undertaken ; by the end of the first year , a total of over 9,000 copies had been sold . In May 1954 `` Live and Let Die '' was banned in Ireland by the Irish Censorship of Publications Board . Lycett observed that the ban helped the general publicity in other territories . In October 1957 Pan Books issued a paperback version which sold 50,000 copies in the first year . `` Live and Let Die '' was published in the US in January 1955 by Macmillan ; there was only one major change in the book , which was that the title of the fifth chapter was changed from `` Nigger Heaven '' to `` Seventh Avenue '' . Sales in the US were poor , with only 5,000 copies sold in the first year of publication . Critical reception . Philip Day of `` The Sunday Times '' noted `` How wincingly well Mr Fleming writes '' , while the reviewer for `` The Times '' , thought that `` [ t ] his is an ingenious affair , full of recondite knowledge and horrific spills and thrills – of slightly sadistic excitements also – though without the simple and bold design of its predecessor '' . Elizabeth L Sturch , writing in `` The Times Literary Supplement '' , observed that Fleming was `` without doubt the most interesting recent recruit among thriller-writers '' and that `` Live and Let Die '' `` fully maintains the promise of ... `` Casino Royale '' . '' Tempering her praise of the book , Sturch thought that `` Mr Fleming works often on the edge of flippancy , rather in the spirit of a highbrow '' , although overall she felt that the novel `` contains passages which for sheer excitement have not been surpassed by any modern writer of this kind '' . The reviewer for `` The Daily Telegraph '' felt that `` the book is continually exciting , whether it takes us into the heart of Harlem or describes an underwater swim in shark-infested waters ; and it is more entertaining because Mr Fleming does not take it all too seriously himself '' . George Malcolm Thompson , writing in `` The Evening Standard '' , believed `` Live and Let Die '' to be `` tense ; ice-cold , sophisticated ; Peter Cheyney for the carriage trade '' . Writing in `` The New York Times '' , Anthony Boucher—a critic described by Fleming 's biographer , John Pearson , as `` throughout an avid anti-Bond and an anti-Fleming man '' —thought that the `` high-spots are all effectively described ... but the narrative is loose and jerky '' . Boucher concluded that `` Live and Let Die '' was `` a lurid meller contrived by mixing equal parts of Oppenheim and Spillane '' . In June 1955 Raymond Chandler was visiting the poet Stephen Spender in London when he was introduced to Fleming , who subsequently sent Chandler a copy of `` Live and Let Die '' . In response , Chandler wrote that Fleming was `` probably the most forceful and driving writer of what I suppose still must be called thrillers in England '' . Adaptations . `` Live and Let Die '' was adapted as a daily comic strip which was published in `` The Daily Express '' newspaper and syndicated around the world . The adaptation ran from 15 December 1958 to 28 March 1959 . The adaptation was written by Henry Gammidge and illustrated by John McLusky , whose drawings of Bond had a resemblance to Sean Connery , the actor who portrayed Bond in `` Dr. No '' three years later . Before `` Live and Let Die '' had been published , the producer Alexander Korda had read a proof copy of the novel . He thought it was the most exciting story he had read for years , but was unsure whether it was suitable for a film . Nevertheless , he wanted to show the story to the directors David Lean and Carol Reed for their impressions , although nothing came of Korda 's initial interest . In 1955 , following the television broadcast of an adaptation of Fleming 's earlier novel '' Casino Royale '' , Warner Bros. expressed an interest in `` Live and Let Die '' , and offered $ 500 for an option , against $ 5,000 if the film was made . Fleming thought the terms insufficient and turned them down . `` Live and Let Die '' , a film based loosely on the novel starring Roger Moore as Bond , was released in 1973 , which played on the cycle of blaxploitation films produced at the time . The film was directed by Guy Hamilton , produced by Albert R. Broccoli and Harry Saltzman , and is the eighth in the Eon Productions Bond series . Some scenes from the novel were depicted in later Bond films , including the sequence of Bond and Solitaire being dragged behind Mr Big 's boat , which was used in the film `` For Your Eyes Only '' , while Felix Leiter was not fed to a shark until `` Licence to Kill '' , which also faithfully adapts `` Live and Let Die '' s shoot-out in the warehouse .
2017–18 Santo Antão North Premier Division . The 2017–18 Santo Antão North Premier Division season was the 30th/31st competition of football and sixth of the Premier Division that took place in the northern part of the island of Santo Antão , Cape Verde . Its started later on December 9 and finished on 25 March , the season finished the earliest of any of the country 's island leagues . The tournament was organized by the Santo Antão North Regional Football Association ( Associação Regional de Futebol de Zona Norte do Santo Antão , ARFZNSA ) . Os Foguetões won their second championship title , their next in nine years and finished with 22 points , later they are currently participating in the 2018 Cape Verdean Football Championships on April 7 , it was also be the second that had three groups each and Os Foguetões was placed in Group B The scheduling were made in September . Overview . Paulense was the defending team of the title . A total of six clubs participated in the division . A total of 78 goals were scored , fewer than the previous two seasons . At the end of the season on March 25 , Paulense originally finished last , as Santo Crucifixo fielded an ineligible player on an 8th round match , in mid-April , Paulense won the match . Later , Sinagoga finished last place and was the remaining three of the unrelegated clubs in the north of Santo Antāo . Rosariense scored the most numbering 17 , second was Santo Crucifixo with 16 and third was Os Foguetões with 14 , the least was Beira Mar who scored 9 . On the opposites , Paulense conceded the most with 19 , the least was Rosariense with seven . The championships and the cup competitions took a break until January 6 . The championships took a break on the first week of February due to the cup competitions that was taking place as well as the last week of the month , the championships ended a week before the cup final .
Gosho Motoharu . Gosho Motoharu ( ; 1919 – October 27 , 2012 ) was a prominent Japanese master of the martial arts , koryu budō or kobudō . The Shihan ( master ) , of the schools Niten Ichi Ryu ( created by the famous rōnin Miyamoto Musashi ) and Sekiguchi Ryu , Gosho Motoharu was awarded the rank of Menkyo kaiden , in both schools . He was also an iaido Hachidan ( 8th Dan ) and kendo Nanadan ( 7th Dan ) . Gosho Motoharu was a close disciple of the 8th Soke ( headmaster ) of the Niten Ichi Ryu and 14th Soke of Sekiguchi Ryu , master Aoki Kikuo . He was chosen by Aoki to be shihan and adjunct successor of both schools to ensure the teachings of the ryus to the future generations . He was the headmaster of the Gosho-ha Hyoho Niten Ichi ryu , which was the only branch of the ryu to keep the teachings as they arrived the 20th century with Aoki . In 2007 , his son , Yoshimochi Kiyoshi , succeeded Kiyonaga Fumiya , as 11th successor , at the request of the Kiyonaga family , and become the 12th successor ( daijunidai seito shihan ) of Hyoho Niten Ichi Ryu , reuniting the Gosho Ha and Seito ( main ) lineages . Biography . Shihan Gosho transmitted the original teachings of Hyoho Niten Ichi Ryu to the masters Kiyoshi Yoshimoti , Ishii Toyozumi , Shigematsu Isao , and Jorge Kishikawa .
Firearm malfunction . A firearm malfunction is the failure of a firearm to operate as intended for causes other than user error . Malfunctions range from temporary and relatively safe situations , such as a casing that did n't eject , to potentially dangerous occurrences that may permanently damage the gun and cause injury or death . Improper handling of certain types of malfunctions can be very dangerous . The basic rules of firearms safety should be followed at all times to minimize the risk to shooters and bystanders . Proper cleaning and maintenance of a firearm plays a big role in preventing malfunctions . Case head separation . Case head separation occurs when the walls of the casing become thin or fatigued . Upon firing the round , the case separates into two pieces near the head . It is not uncommon with brass that has been reloaded several times . Dud . A dud ( also a misfire or failure to fire ) occurs when the trigger is pulled but the primer or powder in the cartridge malfunctions , causing the firearm not to discharge . Dud rounds can still be dangerous and should be deactivated and disposed of properly . Hang fire . A hang fire ( also delayed discharge ) is an unexpected delay between the triggering of a firearm and the ignition of the propellant . Whenever a firearm fails to fire , but has not clearly malfunctioned , a hang fire should be suspected . When this occurs , the correct procedure is to keep the firearm pointed downrange or in a safe direction for thirty to sixty seconds , then remove and safely discard the round ( which is now a dud as explained above if the primer was struck , otherwise the gun itself may have malfunctioned ) . The reason for this is that a round functioning outside of the firearm , or in the firearm with the action open ( out-of-battery discharge ) , could cause a serious fragmentation hazard . Squib load . A squib load ( also squib round , squib , squib fire , insufficient discharge , incomplete discharge ) is an extremely dangerous malfunction that happens when a fired projectile does not carry enough force and becomes stuck in the gun barrel instead of exiting it . In the case of semi-automatic or automatic weapons , this can cause subsequent rounds to impact the projectile obstructing the barrel , which can cause a catastrophic failure of the structural integrity of the firearm , posing a threat to the operator or bystanders . The bullet from a squib stuck in the barrel must never be cleared by subsequently attempting to fire a live or blank round into an obstructed barrel . Blank rounds use a type of powder different from that of other rounds , and generate much more pressure , which , combined with the presence of the projectile obstructing the barrel may cause the firearm to fail catastrophically . Mechanical malfunctions . Mechanical malfunctions of a firearm ( commonly called jams ) include failures to feed , extract , or eject a cartridge ; failure to fully cycle after firing ; and failure of a recoil- or gas-operated firearm to lock back when empty ( largely a procedural hazard , as `` slide lock '' is a visual cue that the firearm is empty ) . In extreme cases , an overloaded round , blocked barrel , poor design and/or severely weakened breech can result in an explosive failure of the receiver , barrel , or other parts of the firearm . Failure to feed . Failure to Feed ( FTF ) is when a firearm fails to feed the next round into the firing chamber . Failure to feed is common when the shooter does not hold the firearm firmly ( known as limp wristing ) , when the slide is not fully cycled by the preceding round , or due to problems with the magazine . Hammer follow . Hammer follow occurs when the disconnector allows the hammer to follow the bolt and firing pin into battery , sometimes causing the firing mechanism to function without pulling the trigger . This is usually a result of extreme wear or outright breakage of firing mechanism components , and can result in uncontrollable `` full-auto '' operation , in which multiple rounds are discharged following a single pull of the trigger . Slamfire . A slamfire is a premature , unintended discharge of a firearm that occurs as a round is being loaded into the chamber , when the bolt `` slams '' forward ( hence the name ) , as a result of the firing pin having not been retracted into the bolt , or from the firing pin being carried forward by the momentum of returning to battery . Similarly to a hammer follow malfunction , this can result in uncontrollable `` full-auto '' operation . Failure to extract . A failure to extract occurs when the casing of the just-fired round is not successfully extracted from the chamber . This can be caused by an overly-dirty chamber , broken extractor claw , case rim failures , or several other causes . Failure to eject . A failure to eject ( FTE ) occurs when the casing of the just-fired round is extracted from the chamber , but is not ejected from the firearm , causing the next round to fail to feed , or the slide/bolt to fail to return to battery . A stovepipe is common type of FTE . Stovepipe . A stovepipe or smokestack typically occurs in pump action , semi-automatic , and fully automatic firearms that fire from a closed bolt , when an empty cartridge case gets caught partway out of the ejection port instead of being thrown clear . Stovepipes can be caused by a malfunctioning or defective extractor or ejector , or when the shooter does not hold the firearm firmly enough for the action to function fully , known as limp wristing , or due to reloads that are not sufficiently powerful to fully cycle the action , etc . Double feed ( Type 3 Malfunction ) . A double feed occurs when an expended round is in the chamber AND the slide picks up a second round from the magazine mashing it into the first . This can be caused by a broken extractor or a broken casing left behind in the chamber , and to be cleared could require simple tools . Out-of-battery . A firearm is `` in-battery '' when the slide/bolt is in the normal firing position . A firearm is `` out-of-battery '' when the slide/bolt/action is not fully seated in the normal firing position , typically because it did not cycle fully after firing ( called `` returning to battery '' ) . Most modern firearms are designed to not be capable of firing when significantly out-of-battery . As such , a firearm that is out-of-battery typically can not be fired , which is why this is a type of firearm malfunction . A dangerous situation can occur when a chambered round fires when the firearm is out-of-battery ( called an out-of-battery discharge ) . The cartridge casing is not sufficiently strong to contain the pressure of firing by itself ; it relies on the walls of the chamber and the bolt face to help contain the pressure . When the firearm is out-of-battery , the round is not fully chambered , or the bolt face is not against the rear of the cartridge , and if the round is fired in this situation , the case will fail , causing high-pressure hot gasses , bits of burning powder , and fragments of the casing itself to be thrown at high-speed from the firearm . This can be a serious hazard to the operator of the firearm , and any bystanders . Prevention . Some mechanical malfunctions are caused by poor design and can not easily be avoided . Some malfunctions with cartridges can be attributed to poor quality or damaged ammunition ( often due to improper storage , exposure to moisture ) . Many malfunctions , however , can be prevented by proper cleaning and maintenance of the firearm .
Hexapla . `` Hexapla '' ( , `` sixfold '' ) is the term for a critical edition of the Hebrew Bible in six versions , four of them translated into Greek , preserved only in fragments . It was an immense and complex word-for-word comparison of the original Hebrew Scriptures with the Greek Septuagint translation and with other Greek translations . The term especially and generally applies to the edition of the Old Testament compiled by the theologian and scholar Origen , sometime before the year 240 CE . The subsisting fragments of partial copies have been collected in several editions , for example that of Frederick Field ( 1875 ) being the most fundamental on the basis of Greek and Syrian testimonies . The surviving fragments are now being re-published ( with additional materials discovered since Field 's edition ) by an international group of Septuagint scholars . This work is being carried out as The Hexapla Project under the auspices of the International Organization for Septuagint and Cognate Studies , and directed by Peter J. Gentry ( Southern Baptist Theological Seminary ) , Alison G. Salvesen ( Oxford University ) , and Bas ter Haar Romeny ( Leiden University ) . The purpose of compiling the Hexapla is disputed . Most likely , the book was intended for the Christian-rabbinic polemic regarding the corruption of the text of Scripture . The codex included the Hebrew text , its vowels in Greek transcription and at least four parallel Greek translations , including the Septuagint ; in this respect , it is a prototype of the later polyglot . A number of sources say that for the Psalter there were two or three versions of the translation , as for some prophetic books . At the end of his life , Origen created an abbreviated version of his work - the Tetrapla , which included only four Greek translations ( hence the name ) . Origen 's eclectic recension of the Septuagint had a significant influence on the Old Testament text in several important manuscripts , such as the Codex Sinaiticus . The original work , which is said to have had about 6000 pages ( 3000 parchment sheets ) in 15 volumes and which probably only ever existed in a single complete copy , seems to have been stored in the library of the bishops of Caesarea for some centuries , but it was destroyed during the Muslim invasion of the year 638 at the latest . In the 5th century the Septuagint in the edition of Origen was rewritten from the Hexapla , while the scientific apparatus of Origen in this copy was ignored . This version of the Septuagint was widely spread in Palestine . At the beginning of the 7th century , Bishop Paul of Tella translated this text into Syriac , preserving the editorial letters of Origen ( the so-called Siro-Hexapla ) ; it is one of the main sources of reconstruction of the original . When the conquest of Caesarea by the Arabs in 638 ( or 653 ) , the work of Origen probably was lost . In 1896-1900 , fragments of the Psalter from the Hexapla were discovered in the Cairo Geniza . Attempts to publish the text of Origen have been made since the 16th century . The idea and concept of labor . ( ... ) due to discrepancies between the manuscripts of the Old Testament , with God 's help , we were able to overcome using the testimony of other editions . This is because these points in the Septuagint , which because of discrepancies found in [ other ] manuscripts had given occasion for doubt , we have evaluated on the basis of these other editions , and marked with an `` obelus '' those places that were missing in the Hebrew text [ ... ] while others have added the asterisk sign where it was apparent that the lessons were not found in the Septuagint ; we have added the other , consistent with the text of the Hebrew editions . For Origen , as follows from the message to Africanus , it was unthinkable to offer his own , more correct in his opinion , translation of Scripture , both because of doubts about the degree of proficiency in the language , and because he considered such a task impious . In the same epistle , he defended the Septuagint 's text before the Proto-Masoretic , because he received the approval of the Church Fathers , and trying to revise it meant also playing in favor of the opponents of the Christian Scriptures from the rabbinic environment . These same reasons prevented him from taking any other translation , except the Septuagint ; but Origen taught that Christians should openly declare discrepancies between the text of the Septuagint and the Hebrew . Apparently , this was the primary reason for collecting all existing Greek translations of the Old Testament Scriptures and rewriting them in parallel columns , noting in the Septuagint text all the discrepancies with the original . In total , Origen spent 28 years compiling his work . The discussion about his motivations and reasons is not finished to this day . The traditional point of view , most prominently argued by A. Rahlfs , says that Origen sought to correct the Septuagint in the proto-Masoretic text in order to deprive the Jews of the argument about the `` depravity of Scripture '' in the controversy with Christians , while for the scientist the main criterion was not the Septuagint , but the original . A similar point of view was expressed by F. Schaff , who , however , attributed Origen the goals of the Septuagint apology , which should be cleared of the distortions of copyists and protected from accusations of inaccuracy . I.S . Vevyurko cited the following counterarguments : indeed , Origen corrected the text of the Septuagint , but noted all the changes introduced by special signs , once worked by Alexandrian philologists for textual criticism . Other translations served Origen primarily as evidence to record the understanding of the original . In other words , the scientist was looking for variants recognized by all witnesses of the text ; and did not seek to eliminate all additional readings . According to modern biblical scholars E. Camesar and T. Low ( 2008 ) , Origen sought to increase the exegetical possibilities of the Greek text . Structure . The order of the columns does not correspond to the chronology of their creation . Epiphanius of Salamis wrote that the standard of accuracy of the biblical text for Origen was the Septuagint , which contradicts his own judgments . In modern biblical studies , it is commonly believed that the logic of the arrangement of translations is explained by their connection with the Hebrew text . According to Henry Barclay Swete , Aquila presented the most literal translation , later revised by Simmachus , just as Theodotion followed the Septuagint and tried to revise their text . I. S. Vevyurko ( 2013 ) affirm , Aquila and Symmach were directly translated from Hebrew , while Theodotion was perceived as a editor of the Septuagint . At the end of his life Origen prepared a separate work called `` Tetrapla '' — a synoptic set of four Greek translations , placing the Septuagint alongside the translations of Symmachus , Aquila and Theodotion.. Both Hexapla and Tetrapla are found in Greek manuscripts of the Septuagint , as well as the manuscripts of the Syro-hexaplar_version . However , in a number of cases , the names of `` Hexapla '' and `` Octapla '' ( in the Book of Job of the manuscripts of the Syro-Hexapla and the hexaplar Psalms ) are also applied to the work of Origen . This caused a discussion in its time about whether these were separate works . Eusebius of Caesarea mentions that the Psalter in the Hexapla was supplemented by three anonymous translations - Quinta , Sextus and Septima . According to Eusebius of Caesarea , the Hexapla contained three more translations of the Greek Psalms ( Quinta , Sexta and Septima ) , which , however , have not been preserved ( for a total of 9 columns , so-called . `` Enneapla '' ) . The Hexapla had approximately 50 volumes and was stored in the Library of Caesarea . It has never been rewritten in its entirety . The original was probably lost with the destruction of the library in AD 638 . According to Epiphanius , the original Hexapla compiled by Origen had a total of eight columns and included two other anonymous Greek translations , one of which was discovered in wine jars in Jericho during the reign of Caracalla . The so-called `` fifth '' and `` sixth editions '' were two other Greek translations supposedly miraculously discovered by students outside the towns of Jericho and Nicopolis : these were later added by Origen to his Hexapla to make the Octapla . Scholarly work by Origen and its methods . According to A. Cruzel ( 1992 ) , Origen never tried to `` determine '' his theological thought and was completely dependent on the biblical text , which he followed in his comments step by step , so his own theology was a matter of exegesis . The basis of his exegetical activity was a deep conviction that the whole Bible contains meanings besides direct reading , which was the basis for his condemnation by Epiphany of Cyprus and Vikentiy Lirinsky . Archeographic finds of Hexapla text and the problem of reconstruction . In 1900 , Charles Taylor published a severely damaged fragment of a palimpsest , originating from the Cairo Geniza . The text had at least three layers : under the early medieval Hebrew records , a late-antique liturgical poem and the unidentified Hexapla text of about the eighth century were seen : the vocalization of the Psalm 22 by Greek letters and fragments of translation : Aquila , Symmachus , Septuagint and Theodotion - in that order . Taylor suggested that initially the text on the sheet was rewritten in 40 lines ( 33 preserved ) , and on each of them the Greek equivalents of the corresponding Hebrew words were accurately placed . In 1994 , R. Jenkins re-examined a fragment of the Hexapla sheet and confirmed that the original text was rewritten in 40 lines , assuming that the Hebrew text was not copied in a square letter in this manuscript . Even earlier - in 1896 - Giovanni Mercati announced the discovery of the hexaplaric text of the Psalter in the Greek palimpsest [ approximately ] from the 13th-14th century from the Ambrosian library . However , this fragment ( 44 pages ) was published only in 1958 and included ten psalms . It turned out that according to the peculiarities of the minuscule handwriting the text could not have been rewritten before the 9th century , while in the original manuscript there were five variants of the text in parallel columns versus six in the fragment from the Cairo genizah . They are related by the order of the texts - Greek transliteration , Aquila , Symmachus , Septuagint and Theodotion ; The Hebrew text was never a square letter in this manuscript . The manuscript was intended , apparently , for exegetical needs , and each version of the text of the Psalms was accompanied by patristic commentaries . Apparently , it was a very voluminous and expensive manuscript . According to E. Grafton and M. Williams , these fragments allow us to shed some light on some features of the original Hexapla . In particular , the text in the columns of both the Milan and Cairo fragments is a line in a line , so that one Greek word exactly corresponds to one Greek word . At the same time , according to Grafton and Williams , the Hexapla could not have been a single codex , but rather an entire library - a series of uniform codices of fixed volume and large format ( the Cairo fragment allows us to judge this ) . Assuming that the Hexapla original was rewritten by an official of 40 lines per sheet , and each column had only one Hebrew and Greek word , the volume could reach 40 volumes of 800 pages ( 400 sheets ) in each . Its cost could be compared with the expenses of the diocese to help the poor , which in Rome under the Pope Cornelius reached 6 million denarius per year . E. Grafton and M. Williams , based on the textual evidence and analysis of ancient sources that tell of Hexapla , suggested that the Tetrapla was preceded by Hexapla . Origen could begin work on the comparison of Greek translations even in Alexandria ( even with the Greek vowel of the Hebrew text ) and added the first - a Jewish - column , already in Palestine and becoming close to the local Jewish and Judeo-Christian environment . Hexaplaric problems . Critical editions . Since the beginning of the fourth century the Septuagint began to be rewritten in the version of Origen . G. Thackeray stated that the elimination of hexaplaric interpolations is the most important task of the Septuagint textualism .
Action on Hearing Loss . Action on Hearing Loss , known until 2011 by its official title , the Royal National Institute for Deaf People ( RNID ) , is a charitable organization working on behalf of the UK 's 9 million people who are deaf or have hearing loss . The head office is in Islington , London . Its President until April 2012 was Lord Ashley of Stoke . The Chief Executive is Paul Breckell . Its Patron is the Duke of York . History . The Royal National Institute for Deaf People was founded as the National Bureau for Promoting the General Welfare of the Deaf in 1911 by Leo Bonn , a deaf merchant banker , at his home 22 Upper Brook Street , Mayfair , on 9 June 1911 . The house is marked by a memorial plaque unveiled by The Duke of Edinburgh , Patron to the RNID , on 9 June 1998 . The Bureau was reorganised as the National Institute for the Deaf in 1924 . Alongside its role in influencing public policy in favour of people who are hard of hearing in the UK , it also developed a role as a provider of care to deaf and hard of hearing people with additional needs during the late 1920s and early 1930s . During the 1940s , with the introduction of the National Health Service ( NHS ) to the UK , it successfully campaigned for the provision of free hearing aids through the new welfare state system . The 1950s and 1960s saw its increasing influence marked by Royal recognition : in 1958 the Duke of Edinburgh became the Patron of the Institute ; and in 1961 H.M. the Queen approved the addition of the `` Royal '' prefix , creating the Royal National Institute for the Deaf ( RNID ) . The Institute expanded into medical and technological research during the 1960s and 1970s , being a key player in the development of NHS provided behind-the-ear hearing aids . During the 1980s it developed the Telephone Exchange for the Deaf , a pioneering relay service allowing telephone users and deaf `` textphone '' users to communicate with each other using a third-party operator to relay voice and text communication . This became the service known as Typetalk in 1991 , funded by BT but operated on their behalf by RNID until 7 December 2009 when the RNID stepped down from the service . It is now solely owned , run and managed by BT alone . In March 2009 the name of the Typetalk service was changed to . In 1992 the Institute changed its name to the Royal National Institute for Deaf People but kept the initials RNID . June 2011 saw Centenary Celebrations to celebrate 100 years of the RNID and a new change of name - Action on Hearing Loss . 'Action on Hearing Loss ' was chosen because it better describes the breadth of help and support they provide for people with all types of hearing loss – from people who are profoundly deaf , to people who are losing their hearing . They trade under the new name 'Action on Hearing Loss ' , but like a lot of other charities who have changed their names , they will be keeping the legal name , Royal National Institute for Deaf People . Present operations . Action on Hearing Loss has achieved a high profile for its work in lobbying and working with the UK government on modernisation of the UK 's audiology services . This has resulted in the introduction of superior digital hearing aids free of charge via the NHS . Action on Hearing Loss has also emerged as a major player in technology research and development , in particular through its work in the area of product development . The Action on Hearing Loss Product Development team won an Innovation Award for their work on a new genre of telephone - the ScreenPhone . Hearing check . Action on Hearing Loss have developed an online , and can identify potential hearing problems . The five-minute check assesses your ability to hear someone speaking when there is background noise . It can indicate whether your hearing is within the normal range or if it is perhaps below normal . The hearing check does not give a medical diagnosis , but Action on Hearing Loss hopes it will prompt people to take action and visit their GP or an audiologist for a fuller assessment . On average , it can take people living in the UK up to 15 years to deal with a hearing loss .
Ozaukee County , Wisconsin . Ozaukee County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin . As of the 2010 census , the population was 86,395 . Its county seat is Port Washington . Ozaukee County is included in the Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis , WI Metropolitan Statistical Area . As of the 2000 Census , Ozaukee County had the 2nd lowest poverty rate of any county in the United States , at 2.6 % . In terms of per capita income , it is the 25th wealthiest county in the country . Bolstered by low crime rates and school districts with high graduation rates , `` Forbes '' magazine ranked Ozaukee County # 2 on its list of `` America 's Best Places To Raise A Family '' in June , 2008 . History . Ozaukee County was once part of neighboring Washington County to the west . Its name comes from the Ojibwe name for the Sacs . The word probably means `` people living at the mouth of a river . '' Geography . Ozaukee County is the smallest land area county in the State of Wisconsin , covering 235 square miles of land area . Lion 's Den Gorge Nature Preserve is a large bluffland and wetland county protected area on the shore of Lake Michigan . Demographics . As of the census of 2000 , there were 82,317 people , 30,857 households , and 23,019 families residing in the county . The population density was 355 people per square mile ( 137/km² ) . There were 32,034 housing units at an average density of 138 per square mile ( 53/km² ) . The racial makeup of the county was 96.72 % White , 0.93 % Black or African American , 0.20 % Native American , 1.07 % Asian , 0.02 % Pacific Islander , 0.34 % from other races , and 0.73 % from two or more races . 1.30 % of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race . 47.2 % were of German , 7.3 % Irish and 6.7 % Polish ancestry according to Census 2000 . 95.1 % spoke English , 1.6 % Spanish and 1.4 % German as their first language . There were 30,857 households out of which 36.00 % had children under the age of 18 living with them , 65.60 % were married couples living together , 6.50 % had a female householder with no husband present , and 25.40 % were non-families . 21.40 % of all households were made up of individuals and 8.40 % had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older . The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.07 . In the county , the population was spread out with 26.60 % under the age of 18 , 6.80 % from 18 to 24 , 28.00 % from 25 to 44 , 25.90 % from 45 to 64 , and 12.60 % who were 65 years of age or older . The median age was 39 years . For every 100 females there were 97.30 males . For every 100 females age 18 and over , there were 94 males . The median income for a household in the county was $ 62,745 , and the median income for a family was $ 72,547 ( these figures had risen to $ 73,197 and $ 88,231 respectively as of a 2007 estimate ) . Males had a median income of $ 50,044 versus $ 30,476 for females . The per capita income for the county was $ 31,947 . About 1.7 % of families and 2.6 % of the population were below the poverty line , including 2.6 % of those under age 18 and 4.1 % of those age 65 or over . Transportation . Ozaukee County has a harbor in Port Washington on Lake Michigan , though not in the lakeside communities of Mequon or Grafton due to high bluffs along the lakeshore . The Ozaukee County Interurban Trail is a multimodal trail for pedestrians and non-motorized vehicles . It runs through Grafton and connects to Sheboygan County and Brown Deer Trails via the old Milwaukee-Sheboygan Passenger Rail line . Public transit is provided by a commuter express bus ( Route 143 ) to Milwaukee with stops in Port Washington , Saukville , Grafton , and Mequon . The bus operates Monday through Fridays excluding holidays , and is run jointly by Milwaukee and Ozaukee County . The county offers a daily shared taxi , with connections to Washington County Transit and Milwaukee County Routes 12 , 49 and 42u . Politics . Lyndon Johnson was the last Democrat to carry the county in a presidential election , in 1964 .
Cantharocybe . `` Cantharocybe '' is a genus of mushroom-forming fungi in the family Hygrophoraceae . The genus was described by American mycologists Howard E. Bigelow and Alexander H. Smith in 1973 . `` Cantharocybe '' contains three species : the type `` C. gruberi '' , and `` C. brunneovelutina '' from Belize , reported as new to science in 2011 , and `` C. virosa '' , transferred from `` Megacollybia '' , and found in Bangladesh and India .
Psalmebog for Kirke og Hus . `` Psalmebog for Kirke og Hus '' ( `` Hymnal for Church and Home '' ) , better known as `` Hauges Salmebok '' ( `` Hauge 's Hymnal '' ) , was a Norwegian hymnal created by Andreas Hauge . On October 11 , 1873 , it was authorized for use in public worship in Norway by congregations that adopted it . The hymnal followed a draft version that Hauge had published in 1863 . The hymnal was conservative both in its selection of hymns and in its language . It competed with the more popular `` Landstads kirkesalmebog '' and never became particularly widespread . In 1904 , 96 of the 965 parishes in Norway were using Hauge 's hymnal .
BMW 6 Series ( E24 ) . The BMW E24 is the first generation of BMW 6 Series grand tourer coupes and was produced from January 1976 to April 1989 . It replaced the E9 coupes and was , after a 16-year hiatus , succeeded by the E63 6 Series in 2004 . The E24 was produced solely in a 2-door coupe body style . Aside from the M635CSi/M6 models , the E24 was powered by a range of M30 straight-6 engines . The M635CSi is the first of the BMW M6 model line and is the second true `` M car '' produced after the BMW M1 . The M635CSi is powered by the 3 straight-6 engine . In North America , the vehicle is badged simply as `` M6 '' and is powered by the detuned S38 straight-6 engine , which has a lower compression ratio and uses a catalytic converter . Although the 8 Series was released as production of the E24 was ending , the 8 Series is considered a separate model line and therefore not a true successor to the E24 . Development and production . The initial proposal for the E24 was a based on a BMW E9 3.0 CS with an increased height , in order to make it easier for customers to get into the car . However , Bob Lutz rejected the proposal , eventually leading to the shape of the E24 in its production form . Unlike its E9 predecessor , the body of the E24 has a B pillar . Production started in January 1976 with the 630CS and 633CSi in February 1976 . Originally the bodies were manufactured by Karmann , but production was later taken in-house to BMW . Initially , the E24 was based on the E12 5 Series platform . Suspension and steering . Front suspension consists of MacPherson struts and the rear suspension is independent semi-trailing arms . In 1982 , the front suspension was upgraded to include twin-pivot lower control arms and the geometry of the rear suspension was revised . The steering uses a recirculating ball system with power assistance . Transmissions . Initially , the E24 was available with a 4-speed manual transmission ( Getrag 262 ) , a 5-speed manual transmission ( Getrag 265 ) , or a 3-speed automatic transmission ( ZF 3HP22 ) . In 1983 the automatic transmission was upgraded to a 4-speed ZF 4HP22 . Engines . Figures are for European specification models , unless otherwise stated . M version . The E24 M635CSi , introduced at the Frankfurt Motor Show in 1983 , is the first in the line of M6 models . In 1987 , the equivalent model for the North American ( U.S. and Canada ) market was introduced and badged simply M6 . The M635CSi is powered by a version of the 3 engine . The North American M6 vehicle is powered by the detuned version of the S38 engine , which has a lower compression ratio and uses a catalytic converter . Over its production run from 1983 through 1989 , 4,088 cars were built , 1,767 of which were for the North American market . 1978 . In July 1978 , the more powerful 635CSi variant was introduced . The 635CSi featured a close-ratio 5-speed gearbox and a single piece black rear spoiler . The M90 engine 's bigger bore and shorter stroke resulted in and increased torque in models without a catalytic converter . The aerodynamic changes reduced uplift at high speeds by almost 15 % over the other E24 models . 1979 . In 1979 the carburetted 630CS was replaced with the 628CSi ; this car had a fuel-injected 2.8L engine taken from the E12 528i . An anti-lock braking system became available as an option . 1980 . In 1980 , the fuel-injection systems changed from Bosch L-jetronic to Bosch Motronic . The 635CSi central locking system could now be operated from the passenger door and trunk . 1982 facelift . In 1982 ( model year 1983 in the US ) , the E24 platform changed from the E12 5 Series to the E28 5 Series , resulting changes to exterior styling , engines , chassis , suspension , electronics and the interior . The 635 CSi engine was updated to the M30B34 , which used a smaller bore and longer stroke than the previous M90 engine . The 635CSi became available with a wide-ratio 5-speed manual or an automatic . 1987 . E24s produced after June 1987 were fitted with ellipsoid headlamps , as per the recently introduced E32 7 Series . The front and rear bumpers and spoilers were redesigned to use a single design worldwide ( prior to this , models sold in North America used a different design from the rest of the world ) . The 635CSi engine was updated to the higher compression M30B35 , which resulted in a power increase of for engines with catalytic converters . North America and Japan model range . Although other markets offered multiple E24 models , in North America only one model was available at any given time ( aside from the M6 ) . 630CSi . In 1977 , the 6 series was released in the US as the 630CSi . The 630CSi is powered by a fuel-injected version of the carburetted 630CS available elsewhere . This 3.0 litre engine produces and . 633CSi . The 630CSi was replaced in September 1977 by the 633CSi . In United States/Japan specification , the 633CSi was powered by a version of the M30B32 engine . Output later dropped to . In September 1980 ( 1981 model year ) , the manual transmission for US cars was upgraded from a 4-speed to a 5-speed . A 3-speed automatic transmission was optional . In September 1982 , the major facelift ( for all markets worldwide ) resulted in the North American and Japanese models being based on the E28 5 Series platform . 635CSi . In 1985 , the 633CSi was replaced by the 635CSi for the North American Market . This model uses the M30B34 engine , which produces and at 4,000 rpm . An L6 `` luxury edition '' version of the 635CSi was available in North America for the 1987 model year . The L6 featured leather headliner and trim and an automatic gearbox . In 1988 , the engine was upgraded to the M30B35 . This engine has a capacity of 3.4 Litres ( despite the model code and the `` 3.5 '' inscribed on the intake manifold ) and produces and torque . This upgraded engine resulted in catalytic converter equipped United States models offering similar performance to European models . Self-leveling rear suspension was added to the 635CSi and M6 features list . M6 . In 1987 , North America and Japan received their M version of the E24 , called the M6 . The main difference between the M6 and its European counterpart , the M635CSi , is that the S38 engine is used instead of the M88 . Compared with the M88 , the S38 has a catalytic converter , the compression ratio reduced to 9.8:1 , a double row timing chain , a shorter camshaft duration and a simplified exhaust manifold . The power output for the North American E24 M6 is , which is 30 hp less than the European M635CSi . Standard equipment on the United States market M6 cars included many features which were optional on the European cars , including heated power seats , self-leveling rear suspension , beverage chiller ( cooled by an air-conditioning system ) between the rear seats , air-conditioning vents for rear seat occupants , sunshade for rear occupants and an 8 speaker premium sound system .
Miss Youghal 's Sais . `` Miss Youghal 's Sais '' is a short story in Rudyard Kipling 's collection `` Plain Tales from the Hills '' ( 1888 ) . It is the first appearance in book form of the fictional character Strickland . ( It was first published in the `` Civil and Military Gazette '' on 25 April 1887 . ) Strickland , a policeman who is regarded as disreputable for his habits in going undercover disguised as a native , falls in love with Miss Youghal . Her parents do not approve , not only are `` ways and works '' untrustworthy , but he works in `` the worst paid Department in the Empire . '' Her parents forbid him from speaking with or writing to their daughter . `` 'Very well , ' said Strickland , for he did not wish to make his lady-love 's life a burden . '' Then he takes three months leave , disappears , and is employed as her `` Sais '' , or native groom , called Dulloo . One day , towards the end of the three months , `` an old and very distinguished General '' takes Miss Youghal riding , and flirts with her . Strickland `` stood it as long as he could . Then he caught hold of the General 's bridle , and , in most fluent English , invited him to step off and be flung over the cliff . '' Miss Youghal explains , and the General begins to laugh . He intercedes on the behalf of the young pair to her parents , and they are married . Further appearances of Strickland . Strickland made four further appearances in the Kipling canon , figuring in two tales of the supernatural in `` Life 's Handicap '' . `` Mark of the Beast '' tells of the possession of a naive Englishman by a werewolf-like spirit as punishment for defiling the image of a native god , and its exorcism by Strickland and the narrator . `` The Return of Imray '' is cast in the classic form of the ghost of a murdered man returning to seek justice . Both stories are set in the time before Strickland 's engagement , and refer to his reputed knowledge of Indian customs and psychology . In `` The Bronkhorst Divorce '' ( in `` Plain Tails from the Hills '' ) , a brutish army officer tries to divorce his wife , using the perjured testimony of Indian servants as evidence of adultery . Although Strickland has sworn not to go undercover officially , following his marriage , he nevertheless hangs around Bronkhorst 's compound in various disguises . In court , one sight of `` Estrakheen Sahib '' is enough to make Bronkhorst 's servants retract their statements . Strickland makes his fourth appearance in Kipling 's `` Kim '' , where , as a District Superintendent of the Police , he rescues E23 with Kim 's help . He is described by E23 as `` no less than the greatest '' of those who play in the Great Game .
Ferenc Dobos . Ferenc Dobos ( 25 April 1912 – May 1992 ) was a Hungarian rower . He competed in the men 's coxless four at the 1936 Summer Olympics .
Slaymaster . Slaymaster is a fictional comic book character from Marvel Comics 's `` Captain Britain '' series . Publication history . The Slaymaster 's first appearance was in `` Super Spider-Man and Captain Britain '' # 243 ( October 1977 ) , a weekly Marvel UK title which featured a mix of reprint and original material . He was created by Jim Lawrence , Larry Lieber , and Ron Wilson . Though killed off in the 1985 `` Captain Britain '' series , the character 's role as one of Captain Britain ( and later his sister Psylocke 's ) main villains would result in the character appearing and being mentioned long after his death ( in particular , Uncanny X-Men # 256 , which contains the character 's first American appearance , though in the storyline , he is a hallucination created by the villains Mojo and Spiral as part of an elaborate brainwashing process they perform on Psylocke ) . Fictional character biography . Slaymaster remains one of few Muslim characters depicted in the Marvel universe . He is shown refusing alcohol because of his religion . Slaymaster first encounters Captain Britain while carrying out an assassination , managing to defeat the Captain . Later , a more skillful and refined Slaymaster has been hired by Vixen ( a British villain and old enemy of Captain Britain ) to kill all of the members of S.T.R.I.K.E . 's psi-division , including Captain Britain 's sister , before her planned infiltration of the intelligence 's facility . Slaymaster manages to kill most of the psi-division , bar Alison Double , Tom Lennox and Betsy Braddock ( Captain Britain 's sister and Lennox 's lover ) , keeping the division away long enough for Vixen to take control . Captain Britain 's intervention on behalf of his sister results in a rematch between himself and Slaymaster , a tightly run affair in which Slaymaster proves his intelligence , weapons and martial skill would be enough to defeat the more powerful Captain again . However , thanks to a distraction by Betsy , Captain Britain is able to overwhelm Slaymaster and beat him into unconsciousness . Still in the employ of Vixen , Slaymaster was to bring Captain Britain to her . Slaymaster manages to capture the Captain and in the course of the story steals his costume which is thought to be the source of Captain Britain 's powers . Captain Britain is still able to control the suit and telekinetically rams Slaymaster into a wall , knocking him out . In their final meeting , Braddock 's sister Betsy ( soon to be `` Psylocke '' of the X-Men ) had assumed the mantle of Captain Britain ( Brian had 'retired ' ) . Wearing a derived version of Captain Britain 's costume supplied by Vixen , Slaymaster ambushes and quickly defeats Betsy Braddock , sadistically gouging out her eyes . Betsy manages to telepathically summon her brother who flies to her rescue . Slaymaster soon discovers that the costume that Captain Britain wears is little more than a regulatory device . Braddock 's powers are intact , abiet unfocused . Enraged , Captain Britain kills Slaymaster by smashing his head and chest in with a large boulder . Later , in `` Deadpool Team-up '' # 893 , a mercenary named Jasper Bateman takes on the role of the new Slaymaster . It is revealed that Bateman has obsessed over the original Slaymaster his entire adult life , and has made it his goal to take up his mantle and defeat Captain Britain . He spends years hunting down the security designer for Slaymaster 's lair and acquires the necessary clearance codes to safely enter and obtain all of the equipment and weapons of his predecessor . He is eventually defeated by the combined efforts of Deadpool and Captain Britain and taken into custody . Powers and abilities . Slaymaster is a master hand-to-hand combatant and a world class assassin , on various occasions he is depicted as having more than normal balance and reflexes . He has demonstrated unknown defenses to both telepathy and telekinesis . His preferred weapons are specialized high tech needles with which he can shower a deadly barrage upon opponents . He has also used swords , armor , laser cannons , and an inter-dimensional teleportation device . Using a ninja technique , Slaymaster toughened the striking surfaces of his left hand to produce a tough callous and sharpened it to produce a deadly razor edge , providing him with a built-in bladed weapon . Slaymaster has been depicted as gaining strength and speed at a superhuman level by killing his alternate-reality analogues and absorbing their essence . Other versions . An alternate version of Slaymaster appears in a parallel universe visited by the Exiles that has been almost completely taken over by HYDRA , headed in this reality by Susan Storm . This Slaymaster escapes his reality along with Susan Storm and begins hunting down alternate-reality versions of Psylocke , killing them and taking their eyes , much like his 616 counterpart did to Betsy Braddock . Earth 616 's Psylocke is somehow able to sense each time Slaymaster kills one of her counterparts . She is initially afraid to face him , but finally chooses to face her fear . She tracks him to Earth 616 , engages him in combat and finally kills him .
Gashnuiyeh-ye Pain . Gashnuiyeh-ye Pain ( , also Romanized as Gashnū ’ īyeh-ye Pā ’ īn and Goshnū ’ īyeh-ye Pā ’ īn ; also known as Gashnoo ’ eyeh , Gashnū ’ īyeh , and Gūshnūyeh-ye Pā ’ īn ) is a village in Dar Agah Rural District , in the Central District of Hajjiabad County , Hormozgan Province , Iran . At the 2006 census , its population was 14 , in 4 families .
Rav Papa . Rav Pappa ( ) ( c. 300 – died 375 ) was a Jewish Talmudist who lived in Babylonia . He was an Amora ; a student of both Rava and Abaye . He led the Talmudical academy in Nehardea ( also called Naresh , or Nareš ) , close to Sura , during the fifth generation of Babylonian amoraim . An expert brewer , Rav Papa was a wealthy man , and it is said that whenever he completed a tractate in the Talmud he held a large party at which he invited his ten sons and many other people . At many modern `` siyums '' , a short prayer is said which mentions Rav Pappa and his ten sons . External links . mlg , kjijbk kffkd o^k , uiuikj njanudl nar 30122456Ұц ЩшВҤ
1960 French Championships – Women 's Singles . Fifth-seeded Darlene Hard defeated Yola Ramírez 6–3 , 6–4 in the final to win the Women 's Singles tennis title at the 1960 French Championships . Seeds . The seeded players are listed below . Darlene Hard is the champion ; others show the round in which they were eliminated .
Wola Załężna . Wola Załężna is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Opoczno , within Opoczno County , Łódź Voivodeship , in central Poland . It lies approximately north-east of Opoczno and south-east of the regional capital Łódź .
Exit Paradise . `` Exit Paradise '' is the fourth and final studio release by the San Francisco Bay area thrash metal band Epidemic . This was also the only recording where the band played as a four-piece group , after the departure of guitarist Guy Higbey . The album features clear death metal influences , as marked by the use of distorted guitars and the change in Carl Fulli 's vocal style . Track listing . All tracks by Epidemic
Alborz Research Centre . Alborz Research Centre ( – `` Marḵazteḥqīqāt Manṭaqeh Alborz '' ) is a populated place in Mohammadabad Rural District , in the Central District of Karaj County , Alborz Province , Iran . At the 2006 census , its population was 25 , in 7 families .
Kadikoi . Kadikoi ( , ) in the 19th century was a village on the Crimean peninsula , in Ukraine , about one mile north of Balaklava . The Battle of Balaclava ( also known as the Battle of Kadikoi to Russian historians ) was fought on the hills and valleys to the north of Kadikoi in 1854 . The village was later known as `` Kadykovka '' ( Кадыковка ) , and `` Pryhorodne '' ( Пригородне ) . Currently it 's merged into Balaklava city , and is known as microdistrict Kadykovka . Its original Crimean Tatar name means literally `` village of a judge '' ( qadı - judge , köy - village ) . The British Army built a stationary engine on a hillside near the village , to up haul trains carrying men and materiel . Another hill , slightly to the north and east of Kadikoi , was defended by six companies of the 93rd ( Highland ) Regiment ( the Sutherland Highlanders , around 600 soldiers ) , a Turkish battalion ( around 1,000 soldiers ) , and a six-gun battery of field artillery . The hill was attacked by a large force of Russian cavalry on 25 October 1854 , but repulsed by the British `` Thin Red Line '' . The Heavy Brigade charged the stalled Russian cavalry in the South Valley slightly to the north , followed later by the charge of the Light Brigade in the North Valley , a few miles further north .
Nieuwe Kerk ( Delft ) . The Nieuwe Kerk ( ; ) is a Protestant church in the city of Delft in the Netherlands . The building is located on Delft Market Square ( Markt ) , opposite to the City Hall ( Dutch : `` Stadhuis '' ) . In 1584 , William the Silent was entombed here in a mausoleum designed by Hendrick and Pieter de Keyser . Since then members of the House of Orange-Nassau have been entombed in the royal crypt . The latest are Queen Juliana and her husband Prince Bernhard in 2004 . The private royal family crypt is not open to the public . The church tower , designed by Pierre Cuypers and completed in 1872 , is the second highest in the Netherlands , after the Domtoren in Utrecht . History . The New Church , formerly the church of St. Ursula ( 14th century ) , is the burial place of the princes of Orange . The church is remarkable for its fine tower and chime of bells , and contains the splendid allegorical monument of William the Silent , crafted by Hendrik de Keyser and his son Pieter about the year 1621 , and the tomb of Hugo Grotius , born in Delft in 1583 , whose statue , erected in 1886 , stands in the marketplace outside the church . The tower was built 1396-1496 by Jacob van der Borch , who also built the Dom in Utrecht during the years 1444-1475 . The monument for Hugo de Groot was made in 1781 . The mechanical clock has 18 bells by Francois Hemony from 1659 and 30 modern bells . In the church tower there is a bell from 1662 by Francois Hemony with a diameter of 104 centimeters . In the tower there are also bells no longer in use , including 13 from 1659 by Francois Hemony , 3 from 1678 by Pieter Hemony , 3 from 1750 from Joris de Mery , and 1 from Gillett and Johnston from 1929 . The Kirk appears in the golden Age painting by Carel Fabritius , A View of Delft .
Novomer . Novomer is a venture-funded chemistry technology development company . Its core technology is a proprietary catalyst that enables carbon monoxide and ethylene oxide to be used as raw materials in the production of polymers and chemicals .
Woodford Halse railway station . Woodford Halse railway station stood on the Great Central Railway ( GCR ) main line , the last main line to be built from the north of England to London . The station opened with the line on 15 March 1899 under the name `` Woodford and Hinton '' and served the adjacent villages of Woodford Halse to the east and Hinton to the west , both in Northamptonshire . The station was renamed Woodford Halse on 1 November 1948 . History . The village of Woodford Halse became notable for the role it played as an important railway centre . Originally it had seemed destined not to have a railway at all , as the nearest stations were at Byfield ( about two miles west ) , and Moreton Pinkney ( three miles south-east ) , both on the East and West Junction Railway ( later part of the Stratford-upon-Avon and Midland Junction Railway ) , opened in July 1873 , and no other lines seemed likely to be built in such a thinly populated area . However , in the late 1890s the village found itself on a major trunk route , the Great Central Railway 's London Extension . The station was a variation on the standard island platform design typical of the London Extension , here the less common `` embankment '' type reached from a roadway ( Station Road ) , that passed beneath the line . It differed from the usual design in that since it served what was effectively a four-way junction , it was provided with a more extensive range of platform buildings and facilities beneath a longer awning . The station was situated near Woodford Halse North Curve Junction linking the GCR with the Stratford-upon-Avon and Midland Junction Railway ( SMJ ) route between Stratford-upon-Avon and Towcester , and a separate platform was provided on the west side for SMJ trains , a timber structure later replaced by a concrete slab construction although still referred to as the `` wooden platform '' . Further south however was the more important Culworth Junction , divergence point for a stretch of line in length linking the GCR with the Great Western Railway at , enabling some extensive and varied cross-country workings to take place . Motive Power Depot . To the north of the station , a major locomotive depot housing up to 30 locos with space to double that number , also wagon and sheet repair shops , plus extensive marshalling yards , were also sited at Woodford Halse ( plans to construct carriage sheds there too were dropped ) . The originally intended location for these facilities was Brackley until local opposition forced a change in plans and the site moved to Woodford Halse . Much of this was located on top of a vast embankment covering some 35 acres ( 14.2 hectares ) , formed mainly from spoil taken from Catesby Tunnel a few miles to the north . The infant River Cherwell flowed ( and still flows ) beneath this embankment in a north-east to south-west direction in a culvert approx . 165 yards ( 150 metres ) in length . Several roads containing 136 terraced dwellings to house the railway workers were built on the east side of the embankment , together with a street of shops . This gave a small previously rural village an industrial look that seemed alien to its surroundings . The Woodford-cum-Membris parish 's population eventually peaked at just under 2,000 , at which time Woodford Halse had its own cinema and railway workers ' social club . Closure . The GCR was , at times , a busy route and the depot and yards at Woodford Halse were a hive of activity , but not busy enough to ensure survival when the Beeching Axe closures of the 1960s took place . The Stratford & Midland Junction had already closed on 7 April 1952 although the Woodford North to West Curve which gave access to it had actually gone earlier , on 31 May 1948 . On 5 April 1965 the marshalling yards closed , and on 5 September 1966 , most of the GCR was closed completely , including all remaining lines converging on Woodford Halse . All tracks and most railway buildings were later cleared leaving behind a wasteland ( in 1971 one building withstood four attempts by the Royal Marines to blow it up - they only succeeded in removing its roof ) . The population fell sharply too , as many former railway workers and their families left the area , but new developments in later decades have increased it ( the parish 's population was 3,493 at the 2011 UK census , slightly up on the 2001 UK census figure of 3,456 ) . Woodford Halse is once again a quiet place , though visitors can still see evidence of its railway past . The twin bridges over Station Road can still be seen ; below and between them is the bricked-up station entrance , but up on top everything has gone - the station site itself is now a temporary winter home for travelling showmen . To the north , where the depot and yards were sited , is now a tree plantation and the Great Central Way Industrial Estate , currently being enlarged to create the Manor Business Park . Further north still , one solitary railway structure survives amid fields : the water tower that served the Charwelton Watertroughs . Proposal . In August 2000 , Chiltern Railways suggested reopening the former Great Central Main Line through Woodford Halse and to a parkway station in Leicestershire . This proposal is a `` secondary aspiration '' of Chiltern 's franchise agreement . However , Chiltern stated in 2013 that the plan is `` no longer active '' . Model . A model of the station and the goods yards exists in the social club building near the site . The building itself was purchased by BR for use as a recreational building for railway workers . The models includes Woodford Halse station in 1930s condition , and a model of Byfield station is under construction .
Laura Anne Fry . Laura Anne Fry ( January 22 , 1857 – 1943 ) was an American artist who specialized in wood carving , ceramics , and china painting . She worked at both the Rookwood Pottery Company and the Lonhuda Pottery Company as a ceramic painter and teacher , and she received a patent for one of her technical innovations . She headed up the Purdue University Art Department for a quarter of a century , and under her guidance , the department developed a high reputation for its ceramic program . Early life and education . Laura Anne Fry was born in White County , Indiana , not far from Lafayette . Both her father , Wiliam Henry Fry , and her grandfather Henry Lindley Fry were artists as well and taught her wood carving . Her family moved to Cincinnati , Ohio , so that her father could take up a position teaching at the McMicken School of Design . At the age of 12 , she began training at the school herself , and she returned intermittently until the mid 1880s . She initially studied drawing and modeling with Louis Rebisso and later china painting with Maria Eggers and life drawing with Thomas Satterwhite Noble . Fry is thought to have gained most of her ceramics training in New Jersey and in Europe , though the details are lost . She also spent time at the Art Students League in New York in 1886 . Art career . Fry was an exceptionally talented woodcarver , and one her earliest public works was a carved panel of lilies that took first prize ( $ 100 in gold ) in a competition for designs to decorate the organ screen in Cincinnati Music Hall , which has been called the `` magnum opus of the wood-carving movement '' in late 19th century America . For several years , she ran the wood-carving school of the local Chautauqua Assembly . In 1893 , Fry received an award for her wood carving at the World 's Columbian Exposition in Chicago . She briefly opened her own studio , where she worked in carving , furniture design , and china painting . Unable to make a financial success of it , she closed it and in 1881 took a job at the Rookwood Pottery Company , which had been founded by Maria Longworth Nichols Storer the year before . Fry worked there for seven years , developing forms , decorating pottery , and teaching modeling and ceramic design to students . She was one of the original members of the Cincinnati Pottery Club ( founded 1879 ) , a group of women that organized to pursue experiments in pottery and that was influential in the development of the American art pottery movement of the late 19th century . In 1891 , Fry was offered a position as professor of industrial art at Purdue University . She left in 1892 to work for Lonhuda Pottery Company in Steubenville , Indiana . Returning to teach at Purdue in 1893 , she served as head of the Art Department until her retirement in 1922 . Under Fry 's leadership , the department developed a high reputation for its ceramics program . Innovations . While studying ceramics in Europe , Fry perfected a technique called `` scratch-blue '' that was originally developed by Hannah Barlow at the Doulton factory in London . During her years at Rookwood , Fry innovated a new technique for applying underglaze pigments evenly to damp clay surfaces using a mouth-held atomizer . This allowed for subtle blending of colors and became the standard method used at Rookwood for backgrounds . She was awarded a patent on her invention in 1889 , but when Rookwood continued using it after she left to work at Lonhuda , she sued to stop them . Judge William Howard Taft ruled against her on the grounds that her technique was merely a new use for an existing tool . Fry died in 1943 , and her papers are held by Purdue University .
Mildbraedia carpinifolia . `` Mildbraedia carpinifolia '' is a species of plant in the Euphorbiaceae family . It is found in Kenya , Mozambique , and Tanzania .
1988 Asian Basketball Club Championship . The Asian Basketball Club Championship 1988 was the 3rd staging of the Asian Basketball Club Championship , the basketball club tournament of Asian Basketball Confederation . The tournament was held in Istora Senayan Stadium , Jakarta , Indonesia , April 9 to April 16 , 1988 .
Koruköy , Adıyaman . Koruköy is a village in the District of Adıyaman , Adıyaman Province , Turkey .
Patania emmetris . `` Patania emmetris '' is a moth in the family Crambidae . It was described by Turner in 1915 . It is found in Australia , where it has been recorded from the Northern Territory .
Chapel of the Holy Trinity , Lublin Castle . The Chapel of the Holy Trinity in Lublin ( pol . `` Kaplica Trójcy Świetej ) '' , commonly referred to as the Castle Chapel ( pol . `` Kaplica Zamkowa '' ) , is a chapel located in the courtyard of Lublin Castle in Lublin , Poland , adjoining the museum portion of the castle complex . The chapel is an integral part of the site . It is known for its fifteenth-century frescoes in the Eastern Orthodox style . History . The chapel was most likely constructed before 1326 , when it was part of the castle complex . In the 14th century , it was a single-story building with a crypt . It possessed a nave , as well as a polygonal presbytery , which was contained within the circumference of the castle 's defensive walls . In 1407 , the chapel was rebuilt in the gothic style by order of King Ladislaus II Jagiello ( Jogaila of Lithuania ) . After increasing the height of the walls , the chapel became a two-story structure , maintaining the old crypt . The form of the church was dominated by two steep step-patterned gables which survived until the 1650s . The lowest level of the building was designated as a crypt for deceased chaplains and local administrators , while the upper levels were used for religious services . The polygonal presbytery as well as the square nave were rib-vaulted . The vaulting of the nave was supported by a centrally-planned pillar . This structural element was typical for the sacral and secular architecture during the reign of Casimir III the Great . During the Renaissance , the church maintained a gothic character , however the entrance was positioned on the first floor ( that is , one floor above ground-level ) and was framed by a new Renaissance portal , made in the Komasków masonry workshop . It was n't until the 17th century that the facade of the chapel was crested with a gable in the style of the Lublin Renaissance . During the parliamentary sessions in 1569 regarding the Union of Lublin , a holy mass was held at the Holy Trinity Chapel , asking for successful deliberations . Some of participants left inscriptions on the walls of the chapel commemorating the event . Extensive fresco work was conducted in the interior of the church in the 1410s by an anonymous team of Ruthenian painters under the supervision of Master Andrey . It was during this time that the walls and ceiling were covered in a Rutheno-Byzantine polychrome . The paintings were completed in 1418 , which is noted in Cyrillic on the patronage tablet , located on the arch between the nave and the presbytery of the church . Along with religious scenes decorating the interior of the church , there are two portraits of King Ladislaus II , the patron of the painting project . The polychrome was conducted with various techniques : both on dry and wet plaster with tempera paint . During the construction of the new prison complex within the castle , in the years 1823–1826 , the church was adjoined to the neogothic structures and became the prison chapel . The interior and exterior were then plastered over , destroying the priceless polychrome . Toward the end of the 19th century , the chapel underwent a number of small changes : the exterior stairs were dismantled and the portal was converted into a window . In 1897 Józef Smoliński discovered part of the 15th century polychrome . In the years 1917–1918 , further portions of the paintings were uncovered . Renovations and Reinforcement Projects . The church underwent a complete renovation in the 1950s , after the castle was designated to serve cultural purposes . Around the year 1970 , ceramic tiles were removed from the chapel roof and were replaced with metal sheet . The exterior plaster was removed and the historical frescoes were reconstructed . The paintings ' renovation was completed in the 1990s . In August 2007 , the chapel underwent work meant to rectify cracks that had developed in the walls of the presbytery . Large concrete supports were applied under the foundations of the chapel . Cracks , some even 1 cm wide , had developed due to rainfall , which had removed sediment from underneath the foundations . It is possible that the damage occurred more than a hundred years ago . More than two thousand liters of binding substance , a mixture of white cement and lime paste , were injected . The ceiling of the presbytery was laden with a carbon fiber reinforcing net submerged in a mineral matrix . A steal band was installed above the ceiling to support the entire structure . The last phase of the renovation work took place in the spring of 2008 : the signs of cracking were corrected and covered with reconstructed frescoes .
Madera Springs , Texas . Madera Springs , Texas is a ghost town in Jeff Davis County , Texas , located fourteen miles southwest of Toyahvale .
Piper PA-12 . The Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser is an American three-seat , high wing , single-engine conventional landing gear-equipped light aircraft that was produced by Piper Aircraft between 1946-48 . The PA-12 was an upgraded and redesignated Piper J-5 . Development . When Piper dropped the J- designation system in exchange for the PA- system , the J-5C became the PA-12 `` Super Cruiser '' . The earlier J-5s had been powered by either a Lycoming O-235 or a Lycoming O-145 . The newer PA-12 model was initially powered by a Lycoming O-235-C engine , was fully cowled , and had a metal spar wing with two 19 gallon fuel tanks . A Lycoming O-235-C1 engine rated at for takeoff was optional . The prototype `` NX41561 '' was converted from a J-5C and first flew from Lock Haven , Pennsylvania , on 29 October 1945 . The first production model followed on 22 February 1946 and quantity production continued until the last example of 3760 built was completed on 18 March 1948 . The PA-12 is approved for wheels , skis , floats and also for crop spraying . Cockpit accommodation is provided for the pilot in the front seat and two passengers in the rear seat , side-by-side . Unlike the J-3 Cub the PA-12 is flown solo from the front seat . Operational use . Many PA-12s have been modified with larger engines . Wing flaps and a metal-skin fuselage can be added as modifications . In 1947 , two PA-12s , named `` City of Washington '' and `` City of the Angels '' , flew around the world . The worst mechanical failure they suffered was a cracked tailwheel . The `` City of Washington '' currently resides at the Boeing Aviation Hangar , part of the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly , Virginia . The `` City of the Angels '' is on display at the Piper Aviation Museum in Lock Haven , Pennsylvania . PA-12s have been exported to a number of countries including Belgium , Canada , France , Ireland , Netherlands , Switzerland and the United Kingdom . Many PA-12s are still flown by private pilot owners and the type is commonly seen in North America . In November 2009 there were still 1688 registered in the USA and 229 in Canada .
Spain at the 1971 European Athletics Championships . Spain competed at the 1971 European Athletics Championships in Helsinki , Finland , from 10–15 August 1971 . For the first time ever , Spain sent female athletes to the European Championships .
Dicipivirus . `` Dicipivirus '' is a genus of viruses in the order Picornavirales , in the family Picornaviridae . Dog serve as natural hosts . There is currently only one species in this genus : the type species `` Cadicivirus A '' . Structure . Viruses in Dicipivirus are non-enveloped , with icosahedral , spherical , and round geometries , and T=pseudo3 symmetry . The diameter is around 30 nm . Genomes are linear and non-segmented , around 8.8kb in length . The genome has 2 open reading frames . Life cycle . Viral replication is cytoplasmic . Entry into the host cell is achieved by attachment of the virus to host receptors , which mediates endocytosis . Replication follows the positive stranded RNA virus replication model . Positive stranded RNA virus transcription is the method of transcription . The virus exits the host cell by lysis , and viroporins . Dogs serve as the natural host .
Sport in Korea . Korea has traditional sports of its own , as well as sports from different cultures and countries . Traditional sport . There are various forms of folk dancing still practiced in Korea . Although not commonly considered a sport , traditional mask dance drama is physically demanding . Kite flying ( Yeon Nalligi ) is considered a sport in East Asia . Kites are flown during the first few days of the Lunar New Year and Chuseok . It is not , however , a major league sport as it is in Thailand . The traditional Korean kite is made of bamboo sticks and traditional Korean paper . Bull fighting ( Huangso Ssaum ) in Korea features two bulls fighting each other . The bulls butt heads and attempt to push the opponent backwards . The first bull to move backwards loses the game . Many people tip on bulls that they think are going to win . The owner of a bull named Glamorous made 1.2 million dollars from tipping alone . Korean wrestling ( Ssireum ) is similar to Sumo wrestling from Japan . Korean wrestling is played in a sandy ring , and the contender who throws his opponent to the ground wins a point .
Democratic Party presidential primaries , 1956 . The 1956 Democratic presidential primaries were the selection process by which voters of the Democratic Party chose its nominee for President of the United States in the 1956 U.S. presidential election . Former Illinois Governor Adlai Stevenson was selected as the nominee through a series of primary elections and caucuses culminating in the 1956 Democratic National Convention held from August 13 to August 17 , 1956 , in Chicago , Illinois . This was the party 's second consecutive nomination of Stevenson . Primary race . Estes Kefauver sought the Democratic presidential nomination , as he had in 1952 . Initially , he again won some Democratic Party presidential primaries . In the March 13 , 1956 New Hampshire presidential primary , Kefauver defeated Stevenson , his only formidable opponent for the nomination , by a margin of 21,701 to 3,806 . A week later , Kefauver defeated Stevenson in the March 20 , 1956 Minnesota presidential primary , winning 245,885 votes compared to Stevenson 's 186,723 votes . Kefauver was also victorious in the Wisconsin presidential primary . By April 1956 , `` it appeared that Kefauver was on his way to a primary sweep matching the spectacular performance in 1952 . '' Stevenson , however , was able to defeat Kefauver in the 1956 Oregon , Florida and California primaries and , overall , and ultimately won more primary votes than Kefauver before being re-nominated as the Democratic presidential nominee at the 1956 Democratic national convention .
Radha Poovendran . Radha Poovendran from the University of Washington , Seattle , WA was named Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers ( IEEE ) in 2015 for `` contributions to security in cyber-physical systems '' .
Eric Radcliffe . Eric Radcliffe ( often credited as E.C . Radcliffe ) is a recording engineer and producer who worked with new wave and synthpop bands in the early 1980s in Basildon , England . He later became owner of Blackwing Studios . Background . When I was about fifteen the group I was in was booked into a four-track studio to do some demos , and I got a taste for recording then . I got an Akai reel-to-reel at home and I built a studio in the front room , with multi-core cable running into my bedroom which acted as the control room ... it snowballed ... eventually I was able to afford an eight-track Teac and it was with that machine that I came up to London and set-up the studio here , which I called Blackwing and it took off in earnest ... We often combine more than one [ device ] to create a sound . One particular one that sticks in my memory is the snare-drum sound on Yazoo 's `` Do n't Go '' , I did that using the Lexicon 224 and 224x [ reverbs ] ganged together . We came across that sound entirely by accident , but then again , in the final analysis I think you discover almost everything by accident , just by fiddling around . After Yazoo , Radcliffe and Yazoo-songwriter Vince Clarke continued to work together . As The Assembly they released the single `` Never Never '' with singer Feargal Sharkey in the autumn of 1983 . Clarke and Radcliffe also founded the record company Reset Records , and released singles with Robert Marlow . I count myself fortunate and privileged to have worked with such a talented team . I remember that we had to build a studio in my house ( in about ten days ) to complete the recording of `` Upstairs at Eric 's '' because Blackwing Studios London was fully booked . My mother provided us all with her famous `` egg and chips '' and also appeared on the record . Wonderful days !
Mary Wells Morris . Mary Wells Morris born September 4 , 1764 and died November 6 , 1819 ( age 55 ) is the person that Wellsboro , Pennsylvania is named after . She was born in Burlington County , New Jersey . She moved to Tioga County with her husband Benjamin , her son Samuel , and her daughter Rebecca . They were Philadelphia Quakers . They became the first residents of the Wellsboro . She remained in Wellsboro until she died on November 6 , 1819 ; she is buried with her husband in the Wellsboro Cemetery . Recently a life-size bronze statue was erected in her honor . Despite not finding any remaining images of Mary Wells , the designers of the statue crafted a likeness based on surviving images of her mother .
Digastric fossa of Mandible . The digastric fossa of the mandible is an anatomical structure which occupies a space on the inner surface of the inferior border of the body of the mandible , near the midline bilaterally .
Shepton Mallet ( High Street ) railway station . Shepton Mallet ( High Street ) was a railway station on the East Somerset Railway , serving the town of Shepton Mallet in the English county of Somerset . The station opened in 1858 as the interim western terminus of the line from the Wilts , Somerset and Weymouth Railway at Witham ( Somerset ) . In 1862 , the East Somerset line was extended westwards to Wells and in 1878 a junction was made in Wells with the Cheddar Valley Railway that enabled through running between Witham and Yatton . By this time the line had been taken over entirely by the Great Western Railway . For most of its life , the station was known simply as `` Shepton Mallet '' , the larger title coming into use in 1949 to differentiate the station in the British Railways era from the town 's other station on the unconnected Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway . The S & DJR station , less conveniently situated for the town centre , had been known as Shepton Mallet ( Charlton Road ) since 1883 . Due to the reviews of the Beeching Axe , the station closed to passenger traffic with the withdrawal of services between Yatton and Witham on 9 September 1963 . Goods traffic ceased within a year , though goods trains continued to pass through until 1969 with stone from a nearby quarry . The station building survived as a depot for a cleaning company for some years . After it was decided to clear the site for redevelopment , the station building was dismantled in 2008 for use by the East Somerset Railway for a planned 'new ' station at Shepton Mallet .
Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 . The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 ( Division A of ) , commonly referred to as a bailout of the U.S. financial system , is a law enacted subsequently to the subprime mortgage crisis authorizing the United States Secretary of the Treasury to spend up to $ 700 billion to purchase distressed assets , especially mortgage-backed securities , and supply cash directly to banks . The funds for purchase of distressed assets were mostly redirected to inject capital into banks and other financial institutions while the Treasury continued to examine the usefulness of targeted asset purchases . Both foreign and domestic banks are included in the program . The Act was proposed by Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson during the global financial crisis of 2008 and signed into law by President George W. Bush on October 3 , 2008 . History . The legislation had its origin in early 2008 , Secretary of the Treasury Henry Paulson directed two of his aides , Neel Kashkari and Phillip Swagel , to write a plan to recapitalize the U.S. financial system in case of total collapse . The plan , which was also presented to Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke , called for the U.S. government to purchase about $ 500 billion in distressed assets from financial institutions . The original proposal was submitted to the United States House of Representatives , with the purpose of purchasing bad assets , reducing uncertainty regarding the worth of the remaining assets , and restoring confidence in the credit markets . The bill was then expanded and put forth as an amendment to . The amendment was rejected via a vote of the House of Representatives on September 29 , 2008 , voting 205–228 . Supporters of the plan argued that the market intervention called for by the plan was vital to prevent further erosion of confidence in the U.S. credit markets and that failure to act could lead to an economic depression . Opponents objected to the plan 's cost and rapidity , pointing to polls that showed little support among the public for `` bailing out '' Wall Street investment banks , claimed that better alternatives were not considered , and that the Senate forced passage of the unpopular version through the opposing house by `` sweetening '' the bailout package . On October 1 , 2008 , the Senate debated and voted on an amendment to H.R . 1424 , which substituted a newly revised version of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 for the language of H.R . 1424 . The Senate accepted the amendment and passed the entire amended bill , voting 74–25 . Additional unrelated provisions added an estimated $ 150 billion to the cost of the package and increased the length of the bill to 451 pages . ( `` See '' Public Law 110-343 for details on the added provisions . ) The amended version of H.R . 1424 was sent to the House for consideration , and on October 3 , the House voted 263–171 to enact the bill into law . President George W. Bush signed the bill into law within hours of its congressional enactment , creating the $ 700 billion Troubled Asset Relief Program ( TARP ) to purchase failing bank assets . On October 8 , the British announced their bank rescue package consisting of funding , debt guarantees and infusing capital into banks via preferred stock . This model was closely followed by the rest of Europe , as well as the U.S Government , who on the October 14 announced a $ 250bn ( £143bn ) Capital Purchase Program to buy stakes in a wide variety of banks in an effort to restore confidence in the sector . The money came from the $ 700bn Troubled Asset Relief Program . Over the next six months , TARP was dwarfed by other guarantees and lending limits ; analysis by Bloomberg found the Federal Reserve had , by March 2009 , committed $ 7.77 trillion to rescuing the financial system , more than half the value of everything produced in the U.S. that year . Economic background . After the freeing up of world capital markets in the 1970s and the repeal of the Glass–Steagall Act in 1999 , the banking practices ( mostly Greenspan inspired `` self-regulation '' ) along with monetized subprime mortgages sold as no risk investments , reached a critical stage during September 2008 , characterized by severely contracted liquidity in the global credit markets and insolvency threats to investment banks and other institutions . In response , the U.S. government announced a series of comprehensive steps to address the problems , following a series of `` one-off '' or `` case-by-case '' decisions to intervene or not , such as the $ 85 billion liquidity facility for American International Group on September 16 , the federal takeover of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac , and the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers . Paulson proposal . U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson proposed a plan under which the U.S. Treasury would acquire up to $ 700 billion worth of mortgage-backed securities . The plan was immediately backed by President George W. Bush and negotiations began with leaders in the U.S. Congress to draft appropriate legislation . Consultations among Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson , Chairman of the Federal Reserve Ben Bernanke , U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission chairman Christopher Cox , congressional leaders , and President Bush , moved forward efforts to draft a proposal for a comprehensive solution to the problems created by illiquid assets . News of the coming plan resulted in some stock , bond , and currency markets stability on September 19 , 2008 . The proposal called for the federal government to buy up to US $ 700 billion of illiquid mortgage-backed securities with the intent to increase the liquidity of the secondary mortgage markets and reduce potential losses encountered by financial institutions owning the securities . The draft proposal was received favorably by investors in the stock market , but caused the U.S. dollar to fall against gold , the Euro , and petroleum . The plan was not immediately approved by Congress ; debate and amendments were seen as likely before the plan was to receive legislative enactment . Throughout the week of September 20 , 2008 , there was contentious wrangling among members of Congress over the terms and scope of the bailout , amplified by continued failures of institutions like Washington Mutual , and the upcoming November 4 national election . The plan was introduced on September 20 , by Paulson . Named the Troubled Asset Relief Program , but also known as the Paulson Proposal or Paulson Plan , it should not be confused with Paulson 's earlier 212-page plan , the `` Blueprint for a Modernized Financial Regulatory Reform '' , that was released on March 31 , 2008 . The proposal was only three pages long , intentionally short on details to facilitate quick passage by Congress . Mortgage asset purchases . A key part of the proposal is the federal government 's plan to buy up to $ 700 billion of illiquid mortgage-backed securities ( MBS ) with the intent to increase the liquidity of the secondary mortgage markets and reduce potential losses encountered by financial institutions owning the securities . The draft proposal of the plan was received favorably by investors in the stock market . This plan can be described as a risky investment , as opposed to an expense . The MBS within the scope of the purchase program have rights to the cash flows from the underlying mortgages . As such , the initial outflow of government funds to purchase the MBS would be offset by ongoing cash inflows represented by the monthly mortgage payments . Further , the government eventually may be able to sell the assets , though whether at a gain or loss will remain to be seen . While incremental borrowing to obtain the funds necessary to purchase the MBS may add to the United States public debt , the net effect will be considerably less as the incremental debt will be offset to a large extent by the MBS assets . A key challenge would be valuing the purchase price of the MBS , which is a complex exercise subject to a multitude of variables related to the housing market and the credit quality of the underlying mortgages . The ability of the government to offset the purchase price ( through mortgage collections over the long-run ) depends on the valuation assigned to the MBS at the time of purchase . For example , Merrill Lynch wrote down the value of its MBS to approximately 22 cents on the dollar in Q2 2008 . Whether the government is ultimately able to resell the assets above the purchase price or will continue to merely collect the mortgage payments is an open item . On February 10 , 2009 , the newly confirmed Secretary of the Treasury Timothy Geithner outlined his plan to use the $ 300 billion or so dollars remaining in the TARP funds . He mentioned that the U.S. Treasury and Federal Reserve wanted to help fund private investors to buy toxic assets from banks , but few details have yet been released . There is still some scepticism about the premise that taxpayers can buy troubled assets without having to overpay . Oppenheimer & Company analyst Meridith Whitney argues that banks will not sell bad assets at fair market values because they are reluctant to take asset write downs . Removing toxic assets would also reduce the volatility of banks ' stock prices . Because stock is a call option on a firm 's assets , this lost volatility will hurt the stock price of distressed banks . Therefore , such banks will only sell toxic assets at above market prices . On April 6 , 2008 , the State Foreclosure Prevention Working Group reported that the pace of foreclosures exceeded the capacity of homeowner rescue programs , such as the Hope Now Alliance , in the first quarter of 2008 . Sweeping powers . The original plan would have granted the Secretary of the Treasury unlimited power to spend , proofing his or her actions against congressional or judicial review . Section 8 of the Paulson proposal states : `` Decisions by the Secretary pursuant to the authority of this Act are non-reviewable and committed to agency discretion , and may not be reviewed by any court of law or any administrative agency . '' This provision was not included in the final version . Potential effects . The maximum cost of a $ 700 billion bailout would be $ 2,295 estimated cost per American ( based on an estimate of 305 million Americans ) , or $ 4,635 per working American ( based on an estimate of 151 million in the work force ) . The bulk of this money would be spent to purchase mortgage backed securities , ultimately backed by American homeowners , which possibly could be sold later at a profit , by the government . Economist Michael Hudson predicted that the bailout would cause hyperinflation and dollar collapse . However , there is no persuasive evidence of prices rising and the U.S. Dollar Index has actually risen to higher levels than before the plan 's announcement . Indeed , during the week before and after the EESA was agreed , investment bank UBS was continually flatly rejecting that bailouts such as these were inflationary , emphasizing instead that they were anti-deflationary , not inflationary . The 2008 federal budget submitted by the president is $ 2.9 trillion , meaning a $ 700 billion bailout would constitute a 24 % increase to $ 3.6 trillion , which would exceed the $ 3.1 trillion 2009 budget . The total government commitment and proposed commitments so far in its current and proposed bailouts is reportedly $ 1 trillion compared to the $ 14 trillion United States economy . Government officials . Regarding the $ 700 billion number , `` Forbes.com '' quoted a Treasury spokeswoman : `` It 's not based on any particular data point . We just wanted to choose a really large number . '' Journalists . According to CNBC commentator Jim Cramer , large corporations , institutions , and wealthy investors were pulling their money out of bank money market funds , in favor of government-backed Treasury bills . Cramer called it `` an invisible run on the banks , '' one that has no lines in the lobby but pushes banks to the breaking point nonetheless . As a bank 's capital reserve of deposits evaporate , so too does its ability to lend and correspondingly make money . `` The lack of confidence inspired by Lehman 's demise , the general poor health of many banks , this is going to turn this into an intractable moment , '' Cramer said , `` if someone in the government does n't start pushing for more deposit insurance . '' Reaction to the initial proposal . Skepticism regarding the plan occurred early on in the House . Many members of Congress , including the House of Representatives , did not support the plan initially , mainly conservative free-market Republicans and liberal anti-corporate Democrats . Alabama Republican Spencer Bachus has called the proposal `` a gun to our head . '' Immediate market reactions . On September 19 , 2008 , when news of the bailout proposal emerged , the U.S. stock market rose by 3 % . Foreign stock markets also surged , and foreign currencies corrected slightly , after having dropped earlier in the month . The value of the U.S. dollar dropped compared to other world currencies after the plan was announced . The front end oil futures contract spiked more than $ 25 a barrel during the day Monday September 22 , ending the day up over $ 16 . This was a record for the biggest one-day gain . However , there are other factors that caused the massive spike in oil prices . Traders who got `` caught '' at the end of the October contract session were forced to purchase oil in large batches to cover themselves , adding to the surge in prices . Further out , oil futures contracts rose by about $ 5 per barrel . Mortgage rates increased following the news of the bailout plan . The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 5.78 % in the week before the plan was announced ; for the week ending September 25 , the average rate was 6.09 % , still far below the average rate during the early 1990s recession , when it topped 9.0 % . Potential conflict of interest . There was concern that the current plan created a conflict of interest for Paulson . Paulson was a former CEO of Goldman Sachs , which stood to benefit from the bailout . Paulson had hired Goldman executives as advisors and Paulson 's former advisors had joined banks that were also to benefit from the bailout . Furthermore , the original proposal exempted Paulson from judicial oversight . Thus , there was concern that former illegal activity by a financial institution or its executives might be hidden . The Treasury staff member responsible for administering the bailout funds was Neel Kashkari , a former vice-president at Goldman Sachs . In the Senate , Senator Judd Gregg ( R-NH ) was the leading Republican author of the TARP program while he had a multimillion-dollar investment in the Bank of America . The public . Protests opposing the bailout occurred in over 100 cities across the United States on Thursday September 25 . Grassroots group TrueMajority said its members organized over 251 events in more than 41 states . The largest gathering has been in New York City , where more than 1,000 protesters gathered near the New York Stock Exchange along with labor union members organized by New York Central Labor Council . Other grassroots groups have planned rallies to protest against the bailout , while outraged citizens continue to express their opposition online through blogs and dedicated web sites . Politicians . Supporters of the plan included presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain , and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown . Critics included Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee , Congressman Ron Paul , Libertarian presidential candidate Bob Barr , and Senators Christopher Dodd , Richard Shelby , and Jim Bunning . In a `` Wall Street Journal '' opinion piece , Senator Hillary Clinton advocated addressing the rate of mortgage defaults and foreclosures that ignited this crisis , not just bailing out Wall Street firms : `` If we do not take action to address the crisis facing borrowers , we 'll never solve the crisis facing lenders . '' She proposed a new Home Owners ' Loan Corporation ( HOLC ) , similar to that used after the Depression and which was launched in 1933 . The new HOLC was to administer a national program to help homeowners refinance their mortgages . She also called for a moratorium on foreclosures and freezing of rate hikes in adjustable-rate mortgages . Barack Obama , the Democratic presidential candidate , said that any bailout had to include plans to recover the money , protect working families and big financial institutions , and be crafted to prevent such a crisis from happening again . Financiers . Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan supported the Paulson plan . Investor Warren Buffett says he could put in $ 10B plus $ 90B nonrecourse debt ; that is , without having to repay beyond $ 10B if mortgages did not repay . ( This is 10 to 1 leverage , 10 times upside with 1 times downside . ) He also said that the government should pay market price , which may be below the carry value . Buffett says `` I would think they might insist on the directors of the institutions that participate in this program waiving all director 's fees for a couple of years . They should , maybe , eliminate bonuses . '' Buffett says `` ... if someone wants to sell a hundred billion of these instruments to the Treasury , let them sell two or three billion in the market and then have the Treasury match that ... . You do n't want the Treasury to be a patsy . '' Mr. Buffett 's company owns financial companies which will benefit directly or indirectly . Investor George Soros opposed the original Paulson plan : `` Mr Paulson 's proposal to purchase distressed mortgage-related securities poses a classic problem of asymmetric information . The securities are hard to value but the sellers know more about them than the buyer : in any auction process the Treasury would end up with the dregs . The proposal is also rife with latent conflict of interest issues . Unless the Treasury overpays for the securities , the scheme would not bring relief . '' – but called Barack Obama 's list of conditions for the plan `` the right principles '' . Other critics included Carl Icahn Jim Rogers , and William Seidman . Seidman compared the bailout with action he and his team at the Resolution Trust Corporation took during the savings and loan crisis of the 1980s : `` What we did , we took over the bank , nationalized it , fired the management , took out the bad assets and put a good bank back in the system . '' Alternative proposals . Suggested alternative approaches to address the issues underlying the financial crisis include : mortgage assistance proposals try to increase the value of the asset base while limiting the disruption of foreclosure ; bank recapitalization through equity investment by the government ; asset liquidity approaches to engage market mechanisms for valuing troubled assets ; and financial market reforms promoting transparency and conservatism to restore trust by market investors . Monetary consensus reform . This process consisted of nationalizing most of the private industries . The short-term effects were evidently costly , but the beneficiary repercussions were vastly favorable to a sustainable economic future . According to Jon Daemon , the proposal was dismissed by bureaucrats and lobbyist in accordance to the private banks and federal reserve dispatchers . Legislative history . Over the weekend ( September 27–28 ) , Congress continued to develop the proposal . That next Monday , the House put the resulting effort , the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 , to a vote . It did not pass . US stock markets dropped 8 percent , the largest percentage drop since Black Monday in 1987 . First House vote , September 29 . Just after midnight Sunday , September 28 , leaders of the Senate and House , along with Treasury Secretary Paulson , announced a tentative deal had been reached to permit the government purchase of up to $ 700 billion in mortgage backed securities to provide liquidity to the security holders , and to stabilize U.S. financial firms and markets . The bill was made final later that Monday morning . A debate and vote was scheduled for the House for Monday , September 29 , to be followed by a Senate debate on Wednesday . In an early morning news conference , on Monday September 29 , President George W. Bush expressed confidence that the bill would pass Congress , and that it would provide relief to the U.S. economy . A number of House Republicans remained opposed to the deal and intended to vote against it . That same day , the legislation for the bailout was put before the United States House of Representatives and failed 205–228 , with one not voting . Democrats voted 140–95 in favor of the legislation , while Republicans voted 133–65 against it . During the legislative session , at the conclusion of the vote , the presiding chair declared the measure , HR3997 , to be unfinished business . House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said at a press conference after the vote : `` The legislation has failed . The crisis has not gone away . We must continue to work in a bipartisan manner . '' Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd , a Connecticut Democrat , appearing at a joint press conference with Senator Judd Gregg , a New Hampshire Republican , said a bailout plan could still pass Congress . Dodd said : `` We do n't intend to leave here without the job being done . While it may take another few days , we 're confident that can happen . '' Market reaction to September 29 vote . Following the House vote , the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped over 777 points in a single day , its largest single-day point drop until 2018 . The $ 1.2 trillion loss in market value received much media attention , although it still does not rank among the index 's ten largest drops in percentage terms . The S & P lost 8.8 % , its seventh worst day in percentage terms and its worst day since Black Monday in 1987 . The NASDAQ composite also had its worst day since Black Monday , losing 9.1 % in its third worst day ever . The TED spread , the difference between what banks charge each other for a three-month loan and what the Treasury charges , hit a 26-year high of 3.58 % ; a higher rate for inter bank loans than Treasury loans is a sign that banks fear that their fellow banks wo n't be able to pay off their debts . Meanwhile , the price of U.S. light crude oil for November delivery fell $ 10.52 to $ 96.37 a barrel , its second largest one-day drop ever , on expectations of an economic slowdown reducing oil consumption and demand . The Dow Jones industrial average recovered 485 points or about 62 % of the entire loss the very next day . Markets which had expected the bill to pass and had moved on to debating whether it would be sufficient were already skittish after news that Wachovia Bank was being bought out by Citigroup to avoid collapse . The events were compounded by news from Europe that Dutch-Belgian Fortis Bank was given a $ 16.4 billion lifeline to avoid collapse , failing British bank Bradford & Bingley was nationalized , and Germany extended banking and real estate giant Hypo Real Estate billions to ensure its survival . Later in October , after the bill had been passed , the Dow Jones Industrial Average would drop by more in percentage terms , and market volatility remained at historically high levels , as measured by the VIX . Senate vote October 1 . On Wednesday evening , October 1 , 2008 , the Senate debated and voted on a revised version of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 ( EESA 2008 ) . The legislation was framed as an amendment to HR1424 , substituting the entire bill with the newly revised text of the EESA 2008 . ( the amendment being the text of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 ) Senate Committee on Banking , Housing and Urban Affairs ( CBHUA ) ( October 1 , 2008 ) ( Retrieved October 1 , 2008 ) See also the Senate CBHUA web page The amendment was approved by a 74–25 vote , and the entire bill was also passed by the same margin , 74–25 ( R : 34-15 , D : 40-10 ) . Only cancer-stricken Senator Ted Kennedy did not vote . Under the legislative rule for the bill , sixty votes were required to approve the amendment and the bill . A House leader accused the Senate of legislating `` by blunt force '' without public consent . Describing the Senate 's reason for passing the bill , former Senator Evan Bayh `` described a scene from 2008 where Ben Bernanke warned senators that the sky would collapse if the banks were n't rescued . 'We looked at each other , ' said Bayh , 'and said , okay , what do we need . ' '' Second House vote , October 3 . The revised HR1424 was received from the Senate by the House , and on October 3 , it voted 263-171 to enact the bill into law . Democrats voted 172 to 63 in favor of the legislation , while Republicans voted 108 to 91 against it ; overall , 33 Democrats and 24 Republicans who had previously voted against the bill supported it on the second vote . President Bush signed the bill into law within hours of its enactment , creating a $ 700 billion dollar Treasury fund to purchase failing bank assets . The revised plan left the $ 700 billion bailout intact and appended a stalled tax bill . The law has three major divisions , Division A : the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 ; Division B : Energy Improvement and Extension Act of 2008 , and Division C : the Tax Extenders and Alternative Minimum Tax Relief Act of 2008 . The tax part of the law has provisions that will have a net expenditure of $ 100 billion over 10 years . It had been stalled due to a disagreement between Democrats that did not want to increase spending without a corresponding increase in taxes and Republicans , who were adamantly opposed to any tax increases . Key items in the legislation . On October 3 , 2008 , the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act became law with the signing of Public Law 110-343 , which included the act . Below is a list of key items and how the legislation deals with them . Interest on bank deposits held by the Federal Reserve . SEC . 128 . ACCELERATION OF EFFECTIVE DATE . The Federal Reserve will continue to take a leadership role with respect to liquidity in our markets . It is committed to using all of the tools at its disposal to provide the increased liquidity that is now required for the effective functioning of financial markets . In this regard , the authority to pay interest on reserves that was provided by EESA is essential , because it allows the Federal Reserve to expand its balance sheet as necessary to support financial stability while conducting a monetary policy that promotes the Federal Reserve 's macroeconomic objectives of maximum employment and stable prices . The Federal Reserve and the Treasury Department are consulting with market participants on ways to provide additional support for term unsecured funding markets . Reactions to the change were mixed , with banks generally approving of their new ability to earn high interest without risk on funds that they would otherwise need to use to extend credit in order to make a profit for their shareholders , while those involved in the commercial paper markets , the primary and secondary sectors of the goods and services economy , shipping , and others depending on the liquidity of credit from banks were more skeptical of the further pressure against credit availability in the midst of the ongoing credit liquidity crisis . The day after the change was announced , on October 7 , Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke expressed some confusion about it , saying , `` We 're not quite sure what we have to pay in order to get the market rate , which includes some credit risk , up to the target . We 're going to experiment with this and try to find what the right spread is . '' The Fed adjusted the rate on October 22 , after the initial rate they set October 6 failed to keep the benchmark U.S. overnight interest rate close to their policy target , and again on November 5 for the same reason . Beginning December 18 , the Fed directly established interest rates paid on required reserve balances and excess balances instead of specifying them with a formula based on the target federal funds rate . The government issued $ 400 billion of short-term debt intended to help replace the $ 1.8 trillion commercial paper market which was wiped out by the change , ( exacerbated by money market funds ' sudden refusal to support commercial paper as well ) but the world economy began to deflate as international shipping , dependent on commercial paper , slowed in some regions to a few percent of levels prior to the change . The FDIC announced a new program on October 14 , under which newly issued senior unsecured debt issued on or before June 30 , 2009 , would be fully protected in the event the issuing institution subsequently fails , or its holding company files for bankruptcy . The FDIC program is expected to cover about $ 1.4 trillion of bank debt . Those expenditures pale in comparison to the lost tax revenues worldwide resulting from decreasing economic activity due to damage to the short-term commercial paper and associated credit markets . On January 7 , 2009 , the Federal Open Market Committee decided that , `` the size of the balance sheet and level of excess reserves would need to be reduced . '' On January 13 , Ben Bernanke said , `` In principle , the interest rate the Fed pays on bank reserves should set a floor on the overnight interest rate , as banks should be unwilling to lend reserves at a rate lower than they can receive from the Fed . In practice , the federal funds rate has fallen somewhat below the interest rate on reserves in recent months , reflecting the very high volume of excess reserves , the inexperience of banks with the new regime , and other factors . However , as excess reserves decline , financial conditions normalize , and banks adapt to the new regime , we expect the interest rate paid on reserves to become an effective instrument for controlling the federal funds rate . '' The same day , `` Financial Week '' said Mr. Bernanke admitted that a huge increase in banks ' excess reserves is stifling the Fed 's monetary policy moves and its efforts to revive private sector lending . On January 15 , Chicago Fed president and Federal Open Market Committee member Charles Evans said , `` once the economy recovers and financial conditions stabilize , the Fed will return to its traditional focus on the federal funds rate . It also will have to scale back the use of emergency lending programs and reduce the size of the balance sheet and level of excess reserves . 'Some of this scaling back will occur naturally as market conditions improve on account of how these programs have been designed . Still , financial market participants need to be prepared for the eventual dismantling of the facilities that have been put in place during the financial turmoil , ' he said . '' At the end of January 2009 , excess reserve balances at the Fed stood at $ 793 billion but less than two weeks later on February 11 , total reserve balances had fallen to $ 603 billion . On April 1 , reserve balances had again increased to $ 806 billion , and late November 2009 , they stood at $ 1.16 trillion . Management of the Troubled Asset Relief Program . The bill authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to establish the Troubled Assets Relief Program to purchase troubled assets from financial institutions . The Office of Financial Stability is created within the Treasury Department as the agency through which the Secretary will run the program . The Secretary is required to consult with the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System , the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation , the Comptroller of the Currency , the Director of the Office of Thrift Supervision , and the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development when running the program . Funding . The bill authorizes $ 700 billion for the program . The Treasury Secretary has immediate access to the first $ 250 billion . Following that , an additional $ 100 billion can be authorized by the President . For the last $ 350 billion , the President must notify Congress of the intention to grant the additional funding to the Treasury ; Congress then has 15 days to pass a resolution disallowing the authority . If Congress fails to pass a resolution opposing the funding within 15 days , or if the resolution passes , but is vetoed by the President , and Congress does not have enough votes to override the veto , the Treasury will receive the final $ 350 billion . Government equity interests in participating firms . The Treasury Secretary is required to obtain a financial warrant guaranteeing the right to purchase non-voting stock or , if the company is unable to issue a warrant , senior debt from any firm participating in the program . The Secretary is allowed to make a de minimis exception to the rule , but that exception may not exceed $ 100 million . Executive pay limits . If the Treasury purchases assets directly from a company , and also receives a meaningful equity or debt position in that company , the company is not allowed to offer incentives that encourage `` unnecessary and excessive risks '' to its senior executives ( that is , the top five executives ) . Also , the company is prohibited from making golden parachute payments to a senior executive . Both of these prohibitions expire when the Treasury no longer holds an equity or debt position in that company . The company also is given `` clawback '' permission ; that is , the opportunity to recover senior executive bonus or incentive pay based on earnings , gains , or other data that proves to be inaccurate . If the Treasury purchases assets via auction , and that purchase exceeds $ 300 million , any new employment contract for a senior officer may not include a golden parachute provision in the case of involuntary termination , bankruptcy filing , insolvency , or receivership . This prohibition only applies to future contracts ; golden parachutes already in place will remain unaffected . In either scenario , no limits are placed on executive salary , and existing golden parachutes will not be altered . Foreclosure avoidance and homeowner assistance . For mortgages involved in assets purchased by the Treasury Department , the Treasury Secretary is required to ( 1 ) implement a plan that seeks to maximize assistance for homeowners , and ( 2 ) encourage the servicers of the underlying mortgages to take advantage of the HOPE for Homeowners Program of the National Housing Act or other available programs to minimize foreclosures . Furthermore , the Secretary is allowed to use loan guarantees and credit enhancements to encourage loan modifications to avert foreclosure . The bill does not provide a mechanism to change the terms of a mortgage without the consent of any company holding a stake in that mortgage . Section 110 : Assistance to Homeowners of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 `` requires federal entities that hold mortgages and mortgage-backed securities to develop plans to minimize foreclosures '' . This $ 24 billion asset detoxification plan was requested by Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Chair Sheila Bair , but the Treasury did not use the provision . `` The primary purpose of the bill was to protect our financial system from collapse , '' Secretary Henry Paulson told the House Financial Services Committee , `` The rescue package was not intended to be an economic stimulus or an economic recovery package . '' Judicial review . The bill establishes that actions taken by the Treasury Secretary regarding this program are subject to judicial review , reversing the request for immunity made in the original Paulson proposal . Oversight . Several oversight mechanisms are established by the bill . Contractors were also used to help manage the TARP funds . A Congressional Oversight Panel is created by the bill to review the state of the markets , current regulatory system , and the Treasury Department 's management of the Troubled Asset Relief Program . The panel is required to report their findings to Congress every 30 days , counting from the first asset purchase made under the program . The panel must also submit a special report to Congress about regulatory reform on or before January 20 , 2009 . The Comptroller General ( director of the Government Accountability Office ) is required to monitor the performance of the program , and report findings to Congress every 60 days . The Comptroller General is also required to audit the program annually . The bill grants the Comptroller General access to all information , records , reports , data , etc . belonging to or in use by the program . The bill creates the Office of the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program , appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate . The Special Inspector General 's purpose is to monitor , audit and investigate the activities of the Treasury in the administration of the program , and report findings to Congress every quarter . FDIC insurance . From the date of enactment of the bill ( October 3 , 2008 ) until December 31 , 2009 , the amount of deposit insurance provided by the FDIC is increased from $ 100,000 to $ 250,000 . Budget-related provisions . Title II sets out guidelines for consultation and reporting between the Treasury Secretary , the Office of Management and Budget , and the Congressional Budget Office . Tax provisions . The bill makes the following changes to tax law . Administration of the law . CAMELS ratings are being used by the United States government to help it decide which banks to provide special help for and which to not as part of its capitalization program authorized by the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 . `` The New York Times '' states : `` The criteria being used to choose who gets money appears to be setting the stage for consolidation in the industry by favoring those most likely to survive '' because the criteria appears to favor the financially best off banks and banks too big to let fail . Some lawmakers are upset that the capitalization program will end up culling banks in their districts . Known aspects of the capitalization program `` suggest that the government may be loosely defining what constitutes healthy institutions . [ ... Banks ] that have been profitable over the last year are the most likely to receive capital . Banks that have lost money over the last year , however , must pass additional tests . [ ... ] They are also asking if a bank has enough capital and reserves to withstand severe losses to its construction loan portfolio , nonperforming loans and other troubled assets . '' Some banks received capital with the understanding the banks would try to find a merger partner . To receive capital under the program banks are also `` required to provide a specific business plan for the next two or three years and explain how they plan to deploy the capital . '' Effects on national debt . The United States annual budget deficit for fiscal year 2009 surpassed $ 1 trillion . The original Paulson proposal would lift the United States federal debt ceiling by $ 700 billion , to $ 11.3 trillion from the current $ 10.6 trillion . Other information . A review of investor presentations and conference calls by executives of some two dozen US-based banks by `` The New York Times '' found that `` few [ banks ] cited lending as a priority . An overwhelming majority saw the bailout program as a no-strings-attached windfall that could be used to pay down debt , acquire other businesses , or invest for the future . ''
Joe McCahey . Joe McCahey ( b.c . 1888 - March 12 , 1917 ) was an American champion jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing who won a national riding title in 1914 . A September 10 , 1915 article in the New York Times referred to McCahey as `` one of the foremost jockeys on the American turf '' and someone `` often referred to as the Hans Wagner of the turf . Joe McCahey died at age 29 from tuberculosis .
2015 in Laos . The following lists events that happened during 2015 in Laos .
Monarrhenus salicifolius . `` Monarrhenus salicifolius '' is a species of plant in the sunflower family found in rocky areas . It is endemic to the Mascarene Islands : Mauritius and Réunion .
Dominik Baumgartner . Dominik Baumgartner ( born 20 July 1996 ) is an Austrian footballer who plays for FC Wacker Innsbruck .
Saifoulaye Diallo . Saifoulaye Diallo ( 1 July 1923 – 25 September 1981 ) was a Guinean politician , lawmaker and cabinet member . Diallo served in the National Assembly of France from 1956 to 1958 . He was the political secretary of the ruling Democratic Party of Guinea and the `` de facto '' number-two statesman during the first five years of the Republic of Guinea . He served as President of the Territorial Assembly ( March 1957–1958 ) and President of the National Assembly ( 1958–1963 ) . In January 1963 , he entered the government as Minister of State and held various cabinet portfolios ( foreign affairs , finance , social services ) under President Ahmed Sékou Touré until his death in 1981 .
Peter Christopher ( author ) . Peter Christopher ( born 1948 , Cyprus ) is an Australian author and photographer who writes about shipwrecks and riverboats . He is also a Director of the not for profit organisation , Clipper Ship `` City of Adelaide '' Ltd ( CSCOAL ) , set up to save the 1864 clipper ship , `` City of Adelaide '' . Peter is the author of seven books , co-author of another and co-editor of another . Australia ’ s large collection of original operating paddle steamers has been the subject of three decades of research by Peter , and hence the subject of two of his seven books . Since 1967 , Peter has been an active scuba diver and volunteer maritime archaeologist who has visited and documented wrecks in South Australia ( SA ) in particular , but also around Australia . Peter 's contribution to maritime archaeology was recognised by an Award presented to him by the Australian Government in 1982 and by the award of a life membership by the Society for Underwater Historical Research in 2000 . In 1973 , Peter was a member of the South Australian Government 's inquiry into scuba diving deaths in fresh water sink-holes and underwater caves in the south east of SA . The Report of the Committee `` appointed to investigate safety precautions for Scuba Divers in Fresh Water Sink Holes and Underwater Caves '' which was presented to the Government in January 1974 essentially recommended non-legislative response to the problem . The subsequent voluntary program of regulation via diver training and certification has been carried out by the Cave Divers Association of Australia . The success of the program is evident with nearly four decades of low fatality cave diving following the implementation of the Report 's recommendations . Peter is not a full-time author ; he worked as a senior Trade Union official , with his role until mid June 2015 being the Chief Industrial Officer of the Public Service Association of South Australia . He retired to focus on a volunteer role developing a seaport village for the historic 1864 clipper ship `` City of Adelaide ' in Port Adelaide 's inner harbour .
Lovell ( crater ) . Lovell is a small lunar impact crater that lies across the eastern edge of the walled plain Apollo , on the far side of the Moon . It has a somewhat irregular shape , with outward bulges to the north and west . The rim is sharp-edged , with some slight wear along the northwestern bend . The featureless inner walls slope directly down to the uneven interior floor . Lovell crater is named after the American astronaut Jim Lovell , crew member of the Apollo 8 mission in 1968 , which was the first manned mission to the moon . Two nearby craters are named after the other two crew members , Frank Borman ( Borman crater ) and William Anders ( Anders crater ) . Satellite craters . By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to Lovell .
Dharmabad taluka . Dharmabad taluka is a taluka in Nanded district of Maharashtra an Indian state . Nanded district . There were 16 talukas in Nanded district as of November 2014 , viz . Nanded , Ardhapur , Bhokar , Biloli , Deglur , Dharmabad , Hadgaon , Himayatnagar , Kandhar , Kinwat , Loha , Mahur , Mudkhed , Mukhed , Naigaon , and Umri . In 1981 , there were eight talukas in the district , viz . Nanded , Hadgaon , Kinwat , Bhokar , Biloli , Deglur ( Degloor ) , Mukhed and Kandhar .
Vittorio Marcelli . Vittorio Marcelli ( born 3 June 1944 ) is a former Italian road cyclist . As an amateur he won one gold and three bronze medals at the world championship and Summer Olympic in 1967-68 . After that he turned professional and rode the 1970 Tour de France .
Daniel Levy ( political analyst ) . Daniel Levy is an Israeli political scientist , policy advisor and diplomat . He is the president of the Middle East Project . From 2012 to 2016 , he was Director for the Middle East and North Africa at the European Council on Foreign Relations . Prior to that he was a senior Fellow and Director of the New America Foundation ’ s Middle East Taskforce in Washington , D.C. and a Senior Fellow at The Century Foundation . Earlier he worked as an analyst for the International Crisis Group ’ s Middle East Program . Early life . Daniel Levy is the son of Michael Levy , a member of the House of Lords . Education . Levy was educated at The Haberdashers ' Aske 's Boys ' School , an independent school in Elstree in Hertfordshire , followed by King 's College at the University of Cambridge . He received his bachelors and masters degree with honors from King 's College . He was awarded prizes in Social and Political Science . He was the Anti-Racism Officer of Cambridge University Students Union from 1989 to 1990 , and between 1991 and 1994 , was Chairman of the World Union of Jewish Students . Life and career . Daniel Levy did his compulsory army service in the IDF as an NCO in the Liaison Office with the United Nations Forces based in the region and in the office of the Deputy Coordinator of Government Activities in the territories . Diplomatic career . Levy was the Director of Policy and International Efforts at Heskem , the Israeli headquarters of the joint non-governmental Israeli-Palestinian `` Geneva Initiative '' . Levy led the working-level Israeli negotiating team for over two years , and was the lead Israeli drafter of the Geneva Accord . Levy served as senior policy adviser to former Israeli Minister of Justice , Yossi Beilin , from March 2000 to March 2001 . In this capacity , he was responsible for coordinating policy on various aspects of the ministerial portfolio , including issues related to peace negotiations , the Palestinian minority in Israel , civil and human rights , representing the minister on governmental committees . During the Ehud Barak government , he worked in the Prime Minister 's Office as special adviser and head of the Jerusalem Affairs unit under Minister Haim Ramon . Levy was a member of the Israeli delegation to the Taba Summit with the Palestinians in January 2001 , and of the negotiating team for the `` Oslo 2 '' Agreement from May to September 1995 , under Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin . Career in think tanks . In 2003 , Levy worked as an analyst for the International Crisis Group Middle East Program , during which time he authored reports , including `` A Time To Lead – the International Community and the Middle East '' , `` Middle East Endgame – How a Comprehensive Peace Settlement Would Look '' , `` A Middle East Roadmap to Where ? `` , and `` Identity Crisis : Israel and its Arab Citizens '' He also worked for three years as projects director for the Economic Cooperation Foundation , a Tel Aviv based policy ‘ think-tank and do-tank ’ whose mission is to promote regional peace and stability in the Middle East . As of April 2008 , Levy is a member of J Street 's Advisory Council . In 2012 , he joined the European Council on Foreign Relations as director of the MENA programme , based in London .
Rufus Greene . Rufus Greene ( May 30 , 1707 - December 31 , 1777 ) was a noted American silversmith , and subsequently a wealthy Loyalist merchant , active in colonial Boston , Massachusetts . Greene was apprenticed to William Cowell , married Katherine Stanbridge on December 10 , 1728 , and worked from 1728 to 1749 as a silversmith . His account book notes : `` I Began or Sett up my Bisness October the 7:1728 and the Making of the things from that time to January the 1:1732 Came to £1624..6..0 . '' Together with his brother , Benjamin , he gradually expanded his interests as a land speculator and general merchant . By 1749 , deeds and contracts identify him as a merchant , though he may have sometimes continued to produce silver pieces . His daughter , Katharine Greene Amory , is known for the journal she kept during the American Revolution .
Willington , Connecticut . Willington is a town in Tolland County , Connecticut , United States . The population was 6,041 at the 2010 census . The Willimantic River borders the town on the west . Willington is about 25 miles northeast of Hartford on Interstate 84 , which also provides a connection to Boston , via the Massachusetts Turnpike . Providence , RI is accessible via U.S. Route 44 . Larger communities nearby include Coventry , Stafford , Tolland , and Willimantic . The University of Connecticut is located in adjacent Mansfield . A new public library ( formerly located within Hall Memorial School ) opened in autumn 2006 . Willington was incorporated in May 1727 . Geography . According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of , of which of it is land and of it ( 0.63 % ) is water . Civic associations . Willington is home to of the Boy Scouts of America . Troop 82 is a member of the Nipmuck District of the Connecticut Rivers Council . The Troop 's Scout Hall is on the town green . Demographics . As of the census of 2000 ( a 2010 census is available ) , there were 5,959 people , 2,353 households , and 1,437 families residing in the town . The population density was 179.1 people per square mile ( 69.2/km² ) . There were 2,429 housing units at an average density of 73.0 per square mile ( 28.2/km² ) . The racial makeup of the town was 94.06 % White , 0.97 % African American , 0.12 % Native American , 3.02 % Asian , 0.08 % Pacific Islander , 0.62 % from other races , and 1.12 % from two or more races . Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.81 % of the population . There were 2,423 households , of which 24.3 % had children under the age of 18 living with them , 49.3 % were married couples living together , 11.2 % were single householders with no spouse present ( 7.4 % female householder , 3.8 % male ) , and 39.5 % were non-families . 21.3 % of all households were made up of individuals and 5.7 % had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older . The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.92 . In the town , the population was spread out with 20.4 % under the age of 20 , 16.9 % from 20 to 24 , 21.3 % from 25 to 44 , 30.7 % from 45 to 64 , and 4.4 % who were 65 years of age or older . The median age was 38.3 years . The median income for a household in the town was $ 51,690 , and the median income for a family was $ 70,684 . Males had a median income of $ 41,250 versus $ 36,310 for females . The per capita income for the town was $ 27,062 . About 2.9 % of families and 13.3 % of the population were below the poverty line , including 4.0 % of those under age 18 and 3.1 % of those age 65 or over . Education . Elementary and middle school-aged residents attend schools in the Willington School District . High school-aged residents attend E. O. Smith High School of the Regional School District 19 . Popular culture . Willington was featured on the Fox science fiction show Fringe in Season 5 , Episode 9 ( Black Blotter ) .
SgBEAT . sgBEAT was a free social networking and micro-blogging service that allows users to send updates ( known as Beats ) through short messages or links , which can be up to 140 text characters in length . sgBEAT allows people to share moments of life easily on the Web through beats along with photographs and maps , it also allows people stay up to date with the latest happenings within their social circle from a single platform and at their own leisure . sgBEAT mainly used in Singapore . The service was discontinued since 2012 .
Jean de Vienne . Jean de Vienne ( 1341 – 25 September 1396 ) was a French knight , general and Admiral of France during the Hundred Years ' War . Early life . Jean de Vienne was born at Dole , in what is now Franche-Comté . As a nobleman , he started his military career at the age of 19 , and was made a knight at 21 . Career . By the age of 24 , de Vienne was made Captain-General for the Franche-Comté . In 1373 , Charles V made him `` Amiral de France '' . Working with determination , de Vienne reorganised the navy , started an important programme of construction , created an effective coast guard , navigation police , organised watches along the coasts , and attributed licences for building and selling of ships . Jean de Vienne was one of the first to understand that only by naval operations could serious harm be done to England . To this end he petitioned for strong support from the French monarchy and conducted several expeditions to Wight and the southern ports of England . Between 1381 and 1385 , de Vienne fought against the Flemish , notably during the Battle of Roosebeke . In pursuit of his dream of threatening the English at home , in 1385 he used a 180 ship fleet to land an army in Scotland with the intent of invading England , but the force had to withdraw . After Charles VI succeeded his father Charles V to the Throne of France , the navy was allowed to decay , since Charles VI did not share his father 's concern for naval affairs . Disappointed , de Vienne participated in the Barbary Crusade and joined in the crusade of King Sigismund of Hungary against the Turks . He was killed during the battle of Nicopolis , in Bulgaria .
Impact ( 2002 UK TV series ) . `` Impact '' ( also known as `` Tin Kickers '' ) is a two-part British television miniseries , written and created by Matthew Graham and Nigel McCrery , that was due for broadcast on ITV in January 2002 . The series , starring Hugh Bonneville , Iain Glen and Sarah Parish , follows a team of air accident investigators who look into the explosion of a commercial airliner over rural England . The series was filmed over the course of three weeks between 27 August and 17 September 2001 , with the majority of filming taking place on the Isle of Man , with additional filming in Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire . Following the 11 September 2001 attacks , the subject matter of the series was deemed to be too sensitive , and as a result , was never broadcast on British television . The series was first broadcast in Germany on 12 November 2003 as a single feature-length production , under the title `` Der mysteriöse Passagier '' . The series was also later broadcast in France in 2007 . Notably , the series has never been made available on DVD . Plot . Chief air crash investigator Marcus Hodge ( Iain Glen ) and his team consisting of Gaynor Crosswell ( Sarah Parish ) and Phil Epson ( Hugh Bonneville ) of the Air Accident Investigation Bureau are tasked with investigating a tragic plane crash involving Atlas Air Flight 231 , which explodes in the sky over rural England . As well as all 280 passengers on board losing their lives , a number of civilians on the ground are also killed . Marcus 's job is to sift through the wreckage of the downed aircraft – ‘ tin kicking ’ – to search for clues as to what might have caused the explosion . Despite pressure from both the public and the airline to declare the explosion an act of terrorism , the investigators try to keep their pace to reveal the truth . Marcus soon discovers that it was in fact a bomb smuggled aboard the plane that caused the explosion . Shortly before the crash , Marcus was waiting at the airport for the arrival of his 15-year-old daughter Angel , whom he had not seen since leaving his wife twelve years ago . Angel had contacted him by phone and was planning to come and visit – and was due to arrive on Atlas Air Flight 231 . As a result , Marcus is personally involved in the case . When he finally receives the passenger list , he is relieved to discover his daughter 's name is n't on it . But in the wreckage of the plane , Marcus finds a small souvenir that he had given to his daughter twelve years ago . He soon discovers that Angel travelled on a false passport , and was actually on board the flight . Suspicion of Angel 's involvement in the explosion continues to grow , and Marcus is forced to try and prove that his daughter is innocent . He must fight against time , the growing anger of the relatives of the victims and the pressure of the public .
Primitivo Viray . Primitivo E. Viray Jr. , S.J . is the current President of Ateneo de Naga University . He was educated at Sacred Heart School – Ateneo de Cebu , Ateneo de Manila University , University of the Philippines Diliman , and completed his PhD in Development Studies at the University of East Anglia in 2003 , entitled `` A study of the impact of the Tibod microcredit organisation in Gingoog , Philippines '' .
Aristotelia probolopis . `` Aristotelia probolopis '' is a moth of the Gelechiidae family . It was described by Meyrick in 1923 . It is found in Brazil ( Amazonas ) and Peru . The wingspan is 9–10 mm . The forewings are bronzy-brown , sometimes partially suffused pale ochreous towards the dorsum and with the markings variable in development , dark brown partially mixed blackish on the margins and the dorsum , irregularly edged whitish , between them some blue-leaden mixture . There is a moderately broad basal fascia , with the edge oblique . There is a moderate less oblique antemedian fascia , its posterior edge forming a sharply-defined irregular upwards-oblique pointed projection in the disc and there is also a flattened-triangular blotch extending on the costa from the middle to three-fourths , the apex blackish , narrowly separated by ochreous-whitish from a fasciate blotch along the upper half of the termen . The hindwings are dark grey .
Jeff Sampson . Jeff Sampson is a young adult and children 's author . He was born on a U.S. military base in Nuremberg , Germany on July 15 , 1982 . He started writing professionally at age eighteen . His first books were packaged series fiction . When Sampson was twenty-two , he had his first novel published as part of the Dragonlance series of fantasy novels . He since went on to write many original young adult and children 's series , including Monster Slayers under the pen name Lukas Ritter for Wizards of the Coast ; Deviants for Balzer + Bray , an imprint of HarperCollins Children ’ s Books ; and The Last Dogs under the pen name Christopher Holt for Little , Brown Books for Young Readers . Jeff Sampson currently lives in Seattle , Washington in the United States .
Super Mario Bros. theme . The `` Super Mario Bros. '' theme , officially known as the or `` Overworld Theme '' , is a musical theme originally heard in the first stage of the 1985 Nintendo Entertainment System video game `` Super Mario Bros. '' . It was one of six themes composed for the game by Nintendo sound designer Koji Kondo , who found it to be the most difficult track to compose for it . The theme has a calypso rhythm and usually receives a corresponding orchestration in games whose sound synthesizers can imitate steel drums . Since being included in `` Super Mario Bros. '' , it went on to become the theme of the series , and has been a fixture in most of its titles . It has been reused and remixed in other Nintendo-published games , including `` Tetris DS '' , ' , ' , and every entry in the `` Super Smash Bros. '' series . Composition . This theme took the longest of the six tracks of `` Super Mario Bros. '' to compose , according to its composer Koji Kondo . He stated that he would write one piece , and the team would put it in the game . If it did not accentuate the action , did not time up with Mario running and jumping , or did not harmonize with the sound effects well enough , he would scrap it . He used only a small keyboard to compose the music . The first theme he made for `` Super Mario Bros. '' was based on an early prototype of the game , which simply showed Mario running around a big empty area . Kondo described this early theme as a bit lazier , slower tempo , and more laid back . As the game underwent changes , he realized that his theme no longer fit , so he increased the pace and changed it around to fit better . In an interview , Kondo explained that when coming up with music compositions , they come to him during everyday activities . Kondo was given complete creative freedom over the soundtrack of `` Super Mario Bros. '' , and would collaborate with Shigeru Miyamoto , the game 's director , through their daily interactions . Miyamoto would share his records and music scores of the type of themes he liked with Kondo , but did not tell him exactly what he wanted . It was composed with a Latin rhythm . When the player has less than 100 units of time left to complete the stage , the music 's tempo accelerates . At the Game Developers Conference in 2007 , Kondo commented that the theme features rhythm , balance , and interactivity . He demonstrated this with a short clip of `` Super Mario Bros. '' , showing the character 's movements and players ' button presses syncing with the beat of the music . He also added that the theme reflects the action-oriented gameplay of the series . Kondo states that he does n't know if he could make a theme that is catchier than this one , but he would like to try . Use in other media . The theme was reused in multiple other media , including the anime film ' and `` The Super Mario Bros. Super Show ! '' television series . Japanese lyrics were originally submitted in 1985 by fans of the Japanese radio program Takao Komine All Night Nippon . The recorded version of the song with lyrics was released under the name `` Go Go Mario ! ! '' . The theme song in `` The Super Mario Bros. Super Show ! `` , titled `` Do the Mario '' included lyrics , and was performed by Lou Albano , who also portrayed the character in the show . The song can be heard briefly at the very beginning of the `` Super Mario Bros. '' film . The theme was also used as a dance number on the U.S. television series `` Dancing with the Stars '' . Concerts and performances . The song was first performed live on All Night Nippon in 1986 . The theme has been featured in many concerts , including `` PLAY ! Chicago '' , the Columbus Symphony , the Mario & Zelda Big Band Live , Play ! A Video Game Symphony , and others . The Video Games Live concert featured the theme performed by Kondo . In December 2016 , `` Mario '' series creator Shigeru Miyamoto performed the theme on guitar with American hip hop group The Roots on `` The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon '' . Lyrics . A version of the song accompanied by lyrics was released in 1986 . The song was called `` Go Go Mario '' , and is accredited to Princess Peach . The song was also released on vinyl , called `` Mario No Daibouken '' . Sheet music . For decades , Nintendo had not published official sheet music for Kondo 's compositions , but high demand for `` Mario '' sheet music led a number of fans to release their own arrangements online , often simplifying or interpreting the original version rather than accurately transcribing it . In 2011 , Alfred Music published three officially licensed music folios of the music from `` Super Mario Bros. '' , one for easy piano , one for intermediate/advanced piano , and one for guitar . These were followed in 2013 by three more `` Super Mario '' folios , an easy piano and an intermediate/advanced piano version of the music from `` New Super Mario Bros. Wii '' , and a folio of jazz styled arrangements of many of the key `` Super Mario Bros. '' themes . All six folios contain sheet music arrangements approved by Nintendo of the `` Super Mario Bros. '' theme . Legacy . In an article about Kondo , Wired.com editor Chris Kohler described the theme as one of the most famous in the world , and that it gets into your head quickly and wo n't leave . Jeremy Parish of 1UP.com called it one of the most memorable tracks in video game history . Netjak editor Rick Healey commented that though MTV tried to make the quintessential song of the '80s , Nintendo beat them to the punch with the `` Super Mario Bros. '' theme . Editors Jeff Dickerson and Luke Smith of `` The Michigan Daily '' newspaper commented that if you were to ask a random student to hum the theme , they would likely know every note . Sam Kennedy , also an editor for 1UP.com , stated that anyone who lived through the '80s can hum the theme , and that most people remember it to this day . Video game music composer Tommy Tallarico cited Kondo as his inspiration for why he got into music , commenting that when he first heard this theme , it was the first time he thought music in video games really existed . Mario voice actor Charles Martinet commented that `` The first time I ever played a Mario game , I started at about 4 in the evening and played until daylight . I laid down on the bed , closed my eyes , and I could hear that music – ba dum bum ba dum DUM ! '' Former `` Final Fantasy '' series composer Nobuo Uematsu called Kondo one of the best video game composers in the industry , commenting that he was sure everyone in the world who has come across the `` Super Mario Bros. '' theme , regardless of borderlines or age , will never forget it , while also adding that it should become the new national anthem of Japan . In an interview with Kondo , 1UP.com editor Sam Kennedy stated that Paul and Linda McCartney visited Kondo in Japan and enjoyed the theme . The ringtone version of the theme has proven very popular in the United States , having been on the top ten most downloaded ringtones for 112 straight weeks as of November 2004 . It sold approximately 747,900 in the United States in 2006 .
International African Institute . The International African Institute ( IAI ) was founded ( as the International Institute of African Languages and Cultures - IIALC ) in 1926 in London for the study of African languages . Frederick Lugard was the first chairman ( 1926 to his death in 1945 ) ; Diedrich Hermann Westermann ( 1926 to 1939 ) and Maurice Delafosse ( 1926 ) were the initial co-directors . Since 1928 , the IAI has published a quarterly journal , `` Africa '' . The IAI 's mission is `` to promote the education of the public in the study of Africa and its languages and cultures '' . Its operations includes seminars , journals , monographs , edited volumes and stimulating scholarship within Africa . Publications . The IAI has been involved in scholarly publishing since 1927 . Scholars whose work has been published by the institute include Emmanuel Akeampong , Samir Amin , Karin Barber , Alex de Waal , Patrick Chabal , Mary Douglas , E.E . Evans Pritchard , Jack Goody , Jane Guyer , Monica Hunter , Bronislaw Malinowski , Z.K . Matthews , D.A . Masolo , Achille Mbembe , Thomas Mofolo , John Middleton , Simon Ottenburg , JDY Peel , Mamphela Ramphele , Isaac Schapera , Monica Wilson and V.Y . Mudimbe . IAI publications fall into a number of series , notably International African Library and International African Seminars . The International African Library is published from volume 41 ( 2011 ) by Cambridge University Press ; Volumes 7-40 are available from Edinburgh University Press . there are 49 volumes . Archives . The archives of the International African Institute are held at the of the Library of the London School of Economics . An of these papers is available . Africa alphabet . In 1928 , the IAI ( then IIALC ) published an `` Africa Alphabet '' to facilitate standardization of Latin-based writing systems for African languages . Prize for African language literature , 1929-50 . From April 1929 to 1950 , the IAI offered prizes for works of literature in African languages .
Côte de Granit Rose . The Côte de granit rose or Pink Granite Coast is a stretch of coastline in the Côtes d'Armor departement of northern Brittany , France . It stretches for more than thirty kilometres from Plestin-les-Grèves to Louannec , encompassing Trégastel . It has become a popular tourist destination due to its unusual pink sands and rock formations .
MGP Nordic 2006 . The 2nd Nordic Melodi Grand Prix was held in Stockholm , Sweden in 2006 . This was the first time in three years that MGP Nordic took place after Denmark , Swedish broadcaster SVT , and Norway pulled out of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest .
Galipot . Galipot is an impure resin of turpentine . It is obtained from pine trees by evaporation of the essential oil and once purified is called yellow pitch , white pitch or Burgundy pitch .
Alexander Spiers . Alexander Spiers ( 1807–1869 ) , was an English lexicographer . Life . Spiers , was born at Gosport in Hampshire in 1807 . He studied in England , in Germany , and in Paris and graduated doctor of philosophy at the University of Leipzig . Acting under the advice of Andrieux , a well-known poet , he settled in Paris as a professor of English , and found employment at L'École de Commerce , at L'École des Ponts et Chaussées , at L'École des Mines , and at the Lycée Bonaparte . Spiers was nominated an Agrégé de l'Université ( roughly , a professorship ) , an Officier de l'Instruction Publique ( officer of the Education Minister ) , Examinateur à la Sorbonne , and Inspecteur Général de l'Université . He received the cross of the Legion of Honour from Napoleon III . He married in 1853 Victoire Dawes Newman , by whom he left five sons . He died at Passy , near Paris , on 26 Aug. 1869 . English-French dictionary . For fourteen years he devoted himself largely to compiling a new English-French and French-English dictionary . It appeared in 1846 as `` General English and French Dictionary , newly composed from the English dictionaries of Johnson , Webster , Richardson , & c. , and from the French dictionaries of the French Academy , of Laveaux , Boiste '' , ( London , 1846 ) . It proved superior to anything which had preceded it , and was at once ‘ autorisé par le conseil de l'instruction publique ’ , 3 July 1846 . The twenty-ninth edition , in two volumes , appeared in 1884 ( remodelled by H. Witcomb , Spiers 's successor at the École des Ponts et Chaussées ) , and it remained for a long time a standard dictionary . Both Ralph Waldo Emerson and John Muir owned copies . An abridgment , under the title of `` Dictionnaire abrégé Anglais-Français et Français-Anglais , abrégé du Dictionnaire Général de M. Spiers '' , was brought out in 1851 and supplied to almost every school and lycée in France . In November 1857 he brought an action against Léon Contanseau and his publishers , Longmans & Co. , for violating the copyright of his dictionaries in a work entitled `` A Practical Dictionary of the French and English Languages '' ’ but Vice-chancellor Sir William Page Wood ( afterwards Lord Hatherley ) , in his decision on 25 February 1858 , said that , although great use of Spiers 's books had been made without due acknowledgement , yet in regard to such publications , which were not entirely original , a charge of piracy could not be sustained . Major General Sir Edward Louis Spears , 1st Baronet ( 1886–1974 ) was his grandson , who had changed his name from Spiers to Spears . Works . All these works were issued in both English and French editions in London , Paris , and America ( New York or Philadelphia ) . Spiers also printed and edited for French students Sheridan 's `` The School for Scandal '' and `` The Essays of F. Bacon , Viscount St. Albans '' ( 1851 ) .
Zoran Vuković . Zoran Vuković ( born 6 September 1955 in Brusna , Foča , Bosnia and Herzegovina ) is a Bosnian Serb who was charged with crimes against humanity by the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia ( ICTY ) for his actions in the city of Foča during the Bosnian War . During the course of the war he was in the same unit as convicted indictee Radomir Kovač . He was charged with several counts of rape and torture , of which he was ultimately found guilty of two counts of each as war crimes and acquitted of the remainder and the crimes against humanity charges . He was sentenced to twelve years in prison . At his own request , he was tried along with Dragoljub Kunarac and Radomir Kovač . He served his sentence in Bodø , Norway and was released in May 2008 , after serving about two thirds of the sentence .
Yoshizumi Takeda . is a Japanese rugby union player , currently playing with Top League side Toyota Verblitz . He usually plays as a fullback . Toyota Verblitz . He joined the Toyota Verblitz senior team for the 2014–15 Top League season . After representing them at a sevens event at the start of August , he played in all seven of their matches during the first stage , scoring tries in their matches against Canon Eagles ( on his debut ) and Kobelco Steelers , as they finished in fourth spot to qualify to Group 1 of the second stage . He again appeared in their seven matches in this stage – and again weighed in with two tries , in their matches against NTT Communications Shining Arcs and Toshiba Brave Lupus – as they won two and lost five matches to finish in six position , qualifying for the wildcard play-offs . He featured in their match at that stage , but a 27–36 defeat to the NTT DoCoMo Red Hurricanes saw them fail to advance to the 52nd All Japan Rugby Football Championship . In 2015–16 , he played in all three of their pre-season pool matches , and in both matches in the top bracket play-offs to help Toyota Verblitz secure third position in the pre-season tournament . He played in five of their seven matches during the regular season as they won five of their matches to finish in third spot to qualify for the title play-offs . They lost to Toshiba Brave Lupus in the Quarter Finals , but beat NTT Communications Shining Arcs and Canon Eagles to finish the competition in fifth spot . Free State Cheetahs . In March 2016 , the Toyota-sponsored South African Currie Cup side the announced that Takeda and prop Yōsuke Takahashi joined them on a short-term deal for the 2016 Currie Cup qualification series , as part of a player exchange programme between the two teams due to their connection with Toyota . However , Takeda failed to make any appearances for the team during his loan spell in Bloemfontein .
Barbara Kaczorowska . Barbara Kaczorowska ( born 21 October 1960 ) , née Szumiło , is a Polish chess player who won the Polish Women 's Chess Championship in 1993 . FIDE Woman International Master ( 1989 ) . Chess career . Since the mid of 1980s to the mid of 1990s Barbara Kaczorowska was one of the leading Polish women chess player . She twice won Polish Junior Chess Championship ( 1978 , 1979 ) in the category U-20 . From 1975 to 1996 Barbara Kaczorowska played 14 times in the Polish Women 's Chess Championship 's finals and won three medals : gold ( 1993 ) , silver ( 1989 ) and bronze ( 1985 ) . Also she won 3 gold medals ( 1991 , 1993 , 1995 ) in Polish Team Chess Championships . In 1989 she represented Poland at the Women 's World Chess Championship zonal tournament in Brno .
Japanese destroyer Yūgiri ( 1930 ) . was the fourteenth of twenty-four s , built for the Imperial Japanese Navy following World War I . When introduced into service , these ships were the most powerful destroyers in the world . They served as first-line destroyers through the 1930s , and remained formidable weapons systems well into the Pacific War . History . Construction of the advanced `` Fubuki '' -class destroyers was authorized as part of the Imperial Japanese Navy 's expansion program from fiscal 1923 , intended to give Japan a qualitative edge with the world 's most modern ships . The `` Fubuki '' class had performance that was a quantum leap over previous destroyer designs , so much so that they were designated . The large size , powerful engines , high speed , large radius of action and unprecedented armament gave these destroyers the firepower similar to many light cruisers in other navies . `` Yūgiri '' , built at the Maizuru Naval Arsenal was the fourth in an improved series , which incorporated a modified gun turret which could elevate her main battery of Type 3 127 mm 50 caliber naval guns to 75° as opposed to the original 40° , thus permitting the guns to be used as dual purpose guns against aircraft . `` Yūgiri '' was laid down on 1 April 1929 , launched on 12 May 1930 and commissioned on 3 December 1930 . Originally assigned hull designation “ Destroyer No . 48 ” , she was named `` Yūgiri '' before her launch . Operational history . In 1932 , after the First Shanghai Incident , `` Yūgiri '' was assigned to patrols of the Yangtze River . In 1935 , after the Fourth Fleet Incident , in which a large number of ships were damaged by a typhoon and `` Yūgiri '' s bow was torn off , `` Yūgiri '' , along with her sister ships , were modified with stronger hulls and increased displacement . From 1937 , `` Yūgiri '' covered landing of Japanese forces in Shanghai and Hangzhou in the Second Sino-Japanese War . From 1940 , she was assigned to patrol and cover landings of Japanese forces in south China , and subsequently participated in the Invasion of French Indochina . World War II history . At the time of the attack on Pearl Harbor , `` Yūgiri '' was assigned to Destroyer Division 20 of Desron 3 of the IJN 1st Fleet , and had deployed from Kure Naval District to the port of Samah on Hainan Island , escorting Japanese troopships for landing operations in the Battle of Malaya . On 19 December , `` Yūgiri '' sank the Dutch submarine with assistance from her sister ships and . On 27 January , `` Yūgiri '' and her convoy were attacked by the destroyers and approximately north of Singapore in the Battle off Endau , and her torpedoes are credited with helping sink `` Thanet '' . `` Yūgiri '' subsequently was part of the escort for the heavy cruisers , and in support of `` Operation L '' , the invasion of Banka , Palembang and the Anambas Islands in the Netherlands East Indies . At the end of February , `` Yūgiri '' covered minesweeping operations around Singapore and Johore . In March , `` Yūgiri '' joined `` Operation T '' , the invasion of northern Sumatra , and the `` Operation D '' , the invasion of the Andaman Islands . During the Indian Ocean raids , `` Yugiri '' , together with and and aircraft carrier is credited with sinking six merchant vessels . From 13–22 April `` Yūgiri '' returned via Singapore and Camranh Bay to Kure Naval Arsenal , for maintenance . On 4–5 June , `` Yūgiri '' participated in the Battle of Midway as was part of the diversionary Aleutian Invasion force . In July 1942 , `` Yūgiri '' sailed from Amami-Ōshima to Mako Guard District , Singapore , Sabang and Mergui for a projected second Indian Ocean raid . The operation was cancelled due to the Guadalcanal campaign , and `` Yūgiri '' was ordered to Truk instead , arriving in late August . After the Battle of the Eastern Solomons on 24 August , `` Yūgiri '' took on troops from transport ships while at sea , and sailed on to Guadalcanal . During this operation , she was struck by a direct hit near her bridge by a bomb from a United States Marine Corps SBD Dauntless dive bomber from Henderson Field , killing 32 crewmen , including the commander of Destroyer Division 20 , Captain Yamada Yuji . After emergency repairs at Truk , `` Yūgiri '' returned to Kure Naval Arsenal in early October for repairs which took to the end of 1942 . From 25 January 1943 , `` Yūgiri '' was reassigned to the IJN 8th Fleet . She returned to Rabaul at the end of April and was assigned to numerous `` Tokyo Express '' transport missions to various locations in the Solomon Islands in May . On 16 May , she was torpedoed by the American submarine northwest of Kavieng , killing nine crewmen , and had to be towed back to Rabaul by `` Amagiri '' . She was sent back to Japan for repairs at the end of July . `` Yūgiri '' returned to the Solomon Islands in mid November . On 24 November , `` Yūgiri '' was one of five destroyers on a troop transport/evacuation run to Buka . In the Battle of Cape St. George on 26 November 1943 , she was sunk by gunfire of the destroyers , and approximately east of Cape St. George at position . The Japanese submarine rescued 278 survivors and rescued 11 more ; however , `` Yūgiri '' ’ s captain , Lieutenant Commander Shuichi Otsuji , went down with his ship . On 15 December 1943 , `` Yūgiri '' was removed from the navy list .
Joakim Wulff . Joakim Wulff ( born 6 February 1979 ) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for IFK Värnamo in Superettan .
Nowa Wólka . Nowa Wólka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Spiczyn , within Łęczna County , Lublin Voivodeship , in eastern Poland .
Crepidula . `` Crepidula '' , common name the slipper snails , slipper limpets or slipper shells , is a genus of sea snails , marine gastropod mollusks in the family Calyptraeidae . This family includes the slipper snails ( `` Crepidula '' ) , hat snails ( `` Calyptraea '' ) , spiny slipper snails ( `` Bostrycapulus '' ) , and cup-and-saucer snails ( `` Crucibulum '' ) as well as `` Crepipatella '' , `` Siphopatella '' , `` Grandicrepidula '' , and `` Maoricrypta '' . These recent changes in the definition of `` Crepidula '' are based on both DNA sequence data as well as anatomical work . Dissections of various calyptraeids show that species that are now placed in `` Grandicrepidula '' and `` Maoricrypta '' are anatomically very different from the true `` Crepidula '' . If only the shells are examined this difference is not apparent . This distinction is supported by DNA sequence data from 3 genes ( COI , 16S and 28S ) . The genus `` Crepidula '' is probably the best studied group within the calyptraeids . A variety of species are commonly used in developmental , ecological , and behavioral research . They have been the major focus of research on protandrous sex-change in marine invertebrates and have been used to demonstrate that sex change is environmentally mediated ( the timing of sex change depends on association with other individual snails ) . `` Crepidula fornicata '' and `` Crepidula onyx '' are well-studied examples of invasive , exotic species in marine habitats . Due to their simple shells and plastic morphology , calyptraeid taxonomy is challenging . In many cases distinct species with similar-looking shells have been lumped into a single species with either global or unusual distributions . In these cases close examination of the mode of development or of DNA data is vital to verify the species identity . Because such taxonomic lumping is difficult to clear from the internet or from the literature many species range estimates available on the internet include dubious data or data from species that have been taken out of synonymy . Ecology . Like all calyptraeids , slipper snails are sedentary filter-feeders . Adults use their large gill to capture microalgae from suspension , but there is some evidence that small juveniles can also use the radula to scrape algae from the substrate . Introduced and invasive `` Crepidula '' species . `` Crepidula fornicata '' - Native to the east coast of North America and ranging from Florida north into Canada . This species is now widespread and considered highly invasive along the north coast of Spain and France , along much of England 's coastline and into the North Sea . It has also been reported from San Francisco Bay , Puget Sound and the Mediterranean Sea . `` Crepidula convexa '' - Native to the east coast of North America and ranging from South Carolina to New England . This species has been reported from Puget Sound and San Francisco Bay . `` Crepidula onyx '' - Native to the Southern coast of California and northern Pacific coast of Mexico . This species is now widespread and considered highly invasive in Asia . It has been reported from Korea , Japan and Hong Kong .
Aconodes tuberculatus . `` Aconodes tuberculatus '' is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae . It was described by Stephan von Breuning in 1940 . It is known from India .
Norristown High Speed Line . The Norristown High Speed Line ( NHSL ) is a interurban rapid transit line operated by SEPTA , running between the 69th Street Transportation Center in Upper Darby and the Norristown Transportation Center in Norristown , Pennsylvania , United States . The rail line runs entirely on its own right-of-way , inherited from the original Philadelphia and Western Railroad line ( still referred to by locals as the `` old P & W '' or as Route 100 ) . In Fiscal Year 2013 , the Norristown High Speed Line carried 2,419,500 passengers ; this was down from the 2,764,000 passengers carried in Fiscal Year 2012 , partly due to a two-day service suspension due to Hurricane Sandy . In Fiscal Year 2015 , the Norristown High Speed Line carried 3,429,300 passengers , an increase of 9 % from FY 2014 when it carried 3,147,209 passengers . The Norristown High Speed Line is unique in its combination of transportation technologies . Originally chartered as a Class I ( steam ) railroad , the line is fully grade separated , collects power from a third rail , and has high-level platforms common to rapid transit systems or commuter rail systems such as New York City 's Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North Railroad , but has onboard fare collection , mostly single-car operation , and frequent stops more common to light rail systems . Previously , the Norristown High Speed Line was considered to be a heavy rail line , according to a 2008 SEPTA budget report ; however , the line is currently considered an interurban heavy rail line , according to a 2009 SEPTA business plan , and subsequent capital budgets . It has also been categorized by the American Public Transportation Association as `` Intermodal High Speed rapid rail transit '' . The purple color-coded line was formerly known simply as Route 100 , but was officially changed to its current name in September 2009 as part of a customer service initiative by SEPTA . History . The Norristown High Speed Line began service in 1907 as the Philadelphia and Western Railroad ( P & W ) , which ran from the present 69th Street Terminal in Upper Darby , Pennsylvania to a converted farmhouse station in Strafford , Pennsylvania . In 1911 , the line was extended west to a new Strafford P & W station adjacent to the Pennsylvania Railroad 's Strafford station , allowing easy interchange between the two lines . In 1912 , a branch was constructed from Villanova Junction , west of the existing Villanova station , to Norristown . When the newly built branch quickly attracted more ridership than the Strafford main line , the Norristown section became the main line and the Strafford stretch was demoted to branch status ; in the mid-1930s , the Strafford spur was narrowed to a single track for its last between the Wayne-St. Davids and Strafford stations , while the Norristown line received a sleek new art deco terminus at Main and Swede Streets . Lehigh Valley connection . From Norristown , the P & W RR connected its tracks with the Lehigh Valley Transit Liberty Bell Route to provide direct electric train service from 69th St. Terminal to Allentown , Pennsylvania . However , in 1951 , the Lehigh Valley Transit Company ended its service on the Liberty Bell Route , and in 1953 the company ended all its remaining rail service . Two years later , the P & W RR was taken over by the Philadelphia Suburban Transportation Company ( PSTC ) , which was more popularly known as the Red Arrow Lines . In 1956 , the PSTC abandoned the original branch between Villanova and Strafford , leaving only electric MU train service between 69th Street and Norristown , as it is today . Part of the Strafford branch right of way has been converted into the Radnor Trail . The PSTC was absorbed into SEPTA in 1969 , eliminating the original railroad charter and immediately becoming the `` Norristown High-Speed Line `` Trolley '' , officially known as Route 100 . Ridership . Ridership on the Norristown Line peaked in 2015 at 3,429,300 . The previous peak came in 2014 with 3,147,209 trips . Prior to this modern escalation in ridership the line 's ridership was highest in 1973 at 2,860,000 annual linked trips , and again in 1980 with 2,579,000 annual linked trips . Ridership statistics for fiscal years 2000 and later are from SEPTA annual service plans . Data for years 1972 to 1997 are from the SEPTA 1997 ridership census . There may be some discrepancy in how the ridership is reported since the annual service plans report total unlinked trips , while the ridership census uses linked trips , which may exclude passengers transferring from other lines . Station names . Effective June 14 , 2010 , SEPTA changed the names of four stations to reflect the streets on which they were located . Township Line Road ( formerly West Overbrook Station ) , Roberts Road ( formerly Rosemont Station ) , Stadium – Ithan Avenue ( formerly Stadium Station ) and DeKalb Street ( formerly King Manor Station ) . Closure of Schuylkill River bridge for repairs . In summer 2013 , SEPTA closed the bridge ( the Bridgeport Viaduct ) carrying the Norristown High Speed Line over the Schuylkill River for four months . The bridge , which was built in 1911 , had been deteriorating and needed to be rebuilt which would cost an upwards of $ 30 million , though this repair project was budgeted at $ 7.5 million . As a result of closing the bridge , buses were used to transport passengers between the Bridgeport station and the Norristown Transportation Center . The bridge was reopened in November 2013 . The remaining $ 30 million renovation of the entire bridge structure is currently unscheduled . Station list== . Most stations ( except terminals ) are request stops . Passengers wishing to board must push a button at the station , which activates a light visible to the engineer . If the train is scheduled to stop at the station ( see below ) , it will stop . Detraining passengers must press a button on board to request the train to stop . Service . The fare for a single ride as of November 2017 is $ 2.50 . Until September 1 , 2014 , the line used a `` pay-as-you-exit '' fare collection system on trains towards 69th Street Transportation Center . As part of a general change on several routes approaching 69th Street , passengers now pay upon entering the train . The service runs seven days a week , from about 5:00 am to 1:00 am . Local trains from 69th Street to Norristown stop at all 22 stations , and the trip lasts approximately 32 minutes . Occasionally , local trains may run only between 69th Street and Bryn Mawr , stopping at ten stations . During weekday peak periods ( 6:00–9:00 AM , 2:15–6:45 PM ) , the Norristown High Speed Line features express and limited services , which stop only at select stations , therefore decreasing travel time between 69th Street and Norristown . Norristown Express service , which is noted by red destination signs , travels between 69th Street and Norristown in approximately 26 minutes , and stops at 17 stations . Hughes Park Express service , which is noted by green destination signs , travels between 69th Street and Hughes Park in approximately 22 minutes , stopping at 16 stations . Norristown Limited service , which is noted by blue destination signs , travels between 69th Street and Norristown in approximately 22 minutes , stopping at only eight stations . All trains share the same two tracks , so a limited leaving Norristown , for example , will be immediately followed by a local , which stops at more stations , and therefore is spaced farther from the previous train . The next limited will catch up with it . Similarly , a local may leave Bryn Mawr right after an express stops there , and gets to 69th St. just before the next express or limited catches up with it . King of Prussia Spur . In 2013 , it was proposed to create a branch off the Norristown High Speed Line to serve the King of Prussia mall , Valley Forge office parks , and the Valley Forge Casino Resort . Many possible routes were planned for this extension , including one following US 202 from Norristown to King of Prussia , another following a utility right-of-way paralleling US 202 and the Pennsylvania Turnpike , and another following the utility right-of-way and Gulph Road . In 2014 , SEPTA estimated that the expansion would cost between $ 500 million to $ 650 million , and was at least eight years away . On February 29 , 2016 , SEPTA announced which of those routes it would prefer as being most cost-efficient and environmentally-friendly . The route will branch off from the main route between Hughes Park and DeKalb Street , and will follow a PECO transmission line right-of-way from the wye junction to the Pennsylvania Turnpike . From there , it will run across the south side of the Pennsylvania Turnpike until it reaches the King of Prussia mall . It will then follow Mall Boulevard , before crossing the Turnpike and following First Avenue . Stations will be located at Henderson Road , the Court and Plaza at King of Prussia , at the intersection of First and Clark avenues in the King of Prussia Business Park , and on First Avenue near the Valley Forge Casino Resort . On January 25 , 2018 , the SEPTA board approved a final route alignment , selecting the locally preferred routing from among the options studied in the project 's draft environmental impact statement ( EIS ) . The line was estimated to cost between $ 1 billion and $ 1.2 billion , with ridership estimated at 9,500 daily by 2040. < ref name= '' 1/18 routing '' >
Diora Baird . Diora Lynn Baird ( born April 6 , 1983 ) is an American actress and former model for Guess ? who has appeared in films such as `` Wedding Crashers '' ( 2005 ) , `` Accepted '' ( 2006 ) , ' ( 2006 ) , `` Young People Fucking '' ( 2007 ) , `` My Best Friend 's Girl '' ( 2008 ) , `` Stan Helsing '' ( 2009 ) , and `` Transit '' ( 2012 ) . Early life . Baird was born in Miami , Florida . Her mother was also a model . She got into acting when her mother enrolled her in an acting class to help her overcome introversion . Later , she became vice president of her school 's Thespian Society . At the age of 17 , she moved to Los Angeles in hope of pursuing an acting career . To earn money while auditioning , she worked at The Gap as well as a clown at children 's parties , caterer , waitress and pre-school teacher until breaking into the modeling industry , most notably with `` Guess ? '' . Her exposure increased considerably with an appearance on the cover of the August 2005 issue of `` Playboy '' magazine . She is signed to Elite Model Management in Miami . Career . In 2004 , Baird also started earning acting roles , such as a guest appearance on the `` Drew Carey Show '' and in the low budget film `` Brain Blockers '' . Her breakthrough appearance in a major film was in `` Wedding Crashers '' in 2005 , which she followed up with roles in `` Accepted '' and `` Hot Tamale '' . In 2006 , she appeared in four films , most notably a major role in the horror film ' . In 2009 , Baird portrayed an Orion Starfleet officer in `` Star Trek '' directed by J. J. Abrams but was cut from the final version of the film . She can be seen in the deleted scenes of the home video release . Baird had featured photo spreads in several magazines including `` Playboy '' , `` FHM '' , `` Stuff '' , `` Maxim '' ( in which she was ranked # 76 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2007 list , # 64 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2008 list , # 76 on the Maxim Magazine Hot 100 of 2011 list , the # 17 spot on FHM 's top 100 2010 , and the # 40 spot in 2011 ) , `` Toro '' and `` Esquire ( UK ) '' . She lent her voice to the `` Scarface `` video game as one of Tony Montana 's possible girlfriends . Baird has also guest starred in episodes of `` Big Day '' , `` Shark '' , `` The Loop '' , and `` Two and a Half Men '' ( the 2009 episode `` She 'll Still Be Dead At Halftime '' ) . She starred in the movie ' , directed by Ben Ketai , which is produced by Columbia Pictures and Ghost House Pictures . Baird stars in the FEARnet webseries Tea Party Massacre , which is part of the series Women in Horror Month . She also starred in the 2009 comedy Stan Helsing . She starred in a couple of videos for the Funny or Die website , including one with Garfunkel and Oates called `` Go Running with Chicken '' and `` Sexy Dark Ages '' with Robert Englund . She starred in another web video with the comedic duo called `` This Party Took a Turn for the Douche '' . In 2010 , she appeared in `` Night of the Demons '' . In February 2011 , she starred in a short musical film called Howlin ' for You for the band The Black Keys . She plays a porn star in her 2014 film `` Beautiful Girl '' . Baird was cast in a recurring role in the Amazon Studios pilot `` Cocked '' along with costars Brian Dennehy , Jason Lee , Dreama Walker , and Sam Trammell . The show was not picked up for series . Baird guest starred in an episode of the Hulu series `` Casual '' . Personal life . Baird and her ex-husband Jonathan Togo have one child . In 2017 , Baird revealed that she was dating female comedian Mav Viola . Baird told `` The Advocate '' magazine that after years of assuming herself to be asexual , she identifies as lesbian . On December 29 , 2017 , Baird announced that she and Viola are engaged .
Former Residence of Tan Sitong . The Former Residence of Tan Sitong or Tan Sitong 's Former Residence ( ) was built in the late Ming dynasty ( 1368–1644 ) . It is located in Liuyang , Hunan , China . It has a building area of about . History . From age 15 to 17 , Tan Sitong lived here . In November 1996 , it was listed as a `` Major Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the National Level '' by the State Council of China . In April 2002 , it was listed as a `` Patriotic Education Base '' by the Hunan Provincial People 's Government .
Alice Harriman . Mary Alice Harriman ( March 12 , 1861 – December 24 , 1925 ) was a poet , author ( of poetry , novels , short stories and non-fiction ) and publisher . She was called the `` only woman publisher in the world '' in the 1911 `` Who 's Who in the Northwest '' . She published books in Seattle between 1907 and 1910 , and in New York after that , closing her publishing business in 1913 . She wrote `` A Man of Two Countries '' , `` Chaperoning Adrienne ; a tale of the Yellowstone national park '' ( illustrated by Charles M. Russell ) and `` Will Thou Not Sing '' . Marriage mystery . The only year in which she used the name `` Harriman-Browne '' was in 1907 in her books , including the book about `` Chaperoning Adrienne '' . The next year , she started a publishing company , using only her maiden name , `` Harriman '' . In Seattle , on May 2 , 1907 , she married Seneca F. Browne . She gave different marital statuses when asked to list whether married . Alice was listed as single in the 1870 census ( she was 9 ) and the 1880 census ( she was 19 ) . Most of the 1890 census was destroyed by fire . In the 1900 census and 1910 census , she is listed as divorced . In the 1920 census , as well as the Who 's Who guides of 1911 and 1914 , she is listed as widowed . Finally , on the Biographical Index Cards , 1781–1990 , Sacramento , California : California State Library she is listed as widowed . Death . Harriman died in Hollywood , California , where she lived . Publishing . Harriman began publishing books in 1907 in Seattle . She continued there until 1910 , moving her business to 542 Fifth Avenue , New York City . Her company was the `` Alice Harriman Company , publishers of fine books '' . Causes . Harriman was interested in Native American issues , and friend to Adelaide Hanscom Leeson , of the Photo Secessionist Movement . One Native-American-themed book she published was `` The Brand '' by Therese Broderick . This girl 's adventure book influenced a young Nez Perce girl living in rural Idaho to become one of the first female Native American writers . That girl , Mourning Dove , wrote `` Cogewea '' .
Richard Rompala . Richard M. Rompala ( born 1947 ) is an American executive currently on the board of directors of the Olin Corporation . He was chairman of Valspar from February 1998 until his retirement in July 2005 . He had previously served as both CEO and president of Valspar . Rompala 's leadership is credited with significantly expanding Valspar 's international business operations , where it had previously been a primarily North American business . Early life and education . Richard Rompala was born in 1947 to a working-class family on Pittsburgh 's strongly Eastern European South Side . Rompala 's steelworker father eventually moved the family to Ambridge , Pennsylvania . In 1964 , Rompala went to Columbia University , earning bachelor 's degrees in chemistry and chemical engineering in 1969 . He went on to Harvard Business School where he earned an MBA in 1975 . Management work . Rompala got his first management position at the Olin Corporation , running their flexible urethanes division . He left this position in 1979 to work for Victor Posner and eventually served as a senior vice president of operations at Mueller Brass . In 1985 , he went to work for PPG Industries starting as a vice president of corporate development . He was eventually promoted to group vice president of chemicals and then to group vice president of resins and coatings . In 1993 , PPG 's chairman and CEO , Vincent Sarni was on the verge of retirement , and outside speculation suggested that Rompala was a serious contender to take his place . This , however , did not happen , and Rompala left PPG . In May 1994 , Rompala was elected president of Valspar . On October 30 , 1995 , he assumed the position of CEO at Valspar , succeeding C. Angus Wurtele in that position . He went on to replace Wurtele as chairman in February 1998 , with Wurtele staying on Valspar 's board of directors . Rompala 's contributions at Valspar enabled them to increase their overseas revenues from 3 % in the mid-1990s to nearly 30 % by 2004 . Rompala accomplished this by opening joint ventures in China , Hong Kong , Brazil , South Africa and Mexico . In 1998 , Rompala went to work on the Olin Corporation 's board of directors , where he currently serves as the lead director and chair of the compensation committee . Rompala retired from Valspar as chairman in July 2005 .
Korang , Jiroft . Korang ( ) is a village in Rezvan Rural District , Jebalbarez District , Jiroft County , Kerman Province , Iran . At the 2006 census , its existence was noted , but its population was not reported .
Spatial ecology . Spatial ecology represents the ultimate distributional or spatial unit occupied by a species . In a particular habitat shared by several species , each of the species is usually confined to its own micro habitat or spatial niche because two species in the same general territory can not usually occupy the same ecological niche for any significant length of time . Overview . In nature , organisms are neither distributed uniformly nor at random , forming instead some sort of spatial pattern . This is due to various energy inputs , disturbances , and species interactions that result in spatially patchy structures or gradients . This spatial variance in the environment creates diversity in communities of organisms , as well as in the variety of the observed biological and ecological events . The type of spatial arrangement present may suggest certain interactions within and between species , such as competition , predation , and reproduction . On the other hand , certain spatial patterns may also rule out specific ecological theories previously thought to be true . Although spatial ecology deals with spatial patterns , it is usually based on observational data rather than on an existing model . This is because nature rarely follows set expected order . To properly research a spatial pattern or population , the spatial extent to which it occurs must be detected . Ideally , this would be accomplished beforehand via a benchmark spatial survey , which would determine whether the pattern or process is on a local , regional , or global scale . This is rare in actual field research , however , due to the lack of time and funding , as well as the ever-changing nature of such widely-studied organisms such as insects and wildlife . With detailed information about a species ' life-stages , dynamics , demography , movement , behavior , etc. , models of spatial pattern may be developed to estimate and predict events in unsampled locations . History . Most mathematical studies in ecology in the nineteenth century assumed a uniform distribution of living organisms in their habitat . In the past quarter century , ecologists have begun to recognize the degree to which organisms respond to spatial patterns in their environment . Due to the rapid advances in computer technology in the same time period , more advanced methods of statistical data analysis have come into use . Also , the repeated use of remotely sensed imagery and geographic information systems in a particular area has led to increased analysis and identification of spatial patterns over time . These technologies have also increased the ability to determine how human activities have impacted animal habitat and climate change . The natural world has become increasingly fragmented due to human activities ; anthropogenic landscape change has had a ripple-effect impacts on wildlife populations , which are now more likely to be small , restricted in distribution , and increasingly isolated from one another . In part as a reaction to this knowledge , and partially due to increasingly sophisticated theoretical developments , ecologists began stressing the importance of spatial context in research . Spatial ecology emerged from this movement toward spatial accountability ; `` the progressive introduction of spatial variation and complexity into ecological analysis , including changes in spatial patterns over time '' . Scale . In spatial ecology , scale refers to the spatial extent of ecological processes and the spatial interpretation of the data . The response of an organism or a species to the environment is particular to a specific scale , and may respond differently at a larger or smaller scale . Choosing a scale that is appropriate to the ecological process in question is very important in accurately hypothesizing and determining the underlying cause . Most often , ecological patterns are a result of multiple ecological processes , which often operate at more than one spatial scale . Through the use of such spatial statistical methods such as geostatistics and principal coordinate analysis of neighbor matrices ( PCNM ) , one can identify spatial relationships between organisms and environmental variables at multiple scales . Spatial autocorrelation . Spatial autocorrelation refers to the value of samples taken close to each other are more likely to have similar magnitude than by chance alone . When a pair of values located at a certain distance apart are more similar than expected by chance , the spatial autocorrelation is said to be positive . When a pair of values are less similar , the spatial autocorrelation is said to be negative . It is common for values to be positively autocorrelated at shorter distances and negative autocorrelated at longer distances . This is commonly known as Tobler 's first law of geography , summarized as `` everything is related to everything else , but nearby objects are more related than distant objects '' . Most ecological data exhibit some degree of spatial autocorrelation , depending on the ecological scale ( spatial resolution ) of interest . As the spatial arrangement of most ecological data is not random , traditional random population samples tend to overestimate the true value of a variable , or infer significant correlation where there is none . This bias can be corrected through the use of geostatistics and other more statistically advanced models . Regardless of method , the sample size must be appropriate to the scale and the spatial statistical method used in order to be valid . Pattern . Theoretically , any of these structures may occur at any given scale . Due to the presence of spatial autocorrelation , in nature gradients are generally found at the global level , whereas patches represent intermediate ( regional ) scales , and noise at local scales . The analysis of spatial ecological patterns comprises two families of methods ; Research . Analysis of spatial trends has been used to research wildlife management , fire ecology , population ecology , disease ecology , invasive species , marine ecology , and carbon sequestration modeling using the spatial relationships and patterns to determine ecological processes and their effects on the environment . Spatial patterns have different ecosystem functioning in ecology for examples enhanced productive . Interdisciplinary . The concepts of spatial ecology are fundamental to understanding the spatial dynamics of population and community ecology . The spatial heterogeneity of populations and communities plays a central role in such ecological theories as succession , adaptation , community stability , competition , predator-prey interactions , parasitism , and epidemics . The rapidly expanding field of landscape ecology utilizes the basic aspects of spatial ecology in its research . The practical use of spatial ecology concepts is essential to understanding the consequences of fragmentation and habitat loss for wildlife . Understanding the response of a species to a spatial structure provides useful information in regards to biodiversity conservation and habitat restoration . Spatial ecology modeling uses components of remote sensing and geographical information systems ( GIS ) . Statistical tests . A number of statistical tests have been developed to study such relations . Tests based on distance . Clark and Evans in 1954 proposed a test based on the density and distance between organisms . Under the null hypothesis the expected distance ( `` r '' e ) between the organisms ( measured as the nearest neighbor 's distance ) with a known constant density ( `` ρ '' ) is The difference between the observed ( `` r '' o ) and the expected ( `` r '' e ) can be tested with a Z test where `` A '' is the area of the region sampled and `` N '' is the total number of organisms . For large samples `` Z '' is distributed normally . The results are usually reported in the form of a ratio : `` R '' = ( `` r '' o ) / ( `` r '' e ) Pielou in 1959 devised a different statistic . She considered instead of the nearest neighbors the distance between an organism and a set of pre-chosen random points within the sampling area , again assuming a constant density . If the population is randomly dispersed in the area these distances will equal the nearest neighbor distances . Let `` ω '' be the ratio between the distances from the random points and the distances calculated from the nearest neighbor calculations . The `` α '' is where `` d '' is the constant common density and π has its usual numerical value . Values of α less than , equal to or greater than 1 indicate uniformity , randomness ( a Poisson distribution ) or aggregation respectively . Alpha may be tested for a significant deviation from 1 by computing the test statistic where `` χ '' 2 is distributed with 2 '' n '' degrees of freedom . `` n '' here is the number of organisms sampled . Montford in 1961 showed that when the density is estimated rather than a known constant , this version of alpha tended to overestimate the actual degree of aggregation . He provided a revised formulation which corrects this error .
Libri Carolini . The `` Libri Carolini '' ( `` Charles ' books '' ) , `` Opus Caroli regis contra synodum '' ( `` The work of King Charles against the Synod '' ) , also called `` Charlemagne 's Books '' or simply the `` Carolines '' , are the work in four books composed on the command of Charlemagne , around 790 , to refute the supposed conclusions of the Byzantine Second Council of Nicaea ( 787 ) , particularly as regards its acts and decrees in the matter of sacred images . They are `` much the fullest statement of the Western attitude to representational art that has been left to us by the Middle Ages '' . The work appears to have been very largely a polemic based on a misunderstanding of the actual position taken by the Byzantine church , which was quietly archived when this was realized , probably in Rome . The `` Libri Carolini '' were never promulgated at the time apart from being sent to Pope Adrian I who responded with a `` grandis et verbosa epistola '' ( dignified and wordy letter ) , and remained all but unknown until they were first printed in 1549 , by Jean du Tillet , Bishop of Meaux , under the name of `` Eriphele '' . They contain 120 objections against the Second Council of Nicaea , and are couched in harsh , reproachful terms , including the following : `` dementiam '' ( `` folly '' ) , `` priscae Gentilitatis obsoletum errorem '' ( `` an old and outmoded pagan misunderstanding '' ) , `` argumenta insanissima et absurdissima '' ( `` most insane and absurd reasoning '' ) , `` derisione dignas naenias '' ( `` screeds worthy of derision '' ) , etc . The modern edition of this text , by Ann Freeman and Paul Meyvaert ( Hannover 1998 ) , is called `` Opus Caroli regis contra synodum '' ( `` The work of King Charles against the Synod '' ) , and is based on the manuscript in the Vatican Library , which is now generally accepted as a Carolingian working manuscript `` hastily finished up '' , when it became clear that the work was now redundant . When the work resurfaced during the Protestant Reformation , it caused a good deal of excitement and confusion . Despite its support of images , John Calvin refers to it approvingly in later editions of his `` Institutes of the Christian Religion '' ( Book 1 , Ch 11 , section 14 ) , and uses it in his argument against the veneration of images . Authorship . The work begins , `` In the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ beginneth the work of the most illustrious and glorious man Charles , by the will of God , king of the Franks , Gauls , Germany , Italy , neighboring provinces , with the assistance of the king , against the Synod which in Greek parts firmly and proudly decreed in favour of adoring ( `` adorandis '' ) images recklessly and arrogantly , '' followed immediately by what is called `` Charlemagne 's Preface '' . However , it is unlikely that Charlemagne wrote any of the books himself , although the views expressed were influenced by him . He apparently did not accept that art had any advantages over books , a view not held by many of his advisers . The preferred candidate as author of most modern scholars , following Anne Freeman , is Bishop Theodulf of Orleans , a Spanish Visigoth in origin , of which traces can be detected in the Latin and the liturgical references in the work . The Vatican manuscript has an author , considered to be Theodulf , and a corrector . It is very likely that several clerics at the court contributed to discussions formulating a work to be issued in the Emperor 's name , but it seems likely that Theodulf composed the text we have . In the past , some have attributed the writings to Angilram , Bishop of Metz or others of the bishops of France , alleging that Pope Adrian having sent Charlemagne the Acts of the Council in 790 , he gave them to the French bishops for examination , and that the `` Libri Carolini '' was the answer they returned . There is also evidence that the author was Alcuin ; besides the English tradition that he had written such a book , there is also the remarkable similarity of his commentary on St. John ( 4 , 5 , et seqq . ) to a passage in `` Liber IV . `` , cap . vi. , of the `` Libri Carolini '' . Contents . According to the `` Libri Carolini '' , images may be used as ecclesiastical ornaments , for purposes of instruction , and in memory of past events . It is foolish , however , to burn incense before them and to use lights , though it is quite wrong to cast them out of the churches and destroy them . Strong opposition is voiced to `` adoration '' of images , wrongly believing that the Second Council of Nicaea used this word , taken to mean the absolute adoration reserved for God alone , while only appropriate veneration is to be given to the saints and reverential honour to the Cross of Christ , Scripture , sacred vessels , and relics of the saints . The Greek word προσκύνησις that the Council in fact used means no more than reverence in a prostrate attitude . The `` Libri Carolini '' also blame the excessive reverence shown by the Greeks to their emperors , criticize unfavourably the elevation of Tarasius to the Patriarchate of Constantinople , and find fault with the Scriptural and patristic exegesis of the Greeks . They confuse statements of the Second Council of Nicaea with those of the Iconoclastic conciliabulum of 754 , frequently misrepresent the facts , and in general exhibit a strong anti-Greek bias . Various iconodule arguments for the use of images are dismissed . The reverence shown to the Ark of the Covenant in the Hebrew Bible is not accepted as an analogy for the attitude due to art , as the Ark was made on the direct instructions and to the designs of God himself . That Theodulf 's oratory has a mosaic on this very subject , otherwise unknown at this scale , is itself taken as an argument for his authorship of the work . The contents were interpreted by Calvin and other iconoclast writers during the Protestant Reformation as support for their attitude . They were also put on the Index Librorum Prohibitorum , where they remained until 1900 , either because of their iconoclastic arguments or because seen as interference by a civil authority in matters of Church doctrine . Authority . According to the Catholic Encyclopedia the editions of the `` Libri Carolini '' that have been in print are not those that were sent to Pope Adrian by Charlemagne , to which the Pope designed to write a refutation . This has been shown by Hefele , who notes that those sent to the Pope treated the matter in an entirely different order ; and that they contained only 85 chapters , while the printed books have 120 , or 121 if the authenticity of the last chapter is granted . Moreover , the quotations made in Adrian 's reply do not occur verbatim in the `` Libri Carolini '' , but are in some cases lengthened , in others abbreviated . Petavius thinks that what Adrian received were extracts from the `` Libri Carolini '' , made by the Council of Frankfort ( 794 ) . Hefele arrives at a directly opposite conclusion , `` viz . `` , that the `` Libri Carolini '' are an expansion of the Capitula sent to the Pope , and that this expansion was made at the bidding of Charlemagne . Baronius , Bellarmine , Binius , and Surius all questioned the authenticity of the `` Libri Carolini '' altogether . However , this extreme position seems to be refuted by the fact that certain quotations made by Hincmar are found in the modern printed books , and may have been influenced by their use by Protestant writers during the Reformation . It is now generally accepted that the books are authentic , and the original Carolingian manuscript , as published by Freeman , was rediscovered in the 20th century . All a misunderstanding . The work was refuting a bad copy of a very incompetent translation of the Byzantine decrees . In particular it seems clear that at least one negative was omitted , reversing the sense of the Greek , and that the Greek word proskynesis was mistranslated as `` adoration '' , for which the Greek word is `` latria '' , which the Council had stated , in the invariable position shared by Catholics and Orthodox , was due only to the persons of the Trinity . It seems that the authors of these books had never read the acts nor decrees of the Second Council of Nicaea , or only in a very poor translation . Further , they seemed ignorant of what took place at the Second Council of Constantinople in 754 . As an example , in Book IV. , Chapter xiv. , and also in Chapter xx. , ( Migne 's ed. , col. 1213 and col. 1226 ) , the charge is made that the Second Council of Nicaea , specifically Gregory , the bishop of Neocaesarea , unduly flattered the Empress . However , these remarks were made at the Conciliabulum of 754 , and not at the Second Council of Nicaea ; also , they were not made by Gregory of Neocaesarea at all , and the reason they are attributed to him is because he read them in the proceedings of that pseudo-council to the true council of 787 . The most famous example of incongruity in these books occurs in Book III. , Chapter xvii. , in which it is attributed to Constantius , the bishop of Cyprus , the statement that the sacred images were to be given supreme adoration due to the Holy Trinity . Sir William Palmer , and most modern scholars , attribute all of these mistakes to the books ' authors using a mistranslated version of the acts and decrees of the Second Council of Nicaea . Of this translation , Anastasius Bibliothetius says , `` The translator both misunderstood the genius of the Greek language as well as that of the Latin , and has merely translated word for word ; and in such a fashion that it is scarcely ever possible to know ( aut vix aut nunquam ) what it means ; moreover nobody ever reads this translation and no copies of it are made . '' Edition . Freeman , Ann , with Paul Meyvaert . `` Opus Caroli regis contra synodum ( Libri Carolini ) '' , Hannover 1998 ( =Monumenta Germaniae Historica , Concilia , Bd . 2 , Supplementum I ) . In English Translation . Partial English translation : Caecilia Davis-Weyer , ed . `` Early Medieval Art 300-1150 : Sources and Documents '' ( Toronto : University of Toronto Press , 1986 ) , pp . 100–103 .
Anglican Diocese of the Southwest . The Anglican Diocese of the Southwest is a diocese of the Anglican Church in North America . It has 17 parishes , 14 in New Mexico , West Texas and Colorado , in the United States , and 3 in Mexico . The diocese was approved as a diocese-in-formation at the General Convention of 2012 and given full diocese status one year later , in June 2013 . The diocese origin goes back to the Anglican Fellowship of the South , where nine Anglican churches of New Mexico and Texas in the first meeting of their Standing Committee , on 26 May 2011 , agreed to apply to become a diocese-in-formation of the Anglican Church in North America , during their Provincial Council . The first synod of the Anglican Fellowship of the South took place at Christ the King Anglican Church , in Albuquerque , New Mexico , on 13–14 May 2011 , having approved a constitution for the new diocese-in-formation and elected unanimously Win Mott to serve as their Vicar General , which he was until 2014 . The Anglican Church in North America General Convention ratified the admission of the Anglican Diocese of the Southwest as a diocese-in-formation in June 2012 . The following year , it was approved as a full diocese . The College of Bishops of ACNA consented at the election of Mark Zimmerman as the first Bishop of the Diocese of the Southwest at 10 January 2014 . He was consecrated at 28 February 2014 at the Church of St. Clement , El Paso , Texas .
Articles of Confederation . The Articles of Confederation , formally the Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union , was an agreement among the 13 original states of the United States of America that served as its first constitution . It was approved , after much debate ( between July 1776 and November 1777 ) , by the Second Continental Congress on November 15 , 1777 , and sent to the states for ratification . The Articles of Confederation came into force on March 1 , 1781 , after being ratified by all 13 states . A guiding principle of the Articles was to preserve the independence and sovereignty of the states . The central government established by the Articles received only those powers which the former colonies had recognized as belonging to king and parliament . The Articles formed a war-time confederation of states , with an extremely limited central government . While unratified , the document was used by the Congress to conduct business , direct the American Revolutionary War , conduct diplomacy with foreign nations , and deal with territorial issues and Native American relations . The adoption of the Articles made few perceptible changes in the federal government , because it did little more than legalize what the Continental Congress had been doing . That body was renamed the Congress of the Confederation ; but Americans continued to call it the `` Continental Congress '' , since its organization remained the same . As the Confederation Congress attempted to govern the continually growing American states , delegates discovered that the limitations placed upon the central government rendered it ineffective at doing so . As the government 's weaknesses became apparent , especially after Shays ' Rebellion , individuals began asking for changes to the Articles . Their hope was to create a stronger national government . Initially , some states met to deal with their trade and economic problems . However , as more states became interested in meeting to change the Articles , a meeting was set in Philadelphia on May 25 , 1787 . This became the Constitutional Convention . It was quickly realized that changes would not work , and instead the entire Articles needed to be replaced . On March 4 , 1789 , the government under the Articles was replaced with the federal government under the Constitution . The new Constitution provided for a much stronger federal government by establishing a chief executive ( the President ) , courts , and taxing powers . Background and context . The political push to increase cooperation among the then-loyal colonies began with the Albany Congress in 1754 and Benjamin Franklin 's proposed Albany Plan , an inter-colonial collaboration to help solve mutual local problems . The Articles of Confederation would bear some resemblance to it . Over the next two decades , some of the basic concepts it addressed would strengthen and others would weaken , particularly the degree of deserved loyalty to the crown . With civil disobedience resulting in coercive , and what the colonials perceived as intolerable acts of Parliament , and armed conflict resulting in dissidents being proclaimed rebels and outside the King 's protection , any loyalty remaining shifted toward independence and how to achieve it . In 1775 , with events outpacing communications , the Second Continental Congress began acting as the provisional government that would run the American Revolutionary War and gain the colonies their collective independence . It was an era of constitution writing—most states were busy at the task—and leaders felt the new nation must have a written constitution , even though other nations did not . During the war , Congress exercised an unprecedented level of political , diplomatic , military and economic authority . It adopted trade restrictions , established and maintained an army , issued fiat money , created a military code and negotiated with foreign governments . To transform themselves from outlaws into a legitimate nation , the colonists needed international recognition for their cause and foreign allies to support it . In early 1776 , Thomas Paine argued in the closing pages of the first edition of `` Common Sense '' that the `` custom of nations '' demanded a formal declaration of American independence if any European power were to mediate a peace between the Americans and Great Britain . The monarchies of France and Spain in particular could not be expected to aid those they considered rebels against another legitimate monarch . Foreign courts needed to have American grievances laid before them persuasively in a `` manifesto '' which could also reassure them that the Americans would be reliable trading partners . Without such a declaration , Paine concluded , `` [ t ] he custom of all courts is against us , and will be so , until , by an independence , we take rank with other nations . '' Beyond improving their existing association , the records of the Second Continental Congress show that the need for a declaration of independence was intimately linked with the demands of international relations . On June 7 , 1776 , Richard Henry Lee introduced a resolution before the Continental Congress declaring the colonies independent ; at the same time he also urged Congress to resolve `` to take the most effectual measures for forming foreign Alliances '' and to prepare a plan of confederation for the newly independent states . Congress then created three overlapping committees to draft the Declaration , a Model Treaty , and the Articles of Confederation . The Declaration announced the states ' entry into the international system ; the model treaty was designed to establish amity and commerce with other states ; and the Articles of Confederation , which established `` a firm league '' among the thirteen free and independent states , constituted an international agreement to set up central institutions for the conduct of vital domestic and foreign affairs . Drafting . On June 12 , 1776 , a day after appointing a committee to prepare a draft of the Declaration of Independence , the Second Continental Congress resolved to appoint a committee of 13 to prepare a draft of a constitution for a union of the states . The committee met repeatedly , and chairman John Dickinson presented their results to the Congress on July 12 , 1776 . There were long debates on such issues as sovereignty , the exact powers to be given the confederate government , whether to have a judiciary , and voting procedures . The final draft of the Articles was prepared in the summer of 1777 and the Second Continental Congress approved them for ratification by the individual states on November 15 , 1777 , after a year of debate . Consensus was achieved by dividing sovereignty between the states and the central government , with a unicameral legislature that protected the liberty of the individual states . Ratification . The Articles of Confederation was submitted to the states for ratification in November 1777 . The first state to ratify was Virginia on December 16 , 1777 ; 12 states had ratified the Articles by February 1779 , 14 months into the process . The lone holdout , Maryland , refused to go along until the landed states , especially Virginia , had indicated they were prepared to cede their claims west of the Ohio River to the Union . It would be two years before the Maryland General Assembly became satisfied that the various states would follow through , and voted to ratify . During this time , Congress observed the Articles as its de facto frame of government . Maryland finally ratified the Articles on February 2 , 1781 . Congress was informed of Maryland 's assent on March 1 , and officially proclaimed the Articles of Confederation to be the law of the land . Article summaries . The Articles of Confederation contain a preamble , thirteen articles , a conclusion , and a signatory section . The individual articles set the rules for current and future operations of the confederation 's central government . Under the Articles , the states retained sovereignty over all governmental functions not specifically relinquished to the national Congress , which was empowered to make war and peace , negotiate diplomatic and commercial agreements with foreign countries , and to resolve disputes between the states . The document also stipulates that its provisions `` shall be inviolably observed by every state '' and that `` the Union shall be perpetual '' . The Army . As Congress failed to act on the petitions , Knox wrote to Gouverneur Morris , four years before the Philadelphia Convention was convened , `` As the present Constitution is so defective , why do not you great men call the people together and tell them so ; that is , to have a convention of the States to form a better Constitution . '' Once the war had been won , the Continental Army was largely disbanded . A very small national force was maintained to man the frontier forts and to protect against Native American attacks . Meanwhile , each of the states had an army ( or militia ) , and 11 of them had navies . The wartime promises of bounties and land grants to be paid for service were not being met . In 1783 , George Washington defused the Newburgh conspiracy , but riots by unpaid Pennsylvania veterans forced Congress to leave Philadelphia temporarily . The Congress from time to time during the Revolutionary War requisitioned troops from the states . Any contributions were voluntary , and in the debates of 1788 the Federalists ( who supported the proposed new Constitution ) claimed that state politicians acted unilaterally , and contributed when the Continental army protected their state 's interests . The Anti-Federalists claimed that state politicians understood their duty to the Union and contributed to advance its needs . Dougherty ( 2009 ) concludes that generally the States ' behavior validated the Federalist analysis . This helps explain why the Articles of Confederation needed reforms . Foreign policy . The 1783 Treaty of Paris , which ended hostilities with Great Britain , languished in Congress for several months because too few delegates were present at any one time to constitute a quorum so that it could be ratified . Afterward , the problem only got worse as Congress had no power to enforce attendance . Rarely did more than half of the roughly sixty delegates attend a session of Congress at the time , causing difficulties in raising a quorum . The resulting paralysis embarrassed and frustrated many American nationalists , including George Washington . Many of the most prominent national leaders , such as Washington , John Adams , John Hancock , and Benjamin Franklin , retired from public life , served as foreign delegates , or held office in state governments ; and for the general public , local government and self-rule seemed quite satisfactory . This served to exacerbate Congress 's impotence . Inherent weaknesses in the confederation 's frame of government also frustrated the ability of the government to conduct foreign policy . In 1786 , Thomas Jefferson , concerned over the failure of Congress to fund an American naval force to confront the Barbary pirates , wrote in a diplomatic correspondence to James Monroe that , `` It will be said there is no money in the treasury . There never will be money in the treasury till the Confederacy shows its teeth . '' Furthermore , the 1786 Jay–Gardoqui Treaty with Spain also showed weakness in foreign policy . In this treaty , which was never ratified , the United States was to give up rights to use the Mississippi River for 25 years , which would have economically strangled the settlers west of the Appalachian Mountains . Finally , due to the Confederation 's military weakness , it could not compel the British army to leave frontier forts which were on American soil — forts which , in 1783 , the British promised to leave , but which they delayed leaving pending U.S. implementation of other provisions such as ending action against Loyalists and allowing them to seek compensation . This incomplete British implementation of the Treaty of Paris would later be resolved by the implementation of Jay 's Treaty in 1795 , after the federal Constitution came into force . Taxation and commerce . Under the Articles of Confederation , the central government 's power was kept quite limited . The Confederation Congress could make decisions , but lacked enforcement powers . Implementation of most decisions , including modifications to the Articles , required unanimous approval of all thirteen state legislatures . Congress was denied any powers of taxation : it could only request money from the states . The states often failed to meet these requests in full , leaving both Congress and the Continental Army chronically short of money . As more money was printed by Congress , the continental dollars depreciated . In 1779 , George Washington wrote to John Jay , who was serving as the president of the Continental Congress , `` that a wagon load of money will scarcely purchase a wagon load of provisions . '' Mr. Jay and the Congress responded in May by requesting $ 45 million from the States . In an appeal to the States to comply , Jay wrote that the taxes were `` the price of liberty , the peace , and the safety of yourselves and posterity . '' He argued that Americans should avoid having it said `` that America had no sooner become independent than she became insolvent '' or that `` her infant glories and growing fame were obscured and tarnished by broken contracts and violated faith . '' The States did not respond with any of the money requested from them . Congress had also been denied the power to regulate either foreign trade or interstate commerce and , as a result , all of the States maintained control over their own trade policies . The states and the Confederation Congress both incurred large debts during the Revolutionary War , and how to repay those debts became a major issue of debate following the War . Some States paid off their war debts and others did not . Federal assumption of the states ' war debts became a major issue in the deliberations of the Constitutional Convention . Accomplishments . Nevertheless , the Confederation Congress did take two actions with long-lasting impact . The Land Ordinance of 1785 and Northwest Ordinance created territorial government , set up protocols for the admission of new states and the division of land into useful units , and set aside land in each township for public use . This system represented a sharp break from imperial colonization , as in Europe , and it established the precedent by which the national ( later , federal ) government would be sovereign and expand westward—as opposed to the existing states doing so under their sovereignty . The Land Ordinance of 1785 established both the general practices of land surveying in the west and northwest and the land ownership provisions used throughout the later westward expansion beyond the Mississippi River . Frontier lands were surveyed into the now-familiar squares of land called the township ( 36 square miles ) , the section ( one square mile ) , and the quarter section ( 160 acres ) . This system was carried forward to most of the States west of the Mississippi ( excluding areas of Texas and California that had already been surveyed and divided up by the Spanish Empire ) . Then , when the Homestead Act was enacted in 1867 , the quarter section became the basic unit of land that was granted to new settler-farmers . The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 noted the agreement of the original states to give up northwestern land claims , organized the Northwest Territory and laid the groundwork for the eventual creation of new states . While it did n't happen under the articles , the land north of the Ohio River and west of the ( present ) western border of Pennsylvania ceded by Massachusetts , Connecticut , New York , Pennsylvania , and Virginia , eventually became the states of : Ohio , Indiana , Illinois , Michigan , and Wisconsin , and the part of Minnesota east of the Mississippi River . The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 also made great advances in the abolition of slavery . New states admitted to the union in this territory would never be slave states . No new states were admitted to the Union under the Articles of Confederation . The Articles provided for a blanket acceptance of the Province of Quebec ( referred to as `` Canada '' in the Articles ) into the United States if it chose to do so . It did not , and the subsequent Constitution carried no such special provision of admission . Additionally , ordinances to admit Frankland ( later modified to Franklin ) , Kentucky , and Vermont to the Union were considered , but none were approved . Presidents of Congress . Under the Articles of Confederation , the presiding officer of Congress—referred to in many official records as `` President of the United States in Congress Assembled '' —chaired the Committee of the States when Congress was in recess , and performed other administrative functions . He was not , however , an executive in the way the later President of the United States is a chief executive , since all of the functions he executed were under the direct control of Congress . There were 10 presidents of Congress under the Articles . The first , Samuel Huntington , had been serving as president of the Continental Congress since September 28 , 1779 . The U.S. under the Articles . The peace treaty left the United States independent and at peace but with an unsettled governmental structure . The Articles envisioned a permanent confederation , but granted to the Congress—the only federal institution—little power to finance itself or to ensure that its resolutions were enforced . There was no president , no executive agencies , no judiciary and no tax base . The absence of a tax base meant that there was no way to pay off state and national debts from the war years except by requesting money from the states , which seldom arrived . Although historians generally agree that the Articles were too weak to hold the fast-growing nation together , they do give credit to the settlement of the western issue , as the states voluntarily turned over their lands to national control . By 1783 , with the end of the British blockade , the new nation was regaining its prosperity . However , trade opportunities were restricted by the mercantilism of the British and French empires . The ports of the British West Indies were closed to all staple products which were not carried in British ships . France and Spain established similar policies . Simultaneously , new manufacturers faced sharp competition from British products which were suddenly available again . Political unrest in several states and efforts by debtors to use popular government to erase their debts increased the anxiety of the political and economic elites which had led the Revolution . The apparent inability of the Congress to redeem the public obligations ( debts ) incurred during the war , or to become a forum for productive cooperation among the states to encourage commerce and economic development , only aggravated a gloomy situation . In 1786–87 , Shays ' Rebellion , an uprising of dissidents in western Massachusetts against the state court system , threatened the stability of state government . The Continental Congress printed paper money which was so depreciated that it ceased to pass as currency , spawning the expression `` not worth a continental '' . Congress could not levy taxes and could only make requisitions upon the States . Less than a million and a half dollars came into the treasury between 1781 and 1784 , although the governors had been asked for two million in 1783 alone . When John Adams went to London in 1785 as the first representative of the United States , he found it impossible to secure a treaty for unrestricted commerce . Demands were made for favors and there was no assurance that individual states would agree to a treaty . Adams stated it was necessary for the States to confer the power of passing navigation laws to Congress , or that the States themselves pass retaliatory acts against Great Britain . Congress had already requested and failed to get power over navigation laws . Meanwhile , each State acted individually against Great Britain to little effect . When other New England states closed their ports to British shipping , Connecticut hastened to profit by opening its ports . By 1787 Congress was unable to protect manufacturing and shipping . State legislatures were unable or unwilling to resist attacks upon private contracts and public credit . Land speculators expected no rise in values when the government could not defend its borders nor protect its frontier population . The idea of a convention to revise the Articles of Confederation grew in favor . Alexander Hamilton realized while serving as Washington 's top aide that a strong central government was necessary to avoid foreign intervention and allay the frustrations due to an ineffectual Congress . Hamilton led a group of like-minded nationalists , won Washington 's endorsement , and convened the Annapolis Convention in 1786 to petition Congress to call a constitutional convention to meet in Philadelphia to remedy the long-term crisis . Signatures . The Second Continental Congress approved the Articles for distribution to the states on November 15 , 1777 . A copy was made for each state and one was kept by the Congress . On November 28 , the copies sent to the states for ratification were unsigned , and the cover letter , dated November 17 , had only the signatures of Henry Laurens and Charles Thomson , who were the President and Secretary to the Congress . The Articles , however , were unsigned , and the date was blank . Congress began the signing process by examining their copy of the Articles on June 27 , 1778 . They ordered a final copy prepared ( the one in the National Archives ) , and that delegates should inform the secretary of their authority for ratification . On July 9 , 1778 , the prepared copy was ready . They dated it , and began to sign . They also requested each of the remaining states to notify its delegation when ratification was completed . On that date , delegates present from New Hampshire , Massachusetts , Rhode Island , Connecticut , New York , Pennsylvania , Virginia and South Carolina signed the Articles to indicate that their states had ratified . New Jersey , Delaware and Maryland could not , since their states had not ratified . North Carolina and Georgia also were unable to sign that day , since their delegations were absent . After the first signing , some delegates signed at the next meeting they attended . For example , John Wentworth of New Hampshire added his name on August 8 . John Penn was the first of North Carolina 's delegates to arrive ( on July 10 ) , and the delegation signed the Articles on July 21 , 1778 . The other states had to wait until they ratified the Articles and notified their Congressional delegation . Georgia signed on July 24 , New Jersey on November 26 , and Delaware on February 12 , 1779 . Maryland refused to ratify the Articles until every state had ceded its western land claims . Chevalier de La Luzerne , French Minister to the United States , felt that the Articles would help strengthen the American government . In 1780 when Maryland requested France provide naval forces in the Chesapeake Bay for protection from the British ( who were conducting raids in the lower part of the bay ) , he indicated that French Admiral Destouches would do what he could but La Luzerne also “ sharply pressed ” Maryland to ratify the Articles , thus suggesting the two issues were related . On February 2 , 1781 , the much-awaited decision was taken by the Maryland General Assembly in Annapolis . As the last piece of business during the afternoon Session , `` among engrossed Bills '' was `` signed and sealed by Governor Thomas Sim Lee in the Senate Chamber , in the presence of the members of both Houses ... an Act to empower the delegates of this state in Congress to subscribe and ratify the articles of confederation '' and perpetual union among the states . The Senate then adjourned `` to the first Monday in August next . '' The decision of Maryland to ratify the Articles was reported to the Continental Congress on February 12 . The confirmation signing of the Articles by the two Maryland delegates took place in Philadelphia at noon time on March 1 , 1781 , and was celebrated in the afternoon . With these events , the Articles were entered into force and the United States of America came into being as a sovereign federal state . Congress had debated the Articles for over a year and a half , and the ratification process had taken nearly three and a half years . Many participants in the original debates were no longer delegates , and some of the signers had only recently arrived . The Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union were signed by a group of men who were never present in the Congress at the same time . Signers . Georgia New Hampshire New Jersey New York North Carolina Rhode Island and Providence Plantations South Carolina Roger Sherman ( Connecticut ) was the only person to sign all four great state papers of the United States : the Continental Association , the United States Declaration of Independence , the Articles of Confederation and the United States Constitution . Robert Morris ( Pennsylvania ) signed three of the great state papers of the United States : the United States Declaration of Independence , the Articles of Confederation and the United States Constitution . John Dickinson ( Delaware ) , Daniel Carroll ( Maryland ) and Gouverneur Morris ( New York ) , along with Sherman and Robert Morris , were the only five people to sign both the Articles of Confederation and the United States Constitution ( Gouverneur Morris represented Pennsylvania when signing the Constitution ) . Gallery . Original parchment pages of the Articles of Confederation , National Archives and Records Administration . Revision and replacement . In May 1786 , Charles Pinckney of South Carolina proposed that Congress revise the Articles of Confederation . Recommended changes included granting Congress power over foreign and domestic commerce , and providing means for Congress to collect money from state treasuries . Unanimous approval was necessary to make the alterations , however , and Congress failed to reach a consensus . The weakness of the Articles in establishing an effective unifying government was underscored by the threat of internal conflict both within and between the states , especially after Shays ' Rebellion threatened to topple the state government of Massachusetts . Historians have given many reasons for the perceived need to replace the articles in 1787 . Jillson and Wilson ( 1994 ) point to the financial weakness as well as the norms , rules and institutional structures of the Congress , and the propensity to divide along sectional lines . Rakove ( 1988 ) identifies several factors that explain the collapse of the Confederation . The lack of compulsory direct taxation power was objectionable to those wanting a strong centralized state or expecting to benefit from such power . It could not collect customs after the war because tariffs were vetoed by Rhode Island . Rakove concludes that their failure to implement national measures `` stemmed not from a heady sense of independence but rather from the enormous difficulties that all the states encountered in collecting taxes , mustering men , and gathering supplies from a war-weary populace . '' The second group of factors Rakove identified derived from the substantive nature of the problems the Continental Congress confronted after 1783 , especially the inability to create a strong foreign policy . Finally , the Confederation 's lack of coercive power reduced the likelihood for profit to be made by political means , thus potential rulers were uninspired to seek power . When the war ended in 1783 , certain special interests had incentives to create a new `` merchant state , '' much like the British state people had rebelled against . In particular , holders of war scrip and land speculators wanted a central government to pay off scrip at face value and to legalize western land holdings with disputed claims . Also , manufacturers wanted a high tariff as a barrier to foreign goods , but competition among states made this impossible without a central government . Legitimacy of closing down . Political scientist David C. Hendrickson writes that two prominent political leaders in the Confederation , John Jay of New York and Thomas Burke of North Carolina believed that `` the authority of the congress rested on the prior acts of the several states , to which the states gave their voluntary consent , and until those obligations were fulfilled , neither nullification of the authority of congress , exercising its due powers , nor secession from the compact itself was consistent with the terms of their original pledges . '' [ T ] he Articles of this Confederation shall be inviolably observed by every State , and the Union shall be perpetual ; nor shall any alteration at any time hereafter be made in any of them ; unless such alteration be agreed to in a Congress of the United States , and be afterwards confirmed by the legislatures of every State . The Ratification of the Conventions of nine States , shall be sufficient for the Establishment of this Constitution between the States so ratifying the Same . The apparent tension between these two provisions was addressed at the time , and remains a topic of scholarly discussion . In 1788 , James Madison remarked ( in `` Federalist No . 40 '' ) that the issue had become moot : `` As this objection ... has been in a manner waived by those who have criticised the powers of the convention , I dismiss it without further observation . '' Nevertheless , it is an interesting historical and legal question whether opponents of the Constitution could have plausibly attacked the Constitution on that ground . At the time , there were state legislators who argued that the Constitution was not an alteration of the Articles of Confederation , but rather would be a complete replacement so the unanimity rule did not apply . Moreover , the Confederation had proven woefully inadequate and therefore was supposedly no longer binding . Modern scholars such as Francisco Forrest Martin agree that the Articles of Confederation had lost its binding force because many states had violated it , and thus `` other states-parties did not have to comply with the Articles ' unanimous consent rule '' . In contrast , law professor Akhil Amar suggests that there may not have really been any conflict between the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution on this point ; Article VI of the Confederation specifically allowed side deals among states , and the Constitution could be viewed as a side deal until all states ratified it . Final months . On July 3 , 1788 , the Congress received New Hampshire 's all-important ninth ratification of the proposed Constitution , thus , according to its terms , establishing it as the new framework of governance for the ratifying states . The following day delegates considered a bill to admit Kentucky into the Union as a sovereign state . The discussion ended with Congress making the determination that , in light of this development , it would be `` unadvisable '' to admit Kentucky into the Union , as it could do so `` under the Articles of Confederation '' only , but not `` under the Constitution '' . By the end of July 1788 , 11 of the 13 states had ratified the new Constitution . Congress continued to convene under the Articles with a quorum until October . On Saturday , September 13 , 1788 , the Confederation Congress voted the resolve to implement the new Constitution , and on Monday , September 15 published an announcement that the new Constitution had been ratified by the necessary nine states , set the first Wednesday in February 1789 for the presidential electors to meet and select a new president , and set the first Wednesday of March 1789 as the day the new government would take over and the government under the Articles of Confederation would come to an end . On that same September 13 , it determined that New York would remain the national capital .
Principle Hope . Principle Hope is the name of a route through the 130 foot high vertical rock face of the `` Bürs plate cliff '' ( `` in German : '' Bürser Platte '' ) overlooking the village of Bürs in Vorarlberg , Austria . In September 2009 , the face was climbed for the first time by a free climber , Beat Kammerlander . On completing the climb , Kammerlander said , `` The Burs Face has always fascinated me . The climb is very particular and uses tiny edges and footholds . If you try it too often you bloody your fingers and wear through the rubber on your shoes . It 's a hell of a battle . ''
St Mary 's Diocesan School , Stratford . St Mary 's Diocesan School is an all-girls Anglican secondary school in Stratford , Taranaki , New Zealand . St Mary 's has a boarding hostel , and the majority of the students at the school are boarders .
Iberomaurusian . The Iberomaurusian is a backed bladelet lithic industry found near the coasts of Morocco , Algeria , and Tunisia . It is also known from a single major site in Libya , the Haua Fteah , where the industry is locally known as the Eastern Oranian . The Iberomaurusian seems to have appeared around the time of the Last Glacial Maximum ( LGM ) , somewhere between c. 25,000 and 22,500 cal BP . It would have lasted until the early Holocene c. 11,000 cal BP . The name of the Iberomaurusain means `` of Iberia and Mauritania '' . Pallary ( 1909 ) coined this term to describe assemblages from the site of La Mouillah in the belief that the industry extended over the strait of Gibraltar into the Iberian peninsula . This theory is now generally discounted ( Garrod 1938 ) , but the name has stuck . Pallary ( 1909 ) originally described the industry based on material found at the site of l'Abri Mouillah . In Algeria , Tunisia , and Libya , but not in Morocco , the industry is succeeded by the Capsian industry , whose origins are unclear . The Capsian is believed either to have spread into North-Africa from the Near East , or have descended from the Iberomaurusian . In Morocco and Western Algeria , the Iberomaurusian is succeeded by the Cardial culture after a long hiatus . Timeline of sites . What follows is a timeline of all published radiocarbon dates from reliably Iberomaurusian contexts , excluding a number of dates produced in the 1960s and 1970s considered `` highly doubtful '' ( Barton et al . 2013 ) . All dates , calibrated and Before Present , are according to Hogue and Barton ( 2016 ) . The Tamar Hat date beyond 25,000 cal BP is tentative . Genetics . In 2013 , Iberomaurusian skeletons from the prehistoric sites of Taforalt and Afalou were analyzed for ancient DNA . All of the specimens belonged to maternal clades associated with either North Africa or the northern and southern Mediterranean littoral , indicating gene flow between these areas since the Epipaleolithic . The ancient Taforalt individuals carried the mtDNA Haplogroup N subclades like U6 , H , JT and V , which points to population continuity in the region dating from the Iberomaurusian period . In 2016 it has been identified mtDNA haplogroups H or U , T2b , JT or H14b1 , J , J1c3f , H1 , R0a1a , R0a2c , H2a1e1a , H2a2a1 , H6a1a8 , H14b1 , U4a2b , U4c1 , U6d3 . Loosdrecht et al . ( 2018 ) analysed genome-wide data from seven ancient individuals from the Iberomaurusian `` Grotte des Pigeons '' site near Taforalt in eastern Morocco . The fossils were directly dated to between 15,100 and 13,900 calibrated years before present . The scientists found that all males belonged to haplogroup E1b1b , common among Afroasiatic males . The male specimens with sufficient nuclear DNA preservation belonged to the paternal haplogroup E1b1b1a1 ( M78 ) , with one skeleton bearing the E1b1b1a1b1 parent lineage to E-V13 , one male specimen belonged to E1b1b ( M215* ) . These Y-DNA clades are closely related to the E1b1b1b ( M123 ) subhaplogroup that has been observed in skeletal remains belonging to the Epipaleolithic Natufian and Pre-Pottery Neolithic cultures of the Levant . Maternally , the Taforalt remains bore the U6a and M1b mtDNA haplogroups , which are common among modern Afroasiatic-speaking populations in Africa . A two-way admixture scenario using Natufian and modern West African samples as reference populations inferred that the seven Taforalt individuals bore 63.5 % Natufian-related and 36.5 % Hadza-like ancestries , with no apparent gene flow from the Epigravettian culture of Paleolithic southern Europe . The scientists indicated that further ancient DNA testing at other Iberomaurusian archaeological sites would be necessary to determine whether the Taforalt samples were representative of the broader Iberomaurusian gene pool . Since the Natufian samples , which are chronologically younger than the Taforalt samples by several thousands of years , were inferred to lack African ancestry , the researchers also hypothesized that a Maghreb center of evolution for the Natufian-related ancestry could only be plausible if the admixture that was inferred for the Taforalt individuals either occurred after the population ancestral to the Natufians had moved into the Levant or if that admixture event was a locally-confined phenomenon at the Taforalt site .
Hermann Burmeister . Karl Hermann Konrad Burmeister ( 15 January 1807 – 2 May 1892 ) was a German Argentine zoologist , entomologist , herpetologist , and botanist . He was born in Stralsund and died in Buenos Aires . A brief biography , with particular reference to his work on phasmids was published by Bragg in 2007 . Career . He studied medicine at Greifswald and Halle , and in 1830 went to Berlin to qualify himself to be a teacher of natural history . He was soon after appointed an instructor in the gymnasium at Cologne . He later became a professor of zoology at the Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg from 1837 to 1861 . In 1848 , during the revolutionary excitement , he was sent by the city of Halle as deputy to the national assembly , and subsequently by the town of Leibnitz to the first Prussian chamber . He traveled to Brazil from 1850 to 1852 and Argentina from 1857 to 1860 , returning to Germany with zoological collections . In 1861 he went to live in Argentina , founding the Institute at the Museo Nacional in Buenos Aires . He also headed the Academy of Sciences , formed from the scientific faculty of Argentina 's National University of Córdoba . In the field of herpetology he described many new species of amphibians and reptiles . Evolution . I am wholly convinced that the beings found in the older formations of our globe are the prototypes of contemporary beings , and in this respect , I declare myself a partisan of the hypothesis recently developed in detail , and as a natural law , by Darwin and his followers . But I must confess that their experiments have not provided me with any proof that any fundamental change in type is possible . Florentino Ameghino described Burmeister as a `` Biblical creationist '' , although this remains unconfirmed .
Wellington–Peel ministry . The Conservative government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland that began in 1828 and ended in 1830 was led by the Duke of Wellington in the House of Lords and Robert Peel in the House of Commons . Formation . The Duke of Wellington finally came to power after the abortive attempt at a Canningite-Whig coalition government came to an end with Lord Goderich 's resignation in January 1828 . The government included several men from the previous administration , but four of the most important , Lords Dudley and Palmerston and Messrs Huskisson and Grant , resigned in May 1828 . Fate . The Duke oversaw the introduction of Catholic Emancipation , but remained resolutely opposed to parliamentary reform , and as a result lost a vote of no confidence on 15 November 1830 . The Whigs under Lord Grey then formed the government which was to pass the Great Reform Act . Full list of Ministers . Members of the Cabinet are indicated by bold face .
McMillan & Wife . `` McMillan & Wife '' ( known simply as `` McMillan '' from 1976–77 ) is an American police procedural that aired on NBC from 1971 to 1977 . Starring Rock Hudson and Susan Saint James in the title roles , the series premiered in episodes as part of Universal Television 's wheel series `` NBC Mystery Movie '' , in rotation with `` Columbo '' and `` McCloud '' . Initially airing on Wednesday night , the original lineup was shifted to Sundays in the second season , where it aired for the rest of its run . This was the first element to be created for the `` Mystery Movie '' strand . Plot . `` McMillan & Wife '' revolved around a 40-ish San Francisco police commissioner , Stuart McMillan ( Rock Hudson ) and his attractive , bright and affable 20-something wife Sally ( Susan Saint James ) . Often , the storylines featured Mac and Sally attending fashionable parties and charity benefits before solving robberies and murders . John Schuck appeared as Sgt . Charles Enright and Nancy Walker was Mildred , the couple 's sarcastic , hard-drinking maid , both characters serving as comic relief . Episodes . The show ran for five seasons as `` McMillan & Wife '' and a sixth season as `` McMillan '' on the NBC television network , from September 17 , 1971 , to April 24 , 1977 , for a total of 40 episodes . Popularity . Like the other two original shows in the `` NBC Mystery Movie '' , `` McMillan & Wife '' was an immediate hit . After its network run on NBC , it appeared regularly as part of `` The CBS Late Movie '' and later , in the form of syndicated reruns on local and cable television in the United States . On January 1 , 2015 , `` McMillan & Wife '' began airing on Me-TV as part of the `` MeTV Mystery Movie '' late night block . That block included the other two long running Sunday Mystery Movie series , `` McCloud '' and `` Columbo '' , the Wednesday Mystery Movie series `` Banacek '' , and the `` Perry Mason '' television movies . Each week featured a different series , with the series airing every night during its feature week . These airings have since ceased . Cast and series name change . For its sixth and final season , the series underwent a major retooling . Susan Saint James left after being unable to come to terms on a new contract . Nancy Walker also left the series before the sixth season premiered in 1976 to star in an eponymous sitcom . With these developments , the show became known as `` McMillan '' and Sally was killed off in a plane crash along with the couple 's never-seen son . Mac , now a widower , moved out of the family home and into a luxury apartment . Mildred , meanwhile , was written out as having left the McMillans to open her own diner on the East Coast , which was an inside joke playing up her role as Rosie the waitress in a then-ongoing series of commercials for Bounty Paper Towels . John Schuck had his role reduced as he joined the sitcom `` Holmes and Yo-Yo '' , which show director Leonard B. Stern was working on . Martha Raye , who had played Mildred 's sister Agatha in an earlier episode , joined the series full-time with Agatha taking over Mildred 's role as Mac 's housekeeper in his new apartment . Meanwhile , Sergeant Enright was promoted to Lieutenant and became Deputy Chief of the San Francisco Police , which took him away from his position as Mac 's liaison . Richard Gilliland joined the cast as Enright 's replacement , Sergeant DiMaggio , who always introduced himself by saying `` no relation '' ( in reference to Joe DiMaggio ) . DVD releases . Universal Studios Home Entertainment released the first season of `` McMillan & Wife '' on DVD in Region 1 & Region 2 in 2005/2006 . On May 21 , 2010 , Visual Entertainment announced it had acquired the rights to distribute `` McMillan & Wife '' on DVD in Region 1 . They subsequently released seasons 2-6 on DVD in Canada and the USA . All US releases are distributed by Millennium Entertainment . On November 30 , 2012 , VEI released `` McMillan & Wife - The Complete Series '' on DVD in both the US and Canada . This 24-disc set features all 40 episodes of the series as well as bonus copy of `` The Snoop Sisters '' Complete Collection . In Region 4 , Madman Entertainment has released all six seasons on DVD in Australia . On November 20 , 2013 , it released `` McMillan and Wife : The Complete Collection '' , a 19-disc set featuring all 40 episodes of the series . Filming locations . The interior set of the McMillans ' home in the pilot episode was actually Rock Hudson 's house . In the second episode they moved to a new home , exterior shots were done on Greenwich Street in San Francisco . The address for the couple was once given in the show as 250 Carson Street . In later episodes a different house was used as the exterior shot of the house . In the final season McMillan , newly widowed , moved into an apartment and the house was never seen or mentioned again .
Old Byfield Road . Old Byfield Road is a heritage-listed road at Old Byfield Road , Byfield , Shire of Livingstone , Queensland , Australia . It was built from 1860s to 1940s . It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 9 July 2004 . History . The road leading to and from the ford at Byfield Creek was established in the 1860s when the district was occupied by pastoral interests . It was a section of the sole track from Maryvale Station north to Byfield Head Station , and continuing on to stations in the Shoalwater area . A specific date of construction for the stone-pitched ford across Byfield Creek on this road has not been established , but as the ford facilitated access to Byfield Head Station and to properties to the north and west of Byfield , it may date to the 1860s when Byfield Head Station was established on the northern bank of the creek opposite where the ford is now sited . The crossing is the only known surviving section of stone pitching along what was , from settlement in the 1860s to the 1930s , the only access route to stations directly north of Yeppoon . Byfield ( originally Bayfield ) is an isolated district , sandwiched between the Byfield Range and the Capricorn Coast . Traditionally it was home to the Butcha-Bura people ( meaning men of the Banksia or Honey Suckle Tree ) . The Butcha-Bura belonged to the Ningebul tribe , which in turn was part of the Darrambul Nation , and they lived within the Byfield district until the latter part of the 19th century . The area was explored by Ludwig Leichhardt and Thomas Mitchell between 1844 and 1846 and provided the most manageable overland route to the grassy plains of Shoalwater and Broadsound to the north . Land management practices of the Butcha-Bura people contributed to the development of these plains , which later proved ideal for the grazing of sheep and cattle . Fire stick farming enticed wallabies and kangaroo to feed on sweet new growth of grass , making hunting practices easier and more predictable . Broadsound and the Isaac River country were explored by William Landsborough and J McDonald between 1847 and 1858 , for the purpose of marking out runs . On 10 January 1854 the New South Wales Government proclaimed the Port Curtis Pastoral District open to settlement under pastoral occupation license . Landsborough acquired the Shoalwater run for a short period before L Samuel won a tender for it in 1858 . The run was renamed Raspberry Creek due to the abundance of native raspberry in the area . The first wave of permanent non-indigenous settlers to the Byfield and Shoalwater districts commenced in the early 1860s , with the arrival of the Hutton , Ross , Atherton and Tucker families , mostly from the New England district of New South Wales . In February 1863 the Tucker family selected the Maryvale and Bayfield ( later Byfield ) runs . Robert Ross and James Hutton took over the Raspberry Creek license from Samuel in 1863 , along with the leases of Shoalwater and Banksia Plain in the same year . Hutton later bought out Ross ' share in Raspberry Creek . The Ross family , with various financial partners , obtained much of the coastal country from the mouth of the Fitzroy River north to the peninsula at Shoalwater Bay . The Peninsula run was forfeited by Ross in 1864 and was successfully bid for at auction by Edward Hampton ( Cranky ) Baker . By 1865 , Elliot of Tilpal had joined the Huttons , Newbold and `` Cranky '' Baker as being among the first to permanently settle to the north of Byfield Creek in the Shoalwater area . In the 1860s the Byfield and Shoalwater districts were accessed via a single circuitous route from Rockhampton , by-passing the Berserker Range which lay between the coast and the Fitzroy River . Materials , livestock and other goods were transported to and from these remote northern properties via this route , which linked head station to head station , and crossed Byfield Creek near Byfield Head Station . An October 1868 survey of Maryvale Run ( survey plan P42.90 ) shows the `` Road to Byfield '' linking Maryvale and Byfield head stations . Byfield Head Station was located on the northern bank of Byfield Creek near the creek crossing . In the mid-1880s the Byfield district was surveyed into farm portions and opened for agricultural selection . Pastoral leases gave way to agriculture , encouraged by longer tenure and high yields from relatively small areas . An 1887 survey plan of the farm portions surrounding the Byfield Head Station block ( portion 171 , surveyed in 1870 ) shows the old route linking Byfield with stations to the north and west , circumventing the homestead block along its eastern and northern boundaries . In 1887 this route was surveyed officially as the main road to Raspberry Creek and Peninsula stations , and heading south to Maryvale , crossing Byfield Creek in the approximate location of the stone-pitched ford , although the ford itself is not indicated on the map . The section of this road which follows the eastern boundary of the Byfield homestead block is now known as Richters Road . A second track , marked as 'old postman 's track ' , was also indicated on the 1887 survey plan . This track traversed the Byfield homestead block diagonally from northwest to southeast , meeting Byfield Creek at the approximate location of the stone-pitched ford and the road south to Maryvale , and joining the road to Raspberry Creek north of the Byfield Head Station block . The influx of new settlers increased traffic over the old Byfield Road across Byfield Creek . They needed to bring goods in and out by wagon and required a reliable crossing for foot traffic , vehicles and animals . In 1888 a weekly mail service from Yeppoon to Raspberry Creek via Maryvale and Byfield commenced . The route was over using two or three horses with pack saddles to carry mail and goods to be delivered . Jock Cowan continued this service to the residents of Byfield and Shoalwater for 40 years , using the Byfield Creek crossing to gain access to the northern route to Raspberry Creek via what is now Richters Road . In the 1930s the Sherriff brothers introduced motorised delivery vehicles on the mail route . Beginning with motor bikes and then a utility fitted out like a little shop , they sold cigarettes , chocolates and odds and ends to residents along with delivering the mail once a week on a Sunday , using the crossing to access northern properties . Well into the 20th century , horses and cattle continued to be driven along the old Byfield Road into Yeppoon for the sales . The Huttons of Raspberry Creek and Shoalwater runs were prominent in the establishment of the pastoral industry in Central Queensland , and worked with the Flowers brothers of nearby Yandouble and Pine Mountain to establish a live cattle export from Port Clinton to New Caledonia . To get cattle to the Rockhampton market , the Huttons and other graziers would drive them along the Byfield Road , using the fording to cross Byfield Creek to reach Adelaide Park Road , which follows the Mount Hedlow route around the Berserker Range . The Huttons , as with many families in the region , also bred their own racehorses along with work and saddle horses . Horse breeders such as the Huttons and Geddes found there was more profit in selling horses to India as army remounts and polo ponies than selling cattle . To get these horses to markets , they either needed to be driven along the route that crossed Byfield Creek , or loaded onto ships at Port Clinton . Country race meetings and other social events were held on the station runs between 1879 and 1909 , attracting visitors to the Shoalwater district from as far afield as Mt Hedlow and The Oaks . These races were held under the banner of the Palmerston Amateur Turf Club , formed in 1879 , and known as `` The Raspberry Creek Races '' although events were held at Banksia , The Oaks and Tooloombah as well as Raspberry Creek . Travel to and from the northern stations for these and other social engagements was only possible via the old Byfield Road and required traversing the Byfield Creek crossing either by buggy or on horseback . Byfield district graziers and fruit-growers used the old road over Byfield Creek until a by-pass was opened in the early 1940s , in response to pressure from an increasing number of residents attracted to the area . A map of the area shows the development of the bypass as being nearly complete , but resumption of land through Lot 10 delayed completion of the road until the early 1940s . The bypass , known as the Yeppoon-Byfield Road , gives access to the Byfield State School , Post Office and General Store and provides a comfortable journey for travellers between Yeppoon and properties north of Byfield Creek , with overpasses constructed over creeks and the roadway designed as a durable all-weather passage . This bypass circumvents the road leading to and around the boundary of Lot 171 and rejoins the original route at the northern intersection of Yaxley and Byfield Roads . Although the Byfield Creek crossing on the old Byfield Road was cut off by the bypass , it remained in use as a short-cut for local property owners and council workers , being used by foot traffic , horseback riders , vehicles and heavy machinery , until very recent times . In an effort to stop vehicles using the crossing , the Livingstone Shire Council placed bollards across the old roadway , but these were removed shortly after by persons unknown and have not been replaced . By the early 21st century the old road south of the Byfield Creek crossing was overgrown , with re-growth vegetation , fallen trees and branches making it difficult for vehicles to access the crossing . The road following the eastern boundary of Lot 171 ( Richters Road ) is still in use , but no longer crosses Byfield Creek . It is unlikely that the stone-pitched crossing will return to regular local use . Local interest in the stone-pitched crossing and the portion of the old road bounded by the Yeppoon-Byfield and Richters roads has remained strong , with the local Byfield State School using the area for Remnant Vegetation studies since the late 1990s . For descendants of the early pastoral and agricultural settlers still residing in the Byfield district , the stone-pitched crossing and road remains a tangible link with the past . Continued community involvement in the maintenance and conservation of the old road and ford resulted in its nomination to the Queensland Heritage Register . Description . The portion of the old Byfield Road under consideration lies between the Yeppoon-Byfield Road and Richters Road , and is just under in length . The road incorporates a stone-pitched crossing over Byfield Creek at its northern end . The stone-pitched ford crosses Byfield Creek in a north-south direction at a bearing of 20 ? . It has a rectangular frame of timber sleepers fitted together and secured by bolts , presumably iron coach bolts , and filled with stone pitching to create a causeway across the creek . The exposed fording is wide by in length . The average dimensions of the framework logs are : western log diameter ; eastern log diameter ; southern log diameter ; and northern log diameter . The stone pitching extends into the northern embankment past the water-mark . Within the crossing some stones have become loose and dislodged from their positions , which may be a result of natural erosion ( scouring ) , or from motor-vehicles . Some subsidence has occurred , with the level of some stones lower in position compared to others , and cracking of some stones is evident . The predominant area of weathering and subsidence occurs in the middle of the ford , where water appears to be permanent to semi-permanent . This part of the ford is the most vulnerable to erosion associated with high water velocity during flooding . A natural sand deposit on the southern bank of the creek is encroaching onto the crossing , and plant shoots are growing between the stone pitching . The log at the southern aspect is exposed for only a small portion , less than , the remainder being covered by encroaching sand deposits , up to an approximate depth of . Sediment deposits currently extend to approximately from the point of the southern sleeper into the fording . At the south-west cross-section , an exposed bolt is located in the middle of the southern log , approximately from its upper edge . Exposed height of the bolt is approximately and it appears to be an iron coach bolt . In the south-west corner , the log appears to extend into the creek bank and is covered by sediments , indicating a continuation of the fording . Combined with the presence of sandy loam sediments extending approx further south up the embankment , the apparent extension of the log may indicate the fording extends further into the southern bank than what is currently exposed . From the crossing , the southern section of the old stock route extends approximately to the Yeppoon-Byfield Road . There is a large sandy deposit extending up the bank from the creek , which appears to have been washed downslope from loose deposits . Above the sand-bank , the roadway is composed of clay and stone which rises for several metres before levelling out , with the soil changing to a loamy composition . Native trees , ferns and palms grow thickly along the embankment and creek bank . Continuing towards the Yeppoon-Byfield Road , the path is covered with ground vegetation , leaf litter , including pine needles and fallen branches mixed with loose sand and soil . Towards the intersection with the Yeppoon-Byfield Road , a culvert has been created for draining water away from the road . Ground vegetation , mainly grasses and some saplings , provides a masking effect along the side of the Yeppoon- Byfield Road , making the entrance to the old road easy to overlook when driving past . The northern section of the old road extends approximately from the northern bank of Byfield Creek along what is now part of Richters Road reserve . There is no sand deposit , with the embankment composed of a clay-based soil . There is thick ground-cover vegetation to either side of the path leading up the embankment and onto Richters Road , which is predominately blady grass . This ground-cover hides the entrance to the old road from Richters Road . Native trees , ferns and palms grow along either side of the pathway on the embankment down to the creek . Heritage listing . The Old Byfield Road was listed on the Queensland Heritage Register on 9 July 2004 having satisfied the following criteria . The place is important in demonstrating the evolution or pattern of Queensland 's history . The Old Byfield Road was in use from the 1860s and is important in illustrating the pattern of non-indigenous settlement in the Byfield , Shoalwater and Broadsound districts of central Queensland . The old road was the only access route to stations north and west of Byfield until the early 1940s , and was important in the establishment of the cattle and later fruit growing industries of the Capricorn Coast . The stone-pitched crossing which fords Byfield Creek along this route may date to the 1860s , and is integral to our understanding of the function of this road as a principal access route . This crossing was the only made access to the northern end of Byfield and outlying properties until the final section of the Yeppoon-Byfield Road was opened to traffic in the early 1940s . The place demonstrates rare , uncommon or endangered aspects of Queensland 's cultural heritage . The place is significant as the only remaining unmodified section of the original road through Byfield to and from properties in Shoalwater and Broadsound . The stone-pitched crossing is important in demonstrating a method of constructing fords which is no longer practiced , and is of particular interest as the only remaining stone-pitched crossing in the Byfield area in an unmodified condition . The place is important in demonstrating the principal characteristics of a particular class of cultural places . The stone-pitched crossing is important in demonstrating a method of constructing fords which is no longer practiced , and is of particular interest as the only remaining stone-pitched crossing in the Byfield area in an unmodified condition . The place has a strong or special association with a particular community or cultural group for social , cultural or spiritual reasons . The place is valued by the Byfield community for its historical and educational associations . The crossing and early road has special association for the local community with the work of early settlers and postal workers , and is valued for its important role in early transport and communication in an otherwise isolated district . The place is also valued by the community for its remnant native vegetation .
Minuscule 513 . Minuscule 513 ( in the Gregory-Aland numbering ) , ε 261 ( in the Soden numbering ) , is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament , on parchment . Dated by a colophon to the 12th century . Scrivener labeled it by number 499 . The manuscript is lacunose . Full marginalia . It was adapted for liturgical use . Description . The codex contains the complete text of the four Gospels on 162 parchment leaves ( size ) with some lacunae ( Matthew 5:3-30 ; 8:4-25 ; 13:46-18:28 ; Luke 1:44-75 ; 4:42-5:36 ; 8:10-28 ; 11:13-33 ; 14:11-31 ; John 20:12-21:1 ) . Matthew 1:1-5:3 was supplied on paper by a later hand . It is written in one column per page , 25 lines per page . The text is divided according to the κεφαλαια ( `` chapters '' ) , whose numbers are given at the margin , and their τιτλοι ( `` titles of chapters '' ) at the top of the pages . There is also a division according to the Ammonian Sections ( in Mark 236 Sections - the last in 16:12 ) , with references to the Eusebian Canons ( written at the margin below Ammonian Section numbers ) . The tables of the κεφαλαια ( `` tables of contents '' ) are placed before each Gospel , lectionary markings at the margin , subscriptions at the end of each Gospel , and στιχοι . Text . The Greek text of the codex is a representative of a mixture of text-types with predominate the Byzantine element . Hermann von Soden included it to Ιβ . Aland did not place it in any Category . According to the Claremont Profile Method it has a mixture of the Byzantine families in Luke 1 . In Luke 10 and Luke 20 it belongs to the textual cluster 1216 as a weak member . History . The manuscript was written by Chariton , a monk . In 1727 the manuscript came from Constantinople to England and was presented to archbishop of Canterbury , William Wake , together with minuscules 73 , 74 , 506-520 . Wake presented it to the Christ Church College in Oxford . The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament minuscule manuscripts by F. H. A. Scrivener ( 499 ) and C. R. Gregory ( 513 ) . Gregory saw it in 1883 . It is currently housed at the Christ Church ( Wake 29 ) in Oxford .
Anjaam . `` Anjaam '' ( English : `` Consequence '' ) is a 1994 Indian Hindi psychological thriller film directed by Rahul Rawail , it stars Madhuri Dixit , Shah Rukh Khan , Deepak Tijori , Himani Shivpuri , Tinnu Anand , Kalpana Iyer and Kiran Kumar . The film 's music was composed by Anand-Milind , with lyrics written by Sameer . The film is about the consequences ( `` Anjaam '' ) of the slightest mistake and how it can ruin your whole life . It also focuses on the atrocities committed against women . This was the first time that Madhuri Dixit and Shah Rukh Khan were paired together . Khan and Dixit were praised for their respective performances . Madhuri Dixit earned a Filmfare Best Actress nomination for her role , but won the award for her performance in `` Hum Aapke Hain Koun.. ! '' . Khan was again featured in a negative role ; he received the Filmfare Best Villain Award for his performance . The film did well at the box office . He was nominated for the same award the previous year for his performance in Yash Chopra 's `` Darr '' . Shah Rukh Khan has bought the rights to this film under his banner , Red Chillies Entertainment . Plot . Shivani Chopra ( Madhuri Dixit ) is an air hostess for Air India . She meets Vijay Agnihotri ( Shahrukh Khan ) , a wealthy industrialist in a disco club . He tries to get friendly , but without any success . Later , he meets Shivani in an airplane and instantly falls in love , but she shows no interest in him . This does not stop Vijay and he continues to pursue her , only to be rejected every time . Vijay informs his mother that he intends to marry Shivani . When they approach Shivani 's family with a proposal , they witness that Shivani had married another man named Ashok ( Deepak Tijori ) . Vijay is now heartbroken and shocked . Shivani and Ashok decide to move to America . Four years later , Vijay still can not forget Shivani and repeatedly turns down marriage proposals brought by his mother . He comes across Shivani again and Ashok , who have a daughter named Pinky . Vijay befriends Ashok with a fake airline project as the hope of getting closer to Shivani . Ashok is totally oblivious to Vijay 's real intentions , to the extent that he does not believe Shivani when she tries to convince him of what Vijay is planning against them . One day , Ashok kicks Shivani out of their house after they have an argument . Vijay witnesses this and severely beats Ashok , leaving him unconscious . When Ashok is being treated in the hospital , Vijay removes the oxygen mask keeping Ashok without the oxygen supply , thereby killing him . Shivani attempts to convince the police that Vijay is responsible for Ashok 's death . However , Vijay bribes his friend , Inspector Arjun Singh , to provide an alibi , meaning Shivani could not be believed and Vijay is released without charge . Vijay then approaches Shivani 's house and begs her to say she loves him . When she refuses , he frames Shivani for his attempted murder and she is sentenced to three years in prison , while Pinky is placed under the care of Shivani 's sister and drunkard brother-in-law Mohanlal ( Tinnu Anand ) . Her brother-in-law treats Pinky extremely badly . One day , Mohanlal tells his wife to remove Pinky from the house and she refuses . In response to her refusal , Mohanlal kicks both Shivani 's sister and Shivani 's daughter Pinky out of the house . Vijay accidentally kills Shivani 's sister and daughter by running his car over them . Shivani learns about their deaths and realizes Vijay is the one who killed them . Shivani decides to go to any length to seek revenge . In an attempt to escape , she makes a complaint about the brutality of her prison guard . Again , her plea is ignored . In prison , she comes to know that she is pregnant with Ashok 's child . When the prison guard learns that Shivani tried to complain , she gives her a severe beating which causes her to have a miscarriage . Shivani soon kills the prison guard by dragging her to the gallows and hanging her by her neck . But as there is no evidence , she is not convicted for that . Three years later , Shivani is released from prison . First , she goes to her brother-in-law 's house and kills him by choking him with rupee notes and chewing off a significant amount of flesh from his arm . Inspector Singh learns about the murder and suspects Shivani . While Shivani is mourning for her daughter , Singh steps right on her grave to rudely intercept her . He chases her into a barn and attempts to rape her , but Shivani instead overpowers him and subsequently sets the barn on fire leaving Singh to die . She then searches for Vijay , where she comes to know that he has moved to Tikamgarh . She then goes to work at a hospital for the mentally ill and finds Vijay , who had become paralyzed in the car accident after running over Shivani 's family . She volunteers to look after him and rehabilitate him . When cured , Vijay begs Shivani to say she loves him . She opens her arms to him . During their embrace , she stabs him and then starts attacking him for everything he did . She confesses that she made him better for one purpose : to kill him . She says it 's a sin to kill a handicapped person , who can not defend himself . Eventually , they both dangle from a cliff ( with Vijay holding onto Shivani 's foot ) . Vijay says that if he falls to his death he 'll take Shivani with him . Deciding that it is more important for Vijay to die than for her to live , Shivani lets go of the ledge causing both of them to fall off the cliff to their deaths . Production . Originally , the film was titled as Majnu Ki Deewangi starring Rekha and Shah Rukh Khan in the lead roles . Anil Kapoor was approached for the film , but declined it . Atul Agnihotri was approached for Deepak Tijori 's role , but things did n't work out . Soundtrack . Rakesh Budhu of Planet Bollywood gave the album 7.5 stars stating , `` Anjaam 's tunes are overall a mix fare but the songs that were sweet and melodious were enough to project the soundtrack to higher standards . The only song sung by Abhijeet in this album `` Badi Mushkil Hai '' is considered one of the most melodious song till date `` .
Jean Hougron . Jean Hougron ( 1 July 1923 - 22 May 2001 ) was a French novelist , famous for a series of novels set in French Indochina in the mid-20th century , which is where he resided and travelled for several years . Several of these novels are collected in the series `` La Nuit Indochinoise '' ( `` The Indochina Night '' ) , which include several best sellers , such as `` Tu récolteras la tempête '' ( `` Reap the Wirlwind '' ) . Life . Jean Hougron was born on 1 July 1923 to a French Breton family in Calvados , a department of north-western France between Normandy and Brittany . He began his professional life as a teacher of English and sciences in north-western towns , then moved south to Marseille to work for one year with an import-export trading firm . This firm sent him to Indochina in June 1947 . From there , he exercised several trades , travelling across Vietnam , Laos , Cambodia , Thailand , and southern China , while learning to speak some of the regional languages . In 1949 , he returned to Saigon , Vietnam , where he worked at the US consulate and then at Radio France Asie , the Asian branch of the French state-owned radio broadcasting corporation . He returned to France in 1951 . He died on 22 May 2001 in Paris . Novels . From his years in Indochina , he came with many anecdotes , observations and souvenirs , which he used to write novels , starting with `` Tu récolteras la tempête '' ( 1950 ) . He published several novels , mostly based in Indochina , which met with great success , especially the series of novels the `` La Nuit Indochinoise '' collection . In 1953 , he was awarded the Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française ( French Academy Novel Prize ) for these books . Hougron 's novels are not focused on political subjects , such as on the French Indochina colony and the decolonization movement in South Asia during or after World War II and the beginning of the First Indochina War , but rather on studies of atmosphere , climate , landscape , characters , and human relations . He has been sometimes called `` The French Joseph Conrad '' . Several of his books have been translated and published in English and other languages . He continued writing novels , which were often best sellers and some of which were made into movies ( `` Je reviendrai à Kandara '' ( 1956 ) , directed by Victor Vicas , and `` Mort en Fraude '' ( 1957 ) , directed by Marcel Camus ) . While the context of his books is dated , some of them , especially the `` Nuit Indochinoise '' series , have been re-edited regularly , and he has retained a steady readership .
Dalecarlia Reservoir . Dalecarlia Reservoir is the primary storage basin for drinking water in Washington , D.C. , fed by an underground aqueduct in turn fed by low dams which divert portions of the Potomac River near Great Falls and Little Falls . The reservoir is located between Spring Valley and the Palisades , two neighborhoods in Northwest Washington , and Brookmont , a neighborhood in Montgomery County , Maryland . The reservoir was completed in 1858 by the United States Army Corps of Engineers as part of the Washington Aqueduct project . It began providing water on January 3 , 1859 . Initially the reservoir provided water to the city from the adjacent Little Falls Branch until the aqueduct construction was completed . Regular water service from the Potomac River source through the aqueduct commenced in 1864 . The reservoir was modified in 1895 and 1935 to improve water quality and increase water supply . The Capital Crescent Trail runs adjacent to the reservoir and through the center of the pumping campus . The boundary between Maryland and the District of Columbia passes through the reservoir . A historic D.C. boundary marker ( Northwest No . 5 ) is located in a woodland east of the reservoir . Another ( Northwest No . 4 ) is located a short distance east of the Capital Crescent Trail , near the Dalecarlia water purification facility . The reservoir is maintained by the Washington Aqueduct division of the Army Corps of Engineers .
Bevic Moussiti-Oko . Bevic Moussiti-Oko ( born 28 February 1995 ) is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a forward for the French club Le Havre in the Ligue 2 . Professional career . Moussiti-Oko had successful spell with USL Dunkerque in the Championnat National , and transferred to Le Havre in the Ligue 2 . Moussiti-Oko made his professional debut for Le Havre in a 1–1 Ligue 2 tie with US Orléans on 8 September 2017. International career . Moussiti-Oko represented the Congo national under-20 football team at the 2015 African U-20 Championship , making 2 appearances . Moussiti-Oko was called up the Republic of the Congo national football team in May 2017 for a 2018 African Nations Championship qualification match against the DR Congo .
Movement for Renewal and Democratic Action . The Movement for Renewal and Democratic Action ( , MOURAD ) was a political party in the Comoros . History . The party was established in 1990 . It received 3.1 % of the vote in the 1992 parliamentary elections , winning one seat in the Assembly of the Union .
National Coalition Government of the Union of Burma . The National Coalition Government of the Union of Burma ( ; NCGUB ) was an administration claimed to be the government in exile of Burma ( Myanmar ) . It had its headquarters in Rockville , Maryland , United States . It was formally established in December 1990 , with Sein Win as its first prime minister . It was dissolved in September 2012 . History . On 18 December 1990 , in Manerplaw , the National League for Democracy ( NLD ) and the other opposition parties of Burma established the National Coalition Government of the Union of Burma , and elected Sein Win , a first cousin of Aung San Suu Kyi , as its prime minister . On September 14 , 2012 , NCGUB was officially dissolved to aid the reform process in Burma . The Bommersvik Declarations . Subsequent to the 1995 convention the Elected Representatives of the Union of Burma returned to Bommersvik in 2002 . The following two landmark declarations were the product of their deliberations .
Maria Woodworth-Etter . Maria Buelah Woodworth-Etter ( July 22 , 1844–September 16 , 1924 ) was an American healing evangelist . Her ministry style would serve as a model for Pentecostalism . Life . Woodworth-Etter was born in New Lisbon , Columbiana County , Ohio as Mariah Buelah Underwood . She was born again at the beginning of the Third Great Awakening at the age of thirteen . Maria immediately heard the call of God and dedicated her life to the Lord . Of her calling she would later write , `` I heard the voice of Jesus calling me to go out in the highways and hedges and gather in the lost sheep . '' In 1863 , she married Philo Horace Woodworth , whom she divorced for infidelity in 1891 . She had six children with Woodworth , five of whom died young . In 1902 , she married Samuel Etter , who died in 1914 . She studied the scriptures and began preaching the Lord 's divine will in healing . It did n't take long to see that evangelism and healing went hand in hand as thousands were won to Christ as a result of seeing others healed . Sister Etter pioneered the way for Pentecostal manifestations that are so common in Charismatic and Pentecostal groups today . Ministry . Her earliest exposure to religion was through a local Disciples of Christ congregation . After her marriage , she chose to enter evangelistic ministry . Prohibited from public preaching among the Disciples , she found support in a local Quaker meeting . It was while associating with the Quakers that she received the baptism in the Holy Spirit while praying for an `` anointing for service '' . After this experience , she began to preach . Reporting hundreds of conversions , her campaigns attracted reporters from across the country . She was briefly affiliated with the Brethren in Christ but eventually joined the Church of God of the General Eldership founded by John Winebrenner . She was dismissed from the Church of God in 1904 . She began to pray for the sick in 1885 , believing that those with sufficient faith would be healed . Her meetings also became known for people falling to the floor in trance-like states . These people would later report profound spiritual experiences while in such a state . As she preached throughout the nation , her reputation grew , leading her to purchase an 8,000-seat tent in which to conduct her services . In 1912 she joined the young Pentecostal movement and preached widely in Pentecostal circles until her death , helping found the Assemblies of God in 1914 . In 1918 she founded what is today Lakeview Church ( Temple ) of Indianapolis , Indiana .
Mette Andersen . Andersen ( born January 9 , 1974 ) is a Danish racing cyclist . She was junior national champion in road bicycle racing , but her specialty is mountain biking , where she also has been national champion . She has been riding for Dansk Mountainbike Klub and Team SATS . She has a BA in media science from Copenhagen University .
Feral Benga . Francois `` Feral '' Benga ( 1906-1957 ) was a Senegalese dancer and became a sought after model of the Harlem Renaissance , his portraits and sculptures taken by Carl Van Vechten , Richmond Barthé and George Platt Lynes among others . Biography . Francois `` Feral '' Benga was the illegitimate grandchild of one of Dakar 's wealthiest property owners . Benga left Dakar in 1925 to move to Paris and his father disinherited him . In 1930 Benga starred in `` The Blood of a Poet '' , an avant-garde film directed by Jean Cocteau and financed by Charles de Noailles . In France , Benga was the Folies Bergère star ; for a brief period his dance partner was Myrtle Watkins . In the summer of 1934 , Richmond Barthé went on a tour to Paris . This trip exposed Barthé to classical art , but also to performers such as Feral Benga and Josephine Baker . He was thoroughly enchanted by Benga and led to Barthé taking a sculpture of Feral Benga in 1935 . In 1935 , Benga 's partner , Geoffrey Gorer , wrote `` Africa Dances '' , dedicated to Benga . It was the result of a trip they made to Africa in 1933 in order to study the native dances . Cyril Connolly would later said `` There was only one book I possessed : Geoffrey Gorer 's Africa Dances ( Faber , 1935 ) describing a tour he made with the Senegalese dancer Feral Benga before the last war . Benga had opened a night-club in Paris ; I had been there and been overwhelmed by the power of his dancing and the magic of his drum-rhythms . '' Middle of the 1930s , Benga was painted by James A. Porter , in `` Soldat Senegalese '' . Back in Manhattan , Benga was a gay icon . He moved in the Harlem Renaissance circles and had also a brief affair with Kenneth Macpherson , who was at the time in a relationship with an African-American singer , Jimmie Daniels . In 1938 Benga was painted by Pavel Tchelitchew , and the painting , `` Deposition '' was owned by Lincoln Kirstein . Back in Paris in 1947 , Benga owned a bar , La Rose Rouge , at 53 Rue de la Harpe . The club featured an African cabaret , all performers African students in Paris universities . The bar attracted a young clientele , including Nico , Mireille , and Jean Rougeuil , who opened the attached club , Le Club de la Rose Rouge .
George Godsalf . George Godsalf ( died 1592 ) , of the diocese of Bath , was an English Roman Catholic priest who had been converted to Catholicism by John Payne . He had gained the B.A . at Oxford and been ordained a Roman Catholic deacon during the brief reign of Queen Mary I of England , but had then become a Protestant on Elizabeth I 's accession . Payne re-converted him to Roman Catholicism shortly after Payne 's arrival in England in April 1576 . Payne then sent Godsalf to Douai , where he arrived on 15 July 1576 to be prepared for the Catholic priesthood , which he then received at Cambrai on 22 December before coming to England in June 1577 . Early in July 1581 , Payne and Godsalf were arrested in Warwickshire whilst staying on the estate of Lady Petre ( widow of William Petre ) through an informer . After being examined by Walsingham at Greenwich , they were committed to the Tower of London on 14 July . Godsalf did not give in but spent several years in prison , after which he was released from the Marshalsea in September 1585 and banished , dying in Paris in 1592 .
Ifriqiya . Ifriqiya or Ifriqiyah ( ' ) or el-Maghrib el-Adna ( Lower West ) was the area during medieval history that comprises what is today Tunisia , Tripolitania ( western Libya ) and the Constantinois ( eastern Algeria ) ; all part of what was previously included in the Africa Province of the Roman Empire . The southern boundary of Ifriqiya was far more unchallenged as bounded by the semi-arid areas and the salt marshes called el-Djerid . The northern and western boundaries fluctuated ; at times as far north as Sicily otherwise just along the coastline , and the western boundary usually went as far as Béjaïa . The capital was briefly Carthage , then Qayrawan ( Kairouan ) , then Mahdia , then Tunis . The Arabs generally settled on the lower ground while the native population settled in the mountains . The Aghlabids , from their base in Kairouan , initiated the invasion of Sicily beginning in 827 and establishing the Emirate of Sicily , which lasted until it was conquered by the Normans . Zirid dynasty rulers of Ifriqiya . ( `` invasion of the Banu Hilal ( 1057 ) — Kairouan destroyed , Zirids reduced to the main coastal cities , rural areas fragments into petty Bedouin emirates ) ``
Orlovka River , Chukotka Autonomous Okrug . The Orlovka is a river of Bilibinsky District , Chukotka Autonomous Okrug , Russia .
2011 Türk Telecom İzmir Cup . The 2011 Türk Telecom İzmir Cup was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts . It was the fourth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2011 ATP Challenger Tour . It took place in İzmir , Turkey between 19 and 25 September 2011 . Singles . Lukáš Lacko def . Marsel İlhan , 6–4 , 6–3 Doubles . Travis Rettenmaier / Simon Stadler def . Flavio Cipolla / Thomas Fabbiano , 6–0 , 6–2
Hans Strømsæther . Hans P. R. Strømsæther ( 26 December 1874 – 1937 ) was a Norwegian bailiff and politician for the Liberal Party . He was born at Strømsæther in Bremsnes , and finished petty officer training in Trondhjem in 1895 . After a period as police officer in Kværnes from 1896 , he served as bailiff of Rindalen from 1900 to 1909 and Tune from 1909 to his death . Strømsæther chaired the trade union `` Lensmennenes landsforening '' from 1920 . In 1933 he published the biographical dictionary `` Norges lensmenn '' . He had become active in politics and municipal administration , and served as municipal treasurer of Bremsnes . In Rindalen he held `` nearly all the municipal posts eligible with his position as bailiff '' . While living in Tune he was involved in local banking , among others as a deputy board member of the local Bank of Norway branch in Fredrikstad . He represented the Liberal Party . He was also fielded as the party candidate in parliamentary elections . In the Norwegian parliamentary election , 1912 , he was fielded as Liberal 's alternative to Labour 's Albert Theodor Alexius Moeskau and Conservative Gunnerius Furuholmen . However , Strømsæther lost both the first and second round ; as well as the new second round after the previous one was annulled . In 1915 , Strømsæther briefly fielded for the Totallers ' Party , but ended fourth and last in the first round . He was later the Liberals ' third ballot candidate in 1921 , fourth ballot candidate in 1924 , first candidate in 1930 , 1933 and 1936 without being elected . He was decorated with the King 's Medal of Merit in gold in 1925 . He died in the summer of 1937 .
Julius Bassianus . Gaius Julius Bassianus or Bassus , also known as Julius Bassianus ( flourished second half of the 2nd century and first half of the 3rd century , died 217 ) was a Syrian Bassianus was a high priest for the `` Temple of the Sun '' in Emesa , which was adored in a shape of a black stone . The Aramaean Sun God in Aramaic is `` El-Gebal '' . Bassianus was a member of the Royal family of Emesa ( modern Homs ) . The Royal Family was a part of the local Syrian aristocracy and was a client kingdom of the Roman Empire . The beginning of his priesthood is unknown but by 187 , he was a high priest at Emesa . Bassianus was a son of a Julius and his paternal uncle was Julius Agrippa , who served as a Primipilaris ( a former leading Centurion ) . Future emperor Lucius Septimius Severus had visited Emesa , based on a promising horoscope that he would find his future wife in Syria . Bassianus introduced Severus to his two daughters . Bassianus ' wife is unknown . His elder daughter Julia Maesa was married to a Syrian noble Gaius Julius Avitus Alexianus and they had two daughters Julia Soaemias Bassiana and Julia Avita Mamaea . His younger daughter Julia Domna was not married . Severus and Domna , married not so long after . Domna bore Severus two sons , Lucius Septimius Bassianus ( Caracalla , 4 April 188-8 April 217 ) and Publius Septimius Geta ( 7 March 189-19 December 211 ) . Caracalla and Geta would become future Roman Emperors and heirs to their father . Julia Maesa prevailed upon her grandson , the emperor Elagabalus to adopt another grandson , the son of Julia Avita Mamaea , who took the name Alexander Severus and eventually became emperor . Bassianus is a possible descendant of princess Drusilla of Mauretania and could be an ancestor to Syrian Queen Zenobia of Palmyra .
Fernando da Silva Cardozo . Fernando da Silva Cardozo . commonly referred to as Fernando Cardozo ( born 17 March 1979 in Pelotas ) is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Brasil de Pelotas . Club career . Cardozo previously played for Internacional and Juventude in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A . He also enjoyed a successful spell at Nacional for five seasons before signing for cross-town rivals Marítimo in the summer of 2008 . On 14 January 2010 announced his club Maritimo the 30-year-old center back will play on loan for Leixoes S.C. until the end of the season .
Reindeer Games ( album ) . `` Reindeer Games '' is the debut album by The Killjoy Club , a hip hop supergroup consisting of Insane Clown Posse ( Violent J & Shaggy 2 Dope ) and Da Mafia 6ix ( DJ Paul , Crunchy Black & Koopsta Knicca ) . The album was released by Psychopathic Records on September 2 , 2014 . Background . In March 2014 , DJ Paul announced Da Mafia 6ix and Insane Clown Posse would release a collaboration album in August 2014 . In July 2014 , during the Insane Clown Posse 2014 GOTJ seminar , it was announced that they had formed a group with Da Mafia 6ix called The Killjoy Club and that their debut album , titled `` Reindeer Games '' , would be released on September 2 , 2014 . Promotion . In August 2014 , it was announced Insane Clown Posse and Da Mafia 6ix would be going on tour to promote the album , but doing their own respective sets . They will be going on tour with Mushroomhead , Madchild and JellyRoll titled ShockFest , starting on September 25 , 2014 , and ending on October 31 . On August 14 , 2014 , the track listing was released , the album features guest appearances from Young Wicked aka Otis of Axe Murder Boyz , Big Hoodoo and Boondox .
Cuyamaca Peak . Cuyamaca Peak is a mountain peak of the Cuyamaca Mountains range , in San Diego County , Southern California . Geography . At , its summit is the second highest point in San Diego County ( after Hot Springs Mountain . ) Cuyamaca Peak is located roughly from the Pacific Ocean , within Cuyamaca Rancho State Park . It is east of the city of San Diego and southwest of Julian . A popular year round hike to the summit of Cuyamaca leads from the Paso Picacho Campground , starting at about . Ecology . Snows in winter are common above and surrounding regions in Cuyamaca Rancho State Park . During summer , Bracken Ferns , a variety of wildflowers and native bunchgrasses dominate mountain meadows and the forest floor . Prior to the Cedar Fire , Black oaks once lit up the mountain . Cedar Fire . In October 2003 , the Cedar Fire , the largest fire in recorded California history , burned the once abundant White Fir ( `` Abies concolor '' ) , Incense Cedar ( `` Calocedrus decurrens '' ) , Jeffrey Pine , Coulter Pine , Sugar Pine , and Black oak ( `` Quercus kelloggii '' ) that once lined the mountain . Small seedlings of new White fir , Sugar Pine , Coulter Pine , Jeffrey Pine , and Incense Cedar were seen within a year of the Cedar Fire , and were thriving as saplings by 2007 , an example of fire ecology . Precipitation . The significant elevation of Cuyamaca relative to its surrounding landscape catches Pacific moisture easily , forming clouds which are forced to release their moisture in order to pass East , resulting in average annual precipitation between 20 and 32 inches . Fall and Winter storms account for 70 % , summer thunderstorms largely accounting for the balance . During the winter snow may fall and hoar frost is common upon the highest elevations . Views . On clear days visibility from the summit of Cuyamaca Peak can range from in nearly every direction . To the west , the Pacific Ocean , the Coronado Islands of Mexico , the coast line of San Diego County , Viejas Mountain , and El Cajon Mountain can be seen . Looking north , one can see Palomar Mountain among the ridge of Palomar Mountains . On very clear days Toro Peak in the Santa Rosas and the San Jacintos are visible . Closer yet is Volcan Mountain slightly to the northeast , the former gold rush town of Julian lying in front . Directly north are the closest summits , Middle and North Peaks . Directly east is the Anza Borrego Desert and the Laguna Mountains , including Whale Peak . Far beyond is the Salton Sea . To the south are Lyons Peak and Lawson Peak ; further yet and to the southeast are Mexican border mountains such as Table Top Mountain and the Sierra de Juárez .
Gola Mała . Gola Mała is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Twardogóra , within Oleśnica County , Lower Silesian Voivodeship , in south-western Poland . Prior to 1945 it was in Germany . It lies approximately north-west of Twardogóra , north of Oleśnica , and north-east of the regional capital Wrocław .
Condominio . `` Condominio '' ( `` Apartment Block '' ) is a 1991 Italian comedy drama film directed by Felice Farina . For his performance Ciccio Ingrassia won the David di Donatello for best supporting actor .
Kheyrat . Kheyrat ( , also Romanized as Kheyrāt ) is a village in Estarabad-e Jonubi Rural District , in the Central District of Gorgan County , Golestan Province , Iran . At the 2006 census , its population was 348 , in 84 families .
Labour Party ( UK ) deputy leadership election , 1972 . The 1972 Labour Party deputy leadership election took place on 25 April 1972 after Roy Jenkins resigned as deputy leader over the decision to hold a referendum on Britain 's entry into the Common Market . Edward Short , formerly Education Secretary in the government of Harold Wilson , was regarded as a `` unity '' candidate , and won the election over his main rival , the left-winger Michael Foot , who had unsuccessfully stood for the deputy leadership in 1970 and 1971 . Results . As a result of the first round , Crosland was eliminated . The remaining two candidates would face each other in a second round .
League to Enforce Peace . The League to Enforce Peace ( LEP ) was an American organization established in 1915 to promote the formation of an international body for world peace . It was formed in Philadelphia by American citizens concerned by the outbreak of World War I in Europe . History . Early efforts to support the formation of an international organization to contain and respond to violence once the current hostilities ended began in 1914 with speaking tours to arouse support . Advocates worked to distinguish their efforts from contemporary anti-war efforts that aimed at preventing American participation in the war and to counter misimpression that they were trying to end the war in Europe . Hamilton Holt published an editorial in his New York City weekly magazine the `` Independent '' called `` The Way to Disarm : A Practical Proposal '' on September 28 , 1914 . It called for an international organization to agree upon the arbitration of disputes and to guarantee the territorial integrity of its members by maintaining military forces sufficient to defeat those of any non-member . The ensuing debate among prominent internationalists modified Holt 's plan to align it more closely with proposals offered in Great Britain by Viscount James Bryce , a former ambassador from the U.K. to the U.S. At a convention in Philadelphia 's Independence Hall on June 17 , 1915 , with the LEP 's first president , former U.S. President William Howard Taft , presiding , one hundred noteworthy Americans formally announced the formation of the League to Enforce Peace . They proposed an international agreement in which participating nations would agree to `` jointly use their economic and military force against any one of their number that goes to war or commits acts of hostility against another . '' The founders included Elihu Root , Alexander Graham Bell , Rabbi Stephen S. Wise , James Cardinal Gibbons of Baltimore , and Edward Filene on behalf of the recently founded U.S. Chamber of Commerce . Elected to the Executive Committee were Harvard President Abbott Lawrence Lowell , former Cabinet member and diplomat Oscar S. Straus , magazine editor Hamilton Holt , Taft , and a dozen others Pacifists rejected the LEP 's notion of collective security and nationalists rejected the idea of America submitting to arbitration . The LEP 's founders , on the other hand , though varied in their outlooks , expressed a long established ideal of the civilizing influence of the British Empire and American democracy . The initial efforts of the League to Enforce Peace aimed at creating public awareness through magazine articles and speeches . The LEP combined enthusiastic support for the American war effort with its proposals for a new international order to follow the defeat of Germany . It presented its plans for an international organization to respond to any nation that would follow a course like that of German militarism . President Wilson 's specific proposal for the League of Nations met resistance from the Republican-controlled Senate and the opposition led by Senator Henry Cabot Lodge of Massachusetts . The high-minded debate deteriorated until the ideal of international cooperation was , writes one historian , `` sacrificed to party intrigue , personal antipathy , and pride of authorship . '' The League to Enforce Peace believed American participation was more important than the exact nature of the organization , but found itself defending Wilson 's plan against attempts to restrict American participation in it . When the U.S. Senate debated the treaty with Germany , the LEP specifically opposed attempts in the Senate to restrict American participation in international arbitration . In February 1919 , the League held a series of public meetings in more than half a dozen American cities in support of Wilson 's League proposal . President Wilson thanked the League for its support . In the summer of 1919 , the LEP published a book of essays modeled on `` The Federalist Papers '' called `` The Covenanter : An American Exposition of the Covenant of the League of Nations '' . It delivered a copy to every member of Congress . Lowell , Taft , and former Attorney-General George W. Wickersham were the authors . The `` New York Times '' called it a `` masterly analysis '' and thought it perfectly suited for a broad public : `` This—thank Heaven—is a brochure for the lazy-minded ! '' With the formation of the League of Nations in 1919 the LEP changed focus slightly to raise grass roots American support for the League of Nations . For example , in November 1920 it analyzed the annual budgets of the League of Nations to demonstrate that participation in the League of Nations in the coming year would cost the United States `` exactly one-tenth of one percent of what we spent on armaments during a single year before the war , while it would amount to something like two-thousandth of one per cent of what the direct cost of our belligerency reached in 1918 . '' Support for the LEP dissolved and it ceased operations by 1923 . Some of the League 's records are held by the Harvard University Library .
Otto Buchsbaum . Otto Buchsbaum ( May 2 , 1920 – August 5 , 2000 ) was born in Vienna , Austria . He went to Brazil in 1939 . In 1967 , he led , together with his wife , Florence Buchsbaum , the movement `` Teatro ao Encontro do Povo '' ( Theater for the People ) , whose aim was to offer theater shows to the people , trying to discuss their lives and the world . He founded , in the 1970s , the politico-ecological movement `` Resistência Ecológica '' ( Ecological Resistance ) and also ran the newspaper `` Abertura Cultural '' ( Cultural Opening ) , which was the mainstay of the movement .
Al-Nasr SC ( Bahrain ) . Al-Nasr full name Al-Nasr Cultural and Sports Club ( in Arabic نادي النصر الثقافي والرياضي ) is a Bahraini sports and cultural club . The club 's president is Hussain Hammad . On 15 June 2013 , Al Nasr volleyball team won the Bahrain Volleyball Championship title for 2012–2013 against runners-up Al-Ahli . Al Nasr 's football ( soccer ) team had won the Bahraini Premier League title in 1958–59 championship .
Kebab . Kebabs are various cooked meat dishes , with their origins in Middle Eastern cuisine . Many variants are popular throughout Asia , and around the world . In most English-speaking countries , a `` kebab '' is commonly the internationally-known `` shish kebab '' or `` shashlik '' , though outside of North America a `` kebab '' may be the ubiquitous fast-food `` doner kebab '' or its variants . In contrast , in Indian English and in the languages of the Middle East , other parts of Asia , and the Muslim world , a `` kebab '' is any of a wide variety of grilled meat dishes . Some dishes ultimately derived from Middle Eastern kebab may have different names in their local languages , such as the Chinese `` chuanr '' . Although kebabs are often cooked on a skewer , many types of kebab are not . Kebab dishes can consist of cut up or ground meat or seafood , sometimes with fruits and vegetables ; cooked on a skewer over a fire , or like a hamburger on a grill , baked in a pan in an oven , or as a stew ; and served with various accompaniments according to each recipe . The traditional meat for kebabs is most often mutton or lamb , but regional recipes may include beef , goat , chicken , fish , or more rarely due to religious prohibitions , pork . History . Evidence of hominin use of fire and cooking in the Middle East dates back as far as 790,000 years , and prehistoric hearths , earth ovens , and burnt animal bones were spread across Europe and the Middle East by at least 250,000 years ago . In ancient times , Homer in the Iliad ( 1.465 ) mentions pieces of meat roasted on spits ( ) , and excavations in Santorini unearthed stone supports for skewers used before the 17th century BC . Kebab dishes originated in the medieval kitchens of Persia and Turkey . They were generally made with smaller chunks or slices of meat , or ground meat , often cooked on skewers over a fire . This cooking method has a long history in the region , where it would be practical in cities where small cuts of meat were available in butchers ' shops , and where fuel for cooking was relatively scarce , compared to Europe , where extensive forests enabled farmers to roast large cuts of meat whole . The word ' , most likely of Arabic origin , came to English in the late 17th century partly through Urdu , Persian and Turkish . In Ibn Sayyar al-Warraq 's 10th-century cookbook `` Kitab al-Tabikh '' , `` kabāb '' is described as cut-up meat either fried in a pan or grilled over a fire . According to linguist Sevan Nişanyan , the Turkish word `` kebap '' is also derived from the Arabic word `` kabāb '' , meaning roasted meat . It appears in Turkish texts as early as the 14th century , in `` Kyssa-i Yusuf '' ( the story of Joseph ) , though still in the Arabic form . Nişanyan states that the word has the equivalent meaning of `` frying/burning '' with `` kabābu '' in the old Akkadian language , and `` kbabā/כבבא '' in Aramaic . The American Heritage Dictionary also gives a probable East Semitic root origin with the meaning of `` burn '' , `` char '' , or `` roast '' , from the Aramaic and Akkadian . These words point to an origin in the prehistoric Proto-Afroasiatic language : `` *kab- '' , to burn or roast . According to Ibn Battuta , a Moroccan traveller , in India , kebab was served in the royal houses during the Delhi Sultanate period ( 1206-1526 AD ) , and even commoners would enjoy it for breakfast with naan . Africa . `` Suya '' is a spicy kebab which is a popular food item in West Africa . It is traditionally prepared by the Hausa people of northern Nigeria , Cameroon , Niger , Ghana and some parts of Sudan ( where it is called `` agashe '' ) . `` Kyinkyinga '' is common and popular in West Africa . It is a Ghanian dish , very similar to or synonymous with the Hausa `` suya '' kebab , also known as `` sooya , tsinga , chichinga , tsire agashi , chachanga '' or `` tankora '' . `` Sosatie '' ( pl `` sosaties '' ) is a traditional South African dish of meat ( usually lamb or mutton ) cooked on skewers . The term derives from `` sate '' ( `` skewered meat '' ) and `` saus '' ( spicy sauce ) . It is of Cape Malay origin . Sosatie recipes vary , but commonly the ingredients can include cubes of lamb , beef , chicken , dried apricots , red onions and mixed peppers . Afghanistan . Afghan kebab ( Pashto/Dari : کباب ) is most often found in restaurants and outdoor vendor stalls . The most widely used meat is lamb . Recipes differ with every restaurant . Afghan kebab is served with naan , rarely rice , and customers have the option to sprinkle sumac or `` ghora '' , dried ground sour grapes , on their kebab . The quality of kebab is solely dependent on the quality of the meat . Pieces of fat from the sheep 's tail ( jijeq ) are usually added with the lamb skewers to add extra flavor . Other popular kebabs include the lamb chop , ribs , beef , buffalo , and chicken , all of which are found in better restaurants . Chapli kebab , a specialty of Eastern Afghanistan , is a patty made from beef mince . It is a popular barbecue meal in Afghanistan . The word Chapli comes from the Pashto word Chaprikh , which means flat . It is prepared flat and round , and served with naan . The original recipe of chapli kebab dictates a half meat ( or less ) , half flour mixture , which renders it lighter in taste and less expensive . Armenia . `` Khorovats '' ( ) is a dish of pieces of meat grilled on flat skewers known as `` shish '' or `` shampoor '' . It is very popular , especially on festive occasions . In contrast to shish kebab , the meat pieces are typically larger , and left on the bone . While sometimes coated in salt , pepper , onions , and herbs shortly before cooking , vinegar-based marinades are not used . Various kinds of meat are used , the most common is pork , with ribs being the most popular cut . Vegetables are not cooked on the same skewer . Seasoned oblong meatballs cooked on skewers , known in other regions as `` lule kebab '' or `` kufte '' , are called `` kyabab '' , with the emphasis on the first syllable . `` Karsi khorovats '' is the Armenian name for doner kebab , which the city of Kars became known for during the time of the Ottoman Empire . Azerbaijan . In the Republic of Azerbaijan , the main varieties include tika kabab , lyula kabab ( doyma kabab in some places ) , tas kababy and tava kabab . The meat for tika kabab is sometimes prepared in basdirma ( an onion gravy and thyme ) and then goes onto the skewers . It may be served , wrapped in lavash , with sauce-like pomegranate addon ( narsharab ) and other condiments . Bulgaria . In Bulgaria , the word `` кебап '' ( kebap ) is a generic term for meat stews with few or no vegetables . The döner kebab is widespread as fast food and is called ( dyuner ) . Shish kebap / shashlik is also common , and is called ( shishche - `` small skewer '' ) . China . Chuanr ( ) , often referred to as `` chua'r '' throughout the north , or kawap ( كاۋاپ ) in Uyghur , is a variation of kebab originating from the Uyghur people in the western province of Xinjiang and a popular dish in Chinese Islamic cuisine . The dish has since spread across the rest of the country and become a popular street food . Although the most traditional form of chuanr uses lamb or mutton , other types of meat , such as chicken , beef , pork , and seafood , may be used as well . Small pieces of meat are skewered and either roasted or deep-fried . Common spices and condiments include cumin called `` ziran '' , pepper , sesame , and sesame oil . Greece . While the history of street foods in Greece goes back to ancient times , the iconic Greek `` gyros '' and `` souvlaki '' as it is known today arose only following the Second World War . Introduced to Athens in the 1950s by immigrants from Turkey and the Middle East , gyros was originally known simply as `` döner kebab '' . It is typically served as a sandwich rolled in pita bread , or on a plate , with french fries and various salads and sauces such as tzatziki . Later in the 1960s , vendors also began selling dishes in the same style made with souvlaki , which resembles Turkish shish kebab , but is usually made with pork . Around the same time , the Greek word `` gyros '' replaced `` döner kebab '' , and the Greek style of the dish spread to become popular , particularly in North America , and various other parts of the world . In contrast to other areas of Greece , in Athens , both types of sandwich may be called `` souvlaki '' , with the skewered meat being called `` kalamaki '' . Although gyros is unquestionably of Middle Eastern origin , the issue of whether modern-day souvlaki came to Greece via Turkish cuisine , and should be considered a Greek styling of shish kebab , or is a contemporary revival of Greek tradition dating as far back as 17th century BC Minoan civilization , is a topic of sometimes heated debate , at least between Greeks and Turks . While English speakers may refer to souvlaki skewers as kebabs , they are not properly called that in Greece . India . Ancient Hindu texts , such as Mahabharata , mention a dish made of marinated game meats roasted on large , open fires . Modern day kebabs in India trace their origin to the influence of the Mughlai cuisine in India . Some varieties of kebab in India are more or less similar to other kebab preparations along with their distinct taste , which can be credited to the use of the Indian spices . Though there certain distinct versions like `` Tunde ke kabab '' , `` Tikka kebab '' , `` Shami kebab '' , `` Soovar ki Saanth '' ( Pork belly kebabs from Rajasthan ) and `` Rajpooti soolah '' , which are native to India . Also , owing to widespread prevalence of vegetarianism in India , there are many local , vegetarian varieties of Kebab , made from Paneer or potato . Indonesia . Kebab in Indonesia are the same as other kebab . Indonesian kebab are served as dinner . Iran . There are several distinct Persian varieties of kebab ( ) . Kebab may be served with either steamed , saffroned basmati or Persian rice and called `` chelow kabab '' ( ) , which is considered the national dish of Iran . It may also be served with the various types of bread that are the most commonly eaten in Iran , such as lavash . It is served with the basic Iranian meal accompaniments , in addition to grilled tomatoes on the side of the rice and butter on top of the rice . It is an old northern tradition ( probably originating in Tehran ) that a raw egg yolk should be placed on top of the rice as well , though this is strictly optional , and most restaurants will not serve the rice this way unless it is specifically requested . `` Somagh '' , powdered sumac , is also made available and its use varies based on tastes to a small dash on the rice or a heavy sprinkling on both rice and meat , particularly when used with red ( beef/veal/lamb ) meat . At Persian restaurants , the combination of one kabab barg and one kabab koobideh is typically called `` Soltani '' , meaning `` sultan 's feast '' . The traditional beverage of choice to accompany kebab is doogh , a sour yogurt drink with mint and salt . In the old bazaar tradition , the rice ( which is covered with a tin lid ) and accompaniments are served first , immediately followed by the kebabs , which are brought to the table by the waiter , who holds several skewers in his left hand , and a piece of flat bread ( typically nan-e lavash ) in his right . A skewer is placed directly on the rice and while holding the kebab down on the rice with the bread , the skewer is quickly pulled out . With the two most common kebabs , barg and koobideh , two skewers are always served . In general , bazaar kebab restaurants only serve these two varieties , though there are exceptions . In Iranian Azerbaijan , `` Binab ( also Bonab ) Kebabi '' is very famous in Azerbaijani cuisine for its large size . It is named after the city of Binab in East Azerbaijan province . This kebab and other types ( e.g. , Shishlik , kubide , Berge , Gelin , etc . ) can be served alone or with rice and fresh salad on the side . In this region Kebabs come usually with yogurt , hot bread , tomato , onion , parsley and paprika-salt , and tarragon . Kabab koobideh ( ) it `` kūbide '' ( ) is an Iranian minced meat kabab which is made from ground lamb , beef , or chicken , often mixed with parsley and chopped onions . Kabab Koobideh contains : ground meat , onion , salt , pepper , turmeric , and seasoning . These ingredients are mixed together until the mixture becomes smooth and sticky . One egg is added to help the mix stick together . The mixture is then pressed around a skewer . Koobideh Kabab is typically long . Kabāb-e barg ( ) is a Persian style barbecued lamb , chicken or beef kebab dish . The main ingredients of `` Kabab Barg '' – a short form of this name – are fillets of beef tenderloin , lamb shank or chicken breast , onions and olive oil . Marinade is prepared by the mixture of half a cup of olive oil , three onions , garlic , half teaspoon saffron , salt and black pepper . One kilogram of lamb is cut into 1 cm thick and 4–5 cm long pieces . It should be marinated overnight in refrigerator , and the container should be covered . The next day , the lamb is threaded on long , thin metal skewers . It is brushed with marinade and is barbecued for 5–10 minutes on each side . Jūje-kabāb ( ) consists of pieces of chicken first marinated in minced onion and lemon juice with saffron then grilled over a fire . It is sometimes served with grilled tomato and pepper . Jujeh kabab is one of the most popular Persian dishes . Kabab Bakhtiari is a combination of Jujeh kabab ( chicken kabab ) and Kabab barg ( beef or lamb meat ) on the same skewer . Its name comes from the Bakhtiari region of Iran . Kabab Kenjeh , also known as Chenjeh ( ) is a kabab traditionally made with chunks of marinated lamb meat . It is typically served with grilled tomatoes and rice or bread . Iraq . Several types of kebab are popular in Iraq , although the word kebab in local use is reserved for skewers of spiced ground lamb , traditionally grilled on natural wood charcoal to give the kebab its special flavor . Skewers of grilled marinated meat chunks are called tikka , the most popular of which is the chicken tikka . Kebabs in Iraq are consumed any time of the day , including for breakfast . Israel . Mizrahi Jews brought various types of grilled meat from their native Middle Eastern lands to Israel , where they are an essential part of the Israeli cuisine . Among the most popular are skewers of elongated spiced ground meat , called kabab ( , `` qabab '' ) , which have become a staple dish of the Israeli meat restaurants and the main dish of the traditional Israeli holiday barbecue , alongside the shishlik . They are commonly made of beef , though lamb is also occasionally used , and are almost always served with the local pita bread , hummus and vegetable salads . The Levant and Egypt . Several varieties of kebabs can be found at most restaurants representing this region . Among the most common are shish taouk , which are grilled chicken skewers marinated in olive oil and spices , and `` lahem meshwi '' , charcoal-grilled skewers of prime lamb cubes lightly seasoned with herbs . Shawarma , although not considered a kebab in most countries of the Levant and Egypt , is another very popular type of grilled meat preparation that characterizes this region . Nepal . In Nepal it is a popular dish in Nepalese cuisine as well as Newa cuisine and known as Sekuwa . It is a meat roasted in a natural wood/log fire in a real traditional Nepalese country style . At first while the meat is still in its raw stage is mixed with homemade natural herbs and spices and other necessary ingredients . Sekuwa could be of pork , lamb , goat or chicken , or a mixture . Sekuwa is very popular in Nepal , especially in the Eastern Nepal and Kathmandu . Tarahara , a small town in Sunsari District of Koshi State in the Eastern Nepal could be called as the sekuwa capital of Nepal . Pakistan . Kebabs in Pakistan trace their origin to the influence of the Mughlai cuisine . Southeast Asia . `` Satay '' is a kebab of seasoned , skewered , and grilled meat , served with a sauce . It is a dish of Southeast Asia , particularly Indonesia , Malaysia , and Thailand . Satay may consist of diced or sliced chicken , goat , lamb , mutton , beef , pork , fish , other meats , or tofu . Traditionally skewers from the midrib of the coconut palm frond are used , although bamboo skewers are often used instead . It is grilled or barbecued over a wood or charcoal fire with spicy seasonings . It may be served with various sauces , though most often a combination of soy and peanut sauce . Hence , peanut sauce is often called satay sauce . Satay was developed by Javanese street vendors as a unique adaptation of Indian kebab . The introduction of satay , and other now-iconic dishes such as `` tongseng '' and `` gulai kambing '' based on meats such as goat and lamb , coincided with an influx of Indian and Arab traders and immigrants starting in the 18th century . It is available almost anywhere in Indonesia , where it has become a national dish . In Sri Lanka , it has become a staple of the local diet as a result of the influences from the local Malay community . Turkey . Shish kebab is a dish consisting of small cubes of meat or fish threaded on a skewer and grilled . `` Şiş '' , pronounced , is a Turkish word meaning `` sword '' or `` skewer '' . Tradition has it that the dish was invented by medieval soldiers who used their swords to grill meat over open-field fires . In Turkey , shish kebab does not normally contain vegetables , though they may be cooked on a separate skewer . It can be prepared with lamb , beef , chicken , or fish , but pork is not used . Cağ kebabı is similar to doner kebab , but cooked on a horizontal spit rather than vertical . It is associated with the Eastern Turkish province of Erzurum . Döner kebab , literally `` rotating kebab '' in Turkish , is sliced lamb , beef , or chicken , slowly roasted on a vertical rotating spit . The Middle Eastern shawarma , Mexican tacos al pastor , and Greek gyros are all derived from the Turkish döner kebab , which was invented in Bursa in the 19th century . The German-style döner kebab sandwich , sometimes called simply `` a kebab '' in English , was introduced by Turkish immigrants in Berlin in the 1970s , and has become one of the most popular take-away foods in Germany and much of Europe . It is commonly sold by Turks , and considered a Turkish-German specialty , in Germany . İskender kebap is a dish made with doner kebab meat , served with tomato sauce , melted butter , and yogurt , on pita bread . It is named after a cook from Bursa who is often credited with the invention of the doner kebab . Adana kebabı ( or kıyma kebabı ) is a long , hand-minced meat kebab mounted on a wide iron skewer and grilled over charcoal . It is generally `` hot '' or piquant . The traditional Adana Kebab is made using lamb , with a high fatty content cooked over hot coals . Only three ingredients are used in a proper Adana Kebab , minced lamb , red capsicum ( pepper ) and salt . Steam kebab ( Turkish : Buğu kebabı ) is a Turkish stew which is cooked in a pan or an earthenware casserole . The casserole 's lid is sealed in order to cook the meat in its own juices . The dish is prepared with pearl onions , garlic , thyme , and other spices . In Tekirdağ , it is served with cumin ; in Izmir , it is served with mastic . Testi kebab is a dish from Central Anatolia and the Mid-Western Black Sea region , consisting of a mixture of meat and vegetables cooked in a clay pot or jug over fire ( `` testi '' means `` jug '' in Turkish ) . The pot is sealed with bread dough or foil and is broken when serving . Burrah . Burrah kebab is another kebab from India . This is usually made of goat or lamb meat , liberally marinated with spices and charcoal grilled . It uses cuts of chops and not other meat cuts Ćevapi . `` Ćevapi '' ( ) or `` ćevapčići '' ( formal diminutive , ) , which comes from the word `` kebab '' , is a grilled dish of minced meat , a type of skinless sausage , found traditionally in the countries of southeastern Europe ( the Balkans ) . They are considered a national dish in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia and are also common in Croatia , Kosovo , Montenegro , Albania , Slovenia , as well as in Republic of Macedonia , Bulgaria , Romania . Ćevapi has its origins in the Balkans during the Ottoman period , and represents a regional speciality similar to the kofte kebab . A dish with similar origins is in Romania called mititei . Chapli . Chapli kebab is a patty made from beef mince , onions , tomatoes , green chilies , coriander seeds , cumin seeds , salt , black pepper , lemon juice or promegranate seeds , eggs , cornstarch and coriander leaves . Chapli kebab is a common dish in Pashtun cuisine and popular in Afghanistan , Pakistan . The kebab originates in Afghanistan . Mardan is famous for chapli kabab not only locally but also internationally . Chapli kebab is prepared flat and round and generally served with naan . The word `` Chapli '' comes from the Pashto word `` Chaprikh '' , which means `` flat '' . Galouti . The Galouti kebab is a dish originating from the Indian subcontinent , made of minced goat and green papaya . It was supposedly made for a Nawab in Lucknow who could not eat the regular Kebabs due to weak teeth . Like Lucknowi biryani and Kakori kebab , it is a hallmark of Awadhi cuisine . Many leading Indian hotel chains have taken to popularising the Awadhi food tradition , with the Galouti kebab being a `` pièce de résistance '' . The home of this kebab is Lucknow . It is most famously had at the almost iconic eatery `` Tundey Miyan '' at Old Lucknow . Kakori . Kakori kebab is an Indian kebab attributed to the city of Kakori in Uttar Pradesh , India . The kebab is made of finely ground mince goat meat with spices and then charcoal grilled on a skewer . It is commonly served with Roomali Roti ( a very thin bread ) , onion and a mint chutney ( sauce ) . The meat is ground to a fine paste and kept moist so the texture is soft . There is a legend that it was first prepared for old and toothless pilgrims . Kalmi . Kalmi kebab a popular snack in Indian cuisine . The dish is made by marinating chicken drumsticks and placing them in a tandoor . Various kinds of freshly ground Indian spices are added to the yogurt used for the marination of the chicken . When prepared , the drumsticks are usually garnished with mint leaves and served with onions and Indian bread . Pinchitos . `` Pinchitos '' or `` Pinchos Morunos '' is a Moorish-derived kebab dish in Spanish cuisine . The name `` pinchitos '' is used in the southern Spanish autonomous communities of Andalusia and Extremadura . They consist of small cubes of meat threaded onto a skewer ( ) which are traditionally cooked over charcoal braziers . Similar dishes in North Africa or other Muslim majority countries tend to be lamb-based , but pork and chicken are the most popular meats for the dish in Spain . Pinchitos are also extremely popular in Venezuela , due the heavy influence Spain had in Venezuelan cuisine during many years . Shashlik . `` Shashlik '' is similar to , or sometimes a synonym for , shish kebab . It is popular in many countries , particularly in Eastern and Central Europe , the Caucasus , and the Baltics . In non-Muslim-majority countries , shashlik and equivalent dishes like Romanian `` frigărui '' may sometimes be prepared with pork . Kebab in Western culture . Kebab cuisine has spread around the world together with Muslim influence . Although non-Muslim Westerners may be increasingly familiar with some of the many other international kebab dishes , only two have become an established and widely popular part of the culture in many Western countries . In English , the word `` kebab '' commonly refers to `` shish kebab '' and , outside of North America , to `` döner kebab '' or related fast-food dishes . These dishes are also served in many other countries , where they may have different names . Shish kebab . In English , `` kebab '' , often occurring as `` shish kebab '' , is now a culinary term for small pieces of meat cooked on a skewer . The word `` kebab '' , most likely derived from Arabic , has been used with various spellings in this sense since at least the 17th century , while the Oxford English Dictionary records the earliest known publication of the term `` shish kebab '' , derived from , in 1914 . In many English-speaking countries , it refers to the now well-known dish prepared with marinated meat or seafood together with vegetables such as onions , tomatoes , and bell peppers threaded onto the skewer , also sometimes known as `` shashlik '' . This preparation is different from the typical Turkish shish kebab style , where vegetables are usually cooked on a separate skewer . Shish kebabs are customarily prepared in homes and restaurants , and are usually cooked on a grill or barbecue , or roasted in an oven . The word `` kebab '' may also be used as a general term in English to describe any similar-looking skewered food , such as brochette , satay , souvlaki , yakitori , or numerous small chunks of any type of food served on a stick . This is different from its use in the Middle East , where `` shish '' ( Persian/Mazandarani : شیش , ) is the word for skewer , while `` kebab '' comes from the word for grilling . Doner kebab . English speakers from countries outside North America may also use the word `` kebab '' generally to mean the popular fast food version of the Turkish döner kebab , or the related shawarma or gyros , and the sandwiches made with them , available from kebab shops as take-away meals . This usage may be found in some non-English parts of Europe as well . In North America , the Greek variant gyros is most widely known . The döner kebab originated in 19th century Turkey , but it became widely popular in the West only in the latter half of the 20th century . Many layers of meat are stacked onto a large vertical rotating spit ; the outer surface is gradually cooked and sliced off , and typically served as a sandwich in pita or flatbread with salad and sauces . Sandwiches served in the same manner , but with other meats or cheese , may also sometimes be called a `` kebab '' . It is available in most parts of Europe , and many other countries , though sometimes with different names or serving styles . In Germany , the highly popular sandwich , introduced by Turkish immigrants , is called a `` Döner '' , though Arab shops there serve `` shawarma '' .
Last will and testament of Frederica Evelyn Stilwell Cook . The last will and testament of Frederica Evelyn Stilwell Cook , who died 9 January 1925 , age 68 , is thought to be the longest will ever filed for probate . The will . The will was 1066 pages ( 95,940 words ) and occupied four gilt-edged , leather-bound volumes . It was entered into probate at Somerset House , the then home of the Principal Probate Registry in London , on 2 November 1925 . Of the four volumes in which the will was bound , two contain 702 pages each , and the other two 406 pages each . The paper is gilt-edged and the bindings are of leather with heavy corners and canvas covers . Aside from the pages containing the introductory clauses , the pages are ruled with a single column and contain a priced inventory of laces , jewellery , furs , embroideries , dressing bags and objects of art . A large number of the articles are explained in footnotes . A large part of the will is in Cook 's own handwriting . It is dated 17 October 1919 , but there is a codicil dated 2 March 1924 . Probate of the will was granted to Cook 's brother and son , both of them Londoners , the latter a racing motorist . Practically all of her bequests were to her children , and her two executors were directed to burn her diaries , to bury her wedding ring with her , and to see that her age is not inscribed on her tombstone . She is buried in Richmond Cemetery , then on the outskirts of London ; section J , grave 1289 .
Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics . The swimming competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro took place from 6 to 13 August at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium . The women 's open-water marathon was held on August 15 , and the men 's open water race on August 16 in Fort Copacabana . Open water quality . The location for open-water events was a source of concern for athletes since scientists have found microbes in the waters off of Fort Copacabana and drug-resistant super bacteria off the beaches of Rio de Janeiro in 2014 and 2016 studies due to the daily dumping of hospital waste and household raw sewage into the rivers and ocean . Ten percent of the Copacabana water test samples contained drug-resistant super bacteria . However , during the races the water quality was good . Schedule . Similar to previous Olympics since 2000 , with the exception of 2008 , the swimming program schedule will occur in two segments . For the pool events , prelims are held in the afternoon , followed by the semifinals and final in the evening and ( due to an NBC request ) night session . The dates in the table are for August . A = Afternoon session , starting at 13:00 local time ( 16:00 UTC ) . N = Night session , starting at 22:00 local time ( 01:00 UTC the next day ) Qualification . FINA By-Law BL 9.3.6.4 ( swimming ) and BL 9.3.7.5.3 ( open water ) laid out the qualification procedures for the `` Swimming '' competition at the Olympics . Each country is allowed to enter up to two swimmers per individual event ( provided they qualify ) , and one entry per relay ; and a country may not have more than 26 males and 26 females ( 52 total ) on its team . Swimming – individual events . On January 15 , 2015 , FINA posted the qualifying times for individual events for the 2016 Summer Olympics . The time standards consisted of two types : an `` Olympic `` Qualifying '' Time '' ( OQT ) and an `` Olympic `` Selection '' time '' ( OST ) . Each country was able to enter up to two swimmers per event , provided both swimmers met the ( faster ) `` qualifying '' time . A country was able to enter one swimmer per event that met the `` invitation '' standard . Any swimmer who met the `` qualifying '' time was entered in the event for the Games ; a swimmer meeting the `` invitation '' standard was eligible for entry , and their entry was allotted/filled in by ranking . If a country had had no swimmers who meet either qualifying standard , it may have entered one male and one female . A country that did not receive an allocation spot but had at least one swimmer who met a qualifying standard might have enter the swimmer with the highest ranking . Participating nations . Brazil , as the host country , receives guaranteed quota place in case it would not qualify any qualification places . Men 's events . Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals . Women 's events . Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals .
Ahar–Banas culture . The Ahar culture , also known as the Banas culture is a Chalcolithic archaeological culture on the banks of Ahar River of southeastern Rajasthan state in India , lasting from 3000 to 1500 BCE , contemporary and adjacent to the Indus Valley Civilization . Situated along the Banas and Berach Rivers , as well as the Ahar River , the Ahar–Banas people were exploiting the copper ores of the Aravalli Range to make axes and other artefacts . They were sustained on a number of crops , including wheat and barley . Geographical extent . More than 90 sites of the Ahar culture have been identified to date . The main distribution seems to be concentrated in the river valleys of Banas and its tributaries . A number of sites with Ahar culture level are also found from Jawad , Mandsaur , Kayatha and Dangwada in Madhya Pradesh state . In Rajasthan , most of the sites are located in Udaipur , Chittorgarh , Dungarpur , Banswara , Ajmer , Tonk and Bhilwara districts , which include , Ahar , Gilund , Bansen , Keli , Balathal , Alod , Palod , Khor , Amoda , Nangauli , Champakheri , Tarawat , Fachar , Phinodra , Joera , Darauli , Gadriwas , Purani Marmi , Aguncha and Ojiyana . In 2003 excavations at Gilund , archaeologists discovered a large cache of seal impressions dating to 2100–1700 BC . A large bin filled with more than 100 seal impressions was found by a team led by archaeologists from the University of Pennsylvania Museum and the Deccan College ( Pune ) . The design motifs of the seals are generally quite simple , with wide-ranging parallels from various Indus Civilization sites . But also , there are parallels with seals from the Bactria–Margiana Archaeological Complex ( BMAC ) in Central Asia and northern Afghanistan , 1,000 miles to the northwest . Ceramic assemblage . Typical Ahar pottery is a Black-and-Red ware ( BRW ) with linear and dotted designs painted on it in white pigment and has a limited range of shapes , which include bowls , bowls-on-stands , elongated vases and globular vases . The Ahar culture also had equally distinctive brightly slipped Red Ware , a Tan ware , ceramics in Burnished Black that were incised Thin Red ware , as well as incised and otherwise decorated Gray ware fabrics . The pottery had a black top and reddish bottom , with paintings in white on the black surface . Because of these distinctive features , Ahar , when it was first noticed by R C Agrawal , was called the `` black and red ware culture '' . This is in a way true , because this was primarily the pottery used by the inhabitants of Ahar for drinking and eating . They used fine and deluxe table-ware like the china-ware or stainless steel we use today . However , a subsequent and more extensive excavation showed that the Ahar people produced other kinds of fine and distinctive pottery as well .
Kamalapur Dharmarajika Bauddha Vihara . Kamalapur Dharmarajika Bauddha Vihara is a Buddhist vihara that is located in Dhaka , Bangladesh and is the first Buddhist vihara that was built in Dhaka . History . Kamalapur Dharmarajika Bauddha Vihara was built in 1960 and since then it is the centre of Buddhist life and culture in Dhaka and Bangladesh . It housed the Dharmarajik Pali College which was established in 1960 as well . In 1962 King Bhumibol of Thailand visited the temple , the first foreign head of state to do so . In 1984 Thailand donated a 10 feet tall statue of Buddha and then Japan donated another statue . The temple acted as shelter during Bangladesh Liberation war , and Dharmarajik Orphanage was created after the Independence of Bangladesh . In 1972 Dharmarajik High School was established . In 1993 the temple established Dharmarajik Technical School and Dharmarajik Kindergarten . Dharmarajik Fine Arts Academy was establed in 1995 and 1996 Dharmarajik Nikkiuniyano Clinic was established along with Dharmarajik Literary Society .
Pocket Opera . Pocket Opera is an opera company based in San Francisco , California which has been presenting operas in English since 1978 . The company was founded by Donald Pippin , whose musical career has spanned over six decades . Born in Zebulon , North Carolina and educated at Harvard University , Pippin began his career as an accompanist at George Balanchine 's School of American Ballet in New York City . In 1952 , Pippin moved to San Francisco , and has been an integral part of that city 's artistic life since then . Audiences have followed him from his start at the hungry i and Opus One in North Beach , through nearly two decades of presenting a weekly chamber music series ( 1960-1978 ) at the Old Spaghetti Factory , to his present-day fame as the creator of one of San Francisco 's most popular operatic institutions . Pippin 's first translation came in 1968 , in the course of preparing Mozart 's one-act opera `` Bastien und Bastienne '' for performance as part of his chamber music series . The opera , and his singing translation of it , were immediate successes with San Francisco audiences . From that point on , Pippin has dedicated himself to the task of producing literate English versions of both well-loved classics and lesser-known gems of operatic literature . His repertoire has grown to include over 70 translations , many of which have been used by the Washington Opera at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts , the San Francisco Opera Center , the San Diego Opera , the Juilliard School of Music , and the Aspen Music Festival , among many others . In 2005 , Dianna Shuster , formerly of American Musical Theater of San Jose , joined Pocket Opera as the Executive Director . Nicolas Aliaga Garcia joined the company as Production Manager in 2009 . Pocket Opera presented Pippin 's new English translation of the Polish opera `` The Haunted Manor '' , funded by the National Endowment of the Arts in April 2009 .
Anapodoton . An anapodoton ( from the Greek `` anapodosis '' : `` without a main clause '' ) is a rhetorical device related to the anacoluthon . It is a figure of speech or discourse that is an incomplete sentence , consisting of a subject or complement without the requisite object . The stand-alone subordinate clause suggests or implies a subject ( a main clause ) , but this is not actually provided . As an intentional rhetorical device , it is generally used for set phrases , where the full form is understood , and would thus be tedious to spell out , as in `` When in Rome [ do as the Romans ] . '' or `` If the mountain wo n't come to Muhammad [ Muhammed will go to the mountain ] . '' Anapodoton is extremely common in Classical Chinese and languages that draw from it , such as Japanese , where a long literary phrase is abbreviated to just a sufficient allusion . For example , Zhuangzi 's phrase `` A frog in a well can not conceive of the ocean . '' meaning `` people of limited experience have a narrow world view '' is rendered as `` A frog in a well '' in Modern Chinese , and as in Modern Japanese , abbreviating Other uses . It is also said to occur when a main clause is left unsaid due to a speaker interrupting him/herself to revise a thought , thus leaving the initial clause unresolved , but then making use of it nonetheless by recasting and absorbing it into a new , grammatically complete sentence . Though grammatically incorrect , anapodoton is a commonplace feature of everyday informal speech . It , therefore , appears frequently in dramatic writing and in fiction in the form of direct speech or the representation of stream of consciousness .
16th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment . The 16th Regiment Maine Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War . It was particularly noted for its service during the 1863 Battle of Gettysburg . Service . The 16th Maine was organized at Augusta , Maine , and mustered into Federal service for a three-year enlistment on August 14 , 1862 . The regiment was discharged from service on June 5 , 1865 . The 16th Maine at Gettysburg . Around 11 : 30 on the morning of July 1 , 1863 , two divisions of the 1st Corps , Army of the Potomac arrived to join a fight that had been raging all morning , as the Confederates advanced on Gettysburg from the west and from the north . Among them was the 16th Maine . The regiment , along with the rest of the army , had been marching since June 12 up from Virginia , through Maryland , and into southern Pennsylvania . They were headed toward an eventual clash with the Confederate Army that was fated to take place in and around the little market town of Gettysburg . The 16th Maine fought bitterly for approximately three hours in the fields north of the Chambersburg Pike ; but by mid-afternoon , it was evident that , even with the addition of the rest of the 1st Corps and the entire 11th Corps , the position of the Union forces could not be held . They began to fall back toward the town of Gettysburg . The 16th Maine was then ordered to withdraw to a new position to the east of where they had been fighting . `` Take that position and hold it at any cost ! '' was the command . This meant that those of the 275 officers and men of the regiment who had not already become casualties had to sacrifice themselves to allow some 16,000 other men to retreat . This they valiantly did , but they were soon overwhelmed and forced to surrender to the Confederates . Historians say the 16th Maine fought valiantly , but its soldiers turned their attention to saving their beloved flags when they realized that defeat was inevitable . As the Southern troops bore down upon them , the men of the 16th Maine spontaneously began to tear up into little pieces their `` colors . '' Like other Union regiments , the 16th Maine carried an American flag and a regimental flag , known collectively as `` the colors . '' `` For a few last moments our little regiment defended angrily its hopeless challenge , but it was useless to fight longer , '' Abner Small of the 16th Maine wrote after the battle . `` We looked at our colors , and our faces burned . We must not surrender those symbols of our pride and our faith . '' The regiment 's color bearers `` appealed to the colonel , '' Small wrote , `` and with his consent they tore the flags from the staves and ripped the silk into shreds ; and our officers and men that were near took each a shred . '' Each man hid his fragment of the flags inside his shirt or in a pocket . The Confederates were thus deprived of the chance to capture the flags as battle trophies . That was the 16th Maine 's `` greatest day , '' wrote Earl Hess , a history professor at Lincoln Memorial University in Tennessee , in an introduction to a collection of Small 's Civil War letters published in 2000 . Hess said that the 16th Maine 's actions show that battle flags carried `` very , very deep symbolism for Civil War soldiers , `` representing the `` esprit de corps '' of a regiment and `` a larger entity -- the country , the cause . '' Most of the 16th Maine survivors treasured these remnants for the rest of their lives and bequeathed them to their descendents , some of whom still possess them as family heirlooms to this day . By sunset on July 1 , 11 officers and men of the 16th Maine had been decimated , 62 had been wounded , and 159 had been taken prisoner . Only 38 men of the Regiment managed to evade being captured and report for duty at 1st Corps headquarters . But the 16th Maine had bought precious time for the Union Army . Those whose retreat they had covered were able to establish a very strong position just east and south of the center of the town of Gettysburg along Cemetery Ridge . During the night and into July 2 the 1st and 11th Corps were reinforced by the rest of the Army of the Potomac . For the next two days they would withstand successive assaults by the Confederates until the final repulse of Pickett 's Charge , on July 3 . Total strength and casualties . 1,907 men served in the 16th Maine Infantry Regiment at one point or another during its service . It lost 181 enlisted men killed in action or died of wounds . 578 members of the regiment were wounded in action , 259 died of disease , and 76 died in Confederate prisons for a total of 511 fatalities from all causes , a rate of 57 % . References . Small , Abner , `` The Road to Richmond : The Civil War [ Recollections ] of Major Abner R Small of the 16th Maine Volunteers '' , Small , Harold ed . Fordham University Press , 2000 .
Derwent Park ( Rowlands Gill ) . Derwent Park is situated in Rowlands Gill , Tyne and Wear , England . The park is often incorrectly called Rowlands Gill Park as a result . The park has a caravan site and has many play areas for children . Fishing on the River Derwent , which runs through the park , is priced at £2.50 per permit . The fish include brown trout , grayling and Atlantic salmon .
Archy and Mehitabel . Archy and Mehitabel ( styled as archy and mehitabel ) are the names of two fictional characters created in 1916 , by Don Marquis , a columnist for `` The Evening Sun '' newspaper in New York City . Archy , a cockroach , and Mehitabel , an alley cat , appeared in hundreds of humorous verses and short stories in Marquis ’ daily column , `` The Sun Dial '' . Their exploits were first collected in the 1927 book `` archy and mehitabel '' , which remains in print today , and in two later volumes , `` archys life of mehitabel '' ( 1933 ) and `` archy does his part '' ( 1935 ) . Many editions are recognized by their iconic illustrations by George Herriman , the creator of `` Krazy Kat . '' History . Marquis introduced Archy into his daily newspaper column at New York 's `` Evening Sun '' . Archy — whose name was always written in lower case in the book titles , but was upper case when Marquis would write about him in narrative form — was a cockroach who had been a free verse poet in a previous life , and took to writing stories and poems on an old typewriter at the newspaper office when everyone in the building had left . Archy would climb up onto the typewriter and hurl himself at the keys , laboriously typing out stories of the daily challenges and travails of a cockroach . Archy 's best friend was Mehitabel , an alley cat . The two of them shared a series of day-to-day adventures that made satiric commentary on daily life in the city during the 1910s and 1920s . Because he was a cockroach , Archy was unable to operate the shift key on the typewriter ( he jumped on each key to type ; since using shift requires two keys to be pressed simultaneously , he physically could not use capitals ) , and so all of his verse was written without capitalization or punctuation . ( Writing in his own persona , though , Marquis always used correct capitalization and punctuation . As E. B . White wrote in his introduction to `` The Lives and Times of Archy and Mehitabel '' , it would be incorrect to conclude that , `` because Don Marquis 's cockroach was incapable of operating the shift key of a typewriter , nobody else could operate it . '' ) There was at least one point in which Archy happened to jump onto the shift `` lock '' key — a chapter titled `` Capitals at Last '' ( styled as `` CAPITALS AT LAST '' ) . Pete the Pup is another of Marquis ' characters . Pete is a Boston Terrier with a passion for life and devotion to his `` master '' . Like Marquis ' other animal characters , Pete types his poetry at night on the author 's typewriter ( seldom capitalizing or using punctuation ) . Unlike many of the other characters ' contributions , Pete writes about his uncomplicated life without strong political or social references . Publications . `` Archyology '' and `` Archyology II '' were compiled and published for the first time in the late 1990s . `` The Annotated Archy and Mehitabel '' was released in July 2006 , edited by Michael Sims . Adaptations in other media . A musical version of the Archy and Mehitabel materials was recorded July 7 , 1953 and April 9 , 1954 , entitled `` archy and mehitabel '' with Carol Channing as Mehitabel and Eddie Bracken as Archy , and narrated by David Wayne , with Percival Dove as Bill , the fierce tomcat . It was followed by `` echoes of archy '' , narrated by David Wayne , recorded August 31 , 1954 . The credits read : Words - Joe Darion , Music - George Kleinsinger . It was originally released as Columbia Masterworks ML 4963 in 1955 , and was re-released on CD , combined with the unrelated work `` Carnival of the Animals '' , featuring Noël Coward reading the Ogden Nash poems , as part of the Columbia Masterworks series . The music and lyrics from the album were the basis of a short-lived 1957 loud and brassy Broadway musical titled `` Shinbone Alley '' , starring Eddie Bracken as Archy and Eartha Kitt as Mehitabel . It was based on the columns and on the Columbia Masterworks album , but with additional music by Kleinsinger and dialog by Mel Brooks . On May 16 , 1960 , an abridged version of the musical was broadcast under the original title `` archy & mehitabel '' as part of the syndicated TV anthology series `` Play of the Week '' presented by David Susskind . The cast included Bracken , Tammy Grimes , and Jules Munshin . Some of the songs from the album were used in 1971 in an animated film , also called `` Shinbone Alley '' . Directed by John Wilson , produced by Preston M. Fleet ( the creator of Fotomat and Omnimax ) , written by Mel Brooks , and starring Eddie Bracken and Carol Channing . It was not a commercial success . Actor Jeff Culbert toured a solo show to fringe festivals across North America during 2009 to 2011 . The show , `` archy and mehitabel '' , was based on Archy 's writings and involved Culbert playing the characters of Archy and Mehitabel . American actor , singer , and clown Gale McNeeley traveled the United States in 2016 with his `` Archy and Mehitabel 100th Anniversary Tour '' . Gale 's show featured in the introduction to editor Michael Sim 's `` The Annotated Archy and Mehitabel '' by Penguin Classics . Lisa Dunseth , Program Manager of Book Arts & Special Collections at San Francisco 's Main Library said of Gale , `` His 100th Anniversary Tour is the perfect opportunity to become a fan , if you are n't already , and enjoy the still-funny and sometimes wicked humor of Don Marquis 's famous cockroach and infamous cat . '' Composer Gabriel Lubell wrote a work for baritone , clarinet , cello , and piano called `` Archy Speaks '' ( 2009 ) . The work sets four of the original poems to music . In popular culture . In the 3 August 2007 , issue of `` Science '' an editorial was run claiming to be written by Mehitabel commenting on a recent paper about the domestication of cats . The Montreal indie rock band Parlovr features a song titled `` Archy and Mehitabel '' on its eponymous 2008 album .
Puckering baronets . There have been two baronetcies created for members of the Puckering family . The Baronetcy of Puckering of Weston , Hertfordshire was created on 25 November 1611 , in the Baronetage of England , for Thomas Puckering , the son of Sir John Puckering ( d 1596 ) Attorney General and Lord Keeper of the Great Seal to Queen Elizabeth I. Puckering was Member of Parliament for Tamworth on four occasions 1621-1629 and was High Sheriff of Warwickshire in 1625 . He resided at Priory House , Warwick . The baronetcy was extinct on his death without male issue but his estates passed to his nephew Sir Henry Newton ( see below ) . The Baronetcy of Puckering of Charlton , Kent was created in the Baronetage of England on 2 April 1620 for Adam Newton , Dean of Durham and tutor to Henry Frederick , Prince of Wales , son of King James I. Newton married a daughter of Sir Thomas Puckering ( above ) . He bought the Manor of Charlton in 1607 and built the Jacobean mansion known as Charlton House . His son Henry Newton , 3rd Baronet , changed his surname to Puckering upon inheriting the estates of his uncle Sir Thomas Puckering . He was Member of Parliament for Warwick in 1661 and 1679 . He bought an estate at Woodcote , Warwickshire in 1657 . The baronetcy became extinct on his death .
Robert N. Martin . Robert Nicols Martin ( January 14 , 1798 – July 20 , 1870 ) was an American politician from Maryland . Martin was born in Cambridge , Maryland , where he attended the public schools . He studied law , was admitted to the bar , and practised at Princess Anne from 1819 to 1827 . He was elected to the Nineteenth Congress , where he served from March 4 , 1825 to March 3 , 1827 . After his term , Martin settled in Baltimore and resumed the practice of law . He was appointed by Governor Thomas Pratt as judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals and as chief justice of the western judicial district in 1845 , in which capacity he served until the office was vacated by the Maryland Constitution of 1851 . He again engaged in the practice of his profession in Baltimore . He later served as judge of the superior court of Baltimore from 1859 to 1867 , and as professor of international law at the University of Maryland , Baltimore from 1867 to 1870 . He died at Saratoga Springs , New York , and is interred in the Christ Protestant Episcopal Church Cemetery in Cambridge .
List of Punjabi films of the 1950s . This is a list of Panjabi films of the 1950s . For a complete alphabetical list , see `` .
Task Force for Business and Stability Operations . The Task Force for Business and Stability Operations ( TFBSO ) is a division of the U.S. Department of Defense established in 2006 to stabilize the post-invasion Iraqi economy , reduce unemployment , and attract foreign investors to Iraq . In 2009 , TFBSO expanded operations to include Afghanistan . TFBSO founder and former Deputy Undersecretary of Defense Paul Brinkley described TFBSO stating : “ We do capitalism . We ’ re about helping companies make money. ” As US troops withdrew from Iraq , TFBSO ended its operations in that country . TFBSO founder Paul Brinkley joined Department of Defense in 2004 as co-director of the Business Transformation Agency . Before joining the Defense Department , he was Chief Information Officer and senior vice president at JDS Uniphase and served on the economic development advisory council to the Fujian Provincial Government in the People 's Republic of China . Brinkley left TFBSO in June 2011 and soon after was named Chief Executive Officer of North America Western Asia Holdings , his self-created firm . Iraq . Although the initial authorization of TFBSO only pertained to innovations in the military 's contracting methodology , by 2009 , TFBSO operations in Iraq included foreign private direct investment ; restarting state-owned enterprises , banking and financial networks ; restoration of industrial capacity ; corporate development ; procurement assistance ; private sector development ; agricultural revitalization ; and communications networks . Restarting State-Owned Enterprises . By 2009 , TFBSO had received about $ 103 million to rehabilitate state-owned enterprises . TFBSO estimated that its efforts impacted 24,500 jobs . The Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction called these estimates “ overstated , ” and found that the majority of TFBSO projects took twice as long to implement than was expected . Afghanistan . TFBSO began operations in Afghanistan in the summer of 2009 . As in Iraq , TFBSO in Afghanistan concentrated on attracting private foreign direct investment , corporate development , procurement , and reform of the banking sector . Mineral resources . In May 2011 , TFBSO and the U.S. Geological Survey announced that they had identified dozens of reserves of copper , gold , lithium , and rare earth minerals in Afghanistan . The report trumpeted the potential value of the mineral assets , estimating that exploiting the lithium deposits alone “ could result in up to $ 1.2 billion in additional annual revenue for the government of Afghanistan. ” Reportedly in response to outreach from former CIA operative and TFBSO consultant Milton Bearden , the `` New York Times '' reported in a front-page article that the find was “ far beyond any previously known reserves and enough to fundamentally alter the Afghan economy and perhaps the Afghan war itself. ” `` Raw Story '' reported that these findings were not new , and that “ a detailed US Geological Survey report on Afghanistan ’ s mineral resources was published as recently as 2007. ” New York Times reporter James Risen later told Yahoo News that “ Milt convinced Brinkley to talk to me , and Brinkley convinced other Pentagon officials to go on the record . I think Milt realized that things were going so badly in Afghanistan that people would be willing to talk about this. ” Criticisms over awarding contracts to Chinese firms . Former US ambassador to Iraq and Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad criticized TFBSO for setting up a bidding process on an Afghan oil contract that favored a state-owned Chinese firm against private Western companies. ” He called TFBSO ’ s bid selection process “ bad for U.S. business , and bad for the rebuilding effort in that embattled country. ” Lack of Coordination . A report by the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction ( SIGAR ) noted that “ TFBSO ’ s perception that it did not have to coordinate with other U.S. agencies resulted in TFBSO electing not to share information with USAID in multiple instances. ” Reorganization and Brinkley ’ s Departure . Several US State Department officials criticized TFBSO ’ s efforts to revive state-owned enterprises for being in contradiction with free-market principles . The `` Washington Post '' described tensions between State and TFBSO as a “ bureaucratic knife fight over the best way to revive Iraq 's moribund economy '' and that `` under pressure from Congress to demonstrate progress on the ground , the military often favors immediate solutions aimed at quelling violence . That has prompted objections from some at State who question the long-term consequences of that expeditious approach. ” Amidst these concerns , Congresswoman Betty McCollum ( D-MN ) fought to have TFBSO defunded , arguing that “ helping companies make money is not the role of the Department of Defense : ” Allegations of Ethics Violations and Other Criticisms . During the course of Brinkley 's tenure , he and members of his leadership team that had remained in place following the end of President Bush 's second Administration came under ethics scrutiny within the Pentagon 's Office of the Inspector General and Office of the Secretary of Defense , by the Federal Bureau of Investigation , and by others across the Obama Administration and within the U.S. Congress . Published and unpublished allegations ranged from unethical business deals , financial irregularities and inappropriate management practices to violations of administrative and other applicable law . As a result of these and other concerns , a range of concerned staff departed the TFBSO . Brinkley was encouraged to leave his post quietly at the end of then-Defense Secretary Gates 's tenure . In the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 , Congress mandated against Brinkley ’ s wishes that TFBSO 's operations in Iraq be folded into USAID . In a move that reportedly “ alarmed senior U.S. military officials , ” Brinkley and several staff announced their plans to leave TFBSO in March 2011 . As of 2013 , the Pentagon announced its intention to end further activity by the TFBSO . In December 2014 , the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction released letters detailing fresh allegations related to TFBSO practices involving imprudent spending , profligate travel by employees and contractors , and possible mismanagement under former TFBSO Director Paul Brinkley . Between the beginning of its operations in Afghanistan in 2010 and March 2013 , TFBSO spent nearly $ 700 million . One letter raised safety concerns relating to a natural gas pipeline in northern Afghanistan , Sheberghan-Mazar , that has suffered years of corrosion and that TFBSO helped to repair . The letters noted that USAID and Embassy officials had expressed reservations about TFBSO and Afghan Gas Enterprise ( AGE ) ’ s Sheberghan-Mazar pipeline project . The officials expressed concern that AGE would not be able to complete the pipeline ’ s rehabilitation before TFBSO ceased operations in Afghanistan on November 21 , 2014 . Brinkley joins NAWAH . Four months after leaving TFBSO , Brinkley became CEO of North America Western Asia Holdings ( NAWAH ) , an investment and advisory services firm he co-founded to seek to grow business in Iraq not long after he directly lobbied Congress to end TFBSO 's mandate in Iraq . The firm , founded by Brinkley and Hyatt Hotels executive chairman Thomas Pritzker , reportedly will initially seek to invest in Iraqi companies while advising clients looking to do business in the country and throughout North Africa and Central Asia . Pritzker said that “ it ’ s potentially an elegant handoff between the government and business. ” The Center for Responsive Politics subsequently added Brinkley to their Revolving Door database , a tracker of the pipeline between government and private industry .
Kumgang County . Kŭmgang County is a `` kun '' , or county , in Kangwŏn province , North Korea . Kŭmgang lies immediately north of the Korean Demilitarized Zone . It was formed in 1952 from a portion of Hoeyang County and from those sections of Yanggu , and Rinje counties that remained under Northern control after the armistice . The county takes its name from the Mount Kŭmgang , which is partially located there . The county seat , Kŭmgang-ŭp , was formerly called Malhwi-ri . Geography . The Taebaek Mountains pass through the county , reaching their highest point in the Pirobong peak of Kumgangsan . Approximately 85 % of the county 's area is forestland . Major local streams include the Kŭmgangch'ŏn and Tonggŭmgangch'ŏn . Economy . The chief local industry is agriculture , with rice and maize the dominant crops . However , arable land takes up only 8.5 % of the county 's area . Manufacturing and livestock raising also contribute to the local economy . Mining is supported by deposits of gold , tungsten , and quartz .
Charlie Parsons ( footballer ) . Charlie Parsons ( 24 August 1903 – 22 July 1965 ) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Victorian Football League ( VFL ) .
Herochroma pseudocristata . `` Herochroma pseudocristata '' is a moth of the family Geometridae . It is found in the Philippines .
Park City Main Street Historic District . The Park City Main Street Historic District is a historic district that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979 . It includes 47 contributing buildings on along most of Park City , Utah 's Main Street through its business section , plus part of Heber Avenue . All were built after the fire of June 19 , 1898 . The buildings include Queen Anne , Spanish Revival , and Victorian architecture . The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979 . It was argued to be `` the best remaining metal mining town business district in the state of Utah , exhibiting unique historical and architectural qualities . ''
John H. Thomas . The Rev . John H. Thomas was the General Minister and President of the United Church of Christ ( UCC ) , a mainline Protestant Christian denomination . Elected in 1999 , he served as one of five officers of the UCC who comprise the Collegium of Officers , which oversees national ministries . As General Minister and President , Thomas was the premier spokesperson for the United Church of Christ , officially representing the UCC in ecumenical and interfaith relations . His term ended in October 2009 . Chicago Theological Seminary has appointed Thomas as a senior adviser to the president and visiting professor in church ministries , effective January 1 , 2010 .
Brad McEwan . Brad McEwan ( born 28 April 1971 ) is an Australian television presenter and sports journalist . McEwan has previously been a sport presenter on the Brisbane , Sydney and Melbourne editions of `` Ten Eyewitness News '' and is best known for his hosting duties on Network Ten 's `` Sports Tonight '' . Early life . McEwan grew up in Lockington , a small town close to Echuca in Northern Victoria . He is a former student of Rochester High School and then Ballarat College of Advanced Education ( now the Federation University Australia ) where he studied Physical Education . Radio . In 1994 , Brad commenced a four-year period at Triple M in Melbourne where he worked in the newsroom as a sports reporter and presenter . Television . McEwan 's entry into television arrived in 1999 when he commenced work with Network Ten t in Melbourne as a sports reporter . He reported and presented sport for Ten in Melbourne ( where he was a substitute for Stephen Quartermain ) . In 2004 , Brad moved to Brisbane where he was a sport presenter , producer and writer with `` Ten News '' and he also filled in as a news presenter . McEwan replaced Bill McDonald who became news presenter on the bulletin . Additionally , McEwan hosted Queensland 's local AFL show Queensland Rules , and commentated from the boundary for many of the AFL games held in Brisbane . In late 2006 , Network Ten welcomed the new format of `` Ten Late News with Sports Tonight '' , which saw Brad move to Sydney in 2007 . McEwan replaced Ryan Phelan becoming the main presenter of `` Sports Tonight '' . In 2008 , Brad became the permanent replacement for Tim Webster as sport presenter on Sydney 's `` Ten News at Five '' . In August 2008 , McEwan injured his knee when attempting to take a mark over a marking bag while filming an AFL segment for the news resulting in his admission to hospital and surgery . He returned to work in 2009 after signing a 4-year contract extension with Network Ten . In September 2013 , it was announced that he would return to Melbourne to present sport on `` Ten Eyewitness News '' replacing Stephen Quartermain . In 2014 , McEwan hosted the overnight session on Network Ten of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics In February 2018 , McEwan announced his resignation from Network Ten to pursue other career opportunities . He finished with the network on Friday 27 April 2018 .
Matthieu Labbé . Matthieu Labbé ( born 26 January 1985 in Boulogne-sur-Mer ) is a French football midfielder . Currently , he plays in the Championnat de France amateur for USL Dunkerque .
Kiralagolla . Kiralagolla is a village in Sri Lanka . It is located within Central Province .
Frank Gasperik . Frank Gasperik ( Nov 5 , 1942 – May 3 , 2007 ) was an author , writer , songwriter and filk singer . Frank appeared as a character in several science fiction novels including `` Lucifer 's Hammer '' ( as Mark Czescu ) , `` Footfall '' ( as Harry Reddington aka Hairy Red ) < ref and `` Fallen Angels '' , all by the writing team of Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle . He maintained a close friendship with Niven and Pournelle throughout their careers , serving as Pournelle 's editorial assistant on his Byte column . He also co-wrote a story , `` Janesfort War '' , with Leslie Fish that was published Pournelle 's `` War World '' collection , `` CoDominium : Revolt on War World '' .
Gordon Stulberg . Gordon T. Stulberg ( 17 December 1923 – 12 October 2000 ) was a Canadian-born film executive and lawyer , best known for a long stint as president and chief operating officer of 20th Century Fox and Cinema Center Films and Polygram Pictures . Early life and education . Stulberg was born to a Jewish family in Toronto , the son of a labor organizer . He graduated with a B.A . from the University of Toronto and a J.D . from Cornell University before moving to Los Angeles . He became a naturalized citizen of the US in 1951 . Career . After school , he worked in entertainment law with the firm Pacht , Ross , Warne & Bernhard and represented among others the Writers Guild of America . In the 1954 writers strike he served as chief counsel and negotiator for the guild helping to establish the concept of `` separation of rights and residuals '' which ensured that all writers would receive payment for their work regardless of the format in which it was used , be it in plays , radio , television , film , or simply for sales promotion . In 1956 , Stulberg joined Columbia Pictures as an executive assistant to Ben Kahane , second in charge to Harry Cohn , and worked his way up through the company , becoming in 1960 , vice president and chief studio administrative officer . Studio Head . In 1967 , Stulberg was hired by CBS president William S. Paley to run CBS ' new motion picture division , called Cinema Center Films where he oversaw 26 films including `` Little Big Man '' ( 1970 ) and `` The Boys in the Band '' ( 1971 ) . In 1971 , he was approached by 20th Century Fox to be president and chief operating officer when Fox 's future was threatened by banks intending to call in their loans , which they offered to extend only if Stulberg were hired . He worked with chairman and CEO Dennis Stanhill . Stulberg worked to turn around the studio 's financial performance . He had some notable successes and some failures as well but over all opinion on Stulberg 's tenure was quite positive in light of his salvaging and reallocating misused funds , revamping the studio 's sagging image , and his foresight in making such films as the epic classic `` Star Wars '' ( 1977 ) and cult favorites like `` Rocky Horror Picture Show '' ( 1975 ) , `` Young Frankenstein '' ( 1974 ) and `` Sounder '' ( 1972 ) . In 1974 Stulberg left Fox after differences with Stanhill and returned to practicing law at the entertainment law firm of Mitchell , Silberberg and Knupp for five years . He returned to the film business in 1980 and became president of Polygram Pictures making `` Endless Love '' ( 1981 ) and `` An American Werewolf in London '' ( 1981 ) . He later became head of American Interative Media , chairman of the board of Philips Interactive Media of America and a director of Trimark Pictures . Personal life . Stulberg was married to Helen ( nee Applebaum ) Stulberg ( 1925–2010 ) . They had four children : Jac Stulberg ( from Helen 's first marriage ) , Sita Stulberg , Scott Stulberg and Lysienne `` Lysa '' Stulberg . Stulberg died from complications related to diabetes .
Marion Military Institute . Marion Military Institute , the Military College of Alabama , commonly referred as MMI , sometimes Marion Institute , Marion Military , or simply Marion , founded in 1842 , is a state-supported educational institution located in Marion , Alabama . It is the official state military college and the nation 's oldest military junior college . Known as the `` American Eton '' , MMI was ranked as the top military junior college and also ranked as the 12th in Nation 's best community college by CNN Money . In a recent report by the U.S. Department of Education , Marion Military Institute tops all of the other Alabama Community Colleges , Troy , and UWA by having the highest alumni salary among these schools . Marion Military Institute is one of only four Military Junior Colleges in the United States which offers various military training programs . These programs include the Army 's two-year Early Commissioning Program ( ECP ) , an Army Reserve Officers Training Corps program through which qualified cadets can earn a commission as a Second Lieutenant after only two years of college . MMI 's ECP is one of the country 's leading U.S. Army commissioning programs . The Service Academy Program ( SAP ) is a freshman year of academic and physical preparation for students who wish to attend one of the Service Academies in the United States . It is designated , endorsed , and selected by all five Service Academies . MMI also offers Marine Corps Platoon Leaders Course ( PLC ) and the first two years of Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps . Over the years , MMI has produced more than 200 generals and admirals in the United States Armed Forces . MMI is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award Associate of Arts and Associate of Science degrees . It has association memberships in the Association of Military Colleges and Schools of the United States and the Alabama College Conference . The accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and the Commission on International and Trans-Regional Accreditation entitles all the services and privileges of regional , national and international professional recognition . Marion Military Institute is an Alabama Historical Marker . It is the home of two National Register of Historic Places - The MMI Chapel and Lovelace Hall , and the President 's House . Alabama Military Hall of Honor ( the Old Marion City Hall ) , created by executive order of Gov . George Wallace in 1975 , is also on campus . The MMI Corps of Cadets has become a well known participant at Birmingham Veterans Day Parade , the nation 's oldest and largest Veterans Day celebration . History . Marion Military Institute traces its origins back to 1842 with the creation of Howard College in Marion , Alabama by the Alabama Baptist Convention . During the American Civil War , South Barracks ( later known as Lovelace Hall ) , built in 1854 , and the Chapel , built in 1857 , served the Confederacy as Breckenridge Military Hospital from 1863 to 1865 . Along with the President 's House ( built 1912 ) , these buildings are listed on the National Register of Historic Places . In 1887 , the decision was made to move Howard College ( now Samford University ) to Birmingham . The then President of Howard College , Colonel J. T. Murfee , LL.D. , and a handful of faculty and students decided to remain in Marion , Alabama and immediately reorganized and founded Marion Military Institute , a military preparatory high school and college . It was modeled after Murfee 's alma mater - Virginia Military Institute . Although built as a military college , H. O. Murfee , MMI 's second president , believed that Marion was destined to become the `` American Eton . '' Under his leadership , MMI achieved national recognition . President William Howard Taft served as President of the Board of Trustees . Then president of Princeton University , Woodrow Wilson was the guest speaker at the convocation for the class of 1905 . However , the plan to pattern the school after Eton College was interrupted by World War I . The military nature of MMI was again emphasized due to the outbreak of the war . In 1916 , United States Army ROTC program was first offered at MMI , when the institute was designated as an `` Honor Military School with Distinction '' by the United States Department of War . The U.S. Army Early Commissioning Program was established at MMI in 1968 . In 1971 , MMI became coeducational . In March 2006 , the Alabama state legislature passed a resolution placing MMI under the auspices of the Alabama Department of Postsecondary Education . MMI became `` the State Military College of Alabama '' . As part of the transition to a public institution , Marion phased out its high school program . In May 2009 , the last high school class graduated from Marion Military Institute 's Preparatory School Program , a program that traced its origins back to 1887 . Cadet structure . The Corps of Cadets is organized into a battalion consisting of the Headquarters staff and six companies including Band , A , B , C , D , and E. A cadet lieutenant colonel command and control of headquarters and five companies of cadets as the battalion commander . Each company has a cadet captain commanding , a cadet first lieutenant executive officer , two cadet second lieutenant platoon leaders , a cadet first sergeant , and two cadet sergeant first class platoon sergeants . Each platoon normally has three to four squads and each squad is led by a cadet staff sergeant . Each squad leader has a team leader serving with the rank of cadet sergeant or corporal , depending on experience and ability . White Knights . The White Knights were established in 1950 . Founded by the Cadet Commander Gene Hyche to promote precision drill , discipline , and to establish a union of brotherhood and trust among its members . The team consists of cadets from across the nation . Try-outs are held at the beginning of each semester and consist of twenty-one days of intense training in military drill techniques . Membership in the White Knights is based on military drill proficiency . Each year the Knights receive invitations to perform throughout the United States . In past years they have performed at such events as the Sugar Bowl , Orange Bowl , Indianapolis 500 , and the Air Force Academy Invitational Drill Meet . They also perform in parades such as Mardi Gras in both New Orleans and Mobile , the inauguration of U.S. presidents and state governors , and various Veterans Day and Christmas parades . Honor Guard . MMI 's Honor Guard is an organization dedicated to the display and upkeep of the Colors . The daily function of the Honor Guard is to ensure that the National Flag is raised and lowered every day . Color Guard , as a detachment of the Honor Guard , are tasked to perform Chapel Detail when required . On special occasions , such as parades , Color Guard sends a team to perform the detail . Normandy Society . The Normandy Society ( military history club ) was formed in 1994 by LTC David W. Bauer ( Class of 1956 ) and named to honor those who participated in the 1944 Normandy Invasion . The Normandy Society is open to all cadets , but full membership and election to officers require satisfactory grades and citizenship . Meetings are held in the Baer Memorial Library on Wednesday nights to study military history campaigns and events . Classic war movies , weapons displays , and field trips are used to educate and interest MMI cadets . The cadets in this organization have raised money for worthy projects at MMI through sales of souvenir items and clothing as well as through individual donations . Previously , Normandy Society donated money to replace the wheels of the Reveille Cannon on the Quadrangle . This year they decided to help replace the video and sound system in the chapel , a greatly needed improvement . Scabbard and Blade . Scabbard and Blade is a national joint service that was started in 1904 and has over 230 companies nationwide . The primary purpose of Scabbard and Blade is to raise the standard of military education in American colleges and universities ; to unite in closer relationships their military departments ; to encourage and foster the essential qualities of good and efficient officers ; and to promote friendship and good fellowship among the cadet officers . The society also disseminates knowledge of military education to the students and people of the country . In general , members acquaint the public with our national defense needs . Others . There are also other major organizations on campus , such as Ranger Challenge , intramural sports , Honor Council , Scuba Tigers , Band & Chorus , Service Leaders Club , Swim team , Flying Tigers , Gaelic Club , Drama , and Fellowship of Christian Athletes . Athletics . Marion Military Institute athletics is nicknamed `` Tigers '' . It is a member of Alabama Community College Conference ( ACCC/Region XXII ) , which is a part of National Junior College Athletic Association ( NJCAA ) Division I . Currently , MMI has varsity teams for baseball , men 's basketball , softball , tennis , cross country , and golf . The school colors were originally pink and green when established , but they were changed to orange and black following Woodraw Wilson 's appearance at the MMI convocation . Marion adopted the tiger as the mascot in tribute to Princeton University . After 15 consecutive winning games , MMI men 's basketball team made history to capture school 's first ACCC Basketballl Championships in 2015-2016 season . They also represented Region XXII at the NJCAA Men 's National Basketball Championships , but lost to McLennan Community College ( 70-78 ) in the first round . Marion Military Institute men 's tennis team showed its dominance in the state of Alabama by holding the NJCAA Region XXII Championship five years in a row from 2011 to 2016 . In 2013 , the school hired former MLB player Matt Downs as the head coach of the baseball team . In 2016 , Christopher Lawrence , former personal trainer of Javier Arenas and Kirani James , became the Marion 's cross country coach , in which shows MMI 's ambition of being more athletically competitive . Historically , Marion Military Institute also had a football team , which captured the state championship in 1912 . On November 28 , 1918 , MMI earned a 101-0 victory over Howard College Football Team at home . This is MMI Football 's largest margin of victory and the second largest margins of defeat in the history of Samford University Football Team . In 1922 season , MMI cadets were defeated 0-110 by the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa , Alabama in what still stands as the school record for largest margin of victory and as the Crimson Tide 's only 100 point game .
İstanbul Bank . İstanbul Bank ( ) was a former Turkish bank . It was founded in 1953 with a founding capital of TL 30,000,000 . It had the shares of Erdemir and Güneş Sigorta ( ınsuring company ) .Between 1979-1983 it was the sponsor of Yenişehir S.K . ( sports club ) . It was merged to Ziraat Bank on 24 November 1983 .
Bismuth strontium calcium copper oxide . Bismuth strontium calcium copper oxide , or BSCCO ( pronounced `` bisko '' ) , is a family of high-temperature superconductors having the generalized chemical formula Bi2Sr2Ca '' n '' −1Cu '' n '' O2 '' n '' +4+ '' x '' , with `` n '' = 2 being the most commonly studied compound ( though `` n '' = 1 and `` n '' = 3 have also received significant attention ) . Discovered as a general class in 1988 , BSCCO was the first high-temperature superconductor which did not contain a rare-earth element . It is a cuprate superconductor , an important category of high-temperature superconductors sharing a two-dimensional layered ( perovskite ) structure ( see figure at right ) with superconductivity taking place in a copper-oxide plane . BSCCO and YBCO are the most studied cuprate superconductors . Specific types of BSCCO are usually referred to using the sequence of the numbers of the metallic ions . Thus Bi-2201 is the `` n '' = 1 compound ( Bi2Sr2CuO6+ '' x '' ) , Bi-2212 is the `` n '' = 2 compound ( Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+ '' x '' ) , and Bi-2223 is the `` n '' = 3 compound ( Bi2Sr2Ca2Cu3O10+ '' x '' ) . The BSCCO family is analogous to a thallium family of high-temperature superconductors referred to as TBCCO and having the general formula Tl2Ba2Ca '' n '' −1Cu '' n '' O2 '' n '' +4+ '' x '' , and a mercury family HBCCO of formula HgBa2Ca '' n '' −1Cu '' n '' O2 '' n '' +2+ '' x '' . There are a number of other variants of these superconducting families . In general , their critical temperature at which they become superconducting rises for the first few members and then falls . Thus Bi-2201 has `` T '' c ≈ 33 K , Bi-2212 has `` T '' c ≈ 96 K , Bi-2223 has `` T '' c ≈ 108 K , and Bi-2234 has `` T '' c ≈ 104 K. This last member is very difficult to synthesize . Discovery . BSCCO as a new class of superconductor was discovered around 1988 by Hiroshi Maeda and colleagues at the National Research Institute for Metals in Japan , though at the time they were unable to determine its precise composition and structure . Almost immediately several groups , and most notably Subramanian `` et al . '' at Dupont and Cava `` et al . '' at AT & T Bell Labs , identified Bi-2212 . The `` n '' = 3 member proved quite elusive and was not identified until a month or so later by Tallon `` et al . '' in a government research lab in New Zealand . There have been only minor improvements to these materials since . A key early development was to replace about 15 % of the Bi by Pb , which greatly accelerated the formation and quality of Bi-2223 . Properties . BSCCO needs to be hole-doped by an excess of oxygen atoms ( `` x '' in the formula ) in order to superconduct . As in all high-temperature superconductors ( HTS ) `` T '' c is sensitive to the exact doping level : the maximal `` T '' c for Bi-2212 ( as for most HTS ) is achieved with an excess of about 0.16 holes per Cu atom . This is referred to as optimal doping . Samples with lower doping ( and hence lower `` T '' c ) are generally referred to as underdoped , while those with excess doping ( also lower `` T '' c ) are overdoped . By changing the oxygen content , `` T '' c can thus be altered at will . By many measures , overdoped HTS are strong superconductors , even if their `` T '' c is less than optimal , but underdoped HTS become extremely weak . The application of external pressure generally raises `` T '' c in underdoped samples to values that well exceed the maximum at ambient pressure . This is not fully understood , though a secondary effect is that pressure increases the doping . Bi-2223 is complicated in that it has three distinct copper-oxygen planes . The two outer copper-oxygen layers are typically close to optimal doping , while the remaining inner layer is markedly underdoped . Thus the application of pressure in Bi-2223 results in `` T '' c rising to a maximum of about 123 K due to optimization of the two outer planes . Following an extended decline , `` T '' c then rises again towards 140 K due to optimization of the inner plane . A key challenge therefore is to determine how to optimize all copper-oxygen layers simultaneously . Considerable improvements in superconducting properties could yet be achieved using such strategies . BSCCO is a `` Type-II superconductor '' . The upper critical field `` H '' c2 in Bi-2212 polycrystalline samples at 4.2 K has been measured as 200 ± 25 T ( cf 168 ± 26 T for YBCO polycrystalline samples ) . In practice , HTS are limited by the irreversibility field `` H '' * , above which magnetic vortices melt or decouple . Even though BSCCO has a higher upper critical field than YBCO it has a much lower `` H '' * ( typically smaller by a factor of 100 ) thus limiting its use for making high-field magnets . It is for this reason that conductors of YBCO are preferred to BSCCO , though they are much more difficult to fabricate . Wires and tapes . BSCCO was the first HTS material to be used for making practical superconducting wires . All HTS have an extremely short coherence length , of the order of 1.6 nm . This means that the grains in a polycrystalline wire must be in extremely good contact – they must be atomically smooth . Further , because the superconductivity resides substantially only in the copper-oxygen planes , the grains must be crystallographically aligned . BSCCO is therefore a good candidate because its grains can be aligned either by melt processing or by mechanical deformation . The double bismuth-oxide layer is only weakly bonded by van der Waals forces . So like graphite or mica , deformation causes slip on these BiO planes , and grains tend to deform into aligned plates . Further , because BSCCO has `` n '' = 1 , 2 and 3 members , these naturally tend to accommodate low angle grain boundaries , so that indeed they remain atomically smooth . Thus first-generation HTS wires ( referred to as 1G ) have been manufactured for many years now by companies such as American Superconductor Corporation ( AMSC ) in the USA and Sumitomo in Japan , though AMSC has now abandoned BSCCO wire in favour of 2G wire based on YBCO . Typically , precursor powders are packed into a silver tube , which is then extruded down in diameter . These are then repacked as multiple tubes in a silver tube and again extruded down in diameter , then drawn down further in size and rolled into a flat tape . The last step ensures grain alignment . The tapes are then reacted at high temperature to form dense , crystallographically aligned Bi-2223 multifilamentary conducting tape suitable for winding cables or coils for transformers , magnets , motors and generators . Typical tapes of 4 mm width and 0.2 mm thickness support a current of 200 A at 77 K , giving a critical current density in the Bi-2223 filaments of 5×105 A/cm2 . This rises markedly with decreasing temperature so that many applications are implemented at 30–35 K , even though `` T '' c is 108 K. For making superconducting chips , it was suggested that due to advances in blue laser technology notably 445 , 450 and 405nm single mode diodes it may be possible to selectively nudge the Sr atoms in Bi-2223 to preferentially form high-Tc materials designed for computer chips . If so then the setup for making these in bulk may be very simple such as a Mott insulator pellet surface modified with BSCCO via MOVCD and then laser annealed under oxygen at a very specific set of electrostatic fields , temperatures and wavelengths sequentially , with the polarization aligned to the grain boundaries . If the 2223 variant is used then Tc may substantially increase and thus make the material suitable for a quantum sensor , SQUID and other applications needing these parameters . This idea was suggested on Twitter and a paper is being compiled with further information for release around 3Q 2018 and further discussions on 4HV.org . The original idea was inspired by the single glowing strontium atom sitting between electrostatic plates in a vacuum which incidentally won the PhD student responsible an award .
Amar Ujala . `` Amar Ujala '' is a Hindi-language daily newspaper published in India . It has 20 editions in seven states and one union territory covering 180 districts . It has a circulation of around two million copies . The 2013 Indian Readership Survey reported that with 5.510 million it had the 12th-largest daily readership amongst newspapers in India . `` Amar Ujala '' was founded in Agra in 1948 . In 1994 , `` Dainik Jagran '' and `` Amar Ujala '' shared nearly 70 per cent of the Hindi newspaper readership in the state of Uttar Pradesh . `` Amar Ujala '' sold 4.5 lakh copies through its five editions . `` Amar Ujala '' publishes a daily 16- to 18-page issue , as well as supplements focusing on matters such as careers , lifestyle , entertainment and women . Editions . `` Amar Ujala '' has 20 editions , in seven states ( Uttarakhand , Himachal Pradesh , Jammu , Haryana , Punjab , Delhi NCR and Uttar Pradesh ) and one union territory ( Chandigarh ) covering 180 districts .
Abd-ru-shin . Oskar Ernst Bernhardt , also known as Abd-ru-shin or Abdruschin ( 18 April 1875 , Bischofswerda , Kingdom of Saxony , German Empire – 6 December 1941 , Kipsdorf , Ore Mountains , Germany ) , is best known as the author of the ' . After a brief commercial training Oskar Ernst Bernhardt began his literary activity while still a young man . This often led him to foreign countries . In 1915 he was interned in England . Released in 1919 , he first went to Dresden , later to Bavaria and in 1923 began to write the first lectures of the Grail Message . In 1928 he settled in Vomperberg , Tyrol . There he wrote `` . He was labeled a `` dangerous '' element by the Nazi authorities and exiled from Austria in 1938 . The Messiah . He claimed to be the Messiah . By his own admission , he was described in leading newspapers as the Messiah of the Tyrol and the Prophet of Vomperberg . The Grail Movement maintains discretion in respect to his role as Messiah/Son of Man . Life , publishing , legacy . Bernhardt was born in Bischofswerda , Germany , trained in business , and successfully established himself in Dresden . He traveled and wrote travel books , stories , and plays . He resided in New York and London . He was in London when World War I broke out and in 1914 he was interned on the Isle of Man . This seclusion gave him time to reflect , question , and deepen his understanding . He was released in the Spring of 1919 and returned to Germany . He began to write `` In the Light of Truth : The Grail Message '' in 1923 and completed it in 1931 under the pen name Abd-ru-shin . In 1928 he settled in Austria , Tyrol on a mountain plateau called Vomperberg . Here he continued writing `` The Grail Message '' . The Nazis came to power in 1938 , ending his work there . He was arrested and exiled to Kipsdorf in the Erzgebirge . He was forbidden any further writing . He died while in Gestapo custody . Legacy . After the war , his family returned to Vomperberg and carried on his work . Other writings by Abd-ru-shin published by Grail Foundation Press include `` The Ten Commandments of God and The Lord 's Prayer '' , `` Questions and Answers '' , and `` Prayers '' .
David Uhl . David Uhl is an American artist who specializes in oil paintings of vintage Harley-Davidson motorcycles and is known for his `` Women of Harley-Davidson '' collection . Career . David Uhl was born in Toledo , Ohio on Sept. 20 , 1961 and was raised in Luna Pier , Michigan , where he was one of seven children . He attended high school at St. John ’ s Jesuit High School and Academy in Toledo . When Uhl was in high school , he planned to become a marine biologist . During classes , he had a habit of creating images with his ballpoint pen while taking notes . Eventually , he started selling his pictures to his classmates . In 1979 , Uhl applied for and received the only full-ride scholarship offered to a high school senior in the United States to the Colorado Institute of Art ( CIA ) . Uhl left the institute before completing his studies and became a freelance illustrator . His clients included Coca-Cola , Apple , IBM , Federal Express , and Time magazine . He and Danial James Stuckenschneider founded Uhl Studios LLC in 1989 . Uhl ’ s artistic focus started to shift after he purchased his first motorcycle in 1988 and was exposed to the culture of motorcycle enthusiasts during a ride to The Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in South Dakota . While attending a dealer meeting in Boston , Uhl presented Harley officials with an image of the Harley Motors symbol superimposed on Mount Rushmore . As a result , Uhl landed an account creating images for Harley T-shirts in 1993 . He became Harley-Davidson ’ s first licensed oil painter in 1998 . Uhl has become known for using black and white photos from the Harley-Davidson photo archive to create painted images of the company ’ s motorcycles with accurate colors and mechanical details . In 2013 , he was commissioned by both Harley-Davidson and the Vatican to create paintings commemorating Harley-Davidson ’ s 110th anniversary celebration in Rome . Uhl presented the piece `` Chance Encounter '' to Pope Francis and the Vatican during a private meeting . The painting depicts a group of clergy noticing a 1948 Harley-Davidson FL panhead while walking in St. Peter ’ s Square and is now part of the Vatican ’ s art collection . The image is also sold as a commemorative postcard with a Pope Francis stamp . The Vatican Post Office designed a mark for the postcard based on Uhl ’ s painting . By 2013 , Uhl had painted between 400 and 500 images depicting Harley-Davidson motorcycles . He has been described as the `` Norman Rockwell of Harley-Davidson artists '' by Charles Osgood of CBS Sunday Morning . Collectors of Uhl ’ s work include Aerosmith lead singer Steven Tyler and former Tonight Show host Jay Leno . In 2013 , Uhl created a painting of Tyler riding through a crowd of paparazzi on a motorcycle . `` The Reckoning '' was made available as a limited-edition print to benefit DonorsChoose , an online charity that connects the requests of teachers in high-need communities with donors who want to help . Uhl also has created archival paintings for Shelby American and has done work on the history of wine making in Napa Valley , California . He was selected in 2011 to design the program cover for the 100th running of the Indy 500 on May 29 , 2011 . His painting was inspired by a 1911 photo of the car race . Exhibits and Collections . Uhl launched his `` Women of Harley-Davidson '' collection in 1998 and adds a new painting every two years . His latest addition , `` Jessi '' , inspired by women who served in the U.S. Navy during World War II was released in 2014 . Uhl ’ s artwork is displayed at Doubletake Gallery in Burnsville , Minnesota , and at David Uhl Studio in Golden , Colorado . His work has been in exhibits at the Marietta/Cobb Museum in Marietta , Georgia ; Shelby American Museum in Boulder , Colorado ; Antique Automobile Club of America Museum in Hershey , Pennsylvania ; The Wheels Through Time Museum in Maggie Valley , North Carolina ; Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum in Indianapolis , Indiana ; Harley-Davidson Museum in Milwaukee , Wisconsin ; Rocky Mountain Motorcycle Museum in Colorado Springs , Colorado ; National WASP Museum , Sweetwater , Texas ; Legends Vintage Motorcycle Museum , Springville , Utah ; National Motorcycle Museum , Anamosa , Iowa ; Sturgis Motorcycle Museum , Sturgis , South Dakota ; Chandler Vintage Museum of Transportation and Wildlife , Oxnard , California ; and American Motorcycle Association Hall of Fame Museum , Pickerington , Ohio . Personal life . Uhl lives and works in Golden , Colorado , and is married to Elizabeth Uhl . They have two children , Isabella and Sterling .
Eat This , Not That . `` Eat This , Not That ! '' ( `` ETNT '' ) , is a media franchise owned and operated by co-author David Zinczenko . The original book series was developed from a column from `` Men 's Health '' magazine written by David Zinczenko and Matt Goulding . It now also includes a website , quarterly magazine , videos , e-books and downloadable PDFs . The franchise makes recommendations about food choices with the aim of improving health . Criteria for unhealthy dishes center on high levels of calories , fat , saturated fat , trans fat , sodium and/or sugar content . The healthier alternatives often include higher levels of fiber and/or protein . The franchise brands itself as the `` no-diet weight loss solution . '' As of October 2012 , the `` ETNT '' franchise has sold more than 8 million copies . An iPhone application `` Eat This , Not That ! The Game '' became the number one application in the Healthcare & Fitness category and number ten across the entire collection of free applications available in the iTunes Store in 2010 . A quarterly magazine , Eat This , Not That ! , was launched in 2015 , and is distributed by Meredith in 80,000 sites nationwide . Digital . Eatthis.com focuses on weight loss , healthy , family , and supermarket and restaurant food swaps . The website has 5 million visitors a month , and syndication relationships with Yahoo ! and MSN . `` Eat This , Not That ! for Kids '' . `` ETNT '' `` for Kids '' is the second book in the series , and was published in August 2008 . Similar to `` ETNT '' , this book guides readers to the healthiest options for kids on popular restaurant menus . It also provides a restaurant report card , which provides letter grades for America ’ s most popular fast-food and sit-down chain restaurants ( Those restaurants that refused to give out nutritional information , received an automatic `` F '' ) . Other sections help parents and kids navigate the school cafeteria , pack healthy lunches , and shop wisely at the supermarket . `` Eat This , Not That ! Supermarket Survival Guide '' . Published in December 2008 , the Supermarket Survival Guide addresses grocery-store , food shopping , and using the format of swapping out one unhealthy product for a better one . It provides label decoders ( defining claims like `` free range '' or `` organic '' ) and nutritional values on all the various areas of the supermarket ( such as the produce section , meat counter , and cereal aisles ) . A shopper can use this book to filter through the multiple brand choices , and discern what product—whether it be deli meat or sandwich bread—is the healthiest option . `` Eat This , Not That ! ( All New ) Supermarket Survival Guide '' . Published In December 2011 , the All New Supernarket Survival Guise includes new foods at that time including new pizza , appetizers , peanut butter , jelly , meat , frozen dinners and others . The book has been currently updated and expanded . `` Eat This , Not That ! The Best ( & Worst ) Foods in America '' . Published in June 2009 , the fourth book addresses popular American foods , and lists the best and worst dishes available at chain restaurants . The book guides readers through various restaurants , cuisines and foods with 24 chapters covering topics such as `` Best ( & Worst ) Foods in America ” , `` Best ( & Worst ) Pizzas in America , '' `` Best ( & Worst ) Drinks in America , '' and `` Best ( & Worst ) Foods for Your Blood Pressure . '' `` Eat This , Not That ! Restaurant Survival Guide '' . Published in November 2009 , this restaurant guide summarizes the best and worst meal choices at popular restaurants , hotel buffets , convenience stores , movie theaters , vending machines , and airport and amusement-park eateries . This restaurant survival guide breaks down each best and worst meal selection by calories , fat , sugar , and/or sodium . Extra points are given to foods that are high in protein and fiber . The book decodes restaurant menus of different cuisines—Japanese , barbecue , Chinese , deli—identifying popular dishes , and providing tips on what to order . `` Cook This , Not That ! Kitchen Survival Guide '' . Published in December 2009 , this recipe book provides meal ideas for breakfast , appetizers , soups , salads , sandwiches , barbecue , traditional American dishes , international cuisine , snacks , and desserts . Each recipe supplies a breakdown of the nutritional information , serving size , and cost per dish . The homemade recipes ' calories are compared to a chain-restaurant 's version of each meal , showing a stark difference not only in nutrition , but in price . For mid-afternoon hunger pangs , this book offers a snack matrix of healthy choices ( i.e . black bean chips and hummus ) . `` Cook This , Not That ! 350-Calorie Meals '' . The 2011 version of the series , `` CTNT-350 '' , offers readers recipes that do n't push . Instead of overloading the calorie and financial budget by eating out , this book offers easy versions of your favorite , restaurant meals that can be made in the home . `` Drink This , Not That ! '' . Published in May 2010 , this book exposes drinks with high concentration of sugar , and schools readers on smarter choices for their favored drinking habits—whether it be a Starbucks run , a night out at a bar , or a post-workout beverage . This book spills the nutritional information on beverages sold at supermarkets , restaurants , fast-food chains , and liquor stores . `` Eat This , Not That ! When You 're Expecting '' . Published in June 2015 , this “ complete guide to the very best foods for every stage of your pregnancy ” is by Zinczenko and Dr. Jennifer Ashton , ABC News ’ Chief Women ’ s Health Correspondent . It ’ s the first pregnancy book written by a Board-certified OB/GYN who is also Board-certified in obesity medicine and who has a master 's degree in Clinical Nutrition from Columbia University . Reviews . The original `` ETNT '' was reviewed by Tara Parker-Pope of `` The New York Times '' Well Blog writes , “ The comparisons are always interesting and often surprising. ” Though critics don ’ t love every comparison . Parker-Pope went on to write , “ Chances are you won ’ t agree with every item . For instance , in a comparison of choices for a child ’ s Easter basket , I can ’ t figure out why Jelly Belly Jelly Beans , with , are an ‘ eat this , ’ while Marshmallow Peeps , with , are a ‘ not that. ’ ” Dawn Jackson Blatner , spokeswoman for the American Dietetic Association said in `` USA Today '' , “ There are several healthful options for the restaurants . These are realistic changes people can make to save hundreds of calories . ”
USC & GS Fathomer ( 1871 ) . USCS , later USC & GS , `` Fathomer '' was a steamer that served as a survey ship in the United States Coast Survey from 1871 to 1878 and in the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey from 1878 to 1881 . She was the only Coast Survey and first Coast and Geodetic Survey ship of the name . `` Fathomer '' was built by C. Sharp at Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , in 1871 . She initially entered service in the U.S. Coast Survey . When the Coast Survey was reorganized in 1878 to form the Coast and Geodetic Survey , she became a part of the new service . `` Fathomer '' operated along the United States East Coast during her career . She was laid up at Washington , D.C. , in 1881 and sold in 1884 .
Star Blazers . `` Star Blazers '' is an American animated television series adaptation of the Japanese anime series . `` Star Blazers '' was first broadcast in the United States in 1979 . It was the first popular English-translated anime that had an overarching plot and storyline that required the episodes to be viewed in order , which paved the way for future arc-based , plot-driven anime translations . It also dealt with somewhat more mature themes than other productions aimed at the same target audience at the time . Plot . `` Star Blazers '' consists of three television seasons . Each is an English-language adaption of its Japanese counterpart `` Space Battleship Yamato '' . However , the Japanese saga entails more than just these three television seasons , and part of this missing portion of the saga occurs between Seasons Two and Three , in the movies ' and `` Be Forever Yamato '' . In the first season , Earth is attacked by Gamilon , a distant planet . The radiation from Gamilon 's planet bombs forces everyone on Earth underground . With no way to remove the radiation , all life on Earth will be wiped out in one year . The Earth then receives unexpected help from Queen Starsha of the planet Iscandar , who offers a device called `` Cosmo DNA '' which will remove the radiation . However , since Iscandar is 148,000 light years away , Starsha also sends plans for the experimental Wave Motion Engine that , when constructed , will aid whoever can travel to Iscandar . On Earth , a crew is recruited , headed by Captain Avatar , and an old sunken battleship ( the `` Yamato '' ) is transformed into a spaceship ( the `` Argo '' ) , outfitted with the Wave Motion Engine , and sent to Iscandar . The second season takes place one year after the `` Argo '' returns to Earth with the Cosmo DNA and Earth 's ecosystem is restored . It now faces a new , dangerous enemy , the Comet Empire , led by Prince Zordar . Unlike Gamilon , which was seeking to capture and colonize Earth , Zordar simply wants to conquer and annex Earth to his Empire . Desslok , the Gamilon leader , also joins forces with Zordar , mainly because he wants revenge on the `` Argo '' for having destroyed Gamilon . The series revolves around the `` Argo '' , now commanded by Deputy Captain Derek Wildstar , working with the Earth Defense Force to face Zordar . In the third season , the `` Argo '' is caught in the middle of a war between the Galmans ( the reformed Gamilon Empire ) and the Bolar Federation . A stray missile fired during the war causes the sun 's thermonuclear reactions to go out of control . Unless it can be stopped , the sun will destroy the Earth in one year and the entire solar system in three . Derek Wildstar , now officially in command of the `` Argo '' , is charged to help find a new home for Earth 's population . Production and release . In 1977 , before the debut of the American `` Star Blazers '' series , the Japanese anime film `` Space Battleship Yamato '' ( or `` Space Cruiser Yamato '' as it was known at the time ) was dubbed into English and retitled `` Space Cruiser '' . This film was sold and released in several countries , including the United States , Britain and France . The American release was extremely limited , and eventually ended up airing on television in the Los Angeles area in 1978 . Following this , the Westchester Corporation identified the first `` Space Battleship Yamato '' anime series from 1974 as a potential `` kids ' property '' and bought the rights to the first two seasons ( season three had not been made yet ) . Dubbing and editing were done by Griffin-Bacal Advertising and production and syndication was handled by Claster Television . The Japanese language elements such as series title and scene captions were replaced or removed . New opening credit rolls were created featuring the `` Star Blazers '' logo . The series premiered in the San Francisco Bay Area on September 17 , 1979 as part of the weekday show `` Captain Cosmic '' on KTVU 2 . `` Star Blazers '' initial broadcasts received high ratings , and subsequent rebroadcasts contributed to build anime fandom in northern California . Being marketed to a school-age audience , this animated space opera was bowdlerized by the American editors in order to satisfy the broadcast standards and practices offices of American television stations . However , far fewer edits were made than with another 1970s anime , `` Battle of the Planets '' ( an edited version of `` Science Ninja Team Gatchaman '' ) . Even in its edited American form `` Star Blazers '' retains practically all of its uniquely Japanese characteristics in terms of content , plot , character development , and philosophy . Principal changes in the transformation to `` Star Blazers '' included westernization of character names , reduction of personal violence , toning down of offensive language and alcohol use ( references to sake were changed to `` spring water '' , and the Doctor 's perpetually drunken state was portrayed as merely good humor ) , removal of sexual fan service , and reduction of references to World War II ( though the sunken battleship ruins were still identified as the battleship `` Yamato '' in dialogue ) . The most significant reference removed—and the longest single edit in the series—was a section from episode two depicting the Battleship `` Yamatos final battle during World War II , including imagery of the captain tied to the helm as he went down with his ship . ( This section was not in the bonus content on the `` Voyager Entertainment Series 1 , Part II '' English-language DVD release . ) Many fans regard `` Star Blazers '' as more `` adult '' than other cartoons shown in the United States at the time , as personal tragedy , funeral scenes for fallen comrades , and the extinction faced by humanity were left intact . The very Japanese theme of `` the honorable enemy '' was also a tremendously important aspect of character development ; in particular , the major villain of the first series , Desslok , during the second and third seasons , as well as in the later movies . The most significant change made by Griffin-Bacal was purely narrative : In the original series , the `` Yamato '' and its crew were regarded as a single entity , the narrator each week urging `` Yamato '' , hurry to Iscandar ! '' . In English , the significance of the name `` Yamato '' as a word the viewers would identify with , signifying the land , people , and spirit of Japan , is lost , so in `` Star Blazers '' the crew were named the `` Star Force '' and became the focus of the series . The ship is still the historical `` Yamato '' and is referred to as such in early episodes ( although the ship 's backstory is edited out ) , but is renamed the `` Argo '' ( after the ship `` Argo '' of Jason and the Argonauts ) ; the crew keep calling `` it '' ( not `` her '' ) Star Force and the ship becomes merely the vessel in which they travel . The first two seasons ( `` The Quest for Iscandar '' and `` The Comet Empire '' ) were broadcast in 1979 and 1980 . By the time the third season of `` Yamato '' was released , the original voice actors were unable to be reached by the American production company . The third season ( released as `` The Bolar Wars '' ) played to a small test market and was not as widely seen until its release on video and DVD . It remains less popular than the first two seasons . Many of the original English voice actors have since been tracked down and interviewed for the more recent `` Star Blazers '' DVD releases . The American dub version of `` Star Blazers '' series one and two aired in 1983 in Australia on the ABC network . The series aired Monday through Friday at 5pm . Remake . After four years of planning , a 26-episode animated remake of the 1974 story arc , ' ( Uchū Senkan Yamato 2199 ) , debuted in Japan on April 7 , 2012 . The series began release in North America on limited-edition DVDs and Blu-rays via Voyager Entertainment USA and Bandai Visual on February 27 , 2014 , under the title `` Star Blazers 2199 '' in Japanese language with English Subtitles ( created by Bang Zoom ! Entertainment ) . The strong Japanese popularity of this remake , directed by Yutaka Izubuchi , has led to the production of an all-new animated feature film ( set within the year 2199 , during the return voyage to Earth ) , wherein our heroes encounter an advance fleet of the Comet Empire . `` Space Battleship Yamato 2199 : Ark of the Stars '' ( Uchū Senkan Yamato 2199 : Hoshi-Meguru Hakobune ) opened nationwide in Japan on December 6 , 2014 . A full series remake of the Comet Empire story arc started on February 25 , 2017 as a sequel to the previous 26-episode remake under the title of ' ( Uchū Senkan Yamato 2202 : Ai no Senshi-tachi ) with the subtitle `` Warriors of Love '' . Funimation bought the rights to both remakes to create an English voiced dub . Additionally , a feature film condensation of the 26-episode remake , `` Space Battleship Yamato 2199 : Voyage of Remembrance '' ( Uchū Senkan Yamato 2199 : Tsuioku no Kokai ) , will screen nationwide in Japan on October 11 , 2014 and make its U.S . Premiere at The Downtown Independent in Los Angeles on October 24 , 2014 ( under the title , `` Star Blazers 2199 : A Voyage to Remember '' ) , as was officially announced during Voyager Entertainment 's presentations in July 2014 at Anime Expo in Los Angeles and Comic-Con International in San Diego . Live-action adaptations . During the mid-1990s , Walt Disney Pictures optioned the rights with the intent to produce a `` Star Blazers '' live-action movie from producer Josh C. Kline . An early draft of the script by Oscar-nominated writer Tab Murphy was leaked on the Internet in the late 1990s . The story was a retelling of the Season One plot , and followed a ragtag crew of misfits ( most of whom are not named after any of the original series ' crew ) aboard the rebuilt United States battleship `` Arizona '' on a mission to save Earth . The project was abandoned by Disney following the departure of David Vogel , Disney 's President of Production . In April 2006 , it was announced that another attempt at creating a live-action version of the story would be made , but no movie ever came out of it . A `` Space Battleship Yamato '' live-action movie was released in Japan on December 1 , 2010 , produced by Toshiaki Nakazawa and Kazuya Hamana . The film was directed by Takashi Yamazaki . In February 2011 , it was announced that an English-language live-action version was in the works . David Ellison 's Skydance Productions was in negotiations to acquire the rights . Christopher McQuarrie had been tapped to write the screenplay , but no dates have been announced . By October 2013 , `` Deadline '' reported that McQuarrie was also attached as director of the film and as co-producer as well alongside Josh C. Kline , David Ellison and Dana Goldberg , with Shouji Nizhizaki and Paul Schwake as executive producers for Skydance . By March 2017 , Ellison stated in an interview with LRM ( Latino Review Media ) at South by Southwest that Skydance has hired Zach Dean to write the screenplay with McQuarrie still attached as director , aiming to have it done by the time McQuarrie finishes directing ' . American comic adaptations . To date , four American comic adaptations have been published : a five-volume series retelling the original story , two comic book series , and , most recently , a webcomic . West Cape Company Animation Comics . The first adaptation was a set of books presenting the original first season in five volumes using the original cel animation . It was published in 1983 by West Cape Co. , Ltd. under their imprint , W.C.C . Animation Comics . The books use digest footage that was already laid out and published for the Japanese market as `` film comics '' . The translations relied heavily on the English dialog of Star Blazers , with minor modifications . The English language editions were printed in Japan and distributed by Books Nippan of Los Angeles , the American branch of Nippon Shuppan Hanbai . The title of each book includes `` Original Title : Space Cruiser Yamato '' as a subtitle . Comico . The second adaptation ( actually two miniseries ) was published by Comico Comics in the late 1980s and served as a postscript to the second season . The plot leveraged the fact that the Season Three script had misidentified the enemy in the New Voyage flashbacks as a remnant of the Comet Empire . In this series , it was discovered that the White Comet Empire 's rear fleet ( comprising fully half of the empire 's entire fleet ) still existed and—with Earth 's entire fleet ( other than the `` Argo '' ) having been wiped out—only the `` Argo '' stood between this massive enemy fleet and Earth . In this story , the Comet Empire took over the `` Yamato '' and used it against Earth . The second Comico miniseries dealt with the Star Force 's battle against a renegade Earth General and his alien allies . Due to its weak artwork and story , this second miniseries was less well received than the first . Voyager Entertainment Print . In the mid-1990s , Voyager Entertainment published 12 issues of a `` Star Blazers '' comic book before publication was halted due to poor sales . Voyager Entertainment webcomic . `` Star Blazers Rebirth '' is a webcomic formerly featured on the official `` Star Blazers '' site Although similar in storyline , it is not to be confused with the newest Yamato film , ' . The art and story is by Tim Eldred , who was also responsible for the Voyager Entertainment series . The Earth is once again threatened by a menace from space headed for the Earth 25 years after the first series ; this time in the shape of what appears to be a moving black hole . At first , Earth 's government does not believe the information , on the basis that black holes are n't supposed to be able to move . However , they eventually agree to send Earth 's newest and most powerful ship , `` Andromeda II '' , to investigate . Upon reaching its destination , `` Andromeda II '' is quickly destroyed with all hands on board , though not before transmitting data to Earth . Shocked by the disaster and the lack of response from Earth 's government , Wildstar remains out of service . He is now in his 40s , with gray hair and a beard grown in deliberate homage to the late Captain Avatar . He is haunted by nightmares both of his past and alternate pasts- the nightmares come but different people die , or familiar faces have new names . Finally Wildstar and Sandor devote their wealth and energies to rebuilding the nearly shattered `` Argo '' . The ship had been encased in ice and left floating in Earth orbit at the end of `` Final Yamato '' . Since most of the old surviving bridge crew of `` Argo '' are now captains in command of their own ships , many of the new crew members are the children or grandchildren of the original `` Argo '' crew . Earth 's evacuation to numerous colonies has left Earth 's forces stretched far too thinly , with several colonies beginning to break away from Earth 's control under command of Captain Nenezich . Short on supplies , `` Argo '' heads toward the center of the galaxy in an attempt to learn more about the mysterious black hole and a rash of attacks on Earth 's colonies . Legacy . Television critic Matt Zoller Seitz of Vulture recommended the series in 2013 as one of eight great television series or mini-series people most likely have not seen before , stating that `` this epic series about a refurbished battleship setting sail across the galaxy to save an apocalypse-ravaged Earth remains the reigning masterpiece of [ the 1970s era of dubbed Japanese cartoons ] —and its serialized storytelling was ahead of its time . '' In Seitz 's 2016 book co-written with Alan Sepinwall titled `` TV ( The Book ) '' , they wrote that this series or its original Japanese counterpart would have made their list of the top 100 greatest shows of all time had they not excluded foreign television from the list , citing their lack of sufficient knowledge for television outside the United States . Home video releases . DVDs of the three television seasons were released in 2002 by Voyager Entertainment , entitled `` The Quest for Iscandar '' , `` The Comet Empire '' and `` The Bolar Wars '' . Each season is contained on six discs , and each disc included bonus footage or material . The discs are available individually or as collections , in three separate boxed sets of six discs each .
Masashi Nagara . is a Japanese fencer . He competed in the individual sabre events at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics .
Gwalpara . Gwalpara is one of the administrative divisions of Madhepura district in the Indian state of Bihar . The block headquarters are located at a distance of 23 km from the district headquarters , namely , at Madhepura . Panchayats . Panchayats in Gwalpara community development block are : Reshna , Jhitkiya kalhot , Birgaon chatra , Sukhasan , Temabhela , Sahpur , Gualpara , Sarauni , Khokhsi , Jhalari , Pirnagar and Bisbari . Demographics . In the 2001 census Gwalpara Block had a population of 95,295 . Education . At Gwalpara there are a renowned high school and a middle school named Madhuram Rajkiya Krit Uchh Vidyalaya is upgraded to `` Madhyam ( +2 ) high school and Madhuram Rajkiya Krit Madhya Vidyalaya .
Entertainment rigging . Rigging in entertainment can be broken down into two main subjects – theatrical rigging and arena rigging . All the same skills apply in both genres . The first takes place in a theatre , and typically involves the theatre 's permanent fly system . The other in an arena or `` exposed structure venue '' such as a convention center , ballroom , warehouse etc . Many arena riggers find themselves hanging a full proscenium theater in an arena environment . Circus rigging , comprising aerial acrobatic apparatuses that support human beings under dynamic loading conditions , and stabilization rigging for large scale fabric tension structures ( big tops ) , is , perhaps , under appreciated in the general rigging field , and may be considered by some to be a separate field . However , the principles of physics and the standards of engineering that apply to theatrical and arena rigging still hold true in circus rigging , and much of the same equipment and many of the same devices are commonly used . All the same skills apply in this genre as well . Chain motors and trusses are not used as often in tented circuses as in arena or theater rigging , however arena circuses make regular use of them . In both tented and arena circuses , crane-bars or frames stabilized by guy cables , hung from fiber rope block and tackle systems are common , as are systems supporting and tensioning safety nets . High ( or low ) wire rigging , while simple in principle and application , requires substantial load-path capacity , as wire walkers generally require high tension in their systems . Automation rigging is used by many circuses , to fly both human beings and scenic or prop elements . In theatrical rigging the venue may have anything from a dead pull scenery flying system , a hemp rigging system , a counterweight rigging system , a winch or hoist driven automated rigging system , or any hybrid of the aforementioned , used to fly props , people and scenery . Stations . Both of these rigging disciplines have four basic stations . Ground rigger . Maintains safe perimeters underneath high work being done , maintains a safe path and perimeter around aerial work platforms , monitors the movement of aerial work platforms , assembles rigging on the ground for high work being done , attaches gear and assemblies to lines for high work being done , marks or `` lays `` out points on the floor and moves designators for high work ( rigging points and laser plumbs ) , assembles and checks out motion control systems , makes attachments to lifting frames , lighting trusses , audio , video and scenery for hoisting or flying , does visual and mechanical safety inspections . Bucket rigger . Has all of the skills and responsibility of a ground rigger and must also be able to operate an aerial work platform , must be able to identify suitable structure and attachment for rigging , must be able to lift 100 lbs , must have advanced rope skills , be able to apply rope work mechanical advantages , as well as knowledge of materials , manufacturing methods and the proper applications of different rigging systems.. High rigger/ Up rigger . Is virtually identical to a bucket rigger , only they apply their trade while standing , sitting on or hanging from an exposed structural member . Climbing or rope access rigger . Has all of the previous skills and responsibilities of the other 3 riggers and they must also have exceptional rope skills . They must also be very physically fit and able to pull their own body weight up into structural ceilings on belay while applying personal fall protection as they go . They must be proficient with harness positioning systems and advanced rope friction and hauling systems . Training . Most entertainment rigging training is done either by apprenticeship or formal training through unions i.e . IATSE . The recognized entertainment rigging certification is the E.T.C.P . arena and theater rigging certification programs .
Yukio Peter . Yukio Peter ( born 29 January 1984 in Aiwo ) is a weightlifter from Nauru . 2004 . Yukio snatched 142.5 kg and clean and jerked 165 kg ( total 307.5 kg ) to place eighth at the 2004 Olympic Games in the Men 's 69 kg division . It is the best position ever for a Nauruan athlete at the Olympic Games . 2008 . In December 2008 , Yukio won a gold medal in the Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships in Limassol , Cyprus . Competing in the 77 kg category , he snatched 145 kg and clean and jerked 185 kg . 2010 . At the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi , India , Yukio Peter won Nauru 's 10th gold medal winning the 77kg division in weightlifting with a new Games record of 333 kg . 2011 . Peter won gold in the 77 kg category at the Arafura Games in 2011 in Darwin - Nauru 's first gold at that edition of the Games .
White Coffee Pot . White Coffee Pot Family Inns was a privately held Baltimore , Maryland , restaurant chain and coffeeshop that first did business in 1932 . During the 1960s and 1970s , they opened a chain of fast-food restaurants White Coffee Pot , Jr. Major competitors included national chains Gino 's ( which sold Kentucky Fried Chicken ) , Denny 's and Friendly 's . The last White Coffee Pot restaurant closed in Brooklyn Park , Maryland , in 1993 . The company shared ownership with the Horn and Horn Smorgasbord Cafeteria chain , and some locations became Cactus Willie 's all-you-can-eat restaurants .
Institute of Culinary Education . The Institute of Culinary Education ( ICE ) is a private for-profit culinary school in New York City . ICE is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges ( ACCSC ) , and offers career training diploma programs in Culinary Arts , Pastry & Baking Arts , Culinary Management and Hospitality Management . The school runs one of the largest program of hands-on recreational cooking classes and wine education courses in the country , with more than 26,000 enthusiasts taking any of the 1,500 classes offered each year . History . ICE traces its roots to 1975 , when Peter Kump opened Peter Kump 's New York Cooking School , one of the first culinary schools in New York City . Kump 's philosophy was to concentrate on teaching cooking techniques and flavor development at a time when most other cooking schools were only teaching recipes . In 1983 , Kump inaugurated a professional program to train aspiring chefs . A number of his former teachers , including James Beard , Simone Beck , Marcella Hazan and Diana Kennedy taught classes . A number of other notable chefs , including Julia Child , James Peterson , David Bouley and Jacques Pépin , were frequent guest instructors . When Kump died in 1995 , the school was acquired by Rick Smilow , an entrepreneur with an interest in education and the culinary arts . After the acquisition , the school ’ s professional programs expanded , requiring a move to a new location in the Flatiron neighborhood of the Manhattan borough of New York City at 50 W. 23rd Street , where it then expanded twice , in 1999 and 2004 , growing to 45,000 square feet over seven floors . In 1999 , the older East 92nd Street facility was closed . In 2001 , the school 's name was changed to The Institute of Culinary Education . In 2015 , the school relocated to a brand new , 74,000 square foot facility in Battery Park City that includes such amenities as the nation 's first education-focused bean-to-bar chocolate lab , a hydroponic herb and vegetable garden , a culinary technology lab and a state-of-the art mixology bar .
Bonzun . Bonzun is a Swedish-based company , with backing from both the World Health Organization and UNICEF . Bonzun helps pregnant women get access to information previously not available online . Their main focus is pregnancy information to the Chinese people . The success of the website and app in China has led to the founder receiving a number of awards for her innovation . History . Bonzun was first founded in 2010 , after Bonnie Roupé got seriously ill during the pregnancy of her second child and she could not find any information online . Bonnie Roupé and her baby survived , but she could not get over the fact that so many women around the world suffer and die because of lack of information online . She wanted to create a service to make research available to doctors and mothers all over the world . Information that helps and saves lives . Bonnie Roupe stated that around 20 million women a year fall pregnant in China , meaning there was a large market for the medical information . [ 1 ] The website describes common and serious pregnancy complications and make information accessible in China so pregnant women and health care professionals can improve their knowledge , especially in rural areas . [ 1 ] Bonnie Roupé is a native of Sweden , but started the company without a local partner in mainland China . In an interview , she stated that it was a good learning curve to go through the processes alone , but admitted that it may have been faster to use a local partner . [ 1 ] In 2012 , Bonzun was selected for the Innovation Against Poverty , which was received from the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency ( SIDA ) . [ 2 ] During the same year , the company 's founder Bonnie Roupé was selected as one of Sweden ’ s super-talents under 40 years old , by the Swedish magazine , Veckans Affärer . [ 3 ] The company announced in 2014 that they were receiving support for their work from both the World Health Organization and United Nations ’ Children ’ s Rights & Emergency Relief Organization ( UNICEF ) . The company 's focus on the Chinese health market led the company to have its innovations present in various hospitals across China , along with 3,700 clinics . [ 1 ] [ 4 ] During that year , Bonzun also created a , which is now being used by pregnant women to understand their tests at various hospitals across China . [ 4 ] In autumn of 2016 , Bonzun participated in ´s three-month mentorship-driven program for internet startups from all over the world . The program was finalised on December 6 , 2016 at in Shanghai , China . In June 2016 , selected Bonzun founder Bonnie Roupé as one of the . In March 2017 she was listed as one of Sweden´s 125 most powerful women and ranked as the , Trade and Industry 2017 ( ) .
Lungi International Airport . Freetown International Airport ( officially ) , locally known as Lungi International Airport , is an international airport located in the coastal town of Lungi , Sierra Leone . It is the only international airport in Sierra Leone . The Sierra Leone River separates Lungi International Airport from Freetown , the nation 's capital city . The airport is operated by the Sierra Leone Airports Authority . Prior to its use as a civilian airport , it was a British Royal Air Force base . In 2012 its management was contracted out to the British security and military company Westminster Aviation Security Services Ltd. Facilities . The terminal building of the airport is composed of three distinct zones : a General Waiting Hall , a Departures Wing , and an Arrivals Wing . The General Waiting Hall provides ticketing desks for local transportation ( coach , ferry , helicopter , hovercraft , and taxi ) , postal services , a travel agency office , and a restaurant . The Departures Wing contains duty-free shops , restaurants and lounges for business class passengers and VIPs . The Arrivals wing has a customs hall with a money exchange offices , a lost and found baggage office , and an information office . The airport grounds also contain two banks , a police center , various restaurants , two car parks , and a mosque . The government of Sierra Leone undertook a general upgrade of the terminal in 2010 , in order to meet the basic standards of current international airports . The departure hall was commissioned in February 2013 . The arrival hall was commissioned in May 2014 . From September 2014 , almost all regional and intercontinental flights to Freetown were suspended as a result of the 2014 West Africa Ebola virus outbreak . During this crisis , Brussels Airlines was the only carrier to maintain its regular operations to the airport ; catering almost exclusively to NGO health workers . The first airline to resume commercial flights after suspending them was Air Cote d'Ivoire in October 2014 while Air France announced to resume services by June 2015 . British Airways chose not to resume flights to Sierra Leone . A national airline Fly Salone operated briefly at the start of 2016 . This was the first national airline to operate for more than 10 years after Sierra National Airlines stopped flying . After last having served Freetown in December 1996 , KLM restarted flights in March 2017 . ASKY Airlines recommenced flights in November 2017 . Access . Because the Lungi International Airport is across an estuary from the capital Freetown , passengers have the options of traveling from Lungi International Airport to Freetown through government ferry , private passenger water taxi speed boats and bus transportation . The water taxis are large boats , often with air conditioning and wifi . Most people who are traveling outside Freetown , and to other parts of Sierra Leone , use the highway through public or private transportation . The ferry is the cheapest , and the most common way of traveling from Lungi to Freetown for most Sierra Leoneans . The ferry takes about an hour journey on sea from Lungi to Freetown . The private water taxis take 30-40 minutes to Aberdeen , Murray Town or Government wharf . Public and private transportation buses run from Lungi to Freetown , and to other parts of Sierra Leone . The highway road journey from Lungi to Freetown is generally three hours drive , but can be considerably more because of traffic in Freetown .
Mihoko Tsutsui . Mihoko Tsutsui ( 筒井 視穂子 Tsutsui Mihoko , born 6 December 1985 ) is a Japanese female volleyball player . She played for the Japanese Women 's volleyball team . She participated at the 2004 FIVB World Grand Prix She competed at the 2014 FIVB Volleyball Women 's Club World Championship , with her club Hisamitsu Springs .
Zhao Yanming . Zhao Yanming ( ; born January 16 , 1981 in Tianjin ) is a Chinese football player as a goalkeeper . Club career . Zhao Yanming began his football career playing for the Tianjin Teda 's youth team before he eventually graduated permanently to the senior team by Giuseppe Materazzi in the 2003 league season where he spent the majority of the season playing as the team 's third choice goalkeeper . For the next season he would work his way up as the team 's second choice goalkeeper until Liu Yunfei left at the beginning of the 2006 league season to join Shanghai Shenhua , which left the goalkeeping spot up for grabs . The Tianjin coach Liu Chunming would let Zhao fight for the spot against fellow goalkeeper Tian Xu at the beginning of the season and on March 19 , 2006 in the second league game of the season against Shenzhen Kingway Zhao was given his chance to establish himself within the team , which he did when he kept a clean sheet in a 3-0 victory . By the end of the season he was firmly established as the team 's first choice goalkeeper and Tianjin finished sixth at the end of the season . Despite having a respectable campaign for a young goalkeeper the club brought in a new manager in Jozef Jarabinský as well as a new goalkeeper in Yang Jun who Jarabinský preferred . While Zhao may have been relegated back to the bench he stayed positive for the next several seasons until Arie Haan came to Tianjin as their manager at the beginning of the 2010 league season and promoted Zhao as the team 's first choice goalkeeper once again after Yang Jun left the club after a contract dispute . Taking full advantage of his second opportunity Zhao would play through the whole campaign and help guide the club to a runners-up position at the end of the season . In March 2016 , Zhao transferred to China League Two side Jiangsu Yancheng Dingli .
Proschaliphora citricostata . `` Proschaliphora citricostata '' is a moth in the subfamily Arctiinae . It was described by George Hampson in 1901 . It is found in Kenya .
Gmina Goniądz . __NOTOC__ Gmina Goniądz is an urban-rural gmina ( administrative district ) in Mońki County , Podlaskie Voivodeship , in north-eastern Poland . Its seat is the town of Goniądz , which lies approximately north-west of Mońki and north-west of the regional capital Białystok . The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 5,209 ( out of which the population of Goniądz amounts to 1,910 , and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 3,299 ) . Villages . Apart from the town of Goniądz , Gmina Goniądz contains the villages and settlements of Białosuknia , Budne , Budne-Żarnowo , Dawidowizna , Doły , Downary , Klewianka , Kramkówka Duża , Kramkówka Mała , Krzecze , Łazy , Mierkienniki , Olszowa Droga , Osowiec , Owieczki , Piwowary , Płochowo , Smogorówka Dolistowska , Smogorówka Goniądzka , Szafranki , Uścianek , Wojtówstwo , Wólka Piaseczna and Wroceń . Neighbouring gminas . Gmina Goniądz is bordered by the gminas of Bargłów Kościelny , Grajewo , Jaświły , Mońki , Radziłów , Rajgród , Sztabin and Trzcianne .
Joel Conlon . Joel Conlon ( born 4 May 1994 ) is an English Rugby Union player for Saracens in the Aviva Premiership . He plays at Flanker and made his professional debut for Exeter Chiefs against London Welsh in the LV Cup on 11 November 2012 . Joel attended Trinity Church of England School and then Heathfield Community School . A product of the Exeter Chiefs Academy , Joel signed his first professional contract with Exeter on 25 May 2012 . Conlon was called up to the England under 20s squad in January 2013 . On 20 June 2014 , Joel scored th winning try in the 2014 IRB Junior World Championship final , as England beat South Africa 21-20 . For the 2016/2017 season , Joel moved to Saracens .
Ty Zantuck . Ty Zantuck ( born 15 February 1982 ) is a former Australian rules footballer . He is the son of AFL footballer Shane Zantuck and the nephew of AFL brothers Arnold Briedis and Robert Briedis . The 188 cm Zantuck is a strong unit , weighing in at 93 kg . He began his career at the Richmond Football Club as a tough , solid defender after being drafted in 2000 . His off-field shenanigans and drinking incidents saw the talented player experience a fall out with the club , and he was de-listed and picked up by Essendon , where coach Kevin Sheedy ( who has transformed the likes of John Barnes into model players on and off the field ) gave him a second chance . In the 2005 Anzac Day clash against Collingwood , Zantuck was involved in a pre-match altercation where his guernsey was ripped by an opponent . Zantuck was delisted at the end of 2005 . Zantuck played for Kangaroo Flat in 2007 , then had a short stint at Heidelberg Football Club in Victoria 's Northern Football League where he played in their 2008 premiership side . After an injury plagued 2009 season Zantuck parted ways with the Tigers and moved to former junior club Strathmore for the 2010 season . Zantuck currently plays football for Strathmore in the Essendon District Football League .
Caneworking . In glassblowing , cane refers to rods of glass with color ; these rods can be simple , containing a single color , or they can be complex and contain strands of one or several colors in pattern . Caneworking refers to the process of making cane , and also to the use of pieces of cane , lengthwise , in the blowing process to add intricate , often spiral , patterns and stripes to vessels or other blown glass objects . Cane is also used to make murrine ( singular ‘ ’ murrina ’ ’ , sometimes called mosaic glass ) , thin discs cut from the cane in cross-section that are also added to blown or hot-worked objects . A particular form of murrine glasswork is millefiori ( “ thousand flowers ” ) , in which many murrine with a flower-like or star-shaped cross-section are included in a blown glass piece . Caneworking is an ancient technique , first invented in southern Italy in the second half of the third century BC , and elaborately developed centuries later on the Italian island of Murano . Making cane . There are several different methods of making cane . In each , the fundamental technique is the same : a lump of glass , often containing some pattern of colored and clear glass , is heated in a furnace ( glory hole ) and then pulled , by means of a long metal rod ( punty ) attached at each end . As the glass is stretched out , it retains whatever cross-sectional pattern was in the original lump , but narrows quite uniformly along its length ( due to the skill of the glassblowers doing the pulling , aided by the fact that if the glass becomes narrower at some point along the length , it cools more there and thus becomes stiffer ) . Cane is usually pulled until it reaches roughly the diameter of a pencil , when , depending on the size of the original lump , it may be anywhere from one to fifty feet in length . After cooling , it is broken into sections usually from four to six inches long , which can then be used in making more complex canes or in other glassblowing techniques . The simplest cane , called `` vetro a fili `` ( glass with threads ) is clear glass with one or more threads of colored ( often white ) glass running its length . It is commonly made by heating and shaping a chunk of clear , white , or colored glass on the end of a punty , and then ‘ ’ gathering ’ ’ molten clear glass over the color by dipping the punty in a furnace containing the clear glass . After the desired amount of clear glass is surrounding the color , this cylinder of hot glass is then shaped , cooled and heated until uniform in shape and temperature . Simultaneously an assistant prepares a 'post ' which is another punty with a small platform of clear glass on the end . The post is pressed against the end of the hot cylinder of glass to connect them , and the glassblower ( or ‘ gaffer ’ ) and assistant walk away from each other with the punties , until the cane is stretched to the desired length and diameter . The cane cools within minutes and is cut into small sections . Variations in cane making . A simple single-thread cane can then be used to make more complex canes . A small bundle of single-thread canes can be heated until they fuse , or heated canes , laid parallel , can be picked up on the circumference of a hot cylinder of clear or colored glass . This bundle , treated just as the chunk of color in the description above , is cased in clear glass and pulled out , forming a `` vetro a fili `` cane with multiple threads and perhaps a clear or solid color core . If the cane is twisted as it is pulled , the threads take a spiral shape called `` vetro a retorti `` ( twisted glass ) or `` zanfirico '' . `` Ballotini '' is a cane technique in which several `` vetro a fili '' canes are picked up while laid side-by-side rather than a bundle , with a clear glass gather over them . This gather is shaped into a cylinder with the canes directed along the axis , so that the canes form a sort of “ fence ” across the diameter of the cylinder . When this is simultaneously twisted and pulled , the resulting cane has a helix of threads across its thickness . Another technique for forming cane is to use optic molds to make more complex cross sections . An optic mold is an open-ended cone-shaped mold with some sort of lobed or star shape around its inside circumference . When a gather or partially blown bubble is forced into the mold , its outside takes the shape of the mold . Canes with complicated , multi-colored patterns are formed by placing layers of different or alternating colors over a solid-color core , using various optic molds on the layers as they are built . Because the outer layers are hotter than those inside when the molds are used , the mold shape is impressed into the outer color without deforming the inner shapes . Canes made in this way are used in making `` millefiori '' . Discs from eight different canes have been used to make the pendant in the photo . Finally , flameworkers sometimes make cane by building up the cross-section using ordinary flameworking or bead making techniques . This permits very subtle gradations of color and shading , and is the way murrine portraits are usually made . Cane use . The generic term for blown glass made using canes in the lengthwise direction is `` filigrano '' ( filigree glass ) , as contrasted with `` murrine '' when the canes are sliced and used in cross-section . ( An older term is `` latticino '' , which has fallen into disuse ) . One way glassblowers incorporate cane into their work is to line up canes on a steel or ceramic plate and heat them slowly to avoid cracking . When the surfaces of the canes just begin to melt , the canes adhere to each other . The tip of a glassblowing pipe ( blowpipe ) is covered with a 'collar ' of clear molten glass , and touched to one corner of the aligned canes . The tip of the blowpipe is then rolled along the bottom of the canes , which stick to the collar , aligned cylindrically around the edge of the blowpipe . They are heated further until soft enough to shape . The cylinder of canes is sealed at the bottom with jacks and tweezers , to form the beginning of a bubble . The bubble is then blown using traditional glassblowing techniques . Cane can also be incorporated in larger blown glass work by picking it up on a bubble of molten clear glass . This technique involves the gaffer creating a bubble from molten clear glass while an assistant heats the pattern of cane . When the cane design is fused and at the correct temperature and the bubble is exactly the correct size and temperature , the bubble is rolled over the cane pattern , which sticks to the hot glass . The bubble must be the right size and temperature for the pattern to cover it fully without any gaps or trapping air . Once the canes have been picked up , the bubble can be further heated , blown , and smoothed and shaped on the marver to give whatever final shape the glassblower wishes , with an embedded lacy pattern from the canes . Twisting the object as it is being shaped imparts a spiral shape to the overall pattern . The classical `` reticello '' pattern is a small uniform mesh of white threads in clear glass , with a tiny air bubble in every mesh rectangle . To make an object in this pattern , the glassblower first uses white single-thread `` vetro a fili `` canes to blow a cylindrical cup shape , twisting as he forms it so the canes are in a spiral , and using care not to totally smooth the inside ribbing that remains from the canes . Setting this cup aside ( usually keeping it warm in a furnace , below its softening point ) , he then makes another closed cylinder in the same pattern , but twisted in the opposite direction , and retaining some of the ribbing on the cylinder ’ s outside . When this cylinder is the right size , the glassblower plunges it into the warm cup , without touching any of the sides until it is inserted all the way . Air is trapped in the spaces between the ribs of the two pieces , forming the uniformly spaced air bubbles . The piece may then be blown out and shaped as desired . The term `` reticello '' is often loosely applied to any criss-cross pattern , whether `` vetro a fili `` or `` vetro a retorti `` , white or colored , and with or without air bubbles . See Murrine and Millefiori for information about these techniques .
Osmaston Hall . Osmaston Hall was built in 1696 in extensive grounds of what is now Osmaston , a part of Derby . The house was the home of the Wilmot baronets , and the Fox family before being used for a golf club and railway business . The house was demolished in 1938 . History . Osmaston Hall was built in 1696 in brick and stone for Robert Wilmot , High Sheriff of Derbyshire in 1689 . Robert had the house rebuilt in 1702 and during the eighteenth century there were further additions and changes to not only the house but also its gardens and the extensive grounds . The Wilmot family were based at this house until the marriage of Sir Robert Wilmot-Horton , 3rd Baronet to Anne Beatrix Horton , the heiress of Catton Hall in 1823 , whereupon the Wilmot family conjoined Horton to its name and changed its main residence . Notable members of the Wilmot family associated with the house not only include the first three Wilmot baronets of Osmaston but also Sir John Eardley Wilmot who rose to be Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas . Its grounds covered and included a small lake . The Wilmot family lived on the estate for almost 200 years . Before it was purchased in 1890 by the Midland Railway Company it contained a fine art collection which included numerous paintings . The house and gardens were reportedly sold for £86,000 . At the time of the purchase the hall was the home of the Reverend Sir George Lewis Wilmot-Horton , Bart . ( who died in 1887 ) . It was the home to William Darwin Fox who was a second cousin and close friend of Charles Darwin who stayed at the hall . The Fox family were renting the house from the owner Sir Robert Wilmot , Bart . In October 1892 the hall was the location of a nine-hole golf course and was the home of the 120-member Derbyshire Golf Club . Within six years there were nearly 200 members including several notable gentry . Although the hall offered a home , the club obtained a course at Littleover . After the departure of the golf club , the Midland Railway used the building as a document store . The London , Midland and Scottish Railway continued to use the hall as a store until they had the building , the adjoining farm and stables demolished in 1938 . The grounds were purchased by Derby City Council in 1946-7 . Today the grounds are occupied by the Ascot Drive Industrial estate in Derby , although Osmaston Park still shows a green outlook .
Arrow Peak ( California ) . Arrow Peak is a summit of the Sierra Nevada in Fresno County , California , located within Kings Canyon National Park . Arrow Peak is situated at the north end of the Muro Blanco ( also known as Arrow Ridge ) , a chain of high cliffs along the South Fork Kings River .
Orion Metcalf Barber . Orion Metcalf Barber ( July 13 , 1857 – March 28 , 1930 ) was a Vermont state politician and a judge of the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals . Early life . Barber was born in Jamaica , Vermont on July 13 , 1857 . He received an LL.B . from Albany Law School in 1882 and became an attorney in Bennington . Among the prospective attorneys who studied with Barber was Robert E. Healy , later an Associate Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court and a member of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission . Start of career . A Republican , Barber was state 's attorney for Bennington County from 1886 to 1887 . He served in the Vermont House of Representatives from 1892 to 1894 , and in the Vermont State Senate in 1894 . From 1894 to 1896 Barber served as a member of the state railroad commission . Barber served as Vermont 's State Auditor from 1898 to 1902 . From 1906 to 1908 Barber was chairman of Vermont 's Special Tax Commission . In 1909 he was chairman of the Special Commission to Prepare and Publish the Digest of Reports of the Vermont Supreme Court . Judicial career . Nominated by President William Howard Taft to the U.S. Court of Customs Appeals , Barber received his commission on March 30 , 1910 . He retired from active service on September 30 , 1928 . Retirement and death . Barber continued in senior status until his death in Bennington , Vermont on March 28 , 1930 . He was buried in Bennington 's Park Lawn Cemetery . Family . On July 2 , 1898 Barber married Alice Mabel `` Mab '' Norton ( 1868-1952 ) in Arlington , Vermont , and they were the parents of twin daughters . Lucia Pierce Barber ( August 24 , 1899 - September 30 , 1984 ) was the wife of Clarence Edward Howard ( April 16 , 1881 - April 4 , 1975 ) . Mabel N. ( August 24 , 1899 – May 13 , 1991 ) was the wife of United States Army officer Notley Young DuHamel ( 1895-1970 ) .
Knox Presbyterian Church ( Ottawa ) . Knox Presbyterian Church is a Presbyterian Church in Ottawa , Ontario , Canada . It is named after John Knox , a founder of Presbyterianism in Scotland . History . Knox was founded as a result of the split within the congregation of St. Andrew 's , Ottawa 's first Presbyterian church , between those loyal to the Church of Scotland and those supporting the Free Church movement , as had occurred in Scotland the year before . The supporters of the Free Church in Ottawa and environs , set up Knox Free Church in 1844 , just after the Church of Scotland 's Canadian Synod in Kingston was split . Designed by Donald Kennedy in 1845 , the original Knox Church was located in Sandy Hill at the corner of Daly Avenue and Cumberland . In 1866 , a number of members formed a congregation on Bank Street , that is now Dominion-Chalmers United Church , just two blocks west at Cooper and Lisgar . In 1874 , the Knox congregation moved downtown , leaving their building to the first St. Paul 's Presbyterian , that became St. Paul's-Eastern United Church ( Eastern Methodist ) after church union in 1925 . This second Knox Church was built on Elgin Street at Albert Street next door to the Second City Hall ( Ottawa ) on what is today the site of the National Arts Centre . It was designed by Henry Langley ( architect ) 1872-74 . It opened prior to the formation of the Presbyterian Church in Canada in 1875 ; the General Assembly of the Canada Presbyterian Church was held at Knox in 1874 where the deliberations over the Union took place . The Regimental and King ’ s Colours of the 207th Battalion were `` laid up '' at Knox in 1919 . They now rest in the sanctuary of the present church in a display case with a plaque dedicated to the memory of those who served in the 207th ( Ottawa-Carleton ) Battalion , CEF during the First World War . The Regimental Colours had been donated by the American Bank Note Company and presented by Major General Hon . Sir Sam Hughes , K.C.B. , M.P . to the Battalion on Parliament Hill on November 18 , 1916 . In 1930 , the City of Ottawa expropriated this area to widen Elgin Street and Knox Church , which had remained within the Presbyterian Church in Canada in 1925 , was forced to move a few blocks to its present location at the corner of Lisgar and Elgin . The second church was demolished in 1932 . The Drawings Collection at the Ontario Archives contains the set of plans by Langley for this ecclesiastical commission 889-98 . The present Knox Church building , designed in 1931 by John Albert Ewart and Henry Sproatt opened in 1932 . The church has hosted the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Canada three times : first in 1937 , then in 1981 , but only for the opening Worship , as the nearby University of Ottawa was the scene of the proceedings . In 2008 , Knox again hosted the opening Worship at General Assembly , while the remainder of the activities took place at Carleton University . Ministers . The current minister is the Rev . James Pot . Raised in Southern Ontario and educated at Redeemer University College ( Ancaster , Ontario ) and Calvin Theological Seminary ( Grand Rapids , Michigan ) he was ordained in 1992 in the Christian Reformed Church . After ministering in that denomination with two Alberta congregations and one in Ontario , he was accepted as a minister in the Presbyterian Church in Canada in 2013 and served as pulpit supply for both denominations in the Hamilton area before being called to Knox in 2015 .
List of Phillips Exeter Academy principals . Phillips Exeter Academy is an independent preparatory school in Exeter , New Hampshire , that was founded in 1781 by John Phillips . The following is a complete list of all Phillips Exeter principals since its founding . There have , from 1783 , been 16 principals in total , including one interim principal . From the founding of the academy to 1808 , the head of school was called preceptor before it was changed to principal .
San Miguel Department , Corrientes . San Miguel Department is a department of Corrientes Province in Argentina . The provincial subdivision has a population of about 10,252 inhabitants in an area of 2,863 km² , and its capital city is San Miguel .
Baghdad ( EP ) . `` Baghdad '' is a 7-inch EP released by American punk rock band The Offspring on May 15 , 1991 . It is currently out of print , but sold 3000 copies within one week of its release . Although `` Baghdad '' has never been reissued on CD in its entirety , one of the songs were later released on compilations : `` Baghdad '' was released on `` Rock Against Bush , Vol . 1 '' ( Fat Wreck Chords , 2004 ) . The band 's official website does not list `` Baghdad '' in the otherwise comprehensive discography anymore ( as of July 2013 , the website lists only the studio albums and their `` Greatest Hits '' compilation album ) . Track Notes . The EP includes an early version of `` Get It Right '' of which a later version was released on their second studio album `` Ignition '' . The title track `` Baghdad '' was a re-recording of the song `` Tehran '' which appeared on the Offspring 's debut self-titled album in 1989 . It switches the words `` Tehran '' ( the capital of Iran ) for `` Baghdad '' ( the capital of Iraq ) . The EP also includes a cover version of `` Hey Joe '' composed by Billy Roberts , which was later re-recorded as a B-side for `` Gone Away '' ) , and a previous unreleased instrumental track `` The Blurb '' , which would not appear on any future recordings , but served as the basis for an early version of `` Genocide '' , as well as `` Change the World '' .
Pseudosphex postica . `` Pseudosphex postica '' is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae . It was described by Francis Walker in 1854 . It is found in the Amazon region .
Kalagi , Mukono . Kalagi is a town in Mukono District in the Central Region of Uganda . Location . The town is approximately north of Mukono , the district headquarters , on an all weather tarmac road . In Kalagi , the road from Mukono forms a T-junction with the road from Kasangati to Kayunga . The coordinates of Kalagi are 0°30'18.0 '' N , 32°45'00.0 '' E ( Latitude:0.5050 ; Longitude:32.7500 ) .
Mildred Warwick . Mildred Marian Warwick [ ״Millie״ ] ( October 18 , 1922 – December 9 , 2006 ) was an infielder who played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League . Listed at 5 ' 2 '' , 115 lb. , she batted and threw right handed . Born in Regina , Saskatchewan , Mildred Warwick was one of the 57 players born in Canada to join the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League in its twelve years history . She was one of the most feared hitters in the early years of the circuit , setting an all-time hitting streak record during her very short career . The first AAGPBL spring training was set for May 17 , 1943 , at Wrigley Field in Chicago . Philip K. Wrigley , founder of the league , had scouts all over the United States and Canada signing girls for tryouts . About 500 of them attended the call . Of these , only 280 were invited to the final try-outs in Chicago where 60 were chosen to become the first women to ever play professional baseball . The league started with four teams , the Kenosha Comets , the Racine Belles , the Rockford Peaches and the South Bend Blue Sox . Each team was made up of fifteen girls . Warwick survived the final cut and was assigned to the Rockford team , where she played in just two seasons . Warwick grew up in Regina along with five brothers , including a twin . At an early age she played softball with her brothers in a big field next her home . She began playing softball in school at age 12 . She played for the Regina Army Navy Bombers team when she was 20 , when a scout of the league saw her hitting and fielding abilities and invited her to Wrigley Field . She started at third base for the Peaches , managed by Eddie Stumpf , as a part of a well assembled infield that included Dorothy Kamenshek ( 1B ) , Mildred Deegan ( 2B ) and her fellow Gladys Davis ( SS ) . From June 20 to 27 , 1943 , Warwick hit safely in 13 consecutive games to set an all-time league record that stood until Kenosha Comets ' Elizabeth Mahon tied it two years later . She batted a.263 average in 88 games , a pretty good performance considering her teammate Davis was the only to reach the.300 mark in the inaugural season ( .332 ) . Warwick also scored 62 runs and drove in 30 more , ranking eight in hits ( 93 ) and ninth in total bases ( 115 ) , while tying for seventh in triples ( 7 ) and runs . She also established another league record with 10 assists at third base in a single game . For the first three seasons the league did not have an official All-Star team . Nevertheless , on July 1 , 1943 took effect the first AAGPBL All-Star Game , which coincidentally became the first night game ever played at Wrigley Field . The contest was played under temporary lights between two teams composed of Kenosha and Racine players against Rockford and South Bend players . Warwick played another season in 1944 . Then , in 1945 she married hockey player Ken McAuley , a goaltender for the NHL New York Rangers , and decided to settle down with her husband in Edmonton , Alberta . She continued to play fastpitch softball in an Edmonton team , who clinched the Canadian title in 1951 . She also worked for the Department of Energy during 27 years , retiring in 1988 . She widowed in 1992 . After retiring , she attended AAGPBL Players Association reunions . The association was largely responsible for the opening of `` Women in Baseball '' , a permanent display at the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown , New York , which was unveiled in 1988 to honor the entire All-American Girls Professional Baseball League . Besides this , in 1986 she was inducted into the Sackatchewan Hall of Fame and Museum along with her brothers Claude , a professional boxer , and Grant , Richard and William Warwick , all of them professional hockey players . Then , she was admitted into the Alberta Baseball Hall of Fame in 1991 , and in the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in 1998 . Mildred Warwick died in 2006 in Edmonton , Alberta , at the age of 84 .
Meningeal lymphatic vessels . The meningeal lymphatic vessels ( or meningeal lymphatics ) are a recently discovered network of conventional lymphatic vessels located parallel to the dural sinuses and meningeal arteries of the mammalian central nervous system ( CNS ) . As a part of the lymphatic system , the meningeal lymphatics are responsible for draining immune cells , small molecules , and excess fluid from the CNS and into the deep cervical lymph nodes . While it was initially believed that both the brain and meninges were devoid of lymphatic vasculature , two recent studies by Antoine Louveau and Jonathan Kipnis at the University of Virginia , submitted in October 2014 , and by Aleksanteri Aspelund and Kari Alitalo at the University of Helsinki submitted in December 2014 , identified and described the basic biology of the meningeal lymphatics using a combination of histological , live-imaging , and genetic tools . In general , their work is thought to extend that of the Danish neuroscientist Maiken Nedergaard in identifying the pathway connecting the glymphatic system to the meningeal compartment . The discovery of meningeal lymphatic vessels has attracted attention from many sources , and was touted as a scientific breakthrough in lists such as Scientific American 's `` Top 10 Science Stories of 2015 '' , Science Magazine 's `` Breakthrough of the Year '' , Huffington Post 's `` Eight Fascinating Things We Learned About the Mind in 2015 '' and the National Institutes of Health 's director Francis Collins year end review . In 2017 , Business Insider highlighted this as the biggest discovery ever made in Virginia . Currently , the role that the meningeal lymphatics play in neurological disease is yet to be explored . However , there is some speculation that they may contribute to autoimmune and inflammatory diseases of the CNS due to their role in connecting the immune and nervous systems . Background . In peripheral organs , lymphatic vessels are responsible for conducting lymph between different parts of the body . In general , lymphatic drainage is important for maintaining fluid homeostasis as well as providing a means for immune cells to traffic into draining lymph nodes from other parts of the body , allowing for immune surveillance of bodily tissues . For years , it was thought that the mammalian CNS did not contain a lymphatic system and thus relied upon alternative routes such as the glymphatic system , a cerebrospinal fluid ( CSF ) drainage pathway under the cribriform plate and into the lymphatics of the nasal mucosa , and arachnoid granulations to clear itself of excess protein , fluid , and metabolic waste products . Furthermore , the presumed absence of CNS lymphatics was an important pillar in the long-held dogma that the CNS is an immune-privileged tissue to which immune cells have incredibly restricted access under normal physiological conditions . Discovery of the meningeal lymphatic vascular system . The discovery of the meningeal lymphatic vascular system was reported in two independent studies published in 2015 by Louveau et al . and Aspelund et al. , which made the discovery using different methods . Louveau et al . noticed an unusual alignment of immune cells along the dural sinus using a meningeal whole-mount technique . Using lymphatic endothelial cell-specific markers and electron microscopy , the authors found that the immune cells were not inside blood vessels , but rather were organized inside lymphatic vessels . Aspelund et al . had discovered that in the eye , another immune-privileged organ , the Schlemm 's canal is a lymphatic-like vessel . As Schlemm 's canal was previously considered to be a venous sinus , the authors subsequently hypothesized that similar vessels may also be found in the brain due to its similarly immune-privileged status . Hidden vessels . In an interview with Ira Flatow on NPR ’ s Science Friday , Kipnis described the meningeal lymphatics as “ well-hidden ” when asked how , unlike the rest of the lymphatic system , they had remained unmapped into the 21st century . While many scientists study the brain parenchyma proper , Kipnis explained , his lab is relatively unique in studying the meninges , a system of membranes that envelop the brain and spinal cord . “ We are among the few labs who are interested in this very unique area of the brain : the coverings of the brain - the so-called ‘ meninges. ’ We ’ ve been looking into this area for a few years now , ” Kipnis said . “ I was lucky to have a phenomenal post-doctoral fellow in my lab , Dr. Antoine Louveau , who developed a very unique technique of mounting this entire covering as a whole-mount . I think this is what allowed us to find those vessels. ” Visualization of meningeal lymphatic vessels . To visualize the dura using immunohistochemistry , the Kipnis group utilized a method of dissecting , preparing , and staining meningeal tissue from adult mice as a whole-mount . Briefly , the technique entails cutting around the base of the skull ( inferior to the post-tympanic hook ) , removing the lower portion of the skull and brain , and fixing the dura within the skullcap . Following fixation , the dura can be dissected out of the skullcap as a single piece of tissue that can be utilized for histological analysis . Aspelund et al . utilized a combination of `` Prox1-GFP '' and `` Vegfr3-LacZ '' reporters , which enable the visualization of lymphatic vessels by fluorescent microscopy or after X-gal staining , respectively . Using these techniques , Aspelund et al . were able to trace the course of the vessels to the base of the skull . Anatomy and route of drainage . After noticing an unusual alignment of immune cells along the dural sinus using the meningeal whole-mount technique , the Kipnis lab found a network of vessels in the dura that expressed lymphatic endothelial cell marker proteins , including PROX1 , LYVE1 , and PDPN . The vessels were shown to extend along the length of both the superior sagittal and transverse sinuses , and to directly connect to the deep cervical lymph nodes . These meningeal lymphatic vessels drain down , and eventually out of , the skull along the dural venous sinuses and meningeal arteries . Meningeal lymphatic vessels also drained out of the skull alongside cranial nerves and through the cribriform plate . Molecular profiling indicated that the vessels are by all standards conventional lymphatic vessels : they express high levels of PROX1 , LYVE1 , PDPN and VEGFR3 , but low levels of PECAM1 . Subsequent experiments revealed that meningeal lymphatic vessels absorb cerebrospinal fluid and drain into the deep cervical lymph nodes . Several unique attributes differentiate meningeal lymphatic vessels from lymphatic vessels in peripheral organs . Compared to peripheral lymphatic vessels , the meningeal lymphatic network is markedly less complex , with far less tissue coverage and lymphatic branching . Furthermore , meningeal lymphatic vessels are generally smaller than those in the periphery and display a structural homogeneity along the dural sinuses , remaining thinner and mostly unbranched along the superior sagittal sinus while growing larger and more branched along the transverse sinuses . The meningeal lymphatic vessels are also unique for their scarcity of valves , which prevent back-flow of lymph . While the vessels in the superior parts of the skull were mostly devoid of valves , the larger lymphatic vessels of the basal parts only contain scattered valves . Physiological roles in draining CSF and immune cells . Like peripheral lymphatic vessels , the meningeal lymphatics were shown to serve both the tissue drainage and immune cell trafficking functions of the lymphatic system . Multiphoton live imaging experiments performed on anesthetized mice demonstrated that the meningeal lymphatics are capable of draining fluorescent dyes injected intracisternally into the CSF , indicating that the meningeal lymphatics are capable of draining fluid from their surrounding environment . Histological analysis revealed that the meningeal lymphatics constitutively contain T cells , B cells , and MHC class II-expressing myeloid cells , demonstrating that meningeal lymphatic vessels are capable of carrying immune cells . Additional studies also showed that the meningeal lymphatics respond to recombinant vascular endothelial growth factor C ( VEGFC ) exposure by increasing in diameter and completely fail to develop when VEGFC and VEGFD signaling is inhibited during embryogenesis , providing evidence that the meningeal lymphatics share developmental characteristics with those in the periphery . Furthermore , tracing the outflow of compounds injected into the brain parenchyma indicated that meningeal lymphatics function downstream of the glymphatic system . Genetically engineered mice that lack the meningeal lymphatic vessels demonstrated attenuated clearance of macromolecules from the brain . The uptake of tracers from the brain into deep cervical lymph nodes was completely abrogated . However , brain interstitial fluid pressure and water content were unaffected . These data suggested that meningeal lymphatic vessels are important for the clearance of macromolecules from the brain parenchyma , but in physiological settings the brain can compensate in solute clearance Implications for neurological disease . The role that the meningeal lymphatics play in diseases of the nervous system is an area of active research - particularly with regard to neurological disorders in which immunity is a fundamental player such as multiple sclerosis , Alzheimer ’ s Disease , amyotrophic lateral sclerosis , Hennekam syndrome , and Prader-Willi syndrome . Importantly , however , preliminary data suggest that there seem to be identifiable meningeal lymphatic vessels in post-mortem human tissue , suggesting the possibility that they contribute to human disease . Significance . The paper by Jonathan Kipnis and his postdoctoral fellow Antoine Louveau was published in 2015 and by 2017 , this paper had been cited more than 1200 times . The discovery of meningeal lymphatic vessels has attracted attention from many sources , and was touted as a scientific breakthrough in lists such as Scientific American 's `` Top 10 Science Stories of 2015 '' , Science Magazine 's `` Breakthrough of the Year '' , Huffington Post 's `` Eight Fascinating Things We Learned About the Mind in 2015 '' and the National Institutes of Health 's director Francis Collins year end review . Work characterizing the meningeal lymphatics has been covered in a variety of news outlets , including Time Magazine , The Guardian , The Huffington Post , NPR , and several science blogs .
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Don Bradman with the Australian cricket team in England in 1948 . Don Bradman toured England in 1948 with an Australian cricket team that went undefeated in their 34 tour matches , including the five Ashes Tests . Bradman was the captain , one of three selectors , and overall a dominant figure of what was regarded as one of the finest teams of all time , earning the sobriquet `` The Invincibles '' . Generally regarded as the greatest batsman in the history of cricket , the right-handed Bradman played in all five Tests as captain at No . 3 . Bradman was more influential than other Australian captains because he was also one of the three selectors who had a hand in choosing the squad . He was also a member of the Australian Board of Control while still playing , a privilege that no other person has held . At the age of 40 , Bradman was by far the oldest player on the team ; three-quarters of his team were at least eight years younger , and some viewed him as a father figure . Coupled with his status as a national hero , cricketing ability and influence as an administrator , this associated the team more closely to him than other teams to their respective captains . Bradman 's iconic stature as a cricketer also led to record-breaking public interest and attendances at the matches on tour . Bradman ended the first-class matches atop the batting aggregates and averages , with 2428 runs at 89.92 , and eleven centuries , the most by any player . Despite his success , his troubles against Alec Bedser 's leg trap—he fell three consecutive times in the Tests and twice in other matches to bowlers using this ploy—were the subject of much discussion . Bradman scored 138 in the first innings of the First Test at Trent Bridge , laying the foundation for Australia 's 509 , which set up a lead of 344 and eventual victory . In the Fourth Test at Headingley , he scored an unbeaten 173 on a deteriorating pitch on the final day , combining in a triple-century partnership with Arthur Morris as Australia scored 3/404 in the second innings to win by seven wickets . This set a world record for the highest ever successful run-chase in Test history . The tour was Bradman 's international farewell , and when needing only four runs for a Test career average of exactly 100 , he bowed out with a second ball duck in the Fifth Test at The Oval , bowled by an Eric Hollies googly . Australia nevertheless won the Test to complete a 4–0 series win , and Bradman ended the series with 508 runs at 72.57 , with two centuries . Only Morris—with three centuries—scored more runs in the five Tests . Bradman 's Test average for the series was the third-highest among the Australians , behind that of Sid Barnes and Morris . Background . Bradman had almost opted out of the tour , citing business commitments in Australia ; at the time , it was not possible to make a living from cricket . Prior to the campaign in England , Australia hosted India for a five-Test series during the southern hemisphere summer of 1947–48 . Australia easily defeated the tourists 4–0 , and Bradman and his fellow selectors Chappie Dwyer and Jack Ryder thus began planning for the tour of England . Bradman made it publicly known that he wanted his team to become the first to play an English summer without defeat . England had agreed to make a new ball available every 55 overs , instead of the previous rule of after 200 runs had been scored . As the run rate was generally much slower than 3.64 , 55 overs would usually elapse long before 200 runs were scored . This meant that the ball was in a shiny state more often , and thereby more conducive to fast and swing bowling . Bradman and his colleagues thus chose the team with an emphasis on strong batting and fast bowling , basing his strategy on an intense speed attack against England 's batsmen . His 17-man squad sailed for England and arrived in mid-April . Early tour . Australia traditionally fielded its first-choice team in the tour opener , which was customarily against Worcestershire at the end of April . Bradman thus captained against Worcestershire with Australia bowling first and dismissing the hosts for 233 . After Sid Barnes and Arthur Morris put on a partnership of 79 runs in 99 minutes , Bradman came in at No . 3 and put on a stand of 186 in 152 minutes with Morris , before falling for 107 , having hit 15 fours . Morris narrowly beat Bradman to score Australia 's first century on tour , reaching triple figures while Bradman 's score was on 99 . Bradman declared Australia 's innings at 7/462 and the hosts fell for 212 to complete an Australian victory by an innings and 17 runs . In the next match , against Leicestershire , Bradman won the toss and elected to bat , promoting Keith Miller ahead of himself to No . 3 . As Miller came out to bat , the large crowd mobbed the players ' entrance only to see that Bradman was not batting in his customary position . Bradman came to the crease at 2/157 , and after initially being troubled by the left-arm unorthodox spin of Australian expatriate Jack Walsh , added 159 with Miller before falling for 81 . Australia compiled 448 and bowled out the home side for 130 and 147 to win by an innings , with Bradman taking one catch . The Australians then proceeded to play Yorkshire , on a damp pitch that suited slower bowling . Bradman rested himself and returned to London , so his deputy Lindsay Hassett led the team . Yorkshire were bowled out in difficult batting conditions for 71 , before Australia replied with 101 . The hosts were then bowled out for 89 . Chasing 60 for victory , the Australian top order collapsed to 6/31 . Neil Harvey and Don Tallon survived a dropped catch and a stumping opportunity , before seeing Australia home by four wickets . It was the closest Australia came to defeat for the whole tour . Bradman then returned in the next match against Surrey at The Oval in London , winning the toss and electing to bat . The last time Australia had played at the ground was the Fifth Test in 1938 , when England declared at a world record score of 7/903 ; Bradman had hurt his ankle , and was unable to bat as Australia fell to the largest defeat in Test history . This match was a far different experience for the Australians . Barnes and Morris put on 136 before Bradman came in to join Barnes ; together they added another 207 before Barnes fell for 176 . Bradman started slowly and was heckled by the crowd for taking 80 minutes to reach 50 , but accelerated and went on to score 146 before being dismissed at 3/403 , with Australia proceeding to be all out for 632 . He had attacked the medium pacers with his pull shot , but had some difficulties reading the left arm wrist spin of Australian expatriate John McMahon , nearly being caught behind the wicket on multiple occasions . Australia then bowled Surrey out for 141 and 195 to win by an innings . Bradman rested himself for the next match against Cambridge University , leaving Hassett to orchestrate another innings victory . Bradman returned for the following match against Essex , and batted first after winnings the toss . Bill Brown opened with Barnes and they put on 145 in 97 minutes before Barnes hit his own wicket and was out . Bradman came in and seized the initiative , reaching 42 in the 20 minutes before lunch , including five fours from one over by Frank Vigar which subsequently entered Essex club folklore , as Australia passed 200 . Bradman and Brown put on a second-wicket partnership of 219 in 90 minutes before Brown was out for 153 from three hours of batting , with the score at 2/364 . After Miller fell without scoring on the next ball , Ron Hamence joined Bradman and they put on another 88 before the Australian skipper was out for 187 at 4/452 . Bradman had added his last 87 runs in 48 minutes , hitting a total of 32 fours . Australia was out for 721 at stumps , setting a world record for the most runs in a single day 's play in first-class cricket ; the record still stands . The tourists completed victory by an innings and 451 runs , their biggest winning margin for the tour . Bradman rested himself for the next match against Oxford University , which resulted in another innings victory . The next match was against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Lord 's in late-May . The MCC fielded seven players who would represent England in the Tests , and were basically a full strength Test team , as were Australia , who fielded their first-choice team . Bradman captained the team and batted at No . 3 . Barring one change in the bowling department , the same team would line up for Australia in the First Test , with the top six batsmen playing in the same positions . It was a chance for both teams to gain a psychological advantage . Australia won the toss and batted but stumbled early . Morris was out for five and Bradman came in to join Barnes at 1/11 . The pair added 160 before Barnes fell and Hassett came in to join his captain . They took the score to 200 before the Bradman fell for 98 , leaving Australia at 3/200 . It was Bradman 's highest score under 100 in first-class cricket and in his disappointment , he was slow to leave the ground after his dismissal . Bradman 's men went on to amass 552 and bowled out the hosts for 189 and 205 to win by an innings , with Bradman catching his opposite number Norman Yardley in the second innings . Up to this point , Bradman had played in five of the first eight matches , all of which were won , seven by an innings . He had scored 107 , 81 , 146 , 187 and 98 , yielding a total of 619 runs at an average of 123.80 . The MCC match was followed by Australia 's first non-victory of the tour , against Lancashire . Australia were sent in to bat and dismissed for 204 , with Bradman bowled by an arm ball from Malcolm Hilton for 11 , his first score on the tour below 80 . The hosts replied with 182 and in the second innings , Bradman was again dismissed by Hilton , this time for 43 as the tourists reached 4/259 at the end of play . When Hilton came on , Bradman attempted to seize the initiative and hit him out of the attack , but missed his first two balls . On the third ball , he charged out of his crease and swung across the line , missed , fell over and was stumped . Hilton 's achievement garnered widespread press attention , particularly in Lancashire . In the following match against Nottinghamshire , the hosts batted first and made 179 . Bradman joined Brown at 1/32 and they took the score to 197 when Bradman fell for 86 . The tourists reached 400 and the hosts ended at 8/299 in the second innings to hang on for a draw . Bradman rested himself for the next fixture against Hampshire , and Australia were dismissed for 117 on a drying pitch in reply to the home side 's 195 , the first time they had conceded a first innings lead in the tour . Australia would have been in deeper trouble but for a flurry of sixes by Miller . Hampshire were then bowled out for 103 to leave Australia a target of 182 , and this time the tourists batted with much more authority to seal an eight-wicket win . The tourists had survived another tight battle under the leadership of Hassett . The final match before the First Test was against Sussex . Australia skittled the hosts for 86 before Morris and Brown put on an opening stand of 153 . Bradman then joined Morris , and gave two early chances . He was dropped on two and escaped a stumping on 25 . He and Morris put on 189 before the latter fell for 184 . Bradman then ended his Test preparation by reaching 109 , in 124 minutes with 12 fours , and declaring at 5/549 , before completing another innings victory . First Test . Australia headed into the First Test at Trent Bridge starting on 10 June with ten wins and two draws from twelve tour matches , with eight innings victories . It was thought that Bradman would play a specialist leg spinner , but he changed his mind on the first morning when rain was forecast . Bill Johnston , a left-arm paceman and orthodox spinner , was played in the hope of exploiting a wet wicket . This was the only change from the teams that Australia had fielded in the matches against Worcestershire and the MCC . Yardley won the toss and elected to bat . Pundits predicted that the pitch would be ideal for batting apart from some assistance to fast bowlers in the first hour , as the surface of the pitch had become moist following overnight rain , assisting seam bowling . Australia 's selection policy meant that their reserve opener Brown would bat out of position in the middle order while Barnes and Morris opened , while Neil Harvey was dropped despite making a century in Australia 's most recent Test against India . Despite an injury to pace spearhead Ray Lindwall , Bradman 's fast bowlers reduced England in their first innings to 8/74 before finishing them off for 165 . Bradman dropped two catches in this innings . English gloveman Godfrey Evans came to the crease with the score at 6/60 , and hit Johnston hard to cover , where the ball went through Bradman for a boundary . The second chance went through Bradman 's hand and struck him in the abdomen . However , these missed catches did not cost Australia much , as Evans was soon caught at short leg by Morris close in , leaving England at 7/74 . England managed to recover somewhat after Laker and Bedser added 89 runs in only 73 minutes for the ninth wicket . At first , Bradman did not appear concerned by the partnership , and it was surmised that he may have been happy for England to continue batting so that his top order would not have to bat in fading light towards the end of the afternoon , but he became anxious as the total continued to mount and both Bedser and Laker appeared comfortable . On the second day , Morris fell at 1/73 and Bradman came in to join Barnes . Yardley set a defensive field , employing leg theory to slow the scoring . He packed the leg side with fielders and ordered Alec Bedser to bowl at leg stump . Bradman almost edged the second ball onto his stumps , before defending uneasily for a period . While Jim Laker stopped the scoring at the other end , Bradman managed only four runs in his first 20 minutes . The Australian captain regarded Bedser as the finest seam bowler he faced in his career , and he batted in a circumspect manner as he sought to establish himself . At the other end , Bradman misjudged a ball from Laker and an incorrectly executed cut shot narrowly went wide of the slip fielder . Now aged 40 , Bradman 's reflexes had slowed and he no longer started his innings as confidently as he had done in the past . The score progressed to 121 when Barnes fell to Laker . Miller came in and was dismissed for a duck without further addition to Australia 's total . The hard-hitting Miller had come in at No . 4 , a position usually occupied by the more sedate Hassett , indicating that Bradman may have been looking to attack , but the change in batting order failed . All the while , Australia had been scoring slowly , as they would throughout the day . Brown came in , but he looked unaccustomed to batting in the middle order . The Australian captain decided to hasten the new ball by using his feet to get to the pitch of the ball to attack the spinners , hitting them through the off side . Yardley took the second new ball , but this move backfired as Bradman struck his first boundary in over 80 minutes , and in the first 40 minutes after lunch , 43 runs were added . Yardley then took the second new ball . Bradman struck his first boundary in more than 80 minutes but the run rate remained low . Australia passed England 's total before Yardley brought himself on to bowl and removed Brown . This ended a 64-run stand with Bradman in 58 minutes , and Hassett came in at 4/185 . Following the departure of Brown , the Australian scoring slowed as Bradman changed the team strategy to one of attempting to bat only once . Yardley continued to employ a leg side field , as he and Barnett bowled outside leg stump . During one over , Bradman did not attempt a single shot and then put his hands on his hips . During the 15 minutes before the tea break , Bradman did not add a single run and was heckled by the crowd for his lack of scoring . The Australian captain reached the tea break on 78 ; 55 minutes after the resumption of play he played a cover drive against Bedser to reach his century in 218 minutes . It was his 28th Test century , and his 18th in Ashes Tests ; the last 29 runs took 70 minutes . It was one of his slower innings as Yardley focused on stopping runs rather than taking wickets . Nevertheless , Bradman had appeared comfortable after the early stages of his innings , and patiently scored most of his runs between mid-off and mid-on , often from the back foot . After the Australian captain had reached his milestone , many of the spectators began to leave the ground , content with what they had seen . Bradman added a further 30 in the last hour to end with 130 . Australia batted to stumps on the second day without further loss , ending at 4/293 , a lead of 128 . After the day 's play , former Australian Test leg spinner Bill O'Reilly and former teammate of Bradman , now a journalist , consulted Bedser on his use of leg theory . O'Reilly had much experience in attacking leg stump in his career and helped Bedser refine his leg trap plan to ensnare Bradman . On the third morning , amid sunshine , Bradman resumed on 130 , before progressing to 132 and becoming the first player to pass 1,000 runs for the English season . The Australian captain was not aware of the reason for the spontaneous crowd applause until notified by wicket-keeper Evans . Bedser was bowling and soon implemented O'Reilly 's variation of the leg trap . Hutton was moved from leg-slip to a squarer position at short fine leg , around 11 metres from the bat . Two short legs and a mid on were put in place . Bradman drove Bedser through cover for a boundary , but on the next ball , his innings was terminated at 138 when he glanced an inswinger from Bedser to Hutton at short fine leg , where he caught the ball without having to move . Bradman had batted for 290 minutes and faced 321 balls and Johnson replaced him with Australia at 5/305 . Bedser waved to O'Reilly in the press box . When former Australian Test cricketer and journalist Jack Fingleton reported what his friend and former team-mate O'Reilly had done , there was some debate in the media as to whether O'Reilly 's actions in advising Bedser were treacherous . Australia went on to end on 509 and take a 344-run first innings lead . Although Lindwall was able to run between the wickets during Australia 's innings , he did not take the field in the second innings and the 12th man Neil Harvey replaced him . However , Yardley was sceptical as to whether Lindwall was sufficiently injured to be forced from the field , but did not approach Bradman to object to Harvey 's presence on the field . O'Reilly said that as Lindwall demonstrated his mobility during his innings , he was in no way `` incapacitated '' and that the English captain `` must be condemned for carrying his concepts of sportsmanship too far '' when no substitute was justified . After lunch on day four , with England on 3/191 , the light was poor with clouds gathering , although England did not appeal against it . Yardley wanted to bat in poor visibility so that he could build a lead , so that if a shower came later and turned the pitch into a sticky wicket , Australia would have to chase a target on an erratic surface . Bradman thought that rain might come so he utilised Ernie Toshack and Ian Johnson to bowl defensively with a leg side field so that England would not have a lead should rain and a sticky wicket arise . `` Wisden '' opined that `` rarely can a Test Match have been played under such appalling conditions as on this day '' . Fingleton said the conditions were `` pitiable '' and `` utmost gloom in which batsmen and fieldsmen had intense difficulty in sighting the ball '' . Australia eventually finished off the hosts ' second innings for 441 , leaving them a target of 98 on the final afternoon . Late in England 's innings , Bradman raised eyebrows by deliberately giving centurion Denis Compton easy singles by spreading his fielders in order to bring Evans on strike so that he could be targeted . Compton thought that Evans could be relied upon and readily accepted the runs gifted to him by the Australian captain , and Evans continued to play confidently , eventually reaching 50 . Australia proceeded steadily to 38 from 32 minutes before Morris fell . Bradman came to the crease and stayed 12 minutes without getting off the mark . He was out for a duck from the 10th ball that he faced , caught again by Hutton at short fine leg in Bedser 's leg trap . Bradman showed obvious displeasure at allowing himself to be dismissed by the same trap in consecutive innings , and his departure left Australia at 48/2 . It was the first time in four tours to England that Bradman had made a duck in a Test . This left Australia 2/48 , but they reached the target without further loss after 87 minutes of batting . Between Tests , Bradman rested himself during the match against Northamptonshire , which started the day after the Test , as Hassett led Australia to victory by an innings . He returned for the match against Yorkshire . Bradman came in at 1/0 when Barnes fell for a duck and top-scored with 54 as Australia made 249 . Bradman pulled many short balls and reached 50 in 76 minutes . After the hosts replied with 209 , Bradman came in at 1/17 and put on 154 for the second wicket with Brown , ending with 86 as the match petered into a draw . His innings ended when Hutton caught him in the leg trap . Not wanting to tire his bowlers before the Second Test that started the day after next , Bradman showed little intent to win the match . The batsmen batted unhurriedly and set Yorkshire 329 for victory with only 70 minutes of play remaining and the hosts ended at 4/85 . Yardley expressed his displeasure by allowing his part-timers to bowl and then promoting tail-enders to the upper half of the batting order in the second innings . The Australians were booed from the field by the spectators . Second Test . Bradman opted to field an unchanged lineup for the Second Test , which started on 24 June at Lord 's . Following his injury in the previous Test , Lindwall was subjected to a thorough fitness test on the first morning . Bradman was not convinced of Lindwall 's fitness , but the bowler 's protestations were sufficient to convince his captain to gamble on his inclusion . Bradman won the toss and elected to bat , allowing Lindwall further time to recover . Miller played , but was unfit to bowl . Barnes fell for a duck in his second over , bringing Bradman to the crease at 1/3 . Bradman received a loud reception from the crowd as he came out to bat in his final Test at Lord 's . Bradman initially struggled against the English bowling . He faced his first ball from Alec Coxon and inside edged it past his leg stump , before missing the third ball from Coxon and surviving an appeal for leg before wicket ( lbw ) . Bowling from the other end , Bedser beat Bradman with seam movement off the pitch and the ball narrowly skimmed past the stumps . Standing up to the stumps , wicket-keeper Godfrey Evans removed the bails as Bradman leaned forward , but his foot had stayed firmly behind the crease . In another close call , Bradman inside edged a ball towards Yardley at short leg , but the English captain was slow to react and the ball landed in front of him . The Australian captain managed only three runs in the first twenty minutes as Australia had only 14 after the first half-hour . Coxon consistently moved the ball into a cautious Bradman , and the Australians scored only 32 runs in the first hour . Edrich came on and bowled a bouncer , which Bradman tried to swing to the leg side , but instead the edge went in the air and landed behind point . On 13 , Bradman played a Bedser ball from his legs , narrowly evading Hutton in the trap at short fine leg . After one hour he was on 14 . Bradman and Morris settled down as Coxon and Doug Wright operated . The Australian captain drove the debutant Coxon through the covers for two fours , and Yardley made frequent rotations of his bowlers . At the lunch break , Australia were 1/82 with Morris on 45 and Bradman 35 . Shortly afterwards , in the third over after the resumption of play , with the score at 87 , Bradman was caught for 38 for the third consecutive time in Tests by Hutton off Bedser at short fine leg , just two days after falling the same way in the second innings against Yorkshire . According to O'Reilly , this was evidence that Bradman was no longer the player he was before World War II , as he had been unable to disperse the close-catching fielders by counter-attacking , before eventually being dismissed . O'Reilly said that this was the first time that Bradman had fallen to the same trap three times in succession . Australia reached 7/258 at the end of day one , before a lower order burst took them to 350 on the second morning . England then started their reply , and Lindwall took the new ball and felt pain in his groin again after delivering his first ball to Hutton . Despite this , Lindwall persevered through the pain . Seeing that Lindwall was able to bowl through the pain , Bradman tossed the ball to Miller for the second over to see if Miller could bowl . However , Miller threw the ball back , indicating that his body would not be able to withstand it . This resulted in media consternation that Bradman and Miller had quarrelled . Although Bradman claimed that the exchange had been amicable , others disputed this . Teammate Barnes later claimed that Miller had retorted by suggesting that Bradman—a very occasional slower bowler—bowl himself . Barnes said that the captain `` was as wild as a battery-stung brumby '' and warned his unwilling bowler that there would be consequences for his defiance . According to unpublished writings in Fingleton 's personal collection , Bradman chastised his players in the dressing room at the end of the play , saying `` I 'm 40 and I can do my full day 's work in the field . '' Miller reportedly snapped `` So would I—if I had fibrositis '' ; Bradman had been discharged from the armed services during World War II on health grounds , whereas most of the team had been sent into battle . Miller had crash-landed while serving as a fighter pilot in the Royal Australian Air Force in England and had suffered chronic back trouble since then . On the second afternoon , Bradman delayed the taking of the second new ball until after tea so that Lindwall and Johnston could have an extra period of recuperation before a new attack . This proved dividends as the bowlers took a wicket apiece within three overs of the new ball being taken , leaving England at 6/134 . England were bowled out for 215 on the third morning , as Lindwall took 5/70 . In later years , Bradman told Lindwall that he pretended not to notice Lindwall 's pain . Lindwall was worried that Bradman had noticed his injury , but Bradman later claimed that he feigned ignorance to allow Lindwall to relax . Australia batted much more productively in the second innings in ideal weather on the third day . Morris and Barnes put on 122 before the former fell for 62 . Bradman joined Barnes at the crease for his last Test innings at the home of cricket . Yardley surrounded the Australian captain with fielders and Laker then beat his bat thrice in an over . Bedser was then introduced with the leg trap ploy again in place as he bowled on Bradman 's pads . The Australian captain decided to negate the danger of being caught glancing at short fine leg by padding the ball away with his front leg . Bedser responded by changing his tactics by bowling a series of outswingers , beating the outside edge of Bradman 's bat three times in a row , narrowly missing the off stump on one occasion . Barnes then manipulated the strike to shield his captain from Bedser . The Australian opener had little trouble against the leg trap , and negated the danger Bedser was posing . Bradman accelerated after tea and took two consecutive boundaries from Wright to bring up his fifty , with Barnes on 96 and Australia at 1/222 . Barnes passed his century and began accelerating before finally falling for 141 , leaving Australia at 2/296 in 277 minutes , after a 174-run partnership with Bradman . Hassett was bowled first ball off the inside edge , but Miller survived a loud lbw appeal on Yardley 's hat-trick ball . Bradman was on 89 and heading towards a century in his last Test innings at Lord 's when he fell to Bedser again , this time because of a one-handed diving effort from Edrich . Bradman had been worried by Bedser 's angle into his pads and the leg trap , but Bedser then moved the ball the other way towards the slips and caught Bradman 's outside edge . It was the fourth time out of four innings in the series that Bedser had dismissed Bradman . This left Australia at 4/329 and the next day , Bradman was expected to declare just before lunch so that he could attack the English openers for a short period before the adjournment , but a shower at this time deterred him from doing so , as his bowlers would have struggled to grip the ball ; Lindwall had also been injured on a slippery surface in earlier times . The Australian captain declared on the following day of play at 7/460 , 595 runs ahead . It would take a world record chase from England to win the match . England lost wickets regularly and fell for 186 to lose by 409 runs . The next match was against Surrey and started the day after the Test . Australia elected to field and the hosts made 221 . Brown injured a finger while fielding , and was not able to bat in Australia 's first innings . Ron Hamence filled in as an opener but was out for a duck , so Bradman joined Hassett at 1/6 . Bradman made 128 and put on 231 with Hassett ( 139 ) as Australia replied with 389 . Bradman 's innings took only 140 minutes with 15 fours and was described by Jack Fingleton as `` lovely '' . In the second innings , Australia 's makeshift openers Harvey and Sam Loxton chased down the 122 runs for victory to complete a 10-wicket win . Australia wanted to finish the run-chase quickly so they could watch the Australian tennis player John Bromwich compete at Wimbledon and after Bradman had accepted Harvey 's offer to open , Australia made the runs in only one hour . Bradman rested himself in the following match against Gloucestershire before the Third Test . Hassett led the team as Australia reached 7/774 declared , its highest of the tour , underpinning an innings victory . Third Test . The teams reassembled at Old Trafford on 8 July for the Third Test . Australia dropped Brown , who had scored 73 runs at 24.33 in three innings ; he was replaced by the all rounder Sam Loxton , who had made 47 not out against Surrey and an unbeaten 159 against Gloucestershire . Yardley won the toss and elected to bat . On the second day , Bradman was involved in effecting a run out . Denis Compton hit a ball into the covers and Bradman and Loxton collided in an attempt to prevent a run . Compton called Bedser through for a run on the misfield , but Loxton recovered and threw the ball to the wicket-keeper 's end with Bedser a long way short of the crease . It ended an innings of 145 minutes , in which Bedser scored 37 and featured in a 121-run partnership with Compton . Compton hit several boundaries and Bradman responded by spreading his field to offer Compton a single so that the tail-enders would be on strike and could be attacked . This worked , as Compton was unable to farm the strike as he desired , and wickets fell at the other end . Bradman caught Jack Young to end England 's innings at 363 . Having dropped Brown , Barnes was hit in the ribs by a Dick Pollard pull shot and taken to hospital , leaving Australia with only Morris as a specialist opening batsman . Ian Johnson was deployed as Australia 's makeshift second opener . He fell for one to bring Bradman to bat . O'Reilly criticised the use of Johnson to partner Morris , as Hassett had transformed himself into a defensive batsman with little backlift and a guarded approach , a style typical of an opener . The Australian captain thus had to face Bedser , who had already dismissed him three times in the Tests with a new ball , and Pollard , who had troubled him in the match against Lancashire . Pollard then trapped Bradman for seven with an off cutter that struck the Australian captain on the back foot to leave Australia at 2/13 . Australia were eventually out for 221 , yielding a 142-run lead . When Bill Edrich came to the crease , Bradman advised Lindwall not to bowl any bouncers at Edrich , fearing that it would be interpreted as retaliation for Edrich 's bouncing of Lindwall in the first innings and lead to a negative media and crowd reaction . Although Lindwall did not retaliate , Miller did so with four consecutive bouncers , earning the ire of the crowd . He struck Edrich on the body before Bradman intervened and ordered him to stop , before apologising to Edrich . England reached 3/174 , a lead of 316 , at the end of day three , but declared on the fifth morning after the fourth day was washed out . Bradman chose the light roller and play was supposed to begin after lunch . However , play did not begin until after tea and the pitch played very slowly because of the excess moisture . With Australia not looking to chase the runs , Yardley often had seven men in close catching positions . Australia showed little attacking intent and Bradman joined Morris with Australia at 1/10 after 32 minutes . Bradman then played 11 balls from Young without scoring . Yardley used the spin of Young and Compton for an hour , while Morris and Bradman made little effort to score . For 105 minutes , Morris stayed at one end and Bradman at the other ; neither looked to rotate the strike with singles . Bradman only played eight balls from Morris 's main end , and at one point was so startled that Morris wanted a single that he sent him back . The tourists thereafter batted safely in a defensive manner to ensure a draw . They ended at 1/92 in 61 overs , a run rate of 1.50 , with 35 maidens , which was the slowest innings run rate to date in the series . Bradman finished unbeaten on 30 from 146 balls when the oft-interrupted match was finally terminated by a series of periodic rain interruptions . O'Reilly criticised the approach taken by the Australians in the closing stages of the match , attributing it to Bradman 's orders . He said that the pitch was made so tame by the heavy rain that they could have played in a natural and attractive manner to entertain the spectators , rather than defending carefully . He said that Bradman 's `` unwillingness to take a risk or to accept the challenging call of some particular phase of the game is one of the greatest flaws '' in his leadership . After the Test , Bradman managed only six as Australia scored 317 and 0/22 to defeat Middlesex by ten wickets in their only county match between Tests . He was again caught in the leg trap by Denis Compton . Fourth Test . The Fourth Test was played at Headingley , starting on 22 July , and Australia made two changes . Harvey replaced the injured Sid Barnes , while Ron Saggers replaced Don Tallon , who had a finger injury , as wicket-keeper . Brown was not recalled for the Fourth Test to open ; instead , Hassett was promoted to open with Morris , while the teenaged Harvey came into the middle-order . As Australia were leading 2–0 after three Tests , England needed to win the last two Tests to square the series . England won the toss and elected to bat on an ideal batting pitch . At the start of the innings , Bradman used off theory , but left a large gap square of the wicket in an attempt to coax England 's out-of-form top-order to play risky shots into the inviting gap . However , Bradman 's offer was spurned as Hutton and Washbrook played cautiously . Meanwhile , Australia 's attack appeared unsettled . Bradman set defensive fields for most of the first day as England 's openers put on 168 for the first wicket . O'Reilly said that Bradman 's defensive field settings `` made the sorry admission of impotency '' . England 's batsmen dominated to reach stumps at 2/268 . Jack Fingleton said that Australia 's day went `` progressively downhill '' and was its worst day of bowling since the Second World War , citing the proliferation of full tosses . O'Reilly criticised the display as the worst by the Australians on tour and said that no bowler could be excused . He said that the attack `` functioned without object—hopelessly and meaninglessly '' throughout the day . He lambasted the bowlers for performing at a standard akin to county cricket . O'Reilly criticised the players for having a casual and lethargic manner , speculating that Bradman had been allowed them to become complacent . On the second day , Bradman continued to use defensive tactics for most of the day as England continued to dominate . Australia had trouble removing night-watchman Bedser , who helped take the score to 2/423 . Bradman gave his leading bowler Lindwall a heavy workload as the other bowlers appeared unthreatening . O'Reilly decried the use of Lindwall as excessive and potentially harmful to his longevity . The hosts were eventually out for 496 , their largest score of the series , after a largely self-inflicted collapse late on the second day . Bedser removed Morris for six to leave Australia at 1/13 . This brought Bradman to the crease and he was mobbed by the spectators on a ground where he had previously scored two triple centuries and another century in three Tests at the venue . He had made a Test world record of 334 in 1930 , scoring 309 in one day 's play . Many spectators walked onto the playing arena to greet the arrival of Bradman and he doffed his baggy green and raised his bat to greet them . Fingleton opined that `` on this field he [ Bradman ] has won his greatest honours ; nowhere else has he been so idolatrously acclaimed '' . Bradman got off the mark from his first ball , which Compton prevented from going for four with a diving stop near the boundary . Hassett was restrained , while Bradman attacked , taking three fours from one Edrich over . Bradman was 31 and Hassett 13 as the tourists reached stumps at 2/63 . Bradman did the majority of the scoring in the late afternoon , scoring 31 in a partnership of 50 . On the third morning , Bradman resumed proceedings by taking a single from a Bedser no-ball . In same over , one ball reared from the pitch and moved into Bradman , hitting him in the groin , causing a delay as he recovered from the pain and recomposed himself before play resumed . In the second over bowled by Pollard , Hassett fell for 13 on the second ball , which lifted suddenly after bouncing . Miller came to the crease and drove his first ball for three runs , bringing Bradman on strike for the fourth ball of the over . Pollard then pitched a ball in the same place as he did to Hassett , but this time it skidded off the pitch and knocked out Bradman 's off stump for 33 . According to O'Reilly , Bradman backed away from the ball as it cut off the pitch with a noticeable flinch . O'Reilly attributed Bradman 's unwillingness to get behind the ball to the blow inflicted on him by Bedser in the previous over and the rearing ball that dismissed Hassett . The crowd , sensing the importance of the two quick wickets , in particular that of Bradman , who had been so productive at Headingley , erupted . This left Australia struggling at 3/68 , but a rapid counterattack by the middle and lower order took them to 9/457 at stumps and eventually 458 on the fourth morning . England batted for the second time , and after lunch on the fourth afternoon , Bradman set fields to restrict the scoring , as England passed 100 without loss . Washbrook then hooked Johnston and top edged it , but Bradman failed to take the catch . He repeated the shot soon after and Harvey took the catch at 1/129 , so the Australian captain 's miss cost little . Johnson then removed Hutton for 57 without further addition to the total , caught by Bradman on the run , leaving England at 2/129 . During most of the afternoon , Bradman used a strategy of rotating his bowlers in short spells , and set a defensive , well-spread field for Johnson , who had been repeatedly attacked by the batsmen . England then reached 8/362 at the close , a lead of 400 . England batted on for five minutes on the final morning , adding three runs in two overs before Yardley declared at 8/365 . As the batting team is allowed to choose which ( if any ) roller can be used at the start of the day 's play , this ploy allowed Yardley to ask the groundsman to use a heavy roller , which would help to break up the wicket and make the surface more likely to spin . Bradman had done a similar thing during the previous Ashes series in Australia in order to make the batting conditions harder for England . At the start of any innings , the batting captain also has the choice of having the pitch rolled . Bradman elected to not have the pitch rolled at all , demonstrating his opinion that such a device would disadvantage his batsmen . This left Australia to chase 404 runs for victory . At the time , this would have been the highest ever fourth innings score to result in a Test victory . Australia had only 345 minutes to reach the target , and the local press wrote them off , predicting that they would be dismissed by lunchtime on a deteriorating spinners ' wicket . Morris and Hassett started slowly , with only six runs in the first six overs on a pitch that offered spin and bounce . Only 44 runs came in the first hour , leaving 360 runs needed in 285 minutes . Both players survived close calls before Hassett fell at 1/57 . Bradman joined Morris with 347 runs needed in 257 minutes . After receiving another rapturous welcome from the Headingley spectators , Bradman signalled his intentions by hitting a boundary from Compton ; and then , on his first ball from Laker , cover driving against the spin for a boundary . He reached 12 in six minutes . Yardley then called upon the occasional leg spin of Hutton in an attempt to exploit the turning wicket . Morris promptly joined Bradman in the counter-attack , and 20 runs in two Hutton overs , which Fingleton described as `` rather terrible '' due to the errant length . Bradman took two fours off Hutton 's second over before almost holing out to Yardley . This let Australia reach 1/96 from 90 minutes . In the next over , Compton deceived Bradman with a googly . Bradman expected the ball to turn in , but it went the other way , took the outside edge and ran away past slip for four . Bradman leg-glanced the next one for another boundary , before again failing to read a googly on the third ball . This time the edge went to Crapp , who failed to hold on . The sixth ball of Compton 's over beat Bradman and hit him on the pads . At the other end , Morris continued to plunder Hutton 's inaccurate leg breaks , and Australia reached lunch at 1/121 , with Morris on 63 and Bradman on 35 . Hutton had conceded 30 runs in four overs , and in the half-hour preceding the interval , Australia had added 64 runs . Both players had been given lives . Although Australia had scored at a reasonable rate , they had also been troubled by many of the deliveries and were expected to face further difficulty if they were to avoid defeat . After the break , Morris added 37 runs in 14 minutes from a series of Compton full tosses and long hops , while Bradman had only added three . This prompted Yardley to take the new ball . Bradman reached 50 in 60 minutes and then aimed a drive from Ken Cranston , but sliced it in the air to point . Yardley dived and got his hands to the ball , but failed to hold on . Australia reached 202—halfway to the required total—with 165 minutes left , after Morris dispatched consecutive full tosses from Laker . Bradman then hooked two boundaries , but suffered a fibrositis attack , which put him in significant pain . Drinks were then taken , and Morris had to farm the strike until Bradman 's pain had subsided . Australia then reached 250 shortly before tea with Morris on 133 and Bradman on 92 . Bradman then reached his century in 147 minutes as the second-wicket stand passed 200 . Bradman was given another life at 108 when he advanced two metres down the pitch to Jim Laker and missed , but Evans fumbled the stumping opportunity . Australia reached tea at 1/292 having added 171 during the session . Morris was eventually dismissed for 182 , having partnered Bradman in a stand of 301 in 217 minutes . This brought Miller to the crease with 46 runs still required . He struck two boundaries and helped take the score to 396 before falling with eight runs still needed . Harvey came in and got off the mark with a boundary that brought up the winning runs . This sealed an Australian victory by seven wickets , setting a new world record for the highest successful Test run-chase , with Bradman unbeaten on 173 with 29 fours in only 255 minutes . Immediately after the Fourth Test , Bradman scored 62 , before being bowled attempting a pull shot to a ball that kept low , as Australia compiled 456 and defeated Derbyshire by an innings . Bradman rested himself in the next match against Glamorgan , a rain-affected draw that did not reach the second innings . He then scored 31 and 13 not out , bowled by Eric Hollies as Australia defeated Warwickshire by nine wickets . Hollies 's 8/107 was the best innings bowling figures against the Australians for the summer and earned him selection for the Fifth Test , where he famously dismissed Bradman in his final Test innings for a duck . Australia proceeded to face and draw with Lancashire for the second time on the tour . Bradman made 28 after being dropped twice in Australia 's 321 , before taking two catches as the tourists took a 191-run lead . He then came in at 1/16 and put on 161 for the second wicket with Barnes , and was unbeaten on 133 when he declared at 3/265 . The home side hung on for a draw at 7/199 when time ran out . Bradman then rested himself during the non-first-class match against Durham , a rain-affected draw that was washed out after the first day . Fifth Test . After the match against Durham , Australia headed south to The Oval for the Fifth Test , which started on 14 August . Barnes and Tallon returned from injury , while Ernie Toshack was omitted with knee troubles , and the leg spin of Doug Ring replaced Johnson 's off spin . Overnight , hundreds of spectators had slept on wet pavements in rainy weather to queue for tickets . Bradman had already announced that he would retire at the end of the season , and the public were anxious to witness his last Test appearance . English skipper Norman Yardley won the toss and elected to bat on a rain-affected pitch . Yardley 's decision was regarded as a surprise ; although The Oval had traditionally been a batting paradise , weather conditions suggested that bowlers would have the advantage . Jack Fingleton speculated that Australia would have bowled first if Bradman had won the toss . Propelled by Lindwall 's 6/20 , England were dismissed for 52 in 42.1 overs on the first afternoon . In contrast , Australia batted much more fluently as the overcast skies cleared and the sun came out . Australia had reached 100 at 17:30 with Barnes on 52 and Morris on 47 . The score had reached 117 before Barnes was removed by Hollies for 61 . This brought Bradman to the crease shortly before 18:00 , late on the first day . As Bradman had announced that the tour was his last at international level , the innings would be his last at Test level if Australia batted only once . The crowd gave him a standing ovation as he walked out to bat . Yardley led the Englishmen in giving his Australian counterpart three cheers before shaking Bradman 's hand . With 6996 Test career runs , he only needed four runs to average 100 in Test cricket . Bradman took guard and played the first ball from Hollies from the back foot . Hollies pitched the next ball up , bowling Bradman for a duck with a googly that went between bat and pad as the batsman leaned forward . Bradman appeared stunned by what had happened and slowly turned around and walked back to the pavilion , receiving another large round of applause . Australia went on to make 389 and then bowled England out for 188 to win by an innings and 149 runs . This result sealed the series 4–0 in favour of Australia . The match was followed by a series of congratulatory speeches . Bradman was then given three cheers and the crowd sung `` For he 's a jolly good fellow '' before dispersing . Later tour matches . Seven matches remained on Bradman 's quest to complete an English season without defeat . Australia batted first against Kent and Bradman made 65 , putting on 104 with Brown as Australia made 361 and won by an innings . In the next match against the Gentlemen of England , Bradman came to the crease at 1/40 and featured in a 180-run second wicket partnership with Brown , before adding another 110 with Hassett . He was out for 150 at 3/331 before declaring at 5/610 against a team that included eight Test players . Australia went on to win by an innings . He then rested himself as Australia defeated Somerset by an innings and 374 runs . Bradman returned to make 143 against the South of England , adding 188 for the third wicket with Hassett . Australia declared at 7/522 and bowled out the hosts for 298 before rain ended the match . Australia 's biggest challenge in the post-Test tour matches was against the Leveson-Gower 's XI starting on 8 September , its last first-class match for the tour . During the last tour in 1938 , this team was effectively a full-strength England outfit and had defeated Australia , but this time Bradman insisted that only six current Test players be allowed to represent the hosts . Bradman then fielded a full-strength team ; the only difference from the Fifth Test team was Johnson 's inclusion at the expense of Ring . His bowlers skittled the hosts for 177 , and Morris and Barnes put on an opening stand of 102 before Morris was out for 62 . Bradman joined Barnes and they put on 225 runs for the second wicket . Bradman top-scored with 153 as Australia declared at 8/469 late on the final day . Upon reaching 153 , he threw away his wicket with a lofted cover drive , having decided to attempt sixes to give Alec Bedser his wicket . He was already running towards the pavilion before the catch was taken , ending his last first-class innings in England . The hosts were 2/75 when the match ended in a draw after multiple rain delays . When it became obvious that Australia would not lose , Bradman bowled his only over of the tour , conceding two runs . The tour ended with two non-first-class matches against Scotland . In the first match , Bradman made 27 of Australia 's 236 as the tourists took an innings victory . In the second match , Bradman top-scored with 123 not out batting at No . 6 , hitting 17 fours and two sixes in 89 minutes as Australia declared at 6/407 . Australia ended the tour with another innings victory . Once Australia were in an unassailable position during Scotland 's second innings , Bradman relaxed and allowed nine players to bowl , including the wicket-keeper Tallon , who took two wickets , while Johnson stood in as the wicket-keeper . When the victory was sealed on 18 September , Bradman 's men became the first side to go through an English season without defeat . Role . Along with Chappie Dwyer and Jack Ryder , Bradman was one of the three selectors who chose the squad to tour England . This gave Bradman more power than other Australian captains , who did not have an explicit vote in team selection . This was further magnified by Bradman being a member of the Board of Control while an active player , a threefold combination that he alone has occupied in Australian cricket history . According to Gideon Haigh , he `` was the dominant figure in Australian cricket '' , who went on to become an `` unimpeachable figure '' . However , some players expressed displeasure at Bradman 's ruthless obsession towards annihilating the opposition . The all rounder Keith Miller , who was one of two bowling spearheads , deliberated allowed himself to be bowled first ball for duck during the match against Essex , while Bradman was his batting partner , in a protest against Australia 's world record of scoring 721 runs in one day . Miller also deplored Bradman 's hard-nosed attitude in the match against Leveson-Gower 's XI , which was traditionally regarded as a `` festival match '' . Feeling that Bradman was needlessly batting Australia far beyond impregnability , Miller played with reckless aggression , rather than a measured style in line with Bradman 's aim of remaining undefeated . Bradman 's later letter revealed his hostility towards Miller . Sid Barnes later criticised Bradman for his reluctance to allow Ron Hamence—one of the reserve batsmen—to partake in meaningful matchplay ; due to Bradman 's reluctance to risk Australia 's unbeaten run , Hamence usually batted low in the order and had limited opportunities because the senior batsmen were rarely dismissed cheaply . Along with fringe bowlers Doug Ring and Colin McCool , Hamence called himself `` Ground Staff '' due to the trio 's lack of on-field duties , and they often sang ironic songs about their status . Bradman 's relentless use of his pace attack and fieldsmen also raised eyebrows . At the time , Lindwall and Miller were groundbreaking fast bowlers , with high pace and the ability to deliver menacing short-pitched bowling at the upper body of the English batsmen . Prior to the Second World War , pace bowlers were generally much slower and did not often bowl at the body . England had yet to develop bowlers such as Lindwall and Miller , and as a result , Australia were able to pepper the upper body of the opposition without fear of retaliation . At times , the public found Lindwall and Miller 's short-pitched bowling to be excessive and booed the Australians . On the fielding front , Barnes was deployed as close to the bat as possible at either forward short-leg or point , with one foot on the pitch . This had an intimidatory effect on the batsmen and led many to question whether it was in the spirit of the game . Bradman 's dominant cricketing stature was also a key platform of his team 's popularity with the public . The leading English writer R. C. Robertson-Glasgow said `` we want him to do well . We feel we have a share in him . He is more than Australian . He is a world batsman . '' Haigh opined that `` perhaps no touring cricketer ... has been as feted as Bradman in that northern summer '' . The Australians were invariably greeted by record crowds and gate receipts across the country . The attendance at the Fourth Test remains a record for a Test on English soil . The Australian journalist Andy Flanagan said that `` cities , towns and hotels are beflagged , carpets set down , and dignitaries wait to extend an official welcome . He is the Prince of Cricketers . '' Haigh said that `` cricket approached the 50s at the peak of its popularity , albeit , after Bradman 's final Test ... without the player chiefly responsible for it '' . Bradman received hundreds of personal letters every day , and one of his dinner speeches was broadcast live , causing the British Broadcasting Corporation to postpone the news bulletin . Of Bradman 's retirement , Robertson-Glasgow said `` ... a miracle has been removed from among us ... So must ancient Italy have felt when she heard of the death of Hannibal . '' Bradman ended the first-class matches atop the batting aggregates and averages , with 2428 runs at 89.92 , and eleven centuries , the most by any player . The next most prolific scorer was Morris with 1922 runs , and Hassett had the next best average with 74.42 . His highest score of the tour was 187 against Essex , and he reached 150 on four occasions . Despite his success , he also gained attention for his troubles against Alec Bedser 's leg trap ; Bradman was dismissed three consecutive times in the Tests in this manner , and twice outside the Tests to other bowlers using the same ploy . Robertson-Glasgow said `` at last his batting showed human fallibility . Often , especially at the start of the innings , he played where the ball was n't , and spectators rubbed their eyes '' . In the Tests , Bradman finished with 508 runs at 72.57 and two centuries . Only Morris and Barnes averaged higher and only Morris and Denis Compton of England aggregated more . Apart from the match against Leicestershire , when he batted at No . 4 , and the two non-first-class matches against Scotland , Bradman always batted at No . 3.N- He bowled only one over during the tour , against the Leveson-Gower 's XI when the result of the match was beyond doubt . Statistical note . This statement can be verified by consulting all of the scorecards for the matches , as listed here .
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Tevin Vongvanich . Tevin Vongvanich ( born 31 August 1958 ) is a Thai businessman , and the CEO of PTT Public Company Limited , a Thai state-owned oil and gas company , and a Fortune Global 500 company , since September 2015 , when he succeeded Pailin Chuchottaworn . He has a bachelor 's degree in chemical engineering from Chulalongkorn University , a master 's degree in chemical engineering from Rice University , and a master 's degree in petroleum engineering from the University of Houston .
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David Embé . Jacques-David Embé ( born November 13 , 1973 in Yaoundé , Cameroon ) is a former Cameroonian soccer player who played as Striker . He played in various countries throughout his career , including for Belenenses of Portugal , Larissa of Greece , Tecos UAG of Mexico , Shanghai Shenhua of China , Deportivo Municipal of Peru , Chernomorets Novorossiysk of Russia and New England Revolution of America . He played for the Cameroon national football team from 1993 to 1997 . Embé also played in the 1994 FIFA World Cup in the United States and scored in their Group B game against Sweden at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena , California in front of over 93,000 fans .
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Armin Steigenberger . Armin Steigenberger ( born 7 January 1965 in Nuremberg ) is a German author . Life and work . Armin Steigenberger studied architecture at Technical University of Munich and worked until 2000 in this profession . Since then he has worked as a freelance writer writing reviews and organizing reading and writing seminars . In addition , he moderates two radio broadcasts for LORA Munich and is co-editor of the literary magazine `` Ausser.dem '' . He is a member of the poetry group Rhyme Free and was from 2008 to 2011 participant in the Darmstadt Text Workshop Kurt Drawert . Together with Karin Fellner , he is considered one of the driving forces in the development of a contemporary Munich lyric poetry scene . Armin Steigenberger mainly writes poetry , but also published a novel and wrote plays . Numerous texts also appeared in literary journals ( e.g . `` Das Gedicht '' , `` lauter niemand '' , `` NDL '' , `` Ostragehege '' ) and anthologies ( e.g . `` Versnetze '' ) . Steigenberger moderated the one-hour radio program `` Beautiful Stuttering '' , from 2007 to 2015 , together with Enrico Strathausen . The program offered information on stuttering , but above all on the social perception of stuttering and the associated exclusion . The program was perceived as a successful attempt to counteract social discrimination against stuttering people . The fact that both moderators themselves stuttered was a peculiarity and was considered a taboo because stuttering people would not normally have access to the radio and television media . Armin Steigenberger is married and lives in Munich .
Suure surmaga läbi elu . `` Suure surmaga läbi elu '' [ `` Through life with great death '' ] is the fourth album by Estonian rock band Smilers to be released in Estonia . The album contains one of their best-known songs , `` Mõtlen sinust '' . Track listing . All songs written by Hendrik Sal-Saller , except where noted .
Zeytinada , Gazipaşa . Zeytinada is a village in the District of Gazipaşa , Antalya Province , Turkey .
James Chace . James Clarke Chace ( October 16 , 1931 – October 8 , 2004 ) was an American historian , writing on American diplomacy and statecraft . His 12 books include the critically acclaimed `` Acheson : The Secretary of State Who Created the American World '' ( 1998 ) , the definitive biography of former Secretary of State Dean Acheson . In a debate during the 2000 presidential primary , George W. Bush referred to Chace 's `` Acheson '' as one of the books he was reading at the time . His writings , known for elegant and even literary prose , often influenced American thought in policymaking — his coining of the phrase `` the indispensable nation '' with Sidney Blumenthal to describe America was widely used when Secretary of State Madeleine Albright began including it in her speeches . Chace was born and raised in Fall River , Massachusetts . His family , of the New England aristocracy , lost nearly everything during the Great Depression after the collapse of the Fall River cotton-mill economy . This experience he later described in his 1990 memoir `` What We Had '' . Chace graduated from Harvard University with a degree in Classics . He went to France in 1954 to conduct graduate-study research on painter Eugène Delacroix and writer Charles Baudelaire , but soon found his interest drawn to the current intellectual arena of literature and politics , which led to an intense interest in French political writers including Albert Camus and Jean-Paul Sartre . He returned to France later the same year as a soldier and in 1955 and 1956 worked as an Army translator , which involved the translation of French newspapers for the Central Intelligence Agency . While in France he wrote a novel and was witness to the impact of that nation 's withdrawal from Vietnam and its problems with a rebellion in colonialized Algeria . After his return to the United States his interest in foreign policy grew as he served as managing editor for `` East Europe '' , a political review of Soviet bloc affairs , from 1959 to 1969 , during which time he wrote his book `` Conflict in the Middle East '' about the Six-Day War . He also served as the managing editor of the foreign policy journal `` Interplay '' ( 1967–1970 ) and `` Foreign Affairs '' ( 1970–1983 ) . He became editor of the `` World Policy Journal '' in 1993 , where he served for 7 years . In 1990 , he was appointed Professor of Government at Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson , in upstate New York . He later helped found and chair Bard 's international affairs program , the Bard Globalization and International Affairs Program ( BGIA ) , in New York City . His pieces were frequently printed on newspaper op-ed pages and he contributed to the `` New York Times Book Review '' in the 1980s and 1990s . Chace 's work focused on American statesmanship , the interplay of American interests with American values , and the use of American power . He believed that any statesman effectively leading a nation will understand that resources are limited — including blood and political will — and that in protecting the interests of the nation those resources can not be overtaxed . According to fellow writer and good friend Mark Danner , Chace considered the Vietnam War a classic example of a nation failing to prudently balance interests and resources , and saw the Iraq War as another example . Chace died from a heart attack in Paris while doing research for a biography of the Marquis de Lafayette , which would have been his tenth book . At the time of his death , Chace resided in New York City and was survived by former wives Jean Valentine and Susan Denvir Chace , his long-time companion Joan Bingham , and daughters Sarah , Rebecca , and Zoe . He was a close friend and mentor of military historian and author Caleb Carr and historian David Fromkin . He had two grand daughters , Rebecca and Pesha .
Up and Down the Scratchy Mountains . `` Up and Down the Scratchy Mountains '' is a 2008 children 's novel by Laurel Snyder . Plot . Lucy lives in the land of Bewilderness , in a village called Thistle . She helps her family with the dairy farm and likes exploring the countryside with her best friend Wynston . Lucy makes up songs that fit with the situation which gives her courage and raises her spirits . She learned how to make up songs from her mother . Her mother vanished when she was two years old . Lucy and her sister never say anything about their mother , because their father gets sad . When Wynston turns twelve , his father thinks that he should practice being a prince which includes finding a princess . Wynston does n't understand why he has to follow his father 's rules ; same with Lucy . When Wynston does n't come to one of their berry-picking parties , she is sad and decides to go on an adventure . She is going to climb the Scratchy Mountains so that she can find her mother . Characters . Lucy-A courageous , headstrong girl who wants desperately to find her mother . Wynston-A prince , who happens to be Lucy 's best friend . King Desmond-Wynston 's father , who is very kind , but thinks that Wynston should spend more time in `` the art of Queening '' than with Lucy . Lucy 's father-A humble man , who raises milk cows for a living . Steven-A boy from Torrent , the town at the top of the mountain , who sometimes breaks the rules . Willie-A friend that Wynston met on his way to find Lucy . Reception . A Kirkus Reviews review says , `` This delightfully droll fairy tale features a feisty milkmaid named Lucy and her best friend , Prince Wynston . Wynston has been forced to swap berry-picking adventures with Lucy for lessons in the rules and rituals of courtship , as his father insists that he must find a proper princess to be his future Queen '' . The author of `` Finding the Light '' and `` The Black Pond '' , reviewed the book saying `` Up and Down the Scratchy Mountains '' is a fun and charming story that will touch your heart '' . It got reviewed by School Library Journal .
Peacock , Texas . Peacock is an unincorporated community in Stonewall County , Texas , United States . According to the Handbook of Texas , the community had an estimated population of 125 in 2000 . Peacock is located along FM 2211 in west central Stonewall County . Public education in the community is provided by the Aspermont Independent School District . Its post office closed in 1993 .
Imagination ( Deni Hines album ) . `` Imagination '' is the debut studio album by Australian singer songwriter , Deni Hines . At the ARIA Music Awards of 1996 , `` Imagination '' was nominated for two awards - ARIA Award for Best Female Artist losing to `` Come On '' by Christine Anu and ARIA Award for Breakthrough Artist – Album losing to `` Tu-Plang '' by Regurgitator . The album was released in Europe in 1998 under the title `` Pay Attention '' . Charts . `` Imagination '' debuted and peaked at number 15 in June 1996 . The album remained in the top 50 for 10 weeks .
Omphalotropis erosa . `` Omphalotropis erosa '' is a species of minute salt marsh snail with an operculum , a terrestrial gastropod mollusk , or micromollusk , in the family Assimineidae . This species is endemic to Guam .
List of mammals of Saint Pierre and Miquelon . This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Saint Pierre and Miquelon . There are 2 mammal species in Saint Pierre and Miquelon , both of which are dolphins . There is inadequate information to make an assessment of the risks to either species . Order : Cetacea ( whales ) . The order Cetacea includes whales , dolphins and porpoises . They are the mammals most fully adapted to aquatic life with a spindle-shaped nearly hairless body , protected by a thick layer of blubber , and forelimbs and tail modified to provide propulsion underwater .
Lil Boi . Oh Seung-taek ( born June 7 , 1991 ) , better known as stage name Lil Boi , is a South Korean rapper . He is member of hip hop duo Geeks .
Venezuelan nationality law . Venezuelan nationality law is the law governing the acquisition , transmission and loss of Venezuelan citizenship.It is based on the principle of Jus soli . Any person born in Venezuela acquires Venezuelan citizenship at birth , irrespective of nationality or status of parents . Nationality law is regulated by Section 1 of Chapter 2 of the Constitution of Venezuela and by the Nationality and Citizenship Act of 2004 . Dual citizenship . Dual nationality is permitted under Venezuelan law as of Article 34 of the Constitution of Venezuela . According to article 7 of the Nationality and Citizenship Act , Venezuelans with dual nationality must enter and exit Venezuela with their Venezuelan passport . Venezuelans who possess dual citizenship have the same rights and duties to that of Venezuelans who do n't . Visa requirements of Venezuelan citizens . Visa requirements for Venezuelan citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Venezuela . As of 1 January 2018 , Venezuelan citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 130 countries and territories , ranking the Venezuelan passport 34th in terms of travel freedom ( tied with the Paraguayan and Saint Lucian ) according to the Henley Passport Index . For traveling within South America ( except Paraguay , Uruguay and the Guyanas ) , Venezuelans do not need to use a passport , as they may use their ID card .
Apollo Ultralight Aircraft . Apollo Ultralight Aircraft is a Hungarian aircraft manufacturer based in Eger . The company specializes in the design and manufacture of ultralight aircraft , gyroplanes and ultralight trikes , in the form of kits for amateur construction and ready-to-fly aircraft for the European Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight and the American light-sport aircraft categories . The company produces a wide variety of aircraft including five ultralight trike models , the Delta Jet , Jet Star , Monsoon , Racer GT , C15D Toples and the Classic . Apollo also makes a single fixed wing microlight , the Fox which is a copy of the Denney Kitfox and a gyroplane , the Gyro AG1 . The company has an American distributor , Apollo Aircraft , which has completed US Federal Aviation Administration light-sport aircraft certification for the Fox fixed wing microlight as well as the Delta Jet , Jet Star and Monsoon trikes . Apollo exhibited at AERO Friedrichshafen in 2013 as well as the Al Ain airshow in the United Arab Emirates .
Spegeldammen . Spegeldammen ( ) is a small lake in Norra Djurgården in north-eastern central Stockholm , Sweden . It is one of six lakes in Djurgården , the others being Lillsjön , Uggleviken , Isbladskärret , Laduviken , and Lappkärret . Located in the Royal National City Park , Spegeldammen is considered of great recreational value and forms part of a proposed nature reserve . It was created in the early 1980s after a shooting range here was closed and is today leased by an angling club for catch-and-release fishery . Catchment area . The catchment area is dominated by open meadows with oaks in the patches of forest . During most of the 20th century , the area found use as a shooting range , and as a waterlogged marsh where excavated earth and other material was dumped . The range was discontinued in 1978 and shortly thereafter sediments from the nearby Laduviken and other excavated material was disposed within the present catchment area of Spegeldammen , and the lake was created in connection with the housing of the deposits . Today a small pavilion is sitting on the eastern shore of the lake and sheep are grazing the area during summers . Environmental influence . Water contains moderate levels of phosphorus and nitrogen , but sediments contain considerable levels of lead , zinc , cadmium , and copper . Present activities in and around the lake causes insignificant damage , but historical usage still affects the lake through drainpipes . The lake was drained in 2001 and specimen of water leaking out of the lake bed showed considerable levels of phosphorus phosphate and ammonium nitrogen , while levels of nutrients , zinc and copper were low . Specimen of the outflow in 1998 , however , showed increased levels of copper , zinc , and to some extent of cadmium , and land specimen in the abandoned embankments of the shooting range showed they contained levels of lead exceeding officially sanctioned levels . Flora and fauna . During the 1990s , aquatic plants , mostly rigid hornwort , have spread and now covers the lake bed . Along the shores are dense stands of common reed , lesser bulrush , common bulrush , and unbranched bur-reed . The shores are dominated by various species of Oligochaeta , Gastropoda , and Odonata . Superficial sediments are dominated by Oligochaeta and non-biting midges while deeper layers contain the freshwater crustacean `` Asellus aquaticus '' and larvae of mayflies and Odonatas . `` Gyraulus crista '' and `` Hippeutis complanatus '' are unusual freshwater snails present in the lake . The most common dragonfly is the emerald damselfly , but azure damselfly , variable damselfly , scarce emerald damselfly , common blue damselfly , downy emerald , and red-eyed damselfly are also present . In Stockholm , `` Aeshna osiliensis '' is unique to Norra Djurgården , while the large white-faced darter is protected by the EU . Spegeldammen is an important breeding ground for several species of amphibians , including smooth newt , great crested newt , common frog , and common toad , and several ponds have been created solely for promoting the precondition for breeding amphibians . Grass snakes are also found both in the lake and in the surrounding area . The crucian carp is naturally present in the lake , while trout and rainbow trout have been introduced for angling . Notwithstanding the limited scale of the lake a large number of birds are regularly found here , including little grebe , little ringed plover , and common moorhen . Additionally , the area is one of the best locales for bats in Stockholm . Visiting . The lake and the national park is easily accessible by metro , bus , bicycle or by foot . The nearest metro station is Universitetet .
Division No . 5 , Alberta . Division No . 5 is a census division in Alberta , Canada . It is located in the north-central portion of southern Alberta and its largest urban community is the Town of Strathmore . Census subdivisions . The following census subdivisions ( municipalities or municipal equivalents ) are located within Alberta 's Division No . 5 . Demographics . In the 2011 Census , Division No . 5 had a population of 53,263 living in 18,858 of its 21,075 total dwellings , a 4.2 % change from its 2006 population of 51,104 . With a land area of , it had a population density of 3.2 people per square kilometre in 2011 . In 2006 , Division No . 5 had a population of 51,104 living in 19,205 dwellings , a 7.3 % increase from 2001 . The census division has a land area of and a population density of 3.0 inhabitants per square kilometre .
Elisa Angela Meneguzzi . Blessed Elisa Angela Meneguzzi ( 12 September 1901 - 2 December 1941 ) was an Italian Roman Catholic professed religious and a member of the Sisters of Saint Francis de Sales . She assumed the religious name of `` Liduina '' upon making her solemn profession into the order . She also served in the missions in Ethiopia where she became known for her care of the ill and for her efforts at increased ecumenism ; this earned her two titles : `` Sister Gudda '' ( meaning 'Great ' ) and the `` Ecumenical Flame '' . The beatification was held in Saint Peter 's Square on 20 October 2002 . Life . Elisa Angela Meneguzzi was born on 12 September 1901 in Padua to poor farmers and lived on the farm with her brothers and sisters . Her childhood was noted for her consideration of the religious life as well as her flair for instructing others in catechism and attending Mass on a frequent basis . At the age of fourteen - in 1915 - she began to work as a servant to families of considerable wealth in the area and also worked in the hotels around the hot springs near the town . On 5 March 1926 she joined the Sisters of Saint Francis de Sales - dedicated to the saint of that name - and upon her solemn profession assumed the religious name of `` Liduina '' . She worked at this time at the Santa Croce boarding school as both a housekeeper and sacristan in addition to her post as that of a nurse . In 1937 she was granted her ardent desire to join the missions in Ethiopia and was sent to Dire Dawa . She later became known as `` Sister Gudda '' ( meaning 'Great ' ) for her passionate commitment to the needs of the ill and the poor of the town while working as a nurse at Parini Civil Hospital ; the outset of World War II saw her tend to wounded soldiers . When the town was bombed she went about moving the wounded to shelters and baptizing those who had fatal injuries . She became known as the `` Ecumenical Fire '' due to her strong efforts at ecumenism with Coptic Christians and Muslims while also catering to the latter two and their relations with the Catholics of Dire Dawa . Meneguzzi died on 2 December 1941 due to cancer . The insistence of soldiers saw her buried in Dire Dawa where fellow soldiers were buried . Her remains were later moved to the motherhouse of the congregation she served in Padua in July 1961 . The doctor who tended to her before her death said : `` I 've never seen someone dying with such joy and bliss '' . Beatification . The beatification process commenced in the Diocese of Padua - and not in Ethiopia - in an informative process that commenced on 21 January 1963 in order to collect evidence and testimonies that could attest to the saintliness of Meneguzzi . The process later closed on 18 June 1965 while all findings from the process were enclosed in large boxes and sent to Rome for assessment . Theologians voiced their approval on 1 June 1968 that all of Meneguzzi 's writings were orthodox in nature and did not contradict the faith . An apostolic process was also held as a mere extension of the previous one . The formal introduction of the cause - under Pope Paul VI - granted Meneguzzi the formal title of Servant of God : the first official stage in the process . On 3 December 1982 the Congregation for the Causes of Saints validated the previous two processes in what would allow for the so-called `` Roman Phase '' to commence in which the C.C.S . could begin their own assessment of the cause . It also enabled for the C.C.S . to receive the Positio of Meneguzzi 's life and saintliness in 1990 . On 25 June 1996 she was proclaimed to be Venerable after Pope John Paul II acknowledged the fact that the late religious had lived a model life of heroic virtue . The process for a miracle needed for her beatification took place in the diocese of its origin and received C.C.S . validation on 8 April 1994 in Rome . The pope approved the healing to be a credible miracle in 2002 and beatified her in Saint Peter 's Square on 20 October 2002 . The miracle in question was the 1977 cure of a man who received grave injuries following a motor vehicle accident . The current postulator assigned to the cause is Dr. Andrea Ambrosi .
Len Walston . Leonard Christophere ' Walston III ( born October 17 , 1981 ) , is an American-born singer-songwriter , composer , musician , producer , and audio engineer . In 2013 , his independent release , `` You Should Be Here '' spent more than three months on the UK Soul Charts and was named 2013 's # 1 Song of the Year by the Soul Discovery Radio Show and Podcast on Solar Radio . Biography . Leonard Walston was born on October 17 , 1981 in Anderson , Indiana to Leonard Jr. and Harrita Walston . His appreciation for music began at an early age ; playing the piano at age four and singing in church and school at age five . In the spring of 2000 , Walston left Anderson to attend the Berklee College of Music in Boston , MA , where he majored in Music Business & Administration . After graduating in the spring of 2003 , he moved to Minneapolis , Minnesota to further his education at the Institute of Production and Recording ( IPR ) and pursue a career as a music producer and audio engineer . Recordings . The breakthrough for Leonard Walston occurred with his independent recording , `` You Should Be Here '' , which was written , produced , performed , mixed , and mastered by Walston himself . `` You Should Be Here '' was released August 13 , 2013 on iTunes , CD Baby , Google Play , and Amazon . Within two days of its release , the single became a top seller on CD Baby 's Urban/R & B charts . ‘ You Should Be Here ' was well received internationally , gaining its first notoriety in the UK . The single gained favorable reviews from online Soul and Jazz music reviewers . Sonic Soul Reviews said that Walston `` lets his true destiny run free '' and that 'You Should Be Here ' is a `` great song ... '' with `` great production , great voice . '' During an interview with Walston and Soul Discovery 's Mick O'Donnell of Solar Radio , O'Donnell refers to Walston and his song 'You Should Be Here ' as `` an amazing voice , amazing production and lyric content . You ca n't beat it . '' Roger Williams of SoulSorts on the HotFM called it `` five and a half minutes of the finest soul music release this year '' .
Ulrica Persson . Ulrica Persson , born 7 March 1975 , is a Swedish cross-country skier . She won the women 's main competition of Vasaloppet in 2001 and 2003 . In 2003 , she also won Tjejvasan .
List of awards and nominations received by Crayon Pop . The following is a list of awards and nominations received by South Korean girl group Crayon Pop .
Terry Porter ( cross-country skier ) . Terry Porter ( born September 12 , 1953 ) is an American cross-country skier . She competed in two events at the 1976 Winter Olympics .
Christianity in Adamawa State . Christianity is a major religion in Nigerian Adamawa State , where Sharia is not valid . There have been people dying in Nigerian sectarian violence between Christians and Muslims . The state has the Roman Catholic Diocese of Yola . Ekklesiyar ‘ Yan ’ uwar a Nigeria – ( Church of the Brethren ) has its seat in the province . Deeper Life Bible Church and Living Faith Church are present in Yola . Most of the members of the Lutheran Church of Christ in Nigeria are in the state , with the headquarters being at Numan . Fellowship Baptist Conference of Nigerian Baptist Convention has its seat at Mubi and Gongola Baptist Conference-Ag of Nigerian Baptist Convention has its seat at Numan . Gombi , Golembatal , Uvu , Nokwam Nbulum , Wurobalka and Mubi have National Evangelical Mission churches .
Basil of Khakhuli . Basil , son of Bagrat ( ; `` basili bagratis dze '' ) was an 11th-century Georgian monk and man of letters in the Kingdom of Georgia , frequently identified as a son of King Bagrat III . He was active at the Khakhuli Monastery . He is a saint of the Georgian Orthodox Church . Primary sources . The surviving evidence on Basil 's life is scarce and no work of his exists , but he is unanimously praised in the medieval and early modern Georgian sources for his contribution to the literary tradition of the Georgian church . The 11th-century `` Vitae of George the Hagiorite '' refers to Bagrat as `` the Great '' and `` a tutor and enlightener of our country '' . He is also venerated in the 1027–1034 manuscript copied at the Khakhuli hermitage in Klarjeti , where Basil dwelt . Family background . The 18th-century Georgian scholar Catholicos Anton I was the first to surmise that Basil was `` the son of a king '' and Prince Ioann of Georgia , writing in 1813–28 , made him a member of the Bagrationi dynasty . This led to his identification , first by Platon Ioseliani in 1853 , as an otherwise unknown son of King Bagrat III . The hypothesis has not been universally accepted for the medieval Georgian sources know only Bagrat III 's one son , George I , but it is maintained by the `` Georgian Soviet Encyclopedia '' and the Georgian Orthodox Church . According to the historian G. Goiladze , Basil may have been the same person as Gurgen , Bagrat III 's son of his first marriage , unknown to the Georgian sources , but mentioned by the 18th-century Armenian author Mikayel Chamchian . He , thus , may have been born c. 981 and still been alive in 1040 . Veneration . The available sources mention Basil as a pious monk , great philosopher and theologian , a skilled religious writer , and translator from the Greek . On this account , Basil has been canonized by the Georgian Orthodox Church , which commemorates him on 27 May ( N.S . 9 June ) .
Marie-Louise Dubreil-Jacotin . Marie-Louise Dubreil-Jacotin ( 7 July 1905 – 19 October 1972 ) was a French mathematician , the second woman to obtain a doctorate in pure mathematics in France , the first woman to become a full professor of mathematics in France , and an expert on fluid mechanics and abstract algebra . Early life and education . Marie-Louise Jacotin was the daughter of a lawyer for a French bank , and the grand-daughter ( through her mother ) of a glassblower from a family of Greek origin . Her mathematics teacher at the lycée was a sister of mathematician Élie Cartan , and after passing the baccalaureate she was allowed ( through the intervention of a friend 's father , the head of the institution ) to continue studying mathematics at the Collège de Chaptal . On her second attempt , she placed second in the entrance examination for the École Normale Supérieure in 1926 ( tied with Claude Chevalley ) , but by a ministerial decree was moved down to 21st position . After the intervention of Fernand Hauser , the editor of the Journal of the ENS , she was admitted to the school . Her teachers there included Henri Lebesgue and Jacques Hadamard , and she finished her studies in 1929 . With the encouragement of ENS director Ernest Vessiot she traveled to Oslo to work with Vilhelm Bjerknes , under whose influence she became interested in the mathematics of waves and the work of Tullio Levi-Civita in this subject . She returned to Paris in 1930 , married another mathematician , Paul Dubreil , and joined him on another tour of the mathematics centers of Germany and Italy , including a visit with Levi-Civita . The Dubreils returned to France again in 1931 . Career and research . While her husband taught at Lille , Dubreil-Jacotin continued her research , finishing a doctorate in 1934 concerning the existence of infinitely many different waves in ideal liquids , under the supervision of Henri Villat . Before her , the only women to obtain doctorates in mathematics in France were Marie Charpentier in 1931 ( also in pure mathematics ) and Edmée Chandon in 1930 ( in astronomy and geodesy ) . Following her husband , she moved to Nancy , but was unable to obtain a faculty position there herself because that was viewed as nepotism ; instead , she became a research assistant at the University of Rennes . She was promoted to a teaching position in 1938 , and became an assistant professor at the University of Lyon in 1939 , while also continuing to teach at Rennes . In 1943 she became a full professor at the University of Poitiers , the first woman to become a full professor of mathematics in France , and in 1955 she was given a chair there in differential and integral calculus . In 1956 she moved to the University of Paris and after the university split she held a professorship at Pierre and Marie Curie University . In the 1950s , motivated by the study of averaging operators for turbulence , Dubreil-Jacotin 's interests turned towards abstract algebra , and she later performed research in semigroups and graded algebraic structures . She was the author of two textbooks , one on lattice theory and the other on abstract algebra . As well as her technical publications , Jacotin was the author of a work in the history of mathematics , `` Portraits of women mathematicians '' . Legacy . Rue Marie-Louise-Dubreil-Jacotin , a street in the 13th arrondissement of Paris within Paris Diderot University , is named after her , and the University of Poitiers also has a street with the same name . In semigroup theory , the Dubreil-Jacotin semigroups are also named after her , as is the Dubreil-Jacotin–Long equation , `` the standard model for internal gravity waves '' in fluid mechanics .
Thomas Espin . Thomas Espin ( 1767–1822 ) was a Schoolmaster and Mathematician , topographical artist , antiquary and amateur architect , who spent most of his life at Louth in Lincolnshire . Career . Espin was the son of a farmer and educated at the Free School at Wragby in Lincolnshire . He took up schoolmastering and in 1790 was appointed to a school at Louth that had been established by Robert Mapletoft . Master of Pembroke College , Cambridge in 1677 . He advertised the school as a `` Mathematical and Architectural , nautical and Commercial Academy '' . He published a `` Practical geometry consisting of definitions and some of the most useful geometrical problems selected for private use '' . He was elected a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries . Artistic work . Espin was an accomplished watercolour artist . Batholomew Howlett used many engravings of his work to illustrate his `` Views in the County of Lincolnshire '' which was published in 1805 Architectural work . In 1805 he supervised the rebuilding of the belfry windows in the tower of Louth church , and in 1815 he was invited by the Louth town council to submit plans for rebuilding of Louth Town Hall , which was not undertaken . His most notable work was the Gothic revival Priory House in Louth which he started in 1812 . He laid out the surrounding parkland with Follies which were constructed from stonework taken from Louth Abbey . In 1818 he started on a summerhouse for himself , which became his mausoleum when he died in 1822 .
Trans-lunar injection . A trans-lunar injection ( TLI ) is a propulsive maneuver used to set a spacecraft on a trajectory that will cause it to arrive at the Moon . Typical lunar transfer trajectories approximate Hohmann transfers , although low-energy transfers have also been used in some cases , as with the Hiten probe . For short duration missions without significant perturbations from sources outside the Earth-Moon system , a fast Hohmann transfer is typically more practical . A spacecraft performs TLI to begin a lunar transfer from a low circular parking orbit around Earth . The large TLI burn , usually performed by a chemical rocket engine , increases the spacecraft 's velocity , changing its orbit from a circular low Earth orbit to a highly eccentric orbit . As the spacecraft begins coasting on the lunar transfer arc , its trajectory approximates an elliptical orbit about the Earth with an apogee near to the radius of the Moon 's orbit . The TLI burn is sized and timed to precisely target the Moon as it revolves around the Earth . The burn is timed so that the spacecraft nears apogee as the Moon approaches . Finally , the spacecraft enters the Moon 's sphere of influence , making a hyperbolic lunar swingby . Patched conics . TLI targeting and lunar transfers are a specific application of the n body problem , which may be approximated in various ways . The simplest way to explore lunar transfer trajectories is by the method of patched conics . The spacecraft is assumed to accelerate only under classical 2 body dynamics , being dominated by the Earth until it reaches the Moon 's sphere of influence . Motion in a patched-conic system is deterministic and simple to calculate , lending itself for rough mission design and `` back of the envelope '' studies . Restricted circular three body ( RC3B ) . More realistically , however , the spacecraft is subject to gravitational forces from many bodies . Gravitation from Earth and Moon dominate the spacecraft 's acceleration , and since the spacecraft 's own mass is negligible in comparison , the spacecraft 's trajectory may be better approximated as a restricted three-body problem . This model is a closer approximation but lacks an analytic solution , requiring numerical calculation via methods such as Runge-Kutta . Further accuracy . More detailed simulation involves modeling the Moon 's true orbital motion ; gravitation from other astronomical bodies ; the non-uniformity of the Earth 's and Moon 's gravity ; including solar radiation pressure ; and so on . Propagating spacecraft motion in such a model is numerically intensive , but necessary for true mission accuracy . Free return . In some cases it is possible to design a TLI to target a free return trajectory , so that the spacecraft will loop around behind the Moon and return to Earth without need for further propulsive maneuvers . Such free return trajectories add a margin of safety to human spaceflight missions , since the spacecraft will return to Earth `` for free '' after the initial TLI burn . History . The first space probe to successfully perform TLI was the Soviet Union 's Luna 1 on January 2 , 1959 . The first human-crewed mission to successfully perform this procedure , and thus becoming the first humans to leave the Earth 's influence , was Apollo 8 on December 21 , 1968 . For the Apollo lunar missions , the restartable J-2 engine in the third ( S-IVB ) stage of the Saturn V rocket performed TLI . This particular TLI burn lasted approximately 350 seconds , providing 3.05 to 3.25 km/s ( 10,000 to 10,600 ft/s ) of delta-v , at which point the spacecraft was traveling at approximately 10.4 km/s ( 34150 ft/s ) relative to the Earth . The Apollo 8 TLI was spectacularly observed from the Hawaiian Islands in the pre-dawn sky south of Waikiki , photographed and reported in the papers the next day . In 1969 , the Apollo 10 pre-dawn TLI was visible from Cloncurry , Australia . It was described as resembling car headlights coming over a hill in fog , with the spacecraft appearing as a bright comet with a greenish tinge .
Jangy-Jol , Uzgen . Jangy-Jol is a village in Osh Region of Kyrgyzstan . Its population was 2,078 in 2009 .
2017 Great Alaska Shootout . The 2017 GCI Great Alaska Shootout was the 39th Great Alaska Shootout , the annual college basketball tournament that features colleges from all over the United States . All games were played at the Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage , Alaska . The event took place November 21 through November 25 , 2017 , with eight schools participating in the men 's tournament and four in the women 's tournament . The men 's first round , semifinals , and championship game were televised on CBS Sports Network . Central Michigan won the men 's tournament , defeating Cal State Bakersfield . In the women 's tournament , Alaska Anchorage defeated Tulsa .
Songs from the Longleaf Pines . `` Songs From the Longleaf Pines '' is an album by bluegrass and country rock artist Charlie Daniels . Daniels is doing a tribute to Bluegrass-Gospel . It was released on March 22 , 2005. Review . `` Songs From the Longleaf Pines '' received four stars out of five from Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic . He concludes that `` Songs from the Longleaf Pines is Charlie Daniels ' tribute to bluegrass-gospel -- a tribute album that covers two rarely touched-upon aspects of Daniels ' music . He 's recorded bluegrass numbers before , and his music certainly has been informed by it , but he 's never done a full-fledged bluegrass album before and , apart from a low-budget collection in the early 2000s , he 's never done an all-out gospel record . So , this is a first , which would be noteworthy in of itself , but the truly remarkable thing about Songs from the Longleaf Pines is that it 's a lively , passionate , invigorating record that 's his best album in quite some time . Perhaps this is n't the flashiest album Daniels has cut , or the rowdiest , but its low-key , modest charms make this a minor gem in his catalog . ''
Brushford , Devon . Brushford is a village and civil parish in the Mid Devon district of Devon in England . According to the 2001 census it had a population of 59 . The village is situated on the River Taw , and is about 12 miles north-east of Okehampton . The church has a Norman Doorway , 16th century screen and Jacobean Pulpit .
American-Ukrainian School of Computer Sciences and Technologies . American-Ukrainian School of Computer Science was founded on April 16 , 2004 as the result of cooperation between Ternopil National Economic University ( TNEU ) and University of Maine ( UMaine ) . It is the first school in Ukraine of such type , where education is provided in English and Ukrainian , involving lecturers from the American universities , representing the Peace Corps . The school is acting as a structure within the Faculty of Computer Informational Technology at TNEU and is in Ternopil , Ukraine . History . American-Ukrainian School of Computer Science was established at April 16 , 2004 as the result of collaboration of Ternopil National Economic University ( Ukraine ) and University of Maine ( USA ) . Such collaboration become possible after one-year visit of professor Anatoly Sachenko ( at that time dean of the Faculty of Computer Informational Technologies at TNEU ) as the Fulbright professor to the University of Maine and Bowdoin College , both in Maine , in 2002–2003 . During his visit he discussed idea of creating of such school with professors George Markowsky ( Department of Computer Science at UMaine ) and Allan Tucker ( Bowdoin College ) . After his return to Ukraine , a General Agreement of Cooperation was signed between TNEU and UMaine in 2003 . And a year after that , school was established . Markowsky became first director of the school . A year after that , Sachenko became director of the AUS . An agreement about cooperation was signed between TNEU and University of South Carolina Upstate in 2006 . Education process . Students , according to their wishes , will have the opportunity to continue their studies at any partner university and get an American diploma in Computer Science after completing three academic years at AUS . After successful education completion in a partner university and gaining American bachelor 's degree , alumni can continue studying at graduate school at a partner university and apply on master ’ s or Ph.D. degree . AUS students who have neither possibilities nor desires to complete education in the U.S.A. study their during fourth year in Ternopil and , after the successful examinations , obtain the Ukrainian bachelor 's degree in Computer Science . Students can continue their education in the master department of TNEU or in foreign universities after the fourth year . The lectures at the AUS are conducting by faculty from the U.S.A. , European and Japanese universities , Peace Corps representatives and leading instructors of the Faculty of Computer Information Technologies . Student exchange . From the beginning of the school , the best students got the possibility to study in American universities .
2012 New Zealand Derby . The 2012 New Zealand Derby was a horse race which took place at Ellerslie Racecourse on Saturday 3 March 2012 . It was the 137th running of the New Zealand Derby , and it was won by Silent Achiever . Silent Achiever was the first filly to win the race in 19 years , and just the fourth since 1966 . Silent Achiever gave trainer Roger James his fifth victory in the race . Silent Achiever was still a maiden at the time early nominations for the Derby were taken . She was not nominated for the race , and neither her connections nor the public gave her any consideration as a Derby contender . But that all changed with an incredible series of stakes victories against males over the 2011/12 summer - the Group 2 Championship Stakes on January 1 , the Group 3 Waikato Guineas on January 28 and the Group 2 Avondale Guineas on February 18 . In these races Silent Achiever emphatically beat most other serious Derby contenders and established herself as the outright favourite for the race . Silent Achiever was a little slow to begin in the Derby , and she was a long way off the pace for much of the race . But jockey James McDonald made a bold , sustained move around the outside of the field around the far turn , and Silent Achiever hit the lead soon after the field turned for home . She held her advantage strongly to the line , drawing away to beat 2000 Guineas winner Rock 'n ' Pop by two and a half lengths . The road to the Derby . Early-season appearances in 2011-12 prior to running in the Derby . Subsequent Group 1 wins . Subsequent wins at Group 1 level by runners in the 2012 New Zealand Derby .
Diesel Loco Shed , Sabarmati . Diesel Loco Shed , Sabarmati is an engine shed located in Sabarmati , Gujarat in India . It is located east of Sabarmati falling under Ahmedabad railway division . The shed caters to the needs of freight as well as passenger It is one of three loco sheds in the Western Railway zone , the others are Ratlam and Vatva . One of the last remaining major MG loco sheds . History . It was established on 8 July 1978 with a holding capacity of 55 YDM-3 and YDM-5 locomotives , but 50 WDG4 where added to the Loco Shed in 2008 and it was fully operational in 2009 . The first EMD loco no . 12224 WDG4 arrived at Sabarmati shed on July 2009 . All locos received by the shed are from Diesel Locomotive Works , Varanasi , India . The shed currently holds around 50 EMD BG Locos and 150 MG Locos . It has 45 4A locos locomotives out of which 27 MG locos in passenger services and giving inferior service . Nine YDM-4 locos from here have been sold to Togorail and shipped to Togo . Major and minor schedules of Diesel Locomotives are carried out in the shed . The shed is ISO : ISO 9002:2001 , ISO 14001 , ISO 9001:2008 certified . Rolling stock . The shed homes about 42 EMD BG Locos and 27 MG Locos of varied types , which are its primary rolling stock of the shed .
Otto Krueger ( general ) . Otto Krueger ( 29 December 1891 – 6 June 1976 ) was a Generalmajor , in the Luftwaffe , during World War II . Biography . Otto Krueger was born in Metz , Lorraine , on December 29 , 1891 . `` Fähnrich zur See '' on 15 April 1912 , he was promoted `` Leutnant zur See '' on 3 August 1914 . During World War I , he served as an `` Oberleutnant zur Seer '' in the Kaiserliche Marine . Otto Krueger stayed in the army after the war . He was promoted to `` Kapitänleutnant '' in 1921 , `` Korvettenkapitän '' in 1929 , Oberstleutnant in 1934 and Oberst on August 1937 . When World War II broke out , the Commander of the 26th Flying-Replacement-Battalion was transferred to the Luftwaffe-Construction-staff , first in Schleswig , in France ( Lille ) and then in Norway , before being promoted to the rank of Generalmajor on November 1941 . Between Mars 1941 and Mars 1942 , Otto Krueger assumed command of the `` Luftwaffe-Construction-Brigade V '' , before commanding the 11th aerial district . Otto Krueger died in Niederaschau , Bavaria , on 6 June 1976 .
Moisei Rafes . Moisei ( Moishe ) Grigorevich Rafes ( , ) ( 1883 – 1942 ) was a prominent Jewish politician of the Ukrainian People 's Republic as the Bundist representative . After 1919 he was an official of the Bolshevik Party until the victory of Joseph Stalin , when he was imprisoned . Rafes was a member of the 1917 Russian Constituent Assembly and also of the Central Council of Ukraine , the Petrograd Soviet , headed Jewish Bund in Kiev . In Kiev Rafes became a member of the Regional Committee in Protection of Revolution in Ukraine and served as the General Controller of the General Secretariat of Ukraine . He was succeeded at this post by another Bundist , Aleksandr Zolotarev . When tensions within the Bund heightened , due to the pro-Bolshevik leaning of a part of the leadership , Moisei Rafes was the leader of the centrist wing of the Bund , while Mikhail Liber and Benjamin Kheifetz led the rightists . However , Rafes led the scissionist Kombund group in Kiev in February 1919 , later joined by similar groups in Yekaterinoslav , Kharkov and Poltava , but the Kombund lasted only till May 1919 , when it merged into the Ukrainian Communist Union , 'Komfarband ' . These moves were apparently motivated by the large-scale pogroms committed by all the armies present in Ukraine at the time , except the Red Army . After the refusal of the Soviet authorities to authorize the formation of a distinct Jewish Communist Party , Rafes , like other former Bundists Esther Frumkin , Alexander Chemerinsky and Rakhmiel Veinshtain , finally joined the upper echelons of the Yevsektsiya , the Jewish section of the Soviet Communist party ( CPSU ) . Moisei Rafes was at the head of the artistic section of Sovkino and a member of the Sovkino board in the late 1920s and through 1930 .
Ballymacarrett railway station . Ballymacarrett railway station ( also known as Ballymacarrett halt ) was a railway halt that served the townland of Ballymacarrett in east Belfast . History . The station was opened by the Belfast and County Down Railway on 1 May 1905 and was the first stop on the branch line to . Following the closure of the terminus in 1976 , and the reconnection of the Bangor Line to the Newry Line via , Ballymacarrett station was closed on 9 May 1977 and replaced by the nearby Bridge End station , which was renamed `` in 2012 .
Salle des Traditions de la Garde Républicaine . The Salle des Traditions de la Garde Républicaine is a museum dedicated to the traditions of the Garde Républicaine , the ceremonial unit of the French National Gendarmerie . It is located in the 4th arrondissement at 18 , boulevard Henri IV , Paris , France , and open weekdays by appointment ; admission is free . The museum was created in 1984 in a former stable , and presents the traditions of the Garde Républicaine from 1802 to the present day , including its infantry , cavalry , and military bands . Its collections contain about 1,500 items , such as arms , uniforms , equipment , hairstyles , harnessing , musical instruments , models , documents , etc . A special display honors squadron leader Jean Vérine , shot by the Germans for his role in the French resistance .
Arthur Looss . Arthur Looss ( 16 March 1861 – 4 May 1923 ) was a German zoologist and parasitologist . Looss was born in 1861 in Chemnitz , and was educated both there and in Łódź , Poland . Thereafter , he studied at the University of Leipzig , where he received a doctorate for his study of trematodes . Looss was sent by Rudolf Leuckart to Egypt to study the transmission of bilharzia , where he became accidentally infected with hookworm , and in so doing discovered the method by which the larvae penetrate the skin . He spilt some larval culture onto his hand in 1896 , while dropping it into the mouths of guinea pigs ; observing the irritation this caused to his skin , he hypothesised that infection pass through the skin . He examined his faeces at intervals and found hookworm eggs in it a few weeks later . The paper he wrote about the life cycle of the hookworm is considered a classic in the field . He later described the species as `` Ancylostoma duodenale '' . Looss continued to work as a professor of parasitology and biology in Egypt until the outbreak of the First World War . It is reported that `` Looss ' enthusiasm and energy as a research worker have probably seldom been surpassed , and all his work was characterized by a painstaking attention to detail that is unfortunately rare '' . Looss died on May 4 , 1923 , in Gießen , Germany .
Noemí Zaritzky . Noemí Elisabet Zaritzky ( La Plata , Argentina , 12 January 1951 ) holds a degree in chemical engineering by the Engineering Faculty of the Universidad Nacional de La Plata ( 1971 ) . In addition , she has a PhD in chemistry from the University of Buenos Aires and is senior lecturer at the Engineering Faculty of the Universidad Nacional de La Plata and the director of the CIDCA . Biography . Since Zaritzky was a child , she showed her interest for science . She graduated as a teacher at the age of 16 , and subsequently passed baccalaureate subjects in order to go to a public university . When she was 20 years old , she had already graduated as a chemical engineer , and married one of her faculty partners . They have three children and four grandchildren . Her teaching and research work has resulted in several inventions , which are patented . Professional career . She started as a researcher in the Food Cryotechnology Research and Development Centre ( CIDCA ) , and was the director of this centre from 2003 to mid-2016 . She published 250 articles in international journals and over 40 book chapters . Furthermore , she works as a professor at the NULP , where she was in charge of human resource management . Noemí Zaritzky is also a senior researcher of the board in the Food Cryotechnology Research and Development Centre ( CIDCA ) , an organisation created by an agreement on 10 February 1973 between the NULP and the National Scientific and Technical Research Council ( CONICET ) . In order to reduce the pollution caused by the food industry , Zaritzky developed techniques that apply natural coagulants to treat effluents , and created technologies that take advantage of the collaborative work of bacteria . Microorganisms build up `` consortia '' that consume pollutants and purify water . Thus , the use of these technologies in the food industry will reduce the pollution that it causes in the waters of rivers , streams and lagoons . In addition , Zaritzky found a solution to the problem of waste generated by the processing of prawns , crabs , shrimp and crabs in Patagonia . Chitosan is obtained from these crustaceans , which is used to synthesize micro and nanoparticles , which are capable of decontaminating waters with chromium , a carcinogen . In recognition of her research , especially in the cryopreservation of food and biological material , the application of these findings to the productive sector and the training of other researchers , Zaritzky was awarded in 2015 the Bunge y Born Prize of Process Engineering by a jury chaired by Roberto Williams and Miguel Laborde . Dr. Zaritzky also received the Houssay Trajectory Award in the areas of engineering , architecture and information technology on December 20 , 2016 .
Project Pigeon . During World War II , Project Pigeon ( later Project Orcon , for `` organic control '' ) was American behaviorist B.F. Skinner 's attempt to develop a pigeon-controlled guided bomb . The testbed was the same National Bureau of Standards-developed , unpowered airframe that was later used for the US Navy 's radar-guided `` Bat '' glide bomb , which was basically a small glider , with wings and tail surfaces , an explosive warhead section in the center , and a `` guidance section '' in the nose cone . The intent was to train pigeons to act as `` pilots '' for the device , using their cognitive abilities to recognize the target . The guidance system consisted of three lenses mounted in the nose of the vehicle , which projected an image of the target on a screen mounted in a small compartment inside the nose cone . This screen was mounted on pivots , and fitted with sensors that measured any angular movement . One to three pigeons , trained by operant conditioning to recognize the target , were stationed in front of the screen ; when they saw the target , they would peck at the screen with their beaks . As long as the target remained in the center of the screen , the screen would not move , but if the bomb began to go off track , the image would move towards the edge of the screen . The pigeons would follow the image , pecking at it , which would move the screen on its pivots . The sensors would detect the movement and send signals to the control surfaces , which would steer the bomb in the direction the screen had moved . As the bomb swung back towards the target , the pigeons would again follow the image , bringing the screen back to the centered position again . In that way , the pigeons would correct any deviations in the course and keep the bomb on its glide path . Early electronic guidance systems use similar methods , only with electronic signals and processors replacing the birds in detecting the target and preventing deviation from the glide path . The National Defense Research Committee saw the idea to use pigeons in glide bombs as very eccentric and impractical , but still contributed $ 25,000 to the research . Skinner , who had some success with the training , complained `` our problem was no one would take us seriously . '' The program was canceled on October 8 , 1944 , because the military believed that `` further prosecution of this project would seriously delay others which in the minds of the Division have more immediate promise of combat application . '' Project Pigeon was revived by the Navy in 1948 as `` Project Orcon '' ; it was cancelled in 1953 when the reliability of electronic guidance systems was proven .
Nekhbet . Nekhbet ( ; also spelt Nekhebit ) was an early predynastic local goddess in Egyptian mythology , who was the patron of the city of Nekheb ( her name meaning `` of Nekheb '' ) . Ultimately , she became the patron of Upper Egypt and one of the two patron deities for all of Ancient Egypt when it was unified . Mythology . One of Egypt 's earliest temples was the shrine of Nekhbet at Nekheb . It was the companion city to Nekhen , the religious and political capital of Upper Egypt at the end of the Predynastic period ( c. 3200–3100 BC ) and probably , also during the Early Dynastic Period ( c. 3100–2686 BC ) . The original settlement on the Nekhen site dates from Naqada I or the late Badarian cultures . At its height , from about 3400 BC , Nekhen had at least 5,000 and possibly as many as 10,000 inhabitants . Nekhbet was the tutelary deity of Upper Egypt . Nekhbet and her Lower Egyptian counterpart Wadjet often appeared together as the `` Two Ladies '' . One of the titles of each ruler was the `` Nebty '' name , which began with the hieroglyphs for `` [ s/he ] of the Two Ladies ... '' . In art , Nekhbet was depicted as a vulture . Alan Gardiner identified the species that was used in divine iconography as a griffon vulture . Arielle P. Kozloff , however , argues that the vultures in New Kingdom art , with their blue-tipped beaks and loose skin , better resemble the lappet-faced vulture . In New Kingdom times , the vulture appeared alongside the uraeus on the headdresses with which kings were buried . The uraeus and vulture are traditionally interpreted as Wadjet and Nekhbet , but Edna R. Russmann has suggested that in this context they represent Isis and Nephthys , two major funerary goddesses , instead . Nekhbet usually was depicted hovering , with her wings spread above the royal image , clutching a shen symbol ( representing eternal encircling protection ) , frequently in her claws .
Gadány . Gadány ( ) is a village in Somogy county , Hungary .
Immaculata High School ( Detroit , Michigan ) . Immaculata High School was an all-girls Catholic high school located at W. McNichols and Wyoming Ave. in Detroit , Michigan . The school was opened in 1941 and was operated by the Sisters , Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary . The school closed in 1983 .
1998 du Maurier Open – Men 's Singles . The 1998 du Maurier Open – Men 's Singles was the men 's singles event of the one hundred and ninth edition of the Canadian Open ; a WTA Tier I tournament and the most prestigious men 's tennis tournament held in Canada . Seeds . A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated . The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round .
Neottia ovata . `` Neottia ovata '' ( eggleaf twayblade or Common Twayblade ) is a terrestrial orchid widespread across much of Europe , including the British Isles , as well as Siberia , Central Asia , Southwest Asia and the Himalayas . It has been introduced into Ontario , Canada , where it has been called the Eggleaf Twayblade . It was formerly placed in the genus `` Listera '' , but molecular phylogenetic studies have shown that `` Neottia nidus-avis '' , the Bird's-nest Orchid , evolved within the same group , and the two genera have been combined . `` Neottia ovata '' grows in a variety of habitats : woods , meadows , dune-slacks and moorland . The flowering stems are typically tall , occasionally up to . There are two large opposite basal leaves ( hence the common name ) , long . A variable number of flowers is borne on the stems , usually more than 15 but less than 100 . The flowers are small and yellowish-green in colour . The sepals and the two side petals form a fairly open hood , 5–6 mm ( 0.2 in ) long ; the labellum or lip ( the central petal ) is long and is divided at the end into two lobes . Pollination . The flower of `` Neottia ovata '' is well accessible for a wide range of insects . It is above all pollinated by parasitic wasps , sawflies and beetles . The pollinia lie free on top of the gutter-shaped rostellum , an organ that is filled with viscid fluid . When an insect touches the sensitive tip of the rostellum , the viscid fluid is ejected and glues the pollinia to the visitor 's body .
1972 English Greyhound Derby . The 1972 Greyhound Derby took place during June with the final being held on 24 June 1972 at White City Stadium . The winner was Patricias Hope and the winning owners Brian Stanley , Gordon Marks and B Marks received £10,952 . Distances . 3¼ , head , 1¼ , 1 , 3½ ( lengths ) The distances between the greyhounds are in finishing order and shown in lengths . One length is equal to 0.08 of one second . Competition Report . Ante-post favourites were Favourite Rory and Juvenile champion Short Interview . Oaks heroine Decimal Queen and the previous year ’ s third placed greyhound Leap and Run were two other leading contenders . The first round consisted of nine heats and three fast winners were Super Rory ( 28.59 ) , Suburban Gent ( 28.65 ) and Westmead County ( 28.76 ) , both ante-post favourites went out . When round two got underway Super Rory aged ( only 20 months ) recorded 28.36 to win heat two by five lengths from Patricias Hope ; Westmead County was eliminated in the same heat . Irish entry Proud Life , Bally Lander from Walthamstow and Lucky Punter trained by Peter Hawkesley took the other heat wins . Proud Life won again to claim the first semi-final from Patricias Hope and Micks Pride ; hot favourite First Case trained by Tom Johnston Jr could only finish fifth . In the second semi-final Super Rory became the fastest greyhound in the world by setting a time 28.26 sec when winning and bettering his father 's ( Yellow Printer ) time . An anonymous offer of £12,000 was followed by a £14,000 by Freddie Warrell for Super Rory but both were turned down and he was sent to traps as the 4-9 favourite for the final . Super Rory failed to trap well after being unsettled by the Derby roar* but Patricias Hope did trap well and went on to record a comfortable victory . Derby roar* ( the noise made by the crowd when the electric hare is set in motion )
Zamiana Pieniędzy na Rebelię . `` Zamiana Pieniędzy na Rebelię '' is the seventh album of Polish punk rock band Włochaty . The album includes material from Włochaty album , Jarocin Festival performance and two songs recorded for Rocknroller label .
Sigilmassasaurus . `` Sigilmassasaurus '' ( ; `` Sijilmassa lizard '' ) is a genus of tetanuran theropod dinosaur that lived approximately 100 to 94 million years ago during the middle of the Cretaceous Period in what is now northern Africa . `` Sigilmassasaurus '' was a moderately-built , ground-dwelling , bipedal carnivore , like most other theropods . Discovery and naming . Fossils of this dinosaur were recovered at the Kem Kem Formation in the Tafilalt Oasis region of Morocco , near the site of the ancient city of Sijilmassa , for which it was named . Canadian paleontologist Dale Russell named `` Sigilmassasaurus '' in 1996 , from the ancient city and the Greek word `` sauros '' ( `` lizard '' ) . A single species was named , `` S. brevicollis '' , which is derived from the Latin `` brevis '' ( `` short '' ) and `` collum '' ( `` neck '' ) , because the neck vertebrae are very short from front to back . `` Sigilmassasaurus '' comes from red sandstone sediments in southern Morocco , which are known by various names , including the `` Grès rouges infracénomaniens '' , Continental Red Beds , and lower Kem Kem Beds . These rocks date back to the Cenomanian , the earliest stage of the Late Cretaceous Period , approximately 100 to 94 million years ago . Disputed validity . The holotype , or original specimen , of `` S. brevicollis '' , CMN 41857 ' '' , is a single posterior neck vertebra , although Russell referred about fifteen other vertebrae found in the same formation to the species . Other material had been found in Egypt , and was referred to by Ernst Stromer as `` Spinosaurus '' B '' . Russell in 1996 considered this Egyptian specimen , IPHG 1922 X45 , to belong to `` Sigilmassasaurus '' or a closely related animal , naming it as a `` Sigilmassasaurus '' sp . A second `` Sigilmassasaurus `` sp . was by him based on specimen CMN 41629 , an anterior dorsal vertebra . `` Spinosaurus '' B '' would be intermediate in build between this latter `` Sigilmassasaurus '' sp . and `` S. brevicollis '' . Russell created the family Sigilmassasauridae for these animals . The neck vertebrae of these dinosaurs are wider from side to side , about 50 % , than they are long from front to back . Whether the neck as a whole was particularly short , is unknown : the holotype vertebra is a cervicodorsal , from the transition between the neck and the back , which would not be long anyway . The exact position of `` Sigilmassasaurus '' within the theropod family tree is unknown , but it belongs somewhere inside the theropod subgroup known as Tetanurae and most likely was a member of the family Spinosauridae . The validity of `` Sigilmassaurus '' , however , did not go unchallenged shortly after it was named . In 1996 , Paul Sereno and colleagues described a `` Carcharodontosaurus '' skull ( SGM-Din-1 ) from Morocco , as well as a neck vertebra ( SGM-Din-3 ) which resembled that of `` Spinosaurus '' B , '' which they therefore synonymized with `` Carcharodontosaurus . '' A later in 1998 study went further , calling `` Sigilmassasaurus '' itself a junior synonym of `` Carcharodontosaurus . '' In 2005 , however , Fernando Novas and colleagues found that SGM-Din-3 , which was used to synonymize `` Carcharodontosaurus '' and `` Spinosaurus '' B '' was not actually associated with SGM-Din-1 , the `` Carcharodontosaurus '' skull described in 1996 , and shows clear differences with the holotype of `` Carcharodontosaurus '' . Other features of `` Spinosaurus '' B '' also clearly differ from `` Carcharodontosaurus '' , lending support to the notion that it ( and therefore `` Sigilmassasaurus '' ) is a separate taxon . The same study claimed that the tail vertebrae by Russell assigned to the species were in fact those of iguanodonts . A study in 2013 confirmed that `` Sigilmassasaurus '' was valid and an indeterminate member of the Tetanurae . In 2014 , Nizar Ibrahim and colleagues referred the specimens of `` Sigilmassasaurus '' to `` Spinosaurus aegyptiacus '' , together with `` Spinosaurus '' B '' as the neotype , and `` Spinosaurus maroccanus '' was considered as a `` nomen dubium '' following the conclusions of the other papers . In a 2015 re-description of `` Sigilmassasaurus '' by Serjoscha Evers and his team , it was considered a valid genus , belonging to Spinosauridae . This re-description also proposed `` Spinosaurus maroccanus '' as a junior synonym of `` Sigilmassaurus '' , and rejected the proposal of a `` Spinosaurus aegyptiacus '' neotype . A study by Thomas Arden and colleagues in 2018 concluded `` Sigilmassasaurus '' was a valid genus and formed a tribe with `` Spinosaurus '' termed Spinosaurini . The largest specimen of `` Spinosaurus cf . aegyptiacus '' , MSNM V4047 , was tentatively assinged to `` S. brevicollis '' . On the basis of vertebrae , the researchers suggested that `` Sigilmassasaurus '' may have grown larger than `` Spinosaurus '' . Although in the absence of associated material , it is difficult to be certain what material belongs to which genus . Diet and Feeding . On the bottoms of its cervical vertebrae , `` Sigilmassasaurus '' bore a series of highly rugged bony structures . These were suggested by Evers and colleagues as being possible evidence for substantial neck musculature , since the attachment sites of muscles and ligaments are often indicated by scarring on the bone surface . The neck muscles inferred from `` Sigilmassasaurus '' in particular would have enabled it to rapidly snatch fish out of the water , as indicated by the use of similarly-placed musculature in modern birds and crocodilians . This has also been proposed for the related genus `` Irritator '' , on account of the prominent sagittal crest running towards the back of its head . However , Evers and colleagues noted that a more thorough biomechanical analysis is required for confirmation of this condition in `` Sigilmassasaurus '' . Paleoecology . Several large theropods ( more than one tonne ) are known from the Cenomanian of northern Africa , raising questions about how such animals would have coexisted . Species of `` Spinosaurus '' , the largest known theropod , has been found in both Morocco and Egypt , as has the huge `` Carcharodontosaurus '' . Two smaller theropods , `` Deltadromeus '' and `` Bahariasaurus '' , have also been found in Morocco and Egypt , respectively , and may be closely related or possibly the same genus . `` Sigilmassasaurus '' , from Morocco , and `` Spinosaurus B '' , from Egypt , represent a fourth type of large predator . This situation resembles that in the Late Jurassic Morrison Formation of North America , which boasts up to five theropod genera over one tonne in weight , as well as several smaller genera . Differences in head shape and body size among the large North African theropods may have been enough to allow niche partitioning as seen among the many different predator species found today in the African savanna .
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana . The `` Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana '' ( in English : the `` Great Catalan Encyclopedia '' ) is a Catalan-language encyclopedia , started in fascicles , and published in 1968 by . The soul of the work was written by Max Cahner , and the first director was Jordi Carbonell . From the second volume the work had its own publisher : Enciclopedia Catalana SA with Jordi Pujol , and the new director was . Overview . The encyclopedia collects alphabetical entries about different subjects : history , geography , cultural studies , etc . It includes worldwide views as well as , when appropriate , Catalan viewpoints and information ( meaning that the work is very thorough and often written with first hand information ) . It also contains a dictionary of common vocabulary , which was reviewed in the first edition of the work by . GEC had a fixed team that wrote the content , and furthermore a broad set of partners , among which were the most prominent experts in each subject , which was involved in the preparation of the GEC with a great desire for service to the Catalan people . Later editions have come out with several volumes and an appendix , as well as a digital edition . In 1991 it received the Cross of Saint George . The `` Great Catalan Encyclopedia '' gained popularity and sold well , causing the encyclopedia to expand to include a broader series of historical , geographical , and lexical issues .
Town Hall , Kaunas . The Town Hall of Kaunas ( ) stands in the middle of the Town Hall Square at the heart of the Old Town , Kaunas , Lithuania.The structure dates from the 16th century . It houses a Museum of Ceramics . History . The Town Hall is distinguished by its slenderness and grace . Its tower of height of 53 meters is the highest in the old city . Present Town Hall located in the square was not the first in Kaunas . The previous one was destroyed by the fire . The construction of Kaunas town hall started in 1542 . At first it was a one-storey building with not daubed facade and vaulting cellars . In the 16th century the first floor was built and the eight storey tower was built in the east of the building . The ground floor was adjusted for trading and prison guards , the first floor - for trial , magistrate , treasure , archive and office . Cellars were used to store the goods . The cellars of the tower were used as a prison . In the year 1638 the renaissance reconstruction was made . In the year 1771 -1775 the second reconstruction was made by architect J. Matekeris . He rebuilt the part of building , which was demolished in the 17th century , replanned the premises and added additional floor to the tower . He decorated the town hall with baroque and classicism style decorations , rebuilt the pediment and erected there the sculptures of Grand Dukes of Lithuania ( they survived only until the 19th century ) . In the year 1824 the town hall was used as the premises of the orthodox church and later - ammunition storage . In the year 1836 the town hall was reconstructed again . The residence for Russian czars was made there . From the year 1862 and 1869 there was The Kaunas town club , Russian club , firemen office and Russian theatre . In the year 1869 Kaunas municipality was established in the Town hall . In the year 1944 it was replaced by the archive and in the year 1951 the archive was replaced by Kaunas technical institute . In 1973 the Wedding Hall ( marriage registration office ) was opened in the ground and first floor of Town hall . The cellars were used by a Ceramics museum . The same year reconstruction damaged the building a lot . In the year 2005 the last reconstruction was made , some of damage was eliminated and the Town hall was painted this time not with white color , but with ivory . Kaunas Town hall is called `` The white swan '' . Today it is used for the wedding ceremonies , official welcome of city guests , signing of agreements and official events . It features a historical museum of the city mayor , and stores the most important attributes of the city used in ceremonies – a great city key , a mayor ’ s mark ( a gilded chain ) , samples of the city ’ s coats of arms and flags , a ceremonial master ’ s sign and a traditional bell , and the historic flag of the temporary capital city of 1930 . The city ’ s guest book is stored in the Town Hall , and currently has over 350 entries , among them greetings by four kings and queens , three dukes , twelve presidents , Pope John Paul II , cardinals , mayors of other European cities and other famous people .
Comédie-Wagram . The Comédie-Wagram is a former entertainment venue located at 4 bis rue de l'Étoile in the 17th arrondissement of Paris and now destroyed . The inauguration took place on 28 May 1926 under the name Œil de Paris as a review cabaret . A cinema theater in 1929-1930 , the place turned into theatre and became the théâtre de 10 francs in 1933 before returning to cinema in 1937 under its first name . After the Liberation of France , the place passed into the hands of Raymond Chamby and Maxime Fabert who renamed it Comédie-Wagram . The venue briefly bore the name Foly-Étoile in 1959 and disappeared in 1964 during a major urban operation between the rue de l'Étoile and the avenue des Ternes . Maxime Fabert , Marc Camoletti , Boris Vian , Michel Leiris , Marthe Mercadier and many other French comedians performed there .
Divided We Fall ( video game ) . Divided We Fall is a multiplayer real time strategy game originally known as Call of Combat , made by Dutch studio KAVA Game Studios . It entered Steam Early Access on September 7 2016 . It was released from Early Access a little more than a year later on October 4 2017 . It currently has Mixed reviews on Steam . Gameplay . `` Divided We Fall '' is set during the Second World War , and players control a squad of four soldiers with the objective of controlling victory points . In the standard game mode , player troops do not respawn if killed , but in a Reinforcements game mode players can respawn their units . The game stands out from similar games due to a pre-battle planning stage , where the most experienced player can draw instructions for other players on his team onto a map of the playing area . A Cooperative game mode where players fight alone or together against AI opponents was added when the game was released from Early Access . It is similar to the Reinforcements game mode , because player units and the AI enemies respawn .
Constituency WR-04 . Constituency WR-04 is a reserved seat for women in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly .
Scott Montieth . Deadbeat is the stage name of Scott Montieth , a Canadian electronica musician . Originally from Kitchener , Ontario , Montieth currently works and lives in Berlin . In addition to his recordings as Deadbeat , Montieth also performs with Steve Beaupré in the duo Crackhaus . Pop singer Athésia appeared as a guest vocalist on Deadbeat 's 2005 album `` New World Observer '' . __TOC__
Oregocerata nigrograpta . `` Oregocerata nigrograpta '' is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family . It is found in Cotopaxi Province , Ecuador . The wingspan is 30.5 mm . The ground colour of the forewings is cream , mixed with grey and brownish grey . The strigulation ( fine streaks ) and dots are brownish grey and the markings are brownish grey . The hindwings are cream with brownish spots in the apex area . Etymology . The species name refers to the black marks on the forewings and is derived from Latin `` niger '' ( meaning black ) and Greek `` grapta '' ( meaning inscribed ) .
Bohdašín Formation . Bohdašín Formation ( `` Czech : Bohdašínské souvrství '' ) is a geologic unit of the Upper Triassic age ( about 210 m. y. old ) , located in the Czech Republic . A small tridactyl footprint of a coelophysoid theropod or an indeterminate dinosauromorph was found around 1995 near Červený Kostelec in these strata . It was classified as ichnogenus `` Eubrontes '' . In 2011 , another dinosaur footprint was discovered ( in Botanical garden of Prague , but on the stone slab carried from this quarry ) , this time classified as ichnogenus `` Anomoepus '' .
Adevism . Adevism ( from the Sanskrit term `` deva '' , on the analogy of atheism ) is a term introduced by Friedrich Max Müller to imply the denial of gods , in particular , the legendary gods of Hinduism . Müller used it in the Gifford Lectures in connection with the Vedanta philosophy , for the correlative of ignorance or nescience . In modern contexts it is rarely found , though it is sometimes used to represent a disbelief in `` any '' gods , contrasted with a specific disbelief in the Judaeo-Christian deity ( God ) . Adevism is not to be confused with atheism , which is the denial of a god `` or '' gods . Adevism is used extremely infrequently in writing , probably because of the much used term atheism .
Chhalesar . Chhalesar is a village in the block and nagar panchayat of Jawan Sikandarpur , Aligarh district in Northern India . It is also known for being the location of the fourth Vedic school ( `` gurukul '' ) founded in 1870 by the Arya Samaj reform movement . Swami Dayanand also visited here with Thakur Bopal Singh and Thakur Manna Singh .
Yuktibhāṣā . `` Yuktibhāṣā '' ( ; `` Rationale in the Malayalam/Sanskrit language '' ) also known as `` Gaṇitanyāyasaṅgraha '' ( `` Compendium of astronomical rationale '' ) , is a major treatise on mathematics and astronomy , written by Indian astronomer Jyesthadeva of the Kerala school of mathematics in about AD 1530 . The treatise , written in Malayalam , is a consolidation of the discoveries by Madhava of Sangamagrama , Nilakantha Somayaji , Parameshvara , Jyeshtadeva , Achyuta Pisharati and other astronomer-mathematicians of the Kerala school . `` Yuktibhasa '' is mainly based on Nilakantha 's `` Tantra Samgraha '' . It is considered , possibly the first text , on the foundations of calculus and predates those of European mathematicians such as James Gregory and Newton by many centuries . The treatise was largely unnoticed as the book was written in the local language of Malayalam and it was thought that many Indian ideas in astronomy and computation lacked proofs or foundations . Yuktibhasa however demonstrates founding principles and the development and proofs of theorems . However , both Oxford University and Royal Society of Great Britain have accepted that Calculus and many such pioneering mathematical theorems originated in India . The work was unique for its time , since it contained proofs and derivations of the theorems that it presented ; something that was not usually done by any Indian mathematicians of that era . Some of its important developments in analysis include : the infinite series expansion of a function , the power series , the Taylor series , the trigonometric series for sine , cosine , tangent and arctangent , the second and third order Taylor series approximations of sine and cosine , the power series of π , π/4 , θ , the radius , diameter and circumference , and tests of convergence . Contents . `` Yuktibhasa '' contains most of the developments of earlier Kerala School mathematicians , particularly Madhava and Nilakantha . The text is divided into two parts — the former deals with mathematical analysis of arithmetic , algebra , trigonometry and geometry , logistics , algebraic problems , fractions , Rule of three , `` Kuttakaram '' , circle and disquisition on R-Sine ; and the latter about astronomy . Mathematics . As per the old Indian tradition of starting off new chapters with elementary content , the first four chapters of the `` Yuktibhasa '' contain elementary mathematics , such as division , proof of Pythagorean theorem , square root determination , etc . The radical ideas are not discussed until the sixth chapter on circumference of a circle . sometimes mistakenly attributed to James Gregory , who published it in 1667. which he obtained from the power series expansion of the arc-tangent function . Using a rational approximation of this series , he gave values of the number π as 3.14159265359 - correct to 11 decimals ; and as 3.1415926535898 - correct to 13 decimals . These were the most accurate approximations of π after almost a thousand years . The text describes that he gave two methods for computing the value of π. and used the first 21 terms to compute an approximation of π correct to 11 decimal places as 3.14159265359. in the infinite series expansion of formula_6 to improve the approximation of π to 13 decimal places of accuracy when n = 76 . Apart from these , the `` Yukthibhasa '' contains many elementary , and complex mathematics , including , Most of these results were long before their European counterparts , to whom credit was traditionally attributed . Astronomy . Chapters seven to seventeen of the text deals essentially with subjects of astronomy , viz . Planetary orbit , Celestial sphere , ascension , declination , directions and shadows , spherical triangles , ellipses and parallax correction . The planetary theory described in the book is similar to that later adopted by Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe . Modern edition of `` Yuktibhasa '' . The importance of `` Yuktibhasa '' was brought to the attention of modern scholarship by C.M . Whish in 1834 through a paper published in the `` Transactions of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland '' . However , an edition of the mathematics part of the text ( along with notes in Malayalam ) was published only in 1948 by Rama Varma Maru Thampuran and Akhileswara Aiyar . For the first time , a critical edition of the entire Malayalam text , along with English translation and detailed explanatory notes , has been brought out in two volumes by Springer A third volume presenting a critical edition of the Sanskrit Ganitayuktibhasa has been brought out by the Indian Institute of Advanced Study , Shimla in 2009 .
Jim Tait . Jim Tait ( November 6 , 1935 – May 20 , 2011 ) was an American football player , coach , and college athletics administrator . He was head football coach at the University of Richmond from 1974 until 1979 , compiling a record of 21–44 . In 1975 , Richmond won the Southern Conference championship . Tait was fired after the 1979 season , and then hired by Virginia Tech as an assistant athletic director under Bill Dooley . Tait was a native of New Rochelle , New York . He played college football at Mississippi State University and began his coaching career there in 1957 . He died on May 20 , 2011 in Richmond , Virginia .
Bill Berry ( basketball ) . William Edward `` Bill '' Berry ( born 1942 ) is an American retired basketball coach . Early life and college career . Berry was born in Winnemucca , Nevada and graduated from Humboldt County High School in 1960 . He then attended Michigan State University . From 1961 to 1964 , Berry played on the Michigan State Spartans men 's basketball team under coach Forddy Anderson . At Michigan State , Berry was the top team rebounder for the 1962–63 season with 184 total rebounds and 9.2 per game . Berry earned his bachelor 's degree in 1965 and master 's degree in 1969 from Michigan State , both in physical education . Coaching career . Berry began his coaching career in 1966 as head varsity basketball coach at Highlands High School of North Highlands , California and stayed as coach until 1969 . After completing his master 's degree at Michigan State , Berry became head coach at Cosumnes River Junior College from 1970 to 1972 . Then , Berry became an assistant coach at the NCAA Division I level with California until 1977 . Berry then returned to his alma mater Michigan State to be an assistant coach under Jud Heathcote and was part of the coaching staff of the 1979 NCAA championship team that featured Magic Johnson . From 1979 to 1989 , Berry was the head men 's basketball coach at San Jose State . For the San Jose State Spartans , Berry had a 142–144 record , then the Spartans ' second-highest win total under one coach . Under Berry , San Jose State had a 17–12 record in the 1979–80 season , won the 1980 PCAA tournament , and made the 1980 NCAA tournament . In a 21-9 season in 1980–81 , San Jose State qualified for the 1981 National Invitation Tournament . San Jose State also had three straight seasons over.500 from 1984 to 1987 . However , the 1988–89 Spartans finished 5-23 . In January 1989 , when the team was 5-11 , 10 of the 14 players on the Spartans men 's basketball team accused Berry of `` mental cruelty '' and refused to play or practice under Berry as coach . However , the players declined to provide specific examples . Berry then organized a new team of walk-on athletes , including star football player Johnny Johnson . San Jose State dismissed Berry after the season . After San Jose State , Berry entered the NBA as a scout and assistant coach for the Sacramento Kings in 1989 . He transferred to the Houston Rockets as a scout in 1991 and then assistant coach in February 1992 under Rudy Tomjanovich . Berry was an assistant coach to the Rockets 1994 and 1995 championship teams . From 1999 to 2003 , Berry was an assistant coach for the Chicago Bulls Berry was an assistant under Tim Floyd until Floyd resigned on Christmas Eve ( December 24 ) of 2001 , when the Bulls named Berry as interim head coach . Berry coached two games , both losses , and Bill Cartwright became permanent head coach effective December 28 . On September 7 , 2006 , the Washington Wizards announced that Bill Berry would join the team as an assistant coach to head coach Eddie Jordan . Personal life . Bill Berry has been married to Clarice `` Reese '' Berry since 1963 and had two children . The Berry family lived in Morgan Hill , California during Bill Berry 's tenure at San Jose State . Their son Ricky Berry ( 1964–1989 ) played college basketball at San Jose State under Bill Berry and in the NBA for the Sacramento Kings before committing suicide in 1989 .
Jerry Koch . Jerry Koch ( born ) is a retired American basketball player . He is known for his collegiate career at Saint Louis University ( SLU ) between 1951–52 and 1954–55 . A forward , Koch once recorded 38 rebounds in a single game . He accomplished the feat on March 5 , 1954 against Bradley University . The 38 rebounds remain a SLU and Missouri Valley Conference record . Koch was also instrumental in SLU 's 1952 NCAA Tournament Elite Eight appearance ; during his freshman season he teamed with his older brother and the team 's center , Bob , as a dominant frontcourt duo . For his career , Jerry recorded 1,157 rebounds with a 14.6 per game average , which are second and first in school history , respectively ( the leader in total rebounds , Anthony Bonner , played 54 more games than Koch ) . In the 1955 NBA draft , the Philadelphia Warriors selected him in the 10th round , although he never played professionally . In 1994 , he was inducted into the Saint Louis University Hall of Fame .
List of exports of Afghanistan . The following is a list of the exports of Afghanistan . Data is for 2012 , in millions of United States dollars , as reported by The Observatory of Economic Complexity . Currently the top ten exports are listed .
Maria Herrijgers . Maria Herrijgers ( born 3 July 1955 ) is a former Belgian racing cyclist . She won the Belgian national road race title in 1978 and 1979 .
Dolní Kralovice . Dolní Kralovice is a municipality and village in Benešov District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic .
Martin Martini and the Bone Palace Orchestra . Martin Martini and the Bone Palace Orchestra were a 6 piece Melbourne band . They mixed rock'n'roll together with jazz , blues , show-tunes , cabaret and comedy . They have played at the Sydney Opera House , London 's Soho Theatre , Adelaide Cabaret Festival , Fringe Festival , The Famous Spiegeltent and were the house band for the Melbourne Comedy Festival .
Negacyclic convolution . In mathematics , negacyclic convolution is a convolution between two vectors `` a '' and `` b '' . It is also called skew circular convolution or wrapped convolution . It results from multiplication of a skew circulant matrix , generated by vector `` a '' , with vector `` b '' .
Valashid , Sari . Valashid ( , also Romanized as Valāshīd and Velāshīd ; also known as Velesht ) is a village in Miandorud-e Kuchak Rural District , in the Central District of Sari County , Mazandaran Province , Iran . At the 2006 census , its population was 240 , in 66 families .
Character-count integrity . Character-count integrity is a telecommunications term for the ability of a certain link to preserve the number of characters in a message ( per unit time , in the case of a user-to-user connection ) . Character-count integrity is not the same as character integrity , which requires that the characters delivered be , in fact , exactly the same as they were originated .
Dale Risinger . Dale Risinger is an American civil engineer and Republican politician from Illinois . He was a member of the Illinois State Senate from 2003 to 2011 . Early life , education and business career . He was born January 10 , 1944 , in Odin , Illinois . He received a B.S . in Civil Engineering from the University of Illinois . He worked as an engineer for the Illinois Department of Transportation , and later as Vice President of Business Development for Clark Engineers , Inc. Illinois Senate . Risinger was elected to the Illinois Senate from the 37th district in 2002 , taking office in 2003 . He was re-elected in 2006 , and in 2010 . He served as Senate Republican Caucus Chairman in 2008 . Risinger resigned from the Illinois Senate on February 28 , 2011 , due in his words , to the `` frustration of being a member of the minority party . '' Personal life . He and his wife , Joyce , have three adult children and six grandchildren . He serves as a member of the Executive Board for the International Construction Innovations Conference ; Chairman of the National Traffic and Transportation Conference ; member of the Board of the Industry Institute ; member of the Executive Board of the Center for Emerging Technologies in Infrastructure ; member and past chairman of advisory board for Bradley University College of Engineering and Technology ; and a member of the Easter Seals Board , University of Illinois Alumni Association , Illinois Society of Professional Engineers , Illinois Association of Highway Engineers , National Society of Professional Engineers , Illinois Public Works Association , Rotary International , and a Christmas in April volunteer . He is a former Boy Scouts of America leader and school board member .
Thirteenth floor ( disambiguation ) . The thirteenth floor of a building is often omitted because of superstition .
Pseudhipposaurus . `` Pseudhipposaurus '' is an extinct genus of biarmosuchian therapsids from the Late Permian of South Africa .
Northern Avenue Bridge . The Northern Avenue Bridge , also known as the Old Northern Avenue Bridge is a bridge that spans Fort Point Channel Boston , Massachusetts . Built in 1908 , it was closed to vehicle traffic in 1999 and operated as a pedestrian bridge until December 2014 when it was closed after inspectors found that thirteen floor beams were unsafe for pedestrians . In a October 26th , 2015 letter , the Coast Guard informed the City of Boston that the bridge was a 'hazard to navigation ' due to the risk of it falling into the Fort Point Channel and requested removal of most vulnerable portion . The center span of the truss also carried a single track for the Union Freight Railroad , although it was designed for two tracks . From 1912 to 1948 , the bridge abutted a floating firehouse for Engine 44 of the Boston Fire Department . Following its closure as a road bridge , various redevelopment schemes have been proposed for the bridge , as well as outright demolition of the span . Replacement . On January 20 , 2016 , the Boston Globe reported that the City of Boston will spend $ 100 million to reopen the bridge , as part of its agreement to bring General Electric 's headquarters to the South Boston Waterfront . Two days later , the Globe reported that the bridge would instead be removed , and possibly replaced . Later in the spring , the City of Boston and the Boston Society of Architects sponsored an `` ideas competition '' for reconstruction or replacement of the bridge .
Theatre 18+ . Theatre 18+ is a non-state theatre opened in Rostov-on-Don in January 2013 . History of the theatre . The creation of the on the territory of the former pasta factory was first announced in August 2012 . Initially , the opening of the theatre , the founders of which were the Gallery 16thLINE and Minicult , was scheduled for November 2012 . It was immediately noted that the Theatre18+ intends to focus on modern drama , with which traditional theatres do not dare to work . Yuri Muravitsky was declared the artistic director of theatre , the chief director was Olga Kalashnikova . The opening of the theatre was planned for January 31 , 2013 at the same time as the opening of the cultural site MAKARONKA . It was also announced a comedy A Secret project `` Bugs 64 `` by Sergei Medvedev . During the opening the first premiere was presented . It was a documentary thrash musical Dad staged by Yuri Muravitsky and based on the play by Lyubov Mulmenko , as well as an exhibition of the art group SITO . In the renovated territory of the former pasta factory a theater auditorium with 80 seats and exhibition grounds were placed . The total exhibition area exceeds one thousand square metres . Originally , theatre did not plan to acquire their own troupe , as each project was expected to gather the appropriate cast . Nowadays the artistic director of Theatre18+ is Yuri Muravitsky , the main director of the theatre since 2015 is Herman Grekov . According to Yevgeny Samoilov , his own productions will be performed in the theatre as long as the audience is interested . In February 2013 , a tour of Moscow Theatre.doc was organized within thatre ` s walls . In April 2013 , the Theatre18+was invited to the stage of Saint Petersburg Theatre workshop CRS with the performances of Alexei Yankovsky 's The Girl and the matches and The Evil Performance . In September 2013 , the theatre joined the program Theatre+society , during which Rostov students aged 9 to 16 years under the direction of Yuri Muravitsky and Olga Kalashnikova wrote seven plays for the theatre . In October 2013 , the festival of modern drama and directing Direct speech was held at the Theatre18+ within which the Rostov citizens could see the performances The Owner of the Coffee Shop ( Post Theater , St. Petersburg ) , Pavlik is my God ( Theater . Joseph Beuys , Moscow ) , Light my Fire ( Theatre.doc , Moscow ) and documentaries Goal and Between us . In 2014 , the performance Dad took part in the non-competitive program New play of the festival The Golden mask ( Moscow ) . In November 2015 , the performance Sonosopher became the participant of the VI International festival of chamber theatres and performances of small forms ArtOkraine ( St.-Petersburg ) . Project economics . To the beginning of 2018 , the theatre does not bring net profit [ 39 ] . The main income items of the theatre are ticket sales , leasing of a venue where the theatre is located for various events , and corporate performances [ 39 ] . On average , the production of the play costs up to 700 thousand rubles , while the main items of expenditure are fees and logistics For five years of existence of theater the favorite play of the audience is The Cat is Guilty in My Sexuality by Olesya Nevmerzhitskaya
Coal Bowl . The Coal Bowl is an American college football game between California University of Pennsylvania and Indiana University of Pennsylvania . The two universities , both members of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education and the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference ( PSAC ) . The two universities first competed in 1918 . The name was added to the rivalry in 2009 . The winner will earn the Coal Miners Pail Trophy , sponsored by the Pennsylvania Coal Association . The trophy was established by brothers Barry `` Buck '' and Bob Lippencott . Buck played football at Indiana ( IUP ) and Bob played at California , competing against each other in 1963 and 1964 . The brothers made a donation to their universities to establish an athletic scholarship . In addition , proceeds from sponsorship of the Pennsylvania Coal Association will be split between the two schools . Game results . 2018 - Cal 36 , IUP 24 2017 - IUP 26 , Cal 10 2016 - Cal 31 , IUP 28 2015 - IUP 20 , Cal 15 2014 - Cal 21 , IUP 13 2013 - IUP 20 , Cal 7 2012 - Cal 26 , IUP 24 2011 - Cal 28 , IUP 10 2010 - Cal 18 , IUP 15 ( overtime ) 2009 - Cal 41 , IUP 28 2008 - Cal 21 , IUP 19 2007 - Cal 38 , IUP 12 2006 - IUP 21 , Cal 17 2005 - Cal 38 , IUP 23 2004 - IUP 35 , Cal 23 2003 - IUP 14 , Cal 7 2002 - IUP 20 , Cal 9 2001 - IUP 41 , Cal 0 2000 - IUP 24 , Cal 7 1999 - IUP 42 , Cal 14 1998 - IUP 31 , Cal 0 1997 - IUP 20 , Cal 10 1996 - IUP 42 , Cal 6 1995 - IUP 44 , Cal 20 1994 - IUP 62 , Cal 33 1993 - IUP 52 , Cal 13 1992 - IUP 36 , Cal 20 1991 - IUP 10 , Cal 8 1990 - IUP 42 , Cal 15 1989 - IUP 17 , Cal 14 1988 - IUP 34 , Cal 0 1987 - IUP 24 , Cal 0 1986 - IUP 39 , Cal 0 1985 - IUP 28 , Cal 0 1984 - Cal 31 , IUP 14
Jason Parker ( American football ) . Jason Anthony Parker ( born January 23 , 1985 ) is a former American football defensive end for the Sacramento Mountain Lions of the United Football League . He was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs as an undrafted free agent in 2008 . He played college football at Arizona . Early years . Parker prepped at Mission Bay Senior High School in San Diego , California where he played defensive end and tight end . College career . Parker played college football at the University of Arizona . Kansas City Chiefs . After going undrafted in the 2008 NFL Draft , Parker signed with the Kansas City Chiefs as an undrafted free agent . He was waived during final cuts on August 30 , only to be re-signed to the team 's practice squad on September 2 . He was released on October 1 . California Redwoods . Parker was signed by the California Redwoods of the United Football League on August 18 , 2009 .
Conus eldredi . `` Conus eldredi '' is a species of sea snail , a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae , the cone snails and their allies . Like all species within the genus `` Conus '' , these snails are predatory and venomous . They are known to sting humans , therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not at all . Description . The size of the shell varies between 45 mm and 65 mm . Distribution . The species is found in various spots of the southern Pacific Ocean , such as near Indonesia and French Polynesia .
Breeding pair . Breeding pair is a pair of animals which cooperate over time to produce offspring with some form of a bond between the individuals . For example , many birds mate for a breeding season or sometimes for life . They may share some or all of the tasks involved : building a nest , incubating the eggs and feeding and protecting the young . The term is not generally used when a male has a harem of females , such as with mountain gorillas . True breeding pairs are usually found only in vertebrates , but there are notable exceptions , such as the Lord Howe Island stick insect . True breeding pairs are rare in amphibians or reptiles , although the Australian Shingleback is one exception with long-term pair-bonds . Some fish form short term pairs and the French angelfish is thought to pair-bond over a long term . True breeding pairs are quite common in birds . Breeding pair arrangements are rare in mammals , where the prevailing patterns are either that the male and female only meet for copulation ( e.g . brown bear ) or that dominant males have a harem of females ( e.g . walrus ) .
Patsy Ford Simms . Patsy Ford Simms ( born 1946 ) is an American composer who is widely published in both the secular and religious fields . Career . Patsy Ford Simms began composing in 1981 at the age of 35 as a matter of necessity , being a music teacher in American middle schools and requiring music to teach to her students . Her extensive work over more than three decades has earned her international recognition and renown , particularly in Italy and Africa where she has been a presenter . One of Patsy 's most notable compositions is Amani Utupe , written in English and Swahili , and was written for Kenyan friends of hers . In 2000 Pope John Paul II commissioned Patsy to compose the official music for the Grand Jubilee in the Vatican . Personal life . Patsy is married to retired Presbyterian minister Dr. Otis Turner . They live in Jacksonville , Florida and have three adult sons who have children of their own .
Hamer ( woreda ) . Hamer is one of the woredas in the Southern Nations , Nationalities , and Peoples ' Region of Ethiopia . It is named after Hamer people who live in this woreda . Part of the Debub Omo Zone , Hamer is bordered to the south by Kenya , to the southwest by Kuraz , to the west by Nyangatom , to the north by Bena Tsemay , and to the east by the Oromia Region ; the Weito River separates it from the Oromia Region . Hamer includes part of Lake Chew Bahir along its southeastern border . The administrative center is Dimeka ; other towns in include Turmi . Hamer was part of former Hamer Bena woreda . Demographics . Based on the 2007 Census conducted by the CSA , this woreda has a total population of 59,572 , of whom 29,905 are men and 29,667 women ; 3,213 or 5.39 % of its population are urban dwellers . The majority of the inhabitants practiced traditional beliefs , with 91.32 % of the population reporting that belief , 3.02 % practiced Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity , 2.4 % were Protestants , and 2.09 % were Muslim .
L'Anse-à-Valleau , Quebec . L'Anse-à-Valleau is a town in the municipality of Gaspé in the province of Quebec , Canada . It is located between the coastal towns of Saint-Yvon , 22 km NW , and Pointe-Jaune , 2 km SE .
Henderson Commercial Historic District ( Henderson , Texas ) . The Henderson Commercial Historic District in Henderson , Texas is a historic district that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995 . In 1995 , it included 39 contributing buildings and two other contributing structures . Most , but not all , of the buildings postdate the opening of East Texas Oil Field in 1931 , which ushered in a brief , yet intense construction boom in the district . These properties convey a sttong sense of this era in the district 's past and represent a significant part of the area 's physical and historical character . This category includes mostly One and Two Part Commercial Block buildings that share many of the same general physical characteristics , such as rectangular building footprints , masonry construction , and 3-bay storefronts , that are associated with their respective broad property type groupings . However , stylistic ornamentation on facades is an effective method of distinguishing buildings in this period of construction from earlier counterparts . An example of a `` One Part Commercial Block building '' from the 1920s is the Chamberlain Chevrolet Building at 125 S. Main St .
Museum of Macedonia . Museum of Macedonia ( ) is a national institution in the Republic of Macedonia and one of the oldest museums in the country . The Museum of Macedonia was created by joining three museum in one . The three museum that were unified were the archaeological , historical and ethnological museum , of which the archaeological museum was the oldest one ; it was opened in 1924 and that date is considered as an establishing date of the national museum . During the existence of the Socialist Republic of Macedonia , the museum was known as People 's Museum of Macedonia .
Milutin Bojić . Milutin Bojić ( ; – ) was a Serbian poet , theatre critic , playwright , and soldier . A native of Belgrade , he began writing poetry at an early age and published a number of literary reviews under a pseudonym while he was still a teenager . He rose to prominence during the Balkan Wars , writing about his experiences in territories newly retaken from the Ottoman Empire . The outbreak of World War I interrupted Bojić 's studies at the University of Belgrade and forced him to postpone marrying his girlfriend , Radmila Todorović . The couple were separated in the chaos of war , and Bojić left Belgrade with his family and relocated to Niš , where he worked as a military censor and wrote articles for a local newspaper to pay his family 's bills . In October 1915 , the Serbian Army was overwhelmed by a combined Austro-Hungarian , Bulgarian and German invasion and forced to retreat to neutral Greece via Albania . Bojić and his younger brother joined the exodus , marching for several weeks through Kosovo , Montenegro and northern Albania , where they were finally reunited with Bojić 's fiancée . Bojić was not allowed to accompany his brother and fiancée on a ship destined for Italy because he was of fighting age , and had to continue marching to Greece without them . In early 1916 , Bojić reached the Greek island of Corfu , where he was recruited to work for Serbian military intelligence . That summer , he was transferred to Thessaloniki , where he continued working for the military . In August , he was granted leave and sailed to France , where he reunited with his fiancée and his brother . Bojić returned to Greece several weeks later , and was diagnosed with tuberculosis in September the following year . Owing to the political connections of his patrons , he managed to find care at an exclusive military hospital in Thessaloniki , but by late October his condition worsened . He died in early November at the age of 25 . He was initially buried at the Allied military cemetery at Zeitenlik , but in 1922 , his siblings had his remains relocated to Belgrade , where they were reburied beside those of his parents . Bojić 's popularity grew exponentially following his death . Many of his poems received widespread critical acclaim for their portrayal of the Serbian Army 's retreat during the winter of 1915–16 and its stay on Corfu , where thousands of soldiers succumbed to disease and exhaustion and were buried at sea . Bojić 's work remained popular in Yugoslavia for much of the 20th century , cementing his reputation as one of the greatest Serbian poets of the Romantic period . Family . Milutin Bojić was born in Belgrade on , the eldest child of Jovan and Sofia Bojić ( ' Bogojević ) . His father 's family was originally from Herzegovina . Following the First Serbian Uprising , Bojić 's great-grandfather fled his ancestral homeland and settled in the Austro-Hungarian city of Semlin ( modern Zemun ) to escape Ottoman persecution . Bojić 's father and grandfather were born in Semlin , and were good-standing members of the town 's fledgling Serb community . In 1875 , Bojić 's father was conscripted into the Austro-Hungarian Army . Shortly afterwards , he entered into an argument with a high-ranking Hungarian officer , insulted him , then fled to the Serbian capital to escape punishment . He attended trade school in Belgrade and became a successful shoemaker . Bojić 's matrilineal line traces its origins to the town of Tetovo , in what is now northern Macedonia . His mother 's family had fled the town in 1690 as part of the Great Serb Migration and settled in Bečkerek ( modern Zrenjanin ) . Bojić 's maternal grandfather , Jovan , had lived in the border town of Pančevo since he was a child , married and started a family there . Much like Bojić 's father , he was a successful shoemaker , and in 1890 he offered to marry his only daughter to him . After initial disagreement over the price of the dowry , Bogojević gave the marriage his blessing and Bojić 's parents were soon married . At the time of Bojić 's birth , his parents were living in a small flat at No . 4 Sremska Street , situated just above his father 's shop in Belgrade 's Stari Grad . Over the next decade , they had four more children – Jelica ( < abbr title= '' born '' > b. < /abbr > 1894 ) , Danica ( < abbr title= '' born '' > b. < /abbr > 1896 ) , Radivoje ( < abbr title= '' born '' > b. < /abbr > 1900 ) and Dragoljub ( < abbr title= '' born '' > b. < /abbr > 1905 ) . All of their children survived to adulthood . When Bojić was a child , he and his family were frequently visited by his mother 's cousin Jovan Sremac , the brother of humourist Stevan Sremac . Jovan is said to have greatly influenced the young Bojić , having introduced him to Serbian folk tales and medieval legends at an early age . Education and first publications . Bojić began attending the Terazije Elementary School in 1898 , and finished with excellent grades . He likely began writing poetry between the ages of eight and ten , and this caught the attention of some of his teachers . Jovan Dravić , who taught Serbian in Bojić 's school , wrote : `` One of my pupils has been writing poetry since his first year of elementary school . His father , a shoemaker on Sremska Street , is very proud of his son 's work . He keeps his poems locked away in a safe as great treasures , convinced that they are of immense value and proof of his son 's brilliant future . '' In 1902 , the Bojićes moved into a small house on Hilandarska Street . That autumn , Bojić enrolled into Belgrade 's Secondary School No . 2 , which taught children from the ages of ten to eighteen . Over the next several years , Bojić distinguished himself as an excellent student . In 1907 , he was recognized as the best student in his school , and was exempt from final examinations . By this time , Bojić 's poems started appearing in his school 's periodical . He also began writing literary reviews for Jovan Skerlić and Milan Grol 's Daily News ( `` Dnevni list '' ) , and became the paper 's youngest contributor . All of Bojić 's contributions there were written under a pseudonym because he feared he would not be taken seriously if his true age was uncovered . Bojić also authored articles in the newspapers Artwork ( `` Delo '' ) , Wreath ( `` Venac '' ) and The Serbian Literary Gazette ( `` Srpski književni glasnik '' ) . In 1908 , during the Austro-Hungarian annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina , Bojić penned his first stage play , titled `` The Blind Despot '' ( `` Slepi despot '' ) . It was meant to be the first play of a trilogy titled `` The Despot 's Crown '' ( `` Despotova kruna '' ) . Bojić shared the play with his friend Radoslav Vesnić , who then showed it to Rista Odović , the director of the National Theatre in Belgrade . By the end of his secondary school studies , Bojić was elected chairman of his school 's literary club . Upon turning eighteen , in May 1910 , he was deemed unfit to serve in the Serbian Army and excused from mandatory service . After graduation , in the autumn of 1910 , he enrolled in the University of Belgrade 's Faculty of Philosophy , where he studied the works of Immanuel Kant , as well as German , Italian and South Slavic literature with varying rates of success . Shortly after entering the university , Bojić began contributing theatrical reviews to `` Pijemont '' , an ultra-nationalist daily strongly opposed to the Prime Minister of Serbia , Nikola Pašić , and his People 's Radical Party ( ) . `` Pijemont '' was also the quasi-official paper of the secret organization Unification or Death ( better known as the Black Hand ) , which played an important role in Serbian political life between 1903 and 1914 . Milutin K. Dragutinović was one of Bojić 's greatest influences during his teenage years . Dragutinović was one of Bojić 's former secondary school teachers , as well as a literary critic and member of the National Theatre 's artistic committee . He advised Bojić to continue writing poetry and dramatic verse . In 1911 , Bojić shared the first draft of a stage play titled `` Chains '' ( `` Lanci '' ) with Dragutinović , who encouraged him to submit it to a competition held by the Literary Committee of the National Theatre in Belgrade . Bojić 's play was one of forty-two works that were submitted . A number of prominent writers took part in the competition , including Ivo Vojnović , Branislav Nušić , Aleksa Šantić , and Svetozar Ćorović . `` Chains '' was rejected as being too `` naïve '' and `` full of youthful exaggerations '' , and the prize went to another contestant . In May , Bojić 's father died suddenly of a heart attack , aged 56 . Rise to prominence and coverage of the Balkan Wars . Despite his busy schedule , during his university years Bojić spent many of his nights in cafés and bars , mingling with other artists in Skadarlija , Belgrade 's Bohemian quarter . He was extremely popular among the writers and artists of his generation . [ Bojić ] was an impulsive young man . From rare photographs and the testimony of his contemporaries emerges [ ... ] a figure of medium stature , with slightly drooped shoulders , thick brown hair , and a pale oval face . His eyebrows were dark , and one of them was almost always raised , giving his face an expression of intense irony . His eyes burned with constant passion , and his lips were full and sensuous . There was also something young and vulnerable in his smile . He smiled often , and his conversation was reputed to be brilliant . As the wars raged , Bojić wrote a historical drama titled `` The King 's Autumn '' ( `` Kraljeva jesen '' ) , which received considerable praise from Skerlić . The drama premiered at the National Theatre in October 1913 . Another one of Bojić 's works , `` Ms. Olga '' ( `` Gospođa Olga '' ) premiered soon after . In early 1914 , publishing magnate Svetislav Cvijanović printed Bojić 's first poetry collection , consisting of 48 works . Outbreak of World War I and retreat to Corfu . At the outbreak of World War I , Bojić was in his final year at the University of Belgrade and had gotten engaged to his girlfriend , Radmila Todorović . The war put a stop to his education , and Bojić decided to postpone the marriage until peace was restored . He remained employed at `` Pijemont '' until 1915 , when he left Belgrade with his family , never to return . While Todorović remained in the city , the Bojićes moved to the town of Aranđelovac in the Serbian interior . Shortly after , they moved to Niš as it was further from the frontlines . There , Bojić worked as a military censor . He wrote articles for the Niš Gazette ( `` Niški glasnik '' ) to pay his family 's bills . In early February 1915 , Bojić 's mother died of cancer , leaving him to take care of his younger siblings . Bojić devoted most of his creative energy to the completion of an epic poem titled `` Cain '' , which was published just before the combined Austro-Hungarian , Bulgarian and German invasion of Serbia in October 1915 . A deeply patriotic work , `` Cain '' compares Bulgaria 's impending attack on Serbia to the Biblical story of Cain jealously murdering his brother Abel . Upon capturing Niš , the Bulgarians burned every copy of the poem , and the only one that survived was the one that Bojić carried with him out of the city . Upon leaving Niš , Bojić and his brother Radivoje joined the Serbian Army in its retreat to the Adriatic coast . Their sisters and infant brother went to live with a cousin in occupied Kraljevo . The Bojić brothers ' journey took them through Kuršumlija , Mitrovica , Pristina , Prizren , Đakovica , Dečani and Peć , from where they continued to Andrijevica and Podgorica . The two intended to join retreating Montenegrin Army columns and head on to Scutari , where they hoped that Allied ships would evacuate them and other Serbian troops to Italy . The Serbs quickly realized that they had no hope of being evacuated at Scutari due to the Austro-Hungarian naval presence off the northern Albanian coast , and the Serbian and Montenegrin military leaderships elected to retreat further into the Albanian interior rather than surrender . The Serbs and Montenegrins marched south , first to Durrës and then to Vlorë . From there , they intended to meet up with a French expeditionary force that was to evacuate them to the Greek island of Corfu . Thousands of soldiers either died of hunger or succumbed to the cold . Many were ambushed by hostile Albanian tribesmen and killed while traversing the countryside . While marching through the wilderness , Bojić began writing a poetry anthology titled `` Songs of Pride and Suffering '' ( `` Pesme bola i ponosa '' ) , which would comprise some of his best known works . He also started working on a new drama in verse titled `` The Marriage of Uroš '' ( `` Uroševa ženidba '' ) . He was dressed in a strange way . A `` šajkača '' was pulled to the front of his head and almost completely covered his forehead . His eyebrows were hardly visible . Under its weight , the ears seemed to have collapsed . He wore a kind of long , black coat , covered in mud and held in place by a string . He used another piece of string for a belt , and from it hung a pot for boiling water , a tea strainer , a canteen , and other useful things . He walked slightly bent forward , followed everywhere by the noise of the things clashing at his waist . The occupation of Serbia by the Central Powers pained Bojić far more than the everyday struggles of the exodus itself . He is said to have slept very little , telling Živadinović : `` You do n't realize what you are missing by sleeping . In circumstances like these , the entire soul must be kept constantly awake . Whole centuries have never painted such a vast fresco . Never has death been so greedy , nor heroes so indifferent to it . '' In December 1915 , Bojić reached Shëngjin with the others and reunited with his fiancée . Živadinović recalled : `` I shall never forget the day that we saw the sea . Only then did Bojić begin to speak about the future . He was making plans for a vast novel in verse , for comedies , dramas , tragedies , all intended to bring the great events of our history back to life . '' Upon reaching the coast , Bojić was told that he could not board the ship to Italy because he was of fighting age . His fiancée was allowed to board and his fifteen-year-old brother was judged to be too young for military service and granted passage as well . Unable to go with them , Bojić and his companions continued down the length of the Albanian coast until they reached Corfu , where the Allies had sent ships to transport the remnants of the Serbian Army to the Greek mainland . Upon reaching Corfu , thousands of Serb troops began showing symptoms of typhus and had to be quarantined on the island of Vido , where 11,000 died over the span of two months . Seven thousand of these had to be buried at sea because there was not enough space for their remains to be interred on land ; corpses were simply piled onto barges and tossed overboard . Bojić was appalled by the suffering . `` Our church bells toll dead instead of hours , '' he wrote . Witnessing the disposal of bodies inspired Bojić to write the poem `` Ode to a Blue Sea Tomb '' ( `` Plava Grobnica '' ) , which Đorđević describes as `` Bojić 's best ... a masterpiece of Serbian patriotic poetry . '' Shortly after arriving at Corfu , Bojić was recruited to work for Serbian military intelligence . In mid-1916 , he was transferred to Thessaloniki . Last years and death . Upon reaching Thessaloniki , Bojić spent much of his spare time reading the works of French authors and writing poetry . In August 1916 , he received a month 's leave and sailed for France , where his fiancée and brother had gone to escape from the war , shortly after landing in Italy . Bojić spent the month with his fiancée in Nice . Upon returning to Greece , Bojić resumed his army service , and continued writing poetry . `` Songs of Pride and Suffering '' was first published in Thessaloniki in mid-1917 . Nearly every copy of the anthology was destroyed in the Great Fire of Thessaloniki , in August 1917 . The only copy that survived was one sent by Bojić to his fiancée in France and this became the basis for the post-war edition . In September 1917 , Bojić was diagnosed with tuberculosis . Owing to the influence of his old patron , Ljuba Jovanović-Patak , he was admitted to a military hospital in central Thessaloniki which tended exclusively to Serbian Army officers , where Jovanović 's wife often visited him . Bojić continued writing poetry , and as his condition deteriorated , his poems began to take a melancholy tone . Nevertheless , he remained optimistic that he would recover from his illness and see his family again . One month before his death , he sent his fiancée and brother a telegram assuring them that he was `` ... only slightly ill '' and promised they would be reunited . Bojić died of tuberculosis on . Even a few hours before his death , he appeared convinced of his survival . According to a fellow patient , Bojić `` ... died choking in half-sleep from a fit of coughing that destroyed the tissues of his lungs . '' He was buried at the Zeitenlik military cemetery in Thessaloniki . His family was shocked by the news of his death , particularly his brother and fiancée , who believed him to be on the road to recovery . In 1922 , Bojić 's remains were exhumed and transferred to Belgrade 's New Cemetery , where they were reburied beside those of his parents . All of Bojić 's siblings survived the war ; his brother Radivoje became a diplomat and worked in the Yugoslav Ministry of Foreign Affairs until the Axis invasion of the country in April 1941 , when he left Yugoslavia with his family and emigrated to the West . Bojić 's youngest brother , Dragoljub , spent the rest of his life in Belgrade and became a high school geography teacher . His sister Jelica married and lived in Belgrade until her death in 1942 . His youngest sister , Danica , died single in 1952 . Bojić 's fiancée Radmila remained loyal to him and never married after his death ; she returned to Serbia after the war and died in Belgrade in 1971 . Influences , themes and legacy . While at the University of Belgrade , Bojić studied The Bible in his free time and read the works of Victor Hugo , Friedrich Nietzsche , Charles Baudelaire , Leo Tolstoy , Anton Chekhov and Sigmund Freud , among others . Đorđević notes that Bojić 's early poems reflect the degree to which he was influenced by the `` exalted sensuality '' of Baudelaire 's works . He contends that Baudelaire 's influence on Bojić 's early work is `` rather unfortunate '' , as by striving to imitate Baudelaire 's style , Bojić failed to achieve originality and instead merely used Baudelaire as a `` crutch in the absence of spontaneous emotion '' . As he matured , Bojić was influenced by the works of Irish writer Oscar Wilde , particularly the play `` Salome '' , which was being performed at the National Theatre in Belgrade during Bojić 's university years . The play influenced Bojić to such an extent that he later composed a poem of the same name . According to Đorđević , Bojić was `` thrilled by the beauty of Wilde 's descriptions '' , and reading his work inspired Bojić to use Biblical rhythm and accentuation . Đorđević notes that the archaic phrase `` thou art '' only appears in Bojić 's poems after he began reading Wilde . Wilde 's influence can also be observed in Bojić 's lyric plays , especially `` The King 's Autumn '' . Bojić was also inspired by French playwright Edmond Rostand , whose play `` L'Aiglon '' was Bojić 's `` dramatic ideal incarnate '' . Rostand 's influence is most clearly felt in `` The Marriage of Uroš '' , where Bojić paid homage to Rostand by writing the entire drama in verse , a style that was considered obsolete at the time . Serbian history and medieval legends had the greatest influence on Bojić 's plays ; Đorđević notes that `` all Bojić 's dramas , published or not , are inspired by Serbian medieval motifs '' . The Balkan Wars inspired Bojić to write his first patriotic poetry , where he attempted to emulate Hugo 's rhetorical verse . By 1914 , much of Bojić 's poetry revolved around patriotic themes , and by 1917 this theme had overtaken all others . In his last months , the only non-patriotic poems that Bojić wrote were about the love he felt towards his fiancée . The historian John K. Cox opines that Bojić 's `` personal suffering ... [ embodied ] Serbian history at the crossroads of greatness and disaster . '' Cox considers Bojić the most famous of the many Serbian artists and writers who perished during World War I. Đorđević contends that Bojić achieved more during his short career than a number of other writers and poets who led far longer lives . He writes that Bojić 's influence on Serbian literature would have been even greater had he survived the war , and praises him as `` one of the great poets of the 20th century '' . In May 2014 , the inaugural Milutin Bojić Prize was awarded to a student from Čačak by the Milutin Bojić Library , a Belgrade-based learning institution dedicated exclusively to studies on Bojić 's life and work . The Library is funded by the Serbian Ministry of Culture , and operates an extensive online database known as the Milutin Bojić Virtual Library . In August 2014 , researchers discovered the original manuscript of `` Ode to a Blue Sea Tomb '' in the Library 's archives . The yellowed slip of paper was immediately given to experts at the National Library of Serbia , who went about restoring it so as to prevent further decay .
New Elgin F.C.. New Elgin Football Club are a Scottish football club from the town of Elgin , Moray . Members of the Scottish Junior Football Association , they currently play in the North Second Division . Founded in 1946 , the club ` s original home ground was at Dovecot Park just off North Street in New Elgin . The clubs first strip was Red and White hooped shirts , White shorts , Red and White hooped socks . The club won their first Morayshire Junior League title in 1948 with star players such as Harry Smith , Jim Clark , Johnny Leithead , Donald Cargill , Willie Jamieson , Willie Mackenzie , George Webster , Billy Smith , Hughie Keil , Peter Mather , John McDonald and Jock Mackenzie . The pitch at the `` Doocot Park '' was however was noted for being rather heavy going due to drainage problems . In 1964 the club secured part of the playing fields formerly used by the MoD at Pinefield camp on the eastern side of Elgin . It was in early 1967 that the club flitted to their new pitch , with a former MoD building becoming the dressing-rooms , still in use today . In the club 's 22 year membership of the Morayshire Junior League , New Elgin were champions on 10 occasions . The club also reached 68 cup finals run by the Morayshire Junior F.A . in this time , winning 35 of them . The club made their best run the Scottish Junior Cup , during the 1967/68 season , when they reached the fourth round . In late 1968 , the club almost folded , after having to scratch from the Scottish Junior Cup , being unable to fulfill a tie with Aberdeen side Rosemount . However a new committee was elected in February 1969 and the club continued . The club enjoyed a revival in the late-1970s and early-1980s under the charge of former player , Robbie Nicol , who gave a number of promising local youngsters a chance . As well as being Manager , Robbie had also been Treasurer then Secretary before taking over from Frank Marchi as President in 1980 . This position he held till his untimely death in December 1997 . Elgin were joined in 2009 by local rivals Bishopmill United . In line with SJFA regulations , both club 's adjacent pitches are enclosed by fencing and New Elgin have customised their facility by renaming it Nicol-Togneri Park in honour of long serving officials Jake Togneri and the late Robbie Nicol . Club colours are red and black . The team are managed since June 2017 by John Ross .
Honinbo ( competition ) . The Honinbo ( 本因坊 ) is a Go competition and the oldest Go title in Japan . Sponsored by `` Mainichi Shimbun '' , the Honinbo pays out ¥32 million ( $ 415,000 as of October 2011 ) . Rules . The holder of the title is challenged by whoever wins the round robin league . Players can get into the round robin league by going through many preliminary tournaments . Once there is a challenger to compete against the holder , the winner is decided through a best of seven match . The games are played over two days and each player is given eight hours of thinking time . If a player qualifies for the Honinbo league , they are automatically promoted to 7 dan . If that same player wins the league , a promotion to 8 dan is given . If that same player goes on to winning the title , they are promoted to 9 dan , the highest rank .
The Fantastic Leslie . The Fantastic Leslie were a four-piece band from Sydney , Australia and was the starting point for three of Australia 's popular and successful comedians and musicians . Biography . The group formed in 1999 , with Cameron Bruce , Andrew Hansen , Tom Gleeson and James Fletcher , who were all studying at Sydney University . Hansen was the guitarist , played the kazoo and was one of the vocalists , Bruce 's expertise lay in the field of playing piano and vocals , Gleeson was the drummer and Fletcher played bass . They released their debut and only recording , an EP , `` A Tiny Mark '' , on 1 July 1999 . `` A Tiny Mark '' consisted of six tracks – five original tracks as well as `` Moving Right Along '' , a song from `` The Muppet Movie '' . It was produced by Michael Carpenter , mastered by Don Bartley , and distributed through MGM Distribution . Tom Gleeson left the band in September 2000 to pursue his comedy career , and was replaced by Bruce Braybrooke . Gleeson went on to perform in `` skitHOUSE '' , as well as numerous Australian Comedy Tours , Melbourne International Comedy Festivals and Adelaide Fringe Festivals . The band recorded only two other released tracks : `` The Fantastic Leslie Theme Song '' and a cover of the Nick Drake song , `` At the Chime of the City Clock '' . These were respectively released on `` Grow Your Own 2000 '' and `` Jeremy Flies ; A Tribute to Nick Drake '' . They split in about 2003 , when they were beginning to actively pursue their own careers . In an interview with `` The Age '' Hansen admitted he was a frustrated musician and related to his times with The Fantastic Leslie . Post Leslie . Andrew Hansen is a member of The Chaser team , who have produced six TV shows , Andrew being in five of them , including Logie Award winning `` CNNNN '' and AFI Award winning `` The Chaser 's War on Everything '' , as well as three musicals/stage shows , including `` The Chaser 's Age of Terror Variety Hour '' which toured Australia in 2008 . Cameron Bruce , after leaving The Fantastic Leslie , joined Karma County as part of the backing band for a Carole King Tribute show , Tapestry . He has also been a part-time floating member of Pinky Beecroft 's White Russians , and the Beautiful Girls . He was a third of comedy/musical trio GUD , along with Paul McDermott and Mick Moriarty , and progressed onto playing in his own and Paul Kelly 's band , and playing keyboards for both `` Good News Week '' and `` The Sideshow '' . Bruce Braybrooke is now the drummer in The Beautiful Girls . James Fletcher is now working as a news reporter for the BBC Radio in London . There are currently no plans for a reunion ; however , Fletcher has said that nothing is impossible when it comes to a gig . Andrew Hansen , Tom Gleeson and Cameron Bruce appeared together on an episode of GNW on 19 October 2009 playing in the segment , `` Strange but True . ''
Trewent Point . Stackpole Quay - Trewent Point is a cliff on the Castlemartin Peninsula of South Pembrokeshire South Wales and is a Site of Special Scientific Interest ( or `` SSSI '' ) . It has been designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest since January 1977 in an attempt to protect its fragile biological and geological elements . The site has an area of 64.15 hectares and is managed by Natural Resources Wales . Type and features . This SSSI has been notified as being of both geological and biological importance . Many fossils have contributed greatly towards assigning a Wenlock age to the rocks . Some elements of this fauna have more in common with North American species than with those seen in the rest of Wales . This Grey Sandstone site also represents the best exposure of Silurian rocks within the block . The folds and dislocations in these rocks exemplifies the overall structure of the southern part of one of the major zones of the Variscan belt in Pembrokeshire . The limestone cliffs also support crevice communities such as thrift ( `` Armeria maritima '' ) , sea plantain ( `` Plantago maritima '' ) , rock sea-spurrey ( `` Spergularia rupicola '' ) , sea-lavender ( `` Limonium binervosum '' ) and golden-samphire ( `` Inula crithmoides '' ) .
Keel-bellied water snake . The keel-bellied water snake ( `` Bitia hydroides '' ) is a marine homalopsine snake . It belongs to the monotypic genus `` Bitia '' . Geographic range . It is found in Malaysia . Dentition . `` Bitia hydroides '' is noted for its unusual dentition . In all other snakes , any enlarged teeth are located on the dentary or maxilla , with the inner , palatine teeth of the upper jaw being smaller . In `` Bitia hydroides '' , the palatine teeth are greatly enlarged . Not enough is known about this animal 's feeding behavior or ecology to attempt to infer a function of this peculiar arrangement .
Engineering Center . The Engineering Center is a research and educational centerpoint of Florida International University 's main campus ( eight blocks south of the Engineering Center ) in Miami , Florida . It is home to the College of Engineering and Computing and the Motorola Nanofabrication Research Facility , the first centralized facility of its kind in Florida . The Motorola Nanofabrication Research Facility at Florida International University is an open-access initiative in support of nano-scale devices , systems and materials research that encompasses a broad range of technologies and capabilities . The facility provides nanofabrication , analytical instrumentation , materials characterization and process-development laboratories for students , faculty and industrial researchers .
Peter Giles ( footballer ) . Peter Giles ( born 10 June 1958 ) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League ( VFL ) .
Sharpe 's Enemy ( novel ) . `` Sharpe 's Enemy : Richard Sharpe and the Defense of Portugal , Christmas 1812 '' is the fifteenth historical novel in the Richard Sharpe series by Bernard Cornwell , first published in 1984 . The story is set in 1812 during the Napoleonic Wars . Plot summary . In the winter of 1812 a group of deserters from all the armies of the Peninsular War - French , British , Spanish and Portuguese - descends on the isolated hamlet of Adrados , on the Spanish-Portuguese border , led by Obadiah Hakeswill , the antagonist of `` Sharpe 's Company '' , and Pot-au-Feu aka Sergeant Deron , as Marshal Soult 's cook . They seize a number of women on pilgrimage to a convent in the village , including Josefina Lacosta who is travelling as `` Lady Farthingdale '' , and Madame Dubreton , the English-born wife of a French colonel of cavalry . Richard Sharpe , recently promoted to the rank of Major , is sent with Patrick Harper to deliver the ransom demanded for the release of Lady Farthingdale . Upon reaching Adrados they meet Colonel Dubreton and his Sergeant on a similar mission . They see both ladies are safe and deliver the ransom but Hakeswill then demands more by the New Year . Colonel and Madame Dubreton are careful not to let the fact that they know each other be picked up by the deserters . Sharpe and Harper note that Adrados is extremely defensible with a castle , a watchtower and a convent all defensible buildings against attack . Madame Dubreton gives Sharpe a clue that she is in the convent . Nairn believes that the deserters will not agree to a release at all regardless of ransom and thinks a rescue is the best option . It is proposed that Sharpe and the Light Company , with two companies of the 60th American Rifles , will attack the watchtower and the convent to free the ladies and then wait for Colonel Kinney to come with his 113th Fusilier Regiment and Sir Augustus to supervise the surrender of the deserters . They propose to capture the convent on Christmas Eve when the deserters will be almost certainly inebriated . They capture the convent and free the women . Unfortunately , Sharpe discovers that multiple French battalions are on their way to capture the village in order to occupy South Portugal . Sharpe decides to make a stand and blackmails Lord Farthingdale into leaving the village , thus making Sharpe the commanding officer . He ingeniously defends the village by setting a trap for the French , using the rockets to destroy a battalion , mining a building , and generally anticipating his enemies ' moves . His wife , a Spanish partisan commander Teresa Moreno , rides to fetch reinforcements who arrive just in time to assist the tiring men . Hakeswill , who was kept as a prisoner , escapes during the last hours of the fight and kills Teresa . Hakeswill tries to desert to the French , but falls in the hands of Dubreton who returns him to Sharpe as a thank you for rescuing the Colonel 's wife . After a court martial , Hakeswill is shot by a firing squad and the `` coup de grace '' is administered by Sharpe himself . Characters . Richard Sharpe : Brevet Major in the British Army Pot-au-Feu : Sergeant Deron , who appears in `` Sharpe 's Havoc '' , and is the leader of the renegade band References to other novels . `` Sharpe 's Enemy '' was the sixth book in the Sharpe series written by Cornwell by year published . After the addition of many more novels to the successful series it resides about two thirds of the way through the series and Sharpe 's military career . Television adaptation . The novel was adapted for the second season of the `` Sharpe '' television series . It guest starred Jeremy Child as Sir Augustus , Helena Mitchell as Sarah Dubreton and Tony Haygarth as Pot-au-Feu . The adaptation kept the basic plot of the novel but many details were changed , notably the character of Josefina was not reused and was replaced with a new character , Isabella ( played by Elizabeth Hurley ) , the wife of Sir Augustus and an old flame of Sharpe , with whom he has a sexual encounter while rescuing her . ( In the novels , Isabella is the name of Harper 's wife ; the television adaptation instead gives him a girlfriend named Ramona . ) Teresa is introduced earlier near the beginning of the adaptation , as is Ducos who accompanies Dubreton to his first meeting with Hakeswill . Sharpe is not promoted to major until midway through the adaptation prior to his return to the convent , Teresa is killed earlier when Hakeswill escapes after the convent 's capture and the final battle with the French is significantly downgraded , being reduced to a single repulsed charge . The task of finishing Hakeswill 's execution is given to an anonymous officer which Sharpe merely watching from the distance .
1993 World Games . The 1993 World Games , the fourth World Games , were an international multi-sport event held in The Hague , Netherlands . Medal table . The medal tally during the fourth World Games is as follows . Germany finished at the top of the final medal table .
Deenar Nagar . Deenar Nagar is a small town in Kasaragod district , Kerala , India . Deenar Nagar is located about 3 km inwards to Bandiyod , a small town between Kasaragod and Mangalore . It is around 19.7 km north to the Kasaragod town and 39 km south to Mangalore . Sports . Football and Cricket are given major importance in Deenar Nagar . Other major sports like Volleyball , Gori are also practiced in Deenar Nagar . Deenar Nagar have one of the beautiful football court named Dilkush Stadium which is one of the best in the area and one of the oldest Football Clubs in the Kasaragod district . VASC- Victory Arts & Sports Club Deenar Nagar is one of the oldest club which was established on 1951 which is prominent in Football , Cricket & Volley Ball . Mosques . Muhiyuddeen Jumah Masjid is the only mosque in Deenar Nagar . Air . The nearest airport to Deenar Nagar is Mangalore International Airport , which is around 44.8 km away from the town . Kannur International Airport , which is 141 km from the town is under construction . Other airports near Deenar Nagar is Calicut International Airport , lies about 223 km to the south and Mysore Airport , which is around 259 km to the south east . Road . Deenar Nagar Bus Station is the only bus station in Deenar Nagar . Private buses are servicing through Deenar Nagar on regular intervals . Schools and education . Malandoor UP school is the situated in Deenar Nagar which is controlled by Kerala Government . There are other few schools nearby like Kunil Education Trust , AJI English Medium School , Shihab English Medium School , Uppala Government School , Meepiry Government School , Ichlangod Government School . Languages . This locality is an essentially multi-lingual region . The people speak Malayalam , Kannada , Tulu , Beary bashe and Konkani . Migrant workers also speak Hindi and Tamil languages . This village is part of Manjeswaram assembly constituency which is again part of Kasaragod ( Lok Sabha constituency ) Garden City Auditorium . Regions only Auditorium is under construction which is to be completed by 2016 . Garden City Auditorium can accommodate around 2000-3000 people and can be used for the occasions like Wedding , Cultural Activities , Meetings etc .
Quincy Davis ( musician ) . Quincy Davis ( born August 27 , 1977 in Grand Rapids , Michigan ) is a jazz drummer who has recorded with Tom Harrell , Benny Green , Hank Jones , Kurt Elling , The Clayton Brothers , Gerald Clayton , Russell Malone , Frank Wess , Eric Lewis , Junko Onishi , Ernestine Anderson , Vincent Gardner , Randy Napoleon , and many others . Personal . Davis grew up in a musical family in Grand Rapids , Michigan . His brother is pianist Xavier Davis . He often played with his brother in their home . In grade school , he also picked up the trumpet and tuba . Near the end of his high school career , he attended the Interlochen Arts Academy in northern Michigan . There he played jazz in a group setting and studied classical percussion and trap-set drumming . Career . After graduating from Interlochen , Davis attended Western Michigan University , where he studied with Billy Hart . He also developed his composition skills there . Often , he would drive to Ann Arbor and perform at clubs there with guitarist Randy Napoleon . Davis graduated in 1999 , and moved to New York City a year later . Within a week of moving , he began playing at Cleopatra 's Needle in Manhattan and became the house drummer there for Friday sessions . He began to play with many of the best jazz musicians , including Wynton Marsalis , Frank Wess , Russell Malone , Eric Reed , Cyrus Chestnut , Paquito D'Rivera , Lew Tebakin , Marcus Printup , Warren Vache , Ron Blake , Jon Faddis , Stefon Harris , Peter Berstein , Roy Hargrove , Paula West , Nicholas Payton , New York Voices , Ryan Kisor , Regina Carter and Wessell Anderson . In March 2001 , Davis began touring with trumpeter Tom Harrell . Davis 's first tour with Tom was in March 2001 . The band included his brother , Xavier . Davis has played throughout the world in such prominent clubs as The Village Vanguard and The Blue Note in New York City , The Jazz Showcase in Chicago , and Paris , New Morning Jazz Club ; The Jazz Bakery , Yoshi 's , and Catalina Bar and Grill in California . In 2010 , Davis moved to Winnipeg , Canada as a faculty member of the jazz studies program at the University of Manitoba , headed by noted jazz bassist and educator Steve Kirby . Other noted faculty included tenor saxophonist Jimmy Greene , and pianist George Colligan .
Mill Falls . Mill Falls is a 7 metre high complex classic waterfall found in Ancaster , Hamilton , Ontario , Canada . Nearby attractions include the Old Mill Restaurant , Bruce Trail and the Heritage Trail . `` Lower Mill Falls '' is a 6 metre high , 4 metre wide complex classic cascade waterfall found downstream from Mill Falls . Directions . From Highway 403 take the Lincoln Alexander Parkway exit and keep to the right to merge onto `` Rousseaux Street '' . At the 'T ' intersection turn right onto Wilson Street East . Turn left onto `` Montgomery Road '' and turn left again at the stop sign onto `` Old Dundas Road '' . Just past the Old Mill Restaurant on the right , PARKING : Park at the upper Old Mill restaurant parking just after `` Ontario Street '' . Cross the road to the Old Mill restaurant and follow the creek upstream until you see Mill Falls .
Halmstad Bolmen Railway . Halmstad Bolmen Railway ( Swedish : `` Halmstad–Bolmens Järnväg '' , `` HBJ '' ) was a 64 km ( 40 miles ) long narrow gauge railway line from Halmstad to Bolmen in the Halland County of Sweden . It had a gauge of . History . The chamber of commerce of Halmstadt contracted captain Wilhelm Gagner of the civil engineering corps to provide a cost estimate for building a railway line from the terminus of the `` Vislanda–Bolmens Järnväg ( ViBJ ) '' in Bolmen to Halmstad . He compared two alternative routes , one via Skeen and the other crossing the Fettjesund . During a meeting on 28 August 1885 in Halmstad , he proposed that a railway line could be built at a cost of 1,499 mio Swedish Crowns . The interest in building a line was noted and many parishes intended to invest . On 28 October 1885 the council of Halmstad invested 200,000 Crowns . At the next meeting on 27 November 1885 a committee was set up , and a temporary management board was put on place . The local politician Landshövding Carl Nordenfalk , Friherre D. E. Stjerncrona and the land owner and Member of the Riksdag Ivar Lyttkens from Skedala and A. L. Apelstam , N. Lundell , C. F. von Sydow , A. E. Pihl , C. G. Löfström , G. Bengtsson and C. Leander Larsson applied for a concession for a railway line crossing the Fettjesund at a cost estimate of 1,441 mio Crones . The concession was granted on 6 May 1886 . Halmstad–Bolmens Järnvägsaktiebolag . The `` Halmstad–Bolmens Järnvägsaktiebolag '' was founded on 4 December 1886 with Carl Nordenfalk , Ivar Lyttkens , merchant A. E. Pihl and merchant Anders L. Apelstam , C. L. Larsson of Älmån , banker C. G. Löfström and reverend L Wickelgren in the board of directors . Carl Johan Jehander , also known as Swedish railway king ( `` Järnvägskungen '' ) , was chosen as general contractor at a value of 1,29 mio Crones . The survey of the track commenced on 30 April 1887 . On 12 June 1887 the ground-breaking ceremony was held near Skedala . It was planned to connect the railway line to the line of `` Halmstad–Nässjö Järnvägsaktiebolag '' , which operated the line from Halmstad to Nässjö , which had been opened in 1882 . HBJ decided to build its own station Halmstad Östra . On 24 August 1889 the two railway lines were bolted together . In summer 1889 the railway line from Halmstad to Skedala was approved for public transport . The remainder from Skedala to Bolmen was inaugurated on 4 November 1889 . The Swedish rail statistics ( `` Svensk Järnvägsstatistik '' ) list the cost for building the track as 1.719.976 Crowns . The rails were built of steel and had nominal load capacity of 17,2 kg/m . The maximum gradient was 17 ‰ and the minium radius 300 meter . The maximum speed was set to 35 km/h ( 22 mph ) . Operation . A roundhouse with eight tracks and a turn table with a diameter of 8 m ( 26 ft ) was built in Halmsted south of the station building . The affiliated maintenance yard was used until 1927 . Subsequently the rolling stock was maintained by `` Halmstad–Nässjö Järnvägsaktiebolag ( HNJ ) '' . In Bolmen a two track locomotive shed was built and the 9 m turntable of ViBJ was used . Over time some improvements were implemented : Three bridges were rebuilt in 1905 , and the rails were replaced by heavier rail with a capacity of 24,8 kg/m between 1910 and 1921 . Three stations were refurbished between 1920 and 1924 . The line was improved between 1916 and 1925 at its highest point near Nannarp . Rolling stock . Seven passenger coaches and two combined luggage and post carriages with two axles each as well as 56 goods waggons were purchased . The rolling stock increased over time : finally HBJ owned 7 passenger cars with two axles each , 3 passenger cars with bogies and 3 combined luggage and post carriages as well as 116 goods waggons with two axles each and 6 goods waggons with bogies . Rail track from Åsen to Unnen . The terms of the concession required building a railway line from Åsen to the lake Unnen . This was completed in 1895 . Die Gesellschaft war mit einem Antrag auf die Verschiebung des Baus dieser Nebenstrecke auf einen späteren Zeitpunkt erfolgreich . Carl Johan Jehander , the general contractor for building the line from Halmstad to Bolmen , owned a steam saw , which had been built in 1888 in Lidhult . He purchased on 16 June 1893 approx . 0,59 hektar land for 400 Crowns at the Unnen lake , to build his own railway station . The land for the rail track from Åsen to Unnen was possessed in 1893 by the railway company against payment of a compensation . The building of the track cost 24,000 Crowns . It was 2,5 km ( 1.5 miles ) long and was used by two trains per day , to transport goods and passengers from the steam ships `` Vega '' or `` Freya '' , which crossed the lake to Södra Unnaryd . Jehander moved his saw mill to the Unnen lake , when the railway line was completed in 1895 . It was strategically located for obtaining logs by rafting across the lake , and for transporting sawn timber away by the railway . In November 1896 he sold the saw mill to the timber merchant August Persson , who already owned several steam saws . He employed approx . 50 workers and moved with his family from Älmås to the new works on 5 . November 1897 . On 14 November 1898 he relocated the headquarters to Yttra Röshult . During World War I export of sawn timber declined , which affected the overall timber industry in Sweden . Thus August Persson set up a haulage company and sold his saw mill . Timber transport declined on this line and ceased in 1939 . The saw mill owner Frans Andersson pleaded to the government of prime minister Per Albin Hansson to keep the track in operation . However , the government decided in 1940 to close the line and disassemble the track for scrap . The dam over the lake was left in place , so that the saw mill owner could build a road for heavy lorries . The railway line from Åsen to Unnen was closed in October 1941 . `` Statens Järnvägar '' took over `` Halmstad–Bolmens Jernvägsaktiebolag '' on 1 July 1947 . The land was subsequently sold to station master Anders Lindqvist from Oskarström on 26 May 1948 . Government ownership . In May 1939 the government decided to combine the Swedish rail network . The governmental rail office ( Swedish : `` Kungliga Järnvägsstyrelsens '' ) obtained the task to negotiate the voluntary takeover with the private rail companies . The negotiations with HBJ began in 1995 after World War II had ended . These resulted in the sale of HBJ and its integration into Statens Järnvägar ( SJ ) on 1 July 1947 . Decommissioning . Due to a decline in traffic , operation ceased between Halmstad and Bygget . In October 1966 the rest of the track was taken out of use .
James Corry ( academic ) . James Alexander Corry , ( 1899 – December 26 , 1985 ) was a Canadian academic and the thirteenth Principal of Queen 's University , Ontario , from 1961 until 1968 . Born in Millbank , Ontario , he graduated in 1923 from the University of Saskatchewan . He attended Lincoln College , Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar . In 1927 he became a professor of law at the University of Saskatchewan . In 1936 he joined Queen 's University as a professor of political science . In 1957 , when the Queen 's Faculty of Law was re-established with his assistance , he was one of the three charter professors , along with Daniel Soberman and Stuart Ryan . From 1951 until 1961 he was a Vice-Principal of Queen 's . Mackintosh-Corry Hall at Queen 's is co-named in his honour .
8th century BC . The 8th century BC started the first day of 800 BC and ended the last day of 701 BC . The 8th century BC is a period of great change for several historically significant civilizations . In Egypt , the 23rd and 24th dynasties lead to rule from Nubia in the 25th Dynasty . The Neo-Assyrian Empire reaches the peak of its power , conquering the Kingdom of Israel as well as nearby countries . Greece colonizes other regions of the Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea . Rome is founded in 753 BC , and the Etruscan civilization expands in Italy . The 8th century BC is conventionally taken as the beginning of Classical Antiquity , with the first Olympiad set at 776 BC , and the epics of Homer dated to between 750 and 650 BC . Iron Age India enters the later Vedic period . Vedic ritual is annotated in many priestly schools in Brahmana commentaries , and the earliest Upanishads mark the beginning of Vedanta philosophy . Sovereign states . See : List of sovereign states in the 8th century BC .
Chengdu Tianfu Software Park . Chengdu Tianfu Software Park ( TFSP ; ) , located at the core of the Southern Zone of Chengdu Hi-tech Industrial Development Zone ( Chengdu Hi-Tech Zone ) in Sichuan , China , has been developed by Chengdu Hi-tech Investment Group Co. , Ltd. TFSP has a total planned construction area of over 2.2 million m2 . The park is today a base for the development of software and service outsourcing industry in . Chengdu Tianfu Software Park currently consists of four phases . Phases I and II . Phase I of Tianfu Software Park has a total construction area of about 230,000 m2 . The whole project is divided into two sections : zone A and zone B , with nine buildings in the former and eight in the latter . Building A9 accommodates various restaurants and canteens . Phase II of Tianfu Software Park has a total land use of 760,000 m2 and a total construction area of 560,000 m2 . The whole project is divided into two sections : zone C and zone D , with twelve buildings in the former and seven in the latter . Building D1 consists of three distinctive supporting facilities : dormitories , apartment block and business hotel . The underground area of zone D is dedicated to the catering needs of the area with several restaurants , two canteens and coffee shop . Phase II was delivered in three batches : the first group of buildings in C zone of a total construction area of 140,000 m2 in June 2008 ; the second batch in D zone of a total construction area of 170,000 m2 in July 2009 and the third batch of 250,000 m2 in June 2010 . Phase III . Phase III of Tianfu Software Park has a total construction area of 250,000 m2 . This project consists of two buildings , and is located along Tianfu Avenue . Phase III is planned for completion at the end of year 2011 . Phase IV . Phase IV is located in the southern residential area of Chengdu Hi-tech Zone with a total construction area of 1,100,000 m2 . Tianfu Village is the latest project launched under the label of Tianfu Software Park , and operated by Tianfu Software Park Co. , Ltd . Phase IV was specifically designed to accommodate hi-tech , BPO , E-Commerce and call-center operations , but also provides SOHO offices for smaller businesses . Location . Tianfu Software Park is located in the south park of Chengdu Hi-tech zone and in the core area of Chengdu ’ s new city center , also called Tianfu New City . The Park is a 25-minutes drive to Tianfu Square ( city center ) , 10-minutes drive to the South Railway Station , and 15-minutes drive to the Shuangliu International Airport . Asides from many public buses stopping by Tianfu Software Park , the park operator provides a 24-hour shuttle buses from the park to the South Railway Station . The first line of the subway system has been operational since October 2010 , and will have its terminal station located at 100 meters away from the software park . The journey from the park to Tianfu Square ( city center ) by subway has been reduced to 20 minutes . Partners . Since Tianfu Software Park was launched in 2005 , it has attracted a large number of enterprises segmented in six sectors – ITO/software development , digital entertainment , information security , telecom , R & D , IC design and BPO/shared service centres . Over 200 companies operate in the park , employing about 30,000 people . About Chengdu Tianfu Software Park Co. , Ltd. Chengdu Tianfu Software Park Co. , Ltd , a wholly owned subsidiary of Chengdu Hi-tech Investment Group , was founded under the leadership of the Administration Committee of Chengdu Hi-tech Zone in February 2009 to operate Tianfu Software Park .
Arabian ( disambiguation ) . The etymology comes from `` Arabah '' meaning `` desert '' .
Grains of Paradise ( album ) . `` Grains of Paradise '' is a 2001 album by cellist Erik Friedlander which was released on the Tzadik label . Reception . The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4 stars stating `` Fans of Friedlander 's earlier work may at first be put off by all the violins , but those willing to offer a second listen will be taken by the sheer generosity of the vision and the expansive artfulness on display here compositionally . Wonderful '' .
Martina Wegman . Martina Wegman ( born 12 June 1989 ) is a Dutch slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2014 . She won a silver medal in the Extreme K1 event at the 2018 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Rio de Janeiro . She also won the overall World Cup title in the Extreme K1 in 2018 , the first season when this event counted for world cup points .
Zănoaga River ( Urlățelu ) . The Zănoaga River is a tributary of the Valea Mare River in Romania .
Anthony Marin . Anthony Marin ( born 21 September 1989 ) is a French footballer who plays for Ajaccio . He has previously played for Fréjus Saint-Raphaël , Le Pontet and Nîmes .
Ahmad Rahi . Ahmad Rahi ( 12 November 1923 – 2 September 2002 ) was a Punjabi poet and writer from Pakistan . He was born in Amritsar , British India . His real name was Ghulam Ahmad , a name given by his spiritual leader Khorsheed Ahmad . He completed his basic early education from Amritsar , India in 1940 . After completing his high school , he got admission in M.A.O . College , Lahore but was expelled due to taking part in political movements . After expulsion , he joined his father in his business of selling embroidered wool shawls in the local market . Life and film career in Pakistan . After independence of Pakistan in 1947 , he migrated to Pakistan and joined the magazine Sawera as an editor in Lahore . He was paid Rupees 25 as monthly salary back then . He wrote about the events and bloodshed leading to independence of Pakistan in 1947 which was a very painful personal experience for him due to the atrocities committed by Muslims , Sikhs and Hindus against each other . Religious biases and sectarian animosities were flared up and at their peak level during 1947 . Deeply and personally affected by the events , he wrote two books on this subject . His first book Taranjan was published in 1952 and second book was also published under the name of Nimi Nimi Wa ' '' . Both books were in the Punjabi language . Taranjan was a poetry book about the bloodshed related to independence of Pakistan in 1947 . `` Progressive Writers ' Movement '' activist . Ahmad Rahi , along with the renowned Pakistani film producer-director Saifuddin Saif , noted short story writer Saadat Hassan Manto and the now-celebrated Pakistani poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz started gathering socially at the historic Pak Tea House in Lahore , shortly after the independence of Pakistan in 1947 . One of those Ahmad Rahi 's old friends was Abdul Hameed ( writer ) ( 1928 – 29 April 2011 ) who had told a major Lahore newspaper in an interview before he died in 2011 , `` Literary giants like Sahir Ludhianvi , Munir Niazi , Ahmad Rahi , Ashfaq Ahmad , Ibn-e-Insha and Nasir Kazmi were among his closest friends . He had been a part of the historic years of 'Pak Tea House ' `` crowd in Lahore , Pakistan . This historic tea house was and still is known as a gathering place for intellectuals , poets , writers and artists . `` It holds a special place in the memories of those who know about Lahore 's vibrant literary and cultural past . '' Pak Tea House , therefore , also became a central location for all these above intellectuals who were also active in the Progressive Writers ' Movement in Pakistan . Film songs written by him for films Heer Ranjha ( 1970 ) , Mirza Jat ( 1967 ) , Baji ( 1963 ) and Yakke Wali ( 1957 ) became run-away super-hits in Pakistan . He was a close friend of renowned Pakistani writer Saadat Hasan Manto and film producer and poet Saifuddin Saif , and all 3 friends played key roles in the early years of Pakistan film industry in Lahore , Pakistan . He wrote film songs for a total of 51 films-9 films in Urdu language and for 42 movies in the Punjabi language . Death and legacy . Ahmad Rahi died on 2 September 2002 in Lahore , Pakistan at age 79 . He had been paralyzed for almost seven months which had affected his speech and memory . He is survived by his wife , a son and a daughter . On his death anniversary event in 2009 , Punjab Institute of Language , Art and Culture ( PILAC ) Director-General said that Ahmad Rahi was an 'egoist ' who never made compromises in his life . Memorable super-hit film songs . Later in 1970 , he wrote all the popular hit film songs of Heer Ranjha ( 1970 film ) with music by Khwaja Khurshid Anwar .
Galaxyland . Galaxyland , previously known as Fantasyland , is an indoor amusement park . Located in the West Edmonton Mall in Edmonton , Alberta , Canada , the biggest mall in North America , it is home to the world 's tallest ( 14 stories ) and longest indoor roller coaster , the Mindbender . It is also home to the Space Shot , the world 's tallest indoor tower ride , at . History . Galaxyland was originally known as Fantasyland from 1983 to 1995 . However , the name Fantasyland was already used for one of the theme lands existing in Disneyland and other theme parks , like the Magic Kingdom in Disney World , Hong Kong Disneyland , Disneyland Park in Paris , Tokyo Disneyland , and Shanghai Disneyland Park , owned by the Walt Disney Company . A lawsuit eventually forced the mall 's owners to change the park 's name , though they were allowed to continue using the name `` Fantasyland Hotel '' for a hotel in the mall . Fantasyland became Galaxyland officially on July 1 , 1995 . This was celebrated with a new `` space age '' theme , and the arrival of the park 's new mascot `` Cosmo '' . Accident . In June 1986 , a wheel sheared off the last car on the train of the Mindbender and the train crashed at high speed into a concrete pillar killing three of the ride 's occupants . Since then the ride has had several safety improvements including more routine maintenance checks and three emergency brake sections added to the track . Rides . There are a total of 24 different rides operating in Galaxyland .
Shinya Wada . Shinya Wada ( born 9 July 1977 ) is a visually impaired Japanese long-distance runner . Competing in the T11 classification , Shinya has represented his country at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London , where he took the bronze medal in the men 's 5000m T11 race . He is also a multiple World and Asian Para Games medalist , taking six medals over four tournaments .
Battle of Beaune-la-Rolande . The Battle of Beaune-la-Rolande on 28 November 1870 was a battle of the Franco-Prussian War , won by Prussia . In an attempt to relieve the Siege of Paris , French General Crouzat 's XX Corps launched an attack against three Prussian brigades resting in Beaune-la-Rolande . These brigades were from the Prussian X Corps which was detailed to guard the flanks and rear of the force besieging Paris and provide early warning of any French counter-attacks . The French committed a force of 60,000 men , largely conscripts of the Garde Mobile , and 140 guns against the Prussians ' 9,000 men and 70 guns , mostly drawn from regular troops . Despite the overwhelming superiority of numbers the French attack failed to take the village and was ultimately forced to retreat by Prussian reinforcements . Prussian losses amounted to 817 soldiers and 37 officers with the French losing around 8,000 men and 100 taken prisoner . The French XX Corps changed its plan of attack , bypassing the village , but was unsuccessful at relieving the siege of Paris , which surrendered on 28 January 1871 and ended the war . The battle is notable for demonstrating the fragility of a conscript army when faced with seasoned , regular troops even when numerically superior and for the involvement of impressionist painter Frédéric Bazille and electrical engineer Alexander Siemens . Background . The Prussian army had begun its invasion of France in August and was already laying siege to Paris . The recently appointed General Aurelle and his Army of the Loire ordered the XX Corps under General Crouzat to the Orléans area to push aside the Prussian X Corps , led by Prince Friedrich Karl , which was posted to Beaune-la-Rolande to provide early warning of a French relief force for Paris . The three Prussian brigades at Beaune-la-Rolande were under the command of Konstantin Bernhard von Voigts-Rhetz and were resting after pursuing retreating French forces . The nearest reinforcements were ten miles away at Pithiviers under General Constantin von Alvensleben . General Crouzat had a force of between 31,000 and 60,000 men and 140 artillery pieces against the Prussian 9,000 to 12,000 men and 70 guns . The French force were equipped with the Chassepot rifle which had almost double the effective range of the Prussian Dreyse and also held the element of surprise . With this in mind an attack was launched at 11.30am against the village which was protected only by a small walled churchyard and a six-foot wall along its south side , the French committed two brigades ( 6000 men ) to this charge . First attack . The Prussians , coming under heavy French artillery fire , withdrew all bar 13 companies of infantry ( 1,200 men ) from the village and awaited the assault . Opening fire at 200 paces , the French assaults were halted at the edge of the village , its roads now protected by barricades . The most successful attack was made by the 3rd Zouave Regiment which left 700 dead and wounded men on the field before breaking . Every one of General Crouzat 's staff officers were killed or wounded whilst encouraging the attack . Second attack . A second attack was sent at 1.30pm with the Prussians running low on ammunition . The defenders held their fire until the French were almost upon them , unleashing a volley which was followed by half an hour of frenzied close combat before the French were repulsed once more . The remaining Prussian forces , including all of the artillery which had pulled back from the village , were reformed at nearby Romainville where they joined with reinforcements from Alvenleben 's unit under Wolf Louis Anton Ferdinand von Stülpnagel and attacked the French on the eastern side of the village , finally driving the attackers off . Third attack . Crouzat , determined to take the village , ordered one more attack after dark . This attack was delivered straight along the road into the village and came close to breaching the outer defences but was again driven back by the concentrated volleys of Prussian fire . The French had lost heart for the battle and the majority of the men refused their officers ' orders to close with the enemy , discharged their rifles at the enemy and ran away . Analysis . Military analysts were shocked at the news of the defeat of 60,000 men by 9,000 and many attempts were made to explain why it could have happened . The low morale of the French forces is often cited ; the majority were recent conscripts of the Garde Mobile and had seen a string of defeats , German occupation of their land and the siege of the capital . Aurelle was known to be a harsh commander who , for the twenty days preceding the battle , did not permit his troops to be billeted in towns or villages , instead forcing them to bivouac and live off the land . This was intended to improve discipline and harden up the troops but simply reduced their morale . It is cited as one of the first occasions where the fragility of a large recently conscripted army was demonstrated . The Garde Mobile could only be relied upon when defending a fortified position and were almost useless for an attack launched in the style of the Napoleonic Wars . However , almost the entire French regular army was already lost at the battles of Sedan and Metz . This was one of the primary reasons that the Prussians were victorious in the Franco-Prussian War following a string of unexpected French reverses , of which Beaune-la-Rolande was the most spectacular . A sortie from Paris was intended to coincide with the battle but this was delayed until November 30 , news of the delay not reaching Aurelle until after the battle due to poor winds for the hot air balloons used as messengers . Upon receiving news of this sortie the Army of the Loire wheeled to the right to bypass Beaune-la-Rolande and march on Paris . Casualties . French casualties amounted to around 8,000 soldiers killed and wounded and 100 taken prisoner . The Prussians lost 817 soldiers and 37 officers killed . The French impressionist painter Frédéric Bazille , serving as an enlisted man in the 3rd Zouaves , was killed in action at Beaune-la-Rolande whilst leading his unit in the first attack , his officer having been injured . Alexander Siemens , the German electrical engineer who founded the Society of Telegraph Engineers and Electricians , also fought in the battle as a private in the Prussian army , received a wound and was awarded the Iron Cross for courage .
Ippazio Antonio Bortone . Ippazio Antonio Bortone ( Ruffano , 1847- Lecce , 1938 ) was an Italian sculptor , active for many years in Florence . He was born in Ruffano , near the city of Lecce in the Province of Lecce in the region of Apulia in Southern Italy . He completed his study at the Academy of Fine Arts of Naples , and became honorary professor of that Academy , as well as the Academies of Florence and Lecce . He was also admitted into various orders of knight hood , including named to the Order of the Crown of Italy by King Vittorio Emanuele III , and to the Order of Santi Maurizio e Lazzaro , by King Umberto I following the inauguration of his monument to Quintino Sella in Biella ( won commission by competition ) . Among his works are `` Gladiator '' , `` Hippocrates '' , `` Moliere '' , `` Religious Charity '' ; and `` il Fanfulla '' , ( which won awards at the 1887 Exhibition of Paris del 1887 . For the facade of Santa Maria del Fiore , he sculpted two statues : San Giacomo Minore and San Antonino ; and two medallions : Giotto and Michelangelo . He also completed the monument to marchese Gino Capponi for Santa Croce in Florence ( won the commission by competition ) ; Bust of King Vittorio Emanuele III of Italy at the National Parliament ; bust of Gino Capponi for a hall of the city Hall of Florence ; and a bust of the illustrator of Dante 's works , Giambattista Giuliani .
Pedro Pablo Cepeda Sierra . Pedro Pablo Cepeda Sierra ( born 29 June 1966 ) is a Mexican politician from the National Action Party . From 2000 to 2003 he served as Deputy of the LVIII Legislature of the Mexican Congress representing San Luis Potosí .
Alan Inns . Alan Inns ( born 28 August 1945 ) is a British rower . He competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics , 1980 Summer Olympics and the 1984 Summer Olympics .
Floralies Internationales de Montréal . The Floralies Internationales de Montréal was the 8th international horticultural exposition recognized by the Bureau of International Expositions . The Expo was split in two sequential exhibitions , starting with an indoor event in the former Olympic Velodrome and later on different gardens on Notre Dame Island , the site of the Expo 67 . 17 countries were represented at the indoor exhibition and the Velodrome was converted to Montreal Biodome afterwards . The indoor exhibition opened on May 17 and closed May 29 . The gardens at the outdoor part opened on May 31 . 12 countries showed their gardens to the public during the summer until September 1 .
Buckenham Marshes RSPB reserve . Buckenham Marshes RSPB reserve is a nature reserve located on the northern bank of the River Yare in the English county of Norfolk . The reserve is located around south-east of Norwich near the village of Buckenham . The site , which is in The Broads , is managed by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds . The reserve consists of areas of reedbeds , grazing marsh and wet woodlands featuring species such as alder and willow . Areas of open water provide additional habitats . Key bird species include bean geese which over-winter at the site , the only location they regularly do so in England , lapwing and wigeon . An established rookery borders the site with up to 80,000 rooks roosting at the site , the largest rookery in Britain . The RSPB Strumpshaw Fen reserve borders Buckenham Marshes to the west . Both reserves lie within the Mid-Yare National Nature Reserve and form part of the Yare Broads and Marshes Site of Special Scientific Interest . The reserve is adjacent to Buckenham railway station with the Wherry Lines railway line marking its northern boundary .
Tommy Brennan . Tommy Brennan is a Scottish political activist and a former member of the Labour Party . He is widely known for being the convenor of shop stewards at Ravenscraig steelworks and leader of the fight to try to save the Scottish steel industry in the 1980s and 1990s until he was made redundant in 1991 , shortly before Ravenscraig 's infamous closure . He worked at the plant for a total of 31 years . He received an MBE in the 1991 New Year Honours . When asked in 2013 to comment on the death of Margaret Thatcher , who had been accused of betraying steel workers in government , Brennan said : `` I have a simple philosophy in life that if you look at every bad situation you may find a little plus there . The one plus I could find about Thatcher was that she brought salmon back to the Clyde – she closed all the industry on either side of it so they could n't pollute it . '' Brennan has re-emerged recently as a proponent of Scottish independence , ahead of the country 's upcoming referendum .
Charles Bennett Smith . Charles Bennett Smith ( September 14 , 1870 – May 21 , 1939 ) was a U.S. Representative from New York . Biography . Born in Sardinia , New York , Smith attended the district schools , and in 1886 graduated from Arcade Academy in Arcade , New York . He farmed , and subsequently became a railroad telegraph operator . He was a reporter for the Buffalo Courier from 1890 to 1893 , and he became managing editor of the Buffalo Times in 1894 . He later served as editor of the Buffalo Evening Enquirer and the Buffalo Morning Courier . Smith was appointed a member of the Buffalo Board of School Examiners and served two years as its chairman . Smith was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-second and to the three succeeding Congresses ( March 4 , 1911 – March 3 , 1919 ) . In his first election in 1910 he won by one vote . He served as chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs ( Sixty-second Congress ) , Committee on Expenditures in the Department of Commerce ( Sixty-fourth Congress ) , Committee on Patents ( Sixty-fifth Congress ) . He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1918 to the Sixty-sixth Congress . He engaged in commercial and industrial pursuits in Buffalo , New York . He was the state Superintendent of Standards and Purchases from 1935 until his death in Wilmington , New York , May 21 , 1939 . He was interred in Mount Olivet Cemetery , Tonawanda , New York . Smith was married to Frances G. Stanton ( 1871-1931 ) , who worked with him as a newspaper reporter and editor , and served as New York 's Civil Service Commissioner from 1929 until her death .
Gnaphosa moesta . `` Gnaphosa moesta '' is a ground spider species found in Hungary , Romania , Ukraine and Russia .
Serixia fumosa . `` Serixia fumosa '' is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae . It was described by Francis Polkinghorne Pascoe in 1867 . It is known from Sumatra and Borneo .
Michigan Wolverines . The Michigan Wolverines comprise 27 varsity sports teams at the University of Michigan . These teams compete in the NCAA 's Division I and in the Big Ten Conference in all sports except women 's water polo , which competes in the NCAA inter-divisional Collegiate Water Polo Association . Team colors are maize and blue , though these are different shades of `` maize '' and `` blue '' than those used by the university at large . The winged helmet is a recognized icon of Michigan Athletics . In 13 of the past 20 years ( through 2016–17 ) , Michigan has finished in the top five of the NACDA Directors ' Cup , a list compiled by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics that charts institutions ' overall success in college sports . UM has finished in the top ten of the Directors ' Cup standings in sixteen of the award 's twenty-two seasons . Sports sponsored . The University of Michigan Athletic Department sponsors teams in 14 men 's and 15 women 's NCAA sanctioned sports . Baseball . The men 's baseball team won national championships in 1953 and 1962 and has sent 138 players to the major leagues . The current coach of the Michigan Wolverines is Erik Bakich , who came to the University of Michigan after the 2012 season when Rich Maloney stepped down . Michigan has won 35 conference championships , made 22 NCAA Tournament appearances and won those 2 national titles . For 13 seasons from 1990 to 2002 , Michigan won a lone Big Ten title in 1997 and made just one NCAA appearance in 1999 . In 2015 , Coach Bakich led the program to its first NCAA tournament berth since 2008 after needing to win the Big Ten Tournament to qualify . Men 's basketball . The men 's basketball team plays its games at Crisler Center . The Wolverines have won 14 Big Ten regular season titles , as well as the inaugural Big Ten Tournament in 1998 , which it later forfeited due to NCAA violations . The team has appeared in the NCAA Final Four on eight occasions ( 1964 , 1965 , 1976 , 1989 , 1992* , 1993* , 2013 , 2018 ) and won the National Championship in 1989 under Steve Fisher . The program later vacated its 1992 and 1993 Final Four appearances due to NCAA violations . Other notable players who played for Michigan include Roy Tarpley , Loy Vaught , Gary Grant , Terry Mills , Glen Rice , Jalen Rose , Rumeal Robinson , Rickey Green , Phil Hubbard , Jamal Crawford , Juwan Howard , Chris Webber , Jimmy King , Ray Jackson , Cazzie Russell , Daniel Horton , Campy Russell , and Mark Hughes . During the 1990s , the program became involved in a scandal involving payments from a booster named Ed Martin to four players : Chris Webber , Maurice Taylor , Robert Traylor , and Louis Bullock . The scandal ultimately resulted in four years ' probation and a self-imposed ban from postseason play in the 2002–03 season . UM also voluntarily vacated regular season wins and NCAA tournament games from selected past seasons . Vacating the results of 113 games won while the four players were eligible , including the 1992 and 1993 Final Fours , the entire 1992–93 season , and all seasons from fall 1995 through spring 1999 . After the scandal , Michigan men 's basketball would then go 10 years without making the NCAA tournament from 1999–2008 . They would eventually end the drought in 2009 under current head coach John Beilein . In 2013 , the program would reach its first Final Four in 20 years before falling to Louisville in the national championship , 82–76 . The program reached another Final Four in 2018 , its second under Beilein . Women 's basketball . Michigan traveled to St. Thomas for the Paradise Jam Tournament over Thanksgiving weekend in 2011 . They took on Prairie View A & M in their first game on Thanksgiving Day , and won 59–53 . In their second game , they faced Washington State and won easily , 69–39 . On the final day of the tournament , they played Marquette , and won 71–51 , to win the 2011 Paradise Jam ( Reef Division ) Championship . Jenny Ryan had a double-double , with 13 points and ten rebounds , to help Michigan to a 7–0 record on the year . The women 's basketball team is coached by Kim Barnes Arico , who became the head coach in 2012 . Formerly the head coach of the St. John 's Red Storm , Arico was named the Big East Conference Coach of the Year for 2012 . Cross country . The men 's and women 's cross country teams have been nationally renowned since 1974 when Ron Warhurst started coaching the men , and more recently as alum Mike McGuire took on the women 's team in 1991 . The women 's team has qualified for the NCAA championships every year but two since 1988 , finishing 2nd in 1994 , and winning five consecutive Big Ten titles from 2002 to 2006 . The men 's team has qualified for the NCAA 24 times in the last 34 years , with a highest finish of 4th . Michigan men have won seven Big Ten titles in that period . Football . The Wolverines have won a record 929 games and have the most all-time wins and the highest winning percentage in college football history . Michigan won the inaugural Rose Bowl in 1902 , the first college bowl game ever played . The Wolverine football program has claimed 11 national titles . Michigan 's 11 national championships have come under the direction of five coaches . The first six were garnered by the team 's first coaching superstar , Fielding H. Yost . Yost directed his `` Point-a-Minute '' teams to four consecutive national titles from 1901 to 1904 , amassing a record of 41–0–1 . Yost also led Michigan to national titles in 1918 and 1923 . Yost was instrumental in the creation of Michigan Stadium and designed it to permit its expansion to expand to a capacity of over 150,000 . Yost 's legacy also lives on with Yost Ice Arena , where Michigan 's men 's ice hockey team plays their home games . Michigan football has won five more national titles since Yost permanently retired in 1926 . The Wolverines won back-to-back titles under Harry Kipke in 1932 and 1933 and two more consecutive championships under Fritz Crisler and Bennie Oosterbaan in 1947 and 1948 . Michigan won its most recent national title under Lloyd Carr in 1997 . Michigan 's famous football coaches include : Yost , who came to Michigan from Stanford University in 1901 , Fritz Crisler , who guided Michigan to a pair of Big Ten Conference championships and the 1947 national title , has his name carried by the home of Michigan men 's basketball team , Bo Schembechler won 13 Big Ten titles in his 21 seasons as head coach between 1969 and 1989 , the first in 1969 when he beat his friend and mentor Woody Hayes , beginning of `` The Ten Year War '' era of the Michigan – Ohio State football rivalry , Lloyd Carr won five Big Ten titles in his 13 seasons at the helm and posted a winning percentage of.753 . His winning percentage of.779 in conference play trails only that of Schembechler in Michigan history , Rich Rodriguez succeeded Carr following his retirement in 2007 . Rodriguez coached the Wolverines through the 2010 season , compiling a record of 15–22 . Rivalries . Michigan has a major rivalry with Ohio State , considered one of the fiercest rivalries in American sports . In a pair of ESPN fan polls , in 2000 and 2003 , the Michigan–Ohio State series was voted the greatest rivalry in sports in America . Michigan 's meeting with Ohio State is almost always the last game of the two schools ' regular seasons and has provided many memorable contests , such as the `` Snow Bowl '' of 1950 . The game has frequently decided the Big Ten Champion . Michigan leads the series 58–46–6 . The contest on November 18 , 2006 marked the first time ever these teams had been ranked No . 1 and No . 2 going into the game , and the first time they were both undefeated since 1973 . The 2007 college football match-up between Ohio State and Michigan was predicted to be the No . 2 college football game to watch in 2007 by SI.com 's `` Top 20 Games To Watch in 2007 '' list . Michigan has an intrastate rival in Michigan State ; the schools ' football teams compete for the Paul Bunyan Trophy . Michigan leads the series 68–34–5 . Michigan also enjoys a spirited rivalry with the Notre Dame Fighting Irish . Michigan leads the series 24–17–1 . The two schools are among the top college football programs in all-time wins ( Michigan first , Notre Dame third ) and winning percentage ( Michigan first , Notre Dame second ) in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision ( formerly Division I-A ) , so it is perhaps fitting that when college football was in its infancy , students from the University of Michigan traveled to South Bend to teach the game to students there . The Wolverines also have a tradition-rich history with the Minnesota Golden Gophers . The two football teams compete for the Little Brown Jug , a five-gallon jug with the respective schools ' `` M '' s on either side and the scores of previous games down the middle . The Little Brown Jug was the first trophy played for between college football teams . Through 2017 , Michigan leads the Brown Jug series 75–25–3 . Field hockey . Women 's field hockey became a varsity sport at Michigan in 1973 . The Wolverines field hockey team won the 2001 NCAA title , which was the school 's first national title in a women 's team sport . Marcia Pankratz served as the head coach of the program from 1996 to 2004 and returned to the position in 2009 . The Wolverines have won a total of eight Big Ten regular season titles and five Big Ten tournaments . Men 's golf . Men 's golf has been a varsity sport at Michigan since 1919 . The team 's first coach was elocution and oratory professor Thomas Trueblood who served as coach from 1920–1935 . Trueblood led the Michigan golf team to consecutive national championships in 1934 and 1935 . Two coaches , Bert Katzenmeyer ( 1947–1968 ) and Jim Carras ( 1982–2002 ) , have had tenures of at least 20 years with the program . Andrew Sapp has been the coach since 2002 . In 2009 , Sapp led the team to its best record in more than 50 years with 6th-place finish at the NCAA championship finals . Chris Whitten became head coach in 2011 and led the team to a runner-up finish in 2013 . Three Michigan golfers have won the individual intercollegiate golf championships : John Fischer ( 1932 ) , Chuck Kocsis ( 1936 ) , and Dave Barclay ( 1947 ) . The team has won the Big Ten Conference Championship 12 times : 1932–36 , 1942–44 , 1946–47 , 1949 , and 1952 . Women 's golf . Women 's golf has been a varsity sport at Michigan since 1976 . Cheryl Stacy , a former All-American golfer for Ohio State , took over as the team 's head coach in 2009 . In the fall of 2009 , Stacy signed a trio of highly rated high school golfers from Ohio , Florida and Georgia to national letters of intent for the 2010–11 academic year . Men 's gymnastics . The Michigan men 's gymnastics team has won 6 NCAA championships , 17 Big Ten championships and have been invited to 32 NCAA tournaments . Newt Loken was the head coach for 36 years from 1948–1983 , during which time he coached the Wolverines to two NCAA team gymnastics championships , two NCAA team trampoline championships , and 21 NCAA individual event championships . Since 1999 , head coach Kurt Golder has led Michigan to national championships in 1999 , 2010 , 2013 , 2014 and the Super Six at the NCAA tournament in 13 of the last 14 seasons . Until 1969 , men 's trampoline was one of the events that comprised the NCAA gymnastics championships . At that time , the event was removed in order to conform to the international gymnastics itinerary . The NCAA then bestowed a separate national title in trampoline for two years , both won by Michigan . Women 's gymnastics . Women 's gymnastics has been a varsity sport at Michigan since 1976 . Bev Plocki has been the head coach of the women 's gymnastics team since 1990 . Under Plocki 's leadership , the Wolverines have won 16 Big Ten championships , advanced to 16 consecutive NCAA tournaments ( 1993–2008 ) and had seven seasons in which they finished in the Top 5 at the NCAA tournament . Ice hockey . The Wolverines ice hockey team , which was a member of the Central Collegiate Hockey Association until 2013 and is now a member of the Big Ten Conference , plays its home contests at Yost Ice Arena . The hockey team was coached by Red Berenson , a former UM player and is currently coached by Mel Pearson . Altogether , the program has won nine NCAA national championships ( 1948 , 1951 , 1952 , 1953 , 1955 , 1956 , 1964 , 1996 , 1998 ) , which is also an NCAA record . In 2011 , the team was invited to the NCAA tournament for a record 21st year in a row . In 2011 , Michigan reached the national semi-finals ( now referred to as the `` Frozen Four '' ) for an unmatched 24th time . Vic Heyliger led Michigan to a record six NCAA titles , including the first one in college hockey history in 1948 . Heyliger , who played for the Wolverines from 1935–37 , also won national titles as Michigan coach in 1951 , 1952 , 1953 , 1955 and 1956 . He was inducted into the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame in 1974 , in recognition of his lifetime achievement . Heyliger is considered instrumental in getting the NCAA Tournament off the ground . Following the 1946–47 season , Heyliger wrote to each of the college coaches around the country to see if they would be interested in creating a national tournament . They obliged and the inaugural four-team NCAA tournament began the following season in 1948 . Heyliger was 228–61–13 as head coach at Michigan , and his.776 winning percentage is the best at the school . His only losing season was his first year , 3–6 in 1944–45 . In 1980 , Heyliger was inducted into the University of Michigan Hall of Honor . The Vic Heyliger Trophy has been given out at the end of each season by the Michigan hockey team to recognize its most outstanding defenseman . Men 's lacrosse . The Michigan men 's lacrosse team is one of the oldest collegiate lacrosse programs in the midwest , having been founded in 1940 , the program is also the most successful athletic program at Michigan , with an.830 all-time win percentage . The program was elevated from varsity-club status to NCAA status by the university in May 2011 and began NCAA Division I competition in 2012 . The Wolverines previously competed at the Division I level of the Men 's Collegiate Lacrosse Association ( MCLA ) , in the Central Collegiate Lacrosse Association ( CCLA ) . In 2008 the team became the first MCLA team to complete a season undefeated , finishing 20–0 and winning their first national championship at Texas Stadium . The feat was repeated in 2009 with another 20–0 season and earned their second national championship with a 12–11 victory over Chapman University at Dick 's Sporting Goods Park in Denver , Colorado . In 2010 , they won their third MCLA national championship in a row , defeating Arizona State University 12–11 in Denver . In 2008 Michigan faceoff specialist Brekan Kohlitz became the first MCLA player ever selected in the Major League Lacrosse draft when he was taken in the 5th round by the Washington Bayhawks . Michigan head coach John Paul is in his 13th year at his alma mater and has an overall record of 205–42 which includes 10 conference titles in 1999 , 2000 , 2001 , 2002 , 2003 , 2005 , 2007 , 2008 , 2009 , and 2010 . Michigan Lacrosse was the MCLA Division I National Champions in 2008 , 2009 , and 2010 . Women 's rowing . Women 's rowing has been a varsity at sport at Michigan since 1996 . Mark Rothstein has been the team 's coach for 18 years – since it was a club sport in 1991 . Rothstein led the rowing program `` from an over-achieving club squad to one of the nation 's top-notch varsity rowing programs . '' The team has placed in the Top 10 at the NCAA tournament ten times in the past 12 years . The team 's best seasons came in 2000–01 and 2011–12 with Big Ten championships and second-place finishes in the NCAA tournament . Men 's soccer . The men 's soccer team plays Michigan State annually for the rights to the Big Bear Trophy , a wooden sculpture purchased by Michigan head coach Steve Burns in 2000 . Recently , the men 's soccer team won the 2010 Big Ten Tournament Championship , their first in program history , and advanced to the College Cup , also their first in program history . Women 's soccer . The women 's soccer team has played at the varsity level since 1994 and has twice won the Big Ten conference tournament , in 1997 and 1999 . It has also reached the quarterfinals of the NCAA Division I Women 's Soccer Championship once , in 2002 during the tenure of Debbie Rademacher , who coached the team from its inception until 2007 . The team is currently coached by Jennifer Klein . Softball . Carol Hutchins has been the head coach of the Michigan Wolverines softball team since 1985. with a career record of 1274–435–4 ( .745 winning percentage ) , Hutchins has more wins than any other coach in the history of the university—in both men 's and women 's athletics . Hutchins ' teams have won 16 Big Ten championships and appeared in 21 NCAA tournaments . In June 2005 , the team won the Division 1 NCAA Softball Championship , defeating two-time defending champion and perennial softball power UCLA two games to one . The decisive game was won with a Samantha Findlay walk-off home run in the 10th inning producing a 4–1 final . Michigan is the first school east of the Mississippi River to win the Women 's College World Series since it was first done in 1976 ( Carol Hutchins played shortstop on that team , Michigan State ) . The Wolverines have appeared in twelve Women 's College World Series in 1982 , 1995 , 1996 , 1997 , 1998 , 2001 , 2002 , 2004 , 2005 , 2009 , 2013 and 2015 . Men 's swimming and diving . Men 's swimming and diving has been a varsity sport at Michigan since 1921 . With 19 NCAA national championships ( 7 were unofficial ) , including the 2013 NCAA championship , the Michigan men 's swimming and diving team has won more national championships than any other varsity sport in the history of the university . In addition to its 19 national championships , the team has finished in the Top 5 nationally 48 times . The team 's swimmers have also won 145 individual NCAA championships . Three head coaches have led the squad for a combined 77 years : Matt Mann ( 1925–54 ) , Gus Stager ( 1954–82 ) and Jon Urbanchek ( 1982–2004 ) . Michigan swimmers and divers inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame include Mike Barrowman , Dick Degener , Tom Dolan , Taylor Drysdale , Bruce Harlan , Harry Holiday , Dick Kimball , Carl Robie , and Bob Webster . Mike Bottom took over as the team 's head coach in 2008 . In his first season as the team 's head coach , Bottom led the Wolverines to a Big Ten championship and a 7th-place finish at the NCAA championship . In 2013 , Bottom won the program 's 12th official NCAA national championship ( 19th overall ) and its first since 1995 . Women 's swimming and diving . Women 's swimming and diving has been a varsity sport at Michigan since 1974 . The team has won 19 Big Ten championships , including 12 consecutive championships from 1986–1998 . The team has also finished in the Top 10 teams nationally 17 times . The team 's best finish came in the 1994–95 season with a second-place finish in the national tournament . The team has produced several national individual champions , including Julie Bachman ( one-meter and three-meter diving , 1978 ) , Emily Brunemann ( 1,650-yard freestyle , 2008 ) , Ann Colloton ( 200-yard backstroke , 1989 ) , Mary Fischbach ( one-meter and three-meter diving , 1988 ) , Mindy Gehrs ( 400-yard individual medley , 1993 ) , Lara Hooiveld ( 100-yard and 200-yard breaststroke , 1993 ) , Alecia Humphrey ( 100-yard backstroke , 1994 ; 200-yard backstroke 1994 and 1995 ) , Sue Cahill ( 400-yard individual medley , 1982 ) , and Chris Seufert ( one-meter and three-meter diving , 1977 ) . Jim Richardson is in his 25th season as the head coach of the women 's swimming and diving team . Men 's tennis . Michigan 's men 's tennis team was formed in 1893 . Between 1948 and 1999 , the team had two head coaches . William Murphy was the coach from 1948–69 and led the Wolverines to 11 Big Ten championships and the NCAA championship in 1956–57 . Brian Eisner was the coach from 1969–99 and led the team to 16 Big Ten championships and 21 NCAA tournament appearances . Bruce Berque has been the head coach since 2004 and has led the team to four consecutive appearances in the NCAA tournament . Women 's tennis . Women 's tennis was established as a varsity sport in 1973 . Bitsy Ritt was the head coach for 22 years from 1984–2006 and led the team to eight NCAA tournament berths in eight of her last 11 years as head coach . The current head coach is Ronni Bernstein who has led the team to NCAA tournament berths in her first two years with the program . Men 's track and field . The men 's track and field team has won 57 Big Ten men 's team titles and one NCAA team championship . Notable alumni include Ralph Craig , winner of two gold medals at the 1912 Olympics , Brian Diemer , 1984 Summer Olympics bronze medalist in the steeplechase , Bill Donakowski , U.S. marathon champion in 1986 , Archie Hahn , a winner of four Olympic gold medals at the 1904 and 1906 Olympics , DeHart Hubbard , the first African-American to win an individual Olympic gold medal and a former world record holder in the long jump , Greg Meyer , 1983 Boston Marathon winner , Ralph Rose , winner of 3 gold , 2 silver and 1 bronze medals in three Olympic games , Kevin Sullivan , Canadian 1500 meter record holder , Eddie Tolan , winner of two gold medals and a former world record holder in the 100-yard dash , Alan Webb , U.S. mile record holder , and Nick Willis , a four-time Olympian and a two-time Olympic medallist , with a silver medal at the Beijing Olympics in 2008 , and a bronze at the summer Rio Olympics in 2016 . Women 's track and field . Women 's track and field was established as a varsity sport in 1978 . The team has won 15 Big Ten titles ( eight outdoor and seven indoor ) . James Henry has been the head coach since 1984 . The Wolverines have had their strongest finishes in the NCAA tournament in recent years—finishing third in the 2007 outdoor tournament and third in the 2008 indoor tournament . Notable alumna include Lisa Larsen Weidenbach Rainsberger , who won the Boston and Chicago Marathons . Women 's volleyball . The women 's volleyball program at the University of Michigan began in 1973 . Mark Rosen has been the head coach since 1999 and has led the team to the NCAA Tournament in 12 of his 14 years as head coach . Women 's water polo . Women 's water polo became a varsity sport at the University of Michigan in 2001 . In its first nine years , the program has placed first in the conference nine times , won eight NCAA division titles and four NCAA eastern titles , and appeared four times in the NCAA national tournament . The Wolverines finished in the Top 5 at the national tournament in 2002 and 2009 . In the spring of 2014 , the Athletic Department hired Dr. Marcelo Leonardi as their new head coach . Dr. Marcelo Leonardi is in his first season as head coach for the Michigan women 's water polo team . Leonardi took over the Michigan women 's water polo program after spending the past five seasons as the women 's water polo coach at California State University in Northridge . He also serves as the national technical director for the women 's Olympic Development Program ( ODP ) associated with the organization since 2013 . Caitlin Haskell , the assistant coach , played varsity water polo at University of California , Irvine . The Wolverines enter their 15th season in 2015 . Former Olympic Gold Medalist Betsey Armstrong was hired as the assistant coach in 2012 . Wrestling . Wrestling has been a varsity sport at Michigan since 1921 . The Wolverines have finished in the Top 5 in the NCAA tournament 16 times . Home dual meets and tournaments take place at Cliff Keen Arena , dedicated and named after longtime wrestling coach Cliff Keen , who coached the team from 1925 until 1970 and led the Wolverines wrestling team to 13 Big Ten Conference championships . The Michigan wrestling team has produced 175 individual NCAA All-Americans dating back to 1928 , has 22 individual NCAA Championships for the university , and made two winners of the NCAA Most Outstanding Wrestler Award ( 1940 , 1978 ) . A few notable former Wolverine wrestlers include Olympic gold medalist Steve Fraser , 1978 NCAA Most Outstanding Wrestler Mark Churella , professional wrestlers The Steiner Brothers and 2006 Greco-Roman World Wrestling Champion Joe Warren , currently a mixed martial artist in Bellator MMA . Sponsorship . Michigan Athletics announced in July 2015 that it would switch from sponsorship by Adidas to Nike . The deal at the time had an estimated value of $ 169 million and was described as `` the richest apparel deal in intercollegiate athletics '' . In April 2016 , the University announced the signing of an 11-year $ 127.12 million contract for 31 Michigan sports teams , going into effect on August 1 . With the agreement , Michigan Wolverines football became the first football program to wear Jordan Brand attire accompanied by the jumpman logo . Nike identifies the yellow color in the new uniforms as `` Amarillo '' rather than the traditional `` Maize '' . Varsity club sports . In 2000 , athletic director Bill Martin announced the creation of a special level for sports at Michigan called Varsity Club status . The new system was established to recognize and increase support for club sports teams that have reached a level of budget , organization and competition that is similar to varsity levels . Varsity club squads are not necessarily closer to being elevated to full varsity status , and will remain for the time being primarily self-funded and administered through the Department of Recreational Sports . However , the designation will give these teams a closer relationship to the U-M athletic department . The Varsity Club status has proven to be a launching pad for sports to eventually become varsity sports at Michigan . In May 2011 , Men 's and Women 's Lacrosse were officially granted varsity status . Men 's Lacrosse began their first season of NCAA competition in 2012 while the Women 's program will begin varsity competition in 2014 . Club sports . The Club Sports Program at the University of Michigan , administered by the Department of Recreational Sports , comprises 35 club sports . Each club sport is a student-led organization composed primarily of students , faculty , and staff . Each club is formed , developed , governed , and administered by the student membership of that particular club , working with the Club Sports Program staff . Rugby . The University of Michigan Rugby Football Club plays college rugby in the Big Ten Universities conference of Division 1-A against its traditional rivals such as Michigan State and Ohio State . The Michigan rugby club was formed in 1959 , although rugby at Michigan dates back to at least 1890 before fading from campus . Michigan rugby is led by head coach Brandon Sparks . Michigan reached the 2013 Big Ten championship match , where they lost to Indiana 58–38 . Michigan played in the 2014 Collegiate Rugby Championship , notching some upset wins to reach the quarterfinals in a tournament broadcast live on NBC from PPL Park in Philadelphia . Michigan returned to the 2015 Collegiate Rugby Championship , where they notched wins against UCLA and Texas to again reach the quarterfinals . NCAA team championships . Michigan has won 36 NCAA team titles . Other national team championships . UM 's official NCAA Division I national championships have come from 10 different sports – this broad-based success matches the University of Texas for fourth place in the NCAA record book . Only UCLA and Stanford , each with titles in 16 varying sports , and USC in 15 , have more diverse championship histories than the Wolverines . University of Michigan teams have also been national runners-up 38 times in 13 different sports : men 's basketball ( 6 ) , women 's cross country ( 1 ) , women 's field hockey ( 1 ) , men 's golf ( 3 ) , men 's gymnastics ( 2 ) , women 's gymnastics ( 2 ) , men 's ice hockey ( 3 ) , women 's rowing ( 2 ) , softball ( 1 ) , men 's swimming and diving ( 10 ) , women 's swimming and diving ( 1 ) , men 's outdoor track and field ( 1 ) , and wrestling ( 5 ) . NCAA Division I Director 's Cup . In the NCAA Division I Director 's Cup ( renamed Learfield Sports Directors ' Cup ) , Michigan has ranked No . 1 in the Big Ten rankings in 12 out of the last 24 years ending in 2016–17 ; the university has ranked in the top 5 nationally a total of 13 years during that 24-year span . Olympians . Through the 2008 Summer Olympic Games , 204 UM students and coaches had participated in the Olympics , winning medals in every Summer Olympics except 1896 , and winning gold medals in all but four Olympiads . Through the year 2016 , UM students have won a total of 151 Olympic medals : 72 Gold,39 Silver , and 40 Bronze . Mascot . The Michigan Wolverines is one of the few college sports teams that does not have a mascot , largely for reasons of tradition . In the late 1920s , the Wolverines did have an unofficial mascot – Biff , the Michigan Wolverine . The first Biff was a stuffed wolverine . The second Biff was a live wolverine , who had a companion named Bennie , but the two mustelids grew to become too ferocious to be taken to games , which ended their career as mascots .
Mohammad Amin El Mahdi . Mohammad Amin El Mahdi ( born November 23 , 1936 ) is the Chief Justice of the Egyptian Council of State and one of the international judges who served at International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia .
Presbyterian Blue Hose men 's basketball . The Presbyterian Blue Hose men 's basketball team is the basketball team that represents Presbyterian College in Clinton , South Carolina , United States . The school 's team currently competes in the Big South Conference . NCAA Division II tournament results . The Blue Hose have appeared in the NCAA Division II Tournament four times . Their combined record is 3–4 . NAIA tournament results . The Blue Hose have appeared in the NAIA Tournament one time . Their record is 0–1 .
Snapshot ( photography ) . A snapshot is a photograph that is `` shot '' spontaneously and quickly , most often without artistic or journalistic intent . Snapshots are commonly technically `` imperfect '' or amateurish—out of focus or poorly framed or composed . Common snapshot subjects include the events of everyday life , such as birthday parties and other celebrations , sunsets , children playing , group photos , pets , tourist attractions and the like . History . The snapshot concept was introduced to the public on a large scale by Eastman Kodak , which introduced the Brownie box camera in 1900 . Kodak encouraged families to use the Brownie to capture moments in time and to shoot photos without being concerned with producing perfect images . Kodak advertising urged consumers to `` celebrate the moments of your life '' and find a `` Kodak moment '' . The `` snapshot camera '' tradition continues with inexpensive point-and-shoot digital cameras and camera phones that fully automate flash , ISO , focus , shutter speed , and other functions , making the shooting of a good-quality image simple . Expert photographers , who are better able to control the focus point , may use shallow depth of field to achieve more pleasing images by blurring the background and making the subject stand out . Other photographers consider these cameras the purest form of photographic instrument in providing images with the characteristics that distinguish photography from other visual media — its ubiquity , instantaneity , multiplicity and verisimilitude .
Onnicha Kamchomphu . Onnicha Kamchomphu ( born 25 December 1997 ) is a Thai cricketer . She made her Women 's Twenty20 International ( WT20I ) debut for Thailand on 4 June 2018 , in the 2018 Women 's Twenty20 Asia Cup .
Bowling at the 2006 Asian Games – Women 's trios . The women 's trios competition at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha was held on 5 and 6 December 2006 at Qatar Bowling Centre . Schedule . All times are Arabia Standard Time ( )
Wellington Hay . Francis Wellington Hay ( November 17 , 1864 – April 1 , 1932 ) was a grain merchant and Canadian politician . Hay was born in Listowel , Canada West , the son of William G. Hay . He worked for the Federal Bank for three years before entering the family grain business . He was mayor of Listowel from 1903 to 1904 . Hay was defeated by James Torrance for a seat in the provincial assembly in 1914 ; he won a by-election in 1916 and represented the provincial riding of Perth North until 1923 . He served as leader of the Ontario Liberal Party in the provincial legislature from 1921 to 1923 but resigned after the one election campaign he led the party through saw the Liberals drop in representation from 27 to 14 seats . In 1926 he was elected to the House of Commons as a member of the Liberal Party but did not run for re-election in 1930 . His uncle David Davidson Hay had previously served in the provincial assembly . His brother J. Nelson Hay also served as mayor of Listowel .
Puerto Rico Highway 64 . Puerto Rico Highway 64 is a short divided highway in Mayagüez , Puerto Rico which serves as an alternate route to Puerto Rico Highway 2 , beginning at Puerto Rico Highway 102 toward the Sabanetas `` barrio '' . It meets PR-2 again near Añasco . It is mostly divided . It is also a route to the Mayagüez Port , where a ferry can be taken to Santo Domingo , Dominican Republic .
Nodeul station . Nodeul Station is a railway station on Line 9 of the Seoul Subway .
George Wellesley Hamilton . George Wellesley Hamilton ( 1846–1915 ) was an Ontario political figure . He represented Prescott in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Conservative member from 1871 to 1874 . He was born in Hawkesbury in Canada West in 1846 , the grandson of George Hamilton . He studied at Bishop 's College in Lennoxville , Trinity College in Toronto and Oriel College at Oxford . He served as a lieutenant in the local militia .
Tijuca . Tijuca ( ) ( meaning marsh or swamp in the Tupi language , from `` ty '' ( `` water '' ) and `` îuká '' ( `` to kill '' ) ) is a neighbourhood of the Northern Zone of the city of Rio de Janeiro , Brazil . It comprises the region of Saens Peña and Afonso Pena squares . According to the 2000 Census , the district has close to 150,000 inhabitants . It borders with Praça da Bandeira , Maracanã , Vila Isabel , Andaraí , Grajaú and Alto da Boa Vista neighbourhoods . It is one of the most traditional districts of Rio de Janeiro and has the third largest urban forest in the world , the Tijuca Forest , which is result of reforestation from coffee fields that led to lack of water at that time . Mainly a middle class district , it has been historically inhabited by Portuguese immigrant families and the families of military officers . Tijuca hosts Salgueiro , Império da Tijuca and Unidos da Tijuca , three of the main Rio de Janeiro Samba Schools , that together have won 13 titles . Tijuca is also home to many favelas such as Salgueiro , Borel , Formiga , Turano and Casa Branca .
Nikola Danilovski . Nikola Danilovski ( ) ( born 1 February 1997 ) is a Macedonian handball player who plays for RK Metalurg Skopje . He participated at the 2017 Men 's Junior World Handball Championship .
Brown-eyed soul . Brown-eyed soul is a subgenre of soul music or rhythm and blues created and performed in the United States mainly by Latinos in Southern California during the 1960s , continuing through to the early 1980s . The genre of soul music occasionally draws from Latin , and often contains rock music influences . This contrasts with blue-eyed soul , soul music performed by non-Hispanic white artists . History . Brown-eyed soul emerged from the 1950s simultaneously on the East Coast United States , in the Hispanic communities , and on the West Coast , in the much larger Hispanic communities . Chicago soul and Motown hits were crowd favorites at dances and clubs during the late 1950s and early 1960s . Latino artists began to draw inspiration from the Motown hits , and as a result , brown-eyed soul began sounding very similar to African American soul . Early brown-eyed soul artists owed little to traditional Latin and rarely performed in Spanish . Ritchie Valens , one of the original pioneers of brown-eyed soul music , also became one of the first brown-eyed soul artists to bring traditional Latin music and rock and roll influences into the genre . Latino groups on the East and West Coast also drew from the funk-influenced Philadelphia soul , or `` Philly '' soul . The West Coast Latin rock scene continued to influence brown-eyed soul artists as well . Inspired by Ritchie Valens , 1960s and 1970s bands such as Cannibal & the Headhunters ( `` Land of a Thousand Dances '' ) and Thee Midniters played brown-eyed R & B music with a rebellious rock and roll edge . Many of these artists drew from the frat rock and garage rock scenes . However , the large Hispanic population on the West Coast began gradually moving away from energetic R & B to romantic soul , and the results were `` some of the sweetest soul music heard during the late '60s and '70s . ''
Marcus Beresford ( British Army officer , born 1800 ) . General Marcus Beresford ( 28 July 1800 – 16 March 1876 ) was an officer of the British Army and politician in England . He was the second son of the Rev . George Beresford and his wife Susan . His grandfathers were Archbishop William Beresford , 1st Baron Decies and Hamilton Gorges MP , of Kilbrew . He was Member of Parliament ( MP ) for Northallerton from 1824 to 1826 , and for Berwick-upon-Tweed from 1826 to 1832 . He was made a full General on 4 March 1866 and given the colonelcy of the 20th Foot from 1858 to his death in 1876 .
Adam de la Cour . Adam de la Cour ( born 8 June 1979 ) is a British composer , performer and filmmaker . He studied composition with Michael Finnissy at the University of Southampton where he gained his PhD in 2006 . Music . de la Cour is predominantly interested in absurdity and satire , often writing pieces that involve himself as performer/participant and often victim , such as in The Best of `` Futility Music '' – Volume 1 , Batsu ! ! ! Humiliating Music for Guitar and Corporate Talent Factor 's Next Top Idol ! ™ . de la Cour 's music embraces a wide range of influences including elements of the New Complexity , free improvisation and heavy metal . The visual aspect of his early work shows a strong affinity to dada and surrealism especially in reference to the role of the 'object ' with pieces such as `` Three Boxes and a Cube '' . de la Cour often creates performance scenarios of an absurdist or 'Pataphysical nature and has a keen interest in Comics , producing a series of comic ( graphic notation ) scores . His music has been broadcast on BBC Radio 3 and Resonance FM . Performances . de la Cour is active as a vocalist , electric guitarist , and clown , performing works by Neil Luck , Michael Finnissy , Chris Newman , Matthew Shlomowitz , Alwynne Pritchard , Claudia Molitor , and Trond Reinholdtsen . de la Cour has performed Schoenberg 's Pierrot Lunaire ( voice ) with Ensemble Reconsil , with past performances in Kazakhstan , Kyrgyzstan , and The Arnold Schoenberg Centre in Vienna . Festivals de la Cour has been involved in include Latitude Festival , ISCM World Music Days , MATA Festival , Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival , London Contemporary Music Festival , TRANSIT ( Belgium ) , Borealis ( Norway ) , Bergen International Festival and Melbourne Festival ( Australia ) . de la Cour has performed with musicians such as Jane Manning , Mark Knoop , Lore Lixenberg , Linda Hirst , John Edwards , and Steve Noble , as well as ensembles such as the London Sinfonietta , Ensemble +- , and The Letter Piece Company . He also performs in the bands The Two Bennys , Arn & Hammer , Zipperface , The Bishop of **** , and is a composer/performer for ARCO . Film and visual work . de la Cour has projected work at the Institute of Contemporary Arts ( ICA ) as part of Comica 2008 , and has exhibited at Southampton 's Artvaults and the Centre for Recent Drawing ( C4RD ) . de la Cour has collaborated with the artist Bruce McLean producing the film Drumstick , which has been exhibited at Ikon Gallery , Birmingham , Württembergischer Kunstverein Stuttgart , and as part of a live performance at the Whitechapel Gallery , London . de la Cour 's short genre film , Mr Topps ( 2016 ) , is distributed by the Independent film company , Troma Entertainment ( Creators of The Toxic Avenger ) , and features a cameo by Troma President Lloyd Kaufman . It is available on their streaming service Troma Now . His short film , Puzzl is featured on Adult Swim 's UK Presents platform . de la Cour 's films have been screened at festivals across the UK , US , Canada and Europe , including Supernormal , Antimatter [ media art ] and the Nihilist Film Festival ( Los Angeles ) . squib-box . de la Cour is a founding member of squib-box , alongside Federico Reuben and Neil Luck . Squib-box is a cooperative and netlabel dedicated to the production and dissemination of radical and avant-garde music , regardless of its genre . Benny the Clown . de la Cour appears in many of his public performances – particularly with Zipperface – as his alter ego Benny the Clown . Benny is a traditionally made up whiteface ( grotesque ) clown , with oversize shoes , gaudily coloured baggy trousers and an enormous red fright-wig . Benny has his own unique facial make-up . He is often heard to speak in a broad Brooklyn accent , which can be heard in his early `` ... play this with your eyes closed '' videos . In November 2007 , Benny appeared with his new sidekick Percy the Ringmaster at the Southbank Centre 's Queen Elizabeth Hall to perform a specially choreographed 8-minute skit to music composed by de la Cour . Benny and Percy have since appeared at the launches of the Spitalfields Festival ( December 2008 , Spitalfields Market , London – with pianist Mark Knoop ) and Brighton 's Soundwaves Festival ( Brighton Station main concourse , June 2008 – with a band featuring Alan Bates on Double Bass and Mr Pump on Keyboard ) . Additional information . de la Cour was a featured artist in Richard Cork 's article `` The Stubborn Art '' in the `` Financial Times `` Drawing '' supplement , and was interviewed in the online magazine `` CrushtoPulp '' .
Hart District Council elections . One third of Hart District Council in Hampshire , England is elected each year , followed by one year without election . Since the last boundary changes in 2002 , 35 councillors have been elected from 18 wards .
Berryz Mansion 9kai . is the ninth album by the Japanese girl idol group Berryz Kobo , released on January 30 , 2013 in Japan on the record label Piccolo Town . Compositions . As usual for a Berryz Kobo album , it is entirely written and produced by Tsunku , with exception of the music of the song `` Cha Cha Sing '' . In total , there are ten tracks on the CD . The album contains the title tracks from three previously released hit singles : `` Be Genki ( Naseba Naru ! ) '' , `` Cha Cha Sing '' , and `` Want ! `` , a remix of the Berryz ' first single `` Anata Nashi de wa Ikite Yukenai '' , and a remix of `` Momochi ! Yurushite-nyan Taisō '' from the single `` Cha Cha Sing '' . There are also five new songs . Release details . The album is available in two editions : regular ( PKCP-5224 ) and limited ( PKCP-5222/3 ) . The regular edition is CD-only , the limited edition comes with a DVD . A limited issue of the regular edition comes with a member photo , randomly selected from seven kinds . There is one photo of each member in the set , included in the sealed album .
John Benjamin Pryor . John Benjamin Pryor ( 1812 – December 26 , 1890 ) , was a noted Thoroughbred racehorse trainer . He was the trainer of Lexington , a top racehorse of the 1850s and whose excellence in competition and as a sire stud continued well into the 20th century earning the horse induction into the United States ' National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 1955 . Birth and parentage . Born in 1812 in Virginia to parents Luke Pryor and Ann Batte Lane . His brother was US Senator Luke Pryor from Alabama.1 Family and career . John Benjamin Pryor was counted in Adams County , Mississippi on the 1850 and 1860 US Census.2 He was a slave owner and horse trainer , employed by the prominent Mississippi politician Adam Lewis Bingaman . He became the trainer of Lexington , the most famous race horse of the 1850s , after racing entrepreneur Richard Ten Broeck and his syndicate purchased the horse `` in no very long time Lexington was shipped south to Natchez , where he was placed in charge of Adam Lewis Bingaman , whose stable was trained by the veteran J . B. Pryor , then at the head of his profession . `` 3 Lexington 's skeleton is displayed at the Smithsonian in Washington , DC and in the 1950s he was entered into the Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame in Saratoga , New York . By the 1861 UK Census Pryor had traveled to England , where he continued his employment as a horse trainer at in Woodditton , Cambridgeshire , living with his wife Frances , sister in law Cordelia Bingaman , and 7 children.4 Pryor 's family was still in England in 1871 and counted on the census at another racing establishment , in Compton , Berkshire . Return to United States . Pryor and his family returned to the United States aboard the ship , entering New York City on October 12 , 1872.5 By 1880 Pryor was living in Monmouth County , New Jersey . The answers a question as to the possible identity of Pryor 's wife . Although UK records reflect that Pryor had children born as early as 1849 , neither his wife nor the children were recorded on the 1850 or 1860 US Census . In 1880 Pryor was recorded as `` white '' and his children 's race as `` mulatto '' indicating that his wife may have been either a free African-American or a slave . Pryor 's sons also became horse trainers . Luke began his own training career in 1872 under the employment of avid sportsman August Belmont , namesake of the Belmont Stakes in the U.S . Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing . Luke Pryor was involved in a racing partnership with his brother , William.3 Allen Davis Pryor worked as a trainer at the Morris Park Racecourse in The Bronx . Also , son John Pryor worked as a horse trainer in New Jersey.6
Rotavirus vaccine . Rotavirus vaccine is a vaccine used to protect against rotavirus infections , which are the leading cause of severe diarrhea among young children . The vaccines prevent 15–34 % of severe diarrhea in the developing world and 37–96 % of severe diarrhea in the developed world . The vaccines decrease the risk of death among young children due to diarrhea . Immunizing babies decreases rates of disease among older people and those who have not been immunized . The World Health Organization ( WHO ) recommends that rotavirus vaccine be included in national routine vaccinations programs , especially in areas where the disease is common . This should be done along with promoting breastfeeding , handwashing , clean water and good sanitation . It is given by mouth and requires two or three doses . It should be given starting around six weeks of age . The vaccines are safe . This includes their use in people with AIDS . An earlier vaccine that is no longer used was linked to intussusception , but the current versions are not clearly linked . Due to a potential risk they are not recommended in babies who have had intussusception . The vaccines are made from weakened rotavirus . The vaccine first became available in the United States in 2006 . It is on the World Health Organization 's List of Essential Medicines , the most effective and safe medicines needed in a health system . The wholesale cost in the developing world is between US $ 6.96 and $ 20.66 per dose as of 2014 . In the United States it is more than US $ 200 . As of 2013 there are two types of vaccine available globally , Rotarix and RotaTeq . Others are used in some countries . Effectiveness . A 2009 review estimated that vaccination against rotavirus would prevent about 45 % of deaths due to rotavirus gastroenteritis , or about 228,000 deaths annually worldwide . At US $ 5 per dose , the estimated cost per life saved was $ 3,015 , $ 9,951 and $ 11,296 in low- , lower-middle- , and upper-middle-income countries , respectively . Safety and efficacy trials in Africa and Asia found that the vaccines dramatically reduced severe disease among infants in developing countries , where a majority of rotavirus-related deaths occur . A 2012 Cochrane review concluded that they are effective vaccines . Rotavirus vaccines are licensed in more than 100 countries , and more than 80 countries have introduced routine rotavirus vaccination . The incidence and severity of rotavirus infections has declined significantly in countries that have acted on the recommendation to introduce the rotavirus vaccine . In Mexico , which in 2006 was among the first countries in the world to introduce rotavirus vaccine , the diarrheal disease death rates from rotavirus dropped by more than 65 % among children age two and under during the 2009 rotavirus season . In Nicaragua , which in 2006 became the first developing country to introduce the rotavirus vaccine , investigators recorded a substantial impact , with rotavirus vaccine preventing 60 % of cases against severe rotavirus and cutting emergency room visits in half . In the United States , vaccination has reduced rotavirus-related hospitalizations by as much as 86 % since 2006 . Recent studies in developing countries that have introduced rotavirus vaccines have supported these findings , showing significant decreases in deaths and hospitalizations from rotavirus diarrhea after introduction . Additionally , the vaccines may also prevent illness in non-vaccinated children by limiting exposure through the number of circulating infections . A 2014 review of available clinical trial data from countries routinely using rotavirus vaccines in their national immunization programs found that rotavirus vaccines have reduced rotavirus hospitalizations by 49–92 % and all-cause diarrhea hospitalizations by 17–55 % . Schedule . The World Health Organization recommends the first dose of vaccine be given right after 6 weeks of age . Two or three doses more than a month apart should be given , depending on the vaccine administered . Because the majority of cases occur between six months and two years of age , the vaccine is not recommended for use in children over two years of age . Rotarix . Rotarix is a monovalent , human , live attenuated rotavirus vaccine containing one rotavirus strain of G1P [ 8 ] specificity . ROTARIX is indicated for the prevention of rotavirus gastroenteritis caused by G1 and non-G1 types ( G3 , G4 , and G9 ) when administered as a 2-dose series in infants and children . It was approved by the U.S. FDA in April 2008 . RotaTeq . RotaTeq is a live , oral pentavalent vaccine that contains five rotavirus strains produced by reassortment . The rotavirus A parent strains of the reassortants were isolated from human and bovine hosts . Four reassortant rotaviruses express one of the outer capsid , VP7 , proteins ( serotypes G1 , G2 , G3 , or G4 ) from the human rotavirus parent strain and the attachment protein VP4 ( type P7 ) from the bovine rotavirus parent strain . The fifth reassortant virus expresses the attachment protein VP4 , ( type P1A ) , from the human rotavirus parent strain and the outer capsid protein VP7 ( serotype G6 ) from the bovine rotavirus parent strain . In February 2006 , the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved RotaTeq for use in the United States . In August 2006 , Health Canada approved RotaTeq for use in Canada . Merck is working with a range of partners including governmental and non-governmental organisations to develop and implement mechanisms for providing access to this vaccine in the developing world . Rotavac . Rotavac was licensed for use in India in 2014 and is manufactured by Bharat Biotech International Limited . It is a live attenuated , monovalent vaccine containing a G9P [ 11 ] human strain isolated from an Indian child . It is given by mouth in a three-dose series , 4 weeks apart , beginning at 6 weeks of age up until 8 months of age . Rotavin-M1 . Rotavin-M1 was licensed for use in Vietnam in 2007 and is manufactured by the Center for Research and Production of Vaccines . The vaccine contains a G1P [ 8 ] human rotavirus strain . Lanzhou lamb . Lanzhou lamb rotavirus vaccine was licensed for use in China in 2000 and is manufactured by the Lanzhou Institute of Biological Products . It contains a G10P [ 12 ] lamb rotavirus strain . Rotasiil . Rotasiil is lyophilized pentavalent vaccine . It contain human bovine reassortant strains of rotavirus serotypes G1 , G2 , G3 , G4 and G9 . This is world 's first thermostable vaccine which can be stored without refrigeration at or below 25°C . Rotasiil is recently launched in India . History . In 1998 , a rotavirus vaccine ( RotaShield , by Wyeth ) was licensed for use in the United States . Clinical trials in the United States , Finland , and Venezuela had found it to be 80 to 100 % effective at preventing severe diarrhea caused by rotavirus A , and researchers had detected no statistically significant serious adverse effects . The manufacturer of the vaccine , however , withdrew it from the market in 1999 , after it was discovered that the vaccine may have contributed to an increased risk for intussusception , or bowel obstruction , in one of every 12,000 vaccinated infants . There then followed eight years of delay until rival manufacturers were able to introduce new vaccines which were shown to be more safe and effective in children : Rotarix by GlaxoSmithKline and RotaTeq by Merck . Both are taken orally and contain disabled live virus . WHO continues to recommend that rotavirus vaccine be included in all national immunization schedules because the risk of intussusception following rotavirus vaccination remains very low compared with the benefits of preventing the impact of severe and deadly diarrhea . Society and culture . More than 80 countries have introduced routine rotavirus vaccination , almost half with the support of Gavi , the Vaccine Alliance . In order to make rotavirus vaccines available , accessible , and affordable in all countries—particularly low- and middle-income countries in Africa and Asia where the majority of rotavirus deaths occur—international non-governmental organization PATH , the WHO , the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , and Gavi have partnered with research institutions and governments to generate and disseminate evidence , lower prices , and accelerate introduction . These and other organizations continue to work to improve coverage and public health impact of rotavirus vaccination today . Cost . The cost of rotavirus vaccination varies depending on country , from a low of approximately US $ 0.50 in GAVI-eligible countries up to a high of US $ 185– $ 226 in the United States . Wholesale cost for GAVI has fallen by 67 percent between 2006 and 2011 to US $ 2.13–3.56 per dose , as part of an offer made by a pharmaceutical company to the GAVI Alliance . However , the vaccine is still more expensive than most other childhood vaccines included in the WHO 's Expanded Programme on Immunization . The development of new vaccines intended to be offered at lower cost than the current globally approved vaccines is ongoing . Rotavac , manufactured by India-based Bharat Biotech and currently licensed only in India , plans to make the vaccine available for US $ 1 per dose for public markets . Vaccines from Serum Institute of India , Pvt. , Ltd. and Sanofi affiliate Shantha Biotechnics are currently in Phase III clinical trials . Temporary suspension . On March 22 , 2010 , the detection of DNA from porcine circovirus types 1 and 2 within RotaTeq and Rotarix prompted the FDA to suspend the use of rotavirus vaccines while conducting an investigation the finding of DNA from porcine circovirus-1 ( PCV1 ) in the vaccine in collaboration with the 12 members of the Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee ( VRBPAC ) . On May 6 , 2010 , the FDA announced its decision to revoke the suspension , stating that porcine circovirus types 1 and 2 pose no safety risks in humans and concluded that health risks involved did not offset the benefits of the vaccination . In May 2010 the suspension of the Rotarix vaccine was lifted . Research . Additional rotavirus vaccines are under development . These include : a human neonatal P [ 6 ] G3 strain , RV3 , developed by Ruth Bishop and colleagues in Australia ; a human bovine reassortant vaccine developed by Albert Kapikian and presently undergoing development and trials in different countries ; and a non-replicating rotavirus vaccine ( NRRV ) candidate made of the P2-VP8 fusion protein , which is currently undergoing development and trials in South Africa . Rotavirus antigens for parenteral delivery , such as the P2-VP8 candidate , can be expressed as virus-like particles prepared in baculovirus , expressed antigens , DNA vaccines , and killed virus . These novel approaches are being pursued using animal models and , in the case of the NRRV P2-VP8 candidate , clinical trials . Doctors Without Borders ( MSF ) developed a heat-stable version named BRV-PV . It is currently being studied .
La Garceana . La Garceana is a corregimiento in Montijo District , Veraguas Province , Panama with a population of 276 as of 2010 . Its population as of 1990 was 382 ; its population as of 2000 was 263 .
Eden Township , Sac County , Iowa . Eden Township is a township in Sac County , Iowa , USA . The township 's elevation is listed as 1325 feet above mean sea level .
The Question ( song ) . `` The Question '' is the second single by Concept of One from the album of the same name , released in 1990 with the participation of freestyle singer Noel Pagan . Although the song only achieved moderate success on the charts entering only the dance singles chart , the song became one of Noel 's most popular , where he still includes it in his live shows .
2003 Speedway Grand Prix . The 2003 Speedway Grand Prix season is the ninth season in the Speedway Grand Prix era and is used to determine the Speedway World Champion . Event format . The system first used in 1998 continued to be adopted with 24 riders , divided into two classes . The eight best would be directly qualified for the `` Main Event '' , while the sixteen others would be knocked out if they finished out of the top two in 4-man heats on two occasions - while they would go through if they finished inside the top two on two occasions . This resulted in 10 heats , where eight proceeded to the Main Event , where exactly the same system was applied to give eight riders to a semi-final . The semi-finals were then two heats of four , where the top two qualified for a final - there was no consolation final . The 4 finalists scored 25 , 20 , 18 and 16 points , with 5th and 6th place getting 13 , 7th and 8th 11 , and after that 8 , 8 , 7 , 7 , etc . Places after 8th place were awarded according to the time a rider was knocked out and , secondly , according to position in the last heat he rode in . Qualification for Grand Prix . The 2003 season had 22 permanent riders and two wild cards at each event . The permanent riders are highlighted in the results table below .
Viamão . Viamão is a city in Rio Grande do Sul , Brazil . In size it is the largest municipality in the metropolitan region of Porto Alegre and the seventh most populous in the state . The origin of the name Viamão is controversial . The more common explanation is that atop the hills of the region it is possible to see the Guaíba River and its five inlets : Jacuí , Caí , Gravataí , Taquari and Rio dos Sinos , which form an open hand . This is said to have lent the city its name -from the phrase `` Vi a mão , '' meaning , `` I saw the hand . '' History . In the 18th century the region of the modern state Rio Grande do Sul was a trade route between the cities Sorocaba and Colônia do Sacramento . Various colonists created cattle ranches and plantations here . In 1725 , Cosme da Silveira , a member of Captain João de Magalhães ' fleet , settled in the Viamão region . He was joined by Francisco Carvalho da Cunha in 1741 , who created the Estância Grande site , where the church of Nossa Senhora da Conceição ( Immaculate Conception ) would be built . In 1747 , the colony was declared a civil parish . With the Spanish invasion of 1766 , it became necessary to install a government center for the captaincy . Viamão served as the seat of the governor until 1773 . At that time , the seat was transferred to Porto dos Casais ( which later became Porto Alegre ) . In 1880 , Porto Alegre became its own separate municipality . In 1889 , with the advent of the Republic and the dissolution of the Municipal Chambers as an executive power , the city elected its first mayor , Lt.-Col. Tristão José de Fraga , who previously served as the president of the above-mentioned Municipal Chambers . The second mayor would be Col. Felisberto Luiz de Barcellos . The economic importance of the region , for being the first cattle ranch , grew from the commerce and transport of dried meat ( charque ) and leather to Laguna and São Paulo . The three commercial routes at the time began where Viamão is located today . The main road , the `` Estrada Real '' ( `` Royal Road '' ) , left the city and passed through Vacaria , Lages , Curitibanos , Papanduva , Rio Negro , Campo do Tenente , Lapa , Palmeira , Ponta Grossa , Castro , Piraí do Sul , Jaguariaiva , Itararé and arriving at Sorocaba . Another route was over the coastal regions until Laguna . Places of interest . The municipality contains the Itapuã State Park , created in 1991 . It also includes the Saint-Hilaire Park , which boasts natural freshwater springs and an abundant wildlife , despite its proximity to a large urban region . The park 's integrity , due to an ever-encroaching population in the last few decades , has become progressively threatened . Its name comes from the famous traveler Augustin Saint-Hilaire , who passed through Rio Grande do Sul describing its natural aspects and regional customs . The following sentence is attributed to him : `` In this state , there are no residents , there are only survivors . '' The reason why he said that is the weather , that can be extremely humid , making winters feel colder and summers hotter . Another must-see is the church of the Immaculate Conception , a National Heritage site , the second oldest church in the state , built between 1766 and 1769 in severe colonial baroque style , but with splendid rococo altars inside .
John Macleod ( British Army officer ) . Lieutenant General Sir John Angus Macleod GCH ( 29 January 1752 - 1833 ) was Master Gunner , St James 's Park , the most senior ceremonial post in the Royal Artillery after the sovereign . Military career . Educated at the Royal Military Academy , Woolwich , Macleod was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1771 . In 1781 , he was ordered to join the force under Earl Cornwallis which was sent to North Carolina and which took part in the Battle of Guilford . He was , in 1782 , appointed Commander of the Royal Artillery at a time when they had just five battalions . He was appointed Deputy Adjutant-General of the Royal Artillery , an honorary position , in 1795 . Under Macleod 's direction the Royal Artillery had been expanded to ten battalions by 1808 . He also held the position of Master Gunner , St James 's Park from 1808 . In 1809 , he was involved in the expedition to Walcheren . After the Battle of Waterloo , the Duke of Wellington appointed him Director-General of the Royal Artillery . In April 1827 , he was given command of the Field Train , again an honorary position . Family Life . On 2 January 1783 Macleod was married to Lady Wilhelmina Frances Kerr , the daughter of William Kerr , 4th Marquess of Lothian , by whom he fathered five daughters and four sons .
Prepelaus . Prepelaus ( ) ( 4th century BC ) was a general in the service of Cassander , king of Macedonia . In 317 BC , Cassander sent Prepelaus and Eupolemus as joint commanders of an army to support Asander in Caria , in cooperation against Ptolemy , the nephew of Antigonus . In 315 BC , during the campaign , he was sent by Cassander on an ultimately successful mission to persuade Alexander , the son of Polyperchon , to desert Antigonus and join the Macedonians . Prepelaus is mentioned in 303 BC , when he held the important fortress of Corinth with a large force , but was unable to prevent its fall at the hands of Demetrius , and narrowly escaped capture . In the following summer ( 302 BC ) he was successful in joint ventures with Lysimachus in Asia Minor , where he reduced the key cities of Adramyttium , Ephesus , and Sardis , and conquered the majority of Aeolia and Ionia . Ultimately , Demetrius was able to recover most of the lands captured by Prepelaus before the close of the same autumn .
Vernon Malone . Vernon Malone ( December 20 , 1931 – April 18 , 2009 ) was a Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state 's fourteenth Senate district from 2003 until his death in 2009 . His district included constituents in Wake County . A retired teacher and educational administrator from Raleigh , Malone was a graduate of Shaw University and held public offices in Wake County for over three decades . Malone was born in Wake Forest in 1931 . As school board chairman , he presided over the merger of Raleigh city schools and Wake County public schools in 1976 . He served as a Wake County commissioner from 1980 until his election to the Senate in 2002 . In the Senate , Malone continued to work in education . He was co-chairman of the Senate 's higher education committee and appropriations committee for higher education . Outside of public office , Malone worked as a classroom teacher and as a school administrator before becoming superintendent of the Governor Morehead School for the Blind in Raleigh . Malone served as vice-chair of Shaw University 's board of trustees , as well as a trustee for North Carolina State University , the North Carolina Museum of Art and Wake Education Partnership . He was also a director of Capital Bank , a community bank headquartered in Raleigh . He was an alumnus of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity , the first intercollegiate fraternity established by African-Americans , which was founded in 1906 . Malone died at his home in Raleigh on April 18 , 2009 . The Vernon Malone Career and College Academy , an application-based public school in the Wake County Public School System opened in 2014 and named for the former educator . The school focuses on career and technical education ( CTE ) .
Phoenix Aviation . Phoenix Aviation was an airline based in Sharjah , United Arab Emirates . It was established and started operations in 1996 and operated passenger and freight services . Its main base was Sharjah International Airport , with hubs at Bishkek airport ( FRU ) and Jinnah International Airport ( KHI ) , Karachi . Phoenix Aviation of Kyrgyzstan was blacklisted by the British government due to poor safety standards , and is now added to a newly created European Union blacklist in 2006 . The airline was rebranded as AVE.com in October 2005 . Fleet . Previously they operated a Boeing 767-200 , delivered in March 2004 , but disposed of in January 2005 . They have also operated Ilyushin Il-18s in the past .
Utako Shimoda . was a Japanese educator and poet of the Meiji and Taishō period . Born in present-day Ena , Gifu , she was the founder of what is today Jissen Women 's University . Biography . Utako Shimoda was born into a samurai family as Seki Hirao , in Gunma Prefecture . In the run up to the Meiji Restoration , the Hirao family were firmly on the side of the Emperor , and when the Shogunate fell , Utako 's father was given a prominent position in Tokyo , where the family moved in 1870 . Seki was well-educated and recognised as an excellent poet , so much so that the empress changed her name to Utako ( song child ) . In 1879 she married the swordsman Takeo Shimoda , but when he fell ill Utako was forced to open her house as a private school , teaching poetry and Chinese classics to the wives of a number of ex-samurai officials . Takeo died in 1884 and Utako threw herself into her work as a full-time educator , becoming a teacher and principal at the Girls ' Peer School . Her interest in women 's education took her to Europe ( where she enjoyed an audience with Queen Victoria ) and America for two years , returning to Japan in 1895 with a raft of new ideas to overhaul Japanese education for women , with equality of education for men and women being the main tenet . In 1899 she established Jissen Women 's University for Japanese women and female Chinese exchange students . Utako Shimoda 's vision and work did much to modernise and improve women 's education in Japan ( she is even responsible for the navy-style girls ' school uniform ) , not just in the realm of improving the mind , but in physical education as well . She was an early student of Jigoro Kano , the founder of modern Judo . She founded three women 's schools and wrote over 80 books . She died from pneumonia in 1936 , aged 82 .
Kåge . Kåge is a locality situated in Skellefteå Municipality , Västerbotten County , Sweden with 2,248 inhabitants in 2010 .
Fómeque Formation . The Fómeque Formation ( , Kif ) is a geological formation of the Altiplano Cundiboyacense , Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes . The predominantly organic shale formation dates to the Early Cretaceous period ; Barremian to Late Aptian epochs and has a maximum thickness of . Etymology . The formation was defined and named in 1957 by Hubach after Fómeque , Cundinamarca . Lithologies . The Fómeque Formation has a maximum thickness of , and is characterised by a sequence of pyritic organic shales , with limestones and sandstone banks intercalated in the formation . The Fómeque Formation contains high values of TOC . Fossils of `` Acarthohoplites sp . `` , `` Melchionites sp . `` , `` Nicklesia sp . `` , `` Olcostephanus sp . `` , `` Pulchellia sp . '' have been found in the formation . Stratigraphy and depositional environment . The Fómeque Formation overlies the Las Juntas Formation and is overlain by the Une Formation . The age has been estimated to be Barremian to Late Aptian . Stratigraphically , the formation is time equivalent with the Mercedes Formation . The formation has been deposited in a shallow marine environment . Outcrops . The Fómeque Formation is apart from its type locality , found in other parts of the Eastern Ranges .
T/Space . t/Space ( or Transformational Space Corporation ) was an American aerospace company which participated in NASA 's Commercial Orbital Transportation Services ( COTS ) , and later , Commercial Crew Development ( CCDev ) programs for delivering cargo and crew to the International Space Station . The company was headquartered in Reston , Virginia . History . In September 2004 t/Space was one of eleven companies selected by NASA to conduct preliminary concept studies for the Crew Exploration Vehicle and human lunar exploration , for which it received a US $ 3 million contract . The company was competing with larger and more established companies such as Lockheed Martin , Boeing , and Northrop Grumman to provide vehicle and architecture advice to NASA for the Vision for Space Exploration . In May 2006 , out of a field of more than 20 firms of all sizes , the company was one of six finalists in the COTS competition for funded agreements with NASA . SpaceX and Rocketplane Kistler received the two funded agreements in August 2006 . In January 2007 , NASA signed a Space Act Agreement with t/Space on technical assistance and data access to help the company develop its privately funded spacecraft for bringing passengers and cargo to the ISS and to private space habitats . In 2011 , t/Space proposed an eight-person crew or cargo recoverable reusable transfer spacecraft to NASA under the Commercial Crew Development phase 2 program ( CCDev2 ) . The concept spacecraft could launch on a variety of launch vehicles , including the Atlas V , Falcon 9 and Taurus II . The t/Space proposal was not selected for NASA funding . People . The company 's CEO is Charles Duelfer who ran the search for weapons of mass destruction in Iraq and the President is David Gump of LunaCorp . Lon Levin , a co-founder of XM Satellite Radio , is the Chief Strategy Officer ; Jim Voss , a five-time astronaut and member of Expedition Two to the ISS , is Vice President of Space Exploration Technology ; and Bretton Alexander , a former White House aide who helped draft the plan to explore the Moon and Mars , is Vice President of Corporate and External Affairs . CXV proposal . t/Space was working on designs for an air-launched passenger-carrying capsule termed the Crew Transfer Vehicle , or CXV . In contrast to the Space Shuttle and other companies ' CEV proposals , this craft would be specialized for transferring astronauts to and from low Earth orbit along with modest amounts of cargo on the same flights . The capsule would be launched on an upscaled version of AirLaunch 's QuickReach rocket under development for DARPA 's FALCON program . This rocket would be dropped from the bottom of a custom-designed Scaled Composites aircraft , or a modified Boeing 747 , with landing gear modifications to accommodate the rocket . The return capsule uses a design similar to that of the Corona spy satellites . The capsule structure would be built by Scaled Composites . Under their plan , the CXV would have been capable of docking with the International Space Station , a commercial habitat such as those being developed by Bigelow Aerospace , or a CEV specialized for Earth-Moon transit . VSE proposal . t/Space 's proposed architecture for the Vision for Space Exploration emphasized market-based competition , with initial government funding intended to spawn a self-sustaining commercial infrastructure . In their proposal , NASA would have acted as a general goal-setter and consumer , t/Space would have developed an open overall architecture , and other companies would have competed to construct components of that architecture . As of their December 2004 midterm architecture briefing to NASA , their proposed transportation architecture included three types of elements : Spiral 1 ( Earth-to-orbit ) , Spiral 2 ( Earth-to-Moon ) , and launch elements . In general , their plan for a lunar expedition involved the use of a flotilla of small , simple , and inexpensive vehicles , rather than a single elaborate vehicle . Spiral 1 ( Earth-to-orbit ) . Initially this would have consisted only of an S1 CXV , a small craft designed to transport a crew of up to six between the Earth 's surface and low Earth orbit . In preparation for a lunar mission a series of S1 Tankers would have been designed and launched , to transport propellant to orbit . Spiral 2 ( Earth-to-Moon ) . The S2 CEV was designed to transport up to six crew between low Earth orbit and the Moon . These vehicles would have been launched uncrewed , with crew being launched on an S1 CXV and transferring in-orbit to the larger craft via docking . For each S2 CEV , eight S1 Tanker flights were needed to supply fuel in orbit . After a mission the S2 CEV would n't have reentered the atmosphere , but would have instead transferred crew back to an S1 CXV . The S2 Tanker was designed to supply fuel to S2 CEVs en route to the Moon . Filling an individual S2 Tanker would have required sixteen S1 Tanker flights . The plan for a lunar mission involved two S2 CEVs departing from Earth orbit with crews of 2-3 ( half the maximum ) and large amounts of cargo ( much of which was to be deposited at the Moon ) . The S2 CEVs were refueled en route by the S2 Tankers . If one of the S2 CEVs were damaged , the crew from both vehicles could empty excess cargo from the remaining vehicle and use a single S2 CEV to return to Earth orbit . If both vehicles were operational , additional lunar samples may have been returned . Launch elements . The architecture was intended to be modular , with Spiral 1 and 2 elements to be launched on commercially produced rockets . The company was outlining a couple of options : an airplane-launched rocket system to be developed by Scaled Composites and AirLaunch LLC , and ground launch systems developed by companies such as SpaceX and Kistler Aerospace .
Brent Kite . Brent Kite ( born 7 March 1982 ) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer . A Tonga and Australia international , and New South Wales State of Origin representative front-row forward , he played club football for the St. George Illawarra Dragons , Manly Warringah Sea Eagles and Penrith Panthers . Kite was named the Clive Churchill Medallist for his performance in the 2008 NRL Grand Final , in which he helped steer Manly-Warringah to a 40 - 0 thumping of the Melbourne Storm , scoring a try . Background . He was born in Queanbeyan , New South Wales , Australia . Early career . And played junior football with the Queanbeyan Blues . He represented the Australian Schoolboys side their tour of New Zealand in 1998 . He spent three years with the Canberra Raiders ' lower grades sides following his graduation from Erindale College . Professional playing career . In late 2000 he travelled to Europe to play for the Tonga national rugby league team alongside Willie Mason in the 2000 World Cup tournament . St George Illawarra Dragons . Kite made his NRL debut for the St George Illawarra Dragons against the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks at Aussie Stadium on 17 March 2002 . Kite moved from the second-row into the front-row following injuries at St George in early 2004 . After showing good form in early 2004 , Kite was selected for the Country Origin side . Kite was also selected to represent New South Wales , playing all three games in the 2004 State of Origin series . Kite left the Dragons at the end of the 2004 NRL season with both parties citing salary cap constraints as the reason for his move to the Manly Sea Eagles . Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles . Kite moved to the Brookvale Oval for the 2005 NRL season , with Manly beating off the likes of Canberra for his signature . Kite was recalled to the Blues side for the 2006 State of Origin series , where he played the first two games . Kite was also selected to play at international level for Australia , where he played in the 2006 Tri-Nations series off the bench . Kite was selected to play for the Australian national team at prop forward in the 2007 ANZAC Test victory against New Zealand . Kite played all three games of the 2007 State of Origin series . Kite played in the 2007 NRL Grand Final defeat by the Melbourne Storm . where they were thumped by Storm 8-34 . Kite was selected for the Centenary Test against New Zealand at the Sydney Cricket Ground . Kite was controversially not selected for any game of the 2008 State of Origin series . He played for Manly in the 2008 NRL Grand Final , again against Melbourne . His powerhouse display which included a try in the 59th minute helped Manly to decimate the defending premiers 40-0 . For his effort , Kite was awarded the Clive Churchill Medal as man-of-the-match . Kite has a contract with the Manly Sea Eagles until the end of the 2011 season . Kite was named in the Tonga training squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup . In August 2008 , Kite was named in the Australia train-on squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup , and in October 2008 he was selected in the final 24-man Australia squad . In May 2009 , Kite was named in the 17 man squad to represent New South Wales in the opening State of Origin match on 3 June 2009 , in Melbourne . He was selected for Australia in the one-off test match against New Zealand on 8 May 2009.. In 2011 , Kite won his second premiership with Manly as they defeated the New Zealand Warriors in the 2011 NRL grand final In April 2013 , Brent captained Tonga in their Pacific Rugby League International fixture against fierce Pacific rivals Samoa . He led his team to demolish Samoa by 36-4 . In October 2013 , Brent once again captained Tonga , this time in their 2013 Rugby League World Cup campaign . However , even though he was a great leader , Tonga could not advance past the group stage . He played in all 3 of Tonga 's matches . Penrith Panthers . Kite moved to the Panthers in the 2014 season . In his first season at Penrith , Kite was part of the side which reached the preliminary final after defeating Eastern Suburbs 19-18 in week one of the finals before being defeated by Canterbury the following week and missing out on a first grand final appearance since 2003 . In 2015 , Kite announced it would be his final year as a rugby league player and retired at the end of the season .
Nakayama Tadayasu . Marquess Nakayama Tadayasu ( Japanese 中山 忠能 , 17 December 1809 – 12 June 1888 ) was a Japanese nobleman and courtier of the Edo period and then one of the Kazoku of the post-1867 Empire of Japan . He was the father of Nakayama Yoshiko ( 1834–1907 ) , mother of the Emperor Meiji , who was born and brought up in Nakayama 's household . He had the rare honour of being awarded the Order of the Chrysanthemum while still alive . Early life . The second son of Nakayama Tadayori , a member of the Kuge , or court nobility , in 1821 , at the age of eleven , Nakayama was named as Provisional Major-General of the Imperial Guard of the Left . Nakayama married Matsura Aiko ( 1818–1906 ) , a daughter of Matsura Kiyoshi ( 1760–1841 ) , ninth `` daimyō '' ( feudal ruler ) of Hirado and a famous swordsman . Courtier . Nakayama received a series of court appointments in the service of the Emperor Ninkō ( 1800–1846 ) and his successor Kōmei ( 1831–1867 ) . In 1844 he became a Provisional Middle Councillor , in 1847 a Provisional Grand Councillor , and the next year a Senior Second-rank Councillor . From 1849 he was several times the Emperor Kōmei 's personal envoy and secretary . In 1851 one of Nakayama 's daughters , Yoshiko , joined the court as a Provisional Lady-in-Waiting , and the next year she gave birth to the Emperor 's son . Nakayama was entrusted with the upbringing of his grandson , Mutsuhito , the future Emperor Meiji , and many years later with that of his great-grandson Yoshihito , another future emperor . In the case of Mutsuhito , Nakayama was also officially his guardian . Yoshihito was moved to Nakayama 's house on 7 December 1879 , when barely three months old . He was a sickly infant , and Nakayama spent many days and nights with him . In 1858 , Nakayama was a leader of courtiers protesting against the Treaty of Amity and Commerce between Japan and the United States , which opened the ports of Kanagawa , Kobe , Nagasaki , Niigata , and Hakodate to foreign trade and also to settlement by Americans . In December 1862 , Nakayama was appointed as the Emperor 's Special Consultant for National Affairs , but in 1864 he was sent away from court as a consequence of his involvement in the Kinmon Incident , an attempt to control the Emperor . However , this banishment was ended in January 1867 when Kōmei died unexpectedly and Nakayama 's grandson , a boy aged only fourteen , came to the imperial throne . On 3 January 1868 , when Iwakura Tomomi arranged the seizure of the Kyoto Imperial Palace and initiated the Meiji Restoration , which resulted in the creation of the post-Shogun Empire of Japan , Nakayama was among the courtiers who supported this action . According to Peter Kornicki , `` Nakayama 's cooperation with Iwakura had been essential to the success of the coup d'etat '' . Nakayama and Iwakura both became influential courtier-politicians in the Meiji period . Appointed a member of the Order of the Rising Sun , first class , in 1880 , Nakayama was created a Marquess in 1884 , when the Emperor created a new hierarchical peerage on European lines . This gave him a seat in the House of Peers , the upper house of the Imperial Diet . On 14 May 1888 , a month before his death , he received the supreme accolade of being awarded the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Chrysanthemum during his lifetime , a rarely bestowed honour .
WACB . WACB ( 860 AM ) is a radio station licensed to Taylorsville , North Carolina , United States . The station is owned by Apple City Broadcasting Co .
Beyonders . The Beyonders are a fictional enigmatic higher-dimensional race appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . Publication history . The Beyonders were first mentioned in the team-up comic `` Marvel Two-in-One '' # 63 ( May 1980 ) , by Mark Gruenwald and Jerry Bingham . The Beyonders subsequently appear in `` Incredible Hulk '' # 263 ( September 1981 ) , and `` Avengers Annual '' # 17 ( 1988 ) . The Beyonders received an entry in the `` Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Update '89 '' # 1 . They also received an entry in `` Secret Wars Official Guide to the Marvel Multiverse '' . An initially unrelated character called the Beyonder was tied to these older characters by Steve Englehart for his `` Secret Wars III '' story in `` Fantastic Four '' # 318-319 ( September–October 1988 ) . The Beyonder first appeared during the first Secret Wars , as a being that was stated to be the omnipotent embodiment of an entire separated multiverse . As he became self-aware , he recognized himself as the only person in his Universe . According to Englehart , an editor hated the character and ordered the Beyonder `` removed '' from the Marvel Universe . Englehart did as asked but has stated that he tried to exile the character with dignity . The character was retconned into a less powerful character , a self-aware Cosmic Cube inhabiting his own `` dimension '' because there was no matrix to hold his energy , with the explanation that other more powerful beings had exercised their powers on the Beyonder 's behalf to ease his transition into self-awareness . The Beyonder later underwent another retcon , briefly becoming a mutant inhuman , and after a last retcon is now considered to be a member of the alien race of the same name and is referred to as a `` child unit '' by the Beyonders . Fictional history . The Beyonders are a race of extra-dimensional entities powerful enough to collect planets . Their nature is so alien that they are unable to leave their own dimension and for millennia were never observed by any being of the Earth dimension ( apparently including even the near-omniscient Watchers themselves ) ; to interact with the Earth dimension they must operate through agents . After becoming aware of the Earth , the Beyonders began studying the Marvel Multiverse with amusement and curiosity . They first came to the attention of Earthlings when they commissioned the alien Nuwali race to create the Savage Land as part of their study of evolution . Thousands of years later , the Beyonders created the Fortisquians as agents to observe other worlds , including Max . They eventually hired the Pegasusian alien race as agents , to tow Counter-Earth to the Beyonders ' museum . When the High Evolutionary discovered the disappearance of Counter-Earth , alongside the Thing , Alicia Masters , Starhawk , Moondragon , and Her , the Evolutionary pursued the Beyonders to rescue his world . When the Evolutionary arrived at the Beyonders ' planet museum , he himself reported that his mind snapped when he witnessed the scope of their powers and how effectively insignificant he was compared to these alien beings . It is this encounter that marks the beginning of the High Evolutionary 's mental instability . Every now and then the Beyonders would shunt a modicum of energy to the universe , allowing sentient beings to use them to create Cosmic Cubes—a practice they appear to have given up after the admonishments by Eternity and the Living Tribunal regarding the disruptive effect of these actions . One of these energy modicums would later develop sentience and take its name after its creators , the Beyonder . Time Runs Out . When entire universes throughout the Multiverse began to collide with each universe 's respective Earth as the point of impact—events known as `` incursions '' —the Avengers send Hank Pym to find answers at the start of the `` Time Runs Out '' storyline . Instead , he learns the incursions are being caused by the Beyonders , whom he also refers to as the Ivory Kings . Upon returning to Earth , he tells his fellow heroes that the Beyonders have killed the Living Tribunal along with all the Celestials , and every abstract entity ( including Eternity , Infinity , Lord Chaos , Master Order , and the In-Betweener ) as part of an experiment involving the destruction of all life throughout the Marvel Multiverse . Later , Rabum Alal reveals to Doctor Strange that the Beyonders are responsible for the accident that turned Owen Reece into the Molecule Man , the same accident that created the sentient energy modicum that would name itself `` The Beyonder '' after its creators . They created the Molecule Man as a singularity—identical in every reality—to function as a `` bomb '' that would destroy its native universe . The purpose of their experiment was to eventually kill all of the Molecule Men at the same time , bringing an end to the multiverse . After discovering that they are unable to travel through time since they are constrained and restricted to their own sequential timeline , Doom , Strange and Molecule Man confront the Beyonders one last time . Their attack apparently failed and as a result the number of universes was reduced from thousands to barely more than two dozen . However , it was later revealed that the attack was actually a success , and that Doom used his own bomb made of Molecule Men from throughout the Multiverse , which not only allowed him to destroy the Beyonders but at the same time channel the resulting energy into Owen Reece , and use that energy to collect what remained of the Multiverse into a single planet known as Battleworld . A number of survivors of the Multiverse were collected on Battleworld under the reign of the now-cosmically powered `` God Emperor '' Doom - their memories altered to become the lords and ladies of various factions of a medieval new order . The arrival of a handful of other survivors who recalled the truth shattered this illusion and began the conflict that would lead to the Multiverse 's recreation . Powers and abilities . The Beyonders have been witnessed killing all of the Celestials in the Marvel multiverse at the same time , destroying abstract entities such as Eternity and Infinity , and three members of the race together managed to kill the Living Tribunal itself . The Beyonders are what Doctor Doom calls `` linear beings '' . Despite their vast powers and knowledge , they seem unable to travel forward or backward in time . They have also displayed other limitations , as an explosion strong enough to destroy a few thousand universes was sufficient to kill them .
Szetlew . Szetlew is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Zagórów , within Słupca County , Greater Poland Voivodeship , in west-central Poland . It lies approximately south-east of Zagórów , south-east of Słupca , and east of the regional capital Poznań .
Araidron . Araidron is a village in Jhalokati District in the Barisal Division of southern-central Bangladesh .
Gilbert Plains Airport . Gilbert Plains Airport , was located adjacent to Gilbert Plains , Manitoba , Canada .
2391 Tomita . 2391 Tomita , provisional designation , is a Nysian asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt , approximately 15 kilometers in diameter . The asteroid was discovered on 9 January 1957 , by German astronomer Karl Reinmuth at Heidelberg Observatory in southern Germany . It was named after Japanese astronomer Kōichirō Tomita . Orbit and classification . `` Tomita '' is a member of the Nysa family , which is named after its most massive member 44 Nysa . It orbits the Sun in the inner main-belt at a distance of 2.1–2.8 AU once every 3 years and 10 months ( 1,393 days ) . Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.13 and an inclination of 3° with respect to the ecliptic . A first precovery was taken at Lowell Observatory in 1929 , extending the body 's observation arc by 28 years prior to its official discovery observation at Heidelberg . Physical characteristics . `` Tomita '' has been characterized as a stony S-type asteroid by the `` Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link '' ( CALL ) , and as a carbonaceous C-type asteroid by Pan-STARRS photometric survey . Diameter and albedo . According to the surveys carried out by NASA 's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer with its subsequent NEOWISE mission , the asteroid measures between 15.07 and 19.4 kilometers in diameter and its surface has a low albedo between 0.03 and 0.07 , respectively . As CALL considers the body to be of a stony composition , it assumes a much higher albedo of 0.21 and calculates a diameter of 9.2 kilometers , as the higher the asteroid 's reflectivity ( albedo ) , the shorter its diameter at a constant absolute magnitude ( brightness ) . Rotation period . In December 2013 , two rotational lightcurves were obtained for this asteroid from photometric observations . They gave a rotation period of and hours with a brightness variation of 0.14 and 0.15 in magnitude , respectively . ( ) . Naming . This minor planet was named in honor of Japanese astronomer Kōichirō Tomita ( 1925–2006 ) , long-time observer at the Tokyo Astronomical Observatory , and a discoverer of minor planets and comets himself . Tomita was also known as one of Japan 's principal popularizer of astronomy . The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center before November 1977 ( ) .
Kinathil . Kinathil is a village in Kasaragod district , Kerela , India . Transportation . Local roads have access to NH.66 which connects to Mangalore in the north and Calicut in the south . The nearest railway station is Cheruvathur on Mangalore-Palakkad line . There are airports at Mangalore and Calicut .
Kelly Lloyd . Kelly Lloyd ( born 1977 in Indianapolis ) is a former beauty queen who has competed in the Miss Teen USA , Miss USA and Miss America pageants . She is one of only six women who have competed in these three pageants , and is known as a `` Triple Crown '' winner . Lloyd 's first pageant title was Miss Indiana Teen USA 1993 . She represented her state in the Miss Teen USA 1993 pageant broadcast live from Biloxi , Mississippi on August 10 , 1993 and placed first runner-up . The pageant was won by Charlotte Lopez of Vermont . Lloyd also won the Most Beautiful Eyes award . Lloyd started competing in the Miss America system in 1996 when she won the Miss Central Indiana title . Her first attempt to win the Miss Indiana pageant resulted in a second runner-up placement . In 1997 , she was first runner-up to Miss Indiana USA 1998 ( won by Nicole Llewellyn ) . In 1998 , Lloyd was named Miss Ball State , once again placed second runner-up to Miss Indiana , and represented her state in the National Sweetheart pageant where she also placed second runner-up . In 1999 , she won the Miss North Central Indiana local pageant title and competed for the Miss Indiana title , which she won on June 12 , 1999 . Lloyd won the Albert J . Marks non-finalist interview award at the 2000 Miss America pageant . Lloyd suffered from asthma as a child , and her platform was aimed at improving the lives of those who had the disease . On November 18 , 2001 , almost nine years after giving up her Miss Indiana Teen USA title , Lloyd won the 2002 Miss Indiana USA pageant . She went on to compete at Miss USA 2002 , held in her home state in Gary , Indiana , where she placed second runner-up to Shauntay Hinton of the District of Columbia . After giving up her crown , Lloyd started her own consulting business called `` Triple Crown Consulting . '' After earning her Juris Doctorate from the Indiana University School of Law in Bloomington , Lloyd was admitted to the Indiana Bar in 2006 . She currently works as a model and spokesperson throughout the Midwest , and can be seen in commercials for Gatorade , Safe Auto , Centennial Wireless and H.H . Gregg , among others . Lloyd formerly worked as Director of Indiana Operations for Sanders & Associates , Inc. , which is the company that produces the Miss Indiana USA and Miss Indiana Teen USA pageants . Now married , she resides in Greenwood , Indiana and works as a corporate attorney for Indiana University Health .
Conogethes semifascialis . `` Conogethes semifascialis '' is a moth in the Crambidae family . It was described by Francis Walker in 1866 . It is found in India and Australia , where it has been recorded from New South Wales and Queensland . Adults are yellow with brown spots and a large irregular brown patch in the center of the forewings .
Days of our Mornings . `` Days of our Mornings '' was a parody of the long-running `` Days of Our Lives '' soap opera and is broadcast weekdays during the Gareth Cliff Morning Show on 5FM in South Africa and made available for download as a podcast . As of June 2007 there have been 75 episodes .
2012–13 Bowling Green Falcons men 's basketball team . The 2012–13 Bowling Green Falcons men 's basketball team represented Bowling Green State University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . The Falcons , led by sixth year head coach Louis Orr , played their home games at the Stroh Center and were members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference . They finished the season 13–19 , 7–9 in MAC play to finish in a tie for fourth place in the East Division . They lost in the first round of the MAC Tournament to Miami ( OH ) . Schedule . ! colspan=9| 2013 MAC Tournament
Duisburg dialect . Duisburg dialect ( , ; Duisburg dialect : `` Düsbergsch Platt '' ) was part of the southeasternmost form of the South Guelderish dialect ( Cleverlands ) within the Low Franconian languages . South Guelderish refers to the easternmost group of Dutch dialects spoken along the lower Rhine in Germany and the Netherlands . Duisburg dialect was spoken in the German city of Duisburg . Through historical circumstances it became broadly influenced by the Central German language . The Uerdingen Line ( named after the city of Uerdingen ) is the linguistic isogloss within the continental West Germanic languages in Europe that separates dialects which preserve the -k sound in the first person singular pronoun word `` ik '' ( north of the line ) from dialects in which the word final -k has changed to word final -ch in the word `` ich '' ( ) ( south of the line ) . That sound shift is the one that progressed the farthest north among the consonant shifts that characterize High German and Low German/Low Saxon dialects . The line passes through Belgium , the Netherlands and Germany . The dialect , north of the Uerdingen Line , is now regarded as extinct . As a spoken language , it died out between the 1950s and 1970s . A so-called Ruhr/Lower Rhine area dialect with traces of the old dialect in grammar , syntax and vocabulary is spoken in the Duisburg region .
Barbi Twins . Shane and Sia Barbi ( born April 2 , 1963 ) , popularly known as The Barbi Twins , are identical twins , cover models , co-authors , and spokespersons for animal rights advocacy . Modeling . Shane and Sia began modeling at the age of seven when they posed for a layout in the Sears mail-order catalog . As adults , their career has included fashion and mainly pin-up modeling . The `` Los Angeles Times '' did a cover story about the Barbi Twins when their billboard went up on Sunset Boulevard in 1989 immediately catapulting them to worldwide attention . In 1989 , 1990 , and early 1991 , they modeled for Chanel , Thierry Mugler , Jean Paul Gaultier , John Galliano and others . `` Playboy '' . According to their 2001 `` E ! True Hollywood Story '' , the billboard , and the press that came from it , caught the eye of Hugh Hefner . The twins were put on the cover of `` Playboy '' magazine in the September 1991 issue which broke records by selling out in less than two weeks . In an unprecedented move , Hefner erected a billboard to promote the Barbi Twins and their second `` Playboy '' issue ( which also broke sales records ) . Other print work . `` USA Today '' said that the twins career brought them “ caviar dreams and champagne life styles of the rich and famous ” . Playboy called their covers “ legendary ” and credited their subsequent television appearances with “ the highest ratings , ” remarking that the twins became Hollywood landmarks and global obsessions . The twins have also generated a degree of controversy – a Saturday morning cartoon and an MTV show were criticized for being “ too sexy ” or “ too controversial '' . Magazines and tabloids called them everything from `` the sexiest twins alive ” and `` the best selling calendar models of the world ” ( `` Cosmopolitan '' UK ) to referring to them as both “ bizarre and bulimic ” and “ sexual icons and America ’ s cartoon sweethearts ” ( `` Entertainment Weekly '' ) The `` London Sun '' said that the Barbi Twins “ took the glamour world by storm ” . They were a favorite for cover models appearing on the covers and inside not only `` Playboy '' but mainstream national and international magazines including `` Cosmopolitan '' and `` Redbook '' . Newspapers , magazines and tabloids including 'USA TODAY '' , Sunday Magazine ’ s News of the World , and the `` Daily Star '' , were plastered with articles and pictures of the twins . Shane Barbi was among the many notable quotables when `` Newsweek '' ’ s “ Overheard ” section ( syndicated from the `` New York Post '' , Page Six ) picked up a quote from her during an interview , `` You can ask us about our cup size or favorite positions but please no personal questions. ” `` Stuff '' magazine gave the twins the title of “ Sex Symbols for 1993 ” placing them in good company with other popular female icons such as Marilyn Monroe ( 1956 ) , Farrah Fawcett ( 1977 ) , Madonna ( 1991 ) , Sharon Stone ( 1992 ) , and Cindy Crawford ( 1994 ) . `` Redbook '' magazine took excerpts from the book “ Diana ’ s Boys ” which reveals how Prince William had his first crush on the Barbi Twins . The `` London Sun '' passed on a poster to the young prince autographed by the twins , “ Love and Kisses , Shane and Sia ” . After four years of the “ best selling calendars ” , photographs from a photo shoot were stolen from a NY film lab and `` held for ransom '' but were later returned . In 2011 were featured and voted as one of MAXIM 's Hottest Famous Twins , were featured in numerous movie posters on behalf of animal causes ( see Animal Activism below ) and on covers and featured articles in True Cowboy Magazine . Merchandising . Shane and Sia posed together in several internationally distributed Barbi Twins calendars from 1993 to 2007 . After the success of their 1993 calendar the “ Barbi Mania ” continued with dozens of posters , a comic-art calendar and two comic books . Other merchandise such as promotional trading cards , postcards , gift cards , gift wrap , mugs , lighters and just about any product that could have their images ( or more specifically bodies ) stamped on it were for sale . `` The Daily Star UK '' ran a comic strip called “ The Barbi Twins , featuring the twin models with psychic abilities . Gift shops world wide contained Barbi Twin products and every Spencer Gifts had dedicated a corner to Barbi Twin merchandise as `` E ! True Hollywood Story '' reported . Film and television . `` 48 Hours '' did a special on the Barbi Twins in 2002 on their eating disorders , and the `` E ! True Hollywood Story '' did a biography on the twins in 2001 . They also had several guest appearances on talk shows for television and radio , such as `` The Geraldo Rivera Show '' and `` The Howard Stern Show '' . The twins made several appearances along with William Shatner , John Landis , and many others in the American animated series `` Eek ! The Cat '' playing twin rocket scientists , `` Dr. Shane and Dr. Sia '' . In 2007 , they received an associate producer credit on Curt Johnson 's animal activist documentary titled `` Your Mommy Kills Animals , '' which received highly acclaimed reviews from `` Variety '' , `` The Hollywood Reporter '' and `` LA Times '' . In 2010 the twins again showed their support for the animal community and were featured in the movie `` Skin Trade '' , `` IMDb '' . In 2012 the twins announced their first feature documentary called `` I HAVE A DREAM '' about breed discrimination . Breed discrimination was at the root of the recent death of Lennox , a dog that was destroyed just for being a breed too similar to a pit bull . ( ExtraTV ) Barbi v. Flynt . In November 2003 , the Barbi Twins sued Larry Flynt and `` Hustler '' magazine for shots taken at `` Playboy '' studios that found their way to `` Hustler '' without permission . The twins had a vitamin line they were promoting to be introduced in 2004 and the pictures were never meant to be published . They sued for both the pictures and a fictional story that appeared in `` Hustler '' as the Barbi Twins claimed it ruined their health image . Parents . The twins are the daughters of property developer Bob Carlson ( d. October 2001 ) , a devout Christian and Marsha Barbi , a former Miss Ohio , but their parents divorced when the twins were just two . The twins believe that their mother was always a lesbian and when she left their father , she and they traveled to West Hollywood where Marsha became an `` outspoken lesbian feminist '' . According to the twins , Marsha had numerous lesbian lovers including some quite famous women . Then she met closeted singer Dusty Springfield in 1975 and the two women lived together for two years . `` We were 12 when they got together and we lived in this fantastic three-story townhouse in West Hollywood . She became our unofficial godmother and every night she 'd sing us to sleep , '' Shane told journalist Caroline Graham in 2002 . Spouses . Shane married Ken Wahl in 1997 . Health issues . The twins struggled with bulimia . According to their `` E ! True Hollywood Story '' and a candid interview in `` USA TODAY '' their bulimia and insecurities caused them to be obsessed with crash-dieting , bingeing and purging , abusing laxatives and destructive exercise routines for up to 10 hours a day . Their disorders manifested into agoraphobia preventing them from attending the Hollywood major premieres and invitations they received , causing them to cancel events , and to turn down offers for their own television shows and movies , and even dates with their high-profile suitors . During their recovery , the twins armed themselves with degrees in health and nutrition , and began lecturing in 2000 on “ How to eat to live , not live to eat ” . They lectured at the Learning Annex , universities and high schools as well as on radio , television and on-line . In early 2001 , they came out to the nation on the CBS television program `` 48HRS '' in a piece about eating disorders , entitled “ Slim Chance. ” They also shared their recovery story in a chapter in a celebrity addiction book called `` Feeding the Fame '' . The twins first health and fitness book , `` Dying To Be Healthy : A Breakthrough Diet , Nutrition and Self Help Guide '' ( 1999 ) , tells the story of their struggles with eating disorders and how they overcame it . Their second book , `` The Eco Anti-Diet , Plus Confession '' ( 2006 ) , helps people understand how to be “ eco and animal friendly ” while being healthy and fit . 100 % of the proceeds of the books go to animal charities . Miscellaneous . By the year 2000 the twins began using their modeling career to help show support and draw focus on other issues they felt important , including publishing books on fitness and health issues , showing their support for the military with their patriotic images and words of support , and animal rights . Early years . According to the twins , their interest in animal activism began in childhood , after experiencing , at their father 's ranch , animals they 'd befriended and named would end up going to slaughter . In response , they drafted a heartfelt manifesto they called `` Civil Rights for Animals . '' Website . The twins founded a website for animal activism called `` TheKittyLiberationFront.org '' which has now become `` TwinBunnies.com '' , and help animal charities and rescue groups worldwide , volunteer with shelters for walking and rehabilitating dogs , participate in the TNR ( Trap , Neuter and Return ) . They made calendar featuring shelter animals , called “ Pinup Pets ” which was to support the hurricane animal rescue efforts ( as seen in their documentary `` Your Mommy Kills Animals '' ) . In a 2009 article by Fox News called the twins `` the Willie Nelson of pin-up girls interviewing the twins where they spoke of how they ( the twins ) use their “ seven and a half minutes each of fame ” to speak out for animals . They participate in animal protests , such as anti-pet shops , anti-puppy mill , anti-circus , and anti-animal experimentation ( vivisection ) and are vegan . They held a vigil for pets lost during the pet food poisoning that occurred that same year . They also help lobby animal bills , such as the pet food safety bill . Wild horses . In 2009 they became very active in lobbying in favor of the ROAM act for wild horses along with Willie Nelson , and continued their support speaking openly about the horse slaughter ban , the ban on de-clawing and the fight against factory farms and animal cruelty . Marine life . In 2010 they helped bring public awareness to the ban on seal hunting in Canada by doing a media blitz to help end the brutality of seal hunting , the dangers to the sea turtles and other endangered species affected by the BP oil spill , and helped lobby and pass HR5566 , the Animal Crush Video Prohibition Act Bill ( banning violent images against animals on websites ) . Film and video . The Twins use their celebrity status in every way they can including offering their images up in posters displaying their `` wacky humor and good looks '' ( Fox News ) , such as their 2010 posters to support causes such as the Anti Fur movie `` Skin Trade '' and the cruelty that happens in the dairy industry in the documentary 'Earthlings ' . and their 2011 Covers and featured articles in True Cowboy Magazine and their continuing fight to save the wild horses ( February and April 2011 issues ) . Other efforts . The twins participate in animal rescue projects . In 2011 , they worked the Animal Welfare Institute to support the ban on horse slaughter . and appeared in the documentary `` The Petition '' about the issue . Finding Luka Magnotta . In 2012 , the twins spearheaded a movement to track down a person posting online videos of killing kittens , believed to be Luka Magnotta . They have been searching for him since 2008 . Their search remained ongoing as of 2014 .
Kadłubiec . Kadłubiec ( ) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Leśnica , within Strzelce County , Opole Voivodeship , in south-western Poland . It lies approximately north of Leśnica , south-west of Strzelce Opolskie , and south-east of the regional capital Opole . Before 1945 , the area was part of Germany ( see `` Territorial changes of Poland after World War II '' ) .
Wout Bastiaens . Wout Bastiaens ( born 30 March 1994 ) is a Belgian footballer who currently plays for Oosterzonen Oosterwijk in the Belgian Third Division . Bastiaens played his first match at the highest level of Belgian football on 18 May 2013 for Oud-Heverlee Leuven , when he was part of the starting lineup in the 4-1 lost match away to Gent .
Peter Schrager . Peter Schrager ( born April 20 , 1982 ) is an NFL Insider and sideline reporter for FOX and FS1 . Currently , he teams with play-by-play NFL sports announcers Thom Brennaman and Chris Spielman in his second season covering the NFL sidelines for FOX Sports . He also stars alongside Kyle Brandt , Nate Burleson , and Kay Adams in the show “ Good Morning Football , ” which airs weekday mornings on NFL Network . In the past , Peter has worked for Showtime 's Inside the NFL . He has also co-written a New York Times best seller book , `` Out of the Blue '' , with New York Giants wide receiver Victor Cruz . Peter has also covered the Olympics and the NBA for Fox and has been a regular contributer to GQ .
Dagnija Staķe . Dagnija Staķe ( born 3 September 1951 , Vietalva parish ) is a Latvian politician ( Latvian Farmers ' Union ) and the Minister of Regional Development and Local Governments of Latvia from 13 May to 3 November 2010 .
1953 English cricket season . 1953 was the 54th season of County Championship cricket in England . There was a tight Test series between England and Australia that was settled , after four drawn matches , in the final Test at The Oval , where England won to reclaim The Ashes for the first time since the Bodyline series of 1932–33 . The County Championship was won by Surrey for the second consecutive season .
Politics of Ethiopia . The politics of Ethiopia arise from the way the government of Ethiopia is structured as well as socioeconomic factors . Government of Ethiopia . The government of Ethiopia is structured in the form of a federal parliamentary republic , whereby the Prime Minister is the head of government . Executive power is exercised by the government while legislative power is vested in the Parliament . The Judiciary is more or less independent of the executive and the legislature . There are 9 ethnically based administrative regions and two self-governing administrations ; the capital city Addis Ababa and Dire Dawa . The president of Ethiopia is elected by the House of Peoples ' Representatives for a six-year term . The prime minister is chosen by the parliament . The prime minister is designated by the party in power following legislative elections . The Council of Ministers , according to the 1995 constitution , is comprised by the Prime Minister , the Deputy Prime Ministers , various Ministers and other members as determined and approved by the House of Peoples ' Representatives . At the current time , this includes the 20 members of Council of Ministers . The Federal Parliamentary Assembly has two chambers : the Council of People 's Representatives ( `` Yehizbtewekayoch Mekir Bet '' ) with 547 members , elected for five-year terms in single-seat constituencies ; and the Council of the Federation ( `` Yefedereshn Mekir Bet '' ) with 110 members , one for each nationality , and one additional representative for each one million of its population , designated by the regional councils , which may elect them themselves or through popular elections . The president and vice president of the Federal Supreme Court are recommended by the prime minister and appointed by the House of People 's Representatives ; for other federal judges , the prime minister submits candidates selected by the Federal Judicial Administrative Council to the People 's Representatives for appointment . Recent history . In May 1991 , a coalition of rebel forces under the name Tigrayan People 's Liberation Front ( TPLF ) overthrew the dictatorship of President Mengistu Haile Mariam . In July 1991 , the TPLF , the Oromo Liberation Front ( OLF ) , [ Oromo Peoples Democratic Organization ] ( OPDO ) , [ Amhara National Democratic Movement ] ( ANDM ) and others established the Transitional Government of Ethiopia ( TGE ) , which consisted of an 87-member Council of Representatives guided by a national charter that functioned as a transitional constitution . Since 1991 , Ethiopia has established warm relations with the United States and western Europe and has sought substantial economic aid from Western countries and the World Bank . In June 1992 the OLF withdrew from the government ; in March 1993 , members of the Southern Ethiopia Peoples ' Democratic Coalition left the government . The Eritrean People 's Liberation Front ( EPLF ) , an ally in the fight against the Mengistu regime , assumed control of Eritrea and established a provisional government . Eritrea achieved full independence on May 24 , 1993 . President Meles Zenawi and members of the TGE pledged to oversee the formation of a multi-party democracy . The first election for Ethiopia 's 547-member constituent assembly was held in June 1994 . This assembly adopted the constitution of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia in December 1994 . The elections for Ethiopia 's first popularly chosen national parliament and regional legislatures were held in May and June 1995 . Most opposition parties chose to boycott these elections . There was a landslide victory for the Ethiopian People 's Revolutionary Democratic Front ( EPRDF ) . International and non-governmental observers concluded that opposition parties would have been able to participate had they chosen to do so . The Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia was installed in August 1995 . The first President was Negasso Gidada . The EPRDF-led government of Prime Minister Meles has promoted a policy of ethnic federalism , seemingly devolving significant powers to regional , ethnically based authorities . Ethiopia today has nine semi-autonomous Regions of Ethiopia that have the power to raise and spend their own revenues . In 2004 , the government began a resettlement initiative to move more than two million people away from the arid highlands of the east , proposing that these resettlements would reduce food shortages . The incumbent President is Mulatu Teshome and has been at that position since October 2013 . The ruling party , EPRDF was declared winner by the election board in 2000 , and then again in 2005 amidst protests and riots that led to the death of many Ethiopians . Hundreds of political leaders–some of whom were elected to parliamentary positions– were arrested in connection with these protests . As of February 2006 , hundreds of politicians remained in custody , facing trial in March . [ citation needed ] About 119 people are currently facing trial , including journalists for defamation and opposition party leaders for treason . Human rights organisations have raised concerns over the well-being of some of these prisoners . However 8,000 prisoners have already been freed . Concerns about the implications of these trials for the freedom of the press have also been raised . According to the US Department of State 2009 human rights report , there are hundreds of political prisoners in Ethiopia . Among them is Birtukan Midekssa , the leader of Unity for Democracy and Justice , the largest opposition party . Fundamental freedoms , including freedom of the press , are , in practice , circumscribed . On 5 August 2016 protests broke out across the country and dozens of protesters were shot and killed by police over the following days . The protesters demanded an end to human rights abuses , the release of political prisoners , a fairer redistribution of the wealth generated by over a decade of economic growth , and a return of Wolqayt District to the Amhara Region . The events were the most violent crackdown against protesters in Sub-Saharan Africa since the Ethiopian regime killed at least 75 people during protests in the Oromia Region in November and December 2015 . Political parties and elections . In the 2015 general election , Opposition parties lost the only seat which they still held in the House of Peoples ' Representatives . The Ethiopian People ’ s Revolutionary Democratic Front and its allies won all 547 seats . Political pressure groups include the Council of Alternative Forces for Peace and Democracy in Ethiopia ( CAFPDE ) Beyene Petros and the Southern Ethiopia People 's Democratic Coalition ( SEPDC ) [ Beyene Petros ] . The coalition of opposition parties and some individuals that was established in 2009 to oust at the general election in 2010 the regime of the TPLF , Meles Zenawi ’ s party that has been in power since 1991 , published a 65-page manifesto in Addis Ababa on October 10 , 2009 . Some of the eight member parties of this Ethiopian Forum for Democratic Dialogue ( FDD or Medrek in Amharic ) include the Oromo Federalist Congress ( organized by the Oromo Federalist Democratic Movement and the Oromo People ’ s Congress ) , the Arena Tigray ( organized by former members of the ruling party TPLF ) , the Unity for Democracy and Justice ( UDJ , whose leader was imprisoned ) , and the Coalition of Somali Democratic Forces . 2005 Ethiopian general elections . Ethiopia held its third general election in May 2005 , which drew a record number of voters , with 90 % of the electorate turning out to cast their vote . While the election was deemed by the European Union election observer team to fall short of international standards for fair and free elections , other teams drew different conclusions . The African Union report on September 14 commended `` the Ethiopian people 's display of genuine commitment to democratic ideals and on September 15 the US Carter Center concluded that `` the majority of the constituency results based on the May 15 polling and tabulation are credible and reflect competitive conditions '' . The US Department of State said on September 16 , `` these elections stand out as a milestone in creating a new , more competitive multi-party political system in one of Africa 's largest and most important countries . '' Even the EU preliminary statement of 2005 also said `` ... the polling processes were generally positive . The overall assessment of the process has been rated as good in 64 % of the cases , and very good in 24 % '' . The opposition complained that the ruling EPRDF engaged in widespread vote rigging and intimidation , alleging fraud in 299 constituencies . The ruling party complained that the main opposition party CUD 's AEUP sub party had engaged in intimidation . All allegations were investigated by the National Electoral Board of Ethiopia in cooperation with election monitors , a process which delayed the release of the final results . In June 2005 , with the results of the election still unclear , a group of university students protested these alleged discrepancies , encouraged by supporters of the Coalition for Unity opposition party , despite a ban on protests imposed by the government . On June 8 , 26 people were killed in Addis Ababa as a result of rioting , which led to the arrest of hundreds of protesters . On September 5 , 2005 , the National Elections Board of Ethiopia released the final election results , which confirmed that the ruling Ethiopian People 's Revolutionary Democratic Front retained its control of the government , but showed that opposition parties had increased their share of parliamentary seats , from 12 to 176 . The Coalition for Unity and Democracy won all the seats in Addis Ababa , both for the Parliament and the City Council . Street protests broke out again when the opposition called for a general strike and boycotted the new Parliament , refusing to accept the results of the election . The police forces once again attempted to contain the protests , and this time , 42 people were killed in Addis Ababa , including seven policemen , and another of whom later died because of fatal injuries caused by a hand grenade detonation . Thousands were arrested , and were taken to various detention centers across the country . As of February 2006 , six hundred remained in custody , facing trial in March . On 14 November , the Ethiopian Parliament passed a resolution to establish a neutral commission to investigate the incidents of June 8 and November 1 and 2 . In February 2006 , UK Prime Minister Blair , acknowledging that the EPRDF has won the election , said he wanted to see Ethiopia resolve its internal problems and continue on a democratic path . With Ethiopia ’ s national election in May 2010 approaching , some opposition groups begun to hint a boycott , accusing the government of stepping up harassment against them . Despite growing claims of `` harassment '' and `` undemocratic actions '' perpetrated by the ruling party , the Forum for Democratic Dialogue ( FDD ) , Ethiopia ’ s biggest alliance of opposition political parties declared in October 2009 that it will contest in the scheduled election . Gebru Asrat , a former ally of PM Meles Zenawi , said that his party ’ s primary efforts were `` to engage in negotiation with the government on key election issues '' ahead of the election , but he added that the government was reluctant . FDD insists to engage in a pre-election negotiation on 10 key subjects , among which the issues of access to the media for campaigning , the supremacy of law , the free access of international observers , the establishment of an independent electoral board and a stop to harassment and pressure on opposition members . 2010 Ethiopian general elections . The EPRDF won the 2010 elections by a landslide , taking 499 seats , while allied parties took a further 35 . Oppositions parties took just 2 . Both opposition groups say their observers were blocked from entering polling stations during the election on Sunday , May 23 , and in some cases the individuals were beaten . The United States and the European Union have both criticized the election as falling short of international standards . Additionally , the EPRDF won all but one of 1,904 council seats in regional elections . International organization participation . ACP , AfDB , ECA , FAO , G-24 , G-77 , IAEA , IBRD , ICAO , ICRM , IDA , IFAD , IFC , IFRCS , IGAD , ILO , IMF , IMO , Intelsat , Interpol , IOC , IOM ( observer ) , ISO , ITU , NAM , OAU , OPCW , United Nations , UNCTAD , UNESCO , UNHCR , UNIDO , UNU , UPU , WCO , WFTU , WHO , WIPO , WMO , WToO Scheye wrote in 2010 that significant donor resources are being invested in security sector reform in Ethiopia because of donor national interest , even though the country 's ruling group is ideologically opposed to the core principles of SSR , and showed , at that time , little interest in justice and security sector development . `` The Guardian '' wrote just before the 2015 elections that `` ..the EPRDF 's relations with donors are a crucial factor in maintaining its position . Ethiopia remains structurally dependent on aid , with the country receiving more than $ 3 billion a year from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development . However , all indications are that external support will remain strong , regardless of electoral openness . Ethiopia is a key partner for countries concerned about security in the region , especially the US , UK and the European Union . '' Royalists and government in exile . A group of Ethiopian royalists continue to operate The Crown Council of Ethiopia as a government in exile .
Hale o Keawe . Hale o Keawe was an ancient Hawaiian heiau originally built in approximately 1650 AD as the burial site for the ruling monarch ( aliʻi nui ) of the Island of Hawaii named Keaweʻīkekahialiʻiokamoku . The complex may have been established as early as 1475 under the aliʻi nui ʻEhu-kai-malino . Radio carbon dating has not been done extensively in the area . Testing of the nearby 'Āle'ale'a heiau site gave deceptive results . Oral traditions compiled by Dorothy Barrère are still considered the best for chronological order of the surrounding complex . The heiau contained 23 remains including that of Keaweʻīkekahialiʻiokamoku . It was situated near a great ancient wall near the royal residence to the east side of the wall . Further south were further aliʻi homes were built . Excavations of the area indicate a large crafting community to support the royal residence . The heiau would lay untouched after the banning of the Hawaiian religion while all other such temples were destroyed until Kaahumanu had the building dismantled and all the remains moved to the royal mausoleum in Honolulu . Today the reconstructed temple is part of the Puʻuhonua o Hōnaunau National Historical Park .
Marie de Bagneux . The Marie de Bagneux was a French automobile manufactured in Bordeaux only in 1907 . A single-seat three-wheeler designed by M. Marie de Bagneux , the belt-driven car weighed 100 kg ( 220 lb ) , and was powered by a 1¼ De Dion engine . References . David Burgess Wise , `` The New Illustrated Encyclopedia of Automobiles '' .
Jacob C. Gutman . Jacob Charles Gutman ( 1890–1981 ) was an American businessman and philanthropist . With a group of businessmen he co-founded Philadelphia 's Albert Einstein Medical Center in 1953 ; was president of Philadelphia 's Federation of Jewish Agencies and its successor , the Allied Jewish Appeal ; and in 1951 became the first Jewish vice-chairman of Philadelphia 's United Way not born in the United States or Germany . He was president of Pressman-Gutman Corporation of New York City and Philadelphia , a textile manufacturing concern still in existence . Gutman 's son , Alvin C. `` Vene '' Gutman ( 1919–2011 ) , subsequently president of Pressman-Gutman , and Alvin 's wife , Mary Bert Gutman , built the Paul J. Gutman Library , the central library at Philadelphia University , in memory of their son , Paul J. Gutman , Jacob 's grandson , a textile manufacturer affiliated with his grandfather 's company . Paul J. Gutman died in an airplane accident in 1990 . Early life . Jacob C. Gutman was born in Kiev , Ukraine , in 1890 . He was the second of seven children of Ukrainian immigrants Joseph Barnet Gutman ( 1861–1934 ) and Henrietta Atlas ( Eideles ) Gutman ( 1862–1931 ) . After emigrating to the United States in 1883 , Barnet Gutman apprenticed with a Philadelphia tailor before in 1889 founding the Peerless Manufacturing Company , manufacturers of women 's underwear and , later , leather belts and handbags . Peerless went bankrupt in 1901 before sustaining year-to-year profits immediately preceding World War I , when the company was renamed E. Gutman and Sons to reflect management of the company under Barnet and Etta Gutman 's sons . Along with brothers David , Joseph , Harry , and Ted Gutman , principals of E. Gutman and Sons , Jacob Gutman was educated at Philadelphia 's Central High School and Philadelphia University , then called Philadelphia Textile College . He married Ida Pressman ( 1893–1962 ) in 1912 and joined his father-in-law , Harry Pressman , in Pressman 's clothing manufacturing business . The company was soon renamed Pressman-Gutman Company . Business and philanthropic activities . By the mid-1920s he had begun devoting most of his spare time to philanthropic causes . He was the first president of the Association for Jewish Children . He was a trustee and member of the advisory council of the YMHA/YWHA branch of the Jewish Ys and Centers . In 1927 he became the youngest president of Congregation Beth El , a synagogue in West Philadelphia . He was the first vice-president of the Federation of Jewish Charities , which would merge after World War II to become Philadelphia 's Allied Jewish Appeal ( AJA ) , descended from an eastern European family , and he was elected its president in 1949 . He was a trustee of the Jewish Hospital and in 1953 oversaw its merger with Northern Liberties Hospital to become the Albert Einstein Medical Center , which he served as trustee and finance committee member . He was active in Philadelphia 's Congregation Rodeph Shalom and helped found and contributed to the holdings of the Philadelphia Museum of Jewish Art there . Gutman became known in Philadelphia for bridging the social , financial , and educational divide between Jews whose families had emigrated to the United States from Germany and Austria prior to America 's Civil War and those who , like Gutman 's father , came from nations comprising the former Jewish Pale of Settlement—the present countries of Latvia , Lithuania , Belarus , Ukraine , Poland , and westernmost Russia—in the deluge of immigration associated with pogroms against Jews following the assassination of Czar Alexander II of Russia in 1881 . He was considered expert on the subject of German-Russian Jewish relations in America . Later life . Gutman retired from active management of Pressman-Gutman in 1962 after the death of his wife and spent the next twenty years devoting his energies to improving the lives of Jews in Philadelphia , in Israel , and around the world . He was married a second time to the former Diane Ravitch in 1965 . Gutman was a trustee and honorary fellow of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America and served as its secretary and treasurer . He was also a trustee of Dropsie University , which awarded him an honorary doctor of humane letters degree in 1965 . Also in 1965 he received the Louis Marshall Society Award and the Federation Allied Jewish Appeal Humanitarian Award . Jacob C. Gutman died in Philadelphia of natural causes on October 10 , 1981 , at the age of 91 .
Museum Folkwang . Museum Folkwang is a major collection of 19th- and 20th-century art in Essen , Germany . The museum was established in 1922 by merging the Essener Kunstmuseum , which was founded in 1906 , and the private Folkwang Museum of the collector and patron Karl Ernst Osthaus in Hagen , founded in 1902 . The term `` Folkwang '' derives from the name of the afterlife meadow of the dead , Fólkvangr , presided over by the Norse goddess Freyja . Museum Folkwang incorporates the Deutsche Plakat Museum ( German poster museum ) , comprising circa 340,000 posters from politics , economy and culture . During a visit in Essen in 1932 , Paul J. Sachs called the Folkwang `` the most beautiful museum in the world . '' In 2007 , David Chipperfield designed an extension , which was then built onto the older building . Photography . The Photographic Collection was established as an independent department in the Museum Folkwang in 1978 ; today it contains more than 50,000 photographs and a number of artists ’ estates . The Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach Foundation has been granting fellowships for contemporary German photography since 1982 in cooperation with the Photographic Collection of the Museum Folkwang . The Museum Folkwang in the Nazi era . Ernst Gosebruch , director of the museum in the 1920s and 1930s , and earlier directors , had made the museum 's collection of modern art into one of the leading collections in the world . However , when the National Socialists came to power in Germany in the early 1930s , they instituted a government-wide purge of what they termed `` degenerate art '' , by which they meant abstract , cubist , expressionist , surrealist and impressionist art . In 1937 , Joseph Goebbels created a commission headed by Adolf Ziegler whose mission was to purge all German government-owned museums of such `` degenerate '' works . The Museum Folkwang fell into the category of government-controlled institutions and was therefore part of the purge . Over works of art were removed from the museum ( among others by Georges Braque , Paul Cézanne , Giorgio de Chirico , Edmund Cross , André Derain , Henri Matisse , and Edvard Munch ) , part of over works of art removed from museums throughout Germany . The Nazi government first organized a mass exhibition of this `` degenerate '' art—which , ironically , proved to be quite popular—and then began systematically selling the art to raise cash . Many works of art came into the possession of American and other collectors and museums . In the end , approximately works of art deemed unsaleable were burned . The Museum Folkwang and the other museums affected have generally not tried to reclaim these works because at the time , the removal and sale of the works of art were legal under German law . The works of art were ultimately the property of the German government , which had the legal right to dispose of them as it saw fit . Redesign . A €55m reconstruction was made possible by Berthold Beitz , a philanthropist and former steel baron who initiated his Krupp Foundation to finance the project . An international architectural competition organized by the City of Essen was won by David Chipperfield ( against competing designs by David Adjaye , and Zaha Hadid ) in March 2007 . The new building , adding 16,000 m2 to the existing museum , opened in January 2010 , when Essen and the Ruhr Area became European Capital of Culture .
United States District Court for the District of Delaware . The United States District Court for the District of Delaware ( in case citations , D . Del . ) is the Federal district court having jurisdiction over the entire state of Delaware . The Court sits in Wilmington . Currently , four district judges and three magistrate judges preside over the court . The Court is notable for hearing and trying a large number of patent and other complex commercial disputes . In addition , it has limited original and broad appellate jurisdiction over bankruptcy disputes which are filed with the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware . Appeals from the Court are heard by the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit , which sits in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania ( except for patent claims and claims against the U.S. government under the Tucker Act , which are appealed to the Federal Circuit ) . The current United States Attorney for the District of Delaware is David C. Weiss since January 22 , 2018 . History . The court was one of the original 13 courts established by the Judiciary Act of 1789 , 1 Stat . 73 , on September 24 , 1789 . From its establishment until 1946 , the court had a single judge . A temporary additional judgeship was authorized on July 24 , 1946 , by 60 Stat . 654 , and was made permanent on September 5 , 1950 , by 64 Stat . 578 . A third judge was authorized on February 10 , 1954 , by 68 Stat . 8 , and a fourth on July 10 , 1984 , by 98 Stat . 333 .
Red Sucker Lake Airport . Red Sucker Lake Airport , is located adjacent to Red Sucker Lake , Manitoba , Canada .
List of World War II prisoner-of-war camps in the United Kingdom . This is a list of Prisoner of War ( POW ) Camps located in the United Kingdom during World War II .
Andrei Klepach . Andrei Nikolayevich Klepach ( ) ( born March 4 , 1959 ) is chief economist of Vnesheconombank of Russia . He assumed this post in July 2014 . Prior to this Klepach was a deputy economics minister of Russia , and since 2004 the director of macroeconomic forecasting department of the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of the Russian Federation . In that capacity , he dealt with the analysis and forecasting model inflation in the Russian economy , the financial situation of enterprises and industries , enterprises and the non-payment ratio of supply and demand money , market surveys of industrial enterprises , and study strategies for their survival and restructuring . Klepach has published about 50 scientific publications .
Take 'em and Shake 'em . `` Take 'em and Shake 'em '' is a 1931 American Pre-Code comedy film directed by Fatty Arbuckle and starring June MacCloy .
Biele , Gmina Ślesin . Biele is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Ślesin , within Konin County , Greater Poland Voivodeship , in west-central Poland . The village has a population of 42 .
Harris Tweed . Harris Tweed is a tweed cloth that is handwoven by islanders at their homes in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland , finished in the Outer Hebrides , and made from pure virgin wool dyed and spun in the Outer Hebrides . This definition , quality standards and protection of the Harris Tweed name are enshrined in the Harris Tweed Act 1993 . History . For centuries , the islanders of Lewis and Harris , the Uists , Benbecula and Barra have woven cloth by hand , calling it 'clò-mòr ' in the original Gaelic or 'big cloth ' . Originally , this handmade fabric was woven by crofters for familial use , ideal for protection against the colder climate of the North of Scotland . Surplus cloth was often traded or used as barter , eventually becoming a form of currency amongst the islanders . For example , it was not unusual for rents to be paid in blankets or lengths of cloth . By the end of the 18th century , the spinning of wool yarn from local raw materials was a staple industry for crofters . Finished handmade cloth was exported to the Scottish mainland and traded along with other commodities produced by the Islanders , such as dry hides , goat and deer skins . The original name of the cloth was `` tweel '' , Scots for twill , it being woven in a twilled rather than a plain pattern . A traditional story has the name coming about almost by chance . Around 1830 , a London merchant received a letter from a Hawick firm about some `` tweels '' . The London merchant misinterpreted the handwriting , understanding it to be a trade-name taken from the river Tweed that flows through the Scottish Borders . Subsequently , the goods were advertised as Tweed , and the name has remained ever since . As the Industrial Revolution reached Scotland , mainland manufacturers had turned to mechanization , but the Outer Hebrides retained their traditional processes . Lewis and Harris had long been known for the excellence of the weaving done there , but up to the middle of the nineteenth century , the cloth was produced mainly for home use or for the local market . When Alexander , 6th Earl of Dunmore , inherited the North Harris Estate from his father in 1836 , production of tweed in Outer Hebrides was still entirely manual . Wool was washed in soft , peaty water before being coloured with dyes from local plants and lichens . It was then processed and spun , before being hand woven by the crofters in their cottages . Traditional island tweed was characterized by the flecks of colour achieved through this use of the vegetable dyes , including the lichen dyes called `` crottle '' ( `` Parmelia saxatilis '' and `` Parmelia omphalodes '' which give deep red- or purple-brown and rusty orange respectively ) . These lichens are the origin of the distinctive scent of older Harris Tweed . Upon the death of the 6th Earl of Dunmore in 1843 , responsibility for his estate on the Isle of Harris passed to his wife , Lady Catherine Herbert . Lady Catherine noticed the marketing potential and high quality of the tweed cloth produced locally by two sisters from the village of Strond . Known as the Paisley Sisters , after the town where they had trained , the fabric woven by them was of a remarkably higher quality than that produced by untrained crofters . In 1846 , the Countess commissioned the sisters to weave lengths of tweed with the Murray family tartan . She sent the finished fabric to be made up into jackets for the gamekeepers and ghillies on her estate . Being hardwearing and water resistant , the new clothing was highly suited to life on the Dunmores ' estate . Lady Catherine saw that the jackets worn by her staff could be ideal attire for the outdoor lifestyle that was prevalent amongst her peers . The Countess began to promote the local textile as a fashionable cloth for hunting and sporting wear . It soon became the fabric of choice for the landed gentry and aristocracy of the time , including members of Queen Victoria ’ s inner circle . With demand established for this high quality `` Harris Tweed '' , Lady Catherine sent more girls to the Scottish mainland for training . She improved the yarn production process to create a more consistent , workable cloth and by the late 1840s , merchants from Edinburgh to London were supplying the privileged classes with hand-woven Harris Tweed . From this point on , the Harris Tweed industry grew , reaching a peak production figure of 7.6 million yards in 1966 . Harris Tweed Authority . As the demand for Harris Tweed expanded in the first decade of the 20th century , there was an influx of weavers into the industry seeking a wage and soon a poorer quality tweed was being made by inexperienced weavers from imported , mainland mill-spun yarn , giving rise to the pejorative name of ‘ Stornoway Tweed ’ . This inferior tweed affected the market for traditional Harris Tweed made by experienced weavers from hand-spun yarn . Legal protection of the name of Harris Tweed by a trade mark and an established standard definition became essential . Groups of merchants in both Lewis and Harris applied to the Board of Trade for a registered trade mark . When this trade mark , the Orb , was eventually granted , the Board insisted that it should be granted to all the islands of the Outer Hebrides i.e . to Lewis , North and South Uist , Benbecula and Barra , as well as to Harris , the rationale for this decision being that the tweed was made in exactly the same way in all those islands . In 1909 , after much negotiation and a degree of acrimony from merchants in Harris who felt that the trade mark should have been granted exclusively to Harris , the Orb Trade Mark was granted . The Harris Tweed Association , a voluntary body , was formed to protect both the use of the Orb Trade Mark and to protect the use of the name ‘ Harris Tweed ’ from imitations . The original definition attached to the Orb Trade Mark stated that : Harris Tweed means a tweed , hand-spun , hand-woven and dyed by the crofters and cottars in the Outer Hebrides . In 1993 , a new statutory body to guard the Orb Trade Mark , the Harris Tweed Authority , replaced the original Harris Tweed Association . Also in 1993 , an Act of Parliament , the Harris Tweed Act 1993 , established the Harris Tweed Authority as the successor to the Harris Tweed Association , its purpose being `` to promote and maintain the authenticity , standard and reputation of Harris Tweed ; for preventing the sale as Harris Tweed of material which does not fall within the definition ... '' The following definition of genuine Harris Tweed became statutory : `` Harris Tweed means a tweed which has been hand woven by the islanders at their homes in the Outer Hebrides , finished in the islands of Harris , Lewis , North Uist , Benbecula , South Uist and Barra and their several purtenances ( The Outer Hebrides ) and made from pure virgin wool dyed and spun in the Outer Hebrides '' Today , every 50 metres of Harris Tweed are checked by an inspector from the Harris Tweed Authority before being stamped , by hand , with the Orb Mark . The Harris Tweed Authority is the legally appointed governing body responsible for upholding the integrity of Harris Tweed in accordance with the Harris Tweed Act of 1993 . They are involved in instigating litigation , issuing of the Orb Stamp , inspection of mills and weavers sheds , promotion of the industry and safeguarding Harris Tweed on behalf of the islanders of the Outer Hebrides . Based in the island capital of Stornoway the Authority consists of a Chief Executive , Secretary and two inspectors and stampers . There is also an overseeing board of unpaid members and a legal team in support . Harris Tweed mills . There are three mills operating on the islands , each with a public facing company associated with them . The companies handle marketing , sales , customer service and distribution of Harris Tweed to customers while their mills handle certain aspects of the production process . Weavers . All weavers are self-employed and can work as a 'mill weaver ' commissioned by any of the three mills or as an 'independent weaver ' making and selling their own cloth , sometimes on private commission . Mill weavers are supplied with beamed warps and yarn directly from the mills along with instructions on how the cloth must be woven . Once the tweed is woven , it is collected by the mill for finishing and stamping , and is then sold by the mill . Independent weavers on the other hand must purchase yarn from the mills and warp it themselves , often to their own design . The independent weaver then sends their woven cloth to the mill for finishing and stamping ( which they pay for as a service ) before it is returned to the weaver to sell for themselves . A weaver can work both as a mill weaver and an independent weaver . Harris Tweed Industry Liaison Group meets regularly to discuss issues facing the industry and consists of a range of interested parties such as mill owners , weaver representatives , HTA officials , funding bodies , local council members , buyers and other industry figures . Production processes . The creation of Harris Tweed begins with fleeces of pure virgin wools which are sheared from Cheviot and Scottish Blackface sheep . Although most of the wool is grown principally on the Scottish and UK mainland , in the early summer the island communities still join together to round up and shear the local sheep to add to the mix . The two types of wool are blended together to gain the advantages of their unique qualities and characteristics Once sheared the wool is scoured before being delivered in large bales to the mills of the main tweed producers where it is then dyed in a wide variety of colours for blending . The freshly dyed coloured and white wools are weighed in predetermined proportions and then thoroughly blended by hand to exact recipes to obtain the correct hue . It is then carded between mechanical , toothed rollers which tease and mix the fibers thoroughly before it is separated into a fragile , embryonic yarn.This soft yarn then has a twist imparted to it as it is spun to give it maximum strength for weaving . The spun yarn is wound onto bobbins to provide the ingredients of weft ( left-to-right threads ) and warp ( vertical threads ) supplied to the weavers . This vitally important process sees thousands of warp threads gathered in long hanks in very specific order and wound onto large beams ready to be delivered , together with yarn for the weft , to the weavers . All Harris Tweed is hand woven on a treadle loom at each weaver 's home on a 'double-width ' Bonas-Griffith rapier loom in the case of mill weavers , or normally an older 'single width ' Hattersley loom in the case of independent weavers . The weaver will 'tie in ' their warp by threading each end of yarn through the eyelets of their loom 's heddles in a specific order then begins to weave , fixing any mistakes or breakages that occur until completed . The tweed then returns to the mill in its 'greasy state ' and here it passes through the hands of darners who correct any flaws . Once ready the cloth is finished . Dirt , oil and other impurities are removed by washing and beating in soda and soapy water before it is dried , steamed , pressed and cropped . The final process is the examination by the independent Harris Tweed Authority which visits the mills weekly , before application of their Orb Mark trademark which is ironed on to the fabric as a seal of authenticity . Harris Tweed today . In 2012 the weavers and mills of the Harris Tweed industry produced one million metres of Harris Tweed , compared to 450,000 metres in 2009 , which was the highest production figures in 17 years . The last three years have seen Harris Tweed remain `` on-trend '' and a regular feature in both High Street stores and on catwalks in couture collections and the increase in popularity has led to the training of a new generation of weavers to meet production demands . Menswear brands such as Tommy Bahama , Topman , Barutti Brooks Brothers , Nordstrom , Thomas Pink , J . Crew Nigel Cabourn , Hugo Boss , Paul Smith , Primark and Prince of Scots use the fabric for jackets , outerwear and suiting . Footwear brands have also used Harris Tweed , most notably Nike , Dr Martens , Aigle , Red Wing Shoes , and Clarks . The luxury interiors market is also expanding following the use of over 90,000 meters of Harris Tweed in Glasgow 's 5 Star Blythswood Square Hotel in 2008 . New markets are emerging within the BRIC nations and more traditional markets are reviving in the USA and Europe as well as East Asian countries including South Korea . Sales forecasts are optimistic for the cloth .
Hud ( 1986 film ) . `` Hud '' ( 'Skin ' ) is a 1986 Norwegian crime film directed by and starring Vibeke Løkkeberg . It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival .
F1 Digital+ . F1 Digital+ ( also known as just F1 Digital ) was the name of the enhanced world feed package for Formula One coverage that existed from 1996 to 2002 . The service offered additional features to the standard , single analogue television feed of the sport , which digital broadcasters had the option of taking up and broadcasting on their own digital interactive television platforms ( at a higher price than the standard television feed , which often necessitated the broadcasters charging viewers for ) , such as channels dedicated to onboard cameras , cameras in the pit area and live timing data . The programmes were also broadcast commercial-free . Service launch . The service launched at the 1996 German Grand Prix . Initially the service was only offered by the German-based DF1 service , broadcasting into Germany , Austria and Switzerland . The French broadcaster Canal Plus , also signed up for the service in 1996 , with a ten-year contract estimated to be costing $ 60 million per year . Italian broadcaster TELE+ launched at the beginning of the 1997 season . Spanish broadcaster Canal Satelite Digital launched at the beginning of the 1998 season . British broadcaster BSkyB however did not offer the service until later . An initial investment of $ 35 million was made to set up the service . By the time the service closed , over $ 100 million had been spent on it . The race coverage shown on regular terrestrial TV was produced by a local broadcaster ( the host broadcaster ) and provided to all other broadcasters around the world . By comparison , the majority of the coverage shown on the F1 Digital+ service was produced on-site at each Grand Prix venue by Formula One Management . The operation involved transporting around 200 tons of equipment to each race . To transport the equipment required 18 trucks for European rounds or two Boeing 747 jumbo jets for fly-away races . At the race venue , a 1200 sq m air-conditioned tent was set up containing the majority of the equipment . The service was run by Eddie Baker , and the tent was colloquially referred to as Bakersville . Two hundred staff were employed to provide the coverage . A two-week turn around was required to dismantle and reassemble all the equipment . Dismantling would begin immediately following a race broadcast on Sunday and would be finished by Tuesday . It would then be transported to the next venue . Between Friday and Sunday the broadcast centre would be reassembled and all cameras and cabling around the circuit would be completed by Wednesday . The equipment was tested on Thursday in preparation for the first broadcast of a race meeting on Friday . The initial offering consisted of five different channels , as well as a six `` Super-Signal '' channel , which combined footage from the first 4 individual channels listed below . This `` Super-Signal '' feed was similar in style to what was available on the regular terrestrial broadcasts , however it differed in that it had access to more cameras , had extra graphics including a lap counter and broadcast radio conversations conducted by the teams . The first channel showed action from the trackside cameras as well as onboard and pitlane . A second channel focused on showing action that was taking place involving cars lower down the running order . The third channel consisted entirely of material from the onboard cameras of the cars whilst the fourth consisted of material from the cameras located in the pit-lane running a highlights reel of action from the race up to that point , every 20 minutes . The fifth channel transmitted the data screens available to the teams at the circuit , showing timing information ( positions , laptimes etc . ) From 1999 , a new design for the graphic overlays was introduced to distinguish it from the standard coverage , and to incorporate new features such as race control updates . At the 2002 United States Grand Prix , the digital feed was available free on the normal channels , such as ITV . Although the option to change to a different camera was not available , the coverage was more extensive , featuring the overlays , additional cameras and team radio from the channel . F1 TV Pro . In May 2018 , 16 years after the end of the F1 Digital+ , the FOM launched its F1 TV Pro OTT service , starting from the Spanish Grand Prix under the new owner of Formula 1 Liberty Media . The service can be considered a direct successor to F1 Digital+ . It includes access to FOM SuperSignal transmission from all TV stations . Exclusive are access to all onboard cameras of all drivers as well as three additional image signals and uncensored team radio ( there had not been any since the end of F1 Digital+ ) . The service is advertised exclusively over the Internet and can be booked through a monthly subscription or as an annual subscription to F1.com . Launch in the UK . After negotiations with BSkyB as far back as 1996 and with onDigital , the UK version of the service was launched in 2002 as a dedicated channel on Sky , as a joint venture between BSkyB and FOM originally contracted to run for two years . The service was commentated on by Ben Edwards and John Watson , with pit lane reports from Peter Windsor . The initial six channels was expanded to eight with the addition of a new UK exclusive Master channel , produced by FOM , incorporating additional studio programs before and after the on-track sessions , as well as cutting into the Super-Signal during the session , with in-vision interviews . An eighth dedicated highlights channel was added , showing rolling highlights up to the current point in the race . Take-up for the service , charged at £12 per race , was low with as little as 9,000 viewers subscribing to see some races , compared with audiences of 3 million viewers for some Formula One races on UK free-to-air television that season . To increase the flagging take-up , F1 Digital+ ran a promotion where one could get the final six races of the season for only £50 compared with paying £72 . Although the service was at the cutting-edge of sports broadcasting , it was never financially viable and was terminated at the end of the 2002 season with the loss of 220 jobs . Technical limitations at the time also added to the problems . Sky+ boxes , which could record and time-shift other broadcasts , refused to do so with this – the transmission had to be viewed live . Impact . Although F1 Digital+ was a commercial failure , many of the innovations the service offered were gradually implemented on the main Formula One World Feed over the following seasons . In 2004 new television overlays were introduced which closely reflected those of F1 Digital+ , reintroducing elements such as the lap counter , track status indicators and rev counters . Team Radio was broadcast at the 2004 Chinese Grand Prix and was available at every race from the 2006 season onwards . The biggest innovation of pay per view was a permanent production team at every Grand Prix , establishing consistent quality over the variable nature of host broadcasters . The success of F1 Digital+ in this area resulted in Formula One Management gradually taking control of the World Feed in the subsequent seasons . From the 2007 season Formula One Management directed the TV coverage of all but three races , and for the 2008 season this number was reduced to two : the Monaco Grand Prix , produced by Télé Monte Carlo , and the Japanese Grand Prix , produced by Fuji Television .
Gul Bashra . Gul Bashra ( ) is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of Senate of Pakistan since March 2015 . Political career . She was elected to the Senate of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party on reserved seat for women in Pakistani Senate election , 2015 .
Erwin Riess . Erwin Riess ( born March 13 , 1957 ) , a disabled playwright and dramatist , was born in Vienna , Austria . He attended school in Krems , Austria and later returned to Vienna to study political and theatre science . In 1983 he was relegated to a wheelchair after the discovery of a back tumor . He has since been active in disability campaigns and humanitarian efforts to improve living conditions for disabled persons living in Austria . He is a free-lance writer providing material for many magazines and newspapers and writing theatrical works , many of which have been performed internationally . Based on the life of Stephen Hawking , `` Hawking 's Dream '' is arguably his most famous and well-received work .
Leonie Hiscutt . Leonie Anne Hiscutt ( born 14 January 1959 ) is an Australian politician , who has been a member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council for the division of Montgomery since 2013 . Hiscutt was a farmer and businesswoman prior to entering Parliament . She grew up in Elliott ( near Yolla ) and currently lives in Howth ( near Penguin ) .
Lourdes Oñederra . Miren Lourdes Oñederra Olaizola ( born 9 June 1958 ) is a Basque writer and professor . Life . Oñederra was born in San Sebastián in 1957 . She studied for her first degree in Spain before taking her masters at the University of Iowa . She returned to the Basque country to take her doctorate in philology supervised by Koldo Mitxelena . She was appointed a professor in her home town in 1982 . In 1987 she published her first novel `` And the woman said to the serpent '' and this was successful and received a number of awards including the Basque Government Prize for Literature in 2000 . The book has been translated into Spanish , English and Russian . In 2014 she was a Professor at the University of the Basque Country .
Women 's National Soccer League . The Women 's National Soccer League ( WNSL ) was Australia 's top women 's association football league . Originally known as the Ansett Australia Summer Series for sponsorship reasons , the WNSL began in 1996 consisting of six clubs and continued through until 2004 , folding alongside the National Soccer League . It was not until 2008 that a women 's top flight league was re-established in Australia , named the W-League . Julie Dolan Medal . The medal is awarded annually to the player voted to be the best player in the Women 's Football League in Australia , named after former Matildas Captain and football administrator Julie Dolan . The award was for the best player in the WNSL , and is currently maintained in the successor competition , the W-League . The following table contains only those winners of the medal who won it during the WNSL era , for a complete list of winners see Julie Dolan Medal .
1296 . Year 1296 ( MCCXCVI ) was a leap year starting on Sunday ( link will display the full calendar ) of the Julian calendar .
Bill Walczak . Bill Walczak is a community activist in Boston , Massachusetts , United States . In April 2013 he became a candidate for mayor of Boston . Family . Walczak is a resident of Savin Hill , where he lives with his wife , Linda . Originally from New Jersey , he came to Boston on a Boston University scholarship but dropped out after one semester to work on the lettuce boycott of the United Farm Workers . Education . Walczak graduated in history from the University of Massachusetts Boston in 1979 ; he is also a member of the board of the University of Massachusetts Boston Alumni and Friends . Career . Walczak founded and ran the nonprofit Codman Square Health Center in Dorchester for more than thirty years . Walczak co-founded in 1979 the center , which provides over 22,000 area residents with primary medical care , urgent care , radiology , dentistry , and eye care services . According to Walczak , “ Codman Square was burning down , and it needed something , and we decided that was a health center . We figured if you combine the impact of good health care and good education , we could turn peoples ’ lives around. ” Walczak had come to the attention of the neighborhood association in 1979 by asking a lot of questions , and was chosen as the Health Center 's director . Walczak established the health center in the basement of an old library and eventually took over the entire building . In 2000 , Walczak co-founded the Codman Academy Charter Public School and remains its president . In early 2011 , he became President of Steward Carney Hospital in Dorchester . In April 2012 , he left the position . An article in the Boston Globe speculated that Walczak 's activist background did not fit with the ethos of the private company , Steward Health Care System , that owned the hospital . Walczak had proposed a three-year plan which required additional financial investment from Steward . Steward claimed Walczak had resigned , though Walczak denied this . He is currently Vice President of Community Relations at Shawmut Design and Construction . Walczak is the founding president of the Massachusetts Nonprofit Network . Walczak is the chairman of STRIVE , a job training program located in Dorchester ; and is a member of the Executive Advisory Council for WBUR Radio . He was Co-Founder of Codman Academy Charter Public School and is a Senior Fellow at the Boston University Institute for Nonprofit Management and Leadership , a Barr Foundation Fellow , a board member of the Massachusetts Business Alliance for Education , Advisory Board of the Boston Landmarks Orchestra , and the Advisory Council of the Haiti Fund at the Boston Foundation , among others . Run for Mayor . Walczak announced his candidacy on April 7 , 2013 , at which time he was the seventh person to announce a bid for Boston mayor . He finished ninth in the primary election with 3 % of the vote .
E. J. Whitley . E. J. Whitley ( born February 16 , 1982 ) is a former American football guard in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys . He played college football at Texas Tech University . Early years . Whitley attended Texas City ( TX ) , where he was a two-way tackle . As a junior , he was a part of the state 's top ranked defense , helping the team achieve a 14-0 record and win the 1999 state championship . He was a two-time all-district player and an all-state selection as a senior . He also practiced basketball . College career . Whitley accepted a football scholarship from Texas Tech University . As a redshirt freshman , he was a backup at multiple positions on the offensive line , until starting the final 2 games at right tackle , including the 2002 Tangerine Bowl , where he helped the offense score 55 points ( school record in a bowl game ) . As a sophomore , he was a full-time starter and part of the nation 's top passing offense . He helped reduced the number of sacks from 46 in 2002 to 23 . As a junior , he started 12 games , helping quarterback Sonny Cumbie lead the nation in passing and total offense . As a senior , he played at least one game at every offensive line position . He started mainly at both guard positions and at center , as part of an offense that led the nation in passing for the fourth straight year . He finished his college career with 45 total starts , 20 starts at right tackle , 15 at left guard , 5 at right guard , 4 at left tackle and one at center . Dallas Cowboys . Whitley was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the seventh round ( 224th overall ) of the 2006 NFL Draft , with the intention of playing him at guard . On May 7 , he suffered a torn ACL in his left knee during rookie minicamp and was placed on the injured reserve list . He was waived on March 1st , 2007 . Saskatchewan Roughriders . After not playing during the 2007 NFL season , he was invited to the 2008 rookie camp with the Saskatchewan Roughriders but did not make the team .
WBSX . WBSX is an FM radio station licensed to the city of Hazleton , Pennsylvania , broadcasting to the Scranton/Wilkes Barre/Hazleton radio market on 97.9 MHz . WBSX airs an active rock music format branded as `` 97-9 X '' ( pronounced as `` Ninety-Seven Nine X '' ) . History . The radio station first signed on the air in 1949 as WAZL-FM , the FM sister station to WAZL AM also located in the city of Hazleton . During the early 1970s , the station switched to what was branded as a `` beautiful music '' format ( which was a form of Easy Listening or Elevator Music ) and the call sign WVCD . The station was automated with no live DJs or announcers during this time . The station evolved their music format slightly by 1985 when the station changed call signs to WWSH and branded on air as `` Wish 98 '' . The station made a dramatic switch in 1994 to a rock music format and another call sign change to WZMT to reflect the new on air branding as `` The Mountain '' . In 1996 , it was renamed `` 98 Rock '' . In 1997 , under Citadel Broadcasting , the name changed to `` The Bear '' , with the call letters WXBE , and featuring the syndicated `` Howard Stern Show '' in mornings . In October 2001 , the station shifted to a format branded as `` classic hard rock '' , name change to `` Z-Rock '' , and call letters to WAOZ . 7 months later , in May 2002 , the station returned to a more current-based rock format under the call sign of WBSX , and branding as `` 97-9 X '' with an alternative rock format ( which was moved over from 93.7 FM ) . By 2007 , the station adopted its current active rock format . Citadel merged with Cumulus Media on September 16 , 2011 . Trivia . 97.9X is known for being the first commercial station to play Breaking Benjamin , who started in local Wilkes-Barre . The station 's Breaking Benjamin promotion is also briefly featured in Breaking Benjamin 's video for `` Breath '' , which was recorded at Stabler Arena in Lehigh Valley , Pennsylvania in early 2007 .
The Shaggy Man of Oz . `` The Shaggy Man of Oz '' ( 1949 ) is the thirty-eighth in the series of Oz books created by L. Frank Baum and his successors , and the second and last by Jack Snow . It was illustrated by Frank G. Kramer . The book entered the public domain in the United States when its copyright was not renewed as required . In `` The Shaggy Man of Oz '' as in his previous book , `` The Magical Mimics in Oz '' ( 1946 ) , Snow returned to the Oz books of Baum for his inspiration and his conceptual framework . He avoided all use of characters and plot elements introduced in the Oz books of Ruth Plumly Thompson and John R. Neill , his predecessors in the post of `` Royal Historian of Oz . '' `` Shaggy Man '' and `` John Dough '' . For his first Oz book , Snow had relied heavily upon Baum 's `` The Emerald City of Oz '' . ( Far from concealing it , Snow made the relationship between the two books clear in his text . ) For his second venture , Snow depended upon Baum 's 1906 novel `` John Dough and the Cherub '' . In both books , the protagonists escape an exotic but risky place ( in Baum , the Island of Phreex ; in Snow , Conjo 's island ) in a borrowed flying machine ; they travel to other places from which , in turn , they again need to escape . Baum has a Palace of Romance , and Snow , a Valley of Romance . In Baum 's Hiland , the people are tall and thin and live in tall thin houses — just as in Snow 's Hightown . And in both novels , the heroes meet the King of the Fairy Beavers , who helps them to their final destination . Modernizing . Though Snow relied on Baum 's forty-year-old book for inspiration , he also faced a need to update the Oz enterprise . His first Oz book , launched in the post–World War II world , had not been a commercial success ; `` Oz books appeared oddly old fashioned and less compelling in an era of rocket engines and atomic bombs . '' The second book stands in marked contrast to the first in terms of its trappings of modernity . The child protagonists are a contemporary American boy and girl ; their father , Professor Jones , teaches physics at a university . The professor owns an early-model television set , and moreover has modified it with a large projection screen of his own design . Conjo the magician has an aircraft — which flies not merely by `` magic '' but by anti-gravity plates . The episode in Hightown provides further consideration of gravity . Synopsis . Abbadiah and Zebbidiah Jones are twins from Buffalo , New York ; they prefer to go by their nicknames , Twink and Tom . The twins enjoy watching cowboy serials on the family TV set , customized by their scientist father with its own wall-sized projection screen . While the twins are watching the TV one afternoon , the normal picture changes into a strangely beautiful scene with a castle in the background . They are confronted by a living toy clown , a duplicate of the familiar toy they have named Twoffle . This living version , who calls himself Twiffle , persuades them to walk into the screen before them ; the two children find themselves magically transported into the scene . Twiffle explains that he is a third cousin of the twins ' toy , Twoffle ; the two have had long conversations about Twink and Tom while the children have slept . Twiffle serves a sorcerer named Conjo ; they are on Conjo 's island in the Nonestic Ocean , and are heading toward Conjo 's castle . Meanwhile , a problem has arisen in the Emerald City in Oz ; the love magnet ( introduced by Baum in his fifth Oz book , `` The Road to Oz '' ) had been hanging above the city 's entrance gate , but has now fallen from its nail and broken in two . Princess Ozma consults with the Shaggy Man , who first brought the talisman to Oz ; they determine that the magnet can be repaired only by the magician who created it — none other than Conjo . In the Magic Picture , they watch Twink and Tom approach Conjo 's castle with Twiffle . Surprised at the presence of two human children , Ozma decides to send Shaggy there immediately to investigate . Ozma equips Shaggy with a magic compass that will return him to Oz whenever he chooses . ( Ozma herself will be unavailable , sequestered with Glinda the Good as they work on deep magics . ) Ozma transports Shaggy with her Magic Belt ; he joins the children and Twiffle , much to their surprise . The four of them go to meet Conjo , who is short , fat , bald , and untrustworthy . Conjo agrees to repair the love magnet , though he wants Shaggy 's magic compass in payment . The visitors stay the night ; but Shaggy is awakened from sleep by a slight disturbance in his guest bedroom . He discovers that Conjo has repaired and surreptitiously returned the love magnet , but also has taken the magic compass . Twiffle insists that Conjo is not overtly evil , merely `` selfish , lazy , and foolishly vain . '' Yet Conjo has lured the twins to his island to rob them of their memories and use them as his servants , which is malicious enough . Shaggy , Twink , Tom , and Twiffle escape from the island in Conjo 's Airmobile . They reach a sky country called Hightown , and the Airmobile is inadvertently lost , stranding them . They learn they can leave Hightown merely by swimming and walking down through the air , since gravity does not function in the place 's vicinity . They next find their way to the Valley of Romance , where they stumble into a nightmare of incompetent amateur theater . Shaggy and Twink are bewitched into serving as cast members in an inept stage play . Tom and Twoffle manage to free them and break the spell of the place , by showing the love magnet to the Valley 's king , queen , and assembled lords and ladies . ( In Snow 's narrative , the magnet has to be displayed to have its effect . ) Traveling again , the four encounter the King of the Fairy Beavers . The King agrees to help them reach Oz , if they invite him for a visit — and Shaggy is happy to oblige . The protagonists and their beaver companions make their way under the Deadly Desert through the Nome King 's tunnel ( see `` The Emerald City of Oz '' ) . They pass the barrier of invisibility that shields Oz from the outside world , and arrive in Oz — only to stumble into a crisis . Conjo has used the magic compass to reach Oz , where he grabs the Wizard 's black bag of magic and locks himself in the Wizard 's laboratory . Conjo wants to supplant the Wizard and gain control of Oz for himself . The Fairy Beaver King defeats Conjo with his water magic , squirting a jet of water from the Forbidden Fountain into Conjo 's mouth . The now amnesiac Conjo is easy to manage and reform ; he is returned to his island in Twiffle 's care , for re-education . Twink and Tom enjoy a pleasant stay in Oz before Ozma sends them home once again . A derivation . Eric Shanower borrows Twink and Tom , and refers to Snow 's book , in his short story `` Abby . '' A critical response . In the judgement of one critic , Snow 's `` Shaggy Man of Oz '' `` is more credible plotted and developed than Neill 's books , but it is deficient in Ozian exuberance and humor . ''
EUREX . EUREX ( Enriched Uranium Extraction ) was a pilot nuclear fuel reprocessing facility built in 1965 by ENEA in Northern Italy . It ceased operation in 1984 . It is located near the town of Saluggia on the Saluggia-Crescentino road . Since 2003 , the Italian nuclear waste company SOGIN took control to dismantle the old plant . Environmental remediation of the site is expected to finish in 2029 .
Karashamb . Karashamb ( , also Romanized as K ’ arashamb and Qarashamb ) is a village in the Kotayk Province of Armenia . Karashamb is the site of a major archaeological excavation of a Bronze Age cemetery with a number of barrows . The richest was a `` royal '' sepulchre where a superb silver cup , now one of the treasures of the National Museum , was discovered .
Submarine ( novel ) . `` Submarine '' is a novel by Joe Dunthorne . First published by Hamish Hamilton in 2008 , it was adapted into a film in 2010 . Background . Published by Penguin imprint Hamish Hamilton in 2008 , `` Submarine '' was Dunthorne 's first novel . He wrote most of the book while studying creative writing at the University of East Anglia , where it won the university 's inaugural Curtis Brown Prize . Originally a short story , Dunthorne posted the first chapter on ABCtales.com , a website that allows writers to share , discuss and develop their work . Its popularity on the site drove him to write the full novel . Synopsis . `` Submarine '' was marketed as `` a tale of mock GCSEs , sex and death . '' The novel is a coming-of-age story narrated by fifteen-year-old Oliver Tate , who records with comedy and anguish his relationship with his girlfriend and his lop-sided view of the strains on his parents ' marriage . Reception . The novel was published in 2008 to critical acclaim . In 2014 , it was put forward as a candidate in `` Wales Arts Review 's '' search for the 'Great Welsh Novel ' . Although Caradog Prichard 's `` One Moonlit Night '' eventually took the accolade , reviewer Elin Williams argued that `` Submarine '' is `` deservedly one of Wales ’ best novels , simply because it just `` is '' Welsh . Dunthorne ’ s writing is engaging and well-crafted . Tate is one of the most believable Welsh protagonists I have come across ; full of flaws and full of himself . '' Adaptation . In 2010 , `` Submarine '' was adapted for film by Richard Ayoade . The film cast Craig Roberts as Oliver Tate , with Yasmin Paige , Noah Taylor , Paddy Considine , and Sally Hawkins in supporting roles . It premiered at the 35th Toronto International Film Festival , and was shown in London , Berlin and Swansea before going on general release in March 2011 .
Champion of Champions ( snooker ) . The Champion of Champions is a professional non-ranking snooker tournament . It was held in 1978 and 1980 and was then revived in 2013 by Matchroom Sport . The reigning champion is Shaun Murphy . The Champion of Champions features winners of World Snooker events over the preceding 12 months , with the field topped up , if necessary , from the current World Rankings . In 2015 the tournament had a prize fund of £300,000 , of which £100,000 goes to the winner . History . The event was created in 1978 by boxing promoter Mike Barrett . The event was contested by four players at the Wembley Conference Centre in London , England . It was played over two days with the semi-finals on the first day and the final on the second day . World Champion Ray Reardon beat the Masters winner Alex Higgins 11–9 in the final . Brief highlights were shown on ITV 's World of Sport on the following afternoon . The event was not held in 1979 but appeared again in 1980 at the New London Theatre in Drury Lane , London but in a different format . Ten players competed in the tournament , split into two groups . Each group played a round robin with the winners of the groups advancing to the final . Doug Mountjoy beat John Virgo 10–8 in the final . The tournament was then abandoned since the audiences had been poor and the event financially unsuccessful . The event was revived in 2013 by Matchroom Sport , replacing the Premier League Snooker on the calendar . The event is held in November at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry and contested by 16 of the world 's leading players . The event is broadcast live in the United Kingdom on ITV4 . The 2013 and 2014 tournaments were both won by Ronnie O'Sullivan but he chose not to defend the title in 2015 . In 2015 , Neil Robertson defeated Mark Allen by 10–5 to claim his first title in this tournament . In 2016 , John Higgins beat Ronnie O'Sullivan 10–7 in the final .
Brenham Downtown Historic District . The Brenham Downtown Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2004 . Buildings in the district were designed by Alfred C. Finn , James Wetmore , and others in Classical Revival and other styles . Included in the district is the Simon Theatre . The 1939 former Washington County Courthouse is also a contributing property to the district .
2009 Norwegian First Division . The 2009 Norwegian First Division season ( known as `` Adeccoligaen '' for sponsorship reasons ) began play on 5 April 2009 and will end on 1 November 2009 . The club relegated from the Premier League in 2008 was Ham-Kam . Sandnes Ulf and Hødd were relegated to the Second Division in 2008 after finishing in fifteenth and sixteenth place respectively . Tromsdalen , Stavanger , Mjøndalen , and Skeid were promoted from the Second Division in 2008 . At the end of the season , a two-legged promotion playoff will be played between the 3rd , 4th , and 5th placed teams in the First Division and the 14th placed team in the Premier League .
Day 21 . Day 21 were an English punk rock group , led by Jimmy Pursey . On 21 January 2008 , Pursey announced that , due to ongoing confusion to fans , he would no longer be associated with the name Sham 69 , and that his new band would perform under the name , Day 21 . The new band played their debut gig at Clockwork Marmalade , and frontman Pursey was backed by Mat Sargent ( also from Sham 69 ) on bass , The Rev ( The Prodigy and Towers of London ) on guitar , and Snell ( Towers of London ) on drums . In 2011 Pursey disbanded DAY 21 and reformed the original line-up of Sham 69 .
Withers Mill , Missouri . Withers Mill is an unincorporated community in Marion County , in the U.S. state of Missouri . History . A post office called Withers Mills was established in 1871 , and remained in operation until 1934 . The community took its name from a nearby mill , which in turn was named for its proprietor .
Career Development Practitioner . Career Development Practitioner is an unregulated , semiprofessional occupation in Canada for which there are academic qualifications and standards . It is similar to an Employment counsellor .
University of Makati Stadium . The University of Makati Stadium , simply known as the UMak , is a football and track field stadium built and owned by the University of Makati . Background . The stadium has hosted United Football League games as well as a friendly match of the Philippines national football team . It also has hosted the National Capital Region F.A . Division 3 League . The stadium was assigned as the training ground of the Thailand national football team during the group stage of the 2016 AFF Championship . The Thai head coach criticized the hosts for the poor quality of the pitch before their very first game of the tournament and the long grass in the pitch had to be trimmed before the Thais began their training session . Kaya F.C.–Makati , who were set to participate in the inaugural edition of the Philippines Football League , announced in January 2017 that they have made the stadium as their home ground . However the following season , they moved to Iloilo . Facilities . UMak has a grand stand , light towers , and a rubberized track . However the stadium has poor quality pitch . It is reported in 2012 that the football venue has no basic herringbone drainage system and the soil is garden-variety soil which fails FIFA standards of six layers of six layers of sand , soil and topsoil . The Philippine Rugby Football Union has offered to install a drainage system for free but the offer was not accepted . By October 2018 , the football field 's surface has been converted to artificial grass .
Râul Negru ( Olt ) . The Râul Negru ( ) is a left tributary of the river Olt in Romania . It discharges into the Olt in Lunca Câlnicului . It flows through the villages Lemnia , Lunga , Catalina , Hătuica , Surcea , Telechia , Bita , Reci , Sântionlunca , Ozun , Băcel , Chichiș and Lunca Câlnicului .
Jacob Sedlacek Chalkrock House . The Jacob Sedlacek Chalkrock House is a historic house located in Tabor , South Dakota , United States . It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 6 , 1987 , as part of a `` Thematic Nomination of Czech Folk Architecture of Southeastern South Dakota '' .
Max Hauke . Max Hauke ( born August 29 , 1992 ) is a cross-country skier from Austria . He competed for Austria at the 2014 Winter Olympics in the cross-country skiing events .
B/E/A/T/B/O/X . `` B/E/A/T/B/O/X '' is the second studio album by American electronic music duo Glass Candy , released in November 2007 by Italians Do It Better . The album received two limited-edition vinyl pressings in 2008 , both including a bonus 7″ ( featuring the previously unreleased tracks `` High B '' and `` The Gate '' ) , and one of them pressed on pink vinyl . A new blue vinyl edition was released in April 2010 , including the same bonus 7 '' . Track listing . All songs written by Glass Candy , except where noted . Personnel . Credits for `` B/E/A/T/B/O/X '' adapted from liner notes .
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lecce . The Italian Catholic Archdiocese of Lecce ( ) in Apulia , southern Italy , has existed as a diocese since 1057 . On 28 September 1960 , in the bull `` Cum a nobis '' , Pope John XXIII separated the diocese of Lecce from the ecclesiastical province of Otranto and made it directly subject to the Holy See . In the bull `` Conferentia Episcopalis Apuliae '' issued on 20 October 1980 , Pope John Paul II created the ecclesiastical province of Lecce , with the Archdiocese of Otranto becoming a suffragan diocese . History . Many years ago , Lecce was known as Lupiæ . Beginning around the year 1060 , Lecce became a county seat . One of its notable counts , Tancred of Lecce , contested Emperor Henry VI for the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies . Another count was Gautier de Brienne , a cousin of Tancred .
Dorothy Lygon . Lady Dorothy Lygon ( 22 February 1912 – 13 November 2001 ) was an English socialite , part of the Bright Young Things . Biography . Lady Dorothy Lygon was born on 22 February 1912 , the daughter of William Lygon , 7th Earl Beauchamp and Lady Lettice Grosvenor , daughter of Victor Grosvenor , Earl Grosvenor and granddaughter of the 1st Duke of Westminster . Her friendship with Evelyn Waugh began in the early 1930s ; to Dorothy Lygon , Waugh explained that the Lygons were only part of inspiration for the novel `` Brideshead Revisited '' ; Dorothy Lygon most likely inspired the character of Lady Cordelia Flyte . According to Laura Herbert , Waugh 's wife , Dorothy Lygon was `` the nicest of all '' her husband 's friends . Waugh dedicated `` Black Mischief '' to Mary and Dorothy Lygon . Her nicknames to friends were `` Coote '' , `` Pollen '' or `` Poll '' . During World War II , Lygon served as a Flight Officer in the Women 's Auxiliary Air Force posted to Italy . After the war she moved to a farm in Gloucestershire . In the 1950s , she worked as social secretary at the British Embassy in Athens . In 1956 she moved to Istanbul , working as a governess . She then moved to the Greek island of Hydra . In the 1960s she moved back to England and worked as an archivist at Christie 's . In 1985 she married Robert Heber-Percy , the former companion/lover of the composer Lord Berners until his death in 1950 , when he inherited Faringdon House in Oxfordshire . They `` parted amicably '' a year later . She was instrumental in re-publishing in 2000 the lost work `` The Girls of Radcliff Hall '' . She died in 2001 aged 89 .
Clean Energy Project . The Clean Energy Project ( CEP ) is a virtual high-throughput discovery and design effort for the next generation of plastic solar cell materials . It studies millions of candidate structures to identify suitable compounds for the harvesting of renewable energy from the sun and for other organic electronic applications . It runs on the BOINC platform . Project purpose . The project searches for the most suitable organic compounds with which to make solar cells , the best polymeric membranes with which to make fuel cells , and how best to assemble the molecules for such devices . Current project status . On June 24 , 2013 , the Clean Energy Project released its database to the public and the research community . The release was featured on the White House Blog and by several news organizations including the MIT Technology Review . The database contains 150 million density functional theory calculations on 2.3 million molecules .
2009 Kelly Cup playoffs . The 2009 Kelly Cup Playoffs of the ECHL began on April 9 , 2009 . The 16 teams that qualified , eight from each conference , will play a best-of-7 series for division semifinals , finals and conference finals . The conference champions will play a best-of-7 series for the Kelly Cup . Three league records were set during the first round of the playoffs . Game One of the North Division semifinals became the longest game in ECHL history , as the Elmira Jackals defeated the Trenton Devils 5 – 4 in a game that lasted 126:10 . Elmira 's Josh Aspenlind scored the game-winning goal at 6:10 of the fourth overtime . Previously , the longest game was the Greenville Grrrowl 's 3 – 2 four overtime victory against the Louisiana IceGators in Game Two of the 2000 Southern Conference Finals , which lasted 121:24 . The game saw another league record fall , as Elmira and Trenton combined for 145 shots on goal ( 75 for Trenton , 70 for Elmira ) , besting the 139 combined shots on goal by Louisiana ( 82 ) and the Jackson Bandits ( 57 ) in Jackson 's 5 – 4 triple overtime victory in Game Two of the 2002 Southwest Division Semifinals . Elmira 's goaltender , Michael Teslak made the third most saves in a single game in ECHL history with 71 . April 22 also went down in the ECHL history books as for the first time in the league 's 21-year history , two Game 7s were played on the same day as the Stockton Thunder defeated the Ontario Reign 5 – 4 and the Las Vegas Wranglers defeated the Bakersfield Condors 5 – 1 , both games were Pacific Division Semifinals matchups . The Division finals saw the defending Kelly Cup champion Cincinnati Cyclones and the Alaska Aces cruise to easy Conference finals berths , under completely different circumstances . Cincinnati swept Elmira after both teams went the full seven games in their opening series , while Alaska defeated the Victoria Salmon Kings four games to one with both teams having an extended rest , with Victoria sweeping their opening series and Alaska winning their series in five games . The South Carolina Stingrays required a little more effort to oust the Florida Everblades , who sat atop the league 's regular season standings , defeating them in six games to advance to play the Cyclones in the conference finals . Three ( Alaska , Cincinnati and South Carolina ) of the four teams in the Conference Finals were former Kelly Cup Champions . The American Conference finals was a rematch of the 2008 edition with Cincinnati taking on South Carolina and Las Vegas made their second consecutive trip to the National Conference finals , taking on their most heated rival the Alaska Aces . The South Carolina Stingrays led the Alaska Aces , 3-1 , headed to Game 5 before blowing the lead , and having to face a Game 7 , where the Stingrays clinched their third Kelly Cup with a 4-2 win , winning the series , 4-3 . The Stingrays tied the ECHL record for most ECHL championships , with three . South Carolina would get their revenge on Cincinnati for defeating the Stingrays in the 2008 American Conference finals by sweeping the Cyclones in four games . The National Conference finals had the same results with Alaska sweeping Las Vegas in four games . Playoff seeds . After the 2008–09 ECHL regular season , 16 teams qualified for the playoffs . The top four teams from each division qualified for the playoffs . The Florida Everblades were the American Conference regular season champions as well as the Brabham Cup winners with the best overall regular season record . The Alaska Aces were the National Conference regular season champions . South Carolina goaltender James Reimer was named the Kelly Cup Finals MVP . Skaters . These are the top ten skaters based on points . `` GP = Games played ; G = Goals ; A = Assists ; Pts = Points ; +/– = minus ; PIM = Penalty minutes ; Yellow shade = team still in playoffs '' Goaltending . These are the top five goaltenders based on both goals against average and save percentage with at least one game played ( Note : list is sorted by goals against average ) . `` GP = Games played ; W = Wins ; L = Losses ; SA = Shots against ; GA = Goals against ; GAA = Goals against average ; SV % = Save percentage ; SO = Shutouts ; TOI = Time on ice ( in minutes ) ; Yellow shade = team still in playoffs '' ( S2 ) South Carolina Stingrays vs. ( S3 ) Charlotte Checkers . `` NOTE : Neither team 's home arena was available in the first week of the ECHL playoffs ; Time Warner Cable Arena was unavailable for this round ( final week of NBA games by the Charlotte Bobcats , and the North Charleston Coliseum had rehearsals for a concert tour . The ECHL arranged the playoff series in the following order : two games at the Extreme Ice Center , three games at the North Charleston Coliseum , and then one game at the Extreme Ice Center . Had a seventh game been necessary , it would have been played at the North Charleston Coliseum . '' ( P2 ) Las Vegas Wranglers vs. ( P4 ) Stockton Thunder . `` NOTE : Arena conflicts led to the ECHL shifting the first games of the playoff series . ''
Themistoklis Bamichas . Themistoklis Bamichas ( , 1875–1930 ) was a Greek politician and representative of Northern Epirus in the Paris Peace Conference in 1919 . Bamichas was born in Delvina , modern southern Albania ( Northern Epirus ) , then Ottoman Empire . After finishing ground level studies in his home town , he went to Geneva , where he studied law . Back to Delvina , he was involved in various patriotic initiatives and in 1914 he had to move to nearby Corfu , Greece . However , at the same year he returned and participated in the struggle for the establishment of the Autonomous Republic of Northern Epirus . In the 1915 elections , while Northern Epirus was under temporary Greek control , he was elected as a member of the Greek Parliament . During this period he cooperated closely with the later anti-Venizelist Ion Dragoumis . In 1919 he went to the Paris Peace Conference as part of the Northern Epirote delegation under Alexandros Karapanos . Bamichas lived the rest of his life in Corfu . He published in Corfu the `` Codex of the Church of the city of Delvina '' ( ) which contains significant historical information about the forced 17th century islamizations and persecutions of the Christian element in Delvina and the wider region .
Ahmadiyya in Norway . Ahmadiyya is a religious community in Norway , under the spiritual leadership of the caliph in London . In the history of the Community it is stated that two Norwegian women converted in the 1920s . However , it was not until 1957 , during the era of the Second Caliphate , when Kamal Yousuf , then a missionary in Sweden , moved to Oslo to establish the first Ahmadiyya mission in the country . Today , there are a number of mosques , including the largest mosque in Scandinavia , the Baitul Nasr Mosque , representing an estimated 1700 Ahmadi in the country . Establishment . The Ahmadiyya Community records that two Norwegian women converted in the 1920s . However , it was not until almost 50 years later , in 1958 , during the era of the Second Caliphate , when Kamal Yousuf , then a missionary in Sweden , moved to Oslo to establish the first Ahmadiyya mission in the country . The move came as a consequence of three individuals who contacted Yousuf themselves , when they became interested in Islam . Following their conversion , the Ahmadiyya Community of Norway was founded . However , the Community was first officially registered in the country in 1974 , following larger immigration of Pakistani Ahmadis into Norway . Events . Among the early converts was Truls Bølstad , who later became the national head of the Ahmadiyya movement in Norway for a number of years . In the year 1980 , the Community bought a villa in Frogner , a residential borough in Oslo , which became the Community 's first mosque . Five years later , in 1985 a bomb was planted inside the mosque by a 19-year old neo-nazi member of the National Democratic Party , injuring at least one Ahmadi Muslim woman . The attack took place during the month of Ramadhan . In 2011 the Ahmadiyya caliph Mirza Masroor Ahmad inaugurated the first purpose-built Ahmadi mosque in Norway . The inauguration ceremony was attended by over 120 non-Ahmadi guests including the Minister for Defence Grete Faremo and a two-time former Prime Minister Kjell Magne Bondevik . Demographics . Today there are about 1,700 Ahmadi Muslims in Norway , the majority of which consist of immigrant populations from Pakistan . Ahmadis primarily reside in Eastern Norway . There are at least two Ahmadi mosques in Norway . The Nor Mosque , located in Frogner , a residential borough in western Oslo , served as the national headquarters of the Community , until the 2011 construction of the Baitul Nasr Mosque in Furuset , a borough in eastern Oslo . This mosque is the largest in all of Scandinavia and can accommodate over 4,500 people . There are plans to construct mosques in several cities and towns in Norway , including Kristiansand , the southernmost Norwegian city and Honningsvåg , the northernmost city in the country . If constructed , this would make the Ahmadi mosque the northernmost mosque in the world .
Hospital Naval . Hospital Naval is a building in the Caballito section of Buenos Aires designed by architect Clorindo Testa in 1977 . Serving Argentine Navy personnel and facing Parque Centenario , the institution was established in 1947 , and its current , modernist building was inaugurated in 1981 . The 30,000 m² ( 320,000 ft² ) hospital is one of the best-known examples of brutalist architecture in Argentina .
Armstrong Lake ( Blue Earth County , Minnesota ) . Armstrong Lake is a lake in Blue Earth County , Minnesota , in the United States . Armstrong Lake was named for John Armstrong , an early settler .
Ranimustine . Ranimustine ( INN , marketed under the tradename Cymerin ; also known as MCNU ) is a nitrosourea alkylating agent approved in Japan for the treatment of chronic myelogenous leukemia and polycythemia vera . It has never been filed for FDA evaluation in the United States , where it is not marketed .
List of top 25 albums for 2017 in Australia . The following lists the top 25 albums of 2017 in Australia from the Australian Recording Industry Association ( ARIA ) end-of-year albums chart . Ed Sheeran 's album `` ÷ '' was the most popular album in Australia in 2017 . The album spent 22 weeks at number 1 across the year and remained in the top 10 for the entire 43 weeks since release , selling over 420,000 copies . Adele 's album `` 25 '' came in at number 4 , after being number 1 in 2015 and 2016 . Eleven soundtrack albums feature in top 100 with the most popular , `` Moana '' , charting at number 5 . For the 7th year in a row , Michael Bublé 's `` Christmas '' made the end of year top ten . Paul Kelly 's `` Life is Fine '' was the highest selling album by an Australian artist in 2017 .
Greenway , Pembrokeshire . Greenway , also referred to as New Inn , is a hamlet on the southern slopes of the Preseli Mountains in Pembrokeshire , Wales . It sits on the crossroads between the B4329 old Cardigan to Haverfordwest turnpike and the B4313 road between Fishguard and Narberth and is the site of a former inn serving travellers on these routes , now a private dwelling . Greenway is in the parish of Morvil and the community of Puncheston , and the nearest village is Rosebush . The North Pembrokeshire and Fishguard Railway had a halt at Greenway . Richard Fenton described New Inn in his 1811 Historical Tour through Pembrokeshire –
Roll Play . `` Roll Play '' is an interactive children 's television series produced by Sinking Ship Productions for Treehouse TV . The series `` tells '' viewers to copy the actions shown on screen . Puppets are featured , and are played by the Famous People Players . A Spanish-dubbed version aired on V-me in the Americas . It ran from January 13 , 2006 to March 16 , 2010 .
Pemphredon inornata . `` Pemphredon inornata '' is a species of aphid wasp in the family Crabronidae . It is found in Europe & Northern Asia ( excluding China ) , North America , and Southern Asia .
South Lakeland District Council election , 1999 . The 1999 South Lakeland District Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of South Lakeland District Council in Cumbria , England . The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 1998 . The council stayed under no overall control .
Robert John Pinsent . Robert John Pinsent ( 1797 in Newfoundland – 1876 in London , United Kingdom ) magistrate and politician ran in the first general election held in Newfoundland in 1832 to represent the district of Conception Bay . He had lost to Charles Cozens , Peter Brown and Robert Pack in an election that took 4 days to complete the balloting . Pinsent , son of William Pinsent was born in the Conception Bay area into a wealthy merchant class . He was appointed magistrate in Brigus in 1836 then magistrate of Harbour Grace shortly after . He was appointed Justice of the Peace in 1851 . Pinsent served as judge of the Labrador court from 1863 to 1874 . He was made a member of the Executive Council in 1862 . In 1874 he retired to London and died two years later .
Carex pendula . `` Carex pendula '' ( pendulous sedge , also known as hanging , drooping or weeping sedge ) is a large sedge of the genus `` Carex '' . It occurs in woodland , scrubland , hedges and beside streams , preferring damp , heavy clay soils . It is sometimes grown as a garden plant because of its distinctive appearance . It is native to western , central and southern parts of Europe occurring north to Sweden , Denmark and parts of Scotland where it reaches 58° N. It is also found in north-west Africa , the Azores , Madeira and parts of the Middle East . Description . `` Carex pendula '' is a tall , perennial plant which forms large , dense tufts . It can grow to 1.8 metres , occasionally reaching 2.4 metres . The smooth stems are triangular in cross-section with rounded angles . The long , hairless leaves are yellowish-green above and glaucous below . They are 8–20 mm wide . The simple flowers are borne on long , drooping , catkin-like spikes . There are 1–2 male spikes at the top of the stem with usually 4–5 female spikes below them . The male spikes are 55–160 mm long while the females spikes are 50–260 mm long and 5–7 mm wide . The fruits are green-brown and 3–5 mm long with a 1–2.5-mm beak . The plant typically flowers from May to June and fruits from June to July . It has been introduced to New Zealand and has begun to spread into the wild in the United States , where it has been recorded from Washington and Virginia .
Marianne Menzzer . Marianne Menzzer ( 25 November 1814 – 5 June 1895 ) was a German feminist who used statistics to demonstrate discrimination against women in the workplace . Life . Marianne Menzzer was born on 25 November 1814 . As was the case with many activist feminists in Germany , she did not marry . A freethinker , for decades she cooperated with the Protestants Louise Otto-Peters and Auguste Schmidt and the Jewish Henriette Goldschmidt . She campaigned for the equality of the sexes , particularly in Dresden . She was a co-founder to the `` Dresdner Rechtsschutzvereins für Frauen '' ( Dresden Women 's Protection Society ) . She assisted Louise Otto-Peters in the `` Allgemeinen Deutschen Frauenvereins '' ( General German Women 's Association ) . She was an energetic participant in the `` Dresdner Frauenerwerbsverein '' ( Dresden Working Women 's Club ) , founded in 1871 . Marie Goegg-Pouchoulin and her associates in Geneva revived the `` Association internationale des femmes '' after peace returned following the Franco-Prussian War of 1870 . In March 1872 the AIF split due to an attack on Goegg 's leadership and suspicion about the term `` international '' , which suggested the revolutionary ideas of the Paris Commune . In mid-1872 a group of AIF members formed a new organization called `` Solidarité : Association pour le Défense des Droits de la Femme '' ( Solidarity : Association for the Defense of Women 's Rights ) . Founding members included Josephine Butler of England , Caroline de Barrau of France , Christine Lazzati of Milan , and from Germany Rosalie Schönwasser ( Düsseldorf ) , Marianne Menzzer ( Dresden ) and Julie Kühne ( Stettin ) . After the Anti-Socialist Laws ( 1878–90 ) were passed , the leaders of the German women 's movement tried to avoid any suspicion of revolutionary aspirations . However , in 1881 Marianne Menzzer spoke at the General Assembly of the General German Women 's Association on the sad plight of women workers , who wanted equal pay for equal work , a principal that had long been established in England and France . The meeting recommended moral influence on employers and boycott by women of businesses that did not comply . Marianne Menzzer was one of the first to apply the methods of social science to gender issues , producing the first statistical information to support discussions about the inequality of women workers . She died on 5 June 1895 at the age of 80 . Legacy . The Marianne Menzzer Prize is awarded by the PRO-state association of Saxony in cooperation with the coordinating body for the promotion of equal opportunities at Saxon universities and colleges for outstanding completion of work in the field of gender studies .
Tha Crossroads . `` Tha Crossroads '' is a song written and performed by hip hop group Bone Thugs-n-Harmony , taken from their album `` E. 1999 Eternal '' and released in 1996 . The song is dedicated to the group 's mentor , the late gangsta rap icon Eazy-E , and other family members . The song was the highest-debuting rap single when it debuted at number two on the `` Billboard '' Hot 100 . It is their biggest selling single , reaching number one on the Hot 100 , and in 1997 , the song won a Grammy for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group . Background . `` Crossroad '' originally debuted in 1995 on the `` E. 1999 Eternal '' album . It was dedicated to Bone 's dead friend Wallace ( Wally ) Laird III , but after the death of Eazy-E they decided to remake it as `` Tha Crossroads '' . The original song appears on the edited version of the album , though the European release has the original as track number 8 and the remix as track 18 . The song is performed by four of the group 's members , ( Krayzie Bone , Layzie Bone , Bizzy Bone and Wish Bone ) . After receiving high praise for their song the group decided to make it their third single for their already released album , `` E. 1999 Eternal '' . The song was a smash hit worldwide and reached the top of the `` Billboard '' Hot 100 . It has been certified 2x platinum in the United States . In 2008 , `` Tha Crossroads '' was ranked number 33 on VH1 's 100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop . Music video . The music video was filmed on February 27–28 , 1996 . It opens with the female vocal group Tre ' ( Kimberly Cromartie , Rebecca Forsha and Maniko Williams ) singing the traditional spiritual `` Mary Do n't You Weep '' in a church funeral setting , followed by the members of Bone Thugs-n-Harmony singing the main song in several settings , such as a church and a mountain top . The main focus of the video is an imposing man with sunglasses and a trench coat , akin to a Reaper . Bone are among the few who can see the man , and watch him as he gathers souls of various individuals who are marked for death , such as a young man who leaves his distraught mother behind ( presumably have died after entering life as a gang member ) , Bone 's friend Mike G , Wish Bone 's uncle Charles , Eazy-E , and a newborn baby ( possibly to have died from a childbirth complication ) . The Reaper then leads the souls , with the baby in his arms , up a mountain where he reveals himself to be an angel , then takes the dead to Heaven . `` Tha Crossroads '' was nominated for the Best Rap Video at the MTV Video Music Awards in 1996 , although it lost to Coolio 's `` Gangsta 's Paradise . '' Blazin ' Squad version . `` Crossroads '' , a retitled and reworked version of `` Tha Crossroads '' , was released by British ten-piece hip-hop group Blazin ' Squad as their first single in August 2002 . Background . The group 's cover version of `` Crossroads '' was recorded for inclusion on their first studio album , `` In the Beginning '' . The decision to record and release `` Crossroads '' came about during the final stages of the album production : until June 2002 , the song `` Standard Flow '' was planned for release as the group 's first single , with a promotional version of the `` Standard Flow '' even made available on August 5 . Despite being labelled as a cover version , only the chorus from the original version remains , with the verses replaced by new lyrics written by the band . Despite being the only 'cover version ' the group ever recorded , it became the band 's only number one single , staying at the top of the UK Singles Chart for one week in August 2002 . Two versions of the song exist : the main version , which features in the music video and on `` In the Beginning '' , and the full version , which contains two extra verses , which appears on the second physical release of the single . Music video . The music video for `` Crossroads '' directed by Vaughan Arnell was premiered in July 2002 . The video runs for a total length of three minutes and forty-eight seconds and shows the band performing the song on top of an unfinished flyover in the centre of Cape Town . The video also shows scenes of an underpass where a number of homeless people are living , and individual shots of each band member . The video was filmed with the phantom effect , which provides a 'shadow ' type movement for each member of the band .
Ger Koopmans . Gerardus Peter Jan ( Ger ) Koopmans ( born 14 August 1962 in Velden ) is a former Dutch politician . As a member of the Christian Democratic Appeal ( Christen-Democratisch Appèl ) he was an MP from 23 May 2002 to 19 September 2012 . He focused on matters of agriculture , conservation , food safety and governmental organization . He was chairman of the National Board of Scouting Nederland from 2006 until 2011 .
Hornchurch F.C.. Hornchurch Football Club was a non-League football club based in east London . They last played in the Conference South , after being promoted from the Isthmian League . The 'Urchins ' stadium was Hornchurch Stadium , in Upminster and the highest attendance was 3,500 , when Hornchurch played host to Tranmere Rovers in the FA Cup second round . The club ran into financial difficulties in the 2004–05 season and folded , only to be replaced by A.F.C . Hornchurch . History . The club 's history dates back to 1923 when the team were formed as Upminster Wanderers . The home ground was the local recreation park in Upminster . The club were quickly elected to the Romford League and won the Second Division Championship in their first season . After the Second World War the club joined the Spartan League and played in Division One East for several years before being promoted to the Premier Division . In 1953 they moved to the Delphian League and also moved into new premises and still their current home , Hornchurch Stadium at Bridge Avenue Upminster . The club changed their name in that same year to Hornchurch & Upminster . In 1961 the club again changed its name to Hornchurch Football Club . The club were runners up for the Championship that same year , a performance which was good enough to see them gain election to the Athenian League . The club won the Division One Championship in 1967 , were relegated in 1969 and promoted back again in 1971 . In season 1974/5 the club reached the fifth round of the very first FA Vase Competition where they lost to eventual Finalists Epsom & Ewell by one goal . That performance helped the club gain election to the Isthmian League . In 1978 , the club once again suffered relegation but three years later they were back after achieving the runners up spot in the Division behind Feltham . Disaster struck in 1989 when a fire destroyed the clubhouse and led to years of struggle . Eventually , after the regionalized Isthmian Divisions were in place , the club were relegated to Division 3 . Season 2000–01 saw a disappointing League finish but the team had an excellent run in the FA Vase , before being knocked out by eventual finalists Berkhamsted Town after a very exciting replay . Season 2001/2 saw the club promoted as runners up from Division 3 into the newly formed Isthmian League Division One North . That promotion saw the club restructured . The old members club was disbanded and a new Limited Company was formed . The clubs shareholders , a major European Investment Company , provided funds for the redevelopment of the ground , the clubhouse and also the building of a team capable of gaining conference status . Season 2002–03 saw the ground dramatically change from the old derelict stadium to a 1000-seater ground with all amenities including a new restaurant , bar , changing rooms and gymnasium , toilet blocks on both sides of the ground and three 'on ground ' refreshment points . The team performed extremely well all season and were never out of the top five , going into the last game of the season against Great Wakering Rovers , and with promotion to the Premier Division already secured , the team needed the away win to 'pinch ' the Championship off Northwood . It was n't to be however and a 3–3 draw sent the title to Northwood and left The Urchins one point adrift . Cup runs . The season of 2003–04 saw Hornchurch 's greatest performance in the FA Cup to date . After successfully making it through the qualifying rounds , the Urchins faced Darlington in the first round proper . Goals from Steve West and Vinnie John saw them through to face Tranmere Rovers in Round Two . However , it was n't to be and after a long and hard-fought game , Tranmere eventually won 1–0 . In the same season Hornchurch performed their best performance in the FA Trophy , eventually being knocked out in the quarter finals by Hednesford Town . A.F.C . Hornchurch . Hornchurch F.C . went into administration during the 2004–05 season , after backers Carthium Ltd. declared bankruptcy with debts of over £7 million . The club announced that there were no longer funds able to sustain the club , and the club was liquidated after a proposed CVA was rejected . At the time the club folded it was managed by Tony Choules , previously of Northwood . A new club , A.F.C . Hornchurch , was created , and they currently play in the .
Gakken Nara-Tomigaoka Station . is a train station on the Kintetsu Keihanna Line in Nara , Nara Prefecture , Japan . It is the terminus of the line . Layout . The station has an island platform serving two tracks elevated .
Mavro Frankfurter . Mavro `` Moše '' Frankfurter ( 1875–1942 ) was a known Croatian and Vinkovci rabbi who was killed during the Holocaust at the Jasenovac concentration camp . Moshe ( Moritz ) Frankfurter was born in Holešov , Czech Republic ( then part of Austro-Hungarian Empire ) on May 15 , 1875 to David and Katerina Frankfurter . He was married to Rebekka-Rivka ( née Figel ) Frankfurter , with whom he had three children : daughter Ruth and two sons , David and Alfons ( later Avraham ) . Frankfurter family lived in Daruvar where Frankfurter was a rabbi . On the eve of World War I he moved with his family to Vinkovci where he was appointed as rabbi , and later in 1914 as Chief rabbi . Frankfurter was fluent in German , Polish , Hebrew and Croatian . In Frankfurter household German and Hebrew was spoken . During the construction of Nova ulica ( `` New street '' ) in Vinkovci , Frankfurter built a family mansion ( now street of Jurja Dalmatinca and street of Vladimir Nazor ) . From 1914 to 1941 , in addition to the regular activities at the Jewish community of Vinkovci and Vinkovci Synagogue , Frankfurter worked as a Judaism teacher at the Vinkovci Gymnasium . In 1936 his son David assassinated Swiss branch leader of the German NSDAP Wilhelm Gustloff in Davos , Switzerland . Frankfurter hair turned grey overnight when he heard of the assassination . He visited his son in prison and asked him `` ... who actually needed this ? '' . During World War II and the Nazi occupation of Vinkovci in 1941 , Frankfurter was made to stand on a table while the German soldiers spat in his face , pulled out the hair from his long beard , and struck him with their rifle butts . Frankfurter and his wife were killed in 1942 by Ustaše at the Jasenovac concentration camp .
Laura Hewitson . Laura Charlotte Hewitson is a British-born primate researcher noted for her work in the fields of reproductive biology and behavior . She is an Affiliate Scientist at the Washington National Primate Research Center ( WaNPRC ) and Adjunct Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the . Additionally , she is Research Director of The Johnson Center for Child Health and Development in Austin , TX . Hewitson was a staff scientist at Oregon Health Sciences University from 1997-2001 . From 2002 to 2010 she was an Associate Professor of Obstetrics , Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and member of Magee-Women 's Research Institute and Foundation ( MWRI & F ) in Pittsburgh , PA. Education . In 1990 , Hewitson graduated with honors in Biology from the University of Essex . She earned her PhD in Biological Sciences at the University of York , UK and later moved to the United States in 1994 to pursue post-doctoral training at the University of Wisconsin-Madison . Research . Hewitson 's research has primarily focused on embryo metabolism , cytoskeletal dynamics , centrosome abnormalities during fertilization , assisted reproductive technology ( ART ) in non-human primates and infant primate neonatal development . More recently , Hewitson ’ s research has focused on understanding genetic and environmental influences that lead to adverse pregnancy outcomes , with special emphasis on autism spectrum disorders ( ASD ) . Her research has been funded through the National Institutes of Health , as well as private foundations . Hewitson ’ s work on primate fertilization examined the role of the centrosome during assisted reproduction and identified unique check-points during the first cell cycle . She also explored the safety of new methods of assisted reproduction by producing infant primates by ART to follow their early development and behavior ( see Selected Publications ) . Hewitson ’ s more recent research has focused on the study of genetic versus epigenetic ( environmental ) causes of neurodevelopmental disorders . While at the University of Pittsburgh she researched the possible connection between pediatric vaccines and behavior and presented some of this research at the International Meeting for Autism Research ( IMFAR ) in 2008 and the Neurobehavioral Teratology Society ( NBTS ) meeting in 2011 . She is now continuing this research with colleagues at the WaNPRC . Hewitson is also collaborating with colleagues at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School to identify blood biomarkers for autism . With funding from the Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative and the Department of Defense Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program ( CDMRP ) , Hewitson and colleagues are screening serum from children with and without autism for specific antibodies , which they hope could lead to improved diagnostic tools enabling earlier intervention and potentially even improved therapies . Awards and Achievements . In 2010 , Hewitson was the recipient of the Invisible Disabilities Association Honors Research Award for her research in autism . Hewitson ’ s work has been published in many journals , such as Science , Nature Medicine , Biology of Reproduction , Human Reproduction , Fertility and Sterility , Developmental Psychobiology ( journal ) , Acta Neurobiologiae Experimentalis , Autism Research and Treatment , Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health , and the Journal of Law , Medicine and Ethics . Selected publications . Hewitson , L.C. , Leese , H.J . ( 1993 ) Energy metabolism of the trophectoderm and inner cell mass of the mouse blastocyst . J Exp Zool . 267:337-343 . Hewitson , L.C. , Martin , K.L. , Leese , H.J . ( 1996 ) Effects of metabolic inhibitors on mouse preimplantation embryo development and the energy metabolism of isolated inner cell masses . Mol Reprod Dev . 43:323-330 . Hewitson , L. , Simerly , C. , Tengowski , M.W , Sutovsky , P. , Navara , C , S. , Haavisto , A.J . and Schatten , G. ( 1996 ) Microtubule and chromatin configurations during rhesus intracytoplasmic sperm injection : Successes and Failures . Biol . Reprod . 55:271–280 . Hewitson , L. , Haavisto A , Simerly C , Jones J and Schatten G ( 1997 ) Microtubule organization and chromatin configurations in hamster oocytes during fertilization , parthenogenetic activation and after insemination with human sperm . Biol.Reprod . 57 : 967-975 . Hewitson L , Takahashi D , Dominko T , Simerly C , and Schatten G. ( 1998 ) Fertilization and embryo development to blastocysts after intracytoplasmic sperm injection in the rhesus monkey . Hum Reprod 13:3449-3455 . Schatten G , Hewitson L , Simerly C , Sutovsky P and Huszar G. ( 1998 ) Cell and Molecular Biological Challenges of ICSI : A.R.T . Before Science ? J Law Med Ethics 26:29-37 . Hewitson , L , Dominko , T , Takahashi , D , Ramalho-Santos , J , Sutovsky , P , Fanton , J , Jacob , D , Monteith , D , Neuringer , M , Battaglia , D , Simerly , C , and G. Schatten . ( 1999 ) Births of ICSI monkeys : unique checkpoints during the first cell cycle of fertilization . Nature Medicine 5:431-433 . Ramalho-Santos , J. , Moreno , R.D. , Sutovksy , P. , Chan , A.Q.. , Hewitson , L. , Wessel G.M. , Simerly C.R. , and Schatten , G. ( 2000 ) SNAREs in mammalian sperm : possible implications for fertilization . Dev Bio 223:54-69 . Hewitson , L. , Martinovich , C. , Simerly , C. , Takahashi , D. , Schatten , G. ( 2002 ) Intracytoplasmic injection of rhesus testicular sperm ( TESE-ICSI ) and elongated spermatids ( ELSI ) results in healthy offspring . Fertil Steril . 77:794-801 . Simerly , C. , Dominko , T. , Navara , C. , Payne , C. , Capuano , S. , Gosman , G. , Chong , K.Y. , Compton , D. , Hewitson , L. , and Schatten , G. ( 2000 ) Molecular Correlates of Primate Nuclear Transfer Failures . Science 300 : 297-299 . Dettmer , AM , Houser , LA , Ruppenthal , GC , Capuano , S , Hewitson , L. ( 2007 ) Growth and developmental outcomes of three high-risk infant rhesus macaques ( Macaca mulatta ) . Am J Primatol . 69 : 503-518 . Hewitson , L. , Lopresti , B. , Mason , N.S , Stott , C. and Tomko , J . ( 2010 ) Influence of pediatric vaccines on amygdala growth and opioid ligand binding in rhesus macaque infants : A pilot study . Acta Neurobiologiae Exp 70 : 147-164 . Bharathi S. Gadad , Laura Hewitson , Keith A . Young , and Dwight C. German , “ Neuropathology and Animal Models of Autism : Genetic and Environmental Factors , ” Autism Research and Treatment , vol . 2013 , Article ID 731935 , 12 pages , 2013. doi:10.1155/2013/731935 Schutte C , Hewitson L. Relationship between Stereotyped Behaviors and Restricted Interests ( SBRIs ) measured on the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule ( ADOS ) and diagnostic results . Open Access Autism 2014 Aug 11 ; 2 ( 2 ) :15 . Curtis B , Liberato N , Rulien M , Morrisroe K , Kenney C , Yutuc V , Ferrier C , Marti CN , Mandell D , Burbacher TM , Sackett GP , Hewitson L. Examination of the Safety of Pediatric Vaccine Schedules in a Non-Human Primate Model : Assessments of Neurodevelopment , Learning , and Social Behavior . Environmental Health Perspectives , Feb 18 , 2015
Latin America and Caribbean Network Information Centre . The Latin America and Caribbean Network Information Centre ( LACNIC , Spanish : Registro de Direcciones de Internet para América Latina y Caribe , Portuguese : Registro de Endereçamento da Internet para América Latina e Caribe ) is the Regional Internet Registry for the Latin American and Caribbean regions . LACNIC provides number resource allocation and registration services that support the global operation of the Internet . It is a not-for-profit , membership-based organisation whose members include Internet Service Providers , and similar organisations . LACNIC has been allocated the IPv4 address blocks 177.0.0.0/8 , 179.0.0.0/8 , 181.0.0.0/8 , 186.0.0.0/8 , 187.0.0.0/8 , 189.0.0.0/8 , 190.0.0.0/8 , 191.0.0.0/8 , 200.0.0.0/8 , and 201.0.0.0/8 and IPv6 blocks 2001:1200 : :/23 and 2800:0000 : :/12 . On 10 June 2014 , LACNIC announced that IPv4 addresses pool can be considered exhausted in its service region , single /10 block had remained for distribution . History . Since 1993 , academic organizations in Latin America like ENRED – Foro de Redes de América Latina y el Caribe , discussed the need of a register for Latin America . In 1998 during an ENRED meeting in Panamá including NIC-MX , this theme was discussed and they learned that another group formed by commercial organizations like CABASE — Cámara Argentina de Base de Datos y Servicio en Línea and e-COMLAC ( Latin America and Caribbean Federation for Internet and Electronic Commerce ) , were also discussing the idea of a Latin American registry . On January 30 , 1998 , Ira Magaziner , then the senior adviser to President Clinton for policy development , released a discussion paper , known as the `` green paper '' after the DNS root authority incident . A revised version known as the `` white paper '' was released on June 5 . This paper proposed a new organization to handle internet resources ( that later became ICANN ) . Following this release , a number of groups organized conferences to discuss its proposal and make suggestions , among them , the IFWP or International Forum for the White Paper . IFWP organized four meetings , the last one in Buenos Aires , where several South Americans distinguished persons and organizations participated and got to know each other . Among them Oscar Messano , Anthony Harris and Edmundo Valente from CABASE , Fabio Marinho , member of the Brazilian Internet Steering Committee ( CGI.br ) and President of ASSESPRO – Associação Brasileira de Empresas de Software Serviços de Informática e Internet , Raimundo Beca - AHCIET – Association Hispanoamericana de Centros de Investigacion y Empresas de Telecomunicaciones , Brasil , NIC México - Oscar Robles and German Valdez , y Julian Dunayevich , Raul Echeverria , ENRED . Those organizations joined by eCOMLAC – Federación Latino Americana y Caribeña para Internet y el Comercio Electrônico , argumented that Latin American IPs addresses could be handled by a local entity and reached an agreement for its creation . Others persons participated in these early discussion , among the Eliezer Cadenas ( ENRED ) , Fidel Vienegas ( AHCIET ) , Raphael Mandarino ( CGI.br ) . Finally , the agreement for creation of LACNIC ( Latin American and Caribbean IP Address Regional Registry ) , was signed in Santiago de Chile on August 22 , 1999 during the second ICANN meeting . Next step , this LACNIC Interim Board submitted on August 26 , 1999 , this agreement to Esther Dyson , then Chair of ICANN Interim Board for ICANN approval . A Business Plan of this new organization was developed and presented to ARIN , the organization responsible for this region at that moment . Statutes were created and it was decided that LACNIC headquarters would be in Montevideo , with technical people and equipment in São Paulo , in NIC.br premises . LACNIC , being in full conformance with the criteria for a new Regional Internet Registry as set forth by the Internet Registry community and ICANN , was formally recognized by ICANN during its Shanghai meeting in 2002 . LACNIC was established in 2001 , with administrative offices in Montevideo , Uruguay and technical facilities provided by CGI.br of São Paulo . Membership . Organizations that receive IP addresses directly from LACNIC automatically become members . According to the size of the address space each organization administers , there are different member categories and levels . Membership is open to any interested person or organization ; this means that those organizations that do not receive IP addresses directly from LACNIC can also apply for membership . It is not necessary to become a member of LACNIC prior to applying for IP address space ( or any other resource ) , nor will doing so make it easier to obtain them . For detailed information about member categories , rights , and obligations see the LACNIC webpage . LACNIC cooperation agreements . Since its creation , LACNIC has adopted an active cooperation policy seeking to consolidate itself as an organization , to strengthen its involvement in the growth and development of the Internet within the region , and to satisfy its primary purpose of Internet resource management for the region of Latin America and the Caribbean . An example of this are the initial agreements signed with Comite Gestor do Internet Brazil and NIC Mexico . Through the first agreement it was possible to have the technical infrastructure and human resources necessary for LACNIC 's operational center in the city of São Paulo during the first two years of its existence . In the case of the agreement with NIC Mexico , it was possible to implement LACNIC 's training plans at the expense of said organization , through the preparation of material and the organization of meetings in different countries of our region . These two agreements have had a very important role in LACNIC 's achievement of stability and viability during its initial stages . Likewise , we believe that by generating different cooperation agreements and activities LACNIC can make a significant contribution to the strengthening of the institution as well as to the growth and development of the Internet community within the region . LACNIC 's participation in each agreement is varied and depends on the capabilities that are available in each case , but the intention is always to complement the resources and actions of each organization . For this reason , in some cases it participates by using its own funds or obtaining funds from outside the region , in others by facilitating the institutionalization of regional organizations , integrating and co-participating in the organization of forums and other events as well as supporting research on strategic issues . Thus , although it is not its primary role , LACNIC contributes to the growth and evolution of the regional Internet community , enhancing its international presence and relevance , resulting in a greater degree of involvement and effect on policy definition and global resource management of the network at international level . The Number Resource Organization . With the other RIRs , LACNIC is a member of the Number Resource Organization ( NRO ) , which exists to protect the unallocated number resource pool , to promote and protect the bottom-up policy development process , and to be the focal point for input into the RIR system .
The Boat Race 1872 . The 29th Boat Race took place on the 27 March 1872 . The Boat Race is an annual side-by-side rowing race between crews from the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge along the River Thames . In a race umpired by Robert Lewis-Lloyd , Cambridge won by two lengths in a time of 21 minutes 15 seconds taking the overall record to 16–13 in Oxford 's favour . Background . The Boat Race is a side-by-side rowing competition between the University of Oxford ( sometimes referred to as the `` Dark Blues '' ) and the University of Cambridge ( sometimes referred to as the `` Light Blues '' ) . The race was first held in 1829 , and since 1845 has taken place on the Championship Course on the River Thames in southwest London . Cambridge went into the race as reigning champions , having defeated Oxford by one length in the previous year 's race , while Oxford led overall with sixteen wins to Cambridge 's twelve . During the build-up to the race , Oxford 's boat club president , Robert Lesley of Pembroke College , strained his side and was prohibited from practice . Worse still , four days before the race , the number two rower Armistead `` broke down and was replaced by C. C. Knollys , also an untrained man '' . Conversely , Cambridge saw John Goldie return as president for the third consecutive year , and while all the previous year 's Blues were available , four were selected for the race . Oxford were coached by E. G. Banks of Worcester College and Frank Willan who had rowed for the Dark Blues four times between the 1866 and 1869 races . Cambridge 's coaches were John Graham Chambers ( who rowed for Cambridge in the 1862 and 1863 races , and was non-rowing boat club president for the 1865 race ) and William Henry Lowe ( who rowed in three times , in the 1868 , 1870 and 1871 races ) . While sliding seats had started to come to prominence , having been first used by a crew from Pembroke College , Goldie was reluctant to allow them to be tried for the race and disallowed the Light Blue boat manufacturer Harry Clasper from fitting them . The umpire for the race was Robert Lewis-Lloyd , the first time since The Boat Race 1856 that the event was not overseen by Joseph William Chitty . Lewis-Lloyd had rowed for Cambridge four times , between the 1856 and the 1859 races inclusively . Edward Searle once again performed the duties of the starter . Crews . The Cambridge crew weighed an average of 11 st 12.875 lb ( 75.6 kg ) , more than their opponents . Oxford 's crew contained three rowers with Boat Race experience , and saw F. H. Hall return to cox the Dark Blue boat for the third time . Along with stroke and president Goldie , Cambridge 's crew included Edmund Spencer and Edward Randolph ( each rowing their third race ) , and John Brooks Close who had rowed in 1871 . Race . Cambridge won the toss and elected to start from the Middlesex station , handing the Surrey side of the river to Oxford . The race started at 1.35pm `` in the teeth of a bitter north-easterly gale and snow-storm '' , and proved uneventful with the Light Blues winning by two lengths in a time of 21 minutes 15 seconds . Partway through the race , Goldie had broken a bolt in his rigging ; although he could no longer contribute to the power of the Light Blue boat , he continued to stroke and provide the required rhythm to lead Cambridge to the victory . It was Cambridge 's third consecutive win and took the overall record to 16–13 in Oxford 's favour .
Al-Ghamdi . Al-Ghamdi ( , also transliterated as Alghamdi , Ghamdi , or Ghamidi ) is an Arabic family name denoting a member of the Ghamd tribe of Saudi Arabia . The history of Ghamd goes back to the pre-Islamic era , and many members of Ghamd joined the forces of the early Muslim empire . The Alghamdi tribe belongs to the same root , Azd , as Ansar ( Islam ) . Ansar ( Islam ) are the two tribes which inhabited Madina , named Banu Khazraj and the Banu Aus , sheltered , supported , and fought with Muhammad in the early days of Islam when he and his early companions from Mecca had to leave it for Madina . Many members of Alghamdi tribe were companions of Muhammad and fought with him . Like most other tribes in the southwestern region of the country , Ghamd is divided into three large groups , based on geography and lifestyle : the mountaineers ( sarat ) in the central highlands of Al-Baha and 'Asir , the bedouins ( badyah ) in the desert regions to the east , and the tohm who inhabit the narrow plain of Tihama on the Red Sea coast . Ghamd tribe lived in Albaha , hejaz , south of Saudi Arabia .
István Tóth ( wrestler ) . István Tóth ( born 1951 ) is a Hungarian wrestler . He was born in Szolnok . He won an Olympic silver medal in Greco-Roman wrestling in 1980 . He won a gold medals at the 1979 and 1981 World Wrestling Championships .
Harry L. Trout . Harry L. Trout was an American politician . He served as the 25th mayor of Lancaster , Pennsylvania from 1915 to 1920 .
Luke Hellebronth . Luke James Hellebronth ( born 29 October 1985 ) is a British Christian musician , who primarily plays a contemporary Christian style of worship music . His first release , an extended play , `` Stand Up '' , was released in 2012 , by Integrity Music . Early life . Luke James Hellebronth was born on 29 October 1985 . He started his music ministry in 2003 , while he was attending Trinity College of Music studying his craft . Music career . His music career started in 2003 , yet his first extended play `` Stand Up '' was released on 12 November 2013 from Integrity Music . Personal life . He is married to Anna Hellebronth , who is Irish , and they reside in Birmingham .
Amarpura . Amarpura is a village in Rajgarh tehsil of Churu district in Rajasthan . Location . It is situated in 24 km northeast direction of Rajgarh city . Its neighbouring villages are Ratanpura , Bhuwari , Chimanpura , Mundibadi , Baas Radsana , Population . As of the census of 2011 , there are 1335 people out of them 682 are male and 653 are female .
Ken Turner ( footballer ) . Kenneth `` Ken '' Turner ( born 22 April 1941 ) is an English former footballer . He signed for Sligo Rovers in August 1968 .
Whites ( TV series ) . `` Whites '' is a BBC sitcom , written by Oliver Lansley and Matt King , directed by David Kerr , and starring Alan Davies as the executive chef at a country house hotel . BBC Two gave the go ahead for the show to go into production in August 2009 with the first episode airing in September 2010 . `` Whites '' aired for six episodes in 2010 . On 1 March 2011 Davies announced that the BBC would not be renewing `` Whites '' for another series . Plot . After the beginnings of a seemingly promising career , Roland White ( Alan Davies ) is executive chef at the White House hotel and well past his prime . He deals with his stuttered career by leaving much of the day to day difficulties of running the restaurant to his best friend and sous-chef Bib ( Darren Boyd ) and his restaurant manager Caroline ( Katherine Parkinson ) . They try to cope with an incompetent waitress Kiki ( Isy Suttie ) , ambitious apprentice chef Skoose ( Stephen Wight ) and the mercurial hotel owner Celia ( Maggie Steed ) . Production . Co-writer Matt King used his experiences working in restaurants to form the basis for `` Whites '' . `` Whites is totally based on Hanbury Manor , where I worked . It ’ s a facsimile . Roland is a composite of several chefs I know who can ’ t be bothered any more . They ’ ve kind of missed the boat , missed out on Michelin stars and cruise along . '' King and Oliver Lansley tried to follow the lead of shows like `` Entourage '' and `` 30 Rock '' in writing `` Whites '' . In order to prepare for their roles , the cast trained under the chefs at Jamie Oliver 's restaurant Fifteen . For her role as Kiki , Isy Suttie learned to play the trumpet . Speaking on his Twitter feed on 1 March 2011 , Alan Davies confirmed that `` Whites '' would not be returning for a second series . The BBC had elected to cancel the series as it cost £3 million ( $ 4.8 million ) for one series . Fans launched an unsuccessful `` Bring Back `` Whites '' campaign in response to the show 's cancellation . Davies later complained to `` The Daily Telegraph '' that he `` got an email from someone I ’ d never met '' informing him of the decision to cancel the show . Reception . Reviews of the series have been mixed to positive . Dan Owen of the website Obsessed With Film gave the series three of four stars , claiming , `` The great pleasure of Whites is that it has detail and reality to it . The production 's slick and assured , while the ensemble of actors are perfectly cast . '' `` The Guardian '' also wrote a generally positive review , stating the show is `` gentle , subtly played , often funny and quite promising . '' `` Metro UK '' wrote the show did n't entertain as well as Gordon Ramsay , saying `` The problem with doing a comedy about chefs and restaurants is that the real thing does it so much better . '' `` Whites '' had 2.37 million viewers for its debut episode on 28 September 2010 . The finale , which aired on 2 November 2010 , attracted 1.58 million viewers . Since the ratings were above average , `` The British Comedy Guide '' speculated that `` the show is a casualty of the BBC Comedy department having to make spending cuts '' . Theme music . The opening and closing music is `` Song for the Dead '' by Alexander Wolfe .
Wacław Okulicz-Kozaryn . Wacław Okulicz-Kozaryn ( 8 February 1884 – 14 April 1974 ) was a Polish wrestler . He competed in the Greco-Roman middleweight event at the 1924 Summer Olympics .
Erich Zoigner . Erich Zoigner ( born 1894 , date of death unknown ) was an Austrian sports shooter . He competed in two events at the 1924 Summer Olympics .
Samuel Von Einem . Samuel `` Sam '' Von Einem ( born 21 June 1995 ) is an Australian table tennis player . Von Einem has represented Australia in table tennis at several tournaments since 2011 and has been selected in the Australian Team at the 2016 Paralympic Games in September . He won the silver medal in the Men 's Class 11 at the Rio Paralympics and became Australia 's first table tennis medalist since Terry Biggs won gold in 1984 . Personal . Von Einem was born on 21 June 1995 and is from Glengowrie , SA . Diagnosed with autism , he started playing tennis when he was five years old . In 2003 , his family moved to Abu Dhabi where the hot climate helped him find his new passion of playing table tennis indoors . Von Einem has completed a Cert IV in Bookkeeping at TAFE SA – Adelaide City . Table tennis . Von Einem is a class 11 table tennis player , which means he competes in a division of players with an intellectual disability . Von Einem began competing in table tennis in 2007 and made his first international debut in 2011 when he was selected to represent Australia at the World Junior Circuit event held in Dedeo , Guam . Aged , 16 Von Einem won a silver medal as part of the Under 18 Junior Team . In 2015 , Von Einem was confirmed as a class 11 athlete which made him eligible for international ranking points and the Paralympic Games . Not long after receiving this confirmation , Von Einem achieved a new career highlight where he competed in the men ’ s singles at the Spanish Para Open in June 2015 . Von Einem held off a strong French opponent to win gold in the Class 11 . At the 2016 Rio Paralympics , he won the silver medal in the Men 's Class 11 . He lost to world number one Florian Van Acker 2-3 ( 8-11 , 18-16 , 13-11 , 5-11 , 8-11 ) . Her took home bronze in the Men 's Class 11 at the 2018 Para Table Tennis World Championships in Lasko-Celje , Slovenia . Von Einem trains at Woodville District Table Tennis Club and is coached by David Lowe . Recognition . He has won the Table Tennis Australia Para Athlete of the Year Award in 2014 and 2016 .
Munychryia periclyta . `` Munychryia periclyta '' is a moth of the Anthelidae family . It was described by Ian Francis Bell Common and N. McFarland in 1970 . It is found in Australia .
Glasgow school closures protest , 2009 . Save Our Schools was a protest movement which arose in Glasgow , Scotland in early 2009 against the proposed closure or merger of 13 primary schools and 12 nurseries in the city . On 3 April 2009 parents occupied Wyndford and St. Gregory 's primary schools in the Wyndford area of Maryhill in the city . A rally was held there on 4 April . The parents intended to remain in occupation over the Easter holiday . A march in support of the campaign took place in Wyndford on 9 April , which was attended by around 400 people . There was a rally at the end at Wyndford Primary School , with several speakers including Bob Doris MSP , and campaign organiser Richie Venton . The campaign planned to hold a short march and rally in George Square on 17 April at 10 a.m. , the day the council executive takes its decision .
Charles Luk . Charles Luk ( 1898-1978 ) ( ) was an early translator of Chinese Buddhist texts and commentaries into the English language . He was born in Guangdong province , and moved later to Hong Kong , where he wrote most of his books . Buddhist practice . Charles Luk often used the title Upāsaka ( 居士 ) , e.g . `` Upāsaka Lu K'uan Yü '' ( 陸寬昱居士 ) , referring to his role as a devout lay follower of Buddhism . His first Buddhist teacher was a tulku of Esoteric Buddhism , the Khutuktu of Xikang . Later he became a disciple of Hsu Yun , the famous inheritor of all five houses of the Chán school in China . Master Hsu Yun personally asked Charles Luk to translate key Chinese Buddhist texts into English , so that Western Buddhists could have access to authentic teachings to assist their practice . Upon his death in 1978 , this task was taken on by his British disciple Richard Hunn ( 1949–2006 ) , also known as Upasaka Wen Shu - who edited the 1988 Element edition of Charles Luk 's book entitled Empty Cloud The Autobiography of the Chinese Zen Master Publications . Charles Luk contributed broadly to Buddhist publications in India , London , Paris , and New York .
Adelphagrotis carissima . `` Adelphagrotis carissima '' is a moth of the family Noctuidae . It is found in North America , including California .
Atakent ( Tram İzmir ) . Selçuk Yaşar is a light-rail station on the Karşıyaka Tram line of the Tram İzmir network . The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks . Selçuk Yaşar is located on Selçuk Yaşar Street in Atakent , Karşıyaka . The station was opened on 11 April 2017 , along with the entire tram line . Connections . ESHOT operates city bus service on Caher Dudayev Boulevard .
Michigan State Fair Riding Coliseum , Dairy Cattle Building , and Agricultural Building . The Michigan State Fair Riding Coliseum , Dairy Cattle Building , and Agricultural Building are three buildings located on the grounds of the Michigan State Fair in Detroit , Michigan . They were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980 . History . The Michigan State Fair , first held in 1849 , was the nation 's first state fair . It was held in various locations throughout Michigan until 1904 , when Joseph L. Hudson formed the State Fair Land Company , acquired 135 acres of land at this site , and deeded it to the Michigan Agricultural Society . The 1905 Michigan State Fair was held on this site . In 1921 , the Michigan Agricultural Society turned the land and the operation of the fair over to the state of Michigan . The Riding Coliseum , Dairy Cattle Building , and Agricultural Building were likely designed by the same architect , Lynn W. Fry of the State Building Department . The three buildings were constructed in two year intervals in 1922 , 1924 , and 1926 . The Michigan State Fair was held on this site until 2008 . It was not held the following two years , and then moved to another location . On April 9 , 2012 , Governor Rick Snyder signed Senate Bill 515 and House Bill 4803 , which would authorize the transfer of the fairgrounds land to the Land Bank Fast Track Authority , which would oversee the land for future development , including plans for a station for the proposed commuter rail service . As of 2016 , plans are underway for redevelopment of the entire site , including these buildings . Description . The Dairy Cattle Building , the Coliseum , and the Agricultural Building are located near each other together in the center of the State Fairgrounds . All three are similar in appearance , being Neo-Classical Revival , white stuccoed buildings sitting on high red brick foundations . They are fine examples of the Classically inspired exhibition architecture popularized by the World Fair exhibitions of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries . Agricultural Building . The Agriculture Building , built in 1926 , is a long one-story structure with a tall curved roof , the gable end of which is concealed behind a stuccoed parapet on the front facade . It has two entrances , one each on the front and side , which are sheltered by projecting arcades with a denticulated cornice . The walls are separated into shallow panels . The interior houses only a single large utilitarian space . Riding Coliseum . The Coliseum , constructed in 1922 , is similar in general design to the Agricultural Building , with paneled stucco walls , projecting arcades , and a denticulated cornice . The building footprint is 420 feet by 225 feet , and it contains a 264 feet by 124 feet riding arena encurcled with a seating area . The Coliseum is constructed with an unusual `` rain-bo '' steel truss roof , which is one of the largest trussed structures in the Detroit area . Dairy Cattle Building . The Dairy Cattle Building , built in 1924 , is constructed as a rear extension to the Coliseum , and is similar to the other two buildings . It is a monitor-roofed , basilican-plan building with a modern brick-and-steel entrance constructed in the 1950s on one side . Like the Agricultural Building , the interior consists only of a single large space .
Khatuniyah , al-Hasakah . Khatuniyah ( ) is a village near al-Hawl in eastern al-Hasakah Governorate , northeastern Syria . The village is located on a small peninsula at the northeastern shore of al-Khatuniyah Lake ( , ) , close to the border to Iraq . Northwest of the town , a main road that connects the provincial capital al-Hasakah , which is located around to the west , with the Rabia border crossing towards Iraq . Administratively the village belongs to the al-Hawl Nahiya of al-Hasakah District . At the 2004 census , it had a population of 1,218 . History . In the Syrian Civil War , the area was held occupied by the Islamic State . The village was however liberated on 11 November 2015 by the Syrian Democratic Forces in the course of their al-Hawl offensive .
Joseph Delaney ( disambiguation ) . Joseph Delaney is a British author .
Kazim Jarwali . Kazim Jarwali ( ) ( born 15 June 1955 ) is an Indian Urdu language poet . He has written several books of poetry and has received awards for his literary work . Biography . Jarwali was born in Jarwal , Lucknow city . He received his early education in Jarwal . In 1973 he moved to Lucknow for higher education , completed his master 's degree in Arab culture at Lucknow University in 1977 , and was awarded Gold Medal . He settled in Lucknow and married to daughter of shia scholar of Lucknow `` Ayatullah Saeedul Millat Abqati '' , the lineage of abqati family . Literary career . He is also known as `` Shair-e-Fikr '' . He has written several collections of Urdu poetry and participated in several mushairas . He has received awards for his literary work .
Glucuronolactone reductase . In enzymology , a glucuronolactone reductase ( ) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction Thus , the two substrates of this enzyme are L-gulono-1,4-lactone and NADP+ , whereas its 3 products are D-glucurono-3,6-lactone , NADPH , and H+ . This enzyme belongs to the family of oxidoreductases , specifically those acting on the CH-OH group of donor with NAD+ or NADP+ as acceptor . The systematic name of this enzyme class is L-gulono-1,4-lactone : NADP+ 1-oxidoreductase . Other names in common use include GRase , and gulonolactone dehydrogenase . This enzyme participates in ascorbate and aldarate metabolism .
Belmont House ( Montevideo ) . Belmont House is a boutique hotel , located on the Avenida Rivera in Carrasco , Montevideo , Uruguay . It is set amidst gardens , has 24 rooms and suites and is served by the `` Restaurant Allegro '' . Belmont House retains the feel of an aristocratic home in Montevideo , with its lavish furnishings , and rooms with rich and colorful linens , two and four posters beds , marble bathrooms and jacuzzis .
Nicolet , Quebec . Nicolet , Quebec is the county seat of Nicolet-Yamaska Regional County Municipality , Quebec , Canada . The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 7,828 . It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Nicolet . The residents of the town pronounce the final `` t '' in Nicolet , however people outside of the region do not . History . The town took its name from Jean Nicolet , a French explorer and clerk of the Company of One Hundred Associates , who explored the Great Lakes region west to Wisconsin . Despite never having lived there , he explored the area during the seven years he lived in Trois-Rivières . The area was originally settled by the Abenaki tribe , who knew it as `` Pithigan '' or `` Pithiganek '' , meaning `` entrance '' . French colonial settlement of Nicolet area began in the late 17th century , with Pierre Monet de Moras constructing a seigneurial manor on what is now known as Moras Island . Rights to the territory of Nicolet was accorded in 1672 by Jean Talon , passing through several hands in the next thirty years . Significant land development began at the opening of the 18th century , with the construction of the Saint-Jean-Baptiste Jesuit mission in 1701 , a chapel in 1710 , a presbytery in 1722 , and a second church being raised in 1740 . The first Acadian settlers arrived in 1756 , after their expulsion by the British , who had defeated the French in the Seven Years ' War . During the late 18th century , the area eventually became a major centre for the Acadian diaspora . Some Acadian refugees continued south into the United States . Development continued with the construction of a third church in 1784 , the first elementary school in 1801 , and establishment of the Nicolet Seminary School in 1803 . The parish of Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Nicolet was officially opened in 1831 ; Nicolet 's episcopal seat was established later in 1885 . A fourth church was constructed in 1873 , suffering the collapse of its steeple shortly thereafter . Attempts to reconstruct it failed due to the weakness of the building 's structure . Construction of the second cathedral began in 1897 , but a part of the building collapsed in 1899 . On June 21 , 1906 , a fire destroyed an area of the town including both cathedrals and the headquarters of the Sisters of the Assumption . Reconstruction began soon afterwards , with the new headquarters of the Sisters of the Assumption and a girls ' school being inaugurated in 1908 . An agricultural school was added to the Seminary in 1938 , and a test centre for the Canadian Armed Forces was established in 1952 . On March 21 , 1955 , a fire gutted the downtown area of Nicolet , destroying 35 commercial buildings and displacing 75 families . A plaza in the area is named `` place du 21 mars '' ( `` 21st of March Place '' ) to commemorate the event . Eight months later , on November 12 , 1955 , a Leda clay landslide carried of earth and six buildings crashing down into the Nicolet river , killing three people , injuring six and causing $ 10 million in damages . The incident destroyed the trade school ( established in 1887 ) and the recently rebuilt cathedral . The event was later the subject of a book by author Louis Caron entitled `` Le Bonhomme Sept-Heures . '' The riverfront road where the landslide occurred was named `` rue du 12 novembre '' ( `` 12th of November Street '' ) in commemoration . The present cathedral was rebuilt in 1963 , and the Seminary was converted into the École nationale de police du Québec in 1968 . Geography . Nicolet is situated at the meeting of the Saint-Lawrence and Nicolet rivers , on sandy , unstable soil , making the area prone to landslides . **The main reason for the occurrence of the slide in Nicolet , Quebec is the type of soil in the area of which the slide occurred . Beneath the 8-foot thick stratified fine sand layer , was a thick stratified gray clay that extended to the depth of 35 feet and below that , was a darker clay with black mottling with a thickness of 100 feet . The clay is marine/Leda clay that is `` extra sensitive '' or `` quick '' . The natural water content of the clay was above the liquid limit in some areas and above the plastic limit in others . Due to the salt concentration within marine clays , which would have crystallized as the marine water receded historically , the salt would be removed by rainfall and meltwater after winter . Glacio-marine clays and silts are common in this area due to the prior existence of the Champlain Sea , which used to occupy the St. Lawrence and Ottawa valleys post-glaciation . It lies at the eastern edge of Lac Saint-Pierre , a UNESCO biosphere reserve known as a stopping point for hundreds of thousands of migrating waterfowl and a nesting area for herons . The town of Nicolet is adjacent to the city of Bécancour , and across the Saint-Lawrence River from the city of Trois-Rivières . Population . ( + ) Amalgamation of the City of Nicolet , the Municipality of Nicolet-Sud and the Parish of Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Nicolet on December 27 , 2000 . Industry . Sogetel , a major independent telephone company , is headquartered here . Education . Curé-Brassard is a local elementary school . École Secondaire Jean-Nicolet is a public high school located on Monseigneur-Brunault street . Collège Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption is a private high school located on Saint-Jean-Baptiste street . Nicolet also has École nationale de police du Québec ( Québec National Police Academy ) and École d'agriculture de Nicolet . Trois-Rivières , a city approximately 20 km away from Nicolet , offers access to colleges and a university . Cultural . There is an ecological park , L'Anse du Port , featuring an observatory . The Saint-Jean-Baptiste Cathedral contains artwork . The Musée des Religions du Monde focuses on the historical and ethnographic context of religion .
Greenpoint Reformed Church . Greenpoint Church is a Reformed Church in America and United Church of Christ church at 136 Milton Street in the Greenpoint neighborhood of Brooklyn , New York . As of March 2012 , it had a congregation of 80 people . Its fireplace tilework includes historic porcelain plaques depicting Robert Fulton and Robert Livingston . According to a curator at the Metropolitan Museum of Art , the Union Porcelain Factory in Greenpoint probably manufactured the plaques in the 1870s . The Milton Street building had been a private residence built for Thomas C. Smith , owner of Brooklyn Union Gas Company , and later was home to the Greenpoint YMCA . The congregation has used the current building since it purchased it in 1942 . Prior to that , the church was located in its original location 145 Kent Street , a structure dating to 1869 and which later became St. Elias Melkite Catholic Church . The Reverend Ann Kansfield has been one of the church 's pastors since 2003 . Her wife , the Rev . Jennifer Aull , has been co-pastor since 2006 . Kansfield and Aull were cofounders of the group Room For All . The church hosts a dinner and soup kitchen for its local community . The church 's food pantry program began in October 2007 ; it offers groceries to individuals and families , most of whom live in northern Brooklyn . A homeless shelter briefly opened at Greenpoint Reformed Church in November 2012 , but a few months later moved to another neighborhood church .
Zrkovci . Zrkovci ( ) is a settlement on the right bank of the Drava River east of Maribor in northeastern Slovenia . It is a suburb of Maribor and belongs to the City Municipality of Maribor .
IBM Big Blue ( rugby union ) . IBM Big Blue is a Japanese semi-professional rugby union team in the Top League , founded in 1976 by IBM . The company decided to make rugby , along with baseball and American football , one of the official company sports in 1989 , which allowed the rugby club to gain support and momentum . Big Blue won promotion from the Japan East Ten league to the Top League at the end of the League 's first season ( 2003-4 ) but was then automatically relegated by coming 12th in the second season ( 2004-5 ) . The team returned to the Top League for the 2006-7 season . It is based in Chiba prefecture in the Kanto area . The former head Coach , Ippei Onishi , is a former captain of Kobe Kobelco Steelers . As of 2007–2008 , the coach is Hiroki Ando . USA Eagle flyhalf Mike Hercus is a notable alumnus .
Marian Pepler . Marian Pepler ( 24 August 1904 – 13 October 1997 ) was a British architect and textile designer . She specialized in carpet and rug designs producing over 90 , often individually named , designs . She was an associate member of Royal Institute of British Architects , she held an Architectural Association diploma and featured on the National Register of Industrial Designers . Early life . Pepler was born in Sanderstead , Surrey , England , the daughter of the architect and subsequently town planner George Lionel ( later Sir George ) and Amy Pepler . She was also the niece of ( Douglas ) Hilary Pepler , the founder of the Ditchling Press . The family lived in Surrey , and spent their holidays near Lulworth Cove in Dorset , an area which Sir George did much to preserve . Marian 's background was a liberal one : it must have instilled in her a broad , even social sense of the importance of design , and the love of the country which is reflected in the natural earth colours of her rugs . Education . Marian attended Croydon School of Art from 1922-1923 , then the Froebel Institute in Roehampton for a year of teacher training , and finally , in 1924 , entered the Architectural Association schools in Bedford Square , at her father 's suggestion , to learn model-making . Instead she became so interested that she stayed on to qualify as an architect . On qualifying , in 1929 , Marian was one of the few women of the minority that were at the Architectural Association to decide that she wanted strongly to work and design . In 1930 , Marian enrolled on a short course at the London School of Weaving , at Bryanston Street , Mable Arch , where she learned to make a warp , set up a loom , and weave a rug . Career . In 1930 , Marian designed her first rug , Snowshill , a design of interlocking rectangles crossed by parallel lines of dots and crosses . Colour was also extremely important to her . Marian describes colour as more than half the design , and visited the various firms who made her rugs to make sure they had matched the dyes exactly . The British carpet industry in the 1930s was in an extremely sluggish state , producing , because they could be sure of sales , designs that were either reproductions of Oriental carpets , or else the cliched jazz patterns of what Pevsner called a deplorably mis-understood Continental cubism . The three firms who wove Marian 's rugs were exceptions in an industry that was rarely prepared to take risks . During the 1930s , Marian worked for Wilton Royal in two ways . Usually they paid her a royalty for each rug sold , and she retained the copyright . Such rugs were made on the whole , exclusively for Gordon Russell Ltd . Occasionally , however , she would sell copyright to Wilton Royal , receiving no royalty . The Russell company used many of her designs in their interiors over the years and for a short period from 1933 to 1935 she acted as a buyer for the firm 's London shop at 28 Wigmore Street , quickly expanding her role to include Broadway as well . While she was mainly occupied with acquiring fabrics she also moved into other components of the interior including ceramics and glass . When illness forced her to abandon this role she was superseded by the architectural historian Nikolaus Pevsner , who later described her work as possessing ‘ a sensitivity and a quiet perfection not surpassed anywhere in Europe ’ ( The Independent , 25 Oct 1997 ) . Pepler then became a consultant for the Gordon Russell firm , advising on furnishings and , in particular , colour . It was a role which she undertook again for her husband 's practice after the war . Pepler 's rugs were all characterized by soft , earthy colours and simple , abstract decoration . She used mostly fawns and browns in the early 1930s but moved to include blue , green , and yellow a little later . Aquamarine , a rug of 1932 , for example , had wavy lines and circles on its surface and it combined aquamarine , yellow , raisin brown , and natural in its subtle colour scheme . Throughout her career she was inevitably compared with the more flamboyant rug designer Marian Dorn , but Pepler 's main purpose in designing a rug was to use it to bring together all the elements of the room and , for her , restrained colours did this more effectively . Her approach emanated from her training in architecture . In 1947 Pepler was elected a fellow of the Society of Industrial Artists , recognition that she had reached the peak of her profession . She continued to design , concentrating more and more on carpets . Post-war work of note includes rugs for the interior of the Oriana , produced in the mid-1950s . The designs of Russell and Pepler shared a common goal and achieved the same standards although , as with so many designer couples , the work of the former is much more widely recognized . The consistently high quality of her work which came through at an exhibition of their work which was held at the Geffrye Museum in 1983 surprised many people who had not realized her full artistic capacity , however . They both played a key role in formulating a peculiarly British brand of modernism in the middle years of the century and in ensuring that with the enthusiasm for all things new the past was not entirely forgotten . Personal life . Marian met her husband R D Russell at the Architectural Association Schools where they both studied architecture . They got married on December 1 , 1933 . They moved to London , where they lived in Hanover Terrace Mews . Death . Marian Pepler died on 13 October 1997 at Eynsham , Oxfordshire .
Rayman Origins . `` Rayman Origins '' is a platform video game developed by Ubisoft Montpellier and published by Ubisoft for PlayStation 3 , Wii , Xbox 360 , PlayStation Vita , Nintendo 3DS and Microsoft Windows . It is the fourth main installment in the `` Rayman '' series , and the first main installment since 2003 's ' . The game was released on 15 November 2011 in North America , 24 November 2011 in Australia , and 25 November 2011 in Europe for PlayStation 3 , Wii and Xbox 360 . It was released later for PlayStation Vita , Microsoft Windows , and Nintendo 3DS . The OS X version of the game was released on 12 December 2013 by Feral Interactive . The story follows Rayman , his friend Globox and two teensies as they fight Darktoons and other evil creatures that have infected the Glade of Dreams . `` Rayman Origins '' has received critical acclaim , being highly praised for its graphical style , level design , and sense of humor . Despite its critical reception , it did not perform very well commercially during its original release in November 2011 . A mobile game based on `` Origins '' , titled `` Rayman Jungle Run '' , was developed by Pastagames and released for iOS , Android , and for Windows Phone 8 on 29 May 2013 . A sequel , `` Rayman Legends '' , was released for Microsoft Windows , PlayStation 3 , PlayStation Vita , Wii U and Xbox 360 on 29 August 2013 in Australia , 30 August 2013 in Europe , and 3 September 2013 in North America to similar critical acclaim . Plot . 400 years before the events of ' , Bubble Dreamer , Rayman , his best friend Globox , and a couple of Teensy friends are chilling out at Bubble Dreamer 's resting grounds , the Snoring Tree . However , their snoring disturbs an old granny from the Land of the Livid Dead , who retaliates by sending an evil army of horrendous creatures and the Darktoons across the world . The heroes , being woke up , attempt to fight back , but are defeated and captured . Rayman escapes and finds the Darktoons have captured the Electoons that inhabit the world , imprisoned Betilla the Nymph and her sisters and plunged the Glade of Dreams into chaos . This causes Bubble Dreamer to go crazy , and as a result , have nightmares . Rayman and his friends are then tasked by the Magician to gather enough Electoons to cure Bubble Dreamer and restore the Glade . Their efforts to locate the Electoons allow them to gain access to the various lands of the Glade , and rescue the Nymphs along the way . Eventually , they make their way to a mysterious gate , which can only be opened by rescuing the Glade Kings , who have been turned into monsters as a result of Bubble Dreamer 's nightmares . Upon freeing the Glade Kings , the Nymphs are able to open the stargate , granting Rayman access to a hideout in the land of Moody Clouds . There , they discover that their supposed friend , the Magician , is the one responsible for the Moody Clouds . He secretly admires Mr . Dark , the villain of the original `` Rayman '' , and was in fact behind the events that caused the Land of the Livid Dead forces to attack , preoccupying the heroes and using the Lums they gave him to power and use his diabolical machines . The Magician sends Rayman and his friends into a pit , but they escape and return to his office . The Magician then begins to dance and sends them into a dancing funk , using this as a good time to escape . The heroes chase after and fight the Magician in his escape airship , sending it crashing into the power source of his hideout . The resulting chain of events causes the hideout to explode , while Rayman and his friends free-fall back to the Snoring Tree , where they proceed to resume their relaxation . If players manage to collect the ten ruby teeth throughout the game , they can gain access to the Land of the Livid Dead , where another monster awaits . Gameplay . `` Rayman Origins '' is a side-scrolling platformer , the same style as the original `` Rayman '' game . `` Rayman Origins '' is playable with up to four local players who may drop in or out at any time . Players can choose to control either Rayman , Globox or two Teensies , with additional costumes available as the game progresses . Players travel through each level , fighting enemies and rescuing imprisoned Electoons . As the game progresses , players gain new abilities such as running up walls , gliding in midair , swimming and shrinking in size to reach new areas . Certain segments also see players riding a mosquito , where players can shoot enemies or inhale and fire them . If a character is hit by an enemy or obstacle , they will `` bubblize '' , or inflate into a ballooned state . To get out of this state , another player can slap , or jump on them , similar to `` New Super Mario Bros. Wii '' . Players can also collect hearts that will protect them from one hit . However , if all players are bubblized simultaneously , or if a character is hit during single play , they will explode and the play will return to the last checkpoint , normally a Darkblocker where the player had go through before , or the last place where the player broke a cage . Throughout each level , players can collect yellow Lums , which they will need for Electoons . When a character collects a Lum King , it turns all Lums red for a short time . Red Lums are worth two yellow Lums . There are also Skull Coins placed in hidden or dangerous areas . They are worth 25 Lums if successfully collected . If the player gets harmed while collecting a Skull Coin , they will lose it . In this situation , the player must try again to get the coin . In order to progress through certain parts of the story , players need to free Electoons . The most common way to get Electoons is to free them from cages ; there is one at the end of each level , with more to be found in hidden areas and are guarded by several enemies that collectively use a forcefield to protect the cage , the team must defeat every single enemy that uses the forcefield , then the cage can be destroyed . The cage can only be damaged on the side which has a green padlock . Most of the cages are hidden away in secret passages , so once the Electoons are free , they will create a portal which leads to the outside of these passages . Each level contains a medallion that shows how many Electoon challenges the players completed , such as break a single cage , collect a specific amount of Lums or beat the clock whilst the level has been completed . In every level there are hidden cages ranging from 1 to 3 . More Electoons can be earned by collecting a certain amount of Lums within a level and clearing Time Trials that are unlocked after clearing a level once . Scoring high marks in either of these challenges can also earn medals and trophies . Players can also unlock special 'treasure chest ' levels , in which they must chase a runaway treasure chest across a dangerous course in order to receive a skull tooth . Completing all of the teeth grants access to the bonus level , The Land of the Livid Dead . While every version of the game is nearly identical due to the game engine 's high versatility , there are some minor differences across platforms . The Wii version of the game takes advantage of the versatility ( though not the motion controls ) of the Wii Remote to provide three different control schemes , while the Nintendo 3DS version displays the player 's current progress during a particular level on the touchscreen . The PlayStation Vita version has some additional unlockable content , and the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions support online achievements . Development . The game was officially announced at the end of Ubisoft 's E3 2010 press conference as a downloadable episodic title for PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade with release on PC , Nintendo 3DS , iPad , and iPhone `` to be considered '' . The first episode was originally to be released by the end of 2010 , but was delayed until 2011 . Following a dearth of information in the new year , the project was confirmed as alive in April 2011 . In May 2011 , it was announced the title has been expanded to a full-retail title , with a tentative release of Q4 2011 . The game is the first title to use UbiArt Framework , an in-house graphics engine which allows artists to easily create content and then use it in an interactive environment . The artists only have to pose the model and edit the silhouette , as the software takes care of image distortion automatically . The main aim of this engine is to allow artists and designers focus on the art itself , without having to worry about technical aspects of game development . According to Yves Guillemot , only five people were working on the game when it was first announced . Ubisoft obtained a French government grant , dedicated to supporting the arts , for developing UbiArt tools . The engine is optimized for HD resolutions , allowing games to run in full 1080p HD at 60 frames per second . The engine was further developed for `` Rayman Legends '' to include dynamic lighting and integration of 3D models . Critical response . `` Rayman Origins '' received widespread critical acclaim . Review aggregator website Metacritic gave the Wii version 92/100 , the PlayStation Vita version 88/100 , the Xbox 360 version 87/100 the PlayStation 3 version 87/100 , the PC version 86/100 , and the Nintendo 3DS version 71/100 . `` 1UP.com '' gave the game an A- Rank , praising its varied level design , saying `` Origins ' brilliance is it keeps that simplicity on the surface , but ends up feeling incredibly varied thanks to its level design '' , and calling it `` the best 2D platformer not called `` Mario '' . '' `` Eurogamer '' rated the game 8/10 , calling it `` a delightful , playful , and occasionally exhilarating platformer '' while opining that the level design was inferior to the `` Mario '' series in that `` the same ideas are repeated too often . '' GameTrailers gave the game a score of 8.5/10 . IGN gave it a 9.5/10 , saying that `` Rayman Origins is the best looking platformer this generation and also the most fun . A truly realized vision at the top of its genre , Rayman Origins is an extravaganza with plenty of action to keep it fresh from start to finish and beyond , '' `` Joystiq '' gave the game 5 stars out of 5 , saying it `` embodies the kind of creativity and craftsmanship that have been largely missing in 2D platfomers since their heyday in the 16-bit era . '' `` Nintendo Life '' awarded it a 10/10 and called it `` The very pinnacle of 2D platforming and undoubtedly one of the Wii ’ s very best games '' . `` Nintendo Power '' gave the game a score of 9.5/10 , calling it 'a platforming masterpiece . ' Awards . GameSpot named `` Rayman Origins '' `` Best Platformer of 2011 '' . IGN nominated `` Rayman Origins '' for `` Game Of The Year '' . Giant Bomb named `` Rayman Origins '' the tenth best game of 2011 . Sales . Despite the game 's positive reviews , it did n't live up to its sales expectations having only sold 50,000 copies in its first month in the US . However , Ubisoft revealed that the game has been profitable . Sequels . A sequel to `` Origins '' , titled `` Rayman Legends '' , was originally being developed exclusively for the Wii U and was planned for a release in Q1 2013 . The game follows on from the gameplay of `` Origins '' whilst adding new asymmetric gameplay elements via the Wii U GamePad , as well as new characters and an improved graphics engine . The sequel was first hinted at via a marketing survey in April 2012 . A leaked teaser video on YouTube confirmed the existence of the sequel , entitled `` Rayman Legends '' . It was later announced that the sequel 's release was being delayed until September 2013 and would also be released for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 . The game was also revealed to be released on PlayStation Vita and Microsoft Windows via Steam . `` Rayman Jungle Run '' . A mobile platformer developed by Pastagames based on the style of `` Origins '' , titled `` Rayman Jungle Run '' , was released on 20 September 2012 for iOS and on 27 September 2012 for Android devices . The Android version was developed by DotEmu . Retaining the look of `` Origins '' , `` Jungle Run '' sees Rayman automatically running through 63 levels ( plus 7 Land of the Livid Dead levels ) with players tasked to jump and punch through obstacles and collect as many lums as possible in each stage . Collecting all 100 lums in each stage earns a skull tooth which go towards unlocking the Land of the Livid Dead level for each world . IGN gave the game a score of 8.8 , calling it `` a brilliant solution to one-touch platforming . '' iTunes named it the iPhone game of the year . A version for Windows 8 , Windows RT and Windows Phone was released on 7 March 2013 . A sequel , `` Rayman Fiesta Run '' , was released on November 7 , 2013 , featuring additional gameplay features carried over from `` Rayman Legends '' .
Rhinella gnustae . `` Rhinella gnustae '' is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae that is endemic to Argentina . Its natural habitat is rivers . It is threatened by habitat loss .
Otilia Larrañaga . Otilia Larrañaga Villarreal is a Mexican dancer and actress who participated in classic Mexican films and also on stage and television . Biography . Larrañaga studied dance with her uncle Ignacio Larrañaga and later ballet with Lettie H. Carroll . From 1947 to 1950 , she was a member of Carroll 's dance group and participated in the seasons of the Palacio de Bellas Artes ' National Opera in Mexico City . A notable dancer by the time she was 15 , she began her film career in the early 1950s with small roles in `` Secretaria particular '' ( 1952 ) and `` No te ofendas , Beatriz '' ( 1953 ) . One of her first successes was her performance in the play `` Ángeles y payasos '' ( 1952 ) , directed by Luz Alba at the Teatro Esperanza Iris . The theater critic Armando de María y Campos wrote that `` the best performance rests in Otilia Larrañaga , as an actress and dancer , beautiful in figure and exquisite in feeling . Her future is splendid , whatever path she chooses '' . She met her first husband , singer and actor Antonio `` Tony '' Aguilar , at the XEW-TV station in 1952 . Larrañaga and Aguilar performed together in the films `` Mi papá tuvo la culpa '' ( 1953 ) and `` Reventa de esclavas '' ( 1954 ) . She obtained her first starring role in the film `` La flecha envenenada '' ( 1957 ) with Gastón Santos . In 1957 , she received a nomination for the Ariel Award for Best Youth Performance for the film `` Caras nuevas '' ( 1956 ) . In 1968 , she married her second husband , actor Rogelio Guerra , with whom he had a daughter named Hildegard . They divorced in 1974 .
Shipwreck Museum . The Shipwreck Museum is an independent charitable museum in the historic Old Town of Hastings , UK . The museum has artefacts from many ships wrecked in the English Channel from the Goodwin Sands in Kent to Pevensey Bay in East Sussex , including the `` Amsterdam '' , a Dutch East Indiaman of 1749 , and the `` Anne '' of 1690 , a warship of Charles II . There are also exhibits of fossils found in the local area .
Benjamin Kane Ethridge . Benjamin Kane Ethridge ( born January 16 , 1977 ) is an American author who writes in the horror and dark fantasy genres . Ethridge was born in Riverside , California . He spent the first five years of his life living in Alaska and Texas , before returning to Southern California , where he continues to live today . He obtained a BA in English at University of California , Riverside and an MA in English Composition at California State University , San Bernardino . In 2003 after a stint of substitute teaching , Ethridge joined an environmental compliance firm where he has worked since as an inspector . In 2006 Ethridge began publishing short fantasy and horror fiction in his spare time . In October 2010 his novel , `` Black & Orange '' , was published by Bad Moon Books and later won a Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in First Novel . His second work `` Bottled Abyss '' was nominated as well for the Bram Stoker Award in the novel category , as well as in the Long Fiction category for his novella `` The Slaughter Man '' in the LIMBUS , INC shared world anthology . Short stories . Dates by original magazine or anthology publication .
Rafaiabad . The Headquarter of Rafaiabad Assembly Constituency is Town Watergam , one of the seven assembly constituencies of Baramulla district . Ancestor place of M. Mudasir Mir ( Social Worker )
Nikorima Te Miha . Nikorima Te Miha ( born 1 January 1980 ) in Cook Islands is a footballer who plays as a Forward . He currently plays for Puaikura in the Cook Islands League and the Cook Islands national football team .
Where Did the Good Times Go ? `` Where Did the Good Times Go ? '' is , what is popularly termed , the `` big ballad '' or `` 11 o'clock number '' from the musical `` Over Here ! `` , which opened on Broadway at the Shubert Theatre ( Broadway ) on March 6 , 1974 . The song is the penultimate moment of drama when all seems lost toward the end of the second act . The song was somewhat successful as a single for Patty Andrews , who debuted the song in the show . The song was written by Robert B. Sherman and Richard M. Sherman . Differences between the LP and CD master . The recording on both the LP and the single are mixed without hi-hat . In 1992 when the Original cast CD was released , the hi-hat was suddenly apparent in the recording . It is most likely that the hi-hat was always present in the mix , but just not loud enough to be heard . It was probably boosted in the remix and subsequent remastering .
George Shaw . George Kearsley Shaw ( 10 December 1751 – 22 July 1813 ) was an English botanist and zoologist . Life . Shaw was born at Bierton , Buckinghamshire , and was educated at Magdalen Hall , Oxford , receiving his M.A . in 1772 . He took up the profession of medical practitioner . In 1786 he became the assistant lecturer in botany at Oxford University . He was a co-founder of the Linnean Society in 1788 , and became a fellow of the Royal Society in 1789 . In 1791 Shaw became assistant keeper of the natural history department at the British Museum , succeeding Edward Whitaker Gray as keeper in 1806 . He found that most of the items donated to the museum by Hans Sloane were in very bad condition . Medical and anatomical material was sent to the museum at the Royal College of Surgeons , but many of the stuffed animals and birds had deteriorated and had to be burnt . He was succeeded after his death by his assistant Charles Konig . Works . Shaw published one of the first English descriptions with scientific names of several Australian animals in his `` Zoology of New Holland '' ( 1794 ) . He was among the first scientists to examine a platypus and published the first scientific description of it in `` The Naturalist 's Miscellany '' in 1799 . In the field of herpetology he described numerous new species of reptiles and amphibians . The standard botanical author abbreviation G.Shaw is applied to species he described .
Eric Hansen ( sportswriter ) . Eric C. Hansen is an American sportswriter with the `` South Bend Tribune '' . The University of Notre Dame football beat writer and an assistant sports editor for the newspaper , Hansen has also written two books on Notre Dame football . `` Stadium Stories : Notre Dame Fighting Irish : Colorful Tales of the Blue and Gold '' ( 2004 ) won a first-place prize for non-fiction books from the Indiana chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists . The book recounted many tales of Notre Dame 's football history . In 2005 Hansen published `` Notre Dame Fighting Irish : Where Have You Gone ? `` , a collection of stories and interviews about former Notre Dame football players . Hansen has won a number of national writing awards from the Football Writers Association of America , and was a member of the FWAA committee that chose the 2006 college All-American team . A Cleveland , Ohio native and a graduate of Ohio State University , Hansen has covered college sports since 1983 . He was managing editor of the `` Irish Sports Report '' , a publication about Notre Dame sports , for seven years . He currently resides in South Bend , Indiana with his two sons .
Committee for Peace and Security in the Gulf . The Committee for Peace and Security in the Gulf ( CPSG ) was a `` bipartisan group whose members are prominent in U.S. international policy circles ... The 39-member group , organized as the Committee for Peace and Security in the Gulf , included former U.S. Rep. , the late Stephen Solarz of New York , who was a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and Richard Perle , a former assistant defense secretary for international security policy . '' Open Letter to President Clinton . In February 1998 , in an open letter the CPSG asked president Clinton `` to go beyond a military strike on Iraq and to help overthrow Iraqi President Saddam Hussein and replace his regime with a provisional government . '' According to the news report , however , `` U.S. law and international opposition to such a plan would make it unlikely . '' The group based its request for a strike against Iraq on Saddam Hussein 's refusal `` to grant U.N. inspectors the right to conduct unfettered inspections of those sites where he is suspected of storing his still significant arsenal of chemical and biological munitions and his apparent determination never to relinquish his weapons of mass destruction . '' In a letter read at a Washington news conference , Solarz called upon Clinton `` to adopt and implement a plan of action designed to finally and fully resolve this utterly unacceptable threat to our most vital national interests . '' Additionally , Solarz stated that `` if the force used against Iraq during the 1991 Persian Gulf War and the punishing U.N. economic sanctions that have been in place for seven years have n't persuaded Hussein to cooperate with U.N. inspectors , it 's unlikely that a new and 'much more limited ' military strike will change the Iraqi leader 's mind . ''
Lucas Klysman . Klysman Lucas Lopes Silva ( born 15 June 1990 in Rio de Janeiro ) , aka Lucas Klysman is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Serzedelo on loan from Vitória Guimarães , as forward . Lucas made his Portuguese Liga debut 8 December 2008 as substitute in the 78 minute against Leixões , at Estádio D. Afonso Henriques . From the season 2009–10 he is loaned out to gain experience at Serzedelo in the Portuguese Third Division .
Military Cathedral of Our Lady of Mount Carmel , Santiago . The Military Cathedral of Our Lady of Mount Carmel ( ) Also Military Cathedral of Santiago Is a Catholic temple that functions as the episcopal seat of the military bishopric of Chile . It is located in the commune of Providencia , in Santiago the capital of Chile . The church is dedicated to the religious services of the Armed Forces and Carabineros , but it is also open to the rest of the community . The current rector of the Cathedral is the Military Chaplain Jaime Casals Cirer . During the nineteenth century was the chapel of Lo Bravo , which since 1900 became the Parish of St. Ramon . The Cathedral was blessed on March 17 , 1986 , and was consecrated on December 27 , 1994 ( feast of St. John the Evangelist ) .
Synclera tibialis . `` Synclera tibialis '' is a moth in the family Crambidae . It was described by Moore in 1888 . It is found in India ( Darjeeling ) .
Lucia Súkenníková . Lucia Súkenníková ( born 22 June 1988 ) is a Slovak handball player for DHK Baník Most and the Slovak national team .
Hemigrammus erythrozonus . `` Hemigrammus erythrozonus '' , commonly known as the glowlight tetra , is a small tropical fish from the Essequibo River , Guyana , South America . It is silver in colour and a bright iridescent orange to red stripe extends from the snout to the base of its tail , the front of the dorsal fin being the same color as the stripe . Other fins are silver to transparent . The glowlight tetra is a peaceful , shoaling fish . It is larger than the neon tetra , and its peaceful disposition makes it an ideal , and popular , community tank fish . It should be kept with similar sized , non-aggressive species . `` Hemigrammus gracilis '' is a senior synonym . The red-line rasbora ( `` Rasbora pauciperforata '' ) of Malaysia and Indonesia has markings and coloring very similar to `` H. erythrozonus '' , but is a member of family Cyprinidae , not a close relative . `` H. erythrozonus '' is a medium-sized tetra growing to 4 to 5 cm ( 1.6 to 2 inches ) , notably larger than both neon and cardinal tetras . It has a life span of two to four years when kept in good conditions . In the wild , the fish eats aquatic insect larvae . In the aquarium . `` H. erythrozonus '' is readily available and usually inexpensive . Golden and albino varieties are also sold . It is best seen in the freshwater aquarium when kept in subdued lighting with a dark substrate . Water conditions . The water should be soft to slightly hard , d°GH of 6° to 15° , with a slightly acidic pH of 6.8 , in the range 6.0 – 7.5 . It prefers a temperature of 25 °C in the range 22° – 28° °C ( 72° – 82 °F ) . The hardiness of this fish allows it easily to adapt to harder water , though soft water is essential for captive breeding . Nutrition . `` H. erythrozonus '' is an omnivore and in the aquarium eats small live , frozen and dry foods and flake foods . The feeding of vegetable matter is suggested to vary the diet . Shoaling . Like all tetras , `` H. erythrozonus '' is happiest , most active , and most aesthetically pleasing when in a shoal . A minimum aquarium length of 60 cm will make them more comfortable when swimming . They prefer a well planted tank for hiding , but with some open water for free swimming . They should be a group of at least four with eight or more to make them feel secure . They tend to swim in tighter groups when a potential predator is present and swim freely when comfortable . They are often bought by aquarium owners to play a 'second fiddle ' role to the neon tetra . Although they generally shoal separately from neon and cardinal tetras , they will sometimes shoal alongside the latter , making an arresting spectacle . Gender identification . Like most tetras , females are larger and more fat bodied than the more slender male . It may be hard to tell male from female until the fish are fully mature and females fill with eggs . Breeding . `` H. erythrozonus '' breeds similarly to most egg-scattering small fish . It been bred in captivity with a moderate level of difficulty . Breeding tank set-up : A small 40l all-glass tank with soft water ( hardness up to 8°dGH and carbonate hardness not higher than 2°dCH ) . Water temperature should be kept between 26° and 28 °C ( 78 °F to 82 °F ) . Adding peat to the tank or filter will soften water and make it slightly acidic . The tank should have dim or no lighting . Spawning is over fine-leaved plants . Java moss ( `` Taxiphyllum barbieri '' ) or Fontinalis are suggested but not mandatory , or a spawning mop made of woolen thread . Other commonly used plants include water wisteria and hornworts , as well as fox/coons tail . 1 cm glass beads or a spawning grate will help at the bottom to protect eggs from being eaten by adults , though they will have to spawn through the plants first , as the fine leaves act as a trigger . If spawned without fine leaved plants , the majority of eggs will result unfertilized . Parents ' conditioning : Feed the pair kept separately with a variety of live foods , frozen food or dry food for a few weeks . When the female is well rounded transfer the pair to the breeding tank in the late afternoon hours . The spawning will occur in the following morning or the next day ; if no spawning behavior is shown after three days , conditioning of the pair should be restarted . Spawning behavior : The male will swim around in a quick manner locking his fins when near the female . During the spawning act both fish roll over , when the female is in the upside down position she ejects the eggs while the male fertilises them . Usually 120-150 eggs are dropped on plants and on the bottom . When the pair is done , they will start grazing for the eggs and should be removed . Raising the fry : The eggs are light sensitive , so the breeding tank should be as dark as possible . Some believe light contributes greatly to the eggs succumbing to fungal infections , though this may have more to do with cleanliness of tank and water conditions . Methylene blue may be added to the water column to prevent fungi as well . The fry will hatch in 20 to 25 hours , looking like small slivers of glass . Fry can be fed with infusoria , paramecium culture , crushed flakes , and rotifers after they have used all the yolk sack . On the fourth day a very small portion of newly hatched brine shrimp should be introduced . The young consume relatively large live foods such as nauplii of brine shrimp . Later microworms can be added to the diet . Care of the breeding tank : Bottom sediment should always be removed and regular water changes done during the rearing period in order to avoid an accumulation of ammonium and nitrates which can be toxic to the fry . Although large quantities of fry will incubate in waters of low hardness , most of the fry may soon contract non-infectious , constitutional dropsy , and die within a short time . Those which survive will grow well . By the twelfth day , they will show signs of a silver coloring . At three weeks of age , the fry will start showing their characteristic orange line and will be a size of about 1 cm . By two months they will be about 2 cm .
Acarolella . `` Acarolella '' is a genus of moths belonging to the subfamily Tortricinae of the family Tortricidae .
1966 Australian Championships – Men 's Singles . Roy Emerson defeated Arthur Ashe 6–4 , 6–8 , 6–2 , 6–3 in the final to win the Men 's Singles tennis title at the 1966 Australian Championships . Seeds . The seeded players are listed below . Roy Emerson is the champion ; others show the round in which they were eliminated .
Ignazio Marini . Ignazio Marini ( 28 November 1811 – 29 April 1873 ) was a celebrated Italian operatic bass . He sang in the world premieres of several operas by Gaetano Donizetti , Saverio Mercadante , and Giuseppe Verdi and appeared as a guest artist in major opera houses throughout Europe and in New York City , Mexico City and Cairo . Biography . Ignazio Marini was born in Tagliuno near Bergamo and made his stage debut in Brescia in 1832 . In 1834 he became a principal singer at La Scala where he sang for the next thirteen years and created , amongst other roles , Guido in Donizetti 's `` Gemma di Vergy '' ( 1834 ) , Talbot in Donizetti 's `` Maria Stuarda '' ( 1835 ) , Enrico Gray in Vaccai 's `` Giovanna Gray '' , and the title role in Verdi 's `` Oberto '' ( 1839 ) . He also created the title role in Verdi 's `` Attila '' in its 1846 premiere at La Fenice . Marini died in Milan in 1873 at the age of 61 . His wife and frequent stage partner was the soprano Antonietta Marini-Rainieri .
Mesoptila melanolopha . `` Mesoptila melanolopha '' is a moth in the family Geometridae . It is found in Nepal , China ( Shaanxi , Jiangsu , Hunan ) , Korea , Japan , Taiwan , India ( Sikkim , Meghalaya ) , Sri Lanka , Thailand , Vietnam , Malaysia and on Java , Bali and Borneo . The wingspan is 16–21 mm . The larvae have been recorded feeding `` Stephania '' species .
Templelands . Templelands is a Georgian house in Dunbar , East Lothian , Scotland . According to the listed building report for the property , it dates to circa 1820 , but there are references that date it back to the late 18th century , and attribute it to the architect James Craig ( 1739–1795 ) , more famous for his work on Edinburgh New Town . The late ceramist Margery Clinton lived at Templelands between 1995 and 2005 . Today the house is a private home , partly operated as holiday accommodation . Templelands comprises a terrace of two symmetrical , two-storey-and-basement houses . Each house has three bays . The building has an ashlar front , rubble basement and rear , and rusticated quoins , and other decorative features . The central doorways have Ionic surrounds , panelled doors , and plate glass fanlights . The building was listed at Category B in 1971 .
Miracles Still Happen . `` Miracles Still Happen '' ( ) is a 1974 film , directed by Giuseppe Maria Scotese . It features the story of Juliane Diller , the sole survivor of 93 passengers and crew , in the 24 December 1971 crash of LANSA Flight 508 in the Peruvian rainforest . Production . Filmed on location in Peru ( exterior scenes ) and in Rome , Italy at Cinecittà Studios ( interior scenes ) on a 12-week shooting schedule from October 9 to December 28 , 1972 .
Evans Marie . Evans Marie ( born March 5 , 1983 ) is a sprinter from Seychelles . He represented Seychelles at the 2004 Summer Olympics and the 2006 Commonwealth Games .
City Forum . City Forum ( ) is a public forum held weekly on Sunday in Victoria Park , Hong Kong . This forum brings together politicians , academics and prominent public figures to discuss current issues , and also allow the public to participate in a Q & A session . Each week , a number of secondary schools are invited to bring students to the forum to ask questions . This is a rare program in Hong Kong due to its relevance to current events and also to its true nature , being the only non-censured live television program in Hong Kong . Radio Television Hong Kong ( RTHK ) hold live broadcasts every Sunday at 12:05 . TVB , a Hong Kong television company , broadcasts the program on live TV for 55 minutes ( 12:05-13:00 ) , together with RTHK TV 31 . ( Except August each year ) Brothers and Uncles . Uncles of Victoria Park ( , with `` 維園 '' being the short form of `` 維多利亞公園 '' ) is a colloquial term referring to a special group of people in Hong Kong . These people are usually retired pro-Beijing aged men , also known as indigenous communists . They gather in Victoria Park on Sundays at noon , when City Forum - a public forum which is sponsored and broadcast to the public by Radio Television Hong Kong - is held . Whenever pro-democratic politicians speak at the forum , they would yell outside the forum venue , so their voices cover the speaker 's . The most well-known slogan that they usually chant during the forum is `` stray dogs ! '' . However `` Uncles of Victoria Park '' is not a name of a total group of people . There are also conflicts among the `` Uncles of Victoria Park '' during the forum . The old Uncles would take the democratic parties in the forum as targets of their backlashes . Sometimes they would attempt to physically attack the politicians with their water bottles and canes . Legislative Councillors Emily Lau and Leung Kwok Hung were once nearly assaulted by the Uncles , and the latter one even had talk-wars with the elderly protesters involving foul languages . In 2010 , due to the negative public sentiment aroused by the legislative reforms and from the lack of progress in universal suffrage in Hong Kong , there has been increased interest in the discussion of public issues . This resulted in heightened interest in the City Forum . There is an emergence of a new class of participants who is passionate about the current affairs , and predominantly male in the age category around 20s-30s , called `` Brothers of Victoria Park '' ( 維園阿哥 ) . Even though the title is very similar , their political agenda is at the opposite of the spectrum . Popular culture . In the late 1990s , there was a television commercial of VITA lemon tea , which is a beverage , shown on the local television channels in Hong Kong . The commercial featured an Uncle of Victoria Park , who yells at the City Forum . Inarguably , the Uncles have become a distinctive icon of Victoria Park , who have a fondness to furiously shout out their complaints in public . The forum attracts tens of pro-Beijing old men yelling constant expletives outside the venue , especially when there are pro-Democratic politicians participating .
Okhovvat . `` Okhovvat e Shiraz '' ( ) is an Iranian newspaper in Fars Province . The concessionaire of this magazine was `` Abdolkarim Maaroofli '' and it was published in Shiraz since 1908 .
Myrceugenia schulzei . `` Myrceugenia schulzei '' is a species of plant in the Myrtaceae family . It is endemic to Alejandro Selkirk Island , of the Juan Fernández Islands archipelago in the Pacific Ocean , territory of the Republic of Chile . It is threatened by habitat loss .
Orzu , Iran . Orzu ( , also Romanized as Orzū ; also known as Ārenzū , Ārezū , and Ārzū ) is a village in Haparu Rural District , in the Central District of Bagh-e Malek County , Khuzestan Province , Iran . At the 2006 census , its population was 192 , in 34 families .
Paro Province . Paro Province ( Dzongkha : སྤ་རོ་ ; Wylie : `` spa-ro '' ) was one of the nine historical Provinces of Bhutan . Paro Province occupied lands in western Bhutan , corresponding approximately to modern Paro District . It was administered from the Paro Dzong in the town of Paro . The ruling governor was known as the Penlop of Paro , or Parob , a chief contender for power before the establishment of the monarchy . By the 19th century , the Penlop of Paro effectively controlled the western half of Bhutan . History . Under Bhutan 's early theocratic dual system of government , decreasingly effective central government control resulted in the `` de facto '' disintegration of the office of Shabdrung after the death of Shabdrung Ngawang Namgyal in 1651 . Under this system , the Shabdrung reigned over the temporal Druk Desi and religious Je Khenpo . Two successor Shabdrungs – the son ( 1651 ) and stepbrother ( 1680 ) of Ngawang Namgyal – were effectively controlled by the Druk Desi and Je Khenpo until power was further splintered through the innovation of multiple Shabdrung incarnations , reflecting speech , mind , and body . Increasingly secular regional lords ( penlops and dzongpons ) competed for power amid a backdrop of civil war over the Shabdrung and invasions from Tibet , and the Mongol Empire . The penlops of Trongsa and Paro , and the dzongpons of Punakha , Thimphu , and Wangdue Phodrang were particularly notable figures in the competition for regional dominance . During this period , there were a total of nine provinces and eight penlops vying for power . Traditionally , Bhutan comprised nine provinces : Trongsa , Paro , Punakha , Wangdue Phodrang , Daga ( also Taka , Tarka , or Taga ) , Bumthang , Thimphu , Kurtoed ( also Kurtoi , Kuru-tod ) , and Kurmaed ( or Kurme , Kuru-mad ) . The Provinces of Kurtoed and Kurmaed were combined into one local administration , leaving the traditional number of governors at eight . While some lords were Penlops , others held the title Dzongpen ( Dzongkha : རྗོང་དཔོན་ ; Wylie : `` rjong-dpon '' ; also `` Jongpen '' , `` Dzongpön '' ) ; both titles may be translated as `` governor '' . The Penlop of Paro controlled western Bhutan ; the rival Penlop of Trongsa controlled eastern Bhutan ; and dzongpons controlled areas surrounding their respective dzongs . The Penlop of Paro , unlike Trongsa , was an office appointed by the Druk Desi 's central government . Because western regions controlled by the Penlop of Paro contained lucrative trade routes , it became the object of competition among aristocratic families . The 10th Penlop of Trongsa Jigme Namgyel ( `` r. '' 1853–1870 ) began consolidating power , paving the way for his son the 12th Penlop of Trongsa ( and 21st Penlop of Paro ) Ugyen Wangchuck to prevail in battle against all rival penlops and establish the monarchy in 1907 . With the establishment of the monarchy and consolidation of power , the traditional roles of provinces , their rulers , and the dual system of government came to an end .
Wasswa Serwanga . Wasswa Serwanga ( wasswa meaning older male twin ) ( born July 23 , 1976 ) is a former American football cornerback in the National Football League and Arena Football League . He played one season for the San Francisco 49ers and two for the Minnesota Vikings of the NFL , and one for the Los Angeles Avengers of the AFL . Serwanga attended and played football for UCLA , Sacramento State University and University of the Pacific . His hometown is Sacramento , California where he and his brother were standout defensive backs for the Sacramento High School Dragons . He is the identical twin brother of former NFL player Kato Serwanga .
Greenbrier Springs , West Virginia . Greenbrier Springs , West Virginia , United States , has been dissolved by the city of Hinton , West Virginia . The area 's USPS city is ( and has been ) Hinton , West Virginia . The area is to be considered Rural Summers County .
Tiang ( antelope ) . The Tiang ( `` Damaliscus lunatus tiang '' ) is a subspecies of the tsessebe , an African antelope . Tiang are found primarily in southern Chad , northern Central African Republic , and south-west Sudan to south-western Ethiopia , and extreme north-western Kenya .
Faxon , Oklahoma . Faxon is a town in Comanche County , Oklahoma , United States . The population was 136 at the 2010 census . It is included in the Lawton , Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area . Geography . Faxon is located at ( 34.458327 , -98.579721 ) . According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of , all of it land . Demographics . As of the census of 2010 , there were 136 people , 55 households , and 39 families residing in the town . The population density was 532.4 people per square mile ( 205.5/km² ) . There were 66 housing units at an average density of 258.3 per square mile ( 99.7/km² ) . The racial makeup of the town was 89.7 % White , 0.7 % African American , 4.4 % Native American , 0.7 % Asian , 0.0 % from other races , and 4.4 % from two or more races . Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.7 % of the population . There were 55 households out of which 34.5 % had children under the age of 18 living with them , 50.9 % were married couples living together , 14.5 % had a female householder with no husband present , and 29.1 % were non-families . 29.1 % of all households were made up of individuals and 18.2 % had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older . The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.82 . In the town , the population was spread out with 28.7 % under the age of 18 , 2.9 % from 18 to 24 , 19.1 % from 25 to 44 , 31.6 % from 45 to 64 , and 17.6 % who were 65 years of age or older . The median age was 44.5 years . For every 100 females , there were 83.8 males . For every 100 females age 18 and over , there were 73.2 males . According to the 2000 census , the median income for a household in the town was $ 25,000 , and the median income for a family was $ 31,250 . Males had a median income of $ 30,833 versus $ 21,250 for females . The per capita income for the town was $ 13,630 . There were 15.4 % of families and 13.8 % of the population living below the poverty line , including 13.2 % of under eighteens and 5.9 % of those over 64 .
Stinger ( Marvel Comics ) . Stinger ( real name Wendy Sherman ) is a fictional mutant appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . Publication history . Stinger first appeared in `` X-Factor '' # 5-6 ( June–July 1986 ) , and was created by Bob Layton . The character subsequently appears in `` X-Factor '' # 33 ( October 1988 ) , and `` New Mutants Annual '' # 7 ( 1991 ) . Stinger appeared as part of the `` Alliance of Evil '' entry in the `` Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Update '89 '' # 1 . Fictional character biography . A young valley girl with electrical-based mutant powers , Stinger is a member of the Alliance of Evil , Apocalypse 's original strike force . Because of her youth , Stinger often handles situations recklessly , as seen when she accidentally kills Michael Nowlan 's girlfriend , Susan . This is after Nowlan had escaped Apocalypse 's services yet again and he had sent the team to bring her back . Stinger stays with the Alliance of Evil when they defy the Mutant Registration Act , and later battles the New Mutants with the team . She is later seen as a resident on Utopia and has befriended Iceman . Powers and abilities . Stinger can build static energy around her hands and discharge it as bioelectricity bolts . Age of Apocalypse . In the harsh reality known as Age of Apocalypse , Wendy was one of the thousands of refugees who took residence at Avalon . She was living there for five years when Apocalypse 's troops found the secret place . She was the first to be possessed by the Shadow King who used her electric bolt powers to create havok on Avalon , until she was killed by Mystique .
Cox Nunatak . Cox Nunatak ( ) is a nunatak , high , standing south of Rankine Rock in the northeastern Dufek Massif , Pensacola Mountains . It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and from U.S. Navy air photos , 1956–66 , and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Walter M. Cox , a photographer with the Ellsworth Station winter party , 1957 .
Sam Granick . Sam Granick ( February 16 , 1909 – April 29 , 1977 ) was an American biochemist known for his studies of ferritin and iron metabolism more broadly , of chloroplast structure , and of the biosynthesis of heme and related molecules . Granick was born in New York City , and earned a B.S . ( 1931 ) , M.S . ( 1933 ) and Ph.D. ( 1938 ) degrees from the University of Michigan , where he completed a dissertation in plant physiology . In 1939 Granick joined the laboratory of biochemist Leonor Michaelis at the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research ; he would remain at the Rockefeller Institute for the rest of his scientific career . Between 1942 and 1946 , Granick and Michaelis , along with Alexandre Rothen , published a series of important research papers on ferritin and other ferric compounds in the `` Journal of Biological Chemistry '' . In the first paper , Granick showed that—contrary to earlier studies—purified ferritin contains no nucleic acid and varies in its content of iron and phosphorus . A second paper , by Granick and Michaelis , showed that iron could be removed from ferritin to produce apoferritin . Granick went on to study the structure of chloroplasts , including , in 1947 with Keith R. Porter , the first application of an electron microscope to chloroplasts . Granick was a member of the United States National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences .
Nautocapsa . `` Nautocapsa '' is a green algae genus in the family Palmellopsidaceae .
Lycée Turgot . The lycée polyvalent de Turgot is a lycée located in the 3rd arrondissement of Paris . Its entrance is located at 69 rue de Turbigo . It runs classe préparatoire aux grandes écoles in the D1 , D2 , PC and ECT streams . The lycée was built on the former site of the Madelonnettes Convent , which was demolished by the construction of the rue de Turbigo , between 1865 and 1866 . It is served by the métro stations Arts et Métiers and Temple . History . It was formerly known as the `` Higher Primary School of rue Turbigo '' . Ranking of the lycée . In 2016 , the lycée was ranked 13th out of 109 at departmental level in terms of teaching quality , and 43rd at national level . The ranking is based on three criteria : The bac results , the proportion of students who obtain their baccalauréat who studied at the establishment for their last two years , and the `` value added '' ( calculated based on the social background of the students , their age , and their national diploma results ) . CPGE rankings . The national rankings of preparatory classes for the major schools ( CPGE ) look at the number of students admitted to the grandes écoles .
23rd Peshawar Mountain Battery ( Frontier Force ) . The 23rd Peshawar Mountain Battery ( Frontier Force ) was an artillery unit of the British Indian Army . It was raised in 1853 as the Peshawar Mountain Train . It became the 23rd Peshawar Mountain Battery ( Frontier Force ) in 1903 . In 1947 , it was transferred to the Pakistan Army , where it exists as the 3rd Peshawar Battery ( Frontier Force ) of The First ( SP ) Medium Regiment Artillery ( Frontier Force ) . History . The 23rd Peshawar Mountain Battery was raised at Peshawar by Captain T Broughman in January 1853 as the Peshawar Mountain Train . Initially , it was manned by European gunners of the 2nd Company , 2nd Battalion Bengal Artillery but in 1854 , Europeans were replaced with Indian gunners . One of the first officers of the unit was Lieutenant FS Roberts , later Field Marshal Lord Roberts of Kandahar . The battery was equipped with four 3-pounder guns and four 4.5-inch howitzers . In 1858 , it became part of the Punjab Irregular Force ( Piffer ) . The Punjab Irregular Force , later designated as the Punjab Frontier Force , earned legendary fame for its exploits on the Northwest Frontier of India . The Peshawar Battery saw extensive service on the Frontier and took part in numerous operations including the Umbeyla Campaign of 1863 and the Second Afghan War of 1878-80 . In 1871-72 , it took part in the Lushai Expedition . During the First World War , 23rd Peshawar Mountain Battery fought with distinction in the Mesopotamian Campaign , where it took part in the capture of Basra and the Battle of Shaiba . In 1916 , it was engaged on the Tigris Front , as the British made desperate efforts to raise the Siege of Kut al Amara ; fighting in the Battles of Sheikh Sa'ad , the Wadi , Hanna and Dujaila Redoubt . On returning to India , it operated against Mahsuds in 1917 and against Marri and Khetran tribes in 1918 . After the war , it again saw service on the Northwest Frontier during the Third Afghan War in 1919 and in Waziristan during 1919-24 . During the Second World War , it fought in the Burma Campaign and then served in Malaya and French Indochina in 1946 . In 1944 , it became an exclusively Punjabi Muslim unit . In 1947 , it was transferred to the Pakistan Army , where it became part of the 1 Mountain Regiment , Royal Pakistan Artillery . The battery fought in the Kashmir War of 1948 . In 1957 , it was equipped with 105 mm Self Propelled Field guns and the 1st Mountain Regiment was re-designated as the 1 ( SP ) Field Regiment , Artillery . The regiment fought with great gallantry in the Battle of Chawinda during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 . In the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 , the regiment served in the Zafarwal Sector . In 1980 , it was re-equipped with medium guns . The battery is affiliated with the Frontier Force Regiment . Battle honours . Afghanistan 1878-79 , Basra , Shaiba , Tigris 1916 , Mesopotamia 1914-16 , North West Frontier , India 1917 , Baluchistan 1918 , Afghanistan 1919 .
F. Sionil José . Francisco Sionil José ( born 3 December 1924 ) is one of the most widely read Filipino writers in the English language . His novels and short stories depict the social underpinnings of class struggles and colonialism in Filipino society . José 's works—written in English—have been translated into 28 languages , including Korean , Indonesian , Czech , Russian , Latvian , Ukrainian and Dutch . Early life . José was born in Rosales , Pangasinan , the setting of many of his stories . He spent his childhood in Barrio Cabugawan , Rosales , where he first began to write . José is of Ilocano descent whose family had migrated to Pangasinan prior to his birth . Fleeing poverty , his forefathers traveled from Ilocos towards Cagayan Valley through the Santa Fe Trail . Like many migrant families , they brought their lifetime possessions with them , including uprooted `` molave '' posts of their old houses and their `` alsong '' , a stone mortar for pounding rice . One of the greatest influences to José was his industrious mother who went out of her way to get him the books he loved to read , while making sure her family did not go hungry despite poverty and landlessness . José started writing in grade school , at the time he started reading . In the fifth grade , one of José ’ s teachers opened the school library to her students , which is how José managed to read the novels of José Rizal , Willa Cather ’ s `` My Antonia '' , Faulkner and Steinbeck . Reading about `` Basilio '' and `` Crispin '' in Rizal ’ s `` Noli Me Tangere '' made the young José cry , because injustice was not an alien thing to him . When José was five years old , his grandfather who was a soldier during the Philippine revolution , had once tearfully showed him the land their family had once tilled but was taken away by rich `` mestizo '' landlords who knew how to work the system against illiterates like his grandfather . Writing career . José attended the University of Santo Tomas after World War II , but dropped out and plunged into writing and journalism in Manila . In subsequent years , he edited various literary and journalistic publications , started a publishing house , and founded the Philippine branch of PEN , an international organization for writers . José received numerous awards for his work . `` The Pretenders '' is his most popular novel , which is the story of one man 's alienation from his poor background and the decadence of his wife 's wealthy family . José Rizal 's life and writings profoundly influenced José 's work . The five volume Rosales Saga , in particular , employs and integrates themes and characters from Rizal 's work . Throughout his career , José 's writings espouse social justice and change to better the lives of average Filipino families . He is one of the most critically acclaimed Filipino authors internationally , although much underrated in his own country because of his authentic Filipino English and his anti-elite views . Sionil José also owns Solidaridad Bookshop , which is on Padre Faura Street in Ermita , Manila . The bookshop offers mostly hard-to-find books and Filipiniana reading materials . It is said to be one of the favorite haunts of many local writers . In his regular column , `` Hindsight '' , in `` The Philippine STAR '' , dated 12 September 2011 , he wrote `` Why we are shallow '' , blaming the decline of Filipino intellectual and cultural standards on a variety of modern amenities , including media , the education system—particularly the loss of emphasis on classic literature and the study of Greek and Latin—and the abundance and immediacy of information on the Internet . Awards . Five of José 's works have won the Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature : his short stories `` The God Stealer '' in 1959 , `` Waywaya '' in 1979 , `` Arbol de Fuego '' ( Firetree ) in 1980 , his novel `` Mass '' in 1981 , and his essay `` A Scenario for Philippine Resistance '' in 1979 . Since the 1980s , various award-giving bodies have feted José with awards for his outstanding works and for being an outstanding Filipino in the field of literature . His first award was the 1979 City of Manila Award for Literature which was presented to him by Manila Mayor Ramon Bagatsing . The following year , he was given the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award for Journalism , Literature and Creative Communication Arts . Among his other awards during that period include the Outstanding Fulbrighters Award for Literature ( 1988 ) and the Cultural Center of the Philippines Award ( Gawad para sa Sining ) for Literature ( 1989 ) . By the turn of the century , José continued to receive recognition from several award-giving bodies . These include the Cultural Center of the Philippines Centennial Award in 1999 , the prestigious Chevalier dans l'Ordre des Arts et Lettres in 2000 , and the Order of Sacred Treasure ( Kun Santo Zuiho Sho ) in 2001 . In that same year , the Philippine government bestowed upon him the prestigious title of National Artist for Literature for his outstanding contributions to Philippine literature . In 2004 , José was garnered the coveted Pablo Neruda Centennial Award in Chile . `` Rosales Saga '' novels . `` A five-novel series that spans three centuries of Philippine history , translated into 22 languages ''
Xiaohua Jia . Xiaohua Jia from the City University of Hong Kong , Hong Kong , S.A.R. , China was named Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers ( IEEE ) in 2013 for contributions to distributed computing systems and multicast communications .
Williams Peak ( Antarctica ) . Williams Peak is a prominent peak over 1,400 m in a nodal position between the drainage of the Hobbs , Salmon and Garwood Glaciers , in Victoria Land . Named by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition ( 1960–61 ) for Dr. J. Williams , Vice-Chancellor of the University .
Heterohelicidae . Heterohelicidae is a family of globigerid forams belonging to the superfamily Heterohelicoidea and the order Globigerinda , found in marine sediments from the early Cretaceous ( Albian ) up to the Paleocene . The family name originates from one of the genus known as `` Heterohelix '' .
Parisa Fakhri . Parisa J. Fakhri is an Iranian American actress and voice actress who lives in Texas and works for Funimation . She voiced Bra/Bulla in Dragon Ball GT . She is most famous for her role as Arisa Uotani in Fruits Basket . She is also known for a few live action roles in shows like `` Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D . '' for which she had initially auditioned for the role of Skye which ended up going to Chloe Bennet .
Stefania oculosa . `` Stefania oculosa '' ( common name in ) is a species of frog in the family Hemiphractidae . It is endemic to the Bolívar state of southern Venezuela and only known from Cerro Jaua , a tepui ; it possibly occurs more widely . It was found on rocks in a fast-flowing cascading stream where it co-occurred with `` Stefania percristata '' . The known range is within the Jaua-Sarisariñama National Park , and the species is not facing known threats .
Play Me Out ( Helen Reddy album ) . `` Play Me Out '' is the thirteenth studio album by Australian-American pop singer Helen Reddy that was released in 1981 by MCA Records . Having recorded 12 studio albums at Capitol Records over a 10-year period , she felt the move was `` 'long overdue ... For the last three years I did n't feel I was getting the support from them . ' '' Whatever support she received from the new label was not enough to get the album onto `` Billboard '' magazine 's Top LP 's & Tapes chart . __TOC__ Single . The album includes the song that has been her last , thus far , to reach `` Billboards Hot 100 and Adult Contemporary charts . `` I Ca n't Say Goodbye to You '' made its pop chart debut in the issue of the magazine dated May 23 , 1981 , and peaked at number 88 during its three weeks there . That same issue also marked its first appearance on the Adult Contemporary chart , where it spent four weeks and got as high as number 42 . It also reached number 43 on the UK singles chart . The album 's producer , Joel Diamond , had helmed a recording of `` Save Me '' by Donna McDaniel in 1977 that got as high as number 90 on the Hot 100 , but MCA did not release Reddy 's cover from this album as a single . Country artist Louise Mandrell did , however , have a number six Country hit with it two years after the release of this album , in 1983 .
Dongwon station . Dongwon Station ( ) is a station of the Busan Metro Line 2 in Geumgok-dong , Buk District , Busan , South Korea .
İDO . İDO Istanbul Fast Ferries Co. Inc. ( , meaning `` Istanbul Sea Buses '' ) was founded in 1987 by the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality . Originally established with a fleet of 10 seabuses built by the Kvaerner Fjellstrand shipyard of Norway , the İDO today has a fleet of 25 seabuses ( with capacities ranging from 350 to 450 passengers ) designed by Kvaerner Fjellstrand , Austal and the Damen Group ; 10 high-speed car ferries ( 1200 passengers and 225 vehicles ) designed by Austal and the Damen Group ; 18 car ferries ; 32 commuter ferries ; and 1 large passenger ship . At present , the İDO is the world 's largest commuter ferry operator with its 87-passenger ships and 86 piers . The company owns a total of 103 ships including its service vessels . In 2011 , the company was privatized for 30 years by the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality . Fare system . The İDO uses several systems to manage trip fare . Since the conventional boats are scheduled on intracity lines and are roughly connected with other rapid transport systems such as the Istanbul Metro and İETT Buses , passengers simply pass through pay gates . There is no pre-reservation or assigned seating and admission is fairly cheap . The pay system is integrated with the AKBİL passenger cards ( smart tickets ) which are also valid for all other means of public transport in Istanbul that are operated by the Metropolitan Municipality . Seabuses are more expensive and they are not as frequently used as the conventional commuter ferries . Passengers pay the fare at the pay gates and AKBİLs are valid . The procedure is the same for the intercity seabus lines . There are no assigned seats for the passengers . Fast car ferries and conventional vehicle carriers also carry passengers with no assigned seat numbers ; however , in the high-speed car ferries , there are separate sections for the Economy Class ( downstairs ) and First Class ( upstairs ) tickets . Conventional carriers do not require pre-reservation . Passengers are suggested to reserve their seat and car slot beforehand , although there is no assigned seating in the double-ended fast ferries . In an effort to improve customer satisfaction and the overall management of the fare system , İDO plans to switch to a dynamic pricing system similar to those of airline companies . Dynamic pricing implies that ticket prices will vary as the trip time approaches . İDO tickets can be bought from online ticket/travel agencies such as Bilet.com . In this case customers could be charged a small service fee in accordance with the conditions of ticket sale accord . Dynamic pricing system of İDO is also available to a small number of select online ticket agencies .
Peddavadugur . Peddavadugur is a village in Anantapur district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh . It is the mandal headquarters of Peddavadugur mandal in Anantapur revenue division .
Chapada de Areia . Chapada de Areia is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Tocantins . Its population was 1,197 ( 2005 ) and its area is 659 km² . The municipality contains 2 % of the Cantão Environmental Protection Area , created in 1997 .
Mary Beth Bowie . Mary Beth Bowie ( born 27 October 1978 ) is a Canadian women 's international footballer who played as a midfielder . She has competed for the Canada women 's national soccer team . She was part of the team at the 1999 FIFA Women 's World Cup . Born in Halifax , Nova Scotia , Bowie grew up in Dartmouth and attended Dalhousie University , before playing for the Connecticut Huskies women 's soccer program in the U.S . Overall , Bowie made 13 appearances for the Canadian national team , including five starts .
Misfits Records . Misfits Records is an independent record label conceived of in 2002 by founders Jerry Only of the Misfits and John Cafiero of Osaka Popstar . Intended to release Misfits material after the band 's contractual obligations to Roadrunner Records were fulfilled by 2001 's `` Cuts from the Crypt '' , the label 's first non-Misfits signing was Japanese horror punk band Balzac , and its first release was the Misfits/Balzac split single `` Day the Earth Caught Fire '' . In 2003 the label became a formal company and launched worldwide with its first full-length releases . Misfits Records has also released material by The Nutley Brass , Osaka Popstar , and JuiceheaD .
2012 in Taiwan . Events from the year 2012 in Taiwan , Republic of China . This year is numbered Minguo 101 according to the official Republic of China calendar .
Loch Scridain . Loch Scridain is a 15 km ( 9 mile ) long sea loch , with a west-south west aspect , on the western , or Atlantic coastline of the island of Mull , in the Inner Hebrides , Argyll and Bute , Scotland . Geography . Loch Scridain extends inland as far as the island 's only Munro and extinct volcano , Ben More , a large massif on the Ardmeanach peninsula to the north ; the imposing Bearraich hill overlooks the mouth of the loch . To the south is the Ross of Mull , the longest peninsula on Mull , that reaches past the sea loch boundary into the Atlantic . Near the head of Loch Scridain is the Aird of Kinloch , a small peninsula that almost separates the main loch from the small inner sea loch , Loch Beg . Loch Beg is fed by the River Coladoir . Seabank Villa on the lochside at Kilfinichen Bay is the type locality for the mineral mullite . Settlements . Loch Scridain has three settlements , Tiroran , Kilfinichen and Pennyghael with a total population of approx . 60 . The A849 to Bunessan and Fionnphort runs along the southern shore of the loch and there is a turn off in Pennyghael to Carsaig Bay . Geology . Loch Scridain to the Ardmeanach peninsula is a lava landscape in which the lava flows have created a layered effect . Basalt lava is rich in minerals and the land between the crags is green and fertile . There is black basalt , stained orange in places . The orange colour represents the top surfaces of the flow , weathered by the tropical climate of 60 million years ago . There is a fossil tree , with a cave to its right , a large boulder on the shore just below , and a small area of columnar basalt on its left . The cast of the tree is a hollow half-cylinder about 4 ft wide , starting just above ground level . Just beyond the tree , there is a black sand beach , and there are in the basalt shoreline slab some older boulders overwhelmed by the lava flow of 60 million years ago .
Baybay . , officially the , ( ; ; ) , or simply referred to as Baybay City is a of the Philippines in the province of . According to the , it has a population of people . It is bounded by Camotes Sea to the west , Albuera to the north , Inopacan to the south , Burauen , La Paz and MacArthur to the northeast , Javier to the east , and Abuyog and Mahaplag to the southeast . With an area of , it is the second largest city in the province after Ormoc City . Formerly , Baybay was the biggest town in Leyte in terms of population and second in terms of land area , after Abuyog . The Baybay language , a Visayan language distinct from both Waray-Waray and Cebuano , is spoken in the city itself . Baybay is a major port on the central west coast of Leyte , Philippines , where ferries leave for Cebu and other islands . It has also the Baybay Public Terminal , which serves routes from Tacloban , Ormoc , Maasin , Manila , Davao City and some other major towns in Leyte , Southern Leyte and Samar provinces . It is the home of the premier university of the Visayas and also in Philippines and one of the leading schools in Southeast Asia on agricultural research , and was called as Resort University , the Visayas State University . Geography . The climate is of Coronas Climate type IV , which is generally wet with no particularly discernible seasons . Its topography is generally mountainous in the eastern portion as it slopes down west towards the shore line . Generally an agricultural city , the common means of livelihood are farming and fishing . Some are engaged in hunting and in forestal activities . The most common crops grown are rice , corn , abaca , root crops , fruits , and vegetables . Various cottage industries can also be found in Baybay such as bamboo and rattan craft , ceramics , dress-making , fiber craft , food preservation , mat weaving , metal craft , furniture manufacture and other related activities . Barangays . Baybay comprises 92 barangays , 23 of which are in the poblacion , with one barangay jointly located . The remaining 68 are rural barangays . History . Baybay was believed to be the only settlement on the western coast of Leyte known to the first Spanish conquistadors that came with Magellan , as was Abuyog in the eastern part of the province , and Limasawa and Cabalian in the south . In 1620 , the Jesuit fathers which belonged to the `` residencia '' of Carigara , the first and central station of the Society of Jesus in Leyte . By superior approbation , Baybay was created a parish on September 8 , 1835 with the invocation of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception . However , the town was erected and independent parish on February 27 , 1836 . When the Augustinians took over the administration of the parish after the expulsion of the Jesuits , they opened the first school in Baybay . During their time , the first road leading to Palompon was constructed , thus bringing Baybay closer to her neighboring municipalities . The Augustinian fathers stayed in the town for 75 years - all of which they devoted to the upliftment of the natives in education and in their economic standing . The first church of Baybay was built in Barrio Punta where it still stands today but is in need of repair . Punta is one of the seven original barrios of Baybay and was even believed to be the original site of Baybay itself , although there are others who say that it was actually in Kabkab , in the vicinity of Barrio Pangasugan . Chinese invaders attempted to conquer the community , but the brave and staunch natives foiled several attempts . When the Spanish conquistadors spread themselves out to the provinces , an expeditionary force under Felipe Segundo , evidently looking for a bigger settlement , landed in a barrio north of the town which was and still is called Pangasugan . Landing near the river , he pointed to a spot and asked a native in Spanish for the name of the place . Unable to understand Spanish and thinking that Felipe Segundo wanted to ask about the river , he answered in Visayan , `` Ang suba nagbaybay sa Pangasugan . '' This is how Baybay got its name . Baybay also suffered from Moro raids . On October 22 , 1605 , one such raid occurred and the pirates , after leaving countless dead , carried off 60 men as captives . Again , on November 4 , 1663 , moors under the dreaded Corralat took their toll of human lives and captives after mercilessly slaughtering the handful of men who defended the town with the aid of the parish priest . Baybay suffered a great setback in 1866 when a great fire practically reduced the town to ashes leaving only the chapel of the Holy Cross in a miraculous manner . The civil administration of the town during the Spanish era was placed in the hands of the gobernadorcillo , assisted by a teniente and the different jueces and cabezas . In 1892 , in accordance with the provisions of the Mayura law , the head of the municipal government was given the designation of `` Capitan Municipal '' and his assistants in office were called `` teniente mayor indice '' and the `` teniente de policia . '' For the first time , a juez de paz was designated and a detachment of guardias civiles was placed in the town . The construction of the church , which still stands today , was begun under the engineering administration of Mariano Vasnillio during the term of Fr . Vicente E. Coronado in 1852 . The construction lagged for ten years after which the work was resumed under Maestro Proceso , who came from Manila for the purpose of finishing the work . The church was finally finished in 1870 after Capitan Mateo Espinoso , a sculptor and painter of renown , put on the finishing touches . The altar and the rails as they stand today are a credit to his genius . As the Spanish residents moved away in the early months of 1898 , the reins of local government passed completely into the hands of the Filipino officials . An election was held and Don Quirimon Alkuino was elected as the first Filipino presidente . However , after about four months , Gen. Vicente Lukban nullified the results of the election and ordered another one to be held , with the same results . Lukban ordered that the barrios of Baybay be named after the tenientes , thus Caridad was renamed `` Veloso , '' Plaridel became `` Alvarado , '' Bitanhuan was named `` Coronado . '' San Agustin `` Sabando , '' Punta `` Virgineza , '' Pomponan `` Montefolka , '' Gabas `` Bartolini '' , etc . Throughout these years , Baybay developed into one of the biggest towns in Leyte . The port of Baybay was closed in 1899 by the American coast guards . The price of commodities soared and products like copra and hemp accumulated in the docks . The order was lifted , but only after 14 ships , the greatest number to dock in port at one time , had stayed in port for days waiting for the order to leave . On February 10 , 1901 , the first Americans arrived in Baybay on the ship `` Melliza '' , their arrival caused great confusion and the people evacuated to the barrios . Only a few officials stayed in the town . The next day , soldiers scoured the countryside convincing the people to return to their homes . Even while the local government was under Don Quirimon Alkuino , he was under orders to follow Capt . Gilmore 's ( commander of the American attachment ) advice . Eventually , this caused conflicts in the local government , and Filipinos took to the hills to join the fight against the Americans . There were several attempts to attack the American garrison in the town , but practically all of them failed because the Americans had superior arms . Don Guilermo Alkuino and Don Magdaleno Fernandez led the first attack with more than 200 men . The American soldiers fought another in Barrio Pomponan that resulted in the death of 30 men and the destruction of the barrio . A group of Hilongosnons under the renowned Francisco Flordelis made an attempt in 1901 but they were driven off in a battle at Barrio Punta . Filipino nationalist made Baybay one of the areas where they made their last stand against the Americans . Later , the surrender ceremonies were held in the town , but only after numerous conferences between American officers and Filipino pacifists were held to effect the surrender of the resistance leaders . The surrender of Capt . Florentino Penaranda who was the last to give up the fight was a colorful one . All his men and officers , thousands of them , gathered at the banks of the Pagbanganan River . From there , they marched to the plaza in front of the municipal hall where the American officers were waiting . Before the Filipinos laid down their arms , Penaranda delivered a speech that even today is considered one of the most stirring addresses made in the province . To commemorate the event , a sumptuous banquet was held for the Americans and the Filipino nationalists . The following day , the Filipino soldiers trekked home in their uniforms to start another life of peace and work . A sect of the Protestant religion entered Baybay for the first time sometime in 1900 . They established their own church in the poblacion . In 1902 , the Philippine Independent Church established itself in the barrio of Caridad ; shortly afterwards , the Seventh Day Adventists came in . At the turn of the century , a provincial high school was founded in Baybay , one of the first high schools in Leyte . The government also established the Baybay National Agricultural School for young farmers of Visayas and Mindanao . The Japanese forces came to Baybay in two waves in 1942 . A puppet government was established shortly after their arrival wherein Paterno Tan Sr. was the mayor . In 1944 , American planes passed the town in bombing missions in Cebu . They bombed a ship at anchor in the port of Baybay and left it in flames . The Japanese Imperial Forces left the town on October 19 , 1944 . Baybay was used by liberation forces as a springboard for patrol units in the south and for forces that went north for the great battle of Ormoc , where a fierce battle was raging . The hospital was taken over by the provincial government and is still functioning today . Baybay today is one of the biggest towns in Leyte , both in population and land area . ( The land area is 410.5 sq . km . ) It leads in the category of third class towns in the province . Local government . Executive power is vested in the mayor . The `` Sangguniang Panlungsod '' or the city council has the legislative power to create city ordinances . It is a unicameral body composed of ten elected councilors and certain numbers of ex officio and sectoral representatives . It is presided by the vice mayor , the City Mayor and the elected city councilors are elected-at-large every three ( 3 ) years . Also , the city has also Regional Trial Court Branch 14 and Municipal Trial Court in Cities whose both located at the city proper in front of the Baybay Legislative Building and Convention Center . Demographics . The people of Baybay , known as Baybayanons or Baybayanos ( depending on the usage ) which are Cebuano-speaking . Most of the people are Roman Catholic with almost 90 % of the whole population . Language . People of Baybay City are mostly Boholano-speaking and Cebuano-speaking Leyteños with some influences from the Waray-Waray language . Baybayanon is the language spoken by inhabitants of the original settlements of Baybay City before mass migration of Cebuanos and Boholanos into the area and widely recognized as predating the surrounding Cebuano communities . It is a more representative language reference name than the so-called `` Utodnon '' or `` Waya-Waya '' since it does not refer to a single barangay , but spoken in five barangays , namely Guadalupe ( Utod ) , Gabas , Kilim , Patag and Pangasugan . It is a living language given an ISO 639-3 language code bvy and has an approximate 10,000 speakers ( 2009 J. Lobel ) . It has been listed by Ethnologue as a dialect of Waray-Waray , however , it is distinct from Waray-Waray , and is not mutually intelligible with that language . Furthermore , Baybayanon speakers do not consider themselves or their language to be Waray-Waray . No published works have argued that Baybayanon is a dialect of Waray-Waray ; in fact , published works ( by Rufino , as well as Lobel 's forthcoming dissertation ) have specifically referred to this as a distinct or separate language . Other languages spoken by few in the city include Filipino and English , which are used as second languages . Spanish and Chinese , are mainly spoken by the remaining people of mestizo and Chinese descent . Culture . Baybay is a hub of business and industry for the western coast of Leyte , with a commercial service sector in the city that includes banks , virtual assistance centers , restaurants , cafes , night spots , sports centers , as well as retail and wholesale stores . The city 's seaside promenade is the most visited , especially at night-time . Festivals . The Spaniards were only able to pick up the word “ baybay ” thus they named the place as such . Education . The City is home to various colleges and universities in the country . Elementary . There are 71 elementary schools in the city , 3 are located in the poblacion and 68 in rural areas . Pre-Elementary . There are several pre-elementary schools , i.e . kindergartens , as well as day care centers in various barangays . Radio Station . There are two radio stations operating in Baybay : `` Groove FM '' ( DYBK 92.5 FM ) , located at P & Q Subdivision , Brgy . Cogon , Baybay City , Leyte , owned by the 5th Congressman District of Leyte , Jose Carlos Cari , and the `` Radyo Natin Baybay '' ( DYSA 102.9 FM ) located at Tres Martires Street , 6521 Baybay , Leyte , one of the radio stations owned by Radyo Natin Network . Cable Television and Satellite Television . The Pioneer Cable Vision Incorporated or ( PCVI ) provides 51 channels in total . It has expanded its services in the towns of Inopacan , Hilongos , Bato , and Matalom . Other subscribers prefer to use Cignal Digital TV , G Sat , and Sky Direct .
Falkland , North Carolina . Falkland is a town in Pitt County , North Carolina , United States . The population was 96 at the 2010 Census , making it the least populous town in Pitt County . The town is a part of the Greenville Metropolitan Area located in North Carolina 's Inner Banks region . History . The Falkland Historic District , Spencer Harris House , and Dupree-Moore Farm are listed on the National Register of Historic Places . Geography . Falkland is located at ( 35.695585 , -77.513296 ) . According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of , all of it land . Demographics . As of the census of 2000 , there were 112 people , 39 households , and 26 families residing in the town . The population density was 453.7 people per square mile ( 173.0/km² ) . There were 42 housing units at an average density of 170.2 per square mile ( 64.9/km² ) . The racial makeup of the town was 68.75 % White , 30.36 % African American , 0.89 % from other races . Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.82 % of the population . There were 39 households out of which 20.5 % had children under the age of 18 living with them , 35.9 % were married couples living together , 20.5 % had a female householder with no husband present , and 30.8 % were non-families . 25.6 % of all households were made up of individuals and 15.4 % had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older . The average household size was 2.87 and the average family size was 3.37 . In the town , the population was spread out with 22.3 % under the age of 18 , 8.0 % from 18 to 24 , 37.5 % from 25 to 44 , 17.0 % from 45 to 64 , and 15.2 % who were 65 years of age or older . The median age was 35 years . For every 100 females , there were 77.8 males . For every 100 females age 18 and over , there were 81.3 males . The median income for a household in the town was $ 31,250 , and the median income for a family was $ 43,750 . Males had a median income of $ 30,000 versus $ 14,107 for females . The per capita income for the town was $ 11,997 . There were 5.0 % of families and 19.8 % of the population living below the poverty line , including 21.4 % of under eighteens and 35.7 % of those over 64 .
Morawki . Morawki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Błaszki , within Sieradz County , Łódź Voivodeship , in central Poland . It lies approximately north of Błaszki , north-west of Sieradz , and west of the regional capital Łódź . The village has an approximate population of 200 .
Capaldo , Kansas . Capaldo was an unincorporated community in Crawford County , Kansas , United States . It is currently part of the city of Frontenac , and located northwest of the Frontenac Industrial Park # 1 . History . Capaldo had its start in the year 1912 as a coal mining camp . It was originally populated chiefly by Italian immigrants . In the early 2000s , the community was annexed into the city of Frontenac .
Kuroshio , Kōchi . is a town located in Hata District , Kōchi Prefecture , Japan . The town was formed on March 20 , 2006 from the merger of the towns of Ōgata and Saga , both from Hata District . As of March 31 , 2017 , the town has an estimated population of 11,559 and a density of 61 persons per km² . The total area is 188.38 km² . The residents speak a distinct dialect of Japanese known as Hata-ben . Access . From Kochi Airport , take the bus to JR Kochi Station , then the express train to Tosa-Saga Station or Tosa-Irino Station . From Okayama Station on the JR Shikoku Line , it takes about 4 hours by express train to Tosa-Saga Station or Tosa-Irino Station . Kuroshio is located two hours ( by car or train ) west of Kōchi City . Kuroshio is on the Tosa Kuroshio Railway Nakamura Line ( 中村線 Nakamura-sen ) that runs between Shimanto Town and Shimanto City in Kōchi Prefecture . Climate . Winter ( late November through to mid March ) can be very dry and chilling with many homes and schools using kerosene heaters to keep warm . Temperatures average 13 ℃ in the daytime and 2 ℃ at night . It occasionally snows in the winter though often does not last the day due to the town 's close proximity to the coast . The summer months ( July - September ) are hot and humid . The temperature in summer can reach an average of 32 ℃ in the day and about 24 ℃ at night . Rainy season is in June and generally lasts three weeks . Kochi experiences a typhoon season which lasts from July until September . Spring and autumn are mild months with some wet and windy days . Education . Kuroshio has one high school , two junior high schools and nine elementary schools . The town participates in the JET Programme , employing two representatives who regularly visit the junior high schools and elementary schools to teach English . Every year in late August , during the summer vacation , twelve third year students chosen from Kuroshio 's two junior high schools travel to Hamilton , New Zealand . There they participate in a homestay with families of students who attend Hamilton 's Fairfield Intermediate School . The Kuroshio students are accompanied by a Kuroshio Board of Education representative , two teachers and one of the JET participants ( usually a New Zealander ) . The students participate in school activities and ESL classes while at Fairfield Intermediate . Occasionally Fairfield Intermediate have sent a group of students and teachers to visit Kuroshio . The relationship between the two schools began in 1999 . Tourism . Tourists flock to the area in the summer for camping and surfing . Irino Beach and Iyoki River are popular places to visit for both locals and tourists alike during the summer months . Baby turtles can be seen entering the water at sunrise from August through September on Irino Beach . Local volunteers help to protect the nests and the young turtles from birds and the trampling feet of beach goers . The volunteers are happy to include early morning spectators in the task of preparing and protecting the newly hatched turtles for their first experience of the open sea . Spring sees the hills and coastline dotted in blossom with many areas in the town 's seaside park , Saga Koen ( accessible by train at the Saga-Kōen Station stop ) , perfect for Hanami . During Golden Week ( Japan ) Kuroshio 's Seaside Gallery hosts the annual T-shirt Art Exhibition on Irino beach . Many entries are made from both within Japan and internationally and draw a great number of tourists to the area . Kuroshio is famous within Kochi and Japan for its skipjack tuna fishing . The prefecture 's regional dish , katsuo no tataki , is made by lightly searing and seasoning this tuna . Saga Port is a base for many boats fishing for skipjack tuna and most local izakaya will serve the dish . Kobushinosata onsen is located on Route 56 , ten minutes east of Saga . Many pilgrims ( ohenro-san ) on the Shikoku Pilgrimage stop at this onsen .
Amroth , Pembrokeshire . Amroth is a village and community east of Saundersfoot , Pembrokeshire , Wales , noted for its long sandy beach . The name is Welsh , and probably means `` On ( the brook called ) Rhath '' . History . The beach stretches the whole length of the village and at extreme low tide one can still see the petrified forest , destroyed when sea levels rose 7000 years ago , while fossilised antlers , nuts , animal bones and Neolithic flints have been discovered . The parish was an important anthracite coal mining area until the end of the 19th century . Slight remains of mines and tramways are still visible . Ruins of Amroth Castle still remain , and one mile inland is the Anglican parish church of St Elidyr , which is a grade II* listed building . Amroth Castle . Amroth Castle stands on the north side of the unclassified coast road east of the village of Amroth . It is surrounded by a high wall with an entrance archway at the south-western corner . The present building is a 19th-century country house built in the style of a mock castle which possibly replaced a small stone castle dating from the 12th century . The gatehouse is much restored . The ruinous remains of the house are a grade I listed building . After passing through several hands the castle was used as a lunatic asylum in the 1850s . Converted back to a private house in the 1880s it was later owned and occupied by Owen Colby Philipps , the shipping magnate who bought the White Star Line and was created Baron Kylsant of Carmarthen and Amroth in 1923 . It passed to his daughter Nesta , who had married George Coventry , grandson of the 9th Earl of Coventry . They moved out in 1930 when George inherited the Coventry title and estates . Present . Amroth lies in the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park and is the southern start of the Pembrokeshire Coast Path , part of the national Cistercian Way . Governance . Amroth is an electoral ward and a community in Pembrokeshire , which includes Amroth , Crunwere , Summerhill , Stepaside , Pleasant Valley , Wisemans Bridge , Llanteg and Llanteglos . The ward elects a councillor to Pembrokeshire County Council and up to twelve community councillors to Amroth Community Council .
Stephen Worth . Stephen Worth is an American producer of animation . Worth was a producer for Bagdasarian Productions , Ralph Bakshi and John Kricfalusi 's production company Spümcø . Career . Worth studied at University of California , Los Angeles , receiving a Bachelor of Arts in Design in 1982 . He trained as an artist , but entered the film business as a production assistant at FilmFair studios , a commercial production house specializing in animation . He began researching the techniques and materials used in classic animations along with Lew Stude , and formed Vintage Ink & Paint , an animation art restoration facility in Burbank , California . He later took a job as production assistant at Bagdasarian Productions , the studio responsible for the series `` Alvin and the Chipmunks '' . His first project for the company was to sort , package and market artwork from the feature `` The Chipmunk Adventure '' . In nine months , he became associate producer of Bagdasarian 's TV series , recordings and prime time television specials . Ralph Bakshi invited Worth to join him as animation production manager on the film `` Cool World '' . Worth handled production duties on `` Cool World '' for a little over a year , and left to work on representing the estates of Les Clark , Grim Natwick and Mel Blanc through Vintage Ink & Paint . John Kricfalusi met Worth through the internet , and they became friends . Worth was the first to show Kricfalusi the `` world wide web '' and encouraged him to get involved in the then-new medium . Together , they created an online animation website called `` Spumco 's Wonderful World of Cartoons '' . Worth produced `` Weekend Pussy Hunt '' and `` The Goddamn George Liquor Program '' , the first Adobe Flash animated web cartoons , as well as an Annie Award winning rock music video for Björk 's single `` I Miss You '' . Worth continued to work for Spumco for ten years as a producer on commercials , web cartoons , several television series and a prime time special for Cartoon Network called `` Boo Boo Runs Wild '' . In this program , he voiced the classic character Yogi Bear . When Spumco shut down production in 2005 after completing `` Ren and Stimpy Adult Party Cartoon '' , Worth went to work on building an archive and museum of the art of animation . He has also served on ASIFA-Hollywood 's Board of Directors for 19 years . In 2007 , Worth was awarded the June Foray Annie Award for a significant and benevolent impact on the art of animation . Worth currently runs the physical and online museum Animation Resources . Worth also runs a hot dog enthusiast 's website `` Hot Dog Spot '' .
Paola Vaprio . Paola Alessandra Vaprio Medaglia was born in Ciudad de Panamá , Panamá on June 12 , 1987 , and stands tall . She competed and won the national beauty pageant Miss Mundo Panamá 2010 , held in the Ascanio Arosemena Theatre , on August 26 , 2010 . Paola is the sister of former Miss World Panama 2005 Anna Isabella Vaprio Medaglia . They both represented Panama in their respective years at Miss World in Sanya , People 's Republic of China . Pageant participations . In 2010 she participated in the Señorita Panamá 2010 contest , where she did not place .
Louis Giguère . Louis de Gonzague Giguère ( December 18 , 1911 – June 16 , 2002 ) was a Canadian Senator and a figure in the `` Sky Shops '' scandal of the 1970s . He was born in Hébertville in the Lac-Saint-Jean-Est region and studied law and political science at the Laval University and subsequently served as secretary to Quebec 's minister of labour . Giguère had been the main fundraiser for the Liberals in Quebec since 1962 . In 1965 , he helped convince the Liberal riding association in Mount Royal to nominate Pierre Trudeau as its candidate for election . In 1968 , upon becoming Prime Minister of Canada , Trudeau made Giguère his first appointee to the Senate of Canada . In 1976 , he was accused of having made a $ 92,000 windfall profit in the `` Sky Shops '' scandal through the timely purchase and sales of shares in Sky Shops Ltd. , allegedly profiting from influence peddling to reverse a 1972 government decision not to renew its concession to operate duty-free shops at Montreal 's airports renewed in 1972 . It was also alleged that two Montreal businessmen involved with Sky Shops , one of whom was National Hockey League president Clarence Campbell , had offered Giguère the money in exchange for his assistance in lobbying government officials to overturn the decision to end the concession . Giguère and the two men were charged with conspiring to accept a benefit . While the two businessmen were convicted of bribing Giguère and fined , he himself was acquitted in a separate trial due to a lack of incriminating evidence . Giguère retired from the Senate in 1986 upon reaching the mandatory retirement age of 75 .
Aapo Halme . Aapo Ilmari Halme ( born 22 May 1998 ) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a Centre-back for English club Leeds United and the Finland U21 's . Early career . Halme started his youth career at FC Honka , making 1 senior appearance before joining Klubi-04 , where he made 15 appearances and scored 1 goal . HJK Helsinki . The winners of the 2015 Finnish League Cup HJK Helsinki brought in Halme from Klubi-04 on a 3-year deal expiring at the end of the 2018 season as stated in his contractual obligation . He made 29 league appearances , over three seasons with the club , scoring 1 goal . Leeds United . On 3 January 2018 , Halme signed for Leeds United from Finnish side HJK Helsinki on a four-year contract for an unknown fee , reported to be less than £500,000 . He became the 4th Finnish player to sign for Leeds after Sebastian Sorsa , Mika Väyrynen and Mikael Forssell . However , Halme picked up a serious foot injury during one of his first training sessions at Leeds in January , the injury ruled him out for the remainder of the season . After nearly 9 months out injured , on 27 August 2018 , Halme made his first appearance for the club representing Leeds Under 23 's against Q.P.R . Development squad . International career . Halme has represented Finland U16 's , Finland U17 's , Finland U18 's and Finland U19 's . He made his debut for Finland U21 's on 8 June 2017 against Ukraine U21 's .
Dall River . The Dall River is a river in northern British Columbia , Canada , flowing northwest into the Turnagain River , a tributary of the Kechika , to the west of Mount Skook Davidson . Originally named the Cold Fish River , it was renamed in 1944 to avoid confusion with another river of that name that is a tributary of the Spatsizi , and because of the presence of Dall 's sheep in the area . Dall Lake is along its course , south of Dall River Old Growth Provincial Park , which lies between the lake and the confluence with the Turnagain . Denetiah Provincial Park , on the river 's upper course , includes Dall Lake .
Justin Hill ( writer ) . Justin Hill is an English novelist . Biography . Justin Hill was born in Freeport , Grand Bahama Island in 1971 , he grew up in Yorkshire . He was educated at the historic St Peter 's School , York ; and at St Cuthbert 's College , Durham University . As a member of St Cuthbert 's Society , Durham University , he studied English Language and Medieval Literature . After leaving university in 1992 , he worked with the VSO ( Voluntary Service Overseas ) for seven years in rural China and Eritrea . He has a MA ( Distinction ) from Lancaster University , and has just submitted his doctoral thesis at Goldsmiths College , University of London . He reviews regularly for `` The Times Literary Supplement '' and the `` South China Morning Post '' . Between 2009 and 2015 he ran the undergraduate Creative Writing course at the City University of Hong Kong . His work has been translated into seventeen languages and banned in China . Career . Hill 's debut novel , `` The Drink and Dream Teahouse '' , written when he was a student , received a record breaking advance for an unfinished novel . It won several major awards , including the Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize and the Betty Trask Prize , as well as being a `` 2001 Washington Post Book of the Year '' . He has since won the Somerset Maugham Award and been shortlisted for the Encore Award . `` Shieldwall '' , the first of his Conquest Series was a `` Sunday Times Book of the Year '' . `` Viking Fire '' , was a `` Times Book of the Year '' . The British Council describes Hill as 'a novelist and travel writer with a growing international reputation , whose writing has been mostly associated with the people , culture and history of China. ' . It also said that Hill 'has already shown his mastery of the historical novel . He is able to re-create ancient eras beautifully , and fully engage our sympathies for the lives and loves of his characters . ' His first novel , `` The Drink and Dream Teahouse '' , is a commentary on contemporary China . `` Passing Under Heaven '' , reimagines the life of female poet Yu Xuanji . `` Ciao Asmara '' recounts the history and present of Eritrea . `` Shieldwall '' is the first in the `` Conquest Trilogy '' , which chronicles the events surrounding the Battle of Hastings , in 1066 . `` Viking Fire '' is the second of the `` Conquest Trilogy '' which tells the life of Harald Hardrada . In summer 2014 Hill was commissioned to write the novelisation of the movie ' . It was published in February 2016 by Weinstein Books .
Danny Amaral . Daniel Araujo Amaral ( born January 4 , 1973 ) is a Canadian former soccer player and current head coach for Portugal AC in the Arena Premier League . As a player he played with various Portuguese clubs , and in the Canadian National Soccer League until retiring in the Canadian Professional Soccer League . After his retirement from competitive soccer he managed his former club Portugal FC in 2009 in the Canadian Soccer League . Playing career . Amaral began his career in 1996 with Toronto Supra of the Canadian National Soccer League . Midway through the season he was signed by F.C . Famalicão of the Segunda Divisão de Honra . In 1998 , he was loaned to Real Jaén of the Segunda División B , where he appeared in 35 matches and scored ten goals . He would play for Famalicão for three seasons , and would appear in a total of 80 matches and recorded 34 goals.In 1999 , he signed with Moreirense F.C . of the Segunda Liga , where he appeared in eight matches and scored two goals . After the relegation of Moreirense he signed with U.S.C . Paredes of the Portuguese Second Division . In 2001 , Amaral signed with F.C . Vizela , and appeared in 22 matches and scored nine goals . In 2003 , he returned to Canada to sign with his old club the Toronto Supra competing in the Canadian Professional Soccer League . He made his return on May 29 , 2003 in a match against Hamilton Thunder , where he recorded his first goal of the season.During the season , he was appointed the team captain , and helped Toronto finish second in the Eastern Conference and secured a playoff berth . In the first round of the postseason he contributed by scoring a goal in a 3-2 defeat to Vaughan Sun Devils . In 2004 , Amaral helped the Supra claim their first piece of silverware by clinching the Eastern Conference title , and finished as the league 's second highest goalscorer with 15 goals . For his efforts he was awarded the Canadian Soccer League MVP Award.After failing to secure a postseason berth in 2005 , Amaral took a sabbatical for two seasons and returned for the 2008 season . In 2008 , he helped Portugal FC ( new franchise name for Toronto Supra ) qualify for the postseason , and contributed by scoring a goal in a 2-1 victory over Toronto Croatia.Unfortunately their playoff run came to an end with a 7-0 defeat to Trois-Rivières Attak . Managerial career . In 2009 , he announced his retirement and was appointed the new head coach for Portugal FC . Throughout the season he would occasionally play the dual role of player/coach for the club . He managed to clinch the final postseason berth for Portugal FC , but were defeated in the quarterfinals by Trois-Rivieres Attak by a score of 4-0 on goals on aggregate . In 2017 , he began managing at the indoor level as a head coach for Portugal AC in the Arena Premier League .
Sir Henry Thompson , 3rd Baronet . The Revd . Sir Henry Thompson , 3rd Baronet Thompson of Virkees ( 5 November 1796 – 1 July 1868 ) was the third son of Sir Charles Thompson , 1st Baronet , and Jane Selby . He succeeded to the baronetcy after his eldest brother the 2nd Baronet died without issue in 1826 . On 26 February 1826 he married Hannah Jean Grey , third daughter of Sir George Grey , 1st Baronet , of Falloden , KCB , Commissioner at Portsmouth Dockyard , and Mary Whitbread , daughter of Samuel Whitbread . Sir George Grey was the third son of Charles Grey , 1st Earl Grey , and younger brother of Charles Grey , 2nd Earl Grey . Sir Henry and Hannah Jean Grey had one daughter , Hannah Jane Thompson ( 1829–1899 ) , born in Ryde , Isle of Wight , but his wife died shortly after childbirth . His daughter married Henry Thomas Murdoch Kirby , vicar of Mayfield , Sussex , in 1847 at Frant , Sussex . One of their twelve children was Admiral Francis George Kirby ( 1854–1951 ) , Captain of . In October 1835 , Sir Henry married Miss Emily Frances Anne Leeke , daughter of Ralph Leeke of Longford Hall , Shifnal , Shropshire , in Brighton . They had childrenFrances Anna ( b . 1837 ) , Henry Charles ( b . 1843 ) , Ralph Harvey ( 1846–1846 ) and Caroline Eleanor ( 1848–1900 ) . Sir Henry was , during his life , Curate in charge at Holy Trinity Church , Bembridge , Isle of Wight ; Rector of the Church of Holy Trinity , Fareham , Hampshire ( the building of which had been paid for by himself and his mother , Lady Jane Thompson ) , and in 1845 he was given the living of Frant , Sussex , by the Earl of Abergavenny . He died in Chichester in 1868 and was buried at Holy Trinity Church , Fareham . With no surviving sons , the baronetcy became extinct on his death in 1868 .
Katta Maisamma temple . Katta Maisamma temple is a Hindu temple located at Tank Bund in Hyderabad , Telangana state . Hindus offer prayers to Goddess Katta Maisamma at the temple during the time of the Bonalu festival . Location . Kanakala Katta Maisamma temple is located on Lower Tank Bund . Katta Maisamma Temple is one of the most significant temples in the city of Hyderabad . This temple is located on lower Tank Bund road , near Indira Park , in between Hyderabad and Secunderabad . The Katta Maisamma Temple of Hyderabad is principally dedicated to the Mother Goddess Maisamma . The Goddess is a manifestation of `` Shakti '' or strength . The faithful believe that worship of th Goddess in the Katta Maisamma Temple imparts power within a person by virtue of which he or she may have the strength and resolve to overcome all adversities in life . The word `` Katta '' denotes a bridge across a river or a lake . The Golconda Patel family built the Katta Maisamma Temple during the construction of the Tankbund to procure the Goddesses ' favor and blessing for the well being of people crossing the bridge . In the month of Ashad ( July ) , the temple witnesses a large crowd of devotees for the `` Bonalu '' festival . The month of Karthikamasam is also marked here with grand celebrations . Even the Nizam of Hyderabad would make an offering to the Goddess in the month of ashad to secure the safety of Hyderabad ( during massive floods in Hyderabad in 1908 , Nizam Mahboob Ali Khan made an offering to the Goddess on the banks of Hussain Sagar lake ( a tributary of the Musi river ) and immediately floods were under control which saved Hyderabad from devastating damage ) The Hindus of Telangana believe in Goddess 'Katta Maisamma ' as supremely powerful and eternal , as well as the giver of health , prosperity and happiness . 'Mother Maisamma ' in the Katta Maisamma Temple in Hyderabad is religiously worshiped with great faith and devotion .
Anthotopos , Kozani . Anthotopos is a village in the municipality of Kozani , Kozani regional unit , Greece . It is situated at an altitude of 758 meters above sea level . The postal code is 50100 , and the telephone code is +30 24610 . The population was 153 at the 2011 census .
Cooperative Bank of Tarlac . The Cooperative Bank of Tarlac ( CBT ) is a cooperative bank in the Philippines , operating out of the province of Tarlac . Its main base is Tarlac City , with branches in Paniqui , Concepcion , Capas and Camiling . The bank , formerly the Cooperative Rural Bank of Tarlac , was established in 1977 following the merger of 108 cooperatives and `` samahang nayons '' in the province into one financial institution . It provides banking services not only to the residents of Tarlac and its farmers in particular , but also to cooperatives that likewise operate in the province . In 2009 , the provincial government of Tarlac was commended by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo for providing the level of assistance that it did to the bank , which was unmatched by any other local government unit . On 24 October 2014 the Monetary Board made a resolution prohibiting the bank from continuing its business . It was then put under the receivership of the state-run PDIC .
Żychlin , Piotrków County . Żychlin is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Grabica , within Piotrków County , Łódź Voivodeship , in central Poland . It lies approximately south-east of Grabica , north-west of Piotrków Trybunalski , and south of the regional capital Łódź .
Bobby Black ( footballer ) . Bobby Black ( c.1927 – 4 June 2012 ) was a Scottish footballer from Thornhill , Dumfries and Galloway who played for East Fife and Queen of the South and was also capped by the Scottish League . Black later was an all England bowls champion . East Fife . Having played at East Fife during undoubtedly the best period in the club 's history Black won a League Cup medal with them in 1949–50 . The Methil side made the Scottish Cup final that season and finished fourth in Scotland 's top division . Two seasons later ( Bobby Black 's last at the club ) they would surpass this league position and finish third – an achievement unsurpassed by the club and equalled only once . Other players at the club in this era included 1938 Scottish Cup winners with East Fife Tommy Adams and Willie Laird and players who played for Scotland while with the club , Allan Brown , Henry Morris , George Aitken , Davie Duncan , Charlie Fleming and Andy Matthew . Jimmy Philp was another like Black who enjoyed Scottish League Cup success with the Methil club . From his first year playing for East Fife , the 1946-47 season , until his departure in 1952 , Black scored 23 goals in 78 league matches . Queen of the South . In 1952 , Black signed for his local senior club Queen of the South in Dumfries . Black left Queens in 1961 after 346 appearances and 120 goals scored . Black is the third highest all-time goalscorer for the club , behind Jim Patterson with 251 goals and current Queens striker Stephen Dobbie who is currently on 133 goals . Under the management of Jimmy McKinnell Junior at Queens , a large part of Black 's career at Queens included a large part of the most successful period in the club 's history . Also at Queens at this time were goalkeeper Roy Henderson , full backs Dougie Sharpe and Jimmy Binning and the club 's record scorer ( 251 strikes makes Jim Patterson the goals king of Queens ) . Consistent mid table finishes in the top division in the early and mid 1950s peaked with a sixth-place finish in 1956 – a finish surpassed only once in the club 's history . Queen 's were subsequently relegated to the Scottish Second Division in 1959 . Bobby Black 's displays at outside right were recognised at international level when he was capped for the Scottish League XI against the League of Ireland XI in Dublin in 1954 and notched two goals in a 3–1 victory . Black 's son , young Bobby , played for Queen of the South between 1971 and 1973 making 35 appearances and scoring four goals . Bobby 's other son Russell was also a footballer , playing for Sheffield United and Halifax Town . In his two seasons at Halifax he scored 14 goals in 72 league appearances . His grandson Jamie Paterson was also a footballer who played for Scunthorpe United , Halifax Town and Doncaster Rovers in the senior ranks and with Barrow in non-league football . Black played his entire career wearing the same pair of football boots . Black 's preference was to have his boots repaired rather than replacing them . The boots are now on display in the Doonhamers Museum at Palmerston Park . Later years . After leaving Queen of the South Black played non-league football for Bath City and Bridgwater Town in England . In his later years he lived in Somerset until he died on 4 June 2012 aged 85 . Black 's great-grandson is the Greenock Morton striker Denny Johnstone .
Tazehabad-e Markazi . Tazehabad-e Markazi ( , also Romanized as Tāzehābād-e Markazī ; also known as Tāzeh Deh ) is a village in Shamshir Rural District , in the Central District of Paveh County , Kermanshah Province , Iran . At the 2006 census , its population was 58 , in 13 families .
Vleischfontein . Vleischfontein , also known as Sesobe , is a town in Moses Kotane Local Municipality in the North West province of South Africa . It was founded in 1884 as a Jesuit mission station , built on land bought from a local farmer , on the farm Vleischfontein . It was intended that the mission station would serve as a stopover point for missionaries bound for the Zambesi Mission . The mission was successful , and the local baPhalane slowly converted to Christianity ; the missionaries also managed to grow wheat , citrus fruits , figs and vines . When the Zambezi missions was closed , the Vleischfontein mission was handed over to the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate . In 1948 , the introduction of apartheid saw the designation of the district as a whites-only area , and the Oblates were forced to sell the mission and leave , relocating to the nearby Silkaatskop . Vleischfontein was then purchased by an Afrikaner farmer . The mission was temporarily reopened in 1976 , but when the area became part of the Madikwe Game Reserve in the 1980s it was shut down permanently .
John Andrew Frey . John Andrew Frey ( August 29 , 1929 – August 22 , 1997 ) was an American philologist . Early life . John `` Jack '' Andrew Frey was born on August 29 , 1929 , the son of George Henry Frey and Marie Berter . Frey was a Fulbright Scholar . In 1955 he collaborated to `` The Stylistic Relationship Between Poetry and Prose in the Cántico Espiritual of San Juan de la Cruz , Volumes 52-55 '' . He graduated in 1957 and his thesis was `` Motif symbolism in the disciples of Mallarmé '' , which he published in 1969 . Career . John Frey became a professor of Romance Languages at George Washington University . He was a specialist in 19th century French literature , and was an author of books on French symbolism ( `` The aesthetics of the Rougon-Macquart '' , 1976 ) , Emile Zola , and Victor Hugo ( `` Les Contemplations of Victor Hugo : The Ash Wednesday Liturgy '' , 1988 , and `` A Victor Hugo Encyclopedia '' , 1999 ) . He also wrote magazine articles on François-René de Chateaubriand , Honoré de Balzac , Washington Irving , and Andre Gide . Frey criticized the use of medieval imagery in symbolist writing : `` The whole representation of the Middle Ages , the captive princess , the enchanted castles , fairies , ghosts , and knights-errants ... is oriented towards a sensualism . One is reminded of Swinburne making use of the Pre-Raphaelities in England ... It is the cloaking of earthly desires in a mantle of aristocracy , of manor houses , gilded ladies , estates swarming with peacocks and swans , of boat and garden parties , and the perpetual games of love . '' Personal life . John Frey and Peter Louis Morris , an expert in French cuisine , were together 43 years . They met while they were both students at Catholic University . Though fellow students , they met at what was at the time Washington , D.C. , most popular gay venues , the Chicken Hut , a piano bar/restaurant on H Street near Lafayette Park . The Mattachine Society sponsored biweekly Sunday afternoon gay dances . Morris was born on December 29 , 1929 , in Peekskill , New York , the son of Louis Morris and Dorothea Chaplin . Frey died on August 22 , 1997 , Morris died on August 29 , 2010 . They are buried together at Congressional Cemetery and their tomb consists of two benches and an inscribed table .
Candi Dasa . Candi Dasa is a seaside town in eastern Bali that rests on the edge of a fresh water lagoon , named Candi Dasa Lagoon . Most structures are on the road `` Jalan Raya Candida '' west of the lagoon , heading towards Gianyar or Denpasar . It is popular tourist stop and is often described as a more sedate alternative to the busy , nightclub filled Kuta area or the large , manicured resorts at Nusa Dua . History . Most sources say a fishing village was founded on the site by the 12th century and before the modern name of `` Candi Dasa '' was adopted it was known as both Teluk Kehen ( `` Bay of Fire '' ) and Cilidasa . There is a temple near the lagoon , with a statue of the fertility goddess Hariti surrounded by a group of children , and `` cilidasa '' translates from Balinese as `` ten children '' , so many Balinese who want to have children go on pilgrimage to this place . The modern name is thought to be a corruption of this older name . The town began to catch on as a tourist destination in the 1970s , since there is good snorkelling and diving in the area and the town provides easy access to other destinations in eastern Bali . Beach erosion . In the 1970s and 1980s , the area received a large amount of investment in tourism and a construction boom . To fuel the construction of beach bungalows , new homes and restaurants , the offshore reef was mined for lime to make cement and other construction materials . This removed the coastal barrier that had protected the beach which was undermined and washed away . Local hotel owners constructed a series of t-shaped groins jutting out into the water in an attempt to preserve the beach , with mixed results . Diving . Candidasa is a great spot for snorkeling and diving . There are three islands just of the coast : Gili Tepekong , Gili Mimpang and - a bit further north-east , Gili Biaha . All three offer excellent diving , especially for more experienced divers . Currents can be quite strong and surprising , but most of the dive centres in Candidasa are trust-worthy . Other dive sites include the Jetty ( in between Candidasa and Padang Bai ) , which is a paradise for macro fans .
Spanish ship Diligente ( 1756 ) . `` Diligente '' was a 68-gun ship of the line of the Spanish Navy , launched in 1756 . She fought at the Battle of Cape St Vincent in 1780 , where she was captured by the Royal Navy and commissioned as the third rate HMS `` Diligente '' . She was sold out of the navy in 1784 and out of Spain .
Porto Santo Golfe . Porto Santo Golfe is a 27-hole golf club on scenic Porto Santo Island , in Madeira , Portugal . It opened in 2004 , and was designed by the Spanish 5-time major winner , Seve Ballesteros . Layout . The 7,041 yard , par 72 layout features views of the coastline , particularly on the back nine , as holes 13 , 14 and 15 run alongside the coast . The signature hole is the par 3 13th , which measures 200 yards and requires a shot over a gorge to reach the cliff-top green . There is also a nine-hole pitch and putt course , tennis facilities and an equestrian centre at the club . Tournaments . Porto Santo Golfe hosts the Madeira Islands Open on the European Tour . Changes made to the course for the tournament included a new back tee for the 14th , and the shortening of the par 5 3rd , so that it plays as a par 4 . The course therefore plays as a 6,983 yard par 71 as opposed to the standard par 72 layout .
Palace of Haddington . The Palace of Haddington was a 12th-13th century royal palace in Haddington , Scotland . The palace stood in King Street ( now Court Street ) , on the site of the present County buildings . Remains of the vaulting of the palace were found in 1833 , during excavations . Ada de Warenne obtained Haddington as part of her marriage settlement with Prince Henry of Scotland . Upon the death of her husband in 1152 , Ada lived at the palace until her death in 1178 . King William the Lion of Scotland used the palace from time to time and it was the birthplace of Alexander II in 1198 . The palace and town were burned and pillaged in 1216 , by an English army under the command of King John of England . The Scottish royal family appear to have abandoned the palace due to the damage caused .
Serpopard . The serpopard is a mythical animal known from Ancient Egyptian and Mesopotamian art . The word `` serpopard '' is a modern coinage . It is a portmanteau of `` serpent '' and `` leopard '' , derived from the interpretation that the creature represents an animal with the body of a leopard and the long neck and head of a serpent . However , they have also been interpreted as `` serpent-necked lions '' . There is no known name for the creature in any ancient texts . Images . The image is featured specifically on decorated cosmetic palettes from the Predynastic period of Egypt , and more extensively , as design motifs on cylinder seals in the Protoliterate period of Mesopotamia ( circa 3500-3000 BC ) . Examples include the Narmer Palette and the Small Palette of Nekhen ( Hierakonopolis ) . The cylinder seal displayed to the right displays the motif very clearly . Typically , two creatures are depicted , with their necks intertwined . Interpretations . The image generally is classified as a feline , and with close inspection resembles an unusually long-necked lioness . It bears the characteristic tuft of the species at the end of the tail , there are no spots , the round-eared head most closely resembles the lioness rather than a serpent , because serpents do not have ears , and there are no typical serpent features such as scales , tongue , or head shape . It has been suggested that in Ancient Egyptian art the serpopard represents `` a symbol of the chaos that reigned beyond Egypt 's borders '' , which the king must tame . They are normally shown conquered or restrained , as in the Narmer Palette , or attacking other animals . But in Mesopotamian art they are shown in pairs , with intertwined necks . In Mesopotamia , the use of these `` serpent-necked lions '' and other animals and animal hybrids are thought to be `` manifestations of the chthonic aspect of the god of natural vitality , who is manifest in all life breaking forth from the earth '' . Similarly to other ancient peoples , the Egyptians are known for their very accurate depictions of the creatures they observed . Their composite creatures have very recognizable features of the animals originally representing those deities merged . Lionesses played an important role in the religious concepts of both Upper and Lower Egypt , and are likely to have been designated as animals associated with protection and royalty . The long necks may be a simple exaggeration , used as a framing feature in an artistic motif , either forming the cosmetic mixing area as in the Narmer Palette , or surrounding it as in the Small Palette . Depictions of fantastic animals also are known from Elam and Mesopotamia , as well as many other cultures .
Shawn Harrison ( actor ) . Shawn Harrison ( born December 28 , 1973 ) is an American actor best known for having played Waldo Faldo , the dim-witted but lovable chef-in-training who is best friend to characters Eddie Winslow and Steve Urkel , on the sitcom `` Family Matters '' . He appeared on the ABC series from 1990-1996 . In 1986 , Harrison made an appearance in the Kidsongs video , `` I 'd Like to Teach the World to Sing '' , where he played the role of Mike . Harrison has also made occasional appearances as the effeminate stylist `` Peaches '' on the UPN sitcom `` Girlfriends '' which ran between 2002 and 2007 , and made several guest appearances on other series prior to that , including `` Moesha '' . He provided the voice of Timber Wolf on the animated series `` Legion of Super Heroes '' , which premiered in the Fall of 2006 .
New Jersey Women 's Heritage Trail . The New Jersey Women 's Heritage Trail is a collaborative effort between the New Jersey Historic Preservation Office and 94 historic sites statewide to raise awareness about the roles played by women in shaping the history of state of New Jersey . Described by `` The Township Journal '' as the `` nation 's first comprehensive survey of women 's historic sites '' , this statewide educational initiative had its genesis in the nation 's first annual conference to explore ways to raise awareness regarding the role that women have played in the nation 's history . Held in Bryn Mawr , Pennsylvania in 1994 , that conference was presented collaboratively by the state 's Historic Preservation Office , the Alice Paul Centennial Foundation , and Preservation New Jersey , and helped pave the way for New Jersey 's passage of legislation in 1999 which authorized funding `` to begin research to identify historic sites associated with New Jersey women . ''
Dawn ( name ) . Dawn is a feminine given name . It is of Old English origin , and its meaning is `` the first appearance of light , daybreak '' . It is also used as a comparatively rare surname . It is sometimes used as a name for Eos , the Greek goddess of the dawn .
Mamadou N'Diaye ( basketball , born 1975 ) . Mamadou N'Diaye ( born June 16 , 1975 ) is a Senegalese professional basketball coach and former player . After a college career at Auburn University , in the United States , N'Diaye was drafted by the Denver Nuggets in the first round of the 2000 NBA Draft . He played for the Toronto Raptors , Dallas Mavericks , Atlanta Hawks , Los Angeles Clippers in the NBA . He last played for Maccabi Haifa in Israel . Early years . As an assistant basketball coach at the University of Maine , Mike LaPlante served as a consultant with the Senegalese Basketball Federation . N'Diaye was part of the federation 's development program and had a desire to continue his studies and improve his basketball skills in the United States . Mamadou matriculated to a prep school in Pittsfield , Maine ( Maine Central Institute ) and excelled playing for Max Good . College career . N'Diaye got off to a slow start at Auburn but improved every year . In his junior year , he broke Charles Barkley 's career record for blocks . His long reach and athleticism made him the anchor of Auburn University 's defense for much of his time there . His averages per game during his senior season there were 26.3 minutes , 8.9 points , 8 rebounds , 1.8 blocks , 2.2 turnovers , and 3.1 fouls . He made 2.9 of 5.5 field goals ( 53 % ) and 3.1 of 4.6 free throws ( 67 % ) that senior year . He finished his college career with averages of 21.7 minutes , 6.8 points on 50.7 % shooting and 64.1 % free throws , 6.2 rebounds , 1.9 turnovers and 1.9 blocks per game . He left Auburn with the record for the most number of blocked shots . NBA career . N'Diaye was the 26th first-round selection by the Denver Nuggets in the 2000 NBA Draft . He was one of the oldest players ever selected in the NBA draft at 25 years of age . In January 2001 , N'Diaye was traded with Keon Clark and Tracy Murray to the Toronto Raptors in exchange for Kevin Willis , Aleksandar Radojević , Garth Joseph , a second round draft pick and a $ 564,603 trade exception . N'Diaye appeared in his first NBA game during the 2000-01 season with the Raptors . He played in Toronto through the 2002-03 season . His tenure in Toronto coincided with that of the tail-end of that of veteran All-Star Hakeem Olajuwon 's . Mamadou admits , `` practicing against Hakeem helped me tremendously . '' He signed with the Dallas Mavericks in January 2004 but was released later that month . He signed with the Atlanta Hawks in February 2004 but was assigned to the Asheville Altitude of the NBDL . In March 2004 , he was released by the Hawks and returned to the Altitude . He also signed again with the Hawks later that month . N'Diaye signed with the Los Angeles Clippers in August 2004 but was waived in June 2005 . In 11 games with the Clippers , he averaged 1.8 points and 1.6 rebounds in 6.5 minutes per contest . In October 2005 , he joined the Golden State Warriors , wearing number 32 , but was waived later that month . He signed with PAOK BC later that season . He played in 69 games in the NBA , averaging 3.8 points on.427 shooting and.736 free throws with 3.3 rebounds , 2.1 fouls and 0.9 blocks in 12.4 minutes . Coaching career . In 2011 , he joined the Coastal Carolina University as the assistant coach . On April 18 , 2014 , N'Diaye became the assistant coach for Georgia Tech .
Mary Ann Paton . Mary Ann Paton ( 1802–1864 ) married names including Mary Ann Wood , was a Scottish vocalist . Early life . The eldest daughter of George Paton , a writing-master at Edinburgh and amateur violin , and his wife , `` née '' Crawford , was born in Edinburgh in October 1802 . She and her sisters received a good musical training : they were singers also , Isabella making her début at Mary Ann 's benefit at Covent Garden Theatre , 1824 , as Letitia Hardy , and Eliza sing at the Haymarket Theatre in 1833 . Mary Ann , aged eight , appeared at public concerts as a singer , performer on the harp and pianoforte ( Giovanni Battista Viotti 's concerto in G ) , and recited William Collins 's `` Ode to the Passions '' and `` Alexander 's Feast '' . The family settled in London in 1811 , and she gave some concerts ; but then took a break from performing . She had instrumental lessons from Samuel Webbe the younger , and after six years , began a career as a vocalist , appearing in 1820 at Bath , and in 1821 at Huntingdon . On the London stage . In 1822 Paton joined the Haymarket company , and on 3 August tried the role of Susanna in the `` Marriage of Figaro '' . With critical success she took the roles of the Countess in the same opera , of Rosina in the `` Barber of Seville '' , Lydia in `` Morning , Noon , and Night '' ( George Frederick Perry ) , and Polly in the `` Beggar 's Opera '' . She went on to Covent Garden , as Mandane in `` Artaxerxes '' , Rosetta in `` Love in a Village '' , Adriana in the `` Comedy of Errors '' , and Clara in `` The Duenna '' . Paton 's reputation as a dramatic singer grew when , in 1824 , she took the part of Agatha in `` Der Freischütz '' . A major triumph was her Rezia in `` Oberon '' , for which Weber conducted the 16 rehearsals , besides the performance on 12 April 1826 , two months before his death . From that time she was considered at the head of her profession . In 1831 she was engaged at the King 's Theatre , where she sang in `` La Cenerentola '' and other Italian operas . Returning to Drury Lane , she took the part in 1832 of Alice in `` Robert le diable '' . Later life . As Mrs. Wood , she then went to reside at Woolley Moor in Derbyshire , with her husband . In 1840 they visited America for the first time . After their return she retired to a convent for a year , but she reappeared at the Princess 's Theatre and at concerts , in which her husband was also engaged . The Woods finally settled at Bulcliffe Hall , near Chapelthorpe , in Yorkshire , and it was there that Mary Ann Wood died , on 21 July 1864 , aged 62 . Family . Paton 's father had insisted on her breaking off an engagement with a young medical man named Blood , who went upon the stage for a short time under the name of Davis . She married on 7 May 1824 Lord William Pitt Lennox ; they were divorced in the Scottish courts in 1831 . In the same year she married Joseph Wood , a tenor singer . She left a son , born in 1838 .
Terry Parker High School . Terry Parker High School is a public high school in the Duval County Public School district , located in Jacksonville , Florida . The school celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2005 . The school has been named a Blue Ribbon School of Excellence . Namesake . In 1955 , philanthropist H. Terry Parker and his family deeded of property in Arlington for the erection of a public school in the Duval County area . The Arlington Parent-Teachers Association nominated Parker to be the school 's namesake and it was approved by the school board . In 1958 , Parker made a gift of one half the cost of seating and lighting installations at Parker Athletic Field . Sixty red and black wool uniforms were given to Terry Parker Band by Mrs. Parker . Improvement . Terry Parker was one of 11 schools nationwide selected by the College Board for inclusion in the EXCELerator `` School Improvement Model '' program beginning the 2006-2007 school year . The project was funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation . Swimming pool . The school has an outdoor pool which is used by the athletic teams and physical education classes during the academic year ; then it becomes a free public pool operated by the City of Jacksonville Parks & Recreation Department during the summer months . Hall of Fame . Thirty Terry Parker High School graduates , former teachers and former staff members were inducted into the school 's inaugural Hall of Fame as part of the school 's 50th anniversary festivities April 1 , 2005 . Inductees were selected on the basis of their exemplary achievements in athletics , health and medicine , arts and entertainment , public service , business and industry , volunteerism , philanthropy or education .
James Redmond ( actor ) . James William Forbes Redmond ( born 24 November 1971 ) is an English actor , presenter and comedian . He was educated at Clifton College in Bristol and lives in London . Redmond first rose to fame when he began modelling in Milan in April 1994 , after being spotted by fashion scout Calvin French . After working for the likes of Calvin Klein , Paul Smith , Harvey Nicholls and Haagen Dazs for four years , Redmond decided to pursue a career on the small screen . Following a string of commercials , he signed up for acting lessons , but before he could begin the course , was offered a part in the Channel 4 soap opera `` Hollyoaks '' . Redmond played Rory Finnigan on the show between 1997 and 2002 , before quitting the series to partner Cat Deeley presenting `` SMTV Live '' and ' , replacing popular duo Ant & Dec. Redmond 's stint at `` SMTV Live '' lasted just three months however , after show bosses decided he had not settled into the role leaving Redmond reportedly `` gutted '' . Meanwhile , Redmond resumed his acting career with a leading role in the first series of Sky One 's steamy drama , `` Mile High '' . He is perhaps most noted for his role as Abs Denham in the BAFTA-winning medical drama `` Casualty '' , which he joined in 2003 . Redmond remained on the show for five years until he quit in 2008 , the character 's final episode airing 18 October . In 2010 , he appeared on `` Come Dine with Me '' with soap stars Adele Silva , Lorraine Chase and Brian Capron . Since then , Redmond has made a move into stand-up comedy , committing to an 18-month apprenticeship on the open-mic circuit , performing at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in August 2011 . Redmond joined the cast of ITV soap `` Emmerdale '' at the end of February 2014 . Redmond joined ITV soap `` Coronation Street '' in January 2015 for a three-week stint as Hamish , a character who will come between Steve and Michelle . Eight years following his departure from the show , Redmond will make a guest appearance in `` Casualty '' in a feature-length special to celebrate the show 's thirteith anniversary . Redmond made a guest appearance in The Coroner on BBC1 on 2 December 2016 in The episode `` The Crash '' Redmond is set to return to Hollyoaks in December 15 , 2017 full time .
Law of Hong Kong . The law of Hong Kong is based on the rule of law and the independence of the judiciary . The constitutional framework is provided by the Hong Kong Basic Law , which is a national law of the People 's Republic of China ( PRC ) . Under the principle of ‘ one country , two systems ’ , Hong Kong has its own legal system , distinct from the Law of the People 's Republic of China , and based on the combination of English common law ( developed in local cases ) and local legislation codified in the `` Laws of Hong Kong '' . Hong Kong has a common law system , whereas the PRC has a civil law system with socialist roots . Only a small number of PRC laws apply in Hong Kong by virtue of stipulations in Article 18 and Annex III of the Basic Law . The separation of the Hong Kong legal system from the PRC is guaranteed constitutionally until at least 2047 . The Hong Kong judiciary has had a longstanding reputation for fairness and was rated as the best judicial system in Asia by one survey in 2008 . Constitutional law . The Hong Kong Basic Law contains the essentials of the constitutional framework in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region . Article 8 stipulates that all laws in force before 1997 , including `` the common law , rules of equity , ordinances , subordinate legislation and customary law shall be maintained , except for any that contravene this Law , and subject to any amendment by the legislature of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region . '' Article 18 states , further , that national laws , from the People 's Republic of China do not apply , except for a specific list in Annex III to the Basic Law , to which the Standing Committee of the National People 's Congress can add or delete what it chooses . However , this may only be in the fields of `` defence and foreign affairs as well as other matters outside the limits of the autonomy of the Region as specified by this Law . '' It also has a derogation , in a war situation , for a state of emergency to be declared . Hence , the laws in force are in hierarchical order are The Hong Kong Basic Law ; legislation in force before 1 July 1997 that was adopted as laws of the HKSAR by the Standing Committee of the National People 's Congress ; laws enacted by the Legislative Council of Hong Kong after 1997 ; and PRC laws listed in Annex III to the Basic Law and applied by way of promulgation or legislation ; Common law and Equity ; Subordinate legislation ; Customary law . Currently , 12 PRC laws apply in the HKSAR . These national laws apply in Hong Kong by the Hong Kong legislature legislating on the same matter : for example , the Law of the People 's Republic of China on the National Flag , a Chinese statute , takes effect in Hong Kong in form of the National Flag and National Emblem Ordinance , a local statute enacted by the local legislature . The Basic Law contains provisions that offer protection for human rights . Any laws that contravene the Basic Law are unconstitutional and are of no effect . Hong Kong has a Bill of Rights Ordinance which is the local adaptation of the International Covenant of Civil and Political Rights . Laws have been passed to ensure the human rights protected in the Basic Law and the Bill of Rights , such as the Personal Data ( Privacy ) Ordinance , Disability Discrimination Ordinance , Family Status Discrimination Ordinance , Sex Discrimination Ordinance and Race Discrimination Ordinance . Business associations . The Companies Registry ( 公司註冊處 ) is responsible for administering and enforcing the Companies Ordinance and several other related ordinances . Its primary functions include the incorporation of local companies ; the registration of oversea companies ; the registration of documents required to be submitted by registered companies ; the deregistration of defunct , solvent private companies ; the prosecution of companies and their officers for breaches of the various regulatory provisions of the Companies Ordinance ; the provision of facilities to inspect and obtain company information ; and advising the Government on policy and legislative issues regarding company law and related legislation , including the Overall Review of the Companies Ordinance . When appointed by the court and creditors , the Official Receiver ( 破產管理署 ) is responsible for the proper and orderly administration of the estates of insolvent companies ordered to be wound up by the court under the winding-up provisions of the Companies Ordinance and of individuals or partners declared bankrupt by the court under the Bankruptcy Ordinance . Property law . The Land Registry ( 土地註冊處 ) administers the Land Registration Ordinance governing the system of land registration and provides facilities for search of the Land Register and related records by the public and government departments . It has responsibility for the registration of owners corporations under the Building Management Ordinance . The Legal Advisory and Conveyancing Office ( LACO , 法律諮詢及田土轉易處 ) is part of the Lands Department . It provides legal advice primarily to the Lands Administration Office of the Lands Department and other government departments on land related matters and ordinances . LACO is responsible for drafting and settling government land disposal and lease modification documents . LACO is also responsible for the preparation of documentation relating to the acquisition of land from private owners pursuant to statutory powers and the payment of compensation to those owners . LACO administers the Lands Department Consent Scheme to approve applications by developers to sell flats in uncompleted developments . It also approves Deeds of Mutual Covenant requiring approval under land leases . LACO also provides conveyancing services to the Financial Secretary Incorporated for the extension of non-renewable leases , the Government Property Agency for the sale and purchase of government properties and the Secretary for Home Affairs Incorporated for the purchase of accommodation for welfare purposes in private developments . It handles applications for the apportionment of premium and government rents under the Government Rent and Premium ( Apportionment ) Ordinance . In addition , it is responsible for the recovery of arrears of government rents other than rents under the Government Rent ( Assessment and Collection ) Ordinance . The Intellectual Property Department ( 知識產權署 ) serves as the focal point for intellectual property policy , law and acquisition and public education on intellectual property protection . It provides expert policy advice to the Commerce , Industry and Technology Bureau and legal advice to other government departments on intellectual property . It comments on draft intellectual property bills . It operates the registries of trade marks , patents and designs . It is also responsible for registration of copyright licensing bodies . International co-operation . Under the Basic Law , the HKSAR has a high degree of autonomy in external affairs . With the authority of the Central People 's Government where necessary , it has concluded more than a hundred bilateral agreements with other jurisdictions . In addition , over 200 multilateral international conventions are applicable to the HKSAR . Using the name “ Hong Kong , China ” , the HKSAR also participates on its own as a full member in international organisations and conferences not limited to states , e.g . the World Trade Organization , the World Customs Organization , the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation , etc . As part of the delegation of the People ’ s Republic of China , representatives of the HKSAR Government participate in activities of the Hague Conference , as well as of other international organisations and conferences limited to states , such as the International Monetary Fund , the World Intellectual Property Organization and the International Civil Aviation Organization . The judiciary ( 司法機構 ) . It is fundamental to Hong Kong ’ s legal system that members of the judiciary are independent of the executive and legislative branches of government . The courts of justice in Hong Kong are the Court of Final Appeal , the High Court ( which includes the Court of Appeal and the Court of First Instance ) , the District Court ( which includes the Family Court ) , the Lands Tribunal , the Magistrates ' Court ( which include the Juvenile Court ) , the Coroner ’ s Court , the Labour Tribunal , the Small Claims Tribunal and the Obscene Articles Tribunal . Department of Justice ( 律政司 ) . The Department of Justice ( DOJ ) It consists of five professional divisions responsible for legal work . It is headed by the Secretary for Justice , who is a member of the Executive Council and is the Government ’ s chief legal adviser . He has ultimate responsibility for the prosecution of all offences in the HKSAR . Law Reform Commission ( 法律改革委員會 ) . The Law Reform Commission considers and reports on such topics as may be referred to it by the Secretary for Justice or the Chief Justice of the Court of Final Appeal of the HKSAR . Its membership includes academics , practising lawyers and prominent community members . The Commission has published reports covering subjects as diverse as commercial arbitration , data protection , divorce , sale of goods and supply of services , insolvency , fraud and statutory interpretation . The recommendations in many of its reports have been implemented , either in whole or in part . It is currently considering references on privacy , guardianship and custody , domicile , privity of contract , advance directives , hearsay in criminal proceedings and conditional fees . The legal profession . In Hong Kong , the legal profession consists of both solicitors and barristers . As of 31 December 2015 , there were at least 8,647 practising solicitors and 777 local law firms , plus some 77 foreign law firms , 1,299 registered foreign lawyers . And there were at least 1,378 practising barristers in 135 chambers . Even prior to the transfer of sovereignty of Hong Kong , Hong Kong 's legal profession was open to foreign law firms allowing foreign firms to establish a much earlier foothold in Hong Kong than in the People 's Republic of China . Only on July 1 , 1992 , in contrast , did the PRC government open her legal services market to foreign law firms when the Ministry of Justice issued the Provisional Regulation of Establishment of Offices by Foreign Law Firms regulation . Thus every Magic Circle law firm as well as major U.S. law firms have large presences in Hong Kong . While foreign law firms face much less strict regulations than they would in the People 's Republic of China due to the `` one country , two systems '' rule , they have seen increasing competition from local firms as PRC firms have become more sophisticated . According to Asia Law & Business , the top foreign Hong Kong law firm of 2007 Johnson Stokes & Master ( now Mayer Brown JSM ) while top PRC law firm was King & Wood PRC Lawyers . Chinese firms have seen rapid growth in Hong Kong in the past several years after reunification . The legal bodies governing the conduct of solicitors and barristers are the Law Society of Hong Kong and the Hong Kong Bar Association , respectively . There are currently three law schools offering the Postgraduate Certificate in Laws , required for starting work as a trainee solicitor or pupil barrister . Legal Aid Department ( 法律援助署 ) . The Director of Legal Aid is responsible for the administration of Home Affairs Bureau after July 1 , 2007 . Eligible persons are provided with legal representation depending on their financial circumstances . Legal aid is available for civil proceedings in the District Court , the Court of First Instance and the Court of Appeal ( both part of the High Court ) , and the Court of Final Appeal . It also covers proceedings in some tribunals and certain Coroner ’ s Court cases . An applicant must satisfy both a ‘ means test ’ and a ‘ merits test ’ . For the means test , a person whose total financial resources do not exceed $ 155,800 may be granted legal aid . The Director of Legal Aid may waive the upper financial limit in meritorious cases when a breach of the Hong Kong Bill of Rights or inconsistency with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights as applied to Hong Kong is an issue . For the merits test , the Director must be satisfied that an applicant has reasonable grounds for bringing or defending the civil proceedings to which the application relates . A person aggrieved by a decision of the Director may appeal to the Registrar of the High Court . Legal aid is available for committal proceedings in the Magistrates ’ Courts ; cases tried in the District Court and the Court of First Instance of the High Court ; and appeals from the Magistrates ’ Courts , and to the Court of Appeal of the High Court or the Court of Final Appeal . An applicant must satisfy the means test criteria which are the same as for civil cases . Notwithstanding that an applicant ’ s financial resources exceed the statutory limit , the Director of Legal Aid may grant legal aid to the applicant if the Director is satisfied that it is desirable in the interests of justice to do so . However , in appeal cases , the Director of Legal Aid must be satisfied that there are meritorious grounds for appeal with a reasonable prospect of success . Notwithstanding the refusal of a legal aid application by the Director of Legal Aid , a judge may himself grant aid if the applicant has satisfied the means test . Applicants in cases involving a charge of murder , treason or piracy with violence may apply to a judge for granting of legal aid , and exemption from the means test and from payment of contribution . This scheme provides legal representation to the sandwich class whose financial resources are above the upper eligibility limit for legal aid ( i.e . $ 155,800 ) but do not exceed $ 432,900 . It covers cases involving personal injury or death , as well as medical , dental or legal professional negligence , where the claim for damages is likely to exceed $ 60,000 . The scheme also covers claims under the Employees ’ Compensation Ordinance irrespective of the amount of the claim . The Duty Lawyer Service ( 當值律師服務 ) . Three programmes of legal assistance , jointly administered by the Law Society and Bar Association of Hong Kong , are subvented by the Government . The Duty Lawyer Scheme rosters barristers and solicitors in private practice to appear in the Magistrates and Juvenile Courts on a remunerated basis . The scheme provides representation to all juveniles ( defendants under 16 ) and to most adult defendants charged in the Magistrates ’ Courts who can not afford private representation . The defendants are required to pay a handling charge of $ 300 upon granting of Duty Lawyer representation . In 2002 , 45 162 defendants were assisted . The Legal Advice Scheme , staffed by over 840 volunteer lawyers , operates 10 sessions per week at nine evening centres . In 2002 , 6 084 cases were handled . The scheme is not means tested . A free Tel-Law Service offers trilingual ( Cantonese , Putonghua and English ) taped information on 73 topics . Eight telephone lines operate 24 hours . In 2002 , 51 058 calls were received .
Helene Boullé . Hélène Boullé ( ; 1598–1654 ) was the wife of Samuel de Champlain at age twelve , while he was 43 , 31 year difference . She was given in marriage to Samuel at age 12 , but needed two years of lapse before the cohabitation of the couple , as stated by their marriage contract . Helene 's father was Nicolas Boullé , who was the Lord Chamberlain of France . After de Champlain 's death in December 1635 , Hélène became an Ursuline nun . The Zec Boullé and Saint Helen 's Island are all named after her .
Vija Rožlapa . Vija Rožlapa ( born January 8 , 1942 , Liepāja ) is a Latvian chess master who won the Latvian Chess Championship for women four times . Chess career . Vija Rožlapa learned to play chess at the age of 12 . She won Latvian Girl Championship in 1958 and Soviet Girl Championship in 1960 . She fulfilled the chess master norm in 1977 . During the period from 1958 to 1983 Vija Rožlapa participated without interruption in all Latvian women 's chess championships . Four times she was won this tournament ( 1967 , 1971 , 1972 , 1974 ) , five times were won second place ( 1961 , 1965 , 1970 , 1975 , 1979 ) , and was four times won the third place ( 1963 , 1968 , 1976 , 1980 ) . The last time she took part in Latvian women 's chess championship in 2002 . Vija Rožlapa played for Latvia in Soviet team chess championship in 1959 , 1960 ( won third place at girl board ) , 1963 ( won third place at second women board ) , 1967 , 1969 ( won second place at second women board ) , 1972 , and 1975 , and for team `` Daugava '' in Soviet team chess cup in 1961 , 1966 , 1968 , 1974 , and 1976 . Chess teacher and trainer . In 1964 Vija Rožlapa decided to become a chess teacher and trainer in Riga Chess school . Among her pupils were Alexei Shirov and Laura Rogule .
Keeri . Keeri is a lake of Estonia , Tartu County .
Samsung SGH-t309 . The Samsung SGH-t309 is a GSM flip phone made by Samsung electronics . It operates on T-Mobile 's GSM network . It includes text messaging , voice messaging , and an internal VGA camera .
Celal Esat Arseven . Celal Esat Arseven ( 1876 – 13 November 1971 ) was a Turkish painter , writer and politician . He made contributions to various fields , including photography , literary art history , theater , cinema , architecture and urbanism . He was one of the first to introduce the scholastic disciplines of history of art and architecture and urbanism to Turkey . He pioneered a unique `` Turkish art '' and pioneered the acceptance of the Turkish art concept . His 5-volume `` Art Encyclopedia '' is his most recognizable work . Early life . Arseven was born in Istanbul in 1876 , the son of Ahmed Esad Pasha ( father ) from the Grand vizier of Sultan Abdülaziz period and Fatma Suzidil ( mother ) . His father died when he was young . His primary education started in Beşiktaş Taşmaktep . Beginning in 1888 , he studied at Hamidiye Mektebi , Galatasaray Mekteb-i Sultânisi and Besiktas Military Rushdiyesi . In 1889 , he entered the Faculty of Political Sciences and graduated while still studying in high school . In 1894 , he graduated from the Military Academy as an infantry officer . During his studies , he took watercolor lessons from Hoca Ali Riza Beyden and Zonaro . Career . In 1908 , with his friend Selah Cimcoz , Arseven released a comic magazine called `` Kalem '' . In the same year , he was sent to Europe by the Ministry of War to expose the works of Turkish painters and to give concerts with the Mabeyn orchestra . In 1910 he wrote the game `` Selim-i Salis '' with Selah Cimcoz . The game , which received great interest , was published in 1958 as `` Selim III '' and was staged at the State Theater . In 1917 he wrote and directed `` Koruyan olu '' and in 1918 he `` wrote Alemdar Mustafa Pasa '' ( play ) . During World War I , he was at Kadıköy Municipality Branch Directorate , and then organized exhibition arrangements for artists in Europe . Also during World War I , while in Germany he and his friends founded a company called Transorient Film . In 1917 , a contemporary adaptation of Goethe 's `` Faust '' was filmed in Munich in the name of `` Die Tote Watch . '' A renowned historian , researcher , and writer Ekrem Isin described Celel Esat Arseven as an inquisitive individual with adequate technical intelligence . “ `` He was capable of expressing the collapse and transitional periods . Transition refers to the actual crisis when the masks of peoples ’ faces drop and everything shows . Decadence is the period of teaching '' . '' Arseven is the creator of said eras . The artist also served as administrator of Kadikoy District in Istanbul , Turkey . He was instrumental in rebuilding the place by taking away the asymmetrical construction between the port and marketplace . From 1921 to 1941 , Arseven gave courses in architectural history and urbanism at the Fine Arts Academy . In addition to his duties at the Academy , he served at the Darülbedayi Directorate after 1923 . He worked along with Hermann Jansen as an architectural consultant in Ankara between 1925 and 1927 . He attended the First History Congress in 1932 , and between 1933 and 1937 he served as Kadıköy Community House President . In 1942 , he entered the Assembly as a deputy in Istanbul . In 1946 , he was elected as deputy for Giresun . On October 25 , 1971 , he was assigned to the Minister of Culture , Talat Halman . Death . He died in Istanbul on November 13 , 1971 , at the age of 95 , and was buried at Sahrayi Cedid cemetery in Erenköy .
Therefore I Am . Therefore I Am was a post-hardcore band from Boston , Massachusetts signed to Equal Vision Records that disbanded on November 20 , 2010 . History . The band formed in May 2004 by bass player Jim Creighton , guitarist Brandon Davis , drummer Chris Fernandes , and guitarist Dan Sullivan . By early Summer , the group had welcomed singer Alex Correia . Alex had first grabbed the attention of the other members by submitting a copy of their distributed instrumental demo with his vocals recorded over the original tracks . Alex had recorded the vocal track in his bedroom . This demo would inevitably become their first song , `` In Chelsea '' , which is where Alex was living at the time . 2004 . In October 2004 , Dan Sullivan made the decision to leave the band to continue his education . Within a month of his departure , however , the band enlisted guitarist Aleksander Kmiec . Aleks soon became known as `` Aleks with a K '' due to the spelling of his name , and to differentiate between the band 's singer and guitarist . Within weeks , the band began playing shows again . However , between Aleks ' arrival and the release of their first EP , the band played infrequently . 2005 . The band 's success did not begin to grow significantly until February 2005 , with release of their first EP entitled `` The Modern World , A Battlefield '' . In support of the release , the group tirelessly played at local venues and continued to write as their fan base grew . Their second independent release , simply entitled `` The Summer EP '' , became available ( strangely enough ) in the fall of 2005 , and was proof that the band members were maturing musically as individuals and as a whole . During the summer of 2005 , Brandon became a temporary drummer of the band Vanna . This quickly became a full-time commitment , and the band was signed to Epitaph Records before the end of the year . Brandon and the rest of the band members made the decision to have him leave Therefore I Am and continue playing drums for Vanna . His last show with the band was in the winter of 2006 . During the fall of 2005 , the band members completed recording the song , `` I Get Nervous in Cars , '' . This version of the song was posted online and would later be released on the Vanna Split 7 '' and the `` You Are Connected '' EP . The split 7 '' was first made available at the Robotica Records album release party on March 10 , 2006 . 2006 . Brian Marquis , Shawn Marquis ' ( Vanna ) brother , stepped in to play guitar for TIA during early '06 . At the time , the band decided to stop booking shows in order to concentrate on writing new material . However , their plans were put on hold again with yet another departure ; Aleks chose to leave the band in late March 2006 to pursue other endeavors . The band continued to play their booked shows with temporary guitarists . By spring of '06 , TIA had met Travis Alexander and invited him to join the band by June '06 . With a final line-up , Therefore I Am was able to tour , play regular local shows and record various demos including `` Farewell via Park '' . The year 2006 brought not only two new guitarists and their split 7 '' , but also their first full U.S. tour , two east coast tours , and the release of the `` You Are Connected '' EP . They also played the Ernie Ball Battle of the Bands Warped Tour stage in Boston , MA and cut a demo with esteemed producer Matt Squire ( People In Planes , Panic ! at the Disco , The Used ) . 2007/2008 . In 2007 they landed the opening spot on Rockstar 's Taste of Chaos in Boston , MA , were featured in Alternative Press Magazine as a `` Best Unsigned Band of the Month '' and featured as one of the `` Top Unsigned Bands in the U.S. '' on DailyChorus.com . They entered the studio with Mike Poorman ( Piebald , Tsunami Bomb , Paulson ) that August to record the EP entitled `` Escape '' . At the end of the year , in support of the self-released EP , they went on a small tour with Vanna , then shortly after with As Tall As Lions and The Receiving End of Sirens . During 2008 they did multiple tours in support of `` Escape '' , played The Receiving End of Sirens ' final shows with Envy on the Coast in Providence , RI and Hit The Lights in Allston , MA , then on August 20 , 2008 they announced that they had signed with Equal Vision Records . 2009 . The band finished recording their Equal Vision debut in early 2009 and announced they would be playing the entire Warped Tour via the Skullcandy Stage . They then went out on a monthlong tour through the Pacific Northwest with Confide , Oceana , and To Speak of Wolves . In March they were featured on the Warped Tour website as one of the band `` Kevin Wants You to Know '' by Warped Tour owner Kevin Lyman . Their Equal Vision Records debut `` The Sound Of Human Lives '' was released on June 23 , 2009 . The songs `` Splinters '' and `` I Am Only An Island '' can be heard on their Myspace , and `` I Am Only An Island '' can also be downloaded as a part of the Equal Vision Records sampler on the Equal Vision website . On December 9 , 2009 Therefore I Am released a video for `` I Am Only An Island . '' On February 2 , 2010 `` I Am Only An Island '' premiered on MTV2 's Headbanger 's Ball . Break-up . On September 22 , 2010 , Therefore I Am announced their decision to break-up . They have n't released any reasoning to it other than it being for personal reasons . November 20 , 2010 will be the band 's final show . This was their latest statement on the break-up . `` I met Alex , Brian , Chris and Jim on Pratt Street in Allston , MA during the spring of 2006 . Therefore I Am played music before I came into the picture but my accompaniment marked the beginning of something new . I joined their band on a whim . I dropped out of school , bought an amp and hit the road . The aforementioned members of Therefore I Am became my family , my closest friends and my life . They presented to me several life-changing opportunities and plugged me into a social circle I wouldn ’ t have otherwise had the pleasure of knowing . During the better part of the 5 years we spent in a van , the 5 of us bonded , fought , partied , smiled , argued , sang along together and learned to love each other . We will always love each other . It is with great dismay that I am announcing the end of Therefore I Am . There are a lot of reasons behind our decision but we would prefer to keep them personal . We are all still friends and that ’ s what matters most . This was by no means an easy decision for any of us . Life changes and you must change with it , regardless of the frustrations that come with said adjustments . The 5 of us are lucky and blessed to have had the opportunities we were given . In the past 5 years , we ’ ve come a long way . We ’ ve toured with heroes , crossed oceans and did a lot of things we never thought we ’ d be able to do in our respective lifetimes , let alone our twenties . Most importantly , we ’ ve acquired a large collection of friends and created an insane catalogue of memories . To say the very least , we ’ ve seen a lot of stuff . We ’ d like to thank all of the friends we ’ ve made and all of you who supported us with your thoughts , floors , roofs , showers , meals , hometowns , shows , tastes and love . You were as much a part of Therefore I Am as we were . You are connected . Please join us for our final shows November 19th at the Derry Opera House in Derry nh and November 20th at Lupo ’ s in Providence , RI . We will be joined by some great friends and we hope to see you all there one last time . '' `` -Travis Alexander and Therefore I Am '' Therefore I Am played their last show on November 20 , 2010 at Lupo 's Heartbreak Hotel in Providence , Rhode Island to a sold out crowd . 2012 Reunion Concert . Therefore I Am has reunited . They will perform again on Friday December 21 ( sold out show ) and again on Saturday December 22 at `` The Sinclair '' in Cambridge , MA . 2016 Reunion Concert . The band will host a second round of reunion shows in December 2016 .
Skirmish at Aberdeen , Mississippi . The Skirmish at Aberdeen , Mississippi was a Battle that was fought between the Union army and the Confederate army in Monroe County , Mississippi , on February 18 , 1864 . The result of the Battle was inconclusive .
Edison High School ( New Jersey ) . Edison High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school located in Edison , in Middlesex County , New Jersey , United States . The school serves students of many diverse cultures , and is part of the Edison Township Public Schools . The other high school in the district is J. P. Stevens High School . The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Secondary Schools . Most of the Edison High School students come from either Herbert Hoover Middle School or Thomas Jefferson Middle School , though some come from Woodrow Wilson Middle School . As of the 2015-16 school year , the school had an enrollment of 1,938 students and 157.6 classroom teachers ( on an FTE basis ) , for a student–teacher ratio of 12.3:1 . There were 506 students ( 26.1 % of enrollment ) eligible for free lunch and 175 ( 9.0 % of students ) eligible for reduced-cost lunch . Awards , recognition and rankings . The school was the 135th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 339 schools statewide in `` New Jersey Monthly '' magazine 's September 2014 cover story on the state 's `` Top Public High Schools '' , using a new ranking methodology . The school had been ranked 174th in the state of 328 schools in 2012 , after being ranked 169th in 2010 out of 322 schools listed . The magazine ranked the school 177th in 2008 out of 316 schools . The school was ranked 155th in the magazine 's September 2006 issue , which surveyed 316 schools across the state . Curriculum . Edison High School students are required to take four years of English , four years of math , three years of science , three years of history ( one of world and two of U.S. ) and at least two years of a foreign language ( including Latin , French , Spanish and starting in 2008 , Hindi ) . In addition , health and physical education classes are required for every year in which a student attends EHS . Starting with the Class of 2008 , one year of `` Career Education and Consumer , Family and Life Skills '' such as Foods or Technology Fundamentals is required as well as another year of the `` Visual Performing Arts '' such as Chorus , Band , Visual Arts , Clothing for Fashion , and Architectural Drawing . EHS has an Honors college preparatory track that features several Advanced Placement ( AP ) courses . Mr. EHS . Every year , the Student Council hosts Mr. EHS , a beauty pageant , talent show and fund raiser that also searches for the very special and outstanding male who attends Edison High . A month prior to the performance , contestants are required to individually raise money for the affiliated charity such as the Simpson-Baber Foundation for the Autistic ( 2006 ) and Buddy Ball ( 2005 ) . Whichever contestant raises the most money is immediately awarded `` Most Charitable . '' In addition , each year Mr. EHS finalizes with announcements of the winner , Mr. Congeniality , and the amount of money the show raised ( approx . $ 3–5000 per show ) . Choir . Edison High School is often recognized for its fine music department . The A cappella Choir and Chamber Singers , for example , have been awarded first place superior ratings in national competitions for over 40 years , 19 under its director , Kenneth Brown . Band . The band programs in Edison High School are outstanding and also ranked highly in their divisions , with the band placing first in many competitions.Also has different kinds of bands . Director of Bands - Marc DeNicuolo ; Assistant Director - Eric Mazurkiewicz Concert Band : All incoming freshmen are placed in the concert band to help them develop their skills and technique . Symphonic Band : The Symphonic Band is open to all sophomore , juniors and seniors who wish to further develop their skills and musical knowledge . This band plays more difficult than the Concert Band . Wind Ensemble : The Wind Ensemble is by audition only and is directed by Marc Denicuolo . The Wind Ensemble plays challenging music and competes in the Region II Concert Band Festival in March every year . In 2005 the Ensemble was ranked 2nd overall in the state for its performance of Yiddish dances . In 2006 the Wind Ensemble received 3rd place in region II and was invited to participate in the New Jersey Concert Band Gala . The Wind Ensemble performs at other festivals as well as on the band 's annual spring trip . Jazz Ensemble : The Jazz Ensemble is the bands ' most selective group accepting 16-21 of the school 's top jazz musicians . The ensemble plays difficult music and participates in various jazz competitions throughout New Jersey . Jazz Band : The Jazz Band is open for students to learn how to play the style of jazz . Audition is recommended but will not matter . This band rehearses once a week every Monday . This Band does not compete among other bands but goes to festivals and performs with our jazz ensemble in the spring trip and spring jazz concert . Indoor Percussion Ensemble : The Indoor Percussion Ensemble is composed of our drummers and pit percussionists . They go to many different indoor competitions and goes to wildwood every year for the final championships . Marching Band : The Eagle Marching Band performs at all varsity football games . The Eagle Marching band took home two state titles in 2002 and 2003 for their shows the rise and fall of rome and medusa which they performed in group IV open . Now in USSBA Group III Open competitions . The Marching Band was undefeated and took home title of first place group III Open at state championships and Northern States Championships in 2006 with their show entitled : Breaking Boundaries : The Saga of the Berlin Wall . In 2007 , the Eagle Marching Band took 2nd place at NJ States , 5th place at Northern States and 6th place at Nationals in Baltimore , Maryland . In 2013 , they took first place in State as well as National Championships , with their program `` Playback '' . In 2014 , they took first place in State as well as National Championships , with their program `` The Grind '' , and they became the first school in the Edison district to win National championships back to back . Drama . In March 2005 , the drama department performed its production of `` Crazy for You '' , a Gershwin musical based on the original `` Girl Crazy '' . `` Crazy for You '' was directed by Mr. Harris with Mr. McCaffrey as the technical director and Anthony DiDia as Music Director . In the dump Spring of 2006 , the school presented a production of `` Barnum '' , a show that featured a sideshow before the actual musical began . The play was directed by Mr. Harris , with production by Mr. McCaffrey and Music Direction by Anthony DiDIa . Tom Lombardi was the lighting designer for `` Barnum '' . In March 2007 , EHS Drama put on a production of Cabaret starring several new additions to the EHS Drama team . The show incorporated songs of both the original and the revival versions . The cast and crew did not receive any Rising Star Award nominations from the Paper Mill Playhouse despite the fantastic two-week run the show had . However , the Kit Kat Girls received honorable mention for their role . The show was directed by Mr. Harris and co-directed by Mrs . Troy , with production by Mr. McCaffrey aided by Mr. Scarpa , and Music Direction by Anthony DiDia . In March 2008 , EHS Drama presented a production of `` Beauty and the Beast '' , was directed by Kathi Troy and Brian Harris , with production by John Scarpa and Music Direction by Anthony DiDia . In March 2009 , EHS Drama presented the production of `` Bye Bye Birdie '' , a comedy musical . This production was directed by Staci Almquist with Music Direction by Nicholas Kaminski . In March 2010 , EHS Drama presented `` Little Shop of Horrors '' , directed by Kathi Tory and Music Directed by Nicholas Kaminski . The production also featured an original orchestration by Nicholas Kaminski . In January 2011 , the EHS Improv Troupe 's Jordan Cohen and Michael Fernandes came in 4th place in the state in the STANJ Theater Competition at Rutgers University , marking the first official award for EHS Theater . In March 2011 , EHS Drama presented Hairspray as its spring musical , directed by Kathi Troy and choreographed by Danielle Andriano , with music direction by Nicholas Kaminski . In December 2011 , EHS Drama presented The Complete Works of William Shakespeare ( Abridged ) as its Fall play . This was EHS 's first ever straight play . In January 2012 , the EHS Improv Troupe 's Jordan Cohen and Michael Fernandes moved up from their position as 4th in the state in the STANJ Theater Competition and became first in the state . At the same competition the cast of The Complete Works of William Shakespeare ( Abridged ) competed in the `` Scenes '' category using their Romeo & Juliet scene and came in fourth in the state . These were both great achievements for the EHS Drama Club . In April 2012 , EHS Drama presented Wedding Singer as its Spring musical , directed by Kathi Troy . In April 2013 , EHS Drama presented Spamalot as its Spring musical , directed by Kathi Troy and Music Directed by Nicholas Kaminski . In 2014 , EHS Drama presented All Shook Up as its Spring musical , directed by Nicole Singer . In March 2015 , EHS Drama presented Urinetown as its Spring musical , directed by Nicole Singer , Music Directed by Chris Curcio , and choreographed by Lyle Dungee . Athletics . The Edison High School Eagles compete in the Greater Middlesex Conference , made up of public and private high schools located in the Middlesex County area and operating under the supervision of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association ( NJSIAA ) . With 1,427 students in grades 10-12 , the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2015-16 school year as Central Jersey , Group IV for most athletic competition purposes , which included schools with an enrollment of 1,082 to 2,349 students in that grade range . The Eagles won the GMC Red Division championship and won the 2007 Baseball - North II , Group IV state sectional championship with a 10-4 win versus Westfield High School . The football team won the Central Jersey Group IV state sectional championship in 1976 and 1991 .
Suszno . Suszno is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Włodawa , within Włodawa County , Lublin Voivodeship , in eastern Poland , close to the border with Belarus . It lies approximately north of Włodawa and north-east of the regional capital Lublin .
Minipermeameter . In petroleum engineering , a minipermeameter is a gas-based device for measuring permeability in porous rocks . Minipermeametry has been used in the oil industry since the late 1960s ( Eijpe and Weber , 1971 ) without becoming in any way a standard experimental method in core analysis or reservoir characterisation . The laboratory minipermeametry can make important contributions both as an improved methodology within experimental petrophysics and as a source of data invaluable in routine reservoir characterisation ( C. HALVORSEN AND A. HURST , 1990 ) The values obtained from the minipermeameter should possibly be calibrated by a Klinkenberg correction References . https : //web.archive.org/web/20110728002022/http : //www.scaweb.org/assets/papers/1990_papers/1-SCA1990-27EURO.pdf
Austin Township , Macon County , Illinois . Austin Township is located in Macon County , Illinois . As of the 2010 census , its population was 214 and it contained 98 housing units . Geography . According to the 2010 census , the township has a total area of , all land .
Archbishop Holgate 's School . Archbishop Holgate 's School is a coeducational Church of England secondary school and sixth form with academy status , located in York , North Yorkshire , England . Admissions . The current headmaster is Andrew Daly . It is situated in the east of York , on the A1079 , just east of the University of York in the parish of St Paul , Heslington . History . The school was founded as Archbishop Holgate 's Grammar School in 1546 by Robert Holgate , the then Archbishop of York . The link between the school and successive Archbishops of York has been continuous throughout the school 's history , and as recently as 2004 , the Archbishop of York held the post of Chair of Governors for the school . Grammar School . The original grammar school was in Ogleforth near York Minster . In the 1800s it was referred to as `` The Rev . Shackley 's School '' , and Thomas Cooke taught there . In 1858 the school moved to `` Lord Mayor 's Walk '' ( now occupied by York St John University ) in 1858 , and moved again in 1963 to its present purpose-built £180,000 home in Badger Hill , off Hull Road . It was administered by the City of York Education Committee . Arthur Holderness M.Sc , F.R.I.C , was senior chemistry master after the Second World War and he , along with John Lambert , wrote the highly successful and celebrated O-level chemistry textbook `` School Certificate Chemistry '' Comprehensive . Until 1985 , it was an all-boys ' grammar school . With the reorganisation of education in York in 1985 , the school changed its name to Archbishop Holgate 's School , and became a co-educational [ comprehensive ] school . During this transition period the outdoor swimming pool was converted to an indoor pool , a new sports hall was built , and upgrades were made to music , design and technology , home economics and other facilities . The school 's facilities now include an indoor heated swimming pool , a chapel and a boathouse on the River Ouse . In 2009 a £4.3 million two-storey learning centre with landscaping , parking and bike storage , called the `` LearningCentre @ AHS '' was built , and now serves as the home of the school 's sixth form facilities . Academy . On 1 April 2011 , Archbishop Holgate 's School officially gained academy status . The school built new two-storey English block which opened in late April 2014 . The new block will teach English with the current English rooms to be converted to new science rooms . The school development is for expansion due to a larger intake of students because of the closure of Burnholme community college and new housing estates . In 2016 , they also built a new Canteen for the year 9 and 10 's . Former headteachers . Recent headmasters have included Donald Frith OBE ( 1959–1978 ) , Dr J M Frost ( 1979–1984 ) , and Alan Walker , an old boy and former English teacher at the school ( 1984–92 ) , all of whom have since died . Dr Frost went on to become principal of the then-New York 6th Form college ( now York College ( York ) ) , established in the building previously occupied by Ashfield Secondary Modern School , and opened as part of the reorganisation in 1985 . The last headmaster was John Harris ( 1992–2010 ) , who joined the school when it had the lowest results in York , and saw it through expansion from 439 students in 1992 to almost 900 and the best exam results in the school 's history before his retirement in 2010 . The current headmaster is Andrew Daly , who prior to joining the school , held a position in the senior leadership team at St Wilfrid 's Catholic School and Sixth Form College in Wakefield . Academic performance . In 2007 the school was inspected by Ofsted and was judged as `` outstanding '' . Similar to most secondary schools in York , it gets well above-average GCSE results , with 70 % of Year 11 students achieving five or more A*-C grades including English and Maths in 2009 ( 87 % achieved five or more GCSE passes at grade C and above ) .
Marc-Kevin Goellner . Marc-Kevin Peter Goellner ( born 22 September 1970 ) is a former professional tennis player from Germany . He won two singles titles , achieved a Bronze medal in doubles at the 1996 Summer Olympics and attained a career-high singles ranking of World No . 26 in April 1994 . Goellner reached the quarterfinals of the 1997 Rome Masters , defeating top tenners Richard Krajicek and Albert Costa en route . Personal life . The son of a German diplomat , Goellner lived in Rio de Janeiro , Tel Aviv , Sydney as a youngster before moving to Germany in 1986 . The surname of his Family is `` Göllner '' , but since most languages don´t use Umlaut ( linguistics ) , the brazil authorities wrote `` Goellner '' in his birth certificate . Tennis career . In 1990 , he suffered two torn ligaments in his left foot , which almost ended his tennis career before it had begun . He turned professional in 1991 . 1993 provided some of the most significant highlights of Goellner 's career . He captured his first top-level singles title at Nice , defeating Ivan Lendl in the final . He also won his first tour doubles title in Rotterdam , partnering David Prinosil . Goellner and Prinosil were also the men 's doubles runners-up at the French Open that year . And Goellner was a member of the German team which won the 1993 Davis Cup , winning important singles rubbers in the quarter-finals , semi-finals and final . In 1996 , Goellner won a second top-level singles title at Marbella . He represented Germany at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta , Georgia , where he was defeated in the first round of the singles competition by Sweden 's Thomas Enqvist , and won a Bronze Medal in the doubles competition at Stone Mountain Park , partnering Prinosil . During his career , Goellner won a total of two top-level singles titles and four tour doubles titles . His career-high rankings were World No . 26 in singles ( in 1994 ) , and World No . 25 in doubles ( in 1998 ) . His best singles performance at a Grand Slam event came at the French Open in 1993 , where he reached the fourth round before losing to Andrei Medvedev . His career prize money earnings totalled US $ 2,700,215 . He was one of the first players to wear baseball caps reversed . Goellner retired from the professional tour in 2004 .
Hermit kingdom . The term hermit kingdom can be used to refer to any country , organization or society which willfully walls itself off , either metaphorically or physically , from the rest of the world - The country of North Korea is a prime example of a hermit kingdom . Korea in the age of Joseon dynasty was the subject of the first use of the term , in William Elliot Griffis ' 1882 book `` Corea : The Hermit Nation '' , and Korea was frequently described as a hermit kingdom until 1905 when it became a protectorate of Japan . The term is still commonplace throughout Korea and it is often used by Koreans themselves to describe pre-modern Korea . Today , the term is often applied to North Korea in news and social media , and in 2009 it was used by United States former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton .
Bellefontaine , Martinique . Bellefontaine is a village and commune in the French overseas department of Martinique .
Caatinga vesper mouse . The caatinga vesper mouse ( `` Calomys expulsus '' ) is a rodent species in the family Cricetidae from South America . It is endemic to eastern Brazil , where it is found in open savanna ( cerrado ) and thorny scrub ( caatinga ) habitats . Its karyotype has 2n = 66 and FN = 68 . It was formerly synonymized with `` C. callosus '' , but the latter has 2n = 50 and FN = 66 .
List of Tigerair Australia destinations . Tigerair Australia ( known as Tiger Airways Australia until July 2013 ) is a low-cost airline based in Melbourne , Australia . As of March 2014 , it operates to 12 destinations in six states and territories across Australia , with 2 more destinations , Darwin and Whitsunday Coast , to be available from April , 2014 . Tigerair Australia has operated flights to 17 destinations in Australia , but the majority of these destinations were discontinued after the grounding of the airline 's entire fleet by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority in July 2011 . The airline has its main base at Melbourne Airport , while a second base was opened in Adelaide Airport in March 2009 . Tiger Airways ' operations in Adelaide were shut down in August 2011 due to commercial reasons . Sydney Airport was opened as a smaller `` virtual base '' on 29 October 2009 . Tigerair operated short-haul international services to Denpasar , Indonesia from March 2016 to February 2017 .
Obadiah Hughes . Obadiah Hughes ( 1695–1751 ) was an English presbyterian minister . Education . He was the son of George Hughes ( died in November 1719 ) , minister at Canterbury , and was born in 1695 . His father was grandson of George Hughes , and son of Obadiah Hughes ( died 24 January 1704 , aged 64 ) , who was ejected in 1662 from a studentship at Christ Church , Oxford , before taking his degree , received presbyterian ordination on 9 March 1670 at Plymouth , and ministered from April 1674 in London , and afterwards at Enfield . Obadiah Hughes the younger was educated by his father , by the dissenting tutor John Jennings at Kibworth , and then at Aberdeen . In 1728 Kings College , Aberdeen , sent him the diploma of D.D . Having acted for some time as a domestic chaplain , he was ordained on 11 January 1721 at the Old Jewry , being then assistant to Joshua Oldfield , at Maid Lane , Southwark . Career . Though a non-subscriber at Salters ' Hall in 1719 , Hughes was an evangelical preacher . With Nathaniel Lardner and others he established a Tuesday evening lecture at the Old Jewry ; he belonged also , with Jeremiah Hunt and others , to a ministers ' club which met at Chew 's Coffee-house , Bow Lane . On Oldfield 's death on 8 November 1729 he became sole pastor at Maid Lane , and was at once elected Oldfield 's successor as trustee of Dr. Williams 's Foundations . He took part in 1734 in the course of sermons against popery at Salters ' Hall . From 1738 to 1750 he was secretary to the presbyterian board . In 1743 he succeeded Samuel Say at Long Ditch ( now Princes Street ) , Westminster . He became one of the Salters ' Hall lecturers in 1746 . Hughes 's health failed him while he was still in his prime , and he died on 10 December 1751 . Funeral sermons were preached by Samuel Lawrence of Monkwell Street , and John Allen of New Broad Street ; that by the latter was published . Family . Hughes married a sister of Sir John Fryer , 1st Baronet , one of the presbyterian gentry , who was Lord Mayor of London in 1721 . He adopted his wife 's niece , Delicia Fryer , who married Joshua Iremonger and died in December 1744 . Bibliography . A nephew , Obadiah Hughes , son of John Hughes , minister at Ware , Hertfordshire ( died 1729 , brother of the foregoing ) , was a fellow-student with Doddridge at Kibworth , assisted his father at Ware , and was then minister at Staplehurst , Kent .
Thomas Blount ( inventor ) . Thomas Blount or Blunt ( born ca . 1604 ) was a British soldier , Member of Parliament and inventor . Life . He was born in Wricklesmarsh , in Charlton , Kent , the second son of Edward Blount of the Middle Temple and his second wife , Fortune , daughter of Sir William Garway . Blount was educated at Brasenose College , Oxford where he matriculated in 1623 . He was admitted to Grays Inn in 1624 . He was present at the meetings of Royalist country gentlemen at Maidstone , which resulted in the getting up the Kentish petition of March 1642 , and turned informer , giving an account of the proceedings in evidence at the bar of the House of Commons . He was a colonel in the Parliamentary Army during the Civil War . On the Restoration of the monarchy he was imprisoned but subsequently released . He represented Kent as an MP in the Barebones Parliament of 1653 . He was a highly ingenious man and knew many of the Fellows of the Royal Society . He was himself admitted as a Fellow in February 1665 but resigned in 1668 . He constructed with his own hands a carriage with an improved action , `` for the ease of both man and horse '' , which attracted considerable attention at the time , and is often mentioned by Samuel Pepys . Both Pepys and his contemporary diarist John Evelyn tell us of the colonel 's experiments and inventions at his stately seat at Charlton : his vineyard , the wine of which was `` good for little '' , new-invented ploughs , and subterranean warren . He was among the first to fit a way-wiser , or odometer , to a carriage .
EE-3 Jararaca . The EE-3 Jararaca is a Brazilian scout car developed for route reconnaissance , liaison , and internal security purposes . It was engineered by Engesa in response to a perceived Brazilian Army requirement for a light armored car capable of replacing its unarmored utility vehicles in the liaison and security role . The first Jararaca prototype appeared in 1979 and serial production commenced in 1982 after extensive operational testing in Brazil . It was ultimately rejected for large scale service with the Brazilian Army due to concerns over the limited mobility of its four-wheeled chassis but achieved some minor successes on the export market . After the early 1980s , the Jararaca was marketed solely towards potential export customers such as Iraq and Libya , both of which influenced the vehicle 's continued development . Nevertheless , much of Engesa 's marketing efforts for the Jararaca were stymied by a combination of a trend towards heavier wheeled armored fighting vehicles and a surplus of cheaper light armored cars available to the armies of developing nations , particularly during the final years of the Cold War . Development history . By the 1960s and 1970s , most modern armies had recognized a niche for armored vehicles in secondary battlefield tasks , such as providing information and rear security for larger mechanized formations . This trend to `` mechanize '' auxiliary land warfare elements placed an emphasis on the use of light armor to fulfill roles outside the traditional armored doctrine of maneuver and combat . The niche the trend created resulted in the development of new vehicles intended to bridge gaps between tanks or tracked armored personnel carriers above the 7 tonne class and jeep type vehicles under 4 tonnes . During the late 1970s , the Brazilian Army was still using a variety of unarmored jeep class vehicles for auxiliary tasks in its mechanized formations . In 1977 , Engesa began development work on an armored scout car which it intended to market to the army as a potential replacement for the jeep class . The new vehicle was to be built on an extremely compact , four-wheeled chassis capable of being airdropped and engaging in passive reconnaissance or deception . Ideally , it would also be fitted with a single heavy or general-purpose machine gun for self defense . The first prototypes appeared in 1979 and incorporated as many parts as possible from the army 's preexisting fleet of Engesa utility trucks to simplify logistics . Between 1981 and 1982 the prototypes were trialed by army officials as the `` EE-3 Jararaca '' . Their response was anything but favorable . The Jararaca was rejected for service due to a combination of mechanical problems—apparently due to engineering flaws which had been overlooked in spite of criticism from its own design team—and its 4X4 configuration , which limited mobility . Nevertheless , Engesa received some interest from potential export customers , ensuring the program remained viable for that market . The Iraqi Army played a major role in creating the economy of scale necessary to push the Jararaca into serial production ; in 1981 it ordered 280 from Engesa . Small numbers were subsequently purchased by Gabon , Uruguay , and Ecuador . The Cypriot National Guard , then in the process of a major modernization program amid tensions sparked by the 1983 Northern Cypriot declaration of independence , accounted for the next major order of Jararacas . The Cypriots were not especially interested in the vehicle 's utility as a scout car and modified their Jararacas with MILAN anti-tank guided missiles , converting them into tank destroyers used to support the heavier EE-9 Cascavels in their light armored units . Engesa subsequently began fitting all Jararacas with a filtering system designed to enable their crews to operate in a nuclear , chemical , and biological ( NBC ) warfare environment ; this was apparently in response to pressure from another potential export customer , Libya , which had expressed an interest in the vehicle type . Libya later entered into negotiations to purchase 180 Jararacas once it was satisfied the specified alterations had been carried out ; however , the Central Intelligence Agency ( CIA ) theorized that the vehicles were intended for a third party such as Iran . At the end of the 1980s , Engesa found the Jararaca increasingly non-competitive as it had to compete with a surplus of other light armored vehicles appearing on the international market in the wake of the 1989 Revolutions and the reduction of Cold War tensions . Furthermore , the market was increasingly skewed towards heavier wheeled armored fighting vehicles , which had become more readily available to the armies of developing nations . An unrelated financial crisis forced Engesa to suspend its operations in 1990 and by 1993 production of Jararaca was formally terminated . Service history . Iraq deployed its Jararacas during the Iran–Iraq War and the subsequent Gulf War . The Jararaca did not enter service with the reconnaissance platoons of Iraqi armored divisions—a role typically filled by the BRDM-2 and Panhard AML—but was favored by Iraqi infantry divisions which also operated other Engesa vehicles such as the EE-11 Urutu armored personnel carrier . Deploying the Jararaca with units that were equipped primarily with Engesa vehicles also helped simplify logistics and training on the divisional level , a crucial factor in an army which acquired its hardware from as many diverse sources as Iraq . Iran also possessed a fleet of Jararacas during the Iran-Iraq War ; it is unclear whether these vehicles were captured from Iraq or acquired from another external supplier . In 1984 , when Libya was in negotiations to purchase 180 Jararacas from Engesa , the CIA suspected that the vehicles were actually intended for Iran or a similar third party . Libya did export 130 unidentified armored vehicles of Brazilian origin to Iran at some point prior to 1987 . This was not considered a violation of any end-user agreement because Engesa had refused to place restrictive conditions on the resale or transfer of its products purchased by Libya . Although the Brazilian Army had initially rejected the Jararaca for service , it received a number of Engesa 's prototypes , pre-production vehicles , and working demonstrators as a result of that company 's closure in 1993 . Among these was a Jararaca equipped for NBC detection , which was adopted by the 13th Mechanized Cavalry Regiment based in Pirassununga . Description . The EE-3 Jararaca 's hull is of electro-slag refined steel which provides ballistic protection against artillery fragments and small arms fire . The driving compartment is located in the front of the hull and to the left . It is provided with three periscopes and a single piece hatch cover . Immediately behind the driving compartment is a crew compartment which accommodates up to two additional personnel . One crew member is seated at the right rear , which also doubles as the gunner 's station , and the other at the left rear , where most of the vehicle 's internal communications equipment is located . The gunner 's station is provided with a single 12.7mm Browning M2 heavy machine gun , which could be mounted in a fully enclosed turret or simply on an open ring mount . Various models were proposed which replaced the heavy machine gun mounting with twin general-purpose machine guns , a 20 mm autocannon , a 60 mm gun-mortar , or a bank for launching anti-tank guided missiles . Both crew members have access to roof hatches over their respective seating positions . The crew usually embarks and debarks through a door opening forwards in the right side of the hull . The Jararaca is fitted with a Mercedes-Benz OM 314A , 4-cylinder , turbocharged engine housed at the hull rear . Transmission is manual and consists of a two-speed Clark Model 240 V mechanical gearbox with one reverse and five forward gears . Both the gearbox and the engine type were selected because they were considered `` off the shelf '' commercial components also used by the civilian automotive industry in Brazil . Being the first four-wheeled armored vehicle produced by Engesa , the Jararaca lacked the articulated `` boomerang '' suspension usually characteristic of that firm 's vehicle range . Its front and rear beam axles are fitted with the more conventional semi-elliptical leaf springs , as well as hydraulic shock absorbers . The axles also have hypoid gears . Standard equipment included a central tire pressure regulation system that allowed the driver to adjust the tire pressure depending on the terrain . Tire pressure on roads was typically set at 2.5kg/cm² . External . The Jararaca resembles both the EE-11 Urutu and the EE-9 Cascavel in that it possesses a sharply sloping glacis plate , which recedes into a horizontal hull roof line . Its headlamps are recessed and the driver 's hatch protrudes from the hull roof over the glacis plate . The sides of the hull are vertical with an odd symmetrical sloping plane between the hull sides and roof . Turrets and ring mountings for various forms of armament are always located atop the hull and slightly to the right due to the position of the turret ring . Variants . A number of other variants were proposed but did not actually reach prototype form , including Jararacas fitted with 20 mm autocannon , twin machine guns , or a 60 mm gun-mortar .
The Hope Line . The Hope Line ( a.k.a . `` La Linea de la Esperanza '' ) is a non-profit organization in the South Bronx in New York City established in 1990 that mostly serves immigrants from Latin America . After the Happyland Fire in March 1990 , Bishop Francisco Garmendia , Vicar of the South Bronx , and Mr. James P. McLaughlin , President of United Parcel Service , led the effort to establish community assistance ; this started with a bilingual telephone counseling and referral service . Since 1990 , the organization has grown into a full-service community service organization currently providing ESL classes , immigration support , and a food pantry . The HopeLine is affiliated with Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of New York . It is currently located at 402 East 152nd street , Bronx , New York . In July 2014 , Maria Cintron was appointed the new Executive Director .
Adam Deja . Adam Deja ( born 24 June 1993 ) is a Polish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Cracovia in the Ekstraklasa .
Antequera ( moth ) . `` Antequera '' is a genus of moth in the family Cosmopterigidae .
Foxbusters . `` Foxbusters '' is a British animation very loosely based on the Dick King-Smith book `` The Foxbusters '' . It was made by Cosgrove Hall and consists of two series of thirteen 11-minute episodes each , made between 1999 and 2000 . The show was co-written by the animation partnership of David Max Freedman and Alan Gilbey , and occasionally with Joel Jessup as a third writer . It was directed by Jon Doyle . The show is primarily set on Foxearth Farm , a fictional farm based in the English countryside in the West Midlands , which is dominated by a variety of animals , particularly the chickens . The Foxbusters are three chickens , Ransome , Sims and Jeffries , who have the unlikely ability to fly . Each has a different personality ; Ransome is the best flyer , Sims is the smartest and Jeffries is the comic relief . The Foxbusters also have the ability to spit grit like machine guns , and drop hard-boiled eggs like they were bombs - and these are used to effect among other methods to keep the hungry pack of foxes in Foxearth Forest at bay . The arguments and conversations between the chickens makes an effective comedy . The foxes ' attempts to get the better of the chickens are often unsuccessful , but they add a lot of humour to the show . The show itself is laden with gags and action , and is of a quality , which led to its receiving two major awards in 2000 . One was a BAFTA for 'Best Animated Series ' and the other was from the British Animation Awards for 'Best Children 's Series ' . Despite being a critical success , the show did not enjoy the same level of commercial success as some of its competitors and ended in 2000 after just two series . In spite of this , the series is still fondly remembered by fans . Home video releases . On 13 January 2003 , Cinema Club and Granada Media released 2 DVDs and videos of The Foxbusters , one with Episodes 1-6 , and one with Episodes 7-13 . So far , the second series has not been made available on home video .
Mao Commentary . The `` Mao Commentary '' ( ) is one of the four early traditions of commentary on the `` Classic of Poetry '' . The `` Mao Commentary '' is attributed to either Mao Chang 萇 or Mao Heng 亨 ( both pre 221 BCE ; dates unclear ) . The `` Yiwenzhi '' of the `` Book of Han '' refers to the Mao Commentary under the title `` Maoshi guxun zhuan '' 毛詩故訓傳 as one of two works by Mao on the `` Classic of Poetry '' . Zheng Xuan wrote a jian 箋 ( `` annotation '' ) on the basis of the Mao commentary , a sub-commentary . This commentary was not officially recognized until the reign of Emperor Ping ( 1 BC to 6 AD ) . However , during the Eastern Han period , the Mao `` Poetry '' gradually became the primary version . Proponents of the Mao `` Poetry '' said that its text was descended from the first generation of Confucius ' students , and as such should be the authoritative version . Xu Shen 's influential dictionary `` Shuowen Jiezi '' , written in the 2nd century AD , quotes almost exclusively from the Mao `` Poetry '' . Finally , the renowned Eastern Han scholar Zheng Xuan used the Mao `` Poetry '' as the basis for his annotated edition of the `` Poetry '' . By the 5th century , the Lu , Qi and Han traditions had died out , leaving only the Mao `` Poetry '' , which has become the received text in use today . Only isolated fragments of the Lu text survive , among the remains of the Xiping Stone Classics . Zheng Xuan 's edition of the Mao text became the imperially authorized text and commentary on the `` Poetry '' in 653 AD . Duan Yucai 's ( 1735–1815 ) in his `` Maoshi guxun zhuan dingben '' 毛詩故訓傳定本 ( preface 1784 ) , includes the Mao commentary , the Zheng sub-commentary , and other commentarial material by Lu Deming ( 556-627 ) and Kong Yingda ( 574-648 ) . Duan 's produced this edition because previous editions confused the main text , the commentary , and the sub-commentary .
George Eaton ( cricketer ) . George Eaton ( 23 October 1904 – 28 May 1938 ) was an Australian cricketer . He played four first-class cricket matches for Victoria in 1931 . His highest first-class score was 184 against Tasmania .
Geology of London . The geology of London comprises various differing layers of sedimentary rock upon which London , England is built . Oldest rocks . The oldest rocks proved through boreholes to exist below London are the old , hard rocks of the Palaeozoic . These consist of Silurian mudstones and sandstones , generally overlain by Devonian strata which are largely of Old Red Sandstone . The Devonian rocks are absent in parts of South London . The Palaeozoic rocks dip southwards and are more than 1,000 metres below the English Channel . Above this is a 60-metre thick layer of impermeable Gault clays . These clays are relatively young , only going back to the early Cretaceous which began around 144 million years ago . On top of these clays is a non-contiguous layer of Upper Greensand above which lies a rolling bed of white chalk about 200 metres thick . In the Lower Chalk and in the lower region of the Middle Chalk there are abundant fossilized shell fragments , especially `` Inoceramus '' clams . In places these form the greater part of the rock but they decrease in amount upwards in the succession . Flints are abundant in the Upper Chalk . These bands of chalk form the basis of the London Basin , a syncline the outcrop of which is v-shaped opening to the east and bounded by chalk outcrops forming hills : the North Downs to the south of London , and the Chilterns to the north . The chalk is a soft white limestone that is different in appearance to other limestones because it is porous and earthy whilst others are compact and crystalline . Tertiary period . The chalk basin has been infilled with a sequence of clays and sands of the more recent Paleogene Period , then Neogene Period ( 1.6 to 66.4 million years old ) . Most significant is the stiff , grey-blue London Clay , a marine deposit which is well known for the fossils it contains and can be over 150 metres thick beneath the city . This supports most of the deep foundations and tunnels that exist under London . Also in this area are the Lambeth Group ( formerly known as the Woolwich and Reading Beds , though those beds have been recently deprecated in 1994 in favour of the Lambeth Group by the British Geological Survey to conform with new standards and to allow scope for more detailed subdivisions ) and Thanet Sands . Most of these sand and clays were deposited 60-50 million years ago during the Eocene . Southern England at this time was covered by a warm tropical sea : this is shown by the fossil evidence . The sands contain animals that lived in both estuaries and freshwater . Some species burrowed into the underlying chalk . Quaternary Period . Above this is the subsoil which consists of deposits of gravel up to 10 metres deep . This was deposited during the last ice-age ½ million years ago when the River Thames was diverted to its present position . While establishing its new path , the river eroded its valley , creating a series of sand and gravel terraces . These terraces are named after the area they are best known in , for example : Dartford Heath Gravel , Swanscombe , Orsett Heath , Corbets Tey , Mucking , West Thurrock , Kempton Park , Shepperton , Staines and Tilbury Gravels . The sand and gravel terraces are made up of pebbles with flint , quartz and quartzite . In places , there are deposits of brickearth , which is a mixture of clay and sand that has supported London 's long-standing brick-making industry . On top of these natural layers are the deposits of hundreds of years of human occupation . In the oldest parts the City of London and the City of Westminster this layer can be up to 6 metres deep .
Gerard Fortune . Gerard Fortune ' '' , commonly known by his first name Gerard , is a Haitian artist . His exact date of birth is uncertain , though Gerard has said he was alive during the Haitian dictatorship of Jean Claude Duvalier , which would put his age at about 50–60 years old . Gerard was born and raised in the city of Petionville , a suburb of the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince . Style and early works . As an adult , Gerard worked as a pastry chef before starting to paint in 1978 . He continued making new pieces , always in naive style – a brightly colored , childlike , style of painting . The subjects of Gerard ’ s paintings are vast , ranging from everyday matters , Biblical scenes , portraits of Haitian generals and politicians , animals and athletes . Gerard himself has said , “ I ’ m obligated to paint vodou and Jesus and flowers and the sea . And villages and anything that comes to mind. ” “ God tells me what to paint , the feeling of each painting. ” He says that God gives hope to him . “ Inspiration comes from God at all hours. ” Exhibits . His work has been exhibited internationally in places like Nottingham Contemporary . Two of the places that include Gerard ’ s work in their permanent collections are Ramapo College , New Jersey and the Waterloo Center for the Arts in Waterloo , Iowa .
Wheelerenomyia . `` Wheelerenomyia '' is an extinct genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae , known from the Eocene of the Baltic region . The genus is named after William Morton Wheeler . Species . The genus contains 15 species . Originally it had only one species , `` W. eocenica '' ; in 2008 , Igor Grichanov moved 14 extinct species from other sciapodine genera ( `` Amesorhaga '' , `` Nematoproctus '' , `` Psilopus '' – now `` Sciapus '' – and `` Neurigona '' ) to the genus . All species in the genus have strongly sinuate vein M , and were found from Baltic amber .
Institut des nanotechnologies de Lyon . Institute de Nanotechnologie de Lyon ( INL ) or the Lyon Institute of Nanotechnology is a fundamental and applied research laboratory in the field of micro- and nano-technology based in Lyon , France . Its mission is to conduct research towards the development of full-fledged technologies for a broad range of application sectors ( semiconductors and micro-electronics , telecommunication , energy , health , biology , industrial control , defence , environment ) . The research programs draw on the resources of the Lyon-based Nanolyon technology platform . A transversal research operation is specifically dedicated to the development of Nanocharacterization tools and techniques . The laboratory is situated on the campuses of Ecole Centrale de Lyon , INSA Lyon , University of Lyon 1 and CPE . It comprises 120 permanent staff and approximately 95 non-permanent staff . The annual budget excluding salaries is about 3M€ . The management team is made up of Guy Hollinger ( director ) , G. Guillot ( vice-director for the INSA site ) , P. Morin ( vice-director for the UL1 site ) and Ian O'Connor ( vice-director for the ECL site ) .
Wings of Change Chinhook Bi . The Wings of Change Chinhook Bi ( ) is an Austrian two-place paraglider that was designed by Markus Gründhammer and produced by Wings of Change of Fulpmes . It is now out of production . Design and development . The aircraft was designed as a tandem glider for flight training and as such was referred to as the Chinhook Bi , indicating `` bi-place '' or two seater . The aircraft 's span wing has 44 cells , a wing area of and an aspect ratio of 5.44:1 . The take-off weight range is . The glider is DHV 1-2 and EN/LTF A certified .
Rajesh Sanghi . Rajesh Sanghi ( 6 December 1971 – 4 October 2014 ) was an Indian cricketer . He played four first-class matches for Rajasthan in 1993/94 .
Patrisha Wright . Patrisha Wright is a disability rights activist . She is legally blind . She was instrumental in enacting the Americans with Disabilities Act . Life . She was at the San Francisco sit-in to support Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act in April 1977 , as a personal assistant to Judy Heumann . In 1979 she cofounded the Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund ( DREDF ) with Mary Lou Breslin and Robert Funk . From 1979 until 2005 she worked as Director of Government Affairs for DREDF . She fought for the enactment of the Handicapped Children 's Protection Act of 1986 and amendments to the Fair Housing Act regarding people with disabilities . Wright represented disability concerns in an alliance of civil rights groups that were all working to pass the Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987 . Also in the 1980s , when the Reagan administration threatened to amend or revoke regulations implementing Section 504 of the ( American ) Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975 , Wright and Evan Kemp , Jr. ( of the Disability Rights Center ) led a grassroots and lobbying campaign against this that generated more than 40,000 cards and letters . In 1984 , the administration dropped its attempts to amend or revoke those regulations ; however , they did end the Social Security benefits of hundreds of thousands of disabled recipients . Wright is widely considered the main force behind the campaign lobbying for the Americans with Disabilities Act , and she is known as `` the General '' for her work in coordinating the campaign to enact the Act . In 2000 , she was awarded the George Bush Medal for her disability rights work . In 2001 she was awarded the Presidential Citizens Medal . She is Secretary ; Vice-President of the Baja Coastal Institute .
Wollenberg Grain and Seed Elevator . Wollenberg Grain and Seed Elevator was a historic grain and seed elevator located at Buffalo in Erie County , New York . It was built in 1912 and remained in service until 1987 . It was notable as the sole surviving example of a wooden or so-called `` country style '' elevator . It was built in the style of the earliest elevators dating to the 1840s and had a capacity of 25,000 bushels . It was destroyed by fire in October 2006 . It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003 .
Eggentaler Bach . The Eggentaler Bach is a stream in South Tyrol , Italy .
1979 Paris–Nice . The 1979 Paris–Nice was the 37th edition of the Paris–Nice cycle race and was held from 7 March to 14 March 1979 . The race started in Paris and finished in Nice . The race was won by Joop Zoetemelk of the Miko team .
Maccabi Ahva Yarka F.C.. Maccabi Ahva Yarka , ( ; ) , is an Israeli football club based in Yarka . The club played in Liga Gimel Upper Galilee division during the 2015–16 season . History . The club was founded in 2013 , replacing the former senior football club in Yarka , Otzma Bnei Yarka , which was closed in 2010 . In its first season in Liga Gimel the club finished fourth , but achieved less success since , finishing 10th in its second season and 8th in its third .
Institute of Tropical Forest Conservation . The Institute of Tropical Forest Conservation ( ITFC ) is a post-graduate research institute based in the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest , in south-western Uganda . The institute is a semi-autonomous part of Mbarara University of Science and Technology and is focused on research , training , and monitoring for conservation management in the Albertine Rift ecoregion . ITFC is located on the Eastern border of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in Ruhija village , Rubanda district of South Western Uganda . The long history of ITFC 's work in ecological and sociological research has established it as a leading post graduate research institution and field station . With over 200 publications about conservation in the region and a wealth of national , regional and international partners and donors - ITFC 's work in conservation has influenced the direction of conservation the world over , and more specifially in the Albertine Rift ecoregion . The Bwindi Impenetrable Forest is a tropical moist broadleaf forest in the Afromontane Albertine Rift montane forests ecoregion . It is primarily protected within the Bwindi Impenetrable National Park ( BINP ) . History . The IFPC became the ITFC - a semi autonomous academic unit of Mbarara University of Science and Technology in 1991 , the same year in which Bwindi Impenetrable National Park was established . The Establishment of Bwindi Impenetrable and Mgahinga National Parks was after a successiful recommendation by ITFC ( then IFCP ) , Mbarara University of Science and Technology and other conservation partners after they expressed the danger that Bwindi and Mgahinga Forests faced if not quickly gazetted as National parks . Work . As part of their work , ITFC carries out ecological research and monitoring on the state on both plants and animals all around the Albertine Rift ecoregion . This puts makes places such as Mount Rwenzori National Park , Queen Elizabeth National Park , Semuliki National Park , Mount Elgon National Park , Mgahinga National National Park , Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and the Greater Virunga Landscape . Activities such as vegetation monitoring , animal monitoring , Gorilla population census , community involvement in conservation , promotion of sustainable tourism practice among so many others are the regular activities at ITFC .
J. T. Floyd . James Thomas `` J. T. '' Floyd III ( born December 8 , 1989 ) is a cornerback who played his redshirt senior season for the Michigan Wolverines football team in 2012 . He was an honorable mention All-Big Ten Conference selection for the 2011 and 2012 teams . High school . He was a first team All-State defensive back as a junior and first team All-state wide receiver as a senior . College . Made his career debut against Western Michigan on September 5 , 2009 as a redshirt freshman for the 2009 Wolverines . For the 2010 team his 66 tackles ranked sixth in the conference per game for the 2010 Big Ten Conference football season . Floyd notched a key forced fumble in the opening game against Connecticut on September 4 . He made his first interception in the 28–24 September 11 , 2010 rivalry game victory against Notre Dame . He posted 7 solo tackles and six assists on October 2 , 2010 against Indiana and then posted 10 solo tackles and 3 assists the following week in the Paul Bunyan Trophy game against Michigan State on October 9 . Floyd accumulated no statistics in the final five games of the season . He suffered ankle ligament damage on Tuesday November 2 during practice that required season-ending surgery . Floyd did not recover from his injury in time for spring practice and found himself battling for a starting position prior to his fourth-year junior season . He switched from # 12 to # 8 ( formerly worn by Jonas Mouton ) prior to the 2011 season . He made his second interception the against Notre Dame on September 10 , 2011 in the first night game at Michigan Stadium . He added another interception against Illinois on November 12 . The interception came when Michigan was protecting a 17–7 lead in the fourth quarter . He was an honorable mention 2011 All-Big Ten Conference selection by both the coaches and the media for the 2011 Wolverines . Floyd finished among the conference leaders in passes defended/game ( .77 , t-5th ) . Floyd started 12 games in 2012 , recording 48 tackles and 5 pass break ups . He was also a 2012 All-Big Ten honorable mention selection by both the coaches and the media for the 2012 Wolverines . Coach Brady Hoke has suspended J.T . Floyd for undisclosed reasons , and he will not travel with the team to the January 1 , 2013 Outback Bowl .
Marendaz Trainer . The Marendaz Trainer was a two-seat low-wing training aircraft built in the UK just before World War II . Only one was completed . Development . In 1939 the newly established Marendaz Aircraft Ltd. built a two-seat , single-engined low wing cantilever monoplane called the Marendaz Trainer . Donald Marendaz , the company 's founder , claimed to have designed it though this has been disputed , not least because Marendaz had claimed the work of others as his own before . If it was not his , the true designer is unknown . The Trainer was in most respects a conventional open cockpit two seater of its time . Its fuselage and wings were wooden structures skinned with plywood . Only the control surfaces were fabric covered . The wings were built around two box spars and consisted of a constant chord centre section , integral with the fuselage and carrying no dihedral , plus bolt-on outer panels with marked dihedral and slight taper on the trailing edge . The outer panels carried both ailerons and built-in leading edge slots with no moving parts . The fuselage was flat sided , with a conventional rounded decking running forward as far as the engine cowling . It tapered to the rear , more in plan than elevation and carried a tailplane with a sharply swept leading edge mounted on top of the fuselage and externally braced from below . The elevators were more rounded , and well separated to allow rudder movement . The fin and horn balanced rudder together were almost triangular , with the latter rounded at tip and base . The rear cockpit was over the trailing edge of the wing and the front cockpit at the leading edge . The Trainer was powered by a 90 hp ( 67 kW ) Blackburn Cirrus Minor four cylinder inverted in-line engine , driving a two-bladed propeller . The Trainer 's undercarriage was unusual and possibly vulnerable . Each wheel was mounted on a stub axle , independent of the other and swung on a V member formed from heavy duty square tubing , with its ends hinged to front and rear spar towards the outer end of the centre section , so the assembly could swing laterally . Each V plus wheel was restrained by a radius arm hinged on the front spar near the fuselage , allowing a small amount of upwards and outward travel for the wheel . The radius arms were sprung inside the fuselage . In order to get the very wide track of 93 in ( 2.36 m ) , both the V and radius arms were heavily splayed and the angle between them was much smaller than normal , a cause for some concern . The tailskid was mounted without a fuselage aperture , to avoid the trapping of grass and dirt . The sole Trainer , registered `` G-AFZX '' first flew in November 1939 with R.A. Wyndham at the controls . It seems to have flown well , though it is not known if the front seat was ever occupied or ballasted . By this time the UK was at war , so the aircraft went to the RAF Halton Squadron of the Air Training Corps in 1940 and no more was heard of it .
French standard sizes for oil paintings . French standard sizes for oil paintings refers to a series of different sized canvases for use by artists . The sizes were fixed in the 19th century . Most artists—not only French—used this standard , as it was supported by the main suppliers of artist materials . Only some contemporary artist material suppliers continue to use these standards today , as most artists no longer differentiate canvas sizes by subject . The main separation from size 0 ( `` toile de 0 '' ) to size 120 ( `` toile de 120 '' ) is divided in separate runs for faces/portraits ( `` figure '' ) , landscapes ( `` paysage '' ) , and marines ( `` marine '' ) which more or less keep the diagonal . That is , a `` figure 0 '' corresponds in height to a `` paysage 1 '' and a `` marine 2 '' . In modern times in the USA size is usually stated height by width , where as in this article it is width by height .
Hazeta Slonimskaya . `` Hazeta Slonimskaya '' ( Газета Слонімская ; Газета Слонимская ; 7,000 to 8,000 copies ) is an independent local newspaper published in Slonim , Belarus .
Charles Henry Hussey . Charles Henry Hussey ( 27 September 1832 – 8 January 1899 ) was a politician in colonial South Australia . Charles was the youngest son of George Edward Hussey ( –1842 ) originally of Towcester , Northamptonshire , and his wife Catherine , née Burt ( c. 1793–1874 ) , who emigrated on the ship `` Asia '' to South Australia , arriving in Holdfast Bay in July 1839 . While in the employ of Matthew Goode as a drapery salesman , Charles was attracted to Port Elliot and settled there , working for Mr. Mackie and Philip Greayer . Early in the 1870s he and his family left Port Elliot to assist with the management of George Fife Angas 's `` Roslyn House '' , about south of Melrose . They returned to Adelaide , and he worked for a few years for John Dunn , then purchased David Golding 's milling business in Port Elliot . He was elected to the South Australian House of Assembly seat of Encounter Bay and sat from March 1887 to April 1890 . He was an uncle of George Hussey MHA .
Altishane . Altishane or Altishahane ( ) is a small settlement and townland in County Tyrone , Northern Ireland . It lies near Strabane , between Plumbridge and Donemana . It is situated in the historic barony of Strabane Lower and the civil parish of Donaghedy and covers an area of 744 acres . There is one primary school , Altishane Primary School . Sport . Altishane 's local Gaelic Athletic Association football team is called Clann Na nGael .
List of Lebanese people in Africa . This is a list of notable individuals born in Africa ( outside the Arab World / North Africa of Lebanese ancestry or people of dual Lebanese and local nationality born and/or residing in Africa .
Valērijs Ivanovs . Valērijs Ivanovs ( ; born 23 February 1970 in Riga ) is a former football midfielder from Latvia . He played 69 international matches and scored 1 goal for the Latvia national team between 1992 and 2001 . His clubs include FC Skonto ( 1995-1997 ) , Helsingborgs IF , Uralan Elista , Shinnik Yaroslavl and Volgar GazProm Astrakhan .
1936–37 Brentford F.C . season . During the 1936–37 English football season , Brentford competed in the Football League First Division and secured a 6th-place finish , one place below the previous season 's club record highest league position . Season summary . After a club record 5th-place finish in Brentford 's debut season in the top flight , manager Harry Curtis kept faith with the season 's previous squad , releasing bit-part players Herbert Watson and James Raven and bringing in youngsters Harry Bamford and Joe Murray . Teenage outside right Les Smith , who had signed his first professional contract a year earlier , was promoted to the first team after Bobby Reid was struck down by appendicitis on the eve of the season . After a mixed start to the season , Brentford kicked into gear in late September 1936 , losing just four of 19 matches to establish themselves in the top three in the First Division . In his first full season with the Bees , forward David McCulloch again showed prolific form , going on to score 33 goals in his 43 appearances . Five goals in a six match spell also saw forward Billy Scott win an England cap in a British Home Championship match versus Wales in October 1937 , which made him Brentford 's first full England international player . Brentford 's form dipped in mid-February 1937 and despite the signing of Buster Brown to replace the departed Dai Richards at left half , the club dropped to a 6th-place finish . A 6–2 defeat to champions-elect Manchester City on 3 April equalled the club record for most goals conceded in a Football League match . Despite a number of other heavy defeats , manager Harry Curtis did improve the team 's winning percentage in both the league and FA Cup , with Brentford hammering Huddersfield Town 5–0 in the third round ( the first time the Bees had scored in the FA Cup for over four years ) before exiting at the hands of Derby County in the following round . At the end of the season , Brentford set off on a tour of Nazi Germany , beating Hamburger SV ( 3–0 ) , Hertha BSC ( 4–0 ) , drawing 2–2 with champions 1 . FC Nürnberg and losing 4–0 to Schalke 04 . `` The Star '' published a picture of the team giving a Nazi salute prior to the Schalke match , causing a minor stir in London .
GPRename . GPRename is a computer program for renaming multiple files and directories at one time . GPRename is written in Perl , and runs on any Unix-like operating system . History . At the start of 2007 , GPRename has been ported from the deprecated GTK-Perl to the new GTK2-Perl and in mid-2007 the new 2.4 release is now GPL-3 .
Étienne Léandri . Étienne Léandri ( 1915–1995 ) was an intermediary close to Charles Pasqua . He was part of the French Connection and Corsica Mafia organisation . He took part in the negotiations concerning many important international contracts , and represented , among others , the interests of Elf , Thomson CSF and Dumez . Entrepreneur . Leandri commercialized `` Gazogene '' , the burning of wood or charcoal to power automobiles , using a special apparatus . This method of powering autos had been developed at the turn of the 19th , 20th century but during the Second World War Leandri built a factory in Nice to retrofit automobiles formerly running on petrol and to produce new automobiles with the gazogene apparatus attached . Businessman . During the war , he was a business associate of the American pharmaceutical and perfume manufacturer , E. Virgil Neal , of Tokalon ; and , according to some accounts , Léandri had become Director of Tokalon by 1944 . Léandri was involved in various political scandals , such as the Sofremi affair , for which Pasqua has been indicted , and the affair concerning the moving of the headquarters of the GEC-Alsthom Transport firms ( for which Pasqua has also been indicted ) . In 1994 the second affair concerning Alstom generated a commission of 5.2 million Francs ( 790,000 Euros ) paid by Pasqua to Étienne Léandri .
326th Infantry Regiment ( United States ) . The 326th Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment of the United States Army that saw active service during World War I , as part of the 82nd Division and fought in the Meuse-Argonne Offensive and was inactivated in 1919 . The regiment was reactivated during World War II , again as part of the 82nd Infantry Division , and was converted into a glider infantry formation , becoming the 326th Glider Infantry Regiment . Originally part of the 82nd Airborne Division , the regiment transferred to the 13th Airborne Division . However , despite training for almost three years , the 326th was never involved in any combat . World War I . Under the command of Colonel John Campbell McArthur , a Regular Army officer , the 326th Infantry Regiment was officially activated as one of the four regiments of the 82nd Infantry Division on August 29 , 1917 , nearly five months after the American entry into World War I , at Camp Gordon , near Atlanta , Georgia . The other regiments of the 82nd Division were the 325th , 327th and 328th Infantry Regiments , together with supporting units . Being part of a National Army division , the 326th was composed of large numbers of conscripts ( or `` draftees '' ) who had been called up for military service , most of whom had no previous military experience whatsoever . However , the only personnel actually assigned to the regiment were a small cadre of Regular Army soldiers charged with the task of preparing for the thousands of young draftees who would soon be flooding the camp . The 326th , and its sister unit , the 325th Infantry , both of which were part of the 164th Infantry Brigade , were members of the 82nd Division that was , initially , composed of officers and enlisted men from what most would consider the `` Deep South '' . However , this changed a few weeks into the training program . The War Department issued orders instructing the 82nd Division to send all of its soldiers , minus a 783-man training cadre , to other camps to create new units . Leaders watched as their soldiers departed , to be replaced by draftees from all regions of the United States . It was noted by the division commander , Major General Eben Swift , that the 82nd Division was now made up of soldiers from every state in the union . It is from this fact that the 82nd Division received its nickname of `` The All American Division '' and is represented by the `` Double A '' patch worn on members of the 82nd Airborne Division today . The 82nd Division soon began training hard for eventual deployment overseas . In April 1918 , the regiment received orders to move to Camp Upton , New York in preparation for embarkation to France . Their short stay at Camp Upton reflected a growing crisis for the Allied forces on the Western Front . The German Army 's Spring Offensive , launched on March 21 , 1918 , was a desperate attempt to win the war then and there , before the strength of the American Expeditionary Force ( AEF ) on the Western Front , then consisting of only a few divisions , became overwhelming . The Germans had made gains of over 45 miles in France . Other attacks along the Somme , Lys , and Aisne Rivers had stretched the British and French Armies , both , after nearby four years of war , critically short of manpower , to their absolute limits . Upon their arrival at the French port of Le Havre , on May 17 , 1918 the regiment began sending small detachments into the lines to accustom the men to the brutal realities of trench warfare . On June 9 , 1918 , Captain Jewett Williams of the 326th Infantry was killed in action . He was the regiment 's first casualty of World War I . The regiment 's first combat assignment was to relieve the 101st Infantry Regiment of the 26th `` Yankee '' Division in the Toul sector in France where they would enter the line as part of the 82nd Division under the control of the French Seventh Army . On August 4 , the regiment engaged in the 82nd Division 's first offensive action of the war . The 326th went `` over the top '' , advancing behind an artillery barrage to capture 3 German machine guns , inflict 73 casualties , and secure the information needed by higher headquarters . Shortly after this action the regiment was relieved and moved to form part of the Marbache defense sector . The 326th had its first encounter with the deadly mustard gas used by the Germans on September 12 . They endured a night-long barrage of explosive and chemical artillery and persistent strafing by German aircraft . When the sun rose the next morning the soldiers looked out onto a contaminated wasteland . Although the attack on Saint-Mihiel was unsuccessful , the 326th Infantry held its ground and accomplished its mission . The regiment soon received replacements for the casualties sustained and trained in preparation for the next offensive . The Meuse-Argonne Offensive was the last major offensive of the war , and the largest launched by the AEF on the Western Front during the war . It was , in addition , the largest battle ever fought in the U.S. Army 's history , involving well over 1.2 million American soldiers . The offensive was designed to penetrate the German lines and disrupt their logistical base . This was preparatory to further offensive operations involving the actual invasion of Germany . Through ten days of battle , the regiment , sustaining heavy casualties , was able to punch a hole in the German Army 's last line of defense . With their removal , the Allied forces had a clear shot at continuing to advance into Germany . The 326th Infantry Regiment , as an integral part of the 82nd Division , shared the distinction of serving in active operations longer , and without relief , than any other regiment in the AEF . The 326th remained in France , in the Prauthoy area , after the Armistice with Germany was signed on November 11 , 1918 at 11:00am . After occupation duties , the regiment returned to the United States in April 1919 , and was demobilized at Camp Mills , New York . It was reconstituted as an Organized Reserve Unit after the war and allotted to the IV Corps Area until the outbreak of World War II over 20 years later . Assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division . The 326th Infantry Regiment was reactivated under the command of Colonel Stuart Cutler on March 25 , 1942 , three months after the American entry into World War II , again as part of the 82nd Division , then commanded by Major General Omar Bradley . The 326th Infantry Regiment was composed , as it was in World War I , of large numbers of draftees and went through its basic training at Camp Claiborne , Louisiana . A decision was made by General George Marshall , the U.S. Army Chief of Staff , that the 82nd Division was to be converted into the U.S. Army 's first airborne division . As a result of this the 82nd Division , now commanded by Major General Matthew Ridgway , was , on August 15 , 1942 , redesignated as the 82nd Airborne Division and the 326th was redesignated as the 326th Glider Infantry Regiment ( GIR ) and converted into glider infantry , being trained to enter combat by military glider . The 326th GIR , now with only two battalions ( the 3rd Battalion was sent to help create the 401st Glider Infantry Regiment , with the rest of the 82nd Airborne Division , soon moved to Fort Bragg , North Carolina and commenced training in airborne warfare tactics . In February 1943 , the 82nd Airborne Division , then composed of the 325th and 326th GIRs and the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment ( PIR ) , along with supporting airborne units , went through a drastic reorganization . The division was to take part in the Allied invasion of Sicily , codenamed Operation Husky , then scheduled for June 10 , 1943 , although it was eventually postponed by a month . However , due to a severe shortage of gliders , which was necessary to take both glider regiments into combat , the 82nd Airborne Division was reorganized and the 326th , being the junior glider regiment , was transferred out of the 82nd and replaced by the 505th PIR . The 326th left Fort Bragg and was sent to train at Alliance , Nebraska , by the Alliance Army Airbase , and soon , alongside the 88th GIR , became part of the 1st Airborne Infantry Brigade . Assigned to the 13th Airborne Division . In June 1943 the 326th received a new commander , Colonel William O. Poindexter , who would remain in command of the regiment for the rest of the war . The 326th was later assigned to the 13th Airborne Division , commanded by Major General Elbridge Chapman , when that unit was created in August 1943 . Together with the rest of the 13th Airborne Division , which was then composed of the 88th and 326th GIRs and the 515th PIR , along with supporting airborne units , the 326th participated in numerous tough and realistic training exercises throughout the United States . However , training was hampered by a lack of aircraft and the constant need to supply trained replacements for the two airborne divisions then overseas , the 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions . Training continued until , in October 1944 , the division , now brought up to strength , was alerted for service overseas in Western Europe and began preparations for movement . The 326th moved from Camp Mackall , North Carolina to Camp Shanks , New York , embarking overseas aboard the USS General George O. Squire . Together with the rest of the division , the regiment , as it did in World War I , landed at Le Havre , France in February 1945 and moved forward to a staging area . On March 1 , 1945 the 326th was reorganized , gaining a third battalion from the deactivation of the 88th GIR . The 13th Airborne Division was originally selected to participate in Operation Varsity , the airborne component of Operation Plunder , codename for the Allied crossing of the Rhine River , alongside two veteran airborne divisions , the British 6th and the U.S. 17th . However , there was not enough transport aircraft available to transport all three divisions and so the 13th Airborne 's role in the operation was dropped . Over the next few weeks , numerous other airborne operations were thought of , only to be quickly abandoned , and so the division did not see any combat action , due , as with the division 's cancelation from Operation Varsity , to a shortage of transport aircraft . The Allies ' rapid advance into Germany after March 1945 denied the need for airborne troops and the 13th Airborne Division was never used , instead being held in reserve by General Dwight D. Eisenhower , the Supreme Allied Commander on the Western Front , for a possible airborne drop into Bavaria . The end of World War II in Europe arrived on May 8 , 1945 , now known as Victory in Europe Day ( VE-Day ) . The 13th and 101st Airborne Divisions were scheduled to be sent to the Pacific soon after . However , the Japanese surrendered in late August 1945 , almost six years after the war for the European powers had begun , and the 326th , then on its way to the Pacific , returned to the United States , arriving in New York Harbor on August 27 , 1945 . After the 13th Airborne Division was deactivated , the regiment was again assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division , under Major General James M. Gavin . The 82nd Airborne Division was then stationed at Fort Bragg , North Carolina . The 326th remained there for the next few months until moving to Camp Kilmer , New Jersey , where it was deactivated in February 1946 .
Cycling at the 2002 Asian Games – Men 's cross-country . The men 's cross-country competition at the 2002 Asian Games in Gijang County was held on 13 October at the Gijang Mountain Bike Race Stadium . Schedule . All times are Korea Standard Time ( )
Marion Fresenius Fooshee . Marion Fresenius Fooshee ( July 27 , 1888 – January 4 , 1956 ) was an American architect active in the Dallas , Texas ( USA ) area . The architect 's name has also been spelled as Marion Fooshe . Marion Fooshee was Francis Marion and Margaret Christine ( Fresenius ) Fooshee 's only child . Marion was born in Weatherford , Texas and spent his early years in Corpus Christi , Texas . At age seven , Marion 's father died while the family was living in Corpus Christi . In 1898 he and his mother moved north to Dallas where his mother established a boarding house at Live Oak Street and Haskell Avenue , in the current Bryan Place neighborhood . Fooshee spent the remainder of his youth there and attended Bryan High School , but did not go to college . In 1911 , Marion Fooshee was hired by H. B. Thompson to help design eclectic homes for the Dallas elite . Much of his designs are seen on Swiss Avenue and in the Munger Place historic district in east Dallas . Some of his important designs include the Aldredge House at 5500 Swiss Avenue , built in 1917 , and homes for Charles Sanger and Judge George C. Greer . Fooshee was a tall Southern gentleman who was friendly and easygoing—his demeanor fitted Thompson 's clientele very well , and several projects , including the palatial Orville Throp residence in Highland Park , 4908 Lakeside , built 1915 , are generally credited to Thompson and Fooshee . At the outbreak of World War I , Fooshee entered officers ' training camp and was sent to the Bethlehem Ship Yards in San Francisco where he performed architectural work for the Navy . In 1918 he was discharged and he began an independent architectural practice in Dallas . James B. Cheek , who Fooshee met in Thompson 's office around 1914 , joined Fooshee 's practice soon after . In one point , the practice was apparently located in Wichita Falls . In Dallas , Fooshee and Cheek solidified their reputation for designing large homes for the very wealthy . They typically worked independently on their residential commissions ; Fooshee is credited with 3606 Cornell in Highland Park ( ca . 1923 ) . They also built apartment buildings and duplexes , including much of the 4400 block of Westway in Dallas , where both Fooshee and Cheek lived . In 1920 , Fooshee was appointed architect for the Dallas Park Board , and the firm 's practice expanded into civic and commercial structures . Among the projects built were Highland Park Village ( ca . 1930-1935 ) , the first self-contained shopping center in the nation , though the project is generally credited to Cheek . Fooshee and Cheek was one of eleven architectural firms involved in the construction and design of the Hall of State at the Texas Centennial Exposition in Fair Park . They were also involved in the designing of the aquarium , and Cheek designed the United States Federal Exhibits Building . They also designed many gas stations , motels , and several of the state 's first radio and television stations . Fooshee is credited with designing the Grand Court Tourisst Lodge in 1931 and a Magnolia Service Station in Dallas . His firm was noted for their Spanish Colonial designs . Also , mausoleums were considered a specialty of the firm . In June 1927 , Fooshee married Annie Linda Atkins of St. Louis . The two had a daughter , but Annie died in 1931 . Fooshee then married Peggy Montague Neale in June 1940 , and the two also had a daughter . Fooshee was a member of the Dallas Country Club and president of the Idlewild Club . He also helped organize St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church and designed its first building . He was also a member of the Dallas City Plan Commission , the American Institute of Architects , the Junior Chamber of Commerce , and he played a key role in an attempt to remodel the historic Union Station in Dallas . Fooshee continued in his architectural practice until he suffered a heart attack and died on 4 January 1956 . He is buried in Hillcrest Memorial Park in Dallas , the site of his first noted mausoleum .
1997 Men 's European Volleyball Championship . The 1997 Men 's European Volleyball Championship was the 20th edition of the event , organized by Europe 's governing volleyball body , the Confédération Européenne de Volleyball . It was hosted from September 6 to September 14 in two cities in the Netherlands – Den Bosch and Eindhoven – . Qualification . The top four placed teams from the 1995 edition of the Men 's European Volleyball Championship — Italy , Yugoslavia , Netherlands ( also host ) and Bulgaria — were automatically qualified for the 1997 edition . The other teams had to qualify in 1996 .
Pontarddulais RFC . Pontarddulais Rugby Football Club is a rugby union team from the town of Pontarddulais in Wales , UK . The club is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the Ospreys . The club is famous as the location for the recording in 1975 of We All Had Doctors ' Papers , a live album by Welsh comedian and singer Max Boyce , the only comedy album ever to top the UK album charts . Although rugby had been played in Pontarddulais before the club 's formation , it was not until 22 September 1881 that the local inhabitants decided on creating an official rugby club . The fact that Pontarddulais have a formation date is fairly uncommon if not unique in Welsh rugby union clubs formed before World War I ; as most other teams did not record the event . In the early 1890s the team played in a green strip but had changed to their present black and amber by the turn of the century .
Steve Madge . Steve Madge is a birder , author , and bird tour leader , based in Cornwall , England . He is a former member of the British Birds Rarities Committee . He is president of the Cornwall Birdwatching and Preservation Society . He has written three volumes in the Helm Identification Guides series - on `` Wildfowl '' , `` Crows and Jays '' and `` Pheasants , Partridges & Grouse '' , and is co-author with Mark Beaman of The Handbook of Bird Identification .
Mahananda Express . The Mahananda Express or Sikkim Mahananda Express is an Indian express train connecting the cities of New Delhi and Alipurduar . This is a direct train origination from Old Delhi to Alipurduar Junction . The train connects the Eastern and Northern regions , as well as parts of India in the Bihar & Uttar Pradesh areas . The name of the train is derived from the Mahananda River which runs through North Bengal and Eastern Bihar . As the entire route is not electrified , the train runs with both an electric and diesel locomotive . Usually the train gets a WDP4/WDP4B from the Siliguri Diesel Loco Shed for the non-electrified territory and a WAP4 electric locomotive in the electrified section . History . The train when introduced used to run between Katihar Jn to Delhi as train number ( s ) 983/984 . This train was later extended to New Jalpaiguri with train number ( s ) 4083/4084 . Finally the train was extended to Alipurduar Junction . Trivia . In a rare occurrence Mahananda Express crosses the Mahananda River five times . The train is named after this river . Train Schedule . Train No.15484 leaves Delhi ( DLI ) at 06:35 AM and reach to the destined stop Alipur Duar Jn ( APDJ ) at 06:45 PM on day after another . Train No.15483 leaves Alipur Duar Jn ( APDJ at 09:50 AM and reach to the destined stop Delhi ( DLI ) at 10:40 PM on day after another . During the journey of approximately 38 hours the train goes via 56 stations before reaching its destination . Accommodations . This train comprises 1 Composite AC [ 2-Tiers+3-Tiers ] , 2 AC 3-Tiers , 13 Sleeper Class , 5 Unreserved General Compartment , 1 Pantry car & 2 Luggage/Parcel cum Brake van which is provided with the Guards ' cabin .
Rob Clarke . Robert G. `` Rob '' Clarke ( born March 2 , 1967 ) is a politician and career Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer . He was the Conservative Party of Canada 's candidate in Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River for the March 17 , 2008 federal by-election in which he defeated Liberal candidate Joan Beatty . A member of the Muskeg Lake First Nation , he grew up in Gibsons , Slocan , Quesnel , British Columbia . At the time of his election to the House of Commons of Canada he had been a member of the RCMP for 18 years , all of which was spent in Saskatchewan , and has attained the rank of sergeant . Clarke sponsored the Indian Act Amendment and Replacement Act as a private members bill . The bill became law in December 2014 . In the 2015 Canadian Election , Clarke was defeated by NDP candidate Georgina Jolibois by 1,190 votes .
Arsenal F.C.. Arsenal Football Club is a professional football club based in Islington , London , England , that plays in the Premier League , the top flight of English football . The club has won 13 League titles , a record 13 FA Cups , two League Cups , the League Centenary Trophy , 15 FA Community Shields , one UEFA Cup Winners ' Cup and one Inter-Cities Fairs Cup . Arsenal was the first club from the South of England to join The Football League , in 1893 , and they reached the First Division in 1904 . Relegated only once , in 1913 , they continue the longest streak in the top division , and have won the second-most top-flight matches in English football history . In the 1930s , Arsenal won five League Championships and two FA Cups , and another FA Cup and two Championships after the war . In 1970–71 , they won their first League and FA Cup Double . Between 1989 and 2005 , they won five League titles and five FA Cups , including two more Doubles . They completed the 20th century with the highest average league position . Herbert Chapman won Arsenal 's first national trophies , but died prematurely . He helped introduce the WM formation , floodlights , and shirt numbers , and added the white sleeves and brighter red to Arsenal 's kit . Arsène Wenger was the longest-serving manager and won the most trophies . He won a record 7 FA Cups , and his title-winning team set an English record for the longest top-flight unbeaten league run at 49 games between 2003 and 2004 , receiving the nickname The Invincibles , and a special gold Premier League trophy . In 1886 , Woolwich munitions workers founded the club as Dial Square . In 1913 , the club crossed the city to Arsenal Stadium in Highbury , becoming close neighbours of Tottenham Hotspur , and creating the North London derby . In 2006 , they moved to the nearby Emirates Stadium . In terms of revenue , Arsenal was the sixth highest-earning football club in the world , earned €487.6m in 2016–17 season . Based on social media activity from 2014 to 2015 , Arsenal 's fanbase is the fifth largest in the world . In 2018 , Forbes estimated the club was the third most valuable in England , with the club being worth $ 2.24 billion . 1886–1919 : Changing names . On 1 December 1886 , munitions workers in Woolwich , now South East London , formed Arsenal as Dial Square , with David Danskin as their first captain . Named after the heart of the Royal Arsenal complex , they took the name of the whole complex a month later . Royal Arsenal F.C . 's first home was Plumstead Common , though they spent most of their time in South East London playing on the other side of Plumstead , at the Manor Ground . Royal Arsenal won Arsenal 's first trophies in 1890 and 1891 , and these were the only football association trophies Arsenal won during their time in South East London . In 1891 , Royal Arsenal became the first London club to turn professional . Royal Arsenal renamed themselves for a second time upon becoming a limited liability company in 1893 . They registered their new name , Woolwich Arsenal , with The Football League when the club ascended later that year . Woolwich Arsenal was the first southern member of The Football League , starting out in the Second Division and winning promotion to the First Division in 1904 . Falling attendances , due to financial difficulties among the munitions workers and the arrival of more accessible football clubs elsewhere in the city , led the club close to bankruptcy by 1910 . Businessmen Henry Norris and William Hall became involved in the club , and sought to move them elsewhere . In 1913 , soon after relegation back to the Second Division , Woolwich Arsenal moved to the new Arsenal Stadium in Highbury , North London . This saw their third change of name : the following year , they reduced Woolwich Arsenal to simply The Arsenal . In 1919 , The Football League voted to promote The Arsenal , instead of relegated local rivals Tottenham Hotspur , into the newly enlarged First Division , despite only listing the club sixth in the Second Division 's last pre-war season of 1914–15 . Some books have speculated that the club won this election to division one by dubious means . Later that year , The Arsenal started dropping `` The '' in official documents , gradually shifting its name for the final time towards Arsenal , as it is generally known today . 1919–1953 : Bank of England Club . With a new home and First Division football , attendances were more than double those at the Manor Ground , and Arsenal 's budget grew rapidly . Their location and record-breaking salary offer lured star Huddersfield Town manager Herbert Chapman in 1925 . Over the next five years , Chapman built a new Arsenal . He appointed enduring new trainer Tom Whittaker , implemented Charlie Buchan 's new twist on the nascent WM formation , captured young players like Cliff Bastin and Eddie Hapgood , and lavished Highbury 's income on stars like David Jack and Alex James . With record-breaking spending and gate receipts , Arsenal quickly became known as the Bank of England club . Transformed , Chapman 's Arsenal claimed their first national trophy , the FA Cup , in 1930 . Two League Championships followed , in 1930–31 and 1932–33 . Chapman also presided over multiple off the pitch changes : white sleeves and shirt numbers were added to the kit ; a Tube station was named after the club ; and the first of two opulent , Art Deco stands was completed , with some of the first floodlights in English football . Suddenly , in the middle of the 1933–34 season , Chapman died of pneumonia . His work was left to Joe Shaw and George Allison , who saw out a hat-trick with the 1933–34 and 1934–35 titles , and then won the 1936 FA Cup and 1937–38 title . World War II meant The Football League was suspended for seven years , but Arsenal returned to win it in the second post-war season , 1947–48 . This was Tom Whittaker 's first season as manager , after his promotion to succeed Allison , and the club had equalled the champions of England record . They won a third FA Cup in 1950 , and then won a record-breaking seventh championship in 1952–53 . However , the war had taken its toll on Arsenal . The club had had more players killed than any top flight club , and debt from reconstructing the North Bank Stand bled Arsenal 's resources . 1953–1986 : Mediocrity , Mee and Neill . Arsenal were not to win the League or the FA Cup for another 18 years . The '53 Champions squad was old , and the club failed to attract strong enough replacements . Although Arsenal were competitive during these years , their fortunes had waned ; the club spent most of the 1950s and 1960s in midleague mediocrity . Even former England captain Billy Wright could not bring the club any success as manager , in a stint between 1962 and 1966 . Arsenal tentatively appointed club physiotherapist Bertie Mee as acting manager in 1966 . With new assistant Don Howe and new players such as Bob McNab and George Graham , Mee led Arsenal to their first League Cup finals , in 1967–68 and 1968–69 . Next season saw a breakthrough : Arsenal 's first competitive European trophy , the 1969–70 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup . And the season after , an even greater triumph : Arsenal 's first League and FA Cup double , and a new champions of England record . This marked a premature high point of the decade ; the Double-winning side was soon broken up and the rest of the decade was characterised by a series of near misses , starting with Arsenal finishing as FA Cup runners up in 1972 , and First Division runners-up in 1972–73 . Former player Terry Neill succeeded Mee in 1976 . At the age of 34 , he became the youngest Arsenal manager to date . With new signings like Malcolm Macdonald and Pat Jennings , and a crop of talent in the side such as Liam Brady and Frank Stapleton , the club reached a trio of FA Cup finals ( 1978 , 1979 and 1980 ) , and lost the 1980 European Cup Winners ' Cup Final on penalties . The club 's only trophy during this time was a last-minute 3–2 victory over Manchester United in the 1979 FA Cup Final , widely regarded as a classic . 1986–2018 : Graham to Wenger . One of Bertie Mee 's double winners , George Graham , returned as manager in 1986 . Arsenal won their first League Cup in 1987 , Graham 's first season in charge . By 1988 , new signings Nigel Winterburn , Lee Dixon and Steve Bould had joined the club to complete the `` famous Back Four '' led by existing player Tony Adams . They immediately won the 1988 Football League Centenary Trophy , and followed it with the 1988–89 Football League title , snatched with a last-minute goal in the final game of the season against fellow title challengers Liverpool . Graham 's Arsenal won another title in 1990–91 , losing only one match , won the FA Cup and League Cup double in 1993 , and the European Cup Winners ' Cup , in 1994 . Graham 's reputation was tarnished when he was found to have taken kickbacks from agent Rune Hauge for signing certain players , and he was dismissed in 1995 . His permanent replacement , Bruce Rioch , lasted for only one season , leaving the club after a dispute with the board of directors . The club metamorphosed during the long tenure of manager Arsène Wenger , appointed in 1996 . New , attacking football , an overhaul of dietary and fitness practices , and efficiency with money have defined his reign . Accumulating key players from Wenger 's homeland , such as Patrick Vieira and Thierry Henry , Arsenal won a second League and Cup double in 1997–98 and a third in 2001–02 . In addition , the club reached the final of the 1999–2000 UEFA Cup , were victorious in the 2003 and 2005 FA Cups , and won the Premier League in 2003–04 without losing a single match , an achievement which earned the side the nickname `` The Invincibles '' . This latter feat came within a run of 49 league matches unbeaten from 7 May 2003 to 24 October 2004 , a national record . Arsenal finished in either first or second place in the league in eight of Wenger 's first nine seasons at the club , although on no occasion were they able to retain the title . The club had never progressed beyond the quarter-finals of the Champions League until 2005–06 ; in that season they became the first club from London in the competition 's fifty-year history to reach the final , in which they were beaten 2–1 by Barcelona . In July 2006 , they moved into the Emirates Stadium , after 93 years at Highbury . Arsenal reached the final of the 2007 and 2011 League Cups , losing 2–1 to Chelsea and Birmingham City respectively . The club had not gained a major trophy since the 2005 FA Cup until 17 May 2014 when , spearheaded by then club-record acquisition Mesut Özil , Arsenal beat Hull City in the 2014 FA Cup Final , coming back from a 2–0 deficit to win the match 3–2 . A year later , Arsenal appeared in the FA Cup final for the second time in a row , defeating Aston Villa 4–0 in the final and becoming the most successful club in the tournament 's history with 12 titles , a record which Manchester United would tie the following season . Arsenal later won the FA Cup for a record 13th time , defeating Chelsea 2–1 in the 2017 final and once more becoming the outright leader in terms of FA Cups won . The victory also saw Wenger become the first manager in English football history to win seven FA Cups . However , in that same season , Arsenal finished in the fifth position in the league , the first time they had finished outside the top four since before Wenger arrived in 1996 . After another unspectacular league season the following year , Wenger announced his departure from the club on 20 April 2018 , after 22 years as manager . His decision was met by responses of praise throughout English and world football from many pundits and former players , who also thanked him for developing them as people . His final home match in charge was a 5–0 win over Burnley where his entrance was met to a standing ovation by supporters . The final match under the Wenger era was a 1–0 away victory against Huddersfield . 2018–present : Emery era . After conducting an overhaul in the club 's operating model to coincide with Wenger 's departure , Spaniard Unai Emery was named as the club 's new head coach on 23 May 2018 . He would become the club 's first ever 'head coach ' , while also their second ever manager from outside the United Kingdom . His first match was an 8-0 win in a friendly against Boreham Wood Crest . Unveiled in 1888 , Royal Arsenal 's first crest featured three cannon < nowiki/ > s viewed from above , pointing northwards , similar to the coat of arms of the Metropolitan Borough of Woolwich ( nowadays transferred to the coat of arms of the Royal Borough of Greenwich ) . These can sometimes be mistaken for chimneys , but the presence of a carved lion 's head and a cascabel on each are clear indicators that they are cannons . This was dropped after the move to Highbury in 1913 , only to be reinstated in 1922 , when the club adopted a crest featuring a single cannon , pointing eastwards , with the club 's nickname , `` The Gunners '' , inscribed alongside it ; this crest only lasted until 1925 , when the cannon was reversed to point westward and its barrel slimmed down . In 1949 , the club unveiled a modernised crest featuring the same style of cannon below the club 's name , set in blackletter , and above the coat of arms of the Metropolitan Borough of Islington and a scroll inscribed with the club 's newly adopted Latin motto , `` Victoria Concordia Crescit - '' `` victory comes from harmony '' – coined by the club 's programme editor Harry Homer . For the first time , the crest was rendered in colour , which varied slightly over the crest 's lifespan , finally becoming red , gold and green . Because of the numerous revisions of the crest , Arsenal were unable to copyright it . Although the club had managed to register the crest as a trademark , and had fought ( and eventually won ) a long legal battle with a local street trader who sold `` unofficial '' Arsenal merchandise , Arsenal eventually sought a more comprehensive legal protection . Therefore , in 2002 they introduced a new crest featuring more modern curved lines and a simplified style , which was copyrightable . The cannon once again faces east and the club 's name is written in a sans-serif typeface above the cannon . Green was replaced by dark blue . The new crest was criticised by some supporters ; the Arsenal Independent Supporters ' Association claimed that the club had ignored much of Arsenal 's history and tradition with such a radical modern design , and that fans had not been properly consulted on the issue . Until the 1960s , a badge was worn on the playing shirt only for high-profile matches such as FA Cup finals , usually in the form of a monogram of the club 's initials in red on a white background . The monogram theme was developed into an Art Deco-style badge on which the letters A and C framed a football rather than the letter F , the whole set within a hexagonal border . This early example of a corporate logo , introduced as part of Herbert Chapman 's rebranding of the club in the 1930s , was used not only on Cup Final shirts but as a design feature throughout Highbury Stadium , including above the main entrance and inlaid in the floors . From 1967 , a white cannon was regularly worn on the shirts , until replaced by the club crest , sometimes with the addition of the nickname `` The Gunners '' , in the 1990s . In the 2011–12 season , Arsenal celebrated their 125th anniversary . The celebrations included a modified version of the current crest worn on their jerseys for the season . The crest was all white , surrounded by 15 oak leaves to the right and 15 laurel leaves to the left . The oak leaves represent the 15 founding members of the club who met at the Royal Oak pub . The 15 laurel leaves represent the design detail on the six pence pieces paid by the founding fathers to establish the club . The laurel leaves also represent strength . To complete the crest , 1886 and 2011 are shown on either sides of the motto `` Forward '' at the bottom of the crest . Colours . For much of Arsenal 's history , their home colours have been bright red shirts with white sleeves and white shorts , though this has not always been the case . The choice of red is in recognition of a charitable donation from Nottingham Forest , soon after Arsenal 's foundation in 1886 . Two of Dial Square 's founding members , Fred Beardsley and Morris Bates , were former Forest players who had moved to Woolwich for work . As they put together the first team in the area , no kit could be found , so Beardsley and Bates wrote home for help and received a set of kit and a ball . The shirt was redcurrant , a dark shade of red , and was worn with white shorts and socks with blue and white hoops . In 1933 , Herbert Chapman , wanting his players to be more distinctly dressed , updated the kit , adding white sleeves and changing the shade to a brighter pillar box red . Two possibilities have been suggested for the origin of the white sleeves . One story reports that Chapman noticed a supporter in the stands wearing a red sleeveless sweater over a white shirt ; another was that he was inspired by a similar outfit worn by the cartoonist Tom Webster , with whom Chapman played golf . Regardless of which story is true , the red and white shirts have come to define Arsenal and the team have worn the combination ever since , aside from two seasons . The first was 1966–67 , when Arsenal wore all-red shirts ; this proved unpopular and the white sleeves returned the following season . The second was 2005–06 , the last season that Arsenal played at Highbury , when the team wore commemorative redcurrant shirts similar to those worn in 1913 , their first season in the stadium ; the club reverted to their normal colours at the start of the next season . In the 2008–09 season , Arsenal replaced the traditional all-white sleeves with red sleeves with a broad white stripe . Arsenal 's home colours have been the inspiration for at least three other clubs . In 1909 , Sparta Prague adopted a dark red kit like the one Arsenal wore at the time ; in 1938 , Hibernian adopted the design of the Arsenal shirt sleeves in their own green and white strip . In 1920 , Sporting Clube de Braga 's manager returned from a game at Highbury and changed his team 's green kit to a duplicate of Arsenal 's red with white sleeves and shorts , giving rise to the team 's nickname of `` Os Arsenalistas '' . These teams still wear those designs to this day . For many years Arsenal 's away colours were white shirts and either black or white shorts . In the 1969–70 season , Arsenal introduced an away kit of yellow shirts with blue shorts . This kit was worn in the 1971 FA Cup Final as Arsenal beat Liverpool to secure the double for the first time in their history . Arsenal reached the FA Cup final again the following year wearing the red and white home strip and were beaten by Leeds United . Arsenal then competed in three consecutive FA Cup finals between 1978 and 1980 wearing their `` lucky '' yellow and blue strip , which remained the club 's away strip until the release of a green and navy away kit in 1982–83 . The following season , Arsenal returned to the yellow and blue scheme , albeit with a darker shade of blue than before . When Nike took over from Adidas as Arsenal 's kit provider in 1994 , Arsenal 's away colours were again changed to two-tone blue shirts and shorts . Since the advent of the lucrative replica kit market , the away kits have been changed regularly , with Arsenal usually releasing both away and third choice kits . During this period the designs have been either all blue designs , or variations on the traditional yellow and blue , such as the metallic gold and navy strip used in the 2001–02 season , the yellow and dark grey used from 2005 to 2007 , and the yellow and maroon of 2010 to 2013 . Until 2014 , the away kit was changed every season , and the outgoing away kit became the third-choice kit if a new home kit was being introduced in the same year . Since Puma began manufacturing Arsenal 's kits in 2014 , new home , away and third kits are released every single season . Stadiums . Before joining the Football League , Arsenal played briefly on Plumstead Common , then at the Manor Ground in Plumstead , then spent three years between 1890 and 1893 at the nearby Invicta Ground . Upon joining the Football League in 1893 , the club returned to the Manor Ground and installed stands and terracing , upgrading it from just a field . Arsenal continued to play their home games there for the next twenty years ( with two exceptions in the 1894–95 season ) , until the move to north London in 1913 . Widely referred to as Highbury , Arsenal Stadium was the club 's home from September 1913 until May 2006 . The original stadium was designed by the renowned football architect Archibald Leitch , and had a design common to many football grounds in the UK at the time , with a single covered stand and three open-air banks of terracing . The entire stadium was given a massive overhaul in the 1930s : new Art Deco West and East stands were constructed , opening in 1932 and 1936 respectively , and a roof was added to the North Bank terrace , which was bombed during the Second World War and not restored until 1954 . Highbury could hold more than 60,000 spectators at its peak , and had a capacity of 57,000 until the early 1990s . The Taylor Report and Premier League regulations obliged Arsenal to convert Highbury to an all-seater stadium in time for the 1993–94 season , thus reducing the capacity to 38,419 seated spectators . This capacity had to be reduced further during Champions League matches to accommodate additional advertising boards , so much so that for two seasons , from 1998 to 2000 , Arsenal played Champions League home matches at Wembley , which could house more than 70,000 spectators . Expansion of Highbury was restricted because the East Stand had been designated as a Grade II listed building and the other three stands were close to residential properties . These limitations prevented the club from maximising matchday revenue during the 1990s and first decade of the 21st century , putting them in danger of being left behind in the football boom of that time . After considering various options , in 2000 Arsenal proposed building a new 60,361-capacity stadium at Ashburton Grove , since named the Emirates Stadium , about 500 metres south-west of Highbury . The project was initially delayed by red tape and rising costs , and construction was completed in July 2006 , in time for the start of the 2006–07 season . The stadium was named after its sponsors , the airline company Emirates , with whom the club signed the largest sponsorship deal in English football history , worth around £100 million . Some fans referred to the ground as Ashburton Grove , or the Grove , as they did not agree with corporate sponsorship of stadium names . The stadium will be officially known as Emirates Stadium until at least 2028 , and the airline will be the club 's shirt sponsor until at least 2024 . From the start of the 2010–11 season on , the stands of the stadium have been officially known as North Bank , East Stand , West Stand and Clock end . Arsenal 's players train at the Shenley Training Centre in Hertfordshire , a purpose-built facility which opened in 1999 . Before that the club used facilities on a nearby site owned by the University College of London Students ' Union . Until 1961 they had trained at Highbury . Arsenal 's Academy under-18 teams play their home matches at Shenley , while the reserves play their games at Meadow Park , which is also the home of Boreham Wood F.C . Both the Academy under-18 & the reserves occasionally play their big games at the Emirates in front of a crowd reduced to only the lower west stand . Supporters . Arsenal fans often refer to themselves as `` Gooners '' , the name derived from the team 's nickname , `` The Gunners '' . The fanbase is large , generally loyal , and virtually all home matches sell out ; in 2007–08 Arsenal had the second-highest average League attendance for an English club ( 60,070 , which was 99.5 % of available capacity ) , and , as of 2015 , the third-highest all-time average attendance . Arsenal have the seventh highest average attendance of European football clubs only behind Borussia Dortmund , FC Barcelona , Manchester United , Real Madrid , Bayern Munich , and Schalke . The club 's location , adjoining wealthy areas such as Canonbury and Barnsbury , mixed areas such as Islington , Holloway , Highbury , and the adjacent London Borough of Camden , and largely working-class areas such as Finsbury Park and Stoke Newington , has meant that Arsenal 's supporters have come from a variety of social classes . Much of the Afro-Caribbean support comes from the neighbouring London Borough of Hackney and a large portion of the South Asian Arsenal supporters commute to the stadium from Wembley Park , North West of the capital . There was also traditionally a large Irish community that followed Arsenal , with the nearby Archway area having a particularly large community , but Irish migration to North London is much lower than in the 1960s or 1970s . Like all major English football clubs , Arsenal have a number of domestic supporters ' clubs , including the Arsenal Football Supporters ' Club , which works closely with the club , and the Arsenal Independent Supporters ' Association , which maintains a more independent line . The Arsenal Supporters ' Trust promotes greater participation in ownership of the club by fans . The club 's supporters also publish fanzines such as `` The Gooner '' , `` Gunflash '' and the satirical `` Up The Arse ! '' . In addition to the usual English football chants , supporters sing `` One-Nil to the Arsenal '' ( to the tune of `` Go West '' ) . There have always been Arsenal supporters outside London , and since the advent of satellite television , a supporter 's attachment to a football club has become less dependent on geography . Consequently , Arsenal have a significant number of fans from beyond London and all over the world ; in 2007 , 24 UK , 37 Irish and 49 other overseas supporters clubs were affiliated with the club . A 2011 report by SPORT+MARKT estimated Arsenal 's global fanbase at 113 million . The club 's social media activity was the fifth highest in world football during the 2014–15 season . Arsenal 's longest-running and deepest rivalry is with their nearest major neighbours , Tottenham Hotspur ; matches between the two are referred to as North London derbies . Other rivalries within London include those with Chelsea , Fulham and West Ham United . In addition , Arsenal and Manchester United developed a strong on-pitch rivalry in the late 1980s , which intensified in recent years when both clubs were competing for the Premier League title – so much so that a 2003 online poll by the Football Fans Census listed Manchester United as Arsenal 's biggest rivals , followed by Tottenham and Chelsea . A 2008 poll listed the Tottenham rivalry as more important . Ownership and finances . The largest shareholder on the Arsenal board is American sports tycoon Stan Kroenke . Kroenke first launched a bid for the club in April 2007 , and faced competition for shares from Red and White Securities , which acquired its first shares off David Dein in August 2007 . Red & White Securities was co-owned by Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov and Iranian London-based financier Farhad Moshiri , though Usmanov bought Moshiri 's stake in 2016 . Kroenke came close to the 30 % takeover threshold in November 2009 , when he increased his holding to 18,594 shares ( 29.9 % ) . In April 2011 , Kroenke achieved a full takeover by purchasing the shareholdings of Nina Bracewell-Smith and Danny Fiszman , taking his shareholding to 62.89 % . As of May 2017 , Kroenke owns 41,721 shares ( 67.05 % ) and Red & White Securities own 18,695 shares ( 30.04 % ) . Ivan Gazidis has been the club 's Chief executive since 2009 . Arsenal 's parent company , Arsenal Holdings plc , operates as a non-quoted public limited company , whose ownership is considerably different from that of other football clubs . Only 62,219 shares in Arsenal have been issued , and they are not traded on a public exchange such as the FTSE or AIM ; instead , they are traded relatively infrequently on the ICAP Securities and Derivatives Exchange , a specialist market . On 29 May 2017 , a single share in Arsenal had a mid price of £18,000 , which sets the club 's market capitalisation value at approximately £1,119.9m . Most football clubs are n't listed on an exchange , which makes direct comparisons of their values difficult . Consultants Brand Finance valued the club 's brand and intangible assets at $ 703m in 2015 , and consider Arsenal an AAA global brand . Business magazine Forbes valued Arsenal as a whole at $ 2.238 billion ( £1.69 billion ) in 2018 , ranked third in English football . Research by the Henley Business School also ranked Arsenal second in English football , modelling the club 's value at £1.118 billion in 2015 . Arsenal 's financial results for the 2014–15 season show group revenue of £344.5m , with a profit before tax of £24.7m . The footballing core of the business showed a revenue of £329.3m . The Deloitte Football Money League is a publication that homogenizes and compares clubs ' annual revenue . They put Arsenal 's footballing revenue at £331.3m ( €435.5m ) , ranking Arsenal seventh among world football clubs . Arsenal and Deloitte both list the match day revenue generated by the Emirates Stadium as £100.4m , more than any other football stadium in the world . In popular culture . Arsenal have appeared in a number of media `` firsts '' . On 22 January 1927 , their match at Highbury against Sheffield United was the first English League match to be broadcast live on radio . A decade later , on 16 September 1937 , an exhibition match between Arsenal 's first team and the reserves was the first football match in the world to be televised live . Arsenal also featured in the first edition of the BBC 's `` Match of the Day '' , which screened highlights of their match against Liverpool at Anfield on 22 August 1964 . Sky 's coverage of Arsenal 's January 2010 match against Manchester United was the first live public broadcast of a sports event on 3D television . As one of the most successful teams in the country , Arsenal have often featured when football is depicted in the arts in Britain . They formed the backdrop to one of the earliest football-related novels , `` The Arsenal Stadium Mystery '' ( 1939 ) , which was made into a film in the same year . The story centres on a friendly match between Arsenal and an amateur side , one of whose players is poisoned while playing . Many Arsenal players appeared as themselves in the film and manager George Allison was given a speaking part . More recently , the book `` Fever Pitch '' by Nick Hornby was an autobiographical account of Hornby 's life and relationship with football and Arsenal in particular . Published in 1992 , it formed part of the revival and rehabilitation of football in British society during the 1990s . The book was twice adapted for the cinema – the 1997 British film focuses on Arsenal 's 1988–89 title win , and a 2005 American version features a fan of baseball 's Boston Red Sox . Arsenal have often been stereotyped as a defensive and `` boring '' side , especially during the 1970s and 1980s ; many comedians , such as Eric Morecambe , made jokes about this at the team 's expense . The theme was repeated in the 1997 film `` The Full Monty '' , in a scene where the lead actors move in a line and raise their hands , deliberately mimicking the Arsenal defence 's offside trap , in an attempt to co-ordinate their striptease routine . Another film reference to the club 's defence comes in the film `` Plunkett & Macleane '' , in which two characters are named Dixon and Winterburn after Arsenal 's long-serving full backs – the right-sided Lee Dixon and the left-sided Nigel Winterburn . In the community . In 1985 , Arsenal founded a community scheme , `` Arsenal in the Community '' , which offered sporting , social inclusion , educational and charitable projects . The club support a number of charitable causes directly and in 1992 established The Arsenal Charitable Trust , which by 2006 had raised more than £2 million for local causes . An ex-professional and celebrity football team associated with the club also raised money by playing charity matches . The club launched the Arsenal for Everyone initiative in 2008 as an annual celebration of the diversity of the Arsenal family . In the 2009–10 season Arsenal announced that they had raised a record breaking £818,897 for the Great Ormond Street Hospital Children 's Charity . The original target was £500,000 . Save the Children has been Arsenal global charity partner since 2011 and have worked together in numerous projects to improve safety and well-being for vulnerable children in London and abroad . On 3 September 2016 The Arsenal Foundation has donated £1m to build football pitches for children in London , Indonesia , Iraq , Jordan and Somalia thanks to The Arsenal Foundation Legends Match against Milan Glorie at the Emirates Stadium . On 3 June 2018 Arsenal will play Real Madrid in the Corazon Classic Match 2018 at the Bernabeu , where the proceeds will go to Real Madrid Foundation projects that are aimed at the most vulnerable children . In addition there will be a return meeting on 8 September 2018 at the Emirates stadium where proceeds will go towards the Arsenal foundation . Statistics and records . Arsenal 's tally of 13 League Championships is the third highest in English football , after Manchester United ( 20 ) and Liverpool ( 18 ) , and they were the first club to reach a seventh and an eighth League Championship . As of May 2016 , they are one of only six teams , the others being Manchester United , Blackburn Rovers , Chelsea , Manchester City and Leicester City , to have won the Premier League since its formation in 1992 . They hold the highest number of FA Cup trophies , with 13 . The club is one of only six clubs to have won the FA Cup twice in succession , in 2002 and 2003 , and 2014 and 2015 . Arsenal have achieved three League and FA Cup `` Doubles '' ( in 1971 , 1998 and 2002 ) , a feat only previously achieved by Manchester United ( in 1994 , 1996 and 1999 ) . They were the first side in English football to complete the FA Cup and League Cup double , in 1993 . Arsenal were also the first London club to reach the final of the UEFA Champions League , in 2006 , losing the final 2–1 to Barcelona . Arsenal have one of the best top-flight records in history , having finished below fourteenth only seven times . They have won the second most top flight league matches in English football , and have also accumulated the second most points , whether calculated by two points per win or by the contemporary points value . They have been in the top flight for the most consecutive seasons ( 92 as of 2017–18 ) . Arsenal also have the highest average league finishing position for the 20th century , with an average league placement of 8.5 . Arsenal hold the record for the longest run of unbeaten League matches ( 49 between May 2003 and October 2004 ) . This included all 38 matches of their title-winning 2003–04 season , when Arsenal became only the second club to finish a top-flight campaign unbeaten , after Preston North End ( who played only 22 matches ) in 1888–89 . They also hold the record for the longest top flight win streak . Arsenal set a Champions League record during the 2005–06 season by going ten matches without conceding a goal , beating the previous best of seven set by A.C. Milan . They went a record total stretch of 995 minutes without letting an opponent score ; the streak ended in the final , when Samuel Eto'o scored a 76th-minute equaliser for Barcelona . David O'Leary holds the record for Arsenal appearances , having played 722 first-team matches between 1975 and 1993 . Fellow centre half and former captain Tony Adams comes second , having played 669 times . The record for a goalkeeper is held by David Seaman , with 564 appearances . Thierry Henry is the club 's top goalscorer with 228 goals in all competitions between 1999 and 2012 , having surpassed Ian Wright 's total of 185 in October 2005 . Wright 's record had stood since September 1997 , when he overtook the longstanding total of 178 goals set by winger Cliff Bastin in 1939 . Henry also holds the club record for goals scored in the League , with 175 , a record that had been held by Bastin until February 2006 . Arsenal 's record home attendance is 73,707 , for a UEFA Champions League match against RC Lens on 25 November 1998 at Wembley Stadium , where the club formerly played home European matches because of the limits on Highbury 's capacity . The record attendance for an Arsenal match at Highbury is 73,295 , for a 0–0 draw against Sunderland on 9 March 1935 , while that at Emirates Stadium is 60,161 , for a 2–2 draw with Manchester United on 3 November 2007 . Managers . The club 's current manager is Unai Emery , who was appointed in May 2018 . There have been eighteen permanent and five caretaker managers of Arsenal since the appointment of the club 's first professional manager , Thomas Mitchell in 1897 . The club 's longest-serving manager , in terms of both length of tenure and number of games overseen , is Arsène Wenger , who managed the club between 1996 and 2018 . Wenger was also Arsenal 's first manager from outside the United Kingdom . Two Arsenal managers have died in the job – Herbert Chapman and Tom Whittaker . Honours . Arsenal 's first ever silverware was won as the Royal Arsenal in 1890 . The Kent Junior Cup , won by Royal Arsenal 's reserves , was the club 's first trophy , while the first team 's first trophy came three weeks later when they won the Kent Senior Cup . Their first national senior honour came in 1930 , when they won the FA Cup . The club enjoyed further success in the 1930s , winning another FA Cup and five Football League First Division titles . Arsenal won their first league and cup double in the 1970–71 season and twice repeated the feat , in 1997–98 and 2001–02 , as well as winning a cup double of the FA Cup and League Cup in 1992–93 . Seasons in bold are seasons when the club won a Double of the league and FA Cup , or of the FA Cup and League Cup . The `` 2003–04 '' season was the only 38-match league season unbeaten in English football history . A special gold version of the Premier League trophy was commissioned and presented to the club the following season . County FAs . When the FA Cup was the only national football association competition available to Arsenal , the other football association competitions were County Cups , and they made up many of the matches the club played during a season . Arsenal 's first first-team trophy was a County Cup , the inaugural Kent Senior Cup . Arsenal became ineligible for the London Cups when the club turned professional in 1891 , and rarely participated in County Cups after this . Due to the club 's original location within the borders of both the London and Kent Football Associations , Arsenal competed in and won trophies organized by each . Other . During Arsenal 's history , the club has participated in and won a variety of pre-season and friendly honours . These include Arsenal 's own pre-season competition the Emirates Cup , begun in 2007 . During the wars , previous competitions were widely suspended and the club had to participate in wartime competitions . During WWII , Arsenal won several of these . Arsenal Women . Arsenal Women is the women 's football club affiliated to Arsenal . Founded as Arsenal Ladies F.C . in 1987 by Vic Akers , they turned semi-professional in 2002 and are currently managed by Clair Wheatley . Akers currently holds the role of Honorary President of Arsenal Women . As part of the festivities surrounding their 30th anniversary in 2017 , the club announced that they were changing their formal name to Arsenal Women F.C. , and would use `` Arsenal '' in all references except rare cases where there might be confusion with the men 's side . Arsenal Women are the most successful team in English women 's football . In the 2008–09 season , they won all three major English trophies – the FA Women 's Premier League , FA Women 's Cup and FA Women 's Premier League Cup , and , as of 2017 , were the only English side to have won the UEFA Women 's Cup or UEFA Women 's Champions League , having won the Cup in the 2006–07 season as part of a unique quadruple . The men 's and women 's clubs are formally separate entities but have quite close ties ; Arsenal Women are entitled to play once a season at the Emirates Stadium , though they usually play their home matches at Boreham Wood .
Ireland national netball team . The Ireland national netball team is the national netball team of Ireland . Ireland 's highest ranking at international competition was in 1991 where they finished 10th at the IFNA World Netball Championships . As of 5th August 2018 , Ireland are 19th in the INF World Rankings . The current team members are below . Competitive record . The Irish team claimed their first Netball Europe Festival win in Gilbraltar in June a few years back . Ireland took on Malta , Israel , Switzerland and hosts Gibraltar on their way to the crown in what was their first time playing world ranking games . Losing only once in the opening round , they dominated the competition and finished with an emphatic 53–17 win over Gibraltar . Ireland competed in Singapore finishing 4th , the most successful the nation has been at the tournament . Since then Ireland has competed in Hong Kong in February 2018 in the Asian Quad Series , where they walked away with gold and in Gibraltar where they were undefeated with another gold under their belt .
StoneRiver . StoneRiver , Inc. is a vendor and service provider in the insurance technology marketplace , providing Life/Annuity , Property & Casualty ( P & C ) /Workers ’ Compensation , reinsurance , financial and compliance software . The company is wholly owned by Sapiens International Corporation , ( NASDAQ and TASE : SPNS ) , a provider of software for the insurance industry , with a growing presence in the financial services sector . StoneRiver sells products for policy administration , claims , billing , reinsurance administration , agency management , client management , Life automated underwriting , e-applications , and illustrations . The company 's financial and compliance offerings encompass software for annual statement preparation , general ledger , financial reporting and payments . Headquartered in Denver , CO , StoneRiver has locations throughout U.S. including California , Colorado , Florida , and Ohio . History . In 2017 Sapiens International Corporation acquired StoneRiver from Stone Point Capital and Fiserv . Prior to July 2008 , the business units that comprise StoneRiver were part of Fiserv Incorporated , which was founded in 1984 .
Cryptic Fate . Cryptic Fate is a progressive metal band from Bangladesh formed in the early 1990s . They started out as a heavy metal band . Their first studio album , `` Ends are Forever '' , was released in 1995 . Their second studio album , `` Srestho '' , an album about the liberation war of Bangladesh , was released in 2001 . In 2006 , they released `` Danob '' , their third full-length effort . 1993 . In February 1993 , Wahed and Sarfaraz conceived the idea of forming a metal band . They quickly recruited school friends Shakib , Farshed and Iresh as bassist , drummer , and singer , respectively , and the original line-up was complete . Shakib named the band Cryptic Fate . As the story goes , Shakib was praying when the name came to him . 1994 . Frustrated by the lack of concert opportunities , the band turned to composing . Shakib came up with the riff for Fate ’ s first song “ Captors of Fate ” . Farshed writes the lyrics and names the song . A demo is recorded in Farshed ’ s living room , which receives lukewarm reviews from listeners . Farshed subsequently leaves for the States and the band again considers calling it quits . Farshed insists he will return in a year to record a full-length album , and the band agree to stay together . 1995 . As promised , Farshed returned to Dhaka for summer vacation and the band began writing their first album . Within a month , the band has eight songs ready . Fate enters Soundgarden Studios in July , and starts recording at breakneck speed . It takes only nine shifts to record and mix nine songs ( thanks in large part to producer and musical genius , Imran Ahmed Choudhury Mobin ) . The result is Ends Are Forever . Ends Are Forever is released by Soundtek Productions and enjoys moderate success despite being an all-English metal album in a pop-saturated all-Bangla market . Farshed returns to the US , soon to be joined by Wahed . Meanwhile , Shakib and Sarfaraz enroll at Independent University of Bangladesh ( IUB ) , Dhaka , where they will later meet Farhan Samad . 1996 . Cryptic Fate began writing their second album . In December , and after a long hiatus from the stage , Cryptic Fate performed at the ICMA Auditorium . The performance brings the house down . In the audience are future guitarist of Artcell , Ershad , and future drummer of The Watson Brothers , Arafat . 1997 . First solo concert , PG Auditorium . Cryptic Fate opens with their title track “ Ends Are Forever ” and goes on to perform the entire album , in addition to a slew of covers . The audience goes wild and the concert is a rousing success . Summer , second album . Once again , Fate returns to Soundgarden Studios . Mobin returns as sound engineer supreme . The album recorded is titled Sreshtho – Cryptic Fate ’ s first Bangla album . The rest of the year the band searches , unsuccessfully , for a production company to release the album . Fate are told metal is out of season . Meanwhile , copies of Sreshtho are leaked to fans , and quickly garner lavish praise from underground listeners . 1998 . Lacking a second guitar player , Shakib and Sarfaraz invite Farhan to audition for the band . With a guest drummer on board , Cryptic Fate performs at Agargaon Community Center . Impressed by Farhan ’ s skills , Shakib asks Farhan to join the band ( 12 July ) and Farhan duly obliges . The band is offered a concert at the end of July , but Sarfaraz suddenly leaves for the US for higher studies . Emon ( from Jolly Rogers ) auditions as lead guitarist but falls short of expectations . Farhan steps in as lead guitarist for the show . His performance is stellar and the band delivers yet another tight set . The band performs two more shows during the year with help from Gibran ( Dethrow ) and Rinku as support guitarists . 1999–2000 . Cryptic Fate continued to perform at concerts . Sarfaraz returns to Dhaka . Arafat ( The Watson Brothers ) joins the band as guest drummer . The highlight of the year is an open-air concert at RAOWA Club where Fate performs only two songs ( due to time constraint ) . One of the songs is “ Nisshongo ” , a single from Sreshtho , and members of Black , Artcell , Dethrow and others , join the band on stage for a memorable performance . 2001 . Cryptic Fate received sponsorship from Pepsi . Sarfaraz temporarily leaves the band due to personal reasons . The band performs a concert at the Army Stadium where they introduce new drummer , Turjo . Close to year-end , Fate is invited by Duray to contribute a song to the mixed album Charpatra . Shakib and Farhan collaborate for the first time , and the result is “ Cholo Bangladesh ” – a cricket anthem that goes on to become Fate ’ s first mainstream hit . 2002 . Buoyed by the success of Charpatra , Duray decided to produce another mixed album Anushilon , and invited Fate to contribute two songs . The band once again finds itself without a drummer ( Turjo is busy with studies ) . Left with no choice , Farhan and Shakib play drums on “ Shokal Choita ” and “ Eito Cholchey ” , respectively . On a more positive note , Sarfaraz returns to the band , composing “ Eito Cholchey ” . A full four years after it was recorded , `` Sreshtho '' finally sees light of day , thanks to the band ’ s new label G-Series . The album is an instant hit . 2003 . Farshed returns to Bangladesh . First show of the re-united Cryptic Fate is at the Russian Culture Center in March . More shows follow , notably the “ ABC ” concert at Army Stadium , where Fate unites with Black and Artcell to perform Dream Theater ’ s “ Scenes from a Memory ” , and Metallica ’ s “ Master of Puppets ” . The band releases two more singles “ Biday ” and `` Prem '' for the Aguntuk mixed album series . 2004–2006 . Cryptic Fate spent the better part of two years writing and recording `` Danob '' . The perfectionists they are , the band take their time delivering their much-anticipated follow-up to Sreshtho . The result is nothing short of brilliant . With Danob , Cryptic Fate continues the journey that began 13 years ago . Despite busy professional lives , the members of Fate remain committed to their music , their band , and their fans . 2007–2012 . Cryptic Fate start recording their 4th studio album `` Jantrik Golojug '' .Which is still not released . 2013–present . Cryptic Fate start working `` Noy Maash ( নয় মাস ) '' a concept album based on the emotions of the 9 months of the Liberation War of Bangladesh . The album will have 9 songs . Each song will be released through Radio , Website & other online music stations.Till now they released 6 songs Shakib ( front-man of Fate ) said in his Facebook page `` We also working on a `` 20 years of Cryptic Fate '' album . 5 old songs remade and re-imagined with our favourite musicians & 5 new songs. ``
John Roberts ( Denbigh MP ) . John Roberts ( after 1672 – 4 September 1731 ) of Llwyn Ynn , Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd , Denbighshire was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1710 and 1722 . Early life . Roberts was the eldest son and heir of Hugh Roberts of Hafod-y-Bwch , Denbighshire , and his wife Anne Wynn Jones , daughter of Richard Wynn Jones of Plas Newydd at Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd . Hafod was a small estate situated near Chirk Castle but his mother brought Plas Newydd into the family . He enterered Gray 's Inn in 1687 . In 1693 , he married Susannah Parry , the daughter and later heiress of William Parry of Llwyn Ynn , Denbighshire . By this marriage he acquired Llwyn Ynn , Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd . Career . Roberts was appointed High Sheriff of Denbighshire for the year 1705 to 1706 . At the 1710 general election , he was returned unopposed as Member of Parliament ( MP ) for Denbigh Boroughs on the Myddleton interest . He was listed as a Tory and 'Worthy patriot ' . At the 1713 general election , he was defeated at Denbigh Boroughs in a contest.. He regained his seat at Denbigh Boroughs at the 1715 general election . He was a Tory , and in 1719 , voted against the repeal of the Occasional Conformity and Schism Acts and against the peerage bill . He was found to have been given stock in the South Sea Company in 1720 . At the 1722 general election he had to stand aside at Denbigh for a member of the Myddleton family . Family . Roberts first wife died on 19 January 1722 and he married secondly Jane Morris , the widow of Morris Jones of Llanrhyadr , Denbighshire and daughter of Sir Walter Bagot , 3rd Baronet , MP , of Blithfield , Staffordshire . He died on 4 September 1731 . By his first wife , he had 3 sons who predeceased him and a daughter . He left his estates to his daughter .
Meru North District . Meru North District was one of the unconstitutionally created districts of Kenya , located in that country 's Eastern Province . In 1992 , it was split from the large Meru District , along with Meru Central District , Meru South District ( Nithi ) , and Tharaka District . Since the Supreme Court 's decision in September 2009 , Meru North is again part of Meru County . The area of Meru North District is the home of the Ameru ( Meru ) tribe , which is sometimes described as being related to other tribes living around the Mount Kenya region : the Kikuyu and the Embu people . The Ameru are generally called `` Bantu '' people who have been native to the Mt . Kenya area for many , many years — well before colonization of Kenya by Great Britain in the 19th Century . The people are now predominantly Christian — Methodist , Presbyterian , Roman Catholic , and other denominations , reflecting the work of missionaries — with also minorities of Indian descent , who are mainly Hindus , and African/Arab descent , who are Muslims . There are also has some resident Europeans predominantly British in ancestry . Meru is well known for its production of khat , known locally as `` miraa '' , and its supply to the rest of the country 's major towns . Because of the rich soils in the area , this plant thrives and most of the residents benefit from its sale . Trading in this commodity is a boon to other vendors , for example it stimulates the sale of banana leaves to `` miraa '' traders to protect the khat harvest from drying .
Hartera . Hartera is an annual electronica music festival held in Rijeka , Croatia . The name derives from the festivals location , an old paper factory ( which was one of the largest in Europe ) that functioned for 150 years before shutting down . One of the original purposes of the Hartera Festival was to preserve the old building by converting it into a public gathering for cultural purposes .
List of Vietnam Airlines accidents and incidents . This is a list of incidents and accidents that Vietnam Airlines has experienced since its inception in 1956 .
Her Desher Vallis . Her Desher Vallis is an ancient river valley in the Coprates quadrangle of Mars , located at 25.4° S and 48.0° W. It is 107.0 km across and was named for the Egyptian name for Mars .
Bjørn Johansen ( ice hockey ) . Bjørn Johansen ( born February 3 , 1944 ) is a Norwegian ice hockey player . He was born in Oslo , Norway and represented the clubs Rosenhoff IL and Løren IL . He played for the Norwegian national ice hockey team , and participated at the Winter Olympics in 1968 and 1972 .
Bulgaria at the 1952 Winter Olympics . Bulgaria competed at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo , Norway .
Do n't Get Personal ( 1936 film ) . `` Do n't Get Personal '' is a 1936 American comedy film directed by William Nigh and written by George Waggner , Clarence Marks and Houston Branch . The film stars James Dunn , Sally Eilers , Pinky Tomlin , Spencer Charters , Doris Lloyd and George Cleveland . The film was released on February 12 , 1936 , by Universal Pictures .
Lab Rats ( U.S. TV series ) . `` Lab Rats '' , also known as `` Lab Rats : Bionic Island '' for the fourth season , is an American comedy television series created by Chris Peterson and Bryan Moore that aired on Disney XD from February 27 , 2012 to February 3 , 2016 . The series stars Billy Unger , Spencer Boldman , Kelli Berglund , Tyrel Jackson Williams , and Hal Sparks . Plot . A young teenager named Leo Dooley lives a normal life until the day his mother Tasha gets married to billionaire inventor Donald Davenport , with whom they move in . While trying to find his bedroom , Leo accidentally discovers teenage siblings with bionic superpowers living in his new basement . The series follows the bionic teens as they unravel in adventurous situations in an attempt to live life like a normal family in the fictional town of Mission Creek , California . As the series progresses , the series gets darker with the introduction of Douglas , Davenport 's younger brother , who later joins the team , Marcus , Douglas ' android son , Krane , Taylor , formerly known as S-1 , who joins the team during the fourth season , Sebastian , formerly known as S-3 , Krane 's bionic soldiers , Giselle , who is planning on rebuilding Marcus , and Troy West , Giselle 's android creation . At the end of the third season , Davenport opens up a bionic academy on a bionic island to train Krane 's bionic soldiers to be the world 's new bionic heroes . Production . On July 13 , 2011 , Disney XD ordered `` Lab Rats '' , with production to begin in September 2011 in Hollywood for a 2012 premiere . The series was created by Chris Peterson and Bryan Moore , who serve as executive producers alongside Mark Brazill . Starring in the series are Tyrel Jackson Williams as Leo , Billy Unger as Chase , Spencer Boldman as Adam , Kelli Berglund as Bree , and Hal Sparks as Davenport . The series was originally shot in the summer of 2010 under the title of `` Billion Dollar Freshman '' . On May 18 , 2012 , Disney XD renewed the series for a second season . On July 26 , 2013 , Disney XD renewed the series for a third season . On May 9 , 2014 , Disney XD renewed the series for a fourth season . On June 25 , 2015 , Kelli Berglund stated in an interview that the fourth season would be the final season . Broadcast . The series originally premiered on Disney XD on February 27 , 2012 , and on Disney Channel on March 2 , 2012 . In Canada , it first aired on Disney XD on February 24 , 2012 . It later stopped airing on Disney XD in Canada and moved to Disney Channel due to DHX Media losing Disney rights . In the United Kingdom and Ireland , it first aired as a preview on March 29 , 2012 , and officially premiered on April 19 , 2012 . In South Africa , it premiered on Disney XD on June 10 , 2012 . In Australia and New Zeland , it first aired on Disney Channel on December 31 , 2012 , and officially premiered on January 10 , 2013 . In Malaysia , it premiered on Disney XD on March 11 , 2013 . In the rest of Southeast Asia , it premiered on Disney Channel ( Southeast Asia ) on August 5 , 2012 , on Disney XD on March 16 , 2013 , and on CITV on September 4 , 2015 . Critical . `` Variety '' television critic Brian Lowry knocked the series ' one-hour premiere for failing `` to exhibit basic elements of coherence '' and for featuring `` too many lapses in logic '' . Ratings . The series launch of `` Lab Rats '' in February 2012 was the most-watched series premiere in Disney XD history , drawing 1.3 million viewers and performing well in key demographics . The followup encore of the premiere that aired on Disney Channel on March 2 , 2012 , ranked as the number-one telecast in kids 2–11 for the week of February 27–Match 4 , 2012 , drawing 2.3 million viewers in the demographic . `` Lab Rats : Elite Force '' spinoff series . On September 3 , 2015 , it was announced that `` Lab Rats '' would have a joint spinoff series with `` Mighty Med '' under the title of ' . Only Billy Unger and Kelli Berglund from `` Lab Rats '' were reported to be returning for the new series , alongside Bradley Steven Perry , Jake Short , and Paris Berelc from `` Mighty Med '' . It was subsequently announced that `` Lab Rats : Elite Force '' would premiere on Disney XD on March 2 , 2016 .
Camp Caves . Camp Caves was a US Army training camp north of the city of Rockhampton , Queensland , Australia . Built during World War Two , the camp was in use from September 1943 until early in 1944 . It was one of a number of US training camps in the area including Camp Nerimbera , Camp Thompson ’ s Point , Camp Keppel Sands , Camp Yeppoon and Camp Wallaroo . Camp Caves was the camp for the 24th Infantry Division , which was also called the Hawaiian Division . It was called Camp Caves after the small town , The Caves , which was close to the campsite . The site was along the side of the Bruce Highway . It included medical services , warehouses , ammunition dumps , landing strips , and a small arms firing range . Work on building the camp began in November 1942 but was soon stopped . It started again in July 1943 . The camp was no longer used after March 1944 .
Klementyna Grabowska . Klementyna Grabowska née Wyganowska ( 1771–1831 ) was a Polish pianist and composer . She was born in Poznań and composed for piano . She married Józef Grabowski of Łukowa , and in 1831 moved to Paris . She died there in 1831 . Grabowska was also known as Countess Clementine .
Cheick Doukouré . Cheick Kader Doukouré ( born 11 September 1992 ) is an Ivorian footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Spanish club Levante UD . Lorient . Born in Abidjan , Doukouré moved to France at early age and joined FC Lorient 's youth setup in 2007 , from FCM Aubervilliers . After featuring regularly for the reserves , he made his first team – and Ligue 1 – debut on 7 August 2010 , coming on as a second-half substitute for Yann Jouffre in a 2–2 away draw against AJ Auxerre . After being rarely used Doukouré was loaned to Championnat National side SAS Épinal for one year on 27 July 2012 . Upon returning , he started to feature more regularly , and scored his first goal for the club on 10 May 2014 in a 1–0 away success over Olympique Lyonnais . Metz . On 20 June 2014 , Doukouré joined fellow first division side FC Metz on a free transfer . He made his debut for the club on 9 August , replacing Fadil Sido in a 0–0 draw at Lille OSC . Doukouré appeared in 20 matches during the 2014–15 season , as his side suffered relegation . The following campaign , he appeared rarely as his side returned to the main category ; in 2017 , he also wore the captain armband in some matches . Levante . On 4 August 2017 , Doukouré signed a four-year deal with La Liga side Levante UD . The transfer fee paid to Metz was reported as €1.5 million . He made his debut in the category on 21 August , coming on as a substitute for Enis Bardhi in a 1–0 home win against Villarreal CF . International career . After representing France at under-18 and under-19 levels , Doukouré subsequently switched allegance back to his home country Ivory Coast . On 11 January 2015 he made his full international debut for the latter , starting in a 1–0 friendly win against Nigeria .
Enhanced Combat Helmet ( Australia ) . The Enhanced Combat Helmet ( ECH ) is the standard issue combat helmet of the Australian Defence Force , introduced in 2004 to replace the M91 helmet , an Australian version of the American PASGT helmet . It is manufactured by Israeli company Rabintex , and was selected in a competition between four rival designs . It is the same shape as the U.S MICH 2000 helmet , but is lighter in weight and has a PASGT helmet-style padded headband/crown pad suspension system . It retains the 3-point chin strap that was used on the previous Australian M91 helmet . The Enhanced Combat Helmet has four sizes ( Small , Medium , Large and Extra Large ) . It is also in service with the New Zealand Defence Force since 2009 . Its Rabintex model number is RBH 303 AU .
Stephen Hoar . Stephen Hoar ( born May 28 , 1982 in Oshawa , Ontario ) is a Canadian lacrosse player formerly of the Toronto Rock in the National Lacrosse League and formerly of the Hamilton Nationals of Major League Lacrosse . Professional career . Hoar played five seasons for the Rochester Knighthawks before being traded to the Rock in September 2008 . In 2007 , he became the all-time Knighthawks leader for face-off wins and is the only Knighthawk to have over 600 career face-off victories . On February 5 , 2014 , Hoar was released by the Rock . International career . Hoar won a gold medal with Team Canada at the 2006 World Field Lacrosse Championships in London , Ontario .
Takayuki Yamaguchi ( artist ) . is a Japanese manga artist . He is the creator of `` Apocalypse Zero '' and `` Shigurui '' .
Hydatostega . `` Hydatostega '' is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae .
Daniel B. Cathcart . Daniel B. Cathcart ( December 8 , 1906 – January 23 , 1959 ) was an American art director . He was nominated for two Academy Awards in the category Best Art Direction . He was born in Idaho and died in Los Angeles , California .
1992–93 Taça de Portugal . The 1992–93 Taça de Portugal was the 54th edition of the Portuguese football knockout tournament , organized by the Portuguese Football Federation ( FPF ) . The 1992–93 Taça de Portugal began in September 1992 . The final was played on 10 June 1993 at the Estádio Nacional . Boavista were the previous holders , having defeated Porto 2–1 in the previous season 's final . Benfica defeated cup holders Boavista , 5–2 in the final . As a result of Benfica winning the domestic cup competition , the `` Encarnados '' faced 1992–93 Primeira Divisão winners Porto in the 1993 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira . Fourth round . All fourth round cup ties were played on the 29 November . Fifth round . Ties were played on the 27 December . Sixth round . Ties were played in January . Due to the odd number of teams involved at this stage of the competition , Amora qualified for the quarter-finals due to having no opponent to face at this stage of the competition . Quarter-finals . Ties were played on the 3 February . Semi-finals . Ties were played between the 14 April and 6 May .
Tritonaclia quinquepunctata . `` Tritonaclia quinquepunctata '' is a moth in the subfamily Arctiinae . It was described by Paul Griveaud in 1966 . It is found on Madagascar .
The Money Trap . `` The Money Trap '' is a 1965 crime drama film directed by Burt Kennedy , written by Walter Bernstein based on the novel of the same name by Lionel White , and starring Glenn Ford , Elke Sommer and Rita Hayworth . The supporting cast features Ricardo Montalban , Joseph Cotten and James Mitchum . Plot . Joe Baron ( Glenn Ford ) is an under-appreciated , under paid cop who lives a life of luxury because of his very wealthy , beautiful and much younger wife , Lisa Baron ( Elke Sommer ) , and the stock that her father left behind . Unfortunately for the happy couple , when their stock 's dividends stop coming in , Joe finds himself in some serious need of cash to continue his life style . To further heighten Joe 's concerns , Lisa intimates she is unwilling to lower her standard of living . Soon after Joe realizes he has a cash flow problem , he and his partner Pete Delanos ( Ricardo Montalban ) are ordered to perform a routine investigation whereby a rich and well connected doctor , Horace Van Tilden ( Joseph Cotten ) has shot an intruder , Phil Kenny , in his home . When the duo visit the crime scene , they find an opened wall safe and the intruder laying on the floor , but still breathing . Joe rides in the ambulance and during the trip to the hospital , Kenny reveals that he was after two bags of cash containing $ 500,000 . He also gives Joe a piece of paper with the combination of the safe on it , after which Kenny dies . Joe decides to keep this to himself and continues his own personal research on the case to find more information . During his intense search for more clues about the bags of cash and the intruder , Joe visits Phil Kenny 's Wife , Rosalie Kenny ( Rita Hayworth ) , who is now working in a bar as a waitress . When Joe sees Kenny 's wife he realizes that she is none other than his former friend and lover from the old neighborhood . They have a brief and awkward conversation , ending with Rosalie asking Joe to leave her alone . Joe leaves the bar , not knowing that his partner , Pete , has followed him there . Later that night , when Joe arrives home he finds Lisa and one of his neighbors having a drink . Lisa explains the neighbor is there because he wants to meet with Joe . It turns out the neighbor wants Joe to fix a traffic ticket . Believing instead , that his neighbor was there to make a move on Lisa , Joe orders his neighbor to leave . Lisa and Joe argue . Joe storms out of his house and ends up meeting up with Rosalie . By now , Rosalie 's mood has softened . They reminisce about their past relationship and it becomes clear that Rosalie still has feelings for Joe . Joe 's intentions are clear - he wants Rosalie to divulge how much she knew regarding Kenny 's plan to rob Van Tilden . Rosalie claims she knew very little . Suddenly , Rosalie hears a sound from the street below and she appears alarmed and frightened . Joe calms her down , but realizes that she could be in danger if Van Tilden suspects she knows too much . That night Joe and Rosalie make love . In the morning as Joe is about to leave , Rosalie tells him that Van Tilden has a business dealing in drugs and that Kenny was an employee and an addict who was looking for a way to get some more drugs . She validates Kenny 's claim that he was after $ 500,000 . Joe gives Rosalie some money and tells her to leave town . That morning , Joe returns home and Lisa apologizes for the night before . Later , in the police gymnasium as Joe and Pete work out , Pete reveals to Joe that he knows Joe is up to something and that he `` wants in '' . Joe reluctantly agrees and shares with Pete his idea to go after Van Tilden 's ill-gotten loot . They both work together and organize a plan to steal the bags of cash . To their surprise , Van Tilden requests to see them . When they meet with Van Tilden he inquires if they know the whereabouts of Phil Kenny 's widow . Van Tilden explains he wants to give her money . Joe feigns ignorance . Before the meeting ends , Van Tilden matter-of-factly mentions he will be in Acapulco for the week , leaving that day . Joe is very suspicious of Van Tilden , but decides to move forward with the planned heist . That night Joe receives a late night call from Rosalie . She has not left town and is calling from the bar where she works . She leaves the bar and walks back to her apartment , not realizing she is being followed by Van Tilden 's henchman , Matthews . When Rosalie enters her apartment , she pours herself a drink and then walks up to the rooftop of her apartment to view the skyline and contemplate her lot in life . Later , Joe and Pete are ordered to a potential crime scene - a woman has fallen or been pushed from a rooftop . The arrive to find Rosalie , sprawled on the ground . They are informed by another police officer that the finger marks on the ledge indicate she was pushed . Pete tells Joe that they should call off the heist because Rosalie most likely told her killer what she had told Joe . Joe refuses , believing that Rosalie would n't say anything . The next day , Pete checks to make sure that Van Tilden has left for Acapulco . That night , Joe and Pete enter Van Tilden 's house where they encounter and knock unconscious , Matthews . They drill the safe and use nitroglycerin to blow open the safe door . As Pete and Joe are grabbing the bags of loot , Van Tilden and Matthews surprise them . A gunfight ensues and Pete is shot . Joe is able to incapacitate both Van Tilden and Matthews and help Pete to the car for a quick getaway . Joe drives Pete to his house where he is forced to tell Lisa what happened . As Pete lies on the bed , he asks to see the money which is when they discover that one of the bags contains heroin . Joe realizes that Pete 's gunshot wound is life-threatening and decides to offer Van Tilden the bag of drugs in exchange for medical attention for Pete . Van Tilden arrives at Joe 's house , alone , per Joe 's demand . Unbeknownst to Joe , Mattews has followed Van Tilden . During his treatment , Pete accuses Joe of selling him out . He grabs the money and attempts to leave , but the strain is too much and he succumbs to his wound . As Joe 's part of the bargain , he now must deliver the drugs to the Van Tilden . He and Van Tilden leave in Van Tilden 's car , closely followed by Matthews . They arrive at a closed drugstore and Joe instructs Van Tilden to wait in the car while he retrieves the bag of heroin . Joe knocks on the door and an elderly gentlemen opens the door . Joe asks for the bag he left earlier . It 's clear the drugstore is in Joe 's old neighborhood and the drugstore owner has known Joe since he was a young man . As the drugstore owner is about to hand Joe the bag , Matthews and Van Tilden enter with drawn guns . Van Tilden orders Matthews to kill both Joe and the drugstore owner as he leaves with the heroin . Joe draws his gun and shots are exchanged . Matthews is killed by Joe . As Joe steps outside , he sees Van Tilden driving off in his limousine . Joe fires several shots hitting Van Tilden and causing his car to crash into a nearby storefront . As Van Tilden stumbles from the car , he and Joe exchange gunfire , hitting each other . Joe grabs his stomach and fires one final round into the prone Van Tilden . Injured , Joe makes his way back home in Van Tilden 's battered limousine . When Lisa attempts to call an ambulance , Joe orders her to call the police , instead . He then turns on the lights to his rear yard , illuminating his spacious swimming pool and well maintained patio . As sirens are heard in the background , Joe leans against the wall and awaits his fate in the arms of his wife .
Bohdan Lyednyev . Bohdan Lyednyev ( ; born 7 April 1998 ) is a professional Ukrainian football midfielder who currently plays for Zorya Luhansk on loan from Dynamo Kyiv in the Ukrainian Premier League . Career . A native of Skvyra that is within the capital region ( Kiev Oblast ) , Lyednyev is a product of couple of Kyiv city football schools including Dynamo Kyiv as well as FC Dnipro football academy in Dnipro . He played in Ukrainian Youth Football League in 2011-2015 for youth teams of Atlet Kyiv and FC Dnipro . In 2015 Lyednyev took part in football championship of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast for FC Dnipro senior amateur squad . Since 2015 he plays in Ukrainian Premier League Reserves ( UPL reserves ) for U-19 and U-21 teams of FC Dnipro and Dynamo Kyiv , to which he transferred in 2016 . Lyednyev also played for Dynamo senior team in the 2017-18 Ukrainian Cup against FC Oleksandriya . In 2017-18 season of UPL reserves he became a top scorer .
Daniel Robbins ( computer programmer ) . Daniel Robbins is a computer programmer and consultant best known as the founder and former chief architect of the Gentoo Linux project . In 2008 , he launched the Funtoo project , a free Linux distribution based on Gentoo , and is the project 's lead hacker and organizer . He also currently works at the same time in Albuquerque , New Mexico , as 'Open Source/Community Strategy Lead ' at Zenoss , and as president for Funtoo Technologies . Formation of Gentoo Linux distribution . During his time as a system administrator at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque Robbins formed his own distribution `` Enoch Linux '' , which was later renamed Gentoo in 2002 . However , like many other free software projects , Gentoo struggled to create a business model which would support its key developers . Robbins resigned as Chief Architect on 26 April 2004 , citing considerable personal debt , and a desire to spend more time with his family , formed the Gentoo Foundation and transferred all Gentoo intellectual property to it , so that Gentoo is now run as a full community-based model . He did rejoin the project for a short time from August 2006 , becoming a developer again in February 2007 and joining the amd64 team but resigned in early March 2007 . ... I would like to see more fun in Gentoo , and a lot less politics , and in my apparent role as President of the Gentoo Foundation , I may have an opportunity to change things for the better . I will need to look into this more ... Funtoo Linux . In 2008 , Robbins began to work on Funtoo , a project created to allow him to work on extending the technologies originally created for Gentoo . Microsoft . Robbins ' move to Microsoft , in May 2005 , attracted attention within the Linux community , which has historically had a combative relationship with Microsoft . He described his role working for Bill Hilf as `` ... helping Microsoft to understand Open Source and community-based projects ... '' However , Robbins resigned less than a year later on 16 January 2006 due to frustrations that he was unable to fully utilize his technical skills in this position . RTLinux . Later in 2006 , he joined FSMLabs in Socorro , New Mexico , to work on RTLinux . Funtoo Technologies . Daniel Robbins is also president of Funtoo Technologies , a consulting firm founded in 2006 and located in Albuquerque , New Mexico .
Hajjiabad-e Naseri . Hajjiabad-e Naseri ( , also Romanized as Ḩājjīābād-e Nāşerī ) is a village in Harabarjan Rural District , Marvast District , Khatam County , Yazd Province , Iran . At the 2006 census , its existence was noted , but its population was not reported .
AK-74 . The AK-74 ( Russian : or `` Kalashnikov automatic rifle model 1974 '' ) is an assault rifle developed in the early 1970s by Russian designer Mikhail Kalashnikov as the replacement for the earlier AKM ( itself a refined version of the AK-47 ) . It uses a smaller 5.45×39mm cartridge , replacing the 7.62×39mm chambering of earlier Kalashnikov-pattern weapons . The rifle first saw service with Soviet forces engaged in the 1979 Afghanistan conflict . The head of the Afghan bureau of the Pakistani Inter-Services Intelligence claimed that the CIA paid $ 5,000 for the first AK-74 captured by the Mujahideen during the Soviet–Afghan War . Presently , the rifle continues to be used by the majority of countries of the former Soviet Union . Additionally , licensed copies were produced in Bulgaria ( AK-74 , AKS-74 and AKS-74U ) , and the former East Germany ( MPi-AK-74N , MPi-AKS-74N , MPi-AKS-74NK ) . Besides former Soviet republics and eastern European countries , Mongolia , North Korean Special Forces , and Vietnamese People 's Naval infantry use AK-74s . Design details . The AK-74 was designed by А. D. Kryakushin 's group under the design supervision of Mikhail Kalashnikov and is an adaptation of the 7.62×39mm AKM assault rifle and features several important design improvements . These improvements were primarily the result of converting the rifle to the intermediate-caliber high velocity 5.45×39mm cartridge . In fact , some early models are reported to have been converted AKMs , re-barreled to 5.45×39mm . Compared with the preceding AKM the AK-74 has better effective range , firing accuracy ( a main development goal ) , and reliability . The AK-74 and AKM share an approximate 50 % parts commonality ( interchangeable most often are pins , springs and screws ) . Operating mechanism . The rifle 's operation during firing and reloading is identical to that of the AKM . After ignition of the cartridge primer and propellant , rapidly expanding propellant gases are diverted into the gas cylinder above the barrel through a vent near the muzzle . The build-up of gases inside the gas cylinder drives the long-stroke piston and bolt carrier rearward and a cam guide machined into the underside of the bolt carrier along with an ejector spur on the bolt carrier rail guide , rotates the bolt approximately 35° and unlocks it from the barrel extension via a camming pin on the bolt . The moving assembly has about of free travel which creates a delay between the initial recoil impulse of the piston and the bolt unlocking sequence , allowing gas pressures to drop to a safe level before the seal between the chamber and the bolt is broken . Like previous Kalashnikov-pattern rifles , the AK-74 does not have a gas valve ; excess gases are ventilated through a series of radial ports in the gas cylinder . Since the Kalashnikov operating system offers no primary extraction upon bolt rotation , the 5.45×39mm AK-74 bolt has a larger extractor claw than the 7.62×39mm AKM for increased extraction reliability . Other minor modifications were made to the bolt and carrier assembly . Barrel . The rifle received a new barrel with a chrome-lined bore and 4 right-hand grooves at a 200 mm ( 1:7.87 in ) rifling twist rate . The front sight base and gas block were redesigned . The gas block contains a gas channel that is installed at a 90° angle in relation to the bore axis to reduce bullet shear at the port hole . A pair of support brackets are cast into the gas block assembly and are used to attach a BG-15c or GP-25 underslung 40 mm grenade launcher . Like the AK-47 and AKM , the muzzle is threaded for the installation of various muzzle devices such as the standard muzzle brake or a blank-firing adaptor , while a spring-loaded detent pin held in the front sight post prevents them from unscrewing while firing . The distinctive standard-issue muzzle brake features a large expansion chamber , two symmetrical vertical cuts at the forward end of the brake and three non symmetrical positioned vent holes to counteract muzzle rise and climb as well as lateral shift to the right much like the AKM 's offset muzzle brake . A flat plate near the end of the brake produces a forward thrust when emerging exhaust gases strike its surface , greatly reducing recoil . The muzzle brake prevents backblast from reaching the firer , although it is reported to be harsh on bystanders as the muzzle gases are dispersed to the sides . The standard-issue AK-74 muzzle brake has been subtly revised several times since the 1970s , Iron sights . The AK-74 uses an adjustable notched rear tangent iron sight calibrated in increments from . The front sight is a post adjustable for elevation in the field . Horizontal adjustment requires a special drift tool and is done by the armory before issue or if the need arises by an armorer after issue . The sight line elements are approximately over the bore axis . The `` point-blank range '' battle zero setting `` П '' standing for `` постояннаяon '' ( constant ) the 5.45×39mm AK-74 rear tangent sight element corresponds to a zero , compared with the zero for 7.62×39mm AKs . For the AK-74 combined with the 7N6 or 7N10 service cartridges the 400 m battle zero setting point-blank range limits the apparent `` bullet rise '' within approximately under the line of sight . At the corresponding maximum point-blank range the bullet will have dropped to approximately relative to the line of sight . Soldiers are instructed to fire at any target within this range by simply placing the sights on the center of mass ( the belt buckle , according to Russian and former Soviet doctrine ) of the enemy target . Any errors in range estimation are tactically irrelevant , as a well-aimed shot will hit the torso of the enemy soldier . Optical sights . While most Russian and CIS armed forces use the AK-74 in its basic configuration with iron sights , many magnified and non-magnified optical sights are available for designated marksmen and other special purpose troops in their respective militaries . For the 5.45×39mm AK-74 , the East German Zeiss ZFK 4×25 , 1P29 , Belorussian BelOMO PO 3.5×21P , PO 4×24P and the 1P78 Kashtan dedicated side rail mounted optical sights were developed . These optical sights are primarily designed for rapid target acquisition and first round hits out to 400 m , but by various means these optical sights also offer bullet drop compensation ( BDC ) ( sometimes referred to as ballistic elevation ) for aiming at more distant targets . The BDC feature compensates for the effect of gravity on the bullet at given distances ( referred to as `` bullet drop '' ) in flat fire scenarios . The feature must be tuned for the particular ballistic trajectory of a particular combination of gun and cartridge at a predefined muzzle velocity and air density . Since the usage of standardized ammunition is an important prerequisite to match the BDC feature to the external ballistic behaviour of the employed projectiles , these military optical sights are intended to assist with field shooting at varying medium to longer ranges rather than precise long range shots . The standard Russian side rail mounted optical sight was the 4×26 1P29 Universal sight for small arms , an aiming optic similar to the British SUIT and SUSAT and Canadian C79 optical sights . When mounted the 1P29 sight is positioned centered above the receiver at a height that allows the use of the iron sights . It weighs 0.8 kg , offers 4× magnification with a field of view of 8° and 35 mm eye relief . The 1P29 is issued with a canvas pouch , a lens cleaning cloth , combination tool , two rubber eyecups , two eyecup clamps and three different bullet drop compensation ( BDC ) cams for the AK-74 , RPK-74 and PK machine gun . The 1P29 is intended for quickly engaging point and area targets at various ranges and is zeroed for both windage and elevation at . On the right side of the field of view a stadiametric rangefinder is incorporated that can be used to determine the distance from a tall object from . The reticle is an inverted aiming post in the top half of the field of view and is tritium-illuminated for low-light condition aiming . The current Russian standard side rail mounted optical sight for the AK-74M is the 2.8×17 1P78 Kashtan , an aiming optic more similar to the American ACOG . When mounted the 1P78 sight is positioned centered above the receiver . It weighs 0.5 kg , offers 2.8× magnification with a field of view of 13° and 32 mm eye relief . The 1P78 comes in several versions for the AK-74 ( 1P78-1 ) , RPK-74 ( 1P78-2 ) , AKM ( 1P78 ) and RPK ( 1P78-3 ) . The 1P78 is intended for quickly engaging point and area targets at various ranges and is zeroed for both windage and elevation at . A stadiametric rangefinder is incorporated that can be used to determine the distance for a soldier sized target from . The reticle consist of a main 400 m `` chevron '' ( ^ ) , a holdover dot and smaller additional holdover chevrons for and and is tritium-illuminated for low-light condition aiming . New features . The AK-74 was equipped with a new buttstock , handguard ( which retained the AKM-type finger swells ) and gas cylinder . The stock has a shoulder pad different from that on the AKM , which is rubber and serrated for improved seating against the shooter . In addition , there are lightening cuts on each side of the buttstock . The buttstock , lower handguard and upper heatguard were first manufactured from laminated wood , this later changed to a synthetic , plum or dark brown colored fiberglass . The AK-74 gas tube has a spring washer attached to its rear end designed to retain the gas tube more securely . The lower handguard is fitted with a leaf spring that reduces play in the rifle 's lateral axis by keeping the wood tensioned between the receiver and the handguard retainer . The receiver remains nearly identical to that of the AKM ; it is a U-shaped thick sheet steel pressing supported extensively by pins and rivets . The internal guide rails on which the bolt carrier travels are stamped and spot welded to the inside of the receiver housing . Minor changes were made to the front barrel and rear stock trunnions as well as the magazine well . All external metal surfaces are coated with a glossy black enamel paint . Accessories . Accessories supplied with the rifle include a 6H4 or 6H5 type bayonet , a quick-loading device , three spare magazines , four 15-round stripper clips , maintenance kit , cleaning rod and sling . The bayonet is installed by slipping the muzzle ring around the flash hider and latching the handle down on the bayonet lug under the front sight base . The 6H5 AK-74 bayonet introduced in 1983 represents a further refinement of the 6H4 AKM bayonet . It introduced a radical blade cross-section , that has a flat milled on one side near the edge and a corresponding flat milled on the opposite side near the false edge . The blade has a new spear point and an improved one-piece molded plastic grip making it a more effective fighting knife . It also has saw-teeth on the false edge and the usual hole for use as a wire-cutter . 5.45×39mm cartridge . Relatively small sized , light weight , high velocity military service cartridges like the 5.45×39mm allow a soldier to carry more ammunition for the same weight compared with their larger and heavier predecessor cartridges , have favourable maximum point-blank range or `` battle zero '' characteristics and produce relatively low bolt thrust and free recoil impulse , favouring light weight arms design and automatic fire accuracy . Tests measured the free recoil energy delivered by the 5.45×39mm AK-74 rifle at , compared with delivered by the 7.62×39mm in the AKM . Early 5.45×39mm ballistics tests demonstrated a pronounced tumbling effect with high speed cameras . Some Western authorities believed this bullet was designed to tumble in flesh to increase wounding potential . At the time , it was believed that yawing and cavitation of projectiles were primarily responsible for tissue damage . Martin Fackler conducted a study with an AK-74 assault rifle using live pigs and ballistic gelatin ; `` The result of our preset test indicate that the AK-74 bullet acts in the manner expected of a full-metal-cased military ammunition - it does not deform or fragment when striking soft tissues '' . Most organs and tissue were too flexible to be severely damaged by the temporary cavity effect caused by yaw and cavitation of a projectile . With the 5.45 mm bullet , tumbling produced a temporary cavity twice , at depths of and . This is similar to ( but more rapid than ) modern 7.62×39mm ammunition and to ( non-fragmenting ) 5.56×45mm NATO ammunition . Magazines . The original steel-reinforced 30-round AK-74 detachable box magazine was similar to that of the AKM , except for minor dimensional changes required by the 5.45×39mm cartridge . These rust-colored magazines are often mistakenly identified as being made of Bakelite ( a phenolic resin ) , but were actually fabricated from two-parts of AG-S4 molding compound ( a glass-reinforced phenol-formaldehyde binder impregnated composite ) , assembled using an epoxy resin adhesive . Noted for their durability , these magazines did however compromise the rifle 's camouflage and lacked the small horizontal reinforcing ribs running down both sides of the magazine body near the front that were added on all later AK-74 magazine generations . A second generation steel-reinforced dark-brown ( color shades vary from maroon to plum to near black ) 30-round magazine was introduced in the early 1980s , fabricated from ABS plastic . The third generation steel-reinforced 30-round AK-74 magazine is similar to the second generation , but is darker colored and has a matte nonreflective surface finish . With the introduction of the AK-74M the fourth generation of steel-reinforced matte true black nonreflective surface finished 30-round AK-74 magazines was introduced . All AK-74 magazines have a raised horizontal rib on each side of the rear lug to prevent their use in a 7.62×39mm AK . The magazines can be quickly recharged from stripper clips . The empty weight of a 30-round AK-74 box magazine is . The 45-round plastic box magazine of the RPK-74 light machine gun is also interchangeable with that of the AK-74 . The empty weight of a 45-round RPK-74 box magazine is . Further 60-round and later 50-round quad-stack 5.45×39mm casket magazines were developed . The transition to mainly plastic magazines and the relatively small sized , light weight , high velocity 5.45×39mm cartridge yielded a significant weight reduction and allow a soldier to carry considerably more rounds for the same weight compared with the previous Soviet AK-47 and AKM and later 7.62×39mm chambered AK platform assault rifles . Note : All , 7.62×39mm AK magazines are backwards compatible with older AK variants.Note * : 10.12 kg ( 22.3 lb ) is the maximum amount of ammo that the average soldier can comfortably carry ... it also allows for best comparison of the three most common 7.62×39mm AK platform magazines and the 5.45×39mm AK-74 magazine . AKS-74 . The AKS-74 ( `` S '' —Russian : ; `` Skladnoy '' , or `` folding '' ) , is a variant of the AK-74 equipped with a side-folding metal shoulder stock , designed primarily for use with air assault infantry and developed alongside the basic AK-74 . Unlike the AKMS 's somewhat fragile underfolding stock ( modeled after the MP 40 submachine gun stock ) , the AKS-74 stock is fabricated from stamped sheet metal struts , machine pressed into a `` U '' shape and assembled by punch fit and welding . The stock has a triangular shape ; it lacks the folding shoulder pad found on the AKMS stock and is folded to the left side of the receiver . The hinged stock is securely locked in its extended position by a spring-loaded button catch located at the rear of the receiver . When folded , the stock is held closed by a spring-loaded capture hook situated on the left side at the front of the receiver housing . A rear-mounted sling swivel is also provided on the right side at the beginning of the stock frame . AK-74M . In 1991 the Izhmash factory in the city of Izhevsk began full-scale production of a modernized variant of the AK-74—the AK-74M ( M—Russian : `` Модернизированный '' ; `` Modernizirovanniy '' or `` modernized '' ) assault rifle that offers more versatility compared with its predecessor . Apart from several minor improvements , such as a lightened bolt and carrier assembly to reduce the impulse of the gas piston and bolt carrier during firing , the rifle features a new glass-filled polyamide stock that retains the shape of the original AK-74 fixed laminated wood stock , but side-folds to the left like the skeletonized AKS-74 buttstock . Additionally the AK-74M features an improved muzzle device , a reinforced smooth dust cover and a redesigned guide rod return spring retainer that allows firing the GP-25 , GP-30 and GP-34 underslung grenade launchers without having to use the previously necessary additional receiver cover fastener . Each AK-74M is fitted with a side-rail bracket for mounting optics . The AK-74M would have been adopted by the Soviet Union as the standard service rifle , and has been accepted as the new service rifle of the Russian Federation . AK-74M universal upgrade kit . An AK-74M universal upgrade kit consisting of a new safety , dust cover and furniture featuring improved ergonomics and rails to attach accessories like aiming optics , optoelectronic sights , laser sights , weapon lights and vertical fore grips and a new muzzle device had its official debut on May 9 , 2015 in Moscow as part of the 2015 Moscow Victory Day Parade . The Kalashnikov Concern has further developed three sets of additional equipment for the modernization of 5.45×39mm and 7.62×39mm chambered AK-pattern assault rifles for normal military units , reconnaissance units , and special forces units . The Kalashnikov Concern announced it has a contract with the Russian Ministry of Defence to deliver upgrade kits for their AK-74M assault rifles . AKS-74U . In 1973 , a design competition ( codenamed `` Modern '' —Модерн ) was started for the adoption of a fully automatic carbine . This was no doubt inspired by observing the US experience in Vietnam with the XM177 . The Soviet planners also drew from the unsolicited design AO-46 built in 1969 by Peter Andreevich Tkachev , which weighed only 1.9 kg . The TTT specifications required a weight no greater than , a length of / with the stock unfolded/folded , and an effective firing range of . The competition was joined by designs of M.T . Kalashnikov ( PP1 ) , I.Y . Stechkin ( TKB-0116 ) , S.G. Simonov ( AG-043 ) , A.S. Konstantinov ( AEK-958 ) , and Yevgeny Dragunov ( who called his model `` MA '' ) . Kalashnikov also presented an additional design ( A1-75 ) which differed from PP1 by having a modified muzzle for flash and noise suppression . In 1977 , the GRAU decided to adopt Kalashnikov 's model , which was largely a shortened AKS-74 , because it was no worse than the competition in terms of performance , and promised significant production cost savings by utilizing existing equipment for the AK-74 line . A final round of large scale testing with Kalashnikov 's model was performed by airborne divisions in the Transcaucasian Military District in March 1977 . The AKS-74U ( `` U '' —Russian : ; `` Ukorochenniy '' , or `` shortened '' ) was officially adopted in 1979 , and given the official , but seldom used GRAU designation 6P26 . In 1993 production stopped . In terms of tactical deployment , the AKS-74U bridges the gap between a submachine gun and an assault rifle . It was intended for use mainly with special forces , airborne infantry , rear-echelon support units , helicopter and armored vehicle crews . It has been augmented and replaced by various submachine guns , and the less compact AK-105 carbine in Russian military service . It is commonly used by law enforcement ; for example , each urban police foot patrol is issued at least one . The rifle 's compact dimensions , compared with the AKS-74 , were achieved by using a short barrel ( this forced designers to simultaneously reduce the gas piston operating rod to an appropriate length ) . Due to the shortening of the operating mechanism the cyclic rate of fire rose slightly to around 700-735 rounds per minute . In order to effectively stabilize projectiles , the barrel 's twist rate was increased from 200 mm ( 1:7.87 in ) to 160 mm ( 1:6.3 in ) to adapt the AKS-74U for muzzle velocities of and higher . A new gas block was installed at the muzzle end of the barrel with a muzzle booster , which features an internal expansion chamber inside the cylindrical section of the booster while the conical end acts as a nozzle to increase net pressure inside the gas chamber by supplying an increased amount of propellant gasses from the barrel . The chrome-lined muzzle booster also burns any remaining propellant , which would normally reduce muzzle blast . However , due to the extremely short barrel and conical end of the booster , the muzzle blast is nevertheless extremely large and visible . The muzzle device locks into the gas block with a spring-loaded detent pin and features two parallel notches cut into the edge of the flash hider cone , used for unscrewing it using the cleaning rod . Unlike most kalashnikov variants there is no provision to store the cleaning rod under the barrel . The front sight was integrated into the gas block/forward sling loop . The sight height above the bore axis is also approximately higher than the AK-74 , due to the combined font sight/gas block , rear sight configuration . The AKS-74U has a different rear sight composed of a U-shaped flip sight on the top cover instead of the standard sliding notch tangent rear sight . This rear sight has two settings : `` П '' standing for `` постояннаяon '' ( constant ) corresponding to a `` point-blank range '' battle zero setting and `` 4-5 '' ( used for firing at distances between ) . The rear sight is housed in a semi-shrouded protective enclosure that is riveted to the receiver 's spring-loaded top cover . This top cover hinges from a barrel trunnion ( hinging where the rear sight on a normal AK74 is located ) , pivoting forward when opened , which also works to unlock the gas tube cover . Both the gas tube and handguard are also of a new type and are wider and shorter than the analogous parts in the AKS-74 . For the AKS-74s combined with the 7N6 or 7N10 service cartridges the 350 m battle zero setting limits the apparent `` bullet rise '' within approximately relative to the line of sight . Soldiers are instructed to fire at any target within this range by simply placing the sights on the center of mass ( the belt buckle ) of the enemy target . Any errors in range estimation are tactically irrelevant , as a well-aimed shot will hit the torso of the enemy soldier . The AKS-74U is significantly more maneuverable in tight quarters than the AKS-74 ; however , the significant decline in muzzle velocity to resulted in a reduction in effective range to ( the effective hitting distance for a `` running '' -type silhouette target was reduced from to ) . The AKS-74U can not mount a bayonet or standard under-barrel grenade launcher . However , a suppressed 30 mm BS-1 grenade launcher was developed specifically for that platform that fires a high-explosive dual purpose ( HEDP ) grenade . The grenades for the BS-1 are launched by special blank cartridges that are inserted into the grenade launcher via a detachable magazine . The majority of AKS-74U carbines were manufactured at the Tula Arms Factory rather than Izhmash . There were some accessories produced for the AKS-74U including a plastic thigh holster and ( shorter than standard ) 20-round AK-74 type magazines . The rifle utilizes a proprietary 25 mm wide sling that differs from the standard 35 mm AK sling also in construction . The AKS-74U also exists in a version featuring modernized synthetic furniture made from a black , glass-filled polyamide . The AKS-74U was also used as the basis for several other unique weapons , including the bullpup OTs-14 Groza specialist carbine which is now in limited service in the Russian military , and the Gepard series of multi-caliber submachine guns ( none of which evolved past prototype stage ) . In the United States , the AKS-74U is called a `` Krinkov '' . The origin of this term is uncertain . A hypothesis was circulating that the name came from the mujahadeen who supposedly had captured a high-ranking Soviet officer armed with an AKS-74U , and that they had named it after him . However , investigation by Patrick Sweeney could not confirm this hypothesis , for no Soviet officer with a resembling name was captured in Afghanistan . US journalist C. J. Chivers reported that the gun was nicknamed `` the Osama '' in jihadist circles , after Osama bin Laden was photographed next to an AKS-74U . Research by The Firearm Blog published in 2016 suggests that the name `` Krinkov '' is actually a Pashtun invention that came to the United States with accounts of the Mujahideen . The AKS-74U is approximately lighter than the NATO equivalent XM177 , and shorter with the stock folded . Due to the fact that the AKS-74U is moderately concealable with its stock folded and capable of easily defeating IIIa soft body armor , it continues to be able to perform the role of a modern Personal Defense Weapon , despite being designed in the 1970s . At the end of Eelam War IV in the year 2009 , there were a lot of AKS-74U recovered from the Army bases of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam ( LTTE ) by the Sri Lankan Army . Not even the Lankan army was possessing a rifle of the kind at that time . Due to its rarity and sleek , compact design , semi-automatic versions of the AKS-74U maintain a cult-like following in the United States , continuing to sell for a very high premium on the civilian market . Specialized variants . The AK-74 is also available in several `` night-fighting '' configurations , equipped with a side-rail used to mount sights . These variants , the AK-74N , AKS-74N and AKS-74UN can be used in conjunction with NSPU and NSPU-3 ( 1PN51 ) night sights , as well as optical sights such as the USP-1 ( 1P29 ) . The variants designated AK-74N2 and AKS-74N2 can use the multi-model night vision sight NSPUM ( 1PN58 ) . The AKS-74UB ( `` B '' —Russian : ; `` Besshumniy '' or `` silent '' ) is a sound-suppressed variant of the AKS-74U adapted for use with the PBS-4 suppressor ( used in combination with subsonic 5.45×39mm Russian ammunition ) . Very little is known about this model . AK-100 series . The AK-74M was also the basis for the new Russian AK-100 family of Kalashnikov firearms : the AK-101 assault rifle and AK-102 carbine ( both chambered for the NATO-standard 5.56×45mm NATO cartridge ) , AK-103 assault rifle and AK-104 carbine ( both chambered for the 7.62×39mm round ) and the 5.45×39mm AK-105 carbine . The AK-101 , AK-102 , AK-103 and AK-104 are destined primarily for export , while the AK-105 is slated to replace the AKS-74U with the Russian Armed Forces . Additionally , the 5.45×39mm AK-107 and 5.56×45mm NATO AK-108 rifles have a balanced recoil system to reduce felt recoil and muzzle rise . This balanced recoil system is derived from the AL-7 rifle . AK-12 . In 2010 , the AK-12 series of proposed prototype models were unveiled . They differed in weight , introduced a new recoil compensation technology and improved ergonomics . The rear iron sight element was rail-mounted and moved to the back of the upper receiver to lengthen the sight line , and the full length of the weapon featured a Picatinny rail for mounting accessories such as aiming optics on top . The hand guard features Picatinny rails on both sides and its underside for mounting accessories like tactical lights , laser sights and grenade launchers . Throughout its development and evaluation stage the multiple modifications were applied to meet Russian military standards , as well as to improve upon the `` range of defects '' that were discovered on prototype models and to addresses concerns regarding the cost of earlier prototypes . In September 2016 the prototype models were replaced by the final production models of the AK-12 ( chambered in 5.45×39mm ] ) and AK-15 ( chambered in 7.62×39mm ) assault rifles . Parallel developments are the RPK-16 light machine gun and the MA compact assault rifle ( both chambered in 5.45×39mm ) . The AK-12 , AK-15 , RPK-16 and MA production models technically stronger resemble the AK-74M , AK-100 series and RPK-74M than the earlier prototypes and the arms manufacturer Kalashnikov concern hopes they will replace these Russian service guns . In late 2016 it was reported the AK-12 production model was undergoing troop trials with the Russian Army , where it competes against the Degtyarov A-545 balanced action assault rifle in Ratnik program trials . The AK-12 completed its operational testing and passed military field tests in June 2017 , paving the way to Russian Army adoption , potentially under the Ratnik program . Both AK-12 and AK-15 completed testing in December 2017 . In January 2018 it was announced that the AK-12 and AK-15 have been adopted by the Russian military . Accuracy potential . The following table represents the Russian method for determining accuracy and it is far more complex than Western methods . In the West , one fires a group of shots into the target and then simply measure the overall diameter of the group . The Russians on the other-hand , fire a group of shots into the target . They then draw two circles on the target . One for the maximum vertical dispersion of hits and one for the maximum horizontal dispersion of hits . They then disregard the hits on the outer part of the target and only count half of the hits ( 50 % or R50 ) on the inner part of the circles . This dramatically reduces the overall diameter of the groups . They then use both the vertical and horizontal measurements of the reduced groups to measure accuracy . This circular error probable method used by the Russian and other European militaries can not be converted and is not comparable to US military methods for determining rifle accuracy . When the R50 results are doubled the hit probability increases to 93.7 % . Under worst field exercise circumstances , due to range estimation and aiming errors , the hit probabilities for the tested assault rifles were drastically reduced with differences without operational significance .
Arnaud Guillaume de Barbazan . Arnaud Guillaume ( also `` Arnault Guilhem '' ) , Seigneur de Barbazan , ( 1360 in Barbazan-Dessus , Hautes-Pyrénées , France – 1431 , Vaudoncourt , Vosges , France ) was a counsellor and butler to Charles VII of France and later a general during the Hundred Years ' War who earned for himself the name of the `` Irreproachable Knight '' . He was one of the chief Armagnacs , a fervent partisan of Charles VII , and a sworn enemy of the Burgundians . He defended Melun in 1420 against the English , who captured him and kept him as a prisoner of war until 1430 . Upon his release , he continued to fight against Burgundy and England , finally dying in combat in the Battle of Bulgnéville in the Vosges mountains near the villages of Bulgnéville and Vaudoncourt . Because of his heroic service to France and to the king in the many battles he had participated in , Barbazan was buried at the Saint Denis Basilica next to the king himself , after a state funeral of a type usually reserved for kings .
Bieńkowice , Silesian Voivodeship . Bieńkowice ( German `` Benkowitz '' ) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krzyżanowice , within Racibórz County , Silesian Voivodeship , in southern Poland , close to the Czech border . It lies approximately north-west of Krzyżanowice , south of Racibórz , and south-west of the regional capital Katowice . The village has a population of 1,200 .
Sewmor . Sewmor sewing machines were designed and manufactured in post-World War II Japan ( mainly using parts from miscellaneous Asian countries , though the 900 series motors are said to be manufactured in Belgium ) and imported/badged by the Consolidated Sewing Machine Corporation in New York City , New York . Numerous models existed , with many units proving to have a fairly reliable track record over the years . A few models have recently been becoming a more sought collectors item , generally due to their aesthetic similarities to American automobiles of the same era .
1987 ECAC North Men 's Basketball Tournament . The 1987 America East Men 's Basketball Tournament was hosted by the higher seeds in head-to-head matchups . The final was held at Matthews Arena on the campus of the Northeastern University . Only the top-8 schools made it to the 1987 tournament , therefore excluding both Colgate and Hartford . Northeastern gained its fourth consecutive and sixth overall America East Conference Championship and an automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament with its win over Boston University . Northeastern was given the 14th seed in the East Regional of the NCAA Tournament and lost in the first round to Purdue 104–95 . Niagara University gained a bid to the NIT and lost in the second round to La Salle 89–81 , after beating Seton Hall 74–65 .
Adval Tech Holding . Adval Tech Holding is a Swiss Stock Company , < a href= '' Adval_Tech_Holding % 23cite_note-1 '' > a > < /a > located in Niederwangen ( municipality of Köniz , Bern ) , currently trading as active in the machinery industry for high-volume components manufactured in metal and plastic . Adval Tech focuses on the automotive market < a href= '' Adval_Tech_Holding % 23cite_note-2 '' > a > < /a > and related applications . They cover the entire value chain including product development , prototyping , mold and tool development , component production , and assembly . They specialize in the production of tools , punching , forming processes ( of metal ) injection molding , assembly , systems , and serial parts . The company 's series-production plastic components are used in cars and for other technically demanding applications . Examples include air flow elements and air flow systems for Audi , air/water separation systems for BMW and seat belt buckles used in a range of car brands . The Group primarily delivers its plastic components directly to car manufacturers ( OEMs ) and to first-tier customers who supply the car manufacturers directly . In addition , Adval Tech Holding manufactures components for related applications with similar quantities , quality requirements , and production processes . Some of these are plastic parts for premium sewing machines or sophisticated safety-related components in large batches and with a long product lifetime in the field of medical technology . The main metal and light metal components manufactured by Adval Tech are safety and décor parts for cars , which include components for airbags , ABS braking systems , steering and lighting systems , and trim strips . The company also produces parts and sub-assemblies containing metal and plastic components , such as door sill plates for BMW . With the acquisition of Fischer IMF in April 2016 , the Group now also supplies metal components directly to the car manufactures , in addition to plastic parts . History . Adval Tech Holding was a small mechanical workshop in Bümpliz ( Berne ) founded by Fritz Styner and Rudolf Bienz in 1924 . It was a collective company originally titled Styner + Bienz . In 1942 , it was converted into an Aktiengesellschaft ( stock market company ) . In 1963 , Styner and Bienz relocated to Niederwangen and employed approximately 200 workers . With the acquisition of 73 employees of AWM Muri in 1974 , Styner and Bienz entered the field of plastic injection molding technology . In 1985 , Styner + Bienz AG became the first company in Canton Berne , the first in the industry and the sixth in Switzerland to be awarded the ISO Certificate Swiss Norm SN 029 100 . In the course of a strategic reorientation , the company was renamed Adval Tech in 1997 and was listed on the stock exchange in 1998 . They had their initial public offering ( IPO ) that same year . Shares of Adval Tech Holding AG are traded on the Zurich stock exchange . In July 2016 , the mold division `` FOBOHA '' was sold to the Barnes Group . AWM Adval Tech produced tools for manufacturing CDs , DVDs , Blu-rays , CD covers and automotive parts as a subcontractor of Sika AG for BMW , Honda , and other car manufacturers . Company apprentices learn speciality extrusion blow-molding . The company has employed 1,341 people since June 30 , 2017 , and counted turnover of 104.2 million CHF .
Jataka Tattva . Jataka Tattva is a standard treatise on the predictive part of Hindu astrology and follows the Parashari System . It is written in Sanskrit . Its author has adopted the Sutra method for imparting knowledge of astrology instead of the traditional Sloka format . A great deal of importance is given to Medicine and Astrology . The author of this text , Mahadeva , son of Revashankar Pathak , hailed from Ratlam , Rajasthan , he was a devotee of Goddess Parvati , the consort of Lord Shiva and well-versed in medicine , Sanskrit and Jyotisha . Mahadeva is believed to have lived from 1842 to 1888 . He had written this treatise with the assistance of Vishnushastri , and completed its writing on Phalguna Shukla Panchami Vikram Samvat 1928 ( on 14 March 1874 ) . The brevity of the sutras employed to describe lengthy original passages culled from other texts is noteworthy . His son , Shriniwas Mahadeva Sharma translated this text into Hindi which translation with commentary was published in 1913 . The earliest translation of this text into English appears to be that of V.Subramanya Sastri which was published in 1941 by V.B.Soobbiah and Sons , Bangalore . Jataka Tattva comprises five tatvas or sections , namely , `` Samjna '' , `` Sutika '' , `` Prakirna '' , `` Strijataka '' , and `` Dasha '' . These five then are further divided into 13 sub-sections . Some say it can be used to diagnose medical ailments , in addition to reading the dasha effects . In his book titled - `` Light on Life : An introduction to the Astrology of India '' , Hart de Fouw has cited Jataka Tattva
Stafford Hollow , Connecticut . Stafford Hollow , also known as Stafford , Stafford Village , or Furnace Hollow , is a village in the town of Stafford , in Tolland County , Connecticut , located at the junction of Route 19 and Route 319 . Stafford Hollow was the town center of Stafford during the 18th and 19th centuries , before the growth of the village of Stafford Springs . A area of the village has been designated a historic district , the Stafford Hollow Historic District , which includes Colonial Revival , Greek Revival , and Late Victorian architecture . Twentieth-century houses on the roads radiating away from the village center are not included in the historic district . As early as 1779 , Stafford Hollow was the site of a blast furnace , known as Phelps blast furnace , that processed bog iron ores . The Phelps furnace is reputed to have produced cannon and cannonballs , kettles , and pots for use by the Continental Army . It operated until 1840 , when the local ore supply had been used up . Stafford Hollow Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987 . The historic district includes five of the Town of Stafford 's most significant buildings . The district includes the Pinney School building , a Queen Anne style structure from 1895 . It includes the Valley Cotton Mill site , now ruins , which was destroyed in 1900 .
Askinsky District . Askinsky District ( ; ) is an administrative and municipal district ( raion ) , one of the fifty-four in the Republic of Bashkortostan , Russia . It is located in the north of the republic . The area of the district is . Its administrative center is the rural locality ( a `` selo '' ) of Askino . As of the 2010 Census , the total population of the district was 21,272 , with the population of Askino accounting for 32.5 % of that number . History . The district was established in August 1930 . Administrative and municipal status . Within the framework of administrative divisions , Askinsky District is one of the fifty-four in the Republic of Bashkortostan . The district is divided into fifteen selsoviets , comprising seventy-four rural localities . As a municipal division , the district is incorporated as Askinsky Municipal District . Its fifteen selsoviets are incorporated as fifteen rural settlements within the municipal district . The `` selo '' of Askino serves as the administrative center of both the administrative and municipal district . Economy . Agricultural and forestry areas dominate in the district . Agricultural lands occupy , or 36.7 % of the total area . The main crops are rye , wheat , potatoes , and beef ; there are many livestock farms . Logging is conducted in the district .
Fernandina 's flicker . Fernandina 's flicker ( `` Colaptes fernandinae '' ) is a species of bird in the woodpecker family . Endemic to Cuba , its small population of 600–800 birds makes it one of the most endangered species of woodpecker in the world . The Fernandina 's flicker is threatened by habitat loss . Description . The Fernandina 's flicker is a medium-sized woodpecker , ranging in length from 14–15 inches ( 33–35 cm ) . Overall , it is mostly yellowish-tan , covered with varying amounts of black barring ; its underwings are yellow . The male has a black moustachial stripe , which the female lacks . Distribution and habitat . The Fernandina 's flicker is endemic to Cuba . Though it was apparently never common , it was formerly found across the island . Now , however , it is restricted to isolated locations in nine of the country 's 15 provinces : Camagüey , Cienfuegos , Granma , Holguín , Las Tunas , Matanzas , Pinar del Río , Santiago de Cuba , and Villa Clara . The largest population is found in Zapata Swamp , where some 120 pairs are estimated to live , though this number may have dropped following recent hurricanes . The flicker 's natural habitats include dry forests , dry savanna , swamps , and pastures . Behavior . Though not a particularly social bird , the Fernandina 's flicker will sometimes form loose colonies of up to 15 pairs . It regularly fights with other woodpeckers . Feeding . Like its congeners , the Fernandina 's flicker often forages—primarily for ants , but also for other insects , worms , grubs and seeds—on the ground . It uses its strong bill to probe the ground , and flick aside leaf litter . Breeding . The Fernandina 's flicker breeds between March and June ; during courtship , pairs regularly engage in high-flying chases . Like all woodpeckers , it is a cavity nester . Recent fieldwork has shown that it prefers to use nest holes started by West Indian woodpeckers ; the flicker usurps the original owners , finishes off the excavation work , and moves in . The female lays a clutch of three to five white eggs , which are incubated for a period of about 18 days . Young fledge after 22 days . Voice . Though it is regularly silent , the flicker 's calls include a repeated `` wicka '' ( the onomatopoeic sound which gives the genus its common name ) , and a loud series of `` pic '' notes . Conservation . With an estimated population of only 600–800 birds , the Fernandina 's flicker is one of the most endangered woodpeckers in the world . Overall , that population is declining , principally because of habitat loss . Farming , logging , hurricane damage and the caged bird trade—trappers bring down whole palm trees in order to capture nestling Cuban amazons ( `` Amazona leucocephala leucocephala '' ) —are combining to squeeze the remaining birds into smaller and smaller isolated tracts . In addition , West Indian woodpeckers have been observed killing the chicks of Fernandina 's flickers .
List of birds of Wyoming . This list of birds of Wyoming includes species documented in the U.S. state of Wyoming by the Wyoming Game and Fish Department ( WGFD ) supplemented by eBird data through July 2018 . The list from both sources contains 445 species . Of them , 111 are classed as accidental , and eight species have been introduced to North America . Only birds that are considered to have established , self-sustaining , wild populations in Wyoming are included on this list . This means that birds that are considered probable escapees , although they may have been sighted flying free in Wyoming , are not included . This list is presented in the taxonomic sequence of the `` Check-list of North American Birds '' , 7th edition through the 58th Supplement , published by the American Ornithological Society ( AOS ) . Common and scientific names are also those of the `` Check-list '' . Ducks , geese , and waterfowl . The family Anatidae includes the ducks and most duck-like waterfowl , such as geese and swans . These birds are adapted to an aquatic existence with webbed feet , bills which are flattened to a greater or lesser extent , and feathers that are excellent at shedding water due to special oils . Forty-one species have been recorded in Wyoming . New World quail . The New World quails are small , plump terrestrial birds only distantly related to the quails of the Old World , but named for their similar appearance and habits . One species has been recorded in Wyoming . Pheasants , grouse , and allies . Phasianidae consists of the pheasants and their allies . These are terrestrial species , variable in size but generally plump with broad relatively short wings . Many species are gamebirds or have been domesticated as a food source for humans . Eleven species have been recorded in Wyoming . Grebes . Grebes are small to medium-large freshwater diving birds . They have lobed toes and are excellent swimmers and divers . However , they have their feet placed far back on the body , making them quite ungainly on land . Six species have been recorded in Wyoming . Pigeons and doves . Pigeons and doves are stout-bodied birds with short necks and short slender bills with a fleshy cere . Five species have been recorded in Wyoming . Cuckoos . The family Cuculidae includes cuckoos , roadrunners , and anis . These birds are of variable size with slender bodies , long tails , and strong legs . Two species have been recorded in Wyoming . Nightjars and allies . Nightjars are medium-sized nocturnal birds that usually nest on the ground . They have long wings , short legs , and very short bills . Most have small feet , of little use for walking , and long pointed wings . Their soft plumage is cryptically colored to resemble bark or leaves . Three species have been recorded in Wyoming . Swifts . The swifts are small birds which spend the majority of their lives flying . These birds have very short legs and never settle voluntarily on the ground , perching instead only on vertical surfaces . Many swifts have very long , swept-back wings which resemble a crescent or boomerang . Four species have been recorded in Wyoming . Hummingbirds . Hummingbirds are small birds capable of hovering in mid-air due to the rapid flapping of their wings . They are the only birds that can fly backwards . Seven species have been recorded in Wyoming . Rails , gallinules , and coots . Rallidae is a large family of small to medium-sized birds which includes the rails , crakes , coots , and gallinules . The most typical family members occupy dense vegetation in damp environments near lakes , swamps , or rivers . In general they are shy and secretive birds , making them difficult to observe . Most species have strong legs and long toes which are well adapted to soft uneven surfaces . They tend to have short , rounded wings and tend to be weak fliers . Seven species have been recorded in Wyoming . Cranes . Cranes are large , long-legged , and long-necked birds . Unlike the similar-looking but unrelated herons , cranes fly with necks outstretched , not pulled back . Most have elaborate and noisy courting displays or `` dances '' . Two species have been recorded in Wyoming . Stilts and avocets . Recurvirostridae is a family of large wading birds which includes the avocets and stilts . The avocets have long legs and long up-curved bills . The stilts have extremely long legs and long , thin , straight bills . Two species have been recorded in Wyoming . Lapwings and plovers . The family Charadriidae includes the plovers , dotterels , and lapwings . They are small to medium-sized birds with compact bodies , short thick necks , and long , usually pointed , wings . They are found in open country worldwide , mostly in habitats near water . Seven species have been recorded in Wyoming . Sandpipers and allies . Scolopacidae is a large diverse family of small to medium-sized shorebirds including the sandpipers , curlews , godwits , shanks , tattlers , woodcocks , snipes , dowitchers , and phalaropes . The majority of these species eat small invertebrates picked out of the mud or soil . Different lengths of legs and bills enable multiple species to feed in the same habitat , particularly on the coast , without direct competition for food . Twenty-nine species have been recorded in Wyoming . Jaegers . Skuas and jaegers are in general medium to large birds , typically with gray or brown plumage , often with white markings on the wings . They have longish bills with hooked tips and webbed feet with sharp claws . They look like large dark gulls , but have a fleshy cere above the upper mandible . They are strong , acrobatic fliers . Three species have been recorded in Wyoming . Auks , murres , and puffins . The family Alcidae includes auks , murres , and puffins . These are short-winged birds that live on the open sea and normally only come ashore for breeding . Two species have been recorded in Wyoming . Gulls , terns , and skimmers . Laridae is a family of medium to large seabirds and includes gulls , terns , kittiwakes , and skimmers . They are typically gray or white , often with black markings on the head or wings . They have stout , longish bills and webbed feet . Twenty-four species have been recorded in Wyoming . Loons . Loons are aquatic birds the size of a large duck , to which they are unrelated . Their plumage is largely gray or black , and they have spear-shaped bills . Loons swim well and fly adequately , but are almost hopeless on land , because their legs are placed towards the rear of the body . Four species have been recorded in Wyoming . Shearwaters and petrels . The procellariids are the main group of medium-sized `` true petrels '' , characterized by united nostrils with medium septum and a long outer functional primary . Storks . Storks are large , heavy , long-legged , long-necked wading birds with long stout bills and wide wingspans . They lack the powder down that other wading birds such as herons , spoonbills , and ibises use to clean off fish slime . Storks lack a pharynx and are mute . One species has been recorded in Wyoming . Frigatebirds . Frigatebirds are large seabirds usually found over tropical oceans . They are large , black , or black-and-white , with long wings and deeply forked tails . The males have colored inflatable throat pouches . They do not swim or walk and can not take off from a flat surface . Having the largest wingspan-to-body-weight ratio of any bird , they are essentially aerial , able to stay aloft for more than a week . One species has been recorded in Wyoming . Cormorants . Cormorants are medium-to-large aquatic birds , usually with mainly dark plumage and areas of colored skin on the face . The bill is long , thin , and sharply hooked . Their feet are four-toed and webbed . One species has been recorded in Wyoming . Pelicans . Pelicans are very large water birds with a distinctive pouch under their beak . Like other birds in the order Pelecaniformes , they have four webbed toes . Two species have been recorded in Wyoming . Bitterns , herons , and egrets . The family Ardeidae contains the herons , egrets , and bitterns . Herons and egrets are medium to large wading birds with long necks and legs . Bitterns tend to be shorter necked and more secretive . Members of Ardeidae fly with their necks retracted , unlike other long-necked birds such as storks , ibises , and spoonbills . Eleven species have been recorded in Wyoming . Ibises and spoonbills . The family Threskiornithidae includes the ibises and spoonbills . They have long , broad wings . Their bodies tend to be elongated , the neck more so , with rather long legs . The bill is also long , decurved in the case of the ibises , straight and distinctively flattened in the spoonbills.Three species have been recorded in Wyoming . New World vultures . The New World vultures are not closely related to Old World vultures , but superficially resemble them because of convergent evolution . Like the Old World vultures , they are scavengers , however , unlike Old World vultures , which find carcasses by sight , New World vultures have a good sense of smell with which they locate carcasses . Three species have been recorded in Wyoming . Osprey . Pandionidae is a family of fish-eating birds of prey possessing a very large , powerful hooked beak for tearing flesh from their prey , strong legs , powerful talons , and keen eyesight . The family is monotypic . Hawks , kites , and eagles . Accipitridae is a family of birds of prey which includes hawks , eagles , kites , harriers , and Old World vultures . These birds have very large powerful hooked beaks for tearing flesh from their prey , strong legs , powerful talons , and keen eyesight . Fifteen species have been recorded in Wyoming . Barn-owls . Barn-owls are medium to large owls with large heads and characteristic heart-shaped faces . They have long strong legs with powerful talons . One species has been recorded in Wyoming . Typical owls . Typical owls are small to large solitary nocturnal birds of prey . They have large forward-facing eyes and ears , a hawk-like beak , and a conspicuous circle of feathers around each eye called a facial disk . Fourteen species have been recorded in Wyoming . Kingfishers . Kingfishers are medium-sized birds with large heads , long pointed bills , short legs , and stubby tails . One species has been recorded in Wyoming . Woodpeckers . Woodpeckers are small to medium-sized birds with chisel-like beaks , short legs , stiff tails , and long tongues used for capturing insects . Some species have feet with two toes pointing forward and two backward , while several species have only three toes . Many woodpeckers have the habit of tapping noisily on tree trunks with their beaks . Fourteen species have been recorded in Wyoming . Caracaras and falcons . Falconidae is a family of diurnal birds of prey , notably the falcons and caracaras . They differ from hawks , eagles , and kites in that they kill with their beaks instead of their talons . Six species have been recorded in Wyoming . Tyrant flycatchers . Tyrant flycatchers are Passerine birds which occur throughout North and South America . They superficially resemble the Old World flycatchers , but are more robust and have stronger bills . They do not have the sophisticated vocal capabilities of the songbirds . Most , but not all , are rather plain . As the name implies , most are insectivorous . Nineteen species have been recorded in Wyoming . Shrikes . Shrikes are passerine birds known for their habit of catching other birds and small animals and impaling the uneaten portions of their bodies on thorns . A shrike 's beak is hooked , like that of a typical bird of prey . Two species have been recorded in Wyoming . Vireos . The vireos are a group of small to medium-sized passerine birds restricted to the New World . They are typically greenish in color and resemble wood warblers apart from their heavier bills . Ten species have been recorded in Wyoming . Jays , crows , magpies , and ravens . The family Corvidae includes crows , ravens , jays , choughs , magpies , treepies , nutcrackers , and ground jays . Corvids are above average in size among the Passeriformes , and some of the larger species show high levels of intelligence . Nine species have been recorded in Wyoming . Larks . Larks are small terrestrial birds with often extravagant songs and display flights . Most larks are fairly dull in appearance . Their food is insects and seeds . One species has been recorded in Wyoming . Swallows and martins . The family Hirundinidae is adapted to aerial feeding . They have a slender streamlined body , long pointed wings , and a short bill with a wide gape . The feet are adapted to perching rather than walking , and the front toes are partially joined at the base . Seven species have been recorded in Wyoming . Chickadees and titmice . The Paridae are mainly small stocky woodland species with short stout bills . Some have crests . They are adaptable birds , with a mixed diet including seeds and insects . Three species have been recorded in Wyoming . Long-tailed tits . Long-tailed tits are a group of small passerine birds with medium to long tails . They make woven bag nests in trees . Most eat a mixed diet which includes insects . One species has been recorded in Wyoming . Nuthatches . Nuthatches are small woodland birds . They have the unusual ability to climb down trees head first , unlike other birds which can only go upwards . Nuthatches have big heads , short tails , and powerful bills and feet . Three species have been recorded in Wyoming . Treecreepers . Treecreepers are small woodland birds , brown above and white below . They have thin pointed down-curved bills , which they use to extricate insects from bark . They have stiff tail feathers , like woodpeckers , which they use to support themselves on vertical trees . One species has been recorded in Wyoming . Wrens . Wrens are small and inconspicuous birds , except for their loud songs . They have short wings and thin down-turned bills . Several species often hold their tails upright . All are insectivorous . Nine species have been recorded in Wyoming . Gnatcatchers . These dainty birds resemble Old World warblers in their structure and habits , moving restlessly through the foliage seeking insects . The gnatcatchers are mainly soft bluish gray in color and have the typical insectivore 's long sharp bill . Many species have distinctive black head patterns ( especially males ) and long , regularly cocked , black-and-white tails . One species has been recorded in Wyoming . Dippers . Dippers are small , stout , birds that feed in cold , fast moving streams . One species has been recorded in Wyoming . Kinglets . The kinglets are a small family of birds which resemble the titmice . They are very small insectivorous birds in the genus `` Regulus '' . The adults have colored crowns , giving rise to their names . Two species have been recorded in Wyoming . Thrushes . The thrushes are a group of passerine birds that occur mainly but not exclusively in the Old World . They are plump , soft plumaged , small to medium-sized insectivores or sometimes omnivores , often feeding on the ground . Many have attractive songs . Eleven species have been recorded in Wyoming . Mockingbirds and thrashers . The mimids are a family of passerine birds which includes thrashers , mockingbirds , tremblers , and the New World catbirds . These birds are notable for their vocalization , especially their remarkable ability to mimic a wide variety of birds and other sounds heard outdoors . The species tend towards dull grays and browns in their appearance . Five species have been recorded in Wyoming . Starlings . Starlings are small to medium-sized passerine birds . They are medium-sized passerines with strong feet . Their flight is strong and direct and they are very gregarious . Their preferred habitat is fairly open country , and they eat insects and fruit . Plumage is typically dark with a metallic sheen . One species has been recorded in Wyoming . Waxwings . The waxwings are a group of passerine birds with soft silky plumage and unique red tips to some of the wing feathers . In the Bohemian and cedar waxwings , these tips look like sealing wax and give the group its name . These are arboreal birds of northern forests . They live on insects in summer and berries in winter . Two species have been recorded in Wyoming . Old World sparrows . Old World sparrows are small passerine birds . In general , sparrows tend to be small plump brownish or grayish birds with short tails and short powerful beaks . Sparrows are seed eaters , but they also consume small insects . One species has been recorded in Wyoming . Wagtails and pipits . Motacillidae is a family of small passerine birds with medium to long tails . They include the wagtails , longclaws , and pipits . They are slender ground-feeding insectivores of open country . Two species have been recorded in Wyoming . Finches . Finches are seed-eating passerine birds , that are small to moderately large and have a strong beak , usually conical and in some species very large . All have twelve tail feathers and nine primaries . These birds have a bouncing flight with alternating bouts of flapping and gliding on closed wings , and most sing well . Seventeen species have been recorded in Wyoming . Longspurs and snow buntings . The Calcariidae are a group of passerine birds that were traditionally grouped with the New World sparrows , but differ in a number of respects and are usually found in open grassy areas . Five species have been recorded in Wyoming . New World sparrows . Until 2017 , these species were considered part of the family Emberizidae . Most of the species are known as sparrows , but these birds are not closely related to the Old World sparrows which are in the family Passeridae . Many of these have distinctive head patterns . Twenty-nine species have been recorded in Wyoming . Yellow-breasted chat . This species was historically placed in the wood-warblers ( Parulidae ) but nonetheless most authorities were unsure if it belonged there . It was placed in its own family in 2017 . Icterids . The icterids are a group of small to medium-sized , often colorful passerine birds restricted to the New World and include the grackles , New World blackbirds , and New World orioles . Most species have black as a predominant plumage color , often enlivened by yellow , orange , or red . Thirteen species have been recorded in Wyoming . Wood-warblers . The wood-warblers are a group of small often colorful passerine birds restricted to the New World . Most are arboreal , but some like the ovenbird and the two waterthrushes , are more terrestrial . Most members of this family are insectivores . Forty species have been recorded in Wyoming . Cardinals and allies . The cardinals are a family of robust , seed-eating birds with strong bills . They are typically associated with open woodland . The sexes usually have distinct plumages . Thirteen species have been recorded in Wyoming .
Lene Madsen . Lene Madsen ( born 11 March 1973 ) is a Danish former football forward who played for the Denmark women 's national football team . She competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics , playing three matches .
Infantry Attacks . `` Infantry Attacks '' ( German : `` Infanterie greift an '' ) is a classic book on military tactics written by Erwin Rommel about his experiences in World War I . At the time of the book 's writing in the mid-1930s , Rommel 's rank was lieutenant colonel . Rommel had planned to write a successor called `` Panzer greift an '' ( in English : `` Tanks Attack '' ) about tank warfare , and gathered much material during the North Africa Campaign . However , he was forced to commit suicide before completing this work . Overview . Rommel describes his `` Stoßtruppen '' ( shock troops ) tactics , which used speed , deception , and deep penetration into enemy territory to surprise and overwhelm . Throughout the book , Rommel reports assigning small numbers of men to approach enemy lines from the direction in which attack was expected . The men would yell , throw hand grenades and otherwise simulate the anticipated attack from concealment , while attack squads and larger bodies of men sneaked to the flanks and rears of the defenders to take them by surprise . These tactics often intimidated enemies into surrendering , thus avoiding unnecessary exertion , expenditure of ammunition , and risk of injury . Translations . In 1943 , an abridged version titled , more simply , `` Attacks ! '' was released by the US military for officers ' tactical study . The first full English translation was published in 1944 by `` The Infantry Journal '' in the United States . The translator was Lieutenant Colonel Gustave E. Kidde without permission from Rommel , according to the foreword to the 1995 edition published by Stackpole Books . Impact . `` Infanterie greift an '' was first published in 1937 and helped to persuade Adolf Hitler to give Rommel high command in World War II , although he was not from an old military family or the Prussian aristocracy , which had traditionally dominated the German officer corps . It was printed in Germany until 1945 . By then , about 500,000 copies had been published . The book is still in print , and was most recently published in German in 2015 . The book was also used throughout the West as a resource for infantry tactical movements . General George S. Patton was among the many influential military leaders reported to have read `` Infantry Attacks '' . In the 1970 film `` Patton '' , when it is clear to Patton that he is defeating forces he believes are commanded by Rommel during a tank battle , Patton says to himself , `` Rommel , you magnificent bastard , I read your book ! '' However , in a previous scene in the film , Patton is awoken by his aides with news that an intercepted German radio message reveals that Rommel will attack Patton near El Guettar , Tunisia . Before this , the camera focuses on a book on Patton 's nightstand , `` The Tank in Attack ( Panzer greift an ) '' , a book which Rommel had planned to write but never completed . It is clear that the unwritten book is what the film is referring to , and not `` Infanterie greift an '' .
William Edward Vincent . William Edward Vincent ( 17 September 1823 – 22 November 1861 ) was a New Zealand printer , publisher and publican . He was born in Kingston upon Hull , Yorkshire , England in 1823 . He arrived in Wellington in January 1841 and was involved in various early Wellington newspapers . He and his family moved to Sydney in New South Wales in 1853 , where he worked for `` The Sydney Morning Herald '' . In June 1859 , he established the `` Clarence and Richmond Examiner '' in Grafton in northern New South Wales . He died in Grafton on 22 November 1861 .
Elliott O'Donnell . Elliott O'Donnell ( 27 February 1872 – 8 May 1965 ) was an author known primarily for his books about ghosts . He claimed to have seen a ghost , described as an elemental figure covered with spots , when he was five years old . He also claimed to have been strangled by a mysterious phantom in Dublin ( however , no permanent effect would seem to have been suffered ) . Career . He was born in Clifton , the son of Irishman Reverend Henry O'Donnell ( 1827–1873 ) and Englishwoman Elizabeth Mousley ( née Harrison ) ; he had three older siblings , Henry O'Donnell , Helena O'Donnell and Petronella O'Donnell . After the birth of his fourth child the Rev . Henry O'Donnell travelled to Abyssinia while awaiting preferment to a new parish . Here he was said to have been attacked by a gang and robbed and murdered . Elliott O'Donnell claimed descent from Irish chieftains of ancient times , including Niall of the Nine Hostages ( the King Arthur of Irish folklore ) and Red Hugh , who fought the English in the sixteenth century . O'Donnell was educated at Clifton College in Bristol , England , and later at Queen 's Service Academy , Dublin , Ireland . After originally intending to take his entry exams at Sandhurst with a view to joining the Royal Irish Constabulary ( RIC ) , he later became a ghost hunter , but first he travelled in United States , working on a range in Oregon and becoming a policeman during the Chicago Railway Strike of 1894 . Returning to England on the SS `` Elbe '' , he worked as a schoolmaster and trained for the theatre at the Henry Neville Studio , Oxford Street . In 1905 he married Ada O'Donnell ( 1870–1937 ) and served in the British army in World War I , later acting on stage and in movies . His first book , written in his spare time , was a psychic thriller titled `` For Satan 's Sake '' ( 1904 ) . From this point onward , he became a writer . He wrote several popular novels , including an occult fantasy , `` The Sorcery Club '' ( 1912 ) but specialised in what were claimed as true stories of ghosts and hauntings . These were immensely popular , but his flamboyant style and amazing stories suggest that he embroidered fact with a romantic flair for fiction . O'Donnell wrote material for numerous magazines , including `` Hutchinson Story Magazine '' , `` The Novel Magazine '' , `` The Idler '' , `` Weekly Tale-Teller '' , `` Hutchinson 's Mystery-Story Magazine '' , `` Pearson 's Magazine '' , `` Lilliput '' and `` Weird Tales '' . As he became known as an authority on the supernatural , he was called upon as a ghost hunter . He also lectured and broadcast ( radio and television ) on the paranormal in Britain and the United States . In addition to his more than 50 books , he wrote scores of articles and stories for national newspapers and magazines . He claimed `` I have investigated , sometimes alone , and sometimes with other people and the press , many cases of reputed hauntings . I believe in ghosts but am not a spiritualist . '' Many of O'Donnell 's books possess autobiographical sections in which he reveals a desperate struggle to escape early poverty ( such as the plight of the three protagonists at the beginning of 'The Sorcery Club ' ) and scrape acquaintance with the wealthy and the influential . These revelations , coupled with both his employment of actors such as C. Aubrey Smith to help stage hauntings , and the fact that he left no notes relating to his studies after his death , suggest that he embellished or perhaps even invented many of his supposed experiences . This is borne out by the fact that virtually every reference book in the field of supernatural fiction accords O'Donnell the status as a fiction writer . Certainly he was never approached by , nor worked with , the Society for Psychical Research . However , O'Donnell once spent a night at St. Nicholas Church , Brockley Combe with Everard Feilding , an investigator from the Society for Psychical Research . Elliott O'Donnell died aged 93 at the Grosvenor Nursing Home at Clevedon in North Somerset on 8 May 1965 . In his will he left £2,579 .
Oakville Town Council . The Oakville Town Council is the governing body of Oakville , Ontario , Canada . The council consists of the mayor plus twelve elected councillors , two per ward , representing the town as a whole . Within each ward , the Town Councillor represents the ward solely in Oakville Town Council . The Town and Regional Councillor is a member of the governing council of the Regional Municipality of Halton , in addition to being a member of the Town Council . Councillors . The Head of Council ( Mayor ) is Rob Burton . 2014–2018 Council . Ward 6 councillor Max Khan , town councillor since 2006 , died March 28 , 2015 . Ward 2 councillor Pam Damoff was elected to the House of Commons in 2015 . 2010–2014 Council . Mayor : Rob Burton
Highsted Grammar School . Highsted Grammar School is a state-funded selective secondary school ( grammar school ) for girls in Sittingbourne , Kent . History . The school was established in 1904 in Brenchley House on Sittingbourne High Street as Sittingbourne High School for Girls . It moved to its current site in Highsted Road in the late 1950s , at which time it was known as Sittingbourne Girls ’ Grammar School ( SGGS ) . In common with many secondary schools in England , Highsted has a house system . When formed in 1904 the houses were : Briton , Cymru , Scots and Spartan . The houses now are : Chanel , Eliot , Franklin , Keller , Roddick , Seacole . The modern school . The school , now known as Highsted Grammar School , converted to Academy status in 2011 . It now takes both boys and girls into its Sixth Form . In September 2013 , Anne Kelly took over the post of headteacher after the retirement of former headteacher Jennifer Payne . A Facebook page was set up in 2014 with the aim of creating a Highsted Old Girls Association . Notable former pupils . Rachel Talalay , film and television director and producer .
Floyd . Floyd is a variant of Lloyd , originating from the Welsh language name llwyd ( “ gray , gray-haired ” ) .
Cyathissa . `` Cyathissa '' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae .
East Texas Arboretum and Botanical Society . The East Texas Arboretum and Botanical Society `` ETABS '' ( over 100 acres ) is an arboretum and collection of botanical gardens and historical buildings located at 1601 Patterson Road , Athens , Texas in the United States . It is open daily ; an admission fee is charged . ETABS is a not-for-profit recognized by the IRS as a 501 ( c ) ( 3 ) . Memberships are available and donations are welcome . The arboretum was established in 1993 on the site of a former truck farm , with dry hills , hardwood forest , seasonal bogs , and permanent wetlands along Walnut Creek . Volunteer work is ongoing . At present the site features the arboretum and a variety of gardens , including butterfly , cottage , display , herb , kitchen , native plant , perennial , master gardeners ' Dream Garden , and rose gardens . It also contains a collection of historical buildings , water garden , and two miles of hiking trails . Web site features history , maps , photos and brochures . The office is located in the Women 's building where many of the local garden clubs meet and socialize . Events include fundraisers , gardening workshops , festivals and is available for private events such as weddings and family gatherings .
Kemal Kaynas Stadyum . Kemal Kaynas Stadyum ( ) is a multi-purpose stadium in Karaman , Turkey . It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Karamanspor . The stadium currently holds 2.256
Silicon Beach Software . Silicon Beach Software was an early developer of software products for the Macintosh personal computer . It was founded in San Diego , California in 1984 by Charlie Jackson and his wife Hallie . Jackson later co-founded FutureWave Software with Jonathan Gay , the company that produced the first version of what is now Adobe Flash . Although Silicon Beach Software began as a publisher of game software , it also published what was called `` productivity software '' at the time . Silicon Beach 's best known `` productivity software '' product was SuperPaint , a graphics program which combined features of Apple 's MacDraw and MacPaint with several innovations of its own . SuperPaint2 and Digital Darkroom were the first programs on the Macintosh to offer a Plug-in Architecture , allowing outside software developers to extend both programs ' capabilities . Silicon Beach was a pioneer in graphic tools for desktop publishing . Not only was SuperPaint a tool that had advanced graphic editing capabilities for its day , but Digital Darkroom was also a pioneering photo editor . It was grayscale only , not color ( like the early Macintosh computers ) , but had a number of interface innovations , including the Magic Wand tool , which also appeared later in Photoshop . It also had a proprietary option for printing grayscale content on dot matrix printers . Digital Darkroom was used professionally to clean up scanned images for clip art libraries . Another innovative Silicon Beach product was SuperCard which , like SuperPaint , superseded the capabilities of an Apple-branded product ( in this case , HyperCard ) . SuperCard used a superset of the HyperTalk programming language and addressed common complaints about HyperCard by adding native support for color , multiple windows , support for vector images , menus and other features . Silicon Beach Software produced innovative computer games for the Macintosh . The most well known is `` Dark Castle '' released in 1986 . It was ported to several other operating systems by other companies . Sequel `` Beyond Dark Castle '' was Silicon Beach 's last game , because productivity software was much more lucrative . Silicon Beach Software is credited with coining the term Silicon Beach to refer to San Diego in the same way that Silicon Valley refers to the Santa Clara Valley and San Jose area . Silicon Beach was acquired by Aldus in 1990 , and Aldus in turn by Adobe Systems in 1994 .
Alan Edmonds . Arthur Denis Edmonds ( 1932 – September 13 , 2004 ) , better known by his pseudonym Alan Edmonds , was a reporter for newspapers , magazines , and television . Edmonds was born in England . He was a reporter on Fleet Street in London , England and after the war , immigrated to Canada , first to Vancouver , British Columbia , and , then Toronto . He wrote for the `` Toronto Star '' , among others , and subsequently for `` Macleans Magazine '' , where he was the Senior Editor at one point . He wrote a number of articles while at `` Macleans '' , among them one on Steven Truscott . He wrote a number of books as well , among them , `` Journey to the Edge of the World '' , which was a scrutiny of a research vessel plying the waters of Canada 's far north . He was on-air talent , writer and producer for the highly successful CTV program `` Live It Up ! '' He died on September 13 , 2004 , of liver disease .
Poeni , Teleorman . Poeni is a commune in Teleorman County , Romania . It is composed of seven villages : Banov , Brătești , Cătunu , Poeni , Preajba , Țăvârlău and Vătași .
California Child Actor 's Bill . The California Child Actor 's Bill ( also known as Coogan Act or Coogan Bill ) is a law applicable to child performers , designed to safeguard a portion of their earnings for when they enter adulthood . The original Bill was passed in 1939 by the State of California in response to the plight of who earned millions of dollars as a successful child actor only to discover , upon reaching adulthood , that his mother and stepfather had spent almost all of his money . Since then , it has been revised a few times , most recently on January 1 , 2004 . As it stands , money earned and accumulated under a contract under the code remains the sole legal property of the minor child . The current version of the law is codified in sections 6750–53 of the California Family Code and section 1700.37 of the California Labor Code . The law provides that any of the parties may petition a court to approve an entertainment contract , and if the court does so , somewhat different rules apply . Most importantly , the child can not escape their own responsibilities under the contract by disaffirming it , which a child normally has the power to do . Later revisions extended the scope of minors ' entertainment contracts that the court can approve to include contracts pursuant to which a minor renders services as an `` actor , actress , dancer , musician , comedian , singer , or other performer or entertainer , or as a writer , director , producer , production executive , choreographer , composer , conductor , or designer . '' Under the current law , the court may also approve contracts that involve the transfer of intellectual property . This law requires a child actor 's employer to set aside 15 % of the earnings in a trust ( often called a Coogan Account ) , and codifies issues such as schooling , work hours and time off .
University of Kentucky College of Communication & Information . The College of Communication & Information is the communications , information , and media unit at the University of Kentucky . The college offers the following undergraduate majors : Communication , Information Communication Technology , Integrated Strategic Communication , Journalism , and Media Arts and Studies . Graduate programs are offered in Communication , Information Communication Technology , and Library Science . The college has over 1,500 undergraduate students and nearly 300 graduate students pursuing Master 's and Ph.D. degrees . The Grehan Journalism Building is home to two of the college 's undergraduate departments : the School of Journalism and Media and the Department of Communication . The University of Kentucky 's independent daily student newspaper , `` The Kentucky Kernel '' , also operates out of the building . Grehan also is home to the broadcast student newsroom where students produce a live newscast four days a week every week . The Lucille Little Fine Arts Library building is home to the School of Information Science 's undergraduate and graduate programs . Departments . The College of Communication & Information features five departments , created by the merger of the College of Communication with the College of Library and Information Science .
Luisenschule ( Posen ) . Luisenschule ( initially in , later in ) was a female school , open in Posen in the years of 1830-1919 . Until 1873 it was operated as a private establishment , managed by the Luisenstiftung foundation ; afterwards it was incorporated into the official Prussian education system . Its prestigious character attracted girls from high- and mid-range bourgeoisie ; the school was particularly recognized for teaching music and arts in general . Since 1841 Luisenschule operated jointly with Lehrerinnen-Seminar , teachers ’ training courses . The school was designed as a German-Polish institution , though since the mid-19th century the Polish ingredient went into decline ; by the end of the century Luisenschule pursued a militantly patriotic Prussian education model . Periodically the Jews formed a significant fraction of the girls . Luisenschule students who became public figures in the realm of German politics and arts were Auguste Schmidt , Ida Barber , Elise Ekke und Margarete Gerhardt . The best known Polish graduate was Walentyna Motty , later wife of Hipolit Cegielski . Beginnings . There were a few private schooling establishments for girls , operational in Posen in the early 19th century ; some offered advanced curriculum but proved short-lived , while the others did not meet expectations of the local landed gentry and the growing urban bourgeoisie . In the late 1820s some of the Posen wealthy approached local administration about setting up a well-grounded , high-level female school . The idea was picked up by princess Louise of Prussia , wife to prince Antoni Radziwiłł , the Polish duke-governor of the Duchy of Posen . Princess Louise from her youth demonstrated sympathy for the Poles and interest in education alike ; she agreed to head the project . It took shape of a private foundation , Luisenstiftung . Her contribution proved to be the financial basis of the enterprise , though other members contributed as well . In 1830 the foundation opened a school for girls , initially named Louisenschule . The establishment was intended for girls of both German and Polish cultural background ; some key documents , e.g . the rulebooks , were bilingual , though general instruction was in German . The schooling was divided into 4 stages , each lasting 2 years . Lowest admission age was 7 ; when completing education , the girls used to be 15-17 . The curriculum was designed very broadly , with 4 hours of Polish language weekly ; evaluation was based on a 5-scale mark . Initially Luisenschule admitted 100-150 girls . Quality of education was so high that provincial authorities considered it too resemblant of that offered to males , and demanded it gets lowered . Theoretically the school was opened only to Christians and offered both Protestant and Catholic religious instruction ; the headmaster was a Lutheran minister , Johan Gottlob Friedrich . Official supervision was provided by Provinzialschulkollegium , a provincial schooling board . At the very beginning Luisenschule was hosted in a building owned by a local court official Brückner and located at Breslauerstrasse . As it soon proved insufficient , in late 1830 the school moved to a rented building at the intersection of Breitestrasse and Judenstrasse , at a corner of the Market Square . Once Luisenstiftung found itself in financial dire straits in the mid-1830s it was rescued by a thousand-thaler donation of princess Louise . It was again the princess who approached the new duke-governor , Eduard von Flotwell , and made sure that premises taken over from the freshly secularized Benedictine order were granted to the foundation ; in 1836 Luisenschule moved into the Gorka-Palace at Wasserstrasse , at that time at another corner of the Market Square . The foundation board carried out major refurbishment works , currently criticized by historians ; of little value in terms of adopting the building for educational purposes , the works did away with historical architectural legacy and produced heavy financial burden for the Luisenstiftung balance sheet . However , the Radziwiłł family kept supporting the foundation until the couple left Posen in 1836 . Private school : prosperity . Once the Radziwiłł couple left the Duchy of Posen the new school headmaster , Karl Wilhelm Barth , arranged that the Luisenstiftung statute gets modified ; he was greatly assisted by the schooling board of Regierungsbezirk , the provincial government . In 1837 the school was renamed to Königliche Luisenschule , while the province gained crucial role in appointing members of the foundation ’ s board . Though technically the school remained private , the change effectively turned it into a joint , private-public establishment ; from this moment onwards the decision-making process was taking place in-between Barth , the foundation and the provincial authorities . The hybrid nature was somewhat reinforced when in 1841 Luisenschule opened training courses for future teachers , heavily subsidized by the province and later to be named Lehrerinnen-Seminar . One more module , operational in the 1840s only and formatted along the same pattern , was Übungsschule , a small school serving as a practice ground for the seminarians . In the mid-1840s the Poles-dominated Provinzialstände , local self-government bodies , asked that a Catholic school for girls be set up in Posen ; the petition is currently seen as intended to emulate an apparently successful formula of Luisenschule , though also indicative of some anxiety about its increasingly protestant and German nature . Despite an initially warm reception by the king , joint efforts of Barth and the schooling board led to the ultimate failure of the project . Instead , Luisenschule opened a few sections with instruction in Polish . During the revolutionary period of 1847-1848 few girls involved in Polish nationalist activities were expelled from school ; most of the Poles left shortly afterwards anyway . Barth and some of the staff remained heavily engaged in counter-revolutionary politics , which prompted admonition on part of the schooling board chairman , Wendt . Once the latter left his post Barth emerged triumphant ; the Polish classes disappeared in 1851 . Personal ingenuity of Barth and opening of the teachers ’ seminar produced growth and expansion of Luisenschule ; the number of girls grew from 200 in the early 1840s to 300 in the early 1850s ; some of them , like Auguste Schmidt , later grew to public figures . Though the number of German students was only slightly higher than that of the Polish ones , the latter was in steady decline . More and more Jewish girls were enrolling ; initially Barth tried to prevent the phenomenon , but once the Poles started leaving this policy was no longer tenable . Luisenschule dropped its numerus clausus rules , resulting in the Jews approaching 50 % of all students ; one of them was Ida Barber , later to be known as a novelist . The anxious Luisenstiftung board unsuccessfully tried to regain control , until in 1851 and in agreement with Regierungsbezirk the 15 % limit for the Jews was brought back into force . Private school : crisis . Renewed numerus clausus for Jews and Polish discomfort with the school ’ s profile reduced the number of students ; in the mid-1850s hovering around 200 , by the end of the decade it went even below 100 . The staff experienced generational turnaround ; teachers adhering to the early Luisian foundation traditions were replaced by newcomers . The factor which contributed decisively to the Luisenschule crisis was opening of two new schools for girls , set up by the Sacred Heart and Ursuline orders in the late 1850s . The conventional schools proved tough competitors , as they offered a new , modern curriculum ; e.g . it included English , the subject which Barth unsuccessfully tried to introduce later on . Moreover , the schools were Catholic and the language of instruction was Polish , which lured most girls of the Polish background . Furthermore , Luisenschule lost its monopoly on training teachers , as the Ursulines launched their own seminary course in 1859 . Decreasing number of Luisenschule students produced financial problems . They were aggravated by social and economic change ; the urban centre of gravity moved away from the old town and renting premises at the Gorka-Palace , the source of not marginal income for the Luisenstiftung , was no longer lucrative . In the 1860s Barth tried to address the issue by seeking further official engagement in the establishment . He requested that apart from already stable flow of subventions for Lehrerinnen-Seminar , Regierungsbezirk at least partially takes its staff on the payroll ; besides , he suggested admin measures which would set the school in privileged position , in particular versus the Sacred Heart and Ursuline schools . Last but not least , Barth waged a guerilla war against the foundation board , working to transfer most of the decision making process to the headmaster ’ s office . The campaign proved largely successful , especially that most of the original members of the board passed away and provincial authorities did not appoint the new ones . Initially the Ministry of Education in Berlin and the Regierungsbezirk in Posen did not seem interested in Barth ’ s advances ; both suggested that the Posen municipal authorities get engaged instead . Negotiations about some sort of joint management formula took place between Luisenstiftung and the town hall in 1870-1871 until the city eventually stepped back . At this point the Regierungsbezirk stepped in , suggesting official takeover of the school . This is not what Barth was aiming for ; his objective was obtaining official financial backing with the school governance system possibly unchanged , the latter ensuring his personal rule in Luisenschule . In 1871-1873 the headmaster did his best to block official Prussian designs quoting all sorts of cases , including the juridical and political ones . Talks between the ministry and the foundation turned into a legal war ; eventually the government resolved to a number of irregularities until in 1873 the Luisenstiftung foundation was dissolved and the school was taken over by state . Public school : first decades . Official takeover initially did not work to Luisenschule ’ s advantage and its prestige declined ; the seminar was reduced to a standard Volksschulseminar and the school turned into its Übungsschule . Though there were attempts to cultivate some features of the old Luisian tradition , especially focus on arts in general and on music in particular , the quality of teaching decreased . Luisenschule seemed left far behind the conventional schools , especially behind the Ursuline one ; the latter boasted of larger and better qualified staff , including a number of native French and English teachers , and attracted far more students . As a measure to address the problem and to raise recruitment Luisenschule once again and this time ultimately abandoned numerus clausus ; starting the mid-1870s the number of Jewish girls again started to rise significantly . As to Barth himself , he was dismissed and passed away soon afterwards . In the early 1870s the Prussian authorities commenced campaign against the Sacred Heart and Ursuline schools ; it is not clear whether it was a concerted but local attempt related to taking over of Luisenschule or rather it was part of the just commencing nationwide Kulturkampf , Bismarck ’ s campaign against the Church . The campaign amounted to a number of administrative restrictions , fiscal and legal measures and new teaching requirements . The initiative proved fully successful : the Sacred Heart school closed in 1873 and the Ursuline school closed in 1875 . The Ursuline order moved away to Galicia ; their real estate was purchased by the provincial authorities and marked for Luisenschule . Soon afterwards a new building was constructed on the post-Ursuline plot . In 1880 Luisenschule left the Gorka-Palace , occupied for 46 years , and moved into the new premises at Mühlenstrasse . The 50th anniversary of the school was celebrated already in the new home ; it was presided by a new headmaster , Eduard Baldamus . The 1880s produced final Luisenschule ’ s integration into the public schooling system , though its dualistic structure was maintained ; seminar courses for future teachers were retained and the establishment operated as `` Luisenschule und das Lehrerinnen-Seminar '' . Culturally it was already entirely German , though ethnically apart from a fraction of Poles a much larger share of students was made up of girls from mostly assimilated Jewish families . Remnants of the Luisian multi-cultural tradition were ultimately dropped in 1888 , the last year when Polish was taught ; Luisenschule was supposed to educate patriotic Prussian and German women . The recruitment crisis was overcome and in the late 1880s the number of students started to rise again . Public school : last decades . There were 209 college-type schools for girls in Prussia of the 1890s ; of these , only 4 were claiming royal status in their name . Apart from the Posen Luisenschule , the ones entitled to use the `` Königliche '' title were Elisabethschule in Berlin , Augustaschule in Berlin and Mädchenschule in Trier , a privilege which provided minor admin advantages but ensured also prestige and elitist status . Luisenschule at least partially re-gained its previous stature . Moreover , present-day historians note that at the turn of the centuries it remained somewhat unorthodox compared to standard Prussian female schools , acknowledged in particular for high level of teaching music , arts and physical exercises . Some refer to it as progressive . Indeed , the school ambience seems to have contributed to formation of the later painter Margarete Gerhardt and the liberal-democratic Deutsche Demokratische Partei politician , Elise Ekke , both frequenting the school at the time . The number of students kept growing and in the early 20th century it reached 300 again . The teachers ’ courses remained among key magnets of the school , attracting in particular the girls of the Jewish background . The seminar gained recognition beyond the province , e.g . luring students from Thorn in the neighboring West Prussia . In terms of social composition Luisenschule remained an institution of `` höhere Töchter '' , girls mostly from higher and mid-range bourgeoisie ; they were daughters of officials , merchants , etc . The fraction of Poles kept dropping and did not exceed 5 % ; Polish girls preferred rather smaller private Posen schools . Their position changed in 1908 , the last year of Baldamus ’ tenure as headmaster ; a new law on female education entered into force . The category `` Höhere Mädchenschule '' was reserved for schools meeting fairly high criteria related to staff and curriculum ; Luisenschule was one of the few in the city which met them . Polish private establishments , some of them with long tradition , e.g . those ran by the Danysz sisters , Antonina Estkowska and Anastazja Warnka , were categorized in the lower rank of `` Gehobene Mädchenschule '' . During the first decades of the 20th century Luisenschule was culturally entirely German ; it formed part of the Prussian education system and worked to meet its political objectives . In the 1910s the Poles considered it `` gniazdo hakatyzmu '' , `` the HaKaTa liar '' . The staff were depicted as struggling to eradicate any cultural let alone political Polish preferences of students ; even private conversations held in Polish were subject to penalty measures . Few Polish girls still attending Luisenschule recollected later that in the `` nienawistna uczelnia '' they felt harassed and persecuted . Unable to speak Polish but unwilling to speak German , in private they spoke French ; over time also conversations held in French became subject to penalties . During the Great War period the lessons were commenced not with the customary greetings , but with `` Gott strafe England '' . End of Luisenschule . In December 1918 the Prussian administrative structures in Posen collapsed and political power was claimed by the freshly emergent local Polish body , Naczelna Rada Ludowa . The well-organized NRL immediately dispatched to Luisenschule its representative , Maria Swinarska , a former Ursuline graduate . Technically she assumed the post of a beirat , an adviser to the headmaster Joachim Güldner , and was entrusted merely with introducing the instruction in Polish . In fact she became the grey eminence of the place , at the turn of 1918/1919 supervising cultural and political Polonisation of the establishment . It seems that at this stage the Poles did not have a specific plan for the school ; for the time being their intention was to ensure continuity of teaching and to remove the German political flavor . Shortly after her arrival the German Luisenschule staff presented Swinarska with a number of conditions , amounting to splitting the school into a German and a Polish section ; German teachers were to teach the German girls and the Polish teachers were to teach the Polish ones . Once Swinarska rejected the ultimatum they ceased to show up ; in response and following consultations with NRL , Swinarska expelled all German students . As there were almost no Polish staff in school the instruction would have been largely fictitious , yet in the early 1919 the Germans started to resume teaching ; also the German girls were re-admitted . Relations remained very tense , e.g . Poles and Germans did not shake hands . Indeed , in some age groups separate national sections were formed . Due to German numerical domination among the staff , the school kept conducting its business in German , including issuing of German-language documents . However , in the spring of 1919 Prowincjonalne Kolegium Szkolne , a newly formed provincial Polish schooling board , decided to break with the perceived Prussian and anti-Polish Luisian tradition and to find a new name for the school . Particular care was taken to emphasize Polish patriotic threads , links with the local Wielkopolska region and resistance to German pressure ; eventually the school was named after a medieval princess Dąbrówka . The decision was formally adopted in May 1919 . During the summer holidays most German teachers and an unspecified number of students left . Gaps were partially filled with Poles , and in September the school commenced the 1919/1920 school year as Państwowa Uczelnia Żeńska Dąbrówki with Maria Swinarska as its headmaster . Instruction was in Polish only ; German textbooks were gradually being replaced with the Polish ones . Ethnic composition of students remains unclear ; some sources claim that German girls kept prevailing , others maintain that they were in minority . None of the sources consulted provides any information on the number of Jews . Legacy . The Prussian authorities tried to maintain the Posen Luisenschule tradition . When a private female Königsberg establishment was turned into a public Hufen Oberlyzeum in 1921 , it laid claim to Luisian heritage of the Posen school ; some sources refer plainly to Luisenschule having been relocated from Posen to Königsberg . Apart from taking over some of the staff , the Königsberg lyzeum backed its claim by high level of teaching music and stress on musical education in general . The Hufen Oberlyzeum operated until January 1945 , when it ceased to exist . Since then none of the schools active in Germany referred to the Posen Luisenschule pedigree . The Berlin-based Königin-Luise-Stiftung and numerous Bundesrepublik schools bearing the name of Luise refer to another tradition , namely this of the Prussian queen Louise . The Polish Dąbrówka School intentionally broke with the Luisian tradition , deemed representative of Prussian , vehemently anti-Polish policy . However , there were some threads of continuity . Apart from the building , both establishments shared the female profile , teachers ’ training courses and some students , who commenced education in Luisenschule but completed it in Uczelnia Dąbrówki . Only 11 years later the Polish school started to pose as some sort of continuity of the Luisenschule . Exact motives are not clear ; it seems that managing board of the young establishment intended to bask in prestige of a hundred-year-old institution , as in 1930 it celebrated the centenary of birth . Some observers noted that in fact the feast commemorated neither 11th year of Dąbrówka nor 100th year of Luisenschule , but simply a hundred years since the foundation had been set up ; its renewal was vaguely suggested . Unlike some other Poznań colleges , also hosted in premises inherited from Prussian schools , after World War Two the re-born Liceum Dąbrówki keeps claiming Luisian heritage and poses as an establishment set up in 1830 ; this is the reading advanced on its official web page and in numerous commemorative publications . None of them specifies what the alleged continuity consists of . The seminarian teachers ’ courses , continued by Uczelnia Dąbrówki after the closure of Luisenschule , were shut down in 1930 . Uczelnia Dąbrówki operated in the post-Luisenschule premises until the German takeover of Poznań in 1939 . As after 1945 they were marked for judicial authorities , Dąbrówka was first hosted in few temporary locations until it settled at Plac Bernardyński , in the premises taken over from Liceum św . Marii Magdaleny , another Poznań college ; considered hotbed of reactionary education , as means of repression it was shut down by the communist authorities . In 1967 another thread was discontinued when Liceum Dąbrówki was turned from a girls-only into a mixed-sex school . Last but not least , Dąbrówka no longer boasts of a prestigious status ; among some 30 Poznań colleges , the school stands around number 10 . Gorka Palace , which for 43 years ( 1836-1880 ) served as Luisenschule premises , was damaged during the battle of Poznań but brought back to former shape ; currently it accommodates the Archeological Museum . Three buildings at Muhlenstrasse , which hosted Luisenschule for 39 years ( 1880-1919 ) , were mostly destroyed by artillery fire , also in 1945 . The only one still standing was repaired and turned into a dormitory for non-resident students of Poznań colleges , recently operational as Bursa Szkolna nr 6 . Remaining documents , produced by Luisenschule , are held partially in state archives in Poznań and partially in the Dąbrówka Liceum .
André Blondel . André-Eugène Blondel ( 28 August 1863 – 15 November 1938 ) was a French engineer and physicist . He is the inventor of the electromechanical oscillograph and a system of photometric units of measurement . Life . Blondel was born in Chaumont , Haute-Marne , France . His father was a magistrate from an old family in the town of Dijon . He was the best student from the town in his year . He went on to attend the École nationale des ponts et chaussées ( School of Bridges and Roadways ) and graduated first in his class in 1888 . He was employed as an engineer by the Lighthouses and Beacons Service until he retired in 1927 as its general first class inspector . He became a professor of electrotechnology at the School of Bridges and Highways and the School of Mines in Paris . Very early in his career he suffered immobility due to a paralysis of his legs , which confined him to his room for 27 years , but he never stopped working . In 1893 André Blondel sought to solve the problem of integral synchronization , using the theory proposed by Cornu . He determined the conditions under which the curve traced by a high-speed recording instrument would follow as closely as possible the actual variations of the physical phenomenon being studied . This led him to invent the bifilar and soft iron oscillographs . These instruments won the grand prize at the St. Louis Exposition in 1904 . They were more powerful than the classical stroboscope , invented in 1891 then in use . They remained the best way to record high-speed electrical phenomena for more than 40 years when they were replaced by the cathode ray oscilloscope . They paved the way for a greater understanding of the behavior of alternating current . Blondel built a theory of rectification with asymmetrical electrodes . He demonstrated that there were three kinds of electric arc : the primitive arc of William Duddell , the secondary arc of Valdemar Poulsen , and a succession of oscillatory discharges . In 1892 , he published a study on the coupling of synchronous generators on a large AC electric grid . This analysis had also been done a little earlier by another electrical engineer , Paul Boucherot , using a different approach , and the two authors arrived at similar conclusions . In 1894 he proposed the lumen and other new measurement units for use in photometry , based on the metre and the Violle candle . He coined the names of the phot and the stilb around 1920 . In 1899 , he published `` Empirical Theory of Synchronous Generators '' which contained the basic theory of the two armature reactions ( direct and transverse ) . It was used extensively to explain the properties of salient-pole AC machines . In 1909 , assisted by M. Mähl , he worked on one of the first long distance schemes for the transmission of AC power . The project created a ( then ) large 300,000 hp hydroelectric power plant at Genissiat on the Rhône , and transmitted electrical power to Paris more than 350 km away using polyphase AC current at 120 kV . He died in Paris on 15 November 1938 . Honours and awards . Blondel was made a member of the French Academy of Sciences in 1913 . He was appointed commander of the Légion d'honneur in 1927 , and was awarded the Faraday Medal in 1937 . He also received the medal of the Franklin Institute , the Montefiore award and Lord Kelvin award . In 1942 it was proposed to rename the unit apostilb the `` blondel '' , in his honour .
Clinton F. Larson . Clinton Foster Larson ( 1919-1994 ) was an American poet and playwright and the founding editor of `` BYU Studies '' . Larson was born in American Fork , Utah to Clinton Larson and his wife the former Lillian Foster . Larson started college at the University of Utah at age 16 with plans to study medicine . However he had an English class with Brewster Ghiselin who convinced him to that he had potential as a writer . He served as an LDS missionary in England and then New England from 1939-1941 . In 1942 he married Naomi Barlow in the Salt Lake Temple . Around this time he entered the Army Air Corps in which he served during the duration of World War II . He completed his bachelor 's degree at the University of Utah and later earned a master 's degree from the same institution in 1948 . He received a Ph.D. degree in English from the University of Denver . Larson was professor at Brigham Young University . In the early 1970s he was made BYU 's first poet-in-residence . Possibly Larson 's most widely read work was his 16-volume text of the `` Illustrated Stories of the Book of Mormon '' published by Promised Land Publications .
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Trio ( music ) . In music , a trio ( an Italian word ) is a method of instrumentation or vocalization by three different sounds or voices to make a melodious music or song . Instrumental or vocal ensemble . In general , `` trio '' denotes a group of three solo instruments or voices . The term is also used to describe a composition for such a group . The most common types of such compositions are the `` piano trio '' —piano , violin and cello—and the `` string trio '' —violin , viola and cello . In vocal music , the term `` terzet '' is sometimes preferred to `` trio '' . From the 17th century onward the word `` trio '' is used to describe a contrasting second or middle dance appearing between two statements of a principal dance , such as a minuet or bourée . This second dance was originally called a `` trio '' from the 17th-century practice of scoring it for three instruments , for example two oboes and bassoon . Later examples continued to be referred to as trios , even when they involved a larger number of parts ( ; ) . In the 18th century , the term `` trio '' was also used to describe any instrumental composition for three unaccompanied musical strands , regardless of the number of instruments actually involved . Trios for a single keyboard instrument are found in the music of Johann Sebastian Bach , for example his organ trios , BWV 525–30 , and three-part inventions , or Sinfonias , BWV 787–801 . `` Trio '' also occurs in the name for the musical form trio sonata , which was popular in the 17th and early 18th centuries . A trio sonata is written for two solo melodic instruments and basso continuo , making three parts in all , hence the name `` trio sonata '' . However , because the basso continuo is usually made up of at least two instruments ( typically a cello or bass viol and a keyboard instrument such as the harpsichord ) , performances of trio sonatas typically involve at least four musicians . Popular-music group/band . In rock music , bands most typically have four to five members , but there are also many three-person bands . Notable examples of trios following this pattern include Rush , The Police , Motörhead and Nirvana . However , there are other variations , for example Emerson , Lake & Palmer , where the guitar is replaced by a keyboard . Jimi Hendrix , although often remembered as a soloist , often performed as part of a trio . The Bee Gees were a popular trio during the Disco music era . A trio may also rely on a combination of instrumentation and vocal harmonization . Crosby , Stills , & Nash began as a trio noted for their vocal congruence . Some trios rely entirely on the singing skills of the performers working in front of pre-recorded instrumental tracks . These include groups like Destiny 's Child and TLC . In rap music , a trio may be composed of three performers who alternate vocal parts , as with The Beastie Boys , The Lonely Island , and Foreign Beggars , or may be two vocalists along with a DJ who provides the instrumentation through sampling and turntablism , as with Salt-N-Pepa , composed of two vocalists and DJ Spinderella .
2012–13 Liga Portuguesa de Andebol . 2012–13 Liga Portuguesa de Andebol was the 11th season of the premier Portuguese handball league , the Portuguese Handball First Division ( `` Liga Portuguesa de Andebol '' ) . FC Porto were the champions for the year .
Mellinus arvensis . Mellinus arvensis , the field digger wasp , is a species of solitary wasp . The wasp can commonly be found from July to late September or October in sandy places . The female is larger than the male . The wasps ' nests are underground in sandy burrows with flies for their offspring to eat . The species is yellow and black like many wasp species , but they have a more narrow waist .
Diego Andrés Bermúdez . Diego Andrés Bermúdez Penabad ( born 19 June 1982 in As Pontes de García Rodríguez , A Coruña , Galicia ) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a left back .
List of Oklahoma Sooners in the NBA and WNBA drafts . The University of Oklahoma men 's basketball team has had 46 players drafted in the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) while the women 's basketball team has had 14 players selected in the Women 's National Basketball Association ( WNBA ) . This includes ten players taken in the first round of the NBA Draft and six players in the first round of the WNBA Draft . In 2009 , Blake Griffin became the only Oklahoma basketball player to have been selected as the overall number one pick when he was drafted by the Los Angeles Clippers . In the 2010s , nine Oklahoma players have been selected in their respective drafts . Five have been women : three in 2010 , one in 2011 , and one in 2013 . The four men 's players drafted in the decade have been Romero Osby in 2013 , Buddy Hield and Isaiah Cousins in 2016 , and Trae Young in 2018 . Each NBA and WNBA franchise seeks to add new players through their respective annual draft . The NBA uses a draft lottery to determine the first three picks of the NBA draft ; the 14 teams that did not make the playoffs the previous year are eligible to participate . After the first three picks are decided , the rest of the teams pick in reverse order of their win–loss record . To be eligible for the NBA Draft , a player in the United States must be at least 19 years old during the calendar year of the draft and must be at least one year removed from the graduation of his high school class . From 1967 until the ABA–NBA merger in 1976 , the American Basketball Association ( ABA ) held its own draft . The WNBA Draft is similar to the NBA with a couple of exceptions . Only four WNBA teams are eligible for the draft lottery , compared to the 14 eligible teams in the NBA . Also , all non-playoff teams that participate in the draft lottery select their picks in the order of the lottery outcome ; the remainder of the league selects in reverse order of their win–loss record . The WNBA requires that players be at least 22 years old during the calendar year of the applicable seasons , have either graduated from a four-year university or have completed their intercollegiate basketball eligibility , or have played at least two seasons for another professional basketball league . Three former Sooner men have been selected to participate in an NBA All-Star Game , Alvan Adams , Mookie Blaylock and Blake Griffin , while two women , Stacey Dales and Danielle Robinson , have been selected to participate in a WNBA All-Star Game . Three former Sooner men have won championships with their respective teams .
San Juan Skyway . The San Juan Skyway is an All-American Road and a component in the Colorado Scenic and Historic Byway System . It forms a loop in the southwest part of the U.S. state of Colorado traversing the heart of the San Juan Mountains . It roughly parallels the routes of the narrow gauge railways : Rio Grande Southern ( US 160 , SH 145 and SH 62 ) ; and the unconnected Ouray and Silverton Branches of the Denver & Rio Grande along US 550 with the Silverton Railroad bridging a part of the gap . Its origin can be traced to the Around the Circle Route promoted by the D & RG . U.S. Highway 160 . Starting in Durango , Colorado , the largest city on San Juan Skyway , the byway follows U.S. Highway 160 ( US 160 ) west through the town of Mancos to Cortez passing the entrance to Mesa Verde National Park . State Highway 145 . The byway turns north at Cortez , following State Highway 145 ( SH 145 ) through the town of Dolores and the Dolores River into the San Juan National Forest . The byway passes through Rico , county seat of Dolores County prior to 1941 . The old Courthouse still remains . From Rico the byway crosses 10,222 ft ( 3116 m ) Lizard Head Pass and enters the Uncompahgre National Forest . Lizard Head Pass provides views of the El Diente Peak , the Mount Wilson , the Wilson Peak and the pass 's namesake , the Lizard Head Peak . The byway descends near the town of Ophir past the location of the Ophir Loop of the Rio Grande Southern Railroad . A spur road heads off to the mining town turned ski resort of Telluride . The byway follows the San Miguel River to the town of Placerville . State Highway 62 . The byway turns east at Placerville onto SH 62 and follows it over Dallas Divide . There are many excellent views of the San Juan Mountains , especially of the mountains around the Mount Sneffels . From top of the divide the byway descends into the town of Ridgway . The entire route of the byway from Durango to Ridgway roughly follows the route of the Rio Grande Southern Railroad . U.S. Highway 550 . From Ridgway , the byway turns south onto US 550 following the Uncompahgre River into the Victorian mining town of Ouray . The highway is referred to as the Million Dollar Highway from Ouray south back to Durango . For the first south of Ouray the byway follows through the Uncompahgre Gorge . Just past the only tunnel on the route , just south of Ouray , the road crosses over Bear Creek Falls on a bridge at the location of an impassable toll booth on the original road . The Alpine Loop National Back Country Byway , a four wheel drive jeep road , takes off in the gorge south of Bear Creek Falls . Before leaving the gorge the byway passes through a snow shed under the Riverside Slide avalanche zone . A monument stands near here honoring those who have lost their lives in the avalanche , including several snowplow operators . At this point the byway enters Ironton Park , a nice flat valley in contrast to the gorge . The road ascends several switchbacks , or S-curves , past the Idarado mining operation to the summit of Red Mountain Pass , providing views of Red Mountain and several ghost towns . Back into the San Juan National Forest the highway descends through the Chattanooga Valley to Silverton . From Silverton the byway passes over the Molas Pass and the Coal Bank Pass , descending past the ski resort of Purgatory Resort . From Hermosa , the road parallels the Durango and Silverton narrow gauge railroad before returning to Durango . History . The San Juan Skyway was designated as a National Forest Scenic Byway in September 1988 . It was later named a Colorado Scenic and Historic Byway in 1989 and an All-American Road in September 1996 .
LG Uplus . LG Uplus Corp. ( ; stylized as LG U+ , ) is a South Korean cellular carrier owned by LG Corporation , Korea 's fourth largest conglomerate and parent company of LG Electronics . It was formerly known as LG Telecom . The carrier adopted its current name after the July 2010 merger with another two LG telecommunication subsidiaries , Dacom and Powercom . LG U+ offers a variety of mobile services . BankOn is one of the most popular mobile banking services in South Korea and MusicOn is a music e-store . History . After decision of Korea Telecom , the state-owned phone company to sell its cellular business to private investors in 1994 , the South Korean government opened the telecommunications sector up to competition . Korea Telecom would later relaunched its cellular business with KT Freetel in 1996 . LG entered the wireless communications market in 1996 by acquiring a CDMA license in June and founded a new carrier named LG Telecom , which built a nationwide digital cellular network . In October 1997 , PCS cellular service was launched . In March 1998 , in an effort to make itself stand out from the bigger , more established players in the market , LG Telecom launched the world 's first commercial cdmaOne data service using PCS technology . To better position itself to compete in the bundled services market LG Telecom acquired LG Dacom , a fixed-line communications networks and Internet-related service provider and LG Powercom , one of Korea 's largest ISPs . On July 1 , 2010 , LG Telecom switched to its current name , `` LG U+ . '' Wireless . As of 2012 LG Uplus customers can receive the services on any of radio frequency band assigned , one or more of radio interfaces . In July 2006 , the South Korean government canceled LG Telecom 's license for 2.1 GHz W-CDMA bandwidth after the company opted not to develop the technology . LG Telecom will instead continue investing and upgrading in its CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev . A network . In July 2011 , LG U+ launched its LTE network , nationwide coverage is expected to be complete by March 2012 . On July 17 , 2013 LG Uplus launched LTE-A service with the introduction of the Galaxy S4 LTE-A , the world ’ s first `` 100 % LTE '' smartphone that can utilize data , voice and text with LTE and not fall back to CDMA . Starting from 2014 LG Uplus plans to release only `` 100 % LTE '' phones . Landline . In 2010 LG Telecom acquired Dacom Corp. , a network services firm that operated Hanaro Telecom 's fixed line networks . The new affiliate helped LG enter the landline communications market . Broadband . Launched in September 2005 , U+Home is an optic LAN service that provides fast speeds of up to 100Mbit/s . IPTV . U+TV was launched in December 2007 , providing various two-way services , terrestrial and HD broadcasting . Business-to-business sales . After merging LG DACOM in 2010 , It was succeeded to LG Uplus one of the largest B2B service area . It is account for about 20 % of gross sales by the role of cash-cow . It has not only traditional cable industry , also non-traditional one like electronic payment and so on .
Adrien Albert Marie de Mun . Adrien Albert Marie , Comte de Mun ( , 28 February 18416 October 1914 ) , was a French political figure and Social Reformer of the nineteenth century . Early years . Albert was born at Lumigny-Nesles-Ormeaux , Seine-et-Marne , son of the marquess de Mun . He became the brother in law of the Duke of Ursel when is sister Antonine de Mun left for Belgium . He entered the French Army , saw much service in Algeria ( 1862 ) , and took part in the fighting around Metz in 1870 ( during the Franco-Prussian War ) . On the surrender of Metz , he was sent as a prisoner of war to Aachen ( Aix-la-Chapelle ) , where he met René de La Tour du Pin . They both were determined to respond to the dilemma of the working class upon their release from prison . The following year they organized a Catholic Workers ' club , under the name `` L'Oeuvre des Cercles Catholiques d'Ouvriers '' ( Society of Catholic Worker Circles ) , at the request of Maurice Maignen ( founder of the Brothers of St. Vincent de Paul ) . The clubs spread quickly throughout France . These `` circles '' or clubs brought together the wealthy and the workers from a given locale for prayer , socializing , and hearing lectures by members of the aristocracy . He also assisted in the capture of Paris from the Paris Commune . A fervent Roman Catholic , Albert devoted himself to advocating Social Catholicism . His attacks on Third French Republic 's social policy ultimately provoked a prohibition from the Minister of War . He thereupon resigned his commission ( November 1875 ) , and in the following February stood as Royalist and Catholic candidate for Pontivy . The influence of the Church was exerted to secure his election , and , during the proceedings , he was awarded the Order of Saint Gregory the Great by Pope Pius IX . He won the next elections for the same area , but the result was declared invalid . De Mun was re-elected , however , in the following August , and for many years was the most conspicuous leader of the anti-Republican party . `` We form '' , he said on one occasion , `` the irreconcilable Counter-Revolution '' . Later years . As far back as 1878 he had declared himself opposed to universal suffrage , a declaration that lost him his seat from 1879 to 1881 . He spoke strongly against the expulsion of the French princes ( after the Count of Paris rose suspicions that he was preparing to claim the throne ) , and it was chiefly through his influence that the support of the Royalist party was given to Georges Boulanger . But as a faithful Catholic , he obeyed the modernising encyclical of 1891 , `` Rerum novarum '' , and declared his readiness to rally to a Republican government , provided that it respected religion . In the following January he received from Leo XIII a letter commending his action , and encouraging him in his social reforms . He was defeated at the general election of that year , but in 1894 was elected in Finistère ( Morlaix ) . In 1897 he succeeded Jules Simon as a member of the Académie française , owing to the quality and eloquence of his speeches , which , with a few pamphlets , form the bulk of his published work . In `` Ma vocation sociale '' ( 1908 ) he wrote an explanation and justification of his career .
Liberal arts colleges in the United States . Liberal arts colleges in the United States are certain undergraduate institutions of higher education in the United States . The `` Encyclopædia Britannica Concise '' offers a definition of the liberal arts as a `` college or university curriculum aimed at imparting general knowledge and developing general intellectual capacities , in contrast to a professional , vocational , or technical curriculum . '' Generally , a full-time , four-year course of study at a liberal arts college leads students to earning Bachelor of Arts ( B.A . ) , Bachelor of Science ( B.S . ) and on rare occasion Bachelor of Science in Engineering ( B.S.E . ) degrees . These schools are American institutions of higher education which have traditionally emphasized interactive instruction ( although research is still a component of these institutions ) at the undergraduate level . While there is no nationwide legal standard in the United States , the term `` university '' is primarily used to designate graduate education and research institutions , and is reserved for doctorate-granting institutions , and some US states , such as Massachusetts , will only grant a school `` university status '' if it offers graduate programs in multiple disciplines . These colleges also encourage a high level of student-teacher interaction at the center of which are classes taught by full-time faculty rather than graduate student TAs ( who teach some of the classes at Research I and other universities ) . They are known for being residential and for having smaller enrollment , class size and student-teacher ratios than universities , but have been exploring the recent trend of online learning as a blended or exclusive environment to offer certain courses . Due in part to the increasing tendency of students to seek degrees in medicine , commerce or STEM subjects , liberal arts colleges have decided to explore the idea of creating the traditional environment using online technology , and some liberal arts colleges are now offering entire degree programs online . Consortia and groups . Liberal arts colleges are also often associated with larger bodies or consortia . The largest association of private liberal arts colleges in the United States is the Council of Independent Colleges , with more than 650 small and mid-sized independent colleges and universities . The Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges is a consortium of public liberal arts colleges . Many liberal arts colleges belong to the Annapolis Group , Oberlin Group , Women 's College Coalition , and the Consortium of Liberal Arts Colleges . A number of liberal arts colleges are involved in Project Pericles or the Eco League . Other well-known consortia in the Eastern United States include the Little Three , Colby-Bates Bowdoin Consortium , the Seven Sisters Colleges , and the Little Ivies . Four Eastern colleges , along with the University of Massachusetts Amherst , are also part of the Five Colleges Consortium in Western Massachusetts and three Eastern colleges comprise the Tri-College Consortium . In Southern California , five liberal arts with adjoining campuses and two graduate schools together form the Claremont Colleges . Consortia in the Midwestern United States include the Associated Colleges of the Midwest , Five Colleges of Ohio , Associated Colleges of the Twin Cities , the Associated Colleges of the Midwest and the Great Lakes Colleges Association . Groups in the Southern United States include the Associated Colleges of the South , and the Seven Sisters of the South . Purpose and goals . In a complex , shifting world , it is essential to develop a high degree of intellectual literacy and critical-thinking skills , a sense of moral and ethical responsibility to one 's community , the ability to reason clearly , to think rationally , to analyze information intelligently , to respond to people in a compassionate and fair way , to continue learning new information and concepts over a lifetime , to appreciate and gain pleasure from the beauty of the arts and literature and to use these as an inspiration and a solace when needed , to revert to our historical past for lessons that will help shape the future intelligently and avoid unnecessary mistakes , to create a sense of self-esteem that comes from personal accomplishments and challenges met with success . The focus is on the student , not the faculty ; he is heavily involved in his own education . There are no passive ears ; students and faculty work so closely together , they even coauthor publications . Teaching is an act of love . There is not only a mentor relationship in class but professors become hiking companions , intramural teammates , dinner companions , and friends . Learning is collaborative rather than competitive ; values are central ; there is a strong sense of community . They are places of great synergy , where the whole becomes greater than the sum of the parts . Aspirations are raised , young people are empowered . '' Rankings . College and university rankings guides offer annual issues that rank liberal arts colleges separately from research universities . `` The Washington Monthly '' and `` U.S. News & World Report '' provide rankings specifically of liberal arts colleges . 2007 movement . On 19 June 2007 , during the annual meeting of the Annapolis Group , members discussed the letter to college presidents asking them not to participate in the `` reputation survey '' section of the `` U.S. News & World Report '' survey ( this section comprises 25 % of the ranking ) . As a result , `` a majority of the approximately 80 presidents at the meeting said that they did not intend to participate in the U.S. News reputational rankings in the future . '' However , the decision to fill out the reputational survey or not will be left up to each individual college as : `` the Annapolis Group is not a legislative body and any decision about participating in the US News rankings rests with the individual institutions . '' The statement also said that its members `` have agreed to participate in the development of an alternative common format that presents information about their colleges for students and their families to use in the college search process . '' This database will be web based and developed in conjunction with higher education organizations including the '' National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities '' and the `` Council of Independent Colleges . '' On 22 June 2007 , `` U.S. News & World Report '' editor Robert Morse issued a response in which he argued , `` in terms of the peer assessment survey , we at `` U.S. News '' firmly believe the survey has significant value because it allows us to measure the `` intangibles '' of a college that we ca n't measure through statistical data . Plus , the reputation of a school can help get that all-important first job and plays a key part in which grad school someone will be able to get into . The peer survey is by nature subjective , but the technique of asking industry leaders to rate their competitors is a commonly accepted practice . The results from the peer survey also can act to level the playing field between private and public colleges . '' In reference to the alternative database discussed by the Annapolis Group , Morse also argued , `` It 's important to point out that the Annapolis Group 's stated goal of presenting college data in a common format has been tried before [ ... ] `` U.S. News '' has been supplying this exact college information for many years already . And it appears that NAICU will be doing it with significantly less comparability and functionality . `` U.S. News '' first collects all these data ( using an agreed-upon set of definitions from the Common Data Set ) . Then we post the data on our website in easily accessible , comparable tables . In other words , the Annapolis Group and the others in the NAICU initiative actually are following the lead of `` U.S . News '' . '' SAT optional movement . A number of U.S. liberal arts colleges have either joined , or have been important influences on , a movement to make the SAT optional for admission , in response to criticisms of the SAT . Bowdoin College in Brunswick , Maine and Bates College in Lewiston , Maine were among the first to institute SAT-optional programs in 1969 and 1984 , respectively . In 1990 , the Bates faculty voted to make all standardized testing optional in the college 's admissions process , and in October 2004 Bates published a study regarding the testing optional policy , which was presented to the National Association for College Admission Counseling . Following two decades without required testing , the college found that the difference in graduation rates between submitters and non-submitters was 0.1 % , that Bates ' applicant pool had doubled since the policy was instated with approximately 1/3 of applicants not submitting scores , that non-submitting students averaged only 0.05 points lower on their collegiate Grade Point Average , and that applications from minority students rose dramatically . The Bates study prompted a movement among small liberal arts colleges to make the SAT optional for admission to college in the early 2000s . Indeed , according to a 31 August 2006 article in the `` New York Times '' , `` It is still far too early to sound the death knell , but for many small liberal arts colleges , the SAT may have outlived its usefulness . '' Sarah Lawrence College and Pitzer College dropped their SAT test score submission requirement for their undergraduate applicants in 2003 and 2004 respectively , thus joining the SAT optional movement for undergraduate admission . The former president of Sarah Lawrence , Dr. Michele Tolela Myers , described the rationale for this decision in an article for `` The Washington Post '' on 11 March 2007 , saying : `` We are a writing-intensive school , and the information produced by SAT scores added little to our ability to predict how a student would do at our college ; it did , however , do much to bias admission in favor of those who could afford expensive coaching sessions . '' As a result of this policy , in the same `` Washington Post '' article , Dr. Myers stated that she was informed by the `` U.S. News & World Report '' that if no SAT scores were submitted , `` U.S. News '' would `` make up a number '' to use in its magazines . She further argues that if SLC were to decide to stop sending all data to `` U.S. News & World Report '' , their ranking would be artificially decreased . `` U.S. News '' issued a response to this article on 12 March 2007 that stated that the evaluation of Sarah Lawrence is under review . As of 2007 , according to `` U.S. News & World Report '' , Sarah Lawrence was the only `` major '' American college that completely disregarded SAT scores in its admission process . Currently Sarah Lawrence accepts SAT scores , but submitting these scores remains optional . Other liberal arts colleges that do not consider the SAT include Shimer College and Hampshire College , which is `` test blind '' in both admissions and financial aid decisions . The full list of SAT optional schools is given by FairTest , an American educational organization that `` advances quality education and equal opportunity by promoting fair , open , valid and educationally beneficial evaluations of students , teachers and schools . FairTest also works to end the misuses and flaws of testing practices that impede those goals . ''
Mordellistena cinereonotata . `` Mordellistena cinereonotata '' is a beetle in the `` Mordellistena '' genus , which is in the Mordellidae family . It was described in 1891 by George Charles Champion .
Creative works set in Charleston , South Carolina . There have been many creative works set in Charleston , South Carolina . In addition , Charleston is a popular filming location for movies and television , both in its own right and as a stand-in for Southern and/or historic settings .
Lanson-BCC . Lanson-BCC is an organization resulting from the merger in 2006 between Lanson International and the Boizel Chanoine Champagne Group ( BCC ) . As it exclusively comprises champagne houses , its motto is `` Le groupe 100 % Champagne '' ( the group with 100 % champagne ) . The different houses which are owned by Lanson-BCC are : Champagne Lanson , Champagne Besserat de Bellefon , Champagne Chanoine Frères , Champagne Boizel , Champagne Philiponnat , Champagne De Venoge . Lanson International . Lanson International is a former group of champagne houses , which included Lanson , Besserat de Bellefon . Prior to the addition of Lanson in 1990 , it traded as Marne et Champagne . In 2006 , Lanson International was bought by Boizel Chanoine Champagne Group ( BCC ) , creating the Lanson-BCC group .
Majhapaper . Majhapaper.com is the online Marathi news and article publishing website . It caters to wide Marathi speaking population of 30,000,000 all over the world . Owned by Hrimon Media Pvt Ltd , Pune Majhapaper is the first digital publication which is exclusively published in Marathi . Along with a headquarter in Pune Majhapaper has offices in Solapur and Jalgaon . The Majhapaper website currently has more than 50,000 news articles with special focus on categories such as Youth , Health , Agriculture , Career etc . Technology . Majhapaper.com is the best website in terms of technical capabilities in the media segment . It is the only website to have 100/100 Google page speed score . It 's a benchmark to check how optimized and user friendly a website can be . Majhapaper.com is currently only news website in the world to implement HTTP/2 protocol . It is the next generation protocol which provides security without affecting the performance .
Marques Batista de Abreu . Marques Batista de Abreu ( born February 12 , 1973 ) , or simply Marques , is a former Brazilian striker . In 2003 , when Marques was playing for Nagoya Grampus Eight he was ranked 2nd highest assists in J1 League as he had 10 assists and was beaten by Yukihiko Sato who had 12 assists during that season . Marques also had a great partnership with fellow Brazilian , Ueslei who topped the goal scoring in 2003 J1 League season . It has been reported that Marques plans to retire from football in 2010 and run for political office for the Brazilian Labour Party .
BASIC Stamp . The BASIC Stamp is a microcontroller with a small , specialized BASIC interpreter ( PBASIC ) built into ROM . It is made by Parallax , Inc. and has been popular with electronics hobbyists since the early 1990s . Technical specifications . The end result is that a hobbyist can connect a 9 V battery to a BASIC Stamp and have a complete system . A serial connection to a personal computer allows the programmer to download software to the BASIC Stamp , which is stored in the onboard non-volatile memory device : it remains programmed until it is erased or reprogrammed , even when the power of the stamp is removed . If the power is reconnected the stamp immediately starts executing the program in slot 0 ( of 8 , numbered 0..7 ) . Programming . The BASIC Stamp is programmed in a variant of the BASIC language , called PBASIC . PBASIC incorporates common microcontroller functions , including PWM , serial communications , I²C and 1-Wire communications , communications with common LCD driver circuits , hobby servo pulse trains , pseudo-sine wave frequencies , and the ability to time an RC circuit which may be used to detect an analog value . Once a program has been written in the 'Stamp Editor ' , an integrated development environment ( IDE ) in Windows , the syntax can be checked , tokenized and sent to the chip through a serial/USB Mini-B cable , where it will run . Versions . The BS2 sub-variants feature more memory , higher execution speed , additional specialized PBASIC commands , extra I/O pins , etc. , in comparison to the original BS2 model . While the BS1 and BS2 use a PIC , the remaining BASIC Stamp 2 variants use a Parallax SX processor . The third variant is the Javelin Stamp . This module uses a subset of Sun Microsystems ' Java programming language instead of Parallax 's PBASIC . It does not include any networking facilities . The fourth variant is the Spin Stamp . The module is based on the Parallax Propeller and therefore uses the SPIN programming language instead of PBASIC . A number of companies now make `` clones '' of the BASIC Stamp with additional features , such as faster execution , analog-to-digital converters and hardware-based PWM which can run in the background . The Parallax Propeller is gradually accumulating software libraries which give it functionality similar to the BASIC Stamp ; however , there is no uniform list of which PBASIC facilities now have Spin equivalents .
E3 ( disambiguation ) . Electronic Entertainment Expo ( best known as simply `` E3 '' ) is a major annual showcase where video game developers from all over the world reveal their plans for the year .
Beam , Great Torrington . Beam is an historic estate in the parish of Great Torrington , Devon , England . Beam House is situated about 1 1/2 miles north-west and downstream of that town , on the right-bank of the River Torridge . Both the Rolle Canal and the railway crossed the river nearby . It occupies a particularly beautiful setting , described by Lauder ( 1986 ) thus : `` For lovers of rivers and woodland there can be few lovlier settings for a house than this . Steeply wooded banks shelter the valley and the house is situated on slightly higher ground above lush water meadows , almost completely surrounded by the Torridge '' The estate was a subsidiary seat of the Rolle family , lords of the manor of Great Torrington , whose main seat was Stevenstone on the other ( south ) side of that town and therefore upstream from Beam . It was an outpost of the Royalists during the Civil War . Much of the estate is today owned by Baron Clinton , as heir to the Rolles , but it has had many occupants , including use by the army in both world wars and as a borstal . Tarka the Otter was born at Beam , by what the author Henry Williamson called the `` Canal Bridge '' ( i.e . the Beam Aqueduct ) and particularly favoured the River Torridge at Beam Weir . Thus the cycleway which crosses the river at Beam , formerly the railway line , was named the `` Tarka Trail '' , due to its association with these and other haunts of the fictional animal . Today Beam is used as an adventure centre for young people . Geography . Beam House is situated about 1 1/2 miles north-west of Great Torrington , on the right-bank of the River Torridge almost encircled by a loop of the river . Beam Quarry is situated within the cliff-like hills on the opposite side of the river from the house . When the Rolle Canal was built by John Rolle , 1st Baron Rolle between that town and the navigable part of the river below Weare Giffard , he chose Beam as the place where the canal was carried by an aqueduct across the River Torridge . The aqueduct was later filled in and is now a viaduct which carries the entrance drive to Beam House from the A386 road . Later the railway crossed the river at a slightly lower place , and continued toward Torrington over the Beam estate . Beam Weir . The weir at Beam , situated downstream from Rothern Bridge and upstream of Beam Aqueduct , features in Henry Williamson 's novel Tarka the Otter as one of the otter 's favoured haunts with its fast running water and languid pools beneath the weir ; `` Below the fish-pass the water rushed in a foamy spate . Above , it slid black and polished '' ( Williamson ) . It is still today a renowned place for salmon fishing . History . Beam was for long a subsidiary seat of the Rolle family of nearby Stevenstone , who were latterly lords of the manor of Great Torrington . During the Civil War Beam House was used as an outpost for the Royalist army whose last holding in the West Country was at Great Torrington , lost in 1646 to the Parliamentarian Sir Thomas Fairfax . During the 18th century , William Rolle ( 1720–1747 ) lived here . He was the third son of John Rolle ( 1679-1730 ) of Stevenstone and a younger brother of Henry Rolle , 1st Baron Rolle ( d.1759 ) . He described himself in his will dated 1747 as `` of Beam '' . ... I went in quest of the Priory of Frithelstoke , in the way to which we descended to the bridge at the S.W . end of Torrington , which passing over , we again rose up a steep hill , introducing us to a common precipitous towards the river but having a delightful prospect on the north of 'Beam ' a seat of Dennis Rolle Esq. , a most lovely and sequestered spot , protected on every side by the richest woods of the finest amphitheatrical form , the roots of which were washed by the river , which , as if enamoured of the spot , winds round it in many a meander and seems reluctant to retire from it . Another occupant was the Very Rev . Joseph Palmer ( 1749–1829 ) Chancellor of Ferns , later Dean of Cashel . He was the author of `` A four Month Tour Through France '' ( 1776 ) . He was the son of John Palmer , of Palmer House , Mayor of Great Torrington , by his wife Mary Reynolds , sister of the painter Sir Joshua Reynolds ( 1723-1792 ) , and he married Eliza Edwards , daughter of Cadwallader Edwards Esq . of Wexford , Ireland . His monument survives in Exeter Cathedral . In the later 19th century , the house was occupied by Alfred Robert Hole ( 1815-1898 ) , Justice of the Peace for Devon and Major , 13th Hussars , North Devon Yeomanry . He was born at Heavitree , Exeter , the son of Major William Hole by his wife Louisa Mallet . He married Elizabeth Mercer ( 1816-1902 ) , eldest daughter of J. Mercer of Maidstone and Major , 13th Hussars , North Devon Yeomanry . He attended the opening ceremony of the new church of St Giles in the Wood built by Hon . Mark Rolle . He and his wife were buried in Weare Giffard churchyard , where their inscribed monument survives . 20th century . Much of the estate surrounding Beam House is owned by Lord Clinton ( Clinton Devon Estates ) , whose family was the heir of Hon . Mark Rolle ( d.1907 ) . Lord Clinton 's family had long owned the manor of Frithelstock , adjoining Beam on the opposite side of the River Torridge . During World War I Beam House was used as a convalescence home for injured soldiers . This was possibly the hospital established by William Pethebridge Martin ( 1859-1935 ) lord of the manor of Colleton , Chulmleigh ( see below ) . In World War II the house was occupied by the 2nd Battalion , Gloucester Regiment , and was used for training in clandestine operations . In the 1950s Beam was used for ten years as a borstal , and then as an educational establishment , when a new accommodation block was built . In 1959 Beam was the home of Philip Michael Pethebridge Martin , High Sheriff of Devon in that year . He was the third son of William Pethebridge Martin ( 1859-1935 ) of Colleton and of New South Wales in Australia , by his wife Maude Price daughter of William Price of Sydney , NSW . William had founded the Sydney wool-brokerage firm W.P . Martin & Co , but later moved to Devon , where he purchased and resided at Colleton Manor near Chulmleigh , and was lord of the manor of Chulmleigh . He was High Sheriff of Devon 1918-19 , and Master of the Eggesford Foxhounds . With his partner Harry Austin , William equipped a hospital for soldiers during WW I , possibly at Beam House , which he later donated to the municipal council as a children 's hospital . He died at Colleton in 1935 . In the 1970s a Mr Osbourne of Barnstaple purchased the property and used it as the base for the `` Kingsley Adventure Centre '' . The operation was then taken over by Quest Adventure Centres , which business failed and was purchased by PGL Travel Ltd which , as of 2013 , continues to operate the site under lease from the Osbourne family as an adventure centre providing holidays for young people .
Tunki . Tunki is a town in Sangrampur tehsil of Buldhana district , Maharashtra State , India . Geography . It is located at foothill of Satpuda Range and located on MH State Highway 173 and MH State Highway 194 Demographics . India census , Tunki had a population of 10,000 . Description . The post office Postal Index Number ( PIN code ) is 444204 and is served by Sonala post offices . Some of nearby villages are Shivani , Wasali , Chichari , Saykhed , Alewadi , Ladnapur , Bawanbir , Sagoda , Palsoda , Warkhed , Dhamangaon , Palsi Zasi , Kolad , Wadgaon Pr Adgaon , Warwat Bakal , Jamod , Warkhed , Saundala , Raikhed , Danapur , Nearby town are Sonala , Akot , Sangrampur , Jalgaon Jamod , Telhara , Shegaon
Geometry of Fear . The Geometry of Fear was an informal group or school of young British sculptors in the years after the Second World War . The term was coined by Herbert Read in 1952 in his description of the work of the eight British artists represented in the `` New Aspects of British Sculpture '' exhibition at the Biennale di Venezia of 1952 . Venice . The eight artists who exhibited `` New Aspects of British Sculpture '' in the British pavilion at the Biennale di Venezia of 1952 were Robert Adams , Kenneth Armitage , Reg Butler , Lynn Chadwick , Geoffrey Clarke , Bernard Meadows , Eduardo Paolozzi and William Turnbull . All were under 40 , with years of birth ranging from 1913 to 1924 , and of a younger generation than established British sculptors such as Barbara Hepworth and Henry Moore . A large bronze by Moore , `` Double Standing Figure '' , stood outside the British pavilion , and contrasted strongly with the works inside . Unlike the smoothly carved work of Hepworth and Moore , these were angular , jagged , rough-textured or spiky . They were more linear and open ; Philip Hendy compared Butler 's sculptures to three-dimensional drawings . Many of the sculptures in the pavilion were of human or animal figures , and several showed the influence of the continental sculptors Germaine Richier and Alberto Giacometti , works by whom had been shown at the Anglo-French Art Centre in London in 1947 . The British sculptures were seen as reflecting the angst , the anxieties and the guilt of the immediate post-War period , with the recent memory of the War , the Holocaust and Hiroshima , and the fear of nuclear proliferation and the effects of the Cold War . Read 's quotation `` scuttling across the floors of silent seas '' is from `` The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock '' by T.S . Eliot and is a reference to `` Crab '' , a sculpture by Bernard Meadows in the exhibition . Read 's words were widely quoted , and despite the differences in style and technique between the eight artists , they came to be known as the Geometry of Fear group . Reception . The Geometry of Fear exhibition was well received , both within and outside Britain . Alfred Barr , the former director of the New York Museum of Modern Art , spoke highly of the sculptors and bought work by three of them – Robert Adams , Reg Butler and Lynn Chadwick – for the museum ; he described the exhibition as `` the most distinguished national showing of the Biennale '' . All eight sculptors achieved rapid recognition and career success in the 1950s . In 1953 Butler won the international competition to design the monument to the `` Unknown Political Prisoner '' , chosen over more than two thousand entries including submissions by Naum Gabo and Barbara Hepworth ; the prize was £4500 , enough at the time to buy a large house . In 1956 Lynn Chadwick won the Grand Prize for Sculpture at the Biennale di Venezia of that year , selected over César , Giacometti and Richier . Within a decade the Geometry of Fear group had fallen from view . In the 1960s British sculpture was dominated by the abstract , particularly that associated with Anthony Caro and his circle at Saint Martin 's School of Art . Figurative expressionism and post-war angst were out of style . Butler 's eighteen-metre `` Unknown Political Prisoner '' was never executed ; he , like Adams , Clarke and Meadows , essentially disappeared . Chadwick and Armitage were neglected in Britain but had some following in other countries , while Paolozzi and Turnbull began to work in different styles and remained in the public eye . Other artists . While the Geometry of Fear group initially consisted only of the eight sculptors who exhibited in Venice in 1952 , and never had any of the characteristics of an art movement , other artists have been associated with it , or thought to have been influenced by it . These include , among others , the sculptors Ralph Brown , Anthony Caro ( in his early work ) , Robert Clatworthy , Hubert Dalwood , Elisabeth Frink , George Fullard , John Hoskin and Leslie Thornton , and the painter John Berger . The post-War paintings of Francis Bacon and Graham Sutherland share some of the Atomic Age anxieties of the Geometry of Fear sculptors .
Watchtower of El Vellón . The Watchtower of El Vellón ( Spanish : `` Atalaya de El Vellón '' ) is a watchtower located in El Vellón , Spain . It was declared `` Bien de Interés Cultural '' in 1983 .
Cross-country equestrianism . Cross country equestrian jumping is an endurance test that forms one of the three phases of the sport of eventing ; it may also be a competition in its own right , known as hunter trials or simply `` cross-country '' , although these tend to be lower level , local competitions . The object of the endurance test is to prove the speed , endurance and jumping ability of the true cross-country horse when he is well trained and brought to the peak of condition . At the same time , it demonstrates the rider 's knowledge of pace and the use of this horse across country . Length and types of obstacles . The cross-country course is approximately two and three quarter to four miles ( 6 km ) long , comprising some twenty-four to thirty-six fixed and solid obstacles . Obstacles usually are built to look `` natural '' ( out of logs , for instance ) , however odd materials and decorations may be added to test the horse 's bravery . Obstacles can include all those that might be found if riding across the countryside , including water , trees , logs , ditches , and banks . All obstacles or compulsory passageways are flagged , with a red flag on the right and a white flag on the left . A black stripe on the red flag indicates that it is an option for the obstacle , and another route may be taken if the rider so chooses , without penalty . All obstacles are numbered , and the color of the numbering can indicate which level the fence is for if multiple levels are competing at the event . ( for example , white numbers on a green background indicate that the fence is on the Preliminary level course , however , in British eventing , this color combination would indicate the intermediate track , so riders should always check the course map for course markers ) . Design . Cross-country courses for eventing are held outdoors through fields and wooded areas . The terrain is unique for each course , which usually incorporates the course into the natural terrain of the area , and therefore events in certain parts of the world may be held on mostly flat land , while others are over very strenuous hills . Good course designers will use the terrain to either help the inexperienced horse and rider at the lower levels to prepare for an obstacle , or to make an obstacle more difficult for the experienced competitors . For example , the designer may place a fence at the opening of a wooded area , resulting in a lighting difference between the takeoff and landing side . This requires careful riding and a confident horse . Designers may make an obstacle more difficult by placing it along the side of a steep hill , at the top of a mound ( so the horse can not see the landing until he is about to take off , testing bravery ) , or use the natural trees and ditches to force riders to take slightly more difficult lines to their fences . A good course designer will be able to incorporate the obstacles into the landscape so that they seem natural , yet still fairly test the horse and provide the horse an option to run-out if the rider makes a mistake . Most designers use accuracy fences , such as skinnies ( fences with a narrow face ) and corners , to make the rider 's job more difficult , while still being very `` horse-friendly . '' All courses begin with a `` start box , '' where the horse and rider wait as the time keeper begins to count-down to their start time . They are not allowed to go out the front of the box before the timer reaches zero on the count-down , nor are they allowed to have a flying start . The first few fences of most well-designed courses are usually straightforward and inviting , such as a large log or rolltop , which helps to build the horse and rider 's confidence , get them settled in a galloping rhythm , and beginning to focus on the job at hand . The technicality of the obstacles then begins to increase , and elements such as banks , ditches , and water are introduced . The final fences of a course are usually slightly easier , to allow the horse and rider to finish on a good note , before they gallop across the finish . Footing . Good footing is very important to most eventers , as it helps decrease the wear-and-tear the sport has on their horses and avoid injury that may occur due to deep or slippery ground . The rider should always take care to note the footing while walking the course , and adjust the planned route to avoid patches that are especially boggy , slippery , or rough , and to avoid holes that may be present . Footing is never used to make a course more difficult ( for example , a fence is never purposely placed in a boggy area or one with sharp rocks ) . Instead , most competitions go out of their way to keep the footing safe , and many of the larger events may `` groom '' the footing to get it to the appropriate firmness . Conditioning . Conditioning is an essential part of preparing a horse for cross-country . Although the lowest levels may not require any more riding than the usual 5 or 6 days each week used to train the horse , all upper level horses are placed into strict conditioning programs . Most riders plan their schedule around pre-determined events , taking into consideration the length of the particular course , the climate in which they will have to run their horse , the speed that will be required , and the terrain over which they will be travelling ( such as hills ) . In extreme situations , such as when riders had to condition their mounts for the intense heat at the Athens Olympics , horses will be shipped in early to certain locations to help their body adjust . The rider must also consider the starting condition of the horse , the breed which they will be competing ( heavier breeds will require more conditioning than most Thoroughbreds ) , and most importantly , the individual horse . Horses which have been brought to peak fitness before will generally be easier to get back to top condition than a horse that has never had to work at that level . Some horses need more distance work and others more speed work . Determining these factors is generally done through experience . Training for cross-country . All horses are started with distance work , at a slow speed ( usually a walk or trot ) , to improve endurance . This `` base '' of fitness is vital to ensure the horse is physically sound enough to progress to more rigorous work , such as galloping . Horses who do not have a base are much more at risk for soft tissue injury . After a base has been placed on the horse , riders add in galloping sets to improve cardiovascular fitness . Most riders use interval training , in which the heart rate is raised to a certain level before the horse is allowed a rest , and then the horse is again asked to work before the heart has a chance to fully recover . This can improve the cardiovascular fitness of the horse with less overall galloping , helping to maintain the horse 's soundness . Work up an incline ( hillwork ) is often favored over longer stretches of galloping for improving fitness , because it requires the horse to work harder while placing less wear-and-tear on their body . Through experience , a rider may gauge the difficulty of a hill and determine what its comparative worth is to galloping on a flat surface . To condition the horse 's bones , riders may walk on roads or other hard surfaces . However , this is generally only used when the ground conditions are quite soft . Although popular in Britain , most American riders do not do road work . If used too much , it can encourage arthritis . Some riders also have access to equine treadmills or swimming pools . Treadmills can sometimes be adjusted to have a slight incline , allowing the horse to work without the added weight of the rider . Swimming is an excellent form of conditioning , and allows the rider to increase the horse 's cardiovascular and muscular condition without adding undue stress to the bones or soft tissue . Considerations . Riders should always be wary of the ground conditions . Conditioning on hard ground can cause lameness problems , both short and long-term . Conditioning on deep , heavy footing ( such as right after a rain ) increases the pull on the tendons , and may lead to soft tissue damage . Conditioning on slippery ground increases the risk that the horse will slip and have a soft-tissue injury . In general , older horses do better on softer footing , which is kinder to any joint problems they may have . Younger horses , which may not have the same strength of soft tissue , are best worked on slightly firmer ground . The rider should also take care to `` slowly '' increase the amount of work . As a general rule , the distance may be increased or the speed may be increased , but not both at once . Pushing a horse too fast can lead to injury or lameness . The rider should also be aware of the horse 's breathing , and feel how tired the animal is underneath . Horses conditioning for the upper levels are often conditioned with heart rate monitors , so the rider will have a great insight into the horse 's condition over time . The rider should always be willing to cut back conditioning work if the horse feels exhausted or if he has a very high respiration rate . Heat and humidity make work much harder , so should be considered while conditioning . Horses that are pushed too hard may injure themselves or may overheat , which can be deadly if not correctly cared for . The rider must also understand that the muscling and improved cardiovascular fitness that is seen within a month or two of conditioning work does not indicate that the horse 's entire body is at the same peak . Soft tissue can take several months to condition , and bone , up to a year . Ideal cross-country mount . At the lowest levels , most horses can be trained to successfully negotiate a cross-country course and , with proper conditioning , can usually make the time . As the rider moves up the levels , however , cross-country requires that the horse be very quick-thinking and well-trained , as the course increasingly becomes more technical and difficult to negotiate . The horse must also be very agile , and able to get out of a rough spot should a mistake occur . With proper training , the horse can develop what is referred to as a `` fifth leg , '' or an ability to save himself from falling , even if he trips over a fence or has a `` sticky '' jump . Horses at the upper levels need to be bold and brave , willing to jump a variety of obstacles ( at the highest level , cars and trucks are sometimes on course ) . Horses are taught to think for themselves , and the high degree of obedience that is required in dressage is not always desirable , as the horse must not always be looking to the rider for help . However , the horse must still be very rideable and adjustable : horses that `` take over '' on cross-country and ignore their rider are usually not able to get through the more technical questions . As horses move up the levels , their jumping ability becomes increasingly more important . Although horses do not need to have a very `` round '' jump—indeed , large bascule is often detrimental to an event horse while on cross-country because it wastes energy and time , and also makes certain jump efforts , such as drop fences , bigger than they really are—the horse should have a safe jump , with the forearms parallel to the ground or higher . The horse should also have enough scope to clear the obstacles , which although they never get exceedingly high ( maximum of 3 '' 11 '' ) can be very wide . An increase in level will also lead to an increase in the difficulty of the cross-country test : the course will be longer , with a greater number of jumping elements , more physically demanding terrain , and a faster speed required to make the time . Therefore , upper level horses must be able to achieve a high level of speed and stamina through training . Horses that are heavily muscled , such as draft horses , or those with short strides will require a greater amount of energy to complete the course and may not have the speed needed , regardless of the training they receive . Horses must also have good conformation and be naturally sound , as poorly-conformed horses will not be able to physically hold up to the demands that are placed on them . Most horses that compete today are Thoroughbreds , Thoroughbred-crosses ( including the Irish Horse ) , and lightly built Warmbloods , or Warmbloods with a high degree of Thoroughbred blood , such as the Trakehner . However , should the horse possess the qualities needed to get around an upper level course , breed is considered secondary to athletic ability . Scoring . Because the lowest score wins , each combination of horse and rider seeks to complete the cross-country with as few penalties as possible . If larger faults occur , such as multiple refusals , the horse will be eliminated ( E ) from competition and will not be allowed to finish the course . Elimination has also been subdivided in the United States to include Technical Elimination ( TE ) , if a mistake is made that is unrelated to the horse ( for example , jumping two fences in the wrong order ) . Riders may also choose to retire ( R ) on course if their horse is having a poor run . This prevents the rider from continuing the competition , but is often a good choice if the horse is physically or mentally overfaced by the challenges . Mandatory Retirement ( MR ) occurs if the horse falls , even if he is not noticeably injured , to help protect the horse 's welfare . Withdrawing ( W ) only occurs if the horse is taken out of competition when he is not on course . Rider may be disqualified ( DQ ) if they endanger their mount or other people on course . The United States added Dangerous Riding penalties in 2007 , to be added at the discretion of the ground jury if a rider is going around the course in an unsafe manner ( for example , at an extreme speed ) . Levels of eventing . In the United States , eventing begins at the Beginner Novice level , followed by Novice , Training , Preliminary , Intermediate , and then Advanced . Levels in the UK begin with BE80 ( T ) - a training level event which runs slightly differently from normal classes , then BE90 ( formerly known as Intro ) , then BE100 ( formerly Pre-novice ) . In 2009 , the Intro and Pre Novice classes were renamed BE90 and BE100 ( the numbers relate to the height of the cross country fences in centimetres ) in the hopes of making the sport easier to understand for the general public . In 2010 , British Eventing introduced `` Foundation Points '' at the BE90 and BE100 levels in order to prove a horse 's success at the lower levels . Levels then continue from Novice , through Intermediate to Advanced at which success points are awarded to the top finishers ( the number of finishers receiving points depends on the number of competitors in the event ) . A horse will accumulate points throughout its career ( regardless of rider ) and when a certain number of points have been reached the horse must compete at the next level up . Exceptions to this are the 'open ' classes , at which any horse can compete regardless of career success and also a horse may be allowed to compete in an event as `` hors concours '' , which means not eligible to be placed or awarded prizes or points . BE100+ , Intermediate-Novice and Advanced-Intermediate are interim classes where the dressage and show jumping runs at the higher level , with the cross-country at the lower level . For example , an Intermediate-Novice class uses an Intermediate dressage test and Intermediate standard Show Jumping , but the cross-country takes place round a Novice level track . These classes are intended to help horse and rider step up to a higher level without the initial risk of the more demanding cross-country . Types of cross country obstacles . There are many different types of cross county obstacles , all designed , in some degree , to imitate or resemble obstacles that a horse and rider could theoretically encounter in actual cross-country riding . Some obstacles are single jumps , or `` verticals '' made of different types of materials . Some may have multiple elements taken in a single jump , such as triple bars or oxers , sometimes called `` spread '' fences . Water obstacles are also usually used on most courses , as are Log jumps . Yet others are Combinations of several elements including logs , banks , water , and ditches .
Jalandhar North Assembly Constituency . Jalandhar North Assembly Constituency ( Sl . No . : 36 ) is a Punjab Legislative Assembly constituency in Jalandhar district , Punjab state , India .
Valle del Cinca . Valle del Cinca is a Spanish geographical indication for Vino de la Tierra wines located in the wine-producing area of the Cinca Valley , in the province of Huesca , in the autonomous region of Aragon , Spain . `` Vino de la Tierra '' is one step below the mainstream Denominación de Origen indication on the Spanish wine quality ladder . The area covered by this geographical indication comprises about 15 municipalities in the province of Huesca ( Aragon , Spain ) . It acquired its `` Vino de la Tierra '' status in 2005 .
Cosmic Consciousness . `` Cosmic Consciousness : A Study in the Evolution of the Human Mind '' is a 1901 book by Richard Maurice Bucke , a Canadian psychiatrist . In this book , he explored the concept of cosmic consciousness , which he defined as `` a higher form of consciousness than that possessed by the ordinary man '' . Forms of consciousness . Juan A. Herrero Brasas said that Bucke 's cosmic consciousness refers to the evolution of the intellect , and not to `` the ineffable revelation of hidden truths . '' According to Brasas , it was William James who equated Bucke 's cosmic consciousness with mystical experience or mystical consciousness . Gary Lachman notes that today Bucke 's experience would most likely be 'explained ' by the so-called `` God spot , '' or more generally as a case of temporal lobe epilepsy , but he is sceptical of these and other 'organic ' explanations . Bucke identified only male examples of cosmic consciousness . He believed that women were not likely to have it . ( However , there are some women amongst the 'additional cases ' listed in the second half of the book . ) He regarded Walt Whitman as `` the climax of religious evolution and the harbinger of humanity 's future . '' Collective consciousness . James understood `` cosmic consciousness '' to be a `` collective consciousness '' , a `` larger reservoir of consciousness , '' which manifests itself in the minds of men and remains intact after the dissolution of the individual . It may `` retain traces of the life history of its individual emanation . '' Friedrich Schleiermacher . In Schleiermacher 's theology , higher consciousness `` is the part of the human being that is capable of transcending animal instincts . '' It is the `` point of contact with God '' and the essence of being human . When higher consciousness is present , people are not alienated from God by their instincts . The relation between higher and lower consciousness is akin to St. Paul 's `` struggle of the spirit to overcome the flesh . '' Higher consciousness establishes a distinction between the natural and the spiritual sides of human beings . The concept of religious experience was used by Schleiermacher and by Albert Ritschl to defend religion against scientific and secular criticism and to defend the belief that moral and religious experiences justify religious beliefs . Other writers . Teilhard de Chardin 's concept of the noösphere also bears similarity to Bucke 's ideas . According to Paul Marshall , a philosopher of religion , cosmic consciousnes bears resemblances to some traditional pantheist beliefs . According to Ervin László , cosmic consciousness corresponds to Jean Gebser 's integral consciousness and to Don Edward Beck and Christopher Cowan 's turquoise state of cosmic spirituality . Ken Wilber , integral philosopher and mystic , identifies four state/stages of cosmic consciousness ( mystical experience ) above both Gebser 's integral level and Beck and Cowan 's turquoise level . Influence . Some modern psychologists and theologians have made reference to Bucke ’ s work . They include Erich Fromm , Robert S. de Ropp , and Abraham Maslow . Others who have used the concept of cosmic consciousness , as introduced by Bucke in 1901 , include Albert Einstein , Pierre Teilhard de Chardin , and Alan Watts . Many of those who have used psychedelic drugs , such as LSD and psilocybin , have said that they have experienced cosmic consciousness .
Intersecting chords theorem . The intersecting chords theorem or just chord theorem is a statement in elementary geometry that describes a relation of the four line segments created by two intersecting chords in a circle . It states that the products of the lengths of the line segments on each chord are equal . The converse is true as well , that is if for two line segments `` AC '' and `` BD '' intersecting in S the equation above holds , then their four endpoints `` A '' , `` B '' , `` C '' and `` D '' lie on a common circle . Or in other words if the diagonals of a quadrilateral `` ABCD '' intersect in `` S '' and fulfill the equation above then it is a cyclic quadrilateral . where `` r '' is the radius of the circle , and `` d '' is the distance between the center of the circle , and the intersection point `` S '' . This property follows directly from applying the chord theorem to a third chord going through `` S '' and the circle 's center `` M '' ( see drawing ) . This means the triangles `` ASD '' and `` BSC '' are similar and therefore Next to the tangent-secant theorem and the intersecting secants theorem the intersecting chord theorem represents one of the three basic cases of a more general theorem about two intersecting lines and a circle - the power of point theorem .
Eric Parsons . Eric George Parsons ( 9 November 1923 – 7 February 2011 ) was a footballer who played for West Ham United , Chelsea and Brentford in England . Career . An outside forward and crowd favourite whose blistering pace earned him the nickname `` the Rabbit '' , Parsons started his career with West Ham United , spotted by the club during a game against West Ham Boys at Upton Park while playing for Worthing Boys . He played his first game for the Irons on 4 January 1947 , in a Division Two game against Leicester City , then his second a week later against the same club in the FA Cup . He was an ever-present during the 1947–48 and 1948–49 seasons and made a total of 152 appearances for the club , scoring 35 goals . His last game came against Notts County on 25 November 1950 . He served in Montgomery 's Eighth Army during the Second World War . Parsons joined Chelsea in November 1950 for a then club record fee of £23,000 . A pacy outside forward , Parsons was unfortunate to play in an era of great English outside forward , such as Stanley Matthews and Tom Finney , which limited his international opportunities to two `` England B '' caps . Nevertheless , Parsons formed an important part of Ted Drake 's Chelsea side of the early 1950s , as both goalscorer and creator . Despite this , he was occasionally barracked by sections of the Chelsea crowd . He played in every game of Chelsea 's Championship-winning side in 1955 and contributed 11 goals , including two in the 3–0 win over Sheffield Wednesday which clinched the title . During the title celebrations and speeches following the win over Wednesday , he finally won over the crowd at Stamford Bridge , who chanted `` We want Rabbit . '' Parsons left Chelsea in November 1956 for Brentford . He sustained a broken leg while at the club , but still managed to take his total to over 400 League appearances before retiring from football after a spell with Dover . When Chelsea won the Premier League title in 2004–05 Parsons was among several surviving members of the 1954–55 title-winning side to be invited to the trophy presentation at Stamford Bridge . He continued to live in his home town of Worthing and played for the town 's bowling club . He died on 7 February 2011 .
Peter S. Meadows . Professor Peter S. Meadows is a British political scientist and an Honorary Lecturer in the Institute of Biomedical and Life Sciences at The University of Glasgow . Along with his wife , Dr Azra Meadows , he has carried out extensive work of an environmental , cultural and educational nature in Pakistan , and in 2005 was awarded the Sitara-i-Quaid-i-Azam ( Star of the Great Leader ) , one of the highest civilian medals of that country , for services to Pakistan . Professor Peter Meadows and Dr Azra Meadows are the editors of `` The Glasgow Naturalist '' , the annual publication of The Glasgow Natural History Society . Cultural initiatives . Amongst the projects in which Professor Peter Meadows and Dr Azra Meadows have played a significant role is the Connecting Futures : Student Dialogues programme . Conceived by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the British Council , the aim of the initiative was to foster an understanding between the cultural backgrounds of students from the UK and those of Muslim countries , as part of which a delegation of sixteen students from the UK - four from The University of Glasgow , four from the University of Edinburgh , four from the University of Warwick and four from Cardiff University - visited Pakistan in 2005 . The Meadows , as well as facilitating the preparations for the delegation of Glasgow students - Anna Chiumento , Gary Sergeant , and - have ensured that the value , purpose and success of the initiative is not forgotten . This has been done by arranging and assisting the students from Glasgow University to deliver , on several occasions , a lecture entitled `` Bridging the Divide : Myths and Realities '' , describing their experiences in Pakistan and their impact . At the invitation of Dr Maliha Lodhi , the High Commissioner of Pakistan to the United Kingdom , the lecture was delivered in September 2005 to an audience at the High Commission of Pakistan in London .
Stanislas ( train ) . `` Stanislas '' was an express train that linked Paris and Strasbourg in France . Introduced in 1971 , it was operated by the `` Société Nationale des Chemins de fer français '' ( SNCF ) . The train was named after Stanisław I Leszczyński ( French : `` Stanislas Leszczynski '' ) , King of Poland , Duke of Lorraine and a count of the Holy Roman Empire . It was a first-class-only Trans Europ Express ( TEE ) until 1982 , and then a two-class `` Rapide '' until its discontinuance in about 1988 . History . The `` Stanislas '' was introduced on 26 September 1971 , to complement an existing TEE service , the `` Kléber '' , which , since 23 May 1971 , had run from Strasbourg to Paris in the morning and had returned to Strasbourg in the evening . Initially , the `` Stanislas '' departed from Paris as TEE 63 at 11:05 ( later 11:00 ) and arrived in Strasbourg at 14:50 . The return `` Stanislas '' , TEE 62 , left Strasbourg at 17:10 and reached Paris at 21:00 . On 26 September 1982 , both the morning TEE trains between Paris and Strasbourg were discontinued . The evening TEE 62 service was renamed `` Kléber '' , so that the remaining TEE service on the route – one run per day in each direction – would both carry the same name . The `` Stanislas '' became a two-class `` Rapide '' , eastbound keeping the same schedule as before , departing from Paris at 11:00 ( and still train number 63 ) , and westbound taking over what had been the TEE `` Kleber '' schedule , from Strasbourg around 7:45 ( still train number 60 ) . In autumn 1984 , the westbound trip 's schededule was moved about one hour earlier , from 7:47 to 6:59 ( later 6:52 ) , and otherwise the schedule and classification of `` Stanislas '' remained unchanged until at least summer 1988 , but the train was discontinued by at least 1991—and possibly as early as September 1988 . Formation ( consist ) . The `` Stanislas '' was hauled by the SNCF Class BB 15000 , a class of 25 kV 50 Hz AC electric locomotives . Its inaugural formation of rolling stock was a rake of SNCF painted in a distinctive red , orange , light grey and slate grey livery . Originally , the coaches were arranged as an A4Dtux , two A8u , two A8tu , two Vru and three ex-Mistral A8u . On 29 September 1974 , the train was lengthened to a total of 12 coaches . The following year , on 26 September 1975 , a further coach was added to the formation . Throughout the `` Stanislass existence , its restaurant car was staffed by the `` Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits '' ( CIWL ) .
Yiddish Wikipedia . Yiddish Wikipedia is the Yiddish-language version of Wikipedia . It was founded on March 3 , 2004 , and the first article was written November 28 of that year . Current status . The Yiddish Wikipedia now has articles . There are registered users ( including bots ) ; are active , including administrators . Like all Wikipedias it generates hits from Yiddish words typed in Google , with Wikipedia articles appearing at the top of the results for that word . In accordance with the norms for the Yiddish language , it is written almost exclusively in Hebrew script , and not in Latin script . Milestones . The Yiddish Wikipedia reached 6,000 articles on March 8 , 2009 . The 6,000th article is יהושע העשיל תאומים-פרענקל , a rabbi . The 7,000th article is חנינא סגן הכהנים , a page about the tanna Hanina Segan ha-Kohanim created on December 24 , 2009 . Point of view . Combined , the different Hasidic groups form the largest Yiddish-speaking community in the world today . Most new articles are about Hasidic rabbis .
Vasily Karasev . Vasily Nikolayevich Karasev ( ; born April 14 , 1971 ) is a Russian former professional basketball player and coach . He is the current head coach of Triumph Lyubertsy . Professional playing career . For several years , Karasev was the starting point guard of the Russian League club CSKA Moscow , in the EuroLeague . He also led CSKA to the 1996 EuroLeague Final Four , where he was named to the EuroLeague All-Final Four Team . He was selected to the FIBA EuroStars team in the years 1997 , 1998 , and 1999 . He is widely considered to be one of the best European point guards of the 1990s . National team playing career . Karasev was the starting point guard of the senior men 's Russian national basketball team , between 1993 and 2003 . With Russia 's senior national team , Karasev won two EuroBasket medals , the silver medal at the EuroBasket 1993 and the bronze medal at the EuroBasket 1997 . He also won two FIBA World Cup silver medals , one at the 1994 FIBA World Championship , and one at the 1998 FIBA World Championship . At the 1998 FIBA World Championship , he was selected to the All-Tournament Team . Coaching career . After he retired from playing professional basketball , Karasev began working as a basketball coach . He became the head coach of Triumph Lyubertsy ( later renamed to Zenit St. Petersburg ) , in 2012 . Personal life . Vasily is the father of Sergey Karasev . Sergey has been a senior Russian national basketball team player , and has played with the pro clubs Triumph Lyubertsy , Canton Charge , Cleveland Cavaliers and Brooklyn Nets ( NBA ) , and Zenit Saint Petersburg .
Love Lost ( album ) . __NOTOC__ `` Love Lost '' is a studio album , released on June 11 , 1959 , by jazz vocal and instrumental group The Four Freshmen . Released at the height of their fame , the album is now considered a `` vintage '' recording . In the same year , The Four Freshmen won both the `` Metronome '' and `` Playboy '' polls as top jazz vocal group . The album was reissued in 1998 on a double CD with `` Voices in Love '' . Personnel . Vocal arrangements Dick Reynolds and Ken Albers
Lions Eye Institute . The Lions Eye Institute ( LEI ) is an Australian medical research institute affiliated with the University of Western Australia . It was established in 1983 with support of the Lions Club of Australia and headquartered in the suburb of , Western Australia . The LEI is a not-for-profit centre of excellence that combines an ophthalmic clinic with scientific discovery developing techniques for the prevention of blindness and the reduction of pain from blinding eye conditions . History . At a 1970 convention in Albany , Western Australia , the Western Australian Lions Clubs created the Lions Save Sight Foundation ( WA ) Inc. with the aim of leading the development of ophthalmic care . In 1975 the Lions Save-Sight Foundation ( LSSF ) established the Lions Chair in Ophthalmology at the University of Western Australia . Since its establishment , clinical facilities , new equipment , and research laboratories have been strategically commissioned to support the LEI ’ s core activities . In 1983 , under Ian Constable 's guidance , the LEI , a not-for-profit organisation was established . With Constable , the LEI became an international centre for scientific research into blindness . Following its development , it relocated to the grounds of Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital . Its current Managing director David Mackey leads a team of clinicians , medical professionals , researchers and support staff . In 1994 , the Institute created in partnership with the University of Western Australia , the Centre for Ophthalmology and Visual Science ( COVS ) . This centre has an independent University status within the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry . In 2003 , the LEI revised its basis of incorporation from a public benevolent charitable institution to a not-for profit limited liability company . Overview . The LEI employs scientists , clinicians , and support staff to conduct scientific research into blindness with known ophthalmic practices in Australia . The Institute also includes a Laser Vision Centre , Western Australia ’ s refractive surgery centre ; the Lions Eye Bank , Lions Optics and the LSSF . The LEI actively participates in numerous clinical trials for the development of new treatments for eye diseases , in collaboration with scientists , ophthalmologists , and pharmaceutical companies . The Institute receives funds from clinic operations and its grants from organisations such as the National Health and Medical Research Council , individual benefactors and the LSSF . Services . The LEI provides a range of services including standard clinical services , LASIK surgery at the Lions Laser Vision Center , cataract micro-surgery and lens implantation , plastic surgery of the eyelids and full optometric service at Lions Optics . The Lions Eye Bank collects and distributes corneal tissue , scleral tissue and supplies thousands of corneal transplants throughout Western Australia . The Institute initiated the Pilbara Aboriginal Eye Health Program , a strategy targeting indigenous people who suffer from diabetes and associated blinding eye diseases prevalent within the Aboriginal population . As part of the Australian Government aid to the Indonesian Government , In July 2007 , the LEI was instrumental in setting up the Bali Mandara Eye Hospital which was handed over to the Indonesian Government on 13 October 2015 . The LEI provides open consultations and health education seminars in cooperation with several organisations including Glaucoma Australia , Retinitis Pigmentosa Society of Western Australia , Macular Degeneration Foundation and the Australian Foundation for the Prevention of Blindness . Its ophthalmologists also consult at Perth ’ s main teaching public hospitals including Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital , Royal Perth Hospital and Fremantle Hospital . Research Activities . The LEI teams investigate all major causes of blindness including cataracts , diabetes related eye disease , glaucoma , retinal degenerations , corneal , and immune-based diseases . More than 70 scientists at the LEI use a range of technologies to develop treatments for blinding diseases , including gene therapy and telemedicine . The LEI has national and international institutional partnerships including American Juvenile Diabetes Foundation , Shanghai University , Swedish University of Agricultural Science , University of Missouri and the National Eye Institute ( USA ) . For example , the LEI participates in joint research and development projects with the American Juvenile Diabetes Foundation , Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences , University of Missouri and the National Eye Institute ( USA ) . Research carried out by the Institute teams led to the first retinal vein bypass treatment of blockages , and the development of the first transgenic mouse model for Age-Related Macular Degeneration , the leading cause of blindness for people over 55 . This model is expected to accelerate the development of ARMD leading to an effective treatment . At the LEI , the first artificial cornea , the AlphaCor was developed and implanted into a human eye . The LEI is acknowledged as a core academic centre involved in clinical trials of new pharmaceutical therapies and surgical procedures before government approval . For example , the Xen Gel Stent , an implantable transcleral microsurgical device developed at the LEI was approved for use in the USA by the FDA in 2016 .
Trottiscliffe Meadows . Trottiscliffe Meadows is a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south of Trottiscliffe in Kent . It is a Nature Conservation Review site , Grade I . These meadows on gault clay are crossed by calcareous streams , and they are two of the few remaining areas of unimproved grassland in the county . They have a number of uncommon plants , such as marsh valerian , carnation sedge , brown sedge and the rare moss `` cratoneuron filicinum '' . The meadows are private land , but a public footpath crosses one of them .
Sherwani . Sherwani ( ; ; ) is a long coat-like garment worn in the Indian subcontinent , very similar to a British frock coat or a Polish żupan . It was traditionally associated with the Indian subcontinent . It is worn over a `` kurta '' with the combination of either a `` churidar '' , a `` dhoti '' , a `` pajama '' , or a `` shalwar/sirwal '' as the lower-body clothing . It can be distinguished from the achkan by the fact that it is shorter in length , is often made from heavier suiting fabrics , and by the presence of a lining . History . The sherwani originated in the 19th century British India as the European style court dress of nobles and royals of northern India , before being more generally adopted in the late 19th century . It appeared as a fusion of the British frock coat and an achkan , first at Lucknow in the 1820s . It was gradually adopted by rest of the Indian royalty and aristocracy , and later by the general population , as a more evolved form of occasional traditional attire . The name of attire is possibly derived from Shirvan or Sherwan , a region of present-day Azerbaijan due to the folk dress of that area ( Chokha ) which resembles Sherwani in its outlook . Therefore , the garment may also be a direct derivative of the Caucasian dress due to ethnic and cultural linkages . Bangladesh . In Bangladesh , the sherwani or the achkan is worn by people on formal occasions such as weddings and eid . India . In India , the achkan sherwani is generally worn for formal occasions in winter , especially by those from Rajasthan , Punjab , Delhi , Jammu , Uttar Pradesh and Hyderabad . The achkan sherwani is generally associated with the Hindus while the simple sherwani was historically favoured by Muslims . The two garments have significant similarities , though sherwanis typically are more flared at the hips and achkans are lengthier than simple sherwanis . The achkan later evolved into the Nehru Jacket , which is popular in India . In India , the achkan or sherwani is generally worn with the combination of `` Churidar '' as the lower garment . Pakistan . After the independence of Pakistan , Mohammad Ali Jinnah frequently wore the sherwani . Following him , most government officials in Pakistan such as the President and Prime Minister started to wear the formal black sherwani over the shalwar qameez on state occasions and national holidays . But as Dr Tariq Rahman writes about the European style officers that `` the impeccably dressed South Asian officers , both civilian and military , never wore in public till the 1970s when Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto gave respectability to this dress by wearing it in public '' . However , General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq made it compulsory for all officers to wear sherwani on state occasions and national holidays . Sri Lanka . In Sri Lanka , it was generally worn as the formal uniform of Mudaliyars and early Tamil legislators during the British colonial period . The diplomatic service had incorporated its use for formal occasions overseas . Modern sherwanis . Sherwanis are mostly worn in India , Bangladesh and Pakistan . These garments usually feature detailed embroidery or patterns . One major difference between sherwani wearing habits is the choice of lower garment , while in India , the dress is distinguished by their preference for churidars or dhotis , in Pakistan and Bangladesh , it is mainly worn with shalwar instead . Sherwanis have also been designed by the Indian designer , Rohit Bal for British Airways cabin crews serving on flights to India . Music director A.R . Rahman also appeared in a black sherwani to receive an Academy Award . Pakistani journalist , filmmaker and activist , Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy appeared in sherwani to receive Academy Award in 2012 and 2015 .
Camus people . The Ilchamus ( sometimes spelled Camus or Iltiamus , also known as Njemps ) , are a Maa-speaking people living south and southeast of Lake Baringo , Kenya . They number about 35,000 and are closely related to the Samburu living more to the north-east in the Rift Valley Province They are said to be the smallest ethnic group in Kenya . Their language is one of the Eastern Nilotic Maa languages , closely related to the Samburu language ( between 89 % and 94 % lexical similarity ) , to the point of it being considered a Samburu dialect by some . Together , Samburu and Ilchamus form the northern division of the Maa languages . In their oral traditions , the Ilchamus economy underwent a succession of elaborations : from foraging and fishing to a sophisticated system of irrigation , and then this was mixed with pastoralism under the influence of Samburu immigrants and neighbouring Maasai . These changes involved a series of embellishments in their culture and social organization . However , this evolving system did not survive the challenges of the capitalist economy in post-colonial Kenya , leading to a more polarized society with diminishing prospects for the majority of Camus .
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bulawayo . The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bulawayo ( ) is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Bulawayo in Zimbabwe . Cathedral . The seat of the archbishop is the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Bulawayo .
O'Shea and Bennett 's Siding . O'Shea and Bennett 's Siding was a railway siding on the Walhalla narrow gauge line in Gippsland , Victoria , Australia , named for the local sawmill company of William O'Shea and David Bennett . The siding opened in 1921 . Located at the down end in a dead end was the White Rock Lime Company 's original siding , later moved to Platina . It closed in 1941 under the name Ezard 's Siding , the name having been changed after the purchase of O'Shea and Bennett 's sawmills by James Ezard in 1931 . The station was situated at the down end of a deep cutting under Boola Rd ( Walhalla-Tyers Rd ) , adjacent to the intersection with the main Walhalla Rd . After the closure of the railway in 1954 , the cutting was used as a landfill for the local town 's garbage dump . The Walhalla Goldfields Railway are planning in the long term to rebuild from Thomson to Erica , but as the cutting would need to be re-excavated , the current plan is for an intermediate station to be built at the site of O'Shea and Bennett 's Siding .
List of schools in Chennai . The school system in Chennai consists of an array of structured systems . Children typically start school ( junior or lower kindergarten ) at the age of three , progressing to senior or upper kindergarten followed by twelve years of study . Class 10 and class 12 involve taking public examinations conducted by various accreditation boards . Most of the schools are accredited to Tamil Nadu State Board . Administrative categories . Chennai schools fall into two administrative categories - government schools called as corporation schools , and privately run schools . Private schools fall under the following categories : schools with central board syllabus , schools with state board syllabus , schools with matriculation syllabus , schools with Anglo Indian syllabus and schools with Oriental syllabus . In private managed state board syllabus schools there are two categories : self-financing and government aided schools . In some government aided schools a few sections may also be self-financing . From the academic year of 2011 , the Government of Tamil Nadu has brought in `` Samachiyar Kalvi '' syllabus to replace Anglo Indian , state , Oriental and matriculation modes of education . Now only the following syllabi are available in Tamil Nadu : Samachyar Kalvi , CBSE , ICSE and IGCSE . Medium of instruction . Most private schools are English medium ( medium of instruction is English ) while the government run schools are primarily Tamil medium . The dhls run by the central government have a dual medium of instruction - English and Hindi . Accreditation . Exceptions to the above rule include a few schools that follow the Montessori method , International Baccalaureate or the American system .
Embassy of Colombia , London . The Embassy of Colombia in London is the diplomatic mission of the Republic of Colombia in the United Kingdom . It is headed by the Ambassador of Colombia to the United Kingdom . It is located in the Knightsbridge district in a building it shares with the Embassy of Ecuador , near Harrods , Hyde Park , and Hans Place , precisely at 3 Hans Crescent at the intersection of Basil Street , and it is serviced by the Knightsbridge station . About . The embassy is charged with representing the interests of the President and Government of Colombia , improving diplomatic relations between Colombia and the accredited countries , promoting and improving the image and standing of Colombia in the accredited nations , promoting the Culture of Colombia , encouraging and facilitating tourism to and from Colombia , and ensuring the safety of Colombians abroad . The structure that houses the embassy is a white stucco-fronted red-brick building . The embassy is a suite of rooms occupying part of the ground floor of the building , which has been described as an `` apartment block '' . Colombia also maintains a number of other buildings in the city : a consulate at 35 Portland Place , Marylebone , a Commercial Section at 2 Conduit Street , Mayfair and a Military , Naval & Police Attaché ’ s Office at 83 Victoria Street , Victoria .
Mamun Hossain . Mamun Hossain is a Bangladeshi cricketer . He made his first-class debut for North Zone in the 2015–16 Bangladesh Cricket League on 7 March 2016 . He made his List A debut for Partex Sporting Club in the 2016–17 Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League on 17 April 2017 .
Bloomsbury 21 . Bloomsbury 21 is a series of 21 books published in 2007 by Bloomsbury to celebrate their 21st anniversary . The books are limited editions of 21 of Bloomsbury 's most famous published works . The books have covers featuring a white background with a picture of the original cover of the particular book , tilted in such a way that part of the picture is cut off and appears on the next book in the series . When the books are placed side by side in numerical order , their covers form a panorama of the 21 original book covers . Each book features an introduction by a fellow author and reading group guides . On the spine of each book is its number in the series above the number 21 to indicate the book 's place within the series . Authors whose works have been included in the series include Margaret Atwood and J.K. Rowling .
Niccolò Ludovisi . Niccolò I Ludovisi ( 1610 – 25 December 1664 ) was Prince of Piombino from 1634 until his death . Family . He was the son of Orazio Ludovisi , patrician of Bologna and commander-in-chief of the Papal Army ( as well as brother of Pope Gregory XV ) , and Lavinia Albergati . He was the nephew of later-Cardinal Niccolò Albergati-Ludovisi . He was a brother of Ludovico Ludovisi who was made a cardinal by their uncle the pope . Marriages . Ludovisi was married three times . After a first marriage ( 30 November 1622 ) with Isabella Gesualdo , princess of Venosa , in 1632 Niccolò married Polissena Appiani , the daughter and heiress of Isabella Appiani , Princess of Piombino . His third marriage in 1644 was to Costanza Pamphili , niece of Pope Innocent X and the sister of Camillo Pamphili who married Ludovisi 's niece , Olimpia Aldobrandini . Titles . Niccolò was recognized prince in 1634 after paying one million florins . He also inherited his father 's titles , becoming marquis of Populonia and duke of Fiano . He was Spanish viceroy in Aragon ( 1660–1662 ) and Sardinia ( 1662–1664 ) and in 1657 he was named a Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece . Niccolò Ludovisi died at Cagliari , and was succeeded in his state by his son Giovan Battista Ludovisi . Literature . Klaus Jaitner , `` Die Hauptinstruktionen Gregors XV . : Für die Nuntien und Gesandten an den europäischen Fürstenhöfen , 1621-1623 '' , Bibliothek des Deutsches Historisches Institut in Rom , Max Niemeyer Verlag , 1997 , pp . 167–178. ,
1980 Florida Gators football team . The 1980 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season . The season was the Florida Gators football team 's second season under new head coach Charles B . `` Charley '' Pell , and marked a remarkable one-year turnaround for the Gators from their 0–10–1 record in 1979 . The winless 1979 season was the worst season in Gators history , and it was Pell 's first campaign as the new head coach of the Gators , after the Gators ' previous head coach , Doug Dickey , was fired in the aftermath of a 4–7 season in 1978 . Pell 's 1980 Florida Gators posted an 8–4 overall record and a Southeastern Conference ( SEC ) record of 4–2 , tying for fourth place in the ten-team SEC . The Gators capped their season with a 35–20 bowl victory over the Maryland Terrapins in the Tangerine Bowl , marking the first time in the history of major college football that a winless team received a bowl bid the following season . Linebacker David Little set the career record for tackles by a Gator and was consensus All-American . Receiver Cris Collinsworth was first-team All-American . The season features the famous `` Run Lindsay Run '' in the close loss to national champion Georgia . Schedule . Primary source : `` 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide '' .
Southill Lake and Woods . Southill Lake and Woods is 25.3 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Southill in Bedfordshire . It is part of Southill Park , which was designed by Capability Brown , and is registered by English Heritage for its special historic interest , and is the garden of a house of the same name . The wood is a wet valley of alder , fed by springs , and a small stream runs down to the lake . There is fen vegetation in more open areas . The lake has a characteristic population of breeding birds , and an island has one of only two surviving heronries in the county . The site is private and is not open to the public .
Trinity High School ( Morgantown , West Virginia ) . Trinity High School was a non-denominational Christian high school in Morgantown , West Virginia . It merged with Alliance Christian School during the 2005-06 school year and is now Trinity Christian School ( Morgantown , West Virginia ) .
Kerenzerberg Rail Tunnel . The Kerenzerberg Rail Tunnel is a rail tunnel in the Swiss canton of Glarus . The tunnel is long , and carries the Ziegelbrücke to Sargans line under the Kerenzerberg Pass to the south of the Walensee . Prior to 1960 , the railway used a route along the shores of the Walensee and through shorter tunnels . The trackbed of this route is now used by the westbound carriageway of the A3 motorway , with the eastbound carriageway using the Kerenzerberg Road Tunnel that runs roughly parallel to the rail tunnel .
Transport in Oceania . Transport in Oceania is most advanced in Australia , Hawaii and New Zealand , though all countries in the region have faced difficulties in providing facilities due to their low population density . Smaller islands are dependent on sea and air transport , but have had difficulties operating either national or regional airlines and shipping lines . Rail transport . Rail transport is mainly restricted to Australia and New Zealand , with some rail lines in Fiji and Nauru ( and formerly in New Caledonia and Papua New Guinea ) .
Bro Radio . Bro Radio is a community radio station broadcasting to Barry and surrounding areas in the Vale of Glamorgan , South Wales . The station broadcasts locally on 98.1 FM and online and is based at studios and offices within the Barry YMCA 'Hub ' centre . It was launched on Tuesday 31 March 2009 with `` Let 's Get the Party Started '' by Pink . Bro Radio 's schedule consists of locally produced programming including music-led daytime output , local news & features , interviews , sports & events coverage , and specialist programming during the evenings and at weekends . The station also carries local news bulletins on weekdays and hourly national bulletins from Radio News Hub 24 hours a day . Aside national news , all of the station 's output is produced and presented locally by about forty volunteers and a paid operations director . Bro Radio is transmitted from the Holm View Leisure Centre in Gibbonsdown , Barry , ( at ) over a folded dipole antenna . Coverage is strong in several parts of the Vale of Glamorgan but varies depending on the area .
Genuine ( horse ) . Genuine , ( Japanese : ジェニュイン , 28 April 1992 – January 19 , 2015 ) is a Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse and sire . From the first crop of foals sired by Sunday Silence he won five of his twenty-one races and finished second seven times in a racing career which lasted from October 1994 until November 1997 . After winning once as a juvenile in 1994 he improved to become one of the best colts of his generation in Japan in the following year , winning the Satsuki Sho and finishing second in the Tokyo Yushun . He remained in training for two more seasons , recording his best subsequent victory in the 1996 Mile Championship . Apart from his wins he was placed in the Yasuda Kinen and two runnings of the Tenno Sho . After his retirement from racing he had some success as breeding stallion in Japan and Australia . Background . Genuine was a brown horse with a white snip bred in Japan by Shadai Farm . He was from the first crop of foals sired by Sunday Silence , who won the 1989 Kentucky Derby , before retiring to stud in Japan where he was champion sire on thirteen consecutive occasions . His other major winners included Deep Impact , Stay Gold , Heart 's Cry , Manhattan Cafe , Zenno Rob Roy and Neo Universe . Genuine 's dam Croupier Lady was a successful racemare in the United States , winning thirteen races between 1985 and 1989 before being exported to Japan . In addition to Genuine , she produced Croupier Star the dam of Asakusa Kings the Best Japanese Three-Year-Old Colt of 2007 . During his racing career Genuine was owned by Shadai Race Horse Co Ltd and trained by Yasuhisa Matsuyama . 1994 : two-year-old season . Genuine began his racing career by finishing second in a maiden race over 1400 metres at Tokyo Racecourse on 15 October and then won a similar event over the same course and distance fifteen days later . On his final appearance of the season he finished second to Kokuto Julian in the Akamatsu Sho over 1600 metres at Tokyo on 27 November . 1995 : three-year-old season . Genuine began his second season by winning the Saintpaulia Sho over 1800 metres at Tokyo in January and then defeated Meiner Bridge over 2000 metres on heavy ground in the Wakaba Stakes at Nakayama Racecourse on 18 March . The colt was then moved up in class for the Grade I Satsuki Sho over 2000 metres at Nakayama on 16 April . Ridden by Yukio Okabe , he won from Tayasu Tsuyoshi and Automatic . On 28 May he was one of eighteen colts to contest the Tokyo Yushun over 2400 metres and finished second , beaten one and a half lengths by Tayasu Tsuyoshi . He returned after a summer break and finished second to the five-year-old in a Grade III handicap race in September but then finished only sixth to Sugano Oji in the Grade II Mainichi Okan on 8 October . He then contested the autumn edition of the Tenno Sho over 2000 metres at Tokyo and finished second of the seventeen runners behind Sakura Chitose O . On his final appearance of the season he was invited to contest the 2500 metre Arima Kinen at Nakayama but made little impact and finished tenth behind Mayano Top Gun . 1996 : four-year-old season . Genuine made only two appearances in the first half of 1996 . He finished second to Sakura Laurel in the Nakayama Kinen and fourth behind Trot Thunder , Taiki Blizzard and Hishi Akebono in the Yasuda Kinen . In October he finished unplaced behind Bubble Gum Fellow in the Tenno Sho and was then dropped back in distance for the Grade I Mile Championship at Kyoto Racecourse on 17 November . Ridden by Okabe , he recorded his second victory at the highest level as he won by half a length and a neck from the five-year-old mare Syourinomegami and Eishin Washington . As in 1997 , he ended his year by finishing unplaced in the Arima Kinen . 1997 : five-year-old season . Genuine began his fourth season in the Yasuda Kinen and improved on his 1996 effort as he finished second of the eighteen runners behind Taiki Blizzard . He then finished fourth in a Grade II race at Sapporo Racecourse and fifth behind Bubble Gum Fellow in the Mainichi Okan . On October 26 he again contested the Tenno Sho and finished third behind Air Groove and Bubble Gum Fellow . On his final racecourse he attempted to repeat his 1996 success in the Mile Championship but finished unplaced behind Taiki Shuttle . Stud record . Genuine was retired from racing to become a breeding stallion for Shadai Farm in Japan , and was also shuttled to stand in Australia . He was retired from stud duty in 2009 and died on 19 January 2015 at the age of twenty-three . The best of his offspring was the Australian-bred Pompeii Ruler , whose wins included the Australian Cup and the Queen Elizabeth Stakes ( ATC ) . His Japanese runners included the Graded stakes winners Don Cool and Maple Road .
Ha Si Lao . Ha Si Lao is a paralympic athlete from China competing mainly in category F44 throwing events . Ha Si Lao has competed at three Paralympics , winning one medal in each . His first games were in 1996 where as well as competing in the shot and discus he won the F43-44 javelin . In 2000 Summer Paralympics he again competed in all three throws and added a leg of the 4 × 100 m but only managed in winning silver in the javelin . His third appearance came in the 2004 Summer Paralympics where he again competed in all three throws and this time won a bronze medal in the discus .
Airstars . Airstars , Ltd ( ) was a cargo airline based in Moscow , Russia . It was established in 2000 and operated cargo services throughout Russia and eastern Europe . Its main base was Domodedovo International Airport , Moscow . Its license was revoked in 2011 over safety violations regarding hours flown by each plane Destinations . Airstars Airways operated freight services to the following international scheduled destinations ( at January 2005 ) : Shijiazhuang and Tianjin . Fleet . The Airstars Airways fleet included the following aircraft ( as of 2010 )
Manifiesto a la Nación ( Francisco I. Madero ) . `` Manifiesto a la Nación '' is a document written by Francisco I. Madero on 5 October 1910 in San Luis Potosí , México . The text begins with a message directed to the Mexican people and describes a plan in twelve articles . The first article declares invalid the elections June and July 1910 for president , vice president , magistrates to the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation , deputies and senators . In the second article he disowned the government of Porfirio Díaz and all the authorities unelected by the people . The 3º article declares that the law on uncultivated land took advantage of small landowners , and mostly dispossessed indigenous people arbitrarily . Madero proposes in the name of justice restore to the ancient possessors and demand to those who purchased of immoral form those lands , call to return them to their primitive owners in addition to paying them a compensation by the suffered damages . Only in the case that these lands have been sold to third persons before the promulgation of this plan , the ancient owners will receive compensation of those in whose profit verified the undress . One of the articles with more impact in this Manifest it is the 4º , where it is declared as `` Supreme Law of the Republic '' the principle of NO-REELECTION of the president and vice-president of the Republic , governors of the states and municipal presidents . In the 5th article of this manifest , Madero assumes the charge of provisional president of the Mexican United States , calling for extraordinary elections a month afterwards , when the half of the States of the Federation are in power of the people , promising give the power to the president that results elect . Call to all the citizens of the Republic in the 7th article to take the weapons to launch of the power to the authorities the day 20 November at 6 pm . In articles 8 and 9 respectively specifies that when the authorities shows armed resistance , people will force them by strength to respect the popular decisions and to those who resist to this plan will be apprehended and subjects will trial at the end of the revolution . Historical context . Madero made three tours to promote anti reelection groups with the goal of instituting an annual convention in April 1910 , in which it would constitute the National Party Anti reelection and would designate the elections candidates for June . Madero was apprehended by order of the district judge of San Luis Potosí while he was in Monterrey , accused of inciting rebellion , was the reason because he was moved and confined to the prison of the State . Forty-five days afterwards he was released on bail , although without the possibility to go out of the State . During this same period the presidential elections happened .
Snowman ( horse ) . Snowman ( February 29 , 1948 – September 24 , 1974 ) was a former plow horse of mixed breed ancestry , possibly a cross of Quarter Horse , Morgan , and various draft horse types . He was purchased for $ 80.00 on his way to a slaughterhouse and became a champion in show jumping in the United States during the 1950s . During his career he was known as `` The Cinderella Horse '' due to his `` rags to riches '' story . Snowman was originally used for farm work and in 1956 was headed for the slaughterhouse at eight years of age . On that day , Harry de Leyer , a Long Island , New York , riding instructor , attended the horse auction in New Holland , Pennsylvania , looking for school horses . He arrived late , and the only remaining horses were those waiting to be loaded into trucks bound for slaughter plants . De Leyer made eye contact with a large gray horse that he purchased for $ 80 . He first used Snowman as a lesson horse for children . De Leyer recognized talent in the horse after he sold him to a neighbor and the horse jumped high fences to return home . De Leyer then began training Snowman as a show jumper . The horse began winning prestigious classes only two years after he was bought off the slaughter truck , and his career lasted five years . He was photographed performing unusual feats such as jumping over other horses , and his calm disposition made him a favorite . He once won a leadline class and an open jumper championship on the same day . Snowman also appeared on television shows ( Johnny Carson 's for one , where Carson climbed on his back ) . He was the subject of two books , had his own fan club , and was flown abroad for `` guest appearances '' . De Leyer kept Snowman through his retirement until the animal was euthanized in the fall of 1974 due to complications from kidney failure at the age of twenty-six . Snowman was inducted into the United States Show Jumping Hall of Fame in 1992 . In 2005 , Snowman was made into a Breyer horse model on the Gem Twist mold , which is no longer manufactured . In 2013 , Snowman was again introduced in the Breyer line on the Idocus mold . The 2013 model box reads `` Snowman - Show Jumping Hall of Famer '' . Snowman is the subject of the book , `` The Eighty Dollar Champion : Snowman , the Horse That Inspired a Nation '' , by Elizabeth Letts , published by Random House in 2011 , a No . 1 `` New York Times '' bestseller . A documentary movie was made in 2016 , `` Harry & Snowman '' , that features original footage of his years as an equestrian family member as well as a show ring competitor . Snowman was featured in season 21 , episode 8 of `` Mysteries at the Museum '' .
Leone-class destroyer . The `` Leone '' class were a group of destroyers built for the Italian Navy in the early 1920s . Five ships were planned and three completed . All three ships were based at Massawa , Eritrea during World War II and were sunk during the East African Campaign . Design . The ships were designed as scout cruisers ( `` esploratori '' ) , essentially enlarged versions of contemporary destroyers . They were initially ordered in 1917 , but postponed due to steel shortages , and re-ordered in 1920 . Each ship of the class carried , for its size , an extremely heavy armament of eight 19 guns , paired into four powered turrets on the centre line . While only two guns could aim directly fore or aft , the all-eight-gun broadside was not matched by any other destroyer-type ship until the American Porter class destroyers of 1936 . Operational history . The ships were outfitted for colonial service , and by 1935 they were deployed in the naval base of Massawa , Eritrea . The ships were re-rated as destroyers in 1938 and fought in World War II , when the Italian entry in the war left Italian East Africa isolated from Italy . Attack on convoy BN 7 . The only appreciable action in which the destroyers were involved was the attack on the Allied convoy BN 7 , in the early hours of 21 October 1940 . `` Leone '' and `` Pantera '' , along with `` Nullo '' and `` Sauro '' , shelled the convoy and its escort , inflicting some splinter damage to the leading transport ship , especially on one of her lifeboats , and launched at least two torpedoes aimed at , which dodged them . The attack was nevertheless repulsed by the cruiser HMS `` Leander '' , which fired 129 six-inch rounds on the Italian destroyers . `` Leone '' , `` Pantera '' and `` Sauro '' successfully disengaged but `` Nullo '' was chased by and forced to run aground on Harmil island , where she was later wrecked by RAF Blenheim bombers . `` Kimberley '' took two hits on a boiler from coastal batteries , and had to be towed to Aden by HMS `` Leander '' . Last mission . The destroyers remained at dock in Massawa until the very end of ground operations in East Africa . Their commander ordered them to steam out on 31 March 1941 , for a naval bombardment against targets around the Suez canal , in a mission without return . `` Leone '' ran aground off Massawa , and was sunk by her sister ships . After being spotted and harassed by British aircraft , `` Pantera '' and `` Tigre '' reached the Arabian shores , where their crews scuttled them . Ships . Two more ships `` Lince '' and `` Leopardo '' were cancelled in 1920 or 1921 .
Marie-Christine de Lalaing . Marie-Christine de Lalaing , or Philippe-Christine de Lalaing , was the daughter of Count Charles II of Lalaing and Marie de Montmorency-Nivelle . She was married to Pierre de Melun , the governor of Tournai . In the absence of her husband , she defended the city of Tournai against Alexander Farnese , Duke of Parma , in 1581 . Defense of Tournai . In the middle of the 16th Century , Calvinist preachers garnered large support in Tournai , despite the efforts of Philip II of Spain to eradicate the movement . In 1576 , the States General of the Netherlands appointed Pierre de Melun as governor of Tournai . Having left Tournai to attack Gravelines , de Melun entrusted the defense of Tournai to his lieutenant and to his wife , Marie-Christine de Lalaing . Shortly after his departure , the Prince of Orange was warned that Farnese would attack the city , despite the coming winter . When the Army of Flanders arrived at the city , Marie-Christine de Lalaing rallied her troops in a speech : `` It 's me , the wife of your governor who is now marching into war , risking his own life , in service of his country . Follow my example : I would rather give up my life than abandon my country . '' She was injured in the resistance .
Todd Stoll . Todd Stoll is an American jazz trumpeter and Vice President of Education at Jazz at Lincoln Center . Biography . Todd Stoll was raised in Springfield , Ohio , where he studied trumpet at the University of Cincinnati ’ s Conservatory of Music , and later came under the tutelage of Vaughn Wiester . Initially focusing on performing , Stoll went on the road performing after graduation . In the early 90 's Stoll became a band director in the Columbus , Ohio area , where he would also found the Columbus Youth Jazz Orchestra and run it for 20 years . A longtime friend and colleague of trumpeter Wynton Marsalis 's , Stoll joined Jazz at Lincoln Center 's Education Department in 2011 , becoming Vice President of Education . Under his tenure , the Education department expanded its community outreach through band performances in New York City as part of the Jazz for Young People on Tour program , and through education outreach by members of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra while the ensemble is on tour Stoll also oversaw the creation and launch of the Jazz Academy , an online education site featuring a freely accessible video library of Jazz lessons taught by musicians including Eric Reed , Helen Sung , Gary Bartz , and Azar Lawrence . Youth jazz bands . The Columbus Youth Jazz Orchestra is a highly competitive jazz band geared primarily towards very talented high school musicians in the central Ohio area . In addition to the Youth Jazz Orchestra Stoll also created and oversaw the Columbus Youth Jazz Studio Ensemble as well as the Columbus Youth Jazz Workshop . The Studio Ensemble and the Workshop provided a pipeline of talent to the Orchestra by training young musicians newer to Jazz to improve with other students at their level . Through these three bands Stoll impacted the lives of hundreds of youth in central Ohio . Stoll had a passion for jazz that drew in talented student musicians from everywhere , even ones that were n't initially interested in Jazz . Stoll 's signature phrase in rehearsals was `` Swing Goddammit ! ''
Kim Yong-chan . Kim Yong-Chan ( ; born 8 April 1990 ) is a South Korean footballer who plays as full back for Chungju Hummel in K League Challenge . Career . He was selected by FC Seoul in the 2012 K-League draft . But he made no appeaerance in the capital team . He moved to Gyeongnam FC before the 2013 season starts .
Federico Higuaín . Federico Fernando Higuaín ( ; born 25 October 1984 ) is an Argentine footballer who plays for Columbus Crew SC in Major League Soccer as a forward or as an attacking midfielder . Early life . Higuaín was born in Buenos Aires , Argentina , the son of the Argentine former footballer Jorge Higuaín . Higuaín has three brothers , Nicolas , Lautaro and Gonzalo Higuaín , the latter of whom plays for the Italian Serie A club A.C. Milan , and the Argentina national football team . Argentina . Higuaín signed with River Plate as a youngster playing 5 games and registering no goals . He soon went on loan to Nueva Chicago in the Argentine second division , where he played 77 league games , scoring 29 goals . He also impressed during stints at Godoy Cruz and Colón de Santa Fe . Columbus Crew SC . Higuaín signed for the Columbus Crew as the team 's third ever designated player on 27 July 2012 . The reported transfer fee for the deal was $ 650,000 USD which at the time , was a record transfer fee for the Crew . He made his Crew debut on 19 August 2012 as a substitute against the Houston Dynamo and assisted on the go-ahead goal by Eddie Gaven with a ball over the top just 13 minutes after entering the game . After Dynamo equalized , Higuaín almost put the Crew back into the lead with a direct free kick that went just wide of the goal in the 84th minute . For the Crew 's next match on 22 August 2012 Higuaín got his first MLS start against Toronto FC . In the 4th minute , Higuaín once again set up an Eddie Gaven goal to take a 1–0 lead . In the 58th minute of the same match , Higuaín scored his first MLS goal , the game-winner , off of an assist by Jairo Arrieta meaning that Higuaín tallied a goal and two assists through his first two matches with the club . On the Crew 's next matchday , Higuaín scored two goals from free kicks in an eventual 4-3 victory over the New England Revolution . For his performances over his first several matches , Higuaín was named the Major League Soccer Player of the Week for week 25 , then again for week 26 , of the 2012 Major League Soccer season by North American soccer journalists . Higuaín finished the season by scoring both goals of a 2–1 victory against Toronto FC on the final matchday . To begin the 2013 season , Higuaín scored the game-winning goal in the 51st minute of a 3–0 opening-day victory over Chivas USA . On 10 August 2013 , Higuaín scored in a 2–0 victory over New York Red Bulls with a chip from well outside the penalty area that was voted Goal of the Week , and in the next match , a 2–0 win over Toronto FC , he chipped the goalkeeper from . Following the 2014 Major League Soccer season in which Higuaín tallied a team-leading eleven goals and seven assists , he was signed to a new contract , the most lucrative deal ever given by the Crew . It was reportedly a two-year contract although terms of the deal were officially undisclosed . At the time of signing his new contract , Higuaín had been ranked fifth in the league in goals , first in penalty kick goals , and one of only eight players to score double-digit goals in the previous two seasons since entering the league . Style of play . A diminutive playmaker with a slender physique , while not being a prolific goalscorer , Higuaín 's technique , creativity on the ball , ability to provide assists for his teammates , and eye for goal from midfield make him capable of playing both as a forward and as an attacking midfielder , and he has also often functioned as a second striker , or as a winger . Buenos Aires-based journalist Daniel Colasimone has stated that `` [ h ] is role is more to harass opposition defenses with intelligent runs , fine ball control and incisive passing . His hard work on and off the ball , and affable personality made him well liked wherever he played in Argentina . '' Personal life . Higuaín holds a U.S. green card which qualifies him as a domestic player for MLS roster purposes . He is also the brother of A.C. Milan striker Gonzalo Higuaín .
Ricardo Rosales . Ricardo Rosales Román ( born February 14 , 1934 ) was the head of the Guatemalan Party of Labour ( PGT ) beginning in 1974 through 1998 . His nom de guerre was Carlos González . Rosales joined the leadership of the URNG in 1986 . The PGT disbanded in 1998 after the conclusion of the country 's civil war . Rosales was born in Guatemala City . He was elected to several leadership posts of student organizations while studying at the Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala in the late 1950s and early 1960s . He joined the PGT in September 1963 . He is a signatory of the 1996 Peace Accords . He was elected as a member of the Congress of Guatemala on the URNG ticket from 2000 to 2004 . As of 2009 , he was a columnist for the Guatemalan daily newspaper `` La Hora '' .
Behind the Lines ( 1916 film ) . `` Behind the Lines '' is a 1916 American silent drama film featuring Harry Carey . Production . `` Behind the Lines '' was produced by Bluebird Photoplays , one of the three brands of motion pictures then being released by Universal Film Manufacturing Company .
Nathan McCullum . Nathan Leslie McCullum ( born 1 September 1980 ) is a former New Zealand international cricketer , who represented New Zealand in Twenty20 Internationals and One Day Internationals . A right hand lower-order batsman and right arm off break bowler , he is a member of the Otago Volts , competing in the State Championship , State Shield and State Twenty20 competitions . He retired from international cricket after 2016 ICC World Twenty20 . Personal life . McCullum is the son of former Otago representative Stuart McCullum and the older brother of current Otago and former New Zealand international cricketer and captain Brendon McCullum . He and Brendon attended King 's High School . McCullum is married and he is father of 3 boys ( born 2010 , 2012 and 2014 ) , and has moved up to Auckland to work part-time as a construction recruitment agent . Domestic career . McCullum made his first class debut for Otago in the 1999–2000 season . His first List A match came in the 2000–01 season and his first Twenty20 domestic match was against Canterbury at Christchurch on 13 January 2006 . Later that year , McCullum was selected as part of the 30-man preliminary squad for the Champions Trophy alongside fellow Otago teammates Warren McSkimming and Bradley Scott but ultimately missed out on the final squad . McCullum is building a reputation as a travelling Twenty 20 player , having played in Twenty 20 tournaments since 2010 for Lancashire , Pune Warriors India , Sydney Sixers and Glamorgan as well as still turning out for his native side Otago . International career . He made his Twenty20 International debut for New Zealand against South Africa on 19 September 2007 at the Twenty20 World Cup in South Africa . His highest score of 10 not out came against Australia on 15 February 2009 . He made his One Day International debut against Sri Lanka on 8 September 2009 at Colombo . Although never playing test cricket , he has been a valuable asset in the shorter forms of the game , particularly in the 2011 Cricket World Cup in the sub-continent , where New Zealand ended up in semi finals . In an ODI against Sri Lanka at Hambantota in 2013 , Nathan McCullum hit 22 runs from spinner Rangana Herath ’ s final over of the match when New Zealand required 21 in the last over . Although he was named in the final squad of 15 in 2015 Cricket World Cup , he was mostly used as a substitute fielder . In 2015 , McCullum announced he will retire from all forms of cricket at the end on the 2015/16 Southern Hemisphere summer season . He was not named in the Sri Lankan ODI series due to his back issues , so his ODI career is over , but he was named in the 2016 ICC World Twenty20 . His last international match was against Bangladesh on 26 March 2016 . He got out for first ball nought for Mustafizur Rahman as his fifth victim for T20I fifer . However , in bowling , McCullum took the wicket of Sabbir Rahman , which was his last international wicket as well . New Zealand finally won the match by 75 runs . His brother , Brendon McCullum also announced he would only retire from international cricket at the end on the 2015/16 Southern Hemisphere summer season . Football . Prior to concentrating on his cricketing career , he played as a striker for Caversham AFC , winning the team 's golden boot award in 1999 by scoring 19 goals in the FootballSouth Premier League . He scored two goals for the club in the 2003 New Zealand National Soccer League , at that time New Zealand 's premier club league competition . He left the club in 2004 , playing briefly with Mosgiel before turning his sporting attention completely to cricket . In 2017 , he debuted for Auckland division 2 team , the mighty Ellerslie Diamonds , pulling his hamstring within minutes .
Heikinlaakso . Heikinlaakso ( Finnish ) , Henriksdal ( Swedish ) is a northeastern neighborhood of Helsinki , Finland .
Eugene L. Norton . Eugene L. Norton ( March 26 , 1825 – January 21 , 1880 ) was a Massachusetts politician who served in both branches of the Massachusetts legislature , and as the tenth mayor of Charlestown , Massachusetts .
FC RM Hamm Benfica . FC Rapid Mansfeldia Hamm Benfica is a football club , based in Hamm , a quarter of Luxembourg City , in southern Luxembourg . History . The club was founded on 26 March 2004 after a fusion between `` FC Hamm 37 '' and `` FC RM 86 Luxembourg '' . They spent their first seasons in the Second Division but clinched promotion to the Luxembourg National Division after the 2006–07 season . FC RM ( Rapid Mansfeldia ) 86 Luxembourg was itself founded after `` FC Rapid Neudorf '' ( founded in 1909 ) and `` FC Mansfeldia Clausen-Cents `` ( founded in 1919 ) merged in 1986 after both clubs were relegated from their respective divisions . FC Hamm 37 was founded in 1937 .
Dunecht estate . The Dunecht Estate is one of the largest private estates in Aberdeenshire , Scotland at . It is owned by The Hon Charles Anthony Pearson , the younger son of the 3rd Viscount Cowdray . Dunecht ’ s business interests include farming ( in hand and let farms ) , forestry , field sports , minerals , let houses , commercial lets and tourism . The main part of the estate lies between Banchory and Westhill , encompassing the village of Dunecht , the Loch of Skene and the stately home of Dunecht House . The estate grounds include a golf course and extensive areas of forestry and farming . The estate also includes separate areas of land at Birse and Durris on Royal Deeside , Edinglassie in Strathdon and Dunnottar Castle near Stonehaven . Dunecht House . Built in 1820 as the family home of the Earl of Crawford and Balcarres , the house has a grand ballroom , chapel and observatory and is surrounded by extensive gardens . It also has an observatory , built by James Ludovic Lindsay , the 26th Earl of Crawford . The house was sold by Charles Anthony Pearson , brother of the 4th Viscount Cowdray to the Scottish business entrepreneur Jamie Oag in 2012 . Dunnottar Castle . Dunnottar Castle , a dramatic cliff top ruined fortress , is managed as a visitor attraction . The Castle is open to the public all year round although winter opening is restricted to Friday to Monday . Dunnottar draws between 30,000 and 40,000 visitors each year . Forestry . The Estates ’ forestry business extends to of commercial woodland . Predominant tree species are scots pine , sitka spruce , Norway spruce , hybrid larch and Douglas fir . There are also substantial areas of native , semi-natural and plantation woodland where the primary management objective is conservation . Field Sports . Field sports interests include grouse moors at Edinglassie , Forest of Birse and the Hill of Fare on Dunecht . An in-hand pheasant and partridge shoot is run at Dunecht while other Estates have low ground shooting tenants . The Estates ’ have two salmon fishing beats on the River Dee , Lower Crathes/West Durris and Birse . The fishings at the former are let to Lax-a while the Birse lettings are managed direct . Other fishing interests include pike fishing on the Loch of Skene at Dunecht . Roe deer stalking is let by the week at Dunecht and Raemoir and Campfield .
Raaban . Robbin Söderlund better known by his artistic name Raaban ( born 30 April 1987 in Borås , Sweden ) is a Swedish DJ and music producer . He is also part of the production duo Tungevaag & Raaban alongside Norwegian DJ/producer Martin Tungevaag . Career . Raaban started his career in Sweden as producer and DJ of Laser Inc , a two-person Swedish Eurodance band made up of singer-songwriter Jonas on vocals and Robbin Söderlund as DJ and producer . For some time the band also included Izko ( Chainkickerz ) . The band 's single `` Det var en gång en fågel '' became a hit in Sweden and Finland in the summer of 2007 , reaching number six on the Swedish charts with a 15-week run . It also reached number 11 on the Finnish charts . Based on the chart success , Laser Inc released the 12-track album `` Roger That ! '' on May 4 , 2009 under the Warner Music Sweden Label . After Laser Inc , Robbin Söderlund has continued to produce tracks for a wide range of purposes , including music for international recognized brands , various productions of Swedish `` Idol '' television show and a great number of artists like Swedish singer of Lebanese origin Rabih Jaber in a club version of `` Grenade '' , `` Millionaire '' and `` Do n't Wan na Wake Up '' , the Universal Music Japan signed singer Yuka Masaki as well as the Swedish house duo Stockholm Syndrome singles `` Pretty Girl '' and `` Karma '' . He has also produced a lot of remixes , an own EP named `` One of a Kind '' released on Disco : Wax 2011 containing collaborations with Alex and Rabih Jaber . He has produced under alias names such as 'Brilliant ' and 'Dunk Dunk ' . In 2015 he became part of the DJ/music production duo Tungevaag & Raaban . Tungevaag & Raaban is today signed by Sony Music and `` Samsara '' was their first real single as a duo .
Madiakoye . Madiakoye is a village and seat of the commune of Séréré in the Cercle of Gourma-Rharous in the Tombouctou Region of Mali . The village lies on the right bank of the River Niger , upstream of Gourma-Rharous .
Cotylelobium melanoxylon . `` Cotylelobium melanoxylon '' is a tropical rainforest tree found in Maritime Southeast Asia . The name `` melanoxylon '' is derived from Greek ( `` melanos '' = black and `` xylon '' = wood ) and describes the dark heartwood . It is a very good quality timber , as it has very hard and heavy as well as durable wood . `` C. melanoxylon '' is a tall emergent tree , up to 60 m , found in mixed dipterocarp forest on yellow sandy soils . It also occurs as a smaller canopy tree in kerangas forest on podsols . The tree occurs in at least three protected areas ( Lambir National Park , Gunung Mulu National Park and Kabilli-Sepilok Forest Reserve ) . Local names of the tree include `` Resak tembaga '' in Malay and `` Khiam '' ( เคี่ยม ) in Thai . The tree is the provincial symbol tree of Surat Thani Province , Thailand .
Chloride channel . Chloride channels are a superfamily of poorly understood ion channels specific for chloride . These channels may conduct many different ions , but are named for chloride because its concentration `` in vivo '' is much higher than other anions . Several families of voltage-gated channels and ligand-gated channels ( e.g. , the CaCC families ) have been characterized in humans . Voltage-gated chloride channels display a variety of important physiological and cellular roles that include regulation of pH , volume homeostasis , organic solute transport , cell migration , cell proliferation and differentiation . Based on sequence homology the chloride channels can be subdivided into a number of groups . General functions . Voltage-gated chloride channels are important for setting cell resting membrane potential and maintaining proper cell volume . These channels conduct Cl− or other anions such as HCO , I− , SCN− , and NO . The structure of these channels are not like other known channels . The chloride channel subunits contain between 1 and 12 transmembrane segments . Some chloride channels are activated only by voltage ( i.e. , voltage-gated ) , while others are activated by Ca2+ , other extracellular ligands , or pH . CLC family . The CLC family of chloride channels contains 10 or 12 transmembrane helices . Each protein forms a single pore . It has been shown that some members of this family form homodimers . In terms of primary structure , they are unrelated to known cation channels or other types of anion channels . Three CLC subfamilies are found in animals . CLCN1 is involved in setting and restoring the resting membrane potential of skeletal muscle , while other channels play important parts in solute concentration mechanisms in the kidney . These proteins contain two CBS domains . Chloride channels are also important for maintaining safe ion concentrations within plant cells . Structure and mechanism . The CLC channel structure has not yet been resolved , however the structure of the CLC exchangers has been resolved by x-ray crystallography . Because the primary structure of the channels and exchangers are so similar , most assumptions about the structure of the channels are based on the structure established for the bacterial exchangers . Each channel or exchanger is composed of two similar subunits—a dimer—each subunit containing one pore . The proteins are formed from two copies of the same protein—a homodimer—though scientists have artificially combined subunits from different channels to form heterodimers . Each subunit binds ions independently of the other , meaning conduction or exchange occur independently in each subunit . Each subunit consists of two related halves oriented in opposite directions , forming an ‘ antiparallel ’ structure . These halves come together to form the anion pore . The pore has a filter through which chloride and other anions can pass , but lets little else through . These water-filled pores filter anions via three binding sites—Sint , Scen , and Sext—which bind chloride and other anions . The names of these binding sites correspond to their positions within the membrane . Sint is exposed to intracellular fluid , Scen lies inside the membrane or in the center of the filter , and Sext is exposed to extracellular fluid . [ 4 ] Each binding site binds different chloride anions simultaneously . In the exchangers , these chloride ions do not interact strongly with one another , due to compensating interactions with the protein . In the channels , the protein does not shield chloride ions at one binding site from the neighboring negatively charged chlorides . Each negative charge exerts a repulsive force on the negative charges next to it . Researchers have suggested that this mutual repulsion contributes to the high rate of conduction through the pore . CLC transporters shuttle H+ across the membrane . The H+ pathway in CLC transporters utilizes two glutamate residues—one on the extracellular side , Gluex , and one on the intracellular side , Gluin . Gluex also serves to regulate chloride exchange between the protein and extracellular solution . This means that the chloride and the proton share a common pathway on the extracellular side , but diverge on the intracellular side . CLC channels also have dependence on H+ , but for gating rather than Cl− exchange . Instead of utilizing gradients to exchange two Cl− for one H+ , the CLC channels transport one H+ while simultaneously transporting millions of anions . This corresponds with one cycle of the slow gate . Eukaryotic CLC channels also contain cytoplasmic domains . These domains have a pair of CBS motifs , whose function is not fully characterized yet . Though the precise function of these domains is not fully characterized , their importance is illustrated by the pathologies resulting from their mutation . Thomsen ’ s disease , Dent ’ s disease , infantile malignant osteopetrosis , and Bartter ’ s syndrome are all genetic disorders due to such mutations . At least one role of the cytoplasmic CBS domains regards regulation via adenosine nucleotides . Particular CLC transporters and proteins have modulated activity when bound with ATP , ADP , AMP , or adenosine at the CBS domains . The specific effect is unique to each protein , but the implication is that certain CLC transporters and proteins are sensitive to the metabolic state of the cell . Selectivity . The Scen acts as the primary selectivity filter for most CLC proteins , allowing the following anions to pass through , from most selected to least : SCN− , Cl− , Br− , NO , I− . Altering a serine residue at the selectivity filter , labeled Sercen , to a different amino acid alters the selectivity . Gating and kinetics . Gating occurs through two mechanisms : protopore or fast gating and common or slow gating . Common gating involves both protein subunits closing their pores at the same time ( cooperation ) , while protopore gating involves independent opening and closing of each pore . As the names imply , fast gating occur at a much faster rate than slow gating . Precise molecular mechanisms for gating are still being studied . For the channels , when the slow gate is closed , no ions permeate through the pore . When the slow gate is open , the fast gates open spontaneously and independently of one another . Thus , the protein could have both gates open , or both gates closed , or just one of the two gates open . Single-channel patch-clamp studies demonstrated this biophysical property even before the dual-pore structure of CLC channels had been resolved . Each fast gate opens independently of the other and the ion conductance measured during these studies reflects a binomial distribution . H+ transport promotes opening of the common gate in CLC channels . For every opening and closing of the common gate , one H+ is transported across the membrane . The common gate is also affected by the bonding of adenosine nucleotides to the intracellular CBS domains . Inhibition or activation of the protein by these domains is specific to each protein . Function . The CLC channels allow chloride to flow down its electrochemical gradient , when open . These channels are expressed on the cell membrane . CLC channels contribute to the excitability of these membranes as well as transport ions across the membrane . The CLC exchangers are localized to intracellular components like endosomes or lysosomes and help regulate the pH of their compartments . Pathology . Bartter 's syndrome , which is associated with renal salt wasting and hypokalemic alkalosis , is due to the defective transport of chloride ions and associated ions in the thick ascending loop of Henle . CLCNKB has been implicated . Another inherited disease that affects the kidney organs is Dent 's Disease , characterised by low molecular weight proteinuria and hypercalciuria where mutations in CLCN5 are implicated . Thomsen disease is associated with dominant mutations and Becker disease with recessive mutations in CLCN1 . E-ClC family . Members of Epithelial Chloride Channel ( E-ClC ) Family ( ) catalyze bidirectional transport of chloride ions . Mammals have multiple isoforms ( at least 6 different gene products plus splice variants ) of epithelial chloride channel proteins . The first member of this family to be characterized was a respiratory epithelium , Ca2+-regulated , chloride channel protein isolated from bovine tracheal apical membranes . It was biochemically characterized as a 140 kDa complex . The bovine EClC protein has 903 amino acids and four putative transmembrane segments . The purified complex , when reconstituted in a planar lipid bilayer , behaved as an anion-selective channel . It was regulated by Ca2+ via a calmodulin kinase II-dependent mechanism . Distant homologues may be present in plants , ciliates and bacteria , `` Synechocystis '' and `` Escherichia coli '' , so at least some domains within E-ClC family proteins have an ancient origin . CLIC family . The Chloride Intracellular Ion Channel ( CLIC ) Family ( ) consists of six conserved proteins in humans ( CLIC1 , CLIC2 , CLIC3 , CLIC4 , CLIC5 , CLIC6 ) . Members exist as both monomeric soluble proteins and integral membrane proteins where they function as chloride-selective ion channels . These proteins are thought to function in the regulation of the membrane potential and in transepithelial ion absorption and secretion in the kidney . Structure . They possess one or two putative transmembrane α-helical segments ( TMSs ) . The bovine p64 protein is 437 amino acyl residues in length and has the two putative TMSs at positions 223-239 and 367-385 . The N- and C-termini are cytoplasmic , and the large central luminal loop may be glycosylated . The human nuclear protein ( CLIC1 or NCC27 ) is much smaller ( 241 residues ) and has only one putative TMS at positions 30-36 . It is homologous to the second half of p64 . Structural studies showed that in the soluble form , CLIC proteins adopt a glutathione S-transferase ( GST ) fold with an active site exhibiting a conserved glutaredoxin monothiol motif , similar to the omega class GSTs . Al Khamici `` et al . '' demonstrated that CLIC proteins have glutaredoxin-like glutathione-dependent oxidoreductase enzymatic activity . CLICs 1 , 2 and 4 demonstrate typical glutaredoxin-like activity using 2-hydroxyethyl disulfide as a substrate . This activity may regulate CLIC ion channel function . CFTR . CFTR is a chloride channel belonging to the superfamily of ABC transporters . Each channel has two transmembrane domains and two nucleotide binding domains . ATP binding to both nucleotide binding domains causes changes these domains to associate , further causing changes that open up the ion pore . When ATP is hydrolyzed , the nucleotide binding domains dissociate again and the pore closes . Pathology . Cystic fibrosis is caused by mutations in the CFTR gene on chromosome 7 , the most common mutation being ΔF508 ( a deletion of a codon coding for phenylalanine , which occupies the 508th amino acid position in the normal CFTR polypeptide ) . Any of these mutations can prevent the proper folding of the protein and subsequent degradation , resulting in decreased numbers of chloride channels in the body . This causes the buildup of mucus in the body and chronic infections .
Wallkill Valley Railroad . The Wallkill Valley Railroad is a defunct railroad which once operated in Ulster and Orange counties in upstate New York . Its corridor was from Kingston in the north to Montgomery in the south , with a leased extension to Campbell Hall . It crossed both the Wallkill River and Rondout Creek . The railroad was founded in 1866 and ceased regular service in 1977 . Throughout its history , the Wallkill Valley Railroad was owned by a variety of companies , including the West Shore and New York Central railroads , as well as Conrail . After its closure , portions of the rail bed were purchased by municipalities along the corridor and were converted to rail trails . Wallkill Valley Railroad . The Wallkill Valley Railroad was founded in 1866 , and was constructed to match the Erie Railroad 's six-foot gauge so that it would be easier to transport goods from one railroad to the other . It was operated by the Erie for the next ten years after its construction . It came to New Paltz in 1870 , and bridged Rondout Creek and the Delaware and Hudson Canal in 1872 . That year , steamboat Captain Thomas Cornell became president of the railroad , though people thought that he bought the railroad just for his own sake . He completed it to Kingston , but left his post soon thereafter . Newspaper articles suggested that it was a financial scandal , and the Wallkill Valley went bankrupt . However , Cornell purchased it again in 1877 . He learned Later , with the help of his step-son Samuel Coykendall , that the West Shore Railroad was chartering a route to New York City and that the new route would pass through Kingston on the way . Cornell responded by chartering an extension for the Wallkill Valley right into West Shore-chartered land . What this meant to the West Shore was that it could have a new branch . The West Shore purchased the line at a price of almost $ 1,000,000 in 1881 . New York Central . The line soon became the rural Wallkill Valley Branch of the West Shore Railroad , although the locals whose profits were wiped out during the previous bankruptcy did n't agree with this . An occasional scheme was hatched to extend it to the Pennsylvania coal mines to bring more money to the railroad , though it was never successful . The New York Central then bought the West Shore Railroad in 1884 when passenger service was slowly declining , as with most rural branches . Passenger service was completely abandoned in 1937 . After the abandonment of passenger service some of the former Ulster and Delaware locomotives were sent to operate on the Wallkill Valley Branch , since they were light enough to cross the Wallkill Valley 's Rosendale Bridge . Those locomotives were all gone by 1949 , and the branch was soon entirely dieselized . Conrail . Conrail almost entirely abandoned the branch , though it was considered briefly as a new route to Allentown , Pennsylvania , via Kingston , Campbell Hall and the Lehigh and Hudson River Railway . `` It was discovered in 1977 that the piers supporting the Rosendale Viaduct had shifted , and that repairs were not worth the money to keep the line open . '' This is not true and was part of a larger lie `` The physical plant was formally abandoned in 1982 '' This is not true at all only the service was abandon , and the infrastructure was torn out and sold for scrap , except for the Rosendale trestle ; a little spur from Walden to Campbell Hall and a team track in Kingston . The process of dismantling the railroad took from 1983 to 1984 . The Wallkill Valley Railroad Company is still active . I am John Ethan Rahl President of the WVRR . Norfolk Southern Railway and remaining facilities . The remaining spur from DeGroodt 's Paving in downtown Walden to the Campbell Hall Metro-North station is used for freight service by Norfolk Southern . The station in New Paltz remains along the trail , though the station in Gardiner burned down in 2002 . Walden station was moved to a village park , and remains intact . The Middletown and New Jersey Railroad currently provides freight service on the line . Rail trails . Portions of the line in both Ulster and Orange Counties have been converted into rail trails , described here from north to south . Note that north of River Road in Rosendale , the Wallkill Valley Railroad actually runs in the Rondout Valley . The Wallkill Valley Rail Trail runs from Gardiner through New Paltz to Rosendale . The addition of an section in 2009 extended it farther north to Kingston . The Walden–Wallkill Rail Trail has been paved and runs from NY 208 in Wallkill south to Walden , NY , in Orange County . Parking availability is limited to street parking . The section of the rail bed north of Rte 208 to Birch Road is owned by the Town of Shawangunk but is unimproved . The 1.4 mile section from Birch Road north to Denniston road ( southern terminus of the Wallkill Valley Rail Trail ) is owned by the New York State Department of Corrections where the Shawangunk Correctional Facility and Wallkill Correctional Facility are located . This section is closed to the public .
Susan Anton . Susan Ellen Anton ( born October 12 , 1950 ) is an American actress and singer . Youth . Anton attended Yucaipa High School in Yucaipa , California , and graduated in 1968 . After high school , Anton attended San Bernardino Valley College . She first experienced fame by winning the nearby Miss Redlands and later the Miss California beauty contests in 1969 and tied as second runner-up in the 1969 Miss America Scholarship Pageant held September 6 that year . She appeared on the game show `` Password '' when she was 19 but did not win the game . Career . By the mid-1970s , Anton developed a following for her Muriel Cigar commercials where she sang , `` Let Muriel turn you on / That is my desire / Muriel lights a flame in me / Where there 's Muriel smoke , there 's fire '' . Later in the 1970s , Anton appeared approximately 30 times on Merv Griffin 's TV show . She was frequently seen and heard in television , print and radio ads for the Perfect Sleeper mattress by Serta . In these ads , she announced her name and sang the company 's jingle . In 1978 , ABC gave her and country singer Mel Tillis a summertime variety series , `` Mel and Susan Together '' , produced by the Osmond Brothers . The pairing of Anton and Tillis was an unlikely one : he was popular in country music circles but hardly a national household name while Susan was barely known at all . The show disappeared after four weeks ; nevertheless , she was later chosen as one of `` Time Magazines `` Most Promising Faces of 1979 . '' She later starred in her own variety show , `` Presenting Susan Anton , '' `` Stop Susan Williams '' ( one of three serials in the Cliffhangers series ) , and in the films `` Goldengirl , '' `` Spring Fever , '' and `` Cannonball Run II . '' She also recorded music , her biggest hit being `` Killin ' Time '' in 1980 , a duet with country singer Fred Knoblock . The record made Top 10 on the country charts and hit # 28 on `` Billboard 's '' Hot 100 . In 1990 , Anton appeared on the TV comedy series `` Night Court '' in an episode called `` The Talk Show '' where she played talk show producer Margo Hunter . Anton is on the cover of the mass trade paperback edition of `` Goldengirl , '' written by Peter Lovesey ( using the pen name Peter Lear ) . She had appeared as the title character in the film version which starred James Coburn and directed by Joseph Sargent . Anton was the host of the successful `` Great Radio City Music Hall Spectacular '' show at the Flamingo Hilton in Las Vegas for over 5,000 performances until July 31 , 2000 . She also appeared in the Las Vegas company of the musical `` Hairspray '' and on Broadway in `` The Will Rogers Follies , '' `` Hurlyburly , '' and `` All Shook Up . '' She had a recurring role on the TV series `` Baywatch '' from 1992 to 1994 and has appeared as herself on `` Queer Eye for the Straight Guy '' ( 2006 ) , `` The Larry Sanders Show '' ( 1993 ) and `` It ’ s Garry Shandling 's Show '' ( 1987 ) , as well as in several films . Anton appeared in an episode of ' which aired on March 31 , 2010 . She was scheduled to reprise her role as Velma Von Tussle in 'Hairspray ' at the Hollywood Bowl production slated to run from August 5 to August 7 , 2011 . Personal life . Anton was involved in a much publicized relationship with English film and TV star Dudley Moore in the early 1980s , with much being made of their height difference : Moore being and Anton . Anton married television actor Jeff Lester on August 15 , 1992 , her second marriage . She currently resides in Las Vegas .
Flag of Sudan . The current flag of Sudan ( ) was adopted on 20 May 1970 and consists of a horizontal red-white-black tricolour with a green triangle at the hoist . The flag is based on the Arab Liberation Flag shared by Egypt , Iraq , Syria and Yemen that uses a subset of the Pan-Arab colours in which green is less significant . Prior to the 1969 military coup of Gaafar Nimeiry , a blue-yellow-green tricolour design was used . Mahdist Revolt . In 1881 , at the beginning of the Mahdist War , the Mahdi Muhammad Ahmad appointed Abdallahi ibn Muhammad as one of his four caliphs ( `` Khalifa '' ) and handed him a black flag . Abdallahi used his black flag to recruit Baggara Arabs and other tribes from the west . The other caliphs used differently coloured flags . The black horizontal stripe in the current Sudanese flag is a reference to this Mahdist-era black flag . Anglo-Egyptian Sudan . Between 1899 and 1956 , Anglo-Egyptian Sudan was administered jointly as a condominium by Egypt and the United Kingdom . The condominium did not have its own flag ; instead the flag of Egypt and the flag of the United Kingdom were always flown together , with the British flag taking precedence . A flag did exist as a rank flag for the British Governor General of the Sudan . In common with the rank flags of governors and commissioners of other British overseas territories , it consisted of a Union Flag defaced with a white disk bearing the territory 's badge or coat of arms , surrounded by a wreath of laurel . As no badge or coat of arms existed for Anglo-Egyptian Sudan , the disk instead contained the words `` GOVERNOR GENERAL OF THE SUDAN . 1956–1970 flag . Upon independence from Egypt and the United Kingdom on 1 January 1956 , Sudan adopted a blue-yellow-green tricolour as its national flag . This flag remained in use until 1970 , when the current flag was adopted . The colours of the flag represented the River Nile ( blue ) , the Sahara ( yellow ) and farmlands ( green ) . They were chosen as they were neutral between ethnic groups and political parties .
Zoti . Zoti are wedding songs sung during the preparation of food during weddings in Goa , India .
Free radical ( disambiguation ) . A free radical is an atomic or molecular species with unpaired electrons on an otherwise open shell configuration .
Rick Fay . Rick Fay ( December 25 , 1926 – March 22 , 1999 ) was an American jazz clarinetist and saxophonist . Fay was born in Chicago . He worked for the Disney music studios for 24 years , and performed often at Disney World . He also freelanced with Wild Bill Davison , Pete Dailey , and Firehouse Five Plus Two , among others . He recorded as one half of `` Rick and Paul '' on Accent Records in the mid-1960s . His first album `` Live at Lone Pine '' was recorded in 1989 and released on Arbors Records . Several further releases followed on the label before Fay 's death in 1999 . His later associations as a sideman include work with Jackie Coon , Dan Barrett , and Johnny Varro .
Siege of the Luhansk Border Base . The Siege of the Luhansk Border Base was a two-day-long stand-off at a Ukrainian border base located on the outskirts of Luhansk city . It happened from July 2 to July 4 in 2014 . Background . After the end of the 2014 Ukrainian revolution , eastern Ukraine experienced pro-Russian protests . Government buildings were occupied initially retaken , but on April 6 , the Security Service of Ukraine office in Luhansk was occupied by protesters . On April 29 , many other key buildings , such as the Regional State Administration buildings and the prosecutor 's office were seized . Pro-Russian separatists soon expanded their control to other cities , and held a referendum on 11 May 2014 , which they said showed that 96 % of voters backed an independent Luhansk . The border to Luhansk experienced a heavy flow of Russians trying to cross into Ukraine to join the separatists , with many attempts repelled . Fighting . On June 2 , at 12:30 AM , 100 rebel fighters attacked the Border Guard Base , but the guard exchanged fire and managed to repel the attack . However , the numbers of rebels increased to 400 , and according to the Border Guards , the rebels then went to residential areas , and fired from the tops of nearby apartments . Militants used automatic weapons , and RPG 's against the border guards . A lone plane was detached to try to support the border guards , who were battling the rebels . According to the Border Guards , some of the militants were foreign fighters from Russia . Ukrainian fighter jets launched air raids on separatist strongholds in Luhansk itself , to try to support the border guards . At least one airplane was seen flying ahead , and a rocket , fired by the Ukrainian Air Force , exploded at the Luhansk RSA , killing 8–13 civilians and injuring many others . The Government of Ukraine , denied that they were responsible and claimed it was caused by a misfired rebel portable surface-to-air missile . However , the next day , the OSCE published a report , based on 'limited observation ' , in which they blamed the explosion on an air-strike . The military admitted conducting over 150 air-strikes during the day in the Luhansk area . Heavy fighting raged on until later on in the day . By the end of the first day , the attack had failed and the Border Guards still remained in control , with 7 of them wounded . On June 3 , the situation was calmer , but the rebels continued to lay siege to the base . According to a spokesman for the Border Guards , Cossacks were among the separatists besieging them as well . He also said that no Ukrainian troops were coming to the rescue . Valery Bolotov , the `` people 's governor '' of Luhansk stated that if the Border Guards did not withdraw by the evening , they would be `` wiped off the face of the earth . '' Russia called for an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council . They accused Ukraine of crimes against its own people . On June 4 , the Ukrainian troops surrendered . They were authorized to withdraw from the base and were redeployed elsewhere . Pro-Russian separatists captured ammunition from the base , and allowed the remaining the border guards to leave . Separatists took the base , as well as a National Guard base near Luhansk and another border guard base in Sverdlovsk . The National Guard base fell after soldiers there ran out of ammunition , while separatists seized quantities of ammunition and explosives from the Luhansk border guard post .
Mombaça . Mombaça is a municipality in the state of Ceará in the Northeast region of Brazil .
Swami Ayyappan . Swami Ayyappan is a Hindu deity .
Lim Ji-hye . Lim Ji-Hye ( Korean : 임지혜 ; born 28 October 1985 in Cheorwon , South Korea ) is a South Korean weightlifter . She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the -75 kg event .
I 'm Moving On ( Scott Cain song ) . `` I 'm Moving On '' is the debut single by Scott Cain , winner of the 2002 Australian `` Popstars '' series . The lyrics deal with the singer 's decision to end a relationship in which he feels he is being emotionally abused . Backing vocals on the track are sung by Rai Thistlethwayte of Thirsty Merc . The song was written by Gregg Alexander and is a classic example of his style ; the piano chord sequence is central to a steady drumbeat , with a slightly distorted electric guitar lick running in the background , much like his New Radicals hit `` You Get What You Give '' . Cain once commented , `` I heard [ Gregg ] on the demo and I thought , 'this is a great song and he 's got a great voice ' ... but I was n't sure about some of the lyrics at first . They seemed a little corny . But now I think it 's a fantastic pop song that 's fun and got a great feel to it . It 's a song that people are going to like to listen to and at this point in my career , that 's the best thing that I could ever have hoped for . '' `` I 'm Moving On '' debuted at number one in Australia and sold over 80,000 copies . It was Cain 's only major hit as the follow-up , `` Crazy People Rock '' , failed to chart above # 39 . The B-sides were covers of `` When I Need You '' by Carole Bayer Sager and `` Superstition '' by Stevie Wonder . In the music video , Cain rides a skateboard with a gathering of friends in an old warehouse .
Captain 's wood snake . Captain 's wood snake ( `` Xylophis captaini '' ) is a species of snake described in 2007 , which is endemic to India . Geographic range . The holotype is from Kannam , Kottayam district , in the state of Kerala and was found in 2000 . The snake has been recorded at low altitudes on the western side of the southern part of the Western Ghats , south of the Palakkad Gap . Etymology . Both the specific name , `` captaini '' , and the common name , Captain 's wood snake , are in honor of Indian herpetologist Ashok Captain for his work on Indian snakes .
Jersey official football team . The Jersey official football team represents the country of Jersey in FIFA international football matches . As the Jersey Football Association is apart of FIFA or UEFA , the Jersey official football team is eligible to take part in qualification for both the FIFA World Cup and the European Football Championship . In December 2015 an application was submitted to UEFA to allow Jersey to take part in international matches , following on from Gibraltar 's admission two years earlier . In October 2016 , Jersey 's bid to join UEFA was rejected , but this decision was appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport ( CAS ) in June 2017 . In September 2017 , the CAS ordered the UEFA congress to hear Jersey 's case . In February 2018 a majority of the member associations of UEFA voted against admitting Jersey as a member . An independent Parishes of Jersey team subsequently formed in August 2018 , joining ConIFA in September that year . Jersey 's main fixtures are currently the annual Muratti Vase against fellow Channel Islanders Alderney and Guernsey , as well as the biennial Island Games . Current squad . The following 16 players were called up to play in the 2018 Muratti Vase Final against Guernsey in May 2018 Recent call-ups . The following players have also been called up to the Jersey squad within the last twelve months .
Joe Amico . Joseph `` Joe '' Amico ( born April 17 , 1995 ) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Orange County SC in the United Soccer League . College and youth . Amico played four years of college soccer , beginning as a freshman at the University of Central Florida , before transferring to Jacksonville University for their 2014 season onward . In 2016 , Amico played with Premier Development League side Des Moines Menace without making an appearance . Professional . On January 18 , 2017 , Amico signed with United Soccer League side Swope Park Rangers . On February 16 , 2018 , Amico signed with Orange County SC for the 2018 season .
Harrison , Winnebago County , Illinois . Harrison is an unincorporated community in Winnebago County , Illinois , and is located northwest of Rockford . It is part of the Rockford , Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area .
District Council of Hallett . The District Council of Hallett was a local government area in South Australia from 1877 to 1997 . The council was proclaimed on 13 September 1877 representing the Hundred of Hallett , establishing a council of eight members divided into four wards ( Willogoleech , Cartarpo , Ulooloo and Banbury ) . The first meeting was held at Mann 's Hotel at Hallett on 24 September . It was expanded by the `` District Councils Act 1887 '' to include the Hundred of Tomkinson and portions of the Hundred of Hallett excluded in the initial proclamation . The council voted in 1928 to establish a replacement council chamber in the new Hallett Institute building at a cost of £500 . It absorbed the neighbouring District Council of Terowie on 1 May 1935 . On 21 May 1935 , it gained a portion of the Anne and Ayers wards of the abolished District Council of Booborowie , which formed the new Willalo Ward ; it also added the Cappeedee Ward at this time . The changes resulted in a seven-ward system from 1935 , with one councillor from each of the Banbury , Cappeedee , Hallett , Terowie , Terowie Township , Whyte and Willalo Wards . In 1936 , it was reported to cover an area of 300 square miles , with 484 residents , 150 of them ratepayers . It existed until 1997 , when it merged with the District Council of Burra Burra , the District Council of Eudunda , and the District Council of Robertstown to create the Regional Council of Goyder .
Arrias Battery . Arrias Battery ( ) , also known as Xemxija Battery ( ) or Pwales Left Battery ( ) , is an artillery battery in Xemxija , limits of St. Paul 's Bay , Malta . It was built by the Order of Saint John in 1715–1716 as one of a series of coastal fortifications around the Maltese Islands . The battery still exists , although it has modern alterations , and it is used as a restaurant . History . Arrias Battery was built in 1715–1716 as part of the Order of Saint John 's first building program of batteries and redoubts around the coasts of Malta . It was one of two batteries defending Xemxija Bay , the other one being the now-demolished Dellia Battery . The battery originally consisted of a mostly rectangular platform with a rounded end at the north . It had a low parapet with one embrasure , and the gorge was closed off by a rectangular blockhouse . The redoubt was named after the knight Emmanuele Arrias , and an inscription commemorating him is located above the main entrance . The battery eventually became a summer residence of the Borg Cardona family . They called it `` ix-Xemxija '' and later , the area around it began to be referred to by that name . Present day . The battery still exists , but several alterations have been made to the structure , mostly during the course of the 20th century . These include a second floor added to the blockhouse , and a flight of steps leading to an entrance facing the sea . The battery is now used as a restaurant , known as `` The Fortress Wine & Dine '' . It is a Grade 1 national monument , and it is also listed on the National Inventory of the Cultural Property of the Maltese Islands .
Fehaid Al-Deehani . Fehaid Al-Deehani ( , born October 11 , 1966 ) is a Kuwaiti professional target shooter and officer in the Kuwaiti military . He was born in Kuwait City . Olympic career . Al-Deehani won a bronze medal for the men 's double trap shooting event at the 2000 Summer Olympics , and won another bronze for the men 's Olympic trap shooting event at the 2012 Summer Olympics . At the 2016 Summer Olympics , Al-Deehani competed as an `` independent Olympic athlete '' because Kuwait was banned from the Olympics by the IOC . Al-Deehani called for the resignation of Kuwaiti officials responsible for the IOC ban , but refused to carry the Olympic flag in the 2016 Olympic opening ceremonies . Al-Deehani defeated Italian Marco Innocenti in the gold medal match of the men 's double trap , becoming the first independent athlete to win a gold medal . Other competitions . In 2014 , Al-Deehani won silver in the Asian Games double trap competition .
Computer science . Computer science deals with the theoretical foundations of information and computation , together with practical techniques for the implementation and application of these foundations . Computer science is the theory , experimentation , and engineering that form the basis for the design and use of computers . It involves the study of algorithms that process , store , and communicate digital information . A computer scientist specializes in the theory of computation and the design of computational systems . Its fields can be divided into a variety of theoretical and practical disciplines . Some fields , such as computational complexity theory ( which explores the fundamental properties of computational and intractable problems ) , are highly abstract , while fields such as computer graphics emphasize real-world visual applications . Other fields focus on challenges in implementing computation . For example , programming language theory considers various approaches to the description of computation , while the study of computer programming itself investigates various aspects of the use of programming languages and complex systems . Human–computer interaction considers the challenges in making computers and computations useful , usable , and universally accessible to humans . History . The earliest foundations of what would become computer science predate the invention of the modern digital computer . Machines for calculating fixed numerical tasks such as the abacus have existed since antiquity , aiding in computations such as multiplication and division . Further , algorithms for performing computations have existed since antiquity , even before the development of sophisticated computing equipment . Wilhelm Schickard designed and constructed the first working mechanical calculator in 1623 . In 1673 , Gottfried Leibniz demonstrated a digital mechanical calculator , called the Stepped Reckoner . He may be considered the first computer scientist and information theorist , for , among other reasons , documenting the binary number system . In 1820 , Thomas de Colmar launched the mechanical calculator industry when he released his simplified arithmometer , which was the first calculating machine strong enough and reliable enough to be used daily in an office environment . Charles Babbage started the design of the first `` automatic mechanical calculator '' , his Difference Engine , in 1822 , which eventually gave him the idea of the first `` programmable mechanical calculator '' , his Analytical Engine . He started developing this machine in 1834 , and `` in less than two years , he had sketched out many of the salient features of the modern computer '' . `` A crucial step was the adoption of a punched card system derived from the Jacquard loom '' making it infinitely programmable . In 1843 , during the translation of a French article on the Analytical Engine , Ada Lovelace wrote , in one of the many notes she included , an algorithm to compute the Bernoulli numbers , which is considered to be the first computer program . Around 1885 , Herman Hollerith invented the tabulator , which used punched cards to process statistical information ; eventually his company became part of IBM . In 1937 , one hundred years after Babbage 's impossible dream , Howard Aiken convinced IBM , which was making all kinds of punched card equipment and was also in the calculator business to develop his giant programmable calculator , the Harvard Mark I , based on Babbage 's Analytical Engine , which itself used cards and a central computing unit . When the machine was finished , some hailed it as `` Babbage 's dream come true '' . During the 1940s , as new and more powerful computing machines were developed , the term `` computer '' came to refer to the machines rather than their human predecessors . As it became clear that computers could be used for more than just mathematical calculations , the field of computer science broadened to study computation in general . Computer science began to be established as a distinct academic discipline in the 1950s and early 1960s . The world 's first computer science degree program , the Cambridge Diploma in Computer Science , began at the University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory in 1953 . The first computer science degree program in the United States was formed at Purdue University in 1962 . Since practical computers became available , many applications of computing have become distinct areas of study in their own rights . Although many initially believed it was impossible that computers themselves could actually be a scientific field of study , in the late fifties it gradually became accepted among the greater academic population . It is the now well-known IBM brand that formed part of the computer science revolution during this time . IBM ( short for International Business Machines ) released the IBM 704 and later the IBM 709 computers , which were widely used during the exploration period of such devices . `` Still , working with the IBM [ computer ] was frustrating [ … ] if you had misplaced as much as one letter in one instruction , the program would crash , and you would have to start the whole process over again '' . During the late 1950s , the computer science discipline was very much in its developmental stages , and such issues were commonplace . Time has seen significant improvements in the usability and effectiveness of computing technology . Modern society has seen a significant shift in the users of computer technology , from usage only by experts and professionals , to a near-ubiquitous user base . Initially , computers were quite costly , and some degree of human aid was needed for efficient use—in part from professional computer operators . As computer adoption became more widespread and affordable , less human assistance was needed for common usage . Contributions . Despite its short history as a formal academic discipline , computer science has made a number of fundamental contributions to science and society—in fact , along with electronics , it is a founding science of the current epoch of human history called the Information Age and a driver of the information revolution , seen as the third major leap in human technological progress after the Industrial Revolution ( 1750–1850 CE ) and the Agricultural Revolution ( 8000–5000 BC ) . Etymology . Although first proposed in 1956 , the term `` computer science '' appears in a 1959 article in `` Communications of the ACM '' , in which Louis Fein argues for the creation of a `` Graduate School in Computer Sciences '' analogous to the creation of Harvard Business School in 1921 , justifying the name by arguing that , like management science , the subject is applied and interdisciplinary in nature , while having the characteristics typical of an academic discipline . His efforts , and those of others such as numerical analyst George Forsythe , were rewarded : universities went on to create such programs , starting with Purdue in 1962 . Despite its name , a significant amount of computer science does not involve the study of computers themselves . Because of this , several alternative names have been proposed . Certain departments of major universities prefer the term `` computing science '' , to emphasize precisely that difference . Danish scientist Peter Naur suggested the term `` datalogy '' , to reflect the fact that the scientific discipline revolves around data and data treatment , while not necessarily involving computers . The first scientific institution to use the term was the Department of Datalogy at the University of Copenhagen , founded in 1969 , with Peter Naur being the first professor in datalogy . The term is used mainly in the Scandinavian countries . An alternative term , also proposed by Naur , is data science ; this is now used for a distinct field of data analysis , including statistics and databases . Also , in the early days of computing , a number of terms for the practitioners of the field of computing were suggested in the `` Communications of the ACM '' — '' turingineer '' , `` turologist '' , `` flow-charts-man '' , `` applied meta-mathematician '' , and `` applied epistemologist '' . Three months later in the same journal , `` comptologist '' was suggested , followed next year by `` hypologist '' . The term `` computics '' has also been suggested . In Europe , terms derived from contracted translations of the expression `` automatic information '' ( e.g . `` informazione automatica '' in Italian ) or `` information and mathematics '' are often used , e.g . `` informatique '' ( French ) , `` Informatik '' ( German ) , `` informatica '' ( Italian , Dutch ) , `` informática '' ( Spanish , Portuguese ) , `` informatika '' ( Slavic languages and Hungarian ) or `` pliroforiki '' ( `` πληροφορική '' , which means informatics ) in Greek . Similar words have also been adopted in the UK ( as in `` the School of Informatics of the University of Edinburgh '' ) . `` In the U.S. , however , informatics is linked with applied computing , or computing in the context of another domain . '' A folkloric quotation , often attributed to—but almost certainly not first formulated by—Edsger Dijkstra , states that `` computer science is no more about computers than astronomy is about telescopes . '' The design and deployment of computers and computer systems is generally considered the province of disciplines other than computer science . For example , the study of computer hardware is usually considered part of computer engineering , while the study of commercial computer systems and their deployment is often called information technology or information systems . However , there has been much cross-fertilization of ideas between the various computer-related disciplines . Computer science research also often intersects other disciplines , such as philosophy , cognitive science , linguistics , mathematics , physics , biology , statistics , and logic . Computer science is considered by some to have a much closer relationship with mathematics than many scientific disciplines , with some observers saying that computing is a mathematical science . Early computer science was strongly influenced by the work of mathematicians such as Kurt Gödel , Alan Turing , Rózsa Péter and Alonzo Church and there continues to be a useful interchange of ideas between the two fields in areas such as mathematical logic , category theory , domain theory , and algebra . The relationship between computer science and software engineering is a contentious issue , which is further muddied by disputes over what the term `` software engineering '' means , and how computer science is defined . David Parnas , taking a cue from the relationship between other engineering and science disciplines , has claimed that the principal focus of computer science is studying the properties of computation in general , while the principal focus of software engineering is the design of specific computations to achieve practical goals , making the two separate but complementary disciplines . The academic , political , and funding aspects of computer science tend to depend on whether a department formed with a mathematical emphasis or with an engineering emphasis . Computer science departments with a mathematics emphasis and with a numerical orientation consider alignment with computational science . Both types of departments tend to make efforts to bridge the field educationally if not across all research . Philosophy . A number of computer scientists have argued for the distinction of three separate paradigms in computer science . Peter Wegner argued that those paradigms are science , technology , and mathematics . Peter Denning 's working group argued that they are theory , abstraction ( modeling ) , and design . Amnon H. Eden described them as the `` rationalist paradigm '' ( which treats computer science as a branch of mathematics , which is prevalent in theoretical computer science , and mainly employs deductive reasoning ) , the `` technocratic paradigm '' ( which might be found in engineering approaches , most prominently in software engineering ) , and the `` scientific paradigm '' ( which approaches computer-related artifacts from the empirical perspective of natural sciences , identifiable in some branches of artificial intelligence ) . Areas of computer science . As a discipline , computer science spans a range of topics from theoretical studies of algorithms and the limits of computation to the practical issues of implementing computing systems in hardware and software . CSAB , formerly called Computing Sciences Accreditation Board—which is made up of representatives of the Association for Computing Machinery ( ACM ) , and the IEEE Computer Society ( IEEE CS ) —identifies four areas that it considers crucial to the discipline of computer science : `` theory of computation '' , `` algorithms and data structures '' , `` programming methodology and languages '' , and `` computer elements and architecture '' . In addition to these four areas , CSAB also identifies fields such as software engineering , artificial intelligence , computer networking and communication , database systems , parallel computation , distributed computation , human–computer interaction , computer graphics , operating systems , and numerical and symbolic computation as being important areas of computer science . Theoretical computer science . `` Theoretical Computer Science '' is mathematical and abstract in spirit , but it derives its motivation from practical and everyday computation . Its aim is to understand the nature of computation and , as a consequence of this understanding , provide more efficient methodologies . All studies related to mathematical , logic and formal concepts and methods could be considered as theoretical computer science , provided that the motivation is clearly drawn from the field of computing . Data structures and algorithms . Data structures and algorithms is the study of commonly used computational methods and their computational efficiency . Theory of computation . According to Peter Denning , the fundamental question underlying computer science is , `` What can be ( efficiently ) automated ? '' Theory of computation is focused on answering fundamental questions about what can be computed and what amount of resources are required to perform those computations . In an effort to answer the first question , computability theory examines which computational problems are solvable on various theoretical models of computation . The second question is addressed by computational complexity theory , which studies the time and space costs associated with different approaches to solving a multitude of computational problems . The famous P = NP ? problem , one of the Millennium Prize Problems , is an open problem in the theory of computation . Information and coding theory . Information theory is related to the quantification of information . This was developed by Claude Shannon to find fundamental limits on signal processing operations such as compressing data and on reliably storing and communicating data . Coding theory is the study of the properties of codes ( systems for converting information from one form to another ) and their fitness for a specific application . Codes are used for data compression , cryptography , error detection and correction , and more recently also for network coding . Codes are studied for the purpose of designing efficient and reliable data transmission methods . Programming language theory . Programming language theory is a branch of computer science that deals with the design , implementation , analysis , characterization , and classification of programming languages and their individual features . It falls within the discipline of computer science , both depending on and affecting mathematics , software engineering , and linguistics . It is an active research area , with numerous dedicated academic journals . Formal methods . Formal methods are a particular kind of mathematically based technique for the specification , development and verification of software and hardware systems . The use of formal methods for software and hardware design is motivated by the expectation that , as in other engineering disciplines , performing appropriate mathematical analysis can contribute to the reliability and robustness of a design . They form an important theoretical underpinning for software engineering , especially where safety or security is involved . Formal methods are a useful adjunct to software testing since they help avoid errors and can also give a framework for testing . For industrial use , tool support is required . However , the high cost of using formal methods means that they are usually only used in the development of high-integrity and life-critical systems , where safety or security is of utmost importance . Formal methods are best described as the application of a fairly broad variety of theoretical computer science fundamentals , in particular logic calculi , formal languages , automata theory , and program semantics , but also type systems and algebraic data types to problems in software and hardware specification and verification . Computer architecture and computer engineering . Computer architecture , or digital computer organization , is the conceptual design and fundamental operational structure of a computer system . It focuses largely on the way by which the central processing unit performs internally and accesses addresses in memory . The field often involves disciplines of computer engineering and electrical engineering , selecting and interconnecting hardware components to create computers that meet functional , performance , and cost goals . Computer performance analysis . Computer performance analysis is the study of work flowing through computers with the general goals of improving throughput , controlling response time , using resources efficiently , eliminating bottlenecks , and predicting performance under anticipated peak loads . Concurrent , parallel and distributed systems . Concurrency is a property of systems in which several computations are executing simultaneously , and potentially interacting with each other . A number of mathematical models have been developed for general concurrent computation including Petri nets , process calculi and the Parallel Random Access Machine model . A distributed system extends the idea of concurrency onto multiple computers connected through a network . Computers within the same distributed system have their own private memory , and information is often exchanged among themselves to achieve a common goal . Computer networks . This branch of computer science aims to manage networks between computers worldwide . Computer security and cryptography . Computer security is a branch of computer technology with an objective of protecting information from unauthorized access , disruption , or modification while maintaining the accessibility and usability of the system for its intended users . Cryptography is the practice and study of hiding ( encryption ) and therefore deciphering ( decryption ) information . Modern cryptography is largely related to computer science , for many encryption and decryption algorithms are based on their computational complexity . Databases . A database is intended to organize , store , and retrieve large amounts of data easily . Digital databases are managed using database management systems to store , create , maintain , and search data , through database models and query languages . Informatics practices==== . `` Informatics practices '' ( IP ) is a field of software-related study . The course mainly covers coding , software and networking concepts . This field is comparable to computer science , but lacks the hardware concepts , while focusing more on networking concepts than computer science . This branch of information science and computer science mainly focuses on the study of information processing , particularly with respect to system integration and human interactions with machine and data . Computer graphics and visualization . Computer graphics is the study of digital visual contents , and involves synthesis and manipulation of image data . The study is connected to many other fields in computer science , including computer vision , image processing , and computational geometry , and is heavily applied in the fields of special effects and video games . Human–computer interaction . Research that develops theories , principles , and guidelines for user interface designers , so they can create satisfactory user experiences with desktop , laptop , and mobile devices . Scientific computing . Scientific computing ( or computational science ) is the field of study concerned with constructing mathematical models and quantitative analysis techniques and using computers to analyze and solve scientific problems . In practical use , it is typically the application of computer simulation and other forms of computation to problems in various scientific disciplines . Artificial intelligence . Artificial intelligence ( AI ) aims to or is required to synthesize goal-orientated processes such as problem-solving , decision-making , environmental adaptation , learning , and communication found in humans and animals . From its origins in cybernetics and in the Dartmouth Conference ( 1956 ) , artificial intelligence research has been necessarily cross-disciplinary , drawing on areas of expertise such as applied mathematics , symbolic logic , semiotics , electrical engineering , philosophy of mind , neurophysiology , and social intelligence . AI is associated in the popular mind with robotic development , but the main field of practical application has been as an embedded component in areas of software development , which require computational understanding . The starting-point in the late 1940s was Alan Turing 's question `` Can computers think ? `` , and the question remains effectively unanswered , although the Turing test is still used to assess computer output on the scale of human intelligence . But the automation of evaluative and predictive tasks has been increasingly successful as a substitute for human monitoring and intervention in domains of computer application involving complex real-world data . Software engineering . Software engineering is the study of designing , implementing , and modifying software in order to ensure it is of high quality , affordable , maintainable , and fast to build . It is a systematic approach to software design , involving the application of engineering practices to software . Software engineering deals with the organizing and analyzing of software—it does n't just deal with the creation or manufacture of new software , but its internal maintenance and arrangement . Both computer applications software engineers and computer systems software engineers are projected to be among the fastest growing occupations from 2008 to 2018 . Academia . Conferences are important events for computer science research . During these conferences , researchers from the public and private sectors present their recent work and meet . Unlike in most other academic fields , in computer science , the prestige of conference papers is greater than that of journal publications . One proposed explanation for this is the quick development of this relatively new field requires rapid review and distribution of results , a task better handled by conferences than by journals . Education . Since computer science is a relatively new field , it is not as widely taught in schools and universities as other academic subjects . For example , in 2014 , Code.org estimated that only 10 percent of high schools in the United States offered computer science education . A 2010 report by Association for Computing Machinery ( ACM ) and Computer Science Teachers Association ( CSTA ) revealed that only 14 out of 50 states have adopted significant education standards for high school computer science . However , computer science education is growing . Some countries , such as Israel , New Zealand and South Korea , have already included computer science in their respective national secondary education curriculum . Several countries are following suit . In most countries , there is a significant gender gap in computer science education . For example , in the US about 20 % of computer science degrees in 2012 were conferred to women . This gender gap also exists in other Western countries . However , in some parts of the world , the gap is small or nonexistent . In 2011 , approximately half of all computer science degrees in Malaysia were conferred to women . In 2001 , women made up 54.5 % of computer science graduates in Guyana .
Rosewood ( Pretty Little Liars ) . Rosewood is the fictional setting for both the `` Pretty Little Liars '' book series and the `` Pretty Little Liars '' television series . The fictional city is suggested to be loosely based on West Chester , Pennsylvania . In print . Rosewood was founded by William W. Rosewood . As a Main Line town , it has a long history of prestige associated with the railroad industry of the 1800s . Majority of the residents are in the upper class and many families , such as the Hastings , have had significant wealth dating back to the 1800s . The town consists of farms , cornfields , and pastures , and barns converted into apartments and other types of buildings . Many of the mansions were converted from large farms . Several homes of the characters are near forested areas . Emily 's backyard is bordered by the woods , Spencer and Alison 's neighborhood is surrounded by a small forest , and the Kahn 's vast property is also bordered by a forest . However , the protagonists appear to live in very different sections of the suburb . Though it is strongly leaning towards the rural end , Rosewood appears to be a fairly large town . The town also has a shopping center called King James Mall . On screen . Rosewood is in Pennsylvania , about 20 miles outside of Philadelphia , and the two cities Brookhaven and Ravenswood are also not far from Rosewood . East of Rosewood is Darkette County , where the Radley Sanitarium is located . The city has its own printed newspaper , `` The Rosewood Observer '' . The Apple Rose Grille restaurant is a redesigned set of Luke 's Diner , a location of the WB series `` Gilmore Girls '' . The current population is of 7,989 inhabitants . Most scenes in the television series are shot in the exteriors in the Warner Bros. studio 's backlot in Burbank , while the interior scenes are filmed separately on nearby soundstages .
Douglas Township , Sac County , Iowa . Douglas Township is a township in Sac County , Iowa , USA . The township 's elevation is listed as 1243 feet above mean sea level .
Centre points of the United Kingdom . There has long been debate over the exact location of the geographical centre of the United Kingdom , and its constituent countries , due to the complexity and method of the calculation , such as whether to include offshore islands , and the fact that erosion will cause the position to change over time . There are two main methods of calculating this `` centre '' : either as the centroid of the two-dimensional shape made by the country ( projected to the Airy ellipsoid then flattened using the Transverse Mercator projection ) , or as the point farthest from the boundary of the country ( either the sea , or , in the case of constituent countries , a land border ) . These two methods give quite different answers . Traditional locations . The town of Haltwhistle in Northumberland has banners stating that it is the `` Centre of Britain '' . By another calculation the centre can also be said to be Dunsop Bridge , Lancashire ( historically in the West Riding of Yorkshire ) , 71 miles ( 114 km ) to the south . However , in 2002 the Ordnance Survey conducted studies that pinpointed the respective centres more precisely , and it is their results that are quoted below . Centroid locations . Put simply , the centroid is the point at which a cardboard cut-out of the area could be perfectly balanced on the tip of a pencil . Islands are assumed fixed to the mainland in their precise position by invisible rigid weightless wires . A mathematical method is used to do the balancing to a much greater accuracy than the practical method could achieve . Unless stated , positions are the centroids of the two-dimensional shapes made by the countries . Calculations include offshore islands unless stated . `` Great Britain '' `` ( excluding islands other than the island of Great Britain itself ) '' `` United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland '' Locations found by other methods . `` Point farthest from high tide mark ( including tidal rivers ) '' `` Mid point of the longest north–south axis '' `` Centre of a rectangle enclosing precisely all of England and Wales '' For centuries the parish of Meriden to the west of Coventry has claimed to be the geographical centre of England , and there has been a stone cross there commemorating the claim for at least 500 years . The justification is that the point farthest from the sea is in the parish . Morton , Derbyshire also claims to be the centre of England as it is not only mid-way along England 's longest north-south axis , but also midway between the east coast and the Welsh border . Claims are also made for a tree , the Midland Oak , in Leamington Spa , Warwickshire , although the basis for these claims is not clear .
Peak Forest . Peak Forest is a small village and civil parish on the main road the ( A623 ) from Chapel-en-le-Frith to Chesterfield in Derbyshire . The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 335 . The village grew from the earlier settlement of Dam ( still inhabited , with a number of houses and farms ) at the conjunction of Perrydale and Damdale . There is an inn , a church and a primary school . Its name probably derives from the Forest of High Peak . Its church is dedicated to 'Charles , King & Martyr ' ( King Charles I of England , executed in 1649 ) . First erected in 1657 , it was replaced in 1878 as a gift from the Duke of Devonshire . Until an Act of Parliament was passed in 1804 its minister was able to perform marriages without the need for reading the banns , and the village was known as the Gretna Green of Derbyshire . The Peak Forest Canal , although originally aiming for the limestone quarries in Great Rocks Dale just to the south of the village , never reached nearer than Buxworth , seven miles away , where it terminates at Bugsworth Basin . Instead , a horse-drawn tramway , the Peak Forest Tramway , was constructed in the late 18th century to connect the canal with the quarries between Dove Holes and Peak Forest . The original limestone-carrying purpose of the canal was replaced long ago by the mineral railway line serving the quarries around Buxton and joining the Manchester–Sheffield line , via a couple of magnificent diverging viaducts over the Black Brook valley at Chapel Milton ( between Chapel-en-le-Frith and Chinley ) . Its railway station ( now closed ) was built by the Midland Railway , two miles away at Small Dale . This was on its extension of the Manchester , Buxton , Matlock and Midlands Junction Railway , part of the main Midland Line from Manchester to London . It was also the northern junction for the line from Buxton .
Clark Mountain ( Maine ) . Clark Mountain is a summit in Androscoggin County , Maine , in the United States . With an elevation of , Clark Mountain is the 1434 highest summit in the state of Maine . Clark Mountain was named for Ephraim Clark , a pioneer who settled near its base .
Ricardo Teixeira ( racing driver ) . Ricardo Teixeira ( born 2 August 1984 in Lisbon , Portugal ) is a Portuguese-Angolan racing driver . He holds dual nationality and has raced under both nationalities at various points in his career . He was the first Angolan driver to drive a Formula 1 car when he was announced as a test driver for Team Lotus for 2011 . He has been sponsored throughout his career by the Angolan oil company Sonangol . Formula BMW . Teixeira began his formula racing career in 2001 by driving in the Formula BMW Junior Cup in Portugal . He finished in 20th position in the drivers ' championship . Formula Three . Teixeira moved to the National Class of the British Formula 3 Championship in 2002 , but did not start a race that year . In 2003 he raced occasionally in the BRSCC 's ARP Formula Three Championship , taking one win and three podiums finish at club racing level . He returned to the British Championship in 2005 after taking a couple of years out for study with the Carlin Motorsport team , finishing ninth in the National Class . The following season , he improved to seventh , despite switching teams to Performance Racing Europe part-way through the year finishing twice in the podium . In 2007 , he moved up to the Championship Class of the series with Performance Racing , scoring no points . For 2008 , he moved to the Ultimate Motorsport team 's Mygale chassis . Teixeira also competed in two races of the German ATS Formel 3 Cup in 2007 , and has driven in two Masters of Formula Three races , with a best finish of 24th . GP2 Series . Teixeira was signed by the Trident Racing team to drive in the fifth and sixth rounds of the 2008–09 GP2 Asia Series season . He replaced Frankie Provenzano , and was the seventh competitor to drive one of the team 's two entries . He was the first Angolan driver to compete at this level of motorsport . Trident kept a hold of Teixeira for the 2009 GP2 Series . After two years away from the series , one in FIA Formula Two Championship and then as a test driver for the Lotus Formula One team , Teixeira returned to GP2 by signing with the Rapax team for the 2012 season , in which he partnered Tom Dillmann . After ten races , and with a best finish of 13th , he was replaced by Daniël de Jong after suffering from illness . He returned to action for the next round at Silverstone , with De Jong taking Dillmann 's seat instead . Teixeira eventually finished 29th in the championship . FIA Formula Two Championship . Teixeira moved to the FIA Formula Two Championship for 2010 . He finished fifth in his third race in the series , at Marrakech , but suffered a spectacular aerial accident in the following race when he collided with Ivan Samarin under braking for a chicane . Teixeira was uninjured in the accident . Over the course of the season he amassed 23 points to finish 16th in the drivers ' championship : his best showing in any series since 2006 . Formula One . After driving for Team Lotus in pre-season testing for the 2011 season , Teixeira was confirmed as a test driver for the team in March 2011 .
Ford F-Series ( sixth generation ) . The sixth generation of the Ford F-Series is a line of pickup trucks and medium-duty commercial trucks that were produced by Ford Motor Company from 1973 to 1979 . This generation was launched in December 1972 for the 1973 model year . These were the last generation of trucks to use the F-Series chassis introduced in 1965 . After a decade as a compact SUV , the Ford Bronco was redesigned as a shortened version of the F-Series . This generation also marks the introduction of the F-150 ( introduced in 1975 ) which today is the most popular model . This generation is noted for the body panels ' durability as Ford used extensive amounts of galvanized sheet metal , zinc coated steel , zinc rich primer and fender liners , to fight corrosion . In 1976 , the F-Series became the best-selling trucks in America , a position it has continued to retain ever since . 1973–1975 . In 1973 , a new model was offered : The heavy duty F-350 V8 . This was a new heavy-duty pickup made with contractors and camping enthusiasts in mind . It rode on longer wheelbase than an F-100 or F-250 ( vs. ) but had the same overall length . Ordering the Camper Special package for the F-350 SRW made it a `` Super Camper Special '' , which was designed for the much heavier slide-in campers coming on the market at that time . For 1974 ( introduced September 21 , 1973 ) , the F-Series became available in an extended cab for the first time . Dubbed the `` SuperCab '' , it offered the six-passenger seating of the crew cab in a slightly shorter length , and competed with Dodge 's Club Cab . For 1975 , the F-150 was introduced ; this truck was designed with a heavier GVWR ( over ) and maximum payload . 1976–1977 . In 1975 ( 1976 model year ) , this familiar `` split-grille '' design was given a slight face lift to feature black accents around the headlights and a refined overall appearance . 1977 models received a redesign of exterior trim , with the cowl insignias made smaller and moved near the windshield . The bed received a rectangular fuel door to conceal the gas cap . The fuel tank located behind the seat was discontinued due to safety concerns . It also would be the last year of the medium-duty F-500 . Starting in the 1977 model year Ford dropped the `` Super '' from `` Super Camper Special '' in favor of calling the F-350 models with camper packages `` Camper Special '' , a name that was previously only assigned to F-250 's with camper packages . 1978–1979 . For 1978 , the appearance of the F-Series changed the most since 1972 , when the split grille was overhauled in favor of a single-piece grille insert design . Much larger than before , the grille no longer incorporated the headlights , turn signals or the `` F O R D '' letters . The headlights were located in housings beside the grille , and the park/turn signal lamps were located below them . Additionally , a new chrome-plated letter set reading `` F O R D '' could now be seen on the hood immediately above the grille . In 1977 ( 1978 models ) , the round headlight design was retained for the Custom trim level . A luxury `` Lariat '' trim was also introduced for 1978 ; Ranger , Ranger XLT , and Ranger Lariat trim levels incorporated rectangular headlights with optional chrome headlight bezels and the chrome grille insert . Dual Fuel tanks in the bed became standard . For 1979 , round headlights were replaced by rectangular ones on all trim levels , and the surrounding grille insert that framed the headlights was now available in either black or chrome to match that of the aluminum grille frame . Also new for 1978 was the option of part- or full-time four-wheel-drive on SuperCab models . Full-time four-wheel drive utilized a chain-driven NP203 transfer case , while part-time four-wheel drive was equipped with a gear-driven NP205 . Models . The GVWR ratings for these trucks was tied to a combination of wheel , spring , axle and brake combinations . The series code on the ID tag denotes which model and from that it can be determined what weight rating each vehicle has . 4x4 trucks can also be identified by the Vehicle Identification Number and on the ID plate as a serial number . For example , F10 is an F-100 2-wheel drive , but F11 is an F-100 4x4 , and so on . Serial numbers beginning with an `` X '' are SuperCab models . Trim . An optional `` Explorer '' trim package was available with the `` Ranger '' trim level . Australian production . Ford Australia assembled right-hand drive sixth generation F-Series that were fitted with a lineup of locally sourced engines . The base trim level was called Custom , with a higher spec XLT level only available on the F-100 . 1973–1975 . Initially they were available with US sourced 240 and 300 CID Straight-6 engines . From August 1974 the 240 CID engine was replaced with locally sourced 250 CID Straight-6 and the 300 CID was replaced by the locally sourced 302 Cleveland V-8 engines . The 302 Cleveland was a destroked 351 Cleveland built using tooling exported to Australia after the closure of the Cleveland production line . The F-100 with a 302 Cleveland model was the first Australian Sixth Gen to receive an automatic transmission as an option , the six cylinder powered models and the larger F-250 and F-350 were limited to a four-speed manual . The Canadian built 4x4 F-250 was added to the lineup in 1975 with the 300CID Straight-6 engine to supplement the locally assembled rear-wheel drive F-100 , F-250 and F-350 . 1976–1977 . The 250CID Straight-6 was upgraded with a new crossflow head and rebadged as the 4.1 litre , increasing power and lowering emissions to meet new legislation being introduced in Australia . At some point during 1976 , the GVM of the F-100 was quietly increased from to ahead of the release of the 1977 specs . In 1977 , a locally assembled 4x4 's F-100 with Australian built engines was added to the lineup to replace the fully imported 4x4 F-250 . 1978–1979 . In 1978 , the 351 Cleveland V-8 replaced the 302 Cleveland V8 in the F-250 and F-350 . The 302 Cleveland continued alongside the 351 Cleveland in the F-100 . The 4.1 litre inline 6 cylinder continued to be sold across the range . In 1979 , the 302 Cleveland was discontinued , leaving the standard engine as the 4.1 litre Straight-6 , with the 351 Cleveland ( badged as the 5.8 ) , as the only upgrade , except the F-100 4x4 's which was only available with the 5.8 litre V8 . The F-250 and F-350 had an automatic gearbox as an option for the first time in Australia , though still only on the V8 engine . Argentine production . Like Ford Australia , Ford Motor Argentina assembled CKD F-series kits and fitted their own engines . These were the Ford Motor Argentina cast and assembled straight-six and Y-Block V8 along with Perkins 4-cylinder diesels . 1976 . The F-100 was available with three engine choices , the 221CID `` Econ '' straight-six , the 292CID Y-Block V8 and a 203CID Perkins 4 cylinder diesel . The only transmission on offer was a 3-speed manual . Ford Bronco . For 1978 , Ford redesigned the Ford Bronco , basing it upon the F-Series chassis ( shortened to a 104-inch wheelbase ) . Taking on the wagon bodystyle of the 1966–1977 Bronco , the full-size 1978 Bronco was designed with a removable camper shell hardtop , similar to the Chevrolet K5 Blazer/GMC Jimmy . The new Bronco incorporated design characteristics which eliminated leaky roofs and body flex associated with other full size removable top utility vehicles of the era . To lower production costs over its predecessor , the Bronco was designed with interchangeability with the Ford F-150 4x4 , sharing nearly all exterior body panels from the front doors forward , many interior and trim parts , and the same powertrain . The 351M V8 was standard , with a 400 V8 as an option ; all Broncos were fitted with four-wheel drive . Medium-duty . Largely unchanged since 1967 , medium duty-trucks saw little change during the 1970s . Post-1973 models are most easily distinguished by their larger headlight surrounds in the grille in comparison to 1967–1972 models . In 1977 , a 370 cubic-inch version of the 460 V8 replaced the previous FE engines . Shared with the L-Series trucks , the Caterpillar 3208 V8 became an option in F700 and F800 models ; diesel-powered trucks were distinguished by an extra `` 0 '' ( i.e. , F-7000/F-8000 ) . The lowest-GVWR F-500 was discontinued after 1977 . Common misconceptions . - 1978 mid year headlight design swap . 1978 was the only year both round and rectangular head lights were available . Trim level is what determined what headlight shape you received , the production date did not . If you ordered a Custom trim level you received round headlights . If you ordered any of the Ranger trim levels you received rectangular headlights . This was the case for the entire 1978 model year . Definition of a Highboy . The term `` Highboy '' is a nickname given by enthusiasts to 1967-1977.5 F-150 , F-250 & F-350 4x4 's , including both Regular Cab and Crew Cab light duty pick-up trucks . The Highboy is the most desirable factory 4x4 of its era due to a narrow stout frame , increased height compared to other light-duty pickup trucks , and divorced transfer case . GM and Chrysler did not have a counterpart . The Highboy is also historically significant as the basis of the first monster truck : Bigfoot 1 . Each Highboy left the factory sitting higher than other factory Ford pick-up trucks . The divorced transfer case ( either Dana 24 , NP203 , or NP205 ) caused the front end to be higher , so the rear-end had 4 '' lift blocks under the leaf springs to match the front height . Mid-1977 Ford switched to married transfer cases for the pick-ups . People then started referring to the 1973-1977.5 divorced transfer case trucks as Highboys and the 1977.5-1979 married transfer case trucks as Lowboys . Since the previous 1967-1972 generation trucks were essentially the same as the 73-77.5 trucks , they have been included in the Highboy definition . There is an incorrect , albeit common , belief that Highboy was a package available on all 67-77.5 Ford pick-ups .
Landepéreuse . Landepéreuse is a former commune in the Eure department in Normandy in northern France . On 1 January 2016 , it was merged into the new commune of Mesnil-en-Ouche . Etymology . The origin of the name of Landepereuse is easy to find . It derives of the Norman way to pronounce `` lande pierreuse '' ( stony land ) . The word `` lande '' comes from Gallic and indicates a dry ground where just few plants grow . Stony is due to the abundance and the size of the stones , sometimes multi metric that are presents in abundance . So this commune did not have been a paradise for the first inhabitants : it was probably difficult to clear and to cultivate at this time when tractors did not exist and metal or iron tools were expensive and rare . Geography . Landepéreuse is a small rural village of Pays d'Ouche located in the south western Eure , in Normandy . Its surface is 892 ha . With uneven maximum of 48 m ( altitude ranging between 187 m in the South-West and 139 m in the North-East ; town hall at 170 m ) , this commune slightly undulating , is representative of the territories of Pays d'Ouche who announce already the hills of the Perche country in the south and the Pays d'Auge to a few kilometres in the West . It is constituted of fields , pastures , orchards and woods . These are sometimes separated by hedges , in which the principal species are : Hawthorn , the blackthorn ( Sloe ) . The territory of the commune is crossed by two dry valleys . Regularly , each year , during strong rain , these two valleys run during few hours to few days ( see below the longest valley in January 2008 ) . During the important wet episode in the beginning of 2001 ( floods in the Somme ) , those more in the east ran during a few months . Geology . The geological basement of the commun consists of the geological strates commonly encountered in the Paris Bassin ( `` o.b.. '' ) from the latter primary to the Holocene . Only rare rocks and formations are , or have been accessible to humans . The oldest are of upper Cretaceous . They are formed of marly chalk exploited formerly in underground quarries , for a long time abandoned . We can see in the landscape , the old fallen down wells access and the cave-in , locally known as bétous ( or boitous ) : ( bétoire s in the French version ) ( see left side , the geological map ) . On the surface , we see in abundance in some areas of the commune sandstones of Cenozoic age ( see map ) geological ) . They can grow to a plurimetric size . No fossil ( macro or micro ) have been observed . So their age may not be precisely specified . For some authors their appear to be sandstones of Paleocene age , such as those visible at the top of the surrounding chalk cliffs of Dieppe or the Tréport and nearly of Bosc Renoult for example . For another , their appear to be sandstone of Oligocène age , such as those well known of the Fontainebleau forest to the South of Paris or Séran mound in the French Vexin . From a scientific study , many thin blades have been cut to try to remove this ambiguity . They have only shown one cristallized charophyte oogone ( reproductive seaweed cells ) ( currently living in freshwater ) not datable . Around valleys we can observe heterogeneous rocks ( flint , pure sandstone , more or less strongly ferruginated sandstone ... ) , heterometric ( centimetric to pluridecimetric ) , relatively well rolled . This geological set reminds alluvium , inheritance of the passed valleys activity , with a relatively high current speed ( such as the Charentonne today ) ( RS on the geological map ) . The other parts of the commune is coated with limon ( see geological map ) , not very thick compared to that we can encounter in the Lieuvin or in the Campagne d'Evreux . This layer provides a fertility relative to the ground of the commune . Because of the sandstone and cailloutis abundance , Landepereuse would not have been a paradise for its first inhabitants : it was probably difficult to clear and cultivate its ground at a time when tractors did n't exist and iron or at least metal tools were rare or expensive . By the finness of the limon , this commune was , before the advent of organic fertilizers , a land of extensive farms and survival food . Therefore , geology is the origin of the landscape of this typical bocaged village of the Pays d'Ouche . Limons , here of brown color , decalcified and clay concentrated by the paedogenesis ( lehm ) could however be used in this commune for bricks manufacture .
Finis Tasby . Finis Tasby ( February 1 , 1939 – November 2 , 2014 ) was a Los Angeles based blues singer and frontman for the group The Mannish Boys . Background and career . There is some confusion over his birth details , depending on which source is referenced . One year quoted is 1939 , and that he was born on February 1 , in Dallas Texas United States . Another states that he was born in 1940 in Dallas , Texas . Early years : 1950s and 1960s . While in his teens , he played drums for a local band called The Blues Blasters . In the early 1960s he had moved over to bass guitar . He became a member of a local group called The Thunderbirds , playing bass as well as contributing backup vocals . Later he would work with Z.Z . Hill , Clarence Carter and Lowell Fulson . He also worked with Freddie King when he toured in the region . 1970s onwards . In 1971 , he was in Beaumont , Texas , working with Joe Simon and Z.Z . Hill . In 1973 , he moved to Los Angeles and worked the blues clubs there . He started a group in LA and opened for artists including B.B . King and Percy Mayfield . In 1981 , he appeared in the Burt Reynolds film `` Sharkeys Machine '' , where he performed the song `` After Hours '' . In the late 1990s , Tasby began an association with Rand Chortkoff who produced his album , `` Jump Children '' . That association would lead to Tasby being the front man for The Mannish Boys which was creation of Chortkoff . The Mannish Boys were nominated numerous times for blues awards . The group 's album `` Double Dynamite '' received the Traditional blues album of the year award . In 2005 , he appeared at the Topanga Canyon Blues Festival in Topanga , California . In 2006 , he came to Australia and appeared with guitarist Enrico Crivellaro at the Australian Blues Music Festival . During his career he worked as an automobile mechanic at various stages . He suffered an injury to his hand in the late 1970s which caused him to give up playing bass . In December 2012 , he suffered a stroke . Tasby died in November 2014 as a result , aged 74 . Recordings . Among the singles he recorded in were `` Get Drunk and Be Somebody '' which was released in 1978 , and `` Blues Mechanic '' which was released on Ace Records . In 1995 he released his debut album , `` People Don ’ t Care '' , which was not a commercial success . The album had legs , and potential with the movie `` The Babysitter '' using 4 songs off the album in that movie starring Alicia Silverstone . And a CD release party at the Hollywood House of Blues as well as a fearured night at Universal City Walk 's BB Kings Club . The album had guest artists including Lowell Fulson , Mick Taylor , Elvin Bishop and Vernon Reed . If you find it , listen to it and enjoy the magic . In 1998 he released `` Jump Children '' . This album did better and had guitarists Kid Ramos and Rick Holmstrom , bassist Larry Taylor and drummer Richard Innes . In 2005 he released `` What My Blues are All About '' .
Physical Fatness . `` Fat Music Volume 3 : Physical Fatness '' is the third compilation album released by the Fat Wreck Chords record label , in 1997 .
Delmont , Pennsylvania . Delmont is a borough in Westmoreland County , Pennsylvania , United States . The population was 2,686 at the 2010 census . History . Delmont was initially known as New Salem . The 300 acres of land was warranted to William Wilson in 1784 and upon his arrival in 1785 he named the area New Salem . In 1812 a post office was established in New Salem and it was named Salem X Roads ( Salem Crossroads ) , Pennsylvania . Hugh Bigham was the first postmaster . Wilson continued to farm on the land until his death in 1796 . After Wilson 's death in 1796 his estate was divided between his sons , Thomas and George . It was not until 1812 that the patent was validated . Eventually , the family conveyed their deeds over to Thomas and he became the sole owner of the property . Thomas decided to divide the property into 48 lots to form a crossroads village . Thomas Wilson designed the town around a watering trough that was built in 1810 by Hugh Bigham . The watering trough was originally known as the `` running pump . '' The watering trough was connected with wooden pipes to a `` Big Spring '' that 's never known to run dry . In 1814 , two days before Christmas , 48 lots were auctioned off to form a `` crossroads '' town . As the area developed , the town was referred to locally as `` Salem Crossroads . '' On April 8 , 1833 , the town was incorporated as `` New Salem Borough . '' The mailing address was Salem Crossroads until 1871 , when town postmaster Zachariah Zimmerman changed it to Delmont . The town and the post office carried two different names until May 16 , 1967 , when residents voted to change the borough 's name to Delmont after a promotional campaign by then-Mayor Franklin Mangery . Several areas in and around the borough still carry the Salem reference . Major navigational roads were built through the area in the late 18th century , and what is now local Route 66 was built in 1800 . The East-West Northern Turnpike was completed in 1819 linking Philadelphia to Pittsburgh . Delmont was a busy stagecoach stop boasting at one time five stage coach lines through the village . Travelers would stop tired and hungry and patronized the several inns and taverns in town . In 1853 , the Pennsylvania Railroad was complete through Westmoreland County to Pittsburgh . This was a faster more economical way to travel . In 1855 , the last stagecoach passed through the crossroads village and ended the stagecoach era for the crossroads town . The now defunct Salem Crossroads Historical Restoration Society worked to maintain the local history and to restore the area . As a result of their efforts , the Salem Crossroads Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978 . In 1980 the society purchased Shields Farm , which hosts the annual Apple 'N Arts festival on Shields farm during the first week of October . Geography . Delmont is located at ( 40.412971 , -79.571433 ) . According to the United States Census Bureau , the borough has a total area of , all of it land . Delmont has been assigned the ZIP code of 15626 . Government and Politics . Former Councilwoman Alyce Urban was elected as Delmont 's Mayor in March 2014 and re-elected as mayor in November 2017 . Demographics . As of the census of 2000 , there were 2,497 people , 1,070 households , and 714 families residing in the borough . The population density was 2,333.1 people per square mile ( 901.0/km² ) . There were 1,139 housing units at an average density of 1,064.2 per square mile ( 411.0/km² ) . The racial makeup of the borough was 97.96 % White , 0.52 % African American , 0.04 % Native American , 0.44 % Asian , 0.04 % from other races , and 1.00 % from two or more races . Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.24 % of the population . There were 1,070 households out of which 31.0 % had children under the age of 18 living with them , 55.4 % were married couples living together , 9.3 % had a female householder with no husband present , and 33.2 % were non-families . 29.9 % of all households were made up of individuals and 12.1 % had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older . The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.91 . In the borough the population was spread out with 24.4 % under the age of 18 , 6.2 % from 18 to 24 , 31.0 % from 25 to 44 , 24.7 % from 45 to 64 , and 13.7 % who were 65 years of age or older . The median age was 39 years . For every 100 females , there were 92.2 males . For every 100 females age 18 and over , there were 88.2 males . The median income for a household in the borough was $ 39,700 , and the median income for a family was $ 52,056 . Males had a median income of $ 39,097 versus $ 25,804 for females . The per capita income for the borough was $ 21,090 . About 4.6 % of families and 6.9 % of the population were below the poverty line , including 7.1 % of those under age 18 and 14.9 % of those age 65 or over . Most primary and secondary education is provided by two school districts - Greensburg Salem , in Greensburg , and Franklin Regional , in Murrysville . Students to the south and east of the borough are generally assigned to Greensburg Salem , while the bulk of the students in the borough , and those who reside in the north and west portions , attend Franklin Regional . Education . Delmont is served by the Franklin Regional School District and the Greensburg Salem School District . Roads . Aside from the historical genesis of the town as a toll intersection and stagecoach stop , one of Delmont 's notable characteristics is that it is the meeting point of two major highways , U.S. Route 22 and State Route 66 . For many years , these roads did not directly intersect but were linked by a cloverleaf interchange . Delmont became known for this interchange ; many local merchants incorporated `` Cloverleaf '' into their business names as a result . Recently , the `` cloverleaf '' system was dismantled and a single-point urban interchange was built in its place . This change was made to accommodate a plan to widen Route 22 , which is one of the most heavily traveled roads in Pennsylvania . The interchange on Route 22 marks the boundary between suburban Pittsburgh and the more rural foothills of the Appalachian Mountains . Points of interest . Note some of the places listed below are not located within the defined limits of Delmont , but are commonly considered in the borough . References . Images in America Salem Township , Arcadia publishing , October 2012 . Author Tracy Searight
Leaders of the New School . Leaders of the New School was a hip hop group based in Long Island , New York . History . The crew was composed of Uniondale , New York , natives Charlie Brown ( born Bryan Higgins on September 19 , 1970 ) and Dinco D ( born James Jackson on November 4 , 1971 ) ; North Amityville , New York native Cut Monitor Milo ( born Sheldon Scott on July 4 , 1970 ) ; and Busta Rhymes ( born Trevor Smith , Jr. on May 20 , 1972 ) , who was originally from Brooklyn , New York but later moved to Uniondale at the age of twelve . The group 's big break was when they became an opening act for hip hop group Public Enemy . Public Enemy 's Chuck D gave Busta Rhymes and Charlie Brown their stage names . The group wanted to call itself `` Leaders of the New School '' , a name that was sought by a white hip hop group Hank Shocklee was producing . To settle who would get the name , according to Busta Rhymes , Chuck D sent the two groups home to make a track called “ Fuck the Old School ” , and the group that the Bomb Squad `` felt the most '' would get to use the name . After Rhymes and Brown 's group earned the name Leaders of the New School , the white group was named Young Black Teenagers . Leaders of the New School made its first appearance on an Elektra Records compilation titled `` Rubáiyát : Elektra 's 40th Anniversary '' , with a song called `` Mt . Airy Groove '' . It was the only hip hop song on that album . LONS soon joined up with popular hip hop collective the Native Tongues , along with the Jungle Brothers , De La Soul , A Tribe Called Quest , and Black Sheep . In 1991 , Busta Rhymes , Dinco D and Charlie Brown made a guest appearance on A Tribe Called Quest 's hit single `` Scenario '' , and LONS joined ATCQ on `` The Arsenio Hall Show '' to perform the track with the group . The group ’ s debut album , `` A Future Without a Past '' , was also released in 1991 . It included the hits `` Case of the P.T.A . `` , `` Sobb Story '' , and `` The International Zone Coaster '' . The group was praised for its light-hearted content and old-school call-and-response deliveries . The group 's second and final album was `` T.I.M.E . '' ( `` The Inner Mind 's Eye '' ) , released in 1993 . The album was less acclaimed than the group 's debut , but it spawned the hip hop hits `` What 's Next '' and `` Classic Material '' . As time passed , fans and critics began to focus less on LONS as a group and more on Busta Rhymes as a solo artist . During an infamous appearance on the TV show `` Yo ! MTV Raps '' , the group was seen arguing , with member Charlie Brown becoming upset over Rhymes ' show-stealing . The group soon split up , with Charlie Brown , Dinco D and Milo garnering very limited success individually , while Busta Rhymes ' popularity continued to increase . The group made an appearance on Rhymes ' 1996 debut album `` The Coming '' , on the track `` Keep It Movin ' '' and was the last time they would collaborate as a group . In July 2012 , the group reunited on stage during Busta Rhymes ' headlining set at the Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival , to perform `` Case of the P.T.A . '' and `` Scenario '' in its entirety with A Tribe Called Quest . The group later reunited again in 2015 on the song `` We Home '' from Busta Rhymes ' mixtape `` The Return Of The Dragon : The Abstract Went On Vacation '' . Reunion . The group reunited for two shows in 2012 . Dinco D released his debut solo album `` Cameo Flows '' on November 4 , 2016 . The album features appearances by fellow members Charlie Brown and Cut Monitor Milo . In December 2016 , Dinco D and Charlie Brown announced on ' podcast that the group was working on new material together but did not give any indication to when it would be released . The following month , Busta Rhymes made similar comments on N.O.R.E . & DJ EFN ’ s `` Drink Champs '' podcast .
Ambalona River . `` Ambalona '' is a river in eastern Madagascar . It flows into the Indian Ocean south of Toamasina .
Newton Mearns . Newton Mearns ( ) is an affluent suburban town and the largest settlement in East Renfrewshire , Scotland . It lies southwest of Glasgow City Centre on the main road to Ayrshire , above sea level . It has a population of approximately 22,636 , stretching from Whitecraigs to Mearnskirk . It is part of the Greater Glasgow conurbation . Its name derives from being a new town of the Mearns ( from Scottish Gaelic `` a ' Mhaoirne '' meaning a stewartry ) . History . Until the 20th century , the land around Newton Mearns was primarily agricultural . Ownership passed from the Pollocks ( whose name is perpetuated in the nearby Glasgow housing estate of Pollok ) to the Maxwells of Caerlaverock around 1300 . It then passed to the Maxwells of Nether Pollok in 1648 and then the Stewarts of Blackhall in 1660 . A new turnpike road from Eastwood Toll , now the main Ayr Road , was constructed in 1832 . The 1893 'Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland ' describes it as `` pleasantly situated on a rising ground 410 feet above sea-level '' . It also reveals that it was a 'burgh of barony ' which bestowed the right to hold a weekly market and two annual fairs . However , the Gazetteer also describes the village as being only a `` single street on the Glasgow and Kilmarnock highroad '' By the end of the 18th century quarrying had developed and more importantly numerous textile mills and finishing works became established availing themselves of the numerous rivers and lochs for water supply.From the early 20th century , with the introduction of improved roads and railways to the area , it gradually became a growing commuter suburb of Glasgow . In the 1930s , between speculative and local authority housing ventures , a further 6,000 houses were added to the area and after a lull during the war years , in the 1950s , house building began again in earnest . Unfortunately , the old core village suffered neglect during and after WW2 and was all but derelict by the 1960s . It was purchased and turned into a shopping centre which was later to become 'The Avenue at Mearns ' in 1991 . Historical buildings in the area include the 15th century Mearns Castle , Greenbank House owned by the National Trust for Scotland and the 1813 Mearns Kirk . Governance . At national level , Newton Mearns forms part of the Eastwood constituency ( since renamed to its original name of `` East Renfrewshire '' ) , and historically , it was one of Scotland 's safest Conservative seats . From the 1997 general election , when Barrhead and Neilston were added to the constituency , until 2015 the seat was held by Labour . Since the 2015 UK election it has been represented by the SNP 's Kirsten Oswald MP in the Parliament of the United Kingdom . However at the 2017 Election the seat was gained by the Conservative Paul Masterton Newton Mearns forms part of the Eastwood constituency in the Scottish Parliament . The seat was held by Labour 's Ken Macintosh from 1999 , when the parliament reconvened , until 2016 . In 2016 , Jackson Carlaw MSP , won the seat for the Conservatives . Following the breakup of Strathclyde Regional Council in 1996 , Newton Mearns became part of the new East Renfrewshire Council area . On more than one occasion , Glasgow City Council has applied to the Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland to have Newton Mearns re-allocated to its control . Economy . Newton Mearns is a primarily a residential area , with most of its inhabitants travelling by car or public transport to Glasgow for employment and shopping . However , there are a number of small businesses in the area , as well as an indoor shopping centre . The Avenue Shopping Centre is the main large retail centre in Newton Mearns . It comprises a total of 44 stores , currently including two supermarkets , five banks , nine clothing stores , food shops , restaurants and library . The line of the main mall at the Avenue runs the course of the old Mearns Main Street . There are also shopping units and restaurants at Broom on the Ayr Road , shopping units and restaurants at Broomburn on the Mearns Road , and shopping units and restaurants at Crookfur on Harvie Avenue . The newly constructed Greenlaw Village close to the M77 at Crookfur Road also has a supermarket , a hotel , smaller shops and a number of restaurants . Some significant businesses operating within Newton Mearns are : Vets 4 Pets , Eric N Smith , Claro Print , Specsavers , Edinburgh Woolen Mill , Nicol Estate Agents , Pets N Vets , Farming continues to be important to the south of Mearns Cross and stretching to Fenwick and Eaglesham Moors . A major Bleach Works and textile finishing centre was constructed at Netherplace , the site of which is still visible from the M77 motorway . Transport . Traffic through the town was reduced significantly after the new M77 motorway was opened in the late 1990s . Transport links improved further in May 2006 with the opening of the Glasgow Southern Orbital dual carriageway , and its connection to the M77 . As well as minor and major roads , the town has bus links with the centre of Glasgow , Kilmarnock , and Ayr . The town is served by two local railway stations , Patterton and Whitecraigs which run trains to Glasgow Central station amongst others . Religion . Newton Mearns has numerous places of worship , notably four Church of Scotland churches , a Baptist church , a Roman Catholic church and two Jewish synagogues and a mosque . Leisure . Newton Mearns contains a number of parks , including Broomburn Park , Mearns Park , Crookfur Park & Parklands Country Club and nearby Rouken Glen Park with its boating pond , gardens and leisure facilities . There are numerous golf clubs , a golf academy , a tennis club , bowling club and rugby club . A public swimming pool and leisure centre is located at Eastwood Park in nearby Giffnock , and the swimming pool and sports centre at Eastwood High School is open to the public . Between Mearns and Barrhead lie the former reservoirs and water runs of the Gorbals Water Works , pioneered in the 19th century , before the building of the Loch Katrine Water Works . The reservoirs and surrounding parklands now form the Dams to Darnley Country Park . The biggest football club near Newton Mearns is the Junior club , Pollok F.C.. The club 's home stadium is situated in Shawlands . Newton Mearns also has an amateur football club , Newton Mearns Rovers A.F.C . Established in 1962 , the club is managed by Greig Taylor and competes in the Caledonian Amateur Football League . Newton Mearns has a Freemason 's lodge , Lodge Newton Mearns No 1706 , that meets in the Fairweather Hall , on Barrhead Road . Literature . Newton Mearns was briefly mentioned in John McGrath 's play `` Little Red Hen '' ( 1975 , first publ . London : Pluto 1977 , p. 34 ) . More recently , the town appeared as the setting for the thriller novel `` Aztec Love Song '' ( Weathervane Press 2009 , ) by Marty Ross , a Scottish author best known for his BBC radio plays , who grew up in the town and studied at Mearns Castle High School .
Asbeke . Asbeke is a river of North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany . It flows into the Eickumer Mühlenbach near Herford .
Nominal power ( radio broadcasting ) . Nominal power is a measurement of a mediumwave radio station 's output used in the United States . AM broadcasters are licensed by the Federal Communications Commission to operate at a specific nominal power , which may be ( and usually is ) different from the transmitter power output . In both cases , nominal power excludes losses in transmission lines between the tower or phasor and the transmitter ; however , it `` includes '' losses in a resistor network used to decrease the efficiency of the antenna system . Nominal power is ultimately a historical artifact of the regulatory regime employed by the FCC prior to the 1980s . In the old system , rather than allowing licensees to choose any power level which would meet the efficiency and interference standards for their class , stations were restricted to a small set of power levels : 50 , 100 , 250 , 500 , 1000 , 2500 , 5000 , 10000 , 25000 , and 50000 watts . A station whose maximum coverage would otherwise be available at 4500 watts ( given a specific directional pattern and antenna system efficiency ) had a choice of either living with 2500 watts , or reducing the antenna efficiency to a level which would allow for 5 kW . Newly-constructed stations could fairly easily design an antenna system to meet the requirements , but stations on or moving to a shared tower with higher efficiency had a problem . The resistor network exception was created to allow stations to reduce their antenna efficiency without having to modify the existing tower . Rule changes in the 1980s did away with the fixed set of power choices , allowing stations to choose an appropriate power level for their antenna system ( `` dial-a-power '' ) , so there should no longer be any need for the concept of nominal power . However , stations still take advantage of the resistor exception in some cases , simply because they perceive the marketing advantage of higher power ( or at least `` round '' power ) to be worth the cost of the wasted energy .
Pandanus teuszii . `` Pandanus teuszii '' is a species of plant in the Pandanaceae family . It is endemic to Gabon .
Deh-e Molla Bozorg . Deh-e Molla Bozorg ( , also Romanized as Deh-e Mollā Bozorg , Deh Mollā Bozorg , and Deh Mollā-ye Bozorg ; also known as Deh Mollā and Deh Mulla ) is a village in Soviren Rural District , Cham Khalaf-e Isa District , Hendijan County , Khuzestan Province , Iran . At the 2006 census , its population was 1,031 , in 218 families .
Blake 's Wood & Lingwood Common . Blake 's Wood & Lingwood Common is a 93.2 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Danbury in Essex . It is owned by the National Trust and the local planning authority is Chelmsford City Council . The soils on this site are glacial sands and gravels over London clay , resulting in a mixture of woodland , heath and bog habitats . Blake 's Wood is ancient woodland on a sloping site , with valleys and streams . The main trees are oak , together with other species such as hornbeam and sweet chestnut . There is a wide variety of birds , such as hawfinches and nightingales , and the underlayer is dominated by bluebells and primroses . The heath is being invaded by trees and bracken . Acid grassland is dominated by red fescue , and there are two rare moths , Deltote bankiana and Elaphria venustula . There is access from Riffhams Chase , which separates the two parts of the site , with the wood to the north and the common to the south .
Charles Spring Rice , 5th Baron Monteagle of Brandon . Charles Spring Rice , 5th Baron Monteagle of Brandon ( 28 January 1887 – 9 December 1946 ) was an Anglo-Irish peer . Spring Rice was the son of Francis Spring Rice , 4th Baron Monteagle of Brandon , by his first wife , Elizabeth Ann FitzGerald . He was educated at Harrow School and Trinity College , Cambridge . Spring Rice served as an officer in the Royal Army Service Corps during the First World War , leaving the army as a captain in 1919 . He inherited his barony following the death of his father in 1937 , when he took his seat as a Conservative in the House of Lords . He lived at Mount Trenchard House . He married Emilie Frances de Kosenko , an American heiress , on 14 April 1925 and they had three children . He was succeeded by his eldest son , Gerald .
Judy Horacek . Judy Horacek ( born 12 November 1961 ) is an Australian cartoonist , artist , writer and children 's book creator . She is best known for her award winning children 's picture book `` Where is the Green Sheep ? '' with Mem Fox , and her weekly cartoons in . Horacek 's latest book is `` Random Life '' ( 2017 ) , her ninth cartoon collection . A new picture book with Mem Fox is due out in October 2018 . In 2005 , a selection of her work was acquired by the National Library of Australia for its collection . She said at the time that `` I really like being recognised for having done work that is part of the social discourse . And it 's always nice to see cartoons get another lease on life – now they represent a particular time and context and become part of the portrait of who we [ Australians ] are '' . Life . Horacek graduated with a BA from the University of Melbourne in 1991 , majoring in Fine Arts and English . She then studied for a Diploma in Museum Studies at Victoria University . In 2007 , she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts ( Visual ) in Printmedia and Drawing from Australian National University . Writing . Horacek started her career as a writer , and was a member of a community writing group in North Melbourne . Words are an important part of her cartoons , and sometimes dominate the pictures . After illustrating a children 's picture book for Mem Fox , she began to write and illustrate her own children 's books , something she had always wanted to do . Cartoons . `` My life has been a quest to find new and better place to stick cartoons '' , Horacek has said . Accordingly , her cartoons can be found in newspapers and magazines , online , on aprons and teatowels , on mugs , on fridge magnets and cards , and as limited edition prints . Her cartoons have been described as whimsical and quirky . As she says , `` I take every day situations and make them strange '' Horacek 's first commissioned work for `` The Age '' newspaper was published on International Women 's Day 1995 , next to the obituary of Senator Olive Zakharov . This was her cartoon , `` Woman with Altitude '' , a work which has since appeared on fridge magnets greeting cards , tea-towels and T-shirts . In 2007 , she said that `` The woman with altitude ... represents who we could be '' . At various times she has had regular spots in such newspapers and magazines as `` The Age '' , `` The Weekend Australian Magazine '' , `` The Canberra Times '' and the `` Australian Book Review '' . Illustration . She illustrated Mem Fox 's non-fiction book , `` Reading Magic '' , and in 2004 she illustrated her first children 's book , Mem Fox 's `` Where Is the Green Sheep ? '' . It was shortlisted for several book awards , and in 2005 won the Children 's Book Council of Australia Book of the Year – Early Childhood Award . She has since started writing her own children 's books , the first being `` The Story of GROWL '' ( 2007 ) , followed by `` These are My Hands '' ( 2008 ) , `` These are My Feet '' ( 2009 ) and `` Yellow is my favourite colour ''
Guinotellus . `` Guinotellus melvillensis '' is a species of crabs in the family Xanthidae , the only species in the genus `` Guinotellus '' .
An Aerial Joy Ride . `` An Aerial Joy Ride '' is a 1917 Fox silent comedy , starring Josef Swickard , Annette DeFoe and Raymond Griffith , written and directed by Charles Reed .
Mike Taylor ( musician ) . Michael Ronald Taylor ( 1 June 1938 , Ealing , West London - 19 January 1969 ) was a British jazz composer , pianist and co-songwriter for the band Cream . Mike Taylor was brought up by his grandparents in London and Kent , and joined the RAF for his national service . Having rehearsed and written extensively throughout the early 1960s , he recorded two albums for the Lansdowne series produced by Denis Preston : `` Pendulum '' ( 1966 ) with drummer Jon Hiseman , bassist Tony Reeves and saxophonist Dave Tomlin ) and `` Trio '' ( 1967 ) with Hiseman and bassists Jack Bruce and Ron Rubin . They were issued on UK Columbia . During his brief recording career , several of Taylor 's pieces were played and recorded by his contemporaries . Three Taylor compositions were recorded by Cream , with lyrics by drummer Ginger Baker `` Passing the Time '' , `` Pressed Rat and Warthog '' and `` Those Were the Days '' , all of which appeared on the band 's August 1968 album `` Wheels of Fire '' . Neil Ardley 's New Jazz Orchestra 's September 1968 recording `` Le Déjeuner Sur L ’ Herbe '' features one original Taylor composition `` Ballad '' and an arrangement by him of a Segovia piece `` Study '' . Mike Taylor drowned in the River Thames near Leigh-on-Sea , Essex in January 1969 , following years of heavy drug use ( principally hashish and LSD ) . He had been homeless for three years , and his death was almost entirely unremarked . In 2007 , the independent record label , Dusk Fire Records , released for the first time `` Mike Taylor Remembered '' , a 1973 tribute to the musician recorded by Ardley , Hiseman , Ian Carr , Barbara Thompson , Tony Reeves and other major modern British jazz players . In 2015 , Gonzo Multimedia published `` Out of Nowhere '' , the first biography on him written by Italian writer Luca Ferrari .
Frostating Court of Appeal . Frostating Court of Appeal is a court of appeal located in the city of Trondheim , Norway . It serves as a court of appeal for the counties of Trøndelag and Møre og Romsdal in Central Norway . The following district courts fall under this court of appeals : Fosen District Court , Sør-Trøndelag District Court , Inntrøndelag District Court , and Namdal District Court . In addition to the main court that is held in Trondheim at the Trondheim Courthouse , there are satellite courthouses in the cities of Ålesund , Molde and Kristiansund . The court is administered by the Norwegian National Courts Administration . The Frostating has 19 judges . History . The Frostating court stems back to the traditional thing called the Frostating that was created in the mid-10th century . The current court was transformed from an assembly to a court during the Middle Ages . These courts have changed their names and locations over time and became pawns in the absolute monarchy . In 1797 , courts of appeal were re-created to serve the nation , and in 1936 the current court system was introduced .
Unit cohesion in the United States military . Unit cohesion in the United States military it has been the subject of dispute and political debate since World War II as the United States military has expanded the categories of citizens it accepts as servicemembers . Unit cohesion is a military concept , defined by one former United States Chief of staff in the early 1980s as `` the bonding together of soldiers in such a way as to sustain their will and commitment to each other , the unit , and mission accomplishment , despite combat or mission stress '' . The concept lacks a consensus definition among military analysts , sociologists , and psychologists . Race . Prior to US Executive Order 9981 , issued on July 26 , 1948 by President Harry S. Truman , the American military was segregated . Opponents of racial integration frequently alleged that integrating the armed forces would have detrimental effects on unit cohesion . Women in combat . Brian Mitchell , in his article `` Women Make Poor Soldiers '' ( excerpted from his 1989 book `` Weak Link : The Feminization of the American Military '' ) , expressed concern that placing women in combat lowers unit cohesion , either due to sexual relationships taking priority over group loyalty , or because men would feel obliged to be more protective of women than other men . Mitchell 's view was harshly criticized in a New York Times review , which stated the book was `` spoiled by intemperate allegations and a supercilious tone '' and lacked sourcing for statements . Sexual orientation . Conservative commentary in the U.S. has taken the view that the service of gays in the military is deleterious to essential components of unit cohesion , such as moral and discipline . Urvashi Vaid , criticizing the `` Do n't ask , do n't tell '' policy in 1995 , called unit cohesion a euphemism for `` heterosexual male bonding '' and wrote that `` the essence of male bonding lay in the forcible suppression of undercurrents of homosexual desire . ''
Eriosoma lanigerum . `` Eriosoma lanigerum '' , the woolly apple aphid , woolly aphid or American blight , is an aphid in the superfamily Aphidoidea in the order Hemiptera . It is a true bug and sucks sap from plants . Description . The adults of `` Eriosoma lanigerum '' are small to medium sized aphids , up to 2mm long , and have an elliptical shape , are reddish brown to purple in colour but the colour is normally hidden by the white cotton-like secretion from the specialised glands in the aphid 's abdomen which gives it the common name of woolly apple aphid . The wax is produced after each moult so newly moulted individuals lack the wax coating , the main purpose of which is thought to be to prevent the honeydew secreted by the aphids to contaminate them but it may also produce a shelter from the weather and from parasites and predators . It has sooty-brown antennae has six segments and the colour of the tibias varies from dark brown to yellowish . When the adults are crushed they leave a blood red stain . The presence of this wooly substance distinguishes `` E. lanigerum '' from any other aphid occurring on apple trees . In many populations reproduction is wholly asexual and nymphs are produced by parthenogenesis . The nymphs are salmon pink in colour with dark eyes and circular cornicles which are slightly raised from the surface of the abdomen . The nymphs go through four instar moults before becoming an imago . The earliest stages are known as crawlers and they do not produce the waxy filaments until they settle to feed . The hibernating nymphs are very dark green , almost black , although they may be paler and can be dingy yellowish-brown and lack the secreted white waxy covering . Distribution . `` E. lanigerum '' is native to North America but it is now found in all of the regions of the world where apples are grown . It was first recorded from Great Britain in 1787 . Life Cycle . In cooler areas `` E. lanigerum '' spends the winter months as a nymph on the roots of its host plant or in the more sheltered above ground portions of the host such as under bark on the trunk or main branches . Where sexual reproduction occurs they will also overwinter as eggs and this occurs when elms are prevalent with the eggs being laid into crevices in the bark . The eggs hatch out into wingless `` stem mothers '' who begin to give birth to nymphs by parthenogenesis . Nymph colonies wintering above ground may be wiped out by severe winter weather . In the Spring , April in Great Britain , the colonies begin to produce young which infest the host tree and if there are no above ground colonies they move up the tree until almost the whole tree is covered in aphid colonies , which prefer to be sited at the axils of leaves on terminal shoots . Where the population levels are high almost every leaf on the tree will have a colony at its base . The third generation of young produced grow into winged adult females which are capable of sexual reproduction . each female producing a single egg , but these can only develop on the American elm `` Ulmus americana '' . The males are wingless . Each aphid may give birth to up to five live young a day allowing the rapid growth of colonies , with a total of over 100 nymphs in its life . The aphids feed on sap by piercing the outer integument of the host where it is thinnest and excrete a substance known as honeydew which contains a high proportion of sugars . There can be between eight and twelve generations in a year , depning on the summer temperatures . In its native range in north eastern North America the winged adults , or alates migrate at the end of the summer to overwinter on elms but in regions where there are no elms the fate of these alates is not known and all observed reproduction is by parthenogenesis . Elm is the primary host species and it appears that egg production on other species , such as apple trees , is rare and that eggs laid on apple always fail to hatch . Impact on apple trees . Where colonies of `` E. lanigerum '' feed on twigs and roots the tree forms galls , which are small initially but increase in size over time and are most damaging when they are formed among the roots . Continued feeding in the roots can destroy the roots and consequently reduce the growth of the tree or kill it . The aphids are attracted to the sunken sites caused by the perennial canker fungus `` Cryptosporiopsis perennans '' and the galls are then the most frequent places on the tree for the fungus to re-infect it . The galls can also allow infection by `` Gloeosporium sp '' . The galls are more sensitive to cold weather than the surrounding tissue and burst at -18 °C ( 0 °F ) , the resulting damage providing the fungus with an entry site for reinfection . As the aphids feed they produce a honeydew which drips onto the fruit allowing the growth of sooty mould which has an impact on the saleability of the fruit . The honeydew can also create unpleasant conditions for orchard workers to work in due to high levels of sticky honeydew excreted . The honeydew can also cover the leaves allowing the mould to grow there too . The aphids can also infest the apples , especially on varieties with an open calyx when the aphis can feed on the apple core . Control . `` Eriosoma lanigerum '' infestations have increased in the North-western United States as apple growers have reduced the use of organophosphate pesticides , it is though that the use of these chemicals to control the codling moth in orchards also repressed the infestation by the aphids . The chalcid wasp `` Aphelinus mali '' is used as a biological control and this wasp has been deliberately or accidentally introduced into most regions where the woolly apple aphid occurs . When they have been parasitised by the wasps the aphids cease wax production and turn black in colour . Sometimes it is possible to see a circular hole on the upper surface of the aphid which the adult wasp created when it emerged from the body of its host . Rootstocks have been developed which convey resistance to the aphids to the roots but they do not appear to be effective against aerial infestation . Growers have also tried to prevent infestation by preventing the crawler stage of the nymph from climbing into the crown but these have proven ineffective as aphids can colonise the crown from neighbouring trees . As well as the parasitoid , `` Alphelinus mali '' , these aphids are preyed on by the bug `` Anthocoris nemoralis '' , ladybirds , hoverfly larvae and lacewings . The presence of earwigs `` Forficula auricularia '' on the tress can reduce the levels of aphid infestation , so encouraging these insects by providing shelters may be another means of biological control . Exclsuion experiments in Poland showed that the earwigs , and to a lesser extent the seven-spot ladybird `` Coccinella septempunctata '' were important in controlling the numbers of aphids later in the season while in the early Spring the pine ladybird `` Exochomus quadripustulatus '' was the main predator on the aphids . The hoverflies , `` Heringia calcarata '' and `` Eupeodes americana '' , have also been used as effective biological control organisms . `` Areopraon lepelleyi '' is another species of wasp which is a parasitoid of the woolly apple aphid . In addition , entomopathogenic nematodes have been used to control root-dwelling populations of `` E. lanigerum '' . Host plants . The host plants include apple , pear , `` Prunus spp '' , crab apple , `` Pyracantha '' , `` Cotoneaster '' , elm , hawthorn and mountain ash . It has also been known to attack Japanese quince `` Chaenomeles sp. '' . Taxonomic issues . There is some debate about the host plant of `` E. lanigerum '' as the wooly aphids collected from `` Ulmus americana '' are now considered to be a separate species , `` Eriosoma herioti '' which migrates from `` Ulmus americana '' onto similar species of plant which `` E. lanigerum '' has been recorded on . Other specimens collected from elms and described as `` E. lingerum '' may have been misidentifications of the related `` Eriosoma crataegi '' or `` Eriosoma americanum '' , which some authority place in the `` Eriosoma lanigerum '' group .
Council of Europe Convention on the Prevention of Terrorism . The Council of Europe Convention on the Prevention of Terrorism 2005 ( CECPT ) is a regional multilateral treaty negotiated under the auspices of the Council of Europe . It was concluded in Warsaw on 16 May 2005 . Most notable amongst its provisions are the three new offences which it defines : Public Provocation to Commit a `` Terrorist Offence '' ; Solicitation of Persons to Commit `` Terrorist Offences '' ; and Provision of Training For `` Terrorist Offences '' . Parties are required to establish these offences in their national legal systems . However the obligation only applies in respect of behaviour where there is an international nexus of some sort . A `` terrorist offence '' is defined as any of the offences defined under the 12 existing international conventions on terrorism presently in force . __TOC__ The Incitement Offence . The most controversial part of the CECPT is its definition of Public Provocation to Commit a Terrorist Offence . Article 5 of the CECPT defines this as intentionally distributing `` a message to the public , with the intent to incite the commission of a 'terrorist offence ' , where such conduct , whether or not directly advocating terrorist offences , causes a danger that one or more terrorist offences may be committed . '' This is the first attempt in an international law context to define `` incitement '' to terrorism . It is controversial most notably because of the inclusion of “ indirect ” incitement . The limits of this concept are not defined in the CECPT . Article 12 of the CECPT requires parties to implement , and apply the offence in a way which is compatible with the Right to freedom of Expression as recognised in International Law [ See Article 10 of the European Convention of Human Rights , and Article 19 of the UN ’ s International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ] . There is some evidence that in a purported fulfilment of their obligations under the CECPT , States are going further than the CECPT and the relevant Human Rights principles would require or permit . See for example the British Terrorism Act 2006 , section 1 . Signatures and ratifications . The CECPT is open for signature by the member states of the Council of Europe , the European Community , and by non-member states which have participated in its elaboration . It came into force on 1 June 2007 in Albania , Bulgaria , Romania , Russia , Slovakia , and Ukraine ; as of July 2016 it has been ratified by 35 states . A further 10 states and the European Union have signed but not ratified the Convention .
Ducové . Ducové is a municipality ( village ) situated in western Slovakia , near the spa town of Piešťany . It was part of the municipality Moravany nad Váhom from 1976 to 1992 . The village lies under the Váh Inovec . According to the 2011 census , the municipality had 375 inhabitants . 365 of inhabitants were Slovaks and 10 others and unspecified . Etymology . The name of the village is derived from `` dux-ducis '' meaning duke . `` Duka '' was also a borrowed word used by the Slavs for a person with a prominent social status . The village was known as 1348 Duchreuy , 1453 Duczev , 1521 De-chobrod , 1532 , 1638 Ducibrod , 1576 Ducybrod , 1636 Duczowa , 1664 Ducó , 1667 Duczo , 1668 Duczove , 1693 Duczowa , 1753 Duczó , 1776 Duczo , 1773 Duczo , Dutzo , Duczowe , 1786 Duczo , Duczowce , 1808 Duczó , Ducow , 1863 -1918 Ducó , 1920 Ducov , Ducové , 1927 Ducové . Great Moravian Court . Ducové is known for an archaeological site on the `` Kostolec '' hill , where a Great Moravian fortified settlement has been unearthed . Excavations of older settlements from the Stone Age , Bronze Age and the Roman era indicate that Ducové benefited from its location on the Amber Road well before the Great Moravian era . The Slavic court was founded in the mid-9th century after the fall of the nearby hill fort in Pobedim , frequently associated with the unification of principality of Moravia and Nitra . The court was similar to Frankish courts from the 8th-9th centuries and inhabited by representatives of the Slavic elite . It was protected by a massive oak palisade , doubled on one side and built on top of the prehistoric mound . Administrative and representative functions were highlighted by the strategic location near the river ford . Interior space was divided by additional palisades and occupied by residential buildings , outbuildings , a Christian rotunda church and a graveyard . The round rotunda with an apse is similar to rotunda found in Staré Město . The court existed until 940-970 when it burned , most likely during the attack of the old Hungarians . The rotunda and the graveyard had been used by neighbouring villages also after the destruction of the residential buildings , the rotunda until the 11-12 century and the graveyard until the 14th . The site is registered as a National Cultural Landmark . Some parts of the court ( such as its palisades ) have been reconstructed by archaeologists . Genealogical resources . The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive `` Statny Archiv in Bratislava , Slovakia ''
NG Life . is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Mizuho Kusanagi . It was serialized in Hakusensha 's `` Hana to Yume '' from December 2005 to March 2009 . The individual chapters were then encapsulated and released in nine tankōbon volumes . The series was licensed for an English-language release in North America by Tokyopop between 2008 up to 2011 when Tokyopop 's North American publishing company was closed down . The story follows Keidai Saeki , a teenager who retains memories of his past life as a gladiator in Pompeii . In the present , Keidai is reunited with his past life 's wife who has reincarnated as a male ; meanwhile his male best friend is reincarnated as a female with feelings for Keidai . Reviews have been mixed about the series with reviewers praising or panning the art style and characters . In Japan , the sixth volume of `` NG Life '' was ranked 25th on the Tohan charts . Plot . Keidai Saeki is a high school student with memories of his past life as Sirix Lucretius Fronto , a gladiator in Pompeii who lost his wife Serena in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD . In the present , he is reunited with Loleus , Sirix 's male best friend who reincarnated as a girl named Mii Serizawa , and with Serena , who has reincarnated as a male middle school student named Yuuma Ujoh . Keidai has to deal with the feelings he has for Mii and his past love for Serena . As the series progresses , Keidai meets other people who retain memories of Pompeii and discovers that Sirix 's guilt in failing to save his friends is the reason why he retains his memories . When Keidai falls into a coma , he is able to relive the last moments of Pompeii where his actions put Sirix 's suffering to rest , allowing him to move on with his life and confess his love to Mii . Characters . Keidai is a high school student with memories of his past life as , a Pompeiian gladiator . His life is thrown into turmoil after he meets Yuuma Ujoh , the reincarnation of Sirix 's wife . Keidai is also linked to his family 's incarnations ; his mother , was Sirix 's younger sister , while his father , was Sirix 's rival . He is friends with Mii Serizawa , the reincarnation of Sirix 's close friend . He is unaware of Mii 's feelings towards him and his own feelings of her . As the series progresses , Keidai 's feelings for Mii grow as he starts to distance himself from Sirix 's memories . Yuuma is the reincarnation of Sirix 's wife , a maiden who captured the hearts of men with her beauty and kindness . Yuuma retains Serena 's feminine face and is often mistaken for a female . As a result , he aims to become more masculine to stop the confusion . Yuuma develops a secret crush on Mii early in the series , but his feelings are not reciprocated . He decides to give up on those feelings believing Keidai and Mii belong together and tries to push them together in order to help Keidai move on from Serena . It is revealed that Serena was reborn as a boy because in her final moments she felt that had she been a man , she could have been at Sirix 's side in the final days of Pompeii , rather than be left behind waiting for him . Mii is the reincarnation of Sirix 's best friend . Serizawa met Keidai in seventh grade when they helped a trapped bird and was the first to learn about his past life . She has a crush on Keidai but remains silent about it , fearing it would ruin their friendship . Serizawa is very popular with boys , though they do not make advances , believing she and Keidai are a couple . In her past life , Loleus helped Sirix meet Serena . Kusanagi reveals Mii 's name comes from Serizawa Kamo . Shinogu is Yuuma 's older male cousin and the reincarnation of Serena 's overprotective older sister . Like Keidai , he retains memories of his past life , and hates Keidai for abandoning Serena during the volcanic eruption . He has an aversion to hot weather because of his strong memories of that day . He began working as a student teacher at Keidai 's high school after Yuuma 's family moved to town . Shinogu despises males except for Yuuma , and is a womanizer . Shinogu holds a grudge against Souichi Mikage because in his past life as Delos , he betrayed Aglaia . The reincarnation of a noblewoman named , Shuna was reborn into a wealthy family and retains memories of Pompeii . She loses them at seventeen when she wishes to move on from her past . Shuna is a kind-hearted young woman willing to help anyone in need . When she was two years old , she called her newborn sister Serena due to their physical resemblance ; her parents , misheard and named the child Reina . At the age of 10 , Shuna meets Souichi Mikage , who also retains his memories of Pompeii , where he served as her bodyguard henceforth . Shuna initially hates Souichi due to his past betrayal , but her feelings for him grow over time and she falls in love with him . Reina is Shuna 's younger sister who closely resembles Serena and dresses in gothic Lolita-style clothing . She grew up hearing stories of Pompeii and developed a crush on Souichi . After Reina has her confession rejected by Souichi , she runs away and happens upon Keidai and the others . She discovers that he also has memories of Pompeii and brings them to Shuna hoping it would bring back her memories . She is in the same class as Yuuma where their similarities make them seem like twins . Reina and Yuuma grow close as friends and begin to speak to each other about their problems . They connect over their predicament of having romantic feelings for those who only see them as a younger sibling . Reina is later revealed to be the reincarnation of a girl named , a friend of Serena . Her appearance of resembling Serena is explained as Tina 's wish to experience the same love Serena has with Sirix . Souichi is the reincarnation of a mercenary named , who served as a bodyguard to Lady Aglaia in Pompeii but later betrayed her . He retains all of his memories of his life in Pompeii and encounters Reina and Shuna when he is fifteen . After discovering that Shuna still has her memories of being Lady Aglaia , he begins working to regain her trust . Souichi blames himself for her memory 's disappearance , claiming that her hatred towards him is the cause . Later in the series , it is revealed that Delos fell in love with Lady Aglaia even though he was mercenary hired by the House of Britius to betray her . After framing Aglaia for murder , Delos sought revenge against the House of Britius and murdered every member of the family . Publication and conception . `` NG Life '' , written and illustrated by Mizuho Kusanagi , had its first chapter published in `` The Hana to Yume '' on December 26 , 2005 . It was then serialized in `` Hana to Yume '' beginning with the second chapter on March 20 , 2006 and ended its run on March 5 , 2009 . The first tankōbon volume was released by Hakusensha on November 19 , 2006 and the ninth on June 19 , 2009 . Tokyopop licensed the series in 2008 and released the English adapted tankōbon between March 17 , 2009 and April 12 , 2011 . After Tokyopop was shut down , the license was returned to Hakusensha . During the planning of `` NG Life '' , Mizuho Kusanagi discussed with her editor about having a female lead protagonist allowing the readers to relate more to the protagonist . However , a male lead was settled for and the story was written in a romantic-panic comedy style . Kusanagi planned to end the series in its fourth volume , but wanted to add more to the story as it progressed resulting in more volumes . She also commented that even though she struggled with the plot , she enjoyed drawing the characters in the end . In the final chapter , the author revealed she had planned to pair Keidai with Mii since the beginning . Reception . The sixth volume of `` NG Life '' was ranked 25th on the Tohan charts between January 20 and 26 , 2009 . Erin Jones of Mania.com commented on the unoriginal plot and typical shōjo art but praised the characters ' distinctive designs and the art sense used to convey a dramatic scenes . He concludes that the character relationships are the `` selling point '' of the series . GraphicNovelReporter.com 's Courtney Kraft comments that the art style is adequate but criticizes the `` kookyness '' citing the drama at the end of volume one was necessary to balance it . Comics Worth Reading 's Johanna Draper Carlson heavily panned the manga for its art and `` two-dimensional characters that are predictable and uninteresting . ''
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University of Calgary . The University of Calgary ( U of C or UCalgary ) is a public research university located in Calgary , Alberta , Canada . The University of Calgary started in 1944 as the Calgary branch of the University of Alberta , founded in 1908 , prior to being instituted into a separate , autonomous university in 1966 . It is composed of 14 faculties and over 85 research institutes and centres . The main campus is located in the northwest quadrant of the city near the Bow River and a smaller south campus is located in the city center . The University of Calgary was ranked No . 1 in both Canada and North America among young universities by the QS World Universities Ranking ( Top 50 under 50 ) and the Times Higher Education Rankings ( Top 150 under 50 ) in 2016 . Its enrollment is approximately 25,000 undergraduate and 5,000 graduate students with over 170,000+ alumni in 152 countries , including James Gosling , OC who invented the Java computer language , former Prime Minister of Canada , Stephen Harper , former Canadian astronaut Robert Thirsk , and Lululemon Athletica founder , Chip Wilson . A member of the U15 , the University of Calgary is also one of Canada 's top research universities ( based on the number of Canada Research Chairs ) . The university has a sponsored research revenue of $ 360.5 million , with total revenues exceeding $ 1.1 billion , which is one of the highest in Canada . Being in Calgary , with Canada 's highest concentration of engineers and geoscientists , the university maintains close ties to the petroleum and geoscience industry through the Department of Geosciences and the Schulich School of Engineering while also maintaining a history of environmental research and leadership , primarily through the Faculty of Environmental Design , the School of Public Policy and the Faculty of Law . The main campus houses most of the research facilities and works with provincial and federal research and regulatory agencies , several of which are housed next to the campus such as the Geological Survey of Canada . The main campus covers approximately . History . The University of Calgary was established in 1966 , but its roots date back more than half a century earlier to the establishment of the Normal School in Calgary in 1905 . The Alberta Normal School was established in Calgary to train primary and secondary school teachers in the new province . The University of Alberta began operating a campus in Calgary in 1944 . The University of Alberta Calgary Branch eventually gained full autonomy in 1966 and became the University of Calgary . The University of Calgary tartan is associated with the university and with its pipe band . The university was modelled on the American state university ( similar to the University of Alberta ) , with an emphasis on extension work and applied research . The governance was modelled on the provincial University of Toronto Act of 1906 which established a bicameral system of university government consisting of a senate ( faculty ) , responsible for academic policy , and a board of governors ( citizens ) exercising exclusive control over financial policy and having formal authority in all other matters . The president , appointed by the board , was a link between the bodies to perform institutional leadership . In the early 20th century , professional education expanded beyond theology , law and medicine . Graduate training based on the German-inspired American model of specialized course work and the completion of a research thesis was introduced . The university 's first president , Herbert Stoker Armstrong , held a strong belief that `` although the university is accountable to the society that supports it , the university must insist on playing a leadership role in intellectual matters if it is to be worthy of the name . '' During the late 1960s , the University of Calgary 's campus expanded dramatically with new buildings for engineering and science , the opening of the new University Theatre in Calgary Hall and , in 1971 , the launch of the program in architecture . In addition , the Banff Centre ( originally known as The Banff School of Fine Arts ) affiliated with the University of Calgary in 1966 . The University of Calgary played a central role in facilitating and hosting Canada 's first winter olympic games , the XV Olympic Winter Games in 1988 . Profile . The university offers 250 programs in post-secondary education awarding bachelors , masters , and doctorate ( PhD ) degrees . The University of Calgary has developed a wide range of undergraduate and graduate programs . The campus has an area of and hosts 14 faculties , 55 departments and 85 research institutes and centers ( see Canadian university scientific research organizations ) . With the economic boom in Alberta , the government has promised $ 4.5 billion to post-secondary institutions in the province . Libraries and Cultural Resources . Libraries and Cultural Resources ( LCR ) includes eight libraries , two art galleries , Archives and Special Collections , the University of Calgary Copyright Office , Research Data Centre and the University of Calgary Press . MacKimmie library was the first library to open at the University of Calgary in 1966 . Since then , five different library branches have been opened in order to provide students with a greater amount of literary choice in many subjects . In addition , the University of Calgary has the first library system in North America to contain a video game library . Over 3.7 million printed volumes combined with online access to more than 300,000 full-text electronic journals and more than 800 electronic databases are available at the university . As of 2012 , the library system is the eighth largest , by the number of volumes held , in Canada . In 2011–2012 the university library was rated 43rd in North America for Total Library Expenditures by the Association of Research Libraries . Taylor Family Digital Library . The Taylor Family Digital Library ( TFDL ) is a convergence of libraries , historical archives , arts museum , scholarly publishing , and student academic support services . The TFDL was officially launched on October 20 , 2011 . The TFDL allows the full re-engineering of the university 's library system , creating more and better space for teaching and learning resources , while moving the majority of the University of Calgary 's growing collection off campus to a high-density library . In addition , The TFDL offers books and online resources , a large Learning Commons with café , workrooms , film and audio rooms , editing and recording suites , multimedia labs , quiet study areas , and seminar and consultation space for academic growth . Don and Ruth Taylor , longtime supporters of the University of Calgary , donated $ 25 million in December , 2006 to help build the new digital library . In recognition of the gift , the Board of Governors of the University named the library the Taylor Family Digital Library ( TFDL ) . In addition , the gift will also be used to create the Taylor Quadrangle , a green space in the centre of campus adjacent to the TFDL . The Taylor Family Digital Library is home to the Nickle Galleries , formerly known as the Nickle Arts Museum , which features exhibits of contemporary art , as well as rugs , textiles , and numismatic items from its collections . Rankings . This university consistently ranks among the top ten universities in Canada based on a variety of criteria and is consistently ranked top 200 in the world by various international ranking tables . The 2018 `` Academic Ranking of World Universities '' ranked the university 7–9 in the national category and 151-200 in the international category . In 2019 , `` Times Higher Education World University Rankings '' ranked the University of Calgary 9th nationally and 199th worldwide . In the 2019 QS World University Rankings , the university was ranked 229th in the world , and 9th in Canada . The same publication also ranked the university 1st in North America , as the `` Top 50 Under 50 '' years old university , in 2016 . In the 2018 `` U.S. News & World Report Best Global University Ranking '' , the university placed 183rd in the world , and seventh in Canada . `` Webometrics Ranking of World Universities '' , which ranks universities on their presence on the internet , ranks the University of Calgary 63rd in the USA and Canada category and 99th in the world . It is ranked 6th in Canada . The University of Calgary 's Haskayne School of Business has consistently dominated the Inter-Collegiate Business Competition ( I.C.B.C . ) , hosted annually by Queen 's University . For much of the competition 's existence the teams representing Haskayne have come out on top each year by winning first in the majority of the competition 's case study categories , including accounting , business policy , debating , ethics , finance , human resources , marketing , and MIS . In 2011 , `` The Economist '' ranked Haskayne 's MBA program 4th within Canada , 43rd in North America , and 82nd worldwide . In 2013 , for the category of the top 100 universities under the age of 50 years in service , the University of Calgary was ranked 23rd in the world , according to Times Higher Education . Reputation . Historically the university has produced 14 Rhodes Scholars . In October 2008 , the University of Calgary was named one of `` Canada 's Top 100 Employers '' by Mediacorp Canada Inc. , and was featured in Maclean 's news magazine . Later that month , the university was also named one of Alberta 's Top Employers . Main Campus . The university grounds lie about north of Downtown Calgary , and immediately south of the neighbourhood of Varsity . The University of Calgary campus occupies or , an area larger than Calgary 's entire downtown . The campus is bounded by Crowchild Trail , 32 Avenue NW , Shaganappi Trail , and 24 Avenue N.W.. The architecture is defined by a combination of Brutalist and Postmodern buildings spread across campus , most of them built between 1960 and 1980 . In 2016 , the campus finished repurposing and renovating the Canadian Natural Resources Limited Engineering Complex situated within the Schulich School of Engineering . In 2017 , the university has recently started on rehabilitating the aging MacKimmie Complex . A light rail transit link is provided to the university by the C-Train at the LRT station . A large park is built in the center of the main campus , and is home to several specially commissioned sculptures . In addition , a pond surrounded by benches and an open field is available . The park contains old oak trees which were specially transplanted to the location when the university was opened . Together , they form a considerable amount of tree canopies which add a more natural feeling to the campus . West Campus . In 1995 , the Province of Alberta gave the University of Calgary a large tract of land west of the Main Campus with the understanding it would be used in the future to advance the University 's mission , vision , values and priorities . About a third of the size of downtown Calgary , the land overlooks the Bow River valley and covers east of Shaganappi Trail between 16th Avenue ( TransCanada Highway ) and 32 Avenue N.W . The western campus lies on mostly hilly terrain , near the Bow River . It is adjacent to the main campus of the university , and is home to the Alberta Children 's Hospital and Child Development Centre . With the recent boost in annual funding , the university has begun a development plan in order to make better use of the remaining space . Dubbed the University District , the area is to include a mixture of residential and commercial development . Part of the West Campus was leased for the new Alberta Children 's Hospital and a new Ronald McDonald House . Currently , the campus is only halfway developed and is considered building room for the future . From this location , it is possible to see the entire university and also Downtown Calgary . Health Sciences Campus . The University of Calgary Board of Governors chose to launch a medical school in the late 1960s , with the first tangible building to house this endeavor being the Health Sciences Building , which opened in 1972 . The Health Sciences Building shared a site with the Foothills Medical Centre some distance south of the Main Campus . This site became known as the Health Sciences Campus , with subsequent additions being the Heritage Medical Building ( opened 1987 ) , the Health Research Innovation Centre and the Teaching , Research and Wellness building . Downtown Campus . On September 13 , 2010 , the University of Calgary opened its new downtown campus located at 8th Avenue and 8th Street S.W.. The building houses classes including Continuing Education , and energy & environment , as well as classes offered by the Haskayne School of Business and the new University of Calgary School of Public Policy . It also houses administrative offices for the Development and Alumni Engagement division and the main office of the University of Calgary Alumni association . It also includes a conference centre . At one point it also included a branch of the university library , but this was decommissioned and converted into additional student study space in 2016 . The University of Alberta currently houses its MSc Physical Therapy - Calgary program in this building . School of Public Policy . The School of Public Policy is an institute at the University of Calgary and was founded in 2008 and now based out of the Downtown Campus . The school is devoted to public policy research and education , and is led by economist Dr. Jack Mintz who is cross-appointed to the Faculty of Law . It is home to over 60 faculty and fellows . The school is organized into three policy areas : Economic and Social Policy , Energy and Environmental Policy , and International Policy . Since 2012 the school has offered a graduate degree program , the Master of Public Policy . The degree is structured as a 12-month program involving two semesters of classroom-based learning and one semester of project work . Other degree programs offered include a joint Master of Business Administration/Master of Public Policy and a joint Juris Doctor/Master of Public Policy . Spy Hill Campus . The university also operates a satellite campus in the far northwest corner of Calgary on 85 Street N.W . The campus is home to the university 's new Faculty of Veterinary Medicine , and the High-Density Library , a climate-controlled warehouse for books and other printed material for which there is no longer storage room at the main library . Qatar Campus . In 2007 , the University of Calgary established a campus in Doha , Qatar , the University of Calgary in Qatar ( UCQ ) , which currently focuses upon nursing education . The University of Calgary in Qatar offers a flexible , innovative , Bachelor of Nursing ( BN ) degree to prepare students for the opportunities and challenges of a rewarding nursing career . Throughout the program , students are provided with a theoretical base and supervised clinical experience in a variety of nursing practice settings . The University of Calgary in Qatar also offers a Diploma of Nursing program that launched in September 2012 . In addition , several graduate programs are expected to be phased in . Currently the University of Calgary in Qatar campus offers a Master of Nursing program which is sponsored by the Hamad Medical Corporation with focuses in Nursing Leadership and Oncology . Facilities . The university is home to MacEwan Hall Ballroom , a concert venue holding 1000 people . The Ballroom is also used for conferences , dinners , and political debates , including the 2006 Alberta PC leadership debate . The university also has the Rozsa Centre , a theatre and concert hall on the south west side of campus , off 24th Ave NW . The Rozsa Centre has a Bach organ built by Jürgen and Hendrik Ahrend . The Rozsa Centre hosts wind ensembles , choirs , and other fine arts . Musical competitions are held at every year and can host up to 384 people . The University Theatre , beside the Rozsa Centre , is designed for drama and dance with seating for 505 people . The Olympic Oval ice arena was site of the 1988 Winter Olympic Games , the fastest ice in the world . It has a 400 m track oval as well as a short track and two ice hockey rinks . The campus also has the Jack Simpson Gymnasium , consisting of three gymnasiums with bleachers that cover the outer two courts capable of seating 2,700 people . The University campus also covers the McMahon Stadium , which is home to the Dinos Football Team and the Calgary Stampeders . Athletics . The Calgary Dinos are the athletic teams that represent the University of Calgary in the Canada West , a division of U Sports , and in the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference . They were known as the `` Dinosaurs '' but usually referred to as the `` Dinos '' until 1999 , when the name was officially shortened . Some of its venues are the Jack Simpson Gymnasium ( basketball , volleyball ) , McMahon Stadium ( football , soccer ) , Olympic Oval ( speed skating ) , Hawkings Field ( field hockey ) , University of Calgary Aquatic Centre ( swimming , often shortened to Aquatic Centre ) and a 200 m Running Track ( cross-country and track & field practice ) . The Dinos compete in 12 varsity sports : basketball , cross-country , field hockey , football , golf , hockey , soccer , swimming , tennis , track and field , volleyball , and wrestling . The Dinos also have club teams : Men 's Baseball , Men 's Rugby as well as Men 's and Women 's Rowing . The men 's hockey team plays at Father David Bauer Olympic Arena , while the women 's hockey team 's schedule is split between the Olympic Oval and Father David Bauer Olympic Arena . In the rare case of scheduling conflicts , both men 's and women 's hockey have used the Max Bell Centre for games . The University of Calgary has been associated with the Olympics since 1972 when enrolled student and swimming team coach Ralph Hutton competed in Munich . Four years later , in 1976 , the 10-year-old athletic department sent three athletes to Montreal . Since then , 42 Dinos athletes have competed at both the summer and winter Games , bringing home 11 medals , and UC hosted the athletes ' village and speed skating events at the XV Olympic Winter Games in 1988 . The football team plays home matches at McMahon Stadium , home of CFL 's Calgary Stampeders . It has won the Vanier Cup on four occasions , 1983 , 1985 , 1988 and 1995 . In recent years , the team played in the Vanier Cup in 2009 , 2010 and 2013 . Newspaper . The University has two main newspapers , `` UToday '' , and `` The Gauntlet '' . `` UToday '' is the online source for news about the University of Calgary , published by the department of University Relations in collaboration with the university 's 14 faculties . Created in September 2008 , `` UToday '' reports on research discoveries at the university , major events and milestones , campus happenings and personalities , and opportunities to get involved in learning or activities . It is published every weekday throughout the year . `` UToday '' s readers include students , faculty , staff , alumni , news media , donors , community leaders and partners , and residents at large . `` The Gauntlet '' is the University of Calgary 's monthly magazine publication , covering the campus and the Calgary community . First published in 1960 as a weekly student newspaper before its transition into a monthly magazine in 2017 , it is primarily focused towards undergraduates . The University also prints `` Libin Life '' , which is published by the Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta . Radio . CJSW is the university 's campus radio station , broadcasting at 90.9 MHz FM . CJSW is a member of the National Campus and Community Radio Association and the University of Calgary Tri-Media Alliance in partnership with NUTV ( the campus television station ) and The Gauntlet ( the campus newspaper ) .CJSW is a non-profit society maintained and operated by a group of four staff members and over 200 volunteers drawn from both the University of Calgary student body and the wider city of Calgary population . CJSW broadcasts music , spoken word and multicultural programming . In addition to the FM broadcast , the station can be heard at 106.9 MHz cable FM , and via Ogg Vorbis stream from its web site . Select shows are also available for podcast download . Television . NUTV is one of the oldest university-based television production societies in Canada . Established in 1983 and incorporated in 1991 , NUTV is a campus-based non-profit organization . NUTV offers the opportunity to University of Calgary students and community members to explore the medium of television by learning the various stages of production . This includes reporting/interviewing ; hosting ; writing ; camera operation ; lighting ; sound mixing ; Final Cut Pro & Adobe Creative Suite editing ; producing ; and directing . NUTV is part of the University of Calgary Tri-Media Alliance , comprising print The Gauntlet , radio CJSW 90.9 , and television ( NUTV ) . The University of Calgary is unique in that it is the only Canadian university that houses three media operations on-campus . Book publishing . The University of Calgary Press was founded in 1981 and to date has published over 400 titles . Special emphasis is placed on three areas : works concerning the geographic regions spanning the Canadian Northwest and the American West ; innovative and experimental works that challenge the established canons , subjects and formats , with special interest in art and architecture ; and internationally focused manuscripts with particular attention to Latin America , World Heritage Sites , international relations and public policy . Residence . The University of Calgary offers a wide range of residences on campus as a significant proportion of undergraduate and graduate students reside on campus . Approximately 2500 to 3000 students and faculty members live on-campus each Academic year . The University of Calgary names its Residence buildings after prominent mountain ranges in the area . The Den and Black Lounge . The Den and Black Lounge is the campus bar located in MacEwan Hall , the student centre located in the middle of main campus . Occupying two floors , with the Den located on the lower floor and the Black Lounge on the upper floor , in the warmer months of the year the second floor features a large outdoor patio . Once run by the University of Calgary , the Den was taken over by the Students ' Union in 2000 . The Last Defence Lounge . The Last Defence Lounge ( LDL ) is a fully licensed restaurant operated by the Graduate Students ' Association of the University of Calgary . It is open to undergraduate and graduate students , as well as faculty , staff and members of the public . Greek life . The Chi Gamma Chapter of the Zeta Psi Fraternity was chartered at the University of Calgary on December 9 , 1967 , and is the oldest Greek organization on campus . As such , the chapter has been contributing to campus life for over five decades . Zeta Psi - Chi Gamma has several hundred alumni that continue to support both the active chapter as well as the University of Calgary . For over 40 years the Zete Haus has provided economical student housing and has been a focal point for Greek life , being the closest chapter house to campus at approximately 500 meters from MacEwan Hall . The Chi Gamma chapter reactivated in 2014 with 20 members , after having been deactivated in 2008 due to a lack of competitiveness on campus . The active and alumni chapters of Chi Gamma collectively celebrated their fiftieth anniversary on December 9 , 2017 . The Mu Lambda Chapter of the Kappa Sigma fraternity was founded in 1981 . The Mu Lambda chapter house is located on 24 Avenue NW , approximately one and a half kilometres from the University of Calgary . The Phi Gamma Delta fraternity , also known as Fiji , is one of the three other fraternities present at the university . Founded in 1982 , Phi Gamma Delta is the most recent Greek Fraternity to establish a chapter at the University of Calgary . The Fiji chapter house is located on 24 Avenue NW , approximately one kilometre from campus . Alpha Gamma Delta and Alpha Omicron Pi are the two existing sororities at the U of C , having been established in 1983 and 1985 respectively . Together , they form the Panhellenic Association of Calgary and are part of the global Panhellenic community . The Omega Chi Chapter was formally initiated into the Alpha Kappa Psi Professional Business Fraternity on March 12 , 2005 , becoming the 302nd active branch and the 14th in the Northwest Region . Leadership on campus . In 2009 , the University of Calgary 's Office of the Student Experience ( now the Student Success Centre ) launched their own co-curricular record , the first of its kind in western Canadian universities . The co-curricular record is an official university document that can be coupled with a student 's academic transcript , that recognizes out-of-classroom experiences that are still connected to the university . The Student Success Centre ( SSC ) . The SSC offers programs and services to support students in creating : ( 1 ) Academic Success , ( 2 ) Personal Success , and ( 3 ) Career Success . The SSC offers Orientation Programs , Personalized Career Planning Sessions , Career and Life Workshops , Leadership Programs , the First-Year Experience Program , the Senior-Year Experience Program , Arts & Science Program Advising , Learning Support Services , and Writing Support Services . In April 2011 , the University of Calgary launched the Scholars Academy Program : a program for students that excel beyond just mere academics . The University of Calgary also offers the President 's Award for Excellence in Student Leadership to five graduating students ( undergraduate or graduate ) that represent academic achievement in addition to extracurricular contributions to the university and community . Scholarships and awards . The University of Calgary offers many scholarships , awards , and bursaries to students . A notable high school level scholarship is the Alexander Rutherford Scholarship which was introduced by the Government of Alberta in 1980 . The Alexander Rutherford scholarship is to recognize and reward exceptional academic achievement at the senior high school level and to encourage students to continue their studies . To be considered for these scholarships , students must be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident who plan to enroll or are enrolled in a full-time post-secondary program of at least one semester in length . The University joined Project Hero , a scholarship program cofounded by General ( Ret 'd ) Rick Hillier , for the families of fallen Canadian Forces members . Dependents of Canadian Forces personnel killed while serving in active military missions will have the support of the University of Calgary to complete undergraduate degrees . The office of the Chancellor and Senate offers many scholarships , awards , and bursaries to University of Calgary students who demonstrate outstanding academic achievement and exceptional service to the internal and external community . In 2011 , the University of Calgary joined the Schulich Leader Scholarship program . Through this initiative , each year the university awards one $ 80,000.00 scholarship to a student entering the Schulich School of Engineering and one $ 60,000.00 scholarship to a student entering a Science , Technology or Mathematics program at the University of Calgary . Top students in the Schulich School of Engineering are recognized as Schulich Scholars and are awarded prestigious Schulich Entrance Scholarships . The first cohort of Schulich Scholars graduated in 2010–2011 . Students enrolled in the Bachelor of Health Sciences Program are eligible for the O'Brien Centre Continuing Scholarship , which supports full-time students dedicated to extra-curricular involvement and the community on top of their academics . Graduate students are also eligible for the prestigious Queen Elizabeth II Graduate Scholarships . Awards are available in thirds , two-thirds , or full increments , and are valued at $ 10,800 at the Master 's level and $ 15,000 at the PhD level . These are provincially-funded awards and are available to graduate students at some other Albertan post-secondary institutions . The University also offers student awards for academic and leadership excellence . The two biggest awards a student can receive are the President 's Award for Excellence in Student Leadership and the Arch Future Alumni Award . Aboriginal . The University of Calgary recognizes Aboriginal students , and has instituted an Aboriginal Admissions Policy [ section A.13 ] and Aboriginal Student Access Program ( ASAP ) [ section A.14 ] , as dictated in the Undergraduate Admissions section of the annual calendar . Any student with Aboriginal ancestry ( First Nations , Inuit , Metis ) and legal status may apply and be considered under the policy . More information can be obtained online at the University of Calgary 's website . Order of the University of Calgary . The Order of the University of Calgary , developed in 1994 resulting from a suggestion brought forward from the University 's Senate , honours worthy recipients who have a record of exemplary and distinguished service to the University . Individuals who have been admitted into the Order have included faculty , staff , students , alumni and volunteers . Young Aboriginal leaders such as Spencer Saurette have caused an increased awareness in Aboriginal heritage and traditions on campus . It is available to any member of the University community , those currently or formerly attached to the University and to those representing the University in the community . Candidates nominated for membership in the Order may include , but are not limited to , current or former faculty , staff , students ( graduate or undergraduate ) , alumni and volunteers . The Order of the University of Calgary includes numerous personalities of note including the likes of Dr. Eldon R. Smith . As of November 2009 , a total of 114 individuals had been admitted into the Order . Connor Neurauter Controversy . On January 4 , 2018 , 21-year-old Connor Neurauter was sentenced to 90-days in jail , 2 years probation and had to register as a sex offender in Kamloops , B.C after obtaining and threatening to share photos of a minor under 16 . It was then revealed that Neurauter would not serve his sentence until May 2018 , in order to allow him to finish his semester at the University of Calgary . On January 6 , the University of Calgary said that they were `` reviewing the situation '' and he had been advised to not be on campus the week of January 8 . On January 9 , a petition on change.org was started and as of January 12 , had obtained over 65,000 signatures calling for the University of Calgary to expel him . The University of Calgary released a statement on January 11 stating they had no plans to expel Neurauter , but saying he had been advised to stay off campus for the remainder of the semester and that he would be escorted off campus if he appeared . The university received criticism for its decision to not expel Neurauter and its handling of the case in light of its new sexual assault policy . The decision to have Neurauter 's sentence delayed in order for him to attend has also received criticism .
Trinity Alps Wilderness . The Trinity Alps Wilderness is a designated wilderness located in northern California , roughly between Eureka and Redding . It is jointly administered by Shasta-Trinity , Klamath , and Six Rivers National Forests . About are administered by the Bureau of Land Management . The wilderness is located in the Salmon and Scott Mountains , subranges of the Klamath Mountains region . The high , granitic and ultramafic peaks of the eastern half of the wilderness area are known as the Trinity Alps . Granite peaks at the core of the area are known as the White Trinities , reddish ultramafic peaks in the southeast are known as the Red Trinities , and the forested mountains in the western half of the wilderness are known as the Green Trinities . Flora and fauna . The botanical diversity of the Trinity Alps is quite unique . The region has intrigued botanists for many years because of the predominance of the Sierran flora only from the Pacific Ocean . Conifers common in the Sierra Nevada such as foxtail pines , lodgepole pines , western white pines , whitebark pines , ponderosa pines , red firs , and white firs are also common in the Alps alongside the endemic Brewer spruce . Large wildfires swept through the western forests in recent years . Wildlife species include black bear , black-tailed deer , mountain lion , coyote , and bobcat . Bears are common in the wilderness , so use a bear bag or bear canister . Geology . Glacial cirques dominate the high country . The highest point is Thompson Peak at 9,001 ft ( 2,744 m ) . Recreation . The wilderness contains approximately of hiking trails , including of the Pacific Crest Trail and of the Bigfoot Trail . The most popular entry points into the wilderness are from the Weaverville area around Trinity Lake or from Junction City . Additional routes are seasonally accessible by car from the north and west . The paved road north from Junction City leads to the Canyon Creek trail , the most popular trail in the wilderness . The longest trails take several days to complete . The Pacific Crest Trail traverses the Scott Mountains in the northeast portion of the wilderness . Glacial cirques hold many small lakes stocked with trout and ponds frequented by newts . Streams offer trout fishing , and tributaries to the lower Trinity River hold migratory steelhead and chinook salmon . Hunting occurs in late summer and fall for deer , bear , and bandtailed pigeon . Although some of the high lakes are popular in summer , most of the land is infrequently visited . Many of the trails are in poor condition and hard to follow , so skills with map and compass are essential . Rock climbing opportunities are excellent on vast granite slabs and peaks . Historic gold mining structures and relics add interest for visitors in various parts of the wilderness . Gold panning continues to be good for the experienced amateur . Granite Peak is a good destination for views . Trinity Lake is visible to the South , and the much of the rest of the area is visible as well . Remnants of the old lookout station remain . Private land . Until recently , about of private land ( inholdings ) remained within the Trinity Alps Wilderness . Purchases by the Wilderness Land Trust have reduced this acreage by more than 40 percent .
Pardosa moesta . `` Pardosa moesta '' is a species of wolf spider in the family Lycosidae . It is found in the United States and Canada .
Borazon . Borazon is a brand name of a cubic form of boron nitride ( cBN ) . Its color ranges from black to brown and gold , depending on the chemical bond . It is one of the hardest known materials , along with various forms of diamond and boron nitride . Borazon is a crystal created by heating equal quantities of boron and nitrogen at temperatures greater than 1800 °C ( 3300 °F ) at 7 GPa ( 1 million in2 ) . Borazon was first produced in 1957 by Robert H. Wentorf , Jr. , a physical chemist working for the General Electric Company . In 1969 , General Electric adopted the name Borazon as its trademark for the material . Uses and production . Borazon has a number of uses , such as : cutting tools , dies , punches , shears , knives , saw blades , bearing rings , needles , rollers , spacers , balls , pump , compressor parts , engine & drive train components ( e.g . camshafts , crankshafts , gears , valve stems , drive shafts , CV joints , piston pins , fuel injectors , turbochargers , and aerospace and land-based gas turbine parts such as vanes , blades , nozzles , and seals ) , surgical knives , blades , scissors , honing , superfinishing , cylinder liners , connecting rods , grinding of steel and paper mill rolls , and gears . Prior to the production of Borazon , diamond was the preferred abrasive used for grinding very hard superalloys but it could not be used effectively on steels because carbon tends to dissolve in iron at high temperatures . Aluminium oxide was the conventional abrasive used on hardened steel tools . Borazon replaced aluminium oxide for grinding hardened steels owing to its superior abrasive properties , comparable to that of diamond . Borazon is used in industrial applications to shape tools , as it can withstand temperatures greater than 2000 °C ( 3632 °F ) , much higher than that of a pure diamond at 871 °C ( 1600 °F ) . Other uses include jewellery designing , glass cutting and laceration of diamonds . CBN-coated grinding wheels , referred to as Borazon wheels , are routinely used in the machining of hard ferrous metals , cast irons , and nickel-base and cobalt-base superalloys . They can grind more material , to a higher degree of accuracy , than any other abrasive . The limiting factor in the life of such tools is typically determined not by wear on the cutting surface but by its break-down and separation from the metal core resulting from failure of the bonding layer .
Alfred County Railway . Alfred County Railway is an abandoned narrow gauge railway in South Africa , which runs from the southern transport hub of Port Shepstone on the Indian Ocean , via Izotsha and Paddock for to Harding , KwaZulu-Natal . Background . South Africa , rich in natural resources and fertile lands , has many areas that are ideal for agricultural production . However , the steep mountainous terrain between the resource rich areas in the high velt and the coastal ports presented a transport challenge . Before well maintained and reliable access roads had been developed , narrow gauge railways were used extensively by South African farmers to move produce from their large farms to central sorting and packing points on their own land . As a result , entrepreneurial business people created linking railways to transport the produce from the sorting and packing points to the coastal ports . Their choice of gauge was determined by the gauge that was being used in each local area and varied between the early to the later Cape gauge of . Original operations . Designed as part of the Natal Government Railways ' ( NGR ) project to transport sugar cane and bananas grown in the agricultural Harding district to Port Shepstone , the NGR commissioned Stoke-on-Trent based Kerr Stuart to build seven Class NG4 4-6-2T tank locomotives , based on the 1907 Class NG3 4-6-2T . The route of the Alfred County Railway had some curves of , but with gradients of up to 3 in 100 / 3 % ( ruling grade of 1 in 37 / 2.7 % for after leaving the coast ) , the NG4s and their replacements were often double-headed to haul the diverse freight traffic of wood , sugar cane and bananas to Port Shepstone . The line 's management decided against purchasing more powerful articulated Garratt locomotives , because their longer wheelbase would make access to the sugar cane fields more difficult . From the mid-1970s , steam was replaced by Class 91-000 diesel-electric locomotives on the SAR 's longer routes , which were more powerful . Also , being shorter in chassis length , these diesel-electric locomotives were able to access the growers ' farms . Therefore , the SAR decided to transfer the NG G13 and NG G16 Garratts to the Alfred County Railway in Natal . Due to underinvestment , the Alfred County Railway became increasingly unreliable , and was closed to operations by the SAR in 1986 . Port Shepstone and Alfred County Railway . As South Africa 's farmers re-entered the global markets in the late 1980s , the quality of produce going to markets became increasingly important . As handling is a key issue in the retail quality of bananas in particular , the farmers were in favour of reviving the Alfred County Railway , to reduce the amount of handling from banana plantation to port . To raise funds and reduce government expenditure , the Government of South Africa announced it would gradually put into private hands its huge state-owned corporations , including the state electricity corporation , Eskom , and SA Transport Services which owned SAR . The Alfred County Railway was hence chosen as the pilot railway privatisation project . In reality , SAR/Transnet still owned the line , infrastructure and the stock as a nationally strategic asset ; while the new Port Shepstone and Alfred County Railway ( PSACR ) was granted an operational and maintenance lease for a period of 199 years . The company inherited 25 steam locomotives - of which only one , an NG G16 , was operational - plus rolling stock . The company announced a business plan expected to win back lucrative business from farmers and timber growers . In March 1988 , the PSACR raised funds by offering 1.8 million shares for sale at one rand each . Class NG G16A . As part of their development to keep the railway competitive , the PSACR upgraded two of their existing Class NG G16 locomotives . The engineers incorporated developments proposed by L.D . Porta , including GPCS , Lempor exhaust , an improved spark arrestor , lightweight multi-ring articulated piston valves , improved valve events and improved mechanical lubrication . Two locomotives were modified : No . 141 in 1989 and No . 155 in 1990 , and reclassified to Class NG G16A . In comparative testing No . 141 gave a fuel saving of 25 % compared to a standard SAR Class NG G16 Garratt , and was easily maintained in regular service . Demise to road transport . Initially , the venture lost money heavily , but after making profits from year three , the venture decided to try to return to an all-steam powered railway . The tourism based passenger train , the Banana Express , had always been steam powered , while the advantages of power and a short wheelbase meant that PSACR decided to lease SAR 91 Class diesels to provide hauling for commercial freight services . The revived PSACR became Spoornet ’ s second largest customer at Port Shepstone . This was driven by the operations of Kulu Lime and the Natal Portland Cement , plus pulpwood , poplar logs ( for matchwood ) , creosoted telegraph poles , and manufactured wooden items from Harding . North bound inland traffic was general cargo for the farmers , such as maize , fertilizer , salt , cement , farm implements and water tanks and small parcels . The company also revived the Banana Express . In 1991 Spoornet acquired one-million shares in PSACR , equivalent to a 28 % shareholding , which gave users greater confidence in the PSACR service . The `` Narrow Arrow '' piggyback train was introduced for supply to the Port Shepstone pulp mill , where an entire train of 26 narrow gauge wagons was ramped onto a Spoornet train consisting of 13 wagons , having flexible connecting bridges . This eliminated the trans-shipping of timber at Port Shepstone and reduced transfer time from 14 hours to two hours . A further endeavour was the `` Timbertainer , '' an intermodal system where pulpwood could be loaded into an open container at a plantation and taken through to the mill . Plans were in place for a similar initiative for sugar cane shipments . However , by the mid-1990s the effects of transport deregulation began to impact of the profitability of the PSACR as larger , often overloaded , road trucks becoming ever more competitive . Although Spoornet made representations to the government , transport regulations were further relaxed to allow a higher gross vehicle mass ( GVM ) of , a higher axle load from , together with a 5 % overload tolerance : the highest heavy vehicle mass with unlimited access to the roads of any country in the world . As a result , Spoornet began to lose general freight traffic , and PSACR 's reliance on trans-shipment increased transport times and costs . The railway began a gradual decline , eventually failing in 2001 when it lost the key Port Shepstone `` Narrow Arrow '' wood pulping contract , due to unreliability problems resulting from labour relation issues at Spoornet . Suspending freight operations , the line continued to operate the Banana Express , but accumulated huge debts to Spoornet . As a result of these increasing debts , Transnet decided to legally force the venture into bankruptcy in 2004 . Banana Express . After the termination of the PSACR lease , Patons Country Narrow Gauge Railway ( PCNGR ) was granted a temporary permit to continue running the Banana Express , from Port Shepstone to Paddock . The company had three locomotives available to it : NGG16 Nos.151 and 127 ; plus an ex-sugar estate 0-4-0T , SAR NG UVE2 . With a 6-hour journey totally devoted to tourism and enabling access to local attractions and businesses , it again became very popular with tourists because of both the scenery and the access to local businesses . Before reaching Shelley Beach the railway traversed several river bridges along the Hibiscus Coast . The train then veered inland and chugged up through banana plantations and cane fields towards Izotsha , passed through lush sub-tropical native forests and rondavel-dotted hillsides , before stopping in Paddock for lunch and then the direct return journey . Although PCNGR had proposals to reopen the line to Harding , in December 2005 Transnet shut the Banana Express , after they decreed a lease did not exist between SAR and PCNGR . On 18 June 2008 a huge storm hit the coast , which resulted in large amounts of flash flooding . This damaged many of the railway 's bridges along the Hibiscus Coast so that they were considered to be beyond economic repair , and washed most of the Izotsha rail bridges away . Several steam locomotives and several carriages that were used on the Banana Express are stored at Paddock In 2015 a short section of the railway line - between Paddock and Plains - was in use and a limited tourist service was being provided using a light weight carriage and an industrial Hunslet diesel locomotive The service is known as the Hamba Wehelle Express ( or Humba Weheli Express ) and was operated in conjunction with the Gorgez View Bed and Breakfast/Conference Centre/Coffee Shop at Paddock however by 2016 the service was suspended
Sergey Filippov . Sergey Nikolayevich Filippov ( , 24 June 1912 , Saratov , Russian Empire — 19 April 1990 , Leningrad , USSR ( present-day St. Petersburg , Russia ) was a Soviet film and theatre actor , best known for his parts in films `` Adventures of Korzinkina '' ( 1941 ) , `` The Night Patrol '' ( 1957 ) and the adaptation of Ilf and Petrov 's classic `` The Twelve Chairs '' ( 1971 ) , which granted him the People 's Artist of the RSFSR title in 1974 . Biography . Filippov was born in Saratov . His father was a factory turner , his mother a dressmaker . Expelled from school for bad behaviour ( involving , reportedly , dangerous experiments in the cabinet of a chemistry teacher ) , he tried several jobs ( a baker ’ s boy , a carpenter , a turner ) before joining a ballet studio , which in 1929 sent him to Moscow for further education . Filippov enrolled into the recently formed Popular Music and Circus college which he graduated in 1933 to join the Moscow Ballet and Opera Theatre troupe . The heart problem forced Filippov to drop out , though ; soon he found himself in the Saint Petersburg Comedy Theatre , led by Nikolai Akimov , where he became one of the leading actors . Career in film . In 1937 Sergey Filippov made his debut on big screen , playing a Finnish soldier in `` For Soviet Motherland '' . 1939-1940 saw Filippov cast in several major movies , playing an enemy saboteur ( Zarkhi and Kheifits ' `` Member of the Government '' ) , provision store wrecker in Kozintsev and Trauberg 's `` The Vyborg Side '' , a railroad worker in `` Arinka '' by Kosheverova and Muzykant , a sailor anarchist in Sergey Yutkevich 's `` Yakov Sverdlov '' . Both directors and critics praised Filippov 's improvisational talent as well as plasticity and physical strength , which allowed him to perform dangerous stunts with ease . The cultural climate in the late-1941 USSR was hardly conducive for eccentric comedy , yet Klimenty Mints 's `` Adventures of Korzinkina '' with Yanina Zhejmo in the lead , became hugely popular . Filippov 's part ( that of a reciter , performing Lermontov 's `` Death of Gladiator '' on stage , while tormented by a mouse inside his jacket ) was small but unforgettable . Sergey Yutkevich in one of his articles called the actor 'an ideal buffoon ' . In the 1940s Filippov created a gallery of crooks , loafers and eccentrics on screen . Well-versed in the history of film , he never copied his favourite comics . `` I usually play the Soviet people , my contemporaries , so in each character I look for a social motif , '' he once said . One of his best-known parts of the time was that of a crooked shop director Polzikov in `` Night Patrol '' . Mid-1950s saw another rise in Filippov 's popularity . His parts were small but memorable : silly and arrogant Almazov in `` The Tiger Trainer '' , absurdly dull Znanie lecturer in Eldar Ryazanov 's `` Carnival Night '' , two-faced official Komarinsky in `` The Girl Without Address '' . In retrospect critics deplored the unadventurous way Filippov 's comical gift had been exploited by directors , who often used his very presence to save otherwise mediocre scenes or films . According to actress Lyubov Tishchenko , Filippov 's major grievance in his latter years was never having received a tragic role he was craving for . `` I even cried as I learned that it was Yuri Nikulin who 'd got the lead in `` When the Trees Were Tall '' '' , he once reportedly said . In 1965 Filippov underwent a brain tumor removal . He continued to work with the same fervent zeal , though . In 1971 , he starred as Kisa Vorobyaninov , next to Archil Gomiashvili 's Ostap Bender in Leonid Gaiday 's highly popular adaptation of Ilf and Petrov 's `` The Twelve Chairs '' . This proved to be the peak of his career . In 1974 the actor was awarded the People 's Artist of the RSFSR title . Death . In the 1980s Filippov 's health began to decline . After his second wife , Antonina Golubeva , who was thirteen years his senior , died in 1989 , he was left alone , disabled and destitute . Filippov died of lung cancer on or around 19 April 1990 , aged 77 . His body was not discovered until two weeks later . Lenfilm refused to subsidise any funeral service and ( according to fellow comedy star Evgeny Morgunov ) it was Alexander Demyanenko who personally collected the sum needed . Filippov was interred in Saint Petersburg Severnoye Cemetery . Private life . Filippov 's first wife was the ballet dancer Alevtina Gorinovich , with whom he fathered a son , Yuri Sergeyevich Filippov . In the early 1950s , soon after his first marriage ended in divorce , Filippov remarried , to Antonina Golubeva ( 1899–1989 ) , a children writer .
Eberhard Sorge . Hans Eberhard Sorge ( 27 May 1892 – 6 August 1918 ) was a German gymnast who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics . He was born in Braunlage . In 1912 he was a member of the German team which finished fourth in the team , free system competition and fifth in the team , European system event . He was killed in action during World War I .
Atty Persse . Henry Seymour `` Atty '' Persse ( 1869 - 1960 ) was a British racehorse trainer . He was Champion Trainer in 1930 . Persse was commissioned a second-lieutenant in the Duke of Lancaster 's Own Yeomanry on 28 June 1899 , but resigned his commission on 13 September 1902 . He co-wrote the novel `` Trainer and Temptress '' which formed the basis for the 1925 silent film of the same name .
Bengt Hallberg . Bengt Hallberg ( 13 September 1932 – 2 July 2013 ) was a Swedish jazz pianist , composer and arranger . Born in Gothenburg , he studied classical piano from an early age , and wrote his first jazz arrangement at the age of 13 . At the age of 15 he recorded his first record as a member of a group led by bassist Thore Jederby and in 1949 he recorded with the Swedish alto saxophonist Arne Domnérus for the first time , and the two musicians continued to play together for several decades . During the 1950s , Hallberg played with leading visiting American players , including the tenor saxophonist Stan Getz , recording `` Dear Old Stockholm '' ( originally `` Ack Värmeland du sköna '' ) with him , and alto player Lee Konitz in 1951 , and trumpeters Clifford Brown and Quincy Jones in 1953 . Jones first recorded arrangement featured Hallberg . In the same period he worked with baritone saxophonist Lars Gullin , another leading Swedish player of the time . Both players were associated with the 'Cool Jazz ' scene in their country , influenced by the American school around pianist Lennie Tristano , a Hallberg favourite with whom Konitz was associated . Hallberg had a versatile style and in his later years he wrote music for film and television , as well as choral arrangements , and he also played the accordion . With Domnerus and Georg Riedel among others , he participated in the `` Jazz at the Pawnshop '' sessions in December 1976 . According to Chris Mosey , while Hallberg was : `` usually an extremely delicate and very measured player , [ he ] was obviously affected by the general ambience , and here and there cuts loose with awesome force '' . He died from congestive heart failure . Discography . With Stan Getz With Quincy Jones
San Torcuato . San Torcuato is a village in the province and autonomous community of La Rioja , Spain . The municipality covers an area of and as of 2011 had a population of 83 people .
Piruetten . Piruetten was a senior international figure skating competition held in Hamar , Norway . Medals were awarded in men 's singles , ladies ' singles , and ice dancing . It later became a junior event held in some years as part of the ISU Junior Grand Prix series . 1992 Piruetten . The 1992 Piruetten was the Piruetten competition of the 1992–1993 figure skating season and a senior-level competition . Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men 's singles , ladies singles , pair skating , and ice dancing . 1993 Piruetten . The 1993 Piruetten was the Piruetten competition of the 1993–1994 figure skating season and a senior-level competition . It also served as the test event for the then upcoming Winter Olympic Games . Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men 's singles , ladies singles , pair skating , and ice dancing . Ladies . Marina Kielmann 1995 . The 1995 Piruetten was the Piruetten competition of the 1995–1996 figure skating season and a senior-level competition . Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men 's and ladies singles . 1996 . The 1996 Piruetten was the Piruetten competition of the 1996–1997 figure skating season and a senior-level competition . Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men 's and ladies singles . 1997 . The 1997 Piruetten was the Piruetten competition of the 1997–1998 figure skating season and a senior-level competition . Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men 's and ladies singles . Ladies . The 1997 Piruetten was the Piruetten competition of the 1997–1998 figure skating season and a senior-level competition . Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men 's and ladies singles .
Metadata Authority Description Schema . Metadata Authority Description Schema ( MADS ) is an XML schema developed by the United States Library of Congress ' Network Development and Standards Office that provides an authority element set to complement the Metadata Object Description Schema ( MODS ) .
Valencia ( song ) . `` Valencia '' is a `` pasodoble '' song composed by José Padilla for the 1924 Zarzuela `` La bien amada '' and included in the 1926 silent film `` Valencia '' , with lyrics translated by Lucienne Boyer , Jacques Charles , and Clifford Grey . Recorded by Paul Whiteman & his Orchestra , it became one of the biggest hits of 1926 , topping the charts for 11-weeks beginning March 30 , 1926 . Other popular recordings in 1926 were by Ben Selvin & His Orchestra ( vocal by Irving Kaufman ) ; The Revelers ; Ross Gorman ; and Jesse Crawford . Tony Martin recorded the song in 1950 , and his cover reached # 18 on the U.S. chart . The song appears on The Shadows EP Los Shadows , released in 1963 . Influences on literature . In the novel `` The Invention of Morel '' , the Argentinian writer Adolfo Bioy Casares often quotes to this song , together with `` Tea for Two '' . The main character is alone , in a wild island , when he starts to hear this unexpected music . In the plot the song stands for the lightheartedness of the high society , that somehow violates the wild space of a lonely island , were the main character is literally `` struggling for survival '' . One can argue that Bioy Casares chose this song mainly because it was a strong symbol to represent the society of the 40 's . The saxophonist Pablo in Herman Hesse 's novel `` Steppenwolf '' mentions this song as an example of melodies quietly reproduced every night by dreamy people .
San Bernardo del Viento . San Bernardo del Viento ( ) is a town and municipality located in the Córdoba Department , northern Colombia . It is best known for its elegant spices and unique style of dance .
Bloodmoon . Bloodmoon is a three-piece progressive metal band from San Luis Obispo , California , U.S . They were formed in 2010 by Peter Tomis , Jason Goldie and Patrick Mulholland and are still active . Their latest release `` Voidbound '' was self-released in 2013 to international acclaim and was subsequently picked up for a vinyl release by `` Black Voodoo Records '' in 2015 . Their follow-up , `` Supervoid Trinity '' is due out in 2018 . They have a penchant for experimenting with different styles of music while keeping a main thread of heaviness and have thus dubbed themselves `` Gray Metal '' Brief history . Bloodmoon formed in 2010 , started playing live in 2011 and self-released their first EP , `` Orenda '' , in 2012 . This was followed up by their first full-length album `` Voidbound '' in 2013 which was also self-released and then released on vinyl in 2015 by `` Black Voodoo Records '' . Live . Bloodmoon has toured the west coast several times ( 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 and 2017 ) as far south as San Diego and as far north as Seattle . They have toured with North , Serial Hawk and Fister . Between tours they headline and support all over California . They have supported veterans like Eyehategod , Agalloch , High on Fire and Black Cobra . They have also opened for newer notable bands such as Intronaut , Kayo Dot , Lord Dying , Author & Punisher . Festival appearances have included `` Psycho CA '' in Santa Ana , CA ( 2015 ) , `` Epic Fest 2 `` in Chico , CA ( 2015 ) and headlined `` Black Voodoo Fest '' in Glendale , CA ( 2016 ) .
Callistosporium luteo-olivaceum . `` Callistosporium luteo-olivaceum '' is a species of agaric fungus in the family Tricholomataceae . It was originally described in 1859 as `` Agaricus luteo-olivaceus '' by Miles Joseph Berkeley and Moses Ashley Curtis in 1859 . Rolf Singer transferred it to `` Callistosporium '' in 1946 . The fungus has an extensive synonymy . Although rare , `` C. luteo-olivaceum '' is widely distributed in temperate and tropical areas of Europe and North America . In 2014 , it was reported growing in pine forests in Western Himalaya , Pakistan .
Acquired C1 esterase inhibitor deficiency . Acquired C1 esterase inhibitor deficiency also known as `` Acquired Angioedema '' presents with symptoms indistinguishable from hereditary angioedema , but generally with onset after the fourth decade of life . C4 levels are low and C3 levels are normal .
Madison County Bridge No . 149 . Madison County Bridge No . 149 is a historic Pratt Through Truss bridge located at Pendleton , Madison County , Indiana . It was built about 1920 , and measures 124 feet long . The bridges features rivets instead of pins in its construction . It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 2008 .
Nuro . Nuro is an American robotics company based in Mountain View , California and founded by Jiajun Zhu and Dave Ferguson . History . Zhu was one of the founding engineers of Google 's self driving car project , Waymo , serving as the principle software engineer . Ferguson helped lead Carnegie Mellon University 's robotics team to victory in the 2007 DARPA Urban Challenge before also joining Google 's self driving car project in 2011 as its principal computer-vision and machine-learning engineer . Zhu and Ferguson founded Nuro in September 2016 . It has raised a total of $ 92M from Greylock Partners and . Product . Nuro officially launched in January 2018 , revealing its first product , the R1 . The R1 is an electric self-driving local commerce delivery vehicle . It weighs , and is just over tall and about half the width of a sedan . This vehicle is designed to carry only cargo , with space for 12 grocery bags in the first model . In June 2018 , Nuro announced its first partnership with Kroger . The partnership will test the fully autonomous delivery of groceries . The pilot launched on August 16 , 2018 in Scottsdale , Arizona at a Fry 's Food and Drug store . Initially this pilot will use self-driving Toyota Prius cars , and later this year will also include the R1 vehicle .
Kurdish wheatear . The Kurdish wheatear ( `` Oenanthe xanthoprymna '' ) , also known as the Kurdistan wheatear , the chestnut-rumped wheatear or the red-rumped wheatear ' '' , is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae . The red-tailed wheatear ( `` O. chrysopygia '' ) was formerly considered a subspecies of this bird but is now often regarded as a separate species . The two may intergrade in Iran ( `` O. x. cummingi '' ) but it is also possible that the rather differently coloured `` cummingi '' is in fact a one-year-old `` O. xanthoprymna '' with intermediate plumage . Description . The Kurdish wheatear is about in length . The top of the head and the nape of the male are pale grey , separated by a white eye stripe from the black face and throat . The back is brownish grey and the underparts white or buff . The wings are charcoal with no white streak , the flight feathers being edged with brown . The flanks and under-tail coverts are orange and the tail white at the base with a dark terminal band . The female has similar markings but the colours are more muted and the dark face and throat replaced by a grey eye patch . The orange rump and tail coverts are particularly noticeable in the winter when the male is in flight . Call . The call note is a harsh `` chack-chack-chack '' . The song is similar to that of the northern wheatear ( `` Oenanthe oenanthe '' ) and is a rather squeaky warble . Diet . The Kurdish wheatear mainly eats ants and other small insects . Reproduction . The nest is built among rocks , in a crevice , in scree or under a boulder . It is basin-shaped and lined with wool , hair and dead grasses . Four or five eggs are laid . They are bluish-white with a few chestnut brown speckles . Distribution and habitat . The breeding range of the Kurdish wheatear covers the Middle East , south-east Turkey , northern Iraq , western Iran , parts of the former USSR and south east Asia . It moves southwards in winter to southern Iran , the Arabian Peninsula , Egypt , Sudan , Eritrea and north-east Somalia and occasionally to north west India . It is unclear whether all populations migrate or whether some birds just move down to lower altitudes for the winter . Its preferred habitat is heathland , open hillsides and scrubby , semi-desert regions . It is listed as being of `` least concern '' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species because of its very large range .
Thyresis ( album ) . `` Thyresis '' is the debut studio album by Brazilian melodic death metal band Thyresis , released in 2011 . It is a concept album portraying a collective of thoughts and ideas about the world and society . According to the band 's bassist and singer , the name of the band and the album is also explained in the concept . Track listing . II : Once Silent Voices Of Mine
List of reportedly haunted locations . This is a list of reportedly haunted locations throughout the world , that are said to be haunted by ghosts or other supernatural beings , including demons . Reports of haunted locations are part of ghostlore , which is a form of folklore . Canada . Several sites in Canada are reputedly haunted , including Citadel Hill ( Fort George ) in Halifax . China . Several sites in China are reputedly haunted , including Chaonei No . 81 , an abandoned mansion in Beijing 's Chaoyangmen neighborhood , and the Wukang Mansion , formerly known as the `` Normandie Apartment '' , in Shanghai ( named after the World War I battleship Normandie ) . India . Several sites in India are reported to be haunted , including South Park Street Cemetery in West Bengal on Park Street , Kolkata , and Morgan House , a colonial-era mansion in Kalimpong that is considered to be one of the most haunted locations in India . Mexico . Several sites in Mexico are reputedly haunted , including the Palace of the Inquisition and the Plaza de las Tres Culturas in the City of Mexico , Hospicio Cabañas in Guadalajara , Mapimí Silent Zone in the state of Durango , Chautla Hacienda in Puebla , and the ancient Mayan city of Chichen Itza on the Yucatán Peninsula . Philippines . Several sites in the Philippine Islands are reputedly haunted , including the historic Fort Santiago in Manila , the abandoned Diplomat Hotel in the northern city of Baguio , and Silliman University in Dumaguete of the Visayan Islands . Romania . Several sites in Romania are reputedly haunted , including historic Bánffy Castle in Bonțida and the Hoia Forest . South Africa . Several locations in South Africa are reputedly haunted , including the Erasmus Castle in Pretoria and the Old Presidency in Bloemfontein . Thailand . Many sites in Thailand are reputedly haunted , including Government House of Thailand , Phitsanulok Mansion , Lumphini Park , Sathorn Unique Tower ( Bangkok ) , Ayutthaya Historical Park , and Mahidol University in central , or Lipe in southern etc . United Kingdom . Many sites in the UK are reputedly haunted , including the Tower of London , 50 Berkeley Square ( London ) , Belgrave Hall , Arundel Castle , and Bruce Castle in England , and Ardrossan Castle , Fyvie Castle , Glamis Castle , and Stirling Castle in Scotland . United States . Many sites in the United States are reputedly haunted , including Dudleytown in Connecticut , the Cherry Hill Estate and 112 Ocean Avenue House , ( a.k.a . the Amityville Horror House ) in New York , Cliveden Manor , the First Bank of the United States , Fort Mifflin , Library Hall , Pennsylvania Hospital , and Powel House in Pennsylvania , the Octagon House ( 1801 ) and the White House in the District of Columbia , and El Adobe de Capistrano in California .
Aurelius Conanus . Aurelius Conanus or Aurelius Caninus was a Brittonic king in 6th-century sub-Roman Britain . The only certain historical record of him is in the writings of his contemporary Gildas , who excoriates him as a tyrant . However , he may be identified with one of the several similarly named figures active in Britain during this period . In the 12th century Geoffrey of Monmouth adapted Gildas ' account for his chronicle `` Historia Regum Britanniae '' , and thereafter Aurelius Conanus was remembered as a legendary King of Britain . Accounts . Gildas discusses Aurelius Conanus in Chapter 30 of his work `` De Excidio et Conquestu Britanniae '' , in a section in which he reproves five kings for their various sins . All the kings are compared to Biblical beasts ; Aurelius is called the `` lion 's whelp '' . Gildas castigates him for his `` horrible murders , fornications , and adulteries '' , and beseeches him to repent his sins before he ends up like the rest of his family , who have already died pursuing similar ends . Little else can be said of Aurelius Conanus with any certainty ; it is not even known in which part of Britain he ruled . Historian John Edward Lloyd suggests that the form `` Caninus '' , appearing in one important manuscript of `` De Excidio '' , may have been a corruption of the more common `` Cuna ( g ) nus '' , or Cynan in Welsh . As such he may be identified with one of the figures of that era who bore that name , such as Cynan Garwyn of Powys or his relative Cynin ap Millo . Lloyd suggests a connection with the degenerate descendants of the great hero Ambrosius Aurelianus whom Gildas mentions in Chapter 25 . In this case his kingdom may have been located out in the territory later taken by the Anglo-Saxons , i.e . what is now England . In the 12th century , Geoffrey of Monmouth adapted Gildas ' account for his influential pseudohistory `` Historia Regum Britanniae '' , adding fictional details and making these contemporary regional rulers successive high-kings of Britain . Geoffrey makes Aurelius Conanus the nephew to the previous king Constantine , whom he kills after a reign of only three years . The kingship should go to another , unnamed uncle of Aurelius ' , but Aurelius pursues a civil war , ultimately imprisoning his kinsman and killing his sons . However , Aurelius only rules for two years before he himself dies ; he is succeeded by Vortiporius . Layamon 's Brut by Layamon adds the detail that he poisoned his cousins , ill-treated his sisters and died by falling from a horse .
Duhok SC . Dohuk Football Club ( , ) , officially Duhok Sports Club founded in 1970 , is an Iraqi professional football club , based in Dohuk , Iraqi Kurdistan that plays in the Iraq Division One . Club history . Duhok Football Club ( Duhok FC ) was founded by the youth of Duhok city when three teams joined together to establish the club on 14 December 1970 . Duhok football club began its football in rural leagues class until in 1974–75 the club decided to suspend its activities in order to support the post nationalistic struggle to defend the rights of Kurdish people in Iraq . In 1976 , Duhok football team participated in the Iraqi third division , from 1978 to 1990 the team was in second division , During the 1990–91 season the team did not participate in the league because of a major uprising . The football team resumed its participation in the 1992–93 season of the fourth division , and went up to the third division a year later . In the 1993–94 season the club participated in the third division . The club was promoted yet again this time to the second division.The 1994–95 season was a very triumphant season for Duhok SC , as they claimed the second division and qualified to the Iraqi first division in the 1995–96 season . Duhok remained in the first division during the 1996–97 season . In the 1997–98 season , Duhok SC secured promotion to the Iraqi premier league for the first time in its history by winning the first division . since then Duhok SC spent many years in mid-table obscurity occasionally challenging the top Iraqi sides . However all this changed after the invasion of Iraq , with this came liberation and freedom for all Kurdish sport teams and personalities who have excelled in both domestic and international competitions . Duhok Sc finally realized its full potential during the 2009–10 season , as Duhok SC won their first ever Iraqi premier league championship beating Talaba SC 1–0 to become the champions for the first time . Since then Duhok , SC became runners-up in 2011–12 season , thus qualifying to the AFC cup for the second time in its history . The last time Duhok SC played in the AFC cup in 2010–11 , they reached the quarter-finals . Stadium . Duhok Stadium is the stadium where Duhok Sport Club play their home games . It is a multiuse stadium in Duhok , Kurdistan . The stadium originally held 10,000 people , but after reconstruction it now holds 25,000 people , making it the one of the largest in Iraq . It was built in 1992 . It is located on Raza Road , Duhok . Rivalries . Duhok FC fans consider Zakho FC and Erbil SC to be their main rivals . Zakho FC are the club 's traditional rivals with whom they contest the Duhok Derby but differing fortunes have somewhat diluted the clubs ' dislike of each other , even though now Zakho FC are back in the Iraqi Premier League and the rivalry is set to continue and to be more heated than ever . Erbil SC and Duhok SC also share very heated rivalries , as the two main Kurdish teams in the Iraqi league both teams are very much still rivals , even though these clubs are bitter rivals , the number of incidents and violence has decreased incredibly now these clubs share very safe but still heated encounters . The match between the two is known as the Iraqi Kurdistan Derby , or alternatively , the North Iraq Derby . Crest and Nickname . The Duhok SC logo reflects a hawk on top of football , and beneath that is the Olympic logo . the words at the top of the badge are in Kurdish `` یانه‌یا دهوک یا وه‌رزشی `` written horizontally . and translated on the bottom to English 'Duhok Sport Club ' . Duhok SC are nicknamed Mountains ' Hawks ( صقور الجبال ) . Playing kit . Duhok 's home shirts are now always yellow and blue , in 2012 Duhok Sc introduced a new home kit for the season 2012/2013 , a yellow kit with sky blue hoops . Traditionally the home kit has always been yellow , the away kit would usually be blue or blue and white . Duhok SC has made the colours yellow and blue the club 's prime colours . Individual honours . 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup
Alexandra Schneider . Alexandra Schneider ( born 10 January 1977 ) is a German sport shooter who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics .
Tom Pett . Thomas George Pett ( born 3 December 1991 ) is an English professional footballer who plays for club Lincoln City . Pett began his career at hometown club Potters Bar Town , progressing through the youth ranks before establishing himself in the first-team during the 2009–10 season . He joined Wealdstone in January 2012 and helped the club win the Isthmian Premier Division during his two-and-a-half years with them . In June 2014 , Pett joined Stevenage . He spent three-and-a-half years with Stevenage before joining fellow League Two side Lincoln City in January 2018 . He has also been capped at England C level . Non-league football . Pett began his career at Boreham Wood under the club 's PASE youth system , before moving to play in the academy at hometown club Potters Bar Town . He broke into the first-team and established himself as a regular starter at Potters Bar during the 2009–10 season and was described as `` one of the standout performers '' for the following two seasons . During the 2011–12 campaign , Pett was made captain of Potters Bar , aged just 21 . Pett was offered the chance to join up with Wealdstone midway through the 2011–12 season , who then played a division above Potters Bar , in the Isthmian League Premier Division . He accepted the offer and signed on a permanent deal on 25 January 2012 . During Pett 's final season with the club , he scored 18 times as Wealdstone won the Isthmian Premier Division title . He spent two and a half seasons at Wealdstone , in which he netted 29 times in 123 appearances in all competitions . Stevenage . In June 2014 , Pett agreed terms with League Two side Stevenage , joining the club for an undisclosed fee on an initial one-year deal . He made his debut on the opening day of the 2014–15 season , playing 88 minutes in the club 's 1–0 home win over Hartlepool United on 9 August 2014 . Pett scored his first goal for the club a month into the new campaign , briefly restoring parity for ten-men Stevenage on the hour mark in an eventual 3–2 defeat to York City . He added to his goal tally when he equalised from close range in Stevenage 's 2–1 loss to Luton Town on 4 October 2014 , before also netting in another local derby at Broadhall Way , this time converting Charlie Lee 's cross from an acute angle in a 3–2 win over Cambridge United in the club 's final fixture of 2014 . He started the new year with two goals in three games ; his low-drilled effort opened the scoring in the club 's 2–1 victory over AFC Wimbledon on 10 January 2015 , taking the goal tally for the season to four . A week later , he scored courtesy of a long-range 30-yard effort to double Stevenage 's lead in a 2–0 away victory at York City . Pett 's scored with a `` blistering strike '' in a 1–0 home victory over Portsmouth towards the latter stages of the campaign , strengthening the club 's place in the League Two play-off spots . The club went on to meet Southend United in the play-off semi-finals , with Pett scoring in the second leg , although Stevenage ultimately lost 4–2 on aggregate over the two games . He scored eight goals in 38 games in all competitions during his first season in professional football . scoring once , his only goal of the season came in a 2–2 draw against Yeovil Town in November 2015 , heading in Connor Ogilvie 's free-kick in the 88th minute to earn the Hertfordshire side a point . He remained at Stevenage the following season under new permanent manager Darren Sarll , and made his first appearance of the campaign as a second-half substitute in Stevenage 's 2–1 home win over Luton Town on 20 August 2016 . Pett came on after half-time with Stevenage trailing in the match and assisted both goals in the comeback . Thereafter he was a regular starter in the side , scoring his first goal of the season when he turned in Ronnie Henry 's low cross in the club 's 6–1 victory against Hartlepool United on 3 September 2016 . Pett scored twice within the space of three days in December 2016 , before then making his 100th appearance for Stevenage four days later in a 2–0 loss to Blackpool on 10 December 2016 . Goals in home victories over Wycombe Wanderers , Leyton Orient and local rivals Barnet were crucial in Stevenage 's upturn in form , briefly finding themselves in the play-off positions before eventually finishing in 10th position . Pett made 44 appearances during the season , scoring six times . including his first brace for Stevenage in a 4–1 win against Cheltenham Town on 1 January 2018 . During his three-and-a-half year spell with the club , Pett made 159 appearances and scored 22 goals . Lincoln City . In January 2018 , Pett informed Stevenage that he was going to be leaving the club when his contract expired later in June that year , which would have meant he would have left on a free transfer upon the expiry of his contract . However , Stevenage received a `` significant five-figure '' offer for Pett from fellow League Two side Lincoln City towards the end of the month , which was accepted . Pett agreed personal terms and subsequently signed for Lincoln on a two-and-a-half year deal on 31 January 2018 . He made his Lincoln debut as a 61st-minute substitute in a 2–2 draw with Swindon Town at Sincil Bank on 3 February 2018 . Pett scored his first goal for Lincoln in the club 's 1–1 home draw with Yeovil Town on the final day of the regular season . Pett 's goal , a 20-yard equaliser late in the second-half , helped Lincoln earn the point they needed to secure their place in the League Two play-offs . Lincoln would ultimately lose to Exeter City at the semi-final stage , with Pett coming on as a substitute in both matches . He made 11 appearances for Lincoln during the second half of the season , scoring once . International career . While playing for Wealdstone , Pett represented the England C team .
Magiun of Topoloveni . Magiun of Topoloveni is a traditional Romanian food based on plum which has received since 2011 a Protected Geographical Status from the European Union . Magiun of Topoloveni is a kind of jam made from very ripe fruit from various plum varieties without added sugar . It is from the town of Topoloveni in the Argeş County . History . The recipe of magiun of Topoloveni is attested since 1914 . The magiun of Topoloveni is produced exclusively in the area bounded by the municipalities of Boţarcani , Crinţeşti , Gorăneşti , Inuri , Goleştii Badii , Ţigăneşti , Topoloveni and Viţicheşti . This region , particularly suitable for growing plums , belongs to the Argeş County in the region of Wallachia . The pruneraies cover about 17,000 hectares . The magiun became the first Romanian certified natural product and protected by European Union by order No . 338/2011 dated April 7 , 2011 the European Commission has recognized a protected designation of origin and protected geographical indication in Magiun of Topoloveni . In 2003 , Romania has deployed troops in Afghanistan , as a member of NATO . In 2009 , 100 % natural magiun of Topoloveni replaces marmalade in all NATO bases . In 2010 , the factory of Topoloveni was appointed official supplier to the Romanian Royal House . Etymology . The word `` magiun '' come from Turkish language `` macun '' which means `` spread '' . Preparation . For the recipe of magiun of Topoloveni , have to four different types of plums , then cooked for 10 hours without sugar , with very low heat until the magiun sticks to the spoon . The magiun of Topoloveni is a thick paste and homogeneous , dark brown , with dry matter content is a minimum of 55 % . This concentration , which corresponds to 55° Brix , ensures the preservation of the product , at a temperature of 20° Celsius maximum , without the addition of any additives . Plums used for the production of magiun of Topoloveni belong to various local varieties of Prunus domestica : Boambe of Leordeni , Bistriteana , Brumarii , Centenar , Dimbovita , Grasa ameliorata , Grasa Romanesca , Pescarus , Pitestean , Silvia , Stanley , Tomnatici Caran Sebes , Tuleu fat , Tuleu timpuriu , Valcean , Vinata Romaneasca .
Treaty of Teusina . The Treaty of Teusina , Tyavzin or Tyavzino ( ) , also known as the Eternal Peace with Sweden in Russia , was concluded by Russian diplomats under boyar Afanasiy Pushkin ( the poet 's ancestor ) and ambassadors of the Swedish king at the village of Tyavzino ( , ) in Ingria on May 18 , 1595 to end the Russo-Swedish War ( 1590–95 ) between the powers . The treaty revised the provisions of the Truce of Plussa of 1583 , restoring to Russia all territory then ceded to Sweden except for Narva . Russia received most of Ingria , with the towns of Ivangorod , Jama , Koporye and Korela Fortress . In effect , the treaty restored the borders predating the Livonian War . The Swedish-Russian border was delineated from the outstream of the Systerbäck river into the Gulf of Finland , over lakes Saimaa , Inari , the settlement of Neiden and up to the Murman Sea . Russia had to renounce all claims on Estonia including Narva , and Sweden 's sovereignty over Estonia from 1561 was confirmed . Sweden regained control over Ingria by the Treaty of Stolbovo in 1617 , following the Ingrian War .
Mount Small . Mount Small ( ) is a partly snow-covered peak standing 2 nautical miles ( 3.7 km ) southwest of Crohn Massif in the Porthos Range , Prince Charles Mountains . Mapped from ANARE ( Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions ) surveys and air photos , 1956-65 . Named by Antarctic Names Committee of Australia ( ANCA ) for G.R . Small , geophysicist at Wilkes Station , 1964 .
Kashtiliash IV . Kaštiliašu IV was the twenty-eighth Kassite king of Babylon and the kingdom contemporarily known as Kar-Duniaš , c. 1232–1225 BC ( short chronology ) . He succeeded Šagarakti-Šuriaš , who could have been his father , ruled for eight years , and went on to wage war against Assyria resulting in the catastrophic invasion of his homeland and his abject defeat . He may have ruled from the Palace of the Stag and the Palace of the Mountain Sheep , in the city of Dur-Kurigalzu , as these are referenced in a jeweler ’ s archive from this period . Despite his short reign there are at least 177 economic texts dated to him , on subjects as diverse as various items for a chariot , issue of flour , dates , oil and salt for offerings , receipt of butter and oil at the expense of the `` šandabakku '' ( the governor of Nippur ) , i.e . his shopping receipt , and baskets received by Rimutum from Hunnubi . War with Assyria . Also , Kaštiliašu had granted land and presumably asylum to a Hurrian , a fugitive from Assyria ’ s vassal Ḫanigalbat , commemorated on the Tablet of Akaptaḫa . He also reconfirmed a large gift of land on a kudurru that had been provided to Uzub-Šiḫu or -Šipak by the Kassite king , Kurigalzu II ( c. 1332-1308 BC ) in grateful recognition of his service in an earlier war against Assyria . Tukulti-Ninurta petitioned the god Šamaš before beginning his counter offensive . Kaštiliašu was captured , single-handed by Tukulti-Ninurta according to his account , who “ trod with my feet upon his lordly neck as though it were a footstool ” and deported him ignominiously in chains to Assyria . The victorious Assyrian demolished the walls of Babylon , massacred many of the inhabitants , pillaged and plundered his way across the city to the Esagila temple , where he made off with the statue of Marduk . He then proclaimed himself “ king of Karduniash , king of Sumer and Akkad , king of Sippar and Babylon , king of Tilmun and Meluhha. ” Middle Assyrian texts recovered at modern Tell Sheikh Hamad , ancient Dūr-Katlimmu , which was the regional capital of the vassal Ḫanigalbat , include a letter from Tukulti-Ninurta to his grand vizier , Aššur-iddin advising him of the approach of Šulman-mušabši escorting a Babylonian king , who may have been Kaštiliašu , his wife , and his retinue which incorporated a large number of women , on his way to exile after his defeat . The journey to Dūr-Katlimmu seems to have traveled via Jezireh . The conflict , and its outcome , is recorded in the Tukulti-Ninurta Epic , a poetic “ victory song ” , which has been recovered in several lengthy fragments , somewhat reminiscent of the earlier account of Adad-nīrāri ’ s victory over Nazi-Maruttaš . It would lend its form to later Assyrian epics such as that of Shalmaneser III , concerning his campaign in Ararat . Written strictly from the Assyrian point of view , it provides a strongly biased narrative . Tukulti-Ninurta is portrayed as an innocent victim of the invidious Kaštiliašu , who is contrasted as “ the transgressor of an oath ” , and who has so vexed the gods that they have abandoned their sanctuaries . More succinct accounts of these events are also inscribed on five large limestone tablets which were imbedded in Tukulti-Ninurta ’ s construction projects as foundation stones , for example the `` Annals of Tukulti-Ninurta '' , carved on a slab which was buried in or under the wall of his purpose-built capital , Kar-Tukulti-Ninurta . Relations with Elam . There is no extant evidence of conflict between Elam and Babylon during his reign . The ruling families had been joined through intermarriage in the past , but the countries had resorted to war to settle their differences under the reigns of Kurigalzu I and possibly Nazi-Maruttaš . However , the sequence of kings of Elam during this period is very confused , with several names suspiciously appearing over again some in shuffled sequences , such as Napirisha-Untash and Untash-Napirisha , making it hard to make sense of the chronology . After Kaštiliašu ’ s overthrow , however , Kidin-Hutran III , the king of Elam , certainly led two successive incursions into Babylonia , which have been explained as either indicative of his loyalty to the fallen Kassite dynasty or alternatively raiding with impunity to exploit the weakness of the over-extended Assyrians . Babylon under Assyrian Governorship . The `` Chronicle P '' records that Tukulti-Ninurta ruled through his appointed governors for seven years , where the term `` šaknūtīšu '' could include appointees or prefects . Alternative reconstructions of these events have been proposed whereby Tukulti Ninurta ruled for seven years and `` then '' three successive Kassite kings took power before the original dynasty was reinstated or that his own rule followed these kings . It has been suggested that the Šulgi Prophecy , a prophecy dated to after the events , might refer to the events during one of these reigns . Enlil-nādin-šumi may be the subject of Column V of the Šulgi prophetic speech . It is preserved in heavily damaged late-period tablets , in which Šulgi ( 2112–2004 BC ) , the second and most famous king of the third dynasty of Ur , and founder of Nippur , summarizes his achievements . He predicts that Babylon will submit to Assyria , Nippur will be “ cast down ” , Enlil will remove the king , another king will make a messianic appearance , restore the shrines and Nippur will rise from its ashes . With the collapse of Tukulti-Ninurta ’ s regime in Babylonia , some years before his assassination , the Kassite `` rabûti '' ( important men , noblemen , officers ? ) rebelled and installed Kaštiliašu ’ s son , Adad-šuma-ušur , on the throne . In literature . Kashtiliash is a significant character in S. M. Stirling 's `` Against the Tide of Years '' and `` On the Oceans of Eternity '' , the second and final novels of his Nantucket series .
Bob Taylor ( ice hockey ) . Robert Wallace Taylor ( August 12 , 1901 – December 12 , 1993 ) was an American professional ice hockey right winger who played eight games for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League in 1930 , scoring no points and receiving six penalty minutes . Taylor played pro hockey between the 1926 and 1936 seasons , almost all of it in the Canadian-American Hockey League , principally for the Boston Tigers and the Providence Reds .
Equinumerosity . In mathematics , two sets or classes `` A '' and `` B '' are equinumerous if there exists a one-to-one correspondence ( a bijection ) between them , i.e . if there exists a function from `` A '' to `` B '' such that for every element `` y '' of `` B '' there is exactly one element `` x '' of `` A '' with `` f '' ( `` x '' ) = `` y '' . Equinumerous sets are said to have the same cardinality ( number of elements ) . The study of cardinality is often called equinumerosity ( `` equalness-of-number '' ) . The terms equipollence ( `` equalness-of-strength '' ) and equipotence ( `` equalness-of-power '' ) are sometimes used instead . Equinumerosity has the characteristic properties of an equivalence relation . The statement that two sets `` A '' and `` B '' are equinumerous is usually denoted The definition of equinumerosity using bijections can be applied to both finite and infinite sets and allows one to state whether two sets have the same size even if they are infinite . Georg Cantor , the inventor of set theory , showed in 1874 that there is more than one kind of infinity , specifically that the collection of all natural numbers and the collection of all real numbers , while both infinite , are not equinumerous ( see Cantor 's first uncountability proof ) . In a controversial 1878 paper , Cantor explicitly defined the notion of `` power '' of sets and used it to prove that the set of all natural numbers and the set of all rational numbers are equinumerous ( an example of the situation where a proper subset of an infinite set is equinumerous to the original set ) , and that the Cartesian product of even a countably infinite number of copies of the real numbers is equinumerous to a single copy of the real numbers . Cantor 's theorem from 1891 implies that no set is equinumerous to its own power set ( the set of all its subsets ) . This allows the definition of greater and greater infinite sets starting from a single infinite set . If the axiom of choice holds , then the cardinal number of a set may be regarded as the least ordinal number of that cardinality ( see initial ordinal ) . Otherwise , it may be regarded ( by Scott 's trick ) as the set of sets of minimal rank having that cardinality . The statement that any two sets are either equinumerous or one has a smaller cardinality than the other is equivalent to the axiom of choice . Cardinality . An attempt to define the cardinality of a set as the equivalence class of all sets equinumerous to it is problematic in Zermelo–Fraenkel set theory , the standard form of axiomatic set theory , because the equivalence class of any non-empty set would be too large to be a set : it would be a proper class . Within the framework of Zermelo–Fraenkel set theory , relations are by definition restricted to sets ( a binary relation on a set `` A '' is a subset of the Cartesian product ) , and there is no set of all sets in Zermelo–Fraenkel set theory . In Zermelo–Fraenkel set theory , instead of defining the cardinality of a set as the equivalence class of all sets equinumerous to it one tries to assign a representative set to each equivalence class ( cardinal assignment ) . In some other systems of axiomatic set theory , e.g . Von Neumann–Bernays–Gödel set theory and Morse–Kelley set theory , relations are extended to classes . A set `` A '' is said to have cardinality smaller than or equal to the cardinality of a set `` B '' if there exists a one-to-one function ( an injection ) from `` A '' into `` B '' . This is denoted | '' A '' | ≤ | '' B '' | . If `` A '' and `` B '' are not equinumerous , then the cardinality of `` A '' is said to be strictly smaller than the cardinality of `` B '' . This is denoted | '' A '' | < | '' B '' | . If the axiom of choice holds , then the law of trichotomy holds for cardinal numbers , so that any two sets are either equinumerous , or one has a strictly smaller cardinality than the other . The law of trichotomy for cardinal numbers also implies the axiom of choice . The Schröder–Bernstein theorem states that any two sets `` A '' and `` B '' for which there exist two one-to-one functions and are equinumerous : if | '' A '' | ≤ | '' B '' | and | '' B '' | ≤ | '' A '' | , then | '' A '' | = | '' B '' | . This theorem does not rely on the axiom of choice . Cantor 's theorem . Cantor 's theorem implies that no set is equinumerous to its power set ( the set of all its subsets ) . This holds even for infinite sets . Specifically , the power set of a countably infinite set is an uncountable set . Assuming the existence of an infinite set N consisting of all natural numbers and assuming the existence of the power set of any given set allows the definition of a sequence N , `` P '' ( N ) , `` P '' ( `` P '' ( N ) ) , of infinite sets where each set is the power set of the set preceding it . By Cantor 's theorem , the cardinality of each set in this sequence strictly exceeds the cardinality of the set preceding it , leading to greater and greater infinite sets . Cantor 's work was harshly criticized by some of his contemporaries , e.g . by Leopold Kronecker , who strongly adhered to a finitist philosophy of mathematics and rejected the idea that numbers can form an actual , completed totality ( an actual infinity ) . However , Cantor 's ideas were defended by others , e.g . by Richard Dedekind , and ultimately were largely accepted , strongly supported by David Hilbert . See Controversy over Cantor 's theory . Within the framework of Zermelo–Fraenkel set theory , the axiom of power set guarantees the existence of the power set of any given set . Furthermore , the axiom of infinity guarantees the existence of at least one infinite set , namely a set containing the natural numbers . There are alternative set theories , e.g . `` general set theory '' ( GST ) , Kripke–Platek set theory , and pocket set theory ( PST ) , that deliberately omit the axiom of power set and the axiom of infinity and do not allow the definition of the infinite hierarchy of infinites proposed by Cantor . The cardinalities corresponding to the sets N , `` P '' ( N ) , `` P '' ( `` P '' ( N ) ) , are the beth numbers formula_4 , formula_5 , formula_6 , with the first beth number formula_4 being equal to formula_9 ( aleph naught ) , the cardinality of any countably infinite set , and the second beth number formula_5 being equal to formula_11 , the cardinality of the continuum . Dedekind-infinite sets . Sometimes a set is equinumerous to some of its proper subsets , e.g . the set of natural numbers is equinumerous to the set of even natural numbers . Such a set is called Dedekind-infinite . The axiom of countable choice ( ACω ) , a weak variant of the axiom of choice ( AC ) , is needed to show that a set that is not Dedekind-infinite is actually finite . The axioms of Zermelo–Fraenkel set theory without the axiom of choice ( ZF ) are not strong enough to prove that every infinite set is Dedekind-infinite , but the axioms of Zermelo–Fraenkel set theory with the axiom of countable choice ( ) are strong enough . Other definitions of finiteness and infiniteness of sets do not require the axiom of choice for this . Compatibility with set operations . Equinumerosity is compatible with the basic set operations in a way that allows the definition of cardinal arithmetic . Specifically , equinumerosity is compatible with disjoint unions : Given four sets `` A '' , `` B '' , `` C '' and `` D '' with `` A '' and `` C '' on the one hand and `` B '' and `` D '' on the other hand pairwise disjoint and with and then This is used to justify the definition of cardinal addition . These properties are used to justify cardinal multiplication . These properties are used to justify cardinal exponentiation . Furthermore , the power set of a given set `` A '' ( the set of all subsets of `` A '' ) is equinumerous to the set 2 '' A '' , the set of all functions from the set `` A '' to a set containing exactly two elements . Categorial definition . In Set , the category of all sets with functions as morphisms , an isomorphism between two sets is precisely a bijection , and two sets are equinumerous precisely if they are isomorphic in this category .
Middleburg , Pennsylvania . Middleburg is a borough in Snyder County , Pennsylvania , United States . The population was 1,309 at the 2010 census . It is the county seat of Snyder County . Middleburg is part of the `` Selinsgrove , PA Micropolitan Statistical Area , '' and is also part of the larger `` Bloomsburg-Berwick-Sunbury , PA Combined Statistical Area . '' History . Native Americans had lived in the region for centuries . White settlers are recorded living in the area in 1755 . Middleburg was originally named Swinefordstown ( Swinefordstettle in the Pennsylvania Dutch dialect ) after John Albright Swineford who ran a tavern here in 1787 . He was also the owner of land located on the north bank of the Middle Creek on which engineer Frederick Evans laid out the town in 1800 . This town became known as Middleburgh circa 1825 , and was incorporated as a borough in 1864 . A portion of the site that Middleburg occupies was the location of the Stump 's Run Massacre in January 1768 . Stump 's Run is located to the west of the Glendale Cemetery and is also near the Snyder County Historical Society . In this incident , two colonists named Frederick Stump and John Ironcutter were found to be responsible for the deaths of four Native American men , three Native American women , and three children over a two-day period . Four of the men and two of the women were killed at Stump 's cabin , which was located at the mouth of the Middle Creek near Selinsgrove . After Stump and Ironcutter shoved the bodies through a hole in the ice , they traveled up the creek to Stump 's Run to kill the remaining woman and the children . These bodies were thrown into the native cabins , and the cabins burned . Although the men claimed self-defense , it is suspected that this could have been provoked by a drunken brawl , or that the natives were killed by Stump in retaliation for the deaths of his wife and children at the hands of Native American raiders . The two men were arrested and taken to the Cumberland County jail at Carlisle for trial , but were freed at the hands of a sympathetic mob . The men were never recaptured . The section of the borough located on the southern bank of the Middle Creek was developed in a manner entirely different from that of the settlement on the northern bank . This portion of the town began with a few pioneer homes and a grist mill ; later a successor on this site would be known as the Franklin Roller Mills . When the Sunbury and Lewistown Railroad was constructed , more lots for homes were laid out , and the southern section of the town was first known as Franklin , and later , Swineford . In January 1917 , the property owners in Swineford petitioned the Middleburgh borough for annexation , and this wish was granted in February of the same year . Despite the fact that the two towns were united under one government in 1917 , two separate and distinct post offices operated in the borough until March 1955 , when the Swineford post office was closed . The Swineford name is still used by the Swineford National Bank , which was founded in Swineford in 1903 and is listed as a part of the Fulton Financial Family in 2013 . A major employer in the town following the Second World War was the Middleburg Tannery . This facility was located in the Swineford section of Middleburg on the south bank of the Middle Creek . It employed nearly sixty men and women that tanned high grade sole leather . Most of the raw material used at the plant came from South America , and many of the finished products were used in the manufacture of Florsheim Shoes . The tannery complex was leveled by a devastating fire in June 1967 and it was never rebuilt . Middleburg is also home to the main processing plant of Ira Middleswarth and Son , Inc. , the manufacturer of Middleswarth Potato Chips . Geography . According to the United States Census Bureau , the borough has a total area of , all of it land . Government . The Borough is governed by a council which has seven members who are elected-at-large . There is also an elected mayor . The Borough Council meets on the second Tuesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers of the Middleburg Borough Office Building , 13 North Main Street , Middleburg . The borough operates its own police department headed by a chief of police . The Borough levies various taxes to fund its spending . Residents are also governed at the county level . There are three , elected at large , Snyder County Commissioners . In 2014 , they are : Joseph E. Kantz , Chairman ; Malcolm L. Derk III , Vice Chairman and Peggy Chamberlain Roup . The County levies several taxes and receives funding from both the state and federal government . The County is mandated by the Pennsylvania General Assembly to provide many social services to residents . Middleburg is in the 82nd District for the Pennsylvania General Assembly held by C. Adam Harris . Pennsylvania Senate , District 27 is held by John Gordner . Middleburg is in the United States House of Representatives 10th District held by Rep. Thomas Marino . Pennsylvania is represented in the United States Senate by Senator Bob Casey , Jr. and Senator Pat Toomey . Schools . Residents of Middleburg may attend the local , public schools operated by Midd-West School District . The District provides full day kindergarten through 12th grade . In 2013 , the Midd-West School District 's enrollment declined to 2,200 students . In 2011 , Midd-West School District enrollment was 2,202 pupils . The District 's enrollment was 2,388 pupils in 2005-06 . Midd-West School District operates : Midd-West High School ( 9th-12th ) , Midd-West Middle School ( 6th-8th ) , Middleburg Elementary School ( K-5th ) , and West Snyder Elementary School ( K-5th ) . In 2013 , Midd-West School District ’ s graduation rate was 86 % . The District 's administrative offices are located in Middleburg . In 2013 , the Pittsburgh Business Times ranked Midd-West School District 313th out of 496 public schools for academic achievement of its pupils . In 2012 , Midd-West School District achieved Adequate Yearly Progress ( AYP ) despite the low academic achievement at the high school . Alternatively , school aged students can attend the taxpayer funded SUN Area Technical Institute , located in New Berlin , for training in the building trades , auto mechanics , culinary arts , allied health careers and other areas . SUN Area Technical Institute is funded by a consortium of the school districts , which includes : Midd-West School District , Lewisburg Area School District , Shikellamy School District , Mifflinburg Area School District and Selinsgrove Area School District . Post high school education with a spiritual emphisis is provided by the Penn View Bible Institute . Middleburg residents may also apply to attend any of the Commonwealth 's 14 public cyber charter schools ( in 2013 ) at no additional cost to the parents . This includes SusQ Cyber Charter School which is locally operated . The residents ' public school district is required to pay the charter school and cyber charter school tuition for residents who attend these public schools . The tuition rate that Midd-West School District must pay was $ 9,626.31 in 2012 . By Commonwealth law , when the District provides transportation for its own students , then the District must provide transportation to any school that lies within 10 miles of its borders . Residents may also seek admission for their school aged child to any other public school district . When accepted for admission , the student 's parents are responsible for paying an annual tuition fee set by the Pennsylvania Department of Education . Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit # 16 provides a wide variety of services to children living in its region , which includes Middleburg . Early screening , early intervention , special education services , speech and hearing therapy , autistic support , preschool classes and many other services like driver education are available . Services for children during the preschool years are provided without cost to their families when the child is determined to meet eligibility requirements . Intermediate units receive taxpayer funding : through subsidies paid by member school districts ; through direct charges to users for some services ; through the successful application for state and federal competitive grants and through private grants . Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania is a public university located in Bloomsburg . It is one of the 14 state universities that make up the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education ( PASSHE ) . Bloomsburg University is the closest PASSHE institution to Middleburg . Eleventh and twelfth grade students may attend the University at a significant tuition discount through its Dual Enrollment program earning college credits while also earning their high school diploma . The university operates a summer college program called ACE , where high school students can earn credits at a 75 % tuition discount . The credits are transferable to many other Pennsylvania universities through the state ’ s TRAC system . Libraries . Middleburg Community Library is a public library that is part of the It is located in the Community Building , 13 North Main Street , Middleburg . ( 570 ) 837-5931 Patrons have free use of the and which provide extensive online resources for children and adults . In February 2011 the library was renovated and updated . There are also branches of the library system at 111 W. Walnut Street , Beavertown , and Library Lane in McClure . Snyder County Historical Society is located 30 East Market Street in the borough . It operates a small museum and has genealogy data for Snyder County . There are three regular regional newspapers : The Snyder County Times ( headquartered in borough ) , The Shopper , and The Daily Item . Demographics . As of the census of 2000 , there were 1,382 people , 611 households , and 378 families residing in the borough . The population density was 1,557.3 people per square mile ( 599.5/km2 ) . There were 653 housing units at an average density of 735.8 per square mile ( 283.3/km2 ) . The racial makeup of the borough was 98.55 % White , 0.43 % African American , 0.29 % Asian , 0.22 % from other races , and 0.51 % from two or more races . Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.36 % of the population . There were 611 households out of which 29.8 % had children under the age of 18 living with them , 47.0 % were married couples living together , 11.3 % had a female householder with no husband present , and 38.0 % were non-families . 33.9 % of all households were made up of individuals and 18.0 % had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older . The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.89 . In the borough the population was spread out with 25.0 % under the age of 18 , 7.2 % from 18 to 24 , 27.9 % from 25 to 44 , 20.5 % from 45 to 64 , and 19.4 % who were 65 years of age or older . The median age was 37 years . For every 100 females there were 89.8 males . For every 100 females age 18 and over , there were 82.4 males . The median income for a household in the borough was $ 30,766 , and the median income for a family was $ 36,944 . Males had a median income of $ 27,083 versus $ 22,422 for females . The per capita income for the borough was $ 16,660 . About 9.2 % of families and 10.8 % of the population were below the poverty line , including 15.6 % of those under age 18 and 9.3 % of those age 65 or over .
Paski Mahalleh . Paski Mahalleh ( , also Romanized as Pāskī Maḩalleh ; also known as Kateh Posht-e Soflá and Koteh Posht-e Pāsagī Maḩalleh ) is a village in Bala Khiyaban-e Litkuh Rural District , in the Central District of Amol County , Mazandaran Province , Iran . At the 2006 census , its population was 249 , in 62 families .
Ohaukwu . Ohaukwu is a Local Government Area of Ebonyi State , Nigeria . Its headquarters are in the town of Izhiangbo It has an area of 517 km² and a population of 568,970 as at 2017 The postal code of the area is 481 .
Education , Communities and Justice Directorates . The Scottish Government Learning and Justice Directorates are a group of civil service Directorates in the Scottish Government created by a December 2010 re-organisation . The individual directorates within the overarching Learning and Justice Directorates report to the Director-General , Paul Johnston . Ministers . There is a direct relationship between Ministers and the Learning and Justice Directorates , although this direct relationship varies across the Government as some DGs do not directly read across to Ministerial portfolios . The activities of the Directorates include those under the purview of the Cabinet Secretary for Justice , Humza Yousaf MSP and the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills , John Swinney MSP . They are assisted in this work by the Minister for Community Safety and Legal Affairs , the Minister for Childcare and Early Years and the Minister for Further Education , Higher Education and Science . Agencies and other bodies . The Directorates are responsible for various non-departmental public bodies .
Sliding ( motion ) . Sliding is a type of frictional motion between two surfaces in contact . This can be contrasted to rolling motion . Both types of motion may occur in bearings . The relative motion or tendency toward such motion between two surfaces is resisted by friction . Friction may damage or 'wear ' the surfaces in contact . However , wear can be reduced by lubrication . The science and technology of friction , lubrication , and wear is known as tribology Sliding may occur between two objects of arbitrary shape , whereas rolling friction is the frictional force associated with the rotational movement of a somewhat disclike or other circular object along a surface . Generally the frictional force of rolling friction is less than that associated with sliding kinetic friction . Typical values for the coefficient of rolling friction are less than that of sliding friction . Correspondingly sliding friction typically produces greater sound and thermal bi-products . One of the most common examples of sliding friction is the movement of braking motor vehicle tires on a roadway , a process which generates considerable heat and sound , and is typically taken into account in assessing the magnitude of roadway noise pollution . Sliding Friction . Sliding friction ( also called kinetic friction ) is a contact force that resists the sliding motion of two objects or an object and a surface . Sliding friction is almost always less than that of static friction ; this is why it is easier to move an object once it starts moving rather than to get the object to begin moving from a rest position . formula_1 Where , is the force of kinetic friction . is the coefficient of kinetic friction , and N is the normal force . Motion of Sliding Friction . The motion of sliding friction can be modeled ( in simple systems of motion ) by Newton 's Second Law formula_2 formula_3 Where formula_4 is the external force . Motion on an Incline Plane . A common problem presented in introductory physics classes is a block subject to friction as it slides up or down an inclined plane . This is shown in the free body diagram to the right . formula_5 formula_6 Therefore , since the force of friction opposes the motion of the block , formula_7 To find the coefficient of kinetic friction on an incline plane , one must find the moment where the force parallel to the plane is equal to the force perpendicular ; this occurs when the block is moving at a constant velocity at some angle formula_8 formula_9 formula_10 or formula_11 formula_12 where formula_8 is the angle at which the block begins moving at a constant velocity
Ismail ibn al-Ahmar . Abu l-Walid Ismail ibn Yusuf Ibn al-Ahmar ( Granada ? 1324/1326 – Fes 1404/1407 ) was a Moroccan historian of the fourteenth century , the time of the Marinid dynasty . He was a contemporary of Ibn Khaldun . He was the official historian of the Marinid dynasty . Ismail Ibn al-Ahmar was born in Granada son of a Nasrid prince . He fled al-Andalus with his father as an infant and took refuge in Morocco where he was welcomed by the rival dynasty of the Marinids . In addition to his works on history , he composed many works in poetry mainly in the praise of the Marinids and lamenting the feud with his royal cousin in Granada .
List of fictional rebellions . This is a list of rebellions and rebel movements in fiction .
Thomas Knauer . Thomas Knauer ( born 2 February 1964 ) is a retired German football defender .
Punjab Medal . __NOTOC__ The Punjab Medal was a campaign medal issued to officers and men of the British Army and Honourable East India Company who served in the Punjab campaign of 1848-49 , which ended in the British annexation of the Punjab . The medal was approved on 2 April 1849 , for award to all who served in the Punjab between 7 September 1848 and 14 March 1849 . Clasps . The clasps read downwards from the top of the medal , varying from the usual practice of placing the earliest clasp nearest the medal .
The Xindi . `` The Xindi '' is the 53rd episode of the American science fiction television series ' , the first episode of the third season . It first aired on September 10 , 2003 , on the UPN network in the United States . The episode was written by executive producers Rick Berman and Brannon Braga , and directed by Allan Kroeker . Set in the 22nd century , the series follows the adventures of the first Starfleet starship `` Enterprise '' , registration NX-01 . Beginning with this episode , season three of `` Enterprise '' features an ongoing storyline following an attack on Earth by previously unknown aliens called the Xindi at the end of season two . In this episode , the crew of the `` Enterprise '' attempt to track down the location of the Xindi homeworld from a lone Xindi working in a mining colony . After being tricked by the mining foreman , Captain Jonathan Archer ( Scott Bakula ) and Commander Charles `` Trip '' Tucker III ( Connor Trinneer ) escape with the alien , with assistance from Lieutenant Malcolm Reed ( Dominic Keating ) and the ship 's new Military Assault Command Operations ( MACO ) team . `` The Xindi '' saw the first appearance of several new sets , as well as a new costume for Sub-Commander T'Pol ( Jolene Blalock ) . The episode saw a large number of guest stars , including several who would recur several more times during the third season such as Major Hayes played by Steven Culp , Tucker Smallwood as the Xindi-Primate Councilor and Randy Oglesby as Degra . The episode received ratings of 2.6/5 percent according to Nielsen Media Research , and was watched by 4.1 million viewers . `` The Xindi '' received a mixed reception from critics , who praised the increase of action promised for the season by this episode but criticised elements such as the writing and the MACOs . Plot . As `` Enterprise '' travels deeper into the Delphic Expanse , a secret council of aliens discuss what to do with the lone human spaceship . Meanwhile , Captain Jonathan Archer ( Scott Bakula ) directs `` Enterprise '' to a mining penal colony within the Expanse . He then strikes a deal with the mine 's foreman ( Stephen McHattie ) : in exchange for a half-liter of liquid platinum , Archer and Commander Charles `` Trip '' Tucker III ( Connor Trinneer ) will be allowed to meet a Primate worker named Kessick ( Richard Lineback ) . Archer requests the coordinates of Xindus , the Xindi homeworld , from Kessick . But the alien refuses to help unless Archer helps him escape . Archer declines , but he soon learns that the foreman had ulterior motives , since he has ordered three warships to overpower `` Enterprise '' and enslave his crew . Kessick claims to know how to escape the mine , but asks for Archer 's help in return for guiding the Starfleet officers . Archer reluctantly agrees , and Kessick leads him and Tucker through the mine 's sewage removal system . However , the group is soon detected in a conduit , and the foreman floods the system with plasma in an effort to kill them . They narrowly escape being killed , but quickly fall into the hands of the mine 's security forces . Meanwhile , Sub-Commander T'Pol ( Jolene Blalock ) persuades Lieutenant Malcolm Reed ( Dominic Keating ) to allow the newly assigned MACOs ( Military Assault Command Operations ) to attempt an extraction . Led by him , they perform remarkably well in combat , and manage to rescue Archer , Tucker , and Kessick . `` Enterprise '' then leaves orbit just as the warships arrive . Unfortunately , Kessick dies , but not before providing coordinates for the Xindi homeworld . When the ship reaches this position , there is nothing but a 100-year-old field of space debris . Production . The episode followed up on the plot introduced in the final instalment of the second season in which a probe from an unknown alien race attacks Earth . A number of new sets and costumes were required , with preparations beginning for some departments up to three weeks before filming began . One change which was made was a new outfit for T'Pol , with costume tests taking place a week before filming began . The redesign was because of studio executives wanting the show to appeal more to the 18–49 male demographic . The production team looked to the mid-series boost that the introduction of Seven of Nine provided on ' and sought for `` Enterprise '' to appeal to that demographic in the same manner . Kate O'Hara of `` New York Magazine '' later joked in reference to the change , `` Women of the future will certainly choose to wear tight , uncomfortable , skin-tight catsuits ! '' `` The Xindi '' was seen as a new pilot by executive producers Brannon Braga and Rick Berman , who also wrote the episode . Braga said `` We were re-establishing an `` Enterprise '' that was going to be a little bit different this year , so we had to think of it in those terms . '' They felt the best way to do this was to immediately reveal the Xindi to the audience , and to give the MACOs something to do in order to introduce them as well . He called it a `` big episode '' as they sought to set up the rest of season . The shoot began on June 26 , 2003 , with the expectation that it would take nine days ( as opposed to the usual seven ) to complete . One of the special effects on the episode used ground Styrofoam which had been painted blue and processed through a wood chipper . It was used to represent the mineral Trellium-D within the mine . However , the ground Styrofoam stuck to the actors ' shoes and costumes and ended up being spread throughout the Paramount lot where the series was filmed . It would turn up in unexpected places on set for the rest of the series , and was found in among the sets as they were being dismantled after the end of season four . Guest cast . `` The Xindi '' featured several actors who would go on to recur in their roles throughout the third season of `` Enterprise '' . These included the MACO marines under the command of Major Hayes , played by Steven Culp . At the time of his appearance in `` The Xindi '' , he felt that he did not have any characterisation to work with . During the production of his second episode , `` The Shipment '' , Culp read an article in the `` Los Angeles Times '' about a troubled youth who joined the military and in serving in the Iraq War had found himself . After discussing it with the director , this became the basis for the character . Daniel Dae Kim made his first of three appearances in `` The Xindi '' as Corporal Chang ; he had previously appeared as Gotana-Retz in the `` Voyager '' episode `` Blink of an Eye '' . Nathan Anderson had previously appeared as Namon in the `` Voyager '' episode `` Nemesis '' ; he made one further appearance as Sergeant Kemper in the following episode , `` Anomaly '' . Other actors appearing in `` The Xindi '' included the members of the Xindi council . As with Kim and Anderson , Tucker Smallwood had already appeared on `` Voyager '' . In his case , it was as Admiral Bullock in the episode `` In the Flesh '' . He appeared as his Xindi character nine times during the third season of `` Enterprise '' . Randy Oglesby , who played Degra , was another `` Voyager '' alumnus . He had appeared as Kir in the episode `` Counterpoint '' . Rick Worthy had appeared as several different characters in the `` Star Trek '' franchise , including an appearance in the 1998 film ' . As well as Kornan in the ' episode `` Soldiers of the Empire '' , he too had appeared in `` Voyager '' , but in two roles ; first as the androids 3947 and 122 in `` Prototype '' and then as Noah Lessing in `` Equinox '' . In addition , making a return to the `` Star Trek '' franchise was Stephen McHattie , who had previously appeared as the Romulan senator Vreenak in the `` Deep Space Nine '' episode `` In the Pale Moonlight '' . Reception . `` The Xindi '' was first aired in the United States on UPN on September 10 , 2003 . According to Nielsen Media Research , it received a 2.6/5 percent share among adults . This means that it was seen by 2.6 percent of all households , and 5 percent of all of those watching television at the time of the broadcast . It was estimated that `` The Xindi '' was watched by 4.1 million viewers . The following episode , `` Anomaly '' , received the same rating but the viewer number increased by 200,000 . Robert Bianco reviewed `` The Xindi '' for `` USA Today '' , giving it two out of four stars . He said that while the Xindi storyline `` does promise to provide more action and excitement '' , some of the alterations `` smack [ ed ] of desperation '' . He called T'Pol `` Seven of Vulcan '' , and said the main issue with the series was the `` subpar '' writing . In this episode , he felt that Tucker was written so poorly that Trineer seemed like he was overacting to compensate for it . A reviewer by the moniker KJB watched the episode for IGN , giving it one out of five stars . He said it was `` like watching a television episode made up of all the things from the 'Stuff We 've Tried That Does n't Work on `` Star Trek '' list . '' Criticism was directed at the introduction of the MACOs , which were described as `` Starship Troopers '' clones , and at the modification to the theme tune . The Xindi themselves were described as `` bad `` Farscape '' knock offs '' , and the reviewer said that they set a poor tone for the rest of the season . Michelle Erica Green said she was in a `` double mind '' about `` The Xindi '' in her review at TrekNation as there were both good and bad elements . She praised the action sequences , the make-up and McHattie as the alien foreman . Green enjoyed the twist at the end with the Xindi homeworld being already destroyed , and felt that the Xindi races would be interesting . On the other hand , she thought that the MACO scenes were too dark and that the T'Pol nude scenes were unnecessary . Book adaptation and home media release . `` The Xindi '' was adapted as a novel in conjunction with the preceding episode , `` The Expanse '' , by J.M . Dillard . Entitled `` The Expanse '' , the book was published by Pocket Books in trade paperback format in October 2003 . The first home media release of `` The Xindi '' was as part of the season three DVD box set , released in the United States on September 27 , 2005 . The Blu-ray release of `` Enterprise '' was released on January 7 , 2014 .
Yudhakaandam . `` Yudhakaandam '' is a 1977 Indian Malayalam film , directed by Thoppil Bhasi . The film stars Madhu , Jayabharathi , KPAC Lalitha and Adoor Bhasi in lead roles . The film had musical score by K. Raghavan . Soundtrack . The music was composed by K. Raghavan and lyrics was written by ONV Kurup .
Judit Péterfy . Judit Péterfy ( born in the 1960s ) is a Hungarian former ice dancer . With Csaba Bálint , she is the 1980 World Junior silver medalist and a two-time Hungarian national champion ( 1982–1983 ) . The duo finished in the top ten at the 1981 European Championships in Innsbruck , Austria ; 1982 European Championships in Lyon , France ; and 1983 European Championships in Dortmund , West Germany . Péterfy/Bálint also competed at two World Championships , placing 14th in 1981 ( Hartford , Connecticut , United States ) and 13th in 1983 ( Helsinki , Finland ) . They were coached by Ilona Berecz .
List of terrorist incidents in 1973 . This is a timeline of incidents in 1973 that have been labelled as `` terrorism '' and are not believed to have been carried out by a government or its forces ( see state terrorism and state-sponsored terrorism ) .
Khandwa Airport . Khandwa Airport is a public airport located on Nagchun Road , 3 km north-west of the town of Khandwa in Madhya Pradesh , India . It does not have any scheduled flights .
Where the Streets Have No Name ( I Ca n't Take My Eyes off You ) . `` Where the Streets Have No Name ( I Ca n't Take My Eyes off You ) '' is a song by English synthpop duo Pet Shop Boys . The song is a medley of covers of U2 's `` Where the Streets Have No Name '' and `` Ca n't Take My Eyes Off You '' , the 1960s single by Frankie Valli , though in an arrangement informed by the 1982 disco version of the song by Boystown Gang rather than the original . The song accompanied `` How Can You Expect to Be Taken Seriously ? `` , the third single from their 1990 album , `` Behaviour '' , as a double A-side in the UK ( both singles were released separately in the US ) . Released in March 1991 , this song was the band 's fifteenth consecutive Top 20 hit in the UK , peaking at No . 4 on the UK Singles Chart . The band have said that they thought the guitars in the original sounded similar to a sequencer . Background and inspiration . In the liner notes for the album ' , the Pet Shop Boys stated that they wanted to turn `` a mythic rock song into a stomping disco record . '' Content . The Pet Shop Boys version differed significantly from the original version in its musical arrangement . In contrast to the U2 version 's instrumental build-up , the Pet Shop Boys version opens abruptly with synthesized and sampled noises and a drum machine . The musical climax of the song is also changed in other elements ; a background vocal sample of `` burning down love '' is played right at the start , and synthesized horns erupt with even higher notes immediately following each chorus . Singer Neil Tennant performs the lyrics with no vocal exertion or stresses , in contrast to Bono 's performance . In addition , at the transition between `` Where the Streets Have No Name '' and `` Ca n't Take My Eyes off You '' , Tennant sings the two lines one after the other , with no change in pitch — pointing out the similarities in the two songs . Following the release of the single , U2 issued a statement saying `` What have we done to deserve this ? '' . Tennant mentioned to `` The People '' in 2002 that he had `` managed at long last to patch things up with Bono '' after meeting him at one of Elton John 's homes in the south of France . This version has been paired with `` How Can You Expect to Be Taken Seriously ? `` , a song criticizing the insincere humanitarian messages of a number of pop stars during the 1980s and the institutionalization of rock and roll . Live Performances & Recordings . To date , the Pet Shop Boys have performed the song live on five of their tours . The song was included in the main set list for 1991 's Performance Tour and a recording of this from the Birmingham NEC in June 1991 was released on the VHS ( and later DVD ) Performance . The VHS performance of the song omits the Frankie Valli section due to a publishing issue , although the complete soundtrack was later restored to the DVD version in 2004 . The song was also later performed sometimes on the 1994 Discovery tour , the 2002 Release tour , the 2004 Summer/Fall shows and the 2006 Cubism tour , of which a performance filmed in Mexico City on November 14 of the same year was included on the 2007 DVD Cubism .
Jasienica , Lublin Voivodeship . Jasienica is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dubienka , within Chełm County , Lublin Voivodeship , in eastern Poland , close to the border with Ukraine . It lies approximately south of Dubienka , south-east of Chełm , and east of the regional capital Lublin .
Takashi Yamamoto ( swimmer ) . is an Olympic medal-winning swimmer from Japan , who won the silver medal in the 200 m butterfly at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens , Greece . He was also part of Japan 's bronze medal-winning 4 × 100 m medley relay team . Yamamoto also competed in the 100 m butterfly event , and qualified for the semifinals , but narrowly missed out on qualifying for the final . The 2004 Games were Yamamoto 's third Olympic Games . He had previously swum in the 1996 Olympic Games and 2000 Olympic Games , but did not receive a medal at either .
Cadaverine . Cadaverine is a foul-smelling diamine compound produced by the putrefaction of animal tissue . Cadaverine is a toxic diamine with the formula NH2 ( CH2 ) 5NH2 , which is similar to putrescine . Cadaverine is also known by the names 1,5-pentanediamine and pentamethylenediamine . History . Putrescine and cadaverine were first described in 1885 by the Berlin physician Ludwig Brieger ( 1849–1919 ) . Receptors . In zebrafish , the trace amine-associated receptor 13c ( or TAAR13c ) has been identified as a high-affinity receptor for cadaverine . In humans , molecular modelling and docking experiments have shown that cadaverine fits into the binding pocket of the human TAAR6 and TAAR8 . Production . Cadaverine is the decarboxylation product of the amino acid lysine . This can be done by heating lysine with a small amount of sodium bicarbonate mixed in . The produced gas should be led to a glass container which is surrounded by ice water . The heating must be done in a glass container , as metals may contaminate the process . However , this diamine is not purely associated with putrefaction . It is also produced in small quantities by living beings . It is partially responsible for the distinctive odors of urine and semen . Clinical significance . Elevated levels of cadaverine have been found in the urine of some patients with defects in lysine metabolism . The odor commonly associated with bacterial vaginosis has been linked to cadaverine and putrescine . Toxicity . Cadaverine is toxic in large doses . In rats it has a low acute oral toxicity of 2000 mg/kg body weight , with no-observed-adverse-effect level of 2000 ppm ( 180 mg/kg body weight/day ) .
Kremastochloris . `` Kremastochloris '' is a genus of green algae , in the family Hypnomonadaceae .
1995 Kent State Golden Flashes football team . The 1995 Kent State Golden Flashes football team was an American football team that represented Kent State University in the Mid-American Conference ( MAC ) during the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season . In their second season under head coach Jim Corrigall , the Golden Flashes compiled a 1–9–1 record ( 0–7–1 against MAC opponents ) , finished in last place in the MAC , and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 390 to 128 . The team 's statistical leaders included Astron Whatley with 978 rushing yards , Todd Goebbel with 792 passing yards , and Kantroy Walker with 328 receiving yards .
Lady Bird ( album ) . `` Lady Bird `` is an album by saxophonist Archie Shepp , recorded in 1978 . Recording and music . `` Lady Bird '' was recorded in New York City on December 7 , 1978 . Shepp plays alto sax on the album , with Jaki Byard ( piano ) , Cecil McBee ( bass ) , and Roy Haynes ( drums ) . Release . The album was released by Denon Records .
Doroshenkoa . `` Doroshenkoa '' is a genus of crickets in family Gryllidae .
Samuel Humphreys ( poet ) . Samuel Humphreys ( c.1697–1738 ) was an English poet , librettist and translator . He is known for the words he wrote for Handel 's oratorios `` Esther '' ( 1732 ) , `` Deborah '' ( 1733 ) , and `` Athalia '' ( 1733 ) . Life . Humphreys was an educated man , who wrote as a poet from around 1728 to 1732 , a period during which he also worked for George Frideric Handel . He took up work as a translator , too . These employments followed some personal reverses . He died in Canonbury , where he had rooms , on 11 January 1738 . He was buried in Islington churchyard . Works . For Handel , Humphreys provided expansion to the libretto for `` Esther '' ( 1732 ) , and the libretti for `` Deborah '' ( 1733 ) , and `` Athalia '' . Besides writing original libretti , he translated the following dramas and operas : `` Poro , Re dell ' Indie '' , 1731 ; `` Rinaldo '' , 1731 ; `` Venceslao '' , 1731 ; `` Catone in Utica '' , 1732 ; `` Ezio '' , 1732 ; `` Sosarme Re di Media '' , 1732 . His `` Peruvian Tales '' ( 1734 , republished in 1817 ) , translated from Thomas-Simon Gueullette , and continued by Samuel Kelly , were popular . He also translated the `` Spectacle de la nature '' , by Antoine Noël , abbé de la Pluche , London , 1733 , and pieces by Crébillon and La Fontaine .
Dreamland ( song ) . `` Dreamland '' is a song recorded by Japanese music duo Bennie K. It was released through For Life Music on June 8 , 2005 . The song was used in commercials for Coca-Cola , for which it was specifically written , starting in March 2005 . It quickly gained in popularity , prompting Bennie K 's management to be flooded with inquiries about a potential release date . Due to overwhelming fan demand and attention from the general public , Yuki and Cico reworked the song and released it as the lead single to their fourth studio album `` Japana-rhythm '' . The single became Bennie K 's most successful single , with multiformat sales of 3 million units . Chart performance . `` Dreamland '' debuted at number 2 on the Oricon Singles Chart with 112,000 copies sold , behind Orange Range 's `` Onegai ! Señorita '' . It slid down to number 3 the following week where it stayed for three consecutive weeks , bringing its four-week total to just short of the 250,000 mark . The single spent three more weeks within the top ten , before falling off the top twenty a week later . `` Dreamland '' charted for twenty-five weeks on the Oricon Singles Chart , selling a reported total of 349,000 copies during its run . The single ranked at number 18 on the year-end chart and peaked at number 4 on the monthly chart , where it stayed for two straight months . Certifications . ! scope= '' row '' | Japan ( RIAJ )
Adbhar . Adbhar ( historically `` Ashtadwar '' ) is a historical town and a nagar panchayat in Janjgir-Champa district in the state of Chhattisgarh in India . History . Thirteen photos from the town have been preserved at British Library . Ancient copper plates issued by a historical king `` NannaRaja '' from capital of Sirpur , dating back to the 7th century have been collected from the town . Four books of exact sciences in Sanskrit have been collected by an American mathematician David Pingree from this town indicating the town 's intellectual and social role since ancient times . Apart from that the town has also remains of Jain and Buddhist cultures , a number of Shiva lingas , large numbers of lakes ( and ponds ) which used to be 126 in numbers as believed locally , remains of moat of ancient kings and a lake ( pond ) with endangered species of giant sized Leatherback freshwater Turtle . Demographics . As per 2011 census , the town had population of 7,272 of which 3,572 are males while 3,700 are females . Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 897 which is 12.33 % of total population . Female Sex Ratio is of 1036 against state average of 991 . Moreover , Child Sex Ratio in Adbhar is around 1039 compared to Chhattisgarh state average of 969.Literacy rate is 73.74 % higher than state average of 70.28 % with Male literacy around 82.31 % while female literacy rate is 65.46 % .Schedule Caste ( SC ) constitutes 24.71 % while Schedule Tribe ( ST ) were 11.01 % of total population . The population includes majority of Hindu population while Muslims and Christians are minority and very few in numbers . Transport . The town is well connected at a distance of 10 km south-east from Sakti railway station of Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line and 10 km south-west from Kharsiya railway station in the same railway line and 10 km from National Highway 200 at Sakti . Nearest domestic airport is Raipur airport at a distance of 200 km .
Parmeh-ye Sofla . Parmeh-ye Sofla ( , also Romanized as Parmeh-ye Soflá and Parmeh Sofla ; also known as Parmeh-ye Pā ’ īn ) is a village in Chenarud-e Shomali Rural District , Chenarud District , Chadegan County , Isfahan Province , Iran . At the 2006 census , its population was 481 , in 100 families .
Kok Kum Woh . Kok Kum Woh ( born 18 May 1915 ) was a Singaporean sports shooter . He competed for Singapore at the 1960 Summer Olympics and for Malaysia at the 1964 Summer Olympics . He also competed at the 1962 and 1966 Asian Games .
Marriage Strike ( 1935 film ) . `` Marriage Strike '' or `` Matrimonial Strike '' ( German : `` Ehestreik '' ) is a 1935 German comedy film directed by Georg Jacoby and starring Trude Marlen , Paul Richter and Erika von Thellmann . It was remade in 1953 . The film 's sets were designed by the art directors Erich Kettelhut and Max Mellin .
1926 South American Championships in Athletics . The 1926 South American Championships in Athletics were held in Montevideo , Uruguay .
Handscapes . `` Handscapes '' is a double live album by The Piano Choir featuring Stanley Cowell , Nat Jones , Hugh Lawson , Webster Lewis , Harold Mabern , Danny Mixon , and Sonelius Smith recorded in 1973 and first released on the Strata-East label . Reception . At the time of release Ebony reviewer Phyl Garland said `` One need n't be a `` piano freak '' to appreciate a truly new recording . First of all imagine seven gifted and talented pianists sitting down to seven grand pianos ( with electric piano , organ , harpsichord , a few tambourines for spice ) and proceeding to tear up these instruments - musically , that is ... .the torrrent of sound springing from their 70 fingers is so powerful and majestic as to be unlike anything one has ever heard . '' In his review for AllMusic , Michael G. Nastos simply states `` Brilliant '' .
Ralph Gray ( politician ) . Ralph Gray ( ca 1740 – December 27 , 1813 ) was a seigneur , businessman and political figure in Lower Canada . He was born during or before 1740 , probably in Scotland , and came to North America during the Seven Years ' War , serving in Major-General Jeffery Amherst 's troops . He was wounded at the Battle of the Plains of Abraham . After the war , he set up shop as a tailor in the town of Quebec . Some time afterwards , he married Mary Ann Scott . In 1774 , he purchased the sub-fief of Grandpré from William Grant . Gray expanded into importing and opened a wholesale outlet . He retired from business in 1778 . In 1789 , he became part-owner of a toll bridge over the Saint-Charles River . Gray was a shareholder of the Union Hotel at Quebec . In 1808 , he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada for Quebec ; he was reelected in 1809 . He opposed measures taken to declare Pierre-Amable de Bonne ineligible to sit in the assembly after de Bonne became a judge . In 1810 , Gray married Phoebe Wallen , the widow of James Frost , after the death of his first wife . They separated in 1813 . He died at Beauport in 1813 .
List of number-one R & B singles of 1943 ( U.S. ) . `` This list of R & B # 1 hits of 1943 in the United States is part of the 1 R & B hits ( USA ) . '' An asterisk ( * ) after a song title means that the song lost and then regained the number-one spot .
Deepa Sashindran . Deepa Sashindran ( ; born 3 July 1974 ) is an Indian dancer and prime disciple of Kuchipudi exponent Smt . Manju Bhargavi . She is a teacher of the Indian classical dance form Kuchipudi , an art motivator and entrepreneur . Early life and education . Deepa stepped initially into classical dance form of Bharatanatyam at the age of 5 under renowned Gurus Kalamandalam Usha Datar and Dr.Savithri Ramaiah and then started learning from age of 8 kuchipudi form of dance under the renowned Kuchipudi exponent Smt . Manju Bhargavi for a period of three decades and currently being trained by Guru Vempati Ravi Shankar . Career . Innumerable solo performances came her way both in India & Abroad as well as essayed lead roles in dance dramas and was also the co-artist of her Guru and performed alongside on many prestigious festivals & occasions . Karnataka Govt Kuchipudi Text book committee has incorporated her dance pictures in the Kuchipudi text book of the state . She was invited to the First International Kuchipudi dance conference of North America held at Houston- Texas organised by Samskriti and was part of the delegation for paper presentation and rendered solo performances . She is the founder of `` Kuchipudi Parampara Foundation '' for imparting training and propagation of Kuchipudi art form in Bangalore with accomplished advisors as part of the committee , recently the foundation has extended its services in conducting master classes at Swathi Thirunal Academy in Calicut headed by Sri Kaithpram Damodaran Namboothri , as an Independent tutor , her services has been utilised by many veteran artists of Bangalore . She is also involved in bringing out innovative dance festivals , workshops , which are most look forward events in Bangalore . She was conferred with many titles and awards such as the `` Best Kuchipudi Artiste of Karnataka '' from Yuvaranga , `` Nritya Shiromani National Award '' at Cuttack and `` Sathyabhama Award '' by Kuchipudi danseuse Padmasri -Sobha Naidu at Visakhapatnam . In 1995 she was accredited artist of Doordarshan . Apart from Dance , she is a Law Graduate with PGD in Industrial Relations and Personal Management , Human Resources Specialist in Software industry and currently an Entrepreneur in Human Capital Management Services and owns the company `` Karma Kreators '' . Narthanam Magazine . `` Draupadi ’ s emotions during the various phases of her life were depicted right from her youth up to tasting victory at the Kurukshetra war . The poignant scene where a perplexed Draupadi introspects at the end of the war whether she was after all really a winner or loser , gives a different dimension and perspective to the character . One would not be surprised if this becomes one of the hallmark pieces of kuchipudi art form with the aesthetic combination of good lyrics , choreography and music '' . Priyalasya . `` It is really amazing that how ‘ Mahabharatha ’ which has been so prolifically portrayed in various mode and channels right through the ages still holds the audience in awe and wonderstruck with its relevance even in the contemporary times with the larger than life characters of the Epic . The emotions , predicaments , the ironic twist of fate , the folly of human efforts , Divine guidance , and among all the interpretations of various authors continue to influence the exploring minds of individuals for centuries now . Lucidly brought out the true character of Draupadi , her sensitivity , dignity , forbearance and above all the purpose of her role in the great epic . '' Kuchipudi Parampara Foundation . `` Kuchipudi Parampara Foundation '' a Non Profit Trust has been envisaged with intent to propagate and promote the Kuchipudi form of classical dance . The Foundation is presently offering systematic training , master classes in Bangalore and Calicut to bring forth artists of high caliber . The activities of the foundation are not limited to classes/workshops/performances/productions/festivals but many more innovative executions as deemed necessary for propagation of the art form with professionally run advisory committee of eminent personalities of the fraternity . The foundation a Non Profit Trust is founded by artistic Director Deepa Sashindran The foundation has extended its services in conducting master classes at Sri Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri ’ s Swathi Kala Kendram at Calicut , Kerala . `` Kuchipudi Parampara Foundation '' presented the first edition of `` Divinity in Kuchipudi '' series Festival titled Natya Parampara Utsav- 2014 with eminent Kuchipudi artists from the fraternity and felicitated senior Guru of Kuchipudi Village . Maiden dance drama presentation `` Agnijyotsna '' - on the epic Queen Draupadi , a production of `` Kuchipudi Parampara Foundation '' has received rave reviews for its originality from conception-lyrics , music-choreography-presentation and paved way for new character innovation without digressing from the purity of the dance form . Youngest member of the Academy child prodigy Lakshmika got featured in the editorial page of the latest 2014 Attendance book `` Telugu Traditions '' Authored by Ashish Mohan Khokar and guest edited by Padmasri Ananda Shankar Jayant . Natya Vedam Annual Dance Festival - 2012 . As a tribute to her Dance Guru , Manju Barggavee , Deepa Sashindran organized the Natya Vedam Annual Dance Festival 2012 on 18 and 19 May in Bangalore , featuring eminent artists of classical and contemporary dance forms . Natya Parampara Utsav - 2014 till date . Natya Parampara Utsav , has been organised by Kuchipudi Parampara Foundation for the promotion of arts . `` Divinity in Kuchipudi '' was on 24–25 May 2014 at Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan , Bangalore , featuring eminent artists of kuchipudi dance forms .
Is There No Place on Earth for Me ? `` Is There No Place On Earth For Me ? '' written by Susan Sheehan and published in 1982 by Houghton Mifflin , it won the 1983 Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction . This book recounts the lonely , harrowing life of Sylvia Frumkin who is diagnosed schizophrenic . Sheehan followed Frumkin for two-and-a-half years , much of which was spent inside a mental hospital , Creedmoor Psychiatric Center , in Queens . It presents outstanding reporting on what it ’ s like to be mentally ill and how the mental health system often fails in its treatment of those it was designed to help . The book originally ran as a four-part series in `` The New Yorker '' in 1981 and won the 1983 Pulitzer Prize for non-fiction .
Rapid amplification of cDNA ends . Rapid amplification of cDNA ends ( RACE ) is a technique used in molecular biology to obtain the full length sequence of an RNA transcript found within a cell . RACE results in the production of a cDNA copy of the RNA sequence of interest , produced through reverse transcription , followed by PCR amplification of the cDNA copies ( see RT-PCR ) . The amplified cDNA copies are then sequenced and , if long enough , should map to a unique genomic region . RACE is commonly followed up by cloning before sequencing of what was originally individual RNA molecules . A more high-throughput alternative which is useful for identification of novel transcript structures , is to sequence the RACE-products by next generation sequencing technologies . Process . RACE can provide the sequence of an RNA transcript from a small known sequence within the transcript to the 5 ' end ( 5 ' RACE-PCR ) or 3 ' end ( 3 ' RACE-PCR ) of the RNA . This technique is sometimes called `` one-sided PCR '' or `` anchored PCR '' . The first step in RACE is to use reverse transcription to produce a cDNA copy of a region of the RNA transcript . In this process , an unknown end portion of a transcript is copied using a known sequence from the center of the transcript . The copied region is bounded by the known sequence , at either the 5 ' or 3 ' end . The protocols for 5 ' or 3 ' RACES differ slightly . 5 ' RACE-PCR begins using mRNA as a template for a first round of cDNA synthesis ( or reverse transcription ) reaction using an `` anti-sense '' ( reverse ) oligonucleotide primer that recognizes a known sequence in the middle of the gene of interest ; the primer is called a `` gene specific primer '' ( GSP ) . The primer binds to the mRNA , and the enzyme reverse transcriptase adds base pairs to the 3 ' end of the primer to generate a specific single-stranded cDNA product ; this is the reverse complement of the mRNA . Following cDNA synthesis , the enzyme terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase ( TdT ) is used to add a string of identical nucleotides , known as a homopolymeric tail , to the 3 ' end of the cDNA . ( There are some other ways to add the 3'-terminal sequence for the first strand of the de novo cDNA synthesis which are much more efficient than homopolymeric tailing , but the sense of the method remains the same ) . PCR is then carried out , which uses a second anti-sense gene specific primer ( GSP2 ) that binds to the known sequence , and a sense ( forward ) universal primer ( UP ) that binds the homopolymeric tail added to the 3 ' ends of the cDNAs to amplify a cDNA product from the 5 ' end . 3 ' RACE-PCR uses the natural polyA tail that exists at the 3 ' end of all eukaryotic mRNAs for priming during reverse transcription , so this method does not require the addition of nucleotides by TdT . cDNAs are generated using an Oligo-dT-adaptor primer ( a primer with a short sequence of deoxy-thymine nucleotides ) that complements the polyA stretch and adds a special adaptor sequence to the 5 ' end of each cDNA . PCR is then used to amplify 3 ' cDNA from a known region using a sense GSP , and an anti-sense primer complementary to the adaptor sequence . RACE-sequencing . The cDNA molecules generated by RACE can be sequenced using high-throughput sequencing technologies ( also called , RACE-seq ) . High-throughput sequencing characterization of RACE fragments is highly time-efficient , more sensitive , less costly and technically feasible compared to traditional characterization of RACE fragments with molecular cloning followed by Sanger sequencing of a few clones . History and applications . RACE can be used to amplify unknown 5 ' ( 5'-RACE ) or 3 ' ( 3'-RACE ) parts of RNA molecules where part of the RNA sequence is known and targeted by a gene-specific primer . Combined with high-throughput sequencing for characterization of these amplified RACE products , it is possible to apply the approach to characterize any types of coding or non-coding RNA-molecules . The idea of combining RACE with high-throughput sequencing was first introduced in 2009 as Deep-RACE to perform mapping of Transcription start sites ( TSS ) of 17 genes in a single cell-line . For example , In a study from 2014 to accurately map cleavage sites of target RNA directed by synthetic siRNAs , the approach was first named RACE-seq . Further , the methodology was used to characterize full-length unknown parts of novel transcripts and fusion transcripts in colorectal cancer . In another study aiming to characterize unknown transcript structures of lncRNAs , RACE was used in combination with semi-long 454 sequencing .
Ray Parkin ( footballer ) . Raymond Parkin ( 28 January 1911 – 18 July 1971 ) was an English professional footballer who played at inside right and later in his career at right half . He spent a large part of his career at Arsenal , where he played mainly in the reserves , and also appeared for Middlesbrough , before becoming a regular member of Southampton 's Second Division side . Football career . Parkin was born in Crook , County Durham and played his youth football at Esh Winning before joining Newcastle United as an amateur in October 1926 . He made no first-team appearances for Newcastle and moved south to join First Division Arsenal in February 1928 . His Arsenal debut came in a 5–1 defeat at Sunderland on 1 January 1929 . He was in and out of the side for the rest of the season and scored his first goals for Arsenal when he netted twice in a 7–1 victory over Bury on 30 March , with David Jack scoring four goals . Despite scoring three goals in five matches in his debut season , Parkin made no first-team appearances in the next two seasons , and it was not until September 1931 that he made another Football League appearance . On 30 January 1932 , he scored a hat-trick in a 4–0 victory over Manchester City . Although Parkin remained with Arsenal until January 1936 , he only made eleven appearances in his final four seasons , before being transferred to Middlesbrough for a fee of £2,500 . He appeared regularly for Arsenal 's reserve team , making 232 appearances and winning the Combination League five times . In his eight years at Highbury , he only made 26 first-team appearances , scoring 11 goals . After two years at Middlesbrough , with only six first-team appearances , in September 1937 he moved for a fee of £1,500 to Southampton , where his former Arsenal teammate , Tom Parker , was now manager . Parkin scored on his Saints debut , a 3–3 draw with West Ham United on 18 September 1937 . He made 13 appearances at inside right , before losing his place to another new signing , Ted Bates in December . Parkin was recalled to the side in February , and remained in the side for the rest of the season , either at inside right or centre forward . The following season , Parkin was moved to right half to replace Cyril King , retaining his place for the rest of the season . In September 1939 , he played twice before the Football League was abandoned for the Second World War .
Cybaeolus . `` Cybaeolus '' is a genus of spiders in the Hahniidae family . It was first described in 1884 by Simon. , it contains 3 species , found in Chile and Argentina .
Emil Hagelberg . Emil Alfons Hagelberg ( 25 August 1895 – 12 August 1941 ) was a Finnish modern pentathlete . He competed at the 1920 and 1924 Summer Olympics and placed seventh and 25th , respectively . He served as the Olympic flag bearer for Finland in 1920 . Hagelberg was a career military officer who fought in World War I . He died in a Soviet air raid during the Continuation War in 1941 .
Bayble . Bayble ( ) is a large village in Point ( `` An Rubha '' ) , on the Isle of Lewis , 6 miles ( 10 km ) east of the town of Stornoway . Bayble is also within the parish of Stornoway . There are around 400 people living in Bayble . It is separated into Upper and Lower Bayble by a burn at the bottom of the valley . Upper Bayble ( ) had a community shop , Murdo 's , which has now closed after 44 years of service . Upper Bayble has produced three internationally recognised writers of poetry and prose , Iain Crichton Smith , Derick Thomson and Anne Frater . The former writing predominantly in English and the latter two writing almost exclusively in Gaelic . Lower Bayble ( ) is a seaside crofting township . The village overlooks Bayble Bay ( `` Bàgh Phabail '' ) , with Bayble Island ( `` Eilean Phabail '' ) at the south end and Eilean a ' Chàise to the north .
Félix Astol Artés . Fèlix Astol i Artés was a Spanish musician and composer from Catalonia , and co-author of La Borinqueña in 1867-68 , the anthem of Puerto Rico . Early life . Artés was born in Reus , in Catalonia , region of Spain on October 9 , 1813 , but he moved to Cuba in 1828 to evading military service . Forced to enlist , he joined the band of one of the battalions based in Havana . Career . Once he graduated , he found employment doing tenor roles in an opera company that made its performances at the Teatro Tacón . He toured in Puerto Rico by 1840 , then returned to Cuba , where he lived . Later he joined the opera company of Stefano Busatti , that finally led him to Puerto Rico in 1860 . When the company disappeared he moved to Mayagüez . In Mayagüez he founded a new company of comedies : `` Compañía Dramática Astol '' ( `` The Astol Drama Company '' ) . Fèlix Astol , was author of several pieces of popular music , but his most famous work was the dance `` Bellísima trigueña '' ( `` Georgeus brunette '' ) , composed in 1867 . Conceived as a love song , it has had several versions throughout Latin America . In Cuba had the title of `` Mi amor '' ( `` My love '' ) . In Brazil it was named `` Encantadora infancia '' ( `` Lovely childhood '' ) . In Peru has two versions , one of them is named `` Bellísima peruana '' ( `` Georgeus Peruvian '' ) . In Haiti is danced and in Venezuela is well known too . But the most popular version is `` La Borinqueña '' , adopted as the official anthem of Puerto Rico . The revolutionary lyrics written by Lola Rodíguez de Tió a year after the composition of the danza , became the popular anthem . It was a time of great turbulence in Puerto Rico , as a nationalist revolution against Spain was sweeping across the political landscape . The lyrics were in keeping with that spirit . However , the lyrics known and sung today are attributed to Manuel Fernández Juncos per the request of the new Commonwealth , as Lola 's were yet again deemed too revolutionary . He died in Mayagüez in January 21 , 1901 . Bibliography . Translation of the Catalan version of Wikipedia
Tegostoma flavida . `` Tegostoma flavida '' is a moth in the family Crambidae . It was described by Moore in 1881 . It is found in India ( Punjab ) .
Mogens Gøye . Mogens Gøye ( surname also spelled Gøje or Gjøe ' '' ) ( ca . 1470 – 6 April 1544 ) was a Danish statesman and Steward of the Realm , whose enormous wealth earned him the derogatory nickname `` the King of Northern Jutland '' . Gøye was the Royal councillor of Danish Kings John I , the feuding Christian II and Frederick I , and Christian III . He was a key supporter of the Reformation in Denmark-Norway and Holstein . Often lauded by elder Danish historians as a knightly , social liberal upper-class idealist , Gøye is today viewed as a realist statesman understanding the need of a government and a moderate political attitude of the nobility . He was the son of `` marsk '' Eskild Gøye , and brother of Royal councillor Henrik Gøye . Mogens Gøye was the father of Birgitte Gøye , who married admiral Herluf Trolle and co-founded Herlufsholm School . He was the grandfather of statesman Peder Oxe . Biography . Belonging to a very wealthy and influential Jutland magnate family and educated abroad , Mogens Gøye was already an outstanding man in the times of King John I ( Hans ) . He amassed large tracts of lands through inheritance , marriage , and large-scale buys , and became one of the richest men in Danish history . He was knighted in 1501 , and became a member of the Royal `` Rigsraadet '' council of King John I in 1503 . During the reign of Christian II , Gøye was a leading Royal councillor , and performed diplomatic and special assignments for the King . In 1514 , he was chosen as the substitute replacement of Christian II at the King 's marriage to Isabella of Austria in the Netherlands . After the marriage , Gøye was appointed the `` marsk '' of Denmark . In 1516 , he sold the house to Christian II , in which the King 's mistress Dyveke and her mother Sigbrit Willoms were to reside , and in 1517 he arrested Torben Oxe , the suspected assassin of Dyveke . Though a representative of the great landowners himself , and an avid opponent of the bourgeois influence of Sigbrit , Gøye and Christian II seemed to maintain loyalty towards one another . Gøye even accepted some of the Royal reform plans , while trying to moderate them and to damp the dissatisfaction of his social peers . Sigbrit coined Gøye 's derogatory nickname `` the King of Northern Jutland '' , attempting to cast his loyalty to the Christian II in doubt . Gøye initially supported Christian II during the 1522 nobility and clerical rebellion , but left him in March 1523 apparently under threat , accepting the accession of Frederick I . During the reign of Frederick I , Gøye had his real golden age . He was made Steward of the Realm in 1523 , a post he retained until his death in 1544 . Gøye again acted as a balancing force , curbing the vengeful attitudes of the nobility towards the peasant supporters of Christian II . He was instrumental in averting a peasant rebellion in Viborg in 1531 . In religious matters he became an eager Protestant , openly supporting the work of Lutheran reformer Hans Tausen , in opposition to most of `` Rigsrådet '' , which earned him hostility from the Roman Catholic clergy . In spite of all efforts , he did not succeed in damping the social clash of interests . After the death of Frederick in 1533 , Mogens Gøye tried in vain to get Frederick 's Lutheran son Prince Christian , Duke of Schleswig-Holstein elected king under the name Christian III of Denmark . At the outbreak of the ensuing Count 's Feud civil war , Gøye forced through the nobility 's Election of Christian III in Jutland in 1534 , and was a most loyal supporter of Christian III for the rest of the war . After the victory of Christian III and the Reformation in Denmark-Norway and Holstein in 1536 , Gøye continued as Steward during the new government , but he was weakened by ill health , and was gradually overshadowed by Johan Friis .
History of fertilizer . The history of fertilizer has largely shaped political , economic , and social circumstances in their traditional uses . Subsequently , there has been a radical reshaping of environmental conditions following the development of chemically synthesized fertilizers . Ancient History . Egyptians , Romans , Babylonians , and early Germans all are recorded as using minerals and/or manure to enhance the productivity of their farms . The use of wood ash as a field treatment became widespread . Key figures in Europe . In the 1730s , Viscount Charles Townshend ( 1674–1738 ) first studied the improving effects of the four crop rotation system that he had observed in use in Flanders . For this he gained the nickname of Turnip Townshend . Johann Fredrich Mayer . Mayer also promote new regimes of crop rotation . Justus von Liebig . Chemist Justus von Liebig ( 1803–1873 ) contributed greatly to the advancement in the understanding of plant nutrition . His influential works first denounced the vitalist theory of humus , arguing first the importance of ammonia , and later promoting the importance of inorganic minerals to plant nutrition . Primarily Liebig 's work succeeded in exposition of questions for agricultural science to address over the next 50 years . In England , he attempted to implement his theories commercially through a fertilizer created by treating phosphate of lime in bone meal with sulfuric acid . Although it was much less expensive than the guano that was used at the time , it failed because it was not able to be properly absorbed by crops . Sir John Bennet Lawes . John Bennet Lawes , an English entrepreneur , ( view of his life and work ) began to experiment on the effects of various manures on plants growing in pots in 1837 , and a year or two later the experiments were extended to crops in the field . One immediate consequence was that in 1842 he patented a manure formed by treating phosphates with sulphuric acid , and thus was the first to create the artificial manure industry . In the succeeding year he enlisted the services of Joseph Henry Gilbert , who had studied under Liebig at the University of Giessen , as director of research at the Rothamsted Experimental Station which he founded on his estate . To this day , the Rothamsted research station the pair founded still investigates the impact of inorganic and organic fertilizers on crop yields . Jean Baptiste Boussingault . In France , Jean Baptiste Boussingault ( 1802–1887 ) pointed out that the amount of nitrogen in various kinds of fertilizers is important . Metallurgists Percy Gilchrist ( 1851–1935 ) and Sidney Gilchrist Thomas ( 1850–1885 ) invented the Gilchrist-Thomas process , which enabled the use of high phosphorus acidic Continental ores for steelmaking . The dolomite lime lining of the converter turned in time into calcium phosphate , which could be used as fertilizer , known as Thomas-phosphate . The Birkeland-Eyde Process . The Birkeland–Eyde process was developed by Norwegian industrialist and scientist Kristian Birkeland along with his business partner Sam Eyde in 1903 , based on a method used by Henry Cavendish in 1784 . This process was used to fix atmospheric nitrogen ( N2 ) into nitric acid ( HNO3 ) , one of several chemical processes generally referred to as nitrogen fixation . The resultant nitric acid was then used for the production of synthetic fertilizer . A factory based on the process was built in Rjukan and Notodden in Norway , combined with the building of large hydroelectric power facilities . The process is inefficient in terms of energy usage , and is today replaced by the Haber process . The Haber Process . In the early decades of the 20th century , the Nobel prize-winning chemists Carl Bosch of IG Farben and Fritz Haber developed the Haber process which utilized molecular nitrogen ( N2 ) and methane ( CH4 ) gas in an economically sustainable synthesis of ammonia ( NH3 ) . The ammonia produced in the Haber process is the main raw material of the Ostwald process . The Ostwald process . The Ostwald process is a chemical process for production of nitric acid ( HNO3 ) , which was developed by Wilhelm Ostwald ( patented 1902 ) . It is a mainstay of the modern chemical industry and provides the raw material for the most common type of fertilizer production , globally . Historically and practically it is closely associated with the Haber process , which provides the requisite raw material , ammonia ( NH3 ) . Erling Johnson . In 1927 Erling Johnson developed an industrial method for producing nitrophosphate , also known as the Odda process after his Odda Smelteverk of Norway . The process involved acidifying phosphate rock ( from Nauru and Banaba Islands in the southern Pacific Ocean ) with nitric acid to produce phosphoric acid and calcium nitrate which , once neutralized , could be used as a nitrogen fertilizer . British . The Englishmen James Fison , Edward Packard , Thomas Hadfield and the Prentice brothers each founded companies in the early 19th century to create fertilizers from bone meal . The developing sciences of chemistry and Paleontology , combined with the discovery of coprolites in commercial quantities in East Anglia , led Fisons and Packard to develop sulfuric acid and fertilizer plants at Bramford , and Snape , Suffolk in the 1850s to create superphosphates , which were shipped around the world from the port at Ipswich . By 1871 there were about 80 factories making superphosphate . After World War I these businesses came under competitive pressure from naturally produced guano , primarily found on the Pacific islands , as their extraction and distribution had become economically attractive . The interwar period saw innovative competition from Imperial Chemical Industries who developed synthetic ammonium sulfate in 1923 , Nitro-chalk in 1927 , and a more concentrated and economical fertilizer called CCF ( Concentrated Complete Fertiliser ) based on ammonium phosphate in 1931 . Competition was limited as ICI ensured it controlled most of the world 's ammonium sulfate supplies . North America and other European Countries . Other European and North American fertilizer companies developed their market share , forcing the English pioneer companies to merge , becoming Fisons , Packard , and Prentice Ltd. in 1929 . Together they produced 85,000 tons of superphosphate/year in 1934 from their new factory and deep-water docks in Ipswich . By World War II they had acquired about 40 companies , including Hadfields in 1935 , and two years later the large Anglo-Continental Guano Works , founded in 1917 . The post-war environment was characterized by much higher production levels as a result of the `` Green Revolution '' and new types of seed with increased nitrogen-absorbing potential , notably the high-response varieties of maize , wheat , and rice . This has accompanied the development of strong national competition , accusations of cartels and supply monopolies , and ultimately another wave of mergers and acquisitions . The original names no longer exist other than as holding companies or brand names : Fisons and ICI agrochemicals are part of today 's Yara International and AstraZeneca companies . Major players in this market now include the Russian fertilizer company Uralkali ( listed on the London Stock Exchange ) , whose former majority owner is Dmitry Rybolovlev , ranked by Forbes as 60th in the list of wealthiest people in 2008 .
Dolichopus albiciliatus . `` Dolichopus albiciliatus '' is a species of long-legged fly in the family Dolichopodidae .
5th Vijay Awards . The 5th Vijay Awards ceremony honoring the winners and nominees of the best of Tamil film industry in 2010 was held on June 25 , 2011 in Chennai . Award categories . Winners from 32 various categories like Best Film , Best Actor Male/Female , Best Supporting Actor Male/Female , Best Comedian , Best Villain , Best Playback Singer Male/Female , Best Debut Actor Male/Female , Best Choreographer , Best Film Editor , Best Lyricist , Best Art Director , Best Dress Designer , Best Dialogue Writer are few of the awards that would be selected by the Jury members . Jury members . The Jury members for the Fifth Annual Vijay Awards are the Popular Writer/Director/Producer Yugi Sethu , Actress Radhika Sarathkumar , Karthik , Director A. R. Murugadoss and Cinematographer Ravi . K. Chandran . Award winners and nominees . Winners are highlighted and nominees are listed in the list below .
John Burrough ( Cambridge University cricketer ) . John Burrough ( 5 September 1873 – 26 December 1922 ) was an English first-class cricketer who played in 24 matches for Cambridge University and various amateur teams , including sides put together by W. G. Grace , between 1893 and 1914 . Burrough was born in Clun , Shropshire , and educated at Shrewsbury School and Jesus College , Cambridge . He became a Church of England priest and served as a Chaplain to the Forces at various locations from 1907 to 1921 . He died at St Leonards , East Sussex . His younger brother William Burrough played first-class cricket for Somerset in 1906 .
Athletics at the 2007 Pan American Games – Men 's high jump . The men 's high jump event at the 2007 Pan American Games was held on July 27 .
Konstantinos Fliskas . Konstantinos Fliskas ( ; born 21 April 1980 ) is a Greek footballer who plays for Xanthi in the Greek Super League . Career . Born in Karditsa , Fliskas began playing professional football with Anagennisi Karditsa F.C . in the Gamma Ethniki . In summer of 2005 he signed with Super League side Xanthi where he played till today .
Disney 's Pooh & Friends . Disney 's Pooh & Friends is a book series based on the Pooh stories by A . A. Milne , along with the Lessons from the Hundred Acre Wood series .
Brian Bates ( soccer ) . Brian Bates ( born August 16 , 1972 in Woodbridge , Virginia ) is a retired American soccer defender who spent four seasons in Major League Soccer and three in the USISL . Club career . Bates attended the University of Virginia , playing on the men ’ s soccer team from 1990 to 1993 . Bates and his team mates won the 1991 , 1992 and 1993 NCAA Men 's Soccer Championship . In 1994 , he signed with the Richmond Kickers of the USISL . In 1995 , the Kickers won both the league and Open Cup titles , giving Bates a double . On February 6 , 1996 , the Colorado Rapids selected Bates in the fourth round ( thirty-second overall ) in the 1996 MLS Inaugural Player Draft . On November 6 , 1997 , the Chicago Fire selected Bates with the 19th pick in the 1997 MLS Expansion Draft . He played two games for Chicago before being traded to the Dallas Burn for Tom Soehn . On January 16 , 1999 , the Dallas Burn traded Bates to D.C. United for a second round pick in the 1999 MLS College Draft . Bates played one game for D.C. before being placed on waivers on May 13 , 1999 . He moved to the Maryland Mania of the USISL for four games before signing with the Charleston Battery for the remainder of the season . National team . In 1989 , he was a member of the U.S. U-16 national team at the 1989 FIFA U-16 World Championship . Although the U.S. defeated Brazil its first game , the team finished group play with a 1-1-1 record , and failed to qualify for the second round . Following the tournament , Bates played several games with the U.S. U-20 national team in 1989 and 1990 .
Youth Emergency Shelter . The YES Shelter For Youth and Families , formerly known as the Youth Emergency Shelter is located in the city of Peterborough , Ontario , Canada . It is a homeless shelter for males and females between the ages of 10 and 30 as well as families . After over 40 years of planning YES . officially opened its doors on December 20 , 2002 . The official opening of the shelter occurred in February 2003 and was attended by both local and federal politicians including the Honourable Jane Stewart . While YES is a shelter for homeless youth and families , it is also an umbrella organization for other programs concerning this group of at risk youth . Emergency Shelter for Youth . YES is open and staffed 24 hours a day , 365 days a year . The shelter provides homeless youth and families with shelter , food and support with accessing community resources in order to break the cycle of homelessness . The length of stay is determined on a case-by-case basis , but is not designed to provide long-term permanent housing . Youth who stay at the shelter are expected to develop and follow a personal service plan with concrete goals concerning housing , schooling and employment . They are also encouraged to develop strategies to deal with personal issues ranging from abuse to various addictions . First Stage Housing . YES operates a second stage housing facility located in Peterborough , Ontario known as Abbott House . This facility is a 10 bed 'rooming house ' style home available to youth in need of semi-supported independent living . Residents of Abbott House are eligible to stay for 1 year but must be able to function independently ( buying of groceries , paying rent , etc. ) . An on-site 'mentor ' is available to the residents of Abbott House for support in pursuing their independent living goals . Carriage House . Carriage House is an on-site classroom staffed by one full-time and two part-time secondary school teachers . Carriage House is available to residents of YES , Abbott House and members of the community who have problems succeeding in a traditional school environment . Street Job Project . Street Job was a six-month-long group work experience for 10 'street youth ' between the ages of 16 and 24 who are unemployed and out of school . It was meant as an alternative to pan-handling with Street Job participants working on a number of community development projects of benefit to others in the area , while gaining much needed first job experience .
Dani Deahl . Biography . Dani Deahl is a Chicago based EDM , & House music producer , DJ , journalist , and blogger . She was the producer of a Billboard charted song , ran music blog DSquared from 2009-2015 and is currently DJ Magazine 's Editor at Large . Early life . Born and raised in Chicago , Illinois , Deahl became a DJ and got her first few residencies while she was still attending high school . Since that time , she 's expanded into music production , journalism , and blogging . Dani started her writing career as a contributor for URB Magazine and shortly thereafter became their House Section Editor . She has also contributed to Chinashop ( Red Bull 's magazine ) , TimeOut , Mateo , BPM , Complex , VICE and more . Dani 's blog , `` DSquared '' , started in 2009 . TedX . In 2014 , Dani did a highly publicized TEDx talk titled `` Women , STEM & EDM . '' Deahl spoke in regards to her role as a female in the electronic music industry , and the inequalities that exist . Deahl has also stated in interviews that she is a women 's rights activist . SMYK ( Show Me Your Kitties Tour ) . Deahl 's Show Me Your Kitties tour was a tour that consisted of 30 shows all promoted , ticked , and planned out by staff and assistants of the tour . Deahl had stated that because she was a female DJ , she was finding it difficult to get booked and promoted for shows . In response to that , she made an active effort to self sustain the tour , from creating a ticketing service that allowed customers to also donate to a nonprofit big cat rescue charity , to booking and promoting shows without promoters . DJ Mag . As of 2016 , Deahl had taken up a role as an editor for popular music magazine DJ Mag . She said in an interview that she had written pieces for the magazine and then eventually was offered a position with DJ Mag . Personal life . Dani is married to DJ Fei Tang . They wed on May 5 , 2013 .
Yeylaqi-ye Darestan . Yeylaqi-ye Darestan ( , also Romanized as Yeylāqī-ye Dārestān ; also known as Darastan , Dārestān , and Yeylāq-e Darestān ) is a village in Rostamabad-e Jonubi Rural District , in the Central District of Rudbar County , Gilan Province , Iran . At the 2006 census , its population was 15 , in 9 families .
Leyland PE166 engine . The Leyland PE166 ( often referred to as the `` Rover-Triumph Straight Six '' ) is a single overhead camshaft ( SOHC ) inline 6-cylinder engine developed by the Rover-Triumph division of British Leyland , and was exclusively used in the Rover SD1 ( Rover 2300/Rover 2600 ) series of vehicles between 1977 and 1986 . Technical detail . The engine was loosely based on the older Triumph I6 ( which it was intended to replace ) , and shares some internal components with that and the Dolomite Sprint engines . Both the capacity variants use a bore , with a or stroke giving 2350cc or 2597cc capacity respectively . Background . Following Leyland Motors ' acquisition of both Standard-Triumph and the Rover Company in 1960 and 1967 ( and the subsequent merger with the British Motor Corporation to create British Leyland a year later ) , a unified model policy was developed , with Rover and Triumph reorganized into the Specialist Division . Proposals were developed for replacing both the Triumph 2000 and the Rover P6 with a single product , codenamed SD1 ( Specialist Division 1 ) .
Clete Patterson . Cletus `` Clete '' Patterson ( March 18 , 1902 – September 16 , 1954 ) was a guard in the National Football League . He played with the Kenosha Maroons during the 1924 NFL season . He was born in Wellsville , Ohio on March 8 , 1902 . He graduated from Wellsville High School in 1920 and attended Ohio University .
Driggs ( automobile ) . The Driggs was an automobile manufactured by the Driggs Ordnance & Manufacturing Corporation of New Haven , Connecticut between 1921 and 1923 . For 1923 a Coupe was added to the range , selling for $ 1675 . Although the Model D was advertised with the slogan `` Built With the Precision of Ordnance '' , sales were probably not more than 150 vehicles . From 1923 the Model D was built for the taxi market until 1925 .
Al Overfield . Alan Overfield was born a First Nations person on Manitoulin Island and is considered to have been a Canadian white supremacist . He was a founding member of the Edmund Burke Society , established by Paul Fromm , Don Andrews , and Leigh Smith . He was also part of an attempted takeover by Fromm of the Ontario wing of the national Social Credit Party of Canada . Overfield appears to have run for office under the banner of the Social Credit Party in the riding of Beaches-Woodbine . Though he was expelled from the national party , he remained a member of the Ontario Social Credit Party , which had been taken over by the Edmund Burke Society in the early 1970s . In 1973 , after the Edmund Burke Society became the Western Guard Party , Overfield claims to have founded the Canadian Liberty League as an alternative to the Western Guard . Overfield later became a member of Don Andrew 's Nationalist Party of Canada . It was through his involvement with Andrews that Overfield became acquainted with Wolfgang Droege whom Overfield employed as a part-time bailiff . The Reform Party of Canada . Overfield claims to have been out of politics for 15 years when he decided to become active again . When he joined the Reform Party of Canada , he claims to have `` let the Reform Party executive know about his political past , and they had no problems with it . '' Overfield stated that Reform Party member Harry Robertson admitted him to the Party and that future Prime Minister of Canada Stephen Harper was well aware of Overfield 's past involvement in far right groups . Harper denied such knowledge and stated that he had been `` building issues into the Reform Party 's platform to actively discourage extremists and 'nut cases ' '' at the time of Overfield 's membership . One claim for Overfield 's involvement in the Reform Party was an attempt to discredit the party for Preston Manning 's involvement in placing the Ontario wing of the Social Credit Party under the personal trusteeship of the national leader to counter Paul Fromm 's activities . However , it is also on the record that Overfield 's confided in Paul Fromm that his plan was `` to unify all the right wing people into one cohesive organization . He was pushing to infiltrate ten or twelve Riding Associations in Metro Toronto . Even if they did not win the riding associations in an election , they would at least have control . The attraction of Reform for Overfield and like-minded persons , he said was that it was strictly white bread , 100 percent white Canadians , really anti-immigration ; there was really no difference between those people and them ( Overfield 's group ) . '' While he was a member of the Reform Party , Overfield claimed to have signed up 22 members , including Heritage Front members Peter Mitrevski , Nicola Polinuk , Droege , Zvominir Lelas and Tony Cinncinato . Security for the Reform Party . In the early 1990s when the Reform Party was making inroads into Ontario , there were concerns about groups that would try to disrupt Reform meetings . Also , Reform Party leader Preston Manning did not have Royal Canadian Mounted Police security and was instead dependent upon local organizations . On May 27 , 1991 , Andrew Flint , then the Ontario Regional Coordinator for the Reform Party , was approached by Overfield who offered his bailiff as Reform Party security . Among those who worked as security for the Reform Party were Wolfgang Droege , James Dawson , Peter Mitrevski , other Heritage Front members , and Grant Bristow , who was later discovered to be a Canadian Security Intelligence Service mole . Bristow became Manning 's personal bodyguard while Overfield 's men were providing security at Reform Party meetings and rallies . Expulsion from the Reform Party . On February 28 , 1992 , the `` Toronto Sun '' broke the story that the Heritage Front had infiltrated the Reform Party . Droege claimed as many as 150 to 200 Heritage Front members were also members of the Reform Party , including some at the riding executive levels , but only a handful were discovered to be actual Heritage Front members . When Reform Party executives became aware that Heritage Front members had joined the Reform Party , a special committee of the Executive Council began an investigation . The Special Committee revoked the membership in the Reform Party of Droege , Dawson , Polinuk , and Mitrevski . Overfield was expelled from the Reform Party , for showing `` poor judgement in the hiring of known neo-Nazis . ''
Lontong Cap Go Meh . Lontong Cap Go Meh is a Peranakan Chinese Indonesian take on traditional Indonesian dishes , more precisely Javanese cuisine . It is `` lontong '' rice cake served with richly-flavoured dishes which includes `` opor ayam '' chicken in coconut milk , `` sayur lodeh '' vegetables soup , hot and spicy liver , hard boiled pindang egg , `` koya '' powder made of soy and dried shrimp or beef floss , pickles , chili paste and prawn cracker . `` Lontong cap go meh '' usually consumed by Chinese Indonesian community during Cap go meh celebration . Origin . Chinese cuisine influences on Indonesian cuisine is evident in Indonesian take on Chinese dishes , such as `` mie goreng , lumpia , bakso '' and `` siomay '' . However the culinary influences also took another way around . Vice versa , peranakan Chinese Indonesian cuisine has also been influenced by native Indonesian cuisine . It is believed that `` lontong cap go meh '' is a peranakan Chinese Indonesian take on traditional Indonesian dishes . Early Chinese immigrants in Indonesia settled in northern coastal cities of Java , such as Semarang , Pekalongan , Lasem , Tuban and Surabaya , as early as Majapahit period . During that time only male Chinese settled in Java and they intermarried with local Javanese women and create a Javanese-Chinese Peranakan culture . These early Chinese immigrants has become accustomed to the cooking of their Javanese wives . To celebrate Chinese New Year , during Cap go meh , peranakan of Java replaced the traditional `` yuanxiao '' ( rice ball ) with local `` lontong '' accompanied with array of Javanese dishes such as `` opor ayam '' and `` sambal goreng ati '' ( spicy beef liver ) . It is believed that the dish reflect the assimilation among Chinese immigrants and local Javanese community . It is believed that `` lontong cap go meh '' conceived good fortune symbols ; the thick rice cake is considered richer compared to thin watery `` bubur '' ( rice congee ) which is often associated as food of poors . The elongated form of `` lontong '' also symbolize longevity . While eggs symbolize good fortune and yellowish turmeric-coconut milk broth represents gold and fortune . `` Lontong Cap Go Meh '' was strictly a Peranakan-Javanese phenomena ; peranakans in Malay Peninsula , Sumatra and Borneo are not familiar with this dish . It is commonly associated with Imlek traditions of Chinese Indonesians in Javan cities , especially Semarang . Since Betawi people ( native Jakartans ) was also heavily influenced by Chinese Indonesian peranakan culture , `` Lontong Cap Go Meh '' is also considered as one of Betawi cuisine .
Eastington , Stroud . Eastington is a village and civil parish in the English county of Gloucestershire . It lies 4 miles west of Stroud and 9 miles south of Gloucester at the entrance to the Stroud Valley . It is situated west of the town of Stonehouse and is convenient for Junction 13 of the M5 motorway and the A38 and A419 roads . Since the M5 and its access roads were opened , the main road no longer runs through the village . Amenities . Eastington has a number of farms and former mills . There are a small number of retail outlets including a Co-op , a butchers , two pubs , two hairdressers , and a garage . There is also a village hall , where the brownie pack and rainbow pack meet , and a primary school , which has about 120 students . There is also a community building where Eastington playgroup and various clubs are held . At nearby Claypits there is a farm shop which sells oil and animal feed , and a coach company . The nature reserve of Five Acre Grove lies close to the village and is designated a Key Wildlife Site ( KWS ) . Religion . There are two churches , one Church of England , and the other a Methodist . Governance . The village is part of 'Eastington and Standish ' electoral ward . This ward starts in the south west at Eastington and follows the M5 motorway north eastwards to Standish . The total ward population taken at the 2011 census was 1,794 .
Richard Neal ( police officer ) . Richard Neal ( born March 11,1940 ) served as Police Commissioner of Philadelphia , Pennsylvania from 1992 to 1998 . Biography . After serving 36 years on the Philadelphia police force ( including six years as Commissioner ) , Neal resigned under political pressure . He was replaced by John Timoney , former first deputy commissioner in New York City . Neal was subsequently hired as a security consultant by Drexel University and the Penn 's Landing Corporation , a Philadelphia development group .
Athletics at the 2013 Southeast Asian Games – Men 's 20 kilometres walk . The men 's 20 kilometres walk at the 2013 Southeast Asian Games , the athletics was held in Naypyidaw , Myanmar . The track and field events is taking place at the Wunna Theikdi Stadiumon December 15 . Schedule . All times are Myanmar Standard Time ( )
Gaba railway station . Gaba railway station is a station on the Chinese Qingzang Railway .
Georgia gubernatorial election , 1990 . The 1990 Georgia gubernatorial election was held on November 6 , 1990 . Lieutenant Governor Zell Miller ran for governor after incumbent Joe Frank Harris was term-limited , and defeated Johnny Isakson , a member of the Georgia House of Representatives .
Jeremy Morin . Jeremy Morin ( born April 16 , 1991 ) is an American professional ice hockey left winger who is currently an unrestricted free agent . He most recently played for the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League ( AHL ) . Morin previously played major junior hockey for the Kitchener Rangers of the Ontario Hockey League ( OHL ) , the team he was drafted from in the second round , 45th overall , in 2009 by the Atlanta Thrashers . Morin was later traded to Chicago , then the Columbus Blue Jackets , followed by a return trade to Chicago during the 2015 off-season . Morin was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs a few months later , and would spend some time within their organisation before a trade sent him to the San Jose Sharks . Prior to playing in the OHL , Morin played for the USA Hockey National Team Development Program ( NTDP ) for two years , competing in the North American Hockey League ( NAHL ) . Internationally , at the junior level , he has represented the United States on four occasions , medaling in each junior tournament . Amateur career . Morin began his playing career in 2006–07 as a member of the Syracuse Stars in the Eastern Junior Hockey League ( EJHL ) , being named EJHL Rookie of the Year . The following season , Morin joined the United States National Team Developmental Program ( NTDP ) . He played two seasons with the NTDP , leading the team in scoring with 33 goals and 59 points and tied for first with five game-winning goals in 55 games . At the end of the 2008–09 season , Morin was selected in the second round , 45th overall , in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft by the Atlanta Thrashers . After playing for the NTDP , Morin joined the Kitchener Rangers of the Ontario Hockey League ( OHL ) , where he scored 83 points in 58 regular season games in 2009–10 . He was named the Canadian Hockey League ( CHL ) 's Player of the Week for the fifth week of the 2010 playoffs after registering six goals and one assist in four games , highlighted by two hat-tricks . Professional . On June 1 , 2010 , Morin signed an entry-level contract with Atlanta . Twenty-three days later , he was traded to the Chicago Blackhawks as part of a deal that sent first ( 24th overall ) and second round picks ( both previously belonging to the New Jersey Devils ) in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft , as well as Marty Reasoner and Joey Crabb , to Chicago in exchange for Dustin Byfuglien , Brent Sopel , Ben Eager and Akim Aliu . Prior to the 2010–11 season , Morin had a strong training camp and made an impression on Blackhawks Head Coach Joel Quenneville , while tying for second on the team in pre-season scoring with four points . The Blackhawks , however , assigned Morin to their American Hockey League ( AHL ) affiliate , the Rockford IceHogs , to begin the year . After playing eight games with Rockford , leading the team in power play goals with three , Morin was recalled from the AHL on November 5 , 2010 . He made his NHL debut the next day at Philips Arena against the team that originally drafted him , the Atlanta Thrashers . His first stint with the Blackhawks lasted two games , where he registered four shots on goal and two blocked shots ; he reassigned to Rockford after only three days with Chicago . Following an injury to Marián Hossa , Morin was recalled as his replacement on November 30 . At the time of his second call-up , Morin was leading the IceHogs in goals , with six , and was tied for third on the team with nine points . Later that day , in a game against the St. Louis Blues , Morin registered his first NHL point , a power play assist , and registered his first NHL fight in a bout with the Blues ' Chris Porter . He played in the Blackhawks next two games , but six days later was again assigned to Rockford . The move , however , was believed to be an attempt at saving money against the team 's salary cap . As anticipated , the Blackhawks recalled Morin prior to their next game against the Dallas Stars while placing Hossa on injured reserve . During the game , on December 8 , Morin scored his first NHL goal , beating Andrew Raycroft 1:36 into the second period of a 5–3 Blackhawks victory . The Blackhawks ' cap concerns remained , however , and Morin was again reassigned to Rockford the following day . He continued to bounce back and forth between Rockford and Chicago but with the return of Hossa and Viktor Stålberg from injury , Morin was not needed in the Blackhawks line-up and was subsequently loaned to Team USA for the 2011 World Junior Championships . Following the tournament , Morin returned to Rockford , but in mid-January , Morin suffered what was believed to be a concussion and missed the remainder of the season . He finished his first professional season playing in 31 games scoring ten goals and 15 points between the NHL and AHL . Morin was unable to return to the ice until the start of training camp , but was still unable to participate in pre-season games . Assigned to Rockford , he missed the first two games of the 2011–12 season . He played in 22 games for the IceHogs , registering 15 points , before he was recalled by the Blackhawks for the team 's December 18 game with the Calgary Flames . In the game , Morin spent some time on the Blackhawks ' top line alongside Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane , but went pointless in 10:23 of ice time . On June 27 , 2014 , the Blackhawks signed Morin to a two-year contract extension . During the 2014–15 season , on December 14 , Morin was traded to the Columbus Blue Jackets in exchange for defenseman Tim Erixon . On June 30 , 2015 , however , Morin was reacquired by the Blackhawks , alongside Marko Daňo , Artem Anisimov , Corey Tropp and a fourth-round draft pick in 2016 , in a multi-player deal that sent Brandon Saad , Alex Broadhurst and Michael Paliotta to Columbus . In the 2015–16 season , Morin was familiarly returned to AHL affiliate , the IceHogs . In 28 games he contributed to the IceHogs with 22 points before on January 3 , 2016 , Morin was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for right winger Richard Panik . Morin was directly assigned to the Toronto Marlies of the AHL and appeared in just 13 games before he was again included in a trade by the Maple Leafs alongside James Reimer to the San Jose Sharks in exchange for Alex Stalock , Ben Smith and a conditional 4th round pick in 2018 on February 27 , 2016 . Morin completed the season playing in 18 games for 14 points with the Sharks AHL affiliate , the San Jose Barracuda . As a free agent , Morin left the Sharks to sign a one-year , two-way contract with the Tampa Bay Lightning on July 1 , 2016 . He was assigned to AHL affiliate , the Syracuse Crunch to begin the 2016–17 season . On February 25 , 2017 , the Lightning traded Morin to the Arizona Coyotes in exchange for Stefan Fournier . Familiarly a free agent at seasons end , Morin signed his first contract abroad in agreeing to a one-year deal with HC Yugra of the Kontinental Hockey League . In the 2017–18 season , Morin featured in just 3 scoreless games before mutually opting to terminate his contract with Yugra on September 21 , 2017 . He returned to North America , and agreed to play in the ECHL , signing a one-year deal with the South Carolina Stingrays on October 13 , 2017 . On December 2 , 2017 , Morin signed a one-month contract with SC Bern of the National League as a replacement for injured Mika Pyörälä . Morin eventually appeared in one NL game with Bern , failing to score a point , before being released on January 3 , 2018 . Morin continued his whirlwind year by signing a one-year contract with the Swiss League 's SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers on January 9 , 2018 . After helping the Lakers , return to the top flight NL , Morin left as a free agent to return to North America . He was later announced to have secured an AHL professional try-out contract with the Hershey Bears , making the opening night roster for the 2018–19 season . Morin appeared in 3 scoreless games with the Bears before he was released from his PTO on October 30 , 2018. International play . Morin made his international debut in 2008 representing the United States at the IIHF World U18 Championships . In his first international tournament , he scored a team-leading six goals in seven contests . the United States defeated Sweden 6–3 in the Bronze medal game earning Morin his first international medal . Morin finished the tournament eighth overall in scoring with eight points . The following year , he again represented the United States at the 2009 IIHF World U18 Championships . Team USA defeated Russia in the final , 5–0 , winning the gold medal . Morin lead the team in goal scoring , with seven and tied for second in points , with ten , his ten points ranked him tenth in tournament scoring . Morin also represented the United States at the 2010 World Junior Championships , where he registered five assists and seven points in seven games . In the tournament final , the U.S. defeated Canada 6–5 in overtime , winning gold . After being loaned from the Blackhawks so he could participate in the 2011 World Junior Championships , Morin was named an alternate captain for Team USA . During the team 's first game , a 3–2 overtime win against Finland , Morin suffered what was thought to be a significant shoulder injury . However , he returned to the American lineup after missing only one game . In the tournament quarterfinals , the U.S. lost to Canada , 4–1 . They rebounded in the bronze medal game defeating Sweden 4–2 . The victory marked the first time Team USA won medals in back-to-back tournaments , and the first medal they won on home soil . During the tournament , Morin registered one assist through four games . Playing style . Morin was known as a goal scorer in juniors . He has the ability to shoot from anywhere and find open space to shoot , often going to the front of the net and finding space to score . He possesses a quick release that accompanies a solid shot . Morin is considered a gritty player for a goal scorer , he plays hard and has a bit of an edge in his game . He plays a solid all-round game , possesses a high hockey IQ , and competes every shift . Personal . Morin 's cousin , J. D. Forrest , plays professionally in Finland , while his older brother Chad was also a member of the NTDP and went on to play for Harvard University in the ECAC . Morin also had an uncle who played college hockey .
Chyża , Lublin Voivodeship . Chyża is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Zamość , within Zamość County , Lublin Voivodeship , in eastern Poland . It lies approximately north-west of Zamość and south-east of the regional capital Lublin .
SP-23 . SP-23 is a state highway in the state of São Paulo in Brazil .
Thomas Doughty ( explorer ) . Thomas Doughty ( 1545 – 2 July 1578 ) was an English nobleman , soldier , scholar and personal secretary of Christopher Hatton . His association with Francis Drake , on a 1577 voyage to rob Spanish treasure fleets , ended in a shipboard trial for treason and witchcraft , and Doughty 's execution . Although some scholars doubt the validity of the charges of treason , and question Drake 's authority to try and execute Doughty , the incident set an important precedent : according to a history of the English Navy , titled `` To Rule the Waves : How the British Navy Shaped the Modern World '' by Arthur Herman , Doughty 's execution established the idea that a ship 's captain was its absolute ruler , regardless of the rank or social class of its passengers . Source of conflict . Doughty befriended Drake during Drake 's military actions in Ireland . Drake , Doughty and John Wynter left Plymouth , England in 1577 , purportedly on a simple trip to Alexandria . Drake 's real mission was to interfere with Spanish treasure fleets in the New World ; whether he proceeded with the full knowledge and sanction of Queen Elizabeth I , and whether his original intent was the circumnavigation of the globe are still topics of scholarly debate ( see Kelsey , `` Sir Francis Drake : the Queen 's Pirate . '' ) The three men apparently shared responsibility for the voyage but Drake soon assumed the role of commander of the expedition , a matter which caused friction between Drake and the aristocratic Doughty . Doughty was given command of a captured Portuguese ship , the `` Santa Maria '' ( renamed `` Mary '' ) . Tension between Drake and Doughty worsened when Doughty caught Drake 's brother , Thomas Drake , stealing from the captured cargo of the vessel . Drake assumed command of the `` Mary '' and reassigned Doughty to command his flagship the `` Pelican . '' During the long voyage across the Atlantic , Drake 's hostility increased , fuelled by the rancor of his brother . Drake eventually demoted Doughty to command of a tiny supply vessel named `` Swan . '' This insult proved too much for Doughty to take , and he began to complain bitterly about `` the Captain General . '' Charges . When the `` Swan '' became separated from the rest of the fleet during a severe storm , Drake became convinced that Doughty was practising witchcraft . On 17 May 1578 , upon the reunion of the fleet , Drake and Doughty had a final quarrel ; Drake struck Doughty and ordered him tied to the mast . By 3 June both Doughty and his brother , John Doughty , had been put under house arrest and the sailors forbidden from interacting with them . Drake accused Doughty of being `` a conjurer and a seditious person '' , and his brother of being `` a witch and a poisoner '' . Trial and execution . The fleet arrived at Puerto San Julián , a natural harbour in Patagonia in the Santa Cruz Province of Argentina on 20 June . Doughty 's trial began on the 30th ; Drake charged Doughty with not only mutiny , but treason . Doughty first appealed to be taken with the fleet as a prisoner and tried upon return to England , but Drake refused . Doughty next demanded that Drake show his commission from the Queen allowing him such jurisdiction , which Drake again refused , to which lawyer and friend of Doughty , Leonard Vicary , responded , `` This is not lawe nor agriable to justice . '' Drake responded , `` I have not ... to do with you crafty lawyars , neythar care I for the lawe , but I know what I wyll do . '' The main body of evidence against Doughty is referenced in manuscripts found in the British Library and compiled in William Sandys Wright Vaux 's edition of `` The World Encompassed '' , based on a log kept by Drake 's chaplain , Francis Fletcher . This material contains a number of statements by Doughty that may have been made in the heat of anger . The statements could be interpreted as seditious , but would not be likely to be judged mutinous by a court of law ( examined at length in Robinson and Hannay ; the charges are reproduced in Vaux ) . There were two very damning pieces of evidence : the testimony of Edward Bright , the ship 's carpenter , which , alone of the accusations , Doughty openly denied , and Doughty 's own admission that he had disclosed the true purpose of their voyage to William Cecil , 1st Baron Burghley , a staunch advocate of avoiding trouble with the Spanish . Drake painted the disclosure to Burghley as a betrayal of Queen Elizabeth ; nevertheless , the jury of crewmen convicted Doughty of mutiny only , rejecting the charge of treason , and only after Drake prevaricated about whether he would seek Doughty 's death . After obtaining the guilty verdict , Drake convened the jury and produced various documents from English nobility in support of Drake ; he did not , however , produce a royal commission , which he claimed to have left on board his ship . Arguing that Doughty was a threat to his life and the expedition in general , Drake demanded execution . The men eventually agreed although some reluctantly ; Drake then asked if there were any reasonable proposals of alternative solutions . Doughty himself suggested that he be set loose once the fleet reached Peru , but Drake refused , claiming that Doughty would alert the Spaniards to their mission . John Wynter volunteered to keep Doughty prisoner on his ship , `` Elizabeth , '' to which Drake initially agreed , but qualified the statement by saying that the ship would then have to return to England with no share of the treasure they would gain from attacking Spanish ships . Wynter was soon shouted down by his crewmen , and Doughty 's fate was sealed . Doughty requested that he and Drake receive Communion together , and as reported by the contemporary account of Francis Fletcher , `` And after this holy repast , they dined also at the same table together , as cheerfully , in sobriety , as ever in their lives they had done aforetime , each cheering up the other , and taking their leave , by drinking each to other , as if some journey only had been in hand . '' On 2 July 1578 , Thomas Doughty was beheaded . Shortly thereafter , Drake changed the name of his flagship from `` The Pelican '' to `` The Golden Hind '' purportedly to honour Christopher Hatton , whose crest was the hind , perhaps as an attempt to smooth over the Doughty incident . Aftermath and analysis . The conditions of the case – the initial close friendship of the men , the unlikely amicability of Doughty upon his demise – have inspired numerous theories as to what may have truly transpired between Doughty and Drake . Drake 's own family eventually perpetuated the rumour that Doughty had been intimate with Drake 's wife , Mary . Other historians have speculated that Doughty had been a spy in the employ of Burghley throughout the voyage . Analysis indicates , however , that not all of the men wished to be a part of what was swiftly becoming a pirate raid ; John Wynter specifically spoke against it . Kelsey concludes that Drake wanted to set a stern example against indiscipline in the crew ; his choice to hold Doughty 's trial on the same spot where Ferdinand Magellan had executed his mutineers could hardly have been coincidental . Nevertheless , the rest of the circumnavigation was plagued by bouts of dissent . In January 1580 , when Drake became stranded upon a reef off the Celebes Sea , the ship 's chaplain Francis Fletcher gave a sermon connecting their woes to the unjust demise of Doughty . For this action , Drake not only relieved Fletcher of his duties but chained him to a hatch cover and , despite his obvious lack of authority to do so , pronounced him excommunicated . The Doughty incident continued to haunt Drake upon his return to England . There , John Doughty , brother of the deceased , sought legal recourse , but the action was dismissed on a technicality . There was also gossip about the inexplicable promotion of the carpenter , Edward Bright , to the position of master of the ship `` Marigold , '' which was inevitably read as a payment for falsifying testimony against Doughty . Drake was never able to produce documents showing he had clear authority to act as he did . There was even a rumour , almost certainly false , that Drake was under hire by the Earl of Leicester to kill Doughty . According to the contemporary screed `` Leicester 's Commonwealth '' ( 1584 ) , Leicester desired Doughty 's death because Doughty could incriminate him in the alleged murder of Walter Devereux , Earl of Essex . John Wilmot , 2nd Earl of Rochester , refers to the Doughty incident in his poem `` Portsmouth 's Looking Glass , '' as if it is a casual reference to judicial malfeasance that his readership will immediately recognise . In popular culture . Doughty 's execution is the subject of Robert E. Howard 's Solomon Kane poem , `` The One Black Stain . '' In the episode of the 1960s UK children 's TV series Sir Francis Drake 'The Doughty Plot ' , the story of how Doughty was tried and executed is recounted , though it is not historically accurate and makes Drake out as the hero . In 1980 , `` Drake 's Venture '' , a full costume drama of the key events was made for television , with John Thaw as Francis Drake and Paul Darrow as Thomas Doughty .
Reuben Duran . Reuben Duran ( born July 2 , 1983 ) is an American professional mixed martial artist currently competing in the Flyweight division of King of the Cage , where he is the current Interim Flyweight Champion . A professional competitor since 2006 , Duran has also formerly competed for the UFC and the WEC . Background . Duran started training martial arts at the age of seven . By the time he turned 14 he had added boxing to training regimen and by 19 was training in all aspects of MMA including the additions of wrestling , Brazilian jiu-jitsu , and Muay Thai . Early career . Reuben began his career with multiple fights for King of the Cage , and other small promotions in California . As an amateur competitor , Duran has distinguished himself by being a six time winner of Grapplers Quest . In a memorable match , Duran fought Greg Guzman , hiding his injuries that included 2 torn ligaments in his right hand . In spite of the injuries , Duran still earned the victory . Later , in an interview , Duran voiced his confidence that were it not for the injury , he would have gotten a stoppage . Duran would support his bold statement in his next fight as he claimed a victory over Ryan Diaz via KO with only 3 seconds left in the fight . In subsequent bouts , Duran submitted both Kana Hyatt and Maurice Eazel in the first round . Ultimate Fighting Championship . Duran signed with the UFC in early 2011 and made his debut at UFC on Versus 3 against Takeya Mizugaki , replacing an injured Francisco Rivera . Duran lost the fight via close split decision . Duran faced Francisco Rivera on June 4 , 2011 at The Ultimate Fighter 13 Finale . He won the fight via submission in the third round , earning `` Submission of the Night '' honors . Duran next faced Hugo Viana on December 15 , 2012 at . After being knocked down twice , he eventually lost the fight via KO late in the first round . Duran then faced George Roop on March 16 , 2013 at UFC 158 . He lost the fight via unanimous decision and was subsequently released from the promotion . Post-UFC career . Over a year after his release from UFC , Duran returned to King of the Cage in June 2014 . Duran faced Tony Sanchez at KOTC : Slugfest on June 5 , 2014 . He won the fight via second round TKO .
Ernst Jencquel . Ernst Jencquel ( 11 January 1879 – 27 December 1939 ) was a German rower . He competed in the men 's eight event at the 1900 Summer Olympics .
The Mercury Men . `` The Mercury Men '' is a 2011 series of web shorts produced for the Syfy network by writer/director Christopher Preksta . It is shot in a retro , 1950s style , in black and white ( stock photos of Apollo are in color ) . Though it is set in the mid-1970s , shortly after the Apollo moon landings . The first episode is set explicitly in 1975 and the following eight episodes take place on the same night . The tenth episode is stated as taking place in 1976 , but the month and day are unspecified , so it is not clear exactly how much time has lapsed between the ninth and tenth episodes , though it must be significant , as the protagonist somehow travels from Earth to Mercury in that time . Each episode is between 6 and 9 minutes long . The show follows the adventures of a mild-mannered office worker , Edward Borman ( Mark Tierno ) who is drawn into an adventure when his building is attacked by men from the planet Mercury , who appear to be made of pure light . Their plan is to use the steel framework of the building to enhance their gravity device which will pull down the Moon into the Earth . He meets Jack Yaeger ( Curt Wootton ) , a member of a secretive group of defenders known as The League . It was shot in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania , on a budget of under $ 10,000 .
San Luis de Quillota . CD San Luis de Quillota is a Chilean football club based in Quillota that plays in the Primera División de Chile . The club 's home stadium is the Estadio Bicentario Lucio Fariña . History . The club was founded on December 8 , 1919 .
Brachyglottis monroi . `` Brachyglottis monroi '' ( Monro 's ragwort ; syn . `` Senecio monroi '' ) is a species of plant in the family Asteraceae , formerly classified in the genus `` Senecio '' . Native to New Zealand and Tasmania , it is a small , hardy , evergreen shrub growing to with crinkly-edged , olive green , leathery leaves and yellow daisy-like flowers in terminal corymbs in summer .
Nina Badrić . Nina Badrić ( ; born 4 July 1972 ) is a Croatian pop singer . She began performing in early 1990s , and competed in `` Dora '' - the Croatian selection for Eurovision Song Contest 4 times . She won 7th place in 1993 with `` Ostavljam te '' , 10th place in 1994 with `` Godine nestvarne '' , 18th place in 1995 with `` Odlaziš zauvijek '' , and second place in 2003 with `` Čarobno jutro '' . Badrić eventually represented Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku , Azerbaijan with the song `` Nebo '' . She finished 12th in the second semi-final and failed to qualify for the grand final . Early life . Badrić was born on July 4 , 1972 in Zagreb . She attended primary school `` Otokar Keršovani '' , and started singing in the children 's choir `` Zvjezdice '' at the age of nine . She spent seven years in the choir , while she began doing backing vocals with performers such as the Parni valjak , Prljavo kazalište and others . Early career . In the early 1990s she was discovered by Dino Dvornik who helped develop her career . Later , she had her first major appearance on 'Crovizija ' , where she won with the song `` Ostavljam te '' , in collaboration with Rajko Dujmić , Jesenko Houra and her first manager Daniel Koletić . Shortly after that she signed her first professional contract with Croatia Records and in 1995 released her first album `` Godine nestvarne '' . However , Nina made first major success in duet with singer Emilija Kokić and the song `` Ja sam vlak '' . Badrić released her second album `` Personality '' in 1997 , the record label Top Zoe Music . Nina won two Porins for best female vocal performance and best album of pop and classical music . She has also finished the song `` I 'm So Excited '' by American R & B group The Pointer Sisters , bringing a degree of international recognition . In 1999 she released the 13 track album `` Unique '' , including two versions of the song , `` Woman in Love '' and also a remix of `` Po dobru ti me pamti '' . She collaborated with a number of Croatian musicians , including Boytronic . 2000-present . With the single `` Nek ti bude kao meni '' , Nina announced her fourth album , `` Nina '' , released in 2000 , through the label Croatia Records . It contained twelve songs and was produced by Darko Juranović It featured the second single `` Ako kažeš da me ne voliš '' that was supported by a video . In 2003 she released a compilation , `` Collection , '' and her fourth studio album `` Ljubav '' , consisting of thirteen tracks . The songs `` Čarobno jutro '' and `` Za dobre i loše dane '' were released as singles . On 14 February 2005 , Badrić performed at the Dom sportova in Zagreb , in support of the campaign by UNICEF to house abandoned children . The concert was filmed and the same year Badrić released live album on double CD , `` Ljubav za ljubav - Live '' , released through the Aquarius Records.In November 2007 , she released her seventh studio album , `` 07 . '' The album opens with the song `` Kralj života mog '' , which isa duet with Roma diva Ljiljana Petrović-Buttler . The material contains another duet with Montell Jordan in the song `` Do not give this to anyone '' . The album was recorded over two years and produced by Steve Sidwell . In November 2011 Nina released the album `` Nebo '' . Badrić represented Croatia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku , Azerbaijan with the song `` Nebo '' ( Heaven ) . She performed in the second semi-final and failed to reach the top ten and final cutoff , at 12th place with 42 points . After the Eurovision Song Contest Badrić embarked on an arena tour of the region . In 2013 Badrić recorded a duet `` Duše su se srele '' with Bosnian singer Mirza Šoljanin . In January 2015 , she recorded another duet called `` Lozinka za raj '' , with a Serbian singer Željko Vasić . In 2016 Badrić recorded a song `` Želim živjeti '' ( I want to live ) together with Shorty , Ivana Husar , Marija Husar , Palić Sisters , Alan Hržica and band Emanuel in support of a anti-abortion campaign . In July 2016 Badrić performed her song `` Dani i godine '' at the wedding of Ana Ivanovic and Bastian Schweinsteiger . Personal life . Nina has two sisters ; Sunčica and Dijana . She married Bernard Krasnić in 2006 , but they divorced in 2012 . During campaign for the 2007 parliamentary election , Badrić performed at a number fundraising events for the Croatian Democratic Union She is a devout Roman Catholic .
Mike Not . Mike Not ( a.k.a . Mika Paju ) is a creator of techno music from Tampere , Finland , though he has also produced industrial music ( influenced by Skinny Puppy , Front Line Assembly , Nine Inch Nails , Marilyn Manson et al . ) , hip-hop , breakbeat , acid house , experimental music and so on . Mike Not has created music and worked as a DJ from 1987 . Mike Not borrowed his alias from Spanish DJ Mike Platinas , performing initially as Mike `` Not '' Platinas , but eventually the name was shortened to Mike Not . Mike Not is mainly known for his Noise Production project , but Mike has also worked as a sound engineer and producer for many other acts , such as Finnish hip-hop acts Petri Nygård and Nuera , Tampere 's gothic rock band Suruaika and some others . Mike Not is also a member of Tampere 's electro music act Kompleksi .
Idia laurentii . The laurentine idia ( `` Idia laurentii '' ) is a species of litter moth of the family Erebidae . It is found from central New York , south to the mountains of North Carolina . There is probably one generation per year . Larvae have been reared on dead leaves of cherry .
Grand Crossing . A Grand crossing is a bridge or tunnel at a major water body .
Makapuʻu Point . Makapuʻu Point ( also Makapuu Point ) is the easternmost point on the Hawaiian island of Oʻahu , located in the Makapuʻu region . Twelve miles east of Honolulu , it is a popular hiking spot , offering great views of Makapuʻu and Waimanalo Bay on one side and the Ka ʻIwi Channel on the other side . It is the home of the Makapuʻu Point Light , which was established in 1909 ; the light was automated in 1974 . Containing one of the world 's largest Fresnel lenses . According to Neal McHenry the procedure to produce another high Hyper-Radiant Fresnel Lens is no longer known . The Light House is lit by a single 1000 watt 120 volt alternating current lamp . Should the first lamp burn out a tangent lamp will automatically rotate into place . The light house and the area around it is owned by the U.S. Coast Guard . The location is also popular for viewing the ocean , whale watching in the Winter , or seeing the neighboring islands of Molokai and Lanai . Additionally , one of the popular `` first kisses '' from the romantic comedy , 50 First Dates , was filmed aside the lighthouse with the camera spanning the picturesque landscape .
Stari Jankovci . Stari Jankovci is a village in Vukovar-Syrmia County , Croatia , population 1,769 ( 2001 ) , total municipality population 5,216 ( 2001 ) , with 69.50 % Croats , 23.24 % Serbs and 5.06 % Hungarians . The village is located to the northeast of the main road and railway route Vinkovci-Tovarnik-Šid . The name means `` Old '' Jankovci , while to the southwest there is a smaller village of Novi Jankovci , meaning `` New '' Jankovci . During the Croatian War of Independence , the village was occupied by the rebel Serbs in 1991 . The parish church of Blessed Virgin Mary , built in 1780 with a notable Baroque-Classical main altar , was severely damaged . Stari Jankovci is underdeveloped municipality which is statistically classified as the First Category Area of Special State Concern by the Government of Croatia .
Endotricha valentis . `` Endotricha valentis '' is a species of snout moth in the genus `` Endotricha '' . It was described by Valentina A. Kirpichnikova in 2003 , and is known from China ( Yunnan ) and the Russian Far East . The wingspan is . The ground colour of forewings is pink violet , with a dark pink violet basal area . The ground colour of the hindwings is pink violet , suffused with black scales .
DC Talk ( album ) . `` DC Talk '' is the first studio album released from vocal trio DC Talk . It is the most hip hop-oriented of all of their albums as each later album gradually progressed into a more rock-centered sound . Michael Tait stated that their original goal for the album was to sell 10,000 units . It sold 7,142 units in 1989 . After their popularity spiked with the release of `` Free at Last '' , back sales increased although it is the only of their studio albums to not reach RIAA gold status ( 500,000 units sold ) . Recording . DC Talk ( consisting of Toby McKeehan , Michael Tait , and Kevin Max ) signed their initial record deal with ForeFront Records in January 1989 , along with Vic Mignogna and Mike Valliere . In the long-form video Narrow Is the Road , the group points out the apartment where the deal was signed . Dropping out of Liberty University , the trio moved to Nashville , TN and recording for `` DC Talk '' immediately began . Recording was a fast process as the album released June 13 , 1989 . Heavenbound and Spinnin ' Round . The album 's opening track provided the majority of the album 's relative sales success . `` Heavenbound '' was originally recorded for the group 's independently released cassette demo `` Christian Rhymes to a Rhythm '' , which featured only Tait and McKeehan . It was re-recorded after Kevin Max was added to the group just prior to this release . The album received a sales boost after the music video for `` Heavenbound , '' the only one made for this record , received airplay on the BET network 's `` Rap City . '' `` Heavenbound '' was featured on the compilation `` Ultimate Rap '' ( Starsong , 1989 ) . The second but minor hit was `` Spinnin ' Round '' featuring their friend Mike Valliere who beatboxed ( known as `` Valet Beat '' ) on this `` Final Days '' , and `` Time Ta Jam '' . `` Spinnin ' Round '' was featured on the compilations `` Rappin ' His Word : Today 's Hottest Christian Rap '' ( Arrival Recordings , 1990 ) and `` Rap - Straight From the Streets '' ( Benson , 1990 ) . Both songs were included in the album Additionally , `` Gah Ta Be '' was featured on `` Ultimate Rap 2 '' ( Starsong , 1990 ) . The album `` Christian Rhymes to a Rhythm '' included the song `` Always Leanin '' which was excluded from this album , for unknown reasons . Sales . The album released to minimum sales on June 13 , 1989 . The album grossed 7,142 units by the end of 1989 . Christian albums are tracked on Billboard 's Top Contemporary Albums chart , which then tracked the top forty albums on a bi-weekly basis ( now weekly ) . DC Talk managed to break onto the chart just once in 1989 ( No . 34 on November 18 , 1989 ) . Seven months later , in June 1990 , the album returned to Top 40 on the June 2 and June 16 charts ( No . 32 and No . 39 , respectively ) . The trio 's second album , `` Nu Thang '' , broke into the Top 10 in November 1990 and remained in at least the Top 12 for six straight months . It peaked at No . 5 three times during this run . The success of `` Nu Thang '' led to an interest in `` DC Talk '' far higher than it ever enjoyed on its own . After reaching the Top 40 only six times , and no higher than No . 32 , in its first two and a half years , `` DC Talk '' soared to No . 18 for the chart of November 2 , 1991 . Proving it was no fluke , it remained on the chart for the next two and a half months . It peaked at No . 10 on November 30 , 1991 but had other Top 20 showings of No . 11 , No . 14 ( twice ) , and No . 19 at various points of its run . After its rather humble beginning , DC Talk crossed the 100,000 units-sold mark . Reworked Live Versions . Two songs from `` DC Talk '' were reworked for the Free at Last World Tour in 1994 . The first eight lines of lyrics from `` Time ta Jam '' were updated into a live-only song , which introduced by name the group 's touring band members , called `` Back 2 the Basics . '' Footage can be seen in the long-form video `` Narrow is the Road '' . Also on the Free at Last World Tour was a completely reworked version of `` Heavenbound '' that brought the song into the combo rap/rock sound of the Free at Last era . This version of `` Heavenbound '' has never been commercially released in audio or video format . An even different version of `` Heavenbound '' was included on The Supernatural Experience tour . It was `` freestyled '' by Toby McKeehan and bass player Otto Price ( a.k.a . `` Sugar Bear '' ) . A clip of this version is included on the DVD/VHS `` The Supernatural Experience '' . Rap , Rock , & Soul . Following the success of `` Nu Thang '' , the group released `` Rap , Rock , & Soul '' , a long-form video that chronicled the group 's first two albums . For the portion detailing `` DC Talk '' , the VHS video contains live performances of `` He Loves Me '' and `` Time Ta Jam '' . The music video for `` Heavenbound '' is also included .
Al-Jura , Jerusalem . Al-Jura ( el Jurah ) was a Palestinian Arab village in the Jerusalem Subdistrict . It was depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War on July 11 , 1948 , under Operation Danny . It was located 8.5 km west of Jerusalem . al-Jura was mostly destroyed with the exception of several deserted houses . History . Just west of al-Jura there were two Khirbats from the Byzantine era : `` Khirbat Sa'ida '' and `` Ayn al-Jadida '' . Crusader presence were at `` Khirbat al-Qusur '' , ( grid.no 163/128 ) . Ottoman era . `` Khirbat al-Qusur '' was mentioned in the Ottoman 1596 tax registers , as a place in the Al Quds region . It had 27 Muslim households , who paid a total of 4,500 akçe in taxes . In 1838 `` el-Jurah '' was noted as a Muslim village , part of `` Beni Hasan '' area , located west of Jerusalem . In 1863 Victor Guérin noted about Al-Jura : `` A small village of a hundred inhabitants , fed by a rather abundant source , the water of which flows into a basin . I observed several caves cut in the rock . The valley which extends to the bottom of the village is covered with figs , olive trees and vines . '' An Ottoman village list from about 1870 found that the village had a population of 84 , in a total of 20 houses , though the population count included men , only . In 1883 , the Palestine Exploration Fund 's `` Survey of Western Palestine '' described `` El Jurah '' as `` a small hamlet on the slope of the ridge , with olives below it , and a spring in the valley , about 3/4 mile to the north . '' In 1896 the population of `` Ed-dschora '' was estimated to be about 150 persons . British Mandate era . In the 1922 census of Palestine conducted by the British Mandate authorities , `` Jarah '' had a population of 234 Muslims , increasing in the 1931 census to 329 Muslims , in 63 houses . In the 1945 statistics the village had a population of 420 Muslims , while the total land area was 4,158 dunams , according to an official land and population survey . Of this , 2,125 were used for plantations and irrigable land , 846 for cereals , while 27 dunams were classified as built-up areas . 1948 and aftermath . Following the war , the area was incorporated into the State of Israel . The moshav of Ora was established land that had belonged to al-Jura in 1950 . In 1992 , the village site was described : `` The only structures that still stand are two limestone houses on the valley floor at the southern edge of the village . The larger house is a rectangular , two-storey building ; its second storey has two arched doors , each of which is flanked by two arched windows . Almond groves cover a terrace built on the valley floor . Fig , carob , and cypress trees and cactuses grow on the site . One can see the ruins of houses , staircases , and wells on the adjacent land . The site is surrounded by cypress forests . ''
Imprisonment of Evgeny Afanasyev and Svyatoslav Bobyshev . Evgeny Vasilyevich Afanasyev ( 1952-2014 ) and Svyatoslav Bobyshev ( b.1953 ) were professors at Ustinov Baltic State Technical University . In 2012 , after two years of detention , the two were convicted of treason tied to alleged sale of Russian missile information to a Chinese spy . Russian Federation Courts sentenced Afanasyev to 12 and a half years in a prison camp , and Bobyshev to 12 . Afanasyev died in prison . Russia 's Memorial Human Rights Center identified the scientists as political prisoners , and determined that their detention was a violation of international human rights agreements . Detainment and trial . The charge alleged that the pair sold classified information about technology that could detect Russia 's Bulava-class submarine-launched missiles . The court alleged that the two had sold the information to a Chinese spy in 2009 . The Russian charges were tied to an agreement between the professors ' university , Baltic State Technical University in St. Petersburg , and Harbin Engineering University in China . The chairman of Afanasyev 's department said the lectures did not include any specifications about the missiles . Human rights groups argue that the scientists are political prisoners charged with a crime without evidence . Human rights groups also suggest that the detention for two years without trial , and eventual closed trial , were a violation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights . After two years of detainment at Moscow ’ s Lefortovo maximum-security prison , the Russian state convicted the pair for `` High Treason. '' . Designation as political prisoners . Russian officials have stated that there is no state process for convicting a person for a political crime . The Moscow Helsinki Group , the oldest human rights organization in Russia , argue that while there are no laws against political crimes , there have been cases of politically motivated charges . Advocates for the pair include the Committee of Concerned Scientists , the Memorial Human Rights Center , and Scholars at Risk .
Roy Hughes ( baseball ) . Roy John `` Sage '' Hughes ( January 11 , 1911 – March 5 , 1995 ) was an American professional baseball infielder , who played in Major League Baseball with the Cleveland Indians , St. Louis Browns , Philadelphia Phillies , and Chicago Cubs . Hughes started six games at shortstop for the Cubs during the 1945 World Series as a member of the most recent Chicago National League team to appear in the fall classic , handling 31 total chances without an error , turned two double plays , and batted.294 with five hits , including a double , in 17 at bats . That season , Hughes had been the Cubs ' utility infielder , with Lennie Merullo at shortstop , however Hughes got the nod as the team 's midfielder in all but one game of the 1945 World Series , won in seven games by the Detroit Tigers . His ninth-inning single in Game 7 was the last hit by a Cubs player in a World Series game until Chicago made it to the 2016 World Series . Born in Cincinnati , Hughes stood tall , weighed and batted and threw right-handed . Including minor league service , his professional career spanned 18 seasons ( 1933–1947 ; 1949–1951 ) . As a Major Leaguer , Hughes divided his time between second base ( 345 games ) , third base ( 170 ) and shortstop ( 154 ) . Altogether , he collected 705 hits in the Majors , including 105 doubles and 27 triples .
Banshee ( video game ) . `` Banshee '' is a vertically scrolling 2D shoot 'em up computer game that was released on Amiga 1200 and Amiga CD32 in 1994 by Core Design . The game was ranked the 39th best game of all time by `` Amiga Power '' in 1996 .
Coutts Crossing , New South Wales . Coutts Crossing ( population 1,353 ) is a rural village located in the Clarence Valley region and Clarence Valley Council of New South Wales , Australia . The village is about 18 kilometres south-west of Grafton on the banks of the Orara River along the Armidale–Grafton Road . The village is named after Thomas Coutts , a settler who established the nearby Kangaroo Creek pastoral station in 1840 . Coutts is best known as being the perpetrator of a mass poisoning of Aboriginals on the Kangaroo Creek run . This occurred in late 1847 and resulted in the deaths of 23 people . Coutts was arrested and sent to Sydney for trial but the case was dismissed . He returned to the area was able to continue acquiring pastoral properties further north . British occupation in the immediate vicinity around Coutts Crossing began in 1840 with the arrival of pastoral squatter William Forster . He set up a sheep station in the area which he named Purgatory due to the high level of Aboriginal resistance he encountered while taking possession of the land . He later changed the name of the station to Geergarow , which is commemorated today in the name of the main road heading west from the township of Coutts Crossing . The village itself was established as a service centre for the local farming community in the 1860s . However , today the village is a dormitory suburb with majority of residents commuting into Grafton . Despite this , the village boasts a tavern , general store , community hall and church . Coutts Crossing Public School was established in 1913 and has 99 pupils enrolled . In the last twenty-five years , a number of sporting and community services have been established , including tennis and squash courts as well as football and croquet grounds , a nine-hole golf course , a pre-school , a heritage centre and a combined New South Wales Rural Fire Service and State Emergency Service centre , established in 1997 .
Chainsaw Records . Chainsaw Records is an independent record label run by Donna Dresch that is devoted to Queercore bands . The label is in Portland , Oregon . History . `` Chainsaw '' began life as a zine published by Donna Dresch in the late 1980s . Musicians and writers featured in the zine included Lois Maffeo , Jena von Brücker , Juliana Lueking , Candice Pederson , G.B . Jones and Larrybob . `` Chainsaw '' was one of the seminal queercore zines that , along with `` J.D.s '' and `` Homocore '' , helped define the movement . `` In 1991 ... Chainsaw developed from a zine into a record label . This began simply enough when she made a compilation cassette of her favourite bands and started to sell these while on tour with Fifth Column '' , writes Amy Spencer in `` DIY : The Rise of Lo-Fi Culture '' . In 1994 Chainsaw began to release LPs and singles , beginning with the release of The Fakes ( featuring members of Bikini Kill , The Need and Nation of Ulysses ) , the Frumpies and the first Team Dresch LP , `` Personal Best '' . This was followed by a co-release with Candy Ass Records , the double LP/CD compilation , `` Free to Fight '' . `` The label established itself as a vital element of the queercore scene ... '' says Spencer , as Chainsaw then began to release records by a variety of queer mainly women artists . Of note is the fact that many bands , such as Sleater-Kinney , have been able to put out their initial recordings on the label . As well , the website for `` Chainsaw '' , and in particular its message board , have fostered a sense of community and provided a vehicle for expression by queers and music fans .
Gujranwala railway station . Gujranwala railway station ( Urdu and ) is located in Gujranwala city , Gujranwala district of Punjab province of the Pakistan . Gujranwala is the 5th largest city of Pakistan . Gujranwala main railways station consist of 4 platforms . The biggest importance of this station is , this station attached with main line Karachi to Peshawar . The minister of Pakistan Railways working for the progress of the improvement of this station which is approximately completed in 2018 . As Gujranwala consist of 3 railways station Gujranwala City , Gujranwala , Gujranwala Cantt railways station .
Janbazan Metro Station . Janbazan Metro Station is a station in Tehran Metro Line 2 . It is located in the junction of Resalat Expressway and Ayatollah Madani Avenue . It is between Sarsabz Metro Station and Fadak Metro Station . The station has two elevators and six escalators . The station was called Golbarg until 2017 when it was renamed to Janbazan .
Alexandersville , Ohio . Alexandersville , Ohio was a town located in Montgomery County , Ohio , United States just north of West Carrollton and south of Moraine . It was incorporated into West Carrollton prior to World War II .
Ralph King-Milbanke , 2nd Earl of Lovelace . Ralph Gordon King Noel Milbanke , 2nd Earl of Lovelace ( 2 July 1839 – 28 August 1906 ) was a British author of `` Astarte : A Fragment of Truth concerning George Gordon Byron , first Lord Byron '' . Life . He was born at 10 St. James 's Square , London on 2 July 1839 , the second son of William King-Noel , 1st Earl of Lovelace , and , Ada Augusta , the world 's first computer programmer . His maternal grandparents were the poet Lord Byron and Annabella Byron , 11th Baroness Wentworth . His father , who succeeded as eighth Baron King in 1833 , was created Earl of Lovelace on 30 June 1838 . He was lord-lieutenant of Surrey from 1840 to his death in 1903 , and interested himself in agricultural and mechanical engineering . During 1847-8 , Ralph was a pupil at Wilhelm von Fellenberg 's Pestalozzian school at Hofwyl , near Berne . Subsequently educated privately , he matriculated at University College , Oxford in 1859 , but did not graduate . On 1 September 1862 , upon the death of his elder brother , Byron Noel , Viscount Ockham — who had succeeded his grandmother , Lady Byron , as twelfth Baron Wentworth — Ralph himself became thirteenth Baron Wentworth , and Viscount Ockham ( the courtesy title of Lord Lovelace 's heir-apparent ) . He had assumed the surname of Milbanke , Lady Byron 's maiden surname , by royal licence on 6 November 1861 . Taking little part in public life , he read widely and showed independent if rather erratic judgment . At the age of twenty-two he spent a year in Iceland , and was a zealous student of Norse literature . In early life he was a bold Alpine climber , he spent much time in the Alps , and in 1887 made the first ascent of the Aiguille Noire de Peuterey with his guide , Emile Rey , A peak of the Dolomites also bears his name . An accomplished linguist , he was especially conversant with Swiss and Tyrolese dialects . His intimate acquaintance with French , German , and English literature was combined with a fine taste in music and painting . He enjoyed the intimacy of W. E. H. Lecky and other men of letters . In 1893 , he succeeded his father as second earl of Lovelace . In 1906 , he privately printed `` Astarte : A Fragment of Truth concerning George Gordon Byron , first Lord Byron '' , dedicated to M. C. L. ( his second wife ) . This vigorous if somewhat uncritical polemic purported to be a vindication of Lovelace 's grandmother , Lady Byron , from the aspersions made upon her after the `` revelations '' of Mrs. Beecher Stowe in 1869-70 . Lovelace alleged , on evidence of hitherto undivulged papers left by Lady Byron , and now at his disposal , that Byron 's relations with his half-sister , Mrs. Augusta Leigh , were criminal , and that she was the Astarte of the poet 's `` Manfred '' . Lovelace printed a statement signed in 1816 by Dr. Lushington , Sir Robert Willmot , and Sir Francis Doyle , and various extracts from correspondence . He also cited a letter in support of his conclusion from Sir Leslie Stephen , who had examined the papers . `` Astarte '' provoked replies from a Mr. John Murray and from a Mr. Richard Edgcumbe . Lovelace died very suddenly at Ockham Park , Ripley , Surrey , on 28 August 1906 . After cremation at Woking his ashes were buried in the King chapel over the family vault in Ockham church . Family . He was twice married : first on 25 August 1869 , to Fanny ( died 1878 ) , third daughter of George Heriot , vicar of St. Anne 's , Newcastle ; second on 10 December 1880 , to Mary Caroline , eldest daughter of the Rt . Hon . James Stuart-Wortley ; she survived him . There was no male issue . Lovelace 's daughter , Ada Mary , by his first wife , succeeded to her father 's barony of Wentworth . The earldom of Lovelace devolved on his half-brother Lionel Fortescue King , son of the first earl by his second wife .
Greg Chappell . Gregory Stephen Chappell MBE ( born 7 August 1948 ) is a former cricketer who represented Australia at international level in both Tests and One-Day Internationals ( ODI ) . The second of three brothers to play Test cricket , Chappell was the pre-eminent Australian batsman of his time who allied elegant stroke making to fierce concentration . An exceptional all round player who bowled medium pace and , at his retirement , held the world record for the most catches in Test cricket , Chappell 's career straddled two eras as the game moved toward a greater level of professionalism after the WSC schism . Since his retirement as a player in 1984 , Chappell has pursued various business and media interests as well as maintaining connections to professional cricket ; he has been a selector for national and Queensland teams , a member of the Australian Cricket Board , and a coach . Family and early life . Born in Unley , South Australia , Chappell was the second of three sons born in Adelaide to Arthur Martin and Jeanne Ellen ( née Richardson ) , a Cornish Australian family . He was steeped in the game from a very early age : his father Martin was a noted grade cricketer in Adelaide who put a bat in his hands as soon as he could walk , while his maternal grandfather was the famous all-round sportsman Vic Richardson , who had captained Australia in Test cricket . Elder brother Ian and younger brother Trevor also played for Australia , and Greg closely followed in Ian 's footsteps to the top . Given weekly lessons by coach Lynn Fuller , the brothers fought out fierce backyard cricket matches , with no holds barred . The fraternal relationship between Ian and Greg became legendary in Australian cricketing history for volatile verbal slanging matches , even during hard fought Test matches , which had their genesis in the family backyard . Chappell attended St Leonards primary school , where he played his first competitive match at the age of eight ; he also played a lot of baseball . Quite small for his age , Chappell developed a technique for dealing with the high bouncing ball by playing most of his shots to the leg side . Aged twelve , he hit his first centuries and was selected for the South Australian state schools team . He was then enrolled at Plympton high school for two years before following brother Ian and attending Prince Alfred College on a scholarship . Chappell recalled himself being an `` economical '' student whose mind often wandered to the cricket field during class . In the summer of 1964–65 , Chappell suddenly grew ten centimetres in seven weeks and within twelve months had shot up to 189 cm . With this greater physical presence , Chappell was able to dominate schoolboy matches ; in one of his matches for the school 's First XI he scored a double ton and combined with classmate ( and future Test teammate ) Ashley Woodcock to put on more than 300 runs for the first wicket against Scotch College . Chappell 's cricket coach at Prince Alfred , former first-class player Chester Bennett , described Chappell as `` possibly the finest all-round schoolboy cricketer in my experience ... he could go far in the game . '' Early first-class career . The Chappell brothers played grade cricket for Glenelg and they batted together for the first time in a semi final against Port Adelaide in early 1966 . Later that year , Ian was chosen for the Test tour to South Africa , which opened up a place in the South Australian team . Greg seized the opportunity by scoring 101* , 102* and 88 for his club , then made his first-class debut against Victoria at Adelaide Oval , aged 18 . Hampered by a throat infection , Chappell still managed 53 and 62* to earn an extended trial in the team . The remainder of the season brought another 386 runs in 14 innings , including a maiden century against Queensland . With the return of the Test players the following summer , Chappell held his place in the South Australian side and was promoted to the number four position , following brother Ian at number three . The highlight of Chappell 's season was a brilliant 154 against Western Australia , but his continuing preference for leg side shots was seen as a weakness if he wanted to make Test cricket . During a brief dressing room encounter with the great Don Bradman , then a state and national selector , Chappell was advised to change his grip on the bat in order to improve his off-side play . Without hesitation , Chappell made the recommended change and at season 's end , wrote to the English county team Somerset , asking for a contract to play county cricket to further his development . During two seasons with the county , Chappell scored 2493 first-class runs at a moderate average of 30 . Hitherto , Chappell bowled leg spin , but after his growth spurt had found it difficult to land the ball on a consistent length . The green pitches in England encouraged him to experiment with seam-up medium pace , which produced immediate results : he finished with 71 wickets for Somerset , including 7 for 40 against Yorkshire at Leeds in 1969 . In his first season , he was capped by Somerset after belting the Middlesex attack for three hours in making 148 . Shortly after was hit a severe blow to the eye when hooking at a bouncer from England fast bowler John Snow in a match against Sussex . In between these stints in England , Chappell scored 707 runs ( including two centuries ) in the 1968–69 Australian season , which made him a favourite to break into the Australian squad for the tour of India and South Africa . His subsequent omission in favour of West Australian unknown Jock Irvine cause a sensation at the time . Early test career ( 1970-1973 ) . Entering the 1969–70 season , Chappell hit four hundreds to earn a place on an Australian A trip to New Zealand . Scoring 519 runs at 57.70 , he was the dominant batsman of the tour and with the Test team failing in South Africa , he only needed a solid start to the next season to force his way in to play against England in the 1970–71 Ashes Series . After acting as twelfth man in the first Test , he was selected to bat at number seven for the second match , the first Test played at Perth 's WACA ground . During an historic century on debut , he teamed with Ian Redpath to add 219 runs and haul Australia out of a difficult situation . Just days after the Test , he belted 102 in two hours against the English in a tour match . However , the dream start affected Chappell , who struggled for the rest of the series , apart from a score of 65 in the last Test . In the main , he was getting out by playing too many big shots early in his innings . The inconsistent form continued the following season , when he was omitted from the Australian team for the series with a Rest of the World XI . Press criticism led to a rethink of his mental approach , and when reinstated a new Chappell emerged . He invented what became known as the Chappell `` vee '' where he played the ball exclusively in a narrow arc between mid off and mid on until he felt he had his eye in . This reorganisation brought him scores of 115* and 197* in the third and fourth unofficial Tests . ... I thought it close to the most flawless innings I had seen and I still believe that to be the case . It was beautifully elegant with wonderfully executed strokes , great technique and it exhibited a deep knowledge of what was needed to square the series '' His game went from strength to strength . In the fifth Test at the Oval , he hit another ton , sharing a big partnership with Ian as they became the first brothers to score Test centuries in the same innings . Against Pakistan he made 116* and 62 at Melbourne and bagged 5 for 61 at Sydney . On the subsequent trip to the West Indies , he achieved the rare feat of scoring a thousand runs on a Caribbean tour , which included 106 in the Test at Bridgetown , Barbados . In recognition of his outstanding 1972 Ashes tour , Chappell was named , along with fellow Australians Bob Massie , Dennis Lillee and Keith Stackpole , as one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 1973 . With the Australian team now undergoing a dramatic renaissance , Chappell was the leading batsman , giving him a huge national profile . This brought a lucrative offer to move to Brisbane and captain the Queensland side , as a precursor to taking over the Australian captaincy when Ian decided to retire . He made the move in the winter of 1973 . Move to Queensland ( 1974-1975 ) . The interest in his arrival in Queensland was enormous as he was expected to lead the state to its first Sheffield Shield title . Although Chappell gathered more than a thousand runs in the shield matches alone , Queensland was thwarted in the last match of the season by a devastating spell from young New South Wales fast bowler Jeff Thomson . Learning of the bowler 's dissatisfaction with his home state , Chappell convinced Thomson to move to Queensland for the following season . Chappell then departed for Australia 's first Test-playing tour of New Zealand . The Chappell brothers shattered records in the Wellington Test , as Ian and Greg scored centuries in both innings , the only such instance . Greg 's effort of 380 runs in a Test match ( 247* and 133 ) remained a record until beaten by Graham Gooch in 1990 . Unfortunately for Chappell , his health was now blighted by recurring tonsillitis and he found it difficult to bat for long periods during the 1974–75 Ashes series . He was the backbone of Australia 's sometimes inconsistent batting , scoring 608 runs at 55.3 . At Sydney , where Australia won to reclaim the Ashes , Chappell dominated with 84 and 144 , which he followed up with a century in a losing cause in the sixth Test at Melbourne . At Perth , he broke the world record for a fielder by snaring seven catches . Ironically , his grandfather Vic Richardson was one of several players who held the old record of six . Chappell reluctantly had his tonsils removed , but he quickly lost a lot of weight which affected his performance on the tour of England that followed . He played in the World Cup ( for what proved to be the only time ) , then made only one good score ( 73* at Lords ) in the four Ashes Tests that followed . Australian captain ( 1975-1977 ) . Sufficiently recovered , Chappell totally dominated the season of 1975–76 , amassing a record 1547 first-class runs at an average of 85.9 , with five centuries . Appointed as Australian captain , Chappell began with a century in each innings to win the first Test against the West Indies in his adopted home town of Brisbane . This performance was unique in Test cricket at the time ( later replicated by Virat Kohli of India in 2014 ) . He led the team to an overwhelming 5–1 win and the title of unofficial world champions . His personal highlight was a classic 182* in the Sydney Test . The peak of Australia 's form proved to be brief . The team lost a number of players to early retirement , mainly because remuneration was so poor . Chappell was able to parlay his position into a reasonable income with his Queensland contract and personal endorsements , but he still needed to develop business interests in life insurance outside the game . His leadership abilities were tested in the summer of 1976–77 as a number of new players were blooded and Jeff Thomson was laid low by long-term injury . Australia received much criticism for defensive play during a drawn series with Pakistan , but Chappell 's form was faultless , and he scored 121 and 67 in the only Test victory . The tour to New Zealand that followed was similar ; it was clear Australia was in a rebuilding phase . During the Test at Auckland , a streaker appeared when Chappell was at the crease . Incensed by this new craze and the disruption that it caused , Chappell grabbed the man and hit his bare backside with the bat . When play resumed , the ensuing din from the incident caused Chappell to mis-hear his partner 's call for a run , and he found himself run out . For once , the famous Chappell concentration had been broken . But the most significant occurrence of this match occurred off-field : Chappell was approached to sign with a proposed break away competition , later to be known as World Series Cricket ( WSC ) . Chappell formally signed a WSC contract the following month , during the Centenary Test , a one-off match against England commemorating one hundred years of Test cricket . He was offered the most lucrative WSC contract in line with his age and high profile as captain of Australia . Chappell led Australia to a dramatic victory . Some of his players felt that he struggled to cope with the pressure of captaincy during the tense England run chase on the final day , when Australia won a dramatic victory , due to by a marathon bowling spell from Dennis Lillee . But Lillee 's absence for the forthcoming tour of England would hamper Chappell 's campaign to retain the Ashes . News of the WSC break away was leaked early in the tour , and Chappell quickly found himself besieged . Tour officials and administrators back home questioned his loyalty , journalists were constantly looking for comment , while non-WSC players in the squad accused him of bias in team selections . Leading an inexperienced team in often inclement weather sapped his confidence , while the English bowlers , knowing that he was the key wicket , constantly put him under pressure . After a brave 44 and 112 failed to save the second Test at Manchester , his form fell away and the team slipped to a 0–3 loss . World Series Cricket ( 1977-1979 ) . Chappell was happy for brother Ian to captain the WSC Australian team , which allowed him to concentrate on his batting . In the first season of WSC , he returned to type with 661 runs at an average of 60 . The Australians struggled against the array of talented players assembled to represent the West Indian and World teams , and the emphasis on fast bowling destroyed the confidence of many batsmen , who took to wearing helmets for safety . Chappell eventually opted for a helmet with temple guards only – he never wore one with a grille . He never missed an opportunity to slip into a cap when facing medium pace or spin . In the final `` Supertest '' of the first season , Chappell captained the Australian team as his brother had suffered a broken finger . After four losses in five matches , the Australians turned matters around , thanks to a magnificent 246* by Greg Chappell , the highest innings played during the existence of WSC . However , the constant diet of fast bowling got to Chappell in the next season , and he managed to pass fifty in the Supertests just once . With a WSC tour of the West Indies looming , Chappell was diagnosed with Bell 's Palsy and one side of his face was paralysed . Doctors and family advised him to miss the trip , but Chappell was determined to go and utilise a modified technique he had devised for facing the relentless fast bowling . After a slow start , Chappell hit the richest vein of form in his career . In quick succession , he peeled off 45 and 90 in Barbados , 7 and 150 in Trinidad , 113 in Guyana and finished his WSC career with 104 and 85 in Antigua , all scored against an attack of Andy Roberts , Michael Holding , Colin Croft and Joel Garner on their home wickets . Unfortunately for Chappell , WSC matches are not included in official statistics as he scored five hundreds in 14 Supertests and a total of 1415 runs at 56.6 average . In all , he missed 24 Test matches during his exile from official cricket . Post-WSC years ( 1979-1984 ) . When WSC players rejoined official cricket for 1979–80 , there was plenty of debate over the Australian captaincy . Chappell was the far from unanimous choice , but led the Test team in twin series , against England ( won 3–0 ) and West Indies ( lost 0–2 ) , and the first triangular ODI series where Australia failed to reach the final . It was a mixed bag of results and the programming came in for some criticism . Chappell led by example in scoring 74 and 124 in the Brisbane Test against the West Indies in his comeback to Test cricket . His 98* guided Australia to victory over England at Sydney , then 114 and 40* extracted a similar result at Melbourne . While he averaged 44 with the bat and claimed seven wickets in the ODIs , a constant shuffling of positions ensured an uneven Australian performance . Despite protesting the strenuous nature of the players ' workload in this new era , Chappell found himself leading the team to Pakistan two weeks after the end of the Australian season . Pakistan narrowly won the first Test , then prepared featherbed wickets for the remaining two matches . At Faisalabad , Chappell made 235 and as a protest at the pitch , allowed all eleven Australians to have a bowl in Pakistan 's innings – the first time this had happened in a Test since 1884 . Australia lost the series 0–1 . Later in the year , Australia played a second Centenary Test , this time to commemorate the first Test played in England , and the match ( played at Lords ) ended in a draw due to poor weather . One of only four players who played both matches , Chappell scored 47 and 59 , but his best remembered contribution to the match was an attempted citizen 's arrest ( along with England captain Ian Botham ) of an MCC member who attacked one of the umpires in a very ill-tempered scene . The 1980–81 season brought another three-way competition , this time with New Zealand and India . In the Tests , Australia had a convincing win over the Kiwis , but was held to a drawn series against India . Chappell was in good form throughout the summer , but managed only two international centuries . The first came at Sydney in an ODI against New Zealand , when Chappell set a then record Australian score of 138* . Early in the new year , on the same ground , he played his first Test against India . Despite suffering a bad stomach upset , Chappell hit 204 , an innings described by `` Wisden '' as `` masterly '' . However , this season is best remembered for the triangular ODI series , specifically the third of the best of five finals series , played in Melbourne on 1 February 1981 ( See Underarm controversy , below ) . Chappell experienced his only extended run of poor form during the 1981–82 Australian season , which featured Test and One Day matches against the West Indies and Pakistan . His 201 in the second test of the season , against Pakistan , was his only score of note and he registered seven ducks in total in the international matches , including four consecutive ducks spread across two Test matches and two One Day matches . Chappell 's average in the Test matches was 30.6 ( 13.6 without the double century ) and his average in the One Day matches was 17.7 . From 1981 onwards , Chappell did not make himself available for most overseas tours . Thus Kim Hughes was captain for the 1981 and 1982 tours of England and Pakistan respectively , before Chappell was returned the captaincy for the Australian summers of 1981-82 and 1982-83 . Chappell retired as captain in 1983 , playing his last test series ( 1983–84 ) under Hughes as captain . Summary . Chappell was captain of the ODI team concurrently with his Test captaincy , registering 21 wins and 25 losses from 49 matches ; all but four of these matches were after the end of World Series Cricket , and Chappell never captained Australia in a Cricket World Cup tournament . His batting exploits in ODIs were not quite of the same magnitude as his Test match career , but he did hold the Australian record single-innings score ( 138 not against New Zealand in 1980 ) for more than ten years . His ODI captaincy career is most commonly remembered for the `` underarm '' incident in 1981 ( see below ) . Chappell played his last Test match in January 1984 , making 182 in his final innings . Thus , Chappell became the first Test batsman in history to score centuries in both his first and last Test innings . Of all the Test batsmen who have retired since 1974 and scored more than 2,000 Test runs , Chappell 's Test batting average of 53.86 is the third highest , behind Kumar Sangakkara ( 57.40 ) and Jacques Kallis ( 55.37 ) . And if Chappell 's batting average in Kerry Packer 's `` Supertests '' ( the hardest cricket Chappell says he ever played ) were added to his test record , his overall average would be 54.30 Underarm bowling incident . Chappell instigated the underarm bowling incident in the New Zealand–Australia One Day International on 1 February 1981 . With the series tied at 1–1 , Australia looked to have gained the upper hand by batting first and setting New Zealand a chase of 235 runs . Undisciplined bowling and fielding by the Australians , and a great innings from Kiwi opener Bruce Edgar narrowed the target to 15 with one over to play . Chappell 's younger brother , Trevor , a batting all-rounder who specialised in bowling at the end of an innings , delivered the final over . From the first five balls , Trevor Chappell took two for 8 , leaving the new batsman ( Brian McKechnie ) to score a six to tie the game . At this point , Greg Chappell intervened , told his brother to deliver the ball along the ground ( i.e . underarm ) and he then informed the umpire to let the batsman know of the change of bowling style . Despite the protestations of wicketkeeper Rod Marsh , the ball was delivered and the batsman simply put his bat in front of the ball to stop . He then hurled his bat away . A large crowd of 50,000 – mostly Australian – loudly booed the Australian team from the field . The New Zealand Prime Minister Rob Muldoon said it was `` the most disgusting incident I can recall in the history of cricket '' , the Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser said it was `` contrary to the traditions of the game '' , and the Chappells ' decision was universally condemned . Both brothers have expressed regret and embarrassment over the incident . Ganguly spat . Chappell 's first overseas tour as the coach of the Indian team was to Zimbabwe in September 2005 . Sourav Ganguly , the Indian captain , scored a century in the first Test match and later alleged that the coach Chappell had asked him to step down as captain on the eve of the game . This was widely covered by the Indian media . Ganguly was later dropped from the Indian cricket team by the selectors on the grounds of poor form , but many in the media suggested his omission was influenced by the previous row with Chappell . Book on Rahul Dravid . In his new book , Chappell gave rise to fresh controversy by claiming that Rahul Dravid as a captain did n't receive the kind of support he gave to other captains and his success was not enjoyed by some of the teammates . Australian selector 1984–88 . Shortly after Chappell retired from cricket he was appointed selector for the Australian team and also became a member of the Australian Cricket Board . This was a time of rebuilding for the national side , with many players lost through retirement and the South African rebel tours . He resigned from both positions in mid-1988 , before the Australian team revived but by which time many key players in that revival had been selected , including David Boon , Geoff Marsh , Merv Hughes and Steve Waugh . Among the decisions made by the panel when Chappell was a selector included encouraging Kim Hughes to resign , not selecting Hughes on the 1985 Ashes , trying Wayne Phillips , Greg Dyer and Tim Zoehrer as wicketkeepers , and fast-tracking Craig McDermott and Ian Healy to the national side . Australian selector 2010–11 . Chappell was made a selector of the Australian national side on 29 October 2010 , replacing Merv Hughes . The `` Argus Review '' led to Chappell , along with selector Andrew Hilditch and coach Tim Nielsen , being sacked in August 2011 . It emerged at the time that Chappell was banned from the Australian dressing room at the request of the players . South Australian coach . From the late 1990s Chappell coached South Australia for five seasons during which time the team failed to win a single trophy . Pakistan consultant . In 2004 , he fulfilled a consultancy role for Pakistan 's National Cricket Academy Indian coach . In May 2005 , he was appointed coach of the Indian national cricket team for a two-year term until the World Cup 2007 . He earned about 175,000 USD as salary from the BCCI every year . This role was the subject of much negative public and media commentary particularly involving his working relationship with former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly . for his tinkering with the batting lineup and unorthodox cricket coaching methods . Several senior Indian players whom Chappell coached have come out to criticize his methods , including Virender Sehwag , Harbhajan Singh , and Zaheer Khan His comments also did not go down well with the Indian public . However , his coaching and methods were not very effective as India crashed out of the World Cup in the first round , the first time since the 1992 cricket world cup . Embattled coach Greg Chappell resigned after reports that none of the senior players , including Tendulkar , were happy with him and his coaching methods . His rift with arguably India 's most successful captain , Sourav Ganguly and poor performance of team in 2007 world cup , made Chappell , a dark figure in the history of Indian Cricket . Other . Chappell has served as an academy coach for the Rajasthan Royals , and was hired as the All Stars Coach for the 2008 Twenty20 match against Australia . He also serves as the executive coach for a series of Cricket Summer Camps in the United States as part of Chappell Way . Commentator . Chappell has worked as a cricker commentator for both Channel 9 and ABC radio . Personal life . During the early part of his career , since being a cricketer was not yet a full-time profession , Chappell worked in a variety of jobs , including at a life assurance firm , an oil company , and as a promotions officer with Coca-Cola bottlers in Adelaide . He married Judith Elizabeth Donaldson , a schoolteacher from Bexley in New South Wales , in 1971 . The couple had three children : older son Steven was born in 1975 , Belinda was born in 1977 just before Chappell 's departure for the 1977 Ashes tour , and younger son Jonathan was born in 1980 . From an early age , Jonathan chose to pursue baseball , which his father and uncle had also played during their childhood , and played Minor League Baseball from 2004 to 2005 . Awards . Chappell was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 1986 . In 2002 , he was inducted into the prestigious Australian Cricket Hall of Fame .
Thalpotentiginy . Thalpotentiginy is a psychological term applied to sexual arousal from heat or even warm weather . It is derived from the Greek `` thalpos '' meaning `` warmth '' and the Latin `` tentigo '' meaning `` lust , or passion . ''
Justin Renfrow . Justin Renfrow ( born November 23 , 1989 ) is a Canadian football offensive tackle for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League ( CFL ) . He has previously played for the Florida Blacktips and Hudson Valley Fort of the Fall Experimental Football League ( FXFL ) . High school . Renfrow played defensive end and Tight End at William Penn Charter School . College . Renfrow played defensive end for Virginia before switching to play at Miami ( FL ) . Arizona Cardinals . Renfrow went undrafted in 2014 . He and 11 other Cardinals players were released on August 25 , 2014 . Green Bay Packers . Renfrow signed a contract with the Green Bay Packers but was released on December 29 , 2014 . Seattle Seahawks . Renfrow switched positions to offensive tackle . He signed a contract with the Seattle Seahawks . He signed a future contract along with 10 other teammates , but was released after . San Francisco 49ers . Renfrow signed a contract with San Francisco 49ers on May 18 , 2015 along with Michigan State 's Mylan Hicks . He was released on September 5 , 2015 in order for the 49ers to make their 53-man roster . Buffalo Bills . On June 17 , 2016 , Renfrow signed with the Buffalo Bills .
Psary , Turek County . Psary is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Przykona , within Turek County , Greater Poland Voivodeship , in west-central Poland . It lies approximately west of Przykona , south-east of Turek , and east of the regional capital Poznań . The village has a population of 240 .
Kończyska . Kończyska is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Zakliczyn , within Tarnów County , Lesser Poland Voivodeship , in southern Poland . It lies approximately south of Zakliczyn , south-west of Tarnów , and east of the regional capital Kraków .
Eli Bowen . Eli Bowen ( October 14 , 1844 – May 4 , 1924 ) was an American sideshow performer known as `` The Legless Wonder '' , or `` The Legless Acrobat '' . He was also billed as `` The Handsomest Man in Showbiz '' and the `` Wonder of the Wide , Wide World '' . His peak weight was , his height - . Early years . Eli Bowen was born in Richland County , Ohio to Robert and Sarah Bowen with his undeveloped feet attached to the hips due to a rare birth defect – the so-called `` seal limbs '' , which was caused by a genetic disorder phocomelia . His other seven siblings were of normal complexion and they all loved and supported their impaired brother . He learned to walk on his hands using wooden blocks , and soon acquired enough strength in his torso to start experimenting with acrobatics . According to the literature , in 1857 , at age 13 he joined the traveling circus group `` Major Brown 's Colosseum '' , where he was performing acrobatic tumbling , such as cartwheels , somersaults , and backflips . However , 1860 census records demonstrate that he was living with his parents and attended school . Only starting from 1870 census , after his father 's death in 1865 , Bowen began to describe his occupation as `` showman '' . Career . In 1876 Bowen joined `` Pullman Brothers Side Show '' , and after three years – `` Cooper , Bailey & Co. '' In 1897 he performed for `` Barnum & Bailey Circus '' in England . He was billed as `` The Legless Acrobat '' , and became famous for his acrobatic work on top of a thirteen foot pole . Sometimes , he collaborated with Armless Wonder Charles Tripp , and they both were pedaling and steering a tandem bicycle quipping at each other : `` Watch your steps '' and `` Keep your hands off me '' . Bowen 's artistic life with small carnival sideshows and big circuses run by James Anthony Bailey and P. T. Barnum spanned half a century . At age 79 he continued to work for Coney Island Dreamland Circus Side Show . When he was 26 , Bowen married Martha N. Haines ( sometimes described as Mattie Haight ) , 16 , and they raised four healthy sons named Frank , Robert , Adrian and Victor . The fliers given to the spectators specified that one became a judge and another a successful merchant . A brief history of his life was retold in a pamphlet `` The Wonder of the Wide , Wide World : The True History of Mr. Eli Bowen '' which was published in 1880 . On May 24 , 1924 , Eli Bowen died at the Dreamland circus in Coney Island from pleurisy , which was caused by pneumonia . He was laid to rest in Lowell , Indiana .
Allen Crowe 100 . The Allen Crowe 100 is an ARCA Racing Series stock car race held annually on the Illinois State Fairgrounds Racetrack during the Illinois State Fair . Allen Crowe . Born November 12 , 1928 in Springfield , Illinois , Allen Crowe died in New Bremen , Ohio on June 2 , 1963 from injuries sustained in a Sprint Car race at New Bremen Speedway . Allen cut his teeth at the now-defunct Springfield Speedway . He started in Stock cars and moved up fast . He soon became a first class racer , winning the Missouri-Illinois stock car title . He began racing in the USAC Championship Car Series , racing in the 1961 through 1963 seasons with 15 starts , including the 1962 and 1963 Indianapolis 500 races . He finished in the top ten six times , with his best finish of 5th in 1962 at Syracuse . Race history . The first race was held August 25 , 1963 . That race was won by NASCAR driver Curtis Turner . USAC era . USAC 's Stock Car division sanctioned the race from the race 's inception in 1963 , until the series ' demise in 1984 . 1972 's race was an odd occurrence , in that Al Unser won the USAC Stock car race on Saturday , and then won the USAC Championship Dirt Car race the following day . The feat has never been repeated in the years since . Co-sanctioning . As USAC was downsizing its Stock car division , the 1983 and 1984 running of the Allen Crowe Memorial was co-sanctioned with ARCA . ARCA era . ARCA took over as sole sanctioning body in 1985 , with the race name having different variations during years when there was no sponsor title , such as `` Allen Crowe Memorial '' , `` Allen Crowe Memorial 100 '' , `` Allen Crowe Memorial ARCA 100 '' , or simply `` Allen Crowe 100 '' . Beginning in 1989 , the race was renamed the Coors Allen Crowe Memorial 100 . In 1995 , it took the name `` Pabst Genuine Draft 100 '' , then was known as the `` Super Chevy Dealers 100 '' for 1996 , before returning to the original name for 1997 . From 1999 to 2001 , the race was known as the `` Par-A-Dice 100 '' , due to a new sponsor agreement . The race reverted to the `` Allen Crowe Memorial 100 '' ( or a variation of ) moniker in 2002 and kept it until being renamed the `` SuperChevyStores.com 100 '' for 2014 . Tragedy . There have been no deaths in the race attributed to crashes ; however , four-time Allen Crowe Memorial 100 winner Dean Roper , whose son Tony Roper was killed in a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race 10 months earlier , suffered a heart attack on lap 17 of the 2001 race . Roper 's car slowed on the frontstretch , then hit the inside retaining wall . He was unconscious when medical help arrived and later pronounced dead at Springfield Memorial Hospital .
Mount Soematsu . is located in the Hidaka Mountains , Hokkaidō , Japan .
Viswa Bharathi English Medium High School . Viswa Bharathi English Medium High School ( VBEMHS ) is a high school in Gudivada , Andhra Pradesh , India . It was established in 1968 as Viswa Bharathi Vidya Niketan and provided instruction in Telugu . English instruction began in 1985 . The school 's director is Sreemannarayana Potluri . About 2000 students are studying in VBEMHS . It has two hostel playgrounds .
OGLE-TR-122 . OGLE-TR-122 is a binary stellar system containing one of the smallest main-sequence stars whose radius has been measured . It was discovered when the Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment ( OGLE ) survey observed the smaller star eclipsing the larger primary . The orbital period is approximately 7.3 days . The system 's primary is thought to resemble the Sun . The smaller star , OGLE-TR-122B , is estimated to have a radius around 0.12 solar radii , or around 20 % larger than Jupiter 's , and a mass of around 0.1 solar masses , or approximately 100 times Jupiter 's . This makes its average density approximately 50 times the Sun 's or over 80 times the density of water . OGLE-TR-122b 's mass is close to the lowest possible mass for a hydrogen-fusing star , estimated to be around 0.07 or 0.08 solar masses . The observed transit provides the first direct evidence for a star with a radius comparable to Jupiter 's .
The Hope , Smithfield . The Hope is a Grade II listed public house at 94 Cowcross Street , Smithfield , London . It was built in the late 19th century .
Marie Freeman-Thomas , Marchioness of Willingdon . Marie Adelaide Freeman-Thomas , Marchioness of Willingdon , ( née Brassey ; 24 March 1875 – 30 January 1960 ) was a daughter of Thomas Brassey , 1st Earl Brassey . On 20 July 1892 , she married Freeman Freeman-Thomas , 1st Marquess of Willingdon ( 12 September 1866 – 12 August 1941 ) , the future Governor General of Canada and Viceroy of India . They had two sons , Lieutenant Gerard Frederick Freeman-Thomas ( 3 May 1893 – 14 September 1914 ) , killed , aged 21 , in the First World War , and Inigo Brassey Freeman-Thomas , 2nd Marquess of Willingdon ( 25 July 1899 – 19 March 1979 ) .
George Lowe . George Edward Lowe ( born November 10 , 1958 ) is an American voice actor and comedian . He is perhaps best known for his role as the voice of Space Ghost on the Cartoon Network/Adult Swim/GameTap animated series `` Space Ghost Coast to Coast '' ; he also played the part for its spin-off `` Cartoon Planet '' . He continued to voice Space Ghost in several cameos in other programs for several years , even following the conclusion of the series . He has also made recurring voice appearances on `` Aqua Teen Hunger Force '' and `` Robot Chicken '' . Early life . Born in Dunedin , Florida , Lowe grew up in nearby Brooksville . At age 15 , Lowe got his first radio job with local station WWJB . He graduated from Hernando High School in 1975 and attended the Radio Engineering Institute of Sarasota and Pasco–Hernando Community College . Space Ghost . Lowe did occasional voice-over work for TBS throughout the late 1980s and early 1990s , as well as occasional voice-overs for Cartoon Network in the mid 1990s . Lowe 's career as a voice actor officially began in 1994 with the premiere of `` Space Ghost Coast to Coast '' , in which he starred as the lead role of Space Ghost . `` Space Ghost Coast to Coast '' finished a ten-year run of new episodes on Cartoon Network/Adult Swim in 2004 , and was revived on GameTap for 2 seasons during 2006–2008 for an additional 16 episodes . Lowe has performed Space Ghost 's voice more than any other role in his acting career , and he has portrayed the character more often than any other actor . ( Gary Owens is second and Andy Merrill is third . ) In addition to `` Space Ghost Coast to Coast '' and its spin-off program `` Cartoon Planet '' , Lowe has made appearances as Space Ghost in `` Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters '' , `` The Brak Show '' ( he was also a series regular , providing the voice for Dad ) , `` Robot Chicken '' ( among various other characters ) , `` Perfect Hair Forever '' , and other Adult Swim series . As Space Ghost , Lowe has served as the voice of the Cartoon Network 's merchandise phone sales line . Lowe performed live and in costume as Space Ghost during the `` Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters '' premiere webcast for Adult Swim ; it can also be found among the extras of the `` Aqua Teen Hunger Force Volume Five '' DVD set . Lowe reprised his role as Space Ghost in the 2011 game ' ( where Space Ghost is the announcer ) , but did not in the 2012 revival of `` Cartoon Planet '' . Other roles . Lowe recorded dialog for the film `` Radioland Murders '' , produced by George Lucas , but his scenes were cut from the final film . Lowe appeared as Dick , the chief executive officer of the fictional Bebop Cola company , in a live-action segment of the `` Sealab 2021 '' episode `` All That Jazz . '' He also plays the recurring character of himself on `` Aqua Teen Hunger Force '' , in which he has a different occupation in every episode ; he also played the character `` Jet Chicken '' on the show . Lowe also appeared as a unicorn on multiple episodes of `` Robot Chicken '' . Lowe is a recurring character in Artix Entertainment games . Lowe made a special guest voice appearance in the online game `` AdventureQuest Worlds '' for the Friday 13th event August 2010 , in which he is revealed to be a park ranger who loves to tell campfire tales – in this case , telling ghost stories around a campfire . It was also eventually revealed that he is secretly not actually a park ranger but an ancient evil who feeds off of fear , and , after having gathered enough spooky vibes , transforms into the `` George Lowe-viathan '' . He returned for the AQW birthday event , which he narrated . Throughout these events and other parts of the game that he narrates , Lowe refers to himself in the third person and as always shamelessly promotes himself which has become a recurring gag throughout his cameo appearances in games and television . Lowe has made another special guest voice appearance in the online game `` DragonFable '' for the Falconreach Idle event in November 2010 , he voiced himself in a panel of three judges for the event . In the end Lowe is disgruntled by too many puns and transforms into `` George Lowe-viathan '' . In December 2010 , it was announced that Lowe would be a fightable character in `` EpicDuel '' , ArtixEntertainment 's PvP MMO . It is now possible not only to fight Lowe , but you can hire him for mercenary work . Also , George Lowe aired at the RPG `` Mech Quest '' as GLaDERP , a super computer that operates an orbital station through the galaxy to spread the game Derizion , in which the loser gets his planet destroyed . After much trouble , the hero manages to free GLaDERP from an onboard virus . The station parodies the well known saga `` Tron '' , with the uniforms and several other extras . Lowe has done voice-over work for various media outlets and other companies . For example , San Francisco Bay Area active rock station KSAN-FM `` 107.7 the Bone '' , a Cumulus Media Networks station , uses Lowe 's voice in station identification spots . Lowe also has done voiceovers for Cleveland rock station WNCX , the Fox , FX , and FXX television networks , and commercials for Dunkin ' Donuts and Capital One . His voice is also heard on bumpers of Cumulus-produced `` The Mark Levin Show '' . George Lowe also played a small role in the animated series `` Beetlejuice '' as Super Ego in the episode `` Super Zeros '' . Recently Lowe is one of the guests in events in the MMORPG `` AdventureQuest Worlds '' , mostly voicing his own lines along with any other guest , as well as voicing the Internet advertising for the game . Lowe has done announcing work for `` Sponsors vs. Freeloaders '' from the second episode forward , and is the announcer for `` The B.S . of A. with Brian Sack '' . Lowe can be heard introducing and closing each episode of Adult Swim Central Central Presents Colon Adult Swim Swimcast Intended for the Internet .
Magnus Johansson ( ice hockey ) . Magnus `` Mange '' Johansson ( born September 4 , 1973 in Linköping , Sweden ) , is a former professional Swedish ice hockey player . He was a defenceman and captain for Linköpings HC in the highest Swedish league , Elitserien , and is a former member of the Chicago Blackhawks and Florida Panthers of the NHL and Atlant Moscow Oblast of the KHL Playing career . Johansson started his senior playing career in his hometown team Linköpings HC in 1990 . The club was then playing in Division 1 Södra , at the time one of Sweden 's 2nd tier leagues , and Johansson who was appointed captain at an age of 18 would spend his first seven seasons there . In the 1996-97 season Linköpings HC was coached by Tommy Boustedt , and when his contract ended and he signed with the Elitserien team Västra Frölunda HC , he brought Johansson with him . Despite his relatively small stature Johansson adapted well to professional hockey , and over the following six seasons he developed into one of the league 's most productive defencemen . After winning the Swedish championship with Västra Frölunda in 2003 , Johansson signed a one-year contract with SCL Tigers of the Swiss Nationalliga A . In March 2004 , Linköpings HC , now in Elitserien , announced that Johansson had signed a 4-year contract and would make his , by the fans , long-awaited return to the club . Once again wearing the captain 's C , he led his team to results never accomplished before in the club 's history in the following three seasons ; a second spot in the league in 2004-05 , to the playoff semifinals in 2006 and to the finals in 2007 . In June 2007 Johansson agreed a one-year contract with NHL side Chicago Blackhawks . He played half the season with the Hawks that year before being traded to the Florida Panthers for a draft pick . On July 24 , 2008 , he signed a contract with Atlant Mytishchi of the Kontinental Hockey League . In April 2009 , Johansson returned to Linköpings HC and was again chosen as the team 's captain . On 17 September 2011 , Johansson scored his 394th point in Elitserien . This made him the highest scoring defenceman in Elitserien history . He had already made the most assists as a defenceman in Elitserien history during the previous 2010/2011 season . International play . From May 5–21 , 2006 , Johansson was an alternate captain on the Swedish team that won the gold medals at the 2006 World Championships and on May 13 , 2007 in the bronze medal game of the 2007 World Championships , which Sweden lost to Russia .
Manley Hot Springs Airport . Manley Hot Springs Airport is a state owned , public use airport located in Manley Hot Springs , in the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska . Scheduled passenger service at this airport is subsidized by the U.S. Department of Transportation via the Essential Air Service program . As per Federal Aviation Administration records , the airport had 43 passenger boardings ( enplanements ) in calendar year 2008 , 41 enplanements in 2009 , and 41 in 2010 . It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 , which categorized it as a `` general aviation '' airport . Facilities and aircraft . Manley Hot Springs Airport has one runway designated 2/20 with a turf and dirt surface measuring 2,875 by 30 feet ( 876 x 9 m ) . For the 12-month period ending December 31 , 2005 , the airport had 1,700 aircraft operations , an average of 141 per month : 71 % general aviation and 29 % air taxi .
Penne . Penne ( ) is a type of pasta with cylinder-shaped pieces . `` Penne '' is the plural form of the Italian `` penna '' ( meaning `` feather '' but `` pen '' as well ) , deriving from Latin `` penna '' ( meaning `` feather '' or `` quill '' ) , and is a cognate of the English word `` pen '' . In fact when this format was created in XIX century it was supposed to imitate the fountain pen 's steel nibs . Origins . The `` penne '' are one of the few pasta shapes with a certain date of birth : in 1865 a pasta maker from San Martino d'Albaro ( Genoa ) , Giovanni Battista Capurro , asked for and obtained a patent for a diagonal cutting machine . The patent was important because it allowed to cut into a pen shape the fresh pasta without crushing it , in a variable size between 3 and 5 cm mezze penne ( half pens ) or penne ( pens ) . Description and variations . In Italy , `` penne '' are produced in two main variants : `` penne lisce '' ( smooth ) and `` penne rigate '' ( furrowed ) , the latter having ridges on each penna . Pennoni ( `` big quills '' ) is a wider version of penne . A slightly larger version called `` mostaccioli '' ( meaning `` little mustache '' in some Italian dialects ) can also be found , which can also be either smooth or ridged in texture . Penne is traditionally cooked al dente and its shape makes it particularly adapted for sauces , such as pesto , marinara , or arrabbiata . The latter has been celebrated several times in Italian movies , notably in Marco Ferrari 's `` La Grande Bouffe '' and Federico Fellini 's `` Roma '' .
Friedrich Kipp . Friedrich Kipp ( 1814 – 21 January 1869 ) was a German physician and entomologist . References . Anonym 1869 : [ Kipp , F. ] `` Vereinsbl . westph.rhein . Ver . Bienenzucht und Seidenbau '' 20:17-18 .
Jürgen Wohlers . Jürgen Wohlers ( born 27 June 1945 ) is a German basketball player . He competed in the men 's tournament at the 1972 Summer Olympics .
Mogadalapadu . Mogadalapadu is a village near Kalingapatnam in Srikakulam district , India .
Bruce Petty . Bruce Petty , born in 1929 at Doncaster , a suburb of Melbourne , is one of Australia 's best known political satirists and cartoonists . He is a regular contributor to Melbourne 's `` The Age '' newspaper . His intricate images have been described as `` doodle-bombs '' for their free-association of links between various ideas , people and institutions . `` Age '' journalist Martin Flanagan wrote that Petty `` re-invented the world as a vast scribbly machine with interlocking cogs and levers that connected people in wholly logical but unlikely ways . '' Work . Petty began working for the Owen Brothers animation studio in Melbourne in 1949 , before moving to the UK in 1954 . His cartoons were published in `` The New Yorker '' , `` Esquire '' and `` Punch '' . On his return to Australia in 1961 , he worked at first for `` The ( Sydney ) Daily Mirror '' , `` The Bulletin '' and `` The Australian '' before joining `` The Age '' in 1976 . In 1976 , the animated film `` Leisure '' , of which he was the director , won an Academy Award for the producer Suzanne Baker ( the first Australian woman to win an Oscar ) . `` When I got it , the Oscar went to the producer . We got a picture of it , a very nice gold-framed picture . '' ( `` The Age '' , 22 June 2004 ) He has made a number of other award-winning animated films including `` Art '' , `` Australian History '' , `` Hearts and Minds '' and `` Karl Marx '' . Bruce has also created a number of `` machine sculptures '' with the most famous being a piece known as `` Man Environment Machine '' ( fondly known as the `` Petty Machine '' ) that was a feature piece of the Australian Pavilion at World Expo '85 at Tsukuba , Japan . In 2007 , he received the AFI Best Documentary Director prize for the documentary `` Global Haywire '' which he wrote , directed and animated , as well as the Best Documentary Sound prize ; this documentary tries to unravel the global pattern that leads to an understanding of how the world came to be as it is today , and is based on interviews with intellectuals , students and journalists . Bruce 's 2008 book , `` Petty 's Parallel Worlds '' , is a retrospective collection of editorial cartoons from 1959 to the present , street sketches done on assignment around the world , and etchings . Those of Petty 's cartoons that depict themes such as the economy , international relations or other social issues as complicated interlocking machines ( that manipulate , or are manipulated by , people ) have been likened to Rube Goldberg machines or Heath Robinson contraptions . At the 2016 Walkley Awards Petty was recognised with the Most Outstanding Contribution to Journalism award . Influences . Petty says in the foreword to `` Parallel Worlds '' that he is a humanist and Socialist , mentions visiting Nicaragua and Cuba in the early 1960s , and feeling the influence of Colin Wilson 's `` The Outsider '' . Personal life . Petty was first married to ABC journalist and film critic Julie Rigg . They have two sons . In 1988 he married award-winning author Kate Grenville , with whom he has a son and a daughter . He and Grenville have separated , and Petty is now partnered with the bookseller Lesley McKay .
Abbas Al Asfoor . Abbas Al-Asfoor ( born 2002 ) is a Bahraini young footballer who plays as a striker for Bahraini Premier League club Al-Shabab and the Bahrain U-17 .
Pini ( web series ) . `` Pini '' is a 2010 web comedy series which was broadcast on Ynet . It was shot in London , Cambridge and Paris and was produced by Market Master . The Series was created and written by the star , Tomer Barzide . It is currently in its third season . It is widely regarded as a `` pioneering project '' in Israel . Plot . The series follows Pini ( Tomer Barzide ) after he leaves military service as a cook in Israel and travels to London to become a successful chef ( like Gordon Ramsay ) . He finds a flat share with Tom Jones ( Tom Jones ) as he struggles to adjust to life in London . Production . The series was produced by Market Master . Production was carried out by Pini Productions over two months in London , Cambridge and Paris . It was shot in high density on Canon 550D DSLR cameras . The dialogue is a mixture of English , Hebrew and French . Critical reception . The series was well received and gained much credit for its production value . `` Pini '' is the first web series in Israel which is considered to have TV production value . The show had wide interest from TV and print media , a substantial number of hits on Ynet , and a large following on its Facebook fan page .
Ján Bátik . Ján Bátik ( born 17 January 1986 in Liptovský Mikuláš ) is a Slovak slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2002 . He competed in the C1 event until 2005 . Since 2006 he has been racing in the C2 event together with Tomáš Kučera . Bátik won five medals in the C2 team event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a gold ( 2009 ) , three silvers ( 2011 , 2013 , 2014 ) and a bronze ( 2007 ) . He also won 4 golds and 2 bronzes at the European Championships .
Ebenezer Maitland . Ebenezer Fuller Maitland FRS ( 23 April 1780 – 1 November 1858 ) was an English landowner and politician . Origins . He was the only son of Ebenezer Maitland ( 1752-1834 ) , a London businessman and Bank of England director , and his wife Mary , daughter of John Winter . In 1807 he changed his name to Ebenezer Fuller Maitland in accordance with the wishes of his wife 's unmarried aunt , Sarah Fuller , who left him her fortune . Career . In 1804 Maitland served as a lieutenant-colonel in the Reading Volunteers . He was elected Member of Parliament for Lostwithiel in 1807 , for Wallingford in 1812 and for Chippenham in 1826 . He was appointed Sheriff of Berkshire for 1825–26 and Sheriff of Breconshire for 1831–32 . Fuller Maitland was a director of the South Sea Company from 1815 until his death and in 1829 was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society . As well as two large London houses , he owned country estates at Shinfield Park and Park Place in Berkshire , Stansted Mountfichet in Essex , Garth near Builth Wells in Breconshire , and High Barcaple in Kirkcudbrightshire . He died at Brighton in Sussex . Family . In 1800 , aged 20 , Maitland married Bethia ( 1781–1865 ) , the only child and heiress of Joshua Ellis and his wife Esther , the only child to marry of the banker William Fuller , said to be one of the richest men in England . They had twelve children , of whom four sons and four daughters married . His eldest surviving son and heir was the art collector William Fuller Maitland , who was father of the MP and cricketer William Fuller-Maitland .
Lac du Pourtet . Lac du Pourtet is a lake in Hautes-Pyrénées , France . At an elevation of 2420 m , its surface area is 0.058 km² .
Welltown , Virginia . Welltown is an unincorporated community in northern Frederick County , Virginia , United States .
Utpala Sen. Utpala Sen ( 12 March 1924 – 13 May 2005 ) was a prominent Indian Bengali playback singer . She was a very popular playback singer in the 1950s alongside Sandhya Mukherjee , Pratima Banerjee and Alpana Banerjee etc . She has sung numerous duets with prominent male singers such as Hemanta Mukherjee , Manna Dey and also her husband , Satinath Mukherjee . Career . Utpala Sen was born on 12 March 1924 in Dhaka , Bangladesh in a Hindu family . She took her first lessons in music from Hiranbala Devi and then from Ustad Gul Mohammad Khan . She first sang publicly at the age of 11 in Dhaka Radio in 1935 . She recorded her first song in 1939 . In 1941 , she got immense popularity with the devotional song `` Ek Hatey Mor Pujar Thali '' which was composed by Sudhirlal Chakraborty . The song `` Mahishasur Mardinir Shanti Dile Bhari '' added her popularity . During the early 1940s , she migrated to Kolkata and since then became associated with Radio Akashvani . In 1944. she made her debut with the film Meri Bahen . Then she played back in a few Hindi films till 1954 . She sang total 17 songs in 11 Hindi films . She usually sang Tagore songs in films such as `` Amar Mallikabane '' in 'Bicharak ' ( 1959 ) . The song `` Prantateri Gaan Amar '' in 1953 film composed by Salil Chowdhury gave her eternity and is considered to be her best work till date . She also sang some Adhunik songs , most of them with Satinath Mukherjee . She sang `` Saptaranger Khela '' with Shyamal Mitra in 1957 . Personal life . She married her co-singer Satinath Mukherjee . He died on 13 December 1992 . Utpala was suffering from cancer for five years and finally died on 13 May 2005 .
Bianca Gascoigne . Bianca Gascoigne ( born 28 October 1986 ) is a British glamour model and television personality . She is the daughter of Sheryl Gascoigne , and adopted daughter of Paul Gascoigne , a former footballer . She has a brother Mason and a half-brother Regan Gascoigne . She came sixth in the nineteenth series of Channel 5 reality show `` Celebrity Big Brother '' . Modelling . In September 2006 , Gascoigne appeared on the front cover of `` Loaded '' . In January 2007 she was on the cover of `` Nuts '' . In August 2008 , she appeared on the cover of `` Zoo Weekly '' . She has also been featured in `` Maxim '' , `` FHM '' and numerous tabloid newspapers . TV career . In 2006 , Gascoigne won ITV 's reality TV show `` Love Island '' , which was set in Fiji . In July 2008 , she competed against glamour model Danielle Lloyd on the TV show `` Gladiators '' , in a celebrity special , which she went on to win , supporting a charity for domestic violence . Gascoigne also presented `` Big Brother 's Big Mouth '' from 15 to 18 July 2008 , and appeared in an episode of the BBC Three reality programme `` Snog Marry Avoid ? '' where she also performed a rap to POD . In 2010 , she took part in `` Celebrity Coach Trip '' with her friend Imogen Thomas . In 2012 , Gascoigne auditioned for the ninth series of `` The X Factor '' where she sang Mary J. Blige 's `` I 'm Goin ' Down '' but failed to make it to bootcamp as the judges claimed that there were already some `` excellent '' performers in her category and described her voice as being `` mediocre '' . In 2017 , she appeared on `` Celebrity Big Brother 19 '' making it to the final on Day 32 and placing sixth .
Laszlo Lorand . Laszlo Lorand ( born March 23 , 1923 ) is a Hungarian-American biochemist who studies the clotting of blood and other bodily fluids . A professor emeritus in cell and molecular biology at the Feinberg School of Medicine , Lorand was a longtime professor in the departments of chemistry and molecular biosciences at Northwestern University before transferring to Northwestern 's medical school . He was a co-discoverer of the substance that later became known as factor XIII . He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences . Biography . Born in Győr , Hungary , Lorand studied medicine in Hungary and received an absolutorium from the University of Budapest . In Hungary , he was mentored by biochemists Albert Szent-Györgyi and Kalman Laki . Owing to events related to the Cold War , Lorand left Budapest for England in December 1948 , just after finishing his medical school coursework . The biomolecular structure department at the University of Leeds was chaired by physicist and molecular biologist William Astbury . He became interested in Lorand 's prior work on the viscosity of fibrin . Lorand earned a Ph.D. in biomolecular structure from Leeds in 1951 . Lorand was a professor at Wayne State University , then came to Northwestern and spent many years in the departments of chemistry and molecular biosciences . In 1993 , he transferred to Northwestern 's Feinberg School of Medicine . Lorand is associated with the Feinberg Cardiovascular Research Institute . He was the co-editor of `` Proteolytic Enzymes '' , a volume of the scientific series `` Methods in Enzymology '' . He was a co-discoverer of factor XIII , which was formerly referred to as Laki–Lorand factor and fibrin stabilizing factor . In 1983 , Lorand was awarded an honorary Doctor of Science from the University of Illinois at Chicago . He was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1987 . Personal . Lorand met Joyce Bruner , also a scientist , in 1953 . They later married . Joyce died in 2010 .
Neocorus diversipennis . `` Neocorus diversipennis '' is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae . It was described by Belon in 1903 .
The Grand ( film ) . `` The Grand '' is an improv comedy film directed by Zak Penn . The film has an ensemble cast including Ray Romano , Woody Harrelson , Chris Parnell , Werner Herzog , Jason Alexander , Dennis Farina , David Cross , Gabe Kaplan , Michael Karnow and Cheryl Hines along with several real Las Vegas poker stars . According to Penn , the film is styled after those of Christopher Guest , where each actor is given direction concerning their character , and the actors are left to improvise each individual scene . The plot of `` The Grand '' was somewhat more open-ended than Guest 's work , however . The focus of the film is a poker tournament played at the Golden Nugget in Las Vegas between the characters in which real poker matches were played by the actors as the scenes were filmed . The film 's script did not specify the winner of the tournament , and the ending of the film was determined by the actual game played on set . The film debuted at the Tribeca Film Festival , and was distributed by Anchor Bay Entertainment . The film opened in limited release in the United States on March 21 , 2008 , opened in wider release on April 4 , 2008 , and is now on DVD . Plot . Jack Faro ( Harrelson ) is a recovering drug addict who had so many relapses , he decided to move into rehab and just live there . Having been married 75 times , he is a serial husband and is always on the lookout for number 76 . ( He hits on a bartender who informs him that they had already been married , even though he has no idea who she is. ) . He enters The Grand : a huge Texas Hold 'Em poker tournament in Las Vegas created by his grandfather Lucky Faro ( Barry Corbin ) . His main motivation is to win the $ 10 million prize to cover a loan he got to keep open his family 's casino , The Rabbit 's Foot , which his grandfather left him when he died and that he has mismanaged into the ground . The rest of the players `` won '' their seats in an online poker tournament . They include the Schwartzman twins , Larry ( Cross ) and Lainie ( Hines ) , who have been forced into a sibling rivalry throughout their lives by their father ( Kaplan ) . There is also Harold Melvin ( Parnell ) , a genius who still lives with his mother ( Estelle Harris ) . Other contestants are Andy Andrews ( Richard Kind ) , a math teacher ; Deuce Fairbanks ( Farina ) , a wily old veteran of Vegas , and The German ( Herzog ) , a cheater who ritualistically sacrifices small animals to gain luck at cards . Critical reception . The film received mixed reviews from critics . As of March 21 , 2008 , the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported that 42 % of critics gave the film positive reviews , based on 36 reviews . Metacritic reported the film had an average score of 61 out of 100 , based on 13 reviews .
Timeline of Santander , Spain . The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Santander , Cantabria , Spain . References . `` This article incorporates information from the Spanish Wikipedia . ''
Ebelsberg Formation . The Ebelsberg Formation is a geologic formation in Austria . It preserves fossils dating back to the Neogene period .
Aishath Nahula . Aishath Nahula ( Aisha ) ( born 12 March 1981 ) is a Maldivian politician and a public figure . She is a national council member of the Jumhooree Party of Maldives . Aisha is married to the prominent businessman and leader of Jumhooree Party of Maldives , Qasim Ibrahim . Career and Personal Life . Aishath Nahula ( Commonly known as Aisha ) is an upcoming politician in the Maldives . She was elected to the national executive council of Jumhooree Party on June 2018 . During the 2018 Presidential Elections of Maldives , Aisha has traveled to several islands on campaign to garner support for MDP and Maldives Opposition Presidential Candidate Ibrahim Mohamed Solih . Ibrahim Mohamed Solih won the bitterly-fought elections which was held on September 23 2018 . Aisha is currently married to prominent political figure , Mr Qasim Ibrahim , who is also the leader of Jumhooree Party . Together , they have six children and live in the capital city of Maldives , Male ' .
Bematistes tellus . `` Bematistes tellus '' , the orange bematistes , is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae . It is found in Nigeria , Cameroon , Equatorial Guinea , the Republic of the Congo , the Democratic Republic of the Congo , Uganda and Tanzania . The habitat consists of forests . It is mimicked by males of `` Mimacraea apicalis '' . The larvae feed on `` Adenia '' species .
Onidere . is a `` shōnen '' manga by Crystal na Yōsuke . The manga had been serialized in `` Shōnen Sunday '' since 2008 's issue 18 to 2011 's issue 12 . The name of this manga coming from the fusion of the words `` Oni '' and `` deredere '' ( which means lovestruck ) , so in a way this story can be translated to `` Lovestruck Demon '' . Plot . Tadashi is in his second year of junior high school and is a member of the handicraft club and loves nothing more than knitting . Unfortunately he 's in a secret relationship with Saya , the leader of a notorious all-girl gang , who says she will kill him and herself if anyone is to find out about it . As the plot progresses the power of the relationship not so subtly shifts from Saya to Tadashi , in several cases debilitating Saya 's ability to act and causing her to have a nose bleed and faint at the thought of receiving affection from Tadashi . Haou-Sou . The Haou Sou ( meaning the one supreme king ) is a rival gang that aims for the defeat of the Onigashirashu . To that end they had Momo infiltrate the Demon Head Gang to get close to Saya and eventually kill her . But Momo became too friendly with the gang and defected from the Hao Sou at the last minute . They each wear an animal helmet based on the Chinese constellations . Because when Momo was their spy , they know of Tadashi 's and Saya 's relationship , believing that has something to do with her sudden increase in strength , so their overall plan is to take control of all the gangs in all the schools by inciting the students to protest against mixed sex education , ultimately splitting them up . However it has been noted that they could be doing this solely for the reason to not interact with the opposite sex because the Haou-Sou has trouble interacting with the opposite gender . In the end , the members of Haou-Sou resolved their issues , and the group disbanded .
Jonathan Satter . Jonathan Satter ( born January , 1969 ) is an American real estate and health care executive . Satter was appointed by Florida Governor Jeb Bush in 2005 , and reappointed in 2006 , to serve as a Commissioner of the Health Care District of Palm Beach County . In 2008 , Satter was elected Chairman of the Board of Commissioners of the Health Care District , overseeing 1,000 employees and a $ 250+ million budget . In addition , Satter is Managing Director of Principal of Avison Young . In 2010 , Satter married professional golfer Michelle McGann . Satter and McGann reside in North Palm Beach , Florida .
Bushland . Bushland is a blanket term for land which supports remnant vegetation or land which is disturbed but still retains a predominance of the original floristics and structure . Human survival in bushland has a whole mythology evolving around it , with the legendary stories of Aboriginal trackers and bushrangers deeply entrenched in Australian folklore . Bushland has been a traditional source of wood for fuel and bushfood . Bushland provides a number of ecosystem services including the protection of water quality , stopping erosion , acting as a windbreak , and trapping nutrients . Bushland is prone to bushfires . This presents a challenge to authorities as infrastructure and habitations encroach into bushland areas . Preservation . Until recently Australia had a very high rate of land clearing which resulted in the destruction of bushland . Since 2006 the rate of land clearing has declined significantly . This is partially attributed to legislation which placed a ban on broadscale clearing of mature bushland in Queensland in 2006 and an expansion of those bans to regrowing bushland with a high conservation value in 2009 . In New South Wales bushfires cause the greatest destruction of bushland , followed by land clearing for crops , grazing , road and buildings . Bushland preservation has become the focus of some conservation efforts . In Brisbane , the Brisbane City Council has established a Bushland Acquisition Program which is funded by a small levy paid by rate-payers . The program began in 1990 and aims to protect koala habitat from urban development . It is estimate that the koala population in the area has declined from 6,240 in 1996 to 1,500 in 2012 .
Gustavo Guillén ( footballer ) . Gustavo Guillén Ruiz ( born September 24 , 1991 in Mexico City ) is a Mexican footballer . He currently plays as a Middle for Irapuato FC . Gustavo is in Irapuato 's Youth Team Along with his team mate Abraham Avalos But both are frequently used in the first team . Career . Guillen is one of the young promices of Irapuato he made his senior team debut at the age of 17 on September 17 , 2011 versus Mérida in a 1-0 win . he scored his first goal with Irapuato 's senior team on August 17 , 2012 versus Necaxa in a 6-4 loss . Guillen is still Playing for Irapuato 's youth team in the Liga de Nuevos Talentos alongside his team mate Abraham Avalos .
Mount Beshtor . Mount Beshtor ( , also Беш-Тёр ) rises to 4,299 m in Pskem Range in the north-eastern tip of Uzbekistan 's Tashkent Province . Located on the southern border with Kyrgyzstan , a short distance to the south-west from another towering peak in Pskem Range , Mount Adelung ( Adelunga Toghi , 4,301 m ) . Beshtor is the second highest peak in both Tashkent Province and the Pskem Range .
Man vs Woman . `` `` 'Man vs Woman ' '' '' is the fifth studio double cd/album by the Greek singer-songwriter Dispero . It was a double whole album with thirty one musical creations and was released by `` Ghetolabel '' in collaboration with the record company `` Music kitchen '' in January 20 , 2010 . Background and development . From December , 2008 to November , 2009 Dispero is recording in `` Ghetolabel recording studio '' his new double cd/album . The idea for this album was to create two cd 's from which the first one would be with only male collaborators while the second one with only female ones . The project was made up with such a set up that the picture and the sound was to wage a polite battle between the two cd 's , men against women and created his fifth record . The double cd/album had the title `` Man vs Woman '' . Recording and production . `` Man vs Woman '' is a complete double cd/album with thirty one musical creations . The first cd sixteen of them are songs , one orchestrical intro and one orchestrical outro . The total time was 1:04:00 , while the second cd had thirteen songs plus two video clips with a total time of 41:21 . The style of music was in the rhythm of ragga , reggae , rap , reggaeton , r'n'b , swing-jazz and soul . The lyrics were Hellenic , Russian and English . The collaborators that took part in the double cd/album were the following : Jest , Rootman , Άρχοντας , DJ D-Mize , Guy Moz , Mitsos Man ( Fyah Fist ) , Hrizmo ( Ghetolabel ) , Diman ( Ghetolabel ) , Reice ( Νόησις ) , Nek ( Moca Juniors ) , U.G . ( Da Regulators ) , Arsen ( Da Regulators ) , Shynee ( Infaderz ) , Alicia ( Ghetolabel ) , Jall ( Da Regulators ) , Mama Dama , Stoof and Rena . All music productions were made by Dispero and the `` Ghetolabel Recording Studio '' except the songs `` Ganja Man '' , `` Jah Guide '' and `` Jump upon it '' that were a creation of Don Dagga , the song `` Δυο παιδιά μόνα '' that was a creation of Άρχοντας , the song `` Πες μου '' that was a creation of Babino ( Music kitchen recording studio ) , the song `` Ρίμα με στυλ '' that was creation of Νόησις , the song `` Πάμε Jamaica '' and `` Χόρεψε το '' that were a creation of Nek ( Moca Juniors ) , the song `` Bomb The Song '' that was a creation of Da Regulators , the song `` Της κάνναβης τα φύλλα-Jest remix '' and `` Απολύτος σαφής-Jest remix '' that were a creation of Jest and the song `` Σκέψου καλά-Shynee Remix '' that was a creation of Shynee ( Infaderz ) and were granted for their collaboration . The mastering was by `` Music Kitchen Recording Studio '' based in Thessaloniki by Bambino and the remastering was made by `` Ghetolabel Recording Studio '' . The two video clips that were included in the cd with the titles `` Bomb the song '' and `` Ο κακός ο λύκος '' were filmed by George Arpatzoglou while the scenario , montage and advertisement were made by `` Ghetolabel Film Maker '' . `` Man vs Woman '' was released in January 20 , 2010 in Greece and Cyprus by `` Ghetolabel '' in collaboration with the record company `` Music kitchen '' . Cover artwork . Digital design and artwork was made by Angel Bakas , the sketches were made by Nastwo and the photoshooting made by Armen .
Viktor Kopyl . Viktor Kopyl ( 10 July 1960 – 8 August 2014 ) was a Ukrainian footballer . He most notably played for Karpaty Lviv and Volyn Lutsk .
Konstantin Shikhov . Konstantin Shikhov ( born 7 August 1984 ) is a Russian sledge hockey player . In 2013 he and his team won the bronze medal at the IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships which were hosted in Goyang , South Korea . In the 2014 Winter Paralympics , he won the silver medal with Russia .
Income tax audit . In the United States of America , an income tax audit is the examination of a business or individual tax return by the Internal Revenue Service ( IRS ) or state tax authority . The IRS and various state revenue departments use the terms audit , examination , review , and notice to describe various aspects of enforcement and administration of the tax laws . Purpose . The purpose of a tax audit or a return examination is to determine whether reports filed with the taxing authorities are correct . The tax agencies identify and resolve taxpayer errors . Selection methods . There are several different methods used to select individuals and businesses for examination . Third party documentation . Employers and financial institutions , among other organizations , are required by law to send documentation ( W-2 's and 1099 's , for example ) to the IRS . The IRS uses software to ensure that the numbers on a tax return match the numbers the IRS receives from third parties . If the documentation does not match , the return may be examined . DIF score . When a tax return is filed , the IRS uses computer software called the Discriminant Index Function System ( DIF ) to analyze the return for oddities and discrepancies . Once the return has been processed through DIF , it is given a score . If the DIF score is high enough ( i.e . a large amount of oddities or discrepancies are found ) , that tax return may be selected for examination . The formulas the IRS use to create the DIF software and analysis are a closely guarded secret . UIDIF score . Filed tax returns are also subjected to an evaluation called the UIDIF , or the Unreported Income Discriminant Index Function System . This evaluation involves the analysis of tax returns based on a series of factors to determine a tax return 's potential for unreported income . Returns that are found to have a high UIDIF score ( i.e . the likelihood of unreported income ) and a high DIF score may be selected for examination . The IRS formulas used to calculated UDIF are secret , but it is commonly thought that the IRS uses statistical comparisons between returns to determine UIDIF potential . Random selection . The IRS selects a certain number of income tax returns to be audited each year through random selection . No errors need to be found for the Enforcement branch to examine a tax return . Random selection exams tend to be more extensive and time-consuming than other forms of review . Controversy . The practice of random selection has been a source of controversy for many years . The practice was suspended for a short time in the early 2000s amid criticism that the audits were too burdensome and intrusive . The IRS revived the practice in the fall of 2006 . Taxpayer rights & tax audit representation . When a return is selected for examination , the taxpayer has certain rights during the process . Taxpayer rights . A taxpayer is required only to submit the auditor information relating to the specific year listed in the audit notice . Tax audit representation . Audit representation , also called audit defense , occurs when a tax or legal professional stands in on behalf of a taxpayer during an examination . Federal law and all states allow a taxpayer to have an authorized representative . The representative must have permission to practice before the IRS or state , and specific credentials are required . The types of representatives who are allowed to represent taxpayers before the IRS in income tax audits include attorneys , certified public accountants ( CPAs ) , and enrolled agents . Joint Audit . A joint tax audit is the examination of a business or individual tax return by a common audit team with members of two or more States examining cross-border tax situations as one tax audit to gain a uniform actual and legal assessment concerning this situation .
Newton County Library System . The Newton County Library System ( NCLS ) is a consortium of three public libraries in Newton County , Georgia . The system has libraries in both Covington and Newborn , Georgia NCLS is a member of PINES , a program of the Georgia Public Library Service that covers 53 library systems in 143 counties of Georgia . Any resident in a PINES supported library system has access to over 10.6 million books in the system 's circulation . The library is also serviced by GALILEO , a program of the University System of Georgia which stands for `` GeorgiA LIbrary LEarning Online '' . This program offers residents in supported libraries access to over 100 databases indexing thousands of periodicals and scholarly journals . It also boasts over 10,000 journal titles in full text . Early history . The Newton County Library System began in 1916 as a public library service offered by the Covington Womans Club and housed in their own building . This is the only known library in the county during this time until 1944 , when plans were made for an official public library to be used by the town . This library was opened and served out of the basement of the Newton County Courthouse . DeKalb Regional Library System . In 1953 Newton County joined alongside DeKalb and Rockdale counties to make a three-county library system then called the DeKalb Regional Library System . Working as a consortium , rather than independently , these three growing counties allowed their residents a much wider circulation of volumes , which helped increase interest in each town 's local library . Due to increased interest , the Newton branch moved out of the county courthouse and into the Covington Gymnasium to increase the amount of space available for books . By 1978 space no longer became an issue as the James H. Porter Foundation funded the renovation of the local post office into the Porter Memorial Library . After a few decades of growth , the individual counties in the DeKalb Regional Library System were able to become self-sufficient . The consortium was dissolved in 1989 and led to the formation of the individual county systems which stand today . Present Day . In 2000 the NCLS joined PINES , a state-wide consortium of public libraries working towards the goal of making access to books easier for all the citizens of the state of Georgia . In 2008 the Newborn branch library joined the library system while it additionally received funding to create the Porter Memorial Branch Library .
Bolt action . Bolt action is a type of firearm action where the handling of cartridges into and out of the weapon 's barrel chamber is operated by manually manipulating the bolt directly via a handle , which is most commonly placed on the right-hand side of the weapon ( as most users are right-handed ) . When the handle is operated , the bolt is unlocked from the receiver and pulled back to open the breech , allowing the spent cartridge case to be extracted and ejected , the firing pin within the bolt is cocked ( either on opening or closing of the bolt depending on the gun design ) and engages the sear , then upon the bolt being pushed back a new cartridge ( if available ) is loaded into the chamber , and finally the breech is closed tight by the bolt locking against the receiver . Bolt-action firearms ( or `` bolt guns '' colloquially ) are most often rifles , but there are some bolt-action variants of shotguns and a few handguns as well . Examples of this system date as far back as the early 19th century , notably in the Dreyse needle gun . From the late 19th century , all the way through both World Wars , the bolt-action rifle was the standard infantry firearm for most of the world 's military forces . In modern military and law enforcement use , the bolt action has been mostly replaced by semi-automatic and selective-fire firearms , though the bolt-action design remains popular in dedicated sniper rifles due to inherently more rugged design , and are still very popular for civilian hunting and target shooting . Compared to other manually operated firearm actions such as lever-action and pump-action , bolt action offers an excellent balance of strength ( allowing powerful cartridge chamberings ) , ruggedness , reliability , and accuracy , all with lightweight and much lower cost than self-loading firearms . Bolt-action firearms can also be disassembled and re-assembled for maintenance and repair much faster , owing to their having fewer moving parts . The major disadvantage is a slightly lower rate of fire than other types of manual repeating firearms , and a far lower practical rate of fire than semi-automatic weapons , though this is not a very important factor in many types of hunting , target shooting and other precision-based shooting applications . History . The first bolt-action rifle was produced in 1824 by Johann Nikolaus von Dreyse , following work on breechloading rifles that dated to the 18th century . Von Dreyse would perfect his `` Nadelgewehr '' ( Needle Rifle ) by 1836 , and it was adopted by the Prussian Army in 1841 . However , it was not the first bolt-action weapon to see combat , for it was not fielded until 1864 . The United States purchased 900 Greene rifles ( an under-hammer , percussion-capped , single-shot bolt action that utilized paper cartridges and an ogivial-bore rifling system ) in 1857 , which saw service at the Battle of Antietam in 1862 , during the American Civil War ; however , this weapon was ultimately considered too complicated for issue to soldiers , and was supplanted by the Springfield Model 1861 , a conventional muzzle-loading rifle . During the American Civil War , the bolt-action Palmer carbine was patented in 1863 , and by 1865 , 1000 were purchased for use as cavalry weapons . The French Army adopted its first bolt-action rifle , the Chassepot rifle , in 1866 and followed with the metallic-cartridge bolt-action Gras rifle in 1874 . European armies continued to develop bolt-action rifles through the latter half of the nineteenth century , first adopting tubular magazines as on the Kropatschek rifle and the Lebel rifle , a magazine system pioneered by the Winchester rifle of 1866 . The first bolt-action repeating rifle was the Vetterli rifle of 1867 and the first bolt-action repeating rifle to use centerfire cartridges was the weapon designed by the Viennese gunsmith Ferdinand Fruwirth in 1871 . Ultimately , the military turned to bolt-action rifles using a box magazine ; the first of its kind was the M1885 Remington–Lee , but the first to be generally adopted was the British 1888 Lee–Metford . World War I marked the height of the bolt-action rifle 's use , with all of the nations in that war fielding troops armed with various bolt-action designs . During the buildup prior to World War II , the military bolt-action rifle began to be superseded by the semi-automatic rifle and later fully automatic rifles , though bolt-action rifles remained the primary weapon of most of the combatants for the duration of the war ; and many American units , especially USMC , used bolt-action '03 Springfields until sufficient M1 Garands were available . The bolt action is still common today among sniper rifles , as the design has potential for superior accuracy , reliability , lesser weight , and the ability to control loading over the faster rate of fire that alternatives allow . There are , however , many semi-automatic sniper rifle designs , especially in the designated marksman role . Today , bolt-action rifles are chiefly used as hunting rifles . These rifles can be used to hunt anything from vermin to deer and to large game , especially big game caught on a safari , as they are adequate to deliver a single lethal shot from a safe distance . Bolt-action shotguns are considered a rarity among modern firearms but were formerly a commonly used action for.410 entry-level shotguns , as well as for low-cost 12 gauge shotguns . The M26 Modular Accessory Shotgun System ( MASS ) is the most advanced and recent example of a bolt-action shotgun , albeit one designed to be attached to an M16 rifle or M4 carbine using an underbarrel mount ( although with the standalone kit , the MASS can become a standalone weapon ) . Mossberg 12 gauge bolt-action shotguns were briefly popular in Australia after the 1997 changes to firearms laws , but the shotguns themselves were awkward to operate and only had a three-round magazine , thus offering no practical and real advantages over a conventional double-barrel shotgun . Some pistols utilize a bolt action , although this is uncommon , and such examples are typically specialized target handguns . Turn-bolt . Most of the bolt-action designs use turn-bolt ( or `` turn-pull '' ) design , which involves the shooter doing an upward `` turn '' movement of the handle to unlock the bolt from the breech and cock the firing pin , followed by a rearward `` pull '' to open the breech , extract the spent cartridge case , then reverse the whole process to chamber the next cartridge and relock the breech . There are three major turn-bolt action designs : the Mauser system , the Lee–Enfield system , and the Mosin–Nagant system . All three differ in the way the bolt fits into the receiver , how the bolt rotates as it is being operated , the number of locking lugs holding the bolt in place as the gun is fired , and whether the action is cocked on the opening of the bolt ( as in the Mauser system ) or the closing of the bolt ( as in the Lee–Enfield system ) . The vast majority of bolt-action rifles utilize one of these three systems , with other designs seeing only limited use . Mauser . The Mauser bolt action system was introduced in the Gewehr 98 designed by Paul Mauser , and is the most common bolt-action system in the world , being in use in nearly all modern hunting rifles and the majority of military bolt-action rifles until the middle of the 20th century . The Mauser system is stronger than that of the Lee–Enfield due to two locking lugs just behind the bolt head which make it better able to handle higher pressure cartridges ( i.e . magnum cartridges ) . The 8×68mm S and 9.3×64mm Brenneke magnum rifle cartridge `` families '' were designed for the Mauser M 98 bolt action . A novel safety feature was the introduction of a third locking lug present at the rear of the bolt that normally did not lock the bolt , since it would introduce asymmetrical locking forces . The Mauser system features `` cock on opening '' , meaning the upward rotation of the bolt when the rifle is opened cocks the action . A drawback of the Mauser M 98 system is that it can not be cheaply mass-produced very easily . Many Mauser M 98-inspired derivatives feature technical alterations , such as omitting the third safety locking lug , to simplify production . Versions of the Mauser action designed prior to the Gewehr 98 's introduction , such as that of the Swedish Mauser rifles and carbines , lack the third locking lug and feature a `` cock on closing '' operation . Lee–Enfield . The Lee–Enfield bolt-action system was introduced in 1889 with the Lee–Metford and later Lee–Enfield rifles ( the bolt system is named after the designer James Paris Lee and the barrel rifling after the Royal Small Arms Factory at the London Borough of Enfield ) , and is a `` cock on closing '' action in which the forward thrust of the bolt cocks the action . This enables a shooter to keep eyes on sights and target uninterrupted by cycling the bolt . The ability of the bolt between lugs and chamber to flex also keeps the shooter safer in case of catastrophic chamber over-pressure . The disadvantage of the rearward located bolt lugs is that a larger part of the receiver , between chamber and lugs , must be made stronger and heavier to resist stretching forces . Also , the bolt ahead of the lugs may flex on firing which , although a safety advantage , may eventually lead to increased head space . Repeated firing over time can lead to receiver `` stretch '' and excessive headspace , which if perceived as a problem can be remedied by changing the removable bolt head to a larger sized one ( the Lee–Enfield bolt manufacture involved a mass production method where at final assembly the bolt body was fitted with one of three standard size bolt heads for correct headspace ) . In the years leading up to WWII , the Lee–Enfield bolt system was used in numerous commercial sporting and hunting rifles manufactured by such firms in the UK as BSA , LSA , and Parker–Hale , as well as by SAF Lithgow in Australia . Vast numbers of ex-military SMLE Mk III rifles were sporterised post-WWII to create cheap , effective hunting rifles , and the Lee–Enfield bolt system is used in the M10 and No 4 Mk IV rifles manufactured by Australian International Arms . Rifle Factory Ishapore of India manufactures a hunting and sporting rifle chambered in.315 which also employs the Lee-Enfield action . Mosin–Nagant . The Mosin–Nagant action , created in 1891 and named after the designers Sergei Mosin and Léon Nagant , differs significantly from the Mauser and Lee–Enfield bolt action designs . The Mosin–Nagant design has a separate bolthead which rotates with the bolt and the bearing lugs , in contrast to the Mauser system where the bolthead is a non-removable part of the bolt . The Mosin–Nagant is also unlike the Lee–Enfield system where the bolthead remains stationary and the bolt body itself rotates . The Mosin–Nagant bolt is a somewhat complicated affair , but is extremely rugged and durable ; it , like the Mauser , uses a `` cock on open '' system . Although this bolt system has been rarely used in commercial sporting rifles ( the Vostok brand target rifles being the most recognized ) and never outside of Russia , large numbers of military surplus Mosin–Nagant rifles have been sporterized for use as hunting rifles in the years since WWII . Other designs . The Vetterli rifle was the first bolt action repeating rifle introduced by an army . It was used by the Swiss army from 1869 to circa 1890 . Modified Vetterlis were also used by the Italian Army . Another notable design is the Norwegian Krag–Jørgensen , which was used by Norway , Denmark , and briefly the United States . It is unusual among bolt-action rifles in that is loaded through a gate on right side of the receiver , and thus can be reloaded without opening the bolt . The Norwegian and Danish versions of the Krag have two locking lugs , while the American version has only one . In all versions , the bolt handle itself serves as an emergency locking lug . The Krag 's major disadvantage compared to other bolt-action designs is that it is usually loaded by hand , one round at a time , although a box-like device was made that could drop five rounds into the magazine , all at once . This made it slower to reload than other designs which used stripper or en-bloc clips . Another historically important bolt-action system was the Gras system , used on the French Mle 1874 Gras rifle , Mle 1886 Lebel rifle ( which was first to introduce ammunition loaded with nitrocellulose-based smokeless powder ) , and the Berthier series of rifles . Straight-pull . Straight pull actions differ from a conventional bolt action mechanisms in that the manipulation required from the user in order to chamber and extract a cartridge predominantly consists of a linear motion only , as opposed to a traditional turn-bolt action where the user has to manually rotate the bolt for chambering and primary extraction . Therefore , in a straight-pull action , the bolt can be cycled back and forward without rotating the handle , hence producing a reduced range of motion by the shooter from four movements to two , with the goal of increasing the rifle 's rate of fire . In contrast , operation of the Mauser-style turn-bolt action requires the bolt handle to be rotated upward , drawn rearward , pushed forward , and finally rotated downward back into lock to complete the loading cycle . The straight pull bolt movements are also all inline with the gun 's barrelled action , unlike the turn-bolt designs whose bolt rotations can exert unwanted torques that might throw the gun off aim . Straight pull rifles are often perceived to have an advantage in that they are faster and easier to operate for the user , however , they are often more complex than traditional bolt action designs , and often have poor primary extraction lacking the mechanical advantage of a turn bolt . Many straight pull designs have been devised , but have failed to achieve the ubiquity of the turn-bolt Mauser , Lee–Enfield and Mosin–Nagant designs . Some of the most notable straight pull designs used by militaries are the Canadian Ross rifle , the Swiss K31 and Austro-Hungarian Mannlicher M1895 . All three are straight-pull bolt actions , but are entirely unrelated designs . The Ross and Schmidt–Rubin rifles load via stripper clips , albeit of an unusual paperboard and steel design in the Schmidt–Rubin rifle , while the Mannlicher M1895 uses en-bloc clips . The Schmidt–Rubin series , which culminated in the K31 , are also known for being among the most accurate military rifles ever made . Yet another variant of the straight-pull bolt action , of which the M1895 Lee Navy is an example , is a camming action in which pulling the bolt handle causes the bolt to rock , freeing a stud from the receiver and unlocking the bolt . In 1993 the German Blaser company introduced the Blaser R93 , a new straight-pull action where locking is achieved by a series of concentric `` claws '' that protrude/retract from the bolthead , a design that is referred to as `` Radialbundverschluss '' ( `` radial connection '' ) . As of 2017 the Rifle Shooter magazine listed its successor Blaser R8 as one of the three most popular straight pull rifles together with Merkel Helix and Browning Maral . Some other notable modern straight pull rifles are made by Chapuis , Heym , Lynx , Rößler , Strasser , and Steel Action . Most straight pull rifles have a firing mechanism without a hammer , but there are some hammer fired models like for instance the Merkel Helix . Firearms using a hammer usually have a comparably longer lock time than hammer-less mechanisms . In the sport of biathlon , because shooting speed is an important performance factor and semi-automatic guns are illegal for race use , straight-pull actions are quite common , and are used almost exclusively on the Biathlon World Cup . The first company to make the straight-pull action for .22 caliber was J. G. Anschütz ; the action is specifically the straight pull ball bearing lock action , which features spring-loaded ball bearings on the side of the bolt which lock into a groove inside the bolt 's housing . With the new design came a new dry-fire method ; instead of the bolt being turned up slightly , the action is locked back to catch the firing pin . Another distinct type of popular straight-pull design used in biathlon events is the `` lateral toggle '' -type straight-pull action , which used a hinged linkage to cycle the bolt . The advantage of such action design is that the same bolt movements can be achieved with significantly reduced range of movement by the user 's hand . The two earliest companies who have made the lateral toggle are Finn biathlon , as well as Izhmash . Finn was the first to make this type of action , however , due to the large swing of the arm as well as the stiffness of the bolt , these rifles fell out of favour and have been discontinued . Izhmash improved on the lateral swing with their Biathlon 7-3 and 7-4 series rifles , which have some use on world cups , but are largely thought of as inaccurate as well as having the inconvenience of having to remove the shooter 's hand from the grip . Currently , the Austrian company ISSC GmbH produces a toggle action for both their SPA biathlon rifle and the Steyr Scout RFR . The Idaho-based American firearm manufacturer Primary Weapons Systems also used to produce the T3 Summit rifle that featured a toggle-action design based on the 22 footprint , but has since discontinued the model . The Iowa-based company Volquartsen Custom , which is well known for making high-end custom firearms based on Ruger models , has since taken over the production of the PWS T3 Summit and re-introduced it as the Volquartsen Summit rifle . Operating the bolt . Typically , the bolt consists of a tube of metal inside of which the firing mechanism is housed , and which has at the front or rear of the tube several metal knobs , or `` lugs '' , which serve to lock the bolt in place . The operation can be done via a rotating bolt , a lever , cam-action , locking piece , or a number of systems . Straight-pull designs have seen a great deal of use , though manual turn-bolt designs are what is most commonly thought of in reference to a bolt-action design due to the type ubiquity . As a result , the bolt-action term is often reserved for more modern types of rotating bolt-designs when talking about a specific weapon 's type of action . However , both straight-pull and rotating bolt rifles are types of bolt-action rifles . Lever-action and pump-action weapons must still operate the bolt , but they are usually grouped separately from bolt-actions that are operated by a handle directly attached to a rotating bolt . Early bolt-action designs , such as the Dreyse needle gun and the Mauser Model 1871 , locked by dropping the bolt handle or bolt guide rib into a notch in the receiver , this method is still used in .22 rimfire rifles . The most common locking method is a rotating bolt with two lugs on the bolt head , which was used by the Lebel Model 1886 rifle , Model 1888 Commission Rifle , Mauser M 98 , Mosin–Nagant and most bolt-action rifles . The Lee–Enfield has a lug and guide rib , which lock on the rear end of the bolt into the receiver . Loading . Most bolt-action firearms are fed by an internal magazine loaded by hand , by en bloc , or stripper clips , though a number of designs have had a detachable magazine or independent magazine , or even no magazine at all , thus requiring that each round be independently loaded . Generally , the magazine capacity is limited to between two and ten rounds , as it can permit the magazine to be flush with the bottom of the rifle , reduce the weight , or prevent mud and dirt from entering . A number of bolt-actions have a tube magazine , such as along the length of the barrel . In weapons other than large rifles , such as pistols and cannons , there were some manually operated breech loading weapons . However , the Dreyse Needle fire rifle was the first breech-loader to use a rotating bolt design . Johann Nicholas von Dreyse 's rifle of 1838 was accepted into service by Prussia in 1841 , which was in turn developed into the Prussian Model 1849 . The design was a single-shot breech loader , and had the now familiar arm sticking out from the side of the bolt , to turn and open the chamber . The entire reloading sequence was a more complex procedure than later designs , however , as the firing pin had to be independently primed and activated , and the lever was only used to move the bolt . Benefits and drawbacks . Bolt-action firearms can theoretically achieve higher muzzle velocity and therefore have more accuracy than semi-automatic rifles because of the way the barrel is sealed . In a semi-automatic rifle , some of the energy from the charge is directed towards ejecting the spent shell and loading a new cartridge into the chamber . In a bolt action , the shooter performs this action by manually operating the bolt , allowing the chamber to be better sealed during firing , so that much more of the energy from the expanding gas can be directed forward . However , numerous other factors related to design and ammunition affect reliability and accuracy , and well designed modern semi-automatic rifles can be exceptionally accurate . Because of the combination of relatively light weight , reliability , high potential accuracy and lower cost , the bolt action is still the design of choice for many hunters , target shooters and marksmen . The bolt action 's locking lugs are normally at the front of the breech ( some designs have additional `` safety lugs '' at the rear ) , and this increases potential accuracy relative to a design which locks the breech at the rear , such as a lever action . Also , a bolt action 's only moving parts when firing are the pin and spring . Since it has fewer moving parts and a short lock time , it has less of a chance of being thrown off target and/or malfunctioning . Because the spent cartridge is removed by manual action rather than automatically ejected , it can help a marksman remain hidden . Because the cartridge is not visibly flung into the air and onto the ground , a bolt action may be less likely to reveal a shooter 's position . Also , the cartridge can be removed when most prudent , allowing the shooter to remain still until reloading is tactically feasible . Bolt actions are also easier to operate from a prone position than other manually repeating mechanisms and work well with box magazines , which are easier to fill and maintain than tubular magazines . The integral strength of the design means very powerful magnum cartridges can be chambered without significantly increasing the size or weight of the weapon . For example , some of the most powerful elephant guns are in the same weight range ( 7–10 lbs . ) as a typical deer rifle , while delivering several times the kinetic energy to the target . The recoil of these weapons , however , is correspondingly severe . By contrast , the operating mechanism of a semi-automatic weapon must increase in mass and weight as the cartridge it fires increases in power . This means that semi-automatic rifles firing magnum cartridges tend to be relatively heavy and impractical for many types of hunting . The bolt action requires four distinct movements and is therefore generally slower than other major manual repeating mechanisms , such as lever and pump action , which generally require two movements , although straight-pull bolt actions also require only two distinct movements . In addition , the trigger hand must leave the gun and regrip the weapon after each shot , usually resulting in the shooter having to realign his sight and reacquire the target for every shot . It is also not ambidextrous , and left-handed models tend to be more expensive . Safety and headspace . On used bolt-action firearms , especially , the headspace should be checked with headspace gauges prior to shooting to ensure it is correct , and to prevent over-stressing chambers and cartridge brass . Some bolt-action rifles , such as the Lee–Enfield , have a series of different standard length bolt heads for correctly fitting bolts rifles during final stages of mass manufacture . These may also extend the service life of a rifle for taking up excess slack between bolt face and chamber occurring from long years of service . In the case of the No . 4 Lee–Enfield bolt , the bolt heads themselves are replaceable separate from the bolt and are marked `` 0 '' , `` 1 '' , `` 2 '' , or `` 3 '' , with each bolt head in sequence being nominally 0.003 '' longer than the bolt head numbered one less , for easily taking up any action stretching that may have occurred . It is possible to replace such a bolt head without tools by disassembling the bolt from the action , unscrewing the bolt head , and replacing the bolt head with the next higher number bolt head , for restoring a safe headspace . The interrelated mechanics of safe trigger function , correct headspace , and equal bearing of the locking lugs requires that the bolt and action assembly are factory `` fitted '' . Usually shown by the rifle serial number , applied to both bolt and action , indicating they are a matched pair . Accidental or deliberate swapping of bolts between similar rifles is not unusual , but is potentially dangerous . Any rifle with mismatched action/bolt serial numbers should be considered to be unsafe to fire until checked and so marked by a competent gunsmith or armourer . Furthermore , there are many subtle issues involving the provenance of a rifle and its ammunition . Many calibres have dual civilian/military uses but are not `` completely '' identical – e.g . the .308 Winchester/7.62mm NATO and .223 Remington/5.56mm NATO have very slight differences in chamber sizes . Military ammunition often has thicker brass , and harder primers . Over major wars there were literally millions of surplus rifles converted to civilian uses ( sporterized ) ; many may be unsafe with modern ammunition – caution is required with any ex-military bolt action .
Pulicherla , Nalgonda district . Pulicherla is a village and a Mandal in Nalgonda district in the state of Telangana in India . Pulicherla is a large village located in Peddavoora mandal of Nalgonda district , Andhra Pradesh with total 1037 families residing . The Pulicherla village has population of 4148 of which 2075 are males while 2073 are females as per Population Census 2011 .
Lino Saputo . Emanuele `` Lino '' Saputo , ( born June 10 , 1937 ) is an Italian-Canadian businessman . He is the founder and chairman of the Canadian cheese manufacturer Saputo , Inc . According to Forbes , is the 8th richest person in Canada , and the 339th richest person in the world , with an estimated net worth of US $ 5.5 billion as of July 2018 . Early life . Saputo was born in Montelepre , Sicily , Italy , in 1937 , to Giuseppe Saputo , a cheesemaker , and his wife Maria . He completed his secondary schooling in the early 1950s , and shortly thereafter the Saputo family immigrated to Montreal , Quebec . Career . Lino Saputo became chairman of the board and president of Saputo Inc. in 1969 , and was named chairman of the board and chief executive officer in 1998 when the company went public . In March 2004 , his son Lino Saputo , Jr. , was appointed to the position of president and chief executive officer while Lino Saputo continued to act as the company 's chairman . In August 2017 , Lino Saputo , Jr. assumed the role of chairman and Lino Saputo remains the majority shareholder of Saputo Inc. Other interests . Saputo also owns a significant stake in the trucking company , TransForce , and has extensive investments in real estate , forest products , hotels and golf courses . Saputo committed C $ 7.5 million towards the construction of Montreal Impact 's Saputo Stadium at Olympic Park in July 2006 . Philanthropy . In 2011 , he was made an Officer of the National Order of Quebec . He was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada ( CM ) , per the `` Canada Gazette '' , on September 1 , 2012 , and Government House announcement on June 29 , 2012 .
Brandon Moore ( rugby league ) . Brandon Moore ( born 27 July 1996 ) is an English rugby league footballer who plays for Halifax in the Betfred Championship . He plays as a hooker . Background . Moore was born in Cumbria , England . Career . Moore has previously played for the Castleford Tigers in the Super League .
Cho Min-gyu . Cho Min-gyu ( ; born 8 August 1988 ) is a South Korean professional golfer . Cho plays on the Japan Golf Tour where he has won twice .
Ukrainians in Kuban . The Ukrainians in Kuban in southern Russia constitute a national minority . The region as a whole shares many linguistic , cultural and historic ties with Ukraine . Ukrainians first settled in the Kuban region in 1792 . Until the mid-twentieth century the majority of the population there identified themselves as Little Russians or Ukrainians . Due to adverse Russian and Soviet national policies , including the Holodomor , most of the population came to self-identify as Russian , and the percentage of those who identified themselves as Ukrainians dropped from an official 55 % ( 1926 ) to 0.9 % ( 2002 ) . Ukrainian settlement . In Kuban many Ukrainians were settled in areas which were inhabited by Russians when in 1792 the Empress Catherine II gave the Black Sea Cossack Host the rights to these lands . Her decree of 30.6. and 1.7.1792 handed these lands over to the Black Sea Cossacks `` for eternity '' . The territory involved included the Phanagorian peninsula and the lands on the right bank of the Kuban River . Between 1792 and 1793 25,000 people settled the area , marking the first wave of Ukrainian settlement to the Kuban . The Cossack navy , consisting of 51 boats with 3247 people , landed on the shores of the Kuban on August 25 , 1792 . A second group of 600 people arrived with cattle overland . In October 1792 a third group arrived under the command of otaman Zakhary Chepiha . The final group arrived from Ukraine in 1793 under the command of Antin Holovaty . Between 1806 and 1809 about 562 Ukrainian Cossacks who had settled previously beyond the Danube were granted a pardon and arrived on the shores of the Taman Peninsula . Between 1809 and 1811 , 41,635 settlers arrived from Poltava and Chernihiv . This marked the second wave of settlers from Ukraine . During the 3rd wave in 1820-1825 , 59,455 people of both genders migrated . The fourth wave of 11,949 people arrived from the Kharkiv , Chernihiv and Poltava regions in 1848-1849 . In all , from 1792-1850 105 thousand people moved to Kuban from Ukraine . The lands settled by the Ukrainians were known as the Lands of the Black Sea Host . 40 kurin settlements were allowed , which were not only administrative units , but encompassed specific territories . Settlers from Ukraine founded a town which became known as Yekaterinodar . In 1860 the Kuban oblast was formed . After the February Revolution of 1905 a temporary Kuban Military government was formed . Two sides struggled to obtain supremacy : a pro-Ukrainian and a pro-Russian faction . The pro-Ukrainian faction supported autonomy for Kuban and the formation of a Union with Ukraine . Also Ukrainian cultural life flowered . Ukrainian-language schools opened and 6 newspapers began to publish in Ukrainian . In May 1918 a delegation headed by the head of the Kuban Rada M. Riabovol visited Kiev . Diplomatic ties were announced between the Kuban People 's Republic and the Ukrainian People 's Republic . To cement its hold in Kuban , the Soviet government allowed a period of Ukrainianisation in the 1920s where Ukrainian cultural life was allowed to flourish . This was suddenly and brutally stopped in 1932 . Ukrainian demographics . In the census for 1926-7 there were 1,222,140 Ukrainians in the Kuban region , who made up 55 % of the population of the area . Russian census figures . The 1897 census combined both the Russian and Ukrainian population together . Together they made up 97.64 % of the population . The number of Ukrainian language speakers was 859,122 ( 49.1 % ) . The number of Russian language speakers was 732,283 . ( 41.1 % ) . The ethnographer Pavlo Chubynsky stated that the number of Ukrainians in the Kuban was understated and that they also made up 60 % of those who put down Russian as their language were of Ukrainian ethnicity . The ethnographer and statistician O. Rusov also noted a similar number in his writings . In the census for 1926 it was noted that there was a total population in the Kuban region of 3,343,893 of which 1,644.518 ( 49.2 % ) stated that they were Ukrainian , and 1,428,587 ( 42.7 % ) stated they were Russian . Other figures from the same census state that Ukrainian speakers made up 55 % of the population of the area . In the 2002 Russian census it states that only 2 % of the population speak Ukrainian and only 0.9 % have been marked as being ethnically Ukrainian . Ukrainian language . The rise of a Ukrainian self-awareness produced an anti-Ukrainian sentiment within some layers of the Russian empire . To curtail this movement , the use of Ukrainian ( Little Russian ) language within the Russian empire was initially restricted by the Valuev Circular and later banned completely by the Ems ukaz . Some restrictions were relaxed in 1905 and others ceased to be policed for a short period of time after the Revolution in 1917 . In Kuban , with the repealing of formal restrictions by the Russian government on the use of Ukrainian language , the official use of the Ukrainian language began to blossom . During the brief period of Kuban independence some 1391 beginning school , 180 middle schools , 151 high schools , 2 seminaries 124 professional tertiary establishments included education in the Ukrainian language . By 1922 there were 33 schools that taught primarily in the Ukrainian language . In 1927 there were 746 Ukrainian language schools . Ukrainian textbooks began to be published in Krasnodar in 1926 with the crossing over of most institutes of higher learning to Ukrainian language instruction . In 1920 in Krasnodar the first Institute of Folk Education ( later renamed the Krasnodar Pedagogical Institute ) was established . To better serve the local population , the medical institute was also Ukrainianised . A teachers ' college for the preparation of Ukrainian language teachers was also opened in 1922 . By 1927 there were 6 Institutes of higher learning that taught in Ukrainian . Мost Ukrainians speakers speak a Ukrainian dialect , which differs only slightly from standard literary Ukrainian . Local Publishing . The sending of Ukrainian language publications to Kuban had been kept in check by the Russian post office . It wasn ’ t until 1923 that people in the Kuban could subscribe to a Ukrainian language newspaper from Ukraine . In 1921 the first Ukrainian language magazine “ Zoria ” was published . Ukrainian language newspapers such as “ Novy shliakh ” , “ Chornomorets ” , “ Chornomorsky krai ” were soon established . In the 1920s close to 150 Ukrainian language writers lived in Kuban . All were repressed after 1932 either being shot or exiled . Ukrainian music of the Kuban . Music was one of the most important loves of the Ukrainians in Kuban . There many Ukrainian folk songs sung in the Kuban region . Many of the songs are about Cossack heroes from Ukraine such as Morozenko , Baida ( Cossack ) , Doroshenko , Sahaidachny , Bohdan Khmelnytsky , Maksym Kryvonis , and Danylo Nechay . A characteristic of Ukrainian folk songs of Kuban is the replacement of particular words to better reflect the local history and conditions . Where the word `` Dunai '' ( the Danube ) is used as a generic word for river , it is replaced by the word Kuban . Particularly popular are songs by the Sich Riflemen from Galicia , composed in the early 20th century , which juxtapose the word `` rifleman '' ( Strilets ) with the word `` Cossack '' ( Kozak ) . In 1886 A. Bihdai published 14 books containing 556 Ukrainian folk songs . A similar publication named `` Malorusski pesni '' ( Little-Russian ( Ukrainian ) songs ) containing over 200 Ukrainian folk songs was collected by H. Kontsevych from singers of the Kuban Army choir . Close to 3,000 Ukrainian folk songs were recorded in Kuban by Oleksander Koshetz , who spent 3 years collecting materials . In 1966 a collection of songs of the Kuban Cossacks published in Krasnodar included the text of `` Shche ne vmerla Ukraina '' , the Ukrainian Nationalist Anthem , which at that time was banned in Ukraine . In the early 20th century a significant movement was organised for the support of people learning to play the Ukrainian folk instrument known as the bandura . The bandura movement became quite significant until it was repressed in the 1930s . A number of Kuban bandurists were founding members of the first professional bandurist capella organized in Kiev in 1918 under Vasyl Yemetz . Kuban bandurists were also prominent in the formation of the second bandurist capella in Prague in 1923 . In recent times there has been a revival in the singing of Ukrainian folk songs led by the Kuban Cossack Choir and its director , Viktor Zakharchenko . In a concert at the Ukraina Palace in Kiev in 1990 , the Kuban Cossack Choir was the first to sing the Ukrainian National Anthem , which they announced as a Kuban folk song . Ukrainian folk instruments are no longer officially banned and are returning to use , being taught at the Krasnodar Music college . Forced Russification of Kuban Ukrainians . However , the Ukrainization policies of Kuban were abruptly reversed at the end of 1932 . The December 14 , 1932 publication of the grain procurement resolution of CK VKP ( b ) and the Council of People 's Commissars demanded the immediate transfer of all official paperwork and publishing of the `` ukrainized '' districts of Kuban into Russian language `` more intelligible for the people of Kuban '' . In 1932-33 , the policies of forced collectivization of the Ukrainian population of the Soviet Union , which caused a devastating famine that greatly affected the Ukrainian population of the Kuban . The mass repressions of the 1930s also resulted in the arrest and execution of over 1500 Ukrainian speaking intellectuals from Krasnodar . Many teachers of Ukrainian language were arrested and exiled from the region . By 1932 all Ukrainian language education establishments were closed . The professional Ukrainian theatre in Krasnodar was closed . All Ukrainian toponyms in the Kuban , which reflected the areas from which the first Ukrainians settlers had moved , were changed . The names of Stanytsias such as Kiev was changed to `` Krasnoartilyevskaya '' , and Uman to `` Leningrad '' , and Poltavska to `` Krasnoarmieiskaya '' . The physical destruction of all aspects of Ukrainian culture and the Ukrainian population , and the resultant ethnic cleansing of the population , the Russification , the Holodomor of 1932-33 and 1946-7 and other tactics used by the Union government lead to the catastrophic fall in population that associated themselves with Ukrainian ethnicity in the Kuban . Official Soviet Union statistics of 1959 state that Ukrainians made up 4 % of the population , in 1989 – 3 % . The number of self-identified Ukrainians in Kuban fell between 1927 and 2002 from 1,222,140 ( 55 % of the 1927 total ) to 61,867 ( 0.9 % of the 2002 total ) .
Marie Roch Louis Reybaud . Marie Roch Louis Reybaud ( 15 August 1799 – 26 or 28 October 1879 ) , French writer , political economist and politician , was born at Marseille . After travelling in the Levant and in India , he settled in Paris in 1829 . Besides writing for the Radical press , he edited the `` Histoire scientifique et militaire de l'expédition française en Égypte '' in ten volumes ( 1830–36 ) and Dumont d'Urville 's `` Voyage au tour du monde '' ( 1833 ) . In 1840 he published `` Études sur les réformateurs ou socialistes modernes '' which gained him the Montyon prize ( 1841 ) and a place in the Académie des sciences morales et politiques ( 1850 ) . In 1843 he published `` Jérôme Paturot à la recherche d'une position sociale '' , a clever social satire that had a prodigious success . In 1846 he abandoned his democratic views , and was elected liberal deputy for Marseille . Reybaud was an early member of the Société d'économie politique organized in 1842 by Pellegrino Rossi . His `` Jérôme Paturot a la recherche de 10 meilleure des republiques '' ( 1848 ) was a satire on the new republican ideas . After the `` coup d'état '' of 1849 he ceased to take part in public life , and devoted himself entirely to the study of political economy . To this period belong his `` La Vie de l'emploi '' ( 1855 ) ; `` L'Industrie en Europe '' ( 1856 ) ; and `` Études sur le régime de nos manufactures '' ( 1859 ) ; `` Le coton : son régime , ses problèmes '' , ( 1863 ) .
Young Gunz discography . This is the discography of American rap duo Young Gunz .
Generics in Java . Generics are a facility of generic programming that were added to the Java programming language in 2004 within version J2SE 5.0 . They were designed to extend Java 's type system to allow “ a type or method to operate on objects of various types while providing compile-time type safety ” . The aspect `` compile-time type safety '' was not fully achieved , since it was shown in 2016 that it is not guaranteed in all cases . The Java collections framework supports generics to specify the type of objects stored in a collection instance . In 1998 , Gilad Bracha , Martin Odersky , David Stoutamire and Philip Wadler created Generic Java , an extension to the Java language to support generic types . Generic Java was incorporated in Java with the addition of wildcards . Motivation . The following block of Java code illustrates a problem that exists when not using generics . First , it declares an codice_1 of type codice_2 . Then , it adds a codice_3 to the codice_1 . Finally , it attempts to retrieve the added codice_3 and cast it to an codice_6 . Integer i = ( Integer ) v.get ( 0 ) ; // Run time error Although the code is compiled without error , it throws a runtime exception ( codice_7 ) when executing the third line of code . This type of problem can be avoided by using generics and is the primary motivation for using generics . Integer i = v.get ( 0 ) ; // ( type error ) compilation-time error The type parameter codice_3 within the angle brackets declares the codice_1 to be constituted of codice_3 ( a descendant of the codice_1 's generic codice_2 constituents ) . With generics , it is no longer necessary to cast the third line to any particular type , because the result of codice_13 is defined as codice_3 by the code generated by the compiler . Compiling the third line of this fragment with J2SE 5.0 ( or later ) will yield a compile-time error because the compiler will detect that codice_13 returns codice_3 instead of codice_6 . For a more elaborate example , see reference . Type wildcards . A type argument for a parameterized type is not limited to a concrete class or interface . Java allows the use of `` type wildcards '' to serve as type arguments for parameterized types . Wildcards are type arguments in the form `` codice_20 '' ; optionally with an upper or lower bound . Given that the exact type represented by a wildcard is unknown , restrictions are placed on the type of methods that may be called on an object that uses parameterized types . Since we don ’ t know what the element type of codice_22 stands for , we can not add objects to it . The codice_23 method takes arguments of type codice_24 , the element type of the codice_21 generic interface . When the actual type argument is codice_26 , it stands for some unknown type . Any method argument value we pass to the codice_23 method would have to be a subtype of this unknown type . Since we do n't know what type that is , we can not pass anything in . The sole exception is null ; which is a member of every type . To specify the upper bound of a type wildcard , the codice_28 keyword is used to indicate that the type argument is a subtype of the bounding class . So codice_29 means that the given list contains objects of some unknown type which extends the codice_30 class . For example , the list could be codice_31 or codice_32 . Reading an element from the list will return a codice_30 . Adding null elements is , again , also allowed . List < Number > nums = ints ; // valid if List < Integer > were a subtype of List < Number > according to substitution rule . Integer x = ints.get ( 1 ) ; // now 3.14 is assigned to an Integer variable ! List < ? extends Number > nums = ints ; // OK To specify the lower bounding class of a type wildcard , the codice_44 keyword is used . This keyword indicates that the type argument is a supertype of the bounding class . So , codice_45 could represent codice_32 or codice_47 . Reading from a list defined as codice_45 returns elements of type codice_2 . Adding to such a list requires either elements of type codice_30 , any subtype of codice_30 or null ( which is a member of every type ) . The mnemonic PECS ( Producer Extends , Consumer Super ) from the book Effective Java by Joshua Bloch gives an easy way to remember when to use wildcards ( corresponding to covariance and contravariance ) in Java . Generic class definitions . Entry < String , String > grade = new Entry < String , String > ( `` Mike '' , `` A '' ) ; Entry < String , Integer > mark = new Entry < String , Integer > ( `` Mike '' , 100 ) ; Entry < Integer , Boolean > prime = new Entry < Integer , Boolean > ( 13 , true ) ; if ( prime.getValue ( ) ) System.out.println ( prime.getKey ( ) + `` is prime . `` ) ; else System.out.println ( prime.getKey ( ) + `` is not prime . `` ) ; Diamond operator . Entry < String , String > grade = new Entry < > ( `` Mike '' , `` A '' ) ; Entry < String , Integer > mark = new Entry < > ( `` Mike '' , 100 ) ; Entry < Integer , Boolean > prime = new Entry < > ( 13 , true ) ; if ( prime.getValue ( ) ) System.out.println ( prime.getKey ( ) + `` is prime . `` ) ; else System.out.println ( prime.getKey ( ) + `` is not prime . `` ) ; Generic method definitions . public static < Type > Entry < Type , Type > twice ( Type value ) Note : If we remove the first codice_54 in the above method , we will get compilation error ( can not find symbol 'Type ' ) since it represents the declaration of the symbol . Entry < int , int > pair ; // Fails compilation . Use Integer instead . There is also the possibility to create generic methods based on given parameters . Integer array = toArray ( 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 ) ; Generics in throws clause . public < T extends Throwable > void throwMeConditional ( boolean conditional , T exception ) throws T Problems with type erasure . Generics are checked at compile-time for type-correctness . The generic type information is then removed in a process called type erasure . For example , codice_55 will be converted to the non-generic type codice_18 , which ordinarily contains arbitrary objects . The compile-time check guarantees that the resulting code is type-correct . Because of type erasure , type parameters can not be determined at run-time . For example , when an codice_1 is examined at runtime , there is no general way to determine whether , before type erasure , it was an codice_58 or an codice_59 . Many people are dissatisfied with this restriction . There are partial approaches . For example , individual elements may be examined to determine the type they belong to ; for example , if an codice_1 contains an codice_6 , that ArrayList may have been parameterized with codice_6 ( however , it may have been parameterized with any parent of codice_6 , such as codice_30 or codice_2 ) . Due to type erasure , the runtime will not know which catch block to execute , so this is prohibited by the compiler . Java generics differ from C++ templates . Java generics generate only one compiled version of a generic class or function regardless of the number of parameterizing types used . Furthermore , the Java run-time environment does not need to know which parameterized type is used because the type information is validated at compile-time and is not included in the compiled code . Consequently , instantiating a Java class of a parameterized type is impossible because instantiation requires a call to a constructor , which is unavailable if the type is unknown . Because there is only one copy per generic class at runtime , static variables are shared among all the instances of the class , regardless of their type parameter . Consequently , the type parameter can not be used in the declaration of static variables or in static methods .
Belgian economic miracle . The Belgian economic miracle ( , literally `` The Belgian Miracle '' ) was a period of rapid economic growth in Belgium after World War II , principally between 1945 and 1948 . It was characterised by parallel trends of rising employment and real wages and low inflation , leading to improvements in living standards . It was roughly contemporary with the `` Wirtschaftswunder '' in West Germany and part of the period of worldwide postwar economic expansion in the late 1940s and 1950s . Economic miracle . During World War II , Belgium had been occupied by Nazi Germany and had seen a deterioration in its gross domestic product through war damage and the economic policies pursued by the occupiers , despite the efforts of figures like Alexandre Galopin who attempted to preserve Belgium 's industrial capacity through compromise with the occupiers . From 1945 , however , demand for Belgium 's traditional industries ( steel and coal , textiles , and railway machinery in particular ) grew across Europe , boosting the recovery of the Belgian economy . In comparison with neighbouring countries , whose industries had been heavily damaged by fighting , the comparatively intact Belgian industrial base was able to restore its capacity to respond to the rise in demand . In 1946 , the government announced its intention to increase production in Belgium 's important coal mining industries by inaugurating a `` Battle for Coal '' ( `` Bataille du charbon '' ) . At the end of 1947 , Belgium became the first former belligerent in Europe to reach its pre-war level of industrial output . The economic miracle was also greatly facilitated by the monetary policy of Camille Gutt whose `` Plan Gutt '' , begun in October 1944 , reduced the money supply which had grown hugely during the occupation . The effect of the policy , which reduced the amount of circulating currency by two-thirds , was to limit inflation sharply and facilitate a general rise in living standards . Living conditions for Belgian workers improved rapidly during the economic miracle . Historically , Belgium 's urban workers had been paid less and lived in worse conditions than those in comparable countries , even while the Belgian economy grew rapidly during the Industrial Revolution . This began to change during the economic wonder . In 1944 , shortly after the Liberation , the Belgian government of Achille Van Acker introduced a series of social security reforms which began the rise in living standards . Labour shortages and demands for higher production , especially in coal mining , led to rising wages . By 1947 the wages of coal miners in the Borinage were 40 percent higher than they had been in 1938 . Birthrates also rose . The economic miracle also demonstrated the national labour shortage , especially in coal sector . The Belgian government attempted to recruit labour abroad . It briefly employed 64,000 German prisoners of war as coal miners . In 1946 , the Belgian government created a guest worker programme in Italy which led to the first significant wave of immigration into Belgium . Criticism . Some historians have criticised the use of the term `` economic miracle '' to describe the period . According to historian Martin Conway , the term is `` singularly inappropriate '' to describe Belgian economic recovery during the period because `` growth rates , salaries , and levels of investment lagged substantially behind , and production costs significantly above , those of Belgium 's competitor economies '' . Government policy focused on monetary stability rather than on investment . Taken by surprise by the speed of the country 's economic recovery , the Belgian government claimed little of the Marshall Aid that was being used by its competitors to develop new industries . By 1953 , Belgium 's industrial production was 11 percent higher than its 1929 output , compared with a 70 percent difference in other Western European countries . The result was that Belgian heavy industry faced an `` acute structural crisis '' in the 1950s as Belgian industrial exports became uncompetitive . This led to the start of the deindustrialisation of Wallonia and the start of regional economic divergence between Wallonia and Flanders which would become visible during the general strike of winter 1960–61 . The study of the period was important in the formation of the economic thought of the economist Alexandre Lamfalussy , who wrote on the subject in the early 1960s .
1968 Duke Blue Devils football team . The 1968 Duke Blue Devils football team represented the Duke Blue Devils of Duke University during the 1968 college football season .
24th Press Camp Headquarters . The 24th Press Camp Headquarters ( PCH ) is an active-duty unit in the United States Army headquartered at Fort Bliss , Texas . The unit consists of 31 public affairs and support personnel and is commanded by a lieutenant colonel and command sergeant major . The 24th Press Camp Headquarters ’ primary mission is to operate a media operation center ( MOC ) in support of media personnel working in the theater of operations . A PCH provides mission command , staff planning , and supervision of press camp operations . The PCH is a highly adaptable unit and can supervise and coordinate operations performed by other public affairs units in support of Army , joint , interagency , intergovernmental , coalition , and multinational partners . The unit has four teams : command section , media escort section , briefing section and production section . The PCH is capable of performing a multitude of tasks to include accrediting and escorting up to 100 media personnel a day , producing daily press conferences , acquiring video and photographic imagery and writing news stories , and providing the commander with real-time broadcast capabilities . The 24th Press Camp Headquarters was originally constituted October 26 , 1966 , in the Regular Army as the 24th Public Information Detachment and officially activated November 3 , 1966 , at Fort Benjamin Harrison , Indiana . The 24th PID served twice in Vietnam , from November 3 , 1966 , to October 15 , 1968 , and again from June 1 , 1969 , until June 30 , 1970 . During the unit ’ s service in Vietnam , it was awarded three Meritorious Unit Commendations and the Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm . On March 19 , 2009 , the U.S. Army designated the former 24th Public Information Detachment as the 24th Press Camp Headquarters and activated the unit at Fort Bliss , Texas , on October 16 , 2010 . In October 2011 , the 24th Press Camp Headquarters became the first active-duty press camp assigned to the chemical , biological , radiological , and nuclear defense support of civil authorities ( CBRN-DSCA ) response operations under Joint Task Force-Civil Support ( JTF-CS ) . This one-year defense support of civil authorities ( DSCA ) mission required the unit to be on 24-hour prepare-to-deploy status to respond to any stateside CBRN incident . The unit again assumed the CBRN-DSCA mission in October 2013 and will be on call until May 2015 . Moved under command of the 1st Armored Division Artillery in August 2014 , the 24th Press Camp Headquarters also serves as the headquarters for the 16th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment ( MPAD ) . Over the past three years , Soldiers from the 24th and 16th have supported various missions and deployed to numerous countries including Afghanistan , Kuwait , Colombia , Mexico and Indonesia .
Hanoverian thaler . The Thaler was the currency of the Electorate , later Kingdom of Hanover until 1857 . Until 1834 , it was equal to three quarters of a Conventionsthaler and was subdivided into 36 `` Mariengroschen '' , each of 8 `` Pfennig '' . Between 1807 and 1813 , the Westphalian Thaler ( equal to the Hannovarian Thaler ) and the Westphalian Frank circulated in Hannover . In 1834 , the Thaler was slightly reduced in silver content to make it equal to the Prussian Thaler . The Thaler was replaced at par in 1857 by the Hannovarian Vereinsthaler .
When the Bough Breaks ( 1986 film ) . `` When the Bough Breaks '' is a 1986 television film directed by Waris Hussein and starring Ted Danson . The screenplay by Phil Penningroth was adapted from a 1985 novel by Jonathan Kellerman , also titled `` When the Bough Breaks '' . Danson , who also co-produced , plays the crime-solving forensic psychologist Alex Delaware , a character who appears in a series of novels by Kellerman . Plot . Alex Delaware , a Los Angeles psychiatrist , testifies for the prosecution in the trial of an accused child molester . Later the defendant , who is out on bail , is found dead in the psychiatrist 's office , in what appears to be a suicide . Shaken , the psychiatrist moves to the mountains outside of L.A. Not long afterwards a detective he knows , Milo Sturgis , comes to him for help . A seven-year-old girl saw someone kill both of her parents , but is so traumatized by the event that she ca n't remember anything , and Sturgis wants the doctor to help : Alex agrees , and the two go on the trail of the real perpetrators . Reception . A 1986 `` New York Times '' review said that , after a `` properly taut start '' , `` the solution to the mystery becomes apparent early on and that leaves the movie ... tumbling rapidly into ever more unbelievable situations '' . Jeff Jarvis of `` People '' magazine called `` When the Bough Breaks '' `` a nice , tight , tense little murder mystery '' with `` some neatly shocking scenes '' .
U80701 . The U80701 was a 32-bit microprocessor developed from 1986-1990 in the German Democratic Republic . It was manufactured by VEB Mikroelektronik `` Karl Marx '' Erfurt ( MME ) in NMOS technology and encased in a CQFP-68 package . The U80701 was developed by reverse engineering the MicroVAX 78032 microprocessor of the Digital Equipment Corporation ( DEC ) . It was used in the Robotron K 1820 minicomputer - a clone of DEC 's MicroVAX II .
Mister Lucky 's Lounge . Mister Lucky 's Lounge ( or Mr Lucky 's Lounge ) was a night club and music venue established in the 1960s , located at 1100 Grant St in Gary , Indiana . History . Recognized by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame , Mister Lucky ’ s Lounge is the venue where The Jackson Five first performed publicly in 1964 . In his 1988 biography Moonwalk , Michael Jackson speaks at length about his first experience performing at Lucky 's publicly in Gary , where the band had its first regular performances between five and seven nights per week . In the 2009 A & E series , The Jack5ons : A Family Dynasty , the remaining Jackson Five members returned to Gary Ind. , including a stop at Mister Lucky 's Lounge . In 2011 , a newly formed Mister Lucky 's Lounge , LLC announced plans to create a greenspace and a monument at the former Mister Lucky 's Lounge site , 1100 Grant St , Gary , IN 46404 .
172nd Ohio Infantry . The 172nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry ( or 172nd OVI ) was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War . Service . The 172nd Ohio Infantry was organized in Cambridge , Ohio , and mustered in May 14 , 1864 , at Columbus , Ohio , for 100 days service under the command of Colonel John Ferguson . The regiment spent its entire enlistment engaged in guard government stores at Gallipolis , Ohio . The 172nd Ohio Infantry mustered out of service September 3 , 1864 , at Gallipolis . Ohio National Guard . Over 35,000 Ohio National Guardsmen were federalized and organized into regiments for 100 days service in May 1864 . Shipped to the Eastern Theater , they were designed to be placed in `` safe '' rear areas to protect railroads and supply points , thereby freeing regular troops for Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant ’ s push on the Confederate capital of Richmond , Virginia . As events transpired , many units found themselves in combat , stationed in the path of Confederate Gen. Jubal Early ’ s veteran Army of the Valley during its famed Valley Campaigns of 1864 . Ohio Guard units met the battle-tested foe head on and helped blunt the Confederate offensive thereby saving Washington , D.C. from capture . Ohio National Guard units participated in the battles of Monacacy , Fort Stevens , Harpers Ferry , and in the siege of Petersburg . Casualties . The regiment lost 12 enlisted men during service , all due to disease .
Kannin . was a after `` Chōwa '' and before `` Jian . '' This period spanned the years from April 1017 through February 1021 . The reigning emperor was .
Washington Township , Clinton County , Iowa . Washington Township is a township in Clinton County , Iowa , USA . As of the 2000 census , its population was 460 . History . Washington Township was organized in 1856 . It is named for George Washington . Geography . Washington Township covers an area of and contains no incorporated settlements . According to the USGS , it contains four cemeteries : Clinton County Farm , Rossiter , Saint Patricks and White .
Ángel Roberto Seifart . Ángel Roberto Seifart ( 12 September 1941 – 2 July 2018 ) , was a Paraguayan senior politician from the Colorado Party . Seifart was a judge during the Alfredo Stroessner era . Later he was minister of education in the military government of Andrés Rodríguez . In the Paraguayan general election , 1993 he was elected Vice President of Paraguay as running mate of Juan Carlos Wasmosy for the period from 15 August 1993 to 15 August 1998 and also a minister in the cabinet of Raúl Cubas Grau .
Arne Kielland . Arne Kielland ( 8 September 1939 – 6 July 2003 ) was a Norwegian journalist and politician for the Norwegian Labour Party and later the Socialist Left Party ( SV ) . He was a member of the Parliament of Norway from 1969 to 1973 , representing Sør-Trøndelag , and from 1973 to 1977 , representing Telemark .
Astronomical system of units . The astronomical system of units , formally called the IAU ( 1976 ) System of Astronomical Constants , is a system of measurement developed for use in astronomy . It was adopted by the International Astronomical Union ( IAU ) in 1976 , and has been significantly updated in 1994 and 2009 ( see astronomical constant ) . The system was developed because of the difficulties in measuring and expressing astronomical data in International System of Units ( SI units ) . In particular , there is a huge quantity of very precise data relating to the positions of objects within the Solar System which can not conveniently be expressed or processed in SI units . Through a number of modifications , the astronomical system of units now explicitly recognizes the consequences of general relativity , which is a necessary addition to the International System of Units in order to accurately treat astronomical data . The astronomical system of units is a tridimensional system , in that it defines units of length , mass and time . The associated astronomical constants also fix the different frames of reference that are needed to report observations . The system is a conventional system , in that neither the unit of length nor the unit of mass are true physical constants , and there are at least three different measures of time . Astronomical unit of time . The astronomical unit of time is the Day , defined as seconds . 365.25 days make up one Julian year . The symbol `` D '' is used in astronomy to refer to this unit . Astronomical unit of mass . The astronomical unit of mass is the solar mass . The symbol is often used to refer to this unit . The solar mass ( ) , is a standard way to express mass in astronomy , used to describe the masses of other stars and galaxies . It is equal to the mass of the Sun , about times the mass of the Earth or 1 048 times the mass of Jupiter . In practice , the masses of celestial bodies appear in the dynamics of the Solar System only through the products `` GM '' , where `` G '' is the constant of gravitation . In the past , `` GM '' of the Sun could be determined experimentally with only limited accuracy . Its present accepted value is Jupiter mass . Jupiter mass ( or `` M '' JUP ) , is the unit of mass equal to the total mass of the planet Jupiter . Jupiter mass is used to describe masses of the gas giants , such as the outer planets and extrasolar planets . It is also used in describing brown dwarfs and Neptune-mass planets . Earth mass . Earth mass ( ) is the unit of mass equal to that of the Earth . 1 = . Earth mass is often used to describe masses of rocky terrestrial planets . It is also used to describe Neptune-mass planets . One Earth mass is times a Jupiter mass . Astronomical unit of length . The astronomical unit of length is now defined as exactly 149 597 870 700 meters . It is approximately equal to the mean Earth–Sun distance . It was formerly defined as that length for which the Gaussian gravitational constant ( `` k '' ) takes the value when the units of measurement are the astronomical units of length , mass and time . The dimensions of `` k '' 2 are those of the constant of gravitation ( `` G '' ) , i.e. , L3M−1T−2 . The term “ unit distance ” is also used for the length `` A '' while , in general usage , it is usually referred to simply as the “ astronomical unit ” , symbol au . An equivalent formulation of the old definition of the astronomical unit is the radius of an unperturbed circular Newtonian orbit about the Sun of a particle having infinitesimal mass , moving with a mean motion of radians per day . The speed of light in IAU is the defined value `` c '' 0 = of the SI units . In terms of this speed , the old definition of the astronomical unit of length had the accepted value : 1 ua = `` c '' 0τA = ± 3 m , where τA is the transit time of light across the astronomical unit . The astronomical unit of length was determined by the condition that the measured data in the ephemeris match observations , and that in turn decides the transit time τA . Other units for astronomical distances . The distances to distant galaxies are typically not quoted in distance units at all , but rather in terms of redshift . The reasons for this are that converting redshift to distance requires knowledge of the Hubble constant which was not accurately measured until the early 21st century , and that at cosmological distances , the curvature of space-time allows one to come up with multiple definitions for distance . For example , the distance as defined by the amount of time it takes for a light beam to travel to an observer is different from the distance as defined by the apparent size of an object .
Rick Schwartz . Rick Schwartz is an American film and television producer and financier based in New York , whose credits include `` The Departed '' , `` Black Swan '' , `` Gangs of New York '' , `` Machete '' , `` The Others '' , `` The Chamber '' and `` Lip Sync Battle '' . He has contributed articles to `` The Huffington Post '' , `` Times of London '' , ESPN 's `` Grantland '' , and `` The Daily Beast '' . Career . Schwartz began his film career at Miramax under Harvey and Bob Weinstein , working there for seven years and eventually serving as the company 's senior vice president of production . At Miramax , Schwartz oversaw the development and production of projects including Martin Scorsese ’ s `` Gangs of New York '' , and `` The Departed '' , and Alejandro Amenabar ’ s `` The Others '' . In 2008 , Schwartz founded Overnight Productions , which has financed and produced movies by directors including Robert Rodriguez , Darren Aronofsky and Gela Babluani . Later , Schwartz partnered with American financier , Jeremy Frommer to develop a technology company . He co-founded Jerrick Media , a producer and distributor of digital media content , in 2013 .
Tero Leinonen . Tero Leinonen ( born 9 March 1975 in Mikkeli , Finland ) is a retired ice hockey goaltender who was last playing with the Iserlohn Roosters in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga .
The Diggers Rest Hotel . `` The Diggers Rest Hotel '' ( 2010 ) is a crime novel by Australian author Geoffrey McGeachin . It is the first in the author 's Charlie Berlin mystery series and won the 2011 Ned Kelly Award . Plot summary . Charlie Berlin , a bomber pilot during WW II , rejoins the Melbourne police force after the war and in 1947 he is sent to Albury-Wodonga to investigate a series of violent robberies . Reviews . `` Fair Dinkum Crime '' found the novel to build to be a winner and that the author `` has taken care with the historical detail and it gives the novel a great feeling of authenticity '' .
Moore College of Art and Design . Moore College of Art & Design is an independent college of art and design in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania . History . Founded in 1848 by Sarah Worthington Peter as the Philadelphia School of Design for Women , it was the first women 's art school in the United States . The school was established to prepare women to work in the new industries created during the Industrial Revolution , of which Philadelphia was a center . The school occupied the Edwin Forrest Mansion at 1326 North Broad Street from 1880 to 1960 . The institution was renamed Moore College of Art & Design in 1932 after Joseph Moore , Jr. set up a $ 3 Million dollar endowment in memory of his parents . The endowment was used to found the Moore Institute of Art , Science and Industry when it merged with the Philadelphia School of Art & Design . Moore now offers ten undergraduate programs including Art Education , Art History , Curatorial Studies , Fashion Design , Fine Arts with emphases in 2D and 3D , Graphic Design , Illustration , Animation & Game Arts , Interior Design , Photography & Digital Arts , and Liberal Arts , each leading to a Bachelor of Fine Arts ( BFA ) . Moore has approximately 500 women enrolled in its all-female undergraduate BFA program . Co-educational graduate programs , post-Baccalaureate programs as well as adult continuing education and a Young Artists Workshop are open to people of all ages . Academics . The college offers ten undergraduate majors , twelve minors , one post-baccalaureate program , three graduate programs , in addition to continuing education programs for adults and youth . The Galleries at Moore . Open to the public , free of charge , The Galleries at Moore present exhibitions , educational programs and publication . Exhibition history includes : Jane ’ s Carousel : The Making of a New York Landmark , September 24 – December 10 , 2011 ; Jaune Quick-To-See Smith : I See Red , Paintings and Prints 1992-2005 , September 24 – December 10 , 2011 ; Signe Wilkinson : The World in Line ! , August 20 – October 15 , 2011 ; Frances Trombly : Everything and Nothing , January 29 – March 15 , 2011 ; Jenny Drumgoole : Real Woman of Philadelphia , January 29 – March 15 , 2011 ; Judith Leiber – Art of the Handbag , September 10 – October 17 , 2010 ; Wendy Ewald - Secret Games : Collaborative Works with Children 1969-1999 , May 22 - October 16 , 2010 ; Philagrafika 2010 : The Graphic Unconscious , January 29 - April 11 , 2010 : Artists : Gunilla Klingberg ( Sweden ) ; Virgil Marti ( Philadelphia ) ; Paul Morrison ( London ) ; Betsabeé Romero ( Mexico ) ; and Regina Silveira ( Brazil ) ; Bicycle : People + Ideas In Motion , June 19 – October 13 , 2009 ; YUMI KORI : utatane , January 30–March 14 , 2009 ; Women through the Lens of Time : Students Select from 180 Years of Photojournalism in The Philadelphia Inquirer , January 30–March 14 , 2009 ; InSights : Devon Dikeou — Marilyn Monroe wanted to be Buried in Pucci , January 30–March 14 , 2009 ; Mary McFadden : Goddesses , August 28 - December 6 , 2008 ; Alice Neel — Drawing from Life , August 28 - December 6 , 2008 ; Women to Watch : Photography in Philadelphia , October 26 – December 9 , 2007 ; The Moore International Discovery Series 6 : Artur Barrio : Actions After Actions , February 8 – March 19 , 2006 ; Faith Ringgold : A View from the Studio , September 16 – October 30 , 2005 ; Janet Biggs : Norms and Forms , November 12 – December 15 , 2004 ; Jörg Immendorff : I Wanted to Become an Artist , January 23 – March 21 , 2004 ; Gloria : Another Look at Feminist Art of the 1970s , January 21 – February 26 , 2003 ; Raoul de Keyser , November 17 , 2000 – January 21 , 2001 ; The Moore International Discovery Series 3 : Valie Export : Ob / De+Con ( Struction ) January 18 – February 27 , 2000 ; Guerrilla Girls Talk Back , A Retrospective : 1985–1991 , May 21 – June 30 , 1993 ; Tom Chimes , A Compendium : 1961–1986 ; September 5 – October 18 , 1986 ; The Heart of Creation : The Art of Martin Ramirez , September 6 – October 18 , 1985 ; Femmes Fatales : An Installation by Lady Pink , April 9 – May 10 , 1984 .
José Vitor Rodrigues Ribeiro da Silva . José Vitor Rodrigues Ribeiro da Silva ( born 23 September 1991 ) , known as Zé Vitor ' '' , is a Brazilian footballer who most recently played for Atibaia as a defensive midfielder . ŠK Slovan Bratislava . In August 2011 , he joined Slovak club ŠK Slovan Bratislava on loan from São Paulo FC .
Laure Kuetey . Laure Isabelle Kuetey ( born 6 March 1971 ) is a Beninese sprinter who specializes in the Women 's 100 meters and the Women 's 200 metres events . She competed at the 200 metres event in the 1996 Summer Olympics , and the 100 metres event in the 1992 and 2000 Summer Olympics respectively . In addition , she was also the flag bearer for Benin in the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics opening ceremony . Besides competing in the Olympics , Laure also competed at the Women 's 100 metres event in the 1991 World Championships in Athletics , 1997 World Championships in Athletics and the 1999 All-Africa Games .
USS John Griffith ( 1861 ) . USS `` John Griffith '' ( 1861 ) was a mortar schooner acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War . She was used for various purposes , but , especially for bombardment because of her large 13-inch mortar and 12-pounder howitzers that could fire up and over tall defensive riverbanks . `` John Griffith '' was purchased by the Navy at New York City from B. P. Woolsey 16 September 1861 ; and commissioned at New York Navy Yard 20 January 1862 , Lt. K. Randolph Breese in command . Assigned to Mississippi River operations . The schooner was ordered to Key West , Florida , to join the Mortar Flotilla being organized by Comdr . David D. Porter for the decisive attack up the Mississippi River . The flotilla sailed from Key West 6 March and on 11 March anchored at Ship Island , Mississippi , the staging area for Flag Officer David Farragut 's New Orleans , Louisiana , campaign . A week later `` John Griffith '' was towed across the bar at Pass a l'Outre with Porter 's other mortar schooners . For the next month , while Farragut labored to move his deep-draft , sea-going ships across the bar and into the Mississippi , Porter 's vessels drilled and prepared for the fight awaiting them . Attack on Fort Jackson and Fort St. Philip . The mortar boats moved into terminal position 18 April and opened fire on Fort Jackson and Fort St. Philip . `` John Griffith '' , now under Acting Master Henry Brown , was in the 3rd Division commanded by her old skipper , Lt. Breese , who placed his schooners along the western bank of the river just below the lower limit of Fort Jackson 's fire . `` John Griffith '' pressed the attack with great vigor , leading the ships of her division on 4 days of the weeklong bombardment which continued until Farragut had succeeded in fighting his mighty fleet past the forts to capture New Orleans in one of the war 's most daring and strategically significant operations . This bold stroke deprived the South of her largest and wealthiest city , tightened the Union blockade , and gave promise of restoring the entire Mississippi Valley to the Union . When he was barely beyond the forts , Farragut paused to bury his dead , repair his ships , and dash off a note of thanks to Porter for the help of the mortars : `` You supported us most nobly . '' Moving up the river : attack on Vicksburg . `` John Griffith 's '' next major operation came on Farragut 's second passage up the Mississippi River . The mortars rained their 8-inch shells on the Confederate batteries at Vicksburg , Mississippi , while the heavy ships steamed by the forts to meet Flag Officer Davis and his Mississippi Flotilla . The schooners then waited for Farragut below Vicksburg , occasionally enlivening their vigil by hurling a few shells at the forts . On 15 July they resumed the bombardment in earnest when the sound of heavy firing announced Farragut 's approach . Reassigned to the South Atlantic Blockade . `` John Griffith '' continued to serve the West Gulf Blockading Squadron until ordered north 18 May 1864 . The schooner decommissioned for repairs 1 June and she re-commissioned 23 August 1864 . The following day she received orders to sail to Port Royal , South Carolina , for service in the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron . She arrived Port Royal 8 September and served on blockade duty and at the mouth of the Altamaha River , Georgia , until ordered 12 December to the Savannah River , where General William Tecumseh Sherman had just emerged at the end of his famous march to the sea . Five days later `` John Griffith '' shelled Fort Beaulieu , the Confederate fortress defending the mouths of the Vernon and Burnside Rivers . With she maintained her steady and deliberate fire until the defenders finally evacuated 21 December . End-of-war decommissioning and sale . Thereafter `` John Griffith '' remained on blockade duty until after the end of the war . She decommissioned 21 August 1865 and was sold at public auction at Boston Navy Yard to C. Foster 8 September 1865 .
Vladimir Grigorev . Vladimir Viktorovich Grigorev ( ; born 8 August 1982 ) is a Russian short track speed skater . He previously competed for Ukraine . Grigorev is from Sumy in Ukraine . Career . Grigorev competed for Ukraine in short track speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics , and the 2006 Torino Winter Olympics . He did not compete at the 2010 Olympics , and , in 2007 , switched allegiance to Russia , due to a shortage of skating facilities in Ukraine . He qualified to compete for Russia at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics . On 15 February 2014 , he won a silver medal in the 1000m short track speedskating event , as part of the first Russian 1-2 finish in short track , with Viktor Ahn winning gold . With his silver , at 31 years and 191 days of age , Grigorev became the oldest man to win a short track Olympic medal . On 21 February 2014 , he won a gold medal in 5000m-relay as part of Team Russia .
List of Pakistani women writers . This is a list of women writers who were born in Pakistan or whose writings are closely associated with that country .
Michael Chapman ( bassoonist ) . Michael Chapman ( 3 August 1934 - 21 July 2005 ) was a British classical bassoonist and reed-maker . His playing , characterized by an ability to weave long , sustained , singing lines and deliver powerful utterances , has influenced subsequent generations of British bassoonists . He studied at the Royal College of Music in London with Archie Camden and Vernon Elliott . After graduation , he joined the London Philharmonic Orchestra in 1959 as second bassoon to Martin Gatt . In 1962 , he won an Arts Council scholarship and left the London Philharmonic to study with the great Italian bassoonist Enzo Muccetti at the Arrigo Boito Conservatory in Parma . Upon returning to England , he served as principal bassoonist of the newly formed Northern Sinfonia , where he stayed for almost 15 years . In 1978 , he became principal bassoonist of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and he held this post for the next 21 years . He taught privately , and at University of York , and Trinity College of Music in London . He made the first recording of Elgar ’ s Romance for bassoon and orchestra Op . 62 with the Northern Sinfonia conducted by Neville Marriner . Joubert 's Bassoon Concerto was commissioned for Chapman . He founded his own reed-making company , applying a skill he learned from Muccetti .
Judy Wakhungu . Judi Wangalwa Wakhungu is a Kenyan politician and diplomat who was appointed by President Uhuru Kenyatta as Ambassador to France on 26 January 2018 . Immediately prior to her present position , she served as the Cabinet Secretary for Environment and Regional Development Authorities from 25 April 2013 until 17 January 2018 . Background and education . Professor Judy Wakhungu is the daughter of former Kenyan Vice President Moody Awori . She received a Bachelor of Science degree in geology from St. Lawrence University in New York in 1983 . She also holds a Master of Science degree in petroleum geology from Acadia University in Nova Scotia , Canada , awarded in 1986 . Her Doctor of Philosophy degree in energy resources management from was obtained from Pennsylvania State University in 1993 . Career before politics . Wakhungu was the first woman hired as a geologist in the Ministry of Energy and Regional Development , where her duties entailed exploring for geothermal energy in Kenya ’ s Rift Valley . She was also the first female petroleum geologist to serve in the National Oil Corporation of Kenya . She was also the first woman faculty member at the Department of Geology at the University of Nairobi . Prior to joining the Kenya cabinet in 2013 , Wakhungu was the Executive Director of the African Center for Technology Studies ( ACTS ) in Nairobi , Kenya . She has been an Associate Professor of Science , Technology , and Society at Pennsylvania State University where she also served as the Director of the Women in the Sciences and Engineering ( WISE ) Institute . She has also served as an Energy Advisor to the Energy Sector Management Program of the World Bank and Advisor at the Legatum Centre at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology . She also serves as a member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the UN Secretary General . Political career . She is credited with the ban on the manufacture , importation and distribution of plastic bags in Kenya , by the National Environment Management Authority ( NEMA ) and the Kenya Ministry of the Environment , while she was the cabinet secretary for the Environment . Other considerations . She is a `` designated energy expert '' for the Gender Working Group of the United Nations Commission of Science and Technology for Development . She has also served as the Executive Director of the African Technology Policy Studies ( ATPS ) . She has served on many boards and committees , both nationally and internationally . She was the Research Director of the Global Energy Policy and Planning Program of the International Federation of Institutes for Advanced Study ( IFIAS ) , which is based in Toronto , Canada . She has also served as the Project Leader of the Renewable Energy Technology Dissemination Project of the Stockholm Environment Institute ( SEI ) . Her research interests include energy resources management , materials , energy policy and development , science , technology , and development ; and gender issues in science and technology policy .
Dealership management system . A dealership management system ( DMS ) or auto dealership management system is a bundled management information system created specifically for automotive industry car dealerships or large equipment manufacturers , such as Caterpillar Inc dealerships , and also adapted for cars , boats , bikes , RV , and power sports dealers . These systems often contain software that cater to the needs of the finance , sales , parts , inventory and administration components of running the dealership . One of their functions can be automating tax returns . Other more sophisticated features can include online marketing tools and analytics on deals . Newer DMS systems have seen utilization of mobile platforms as well .
2014 Irwin Tools Night Race . The 2014 Irwin Tools Night Race was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race that was held on August 23 , 2014 , at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol , Tennessee . Contested over 500 laps , it was the 24th race of the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series . Joey Logano of Team Penske took his third win of the season . Logano 's team-mate Brad Keselowski finished second while Matt Kenseth , Jimmie Johnson , and Kurt Busch completed the top five placings . The top rookies of the race were Kyle Larson ( 12th ) , Justin Allgaier ( 19th ) , and Austin Dillon ( 28th ) . Previous week 's race . Jeff Gordon took the lead from Joey Logano at the final restart and went on to win for the 91st time in his career , in the Pure Michigan 400 at Michigan International Speedway . Gordon stated that he had `` got a really good restart , and I got to his quarter panel in Turn 1 and I was able to drag him back and it allowed me to get the momentum and get by him '' . Logano felt he had Gordon cleared and lamented that he `` should have pulled down in front of him '' . Background . Bristol Motor Speedway is a four-turn short track oval that is long . The track 's turns are banked from twenty-four to thirty degrees , while the front stretch , the location of the finish line , is banked from six to ten degrees . The back stretch also has banking from six to ten degrees . The track has a seating capacity of 160,000 people . The race consisted of 500 laps ; equivalent to a race distance of . The defending race winner was Matt Kenseth . Tony Stewart was on the entry list for the weekend 's race , but following the events that took place at Canandaigua Motorsports Park , it was unknown if he 'd be in the car . On Wednesday , August 20 , Stewart-Haas Racing released a statement that Stewart would sit out again and Jeff Burton would drive in his place . The team would continue to evaluate the drive on a week-by-week basis . Ryan Truex was cleared to race at Bristol after missing the previous week 's race at Michigan . He suffered a concussion in a single car crash during the second practice session and J. J. Yeley drove in his place . Truex stated that he was `` happy to be back to it this weekend '' on Twitter . Entry list . The entry list for the Irwin Tools Night Race was released on Monday , August 18 , 2014 at 11:05 a.m. Eastern time . Forty-three drivers were entered for the race . First practice . Kyle Larson was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 14.638 and a speed of . David Gilliland hit the wall as a result of a stuck throttle ; he was forced to switch to a backup car as a result . Final practice . Ricky Stenhouse , Jr. was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 14.642 and a speed of . Qualifying . Kevin Harvick won the pole with a new track record time of 14.607 and a speed of . Harvick saw his qualifying position as an advantage , as he deemed that `` track position is definitely as important as it is anywhere here with the current groove and where you are running '' and also `` felt good about our car during practice and just have to stay in there all night and do the best we can '' . Jeff Gordon joined Harvick on the front row , and stated that he `` thought our car was a little bit better in race trim than it was in qualifying trim when we swapped over '' , and also stated that the conditions of the track were very tricky . Aric Almirola , Kyle Larson and Cole Whitt hit the wall during qualifying , with Almirola lamenting the fact and stating he had `` probably the best race car I 've ever had at Bristol and I screwed up and hit the fence '' . Start . The race was scheduled to start at 7:46 p.m. Eastern time but started three minutes late when Kevin Harvick led the field to the green . Harvick led the race until lap 38 when Jeff Gordon took the lead . He led until lap 55 when Kyle Busch assumed the lead of the race , and held it to the first caution of the race ; at lap 60 , there was a competition caution that had been scheduled due to overnight rain showers around the vicinity of the circuit . Harvick retook the lead during the caution period ; Kyle Busch came off pit road as the leader , but he was sent to the rear of the field for speeding in the pits and Matt Kenseth assumed the lead for the restart on lap 69 . Calamity . The caution came out a lap later for a multi-car crash in turn 2 , before the race restarted on lap 77 . Kenseth maintained the lead of the race , for a good portion of the race ; he was not headed until Joey Logano took the lead on lap 105 . The caution flew for the third time on lap 125 for a multi-car wreck on the backstretch that began when Brian Vickers got into Kyle Larson , and then spun into Aric Almirola . Clint Bowyer then ran into Kyle Busch , sending Busch spinning into the inside wall . Denny Hamlin took the lead during the caution period , and held the lead as the race restarted on lap 136 . Tempers flare . While racing for the lead , Harvick tapped Hamlin , which sent him spinning into the inside wall on the front stretch . Hamlin 's car bounced off the wall , and back up towards the track where it hit the left-hand side of the car of Dale Earnhardt , Jr. , ripping all the protection foam out of it . This brought out the fourth caution of the race on lap 158 ; Hamlin subsequently threw his HANS device at Harvick 's car . This was the second straight year that the two drivers had a post-crash altercation during the summer Bristol race . Post-race , Harvick described the incident as `` I just lost the front end , honestly '' , apportioning blame on himself . Hamlin was angered at the way his race ended , which left him with a 40th-place finish . Earnhardt , Jr. tried to avoid a collision with Hamlin 's car , but as he described it , `` there was a lot of smoke so I could n't really judge the speed of his car to know whether I needed to be going up there and go around him on the top '' . The damage to his car – the lower control arm was torn off his left-front tire – left him with a 39th-place finish . The race restarted on lap 172 with Harvick leading the way . Harvick held the lead until the fifth caution of the race , which flew on lap 194 , after Michael Annett hit the wall in turn 4 . Kasey Kahne took the lead after staying out when the leaders pitted , and led the field to the restart on lap 200 . Kahne led the next portion of the race , before Jamie McMurray took over at the front on lap 238 . McMurray led until the caution flew for the sixth time on lap 263 , after Danica Patrick got spun out by Alex Bowman in turn 2 . Bowman referred to the incident as looking `` like somebody slid up a couple of cars in front of her and they all checked up '' , and added that he spoke to Patrick post-race about the incident – this occurred after Patrick ran up on Bowman to show her displeasure , after the incident . Patrick stated that her and Bowman had made up but stated that if the two came into contact on the track again , `` worse things will happen '' . Brad Keselowski took the lead during the pit cycle , and held the race lead for the restart on lap 269 . Keselowski maintained the race beyond the 300-lap mark , and until lap 312 , when McMurray assumed the lead once again . McMurray held the lead for almost 50 laps before the caution flag flew for the seventh time during the race ; this was caused by debris on the track . McMurray won the race off pit road , despite Logano momentarily taking the lead through the pit process . Second half . The race restarted on lap 366 , with McMurray in the lead . It was a short-lived restart , as the caution came out for the eighth time on lap 374 after Marcos Ambrose crashed on the front stretch . McMurray again led to the restart , on lap 381 . A 50-lap green-flag period followed , before the ninth and final caution of the race – on lap 431 – for debris . Logano and Matt Kenseth both led a lap during the caution period , before the restart on lap 437 . Kyle Busch had been complaining late in the race about his car ; he stated over his car 's radio that `` I need a whole new right front suspension , a whole new right front suspension '' . In light of his driver 's complaints , crew chief Dave Rogers had no sympathy for him : `` Park it behind the truck and take your whiny little ass to the bus '' . Busch recorded a 36th-place finish , after leading eight laps earlier in the race . Rogers deemed the race as `` frustrating '' , and also stated that he and Busch spoke after the race following the communications over the radio , and `` had a great talk '' . Team owner Joe Gibbs said Busch and Rogers cleared the air before they left the track , after `` a frustrating night '' , but Gibbs was `` kind of used to it '' . Logano took the lead with 44 laps to go and had to hold off a late race charge by Penske team mate Keselowski to score his third win of the 2014 season . Logano described the result as `` awesome '' , and also reflected on his personal best 2014 campaign . Keselowski praised Logano 's performance , stating that `` he ran a great race '' while his car `` was just about equal to Joey 's but he just had better track position than on us '' .
Harsh Mankad . Harsh Mankad ( born 10 November 1979 ) , is a former world ranked ATP Professional tennis player from India . He played Davis Cup for India between 2001–2010 and was the No . 1 singles player on the team for several of those years . Personal life . He is the grandson of world-renowned cricketer Vinoo Mankad , and the son of Indian Test cricketer and Mumbai captain Ashok Mankad and pioneer women 's tennis player Nirupama Vasant . Harsh resides in Minneapolis . Early career . Mankad was the # 1 ranked junior tennis player in India , winning National Titles in every age group . Mankad earned a scholarship to the University of Minnesota where he played # 1 singles and # 1 doubles from 1999-2002 . He played collegiate tennis at the University of Minnesota . Mankad won the Intercollegiate Tennis Association 's National Indoor Tennis Championships in Dallas , Texas in November 2001 . He was the first Indian to win this event and consequently secured the No . 1 ranking in the NCAA Division I US tennis rankings for 2001-2002. International career . On the ATP Tennis Tour , Mankad played against several world # 1 ranked players , including Andy Roddick , Andy Murray , Lleyton Hewwitt , and other top ranked players such as James Blake , Marcos Baghdatis , and Scheng Schalken . Mankad has been a member of India Davis Cup team for over a dozen Davis Cup ties between Sep 2001 and Oct 2010 . He was the highest ranked singles player from India on the ATP Tour in June 2005 ( No . 220 ) . He won the Manchester Challenger title in July 2006 , becoming the first Indian since Leander Paes to win an ATP Challenger Series title . Mankad qualified for the main draw of doubles in Wimbledon 2010 partnering Ilija Bozoljac . Post retirement . Since retiring from the ATP Tour , Mankad has been the Director of the Tennis Academy at Golden Valley Golf and Country Club in Minneapolis , MN from Feb 2012 - Oct 2013 . Mankad instituted several new marketing initiatives as the director and established a premiere tennis academy at the Country Club . He also co-Founded `` Tenicity '' , a web and mobile platform aimed at enhancing the overall quality of a tennis program .
Paattukku Naan Adimai . `` Paattukku Naan Adimai '' ( English : I 'm a slave for songs ) is a 1990 Indian Tamil film , directed by Ramadas E and produced by S. Rameshchand Jain . The film stars Ramarajan , Rekha , Kushboo and Ravichandran in lead roles . The film had musical score by Ilayaraja . Soundtrack . The music was composed by Illayaraja .
European World of Bluegrass . The European World of Bluegrass ( EWOB Netherland ) is an annual three-day event which was initially held in 1998 in the town of Lichtenvoorde , Netherlands , and is now being held annually in the town of Voorthuizen , Netherlands . This festival is held in May or June , during the “ Ascension day ” , Christian religious holiday . The festival normally begins on a Thursday and ends the following Saturday night . Every year musicians from countries in Europe and around the world travel to meet and perform . During the festival about 50 bands or 200 musicians perform . Every year the EWOB attracts 500 to 600 visitors . Format of the festival / Design . During the bluegrass festival there are stage performances that take place in the public room of the building 't Trefpunt . The best bluegrass bands from Europe participate in a battle to win the European bluegrass band award . The musicians from the festival vote to determine who is the winner . The public also vote to determine who gave the best performance . Parallel to the festival , workshops dealing with bluegrass are performed by renowned European and / or American bluegrass musicians . There are also activities and workshops for children of all ages as EWOB strives to be a family oriented bluegrass event as well . Near the location is a campsite which can be used . The camping itself is located on a sports field adjacent to the main bluegrass festival and is equipped with good sanitary facilities , with hot running water for showering and free parking . EWOB supplies its attendees with around the clock first aid volunteers , security and a transportation system to and from the festival . History . In the year 1995 a group of people throughout Europe , started a network called European Bluegrass Network ( EBN ) . The task of this network was and is to coordinate activities across the Bluegrass State borders . Pretty soon it became clear that a European bluegrass festival was needed . In line with the wishes of EBN in the Netherlands a group of volunteers who then resurrected in 1998 organized the first festival . EBN then developed further so that in 2001 became an association with statutes , a board and paying members . Thus , the ( EBMA ) was born . European World of Bluegrass was organized by members of the board of EBMA and the festival in the Netherlands , EWOB festival was conducted under the umbrella of EBMA up to 2010 . In 2011 , the in the Netherlands became an independent organization and one of the founders of the . The mission of EBMA states working together to support bluegrass music and each other across national borders . EBMA also wants to promote and facilitate the sharing of Bluegrass enjoyment across borders ( regional or national ) , support bands , fans , musicians , organizations , professionals and everything connected to Bluegrass . The organization is a non-profit , professionally run , dynamic and inclusive organisation . It aims to get more people in Europe interested and involved in bluegrass and enhance the image of bluegrass music . ( source : www.ebma.org ) These stated objectives are achieved by holding annual meetings , maintaining a website as the primary means of communication , and creating contacts between European bluegrass people ( networks ) . Remarks of bluegrassmusic . The bluegrass music is played with acoustic string instruments . The instruments that are used in line with the tradition are banjo , mandoline , guitar , violin , dobro en double bass . Besides these instruments the voice is a key element to make this kind of music . Bluegrass in the Netherlands . In the Netherlands there is a relative small group approximately 2000 active and/or passive busy with bluegrass music . The EWOB festival in Voorthuizen has the function of being the most important public event in the country . In June of the year 2013 the 16th edition of the festival in a row took place . This festival sets an example for many local 'Picking Parties ' organised through the year . In the past 16 years of EWOB Bluegrass festivals in the Netherlands the following countries through bands were represented : Austria , Belgium , Bulgaria , Czech Republic , Denmark , England , Estonia , Finland , France , Germany , Hungary , Ireland , Italy , Lithuania , Netherlands , Northern Ireland , Norway , Poland , Russia , Scotland , Slovakia , Slovenia , Spain , Sweden , Switzerland and the United States . In the past period of 18 European World of Bluegrass festivals about 300 Bluegrass Bands performed once or more than once . A list of names of Bluegrass Bands can be found HERE . Bluegrass international . Bluegrass is originally from Northern America . Therefore the main language is English . Among others a few big names in the world of Bluegrass are Bill Monroe , Earl Scruggs , Ralph Stanley , and Lester Flatt . In Europe there is a chain of Bluegrass festivals . An overview made by EBMA in 2011 can be found here .
Perumal Mupnar . Perumal Mupnar is a former Fijian politician of Indian Tamil descent , who held the Yasawa Nawaka Open Constituency in the House of Representatives for the Fiji Labour Party in the parliamentary election of 2001 . In the parliamentary election held on 6–13 May 2006 , he transferred to the Nadi Rural Indian Communal Constituency and held it for the FLP . He was appointed a Senator following the 1999 election . In 2003 he was one of the 14 FLP parliamentarians offered a cabinet position in the multi - party cabinet by Laisenia Qarase . He was offered the portfolio of Ministry for Transport but the FLP members did not take up the offer as they regarded the portfolios to be trivial . After the 2006 general election , he became the Fiji Labour Party Whip in the House of Representatives . He fell out with FLP leader , Mahendra Chaudhry , after speaking out against Chaudhry 's choice of Senators following the 2006 election .
Labour Party ( UK ) Shadow Cabinet election , 1958 . Elections to the Labour Party 's Shadow Cabinet ( more formally , its `` Parliamentary Committee '' ) occurred in November 1958 . In addition to the 12 members elected , the Leader ( Hugh Gaitskell ) , Deputy Leader ( Jim Griffiths ) , Labour Chief Whip ( Herbert Bowden ) , Labour Leader in the House of Lords ( A. V. Alexander ) , and Labour Chief Whip in the House of Lords ( Lord Lucan ) were automatically members . Labour peers held a separate vote for one further member of the cabinet , won by Lord Faringdon .
List of Planchonella species . This is a list of species in the plant genus `` Planchonella '' .
Cupcakes Taste Like Violence . `` Cupcakes Taste Like Violence '' is the second EP by American singer , songwriter , Jeffree Star . It was released on December 9 , 2008 , and was the first record to be released under Popsicle Records through Warner Music 's Independent Label Group . The first single , `` Lollipop Luxury '' , was released on November 18 , 2008 . Background . After announcing in 2007 that recording was underway for his first studio album , `` Beauty Killer '' , Star embarked on his first headlining tour . While on tour , he performed songs written for inclusion on the record , including `` Cupcakes Taste Like Violence '' and a cover of Rockwell 's `` Somebody 's Watching Me '' . Star stated in interviews that the latter track featured Trace Cyrus and Mason Musso from Metro Station . However , due to a feud between the band and Star , they were ultimately replaced with Andrew de Torres from Danger Radio . During the tour , Star announced the names of several songs which would be included on `` Beauty Killer '' , including `` Picture Perfect ! '' and `` So Fierce '' . However , these songs did not make the final cut but a remixed version of `` Lollipop Luxury '' featuring Nicki Minaj is featured on the album . The following summer , Star debuted `` So Fierce '' on the Vans Warped Tour . The EP was announced with the title `` Cupcakes Taste Like Violence '' . Of the title , Star said `` I named my EP `` Cupcakes Taste Like Violence '' because it reminded me of myself . I may look sweet , but I 'm really scary and violent on the inside . '' Release and promotion . With `` Beauty Killer '' scheduled for release in late 2008 , his cover of `` Somebody 's Watching Me '' was chosen as the album 's first single . A hot pink vinyl disc was set for release in October exclusively at Hot Topic locations . However , the album 's release date was pushed back to summer 2009 . Star then began promoting the release of an EP on his MySpace profile , with `` Starstruck '' , a retitling of his recording of `` Somebody 's Watching Me '' , as the EP 's first single . To promote the EP , Star announced that `` Starstruck '' would be released as a free download on MySpace on October 3 , 2008 . However , the song was made available as early as September 28 on his Pure Volume profile . The song `` Cupcakes Taste Like Violence '' was featured on the popular MTV TV show `` Paris Hilton 's My New BFF '' . Artwork design . The album cover and booklet photos were taken by Kat Von D with some booklet photos being taken by photographer and filmmaker , Austin Young . Controversy . Following the album 's release , a video began circulating that claims to show similarities between portions of `` Cupcakes Taste Like Violence '' and `` Moving in Stereo '' by The Cars , to which Jeffree replied saying `` And what ? `` .
Mohammadabad ( 2 ) , Bandan . Mohammadabad ( , also Romanized as Moḩammadābād ) is a village in Bandan Rural District , in the Central District of Nehbandan County , South Khorasan Province , Iran . At the 2006 census , its population was 19 , in 4 families .
H. Selby Msimang . Henry Selby Msimang ( 13 June 1886 - 29 March 1982 ) was a South African political leader and activist . Biography . After attending primary school at Edendale he qualified as a teacher at Healdtown in 1907 . He became a court interpreter in 1908 and then worked as a postmaster in Krugersdorp . In 1913 became the secretary of the anti-Natives Land Act committee . He became court interpreter at Vrede in 1914 and promoted the employment of African clerks and dip inspectors in the Free State . He joined the African National Congress at its inception . In 1919 he helped to establish the Industrial and Commercial Workers ' Union in Bloemfontein , and edited a newspaper called `` Messenger-Morumioa '' . He returned to Johannesburg in 1922 , and to Pietermaritzburg in 1941 , where he was secretary of the Natal ANC , and then joined the Liberal Party in 1953 . He was a founding member of the Liberal Party and a member of the National Committee . He was a lay preacher in the Methodist Church . He died in 1982 aged 95 .
Vertus Hardiman . Vertus Wellborn Hardiman ( March 9 , 1922 – June 1 , 2007 ) was a victim of a US government human radiation experiment at the age of five that left him with a painful skull deformity that forced him to cover his head for 80 years . Hardiman was born in Lyles Station , Indiana . In 1928 , Vertus attended Lyles Consolidated School where he and nine other children were severely irradiated during a medical experiment conducted at the local county hospital . To get parental consent the experiment was misrepresented as a new therapy for the scalp fungus known as ringworm . The radiation of the skull led to immediate symptoms but also to a severe progressive necrosis of the bone all through his life . The school children from Lyles Station School were delivered by their schoolbus , including Vertus who was only five years-old at the time and not technically enrolled in school . His mother sent him with his older brother to receive what they had been told was treatment for ringworm . All of the children treated with the radiation complained of the same symptoms : they all experienced headaches , suffered from dizziness , and felt extreme burning of the scalp . Eventually all the children lost their hair permanently . Jerrod Elliott was raised by a mother who sympathized with African Americans and took on a legal case to help the Hardimans . The parents of the children did meet with a local lawyer and filed a lawsuit against the hospital , focusing on how the parents had been misled and tricked , but the verdict found the hospital not liable . Many suffered long-term effects , but with Vertus Hardiman , the effects were the most pronounced . Grossly disfigured , Hardimann bore this injustice with remarkable dignity . In 1945 Vertus traveled to California in search of broader opportunity . In 1946 he worked for the County of Los Angeles General Hospital , where he served with distinction . Vertus lived his last years in Altadena , California . Hardiman died at age 85 . The life of Vertus Hardiman is the subject of a documentary released in 2011 that was written and produced by Wilbert Smith and directed by Brett Leonard .
Lesser pipefish . The lesser pipefish or Nilsson 's pipefish ( `` Syngnathus rostellatus '' ) is a pipefish similar to the greater pipefish , but with no crest above the head . Usually it reaches up to in length , maximally , although in South Wales they are usually not more than long . They have a light to dark green-brown colour with bar-like markings on the sides ( compare the greater pipefish ) . Lesser pipefish are found all around the British Isles and as far as the French coast , although they have now been recorded in the Mediterranean Sea . Description . The head has a long , thin , round snout with a small up-turned mouth ; the eyes are small and situated well back towards the gill covers . The body is long and thin , covered with bony plates ; the dorsal fin situates halfway along the body , and pelvic fins are found below this . The caudal fin is shaped like a fan , and small pectoral fins are situated behind the gills . The lesser and greater pipefish species differ because one has a crest on the head while one does n't . However , they are still quite similar : a fully grown lesser pipefish and a young greater pipefish share similar coloration and markings , they both have a caudal fin , and they swim in a similar style . One distinguishing feature of the lesser pipefish is a continuous black line from the gills down the belly to the tail , although this is not very apparent on very young specimens . Distribution . The lesser pipefish is found in the eastern Atlantic from as far north as Bergen in Norway to the Bay of Biscay and the southern coasts of Great Britain , south along the Iberian coast to the Straits of Gibraltar and just into the Mediterranean Sea along the Spanish coast as far as Malaga . Reports from the eastern Mediterranean have proven to be misidentifications . Habits . The lesser pipefish feeds on small crustaceans , and makes its habitat in shallow water . In aquariums , this species should be kept at a temperature no more than and needs to be fed on live food . Breeding takes place in spring and summer . The adult male carries the eggs and young in a brood pouch until they are able enough to fend for themselves . They can carry about 100 eggs . The young will hatch after about three weeks and are pelagic . Translations . The lesser pipefish is known as `` liten kantnål '' in Norwegian , `` mindre kantnål '' in Swedish , `` lille tangnål '' in Danish and `` Kleine Seenadel '' in German .
James E. Taylor High School . James E. Taylor High School is a public high school in unincorporated Harris County , Texas , in Greater Katy . The school , which serves grades 9 through 12 , is part of Katy Independent School District . Established in 1979 , Taylor High School is a Blue Ribbon School and is ranked among the best in graduation rates , SAT scores , college admittance , and AP scores in the nation . In 2013 the school was ranked the 536th `` Best High School in the Nation '' by Newsweek Magazine . Namesake . The school was named for James `` Jimmy '' Edgar Taylor ( 1912–1997 ) , superintendent of the Katy ISD for 31 years . During his tenure , Katy ISD grew from a Class A district to one which opened its second Class 5A high school in 1979 , named James E. Taylor High School . Athletics . The Taylor Mustang primary rivalry is with the Memorial Mustangs , whom they have beaten in both games of a home and home series in 2016 and 2017 The Tennis program established itself as one of the elite tennis programs in the state during the 90 's and early 2000 's . The tennis program faced some controversy with the UIL for playing an ineligible student in 2015 . The Mustangs won team tennis championships in 1997 , 1998 , and 2002 . Newsweek rankings . Newsweek Magazine annually compiles a list of `` America 's Top Public High Schools , '' and Taylor has been listed since its inception in 2003 . Feeder patterns . Taylor attendance boundaries were adjusted in 2010 so that all of McMeans Junior High School now attends Taylor High School .
Speed limits by country . A road speed limit is the limit of speed allowed by law for road vehicles , usually the maximum speed allowed . Occasionally , there is a minimum speed limit . Speed limits are commonly set by the legislative bodies of national or local governments . Overview . The following tables show various jurisdictions ' default speed limits ( where applicable ) that apply to different types of vehicles travelling on three different types of road . Actual speed limits may range beyond these values . Speeds are listed in kilometers per hour . The enforcement tolerance is specified in km/h or percentage above the stated limit . For the United Kingdom and the United States , the speed limit listed in miles per hour . Germany , with its Autobahns , is the only country without a general speed limit on its highways . The Isle of Man is the only jurisdiction without a general speed limit on rural two-lane roads .
Australasian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society . The Australasian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society is an Australian professional association . It describes itself as `` independent association of persons and organisations interested in agricultural , resource and environmental economics '' . The Society , then called the Australian Agricultural Economics Society was founded at a conference convened in Sydney in February 1957 , following a proposal by J.R. Currie , foundation secretary of the International Association of Agricultural Economists . In 1995 the Society determined to change its original name to that of the Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society . In February 2017 the Society changed its name again to the Australasian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society . The Society publishes an academic journal , the `` Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics '' . Until 1996 , when it was combined with the `` Review of Marketing and Agricultural Economics '' , the Journal was called the `` Australian Journal of Agricultural Economics '' .
Aleksandr Fyodorov ( bodybuilder ) . Alexander Fyodorov ( ) ( born May 6 , 1978 ) is a retired IFBB professional bodybuilder . Fyodorov earned his IFBB Pro Card after winning the 2003 IFBB European Amateur Championships . After competing in various Russian and other European professional bodybuilding competitions in 2003 and 2004 where he earned two top 3 finishes , including runner up to Ronnie Coleman at the 2004 Grand Prix Russia , Alexander qualified for the 2005 Mr. Olympia , where he did not place . He also competed in the 2006 New York Pro , but did not place either . During this time Fedorov was dealing with a torn pectoral muscle – an injury from September 2003 which would eventually force him to temporarily retire from bodybuilding . Since 2014 Alexander is back to professional bodybuilding and does actively training now . Alexander currently resides in Russia with his wife Natalia , his daughter Veronica and his two young baby-twins .
Patnitala Upazila . Patnitala ( , means `` Wife 's Place '' ) is an Upazila of Naogaon District in the Division of Rajshahi , Bangladesh . Geography . Patnitala is located at . It has 35570 units of households and total area 382.39 km² . The major rivers are the Atrai and the Shiba . Demographics . As of the 1991 Bangladesh census , Patnitala has a population of 1 98 164 . Males constitutes 51.26 % of the population and females 48.74 % . This upazila 's eighteen up population was 98279 . Patnitala has an average literacy rate of 32.9 % ( 7+ years ) , and the national average of 32.4 % literate . Points of interest . Dibar Dighi is a large historic tank with a stone pillar , Kaivarta Stambha , in its middle . Both date from the late eleventh century . Administration . Patnitala has 11 Unions/Wards , 297 Mauzas/Mahallas , and 292 villages . Chairman of Patnitala Upozila : Abdul Hamid . Mayor of Nagipur Municipality : Rezaul Karaim Babu ( Balu Babu )
Almuñecar International School . Almuñécar International School is a private international Primary and Secondary school on the Costa Tropical in Granada province , Spain . The school is a member of the National Association of British Schools in Spain ( NABSS ) . The school serves a wide catchment area including Torrox , Nerja , Motril and Granada . The school was founded in 1989 and is owned by a conglomerate of parents . Education at the school is grounded on the National Curriculum , Spanish education requirements . Deputy head and Head of Key Stage 5 : Kate Reed Head of Key Stage 3 : Janine Buckley Head of Key Stage 2 : Thomas Tranter Head of Early Years and Key Stage 1 : Amanda Bellamy Examinations Officers : Kate Reed and Nicholas Lavin
Vicente Blanco . Vicente Blanco ( born 15 March 1884 in Deusto – 24 May 1957 in Bilbao ) was a Spanish racing cyclist . He won the Spanish National Road Race Championships in 1908 and 1909 .
Ferdinand Hanusch . Ferdinand Hanusch , also spelled in French Ferdinand Hannouche , ( November 9 , 1866 , in Obersdorf bei Wigstadtl , Austrian Silesia ( now Horní Ves nearby Vítkov , Czech Republic ) – September 28 , 1923 , in Vienna , Austria ) was an Austrian socialist politician who served as Vice-Chancellor of Austria from 7 July to 22 October 1920 .
Animals ( This Town Needs Guns album ) . `` Animals '' is the debut album by Oxford-based math rock band This Town Needs Guns . It had its UK release on 13 October 2008 , under BSM Records , and on 10 March 2009 in the US , via Sargent House Records . It was recorded over the periods of March through May on a four weekend basis due to financial and personal demands . It was all recorded at the Lodge Studios in Northampton Every song on the album continues the same theme of being named after different types of animals . During the writing and recording phase , the band named each song with temporary names in order to avoid calling them formal titles , such as `` New Track 1 '' , etc . So , they settled with names of animals as a fleeting substitute for the song names , hoping to change them before release . However , the band eventually could n't decide on official names to replace them with , so the titles remained as they were . There has been a promotional video made for `` Panda '' , which was aired on the band 's website and record label 's YouTube page on 3 September 2008 . The album has been listed on the UK iTunes , but the track listing is incorrect ; the songs have been listed alphabetically .
Revolution Brewing ( Colorado ) . Revolution Brewing is a microbrewery in Paonia , Colorado . Revolution Brewing was founded in 2008 by Mike and Gretchen King and is now owned by local community members . Originally the brewery used a 3/4-barrel brewing system . It now uses a six-barrel system . Some of the beer is sold in a tasting room down the street from the brewery , some is available on tap at local restaurants , and some is distributed in cans . The beer is not filtered or pasteurized , and contains no chemical additives . It is made with water from nearby Mount Lamborn . Beers . Revolution Brewing makes a number of different beers .
Pui Ching Middle School ( Hong Kong ) . Pui Ching Middle School ( ) is a Baptist secondary school in Ho Man Tin , Kowloon , Hong Kong . Founded in 1889 , it currently has sister schools in Macau and Guangzhou . History . The Hong Kong branch was established in 1933 in Ho Man Tin . Initially , only primary school education was offered ; a junior high school division using Chinese as medium of instruction was established in 1938 , a senior high division was established in 1940 . The school was suspended during Japanese occupation of Hong Kong during World War II . Students and staff went to Macau and mainland China . In 1945 , the school moved back to a temporary site in Kowloon Tong and in 1946 , the school move back to Ho Man Tin . In 1950 , the school was renamed from a Hong Kong branch of the Canton school to the present name . In 1952 , a new extension on the land donated by Hong Kong Government was built and complete in September , 1953 . The premises is located at Pui Ching Road which was named after the school .
Italian estimated best-selling music artists . This is the chart of Italian Music Artists listed by estimated sales according to the most important Italian newspapers , national television channels and music magazines . As the compilation of official data of sale of records in Italy it began to have departed only since 1995 , thanks to the FIMI , some corporate body of musical survey , as for instance `` Hit Parade Italy '' have tried to put order to the preceding respects furnished by `` Musica e dischi '' , `` TV Sorrisi e Canzoni '' , `` Ciao 2001 '' , and Doxa . From 1990 to 1995 any corporate body has furnished official data or estime of sale of the singers . Reliable sources of estimated sales are most important Italian newspapers and magazines , like `` Il Corriere della Sera '' , `` La Repubblica '' , `` Il Giornale '' , `` Il Messaggero '' , and national radio and TV channels , like Rai , Mediaset , MTV , and Radio Italia . To date , national sources attest 145 Italian music artists have surpassed five million records sold , eleven of which have sold between 50 and 100 million copies and five of which have sold over 100 million records . Notes . This list is not compiled by certified sales but by estimated sales . Sales sources are the most reliable Italian newspapers , music magazines and national TV channels .
Alvi . Alvi is a frazione in the Province of Teramo in the Abruzzo region of Italy .
Let 's Twist Again . `` Let 's Twist Again '' is a song written by Kal Mann and Dave Appell , and released as a single by Chubby Checker . One of the biggest hit singles of 1961 , it reached No.8 on the U.S. `` Billboard '' pop chart ( No.3 on Cash Box ) in August of that year and subsequently reached No.2 in the U.K. in February 1962 . The song refers to the Twist dance craze and Checker 's 1960 single `` The Twist '' , a two-time U.S. No.1 single ( in September 1960 and again in January 1962 on re-release ) . The song received the 1962 Grammy Award for Best Rock & Roll Recording . Checker also recorded the song in German as `` Der Twist Beginnt '' and in Italian as `` Balliamo il Twist '' . The song appears on the soundtrack of the 2011 film `` The Help '' . Croatian singer Tatjana Cameron Tajči made a remake of the song in Croatian renaming it `` Moj mali je opasan '' . In 1985 Kids Incorporated covered `` Let 's Twist Again '' in the Season 2 episode `` Rock of Ages '' . Johnny Hallyday version ( in French ) . The song was covered in French by Johnny Hallyday . His version ( titled `` Viens danser le twist '' ) was released in 1961 and spent seven weeks in total at no . 1 on the singles sales chart in France ( from 13 November to 13 December 1961 and from 13 January to 9 February 1962 ) . In Wallonia ( French Belgium ) his single spent 40 weeks on the chart , also peaking at number 1 .
Allanda Smith . Allanda Smith ( born March 7 , 1962 ) is a former American football player . Smith attended Texas Christian University . He was a defensive back on the school 's football team . Smith was drafted by the Washington Federals in the 1984 United States Football League draft . His rights were traded to the LA Express . Smith signed with the Express and played the 1984 and 1985 USFL seasons with LA . Smith was drafted by the NFL 's Minnesota Vikings in the 1984 NFL supplemental draft of USFL and CFL players . Smith signed with the Vikings in time for the 1985 NFL season . He was on the injury reserve list for the whole 1985 season and was released by the Vikings during the off season between 1985 and 1986 . He signed with the Washington Redskins in 1986. , but was released before the season started .
American Montessori Society . The American Montessori Society ( AMS ) is a New York City-based nonprofit , member-supported organization which promotes the use of the Montessori teaching approach in private and public schools . The American Montessori Society advocates for the Montessori method in public and private schools throughout the United States , and publishes its own standards and criteria for its accredited member schools . AMS supports research and public policy that advocate for Montessori education . History . The American Montessori Society ( AMS ) is a nonprofit , member-supported , professional organization based in New York City , with an aim to provide the leadership and inspiration to make Montessori a known branch of education . The organization was founded at the Whitby School in Greenwich , Connecticut in 1958 . The organization originated by a group of Catholic parents who idealized Montessori teaching methods and schools . Due to the increase in interest with Montessori education , teaching the curriculum to new teaching staff was essential . Dr. Nancy McCormick Rambusch , who had studied Montessori philosophy and practice in London , and was the first headmistress of the Whitby School , was appointed the American representative of the Association Montessori Internationale by Mario Montessori , son of Maria Montessori . The Association Montessori Internationale is headquartered in Amsterdam , Netherlands . Six months later , Rambusch was appointed the first president of the American Montessori Society . In 2012 , AMS launched an initiative called the National Center for Montessori in the Public Sector , which assists with the growth and sustainability of Montessori programs in public , charter , and magnet schools across the country . The director is Keith Whitescarver , EdD . In 2007 AMS celebrated the 100th anniversary of the opening of the first Montessori school , the Casa dei Bambini , in Rome , Italy , in 1907 . More than 5,000 educators attended . Keynote speakers included poet Maya Angelou . The honorary chairperson was U.S . Senator Christopher J. Dodd ( D-CT ) . The AMS Annual Conference in San Francisco , California , drew media interest because of the that allowed visitors to observe elementary students at work in an actual classroom constructed in the conference hotel . The American Montessori Society Archives are housed at the at the University of Connecticut in Storrs . The multi-media collection reflects the professional and administrative activities of AMS going back to its earliest days , and also provides historical information about the Montessori system of education . AMS-Affiliated Teacher Education Programs . Teacher education programs ( TEPs ) affiliated with the American Montessori Society provide courses for people who want to be Montessori teachers . Use of Montessori terminology . In 1967 , the US Patent Trademark Trial and Appeal Board ruled that `` the term 'Montessori ' has a generic and/or descriptive significance . `` < a href= '' Montessori_education '' > a > < /a > Therefore , in the United States and around the world , the term can be used freely without giving any guarantee of how closely , if at all , a program applies Montessori 's work . The ruling has led to `` tremendous variation in schools claiming to use Maria Montessori ’ s methods . `` < a href= '' Montessori_education '' > a > < /a >
Radu River ( Mraconia ) . The Radu River is a tributary of the Mraconia River in Romania .
List of open-source films . For more information on the use of the term Open Source in connection with films , see Open source film . Published films . The following list is sorted by release date .
South African Class 43-000 . The Transnet Freight Rail Class 43-000 of 2011 is a South African diesel-electric locomotive . In January 2011 , Transnet Rail Engineering at Koedoespoort in Pretoria took delivery of the first two of 203 Class General Electric type C30ACi diesel-electric locomotives for Transnet Freight Rail . A further eight were shipped from the United States of America in April 2011 . In July 2011 , the first of the 209 locally built locomotives for Transnet Freight Rail and two more customers was rolled out at the Koedoespoort shops in Pretoria . In late 2013 , the first locomotives of this Class were also delivered to Kumba Iron Ore at Sishen and `` Caminhos de Ferro de Moçambique '' , the Mozambican railways . Tendering process . A tendering process in 2006 and 2007 had selected Electro-Motive Sibanye , a joint venture between Electro-Motive Diesel ( EMD ) and Sibanye Trade and Services , as preferred bidder to supply two hundred and twelve locomotives for Transnet Freight Rail ( TFR ) . Sibanye was a South African Black Economic Empowerment ( BEE ) front company , dealing with locomotives and spare parts . However , this agreement was cancelled amid reports and then confirmation of tender irregularities . A new tendering process was initiated , which invited three locomotive manufacturers , EMD , General Electric ( GE ) and Siemens , to bid for a contract to build one hundred new diesel-electric locomotives . In 2009 , GE was announced as being the successful bidder . Construction . The Class 43-000 GE type C30ACi diesel-electric locomotive was designed by GE Transportation Systems , a division of GE . The first ten locomotives were built by GE in Erie , Pennsylvania . They were delivered in January and April 2011 and were numbered in the range from 43-001 to . The remainder were built by Transnet Engineering ( TE ) and GE South African Technologies ( GESAT ) at the Koedoespoort shops of TE in Pretoria , numbered in the range from to . The first of these , no. , was rolled out in July 2011 . At the beginning of 2012 , the contract was extended for the construction of a further 43 locomotives , to be numbered in the range from to . On 27 June 2012 , TE and GESAT celebrated the roll-out of no. , the fiftieth Class locomotive produced at Koedoespoort , marking the completion of 60 % of the first contract for the supply of 100 locomotives . Upon completion of the first two TFR orders , the TE production line at Koedoespoort continued to manufacture C30ACi diesel-electric locomotives for customers elsewhere on the African continent . Since the C30ACi was the latest state-of-the-art GE locomotive specifically designed and built for Cape gauge which is widely used in West and Southern Africa , potential customers may include Ghana , Nigeria , Congo-Brazzaville , Democratic Republic of the Congo , Angola , Mozambique , Malawi , Zambia , Botswana , Namibia , South-western Tanzania and Zimbabwe . The first customers other than TFR were Kumba Iron Ore and `` Caminhos de Ferro de Moçambique '' . In 2014 , TFR placed a third order for a further 60 class 43-000 locomotives from TE , to increase its fleet to 203 units . Crew comfort . The locomotives were constructed with both safety and crew comfort in mind . The cab is equipped with a `` Loco-cam '' , an air conditioner , a refrigerator located adjacent to the cab front door , and a toilet in the form of a `` Porta Potti '' with a floor drain to wayside . Fuel-efficiency . The GE type C30ACi was the first AC diesel-electric locomotive to be introduced in Sub-Saharan Africa and also the first to meet with the emission standard of the International Union of Railways ( , UIC ) . It met with the emission standards for brake-specific nitrogen oxides , unburned hydrocarbons , carbon monoxide and particulate matter . The locomotives were expected to be more fuel-efficient and to produce lower emissions than typical diesel-electric locomotives operating in South Africa until then . Traction and brakes . Compared to the , on average , thirty-year-old existing TFR diesel-electric locomotive fleet at the time , the Class 43-000 also offered a greater continuous tractive effort and a higher adhesion capability , allowing the same amount of freight to be hauled with fewer locomotives by replacing four of the older locomotives with three of the new models . Should a locomotive lose a traction motor , the same power is redistributed to the remaining five traction motors . The Class is the first South African diesel-electric locomotive to have dynamic braking all the way down to crawling speed at 1 kilometre per hour . Transnet Freight Rail . Transnet Freight Rail 's Class 43-000 was initially placed in service on the line from the Mpumalanga Lowveld via Swaziland to Richards Bay and , during 2012 , also on the Sishen-Saldanha iron ore export ( Orex ) line . In May 2013 , new Class 43-000s were also observed at the Pyramid South locomotive depot north of Pretoria . Kumba Iron Ore . In November 2013 , six of these C30ACi diesel-electric locomotives , also built at Transnet Engineering 's Koedoespoort shops , were delivered to Kumba Iron Ore to be used to shunt iron ore trains at its Sishen mine in the Northern Cape . The locomotives , numbered in the range from F123-0100 to F123-0600 , were painted in a dark blue livery with yellow sills and handrails . They replaced ten older locomotives which were hired from Transnet and used in pairs for loading operations . A single C30ACi can be used to load trains of 114 ore wagons each , a task which earlier required two locomotives . `` Caminhos de Ferro de Moçambique '' . In December 2013 , the first four of ten of these C30ACi locomotives were delivered from Transnet Engineering to `` Caminhos de Ferro de Moçambique '' , the Mozambican railways , for use on its southern network out of Maputo . The locomotives , numbered in the range from D701 to D710 , were acquired to make the railway less dependent on hired locomotives from South Africa and India . The Mozambican locomotives are 9 tonnes lighter than those of TFR , with bogies fabricated by UGL Limited in Australia and different traction motors . Mixed power working . On the Sishen–Saldanha Orex line , GE Class 34 series and Class 43-000 diesel-electric locomotives run consisted to Class 9E and Class 15E electric locomotives to haul the 342-wagon iron ore trains . Each wagon has a 100-ton capacity and the trains are at least in length , powered by mixed consists of Class 9E and Class 15E electric , GE type U26C Classes 34-000 , South African Class 34-400 , 34-500 and 34-900 and from 2012 GE type C30ACi Class 43-000 diesel-electric locomotives . In South Africa mixed electric and diesel-electric consists are unique to the Orex line , necessitated by the huge voltage drops which can occur as a result of the long distance between some of the sub-stations along the route . A Class 9E or Class 15E electric locomotive serves as the master of each mixed electric and diesel-electric consist , with a total of between eight and twelve locomotives per train , depending on the locomotive types involved and with twelve being the maximum number allowed . Motive power usually consists of three sets of locomotives and a lone electric locomotive pushing at the rear end of the train . Each locomotive set usually consists of one Class 9E or 15E electric and one or two Class 34 or diesel-electric locomotives , with each set ’ s electric locomotive controlling its respective diesel-electric companions by means of a ( smart cable ) . In effect , each ore train is therefore made up of three separate 114-wagon trains consisted together , with the locomotives of all three trains and the pusher locomotive at the rear end all controlled by means of a Locotrol radio distributed power control system by one crew in the leading electric locomotive . A typical train would therefore be made up of locomotive set A , 114 wagons , locomotive set B , 114 wagons , locomotive set C , 114 wagons , and the pusher locomotive . Works numbers . The GE-built Class 43-000 builder ’ s works numbers are shown in the table . While the TE-built locomotives were delivered without any builder ’ s works plates , their approximate years of construction are shown .
Scurfield . The family name Scurfield appears to be of Old Norse , or Viking origin . “ Scur ” in Old English is “ shower ” as in rain . In Old Norse “ skur ” also carries the meaning shower , as in shower of rain , or a shower of arrows . The most likely origin of the surname Scurfield , therefore , is the name of an ancient field of battle . The name Scurfield is unique and every Scurfield in the world should be able to trace the origin of their name to the County of Durham in north east England . It is not true that the surname Scurfield has evolved from the more common names of Scarfield , Scorefield , Schofield , or Scourfield . While it is still not certain from exactly where or when the name began , it is certain that if there has been any name transference , it has been the loss of the less common spelling of “ Scurfield ” towards the more common names of Scorefield or Scourfield . This is one of the reasons why the name Scurfield has remained unusual and scarce in the world . Family history . There are two , Scurfield family lines – both originating from the same region in north east England . There remains the possibility that the two lines are connected , but no direct evidence of this has yet been established . The oldest Scurfield name referenced belonged to Foulke Scurfield , who was allegedly born in the 14th century . There is a lineage for him , however that lineage ends in the 16th century and any connection to a continuing line of Scurfields is , at this point , pure speculation . The Golden Grove book of pedigrees , which is generally considered very reputable , references a Sir John Scurfield ( a descendant of Foulke ) , of Kendal in Westmoreland . He allegedly married Mary , daughter of Sir Thomas Greene ( 1369–1417 ) and his wife Mary Talbot . The Talbots and Greenes are well-established families , but nothing further can be found on the alleged daughter Mary Greene , nor any other reference to a Scurfield connection to the Greene family . The earliest Scurfield with traced and living descendants is George Scurfield who , in 1580 , owned and occupied , Sheraton Grange Farm in the parish of Monk Hesledon . Through ownership of land , this family was “ immensely wealthy ” and well respected . The property was passed down through six generations of Scurfields , until William Scurfield ( born 1755 , Coatham , Durham ) , departed the world in 1790 with only one daughter . In 1831 , his daughter Joanna passed the property to her eldest son , George John Grey ( born 1810 ) . Before accepting the gift , George took the name George John Grey Scurfield by royal licence . Unfortunately , none of George ’ s children had issue and , as a result , the property was passed down to nephews who had no interest in the property further than the money it could be sold for . Without the property to retain and generate wealth , the family money was dissipated . Even so , members of this line of Scurfield is often found to be associated with the arts , and several of George Scurfield 's living descendants earn their living working as musicians , actors , and authors , such as actor Matthew Scurfield , son of the late author George Scurfield . The other Scurfield family line are descendants of the English working class . The earliest known patriarch of this line has the name of Simon Scurfield , who was born 1644 in Washington , Co. Durham . Nothing is known of where Simon Scurfield came from or what his occupation was ; however , his grandson Simon , born 1722 Washington , Co. Durham , was a captain of the trades at the South Shore port . The County of Durham is rich in coal , and the Scurfields who did not have property and wealth worked the coal mines . In the later half of the 18th century the mines started to close . By the time the Haswell Colliery was finally closed in 1896 , most of the residents of the area had already moved to find employment elsewhere . The descendants of the few Scurfields who decided to seek opportunity in North America have often enjoyed unusual success in business and professional practices ; such as Ralph Thomas Scurfield , and his first cousin Justice John Scurfield , Q.C. , to name but two . Early settlers to the United States of America . While there may have been earlier Scurfields who came to America , the first to have moved and settled appears to have been Thomas Scurfield , who was born 1832 in Easington Lane , Co. Durham . In 1854 Thomas married Mary Harding . They obviously had a difficult life as five of their eight children died in England . In 1866 he gambled for a better life and emigrated with his wife and their three living children to the USA , where they settled in the Monongahela , Pennsylvania area . Many of the American Scurfield ’ s will trace their roots back to one of his two sons , Thomas Scurfield ( b . 1857 ) and John D Scurfield ( b . 1859 ) . Another early settler to the United States was James Hunter Scurfield ( born 1851 , Seaton Delaval , Northumberland ) who came to America from England through the New York Harbour . It has not been confirmed yet if he was of the gentry ’ s line or of Simon ’ s line ; however he came from a family of coal miners so it is assumed that he is of Simon ’ s line . He arrived in the USA on September 6 , 1879 , and took up residence in Somerset , Pennsylvania . His first wife died at age 28 after 8 children . He remarried and had one adopted son , John Smith Scurfield ( born 1902 , Somerset County , Pennsylvania ) . The line of James Hunter continues to prosper throughout the USA . Scurfield Coal Inc. still exists as a company in Berlin , PA . The last name Scurfield is related to the following famous family tree : RODHAM CLINTON Hillary . Elizabeth Scurfield is the 2nd Great-grandmother of Hillary ( Rodham ) Clinton , ( 1947 - ) . Elizabeth was born 13 October 1816 and lived to the ripe old age of 97 . Like her parents she lived her whole life in England . Elizabeth was the daughter of the marriage of Thomas Scurfield , a Coal Miner born : 28 May 1789 in Tanfield , Co. Durham England and Margaret ( née Charlton ) . Elizabeth married Joseph Rodham and had a son Jonathan Rodham . Early settlers to Canada . The first settlers in Canada were two brothers , Ralph Davison Scurfield ( born 1871 , Haswell , Co. Durham ) and Thomas John Scurfield ( born 1872 , Haswell , Co. Durham ) . After the local coal mine in Haswell was closed , the brother ’ s took the opportunity to travel to the open land of Manitoba , Canada . Ralph first travelled to Canada in 1887 , and eventually both brothers settled in Manitou , Manitoba where together they built a house ( later owned by Nellie McClung & her family ) . An interesting thing about these two brothers is that they married two sisters ( Margaret and Sarah Ann Milburn ) who were also from Haswell . By 1896 the two young couples were both starting to raise their young families in Manitou . Ralph had two daughters , Violet and Ruby , and Thomas had 9 surviving children , including five sons . The line of Thomas John Scurfield continues to prosper , and it is from this line that most every Scurfield in western Canada originates . Early settlers to Australia . The earliest Scurfield settler to Australia appears to be William Dixon Scurfield ( born 1811 , Alnwick , Northumberland ) who , in 1852 , arrived in Melbourne , Australia with his wife , Catherine Hetherington Barwise , and children . His eldest son , John Barwise Scurfield ( born 1844 , Liverpool , Lancashire ) married an English born woman named Charlotte Fox in 1866 in Melbourne . They had 12 children , nine of whom raised families in Australia .
Erik ten Hag . Erik ten Hag ( born 2 February 1970 ) is a Dutch football manager and a former player who played as a centre-back . He is currently the manager of Ajax . As a player , he notably had three stints with FC Twente . Coaching career . In 2012 , he was appointed manager of Go Ahead Eagles in the Eerste Divisie by Marc Overmars , who was a shareholder of the club.. He coached Bayern Munich II from 6 June 2013 until 2015 when he was replaced by Heiko Vogel . His final match as Bayern Munich II head coach was a 1–0 loss to FC Nürnberg II on 22 May 2015 . Ten Hag then became the Sporting Director and head coach of FC Utrecht in summer 2015 , where he led the club to the fifth placed during his first season . The club also won the KNVB Cup during the same season . In the 2016–2017 season , he improved Utrecht 's final position to fourth , booking a place in the Europa League qualifiers . On 21 December 2017 , he was appointed as the head coach of Ajax Amsterdam after the club dismissed Marcel Keizer .
János Zsupánek . János Zsupánek or Zsupanek ( ; January 6 , 1861 – March 11 , 1951 ) was a Slovene writer and poet in Hungary , son of the poet and writer Mihály Zsupánek . His son Vilmos Zsupánek was also a writer and poet . The three Zsupáneks transcribed some older hymns and also wrote new hymns and poems in the Prekmurje Slovene dialect . Zsupánek was born in Šalovci . His mother was Mária Gomilár . Zsupánek went on pilgrimages to Graz , Mariazell , Maribor , and the Slovene Hills and he became familiar with many hymns in German , Hungarian , and Latin , as well as hymns in the Slovene Hills dialect , closely related to the Prekmurje dialect . Zsupánek wrote his first hymns in Hungarian . In 1908 , he published his prayer book and hymnal `` Vu Iméni Ocsé , i Sziná , i Dühá , szvétoga Ámen '' ( In the Name of the Father , and the Son , and the Holy Spirit , Amen ) . In 1910 he published the Prekmurje dialect hymnal `` Mrtvecsne peszmi '' ( Dirges ) . Its publication was supported by Miklós Kovács and József Konkolics from Šalovci .
Crockett Independent School District . Crockett Independent School District is a public school district based in Crockett , Texas ( USA ) . In 2009 , the school district was rated `` academically acceptable '' by the Texas Education Agency .
Clifford Brooks . Clifford Brooks , Jr. ( born June 21 , 1949 in Pineland , Texas ) is a former American Football defensive back in the National Football League for the Cleveland Browns , the Philadelphia Eagles , the Buffalo Bills , and the New York Jets . He played college football at Tennessee State University and was drafted in the second round of the 1972 NFL Draft . Earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in 1972 . Vice-President/Commercial Lending for First City National Bank , Houston , TX for thirteen years . Started Brooks Associates , a business management company in 1990 to the present . In 2000 became part owner of an ambulance company . Assumed 100 % ownership in 2002 . Sold the company in 2007 . In 2008 , incorporated and became part owner of a crane servicing company , providing inspections , repairs , parts , and training for companies operating on-shore and off-shore hydraulic pedestal cranes in the oil and gas exploration industry .
Batrachognathus . `` Batrachognathus '' is an extinct genus of `` rhamphorhynchoid '' pterosaur from the Late Jurassic ( Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian ) Karabastau Svita of the central Asian republic of Kazakhstan . The genus was named in 1948 by the Russian paleontologist Anatoly Nicolaevich Ryabinin . The type species is `` Batrachognathus volans '' . The genus name is derived from Greek `` batrakhos '' , `` frog '' and `` gnathos '' , `` jaw '' , in reference to the short wide head . The specific epithet means `` flying '' in Latin . Description . Three fossils have been found in a lacustrine sediment in the North-West Tien Shan foothills of the Karatau Mountains . In the Jurassic this area had some similarities in habitat to the Solnhofen lagoon deposits in Bavaria , Germany . The genus is based on holotype PIN 52-2 , an incomplete and disarticulated skeleton consisting of skull fragments , jaws , vertebrae , ribs , legs and wing bones . The skull of 48 mm ( 1.9 in ) long is high , short and broad . The upper jaws have in total 22 or 24 recurved conical teeth ; with the lower jaws they make a short and very wide mouth . The animal is not preserved with a tail . Whether it had one is debatable ; usually it is assumed a short tail was present . The wingspan has been estimated at 50 cm ( 20 in ) ; David Unwin in 2000 gave a higher estimate of 75 cm ( 30 in ) . Like all anurognathids `` Batrachognathus '' is assumed to have been an insectivore , catching insects on the wing with its broad mouth . Classification . `` Batrachognathus '' was assigned to the Anurognathidae , as a relative of `` Anurognathus '' . In 2003 Alexander Kellner named the clade Asiaticognathidae to include it and the Asian Anurognathid `` Dendrorhynchoides '' . Christopher Bennett pointed out the name Asiaticognathidae was inappropriate , as the clade lacked an `` Asiaticognathus '' , and in 2009 Kellner proposed Batrachognathinae as a replacement . According to an analysis in 2006 by Lü Junchang , `` Batrachognathus '' and `` Jeholopterus '' are sister taxa .
Le Jardin sonore . `` Le Jardin sonore '' is a permanent public artwork located in Douala ( Cameroon ) . It was created by Lucas Grandin in 2010 and is made of a wooden structure built on three floors that serves as a panoramic viewpoint on the Wouri River , as a botanical garden and as a dewdrop percussion organ . The artwork . `` Le Jardin sonore '' est d'une hauteur de 10 mètres , longueur de 6,83 mètres , une largeur maximale de 4,52 mètres . Sa superficie totale est de 35 mètre carrés d ’ espace repartis sur trois niveaux ( Rez de chaussée 20 m2 , 1er étage 10m2 et 2ième étage 5m2 ) Il fut inauguré pendant le SUD - Salon Urbain de Douala 2010 . In February 2010 , Lucas Grandin started working at his `` Jardin Sonore '' , a wooden structure built on three floors that serves as a panoramic viewpoint on the Wouri River , as a botanical garden and as a dewdrop percussion organ . Lucas Grandin ’ s work aroused the passionate interest of the inhabitants of the district , creating a place for socializing and contemplation and covering the urban cacophony inside its water walls . During SUD 2010 , the artist engaged the inhabitants of Bonamouti in the production process of the work though preparatory meetings , the requalification of the area ( used before as dumpster on the edge of the river ) , and the building structure . The botanical garden , located on the perimeter of the wooden structure , hosts flowering , cosmetics , grocery and light pharmaceutical plants . The Jardin Sonore is equipped with a sustainable “ drop by drop ” irrigation system , which allows reaching water autonomy up to 6 months . The water is collected by the rainfall , stocked in barrels and offered to the vertical garden through transparent tubes using a hydroponic dripping system . This system does not allow for water dispersion and , at the same time , it does not require regular watering from inhabitants . Drops of water drip into cans of different sizes , creating notes and feeding plants for the neighborhood of Bonamouti . Different kinds of sound are directly conducted by the plants different needs of water . This elevated garden growing at the sound of the water and invites the public to contemplate at the river Wouri from each of its three levels . This building is a water sound garden , to gain conscience of the importance of the water in our life , to give Douala its right to the water back and to show its origins , to give a free new social meeting place in Bonamouti where everybody can go when he wants to have some rest with the water melody , to smell of the flowers , to see the Wouri river and its original mangrove ( where everybody came ) and feel the wind of the nature ... a new social area to talk , to plant , to listen , to re-create a new inter-generational communication through the garden . The Jardin Sonore has also become a romantic area for young lovers , who meet on the upper floors to contemplate the river view . `` Le Jardin sonore '' was restored in 2012 and 2013 with the repair and replacement of deteriorated wooden pieces .
United States presidential elections in Missouri . The tables below list the United States presidential elections in Missouri , ordered by year . Since 1904 , Missouri has voted for the eventual winner of the presidential election with only three exceptions : 1956 , 2008 and the 2012 . Missouri has historically been viewed as a bellwether state , but the consecutive errors in 2008 and 2012 begun doubts about its continued status as a bellwether , and a 18.04 point Republican victory in 2016 indicated it to be a safe Republican state . Election of 1860 . The election of 1860 was a complex realigning election in which the breakdown of the previous two-party alignment culminated in four parties each competing for influence in different parts of the country . The result of the election , with the victory of an ardent opponent of slavery , spurred the secession of eleven states and brought about the American Civil War . Election of 1824 . The election of 1824 was a complex realigning election following the collapse of the prevailing Democratic-Republican Party , resulting in four different candidates each claiming to carry the banner of the party , and competing for influence in different parts of the country . The election was the only one in history to be decided by the House of Representatives under the provisions of the Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution after no candidate secured a majority of the electoral vote . It was also the only presidential election in which the candidate who received a plurality of electoral votes ( Andrew Jackson ) did not become President , a source of great bitterness for Jackson and his supporters , who proclaimed the election of Adams a corrupt bargain . Election of 1820 . In the election of 1820 , incumbent President James Monroe ran effectively unopposed , winning all electoral votes except one vote in New Hampshire . The popular vote was primarily directed to filling the office of Vice President . Missouri 's participation in the election was a point of political dispute . On March 9 , 1820 , Congress had passed a law directing Missouri to hold a convention to form a constitution and a state government . This law stated that `` the said state , when formed , shall be admitted into the Union , upon an equal footing with the original states , in all respects whatsoever . '' However , when Congress reconvened in November 1820 , the admission of Missouri became an issue of contention . Proponents claimed that Missouri had fulfilled the conditions of the law and therefore was a state ; detractors contended that certain provisions of the Missouri Constitution violated the United States Constitution . By the time Congress was due to meet to count the electoral votes from the election , this dispute had lasted over two months . The counting raised a ticklish problem : if Congress counted Missouri 's votes , that would count as recognition that Missouri was a state ; on the other hand , if Congress failed to count Missouri 's vote , it would count as recognition that Missouri was not a state . Knowing ahead of time that Monroe had won in a landslide and that Missouri 's vote would therefore make no difference in the final result , the Senate passed a resolution on February 13 , 1821 stating that if a protest were made , there would be no consideration of the matter unless the vote of Missouri would change who would become president . Instead , the President of the Senate would announce the final tally twice , once with Missouri included and once with it excluded . The next day this resolution was introduced in the full House . After a lively debate , it was passed . Nonetheless , during the counting of the electoral votes on February 14 , 1821 , an objection was raised to the votes from Missouri by Representative Arthur Livermore of New Hampshire . He argued that since Missouri had not yet officially become a state , it had no right to cast any electoral votes . Immediately , Representative John Floyd of Virginia argued that Missouri 's votes must be counted . Chaos ensued , and order was restored only with the counting of the vote as per the resolution and then adjournment for the day . Popular candidates . Excluding two-campaign two-term presidents , including candidates who eventually lost
Alva Academy . Alva Academy is a six-year comprehensive school serving the towns and villages of Alva , Menstrie , Tillicoultry , Coalsnaughton , Devonside , Dollar and Muckhart , all in Clackmannanshire , Scotland . The roll is over 900 . The school is in the top five best performing schools in Scotland . It has six associated primaries - Alva , Menstrie , Tillicoultry , Coalsnaughton , Strathdevon and Muckhart . History . The original Alva Academy was established in the 1860s by public subscriptions from residents of the town to overcome the shortcomings of educational provision . Educational change and a constantly rising school roll forced regular change to meet growing demands . The advent of comprehensive education in 1967/68 saw the linking of Tillicoultry and Alva Schools into a six-year comprehensive . Following a Clackmannanshire Council decision in 1997 to integrate pupils with Moderate Learning Difficulties into a mainstream secondary school , Alva Academy was chosen as the location for this development . MLD pupils in S3 to S6 experience a full and varied curriculum which is integrated with mainstream subjects at appropriate levels . The school enjoys excellent relationships with Forth Valley College . The school was accredited with the Investors in People standard in 2001 and re-accredited in 2004 .
TI-1031 . The TI-1031 was a 4 function calculator manufactured by Texas Instruments . Introduced in 1981 at a price of $ 12 ( ) , the calculator had a liquid crystal display , weighed 1.9 ounces , and contained 24 keys .
Wigan ( fabric ) . Wigan is a cotton material coated with latex rubber . Its name has been derived from Wigan , the name of a town in Greater Manchester , England .
Seth W. Brown . Seth W. Brown ( January 4 , 1841 – February 24 , 1923 ) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio . Born near Waynesville , Ohio , Brown attended the public schools . During the Civil War served in Company H , Seventy-ninth Regiment , Ohio Volunteer Infantry . He engaged in the newspaper business . He was admitted to the bar in 1873 and commenced practice in Waynesville , Ohio . He served as prosecuting attorney for Warren County 1880-1883 . He resumed the practice of law in Lebanon , Ohio . He served as member of the State house of representatives 1883-1887 . Presidential elector in 1888 for Harrison/Morton . Brown was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-fifth and Fifty-sixth Congresses ( March 4 , 1897 – March 3 , 1901 ) . He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1900 . He resumed the practice of law in Lebanon and Cincinnati , Ohio . Writer on political and governmental subjects . He died in Lebanon , Ohio , February 24 , 1923 . He was interred in Miami Cemetery , Waynesville , Ohio .
Acanthogonatus vilches . `` Acanthogonatus vilches '' is a mygalomorph spider of Chile , named after its type locality : Gil de Vilches , Talca , Region VII ( del Maule Region ) . Females differ from other species in the `` nahuelbuta '' group by their less modified spermathecae .
Ghost ( disambiguation ) . A ghost is a spirit of a dead person that may appear to the living .
Gokulanada Gitiswami . Gokulananda Singha was born on 26 November 1896 , at the Village of Madhabpur of Moulvibazar district of Bangladesh . Gokuladanda could not pursue his studies much , he could study only up to 8th standard because of some adverse circumstances , but his burning desire of acquiring knowledge remained with him which later on encouraged him to set up a school . He came over India later on and settled at Tripura . Few of his compositions survive today , and those still extant are remembered chiefly by the people from his popular refrains . Recently , a few additional specimens of his writings were recovered . But the few lines which still survive , speak volumes . Gokulananda was also a social reformer . His impact on the Bisnupriya Manipuries has been manifold . He traversed the whole of the Bishnupriya-speaking region - singing with a missionary fervour of the ills of its society and their remedies . He devoted his entire life to serving the community , to improve the condition of people and to keep pace with the progress of other communities . He dramatized the plight of Manipuri women in the face of the comparative indolence of men . He was a victim of the turbulence of the times and he appeared to have wider sympathies . He exhorted the Bishnupriya Manipuri people to shake of their deep slumber and awake . He said — `` Ojnan adhararma ghumatai koti , Utha aji habihan jwaleya chei jnanor bati '' Gokulananda was awarded with the title 'Gitiswami ' along with a silver medallion , in a special session of Nikhil Bishnupriya Manipuri Mahasabha , in 1935 .
Félix Moati . Félix Moati ( born 24 May 1990 ) is a French actor , film director and screenwriter . He is the son of the journalist and filmmaker Serge Moati .
Commonwealth ( Sloan album ) . `` Commonwealth '' is the eleventh studio album by Canadian rock band , Sloan . Concept and release . In 2013 , the band revealed plans for a double album , with each of the four sides featuring a solo suite by a different band member . In May 2014 , it was announced that the new album would be titled `` Commonwealth '' and would be released in September 2014 . On July 14 , 2014 , the band announced the official release date for the album ( September 9 ) and the release of the album 's first single , `` Keep Swinging ( Downtown ) '' . The album 's cover was simultaneously released , which portrays the band members as four-of-a-kind kings . The suits of these playing cards correspond to the titles of their solo sides : Jay Ferguson 's side is called Diamond , Chris Murphy 's is Heart , Patrick Pentland 's is Shamrock , and Andrew Scott 's is Spade . Track listing . Each suite is written and performed by its respective band member .
Chee Dale Halt railway station . Chee Dale Halt railway station was a timber-built railway halt located on the Peak Forest Junction to Buxton Junction spur of a triangle of the former Midland Railway lines at Blackwell Mill . The halt was opened on 5 July 1987 by British Rail and used for a summer Sundays-only passenger service promoted by Peak Rail that ran between Edale railway station and Chee Dale , and closed on 13 September 1987 . Use . The halt was used primarily by ramblers on the nearby Monsal Trail . There was no road access to the halt . Closure . The passenger train ran for one summer season , until the Health and Safety executive raised concerns that the signalling along the line was not adequate for passenger trains . British Rail decided that it would not be economically viable to upgrade the signalling for a summer Sundays-only service , and the halt closed on 13 September 1987 after the last train left . The halt remained for a few years after closure , but was removed in the early 1990s to become Peak Rail 's Matlock Riverside station . The line is still open for freight services .
Ramiz Rovshan . Ramiz Mammadali Oglu Aliev ( ) ( 15 December 1946 , Amirjan , Baku - ) better known by his pen name Rovshan ( ) is Azerbaijani poet , writer and translator . Poet and film script writer Ramiz Rovshan was born in Baku on December 15 , 1946 . Rovshan graduated from the Philology Faculty of Azerbaijan State University ( 1969 ) . He took a two-year filmmaking course in Moscow in 1978 . He is the author of several poetry books such as `` One Rainy Song '' ( 1970 ) , `` The Sky Can ’ t Hold a Stone '' ( 1987 ) and `` Butterfly Wings '' ( 1999 ) , novels and stories `` Stone '' ( 1979 ) , `` Pain '' ( 1978 ) , `` Stories of Amirjan '' ( 2001 ) , `` Breath '' ( 2006 ) etc . Several films are based on his scripts : `` The Grandfather of my Grandfather 's Grandfather '' ( 1981 ) , `` The reapers from City '' ( 1985 ) , `` The Pain of Milk Tooth '' ( 1988 ) , `` Strange Time '' ( 1996 ) ( This movie was awarded with `` The Best Movie '' at the First International Madrid Film Festival in 1997 ) , `` The Melody of Place '' ( 2001 ) , etc . Rovshan ’ s poems and stories have been translated into most of the languages of former Soviet Republics and published in the USA , Germany , UK , France , Poland , Yugoslavia , Bulgaria , Turkey and Iran . Currently Ramiz Rovshan is the Editor-in-chief of `` Azerbaijanfilm '' film studio . He is a member of Azerbaijan Writers ’ Union and Republican Council of Media . He also is the chairman of the Committee of `` Struggle against election fraud and repressions '' .
John Cole Roberts . John Cole Roberts is a Welsh geologist . His paper `` Feather Fracture and the Mechanics of Rock Jointing '' introduced the geological community to this newly identified and newly classified fracture patterning , along with its impact in terms of jointing structures . He announced it in the summer of 1961 . It continues to be the definitive standard of feather fracture work . Early life . Roberts was born in 1935 in South Wales , and grew up in the valleys surrounding the iron and steel town of Dowlais . He would have left school and started work in his mid teens , like the majority of young people of the time , had it not been for a school master , Ron Gethin , who realised his aptitude for earth sciences . The first boy to take geology to O-level and A-level in his district , Roberts studied at Swansea University ( University of Wales ) , where he graduated and obtained his PhD in Geology , in 1961 , for his thesis `` Jointing and Minor Tectonics of the Neath Disturbance and Adjacent Areas '' . Roberts became an expert in the jointing and fracture science of the South Wales coalfields and in the geology of the areas around the Vale of Glamorgan and of the Gower Peninsula of Wales . After receiving his doctorate , Roberts progressed into lecturing , initially at Aberystwyth University . There he met his future wife , Susan Davies ( a mathematics undergraduate student ) . He later moved to Northern Ireland . Career . Roberts joined the staff at Magee College , Derry , ( now part of the University of Ulster ) in 1962 . He was one of the first academics selected to staff the newly opened university ( then called The New University , now Ulster University at Coleraine ) when it opened in 1968 . Roberts remained at Ulster University until his retirement in 2001 . He left as a Senior Lecturer in Environmental Science , and was its longest-serving staff member at the time of his retirement . Dr Roberts ' achievements focused on the geology of the Inishowen Peninsula in County Donegal , Northwest Ireland . An acknowledged world expert in the area 's geology John continued his research and offered geological tours of the area for interested parties , up until the time of his death . Retirement . Roberts and his wife lived in Portstewart , on the Causeway Coast , for many years . He maintained close links with the university and served for many years as the President of the Senior Common Room ( latterly 'in exile ' ) . in retirement John volunteered as part of the local Causeway Hospital Radio team and was an active member of his local Probus club , as well as being a regular social member at Portstewart Golf Club . Death . John Roberts died on 30 September 2016 , from pancreatic cancer . He is survived by his widow Susie , daughters Rebecca and Hannah and his grandchildren Reshon and Rhiannon Roberts , and Sheqeal Robert-Scott .
¿Quién amará a María ? ¿Quién amará a María ? ( `` Who will love María ? '' ) is a Colombian telenovela produced and broadcast by Caracol TV , since 25 March 2008 , starring Katherine Porto , Nicolás Rincón , Gustavo Ángel , Didier Van der Hove , Jorge López and Santiago Alarcón . Due to poor ratings , it ended abruptly on 2 June 2008 . Plot . The telenovela deals with a woman , Marcia , who has been betrayed by her husband and decides to remake her life , looking for `` the perfect '' man and the man who she wants to be the father of her children ( her biggest dream is to have a child ) . Marcia decides to `` become '' four different women , all of them called María ( María Daisy , María Angelica , María Consuelo and María Magdalena ) . Each one of them manages to conquer a man , thus Marcia ends up dating four men simultaneously .
USS Prime ( AM-279 ) . USS `` Prime '' ( AM-279 ) was laid down 15 September 1943 by Gulf Shipbuilding Corp. , Chickasaw , Alabama , launched 22 January 1944 ; sponsored by Mrs. L. W. Thompson , and commissioned 12 September 1944 , Lt. Edward P. O'Callahan Jr. , USNR , in command . World War II Pacific Theatre operations . Following shakedown off the east coast , USS Prime reported to Service Force Atlantic , Norfolk , Virginia , 1 December 1944 . After duty off Bermuda and the east coast , she arrived at the Panama Canal Zone , and reported for duty to the U.S. Pacific Fleet 12 July 1945 . In September , while at Okinawa , she was assigned to the Reserve Fleet . Following a change of assignment from the 19th to the U.S. 16th Fleet , she was marked expendable in March 1946 . Demilitarized , she steamed to Shanghai , China . End-of-war deactivation. `` Prime '' was decommissioned 29 May 1946 and sold to China at Shanghai , China as Yung Feng ( MMC-50 ) ( Republic of China Navy ) , decommissioned and struck from the Naval Register 1 May 1973 . Fate unknown .
The Tide ( band ) . The Tide were a band from Los Angeles , California formed in 2015 . They were signed to The Vamps ' record label , Steady Records , under EMI Universal . They were the supporting act for The Vamps World Tour 2015 , and again in 2016 , along with other artists such as Before You Exit ( USA leg ) , Luke Friend ( UK leg ) , HomeTown ( UK leg ) and Union J ( UK leg ) . They also supported The Vamps in 2017 . Career . The band was formed when The Vamps announced a secret project in late December 2014 and held auditions for a USA guitarist and drummer aged 18–20 to form a band . Drew and Nate were in a previous pop-punk band called `` All the Above '' until they were given the offer to move on . The Tide started on February 25 , 2015 , consisting of 4 members : Austin Corini ( Dec 26 , 1995 ) lead vocals , Drew Dirksen ( Sept 30 , 1996 ) lead guitar and backing vocals , Levi Jones ( Nov. 21 , 1997 ) bass guitar and vocals and Nate Parker ( Sept 26 , 1996 ) drum and backing vocals . Like The Vamps , the band started uploading covers on YouTube and gained a number of fans since then . On February 18 , 2015 , The Vamps announced that they would be taking them on tour . The Tide have so far played shows across Europe in various countries such as Spain , Italy , the United Kingdom , the Netherlands , and Ireland for The Vamps UK Arena Tour . The first show of the tour kicked off in Glasgow , Scotland and the last show was in Madrid , Spain . on 24 March 2016 . The Tide toured the United Kingdom August - September 2016 , with support acts of New Hope Club ( also signed to The Vamps record label ) and Josh Taylor . The Tide released their debut single `` Young Love '' on March 25 , 2016 . A second single , `` Click My Fingers '' was released on August 12 , 2016 . Their first EP , `` Click My Fingers '' was released on November 15 , 2016 . Their third single `` Put The Cuffs On Me '' was released on March 31 , 2017 , supporting their headlining tour named 'Put The Cuffs On Me Tour ' . Their fourth single `` Naked '' was released September 8 , 2017 , alongside digital pre-order for their debut album `` Young Love '' . Their album was released on October 15 , 2017.They released a song called ‘ Naked ’ in 2017 which is about Austin Corini ’ s love affairs which abruptly caused the band to break up independently . Members Drew Dirksen and Levi Jones have created a YouTube channel called Drew and Levi to film their daily lives . Drew Dirksen and Levi Jones are now an EDM pop duo called O.D.L . and will be touring the United Kingdom in March 2018 .
Nada Mamula . Nada Mamula ( 9 January 1927 – 11 October 2001 ) was a Serbian singer , born during the time of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia . She started her career on Radio Beograd , where she passed an audition in 1946 ( as Nada Vukićević ) . In 1946 she delivered her first ever professional performances as Nada Vukićević along with Danica Obrenić and accordionist Voja Trifunović . Soon after marrying Nikola Mamula , she moved to Sarajevo and started to work on Radio Sarajevo . Her first famous sevdalinka was `` Ah meraka u večeri rane '' . She was one of the most popular singers of Yugoslavia in the second half of the twentieth century . Her discography includes two LPs records released by Jugoton , four LPs released in the United States , Canada , the Netherlands , and Bulgaria and a few dozen singles . She died and was buried in Belgrade in 2001 . She left over 150 recordings of Bosnian sevdalinka interpretations as well as traditional Serbian songs in the archives of Radio Beograd , Radio Novi Sad and Radio Sarajevo . Her best-known interpretations are : `` U đul bašti '' , `` Mujo kuje konja po mjesecu '' , `` Bosno moja '' , `` Omer beže '' , `` Negdje u daljine '' , `` Bere cura plav jorgovan '' , `` Na teferič pošla nana '' , `` Ah meraka u večeri rane '' as well as the ever famous unofficial anthem of Sarajevo `` Kad ja pođoh na Bembasu '' .
Death in a Tenured Position . `` Death in a Tenured Position '' , winner of the Nero Award , is a mystery novel that is part of the Kate Fansler series written by Carolyn Gold Heilbrun under the pen name Amanda Cross . When Kate 's friend and colleague , Janet Mandelbaun , is found dead after given tenure in the English department at Harvard University , Kate investigates the circumstances surrounding Janet 's death . Through multiple twists and turns , Kate is able to find the shocking truth to what happened to Janet . Plot . The year is 1979 , and Janet Heilbrun has just been given tenure in the English department at Harvard University . Although Janet is excited , many of her male colleagues seem to be dissatisfied with Janet 's recent award . Soon after her award , Janet 's old friend Kate Fansler comes to work at Harvard and is able to give support to her friend . While there Kate encounters her old friend Moon Mandelbaum , Janet 's ex-husband , and meets other professors in the English Department . Kate learns through her new colleagues that Janet is not fitting in well at the university . In fact , many people find Janet to strange and unlikable . After an incident when Janet was found in a bathtub , presumably drunk , Janet becomes embarrassed and both Moon and Kate notice the change in her mood . As her friend , Kate hopes that this situation does not harm Janet 's credibility at the university , although she finds that many of the professors no longer care for Janet . Although Kate defends Janet , it is no use . Many people ridicule Janet and seem to have no desire to get to know her better . One day while Kate is in her office , she received a phone call from Professor Clarkville ( another member of the English department ) . Clarkville explained to Kate that he has found Janet dead in the men 's restroom . Immediately the question is `` Was Janet killed by a fellow professor '' ? Kate seemed skeptical of this idea because she knew that other than not being liked , no one had anything to gain from Janet 's death . Kate decided that she is going to investigate this peculiar death . One of the first few pieces she learned is that Janet death was caused from cyanide and Janet 's body was moved to the men 's restroom after her death ; but where and when she actually died is still a mystery to Kate and the police . Kate then visits Professor Clarkville to further discuss the situation . To her surprise , Clarkville explains that he did not know of Janet much before finding her in the men 's restroom . He also says that he did not think that Janet should have come to Harvard . Immediately Kate becomes very leery of Clarkville and his confessions to Kate . Back at her office , Kate is contemplating all the different circumstances surrounding Janet 's death . While she is working , she receives a phone call from Moon . Moon tells Kate he is in jail under the charges of murder for Janet 's death but assures Kate he is not responsible for what happened . Moon reveals that he did have possession of cyanide long ago but tells Kate that it is locked away in a safe back in Minneapolis . Kate now has three suspects for Janet 's death : Clarkville , Moon , and Luellen May ( a fellow professor who found Janet passed out in the bathtub at a party ) . After a visit from Janet 's brother and a tour of Janet 's old apartment , Kate begins to put some ideas together about what really happened to Janet . Kate then visits with Clarkville once more to discuss his finding of Janet 's body . In the meeting , Clarkville explains that the last time anyone had seen Janet alive was in the department meeting . During the meeting , Janet had become hysterical about an issue that caused a lot of tension in the room . Kate then gets Clarkville to admit to moving Janet 's body to the men 's room for her to be 'discovered ' . Clarkville explains that he had originally found Janet in the chairman 's office dead and decided to move her to a restroom ( the men 's room was the closest ) and reported finding her there . Kate then is granted access to Janet 's office at the university and finds a poem that she believes is the biggest clue to Janet 's death . Kate finally rules that Janet 's death was a suicide . She reveals that she stole the cyanide from Moon and after the amount of stress and tension she had endured at the university , she decided to end her own life . Themes . One of the major themes in the novel is feminism and discrimination against women . Carolyn Gold Heilbrun herself was a professor in the English department at Columbia and she says that she experienced many instances of discrimination during her career . The book itself shows Janet 's own struggle with discrimination as a female professor . Heilbrun is notable for writing themes about feminism in her novels . This one shows feminism through her character Kate Fansler . Kate is a successful and independent professor and amateur detective . Kate can be found as the main character in other books by Heilbrun . There are fourteen other mystery novels in the Kate Fansler mystery series .
Leonid Lukov . Leonid Davydovich Lukov ( , 2 May 1909 – 24 April 1963 ) was a Soviet film director and screenwriter . He directed 25 films between 1930 and 1963 . Leonid Lukov was awarded the Stalin Prize twice : in 1941 and 1952 .
Release the Cure . `` Release the Cure '' was the fourth and final full-length album released by Brooklyn hardcore band Indecision . The album was produced by Roger Miret of Agnostic Front and released on M.I.A . Records in 1999 . The record saw the band experiment with a more metal sound than previous albums , and the lyrical content was notably more socio-political , with songs questioning the government and health care and conspiracy theories in regard to AIDS and cancer research . Indecision disbanded in May 2000 in El Paso , Texas after a show with Kill Your Idols .
Tamara Garkushina . Tamara Pavlovna Garkushina ( ; born 1 February 1946 ) is a retired Russian track cyclist who won six world titles in the 3 km individual pursuit , in 1967 and 1970–1974 . She also won more than 30 national titles in the individual and team pursuit events in 1966–1976 . Garkushina was born in a working-class family in a small village in Lipetsk Oblast . After moving to Tula , she graduated with a degree of house painter and decorator and practiced this profession first in Tula ( 1963–1964 ) and then in Irkutsk ( 1964–1965 ) ; in parallel , she trained in cycling . After retiring from competition , she worked as a post office clerk ( 1980–1982 ) and then as a cycling coach ( 1982–1985 ) . From 1985 till retirement in 1993 she worked at machinery plants in Tula . In 2010 , she became an honorary citizen of the city .
The Ox ( film ) . `` The Ox '' ( ) is a 1991 Swedish drama film directed by Sven Nykvist . He wrote the script with Lasse Summanen . Awards . It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 64th Academy Awards in 1992 . It was also screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1992 Cannes Film Festival . Sven Nykvist was nominated for the Best Cinematography award at the 27th Guldbagge Awards .
Gmina Hajnówka . __NOTOC__ Gmina Hajnówka is a rural gmina ( administrative district ) in Hajnówka County , Podlaskie Voivodeship , in north-eastern Poland , on the border with Belarus . Its seat is the town of Hajnówka , although the town is not part of the territory of the gmina . The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 4,273 . It is one of five Polish/Belarusian bilingual Gmina in Podlaskie Voivodeship regulated by the `` Act of 6 January 2005 on National and Ethnic Minorities and on the Regional Languages '' , which permits certain gminas with significant linguistic minorities to introduce a second , auxiliary language to be used in official contexts alongside Polish . Villages . Gmina Hajnówka contains the villages and settlements of Basen , Bielszczyzna , Bokówka , Borek , Borysówka , Chytra , Czyżyki , Dubicze Osoczne , Dubińska Ferma , Dubiny , Golakowa Szyja , Kotówka , Lipiny , Łozice , Majdan , Mikołajowy Las , Mochnate , Nowoberezowo , Nowokornino , Nowosady , Olchowa Kładka , Olszyna , Orzeszkowo , Pasieczniki Duże , Pasieczniki Wielkie , Pasieczniki-Stebki , Postołowo , Progale , Przechody , Puciska , Rzepiska , Sacharewo , Skryplewo , Smolany Sadek , Sorocza Nóżka , Sosnówka , Sowiny Grunt , Stare Berezowo , Topiło , Trywieża , Wasilkowo , Wygoda , Wygon and Zwodzieckie . Neighbouring gminas . Gmina Hajnówka is bordered by the town of Hajnówka and by the gminas of Białowieża , Czyże , Dubicze Cerkiewne , Narew and Narewka . It also borders Belarus .
Tunneling protocol . In computer networks , a tunneling protocol is a communications protocol that allows for the movement of data from one network to another . It involves allowing private network communications to be sent across a public network , such as the Internet , through a process called encapsulation . A tunneling protocol may , for example , allow a foreign protocol to run over a network that does not support that particular protocol , such as running IPv6 over IPv4 . Another important use is to provide services that are impractical or unsafe to be offered using only the underlying network services , such as providing a corporate network address to a remote user whose physical network address is not part of the corporate network . Because tunneling involves repackaging the traffic data into a different form , perhaps with encryption as standard , it can hide the nature of the traffic that is run through a tunnel . The tunneling protocol works by using the data portion of a packet ( the payload ) to carry the packets that actually provide the service . Tunneling uses a layered protocol model such as those of the OSI or IP protocol suite , but usually violates the layering when using the payload to carry a service not normally provided by the network . Typically , the delivery protocol operates at an equal or higher level in the layered model than the payload protocol . Technical overview . To understand a particular protocol stack imposed by tunneling , network engineers must understand both the payload and delivery protocol sets . As an example of network layer over network layer , Generic Routing Encapsulation ( GRE ) , a protocol running over IP ( IP protocol number 47 ) , often serves to carry IP packets , with RFC 1918 private addresses , over the Internet using delivery packets with public IP addresses . In this case , the delivery and payload protocols are the same , but the payload addresses are incompatible with those of the delivery network . It is also possible to establish a connection using the data link layer . The Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol ( L2TP ) allows the transmission of frames between two nodes . A tunnel is not encrypted by default , it relies on the IP protocol chosen to determine the level of security . SSH uses port 22 to enable data encryption of payloads being transmitted over a public network ( such as the Internet ) connection , thereby providing VPN functionality . IPsec has an end-to-end Transport Mode , but can also operate in a tunneling mode through a trusted security gateway . Secure Shell tunneling . A `` Secure Shell ( SSH ) tunnel '' consists of an encrypted tunnel created through an SSH protocol connection . Users may set up SSH tunnels to transfer unencrypted traffic over a network through an encrypted channel . For example , Microsoft Windows machines can share files using the Server Message Block ( SMB ) protocol , a non-encrypted protocol . If one were to mount a Microsoft Windows file-system remotely through the Internet , someone snooping on the connection could see transferred files . To mount the Windows file-system securely , one can establish a SSH tunnel that routes all SMB traffic to the remote fileserver through an encrypted channel . Even though the SMB protocol itself contains no encryption , the encrypted SSH channel through which it travels offers security . Once an SSH connection has been established , the tunnel starts with SSH listening to a port on the remote or local host . Any connections to it are forwarded to the specified address and port originating from the opposing ( remote or local , as previously ) host . Tunneling a TCP- '' encapsulating '' payload ( such as PPP ) over a TCP-based connection ( such as SSH 's port forwarding ) is known as `` TCP-over-TCP '' , and doing so can induce a dramatic loss in transmission performance ( a problem known as `` TCP meltdown '' ) , which is why virtual private network software may instead use for the tunnel connection a protocol simpler than TCP . However , this is often not a problem when using OpenSSH 's port forwarding , because many use cases do not entail TCP-over-TCP tunneling ; the meltdown is avoided because the OpenSSH client processes the local , client-side TCP connection in order to get to the actual payload that is being sent , and then sends that payload directly through the tunnel 's own TCP connection to the server side , where the OpenSSH server similarly `` unwraps '' the payload in order to `` wrap '' it up again for routing to its final destination . Naturally , this wrapping and unwrapping also occurs in the reverse direction of the bidirectional tunnel . SSH tunnels provide a means to bypass firewalls that prohibit certain Internet services so long as a site allows outgoing connections . For example , an organization may prohibit a user from accessing Internet web pages ( port 80 ) directly without passing through the organization 's proxy filter ( which provides the organization with a means of monitoring and controlling what the user sees through the web ) . But users may not wish to have their web traffic monitored or blocked by the organization 's proxy filter . If users can connect to an external SSH server , they can create an SSH tunnel to forward a given port on their local machine to port 80 on a remote web server . To access the remote web server , users would point their browser to the local port at http : //localhost/ Some SSH clients support dynamic port forwarding that allows the user to create a SOCKS 4/5 proxy . In this case users can configure their applications to use their local SOCKS proxy server . This gives more flexibility than creating an SSH tunnel to a single port as previously described . SOCKS can free the user from the limitations of connecting only to a predefined remote port and server . If an application does n't support SOCKS , a proxifier can be used to redirect the application to the local SOCKS proxy server . Some proxifiers , such as Proxycap , support SSH directly , thus avoiding the need for an SSH client . In recent versions of OpenSSH it is even allowed to create layer 2 or layer 3 tunnels if both ends have enabled such tunneling capabilities . This creates codice_1 ( layer 3 , default ) or codice_2 ( layer 2 ) virtual interfaces on both ends of the connection . This allows normal network management and routing to be used , and when used on routers , the traffic for an entire subnetwork can be tunneled . A pair of codice_2 virtual interfaces function like an Ethernet cable connecting both ends of the connection and can join kernel bridges . Circumventing firewall policy . Users can also use tunneling to `` sneak through '' a firewall , using a protocol that the firewall would normally block , but `` wrapped '' inside a protocol that the firewall does not block , such as HTTP . If the firewall policy does not specifically exclude this kind of `` wrapping '' , this trick can function to get around the intended firewall policy ( or any set of interlocked firewall policies ) . Another HTTP-based tunneling method uses the HTTP CONNECT method/command . A client issues the HTTP CONNECT command to a HTTP proxy . The proxy then makes a TCP connection to a particular server : port , and relays data between that server : port and the client connection . Because this creates a security hole , CONNECT-capable HTTP proxies commonly restrict access to the CONNECT method . The proxy allows connections only to specific ports , such as 443 for HTTPS .
The Echoes ( English group ) . The Echoes were an English musical group , established in London in early 1960 by singer Chris Wayne , for the Johnny Preston , Conway Twitty and Freddy Cannon tour of Great Britain . During the period 1960 to 1971 , The Echoes toured extensively throughout the United Kingdom and the rest of the World , playing for various artists and doing the backing on many recordings . From 1962 to 1968 , The Echoes recorded seven singles in their own right . Some of the artists with whom The Echoes played were : Bobby Allen , The Allisons , The Bachelors , Madeline Bell , Tommy Bruce , Freddy Cannon , The Caravelles , The Chantelles , Michael Cox , Rolly Daniels , Kiki Dee , Terry Dean , Vince Eager , Dick Emery , The Four Seasons , Johnny Gentle , Julie Grant , Rolf Harris , Frankie Howard , Eden Kane , Jerry Lee Lewis , Lulu , Susan Maughan , The Monkees , Matt Monro , The Mudlarks , Des O'Connor , Roy Orbison , Paper Dolls , Gene Pitney , Duffy Power , Johnny Preston , Mike Preston , Joan Regan , Danny Rivers , John Rowles , Paul and Barry Ryan , Terry Scott , Screaming Lord Sutch , Helen Shapiro , Dee Dee Sharp , Anne Shelton , Dusty Springfield , Cat Stevens , Vince Taylor , Norma Tanega , Conway Twitty , Ricky Valance , Bobby Vee , Gene Vincent , Bert Weedon , David Whitfield and Mark Wynter . Early days . The Echoes were originally made up from 'The Spacemen Skiffle Group ' , which was Joe Brown 's skiffle group . Brown was a regular on the 1959 `` Boy Meets Girls , '' a television show with Marty Wilde . The Spacemen had no other work while Brown was contracted to do the show , so they were able to do this tour with Chris Wayne as `` The Echoes '' . Original line up was : Chris Wayne ( vocals ) , Tony Oakman ( rhythm guitar ) , George Staff ( rhythm guitar ) , Peter Oakman ( bass ) , and Bert Crome ( drums ) . As Joe Brown was usually the lead guitarist , another one had to be found for the tour : Dave Burns . After the tour , The Echoes disbanded with Tony Oakman , George Staff , Peter Oakman , Bert Crome returning to Joe Brown as his group , The Bruvvers . Later Peter Oakman would go on to play bass for Lonnie Donegan , which he did until Donegan 's death . Chris Wayne continued to work solo ; Dave Burns went to work with Wee Willie Harris in Italy . 1961 . Chris Wayne had another tour , this time with Gene Vincent , so he decided to reform The Echoes . Wayne had a drummer , Laurie Jay , but needed guitar , piano and bass . The Dynamos agreed to do this tour as The Echoes , as they had recently parted from Sonny Stewart . The Dynamos became The Echoes to accompany Gene Vincent when he visited Britain at the beginning of 1961 . The line up of this group was Laurie Jay ( drums ) , Tony Collins ( guitar ) , Les Smith ( piano ) and Douggie Reece ( bass ) . During this tour Tony Collins had a car accident and was unable to continue . For the remainder of the tour he was replaced by Big Jim Sullivan ( originally from Marty Wilde 's Wildcats , and later musical director for Tom Jones ) . After such a successful tour , it was decided to continue The Echoes , as with their ability to stand alone as a band and to also play for other artists , plenty of work , including touring , was assured . Les Smith ( piano ) left the group after the tour to continue his career as an architect . His replacement was Ian Hines ( piano ) , brother of Frazer Hines who played Jamie in the `` Doctor Who '' television series . Tony Collins ( guitar ) was unable to continue due to the car accident , so interim guitarists Billy Kuy ( ex-Mike Berry & The Outlaws ) and Vic Briggs ( later with Eric Burdon & The Animals ) were used until a permanent guitarist could be found . This was Dave Burns who had just returned from Italy and was also a founder member of the original group . Ian Hines ( piano ) went to work in Hamburg and was replaced in 1961 by Perry Ford , a talented musician/singer/songwriter . Perry left in early 1962 to pursue his own career . He would have his own hits a few years later with The Ivy League . Ian Hines returned from Hamburg and came back to the group 1962 for a short while . On New Year 's Eve in 1961 , The Echoes accompanied Bert Weedon on the television show `` Sunday Night at the London Palladium '' . After this appearance The Echoes were approached by Vox who eventually sponsored them from 1962 until 1971 with all the group equipment . at The Crescent Pavilion Theatre Isle of Man in 1962 1962 . The Echoes had one last show to do on The Jerry Lee Lewis tour at The Tower Ballroom , New Brighton , playing for Jerry Lee Lewis , when Laurie Jay left the group . A drummer was needed that night , so a local drummer was brought in ; this was Ringo Starr who had just returned from Hamburg playing for Rory Storm and The Hurricanes . Laurie Jay went into management , later becoming the manager for Billy Ocean and Shirley Bassey . On returning to London , Tommy Frost then became The Echoes ' new drummer . After this tour Ian Hines also left for Hamburg again , and was replaced by Ray Murray on keyboards . In May 1962 , The Echoes line up at this time was : Dave Burns ( guitar ) , Tommy Frost ( drums ) , Ray Murray ( keyboards ) , and Douggie Reece ( bass ) . September 1963 . After 18 months of work , recording and a summer season ( 1962 ) on the Isle of Man , and another in Jersey ( 1963 ) , some of the band members decided to pursue their own dreams . Dave Burns went on to form a duo with his wife . Tommy Frost decided to stay in Jersey for a while . Pete Clifford from the Jesters took Dave Burns ' place on guitar . Shortly after the group returned to London , Ray Murray left to go back to Scotland . The audition to play for Dusty Springfield was with Douggie Reece ( bass ) , Micky Garrett ( organ ) , Martin Gibbs ( stand-in drummer for Tommy Frost ) and Pete Clifford ( lead guitar ) . After the audition , Bob Wackett replaced Tommy Frost on drums . Dusty 's first Echoes were : Douggie Reece ( bass ) , Micky Garrett ( keyboards ) , Bob Wackett ( drums ) , Pete Clifford ( guitar ) . 1964 . Throughout 1964 , many shows were done with Springfield ( including the tour of Australia with Gerry Marsden and The Pacemakers , Gene Pitney , Brian Poole and The Tremeloes ) , as well as a tour of America , this time with The Searchers and Eden Kane . Bob Wackett stayed with The Echoes until just before the South African tour in December 1964 with Springfield . His replacement was Johnny Dryden . Pete Clifford remained with the Echoes until the end of the Dusty Springfield tour . He then left to join 004 and returned to South Africa . 1965 . Both Pete Clifford ( guitar ) and Micky Garrett ( keyboards ) then left to form their own group in early 1965 . Clifford subsequently played with The 004 , Floribunda Rose and The Bats . Their replacements were Vic Briggs ( guitar ) and Jimmy O'Brien ( keyboards ) . Springfield wanted to add a front line and more rhythm section to the group , so the line-up became Ian Harper ( trumpet 1 ) , Derek Andrews ( trumpet 2 ) , Derek Wadsworth ( trombone ) , Tony Scott ( percussion ) , Vic Briggs ( guitar ) , Jimmy O'Brien ( keyboards ) , Johnny Dryden ( drums ) , and Douggie Reece ( bass ) . All the backing vocals were done by the group at this time . Later Springfield got a female vocal group for most of the big shows . These singers included Madeline Bell , Kiki Dee , Lesley Duncan , Kay Garner , plus many others . In 1965 , Peter Wolf replaced Johnny Dryden on drums , and in 1966 Gary Boyle replaced Vic Briggs , who left to join The Steampacket . In June–July 1965 , The Echoes , along with Doris Troy and Madeline Bell backed Springfield on her second album Ev'rything 's Coming Up Dusty released in October 1965 . 1966 . The line-up became Gary Boyle ( guitar ) , Jimmy O'Brien ( keyboards ) , Peter Wolf ( drums ) and Douggie Reece ( bass ) , whilst still retaining the brass section , percussion and vocal group . During the year The Echoes played at The Piper Club in Rome . After this booking Jimmy O'Brien resigned being replaced by Mike O'Neil on keyboards . Mike O'Neil was formerly Nero from the group Nero and the Gladiators . Mike O'Neil only stayed a short time , as did John Marsh . Gary Boyle left The Echoes and replaced Vic Briggs position in The Steampacket when Briggs joined The Animals . Gary Boyle went on to form the jazz fusion band , Isotope . Stuart Taylor became The Echoes guitarist . John Marsh left to join another group . Don Shinn then became The Echoes keyboard player . 1967 . The line-up then consisted Stuart Taylor ( guitarist ) , Don Shinn ( keyboards ) , Peter Wolf ( drums ) and Douggie Reece ( bass ) , still with the brass section , percussion and vocal group . During late 1966 through to 1967 The Echoes were doing work with Lulu . It was in July , together with Lulu , that they were the support act for The Monkees at Wembley Empire Pool Stadium . The Echoes also playing for The Monkees solo spots during the concert . Don Shinn left later that year and formed his own band The Shinn . He was replaced by Ivan Chandler on keyboards . Stuart Taylor left the group , replaced by Paul Hodgeson on guitar . 1968 . Ivan Chandler ( keyboards ) was only with the band for a short time , subsequently joined Oedipus Complex and Daddy Longlegs groups , later becoming a record producer in England . Chandler 's replacement was Chris Sparrow on ( keyboards ) and Sparrow recorded the lead vocal on `` Searching for You Baby '' while he was with the band . He left The Echoes at the end of Herman Hermits Amen Corner tour replaced by Brian Bennett . In June 1968 , The Echoes complete with the brass section , were on the Herman Hermits tour with The Amen Corner , Paper Dolls and John Rowles . The Echoes opened the second half and played back up for John Rowles . During the tour Rowles asked if he could use the Echoes when they were available when not playing with Springfield . He had just had a number two hit and needed a group for many of the bookings he had coming up . This was convenient as Springfield was cutting back on her live performances . This offer was accepted and they went on to tour with Rowles later that year , playing with him until 1970 . The Echoes started backing Rowles with Douggie Reece as his musical director . Being the bass player and leader of The Echoes meant the group had to use another bass player when Douggie Reece had other commitments to John Rowles . Some of The Echoes were offered the job of playing in the band for `` Hair '' at The Shaftesbury Theatre in London 's West End , when it opened on 27 September 1968 , and Peter Woolf , Paul Hodgeson , and Brian Bennett left The Echoes to play in the band for `` Hair '' . Later Bennett became musical director for the `` Hair '' touring company . The fact that Woolf , Hodgeson , Bennett and the brass section chose to play in the `` Hair '' band left Reece with a dilemma , as The Echoes were still committed to many bookings . To fulfil these , other members were found . They were Rod Stone ( guitar ) , Tweed Harris ( keyboards ) both from an Australian group The Groove , plus Don Burrell ( drums ) and Douggie Reece ( bass ) . 1969–1971 . With the new musicians in The Echoes they were able to complete all the work they had . The upside to this arrangement was that Rod Stone and Tweed Harris were still able to play with The Groove , and Don Burrell other gigs he had as well as with John Rowles . There were still a few commitments that The Echoes had which they managed to fulfil . These included a cruise that they did with The Chantells , but only a trio was included which comprised Ian Heinz ( keyboard ) , Peter Curtin ( drums ) and Douggie Reece ( bass ) . Early in 1971 , The Echoes were disbanded . In April that year , Reece married Wendy Cook from the Australian female vocal group Marcie and The Cookies . Later that year they went to live in Melbourne , Australia , and Reece went on to become an arranger , music and record producer and for many years played in The Burlington Lodge Group . Other tracks . `` Other tracks recorded for radio and television have been released on other CD 's . ''
Tumble , Carmarthenshire . Tumble ( ) , is a village situated south of Cross Hands near the towns of Carmarthen and Llanelli in Carmarthenshire , Wales . Tumble , along with Cross Hands is part of the community of Llannon . History . Tumble developed in the 19th century to house the anthracite miners who were employed at the nearby Dynant Fach and Great Mountain collieries . Tumble was once served by Tumble Railway Station , a station built on the Llanelly and Mynydd Mawr Railway to allow the transportation of coal from the local mines to Llanelli Docks . Sports and leisure . Although a small village , Tumble is home to rugby union club Tumble RFC . Formed in 1897 the club are the record holders of the West Wales Challenge Cup having won the trophy on twelve separate occasions . The club has produced Welsh internationals Archie Skym , D. Ken Jones . Gareth Davies , Richard Rees and Dwayne Peel . Jones , Davies and Peel all went on to represent the British and Irish Lions . One of the most famous residents of the village was snooker player Gary Owen , who was world amateur champion in 1963 and 1966 . Gweunydd Glan-y-glasnant , a Site of Special Scientific Interest notable for its species-rich neutral grassland , is east of Tumble .
Gwangju Mudeung Stadium . Gwangju Mudeung Stadium is a sports complex in Gwangju , South Korea . Main stadium is currently used mostly for football matches and has a capacity of 30,000 people and was opened in 1966 . During the 1988 Summer Olympics , it hosted some football matches . This complex has Gwangju Mudeung Baseball Stadium and gymnasium .
Tanimachi Yonchōme Station . Tanimachi Yonchome Station ( 谷町四丁目駅 , `` -eki '' ) is a subway station of the Osaka Municipal Subway located in Chūō-ku , Osaka , Japan , and the station is also called `` . Layout . There are two side platforms with two tracks for the Tanimachi Line on the second basement , and two side platforms with two tracks for the Chūō Line over the Tanimachi Line . Passages are located between the south of the platforms for the Tanimachi Line and the west of the platforms for the Chūō Line .
Kitakatsuragi District , Nara . is a district located in Nara Prefecture , Japan . As of 2003 , the district has an estimated population of 134,816 and a density of 1,886.07 persons per km² . The total area is 71.48 km² .
V. H. Viglielmo . Valdo H. Viglielmo ( December 11 , 1926 - November 14 , 2016 ) was a prominent scholar and translator of Japanese literature and works of Japanese philosophy . Early life . Viglielmo was born in Palisades Park , New Jersey . He grew up in a small rural community in the Hudson Valley of New York State , completing both his primary and secondary school education and beginning his college studies in that state . Being of draft age during World War II and knowing he would have to serve , he chose to volunteer , serving in the ASTRP ( Army Specialized Training Reserve Program ) . He was eventually drafted in January 1945 , undergoing basic training in Florida . The European phase of the war ended in May 1945 while he was in training , but the Pacific war was still raging . Toward the end of his training Viglielmo responded to an appeal for enlisting in a Japanese language program being conducted under the auspices of the ASTP ( the word “ Reserve ” no longer applied ) and was sent to the University of Pennsylvania where he began an intensive nine-month course of study , almost exclusively in the spoken language . After the end of the war in August 1945 , his training was then directed toward being an interpreter during the Occupation of Japan , and he served as such in the 720th Military Police Battalion in Tokyo from April to September 1946 . Academic career . In October 1946 , after his military discharge , Viglielmo transferred to Harvard University to continue his study of Japanese in the then-Far Eastern Languages Department . He received his A.B . degree `` magna cum laude '' in June 1948 . He was accepted into the Harvard graduate program for Fall 1948 , but chose instead to go to Japan for a three-year position teaching English as a foreign language at Meiji Gakuin University in Tokyo . In the summer of 1951 Viglielmo returned to Harvard , receiving his M.A . degree in June 1952 . He then entered the Harvard Ph.D. program in Japanese Literature , completing his general examinations in June 1953 . That same year he won a Ford Foundation Fellowship for two years of graduate study in Japan , studying both at Tokyo University and the Gakushūin University . His dissertation topic was “ The Later Natsume Sōseki : His Art and Thought. ” At Gakushūin University , Viglielmo participated in a graduate seminar on Sōseki conducted by Sōseki biographer Komiya Toyotaka . In the spring of 1955 his Harvard teacher , Serge Elisséeff , asked Viglielmo if he would accept an appointment as a Harvard instructor in Japanese language and literature , beginning in Fall 1955 . He taught at Harvard until June 1958 , having completed his doctoral dissertation in December 1955 and having received his Ph.D. degree in March 1956 . During the period from Fall 1958 until June 1960 he taught at International Christian University as well as Tokyo Women 's Christian University and Tokyo University . In September 1960 , Viglielmo received an appointment as assistant professor at Princeton University , where he taught Japanese language and literature . In January 1965 , he accepted an offer of an associate professorship in the then Department of Asian and Pacific Languages at the University of Hawai ‘ i . Viglielmo was soon promoted to full professor and taught at the University of Hawai ‘ i until his retirement at the end of August 2002 . Academic works . Viglielmo 's primary career focus was on modern Japanese literature , and he produced many studies of principal authors and their works , as well as translations . In 1971 Viglielmo translated the Sōseki novel `` Meian '' ( `` Light and Darkness '' , 1916 ) , which received high praise from Western literary critics such as Fredric Jameson and Susan Sontag . Two years earlier , in 1969 , he translated a brace of essays , `` The Existence and Discovery of Beauty '' , which the first Japanese Nobel Prize recipient Kawabata Yasunari gave in the form of public lectures as a visiting professor at the University of Hawai ‘ i in May 1969 . From the late 1950s on , Viglielmo also developed an interest in modern Japanese philosophy , introducing to the Western world works by the two principal figures of the Kyoto school , Nishida Kitarō and Tanabe Hajime . Viglielmo was abled to visit Tanabe Hajime at his home in Spring of 1959 . His first translation of Nishida , `` Zen no kenkyū '' ( `` A Study of Good '' , 1911 ) in 1960 was considered instrumental in a deepening of East-West comparative philosophy . Viglielmo 's most sustained work in modern Japanese philosophy was a collaborative effort with David A. Dilworth and Agustin Jacinto Zavala , `` A Sourcebook for Modern Japanese Philosophy '' , in 1998 . It was recognized as the first comprehensive study of its kind , with extensive selections from the work of seven major modern Japanese thinkers . Viglielmo served as interpreter at the first International PEN meet in Tokyo in 1957 . He formed friendships with the `` bundan '' ( literary establishment ) , including Mishima Yukio , Kenzaburō Ōe , Sei Ito , Satō Haruo , and prominent critics such as Okuno Takeo and Saeki Shōichi . Viglielmo was on the editorial staff of the `` Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies '' . He was also the first editor of the `` Journal-Newsletter of the Association of Teachers of Japanese '' , which has since developed into the principal journal of scholars of the Japanese language and literature outside Japan . He also served as an Executive Committee member of that Association . At the University of Hawai ‘ i he enjoyed teaching Meiji-Taishō ( 1868-1926 ) literature . He attended the first International Conference of Japanologists held in Kyoto in 1972 . Viglielmo also developed a close connection with the Japanese anti-nuclear group Gensuikin ( Congress for the Abolition of Atomic and Hydrogen Bombs ) , and especially with the Nagasaki branch . He and his wife , Frances , were instrumental in facilitating the erection in 1990 of the Nagasaki Peace Bell in Honolulu , the funding for which came from the survivors of the Nagasaki atomic bombing and their relatives and friends . In the summer of 1998 Viglielmo and his wife were invited to Nagasaki to receive a Peace Prize in honor of their work in the anti-nuclear movement . In Honolulu they were granted the Peacemaker of the Year Award in 1988 by the Church of the Crossroads . Books . `` Japanese Literature in the Meiji Era '' ( translation and adaptation of Meiji bunkashi : bungei-hen , edited by Okazaki Yoshie ) . Tokyo : Obunsha , 1955 . `` A Study of Good '' ( translation of Zen no kenkyū by Nishida Kitarō ) . Tokyo : Japanese National Commission for UNESCO ( Japanese Government Printing Bureau ) , 1960 . `` The Existence and Discovery of Beauty '' ( translation of Bi no sonzai to hakken by Kawabata Yasunari ) . Tokyo : Mainichi Shinbunsha , 1969 . `` Light and Darkness '' ( translation of `` Meian '' by Natsume Sōseki , with Afterword ) . London : Peter Owen , 1971 . `` Art and Morality '' ( translation with David A. Dilworth , of Geijutsu to dōtoku by Nishida Kitarō ) . Honolulu : University of Hawaii Press , 1973 . `` Philosophy as Metanoetics '' ( translation , with Takeuchi Yoshinori and James Heisig , of `` Zangedō to shite no tetsugaku '' by Tanabe Hajime ) . Berkeley : University of California Press , 1986 . `` Intuition and Reflection in Self-Consciousness '' ( translation , with Takeuchi Yoshinori and Joseph O ’ Leary , of `` Jikaku ni okeru chokkan to hansei '' by Nishida Kitarō ) . Albany : State University of New York Press , 1987 . `` Sourcebook for Modern Japanese Philosophy : Selected Documents '' . Translated and edited by David A. Dilworth and Valdo H. Viglielmo with Agustin Jacinto Zavala . Westport , Conn. : Greenwood Press , 1998 . `` Light and Darkness : Natsume Sōseki 's Meian—A New Translation By V. H. Viglielmo '' . CreateSpace , 2011 . Articles and Chapters in Books . “ Meredeisu to Sōseki : shinrishōsetsu ni tsuite no ikkōsatsu ” [ Meredith and Sōseki : A Study in the Psychological Novel ] . `` Tō '' 1:15 ( 1949 ) , 30-33 . “ Meiji bungaku ni oyoboshita Seiyō no eikyō ” [ The Influence of the West on Meiji Literature ] . Meiji Gakuin ronsō 18 ( 1950 ) , 57-64 . “ Watakushi no mita Sōseki ” [ Sōseki as I See Him ] , `` Bungei '' ( 1954 ) , 28-35 . “ Sōsaku gappyō ” [ Critical Discussion of Seven New Works in Japanese Literature ] . `` Gunzō '' 9:7 ( 1954 ) , 267-288 . “ The Joys of Life ” ( translation of Jinsei no kōfuku , three-act play , by Masamune Hakuchō ) . `` Japan Digest '' 6:10 ( 1954 ) , 99-127 . “ Watakushitachi no mita Nihon bungaku ” [ Japanese Literature as We See It ] . `` Bungei '' 11:13 ( 1954 ) , 16-30 ( with Donald Keene , Nakamura Shin ’ ichirō , and Edward Seidensticker ) . “ Translations from Classical Korean Poetry. ” `` Korean Survey '' 4:2 ( 1955 ) , 8-9 . “ Translations from Classical Korean Poetry. ” `` Korean Survey '' 4:7 ( 1955 ) , 8-9 . “ Dōtoku ni okeru setchūshugi ” [ Eclecticism in Japanese Morality ] . `` Gendai dōtoku kōza , Nihonjin no dōtokuteki shinsei '' 3 ( 1955 ) , 190-195 . “ Gaijin no me kara mita Nihon no igaku ” [ Japanese Medicine Seen through Foreign Eyes ] . `` Gendai seirigaku geppō '' 2 ( 1955 ) , 1-4 . “ Scipione Amati ’ s Account of the Date Masamune Embassy : A Bibliographical Note. ” `` Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies '' 19:1-2 ( 1956 ) , 155-159 ( with Robert H. Russell ) . “ A Translation of the Preface and the First Ten Chapters of Amati ’ s Historia del Regno di Voxv…. ” `` Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies '' 20:3-4 ( 1957 ) , 619-643 . “ Memento Mori ” ( translation of an article with the same title by Tanabe Hajime ) . `` Philosophical Studies of Japan '' , Tokyo : Japanese National Commission for UNESCO 1 ( 1959 ) , 1-12 . “ Õgai to Sōseki ” [ Õgai and Sōseki ] . `` Kōza : gendai rinri '' 9 . Tokyo : Chikuma Shobō , 1959 , 305-308 . “ Japanese Language. ” In `` Funk and Wagnalls Standard Reference Encyclopedia '' . New York : Standard Reference Works Publishing Company , 1962 , Vol . 14 , 5188-5190 . “ Japanese Literature , ” article in `` Funk and Wagnalls Standard Reference Encyclopedia '' ( New York : Standard Reference Works Publishing Company , 1962 ) , Vol . 14 , 5190-5193 . “ Haiku of Buson. ” `` The Nassau Literary Magazine '' ( March 1963 ) , 16-19 . “ An Introduction to the Later Novels of Natsume Sōseki. ” M '' onumenta Nipponica '' 19:1-2 ( 1964 ) , 1-36 . “ A Few Comments on Translations from Modern Japanese Literature. ” `` KBS Bulletin on Japanese Culture '' 87 ( December 1967-January 1968 ) , 10-14 . “ On Donald Keene ’ s Japanese Aesthetics. ” `` Philosophy East & West '' 19:3 ( 1969 ) , 317-322 . “ Meian-ron ” ( A Study of Light and Darkness ) . Translated by Takeda Katsuhiko . In `` Koten to gendai '' [ The Classics and the Present Age ] . Tokyo : Shimizu Kōbundō , 1970 , 241-271 . “ Amerika ni okeru kindai Nihon bungaku kenkyü no dōkō ” [ Trends in the Study of Modern Japanese Literature in America ] . Translated by Takeda Katsuhiko . In `` Kokubungaku kaishaku to kanshō '' . Issue titled `` Sekai bungaku no naka no Nihon bungaku '' [ Japanese Literature within World Literature ] 35:5 ( 1970 ) , 50-67 . “ Nishida Kitarō : The Early Years. ” In `` Tradition and Modernization in Japanese Culture '' . Edited by Donald H. Shively . Princeton : Princeton University Press , 1971 , 507-562 . “ Yokomitsu Riichi ‘ Jikan ’ no güiteki kaishaku '' [ Yokomitsu Riichi ’ s ‘ Jikan ’ : An Allegorical Interpretation ] . Translated by Takeda Katsuhiko . In `` Nihon kindai bungaku no hikakubungakuteki kenkyū '' [ Comparative Literary Studies in Modern Japanese Literature ] Tokyo : Shimizu Kōbundō , 1971 , 353-371 . “ Watakushi no mita Tanizaki ” [ Tanizaki as I See Him ] . In `` Tanizaki Jun ’ ichirō kenkyū '' [ Tanizaki Jun ’ ichirō Studies ] . Edited by Ara Masahito . Tokyo : Yagi Shoten , 1972 , 662-666 . “ Akutagawa no bungaku ” [ The Literature of Akutagawa ] . Translated by Takeda Katsuhiko . In `` Akutagawa bungaku—kaigai no hyōka '' [ The Literature of Akutagawa : An Overseas Evaluation ] , edited by Yoshida Seiichi , Takeda Katsuhiko , and Tsuruta Kin ’ ya . Tokyo : Waseda Daigaku Shuppansha , 1972 , 61-67 . “ Virierumo no ‘ Meian-ron ’ ” [ Viglielmo ’ s Study of Light and Darkness ] . Translated by Ara Masahito and Uematsu Midori . In `` Kokubungaku kaishaku to kyōzai no kenkyū '' 17:5 ( 1972 ) , 204-220 . “ Watakushi no mita Itō Sei ” [ Itö Sei as I See Him ] . Translated by Takeda Katsuhiko . In `` Itō Sei kenkyū '' [ Itö Sei Studies ] , edited by Hasegawa Izumi . Tokyo : Miyai Shoten , 1973 , 124-130 . “ Mishima and Brazil : A Study of Shiroari no su ” [ The Termite ’ s Nest ] . In `` Studies on Japanese Culture '' 1 ( Tokyo : Japan PEN Club , 1973 ) , 461-470 . “ Mishima y Brasil : Un Estudio de Shiroari no su ” ( Spanish translation , by Guillermo Castillo Najero ) . `` Estudios Orientales '' 8:1 ( 1973 ) , 1-18 . “ Mizuumi shoron—minikui ashi ” [ A Brief Study of Mizuumi : The Ugly Feet ] . Translated by Takeda Katsuhiko . In “ The Concept of Nature in the Works of Natsume Sōseki. ” The `` Eastern Buddhist '' 8:2 ( 1975 ) , 143-153 . “ Sōseki ’ s Kokoro : A Descent into the Heart of Man. ” In `` Approaches to the Japanese Modern Novel '' , edited by Kin ’ ya Tsuruta and Thomas E. Swann . Tokyo : Sophia University Press , 1976 , 105-117 . “ Yokomitsu Riichi ’ s ‘ Jikan ’ ( Time ) : An Allegorical Interpretation. ” In Essays on Japanese Literature , edited by Takeda Katsuhiko . Tokyo : Waseda University Press , 1977 , 105-117 . “ Japanese Studies in the West : Past , Present , and Future. ” In `` Proceedings Language , Thought , and Culture Symposium—1976 '' , sponsored by Kansai University of Foreign Studies . Tokyo : Sanseidō , 1978 , 209-220 . “ Mishima bungaku sakuhinron ” [ A Discussion of Mishima ’ s Literary Works ] ( with Takeda Katsuhiko ) . In “ Meian o chüshin ni—Eiyaku no shomondai ” [ With a Focus on Light and Darkness—Various Problems in Translation into English ] . `` Hon ’ yaku no sekai '' 10 ( 1977 ) , 19-27 . “ Mizuumi-ron : nanto minikui ashi de aru koto ka ” [ A Study of The Lake : How Ugly Are the Feet ! ] . Translated by Imamura Tateo . In `` Kawabata Yasunari : The Contemporary Consciousness of Beauty '' , edited by Takeda Katsuhiko and Takahashi Shintarō . Tokyo : Meiji Shoin , 1978 , 123-139 . “ Amerika ni okeru kindai Nihon bungaku kenkyü no dōkō ” [ Trends in the Study of Modern Japanese Literature in America ] . 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Death ( protopunk band ) . Death is a Detroit rock band formed in Detroit , Michigan in 1971 by brothers Bobby ( bass , vocals ) , David ( guitar ) , and Dannis ( drums ) Hackney . The trio started out as a funk band but switched to rock after seeing a concert by The Who . Seeing Alice Cooper play was also an inspiration . Music critic Peter Margasak retrospectively wrote that David `` pushed the group in a hard-rock direction that presaged punk , and while this certainly didn ’ t help them find a following in the mid-70s , today it makes them look like visionaries . '' They are seen in many groups as one of the first punk bands in the world . The band broke up by 1977 but reformed in 2009 when the Drag City label released their 70s demos for the first time . History . In 1964 , the three young Hackney brothers ( David , Bobby and Dannis ) were sat down by their father to witness The Beatles ' first appearance on `` The Ed Sullivan Show '' . The following day , David found a discarded guitar in an alley and set about learning to play . Brothers Bobby and Dannis soon followed suit and they began playing music together . The brothers practiced and recorded early demos in a room in the family home and performed their earliest gigs from their garage . Originally calling themselves Rock Fire Funk Express , guitarist David convinced his brothers to change the name of the band to Death . After their dad died in an accident , he tried to change the meaning of the word : `` His concept was spinning death from the negative to the positive . It was a hard sell , '' Bobby Hackney recalled in 2010 . In 1975 at Detroit 's United Sound Studios with engineer Jim Vitti , they recorded seven songs written by David and Bobby . According to the Hackney family , Columbia Records president Clive Davis funded the recording sessions , but implored the band to change its name to something more commercially palatable than Death . When the Hackneys refused , Davis ceased his support . The band only recorded seven songs instead of the planned dozen . The following year they self-released ( on their label Tryangle ) a single taken from the sessions : `` Politicians in My Eyes '' b/w `` Keep on Knocking , '' in a run of just 500 copies . The Hackney brothers ended the band in 1977 . The brothers then moved to Burlington , Vermont and released two albums of gospel rock as The 4th Movement in the early 1980s . David moved back to Detroit in 1982 , and died of lung cancer in 2000 . Bobby and Dannis still reside in Vermont and lead the reggae band Lambsbread . Dannis is currently the drummer for the Vermont-based Rock/Funk band The Aerolites www.theaerolites.com In 2008 the sons of Bobby Hackney ( Julian , Urian , and Bobby Jr. ) started a band called Rough Francis , covering the songs of Death after discovering the old recordings online . In 2009 , Drag City Records released all seven Death songs from their 1975 United Sound sessions on CD and LP under the title `` ... For the Whole World to See '' . In September 2009 , a reformed Death played three shows with original members Bobby and Dannis Hackney , with Lambsbread guitarist Bobbie Duncan taking the place of the late David Hackney . In 2010 , their song `` Freakin ' Out '' was used in an episode of the television program `` How I Met Your Mother '' entitled `` False Positive '' ( Season 6 , Episode 12 ) . In 2015 , the same song was used in an episode of the television program Ash Vs . Evil Dead entitled `` The Killer of Killers '' ( Season 1 , Episode 6 ) . During a 2010 performance at the Boomslang Festival in Lexington , Kentucky the band announced that Drag City would release a new album with demos and rough cuts that predate the 1975 sessions . The album `` Spiritual • Mental • Physical '' was released in January 2011 . In 2011 , their song `` You 're A Prisoner '' was used in the film `` Kill the Irishman '' . An independent documentary film about the band titled `` A Band Called Death '' , directed by Jeff Howlett and Mark Covino , was released in 2012 . In 2014 , Death released their third studio album `` III , '' and in 2015 their most recent record , entitled `` N.E.W . '' was released . Popular culture . A version of `` Where Do We Go From Here '' with the vocals edited out is often used as bumper music during Wayne Resnick 's Sunday night show on KFI AM 640 . In 2015 , the band 's song Keep On Knocking was featured as part of the Tony Hawk 's Pro Skater 5 soundtrack . In 2015 , the band 's song `` Freakin Out '' was featured in the Starz network television show `` Ash vs Evil Dead '' during a grisly diner fight scene in season 1 episode 6 . In 2014 , the band 's song `` Politicians In My Eyes '' , was featured in the surf documentary `` Strange Rumblings in Shangri-La '' .
Tyson Stenglein . Tyson Stenglein ( born 16 July 1980 ) is an Australian rules footballer , who played for the Adelaide Crows and the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League ( AFL ) . Adelaide career . Stenglein was originally recruited to the AFL by the Adelaide Crows at pick number 29 in the 1998 draft from the Subiaco Football Club in the WAFL , and debuted in his first season ( 1999 ) against the West Coast Eagles in round eight at Subiaco Oval in Perth . After playing four games in his debut season , Stenglein became a regular in the Crows side the next year , playing nearly every game over a four-year period , becoming a highly rated player at the club , and indeed often touted as a potential club captain . After 106 games in six seasons at Adelaide he requested to be transferred back to a club in his home city of Perth , and was eventually traded to the Eagles in the trading period after the end of the 2004 season . West Coast Eagles career . Stenglein moved to West Coast leaving behind his strong fan base in Adelaide . At West Coast , Stenglein had an immediate impact , providing some hardness to a class midfield brigade , and almost immediately became a fixture in the team . Stenglein was part of the Eagles ' 2005 losing Grand Final team in his first season , a season in which he missed only three games . During the turmoil of the West Coast Eagles 2006 pre-season , rumour suggested Stenglein was considered one of the possible choices to replace the disgraced Ben Cousins as club captain , but his lack of time at the club would have counted against him , and it was given to the obvious choice , champion Eagle Chris Judd . During the 2006 season , Stenglein played every match , eventually becoming an AFL Premiership player when selected in the West Coast Eagles Grand Final winning side . After playing 11 games in 2009 , the Eagles star announced his retirement on 11 September 2009 at the West Coast club champions awards night despite having a year left on his contract . Statistics . ! scope= '' row '' style= '' text-align : center '' | 1999 ! scope= '' row '' style= '' text-align : center '' | 2000 ! scope= '' row '' style= '' text-align : center '' | 2001 ! scope= '' row '' style= '' text-align : center '' | 2002 ! scope= '' row '' style= '' text-align : center '' | 2003 ! scope= '' row '' style= '' text-align : center '' | 2004 ! scope= '' row '' style= '' text-align : center '' | 2005 ! scope= '' row '' style= '' text-align : center ; '' | 2006 ! scope= '' row '' style= '' text-align : center '' | 2007 ! scope= '' row '' style= '' text-align : center '' | 2008 ! scope= '' row '' style= '' text-align : center '' | 2009
1984 Virginia Slims of Utah . The 1984 Virginia Slims of Utah was a women 's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts in Salt Lake City , Utah in the United States that was part of the 1984 Virginia Slims World Championship Series . The tournament was held from September 10 through September 16 , 1984 . Third-seeded Yvonne Vermaak won the singles title . Singles . Yvonne Vermaak defeated Terry Holladay 6–1 , 6–2 Doubles . Anne Minter / Elizabeth Minter defeated Heather Crowe / Robin White 6–2 , 7–5
Kadyr Gulyamov . Kadyr Gafurovich Gulamov ( , Қодир Ғуломов ; born February 17 , 1945 ) is an Uzbek politician who has served as Minister of Defence of Uzbekistan . He was the first and only civilian Minister of Defense of Uzbekistan . Biography . He was born in Tashkent in February 1945 . He is the son of the Soviet-Uzbek poet Gʻafur Gʻulom . In 1963 he began his studies at Tashkent State University before being sent to the Academy of Sciences of Uzbekistan in 1968 . In the 30 years that followed , he worked as an official in the academy , becoming the Chief Scientific Secretary in 1999 . He held his first government position that same year , when he was appointed Deputy Minister of Defense and Rector of the Academy of the Armed Forces of Uzbekistan . He became the first civilian minister of defense of the country in 2000 , as well as concurrently State Advisor to the President Islam Karimov . He was dissmissed from this post in 2005 , and has been leading researcher of the Physics-Sun Association since 2006 .
Major Arcana . The Major Arcana is the name given by occultists to the picture cards of a 78-card tarot deck . These cards which , in those decks also used for Tarot card games serve as a permanent trumps , are distinguished from the remaining cards , which are known by occultists as the Minor Arcana . The terms `` Major '' and `` Minor Arcana '' are used in the occult and divinatory applications of the deck ( not by card players ) and originate with Jean-Baptiste Pitois , writing under the name Paul Christian . Michael Dummett writes that the Major Arcana originally had simple allegorical or exoteric meaning , mostly originating in elite ideology in the Italian courts of the 15th century when it was invented . The occult significance only began to emerge in the 18th century when Antoine Court de Gébelin ( a Swiss clergyman and Freemason ) published `` Le Monde Primitif '' . The construction of the occult and divinatory significance of the tarot , and the Major and Minor Arcana , continued on from there . For example , Court de Gébelin argued for the Egyptian , kabbalistic , and divine significance of the tarot trumps : Etteilla created a method of divination using tarot : Eliphas Lévi worked hard to break away from the Egyptian nature of the divinatory tarot , bringing it back to the tarot de Marsailles , creating a `` tortuous '' kabbalastic correspondence , and even suggested that the Major Arcana represent stages of life . The Marquis Stanislas de Guaita established the Major Arcana as an initiatory sequence to be used to establish a path of spiritual ascension and evolution . Finally Sallie Nichols , a Jungian psychologist , wrote up the tarot as having deep psychological and archetypal significance , even encoding the entire process of Jungian individuation into the tarot trumps . These various interpretations of the Major Arcana developed in stages , all of which continue to exert significant influence on practitioners ' explanations of the Major Arcana to this day . List of the Major Arcana . Strength is traditionally the eleventh card and Justice the eighth , but the influential Rider-Waite-Smith deck switched the position of these two cards in order to make them a better fit with the astrological correspondences worked out by the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn , under which the eighth card is associated with Leo and the eleventh with Libra . Today many decks use this numbering , particularly in the English-speaking world . Both placements are considered valid . Prior to the 17th century , the trumps were simply part of a special card deck used for gaming and gambling . There may have been allegorical and cultural significance attached to them , but beyond that , the trumps originally had little mystical or magical import . Esotericism . In the hands of Freemasons , Protestant clerics , and the nobility of the day , the tarot became a `` bible of bibles '' , an esoteric repository of all the significant truths of creation . The trend was started by prominent freemason and Protestant cleric Antoine Court de Gébelin who suggested that the tarot had an ancient Egyptian origin , and mystic divine and kabbalastic significance . A contemporary of his , the Comte de Mellet , added to Court de Gébelin 's claims by suggesting ( attacked as being erroneous ) that the tarot was associated with Gypsies and was in fact the imprinted book of Hermes Trismegistus . These claims were continued by Etteilla . Etteilla is primarily recognized as the founder and propagator of the divinatory tarot , but he also participated in the propagation of the occult tarot by claiming the tarot had an ancient Egyptian origin and was an account of the creation of the world and a book of eternal medicine . Éliphas Lévi revitalized the occult tarot by associating it with the mystical Kabbalah and making it a `` prime ingredient in magical lore '' . As Decker , Depaulis , and Dummett note , `` it is to him ( Lévi ) that we owe its ( the Tarot 's ) widespread acceptance as a means of discovering hidden truths and as a document of the occult ... Lévi 's writings formed the channel through which the Western tradition of magic flowed down to modern times . '' As the following quote by P. D. Ouspensky shows , the association of the tarot with Hermetic , kabbalastic , magical mysteries continued at least to the early 20th century . Claims such as those initiated by early freemasons today find their way into academic discourse . Semetsky , for example , explains that tarot makes it possible to mediate between humanity and the godhead , or between god/spirit/consciousness and profane human existence . Nicholson uses the tarot to illustrate the deep wisdom of feminist theology . Santarcangeli informs us of the wisdom of the fool and Nichols speaks about the archetypal power of individuation boiling beneath the powerful surface of the tarot archetypes . Fortune telling . In the popular mind , tarot is indelibly associated with divination , fortune telling , or cartomancy . Tarot was not invented as a mystical or magical tool of divination . The association of the tarot with cartomantic practice is coincident with its uptake by Freemasons as a fountain of eternal , divine wisdom . Indeed , it was the very same people publishing esoteric commentary of the magical , mystery tarot ( e.g . Antoine Court de Gébelin and the Comte de Mellet ) that also published commentary on the divinatory tarot . Be that as it may , there is a distinct line of development of the cartomantic tarot that occurs in parallel with the imposition of hermetic mysteries on the formerly mundane pack of cards , but that can usefully be distinguished . It was the Comte de Mellet who initiated this development by suggesting that ancient Egyptians had used the tarot for fortune telling and provides a method purportedly used in ancient Egypt . Following MCM , Etteilla brought the cartomantic tarot dramatically forward by inventing a method of cartomancy , assigning a divinatory meaning to each of the cards ( both upright and reversed ) , publishing `` La Cartonomancie français '' ( a book detailing the method ) , and creating the first tarot decks exclusively intended for cartomantic practice . Etteilla 's original method was designed to work with a common pack of cards known as the piquet pack . It was not until 1783 , two years after Antoine Court de Gébelin published `` Le Monde Primitif '' that he turned his cartomantic expertise to the development of a cartomantic method using the standard ( i.e . Marseilles ) tarot deck . His expertise was formalized with the publication of the book `` Maniere de se récréer avec le jeu de cartes nommées tarots '' and the creation of a society for tarot cartomancy , the Société littéraire des associés libres des interprètes du liver de Thot . The society subsequently went on to publish `` Dictionnaire synonimique du Livere de Thot '' , a book that `` systematically tabulated all the possible meanings which each card could bear , when upright and reversed . '' Following Ettielle , tarot cartomancy was moved forward by Marie-Anne Adelaid Lenormand ( 1768-1830 ) and others . Lenormand was the most famous and was the first cartomancer to the stars , claiming to be the confidante of Empress Josephine and other local luminaries . She was so popular , and cartomancy with tarot became so well established in France following her work , that a special deck entitled the `` Grand Jeu de Mlle Lenormand '' was released in her name two years after her death . This was followed by many other specially designed cartomantic tarot decks , mostly based on Ettielle 's Egyptian symbolism , but some providing other ( for example biblical or medieval ) flavors as well . Tarot as a cartomantic and divinatory tool is well established and new books expounding the mystical utility of the cartomantic tarot are published all the time . Mysticism . Christian attempts to give authority to his analysis by falsely attributing an account of ancient Egyptian initiation rites to Iamblichus , but it is clear that if there is any initiatory relevance to the tarot trumps it is Christian who is the source of that information . Nevertheless , Christian 's fabricated history of tarot initiation are quickly reinforced with the formation of an occult journal in 1889 entitled `` L'Initiation '' , the publication of an essay by Oswald Wirth in Papus 's book `` Le Tarot des Bohémiens '' that states that the tarot is nothing less than the sacred book of occult initiation , the publication of book by François-Charles Barlet entitled , not surprisingly , `` L'Initiation '' , and the publication of `` Le Tarot des Bohémians '' by Dr. Papus ( a.k.a . Dr. Gérard Encausse ) . Subsequent to this activity the initiatory relevance of the tarot was firmly established in the minds of occult practitioners . The emergence of the tarot as an initiatory masterpiece was coincident with , and fit perfectly into , the flowering of initiatory esoteric orders and secret brotherhoods during the middle of the 19th century . For example , Marquis Stanislas de Guaita ( 1861–1897 ) founded the Cabalistic Order of the Rosy Cross in 1888 along with several key commentators on the initiatory tarot ( e.g . Dr Papus , François-Charles Barlet , and Joséphin Péladin ) . These orders placed great emphasis on secrets , advancing through the grades , and initiatory tests and so it is not surprising that , already having the tarot to hand , they read into the tarot initiatory significance . Doing so not only lent an air of divine , mystical , and ancient authority to their practices but allowed them to continue to expound on the magical , mystical , significance of the presumably ancient and hermetic tarot . Be that as it may the activity established the tarot 's significance as a device and book of initiation not only in the minds of occult practitioners , but also ( as we will see below ) in the minds of new age practitioners , Jungian psychologists , and general academics . Current context . The history of the tarot and the tarot arcana is the history of Western esotericists and freemasons writing hermetic , cartomantic , cabbalistic , and gnostic significance onto a thing that was originally nothing but a game of cards . The standard skeptical approach dismisses tarot as a self-delusional failure , as Michael Dummett does . While no historical evidence may be invoked to justify any of the esotericists ' claims made for tarot during the course of its 200-year evolution , the notion that the tarot has occult , mystical , cartomantic , and magical significance has persisted to the present day , where it enjoys a certain degree of popularity and acceptance among believers . Such believers say the tarot is variously a tool for therapy , something that can facilitate the process of `` individuation '' , an instrument capable of `` heal [ ing the ] human psyche and lift [ ing the ] human spirit '' , even offering transcendence , transformation , and self-awareness . Among the more sophisticated apologists for tarot , the claimed understandings are sometimes connected to Jung 's equivocal statement about tarot : `` If one wants to form a picture of the symbolic process , the series of pictures found in alchemy are good examples ... It also seems as if the set of pictures in the Tarot cards were distantly descended from the archetypes of transformation . '' In modern culture , the deck is used in many ways . The boss characters in the video game series `` The House of the Dead '' are named after individual cards in the sequence . The Tarot deck is also used in modern computer game series Shin Megami Tensei , and spin-off Persona series . The games use the major arcana to sort different mythical beings into categories , and also have in world characters represent specific cards . Persona 5 for example has a character represent of the Major arcana in game , with the exception of The World And , going further , Persona 3 uses the minor arcana suits of swords , wands , coins and cups to represent the likelihood of a weapon , money , health or experience points being dropped after battle . These are some of its many references to JoJo 's Bizarre Adventure , specifically the third part , Stardust Crusaders , that used the arcana for the first 21 Stands , and the final stand , The World . There is also the Arcana Force Deck archetype from Yu-Gi-Oh ! that offers a massive advantage to the player if they can get the correct coin toss results .
The Women ( 1939 film ) . `` The Women '' is a 1939 American comedy-drama film directed by George Cukor . The film is based on Clare Boothe Luce 's play of the same name , and was adapted for the screen by Anita Loos and Jane Murfin , who had to make the film acceptable for the Production Code for it to be released . The film stars Norma Shearer , Joan Crawford , Rosalind Russell , Paulette Goddard , Joan Fontaine , Lucile Watson , Mary Boland , Florence Nash , and Virginia Grey , as well as Marjorie Main and Phyllis Povah , the last two of whom reprised their stage roles from the play . Ruth Hussey , Virginia Weidler , Butterfly McQueen , and Hedda Hopper also appeared in smaller roles . Fontaine was the last surviving actress with a credited role in the film ; she died in 2013 . The film continued the play 's all-female tradition—the entire cast of more than 130 speaking roles was female . Set in the glamorous Manhattan apartments of high society evoked by Cedric Gibbons , and in Reno , Nevada , where they obtain their divorces , it presents an acidic commentary on the pampered lives and power struggles of various rich , bored wives and other women they come into contact with . Throughout `` The Women '' , not a single male is seen — although the males are much talked about , and the central theme is the women 's relationships with them . Lesbianism is intimated in the portrayal of only one character , Nancy Blake ( `` I am an old maid , a frozen asset. '' ) . The attention to detail was such that even in props such as portraits , only female figures are represented , and several animals which appeared as pets were also female . The only exceptions are a poster-drawing clearly of a bull in the fashion show segment , a framed portrait of Stephen Haines as a boy , a figurine on Mary 's night stand , and an ad on the back of the magazine Peggy reads at Mary 's house before lunch . Filmed in black and white , it includes a 6-minute fashion parade filmed in Technicolor , featuring Adrian 's most `` outré `` designs ; often cut in modern screenings , it has been restored by Turner Classic Movies . On DVD , the original black-and-white fashion show , which is a different take , is available for the first time . Plot . `` The Women '' follows the lives of Manhattan women , focusing in particular on Mary Haines , the cheerful , contented wife of Stephen and mother of Little Mary . After a bit of gossip flies around the salon these wealthy women visit , Mary 's cousin Sylvia Fowler goes to a salon to get the newest , exclusive nail color : Jungle Red . She learns from a manicurist that Mary 's husband has been having an affair with a predatory perfume counter girl named Crystal Allen . A notorious gossip , Sylvia delights in sharing the news with Mary 's friends ; she sets up Mary with an appointment with the same manicurist so that she hears the rumor about Stephen 's infidelity . While Mary 's mother urges her to ignore the gossip , Mary begins to have her own suspicions about her husband 's increasingly frequent claims that he needs to work late . She decides to travel to Bermuda with her mother to think about the situation and hope the rumors will fade . Upon her return , Mary heads to a fashion show and learns that Crystal is in attendance , trying on clothes in a dressing room . Mary , at Sylvia 's insistence , confronts her about the affair , but Crystal is completely unapologetic and slyly suggests that Mary keep the status quo unless she wants to lose Stephen in a divorce . Heartbroken and humiliated , Mary leaves quickly . The gossip continues , exacerbated by Sylvia and her friend Edith , who turns the affair into a public scandal by recounting Sylvia 's version of the story to a notorious gossip columnist . Mary chooses to divorce her husband despite his efforts to convince her to stay . As she is packing to leave for Reno , Mary explains the divorce to Little Mary . On the train to Reno , where she will get her divorce , Mary meets several women with the same destination and purpose : the dramatic , extravagant Countess de Lave ; Miriam Aarons , a tough-cookie chorus girl ; and , to her surprise , her friend Peggy Day , a shy young woman . Mary and her new friends settle in at a Reno ranch , where they get plenty of unsolicited advice from Lucy , the gruffly warm-hearted woman who runs the ranch . The Countess tells tales of her multiple husbands and seems to have found another prospect in Reno , a cowboy named Buck Winston . Miriam reveals she has been having an affair with Sylvia Fowler 's husband and plans to marry him . Peggy , who has discovered that she is pregnant , is urged to call her husband , resolve their misunderstanding , and end the divorce proceedings . She succeeds . Sylvia arrives at the ranch , now that her husband has requested a divorce ( `` Well , girls : move over '' ) . When she discovers that Miriam is to become the new Mrs. Fowler , a catfight ensues . Mary succeeds in breaking up the fight . Miriam convinces her that she , too , should forget her pride , get her husband on the phone , and try to patch things up before their divorce becomes legal in a few hours . Before Mary can decide , it rings — the call is from Stephen , who informs Mary that Crystal and he have just been married . Two years pass . At the Haines apartment , Crystal , now Mrs. Haines , is taking a bubble bath and talking on the phone to her lover , who turns out to be Buck Winston , now the husband of the Countess and a successful radio star . Little Mary overhears the conversation before being shooed away by Crystal , who , not surprisingly , has no time or patience for the child . Sylvia figures out with whom Crystal has been speaking and is having an affair . Still an unrelenting gossip , Sylvia tucks this information away for later use . Mary hosts a dinner for her Reno friends to celebrate the two-year anniversary of the Countess and Buck , after which the Countess , Miriam , and Peggy go to a nightclub and urge Mary to come along . Mary decides to stay home . She chats with Little Mary , who inadvertently reveals how unhappy Stephen is and mentions Crystal 's `` lovey dovey '' talk with Buck on the telephone . This news changes Mary 's mind about the party . She gets dressed up , intent on fighting to get her ex back : `` I 've had two years to grow claws , Mother -- Jungle Red ! '' At the nightclub ( in the ladies ' room ) , Mary worms the details of the affair out of Sylvia , then makes sure that a gossip columnist ( played by a real-life one , Hedda Hopper ) is alerted to it . Mary tells the Countess that her husband Buck has been having an affair with Crystal , then informs Crystal that everyone knows what she has been doing . Crystal does not care and tells Mary she can have Stephen back , since she will now have Buck to support her . The Countess reveals that she has been funding Buck 's radio career and that with Crystal , he will be penniless and out of a job . Crystal resigns herself to the fact that she will be heading back to the perfume counter , adding : `` And by the way , there 's a name for you ladies , but it is n't used in high society -- outside of a kennel . '' Mary , triumphant , heads out the door and up the stairs to win back Stephen , who is waiting for her . Production . In January 1937 , producers Harry M. Goetz and Max Gordon bought the film rights to the play for $ 125,000 and planned on turning it into a Claudette Colbert vehicle , with Gregory LaCava as the director . In March 1938 , Norma Shearer and Carole Lombard were in negotiations to star . In November 1938 , it was announced Jane Murfin was busy writing the film 's screenplay at MGM . Virginia Weidler was cast on April 24 , 1939 . F. Scott Fitzgerald worked on the script early on in the process , but was uncredited . Cast member Florence Nash 's sister Mary Nash had starred in a 1911 play called `` The Woman '' . Technicolor sequence . `` The Women '' has one color sequence by Technicolor , a scene featuring a fashion show . When interviewed by TCM host Robert Osborne , director George Cukor stated that he did not like the sequence and that he wanted to remove it from the film . Reception . The film was commercially successful and was cited as one of the best of the year . Although it received no Academy Award nominations , many critics now describe it as one of the major films of what was a stellar year in Hollywood film production . On Rotten Tomatoes , `` The Women '' holds a 91 % `` Fresh '' rating . Box office . According to MGM records the film earned $ 1,610,000 in the US and Canada and $ 660,000 elsewhere but because of its high production cost ultimately incurred a loss of $ 262,000 . However , the film was re-released in 1947 and earned a small profit of $ 52,000 . Cultural impact . In 2007 , `` The Women '' was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being `` culturally , historically , or aesthetically significant '' . Actress Anna Kendrick considers the film to be her favorite film to watch , calling it “ a wildly funny all female cast and a female writer . I revisit it almost every year and my appreciation for the performances and the writing grows. ” She later reiterated her love for the film , several years later . Parody . On his November 5 , 1939 radio broadcast , Jack Benny presented a sketch parody of `` The Women '' with all the male cast members in female roles and Mary Livingstone as the announcer . Remakes . It was remade as a 1956 musical comedy titled `` The Opposite Sex '' , starring June Allyson , Joan Collins , and Ann Miller . In 1960 , MGM toyed with the idea of doing an all-male remake of `` The Women '' which would have been entitled , `` Gentlemen 's Club '' . Like the female version , this would have involved an all masculine cast and the plot would have involved a man ( Jeffrey Hunter ) who recently discovers among his friends that his wife is having an affair with another man ( Earl Holliman ) and after going to Reno to file for divorce and begin a new life , he later finds himself doing what he can to rectify matters later on when he discovers that the other man is only interested in money and position and he decides to win his true love back again . Although nothing ever came of this , it would have consisted of the following ensemble : Jeffrey Hunter ( Martin Heal ) , Earl Holliman ( Christopher Allen ) , Tab Hunter ( Simon Fowler ) , Lew Ayres ( Count Vancott ) , Robert Wagner ( Mitchell Aarons ) , James Garner ( Peter Day ) , Jerry Mathers ( Little Martin ) , James Stewart ( Mr . Heal ) , Ronald Reagan ( Larry ) , Troy Donahue ( Norman Blake ) , and Stuart Whitman ( Oliver , the bartender who spills the beans about the illicit affair ) . In 1977 it was remade by Rainer Werner Fassbinder for German television as `` Women in New York '' . In 2008 , Diane English wrote and directed a remake of the same title , her feature film directorial debut . The comedy starred Meg Ryan , Eva Mendes , Annette Bening , Jada Pinkett Smith , Bette Midler , and Debra Messing , and was released in 2008 by Picturehouse Entertainment , a sister company to Warner Bros. ( the current owners of the 1939 version through Turner Entertainment ) . It holds a 13 % rating on Rotten Tomatoes .
Kruszewo , Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship . Kruszewo ( ) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Biała Piska , within Pisz County , Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship , in northern Poland . It lies approximately north-east of Biała Piska , east of Pisz , and east of the regional capital Olsztyn . Before 1945 the area was part of Germany ( East Prussia ) . The village has a population of 120 .
The Schoolgirl 's Diary . `` The Schoolgirl 's Diary '' ( or `` The Journal of a Schoolgirl '' ) is a 2007 North Korean film directed by Jang In-hak . It debuted at the 2006 Pyongyang Film Festival as one of two films produced domestically that year , and was released in France at the end of 2007 . According to Radio Free Asia , the movie has been banned in North Korea in July 2016 . Plot . The film depicts a North Korean teenager 's struggle to understand her father 's devotion to his country , and to scientific achievement at the expense of his own family 's happiness . Spending the vast majority of his time at work as a computer engineer in a distant town , he leaves his two daughters , wife , and mother-in-law to live in their dilapidated rural home . In questioning her father 's values , the rebellious teen begins to defy her mother , a hardworking librarian who spends her evenings translating scientific articles for her absentee husband . The protagonist realizes how selfish she has been only after her father makes a major breakthrough in his scientific research and is lavished with praise for his self-sacrifice and devotion to the state .
Château du Kagenfels . The Château du Kagenfels ( also known as `` Kaguenfels '' ou `` Kagenburg '' ) is a ruined castle situated in the Forest of Obernai , in the `` commune '' of Ottrott in the Bas-Rhin `` département '' of France . It was constructed in the 12th century . The Château du Kagenfels was built by a certain `` Kagen '' who gave his name to the castle . The castle appears on the French Ministry of Culture database and is described as being in a poor state , but has no official protection as a `` monument historique '' . It is constructed largely of granite . A programme of restoration is underway . History . The castle was constructed in 1262 by Albrecht von Kage ( Albert de Kage ) , Ministerialis of the Bishop of Strasbourg . The castle passed successively to the nobles of Hohenstein , then to Utenheim and Ramstein , who sold it in 1559 to Lucas Wischbech ( Luc Wisebock ) who repaired and enlarged it . In 1563 , the town of Obernai bought it . It was destroyed during the Thirty Years War and is recorded as ruins in 1664 .
Malletiidae . Malletiidae is a family of bivalves in the order Nuculanoida .
Jógvan Skorheim . Jógvan Skorheim ( born 16 June 1982 in Klaksvík ) is a Faroese business man and politician ( Self-Government Party ( Sjálvstýrisflokkurin ) . He is the leader of Self-Government Party ( Sjálvstýrisflokkurin ) since 9 April 2015 . Skorheim has been working as a salesman for Idé Møblar in Tórshavn and Vøruhúsið in Klaksvík and as a marketing manager at the EL-IN in Klaksvík . Political career . Skorheim was leader of Unga Sjálvstýri until 2011 . He has been a member of the town council of Klaksvík since 1 January 2009 , and deputy mayor , chairman of Culture Affairs , deputy chairman of Finance Committee and member of Technical Committee from 1 January 2009 until 31 December 2012 . Since 1 January 2013 he is the mayor of Klaksvík representing Self-Government Party ( Sjálvstýrisflokkurin ) , together with Tjóðveldi and Javnaðarflokkurin . At the parliamentary election in 2011 , the Self-Government Party got one member elected , Kári P. Højgaard was elected with 317 votes and Skorheim became his deputy member with 245 votes . Højgaard was minister of internal affairs , and Skorheim took seat in the parliament from 14 November 2011 until 31 December 2012 , this period he was member of the Commerce Committee . Three weeks after Skorheim was elected as mayor of Klaksvík on 1 January 2013 , he took leave from the parliament from 22 January 2013 , instead Kristianna Winther Poulsen took seat in the Løgting for six months , after that Skorheim took seat again in the Løgting . Skorheim left the parliament again in September 2013 when the prime minister sacked Højgaard on 5 September 2013 because of the Eysturoy-tunnel-case and took seat again in the parliament . On 9 April 2015 Højgaard withdraw as the leader of the party because he was concerned about the judge examination of the Eysturoy-tunnel-case , and Skorheim became new leader .
Migrasiya . Migrasiýa is a men 's volleyball team based in Ashgabat , Turkmenistan . Club of State Migration Service of Turkmenistan . It played in Turkmenistan Volleyball Championship . It represented Turkmenistan at the 2012 , 2014 and 2015 Asian Men 's Club Volleyball Championship . `` Migrasiýa '' means `` migration '' in Turkmen . Current squad . http : //www.asianvolleyball.org/upfile/bulletin/files/201404/1551305785_1397037291.pdf
SMARCD3 . SWI/SNF-related matrix-associated actin-dependent regulator of chromatin subfamily D member 3 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the `` SMARCD3 '' gene . Function . The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the SWI/SNF family of proteins , whose members display helicase and ATPase activities and which are thought to regulate transcription of certain genes by altering the chromatin structure around those genes . The encoded protein is part of the large ATP-dependent chromatin remodeling complex SNF/SWI and has sequence similarity to the yeast Swp73 protein . Multiple alternatively spliced transcript variants have been found for this gene . Mutually exclusive incorporation of the variants into the larger SWI/SNF complex are thought to direct the complex to remodel particular sites in chromatin , leading to alterations in gene activity that dictate cell behavior or differentiation during development and disease .
Dianne Chandler . Dianne Chandler ( born December 31 , 1946 in Berwyn , Illinois ) is an American model who served as both a `` Playboy '' Playmate of the Month and as a Playboy Bunny . She was Miss September 1966 ; her centerfold was photographed by Pompeo Posar .
Ardnaree Sarsfields GAA . Ardnaree Sarsfields GAA is a Gaelic football club located in Ballina , County Mayo . The club competes in competitions organized by Mayo GAA county board and is a member of the North division . History . The club was founded in 1949. Notable players . Joe Corcoran played with Ardnaree Sarsfields with great distinction and for many is the most recognised former player . Joe Corcoran won 2 county junior titles with Ardnaree Sarsfields ( 1959 and 1971 ) and a national football league title with Mayo in 1970 . Joe Corcoran was the long-time record scorer for the Mayo senior team with 19-360 ( 417 points ) until 2012 when Conor Mortimer surpassed his total . Joe Corcoran also served as a Club President , manager and selector over his years of service to Ardnaree Sarsfields John_Forde - Double All-Ireland Senior Football winner with Mayo 1950 and 1951 . John_Forde also served as Club President for Ardnaree Sarsfields . Fr . Peter Quinn - Double All-Ireland Senior Football winner with Mayo 1950 and 1951
Paraguay Practical Shooting Association . The Paraguay Practical Shooting Association , `` Spanish '' Club Paraguayo de Tiro Practico , is the Paraguayan association for practical shooting under the International Practical Shooting Confederation .
List of AFL debuts in 2011 . This is a list of players who made their Australian Football League ( AFL ) debut in a senior AFL match to date during the 2011 AFL season . In addition to those players making their AFL-level debuts , some players have made their debuts for a new club following a trade or re-drafting are also listed below in a separate table . A senior AFL match is an Australian rules football match between two clubs that are , or have been in the past , members of the AFL . A senior AFL match is played under the laws of Australian football , and includes regular season matches , as well as finals series matches . It does not include pre-season competition matches , interstate matches or international rules football matches . The list is arranged in the order in which each player made his debut for a club in a senior AFL match . Where more than one player made his debut in the same match , those players are listed alphabetically by surname . AFL debuts . A total of 132 players made their début in the Australian Football League in 2011 . The new played 34 new players and helped make 2011 the highest number of début players since and both joined the league in 1987 . Each of the top 10 draft picks and 29 of the first 33 selections in the 2010 AFL Draft made their début .
Aluminia . Aluminia was a Danish factory of faience or earthenware pottery , established in Copenhagen in 1863 . In 1882 , the owners of Aluminia purchased the Royal Copenhagen porcelain factory . The factories were operated independently under their respective trade names until 1969 , when the use of the Aluminia name was ended . Since then the products have been sold under the mark In modern times , the Aluminia factory is best known for the `` Blue Line '' dinner service , introduced in 1964 and production was stopped by end of year 2010 .
I 'm a Big Girl Now . `` I 'm a Big Girl Now '' is an American sitcom that aired on ABC from October 31 , 1980 until May 8 , 1981 . The series , from `` Soap '' creator Susan Harris and producers Paul Junger Witt and Tony Thomas , was created and developed as a starring vehicle for Diana Canova , in an attempt to capitalize on her success playing Corinne Tate Flotsky on `` Soap '' . The theme song , `` I 'm a Big Girl Now '' , words by Leslie Bricusse and music by George Aliceson Tipton , is sung by Canova . Synopsis . Canova starred as Diana Cassidy , a young divorcee and mother who , along with her daughter Becky , moves back home with her recently single father Benjamin , played by Danny Thomas .
Poropterus . `` Poropterus '' is a genus of beetle belonging to the family Curculionidae .
List of youth world records in Olympic weightlifting . The following are the Youth world records in Olympic weightlifting . They are the best results set in competition by athletes aged 13 to 17 throughout the entire calendar year of the performance . Records are maintained in each weight class for the snatch , clean and jerk , and the total for both by the International Weightlifting Federation .
The Manpower ! ! ! is the twenty-fifth single of Japanese pop idol group Morning Musume . It also served as the last single of the last founding member of the group Kaori Iida . It was released on January 19 , 2005 . There are two editions of the single . The limited edition was wrapped in a special package and had five photo cards with catalog number EPCE-5348 . The regular edition has a catalog number EPCE-5349 and was contained with one photo card of the group on its first pressing . On the same date , the Single V DVD of the single was released . It is stated on the DVD that featured videos has an aspect image of 4:3 , but are actually in widescreen . Overview . The song was the first official cheer song of the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles . It was written by producer Tsunku . Track listings . All lyrics are written by Tsunku .
Conversion therapy . Conversion therapy is the pseudoscientific practice of trying to change an individual 's sexual orientation from homosexual or bisexual to heterosexual using psychological or spiritual interventions . There is virtually no reliable evidence that sexual orientation can be changed and medical bodies warn that conversion therapy practices are ineffective and potentially harmful . Nevertheless , advocates and proponents do provide anecdotal reports of people who claim some degree of success in becoming heterosexual . Medical , scientific , and government organizations in the United States and United Kingdom have expressed concern over conversion therapy and consider it potentially harmful . Various legal jurisdictions in Asia , Europe , Oceania , and the Americas have passed laws against conversion therapy . The American Psychiatric Association ( APA ) opposes psychiatric treatment `` based upon the assumption that homosexuality `` per se '' is a mental disorder or based upon the `` a priori '' assumption that a patient should change his/her sexual homosexual orientation '' and describes attempts to change sexual orientation by practitioners as unethical . It also states that debates over the integration of gay and lesbian people have obscured science `` by calling into question the motives and even the character of individuals on both sides of the issue '' and that the advancement of conversion therapy may cause social harm by disseminating unscientific views about sexual orientation . United States Surgeon General David Satcher in 2001 issued a report stating that `` there is no valid scientific evidence that sexual orientation can be changed '' . The highest-profile advocates of conversion therapy today tend to be fundamentalist Christian groups and other organizations which use a religious justification for the therapy rather than speaking of homosexuality as `` a disease '' . The main organization advocating secular forms of conversion therapy is the National Association for Research & Therapy of Homosexuality ( NARTH ) , which often partners with religious groups . Techniques used in conversion therapy prior to 1981 in the United States and Western Europe included ice-pick lobotomies ; chemical castration with hormonal treatment ; aversive treatments , such as `` the application of electric shock to the hands and/or genitals '' ; `` nausea-inducing drugs ... administered simultaneously with the presentation of homoerotic stimuli '' ; and masturbatory reconditioning . More recent clinical techniques used in the United States have been limited to counseling , visualization , social skills training , psychoanalytic therapy , and spiritual interventions such as `` prayer and group support and pressure '' , though there are some reports of aversive treatments through unlicensed practice as late as the 1990s . The term reparative therapy has been used as a synonym for conversion therapy in general , but it has been argued that strictly speaking it refers to a specific kind of therapy associated with the psychologists Elizabeth Moberly and Joseph Nicolosi . History . The history of conversion therapy can be divided broadly into three periods : an early Freudian period ; a period of mainstream approval of conversion therapy , when the mental health establishment became the `` primary superintendent '' of sexuality ; and a post-Stonewall period where the mainstream medical profession disavowed conversion therapy . During the earliest parts of psychoanalytic history , analysts granted that homosexuality was non-pathological in certain cases , and the ethical question of whether it ought to be changed was discussed . By the 1920s analysts assumed that homosexuality was pathological and that attempts to treat it were appropriate , although psychoanalytic opinion about changing homosexuality was largely pessimistic . Those forms of homosexuality that were considered perversions were usually held to be incurable . Analysts ' tolerant statements about homosexuality arose from recognition of the difficulty of achieving change . Beginning in the 1930s and continuing for roughly twenty years , major changes occurred in how analysts viewed homosexuality , which involved a shift in the rhetoric of analysts , some of whom felt free to ridicule and abuse their gay patients . Sigmund Freud . Sigmund Freud was a physician and the founder of psychoanalysis . Freud stated that homosexuality could sometimes be removed through hypnotic suggestion , and was influenced by Eugen Steinach , a Viennese endocrinologist who transplanted testicles from straight men into gay men in attempts to change their sexual orientation , stating that his research had `` thrown a strong light on the organic determinants of homo-eroticism '' . Freud cautioned that Steinach 's operations would not necessarily make possible a therapy that could be generally applied , arguing that such transplant procedures would be effective in changing homosexuality in men only in cases in which it was strongly associated with physical characteristics typical of women , and that probably no similar therapy could be applied to lesbianism . Steinach 's method was doomed to failure because the immune system rejects transplanted glands , and was eventually exposed as ineffective and often harmful . Freud 's main discussion of female homosexuality was the 1920 paper `` The Psychogenesis of a Case of Homosexuality in a Woman '' , which described his analysis of a young woman who had entered therapy because her parents were concerned that she was a lesbian . Her father wanted this condition changed . In Freud 's view , the prognosis was unfavourable because of the circumstances under which she entered therapy , and because homosexuality was not an illness or neurotic conflict . Freud wrote that changing homosexuality was difficult and possible only under unusually favourable conditions , observing that `` in general to undertake to convert a fully developed homosexual into a heterosexual does not offer much more prospect of success than the reverse '' . Success meant making heterosexual feeling possible , not eliminating homosexual feelings . Gay people could seldom be convinced that heterosexual sex would provide them with the same pleasure they derived from homosexual sex . Patients often wanted to become heterosexual for reasons Freud considered superficial , including fear of social disapproval , an insufficient motive for change . Some might have no real desire to become heterosexual , seeking treatment only to convince themselves that they had done everything possible to change , leaving them free to return to homosexuality after the failure they expected . Sándor Ferenczi . Sándor Ferenczi was an influential psychoanalyst . Ferenczi hoped to cure some kinds of homosexuality completely , but was content in practice with reducing what he considered gay men 's hostility to women , along with the urgency of their homosexual desires , and with helping them to become attracted to and potent with women . In his view , a gay man who was confused about his sexual identity and felt himself to be `` a woman with the wish to be loved by a man '' was not a promising candidate for cure . Ferenczi believed that complete cures of homosexuality might become possible in the future when psychoanalytic technique had been improved . Anna Freud . Daughter of Sigmund Freud , Anna Freud became an influential psychoanalytic theorist in the UK . Anna Freud reported the successful treatment of homosexuals as neurotics in a series of unpublished lectures . In 1949 she published `` Some Clinical Remarks Concerning the Treatment of Cases of Male Homosexuality '' in the `` International Journal of Psychoanalysis '' . In her view , it was important to pay attention to the interaction of passive and active homosexual fantasies and strivings , the original interplay of which prevented adequate identification with the father . The patient should be told that his choice of a passive partner allows him to enjoy a passive or receptive mode , while his choice of an active partner allows him to recapture his lost masculinity . She claimed that these interpretations would reactivate repressed castration anxieties , and childhood narcissistic grandiosity and its complementary fear of dissolving into nothing during heterosexual intercourse would come with the renewal of heterosexual potency . Anna Freud in 1951 published `` Clinical Observations on the Treatment of Male Homosexuality '' in `` The Psychoanalytic Quarterly '' and `` Homosexuality '' in the `` American Psychoanalytic Association ( APsaA ) Bulletin '' . In these articles , she insisted on the attainment of full object-love of the opposite sex as a requirement for cure of homosexuality . In 1951 she gave a lecture about treatment of homosexuality which was criticised by Edmund Bergler , who emphasised the oral fears of patients and minimized the importance of the phallic castration fears she had discussed . Anna Freud recommended in 1956 to a journalist who was preparing an article about psychoanalysis for `` The Observer '' of London that she not quote Freud 's letter to the American mother , on the grounds that `` nowadays we can cure many more homosexuals than was thought possible in the beginning . The other reason is that readers may take this as a confirmation that all analysis can do is to convince patients that their defects or 'immoralities ' do not matter and that they should be happy with them . That would be unfortunate . '' Melanie Klein . Melanie Klein was a pupil of Ferenczi . Her seminal book `` The Psycho-Analysis of Children '' , based on lectures given to the British Psychoanalytical Society in the 1920s , was published in 1932 . Klein claimed that entry into the Oedipus Complex is based on mastery of primitive anxiety from the oral and anal stages . If these tasks are not performed properly , developments in the Oedipal stage will be unstable . Complete analysis of patients with such unstable developments would require uncovering these early concerns . The analysis of homosexuality required dealing with paranoid trends based on the oral stage . `` The Psycho-Analysis of Children '' ends with the analysis of Mr. B. , a gay man . Klein claimed that he illustrated pathologies that enter into all forms of homosexuality : a gay man idealizes `` the good penis '' of his partner to allay the fear of attack he feels due to having projected his paranoid hatred onto the imagined `` bad penis '' of his mother as an infant . She stated that Mr . B . 's homosexual behaviour diminished after he overcame his need to adore the `` good penis '' of an idealized man . This was made possible by his recovering his belief in the good mother and his ability to sexually gratify her with his good penis and plentiful semen . Vote by European parliament in March 2018 . In March 2018 , a majority of 435 against 109 representatives in the European parliament passed a resolution condemning conversion therapy and urging European Union member states to ban the practice . 20th century . Psychoanalysis started to receive recognition in the United States in 1909 , when Sigmund Freud delivered a series of lectures at Clark University in Massachusetts at the invitation of G. Stanley Hall . In 1913 , Abraham Brill wrote `` The Conception of Homosexuality '' , which he published in the `` Journal of the American Medical Association '' and read before the American Medical Association 's annual meeting . Brill criticised physical treatments for homosexuality such as bladder washing , rectal massage , and castration , along with hypnosis , but referred approvingly to Freud and Sadger 's use of psychoanalysis , calling its results `` very gratifying '' . Since Brill understood curing homosexuality as restoring heterosexual potency , he claimed that he had cured his patients in several cases , even though many remained homosexual . Wilhelm Stekel , an Austrian , published his views on treatment of homosexuality , which he considered a disease , in the American `` Psychoanalytic Review '' in 1930 . Stekel believed that `` success was fairly certain '' in changing homosexuality through psychoanalysis provided that it was performed correctly and the patient wanted to be treated . In 1932 , `` The Psychoanalytic Quarterly '' published a translation of Helene Deutsch 's paper `` On Female Homosexuality '' . Deutsch reported her analysis of a lesbian , who did not become heterosexual as a result of treatment , but who managed to achieve a `` positive libidinal relationship '' with another woman . Deutsch indicated that she would have considered heterosexuality a better outcome . Edmund Bergler was the most important psychoanalytic theorist of homosexuality in the 1950s . He was vociferous in his opposition to Alfred Kinsey . Kinsey 's work , and its reception , led Bergler to develop his own theories for treatment , which were essentially to `` blame the victim '' , in the evaluation of Jennifer Terry , associate professor of Woman 's Studies . Bergler claimed that if gay people wanted to change , and the right therapeutic approach was taken , then they could be cured in 90 % of cases . Bergler used confrontational therapy in which gay people were punished in order to make them aware of their masochism . Bergler openly violated professional ethics to achieve this , breaking patient confidentiality in discussing the cases of patients with other patients , bullying them , calling them liars and telling them they were worthless . He insisted that gay people could be cured . Bergler confronted Kinsey because Kinsey thwarted the possibility of cure by presenting homosexuality as an acceptable way of life , which was the basis of the gay rights activism of the time . Bergler popularised his views in the United States in the 1950s using magazine articles and books aimed at non-specialists . In 1951 , the mother who wrote to Freud asking him to treat her son sent Freud 's response to the `` American Journal of Psychiatry '' , in which it was published . The 1952 first edition of the American Psychiatric Association 's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders ( DSM-I ) classified homosexuality as a mental disorder . During the three decades between Freud 's death in 1939 and the Stonewall riots in 1969 , conversion therapy received approval from most of the psychiatric establishment in the United States . In 1962 , Irving Bieber `` et al . '' published ' , in which they concluded that `` although this change may be more easily accomplished by some than by others , in our judgment a heterosexual shift is a possibility for all homosexuals who are strongly motivated to change '' . There was a riot in 1969 at the Stonewall Bar in New York after a police raid . The Stonewall riot acquired symbolic significance for the gay rights movement and came to be seen as the opening of a new phase in the struggle for gay liberation . Following these events , conversion therapy came under increasing attack . Activism against conversion therapy increasingly focused on the DSM 's designation of homosexuality as a psychopathology . In 1973 , after years of criticism from gay activists and bitter dispute among psychiatrists , the American Psychiatric Association removed homosexuality as a mental disorder from the `` Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders '' . Supporters of the change used evidence from researchers such as Kinsey and Evelyn Hooker . Psychiatrist Robert Spitzer , a member of the APA 's Committee on Nomenclature , played an important role in the events that led to this decision . Critics argued that it was a result of pressure from gay activists , and demanded a referendum among voting members of the Association . The referendum was held in 1974 and the APA 's decision was upheld by a 58 % majority . The APA removed ego-dystonic homosexuality from the DSM-III-R in 1987 and opposes the diagnosis of either homosexuality or ego-dystonic homosexuality as any type of disorder . Joseph Nicolosi had a significant role in the development of conversion therapy as early as the 1990s , publishing his first book `` Reparative Therapy of Male Homosexuality '' in 1991 . In 1992 , Nicolosi , with Charles Socarides and Benjamin Kaufman , founded the National Association for Research & Therapy of Homosexuality ( NARTH ) , an organization that opposes the mainstream medical view of homosexuality and aims to `` make effective psychological therapy available to all homosexual men and women who seek change '' . In 1998 , Christian right groups including the Family Research Council and the American Family Association spent $ 600,000 on advertising promoting conversion therapy . John Paulk and his then wife Anne featured in full-page newspaper spreads . 21st century . United States Surgeon General David Satcher in 2001 issued a report stating that `` there is no valid scientific evidence that sexual orientation can be changed '' . The same year , a study by Robert Spitzer concluded that some highly motivated individuals whose orientation is predominantly homosexual can become predominantly heterosexual with some form of reparative therapy . Spitzer based his findings on structured interviews with 200 self-selected individuals ( 143 males , 57 females ) . He told `` The Washington Post '' that the study `` shows some people can change from gay to straight , and we ought to acknowledge that '' . Spitzer 's study caused controversy and attracted media attention . Spitzer recanted his study in 2012 , and apologized to the gay community for making unproven claims of the efficacy of reparative therapy , calling it his only professional regret . The American Psychoanalytic Association spoke against NARTH in 2004 , stating `` that organization does not adhere to our policy of nondiscrimination and ... their activities are demeaning to our members who are gay and lesbian '' . The same year , a survey of members of the American Psychological Association rated reparative therapy as `` certainly discredited '' , though the authors warn that the results should be interpreted carefully as an initial step , not a final word . The American Psychological Association in 2007 convened a task force to evaluate its policies regarding reparative therapy . In 2008 , the organizers of an APA panel on the relationship between religion and homosexuality canceled the event after gay activists objected that `` conversion therapists and their supporters on the religious right use these appearances as a public relations event to try and legitimize what they do '' . In 2009 , American Psychological Association stated that it `` encourages mental health professionals to avoid misrepresenting the efficacy of sexual orientation change efforts by promoting or promising change in sexual orientation when providing assistance to individuals distressed by their own or others ' sexual orientation and concludes that the benefits reported by participants in sexual orientation change efforts can be gained through approaches that do not attempt to change sexual orientation '' . The ethics guidelines of major mental health organizations in the United States vary from cautionary statements to recommendations that ethical practitioners refrain from practicing conversion therapy ( American Psychiatric Association ) or from referring patients to those who do ( American Counseling Association ) . In a letter dated February 23 , 2011 to the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives , the Attorney General of the United States stated `` while sexual orientation carries no visible badge , a growing scientific consensus accepts that sexual orientation is a characteristic that is immutable '' . Gay rights groups and groups concerned with mental health fear reparative therapy can make depression or even suicide more likely . President Barack Obama expressed opposition to the practice in 2015 . Behavioral modification . Before the American Psychological Association 's 1973 decision to remove homosexuality from the DSM , practitioners of conversion therapy employed aversive conditioning techniques , involving electric shock and nausea-inducing drugs during presentation of same-sex erotic images . Cessation of the aversive stimuli was typically accompanied by the presentation of opposite-sex erotic images , with the objective of strengthening heterosexual feelings . In `` Aversion therapy for sexual deviation : a critical review '' , published in 1966 , M. P. Feldman claimed a 58 % cure rate , but Douglas Haldeman is skeptical that such stressful methods permit feelings of sexual responsiveness , and notes that Feldman defined success as suppression of homosexuality and increased capacity for heterosexual behavior . Another method used was the covert sensitization method , which involves instructing patients to imagine vomiting or receiving electric shocks , writing that only single case studies have been conducted , and that their results can not be generalized . Haldeman writes that behavioral conditioning studies tend to decrease homosexual feelings , but do not increase heterosexual feelings , citing Rangaswami 's `` Difficulties in arousing and increasing heterosexual responsiveness in a homosexual : A case report '' , published in 1982 , as typical in this respect . Haldeman concludes that such methods can be called torture , besides being ineffective . He writes that `` Individuals undergoing such treatments do not emerge heterosexually inclined ; rather they become shamed , conflicted , and fearful about their homosexual feelings . '' Ex-gay ministry . Some sources describe ex-gay ministries as a form of conversion therapy , while others state that ex-gay organizations and conversion therapy are distinct methods of attempting to convert gay people to heterosexuality . Ex-gay ministries have also been called transformational ministries . Some state that they do not conduct clinical treatment of any kind . Exodus International once believed reparative therapy could be a beneficial tool . The umbrella organization in the United States ceased activities in June 2013 , and the three member board issued a statement which repudiated its aims and apologized for the harm their pursuit has caused to LGBT people . The ministries that had been members formed a new organization Restored Hope Network and continue to operate as before with a renewed emphases on spiritual conversion and therapy . Psychoanalysis . Haldeman writes that psychoanalytic treatment of homosexuality is exemplified by the work of Irving Bieber `` et al . '' in `` Homosexuality : A Psychoanalytic Study of Male Homosexuals '' . They advocated long-term therapy aimed at resolving the unconscious childhood conflicts that they considered responsible for homosexuality . Haldeman notes that Bieber 's methodology has been criticized because it relied upon a clinical sample , the description of the outcomes was based upon subjective therapist impression , and follow-up data were poorly presented . Bieber reported a 27 % success rate from long-term therapy , but only 18 % of the patients in whom Bieber considered the treatment successful had been exclusively homosexual to begin with , while 50 % had been bisexual . In Haldeman 's view , this makes even Bieber 's unimpressive claims of success misleading . Haldeman discusses other psychoanalytic studies of attempts to change homosexuality . Curran and Parr 's `` Homosexuality : An analysis of 100 male cases '' , published in 1957 , reported no significant increase in heterosexual behavior . Mayerson and Lief 's `` Psychotherapy of homosexuals : A follow-up study of nineteen cases '' , published in 1965 , reported that half of its 19 subjects were exclusively heterosexual in behavior four and a half years after treatment , but its outcomes were based on patient self-report and had no external validation . In Haldeman 's view , those participants in the study who reported change were bisexual at the outset , and its authors wrongly interpreted capacity for heterosexual sex as change of sexual orientation . Reparative therapy . The term `` reparative therapy '' has been used as a synonym for conversion therapy generally , but according to Jack Drescher it properly refers to a specific kind of therapy associated with the psychologists Elizabeth Moberly and Joseph Nicolosi . The term `` reparative '' refers to Nicolosi 's postulate that same-sex attraction is a person 's rational and unconscious attempt to `` self-repair '' feelings of inferiority . Most mental health professionals and the American Psychological Association consider reparative therapy discredited , but it is still practiced by some . In 2014 the Republican Party of Texas endorsed `` counseling , which offers reparative therapy and treatment '' in their party platform . Exodus International regarded reparative therapy as a useful tool to eliminate `` unwanted same-sex attraction '' but ceased activities in June 2013 and issued a statement repudiating its aims and apologizing for the harm the organization had caused to LGBT people . Psychoanalysts critical of Nicolosi 's theories have offered gay-affirmative approaches as an alternative to reparative therapy . Sex therapy . Haldeman has described William Masters ' and Virginia Johnson 's work on sexual orientation change as a form of conversion therapy . In `` Homosexuality in Perspective '' , published in 1979 , Masters and Johnson viewed homosexuality as the result of blocks that prevented the learning that facilitated heterosexual responsiveness , and described a study of 54 gay men who were dissatisfied with their sexual orientation . The original study did not describe the treatment methodology used , but this was published five years later . John C. Gonsiorek criticized their study on several grounds in 1981 , pointing out that while Masters and Johnson stated that their patients were screened for major psychopathology or severe neurosis , they did not explain how this screening was performed , or how the motivation of the patients to change was assessed . Nineteen of their subjects were described as uncooperative during therapy and refused to participate in a follow-up assessment , but all of them were assumed without justification to have successfully changed . Haldeman writes that Masters and Johnson 's study was founded upon heterosexist bias , and that it would be tremendously difficult to replicate . In his view , the distinction Masters and Johnson made between `` conversion '' ( helping gay men with no previous heterosexual experience to learn heterosexual sex ) and `` reversion '' ( directing men with some previous heterosexual experience back to heterosexuality ) was not well founded . Many of the subjects Masters and Johnson labelled homosexual may not have been homosexual , since , of their participants , only 17 % identified themselves as exclusively homosexual , while 83 % were in the predominantly heterosexual to bisexual range . Haldeman observed that since 30 % of the sample was lost to the follow-up , it is possible that the outcome sample did not include any people attracted mainly or exclusively to the same sex . Haldeman concludes that it is likely that , rather than converting or reverting gay people to heterosexuality , Masters and Johnson only strengthened heterosexual responsiveness in people who were already bisexual . Lobotomy . In the 1940s and 1950s , neurologist Walter Freeman popularized the ice-pick lobotomy to treat homosexuality . He personally performed as many as 3,439 lobotomy surgeries in 23 states , of which 2,500 used his ice-pick procedure , despite the fact that he had no formal surgical training . Up to 40 % of Freeman 's patients were gay individuals subjected to a lobotomy in order to change their homosexual orientation , leaving most of these individuals severely disabled for the rest of their lives . While promoted at the time as a treatment for various psychoses , the effectiveness of lobotomy in changing sexual orientation was already the subject of critical research in 1948 when a single case was investigated by Joseph Friedlander and Ralph Banay . A video depicting the `` ice-pick lobotomy '' of a homosexual man was featured in the documentary film , ' . `` Can Some Gay Men and Lesbians Change Their Sexual Orientation ? '' . In May 2001 , Robert Spitzer presented `` Can Some Gay Men and Lesbians Change Their Sexual Orientation ? 200 Participants Reporting a Change from Homosexual to Heterosexual Orientation '' , a study of attempts to change homosexual orientation through ex-gay ministries and conversion therapy , at the American Psychiatric Association 's convention in New Orleans . The study was partly a response to the APA 's 2000 statement cautioning against clinical attempts at changing homosexuality , and was aimed at determining whether such attempts were ever successful rather than how likely it was that change would occur for any given individual . Spitzer wrote that some earlier studies provided evidence for the effectiveness of therapy in changing sexual orientation , but that all of them suffered from methodological problems . In 2012 , Spitzer renounced and retracted this study , stating `` I was quite wrong in the conclusions that I made from this study . The study does not provide evidence , really , that gays can change . And that 's quite an admission on my part . '' He also apologized to the gay community for making unproven claims of the efficacy of reparative therapy , calling it his only professional regret . Spitzer has requested that all `` ex-gay '' therapy organizations such as NARTH , PFOX , American College of Pediatricians , and Focus on the Family stop citing his study as evidence for conversion therapy . Analysis of the May 2001 Spitzer report . The study results were based solely on interviews with the patients and not on any objective observed results . This made it possible and likely that the report was reporting what the patients wanted their results to be rather than the actual results . Spitzer reported that after intervention , 66 % of the men and 44 % of the women had achieved `` Good Heterosexual Functioning '' , which he defined as requiring five criteria ( being in a loving heterosexual relationship during the last year , overall satisfaction in emotional relationship with a partner , having heterosexual sex with the partner at least a few times a month , achieving physical satisfaction through heterosexual sex , and not thinking about having homosexual sex more than 15 % of the time while having heterosexual sex ) . He found that the most common reasons for seeking change were lack of emotional satisfaction from gay life , conflict between same-sex feelings and behavior and religious beliefs , and desire to marry or remain married . This paper was widely reported in the international media and taken up by politicians in the United States , Germany , and Finland , and by conversion therapists . In 2003 , Spitzer published the paper in the `` Archives of Sexual Behavior '' . Spitzer 's study has been criticized on numerous ethical and methodological grounds , and `` press releases from both NGLTF and HRC sought to undermine Spitzer 's credibility by connecting him politically to right-wing groups that had backed the ex-gay movement '' . Gay activists argued that the study would be used by conservatives to undermine gay rights . Spitzer acknowledged that the study sample consisted of people who sought treatment primarily because of their religious beliefs ( 93 % of the sample ) , served in various church-related functions , and who publicly spoke in favor of changing homosexual orientation ( 78 % ) , and thus were strongly motivated to overreport success . Critics felt he dismissed this source of bias , without even attempting to measure deception or self-deception ( a standard practice in self-reporting psychological tests like MMPI-2 ) . That participants had to rely upon their memories of what their feelings were before treatment may have distorted the findings . It was impossible to determine whether any change that occurred was due to the treatment because it was not clear what it involved and there was no control group . Spitzer 's own data showed that claims of change were reflected mostly in changes in self-labelling and behavior , less in attractions , and least in the homoerotic content during the masturbatory fantasies ; this particular finding was consistent with other studies in this area . Participants may have been bisexual before treatment . Follow-up studies were not conducted . Spitzer stressed the limitations of his study . Spitzer said that the number of gay people who could successfully become heterosexual was likely to be `` pretty low '' , and conceded that his subjects were `` unusually religious '' . `` Changing Sexual Orientation : A Consumer 's Report '' . Ariel Shidlo and Michael Schroeder found in `` Changing Sexual Orientation : A Consumer 's Report '' , a peer-reviewed study of 202 respondents published in 2002 , that 88 % of participants failed to achieve a sustained change in their sexual behavior and 3 % reported changing their orientation to heterosexual . The remainder reported either losing all sexual drive or attempting to remain celibate , with no change in attraction . Some of the participants who failed felt a sense of shame and had gone through conversion therapy programs for many years . Others who failed believed that therapy was worthwhile and valuable . Many respondents felt harmed by the attempt to change , and reported depression , suicidal ideation and attempts , hypervigilance of gender-deviant mannerisms , social isolation , fear of being a child abuser and poor self-esteem . Of the 8 respondents ( out of a sample of 202 ) who reported a change in sexual orientation , 7 worked as ex-gay counselors or group leaders . Legal status by US state . Although no national ban exists , several US states and individual counties ban therapy attempting to change sexual orientation as shown in the map below . Status by health organizations . Many health organizations around the world have denounced and criticized sexual orientation change efforts . National health organizations in the United States have announced that there has been no scientific demonstration of conversion therapy 's efficacy in the last forty years . They find that conversion therapy is ineffective , risky and can be harmful . Anecdotal claims of cures are counterbalanced by assertions of harm , and the American Psychiatric Association , for example , cautions ethical practitioners under the Hippocratic oath to do no harm and to refrain from attempts at conversion therapy . Mainstream medical bodies state that conversion therapy can be harmful because it may exploit guilt and anxiety , thereby damaging self-esteem and leading to depression and even suicide . There is also concern in the mental health community that the advancement of conversion therapy can cause social harm by disseminating inaccurate views about sexual orientation and the ability of gay and bisexual people to lead happy , healthy lives . APA taskforce study . The American Psychological Association undertook a study of the peer-reviewed literature in the area of sexual orientation change efforts ( SOCE ) and found a myriad of issues with the procedures used in conducting the research . The taskforce did find that some participants experienced a lessening of same sex attraction and arousal , but that these instances were `` rare '' and `` uncommon '' . The taskforce concluded that , `` given the limited amount of methodically sound research , claims that recent SOCE is effective are not supported '' . Two issues with SOCE claims are that conversion therapists falsely assume that homosexuality is a mental disorder and that their research focuses almost exclusively on gay men and rarely includes lesbians . Self-determination . The American Psychological Association 's code of conduct states that `` Psychologists respect the dignity and worth of all people , and the rights of individuals to privacy , confidentiality , and self-determination '' , but also that `` Psychologists are aware that special safeguards may be necessary to protect the rights and welfare of persons or communities whose vulnerabilities impair autonomous decision making . '' The American Counseling Association says that `` it is of primary importance to respect a client 's autonomy to request a referral for a service not offered by a counselor '' . They said that no one should be forced to attempt to change their sexual orientation against their will , including children being forced by their parents . Supporters of SOCE focus on patient self-determination when discussing whether therapy should be available . Mark Yarhouse , of Pat Robertson 's Regent University , wrote that `` psychologists have an ethical responsibility to allow individuals to pursue treatment aimed at curbing experiences of same-sex attraction or modifying same-sex behaviors , not only because it affirms the client 's rights to dignity , autonomy , and agency , as persons presumed capable of freely choosing among treatment modalities and behavior , but also because it demonstrates regard for diversity '' . Yarhouse and Throckmorton , of the private Christian school Grove City College , argue that the procedure should be available out of respect for a patient 's values system and because they find evidence that it can be effective . Haldeman similarly argues for a client 's right to access to therapy if requested from a fully informed position : `` For some , religious identity is so important that it is more realistic to consider changing sexual orientation than abandoning one 's religion of origin ... and if there are those who seek to resolve the conflict between sexual orientation and spirituality with conversion therapy , they must not be discouraged . '' In response to Yarhouse 's paper , Jack Drescher argued that `` any putative ethical obligation to refer a patient for reparative therapy is outweighed by a stronger ethical obligation to keep patients away from mental health practitioners who engage in questionable clinical practices '' . Chuck Bright wrote that refusing to endorse a procedure that `` has been deemed unethical and potentially harmful by most medical and nearly every professional psychotherapy regulating body can not be justifiably identified as prohibiting client self-determination '' . Some commentators , recommending a hard stand against the practice , have found therapy inconsistent with a psychologist 's ethical duties because `` it is more ethical to let a client continue to struggle honestly with her or his identity than to collude , even peripherally , with a practice that is discriminatory , oppressive , and ultimately ineffective in its own stated ends '' . They argue that clients who request it do so out of social pressure and internalized homophobia , pointing to evidence that rates of depression , anxiety , alcohol and drug abuse and suicidal feelings are roughly doubled in those who undergo therapy . Haldeman argues that , due to concern for people whose `` spiritual or religious concerns '' may assume priority over their sexual orientation , mental health organizations do not ban conversion therapy outright . Ethics guidelines . In 1998 , the American Psychiatric Association issued a statement opposing any treatment which is based upon the assumption that homosexuality is a mental disorder or that a person should change their orientation , but did not have a formal position on other treatments that attempt to change a person 's sexual orientation . In 2000 , they augmented that statement by saying that as a general principle , a therapist should not determine the goal of treatment , but recommends that ethical practitioners refrain from attempts to change clients ' sexual orientation until more research is available . The American Counseling Association has stated that they do not condone any training to educate and prepare a counselor to practice conversion therapy . Counselors who do offer training in conversion therapy must inform students that the techniques are unproven . They suggest counselors do not refer clients to a conversion therapist or to proceed cautiously once they know the counselor fully informs clients of the unproven nature of the treatment and the potential risks . However , `` it is of primary importance to respect a client 's autonomy to request a referral for a service not offered by a counselor '' . A counselor performing conversion therapy must provide complete information about the treatment , offer referrals to gay-affirmative counselors , discuss the right of clients , understand the client 's request within a cultural context , and only practice within their level of expertise . NARTH stated in 2012 that refusing to offer therapy aimed at change to a client who requests it , and telling them that their only option is to claim a gay identity , could also be considered ethically unacceptable . In 2012 the British Psychological Society issued a position statement opposing any treatments that are based on an assumption that non-heterosexual orientations are pathological . A 2013 article by the Committee on Adolescence of the American Academy of Pediatrics stated `` Referral for 'conversion ' or 'reparative therapy ' is never indicated ; therapy is not effective and may be harmful to LGBTQ individuals by increasing internalized stigma , distress , and depression . '' In 2014 , the American Association of Christian Counselors amended its code of ethics to eliminate the promotion of conversion therapy for homosexuals and encouraged them to be celibate instead . An article in the American Medical Association 's Journal of Ethics argues that if a pediatrician learns that parents of a 12-year-old patient seek conversion therapy , the pediatrician can advise against `` the ineffective and potentially harmful intervention '' while being culturally sensitive of their religious objections to homosexuality . The authors argue that the doctor 's medical ethics means they should place the interests of the patient above the cultural sensitivities of the parents , and confidentially counsel the patient about resources for LGBT youth facing bullying , and advise the parents about resources for parents of LGBT children . In 2014 , major therapy professional bodies in the United Kingdom issued a joint consensus statement opposing conversion therapy . Professional bodies supporting the statement included the UK Council for Psychotherapy , the British Psychoanalytic Council , the Royal College of Psychiatrists , the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy , the British Psychological Society and the National Counselling Society . In 2015 , with support of the UK Government 's Department of Health , a wide range of UK organisations signed a memorandum of understanding ( MoU ) setting out an agreed framework for activities by parties concerned to help address the issues raised by the practice of conversion therapy in the UK . In addition to many of the professional bodies that previously issued the consensus statement , signatories included the UK Association of Christian Counsellors , the Royal College of General Practitioners , NHS England and NHS Scotland . The signatory organisations recognised a shared commitment to protecting the public from the risks of conversion therapy . They committed to raise awareness among healthcare professionals and psychological therapists of ethical issues involved in conversion therapy and to provide training to enable therapists to support clients in distress in an appropriate way . International medical views . The World Health Organization 's ICD-10 , which along with the DSM-IV is widely used internationally , states that `` sexual orientation by itself is not to be regarded as a disorder '' . It lists ego-dystonic sexual orientation as a disorder instead , which it defines as occurring where `` the gender identity or sexual preference ( heterosexual , homosexual , bisexual , or prepubertal ) is not in doubt , but the individual wishes it were different because of associated psychological and behavioural disorders , and may seek treatment in order to change it '' . In 2012 , the Pan American Health Organization ( the North and South American branch of the World Health Organization ) released a statement cautioning against services that purport to `` cure '' people with non-heterosexual sexual orientations as they lack medical justification and represent a serious threat to the health and well-being of affected people , and noted that the global scientific and professional consensus is that homosexuality is a normal and natural variation of human sexuality and can not be regarded as a pathological condition . The Pan American Health Organization further called on governments , academic institutions , professional associations and the media to expose these practices and to promote respect for diversity . The World Health Organization affiliate further noted that gay minors have sometimes been forced to attend these `` therapies '' involuntarily , being deprived of their liberty and sometimes kept in isolation for several months , and that these findings were reported by several United Nations bodies . Additionally , the Pan American Health Organization recommended that such practices be denounced and subject to sanctions and penalties under national legislation , as they constitute a violation of the ethical principles of health care and violate human rights that are protected by international and regional agreements . The development of theoretical models of sexual orientation in countries outside the United States that have established mental health professions often follows the history within the U.S. ( although often at a slower pace ) , shifting from pathological to non-pathological conceptions of homosexuality . Australia . The Position Statement supports this position by reference to the Society 's Code of Ethics , which were adopted in 2007 and mandated as the Code of Ethics for Australian psychologists in 2010 by the Psychology Board of Australia . Under the Code , psychologists are required to `` avoid discriminating unfairly against people on the basis of age , religion , sexuality , ethnicity , gender , disability , or any other basis proscribed by law ” and mandates that they The Society 's position concludes by noting that it `` is , of course , appropriate for psychologists to provide clinical services to clients who experience distress in regards to their sexual orientation ... [ but this practice ] should seek to understand `` the reasons for '' distress and how it may be alleviated . Evidence-based strategies to alleviate distress do not include attempts at changing sexual orientation , but could include challenging negative stereotypes , seeking social support , and self-acceptance , among others . '' The Government of Victoria announced in 2016 that it would be legislating to ban all LGBTQI conversion therapy . The new law began operating in February 2017 and allows the Health Complaints Commissioner to act against any health professional engaged in practices that are `` found to be making false claims and to be acting in a manner that puts people 's physical , mental or psychological health , safety or welfare at risk '' – and in a world-first , this law applies to conversion therapy for adults as well as for minors . Western Australia and the Australian Capital Territory announced in September 2017 that they are investigating similar laws . Advocates for a ban on conversion therapy argued that reviews need to go beyond the practices of health professionals and into activities of religious groups and the unregulated ( non-medical ) counselling sector . A Fairfax Media investigation in 2018 reported that `` across Australia , organisations who believe that LGBTI people can or should change are hard at work . Conversion practices are hidden in evangelical churches and ministries , taking the form of exorcisms , prayer groups or counselling disguised as pastoral care . They 're also present in some religious schools or practised in the private offices of health professionals . They 're pushed out through a thriving network of courses and mentors in the borderless world of cyberspace , cloaked in the terminology of 'self improvement ' or 'spiritual healing . ' '' A study of Pentecostal-Charismatic Churches found that LGBTI parishioners were faced with four options : remain closeted , come out but commit to remaining celibate , undergo conversion therapy , or leave the church ... the majority took the last option , though typically only after `` agonising attempts to reconcile their faith and their sexuality . '' The study provides corroboration that conversion therapy remains practiced within religious communities . Following the Fairfax investigation , Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews called on Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to support outlawing conversion therapy as part of the national mental health strategy . Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt declared that the issue is one for the states as no Commonwealth funding goes to sexual orientation change efforts – though `` gay conversion ideology has been quietly pushed in schools as part of the federal government 's chaplaincy program . '' The report noted that the Victorian law applies only to people offering health services and so does not catch religious groups and charities `` who say they are helping same-sex attracted people to live in accordance with their faith . '' Chris , a survivor of conversion therapy joined Andrews in calling for the Federal Government to outlaw conversion therapy , declaring that `` praying the gay away nearly killed me . '' He established a petition calling on Turnbull and Hunt to act to outlaw conversion therapy , declaring : `` I prayed to God asking him to either heal me , or kill me . I was so depressed , I wanted to die . '' In April 2018 , Shadow Health Minister Catherine King wrote a response to the petition : “ I ’ m writing to let you know that Labor stands with you , Chris Csabs and the medical experts in opposing gay conversion therapy ... two Turnbull Government ministers – the Acting Prime Minister and the Health Minister – have now failed to condemn the practice when given the chance. ” Shortly after Catherine King 's response , Health Minister for Queensland Dr Steven Miles voiced his concerns over the practise and stated that the Federal Health Minister should be working with the states to enact change . In May 2018 , the Victorian Health Minister Jill Hennessy called for an inquiry into gay conversion therapies . In an unprecedented move , the state government indicated it would not only investigate health professionals but will focus on religious and faith-based ministries propagating Gay Conversion ideologies . The following day , Health Minister for the Australian Capital Territory Meegan Fitzharris followed Catherine King 's lead by also responding to the petition , stating that , “ The ACT government will ban gay conversion therapy . It is abhorrent and completely inconsistent with the inclusive values of Canberrans. ” Legal views . On June 25 , 2015 , a New Jersey jury found the Jewish conversion therapy organization JONAH guilty of consumer fraud in the case Ferguson v JONAH for promising to be able to change its client 's sexual urges and determined its commercial practices to be unconscionable . In a 1997 U.S. case , the Ninth Circuit addressed conversion therapy in the context of an asylum application . A Russian citizen `` had been apprehended by the Russian militia , registered at a clinic as a 'suspected lesbian ' , and forced to undergo treatment for lesbianism , such as 'sedative drugs ' and hypnosis ... . The Ninth Circuit held that the conversion treatments to which Pitcherskaia had been subjected constituted mental and physical torture . '' The court rejected the argument that the treatments to which Pitcherskaia had been subjected did not constitute persecution because they had been intended to help her , not harm her , and stated `` human rights laws can not be sidestepped by simply couching actions that torture mentally or physically in benevolent terms such as 'curing ' or 'treating ' the victims '' . In 1993 , the Superior Court of San Francisco – Family Court placed 15-year old lesbian Lyn Duff under the guardianship of a foster couple after her mother committed her to Rivendell Psychiatric Center in West Jordan , Utah , where she allegedly endured physical abuse under the guise of conversion therapy . Lyn Duff 's petition to leave her mother was granted without court opinion .
Robbert Klomp . Robbert Klomp ( born 14 May 1955 ) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Sturt in the South Australian National Football League ( SANFL ) , and with Carlton and Footscray Football Club in the Victorian Football League ( VFL ) . Klomp was born in the Netherlands and raised in South Australia . He began playing for Sturt in 1973 and was a key contributor to their premierships in 1974 and 1976 . In 1979 Klomp was signed by Carlton and played for them as a defender during his five seasons at the club . He was a member of Carlton 's premiership teams in 1979 and 1982 . Partway through the 1983 season he crossed to Footscray and played until the next season . He returned to Adelaide for one final season with Sturt in 1985 , achieving the 200 game milestone with the Double Blues that year . During his career he also played seven times for South Australia . Klomp 's brother Kim played for SANFL clubs Sturt and North Adelaide . Klomp is remembered by some for being awarded a television set by Channel Seven commentators for being best afield in a night-series game at Waverley Park in 1981 despite having just six kicks , one mark and three handballs for the entire game .
Ken Mackie . Ken Mackie ( 19 February 1911 – 7 October 1982 ) was a former Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy and St Kilda in the Victorian Football League ( VFL ) .
Bert Young ( disambiguation ) . Bert Young was an English footballer .
Guy Coburn Robson . Guy Coburn Robson ( 1888 - 1945 ) was a British zoologist , specializing in Mollusca , who first named and described `` Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni '' , the colossal squid . Robson studied at the marine biological station in Naples , and joined the staff of the Natural History Museum in 1911 , becoming Deputy Keeper of the Zoology Department from 1931 to 1936 . Evolution . Robson is best known for his major book `` The Variations of Animals in Nature '' ( co-authored with O. W. Richards , 1936 ) which argued that although the fact of evolution is well established , the mechanisms are largely hypothetical and undemonstrated . The book claims that most differences among animal populations and related species are non-adaptive . It was published before major developments in the modern synthesis and contains critical evaluation of natural selection . It was positively reviewed in science journals in the 1930s . Zoologist Mark Ridley has noted that `` Robson and Richards suggested that the differences between species are non-adaptive and have nothing to do with natural selection . '' Historian Will Provine has commented that the book `` has been in disrepute since the late 1940s because of its antagonism to natural selection '' but notes that it was the `` best known general work on animal taxonomy '' before the work of Julian Huxley and Ernst Mayr . Huxley in ' ( 1942 ) , described the book as `` an undue belittling of the role of selection in evolution . ''
Forking extension . In model theory , a forking extension is an extension that is not whereas a non-forking extension is an extension that is as free as possible . This can be used to extend the notions of linear or algebraic independence to stable theories . These concepts were introduced by S. Shelah . Definitions . Suppose that `` A '' and `` B '' are models of some complete ω-stable theory `` T '' . If `` p '' is a type of `` A '' and `` q '' is a type of `` B '' containing `` p '' , then `` q '' is called a forking extension of `` p '' if its Morley rank is smaller , and a nonforking extension if it has the same Morley rank .
Battleford—Kindersley . Battleford—Kindersley was a federal electoral district ( riding ) n Saskatchewan , Canada , that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1968 to 1979 . This riding was created in 1966 from parts of Kindersley , The Battlefords and Rosetown—Biggar ridings . It was abolished in 1976 when it was redistributed into Kindersley—Lloydminster and The Battlefords—Meadow Lake ridings .
Petrofac . Petrofac is a provider of oilfield services to the international oil and gas industry . It is registered in Jersey ( number 81792 ) , with its main corporate office on Jermyn Street , London . It has operational centres in Aberdeen , Sharjah , Woking , Chennai , Mumbai , Delhi , Abu Dhabi , Saudi Arabia and Kuala Lumpur . There are another 24 offices in various countries . The company is quoted on the London Stock Exchange , and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index . History . The company was established as a producer of a modular plant in Tyler , Texas , United States in 1981 . It was first listed on the London Stock Exchange in 2005 . In 2010 , it bought a 20 percent share in the Gateway storage scheme , an undersea cavern for gas storage . In November 2013 , Petrofac and the Italian oil firm Bonatti partnered on a $ 650 million joint venture contract for Sonatrach , adding to the firm ’ s already significant presence in Algeria . In November 2014 , the company issued a profit warning , saying that profit for 2015 will fall by 25 % , as slowing demand in China and abundant US output cuts the oil price .
Cimarrones de Sonora . The Cimarrones de Sonora Fútbol Club is Mexican football club that plays in the Ascenso MX . The club is based in Hermosillo , Sonora . They currently play as an expansion team in the Ascenso MX . History . The `` Cimarrones de Sonora '' born in 2013 , when the `` Rays '' of Poblado Miguel Alemán FC achieved the championship of the Third Division of Mexico and thus realized their ascent to Second División 2 . After the ascent to second and with the goal they reach the Liga de Ascenso of Mexico , employers and trustees of Hermosillo origin , led by Edmundo Ruiz , acquired the franchise as a whole , since this had an agreement with the Necaxa . After this happens , the Mexican Football Federation will communicate to employers that the franchise did not have approval to participate in the precinct Miguel Aleman , since it lacked the minimum infrastructure requirements , hospitality , transportation , etc . That 's when managers decided to move the franchise to Hermosillo , renaming the club to `` Maroons of Sonora '' and having as coach Enrique Ferreira . That was how the 10 August the team played its first game in the second division at the Águilas Reales de Zacatecas , which ended with the score tied at 0–0 . On August 30 the first recorded victory by defeating 2–1 Vaqueros de Ameca . As a result of his first tournament , the Apertura 2013 , the team finished in 17th position in the overall standings . The next tournament ended again in the 17th position . In the 2014 Apertura tournament with Angel Monares as coach , the team improved significantly . He finished top of Group 1 of the Premier League and 4th place overall in the second division . Maroons played the final against the Potros UAEM . In the first leg 1–0 Maroons emerged victorious Estadio Hector Espino at full capacity , however , in the second leg they beat the Potros UAEM in Estadio Alberto `` Chivo '' Córdoba by a score of 2–0 in overtime , finishing as runners-up of the Maroons torneo . In the Clausura 2015 it was changed again technically and Jorge Humberto Torres came . The team finished in fourth place in the overall standings and were eliminated in the semi-finals by Loros de la Universidad de Colima . Liga de Ascenso . The May 29 , 2015 , after announcing the expansion of the Liga de Ascenso , it was announced that the `` Maroons '' would play from the second half of the year , the division plata . Stadium . Cimarrones de Sonora play their home matches at the Estadio Héroe de Nacozari in Hermosillo , Sonora . The stadium capacity is 18,747 people . Its surface is covered by natural grass . The stadium was opened in 1985 .
Botifarra . `` Botifarra '' ( ; ; ) is a type of sausage and one of the most important dishes of the Catalan cuisine . `` Botifarra '' is based on ancient recipes , either the Roman sausage `` botulu '' or the `` lucanica '' , made of raw pork and spices , with variants today in Italy and in the Portuguese and Brazilian `` linguiça '' . In Colombia , `` Butifarras Soledeñas '' are a popular tradition in Soledad , Atlántico . Dishes with botifarra . Usually white botifarra and black botifarra do not need to be cooked , but they are sometimes boiled as an ingredient `` Escudella i carn d'olla '' , a traditional dish made by boiling vegetables and meat , as well as in the Catalan way of cooking fava beans . Grilled botifarra served with white beans ( or `` botifarra amb mongetes '' ) is a typical Catalan dish . In Latin America . In South America cooked botifarra of many types are known as `` butifarra '' . In Colombia in the town of Soledad and also in Barranquilla , butifarra is a dryed , shorter , almost round version of the sausage eaten with `` bollo '' of yuca and lime juice . In Argentina and Uruguay , butifarra a is a very fatty , tender and whitish sausage much more like a cased pate , rioplatense butifarra is made with finely minced pork fat and meat that is cased in a soft sausage case and boiled . In Paraguay , `` butifarra '' is a finely minced fatty chorizo that is commonly prepared in asado . `` Butifarra '' is popular in El Salvador , also known to be found in Bolivia and Mexico . Other uses of the term . The word `` butifarra '' In Perú , is used for a sandwich not related with any sausage at all , it is prepared with `` jamon del país '' , a regional type of ham and not a botifarra .
Earth and Planetary Science Letters . `` Earth and Planetary Science Letters '' is a weekly peer-reviewed scientific journal covering research on physical , chemical and mechanical processes of the Earth and other planets , including extrasolar ones . Topics covered range from deep planetary interiors to atmospheres . The journal was established in 1966 and is published by Elsevier . The co-editors-in-chief are J. Adkins ( California Institute of Technology ) , J.P. Avouac ( California Institute of Technology ) , R. Bendick ( University of Montana ) , M. Bickle ( University of Cambridge ) , J. Brodholt ( University College London ) , B. Buffett ( University of California , Berkeley ) , L. Derry ( Cornell University ) , M. Ishii ( Harvard University ) , T.A . Mather ( University of Oxford ) , W.B . McKinnon ( Washington University in St. Louis ) , F. Moynier ( Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris ) , D. Vance ( ETH Zurich ) , A. Yin ( University of California , Los Angeles ) . Abstracting and indexing . According to the `` Journal Citation Reports '' , the journal has a 2017 impact factor of 4.581 .
Pope Victor II . Pope Victor II ( c. 1018 – 28 July 1057 ) , born Gebhard , Count of Calw , Tollenstein , and , was Pope from 13 April 1055 until his death in 1057 . He was one of a series of German reform popes . Life . He was born Gebhard of Calw , a son of the Swabian Count Hartwig of Calw and a kinsman of Emperor Henry III . At the suggestion of his uncle , Gebhard , Bishop of Ratisbon , the 24-year-old Gebhard was appointed Bishop of Eichstätt . In this position , he supported the Emperor 's interests and eventually became one of his closest advisors . After the death of Pope Leo IX , a Roman delegation headed by Hildebrand , later Pope Gregory VII , travelled to Mainz and asked the Emperor to nominate Gebhard as successor . At a court Diet held at Ratisbon in March , 1055 , Gebhard accepted the papacy , provided that the emperor restore to the Apostolic See all the possessions that had been taken from it . When the emperor agreed , Gebhard , taking the name Victor II , moved to Rome and was enthroned in St. Peter 's Basilica on 13 April 1055 . Victor excommunicated both Ramon Berenguer I , count of Barcelona , and Almodis , countess of Limoges , for adultery , at the behest of Ermesinde of Carcassonne , in 1055 . In June 1055 , Victor met the Emperor at Florence and held a council , which reinforced Pope Leo IX 's condemnation of clerical marriage , simony , and the loss of the church 's properties . In the following year , he was summoned to the Emperor 's side , and was with Henry III when he died at Bodfeld in the Harz on 5 October 1056 . As guardian of Henry III 's infant son Henry and adviser of the Empress Agnes , Henry IV 's mother , Victor II now wielded enormous power , which he used to maintain peace throughout the empire and to strengthen the papacy against the aggressions of the barons . During , the rivalry between Archbishop Anno II of Cologne and other senior clergymen and the Dowager Empress , Victor II backed Agnes and her supporters . Many of the Dowager Empress 's close followers would be promoted , men like Bishop Henry II of Augsburg , who would later become Emperor Henry 's nominal regent , and several German Princes were given high court and church offices . He died shortly after his return to Italy , at Arezzo , on 28 July 1057 . His death would mostly mark an end to the close relationship shared between the Salian dynasty and the Papacy . Victor II 's retinue wished to bring his remains to the cathedral at Eichstätt for burial . Before they reached the city , however , the remains were seized by some citizens of Ravenna and buried there in the Church of Santa Maria Rotonda , the burial place of Theodoric the Great . Although there have been nine German Popes , Victor II is one of only three Popes from the territory of present-day Germany , the others being Pope Clement II ( 1046–47 ) and Benedict XVI ( 2005–13 ) .
Memel , Free State . Memel is a small town in the Free State province of South Africa , nestled close to the provincial boundaries of both kwaZulu-Natal and Mpumalanga , and is situated some 1,730 metres above sea level . Etymology . The town is perhaps named after the port city of Memel in former East Prussia by a settler with historical links to the Baltic , but there is no direct evidence of this . Today this Baltic city is called Klaipėda in Lithuania . In the Latvian Curonian language of the Baltic states , Memel means mute , silent ( `` memelis '' , `` mimelis '' , `` mēms '' ) and this same name was adopted by speakers of German who later colonized that part of the Baltic . Whilst silence certainly remains one of the fine attributes of the surrounding rural area , it can be difficult to find within the town itself these days as the population of Memel continues to expand . There is also little evidence to support the alternate theory that Memel means `` surrounded by water '' , although that is an equally apt description . The recent changes that swept across South Africa since the early 1990s have also brought about a change to the name of this town , Memel-Zamani now being the official name in recognition of the Zamani township - a settlement adjoining Memel to the west in which several thousand black Africans reside . During the apartheid era Zamani was separated from Memel by a golf course which acted as a buffer between the two , now however the golf course no longer exists , houses have been built on it and the buffer zone has disappeared . The town and township are now adjacent in one small location . Geography . Memel-Zamani lies in the west-facing lee of the Drakensberg escarpment , the escarpment functioning as the continental divide . Its high elevation and close proximity to the escarpment are the major reason for Memel 's cold winters . Visitors are frequently surprised by just how cold winter can be in Memel . Added to this is the fact that the town sits in a depression in the land , this depression being surrounded by distant mountains . Memel-Zamani lies near to the Klip River from where the towns water supply is drawn . Flora and fauna . The flora of the area is dominated by high-altitude grasslands , with many exotic willow trees lining the river banks and numerous exotic species of tree being planted in the town . Chief among these are Chinese Stinkwood ( Celtis sinensis ) , the winter climate being too cold to allow non-indigenous trees to survive . Indigenous trees that can tolerate Memel 's cold winters are the sage tree ( Buddleija salvifolia ) and oldwood ( ouhout in Afrikaans ) . Fauna ( excluding farm stock ) is seldom seen during the day , being largely nocturnal and including numerous species of buck as well as meerkats , aardvark , aardwolf , three species of medium-sized cats , porcupine , hare , mongooses and occasionally leopard . The avifauna is plentiful and world-renowned . Climate . Memel 's climate is extremely changeable . Mainly due to its altitude , Memel experiences cool to warm , moist summers and cold , dry winters . Frost is an almost nightly occurrence between May and July with sometimes being recorded . A temperature of has been recorder on occasion . The weather is something of a joke amongst Memel 's townsfolk , many people feeling their town has been forgotten by the South African Weather Service which continually reports the town of Sutherland in the Northern Cape as being the coldest place in the country . Memel 's thermometers often record lower temperatures than Sutherland . Strong prairie winds blow from the west during August and September and the first rains of summer can arrive from any direction anytime between September and December . Climatically speaking , Memel-Zamani is at its most predictable between January and April when the days are usually warm with regular thunderstorms . Seekoeivlei Nature Reserve . Seekoei-vlei Nature Reserve , a massive wetland spanning some 30 km² , lies to the north of the town and was declared a Ramsar site in 1999 . It houses more than 250 species of birds , and the town is now a popular destination for bird enthusiasts . In the early 1990s , Birdlife South Africa identified the town of Wakkerstroom as the most important birding area in South Africa and located its field headquarters there . Some years later it became known that every bird species occurring there also occurs in Memel . Seekoeivlei is also home to some re-introduced hippopotamus , `` Seekoei '' being the Afrikaans translation for `` hippo '' . The word `` vlei '' meaning wetland . Hippopotami were originally found in the wetland many years ago but were shot out and their habitat destroyed by large scale drainage for agriculture . Thus their successful re-introduction is regarded as a significant success . Tourist accommodation in the reserve was , for many years , dogged by the disappearance of funds which national government allocated for this purpose . however the tourist chalets have finally opened . Early in the 20th-century farmers built numerous drainage canals to create arable farming land in the wetland . This dried the wetland out , and only in the 1990s Rand Water started a rehabilitation programme to restore the wetland . Part of their motivation was due to the realisation that clean water could be supplied more cost-effectively by forgoing chemical and mechanical treatment , and rather letting the wetland push its water back into the Vaal River where it augmented the water scheme already in place . The whole project cost over two million Rand and ongoing efforts continue to improve the situation . `` Working for Wetlands '' is a program supported by three separate government ministries ( Water Affairs , Agriculture and Tourism ) . Headed in the Memel area by an engineer from Zimbabwe , Working for Wetlands annually employs between 30-90 unskilled workers who build `` gabions '' ( rocks placed in wire retaining cages ) and weirs to slow erosion and resurrect marshland . Demography . This part of South Africa was inhabited by the San people for thousands of years before the Bantu and European migrants arrived and it was inhabited by Bantu peoples for hundreds of years before Europeans arrived . When settlers of Dutch and British descent encountered the area in the nineteenth century , the year-round flow of the nearby Klip river and the plentiful game to be found in the area likely inspired their decision to establish a settlement there . This community gradually grew until the town of Memel was officially proclaimed in 1914 . The character of Memel was , for most of its written history , that of a typical , isolated , agricultural community where apartheid and the Dutch Reformed Church were a dominant feature in peoples lives . While these are still evident today , the town has undergone a slow but sure metamorphosis since the birth of democracy in 1994 . Within the last fifteen years Zamani has expanded rapidly . This explosion , initially in the form of hundreds of shacks , is the result of people no longer being satisfied with governments slow pace of the promised expansion beyond the original , apartheid boundaries of the township , and so , taking matters into their own hands , they gradually built new , small homes for themselves in the surrounding fields . Their direct action was successful with government hastily surveying the area and officially proclaiming , at very low cost , plots on which people could build their homes . A respectable minority of these shacks have been privately replaced by brick and concrete block construction . Concerned philanthropists have built a model community ( slated for completion early in 2015 ) , based on some of Memel 's eco-friendly developments , to show a way forward that can replace the remaining shacks . Since 1994 dozens of people from outside , some from overseas , have moved to Memel , with many of them seeking a healthier lifestyle than that offered by the cities and lands from where they came . The Zimbabwean diaspora has also impacted the town of Memel , with numerous refugees settling here in preference to remaining in their shattered country . Bangladeshis , Pakistanis and Chinese have also recently settled here , many of them being shop-keepers . Many artistic celebrities have made Memel their muse and weekend home . Chris Chameleon , Mathys Roets and Mel Botes most prominently . Mathys Roets is building a recording studio on his farm and Mel Botes is constructing a performance amphitheater made of stone in the classic Greek tradition . One game farmer has relocated his operation from the draught-stricken Limpopo area and ( literally ) moved his 27+ species of game to a well-watered mountain farm just outside the village . A Capetonian from the film industry has purchased and operates the Memel Hotel . Among the overseas investors who have discovered the drama of Memel-Zamanis surrounding mountains and rivers are a former British military intelligence officer , retired UN officials and an American aerospace engineer and filmmaker . The donor of the property being refurbished as the National Music Centre of Zimbabwe is a Zimbabwean investor and regular visitor to Memel . During many months of each year since 2009 there have been volunteers in Memel and Zamani , from Gauteng , France , America and elsewhere in Africa , teaching art , sports or English to the schoolchildren in the Primary Schools . A library has been established in the Primary School , with donations facilitated by the Rotary Clubs of South Africa and the United States . In the census of 2001 , the population of Memel consisted of 469 people living in 182 households . 76 % of the people described themselves as `` White '' and 24 % as `` Black African '' . 75 % spoke Afrikaans as their first language and 19 % spoke Zulu . It must be emphasised that these figures are for the old town of Memel only which is populated mainly by white people . They do not take into account the thousands of black people living in Zamani which is now a part of Memel . When Zamani is included , the tables are turned and black Africans outnumber all other races by thousand ( as they do in every other town in South Africa ) . Zulus and Sotho people are by far the majority in Memel-Zamani . Health Issues . Diabetes , hypertension , cancer , malnutrition caused by poor diets of processed food , respiratory infections and aids further exacerbate the hardships that people live with . Current Issues . Poverty , lack of skills and lack of education continue to pose serious problems in Memel-Zamani . The Phumelela Municipality which provides basic municipal services in the area is greatly affected by this and thus it struggles to provide quality , basic services . Some manifestations of this are ; the towns water supply frequently dries up , muddy water regularly pumped into the towns water treatment facility and flowing out through taps in peoples houses , roads crumbling away , culverts being smashed by operators of road-graders , water meters being misread , accounting errors and poor communication with the community . Government plans for the future include the construction in Memel-Zamani of another school , a new community centre , a library and police station , as well as the long-awaited completion of new sewage works . A badly needed new health clinic is up and running . For decades the main highway that bypasses Memel was dangerous due to a combination of its badly neglected state and speeding motorists . In 2015 work was finally completed and the road was resurfaced , making travel a safer experience . Economy . The economy of the Memel-Zamani area is that of a typical rural community on South Africa 's plateau where livestock farming and maize cultivation dominate . Tourism is also important , with the bird life , the natural beauty of the surrounding mountains and wetlands continuing to attract visitors . In the 1990s , with the influx of house-buyers from the cities and overseas , house prices moved from the R50 000 level to around the R600 000 mark but this trend has now slowed . Memel 's estate agents reported little business after the worldwide recession of 2008 . Residents of the town have traditionally kept gardens and small orchards of fruit trees . Some newcomers have expanded that practice by intensively developing permaculture gardens , based on rainwater and storm water run-off , this being funded by an American couple and implemented by a British/Zimbabwean couple formerly resident in the town . Local organic gardens now produce dozens of vegetable varieties in summer , as well as butter , yoghurt and cheese . A Farmers Market takes place on some weeks during the growing season . Four separate houses have been constructed by methods of natural building , including rammed-earth and straw-bale , and many more are in the pipeline . Solar and wind power are suited to the area and much new development aspires to be off-grid . Memel Organics have been the main proponent of sustainable living having established extensive permaculture gardens . In November 2014 , they opened Memel Organics Boutique Guest Houses much of which was built using rammed earth techniques and utilises solar water heaters for radiant hydronic underfloor heating . Some of these developments have reached the adjoining township of Zamani , but still the overwhelming majority in Zamani live in poverty . Unemployment there is estimated to be between 50-75 % with most people surviving on government benefits , small vegetable gardens and remittances sent by relatives employed in Gauteng province . Government has provided running water and solar powered streetlights . Media . The birth of democracy in South Africa also gave rise to a healthy democratic press in Memel-Zamani . , two publications are printed and distributed in the town by local entrepreneurs , `` The Memel Chronicle '' and `` Memel News and Views '' . Typical of a society trying to emerge from a dark , authoritarian past , this birth of a free press in the town proved controversial with Memel News and Views being branded as dangerous and revolutionary by some , and the Memel Chronicle being regarded as attempting to maintain the old order . Things reached a head in 2012 with the towns post mistress refusing to allow the editor of Memel News and Views to use post office facilities for the distribution of the publication and other businesses in town following suit .
Zakrzewo , Złotów County . Zakrzewo ( , ) is a village in Złotów County , Greater Poland Voivodeship , in west-central Poland . It is the seat of the gmina ( administrative district ) called Gmina Zakrzewo . It lies approximately north-east of Złotów and north of the regional capital Poznań . The village has a population of 1,620 . Before 1945 the area was part of Grenzmark Posen-West Prussia Germany , although Zakrzewo had a very strong and active Polish minority , headed by the parson of a local parish , Bolesław Domański . In 1935 the Nazi government changed the village 's name to `` Buschdorf '' as part of a drive to Germanize Slavic-sounding placenames . For more on the history of the multi-ethnic historical area , see Złotów County . A Blues Express festival is organized in Zakrzewo every July by the local culture centre .
Sarajevo bid for the 2010 Winter Olympics . Sarajevo 2010 was an unsuccessful bid by Sarajevo , Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Olympic Committee of Bosnia and Herzegovina to host the 2010 Winter Olympics . It was one of eight candidates , but failed to be short-listed . Sarajevo was the only candidate to previously have hosted the games , having held the 1984 Winter Olympics . Venues and infrastructure . Although the city previously hosted the 1984 Winter Olympics , many of the venues were damaged in the Siege of Sarajevo . The proposal estimated the host costs at US $ 705 million . The Olympics would be extremely compact , with all venues located within of the city center . Koševo Stadium was proposed as the Olympic Stadium , while Stadion Grbavica was to be used for medal ceremonies . Zetra Ice Rink was proposed rebuilt to host speed skating , while the existing Zetra Ice Hall would be upgraded to host short-track speed skating and figure skating . The existing Skenderija II Hall would be used for ice hockey . The existing sliding center at Trebević was proposed for bobsled , skeleton and luge , while Alpine skiing was proposed at Bjelašnica ( men ) and Jahorina ( women ) . While the Alpine skiing venues exist , a new snowboarding venue was proposed at Bjelašnica and a freestyle skiing venue at Jahorina . Evaluation . The bid was regarded as the poorest by GamesBids , who stated that the attempt was more used to bring hope to the city 's people than a realistic bid to host the games . Particularly the region 's infrastructure—decimated during the war—does not even hold the same standard as in 1984 . GamesBids also cited the country 's poverty and questioned the country 's ability to fund the games . However , it noted the city 's high public support . The International Olympic Committee chose to not shortlist the application .
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cochabamba . The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cochabamaba ( ) is an archdiocese located in the city of Cochabamba in Bolivia .
Audie Murphy . Audie Leon Murphy ( 20 June 1925 – 28 May 1971 ) was one of the most decorated American combat soldiers of World War II . He received every military combat award for valor available from the U.S. Army , as well as French and Belgian awards for heroism . Murphy received the Medal of Honor for valor that he demonstrated at the age of 19 for single-handedly holding off an entire company of German soldiers for an hour at the Colmar Pocket in France in January 1945 , then leading a successful counterattack while wounded and out of ammunition . Murphy was born into a large family of sharecroppers in Hunt County , Texas . His father abandoned them , and his mother died when he was a teenager . Murphy left school in fifth grade to pick cotton and find other work to help support his family ; his skill with a hunting rifle helped feed his family . After the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 , Murphy 's older sister helped him to falsify documentation about his birthdate in order to meet the minimum-age requirement for enlisting in the military . Turned down by the Navy and the Marine Corps , he enlisted in the Army . He first saw action in the 1943 Allied invasion of Sicily ; then in 1944 he participated in the Battle of Anzio , the liberation of Rome , and the invasion of southern France . Murphy fought at Montélimar and led his men on a successful assault at the L'Omet quarry near Cleurie in northeastern France in October . After the war , Murphy embarked on a 21-year acting career . He played himself in the 1955 autobiographical film `` To Hell and Back '' , based on his 1949 memoirs of the same name , but most of his roles were in westerns . He made guest appearances on celebrity television shows and starred in the series `` Whispering Smith '' . Murphy was a fairly accomplished songwriter . He bred quarter horses in California and Arizona , and became a regular participant in horse racing . Suffering from what would today be described as post traumatic stress disorder ( PTSD ) , Murphy slept with a loaded handgun under his pillow . He looked for solace in addictive sleeping pills . In his last few years , he was plagued by money problems but refused offers to appear in alcohol and cigarette commercials because he did not want to set a bad example . Murphy died in a plane crash in Virginia in 1971 , which was shortly before his 46th birthday . He was interred with full military honors at Arlington National Cemetery , where his grave is one of the most visited . Early life . Murphy was the seventh of twelve children born to Emmett Berry Murphy and his wife Josie Bell Killian in Kingston , Texas . The Murphys were sharecroppers of Irish descent . As a child , Murphy was a loner with mood swings and an explosive temper . He grew up in Texas , around Farmersville , Greenville , and Celeste , where he attended elementary school . His father drifted in and out of the family 's life and eventually deserted them . Murphy dropped out of school in fifth grade and got a job picking cotton for a dollar a day ( ) to help support his family ; he also became skilled with a rifle , hunting small game to help feed them . After his mother died of endocarditis and pneumonia in 1941 , he worked at a radio repair shop and at a combination general store , garage and gas station in Greenville . Hunt County authorities placed his three youngest siblings in Boles Children 's Home , a Christian orphanage in Quinlan . After the war , he bought a house in Farmersville for his eldest sister Corinne and her husband , Poland Burns . His other siblings briefly shared the home . World War II service . Murphy had always wanted to be a soldier . After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941 , he tried to enlist , but the Army , Navy and Marine Corps all turned him down for being underweight and underage . After his sister provided an affidavit that falsified his birth date by a year , he was accepted by the U.S. Army on 30 June 1942 . After basic training at Camp Wolters , he was sent to Fort Meade for advanced infantry training . During basic training , he earned the Marksman Badge with Rifle Component Bar and Expert Badge with Bayonet Component Bar . Mediterranean Theater . Murphy was shipped to Casablanca in French Morocco on 20 February 1943 . He was assigned to Company B , 1st Battalion , 15th Infantry Regiment , 3rd Infantry Division , which trained under the command of Major General Lucian Truscott . He participated as a platoon messenger with his division at Arzew in Algeria in rigorous training for the Allied assault landings in Sicily . He was promoted to private first class on 7 May and corporal on 15 July . When the 3rd Infantry landed at Licata , Sicily , on 10 July , Murphy was a division runner . On a scouting patrol , he killed two fleeing Italian officers near Canicattì . Sidelined with illness for a week when Company B arrived in Palermo on 20 July , he rejoined them when they were assigned to a hillside location protecting a machine-gun emplacement , while the rest of the 3rd Infantry Division fought at San Fratello en route to the Allied capture of the transit port of Messina . Murphy participated in the September 1943 mainland Salerno landing at Battipaglia . While on a scouting party along the Volturno River , he and two other soldiers were ambushed ; German machine gun fire killed one soldier . Murphy and the other survivor responded by killing five Germans with hand grenades and machine gun fire . While taking part in the October Allied assault on the Volturno Line , near Mignano Monte Lungo Hill 193 , he and his company repelled an attack by seven German soldiers , killing three and taking four prisoner . Murphy was promoted to sergeant on 13 December . In January 1944 , Murphy was promoted to staff sergeant . He was hospitalized in Naples with malaria on 21 January and was unable to participate in the initial landing at the Anzio beachhead . He returned on 29 January and participated in the First Battle of Cisterna , and was made a platoon sergeant in Company B following the battle . He returned with the 3rd Division to Anzio , where they remained for months . Taking shelter from the weather in an abandoned farmhouse on 2 March , Murphy and his platoon killed the crew of a passing German tank . He then crawled out alone close enough to destroy the tank with rifle grenades , for which he received the Bronze Star with `` V '' device . Murphy continued to make scouting patrols to take German prisoners before being hospitalized for a week on 13 March with a second bout of malaria . Sixty-one infantry officers and enlisted men of Company B , 15th Infantry , including Murphy , were awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge on 8 May . Murphy was awarded a Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster for his Bronze Star . American forces liberated Rome on 4 June , and Murphy remained bivouacked in Rome with his platoon throughout July . European Theater . During the first wave of the Allied invasion of southern France , Murphy received the Distinguished Service Cross for action taken on 15 August 1944 . After landing on Yellow Beach near Ramatuelle , Murphy 's platoon was making its way through a vineyard when the men were attacked by German soldiers . He retrieved a machine gun that had been detached from the squad and returned fire at the German soldiers , killing two and wounding one . Two Germans exited a house about away and appeared to surrender ; when Murphy 's best friend responded , they shot and killed him . Murphy advanced alone on the house under direct fire . He killed six , wounded two and took 11 prisoner . Murphy was with the 1st Battalion , 15th Infantry Regiment during the 27–28 August offensive at Montélimar that secured the area from the Germans . Along with the other soldiers who took part in the action , he received the Presidential Unit Citation . Murphy 's first Purple Heart was for a heel wound received in a mortar shell blast on 15 September 1944 in northeastern France . His first Silver Star came after he killed four and wounded three at a German machine gun position on 2 October at L'Omet quarry in the Cleurie river valley . Three days later , Murphy crawled alone towards the Germans at L'Omet , carrying an SCR-536 radio and directing his men for an hour while the Germans fired directly at him . When his men finally took the hill , 15 Germans had been killed and 35 wounded . Murphy 's actions earned him a Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster for his Silver Star . He was awarded a battlefield commission to second lieutenant on 14 October , which elevated him to platoon leader . While en route to Brouvelieures on 26 October , the 3rd Platoon of Company B was attacked by a German sniper group . Murphy captured two before being shot in the hip by a sniper ; he returned fire and shot the sniper between the eyes . At the 3rd General Hospital at Aix-en-Provence , the removal of gangrene from the wound caused partial loss of his hip muscle and kept him out of combat until January . Murphy received his first Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster for his Purple Heart for this injury . The Colmar Pocket , in the Vosges Mountains , had been held by German troops since November 1944 . On 14 January 1945 , Murphy rejoined his platoon , which had been moved to the Colmar area in December . He moved with the 3rd Division on 24 January to the town of Holtzwihr , where they faced a strong German counterattack . He was wounded in both legs , for which he received a second Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster for his Purple Heart . As the company awaited reinforcements on 26 January , he was made commander of Company B . The Germans scored a direct hit on an M10 tank destroyer , setting it alight , forcing the crew to abandon it . Murphy ordered his men to retreat to positions in the woods , remaining alone at his post , shooting his M1 carbine and directing artillery fire via his field radio while the Germans aimed fire directly at his position . Murphy mounted the abandoned , burning tank destroyer and began firing its .50 caliber machine gun at the advancing Germans , killing a squad crawling through a ditch towards him . For an hour , Murphy stood on the flaming tank destroyer returning German fire from foot soldiers and advancing tanks , killing or wounding 50 Germans . He sustained a leg wound during his stand , and stopped only after he ran out of ammunition . Murphy rejoined his men , disregarding his own injury , and led them back to repel the Germans . He insisted on remaining with his men while his wounds were treated . For his actions that day , he was awarded the Medal of Honor . The 3rd Infantry Division was awarded the Presidential Unit Citation for its actions at the Colmar Pocket , giving Murphy a Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster for the emblem . On 16 February , Murphy was promoted to first lieutenant and was awarded the Legion of Merit for his service from 22 January 1944 to 18 February 1945 . He was moved from the front lines to Regimental Headquarters and made a liaison officer . Decorations . The United States additionally honored Murphy 's war contributions with the American Campaign Medal , the European–African–Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with arrowhead device and 9 campaign stars , the World War II Victory Medal , and the Army of Occupation Medal with Germany Clasp . France recognized his service with the French Legion of Honor – Grade of Chevalier , the French Croix de guerre with Silver Star , the French Croix de guerre with Palm , the French Liberation Medal and the French Fourragère in Colors of the Croix de guerre , which was authorized for all members of the 3rd Infantry Division who fought in France during World War II . Belgium awarded Murphy the Belgian Croix de guerre with 1940 Palm . Brigadier General Ralph B. Lovett and Lieutenant Colonel Hallet D. Edson recommended Murphy for the Medal of Honor . Near Salzburg , Austria on 2 June 1945 , Lieutenant General A.M. Patch presented Murphy with the Medal of Honor and Legion of Merit for his actions at Holtzwihr . When asked after the war why he had seized the machine gun and taken on an entire company of German infantry , he replied , `` They were killing my friends . '' Murphy received every U.S. military combat award for valor available from the U.S. Army for his World War II service . Postwar military service . Inquiries were made through official channels about the prospect of Murphy attending West Point upon his return to the United States , but he never enrolled . According to author Don Graham , Murphy suggested the idea and then dropped it , possibly when he realized the extent of academic preparation needed to pass the entrance exam . Murphy was one of several military personnel who received orders on 8 June 1945 to report to Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio , Texas , for temporary duty and reassignment . Upon arrival on 13 June , he was one of four assigned to Fort Sam Houston Army Ground & Services Redistribution Station and sent home for 30 days of recuperation , with permission to travel anywhere within the United States during that period . While on leave , Murphy was feted with parades , banquets , and speeches . He received a belated Good Conduct Medal on 21 August . He was discharged with the rank of first lieutenant at a 50 percent disability classification on 21 September and transferred to the Officers ' Reserve Corps . Post-traumatic stress . Since his military service , Murphy had been plagued with insomnia and bouts of depression , and he slept with a loaded pistol under his pillow . A post-service medical examination on 17 June 1947 revealed symptoms of headaches , vomiting , and nightmares about the war . His medical records indicated that he took sleeping pills to help prevent nightmares . During the mid-1960s , he recognized his dependence on Placidyl , and locked himself alone in a hotel room for a week to successfully break the addiction . Post-traumatic stress levels exacerbated his innate moodiness , and surfaced in episodes that friends and professional colleagues found alarming . His first wife , Dixie Wanda Hendrix , claimed he once held her at gunpoint . She witnessed her husband being guilt-ridden and tearful over newsreel footage of German war orphans . Murphy briefly found a creative stress outlet in writing poetry after his Army discharge . His poem `` The Crosses Grow on Anzio '' appeared in his book `` To Hell and Back '' , but was attributed to the fictitious character Kerrigan . In an effort to draw attention to the problems of returning Korean War and Vietnam War veterans , Murphy spoke out candidly about his own problems with posttraumatic stress disorder . It was known during Murphy 's lifetime as `` battle fatigue '' and `` shell shock '' , terminology that dated back to World War I . He called on the government to give increased consideration and study to the emotional impact of combat experiences , and to extend health care benefits to war veterans . As a result of legislation introduced by U.S . Congressman Olin Teague five months after Murphy 's death in 1971 , the Audie L. Murphy Memorial VA Hospital in San Antonio , now a part of the South Texas Veterans Health Care System , was dedicated in 1973 . Texas Army National Guard . At the end of World War II , the 36th Infantry Division reverted to state control as part of the Texas Army National Guard , and Murphy 's friends , Major General H. Miller Ainsworth and Brigadier General Carl L. Phinney , were the 36th 's commander and deputy commander respectively . After the 25 June 1950 commencement of the Korean War , Murphy began a second military career and was commissioned as a captain in the 36th Infantry Division of the Texas Army National Guard . He drilled new recruits in the summer training camps , and granted the Guard permission to use his name and image in recruiting materials . Although he wanted to join the fighting and juggled training activities with his film career , the 36th Infantry Division was never sent to Korea . At his request , he transferred to inactive status on 1 October 1951 because of his film commitments with MGM Studios , and returned to active status in 1955 . Murphy was promoted to the rank of major by the Texas Army National Guard in 1956 and returned to inactive status in 1957 . In 1969 , his official separation from the Guard transferred him to the United States Army Reserve . He remained with the USAR until his transfer to the Retired Reserve in 1969 . Film career . Throughout an acting career spanning from 1948 to 1969 , Murphy made more than 40 feature films and one television series . When actor and producer James Cagney saw the 16 July 1945 issue of `` Life '' magazine depicting Murphy as the `` most decorated soldier '' , he brought him to Hollywood . Cagney and his brother William signed him as a contract player for their production company and gave him training in acting , voice and dance . They never cast Murphy in a movie and a personal disagreement ended the association in 1947 . Murphy later worked with acting coach Estelle Harman , and honed his diction by reciting dialogue from William Shakespeare and William Saroyan . Murphy moved into Terry Hunt 's Athletic Club in Hollywood where he lived until 1948 . Hollywood writer David `` Spec '' McClure befriended Murphy , collaborating with him on Murphy 's 1949 book `` To Hell and Back '' . McClure used his connections to get Murphy a $ 500 ( ) bit part in `` Texas , Brooklyn and Heaven . '' The agent of Wanda Hendrix , whom he had been dating since 1946 , got him a bit part in the 1948 Alan Ladd film `` Beyond Glory '' directed by John Farrow . His 1949 film `` Bad Boy '' gave him his first leading role . The film 's financial backers refused to bankroll the project unless Murphy was given the lead ; thus , Allied Artists put aside their reservations about using an inexperienced actor and gave him the starring role . Universal Studios signed Murphy to a seven-year studio contract at $ 2,500 a week ( ) . His first film for them was as Billy the Kid in `` The Kid from Texas '' in 1950 . He wrapped up that year making `` Sierra '' starring Wanda Hendrix , who by that time had become his wife , and `` Kansas Raiders '' as outlaw Jesse James . Universal lent him to MGM in 1951 at a salary of $ 25,000 to play the lead of The Youth in `` The Red Badge of Courage '' , directed by John Huston . Murphy and Huston worked together again in the 1960 film `` The Unforgiven '' . The only film Murphy made in 1952 was `` The Duel at Silver Creek '' with director Don Siegel . Murphy worked with Siegel one more time in 1958 for `` The Gun Runners '' . In 1953 , he starred in Frederick de Cordova 's `` Column South '' , and played Jim Harvey in Nathan Juran 's `` Tumbleweed '' , an adaptation of the Kenneth Perkins novel `` Three Were Renegades '' . Director Nathan Juran also directed `` Gunsmoke '' and `` Drums Across the River '' . George Marshall directed Murphy in the 1954 `` Destry '' , a remake of `` Destry Rides Again '' , based on a character created by author Max Brand . Although Murphy was initially reluctant to appear as himself in `` '' To Hell and Back '' '' , the 1955 adaptation of his book directed by Jesse Hibbs , he eventually agreed ; it became the biggest hit in the history of Universal Studios at the time . To help publicize the release of the film , he made guest appearances on television shows such as `` What 's My Line ? `` , `` Toast of the Town '' , and `` Colgate Comedy Hour '' . The Hibbs-Murphy team proved so successful in `` To Hell and Back '' that the two worked together on five subsequent films . The partnership resulted in the 1956 western `` Walk the Proud Land '' , and the non-westerns `` Joe Butterfly '' and `` World in My Corner '' . They worked together for the last time in the 1958 western `` Ride a Crooked Trail '' . Joseph L. Mankiewicz hired Murphy to play the titular role in the 1958 film `` The Quiet American '' . Murphy formed a partnership with Harry Joe Brown to make three films , starting with `` The Guns of Fort Petticoat '' ( 1957 ) . The partnership fell into disagreement over the remaining two projects , and Brown filed suit against Murphy . Murphy was featured in three westerns in 1959 : he starred opposite Sandra Dee in `` The Wild and the Innocent '' , collaborated as an uncredited co-producer with Walter Mirisch on the black and white `` Cast a Long Shadow '' , and performed as a hired killer in `` No Name on the Bullet '' , a film that was well received by critics . Thelma Ritter was his costar in the 1960 `` Startime '' television episode `` The Man '' . During the early 1960s , Murphy donated his time and otherwise lent his name and image for three episodes of `` The Big Picture '' television series produced by the United States Army . He received the 1960 Outstanding Civilian Service Medal for his cooperation in the episode `` Broken Bridge '' , which featured his visits to military installations in Germany , Italy , Turkey and the U.S. state of New Mexico to showcase the military 's latest weaponry . Writer Clair Huffaker wrote the 1961 screenplays for Murphy 's films `` Seven Ways from Sundown '' and `` Posse from Hell '' . Willard W. Willingham and his wife Mary Willingham befriended Murphy in his early days in Hollywood and worked with him on a number of projects . Willard was a producer on Murphy 's 1961 television series `` Whispering Smith '' , and co-wrote the screenplay for `` Battle at Bloody Beach '' that year . He collaborated on `` Bullet for a Badman '' in 1964 and `` Arizona Raiders '' in 1965 . The Willinghams as a team wrote the screenplay for `` Gunpoint '' as well as the script for Murphy 's last starring lead in the western `` 40 Guns to Apache Pass '' in 1967 . Murphy made `` Trunk to Cairo '' in Israel in 1966 . He first met director Budd Boetticher when Murphy requested to be his boxing partner at Terry Hunt 's Athletic Club . He subsequently appeared in the 1951 title role of Boetticher 's first western `` The Cimarron Kid '' . Boetticher wrote the script in 1969 for Murphy 's last film , `` A Time for Dying '' . Two other projects that Murphy and Boetticher planned to collaborate on – `` A Horse for Mr Barnum '' and `` When There 's Sumpthin ' to Do '' – never came to fruition . Personal life . Murphy married actress Wanda Hendrix in 1949 . Their divorce became final two years later in 1951 . Four days later , he married former airline stewardess Pamela Opal Lee Archer ( October 7 , 1919/1920/1923 – April 8 , 2010 ) , with whom he had two sons : Terry Michael ( born 14 March 1952 ) , and James Shannon ( born 1954 ) . Murphy bred quarter horses at the Audie Murphy Ranch in what is now Menifee , California and the Murphy Ranch in Pima County , Arizona . His horses raced at the Del Mar Racetrack , and he invested large sums of money in the hobby . Murphy 's gambling left his finances in a poor state . In 1968 , he stated that he lost $ 260,000 in an Algerian oil deal and was dealing with the Internal Revenue Service over unpaid taxes . In spite of his financial difficulties , Murphy refused to appear in commercials for alcohol and cigarettes , mindful of the influence he would have on the youth market . Death and commemorations . On 28 May 1971 , Murphy was killed when the private plane in which he was a passenger crashed into Brush Mountain , near Catawba , Virginia , west of Roanoke in conditions of rain , clouds , fog and zero visibility . The pilot and four other passengers were also killed . The aircraft was a twin-engine Aero Commander 680 flown by a pilot who had a private-pilot license and a reported 8,000 hours of flying time , but who held no instrument rating . The aircraft was recovered on 31 May . After her husband 's death , Pamela Murphy moved into a small apartment and got a clerk position at the Sepulveda Veterans Administration Hospital in Los Angeles , where she remained employed for 35 years . In 1975 , a court awarded Murphy 's widow , Pamela , and their two children $ 2.5 million in damages because of the accident . On 7 June 1971 , Murphy was buried with full military honors at Arlington National Cemetery . In attendance were Ambassador to the U.N. George H.W . Bush , Army Chief of Staff William Westmoreland , and many of the 3rd Infantry Division . Murphy 's gravesite is in Section 46 , headstone number 46-366-11 , located across Memorial Drive from the Amphitheater . A special flagstone walkway was later constructed to accommodate the large number of people who visit to pay their respects . It is the cemetery 's second most-visited gravesite , after that of President John F. Kennedy . The headstones of Medal of Honor recipients buried at Arlington National Cemetery are normally decorated in gold leaf . Murphy previously requested that his stone remain plain and inconspicuous , like that of an ordinary soldier . The headstone contains the birth year 1924 , based upon purportedly falsified materials among his military records . In 1974 , a large granite marker was erected just off the Appalachian Trail at at 3,100′ elevation , near the crash site . Civilian honors were bestowed on Murphy during his lifetime and posthumously , including a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame . In 2013 , Murphy was honored by his home state with the Texas Legislative Medal of Honor . Swedish power metal band Sabaton wrote a song on their 2014 studio album , `` Heroes '' , also entitled `` To Hell and Back '' , commemorating and recognizing Audie Murphy as one of the most decorated American veterans of World War II . Song writing . David McClure , his collaborator on the book `` To Hell and Back '' , discovered Murphy 's talent for poetry during their work on the memoir when he found discarded verses in Murphy 's Hollywood apartment . One of those poems , `` The Crosses Grow on Anzio '' , appears in `` To Hell and Back '' attributed to a soldier named Kerrigan . Only two others survived , `` Alone and Far Removed '' and `` Freedom Flies in Your Heart Like an Eagle '' . The latter was part of a speech Murphy had written at a 1968 dedication of the Alabama War Memorial in Montgomery , and later set to music by Scott Turner under the title `` Dusty Old Helmet '' . Murphy was a fan of country music , in particular Bob Wills and Chet Atkins , but was not a singer or musician himself . Through his friend Guy Mitchell , Murphy was introduced to songwriter Scott Turner in 1961 . The two collaborated on numerous songs between 1962 and 1970 , the most successful of which was `` Shutters and Boards '' and `` When the Wind Blows in Chicago '' .
M. J. C. Amarasuriya . Mahendra J. C. Amarasuriya is a Sri Lankan banker and philanthropist . A former President of the Lions Clubs International , he was the former Chairman of the Commercial Bank of Ceylon . Early life . Mahendra Amarasuriya was born to Thomas Amarasuriya , OBE the President of the Senate of Ceylon . He was educated at the Royal College , Colombo and graduated from the University of Ceylon with a BSc . He has undergone training at the International Institute for Management Development . Career . Amarasuriya was first appointed to the Board of the Commercial Bank of Ceylon on May 15 , 1986 and appointed Chairman on January 1 , 1995 and is serving to date . He holds 447,097 Voting shares and 151,881 Non-Voting Shares . He is also the Chairman of Pelwatte Sugar Industries Ltd. , Serendib Flour Mills ( Pvt ) Ltd. , Equity Investments Lanka Ltd. , Unawatuna Beach Resorts Ltd. and the Lions Clubs International Foundation . Immediate Past President of the International Association of Lions Clubs and Past Chairman of United Motors Lanka PLC , Joint Business Forum of Chambers of Commerce and Industry , Employers ’ Organisation and Trade Associations of Sri Lanka ( JBIZ ) , the Employers ’ Federation of Ceylon , National Agribusiness Council International Chamber of Commerce , Sri Lanka , Commercial Fund Management ( Pvt ) Ltd. and Regional Industries Services Committee of the North Western Province . He was the Former Deputy Chairman of Hayleys PLC . Almost four decades after his father chaired the Association , Amarasuriya took the chairmanship and continued in his family 's long association with Sri Lanka 's thriving tea business . A devout Buddhist and philanthropist , Amarasuriya is a committee member of the Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi Fund . In 2006 he was elected President of the Lions Clubs International .
Long Island Jewish World . `` Long Island Jewish World '' is a weekly , subscription based publication that covers local , domestic and international events for the Jewish communities of the metropolitan New York City area . The publication is a wholly owned subsidiary of Empire Publishing and Printing . Empire also publishes `` The Manhattan Jewish Sentinel '' and `` The Rockland and Westchester Jewish Tribune '' . Despite its small circulation of about 45,000 in 1984 , articles from the paper have been quoted in `` New York Times '' , `` Washington Post , '' `` New York Daily News '' , `` The Village Voice '' , `` Jerusalem Post '' and `` Newsday '' . Beginning . Long Island Jewish World was founded in Great Neck , NY and first printed in 1976 by Jerome W. Lippman . Lippman continues to be the publisher/editor of the newspaper . In 1984 , Lippman charged that the United Jewish Appeal-Federation of Jewish Philanthropies ( UJA ) was unfairly using its charity to fund `` The Jewish Week '' and imitating his newspaper , in order to put his paper out of business . This `` newspaper war '' lasted several years , with multiple failed attempts at reconciliation . In June 1994 it purchased `` The Manhattan Jewish Sentinel . '' Content . The editorial content of Long Island Jewish World is a mix of social and political nature commonly featuring open letters , op-eds and submissions from some of the top names in journalism and politics , locally and abroad . The content also spans the spectrum of the Jewish community from the Orthodox to the modern , secular Jew .
Ahmadabad-e Esfandiyari . Ahmadabad-e Esfandiyari ( , also Romanized as Aḩmadābād-e Esfandīyārī ) is a village in Ganjabad Rural District , Esmaili District , Anbarabad County , Kerman Province , Iran . At the 2006 census , its population was 191 , in 47 families .
Tommy Tegelgård . Tommy Tegelgård ( born 24 October 1948 ) is a Swedish judoka . He competed in the men 's middleweight event at the 1972 Summer Olympics .
Robert Nunn . Robert Nunn ( born June 10 , 1965 ) is an American football coach who is the defensive line coach of the New York Jets . He played linebacker at Oklahoma State . Nunn joined the Green Bay Packers on February 8 , 2005 , as the defensive tackles coach , but was let go along with the majority of the defensive coaching staff after a disappointing 2008 season . Nunn was hired several weeks later by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as one of two defensive line coaches . On January 27 , 2010 , Robert Nunn was hired as the New York Giants defensive line coach . He was part of the staff that won Super Bowl XLVI over the New England Patriots . Robert Nunn lived in Mahwah , New Jersey at the time of his Super Bowl Victory .
Giulio Terzi di Sant'Agata . Giulio Terzi di Sant'Agata ( ; born 9 June 1946 ) is an Italian diplomat and politician . He was Italy 's Minister of Foreign Affairs from November 2011 until March 2013 . Studies . Born in a noble family from Bergamo , Giulio Terzi earned a degree in Law at the University of Milan , specializing in International Law . Diplomatic career . Terzi joined Italy 's foreign service in 1973 . During his first two years at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Rome , he served as a protocol officer assigned to visits by Italian government officials abroad . In 1975 he was posted as first secretary for political affairs at the Italian embassy in Paris . After returning to Rome in 1978 , as Special Assistant to the Secretary General , he was in Canada as Economic and Commercial Counsellor for almost five years , a period of sharp growth in economic and high-tech cooperation between Italy and Canada . He was Consul General in Vancouver during Expo 86 , where he promoted major events for Italian businesses and culture on Canada 's Pacific Coast . In 1987 , Terzi returned to Rome to serve first at the Department for Economic Affairs , focusing on high technology exchange , and later as Head of one of the Offices of the Department of Personnel and Human Resources . His next foreign assignment was to NATO in Brussels , where he was Political Adviser to the Italian Mission to the North Atlantic Council in the immediate aftermath of the Cold War , German reunification , and the first Gulf War . From 1993 to 1998 , Terzi was in New York City at the Permanent Mission of Italy to the United Nations as First Counsellor for Political Affairs and later as Minister and Deputy Permanent Representative . During this period – marked by the Bosnian War , the Somali Civil War , as well as conflicts in the African Great Lakes region – Italy was a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council . By the mid-nineties globalisation and new challenges to international security underscored the need for major reforms of the UN bodies , a cause that Italy championed in all the UN fora . Terzi served as deputy secretary general of Italy 's Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Rome , director general for political affairs and human rights , and political director . In this capacity , his responsibilities included major international security and political issues , especially in the framework of the UN Security Council , the UN General Assembly , and the UN Council on Human Rights , as well as the Council of the European Union , NATO , the G8 , and OSCE . He also advised the Foreign Minister on international security , focusing on the Western Balkans , the Middle East , Afghanistan , East Africa , nuclear proliferation , terrorism , and human rights . His most recent overseas posting was ambassador of Italy to Israel ( 2002–2004 ) , a period characterized by the outbreak of the Second Intifada , improved relations between the EU and Israel during the Italian Presidency of the EU ( July–December 2003 ) , and the renewed commitment of Israel and the Palestinian Authority to the peace process . From 20 August 2008 to 30 September 2009 , Terzi was Italy 's permanent representative to the United Nations in New York , where he led the Italian delegation to the UN Security Council during the last year of the Italian biennium as a non-permanent member ( 2007 - 2008 ) . From 8 October 2009 to 16 November 2011 Terzi was Ambassador to the United States in Washington DC . Foreign minister . On 16 November 2011 Terzi was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs in the technocratic cabinet headed by Prime Minister Mario Monti . During his tenure , he held 1,483 meetings and events , which covered 91 different countries with 75 official visits abroad and 138 meetings with other foreign ministers , of which 63 in Italy and 75 overseas . He was member of the `` Westervelle Group '' , composed by 11 European Foreign Ministers and aimed at supporting initiatives for `` More Europe '' in the European political integration process . He actively promoted UN moratorium on the death penalty resolution and other campaigns for human rights and fundamental freedoms . Within the EU and NATO , Minister Terzi was a strong advocate for a renewed `` Pratica di Mare '' partnership with the Russian Federation in order to settle energy and rule of law issues , as well as European security concerns raising from East-West diverging positions on conventional and nuclear forces . He gave impulse to policies of diversification of energy supplies to Italy , by negotiating and signing during the 2012 UNGA in New York the Memorandum of Understanding ( MoU ) for the Trans Adriatic Pipeline ( TAP ) between Albania , Greece and Italy , by strengthening relations with transitional governments in Libya , and enhancing economic cooperation with Mozambique , Angola and Algeria . He pursued a reinforced Mediterranean political and economic cooperation in the Mediterranean region in the `` 5+5 Dialogue '' framework , with Spain , France , Italy , Malta , Portugal , Libya , Morocco , Mauritania and Tunisia , and other bilateral and multilateral initiatives through the EU , NATO and the UN . At the same time Minister Terzi did strive for a closer EU political , economic , and scientific cooperation with Israel and for the reactivation of the peace process on the basis of the two-state solution . During his tenure , Minister Terzi engaged in a more active Italian diplomacy for the Horn of Africa , by visiting and signing new agreements with Ethiopia and Somalia . Diplomatic crisis with India and resignation . The seizure by India of two Italian marines ( `` marò '' ) in international waters off the Kerala coast on 16 February 2012 over an alleged incident and the death of two fishermen which India claimed had involved the Italian tanker `` Enrica Lexie '' and its Military Protection Unit , while on official duty in the framework of international anti-piracy activities , caused a dispute between India and Italy on jurisdiction . The dispute was brought by the Italian Government to the UN , EU , regional and global fora , and discussed at bilateral and multilateral level with India , with the intent of settling the dispute through the arbitration procedure established by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ( UNCLOS ) , to which both Italy and India are signatories . Having India formally rejected all Italian proposals for convening UNCLOS Arbitration , Minister Terzi on 11 March 2013 announced – on behalf of and in agreement with the government – that the two Italian marines , Massimiliano Latorre and Salvatore Girone – who had meanwhile been sent back to Italy having obtained from the Indian authorities a `` temporary leave '' to exert their electoral duties – would not have left the country to return to India until the arbitration established by UNCLOS decided on the matter of jurisdiction . The Indian reaction leads to growing tensions , until on 21 March the Prime Minister 's Office reversed Terzi 's policy and announced the decision to send the two riflemen back to India . Such a sudden change of the government 's strategy was severely criticized and rejected formally in writing by the Foreign Minister. , While Terzi was awaiting for clarifications from the PM Monti , he clarified that he had no intention to resign . Three days later , on March 26 , 2013 – as soon as the plenary session of the Chamber of Deputies reconvened to discuss the latest developments on the case – Minister Terzi announced in parliament his resignation because of his dissent with the position of the government which had reversed a previously agreed decision of keeping the two Marines in Italy until the UNCLOS arbitration would have deliberated on the matter of jurisdiction . The following day , PM Mario Monti assumed the interim as foreign minister . Terzi 's resignation has been criticized by PM Monti , who told the Chamber of Deputies that Terzi would never had - before that day - expressed his own dissent or expressed his intention to resign . In the opinion of Prime Minister Monti , who strongly criticized the Minister Terzi 's resignation were attributable to the non-effective handling of the dossier of the diplomatic dispute over the 2012 `` Enrica Lexie '' incident . On 27 March 2013 , Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti addressed the Italian parliament and revealed that Terzi repeatedly hampered efforts to settle the dispute with India in a quiet manner by perpetuating controversies through hawkish statements posted on Twitter . Monti attributed the `` hardening '' of India 's stance to `` rash '' statements to the press by Terzi and concluded his parliamentary briefing on the debacle , saying that Italy 's strategy `` should n't have been the subject of premature statements to the press , which Minister Terzi decided instead to make , previewing a final result which at that point could n't be taken for granted , '' . According to Monti , Terzi 's resignation was aimed at achieving `` other results that will soon become more evident '' . Terzi immediately contested Monti 's innuendos publicly , reiterating in various interviews and articles reasons and facts which had led to his resignation . On 29 March 2013 Terzi unveiled during a TV interview the heavy pressures he had received in order to give his consent to the return of the two Italian marines to India . Pressures that he firmly refused , since the Marines return to India before the UNCLOS Arbitration would have infringed principles and norms enshrined in the Italian Constitution . Later activities . After the 2013 political elections , although not running himself for office , Terzi joined the right-wing Brothers of Italy - National Alliance party , and from 9 March 2014 is part of the party bureau . In 2017 Terzi announced he also joined the Radical Party , and its association Hands off Cain against death penalty . In 2015 Terzi is appointed together with General Vincenzo Camporini to the Commission of Inquiry and Control of the High-level Group on Operation Protective Edge ( Israel 's 2014 war on Gaza ) Since 2016 Terzi has been a member of the advisory board and representative in Italy of the lobby United against Nuclear Iran ( UANI ) , President of the Global Committee for the rule of law , President of the International Relations Department of the `` Luigi Einaudi '' Foundation di Torino and President of the Italian-Kosovo Chamber of Commerce .
Afonso Celso de Assis Figueiredo Júnior . Afonso Celso de Assis Figueiredo Júnior , titled Count of Afonso Celso by the Holy See , better known as Afonso Celso , ( 31 March 1860 – 11 July 1938 ) was a teacher , poet , historian and Brazilian politician . He is one of the founders of the Brazilian Academy of Letters , where he occupied the chair number 36 . Biography . He was born in Ouro Preto , the son of Afonso Celso , Viscount of Ouro Preto , the last President of the Council of Ministers of the Brazilian Empire , and of Francisca de Paula Martins de Toledo , the daughter of Counselor Joaquim Floriano de Toledo , colonel of the National Guard , who was president of the province of São Paulo six times . He graduated in law in 1880 from the Faculty of Law of Largo de São Francisco , University of São Paulo , defending the thesis `` Law of Revolution . '' Politics and magisterium . He was elected for four consecutive terms of general deputy by Minas Gerais . With the proclamation of the republic , in 1889 , left the policy to accompany the father in exile , that followed the departure of the imperial family for Portugal . Away from politics , he devoted himself to journalism and teaching . He divulged for more than 30 years his articles in `` Jornal do Brasil '' and `` Correio da Manhã '' . In the magisterium , he held the chair of political economy at the Faculty of Juridical and Social Sciences of Rio de Janeiro . In 1892 , he joined the Brazilian Historic and Geographic Institute . After the death of the Baron of Rio Branco , in 1912 , he was elected perpetual president of this institution , a post he held until 1938 . He died in Rio de Janeiro . Brazilian Academy of Letters . Afonso Celso was one of the thirty men of letters that initially constituted the Brazilian Academy of Letters . Among them were names like Joaquim Nabuco , José do Patrocínio , Machado de Assis , Rui Barbosa and Visconde of Taunay . Ten others were later elected , completing the forty founders of the institute . He was president of the ABL on two occasions : in 1925 and in 1935 .
Barrie Delf . Barrie Delf ( born 5 May 1961 ) is an English retired professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Southend United in The Football League , where he made only one appearance in the Third Division in the 1982–1983 season . After his spell with Southend ended in 1986 , Delf went on to play non-League football for Dartford and Grays Athletic . Football career . Before turning professional , Delf played amateur football for Leigh Ramblers in the Southend Borough Combination League , Leigh Marshes and Trinity whilst working as civil servant for the Department of Social Security . He had a trial with Aston Villa , but Ron Saunders decided against signing him due to Villa having recently taken on an apprentice goalkeeper . BBC Essex sports presenter Roger Buxton , recommended Delf to Southend United chief scout Bob Walls , eventually signing on non-contract terms in 1983 . He made a number of reserve team appearances before making his debut on 26 March 1983 in the Football League Third Division for Southend against Sheffield United , in the 3–1 home victory . Southend 's regular goalkeepers Mervyn Cawston and John Keeley were both injured , and Delf was drafted in on the morning of the day of the match . The one goal Delf conceded was a penalty kick taken by Colin Morris . He went on to play non-League football for Dartford under Peter Taylor , signing from Southend in 1986 , before joining Grays Athletic for whom he made over 300 appearances . Life after football . Delf went on to work as an IT manager for Castle Point Borough Council after his footballing career .
Eric Kelly ( Boxer ) . Eric Lamar Kelly ( born September 20 , 1980 ) is a former four-time national boxing champion , former member of the U.S. National Olympic team , a viral video star , celebrity trainer , sports correspondent , and brand ambassador . Early life and education . Kelly was born in Titusville , Florida and moved to the Bed-Stuy section of Brooklyn , New York as a child with his father and graduated from the now-defunct Thomas Jefferson High School . Kelly attended the United States Olympic Education Center ( USOEC ) on the campus of Northern Michigan University in Marquette , Michigan . Boxing career . Encouraged into boxing by his father , Kelly trained at the New Bed-Stuy Boxing Center under George Washington , Harry Keitt & Dylan “ Blimp ” Parsley Sr. , and at Gleason 's under the tutelage of Hector Rocca , under whom he won his 1st national title at 16 . Kelly achieved success as 1997 Junior Olympic Boxing Champion , 1998 USA Boxing Under-19 National Champion , 1998 National Golden Gloves bronze medalist , and 1999 American Boxing Classic Champion . He was a two-time New York Daily News Golden Glove Champion , and the 2000 National Golden Glove Champion . In 2000 he was named an alternate for the U.S. Olympic Team at the Sydney Games . In 2001 , ranked number one in the country , Kelly lost in the finals of the U.S . Amateur Boxing Championship in 2001 to Andre Ward . Ward , then unranked , would go on to earn a gold medal at the 2004 Olympics in Athens . Eye injury . While training at the USOEC , Kelly suffered nerve damage to his left eyelid after being hit in the face with a pool cue during a bar fight . The injury effectively ended his boxing career . Boxing trainer . After becoming a father and working a series of blue-collar jobs , Kelly began cold-calling various boxing gyms and was offered a spot as a trainer at Church Street Boxing Gym . Kelly ’ s aggressive and blunt style , often berating the white-collared clients he was working out , was captured and distributed in video form produced and published by Animal New York . The success of the video lead Kelly to sign with talent agency William Morris , and media appearances including one on Comedy Central ’ s Daily Show . As the video amassed views , Kelly ’ s clientele began to include not just Wall Street businessmen , but celebrities as well . Famous clients include rapper Pusha-T , football player Brandon Marshall , political pendant Meghan McCain , Roots musician Black Thought . Since Church Street , Kelly has trained at Gleason ’ s Gym in Brooklyn ’ s DUMBO section . In summer 2017 , Kelly opened SouthBoX by Eric Kelly in the South Bronx ’ s Mott Haven section . The gym is seen as a part of the area ’ s ongoing , and sometimes controversial , gentrification . Kelly is MMA competitor Oluwale Bamgbose 's boxing coach and debuted in the fighter 's corner for his December 16 , 2017 bout at UFC on Fox 26 . Work in media . Kelly is a video correspondent for VICE Sports . In a series of pieces , Kelly is put into unique situations including eating hot dogs with competitive eater Takeru Kobayashi , serving as working media at MLB ’ s All-Star Game , and tailgating at a NASCAR race . In 2016 Kelly began covering boxing and pop culture , both editorially and on a podcast , at TheOutsideGame.com , part of the FanSided network . Commercial work . Kelly has served as a brand ambassador and Combat Training Coach with Reebok , and works with apparel company RVCA . In 2016 he appeared in a Powerade commercial starring 2016 Olympic gold medalist Shakur Stevenson .
Independent candidates , 1977 Ontario provincial election . Several independent candidates contested the 1977 Ontario provincial election , although none were elected . Information about these candidates may be found here . Willis Cummins ( Oakwood ) . Cummins was 39 years old at the time of the election , and was a part-time teacher with the North York Board of Education . He also described himself as a former journalist for `` Contrast '' . In 1973 , he wrote an article for `` The Globe and Mail '' newspaper on emergence of a black film industry in North America . He received 170 votes ( 0.80 % ) , finishing fifth against New Democratic Party incumbent Tony Grande .
Joy Brook . Joy Brook ( born Joy Beadle , 9 May 1969 in Scarborough , North Riding of Yorkshire ) is an English actress who played DC Kerry Holmes in `` The Bill '' and Joanne Pearson in `` Peak Practice '' . She has also appeared in `` The Thin Blue Line '' , `` Dalziel and Pascoe '' , `` Dream Team '' and `` Doctors '' . She can currently be seen in the short `` Maltesers '' sponsor films that accompany `` Loose Women '' on `` ITV1 '' . She can currently be seen in the short `` Go Compare '' adverts on TV , and appeared as Dr. Melville in Emmerdale on 12 January 2018 Personal life . In January 1999 she revealed that she was bisexual and had been sexually involved with women since she was 21 . At the time her Bill character was having a lesbian fling while working undercover in a prison . `` My mother told the whole town I was a lesbian and she was proud of me . My girlfriend was accepted as part of the family . '' The relationship lasted two years . A four-year relationship with Roger May ( b . 1966 ) ended around the same time that Joy revealed her bisexuality . She is the great-niece of Tottenham Hotspur legend Bill Nicholson .
Crackout ( video game ) . is a video game by Konami that was released in Japan for the Family Computer Disk System on December 13 , 1986 , and in Europe and Australia for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1991 . It is a Breakout clone , with some additional elements not normally found in other games in the genre . Summary . The object of the game is to clear levels by either destroying all bricks or defeating the enemies . There are four zones of eleven levels each . The zones are Cubic Zone , Mirror Zone , Tube Zone and Final Zone . This game differs from the original Breakout as it contained enemies on screen that could be hit to gain power ups . Powerups included a parachute to slow the ball down , multiple balls , or projectiles . There were also level warps in the form of Konami Man , who would fly from top to bottom of the play area . There were typically one to three enemies on screen at once , appearing out of a trapdoor in the top corners , or let in through the side walls . Every few levels there was also a boss , ranging from a small dragon to a centipede . The bosses changed colour from Green to Blue to Pink , each time increasing in speed . Each level also contained a hidden letter which made up a password presented at the end of the game ( Zone 4 Level 11 ) . If this was not input correctly , the player restarted the game from the beginning . If the player input the password correctly , they were shown the end credits which consisted of a procession of the enemies from the game . The password is MERRYCHRISTMAS .
Angélique ( instrument ) . The angélique ( French , from Italian angelica ) is a plucked string instrument of the lute family of the baroque era . It combines features of the lute , the harp , and the theorbo . It shares the form of its pear shaped body as well as its vibrating string length of 54 to 70 cm with the lute . Differing from the lute , the 16 string angelica was single-strung like a theorbo , with which it shares its extended neck with a second peg box , bearing six bass strings . The angelica was tuned diatonically , like a harp : C – E – F – G – A – B – c – d – e – f – g – a – b – c ’ – d ’ – e ’ . That range is the same as that of the French or lesser theorbo , but the latter differs in that its tuning is reentrant : C – D – E – F – G – A – B – c – d – g – c ' – e'– a – d ' . The diatonic tuning limited its compass , but produced a full and clear tone by the increased use of open strings . Little surviving music for the angelica as well as few surviving instruments indicate that the angelica flourished during the second half of the 17th and the beginning of the 18th centuries . Some authors claim that the angelica was invented in England . But that claim is based on the misinterpretation of its name ( M. H. Fuhrmann , Musicalischer Trichter , Frankfurt/Spree 1706 , p. 91 ) . James Talbot correctly interpreted angelica as “ angel lute “ because of its lovely sound ( ms. Oxford 532 , 1685–1701 ) . Music for the angelica is notated in French tablature , with the designation of bass courses varying according to respective authors . Ukrainian Torban is a descendant of Angélique .
Nightmare in Pink . `` Nightmare in Pink '' is the second novel in the Travis McGee series written by John D. McDonald . It was published concurrently with the first book in the series , `` The Deep Blue Good-by '' . In `` Nightmare in Pink '' , McGee is asked by a friend from his military days to help his sister Nina in the investigation of her fiancé 's death and the large sum of money involved . The book 's title is a reference to the inclusion of hallucinogenic drugs as a plot device in the climax . Much of the action takes place in New York City and upstate New York , a departure from McGee 's usual haunts in Florida .
PACT ( compiler ) . PACT was a series of compilers for the IBM 701 and IBM 704 scientific computers . Their development was conducted jointly by IBM and a committee of customers starting in 1954 . PACT I was developed for the 701 , and PACT IA for the 704 . The emphasis in that early generation of compilers was minimization of the memory footprint , because memory was a very expensive resource at the time . The word `` compiler '' was not in widespread use at the time , so most of the 1956 papers described it as an `` ( automatic ) coding system '' , although the word compiler was also used in some papers .
Dommoc . `` Dommoc '' , a place not certainly identified but probably within the modern county of Suffolk , was the original seat of the Anglo-Saxon bishops of the Kingdom of East Anglia . It was established by Sigeberht of East Anglia for Saint Felix in c. 629–31 It remained the bishopric of all East Anglia until c. 673 , when Theodore of Tarsus , Archbishop of Canterbury , divided the see and created a second bishopric at ( North Elmham , Norfolk , or South Elmham , Suffolk ) . The see of `` Dommoc '' continued to exist until the time of the Viking Wars of the 860s , after which it lapsed . Foundation . The primary authority for the foundation of the see of `` Dommoc '' is Bede 's `` Historia ecclesiastica '' , ii.15 . Following the assassination of Eorpwald of East Anglia by Ricberht in c. 627 the kingdom fell back into 'error ' for three years , before Sigeberht , brother or half-brother of Eorpwald , took possession of the kingdom . Sigeberht had lived in exile in Gaul during his brother 's lifetime , and had been initiated in the sacraments of the Christian faith , becoming a very Christian man of learning . On his accession he resolved to ensure that the whole kingdom shared his faith and he was very ably supported by Saint Felix . Felix had been born and consecrated in Burgundy . He came to Archbishop Honorius of Canterbury ( Saint Honorius ) and expressed his desire to preach the Gospel of Life . Honorius sent him to the East Angles , where he found a fruitful multitude of believers and brought that whole province to the faith and works of righteousness . He accepted the episcopal seat in the city ( civitas ) of `` Dommoc '' , and when he had governed it for seventeen years he died there in peace . An alternative account surviving in the much later work of William of Malmesbury relates that Sigeberht and Felix came to the kingdom together from Gaul . Early chronology . The date of the foundation of `` Dommoc '' is estimated from the foregoing events and from the duration of tenure of the first three bishops . Edwin of Northumbria was baptised by Paulinus of York at Easter 626 and they then undertook the conversion of the Kingdom of Lindsey and of Eorpwald and his kingdom . Eorpwald was slain soon after his baptism , after which there was a reversal of faith for three years . Felix was bishop for seventeen years , his successor Thomas for five , and his successor Berhtgisl Boniface for a further seventeen ( a total of 39 episcopal years ) . Both Thomas and Berhtgisl were consecrated by Archbishop Honorius , who died in 653 ( Historia Ecclesiastica iii.20 ) . After Berhtgisl 's death Archbishop Theodore , who reached Canterbury in 668-9 , appointed Bisi to `` Dommoc '' , and Bisi attended the Council of Hertford in 673 . By then Bisi 's health was declining so that he was unable to administer the diocese and soon afterwards Theodore divided the see ( Historia Ecclesiastica , iv.5 ) . Since Berhtgisl can not have died later than 670 , the foundation of `` Dommoc '' should date to c. 630-31 and the assassination of Eorpwald to c. 627 . This would place the death of Felix at c. 647 and of Thomas c. 652 . That would accord with the `` Liber Eliensis '' tradition that Felix baptised Saint Etheldreda in or soon after 631 at Exning and with William of Malmesbury 's statement that he baptised Cenwalh of Wessex in East Anglia before that king was restored to Wessex by King Anna in c. 647 . Location . Despite its former importance , the original location of `` Dommoc '' has been lost for many centuries and forms the subject of scholarly debate . This reflects rival claims staked during the 13th century by the monks of Eye , Suffolk ( for Dunwich , Suffolk ) , and of Rochester in Kent ( for Walton , Suffolk ) . The uncertainty therefore arose between the tenth and twelfth centuries . William Camden , in his `` Britannia '' , promoted general acceptance of the identification with Dunwich , formerly a splendid city on the Suffolk coast between Aldeburgh and Southwold , all but a tiny part of which has now been lost to coastal erosion . The Rochester claim for Walton refers to the place near or in Felixstowe , Suffolk , at the tip of the Colneis Hundred peninsula between the River Deben and the River Orwell . This Walton is not to be confused with Walton-on-the-Naze , Essex , which stands on the south side of the Orwell and Stour estuary mouth , and which has never been seriously considered as a candidate for `` Dommoc '' . The scholarly revival of the claim for Walton as `` Dommoc '' was the work of Stuart Rigold . Bede records that Sigeberht ruled East Anglia together with Ecgric , his relative or `` cognatus '' , who until Sigeberht 's abdication had ruled over part of the kingdom , and afterwards succeeded to the rule of all of it . The meaning of the arrangement is not clear , but there is no difficulty in accepting that during his own reign Sigeberht had the power to grant a coastal site to Felix either at Dunwich or Felixstowe , since it was he who granted the land , possibly an old shore fort , at Cnobheresburg to Saint Fursey ( Historia Ecclesiastica , iii.17–18 ) . Bede 's use of the term `` civitas '' for `` Dommoc '' , ( which is also occasionally called `` Domnoc '' or `` Dommoc-ceastre '' ) , suggests that the site had once been a Roman settlement , possibly fortified . The re-use of Roman forts or fortified enclosures for early Anglo-Saxon ecclesiastical and monastic purposes is well-attested , for instance at `` Othona '' ( Bradwell-on-Sea , Essex ) , Rochester and Reculver ( Kent ) , `` Durobrivae '' ( Castor , Cambridgeshire ) , and in East Anglia at Fursey 's monastery ( probably Burgh Castle , or Gariannonum ) . It is certain that there was a stone fort at Walton ( Walton Castle ) , like other shore-forts of about enclosure , and that it was adjacent to a large Roman settlement , most of which ( including the fort ) is now lost into the sea . The nature of Roman Dunwich is less well understood , for although some important Roman roads lead towards it , the site was lost to the sea too early for archaeological records . However it formerly had an important harbour which might have been protected by a fort . ( Similarly Aldeburgh ( which means 'old burgh ' in Old English ) may also have possessed a fort defending the Alde estuary . ) The placename evidence is also indecisive . G.E . Fox and C.E . Stevens suggested that the fort at Walton might be the `` Portus Adurni '' of the Notitia Dignitatum , usually identified as Portchester . Be that as it may , the existence of additional forts not mentioned in the `` Notitia '' presents no difficulty since that is not a list of all fortresses , but of military units and their stations under the command of the Count of the Saxon Shore . Dunwich . The similarity of sound between `` Dommoc '' and Dunwich may be misleading . `` Dommoc '' is a difficult name to construe , but could derive from the Latin `` dominicum '' , a church , possibly in an Irish-assimilated form `` domnhac '' , as Fletcher notes . The name `` Dunwich '' ( in c. 1200 `` Donewic '' or `` Donewiz '' ) should mean the `` wic '' ( `` market '' , possibly from `` vicus '' , often riverine or estuarine ) at the hill . The important `` wic '' names of Ipswich and Norwich are comparable . If the name `` Dommoc '' became Dunwich , its original meaning was lost in the shift and a different etymological structure was adopted to explain and replace it , between the tenth and twelfth centuries . There was no known church dedicated to Saint Felix at Dunwich , but that is no objection since the founder could not have commemorated himself and would likely have made an apostolic dedication . Dunwich was thriving at Domesday , but following sea encroachments many of its ecclesiastical possessions were granted to the rising Priory of Eye in north Suffolk . The seal-matrix of the last-known bishop of `` Dommoc '' , Ethilwald , was discovered about two hundred years ago at Eye . Eye also possessed in post-mediaeval times a book now lost , known as the 'Red Book of Eye ' , written in Lombardic majuscule and presumably with purple-stained pages , reputed to have belonged to Saint Felix . These may have reached Eye from Dunwich , but they might also have been taken to Hoxne , close to Eye , during the tenth or eleventh centuries from any centre in East Anglia , when Hoxne was temporarily the episcopal seat . During the fifteenth century , when the Dunwich identification had taken hold , a series of glass windows depicting Saint Fursey , Saint Felix , Saint Etheldreda , and other Anglo-Saxon subjects existed at Blythburgh church , not far from Dunwich . However that site had its own independent Wuffing tradition connected with the grave of King Anna of East Anglia ( d. 653 ) , but ( conversely ) its position at the fordable headwaters of the Blyth estuary , controlling the Blyth and its watershed hinterland suggests the likely existence of a royal dwelling in that neighbourhood in the time of Anna himself , and of Saint Felix . If so , the siting of an episcopal seat at Dunwich would be readily explicable . Felixstowe . The apparent connection between Felixstowe and the name of Felix is suggestive , but the placename Felixstowe is not recorded before the thirteenth century and its origin is disputed . A Stow may be a holy site , but the Domesday name for the Walton fort is `` Burch '' , a form of the word `` Burgh '' . A priory dedicated to St Felix was founded within the fort at Walton around the end of the eleventh century by Roger Bigod , 1st Earl of Norfolk , who invited monks from Rochester to establish themselves there . During the twelfth century the powerful Bigod family also had a castle at Walton and a separate large residence there ( the Manor , or Old Hall ) , at which King John issued the Ipswich Town Charter in 1200 . The church site at nearby Falkenham ( overlooking the river Deben between Hemley and Felixstowe Ferry ) may have early Wuffing associations , for it is dedicated to the royal martyr Saint Æthelberht ( d. 794 ) . Falkenham was at Domesday a sub-manor or berewick of Walton , and in the time of Archbishop Lanfranc it was claimed by Rochester as one of a group of possessions which had been taken from it into royal keeping during the Viking Wars . The situation of Walton fort , overlooking the seaward reaches of the Deben estuary towards the former island of Bawdsey on the north bank , was of prime importance to the control of that river and lay directly within the sphere of Rendlesham , the Wuffinga royal dwelling known to have existed a little above the fordable headwaters of the Deben estuary in c 660 . The Sutton Hoo cemetery demonstrates the outstanding importance of this river as a seat of regnal power shortly before Sigeberht 's time , during the period of Rædwald 's reign , and as the centre of a regio or province spreading from the Orwell to beyond the River Alde and across the tributary hinterlands of the Alde and Deben rivers . It is strongly inferred that St Paulinus , from the Canterbury mission , was present in East Anglia at Rædwald 's court in around 616 , and it seems likely that the dedication of Rendlesham church to Saint Gregory the Great belongs to the early phases of that mission into East Anglia . After his escape from York in 632-3 , Paulinus became Bishop of Rochester until his death in c644 , during the first decade of Felix 's episcopacy of `` Dommoc '' . Bede records that Felix obtained teachers from Kent to supply the school founded in East Anglia by Sigeberht . Rochester was then the closest bishopric to East Anglia by the sea-route to Kent from the Deben . It is therefore possible that when Roger Bigod founded a priory at Walton fort he was consciously renewing a connection between Rochester and Walton which had been developed in the time of Felix and Paulinus . Rochester 's claim is expressed thus : 'b . Felix fundavit eccl'iam q'e m'o Felixstowe uocatur et in ea sedit xvji annis ' ( `` The blessed Felix founded the church which is now called Felixstowe and sate in that ( place ) 17 years '' ) . It appears in the monastic register compiled before 1251 ( Harleian MS 261 ) , under the annal for 633 . The 16th century antiquary John Leland noted sources supporting both the claims of Eye for Dunwich and of Rochester for Walton . However it must be remembered that there are several East Anglian sites associated with the work of Saint Felix . Although one of these two seems most likely , there is no absolute certainty that it was either .
Gareth Unwin . Gareth Ellis-Unwin ( born Gareth Unwin , 20 February 1972 ) is a British film producer best known for producing the 2010 film `` The King 's Speech '' , for which he won an Academy Award for Best Picture . He is also the co-founder and CEO of Bedlam Productions . Life and career . Growing up in Slough , Berkshire , Unwin attended Herschel Grammar School . He worked part-time at Pinewood Studios . After graduating from Ravensbourne College , Gareth rose quickly through the ranks to be assistant director and production manager for a number of drama and documentary projects . His first feature film as producer , `` Exam '' ( 2009 ) , earned a nomination at the 63rd British Academy Film Awards . Following that , Gareth produced `` The King 's Speech '' alongside Iain Canning and Emile Sherman , picking up the Audience Award at Toronto International Film Festival , a Producers Guild of America award , seven BAFTAs , including both Outstanding British Film and Best Film , and four Academy Awards , including Best Film . Gareth also produced `` Zaytoun '' with Far Films , directed by Eran Riklis , which was a runner-up for the Audience Award at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival , and will next be producing `` The Lady Who Went Too Far '' , which sees him re-unite with `` King 's Speech '' writer David Seidler for a tale of female heroism in the early 19th century .
Samuel Milford . Samuel Frederick Milford ( 16 September 1797 – 26 May 1865 ) was a barrister and judge , active in colonial New South Wales from 1843 , a judge of Supreme Court of New South Wales . Milford was born in Exeter , Devon , England , the eldest son of Samuel Frederick Milford , D.L. , of Heavitree , Devonshire . He received his preliminary education at the High School , Exeter , and afterwards graduated M.A . at St John 's College , Cambridge . He was called to the Bar at Lincoln 's Inn , London , and practised his profession for several years at Bristol , where he held the appointment of judge of the Diocesan Ecclesiastical Court . Owing to bad health , he was induced to seek an appointment in Australia . Through the influence of his cousin Sir William Webb Follett , the then Attorney-General of England , he was appointed Master in Equity of New South Wales , and left London in September 1842 for Sydney . He landed on 1 January 1843 , and held the post of Master in Equity , together with that of Chief Commissioner of Insolvent Estates , until his appointment as Resident Judge in the district of Moreton Bay ( now Queensland ) in January 1856 . Then he returned to Sydney in February 1859 , and was a Supreme Court Judge till his death on 26 May 1865 in Maitland , New South Wales . He held also during this period the offices of Judge of the Court of Vice-Admiralty and Primary Judge in Equity .
Brown Theatre . The W. L. Lyons Brown Theatre , originally called the Brown Theatre , is a restored theatre dating back to 1925 that seats approximately 1,400 patrons in Louisville , Kentucky . The theatre still stands today and remains a testament to the glory days of Louisville 's theatre district . History . The Theatre opened on October 5 , 1925 . The space was named for James Graham Brown , an Indiana native and longtime Louisville resident . Modeled after New York 's famous Music Box Theatre , the space boasts a 40 ' x 40 ' stage . With the onset of the Great Depression , the Brown was leased to the Fourth Avenue Amusement Company in the 1930s as a movie theater . By 1962 the Brown Theatre was renovated so that it could once again stage live performances . Another renovation took place in 1971 and afterwards was sold to the Louisville Board of Education , operating under contract to the Louisville Theatrical Association . The theatre was briefly rechristened the Macauley 's Theatre . In 1982 , the Broadway-Brown Partnership was formed and purchased the theatre and adjoining hotel in an effort to rejuvenate the southern end of Louisville 's downtown business district . Louisville 's Fund for the Arts acquired the building in 1997 , undertaking to finance the remainder of the $ 4.2 million restoration with the Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts under contract to manage the theatre . Generous gifts were also received from the W.L . Lyons Brown Foundation , the Brown family of Louisville , and the Brown-Forman Corporation . In 1998 , re-christened the W.L . Lyons Brown Theatre , new stage equipment and rigging , a modernized computer marquee , and new heating and air conditioning systems are put into place making the space a comfortable and state-of-the-art theatre . Further gifts from Owsley Brown Frazier resulted in the main reception area adjoining the Fifth Third Conference Center being named the Frazier Lobby .
Prepolje . Prepolje ( ) is a village in the Municipality of Starše in northeastern Slovenia . Traditionally the area was part of Styria . It is now included in the Drava Statistical Region . The local church is dedicated to Saint Ursula and belongs to the Parish of Šent Janž na Dravskem Polju . It dates to the early 17th century .
HNoMS Glommen ( 1916 ) . The minelayer HNoMS `` Glommen '' was built for the Royal Norwegian Navy during World War I , as the lead ship of the two ship `` Glommen '' class of mine layers . Her sister ship was `` Laugen '' . `` Glommen '' and her sister ship were kept in service until the German invasion of Norway in 1940 . `` Glommen '' surrendered to the Germans on 14 April 1940 , and was rebuilt as a floating anti-aircraft battery . She was scuttled at Kirkenes in 1944 by the retreating Germans . `` Glommen '' was built at Akers mekaniske verksted in Kristiania . She was named after the Glomma - the longest and largest river in Norway .
Acatinga quinquemaculata . `` Acatinga quinquemaculata '' is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae . It was described by Zajciw in 1966 .
Ken Sabourin . Ken R. Sabourin ( born April 28 , 1966 ) is a Canadian former hockey player who played 74 games in the National Hockey League ( NHL ) for the Calgary Flames and Washington Capitals during a 13-year professional career in which he won the Turner Cup with the Salt Lake Golden Eagles in 1988 . Since 2002 , Sabourin has been a colour analyst on Washington Capitals radio broadcasts . Playing career . Sabourin played four seasons of junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey League ( OHL ) between 1982 and 1986 , primarily with the Sault Ste . Marie Greyhounds . He was a defensive specialist whose best season offensively was 1983–84 with seven goals . Sabourin was a member of the Greyhounds team that won the J. Ross Robertson Cup in 1984–85 as OHL champions . The Greyhounds defeated the Peterborough Petes in the final , then reached the semi-final of the 1985 Memorial Cup . Sabourin completed his junior career in 1985–86 in a season split between the Greyhounds and the Cornwall Royals . The Calgary Flames selected Sabourin with their second round pick , 33rd overall , at the 1984 NHL Entry Draft . He made his professional debut following his final junior season when he suited up for three regular season games and six in the playoffs for Calgary 's American Hockey League ( AHL ) affiliate , the Moncton Golden Flames in 1985–86 . Sabourin played his first full season in 1986–87 when he appeared in 75 games for Moncton and shifted to the Salt Lake Golden Eagles of the International Hockey League ( IHL ) in 1987–88 . He added one goal and six assists in 16 playoff games for the Golden Eagles as they won the Turner Cup as IHL champions . Sabourin spent the majority of the 1988–89 season with Salt Lake , but made his NHL debut during the season with Calgary when he appeared in six regular season and one playoff game for the Stanley Cup champion Flames . Enough to earn a Stanley Cup ring , but not enough games played to be included on the Stanley Cup . In 1989–90 , Sabourin recorded a career high 24 points with the Golden Eagles , to go along with 336 penalties in minutes , and appeared in five games with the Flames . He scored his first NHL goal on October 27 , 1990 , against the Washington Capitals . He was unable to gain a regular position in the Flames lineup , and was traded to Washington on January 24 , 1991 , in exchange for Paul Fenton . The Capitals acquired Sabourin primarily to add a physical presence to their defence . Split between the two teams , Sabourin appeared in a career-high 44 NHL games in 1990–91 and scored two goals and nine points . He appeared in 19 games with Washington in 1991–92 , which marked his last NHL appearances . He finished the season with Washington 's AHL affiliate , the Baltimore Skipjacks . After thirty games with Baltimore in 1992–93 , Washington traded Sabourin , along with Paul MacDermid , to the Quebec Nordiques in exchange for Mike Hough on January 20 , 1993 . He finished the season with Salt Lake in the IHL . Sabourin then spent five seasons with the Milwaukee Admirals before finishing his playing career following the 1998–99 IHL season after one year with the Orlando Solar Bears . Sabourin returned to the Capitals in 2002 as a colour analyst on the team 's radio broadcasts , a role he continues to hold into the 2017-2018 NHL season .
Nuzi texts . The Nuzi texts are ancient documents found during an excavation of Nuzi , an ancient Mesopotamian city southwest of Kirkuk in modern Al Ta'amim Governorate of Iraq , located near the Tigris river . The site consists of one medium-sized multiperiod tell and two small single period mounds . The texts are mainly legal and business documents . They have also been viewed as evidence for the age and veracity of certain parts of the Old Testament , especially of the Patriarchal age , but this is no longer widely accepted . Archeological site and tablets . Tablets from the site began appearing back as far as 1896 , but the first serious archaeological efforts only began in 1925 after Gertrude Bell noticed tablets appearing in the markets of Baghdad . The dig was mainly worked by Edward Chiera , Robert Pfeiffer , and Richard Starr under the auspices of the Iraq Museum and the Baghdad School of the American Schools of Oriental Research and later the Harvard University and Fogg Art Museum . Excavations continued through 1931 . The site has 15 occupation levels . The hundreds of tablets and other finds recovered were published in a series of volumes . More finds continue to be published to this day . To date , around 5000 tablets are known , mostly held at the Oriental Institute , the Harvard Semitic Museum and the Iraq Museum in Baghdad . Many are routine legal and business documents and about one quarter concern the business transactions of a single family . The vast majority of finds are from the Hurrian period during the second millennium BC with the remainder dating back to the town 's founding during the Akkadian Empire . An archive contemporary to the Hurrian archive at Nuzi has been excavated from the `` Green Palace '' at the site of Tell al-Fakhar , southwest of Nuzi . These tablets have been described as showing parallels between the Bible and Hurrian culture such as making a slave an heir and using a surrogate for a barren wife . Writing in `` The Oxford History of the Biblical World '' Wayne T. Pitard says `` The appearance of Late Bronze Age parallels to certain marriage , inheritance , and family religious customs in Genesis can not be used as evidence that such stories preserve ancient traditions of the second millennium , since most of these customs continued into the first millennium BCE when the Genesis narratives were written down . So the Nuzi texts have a limited , largely illustrative function . ''
Beaconsfield Rugby Club . Beaconsfield Rugby Football Club , from Beaconsfield , England , was founded in 1952 by Jack Hickman , a rugby enthusiast and a leading light at Ealing RFC . Because of the distance he had to travel to support Ealing , he decided to form a new local club and an advert was placed in the Bucks Free Press , along with local contacts . Eventually the first match was played on 1953-10-03 against Windsor Ex 'A ' . Beaconsfield have always played on the pitches at Oak Lodge Meadow , but sometimes used the local Army Camp pitch . Before the first clubhouse was obtained , the sides changed at the Army Camp , had tea in the Puffins Tea Shop in the old town and adjourned to The White Horse to entertain the opposition . In 1958 , small Burnham Hall was obtained to become the clubhouse . The present clubhouse was completed in 1971 . The club regularly field three senior sides , and its youth rugby provides the opportunity for some 400 players to enjoy the game from Under-6s all the way through to Colts . Beaconsfield is one of the founding clubs of mini rugby . Beaconsfield Rugby Club is home to the second largest mini 's and youth rugby teams in the country ( one behind London Irish ) . During this season ( 2008-2009 ) Beaconsfield is setting up a girls team for U18s and U15s . They are working with Aylesbury , Chesam , Milton Keyenes and Slough - who already have established girls teams and play together as Bucks Jesters - to train with .
Gazoryctra macilentus . `` Gazoryctra macilentus '' is a moth of the family Hepialidae . It is known from Siberia , the Russian Far East , Japan , Kazakhstan and Mongolia .
Catherine Comet . Catherine Comet ( born 1944 ) is a French-born , American conductor who from 1986 to 1997 was the music director of the Grand Rapids Symphony in Grand Rapids , Michigan , becoming the first woman to hold a post as music director of a professional orchestra in the United States . During her 11-year tenure with the Grand Rapids Symphony , she also served as music director of the American Symphony Orchestra . She received the National Endowment for the Arts Conductors Award in 1988 . From 1984 to 1986 , Comet was associate conductor of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra .
Steger , Illinois . Steger is a village that straddles the border which separates Cook County and Will County , Illinois ( Steger Road is the border line ) . It is south of Chicago and had a population at the 2010 census of 9,570 . History . Steger was founded in 1891 by Chicago real estate interests and initially named Columbia Heights in honor of the 1893 World 's Columbian Exposition which the City of Chicago had been preparing to host since 1889 . The character , financial fortunes and even the name of the community were set immediately thereafter when John Valentine Steger began to build a piano factory there on a parcel of land south of Chicago Heights that was sited immediately west of the Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad tracks and bordered by the tracks , Vincennes Avenue ( now Chicago Road ) and 33rd and 34th Streets . This first building of the complex replaced Steger 's original factory which had adjoined his showrooms at Wabash Avenue and Jackson Boulevard in downtown Chicago , which had a capacity of only two pianos per week . This new building was three stories tall , 40 x 225 and designed by the Chicago architectural firm Mayo and Curry to accommodate 200 workers . By 1904 the factory at Steger had grown to cover twenty-three acres and had a capacity of sixteen thousand pianos per year . A piano by the company was displayed at the World 's Columbian Exposition , and the instrument was commented on as follows : Any work dealing with the Piano Industries of this country would be incomplete did it not contain a reference to the celebrated Steger . The particular excellence of the Steger piano consists of its fine quality of tone , seldom found in other high-grade instruments ; it is very musical , liquid , round , sufficiently brilliant to satisfy the most fastidious taste . The very finest material obtainable is used in all parts of the Steger , the one aim being to obtain `` excellence '' in every feature -- tone , touch , appearance and durability . The name Steger upon the piano is sufficient guarantee of its superior worth . The company built exceptionally high quality pianos under several names and in a wide range of prices . They are quite rare today . For a time after 1896 , Steger & Sons shared this block with another piano factory which produced instruments for the Smith and Nixon Piano Manufacturing Company of Cincinnati . For years after the community officially changed its name in 1896 , Smith and Nixon continued to use the name Columbia Heights when referring to the location of its factory in Illinois . Smith and Nixon were gone from the area by 1911 . Steger was born in Ulm , Germany on March 24 , 1854 and had learned the art of cabinetmaking there before coming to the United States in 1871 with 12 cents in his pocket . He died on June 11 , 1916 , after having created over time the largest piano manufactory in the world , which at one time employed 1,400 persons . The Steger family remained active in the community for many years . John 's grandson Robert M. Steger was the president of the village 's Chamber of Commerce in 1953 and led an ambitious effort that year to work `` for a greater Steger '' The Village of Steger was incorporated in 1896 with 324 residents , at which time John Steger agreed to pay $ 400 toward incorporation costs with the understanding that the town would change its name to Steger , and he subsequently served two terms as the village 's board president . He avoided the issues that had plagued George Pullman in his `` model town '' by encouraging private home ownership and commerce . By 1920 , Steger was considered by some to be the `` piano capital of the world '' , producing more than a hundred pianos a day . After changing American tastes diminished the demand for the piano the plant closed its doors in 1928 , and the Amico Macaroni Company of Chicago Heights moved into a portion of the vacated building . In 1932 another section of the complex became the home of the Steger Furniture Company , who manufactured radio cabinets there for many years . In 1945 , Steger Furniture was acquired by the automobile parts manufacturer Sparton Corporation , who had invented the first electric automobile horn in 1911 and the first all-electric radio after World War I . After a fire , the Steger Piano complex was demolished in the early 1970s . Steger has been a regular stop on the annual `` Driving the Dixie '' event from the time it began . The drive involves participants travelling down the historic Dixie Highway in the Chicago Southland and visiting various communities along the way . Geography . Steger is located at ( 41.4722472 , -87.6177075 ) . According to the 2010 census , Steger has a total area of , all land . Recreation . Steger has two main parks : Harold Hecht ( Fireman 's ) Park and Veteran 's Park . Demographics . As of the census of 2000 , there were 9,682 people , 3,862 households , and 2,506 families residing in the village . The population density was 2,747.3 people per square mile ( 1,062.0/km² ) . There were 4,051 housing units at an average density of 1,149.5 per square mile ( 444.3/km² ) . The racial makeup of the village was 87.61 % White , 6.30 % African American , 0.34 % Native American , 0.49 % Asian , 0.09 % Pacific Islander , 3.08 % from other races , and 2.10 % from two or more races . Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.07 % of the population . There were 3,862 households out of which 31.4 % had children under the age of 18 living with them , 49.6 % were married couples living together , 10.4 % had a female householder with no husband present , and 35.1 % were non-families . 29.9 % of all households were made up of individuals and 9.7 % had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older . The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.15 . In the village , the population was spread out with 25.0 % under the age of 18 , 9.6 % from 18 to 24 , 33.1 % from 25 to 44 , 21.0 % from 45 to 64 , and 11.3 % who were 65 years of age or older . The median age was 34 years . For every 100 females , there were 100.2 males . For every 100 females age 18 and over , there were 98.8 males . The median income for a household in the village was $ 43,275 , and the median income for a family was $ 54,347 . Males had a median income of $ 40,598 versus $ 26,398 for females . The per capita income for the village was $ 19,816 . About 6.0 % of families and 8.5 % of the population were below the poverty line , including 11.2 % of those under age 18 and 5.9 % of those age 65 or over . Government . Steger is divided between two congressional districts . The area in Cook County is in Illinois ' 2nd congressional district , while the area in Will County is in the 11th district .
Jwala Heri . JwalaHeri is a market in Paschim Vihar in Delhi , India . It is located in the heart of Paschim Vihar and is the biggest market in West Delhi . It sells everything from food and clothes to computers and jewellery . Though an extremely congested market , it has the benefits of bargaining as its main attraction . A newly opened Tibetan Market constructed on the lines of famous Tibetan markets of hill stations further north is also a place where you can get cheap clothes and electronic goods . Jwala Heri Market is accessible by the nearby Paschim Vihar ( West ) Metro Station , which is just a kilometer away . It is also accessible from Punjabi Bagh , Shivaji Park , Paschim Puri , Paschim Enclave , Madipur , Bhera Enclave , Mianwali Nagar , New Multan Nagar , Peeragarhi , National Market , Udyog Nagar and Nangloi respectively , via by metro , auto rickshaws , cycle rickshaws and battery-operated rickshaws as well .
Official Ireland . `` Official Ireland '' ( ) is a term widely used in the Republic of Ireland to denote The Establishment . It refers to the most powerful figures in the media , the Catholic Church , and the political parties , who control the national debate . It generally denotes support for Irish nationalism , private property , the Catholic Church , the Irish language and rural life . History . The term was first used by footballer and journalist Eamon Dunphy . Dr. Elaine Byrne has said `` Official Ireland is predominantly male , over 50 and earners over €100,000 . For the most part , it includes the speakers at this MacGill summer school and those that attend it . Official Ireland is characterised by the sameness of people in positions of power which means a uniformity of decision-making . This closed-minded conformism dismisses and belittles anyone who opposes the group consensus . '' David McWilliams has repeatedly criticised `` Official Ireland '' 's response to the Great Recession . Jonathan Sugarman used the term in 2017 .
Luxembourg Marathon . The Luxembourg Marathon ( official : ING Night Marathon Luxembourg , sponsored by ING ) is an annual marathon by night in Luxembourg which was held for the first time in 2006 as Europe Marathon .
Lamont Hamilton . Lamont Alexander `` Monty '' Hamilton ( born April 6 , 1984 ) is an American professional basketball player for Niigata Albirex BB of the Japanese B.League . He is a 6'10 '' ( 2.08 m ) tall power forward-center . College career . Hamilton played four years of college basketball at St. John 's University , where he played with the St. John 's Red Storm , from 2003 to 2007 . He was named to the All-Big East Conference First Team in 2007 . Professional career . Hamilton began his pro career in 2007 with Basquet Inca of the Spanish 2nd Division . In 2008 , he moved to the Spanish 2nd Division club Tenerife . In 2009 , he joined the French League club Paris-Levallois . In July 2012 , he signed a one-year deal with the Spanish club Bilbao Basket . With Bilbao , he was named to the European 2nd-tier competition EuroCup 's All-EuroCup Second Team in 2013 . In June 2013 , he signed a two-year deal with the Spanish club Laboral Kutxa . He left the Basque team in December 2014 , after playing 47 games and missing 39 due to injuries . On December 31 , 2014 , he signed with Krasny Oktyabr of Russia for the rest of the season . On July 22 , 2015 , he signed a one-year deal with Beşiktaş . On August 20 , 2016 , he signed with Ryukyu Golden Kings of the Japanese B.League .
Luis Enríquez de Guzmán , 9th Count of Alba de Liste . Don Luis Enríquez de Guzmán , Marquis of Villaflor and 9th Count of Alba de Liste ( ; also sometimes , `` Luis Henríquez de Guzmán , conde de Alba de Aliste '' ) ( born c. 1605 ) was viceroy of New Spain from June 28 , 1650 to August 14 , 1653 and thereafter viceroy of Peru , from February 24 , 1655 to December 31 , 1661 ) . In Spain . Don Luis Enríquez de Guzmán was the ninth conde de Alba de Liste . He was a lieutenant and police officer in Zamora and mayor of Sacas . He also held other posts in government service , and was made a Knight Commander in the Order of Calatrava . In New Spain . He was named viceroy of New Spain on May 28 , 1648 , under King Philip IV of Spain . He arrived in Chapultepec , near Mexico City , on June 27 , 1650 , and the following day received his office from the Audiencia . Nevertheless , his actual government did n't begin until July 3 , when he made his official entrance into Mexico City . His main accomplishment as viceroy was to reform the colony 's treasury . He took the collection of tributes and sales taxes from the royal officials and established instead two tribunals to oversee the taxes . This resulted in a considerable increase in revenue , most of which was sent to Spain to relieve the dire financial straits of Philip IV . Other events during his tenure included the following . A heated dispute broke out between Don Juan de Palafox y Mendoza , bishop of Puebla and the Audiencia over whether the bishop could display an emblem of his office publicly on the facade of the cathedral in Puebla . A large fire broke out in the Palace of Cortés . And the legendary Monja Alférez died in Veracruz . The Tarahumara Indians had been in revolt in the mountains of Chihuahua for several years . They had killed several Franciscan friars , one Jesuit , and some soldiers . They had sacked and leveled some Spanish villages . The viceroy ordered the governor of Durango to establish a presidio at Papigóchic , and he sent troops there to deal with the insurrection . However , the rebels destroyed the fort and continued their pillaging . The Spaniards eventually caught the leader of the rebel , Teporaca . He was hung from a tree . He died `` spouting curses against the Spanish and against the cowards in his own force , who had surrendered him '' . Thereafter the revolt collapsed . In 1651 and 1652 there was famine in Yucatán . The Indians hid their seeds from the Spanish , but to no effect . They also suffered frightful hunger . In Peru . As a reward for the large quantity of money he had sent back to Spain , on February 22 , 1653 he was named viceroy of Peru . In order to tie up affairs in New Spain , he delayed his departure until August of that year . He took office in Peru on February 24 , 1655 , and served until December 31 , 1661 . In 1657 he founded the Nautical Academy of the colony , at the Hospital of Espiritu Santo in Lima . There had been a royal mint in Lima briefly , with the king 's permission , beginning in 1565 , but it was soon closed . Now because of a shortage of coinage , Enríquez de Guzmán ordered it reopened in December 1658 , but without the royal authority to do so . It produced coins of 1/4 , 1/2 , 1 , 2 , 4 and 8 reales from January 1659 to April 1660 , as well as 1 and 8 escudos from September 1659 to April 1660 . These are known today as `` Estrellas de Lima '' ( Stars of Lima ) , due to the large star featured in their design . Surviving examples are very rare .
Sierra Student Coalition . The Sierra Student Coalition ( SSC ) is the national student chapter of the Sierra Club , a grassroots environmental organization . Founded by Adam Werbach in 1991 , it now has about 14,000 members and is almost entirely student-led . National-level . The Sierra Student Coalition is directed by a paid National Director . The SSC is governed by a seven-member volunteer Executive Committee ( Ex-Com ) . The Ex-Com sets the national campaign priorities of the SSC and is responsible for allocating the annual budget , prioritizing national campaigns , and serving the volunteer membership and Chapter structure of the SSC . Every ExCom member also serves on a subcommittee , the venues where the rest of the SSC 's national activities are organized . The current SSC Ex-Com , for 2015-2016 , consists of Caroline Engle , Courtney Pal , Mitchelle De Leon , Gabby Benavente , Maria Langholz , Drew O'Bryan , and Jacqueline Yap . The Campaign Committee ( CampCom ) . Camp-Com is responsible for planning and developing the SSC 's national campaign priorities , including development of relevant campaign resources in coordination with SSC staff . The SSC 's current priority campaign is `` Campuses Beyond Coal '' . The campaign is designed to be run on college campuses or in local communities . The Trainings Committee . Trainings-Com teaches the skills that the SSC 's member activists use to organize . In coordination with the SSC Trainings Director , the Trainings-Com is responsible for conducting Summer Environmental Training Programs ( SPROG ) during the summer . They also run workshops at regional and national conferences and train students who want to become trainers themselves . The Anti-Oppression Committee ( AO Com ) . AO Com works to establish Anti- Oppression as an integral part of the SSC in order to encourage diversity , inclusivity , and the open exchange of ideas . In addition , AO Com also creates an open and safe space for the SSC through the implementation of AO curriculum in SSC gatherings , including SPROG . AO Com adamantly creates and/or adjusts any projects , policies , or initiatives to integrate AO principles within the SSC at both a grassroots and national level . Collaboration and input from all SSCers between all committees is used to accomplish these goals . Chapter-level . The lifeblood of the SSC is a nationwide network of Campus and Community Organizers . These organizers are the students who win the victories that advance the SSC and the student environmental movement . Campus Organizers organize SSC groups that run local campaigns on their high school or college campus . These local campaigns are usually consistent with SSC priority issue focus at the national and state-level . Community Organizers bring together existing SSC campus groups and group leaders and/or recruiting non-SSC groups to the SSC that are within a close geographic proximity . These groups pursue a local campaign that is usually consistent with the SSC 's national issue focus . A community organizer position only becomes available once there are at least two functioning and registered SSC campus groups within a community to organize and coordinate . Community Organizers often utilize Sierra Club as a recruitment partner . A Chapter Organizing Team ( or State ExCom ) is formed when there are multiple campus groups or community campaigns that work together on a statewide campaign . The Chapter Organizing Team is a collection of the Community Organizers throughout a state . They mentor Campus Organizers and planning state trainings or conferences . Priority Campaign : The Campus Climate Challenge . The Campus Climate Challenge is a project of more than 30 leading youth organizations throughout the U.S. and Canada , including the Sierra Student Coalition . The Challenge leverages the power of young people to organize on college campuses and high schools across Canada and the U.S. to win 100 % clean energy policies at their schools . The goal of the Challenge is to grow a generation-wide movement to stop global warming , by reducing carbon emissions from their high schools and colleges down to zero , and leading society to a clean energy future . During the summer of 2007 the Sierra Student Coalition worked in partnership with the Sierra Club and the US Steelworks Union , in New Hampshire and Iowa to reach out to citizens to call for action to cut carbon emissions 80 % by 2050 and to create 2 million new jobs in a clean energy economy . With the ReEnergizeUS campaign , the SSC held two major five-day marches of hundreds of people which culminated at rallies in Des Moines and Concord . Summer Environmental Leader Training Program ( SPROG ) . SPROG is a week-long youth leadership and grassroots training program . High school and college students learn the essentials of grassroots advocacy , build community , and learn the skills to be a force for change . SPROGs are held in several locations throughout the United States each summer . Six programs take place every summer , and SPROGs are regularly held in the Southwest , Southeast , Northeast/Mid-Atlantic , Northwest regions , and in Puerto Rico .
Qanat-e Malek , Kerman . Qanat-e Malek ( , also Romanized as Qanāt-e Malek and Ghanat-e Malek ) , also known as Kahnau Malik or Kahnū Malek ( ) , is a village in Javaran Rural District , Hanza District , Rabor County , Kerman Province , Iran . At the 2006 census , its population was 338 , in 77 families .
Variable sunbird . The variable sunbird ( or yellow-bellied sunbird ) , `` Cinnyris venustus '' ( formerly `` Nectarinia venusta '' ) , is a sunbird . The sunbirds are a group of small Old World passerine birds which feed largely on nectar , although they will also take insects , especially when feeding young . Flight is fast and direct on their short wings . Most species can take nectar by hovering like a hummingbird , but usually perch to feed most of the time . The variable sunbird is a fairly common resident breeder in equatorial Africa . Two eggs are laid in a suspended nest in a tree . This species is found in open woodland and cultivation . Variable sunbirds are small , only 10 cm long . They have medium-length thin down-curved bills and brush-tipped tubular tongues , both adaptations to their nectar feeding . The adult male has a glossy green head , throat and nape , and a maroon breast band . In most subspecies , the belly of the male is yellow , but in a few it is orange or white . The female has grey-brown upperparts and yellowish underparts , and an obvious pale supercilium . The eclipse male is like the female , but shows some green , especially on the throat . The call is a clear `` tew-tew-tew-tew-tew `` .
Kathryn Hudson . Kathryn Margaret Hudson ( born 28 March 1949 ) was the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards for the United Kingdom House of Commons . Appointed in September 2012 , she served until 31 December 2017 . She was previously ( from 2008 ) Deputy Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman . From 2004 to 2008 she was National Director for Social Care at the Department of Health .
Anna Rabinowitz . Anna Rabinowitz is an American poet , librettist and editor . She has published four volumes of poetry , most recently , `` Present Tense '' ( , 2010 ) selected by The Huffington Post as one of the best poetry books of 2010 . Rabinowitz 's other books include `` The Wanton Sublime : A Florilegium of Whethers and Wonders '' ( Tupelo Press , 2006 ) , `` Darkling : A Poem '' ( Tupelo Press , 2001 ) , and `` At the Site of Inside Out '' ( University of Massachusetts Press , 1997 ) . Rabinowitz 's libretti include `` The Wanton Sublime '' , music by Tarik O'Regan , and `` Darkling '' , music by Stefan Weisman , both commissioned , developed , and produced by American Opera Projects . `` Darkling '' , the opera , was released internationally as a CD by Albany Records in 2011 . Rabinowitz is currently editor emerita of `` American Letters & Commentary , '' where she was editor and publisher from 1990 to 2007 . She has been a vice-president of the Board of Governors for the Poetry Society of America since 1992 , and a vice-president of the Board of Directors of American Opera Projects since 2006 . She was a faculty member at The New School from 1994 to 1997 . She has been a fellow at Yaddo and at the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts . She has published in literary journals including `` Atlantic Monthly , Boston Review , The Paris Review , Colorado Review , Southwest Review , Denver Quarterly , Sulfur , LIT , VOLT , and Verse '' . Born in Brooklyn , NY , she earned her B.A . from Brooklyn College , magna cum laude , Phi Beta Kappa , and her M.F.A . from Columbia University .
Interpol . The International Criminal Police Organization ( ICPO-INTERPOL ; ) , more commonly known as Interpol , is the international organization that facilitates international police cooperation . It was established as the International Criminal Police Commission ( ICPC ) in 1923 ; it chose INTERPOL as its telegraphic address in 1946 , and made it its common name in 1956 . INTERPOL has an annual budget of around €113 million , most of which is provided through annual contributions by its membership of police forces in 192 countries ( ) . In 2013 , the INTERPOL General Secretariat employed a staff of 756 , representing 100 member countries . Its current Secretary-General is Jürgen Stock , the former deputy head of Germany 's Federal Criminal Police Office . He replaced Ronald Noble , a former United States Under Secretary of the Treasury for Enforcement , who stepped down in November 2014 after serving 14 years . Interpol 's acting President is Kim Jong Yang of South Korea , replacing Meng Hongwei , Deputy Minister of Public Security of China , who resigned by mail in October 2018 after his detention by Chinese authorities on corruption charges . To keep INTERPOL as politically neutral as possible , its charter forbids it , at least in theory , from undertaking interventions or activities of a political , military , religious , or racial nature or involving itself in disputes over such matters . Its work focuses primarily on public safety and battling transnational crimes against humanity , child pornography , cybercrime , drug trafficking , environmental crime , genocide , human trafficking , illicit drug production , copyright infringement , missing people , illicit traffic in works of art , intellectual property crime , money laundering , organized crime , corruption , terrorism , war crimes , weapons smuggling , and white-collar crime . History . In the first part of the 20th century , several efforts were taken to formalize international police cooperation , but they initially failed . Among these efforts were the First International Criminal Police Congress in Monaco in 1914 , and the International Police Conference in New York in 1922 . The Monaco Congress failed because it was organized by legal experts and political officials , not by police professionals , while the New York Conference failed to attract international attention . In 1923 , a new initiative was taken at the International Criminal Police Congress in Vienna , where the International Criminal Police Commission ( ICPC ) was successfully founded as the direct forerunner of INTERPOL . Founding members included police officials from Austria , Germany , Belgium , Poland , China , Egypt , France , Greece , Hungary , Italy , the Netherlands , Romania , Sweden , Switzerland , and Yugoslavia . The United Kingdom joined in 1928 . The United States did not join Interpol until 1938 , although a US police officer unofficially attended the 1923 congress . Following `` Anschluss '' in 1938 , the organization fell under the control of Nazi Germany , and the Commission 's headquarters were eventually moved to Berlin in 1942 . Most members withdrew their support during this period . From 1938 to 1945 , the presidents of the ICPC included Otto Steinhäusl , Reinhard Heydrich , Arthur Nebe , and Ernst Kaltenbrunner . All were generals in the SS , and Kaltenbrunner was the highest ranking SS officer executed after the Nuremberg Trials . After the end of World War II in 1945 , the organization was revived as the International Criminal Police Organization by officials from Belgium , France , Scandinavia and the United Kingdom . Its new headquarters were established in Saint-Cloud , a suburb of Paris . They remained there until 1989 , when they were moved to their present location in Lyon . Until the 1980s , INTERPOL did not intervene in the prosecution of Nazi war criminals in accordance with Article 3 of its Charter , which prohibited intervention in `` political '' matters . In July 2010 , former INTERPOL President Jackie Selebi was found guilty of corruption by the South African High Court in Johannesburg for accepting bribes worth €156,000 from a drug trafficker . After being charged in January 2008 , Selebi resigned as president of INTERPOL and was put on extended leave as National Police Commissioner of South Africa . He was temporarily replaced by Arturo Herrera Verdugo , the National Commissioner of Investigations Police of Chile and former vice president for the American Zone , who remained acting president until October 2008 and the appointment of Khoo Boon Hui . On 8 November 2012 , the 81st General Assembly closed with the election of Deputy Central Director of the French Judicial Police Mireille Ballestrazzi as the first female president of the organization . In November 2016 , Meng Hongwei , a politician from the People 's Republic of China , was elected president during the 85th Interpol General Assembly , and was to serve in this capacity until 2020 . At the end of September 2018 , Interpol President Meng Hongwei was reported missing during a trip to China , after being `` taken away '' for questioning by `` discipline authorities '' . On 7 October 2018 , the organization announced that Meng had resigned his post with immediate effect and that the Presidency would be temporarily occupied by INTERPOL Senior Vice-President ( Asia ) Kim Jong Yang of South Korea . Constitution . The role of INTERPOL is defined by the general provisions of its constitution . Methodology . Contrary to frequent portrayals in popular culture , Interpol is not a supranational law enforcement agency and has no agents who are allowed to make arrests . Instead , it is an international organization that functions as a network of criminal law enforcement agencies from different countries . The organization thus functions as an administrative liaison among the law enforcement agencies of the member countries , providing communications and database assistance , assisted via the central headquarters in Lyon , France . Interpol 's collaborative form of cooperation is useful when fighting international crime because language , cultural and bureaucratic differences can make it difficult for police officials from different nations to work together . For example , if FBI special agents track a terrorist to Italy , they may not know whom to contact in the Polizia di Stato , if the Carabinieri have jurisdiction over some aspect of the case , or who in the Italian government must be notified of the FBI 's involvement . The FBI can contact the Interpol National Central Bureau in Italy , which would act as a liaison between the United States and Italian law enforcement agencies . Interpol 's databases at the Lyon headquarters can assist law enforcement in fighting international crime . While national agencies have their own extensive crime databases , the information rarely extends beyond one nation 's borders . Interpol 's databases can track criminals and crime trends around the world , specifically by means of authorized collections of fingerprints and face photos , lists of wanted persons , DNA samples , and travel documents . Interpol 's lost and stolen travel document database alone contains more than 12 million records . Officials at the headquarters also analyze these data and release information on crime trends to the member countries . An encrypted Internet-based worldwide communications network allows Interpol agents and member countries to contact each other at any time . Known as I-24/7 , the network offers constant access to Interpol 's databases . While the National Central Bureaus are the primary access sites to the network , some member countries have expanded it to key areas such as airports and border access points . Member countries can also access each other 's criminal databases via the I-24/7 system . Interpol issued 13,637 notices in 2013 , of which 8,857 were Red Notices , compared to 4,596 in 2008 and 2,037 in 2003. , there are currently 52,880 valid notices in circulation . In the event of an international disaster , terrorist attack , or assassination , Interpol can send an Incident Response Team ( IRT ) . IRTs can offer a range of expertise and database access to assist with victim identification , suspect identification , and the dissemination of information to other nations ' law enforcement agencies . In addition , at the request of local authorities , they can act as a central command and logistics operation to coordinate other law enforcement agencies involved in a case . Such teams were deployed eight times in 2013 . Interpol began issuing its own travel documents in 2009 with hopes that nations would remove visa requirements for individuals traveling for Interpol business , thereby improving response times . In September 2017 , the organization voted to accept Palestine and the Solomon Islands as members . Finances . In 2013 , Interpol 's operating income was €78 million , of which 68 percent was contributed by member countries , mostly in the form of statutory contributions ( 67 percent ) and 26 percent came from externally funded projects , private foundations and commercial enterprises . Financial income and reimbursements made up the other six percent of the total . With the goal of enhancing the collaboration between Interpol and the private sector to support Interpol 's missions , the Interpol Foundation for a Safer World was created in 2013 . Although legally independent of Interpol , the relationship between the two is close enough for Interpol 's president to obtain in 2015 the departure of HSBC CEO from the foundation board after the Swiss Leaks allegations . From 2004 to 2010 , Interpol 's external auditors was the French Court of Audit . In November 2010 , the Court of Audit was replaced by the Office of the Auditor General of Norway for a three-year term with an option for a further three years . Criticism . Despite its politically neutral stance , some have criticized the agency for its role in arrests that critics contend were politically motivated . In the year 2008 , the office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees pointed to the problem of arrests of refugees on the request of Interpol in connection with politically motivated charges . In their declaration , adopted in Oslo ( 2010 ) , Monaco ( 2012 ) , Istanbul ( 2013 ) , and Baku ( 2014 ) , the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly criticized some OSCE member States for their abuse of mechanisms of the international investigation and urged them to support the reform of Interpol in order to avoid politically motivated prosecution . The Istanbul Declaration of the OSCE cited specific cases of such prosecution , including those of the Russian activist Petr Silaev , financier William Browder , businessman Ilya Katsnelson , Belarusian politician Ales Michalevic , and Ukrainian politician Bohdan Danylyshyn . The resolution of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe of 31 January 2014 criticizes the mechanisms of operation of the Commission for the Control of Interpol 's files , in particular , non-adversarial procedures and unjust decisions . In 2014 , PACE adopted a decision to thoroughly analyse the problem of the abuse of Interpol and to compile a special report on this matter . In May 2015 , within the framework of the preparation of the report , the PACE Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights organized a hearing , during which both representatives of NGOs and Interpol had the opportunity to speak . Organizations , such as the Open Dialog Foundation , Fair Trials International , Centre for Peace Studies , International Consortium of Investigative Journalists indicate that non-democratic states use Interpol in order to harass opposition politicians , journalists , human rights activists and businessmen . According to them , countries that frequently abuse the Interpol system include : China , Russia , Iran , Turkey , Kazakhstan , Belarus , Tunisia . The Open Dialog Foundation 's report analysed 44 high-profile political cases , which went through the Interpol system . A number of persons who have been granted refugee status in the EU and the US , including : Russian businessman Andrey Borodin , Chechen Arbi Bugaev , the Kazakh opposition politician Mukhtar Ablyazov and his associate Artur Trofimov , a journalist from Sri Lanka Chandima Withana continue to remain on the public Interpol list . Some of the refugees remain on the list of Interpol even after courts have refused to extradite them to a non-democratic state ( for example , Pavel Zabelin , a witness in the case of Mikhail Khodorkovsky , Alexandr Pavlov , former security chief of the Kazakh oppositionist Ablyazov ) . Interpol has recognized some requests to include persons on the wanted list as politically motivated , e.g. , Indonesian activist Benny Wenda , Georgian politician Givi Targamadze , ex-president of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili , ex-president of Honduras Manuel Zelaya Rosales ; these persons have been removed from the wanted list . However , in most cases , Interpol removes a `` red notice '' against refugees only after an authoritarian state closes a criminal case or declares amnesty ( for example , the cases of Russian activists , and political refugees : Petr Silaev , Denis Solopov , Aleksey Makarov , and Turkish sociologist Pinar Selek ) . The election of Meng Hongwei as president and Alexander Prokopchuk , a Russian , as vice president of Interpol for Europe drew criticism in western media and raised fears of Interpol accepting politically motivated requests from China and Russia . Refugees who are included in the list of Interpol can be arrested when crossing the border . The procedure for filing an appeal with Interpol is a long and complex one . For example , the Venezuelan journalist Patricia Poleo and a colleague of Kazakh activist Ablyazov , Tatiana Paraskevich , who were granted refugee status , sought to overturn the politically motivated request for as long as one and a half years , and six months , respectively . In 2013 , Interpol was criticised over its multimillion-dollar deals with such private sector bodies as FIFA , Philip Morris , and the pharmaceutical industry . The criticism was mainly about the lack of transparency and potential conflicts of interest such as Codentify . After the 2015 FIFA scandal , the organization has severed ties with all the private-sector bodies that evoked such criticism , and has adopted a new and transparent financing framework . In 2016 , Taiwan criticised Interpol for turning down Taiwan 's application to join the General Assembly as an observer . The United States supports Taiwan 's participation , and the U.S. Congress passed legislation directing the Secretary of State to develop a strategy to obtain observer status for Taiwan . According to 's that was issued on September 2017 , Turkey has weaponized Interpol mechanisms to hunt down legitimate critics and opponents in violation of Interpol 's own constitution . The report lists abuse cases where not only arrest warrants but also revocation of travel documents and passports were used by Turkey as persecution tool against critics and opponents . The harassment campaign targeted foreign companies as well . On 25 July 2014 , despite Interpol 's Constitution prohibiting them from undertaking any intervention or activities of a political or military nature , the Ukrainian nationalist paramilitary leader Dmytro Yarosh was placed on Interpol 's international wanted list at the request of Russian authorities , which made him the only person wanted internationally after the beginning of the conflict between Ukraine and Russia in 2014 . For a long time , Interpol refused to place former President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych on the wanted list as a suspect in the mass killing of protesters during Euromaidan . Yanukovych was eventually placed on the wanted list on 12 January 2015 . However , on 16 July 2015 , after an intervention of Joseph Hage Aaronson LLP , the British law firm hired by the former Ukrainian President Yanukovych , the international arrest warrant against the former president of Ukraine was suspended pending further review . In December 2014 , the Security Service of Ukraine ( SBU ) liquidated a sabotage and reconnaissance group that was led by a former agent of the Ukrainian Bureau of Interpol that also has family relations in the Ukrainian counter-intelligence agencies . In 2014 , Russia made attempts to place on the Interpol wanted list Ukrainian politician Ihor Kolomoyskyi and Ukrainian civic activist Pavel Ushevets , subject to criminal persecution in Russia following his pro-Ukrainian art performance in Moscow . According to The Open Dialog Foundation , Russia and other former Soviet republics like Azerbaijan , Belarus and Kazakhstan frequently misuse the Interpol system . The foundation 's reports cite 44 politically motivated cases which have passed through the Interpol system . Of these , 18 cases originated in Russia , 10 in Kazakhstan and five in Belarus . Reform of Interpol mechanisms . From 1–3 July 2015 , Interpol organized a session of the Working Group on the Processing of Information , which was formed specifically in order to verify the mechanisms of information processing . The Working Group heard the recommendations of civil society as regards the reform of the international investigation system and promised to take them into account , in light of possible obstruction or refusal to file crime reports nationally . Human rights organization , The Open Dialog Foundation , recommended that Interpol , in particular : create mechanism for the protection of rights of people having international refugee status ; initiate closer cooperation of the Commission for the Control of Files with human rights NGO and experts on asylum and extradition ; enforce sanctions for violations of Interpol 's rules ; strengthen cooperation with NGOs , the UN , OSCE , the PACE and the European Parliament . Fair Trials International proposed to create effective remedies for individuals who are wanted under a Red Notice on unfair charges ; to penalize nations which frequently abuse the Interpol system ; to ensure more transparency of Interpol 's work . The Centre for Peace Studies also created recommendations for Interpol , in particular to delete Red Notices and Diffusions for people who were granted refugee status according to 1951 Refugee Convention issued by their countries of origin , and to establish an independent body to review Red Notices on a regular basis . Offices . Interpol 's Command and Coordination Centres offer a 24/7 point of contact for national police forces seeking urgent information or facing a crisis . The original is in Lyon with a second in Buenos Aires added in September 2011 . A third was opened in Singapore in September 2014 . Interpol opened a Special Representative Office to the United Nations in New York in 2004 and to the European Union in Brussels in 2009 . The organization has constructed the Interpol Global Complex for Innovation ( IGCI ) in Singapore to act as its research and development facility , and a place of cooperation on digital crimes investigations . It was officially opened in April 2015 , but had already become active beforehand . Most notably , a worldwide takedown of the SIMDA botnet infrastructure was co-ordinated and executed from IGCI 's Cyber Fusion Centre in the weeks before the opening , as was revealed at the launch event .
Petworth Cricket Club . Petworth Cricket Club was a cricket club based at Petworth , Sussex , and briefly held important match status , playing five known senior matches from 1844 to 1845 . The club , which played its home games at Petworth Park New Ground , won two matches , lost two and drew another . Its two victories came against the Marylebone Cricket Club on its senior debut and against Hampshire in 1845 after the county condeded the match . A prominent member of the club was the Earl of Winterton who played in four of the five matches . The club no longer exists , but Petworth Park Cricket Club today represents the town , playing its matches in Division Three of the West Sussex Cricket League .
Foxburrow Wood . Foxburrow Wood is a Local Nature Reserve in Rainham in Kent . It is owned and managed by Medway Council . This is a remnant of a much larger historic wood , and it has flora which are indicators of ancient woodland such as herb paris and bluebells . There is access from Mierscourt Road .
Peter Abrahams ( American author ) . Peter Abrahams ( born June 28 , 1947 ) is an American writer of crime fiction for both adults and children . His works include `` Oblivion '' , `` The Tutor '' , `` The Fury of Rachel Monette '' , `` Hard Rain '' , `` The Fan '' , `` Crying Wolf '' , `` The Right Side '' ( written under his pen name , Spencer Quinn ) , the Echo Falls Mysteries for children , and `` Lights Out '' , the last of which was nominated for an Edgar Award for best novel . `` Reality Check ' won the best young adult Edgar Award in 2011 . `` Down the Rabbit Hole '' , first in the Echo Falls series , won the best children's/young adult Agatha Award in 2005 . `` The Fan '' was adapted into a film starring Robert De Niro and directed by Tony Scott ( 1996 ) . His literary influences are Vladimir Nabokov , Graham Greene , and Ross Macdonald . Stephen King has referred to him as `` my favorite American suspense novelist '' . Born in Boston , Abrahams lives in Falmouth , Massachusetts , on Cape Cod . He is married and has four children . He graduated from Williams College in 1968 . Echo Falls Mystery Series . Abrahams has started a series for younger readers called the Echo Falls Mysteries . There are currently three books in the series : `` Down the Rabbit Hole '' , `` Behind the Curtain '' , and `` Into the Dark '' . They are all based around teen super sleuth Ingrid Levin-Hill who , inspired by her role model of Sherlock Holmes , solves mysteries throughout the series . Chet and Bernie Mystery Series . Writing as Spencer Quinn , Abrahams is the author of the Chet and Bernie Mysteries . These stories are told from the point of view of Chet , Bernie Little 's canine partner in the Little Detective Agency . It was not initially known that Abrahams was Quinn . It took some work by journalists to determine who `` Quinn '' really is . Chet has his own website , and is on Facebook . All of the books have been released as Audiobooks read by Jim Frangione . Bowser and Birdie Series . A middle school mystery series featuring 11-year-old Birdie Gaux and her dog Bowser .
Seppois-le-Haut . Seppois-le-Haut ( ) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France .
Hell Drivers ( film ) . `` Hell Drivers '' ( 1957 ) is a British film drama film noir directed by Cy Endfield and starring Stanley Baker , Herbert Lom , Peggy Cummins and Patrick McGoohan . The film was produced by the Rank Organisation and Aqua Film Productions . Plot . `` Joe Yately '' ( Stanley Baker ) , who everyone calls `` Tom '' , has just been released from prison and is determined to start a new life . Tom arrives at Hawletts , a contractor which transports loads of gravel ( “ ballast ” ) from a nearby quarry , and tells gatekeeper Harry that he is looking for work . Harry lets him in and sends him to Mr Cartley , the manager . Tom tells Lucy ( Cartley 's secretary ) that he met `` Leggy '' Legubin , a former Hawletts driver who had an accident resulting in a plate in his skull and told Tom that Hawletts paid its drivers well . Legubin 's accident made Tom think there was a job available . Lucy recommends him to Cartley , who hires him for a trial run . Cartley tells Tom that his drivers transport their 10-ton loads fast , over bad roads . Speeding tickets and repairs are covered by the drivers . Hawletts has a bonus system in which the drivers receive seven shillings a load and four shillings an hour , with an additional weekly bonus for the cleanest truck . They are expected to deliver a minimum of twelve loads a day ; if a driver falls behind , he is fired . Each run is round-trip ; according to Cartley , one driver makes eighteen runs a day . Tom goes on a trial run with Ed , the mechanic , who is impressed with his driving skill but appears noncommittal . During the trial run , the brakes on his faulty truck , No . 13 , temporarily go out . Cartley hires him . Tom is accepted by all the other drivers except Red ( Patrick McGoohan ) , an Irish foreman and head driver who is a violent bully . Tom befriends Gino ( Herbert Lom ) , an Italian driver who is in love with Lucy and who is very religious . Red offers a £250 gold cigarette case to any driver who can make more runs than him in a day , and Tom is determined to try . However , he learns that Red has kept his place at the top by taking a very risky short cut through a quarry which none of the other drivers will do . One evening , the drivers go to a dance at a nearby hall and start a fight . When the police are called Tom flees the scene , fearful that his criminal record will return him to prison . Red calls Tom a coward and the other drivers ( except Gino ) turn on him , bullying him incessantly . Lucy and Tom are attracted to each other , but Tom hesitates out of loyalty to Gino . The other drivers continue picking on him but , determined to escape his criminal past , he does not fight back . Tom learns that Cartley and Red have been scamming money by hiring fewer drivers than the budget allows and pocketing the difference , forcing the drivers to haul extra loads at high speed . Tom confronts Red and defeats him in a fistfight . Gino offers to switch truck numbers with Tom the next day , so that the others can harass him instead of Tom for a change , to help Tom to win the gold cigarette case . That night , Lucy breaks up with Gino , who has asked her to marry him and learns that she loves Tom . Despite his heartbreak , Gino switches numbers as arranged and uses Tom 's number 13 the next day , without realising that Tom has left and is about to catch a train for London and go back to his life of crime . While waiting for his train , Lucy rushes into the waiting room and tells him that Gino has been seriously injured in a crash . Distraught , they rush to his hospital bedside where he is dying . He tells Tom , `` I threw them off like we planned , for you to win . Crazy . You do n't even come . '' Tom asks him if it was Red , and with his dying breath , Gino tries to say `` Red . '' Tom returns to the depot and confronts Cartley . He tells him that Gino has died and he knows why , and that he knows about the scam . Cartley offers Tom a deal whereby they can share the extra money , and Tom can take Red 's place in Truck 1 . Tom is having none of it , but jumps into Truck 1 anyway and drives off . When Red turns up he forces Cartley to join him in Tom 's faulty truck No . 13 , disguised as truck No . 3 , and they give chase . Red correctly guesses that Tom will take the dangerous short cut through the quarry , and they lie in wait there in order to catch Tom on his return journey . When Tom appears with his truck full of ballast , Red gives chase and side swipes Tom 's truck many times , finally forcing it off the road and onto the edge of the quarry where it dangles precariously , with Tom unconscious inside . But now the brakes on Red 's truck ( No . 13 ) fail , he loses control , goes over the side and he and Cartley are killed when it explodes in a fireball . Tom wakes up and escapes , just in time before his own truck tumbles down into the quarry , and Lucy ( who followed them in a Hawlett 's jeep ) runs to him . Cast . `` Hell Drivers '' is notable in being among the first films for several actors who later went on to more illustrious careers . It provided early appearances for Jill Ireland and David McCallum , who met and married each other during the film 's production ; future `` Danger Man '' and `` The Prisoner '' actor Patrick McGoohan , and the third film role for Sean Connery ( not the first , as is sometimes reported ) whose acting lines crossed in this film , and were the protagonists a few years later over the saga regarding the film role of James Bond , which United Artists wanted McGoohan to play after his portrayal of John Drake in the TV series `` Danger Man '' , but rejected by him due to its sexual overtones and so was given to Connery instead ; William Hartnell was the first actor to play the role of The Doctor in the BBC 's `` Doctor Who '' ; Gordon Jackson appeared as the butler Hudson in ITV 's `` Upstairs , Downstairs '' ; Sid James was already a very popular foil for Tony Hancock on his radio and television series of `` Hancock 's Half Hour '' ; James went on to star in 19 of the `` Carry On '' film series ; Herbert Lom starred in the well-remembered ABC Television series `` The Human Jungle '' before playing the hapless Commissioner Dreyfus in `` The Pink Panther '' film franchise ; and Cy Endfield directed Stanley Baker in `` Zulu '' . Others including Robin Bailey , Charles Lamb , John Horsley and Wensley Pithey featured regularly in British films and television thereafter . Long-established actor Wilfrid Lawson also made an appearance , though by this time bouts of alcoholism made the actor difficult to work with . In 1966 he co-starred with Patrick McGoohan in the final B/W episode of `` Danger Man '' , titled 'Not So Jolly Roger ' . Production . The character of Yately comes from Blaenllechau in the Rhondda , near actor Stanley Baker 's birthplace of Ferndale . Footage of a Hawlett 's lorry going over the edge of a quarry was reused in `` The Heiress '' episode of the Rank Organisation television series `` Interpol Calling '' . The vehicles used in the film were the Dodge 100 `` Kew '' parrot-nosed truck , with tipper body . They were lent for filming by W W Drinkwater of Willesden , North London . Home media . The film was released on DVD in 2007 by Network in an anamorphically enhanced ratio of 1.77:1 . A little of the original 1.96:1 VistaVision ( 70mm ) image is cropped at the sides , which is just noticeable in a few shots . The print used was in excellent condition with good picture and sound . Extras include the original theatrical trailer , 'Look in on Hell Drivers ' , a 1957 TV programme that went onset , including interviews with Stanley Baker , Cy Endfield and Alfie Bass , plus comments from genuine truck drivers who seemed to confirm the realism of the story . Also is a contemporary 15-minute television interview with Baker , which focuses on 'Hell Drivers ' , 'Sea Fury ' ( 1958 , also directed by Cy Endfield ) and 'Violent Playground ' ( 1958 ) . On 20th March 2017 , Network issued a Blu-Ray of `` Hell Drivers '' , with the film restored by the BFI , and included a swathe of special features , mainly in SD ( Standard Definition ) unless noted with as ' ( HD ) ' Those marked with a * appeared on their previous DVD . - Commentary track , with sound assistant Harry Fairbairn and journalist Andrew Robertson - Documentary - 'Look In on Hell Drivers ' , which visits the outdoor set * - Documentary - 'The Stanley Baker Story ' - Documentary - 'Full Screen Ahead ' ( in HD ) - Episode of 'Danger Man ' ( starring Patrick McGoohan ) : Loyalty Always Pays - Archive interview with Stanley Baker ( 1960s ) * - 'Who Killed Lamb ? ' with Stanley Baker , 1974 TV play made and broadcast by Yorkshire Television - News footage about Stanley Baker 's plaque - Documentary - 'Return to the Rhondda ' - Plus a booklet by Dave Rolinson
Unieck . Unieck is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Raciąż , within Płońsk County , Masovian Voivodeship , in east-central Poland . It lies approximately north-east of Raciąż , north-west of Płońsk , and north-west of Warsaw .
Ga-Ramakara . Ga-Ramakara is a village in Ga-Matlala in the Polokwane Local Municipality of the Capricorn District Municipality of the Limpopo province of South Africa . It is located 44 km northwest of Polokwane on the Matlala Road .
Pavona cactus . `` Pavona cactus '' , the cactus coral , potato chip coral or leaf coral , is a species of colonial stony coral in the family Agariciidae . This coral is found in shallow waters on reefs and in lagoons in tropical parts of the Indo-Pacific region . Description . Colonies of this species have vertical , irregular , two-sided fronds about tall and not more than thick . The corallites housing the polyps are very shallow and form widely separated rows parallel to the margins of the fronds . The bases of these fronds may be dead while the upper parts are still alive supported by the skeletal tissue below . The fronds may be clustered together in a supercolony formed from one or more individual colonies and extending for several metres ( yards ) across the seabed . This is a zooxanthellate species of coral , with symbiotic microscopic algae living in its tissues . It is an olive green or a brownish colour . Distribution . `` Pavona cactus '' is found in the tropical Indo-Pacific , its range extending from the Red Sea and East African coast to Japan , Tahiti and Australia . It is found in turbid but calm waters , on upper reef slopes and in shallow lagoons at depths down to . Biology . The polyps of `` Pavona cactus '' extend their tentacles at night to catch plankton . They also benefit and obtain nourishment from the intracellular zooxathellae . These use energy from the sun to turn simple substances into complex carbohydrates and the coral makes use of the surplus nutrients . The algae benefit from being in a protected , well-lit environment well clear of the seabed and by receiving nitrogenous waste from the coral . `` Pavona cactus '' can reproduce sexually or asexually . In sexual reproduction , gametes are released into the sea where fertilisation takes place . The egg hatches into a free-swimming planula larva that settles on the seabed when it has completed its development . Here it undergoes metamorphosis to become a coral polyp which buds repeatedly to start a new colony . Another method by which colonies may increase in number is by fragmentation . If a bit of coral that has broken off a parent colony becomes wedged in a suitable position , it can continue to grow and reproduce by budding to form a new colony . Status . Although this coral is common and has a wide range , the International Union for Conservation of Nature lists this species in its Red List of Threatened Species as being `` Vulnerable '' . Under adverse conditions , such as a rise in sea temperature , this coral may expel its zooxanthellae and become bleached . It is then much more susceptible to disease . Coral reefs in general are under threat from a decline in the quality of the habitat through mechanical damage , pollution , sedimentation , ocean acidification and global warming and `` Pavona cactus '' faces another threat in that it is collected for the aquarium trade .
Operation Kilpapurjehdus . Operation Kilpapurjehdus ( `` Regatta '' ) was the covername for the militarization of the Åland islands . The operation took place on June 22 , 1941 , and in this way , Finland strived to prevent Soviet landings in the area . The Åland islands had been demilitarized since 1921 , through a League of Nations decree , which outlawed any military personnel or material on the islands . After the end of the Winter War , the Soviet Union controlled both the Hanko Peninsula and Estonia and the Finnish leadership feared that the Soviets were planning a landing in the demilitarized area . The Finnish militarization plan was ready by April and they started to move troops towards the coast between Turku and Pori according to the plan . The Navy HQ gave its own order for execution of the operation June 20 , during daytime on 21 June 1941 Finnish warships had already relocated to the area of Nauvo Korppoo , and were followed by transports with troops in the evening . Although during the night they stopped on the border of the territorial waters to await confirmation of the German attack on the USSR , and after it was received at 4:30 the movement continued . The operation was launched at the same time as the German Operation Barbarossa . The landing involved over 20 cargo ships , the two coastal defence ships `` Ilmarinen '' and `` Väinämöinen '' , as well as the three gunboats `` Uusimaa '' , `` Hämeenmaa '' and `` Karjala '' . More than 5,000 men and artillery were landed the same evening in Mariehamn . Soviet aircraft tried to attack the ships during transport , but without result . The Soviet Union had also created a similar plan after the Winter War , but they never tried to land on the islands during World War II . The Soviet invasion threat was no longer acute after the Soviets had evacuated their Hanko base and the Germans had advanced in the Baltic states . The Finns started to transport the troops towards the eastern front . The Åland islands were again demilitarized after the end of the Continuation War and remain so today . Operation Kilpapurjehdus became violation of Treaty concerning the Åland Islands between Finland and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics concluded on 10 November 1940 .
Nebraska Game and Parks Commission . The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission ( NGPC ) is the State of Nebraska 's State agency charged with stewardship of the state 's fish , wildlife , state park , and outdoor recreation resources . The agency is led by a governor-appointed member commission consisting of 9 commissioners which directs agency management . The commission is also charged with issuing of state hunting licenses , fishing licenses , and boat registrations . The agency also manages State Parks and recreation areas throughout the state . It conducts public education programs for hunting and boating safety . The agency is headquartered in Lincoln , Nebraska . District Offices . In addition , service centers that issue hunting & fishing licenses and issue other permits are located in : Bassett , Kearney , Gretna , and Omaha . State Parks and Recreation areas . `` See main article : Nebraska State Parks '' Wildlife Management . The agency manages over 250 state Wildlife Management Areas . The acquisition and maintenance of these areas is funded entirely through hunting and fishing license fees . Primitive camping is generally allowed in these areas . Law Enforcement . The commission is charged with enforcement of fish , wildlife , boating , and other state and federal laws and regulations within the state . Conservation officers patrol public lands including state parks , wildlife management areas , rivers , lakes , and other areas for law violations . Conservation officers are fully commissioned State law enforcement officers and can enforce all state laws and regulations throughout the state . These officers also conduct public outreach to educate the public on water safety , firearm safety , and stewardship of public natural resources .
Potok , Lubusz Voivodeship . Potok ( ) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Przewóz , within Żary County , Lubusz Voivodeship , in western Poland , close to the German border . It lies approximately west of Przewóz , south-west of Żary , and south-west of Zielona Góra . Before 1945 the area was part of Germany ( see `` Territorial changes of Poland after World War II '' ) .
Kuchinoshima cattle . The Kuchinoshima ( , Kuchinoshima ushi ) is a criticallyendangered Japanese breed of small feral cattle . It is found only on Kuchinoshima Island , in the Tokara Islands in Kagoshima Prefecture in southern Japan . It is one of six native Japanese cattle breeds , and one of two small populations that have never been cross-bred with Western cattle , the other being the Mishima breed from Mishima Island north-west of Hagi , in Yamaguchi Prefecture . History . Cattle were brought to Japan from China at the same time as the cultivation of rice , in about the second century AD , in the Yayoi period . Until about the time of the Meiji Restoration in 1868 , they were used only as draught animals , in agriculture , forestry , mining and for transport , and as a source of fertiliser . Milk consumption was unknown , and – for cultural and religious reasons – meat was not eaten . Cattle were highly prized and valuable , too expensive for a poor farmer to buy . Japan was effectively isolated from the rest of the world from 1635 until 1854 ; there was no possibility of intromission of foreign genes to the cattle population during this time . Between 1868 , the year of the Meiji Restoration , and 1887 , some 2600 foreign cattle were imported . At first there was little interest in cross-breeding these with native stock , but from about 1900 it became widespread . It ceased abruptly in 1910 , when it was realised that , while the cross-breeds might be larger and have better dairy qualities , their working capacity and meat quality was lower . Among the various heterogeneous regional populations that resulted from this brief period of cross-breeding , four separate strains were characterised , and were recognised as breeds in 1944 . These were the four wagyū breeds , the Japanese Black , the Japanese Brown and the Japanese Polled and the Japanese Shorthorn . The Kuchinoshima population originates from cattle that escaped from farms in 1918 . It is one of two small isolated groups of cattle which escaped the process of hybridisation ; the other is the Mishima breed from Mishima Island north-west of Hagi , in Yamaguchi Prefecture . Together they represent the only surviving remnant of the native cattle population of Japan . Since 1990 , a few cattle have been removed from Kuchinoshima island , and small isolated populations have been bred at Kagoshima University and at Nagoya University ; each has about 20 head , while some 55 remain on the island . In 2000 a mite-borne disease caused the death of about a third of the island population . In 2001 the total population was reported to be 99 head . The Kuchinoshima was listed by the FAO as `` critical-maintained '' in 2007 .
Gorytvesica fustigera . `` Gorytvesica fustigera '' is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family . It is found in Napo Province , Ecuador . The wingspan is 18.5 mm . The colouration of the forewings and shape of the white lines are as in `` Gorytvesica argentilinea '' . The hindwings are cream grey . Etymology . The species name refers to the shape of the uncus and is derived from Latin `` fustis '' ( meaning club ) and `` gerere '' ( meaning to carry ) .
Pavel Douglas . Pavel Douglas ( born 5 January 1951 ) is a Polish-born , British-based actor . He was born in Krakow , Poland , six years after the end of the Second World War , and was naturalised in 1959 . By the end of the 1970s , having been brought up in Scotland and France , he made his first credited television debut with a small part in the TV series `` Shoestring '' . During the mid-1980s , Douglas was credited as `` Captain '' in two episodes of `` Robin of Sherwood '' . In 1988 and 1989 , he appeared in several episodes of `` EastEnders '' as minor character Gregory Mantel , who was notably the character responsible for ordering the hit on Den Watts . He is also known for the role of Lord Alexander Felsham in the many series of BBC 's `` Lovejoy '' ( 1986–93 ) . In December 1989 , Douglas appeared on BBC 1 's adaptation of `` The Voyage of the Dawn Treader '' as Lord Bern . He has since taken on many more television and feature film roles including Charles Devon in `` Passport to Murder '' ( 1993 ) , John `` The Red '' Comyn in `` The Bruce '' ( 1996 ) , French Warship Captain in `` GoldenEye '' ( 1995 ) , Nigel Wheeler in `` Heartbeat '' ( 1996 ) , and Chris Duncan in `` Silent Witness '' ( 2006 ) . In 2007 he guest starred in `` Doctors '' , where he portrayed the role of Chief Superintendent Leo Jackson . This won him and the cast `` Best Single Episode '' at the `` 2007 British Soap Awards '' . As of 2007 he has appeared as Patrick Johnston in `` River City '' for BBC Scotland . In 2008 he appeared as Captain Lindeman in the TV movie `` Krakatoa '' , in 2009 as Commander John McDowell in `` Stockwell '' for ITV , and in 2010 as Jonothan Owen in `` Holby City '' for the BBC . In 2007 , he appeared in the Channel 4 documentary `` Extraordinary Breastfeeding '' , where his wife explained why she was still breastfeeding their children as they were growing up .
Tarucus thespis . `` Tarucus thespis '' , the fynbos blue or vivid blue , is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae . It is found in South Africa , from the Northern Cape , south to fynbos in the West Cape and east to the Amathole Mountains in the Eastern Cape . The wingspan is 20–25 mm for males and 20–27 mm for females . Adults are on wing year-round , with peaks from September to November and from February to March . The larvae feed on `` Phylica imberbis '' and `` Saxifraga '' species .
The Jean Arthur Show . `` The Jean Arthur Show '' is an American situation comedy that aired on CBS from September to December 1966 . The series stars Jean Arthur and Ron Harper , and was under the primary sponsorship of General Foods . Synopsis . Arthur and Ron Harper star as Patricia and Paul Marshall , a mother-son team of lawyers in Los Angeles . Richard Conte appeared as Richie Wells , a former gangster romantically interested in Patricia , who is ten years his senior . Leonard Stone appeared as Morton , the Marshalls ' chauffeur . Notable guest stars include : Mickey Rooney , Clint Howard , Olan Soule , Michael Constantine , Dick Wilson , and Ray Bolger . Reception . `` The Jean Arthur Show '' had a potentially good time slot , following the initial season of `` Family Affair '' and preceding Steve Allen 's `` I 've Got a Secret '' quiz program . Its competition was two series in their second seasons , Barbara Stanwyck 's ABC western , `` The Big Valley '' , and Ben Gazzara 's NBC drama `` Run for Your Life '' . However , the series ranked 65th in ratings , and was canceled by CBS after twelve episodes .
Descanso ( spider ) . `` Descanso '' is a genus of jumping spiders . Name . The genus name is derived from Spanish `` descanso '' `` resting place ( of a dead person ) , '' from the verb `` descansar '' `` to ( have a ) rest . ''
El Torneo de la muerte . `` El Torneo de la muerte '' ( `` The Tournament of Death '' ) is a 1960 Mexican film . It was directed by Chano Urueta .
TOTVS . TOTVS S.A. is a Brazilian software company based in São Paulo . TOTVS was initially formed from the merger of Microsiga and Logocenter . TOTVS is the leader in the Brazilian ERP market according to the FGV ( Getúlio Vargas Foundation ) and , in addition to Brazil , has offices in the United States , Portugal and Latin America . History . In 1983 , entrepreneur Laércio Cosentino was 23 years old and was director of data processing company Siga , a company created by Ernesto Haberkorn . Cosentino and Haberkorn opened Microsiga , a software company for small and medium-sized companies , and then became equal partners in the new company . Microsiga merged with Siga in 1989 , and in 2005 the company changed its name to TOTVS . TOTVS acquired more than 50 corporative software manufacturers like Datasul , RM Sistemas , Midbyte , Logocenter , BCS , among others . TOTVS opened a California operation within the University of California campus , TOTVS Labs , a cloud computing solutions research center , in 2011 . The following year , it opened an office in Silicon Valley , California . TOTVS acquired seven Brazilian software companies in 2013 ; PRX ( current TOTVS Agroindústria ) , ZeroPaper , RMS , 72 % of Ciashop , Seventeen Tecnologia da Informação , W & D Participações , parent company of PC Sistemas and PC Informática , and the American company GoodData . In May of 2014 bought by 75.1 million dollars the Paraná-based company Virtual Age that works in the development of software in the cloud for the companies of textile fashion and clothing . On August 14 , 2015 Totvs announced the purchase of 100 % of the commercial automation company Bematech for R $ 550 million . Offices . TOTVS has 66 units and 11 centres of R & D in Brazil - São Paulo , Rio de Janeiro , Brasília , Belo Horizonte , Salvador , Recife , Fortaleza , Manaus , Porto Alegre , Joinville and Curitiba - , 2 centres of R & D in the United States - Weston , Florida and Mountain View , California ( TOTVS Labs ) - 4 units with 1 R & D center in Latin America - Argentina , Bolivia , Chile , Colombia , Dominican Republic , Ecuador , Mexico , Paraguay , Peru and Uruguay - as well as an office in Portugal .
Alberto Riego . Alberto Riego ( born 1991 ) is a Puerto Rican soccer player who is on the Under 20 Puerto Rico national football team . He currently resides in New York , Murray Hill area . Riego plays professional soccer in Puerto Rico for Sevilla FC Puerto Rico as defender . He was voted the best newcomer of the year as Sevilla won the 2008 league championship .
Trilby ( disambiguation ) . A trilby is a narrow-brimmed hat with an indented crown .
Kimberley shallow-soil blind snake . The Kimberley shallow-soil blind snake ( `` Anilios kimberleyensis '' ) is a species of snake in the Typhlopidae family .
World Series of Backgammon . World Series of Backgammon ( WSOB ) is a major televised live tour . The television shows capture the match action , jeopardy and background around some of the world ’ s largest backgammon tournaments , and have broadcast throughout Europe on Eurosport 1 and 2 whilst being distributed worldwide by ESPN International . In May 2010 , World Series of Backgammon launched it first online tour , the WSOB Online Tour on its own online backgammon and poker platform , PlayWSOB.com . PlayWSOB also offers qualifiers for major offline events including the 2010 World Backgammon Championships as well as free play and cash games . About WSOB . World Series of Backgammon ( `` WSOB '' ) is a televised , high-stakes backgammon tour created in 2006 by television producer and backgammon player , Andy Bell . Season I launched in 2006 with an 8-hour television series presented by Kara Scott and John Clark broadcast on Eurosport 2 in 44 European countries capturing the Riviera Cup and team event , the Nations Cup from the Palm Casino , Cannes . Sean Casey of Ireland triumphed in the Riviera Cup against Georgia 's Nodar Gagua and USA defeated Denmark in the Nations Cup . Season II , 2008 , expanded to events in London - the UK Masters saw a 128 draw in the main event , the largest backgammon event held in the UK for 30 years ; the world 's largest event , the Nordic Open joined the WSOB tour for the first time and saw the Championship field increase from 78 to 153 players and finally on the 08 tour , WSOB Cannes , which recorded 155 Championship players , second only to the World Championships . The television series expanded to 15 hours and saw superstar poker and backgammon player Gus Hansen join John Clark in the commentary box . New Yorker Jessie Cantrell hosted with further contributions from experts Sander Lylloff , Falafel Natanzon and Morten Holm . 2008 also saw the introduction of WSOB 's own 'final table ' , the €160.000 WSOB Championship which rewarded the best players from the tour and Super Satellite winners with €10,000 value seats to the 16 players finale . Frenchman Frederic Andrieu won the Gold Cube and the €100.000 champion 's cheque . More than €500,000 in prize money was won on the second season . 2009 sees the WSOB tour re-format its schedule . WSOB events in Cannes , Prague and London to be followed by the 2009 WSOB Championship , where up to €320.000 will be won from a 32 player draw . Online qualification . In 2008 , the online backgammon site Play65 ran three online qualifiers for the WSOB final table at Cannes aka WSOB Championship . Since 2009 , WSOB offers the possibility of qualifying online to the WSOB Tour . In July 2009 , World Series of Backgammon launched a shared platform with Dicearena.com offering satellites for its events in Prague and London . In January 2010 , WSOB offered satellites to its $ 480,000 guaranteed WSOB Championship , aka the 'Shootout ' which saw the best players from the 2009 tour and a number of buy-ins at $ 7,500 , compete for the second largest prize pool in the history of the game . The event was played by many of the best players in the world including Gus Hansen who bought into the Round of 16 for US $ 30,000 . In May 2010 , World Series of Backgammon ended its agreement with Dicearena and launched its own online backgammon and poker platform , licensing technology from Melita Gaming Network , who also supply to TrueMoneygames and several other poker brands . WSOB online TV channel . In April 2010 WSOB launched its own online TV channel using the Vimeo video platform showing full length shows from its archive of match-play television coverage . In October 2011 World Series of Backgammon announced a partnership with the largest online gaming operator in the world , Bwin.com , for online backgammon creating bwin.com/wsob to provide an online tour with a lower buy-in to attract all levels of players . The new tour mimics the major live tournaments run by WSOB and includes a series of events , a points race and the WSOB Championship . The WSOB Champion wins the coveted Gold Cube® and an official backgammon board made by Geoffrey Parker Games and worth apparently €2400 .
Indus script . The Indus script ( also known as the Harappan script ) is a corpus of symbols produced by the Indus Valley Civilisation during the Kot Diji and Mature Harappan periods between 3500 and 1900 BCE . Most inscriptions containing these symbols are extremely short , making it difficult to judge whether or not these symbols constituted a script used to record a language , or even symbolise a writing system . In spite of many attempts , ‘ the script ’ has not yet been deciphered , but efforts are ongoing . There is no known bilingual inscription to help decipher the script , and the script shows no significant changes over time . However , some of the syntax ( if that is what it may be termed ) varies depending upon location . The first publication of a seal with Harappan symbols dates to 1875 , in a drawing by Alexander Cunningham . Since then , over 4,000 inscribed objects have been discovered , some as far afield as Mesopotamia . In the early 1970s , Iravatham Mahadevan published a corpus and concordance of Indus inscriptions listing 3,700 seals and 417 distinct signs in specific patterns . He also found that the average inscription contained five symbols and that the longest inscription contained only 14 symbols in a single line . Some scholars , such as G.R . Hunter , S. R. Rao , John Newberry , Krishna Rao , and Subhash Kak have argued that the Brāhmī script has some connection with the Indus system , but others , such as Iravatham Mahadevan , Kamil Zvelebil and Asko Parpola , have argued that the script had a relation to a Dravidian language . F. Raymond Allchin has somewhat cautiously supported the possibility , that even many supporters of the theory that Brāhmī probably derives from Aramaic influence consider : that the Brahmi language can have some Indus script influence . Another possibility for continuity of the Indus tradition is in the megalithic culture graffiti symbols of southern and central India ( and Sri Lanka ) , which probably do not constitute a linguistic script but may have some overlap with the Indus symbol inventory . Corpus . Early examples of the symbol system are found in an Early Harappan and Indus civilisation context , dated to possibly as early as the 35th century BCE . In the Mature Harappan period , from about 2600 BCE to 1900 BCE , strings of Indus signs are commonly found on flat , rectangular stamp seals as well as many other objects including tools , tablets , ornaments and pottery . The signs were written in many ways , including carving , chiseling , painting and embossing , on objects made of many different materials , such as soapstone , bone , shell , terracotta , sandstone , copper , silver and gold . Often , animals such as bulls , elephants , rhinoceros , water buffaloes and the mythical unicorn accompanied the text on seals to help the illiterate identify the origin of a particular seal . Late Harappan . After 1900 BCE , the systematic use of the symbols ended , after the final stage of the Mature Harappan civilization . A few Harappan signs have been claimed to appear until as late as around 1100 BCE , the beginning of the Iron Age in India . Onshore explorations near Bet Dwarka in Gujarat revealed the presence of late Indus seals depicting a three-headed animal , an earthen vessel inscribed in what is claimed to be a late Harappan script and a large quantity of pottery . The thermoluminescence date for the pottery is 1528 BCE . That evidence has been used to claim that a late Harappan script was used until around 1500 BCE . Characteristics . The characters are largely pictorial but include many abstract signs . The inscriptions are thought to have been written mostly from right-to-left ( because there are several instances of the symbols being compressed on the left side , as if the writer is running out of space at the end of the row there ) , but they sometimes follow a boustrophedonic style . The number of principal signs is about 400 . Since that is considered too large a number for each character to be a phonogram , the script is generally believed to instead be logo-syllabic . Decipherability question . An opposing hypothesis that has been offered by Michael Witzel and Steve Farmer , is that these symbols are nonlinguistic signs , which symbolise families , clans , gods , and religious concepts and are similar to components of coats of arms or totem poles . In a 2004 article , Farmer , Sproat , and Witzel presented a number of arguments stating that the Indus script is nonlinguistic . The main ones are the extreme brevity of the inscriptions , the existence of too many rare signs ( which increase over the 700-year period of the Mature Harappan civilization ) and the lack of the random-looking sign repetition that is typical of language . Asko Parpola , reviewing the Farmer , Sproat , and Witzel thesis in 2005 , stated that their arguments `` can be easily controverted '' . He cited the presence of a large number of rare signs in Chinese and emphasised that there was `` little reason for sign repetition in short seal texts written in an early logo-syllabic script '' . Revisiting the question in a 2007 lecture , Parpola took on each of the 10 main arguments of Farmer `` et al . `` , presenting counterarguments for each . A 2009 paper published by Rajesh P N Rao , Iravatham Mahadevan and others in the journal `` Science '' also challenged the argument that the Indus script might have been a nonlinguistic symbol system . The paper concluded that the conditional entropy of Indus inscriptions closely matched those of linguistic systems like the Sumerian logo-syllabic system , Rig Vedic Sanskrit etc. , but they are careful to stress that by itself does not imply that the script is linguistic . A follow-up study presented further evidence in terms of entropies of longer sequences of symbols beyond pairs . However , Sproat claimed that there existed a number of misunderstandings in Rao `` et al . `` , including a lack of discriminative power in their model , and argued that applying their model to known non-linguistic systems such as Mesopotamian deity symbols produced similar results to the Indus script . Rao et al . 's argument against Sproat 's claims and Sproat 's reply were published in `` Computational Linguistics '' in December 2010 . The June 2014 issue of Language carries a paper by Sproat that provides further evidence that the methodology of Rao `` et al . '' is flawed . Rao `` et al . `` < nowiki/ > 's rebuttal of Sproat 's 2014 article and Sproat 's response are published in the December 2015 issue of Language . Attempts at decipherment . The topic is popular among amateur researchers , and there have been various ( mutually exclusive ) decipherment claims . Dravidian hypothesis . The Russian scholar Yuri Knorozov suggested , based on computer analysis , the Dravidian language as the most likely candidate for the underlying language of the script . Knorozov 's suggestion was preceded by the work of Henry Heras , who also suggested several readings of signs based on a proto-Dravidian assumption . The Finnish scholar Asko Parpola wrote that the Indus script and Harappan language `` most likely belonged to the Dravidian family '' . Parpola led a Finnish team in the 1960s-80s that , like Knorozov 's Soviet team worked towards investigating the inscriptions using computer analysis . Based on a proto-Dravidian assumption , the teams proposed readings of many signs . A number of people agreed with the suggested readings of Heras and Knorozov . One such reading was legitimised when the Dravidian word for both 'fish ' and 'star ' , `` min '' was hinted at through drawings of both the things together on Harappan seals . A comprehensive description of Parpola 's work until 1994 is given in his book `` Deciphering the Indus Script . '' Iravatham Mahadevan , another historian who supports the Dravidian hypothesis , says , `` we may hopefully find that the proto-Dravidian roots of the Harappan language and South Indian Dravidian languages are similar . This is a hypothesis [ ... ] But I have no illusions that I will decipher the Indus script , nor do I have any regret '' . Commenting on his 2014 publication `` Dravidian Proof of the Indus Script via The Rig Veda : A Case Study '' , Mahadevan claims to have made significant progress in deciphering the script as Dravidian . According to Mahadevan , a stone celt discovered in Mayiladuthurai ( Tamil Nadu ) has the same markings as that of the symbols of the Indus script . The celt dates to early 2nd millennium BCE , post-dating Harappan decline . Mahadevan considers this as evidence of the same language being used by the neolithic people of south India and the late Harappans . In May 2007 , the Tamil Nadu Archaeology Department found pots with arrow-head symbols during an excavation in Melaperumpallam near Poompuhar . These symbols are claimed to have a striking resemblance to seals unearthed in Mohenjo-daro in present-day Pakistan in the 1920s . `` Sanskritic '' hypothesis . Indian archaeologist Shikaripura Ranganatha Rao claimed to have deciphered the Indus script . He compared it to the Phoenician alphabet , and assigned sound values based on this comparison . His decipherment results in a `` Sanskritic '' reading , including the numerals `` aeka , tra , chatus , panta , happta/sapta , dasa , dvadasa , sata '' ( 1 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 7 , 10 , 12 , 100 ) . He also noted a number of striking similarities in shape and form between the late Harappan characters and the Phoenician letters , arguing that the Phoenician script evolved from the Harappan script , and not , as the classical theory suggests from the Proto-Sinaitic script . John E. Mitchiner dismissed some of these attempts at decipherment . Mitchiner mentioned that `` a more soundly-based but still greatly subjective and unconvincing attempt to discern an Indo-European basis in the script has been that of Rao '' . Miscellaneous hypotheses . There have been several hypotheses regarding the language pertaining to the Indus Script . One of the most common ones has been that the script belongs to the Indo-Aryan language . However , there are many problems with this hypothesis . A major one includes : Since the people belonging to the Indo-European cultures were always on the move , horses played a very important role in their lives or as Parpola put it , `` There is no escape from the fact that the horse played a central role in the Vedic and Iranian cultures ... '' ( Parpola , 1986 ) . However , no depiction of horses on seals nor any remains of horses have been found in the subcontinent before 2000 BCE . Thus , it is very likely there were no Aryan speakers present before 2000 BCE in the Indus Valley . A second , though not as popular hypothesis is that the Indus script belongs to the Munda family of languages . The Munda family of languages is spoken largely in Eastern India , and is related to some Southeast Asian languages . However , much like the Indo-Aryan language , the reconstructed vocabulary of early Munda does not reflect the Harappan culture . Therefore , its candidacy for being the language of the Indus Civilization is dim . Scholars also compare the Indus valley script with a writing system from ancient Persia , known as Linear Elamite . The two languages were contemporary to each other . Scholars gained knowledge of the Elamite language from a bilingual monument called the Table of the Lion in the Louvre museum . The monument contained the same text in Akkadian , a known writing system , and in Linear Elamite . On comparing this ancient language to the Indus script , a number of similar symbols have been found . The Dholavira signboard is one of the longest in the Indus script , with one symbol appearing four times , and this and its large size and public nature make it a key piece of evidence cited by scholars arguing that the Indus script represents full literacy . Other languages connected to the script include Austroasiatic and Sino-Tibetan . Further possibilities include nearby language isolates such as Burushaski , Kusunda and Nihali as well as the extinct Sumerian civilization with which there was trade contact . Encoding . The Indus symbols have been assigned the ISO 15924 code `` Inds '' . The script was proposed for encoding in Unicode 's Supplementary Multilingual Plane in 1999 ; however , the Unicode Consortium still lists the proposal in pending status . At the International Conference on Mohenjodaro and Indus Valley Civilisation 2017 it was noted that two language engineers , Amar Fayaz Buriro and Shabir Kumbhar have engineered all 1839 signs of Indus script and presented a developed font .
Stenopodius flavidus . `` Stenopodius flavidus '' is a species of leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae . It is found in Central America and North America .
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Rudolf Gwalther . Rudolf Gwalther ( 1519–1586 ) was a Reformed pastor and Protestant reformer who succeeded Heinrich Bullinger as Antistes of the Zurich church . Life . Gwalther was born the son of a carpenter , who died when he was young . Heinrich Bullinger assumed responsibility for Gwalther 's upbringing . He attended schools in Kappel , Basel , Strasbourg , Lausanne and Marburg and studied mathematics and poetry in addition to theology . He learned French and Italian in Lausanne . Landgrave Philip of Hesse brought the gifted student along to the Regensburg Colloquy in 1541 . When he returned to Zurich , he received the pastorate of St. Peter 's Church to replace Leo Jud . He married Huldrych Zwingli ’ s daughter Regula ( 1524–1565 ) . He was an inspiring and popular preacher . His sermons and biblical commentaries have been frequently printed and widely read . As Zwingli ’ s son-in-law , he sought to preserve the great reformer 's heritage and remained true to his theological orientation . Gwalther 's Latin translations of Zwingli 's works helped disseminate his thought in the Romance language world . For Bullinger , he was a valuable collaborator in the management of the Zurich church and in assisting with his widely dispersed correspondence network . Outside of historical narratives , he produced numerous translations , and composed Latin poems and spiritual songs . Following Bullinger ’ s wish , Gwalther was elected in 1575 as his successor as `` Antistes '' at the Grossmünster . He held this difficult office until 1585 , when his declining mental state forced him from the post . He was succeeded as head of the Zurich church by his longtime colleague Ludwig Lavater . Influence . He had contacts with English Calvinists through John Parkhurst , in exile in Zurich in the 1550s . His works were one of the influences on the English vestments controversy of the 1560s ; and his sermons were translated by Robert Norton of Ipswich in the 1570s . His son Rudolf Gwalther the younger ( 1552–77 ) likewise enhanced his influence in England when he studied in Oxford in the early 1570s . Gwalther was in regular communication with English bishops . With Zwingli , Bullinger , Wolfgang Musculus , and Thomas Erastus , Gwalther was a prime advocate of the Swiss German single-sphere model of church-state relations , and was a significant influence on the evolution of a statist model of church organization within the Church of England .
Alain Peyrefitte . Alain Peyrefitte ( ; 26 August 1925 – 27 November 1999 ) was a French scholar and politician . He was a confidant of Charles De Gaulle and had a long career in public service , serving as a diplomat in Germany and Poland . Peyrefitte served as Minister of Information from 1962 to 1966 , establishing the rules of presidential debates between the two electoral rounds ; and as Minister of Justice from 1977 to 1981 , being involved in the affair surrounding the mysterious death of Robert Boulin in 1979 . He became a member of the Académie française in 1977 . On 15 December 1986 , he survived an assassination attempt by members of Action Directe ( AD ) in front of his house . The driver of his car was killed in the bomb attack . Upon his death in 1999 he was honored by burial in Les Invalides which also houses the tomb of Napoleon and other revered national leaders . Books . He wrote `` The Immobile Empire '' . and `` Quand la Chine s'éveillera ... le monde tremblera '' . Outside France he is probably best known for his book `` Le Mal Français '' ( translated as `` The Trouble with France '' ) , which addresses the question of whether there is something unique to the French character that has caused some of the country 's peculiar recurring problems . The book places his own observations and experiences as a journalist and government minister inside a panoramic view of French and European history from the medieval to the modern era . Political career . Secretary of State for Information : April–September 1962 . Minister of Scientific Research and Atomic Questions and Space : 1966–1967 . Minister of Cultural Affairs and the Environment : March–May 1974 . Keeper of the seals , Minister of Justice : 1977–1981 . Member of the National Assembly of France for Seine-et-Marne : 1958–1962 ( Became secretary of State in 1962 ) / Reelected in 1967 , but he stays minister / 1968–1973 ( Became minister in 1973 ) / 1974–1977 ( Became minister in 1977 ) / Reelected in 1978 , but he stays minister / 1981–1995 ( Became senator in 1995 ) . Elected in 1958 , reelected in 1962 , 1967 , 1968 , 1973 , 1974 , 1978 , 1981 , 1986 , 1988 , 1993 . Senator of Seine-et-Marne : 1995–1999 ( He died in 1999 ) . Elected in 1995 . Vice-president of the General council of Seine-et-Marne : 1982–1988 . General councillor of Seine-et-Marne : 1964–1988 . Reelected in 1970 , 1976 , 1982 . Mayor of Provins : 1965–1997 ( Resignation in 1997 ) . Reelected in 1971 , 1977 , 1983 , 1989 , 1995 . Municipal councillor of Provins : 1965–1999 ( He died in 1999 ) . Reelected in 1971 , 1977 , 1983 , 1989 , 1995 .
CIDR-FM . CIDR-FM ( 93.9 MHz , `` 93.9 The River '' ) is a commercial Canadian radio station in Windsor , Ontario , targeting listeners in both the Windsor and Greater Detroit radio markets . It is owned and operated by Bell Media . The studios and offices are located on Ouellette Avenue in Windsor while its transmitter is located south of Windsor CIDR is one of only a few commercial adult album alternative stations in Canada and is the only one in Ontario , with the others located in British Columbia . CIDR was Canada 's first AAA-formatted station at launch . CKLW-FM . The station was originally launched by Western Ontario Broadcasting in 1949 as CKLW-FM . It simulcast the CBC Dominion Network programming of sister station CKLW . CKLW-AM-FM dropped the CBC affiliation in 1950 with the sign-on of CBE , becoming the Metro Detroit network affiliate of the Mutual Broadcasting System . The stations were subsequently acquired in 1956 by a consortium including the American company RKO ; RKO subsequently acquired full ownership of the stations in 1963 . Also that year , CKLW-FM began airing distinct programming from its AM sister station . It originally broadcast two hours of separate programming each evening from 7 to 9 p.m. , and in 1967 , this was expanded to six hours per night ( from 6 p.m. to midnight ) . CKJY-FM/94 Fox FM . In 1970 , due to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission 's new rules on foreign ownership of Canadian media , RKO was forced to sell the stations to Baton Broadcasting . Under Baton 's ownership , CKLW-FM had by 1973 completely separated programming from its successful Top 40 AM sister , airing a country music format with news and talk oriented toward the Windsor audience ( as opposed to the AM , which chiefly targeted the American side ) . During the 1970s , CKLW-FM was known as `` FM Nine Four '' . In January 1982 , the station changed its call sign to CKJY-FM , airing an adult standards and jazz format . In 1984 , with CKLW 's top 40 format on a decline due to the growing popularity of rock and pop music formats on the FM dial , management tried to move the AM 's top 40 format to the FM dial with the new call sign CFXX-FM and the name `` 94 Fox FM '' . The station 's staff spent months preparing for the change , commissioning new jingles , advertising extensively via billboards and television , and practicing the format until they were sure it was ready . The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission ( CRTC ) , however , refused to approve more than four hours of Top 40 programming a day - two in the morning and two in afternoon drive . The CRTC insisted that the station remain adult standards and jazz the rest of the time , holding that a repetitive format such as Top 40 belonged on AM and that FM was for non-hit music such as classical , jazz , big band and beautiful music . In 1985 , Baton sold both CKLW and CFXX-FM to CUC Broadcasting , which moved the adult standards `` Music of Your Life '' format to 800 CKLW and instituted an easy listening format on the FM as CKEZ-FM . Big 8 On FM/More 94 . The call letters changed back to CKLW-FM in May 1986 . The station instituted an oldies format meant to recapture the sound of the original CKLW ( AM ) , with former `` Big 8 '' DJ Dave Shafer as program director and morning show host . The new CKLW-FM brought back the well-known Johnny Mann Singers performing jingles for the `` Big 8 '' , along with many of the legendary personalities and `` 20/20 News . '' The music rotation was based on the `` Big 8 '' playlists from the 1960s to the 1980s plus some older 1950s and early 1960s hits that the AM had played as `` golden '' titles . `` Ladies and gentlemen , the good times are back ! '' proclaimed former `` Big 8 '' jock `` Big '' Jim Edwards during the station IDs . Although the overall sound was faithful to the `` Big 8 '' 's glory days , the station 's ratings remained low . Detroit already had a successful oldies station in WOMC . In 1988 , CKLW-FM became CKMR-FM , known as `` More 94 '' . The playlist was significantly reduced in its titles and the station became more tightly formatted . I-94/The Legend/93-9 The River . After `` More 94 '' failed to raise the station 's ratings , CKMR-FM shifted in the fall of 1990 to an urban oldies/classic soul music format as `` I-94 '' . Then , after only roughly four months , CKMR-FM switched to a Soft Adult Contemporary approach dubbed `` The Motor City 's Adult Music Station , '' which lasted roughly six months . Then , the CKLW-FM call letters and the `` Big 8 '' -inspired oldies format were once again restored around Labour Day of 1991 , with the station branded as `` 93.9 The Legend '' . Once again , the station sounded faithful to the original CKLW , featuring stalwarts from the golden age of Detroit 's Top 40 radio era such as Tom Shannon , Dave Prince , Dave Shafer and Lee Alan ( host of the weekly feature `` Back in the '60s Again '' ) . Unfortunately , the change once again did nothing to raise the station 's poor ratings . CHUM Limited acquired the station in early 1993 , and initially kept the station as an oldies outlet . In February 1994 , the format was switched to an `` Arrow '' -style classic hits format dubbed `` Rock & Roll Oldies . '' It mainly featured 1970s classic rock songs with a smattering of 1960s and 1980s material . On November 11 , 1994 , CKLW-FM flipped to adult album alternative as `` 93-9 The River - Quality Rock , Real Variety '' . The call letters were changed to CIDR-FM . `` The River '' was never a ratings powerhouse . But , with Ann Delisi ( formerly of Detroit public-radio station WDET ) at the helm and Jeff `` Zippy '' Crowe in the mornings , The River attracted a loyal audience . The station then tweaked the format to `` smooth rock '' in 1999 , adding many classic rock titles to the playlist . `` Lite Rock '' and The `` River 's '' Return . On August 25 , 2000 , the station flipped to a soft adult contemporary format as `` Lite Rock 93-9 FM '' in an attempt to take on AC market leader 100.5 WNIC . Ratings remained low , and eventually CIDR shifted its format in a hot adult contemporary direction by 2001 , when WMGC-FM entered the Detroit AC competition . By the mid-2000s , the station dropped the `` Lite Rock '' identity from its on-air imaging and became known as simply `` 93.9 FM , Today 's Best Music '' . The station now competed chiefly with WDVD , along with Leamington , Ontario 's CHYR-FM for the Hot AC audience . But as a Hot AC station , CIDR was still unsuccessful . At 3 p.m. on September 1 , 2006 , CIDR once again became `` 93.9 - The River '' . About three quarters of the way through the All American Rejects ' `` Move Along '' , the song was interrupted by the sound of rushing water , and a promo for the River was broadcast . It was also announced that the station would be playing clips of over 7,000 songs commercial free , all weekend long , until Monday morning , when the songs would be `` Super sized '' . On September 4 , 2006 at 8 a.m. , `` The River '' was officially relaunched by playing `` Take Me to the River '' by Talking Heads . This returned the adult alternative format back to the Detroit radio dial after public radio station WDET-FM dropped it in 2005 in favor of mainly NPR news and talk.. In 2007 , CIDR along with all other CHUM Radio stations across Canada , were sold to CTVglobemedia . That company became Bell Media in April 2011 , following BCE 's purchase of CTVglobemedia . CIDR competes with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation 's `` CBC Music Network . '' In 2007 and 2008 , it shifted from mostly classical music to an adult alternative sound most of the day . In Windsor , CBC Music airs on CBE-FM . Another competitor in the Ann Arbor market is Cumulus Media 's WQKL , which also airs a triple-A format . In March 2011 , Martz Communications Group ( through licensee Radio Power , Inc. ) filed an application with the US Federal Communications Commission ( FCC ) to relocate the frequency of its Detroit repeater , W284BQ , from 104.7 to 93.9 MHz If approved , the repeater would interfere with CIDR-FM in much of the Greater Detroit area , though the licensee contends that the transmitter will be directional , not heard over the Canadian side of the border . However , Martz has since applied to move the translator to 93.5 FM , where it would not interfere with CIDR . In November 2011 , the 104.7 FM signal went silent after having broadcast a smooth jazz format ( simulcasting WGPR-HD2 ) for several months , having been ordered off the air by the FCC due to interference with WIOT in Toledo , Ohio . Furthermore , on January 31 , 2012 , Martz ceased operations of its HD feeds on WGPR , and the translators , due to financial and signal difficulties .
Glenfin GAA . C.L.G . Ghleann Fhinne ( `` Glenfin '' ) is a GAA club in County Donegal , Republic of Ireland . Their home ground is Pairc Taobhoige . It is noted as being the home club of All-Ireland winner and All-Star with Donegal , Frank McGlynn . Achievements . Donegal Intermediate Champions 1983 2001 2018 Ulster Intermediate champions 2001
Tsunenori Kawai . was a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party , a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet ( national legislature ) . A native of Jōhana , Toyama and graduate of Keio University , he had served in the town assembly of Jōhana for three terms since 1964 and in the assembly of Toyama Prefecture for eight terms since 1975 . He was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2004 .
Luke Farrell . Luke Thomas Farrell ( born June 7 , 1991 ) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Angels of Major League Baseball ( MLB ) . He made his MLB debut in 2017 with the Kansas City Royals and has also played for the Cincinnati Reds and Chicago Cubs . Career . Farrell attended Saint Ignatius High School in Cleveland , Ohio , and Northwestern University , where he played college baseball for the Northwestern Wildcats . In 2010 , his freshman year , he was diagnosed with a schwannoma , a benign nerve sheath tumor on his jaw , that required surgical removal . He developed another tumor that was removed and treated with radiation therapy in 2011 . In his four years at Northwestern , Farrell had 208 strikeouts , and was awarded with the Big Ten Medal of Honor his senior season . Kansas City Royals . The Kansas City Royals selected Farrell in the sixth round of the 2013 MLB draft . Farrell made 10 starts with Rookie Advanced level Idaho Falls , where he went 1–3 with a 6.65 ERA , although he did strike out 45 batters in 43 innings . Farrell 's struggles continued in 2014 with Single-A Lexington , going 2–12 in 19 starts with a 5.25 ERA while striking out 8.5 batters per 9 innings . Farrell opened the 2015 season with High-A Wilmington , then was promoted to Double-A Northwest Arkansas in May . Farrell made 16 starts at Double-A , going 5–3 with a 3.09 ERA , although his 9 dropped to 6.3 . Farrell pitched 2016 with Triple-A Omaha , where in 19 appearances ( 14 starts ) , he went 6–3 with a 3.76 ERA . He returned to Omaha to begin the 2017 season , where he made 13 starts before earning a promotion to the major leagues on July 1 . When the Royals needed a starting pitcher for the first game of a doubleheader against the Minnesota Twins , Farrell was called up from Omaha to make his major league debut . He gave up 5 runs in 2 innings and left the game as the pitcher of record , but did not receive a loss as Kansas City came back to win the game . Originally recalled as the 26th player for the doubleheader , Farrell was optioned back to Omaha the next day . Following the Royals ' acquisition of three major league pitchers from the San Diego Padres , Farrell was designated for assignment on July 24 . Los Angeles Dodgers system . Farrell was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for cash considerations on July 28 , 2017 , and was assigned to the Triple-A Oklahoma City Dodgers . Farrell made one appearance for Oklahoma City , giving up 2 earned runs in 4 innings . Cincinnati Reds . On August 9 , 2017 , Farrell was claimed off waivers by the Cincinnati Reds , and assigned to the Triple-A Louisville Bats . He was called up by the Reds on August 23 , when he made his National League debut and pitched 3 innings of scoreless relief . Chicago Cubs . Farrell was claimed off waivers by the Chicago Cubs on October 4 , 2017 . He pitched five impressive shutout innings on June 2 , 2018 against the New York Mets . On June 24 , 2018 , Farrell was assigned to the Triple-A Iowa Cubs . He was designated for assignment on September 1 , 2018 . Los Angeles Angels . Farrell was claimed off waivers by the Los Angeles Angels on September 3 , 2018 . Personal life . Luke Farrell is the youngest of three sons born to former Boston Red Sox manager John Farrell . John Farrell took a one-day leave from the Red Sox to be at Kaufmann Stadium on July 1 , 2017 , to watch Luke Farrell make his MLB debut ; the Red Sox were managed that day by bench coach Gary DiSarcina . On September 23 , 2017 , Luke Farrell pitched a scoreless inning of relief against the Red Sox , which was the first time in MLB history that a son pitched against a team managed by his father . Luke Farrell 's brothers , Jeremy and Shane , were both selected in the MLB Draft , with Jeremy playing in the minor leagues from 2008 through 2015 .
Binińskie Huby . Binińskie Huby is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Ostroróg , within Szamotuły County , Greater Poland Voivodeship , in west-central Poland . It lies approximately west of Ostroróg , west of Szamotuły , and north-west of the regional capital Poznań .
Lodewijk De Clerck . Lodewijk De Clerck ( 3 January 1936 – 13 February 2018 ) was a Belgian sprinter . He competed in the men 's 400 metres at the 1960 Summer Olympics .
Grandview railway station . The Grandview Railway Station is a flag stop located in Grandview , Manitoba , Canada . The station is served by Via Rail 's Winnipeg – Churchill train .
Hailsham . Hailsham is a civil parish and the largest of the five towns in the Wealden district of East Sussex , England . It is mentioned in the Domesday Book , where it is called `` Hamelesham '' . The town of Hailsham has a history of industry and agriculture . Etymology . The name ‘ Hailsham ’ is thought to come from the Saxon ‘ Haegels Ham ’ , meaning the clearing or settlement of Haegel , Hella or a similar name , possibly even 'Aella ’ s Ham ’ , the clearing of Aella the Saxon . The name of the town has been spelt in various ways through the ages from ‘ Hamelsham ’ ( as it was referred to in the Domesday Book ) , ‘ Aylesham ’ in the 13th century , and later Haylesham , to its present spelling . History . The site of Hailsham has been inhabited since at least the Neolithic age . It was an Ancient British settlement that existed before the Romans invaded Kent and Sussex in 43 AD . The Anglo Saxons invaded Sussex in the year 477 AD . The Saxons are thought to have invaded at an original landing place at Selsey . According to the `` Anglo-Saxon Chronicle '' , in 491 AD they attacked and took the British stronghold of Anderida which was the fort that is believed to have been built by the Ancient British and the Romans at what is now Pevensey , just a few miles from Hailsham , thereby consolidating their conquest and forming the small kingdom of the South Saxons , or Sussex . In Roman and Saxon times , the lowland marsh area between Anderida and the site of Hailsham , today known as the Pevensey Levels , is presumed to be un-reclaimed at that time , so that much of the levels would have been a saltmarsh and at high tide , a lagoon . The link between Hailsham and the levels is preserved in the name of the access routes such as Marshfoot Lane and Saltmarsh Lane . The manor of Hailsham is recorded in the Domesday Survey completed by the Normans in 1086 , 20 years after the conquest . There was some activity in this part of Sussex during the baronial wars and in the armed rivalry between Matilda and Stephen . During the seventeenth-century civil war between Charles I and Parliament , Hailsham and this part of Sussex declared against the royalist cause . Little is known of the town of Hailsham before the 1086 Domesday Book , but evidence of a Roman road from Leap Cross across the Common , indicates some occupation prior to this . Market town status . Henry III granted the town a Market Charter in 1252 . Originally , the market was held in the High Street and in Market Square , only moving to its present location in 1868 . Sheep and cattle were driven from miles around along the various ancient droves until the arrival of the railway station and motor lorries . Today , the weekly livestock markets , together with the monthly farmers ’ market continue whilst stall markets are held weekly in the town centre on Saturdays or Thursdays . Hailsham Museum & Heritage Centre . Glimpses of the town 's past are to be found in photographs and artefacts available for viewing at the Heritage Centre in Blackman ’ s Yard , Market Street , which is run by members of the Hailsham Historical and Natural History Society . A small display is available to members of the public including period kitchen , farming and agriculture , local industry and wartime memorabilia . The Parish of Hailsham . The civic parish of Hailsham is approximately in breadth and from north to south between its extreme points . Its boundary ( going in a clockwise direction ) runs from its most northerly limit , near Carter ` s Corner Place , in a southerly direction around Magham Down , over the Herstmonceux road and crosses the low-lying farmlands , passing close to New Bridge and on across Horse Eye Level to Rickney . It then turns westwards taking an irregular course over the Glynleigh Level , across the Cuckoo Trail ( former railway line ) to the main Eastbourne road ( A22 ) , continuing northwards along this for about three-quarters of a mile until it goes west and north again to take in some of the woodlands around Cacklebury . It runs on the west side of the A22 in a northerly direction between Hailsham and the River Cuckmere to Hempstead where it turns east to meet the A22 . It then runs northwards to the point where the Cuckmere crosses the A22 and follows the river eastwards to Horsebridge and the A271 . On an irregular course eastwards , sometimes following the A271 and sometimes to the north of it , until Amberstone where it completes its delineation by a final straight mile along the line of the road to Carter 's Corner Place . This includes the areas , which under the Wealden Parishes Order 1991 , were transferred to Hailsham being a large area of Hellingly Parish ( the residential areas around Anglesey Avenue , Upper Horsebridge and Lansdowne Drive ) along with several smaller areas to the east , south and west ( transferred from Arlington , Hellingly and Pevensey Parishes ) . A further area of Hellingly Parish ( between the A22 and Anglesey Avenue ) was transferred to Hailsham under the Wealden Parishes Order 1993 . Geography and climate . In the county of East Sussex , about from the coast , and between the well-wooded hills of the southern Forest Ridge and the undulating chalk countryside of the South Downs , Hailsham is surrounded by `` much attractive and unspoilt scenery '' . Hailsham is the largest settlement in the southern half of the Wealden district , and the largest inland town in East Sussex with around 8,500 homes and a population of just over 20,000 . Location and accessibility . Hailsham is north of Eastbourne ; south of Tunbridge Wells ; west of Hastings ; and east of the County town of Lewes . London is some away . Crime . Hailsham falls below the national average for reported robbery , burglaries and other criminal offences . On Saturday 18 August 2018 , a unit on Diplocks Way Industrial Estate was raided by the National Crime Agency where a large number of handguns and ammunition were discovered . Three men have appeared in court and all been charged with firearms offences . More than 30 handguns and a ‘ significant ’ amount of ammunition was seized in what the NCA describe as a 'sophisticated gun factory ' . Governance and administration . In Hailsham , there are three tiers of local government which manage between them the majority of local community services and amenities . Town . At the local level , Hailsham is represented by Hailsham Town Council . The councillors are elected from four wards : Hailsham Central and North Ward ( 7 seats ) ; Hailsham East Ward ( 3 seats ) ; Hailsham South and West Ward ( 10 seats ) and Upper Horsebridge Ward ( 4 seats ) . Nigel Coltman was re-elected as Town Mayor/Chairman in May 2018 and Grant De Jongh is the current Deputy Town Mayor/Vice-Chairman . District . Hailsham is the home of Wealden District Council . District Council Elections are held every four years . Fifty five Councillors in total are elected , six of these from the three wards that make up Hailsham . The May 2011 election returned 47 Conservative , 3 Liberal Democrat , 4 Independent Democrat and 1 No party allegiance/non-group . County . The next level of government is the East Sussex County Council with responsibility for Education , Libraries , Social Services , Civil Registration , Trading Standards and Transport . For these elections Hailsham is combined with Herstmonceux to return two seats . Parliament . Hailsham is in the Wealden parliamentary constituency . At European level , Hailsham is represented by the South-East region , which has ten seats in the European Parliament . Economy . Many years ago it became the market town for the prosperous surrounding agricultural district . There are local light industrial undertakings . Industry and commerce . Hailsham was granted a charter to hold a market in 1252 by King Henry III . From 1997 to 2012 , there was much controversy over the sale of Hailsham Cattle Market and its redevelopment into a supermarket . The land freehold was , until being sold to market operator South East Marts in January 2012 , owned by supermarket chain Aldi who planned to build a supermarket on the site , although the amended planning application was rejected by Wealden District Council in November 2007 . Should the market have closed as a result of development , the nearest alternatives would have been in Ashford , Kent or Salisbury , Wiltshire . Local MP Charles Hendry , the National Farmers Union among others spoke out against closure . and the Public Inquiry lodged by Aldi against the District Council 's decision to refuse planning permission commenced on 11 February 2009 and ended on 19 February 2009 . Hailsham 's traditional industry was rope making , which included supplying ropes for public hanging to Great Britain and the Colonies . Currently , light industry survives in two large industrial estates to the west of the town , located in Diplocks Way and Station Road , and several smaller ones including those situated in Hackhurst Lane ( Lower Dicker ) and north of Old Swan Lane , all of which provide a source of employment for local residents . Shopping and retail . Hailsham has a variety of local and national shops , restaurants and several supermarkets . The main shopping area has developed along the High Street and George Street . A parade of units at St Mary 's Walk made a contribution to retail facilities in Hailsham . The Quintins development , near the Vicarage Field precinct , was opened in the late 1980s , creating a focus for shopping in Hailsham . The shopping centre was named after Quintin Hogg , Baron Hailsham of St Marylebone . At the heart of the centre was the Co-operative ( supermarket ) until its closure on 15 July 2011 following which it was replaced by an ASDA supermarket . There is a Waitrose supermarket nearby in Vicarage Field and in North Street there is a Tesco supermarket which opened on 3 November 2008 . Plans to redevelop the Quintins Centre car park to include provision a new large food store , additional units to the North Street frontage and a new car park deck were submitted for public consultation but this development has not taken place . Potential new retail developments . Hailsham competes with nearby towns such as Eastbourne for both convenience goods ( day to day ) shopping and higher order durable goods shopping . A retail study commissioned by Wealden District Council for the non-statutory local plan indicated that Hailsham town centre could support around 1,600 square metres net of additional convenience goods floorspace by 2014 . The study also indicated that there was scope in expenditure terms for 2,100 square metres net durable goods floor space in the town centre . Within the main shopping area in Hailsham , as indicated in the Hailsham & Hellingly Masterplan , the Council aims to improve the quality of shopping facilities . Hailsham Forward . Following a government-commissioned report compiled by television ’ s ‘ Queen of Shops ’ Mary Portas , Hailsham Town Council and the local Chamber of Commerce took the decision in September 2012 to form a Town Team ( Hailsham Forward ) , which was set up to take a closer look at ways to revitalise the town ’ s High Street and surrounding urban environment , increase footfall and spend within the town . Hailsham Forward 's key actions for the next five years include a pedestrian-friendly High Street , parking time restrictions , the creation of loading bays in the town centre , traffic wardens , a review of business rates and shop rents , improvements to shop frontages and signage , and the attraction and retention of a broader diversity of retail outlets ( independent national/chain ) to fill empty retail units in the town centre . Hailsham Street Market . One of the Hailsham Town Team 's main initiatives since it was established in 2013 was the establishment of a regular town centre market . The market , which is based in Vicarage Field , is open between 8.30am and 3pm every Saturday . Hailsham farmers and crafts market . Established in 1998 , Hailsham Farmers ' Market operates on the second Saturday of each month in the Cattle Market , Market Street , from 9.00am to 12.30pm . Local food producers and crafters offer a variety of goods . Housing and development . Extensive development has taken place in Hailsham since 1945 by private developers , with the northern part of the town now largely developed right up to the boundary with Hellingly . Wealden planning policies may result in further development in and around Hailsham , together with increased local infrastructure and services . The Hailsham & Hellingly Masterplan , submitted to Wealden District Council as supplementary planning guidance in 2009 , planned a holistic approach to the town 's infrastructure : roads ; sewerage and drainage ; transport ; retail ; employment land ; housing ; healthcare ; education and training ; leisure , recreation and the arts . Among the Masterplan ’ s proposals were long-term visualisations for the town 's roads , including two major ( new ) relief roads which would make the High Street and town centre more pedestrian-friendly , a community-based diagnostic and treatment centre with GP surgeries , and a community park/complex . Hailsham town councillors have agreed to support plans for improved infrastructure , including roads , schools and healthcare provision , in light of proposed future new housing developments and will work with Wealden District council to develop an “ Area Action Plan ” to ensure the required infrastructure in advance of any development . Primary . Hailsham has several primary schools , including Hawkes Farm , Grovelands , Phoenix Academy ( formerly Marshlands School ) , Burfield Academy ( formerly Hailsham Academy ) and White House Academy . Burfield Academy opened in September 2015 , under the name of Hailsham Academy , in brand new buildings on its campus on Oaklands Way . Secondary . The town has one secondary comprehensive school , Hailsham Community College , located in Battle Road , which achieved a specialist status of sports college . In 2006 , Hailsham Community College was awarded the prestigious Sportsmark standard for its work in Physical Education and within the wider community . In June 2007 it gained the Healthy Schools Gold standard , in recognition of its work to support the health and wellbeing of the students . The town also has an independent secondary school , Bede 's School , formerly St Bede 's School . In literature , the book `` Never Let Me Go '' uses the fictional Hailsham school as a background , although filming for the screen adaptation was done at Ham House , Surrey . Healthcare . Hailsham is served by five NHS doctors ’ practices , one health centre , one physiotherapy unit and four NHS dental practices . Hospitals serving this area are located in Eastbourne , Hastings , Uckfield and Crowborough , and are managed by the East Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust . Road . Hailsham is near the junction of two major roads , the A22 road to Eastbourne and the A27 South Coast Trunk Road . Hailsham is served by Stagecoach Buses on routes that serve the town , extending to Eastbourne , Bexhill and Uckfield ) . Cuckmere Buses , an independent charity run by volunteers , provides supplementary bus links into Hailsham to and from neighbouring villages . The Hailsham Bus Alliance was set up by Hailsham Town Council in January 2012 to drive forward improvements to the planning of bus routes and bus stop networks . Railways . Hailsham used to have a railway station on the Cuckoo Line , running from Polegate to Tunbridge Wells . The line from Polegate was opened in May 1849 and finally closed as part of the Beeching cuts in 1968 . The southern of disused line between Polegate and Heathfield is now a cycleway-footpath known as the Cuckoo Trail . Hailsham Railway station outlived the rest of the Cuckoo Line by three years , the section north of Hailsham closing to passenger traffic in 1965 . The track was retained with a weekly freight service until April 1968 , when a bridge at nearby hamlet Horsebridge was damaged by a road vehicle . With the whole line due for closure , the damaged railway infrastructure was never repaired . The closure of the section from Polegate to Hailsham was disputed — British Railways going so far as to admit that the town was growing at the time of closure and that the town would soon outgrow other public transport . Despite this , passenger services finished on 9 September 1968 with the final train , composed of two Diesel Electric Multiple Unit ( DEMU ) units , leaving Hailsham station to the sound of detonators on the line and the tune of Auld Lang Syne sung by a large crowd who had gathered . After 119 years of railway operation into Hailsham , the line was gone . Print . Local newspapers include the `` Hailsham Herald '' and the `` Sussex Express '' , both published by Johnston Publishing Ltd . The Hailsham music and social scene is also covered in the monthly `` East Magazine '' , an independent publication aimed principally at younger people . A similar publication is the more regional `` Magnet '' . Both are freely distributed throughout the town . Radio . Hailsham is covered by BBC Sussex , as well as independent stations Heart Sussex ( formerly Southern FM ) and More Radio ( formerly Sovereign FM ) . Hailsham has its own online radio station , Hailsham FM ( formerly Hailsham Festival FM ) , which broadcasts on a daily basis . After having received a broadcasting licence in 2018 , it has transmitted on 95.9FM from 2 North Street , Hailsham since its official launch on Saturday 26 May 2018 . Online . Hailsham News and Talk was originated as a Facebook page in 2015 when the town suffered an extensive water mains burst . In 2016 , was created to cover news stories and features from Hailsham and the surrounding area . Hailsham Active . Hailsham Active ( formerly Hailsham & District Sports Alliance ) was set up in 1995 with the objective to unite sports clubs and societies within the Hailsham district , provide support for member clubs , and to promote sport within the town as an essential activity for residents . Proposed new sports facilities . As part of the planning requirements for the current Welbury and Woodholm Farm development and as outlined in the Hailsham & Hellingly Masterplan proposal , an additional community sports hall and play facilities in Hailsham have been constructed . Entertainment and culture . Hailsham is the home of Wealden Brass , a brass band which rehearses at Union Corner Hall . The band was formed in February 1979 and held its first practice in the Church at Vines Cross on 6 March 1979 . The Hailsham Choral Society , founded in 1961 , performs several concerts in Hailsham and neighbouring towns throughout the year . Three pubs remain in the three streets that make up the `` triangle '' of Hailsham Town Centre , The Grenadier ; The Corn Exchange ; The third being 'The George ' , closed in June 2008 due to financial pressures , but reopened in December 2008 under the new ownership of a pub chain . The Corn Exchange also operates as a nightclub on weekend nights . In addition , Hailsham has several members ' clubs in the town centre including : Slate Base ; the Hailsham Memorial Institute and The Hailsham Club ( known locally as The Top Club ) . Local public houses and inns that have closed over the years include : Brick layers Arms , The Good Intent ; The Fox ; The Black Horse Inn ; The Swan Inn ; The Market House ; The Bridge ; The Cow and The Brewers Arms ( formerly the Railway Arms ) . Hailsham Pavilion . Hailsham Pavilion is a Grade II listed cinema and concert hall built in 1921 . After remaining empty , it was refurbished in 1993 and reopened in 2000 . Hailsham Pavilion was originally opened as a cinema on 28 November 1921 by local Justice A.K . Burtenshaw JP , with The Kid starring and directed by Charlie Chaplin as the first picture . Following many years of service , Hailsham Pavilion closed as a cinema in 1965 . It served as a bingo hall until 1987 , before being purchased by Wealden District Council using a Compulsory Purchase Order , after its owners fell into receivership . By 1999 , the Hailsham Old Pavilion Society ( H.O.P.S . ) had raised enough money to restore the old cinema and signed a 31-year lease at a peppercorn rent . In 2012 the film `` The Moo Man '' had its first ever screening at the Pavilion . Summerheath Hall . Summerheath Hall is a community hall . It is home to a group of amateur dramatic players , Hailsham Theatres , whose musical and drama performances have been presented since the early 1930s . Gallery North . Hailsham has an art gallery , Gallery North in North Street . Since the Gallery North project began in November 2004 , they have showcased the work of over 200 artists , organised art workshops , courses and events ( including the formation and promotion of Hailsham ’ s first Arts Festival ) . Although Gallery North is supported by Wealden District Council and Hailsham Town Council , they rely on donations , grants , bursaries and sponsorship from various organisations to manage the project . They are a not-for-profit organisation run by unpaid volunteers . The town crest . The Hailsham Town Crest was designed by a parish councillor and adopted by Hailsham Town Council for use on all official documents . It was crafted by local resident P.V.Collings in the form of a shield , which was presented to the Council , and now hangs in the Town Council offices at The Inglenook in Market Street . The shield is divided into four sectors . The upper left of these shows the six gold martlets and crown of the armorial bearings of the County of East Sussex . The remaining three quadrants each depict a facet of the town 's history or culture . The upper right shows a sheaf of corn , crook and rake , to illustrate the agricultural and rural connections from which Hailsham derived its status as a market town . The lower right shows a mill , possibly the last surviving mill - Hamlin 's Mill in Mill Road . Finally , the lower left quadrant depicts a ball of twine and rope `` dolly '' , representing Hailsham 's entry into light industry , in the form of ropemaking , which supported factories and `` ropewalks '' within the town 's boundaries . Local traditions and festivals . One event in the town 's calendar is its celebration of Guy Fawkes Night , held in October . The average attendance of 3,000+ people descend upon the town centre to witness the event , organised by the Hailsham Bonfire Society . Additional town festivities include annual market events and various Christmas markets . Buildings and architecture . Many parts of Hailsham have been lost to redevelopment prior to preservation orders being introduced . The town retains a number of buildings which display evidence of antiquity . The houses are mainly Victorian in character with more modern residential developments around the original town centre . International relations . Hailsham is twinned with Gournay-en-Bray in the Upper Normandy region of France . Although Gournay-en-Bray has a much smaller population ( c.6,500 compared to Hailsham 's c.20,500 ) , according to Hailsham Town Council , `` the features and facilities of both towns are quite similar '' . The was signed in Hailsham in October 2000 and in Gournay-en-Bray in February 2001 , and renewed in both towns on the tenth anniversary . Cultural and host family visits take place every year , in both directions .
Yeast display . Yeast display ( or yeast surface display ) is a protein engineering technique that uses the expression of recombinant proteins incorporated into the cell wall of yeast for isolating and engineering antibodies . Development . The yeast display technique was first published by the laboratory of Professor K. Dane Wittrup . The technology was sold to Abbott Laboratories in 2001 . How it works . A protein of interest is displayed as a fusion to the Aga2p protein on the surface of yeast . The Aga2p protein is naturally used by yeast to mediate cell–cell contacts during yeast cell mating . As such , display of a protein via Aga2p projects the protein away from the cell surface , minimizing potential interactions with other molecules on the yeast cell wall . The use of magnetic separation and flow cytometry in conjunction with a yeast display library is a highly effective method to isolate high affinity protein ligands against nearly any receptor through directed evolution . Advantages and disadvantages . Advantages of yeast display over other `` in vitro '' evolution methods include eukaryotic expression and processing , quality control mechanisms of the eukaryotic secretory pathway , minimal avidity effects , and quantitative library screening through fluorescent-activated cell sorting ( FACS ) . Yeast are eukaryotic organisms that allow for complex post-translational modifications to proteins that no other display libraries are able to provide . Disadvantages include smaller mutant library sizes compared to alternative methods and differential glycosylation in yeast compared to mammalian cells . These disadvantages have not limited the success of yeast display for a number of applications , including engineering the highest monovalent ligand-binding affinity reported to date for an engineered protein ( Boder , E.T . 2000 ) . Currently the yeast display library created by Boder is no longer available , as the INVSc1 cell line from Invitrogen is no longer available due to IP issues . Alternative methods for protein evolution `` in vitro '' are mammalian display , phage display , ribosome display , bacterial display , and mRNA display .
Whitemoor , Nottingham . Whitemoor is an area of the City of Nottingham . It lies next to Old Basford to the north , New Basford and Hyson Green to the east , Aspley to the south and Beechdale to the west .
Reußenköge . Reußenköge ( ) is a sparsely populated municipality in the district of Nordfriesland , in Schleswig-Holstein , Germany . It is situated directly adjacent the shoreline of the North Sea coast , in a driving distance of in between 15 up to 29 km northwest of the county-capital city of Husum . The name of the municipality was created by combining both the first names , meaning literally in . A further non-residential location within the municipality is the Hamburger Hallig . In former times being a settled part of the island of Alt-Nordstrand , it was split up from the rest by the Burchardi Flood in the year 1634 .
Yellow Dog ( Variety ) . `` Gula Hund '' ( English title : `` Yellow Dog '' ) is a Swedish variety show that had its première the 5 July 1964 on Chinateatern in Stockholm . It was written by Hans Alfredsson and Tage Danielsson and directed by Tage . Both of the writers starred in various roles . It was the second of `` three dog-revues '' ( so called because they all have `` dog '' in their name ) . The first one being `` Gröna Hund '' ( Green Dog ) and the third and last one was `` Svea hund '' . Overview . The show also starred Monica Zetterlund , Birgitta Andersson , Lissi Alandh , Sonya Hedenbratt , Gösta Ekman , Mille Schmidt , Stefan Böhm , Arild Eriksen , Gals and Pals and Gunnar Svenssons kvartett . The show was built up by sketches and songs , often with satirical humour . Among the more famous sketches are `` Flykten från Ålderdomshemmet '' ( The escape from the Old Folks Home ) in which Hans Alfredsson played a senile old man , the `` Pitt '' number , where Birgitta Andersson took her husband , played by Gösta Ekman , to the doctor because he could n't stop saying the word pitt ( Swedish slang for penis ) and the `` Mahatma Ekman '' number , in which Gösta Ekman portrayed a kind of guru who claimed that we `` have to be friends with the things '' only to have every object on stage work against him in a slapstick number . The show also contained a number between Tage Danielsson and Lissi Alandh called `` I Friska Naturn '' ( In The Healthy Nature ) also known as Nature Morte . Dressed in 18th-century style clothing they sing a song about a picnic they have in the nature who has been destroyed by toxic and different kinds of pollution , among them a Nuclear Powerplant . Later in his life , Tage would become a spokesperson against pollution in general and Nuclear Power in particular . It was filmed for television in 1966 and has since then been released on DVD and it is considered a Hasseåtage classic . A shortened , English version called `` Yellow Dog '' was shown as Sweden 's contribution to Montreux in 1965 .
Distantalna . `` Distantalna '' is a cicada genus from Southeast Asia . The genus `` Distantalna '' was recently erected to accommodate `` Distantalna splendida '' , which was formerly placed in the genus `` Tosena '' .
Red Cliff , Wisconsin . Red Cliff , also known as Miskwaabikaang , is an unincorporated community in the town of Russell , Bayfield County , Wisconsin , United States . Red Cliff is the administrative center of the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa . The reservation population is 924 , primarily Native American . The Red Cliff Reservation . The Red Cliff Reservation was created through a series of treaties between the U.S. Government and the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians ( Red Cliff Band ) , the most recent being the treaty of 1854 . The reservation is approximately one mile wide and 14 miles long , located at the top of the Bayfield Peninsula , on the shores of Lake Superior in northern Wisconsin . The community of Red Cliff , the location of tribal offices and businesses , is three miles north of the city of Bayfield , a popular tourist community adjacent to the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore . Transportation . Wisconsin Highway 13 serves as a main arterial route in the community .
Rageade . Rageade is a commune in the Cantal department in south-central France .
Étienne N'Gounio . Étienne N'Gounio ( born October 19 , 1920 in Kembé , Central African Republic , and died August 5 , 1985 in Bangui ) was a politician from the Central African Republic who was elected to the French Senate in 1958 .
Afro-Puerto Ricans . The history of Puerto Ricans of African descent begins with free African men , known as `` libertos , '' who accompanied the Spanish Conquistadors in the invasion of the island . The Spaniards enslaved the Taínos ( the native inhabitants of the island ) , many of whom died as a result of new infectious diseases and the Spaniards ' oppressive colonization efforts . Spain 's royal government needed laborers and began to rely on slavery to staff their mining and fort-building operations . The Crown authorized importing enslaved West Africans . As a result , the majority of the African peoples who entered Puerto Rico were part of the forced migration of the Atlantic slave trade , and came from many different cultures and peoples of the African continent . When the gold mines in Puerto Rico were declared depleted , the Spanish Crown no longer considered the island to be a high colonial priority . Its chief ports served primarily as a garrison to support naval vessels . The Spaniards encouraged free people of color from British and French possessions in the Caribbean to emigrate to Puerto Rico , to provide a population base to support the Puerto Rican garrison . The Spanish decree of 1789 allowed slaves to earn or buy their freedom ; however , this did little to help their situation . The expansion of sugar cane plantations drove up demand for labor and the slave population increased dramatically as new slaves were imported . Throughout the years , there were many slave revolts in the island . Slaves who were promised their freedom joined the 1868 uprising against Spanish colonial rule in what is known as the Grito de Lares . On March 22 , 1873 , slavery was abolished in Puerto Rico . The contributions of ethnic Africans to the music , art , language , and heritage have been instrumental in Puerto Rican culture . First Africans in Puerto Rico . When Ponce de León and the Spaniards arrived on the island of Borikén ( Puerto Rico ) , they were greeted by the Cacique Agüeybaná , the supreme leader of the peaceful Taíno tribes on the island . Agüeybaná helped to maintain the peace between the Taíno and the Spaniards . According to historian Ricardo Alegria , in 1509 Juan Garrido was the first free black man to set foot on the island ; he was a conquistador who was part of Juan Ponce de León 's entourage . Garrido was born on the West African coast , the son of an African king . In 1508 , he joined Juan Ponce de León to explore Puerto Rico and prospect for gold . In 1511 , he fought under Ponce de León to repress the Carib and the Taíno , who had joined forces in Puerto Rico in a great revolt against the Spaniards . Garrido next joined Hernán Cortés in the Spanish conquest of Mexico . Another free black man who accompanied de León was Pedro Mejías . Mejías married a Taíno woman chief ( a cacica ) , by the name of Yuisa . Yuisa was baptized as Catholic so that she could marry Mejías . She was given the Christian name of Luisa ( the town Loíza , Puerto Rico was named for her . ) The peace between the Spanish and the Taíno was short-lived . The Spanish took advantage of the Taínos ' good faith and enslaved them , forcing them to work in the gold mines and in the construction of forts . Many Taíno died , particularly due to epidemics of smallpox , to which they had no immunity . Other Taínos committed suicide or left the island after the failed Taíno revolt of 1511 . Friar Bartolomé de las Casas , who had accompanied Ponce de León , was outraged at the Spanish treatment of the Taíno . In 1512 he protested at the council of Burgos at the Spanish Court . He fought for the freedom of the natives and was able to secure their rights . The Spanish colonists , fearing the loss of their labor force , also protested before the courts . They complained that they needed manpower to work in the mines , build forts , and supply labor for the thriving sugar cane plantations . As an alternative , Las Casas suggested the importation and use of African slaves . In 1517 , the Spanish Crown permitted its subjects to import twelve slaves each , thereby beginning the slave trade in their colonies . According to historian Luis M. Diaz , the largest contingent of African slaves came from the areas of the present-day Gold Coast , Nigeria , and Dahomey , and the region known as the area of Guineas , together known as the Slave Coast . The vast majority were Yorubas and Igbos , ethnic groups from Nigeria , and Bantus from the Guineas . The number of slaves in Puerto Rico rose from 1,500 in 1530 to 15,000 by 1555 . The slaves were stamped with a hot iron on the forehead , a branding which meant that they were brought to the country legally and prevented their kidnapping . African slaves were sent to work in the gold mines to replace the Taíno , or to work in the fields in the island 's ginger and sugar industries . They were allowed to live with their families in a bohio ( hut ) on the master 's land , and were given a patch of land where they could plant and grow vegetables and fruits . Blacks had little or no opportunity for advancement and faced discrimination from the Spaniards . Slaves were educated by their masters and soon learned to speak the master 's language , educating their own children in the new language . They enriched the `` Puerto Rican Spanish '' language by adding words of their own . The Spaniards considered the blacks superior to the Taíno , since the latter were unwilling to assimilate . The slaves , in contrast , had little choice but to adapt to their lives . Many converted ( at least nominally ) to Christianity ; they were baptized by the Catholic Church and were given the surnames of their masters . Many slaves were subject to harsh treatment ; and women were subject to sexual abuse because of the power relationships . The majority of the Conquistadors and farmers who settled the island had arrived without women ; many of them intermarried with the blacks or Taínos . Their mixed-race descendants formed the first generations of the early Puerto Rican population . In 1527 , the first major slave rebellion occurred in Puerto Rico , as dozen of slaves fought against the colonists in a brief revolt . The few slaves who escaped retreated to the mountains , where they resided as maroons with surviving Taínos . During the following centuries , by 1873 slaves had carried out more than twenty revolts . Some were of great political importance , such as the Ponce and Vega Baja conspiracies . By 1570 , the colonists found that the gold mines were depleted . After gold mining ended on the island , the Spanish Crown bypassed Puerto Rico by moving the western shipping routes to the north . The island became primarily a garrison for those ships that would pass on their way to or from richer colonies . The cultivation of crops such as tobacco , cotton , cocoa , and ginger became the cornerstone of the economy . With the scale of Puerto Rico 's economy reduced , colonial families tended to farm these crops themselves , and the demand for slaves was reduced . With rising demand for sugar on the international market , major planters increased their cultivation and processing of sugar cane , which was labor-intensive . Sugar plantations supplanted mining as Puerto Rico 's main industry and kept demand high for African slavery . Spain promoted sugar cane development by granting loans and tax exemptions to the owners of the plantations . They were also given permits to participate in the African slave trade . To attract more workers , in 1664 Spain offered freedom and land to African-descended people from non-Spanish colonies , such as Jamaica and Saint-Domingue ( later Haiti ) . Most of the free people of color who were able to immigrate were of mixed-race , with African and European ancestry ( typically either British or French paternal ancestry , depending on the colony . ) The immigrants provided a population base to support the Puerto Rican garrison and its forts . Freedmen who settled the western and southern parts of the island soon adopted the ways and customs of the Spaniards . Some joined the local militia , which fought against the British in the many British attempts to invade the island . The escaped slaves and the freedmen who emigrated from the West Indies used their former master 's surnames , which were typically either English or French . In the 21st century , some ethnic African Puerto Ricans still carry non-Spanish surnames , proof of their descent from these immigrants . Royal Decree of Graces of 1789 . In 1789 , the Spanish Crown issued the `` Royal Decree of Graces of 1789 '' , which set new rules related to the slave trade and added restrictions to the granting of freedman status . The decree granted its subjects the right to purchase slaves and to participate in the flourishing slave trade in the Caribbean . Later that year a new slave code , also known as `` El Código Negro '' ( The Black Code ) , was introduced . Under `` El Código Negro , '' a slave could buy his freedom , in the event that his master was willing to sell , by paying the price sought . Slaves were allowed to earn money during their spare time by working as shoemakers , cleaning clothes , or selling the produce they grew on their own plots of land . Slaves were able to pay for their freedom by installments . They pay in installments for the freedom of their newborn child , not yet baptized , at a cost of half the going price for a baptized child . Many of these freedmen started settlements in the areas which became known as Cangrejos ( Santurce ) , Carolina , Canóvanas , Loíza , and Luquillo . Some became slave owners themselves . The native-born Puerto Ricans ( criollos ) who wanted to serve in the regular Spanish army petitioned the Spanish Crown for that right . In 1741 , the Spanish government established the Regimiento Fijo de Puerto Rico . Many of the former slaves , now freedmen , joined either the Fijo or the local civil militia . Puerto Ricans of African ancestry played an instrumental role in the defeat of Sir Ralph Abercromby in the British invasion of Puerto Rico in 1797 . Despite these paths to freedom , from 1790 onwards , the number of slaves more than doubled in Puerto Rico as a result of the dramatic expansion of the sugar industry in the island . Every aspect of sugar cultivation , harvesting and processing was arduous and harsh . Many slaves died on the sugar plantations . Royal Decree of Graces of 1815 . The Royal Decree of Graces of 1815 was intended to encourage Spaniards and later other Europeans to settle and populate the colonies of Cuba and Puerto Rico . The decree encouraged the use of slave labor to revive agriculture and attract new settlers . The new agricultural class immigrating from other countries of Europe used slave labor in large numbers , and harsh treatment was frequent . The slaves resisted -from the early 1820s until 1868 , a series of slave uprisings occurred on the island ; the last was known as the Grito de Lares . In July 1821 , for instance , the slave Marcos Xiorro planned and conspired to lead a slave revolt against the sugar plantation owners and the Spanish Colonial government . Although the conspiracy was suppressed , Xiorro achieved legendary status among the slaves , and is part of Puerto Rico 's heroic folklore . The 1834 Royal Census of Puerto Rico established that 11 % of the population were slaves , 35 % were colored freemen ( also known as free people of color in French colonies , meaning people of mixed-race ) , and 54 % were white . In the following decade , the number of the slave population increased more than tenfold to 258,000 , the result mostly of increased importation to meet the demand for labor on sugar plantations . Planters became nervous because of so many slaves ; they ordered restrictions , particularly of their movements off a plantation . Rose Clemente , a 21st-century black Puerto Rican columnist , wrote , `` Until 1846 , Blacks on the island had to carry a notebook ( Libreta system ) to move around the island , like the passbook system in apartheid South Africa . '' After the successful slave rebellion against the French in Saint-Domingue ( Haiti ) in 1803 , establishing a new republic , the Spanish Crown became fearful that the `` Criollos '' ( native born ) of Puerto Rico and Cuba , her last two remaining possessions , might follow suit . The Spanish government issued the Royal Decree of Graces of 1815 to attract European immigrants from non-Spanish countries to populate the island , believing that these new immigrants would be more loyal to Spain than the mixed-race Criollos . However , they did not expect the new immigrants to racially intermarry , as they did , and to identify completely with their new homeland . By 1850 , most of the former Spanish possessions in the Americans had achieved independence . On May 31 , 1848 , the Governor of Puerto Rico Juan Prim , in fear of an independence or slavery revolt , imposed draconian laws , `` El Bando contra La Raza Africana '' , '' to control the behavior of all Black Puerto Ricans , free or slave . On September 23 , 1868 , slaves , who had been promised freedom , participated in the short failed revolt against Spain which became known as `` El Grito de Lares '' or `` The Cry of Lares '' . Many of the participants were imprisoned or executed . During this period , Puerto Rico provided a means for people to leave some of the racial restrictions behind : under such laws as `` Regla del Sacar '' or `` Gracias al Sacar , '' a person of African ancestry could be considered legally white if able to prove they also had ancestors with at least one person per generation in the last four generations who had been legally white . Therefore , people of black ancestry with known white lineage became classified as white . This was the opposite of the later `` one-drop rule '' of hypodescent in the United States , whereby persons of any known African ancestry were classified as black . As white Democrats regained power in state legislatures after the Reconstruction era , they asserted white supremacy , and passed laws for racial segregation and Jim Crow . The one-drop rule was formalized in laws passed in the South in the early 20th century , after the whites had disenfranchised most blacks at the turn of the century by creating barriers to voter registration and voting . During the 19th century , however , many southern states had looser constructions of race ; in early 19th-century Virginia , for instance , if a person was seven-eighths white and free , the individual was considered legally white . Children born to slave mothers were considered slaves , no matter what their ancestry , and many were of mixed heritage . Among the most famous were the mixed-race children of Thomas Jefferson by his slave Sally Hemings . He freed all four surviving children when they came of age : two informally , by letting them `` walk away , '' and the two younger sons in his will . Abolitionists . During the mid-19th century , a committee of abolitionists was formed in Puerto Rico that included many prominent Puerto Ricans . Dr. Ramón Emeterio Betances ( 1827–1898 ) , whose parents were wealthy landowners , believed in abolitionism , and together with fellow Puerto Rican abolitionist Segundo Ruiz Belvis ( 1829–1867 ) , founded a clandestine organization called `` The Secret Abolitionist Society . '' The objective of the society was to free slave children by paying for freedom when they were baptized . The event , which was also known as `` aguas de libertad '' ( waters of liberty ) , was carried out at the Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria Cathedral in Mayagüez . When the child was baptized , Betances would give money to the parents , which they used to buy the child 's freedom from the master . José Julián Acosta ( 1827–1891 ) was a member of a Puerto Rican commission , which included Ramón Emeterio Betances , Segundo Ruiz Belvis , and Francisco Mariano Quiñones ( 1830–1908 ) . The commission participated in the `` Overseas Information Committee '' which met in Madrid , Spain . There , Acosta presented the argument for the abolition of slavery in Puerto Rico . On November 19 , 1872 , Román Baldorioty de Castro ( 1822–1889 ) together with Luis Padial ( 1832–1879 ) , Julio Vizcarrondo ( 1830–1889 ) and the Spanish Minister of Overseas Affairs , Segismundo Moret ( 1833–1913 ) , presented a proposal for the abolition of slavery . On March 22 , 1873 , the Spanish government approved what became known as the Moret Law , which provided for gradual abolition . This edict granted freedom to slaves over 60 years of age , those belonging to the state , and children born to slaves after September 17 , 1868 . The Moret Law established the Central Slave Registrar . In 1872 it began gathering the following data on the island 's slave population : name , country of origin , present residence , names of parents , sex , marital status , trade , age , physical description , and master 's name . This has been an invaluable resource for historians and genealogists . Abolition of slavery . On March 22 , 1873 , slavery was `` abolished '' in Puerto Rico , but with one significant caveat . The slaves were not emancipated ; they had to `` buy '' their own freedom , at whatever price was set by their last masters . The law required that the former slaves work for another three years for their former masters , other people interested in their services , or for the `` state '' in order to pay some compensation . The former slaves earned money in a variety of ways : some by trades , for instance as shoemakers , or laundering clothes , or by selling the produce they were allowed to grow , in the small patches of land allotted to them by their former masters . In a sense , they resembled the black sharecroppers of the southern U.S. after the American Civil War , but the latter did not own their land . They simply farmed another 's land , for a share of the crops raised . The government created the Protector 's Office which was in charge of overseeing the transition . The Protector 's Office was to pay any difference owed to the former master once the initial contract expired . The majority of the freed slaves continued to work for their former masters , but as free people , receiving wages for their labor . If the former slave decided not to work for his former master , the Protectors Office would pay the former master 23 % of the former slave 's estimated value , as a form of compensation . Two Puerto Rican writers have written about racism ; Abelardo Díaz Alfaro ( 1916–1999 ) and Luis Palés Matos ( 1898–1959 ) , who was credited with creating the poetry genre known as Afro-Antillano . Spanish–American War . The Treaty of Paris of 1898 settled the Spanish–American War , which ended the centuries-long Spanish control over Puerto Rico . Like with other former Spanish colonies , it now belonged to the United States . With the U.S. control over the island 's institutions also came a reduction of the natives ' political participation . In effect , the U.S military government defeated the success of decades of negotiations for political autonomy between Puerto Rico 's political class and Madrid 's colonial administration . Puerto Ricans of African descent , aware of the opportunities and difficulties for Blacks in the U.S. , responded in various ways . The racial bigotry of the Jim Crow Laws stood in contrast to the African American expansion of mobility that the Harlem Renaissance illustrated . One Puerto Rican politician of African descent who distinguished himself during this period was the physician and politician José Celso Barbosa ( 1857–1921 ) . On July 4 , 1899 , he founded the pro-statehood Puerto Rican Republican Party and became known as the `` Father of the Statehood for Puerto Rico '' movement . Another distinguished Puerto Rican of African descent , who advocated Puerto Rico 's independence , was Arturo Alfonso Schomburg ( 1874–1938 ) . After emigrating to New York City in the United States , he amassed an extensive collection in preserving manuscripts and other materials of black Americans and the African diaspora . He is considered by some to be the `` Father of Black History '' in the United States , and a major study center and collection of the New York Public Library is named for him , the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture . He coined the term `` Afroborincano , '' meaning African-Puerto Rican . Discrimination . After the United States Congress approved the Jones Act of 1917 , Puerto Ricans were granted US citizenship . As citizens Puerto Ricans were eligible for the military draft , and many were drafted into the armed forces of the United States during World War I . The armed forces were segregated until after World War II . Puerto Ricans of African descent were subject to the discrimination which was rampant in the military and the U.S. Black Puerto Ricans residing in the mainland United States were assigned to all-black units . Rafael Hernández ( 1892–1965 ) and his brother Jesus , along with 16 more Puerto Ricans , were recruited by Jazz bandleader James Reese Europe to join the United States Army 's Orchestra Europe . They were assigned to the 369th Infantry Regiment , an African-American regiment ; it gained fame during World War I and was nicknamed `` The Harlem Hell Fighters '' by the Germans . The United States also segregated military units in Puerto Rico . Pedro Albizu Campos ( 1891–1965 ) , who later became the leader of the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party , held the rank of lieutenant . He founded the `` Home Guard '' unit of Ponce and was later assigned to the 375th Infantry Regiment , an all-black Puerto Rican regiment , which was stationed in Puerto Rico and never saw combat . Albizu Campos later said that the discrimination which he witnessed in the Armed Forces , influenced the development of his political beliefs . Puerto Ricans of African descent were discriminated against in sports . Puerto Ricans who were dark-skinned and wanted to play Major League Baseball in the United States , were not allowed to do so . In 1892 organized baseball had codified a color line , barring African-American players , and any player who was dark-skinned , from any country . Ethnic African-Puerto Ricans continued to play baseball . In 1928 , Emilio `` Millito '' Navarro traveled to New York City and became the first Puerto Rican to play baseball in the Negro Leagues when he joined the Cuban Stars . He was later followed by others such as Francisco Coimbre , who also played for the Cuban Stars . The persistence of these men paved the way for the likes of Baseball Hall of Famers Roberto Clemente and Orlando Cepeda , who played in the Major Leagues after the colorline was broken by Jackie Robinson of the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947 ; they were inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame for their achievements . Cepeda 's father Pedro Cepeda , was denied a shot at the major leagues because of his color . Pedro Cepeda was one of the greatest players of his generation , the dominant hitter in the Professional Baseball League of Puerto Rico after its founding in 1938 . He refused to play in the Negro Leagues due to his abhorrence of the racism endemic to the segregated United States . Black Puerto Ricans also participated in other sports as international contestants . In 1917 , Nero Chen became the first Puerto Rican boxer to gain international recognition when he fought against ( Panama ) Joe Gan at the `` Palace Casino '' in New York . In the 1948 Summer Olympics ( the XIV Olympics ) , celebrated in London , boxer Juan Evangelista Venegas made sports history by becoming Puerto Rico 's first Olympic medal winner when he beat Belgium 's representative , Callenboat , on points for a unanimous decision . He won the bronze medal in boxing in the Bantamweight division . The event was also historic because it was the first time that Puerto Rico had participated as a nation in an international sporting event . It was common for impoverished Puerto Ricans to use boxing as a way to earn an income . On March 30 , 1965 , José `` Chegui '' Torres defeated Willie Pastrano by technical knockout and won the World Boxing Council and World Boxing Association light heavyweight championships . He became the third Puerto Rican and the first one of African descent to win a professional world championship . Among those who exposed the racism and discrimination in the US which Puerto Ricans , especially Black Puerto Ricans , were subject to , was Jesús Colón . Colón is considered by many as the `` Father of the Nuyorican movement . '' He recounted his experiences in New York as a Black Puerto Rican in his book `` Lo que el pueblo me dice -- : crónicas de la colonia puertorriqueña en Nueva York '' ( What the people tell me -- - : Chronicles of the Puerto Rican colony in New York ) . Critics of discrimination say that a majority of Puerto Ricans are racially mixed , but that they do not feel the need to identify as such . They argue that Puerto Ricans tend to assume that they are of Black African , American Indian , and European ancestry and only identify themselves as `` mixed '' only if they have parents who appear to be of distinctly different `` races '' . Puerto Rico underwent a `` whitening '' process while under U.S. rule . There was a dramatic change in the numbers of people who were classified as `` black '' and `` white '' Puerto Ricans in the 1920 census , as compared to that in 1910 . The numbers classified as `` Black '' declined sharply from one census to another ( within 10 years ' time ) . Historians suggest that more Puerto Ricans classified others as white because it was advantageous to do so at that time . In those years , census takers were generally the ones to enter the racial classification . Due to the power of Southern white Democrats , the US Census dropped the category of mulatto or mixed race in the 1930 census , enforcing the artificial binary classification of black and white . Census respondents were not allowed to choose their own classifications until the late 20th and early 21st centuries . It may have been that it was popularly thought it would be easier to advance economically and socially with the US if one were `` white '' . African influence in Puerto Rican culture . The descendants of the former African slaves became instrumental in the development of Puerto Rico 's political , economic and cultural structure . They overcame many obstacles and have contributed to the island 's entertainment , sports , literature and scientific institutions . Their contributions and heritage can still be felt today in Puerto Rico 's art , music , cuisine , and religious beliefs in everyday life . In Puerto Rico , March 22 is known as `` Abolition Day '' and it is a holiday celebrated by those who live in the island . Language . Many African slaves imported to Cuba and Puerto Rico spoke `` Bozal '' Spanish , a Creole language that was Spanish-based , with Congolese and Portuguese influence . Although Bozal Spanish became extinct in the nineteenth century , the African influence in the Spanish spoken in the island is still evident in the many Kongo words that have become a permanent part of Puerto Rican Spanish . Music . Puerto Rican musical instruments such as barriles , drums with stretched animal skin , and Puerto Rican music-dance forms such as Bomba or Plena are likewise rooted in Africa . Bomba represents the strong African influence in Puerto Rico . Bomba is a music , rhythm and dance that was brought by West African slaves to the island . Plena is another form of folkloric music of African origin . Plena was brought to Ponce by blacks who immigrated north from the English-speaking islands south of Puerto Rico . Plena is a rhythm that is clearly African and very similar to Calypso , Soca and Dance hall music from Trinidad and Jamaica . Bomba and Plena were played during the festival of Santiago ( St. James ) , since slaves were not allowed to worship their own gods . Bomba and Plena evolved into countless styles based on the kind of dance intended to be used . These included `` leró , yubá , cunyá , babú '' and `` belén . '' The slaves celebrated baptisms , weddings , and births with the `` bailes de bomba '' . Slaveowners , for fear of a rebellion , allowed the dances on Sundays . The women dancers would mimic and poke fun at the slave owners . Masks were and still are worn to ward off evil spirits and pirates . One of the most popular masked characters is the `` Vejigante '' ( vey-hee-GANT-eh ) . The Vejigante is a mischievous character and the main character in the Carnivals of Puerto Rico . Until 1953 , Bomba and Plena were virtually unknown outside Puerto Rico . Island musicians Rafael Cortijo ( 1928–1982 ) , Ismael Rivera ( 1931–1987 ) and the El Conjunto Monterrey orchestra introduced Bomba and Plena to the rest of the world . What Rafael Cortijo did with his orchestra was to modernize the Puerto Rican folkloric rhythms with the use of piano , bass , saxophones , trumpets , and other percussion instruments such as timbales , bongos , and replace the typical barriles ( skin covered barrels ) with congas . Rafael Cepeda ( 1910–1996 ) , also known as `` The Patriarch of Bomba and Plena '' , was the patriarch of the Cepeda family . The family is one of the most famous exponents of Puerto Rican folk music , with generations of musicians working to preserve the African heritage in Puerto Rican music . The family is well known for their performances of the bomba and plena folkloric music and are considered by many to be the keepers of those traditional genres . Sylvia del Villard ( 1928–1990 ) was a member of the Afro-Boricua Ballet . She participated in the following Afro-Puerto Rican productions , `` Palesiana y Aquelarre '' and `` Palesianisima '' . In 1968 , she founded the Afro-Boricua El Coqui Theater , which was recognized by the Panamerican Association of the New World Festival as the most important authority of Black Puerto Rican culture . The Theater group were given a contract which permitted them to present their act in other countries and in various universities in the United States . In 1981 , del Villard became the first and only director of the Office of Afro-Puerto Rican Affairs of the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture . She was known as an outspoken activist who fought for the equal rights of the Black Puerto Rican artist . Religion . In 1478 , the Catholic Monarchs of Spain , Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile , established an ecclesiastical tribunal known as the Spanish Inquisition . It was intended to maintain Catholic orthodoxy in their kingdoms . The Inquisition maintained no rota or religious court in Puerto Rico . However , heretics were written up and if necessary remanded to regional Inquisitional tribunals in Spain or elsewhere in the western hemisphere . Africans were not allowed to practice non-Christian , native religious beliefs . No single organized ethnic African religion survived intact from the times of slavery to the present in Puerto Rico . But , many elements of African spiritual beliefs have been incorporated into syncretic ideas and practices . Santería , a Yoruba-Catholic syncretic mix , and `` Palo Mayombe , '' Kongolese traditions , are also practiced in Puerto Rico , the latter having arrived there at a much earlier time . A smaller number of people practice Vudú , which is derived from Dahomey mythology . `` Palo Mayombe , '' or Congolese traditions , existed for several centuries before Santería developed during the 19th century . Guayama became nicknamed `` the city of witches '' , because the religion was widely practiced in this town . `` Santeria '' is believed to have been organized in Cuba among its slaves . The Yoruba were brought to many places in the Caribbean and Latin America . They carried their traditions with them , and in some places , they held onto more of them . In Puerto Rico and Trinidad Christianity was dominant . Although converted to Christianity , the captured Africans did not abandon their traditional religious practices altogether . Santería is a syncretic religion created between the diverse images drawn from the Catholic Church and the representational deities of the African Yoruba ethnic group of Nigeria . Santería is widely practiced in the town of Loíza . Sister traditions emerged in their own particular ways on many of the smaller islands . Similarly , throughout Europe , early Christianity absorbed influences from differing practices among the peoples , which varied considerably according to region , language and ethnicity . Santería has many deities said to be the `` top '' or `` head '' God . These deities , which are said to have descended from heaven to help and console their followers , are known as `` Orishas . '' According to Santería , the Orishas are the ones who choose the person each will watch over . Unlike other religions where a worshiper is closely identified with a sect ( such as Christianity ) , the worshiper is not always a `` Santero '' . Santeros are the priests and the only official practitioners . ( These `` Santeros '' are not to be confused with the Puerto Rico 's craftsmen who carve and create religious statues from wood , which are also called Santeros ) . A person becomes a Santero if he passes certain tests and has been chosen by the Orishas . Current demographics . As of the 2010 Census , 75.8 % of Puerto Ricans identify as white , 12.4 % identify as black , 0.5 % as Amerindian , 0.2 % as Asian , and 11.1 % as `` mixed or other . '' Although estimates vary , most sources estimate that about 46 % of Puerto Ricans have significant African ancestry . The vast majority of blacks in Puerto Rico are Afro-Puerto Rican , meaning they have been in Puerto Rico for generations , usually since the slave trade , forming an important part of Puerto Rican culture and society . Recent black immigrants have come to Puerto Rico , mainly from the Dominican Republic , Haiti , and other Latin American and Caribbean countries , and to a lesser extant directly from Africa as well . Many black migrants from the United States and the Virgin Islands have moved and settled in Puerto Rico . Also , many Afro-Puerto Ricans have migrated out of Puerto Rico , namely to the United States . There and in the US Virgin Islands , they make up the bulk of the U.S. Afro-Latino population . Under Spanish and American rule , Puerto Rico underwent a whitening process . Puerto Rico went from around 50 % of its population classified as black and mulatto in the first quarter of the 19th century , to nearly 80 % classified white by the middle of the 20th century . Under Spanish rule , Puerto Rico had laws such as `` Regla del Sacar '' or `` Gracias al Sacar '' , which classified persons of mixed African-European ancestry as white , which was the opposite of `` one-drop rule '' in US society after the American Civil War . Additionally , the Spanish government 's Royal Decree of Graces of 1815 encouraged immigration from other European countries . Heavy European immigration swelled Puerto Rico 's population to about one million by the end of the 19th century , decreasing the proportion Africans made of Puerto Rico . In the early decades under US rule , census takers began to shift from classifying people as black to `` white '' and the society underwent what was called a `` whitening '' process from the 1910 to the 1920 census , in particular . During the mid 20th century , the US government forcefully sterilized Puerto Rican women , especially non-white Puerto Rican women . 11 % of Puerto Ricans identify as of multi-ethnic ancestry , and generally only as of `` mixed race '' . Afro-Puerto Ricans have not had to cope with the same political situation as African Americans , who identified as black in part to collect their political power when trying to gain enforcement of their civil rights and protection of voting . However , in the 21st century , Puerto Rico is having a resurgence in black affiliation , mainly due to famous Afro-Puerto Ricans promoting black pride among the Puerto Rican community . In addition , Afro-Puerto Rican youth are learning more of their peoples ' history from textbooks that encompass more Afro-Puerto Rican history . The 2010 US census recorded the first drop of the percentage whites made up of Puerto Rico , and the first rise in the black percentage , in over a century . Many of the factors that may possibly perpetuate this trend include : more Puerto Ricans may start to identify as black , due to increasing black pride and African cultural awareness throughout the island , as well as an increasing number of black immigrants , especially from the Dominican Republic and Haiti , many of whom are illegal immigrants , and increasing emigration of white Puerto Ricans to the mainland US . The following lists only include only the number of people who identify as black and do not attempt to estimate everyone with African ancestry . As noted in the earlier discussion , several of these cities were places where freedmen gathered after gaining freedom , establishing communities .
Flinn ( surname ) . The Flinn or O'Flinn were rulers within Gaelic Irelands medieval over-kingdom of Ulaid . The O'Flinn were the chiefs of the Ui Tuirtre , a people seated on the east side of the River Bann and Lough Neagh in what today is Northern Ireland 's County Antrim . The Flinn claim descent from Fiachra Tort , the grandson of the Irish king Colla Uais , who seized territory of the Ulaid in the 4th century A.D .
Jericho Farm ( Kingsville , Maryland ) . Jericho Farm is a historic home located near Kingsville , Baltimore County , Maryland , United States near historic Jerusalem Mill Village . It is a large -story gable-roofed stone dwelling overlooking the Little Gunpowder Falls . The house was constructed in two periods : the original dwelling , built about 1780 , was a -story , side-passage , double pile house ; about 1820 , a five-bay , -story , center-passage , single pile house was constructed against the south gable of the earlier building . Jericho Farm was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984 .
1985 NC State Wolfpack football team . The 1985 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season . The team 's head coach was Tom Reed . NC State has been a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference ( ACC ) since the league 's inception in 1953 . The Wolfpack played its home games in 1985 at Carter–Finley Stadium in Raleigh , North Carolina , which has been NC State football 's home stadium since 1966 .
Live and Unreleased ( album ) . `` Live and Unreleased '' is a compilation of live recordings of Weather Report . The tracks are taken from live performances that took place from November 25 , 1975 to June 3 , 1983 . It was their third official live recording ( the previous two were 1972 's `` Live in Tokyo '' and 1979 's ' ) , although previous albums such as `` Heavy Weather '' and `` Night Passage '' also included occasional live tracks . The CDs are sequenced in non-chronological fashion , with songs from different lineups crossfaded together .
Autobianchi Bianchina . The Autobianchi Bianchina is a minicar produced by the Italian automaker Autobianchi , based on the Fiat 500 . It was available in various configurations : `` Berlina '' ( saloon ) , `` Cabriolet '' ( roadster ) , `` Trasformabile '' ( convertible ) , `` Panoramica '' ( station wagon ) , and `` Furgoncino '' ( van ) . The car was presented to the public on 16 September 1957 at the Museum of Science and Technology in Milan . Initially , the car was equipped with the smallest Fiat engine , air-cooled 479 cc producing . In 1959 , the engine power was increased to and in 1960 , the cabriolet version was launched . In the same year , the Trasformabile , whose engine cylinder capacity was increased to 499 cc ( 18 hp ) , was made available in a Special version with bicolour paint and an engine enhanced to . Transformabile featured fixed B-pillar and partial roof , as the rest of the opening was covered with foldable fabric hood . Cabriolet version had no B-pillar . Also this was the only version to feature suicide doors . In 1962 , the Trasformabile was replaced by a four-seat saloon . The engine and chassis were the same as in the Trasformabile . In 1965 , a minor facelift was made . In France , the models were sold under different names : the Berlina became the `` Lutèce '' , the Familiare the `` Texane '' , and the Trasformabile was marketed as the `` Eden Roc '' . Production . The Bianchina was produced from 1957 to 1970 , for a total volume of approximately 275,000 . `` Source : Club Bianchina and Bianchina Classic Club '' Autobianchi Bianchina Giardiniera . Autobianchi also used the Bianchina name for the Autobianchi Bianchina Giardiniera .
Hopea parviflora . `` Hopea parviflora '' is a species of plant in the Dipterocarpaceae family . It is endemic to India . It is called 'Kampakam ' or 'Thampakam ' in Malayalam and 'Vellaikongu ' or 'Irubogam ' in Tamil . Hopea parviflora is a tree growing 30 – 37 metres tall . The bole can be 150 cm in diameter . The tree produces a beautiful timber and is commonly harvested from the wild , both for local use and for trade . The plant is classified as 'Endangered ' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species ( 2011 )
2017 World Taekwondo Championships – Men 's welterweight . The men 's welterweight is a competition featured at the 2017 World Taekwondo Championships , and was held at the Taekwondowon in Muju County , South Korea on June 30 . Welterweights were limited to a maximum of 80 kilograms in body mass .
David Parland . David Parland ( 26 September 1970 – 19 March 2013 ) was a Swedish metal guitarist , best known for his work in the bands Dark Funeral , Necrophobic and Infernal , in all of which he was one of the founding members . Biography . He was a member of Necrophobic from its inception in 1989 , but quit the band in 1995 to concentrate on Dark Funeral , which he was one of the main founding members of in 1993 . Prior to leaving Necrophobic he had , however , written most of the material for the next album . The album `` Darkside '' , with Parland 's material intact , was released by Necrophobic in 1997 , although Parland himself did not participate as a musician on the album . Parland also ran the small underground cult record label Hellspawn Records from 1994 to 2002 , releasing albums from bands such as Abruptum and his own Dark Funeral , with distribution by House of Kicks , VME and Sound Pollution . After leaving Dark Funeral in 1996 , Parland founded the bands War and Infernal . While having kept a low profile and not being actively involved in any bands since the second line-up of Infernal broke up in 2003 , Parland announced in January 2009 that he was working on new material with drummer Tomas Asklund ( Gorgoroth , Dissection , ex-Dark Funeral ) . Demos and a full-length album were to be recorded during 2009 . In March 2009 it was revealed that the band would be a continuation of Parland 's old band Infernal . An EP from the band was finally released on May 1 , 2010 , entitled `` The Infernal Return '' . In an interview from October , 2012 , David Parland explained the reasons why Infernal went inactive right after the new EP , which included bad financial circumstances , Parland getting arrested , and being sent to a psychiatric district for `` detoxification purposes '' . According to the interview , Parland got a neck injury in a car crash several years before and only resorted to using painkillers . He eventually became addicted . Also , Parland revealed that Infernal had parted ways for good with drummer Tomas Asklund . Parland was planning on searching for a pro black/death/heavy metal drummer for the recording of the long planned and long awaited full-length `` THE INFERNAL RETRIBUTION '' . The album was intended to be released in late 2013 according to this interview . Infernal never recorded the long awaited full length album and was ultimately terminated . On March 19 , 2013 , at the age of 42 , David Parland committed suicide . In reaction to the news of Parland 's death , former band mate Lord Ahriman said , `` During the last couple of weeks , I was in close contact with David . He was going through an extremely difficult time of life , whereof he contacted me to ask for my help . Even though the two of us had a bit of a complicated relationship over the years ( much excessive in the media though ) , he knew that he could ALWAYS call or visit me when needed , which he also did once in a while . Last time I talked to him was when he called me on March 15 . From what I could understand , things were going in the right direction ... What happened after that I simply ca n't understand ... I cant understand WHY he did n't call me [ again . ] '' Beliefs . He was a self-described misanthrope and harbored contempt for organized religion and `` political correctness '' , as well as `` slave mentality '' and other mindsets which oppose individualism . He agreed with many aspects of Satanic thought , but did not consider himself religious .
Rod Humenuik . Rod Humenuik ( born June 17 , 1938 ) is a former American football player and coach . He served as the head football coach at California State University , Northridge from 1971 to 1972 , compiling a career college football record of 10–12 .
BMDb . The Bangla Movie Database ( abbreviated BMDb ) is an online database of information related to Bengali films and television programs , including cast , production crew , fictional characters , biographies , plot summaries , trivia and reviews . Launched in July 4 , 2013 and located at Purana Paltan , Dhaka , Bangladesh . Database of this website is hosted in Singapore . As of May 2016 , it is ranked 266,966 in Alexa Internet global sites ranking and 1,577 in local sites ranking . As of December 2015 , it was ranked 197,457 in SiteLeaks global sites ranking and 1,333 in local sites ranking . User ratings of films . As one adjunct to data , the BMDb offers a rating scale that allows users to rate films on a scale of one to ten . The rating system has been claimed to be flawed for several reasons .
Szatki . Szatki ( ) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Choceń , within Włocławek County , Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship , in north-central Poland . It lies approximately south of Włocławek and south-east of Toruń .
Karkottai . `` Karkottai '' ( ) is a 1954 Indian Tamil-language film produced and directed by Kemparaj Urs . The film featured Kemparaj and Krishna Kumari in the lead roles . It is based on `` The Count of Monte Cristo '' by Alexandre Dumas . Cast and crew . The lists of Cast and Crew are adapted from the database of Film News Anandan . Production . `` Karkottai '' was based on `` The Count of Monte Cristo '' by Alexandre Dumas . It was also produced in Kannada under the title `` Jaladurga '' . Soundtrack . Music was composed by S. V. Venkatraman and G. Ramanathan while the lyrics were penned by Srimathi Rajeswary . List of songs is given below .
Kusum Mehdele . Kusum Mehdele is an Indian politician who is cabinet minister in Government of Madhya Pradesh . She is a leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party and is elected to the assembly from the Panna constituency . She had been in controversy for kicking a child . Allegedly the child was begging money from her . She was a Bharatiya Janata Mahila Morcha thrice from 1984 to 1990 as well as Vice-President of Madhya Pradesh Bharatiya Janata Party twice in 1984-86 and 1995-96 . In 2005 , she was inducted in Babulal Gaur ’ s cabinet a Minister for Women & Child Development and Revenue and retained her position in the Shivraj Singh Chouhan ' cabinet as well .
Partula crassilabris . † '' Partula crassilabris '' was a species of air-breathing tropical land snail , a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Partulidae . This species was endemic to Ra'iātea , French Polynesia . It is now extinct .
Parody . A parody ( ) ; also called a spoof , send-up , take-off , lampoon , play on ( something ) , caricature , or joke is a work created to imitate , make fun of , or comment on an original work—its subject , author , style , or some other target—by means of satiric or ironic imitation . As the literary theorist Linda Hutcheon puts it , `` parody ... is imitation , not always at the expense of the parodied text . '' Another critic , Simon Dentith , defines parody as `` any cultural practice which provides a relatively polemical allusive imitation of another cultural production or practice . '' Parody may be found in art or culture , including literature , music ( although `` parody '' in music has an earlier , somewhat different meaning than for other art forms ) , animation , gaming , and film . The writer and critic John Gross observes in his `` Oxford Book of Parodies '' , that parody seems to flourish on territory somewhere between pastiche ( `` a composition in another artist 's manner , without satirical intent '' ) and burlesque ( which `` fools around with the material of high literature and adapts it to low ends '' ) . Meanwhile , the `` Encyclopédie '' of Denis Diderot distinguishes between the parody and the burlesque , `` A good parody is a fine amusement , capable of amusing and instructing the most sensible and polished minds ; the burlesque is a miserable buffoonery which can only please the populace . '' Historically , when a formula grows tired , as in the case of the moralistic melodramas in the 1910s , it retains value only as a parody , as demonstrated by the Buster Keaton shorts that mocked that genre . Origins . According to Aristotle ( `` Poetics '' , ii . 5 ) , Hegemon of Thasos was the inventor of a kind of parody ; by slightly altering the wording in well-known poems he transformed the sublime into the ridiculous . In ancient Greek literature , a `` parodia '' was a narrative poem imitating the style and prosody of epics `` but treating light , satirical or mock-heroic subjects . '' Indeed , the components of the Greek word are παρά `` para '' `` beside , counter , against '' and ᾠδή `` oide '' `` song . '' Thus , the original Greek word παρῳδία `` parodia '' has sometimes been taken to mean `` counter-song '' , an imitation that is set against the original . The `` Oxford English Dictionary '' , for example , defines parody as imitation `` turned as to produce a ridiculous effect . '' Because `` par- '' also has the non-antagonistic meaning of `` beside '' , `` there is nothing in `` parodia '' to necessitate the inclusion of a concept of ridicule . '' Old Comedy contained parody , even the gods could be made fun of . `` The Frogs '' portrays the hero-turned-god Heracles as a glutton and the God of Drama Dionysus as cowardly and unintelligent . The traditional trip to the Underworld story is parodied as Dionysus dresses as Heracles to go to the Underworld , in an attempt to bring back a Poet to save Athens . In the 2nd century AD , Lucian of Samosata , a Greek-language writer in Syria , created a parody of travel/geography texts like Indica and The Odyssey . He described the authors of such accounts as liars who had never traveled , nor talked to any credible person who had . In his ironically named book True History Lucian delivers a story which exaggerates the hyperbole and improbable claims of those stories . Sometimes described as the first Science Fiction , along the lines of The Hitchhiker 's Guide to the Galaxy , the characters travel to the moon , engage in interplanetary war with the help of aliens they meet there , and then return to the earth to experience civilization inside a 200 mile long creature generally interpreted as being a whale . This is a parody of Ctesias ' claims that India has a one-legged race of humans with a single foot so huge it can be used as an umbrella , Homer 's stories of one-eyed giants , and so on . Roman writers explained parody as an imitation of one poet by another for humorous effect . In French Neoclassical literature , `` parody '' was also a type of poem where one work imitates the style of another to produce a humorous effect . The Ancient Greeks created satyr plays which parodied tragic plays , often with performers dressed like satyrs . Music . In classical music , as a technical term , `` parody '' refers to a reworking of one kind of composition into another ( for example , a motet into a keyboard work as Girolamo Cavazzoni , Antonio de Cabezón , and Alonso Mudarra all did to Josquin des Prez motets ) . More commonly , a parody mass ( `` missa parodia '' ) or an oratorio used extensive quotation from other vocal works such as motets or cantatas ; Victoria , Palestrina , Lassus , and other composers of the 16th century used this technique . The term is also sometimes applied to procedures common in the Baroque period , such as when Bach reworks music from cantatas in his `` Christmas Oratorio '' . The musicological definition of the term `` parody '' has now generally been supplanted by a more general meaning of the word . In its more contemporary usage , musical parody usually has humorous , even satirical intent , in which familiar musical ideas or lyrics are lifted into a different , often incongruous , context . Musical parodies may imitate or refer to the peculiar style of a composer or artist , or even a general style of music . For example , `` The Ritz Roll and Rock '' , a song and dance number performed by Fred Astaire in the movie `` Silk Stockings '' , parodies the Rock and Roll genre . Conversely , while the best-known work of Weird Al Yankovic is based on particular popular songs , it also often utilises wildly incongruous elements of pop culture for comedic effect . English term . The first usage of the word `` parody '' in English cited in the `` Oxford English Dictionary '' is in Ben Jonson , in `` Every Man in His Humour '' in 1598 : `` A Parodie , a parodie ! to make it absurder than it was . '' The next citation comes from John Dryden in 1693 , who also appended an explanation , suggesting that the word was in common use , meaning to make fun of or re-create what you are doing . Modernist and post-modernist parody . In the 20th century , parody has been heightened as the central and most representative artistic device , the catalysing agent of artistic creation and innovation . This most prominently happened in the second half of the century with postmodernism , but earlier modernism and Russian formalism had anticipated this perspective . For the Russian formalists , parody was a way of liberation from the background text that enables to produce new and autonomous artistic forms . Jorge Luis Borges 's ( 1939 ) short story `` Pierre Menard , Author of the Quixote '' , is often regarded as predicting postmodernism and conceiving the ideal of the ultimate parody . In the broader sense of Greek `` parodia '' , parody can occur when whole elements of one work are lifted out of their context and reused , not necessarily to be ridiculed . Traditional definitions of parody usually only discuss parody in the stricter sense of something intended to ridicule the text it parodies . There is also a broader , extended sense of parody that may not include ridicule , and may be based on many other uses and intentions . The broader sense of parody , parody done with intent other than ridicule , has become prevalent in the modern parody of the 20th century . In the extended sense , the modern parody does not target the parodied text , but instead uses it as a weapon to target something else . The reason for the prevalence of the extended , recontextualizing type of parody in the 20th century is that artists have sought to connect with the past while registering differences brought by modernity . Major modernist examples of this recontextualizing parody include James Joyce 's `` Ulysses '' , which incorporates elements of Homer 's `` Odyssey '' in a 20th-century Irish context , and T. S. Eliot 's `` The Waste Land '' , which incorporates and recontextualizes elements of a vast range of prior texts , including Dante 's `` The Inferno '' . The work of Andy Warhol is another prominent example of the modern `` recontextualizing '' parody . According to French literary theorist Gérard Genette , the most rigorous and elegant form of parody is also the most economical , that is a `` minimal parody '' , the one that literally reprises a known text and gives it a new meaning . Blank parody , in which an artist takes the skeletal form of an art work and places it in a new context without ridiculing it , is common . Pastiche is a closely related genre , and parody can also occur when characters or settings belonging to one work are used in a humorous or ironic way in another , such as the transformation of minor characters Rosencrantz and Guildenstern from Shakespeare 's drama Hamlet into the principal characters in a comedic perspective on the same events in the play ( and film ) `` Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead '' . Similarly , Mishu Hilmy 's `` Trapped in the Netflix '' uses parody to deconstruct contemporary Netflix shows like Mad Men providing commentary through popular characters . Don Draper mansplaining about mansplaining , Luke Danes monologizing about a lack of independence while embracing codependency . In Flann O'Brien 's novel `` At Swim-Two-Birds '' , for example , mad King Sweeney , Finn MacCool , a pookah , and an assortment of cowboys all assemble in an inn in Dublin : the mixture of mythic characters , characters from genre fiction , and a quotidian setting combine for a humor that is not directed at any of the characters or their authors . This combination of established and identifiable characters in a new setting is not the same as the post-modernist trope of using historical characters in fiction out of context to provide a metaphoric element . Reputation . Sometimes the reputation of a parody outlasts the reputation of what is being parodied . For example , `` Don Quixote '' , which mocks the traditional knight errant tales , is much better known than the novel that inspired it , `` Amadis de Gaula '' ( although Amadis is mentioned in the book ) . Another case is the novel `` Shamela '' by Henry Fielding ( 1742 ) , which was a parody of the gloomy epistolary novel `` Pamela , or Virtue Rewarded '' ( 1740 ) by Samuel Richardson . Many of Lewis Carroll 's parodies of Victorian didactic verse for children , such as `` You Are Old , Father William '' , are much better known than the ( largely forgotten ) originals . Stella Gibbons 's comic novel `` Cold Comfort Farm '' has eclipsed the pastoral novels of Mary Webb which largely inspired it . In more recent times , the television sitcom `` 'Allo 'Allo ! '' is perhaps better known than the drama `` Secret Army '' which it parodies . Some artists carve out careers by making parodies . One of the best-known examples is that of `` Weird Al '' Yankovic . His career of parodying other musical acts and their songs has outlasted many of the artists or bands he has parodied . Yankovic is not required under law to get permission to parody ; as a personal rule , however , he does seek permission to parody a person 's song before recording it . Several artists , such as rapper Chamillionaire and Seattle-based grunge band Nirvana stated that Yankovic 's parodies of their respective songs were excellent , and many artists have considered being parodied by him to be a badge of honor . In the US legal system the point that in most cases a parody of a work constitutes fair use was upheld in the case of Rick Dees , who decided to use 29 seconds of the music from the song `` When Sonny Gets Blue '' to parody Johnny Mathis ' singing style even after being refused permission . An appeals court upheld the trial court 's decision that this type of parody represents fair use . `` Fisher v. Dees '' 794 F.2d 432 ( 9th Cir . 1986 ) Film parodies . Some genre theorists , following Bakhtin , see parody as a natural development in the life cycle of any genre ; this idea has proven especially fruitful for genre film theorists . Such theorists note that Western movies , for example , after the classic stage defined the conventions of the genre , underwent a parody stage , in which those same conventions were ridiculed and critiqued . Because audiences had seen these classic Westerns , they had expectations for any new Westerns , and when these expectations were inverted , the audience laughed . Perhaps the earliest parody film was the 1922 `` Mud and Sand '' , a Stan Laurel film that made fun of Rudolph Valentino 's film `` Blood and Sand '' . Laurel specialized in parodies in the mid-1920s , writing and acting in a number of them . Some were send-ups of popular films , such as `` Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde '' —parodied in the comic `` Dr. Pyckle and Mr. Pryde '' ( 1926 ) . Others were spoofs of Broadway plays , such as `` No , No , Nanette '' ( 1925 ) , parodied as `` Yes , Yes , Nanette '' ( 1925 ) . In 1940 Charlie Chaplin created a satirical comedy about Adolf Hitler with the film `` The Great Dictator '' , following the first-ever Hollywood parody of the Nazis , the Three Stooges ' short subject `` You Nazty Spy ! '' . About 20 years later Mel Brooks started his career with a Hitler parody as well . After `` The Producers '' ( 1968 ) , Brooks became one of the most famous film parodists and did spoofs on any kind of film genre . `` Blazing Saddles '' ( 1974 ) is a parody of western films , `` Young Frankenstein '' ( 1974 ) is a Frankenstein spoof , `` Spaceballs '' ( 1987 ) is a `` Star Wars '' spoof , and `` Robin Hood Men in Tights '' ( 1993 ) is Brooks ' take on the classic Robin Hood tale . The British comedy group Monty Python is also famous for its parodies , for example , the King Arthur spoof `` Monty Python and the Holy Grail '' ( 1974 ) , and the Jesus satire `` Life of Brian '' ( 1979 ) . In the 1980s the team of David Zucker , Jim Abrahams and Jerry Zucker parodied well-established genres such as disaster , war and crime movies with the `` Airplane ! `` , `` Hot Shots ! '' and `` Naked Gun '' series respectively . There is a 1989 film parody from Spain of the TV series `` The A-Team '' called `` El equipo Aahhgg '' directed by José Truchado . More recently , parodies have taken on whole film genres at once . One of the first was `` Do n't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood '' and the `` Scary Movie '' franchise . Other recent genre parodies include . `` Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday The 13th '' , `` Not Another Teen Movie '' , `` Date Movie '' , `` Epic Movie '' , `` Meet the Spartans '' , `` Superhero Movie '' , `` Disaster Movie '' , `` Vampires Suck '' , and `` The 41-Year-Old Virgin Who Knocked Up Sarah Marshall and Felt Superbad About It '' , all of which have been critically panned . Copyright . Many parody films have as their target out-of-copyright or non-copyrighted subjects ( such as `` Frankenstein '' or Robin Hood ) whilst others settle for imitation which does not infringe copyright , but is clearly aimed at a popular ( and usually lucrative ) subject . The spy film craze of the 1960s , fuelled by the popularity of James Bond is such an example . In this genre a rare , and possibly unique , example of a parody film taking aim at a non-comedic subject over which it actually holds copyright is the 1967 James Bond spoof `` Casino Royale '' . In this case , producer Charles K. Feldman initially intended to make a serious film , but decided that it would not be able to compete with the established series of Bond films . Hence , he decided to parody the series . Poetic parodies . Kenneth Baker considered poetic parody to take five main forms . A further , more constructive form of poetic parody is one that links the contemporary poet with past forms and past masters through affectionate parodying – thus sharing poetic codes while avoiding some of the anxiety of influence . More aggressive in tone are playground poetry parodies , often attacking authority , values and culture itself in a carnivalesque rebellion : “ Twinkle , Twinkle little star , / Who the hell do you think you are ? ” Self-parody . A subset of parody is `` self-parody '' in which artists parody their own work ( as in Ricky Gervais 's `` Extras '' ) or distinctions of their work ( such as Antonio Banderas 's Puss in Boots in the `` Shrek '' sequels ) or an artist or genre repeats elements of earlier works to the point that originality is lost . Copyright issues . Although a parody can be considered a derivative work of a pre-existing , copyrighted work , some countries have ruled that parodies can fall under copyright limitations such as fair dealing , or otherwise have fair dealing laws that include parody in their scope . United States . Parodies are protected under the fair use doctrine of United States copyright law , but the defense is more successful if the usage of an existing copyrighted work is transformative in nature , such as being a critique or commentary upon it . In `` Campbell v. Acuff-Rose Music , Inc. '' , the Supreme Court ruled that a rap parody of `` Oh , Pretty Woman '' by 2 Live Crew was fair use , as the parody was a distinctive , transformative work designed to ridicule the original song , and that `` even if 2 Live Crew 's copying of the original 's first line of lyrics and characteristic opening bass riff may be said to go to the original 's 'heart , ' that heart is what most readily conjures up the song for parody , and it is the heart at which parody takes aim . '' In 2001 , the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals , in `` Suntrust v. Houghton Mifflin '' , upheld the right of Alice Randall to publish a parody of `` Gone with the Wind '' called `` The Wind Done Gone '' , which told the same story from the point of view of Scarlett O'Hara 's slaves , who were glad to be rid of her . In 2007 , the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals denied a fair use defense in the `` Dr. Seuss Enterprises v. Penguin Books '' case . Citing the `` Campbell v. Acuff-Rose '' decision , they found that a satire of the O.J . Simpson murder trial and parody of `` The Cat in the Hat '' had infringed upon the children 's book because it did not provide a commentary function upon that work . Canada . Under Canadian law , although there is protection for Fair Dealing , there is no explicit protection for parody and satire . In `` Canwest v. Horizon '' , the publisher of the Vancouver Sun launched a lawsuit against a group which had published a pro-Palestinian parody of the paper . Alan Donaldson , the judge in the case , ruled that parody is not a defence to a copyright claim . United Kingdom . In 2006 the `` Gowers Review of Intellectual Property '' recommended that the UK should `` create an exception to copyright for the purpose of caricature , parody or pastiche by 2008 . '' Following the first stage of a two-part public consultation , the Intellectual Property Office reported that the information received `` was not sufficient to persuade us that the advantages of a new parody exception were sufficient to override the disadvantages to the creators and owners of the underlying work . There is therefore no proposal to change the current approach to parody , caricature and pastiche in the UK . '' However , following the Hargreaves Review in May 2011 ( which made similar proposals to the Gowers Review ) the Government broadly accepted these proposals . The current law ( effective from 1 October 2014 ) , namely Section 30A of the Copyright , Designs and Patents Act 1988 , now provides an exception to infringement where there is fair dealing of the original work for the purpose of parody ( or alternatively for the purpose of caricature or pastiche ) . The legislation does not define what is meant by `` parody '' , but the UK IPO – the Intellectual Property Office ( United Kingdom ) – suggests that a `` parody '' is something that imitates a work for humorous or satirical effect . See also Fair dealing in United Kingdom law . Internet culture . Parody is a prominent genre in online culture , thanks in part to the ease with which digital texts may be altered , appropriated , and shared . Japanese kuso and Chinese e'gao are emblematic of the importance of parody in online cultures in Asia . Video mash-ups and other parodic memes , such as humorously-altered Chinese characters , have been particularly popular as a tool for political protest in the People 's Republic of China , the government of which maintains an extensive censorship apparatus . Chinese internet slang makes extensive use of puns and parodies on how Chinese characters are pronounced or written , as illustrated in the . Social and political uses . Parody is a frequent ingredient in satire and is often used to make social and political points . Examples include Swift 's `` A Modest Proposal '' , which satirized English neglect of Ireland by parodying emotionally disengaged political tracts ; and , recently , `` The Daily Show '' and `` The Colbert Report '' , which parody a news broadcast and a talk show to satirize political and social trends and events . On the other hand , the writer and frequent parodist Vladimir Nabokov made a distinction : `` Satire is a lesson , parody is a game . '' Parody is by no means necessarily satirical , and may sometimes be done with respect and appreciation of the subject involved , without being a heedless sarcastic attack . Parody has also been used to facilitate dialogue between cultures or subcultures . Sociolinguist Mary Louise Pratt identifies parody as one of the `` arts of the contact zone '' , through which marginalized or oppressed groups `` selectively appropriate '' , or imitate and take over , aspects of more empowered cultures . Shakespeare often uses a series of parodies to convey his meaning . In the social context of his era , an example can be seen in `` King Lear '' where the fool is introduced with his coxcomb to be a parody of the king .
1997 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men 's pole vault . The men 's pole vault event at the 1997 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Turku , Finland , on 10 and 12 July 1997 . Qualifications . Qualify : first to 12 to the Final Participation . According to an unofficial count , 20 athletes from 15 countries participated in the event .
L'Album du peuple – Tome 3 . `` L'Album du peuple – Tome 3 '' is the third comedy album from François Pérusse .
Goran Stanić . Goran Stanić or Stanik ( ) ( born 8 September 1972 in Skopje ) is a Serbian-born Macedonian retired professional footballer . Domestic . He scored his first goal in Scottish League Football for St Johnstone with a 35-yard strike against Hamilton in October 2005 . His form improved as the season progressed , resulting in a couple of supporters ' awards at the end of the campaign . In April 2007 , Stanić was one of three St Johnstone players named in the SPFA 's Scottish Division One `` Team of the Year '' , voted for by the managers . Stanic spent three seasons with St Johnstone but in April 2008 , it was announced that he had joined Third Division champions East Fife on a two-year contract . During his time in Perth , Stanic made 127 appearances for St Johnstone in all competitions , scoring once . He appeared in two Scottish Cup semi-finals and one League Cup semi-final , and was part of the side that won the Challenge Cup in November 2007 . He officially signed for East Fife in June 2008 . He was then released at the end of the 2009-10 season . International . Stanić won the last of his two international caps in a 5-0 friendly defeat to Hungary in November 2001 , two years after winning his other cap in a 1-1 draw with the Republic of Ireland in Skopje in a Euro 2000 qualifier .
Vasile Goldiș Western University of Arad . „ Vasile Goldiș ” Western University of Arad ( ) is a private university located in Arad , Romania . The spiritual patron of the university is Vasile Goldiș , a prominent Romanian politician , pedagogue , publicist , member of the Romanian Academy and a key figure of the Union of Transylvania with Romania in 1918 . Subsequent to the union he was a member of the Ion I. C. Brătianu , Artur Văitoianu and Alexandru Averescu cabinets and a deputy in the Romanian Parliament . After his withdrawal from politics he dedicated himself to educational and cultural activities . Between 1923-1932 he was the president of the ASTRA society . History . The Vasile Goldiș Western University was founded in 1990 with only two faculties at the time : Law and Marketing , Management and Computer Sciences . Subsequently , to the development of the university new faculties appeared completing the initial two . So in 1991 appeared the Faculty of Dentistry , the Faculty of Medicine in 1992 , and the Faculty of Physical Training and Sport in 1993 . Nowadays the University has branches in Satu Mare , Baia Mare , Zalău , Deva , Marghita , Bistrița , Alba Iulia . In 2017 , the University had an approximate number of 6,000 students , enrolled in the classic 3 level programs of undergraduate ( 180 , 240 , 300 , 360 ECTS credits ) , master ( 90 , 120 ECTS credits ) and doctoral degrees . The University is a signatory of the 1999 Bologna Process Charter . Academics . VGWU establishes itself on a yearly programme separated in two semesters , fall and spring . Research . The University is organized in 6 faculties and 2 departments incorporated into the faculty structure . Auxiliary to the academic structure , the university developed a system of supporting structures for research and innovation .
Birger Leirud . Birger Leirud ( 26 June 1924 – 10 February 1999 ) was a Norwegian high jumper . He represented Leirsund IL . At the 1948 Summer Olympics he finished thirteenth in the high jump final with a jump of 1.80 metres . At the 1952 Summer Olympics he finished seventeenth with 1.90 m. He finished fourth at the 1946 European Championships in Athletics . He became Norwegian champion in 1946 , 1949 , 1950 and 1952 . His personal best jump was 1.96 metres , achieved in September 1947 in Stockholm .
Jumbilla . Jumbilla is a town in Northern Peru , capital of the province Bongará in the region Amazonas , located at an altitude of 1935m .
Bryan Coquard . Bryan Coquard ( born 25 April 1992 ) is a French cyclist , currently riding for UCI Professional Continental team . He was a silver medalist at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the Omnium . Youth and amateur . Coquard began cycling in 1999 at the age of seven , at the US Pontchâteau club . In September 2008 , aged sixteen , he joined CREPS Bordeaux , where he was coached by Eric Vermeulen . In 2009 , Coquard became World Junior Omnium Champion , as well as winning the Scratch Race at the European championships . He retained his Junior Omnium crown in 2010 , winning four of the six events , he also finished second in the Scratch Race . Due to his track success , in June 2011 Coquard signed a contract with Team Europcar for the start of the 2013 professional road season . Later that month , he became the omnium champion of France , winning 5 of the 6 races . Following this , he was selected to represent France in the omnium at the 2012 Summer Olympics . He won the silver medal finishing behind Lasse Norman Hansen of Denmark . Professional . Coquard signed a contract for a professional career on the roads from the 2013 season onwards , signing with . His 2013 campaign began well , as he took two stages in the Étoile de Bessèges in January and February . In 2015 , Coquard won the first stage of the Four Days of Dunkirk . The stage featured cobbled sectors , fracturing the peloton to bits , and Coquard won the sprint of a small group of three . Bryan Coquard began the 2016 season with two victories in the first and second stages of the Etoile de Bessèges . However , on the 16th February , in preparation for the Tour of Andalusia , he fractured his right shoulder blade . He returned a month later in time for the classics season , having missed his first objective of the year Paris-Nice . He started off well finishing 2nd behind Jens Debusschere in a small bunch sprint at Dwars door Vlaanderen . After a stage win the Circuit de la Sarthe , his form continued into the hilly classics of Brabantse Pijl and the Amstel Gold Race finishing fourth in both . In May , he won his first professional stage race at the Four Days of Dunkirk while also winning three stages in the process . The following month , he won his first race against the clock during the prologue of the Boucles de la Mayenne , as well as winning the next stage . In his build up to the Tour de France , he beat Arnaud Démare in the first two stages of the Route du Sud . Vital Concept . In August 2017 it was confirmed that Coquard had signed for the newly formed Vital Concept Cycling Team , as team leader for 2018 , shortly after Coquard was excluded from the Tour de France team . Coquard was also offered a place on the team , but turned it down as he felt he would be put as 2nd sprinter behind Fernando Gaviria Coquard made his debut for Vital Concept in January 2018 at the Sharjah Tour . He took his first victory in February at stage 1 of the Tour of Oman where he won a sprint finish ahead of Mark Cavendish . Earlier in the month Coquard narrowly missed out on victory at the Etoile de Bessèges , when Christophe Laporte passed him out at the finish line while Coquard was celebrating the victory he had thought he had won .
Christian Milne . Christian Milne ( born 15 May 1773 in Inverness ) was a Scottish poet of the Romantic Era . Her parents were poor but the little schooling she had , she used to good account . According to her , her father was a housewright and a cabinet-maker , and her mother died when she was very young ; her father remarried a year later , to Mary Denton . She began rhyming before her teens and was sent into service at the age of fourteen in Aberdeen . Shortly after her marriage to a shipcarpenter , her poetry was shown to a man of influence in Aberdeen ( Captain Livingston ) and together with other gentlemen ( the Right Reverend Bishop Skinner and Mr. Ewen ) this enabled her to get a subscription list of 500 and sales of 600 on her book , which was published in 1805 . The profits of £100 were invested in a vessel in which her husband was made master . She had eight children and although she apparently still wrote poetry she had no further work published . An interview and poem by her is included in `` Sketches of obscure poets , with specimens of their writings '' .
Umutara Polytechnic . Umutara Polytechnic ( UP ) , founded in 2004 , is located in the city of Nyagatare , capital of Nyagatare district in Eastern Province , Rwanda . UP started its first academic year on 2 May 2006 with 265 students and 16 staff . It was organized into faculties of Agriculture , Commerce and Applied Economics , Information and Communication Technology ( ICT ) , and Veterinary Science . On 28 August 2008 , Umutara Polytechnic was declared as a public institution of higher learning by a cabinet meeting chaired by the President of the Republic of Rwanda .
EUR-ACE label . The EUR-ACE ( European Accredited Engineer ) Label is a certificate awarded to courses of study in Engineering that are accredited by authorized quality assurance and accreditation agencies in the European Higher Education Area . The European Network for Accreditation of Engineering Education ( ENAEE ) grants this authorization to agencies that accredit degree programs in Engineering in accordance with the European Framework Standards and ENAEE 's Standards for Accreditation Agencies . The EUR-ACE label may be awarded to First Cycle ( Bachelor ) and Second Cycle ( Master ) accredited degrees in Engineering . History . The European Standing Observatory for the Engineering Profession and Education ( ESOEPE ) was established in September 2000 . Its aim was to improve systems of accreditation of engineering degree programs in Europe . In 2004 ESOEPE submitted a proposal to the European Commission . This proposal envisaged the establishment of a quality label ( the EUR-ACE Label ) which could be awarded to engineering degree programs which had reached certain educational standards , as defined by their learning outcomes . The proposal was accepted by the EU Commission and funding provided for the project . ESOEPE was dissolved ; ENAEE was established and implemented the EUR-ACE Project . The EUR-ACE Project concluded on 31/03/2006 with the presentation of the results in a public workshop in which the EUR-ACE label was listed among the six EC-sponsored “ European quality labels in higher education ” . The approach to using learning outcomes in the ENAEE European Framework Standards has been corroborated in a number of publications and projects since the establishment of ENAEE . As of 19 November 2014 , authorized agencies sign a Mutual Recognition Agreement whereby they accept each other 's accreditation decisions in respect of Bachelor and Master engineering degree programs which they accredit . Agencies authorised to award the EUR-ACE label . As of 21 November 2017 ENAEE had authorised 15 agencies to award the EUR-ACE label , which has been awarded to some 2600 engineering degree programmes in 35 countries both within and outside of Europe .
Hopkins Covered Bridge Farm . Hopkins Covered Bridge Farm is a historic home and farm located near Lewes , Sussex County , Delaware . The house was built about 1868 , and is a rectangular , two-story , five bay , single-pile , center-hall passage , frame dwelling with vernacular Gothic style details . It has a rectangular , two-story , three-bay , single pile , center passage , frame ell or wing . Both sections have gable roofs . The front facade has a three-bay , hipped roof porch . Also on the property are a contributing dairy barn designed by Rodney O'Neil ( 1925 , 1936 ) , milk house ( 1925 ) , and silo ( c. 1938-1939 ) . It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991 .
Ralf Drecoll . Ralf Drecoll ( 29 September 1944 – 23 September 2012 ) was a West German track and field athlete who competed for the United Team of Germany in the 1964 Summer Olympics . He was born in Buxtehude . In 1964 he finished sixth in the high jump event .
Robert Clotworthy . Robert Bruce Clotworthy ( born October 24 , 1955 ) is an American actor and voice actor . Clotworthy is best known as the narrator for the History Channel series `` Ancient Aliens '' and his role as the voice of Jim Raynor in the `` StarCraft '' video game series . He has worked in over 100 feature films , television programs , and video games . Early career . Clotworthy 's career as a voice actor began when he was fifteen : `` My father was a producer of radio commercials and from an early age I would accompany him to recording sessions . I met some of the finest voice talent ( Jerry Stiller , Anne Meara , Mel Blanc , June Foray etc . ) and they inspired me . '' Role as Jim Raynor . Clotworthy stars as the voice of Jim Raynor in the `` StarCraft '' series of real-time strategy video games . Clotworthy first appeared as Raynor in `` StarCraft '' , in which Raynor was a major character heavily involved in the game 's storyline . He reprised his role in the expansion ' . A reader 's poll for GameSpot voted Raynor one of video gaming 's top ten heroes , with GameSpot giving specific praise to the quality of Clotworthy 's voice acting . Twelve years after the release of `` StarCraft '' , Clotworthy reprised his role as Raynor in ' . The storyline of `` Wings of Liberty '' focuses primarily on the Terrans and Raynor in particular , with Raynor taking the role of main character . A review of `` Wings of Liberty '' on ITP.net stated that Raynor was `` voiced to perfection '' by Clotworthy and he was selected as the winner of `` GotY Awards 2010 – Best Voice Acting '' by reactiontime.co.uk . Clotworthy returned to the role with the expansions ' and ' , as well as Blizzard Entertainment 's multiplayer online battle arena `` Heroes of the Storm '' . Other roles . Clotworthy has worked in over 100 feature films and television programs . He appeared as `` Forensic Technician '' in four episodes of the 1980s U.S. TV series `` Hunter '' . Clotworthy was the narrator on the Emmy nominated documentaries ' and ' . Clotworthy even worked on `` The Lego Movie Videogame '' . Clotworthy also narrated `` Indiana Jones and the Ultimate Quest '' and `` Batman Unmasked : The Psychology of the Dark Knight '' . Clotworthy is also known for voicing the character Marshall Law in both `` Tekken 5 '' and its expansion , ' . He has guest starred on `` The Big Bang Theory '' , `` Two and a Half Men '' and on `` China , IL '' . In 2014 , Clotworthy voiced the Espheni ( referred to as `` The Monk '' ) in the TNT series `` Falling Skies '' , and made an on-screen appearance in `` American Sniper '' as a Veteran Affairs doctor who consults with Chris Kyle . Clotworthy also voiced the Black Knight , Zelgius , and Finn in Nintendo 's mobile title , `` Fire Emblem Heroes '' .
Wakō , Saitama . is a city located in Saitama Prefecture , Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 80,666 , and a population density of 7310 persons per km² . Its total area is . Geography . Located in southern Saitama Prefecture bordering on Tokyo , Wakō is within easy commuting distance from downtown Tokyo . History . Archaeological examination of several sites around Wakō has revealed the remains of a number of villages in the area , including a large amount of Jōmon period pottery , stone tools and other remains . Signs of early rice cultivation coinciding with the Yayoi period as well as quantities of Yayoi period pottery and implements have also been found . The area of modern Wakō developed from the Muromachi period as Shirako-juku , a post station on the Kawagoe-kaidō highway . The villages of Shirako and Niikura were created within Niikura District , Saitama with the establishment of the municipalities system on April 1 , 1889 . Niikura District was abolished in 1894 , becoming part of Kitaadachi District . The two villages were merged on April 1 , 1943 , becoming the town of Yamato . Yamato was elevated to city status on October 31 , 1970 and was renamed Wakō . Economy . Wakō was formerly home to a Honda factory , but is now the location for the company 's technical development section . Part of the headquarters function of Honda is scheduled to move from Tokyo . The head offices of RIKEN , a large natural sciences research institute in Japan , are also located in the city . The city also serves as a bedroom community for Tokyo . Education . Wakō has eight elementary schools , three middle schools and two high schools , as well as two special education schools . Myoten-ji . This temple was consecrated by Sudagoro Tokimitsu , the local administrator of Shimoniikura ( 1278–1287 ) . A statue of Nichiren and a wooden plaque with the inscription : `` Namu myoho rengekyo '' reside in the temple . They are important treasures of Wakō city . Koyasu no Shimizu ( Temple for Safe Childbirth ) . Per local legend , Nichiren called at the house of his old friend , Tokimitsu while on his way to exile in Sado . Tokimitsu 's wife was going through a difficult childbirth . When Nichiren prayed for a safe delivery and made a blessing with a willow twig a spring of pure water sprang up on the spot . Nichiren then had Tokimitu 's wife hold the willow twig while water from the spring was poured into her mouth whereupon she soon gave birth to a healthy baby boy . There used to be a large willow tree beside the pond at the temple , and it is said that this tree grew from the twig that Nichiren used to bless the birth . The tree is no longer there today . Kawagoe Kaidō . The Kawagoe Kaidō was a highway completed in 1633 when the third `` shōgun '' Tokugawa Iemitsu visited Kawagoe Senpa Tōshōgū ( Shinto shrine ) . At that time , Kawagoe Castle played an important role in governing the northern part of Musashi Province . Kawagoe was 10 `` Ri '' ( about ) from Nihonbashi in the old part of Edo and there were six `` shukuba '' along the way , namely : Kamiitabashi , Shimonerima , Shirako , Hizaori , Ōwada , and Ōi . These post stations were officially regulated settlements catering to travelers . Shirako-juku was from Edo and travelers often stopped there for lunch . After a steep winding hill and with ample spring water , Shirako-juku was a good rest stop . Travelers came from the direction of Nittazaka then went up O-saka and down Kurayami-zaka , which was dark even in the daytime . Choshōji ( Temple of the Shingon Sect ) . The origin of this Shingon sect temple pre-dates the Edo period . The temple was dedicated to the Juichimen Kannon ( Kannon with eleven faces ) . The wooden statue may have been made at the beginning of the Edo period . There is a huge Ginkgo tree in the temple grounds . The tree is estimated to be over 700 years old , has a diameter of more than 7.5 meters and stands nearly 30 meters tall . It is designated as a natural monument of the Wako City . Ikkan-ji , Gorintō Pagoda . Ikkan-ji is a Sōtō sect temple built during the Kan'ei era ( 1624–43 ) and was consecrated by Sakai Tadashige , a local administrator of Shimoniikura in the Edo period . It served as the family temple of the Sakai clan . `` Gorintō '' , or stone five level pagodas were placed at graves as a memorial and to console the spirits of the departed . Three `` gorinto '' can be found at Ikkan-ji at the graves of Tadashige Sakai , his wife , and a former administrator 's wife .
Eric Norman Spencer Crankshaw . Sir Eric Norman Spencer Crankshaw , ( 1 July 1885 — 24 June 1966 ) was an English cricketer , military officer and civil servant . He worked closely with Winston Churchill during both world wars . Early Life . Crankshaw was born 1 July 1885 in Over Peover , Cheshire , England , the son of Richard Louis Crankshaw and his wife , Emily Spencer . The family eventually included another son , Richard Spencer Crankshaw , and a daughter , Madeline Vernon Crankshaw . The family 's Irish home was Dunlewey Estate in the village of Dunlewey in County Donegal . As a youth , Crankshaw attended Eton College . Cricket . Crankshaw made headlines in 1903 when , playing for Eton , he scored a century against Harrow at Lord 's . Eton won the match by 8 wickets . Crankshaw later played for Gloucestershire County Cricket Club as a right-handed batsman . He made a single first-class appearance for the side , during the 1909 season , against Surrey . Military career . In 1906 , Crankshaw joined the Royal Fusiliers in South Africa , having previously obtained a commission in The Liverpool Militia in 1905 . In 1915 at Ypres , having just arrived from India , Crankshaw was wounded , resulting in the loss of his left arm . He spent six months recovering from pleurisy and pneumonia . After his recovery , he joined the Royal Corps of Signals . He later served as Camp Commandant of the IV Corps under Field Marshal Sir Henry Hughes Wilson , 1st Baronet . After WWI ended , he was tasked with handling the billeting arrangements for 300 members of the Supreme War Council at Versailles . When the Versailles meetings concluded , Crankshaw was appointed as Private Secretary to Winston Churchill during his tenure as Secretary of State for War . When Churchill left that office , Crankshaw submitted his papers and went into retirement in the country . During WWII , Crankshaw 's organizational skills were again called into service when he was named Commandant of the New Public Offices Fortress , which included Churchill 's War Rooms . Civil service . In 1929 , while Churchill was serving as the Chancellor of the Exchequer , he selected Crankshaw to become Secretary of the Government Hospitality Fund . The appointment required Crankshaw to take on the role of lead host and the responsibility of promoting international goodwill on behalf of the government . His role also included oversight of Government Wine Cellar located at Lancaster House . Events under Crankshaw 's charge included dinners , receptions , informal lunches , and visits to places of interest for visiting dignitaries , but also arrangements for the 1937 Coronation of George VI . He served in this capacity until his retirement in 1949 . Family . Crankshaw 's father died 29 November 1929 and is buried near the family 's Dunlewey estate . His father 's second wife , Nellie , is buried in the Roman Catholic graveyard of the Sacred Heart Church in Moneybag , with her grave oriented to look towards her husband 's grave . Crankshaw 's brother-in-law , John Frederick Ireland , also played cricket and made 28 first-class appearances between 1908 and 1912 . Crankshaw 's actress granddaughter , Jasmina Hilton , daughter of Crankshaw 's daughter Lella Margaret and her first husband , had a role in the horror film `` The Vault of Horror '' . Death . Crankshaw died on 24 June 1966 at the age of 81 at The Royal Berkshire Hospital .
WXNR . WXNR is a commercial radio station in Grifton , North Carolina , broadcasting to the Greenville-New Bern-Jacksonville , North Carolina area on 99.5 FM . WXNR airs a Top 40 format branded as `` Hot 99.5 '' . History . WXNR came from the original call letters of WTND . And before that it was WVVY FM playing adult contemporary and then R & B music as `` Wavvy 99.5 '' ( with no rap ) in 1988 through 1993 it switched to country music WTND and was known as `` Thunder Country '' until 1996 when the call letters changed to WXNR and the name changed to `` New Rock 99X '' . The station went through many station identities ( i.e . Extreme Radio , New Rock , etc . ) until 2006 when the name was changed to `` 99.5 The X '' with the positioning statement `` It Just Rocks '' . In 2002 , WXNR was left as the only Howard Stern affiliate in the Southeastern United States . At that time , the station taped the show and broadcast it in the evenings . `` The X '' was an affiliate of Lex and Terry which served as their morning show . Weekdays are hosted by Blando ( 10a - 3p noon being the 90s Nooner ) and Mick ( 3p -7p ) on the afternoon show `` The X Short Bus '' . Specialty programming includes syndicated hard rock/metal show `` Full Metal Jackie '' Fridays from 10p - midnight , rock/hip-hop mix up show `` Skratch 'N Sniff '' on Saturdays from 11p - 1a , and a local show on Sundays at 9pm called `` Local 99 '' . On February 2 , 2017 , Beasley announced that it would sell its six stations and four translators in the Greenville-New Bern-Jacksonville market , including WXNR , to Curtis Media Group for $ 11 million to reduce the company 's debt . The sale was completed on May 1 , 2017 . On October 20 , 2017 at 3pm , after stunting for several hours with a loop of `` It 's the End of the World as We Know It ( And I Feel Fine ) '' by R.E.M. , WXNR flipped to CHR as `` Hot 99.5 '' . The first song on Hot was `` Unforgettable '' by French Montana .
Aleksei Antonov . Aleksei Innokentievich Antonov ( ) ( 9 September 1896 – 16 June 1962 ) was a General of the Soviet Army , awarded the Order of Victory for his efforts in World War II . Career . Born in Grodno in a family of Kryashen ethnicity as the son of an artillery officer of the Imperial Russian Army , Antonov graduated from Frunze Military Academy in 1921 and joined the Red Army during the Russian Civil War . He became an instructor at Frunze Military Academy in 1938 . In 1941 , Antonov became Chief of Staff for the Soviet Southwestern Front and Southern Front . In December 1942 he became Deputy Chief General Staff of the combined Soviet forces and Head of the Operations Directorate , a pivotal role within the Stavka . In fact , A. I. Antonov was effective leader of the Soviet General Staff since Chief of Staff A. M. Vasilevsky was usually absent due to his frequent frontline missions as Stavka representative . As a result , Stavka relieved Antonov of his position in Operational Directorate , so that Antonov could fully concentrate in the leadership in the General Staff . In February 1945 , Vasilevsky was appointed as the commander of 3rd Belarusian Front , and Antonov finally became the formal leader of Soviet General Staff . In spite of his key role in the Red Army 's ultimate victory , he was never named a Marshal of the Soviet Union . Vasilevsky came to rely on one subordinate above all others : the chief of operations , General Aleksei Antonov . [ ... ] On December 11 [ 1942 ] the forty-six-year-old Antonov stepped into the role which was more directly exposed to Stalin 's inquisitive leadership than any other . Antonov rose to the challenge . Instead of rushing off to report to Stalin when he arrived in Moscow , he spent the first week familiarizing himself thoroughly with the General Staff and the state of the front . Only when he was fully primed did he go to see his commander . The two men developed the most effective working relationship of the war . Antonov displayed a calm intelligence married to a massive energy and exceptional industry . According to his deputy , General Sergei Shtemenko , Antonov never lost his temper or allowed circumstances to get the better of him . He was firm , caustic , slow to praise and a tough taskmaster , but the rigorous regimen that he imposed on his staff won their respect . Above all he was adept at manipulating Stalin . He did not sugar-coat his reports . He was prepared to stand up to Stalin with what his deputy regarded as a 'brave outspokenness ' . So skilled was he at providing the evening situation reports concisely and accurately that even Zhukov bowed to his capability and allowed Antonov to present them in his place . The trust that Stalin came to place in Antonov was reflected in his survivability . He retained his office until February 1945 , when he was made chief of staff in Vasilevsky 's place . By 1944 Antonov was Chief Spokesman and was present at both the Yalta and Potsdam Conferences . At the Yalta Conference he briefed the Western Allies on co-ordinating military actions , and by stressing how the Allies could aid Soviets through bombing lines of communications contributed to the Dresden raid . After the war Antonov became Deputy Commander-in-Chief and then Commander-in-Chief of the Transcaucasus Military District . In 1955 , he became Chief of Staff of the Combined Forces of the Warsaw Pact . He held this post until his death in 1962 . Family . In 1956 , Antonov married ballerina Olga Vasiliyevna Lepeshinskaya . It was her second marriage .
Six Black Horses . `` Six Black Horses '' is a 1962 American Eastmancolor Western film directed by Harry Keller and starring Audie Murphy , Dan Duryea and Joan O'Brien . Plot . Ben Lane ( Audie Murphy ) is breaking a horse in the desert that he believes to be stray . He is caught by some farmers who believe he is a horse thief when he is saved by Frank Jesse ( Dan Duryea ) . Lane and Jesse are hired by Kelly ( Joan O'Brien ) who pays them to take her to a town to be with her husband . In reality , Kelly is setting up Jesse because he killed her husband in a shootout . A unique part of the film is that Lane takes in a collie dog that goes with him everywhere , including riding the pack horse . Production . Universal hired Burt Kennedy to write an original film script . Kennedy says he wrote it with Richard Widmark in mind . Parts of the film were shot at Snow Canyon and Leeds in Utah .
An Old Score . `` An Old Score '' is an 1869 three-act comedy-drama written by English dramatist W. S. Gilbert based partly on his 1867 short story , `` Diamonds '' , and partly on episodes in the lives of William Dargan , an Irish engineer and railway contractor , and John Sadleir , a banker who committed suicide . It was written before any of his Savoy Operas with Arthur Sullivan . Despite an encouraging review in `` The Times '' , the piece was a failure . It was revived in 1872 and rewritten as `` Quits '' , but it fared no better . Background . Gilbert described `` An Old Score '' as `` my first comedy '' . He had previously written more than a dozen stage works , and although they were all intended to be funny , they were in the styles of burlesques , extravaganzas , pantomimes and one-act farces , not full-length , character-driven `` comedies '' ; and so the play represents part of Gilbert 's move from being a humorist to being a dramatist . Gilbert adapted part of the story of the play from his 1867 short story `` Diamonds '' . It is also based partly on episodes in the lives of William Dargan , an Irish contractor , and John Sadleir , a banker who committed suicide in 1856 . The play was written before Gilbert had developed his `` Topsy-Turvy '' satiric style and so shows Gilbert at his most straightforward . Gilbert was a disciple of the playwright T. W. Robertson , who had introduced naturalistic staging and acting to Victorian era theatre . Robertson 's comedies had serious moments , as well as comic , treating their themes with some sentiment and usually conveying a simple moral lesson . Gilbert likewise intended `` An Old Score '' to be partly serious , calling it a `` comedy-drama '' . The play borrows elements from Robertson 's `` Ours '' and Tom Taylor 's `` Still Waters Run Deep '' . Gilbert had provided another work for John Hollingshead 's Gaiety Theatre in London , `` Robert the Devil '' ( 1868 ) , which had opened the theatre . `` An Old Score '' opened at the Gaiety on 26 July 1869 . The cast included Rosina Ranoe , who later married F. C. Burnand , and Henry Neville , who later produced some of Gilbert 's plays . Following the Victorian tradition of long evenings in the theatre , `` An Old Score '' , which ran for two hours , was second on a triple bill beginning with an operetta and ending with a `` new opera bouffe '' , `` Columbus ! , or the Original Pitch in a Merry Key '' , by Alfred Thompson . It was not a success , despite encouraging reviews , and closed in late August after about 24 performances . It reopened on 11 November 1872 at the Court Theatre in revised form as `` Quits '' but did not fare much better , running for about 46 performances . `` The Times '' wrote that `` Generally , the characters are sketched with a firm hand , and the dialogue they utter , though not especially brilliant , is consistent and to the purpose . '' Commenting on its opening night reception by the audience , the paper noted , `` An Old Score was followed by every symptom of success , and if its good fortune does not prove permanent it will be because the work is too genuine a comedy to suit the taste of the age . '' When Gilbert originally proposed the play to Hollingshead , the manager of the Gaiety Theatre , the latter was impressed by its `` clever dialogue '' . After its failure , however , Hollingshead opined that the piece had `` one great and only fault : It was 'too clever by half . ' It was too true to nature – disagreeable nature . It was not served up with enough make-believe sauce . '' Hollingshead noted that , in the play , a son argues with his father . This was unacceptable to audiences in 1869 . Gilbert expert Andrew Crowther writes that , although the play has faults , `` we can judge `` An Old Score '' to be a genuinely powerful drama . There are scenes in this play which are so powerful that they knock the reader back in his seat . There is a `` shooting-from-the-hip '' quality about some of the scenes which is exhilarating and even just a little bit shocking . '' It may be , also , that the play was too intimate for the huge stage of the `` Gaiety '' . The play was published in 1869 by Samuel French Ltd. , in 1870 by Thomas Hailes Lacy and again in 1877 by Samuel French Ltd. Synopsis . Ethel Barrington , the niece of Colonel Calthorpe , is engaged to be married to James Casby , an honest and successful merchant from Bombay . The Colonel , formerly a man of means , had paid for Casby 's schooling and helped him find his first job , and so the Colonel believes that Casby owes him a large debt a gratitude . The Colonel is angry that Casby , while acknowledging the Colonel 's help , has not agreed to give him the money to pay his now-substantial debts ( although Casby cryptically states that he will satisfy the debt in another way ) . Ethel , however , is in love with her cousin Harold Calthorpe , who lives an extravagant lifestyle . Harold , in turn , loves Mary Waters , a nursery governess . He leaves his father 's house because Mary is cruelly dismissed from her post and vows to marry her . In Harold 's chambers , Mary and Harold are not yet married . He is well paid for writing scandalous articles for `` The Tormenter '' , a journal , but he is morally disturbed by doing this and turns to drink . Casby and Ethel ask him to return home to his father , but Harold refuses . Colonel Calthorpe then arrives in good spirits , having just inherited some money and a title from a relative , Lord Ovington . He offers to forgive Harold , but Harold still loves Mary and confronts his father with his disreputable action towards her . He refuses to return home . Since the Colonel is now the new Lord Ovington , Casby is no longer an eligible match for his niece , Ethel . The Colonel encourages Casby to break off the engagement , which does not bother Ethel much , since she still loves Harold and never loved Casby . Harold has gone missing , and Mary arrives looking for him . Mary and Ethel find some common ground in this misfortune and strike up a friendship . Casby now aims to settle his old score with Lord Ovington and goes to see him . He notes that Ovington 's acts in helping him as a youth were entirely self-interested , because Ovington needed to do so to reverse his previous reputation for cruelty while in the army . By taking this apparently philanthropic action , Ovington had won the hand of a wealthy lady . Nevertheless , Casby is indeed grateful for the help . He reveals some notes on which Ovington had forged Casby 's name as guarantor to several loans : Casby has now paid these on Ovington 's behalf and further notes that he will not expose Ovington as a forger and has therefore freed Ovington from the threat of prison . So , they are now even ( as Casby says , they are `` quits '' ) . Ethel , concealed , sees this interview , which makes her love Casby and forget her feelings for Harold , who has now been found and who can now marry Mary .
Kaare Frydenberg . Kaare Frydenberg ( born 30 April 1950 ) is a Norwegian businessperson . Education and early career . He was born at Bærum Hospital , graduated from upper secondary school at Nadderud in 1969 and attended Oslo Commerce School for one year . In 1974 he graduated from the Norwegian School of Management with a siv.øk . degree . He started his career in the media . He was assisting director of the newspaper `` Aftenposten '' from 1977 to 1987 , and the chief executive officer of `` Dagens Næringsliv '' from 1987 to 1989 , overseeing its name change from `` Norges Handels- og Sjøfartstidende '' . From 1989 to 1996 he again worked for `` Aftenposten '' , first as deputy CEO , then as CEO . Later career . From 1996 to 2000 Frydenberg was the CEO of Pripps Ringnes , an amalgamation of Pripps and Ringnes which in 2001 was bought by Carlsberg Breweries . From 2000 to 2005 he was the CEO of Posten Norge , the Norwegian postal service . During his time as CEO , the company went through significant changes , among others with sizeable downsizing and the integration of postal offices into grocery stores , dubbed `` Post i butikk '' ( lit . post-in-store ) . The company also made moves in the market , such as the buying of smaller company Nor-Cargo , to compensate for the general decline in the sending of letters . Frydenberg was one of the best paid leaders of a Norwegian state-owned company , with a basic wage of and total income ( with bonus and other fees ) of NOK 2,923,738 in 2004 . When the partially state-owned companies Telenor , Norsk Hydro , DnB NOR and Statoil are excluded , Frydenberg emerged as the best paid leader of a fully state-owned company . Right below Frydenberg was Bård Mikkelsen of Statkraft , Kjell Pedersen of Petoro , and John G. Bernander of the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation . In 2005 Frydenberg started working as a partner in Saga Corporate Management . In this job , he has been loaned out to companies that need a temporary business executive . The best-known job since 2005 has been CEO of Scandinavian Property Development ( SPDE ) . The company ventured into selling property at Fornebu , but the actual development was very slow . The company struggled with slim income and high loans . Frydenberg was brought in to replace the fired CEO Stein Haugbro on 1 September 2008 , and resigned in March 2009 . Frydenberg has also been chairman of ErgoGroup , Arcus , Asker og Bærums Budstikke , Dinamo Forlag , Hotel Continental , Oslo and NKI-gruppen , and a board member of `` Dagens Næringsliv '' . He is married and has two children , and resides at Bekkestua .
J. R. Tavai . J. R. Tavai is an gridiron football outside linebacker for the Ottawa Redblacks . He played college football at Southern California . He was signed by Tennessee Titans as an undrafted free agent in 2015 . Professional career . After going unselected in the 2015 NFL Draft , Tavai signed with the Tennessee Titans on May 11 , 2015 . On September 5 , he was waived for final roster cuts . On November 11 , 2015 , he was signed to the practice squad . On December 12 , 2015 , he was promoted to the active roster . On September 2 , 2016 , he was released by the Titans as part of final roster cuts . He was signed to the practice squad on December 6 , 2016 .
Model dwellings company . Model dwellings companies ( MDCs ) were a group of private companies in Victorian Britain that sought to improve the housing conditions of the working classes by building new homes for them , at the same time receiving a competitive rate of return on any investment . The principle of philanthropic intention with capitalist return was given the label `` five per cent philanthropy '' . Background . The precursor to the aims of MDCs was the work of Edwin Chadwick and others in exposing the sanitary conditions of slums in large metropolitan areas . Once Chadwick 's reforms had been implemented poverty remained rife in the overcrowded inner cities , and reformers had to look elsewhere for the solution to the problems of the working class . The publication of Engels ' `` The Condition of the Working Class in England in 1844 '' and `` The Communist Manifesto '' , as well as fear of further uprisings such as that of the Chartists in 1848 , increased concern for the welfare of the working class amongst the middle and upper classes . Model dwellings . Out of this environment , various societies and companies were formed to meet the housing needs of the working classes . Improved accommodation was seen as a way of ameliorating overcrowding , as well as the moral and sanitary problems resulting from that . The movement started in a small way in London , with the Metropolitan Association for Improving the Dwellings of the Industrious Classes and Society for Improving the Condition of the Labouring Classes finding difficulty in raising sufficient capital to build commercially viable projects . Support from public figures and demonstrations at the Great Exhibition all improved public awareness , if not raising investment . The middle of the century saw the peak in MDC building , with around twenty-eight separate companies operating in London prior to the 1875 Cross Act . The movement picked up pace again after the Act , which granted local authorities the right to clear slum dwellings , however the entrepreneurial focus of the companies was restricted by an inability to make a competitive return and the intervention of large-scale municipal housing . The most successful builders post-1875 were those making a smaller return , such as the Four Per Cent Industrial Dwellings Company , and the East End Dwellings Company , often founded on religious principles as much as commercial . The Society for Improving the Condition of the Labouring Classes . The first of these companies was formed out of the Labourer 's Friend Society , which in 1844 agreed to change its name and purpose towards building houses for labourers that might be adopted by others as a template . Their first urban building project was completed in 1846 at Bagnigge Wells , Pentonville , designed by Henry Roberts . Although the Society for Improving the Condition of the Labouring Classes ( SICLC ) had the Prince Consort as its first president and contributed to the Great Exhibition of 1851 , their block dwellings , in particular , were subject to criticism . The design of SICLC dwellings paid particular attention to sanitation and ventilation but was otherwise functional and utilitarian , and the resulting estate was seen as grim and unpleasant . The Metropolitan Association for Improving the Dwellings of the Industrious Classes . That an association be formed for the purpose of providing the labouring man with an increase of the comforts and conveniences of life , with full return to the capitalist . The first MAIDIC blocks were completed in 1848 , constituting twenty-one two room apartments and ninety three room apartments in Old St Pancras Road , again on an 'associated ' model - that is , with shared amenities such as lavatories and kitchen . This type of large , block residence with shared facilities became the norm for model dwellings companies . The MAIDIC was one of the largest MDCs and by 1900 housed over 6,000 people . The Peabody Trust . The Peabody Trust was founded after an unprecedented donation in 1862 of £150,000 , by the American banker George Peabody for the good of the poor in London . A committee was set up to choose the most appropriate way to spend the money , and it was decided to build a number of block dwellings for the very poorest of the city . These apartments were of similar design to other companies , but rents were offered at lower levels , leading to complaints from other MDCs . Tenancy in a Peabody Dwelling came with strict rules : rents had to be paid weekly and punctually , and many trades were not permitted to be carried on at the dwellings . There was also a night-time curfew and a set of moral standards to be adhered to . The Improved Industrial Dwellings Company . The largest MDC working in central London was the Improved Industrial Dwellings Company ( IIDC ) , founded by Sir Sydney Waterlow in 1863 , which housed around 30,000 individuals by 1900 . Its rigorous selection procedure , rules and financial regulations meant that the IIDC was one of the more financially successful of these firms . The Artizans ' , Labourers ' and General Dwellings Company . The Artizans ' Company became one of the largest of the MDCs , concentrating on suburban , low-rise estates rather than the central , high-rise model of other companies . It was founded by a former labourer , William Austin , in 1867 and immediately set about building and selling model dwellings first in Battersea , then Salford , Gosport and elsewhere . Their first major contribution to the MDC movement came at Shaftesbury Park in Battersea , a large , suburban estate opened by Lord Shaftesbury in 1872 as a `` workmen 's city '' for `` clerks , artisans and labourers '' . Building continued at a larger estate in Kilburn , Queen 's Park , then a still larger estate at Hornsey , Noel Park , and finally Leigham Court in Streatham . The company also diversified into block dwellings and other , more commercially minded estates such as Pinnerwood Park near Harrow . By 1900 , the Artizans ' Company provided dwellings for 42,000 people in over 6,400 residences East End Dwellings Company . The EEDC was founded in 1882 by a committee from the parish of St Jude , Whitechapel , headed by Canon Samuel Barnett . The company was one of the most successful providers of housing to the very poor in the East End of London , being founded along religious lines rather than being preoccupied with capital return on investment , which was the biggest reason behind the lack of success of earlier builders . Following Octavia Hill 's principles of female residence managers , the company employed female rent collectors including Beatrice Potter ( later Webb , co-founder of the London School of Economics ) and Ella Pycroft . The company built a large number of dwellings in what is now the London Borough of Tower Hamlets , starting with Katharine Buildings in 1885 . Four Per Cent Industrial Dwellings Company . The Four Per Cent Company was founded by a group of Anglo-Jewish philanthropists in 1885 , headed by the banker Nathan Rothschild , 1st Baron Rothschild . They built large residences across Spitalfields and Whitechapel , later branching out towards Hackney and South London , with a remit to provide ( although not exclusively ) for destitute Jews in the East End . The company later renamed itself the Industrial Dwellings Society ( 1885 ) Ltd. , and is today known as IDS . Other companies . There were a large number of companies operating in the nineteenth century , particularly in London , around twenty-eight at the time of the Cross Act . Other names include the South London Dwellings Company ( founded by Emma Cons ) , the Chelsea Park Dwellings Company , the National Dwellings Society , the City and Central Dwellings Company , the London Labourers ' Dwellings Society ( founded by William Alexander Greenhill ) , the Real Property Investment Association and later the Guinness Trust , Lewis Trust and Sutton Trust . Outside of London , the Pilrig Model Dwellings Company and Edinburgh Co-Operative Building Company were active in Edinburgh , Scotland , building a number of what have come to be referred to as colony houses . Other companies , such as the Chester Cottage Improvement Company and the Newcastle upon Tyne Improved Industrial Dwellings Company built in specific areas only . Other buildings were erected by individuals , such as Hugh Jackson 's New Court , in Camden Town , London , and Sir James Gowan 's Rosebank Cottages in Edinburgh . Baroness Burdett Coutts . Baroness Burdett-Coutts was a private philanthropist who gave to many and varied charitable endeavours . One of the most significant private inputs into the provision of working class housing was Columbia Square in Bethnal Green , a block estate completed in 1857 . Architecturally , it was a precursor to the imposing Peabody Dwellings , having been designed by Peabody 's architect , Henry Darbishire . The addition of a grand marketplace modelled on Saint Chapelle in Paris made the design distinct , but the project was seen overall as a failure , finally being demolished in 1960 . Contemporary . The MDC movement was strongly supported by individuals like Lord Shaftesbury , who was president of the Artizan 's Company for some time , for providing a plan to `` completely alter for the better the domiciliary habits of the people of the metropolis '' . Others , such as Engels , criticised the movement as `` Proudhonist '' , and a means of ensuring the longevity of capitalism through a process of embourgeoisement . Other . In the twentieth century and beyond , opinions over the MDC movements have tended towards two positions . The first , adopted by free market economists , asserts that the financial success of some of these companies shows that they could have been a significant help to the poor , if their operation was not interrupted by the arrival of social housing in the form of London County Council estates . Others argue that the failure of MDCs to meet the needs of the very poorest demonstrates that they were a stepping stone towards the inevitable necessity of state intervention to solve the housing crisis . MDCs have been particularly criticised for failing to provide for the very poorest of society , concentrating on the labour aristocracy , the upper strata of the working classes .
Aria di Festa . Aria di Friuli Venezia Giulia ( previously known as Aria di Festa ) is a `` Sagra '' —a festival based around a local culinary item—that takes place in San Daniele del Friuli over a period of some three days at the end of June each year . The speciality here is a dry-cured raw ham known as Prosciutto di San Daniele . The event draws thousands of tourists every year from across the world , especially from Austria and Slovenia as it 's located close . Aria di Friuli Venezia Giulia , the `` Prosciutto Festival '' , takes place from June 24 to 27 2016 . As an addition to the Festival , musician Bob Dylan will kick off his Italian Tour on June 27 in San Daniele di Friuli at Zanussi Stadium .
A Return to Modesty . `` Return to Modesty : Discovering the Lost Virtue '' is a 1999 non-fiction debut book by Wendy Shalit . Overview . A non-fiction book that claims the power to heal women 's purported ills lies in reinstatement of sexual modesty , resurrection of romantic ideals , and conservative manners .
Cathedral Basilica of St. Mary , Oradea . The Cathedral Basilica of St. Mary ( ) also called Catholic Cathedral of the Assumption , is the name given to a religious building is the cathedral church of the Latin Diocese of Oradea Mare . It is located in the city of Oradea , in northern part of European country of Romania . The basilica was built between 1752 and 1780 , and was designed by Italian architect Giovanni Battista Ricca ( 1691-1757 ) . After the death of the first architect , construction was completed by the Viennese Franz Anton Hillebrandt and the church was adorned with baroque decorations of Austria .
TASS Is Authorized to Declare ... . `` TASS Is Authorized to Declare ... '' ( , translit . `` TASS upolnomochen zayavit ... '' ) is a 1984 Soviet spy miniseries directed by Vladimir Fokin . The series is set in Cold War era and portrays the struggle of Soviet and American intelligence agencies . It is based on a novel by the same name by Yulian Semyonov ( the author of cult spy series `` Seventeen Moments of Spring '' ) . `` 17 Moments '' star Vyacheslav Tikhonov played KGB General Konstantinov , the protagonist of the `` TASS ... '' series . Original film music score was composed by Eduard Artemyev as a blend of progressive rock and electronic music . Plot summary . `` Trianon '' ( Boris Klyuev ) , a willing mole agent of Americans , is providing his CIA handlers in Moscow with information on Soviet supplies to the fictional African state of Nagonia which he obtains through his high-positioned expert job . The KGB counterintelligence painstakingly identifies and neutralizes him . Trianon kills his fiancee who raised suspicions on his double life and then attempts to commit suicide when arrested , but the KGB secures his apprehension and interrogation . At the same time in Nagonia , Soviet counterintelligence agent `` Slavin '' ( Yuri Solomin ) risks his life assisting in identification of `` Trianon '' and preventing local CIA resident `` Glabb '' ( Vakhtang Kikabidze ) from staging a coup d'etat in the country by pro-American General Ogano against ruling progressive president Grisso . Several foreign whistleblowers providing Slavin with information are killed by Glabb 's order . As the result of successful KGB operation , the TASS state news agency issues a sensational news bulletin exposing the CIA plot .
1981 in art . The year 1981 in art involved some significant events and new works .
St Gregory 's Church , Stoke St Gregory . The Church of St Gregory Stoke St Gregory , is a Church of England parish church in Somerset , England . Its parish is part of the Athelney Benefice , along with the parishes of St Michael , Burrowbridge , St Bartholomew , Lyng and SS Peter and Paul , North Curry . History . St Gregory 's was built in the 14th century , perhaps as early as 1300 . It is cruciform , with an octagonal crossing tower whose upper stage was added in the 15th century . The nave has north and south aisles with four-bay arcades . There is a south porch with a sundial over its outer arch and a statue of St Gregory the Great over its inner arch . Fragments of Medieval stained glass survive in the western windows of the aisles . Bells . The tower has a ring of five bells . John Wiseman of Montacute cast the treble bell in 1628 . Thomas I Wroth of Wellington cast the second bell in 1714 . John Kingston of Bridgwater cast the third bell in 1818 and the tenor bell in 1823 . John Taylor & Co cast the fourth bell in 1909 . Churchyard . St Gregory 's churchyard includes a monument that may be 16th-century , one good late-18th-century headstone and a 17th- or 18th-century set of stocks .
Bosmun language . Bosman ( Bosmun , Bosngun ) is a Ramu language of Papua New Guinea . Like Watam , it shares a number of irregular plural markers with the Lower Sepik languages , supporting the proposal of a Ramu – Lower Sepik language family .
Days of America . `` Days of America '' is a song recorded by American country music group Blackhawk . It was released in November 2001 as the first single from the album `` Spirit Dancer '' . The song reached # 37 on the `` Billboard '' Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart . The song was written by group members Dave Robbins and Henry Paul , along with Lee Thomas Miller .
Jürg Kreienbühl . Jürg Kreienbühl ( August 12 , 1932 , Basel – October 30 , 2007 , Cormeilles-en-Parisis ) was a Swiss and French painter . Life . After his high school graduation , Jürg Kreienbühl hesitated between pursuing scientific or artistic studies and finally completed an apprenticeship as a house painter in Basel . Earning a scholarship from his city , he traveled to Paris in 1956 to work and to make a living from his painting . He first settled in Colombes where he painted rubbish tips , cemeteries and decomposing bodies of animals . Two years later , he ended up to move to the slum area of Bezons near Paris in a old wheelless bus . There he lived in difficult conditions among homeless , gypsies and North Africans who became his friends and models . Four years later , he left the slum to settle in an apartment near Argenteuil . The sales of some paintings enabled him to buy a `` caravan-studio '' and to keep on describing from nature , during more than a decade , the life in the slums and its population : social outcasts , prostitutes , vagrants and disabled people… In 1973 , a retrospective exhibition of his work was held at Kunsthaus Museum in Aarau . In the 1970 ’ s , Jürg Kreienbühl started to work on new subjects and to practice again etching and lithography that he could work in his home in Cormeilles-en-Parisis . In 1974 , he made his first painting in the Jardin des Plantes , “ Hommage à Cuvier ” . One year later , he found by accident a former factory of unsold terra cotta saints for churches in Vendeuvre-sur-Barse : he painted there a series a terra cotta figures lying on dusty grounds . He also spent a lot of time in Le Havre where he painted industrial pollution and the France liner which had to be demolished . In 1982 , Jürg Kreienbühl was invited to visit the gallery of Zoology ( now Great Gallery of Evolution ) of the National Museum of Natural History in Paris . Because of disrepair reasons , the gallery was closed since 1965 and was no longer accessible to public . Fascinated by the damaged replica of animals and the scientific heritage of this place , he worked in the museum during three years where he realized about 60 paintings . Over the years , his subjects included the building site of La Défense , the park sculpture of Bernhard Luginbühl in Mötschwil , the nuclear power station in Gravelines and the port of Dunkirk , the Warteck brewery in Basel… Over the last ten years of his life , Jürg Kreienbühl worked on the catalogue raisonné of his prints and on the monography Malerei der Leidenschaft , both published in 1998 . Some important exhibitions were held at Musée de Gravelines ( 2011 ) , Centre culturel Suisse in Paris ( 2001 ) and Centre d ’ art Jacques-Henri Lartigue in L ’ Isle-Adam ( 2006 ) . After his death in 2007 in Cormeille-en-Parisis , his work is being progressively rediscovered and joined the collection of the Centre Georges Pompidou and the Museum of Fine Arts of Rennes in 2017 . Work . Although influenced at his beginnings by an expressionist manner like Lovis Corinth or Chaïm Soutine , his work turned quite quickly to an uncompromising realism . Willing to show the reality in the raw , he made himself the witness or the chronicler of the end times , by documenting the condemned worlds by the evolution of society : the old beliefs , the social outcasts and the life in the fringe and the ravages from urbanization and industrialization . According to Le Monde art critic Philippe Dagen , Jürg Kreienbühl `` could be seen as the first photorealist of the Parisian painting in the 1960 ’ s . He can also be seen as the predecessor of those who make their art a disillusioned social and architectural chronicle '' . His realist approach does not aim to reproduce strictly his natural environment but `` to go beyond reality through the reality '' as written by Leonard Ginsburg . His conception of realism has to be linked to his use of LSD in his youth , under the supervision of his friend Albert Hofmann who evoke it in his book `` LSD - My Problem Child '' . Since this experiment , the visible world is for the painter the vehicle of another reality , hidden , omnipresent but invisible . That ’ s why Albert Hoffman wrote about him that he was `` both a painter and mystic '' . Collections . Aargauer Kunsthaus , Aarau ; Kunstmuseum , Basel , Kupferstichkabinett , Basel ; Christoph Merian Stiftung , Basel ; Musée des Beaux-Arts , Beauvais ; Musée du Dessin et de l ’ Estampe Originale de Gravelines ; Musée Louis Senlecq , L ’ Isle-Adam ; Bibliothèque Nationale , Paris ; Centre Pompidou , Paris ; Collection de la ville de Paris ; FRAC Ile-de-France , Paris ; Musée des Beaux-Arts , Rennes ; Musée de l ’ Isle de France , Sceaux
Reciprocity ( photography ) . In photography reciprocity is the inverse relationship between the intensity and duration of light that determines the reaction of light-sensitive material . Within a normal exposure range for film stock , for example , the reciprocity law states that the film response will be determined by the total exposure , defined as intensity × time . Therefore , the same response ( for example , the optical density of the developed film ) can result from reducing duration and increasing light intensity , and vice versa . The reciprocal relationship is assumed in most sensitometry , for example when measuring a Hurter and Driffield curve ( optical density versus logarithm of total exposure ) for a photographic emulsion . Total exposure of the film or sensor , the product of focal-plane illuminance times exposure time , is measured in lux seconds . History . The idea of reciprocity , once known as Bunsen–Roscoe reciprocity , originated from the work of Robert Bunsen and Henry Roscoe in 1862 . Deviations from the reciprocity law were reported by Captain William de Wiveleslie Abney in 1893 , and extensively studied by Karl Schwarzschild in 1899 . Schwarzschild 's model was found wanting by Abney and by Englisch , and better models have been proposed in subsequent decades of the early twentieth century . In 1913 , Kron formulated an equation to describe the effect in terms of curves of constant density , which J. Halm adopted and modified , leading to the `` Kron–Halm catenary equation '' In chemical photography . In photography , `` reciprocity '' refers to the relationship whereby the total light energy – proportional to the total exposure , the product of the light intensity and exposure time , controlled by aperture and shutter speed , respectively – determines the effect of the light on the film . That is , an increase of brightness by a certain factor is exactly compensated by a decrease of exposure time by the same factor , and vice versa . In other words , there is under normal circumstances a reciprocal proportion between aperture area and shutter speed for a given photographic result , with a wider aperture requiring a faster shutter speed for the same effect . For example , an EV of 10 may be achieved with an aperture ( f-number ) of 2.8 and a shutter speed of 1/125 s. The same exposure is achieved by doubling the aperture area to 2 and halving the exposure time to 1/250 s , or by halving the aperture area to 4 and doubling the exposure time to 1/60 s ; in each case the response of the film is expected to be the same . Reciprocity failure . For most photographic materials , reciprocity is valid with good accuracy over a range of values of exposure duration , but becomes increasingly inaccurate as this range is departed from : this is reciprocity failure ( reciprocity law failure , or the Schwarzschild effect ) . As the light level decreases out of the reciprocity range , the increase in duration , and hence of total exposure , required to produce an equivalent response becomes higher than the formula states ; for instance , at half of the light required for a normal exposure , the duration must be more than doubled for the same result . Multipliers used to correct for this effect are called `` reciprocity factors '' ( see model below ) . At very low light levels , film is less responsive . Light can be considered to be a stream of discrete photons , and a light-sensitive emulsion is composed of discrete light-sensitive grains , usually silver halide crystals . Each grain must absorb a certain number of photons in order for the light-driven reaction to occur and the latent image to form . In particular , if the surface of the silver halide crystal has a cluster of approximately four or more reduced silver atoms , resulting from absorption of a sufficient number of photons ( usually a few dozen photons are required ) , it is rendered developable . At low light levels , `` i.e . '' few photons per unit time , photons impinge upon each grain relatively infrequently ; if the four photons required arrive over a long enough interval , the partial change due to the first one or two is not stable enough to survive before enough photons arrive to make a permanent latent image center . This breakdown in the usual tradeoff between aperture and shutter speed is known as reciprocity failure . Each different film type has a different response at low light levels . Some films are very susceptible to reciprocity failure , and others much less so . Some films that are very light sensitive at normal illumination levels and normal exposure times lose much of their sensitivity at low light levels , becoming effectively `` slow '' films for long exposures . Conversely some films that are `` slow '' under normal exposure duration retain their light sensitivity better at low light levels . For example , for a given film , if a light meter indicates a required EV of 5 and the photographer sets the aperture to f/11 , then ordinarily a 4-second exposure would be required ; a reciprocity correction factor of 1.5 would require the exposure to be extended to 6 seconds for the same result . Reciprocity failure generally becomes significant at exposures of longer than about 1 sec for film , and above 30 sec for paper . Reciprocity also breaks down at extremely high levels of illumination with very short exposures . This is a concern for scientific and technical photography , but rarely to general photographers , as exposures significantly shorter than a millisecond are only required for subjects such as explosions and in particle physics , or when taking high-speed motion pictures with very high shutter speeds ( 1/10,000 sec or faster ) . Schwarzschild law . Unfortunately , Schwarzschild 's empirically determined `` 0.86 '' coefficient turned out to be of limited usefulness . A modern formulation of Schwarzschild 's law is given as where `` E '' is a measure of the `` effect of the exposure '' that leads to changes in the opacity of the photosensitive material ( in the same degree that an equal value of exposure `` H = It '' does in the reciprocity region ) , `` I '' is illuminance , `` t '' is exposure duration and `` p '' is the `` Schwarzschild coefficient '' . However , a constant value for `` p '' remains elusive , and has not replaced the need for more realistic models or empirical sensitometric data in critical applications . When reciprocity holds , Schwarzschild 's law uses `` p '' = 1.0. where the `` t '' + 1 term implies a breakpoint near 1 second separating the region where reciprocity holds from the region where it fails . Simple model for `` t '' > 1 second . Some models of microscope use automatic electronic models for reciprocity failure compensation , generally of a form for correct time , `` Tc '' , expressible as a power law of metered time , `` Tm '' , that is , `` Tc= ( Tm ) p '' , for times in seconds . Typical values of `` p '' are 1.25 to 1.45 , but some are low as 1.1 and high as 1.8 . The Kron–Halm catenary equation . where `` I '' 0 is the photographic material 's optimum intensity level and `` a '' is a constant that characterizes the material 's reciprocity failure . Quantum reciprocity-failure model . Modern models of reciprocity failure incorporate an exponential function , as opposed to power law , dependence on time or intensity at long exposure times or low intensities , based on the distribution of `` interquantic times '' ( times between photon absorptions in a grain ) and the temperature-dependent `` lifetimes '' of the intermediate states of the partially exposed grains . Astrophotography . Reciprocity failure is an important effect in the field of film-based astrophotography . Deep-sky objects such as galaxies and nebulae are often so faint that they are not visible to the un-aided eye . To make matters worse , many objects ' spectra do not line up with the film emulsion 's sensitivity curves . Many of these targets are small and require long focal lengths , which can push the focal ratio far above 5 . Combined , these parameters make these targets extremely difficult to capture with film ; exposures from 30 minutes to well over an hour are typical . As a typical example , capturing an image of the Andromeda Galaxy at 4 will take about 30 minutes ; to get the same density at 8 would require an exposure of about 200 minutes . When a telescope is tracking an object , every minute is difficult ; therefore , reciprocity failure is one of the biggest motivations for astronomers to switch to digital imaging . Electronic image sensors have their own limitation at long exposure time and low illuminance levels , not usually referred to as reciprocity failure , namely noise from dark current , but this effect can be controlled by cooling the sensor . Holography . A similar problem exists in holography . The total energy required when exposing holographic film using a continuous wave laser ( i.e . for several seconds ) is significantly less than the total energy required when exposing holographic film using a pulsed laser ( i.e . around 20–40 nanoseconds ) due to a reciprocity failure . It can also be caused by very long or very short exposures with a continuous wave laser . To try to offset the reduced brightness of the film due to reciprocity failure , a method called latensification can be used . This is usually done directly after the holographic exposure and using an incoherent light source ( such as a 25–40 W light bulb ) . Exposing the holographic film to the light for a few seconds can increase the brightness of the hologram by an order of magnitude .
Ontario Highway 525 . Secondary Highway 525 , commonly referred to as Highway 525 , is a provincially maintained secondary highway in the Canadian province of Ontario . It is a short , remote secondary highway that links Highway 596 to the Wabaseemoong First Nations reserve . It is the second-westernmost secondary highway in the province , Highway 673 being the first . The route was commissioned by 1982 along what was formerly Highway 596 ; a former use of the route number existed between 1956 and 1973 in Gravenhurst . Route description . Highway 525 is a very remote highway in northwestern Ontario . There are no settlements along its length , and the closest human habitation is Minaki near its southern terminus and Whitedog near its northern terminus . The route begins west of Minaki , branching off from Highway 596 , which travels south to Kenora . It travels north along a wide strip of land bounded by Sand Lake to the east , and by Swan Lake and Tetu Lake to the west , all part of the Winnipeg River watershed . Zig-zagging in a generally northward direction , the highway passes through thick boreal forest . At approximately its midpoint , the route meets the Cygnet Lake road , which provides access to a remote camp . The highway continues north , curving west immediately before ending at the entrance to the Wabaseemoong ( Islington ) reserve . The road continues into the reserve to provide access to Caribou Falls and Whitedog . History . The current Highway 525 is not the original usage of the number . In 1956 , the number was one of several dozen Secondary Highways designated by the Department of Highways to improve connections between King 's Highways . The highway followed the route of present-day Muskoka District Road 18 north from Highway 11 to the Muskoka Centre . It was decommissioned between early 1972 and late 1973 , shortly after the establishment of the District Municipality of Muskoka . The current Highway 525 was designated by 1982 . Prior to that , the road it followed was an extension of Highway 596 that was designated in the mid-1970s . The route was gravel surfaced when it was assumed , but has since been paved . Major intersections . The following table lists the major junctions along Highway 525 . The entirety of the route is located within Kenora District .
2015 Launceston Tennis International . The 2015 Launceston Tennis International was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts . It was the first edition ( for men ) and fourth edition ( for women ) of the tournament which is part of the 2015 ATP Challenger Tour and the 2015 ITF Women 's Circuit , offering a total of $ 50,000 in prize money for both genders . It took place in Launceston , Tasmania , Australia , on 8–15 February 2015 .
Sapele , Delta . Sapele is a city in Delta State , Nigeria . The origin of the name is believed to be an anglicised derivation of the Urhobo word Uriapele , named after a local diety , the shrine of which can still be found in the centre of the city . It is believed the British colonial authorities changed the name of the then hamlet to `` Sapele '' as it was easier to pronounce By the mid-19th century , Sapele was established as a trading village , occasionally visited by Europeans . In 1891 , the British government established a vice-consulate at Sapele . The population grew to 33,638 by 1952 , including people from many Nigerian tribes . Today , the city has one of Nigeria 's major ports . Its industries include the processing of timber , rubber , and palm oil , as well as furniture , tamarind balm and footwear manufacturing . As of 1995 , its population was 135,800 . And as of 2005/2006 , the population of this advancing city is 142,652 . The surrounding forest is made up predominantly of Entandrophragma cylindricum or Sapele , the tree to which the city lends its name . Sapele was one of Africa 's largest timber producers . The African Timber and Plywood ( AT & P ) a division of the United Africa Company factory based in the city was once reputed to be the largest timber manufacturing complex in the world , in its prime it was the city 's largest employer with an estimated 6000 employees The Ogorode district of the city houses one of Power Holding Company of Nigeria power generation plants one of six in the country and the nation 's second largest with an installed capacity of 1000MW
Sun in a Net Awards . The Sun in a Net Awards ( ) are annual awards that recognize accomplishments in filmmaking and television . It is the highest award of achievement in film awarded in Slovakia . It is organised by the Slovak Film and Television Academy . Awards were originally held bi-annually . The awards were established in 2004 . The name of the awards references the 1963 film The Sun in a Net . The first awards were held in 2006 .
18th Ohio Battery . 18th Ohio Independent Battery was an artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War . Service . The battery was organized in Portsmouth , Ohio , and mustered in September 13 , 1862 , for a three-year enlistment under Captain Charles C. Aleshire . The battery was attached to 2nd Division , Army of Kentucky , Department of the Ohio , to February 1863 . 2nd Brigade , Baird 's Division , Army of Kentucky , Department of the Cumberland , to June 1863 . Artillery , 1st Division , Reserve Corps , Army of the Cumberland , to October 1863 . 1st Division , Artillery Reserve , Department of the Cumberland , to March 1864 . 2nd Division , Artillery Reserve , Department of the Cumberland , to December 1864 . Unassigned , District of the Etowah , Department of the Cumberland , to January 1865 . Post of Chattanooga , Tennessee , Department of the Cumberland , to June 1865 . The 18th Ohio Battery mustered out of service on June 29 , 1865 . Detailed service . Left Ohio for Covington , Ky. , October 9 , 1862 . March to Lexington , Ky. , October 23–29 , 1862 , and duty there until December 26 . Moved to Louisville , Ky. , December 26 ; then to Nashville , Tenn. , arriving there February 7 , 1863 . Moved to Brentwood , Tenn. , February 21 . Expedition to Franklin and Spring Hill March 2–5 . Action at Franklin March 4 . Thompson 's Station , Spring Hill , March 4–5 . Duty at Franklin until June . Repulse of Van Dorn 's attack on Franklin April 10 . Moved to Triune June 2 . Action at Triune June 11 . Tullahoma Campaign June 23-July 7 . Action at Fosterville , Guy 's Gap and Shelbyville June 27 . Moved to Wartrace July 3 , and duty there until August 12 . Chickamauga Campaign August 16-September 22 . Reconnaissance from Rossville September 17 . Ringgold , Ga. , September 17 . Spring Creek September 18 . Battle of Chickamauga September 19–20 . Siege of Chattanooga September 24-November 23 . Battles of Chattanooga November 23–25 ; Lookout Mountain November 23–24 ; Missionary Ridge November 25 . Pursuit to Graysville November 26–28 . Ordered to Nashville , Tenn. , December 1 , and garrison duty there until October 1864 . March to Chattanooga October 6–21 . Moved to Nashville November 27 . Battles of Nashville December 15–16 . Pursuit of Hood to the Tennessee River December 17–28 . Duty at Chattanooga , Tenn. , until May 1 , 1865 , and at Resaca , Ga. , until June 20 . Casualties . The battery lost a total of 23 enlisted men during service ; 2 killed and 22 died due to disease .
Vilanur . Vilanur ( ) is a village in the Avadaiyarkoil revenue block of Pudukkottai district , Tamil Nadu , India .
Carlene Mitchell . Edra Carlene Mitchell was the assistant coach of the American basketball team Chicago Sky of the WNBA and the former head coach of the women 's basketball program at UC Santa Barbara . Before taking her first head coaching job with the Gauchos , Mitchell spent 10 years as an assistant coach to C. Vivian Stringer at Rutgers University , spending her last three years as associate head coach . Early life and education . Mitchell was born in De Witt , Arkansas . She began her college playing career at Trinity Valley Community College where she won a national title during her second season ( 1993–94 ) . She also set the NJCAA record for most assists in a single season ( 337 ) and most assists in a game ( 17 ) during the national championship season with the Cardinals . She made the jump to NCAA Division 1 basketball when she transferred to Kansas State University . She started at point guard her senior year with the Wildcats ( 1995–96 ) . Coaching career . At UC Santa Barbara Mitchell became the fifth head coach in Gaucho history on May 19 , 2011 . She replaced Lindsay Gottlieb who left the program to become the head coach for the women 's basketball team at the University of California , Berkeley . In her first season with the Gauchos , she led her team on an historic run to capture the Big West Championship as the sixth seeded team in the conference tournament . During that run , she also saw two of her players earn spots on the All-Big West Tournament Team , sophomore guard Melissa Zornig and junior forward/center Kirsten Tilleman . Tilleman also earned Tournament MVP honors after her double-double performance in the championship game versus Long Beach State . Mitchell also coached two of her players to Big West recognition . Senior Emilie Johnson was named to the All-Big West Second Team , the fourth time in her career she earned All-Big West honors . And sophomore guard Nicole Nesbit was named as the conference 's Co-Sixth Player of the Year and was also an All-Big West Honorable Mention . While at Rutgers , Mitchell helped coach the team to an NCAA Tournament berth in nine straight seasons and a spot in the NCAA Regional Semifinals in five of her last seven seasons . Mitchell , who served as the program 's recruiting coordinator since 2004 , consistently landed the top talent in the nation , including four top-15 recruiting classes and the nation 's top recruiting class in 2006-07 . Prior to her time with the Scarlet Knights , Mitchell spent the 2000-01 season as the top assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Oklahoma State University . She was responsible for both preseason and off-season conditioning , coaching the guards during practices , developing a defensive game plan for each of Oklahoma State 's opponents and working with the program 's summer camps . Prior to her stop in Stillwater , Mitchell coached for two seasons at Western Illinois University . While in Macomb , Ill. , she helped the Westerwinds make a remarkable turnaround from a 7-19 record to an 18-11 mark the following season . Mitchell assisted in the signing of 14 student-athletes to national letters of intent . Three of those student-athletes were later named to the Mid-Continent Conference All-First Team during their respective careers . Mitchell started her coaching career as a graduate assistant at the University of Missouri-Kansas City in 1997 . Her responsibilities with the Kangaroos included implementing strength and conditioning programs , creating opponent scouting reports and organizing all team travel . Recognition . In her first year at the helm for UCSB , Mitchell turned around a team that was 8-13 midway through the season by coaching them to nine wins of their final 12 games . That comeback led to the program 's 14th Big West Championship and a berth in the NCAA Tournament . For that season , Mitchell was named as one of the top three finalists for the Spalding Maggie Dixon Division I Rookie Coach of the Year presented by the Women ’ s Basketball Coaches Association .
York South ( New Brunswick provincial electoral district ) . York South was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick , Canada . It was formed in 1974 when the former multi-member electoral district of York County was split into York North and York South . In the electoral redistribution of 1994 , York South ceased to exist when it was divided between the new electoral districts of York and New Maryland and the existing districts of Fredericton South and Woodstock .
Battle of Pateros . The Battle of Pateros refers to a series of skirmishes between Spanish troops and revolutionary forces in the towns of Las Piñas , Taguig and Pateros in Manila . These skirmishes occurred shortly after the execution of José Rizal and are considered the renewal of hostilities in Luzon after a period of ceasefire from the Battle of Binakayan to the Rizal execution . Background . After the failed Spanish attempt to recapture several towns in Cavite , a short period of desperate fighting occurred . The central Luzon revolutionaries in the north were heavily depleted and were on the verge of losing their war . Andrés Bonifacio 's men in Morong were hard pressed by the Spaniards . But as things began to settle , the revolutionaries had successfully liberated all of Cavite and most of Laguna , Batangas and Tayabas provinces . In the period following the battle at Binakayan , several townsfolk from all over the provinces raced to settle in the territory of Cavite , bringing with them their town bands , their patron saints and so on . This period of temporary peace saw what the settlers of Cavite called `` Ang Panahon ng Tagalog '' . Meanwhile , a new governor , Camilo de Polavieja , was put in power and began to suppress the rebels in Cavite , with Manila newspapers reporting the arrival of 40,000 `` cazadores '' ( marksmen ) from Spain . Advance on Pateros . Strategically located along the Pasig River , Pateros and other cities in the area were ideal for controlling trade in and out of Laguna , as Emilio Aguinaldo slowly advanced on Taguig , the generals of Laguna planned to liberate the rest of the province as well . Just before these incidents , an unofficial ceasefire was being observed in Cavite . Upon hearing of the execution of Rizal , Aguinaldo and several other generals ordered for the renewed struggle for independence . The first major target for the revolutionaries was Pateros and its surrounding towns . The advance began on land with the Aguinaldo forces marching towards Pateros , after noticing rebel activities in the area , Spanish troops pleaded for reinforcements as Aguinaldo moved forward , the reinforcements would arrive one day too late . First Battle . On December 31 , Aguinaldo engaged the Spanish loyalist garrison at Pateros , catching them completely by surprise , meanwhile , Mariano Noriel and Pio del Pilar advanced on Taguig , Silang and Las Piñas . By nightfall of the 31st , Pateros , Taguig and Silang were under rebel control . Spanish reinforcements arrive . Starting on January 1 until January 2 , Spanish reinforcements under General Francisco Galbis attacked the rebel positions in Pateros , a large contingency of Spanish troops from Laguna arrived and soon drove Aguinaldo out of Pateros and Noriel , out of Taguig . Spanish troops began to probe rebel activities in Pateros , while the revolutionary forces shifted their attention to Las Piñas . Final assault on Pateros . On January 3 , Aguinaldo , Noriel and Del Pilar launched a pitched battle between Spanish forces in Pateros . This was to be their last attempt to take Pateros . Meanwhile , rebels attacked Spanish fortified strongholds put up by Governor-general Ramon Blanco in Las Piñas , Perez Dasmariñas and Silang , in an attempt to drive Spanish forces out of the areas for good , by the afternoon of the 3rd , Rebels forces were pushed back from Pateros and Las Piñas and into Laguna and Cavite . The remaining rebel attacks were repulsed . Aftermath . Though successful in the initial part of the battle , the Filipinos took crippling losses in this battle , and with such loss , this meant that they are not going to hold their positions near Manila for long . They retreated in the nearby provinces to avoid further rout by the Spanish . For the latter , their victory in the battle meant that the road to the Katipunan faction of Magdalo 's capital of Imus is now open for the taking . To grasp the opportunity , the Spanish general Jose de Lachambre ordered quick assault on Cavite province to finally pacify the rebels there and retake the province for the Spanish Crown .
Solar eclipse of February 4 , 1981 . An annular solar eclipse occurred on February 4–5 , 1981 . A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun , thereby totally or partly obscuring the image of the Sun for a viewer on Earth . An annular solar eclipse occurs when the Moon 's apparent diameter is smaller than the Sun 's , blocking most of the Sun 's light and causing the Sun to look like an annulus ( ring ) . An annular eclipse appears as a partial eclipse over a region of the Earth thousands of kilometres wide . It was visible in Australia , crossing over Tasmania and southern Stewart Island of New Zealand near sunrise on February 5th , and ended at sunset over western South America .
Maryanne Petrilla . Maryanne C. Petrilla is the former Luzerne County Commissioner Chairperson , before the county adopted a Home Rule Charter in 2012 . As of 2011 , she resided in Sugarloaf Township , Pennsylvania . She is the second female Commissioner Chairperson in the county 's history after Rose Tucker . Petrilla is a graduate of the McCann School of Business and Technology .
Kenneth Woolmer , Baron Woolmer of Leeds . Kenneth John Woolmer , Baron Woolmer of Leeds ( born 25 April 1940 ) is a British university lecturer and politician . Coming into politics through local government in West Yorkshire , Woolmer was elected to Parliament for the Labour Party in 1979 . He became an effective Parliamentarian and was rapidly promoted , despite clearly allying to the party 's right-wing and playing an active role in the intra-party conflict . Partly due to adverse boundary changes , he lost his seat in 1983 and was unable to win it back . Later in life he received a life peerage and became an active member of the House of Lords . Early career . Woolmer was the son of Joseph Woolmer , and was educated at Kettering Grammar School , moving on to the University of Leeds where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics ; after graduating he became a university lecturer at Leeds . His political career began in 1970 when he was elected as a Labour Party candidate to Leeds city council , of which he was deputy leader from 1972 . In 1973 Woolmer was elected to the new Leeds city council and to West Yorkshire county council which had been created as part of local government reorganisation . At the 1970 Labour Party conference , Woolmer ( as the delegate from Leeds North West Constituency Labour Party ) seconded a motion calling for abolition of all private medicine . That year he fought Leeds North West at the general election , coming second . West Yorkshire county council . As deputy leader and chairman of the planning and transport committee of West Yorkshire county council , Woolmer announced in July 1974 the beginning of a campaign for industrial and commercial development . In 1976 he called for Government support for electronics industries which were locating in West Yorkshire , after a Rank Radio factory made 200 workers redundant . Woolmer was chairman of the planning and transportation committee of the Association of Metropolitan Authorities from 1974 to 1977 , and later became Leader of West Yorkshire county council . 1979 election . By the late summer of 1976 , Woolmer had been selected to follow Dr Alfred Broughton as Labour Party candidate for Batley and Morley . Broughton suffered prolonged ill health during the later stages of the Parliament but did not resign his seat ; he died just as the 1979 general election campaign began . Woolmer was elected with a majority of 5,352 . In Parliament Woolmer specialised in issues affecting the economy and industry . He became a member of the Select Committee on the Treasury and Civil Service when it was set up , and chaired the Parliamentary Labour Party finance and economic committee in 1980-81 . Economic policy . In responding to the recession of the early 1980s , Woolmer pressed the Government to use the proceeds of North Sea oil to build up manufacturing industry , and he challenged Margaret Thatcher to accept that her policies were causing a divide between the industrial north and the prosperous south . He attacked the 1981 budget as `` savagely deflationary '' , asserting that it would `` pile agony on to injury '' . Woolmer also took up the cause of civil servants ' pay , urging the Government to take the matter to arbitration . Solidarity . After a special conference of the Labour Party endorsed an electoral college for future elections of the party leader , Woolmer signed a statement deploring the outcome . He volunteered as Secretary of Solidarity , a group which campaigned against the far left within the Labour Party and to stop further defections to the Social Democratic Party . Leader of the Opposition Michael Foot promoted Woolmer to the front bench as junior spokesman on trade , prices and consumer protection from November 1981 ; it was noted that he was not a left-winger in Labour Party terms . Woolmer joined a pressure group called `` Forward Labour '' which was set up in 1982 calling for evidence of Militant tendency infiltration of the Labour Party to be published , with a view to expelling their members . In his front bench role , Woolmer pressed the Government not to allow British Airways ( then in state ownership ) to sell off profitable subsidiaries , which he believed to be a prelude to its privatisation . Defeat . When Woolmer came up for re-election at the 1983 general election , his constituency was divided in boundary changes and Woolmer stood for the new Batley and Spen seat which was less favourable for the Labour Party . After a close fight , Woolmer lost the seat by 870 votes to the Conservative Elizabeth Peacock . His loss from the House of Commons was described as `` unexpected '' by Gerald Kaufman , who particularly regretted it because Woolmer `` had developed an impressive expertise in trade policy '' . Woolmer had been the principal of Halton Gill Associates , consultants on central and local government , since 1979 . In 1985 Woolmer was reselected to try to gain Batley and Spen back from the Conservatives . At the 1987 general election , he was again defeated as the Conservatives slightly increased their majority ; it was speculated that a large personal vote for the sitting Conservative MP had kept the seat in her hands . Subsequent business career . In 1991 Woolmer became Director of MBA Programmes for Leeds University ; he also served as a director of Leeds United F.C . from 1991 to 1996 . He was briefly Dean of External Relations for the university in 1997 before becoming Dean of the School of Business and Economic Studies ; he oversaw the creation of a separate Leeds University Business School before leaving in 2000 . He has been a partner in Anderson McGraw since 2001 and was a non-executive director of Thornfield Developments Ltd from 1999 to 2002 , among other business appointments . Woolmer was created a Life Peer as Baron Woolmer of Leeds , `` of Leeds in the County of West Yorkshire '' in the Peerage of the United Kingdom on 3 August 1999 .
Brian Edmondson . Brian Edmondson is a 6'2 '' , 165 lb . former right-handed pitcher from Fontana , California . Born on January 29 , 1973 , he was a third-round selection of the Detroit Tigers in the 1991 amateur draft . Soon after that , the rookie-level Bristol Tigers would welcome him to the Appalachian League and see him go 4-4 over 12 starts , with a 4.57 ERA . He was promoted to the single-A Fayetteville Generals in the South Atlantic League the following season . He would go 10-6 with a 3.37 ERA , starting in 27 of his 28 appearances and racking up a 1.37 WHIP . In 1993 , Edmondson joined the Lakeland Tigers in the high-A Florida State League , and went 8-5 , 2.99 over 19 starts with a 1.38 WHIP . He moved up to the double-A level London Tigers near the end of the season in the Eastern league , where he had less success , going 0-4 over five starts with a 6.26 ERA and a 1.87 WHIP . In 1994 , Edmondson joined the Trenton Tigers , Detroit 's new Eastern League affiliate . He spent the whole season there , and went 11-9 in 26 starts . He posted a 4.56 ERA and a 1.43 WHIP , striking out 90 in 162 innings . Just prior to the 1995 minor league campaign , the New York Mets selected him off waivers from the Tigers . Edmondson spent two and a half seasons with the Binghampton Mets in the Eastern League , appearing in 76 games and making 35 starts . He posted a 15-17 record in that time , and averaged 4.25 earned runs per nine innings . Near the end of May in 1997 , he finally made the jump to triple-A , joining the Norfolk Tides in the International League , making starts in four of his 31 appearances and going 4-3 with a 2.90 ERA and a 1.45 WHIP with 65 strikeouts in 68.2 innings pitched . After the season , the Atlanta Braves claimed him from the Mets in the Rule 5 draft . The Rule 5 draft necessitates that any player selected must remain on the major league roster for the entire season or else be subject to getting reclaimed by the original club . Edmonson began the campaign on Atlanta 's opening day roster , and made 10 appearances for the Braves during the first two months of the season . In his first major league game , on April 2 , he entered the game in the 11th inning of an 8-6 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers , giving up two runs in 0.2 innings . He went 0-1 with a blown save and a 4.32 ERA over 16.2 innings for Atlanta , with eight strikeouts and a 1.320 WHIP . The Braves lost him on June 4 , when he failed to clear waivers and joined the Florida Marlins . Edmondson made at least nine appearances per month for the Marlins , totaling 43 games by the end of the season . From June 8 through July 12 , he appeared in a dozen games , holding opposing batters to a sub-one WHIP and a 1.47 ERA and striking out 13 over 18.1 innings . It started on June 8 , when he earned his first major league win by pitching the 15th through the 17th inning and allowing two singles while striking out three in a 4-3 win against the Toronto Blue Jays . On July 4 , he earned the win when he entered in the fourth and pitched through the end of the eighth , allowing a single earned run and striking out three in a 3-2 win over the Montreal Expos . In total for Florida , he went 4-3 with a 3.79 ERA and a 1.534 WHIP , striking out 32 in 59.1 innings . In 1999 , Edmondson led the Marlins relief corps with 94.0 innings pitched , and struck out 58 batters . He went 5-8 in 68 appearances with a 5.84 ERA and a 1.596 WHIP . He earned his first win of the season on April 27 , pitching 3.1 innings of shutout ball against the Chicago Cubs , striking out three and hitting two doubles with an RBI . Incidentally , he went four-for-11 from the plate on the season , his only four major league hits . On September 8 , he struck out three and allowed no baserunners in 1.2 innings of a 5-4 , 13-inning win over the Los Angeles Dodgers . Just before the start of the 2000 season , Edmondson had surgery for a torn labrum and rotator cuff , spending the whole season on the DL . He made his return in 2001 , joining the high-A Brevard County Manatees in the FSL on opening day , and going 5-2 with a 1.73 ERA over 16 appearances , with 21 strikeouts in 26 innings and a 1.04 WHIP . He joined the Eastern League 's Portland Beavers in late-May , then duplicated his 1.73 ERA over 14 games , going 2-3 in 26 innings with a 0.81 WHIP . He worked his way up to the Calgary Cannons in the triple-A Pacific Coast League , going 2-5 with an 8.49 ERA over 23 games with a 1.96 WHIP . Florida released Edmondson on March 8 , 2002 . Edmondson signed a minor league deal with the Cleveland Indians , and played the start of the season with the double-A Akron Aeros in the Eastern League , going 2-0 over seven innings and not giving up a run . He struck out six and allowed three baserunners . The second part of the season would see him with the Erie Seawolves , Detroit 's entrant in the Eastern League . In 38 games , he went 3-2 with a 4.00 ERA , 36 K 's in 45 IP , and a 1.42 WHIP . In 2003 , Edmondson went 8-7 , 1.95 with the independent Northeast League 's Elmira Pioneers , striking out 114 in 148 innings and posting a 0.98 WHIP . It was the last competitive baseball he would appear in .
Ephedra aspera . = Description = . `` Ephedra aspera '' is a species of `` Ephedra '' known by the common names rough jointfir , boundary ephedra , and pitamoreal.It is native to the southwestern United States from California to Texas and parts of northern Mexico as far south as Zacatecas . It is a resident of varied woodland and scrub plant communities . `` Ephedra aspera '' is a highly branched shrub often exceeding in height made up of many long yellow-gold twigs . Its small leaves are just a few millimeters long . Male plants bear pollen cones 4 to 7 millimeters long . Female plants may be darker to reddish in color , bearing seed cones which are slightly larger than those of the male plant and contain only one seed each.Shrubs are 0.5 -- 1.5 m in length . Bark is gray , cracked and fissured . Branches are opposite or whorled , rigid , angle of divergence is about 30° . Twigs are pale to dark green , becoming yellow with age , not viscid , slightly to strongly scabrous , with numerous longitudinal grooves ; internodes are 1 -- 6 cm in length . Terminal buds conic , 1 -- 2 mm , apex obtuse . Leaves opposite ( rarely in whorls of 3 ) , 1 -- 3 ( -- 5 ) mm , connate to 1/2 -- 7/8 their length ; bases thickened , brown , shredding with age , ± persistent ; apex obtuse . Pollen cones 2 ( rarely 1 or whorled ) at node , obovoid , 4 -- 7 mm , sessile or rarely on short peduncles ; bracts opposite , 6 -- 10 pairs , yellow to red-brown , obovate , 3 -- 4 × 2 -- 3 mm , membranous ; bracteoles slightly exceeding bracts ; sporangiophores 4 -- 5 mm , 1/2 exserted , with 4 -- 6 sessile to short-stalked ( less than 1 mm ) microsporangia . Seed cones usually 2 at node , ovoid , 6 -- 10 mm , sessile or on short , scaly peduncles ; bracts opposite , 5 -- 7 pairs , circular , 4 -- 7 × 2 -- 4 mm , membranous , with red-brown thickened center and base , margins entire . Seed 1 , ellipsoid , 5 -- 8 × 2 -- 4 mm , light brown to brown , smooth to slightly scabrous .
U.S.D.A ( band ) . U.S.D.A . ( United Street Dopeboyz of America ) is an American hip hop group from Atlanta , Georgia . The group 's founder , Atlanta-based rapper Jeezy ( formerly known as Young Jeezy ) , officially brought the group mainstream after his departure from Boyz n da Hood . The original group consisted of Young Jeezy , Slick Pulla and Blood Raw . Blood Raw has since left the group .
Synchronous condenser . In electrical engineering , a synchronous condenser ( sometimes called a synchronous capacitor or synchronous compensator ) is a DC-excited synchronous motor , whose shaft is not connected to anything but spins freely . Its purpose is not to convert electric power to mechanical power or vice versa , but to adjust conditions on the electric power transmission grid . Its field is controlled by a voltage regulator to either generate or absorb reactive power as needed to adjust the grid 's voltage , or to improve power factor . The condenser ’ s installation and operation are identical to large electric motors and generators . Increasing the device 's field excitation results in its furnishing reactive power ( measured in units of var ) to the system . Its principal advantage is the ease with which the amount of correction can be adjusted . The kinetic energy stored in the rotor of the machine can help stabilize a power system during rapid fluctuations of loads such as those created by short circuits or electric arc furnaces . Large installations of synchronous condensers are sometimes used in association with high-voltage direct current converter stations to supply reactive power to the alternating current grid . Unlike a capacitor bank , the amount of reactive power from a synchronous condenser can be continuously adjusted . Reactive power from a capacitor bank decreases when grid voltage decreases , while a synchronous condenser can increase reactive current as voltage decreases . However , synchronous machines have higher energy losses than static capacitor banks . Most synchronous condensers connected to electrical grids are rated between 20 MVAR ( megavar ) and 200 MVAR and many are hydrogen cooled . There is no explosion hazard as long as the hydrogen concentration is maintained above 70 % , typically above 91 % . Theory . A rotating coil in a magnetic field tends to produce a sine-wave voltage . When connected to a circuit some current will flow depending on how the voltage on the system is different from this open-circuit voltage . Note that mechanical torque ( produced by a motor , required by a generator ) corresponds only to the real power . Reactive power does not result in any torque . As the mechanical load on a synchronous motor increases , the stator current Ia increases regardless of the field excitation . For both under and over excited motors , the power factor ( p.f . ) tends to approach unity with increase in mechanical load . This change in power factor is larger than the change in Ia with increase in load . The phase of armature current varies with field excitation . The current has larger values for lower and higher values of excitation . In between , the current has minimum value corresponding to a particular excitation ( see graph on right ) . The variations of `` I '' with excitation are known as V curves because of their shape . For the same mechanical load , the armature current varies with field excitation over a wide range and so causes the power factor also to vary accordingly . When over-excited , the motor runs with leading power factor ( and supplies vars to the grid ) and when under-excited with lagging power factor ( and absorbs vars from the grid ) . In between , the power factor is unity . The minimum armature current corresponds to the point of unity power factor ( voltage and current in phase ) . As in a synchronous motor , the stator of the machine is connected to a three-phase supply of voltage Vs ( assumed to be constant ) , and this creates a rotating magnetic field within the machine . Likewise , the rotor is excited with a DC current ( Ie ) to act as an electromagnet . In normal operation the rotor magnet follows the stator field at synchronous speed . The rotating electromagnet induces a three-phase voltage ( Vg ) in the stator windings as if the machine were a synchronous generator . If the machine is considered to be ideal , with no mechanical , magnetic , or electrical losses , its equivalent circuit will be an AC generator in series with the winding inductance ( L ) of the stator . The magnitude of Vg depends on the excitation current ( Ie ) and the speed of rotation , and as the latter is fixed , Vg depends only on Ie . If Ie is critically adjusted to a value Ie0 , Vg will be equal and opposite to Vs , and the current in the stator ( Is ) will be zero . This corresponds to the minimum in the curve shown above . If , however , Ie is increased above Ie0 , Vg will exceed Vs , and the difference is accounted for by a voltage ( Vl ) appearing across the stator inductance L : Vl = Is x Xl where Xl is the stator reactance . Now the stator current ( Is ) is no longer zero . Since the machine is ideal , Vg , Vl and Vs will all be in phase , and Is will be entirely reactive ( i.e . in phase quadrature ) . Viewed from the supply side of the machine 's terminals , a negative reactive current will flow out of the terminals , and the machine will therefore appear as a capacitor , the magnitude of whose reactance will fall as Ir increases above Is0 . If Ie is adjusted to be less than Ie0 , Vs will exceed Vg , and a positive reactive current will flow into the machine . The machine will then appear as an inductor whose reactance falls as Ie is reduced further . These conditions correspond to the two rising arms of the V-curves ( above ) . In a practical machine with losses , the equivalent circuit will contain a resistor in parallel with the terminals to represent mechanical and magnetic losses , and another resistor in series with the generator and L , representing copper losses in the stator . Thus in a practical machine Is will contain a small in-phase component , and will not fall to zero . Application . An over-excited synchronous motor has a leading power factor . This makes it useful for power factor correction of industrial loads . Both transformers and induction motors draw lagging ( magnetising ) currents from the line . On light loads , the power drawn by induction motors has a large reactive component and the power factor has a low value . The added current flowing to supply reactive power creates additional losses in the power system . In an industrial plant , synchronous motors can be used to supply some of the reactive power required by induction motors . This improves the plant power factor and reduces the reactive current required from the grid . A synchronous condenser provides step-less automatic power factor correction with the ability to produce up to 150 % additional vars . The system produces no switching transients and is not affected by system electrical harmonics ( some harmonics can even be absorbed by synchronous condensers ) . They will not produce excessive voltage levels and are not susceptible to electrical resonances . Because of the rotating inertia of the synchronous condenser , it can provide limited voltage support during very short power drops . The use of rotating synchronous condensers was common through the 1950s . They remain an alternative ( or a supplement ) to capacitors for power factor correction because of problems that have been experienced with harmonics causing capacitor overheating and catastrophic failures . Synchronous condensers are also useful for supporting voltage levels . The reactive power produced by a capacitor bank is in direct proportion to the square of its terminal voltage , and if the system voltage decreases , the capacitors produce less reactive power , when it is most needed , while if the system voltage increases the capacitors produce more reactive power , which exacerbates the problem . In contrast , with a constant field , a synchronous condenser naturally supplies more reactive power to a low voltage and absorbs more reactive power from a high voltage , plus the field can be controlled . This reactive power improves voltage regulation in situations such as when starting large motors , or where power must travel long distances from where it is generated to where it is used , as is the case with `` power wheeling '' , the transmission of electric power from one geographic region to another within a set of interconnected electric power systems . Synchronous condensers may also be referred to as `` Dynamic Power Factor Correction '' systems . These machines can prove very effective when advanced controls are utilized . A PLC based controller with PF controller and regulator will allow the system to be set to meet a given power factor or can be set to produce a specified amount of reactive power . On electric power systems , synchronous condensers can be used to control the voltage on long transmission lines , especially for lines with a relatively high ratio of inductive reactance to resistance .
List of listed buildings in Lethnot And Navar , Angus . This is a list of listed buildings in the parish of Lethnot And Navar in Angus , Scotland .
Birds Hill . Birds Hill is an unincorporated community in the Canadian province of Manitoba located a few kilometres northeast of Winnipeg , Manitoba , in the Rural Municipality of East St. Paul . The community is a few kilometres east of the Red River . Birds Hill Park is located on the same ridge of sand eskers , but at the other end of them . These sand ridges are some of the highest elevations in south-central Manitoba . A portion of the community is located on top of a hill formed during the last ice age by a glacial sand deposit , or esker A large property in the area was owned by James Curtis Bird , a retired Hudson 's Bay Company employee , after whom the area is named . His son , Curtis James Bird inherited the property from his father . The hills in the area were a place for settlers and native peoples to escape to when fleeing high flood waters along the Red River valley . The gravel business led to further settlement of Birds Hill . CP Rail first dug the quarry at Birds Hill in the 1870s to provide ballast for the transcontinental railway . The City of Winnipeg purchased the quarry later and used the gravel for everything from building roads and house foundations to filling sandbags . Hundreds of people were employed in the quarry at one time . The dug out quarry has been reclaimed as Silver Springs Park with homes along part of its perimeter . Silverfox Estates is named after a large silverfox fur ranch which from 1922 to 1970 raised silver foxes there as a source of fur .
Robbie E. Robert Strauss ( born October 1 , 1983 ) is an American professional wrestler , he is best known for his time in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling under the ring name Robbie E , where he is a former two-time TNA World Tag Team Champion with Jessie Godderz , while also being a former one-time TNA Television Champion and TNA X Division Champion . He has also competed in Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic independent promotions under the ring name Rob Eckos , including Chaotic Wrestling , the East Coast Wrestling Association , Hardway Wrestling , Jersey All Pro Wrestling , the National Wrestling Alliance , Pro-Pain Pro Wrestling and Mikey Whipwreck 's New York Wrestling Connection . Early life and career . Strauss began watching professional wrestling at the age of 4 and was a fan of The Ultimate Warrior , Sting and Shawn Michaels . He knew he wanted to become a professional wrestler while at John F. Kennedy Memorial High School in his hometown of Woodbridge Township , New Jersey , even though he was skinny at . He saw his first live event at a local wrestling show in Woodbridge Township , headlined by `` Iron '' Mike Sharpe and later became interested in becoming a professional wrestler . When he turned 16 , Eckos began training at Kevin Knight 's Camp IWF in Woodland Park , New Jersey , where he practiced regular drills and exercises for four months until his debut against Chad Warwick on October 1 , 2000 . For a few short years , he taught at Woodbridge High School as a physical education teacher . Independent circuit ( 2001–2015 ) . Eckos spent his early career in the Independent Wrestling Federation ( IWF ) , a local promotion based in Woodland Park , New Jersey , defeating Damian Adams at West Orange High School on January 21 , 2001 . He also participated in a 12-man battle royal later that night which included Dr. Hurtz , Marc Verow , BJ Thomas , Damian Adams , Jade Divine , HP Walker , Hadrian , Josh Daniels , Psycho Bitch , Tony Rage and Rapid Fire Maldonado . On February 11 , he lost to Kevin Knight and Damian Adams in two separate matches at an IWF show in West Peterson . He and Hadrian lost a tag team match to Roman & Kevin Knight on March 4 and faced Kasey Coresh , Damian Adams and Tony Balboa in singles matches during the next few weeks . On May 20 , he defeated Hadrian via disqualification and , on June 3 , he beat Tony Balboa at the West Orange Community Center . He also participated in a 12-man battle royal which included Dr. Hurtz , Damian Adams , Josh Daniels , Rapid Fire Maldonado , Tony Balboa , BPA Barry , Ryan Lockhart , Kasey Coresh , St. Patrick , Mr. Mike and Biggie Biggs . Eckos lost to Hadrian at the Brookwood Lounge Outdoor Car Show in Jackson , New Jersey , several days later . On July 7 , 2001 , Eckos scored another disqualification win over Roman in Edison , New Jersey . The following night however , he lost to Roman in a match for the IWF Heavyweight Championship . On July 26 , he beat Kasey Coresh and Ryan Lockhart in a three-way match and faced both in single matches during the next few weeks . On September 15 , he and Josh Daniels lost to Damian Adams & Hadrian . He also lost to Josh Daniels the following night . Losing to Roman in a rematch for the IWF Heavyweight Title on October 28 , 2001 , he also entered a 15-man Royal Rumble whose participants included Roman , Shane O'Brien , Sir Michael , Ryan Lockhart , Biggie Biggs , Rapid Fire Maldonado , BPA Barry , Psycho B*tch , John Royal , Mr. Mike Winner , Hadrian , Josh Daniels , Damian Adams and Kevin Knight . Losing to Roman in a three-way match with Kevin Knight on November 24 , he defeated Erik Andretti the following night . On December 29 , 2001 , Eckos and Dylan Black lost to Roman & Hadrian in a tag team match . The show was later broadcast on News 12 New Jersey . He also entered the 2-day IWF `` Tournament of Champions '' and defeated Shane O'Brien in the opening rounds but was eliminated by Josh Daniels in the quarterfinals on December 30 , 2001 . In January 2002 , Eckos was one of several independent wrestlers to star in a commercial for the 2002 Royal Rumble . On June 29 , 2002 , Eckos made his debut in 3PW at `` A War Renewed '' losing to Josh Daniels at the ECW Arena in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania . On September 9 , he also defeated Ryan Wing for the SSCW Lightweight Championship in Paramus , New Jersey . He would make three more appearances in 3PW later that year defeating White Lotus at `` A Night for the Flyboy '' on October 19 , 2002 , and facing Joey Matthews and Josh Prohibition in a 3-Way Dance at `` Return of the Dream '' on November 23 . He was pinned by Matthews after a 12-minute match . At `` Year End Mayhem '' , he defeated Damian Adams in a singles match and , later on , in a tag team match with Matt Striker against Damian Adams & Josh Prohibition on December 28 , 2002 . The following night , he won the JCW Junior Heavyweight title from Jay Lethal in Union City , New Jersey . On March 15 , 2003 , he lost to Billy Reil in a four corner ladder match with Low Rida and Abunai in Passaic , New Jersey , for the ICW Super Juniors Championship . Suffering a serious injury that same month , he was forced to vacate the JCW Junior Heavyweight Championship in Garfield , New Jersey , on March 23 . He lost the SSCW Lightweight Championship to Dave Webb in a 3-Way Dance with Johnny Ova five days later in Clifton , New Jersey . On March 28 , 2003 , Eckos returned to defeat The Sandman for the SSCW Heavyweight Championship . The Sandman had won the vacant title that same night . Eckos also made three appearances for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ( TNA ) on their secondary `` Xplosion '' television show , losing to Josh Daniels on May 21 , 2003 , Norman Smiley on August 6 , 2003 , and to Team Canada ( Eric Young and Johnny Devine ) in a tag team match , where he teamed with Damian Adams , on July 4 , 2004 . He and Matt Striker defeated Christian York & Joey Matthews at `` A New Era '' on June 21 and Amish Roadkill at `` That 's Incredible '' on August 19 . Later that year , he and Billy Bax defeated Johnny and Joey Maxx for the ECWA Tag Team titles in Wilmington , Delaware , on September 6 , 2003 . They held the titles for over two years before eventually losing to The Heavyweights ( Sean Royal & Dan Eckos ) in Newark , Delaware . Losing the SSCW Heavyweight title to Damian Adams on November 7 , 2003 , he also lost to The Blue Meanie at `` Raven 's Rules '' on November 22 . On December 27 , 2003 , he made his 3PW appearance for the year beating CJ O'Doyle at `` Su-Su-Superfly '' at the ECW Arena . On January 31 , 2004 , Eckos faced Ken Scampi at a show for Stars & Stripes Championship Wrestling . He made his return to 3PW the next month appearing at its second anniversary show at the ECW Arena losing to Derek Wylde . On April 2 , Eckos and Matt Striker faced Ken Scampi & Spyder ( with Tara Charisma ) at an event for the New York Wrestling Connection . The following night at the 2004 Super 8 Tournament , he and Bax defended the ECWA Tag Team titles defeating Striker & Ace Darling . At 3PW 's `` The Future is Now '' on April 17 , he faced his tag team partner Matt Striker fighting him to a no-contest . He also defeated Nate Mattson at `` Not Enough Time '' on May 15 , 2004 . Reuniting with his partner weeks later , he and Striker lost to Slyk Wagner Brown & April Hunter at `` Splintered '' on June 19 , 2004 , and to Rockin ' Rebel & Jack Victory the following month at `` No Limits '' . He and Striker also faced Ken Scampi & Spyder twice more during July , including a three-way match with Wayne & Tyler Payne on July 24 , before leaving the NYWC . On August 21 , he and Striker competed in a tag team Royal Rumble at `` 5-Star 4-Way '' to crown the first 3PW Tag Team Champions eventually won by Slyk Wagner Brown & April Hunter . The other teams included The Blue Meanie & Roadkill , Gary Wolfe & Mike Kruel and Jack Victory & Rockin ' Rebel . A week later in Wayne , New Jersey , Eckos was pinned by his partner in a match billed as the `` battle of the Youngbloods '' at the CyberSpace Wrestling Federation 's `` Cybercade '' on August 28 , 2004 . Feuding with CJ O'Doyle , he traded victories with him at `` Till We Meet Again '' on October 16 , 2004 , and `` For the Gold '' on November 20 . In December , he and Billy Bax also lost to The Solution ( Havok & Papadon ) in a non-title match for the ECWA Tag Team Championship at the debut show for New Millennium Wrestling . Organized by Devon Storm , the `` Headlock on Hunger '' show was a benefit show held at St. Mary 's Parish in Rutherford , New Jersey and featured The Patriot , Simon Diamond , Rick Fuller , Ace Darling , Scotty Charisma , Danny Doring and Amish Roadkill . On February 19 , 2005 , he made his last appearance for 3PW at its third anniversary show where he lost to CJ O'Doyle . He spent the next year in ECWA where he was featured in a video released by the promotion later that year . His matches included a singles match against Shawn Patrick , a 10-man battle royal and a 3-Way Dance between himself , Billy Bax and Scotty Charisma for the ECWA Heavyweight Championship . Later that year , he appeared at the debut show of Piledriver Pro losing to Josh Daniels on September 10 , 2005 . On September 23 , he won a 20-man battle royal to win a title show against NYWC Interstate Champion Amazing Red but was unable to defeat him later that night . He remained in NYWC for the rest of the year defeating Spyder , Plazma and Disturbed Damian Dragon in a four-way match on October 8 and , with help from Billy Bax , he pinned Mikey Whipwreck on December 17 , 2005 . During this time , he and Billy Bax also competed in Chaotic Wrestling where they and Brian Milonas beat John Walters , Luis Ortiz & Psycho in a 6-man tag team match . Eckos and Bax defeated Mikey Whipwreck & Matt Hyson on February 25. he and Bax would continue making appearances for the New York Wrestling Connection as well as making appearances in the East Coast Wrestling Association and National Wrestling Superstars during the next several months . He and Bax also wrestled and lost to The Heart Throbs at a fundraiser for Children 's Benefit in Toms River , New Jersey , on June 3 , 2006 . In November , The Valedictorians defeated Jason Blade & Kid Mikaze and Team Supreme ( Nicky Oceans & Corvis Fear ) . They also won a four-way match against Aden Chambers & Andrew Ryker , Kid Mikaze & Jason Blade and Shane Hagadorn & Pelle Primeau on December 5 , 2006 . A participant in the 2007 Super 8 Tournament , he defeated Billy Bax in the opening round before losing to Sonjay Dutt in the semi-finals in Newark on November 10 . He later lost to Billy Bax in a rematch on December 1 , 2007 . On September 26 , 2009 , at NWA New Jersey The Dennis Coralluzzo Invitational 2009 , The Powers Of Pain ( The Barbarian & The Warlord ) defeated The Varsity Club ( Baby Hughie & Rob Eckos ) . On April 24 , 2010 Robbie wrestled Biggie Biggs on the first Dangerous Adrenaline Wrestling Gladiators Event in Ocean Township , New Jersey . On October 20 , 2012 , Robbie won the vacant GLCW Heavyweight Championship after defeated Armando Estrada and Mr. Anderson . On June 15 , 2013 , Robbie E defeated Aaron Sky and Kamel in a 3 way match for Championship Wrestling From Hollywood and Pro Wrestling Experience in Chicago , Illinois . On February 28 , 2015 Robbie will wrestle in Melbourne , Australia for Outback Championship Wrestling . World Wrestling Entertainment ( 2005–2006 ) . Strauss made an appearance on the May 5 , 2005 episode of `` WWE SmackDown '' under the ring name Rob Eckos , where he lost to Matt Morgan . On January 2 , 2006 , Eckos made another appearance for World Wrestling Entertainment , when he was attacked in a skit by Edge , who was doing a mock impersonation of Ric Flair during `` WWE Raw '' . The Shore ( 2010–2011 ) . On July 27 , 2010 , Strauss wrestled in a tryout dark match for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling , losing to Bobby Fish . On August 5 , it was reported that TNA had signed Strauss to a contract . At the August 10 tapings of `` TNA Impact ! '' Strauss wrestled a dark match under the ring name Robbie E with a gimmick inspired by the television show `` Jersey Shore '' , defeating Jeremy Buck , while being managed by Cookie . On the August 26 edition of `` Impact ! `` , vignettes began airing to promote Strauss ' upcoming debut . Prior to their televised debuts , Robbie E and Cookie made an appearance on September 24 at TNA 's live event at The Arena in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , interrupting Jeremy Borash and insulting the crowd , before Robbie was defeated in a match by Rhino . At the following day 's event in Rahway , New Jersey , Robbie and Cookie interrupted Mick Foley , before Robbie was again defeated in a match against Rhino , with Foley serving as the special guest referee . Robbie and Cookie made their televised debuts on the October 7 live edition of `` Impact ! `` , cutting a promo insulting the Florida crowd . The following Sunday at Bound for Glory Robbie attacked X Division Champion Jay Lethal after his title match with Douglas Williams , claiming he was a disgrace to New Jersey . Robbie and Cookie gained mainstream attention through the following edition of `` Impact ! `` , where Cookie had a cat fight with `` Jersey Shore '' cast member Jenni `` JWoww '' Farley . Robbie made his in–ring debut the following week , defeating Amazing Red , and afterwards called out X Division Champion Jay Lethal . The following week Robbie defeated Lethal in a non–title street fight , after interference from Cookie , to earn the right to challenge for the X Division Championship . On November 7 at Turning Point , Robbie defeated Lethal , with help from Cookie , to win the X Division Championship for the first time . The following month at Final Resolution Robbie retained the title in a rematch via disqualification , when Lethal was caught using Cookie 's hairspray on him . During the match Cookie was suspended above the ring in a shark cage . On December 7 at the tapings of the December 16 edition of `` Impact ! `` , Robbie E lost the X Division Championship back to Lethal . On the February 10 edition of `` Impact ! `` , Robbie E entered a tournament to determine a new number one contender to the X Division Championship , now held by Kazarian , and defeated Brian Kendrick and Suicide in a three–way match to advance to the finals at Against All Odds . Robbie won the finals at Against All Odds via forfeit , after both of his competitors , Jeremy and Max Buck were unable to attend the event due to travel issues . Kazarian granted Robbie his title match immediately afterwards and defeated him to retain the X Division Championship . On the following edition of `` Impact ! '' Robbie complained about the rushed title match and was granted another shot at the X Division Championship , but lost via disqualification , after Cookie interfered in the match . After the match Kazarian 's real life wife Traci Brooks returned to TNA and helped her husband chase Robbie and Cookie out of the ring . On the March 3 edition of `` Impact ! '' Robbie and Cookie aligned themselves with former `` Jersey Shore '' cast member Angelina Pivarnick , with whom they bonded through their mutual dislike of Jenni `` JWoww '' Farley , whom Pivarnick proceeded to challenge to a match . On March 13 at Victory Road , Robbie E received another shot at Kazarian and the X Division Championship , this time in an Ultimate X match , which also included Jeremy and Max Buck , but was again unsuccessful in his attempt to regain the title . On the August 11 edition of `` Impact Wrestling '' , Robbie broke up with Cookie , after she inadvertently cost him his match against X Division Champion Brian Kendrick . Teaming and feuding with Rob Terry ( 2011–2013 ) . After Cookie 's departure from the promotion , Robbie began looking for a new partner and , on the August 25 edition of `` Impact Wrestling '' , Robbie E made an offer to Rob Terry . On the September 8 edition of `` Impact Wrestling '' , Terry attacked Eric Young after his match with Robbie E , signifying a new alliance between the two . After losing another match against Young on the October 27 edition of `` Impact Wrestling '' , Robbie and Terry , now dubbed `` Robbie T '' , again attacked the Television Champion , which led to him announcing that he was going to bring another `` Jersey Shore '' cast member , Ronnie , to face the two the following week . After a confrontation , which led to Robbie and Terry attacking Young and Ronnie , on the November 3 edition of `` Impact Wrestling '' , the two teams faced each other in a tag team match the following week , where Ronnie was able to pick up the win for his team by pinning Robbie . On November 13 at Turning Point , Robbie defeated Young to win the TNA Television Championship for the first time . He would go on to defend his title against Devon and Rob Van Dam on the November 17 and December 1 editions of `` Impact Wrestling '' . On December 11 at Final Resolution , Robbie successfully defended the title against Young in a rematch . On February 12 , 2012 , at Against All Odds , Robbie retained his title against Shannon Moore , who answered his open challenge . On the February 23 edition of `` Impact Wrestling '' , Robbie was defeated by A.J . Styles via disqualification , following interference from Kazarian and Christopher Daniels ; as a result Robbie retained his title . On March 18 at Victory Road , Robbie E lost the Television Championship to Devon after the latter answered his open challenge . During the next two months , Robbie made three unsuccessful attempts at regaining the Television Championship from Devon ; first in a steel cage match on April 15 at Lockdown , then in a singles match on the May 3 episode of `` Impact Wrestling '' , and finally in a three-way match , also involving Robbie T , on May 13 at Sacrifice . Robbie E and Robbie T would continue their feud with Devon by attacking him during his title matches . On the June 7 episode of `` Impact Wrestling '' , Robbie received another shot at Devon 's Television Championship , but was defeated following outside interference from Garett Bischoff . Three days later at Slammiversary , the Robbies were defeated in a tag team match by Devon and Bischoff . On the following episode of `` Impact Wrestling '' , Robbie entered the 2012 Bound for Glory Series , taking part in the opening gauntlet match , from which he was eliminated by Samoa Joe . Robbie ended his participation in the tournament on the August 23 episode of `` Impact Wrestling '' with a win over A.J . Styles and Rob Van Dam in a three-way match , finishing eleventh out of the twelve wrestlers in the tournament . On the October 18 episode of `` Impact Wrestling '' , Robbie unsuccessfully challenged Samoa Joe for the TNA Television Championship . Going into 2013 , tension began to be teased between the Robbies , with Robbie T constantly upstaging and defying Robbie E. On the February 28 episode of `` Impact Wrestling '' , the alliance between the Robbies ended with Robbie E , who was pretending to reconcile with Robbie T , hitting him over the head with his VIP sign before being chased off . The rivalry culminated in a singles match on March 10 at Lockdown , where Robbie T emerged victorious . On the following episode of `` Impact Wrestling '' , Robbie E was again defeated by Robbie T , now using his real name Rob Terry , in a rematch to end the feud . The BroMans ( 2013–2015 ) . Robbie started allying himself with Jessie Godderz on the May 2 episode of `` Impact Wrestling '' , where they teamed with Joey Ryan in a handicap match against Rob Terry , which the team lost after Robbie and Godderz walked out on Ryan and left him to be pinned . On the June 27 episode of `` Impact Wrestling '' , Robbie and Godderz , accompanied by Tara , confronted TNA World Tag Team Champions Gunner and James Storm and presented themselves as the BroMans . The following week , The Bro Mans were defeated by Gunner and Storm in a non-title match . On October 27 , during the Bound for Glory pre-show , accompanied by `` Mr. Olympia '' Phil Heath , the Bro-Mans won a four-way tag team gauntlet to become the number one contenders for the TNA World Tag Team Championship later in the night , where they defeated Gunner and Storm for the titles . The BroMans made their first televised title defense on the October 31 episode of `` Impact Wrestling '' , defeating Gunner and Storm in a rematch . On the November 22 , 2013 , Thanksgiving edition of `` Impact Wrestling '' , The BroMans won the first ever tag team turkey bowl match defeating Dewey Barnes and Norv Fernum , in the process forcing them to wear the annual turkey suits . BroMans lost the titles against The Wolves in a house show on February 23 , 2014 . They regained the title by defeating The Wolves and Team 246 ( Kaz Hayashi and Shuji Kondo ) at the Wrestle-1 show in Tokyo , Japan on March 2 . On April 26 , At TNA PPV Sacrifice , The Bromans lost their titles to The Wolves in a 3 vs 2 handicap match with Zema Ion as their 3rd partner Robbie E began using Boom as his own . The BroMans would next pursue a feud with Knux and his new stable 'The Menagerie ' stemming from Robbie 's fear of clowns , which would prevent him from competing in matches . His fear would eventually become so intense he would be written off television to overcome his fear . Robbie returned to Impact Wrestling on the July 24 edition losing to The Great Muta . On November 1 , 2014 , The BroMans ( Robbie E and Godderz ) along with DJZ were defeated by Team 246 with Minoru Tanaka during the Wrestle-1 's Keiji Mutoh 30th Anniversary show . On January 23 , 2015 , episode of `` Impact Wrestling '' , Robbie E competed in the Feast or Fired match , during the match Velvet Sky assisted Robbie E by grabbing a feast or fired brief case but during the brief case reveal Robbie turned this around on Sky claiming that she should open the case since she was the one who originally retrieved it . Sky opened the brief case to containing the pink slip . Various feuds ( 2015–2016 ) . On the April 17 episode of `` Impact Wrestling '' , after losing a tag team match to the Dirty Heels , Robbie E and Godderz got into a brawl . On the June 17 episode of `` Impact Wrestling '' , Robbie E turned face for the first time in his TNA career when he saved DJZ from Godderz . On June 28 , 2015 at Slammiversary , he defeated his former BroMans partner Godderz . Robbie E would go on to face Godderz again in a street fight the following edition of Impact Wrestling which he lost . On the August 12 episode of `` Impact Wrestling '' , Robbie E competed in a King of the Mountain Match for the namesake championship ( formerly the Television Championship ) which he lost after being incapacitated from a piledriver by participant Eric Young . After Impact went off the air , Robbie E was examined for possible neck damage . During October and November ( taped in July ) , Robbie E participated in the TNA World Title Series . defeating Eddie Edwards in his first match . However , he then lost singles matches to Matt Hardy and Davey Richards and thus finished in third place in his group , so he did not advance to the elimination rounds . Robbie E competed in the 2016 Feast or Fired match on January 26 but was unable to retrieve a briefcase . The BroMans reunion ( 2016–2017 ) . On the March 22 , 2016 episode of `` Impact Wrestling '' , Robbie E reunited with Jessie Godderz as fan favorites to face Beer Money for the TNA World Tag Team Championship , but were unsuccessful in winning the titles . At Slammiversary , Robbie E and Jessie Godderz fought Decay for the TNA World Tag Team Championship , in a losing effort . In October , following Bound for Glory , the team quietly disbanded when Godderz went in a feud with Aron Rex for the Impact Grand Championship , and Robbie started comical segments with Grado in an attempt to introduce him in the BroMans . On the January 19 episode of `` Impact Wrestling '' , Robbie E and Swoggle lost to Aron Rex and Rockstar Spud . On the February 9 episode of `` Impact Wrestling '' , Robbie E lost to Rex in his final match for TNA . On September 29 , Strauss announced on Twitter that he had parted ways with Impact Wrestling . Pro Wrestling Noah ( 2017 ) . On March 25 , it was announced that Robbie E would be representing Impact Wrestling , alongside Bram for Pro Wrestling Noah 's annual Global Tag League . In light of Bram 's suspension from the tournament on April 26 due to controversial Instagram posts , Kazma Sakamoto took over for Bram for the remainder of the tournament . Return to the independent circuit ( 2017–present ) . After Strauss decided to part ways with Global Force Wrestling he decided to return to the independent circuit . On April 6 , 2017 , Robbie E unsuccessfully challenged The Black Leopard for the IWL Heavyweight Championship in Petah Tikva , Israel at the Israeli Wrestling League 's IWL XIV . Other media . On November 10 , 2012 , Strauss , along with several other TNA workers , was featured in an episode of MTV 's `` Made '' . `` The Amazing Race 25 '' . In 2014 , Strauss and former TNA Knockout Brooke Adams participated in the 25th season of `` The Amazing Race '' . They survived until the middle part of the final leg of the race , where they were the eighth team to be eliminated and placed fourth .
Peace ( The Cult album ) . `` Peace '' was the once unreleased third album by The Cult . Upon completion of the album the band was unhappy with the sound , and began recording what would become their next release , `` Electric '' , which featured new versions of several `` Peace '' songs . Although a few of the original versions were released on singles and EP 's , the full `` Peace '' album was not released in its entirety until 2000 , when it was included as Disc 3 of the `` Rare Cult '' boxed set . In 2013 , The `` Peace '' album was released as a two disc set alongside the originally released `` Electric '' album , under the title `` Electric Peace '' .
Rakovski ( town ) . Rakovski ( ) is a town in southern Bulgaria , in the historical region of Thrace . It is located in the Plovdiv Province . The town is also the centre of the Rakovski Municipality . Rakovski was founded in 1966 with the merging of three villages — General Nikolaevo , Sekirovo and Parchevich . The new town was named after the prominent Bulgarian revolutionary Georgi Sava Rakovski . Geography and Climate . The town is located in the western part of the Upper Thracian Lowland , at 25 km to the northeast of Bulgaria 's second largest city Plovdiv , and has an area of 5,50 km2 . Rakovski is located in a transitional continental climatic zone south of Stara Planina . The summers are hot and dry and the winters are mild , with snow remaining for about a month . History . Traces of human population in the area date back since the Chalcolithic . There are remains of an ancient settlement and a Roman road at 2 km to the southeast of the town . The area was settled by Paulicians in the Middle Ages , who served as frontier guards and heavily armed infantry in the battles between the Byzantine Empire and Bulgaria between the 9th and the 14th century . Most of them fled to Nikopol on the Danube , the Second Bulgarian Empire 's last stronghold , after fierce fights with the Ottomans in the end of the 14th century . There they accepted Roman Catholicism from Chiprovtsi missionaries and gradually returned to their native places . The different confession did not , however , affect the local residents ' patriotic feelings , as many took part in the Bulgarian National Revival . Information about the three villages ( now neighborhoods ) that formed the town of Rakovski in 1966 can be found in several Ottoman tax registers . General Nikolaevo is mentioned as `` Kalıçla sarı '' and `` Sarı Kalıçla '' in 1488 and 1576 , Sekirovo is denoted as `` Baltacilar '' in 1576 and Parchevich is counted under the name `` Ali Fakıh '' . Religion . Rakovski is by far the largest predominantly Roman Catholic town in Bulgaria , with the vast majority of the population professing Roman Catholicism . There are Roman Catholic churches in all three neighborhoods , those in General Nikolaevo ( built 1929 ) and Sekirovo serving as parish churches and being known as two of the largest Roman Catholic places of worship in this largely Eastern Orthodox part of the Balkans . Rakovski is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sofia and Plovdiv . A nunnery and a monastery are located in the town , the former being a Franciscan one dedicated to the Sacred Heart and the latter to Polish martyr Maximilian Kolbe . The Catholic Church of the 'Sacred Heart ' in Rakovski is the second largest in the Balkans after the cathedral of Zagreb . It was built in 1928 after the Chirpan earthquake that left it in ruins . Culture . There are eight `` chitalishta '' in the Rakovski Municipality and two of them are in the town of Rakovski — `` chitalishte '' `` Saints Cyril and Methodius '' and `` Prosveta '' . In 2003 the chitalishte `` Saint Cyril and Methodius '' was approved for receiving money for the project `` Chitalishta '' . With the help of this project an educational centre for disabled people was created in it . The chitalishte participates in a project of exchanging of library experience , financed by the American department . In 2006 it became a participant in a project of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and the University of Bologna named - `` Tourism School '' which is a part of the grand `` Cultural tourism and intercultural environment '' project . The chitalishte is a co-organiser in the preparation and organization of the festival `` Kukove '' . Traditions . Rakovski hosts the annual international festival called `` Kukove '' . The performers wear masks and dress as Kukeri . The festival is the biggest cultural event of this kind in the region . The participants are not only from Bulgaria but also from Greece , Serbia , Ireland , Romania and the Republic of Macedonia . The annual holiday of the wine - `` Vinaria-Trifon Zarezan '' is a tradition for the Rakovski Municipality . Another festival is held in the village of Belozem . It is called `` The festival of the White Stork '' and takes place annually in the beginning of May . In 2005 Belozem was named `` A European village of the white stork '' by the Foundation of the European Natural Heritage . The Municipality of Rakovski is also a member of the Foundation of the European Carnival Cities — FECC . Sport . For the first time in 2002 the town of Rakovski hosted The International Football Tournament for Children - `` United by Football '' . The organizers of this event were the Municipality of Rakovski , The Professional Football League , the Eparchy of Sacred Heart , the Eparchy of Saint Archangel Mihail , and the monastery Saint Maximilian Kolbe . The teams of many European countries have participated in this tournament so far , for example Poland , Croatia , Italy ( AC Milan ) , Spain , England , Malta , Germany , Romania , Turkey ( Beşiktaş , Fenerbahçe ) . The Bulgarian teams of Levski , Litex , Lokomotiv Plovdiv , Botev Plovdiv , Naftex Burgas and others have also participated . The local football club Rakovski has played in republican championships for children and youths in 2002 in Italy and Germany , in 2003 in Italy and Malta , in 2004 , 2006 , 2007 in Italy . The club has also been a host for teams from Germany and Japan . There are four other amateur football clubs in the Municipality that play in the tournaments of Plovdiv Province . Economy . Industry is of a significant importance for the economy of Rakovski Municipality . The main industries include chemicals production , textiles , and food and beverage processing . Agriculture . Rakovski Municipality has traditions of developed and highly productive agriculture . The mild climate and the fertile soil are the main reasons for growing wheat , sunflower , maize , different vegetables , and fruits . There is a game-breeding enterprise near the village of Stryama called `` Chekeritsa '' . It has several bird species , deer , and hares . The enterprise has favorable conditions for ecotourism and photo-hunting . Rakovski Industrial Zone . The Rakovski Industrial Zone was the first of its kind in Bulgaria . In operation since July 2004 , the zone attracts investors with competitive incentives for doing business and opportunities for immediate start of production . The land that is given to the investors is with a changed statute and is licensed and ready for industrial construction . The industrial zone is located in the land of Stryama village and spans 815 decares ( 81.5 hectares ) . The zone is situated 14 km from the center of the province , the city of Plovdiv , and only 8 km from the Trakiya motorway . The first investor was British company William Hughes Ltd. , manufacturing springs for the automotive industry . By the beginning of 2006 , 14 additional companies had set up operations in the zone , including German hypermarket chain operator Kaufland and building components manufacturer Prefabbricati Cividini S.p.A. of Italy .
Kidnapping of Elizabeth Smart . Elizabeth Ann Smart was kidnapped at age fourteen on June 5 , 2002 , by Brian David Mitchell from her home in the Federal Heights neighborhood of Salt Lake City , Utah . She was held captive by Mitchell and his wife , Wanda Barzee , on the outskirts of Salt Lake City , and later , in San Diego County , California . Her captivity lasted approximately nine months before she was discovered in Sandy , Utah , approximately from her home . Smart had been taken from her home at knifepoint by Mitchell , an event that was observed by Smart 's younger sister , Mary Katherine , who pretended to be asleep during the abduction . Mitchell , who claimed to be a religious preacher , held Smart at a camp in the woods with Barzee , where he repeatedly raped her . During her captivity , Smart accompanied her captors in public on various occasions and went largely unrecognized by those she came in contact with . Since her abduction , Smart has gone on to become an advocate for missing persons and victims of sexual assault . Barzee was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison in 2010 for her role in the kidnapping and abduction , although was granted early release on September 19 , 2018 , for previously uncredited time served . Extensive disputes over Mitchell 's competence to stand trial lasted several years before he was deemed mentally capable in 2010 , though he was diagnosed by forensic psychologists as having antisocial and narcissistic personality disorders . Mitchell was sentenced to life in prison in 2011 . Background of kidnappers . Smart 's main abductor , Brian David Mitchell , was born on October 18 , 1953 , in Salt Lake City , Utah , the third of six children in a Mormon family . His mother was a teacher and his father a social worker . In order to teach Mitchell about sex , his father reportedly showed his adolescent son explicit photos from a medical journal , and , in order to teach him about independence , would drive Mitchell to unfamiliar parts of Salt Lake City , and drop him off , leaving him to find his way home . At age sixteen , Mitchell exposed himself to a child , and was sent to a juvenile hall . At nineteen , he married and had two children with Karen Minor , who was three years younger than him . After their divorce , Minor was awarded custody of both children , after which Mitchell temporarily fled with the children to New Hampshire . He resided in New Hampshire for two years , where he joined a Hare Krishna commune . Mitchell had a history of drug and alcohol abuse in his adult life ; upon returning to Salt Lake City , he was inspired to seek sobriety by his brother , who had recently returned from a mission . In Salt Lake City , Mitchell had two additional children with his second wife , Debbie , who herself had three children from a previous marriage . Debbie alleged Mitchell was abusive during their marriage , and they divorced in 1984 . After their separation , Debbie alleged Mitchell had sexually abused their three-year-old son ; the claim could not be medically confirmed , but Mitchell 's future visitations with his children were ordered to be supervised by the Division of Child and Family Services . One of Debbie 's daughters from her previous marriage would also claim that Mitchell had sexually abused her for four years . On the day Mitchell and Debbie 's divorce was finalized , he married Wanda Elaine Barzee ( November 6 , 1945 , in Salt Lake City ) , a forty-year-old divorcee with six children . Barzee had a troubled relationship with her children ; one of her daughters would later refer to her as a `` monster , '' and claimed that as a child , Wanda fed the child her pet rabbit for dinner . Together , Mitchell and Barzee were actively involved in the LDS Church , though Mitchell 's religious views would become increasingly extreme . Mitchell and Barzee eventually left the church and he began going by the name `` Emmanuel , '' claiming to be a prophet of God who experienced prophetic visions . Barzee began going by the name `` Hephzibah , '' and the two would panhandle and preach in downtown Salt Lake City . Mitchell presented himself in an image akin to Jesus , dressing in white robes and tunics , and growing a beard . Abduction . When she thought Elizabeth and the abductor had gone , Mary Katherine started for her parents ' bedroom , but narrowly avoided being seen by Mitchell and Elizabeth , who were outside the bedroom of the family 's boys . She crept back into her bed , where she hid for an undetermined timepossibly over two hours . Just before 4 a.m. , Mary Katherine woke her parents and told them what had happened ; thinking she had been dreaming , they did not believe her until they found a screen window that had been cut with a knife . Search and investigation . On June 6 , 2002 , Ed and Lois went on television and pleaded for the kidnapper to return their daughter . A massive regional search effort , organized by the Laura Recovery Center , involved up to 2,000 volunteers each day , as well as dogs and planes . Various websites carried flyers that could be printed or circulated via internet . After many days of intensive searching , the community-led search was ended and efforts were directed to other means of finding Elizabeth . Mary Katherine 's observations were of little use , and there was little usable evidence found at the scene such as fingerprints or DNA . A search using bloodhounds was unsuccessful . Police questioned and interviewed hundreds of potential suspects including a 26-year-old who was cleared after being located in a West Virginia hospital . The investigation had the side effect of returning several at-large criminals to prison , but Elizabeth was not found . The Salt Lake City police considered Richard Ricci a person of interest early into the investigation . Ricci was a handyman with a history of drug abuse who had worked for the Smarts ; he had been jailed on an unrelated parole violation prior . Ricci died of a brain hemorrhage in August 2002 . ( In 2015 , Ricci 's wife killed herself ; her son stated that she never recovered from her husband 's death . ) Elizabeth 's family persistently kept Elizabeth 's name in the press , for example providing home videos of her , and created a website about her abduction . Captivity . After her kidnapping , Smart was taken by Mitchell into the woods to an encampment outside Salt Lake City , where she was met by Wanda Barzee . According to Smart 's testimony , Barzee `` eventually just proceeded to wash my feet and told me to change out of my pajamas into a robe type of garment . And when I refused , she said if I did n't , she would have Brian Mitchell come rip my pajamas off . I put the robe on . He came and performed a ceremony , which was to marry me to him . After that , he proceeded to rape me . '' Mitchell claimed to be an angel and also told Smart that he was a Davidian God who would `` emerge in seven years , be stoned by a mob , lie dead in the streets for three days and then rise up and kill the Antichrist . '' Smart , he insisted , was the first of many virgin brides he planned to kidnap , each of whom would accompany him as he battled the Antichrist . To keep Smart from escaping , she was shackled to a tree with a metal cable , which allowed her limited mobility outside of the tent she occupied . During her captivity , she was forced to take a new name , and chose Esther , after Esther of the Old Testament . It was later revealed during court testimony that Mitchell repeatedly raped Smart , sometimes multiple times daily , forced her to watch pornographic films , and regularly threatened to kill her . He often forced her to drink alcohol and take drugs to lower her resistance , and both starved and fed her garbage . Smart 's abuse was facilitated with the assistance of Barzee , who Smart would later refer to as the `` most evil woman '' she had ever met . In September 2002 , Mitchell and Barzee left Salt Lake City with Smart , relocating to San Diego County , California , where they held Smart in an encampment in a dry creekbed in Lakeside . Mitchell and Barzee relocated with Smart several times to different encampments in San Diego County , often moving in the middle of the night . On February 12 , 2003 , Mitchell was arrested in El Cajon for breaking into a church and spent several days in jail over the incident . Public appearances . Smart accompanied Mitchell and Barzee in public on numerous occasions , but her presence was either obscured or unnoticed via various methods of concealment , which often consisted of her wearing a headscarf and veil over her face . In August 2002 , around two months after Smart 's kidnapping , Mitchell devised a plan to leave Salt Lake City with Barzee and Smart , possibly to Boston or New York City . To research potential places to relocate , Mitchell and Barzee visited the Salt Lake City Public Library with Smart . There , they were noticed by a library patron for their unusual dress , each wearing full-length robes with veils concealing most of their faces . The patron was convinced to call police after looking closely at Smart 's eyes . A police detective arrived at the library and confronted Mitchell , Barzee , and Smart ; however , he was deterred by Mitchell , who claimed that Smart was his daughter , and that they were unable to remove their veils or garb on the grounds of religious reasons . When questioned by the detective , neither Barzee or Smart spoke , and Mitchell stated their religion prohibited women from speaking in public . Smart would later claim that Barzee signaled her not to move , and gripped her legs under the table . She later recalled the incident : `` I felt like hope was walking out the door . I was mad at myself that I did n't say anything , mad at myself for not taking the chance . So close . I felt terrible that the detective had n't pushed harder . He just walked away . '' Smart also visited grocery stores , a restaurant , and spent a week in downtown Salt Lake City with Mitchell and Barzee , but went unnoticed . In the fall of 2002 , she attended a party with Mitchell and Barzee and was photographed wearing a veil and robe among Mitchell and another party guest . Discovery . In October 2002 , Smart 's sister Mary Katherine suddenly realized that the abductor 's voice was that of a man the family knew as Emmanuel , an unemployed man whom the family had hired for a day to work on the roof and rake leaves . The police were skeptical because of the short time `` Emmanuel '' had worked for the family , the long time that elapsed since then , and the short time Mary Katherine had heard the abductor 's voice . However , the family had a sketch artist draw `` Emmanuel 's '' face from their descriptions , and in February this drawing was released to the media ; it was shown on `` Larry King Live '' and `` America 's Most Wanted '' . The drawing was recognized by the family of Brian David Mitchell , who gave police contemporary photographs of him . On March 12 , 2003 , Mitchell was spotted with two women in Sandy , Utah by a couple who had seen Mitchell 's photos on the news . The women were Elizabeth Smartdisguised in a gray wig , sunglasses , and veiland Wanda Elaine Barzee . Smart was recognized by the officers during questioning , and Mitchell and Barzee were arrested . Competency evaluations . The court requested that Mitchell undergo a competency evaluation , based on his claims of being a religious prophet . While awaiting the evaluation , Mitchell was incarcerated at the Utah State Hospital . Dr. Stephen Golding , a psychologist hired by the defense , distinguished between zealous belief and delusion , and concluded that Mitchell 's beliefs transcended zeal and were in fact delusional . It was in Golding 's opinion that Mitchell was not competent to stand trial as a result of his delusions . The court , however , superseded Golding 's opinion and found Mitchell to be competent in 2004 . Plea negotiations subsequently began between the defense and the prosecution . The defendant was willing to plead guilty to kidnapping and burglary for a 10-15 year sentence on condition that Smart should not testify . The prosecution refused to drop sexual assault charges against Mitchell , and no agreement was reached . On October 15 , 2004 , plea negotiations had still not determined an agreement . The defense appealed as late as October 21 , asking the prosecution to rethink their position in terms of what they were offering Mitchell . Up until this point the defense did not highlight breakdown in competence as a contributing factor to the deterioration of plea negotiations ; they cited the lack of a coming to an agreement as being the result of the sole discretion of their client . The appeal was subsequently rejected . Dr. Jennifer Skeem , a psychologist who initially stated that Mitchell was competent , interviewed Mitchell again per the defense 's request in February 2005 . After this interview , Heidi Buchi , Mitchell 's attorney , filed a brief stating that Mitchell was no longer competent to stand trial . Mitchell subsequently began to act out in court , while jail staff observed no change in his behavior and thought process . Ultimately , Judge Judy Atherton agreed with the defense , asserting that Mitchell 's behavior reflected psychosis . The defendant re-entered Utah State hospital on August 11 , 2005 and remained there until 2008 . While in the hospital , no staff experienced Mitchell as being paranoid in a pathological sense . In February 2006 , a bill went before the Utah legislature to allow prosecutors to apply for forcible medication on defendants to restore their competence to face trial . Permission to forcibly medicate Wanda Barzee was also sought , relying upon the U.S. Supreme Court 's decision in `` Sell v. United States '' ( 2003 ) , which permits compulsory medication when the state can demonstrate a compelling interest is served by restoring a person 's competence and that medication would not harm the person or prevent him from defending himself . In June 2006 , a Utah judge approved the forcible medication of Barzee so that she could stand trial . On December 18 , 2006 , Mitchell was again declared unfit to stand trial in the Utah state courts after screaming at a judge during a hearing to `` forsake those robes and kneel in the dust . '' Doctors had been trying to treat Mitchell without drugs , but prosecutor Kent Morgan said after the scene in court that a request was likely to be made for permission to forcibly administer drugs . On December 12 , 2008 , it was reported that Mitchell could not legally be forcibly medicated by the State of Utah to attempt to restore his mental competency , also claiming that it is `` unnecessary and needlessly harsh , '' and therefore a violation of the Utah state constitution , to prolong trial proceedings to this length . The case was eventually transferred to Federal court on October 10 , 2008 . Issues of competency proved to be the crux of the case , and the court held an evidentiary hearing on Mitchell 's competency on October 1 , 2009 and November 30 through December 11 , 2009 . On one occasion during a hearing in October , it was reported that Mitchell burst out singing hymns in court . During one of these hearings , Smart described Mitchell as `` smart , articulate , evil , wicked , manipulative , sneaky , slimy , selfish , greedy , not spiritual , not religious , not close to God . '' Competency evaluations conducted by Dr. Noel Gardner , Dr. Welner , and Dr. Richart DeMier were presented at the hearing . Dr. Gardner maintained that he believed Mitchell was fully aware of his actions and was attempting to deceive the court . Dr. Michael Welner , another witness in the case , reviewed 210 sources and 57 separate interviews including Mitchell , his wife Wanda Barzee , his family , and Elizabeth Smart . The Court credited Dr. Welner with presenting a 206-page report . Welner opined that Mitchell was competent to stand trial , and diagnosed him with non-exclusive pedophilia , antisocial personality disorder , narcissistic personality disorder , malingering , and alcohol abuse in a controlled environment . Welner believed that Mitchell was highly manipulative and used his religious expression as way to coax people into overlooking his high function and dismissing him as delusional . While experts for the defense including Dr. DeMier , a clinical psychologist did not dispute these diagnoses they maintained he had a concurrent fixed delusional disorder , believing that Mitchell was mentally ill at the time of the crime , and this greatly impaired his judgment . Mitchell was found to be mentally ill per the defense , and deemed competent to stand trial on March 1 , 2010 . Prosecution and sentencing . Wanda Barzee eventually pleaded guilty and was sentenced to concurrent terms of fifteen years in state and federal prison . However , due to the delays and mental evaluations , it took Mitchell 's case almost eight years to come to court . Mitchell 's trial began on November 8 , 2010 . The defense acknowledged that Mitchell was in fact responsible for the crimes , but contended that he was legally insane at the time of the crime , and should therefore be found not guilty by reason of insanity ( NGRI ) . The insanity defense for Mitchell was struck down on December 11 , 2010 , when the jury found him guilty of kidnapping and transporting a minor across state lines with intent to engage in sexual activity . U.S. District Judge Dale Kimball sentenced Mitchell to life in prison without the possibility of parole . Mitchell is currently serving his sentence at the United States Penitentiary , Tucson , a high-security federal prison in Tucson , Arizona . In 2016 , Barzee 's federal imprisonment was terminated and she was transferred from the Federal Medical Center , Carswell in Fort Worth , Texas to the Utah State Prison in Draper , Utah to begin serving her state prison sentence . She was released in September 2018 . Television interviews . In October 2003 , Elizabeth Smart and her parents were interviewed for a special segment of `` Dateline NBC . '' The interview , conducted by the `` Today '' show 's Katie Couric , featured Elizabeth 's first interview with any media outlet . Couric questioned Elizabeth 's parents about their experiences while Elizabeth was missing , including the Smarts ' personal opinions concerning Elizabeth 's captors . Couric then interviewed Elizabeth about school and her life following her kidnapping . Shortly after the `` Dateline '' interview , Elizabeth Smart and her family were featured on `` The Oprah Winfrey Show '' , where Winfrey questioned the Smarts about the kidnapping . In July 2006 , legal commentator and television personality Nancy Grace interviewed Elizabeth Smart , purportedly to talk about pending legislation on sex-offender registration , but repeatedly asked her for information about her experience . In response to the questioning , Elizabeth told Grace , `` I really am here to support the bill and not to go into what -- you know , what happened to me . '' When Grace persisted , asking Elizabeth what it was like to see out of a niqab her abductors forced her to wear , Elizabeth stated : `` I 'm really not going to talk about this at this time ... and to be frankly honest I really do n't appreciate you bringing all this up . '' Grace did not pursue further questioning about the abduction . Literature . The Smart family published a book , `` Bringing Elizabeth Home '' ( ) . Elizabeth 's uncle Tom Smart co-authored a book with `` Deseret News '' journalist Lee Benson , titled `` In Plain Sight : The Startling Truth Behind the Elizabeth Smart Investigation '' ( ) , which criticized the investigation process by the Salt Lake City Police Department , as well as noting the media influences that led to her successful recovery . Film depictions . The kidnapping was depicted in the 2003 television film `` The Elizabeth Smart Story '' , which was directed by Bobby Roth , and based on the book `` Bringing Elizabeth Home '' . It starred Amber Marshall as Elizabeth Smart , Dylan Baker and Lindsay Frost as her parents , and Tom Everett as Brian David Mitchell . It was nominated for three Young Artist Awards in 2004 . The film first aired on CBS on November 9 , 2003 , just eight months after Elizabeth was found . In 2017 on the 15th anniversary of her abduction , Lifetime aired the made-for-TV film titled `` I Am Elizabeth Smart '' , narrated and produced by Smart , which tells the story of her kidnapping from her own perspective . The film starred Alana Boden as Elizabeth Smart , Skeet Ulrich as Brian David Mitchell , and Deirdre Lovejoy as Wanda Ileen Barzee . Also airing in 2017 is ' from Biography , two-hour telefilm .
Lucidity ( festival ) . Lucidity is an annual , three-day transformational festival in Santa Barbara , California . The festival 's name alludes to lucid dreams ; the events producers encourage attendees to `` awake in [ their ] dreams '' . The event has been compared to Burning Man , Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival , Lightning in a Bottle , Electric Daisy Carnival , and the San Francisco New Year ’ s Eve event Sea of Dreams . It features performance arts and music stages featuring bands , spoken word artists , dancers and DJs . There is a large vendor area , including a focus on local foods , jewelry , clothing and sustainable goods . Live Oak Campground has been the site of many other music festivals , such as Lightning in a Bottle , from 2006–2008 , until that event outgrew the venue . Vision and environmental ethic . Much of the ethic of the event is rooted in the general philosophy of `` burners '' . The event sponsored a `` Greenest Campsite '' contest and a motto of `` Leave It Better '' . There were copious reminders to pack out trash and constant activity to remove trash and keep the grounds looking well . According to Daphne Carpenter , the festival was organized around `` six themed villages that revolve around archetypes much in the same way as our dream characters represent aspects of ourselves '' . She lists these as Renegade Outpost , Family Garden , Healing Sanctuary , Warrior 's Way , Lunatic Fringe , and Lover 's Nest . Lucid Stage . The Lucid stage , the main music environment at the event , often has both live performers and DJs spinning wide varieties of Electronic Dance Music . The closing performance of one year was Phuture Primitive featuring an array of dancers and an avant-garde drama between an onstage photographer disguised as a spooky computer/robot . Alive Stage . This alternative acoustic stage features both local and worldly bands , many with jugglers , exotic dance performances or spoken word .
Albert Ostman . Albert Ostman ( circa 1893 – 1975 ) was a Canadian prospector who reported that he was abducted by a Sasquatch and held captive for six days . He stated that the event took place near Toba Inlet , British Columbia in 1924 . On August 20 , 1957 , police magistrate A.M. Naismith wrote an affidavit which states `` ... I found Mr. Ostman to be a man of sixty-four years of age ; in full possession of his mental faculties . Of pleasant manner and with a good sense of humor . I questioned Mr. Ostman thoroughly in reference to the story given by Mr. Green . I cross-examined him and used every means to endeavor to find a flaw in either his personality or his story , but could find neither ... '' Albert Ostman also signed a Solemn Declaration indicating that his account of the Sasquatch story was true under oath and by virtue of the Canadian Evidence Act . The story . In 1924 , Albert Ostman , a lumberjack and tough woodsman , went to the area for a vacation . Ostman had heard stories about the `` man beasts '' who supposedly roamed these woods but refused to believe them . As Ostman lay asleep one evening a Sasquatch purportedly picked him up and carried him off while he was in his sleeping bag . Ostman was carried in his sleeping bag across country for 3 hours by the Sasquatch . The Sasquatch dropped Ostman down on a plateau . Standing around him was a family of 4 of the creatures . Albert was kept captive by the Sasquatch . The captors were 3 adults and a child which held Ostman captive for six days . One of the Bigfoots was reported as being 8 feet tall . Ostman did not use his gun on them as they had done him no harm . He stayed with the Bigfoot family for a week . Ostman ate `` sweet tasting grass '' that they gave him . According to Ostman the female Sasquatch washed and stacked leaves . Albert escaped by making the large male Sasquatch groggy by feeding him some snuff . He did not tell his story for more than 24 years after it happened for fear of being thought of as crazy . As more Sasquatch stories appeared in the press Albert decided to tell his story to a local newspaper in 1957 . Bigfoot advocates . Many Bigfoot advocates such as John Green cite the story as evidence for the existence for Bigfoot . Children 's literature . The Albert Ostman story has been cited as a good nonfiction story to get children excited about reading . The Boy Scouts of America have featured the story in their magazine Boys ' Life Magazine . Media appearances . The event has been retold in numerous books , magazine stories , and television programs . Criticism . In 2007 , the skeptic Joe Nickell characterized the story as `` more likely the result of imagination than of recollection '' . Critics of Ostman note that he did not make the event public until 1957 , thirty three years after he said it took place . Primatologist John Napier states that `` Ostman 's story fails to convince me primarily on the grounds of the limited food resources available . '' Bigfoot researcher Peter Byrne can not accept Ostman 's story without more evidence .
Chandler Brossard . Chandler Brossard ( July 18 , 1922 – August 29 , 1993 ) was an American novelist , writer , editor , and teacher . He wrote or edited a total of 17 books . With a challenging style and outsider characters , Brossard had limited critical success in the United States . His novels were more appreciated in France and Great Britain . His early works have been described as `` landmarks of the postwar American novel . '' Since 2000 , three of his novels have been reprinted . Early life and education . Brossard was born in Idaho Falls , Idaho , and had brothers Vincent and Boyd and a sister Adele . Both their mother Therese and father were from educated Mormon elite and upper-middle-class families who were major landowners in the area . After the parents separated , Brossard 's mother struggled to support the family . The family moved to Washington , D.C. , where Brossard grew up . He dropped out of school at the age of 11 and was chiefly self-educated . He suffered from migraines starting in childhood . Career . Brossard started as a copy boy at the `` Washington Post '' at the age of 18 , and began writing as a reporter . He moved to New York and at the age of 19 was hired by `` The New Yorker '' . The editor William Shawn encouraged him to write fiction , and Brossard became a writer and editor . He wrote or edited a total of 17 books , both novels and non-fiction . During his career , Brossard worked for several magazines : he went on to become a senior editor for `` Time '' magazine , managing editor at `` Coronet , '' executive editor for `` The American Mercury '' , and senior editor for `` Look '' magazine ( 1956–67 ) . He also wrote criticism for `` The Nation '' , `` Commentary '' , and `` The Guardian '' . From 1969 to 1971 , Brossard was a professor at the newly founded Old Westbury College on Long Island . He later held teaching appointments as a visiting professor , writer-in-residence , or lecturer at other universities both in the United States and abroad , including the University of Birmingham in England , The New School for Social Research in New York , Schiller College in Paris , the University of California at Riverside , and San Diego State University . Literary career . Brossard 's first novel , `` Who Walk in Darkness '' ( 1952 ) , portrayed the bohemian life of the late 1940s Greenwich Village ; it was first published by Gallimard in France . It is sometimes called the first beat novel . Through it , Brossard became associated with early Beat Generation writers such as Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg , but he believed that he was on a different path . He said that reviewers who characterized `` Who Walk in Darkness '' as a beat novel totally missed getting the book . They thought it was a realistic novel , which of course it was n't . The French critics knew better . They perceived it as the first 'new wave ' novel , a nightmare presented as flat documentary . More recently , the novel has been characterized as existential , closer to works such as Ernest Hemingway 's `` The Sun Also Rises '' ( 1926 ) and Albert Camus ' `` L'Étranger '' ( 1942 ) . Brossard wrote four plays , all produced in St. Louis , Missouri , in the 1960s . He published three novels under the pseudonym Daniel Harper ( see below ) . After his first novel , Brossard received little critical recognition for his fiction in the United States , as he had `` an unconventional style and characters . '' In his later works , the critic Steven Moore describes his narrators as seeming `` possessed by a variety of voices '' . Brossard tended to write about characters who were outsiders : `` thieves , chimney sweeps , harlots , counterculture activists ... '' and used the idiomatic language of mostly spoken voice . He has been described as under appreciated in his home country , as his works were considered difficult ; they were better received abroad , particularly in France . In 1971 Anatole Broyard , the book reviewer of `` The New York Times , '' wrote a scathing review of `` Wake Up . We 're Almost There , '' saying of it : `` Here 's a book so transcendentally bad it makes us fear not only for the condition of the novel in this country , but for the country itself . '' Brossard responded in kind . The two men , former friends in the 1940s , had a continuing conflict . Henry Louis Gates , Jr. has attributed the conflict to an earlier falling out over Brossard 's `` unflattering portrayal '' of Broyard as the hipster character Henry Porter in his 1952 novel . Brossard described Porter as a Negro `` passing '' for white . Broyard was a mixed-race Creole who lived as white in New York . Having seen the galleys , he forced Brossard to change the description of Porter before the novel was published in the US . After 1973 , Brossard 's fiction was published only by small presses , such as Cherry Valley , Realities Library , and Redbeck Press . Dalkey Archive Press published his final full-length novel , `` As the Wolf Howls at The Door '' , in 1992 . I think they can all be understood in a deeply religious sense . I think the thing that is continuous in this writing of mine is this almost blind religious innocence , of the religious innocent . Now the religious innocent is an inextricable part of religious literature throughout the ages ... The believer who believes in miracles persists in going on . In none of my work has the innocent voice lost its innocence . It may be covered with blood , but it has never become a cynical , pessimistic voice . His shorter fiction from 1971 to 1991 was collected and published posthumously by Sun Dog Press under the title `` Over the Rainbow ? Hardly : Collected Short Seizures '' ( 2005 ) . Brossard had chosen the title shortly before his death . The Greek-British writer Alexis Lykiard described `` Who Walk In Darkness '' ( 1952 ) , `` The Bold Saboteurs '' ( 1953 ) and `` The Double View '' ( 1960 ) as `` landmarks of the postwar American novel '' . Since 2000 , Brossard 's first two novels have been reprinted with new introductions by Steven Moore ( see below ) . Marriage and family . He married and had two daughters , Iris and Marie Brossard , with his first wife , Sally Ciccarelli Brossard . Dr Iris Brossard is also a published poet and writer . She graduated from Albany Medical College in 1985 , completed a residency in Neurology at the University of Colorado in 1989 and did her fellowship at U Mass Worcester 1990-1991 . Dr. Brossard retired from the practice of Neurology in 2013 . Her poetry has appeared in many literary magazines , including Antaeus , Abraxas , Broadway Boogie , among others . Her reviews have appeared in The Village Voice , The Denver Post and The Wichita Eagle . She continues to write and publish in independent magazines . Dr Brossard has also volunteered at KVSC FM and with the Big Brothers Big Sisters program , The couple divorced . Brossard later married Maria Huffman . Their daughter Genève Brossard , born in 1977 , later became an arts teacher and professional boxer . He and Maria divorced in the late 1980s . He died of cancer in New York in August 1993 . Brossard 's papers are held by Syracuse University .
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Valeriy Petrov . Valeriy Petrov ( ; born 2 March 1955 in Sevastopol ) is a former Soviet professional football striker who played for SC Tavriya Simferopol and Ukrainian coach .
Constantin Stere . Constantin G. Stere or Constantin Sterea ( Romanian ; , `` Konstantin Yegorovich Stere '' or Константин Георгиевич Стере , `` Konstantin Georgiyevich Stere '' ; also known under his pen name `` Șărcăleanu '' ; June 1 , 1865 – June 26 , 1936 ) was a Romanian writer , jurist , politician , ideologue of the `` Poporanist '' trend , and , in March 1906 , co-founder ( together with Garabet Ibrăileanu and Paul Bujor — the latter was afterwards replaced by the physician Ioan Cantacuzino ) of the literary magazine `` Viața Românească '' . One of the central figures of the Bessarabian intelligentsia at the time , Stere was a key actor during the Union of Bessarabia with Romania in 1918 , and is associated with its legacy . Constantin Stere was professor of Administrative and Constitutional law at the University of Iaşi , serving as its rector between 1913 and 1916 . He is also remembered for his partly autobiographical novel `` În preajma revoluției '' ( literal translation : `` On the Eve of the Revolution '' — in reference to the Russian Revolution of 1917 ) . Early life . He was born in Horodiște , Soroca County , to a family of boyar origins from Ciripcău , Bessarabia — which was part of the Russian Empire at the time . Stere was one of the three sons of an ethnic Romanian couple of Russian citizens : Gheorghe or Iorgu Stere ( known as `` Yegor Stepanovich Stere '' , Егор Степанович Стере in Russian ) , a landowner whose family was originally from Botoșani County in the Romanian part of Moldavia , and Pulcheria ( Пулкерия ) , a member of the impoverished gentry in Bessarabia . He spent most of his early years , until the age of eight , in Ciripcău , where the family manor was located . Around 1874 , he graduated from a Chișinău private school where classes were taught German , and entered the school for `` dvoryane '' in the city , where he became close friends with Alexandru Grosu and Lev Matveyevich Kogan-Bernstein ( who were the basis for the characters `` Sașa Lungu '' and `` Moise Roitman '' in Stere 's novel ) . It was also around this time that he became acquainted with progressive , utopian socialist , and Darwinist ideas ( notably reading the works of Nikolai Chernyshevsky , Alexander Herzen , Charles Darwin , Karl Marx , Mikhail Bakunin , Ferdinand Lassalle , and Peter Lavrovich Lavrov ) . Stere later indicated that , before the late 1870s , he could not spell the Romanian alphabet , which had just been adopted over the border ( `` see Romanian Cyrillic alphabet '' ) , and had to rely on a few books smuggled into Bessarabia for getting a sense of literary Romanian . While still students , Stere and Kogan-Bernstein engaged in revolutionary politics as socialists and Narodniks , initiating a conspirative `` self-instruction '' cell of six inside their school . The group was affiliated with Narodnaya Volya , and Stere was responsible for multiplying and distributing locally the manifesto issued by the latter after it had assassinated Emperor Alexander II . This was also the first moment when Stere declared his opposition to a Social democratic program , a Narodnik-inspired objection which would later form one of the tenets of his doctrine . He was first arrested in late 1883 , after Okhrana units decapitated the Bessarabian wing of the Narodnaya Volya . Detained in Odessa ( during which time he read intensely ) , Stere was frequently visited by Maria Grosu , the sister of Alexandru , who had fallen in love with him — a Narodnik and a feminist , she asked Stere for a marriage of convenience that was meant to help her become free from parental tutelage ( according to the laws of the Russian Empire , unmarried women were under their father 's protection ) . Stere agreed , and they were married in the prison chapel ( 1885 ) . Siberia . In 1885 , he was deported to Siberia , serving a three-year term . Briefly kept in Tyumen prison awaiting transport further east , he was sent to Kurgan in the custody of two gendarmes ( October ) . He was joined there by Maria , who gave birth to their son Roman in 1886 . Moving to Turinsk , the Steres joined a group of revolutionaries in internal exile ; Constantin Stere agreed to print copies of a Narodnik magazine , using a hectograph , and was exposed during a raid by authorities . He was swiftly taken to Tobolsk , then shipped down the Irtysh to the place where it met the Ob ; he traveled to the village of Sharkala ( the northernmost part of Siberia he ever reached ) in a Khanty canoe , and was then settled in Beryozovsky District , only to be arrested again and sent back to Tobolsk in the autumn of 1888 . `` Quite a while ago have I begun to remove myself from the influence of political exiles and their tradition . Recent times , filled with major hardships for me , I have decided firmly and sincerely to break with these traditions , as well as with all things « illegal » in my past . '' Instead , he became familiar with Neo-Kantian philosophy , expanding on his interest in Immanuel Kant 's `` Critique of Pure Reason '' ( which he was reading in Beryozovsky District ) . It was at this time that Stere began writing . In March 1889 , the court decided to extend his term of exile by three more years , and relocated him to the village of Serginsk , near Minusinsk . He much later claimed that , while passing through the prison of Krasnoyarsk , he met Vladimir Lenin , the future Bolshevik leader — this is unlikely , as Lenin passed through the city several years after Stere . His other claim to have met and befriended Józef Piłsudski , future head of state of Poland ( and , at the time , a prominent member of the Polish Socialist Party ) , was confirmed by Piłsudski himself in 1927 ( Stere 's novel , `` În preajma revoluției '' , included Piłsudski as a character , under the name `` Stadnicki '' ) . `` Datoria '' and `` Evenimentul '' . In late 1891 or early 1892 , having been set free , Stere returned to Bessarabia , and eventually sought political refuge inside Romania , crossing the border clandestinely . He studied Law at the University of Iași ( under Petre Missir , while carrying on as a leftist activist and quickly becoming an influential figure among the youth of Iași , the inspiration behind a left-leaning student society that engaged in a virulent polemic with the nationalist youth , and an acquaintance of socialist leaders such as Constantin Dobrogeanu-Gherea , Garabet Ibrăileanu , Ioan Nădejde , Sofia Nădejde , Constantin Mille , Theodor Speranția , Vasile Morțun , and Nicolae L. Lupu . Later , a controversy erupted over Stere 's academic credentials , as it was never consistently proven that he had passed his baccalaureate between being arrested and applying for law school . Stere 's break with Marxism led him to attempt persuading the newly created Romanian Social Democratic Workers ' Party ( PSDMR ) to amend its proletariat-focused policies , and , in 1893 , to found the student society `` Datoria '' ( `` The Duty '' ) , which preserved the Narodnik focus on educating peasants . He and his followers nevertheless continued to rely much of their thesis on Marxist concepts , coupled with an interest taken in the reformist socialist way advocated by Eduard Bernstein . After debuting as a journalist for the liberal-inspired `` Evenimentul '' in 1893 ( and engaging in public debates with the socialist press ) , Stere also sent substantial contribution to `` Adevărul '' , a tribune of various left-wing trends that was being published in Bucharest under the direction of Anton Bacalbașa . Later in 1893 , he took part in founding `` Evenimentul Literar '' , the literary supplement of `` Evenimentul '' . He joined in the socialists Bacalbașa and Ibrăileanu in a cultural polemic with the poet Alexandru Vlahuță and his magazine `` Vieața '' . Vlahuță , who had sided with Dobrogeanu-Gherea during the latter 's conflict with Bogdan Petriceicu Hasdeu , nonetheless clashed with the leftists over the issue of `` art for art 's sake '' , arguing that the interest his adversaries took in didacticism was harming literature . This exchange of replies soon involved the former socialist Eduard Dioghenide , who attacked `` Evenimentul Literar '' with Antisemitic language , contending that Stere was `` an employee of the little kikes '' and had `` lost his soul to the Jews '' . At the time , Stere 's activity with `` Datoria '' also came under attack from various student societies — most of them associates of the Conservative Party . During the late 1890s , he had begun making use of the `` Șărcăleanu '' alias in his polemic articles , which became a particular topic of dispute after his confrontation with Dioghenide ( who first speculated that Stere was the author of `` Șărcăleanus articles ) . Dioghenide 's supporters , editors of the newspaper `` Naționalul '' , consequently pressured Stere to indicate who `` Șărcăleanu '' was ( `` We wish to know him , does he wear sidelocks or is he a Judaisized Romanian ? '' ) . Similar calls were voiced by `` Vieața '' , who alleged that Stere himself was a Russian Jew . Winning the support of several Conservative politicians , Stere successfully applied for Romanian citizenship in February 1895 , obtaining naturalization through a special law , as `` a Romanian from Bessarabia '' . In 1897 , Stere obtained a licensure with a thesis on legal entity and individualism , one which drew criticism from the influential Conservative-inspired group `` Junimea '' , on the assumption that it had been partly inspired by Marx . At the time , he also published an incomplete series of philosophical essays centered on the works of Wilhelm Wundt . After graduation , Stere , who was by then the father of four , lived for a while in Ploiești , and afterwards joined the Bar association in Iași as a practicing lawyer . During the period , he met and befriended the influential writer Ion Luca Caragiale . Birth of `` Poporanism '' . By 1898 , Stere , who had continued to acquire influence with Iași-based socialists , became involved in disputes over the future of the Romanian Social Democratic Workers ' Party ( PSDMR ) and Vasile Morțun 's call for a merger with the National Liberal Party ( PNL ) — Morțun 's camp , which also included Alexandru G. Radovici , became known in time as `` the generous ones '' ( `` generoșii '' ) . According to Constantin Titel Petrescu , Stere , despite his own polemics with Dobrogeanu-Gherea , sided with the latter and against Morțun ( `` Even Stere [ ... ] declared himself against moving to the Liberals '' ) . Nevertheless , during merger talks between the `` generous ones '' and the left-wing of the National Liberals , Stere was approached by the latter 's Ion I. C. Brătianu ; Brătianu and Gheorghe Gh . Mârzescu , who were gathering supporters at a time when the PNL cabinet of Dimitrie Sturdza looked set to lose the general elections of 1899 to a strong coalition of Conservatives and former Liberals such as Petre S. Aurelian , proposed to Stere that he become a city councilor in Iași , and he accepted . During the period , he split with `` Evenimentul '' , as the paper became close to Liberal splinter groups and virulently criticized the contacts between the PNL and former PSDMR affiliates . Eventually , Stere entered the PNL as a left-wing radical and populist , supporting an original tactic that blended a Narodnik focus on the peasantry with a weariness towards capitalism and industrialisation . This was the origin of `` Poporanism '' , a theory expanded upon in his influential 1908 essay `` Poporanism sau social-democrație ? `` , `` Poporanism or Social democracy ? '' ( Stere coined the original term in 1894 , viewing it the best translation of the word `` Narodnik '' ) . `` The essential role of peasant cooperatives resides in that they , while keeping the small-scale peasant holdings intact , award them the possibility to make use of all the advantages of large-scale production . '' Despite its name , Stere understood the `` peasant state '' not as an actual hegemony of the peasantry , but as an immediate move from the census suffrage in the Kingdom of Romania to a universal one , intended to accurately reflect the country 's social realities ( `` see 1866 Constitution of Romania '' ) . In an 1898 speech , he also stressed a loyalty for the King of Romania ( Carol I at the time ) . Stere notably rejected Karl Kautsky 's support for capitalization in agriculture , arguing that it was neither necessary nor practical . He was not , however , opposed to modernization , and invested trust in the role of intellectuals as militants and activists , as well as building on Werner Sombart 's theory that agrarian economies were facing new and special conditions ( as opposed to those that bore the mark of the Industrial Revolution ) . Stere observed changes occurring in the developed world at the turn of the 19th century , and concluded that industrialization of backward countries was also being blocked by colonialism and the prosperity it had brought to the British Empire and the United States . He argued that a new form of capital was being created at a larger , non-national , scale ; he deemed it `` vagabond capital '' , and viewed in it the source for the lack of accuracy in Marxist predictions over proletarian alienation ( as it appeared that , in developed countries , the proletariat was growing wealthier ) . This was also the start of a polemic between him and the Marxist Constantin Dobrogeanu-Gherea . Although the two shared skepticism over the possibility of early socialist success in Romania ( agreeing with Titu Maiorescu 's verdict that it was one of the `` forms without substance '' , and thus an ill-suited effect of Westernization ) , Dobrogeanu-Gherea argued that Stere 's program of basing Romania 's economy on cooperatives and small-scale agricultural holdings could only lead to endemic underdevelopment . Early National Liberal politics . As a city coucilor in 1899 , Stere soon found himself in an unusual position after Minister of the Interior Mihail Pherekyde ordered a clampdown on the surviving PSDMR . This came after the Conservative opposition voiced allegations that socialist clubs in the countryside were inciting laborers to revolt ( an accusation which threatened to decrease the popularity of the Dimitrie Sturdza cabinet ) . As all former PSDMR members in the PNL came under scrutiny , he was himself the target of attacks in Parliament , and notably criticized by the Constitutional Party 's Titu Maiorescu for allegedly using his position to `` disturb the elementary order ; [ ... ] leading to the only place it could lead : peasant rebellion '' . He lost his position in March 1899 , following Sturdza 's fall from power over a scandal involving relations between Romanian and Austria-Hungary . Consequently , he welcomed the remaining `` generous ones '' inside the PNL as the PSDMR was dissolved ( April 1899 ) ; those socialists who remained independent continued to consider Stere the main instigator of the move . At the time , he relied on what he interpreted as Ion I. C. Brătianu 's promise that a PNL cabinet was going to enforce both universal suffrage and land reform , and hoped to exercise an influence on the party 's Left . With Pherekyde , Petre Poni , Toma Stelian and Spiru Haret , Stere was soon involved in public protests against the successive Conservative cabinets of Gheorghe Grigore Cantacuzino and Petre P. Carp — provoked by the Hallier Affair — involving a French firm which used its government connections to regain a public works contract in the port of Constanța , although it had failed to respect its obligations — , and the `` Law on spirits '' ( or `` law on `` țuica '' ) — which established homebrewing tax , engendering violence in the countryside . Following a conflict between Cantacuzino and Carp , which caused the latter 's cabinet to be invalidated with assistance from Conservative parliamentarians ( February 1901 ) Sturdza returned to power triumphantly . In the 1901 suffrage , he was first elected to Chamber for the 3rd Electoral College in Iaşi . Stere largely owed his 1901 appointment as Deputy Professor at the University of Iași to his political connections : falling short of legal requirements , he asked Brătianu and Spiru Haret to make an exception in his case ( in order to avoid breaking the law which prevented state employees from being elected deputies , he asked not to receive a salary for his first course ) . After he became a full Professor , his assistant at the department was Nicolae Daşcovici . Stere sided with Brătianu and Vasile Lascăr in 1904 , at a time when the two confronted Sturdza and resigned from their government offices , provoking the cabinet 's fall ( and Gheorghe Grigore Cantacuzino 's reinstatement as Premier ) . 1905 Russian Revolution . In his later years , Stere argued that he had foreseen Japan 's victory in the Russo-Japanese War and the string of social problems Russia experienced , and that he had sent the General Staff of the Romanian Army a memorandum on the matter . Soon after the Russian Revolution of 1905 , Stere and a group of his followers returned to Bessarabia in order to encourage local Romanian sentiment during elections for the State Duma and `` zemstvos '' — according to Stere , the group had the tacit approval of the Conservative government . In parallel , Stere represented the Chișinău `` zemstvo '' as a lawyer in a civil lawsuit . They arrived at a time of conflict , when Black Hundreds activity was gaining momentum and peasant pressures in the countryside were meeting with resistance from reactionary politicians such as Vladimir Purishkevich and Pavel Krushevan . Initially , Stere doubled as a correspondent for PNL French language newspapers , signing them as `` C. Șercăleano '' . He issued a magazine ( `` Basarabia '' ) of which he was editor ( together with Ion Inculeț , Teodor Inculeț , Ion Pelivan , Alexei Mateevici , and Pan Halippa ) , attempting to profit from the political gains in Russia by calling for both in-depth social reforms and decentralization ; their influence waned after reactionary politicians made electoral gains and , as the new administration , confiscated most of the magazine 's issues ( leading to its bankruptcy in 1907 ) . Stere himself first returned to Romania in early 1906 , and immediately left on a trip to Austro-Hungarian-ruled Transylvania , where he met with the poet and activist Octavian Goga in Sibiu , as well as with other prominent ethnic Romanians , becoming in time an unofficial envoy of the PNL in the region . His involvement in the `` zemstvo '' trial became the topic of a scandal , after the institution accused Stere of having failed to fulfill his obligations as a lawyer , and called on him to return the fees he had received . `` Viața Românească '' . `` A 'national ' culture with specific characteristics will only be born when the large , truly Romanian , popular masses will partake in `` creating '' and `` assessing '' cultural values — literary language , literature , ways of living — and this will only be possible when , through `` culture '' , `` enlarged political participation '' and `` economical uplifting '' , the peasantry will be awarded a `` social '' value in proportion with its numerical , economical , moral and national values , when we shall be `` one '' people , when all the social classes shall be of `` the same '' people [ ... ] . '' Stere distanced himself from the competing and equally peasant-focused trend of `` Sămănătorul '' , which aimed to preserve the peasant way of life in front of modernization rather than enforce the peasant economy advocated by `` Poporanism '' . He was notably involved in polemics with `` Sămănătoruls Octavian Goga and Nicolae Iorga . As he later admitted , he attempted to divert attention from the `` Șărcăleanu '' alias by making use of another one , `` P. Nicanor & Co. '' ( used before and after him by various `` Viața Românească '' contributors to the magazine 's closing column ) , and by writing an article in which he claimed Stere and Șărcăleanu were not one and the same , thus maintaining the relative ambiguity until the early 1930s . 1907 Revolt and aftermath . Alongside other followers of Brătianu ( including Garabet Ibrăileanu ) , Stere began campaigning in favor of dismissing the Conservative cabinet of Premier Gheorghe Grigore Cantacuzino , at a time when the latter also faced Take Ionescu 's dissidence . This coincided with the outbreak of the 1907 Peasants ' Revolt , which managed to bring down the cabinet after Ionescu agreed to support the Dimitrie Sturdza 's return to power , as a means to ensure a response to the troubles . Like many other `` generous ones '' , Stere was integrated in the new administration , and became a prefect of Iași County ; instead of calling in the Romanian Army to pacify the area , he interfered in landowner-peasant relations to ensure better conditions for the latter , thus causing alarm in the Conservative camp . Although no violent reprisal against the rebels was recorded in his prefecture , his association with the repressive cabinet was the topic of criticism from many of his former allies , most notably Constantin Dobrogeanu-Gherea , Paul Bujor , and Constantin Mille . Together with his deputy prefect Gheorghe Gh . Mârzescu , Stere resigned his position in April and was replaced with Gheorghe Kernbach , preparing to run in the legislative election of that year — for the 2nd Electoral College in Iași ; he won the seat in late May . In early June , Premier Sturdza appointed Stere , alongside Take Ionescu , Petre P. Carp , Ion G. Duca , Alexandru Djuvara , Constantin Alimănișteanu , Ion and Alexandru G. Radovici , Dinu and Vintilă Brătianu , and 24 other parliamentarians , to a Committee charged with settling the agricultural issue ; ultimately dissolved later in the same month , the Committee did not achieve any clear result , and Stere 's radical proposals were repeatedly ignored by his own party . During the same period , a conflict erupted between Stere and the independent Antisemitic politician A. C. Cuza , who had been one of his opponents in the election ; after making use of the word `` trivial '' in reference to Stere 's attitudes , Cuza was sued by the latter , and refused a challenge to face him in a duel ( an additional aspect of the scandal was the accusation that Stere had purposely failed students who supported Cuza 's policies ) . Following the creation of Take Ionescu 's Conservative-Democratic Party ( PCD ) , the PNL launched accusations that the new group was financed by the leaseholder Mochi Fischer ( whose property in Flămânzi had seen the outbreak of the 1907 revolt ) ; in reaction , the PCD newspaper `` Opinia '' , representing the views of Alexandru Bădărău , accused Stere of having failed to protect the interests of his clients in the Bessarabian `` zemstvo '' — Stere challenged the article 's author Gheorghe Lascăr , former mayor of Iași , to a duel on Copou Hill , during which Lascăr was defeated and injured ( March 11 , 1908 ) . Calling for an amnesty in respect to peasant rebels , Stere was initially silent on the new legislation ( which , without questioning traditional landed property , allowed room for communal ownership ) , and was mostly absent from Chamber sessions . He nevertheless authored several studies in which he condemned the state of affairs in Romanian agriculture , concluding one of them with a Latin verdict , paraphrasing Pliny the Elder , `` Latifundia perdidere Romaniam '' ( `` The great estates have ruined Romania '' ) . He expressed full support for the newly established agricultural bank , Casa Rurală , at a time when the project for its creation was voted in Parliament ( February 1908 ) . First clashes with the PNL . After again siding with Brătianu during the inner-party conflict with Sturdza — culminating in Brătianu 's arrival to power after the premier fell victim to a nervous disease — , Stere replaced Petre Poni at the head of the Liberal club in Iași ( June 1908 ) , and soon came to be opposed by Mârzescu over his promotion of former socialists to party offices . Following the PCD 's rise to the detriment of the PNL , Stere was able to enlist his party 's support for his vision of electoral reform ( with a single electoral college , and idea also promoted by Take Ionescu ) , and reported on it in Parliament , being criticized by the Conservative opposition on the basis of suspicions that he was still promoting socialist ideals . By mid-1909 , he was the target of a campaign in `` Evenimentul '' , which had by then turned Conservative , being again accused of having profited from the `` zemstvo '' in Bessarabia without providing the required services . At the time , Stere and Ibrăileanu began mentioning the `` Poporanist '' or `` democratic peasantist '' trend as a small but representative faction of the PNL . Such attitudes caused further tensions inside his party : Henri Sanielevici , himself a former socialist National Liberal , commented that `` [ Stere ] seeks to strengthen himself `` through '' and inside the Liberal Party and break with it only when he will become strong enough '' ; at a time when Brătianu was thought to be considering Stere for a cabinet position , the right-wing section of the PNL expressed its opposition and took steps to marginalize him ( a catalysis for this attitude was the clash between the PNL and `` România Muncitoare '' affiliates , caused by the expulsion of the socialist activist Christian Rakovsky , together with promises made by Brătianu that his party would not push for land reform and universal suffrage ) . Largely absent from the political scene during 1909-1910 , Constantin Stere nevertheless aided the PNL , fallen from power in December 1910 , to reach an agreement with the Conservative-Democrats over opposition to the Petre P. Carp cabinet , by improving his relations with Alexandru Bădărău . `` [ There is ] the `` Poporanism '' established in this country around 15 years after [ the Narodnik original ] and from the very same source . Lacking the rigorous method of Marxism , [ ... ] `` Poporanism '' appears to have being against Social Democracy as its sole attribute [ ... ] . [ There is also ] our national , Romanian , `` Poporanism '' , as it has originated from the different and real circumstances of our country . [ It ] is more practical than theoretical , and does not in fact have its own theory . Mr. Stere 's effort to award it one was not at all successful . But this `` Poporanism '' has its own views and attitudes and — what 's more important — its own praxis . And to this real praxis , influencing the real course of things in this country , all kinds of `` Poporanists '' have associated themselves in one way or another , including those who are under the influence of Russian [ Narodnik ideas ] . But even this national `` Poporanism '' is far , very far from being uniform . This can even be seen in those multiple groupings composing it , [ ... ] which many times quarrel with one another . '' The apparent heterogeneous character of `` Poporanism '' was also criticized by others , who noted that its discourse also featured nationalist rhetoric . Nevertheless , PSDMR members other than Dobrogeanu-Gherea tended to refer to `` Viața Românească '' as `` engaged in Sterist politics '' . Constantin Stere had a moderate reaction to the publishing of `` Neo-Serfdom '' , briefly criticizing the arguments it brought against `` Poporanist '' politics ( with Dobrogeanu-Gherea 's renewed message that socialism was possible in backward countries ) ; additional replies to the thesis came from Stere 's disciple , the engineer Nicolae Profiri ( among others who engaged in the debate was Dobrogeanu-Gherea 's son , the future Leninist Alexandru Dobrogeanu-Gherea ) . Around 1912 , while visiting Florence , Italy , Stere began a long extra-marital relationship with Ana Radovici , the widow of Ion Radovici ( the latter had committed suicide in 1909 ) . No longer elected to the Chamber in the 1912 suffrage , he returned to his chair at the Iași University . During the electoral campaign , reelected leader of the Liberal club , he was again attacked by `` Evenimentul '' , and , having taken part in denouncing A. C. Cuza for plagiarism , clashed with his supporters ( who briefly occupied the PNL headquarters in Iași in May ) . World War I . In 1916 , Stere strongly supported Romania 's alliance with the Central Powers , arguing in favor of a policy focused on Bessarabia 's recovery and against what he saw as Russian expansionism - ultimately , this led him to split with the pro-Entente PNL upon the outbreak of World War I . The socialist Ioan Nădejde commented on the fact that Stere had become rivals with members of the Romanian Social Democratic Workers ' Party who had joined the PNL in 1899 , and especially with their leader Vasile Morțun . He joined his voice to a diverse intellectual opposition which also included the Conservative Party 's Petre P. Carp and Alexandru Marghiloman , the left-leaning writers Tudor Arghezi , Dimitrie D. Pătrășcanu , and Gala Galaction , as well as the revolutionary socialist Christian Rakovsky . Following the occupation of Bucharest by the Central Powers , Stere remained in the city , in contrast with the mass the Bucharesters who followed the Romanian authorities ' refuge to Iași . With financial support from Alexandru Vaida-Voevod , he began publishing his `` Lumina '' , a newspaper that was nevertheless , according to its editor , `` supportive of the Romanian point of view '' and thus subject to censorship ( `` a German [ censorship ] , for [ views on ] external politics [ ... ] and for internal politics [ the one ] exercised by Petre P. Carp 's men , who cut out my articles on expropriation [ that is , land reform ] and universal suffrage '' ) . In late March 1918 , he represented the Alexandru Marghiloman government in Chișinău , during the time after the February and October Revolutions when Bessarabia had proclaimed itself a `` Moldavian Democratic Republic '' — he was charged with assisting Ion Inculeț in proposing a union of Bessarabia and Romania in `` Sfatul Țării '' , the republic 's legislative assembly . After prolonged debates , the vote was carried in favor of union on March 27 ( `` see Greater Romania '' ) . With the change in fortunes brought by the Armistice with Germany , Stere was charged with treason and imprisoned ; never facing trial , he was eventually set free . Creation of the Peasants ' Party . In the late 1910s , he became discreetly involved in the movement that led to the creation of the `` Bessarabian Peasants ' Party '' ( founded and led by Pan Halippa and Ion Inculeț ) . In late 1918 , most of it merged into Ion Mihalache 's Peasants ' Party ( PȚ ) , of which he and Halippa became high-ranking members ( Inculeț disagreed with the political union , and led a smaller party that eventually merged into the PNL ) . `` [ ... ] Stere aims to scrape together a socialist party , allied with the Peasants ' Party , against all other social classes , and thus follows a policy out of which , in the end , we could only get Bolshevism . '' `` [ ... ] for a country such as Romania , it is obvious that the urban working class ' fate is literally in the hands of the rural working class . [ ... ] In these conditions , would it not be an act of suicide from the industrial working class of Romania if it were to adopt a hostile attitude toward the peasantry ? And : it is obvious that , no matter what the political and social doctrine preached by the urban proletariat , it would become hostile toward the peasantry if it wanted to impose upon it a form of economic structuring rejected by the peasantry , such as , for one , the immediate and violent socialization of peasant agriculture.A socialist worker expresses , in the pages of [ a socialist journal ] , the fear that the Peasants ' Party of Romania will follow the example of the peasant parties in Bulgaria and Serbia [ that is , the Bulgarian Agrarian National Union and the Serbian Peasant Party ] , who , once in power , are said to have oppressed the workers.But can this serve as an argument against the solidarity in interests of the workers in villages and cities ? In these murky times , we have also assisted to the spectacle of bloody repression , by a socialist government [ formed by the Social Democratic Party of Germany ] , of the workers ' movements in Germany.Does this mean that there is a real conflict of interests between those elements of the German proletariat that are being led by the orthodox Social Democracy , and the elements that follow the banner of the Independent Party ? '' Scandal and dissidence . Stere 's position in his party 's leadership prevented it from entering a close union with the Transylvania-based Romanian National Party ( PNR ) in 1924 , as the PNR 's leaders resented his anti-Entente past . Two years later , however , he was admitted as one of the leaders of the newly created National Peasants ' Party , a fusion of the two groups that was partly aided by the attack of National Liberal agents on Pan Halippa and the government 's refusal to punish the guilty . Stere was the author of a legislation which aimed at providing for a degree of administrative decentralization and local initiative in government , passed in 1929 by the Iuliu Maniu executive . He soon clashed with the more conservative politicians who had been members of the PNR . In March 1930 , the mention of his name during a public celebration provoked a number of Romanian Army generals to leave in protest ; immediately after , the National Liberal group around Vintilă Brătianu began attacking Stere 's party for harbouring him , and for causing a split between Army and political establishment . General Henry Cihoschi , the Minister of Defense , was publicly criticized in parliament for not siding with his subordinates , and had to resign on April 4 ; Maniu appeared to support Stere 's ousting . In reply , Stere again expressed his view that Romania 's government had been wrong in 1916 , and left to create the minor Democratic Peasants ' Party–Stere ( not to be confused with the one created later by Nicolae L. Lupu ) , which he led into a union with Grigore Iunian 's `` Radical Peasants ' Party '' . Legacy . Despite his dissidence , Stere 's ideas remained highly influential inside the National Peasants ' Party , and constituted a major influence on the doctrines of Virgil Madgearu . `` Poporanism '' , alongside Marxism itself , was a contributing factor in Dimitrie Gusti 's original theories on sociology . Stere 's original ideas on economic development and Marxist topics were subject to censorship in Communist Romania ; although works on him were published after the establishment of Nicolae Ceaușescu 's rule , they generally avoided presenting and quoting his writings . Described as a `` reactionary '' until the 1960s , he was considered by revised official historiography to have taken a `` radical-bourgeoisie position '' . In 2010 , the Romanian Academy granted posthumous membership to Constantin Stere . `` În preajma revoluției '' first appeared in eight volumes between 1932 and 1936 , when it met with popular and critical success , although this was largely due to the fact that its author was cloaked in legend . The Communist regime banned the work for its duration , considering it unpublishable , even after Ceaușescu steered a course away from Soviet tutelage . The book was published between 1990 and 1991 at Chișinău , while Stere 's biographer Zigu Ornea put out another edition in 1991-1993 . Both editions of the somewhat problematic 2331-page text were flawed , and in 2010 , the Iași-based literary historian Victor Durnea began publishing a critical , annotated edition of Stere 's works , starting with the novel . The manuscripts no longer exist , Stere 's archive in his country house at Bucov having mysteriously disappeared after World War II , so that Durnea 's interventions were limited to introducing uniformity into the available text , eliminating arbitrary decisions both by Stere and his editors , and replacing obsolete terms and punctuation that resulted from the author 's culturally Russian outlook .
Saving Gateway Accounts Act 2009 . The Saving Gateway Accounts Act 2009 ( c. 8 ) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom . It made provision for saving gateway accounts . The Act was originally planned to commence in July 2010 , and was aimed at encouraging the poorest to save . Following the 2010 General Election , the new Coalition government scrapped the planned introduction , with Chancellor George Osborne saying that the scheme `` not affordable '' . The Act was repealed by the Savings Accounts and Health in Pregnancy Grant Act 2010 on 16 February 2011 . External links . to the Saving Gateway Accounts Act 2009 , from the National Archives .
1994 Kenpeng mine disaster . The 1994 Kenpeng mine disaster occurred between the week of August 1 to August 5 , 1994 , at Guangxi Kenpeng mine at the People 's Republic of China . Mining disaster . About 8 tonnes of dynamite exploded in a warehouse at the lead and zinc Kenpeng mine , in the northern Huanjiang county of Guangxi , destroying a nearby workers ' dormitory and nearly killing all inside . The blast flattened the dormitory and warehouses within 500 metres . Labour officials said Kenpeng had failed to maintain proper health and safety standards . Fall out . More than 200 government officials from the Guangxi region were mobilised to help with the rescue work and conduct investigation . There were more than 230 people injured with a death toll of 77 . The government was also short of cash and could not give the victim 's families adequate financial assistance .
Citrus reshni . `` Citrus reshni '' also known as Cleopatra mandarin is a citrus tree that is commonly used in agriculture as a rootstock of different cultivated species of citrus , mostly orange , grapefruit , tangerine and lemon . It originated in India and later was introduced to Florida from Jamaica in the mid-nineteenth century . The Cleopatra mandarin fruit belong to the `` acidic '' group of mandarins , which are too sour to be edible . When they are grown it is for the rootstock or for juice production . The rootstock can handle multiple soil conditions including tolerance to the presence of limestone , salinity and soil alkalinity along with being suitable for shallow soils . It is resistant to citrus tristeza virus and exocortis but is sensitive to root asphyxia and Phytophthora . One of the down sides to using the rootstock is it grows slow in the early years . In the right conditions it can induce high productivity and excellent fruit quality , although these are usually somewhat smaller than with others .
Jennifer duBois . Jennifer duBois ( born August 25 , 1983 ) is an American novelist . She is the winner of a 2013 Whiting Award and has been named a `` 5 Under 35 '' honoree by the National Book Foundation . Biography . duBois is a graduate of Tufts University and the Iowa Writers ’ Workshop . From 2009 to 2011 , she was a Stegner Fellow at Stanford University . She now teaches at Texas State University . duBois ' work has appeared in `` Narrative '' , `` The Missouri Review '' , and elsewhere .
Northern Correctional Institution . Northern Correctional Institution ( NCI ) is a high-security state prison in Somers , in the northern part of the U.S. state of Connecticut . The prison houses the state 's male convicts serving long sentences for violent crimes and it housed the death row for inmates before the abolition of the death penalty in Connecticut . It is the designated restrictive housing facility for the Connecticut Department of Correction , managing those inmates who have demonstrated a serious inability to adjust to confinement , particularly those that pose a threat to the safety and security of the community , staff , and other inmates . The institution Group Safety Threat Member program was relocated from the Garner Correctional Institution in order to centralize restrictive housing functions . In response to this , and with a commensurate increase in the number of young offenders , the facility more than doubled the size of its educational staff in order to serve those inmates who fall under federal mandates and require special education . History . The Northern C.I . was completed in January 1995 and received its first inmates in March 1995 . Also in 1995 , Connecticut 's death row inmates were moved to the Northern C.I . from the Osborn Correctional Institution . In February 1997 , the Chronic Disciplinary Unit arrived at Northern . In November 1999 , the Security Risk Group Threat population arrived . In August 2000 , Warden Larry J. Myers 's face was slashed by inmate John Barletta , leaving him seriously injured . Barletta was serving 60 years for a 1992 drive-by shooting murder in Norwalk and life in prison without parole for the murder of his cellmate in 1999 at Garner Correctional Institution in Newtown , Connecticut . In November 2000 , the Chronic Disciplinary Unit was removed from the facility . In September 2004 , the Chronic Disciplinary Unit was returned to the facility . As of July 1 , 2014 , the prison has 258 inmates ( 178 Accused 80 Sentenced ) . The prison is controlled by 310 personnel from the Connecticut Department of Correction under the supervision of Warden Anne Cournoyer and Deputy Warden William Mulligan . Death row and `` Old Sparky '' . Connecticut legislated lethal injection as its sole method of execution in 1995 . The last person executed by electrocution was Joseph `` Mad Dog '' Taborsky in May 1960 . Connecticut 's `` Old Sparky '' has not been tested since it was moved from Wethersfield to the Somers State Prison ( 1962-1994 ) , Osborn Correctional Institution ( 1994–present ) in Somers in 1962 , and prison officials claim the prison 's electrical system can not handle it . The death penalty was abolished in Connecticut in 2012. Notable prisoners . As both of these men were on death row and the death penalty has been abolished , they are considered regular inmates . Due to the severity of their crimes , it was deemed unsafe to house them in the Connecticut DOC . Both have been moved to maximum security facilities in Pennsylvania .
Three Cheers for Love . `` Three Cheers for Love '' is a 1936 American musical film directed by Ray McCarey , written by George Marion , Jr. , and starring Eleanore Whitney , Robert Cummings , William Frawley , Elizabeth Patterson , Roscoe Karns and John Halliday . It was released on June 26 , by Paramount Pictures . Plot . The showman Charles Dormant and wife Consuelo decide to send their daughter Sharon , familiarly known as `` Skippy , '' to boarding school . Wilma Chester 's school is going broke , so she permits old acquaintance Milton Shakespeare to bring his theatrical troupe to the school and stage a Thanksgiving show , hoping Skippy 's dad will attend and offer everyone work in his professional theatrical revues . Skippy is reluctant to perform until handsome songwriter Jimmy Tuttle changes her mind . She is shocked , however , when her father rejects an invitation to the show , unaware that Consuelo has answered it without showing it to him . Another shock comes when Eve Bronson turns up , claiming Jimmy 's about to marry her and only pretending to like Skippy . Once he learns about the show , Charles is delighted to come . By this time Skippy wants no part of it , but Jimmy carries her to the stage , convinces her to entertain , then drops to one knee and proposes marriage to her . Reception . Frank Nugent of `` The New York Times '' said , `` There came shyly yesterday to the Roxy Theatre a picture called `` Three Cheers for Love '' , and the best we can do is describe it as Hollywood 's equivalent of the employes ' annual picnic . Paramount—if our inference is correct—must have summoned a select number of its juveniles , praised them for their loyalty to the firm and , as a reward for good behavior , told them they could take a cameraman , director , a few sets and one of the lesser scripts and make a picture all by themselves . We gather that the youngsters enjoyed the picnic , but Paramount has no right to ask us to pay the bill . ''
Pollyanna Pickering . Pollyanna Pickering ( 30 July 1942 - 29 March 2018 ) was a wildlife artist and environmentalist . Pickering was born in Yorkshire and was an English wildlife artist who went on many expeditions around the world to study animals in their natural habitats . She studied at Rotherham Art school and later at the Central School of Art and Design in London . Pickering died on 29 March 2018 in Sheffield aged 75 .
Isaiah Johnson ( American football , born October 1992 ) . Isaiah Nigel Johnson ( born October 14 , 1992 ) is an American football safety for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League ( NFL ) . He played college football at South Carolina and Kansas . College career . Initially Johnson attended Western Carolina but was granted a medical redshirt . In 2012 he played for Iowa Western Community College where he helped lead them to an NJCAA National Championship . Johnson then played at Kansas . In 2013 Johnson played safety at Kansas and finished second on the team in tackles with 73 total tackles , and also had 5 interceptions . Johnson was named Big 12 Defensive Newcomer of the Year . In 2014 , Johnson was second on the team in tackles again with 75 total tackles , and also had 1 interception . Johnson graduated from Kansas with a degree in sociology and then transferred to South Carolina to play college football for his final season of eligibility . At South Carolina in 2015 , Johnson was named one of the team captains . Johnson finished his final season of college football at South Carolina as the second leading tackler with 74 tackles and an interception . Overall , Johnson started all 36 of his career Division 1 college football games . Professional career . Johnson was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent on May 2 , 2016 . He was released on September 3 , 2016 during final roster cuts and was signed to the practice squad . He spent the entire season on the practice squad and signed a reserve/future contract with the Buccaneers on January 2 , 2017 . On September 2 , 2017 , Johnson was waived by the Buccaneers and was signed to the practice squad the next day . He was promoted to the active roster on October 5 , 2017 . He was waived on October 24 , 2017 and re-signed to the practice squad . He was promoted back to the active roster on December 20 , 2017 .
Los Angeles City Controller . The Los Angeles City Controller is an official in the government of the city of Los Angeles , California . The City Controller is the paymaster and chief accounting officer of the city . Along with the Mayor and the City Attorney , the City Controller is chosen by popular vote every four years . The position began in 1878 as the Los Angeles City Auditor and in the early days included secretarial duties for the Los Angeles Common Council as part of the job . Upon the re-election of John S. Myers in 1925 , when the city approved a new charter , the name of the position was changed to City Controller . In 2000 , another update to the city charter added the power and responsibility of conducting `` performance audits '' of departmental effectiveness .
Delaware Township , Jefferson County , Kansas . Delaware Township is a township in Jefferson County , Kansas , USA . As of the 2000 census , its population was 2,034 . Geography . Delaware Township covers an area of 88.54 square miles ( 229.31 square kilometers ) ; of this , 0.1 square miles ( 0.25 square kilometers ) or 0.11 percent is water . The streams of Brush Creek , Cedar Creek , Coal Creek , Johannes Branch , North Cedar Creek , North Walnut Creek , Peter Creek , Rock Creek , South Cedar Creek and Walnut Creek run through this township . Cemeteries . The township contains four cemeteries : Farrar , Graggs Chapel , Rose Hill and Saint Marys .
Fevers and Mirrors . `` Fevers and Mirrors '' is the third album by the Nebraska indie band Bright Eyes , recorded in 1999 and released on May 29 , 2000 . It was the 32nd release of the Omaha , Nebraska-based record label Saddle Creek Records . The album was released later in 2000 in the United Kingdom as the inaugural release from Wichita Recordings . The album begins with a recording of a little boy reading `` Mitchell Is Moving '' , a book by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat . `` An Attempt to Tip the Scales '' includes what is ostensibly an interview with the band 's frontman , Conor Oberst . However , Oberst has admitted that the interview was something of a joke , intended to poke fun at the dark tone of the album . Conor 's voice is impersonated in the interview by Todd Fink of The Faint and Commander Venus . The man interviewing is Matt Silcock , a former member of Lullaby for the Working Class . This album was included in Bright Eyes ' `` Vinyl Box Set '' . Critical reception . The music online magazine `` Pitchfork '' placed `` Fevers and Mirrors '' at number 170 on its list of top 200 albums of the 2000s , despite a low initial score of 5.4/10 . In 2012 , `` Pitchfork '' s Ian Cohen gave the reissued version of the album a 9.0 out of 10 .
Igreja de São Sebastião ( Lagos ) . Igreja de São Sebastião is a church in Portugal . It is classified as a National Monument .
Hermogenes of Tarsus . Hermogenes of Tarsus ( ) was a Greek rhetorician , surnamed The Polisher ( ) . He flourished in the reign of Marcus Aurelius ( AD 161–180 ) . Life and work . His precocious ability secured him a public appointment as teacher of his art while he was only a boy , attracting the note of the emperor himself ; but at the age of twenty-five his faculties gave way , and he spent the remainder of his long life in a state of intellectual impotence . According to legend , he probably fell victim to a disease which resulted in meningitis , such as measles or yersinia . Philostratus of Lemnos notes he continued in this pitiable state until dying at an advanced age . Allegedly , Antiochus used to taunt him : `` Lo , here is one who was an old man among boys and now among the old is but a boy . '' The `` Suda '' records a rumor that after his death his heart was found to be enormous and covered in hair . In `` On Types of Style '' , Hermogenes identifies seven , rather than the traditional three—high , medium and low—elements of style . First is clarity , because of its importance . Clarity is subdivided into purity , which is sentence-level clarity , and distinctness , which is about over all organization . The next category , grandeur is subdivided into six parts , but generally clumped into four sections : solemnity and brilliance are the first section and are very similar . Solemnity is using short , abstract statements about elevated topics ; brilliance takes those abstracts down to specifics , and is longer . The third part of grandeur is amplification . The last section of grandeur comprises three parts : asperity , vehemence and florescence . Asperity for sharp criticism , vehemence for disdain and florescence to ameliorate strong feelings . The category of beauty is not subdivided . The next type of style is rapidity—quick short sentence , rapid replied , sudden turns of thought in antithesis . The fifth style is `` ethos '' which is subdivided into simplicity , sweetness , subtlety and modesty . The last style , gravity , is the correct balance of all six of these types of style . Editions and translations . In the Renaissance the famous publisher , book- and type designer Aldus Manutius introduced the Hermogenean rhetorical corpus to the Western European reader . The works of Hermogenes appeared in the Aldine series . The 19th century Hugo Rabe edition of the `` Opera Hermogenis '' , with Latin introduction , is based upon various editions , a.o . the Aldine edition . Michel Patillon has translated the entire Hermogenic corpus into French , with copious annotations . Malcolm Heath has translated `` On Issues '' ( ) into English , and Cecil W. Wooten has translated `` On Types of Style '' into English . A Dutch translation of `` On Types of Style '' appeared in late 2006 . Work on Hermogenes ' influence . Mikael Johansson has tried to apply the unique rhetorical schemes of Hermogenes on some of the declamations of Libanius . Annabel Patterson wrote a book about Hermogenean style , rhetorical categories , and its influence on Renaissance writers , such as William Shakespeare . Hugh Blair also mentions Hermogenes in his work on rhetoric . Other people . There seems to have been yet another Hermogenes of Tarsus , remembered for being put to death by Emperor Domitian because of some allusions in his `` History '' .
Treble flute . The treble flute is a member of the flute family . It is in the key of G , pitched a fifth above the concert flute and is a transposing instrument , sounding a fifth up from the written note . The instrument is rare today , only occasionally found in flute choirs , some marching bands or private collections . Some 19th-century operas , such as `` Ivanhoe '' include the instrument in their orchestrations . A limited number of manufacturers produce G treble flute , including Myall-Allen and Flutemakers Guild . The flutes have many of the same options as their larger C flute cousins , including sterling silver bodies , trill keys , and soldered keys . It is very similar to a piccolo , and plays in the same range , although , because it is a slightly larger instrument , it has a different quality at the upper end of its register , and it has an extended lower register , as compared with the piccolo . The instrument should not be confused with the Alto Flute , also in G , which is a larger instrument that transposing down by a fourth to the octave below the treble flute . Since the demise of the Renaissance flute consorts , the use of this treble flute in G seems to have all but disappeared . Only in the flute bands of Northern Ireland and Scotland that have converted from the traditional `` simple system '' flutes to Boehm system silver flutes , do we see extensive use of the treble flutes in G. Current instrumentation of one of these ensembles typically would be : Solo piccolo in C , Solo treble flute in G , 1st , 2nd and 3rd treble flutes in G , Solo flute in C , 1st and 2nd flutes in C , 1st and 2nd alto flutes in G , bass flutes in C , ( and contrabass flutes in C ) , 4 percussion .
Manuel Johnson ( disambiguation ) . Manuel Johnson ( born 1986 ) is an American football player .
Emil Mazy . Emil Tissot Mazy ( December 27 , 1865 — June 6 , 1943 ) was a prominent California artist born in Rosée , Namur , Belgium . Perhaps the most widely viewed and referenced paintings still in existence today by Emil T. Mazy are those found on the proscenium and ceilings of the Spreckels Theater in San Diego , California , a building recognized in the National Register of Historic Places . The murals , as described by the Spreckels Theater website , feature `` ... two angels sprinkling a horn-of-plenty and Neptune bringing San Diego the riches of the ocean . '' Education . Emil attended school at Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts in Brussels , Belgium . A 1905 Los Angeles Times article erroneously claimed to the contrary that Emil was a graduate of École des Beaux-Arts . The same article also erroneously claimed that Emil was a Frenchman , and such an inference about his education would be plausible if he were believed to be from France . Emil was from Belgium . The indicates that these two schools are often confused and well supports this conjecture . Art Instructor . In 1904 Emil took employment as an instructor at the Los Angeles School of Art and Design in MacArthur Park ( then Westlake Park ) . The school , located at 624 S Alvarado Street and overlooking Westlake Park , was originally called the Westlake Art Studios School and was both founded and managed by Mrs. Carolyn Wood . In Edan Milton Hughes 's book `` Artists in California '' under the biographical entry for Leon Mazy it states `` With his brother Emil , he operated the Westlake Art Studio . '' It is unclear whether `` Westlake Art Studio '' and `` Westlake Art Studio Schools '' , though of the same location , were the same or different entities . If the same entity then the statements about Mrs. Carolyn Wood and Leon and Emil Mazy may conflict . Two months after becoming a design instructor at the school , Emil showed his interior designs at the school 's Pallette Club . The Vatican . At the age of 68 the well seasoned Emil T. Mazy received accolades from Pope Pius XI in Vatican City . Emil had painted a portrait of Father P. Gratianus de Schepper of Belgium . Of note was the fact Father de Schepper paid Emil a two-hour visit in Los Angeles and from that visit Emil later painted the portrait by memory . While a possible inference from though not stated in the article , it is not known if this painting became or is a holding of Vatican Museums . Decoration . On April 7 , 1939 , Emil T. Mazy was named Chevalier in the Order of Leopold II Chronology . `` This section may be deleted once the sorting of facts for clarity no longer serves its purpose . '' Family history . Emil first arrived in the United States at the port of New York , New York on September 30 , 1897 . He departed from Antwerp , Belgium aboard the Red Star Line ship Noordland . Along with him was his wife Jeanne Catherine Mazy née Verdoodt ( July 8 , 1868 — June 2 , 1940 ) , three daughters ( Marie , Lucien , Gabriella ) , and one son ( Frederic ) . Emil and Jeanne were married on April 24 , 1889 in Brussels , Belgium . Emil was naturalized as a United States citizen on November 11 , 1932 at the age of 66 . He signed his name at that time with the spelling Emile Tissot Mazy . Emil is the son of Maximilien Joseph Mazy ( November 8 , 1812 — ) and Adrienne Tissot . Known siblings of Emil are his brother Leon Mazy ( December 30 , 1860 — March 20 , 1938 ) , an artist and inventor , and sister Elise Marie Joseph Mazy ( May 24 , 1858 — ) . The Mazy family moved to Los Angeles between June 6 , 1900 , the 1900 US Census date , and January 2 , 1902 , the birth of Emil 's first child in Los Angeles , George Leon Mazy ( January 2 , 1902 — June 13 , 1992 ) .
Greg Travis . Greg Travis ( born July 31 , 1958 ) is an American stand-up comedian and actor . Based in the U.S. he created the comedy character `` David Sleaze , The Punk Magician '' , in which he puts on a punk rock-style wig and does a variety of bad magic tricks using audience participation . This routine appeared on Rodney Dangerfield 's HBO specials . Early life . Travis was born July 31 , 1958 , in Dallas , Texas , the son of Gerald Travis and Elaine Dennehy-Travis , with one younger sister ; actress Stacey Travis . At the age of twelve , Travis began performing as a magician and winning many school talent shows . In High school , he won the talent competition in the school talent shows and also won best comedy magician at the Texas Association of Magicians convention . In his senior year in high school , Travis became vice president of the Thespian Drama Club and made a feature-length film entitled `` Joe Dynomite '' . Also he appeared in many of the school 's play productions . After obtaining an Associate Arts degree at Richland College , Travis headed for Hollywood , where he attended Sherwood Oaks Experimental Film School . Comedy career . While attending film school Greg began performing stand up comedy at The Improv and Comedy Store . Six months later he appeared on `` America 's Search For Tomorrow 's Stars '' . This led to regular spots at `` Bud Friedman 's Improvisation '' . He began appearing as a regular guest on the talk show circuit , Dinah Shore , `` The Merv Griffin Show '' , a Steve Allen Special and Evening at the Improv . The William Morris Agency signed Greg as his representation . He began landing small acting roles in film and TV , while developing a strong stand-up act , headlining at all the major comedy clubs across the country . In 1986 he worked for `` Saturday Night Live '' making short comedy films , appearing regularly on Evening at the Improv he was also the opening act for stars like James Brown , Tom Jones and Dolly Parton . In 1990 Greg appeared on a Rodney Dangerfield HBO Special , which made his routine The Punk Magician famous . This led to him being the opening act for Cher on a long East Coast tour . Greg has performed comedy on television shows such as : `` Surprise Surprise '' , `` Thicke of the Night '' , `` Sunday Funnies '' , Showtime Comedy Night , Comedy Club Network , Comic Strip Live , Evening at the Improv , Into the Night , `` The Tonight Show '' , Comedy Central , and Lewis Black 's `` Root of all Evil '' Acting career . Travis was cast in the co-starring role of Phil Newkirk in the film `` Showgirls '' . `` Showgirls '' was followed by such films as `` Lost Highway '' , `` Starship Troopers '' , `` Poodle Springs '' and `` Man on the Moon '' . Travis also produced and starred in a theatrical production called `` America the Bizarre '' where he played seven different characters in full make-up and costume , ending with a dead on impression of Lord Buckley . He also received great reviews for his portrayal of Andy Warhol in the stage play `` Girl of the Year '' . With a talent for both comedy and drama , Travis has starred on a long list of television shows , including `` CSI Miami '' , `` Strong Medicine '' , and `` Cold Case '' . As a dramatic actor , Travis has appeared in over thirty eight feature films . He has the chameleon like ability to play a wide range of characters . Travis has worked with such A-list directors as Zach Snyder , David Lynch , Paul Verhoeven , Bob Rafelson , and Miloš Forman . His recent roles include Rob Zombie ’ s `` Halloween 2 '' , and Zach Snyder 's `` Watchmen '' as Andy Warhol , `` Night of the Living Dead 3D '' , `` Sex & Death 101 '' , and `` Halloween 2 '' . Recently , Greg played starring roles in the sci-fi thriller `` Atlantis Down '' and zombie comedy `` Dug Up '' . Filmmaking career . After film school Greg began making short comedy videos with his New York City based friend David Daniel . Together they made “ Last Tango in Poland ” , “ Carlos the Artist ” , “ 1984 Now ” , “ Double Exposure ” , “ Complainer Vs. Complainer ” , “ Who ’ s Afraid Now ” , “ Hildegard ” and “ The Fine Line of Charlie James ” . In 1984 Greg partnered with Steve Bishart and they co-wrote , co-produced with Greg Directing a 16mm feature length black and white film noir “ DARK SEDUCTION ” , starring Tyler Horn as detective Dic Jones and Victoria Hughie as Vera The Vampiress . Greg continued to make short videos with fellow Texan and filmmaker Louis Roth such as “ Dreamdate ” , “ The Last Date ” , “ Home Life ” , “ Ultra Dopes on Punk ” and “ Kaptain Komack on The Planet of Death ” . In 1986 Greg was hired to make short films for “ Saturday Night Live ” entitled “ Andy Warhols 15 Second Workout ” and a Nick Nolte spoof “ Never Get Out Of Bed ” . Later Greg directed two music videos which aired on MTV called `` Immune System Breakdown '' and `` The Art of Noise '' . In 89/90 Greg directed two Independent pilots “ GT Ink ” for CBS and “ The Decadants ” for Playboy Cable . As a screenwriter Greg has written twenty feature film screen plays . Three of which were for Paramount , Disney and HBO . In 2003 Greg wrote , directed a feature length psychological thriller entitled “ Night Creep ” . Recently Greg wrote and directed a web series entitled Drama Kings www.dramakings.net . He continues to make short films , like “ Eat The Rich ” , “ Super Spy Love ” and “ Hot Soup ” . He is currently developing two feature-length films for production , “ Bofugly ” and “ The Sinner ” .
Appila , South Australia . Appila ( earlier known as Yarrowie ) is a locality in the Mid North of South Australia east of the lower Flinders Ranges . It occupies much of the eastern half of the Hundred of Appila and a strip on the western side of the adjacent Hundred of Tarcowie . When the Lutheran school was closed by the state government in 1918 , it had 33 students .
Devario apogon . `` Devario apogon '' is a fish from the Yunnan province of China which is not dissimilar to `` Devario shanensis '' . The fish appears to grow to a maximum of 5–6 cm and is found in the Irrawaddy drainage in Yunnan , China .
Steward of the Realm ( Denmark ) . Steward of the Realm ( Danish : Rigshofmester ) was an office at the Royal Danish Court . With the coronation of Eric VII of Denmark it became an important office , taking over the role of the Seneschal ( Danish : Drost ) as the de facto prime minister of the country . Prior to that the Rigshofmester had merely been the administrative leader of the Royal Court . The office was abolished with the institution of Absolute monarchy in Denmark in 1660 .
List of UK top 10 singles in 1954 . The UK Singles Chart is one of many music charts compiled by the Official Charts Company that calculates the best-selling singles of the week in the United Kingdom . Before 2004 , the chart was only based on the sales of physical singles . `` New Musical Express '' ( `` NME '' ) magazine had published the United Kingdom record charts for the first time in 1952 . `` NME '' originally published only a top 12 ( although the first chart had a couple of singles that were tied so a top 15 was announced ) but this was gradually extended to encompass a top 20 by October 1954 . This list shows singles that peaked in the top 10 of the UK Singles Chart during 1954 , as well as singles which peaked in 1953 and 1955 but were in the top 10 in 1954 . The entry date is when the single appeared in the top 10 for the first time ( week ending , as published by the Official Charts Company , which is six days after the chart is announced ) . Seventy-six singles were in the top ten in 1954 . Twelve singles from 1953 remained in the top 10 for several weeks at the beginning of the year , while `` No One But You '' by Billy Eckstine , `` The Finger of Suspicion '' by Dickie Valentine with The Stargazers and `` Heartbeat '' by Ruby Murray were all released in 1954 but did not reach their peak until 1955 . `` Chicka Boom '' and `` Cloud Lucky Seven '' by Guy Mitchell and `` Let 's Have a Party '' by Winifred Atwell were the singles from 1953 to reach their peak in 1954 . Nineteen artists scored multiple entries in the top 10 in 1954 . Alma Cogan , Petula Clark , Frank Sinatra and Ruby Murray were among the many artists who achieved their first UK charting top 10 single in 1954 . The 1953 Christmas number-one , `` Answer Me '' by Frankie Laine , remained at number-one for the first week of 1954 . The first new number-one single of the year was `` Oh Mein Papa '' by Eddie Calvert . Overall , eleven different singles peaked at number-one in 1954 , with eleven unique artists hitting that position . Multiple entries . Nineteen artists scored multiple entries in the top 10 in 1954 . American Frankie Laine secured the record for most top 10 hits in 1954 with seven hit singles . Rosemary Clooney was one of a number of artists with two top 10 entries , including the number-one single `` This Ole House '' . Al Martino , Billy Cotton and His Band , Dean Martin and Max Bygraves were among the other artists who had multiple top 10 entries in 1954 . Chart debuts . Twenty-three artists achieved their first top 10 single in 1954 , either as a lead or featured artist . The following table ( collapsed on desktop site ) does not include acts who had previously charted as part of a group and secured their first top 10 solo single . Songs from films . Original songs from various films entered the top 10 throughout the year . These included `` That 's Amore '' ( from `` The Caddy '' ) `` Secret Love '' and `` The Black Hills of Dakota '' ( `` Calamity Jane '' ) , `` Three Coins in the Fountain '' ( `` Three Coins in the Fountain '' ) and `` Hold My Hand '' ( `` Susan Slept Here '' ) . Best-selling singles . Until 1970 there was no universally recognised year-end best-sellers list . However , in 2011 the Official Charts Company released a list of the best-selling single of each year in chart history from 1952 to date . According to the list , `` Secret Love '' by Doris Day is officially recorded as the biggest-selling single of 1954 . Entries by artist . The following table shows artists who achieved two or more top 10 entries in 1954 , including singles that reached their peak in 1953 or 1955 . The figures include both main artists and featured artists . The total number of weeks an artist spent in the top ten in 1954 is also shown .
Spring exhibition ( Leningrad , 1969 ) . Spring Exhibition of Leningrad artists of 1969 ( ) opened in the Exhibition Halls of the `` Leningrad Union of Soviet Artists '' to become one of notable Art Exhibition of 1969 in the Soviet Union . History and Organization . For the organization and preparation of Exhibition was formed Exhibition Committee in consist of authoritative art-experts . Exhibition Catalog was published . At whole Exhibition attended over 170 artists of the Leningrad . Contributing Artists . In the largest Department of Painting were exhibited art works of 82 authors . There were Vladimir Andreev , Evgenia Antipova , Zaven Arshakuni , Nikolai Baskakov , Vsevolod Bazhenov , Dzovinar Becarian , Yacov Besperstov , Veniamin Borisov , Lidia Davidenkova , Irina Dobrekova , German Egoshin , Leonid Fokin , Piotr Fomin , Vladimir Frentz , Nikolai Furmankov , Oleg Gadalov , Nikolai Galakhov , Yakov Golubev , Mikhail Grachov , Elena Ivanova-Eberling , Andrei Kochetkov , Maya Kopitseva , Victor Korovin , Boris Kotick , Mikhail Kozell , Vladimir Krantz , Sergei Lastochkin , Boris Lavrenko , Ivan Lavsky , Valery Lednev , Vera Lubimova , Dmitry Maevsky , Boris Maluev , Vladimir Maximikhin , Lidia Milova , Alexander Naumov , Yaroslav Nikolaev , Vasily Oreshkin , Victor Otiev , Yuri Pavlov , Genrikh Pavlovsky , Varlen Pen , Vsevolod Petrov-Maslakov , Valentin Pechatin , Tamara Polosatova , Ivan Savenko , Vladimir Sakson , Alexander Semionov , Yuri Shablikin , Boris Shamanov , Alexander Shmidt , Igor Skorobogatov , Elena Skuin , Kim Slavin , Nina Suzdaleva , German Tatarinov , Ivan Varichev , Valery Vatenin , Gleb Verner , Vasily Vikulov , Edvard Virzhikovsky , Lazar Yazgur , Vecheslav Zagonek , Elena Zhukova , and others most prominent painters of the Leningrad School . In the Department of Sculptures were exhibited art works of 28 sculptors . There were Victor Bazhinov , Alexander Ignatiev , Alexander Murzin , Vladimir Stepanov , and others most prominent sculptors of Leningrad . In the Department of graphics were presented a creation of 63 artists . There were Alexander Galerkin , Yuri Mezhirov , Nikolai Muratov , Yaroslav Nikolaev , Alexei Pakhomov , Varlen Pen , Tatiana Shishmareva , Vladimir Vetrogonsky , Victor Wilner , Rudolf Yakhnin , Vladimir Zhukov , Vasily Zvontsov , and others most prominent graphic artists of the Leningrad . Contributed Artworks . For exposition were selected art works created in 1968-1969 , also some earlier works . All they were exhibited in the first time . Some of them were subsequently found in the collections of Soviet Art museums , as well as domestic and foreign galleries and collectors . Portrait was presented of `` Saleswoman of seeds '' by Dzovinar Becarian , `` Portrait of the woman artist '' by Lidia Davidenkova , `` Girl student freshman '' by Valery Lednev , `` Portrait of artist Leonid Ptytsin '' by Yuri Pavlov , `` Portrait of the Mikhail Ekaterininsky , People 's Artists '' by Varlen Pen , `` Portrait of father '' by Boris Shamanov , `` Student Girl '' by Nina Suzdaleva , and others . Genre painting was presented of `` At the pond '' by Veniamin Borisov , `` Waiting '' by Leonid Fokin , `` Overnight of geologists '' by Vladimir Frentz , `` Fishermen '' by Oleg Gadalov , `` The Rain . Study for the painting '' by Maya Kopitseva , `` Oil '' by Boris Maluev , `` Free-kick '' by Vasily Oreshkin , `` Horse Racing '' by Victor Otiev , `` Casting Yard '' by Tamara Polosatova , `` Horses '' by Ivan Varichev , and others . Landscape , Seascape and Cityscape were presented of `` Olive trees '' by Evgenia Antipova , `` By the spring '' by Vsevolod Bazhenov , `` Blooming trees '' by German Egoshin , `` On the Shore of White Sea '' , `` Umba village in Karelia '' by Nikolai Galakhov , `` A new fence '' , `` Crude Autumn '' by Maya Kopitseva , `` Ancient village '' , `` Birches '' , `` At the walls of the Monastery '' by Victor Korovin , `` In the Spring '' by Mikhail Kozell , `` May '' , `` April '' by Vladimir Krantz , `` Dresden City '' , `` Zwinger ( Dresden ) '' by Boris Lavrenko , `` In the Galf '' , `` Rain in Leningrad '' by Ivan Lavsky , `` Oats '' by Dmitry Maevsky , `` Bukhara '' by Alexander Naumov , `` Ural region . The First snow '' , `` Spring Nature '' , `` An Autumn . The Northern Ural '' , `` A Road to the Ladoga Lake '' by Ivan Savenko , `` A Morning in the forest '' , `` A White night '' by Vladimir Sakson , `` Leningrad in the morning '' by Alexander Semionov , `` The Night '' by Boris Shamanov , `` The bank of the Volkhov River '' by Alexander Shmidt , `` A Red House '' , `` Blooming Pussy-Willow '' , `` Flowering '' , `` A Hoarfrost '' by Kim Slavin , `` April day '' by German Tatarinov , `` Spring Day '' , `` Autumn '' , `` First snow '' by Ivan Varichev , `` Spring tracery '' , `` Alley in Narva town '' by Valery Vatenin , `` Early spring '' by Lazar Yazgur , `` Comes May . Snowdrops '' , `` Blossomed Bird-Cherry '' , `` Alder and Willow branches '' by Vecheslav Zagonek , `` On the banks of the Volkhov River '' by Elena Zhukova , and others . Still life paintings were presented of `` A Window . Nasturtiums '' by Evgenia Antipova , `` Still life with cornflowers '' by Irina Dobrekova , `` The spines '' by German Egoshin , `` Apricots '' , `` Still life with Pineapple '' by Maya Kopitseva , `` Flowers '' , `` A Lilac '' by Lidia Milova , `` Still life with Melon '' by Genrikh Pavlovsky , `` Wildflowers '' by Boris Shamanov , `` Wistarias '' , `` A Branch of Apricot '' by Elena Skuin , `` Spring still life '' by Elena Zhukova , and others . Acknowledgment . Spring Exhibition of Leningrad artists of 1969 was widely covered in press and in literature on Soviet fine art .
Fusus triskaedekagonus . `` Fusus triskaedekagonus '' is a species of sea snail , a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fasciolariidae , the spindle snails , the tulip snails and their allies .
2002 Barbarians end of season tour . The 2002 Barbarians end of season tour was a series of matches played in May–June 2002 in Scotland , Wales , England by Barbarian F.C .
Opéra national du Rhin . The 'Opéra national du Rhin is an opera company which performs in Alsace , eastern France , and which includes the Opéra in Strasbourg , Mulhouse the ballet with the `` Ballet de l'Opéra national du Rhin '' , ( a national center for choreography since 1985 ) , and Colmar the `` Opéra Studio '' , a training center for young singers , in Colmar . A reflection of its importance is the status of “ national opera ” which it has held since 1997 . History . The first opera house opened in Strasbourg in 1701 in a converted granary . After a fire and temporary locations , a new `` Théâtre municipal '' opened in the Place Broglie in 1821 . This building was virtually gutted during the German bombardment of 1870 , but it was rebuilt in identical style , re-opening in 1873 . During the German era up to 1919 , several eminent conductors held posts at the Strasbourg opera : Hans Pfitzner ( 1910–19 ) , Wilhelm Furtwängler ( 1910–11 ) , Otto Klemperer ( 1914–17 ) and George Szell ( 1917–1919 ) . From 1919-38 Paul Bastide was musical director ; he returned after the Second World War with notable stagings of `` Béatrice et Bénédict '' ( first French staging ) , and `` Martine '' by Rabaud ( premiere ) . From 1948-53 , under Roger Lalande , the theatre saw the first French productions of `` Peter Grimes '' ( 1949 ) , `` Mathis der Maler '' ( 1951 ) , and `` The Rake 's Progress '' ( 1952 ) . The spirit of innovation continued under Frédéric Adam , director from 1955-72 - a `` Ring '' with Birgit Nilsson and French premieres of `` Il prigioniero '' , `` Oedipus rex '' , `` Jenůfa '' , `` Die Frau ohne Schatten '' and `` Dalibor '' ; there was also a production of `` Les Troyens '' . The merger to form the Opéra du Rhin took place in 1972 under the conductor Alain Lombard , with the Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg and the Orchestre symphonique de Mulhouse being the performance orchestras in those locations . In the early years , Lombard attempted to revive the repertoire , as well as attract big names such as Birgit Nilsson and Montserrat Caballé . Management . At the end of the 1970s Lombard was succeeded by René Terrasson , a former singer and architect , who also produced some works himself . Since that time , directors have included Laurent Spielman ( 1991-1997 ) , Rudolf Berger ( 1997-2003 ) , and Nicholas Snowman ( 2003-2009 ) . Since 2017 , the current director is Eva Kleinitz .
Simon Irving . Simon Irving ( born ) is a former professional rugby league footballer of the 1990s and 2000s . He played at club level for Leeds , Keighley Cougars , and Doncaster , as a . He usually played at centre and was a regular goal kicker .
Convento de Santo Tomás ( Madrid ) . The defunct Convento de Santo Tomás ( also called `` Colegio de Atocha '' ) was a set of buildings belonging to the Dominicans , under the patronage of St. Thomas Aquinas , in Madrid . It was located in the former Arrabal de Santa Cruz , showing its main facade to the Calle de Atocha . Its exact location is close to the current Plaza de Santa Cruz , occupying part of the site of the current Church of la Santa Cruz . It was erected in the mid-17th century , being a good example of Spanish Baroque architecture . The convent had annex a cabinet for the teaching of theology , philosophy and rhetoric ( College of Santo Tomás ) , initially dependent of the Dominicans of Basílica de Nuestra Señora de Atocha . The set consisted of a monastery that served as school functions , a courtyard and a large church . In 1836 during the Spanish confiscation church and convent were secularized and confiscated , going to have many uses , from administrative center to Milicia Nacional headquarters . Three years after suffering a strong fire the complex entirely disappeared , which occurred in 1872 . The early iglesia de la Santa Cruz , built in 16th century ( 1583 ) , attached to the Convento de Santo Tomas , also was affected by the fire . History . The Dominican friars from the convento de Nuestra Señora de Atocha founded in 1563 a school of theology with money obtained from the sale of a house that had been donated to them , both far from the urban core of the time . In 1583 , at request of Friar Diego de Chaves ( Philip II 's confessor ) , it is excised as independent priory . The Count-Duke of Olivares took the new monastery under his protection . In 1635 begins to build the building in Arrabal de Santa Cruz and the works lasted until 1656 . The church 's facade and dome , both among the most outstanding works of Spanish courtly Baroque , were made by the José de Churriguera 's sons : Jerónimo and Nicolás . The church 's facade was monumental , distributed the access to the temple in three portals , features of the ornate style of the Churriguera family . The cour d'honneur , two-story , made by José Jiménez Donoso , was considered one of the best architectural works of the 17th century in Madrid . The church was heavily used by many Madrilenian cofraternities . The Chapel of Santo Domingo in Soriano was well known , owned by Fernando de Fonseca Ruiz de Contreras , Marquis of la Lapilla . In the year 1726 the dome collapsed , killing about 80 people . Several Dominicans died during the anticlerical riots of 1834 . The convent building had several uses : it was meeting place for the Landaburian Society ; was conditioned to be one of the first headquarters of the Ateneo , prison and barracks for the Milicia Nacional with modifications made by architect Juan Pedro Ayegui . At beginning of 19th century , was settled in the corner of the buildings set the `` Café de Santa Cruz '' . On April 13 1872 a fire severely damaged its structures . Four years later , the building collapsed , and as result , was completely demolished . From what was once a Madrilenian religious and cultural institution only remaining a few works of its movable heritage : the excellent painting `` Santo Domingo en Soriano '' work by Antonio de Pereda which adorned the Chapel of the Marquis of la Lapilla , preserved in Museo Cerralbo , the `` Assumption of the Virgin '' , altar large painting painted by Francisco Ignacio Ruiz de la Iglesia for the Chapel of Nuestra Señora de las Nieves along with the `` Coronation of the Virgin '' now are in the Parish church del Corpus Christi in Seville and the sculpture of `` Our Lady of the Rosary '' flagship work of Luis Salvador Carmona , venerated in the Oratorio del Olivar .
Eloy Luis André . Eloy Anselmo Luis y André ( 22 June 1876 – 24 May 1935 ) was a Spanish psychologist , philosopher , educator and Galician writer . Biography . He was born on 22 June 1876 in the Galician town of Verín . While at the University of Salamanca , during the course of 1899-1900 he conducted advanced philosophy studies at the universities of Leuven , Brussels and Paris . In February 1904 he became full professor of psychology , logic , ethics and rudiments of law at the Institute of Solia , transferring that same year to the same professorship at the Institute of Orense , where he created a laboratory of experimental psychology , just as he would later at the Institute of Toledo . In August 1909 he was appointed full professor of psychology , logic and ethics at the Advanced School of Teaching in Madrid . In 1910-11 he worked with Wilhelm Wundt in Leipzig , Germany . André , who translated various works by Wundt into Spanish , helped introduce his ideas into Spain . He died in Madrid on 24 May 1935 .
New National Moldovan Party . The New National Moldovan Party ( ) is political party in Moldova . Overview . The founding Congress of the party was held on April 23 , 1998 , when was adopted the party program and bylaws . The New National Moldovan Party took part in the 1999 local elections and 2001 parliamentary elections . Ion Ţurcanu became the chairman of the party .
Elana , West Virginia . Elana is an unincorporated community in Roane County , West Virginia , United States . Its elevation is 840 feet ( 246 m ) . The community was named after a brand of face powder .
The Ne'er-do-Weel . `` The Ne'er-do-Weel '' is a three-act drama written by the English dramatist W. S. Gilbert . It is the second of three plays that he wrote at the request of the actor Edward Sothern . The story concerns Jeffery Rollestone , a gentleman who becomes a vagabond after Maud , the girl he loves , leaves him . He meets Gerard , an old school chum who arranges for him to have a good post . Jeffery returns the favour by sacrificing to try to help Gerard marry Maud ( Gerard needs the marriage for financial reasons ) , even though Jeffery and Maud still love each other . The play opened at London 's Olympic Theatre on 25 February 1878 . The play was poorly received , and Gilbert withdrew it after six performances . Critics felt that the play inappropriately combined sentimental scenes with comedy . Gilbert rewrote and restaged the piece three weeks later and renamed it `` The Vagabond '' . Although these changes brought a better reception , the play was not a success and closed within a month . Soon afterwards , however , Gilbert and Sullivan 's `` H.M.S . Pinafore '' opened , followed by a decade of extraordinarily successful Savoy operas . Background . By the time he wrote `` The Ne'er-do-Weel '' , W. S. Gilbert had produced 50 previous works for the theatre and was one of England 's leading playwrights . Successes the previous year had included a comedy , `` Engaged '' , and a comic opera with composer Arthur Sullivan , `` The Sorcerer '' . Comic actor Edward Sothern had asked Gilbert , in 1875 , to write a play for him . Gilbert was unable to complete that play on time , but Sothern asked Gilbert to be ready with a play by October 1876 that would feature him in a serious role with comic scenes . Gilbert wrote the play , `` Dan'l Druce , Blacksmith '' , but when the play opened at the Haymarket Theatre in September 1876 , Hermann Vezin took the title role instead of Sothern , in a cast featuring the young actor Johnston Forbes-Robertson and the 19-year-old Marion Terry , sister of the famous actress Ellen Terry . Genesis . Meanwhile , Gilbert had already been working on another play for Sothern , `` The Ne'er-do-Weel '' , presumably to be produced at the Haymarket . Gilbert wanted to use a pseudonym because he would not personally direct the play , but Sothern thought that the piece would do better with Gilbert 's name attached . Sothern corresponded frequently with Gilbert and had many requirements and suggestions for the piece in terms of length , setting and number of characters , among other things , that `` the seriousness should be brightened up with comedy '' and that an important part of the plot should be a `` story of a man making some great sacrifice for the girl he madly loves '' . Sothern 's conflicting requests for dramatic and comic situations made it difficult for Gilbert to write an internally consistent play . In July 1876 , Gilbert sent an outline of the plot to Sothern . Gilbert noted that it would be difficult to put much comedy into the play . In August , Sothern replied , partly approving the plot sketch , but worrying about how the love story would play out . Sothern also became concerned that , because Gilbert had made the play 's heroine a widow rather than a virgin , audiences would not be sympathetic to her . Sothern requested that the husband die of a heart attack immediately after their wedding , so that she might remain in a state of innocence . Gilbert resisted this suggestion , and when he sent a draft of the script in January 1877 , Sothern was not pleased with the work and offered to forfeit his rights in it , letting Gilbert keep 500 pounds as the forfeiture fee . He had already paid Gilbert 2,000 guineas for the play , and Gilbert was unable immediately to pay him back , having just purchased a new house . After further discussions , in March 1877 Sothern asked Gilbert to revise the piece , renewing his request that the widow be a maiden . Despite various rewrites , Sothern continued to be dissatisfied with the piece , and in July 1877 , he asked Gilbert to take it back , now offering him a forfeiture fee of 1,000 guineas . Gilbert felt bad about holding Sothern to this bargain , and in August 1877 , he suggested that he have someone else produce the play and pay Sothern back from any profits up to the full 2,000 guineas . Sothern agreed . Gilbert arranged for Henry Neville , lessee of London 's Olympic Theatre , to produce `` The Ne'er-do-Weel '' , and rehearsals began in January 1878 . Neville played the role written for Sothern , and the cast again featured Johnston Forbes-Robertson as well as Gilbert 's protege , Marion Terry . `` The Ne'er-do-Weel '' opened at the Olympic Theatre on 25 February 1878 . It was poorly received , and the critics found fault with Gilbert 's combination of melodrama and comedy in the same play . For example , `` The Times '' review lamented that Gilbert introduced into passages of `` real human passion and ... real human feeling , some grotesque turn of thought , or extravagance of whim painfully at variance with the spirit of the scene , and which ... is unable to provoke laughter for its own sake '' . For example , in one scene Richard Quilt , the villain of the piece , is tied hand and foot by the hero , whom he threatens . Then he hops off the stage , still bound . Gilbert withdrew the play after only six performances , and Neville printed a note ( pictured above ) in the programme of the next production at the Olympic acknowledging the poor reception of the second half of the piece , promising to offer a rewritten piece `` with the least delay possible '' and begging the excuse that writing `` an entirely original play '' in English was a difficult task . `` The Vagabond '' and aftermath . After some delay due to an attack of the gout and Gilbert 's busy schedule , he rewrote the piece ( particularly the third act ) , mostly to remove some of the comic episodes and to take out the character of Richard Quilt . It reopened at the Olympic as `` The Vagabond '' on 25 March 1878 and received a kinder reception by both audiences and critics . One critic wrote that , although the piece was now more successful , it was hardly worthwhile to revise the piece : `` It can never hope ... to occupy a place with its author 's best work having neither the strength nor the shapeliness of the plays by which Mr Gilbert is known and judged . '' Other reviews criticised Gilbert for his `` failure ... to acknowledge the public verdict '' . The play ran for about 23 performances , until 18 April 1878 . Although the piece was disappointing , Gilbert was soon to score the biggest triumph of his career , with `` H.M.S . Pinafore '' , which opened exactly three months after `` The Ne'er-do-Weel '' . After the play failed , there were no profits with which Gilbert could pay Sothern back at least the 1,000 guineas above the forfeiture fee . He offered to pay it back in instalments over three years , and Sothern graciously accepted . Gilbert also licensed Sothern to mount American productions of Gilbert 's 1877 comic success , `` Engaged '' , and he also eventually wrote a new play for Sothern , `` Foggerty 's Fairy '' . The next year , in 1879 , Neville produced another Gilbert drama at the Olympic , `` Gretchen '' , but that , too , was a failure . Afterwards , Gilbert concentrated on the highly profitable Savoy operas , writing only a few more plays during the rest of his life . Synopsis . Note : This is a summary of the plot of `` The Ne'er-do-Weel '' . Substantial changes were made before the play was revived as `` The Vagabond '' . Richard Quilt is romantically interested in Jessie O'Hara . But Jessie , in turn , is in love with Gerard Seton and rejects Richard 's advances . Richard has recently been discharged as secretary to Gerard 's father because of dishonesty in his accounts . Gerard is fond of Jessie , but his family situation requires that he must marry a wealthy woman , and so he plans to marry his cousin , a wealthy young widow , Maud Callendar . Maud is staying with the Seton family in their ancestral home , Drumferry . Gerard tries to hire a passing vagabond to pose as a model for a sketch he is working on . The vagabond , Jeffery Rollestone , turns out to be Gerard 's old school chum . The well-born and talented Jeffery sank into a life of `` poverty and wretchedness '' after the girl he loved deserted him , at her family 's request , to marry another man . Gerard offers Jeffery a post as his father 's secretary , since that position is now available , and Jeffery repents of his misdeeds . Gerard approaches Maud to propose , but she regards him as a brother . Maud is the woman who had broken Jeffery 's heart , and the two suppress their emotions . Six weeks later , Jeffery is enjoying working for pleasant Mr. Seton . The Setons are deep in debt , however , and without an advantageous marriage for Gerard , they will lose Drumferry . Mr. Seton asks Jeffery to try to help Gerard persuade Maud to marry him . Jeffery , though in love with Maud , approaches her to speak for Gerard . Maud is hurt that he , who once loved her , could urge her to marry another man . She declares that she still loves him , and he returns the declaration ; they renew their engagement . When Mr. Seton finds out what has happened , he furiously fires Jeffery . Before Jeffery can leave , Richard Quilt sneaks into the Seton home to steal some love letters from Jessie to Gerard , planning blackmail . Jeffery takes the letters from him , except for one , which Richard manages to hide . He ties Richard up and questions him , but lets him go ( hopping away still bound ) , planning to give the letters to Gerard . Richard , however , is stopped by a porter , and the hidden letter from Jessie , addressed to `` My dear , dear friend '' , is found . Jessie 's uncle , Captain O'Hara , assumes that Jessie wrote the letter to Gerard . Maud has returned and says that , if Jessie wrote the letter to Gerard , she will never speak to Gerard again . To Maud 's horror , however , Jeffery , who wants to help Gerard because of his kindnesses to him ) declares that the letter is meant for him . Mr. Seton is grateful . The bumbling Captain O'Hara , who has recently become a magistrate , must question Richard about the accusation of burglary . His prisoner must assist O'Hara in following the applicable legal terms and procedures , which is helpful to Richard in his defence . O'Hara attacks Jeffery for supposedly romancing his niece . Jeffery takes all the blame and says that the niece is faultless . He agrees to marry Jessie , although he does not know her name . Maud wants to forgive Jeffery , but he says nothing in his own defence . Jessie has travelled to London with Gerard , but now Gerard returns and is angry with Jeffery for having proposed to Maud . But Jeffery explains that he only claimed to be the addressee of Jessie 's letter to help Gerard marry Maud . Unfortunately , Gerard has now married Jessie . Fortunately , however , Mr. Seton 's wealthy cousin has just died suddenly , and he now has financial security . Jeffery and Gerard reconcile , and Jessie reconciles with her uncle . Maud returns , having found out what is going on , and she and Jeffery happily pair off .
Nokanan Station . is a railway station on the Nemuro Main Line of JR Hokkaido located in Ashibetsu , Hokkaidō , Japan . The station opened on November 10 , 1913 .
People of the South Wind . `` People of the South Wind '' is a progressive rock single recorded by Kansas and written by Kerry Livgren for their 1979 album `` Monolith '' . Following the success of previous singles `` Carry On Wayward Son '' , `` Point of Know Return '' , and `` Dust in the Wind '' , the song became the band 's fourth Top 40 hit . The song was written about the Kaw people who gave the state Kansas its name . In the Kansa language , the tribe 's name could roughly be translated to `` People of the South Wind '' . After the Monolith tour , the song was not performed live again until the mid-1990s because the band believed fans did not like the album . Today the song is still performed live . Two music videos for the track exist . The song , along with three other tracks from `` Monolith '' ( `` On the Other Side '' , `` Reason to Be '' , `` Away from You '' ) , depict the group performing on stage ( except `` Reason to Be '' which shows the group performing in a cave ) where they are looked upon by the figure that appears on the cover to `` Monolith '' . A separate video for `` People of the South Wind '' was also released and has received airplay on channels such as VH1 Classic . This video is essentially the same as the original but omits the scenes involving the Monolith character , giving more focus on the band 's performance . Structure . The song has an upbeat tempo , with the drums playing beats on the eighth note . From 0:00–0:22 , the song opens with an instrumental intro . The keyboard has the melody from 0:00-0:12 , and the guitar and violin pick it up from 0:13–0:22 . The vocals start at 0:23 , and the first verse is from 0:23–0:51 . The keyboard , bass , and drums provide accompaniment during the first verse . The pre-chorus is from 0:38–0:51 , with the guitar joining the accompaniment . The first chorus is from 0:52–1:05 . The violin joins in at this point , playing the melody along with the backing vocals . The lead vocals harmonize above the melody . The second verse is from 1:06–1:32 , with the keyboard , guitar , bass , and drums providing accompaniment . The second chorus lasts from 1:33–1:47 , leading into a guitar solo from 1:48–2:15 . The intro from the beginning plays again from 2:16–2:30 . The third verse lasts from 2:31–2:57 , and the third chorus fades out from 2:58–3:38 . `` People of the South Wind '' takes a greater pop approach than other Kansas songs to appeal to a larger audience . The single brought Kansas modest success , as it peaked at twenty-three on the `` Billboard '' Hot 100 .
Greg J. Bamber . Professor Greg Bamber is a distinguished British-Australian academic , researcher and writer . He is a Professor at the Department of Management , Monash University , Melbourne , Australia . Early life & education . Bamber was born in the United Kingdom ( UK ) . In his early career , Bamber worked on research projects based at several UK universities ( Imperial College , London ; Oxford ; and Warwick ) , in industry and at the UK Government ’ s former Commission on Industrial Relations and with its successor , the Advisory , Conciliation and Arbitration Service . His post-school education was in the UK at the University of Manchester , the London School of Economics and Heriot-Watt University , Edinburgh . Career . He has helped to lead many competitive grant-funded research projects funded by the Australian Research Council and the UK Economic and Social Research Council . International agencies and enterprises have commissioned Bamber to conduct research projects and act as an advisor on human resources and industrial relations . He has been a visitor at Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the US , as well as Cardiff University , Wales ; he is Visiting Professor , Newcastle University , England . Contributions . Some of Bamber ’ s writing is controversial . He argues in favour of employee engagement in workplace decisions . In an influential book on airlines , he and his colleagues show that this is an effective strategy , for instance , when managing organizational change . They point to such successful instances as Southwest Airlines in the US and EasyJet in the UK . However , others reject such arguments and promote instead a tougher more autocratic and adversarial approach to managing organizational change , pointing to the way in which Ryanair changed civil aviation in Ireland and Europe and Rupert Murdoch 's News Corporation changed newspaper publishing in Australia , the UK and the USA . His contributions to the fields of comparative management and employment relations are well regarded . The book by him and colleagues that was first published in 1987 is seen as `` the standard work '' , which is used around the world on University courses on International and Comparative Employment Relations . Expert comment . Bamber is recognised as an expert in the fields of management , human resources and industrial relations in aviation , health care , manufacturing and other sectors . He is a regular commentator in the electronic and printed mass media , especially in Australia and also in the UK . Honours & recognition . Bamber has served as President of Australia & New Zealand Academy of management ( ANZAM ) , International Federation of Scholarly Associations of Management , Industrial Relations Society of Victoria ( Australia ) and the Association of Industrial Relations Academics of Australia & New Zealand . He has served as a Director on several boards in the fields of education , healthcare , industrial relations and sport , as well as on more than 20 editorial boards for international journals . In 2012 Bamber was awarded the esteemed title of Academician ( Fellow ) of the Academy of Social Sciences ( AcSS ) UK . `` Professor Bamber 's inclusion in this elite group of academics is testament to his excellence in the field of research and academia . Professor Bamber also has a wonderful ability to communicate his knowledge to the wider community via both mainstream and specialist media . It is this communication skill that will assist in his promotion of his work and that of the wider Monash research community . '' Monash University 's President and Vice-Chancellor Professor Ed Byrne Examples of publications . Bamber has made hundreds of presentations at conferences and seminars ; he also has more than a hundred academic publications , including many articles in such leading international refereed journals as : British Journal of Industrial Relations ; Comparative Labor Law & Policy Journal ; Industrial & Labor Relations Review ; Industrial Relations Journal ; International Journal of Human Resource Management ; Higher Education Review ; Human Relations ; Human Resource Management Journal ; Journal of Industrial Relations ; Journal of Management Studies ; Public Administration . He has published numerous articles , book chapters and several books e.g .
Reta Vortaro . `` Reta Vortaro '' ( `` Internet Dictionary '' , often known by the Esperanto short form ReVo ) is a general-purpose multilingual Esperanto dictionary for the Internet . Each of the dictionary 's headwords is defined in Esperanto , along with additional information , such as example sentences , to help distinguish the subtle shades of meaning that each particular word form may have . Headwords also have translation equivalents in various national languages . Over 70 percent of the headwords have French , Russian , Hungarian and/or German translations ; over half the words have Dutch , Belarusian and/or English translations ; and over a third of the words have Polish , Portuguese , Spanish and/or Catalan translations . Italian , Swedish , Breton , Persian , Bulgarian and several other languages are also represented , though with smaller numbers of Esperanto headwords . In addition to indices of headwords linking to the various national languages represented , `` Reta Vortaro '' also has multiple thematic indexes , a thesaurus and a bibliography of sources consulted . History . The project was initiated at the end of 1997 . The original purpose had been to create an electronic version of the massive dictionary known as `` Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto '' ( 1970 and 2002 editions ) , but due to a lack of interest on the part of the PIV editors , at least partly due to concerns over harming sales of the printed volume , the project changed its focus to creating a separate Internet-use dictionary . One of its major sources is the `` Plena Vortaro de Esperanto '' ( 1930 , with the 1953 supplement of Gaston Waringhien ) . Crowd-sourced editing . Contributions are added through an e-mail editing server , for which anyone can register . Lexical items are formulated in XML . Editorial discussion takes place via the mailing list . The content and the tools are licensed through the GNU General Public License ( GPL ) . The many differences between definitions and translations provided by the PIV and by ReVo are clarified by an understanding of various `` language policies '' . While the PIV tries to create a complete dictionary by proposing Esperanto terminology for previously missing words in general usage and even to try to prescribe and correct de facto language use through its definitions , the purpose of ReVo is to record and describe Esperanto as it is actually used . ReVo demands that volunteer editors provide two or more sources for a newly cited word , at least one of which is not from a dictionary . Evolution of `` Reta Vortaro '' . Various `` snapshots '' of ReVo 's development have been taken over time . In addition , various thematic dictionaries had large collections of words , with mathematics at 1,262 ; zoology at 1,088 ; botany at 1008 ; geography at 907 ; medicine and pharmacy at 774 ; economics , finance and commerce at 740 , music at 465 ; computer science at 447 , etc . Examples . One who knows the Esperanto root-form of a word ( for nouns , this is the word without the -o ending ; for adjectives , the word without the -a ending ) can look up a web page giving the Esperanto word 's meanings , along with related words and example sentences .
Simonds Parish , Saint John County , New Brunswick . Simonds is a Canadian parish in Saint John County , New Brunswick . History . Simonds Parish established in 1839 from Portland Parish : named for James Simonds ( 1735-1831 ) , the first English settler at Saint John in 1761 , and for his son Charles Simonds ( 1783-1859 ) , the speaker of the New Brunswick house of assembly . Geography . The following water bodies are located within or adjacent to this parish .
Point of Timber , California . Point of Timber is a former settlement in Contra Costa County , California . It was located on Indian Slough north of Byron , and about 2.5 miles east of Union Cemetery in Brentwood . It was originally named Point of Timber Landing . The landing was built by Josiah Wills , who organized the deepening of Indian Slough , connecting the landing to the Old River . Point of Timber got its name from the mile wide strip of open Oak woodland that ran from just east of the house of John Marsh along the course of Arroyo del Sur to the edge of the marshes bordering Indian Slough and Old River . The northern end of La Vereda del Monte , a trail through the backcountry of the Diablo Range to the Central Valley was located at Point of Timber . Joaquin Murrieta and other ranchers and mesteñeros used the trail along Arroyo del Sur to drive mustangs , captured legally in rodeos held on Marsh 's Rancho Los Meganos , southward from Contra Costa County . The community included a general store and a blacksmith shop . A post office operated at Point of Timber Landing from 1869 to 1882 , with a closure from 1871 to 1872 . Tule fires burned the landing about 1882 , but it was rebuilt by 1884 . Author Jack London anchored his yacht , `` The Sea Wolf '' at the landing while he collaborated with Captain C. W. Lent on a book , `` The Seafaring Life of a Captain . '' London died before the work was finished The book was never completed . Lent was a sea captain who had retired to Byron and operated a passenger ship between the landing and Stockton , California .
Palaemon powelli . `` Palaemon powelli '' is a species of shrimp of the family Palaemonidae .
Aspelta . Aspelta was a ruler of the kingdom of Kush ( c. 600 – c. 580 BCE ) . Aspelta used titles based on those of the Egyptian Pharaohs . `` Horus name : '' Neferkha ( `` Whose Appearances are Beautiful '' ) `` Nebty Name : '' Neferkha ( `` Whose Appearances are Beautiful '' ) `` Golden Horus Name : '' Userib ( `` Whose heart is strong '' ) `` Prenomen : '' Merykare ( `` Re is one whose ka is loved '' ) More is known about him and his reign than most of the rulers of Kush . He left several stelae carved with accounts of his reign . Family . Aspelta was the son of Senkamanisken and Queen Nasalsa . Aspelta was the brother and successor of Anlamani . The King is thought to have had several wives , including Henuttakhebit ( buried in pyramid Nuri 28 ) , Weqemale ( buried in pyramid Nuri 40 ) , Asata ( buried in pyramid Nuri 42 ) , Artaha ( buried in pyramid Nuri 58 ) . he may have also been married to his sister Madiqen . Reign . According to his inscriptions , Aspelta was selected as ruler by a committee of twenty-four religious and military leaders . He then set out north to Napata to be selected as king by the gods and crowned . Another stele that might date from Aspelta 's reign recounts how a group of priests were put to death , likely for conspiring against the king . In 592 BCE , Kush was invaded by an Egyptian military expedition initiated by Pharaoh Psamtik II perhaps because Aspelta posed a threat to this pharaoh 's authority over Upper Egypt . The invaders sacked Napata , and some historians believe that because of this attack , Aspelta decided to move the Nubian capital to the more secure city of Meroe . Tomb . Aspelta 's tomb was located at Nuri and is the second largest burial structure here . His tomb was excavated by George A. Reisner in 1916 and many items were discovered within it , most of which are now in the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston . The palace built by him and his brother was excavated by Reisner in 1920 .
Albert Norton Richards . Albert Norton Richards , ( December 8 , 1821 – March 6 , 1897 ) was a Canadian lawyer and political figure . He represented Leeds South in the House of Commons of Canada as a Liberal member from 1872 to 1874 . He served as the second Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia from 1876 to 1881 . He was born in Brockville in Upper Canada in 1821 , the son of Stephen Richards and Phoebe Buell . He studied law with his brother William Buell Richards and was called to the bar in 1848 . Richards practised law in Brockville and in Victoria , British Columbia . He was one of the founders of what is now the Vancouver-based law firm of . In 1863 , he was appointed Queen 's Counsel . He was elected to the 8th Parliament of the Province of Canada in 1863 , but was defeated in 1864 when he accepted the post of Solicitor General for Canada West and so was required to run again for the same seat . In 1867 , he was narrowly defeated by John Willoughby Crawford in Leeds South but was elected in 1872 . In 1869 , he was named Attorney General in the provisional government of the Northwest but was turned back by the rebels at Pembina . In 1874 , he moved to British Columbia . On June 27 , 1876 , he was sworn in as Lieutenant Governor there . After his term in this office , he returned to Ontario for three years , then went back to Victoria where he practised law , dying in Victoria in 1897 . Richards was married twice : to Frances Chaffey in 1849 and to Ellen Chaffey Chislett in 1854 . The painter Frances Richards ( 1852–1934 ) was his daughter from his first marriage . Richards Street in Vancouver is named after him .
Permsky District . Administrative and municipal status . Within the framework of administrative divisions , Permsky District is one of the thirty-three in the krai . The city of Perm serves as its administrative center , despite being incorporated separately as a city of krai significance—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts . As a municipal division , the district is incorporated as Permsky Municipal District . The city of krai significance of Perm is incorporated separately from the district as Perm Urban Okrug . Sources . __NOTOC__
Antal Amade de Várkony . Antal Amade de Várkony was a Hungarian count and notable `` comes '' of Zagreb , Croatia , who established the first public theatre in the city of Zagreb in 1797 . His father was Count Tádé Amade , ( 1724-1807 ) , and his mother was the countess Mária Angélika Nyáry von Bedegh ( 1734- ? ) . The theatre was called Amadeo 's theatre and was open until 1834 . Amadeo ’ s theatre was situated in the former Blatna ( Mud ) and Kazalisna ( Theatre ) Street , which afterwards got the name Demetrova . After closing his theatre , Amade withdrew to his estate in Hungary . The building in which it was situated is now the Croatian Natural History Museum and , from 2000 , the home of the Amadeo Theatre and Music Company .
Stephansplatz ( Hamburg U-Bahn station ) . Stephansplatz station is a metro station served by Hamburg U-Bahn line U1 . It is located at Stephansplatz in the Neustadt ( New Town ) quarter of Hamburg . History . The station was opened on 2 June 1929 and refurbished in 1972 . The platform was fully renovated from 2015 to 2016 . It was partly heightened to facilitate easier access of disabled persons to the trains . A lift was added and opened on 30 May 2016 . Location . Stephansplatz is an important junction on the Hamburg Wallring . Within walking distance lie Hamburg Dammtor station , the Messe ground and Congress Center Hamburg .
Chey Dunkley . Cheyenne Armani Keanu Roma `` Chey '' Dunkley ( born 13 February 1992 ) is an English footballer who plays for Wigan Athletic as a central defender . Early career . Born in Wolverhampton , Dunkley joined Crewe Alexandra 's youth setup in 2006 , aged 14 . He made his senior debut while on a work experience loan at Hednesford Town in 2010 . In the 2010 summer , Dunkley was released by Crewe , and joined Hednesford permanently . After two years acting as a starter , he moved to Conference Premier side Kidderminster Harriers in June 2012 , with the latter having to pay a £5,000 plus add-ons fee after a dispute in the tribunal was held . Oxford United . On 20 November 2014 Dunkley joined Oxford United on loan until the end of the season , with Sam Long moving in the opposite direction , and joined The Us permanently in January for an undisclosed fee . He made his professional debut on 20 December 2014 , coming on as a 31st-minute substitute in a 1–1 away draw against Hartlepool United . He scored his first goal in a 4–1 away victory in League Two over Exeter City on 23 February 2016 . In April 2016 the `` unfortunate '' Dunkley scored an own goal in the final of the Football League Trophy against Barnsley at Wembley Stadium , a match which Barnsley won 3–2 . On 7 May 2016 , Dunkley scored the first goal in the final game of the 2015–16 season against Wycombe Wanderers , a game which United won 3–0 to secure promotion to League One . Wigan Athletic . On 5 June 2017 it was announced that Dunkley would join Wigan Athletic at the end of his Oxford United contract .
Artem Kusliy . Artem Volodymyrovych Kusliy ( ; born 7 July 1981 ) is a Ukrainian football goalkeeper . Kusliy played for Dnipro , Naftovyk and Kryvbas in the Ukrainian Premier League .
Germán Villar . Germán Villar ( b . 1975 ) is a Spanish tenor . Biography . Germán Villar was born in Valencia , Spain . The roots of his musical education lay in Madrid , where he started his education with Inés Ribanedeira . At the age of 20 he joined the Joaquim Rodrigo Conservatory in Valencia , where he was to finish his studies . Five years later he took part in the Young Artist Program of the Metropolitan Opera in New York City and worked with teachers such as Trish McCaffree , Renata Scotto and Pierre Vallet . One year later , he made his stage debut singing Alfredo in `` La Traviata '' . In 2002 he won three awards at the Francisco-Vinas-Competition in Barcelona and joined the ensemble at the Stadttheater Gießen , Germany , where he successfully performed a number of prestigious roles , such as Pollione , Pinkerton , Lenskij and Mitch in the German premiere of André Previn 's `` A Streetcar Named Desire '' . He has a reputation as one of the leading tenors of the young generation . His outstanding stage appearance in connection with an enormous musicality makes Germán Villar a number 1 candidate for most major roles of the Italian and French repertoire . His accession to the row of the world 's finest tenors came with his role as Christian in `` Cyrano de Bergerac '' at the Teatro alla Scala in Milan , Italy in January 2008 .
Cover Me Quick ! Cover Me Quick ! ( also known as `` cover me quick/ ! \ '' with the distinctive `` / ! \ '' warning sign appended at the end of the name ) is a four-piece Power pop/Alternative band from the Philippines . The group 's founding members formed the group in 1998 with members Rodel `` BoX ! '' Garchitorena , Ernesto Bangiban and Mark Jay Garchitorena . Just Add Water and Mayrics stints . Highly influenced by the surfacing of acts like Green Day and other widely popular grunge bands , brothers Mark and Box started jamming shortly after acquiring a new guitar and a second-hand drum set . Box urged Ernie , from their high school band `` White Lies '' , to join the band with his brother . The group immediately jumped into joining a slew of Battle of the Bands , making it a point to record demos off the winnings . Box , who studied at the University of Santo Tomas , stalked booker Sazi Cosino for a stint at Mayrics , which is located right in front of the university . Booked as `` Big Cheese '' first , the three-piece changed its name just before stepping on stage to `` Just Add Water '' . Thinking that the set sucked , the band quickly changed their name to `` Cover Me Quick '' for the next gig at the bar . The band thought the name ( `` Cover Me Quick '' ) could justify the mistakes they commit on stage . Early recordings . Continuing to win band contests , the trio continued recording and eventually got songs in a CD . The two-song EP contained `` To the Girl I Did the Other Night '' and `` Hija '' which were featured on NU 107 's show `` In The Raw '' . Francis Brew , the show 's host , commented that the songs sounded like `` a post Silverchair kind of deal '' , and added that it was a `` well played , well produced '' demo . Shortly , cover me quick/ ! \ was also guested on the `` In The Raw '' TV show . Getting gigs across the metro because of the radio and TV exposures , the band continued to record demos . The latest batch of songs , now recorded at Sound Creation studios in Quezon City , became the foundation for what would become the band 's debut record . `` Road Juan '' and `` Sandali Lang '' . The band 's demo eventually got the attention of local major record label Alpha Music and got them signed in 2001 . The next year , `` Road Juan '' was released with the carrier single `` Sandali Lang '' . The song immediately reached NU 107 's popular show `` The Midnight Countdown '' and peaked at no . 9 . These developments resulted in relentless tours across the country and eventually had them lined up on the popular summer gig `` Pulp Summer Slam '' . The Shinji Tanaka sessions and live gig hiatus . Troubles with their label had the band stop gigging and holing up in Shinji Tanaka 's Sound Creation studios where the band continued recording songs . Sessions between 2004-2005 had 15 songs made , but were never released , except for the songs `` Sabihin Mo Na Lang '' , `` A Billion '' and `` Biglang Liko '' which were later re-recorded and included in the 2007 album `` Mga Kantang Galing Sa Loob Ng Kwarto Ko '' . `` Mga Kantang Galing Sa Loob Ng Kwarto Ko '' and `` Gabi Ng Prom '' . Struggling to find a core sound , the band started listening to bands Sugarcult , The All-American Rejects , Dashboard Confessional and other widely popular Pop punk bands . This resulted in a gearing to a more `` Power pop '' sound . Finding a loyal fanbase in schools that the band visited , cover me quick/ ! \ found themselves signed with Viva Records through the efforts of Mally Paraguya who helped them get a new record deal . Songs from the new album were recorded at Wombworks Studio in Marikina City , where the band met producer Patrick Tirano who also produced records for Sponge Cola , Pupil ( band ) and Mayonnaise ( band ) . The song is a full collaborative effort from the band , writing-wise , having written equal number of songs for the 10-track sophomore release . `` Tanya , Tanya '' was the only song on the album that had the three collaborate on one song . Mark wrote `` Fifteen Minutes '' , `` A Billion '' and `` Sabihin Mo Na Lang '' , Ernie wrote `` Kung Gusto Mo Maraming Paraan , Kung Ayaw Mo Maraming Dahilan '' , `` Biglang Liko '' and `` Ayoko Na '' . Box wrote `` Ang Huling Kantang Gagawin Ko Para Sa'yo '' , `` Gabi Ng Prom '' and `` Lagi Kang Tama '' . Hence , the title of the album which translates to `` Songs from my room '' in English . The album 's official website ( now tabbed in the band 's new official site ) is an interactive flash where you could find lyrics for the 10 songs scattered throughout a house that had three rooms : Ernie 's , Mark 's and Box 's . In the corridor , the lyrics for the carrier single `` Tanya , Tanya '' is found , but required a pass code from the physical CD to access . The first single , though unofficial , since it got premature airplay over NU 107 became `` Tanya , Tanya '' . However , months after , the band released a video for the first official single `` Gabi Ng Prom '' which got decent airplay over local music channels myx and MTV . New member , new single , and a third album . While flirting with a name change and even releasing singles under the name `` My Ex-Girlfriend '' over pop radio station 99.5 Hit radio , through the show `` The Brewrats '' , the band recorded a new four-song EP that had the new member doing guitar parts and contributing a song . The four-song effort included a song from each of the members of the band . On September 30 , 2008 , the band officially returned to the live circuit through the shoot of an acoustic , live video for the new single `` Ang Huling Kantang Gagawin Ko Para Sa'yo '' from the album `` Mga Kantang Galing Sa Loob Ng Kwarto Ko '' . The making of the new video . A new single off the album `` Mga Kantang Galing Sa Loob Ng Kwarto Ko '' was released by Viva Records through a live video shoot at 6underground in Ortigas Center , Pasig City . The song is a different version of the song `` Ang Huling Kantang Gagawin Ko Para Sa ’ yo '' . A two-song acoustic set kicked off the two-set gig completed by a remake of their first single , `` Gabi Ng Prom '' . BoX ! said Erikson is working on a song for a new album in the works for the group . The second part of the set featured the band ’ s new singles from an album in the works , plus the singles off their current one out in the market . The band also featured their `` punked-up '' version of Sharon Cuneta ’ s song `` Bituing Walang Ningning '' . Indefinite hiatus , new bands . Before the end of 2008 , Box announced on their yahoo groups page that the band is taking an indefinite hiatus from live gigs and recording . He also hinted on making music with new band/s .
Astra ( band ) . Astra is a rock band from San Diego , California . Their sound is in the style of the 1970s progressive rock and psychedelic rock , and includes a variety of synthesizers , mellotron and long jams . History . Richard Vaughan , Conor Riley , brothers Iain ( drums ) and Stuart Sclater formed the band Silver Sunshine in 2001 in San Diego . The band was renamed Astra after Iain Sclater decided to leave in 2006 . The band was soon joined by David Hurley and Brian Ellis . With this line-up , the band released their first album `` The Weirding '' in May 2009 and their follow up `` The Black Chord '' in March 2012 both on Rise Above Records in the UK and on Metal Blade Records in the USA . Drummer David Hurley left Astra in 2013 and was immediately replaced by Radio Moscow , JOY & Psicomagia drummer Paul Marrone .
2014 Kentucky Derby . The 2014 Kentucky Derby was the 140th running of the Kentucky Derby . The race was scheduled to start at 6:24 pm Eastern Daylight Time ( EDT ) on May 3 , 2014 at Churchill Downs and was run as the eleventh race on a racecard with thirteen races . The race was broadcast in the United States on the NBC television network . The attendance for the race was 164,906 , the second-largest after the 2012 race with 165,307 spectators . The winner was California Chrome . Qualification . The Kentucky Derby is a race for 3-year-old Thoroughbred horses . The 2014 field was determined by a points system that was introduced in 2013 . Field . The Post Position Draw for the Kentucky Derby was held Wednesday , April 30 , 2014 at the Churchill Downs Racetrack clubhouse . After the draw , California Chrome was installed as the morning line favorite at 5–2 entering the derby having won four straight stakes . Second favorite Hoppertunity was scratched on the Thursday prior to the Derby due to soreness . Post positions were moved up and Pablo del Monte was given slot 20 . However , the connections of Pablo del Monte chose not to run and he was also scratched from the race . Jockeys Jose Ortiz and Irad Ortiz Jr. became the first brothers to race in the Kentucky Derby since 1984 . It was the first Derby for each of them . Rosie Napravnik was riding in her third Derby , hoping to become the first woman rider to win the race . Race description . Nineteen horses started , with 164,906 spectators gathered at Churchill Downs . It was the second-largest crowd in Kentucky Derby history . Uncle Sigh and Chitu set the early pace , as jockey Victor Espinoza held California Chrome back in third , a bit off the pace . Coming around the final turn , California Chrome and then fourth place Samraat made a move , surging past the pace setters . The two horses remained neck-and-neck for several strides before California Chrome broke away and coasted to finish line , winning by 1 3/4 lengths . Long-shot Commanding Curve came from well back to claim second , while Danza took third . Wicked Strong placed fourth and Samraat faded to fifth . For the win , California Chrome took home $ 1.418 million of the $ 2.178 million purse . California Chrome became the first California-bred horse to win the Derby since Decidedly in 1962 . For Espinoza , it was his second Kentucky Derby win , his first coming in 2002 when he rode War Emblem to victory . After the race , trainer Art Sherman called Espinoza 's ride `` perfect '' . At age 77 , Sherman is the oldest trainer to win the race . His only previous experience at Churchill Downs was in 1955 , when he was an exercise rider for Swaps . Swaps won the Derby that year . Interviewed after the race , Sherman emotionally remarked , `` Well , when I went to Swaps ' grave the other day I said a little prayer and it came true . I said I hope [ California Chrome ] is another Swaps . '' By pedigree , California Chrome was an unlikely winner . The combination of his humble roots and those of his connections prompted the Associated Press to remark , `` Even Hollywood could n't have made this up . '' He is the offspring of a mare , Love the Chase , purchased for $ 8,000 , and a stallion , Lucky Pulpit , that stood for a $ 2,000 stud fee . The horse is owned by `` a couple of working stiff owners '' , Perry Martin and Steve Coburn , who spent what they could afford in the hopes of producing a great race horse . California Chrome trains at Los Alamitos Race Course in Orange County . His Derby win was his fifth straight win , a streak which began in December 2013 . His margin of victory in these races was a combined total of 26 lengths . Coburn , who predicted that California Chrome would win the Derby , also predicted his horse would be the first California-bred winner of the Triple Crown . Rival trainers conceded it was plausible . Trainer Dale Romans , who had said California Chrome had no chance to win the Derby , remarked , `` I was very , very wrong ... We might have just seen a super horse and a super trainer . '' Results . Times : mile – 23.04 ; mile – 47.37 ; mile – 1:11.80 ; mile – 1:37.45 ; final – 2:03.66 . Splits for each quarter-mile : ( 23.04 ) ( 24.33 ) ( 24.34 ) ( 25.65 ) ( 26.21 )
2005 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group I – Pool B . Group B of the 2005 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group I was one of two pools in the Americas Zone Group I of the 2005 Fed Cup . Four teams competed in a round robin competition , with the top team and the bottom two teams proceeding to their respective sections of the play-offs : the top teams played for advancement to the World Group II Play-offs , while the bottom teams faced potential relegation to Group II .
Nymphula expatrialis . `` Nymphula expatrialis '' is a moth in the family Crambidae . It was described by George Hampson in 1906 . It is found on Fergusson Island in Papua New Guinea .
West River ( Vermont ) . The West River is a tributary of the Connecticut River , about long , in southern Vermont in the United States . According to the Geographic Names Information System , it has also been known historically as `` Wantastiquet '' and as `` Waters of the Lonely Way '' . Its watershed covers 423 square miles ; land use is about 90 % forested and 3 % agricultural , and the upper river supports wild native brook and wild brown trout , while Atlantic salmon occur in most of the river . The West River rises in the Green Mountains in the town of Mount Holly in southeastern Rutland County and flows southwardly through southwestern Windsor County into Windham County , where it turns southeastwardly . Along its course it flows through or along the boundaries of the towns of Weston , Londonderry , Jamaica , Townshend , Brookline , Newfane ( where it collects the Rock River ) , and Dummerston to Brattleboro , where it flows into the Connecticut River . U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dams on the West cause the river to form Ball Mountain Lake and Townshend Lake , both of which were built for the purpose of flood control in 1961 . The river between Ball Mountain Lake and Townshend Lake is used for white water boating during releases from the Ball Mountain Dam ( usually occurring during one weekend in April and one weekend in September ) .
Theodore Marburg . Theodore Marburg Sr. ( July 10 , 1862 - March 4 , 1946 ) was an American jurist , diplomat and internationalist . Biography . He was born in July 10 , 1862 in Baltimore , Maryland . He was the United States Minister to Belgium from 1912 to 1914 . He was the Executive Secretary of the League to Enforce Peace , and a prominent advocate of the League of Nations . He died on March 4 , 1946 . Legacy . His papers are archived at the Library of Congress . His daughter , Christine , married Dutch statesman Alidius Tjarda van Starkenborgh Stachouwer . His son , Theodore Marburg Jr. was one of a small number of Americans who joined the British to fight in World War I before the Americans joined the war .
Łebieniec . Łebieniec ( , German `` Labenz '' ) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wicko , within Lębork County , Pomeranian Voivodeship , in northern Poland . It lies approximately north of Wicko , north-west of Lębork , and north-west of the regional capital Gdańsk . For details of the history of the region , see `` History of Pomerania '' .
Walter Kelsch . Walter Kelsch ( born 3 September 1955 ) is a former German footballer . The forward starts his career with TSV Büsnau . Then he played for Stuttgarter Kickers and later on for VfB Stuttgart . In 246 Bundesliga matches he scored 54 goals . In France he played 78 matches ( 20 goals ) for RC Strasbourg . He also won four caps ( 1979 and 1980 ) for Germany , in which he scored three goals ( including UEFA Euro 1980 qualifiers against Turkey and Malta and two friendlies ) .
Danny Vukovic . Daniel Vukovic ( ; ; born 27 March 1985 ) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for KRC Genk and the Australia national team . Vukovic is the holder of several A-League records : he has kept the most clean sheets of any goalkeeper in the A-League ( 84 ) , he is the only goalkeeper to score in the A-League , and has the most appearances of any player in the A-League . Central Coast Mariners . Vukovic has previously played for Bonnyrigg White Eagles and Parramatta Power . Vukovic made his A-League debut for the Central Coast Mariners in September 2005 against Melbourne Victory after the team 's first-choice keeper John Crawley suffered a season-ending hip injury . They lost the game 2–1 , however Vukovic saved an Archie Thompson penalty and was widely praised for his debut effort . He went on to play 19 more games for the Mariners in the 2005–06 season , achieving five clean sheets , and also saved a penalty from Sydney FC 's star player , Dwight Yorke . Like many Mariners players , Vukovic spends time in schools and at local junior football games , encouraging football at a grassroots level . It was known that Vukovic had desires to play overseas , and it was revealed on 29 June he has signed with TFF First League club Konyaspor . During the third A-League Grand Final on 24 February 2008 , Vukovic received a red card for slapping referee Mark Shield 's hand following an alleged handball by Newcastle Jets player James Holland . On the day after the Grand Final , Football Federation Australia ( FFA ) gave Vukovic a 15-month ban ( with 6 months suspended ) , meaning he would not be able to play in the A-League until 24 November 2008 . On 4 March 2008 , this ban was reduced on appeal to 12 months ( with 3 months suspended ) , meaning that if Vukovic re-offended in the following year , the 3-month suspended sentence would be activated . The ban extended to national team duty , which precluded him from competing in the 2008 Summer Olympics with the Australian U-23 team , the Olyroos , which he represented in all Olympic qualifiers for Beijing and had captained on occasion . Vukovic 's ban was appealed a second time and on 22 April 2008 Football Federation Australia announced that the appeals committee had settled on a split suspension ; up to 24 June 2008 and then from 29 August through to 5 October 2008 . Vukovic was also fined $ 10,000 and will have a further part of his sentence suspended from 6 October 2008 through to 25 January 2009 . Although Vukovic will be ineligible to play for the Mariners in the early rounds of the 2008–09 A-League season , the decision means he will be eligible for selection for the Australian Olympic team competing in Beijing . But in June , FIFA re-stated that his ban from International Competition did include a ban on competing in the Olympic Games with the Olyroos . He is banned from International football till 6 October , when the ban is suspended till 25 January 2009 subject to no further infringement up to , and including , 25 January 2009 . Vukovic 's 9 month ban remains the longest suspension in A-League history to date . Konyaspor . Vukovic signed for the Turkish club on a 2-year deal , but was released on 13 August 2010 after the club found that they had too many overseas players on their books . Wellington Phoenix . After being released by Konyaspor , Vukovic signed a one-year deal for the remainder of the 2010–11 season with the Wellington outfit , largely due to an injury suffered by back-up goalkeeper Reece Crowther . He initially backed-up regular custodian Mark Paston with occasional appearances , and eventually became first-choice when Paston suffered a season ending knee injury . On 13 February , he scored the first goal of his career and the first for any keeper in the A-League for the Phoenix with a 93rd-minute penalty in the final round clash against the North Queensland Fury . Perth Glory . Vukovic signed a 3-year deal beginning in the 2011–12 season with Perth Glory . Vukovic was the number one goalkeeper at Perth and enjoyed a successful season as the club made it to their first A-League grand final , losing to Brisbane Roar . Vegalta Sendai . Vukovic joined Japanese side Vegalta Sendai on a 5-month loan deal , but did not make an official appearance for the club , but was on the bench on numerous occasions . Melbourne Victory . On 4 June 2015 , it was confirmed that Vukovic had signed a three-year deal with A-League champions & premiers Melbourne Victory , being a major replacement for departing keepers Nathan Coe and Michael Turnbull . Vukovic revealed that a factor of signing the deal with the Melbourne club was that he & his wife Kristy wanted to live on the Eastern coast of Australia so that their new born child ( expected in July 2015 ) would be raised closer to their respective families from Sydney . Vukovic agreed to end his contract with Victory after one season on compassionate grounds in July 2016 . Sydney FC . On the day Vukovic parted ways with Melbourne Victory , he signed with Sydney FC on a two-year deal , stating that he made the move to be closer to his family for the sake of his sons health . Genk . On 21 June 2017 , Vukovic transferred to Genk with Sydney FC receiving a club-record transfer fee of almost $ 1,000,000 . On 4 August 2017 , he made his debut in a 2–1 loss to Standard Liège . Vukovic made 43 appeareances in all competitions during Genk 's 2017-18 season and was the surprise recipient of the fan-voted Golden Shoe award for player of the season . International career . Vukovic played in the Young Socceroos team which won the 2005 OFC U-20 Championship . He played several matches for the Olyroos , however missed the 2008 Beijing Olympics through suspension . Vukovic made his debut for the senior team on his 33rd birthday , coming on as a substitute for Brad Jones at half-time against Colombia . He gave away but then saved a penalty in the 86th minute to keep the game to a scoreless draw . In May 2018 he was named in Australia 's 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia . Personal life . Vukovic was born on 27 March 1985 in Sydney to a Serbian family . During an interview with Fox Sports regarding his new deal with Melbourne Victory Vukovic revealed that he and his wife Kristy were expecting their first child in July 2015 , stating that they wanted their child to be raised on the eastern coast of Australia , so they could be closer to their respective families which contributed to the signing the deal with the Melbourne club . Soon after Harley 's birth , he was diagnosed with biliary atresia and required a liver transplant . This was a contributing factor towards moving to Sydney FC , where he would be closer to their family as well as medical support . Club statistics . 1 – includes A-League final series statistics 2 – AFC Champions League statistics are included in season commencing during group stages ( i.e . ACL 2009 and A-League season 2008–09 etc . ) Club . Central Coast Mariners Melbourne Victory Sydney FC Country . Australia
Michael Benz . Michael Benz is an English/American television and stage actor with dual citizenship . He was born and raised in London , England . Education . Benz trained as an actor at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art ( RADA ) in London . Prior to this , he graduated with a BA in Psychology from Georgetown University in Washington , DC . As a child , Benz attended The American School in London . Childhood career . In 1992 , while a fifth grader at The American School in London , Benz was cast as Mike in the popular British sci-fi TV sitcom `` Mike and Angelo '' , replacing the series ' original Mike played by Matt Wright . Benz spent 6 seasons on the series , airing from 1993-1998 , and appears in 60 episodes . While on break from Mike and Angelo , Benz appeared as the title character in the 1995 BBC 6-part miniseries `` Little Lord Fauntleroy '' , based on the English children 's novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett , and adapted by Julian Fellowes . Adult career . Upon graduation from RADA , Benz made his professional stage debut in the Shakespeare 's Globe touring production of `` The Winter 's Tale '' playing Paulina and the Young Shepherd . Also for Shakespeare 's Globe , Benz appeared in `` Love 's Labour 's Lost '' , `` As You Like It '' , and the world premiere production of ' . In the summer of 2012 , Benz played the title role in the Globe 's production of `` Hamlet '' , directed by artistic director Dominic Dromgoole and Bill Buckhurst . During the fall of 2012 , the production toured the United States and Benz was nominated for Outstanding Lead Actor at the Helen Hayes Awards in Washington , DC . Benz made his West End theatre debut in 2011 playing Horatio in Trevor Nunn 's production of `` Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead '' at the Theatre Royal , Haymarket . Benz worked with Nunn again later that year , playing Ferdinand opposite Ralph Fiennes ' Prospero , in `` The Tempest '' also at Theatre Royal , Haymarket . Other stage appearances by Benz include Lee Baum in Arthur Miller 's rarely seen `` The American Clock '' and Christopher in the premiere of Oohrah ! by Bekah Brunstetter , both at the Finborough Theatre ; Simon Bliss in Noël Coward 's `` Hay Fever '' at the West Yorkshire Playhouse ; and Balthasar in `` Romeo & Juliet '' for the Royal Shakespeare Company ( RSC ) . Benz was a guest star in the season four Christmas Special of `` Downton Abbey '' that was broadcast on 25 December 2013 in the UK ( season 4 , episode 8 in the US ) . Benz played Ethan , the American valet to guest star Paul Giamatti 's character Harold Levinson .
Al Trautwig . Alan ″Al″ Trautwig ( born February 26 , 1956 ) is a sports commentator with the MSG Network , ABC , NBC , NBC Sports Network , and USA Network . He does the pre-game and post-game shows for the New York Knicks and New York Rangers , as well as fill-in play-by-play for both teams . Early life . Trautwig was a stick-boy for the New York Islanders in their early days in the NHL and a ball boy for the New York Nets when they played in the ABA . Both teams used the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale , New York for their home games . He graduated from H. Frank Carey Junior-Senior High School , in Franklin Square , NY . As a 22-year-old recent college graduate , Trautwig called New York Apollo soccer games on WBAU 90.3 FM , a student-run radio station on Long Island . Broadcasting career . In the 1980s , Trautwig hosted USA Network 's coverage of the National Hockey League ; one off-beat feature that he did was to interview a water fountain . He also occasionally would do the sponsor plugs for WWF shows that would air on the USA Network in the mid-80s . He occasionally guest hosts the `` NHL on Versus '' studio program `` Hockey Central '' . He also anchored several MISL games from 1978 to 1992 . Trautwig was one of the original hosts for Classic Sports Network when it was founded in 1996 . The 2000 New York Sportscaster of the Year , Trautwig has covered the last eight Olympic games , and has won New York Sports Emmys for his coverage of the Yankees , Knicks , and Rangers . From 1991–2001 , Al was host of the New York Yankees ' pre- and post-game shows on MSG Network , and also was in the booth for a few innings per game . In 2006 , he hosted the new MSG show called `` Al Trautwig 's MSG Vault '' , which featured vintage and sometimes discovered lost footage of the New York Knicks and New York Rangers from the 1960s , 1970s , and 1980s . In addition to his current duties , at the beginning of the 2006 football season Trautwig became a radio host as well , hosting the radio version of NBC 's `` Football Night in America '' for Westwood One , which co-produces the show ( called `` NBC NFL Sunday '' ) with the network . However , Trautwig left the show in the middle of the season . He also hosts NBC 's coverage of the Ford Ironman World Championship , Foster Grant Ironman World Championship 70.3 and ING New York City Marathon . Auto Racing , Cycling and tennis commentary . He was a television pit reporter alongside Jim McKay for ABC Sports ' coverage of the 1986-1987 Indianapolis 500 . He has co-anchored coverage of the Tour de France ( from 2004 to 2007 on Versus ( formerly OLN ) and in the 1980s for ABC ) , the Olympics , and NBC 's coverage of the Arena Football League . Despite his years of experience as a broadcaster , he was sometimes criticized by cycling fans , for his occasionally uninformed commentary , and his tendency to compare the Tour to various mainstream sports he covers . From 2005–2008 , he also co-anchored USA Network 's coverage of the US Open tennis tournament . Trautwig also had a cameo in the movie `` Cool Runnings '' as an announcer for the bobsled competition . He now co-anchors the US Open 's live feed during the tournament . Gymnastics commentary . Since 2000 , Trautwig has taken over the spot long covered by John Tesh of hosting U.S. national and international gymnastics competitions , including the 2000 , 2004 , 2008 , 2012 , and 2016 Olympic games . Trautwig 's co-hosts include former Olympic gold medalist Tim Daggett , former Canadian champion gymnast Elfi Schlegel , three-time Olympian John Roethlisberger and 2008 Olympic champion Nastia Liukin . Trautwig has stated that , at the urging of NBC producers , his gymnastics commentary focuses on the personal stories of the gymnasts , and that he does not spend time learning about particular moves , such as the popular women 's vault the Amanar . During the 2008 Beijing Olympics , he described a gymnast 's pre-Olympics injury as `` like having a tear in your wedding dress right before you walk down the aisle . '' His commentary has resulted in some in the gymnastics community criticizing Trautwig long before the Biles controversy at the 2016 Rio Olympics , mainly by die-hard fans of the sport who feel that Trautwig serves only to perpetuate the stereotypes of women 's gymnastics .
Noel David . Noel Arthur David ( born 26 February 1971 in Hyderabad , India ) is a former Indian cricketer . He played domestic cricket for Hyderabad and played four One Day Internationals for India in 1997 . David was a bowling all-rounder - a decent off-break bowler and a lower order batsman . He was an excellent fielder . Sachin Tendulkar is believed to have asked `` Noel who ? '' when he learned that Noel David was the replacement for the injured pace spearhead Javagal Srinath during India 's 1997 tour of West Indies . Noel David in a later interview clarified Sachin never said that statement , and it was Ajit Wadekar who did . Sunil Gavaskar once said that he was the greatest ever fielder for Indian cricket team .
Park by wire . A park by wire system engages the parking pawl of a transmission using electrical means . This can also be considered as part of a shift by wire system whose objective is to put the vehicle in Park , Reverse , Neutral and Drive modes without the traditional mechanical system which involves linkages between the gear shifter and the transmission . The main components of a park by wire system include the driver interface which could be a lever , switch or knob as designed by the OEM ( input ) , an electronic control unit to host the control system and actuators ( one or two motors ) which are capable of driving the parking pawl into and out of the locking position with the parking gear of the transmission .
Bakhshi Varz . Bakhshi Varz ( , also Romanized as Bakshī Varz ) is a village in Afrineh Rural District , Mamulan District , Pol-e Dokhtar County , Lorestan Province , Iran . At the 2006 census , its population was 69 , in 15 families .
Biathlon World Championships 2017 – Women 's relay . The Women 's relay competition at the 2017 World Championships was held on 17 February 2017 . Results . The race was started at 14:45 .
Hematopoietic growth factor . Hematopoietic growth factor is a group of glycoproteins that causes blood cells to grow and mature ( Haematopoiesis ) . `` A group of at least seven substances involved in the production of blood cells , including several interleukins and erythropoietin . ''
Frederick Hardman . Frederick Hardman ( 1814–1874 ) was an English journalist and novelist . Life . He was the son of Joseph Hardman , a London merchant from Manchester , who knew Samuel Taylor Coleridge and contributed to `` Blackwood 's Magazine '' . On leaving Whitehead 's school at Ramsgate , he entered the counting-house of his maternal uncle Rougemont , a London merchant . In 1834 Hardman joined the Auxiliary Legion as lieutenant in the second Lancers . Severely wounded in one of the last engagements of the First Carlist War , he passed his convalescence at Toulouse . On returning to England he became a regular contributor to `` Blackwood '' . A critical review of the Salon de Paris which Hardman sent to `` The Times '' led to his being taken on about 1850 as a foreign correspondent . He was first at Madrid , and was in Constantinople during the Russo-Turkish war of 1853 . In the Crimean War that followed , he wrote about the drunkenness in the British Army after the suspension of hostilities . Hardman went on to the Danubian Principalities , advised Cavour at Turin , and witnessed the campaigns in the Second Italian War of Independence , Hispano-Moroccan War , and Second Schleswig War . He was at Tours and Bordeaux in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-1 , and was at Rome in 1871-3 . Succeeding Laurence Oliphant as chief correspondent of `` The Times '' in Paris , Hardman died there on 6 November 1874 . Works . Hardman 's first article ( 1840 ) was an account of an expedition with the guerilla chief Martín Zurbano . It was reprinted with other papers in `` Peninsular Scenes and Sketches '' . `` The Student of Salamanca '' , a novel , was also reprinted , and `` Tales from Blackwood '' contains nine of his shorter stories . In 1849 he edited Thomas Hamilton 's `` Annals of the Peninsular Campaign '' , in 1852 he published `` Central America '' , and in 1854 he translated Charles Weiss 's `` History of the French Protestant Refugees '' .
Yên Bái . Yên Bái ( ) is a city in Vietnam . It is the capital of Yên Bái Province , in the north-east region of Vietnam . As of 2015 the district had a population of 99,850 . On 9 February 1930 , part of the 4th Regiment of Tonkinese Rifles stationed at Yen Bai mutinied against their French officers in the Yên Bái mutiny . They were suppressed by loyal troops from the same unit . This incident led to widespread disturbances against French rule across northeastern Vietnam during 1930-31 .
Amphitorna purpureofascia . `` Amphitorna purpureofascia '' is a moth in the family Drepanidae . It was described by Wileman in 1911 . It is found in Taiwan and China ( Hainan ) . The wingspan is about 34 mm . The forewings are light brown with reddish-brown ante- and postmedial lines , the latter angled near the costa . The space between the lines is purplish brown , and this colour extends along the inner margin to the base . The hindwings have a purplish-brown basal half , limited by a reddish-brown line . The outer half is light brown .
Vladimir River . The Vladimir River is a tributary of the Gilort River in Romania .
Jonathan Healy . Jonathan Healy ( born October 10 , 1945 in Greenfield , Massachusetts ) is an American politician who represented the 1st Franklin district in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1971–1993 and served as the state 's Commissioner of Food and Agriculture from 1993–2003 .
Vågaholmen . Vågaholmen ( also called Våga ) is a village and the administrative centre of the municipality of Rødøy in Nordland county , Norway . The village is located along the Tjongsfjorden , just west of the village of Tjong .
Ventricular septal defect . A ventricular septal defect ( VSD ) is a defect in the ventricular septum , the wall dividing the left and right ventricles of the heart . The extent of the opening may vary from pin size to complete absence of the ventricular septum , creating one common ventricle . The ventricular septum consists of an inferior muscular and superior membranous portion and is extensively innervated with conducting cardiomyocytes . The membranous portion , which is close to the atrioventricular node , is most commonly affected in adults and older children in the United States . It is also the type that will most commonly require surgical intervention , comprising over 80 % of cases . Membranous ventricular septal defects are more common than muscular ventricular septal defects , and are the most common congenital cardiac anomaly . Signs and symptoms . Ventricular septal defect is usually symptomless at birth . It usually manifests a few weeks after birth . VSD is an acyanotic congenital heart defect , aka a left-to-right shunt , so there are no signs of cyanosis in the early stage . However , uncorrected VSD can increase pulmonary resistance leading to the reversal of the shunt and corresponding cyanosis . The restrictive VSDs ( smaller defects ) are associated with a louder murmur and more palpable thrill ( grade IV murmur ) . Larger defects may eventually be associated with pulmonary hypertension due to the increased blood flow . Over time this may lead to an Eisenmenger 's syndrome the original VSD operating with a left-to-right shunt , now becomes a right-to-left shunt because of the increased pressures in the pulmonary vascular bed . Cause . Congenital VSDs are frequently associated with other congenital conditions , such as Down syndrome . A VSD can also form a few days after a myocardial infarction ( heart attack ) due to mechanical tearing of the septal wall , before scar tissue forms , when macrophages start remodeling the dead heart tissue . The causes of congenital VSD ( ventricular septal defect ) include the incomplete looping of the heart during days 24-28 of development . Faults with NKX2.5 gene are usually associated with isolated ( non syndromic ) ASD in humans when one copy is missing . Pathophysiology . During ventricular contraction , or systole , some of the blood from the left ventricle leaks into the right ventricle , passes through the lungs and reenters the left ventricle via the pulmonary veins and left atrium . This has two net effects . First , the circuitous refluxing of blood causes volume overload on the left ventricle . Second , because the left ventricle normally has a much higher systolic pressure ( ~120 mmHg ) than the right ventricle ( ~20 mmHg ) , the leakage of blood into the right ventricle therefore elevates right ventricular pressure and volume , causing pulmonary hypertension with its associated symptoms . In serious cases , the pulmonary arterial pressure can reach levels that equal the systemic pressure . This reverses the left to right shunt , so that blood then flows from the right ventricle into the left ventricle , resulting in cyanosis , as blood is by-passing the lungs for oxygenation . This effect is more noticeable in patients with larger defects , who may present with breathlessness , poor feeding and failure to thrive in infancy . Patients with smaller defects may be asymptomatic . Four different septal defects exist , with perimembranous most common , outlet , atrioventricular , and muscular less commonly . Diagnosis . A VSD can be detected by cardiac auscultation . Classically , a VSD causes a pathognomonic holo- or pansystolic murmur . Auscultation is generally considered sufficient for detecting a significant VSD . The murmur depends on the abnormal flow of blood from the left ventricle , through the VSD , to the right ventricle . If there is not much difference in pressure between the left and right ventricles , then the flow of blood through the VSD will not be very great and the VSD may be silent . This situation occurs a ) in the fetus ( when the right and left ventricular pressures are essentially equal ) , b ) for a short time after birth ( before the right ventricular pressure has decreased ) , and c ) as a late complication of unrepaired VSD . Confirmation of cardiac auscultation can be obtained by non-invasive cardiac ultrasound ( echocardiography ) . To more accurately measure ventricular pressures , cardiac catheterization , can be performed . Classification . Although there are several classifications for VSD , the most accepted and unified classification is that of Congenital Heart Surgery Nomenclature and Database Project . Type 3 . Type 3 also known as inlet ( or AV canal type ) . Type 4 . Type 4 also known as muscular ( trabecular ) Type : Gerbode . Type : Gerbode also known as left ventricular to right atrial communication Treatment . Most cases do not need treatment and heal at the first years of life . Treatment is either conservative or surgical . Smaller congenital VSDs often close on their own , as the heart grows , and in such cases may be treated conservatively . 1 . Failure of congestive cardiac failure to respond to medications 2 . VSD with pulmonic stenosis 3 . Large VSD with pulmonary hypertension 4 . VSD with aortic regurgitation For the surgical procedure , a heart-lung machine is required and a median sternotomy is performed . Percutaneous endovascular procedures are less invasive and can be done on a beating heart , but are only suitable for certain patients . Repair of most VSDs is complicated by the fact that the conducting system of the heart is in the immediate vicinity . Ventricular septum defect in infants is initially treated medically with cardiac glycosides ( e.g. , digoxin 10-20 µg/kg per day ) , loop diuretics ( e.g. , furosemide 1–3 mg/kg per day ) and ACE inhibitors ( e.g. , captopril 0.5–2 mg/kg per day ) . Transcatheter closure . A device , known as the Amplatzer muscular VSD occluder , may be used to close certain VSDs . It was initially approved in 2009 . It appears to work well and be safe . The cost is also lower than having open heart surgery . The device is placed through a small incision in the groin . The Amplatzer septal occluder was shown to have full closure of the ventricular defect within the 24 hours of placement . It has a low risk of embolism after implantation . Some tricuspid valve regurgitation was shown after the procedure that could possibly be due from the right ventricular disc . There have been some reports that the Amplatzer septal occluder may cause life-threatening erosion of the tissue inside the heart . This occurs in one percent of people implanted with the device and requires immediate open-heart surgery . This erosion occurs due to improper sizing of the device resulting with it being too large for the defect , causing rubbing of the septal tissue and erosion . Surgery . a ) Surgical closure of a Perimembranous VSD is performed on cardiopulmonary bypass with ischemic arrest . Patients are usually cooled to 28 degrees . Percutaneous Device closure of these defects is rarely performed in the United States because of the reported incidence of both early and late onset complete heart block after device closure , presumably secondary to device trauma to the AV node . b ) Surgical exposure is achieved through the right atrium . The tricuspid valve septal leaflet is retracted or incised to expose the defect margins . c ) Several patch materials are available , including native pericardium , bovine pericardium , PTFE ( Gore-Tex or Impra ) , or Dacron . d ) Suture techniques include horizontal pledgeted mattress sutures , and running polypropylene suture . e ) Critical attention is necessary to avoid injury to the conduction system located on the left ventricular side of the interventricular septum near the papillary muscle of the conus . f ) Care is taken to avoid injury to the aortic valve with sutures . g ) Once the repair is complete , the heart is extensively deaired by venting blood through the aortic cardioplegia site , and by infusing Carbon Dioxide into the operative field to displace air . h ) Intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography is used to confirm secure closure of the VSD , normal function of the aortic and tricuspid valves , good ventricular function , and the elimination of all air from the left side of the heart . i ) The sternum , fascia and skin are closed , with potential placement of a local anesthetic infusion catheter under the fascia , to enhance postoperative pain control . j ) Multiple muscular VSDs are a challenge to close , achieving a complete closure can be aided by the use of fluorescein dye . Epidemiology . VSDs are the most common congenital cardiac abnormalities . They are found in 30-60 % of all newborns with a congenital heart defect , or about 2-6 per 1000 births . During heart formation , when the heart begins life as a hollow tube , it begins to partition , forming septa . If this does not occur properly it can lead to an opening being left within the ventricular septum . It is debatable whether all those defects are true heart defects , or if some of them are normal phenomena , since most of the trabecular VSDs close spontaneously . Prospective studies give a prevalence of 2-5 per 100 births of trabecular VSDs that close shortly after birth in 80-90 % of the cases .
Nikola Ivanović ( footballer ) . Nikola Ivanović ( ; born 20 January 1989 ) is a Serbian football forward .
Sabai ( state constituency ) . Sabai is a state constituency in Bentong , Pahang , Malaysia . Sabai is currently represented in the Pahang State Legislative Assembly . The state constituency is mandated to return a single member to the Pahang State Legislative Assembly under the first past the post voting system . The current voter composition of Sabai is 37.78 % Malay , 36.61 % Chinese , 21.35 % Indian and 3.12 % Others . Polling districts . Felda Sertik , Jambu Rias , Sabai Utara , Karak Utara , Karak Timur , Sabai Tengah , Karak Selatan , Sabai Selatan
Hermitian manifold . In mathematics , and more specifically in differential geometry , a Hermitian manifold is the complex analogue of a Riemannian manifold . More precisely , a Hermitian manifold is a complex manifold with a smoothly varying Hermitian inner product on each ( holomorphic ) tangent space . One can also define a Hermitian manifold as a real manifold with a Riemannian metric that preserves a complex structure . A complex structure is essentially an almost complex structure with an integrability condition , and this condition yields a unitary structure ( U ( n ) structure ) on the manifold . By dropping this condition , we get an almost Hermitian manifold . On any almost Hermitian manifold , we can introduce a fundamental 2-form ( or cosymplectic structure ) that depends only on the chosen metric and the almost complex structure . This form is always non-degenerate . With the extra integrability condition that it is closed ( i.e. , it is a symplectic form ) , we get an almost Kähler structure . If both the almost complex structure and the fundamental form are integrable , then we have a Kähler structure . Formal definition . A Hermitian metric on a complex vector bundle `` E '' over a smooth manifold `` M '' is a smoothly varying positive-definite Hermitian form on each fiber . Such a metric can be written as a smooth section for all ζ , η in `` E'p '' and for all nonzero ζ in `` E'p '' . A Hermitian manifold is a complex manifold with a Hermitian metric on its holomorphic tangent space . Likewise , an almost Hermitian manifold is an almost complex manifold with a Hermitian metric on its holomorphic tangent space . On a Hermitian manifold the metric can be written in local holomorphic coordinates ( `` z '' α ) as where formula_5 are the components of a positive-definite Hermitian matrix . Riemannian metric and associated form . The form `` g '' is a symmetric bilinear form on `` TM '' C , the complexified tangent bundle . Since `` g '' is equal to its conjugate it is the complexification of a real form on `` TM '' . The symmetry and positive-definiteness of `` g '' on `` TM '' follow from the corresponding properties of `` h '' . In local holomorphic coordinates the metric `` g '' can be written Again since ω is equal to its conjugate it is the complexification of a real form on `` TM '' . The form ω is called variously the associated ( 1,1 ) form , the fundamental form , or the Hermitian form . In local holomorphic coordinates ω can be written It is clear from the coordinate representations that any one of the three forms `` h '' , `` g '' , and ω uniquely determine the other two . The Riemannian metric `` g '' and associated ( 1,1 ) form ω are related by the almost complex structure `` J '' as follows for all complex tangent vectors `` u '' and `` v '' . The Hermitian metric `` h '' can be recovered from `` g '' and ω via the identity All three forms `` h '' , `` g '' , and ω preserve the almost complex structure `` J '' . That is , for all complex tangent vectors `` u '' and `` v '' . A Hermitian structure on an ( almost ) complex manifold `` M '' can therefore be specified by either Note that many authors call `` g '' itself the Hermitian metric . Properties . Choosing a Hermitian metric on an almost complex manifold `` M '' is equivalent to a choice of U ( `` n '' ) -structure on `` M '' ; that is , a reduction of the structure group of the frame bundle of `` M '' from GL ( `` n '' , C ' '' ) to the unitary group U ( `` n '' ) . A unitary frame on an almost Hermitian manifold is complex linear frame which is orthonormal with respect to the Hermitian metric . The unitary frame bundle of `` M '' is the principal U ( `` n '' ) -bundle of all unitary frames . Every almost Hermitian manifold `` M '' has a canonical volume form which is just the Riemannian volume form determined by `` g '' . This form is given in terms of the associated ( 1,1 ) -form ω by where ω '' n '' is the wedge product of ω with itself `` n '' times . The volume form is therefore a real ( `` n '' , '' n '' ) -form on `` M '' . In local holomorphic coordinates the volume form is given by One can also consider a hermitian metric on a holomorphic vector bundle . Kähler manifolds . In this case the form ω is called a Kähler form . A Kähler form is a symplectic form , and so Kähler manifolds are naturally symplectic manifolds . An almost Hermitian manifold whose associated ( 1,1 ) -form is closed is naturally called an almost Kähler manifold ' '' . Any symplectic manifold admits a compatible almost complex structure making it into an almost Kähler manifold . Integrability . A Kähler manifold is an almost Hermitian manifold satisfying an integrability condition . This can be stated in several equivalent ways . The equivalence of these conditions corresponds to the `` 2 out of 3 '' property of the unitary group . In particular , if `` M '' is a Hermitian manifold , the condition dω = 0 is equivalent to the apparently much stronger conditions ∇ω = ∇ '' J '' = 0 . The richness of Kähler theory is due in part to these properties .
Juan Sánchez ( Bayamón ) . Juan Sánchez is one of the 12 settlements in the District of Bayamón , Puerto Rico .
Ralph de Boissière . Ralph Anthony Charles de Boissière ( 6 October 1907 – 16 February 2008 ) was an Trinidad-born Australian social realist novelist . Described as `` an outspoken opponent of racism , injustice , greed and corruption , a passionate humanist with a vision of a just society '' , he was the author of four novels although most acclaimed for the first two : `` Crown Jewel '' and `` Rum and Coca-Cola '' , both originally published in the 1950s . A fifth novel called `` Homeless in Paradise '' remains unpublished . Biography . Initially he wished to become a concert pianist but on leaving school took a job as a salesman , which enlightened him to the living and working conditions of ordinary Trinidadians . He then became involved in left-wing and trade union politics , campaigning as well as writing . A story of his , `` Booze and the Goberdaw '' , appeared in the 1929 Christmas issue of a short-lived publication called `` Trinidad '' , edited by Alfred Mendes and C. L. R. James . De Boissière became part of the group of young writers , including James , who published in Trinidad 's first literary magazine `` The Beacon '' ( March 1931–November 1933 ) , edited by Albert Gomes . In 1935 he married Ivy Alcantara ( died 1984 ) and they had two daughters . But in 1947 , having lost his job and unable to find another one because of his political activities , he and his family left the country for Chicago , afterwards moving to the Australian city of Melbourne in 1948 . He found work in Australia as salesman and a factory-hand . Aged 42 , de Boissière settled into a clerical job , from which he retired in 1980 . In Australia he joined the Communist Party and had his first novel , `` Crown Jewel '' , published in 1952 by the leftist Australasian Book Society . Like all his work this depicts the struggles of the working class with realistic sympathy , culminating with a portrayal of a 1937 strike in Trinidad brutally put down by police shooting . He subsequently wrote four more novels and has been translated into Polish , German , Russian , Bulgarian , Romanian , Czech and Chinese . His work has been described by one critic as `` combin [ ing ] social realism and political commitment with a concern for the culture of the feeling within the individual in a way that is unique not only among West Indian writers but among writers with a social conscience anywhere in the world . '' Personal life . In 2007 , his centenary year , Ralph de Boissière married his longtime companion , Dr. Annie Greet , his fourth novel , `` Call of the Rainbow '' , was published in Melbourne , and in November , he received an honorary Doctor of Literature from the University of Trinidad and Tobago . His autobiography , `` Life on the Edge '' , was posthumously published ( edited and introduced by Kenneth Ramchand ) in 2010 . Death . De Boissière died in Melbourne on 16 February 2008 , aged 100 .
Pretty Baby ( song ) . `` Pretty Baby '' is a song written by Tony Jackson during the Ragtime era . The song and lyrics apparently referred to one of Jackson 's male lovers . The song was remembered as being prominent in Jackson 's repertory before he left New Orleans in 1912 , but was not published until 1916 . The background as to how the song came to be published has been confused over the years but the truth appears to be that composer Egbert Van Alstyne and lyricist Gus Kahn were writing partners and whilst Egbert was Chicago manager of music publishers , Jerome H. Remick & Company , they heard Tony Jackson singing the song one evening at a Chicago nightspot . They liked the melody but the lyrics were unsuitable for mass consumption . So Jackson was paid $ 250 for the rights to the tune and Kahn re-wrote the lyrics with Van Alstyne adding a verse , which he took from one of his earlier songs which had not been successful . Jackson 's name was included on the sheet music . The song was quickly interpolated into the Broadway show `` A World of Pleasure '' ( Oct 14 , 1915 - Jan 22 , 1916 ) and was then used in the show `` The Passing Show of 1916 '' ( Jun 22 , 1916 - Oct 21 , 1916 ) where it was sung by Dolly Hackett . In London , the song was included in the musical `` Houp La ! '' which opened on 23 November 1916 and it was sung by Gertie Millar . Billy Murray recorded the song on June 22 , 1916 for Victor Records ( catalog 18102 ) and it was a huge hit . In popular culture . In 2008 , British soap opera `` EastEnders '' long-time character Dot Branning had the show 's first monologue episode , during which she starts singing `` Pretty Baby '' and telling the tape recorder ( for her sick husband , Jim Branning ) about her childhood , saying the song was always sung for her as a child by her beloved uncle . References . `` Billy Murray Anthology : The Denver Nightingale '' , Archeophone Records , 2002
Alfonso Rodríguez ( director ) . Alfonso Rodríguez ( born 5 January 1957 , in Santo Domingo , Dominican Republic ) is a Dominican director , producer , writer , actor and aspiring presidential candidate for the 2020 elections in the Dominican Republic . Biography . Graduated from the Universidad Autonoma de Santo Domingo ( UASD ) and in 1979 he studied TV and films production in the University of California , Irvine . His first works where as a Head Colorist in Color System Tech where he colored classic B/W movies such as `` Miracle on 34th Street '' with Natalie Wood , `` The Maltese Falcon '' with Humphrey Bogart , `` Alfred Hitchcock Presents '' , among others . He returned to Dominican Republic and started to work as a director of production in several prestigious TV stations where he started to make TV movies , sitcoms and soap operas . In 1988 Rodríguez makes his first feature film `` Trafico de Niños '' , and then the hit soap opera Cadena Braga . Along with his popular sitcoms ( Ciudad Nueva , Electrolocos y Pobre Presidente ) , he makes `` Grandes Series Dominicanas '' , 10 Mini Series of 5 one-hour episodes . In 2003 and 2004 he makes the TV Movies `` Jarabe de Mar '' I , II and III and in 2006 the hit romantic comedy `` Un Macho de Mujer '' . His latest work , `` Yuniol '' is his most beloved work , and got excellent reviews from national and international critics . Presidential aspirations . Many thought it was a movie , but no . On Tuesday night of July 24 , filmmaker Alfonso Rodríguez formally announced his aspirations for the country 's presidency for the period 2020-2024 . `` I can no longer sit in my house watching how they destroy my country , the country where I was born , the only country in the world where I am not discriminated against and where I am not an immigrant , the country that was once the ideal to raise my children . Because I can not remain silent without doing anything while corruption leads my country to total collapse in all aspects , `` said Alfonso , expressing the reasons for his interest in governing the country . In the company of his three daughters , Rodriguez explained that his aspiration to the Presidency of the Dominican Republic is not a leap into the void or something that came to him overnight . `` I have been thinking about this for many years and for three years I have been talking with many people about this project , which I have called the Democratic Revolution '' . He clarified that his presidential candidacy project has nothing to do with any movement of the left . When asked about who would accompany him on his political platform , he said that many people have already called him to offer his support , but that little by little he will announce the names of those who will join him . The film producer announced that there is an medium size political party and two small parties that have been interested in his project of Democratic Revolution 2020 , but that he would only accept as long as in that party , primary votes are held first and then the candidate who wins will run . To keep accounts clear from the first day , Alfonso Rodríguez made public his declaration of assets of $ 191 million dominican pesos . The actor also said that he will not leave aside his role as producer and film director , because he maintains that he is not going to live off politics . `` I 'm never going to abandon my job and my profession as a filmmaker , because I do not enter politics to live on it . I 'm going to continue making films , in fact , on September 6 I start with my next movie. `` He added that `` because politics also requires a lot of time , maybe my work will be a little bit worse , but I will never leave it abandoned . '' 3 . Zero illegals , safer border and migration 4 . Less taxes that generate more jobs 5 . Decentralized government of the capital 6 . Health and Education at the highest level 7 . The poor must have at least the basics 10 . Death penalty and life imprisonment .
1968 in Thailand . The year 1968 was the 187th year of the Rattanakosin Kingdom of Thailand . It was the 23rd year in the reign of King Bhumibol Adulyadej ( Rama IX ) , and is reckoned as year 2511 in the Buddhist Era .
Castellavazzo . Castellavazzo is a `` comune '' ( municipality ) in the Province of Belluno in the Italian region of Veneto , located about north of Venice and about northeast of Belluno . As of 31 December 2004 , it had a population of 1,735 and an area of . Vajont disaster . On 9 October 1963 at 10:35 pm , heavy rainfall and the 3rd drawing of the Vajont Dam triggered a landslide . It was of rock , forest and earth that slid into the Vajont Dam at . This then caused a high tsunami that overtopped the dam and flooded Castellavazzo and other villages such as Longarone , Pirago , Rivalta , Villanova , Faè , Erto e Casso and Codissago . There was also damage caused by air being displaced from the wave . About 2,000 people were killed in the landslide and tsunami , but the main structure of the dam is still there , and many tourists come to see it . Castellavazzo borders the following municipalities : Erto e Casso , Forno di Zoldo , Longarone , Ospitale di Cadore .
Bamberton . `` This article is about the town . For the provincial park also called Bamberton , see Bamberton Provincial Park . '' Bamberton is an industrial site located on the Saanich Inlet , just south of Mill Bay , around 45k kilometres north of Victoria on Vancouver Island . The community of Bamberton was first developed in 1912 when the Associated Cement Company plant was built . Bamberton was owned by the cement company and occupied by the plant , its employees and their families until the plant closed in 1980 . Since the plant closed , ownership of Bamberton has changed hands multiple times and several development plans have been proposed . In 2015 the Malahat First Nation purchased Bamberton and announced a partnership with Steelhead LNG . With them , they have proposed the creation of a Liquefied natural gas ( LNG ) facility at the Bamberton site . Before the Founding of Bamberton . Aboriginal people began to inhabit Vancouver Island around 2000 BCE . The Malahat , Tseycum , Tsartlip , Tsawout , and Pauquachin came to reside along the Saanich Inlet . The land of the Saanich Inlet is a central part of the culture of First Nations people for both spiritual practice and economic subsistence . From the late 1700s to the mid 1800s , devastating First Nations ' population declines occurred throughout B.C . due to disease outbreak and armed conflict as a result of the arrival of European settlers . In 1852 , the Saanich First Nations ' communities signed the Douglas Treaties selling their land to the Colony of Vancouver Island . In 1913 , the McKenna-McBride Commission established the location of present-day reserves , including Tsawout Village at Saanichton Bay , Tseycum Village at Patricia Bay , Pauquachin Village at Coles Bay , Tsartlip Village at Brentwood Bay , Malahat First Nation south of Mill Bay , the Cowichan Lake First Nations , and the Cowichan tribes near Duncan . Although the Douglas Treaties stipulated that the First Nations people would be able to continue land based ceremonial and subsistence practices , the creation of Indian Reserves led to the encroachment of non-Natives within traditional resource harvesting locations and ongoing projects of civilization that led to land degradation . Although Bamberton was , and continues to be , privately owned , neighbouring First Nations groups view the land and resources as part of their traditional territory predating ownership . They have always believed that they have claim to the land and a say in its use , and continue to fight for this right under Malahat ownership . Cement : 1912-1980 . Bamberton is named for H.K.G . Bamber , a cement manufacturer from Gravesend , England , who was original owner of the land upon which Bamberton is located and was the managing director of British Portland Cement Manufacturers Ltd.. [ 1 ] The cement works had their origin across the Saanich Inlet at Tod Inlet in 1904 when the Vancouver Portland Cement Company established operations on the site now occupied by the Butchart Gardens . The demand for cement in the building boom outstripped the capacity of the Tod Inlet operation and led the company to construct a further plant at Bamberton , which opened in 1912 under the name Associated Cement Company . Both companies were operated by B.C . Cement Company Ltd. of Victoria . The outbreak of World War I ended the real estate boom leaving both plants idle for seven years . The plant at Bamberton resumed operations in 1921 . By 1927 the Bamberton plant was producing 3,000 barrels per day and used 40,000 tons of Vancouver Island coal each year . It was an isolated , self-contained community owned by the company that operated the mill . At its peak , it employed 180 men all of whom resided on company property . The community was well equipped and included a recreation hall with a dance floor as large as that of The Empress ( hotel ) . Over the last 20 years of operations production declined , costs increased and a protracted strike occurred . Operations came to an end 1980 . In October 1982 the owner , then Genstar Cement Company , put the property up for sale . [ 2 ] Residential Development Proposals : 1982-2015 . Several mixed residential and commercial developments have been proposed for Bamberton . Throughout the late 80 's and the 90 's The Trust for Sustainable Development proposed a 20 year plan that would see 12,000 future residents . The project met criticism regarding environmental impact on the Saanich Inlet . Its large size raised concerns over traffic and water supply . Ultimately funders decided not to go ahead with the project . Bamberton Properties LLP , an offshoot of Three Point Properties , bought the land in 2005 . Bamberton properties spent up to $ 35 million in clean up costs and spent five years working with the Cowichan Valley Regional District ( CVRD ) to create a plan that would be approved . The CVRD determined there was no need for additional residential zoned property in the Mill Bay area , and subsequently Bamberton Properties was sold to the Malahat First Nation . Malahat Ownership & Liquid Natural Gas ( LNG ) Proposal . On July 17 , 2015 , Malahat First Nation announced that they had purchased the Bamberton site , an acquisition that more than tripled the size of their territory . Chief Micheal Harry stated that this acquisition is a `` tremendous opportunity '' for the Malahat and `` beyond exciting for the community '' . Chief Harry also stated that he hopes the land will bring long term employment opportunities for band members . Just over a month later , Steelhead LNG Corp. and Malahat First Nation announced the completion of a Mutual Benefits Agreement supporting the proposed development of Malahat LNG , a LNG facility to be located at the Bamberton site . If built , the floating facility will process up to 6 million tonnes per annum . Steelhead anticipates that this project will bring about significant economic benefits , including 30 years of revenue generation for local , provincial and federal governments and the creation of 200 permanent jobs at the facility . In addition , they predict that the project will create hundreds of direct and indirect jobs on Vancouver Island in a wide variety of sectors including design , construction and operations . They also note that training and employment opportunities will be available for both the Malahat First Nations and neighboring First Nations communities . On September 1 , 2015 , Steelhead announced that they had partnered with U.S. pipeline developer Williams in order to construct a pipeline to the facility . The 128 km . long proposed pipeline would interconnect with Spectra Energy B.Cs pipeline system at Sumas , Washington and travel over-land in Washington state to Cherry Point Refinery , located 11 km Southwest of Blaine in Whatcom County . From there , the pipeline would be constructed underwater until it reaches the facility at Bamberton . In October 2015 , the project received regulatory approval by the National Energy Board . Steelhead CEO Nigel Kuzemko stated : `` We welcome this decision by the National Energy Board , which represents a significant milestone for our company and our projects '' and `` While these developments and the regulatory approval by the NEB are being well received in the global LNG marketplace , we recognize that we are still at the beginning of a long process that will see us engage and work closely with First Nations , government , communities , residents and regulators to secure the environmental and regulatory approvals we need for our projects to continue to move forward . '' The project has generated considerable controversy from other Saanich First nations groups . The chiefs of the Tsarlip , Tsawout , Tseycum and Pauquachin have made it clear that they are united in opposition to the project . `` We wanted to make a strong impact statement to make sure our statement is heard ... we are making it well known that we oppose LNG in our territory , '' said Chief Rebecca David of the Pauquachin First Nation . `` The decisions and choices we make today affect the next seven generations . We are trying to protect the water and the lands of our future children . '' Chief Don Tom of the Tsarlip First Nation was quoted as saying that the pipeline and shipping through the inlet threaten both the environment and their way of life , as the inlet is an important source of food , recreation and spiritual connectivity to their ancestors . The site shares its name with the nearby Bamberton Provincial Park .
Bulbophyllum antennatum . `` Bulbophyllum antennatum '' is a species of orchid in the genus `` Bulbophyllum '' .
Rendőrség . The Rendőrség ( English : ′Guard of Order′ or Police ) is the civil law enforcement agency of Hungary , with nationwide jurisdiction . The Police comes under the jurisdiction of The Hungarian Ministry of the Interior .
Ealing , Hammersmith and West London College . Ealing , Hammersmith & West London College ( also formally known as `` Ealing Tertiary College '' ) is a further and higher education college based across four campuses located in Acton , Ealing , Hammersmith and Southall districts of London , England . The college provides training and development for over 20,000 students from entry level to postgraduate , and is a member of the Collab Group of high performing colleges . The main campus of the college is situated on the north side of the busy A4 dual-carriageway , between Hammersmith and Earls Court . Achievements & Awards . In its most recent inspection , Ofsted rated the college as `` Good '' for overall effectiveness . The college is a Beacon Status College , awarded by the Quality Improvement Agency . In 2008 , the International Centre at the college was awarded the Queen 's Award for Enterprise : International Trade . In 2012 , Ealing , Hammersmith & West London College became the first Further Education college in London to receive the 'AoC Charter for International Excellence ’ . The charter is awarded to FE colleges that show a strong commitment to quality assurance and implement an ethical approach to all aspects of their international activities . In 2017 , the college won the `` Times Educational Supplement '' FE Award for Outstanding use of Technology for Teaching , Learning and Assessment . History . In 1881 , Hammersmith School of Art was established in Brook Green . There was also the Hammersmith College of Art and Building located in Lime Grove , Shepherds Bush . This college had an Architecture program accredited by the RIBA and an Interior Design program . There were also facilities and studios in which were taught textile design , ceramics , sculpture and print-making . The 'building ' side of the college included workshops in which the traditional building trades were taught including , plumbing , welding , plastering and brick-laying . The 'cross-discipline ' opportunities that the close proximity that these departments afforded students was deliberate . That the sculpture students could learn from the welding classes ( both instructors and apprentices ) and the Interior design students from the textile design students and the Architecture students from the building trades apprentices was a well recognized benefit of the graduates of the Hammersmith College of Art and Building . In 1970 , the Architecture department of Hammersmith College of Art and Building merged with Woolwich Polytechnic to form Thames Polytechnic , which in 1993 became the University of Greenwich . The architectural teaching staff included Arthur Korn . Ealing Grammar School for Boys was opened in 1913 as Ealing County School and expanded in 1936 , also known as Ealing County Grammar School . It had the Ealonian Hall . In 1974 , Ealing borough adopted the comprehensive education system and the school became Ealing Green High School , a boys ' school . In 1992 , the school was taken over by the new Ealing Tertiary College . In January 2002 , Hammersmith and West London College merged with Ealing Tertiary College to form Ealing , Hammersmith and West London College . Acton Campus . The Acton campus specialises in Construction Crafts and offers various construction courses which are not taught in purpose-built workshops . The College also offers Engineering , Electronics , Motor Vehicle , English for Speaker of Other Languages ( ESOL ) , Skills for Life and Supported Learning courses to students of all ages . Ealing Campus . Offers a range of full-time post-GCSE , academic and vocational courses , as well as tuition in ESOL and English as a Foreign Language ( EFL ) . Recent refurbishments have significantly improved the Sixth Form Centre and a new £11.5m specialist centre , the Ealing Institute of Media , was launched in December 2005 . It is situated in the former Ealing Green High School . The Institute of Media at Ealing Campus . Opened in 2006 by former BBC Director-General Greg Dyke , The Ealing Institute of Media is a Centre of Vocational Excellence in Media . It is also part of the Skillset Screen Academy group . It was established to provide tailor-made courses that offer both vocational experience and education , along with the adequate amount of theory to provide students with what they need to have a successful career within the media industry . Courses include the new Actor Prepares Bollywood acting school , standalone subjects such as Animation , Photography , and other areas at GCSE or Advanced Level . The college also offers BTEC qualifications that allow students to learn a wide variety of industry specific skills rather than just a small area . The Ealing Institute of Media includes EIM Productions , a professional production company offering film and photography services to the college and external clients . Hammersmith Campus . Hammersmith is the largest campus , with over 10,000 students . The College offers a large number of full-time and part-time courses across a broad range of subjects for students of different ages , abilities and needs . Southall Campus . Students also have access to the Southall Sports Centre run by the London Borough of Ealing , the Sixth Form Centre , and separate facilities for adult learning and a vocational centre .
Thank You for the Years . `` Thank You for the Years '' is a 2003 album by Dame Shirley Bassey . This album , a mix of new and previously released material , commemorated Bassey 's 50 years in show business . Bassey marks the year 1953 as her official entry into show business , as that is the year , at the age of sixteen , she signed her first professional contract : to tour in a variety show called `` Memories of Jolson '' . The album reached # 19 in the UK Albums Chart , and earned a silver disc . In a 1999 interview with Nigel Havers in her Monte Carlo apartment , Bassey pointed to a piece of paper framed on the wall and referred to it as her first contract , at a salary of £14 a week ( a considerable sum for a sixteen-year-old in 1953 ) . However , upon closer inspection of this document , dated December 17 , 1953 ( three weeks before her 17th birthday ) , it appears to be £10 for two performances .
Caucasus Russians . The terms Russians of the Caucasus ; Caucasus Russians ; Caucasian Russians ; or Krasnodar Russians all refer to ethnic Russians living in the Caucasus . These terms are specific to a community of Russians because the North Caucasus is part of the Russian Federation , and Russians here are not outside of Russia , but they are in a part of Russia where as a whole Russians are an ethnic minority . The regions of Krasnodar Krai ; Stavropol Krai ; Astrakhan Oblast ; and Rostov Oblast are not considered ethnic territories unlike most other Caucasian republics because they have a Russian majority , and they are part of Russia . History of Russians in the Caucasus . There was always a small Russian community in the north of the Caucasus , whose boundary is generally accepted as the Volga river . This is due to its location near Rostov , a prominent Russian city in medieval times , and today an important city . The existence of a large and notable Russian community is generally thought to have come about during the Russian conquest of the Caucasus . The vast expanses of the north with no dominant native ethnic group with today a Russian majority were probably inhabited by Tatars , who in fact still form the majority in parts of the northern Caucasus .
Marios Loizides . Marios Loizides ( 1928–1988 ) was a Greek visual artist . Life . Loizides was born in Nicosia , Cyprus . he studied painting and lithography at St. Martin 's School of Art , London , between 1951-4 , together with courses in stage and costume design . He later worked in London for a number of years as a graphic artist and designer . He returned to Greece in 1958 and , working exclusively as a painter , lived on the island of Hydra from 1961 until his death in 1988 . Loizides held more than 10 solo exhibitions during his lifetime , notably in London , Brussels , Athens , and Nicosia. < ref name= '' Marios Loizides : 1928-1988 / editing Nikos Nikolaou '' > | publisher=Nicosia : Cultural Services of the Ministry of Education and Culture of Cyprus , 2002 http : //www.lib.duth.gr/opacial/index.php ? op=results & catalog=1 & view=1 & language=el & numhits=10 & query=Art , % 20Cypriot % 20 -- % 20Exhibitions % 20 -- % 2020th % 20century & search_field=11 & page=1 He also took part in a number of group exhibitions , including the Alexandria Biennale ( 1968 ) . In 2002 , a large retrospective exhibition of his work was held at the State Gallery of Contemporary Cypriot Art in Nicosia . His work can be found in the State Collection of Contemporary Cypriot Art , in the Collection of the National Gallery of Greece in Athens , in the collection of the Vorres Museum , Greece , as well as in several private collections throughout Europe and North America . Loizides ' work falls into the category of geometrical abstract art . His artistic aim was to present not the world of the senses but rather the deeper immanent unity of the universe , hence his visionary approach to art .
Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1942 . All of the 48 states of the United States of America plus several of its territories and the District of Columbia issued individual passenger license plates dated for the year 1942 . In 1942 , automobile production in the United States was halted for the duration of World War II , and many automobile factories were converted to munitions or other war-oriented industrial manufacturing purposes until 1946 .
Fundamenta nova theoriae functionum ellipticarum . `` Fundamenta nova theoriae functionum ellipticarum '' ( New Foundations of the Theory of Elliptic Functions ) is a book on Jacobi elliptic functions by Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi . The book was first published in 1829 , and has been reprinted in volume 1 of his collected works and on several later occasions . The book introduces Jacobi elliptic functions and the Jacobi triple product identity .
Sukhur-e Rashid-e Sofla . Sukhvor-e Rashid-e Sofla ( , also Romanized as Sūkhvor-e Rashīd-e Soflá , Sūkhvor Rashīd-e Soflá , and Sūkhūr-e Rashīd-e Soflá ) is a village in Heydariyeh Rural District , Govar District , Gilan-e Gharb County , Kermanshah Province , Iran . At the 2006 census , its population was 196 , in 42 families .
John Patrick ( golfer ) . John Patrick was a Scottish professional golfer . Patrick placed tied for seventh in the 1895 U.S. Open , held on Friday , 4 October , at Newport Golf Club in Newport , Rhode Island . Horace Rawlins won the inaugural U.S. Open title , two strokes ahead of runner-up Willie Dunn .
IACT . IACT stands for Imaging Atmospheric ( or Air ) Cherenkov Telescope or Technique . It is a device or method to detect very-high-energy gamma-ray photons in the photon energy range of 50 GeV to 50 TeV . There are four operating IACT systems : High Energy Stereoscopic System ( H.E.S.S . ) , Major Atmospheric Gamma Imaging Cherenkov Telescopes ( MAGIC ) , First G-APD Cherenkov Telescope ( FACT ) , and Very Energetic Radiation Imaging Telescope Array System ( VERITAS ) . Set to be the world 's largest telescope at the highest altitude , the Major Atmospheric Cerenkov Experiment Telescope ( MACE ) is being built at Hanle , Ladakh , India . Also under design is the Cherenkov Telescope Array ( CTA ) . Background . Due to the rapidly falling flux of gamma-ray photons from cosmic sources in this energy regime , space-based detectors become ineffective due to their small collection areas which are often limited to some tens or hundreds of square centimeters . In the case of the IACT , the Earth 's atmosphere is used as the detection medium , implying a collection area of many hundreds of square meters . This enables IACT instruments to detect gamma-ray photons in an energy regime inaccessible to space-based instruments . Technique . The IACT works by imaging the very short flash of Cherenkov radiation generated by the cascade of relativistic charged particles produced when a very-high-energy gamma ray strikes the atmosphere . This shower of charged particles , known as an Extensive Air Shower ( EAS ) , is initiated at an altitude of 10–20 km . The incoming gamma-ray photon undergoes pair production in the vicinity of the nucleus of an atmospheric molecule . The electron-positron pair produced are of extremely high energy and immediately undergo Bremsstrahlung or `` Braking Radiation '' . This radiation produced is itself extremely energetic , with many of the photons undergoing further pair production . A cascade of charged particles ensues which , due to its extreme energy , produces a flash of Cherenkov radiation lasting between 5 and 20 ns . The total area on the ground illuminated by this flash corresponds to many hundreds of square meters , which is why the effective area of IACT telescopes is so large . The instrument used to detect the Cherenkov radiation usually comprises a large segmented mirror which reflects the Cherenkov light onto an array of photomultiplier tubes . The tubes are coupled to fast electronics which amplify , digitise and record the pattern or image of the shower . The most effective mode of operation is to use an array of such telescopes , which can be typically located 70 to 120 meters apart . The primary advantage of this mode of operation is that the energy threshold ( the peak sensitivity ) of the telescope can be lowered as local muons produced by cosmic ray induced showers can be eliminated . This is because the narrow Cherenkov light cone produced by local muons will only be recorded by a single telescope . The shower reconstruction and background rejection offered by an array of telescopes provides an order of magnitude increase in sensitivity and improved angular and energy resolution as compared to a single telescope . This advantage has been used to great effect by the H.E.S.S . telescope array which has detected several new sources of very high energy gamma-ray photons in recent years . History . The IACT was pioneered by the Whipple collaboration and led to the discovery of TeV emission from the Crab Nebula in 1989 . The Whipple 10m telescope also discovered the first extra-galactic source of TeV emission with the detection of very-high-energy gamma-ray emission from the active galaxy Markarian 421 . The HEGRA telescope array was the first system to use multiple telescopes , a technique known as stereoscopy . The MAGIC system at the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory in La Palma began with one 17 m telescope in 2004 , to which a second 17 m telescope was added in 2009 . The H.E.S.S . collaboration has added to their system in Namibia a new 28 m IACT , currently the largest IACT telescope , which has been operational since July 2012 .
List of Rome Metro stations . , the Rome Metro comprises three lines – A , B , and C – which together serve a total of 73 stations ( counting Termini , the interchange station between Lines A and B , and San Giovanni , the interchange station between Lines A and C , only once ) as listed below .
Amur falcon . The Amur falcon ( `` Falco amurensis '' ) is a small raptor of the falcon family . It breeds in south-eastern Siberia and Northern China before migrating in large flocks across India and over the Arabian Sea to winter in Southern Africa . It was earlier treated as a subspecies of the red-footed falcon ( `` Falco vespertinus '' ) and known as the eastern red-footed falcon . Males are dark grey with reddish brown thighs and undertail coverts ; reddish orange eye-ring , cere , and feet . Females are duller above , with dark scaly markings on white underparts , an orange eye ring , cere , and legs . Only a pale wash of rufous is visible on their thighs and undertail coverts . Their diet consists mainly of insects , such as termites ; during migration over the sea , they are thought to feed on migrating dragonflies . Description . Males are characteristically dark sooty grey above with rufous thighs and vent . In flight , the wing lining is white , contrasting with the dark wing feathers . Adult males of the closely related red-footed falcon have a dark grey wing lining . In Africa , males can be confused with melanistic Gabar goshawks , but the chestnut on the vent is distinctive . Also , there may be some superficial resemblance to the sooty falcon and the grey kestrel , but those two species both have yellow feet and cere . The wings are long as in most falcons ( with a span of 63–71 cm ) and at rest the wing tip reaches or extends just beyond the tail-tip . Females can be more difficult to identify as they share a pattern common to many falcons , but are distinctive in having an orange eye-ring , a red cere and reddish orange feet . Juveniles can be confused only with those of the red-footed falcon , but lack the buffy underwing coverts . Taxonomy . The Amur falcon was long considered a subspecies or morph of the red-footed falcon , but it is nowadays considered distinct . Nonetheless , it is the red-footed falcon 's closest relative ; their relationship to other falcons is more enigmatic . They appear morphologically somewhat intermediate between kestrels and hobbies and DNA sequence data has been unable to further resolve this question , mainly due to lack of comprehensive sampling . The genus name `` Falco '' is Late Latin and derives from `` falx '' , `` falcis '' , a sickle , referencing the claws of the bird . The species name `` amurensis `` is from Amurland in south-eastern Siberia . Distribution and migration . The Amur falcon breeds in east Asia from the Transbaikalia , Amurland , and northern Mongolian region to parts of North Korea . They migrate in a broad front through India and Sri Lanka , sometimes further east over Thailand and Cambodia and then over the Arabian Sea , sometimes in passage on the Maldives and other islands to reach southern Africa . Birds going over India are thought to be aided by strong winds blowing westward . These winds are strong at an altitude of about 3000m and the birds are thought to fly at a height of above 1000m during migration . The route taken to return to their breeding grounds runs slightly more northward . Vagrants have been recorded as far west as in Italy , Sweden , St. Helena and the United Kingdom . Foraging and food . The Amur falcon feeds mainly late in the evening or early in the morning capturing a wide range of insects in the air or on the ground . They capture most of their prey in flight , sometimes by hovering , but will also pick prey by alighting on the ground . The winter diet appears to be almost entirely made up of insects but they take small birds , mammals and amphibians to feed their young in their breeding range . The rains in Africa produce swarms of termites , locusts , ants and beetles that provide ample food . Their migration over the Arabian Sea coincides with the timing of the migration of dragonflies ( `` Pantala flavescens '' ) and these are thought to provide food during the most arduous part of their migration route . Nesting . During migration they stay in open forest or grasslands , roosting colonially on exposed perches or wires . Their breeding habitat is open wooded country with marshes . The breeding season is May to June and several pairs may nest close together . Abandoned nest platforms belonging to birds of prey or corvids and even tree hollows are re-used for nesting . Three or four eggs are laid ( at two day intervals ) . Both parents take turns to incubate and feed the chicks which hatch after about a month . The young birds leave the nest after about a month . Parasites . The Amur falcon hosts three species of lice , `` Degeeriella rufa '' , `` Colpocephalum subzerafae '' , and `` Laembothrion tinnunculi '' . Status and conservation . The wide breeding range and large population size of the Amur falcon have led to the species being assessed as being of least concern . The flocking behaviour during migration and the density at which they occur , however , expose them to hunting and other threats . During their migration from their breeding area to the winter quarters , they are plump and are hunted for food in parts of northeastern India as well as in eastern Africa . In 2012 , mass trapping and capture of migrating Amur falcons in Nagaland ( India ) was reported in the media and a successful campaign was begun to prevent their killing . As part of this campaign , three birds were fitted with 5 gm satellite transmitters that allowed them to be tracked during their migration .
Bo'ao Lighthouse . Bo'ao Lighthouse ( ) is situated on the north side of the entrance to the harbor at Bo'ao , Hainan , China . The tower is white in colour , round , with four ribs . It has a minimum diameter of six metres , a maximum of 38.5 metres , and is made of reinforced concrete . With the lantern and gallery atop , it has a total height of 23 metres . Every nine seconds this lighthouse emits three white flashes . It has a range of 35 km . It was built at the national level by the government of China . Construction started April 28 , 2008 and it was put into service in 2011 .
2000–01 Hull City A.F.C . season . During the 2000–01 English football season , Hull City Association Football Club competed in the Football League Third Division .
Boxing at the 1908 Summer Olympics . At the 1908 Summer Olympics , five boxing events were contested . All of the boxing was conducted on 27 October . The event was held in the Northampton Institute in Clerkenwell , East London . There were three rounds in each bout , with the first two rounds being three minutes long and the last one going four minutes . Two judges scored the match , giving 5 points to the better boxer in each of the first two rounds and 7 to the better boxer in the third round . Marks were given to the other boxer in proportion to how well he did compared to the better . If the judges were not agreed on a winner at the end of the bout , the referee could either choose the winner or order a fourth round .
Hanover F.C.. Hanover Football Club is an intermediate-level football club playing in the Intermediate A division of the Mid-Ulster Football League in Northern Ireland . They play all home games at Brownstown Park in Portadown , County Armagh .
Craig Hanneman . Craig Lewis Hanneman ( born July 1 , 1949 in Salem , Oregon ) is a former American football player who played in the National Football League from 1972 to 1975 . He played in college for Oregon State University and played for two NFL teams in 52 games over 4 seasons . Following his NFL career , Hanneman returned to Oregon where he worked as the Government Affairs Manager for Willamette Industries and later as the President of the Oregon Forest Industries Council . Hanneman also served as a Polk County Commissioner . In 2012 , Hanneman climbed Mount Everest . He is believed to be the first former NFL , NBA or major league athlete to reach the summit of the world 's tallest mountain .
Rik Levins . Richard `` Rik '' Levins ( October 10 , 1950 - June 12 , 2010 ) was an American comic book artist and penciller , best known for his work on Marvel Comics ' `` Captain America '' , where he worked with writer Mark Gruenwald for over three years ( 1991-1994 ) . Other titles he contributed to include Marvels ' `` Avengers '' , AC Comics ' `` Americomics '' and `` Femforce '' , and his own creator-owned series , `` Dragonfly '' . Levins died on June 12 , 2010 .
Jake Spavital . Jacob Stephen Spavital is a college football coach who is currently the offensive coordinator for the West Virginia Mountaineers football team College coaching career . Following his playing career at Missouri State , Spavital became a member of the coaching staff at Tulsa in 2008 where he worked as an offensive quality control assistant under Gus Malzahn . Following the 2008 season Spavital became a graduate assistant at Houston . While at Houston , Spavital worked under head coach Kevin Sumlin and offensive coordinator Dana Holgorsen . Spavital became familiar with Holgorsen 's offense while working at Houston , and when Holgorsen became the offensive coordinator at Oklahoma State in 2010 he took Spavital with him and gave him the same position of graduate assistant . Spavital was an essential piece of Holgorsen 's coaching staff at Oklahoma State because he was the only person on the staff familiar with the offense that Holgorsen ran . Spavital helped teach the new offense to QB Brandon Weeden , who was nearly two years older than Spavital . That season , Oklahoma State went 11-2 and Weeden was third in the nation in yards per game and total yards as well as sixth in the nation in touchdowns . When Holgorsen became the head coach at West Virginia , before the 2011 season he took Spavital with him and made him the quarterbacks coach . While at West Virginia Spavital coached Geno Smith . Under Spavital 's coaching Smith would break numerous West Virginia , NCAA , and bowl records . When Texas A & M offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury left Texas A & M to become the head coach at Texas Tech , A & M head coach Kevin Sumlin offered Spavital the position . At Texas A & M , Spavital started as the co-offensive coordinator with Clarence McKinney and was the quarterbacks coach . In the 2013 season , he coached the reigning Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel . On January 3 , 2016 Spavital and Texas A & M mutually parted ways . On February 11 , 2016 Spavital was announced as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the California Golden Bears football team . On January 8 , 2017 , following the firing of head coach Sonny Dykes , it was announced that Spavital would serve as interim head coach at Cal . On January 13 , 2017 it was announced that Spavital would be returning to West Virginia as Offensive Coordinator rejoining Holgorsen and Offensive Line Coach Joe Wickline who he coached with while with Holgorsen at Oklahoma State . Personal . Jake 's grandfather , Jim Spavital , was a professional football player who played in the All-America Football Conference , NFL , and the CFL and would later to go on to work as a coach . His father is Steve Spavital who is a former head football coach at Broken Arrow High School . His brother , Zac Spavital , is currently the defensive backs coach and recruiting coordinator for the Texas Tech Red Raiders football program .
Lisle-en-Rigault . Lisle-en-Rigault is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France .
Lounis Ait Menguellet . Lounis Aït Menguellet is an Algerian singer born on January 17,1950 in Ighil Bouammas , Tizi Ouzou Province in the Kabylie region . Lounis Aït Menguellet sings in the berber language ( kabyle variant ) and is certainly one of the most popular and charismatic artists of the contemporary kabyle music scene . He is a poet-musician who has become something of a symbol of the kabyle demands for recognition . Kabylie has been the setting for many fierce confrontations . Although Lounis ’ s songs are frequently about Kabylie and its history and its present suffering and misery , he is always quick to state that he isn ’ t a politician and he doesn ’ t get involved in politics . However , few can deny the political clout of his songs or their political and sometimes very biting and critical messages . Many critics of Lounis Aït Menguellet 's career like to see it as two distinct parts and because that is a generally accepted view it will be the one offered here . The first part is seen as being centred on the production of love songs and nostalgia . Frequently there are references to a lost love . The songs tend to be shorter than he produces today . Typical songs from this period are `` Thalt Ayam '' ( Three Days ) and `` Tayri '' ( Love ) . The second part of his career is characterised by longer songs which demand close reading and interpretation – for example the beautiful and tragic `` Akk win ikhdaâ rebbi '' ( Be cursed ) . Recordings . `` Yenna-d Umghar '' ( The Wise Man Has Spoken ) is characterised by more complex music and a much more careful presentation of lyrics in Kabyle , French and Arabic with a brief summary in English . The Lounis of `` Yenna-d Umghar '' is a far cry from the Lounis of the early work which is now quite hard to come by . The Lounis of `` Yenna-d Umghar '' is more perhaps accessible to European ears , at once alien and familiar . It is indeed a beautiful work , made all the more effective once the poetry is understood . When he presented `` Yenna-d Umghar '' on 16 January 2005 at the Maison de la Culture , Tizi Ouzou , on the occasion of his 55th birthday , he said that the artist could only draw people ’ s attention to their lives and appeal to their consciences . He added that it was still a mission and he didn ’ t consider himself capable of bringing solutions to the problems . The latest album is `` Tawriqt tacebhant '' - ( The Blank Sheet ) and was released in August 2010 . The title has caused some discussion in Kabyle circles because it is only comparatively recently that Kabyle has become a written language again and many of the older generation do n't read and write Kabyle though they do read and write in French . The title song talks about the struggles of writing the poem and how the poet is faced with a blank sheet , he is scared that Inspiration ( which is personified ) will not meet him on the page . Resigned to failure , he goes outside and finds himself thinking about the nature of his task and he realises that actually what he wants to say is there , he just has to do it . He returns to the blank page and writes the poem which he leaves as an inspiration to everyone else . Whenever we start a new task that we find daunting , the poem will be there as inspiration and guidance . `` Tawriqt tacebhant '' was to contain a Kabyle version of Bob Dylan 's Blowin ' in the Wind . However , versions of the CD circulating in the UK at least , contained the lyrics to the Kabyle version but not the song itself . Poetry . Despite the fact that Lounis continues to sing about the plight of Kabylie , his poetry has universality that transports it beyond the topical protest song to something far more enduring . He talks of situations and conflicts which are only too familiar to those outside of Kabylie . He may indeed be a poet for Kabylie but his poetry is at the same time universal and enduring . He incorporates folklore into his songs , using the traditions of the past to make comments about the state of society . For example in `` urğğaγ win turğğa terye '' l ( I await the one the ogress waits for ) he uses the story of Ali and the Ogress to express comments about the nature of love . External links . The official website of Lounis Ait Menguellet : http : //www.aitmenguellet.net/
Tony Simpson . Anthony James Simpson ( born 15 July 1965 ) is a former Australian politician who was a Liberal Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 2005 to 2017 . He served as a minister in the government of Colin Barnett from March 2013 to September 2016 . Simpson ran a bakery before entering politics . Early life . Simpson was born in Melbourne to Rita ( née Bailey ) and Charles Simpson . His family moved to Wyndham , Western Australia , in 1970 , and later to Perth , where he attended CBC Leederville ( now Aranmore Catholic College ) . After leaving school , Simpson worked in the family bakery , and later opened his own business in Byford . He served on the Serpentine-Jarrahdale Shire Council from 2001 to 2005 . Politics . Simpson entered parliament at the 2005 state election , winning the newly created seat of Serpentine-Jarrahdale with 51.2 percent of the two-party-preferred vote . He was included in the shadow ministry of Matt Birney immediately after being elected , and subsequently served as a shadow minister under three more leaders of the opposition – Paul Omodei , Troy Buswell , and Colin Barnett . At the 2008 state election , Simpson transferred to the seat of Darling Range , where the sitting member , John Day , had himself transferred to the seat of Kalamunda . After the 2008 election , Simpson was made a parliamentary secretary in the new ministry formed by Colin Barnett . He served in that position until July 2011 , when he was instead made government whip . After the 2013 election , Simpson was made Minister for Local Government , Minister for Community Services , Minister for Seniors and Volunteering , and Minister for Youth . He resigned from the ministry in September 2016 , citing a lack of support for the government and Colin Barnett 's leadership of the Liberal Party .
Allan Pettersson . Gustaf Allan Pettersson ( 19September 191120June 1980 ) was a Swedish composer and violist . Today he is considered one of the most important Swedish composers of the 20th century . His symphonies developed a devoted international following , starting in the final decade of his life . Biography . Pettersson , the youngest of four children of a violent , alcoholic blacksmith , was born at the manor of Granhammar in Västra Ryd parish in the province of Uppland , but grew up in poor circumstances in the Södermalm district of Stockholm , where he resided during his whole life . He once said of himself : `` I was n't born under a piano , I did n't spend my childhood with my father , the composer ... no , I learnt how to work white-hot iron with the smith 's hammer . My father was a smith who may have said no to God , but not to alcohol . My mother was a pious woman who sang and played with her four children . '' In 1930 , he began study of violin and viola , as well as counterpoint and harmony , at the conservatory of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music ( Royal College of Music , Stockholm ) . He became a distinguished viola player , but also started composing songs and smaller chamber works in the 1930s . At the beginning of World War II he was studying the viola with Maurice Vieux in Paris . During the 1940s he worked as a violist in the Stockholm Concert Society ( later the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra ) , but also studied composition privately with Karl-Birger Blomdahl , Tor Mann , and Otto Olsson . His production from this decade include the song cycle twenty-four `` Barefoot Songs '' ( 19431945 ) based on own poems and a dissonant concerto for violin and string quartet ( 1949 ) . Latter work is influenced by Béla Bartók and Paul Hindemith . In 1951 , Pettersson created the experimental `` Seven Sonatas for two Violins '' . At the same time he also composed the first of his seventeen symphonies , which he left unfinished . This work has recently been recorded in a performing version prepared by trombonist and conductor Christian Lindberg . In September 1951 , he went to Paris to study composition , having been a student of René Leibowitz , Arthur Honegger , Olivier Messiaen , and Darius Milhaud . Pettersson returned to Sweden at the end of 1952 . The next year 1953 he was given the diagnosis rheumatoid arthritis . Pettersson about the symphonic output of this decade : `` No one in the 1950s noticed , that I am always breaking up the structures , that I was creating a whole new symphonic form . '' By the time of his fifth symphony , completed in 1962 , his mobility and health were considerably compromised . In 1964 , the government granted him a lifelong guaranteed income . It took four years to write the conceptual and style-defining sixth symphony ( 19631966 ) . His greatest success came a few years later with his seventh symphony ( 19661967 ) , which was premiered on 13October 1968 in Stockholm Concert Hall with Antal Doráti conducting the Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra . The release of a recording of his seventh symphony with same conductor and orchestra in 1969 was a breakthrough , establishing his international reputation ( Grammis 1970 ) . The seventh and the eighth symphony ( 19681969 ) have received more recordings than his other works and are probably his best-known works . The conductors Antal Doráti and Sergiu Comissiona premiered and made first recordings of several of Pettersson 's symphonies and contributed to his rise to fame during the 1970s . Pettersson was hospitalized for nine months in 1970 , soon after the composition of his ninth and longest symphony , beginning to write the condensed tenth ( 1972 ) from his sickbed . He recovered , but rheumatoid arthritis confined him most of the time to his apartment . He composed two related works about social protest and compassion , the twelfth symphony for mixed chorus and orchestra ( 19731974 ) to poems by Pablo Neruda with contemporary relevance and the cantata `` Vox Humana '' ( 1974 ) on texts by Latin American poets . In Autumn 1978 , he moved to a state living quarters . During the prolific last decade of his life he also wrote a concerto for violin and orchestra ( 19771978 , revised version 1980 ) written for the violinist Ida Haendel , a sixteenth symphony ( 1979 ) which features a bravura solo part for alto saxophone commissioned by Frederick L. Hemke , and an incomplete , posthumously discovered concerto for viola and orchestra ( 19791980 ) . He also started to write a seventeenth symphony , but he died in Maria Magdalena parish , Stockholm , aged 68 , before finishing it . Pettersson is buried in Högalid Church columbarium . Music . Pettersson 's writing is very strenuous and often has many simultaneous polyphonic lines ; earlier works are close to tonality in their melodic approach , later works less so . His symphonies all `` end '' on common chords—major or minor chords—but tonality , which depends on some sense , however attenuated , of tonal progression , is found mostly in slower sections : e.g. , the openings and endings of his 6th and 7th symphonies , and the end of his 9th . The musical argument seems to be determined , in faster sections , by motivic requirements far more than by harmonic resolution , as exemplified by the study score of the 7th symphony , pp.2044 . Most of his symphonies are written in a single movement , making them all the more demanding . Overwhelmingly serious in tone , often dissonant , his music rises to ferocious climaxes , relieved , especially in his later works , by lyrical oases . Pettersson ’ s music has a very distinctive sound and can hardly be confused with that of any other 20th-century composer . His symphonies , which range in length from 22 to 70 minutes , are typically one-movement works made up of successive stretches of music of varying rhythms and figurations . The effect is like listening to a gigantic toccata or chorale prelude . Sometimes the effect is predominantly that of dance-music , as in the Symphony No.9 , which sounds for long stretches like a huge Mahler scherzo , sometimes the effect is grimmer , with march rhythms or angry declamation predominating , as in the Symphony No.13 . Pettersson maintains the listener ’ s interest by varying the sounds and moods of the different sections , so some are more lyrical , others faster and more angry . The architecture of his symphonies is built on similar thematic material emerging at key points in the work ( rather than classical statement-development-recapitulation ) , by rhythmic vitality and tonal progression . Even though most of his symphonies are long single movement orchestral works , they are intensely compelling . The effect they convey is of great vitality and unstoppable momentum . Pettersson quoted songs from his own 24 `` Barefoot Songs '' in several of his compositions . Most of his music has now been recorded at least once and much of it is now available in published score . Legacy . In 19681969 , conductor and composer Antal Doráti arranged eight of Pettersson 's `` Barefoot Songs '' as full-scale orchestral songs . Choreographer Birgit Cullberg produced three ballets based on Pettersson 's music . `` Rapport '' ( 1976 , Symphony No . 7 ) , `` Vid Urskogens rand '' ( 1977 , Concerto No . 1 for String Orchestra ) , `` Krigsdanser '' ( `` War Dance '' ) ( 1979 , Symphony No . 9 ) . The four orchestral sketches `` ' '' ( 1991 ) by Peter Ruzicka are a tribute to the life and work of Pettersson . Discography . The selected discography includes the original format of the recording and releasing label . Some of the LP releases have been reissued on CD . A 12-CD pack of the Complete Symphonies of Allan Pettersson has been produced by CPO ( Classic Produktion Osnabrück , ) based on recordings of 1984 , 1988 , 19911995 , 2004 .
1976 Arizona Wildcats football team . The 1976 Arizona Wildcats football team represented the University of Arizona in the Western Athletic Conference ( WAC ) during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season . In their fourth and final season under head coach Jim Young , the Wildcats compiled a 5–6 record ( 3–4 against WAC opponents ) , finished in a tie for fifth place in the WAC , and outscored their opponents , 283 to 273 . The team played its home games in Arizona Stadium in Tucson , Arizona . The team 's statistical leaders included Marc Lunsford with 1,284 passing yards , Derriak Anderson with 506 rushing yards , and Keith Hartwig with 1,134 receiving yards . Linebacker Obra Erby led the team with 174 total tackles .
Perpetual Altas . The Perpetual Atlas or UPHSD Altas ( who used the acronyms PHCR ( 1984–96 ) , UPHR ( 1996–2004 ) , UPHDS ( 2004–2005 ) and UPHSD ( 2006–08 ) previously ) are the National Collegiate Athletic Association ( Philippines ) basketball team of the University of Perpetual Help System DALTA . They are also popularly known as the `` Perps '' . From the start to the present , the Senior Varsity team only made the NCAA Finals twice . In spite of the poor financial support their biggest run was in the late 1980s , led by the `` big three '' Bong Hawkins , Eric Quiday , and Ronald Sy , against the SSCR Stags ' `` big three '' , Paul Alvarez , Eugene Quilban , and Nap Hatton . They are the only NCAA basketball team that joined in the 20th century to have never to clinch a championship . The senior varsity teams may also be referred to as the Altas . The juniors ' team are the UPHSD Junior Altas , while the women 's teams are the UPHSD Lady Altas . Name . The moniker 'Altas ' comes from the Latin word `` height , '' symbolizing UPHSD 's aspirations for further greatness . At the same time , it comes from the initials of the school founder , Dr. Antonio L. Tamayo . Basketball . After a subpar season , Perpetual Help announced Frankie Lim as the new head coach , following the departure of Nic Omorogbe due to personal reasons . Football . Seniors alumni Batch 1986 ( 1990-91 NCAA Champion )
Andreas Vaikla . Andreas Raido Karuks Vaikla ( born 19 February 1997 ) is a Canadian-born Estonian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Norwegian Eliteserien club Kristiansund and the Estonia national team . Early career . Vaikla began playing football in Canada . In 2013 , he received a call-up to the Estonia under-16 team , being eligible due to his Estonian parents . He was scouted by West Bromwich Albion in a match against the Republic of Ireland , which led to him later joining the English club 's academy the same year . IFK Norrköping . On 24 July 2015 , Vaikla signed a year-and-a-half contract with Swedish Allsvenskan club IFK Norrköping . He was a part of the IFK Norrköping squad that won both the 2015 Allsvenskan and the 2015 Svenska Supercupen , however only appearing as an unused substitute . Vaikla made his debut for the club on 20 February 2016 , a day after his 19th birthday , keeping a clean sheet in a 4–0 victory over Östersunds FK in the 2015–16 Svenska Cupen . On April 22 , Vaikla made his debut in the Allsvenskan , replacing the injured David Mitov Nilsson in the 19th minute of a 1–2 loss to Falkenbergs FF . He made 13 league appearances in the 2016 season . IFK Mariehamn . On 1 February 2017 , Vaikla signed a three-year contract with Finnish champions IFK Mariehamn . He made his debut in the Veikkausliiga on 8 April 2017 , in a 5–2 home victory over JJK . Kristiansund . On 28 December 2017 , Vaikla signed a two-year contract with Norwegian club Kristiansund . International career . Born in Canada to Estonian parents , Vaikla has represented Estonia at under-16 , under-17 , under-19 , and under-21 levels . On 14 March 2016 , Vaikla was called up by manager Magnus Pehrsson to the Estonia squad to face Norway and Serbia in friendly matches , but remained an unused substitute . He made his debut for the senior national team on 1 June 2016 , keeping a clean sheet in a 2–0 friendly home win over Andorra .
Valeriy Senko . Valeriy Senko ( ; ; born 7 April 1998 ) is a Belarusian professional footballer . As of 2018 , he plays for Luch Minsk on loan from Shakhtyor Soligorsk .
Financial Center . Financial Center is a high-rise building located in the downtown area of Des Moines , Iowa . It was completed in 1973 and stands at a height of . It was the tallest building in the city and state until the completion of the Ruan Center in 1975 , and is currently the fourth tallest . It was built in the international style , an architectural style that was particularly popular at the time of the building 's construction . The building consists mainly of office space and is connected to Des Moines ' skywalk system . The ground floor includes a Walgreens location as well as the newest Wells Fargo History Museum , which opened in November 2016 .
Surahammars IF . Surahammars IF is a sports club in Surahammar , Sweden . The club was officially founded on 4 June 1914 , although the activity started in 1911 . The focus now of the club is ice hockey , although they have had the highest success with association football and bandy ( reaching the second highest divisions in Sweden ) . The ice hockey section ( `` Sura Blue Hammers '' ) now plays in the third highest division in Sweden , but has previously played in the first division .
List of University of São Paulo faculty . This is a list of professors from the University of São Paulo .
Felino CB7 . The Felino CB7 ( stylized Felino cB7 ) is a Canadian sports car produced by automotive company Felino Corporation . The car was in development for a total of seven years before its official production in 2016 . This car is also the second ever Canadian sports car to be produced . Prices will start at around US $ 100,000 . Development . Before its production start , the car was in development for seven years . The car was designed by Canadian racing driver Antoine Bessette . The car started with a design blueprint to confirm its design . A year later in 2009 , the car 's main frame was built , which had a lightweight tubular frame , and was wrapped with composite and carbon fiber elements . The first CB7 prototype was being built in 2010 , and was completed in 2011 . Testing was being done in the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve track . A second prototype was built , with a larger engine and body . In 2014 , an unveiling of the prototype was made in the Montreal International Auto Show . This was the same year the development of the car was in near completion . The car was officially sold in 2016 . Specifications . The car uses one of three optional 6.2-liter naturally-aspirated cast aluminum V8 engines . The first boasts and , the second puts out and , and the third option produces and . The car 's top speed and performance figures are dependent on the option . The engine compression ratio is 10.7:1 and the bore and stroke is 103.25 x 92mm . This power is delivered by either a 6-speed manual transmission or a 6-speed semi-automatic transmission . The body uses composites and carbon fiber . The car 's tire sizes are 245/40R18 up front and 315/30R18 in the rear . These tires shoe the aluminum alloy standard wheels . The brakes are regular steel discs , which are both front and rear but are 6-piston up front and 4-piston in the rear . These brake discs have optional carbon fiber . Design . The exterior is a long nose kind of layout , with a design that slightly resembles that of lightweight track cars . The car has the inclusion of LED lighting . The car 's carbon fiber diffuser gives the car more aggression . The interior design shows the lightweight track design much more boldly , with the inclusion of exposed carbon fiber and racing components . It still keeps a road car design with some leather installations . Media . The CB7 was featured in the Montreal International Auto Show in 2014 . The CB7 is also featured in three games .
Police Story ( 1985 film ) . `` Police Story '' ( ) is a 1985 Hong Kong action film written and directed by Jackie Chan , who also starred in the lead role . It is the first of the `` Police Story '' series featuring Chan as a Hong Kong police detective named `` Kevin '' Chan Ka-Kui . Chan began work on the film after a disappointing experience working with the director James Glickenhaus on `` The Protector '' , which was intended to be his entry into the American film market . `` Police Story '' was a huge success in East Asia . It won the Best Film award at the 1986 Hong Kong Film Awards . According to Chan 's autobiography he considers `` Police Story '' his best action film . Plot . The Royal Hong Kong Police Force is planning a major undercover sting to arrest crime lord Chu Tao ( Chor Yuen ) . Inspector Chan Ka-Kui ( or Kevin Chan in some versions ) is part of the operation , along with undercover officers stationed in a shanty town . However , the criminals spot the officers and the shootout ensues between the two groups in which civilians either flee the town or caught in the crossfire as a result of the gunfight . Chu Tao and his men successfully flee in their car by driving through the town but crashes it immediately after going downhill and escapes on foot . Ka-Kui persists in his chase on foot as Chu Tao and his men attempt to escape in a double-decker bus . Ka-Kui manages to get in front of the bus and bring it to a halt by threatening to shoot the driver with his service revolver . Later , Ka-Kui is reprimanded by Superintendent Li for letting the operation get out of hand , but subsequently presented to the media as a model police officer . His next assignment is to protect Chu Tao 's secretary , Selina Fong ( Brigitte Lin ) , who plans to testify in court about Chu Tao 's illegal activities . At first , Selina insists that she does not require protection , but after Ka-Kui has a fellow policeman break into her apartment and pose as a knife-wielding assassin and later afterwards had his other officers fighting him while Ka-Kui attempts to drive away along with her , she becomes more cooperative . When Ka-Kui arrives at his apartment with Selina , he is surprised by his girlfriend , May ( Maggie Cheung ) and her friends , who are throwing a birthday party for him , but May becomes angry with Ka-Kui after seeing Selina only wearing lingerie and Ka-Kui 's jacket . Ka-Kui later explains to May that Selina is a witness , but only after much bumbling and embarrassment , causing her to leave the scene , though she does go to Chu Tao 's trial the next day . Meanwhile , Selina discovers that the attack at her apartment was a sham , and decides to slyly record over her confession about working for Chu Tao that took place in the car ride there . She sneaks away while Ka-Kui is sleeping and is not present at the trial the next day , which ends with failure for the prosecution because of Selina 's absence and tampering with the recording . Though Chu Tao is released on bail , he wants revenge against Ka-Kui . He captures Selina and threatens to kill her to ensure her silence . Ka-Kui finds and frees her , but is attacked by several of Chu Tao 's men . When fellow Police Inspector Man arrives ( Kam Hing Ying ) , he reveals that he had been working with Chu Tao and thus Selina 's capture was merely a ruse to trap Ka-Kui . To Man 's grim surprise , the plan is also to include Tao 's men killing him with Kui 's gun to frame him for murder . Now a fugitive cop killer , Ka-Kui must try to catch Chu Tao and clear his name , taking his superintendent as hostage in order to escape custody , though he soon lets his co-operative superior go free . Selina goes to Chu Tao 's office at a shopping mall to download incriminating data from Chu Tao 's computer system . Chu Tao notices this and he and his men rush to the shopping mall to intervene . Ka-Kui and May , who are monitoring Chu Tao 's activities , follow . In the ensuing carnage , Ka-Kui defeats all of Chu Tao 's henchmen ( and destroys a good portion of the mall ) . The briefcase containing the computer data falls to the ground floor of the mall , but Chu Tao retrieves it after attacking May . Ka-Kui , at the top floor , slides down a pole wrapped in lightbulbs to the ground floor and catches Chu , but the rest of the police force quickly arrives and prevent him from further taking matters into his own hands . Selina attests to them that Danny Chu killed Inspector Man and evidence of his crimes is in the briefcase . Chu 's defence attorney shows up and accuses the police of misconduct , prompting a beating from an at-wit's-end Ka-Kui , who goes on to extend the beating to Chu Tao before being stopped by his friends . Production . The film contained many large-scale action scenes , including an opening sequence featuring a car chase through a shanty town , Chan stopping a double-decker bus with his service revolver and a climactic fight scene in a shopping mall . This final scene earned the film the nickname `` Glass Story '' by the crew , due to the huge number of panes of sugar glass that were broken . During a stunt in this last scene , in which Chan slides down a pole from several stories up , the lights covering the pole had heated it considerably , resulting in Chan suffering second-degree burns , particularly to his hands , as well as a back injury and dislocation of his pelvis upon landing . Edward Tang , the screenwriter for this film and many others , said that he did not write this film the way normal Hollywood screenwriters work . Chan instructed Tang to structure the comedic film around a list of props and locations : e.g . a shopping mall , a village , a bus , etc . In contrast to this production , most Hollywood films rely on the creativity of the screenwriters to create the plot-elements of a film , which are then forwarded to the director for actual filming . In an interview with Chan , he discusses the stunt of sliding down the pole covered with lights . As with the clock tower stunt from `` Project A '' ( 1983 ) , Chan described his fear at the thought of performing the stunt . However , during the filming of `` Police Story '' , there was the added pressure of strict time constraints , as the shopping mall had to be cleaned up and ready for business the following morning . One of Chan 's stuntmen gave him a hug and a Buddhist prayer paper , which he put in his trousers before finally performing the stunt . Stuntman Blackie Ko doubled for Chan during a motorcycle stunt in which his character drives through glass towards a hitman . In the double decker bus scene , Jackie used a metal umbrella because a wooden one kept slipping when he tried to hang onto the bus . Box office . The film grossed HK $ 26,626,760 at the Hong Kong box office . Critical reception . In contemporary reviews , Kim Newman wrote in the `` Monthly Film Bulletin '' , that `` Police Story '' starts well with its car chase described as an `` astonishing set-piece '' , but that `` once the mix of realistic settings and fantasy action seems to have been established , the film falls back on Chan 's clowning and turns into a slapstick comedy heavily dependent on cake-in-the-face jokes . '' The review concluded that the film `` still lacks much of the aesthetic appeal and occasional comic grace of the more traditional period kung fu films such as `` Project A '' , `` Drunken Master '' , `` Snake in the Eagle 's Shadow '' and `` Dragon Lord '' . Vincent Canby wrote in `` The New York Times '' that at a screening of the film at the New York Film Festival that Chan was promoted as a hybrid of Buster Keaton and Clint Eastwood , with Canby noting that Chan was `` more like a scaled-down , oriental Sylvester Stallone , with energy and a willingness to smile fondly at himself '' . Canby also noted the excessive pie-in-the-face gags , and that Chan `` participates in several elaborately staged gun fights and car chases '' which were `` mildly amusing '' but not as amusing as the dubbed dialogue . Canby concluded that the film `` is of principal interest as a souvenir of another culture . '' Later reviews included one from the `` Time Out Film Guide '' which stated that `` In Jackie Chan-land vehicles are for trashing small buildings , while big buildings are for falling off or sliding down ... The likeable and graceful Chan directs , sings and performs jaw-dropping stunts . '' In advance of the film 's 4K restoration release in 2018 , Matt Zoller Seitz of RogerEbert.com gave the film four out of four stars , stating that `` [ `` Police Story '' ] is one of the great 1980s action films . It ’ s also one of the `` most '' 1980s action films '' , commenting its `` cop-on-the-edge clichés '' and synthesizer music . Seitz further wrote that `` The entire film has the mentality of a master showman who wants to dazzle in every moment , big or small ... A stunt near the end gets repeated at full length three times , from three different angles ; this would seem like a display of narcissism if it weren ’ t one of the greatest stunts in the history of movies , right up there with the collapsing house in `` Steamboat Bill , Jr. '' and the final fall in `` Sharky ’ s Machine '' . On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , the film holds an approval rating of 87 % based on 15 reviews , and an average rating of 7.2/10 . Home media . In late 2004 , Hong Kong 's Intercontinental Video Limited released a remastered anamorphic widescreen `` Police Story Trilogy '' boxed set in Region 0 NTSC format , featuring optional English subtitles and a choice of Chinese-language soundtracks . Hong Kong-based company Kam & Ronsom Enterprise released the first three `` Police Story '' films on Blu-ray Disc in June 2009 . The first film was released on Blu-ray on September 14 , 2009 . New Line Cinema acquired the rights to the film , distributing it on VHS and Laserdisc on August 4 , 1998 , with 11 minutes of footage cut from the original Hong Kong version and a recycled soundtrack score from J. Peter Robinson . On December 19 , 2006 , The Weinstein Company released the film on Region 1 NTSC DVD ( under their Dragon Dynasty label ) with special features and deleted scenes ; it was also released in Canada on 23 January 2007 . Shout ! Factory released `` Police Story '' and `` Police Story 2 '' as a double feature on DVD and Blu-ray Disc on 16 April 2013 . `` Police Story 2 '' . `` Police Story 2 '' ( ) , made in 1988 , features many of the same actors reprising their roles from the original . The story picks up with Chan Ka-Kui demoted to traffic cop for causing so much damage in his apprehension of Chu . Chu has been released from prison on the pretense that he is terminally ill , and Chu and his clan continue to harass Chan and his girlfriend May as Chan gets reinstated to the detective unit when criminal bombers begin extorting money from businessmen . `` Police Story 3 : Super Cop '' . `` Police Story 3 '' ( ) was made in 1992 . Michelle Yeoh joins the cast , portraying a police officer from Mainland China . The story involves Chan and Yeoh 's characters going undercover to break up a drug smuggling ring in Malaysia . The action moves from China to Kuala Lumpur , where Chan 's girlfriend May is kidnapped . The film marks the last appearance of Maggie Cheung as May . Michelle Yeoh reprises her role in the spin-off , `` Project S '' ( 1993 ) . Dimension Films released `` Police Story 3 '' in the US in 1996 under the name of `` Supercop '' with some edits to the film , the complete replacement of all music and sound effects , and English dubbing . `` Police Story 4 : First Strike '' . `` Police Story 4 '' ( ) , made in 1996 , is the only film in the `` Police Story '' series made partially in English . The action shifts away from Hong Kong and East Asia , with a globe trekking espionage plot , lending the film the air of a James Bond adventure . New Line Cinema 's US release contained several alterations . Filmed on location in Ukraine and Australia , the film also marks the last appearance of Bill Tung , who plays Chan 's superior in the series . `` New Police Story '' . `` New Police Story '' ( ) , made in 2004 , is a reboot of the `` Police Story '' series . Chan portrays a disgraced detective named Wing , and acts alongside younger Hong Kong actors including Nicholas Tse , Charlene Choi and Daniel Wu . The story features a more dramatic focus , taking a darker and more serious tone . `` Police Story 2013 '' . `` Police Story 2013 '' ( `` Police Story : Lockdown '' in North America ) is a 2013 Chinese-Hong Kong action crime film starring Jackie Chan in another reboot of the `` Police Story '' film series . The film is directed by Ding Sheng , who previously helmed Chan 's `` Little Big Soldier '' . According to Chan , unlike the previous `` Police Story '' films where he portrayed a Hong Kong cop , in the new film he will portray a mainland Chinese officer . Like `` New Police Story '' , `` 2013 '' is a stand-alone installment with a darker tone than the previous installments , which were comedies .
Peter Stutchbury . Peter Stutchbury ( born 1954 , Sydney ) is an Australian architect . His architectural expression has been described as `` lyrical technologist '' . In 2015 Stutchbury was awarded the Australian Institute of Architects Gold Medal . Peter Stutchbury graduated as an architect in 1978 at the University of Newcastle . Stutchbury lived and worked in regional Australia , Africa , Asia and Papua New Guinea , and also visited Europe and America . One of his early buildings was a church in Port Moresby , Papua New Guinea , completed in 1983 . He established a joint practice with Phoebe Pape in 1991 .
University of Medicine , Magway . The University of Medicine , Magway ( , ) located in Magway , is one of five universities of medicine in Myanmar . The university offers an M.B. , B.S . degree program , and master 's degree programs in medical science . Up to 2011 December , the Ministry of Health-administered university was one of the most selective in the country , and accepts each year approximately 600 undergraduate students outside of Yangon Region and Mandalay Region based on their University Entrance Examination scores . As it was the only university of medicine in the country that accepts students from the rest of the country , the university was reputed to have the most economically , culturally and ethnically diverse student population as the Union University , among all Burmese universities of medicine . But , when educational reforms are started under the New Regime , the numbers of fresher candidates is reduced to 99 ( 2012 December ) and those fresher students are from Magway Region , Shan State ( East ) , Rakhine State , Bago Region ( West ) . The fresher students from Lower Myanmar are relocated to University of Medicine 2 , Yangon , and those from Kachin State , Chin State and Sagaing Region are to University of Medicine Mandalay . University of Medicine , Magway , is one of five schools in Myanmar recognized by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates . Third Year M.B. , B.S.. Students are also posted for 18 weeks each to the medical and surgical wards for clinical training . Internship . All the government hospitals in Myanmar which have at least 4 specialties centers can be regarded as a field place for interns . House officer training . The House Officers can apply , if they wished , for the transfer to Yangon and Mandalay Hospitals after one ward completion in Training Hospitals under University of Medicine , Magway . Graduate curriculum . The university offers master 's degree programs in Anatomy , Physiology , Biochemistry , Microbiology , Pharmacology , Pathology , Medicine , Surgery , Obstetrics and Gynaecology , and Pediatrics .
Karl-Heinz Kunde . Karl-Heinz Kunde ( 6 January 1938 – 15 January 2018 ) was a German racing cyclist . Life . Born in Cologne , Kunde started his cycling career in 1959 as amateur . In 1962 he became professional . His biggest success was in the 1966 Tour de France , where he wore the yellow jersey for five days . This was even more special considering he received hardly any support from his team mates . Kunde started 5 times in the Tour de France , but only finished two times , in 1964 , 1965 and 1966 . Because he was relatively small ( , and ) , Kunde was nicknamed `` Bergfloh '' and `` Karl , der Kurze '' ( Karl the short ) . The French reporters named him `` Le petit Kunde '' , and his concurrent Jacques Anquetil named him `` Mikrobe '' . Kunde was also a Cyclo-cross-cyclist . In 1973 Kunde ended his cycling career , and started a bicycle shop in Cologne .
Ben Ormenese . Benito Ormenese ( 3 March 1930 – 18 July 2013 ) was an Italian kinetic artist . Biography . Ben Ormenese was born in Prata di Pordenone , Province of Pordenone , in 1930 . In 1960 he left the faculty of architecture and went to live in Milano where his career started . Through the gallery owner Silvano Falchi in Milan , Ben Ormenese , was able to show his work in various solo exhibitions in Italy and Germany , and in other exhibitions for example at the Royal Academy of Arts in London , as well as at modern art shows in Switzerland and Germany . The work . His artworks are recognizable by the `` geometrical and three-dimensional aspects he incorporates into them . ''
Dedham Branch . The Dedham Branch was a spur line of the Boston and Providence Railroad ( later acquired by the Old Colony Railroad , and then by the New York , New Haven and Hartford Railroad ) , opened in 1835 , which ran from the junction with the main line ( now the Stoughton Line and part of the Franklin Line ) at Readville through to central Dedham ; it was the first railroad branch line in Massachusetts . In 1966 , it became part of the MBTA Commuter Rail system , but was abandoned the next year . Pre-MBTA . The Boston and Providence Railroad ( B & P ) opened on June 4 , 1834 from Boston to south of Readville , and from Readville to Canton ( now Canton Junction ) on September 12 of that year . Initially , there were no branches off the B & P main line , but , on February 5 , 1835 , the Dedham Branch opened from Readville to Dedham ( the first railroad branch line in Massachusetts ) ; the B & P had previously provided stagecoach shuttles along this route , starting July 28 , 1834 . For the first seven years of the Dedham Branch 's existence , service along the branch frequently switched between Boston-Dedham through trains ( also known as `` Dedham Specials '' ) and horse-drawn cars cut out of Providence trains at Readville ; from June 1842 onward , however , Boston-Dedham through trains were a permanent fixture of the B & P system . These trains were the first B & P trains reliably scheduled to depart Boston after 5:00 P.M. , and , thus , the first B & P commuter rail service usable by those on a 9-to-5 schedule . Starting in May 1849 , Norfolk County Railroad trains ran via the Dedham Branch , using it and the B & P main line as its entry to Boston ; this ended when the Boston and New York Central Railroad ( the successor to the Norfolk County ) opened its own route from Islington to Boston in January 1855 , but resumed in August 1855 as the result of an injunction preventing the operation of the B & NYC 's new Islington-Boston route , before ending again in March 1857 . In June 1850 , a new B & P branch opened from Tollgate station to Dedham via West Roxbury , and all B & P Boston-Dedham commuter service was shifted to this new route . Passenger service on the original Dedham Branch continued ( although not scheduled for Boston commuting ) , but was switched to a combination of through trains and horse-drawn Readville-Dedham shuttles . Even after the resumption of Dedham commuter service via Readville in 1855 , most Dedham trains still ran via West Roxbury instead of Readville , and some Readville-Dedham service still consisted of horse-drawn shuttles , which were only discontinued in 1875 . In April 1888 , the B & P was leased by the Old Colony Railroad , which was , in turn , leased by the New York , New Haven and Hartford Railroad ( NYNH & H ) in March 1893 , but commuter service continued . Starting in 1926 , service to Dedham was provided by trains running in a loop via the B & P mainline and Dedham Branch outbound and the West Roxbury branch inbound , or vice versa . This ended in 1938 , and , at some point between then and April 1940 , all service on the Dedham Branch was discontinued ; however , service via the original Dedham Branch resumed later in 1940 when the portion of the former West Roxbury Branch between West Roxbury and Dedham was abandoned ( the remainder of the West Roxbury Branch continued to see service from Needham Branch and West Medway Branch trains ) . MBTA era . The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority ( MBTA ) was formed in 1964 out of Boston 's Metropolitan Transit Authority ( M.T.A . ) , largely in order to save the rapidly declining commuter rail lines feeding into Boston . In April 1966 , the MBTA began subsidising continued NYNH & H commuter rail service on four of the NYNH & H 's six commuter rail lines entering Boston from the southwest ; the NYNH & H received subsidies to pay for continued service on the Franklin Line , Needham Line , Dedham Branch , and Millis Branch ( the latter two each having only one daily round trip by then , service having been reduced to that level in 1959 and 1955 respectively ) , but not for service along the Shore Line ( which provided commuter service from Boston to Providence , as well as carrying long-distance trains from New York ) or Stoughton Branch , both now part of the MBTA 's Stoughton Line . Despite now being subsidised by the MBTA , commuter rail service on both the Dedham and Millis Branches ( by now consisting only of a single rush-hour round trip in each direction daily ) was discontinued a year later , on April 21 , 1967 . The NYNH & H was merged into Penn Central at the end of 1968 . The B & P , legally still separate from the NYNH & H , was merged into Penn Central in 1971 ; in June 1970 , however , Penn Central had filed for bankruptcy ( at the time , this was the largest corporate bankruptcy in U.S. history , and led directly to the formation of Amtrak ) . To maintain control over commuter-rail rights-of-way in the event of a possible liquidation of Penn Central , the MBTA purchased , in January 1973 , all the rail lines used at the time by its commuter rail services , as well as several freight-only lines ( including the Dedham Branch ) and abandoned rights-of-way ; although some of these lines have since seen commuter-rail service restored by the MBTA , the Dedham Branch remains inactive .
Walter Vielhauer . ( April 1 , 1909 in Reutlingen - April 19 , 1986 in Heilbronn ) was a communist and anti-fascist of Heilbronn who was held captive by Nazi Germany before and during World War II . He was first arrested in March 1933 and was held several weeks at the new concentration camp Heuberg . After his release , he continued his struggle against fascism and in autumn of 1933 , he was arrested again . He was condemned to five and a half years in penintentiary , which he had to spend in solitary confinement . After serving his sentence , he was sent to various concentration camps , Welzheim , Dachau , Mauthausen and Buchenwald , where he was active with the Resistance activities there . In June 1945 , he was deployed by the United States Army as assistant of the lord mayor and was responsible for social affairs in Heilbronn until 1948 .
Henry Turner Irving . Sir Henry Turner Irving , ( 1833–1923 ) was a British Civil Servant and Colonial Administrator . He first served as acting Governor of British Ceylon . In 1873–1874 , he served as Governor of the Leeward Islands . In 1874–1880 , he served as Governor of Trinidad and Tobago . In 1882–1887 , he served as Governor of British Guiana . He was the first Governor of Trinidad to occupy the Government House , now known as the President 's House . He entered the Colonial Office as a clerk in 1854 . In 1858 , while at the Colonial Office , he served as a special messenger to William Ewart Gladstone who was then the Lord High Commissioner of the Ionian Islands . He then was appointed private secretary to the Permanent Under-Secretary , Sir Frederic Rogers in 1862 . In 1865 , he was selected to accompany the Governor of Jamaica , John Peter Grant , as Colonial Secretary of that colony . He married Emma Patty Johnson née Barclay ( widow ) on 24 June 1884 . Lady Irving died in 1903 . The couple had no children .
Snønutryggen . Snønutryggen ( ) is a broad , ice-covered ridge rising southeast of Snønutane Peaks in the Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains of Queen Maud Land . It was mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition ( 1956–60 ) and named `` Snønutryggen '' ( `` the snow peak ridge '' ) .
Godfrey of Bath . Godfrey ( died 1135 ) was a medieval Bishop of Bath . Life . Godfrey was a native of Leuven and was chaplain to Adeliza of Louvain , second wife of King Henry I of England . Godfrey served as chaplain both before and after her marriage to the king . He came with her to England when she married Henry I. Godfrey was nominated 25 March 1123 , and consecrated 26 August 1123 by Archbishop William de Corbeil of Canterbury at St. Paul 's London . During the last years of King Henry I 's rule , Godfrey was often at the king 's court and received a number of charters from the king . Godfrey died on 16 August 1135 and was buried in Bath Abbey near the north altar .
Ikoinohiroba Station . is a train station on the Tenryū Hamanako Line in Kakegawa , Shizuoka Prefecture , Japan . It is by rail from the terminus of the line at Kakegawa Station . History . Ikoinohiroba Station was established on April 17 , 1988 , as a temporary station for use during the Shizuoka Prefectural qualifying games of the annual National High School Baseball Championship . Layout . Ikoinohiroba Station is an unmanned station with a single elevated side platform , and a small wooden shelter built onto the platform .
Kidsty Pike . Kidsty Pike is a fell in the English Lake District , standing to the west of Haweswater Reservoir . It is a subsidiary top of Rampsgill Head , but has long achieved the status of a separate fell , thanks to its classic peaked profile . Wainwright followed this convention in his `` Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells '' . Topography . Two valleys run up westwards from Haweswater , above what was the village of Mardale Green before the raising of the lake . Riggindale is the southern arm and runs straight with a classic `` U '' -shaped profile . Randale starts north-westerly , rising quickly before turning due west above approximately 1800 ft . Between these valleys is Kidsty Pike , the east ridge of Rampsgill Head . The northern flank falls at a shallow gradient over grass to the high gathering grounds of Randale . In contrast , the southern side of the ridge drops over crag and scree to Riggindale , 1,500 ft below . The difference in slopes gives Kidsty Pike its appeal when viewed from Haweswater , or ( for example ) on the M6 motorway near Shap . From here , in profile the summit appears as an acute angled peak . Rampsgill Head is only a short distance away , but eastwards the ridge continues for about a mile , dropping gently to Kidsty Howes above the lake . This rocky outcrop marks the final steep descent to the shore . Ascents . The only direct route of ascent is from the road end at Mardale Head . The lakeshore is followed to the ruins of Riggindale Farm . Like the other houses in the valley , this was blown up by the Army as demolition practice while the waters rose . From here , the old path up the ridge can be followed via Kidsty Howes . Summit . The summit has a small cairn on grass , immediately above the Riggindale face . The higher fells of the High Street range obscure much of the view , although a section of Lakeland is visible across the Straits of Riggindale .
History of Toronto Island Airport . Originally conceived in the 1930s as the main airport for Toronto , the Toronto island airport ( today known as Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport ) has long been a source for political debate as to the proper use of its waterfront site in central Toronto . Building the airport necessitated the closure of park lands , a hotel , cottages and an amusement park on the Toronto Island site . Construction of the airport in the late 1930s was stopped and started and its final construction only went ahead after the death of the Toronto mayor who had opposed its construction . At the same time , Toronto built Malton Airport as a secondary air field , but it was Malton that became Toronto 's main airport . This fact meant that the island airport became used mainly for general civil aviation and lost money on its operations . During the 1940s and 1950s , several political leaders proposed the expansion of the airport as a way to enable scheduled passenger airlines and reduce the airport deficits . An expansion of runways and facilities was completed in 1962 , financed by the sale of Malton Airport to the Government of Canada . Despite the improvements , the island airport did not become a passenger airline hub , and its existence came into question , starting in the 1960s . In 1968 , the site was proposed for a large housing development known as 'Harbor City . ' In the 1970s , as part of a debate around airports serving Toronto , the airport became the focus of efforts to set up a network of airports in Canada serving Short-Take-Off-And-Landing ( STOL ) regional airlines . From a peak of over 200,000 annual flights in the 1960s , the island airport went into decline even as several regional airlines operated at the airport from the 1970s onwards . The annual operating deficit forced its operator , the Toronto Harbour Commission ( THC ) to sell land to pay the ongoing deficit and by the 1990s , the airport was again facing questions about its continued existence . In 2000 , the Government of Canada re-organized the operation of port operations in Canada , including the formation of the Toronto Port Authority ( TPA ) to replace the Harbour Commission as the operator of Toronto Harbour and the island airport , with a focus on self-sufficiency and business practices . The new agency 's plans to expand usage at the airport to erase its deficit , awoke a long-simmering disagreement between community groups and Toronto politicians wishing to close the airport and the business community which supported the expansion of its usage . The TPA welcomed a new regional airline Porter Airlines and started construction of a bridge to the airport in 2003 . The bridge to the airport became a mayoral election issue and the City of Toronto forced its cancellation . Despite the opposition , the TPA bought new passenger ferries and built new facilities for passengers . For its part , Porter built a new passenger terminal . Increases in flights and a new passenger user fee imposed by the TPA led to the airport becoming self-sufficient by 2010 . In 2012 , the TPA began a project to link the airport to Toronto with a pedestrian tunnel , funded by the passenger user fee , which is intended to facilitate a further increase in flights . In 2013 , Porter proposed to expand the airport to fly jets from the airport , but this was cancelled in 2015 . Construction . The first proposal to build an airport was made in June 1929 by the Toronto Harbour Commission . The Commission proposed a four-stage plan , starting with an `` air harbour '' for seaplanes , while the final stages proposed filling the then-regatta course lagoon between the sandbar and Hanlan 's Point . Toronto City Council at that time agreed to the `` air harbour '' but `` in no way-either by implication or suggestion- implies approval of the ultimate development of a combined air harbour and airport . '' In 1935 , in a different environment , City Council received approval from the Government of Canada under prime minister R. B. Bennett to spend $ 976,000 ( $ in dollars ) on a tunnel across the Gap and construction began , with the idea that the tunnel would make the airport feasible . Council itself approved the tunnel and airport projects on August 8 , 1935 by a vote of 15–7 , against the opposition of Toronto mayor Sam McBride . That fall , after construction began , a federal election was held and William Lyon Mackenzie King was elected as prime minister . King 's government reversed the previous government 's decision , cancelling the tunnel project . Over $ 106,000 ( $ in dollars ) was paid out for already-completed work and putting the site back to its original condition . In 1936 , mayor McBride died and the largest opponent to the airport was gone . `` Trans-Canada Air Lines '' was expected to begin operations in 1937 , so in November 1936 , City Council formed an `` Advisory Airport Committee '' to advise on where to build a municipal airport . The committee proposed several locations and of these two were approved by the Government of Canada , which agreed to fund one-quarter of the project . The two sites were the Island and Malton , north-west of Toronto . A seaplane and land airport would be built at the island , and an auxiliary field was to be built at Malton . The project would fill in the regatta lagoon and extend the airport site on both the east and west sides . The total cost building both airports was estimated at $ 1.9 million , ( $ in dollars ) of which $ 1 million would be spent by the municipal government of Toronto ( City of Toronto ) . The proposal split council . Mayor William D. Robbins advocated the building of both air fields , as proposed . Councillor Ralph Day urged that the City drop the Island Airport to save money on the basis that two air fields were not needed . Councillor Smith led a faction that opposed building on the Island entirely . Other factions wanted to hold off approval until the Government of Canada agreed to pay a bigger share , or do further study , or build the island airport only . On July 9 , 1937 , after two days of debate , City Council voted 14–7 to approve the construction of both airports . The construction of the airport meant the demolition of the baseball stadium , fifty-four cottages , boardwalk , the amusement park attractions and the regatta course . The remaining cottages and cottagers were moved to today 's `` Algonquin Island '' ( then named `` Sunfish Island '' ) . Construction used dredges to suck approximately from Toronto Harbour to provide the land needed for two runways . The seaplane base saw its first use in 1938 . The paved runways and the terminal building opened in 1939 . The first landing was on February 4 , 1939 ; a private plane owned and piloted by millionaire H. F. MacLean . In April 1939 , Toronto Council voted to name the airport `` Port George VI Island Airport . '' to commemorate an upcoming visit by King George VI in May 1939 . The first commercial passenger flight to the airport was a charter flight carrying Tommy Dorsey and his swing band for a two-day engagement at the Canadian National Exhibition on September 8 , 1939 . It was also the first airliner from the United States to arrive in Toronto . Takeoffs and landings for 1939 totalled 7,252 . In parallel , the Harbour Commission built Malton Airport airfield , and opened it in 1939 . Before its completion , Toronto City Council made arrangements for the Government of Canada to take over the field , which was christened `` Bishop Field '' ( to honour the same flying ace for which the island airport was later renamed after ) in 1939 . The Malton field was intended to be used for training , as the centre for the trans-Canada air system , and used when visibility was poor at the island . Trans-Canada Airlines inaugurated passenger service at Malton and ultimately rejected the island airport due to its short runways . Malton ultimately became Toronto 's main airport instead of the island airport . Instead of the tunnel , ferry service was inaugurated across the narrow `` Western Gap '' channel in the spring of 1939 . The first ferry service was a `` cable ferry '' , which was rated to carry 48 persons . The cable ferry was constructed by the Harbour Commission at its yard at the Keating Channel . It was attached by two cables , one to either dock . One cable was reeled in , while the other was let out . The cable was dropped to the bottom to let shipping pass . When high waves occurred from storms or wind , the ferry went out of service . Attached by a rope , the ferry was allowed to drift out into the channel to avoid battering itself against the dock . The boat was 'marooned ' for two days when the Hurricane Hazel storm arrived in 1954 . 1940s . During World War II , many government facilities were used for military purposes , and the island airport became a military training base . In 1940 , the Norwegian Government in-exile made arrangements to use the island airport as a training facility for the Royal Norwegian Air Force ( RNAF ) , using airplanes ordered from the United States prior to war breaking out . The facility was named `` Little Norway '' . Barracks were built nearby on the mainland at the foot of Bathurst Street . In 1943 , the Norwegians moved to an existing camp at Muskoka , Ontario for their training . The barracks became emergency housing after the war , and were eventually demolished in 1957 . The nearby 'Little Norway Park ' is named in remembrance of the Norwegian community around the airport . The airport was turned over to the Royal Canadian Air Force for the duration of the war . It was the headquarters for No . 1 Training Command , training pilots on Harvard trainers . It was also used by 124 Ferry Squadron as a waypoint for transporting planes around the country . In 1941 , Frederick J. Conboy , a long-time proponent of the island airport , became Toronto mayor . He wrote to the U.S. Civil Aeronautics Authority , seeking approval of a Toronto–Buffalo–New York City route to use the island airport . Trans-Canada Air Lines service from Toronto non-stop to New York City had been announced in December 1940 , but it had rejected using the island airport until runways were extended to . Conboy then sought to get the Government of Canada to do the runway extension work . In 1942 , Conboy met with Transport Minister C. D. Howe and offered to transfer Malton permanently to Government of Canada possession in exchange for improvements at the island airport , including the runway extension , estimated to cost $ 1 million to implement . By 1944 , Trans-Canada Air Lines president H. J. Symington forecast the development of four-engine planes , and that upgrading the island airport for four-engine passenger planes was `` an impossibility . '' Newly elected mayor R. H. Saunders met with Howe in 1945 to discuss the plans for Toronto 's future main airport , which would be either Malton or Downsview . Howe envisioned that the Government of Canada would `` finish '' the work at the island airport , extending the runways to and as a `` post-war measure '' . After the war , the airport returned to civilian uses . Two flying clubs were set up at the airport . Several aviation companies set up at the airport . Companies such as `` Community Air Services '' , `` Central Airways '' , `` Inter-Provincial Air Services '' , `` Lome Airways '' , `` Nickel Belt Airways '' and `` Taylor Airways '' offered services such as aircraft rentals , air freight , charter flights , pilot training and sight-seeing flights . Civilian pilots were much in demand after the war , and the Government of Canada offered a grant of $ 100 ( $ in dollars ) to anyone who passed their pilot 's license , an amount to offset the $ 355 ( $ in dollars ) Lome charged for pilot training in 1949 . The return to civilian use led to a big jump in traffic at the airport , from 3,719 flights in 1945 to 13,031 in 1946 . 1950s-1960s . In 1951 , the Harbour Commission proposed a plan to modify the Toronto Islands , including a new tunnel under the Western Gap . A new highway would connect to the tunnel and run the length of the island , and bridge the `` Eastern Gap '' channel . The highway would remove the need for the ferry service and bus service on the island , which was costing the City $ 100,000 per year . Under the plan , the airport 's runways would be extended , a new regatta course would be built , amusements would be moved from the `` Sunnyside Amusement Park '' to the island and apartment buildings would be built . The plan would mean the filling of various channels and expanding the land mass of the islands . The project came with no price tag and was sent back to the THC for further study . The city hoped to persuade the Government of Canada to pay for the tunnel . By the end of 1952 , the accumulated cost of running the Island Airport , and paying the interest on the debt of construction , totalled $ 752,000 . ( $ in dollars ) Toronto Mayor Allan A. Lamport , one of the original supporters in 1937 of building the Island Airport , began a renewed effort , along with the Harbour Commission to expand the airport , hoping to make it profitable . He once again pushed for a deal to turn over Malton Airport to the Government of Canada in exchange for improvements at the Island . He faced opposition from Alderman and future Toronto mayor William Dennison , who thought the deal was a mistake as it swapped `` our $ 5,000,000 Malton Airport '' for improvements at the Island , which he considered a `` lemon '' and a `` private garage for Bay St . businessmen . '' The Government of Canada was amenable to the deal , and expanding the Island Airport , and installed an air traffic control system in 1953 , but no comprehensive agreement was yet made . Agreement was reached in July 1955 , but an impasse arose between Toronto and Ottawa over the terms of the agreement . The City of Toronto wanted the estimates of the spending to be done at the Island , before it would turn over its title . The Government of Canada wanted the title before giving its estimates and committing to the spending at Malton . The Government of Canada planned to spend $ 22 million at Malton for new runways and a new terminal , and $ 3 million at the Island , including extend a runway , an air traffic control tower , and a new hangar . The impasse was finally settled in 1957 . Dredging of the Western Gap was needed to lower the depth of the channel for the soon-to-open St. Lawrence Seaway and the dredged materials would be used to expand the area of the airport for the extended runway . Dredging began in 1958 , the runway construction began in 1959 and was finished in 1960 . By 1956 , takeoffs and landings at the Island reached 130,000 per year , many of them private flights to Muskoka and Haliburton Other flights included a daily return flight to the race track at Fort Erie , Ontario for horsemen and gamblers offered by Central Airways . Takeoffs and landings in 1957 totalled 144,000 , ranking the Island Airport the sixth-busiest airport in Canada . In July 1960 , the airport recorded its millionth movement ( take-off or landing ) since air traffic control was installed in 1953 . At the time , it was estimated that the airport was the home base for 90 aircraft . Operators at the time included 20 planes by `` Central Airways Limited '' , five by `` Airgo Limited '' and three by the Ontario Department of Lands and Forests . The rest were private and corporate aircraft . The Toronto Flying Club moved to the Island from Malton in 1960 and this caused a large increase in traffic . For 1961 , the airport recorded 212,735 movements , of which 168,272 were for local traffic , including student flights . By number of movements , this made the airport the busiest in Canada . However , the cost of operating at the Island airport forced the Club to close and sell off its 12 planes after less than a year . It would resurrect itself at Malton two years later in 1963 . In 1962 , the operations of the airport was re-organized . The airport was leased to the Harbour Commission for 21 years , and THC assumed financial responsibility for the airport . THC now operated the airport as principals , not as agents for the City of Toronto . The airport improvements , including a new hangar , the new main runway , and night-time landing lights , were completed in 1962 . The new lights allowed the first use of the airport for night-time flights since World War II when Norwegian flyers practiced night-time flights . Night-time flights began officially on April 15 , 1963 , and the airport extended its closing hour to midnight , after closing one half-hour before sun-down previously . The Government of Canada spent $ 3,118,500 on the improvements . ( $ in dollars ) The cable ferry was retired on December 31 , 1963 . It was first replaced by the Harbour Commission tugboat `` Thomas Langton '' . The tugboat was later replaced by the `` Maple City '' ferry in March 1965 . The ferry was purchased from the city of Ogdensburg , New York and refitted by the Harbour Commission . The ferry was previously used to traverse the St. Lawrence River between Prescott , Ontario and Ogdensburg . The THC bought the boat , its docking ramps and refitted the boat at a total cost of $ 144,000 . ( $ in dollars ) In 1964 , interest by municipal government officials was renewed in a new link to the airport . Takeoffs and landings had declined from the 1961 peak to 189,000 in 1962 and 187,000 in 1963 , despite the addition of night-time capability . Some decline was attributed to the limited access and poor service the cable ferry provided , and part to the opening of the Buttonville Municipal Airport north of the city in Markham , Ontario in 1962 . The City of Toronto , spurred by Allan Lamport , wanted the Government of Canada to provide a better ferry , or a lift bridge . The Metropolitan Toronto ( Metro ) planning department began studying a proposal to build a bridge , although full automobile access was opposed by the Commissioner of Parks , Tommy Thompson , whose department was clearing the islands of residents to create recreational land . In 1967 , the Harbour Commission initiated a study into converting the airport into one suitable for the passenger jets of the day , such as DC-8s . The island airport runways would be too short for jets , so a new airport would have to be built on new land reclaimed from Lake Ontario . The Commission developed this further into a full redevelopment of the Islands , whereby a residential development , entitled `` Harbor City '' would be built on the existing island airport lands , and a new airport with a runway long enough for jets would be built on a peninsula parallel to the south shore of the Toronto island . The sale of the residential units would provide the funds to develop the islands as a whole . This plan , unveiled in 1968 , was developed in conjunction with Metropolitan Toronto 's Planning Board . This plan also outlined the development of a new harbour , the `` Outer Harbour '' east of the Eastern Gap . The plan was later modified to situate the new Island Airport on the `` Outer Harbour '' headland , east of the Islands , with road access available from the Gardiner Expressway south along Leslie Street . Although the plan was approved by Metropolitan Toronto and the Government of Ontario , the Government of Canada ruled out the waterfront site for a major airport early in 1970 , although Transport Minister Donald Jamieson suggested there would be some sort of expanded airport serving `` short-hop , inter-city '' flights created . Of the complete project , only the `` Outer Harbour '' and its headland was constructed . The `` Outer Harbour '' is currently the site of a marina and a bird sanctuary . 1970s-1980s . By 1970 , the annual operating deficit ( the cost of operating the airport minus revenues collected ) of the airport had reached $ 200,000 . ( $ in dollars ) Mayor Dennison warned that the airport could close as the Harbour Commission did not want to absorb the amount . At the time , the island airport site was slated to be the site of the `` Harbor City '' residential development , although a replacement for the island airport had not been agreed upon . A 1969 proposal to build a new airport by the new headland was met with opposition from local residents and Toronto City Councillors and dropped . With plans uncertain , the Government of Canada requested the Harbour Commission to continue to operate the airport as is in the interim . In 1972 , the `` Harbor City '' project died when the governments of Canada and Ontario proposed to build a new major airport in Pickering , Ontario . At the same time , the Government of Canada initiated a feasibility study of converting the island airport to a major airport for Short Takeoff and Landing ( STOL ) planes . Later that year , the Harbour Commission announced plans for an aquatic park on the Outer Harbour headland , the location in the 1968 plan for the relocated island airport . In 1973 , `` de Havilland Aircraft of Canada '' , makers of the new DHC-7 ( `` Dash 7 '' ) STOL plane , proposed a network of STOL airports around Ontario , with the Island Airport as its hub , to the Government of Ontario cabinet ministers and the Government of Canada cabinet ministers . The first versions of the Dash 7 could support flights from the Island to smaller centers , such as Sarnia , Kingston , Peterborough and Owen Sound , with a larger version able to support flights to larger centers such as London , North Bay , Ottawa and Windsor . The island airport , which operated under visual flight rules , would have to be upgraded to instrument flight rules to operate the service . De Havilland also proposed a bridge to the island airport over the Western Gap . The Government of Ontario was interested in the proposal , and asked the Canadian government to work towards development of STOL . Ontario Intergovernmental Minister John White characterized `` regional air service in southern Ontario as totally deficient . '' In 1974 , the debate over the waterfront airport intensified . That year , a joint committee of the Toronto , Metro , Ontario and Canadian governments , with representatives of the `` Toronto Board of Trade '' and the `` Ontario Aviation Council '' was set up to study the possible future of a STOL airport . It was revealed by Ontario Liberal Leader Bob Nixon , and admitted by Ontario government transport and communications minister John Rhodes , that the Ontario and Canadian governments were planning in secret to resurrect the second airport , on the location of the Outer Harbour headland . The proposed new airport was designed to separate the two types of airport traffic , that of the STOL planes and general aviation between the two airports , which landed at two different angles of descent . The secret plan infuriated Toronto committee member Dorothy Thomas and resurrected local residents ' opposition . The City of Toronto Planning Board released a report critical of the STOL airport at the island , stating that the need was not justified . The annual operating deficit of running the airport had reached $ 300,000 per year , $ 130,000 of it in operating the `` Maple City '' ferry . The City of Toronto decided to ask the Government of Ontario and the Government of Canada to cover the deficit . Despite the deficit , and in the absence of a subsidy , the joint committee studying the airport recommended to the Harbour Commission to keep it open . The report outlined three options : keep it open as is , closing it and use the land for other uses ( which would mean finding a location for the 140,000 takeoffs and landings elsewhere ) , or use it for a STOL airport . The Government of Canada agreed to grant an annual subsidy to the Harbour Commission to operate the airport , while the Government of Ontario agreed to pay for the costs of the airport ferry . The Government of Canada put a condition on the subsidy , that intergovernmental agreement needed to be reached on the future of the airport . In January 1975 , `` Otonabee Airways '' of Peterborough , Ontario started a three-times a day service between the island airport and Montreal 's international airport . Flights cost $ 38 one-way and included a stop in Peterborough . The trip between Toronto and Montreal took two-and-a-half hours . Otonabee operated a Saunders ST-27 twin-engine propeller plane on the route . The plane could carry 19 passengers in a two-seat-per-row configuration with a single aisle between the seats . From downtown-to-downtown , the trip took 15 minutes longer than one using commercial jets between Malton and Montreal , which also required the trip to Malton from downtown by bus , while Otonabee 's service used a free mini-bus from downtown to the island airport . 1975 was also the year that the island airport was used as the base for `` Olga '' , a Sikorsky S-64 Skycrane helicopter used to dismantle the crane of the new CN Tower under construction and hoist sections of its new antenna into place on top of its concrete tower . Agreement on the future of the airport would take several years . The joint committee struck to examine the future of the airport was split . While the Government of Metro Toronto ( Metro ) , the Government of Ontario and the Government of Canada proposed to add STOL scheduled airlines to the facility , this was opposed by the City of Toronto . The City of Toronto members of the committee studied measures to close the airport and use the site for housing , parks or recreation . Local Liberal Member of Parliament Bob Kaplan , who represented the riding in North York where the Government of Canada-owned de Havilland factory was located , was championing the idea of the island airport as the base for a network of airports serving STOL planes . Several board members of the THC , including its chairman , former Toronto councillor Karl Jaffary , were opposed to the continuation of the island airport , which forced the THC to sell land to pay for the annual deficit . A 1976 Toronto Board of Trade poll of its members found that 93 % of respondents favoured the retention of the airport , and 75 % of respondents favoured the expansion of the airport facilitate STOL usage . The study found that recreational and civil aviation was the most supported option , although starting STOL service was `` an opportunity that should be utilized . '' In April 1978 then-Transport Minister Otto Lang announced at a speech to the Board of Trade a plan to provide daily scheduled airline service between the airport and Ottawa and Montreal , using de Havilland Dash 7 STOL planes . The Government of Canada would invest $ 5 million in improvements at the airport including a covered moving pedestrian sidewalk linking the airport with Lake Shore Boulevard . Great Lakes Airlines proposed buying seven Dash 7s on the condition that the government subsidize the service at a rate of $ 8 million per year for the first three or four years . Lang stipulated that the plan would have to win local approval , and conceded that it may not be profitable before 1990 . Local proponents at the time were the Toronto Board of Trade and unionized workers at the de Havilland plant in Downsview . Toronto City Council , notably Alderman Pat Sheppard , representing local residents of the airport , opposed the airport . Even several commissioners of the Harbour Commission , including Roy Merrens and Karl Jaffary opposed the plan . In August , Toronto City Council voted 16–6 against the STOL proposal and proposed planning amendments to prevent any STOL development . It meant the end , at least temporarily , for Lang 's proposal . Later in 1978 , councillor John Sewell , an airport opponent , won the Toronto mayoral election . During his mayoralty , another firm `` Canavia Transit '' of Montreal , proposed to set up a STOL service using Dash 7 planes and build a tunnel to the airport . Canavia 's application to the Canadian Transport Commission ( CTC ) did not require Toronto approval , but Sewell and Council made its opposition clear to the Government of Canada , asking that it block the application , which it refused to do . While the City of Toronto opposed the STOL plan on concerns about noise and the environment , and doubted its economic feasibility , the Government of Ontario supported the proposal . Toronto MPP David Stollery , member for Toronto-Spadina , also came out against the airport , suggesting the STOL service be set up at Downsview Airport , which was situated at the end of the Yonge-University-Spadina subway line . Former councillor David Paul Smith , whom Sewell had defeated in the 1978 , organized a lobbying campaign , supported by deHavilland and the Board of Trade , to convince Metro Toronto Council to support the STOL plan . By 1980 , the CTC was asked to rule on five companies interested in operating the STOL service ( Atonabee ( as `` Otonabee Airways '' had been renamed in 1980 ) , Bradley Air Services , Canavia Transit , City Center and Dash Airlines ) . A federal election had taken place and the new Government of Canada decided not to fund necessary improvements to the airport without contributions from the Ontario and Toronto governments . On October 18 , 1980 , the CTC turned down the plan , citing Toronto 's opposition , and the Government of Canada 's refusal to fund the improvements . `` These uncertainties constitute impediments of sufficient magnitude , that , for the time being , it is not in the public interest that we issue to any of the applicants the license they have sought . '' Meanwhile , in May , Atonabee had begun daily flights between the island and Ottawa 's international airport using its existing Saunders planes . Although the plan had been stopped , the battle was not over . A mayoral election was held later that year and Sewell narrowly lost his bid for re-election to Art Eggleton , who supported the STOL plan for the island airport . Another federal election had been held , bringing back the Liberal federal government defeated in 1979 . New transport minister Jean-Luc Pepin announced a willingness to rescind the position whereby other government contributions were required . Not long after election , Eggleton met with representatives of the Government of Canada , Ontario and Metro where he outlined the conditions for his support : that only light planes such as the Dash 7 be used ; no expansion of the airport ; and no government subsidies . In exchange for those conditions , he would get City Council to change its position . On February 12 , 1981 , City Council approved a motion stating it was `` not unalterably opposed to a limited STOL operation '' 14–9 . Council 's conditions on the service included a ban on jets ; no runway expansion ; no bridge or tunnel to the airport ; and careful regulation on flight paths , takeoffs and landings would be imposed . Later that year , a memorandum of understanding was signed by the THC , the City and Transport Canada . Of the five applicants , Dash Air had dropped out and in August , the CTC selected City Centre Airways to operate Dash 7 planes between the island , Ottawa and Montreal . City Centre immediately got into a dispute with the Government of Canada . Canada expected City Centre to pay for the Victoria STOLport in Montreal , which meant building a terminal and improving the runways at an estimated cost of $ 5 million , while Canada would pay for navigational aids . Victoria ( a former parking lot for Expo 67 ) had been used in trials of STOL service between Ottawa and Montreal several years earlier . Two of the failed applicants , Bradley and Canavia , sought to overturn the decision in different appeals . An additional difficulty for City Centre was the high interest rates at the time , 21.5 % , and City Centre had expected to finance three-quarters of the startup cost . While STOL was not yet operating , `` Voyageur Airways '' had quietly begun operating scheduled service between the island and North Bay , Ontario using 19-seat turbo-prop airplanes in November 1980 . In September 1981 , Voyageur began offering scheduled service to Sudbury , Ontario . The 1981 year saw an increase in traffic at the airport , recording 213,795 takeoffs and landings , the highest number since 1969 . The number was attributed to an increase in local traffic , including that of flight training , accounting for 153,141 of the total , and an increase in medical flights at 615 . The airport continued to run a deficit , of $ 223,000 of the $ 746,000 cost of operating the airport . The Government of Canada paid the deficit . The CTC decision to award the license to City Centre was overturned on appeal in March 1982 . A review committee , considering the original decision , found that the funding of the STOLport in Montreal , and the ability of the applicants to pay for the port , was not addressed and overturned the decision sending back to the CTC to reconsider . In August 1982 , Air Atonabee , which already had a license to fly in the Toronto-Ottawa-Montreal triangle , announced that it would buy five Dash 8 planes , with first delivery in 1983 . The CTC next approved a joint application of Canavia and City Centre Airways to operate Dash 7 planes between Toronto , Ottawa and Montreal , with the Government of Canada to spend $ 13.7 million to help establish the service . The service planned to be running by 1984 . Metro urged Transport Canada to build a pedestrian tunnel at an estimated cost of $ 5.5 million , but Transport Canada put off the decision , stating that it would not decide until it saw how well the STOL service operated . In March 1983 , the Canavia-City Centre consortium applied to the Government of Canada for $ 73.5 million in loan guarantees for the project . The firm was eventually given a $ 20 million loan guarantee , and the consortium made plans to fly between Toronto and Ottawa only , with service to Montreal in a future phase . In June 1983 , the operating agreement between the City of Toronto and the THC expired and a new tripartite agreement was signed between the City of Toronto , the THC , and the Government of Canada for operation of the airport . The agreement , in force from August 1 , 1983 until 2033 , leases the land for the airport at a rate of $ 1 per year . The majority of the airport land is owned by the Government of Ontario with two small sections owned by the Government of Canada and a small section owned by the City of Toronto . The agreement made provisions for a restricted list of aircraft allowed to use the airport due to noise levels , prohibitions on jet traffic except for MEDEVAC flights and prohibition against the construction of a fixed link between Toronto Island and the mainland . Executive jets were now banned and had to land at Toronto International or face a fine of $ 6,500 . According to the 2006 Tassé report : `` The Tripartite Agreement does not directly set a maximum number of flights or passengers at the Island Airport ; it does , however , establish noise exposure parameters which are not to be exceeded ( NEF 25 ) , thus effectively providing restrictions on the number of flights . '' The number and type of flights are to stay within the Noise Exposure Forecast ( NEF ) 25 exposure level to neighbours . The agreement was amended in 1985 to specifically allow the new de Havilland Dash 8 , ( small 37–39 seat planes at the time ) which are not considered STOL planes . 1983 was a weak year for the airport , seeing traffic drop for 298,000 takeoffs and landings to 194,000 , attributed to the closing of the York Flight Training company in June 1983 . By 1984 , the Canavia STOL plan using Dash-7s was still not in service , grounded due to a lack of financing . The Government of Canada was waiting for Canavia before spending on a new microwave navigation system , but committed $ 4 million to the airport for various improvements , such as a new sewage system and a new seawall . Canavia faced a deadline of June 30 , 1984 , but had not raised the capital to purchase the needed Dash 7s , and found itself unable to buy any in April 1984 until October 1984 as the DeHaviland assembly line was booked . The Government of Canada refused to extend the deadline and company president John Gilmore made a special visit to see Transport Minister Lloyd Axworthy to appeal for more time . Approaching the deadline , Axworthy gave Canavia another year to launch , but revoked the monopoly on the routes and allowed Bradley Air Services ( First Air ) and Air Atonabee to both purchase and operate Dash 7s on the route . Air Atonabee , sold by founder Joseph Csumrik to Victor Pappalardo and renamed `` City Express '' , purchased a Dash 7 and planned to start it on the route in August . City Express launched its Dash 7 service on September 13 , 1984 . The week-day one-way fare was $ 74.50 , $ 52.90 on weekends . The airline provided bus service to downtown in Toronto and in Ottawa . There were nine flights a day in each direction . In March 1985 , City Express started flights between the Island and Montreal 's Dorval airport using a second Dash 7 . In 1985 , City Express carried 150,000 passengers , triple the number of passengers from 1984 . In 1986 , the airport registered 150 , 648 takeoffs and landings , and a total of 300,000 passengers . Starting in 1984 , the Government of Canada committed to spend a further $ 20 million on improvements to the airport . A new air traffic control tower was constructed at a cost of $ 3 million . The original 1939 tower was no longer tall enough to see over buildings to see approaches to the runways . The new tower was built to a height of and intended to last for 30 years of use . Other parts of the plan included an upgraded passenger terminal , two Microwave Landing Systems , expansion of the airport apron , and utilities improvements . The late 1980s saw the Government of Canada substantially deregulate regional airlines in a bid to increase competition and improve service . In 1986 , Trillium Air started operating flights from the island to St. Catharines , Ontario to serve Niagara Falls business and tourists . The flights included a shuttle to the Brock Hotel in Niagara Falls , and customers could use the City Express shuttle from downtown in Toronto . The flights ended in October after Trillium determined it was an unprofitable service . Also in 1986 , Skywalker Airlines ( a division of Inter-City Airways ) started a several-times-daily shuttle flight to Buffalo International Airport , and added daily flights to Rochester , New York in March 1987 . City Express itself added flights to Newark , New Jersey and London , Ontario by 1987 . A plane en route to the island airport crashed in Lake Ontario in January 1987 , during snow squalls . The plane sank , leaving its two occupants floating in the lake wear life jackets for an hour before rescue . The pilot died due to hypothermia , while the passenger survived . A crash inquiry was held into the circumstances of the crash . It was found that the rescue of the two occupants of the plane was delayed by communications problems in the notifications of appropriate search-and-rescue authorities . It also found , according to the airport 's fire chief , that the island did not have enough fire equipment to put out a fire if a Dash 8 crashed . The revelation about the fire equipment prompted a debate at Toronto City Council about possibly closing the airport over safety concerns . Council had been assured that the airport was safe a year earlier , when the agreement to allow the Dash 8 was made with the city . The Government of Canada admitted that the island airport did not have enough fire equipment and fire-retardant foam . It only carried 650 litres of foam , when 5,500 litres was required according to the types of planes and numbers of flights occurring at the airport . The Government of Canada purchased a 6,700 litre capacity Walter 6000 firetruck and it was put into service in November 1987 . 1987 saw an increase in takeoffs and landings at the airport , from 182,215 to 198,072 . April 1988 saw Skywalker end its operations at the airport . The airline attributed it to a drop in demand for the service . Connecting flights in Buffalo and Rochester had ceased to operate , giving consumers less opportunity to save on fares by using American carriers offering discount travel . Skywalker reduced flights but ultimately decided there was not enough demand . City Express started a Toronto-Rochester daily service that same month . 1988 also saw the installation of the microwave navigation system to facilitate instrument-based landings . The airport imposed restrictions on the use of the waters around the ends of the east-west runway . As the instrument rules allowed landings in reduced visibility , any boats at the ends of the runway would not be seen by passenger aircraft . In 1989 , the debate to build a tunnel to the airport heated up again . Former Toronto Mayor David Crombie was holding a Royal Commission on the future of Toronto 's Waterfront . Ontario Premier David Peterson announced that the Government of Ontario , which was subsidizing the island airport service at a rate of $ 1 million annually , was studying a tunnel or bridge to the airport . The Toronto Board of Trade and City Express president Victor Pappalardo also wanted a tunnel and presented proposals to the commission . At the same time , the Government of Canada told the Harbor Commission that it was cutting its subsidy of the airport . In response to the subsidy cut and a decline in annual traffic , the Harbour Commission board faced with what it saw as only two options : expand or close the airport , chose to expand the airport . In November 1989 , the Harbor Commission voted to build a temporary passenger terminal and allow access to four more airlines at the airport : `` Air Ontario '' , `` Simo Air '' , `` Intair '' and `` Canadian Partner '' . The Commission planned to increase flights by 120 per day and increase the number of passengers by 500,000 . It would also impose a $ 1.50 per user fee on the carriers to fund the improvements and cover the operating deficit . Toronto City Council voted to approve the expansion , but wanted a 90-flight per day limit . Air Ontario 's president William Deluce announced it would start 14 flights a day between the island , Montreal and Ottawa . While the expansion had the approval of the harbour commission and city council , it awoke opposition to the airport from the Toronto Island Residents Association , who felt that there would be too many flights , leading to noise and air pollution and it would contravene the 1983 operating agreement . 1990s . Airport passenger traffic declined in the 1990s . Although a new airline entered the island marketplace , City Express folded . The early 1990s saw a further decline due to an economic downturn . Additionally , the airport lost its subsidies from the Province of Ontario and Government of Canada . The ending of subsidies of the airport , the Toronto Harbour Commission became dependent on subsidies from the City of Toronto . During the 1990s , the Harbour Commission transferred much of its harbour lands to the City of Toronto for economic development and waterfront revitalization in exchange for future subsidies . The land transfers deal would later be challenged by the Toronto Port Authority . The Harbour Commission 's plans to expand the usage of the airport ran into opposition at Toronto City Council , which reversed its support of the expansion and withheld a building permit for the Harbour Commission to build the new terminal . Council started a court case to stop the expansion , on the grounds that the expansion had not had an environmental assessment and violated the 1983 agreement . The Harbour Commission rented trailers to use as temporary passenger facilities . The Federal Court rejected an injunction request from the City on March 30 , 1990 , clearing the way for new airlines to use the airport . On April 1 , 1990 , Air Ontario started operating daily flights to Ottawa and Montreal from the island . Its first flight was to Ottawa , and it carried three passengers . Air Ontario was 25 % owned by the Deluce family and 75 % owned by Air Canada , and its schedule was integrated to connect with Air Canada and its partners ' connecting flights . The entry of Air Ontario did not at first affect City Express , whose passenger numbers actually increased . However , in August , four of the company 's planes were seized by creditors after falling behind on a debt of $ 43 million and the airline suspended flights temporarily before resuming two routes , Toronto-Newark and Toronto-Ottawa . On September 4 , 1990 , the new passenger terminal was opened and Air Ontario moved into it . At the same time , Air Ontario inaugurated daily service to London , Ontario . A 37-seat Dash 8 operated on the Toronto-London route , while a 50-seat Dash 8 operated on the routes to Montreal and Ottawa . Air Ontario carried an estimated 7,200 passengers monthly and hoped to carry 1,100 on the new route . The battle between the Harbour Commission and City Council continued . After losing in its application for a temporary injunction , the Council sought a compromise with the Commission , to allow the terminal building , but have a moratorium on further flight increases . City Express was petitioned into bankruptcy and ordered to develop a repayment plan for its debt . Creditors rejected City Express 's proposal to exchange debt for free tickets and the airline flew its last flight on February 24 , 1991 . It had carried 1.5 million passengers in the past six years but had never been profitable . According to company president Pappalardo , rising fuel costs , the poor economy , fewer business travellers and the adverse publicity over the seizure of the plane were all factors in its demise . Later in 1991 , Air Ontario added flights to Windsor , Ontario and Newark , New Jersey . In 1992 , the Government of Ontario moved its air ambulance base at Buttonville Municipal Airport in Markham , Ontario to the island airport , constructing a new hangar for the ambulance service 's aircraft at a cost of $ 2 million . The move was done to provide improved access to downtown Toronto hospitals , at a saving of $ 150,000 per year . The uncertainty of the status of Buttonville at the time was also a factor , according to the Ontario Ministry of Health . A minor scandal would ensue when it was learned that the hangar doors were not built tall enough to accommodate the taller height of the tail of the Dash 7 as it was designed for the height of the Dash 8 . In December 1992 , a Dash 7 had to be diverted to Pearson airport so it could discharge its passengers . Voyageur Airways had won the contract to supply air ambulance services to the Ministry of Health although the contract specified a Dash 8 `` or equivalent '' . The Government of Canada 's Transport Canada ministry held hearings into adding three new runways at Pearson airport . Opposition to the additional runways saw a rise in support for allowing jets at the island airport , supported notably by Metro Chairman Alan Tonks , Mississauga Mayor Hazel McCallion and several community associations of persons living near Pearson . The ministry included a review of the island airport in its study . Toronto Harbour Commission Chairman and Toronto Councillor Michael Walker openly supported the proposal and suggested that `` island-based jet service would be an economic boon to the city . '' However , Toronto City Council rejected the proposal 9–6 on April 13 , 1992 against Walker and Toronto Mayor June Rowlands ' support of the proposal . In 1992 , the bridge debate arose again . In July 1992 , fire , ambulance and police officials reported to Toronto City Council 's land use committee that , without a bridge , it could take thirty minutes for emergency vehicles and personnel to fully respond to a crash of a fifty-person aircraft at the airport , using the ferry to transport all needed vehicles to the airport . However , the 1983 agreement banned a bridge . In October 1992 , City Council approved a fixed link to the airport , and assigned planning commissioner Bob Millward to determine if a link or bridge would be required , and the associated costs , timing and approvals required . The committee reported in April 1993 , suggesting a movable bridge was the best option , over a tunnel or ferries . The estimated cost of a bridge was $ 8 million versus over $ 30 million for a tunnel . Councillor John Adams , who was also a Harbour Commission member , that a fixed link would be `` good for the airport and good for the economy '' . The number of passengers who had used the airport in 1992 was 215,000 , down from 400,000 in 1987 . Opponents were concerned that the safety issue was a back-door to opening the agreement to allow jets . City Council rejected the bridge proposal 10–6 on May 3 , 1993 . That same year , Air Ontario cancelled its route to Newark due to lack of demand . Support for expansion of the island airport among the business community kept the idea alive . The Board of Trade of Metropolitan Toronto polled its members in 1993 . Of 26 downtown firms employing 70,000 workers , over half already used the airport weekly or more frequently , 58 % supported a fixed link and over 65 % support the introduction of `` quiet jets . '' In the opinion of the Board 's Jim Murphy , the 1983 agreement governing the airport , banning jets and a fixed link , prevented the island airport from breaking even . If a fixed link was built and jets allowed , the airport would not only be sustainable , but profitable . The airport became an issue in the 1994 Toronto municipal election , with businessman Gerry Meinzer proposing scrapping the 1983 agreement , to allow jets to operate at the airport and a bridge to be built . In the election , Barbara Hall who opposed airport expansion was elected mayor , while Meinzer 's candidacy was seen as taking away votes from Mayor June Rowlands , who also supported airport expansion and jets . After five years in the temporary terminal , Air Ontario spent $ 200,000 to build a new terminal in 1994 , renovating an existing building and moving out of trailers . In August 1994 , Toronto City Council , the Harbour Commission and the Government of Canada approved the airport 's renaming to `` Toronto City Centre Airport . '' Later that year , the Government of Canada announced it would start to phase out its subsidy of the airport in 1995 and would end its subsidy of the fire station at the airport starting in April 1995 . `` Classic Airlines '' , a new charter airline , started operating at the airport , using an old 28-seater DC-3 for short and medium range flights , but it would shut down early in 1995 , when its insurance premiums increased from $ 33,000 annually to over $ 100,000 . In 1995 , City Express 's Pappalardo returned to the island airport , as he launched the charter airline TCA Trans Capital Air using a Dash 7 airplane once used by City Express . The Province of Ontario followed the Government of Canada 's lead and ended its airport subsidy , dropping the $ 1 million annual subsidy of the island ferry . In the 1995 provincial election , Ontario Progressive Conservative leader and premier-elect Mike Harris pledged to put jets on the island airport and expand its operations , while Liberal leader Lyn McLeod and NDP leader Bob Rae both supported letting Toronto decide . In May 1995 , Toronto City Hall hosted a two-day forum on the future of the airport , chaired by former federal cabinet minister Barbara McDougall , organized by the Canadian Urban Institute and sponsored by the Harbour Commission . In an economic paper , endorsed by Chairman Tonks , Metro Toronto advocated for expansion : `` The enormous economic potential , new jobs and revenues of the ( airport ) must be recognized and reaped immediately , '' while a poll of waterfront residents by the Metropolitan Waterfront Coalition showed 75 % opposition to scheduled jets . A study by Concordia University professor Judith Patterson found that introducing jets to the airport could affect air quality along the lake shore by increasing the pollutants that form smog and ground-level ozone . Emissions by a Fokker 70 jet would release 1,400 kilograms of carbon dioxide per takeoff or landing , while a Dash 8 emitted 340 kilograms . A Transport Canada study disagreed with the existing noise regulations for the airport , stating they were out of date and that jets newer than those operating in 1983 were actually quieter than the turboprops operating at the airport . Chairperson McDougall wrapped up the forum , noting that no consensus existed on the future of the airport . The Harbour Commission appealed to City Council to allow jets and a fixed link suggesting that passenger levels would increase from the current 150,000 to over 1.2 million by 2002 , turning the airport into a `` money maker '' , while Toronto Mayor Barbara Hall requested that former mayor David Crombie report on ways to save the airport without harming the waterfront . The City Council 's economic development committed began holding public hearings on the airport , hearing over 60 speakers . Backers of the expansion advocated it on economic reasons , and the idea that expansion was necessary to keep the airport open now that subsidies had ceased . Waterfront residents such as those living in the Harbourfront district and on the island , opposed the increases in noise and pollution an expansion would entail . The Harbourfront district residents suggested that the 1983 agreement should be upheld as they had bought residences in the area , based on that expectation . After 10 1/2 hours of speeches and debate , the committee voted 11–4 in favour of building a bridge to the airport paid for by the private sector and to adopt new noise standards that would allow new jets at the airport . A bridge would still require an environmental assessment . The full Toronto City Council voted against allowing jets , and voted against starting an environmental assessment for a bridge , and put off the island airport for further study . After the decision , the Harbour Commission notified the Government of Canada that it could not continue to run the airport and asked that the Government of Canada take it over . However , the government chose to offer the airport to local interests for 90 days . If no local interest came forward , the Harbour Commission could begin to shut down the airport . The Harbour Commission cited the lack of fixed link , the ban on jets and the potential long response time to a major disaster at the airport . Tonks suggested the Greater Toronto Airports Authority agency running Pearson airport should take over the island airport as well . In September mayor Hall changed her position on the airport . Hall proposed continuing the jet ban but allow the bridge and allow modifications to the noise guidelines to allow U.S. regional airline turboprop planes to land at the airport . A few days later Hall met with federal Transport Minister Doug Young , provincial Transportation Minister Al Palladini , provincial Municipal Affairs Minister Al Leach , Tonks and the Harbour Commissioners to hammer out a deal . Jets were ruled out as , in Young 's words , `` city councillors appear solidly opposed '' . On October 16 , Toronto City Council voted 9–8 to approve the Hall plan instead of giving up the airport to provincial or federal control . The bridge to the airport was approved on condition its construction did not use City tax dollars on the bridge or its financing . An environmental assessment at first proposed a $ 14 million bridge along the east side of the Canada Malting Co. silos , but ultimately a bridge at the foot of Bathurst Street was chosen at a cost of $ 10 million . During this same period , the Government of Canada was developing its Port Authority legislation . Transport Minister Collenette announced that a new agency would take over the responsibilities of the Harbour Commission , but without as many politician members on its board . The new agency would operate the airport , contrary to the wishes of Toronto City Council , which wished to keep the airport under city control . City Council voted to appeal to the Senate of the Parliament of Canada to try to block the legislation creating the new Toronto Port Authority . According to Councillor Olivia Chow , the new agency would get the Harbour Commission 's $ 20 million in reserves , operate independently , while the City of Toronto would have to subsidize any losses . As well , at this same time , the municipalities of Metropolitan Toronto were being merged . This prompted a review of projects underway . The bridge project came under renewed scrutiny under the new City Council , its $ 16 million cost , a narrowing of the Western Gap channel . A Council urban environment committee was reviewing an endorsement to approve changing the tripartite agreement to allow a bridge , but put off its decision to review the various concerns . New Toronto Mayor Mel Lastman wanted to scrap the bridge and build a tunnel instead . He found support from former mayor Crombie , who also supported a tunnel . The committee passed the bridge proposal 5–4 and Council approved the bridge 32–22 , with the support of Lastman who changed his mind on the bridge . In 1997 , the airport carried a total of 130,000 passengers . On December 11 , 1998 , `` U.S. Airways Express '' started a service to White Plains , New York with a stop in Syracuse , New York . The service ended after a few months . 1999–present : Toronto Port Authority takes over as operator . The Toronto Port Authority ( TPA ) came into being on June 8 , 1999 and the THC was dissolved . Unlike the previous Harbour Commission , the Port Authority used a different management structure and a different management focus . Its new board of directors contained only one City of Toronto-appointed member . The Authority was also expected to manage the port more like a business . The new authority entered into negotiations with the City of Toronto . It wanted $ 20 million from the City , the return of lands transferred to the City in 1994 , and to be exempt from municipal property taxes , while the City wanted out from its $ 2.8 million annual subsidy . This would be the start of a protracted dispute that would last several years . The TPA started a review of the airport operations by an outside consultant firm , Sypher-Mueller . In its December 2001 report , the consultant concluded that the airport `` is not sustainable and will likely lead to continued financial losses . '' Passenger volumes had declined to 140,000 annually from a peak of 400,000 in 1987 . The consultants concluded that if services were upgraded to include small jets , possibly 900,000 passengers could be carried by 2020 . The report proposed a $ 16 million bridge and $ 2 million in runway upgrades . Opposition to the airport was formalized into the Community AIR ( Airport Impact Review ) volunteer association in 2001 , headed by activist and former councillor Allan Sparrow . It was formed by local residents to oppose expansion on the grounds of increased air and noise pollution , safety concerns and that the increase in air traffic will hamper recent government initiatives to rejuvenate the Toronto waterfront . In July 2001 , at a news conference held with representatives of the Sierra Club , the David Suzuki Foundation and the Toronto Environmental Alliance , the group proposed converting the airport to parkland . Community Air was and is supported by the City councillors of the area . It emerged during 2002 , that Robert Deluce , former executive with Canada 3000 , proposed to fly regional turboprop planes from the island airport . Deluce 's proposal was initially conditional on the construction of a fixed link to the airport . In 2002 , the TPA made plans to link the island to the mainland by a new bridge to serve expanded services . At the same time , the TPA was pursuing a $ 1 billion lawsuit against the City of Toronto over some of port-lands it claimed were transferred improperly to the Toronto Economic Development Corporation by the TPA 's predecessor , the Toronto Harbour Commission ( THC ) , in the early 1990s during the mayorship of June Rowlands The port-lands had been transferred under the direction of THC directors appointed by the City in exchange for a permanent subsidy of the THC under agreements made in 1991 and 1994 . The lands had been earmarked for waterfront revitalization by the City after the Crombie Commission . The lawsuit would emerge as a factor in the TPA 's plans for expansion of the airport , and City Council support for the TPA 's plans for a new bridge became conditional upon the lawsuit being dropped . The proposal to link the airport with a bridge had been previously approved by Toronto City Council in 1995 and 1998 , with the proviso that a business plan would be presented for approval by the THC and later the TPA for operating the airport . In November 2002 , City Council met to debate the competing proposals , that of closing the airport in favour of some parkland , or of approving the TPA 's plans and having uncontested title to the port lands . Despite pleas from former mayor David Crombie , urban planner/activist Jane Jacobs and Harbourfront residents , the TPA plan was supported by then-mayor Mel Lastman , who argued that the estimated $ 190 million of annual economic benefit the airport would create , was too good to pass up . On November 28 , 2002 , Council in a day-long debate , made two votes to settle the issue . First , Council voted 32–9 to accept a settlement to end the TPA port-lands lawsuit in exchange for an immediate payment of $ 5.5 million and an annual subsidy of $ 5.5 million to the TPA until 2012 . Council then voted 29–11 to approve the amendment of the tripartite agreement to permit a fixed link and the construction of a lift bridge . The next year , a municipal election year , saw public opinion change to oppose the bridge . In October 2003 , a `` Toronto Star '' poll listed 53 % of residents city-wide opposed the airport bridge , while 36 % supported it . Bridge supporter Mel Lastman was retiring . Councillor David Miller ran for Mayor on a platform to stop the building of the bridge , a position supported by Community Air and other local community groups . Other mayoral candidates Barbara Hall and John Tory supported the bridge . Although the bridge was an election issue , and the bridge project still required two federal approvals , the TPA continued developing the project , progressing to the point that contracts were signed with major participants ( including companies operating from the airport ) . In November 2003 , Miller was elected Mayor of Toronto with 44 % of the vote . While construction workers prepared the construction site , Miller immediately started the process to cancel the bridge project , sparking threats of another lawsuit from the TPA . The incoming City Council voted 26–18 in December 2003 to withdraw its support of the bridge project and federal Transport Minister David Collenette announced that the Government of Canada would accept the Council 's position on the bridge and withdraw its support . In January 2004 , the Government of Canada would put approval of the project on hold , preventing its construction . Immediately , Deluce would file a $ 505 million lawsuit against the City of Toronto , claiming that Miller `` abused his powers '' , by threatening councillors , had Toronto Fire Services and Toronto Hydro `` interfere with the construction of a fixed link '' and lobbying the Government of Canada to `` withhold certain permits . '' The Government of Canada later transferred $ 35 million to the TPA in May 2005 to settle claims arising from the cancellation from Deluce , Aecon Construction and Stolport Corp . Compensation terms were not disclosed . TPA CEO ( Lisa Raitt ) commented `` You will never hear about the bridge again . '' and `` We have been working very hard since December of 2003 to deal with the request of the City of Toronto not to build a bridge , and we are very happy that the matter has been dealt with . '' New federal regulations were introduced to ban any future plans to build a fixed link to the airport . The monies from the federal settlement were used by the TPA to purchase a new , larger passenger ferry and by Deluce to renovate the airport terminal . By 2005 , the airport recorded about 68,000 flights , down from a historic high of 240,000 in 1967 . The only carrier operating at the airport was Air Canada affiliate Air Canada Jazz , operating flights between Toronto and Ottawa . In 2006 , Jazz lost access to terminal space at the airport and was forced out of the airport . Jazz had been leasing terminal space month-to-month from `` City Centre Aviation Limited '' ( CCAL ) , a private company that was taken over by `` REGCO Holdings '' ( owners of Porter Airlines ) in 2005 . On January 31 , 2006 , CCAL issued Jazz with a 30-day termination notice . Two days later , on February 2 , the new `` Porter Airlines '' venture was announced . Jazz contacted the TPA on February 3 to find other space . However , the TPA did not have any space for Jazz to use and on February 15 , 2006 , Jazz announced a 'temporary ' suspension of flights for the month of March . This subsequently became permanent . Porter Airlines renovated the terminal and began regional airline service with flights to Ottawa in the fall of 2006 using Q400 series Dash 8 planes , 70-seat aircraft . Its entry into service was met by protesters who attempted to block passengers from the airport . Porter has since expanded to other destinations in Canada and the United States . The airport handled over 93,000 takeoffs and landings in 2008 . To support Porter , the TPA launched the `` David Hornell '' ferry in 2006 , which carries 150 passengers on its upper deck and 20 vehicles below . The '' Hornell '' replaced an older ferry , `` Maple City '' , which dated from 1964 , which became the back-up . The `` Hornell '' is named after David Ernest Hornell , a Victoria Cross recipient . In January 2009 , it was announced that the TPA would purchase a second , larger ferry to support Porter 's activities . The ferry was financed out of the `` airport improvement fee '' charged to passengers . The ferry had been proposed by Porter CEO Robert Deluce to the TPA 's Board of Directors over the period of March–June 2008 . The decision to approve the $ 5 million ferry precipitated a conflict-of-interest investigation of TPA director Colin Watson , who is a self-described friend of Deluce 's , and who voted in a 5-4 decision to approve the ferry . Watson was cleared of the charge by the federal Ethics Commissioner Mary Dawson in June 2009 . The new ferry , named the `` Marilyn Bell I '' after a naming contest , went into service on January 22 , 2010 . At its annual meeting on September 3 , 2009 , the TPA announced that it would rename the airport after William Avery `` Billy '' Bishop , a Canadian First World War flying ace . The proposal drew criticism from TPA critics such as Adam Vaughan , charging `` the port authority is putting together a `` feel-good story '' to prevent people from asking tough questions about how the island airport is governed . '' On November 10 , 2009 , after approval from Transport Canada , the TPA officially renamed the airport to `` Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport '' . It is the second airport in Canada , after Owen Sound Billy Bishop Regional Airport , to be named for Bishop . The airport continued to be listed in aeronautical publications and weather reports as Toronto City Centre Airport , until February 11 , 2010 . At the 2009 TPA annual meeting , concerns were raised about landings at the airport after the 11 pm closing time . Local residents had two concerns : the late-night noise and safety . Control tower staff are not present at Bishop after 11 pm ( a practice that is very common at most Canadian airports ) . In one specific incident in September 2008 , a late Porter flight was advised by air traffic controllers to divert to Pearson , but instead landed at Bishop . For the landing , Porter was fined an undisclosed amount by the TPA . Under the airport 's curfew agreement , each commercial landing outside the airport 's curfew may be subject to a fine of $ 5,000 . In the September 17 , 2009 La Presse newspaper , Air Canada president and CEO Calin Rovinescu was quoted as saying that the term of exclusivity for Porter at the airport ends in 2010 and that Air Canada is considering a return to the airport in 2010 , if acceptable terms can be arranged . Later in September , Jazz chief executive officer Joseph Randell reiterated the comments stating that they intended to restore service as early as April 2010 . On October 19 , 2009 , the TPA published a press release indicating that other carriers were interested in using the airport and that it was accepting expressions of interest . The TPA noted that any increase in commercial traffic would be within the 1983 tripartite agreement governing usage and noise limits . In December 2009 , the TPA announced that it would allow up between 42 and 92 daily landings and takeoffs at the airport , beyond the current 120 per day 'slots ' allotted . The slots would be allocated by an International Air Transport Association ( IATA ) -accredited slot coordinator . These slots would become available after Porter 's new terminal building was complete . In 2009 , the Toronto Medical Officer of Health started studying the effects of the pollution from Toronto 's airports . The TPA initiated a study by the Jacobs Consultancy to examine the air pollution from the airport , as part of an environmental review of the airport 's activities . In January 2010 , the Toronto Board of Health started holding hearings into the health effects of the island airport , including the proposed increased traffic . Air Canada pursued a judicial review of TPA 's plans to open the airport to other airlines . The action was heard in Federal Court in July 2010 , and the Court dismissed Air Canada 's claims against the TPA 's decisions of December 2009 and April 2010 with respect to the airport slot allocations . Continental Airlines had also been reported as having interest in setting up Canada-U.S. flights from the airport . In June 2010 , Air Canada and Continental Airlines received initial approval to fly into and out of the airport . Continental was allocated 16 slots , Air Canada 30 and Porter an additional 44 slots . In October 2010 , Air Canada and the TPA concluded an operating agreement , and Air Canada was to begin operating flights starting in February 2011 . Air Canada began flying out of the airport on May 1 , 2011 . However , United Continental Holdings , ( the merged Continental Airlines and United Airlines ) decided not to fly out of the airport . The 16 slots previously held by United Continental Holdings were awarded to Porter in September 2011 . In January 2010 , the TPA announced that it would spend $ 8 million CAD on upgrades to the airport . The upgrades include a new $ 2.3 million CAD Equipment Maintenance Building , apron paving , equipment upgrades and a noise barrier to deflect plane maintenance noise out over the lake . The expense would be recouped from the Airport Improvement Fee charged to passengers . In February 2010 , Air Canada filed suit against the TPA to get access to the airport , access it had lost when Porter had evicted Jazz in 2006 . On March 29 , 2010 , the Federal Court ruled that Air Canada would have a hearing in July 2010 of its objections to the TPA process . On March 7 , 2010 , the first half of the Porter 's new terminal opened . The new terminal , estimated to cost $ 50 million CAD , was completed in early 2011 . The opening of the new terminal was met by new protests by Community Air activists protesting the proposed increase in flights . In 2011 , Air Canada began flying again out of the island airport . In July 2011 , an agreement was reached between the City and the Port Authority to enable construction of a pedestrian tunnel connecting the airport . Included in the agreement was the proviso that the original 1939 airport terminal building would be dissembled and moved from the airport to an undetermined location , to be turned over to a third party , at Port Authority expense . Dismantling of the building started in November 2011 , with an expected move in 2012 . In 2013 , Porter Airlines approached the City of Toronto with a proposal to add Bombardier CS100 jets to those allowed to operate at the airport . The jets would require an extension of the runways , and would require an amendment of the tripartite agreement , which specifically bans non-emergency use by jets . Toronto City Council chose to initiate studies with the Port Authority on the proposal . In November 2015 , the newly-elected Government of Canada notified Ports Toronto that it would not sign any agreement to allow jets . The City and Ports Toronto ended their studies of the proposal . Dispute over payments in lieu of taxes to the City of Toronto . When the TPA was formed , all financial agreements with the City of Toronto and the Toronto Harbour Commission were severed . The TPA announced that it wanted to be exempt from making property tax payments to the City of Toronto , which ceased to provide a subsidy to the TPA . Agencies of the Government of Canada do not pay property taxes `` per se '' , but instead some negotiated amount to account for municipal services . For the period from 1999 until 2008 , the TPA did not make payments in lieu of property tax to the City of Toronto on the Island Airport in a dispute over the amount of the payment . By 2009 , the City estimated that the TPA owed $ 37 million in unpaid payments in lieu of property tax ( PILT ) . The PILT payments were based on the assessed value as calculated by the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation , which assesses all property for the province of Ontario . The City and the TPA presented their case before a federal dispute resolution process . On January 26 , 2009 , the Dispute Advisory Panel recommended an amount of $ 5 million that the TPA must pay . This value was based on similar payments made by other airports , which make the payments based on passenger numbers . Pearson Airport at the time of the ruling paid 94 cents per passenger . The ruling by the panel works out to 80 cents per passenger . On February 10 , 2009 , the City applied for a judicial review to the Federal Court of Canada . On November 25 , 2009 , the City and the TPA came to an agreement in principle to settle all outstanding legal issues . Both sides agreed to accept the other 's estimate of monies owned . The City will pay $ 11.4 million owing on payments related to the 2002 property settlement and $ 380,559 owing on harbour user fees . The TPA will pay the City $ 6.4 million owed to resolve the dispute over the PILTs . The agreement , which was ratified by Toronto City Council , was made in conjunction with the transfer of of land at Leslie Street and Lake Shore Boulevard for a proposed Toronto Transit Commission ( TTC ) light rail storage facility . Lands transferred to the City of Toronto by the Harbour Commission in the 1990s would remain in the possession of the City of Toronto . Pedestrian tunnel . In 2009 , the TPA proposed to build a $ 38 million pedestrian tunnel to the airport from the foot of Bathurst Street . The TPA proposed that the project be paid for in the majority from federal and provincial economic stimulus funds . Critics such as Olivia Chow and Adam Vaughan criticized the proposal as a benefit to a few privileged users and a subsidy to Porter Airlines ' business . The project was not included on a City-approved list of projects submitted to the Government of Canada . On October 6 , 2009 , the TPA , having not yet received approval for the tunnel project , announced that it was now too late to proceed to meet the March 2011 completion date deadline condition for the project to receive federal infrastructure stimulus funds . In January 2010 , the TPA announced that it was seeking a private-sector partner to build the pedestrian tunnel . The cost was now estimated to cost $ 45 million CAD . The cost would be financed by a $ 5/flight increase in the Airport Fee paid by passengers . On July 12 , 2010 , the TPA announced that it intends to begin construction of the tunnel as early as 2011 , after TPA conducts an environmental assessment . The tunnel will not be built on or over City of Toronto land , meaning that City approval is not required . The TPA also announced that an opinion poll conducted on behalf of the TPA suggested that `` a majority ( 56 % ) of Torontonians support a pedestrian tunnel to the island airport . '' The TPA concluded its environmental assessment of the project in April 2011 . The TPA then short-listed three companies to respond to a request for proposals to build the tunnel . The RFP ended in October 2011 . In July 2011 , an agreement was reached with the City of Toronto , exchanging lands with the Port Authority , enabling the Port Authority to proceed on the pedestrian tunnel . The agreement allows the Port Authority to expand their taxi and parking space for the airport . The City of Toronto will have a water main to serve the Islands included as part of the project . In January 2012 , the TPA announced that ground-breaking would take place in February 2012 , with construction to take approximately two years . A consortium known as Forum Infrastructure Partners , composed of firms Arup , PCL and Technicore , will design , build , finance and maintain the tunnel , which will be free to use .
Avaya ERS 8600 . The Avaya Ethernet Routing Switch 8600 or ERS 8600 , previously known as the `` Passport 8600 '' or the `` Accelar 8000 '' , is a modular chassis combination hardware router and switch used in computer networking . The system , originally designed and manufactured by Nortel , was manufactured by Avaya from 2009 until 2017 . The system provided the 10G Ethernet equipment backbone for the 2010 Winter Olympics games , providing service for 15,000 VoIP Phones , 40,000 Ethernet connections and supporting 1.8 million live spectators . The system is configurable as a 1.440 Terabit Switch cluster using SMLT and R-SMLT protocols , to provide high reliability cluster failover ( normally less than 100 millisecond ) . There were three chassis options ; a 3-slot chassis most commonly used for access or distribution / aggregation of switches which has a MTBF of 2,043,676hr. , a 6-slot chassis for backbones of low density or high space premium environments , and a 10-slot chassis for high availability and high scalability . The chassis can be configured with one or two CPU modules and is normally configured with two or three load balancing power supplies . At the end of 2010 , software version 7.1 integrated the Virtual Enterprise Network Architecture ( VENA ) into the system , thus expanding the capabilities of this product to include network virtualization , cloud computing and IEEE Shortest Path Bridging ( IEEE 802.1aq ) . The system provides connectivity for up to 48 ports , using 10 Gigabit Ethernet , Gigabit Ethernet , 100/10 Megabit Ethernet , or SDH History . The ERS 8600 is the successor to Nortel 's Passport ( formerly known as Accelar ) 1000-series of routing switches . Origins . Rapid City Communications , founded in April 1996 , developed the F1200 routing switch in 1997 . The main advantage of this product over others at the time was the ASICs on the modules allows the switching and routing of packets to take place on the ASIC chips within each module , instead of having to forward them to a central processing unit ( CPU ) . Bay Networks . In June 1997 , Bay Networks agreed to acquire Rapid City for $ 155 million in stock . Bay Networks changed the name to the Accelar brand name in 1997 . The F1200 was renamed Accelar 1200 and was initially released in January 1998 . Nortel Networks . When Nortel acquired Bay Networks in 1998 , work had already begun on the next-generation routing switch , the 8000 series . A layer 2 version of the 8000 series , known as the Accelar 8100 Edge Switch , premiered in June 1999 . In April 2000 , the Accelar brand name was retired and the product renamed the Passport 8100 . In May 2000 , the Passport 8600 Routing Switch was released . In May 2001 , Nortel introduced one of the first 10 gigabit Ethernet switch modules at the N + I convention in Las Vegas . In 2004 , Nortel retired the Passport brand name and renamed the Passport 8600 to Ethernet Routing Switch 8600 ( or ERS 8600 ) . Avaya . In December 2009 , the ERS 8600 was sold to Avaya as part of the Enterprise business unit divestiture . On December 2011 this system completed evaluation and certification by the U.S. Joint Interoperability Test Command ( JITC ) testing center for use in the United States Department of Defense as an Assured Services Local Area Network ( ASLAN ) . On October 5 , 2015 it was announced that Avaya would stop manufacturing and selling the ERS 8600 platform by the end of 2016 .
Mundu people . Mundu is an ethnic group in Western Equatoria in South Sudan . Its population in Sudan is about 50,000 to 60,000 . They speak Mündü , a Niger–Congo language .
Ilma University . Ilma University ( ) ( formerly the Institute of Business & Technology , IBT ) was set up in 2001 in the private sector by the Global Education Consultants Society ( GEC ) to promote higher education vital for Pakistan ` s socio-economic progress . It became a degree-awarding institute through the Act of Assembly , Government of Sindh in 2004 and by the approval granted by the Higher Education Commission . Since then IBT has been providing undergraduate and graduate programs in the faculties of Management & Social Sciences , Computer Science & Information Technology , and Media Sciences . With a history of serving the academic and business communities , Ilma University has more than 1500 alumni in multinational companies , local private sector organizations , government sector departmentsm and NGOs . Admissions banned w.e.f Fall 2018 at all levels/Programs by H.E.C - http : //hec.gov.pk/english/universities/Pages/Sindh/ILMA.aspx Academics . Ilma University ( IBT ) built its academic , managerial and infrastructural capacity manifold and achieved unprecedented successes . Lately , it has further diversified its offerings adding the programs of fashion and textile designing , and by stretching towards its upper limit it has introduced PhD degree programs in Management Sciences and Computing . Besides , recognizing its growing academic and managerial capacity , HEC has approved Associate Degree and Distance Learning Programs for the IBT . On the quality assurance horizon , IBT traveled even faster during this period . Its quality assurance mechanism has been ranked at the highest level by the Government of Sindh and the Higher Education Commission . The former has been pleased to assign it the highest six-star ranking and the latter has placed it in the prestigious ` W ` category . On the accreditation front , IBT has distinguished itself along with only the few higher education institutions across the country who have got their management sciences and computer science programs accredited by the respective accreditation agencies . IBT is a not-for-profit organization by its roots nor does it accept donations from the outside donors . Notwithstanding , it is proud of its unique heritage of serving the indigent students . It has made available scholarships under 11 heads whom almost 80 % of our students make avail of with an up to 100 % fee relief . Despite its financial constraints , it has been expanding its infrastructure to cater to the needs of the increasing size of the student body . As a token of encouragement to the management of the IBT engaged in noble cause , the then Provincial Minister of Education of Sindh Dr. Hameeda Khoro was pleased to inaugurate the east wing of the building inducted to expand the institute building in 2005 . His Excellency Shaukat Aziz , ( the then Prime Minister of Pakistan ) laid the foundation of the west wing of the building in 2006 . On 17 May 2017 , IBT charter was upgraded into the charter of a University by the Sindh Assembly through Ilma University Act of 2016 passed as ACT XIX of 2017 Scholarship programs . Ilma University provides a wide range of financial assistance to meritorious and needy students . The scholarships available at IBT are financed through institute 's resources .
Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference . The Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference ( AMCC ) is an intercollegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA 's Division III . Member institutions are located in the northeastern United States in the states of New York , Ohio , and Pennsylvania . Sports . The AMCC sponsors intercollegiate athletic competition in men 's baseball , men ’ s and women ’ s basketball , women 's bowling , men ’ s and women ’ s cross country , men ’ s golf , men 's and women 's lacrosse , men ’ s and women ’ s soccer , women ’ s softball , men 's and women 's swimming and diving , men 's and women 's tennis , and men 's and women ’ s volleyball .
Marlon Duran . Marlon Bryan Duran Lopez ( born January 25 , 1992 ) is an American soccer player who currently plays for Dallas City FC . Career . Duran made his professional debut for Aguila on September 25 , 2012 , coming on as a sub in the 60th minute in a 3-0 loss to Toronto FC in the CONCACAF Champions League .
USS Seattle . USS `` Seattle '' may refer to one of these United States Navy named in honor of the city of Seattle , Washington .
Miguel Ángel Acosta . Miguel Ángel Acosta ( born April 29 , 1999 in Mexico ) is a Mexican former footballer currently playing for clubs of Paraguay , Argentina , Chile , Mexico and Guatemala .
Crypt Killer . `` Crypt Killer '' ( known as `` Henry Explorers '' in Japan ) is a 1995 arcade video game produced by Konami . It was also released in 1997 for the Sega Saturn and Sony PlayStation home consoles , and in Japan for Microsoft Windows . The Saturn version makes use of the Saturn 's various light guns , while the PlayStation version is compatible with the Naki Lunar Gun and the Konami Justifier . The game 's scenery and characters are all 3D polygon models , while most of the enemies and their projectiles are 2D sprites . Plot . The players are `` crypt raiders '' guided by Galazon , the spirit of travels , who resembles a floating head to travel through variously themed caves , temples and crypts in search of the `` Eyes of Guidance '' which would open the doors of fate . On their journey they are armed with a shotgun to fend off many mythical enemies , such as mummies , skeletons , fish-men , gargoyles , and an array of other monsters . Gameplay . One , two or three players simultaneously travel through levels `` on rails '' , as in the vast majority of light gun shooters . At certain points on each level the players choose their path by selecting to go one of two different ways . The opening screen allows the player to choose from any of the six levels . There are three areas ( besides the boss area ) per level . At the end of each level , the player encounters a boss guarding the `` Eyes of Guidance '' needed to progress . The player can temporally upgrade their weapon by finding concealed more powerful guns such as a Gatling gun , grenade launcher , a more powerful shotgun , and an automatic hidden behind breakable objects . In the console versions , for each life the player has three bombs which can destroy all enemies on screen . Reception . Reviewing the arcade version , a `` Next Generation '' critic praised `` Crypt Killer '' s ending but summed up that `` besides the free-moving , hand-held sawed-off shotgun , enabling pump-handle reloading ( a nice element ) , this game blends in quite well with the pile of new laser-gun shooters with little distinction . '' The Saturn and PlayStation versions received overwhelmingly negative reviews , with critics deriding the heavily pixelated and blocky graphics , the lack of scariness in the enemies ' appearance , the numerous cheap hits , and the player character 's overdone acrobatics , which cause the perspective to spin and bounce around frequently in a nauseating manner . Lee Nutter of `` Sega Saturn Magazine '' was particularly vehement in his criticism , remarking that `` more fun could be derived from the Virtua Gun if you were to spend an entire evening pistol whipping yourself with it '' . A sidebar on the seven light gun games which had been released for the Saturn in the UK up to that point showed that `` Crypt Killer '' had the lowest rating from `` Sega Saturn Magazine '' . Dan Hsu of `` Electronic Gaming Monthly '' defended the game , saying it `` deserves a look '' due to its unique mythical theme , but his three co-reviewers gave firmly negative assessments . Scary Larry of `` GamePro '' remarked that `` Although the action gets frantic , it never intensifies to the point of hysteria , the way a good shooter like `` Area 51 '' does . '' `` GameSpot '' s Jeff Kitts found the game 's poor quality especially unforgivable since it came from the same company as the seminal light gun game `` Lethal Enforcers '' .
Robert Johanny . Robert Johanny was a sailor from Austria , who represented his country at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam , Netherlands .
Marina ( 2006 TV series ) . `` Marina '' is a Spanish-language telenovela that aired on United States-based television network Telemundo . It premièred on October 16 , 2006 . The final original episode aired on Thursday , June 28 , 2007 . Sandra Echeverría , in her first major role , plays the title character . Aylín Mújica plays twin sisters , Laura and Verónica Saldivar . Mauricio Ochmann appears as Ricardo in early episodes before being replaced by Manolo Cardona . Telemundo 's slogan in English-language ads for the show was `` The heat of Acapulco , the passion of a woman . '' As with most of its other soap operas , the network broadcast English subtitles as closed captions on CC3 . `` Marina '' was produced by Argos Mexico . During the show 's last month , June 28 , 2007 , `` Marinas time slot ( which included one soccer pre-emption and an encore of the finale ) averaged 577,000 core adult viewers ( ages 18 to 49 ) , an 18 percent increase over the year before , when `` Tierra de Pasiones '' aired during that hour , according to Nielsen Media Research . Story . Set in Acapulco , this love story features Marina , a beautiful , sweet young woman who makes a living driving a tourist boat . Her simple life transforms when her mother dies unexpectedly and she inherits a large family fortune . Marina moves into an elegant mansion owned by the wealthy Alarcón Morales family , who treat her with evil , scorn and rejection . This humble girl is abruptly immersed into a world of rich , superficial people , who live lives of luxury , intrigue and vengeance . She finds love with the man she least expects : Ricardo Alarcón , a handsome man . Plot . Marina is a young , beautiful girl , neglected by her rich father who loses her mother and her house . Her uncle , who was madly in love with her mother and always took care of Marina from afar , promises her mother on her death bed that he will watch over Marina . When Marina moves to her uncle 's mansion , she meets her future husband Ricardo , who currently is unhappily married to Adriana . Adriana is having an affair with many men , including Ricardo 's best friend , Julio . She hates Marina because she notices that her husband is falling in love with her . Julio and Adriana plot to kill Marina , but all attempts fail ; instead Julio is thought to be dead after he is caught kidnapping Marina and then throws himself off a cliff . Adriana is then asked to leave the mansion by Marina 's uncle . Instead she tries to kill Ricardo , but when that fails , she runs out of the house and is killed in a horrible car accident . Before she dies , she confesses to Ricardo about all of the affairs she had and admits that the baby she was expecting was Julio 's and not his . This news leaves Ricardo very insecure . Later Ricardo and Marina marry . Two months later , Marina and Ricardo return from their honeymoon . Ricardo then leaves her because he thinks she is unfaithful , which in reality is a scheme his mother devised . She becomes pregnant during their honeymoon but when she leaves her house to attend her baby shower , Julio returns and scares her . She is taken by a woman to a charity hospital and gives birth . She is in a state of shock and when she is released from the hospital she feels lost and confused . Her baby is taken by Julio , who is wearing a mask , to a dumpster where a woman finds the baby and takes him home . Ricardo soon finds out the pictures were fake and takes Marina back , despite her instability . Ricardo tries to give Marina an adopted baby girl ; at first she refuses , thinking of her son , but at last accepts her to make her husband happy . As the time passes Mariana still thinks about her son , but everyone believes her son died . Ricardo , is starting to get tired of Marina 's depression and he is starting to seek affection in Sara . Sara is the maid at Mariana 's uncle 's mansion . Sara and Ricardo then have an affair . Ricardo 's daughter then spots them kissing and tells Mariana . Then Ricardo 's mother sees them , and then Mariana does as well . Ricardo and Mariana solve their problems and stay together . Years later , Sara and Julio fall in love themselves . They get Mariana and Ricardo 's long lost child to rob the mansion but then Marina 's intuition tells her that the boy is her son . She rushes to her son 's `` mom '' and finds out that the boy is indeed her son . Ricardo 's mother thinks that Marina is cheating on Ricardo with their son and it leads to a divorce between Ricardo and Marina . After a lot of difficulty , Ricardo finally believes that Chuy is his son . However Marina does not return to him . After many unfortunate events , Marina ends up in jail . Patty gets sick and is rushed off to Houston by her biological mother and eventually she gets better . Her biological mother refuses to let her return to Acapulco as she is afraid she will lose Patty , but finally she returns to Acapulco . Adaptations . Head writer Alberto Gómez adapted this serial from RCTV 's `` Raquel '' ( 1970 ) and `` Abigail '' ( 1988 ) , blended the second part with the first part of `` Los Ricos También Lloran '' . `` Raquel '' was adapted since by Carlos Romero and Manuel Muñoz Rico in separate parts ; and Alberto Gómez was the adapter for this series throughout its run .
Savoonga Airport . Savoonga Airport is a state-owned public-use airport located two nautical miles ( 4 km ) south of the central business district of Savoonga , a city in the Nome Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska . Savoonga is located on St. Lawrence Island in the Bering Sea . Facilities . Savoonga Airport covers an area of at an elevation of 53 feet ( 16 m ) above mean sea level . It has one runway designated 5/23 with a 4,400 × 100 ft ( 1,341 × 30 m ) gravel surface .
Oğuz Yorulmaz . Oğuz Yorulmaz ( - May 2005 ) was a Turkish policeman convicted of involvement in the Susurluk scandal ; he was a bodyguard of Sedat Bucak . He was a member of the Special Operations Department ( ) . He was shot in an argument in a bar in May 2005 . After his death , Yorulmaz ' mother told the press that he had been involved in over 90 murders for the state , including the assassination of the murderers of Alparslan Pehlivanlı .
Eric Silverman . Eric Kline Silverman is an American cultural anthropologist , formerly a tenured Full Professor and Research Professor of Anthropology at Wheelock College in Boston , which was dissolved as an independent institution in summer 2018 . He is also a long-standing Scholar at the at Brandeis University . Additionally , Eric is also a Research Scholar and Writer with , a research initiative to study the lives and careers of female Rhodes Scholars , based in the UK at . Silverman employs a binocular approach to teaching , research , and writing that tacks between American society and other cultures worldwide . He is especially interested in ethnic identity , aesthetics , gender , religion , masculinity , fatherhood , and globalization . He has a longstanding interest in the Iatmul people of the Sepik River in Papua New Guinea , whom he has studied through anthropological fieldwork since the late 1980s - as recently as summer 2014 . He also studies American Jews and Judaism . Additional areas of interest are consumerism , childhood , clothing and identity , food , tourism , death and funerary rites , myth and folklore , pop culture , and the material culture of everyday life . Eric is a prolific scholarly and popular writer . He has published many articles and essays , and delivered scores of conference presentations . He is the author of ' ( 2001 ) , ' ( 2006 ) , ' ( 2013 ) , and , as editor with David Lipset , ' ( 2016 ) . Currently , Eric is writing his fifth book , `` From Totems to Tourists : Sepik River Art in a Postmodern World '' . He is also studying contemporary American Jewish fathering , the use of Facebook in Papua New Guinea , and the Grateful Dead . Locally , Eric has served as an elected member of the Framingham School Board , and he often writes editorial columns for Boston-area online and print news media . His webpage is ; he can also be followed on Twitter @ EKSilverman Education . Silverman obtained his BA in anthropology in 1984 from Brandeis University , his MA in Anthropology in 1987 from the University of Minnesota , and his PhD in Anthropology in 1993 , also from the University of Minnesota .
Doak Walker . Ewell Doak Walker II ( January 1 , 1927 – September 27 , 1998 ) was an American football player . He played college football as a halfback at Southern Methodist University ( SMU ) , where he won the Heisman Trophy in 1948 . Walker then played professionally in the National Football League ( NFL ) with the Detroit Lions for six seasons , from 1950 to 1955 . Walker was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1959 and the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1986 . The Doak Walker Award , awarded annually since 1990 to the top running back in college football , is named after him . Early life . Walker was born in Dallas , Texas , in 1927 . His father , Ewell Doak Walker , Sr. , was a Tennessee native and a school teacher who later became assistant superintendent and personnel director of the Dallas school system . His mother Emma was a Texas native , and he had a younger sister , Elsa . Walker attended Highland Park High School in University Park , where he was a five-sport athlete in football , basketball , baseball , swimming , and track and field . In 1944 , Doak Walker led his high school football team to the state championship game . He and future college and NFL star Bobby Layne were teammates at Highland Park ; Layne played college football at the University of Texas in Austin . Following his graduation from high school in 1945 , Walker joined the Merchant Marine . The war ended in August 1945 , and Walker was discharged from the Merchant Marine on November 1 , 1945 . SMU ( 1945 , 1947–1949 ) . Two days after being discharged from the Merchant Marine , Walker appeared in his first college football game for Southern Methodist University . Walker played in five games for the SMU Mustangs in November 1945 and was sufficiently impressive as a halfback and placekicker as to win All-Southwest Conference honors and a spot in the annual East–West Shrine Game in San Francisco . In the Shrine game , he threw a tying touchdown pass for the West team . Walker did not play college football in 1946 , as he was inducted into the U.S. Army in March 1946 . His stint was brief , playing football for the Brooke Medical Center service team in San Antonio before being discharged in January 1947 . Following his discharge , Walker re-enrolled at SMU and rejoined the Mustangs football team . As a sophomore , he led Southern Methodist to a 1947 SWC championship and was named to a myriad of All-American teams . He gained similar All-American honors in 1948 , and 1949 . Walker won the Maxwell Award as a sophomore in 1947 and the Heisman Trophy in 1948 as a junior . During his award-winning 1948 season , Walker gained 532 yards on the ground , carrying the ball 108 times for a 4.9 yards per carry average . He also threw six touchdown passes from the halfback position , going 26-for-46 and gaining 304 yards in the air . As a receiver , Walker hauled in 15 passes for 279 yards and 3 touchdowns . On the defensive side of the ball , he intercepted three passes . He also punted for a 42.1 yard average for the Mustangs , returned punts and kickoffs , and did duty as the SMU placekicker . Walker finished the year with 11 touchdowns scored , which combined with his kicking put 88 points on the scoreboard for the year . Walker 's impact on SMU and football in the Dallas area led to the Cotton Bowl 's expansion and nickname : `` The House That Doak Built . '' He was also a member of Phi Delta Theta fraternity , the men 's society Cycen Fjodr , and lettered on the SMU basketball and baseball teams . Detroit Lions ( 1950–1955 ) . Following his junior year at SMU , Walker was selected by the Boston Yanks with the third pick of in the 1949 NFL Draft , held in December 1948 . The Detroit Lions acquired Walker 's rights from Boston in exchange for Johnny Rauch , who the Lions had selected with the second pick of the 1949 NFL Draft . The Cleveland Browns held the AAFC to arbitrate their conflicting claims or flip a coin . Instead , the Browns agreed in January 1950 to forego their claim to Walker in exchange for the Lions ' second pick in the 1950 NFL Draft . In Detroit , Walker was reunited with former high school teammate Bobby Layne who the Lions acquired by trade in April 1950 . The two Texans led the Lions to one of the top scoring offenses during the 1950 NFL season , as Layne led the NFL with 2,323 passing yards and Walker led the league with 128 points on five rushing touchdowns , six receiving touchdowns , 38 extra points , and eight field goals . Walker appeared in all 12 games for the 1950 Lions at the left halfback position ; he rushed for 386 yards on 83 carries ( 4.7 yards per carry ) , caught 34 passes for 534 yards , and totaled 1,262 all-purpose yards . He was selected by both the Associated Press ( AP ) and United Press ( UP ) as a first-team player on the 1950 All-Pro Team . His 128 points in 1950 was the second highest single-season total in NFL history to that time . Walker had another strong season in 1951 , appearing in all 12 games at left halfback for the Lions , totaling 1,270 all-purpose yards ( fourth best in the NFL ) , scoring 97 points ( third best in the NFL ) , and leading the NFL with 43 extra points . He was again selected by the AP and UP as a first-team All-Pro . Walker suffered leg injuries that limited him to seven games during the 1952 season . He was fully recovered in time for the post-season and rushed for 97 yards and caught two passes against the Browns in the 1952 NFL Championship Game . Healthy for the full 1953 season , Walker helped lead the Lions to their second consecutive NFL championship . He ranked third in the NFL with 93 points scored and totaled 978 all-purpose yards , including 502 receiving yards and 337 rushing yards . In the 1953 NFL Championship Game , he scored a touchdown and kicked a field goal and an extra point to account for 10 of the Lions ' 17 points . At the end of the 1953 season , Walker was selected by the AP as a first-team All-Pro and by the UP as a second-team All-Pro . In 1954 , Walker helped lead the Lions to their third consecutive NFL Western Division championship . He led the NFL with 43 extra points ( out of 43 attempted ) and an average of 14.4 yards per touch . He ranked second in the NFL with 106 points scored and third with 11 field goals . He also kicked a field goal and an extra point in the 1954 NFL Championship Game and was selected by the AP , UP , and `` The Sporting News '' as a first-team back on the 1954 All-Pro Team . In July 1955 , Walker signed a contract worth $ 27,500 to play a final season for the Lions and to serve as a special scout for the Lions in Texas in 1956 and 1957 . At age 28 , Walker retired not because his abilities had diminished but because of the need to attend to multiple business interests in Texas . In his final season , he appeared in all 12 games for the Lions and led the NFL in scoring with 96 points . Walker scored 11 points in the final game of the season to secure the league 's scoring title . His 1955 scoring title was remarkable given the fact that it was achieved while playing for a team that won only three games and compiled the worst record in the NFL . On December 11 , 1955 , the day of Walker 's final regular season game , the Lions held a `` Doak Walker Day '' at Briggs Stadium at which he was presented with a silver football engraved with the names of his teammates and coaches . Walker 's jersey ( No . 37 ) was also retired as part of the ceremony . Walker 's final NFL appearance was in the 1956 Pro Bowl at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on January 15 , 1956 . At the time of his retirement , Walker ranked third in NFL history with 534 points scored ( not including 21 post-season points ) in six NFL seasons . Only Don Hutson ( 825 points in 11 seasons ) and Bob Waterfield ( 573 points in eight seasons ) had scored more points . Walker also totaled 1,520 rushing yards on 309 carries ( 4.9 yards per carry ) and 152 receptions for 2,539 yards ( 16.7 yards per reception ) . Honors and legacy . `` He 's Doak Walker , and he was as golden as golden gets . He had perfectly even , white teeth and a jaw as square as a deck of cards and a mop of brown hair that made girls bite their necklaces . He was so shifty you could n't have tackled him in a phone booth , yet so humble that he wrote the Associated Press a thank-you note for naming him an All-American . Come to think of it , he was a three-time All-American , twice one of the Outstanding Players in the Cotton Bowl , a four-time All-Pro . He appeared on 47 covers , including `` Life '' , `` Look '' and `` Collier 's '' . One time , Kyle Rote , another gridiron golden boy , saw a guy buying a football magazine at a newsstand . 'Do n't buy that one , ' Rote said . 'It 's not official . It does n't have a picture of Doak Walker on the cover . ' '' However , fellow `` Sports Illustrated '' writer Paul Zimmerman cited Walker as the least deserving member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame . Shortly after Walker 's death in 1998 , Texas running back Ricky Williams wore Walker 's number 37 in a game as opposed to his customary number 34 in remembrance of Walker . Williams would go on to set the NCAA all-time rushing record that season ( though it has since been eclipsed by Ron Dayne ) , winning the Heisman Trophy in the process . Family and later years . In March 1950 , Walker married his college sweetheart , Norma Jane Peterson , at the Highland Park Presbyterian Church in Dallas . His groomsmen included Bobby Layne and Kyle Rote They had four children : Laurie ( '52 ) , Kris ( '56 ) , Russ ( '60 ) & Scott ( '63 ) . They were divorced in 1965 . Walker married Olympic ski racer Skeeter Werner in 1969 , and they lived in her hometown of Steamboat Springs , Colorado . Walker left pro football in 1955 to concentrate on his private business interests in sporting goods and as a sales executive with an electrical contracting company . Walker took a position as a coach with the Akron Vulcans of the Continental Football League . When the Vulcans owner was exposed as a con-artist and stopped paying his bills , Walker and his assistant coaches ( Tobin Rote and Lou Rymkus being among them ) kept the team alive as long as they could with funds out of their own pockets ; Walker eventually quit before the team folded . He later founded Walker Chemicals in Denver , a company he sold upon retirement . In January 1998 , at age 71 , Walker was paralyzed from the neck down in a skiing accident at Steamboat Springs , Colorado . He died at age 71 in September 1998 as a result of injuries suffered from the same skiing accident eight months earlier . After hitting a change in terrain , he flew 20 to 30 feet in the air and tumbled 75 feet . Walker 's ashes were reportedly scattered over Longs Peak in Colorado 's Rocky Mountain National Park .
J. J. Jones ( wide receiver ) . JaNardreon Quonshun `` J . J . '' Jones , ( born December 6 , 1992 ) is an American football wide receiver and return specialist for the New York Jets of the National Football League ( NFL ) . He played college football for the West Georgia Wolves . Los Angeles Chargers . Jones was signed by the Los Angeles Chargers as undrafted free agent on May 11 , 2018 . Jones made the Chargers 53-man roster as the primary kick and punt returner following an impressive preseason , which included a 72-yard punt return touchdown . He made his NFL debut in the Chargers ' season-opening loss to the Kansas City Chiefs . He had two kick returns for 36 net yards . He was waived by the Chargers on October 11 , 2018 . New York Jets . Jones was signed to the New York Jets ' practice squad on October 22 , 2018 .
Hal Reid ( actor ) . Hal Reid ( 1863–1920 ) born James Halleck Reid was a playwright and stage and screen actor . Many of his plays saw Broadway openings . He entered the film business in 1910 as an actor , director and writer , bringing along his teen son Wallace Reid , who had aspirations to be a director or cameraman . In 1912 , Hal was appointed Censor to the Universal Film Corporation . Reid was at one time said to be actually Harry Preston and that he had served a prison sentence for an unspecified crime . His parents were Hugh McMillan Reid ( 1836–1911 ) and America Elizabeth Reid ( 1840–1903 ) . Hal was married three times with each woman bearing him a child . His first wife was Marylee Withers ( 1866–1943 ) , m. 1879 , who at 16 produced a daughter , Hazel Withers Reid in 1882 . Hazel died in 1921 a year after her father . Wife two was Bertha Westbrook ( 1867–1939 ) , m. 1889 , who produced son Wallace in 1891 or '92 . Wife three was the much younger Marcella ( 1899–1993 ) , m. 1916 , who also produced a son , James Hillock Reid ( 1918–1969 ) . His son Wallace Reid became an actor who starred in many films of Hollywood 's silent era .
FC Dynamo Saint Petersburg . FC Dynamo Saint Petersburg was a Russian football club from Saint Petersburg , in Northwest Russia . Founded in 1922 , the club was one of the oldest in the city . They were a regular in the Soviet Top League until relegation in 1963 . After the dissolution of the Soviet Union , their highest status was in the second-level Russian National Football League for several seasons . In July 2015 , the club was purchased by Boris Rotenberg . In June 2018 , the team moved to Sochi , becoming PFC Sochi . In Saint Petersburg there is only an youth team of Dynamo . The glorious past . The club was founded in 1922 as part of the All-Union Sport Society `` Dinamo '' that had its different sport clubs in variety of sports throughout the whole Soviet Union . That society was the main sponsor of the club at that time . `` Dinamo '' debuted in the Soviet Top League in 1936 among the original seven teams in the very first edition of the Soviet Top League . The club reentered the Soviet Top League right after World War II as the member of the interrupted edition of 1941 . The club then participated in the Top League between 1936 and 1954 , finishing in the top five , three times . In 1954 , however , it was decided to replace Dynamo with another club , TRL , after the people in charge of football in Saint Petersburg were left unimpressed with the team 's tenth-place finish in the League . From 1955-1961 , they had only Jewish striker , Israel `` Zolik '' Olshanetsky . The new beginning . Coincidentally , the club was resurrected in 1960 in place of the TRL and spent the next two seasons in `` Class B '' , the second tier of the Soviet league pyramid , before finding its way back to the Top Division . The other Dark Ages . Dynamo lost its professional status in 2000 , because of the lack of financing . The club , however , was immediately re-established by a local building society , but lost its professional status once again in 2004 . FC Petrotrest Saint Petersburg . The new Dynamo Saint Petersburg was established on the base of another Saint Petersburg club FC Petrotrest Saint Petersburg in 2007 . After their relegation from the Russian First Division in 2010 , they returned to the name Petrotrest and a new team was established as FC Dynamo to play in the Amateur Football League . The United FC Dynamo Saint Petersburg . In preparations to 2013–14 season , FC Petrotrest and Dynamo signed on an agreement of merging FC Petrotrest into Dynamo in order to play in the Russian First Division , now called the National Football League . At the end of the 2014–15 season , the club was relegated to the third level league , the Russian Professional Football League . Following the season , the club was purchased by the billionaire Boris Rotenberg ( technically , a new club called FC Dynamo-Saint Petersburg was formed , with SMP Racing becoming the new sponsor ) and at the end of June 2015 `` Dynamo '' has with the new founders and sponsors were allowed to participate in the Second Division . The first season of the renewed team was not easy - meeting in full strength only a few days before the start of the Championship , Dynamo failed to show good performances in the first round , once in the basement of the standings at the end of the first part of the season . But in spring 2016 , thanks to high-quality training in the winter and breeding spot , Dynamo straighten their figures , nearly becoming the best team in the `` West '' zone on the results of matches of the second stage of the Championship . in November 2016 The team finish in the 1st place in the table standing of Western Zone in the 2nd Division . They secured the top spot in their PFL zone and promotion back to the Russian National Football League on 21 May 2017 . Dynamo Stadium . In 1929 , `` Dinamo '' gained its own stadium , Dinamo . The Dynamo Stadium was built and design by the architects O. Lyalin and Y. Svirskiy . The stadium was located on Krestovsky Island in Leningrad and was the home stadium for Dynamo F.C. , the stadium had a capacity of 500 fans . On May 22 , 1936 the stadium host 12,000 fans in the first ever game of the Soviet Championship . The game was between Dynamo Leningrad and Lokomotiv Moscow and finished with winning of Lokomotiv 1:3 . During the Siege of Leningrad , On May 31 , 1942 , the stadium host The Siege Game , between Dynamo Leningrad and the local football clubs . Nowadays , the stadium used as a training compound for Dynamo . In 2007 the Saint Petersburg City Administration announced on the project to destroy the stadium and replace it with a housing building and a business center . In 2009 the compound become a full municipal property after the City Administration was purchased the ground from Dymano 's owners . In 2008 The Dynamo stadium has become as a Training center for Dynamo . Petrovsky Stadium . Since the end of the 2000s , Dinamo plays at Sport Complex Petrovsky in Saint Petersburg . The complex consists of two arenas ( stadiums ) : the central sport arena ( CSA ) and the minor sport arena ( MSA ) . Dinamo shares the complex with four other professional teams . In 2008 `` Zenit '' plays at CSA , the MSA is used by Dinamo , Zenit-2 , Zenit-D , and Sever ( Murmansk ) . The MSA provides 2,835 seats to its spectators . There are talks that `` Zenit '' will move out of this complex to its new stadium that will be built in 2009 in place of the Kirov Stadium . This migration might provide Dinamo with full exploitation of the whole complex . Farm club . Following Dynamo 's promotion to the Russian National Football League at the end of the 2016–17 season , the club organized a farm-club FC Dynamo-2 Saint Petersburg and entered it into the Russian Professional Football League . Notable players . These are players who won international caps for their respective countries . Players whose name is listed in bold represented their countries while playing for Dynamo . FC Petrotrest . `` FC Petrotrest Saint Petersburg '' ( ) is a former association football club from Saint Petersburg , Russia , founded in 2001 . In 2002 the team played in Amateur Football League ( North-West zone ) , in 2003 , 2004 , 2006 and since 2011 - in Second Division ( West zone ) , in 2005 - in First Division ( was relegated ) . From 2007 to 2010 the team played under the name of FC Dynamo Saint Petersburg . After the team was relegated to the Russian Second Division after the 2010 season , the team returned to their previous name FC Petrotrest and another independent team called FC Dynamo was organized to play in the Amateur Football League . In 2012 the club was finished in the 1st place and was promoted to the First division . In 2013 it was merged into Dynamo Saint Petersburg .
Phoenicia under Roman rule . The Phoenicia under Roman rule relates to the Roman control of Syro-Phoenician city states ( in the area of modern Lebanon ) , that lasted from 64 BC to the Muslim conquests of the 7th century . History . The last century of Seleucid rule in Lebanon was marked by disorder and dynastic struggles . These ended in 64 BC , when the Roman general Pompey added Seleucid Syria and Lebanon to the Roman Empire . Economic and intellectual activities flourished in Lebanon during the Pax Romana . The inhabitants of the principal Phoenician cities of Byblos , Sidon , and Tyre were granted Roman citizenship . These cities were centers of the pottery , glass , and purple dye industries ; their harbors also served as warehouses for products imported from Syria , Persia , and India . They exported cedar , perfume , jewelry , wine , and fruit to Rome . Economic prosperity led to a revival in construction and urban development ; temples and palaces were built throughout the country , as well as paved roads that linked the main cities like Baalbeck and Berytus . Indeed , starting in the last quarter of the 1st century BCE ( reign of Augustus ) and over a period of two centuries ( reign of Philip the Arab ) , the Romans built a huge temple complex in Baalbek on a pre-existing tell dating to the PPNB , consisting of three temples : Jupiter , Bacchus and Venus . On a nearby hill , they built a fourth temple dedicated to Mercury . Phoenicians would ascend to the throne of Rome during the Severan dynasty . The city of Baalbeck ( then called Heliopolis ) was made a `` colonia '' by Septimius Severus ( 193-211 ) in 193 AD , having been part of the territory of Berytus on the Phoenician coast since 15 BC . Work on the religious complex there lasted over a century and a half and was never completed . The dedication of the present temple ruins , the largest religious building in the entire Roman empire , dates from the reign of Septimus Severus , whose coins first show the two temples . The great courts of approach were not finished before the reigns of Caracalla ( 211-217 CE ) and Philip the Arab ( 244-249 CE ) . In commemoration of the dedication of the new sanctuaries , Severus conferred the rights of the `` ius Italicum '' on the city.Today , only six Corinthian columns remain standing of this huge Jupiter temple . Severus also separated the area of modern Lebanon and parts of Syria from the greater province of Syria Coele , and formed the new province of Phoenice . Furthermore , the veterans of two Roman legions were established in the city of Berytus ( actual Beirut ) : the fifth Macedonian and the third Gallic . The city quickly became Romanized . Large public buildings and monuments were erected and Berytus enjoyed full status as a part of the empire . Under the Romans , Berytus was enriched by the dynasty of Herod the Great , and was made a `` colonia '' , `` Colonia Iulia Augusta Felix Berytus '' , in 14 BC . Beirut 's school of law was widely known at the time . Two of Rome 's most famous jurists , Papinian and Ulpian , both natives of Phoenicia , taught at the law school under the Severan emperors . When Justinian assembled his `` Pandects '' in the 6th century , a large part of the corpus of laws were derived from these two jurists , and Justinian recognized the school as one of the three official law schools of the empire in 533 AD . Upon the death of Theodosius I in AD 395 , the empire was divided in two : the eastern or Byzantine part with its capital at Constantinople , and the western part with its capital at Ravenna . Under the Byzantine Empire , intellectual and economic activities in Beirut , Tyre , and Sidon continued to flourish for more than a century . However , in the sixth century a series of earthquakes demolished the temples of Baalbek and destroyed the city of Beirut , leveling its famous law school and killing nearly 30,000 inhabitants . To these natural disasters were added the abuses and corruptions prevailing at that time in the empire . Heavy tributes and religious dissension produced disorder and confusion . Furthermore , the ecumenical councils of the fifth and sixth centuries AD were unsuccessful in settling religious disagreements . This turbulent period weakened the empire and made it easy prey to the newly converted Muslim Arabs of the Arabian Peninsula . Roman Temples in Lebanon . Actually , one of the best examples of Roman Temples can be seen in Lebanon . The ruins of Baalbeck are worldwide reminiscence of Roman architecture at its best . The Roman temple sites in Lebanon can be divided into three main groups . First , there is the group in the Bekaa valley north of the Beirut-Damascus road . Second , there is the group in the area south of the same road , including the Wadi al-Taym and the western flank of Mount Hermon . Third , the group in the area west of a line drawn along the ridge of Mount Lebanon . But in the coastal area of Lebanon there are not many ruins from the Roman Empire . Agrippa greatly favoured the city of Berytus , and adorned it with a splendid theatre and amphitheatre , beside baths and porticoes , inaugurating them with games and spectacles of every kind , including shows of gladiators . But now only minor ruins remains , in front of the Catholic Cathedral of Beirut . In two hundred and fifty years - from Augustus to Philip the Arab - were made all the Roman Temples , with a very similar design : they show the golden era of Roman rule in Lebanon .
Paraborsonia lindae . `` Paraborsonia lindae '' is a species of sea snail , a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae . Description . The length of the shell attains 16 mm . Distribution . This marine species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Venezuela and Guadeloupe
Devla . Devla ( also called , Del ) is the name of God in the Roma religion . Devla was mistaken with the devil by the general public when the O Roma tribes arrived in Europe during the 12th century . Devla is often mentioned in Roma folk songs . Roma Catholics also refer to the Catholic God as Devla or Del when they speak Romanes , although these Roma words existed in traditional Roma folk beliefs and in the Roma language centuries before any Roma adopted Christianity . That is , `` Devla '' is a common noun meaning a `` God '' It is based on the Sanskrit word `` Deva '' which is related to the Latin words `` deus '' ( god ) and `` divinus '' ( godly , godlike ) . `` O DEl '' or `` DEl '' is based on the Israelite word `` El Elyon '' and `` ELOI '' meaning `` God Most High '' ( `` God the highest '' ) . There is a common misconception among many Gadje ( non-Roma persons ) that Roma worship the devil . The Kalderash word for devil , or Satan , is `` Beng '' .
Nishanth Sagar . Nishanth Balakrishnan , popularly known as Nishanth Sagar , is an Indian actor who has appeared in Malayalam and American movies . Nishanth Balakrishnan made his Malayalam film acting debut with `` Devadasy '' in 1998 . While pursuing his Graduation he was offered the lead role in a film `` Devdasy '' directed by Biju Varkey . He got a breakthrough two years later when Lohithadas cast him in Joker along with Dileep . He has acted in an Indo-American movie named Pirate 's Blood with Sunny Leone in the lead role , but the film could not be released in India due to a distribution problem . Personal life . Nishanth married Vrinda , his childhood love , in 2014 , Kerala . They have two children .
Eduard Caudella . Eduard Caudella ( 22 May ( or 3 June ) 1841 – 15 April 1924 ) was a Romanian opera composer , also a violin virtuoso , conductor , teacher and critic . He studied with Henri Vieuxtemps , and taught at the Iași Conservatory .
Form 8-K. Form 8-K is a very broad form used to notify investors in United States public companies of specified events that may be important to shareholders or the United States Securities and Exchange Commission . This is one of the most common types of forms filed with the SEC . After a significant event like bankruptcy or departure of a CEO , a public company generally must file a Current Report on Form 8-K within four business days to provide an update to previously filed quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and/or Annual Reports on Form 10-K. Form 8-K is required to be filed by public companies with the SEC pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 , as amended . When Form 8-K is required . Form 8-K is used to notify investors of a current event . These types of events include signing , amending or terminating material definitive agreements not made in the ordinary course of business , bankruptcies or receiverships , mine shutdowns or violations of mine health and safety laws , consummation of a material asset acquisition or sale , results of operations and financial condition , creating certain financial obligations , such as incurrence of material debt , triggering events that accelerate material obligations ( such as defaults on a loan ) , costs associated with exit or disposal plans ( layoffs , shutting down a plant , or material change in services or outlets ) , material impairments , delisting from a securities exchange or failing to satisfy listing requirements , unregistered equity sales ( private placements ) , modifications to shareholder rights , change in accountants , determinations that previously issued financial statements can not be relied upon , change in control , senior officer appointments and departures , director elections and departures , amendments to certificate/articles of incorporation or bylaws , changes in fiscal year , trading suspension under employee benefit plans , amendments or waivers of code of ethics , changes in shell company status , results of shareholder votes , disclosures applicable to issuers of asset-backed securities , disclosures necessary to comply with Regulation FD , other material events , and certain financial statements and other exhibits . Investors should always read any 8-K filings that are made by companies in which they are invested . These reports are often material to the company , and frequently contain information that will affect the share price . Reading Form 8K . Typically an 8-K filing will only have two major parts : the name and description of the event and any exhibits that are relevant . The name and description of the event contains all the information that the company considers relevant to shareholders and the SEC . It is important to read this information , as it has been deemed `` material '' by the company . Any exhibits that are relevant may include financial statements , press releases , data tables , or other information that is referenced in the description of the event .
Melocanninae . The Melocanninae is a subtribe of bamboo ( tribe Bambuseae of the family Poaceae ) . It comprises 9 genera .
WNCL . WNCL ( 101.3 FM , `` Cool 101.3 '' ) is a radio station licensed to serve Milford , Delaware . The station is owned by Delmarva Broadcasting Company and is programmed by Operations Manager and PM drive host Steve Monz and features personalities Dana McDonald in Morning Drive and Paula Sangeleer from 10am to 3pm . It airs a classic hits music format . The station has been assigned these call letters by the Federal Communications Commission since January 6 , 2004 .
1958 News of the World Snooker Tournament . The 1958 News of the World Snooker Tournament was a professional snooker tournament sponsored by the `` News of the World '' . The tournament was won by Fred Davis who won 7 of his 9 matches , beating his brother Joe in all their three matches . Joe won 5 matches and finished in second place ahead of John Pulman by winning more frames overall . The News of the World Snooker Tournament ran from 1949/50 to 1959 . Format . There were four competitors : Joe Davis , Fred Davis , John Pulman and Walter Donaldson . Rather than 3-day matches of 37 frames , matches were over 13 frames on a single day with each playing the others three times . Originally the tournament was planned to take place over three consecutive weeks but the third week of matches were delayed for three weeks . Unlike previous News of the World tournaments there was no handicapping . All matches were played in Burroughes Hall , London . Results . The positions were determined firstly by the number of matches won ( MW ) and , in the event of a tie , the number of frames won ( FW ) .
Savannah Town , South Carolina . Savannah Town , South Carolina is a defunct settlement that was located in the colonial years on the Savannah River below the Fall Line in present-day Aiken County . In the 1670s the Westo had a village here , but they were displaced by the Savannah ( as the English called a local Shawnee band ) in a trade war , and it became known by 1685 as Savannah Town . The English colony had traders who did a lucrative business in dressed skins with the Savannah Shawnee . Fortified as a frontier post , the settlement developed and ferry service was established across the river . The town was gradually overtaken by its competitor of Augusta , Georgia , established in 1735 five miles upriver and closer to Indian settlements . Traders here intercepted commerce , sending it to their port of Savannah on the coast . By 1740 Savannah Town was declining , and by 1765 the village was abandoned and the fort closed . Nearby Silver Bluff was the site in 1773-1775 of the first separate black congregation organized in the current United States ; most were slaves . During the American Revolutionary War , when the British occupied Savannah , Georgia , most of the congregation members migrated to the city to gain freedom as promised by the British . Some were evacuated with the British in the last days of the war . History . This settlement was first recorded by English colonists as a Westo village ; they later recognized that the Savannah ( Shawnee ) displaced the Westo in a 1679-1680 trade war . Joel Gascoyne 's 1685 `` Plat of the Province of Carolina '' showed the settlement by the name of Savannah Town ( Cumming # 101 ) . The growing English colony considered Savannah Town important for its profitable Indian trade , and for frontier defense . A thriving business developed around colonial traders , many of them Scots-Irish , who used pack horses to carry their goods and travel throughout Native American communities in what was then considered the interior , western wilderness away from Low Country settlements . In 1692 the South Carolina Proprietors expressed their hope that traders would reside at `` Savannah town '' ( McCrady p. 237 ) . In 1698 , Colonel Thomas Welch reached the Mississippi River on a Native American trail , which came to be known as the Upper Trading Path to the Chickasaw homeland ( Atkinson p. 25 ) . Traders offered the Shawnee and other Indians iron and woolen goods in exchange for the dressed skins ( mostly deer ) which they shipped by the thousands from Savannah Town via oared 'periagoe ' ( `` pirogue '' in French ) to Charles Town , and thence to Europe . The colonial authorities built Fort Moore nearby in 1715 and garrisoned it with perhaps twenty-five soldiers . In 1740 settlers established a ferry service across the Savannah River . The Savannah people resented the encroaching Englishmen and slowly departed the area . In the early 1720s the South Carolina Assembly invited Chickasaw living in northern Mississippi to occupy the area , hoping to encourage trade and use them defensively on the frontier . Seeking to strengthen ties with the English as a source of guns , a Chickasaw group led by Squirrel King ( as he was known to the colonists ) came to Savannah Town in 1723 , settling along nearby Horse Creek . These Chickasaw collaborated with the English colonists in defense of this area from other tribes until returning to their Mississippi homeland about the time of the Revolutionary War . In 1730 , South Carolina organized eleven frontier townships to buffer the more developed Low Country settlements . Savannah Town was incorporated into the Parish and Township of New Windsor . In 1737 , 200 settlers from Appenzell , Switzerland colonized New Windsor ; descendants of the Tobler , Zubly , Nagel , Sturzenegger , and Meyer families are part of local history . Savannah Town gained a competitor in 1735 with the founding of Augusta , five river miles upstream on the Georgia side of the Savannah River . The new Colony of Georgia took good advantage of the settlement 's superior position , closer to the bulk of the interior Indian settlements , to attract traders to Augusta . Georgia colonists worked to deflect commercial traffic to their own Atlantic coastal seaport at Savannah . By 1740 the prospect for Savannah Town was a matter of dispute . During the Cherokee war of 1760 , Fort Moore harbored militia and refugees , but by 1765 , the town as such had disappeared , and the fort was closed . Geography . Savannah Town , variously called Savano Town , Savanaton or Old Savannah , was located at 33°26'18 '' N , 81°54'32 '' W ( NAD83/WGS84 ) , 225 river miles above the port of Savannah . The closest modern town is Beech Island , South Carolina . ( Related names of settlements are the city of Savannah , Georgia , founded in 1733 at the mouth of the river by James Oglethorpe , and New Savannah , a Chickasaw town located downstream on the Georgia side of the river . ) Notable people and places . Due to uncertain political jurisdiction over Savannah River islands and sand bars , this area became a popular dueling ground in the early 19th century . The ferry at Savannah Town , later called Sand Bar Ferry , continued to operate until a road bridge was constructed over the river in the 1920s . George Galphin operated a trading post at nearby Silver Bluff ; it was prosperous until Galphin 's death in 1780 . Silver Bluff was developed for plantation agriculture , where many African slaves worked . It was the site of the first African-American congregation to be organized in the South , founded in 1773-1775 under elder David George during the Great Awakening . The black Baptist congregation later moved into Savannah , Georgia during the Revolutionary War , where the slaves could gain freedom behind British lines .
HMS Lizard . Twelve ships and a shore establishment of the Royal Navy have been named `` Lizard '' after The Lizard , a peninsula in Cornwall .
Petunia integrifolia . `` Petunia integrifolia '' , also known as `` Petunia violacea '' and as the violet petunia or violetflower petunia , is a species of wild petunia with violet-colored blooms . `` Petunia integrifolia '' is native to Argentina . The flower is a wild ( non-hybrid ) variety that produces approximately 1.5 inch blooms , typically smaller and harder to cultivate than the more popular and common home garden varieties . In addition to `` P. integrifolia '' there are 34 other species of petunia . Taxonomy . The species was first described as `` Salpiglossis integrifolia '' by William Jackson Hooker in 1831 . It was transferred to the genus `` Petunia '' as `` P. integrifolia '' by Hans Schinz and Albert Thellung in 1915 . `` Petunia violacea '' , described by John Lindley in 1833 , is now considered a synonym . `` Petunia inflata '' has sometimes been considered to be part of the `` P. integrifolia '' species , but the two have different native ranges , with `` P. inflata '' growing in more northern areas .
Bayazid Sarker . Muhammad Bayazid Sarker ( born 1 January 1971 ) is a Bangladeshi economic researcher and central banker . He has been working in Bangladesh Bank ( BB ) since 1999 and his current position is Joint Director in Chief Economist ’ s Unit . He is also an adjunct assistant professor of business school of Southeast University . In 2007 , Sarker developed a theoretical structure of migrants ’ sponsored bank [ MSB ] as an alternative source of external financing for developing economies like Bangladesh . The idea of MSB also presented by Sarker in Kuala Lumpur , April 15 , 2008 . According to Sarker ’ s developed concept , MSB banking model is equally applicable for developing or emerging economies deficient in both capital and foreign exchange coupled having a good base of non-residents earning abroad . Early life and education . The sixth of nine children , Sarker was born on 1 January 1971 to a Muslim family in the village of Sarkerpara under Cahapai Nawabganj district , a west-northern part of Bangladesh . His father was Md . Latifur Rahman Sarker , a public health inspector , and his mother was Sekina Khatun . His early childhood was spent in the village . He finished his Master of Social Science in Economics from Dhaka University in 1997 . In 2010 , Sarker was awarded Master of Public Policy from < a href= '' National_Graduate_Institute_for_Policy_Studies '' > National Graduate Institute of Policy Studies GRIPS , Tokyo < /a > . In 2012 , Mr. Sarker also finished his MBA in International Business from Dhaka University . After graduation . After his graduation , he engaged with some research works under < a href= '' Bangladesh_Institute_of_Development_Studies '' > a > < /a > and couple of private research firms for two years . In March 1999 he joined in BB as an Assistant Director . In his central banking job , Sarker works in bank examination , foreign exchange , public debt management , risk management and banking regulation departments . During the central banking job , Sarker visited Malaysia , Singapore , Philippines and India for participating different international training and seminars . His concept of migrants ’ sponsored banking for encouraging self-dependency in development financing of emerging labor exporting countries . The idea partially implemented in Bangladesh . Personal life . In 2003 , Sarker got married with Mahfuja Hoque Sarker . She works in a local private commercial bank . They have one son Ismail Sarker and one daughter Juwairyah Amreen Sarker . They reside in Banani , Dhaka .
Betty Wilson ( politician ) . Betty Wilson ( born August 21 , 1932 ) is an American Democratic Party politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1974 to 1976 and later held posts in the administrations of President Jimmy Carter and under three Democratic New Jersey governors . Biography . Wilson started college at Jersey City State College at age 31 , after her youngest child began school . She worked as a high school history teacher at Governor Livingston Regional High School and was active in the League of Women Voters before running for office . In 1971 , Wilson was elected to the Berkeley Heights , New Jersey Township Committee , the first woman to win local office in that municipality . In the Watergate landslide election of 1973 , Wilson ran successfully for a seat in the State Assembly . Running with Arnold D'Ambrosa , they defeated two Republican incumbents , Herbert H. Kiehn and Arthur Manner . Wilson was the top vote-getter and ran more than 6,000 votes ahead of the two Republican Assemblymen . As a freshman legislator , Wilson won a leadership post and served as the Assembly Majority Whip . She sought re-election to a second term in 1975 , but was unsuccessful . After D'Ambrosa was caught up in a political scandal , she ran with Rahway Democratic Chairman William A. Wolf ; they lost to Republicans Donald DiFrancesco , who would later serve as governor , and William J. Maguire , a former Union County Freeholder . Wilson ran 2,387 votes behind DiFrancesco . Following her loss , Governor Brendan Byrne appointed her to serve as Assistant Commissioner ( and later Deputy Commissioner ) of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection . From 1980 to 1981 , she served in the Carter Administration as Associate Director for Recreational Programs at the U.S. Department of the Interior . She returned to the Byrne Administration from 1981 to 1982 as the Deputy Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Labor and Industry . Governor James McGreevey appointed her to serve on the New Jersey Pinelands Commission in 2002 . In 2005 , Governor Richard Codey named her Chairman . ( Codey and Wilson were freshman legislators together in 1974 . ) She was the founder of the Center for Non-Profit Corporations , which is a consulting firm , and a toxic-waste cleanup company . She held that post until 2008 . Wilson , who grew up in Burlington and returned there in later years , has also served as Chair of the Burlington City Historic Preservation Commission , as Trustee of the Pinelands Preservation Alliance , as Trustee of the Whitesbog Preservation Trust , and as Trustee of Family Service of Burlington .
Joe B. Mauldin . Joseph Benson Mauldin , Jr. ( July 8 , 1940 – February 7 , 2015 ) was an American bass player , songwriter , and audio engineer who was best known as the bassist for the early rock and roll group The Crickets . Mauldin initially played a double ( standup ) bass , then switched to a Fender Precision Bass guitar . After several years with The Crickets , he became a recording engineer at Gold Star Studios , the Los Angeles studio which became the `` hit factory '' for Phil Spector , Brian Wilson , and other major 1960s rock performers . Biography . Mauldin was born in Lubbock , Texas . When he was four , his parents divorced . During his time at Lubbock Junior High , he learned piano , trumpet and steel guitar . He was one of the founding members of The Crickets , the others being Buddy Holly , drummer Jerry Allison , and guitarist Niki Sullivan . The first rock band he played in , starting in 1955 , was a Lubbock group named `` The Four Teens '' . He appears to have recorded with this band ( which included recording artist Terry Noland ) in Dallas , prior to his recording with Buddy Holly in Clovis , New Mexico . After Holly 's death in 1959 , Mauldin played on and off as an original `` Cricket '' with J.I . Allison , Sonny Curtis , Glen D. Hardin , and occasionally Niki Sullivan . Mauldin was inducted into the West Texas Walk of Fame in Lubbock and the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville , Tennessee , as an original Cricket . In 2012 , he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Crickets by a special committee which corrected the mistake of not including the Crickets with Buddy Holly when he was first inducted in 1986 . Mauldin died of cancer in Nashville , Tennessee at the age of 74 .
Colin MacDonald ( politician ) . Colin Douglas MacDonald ( 24 August 1890 – 2 September 1975 ) was an Australian politician . He was born in Balmain in Sydney to cabinet maker Colin MacDonald and Ellen Trinder . He was educated in Geelong but left school at the age of eleven to become a painter and later a tram driver . Around 1915 he married Alice May Hillier , with whom he had two sons . In 1955 he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly as the Labor member for Geelong West , but he was defeated in 1958 . MacDonald died in Geelong in 1975 .
Leninsky City District , Perm . Leninsky City District ( ) is one of the seven city districts of the city of Perm in Perm Krai , Russia . Population : It is the least populous city district of Perm . Name . The city district is named after Vladimir Lenin , a Russian revolutionary and politician and the founder of the Soviet state . On October 4 , 1954 , in the center of Komsomolsky garden in front of Perm Academic Opera and Ballet Theater , the monument to Lenin was installed . The author of this monument was Soviet sculptor Georgy Neroda , a corresponding member of USSR Academy of Arts . Geography . The city district is situated on both banks of the Kama River . The part on the right bank is sparsely populated and mostly covered by forest . The city center is situated on the left bank of Kama .
Erik Grant Lea . Erik Lawrence Grant Lea ( October 15 , 1892 – April 28 , 1979 ) was a Norwegian ship-owner , banker , insurer and mill owner . He became one of the most mythical tycoons of the boom years of World War I in Norway . The myth . Those that grew up in Bergen after World War II could hardly avoid hearing the fairy tale about Lea , a fellow citizen , who became the richest ship owner in the world , married an Indian princess , and then lost everything and settled with his princess in some distant corner of SSognefjord . The reality . Behind this myth there was a turbulent life . In his days of wealth and power he owned 10 shipping companies , a bank and three insurance companies . His ships crossed oceans all over the world . He had 500 agents on three continents . In 1917 his agents signed 60,000 fire policies , insured the whole fishing fleet of Ålesund and little by little most of the Norwegian fleet . His spouse Hilda was no princess , but the daughter of a major and an Indian woman from a wealthy business family from Bangalore . In 1922 Lea lost everything and settled in Gjølanger in Fjaler in Sunnfjord , Sogn og Fjordane and had to start from scratch earning a living for himself and his family . Childhood . He was born in Bergen , Norway , the son of Lars Lea and Anna Bertine Magnussen , and married to Hilda Constance , née Connor , born 1889 in Bangalore , India , died 1960 in Fjaler , later remarried to Hildur Augusta Sørensdatter Tyssedal , born 1916 in Fjaler . He was the fifth of eight brothers and sisters , raised in a large apartment in Håkonsgate in Bergen . He attended the Hambro primary school up to age 14 , when his father took him out of school and began to personally impart him a business education . Career . At sixteen he started working as a clerk , later employed by Kjær og Isdahl ( Kjær and Isdahl ) , a substantial shipping business , where he was quickly promoted office manager . In 1914 he bought his first steam ship and in 1915 he started his own shipping company . In 1915–16 he bought and sold ships for 30 million NKr ( approximately 4.6 million USD ) . In 1917 he sold six of his companies to Bjørnstad og Brækhus , then founded Leas Assuranseseslskab A/S ( Lea 's Insurance Company Inc. ) . Shortly after he added the insurance companies Jupiter and National . He then founded Leas Aktie- og Bankierforretning A/S ( Lea 's Stock and Bankers Enterprise Inc. ) . These operations were sold to a consortium for a substantial sum of money . He regretted the sale and bought them back a little later for about the same amount of money . In the meantime , as the wartime shipping bonanza ended , his companies ran into a crisis , and were declared bankrupt by 1921 . In 1922 Bergens Kreditbank foreclosed on his home ( now Solhaug school ) and the surrounding of land . A new start , another life . After his bankruptcy he moved to a little , but still operating saw mill in Gjølanger ( Fjaler municipality , Sogn og Fjordane county ) , which his creditors had not attacked . He built a dam to float timber to the mill and a salmon ladder . He also established a grain mill , a grocery shop , a steam ship quay , a telephone line and a power station . He also operated a lime kiln in Smilden , on the north bank of Åfjorden ( a fjord ) , between Hyllestad and Sørbøvåg . It was a hard life with little sleep . While building a new house for himself in Gjøanger he lived in Hellevik and had to walk the distance of five kilometers twice each day . From Hellevik to the Smilden kiln the distance was 20 km along a footpath . He also started a forestry operation . By the beginning of the 60 's , some 30 years later , he had planted altogether 200,000 spruce trees . From the bottom - again . After the second world war , his new businesses slowly kept growing . In the more or less roadless Dalsfjorden area , Gjølanger became the place with the most frequent steam ship arrivals . But in 1951 the mill , the power plant , and the shop were all destroyed by fire . He was underinsured and once again had to start from almost zero , with some insurance money and help from his fellow villagers . His wife Hilda died suddenly in 1960 . His daughter from his first marriage , Sunniva , married Johannes Gaussereide . He later married Hildur Tyssedal who had been employed in his shop . Public contributions . At the top of his career about 1916–17 , he bought land in the outskirts of Bergen . The land near his residence , Lea Hall , he bought to build one family houses with garden for workers . He made development plans for the area . The area and plan was sold to the public authorities for a modest sum of money . The plans were later partly realized . He engaged architect Schumann Olsen to make a development plan for a garden suburb at Finnebergåsen . Also this area was sold to the public authorities for a modest sum . His rights in Lake Solheim was given to the same public authorities without any compensation . He thus willfully forwent substantial wealth and a prospect of profits in favor of the public interests . He also willingly contributed substantial sums of money to the benefit of refugees and catastrophe stricken people and to public benefit in Bergen city . When the American Dr. Bentham died and left an invaluable collection of ethnic Indian artifacts , his widow tried to sell the collection . But no American museums were willing to pay the sum required . Lea then raised the money and bought the collection and donated it to Bergen Museum where the collection can be seen today . Other . Lea joined the Norwegian Home Guard immediately after the war and was an active officer until he approached eighty . He was educated in the military and was appointed as lieutenant . When 78 he accomplished the Niemegen march ( as many times before ) . At 70 he was awarded the Idrettsmerket ( the Athletics medal ) . He has also been awarded a number of distinctions and medals . He has also accomplished a number of other demanding marches . In 1923 , when 30 , he converted to Catholicism and in 1938 he built his own private chapel at Gjølanger . The vicar in the Catholic parish in Bergen held masses there at Lea 's birthday and the 17th of May , the national constitution day . The Nobel Prize winner , the Norwegian Catholic author Sigrid Undset was also his guest there . Lea had amphatic cultural and literary interests . He had social connections with the Norwegian poet Jakob Sande who frequently visited Gjølanger , and the Swiss-German writer Karl Friedrich Kurz , who lived in Vårdal on the north side of Dalsfjorden facing Gjølanger . He planted `` Sequoia gigantea '' trees . One of them has survived to this day and has reached a height of about 4 m. It is not in very good health , but is still growing . He died in 1979 in the municipality of Fjaler in Sogn og Fjordane county . Literary work . Erik Grant Lea : `` Røsslyng og Tanker 1970 . '' Poems Some poems in K. Stub og S. Osnes : `` Der Stillheten Gror '' , 1996 .
Cinema of Bhutan . The cinema of Bhutan is a small but emerging industry , having started in the mid-1990s . It has since been supported by government officials and different businesses . Bhutan 's film industry is highly influenced by neighboring India 's Bollywood , with most Bhutanese films being adaptations of Indian ones or based on the Bollywood format . Recently , there have been calls by local filmmakers for a tilt towards originality in Bhutanese cinema . Many films have started to blend Indian cinema with local Buddhist teachings and traditions , and Bollywood films are now rarely seen in Bhutanese cinema halls after more than a decade of domination . Storytelling based on Buddhist oral history and supernatural beliefs are increasingly influencing Bhutanese cinematic structure . In 2003 , `` Travellers and Magicians '' was the first feature film to be entirely shot within Bhutan. , Bhutan 's film industry produces an average of thirty films a year . By 2012 , Thimpu had six cinema halls . Bhutan 's film industry is expected to grow and present innovative concepts and new types of internet and social media communication in this highly competitive market . Film and media developments . Conventional film made a fast beginning after a blend of a few systems by the Lumière brothers in France . After first open screening of movie on December 28 , 1895 in Paris , film went far and wide . The Lumière siblings are said to have gone travelling with their alleged `` cinématographe '' in 1896 , visiting Bombay , London , New York City and Buenos Aires . These days the digitization of accumulations and media and the ascent and development of new advancements for smaller buyer related applications summon central inquiries to the position of media partners and the customary ideal models . Little and forthcoming country states and additionally generally prevailing `` silver screen '' nations such as Germany , France and the United States consider their silver screen , film and media industries as an remarkable chance to create aesthetic and business disclosure . There is a developing enthusiasm for up and coming country states and new film businesses grasping new media to draw in and increase , new markets , groups of onlookers ( between ) national fame and to build up a national personality . Bhutan film industry . The BBS narrative `` The Cost of Climate Change '' ( 2009 ) won the United Nations Correspondents Affiliation ( UNVA ) worldwide prize for Climate change . Dorji Wangchuk won a universal grant in 2003 for his film `` School Among Glaciers '' ( Bhutan 2003 ) . From that point forward this title has won 15 national and universal honors in radio and TV . The holder , a short film , coordinated by Jamyang Dorji , debuted at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival and was screened in Brussels together with `` Original Photocopy of Joy '' by Dechen Roder . The Bhutan Beskop film celebration ( 2010 , 2011 ) opens ways to elective expressions movies , and is viewed with extraordinary enthusiasm by outside media . The business film industry is the fundamental generator of film preparations . Financial specialists and sometimes banks fund business preparations that are screened in one of Bhutan 's seven cinemas , of which the Lugar lobby with 880 seats is the biggest . Today 's Bhutan film industry creates a great ( low spending plan ) generation level and has all the earmarks of being a utilization industry , with included esteem from business and imaginative viewpoints . A sum of 152 Bhutanese movies were created in the main decade of the 21st century . Bhutan has two distribution houses . Business movies are periodically in light of an `` affection '' subject , here and there joined with a social issue ( HIV , urbanization ) taking after a customary script with exchanges , tunes , dances , complicated relations and a battle . Spending plans change from $ 15,000 to $ 50,000 . Compensations for performers and vocalists have gone up from $ 1,000 ( 2006 ) to $ 10,000 per film for top on-screen characters in 2011 . Real uses for film preparations are coordinations , gear and compensations . The brut income for a well known film ( up to 90,000 onlookers ) may reach up to $ 140,000 , while less well known movies may raise half of it and unpopular movies hazard shortages . Main issues . Market : the market of film buyers may develop , so will the enthusiasm for outside preparations increment when current , agreeable and sumptuous films will show up in huge urban communities . The greater part of the present low spending creations may do well in shoddy lodging ; buyers with a higher buy power may lean toward global top creations from the SAARC district and past . Silver screen proprietors may get to be master dynamic software engineers and concentrate on chose customer gatherings to improve their benefits . Advertising powers may after some time dissuade the making of minimal cost residential productions . Production : Bhutan 's film industry has a couple of creation houses , leasing film gear ; a couple travel operators encouraged outside movie producers shooting a narrative then again highlight film in Bhutan . A couple sound studios have showed up in Thimphu . A completely prepared film studio that incorporates into entryway shooting potential outcomes with cutting edge gear does not exist in Bhutan . Quality : Bhutanese group of onlookers incline toward local preparations to Indian ( Bollywood ) and American ( Hollywood ) movies , right now . For the most part since the theaters were appearing obsolete ( shoddy ) global movies . Local business movies are made with a low financial plan , taking after an arrangement increased in value by the present mass film purchasers . Developments happen in the non-business part . Upgrades are required on the whole parts of generation : script-writing , acting , method , sound , light , and stories . Dissemination : Films are being circulated by the makers venturing to every part of the nation with the ace tape , a screen and DVD player to demonstrate the film in semi urban and provincial ranges in schools , metropolitan lobbies or the outside . Proficient merchants do n't exist in Bhutan . Fear for robbery of new discharges and need for the makers to keep grasp on wages reject merchants coming in . Robbery : Piracy has been a worldwide issue and influences the Bhutan film industry . DVDs are effortlessly duplicated in Nepal/India and retailed through shops in the urban areas . Against theft control and security of aesthetic property are not powerful to date . Makers are hesitant to share their movies on DVD or with media ( BBS , nearby TV stations ) . Elective deals strategies , as Web deals , pay by view , or deal through daily papers ( purchase a paper , get a DVD ) are not yet practiced . The Bhutan film industry and its residential market offer sufficient chances to form into an expert and gainful industry . The expansion of procurement power furthermore , the interest for class stimulation will urge popular silver cinemas to come to Bhutan . Bhutan is increasing global intrigue and ubiquity on account of its image ( exclusive , authentic , GNH ) , area/landscapes , stories and skilled performing artists . Pulling in outside preparations with best in class offices ( studio , hardware , staff , coordinations ) may create motivation and pay for both the film business and the Royal Government of Bhutan . Making up for lost time with the Western multi media outlet ( books , magazines , web , DVD/CD , web shops , appears , celebrations ) opens ways to coordinate movies into an expansive supply of excitement for a developing purchaser showcase in Bhutan and beyond.The non-business segment is going to desert its underground status and may before long be prepared to get a relentless stage at global film celebrations . Bhutan film industry requires a typical vision on grasping , executing and utilizing new instruments ( TV , web , boisterous processing ) of cutting edge film and Bhutan 's forthcoming film industry . Bhutan 's film industry requires pertinent guidelines and controls to oversee ( between ) national advancements and ventures . Issues like audit ( restriction ) , theft , copyrights and standards and controls with respect to the parts of umbrella associations what 's more , experts are to be managed by the media partners .
Science in the Soul . `` Science in the Soul : Selected Writings of a Passionate Rationalist '' is a book of selected essays and other writings by Richard Dawkins published in 2017 . Published after two volumes of autobiography , it is his second essay collection , together with `` A Devil 's Chaplain '' ( 2003 ) . Description . The book was edited by Gillian Somerscales and dedicated to Christopher Hitchens ( 1949-2011 ) . It contains more than forty essays , journalism , lectures and letters ( organised in eight chapters ) about the importance of science . Reviews . Michael Shermer , editor-in-chief of `` Skeptic '' , wrote that `` No living scientist is more deserving of such recognition than Richard Dawkins , whose every book reflects his literary genius and scientific substance . `` Science in the Soul '' is the perfect embodiment of Nobel-quality literature . '' James Randi , author of `` The Faith Healers '' , wrote that `` Science in the Soul '' is packed with Dr Dawkins ’ s philosophy , humor , anger , and quiet wisdom , leading the reader gently but firmly to inevitable conclusions that edify and educate , while dropping in periodic bons mots that seize attention rather firmly . ''
Fukushima , Hokkaido . is a town located in Oshima Subprefecture , Hokkaido , Japan . As of September 2016 , the town has an estimated population of 4,390 , and a density of 23 persons per km² . The total area is 187.23 km² . Economics . Industries in the town include squid fishing and tourism . The main tourist attractions are the Seikan Tunnel Museum , and the sumo museum ( Yokozuna Chiyonoyama Chiyonofuji Kinenkan ) . Two former Sumo Grand Champions ( Yokozuna ) were born and lived in Fukushima and their careers are celebrated in the sumo museum . The first is Chiyonoyama ( 千代の山 雅信 ) followed by Chiyonofuji ( 千代の富士貢 ) . The latter is one of the most successful sumo wrestlers of all time and won 31 top division titles in his career before retiring in 1991 . A new tourist attraction opened in July , 2011 . The Kaikyo Yokozuna Beach opened after several years of planning and building and has been named after the two famous Yokozuna from the town . Transportation . Yoshioka , a part of the town , has access tunnels to the Seikan Tunnel and Yoshioka-Kaitei Station . This station , along with Tappi-Kaitei Station on the Aomori side of the tunnel , were the world 's first undersea stations . They were closed because of the construction of Hokkaido Shinkansen . The Seikan Tunnel travels beneath the Tsugaru Strait — connecting the island of Hokkaido and Aomori Prefecture on the Japanese island of Honshū — as part of the Japan Railways Kaikyō Line . The access tunnels from Yoshioka serve as emergency access and escape points and were important during the tunnel 's construction phase .
Gianni Poggi . Gianni Poggi ( October 4 , 1921 - December 16 , 1989 ) was an Italian tenor , particularly associated with the Italian repertory . Biography . Born in Piacenza , Poggi studied first in Bologna with soprano Valeria Manna , and later in Milan with baritone Emilio Ghirardini . He made his debut in Palermo , as Rodolfo , in 1947 . He first sang at La Scala in 1948 and appeared there until 1965 , his roles included : Riccardo , Enzo , Fernando , Edgardo , Duca di Mantua , Alfredo , Cavaradossi , etc . He also sang at all the major opera houses throughout Italy , notably in Florence in 1955 , in a revival of Donizetti 's `` Dom Sebastien '' . He portrayed the role of Lohengrin at Arena of Verona in 1949 and in his home town Piacenza in 1963 ( both sung in Italian ) . Poggi made his debut at the Metropolitan Opera in 1955 , in `` Rigoletto '' , opposite Robert Merrill and Roberta Peters . He returned for further performances in 1957 : `` Rigoletto '' again ( now with Leonard Warren ) , `` Tosca '' ( opposite Antonietta Stella and Walter Cassel , conducted by Dimitri Mitropoulos ) , `` La bohème '' ( with Licia Albanese and Ettore Bastianini , conducted by Thomas Schippers ) , `` Lucia di Lammermoor '' ( with Lily Pons ) , `` La traviata '' ( opposite Renata Tebaldi ) , and `` La Gioconda '' ( with Zinka Milanov , Leonard Warren , Cesare Siepi and Regina Resnik ) . He was a regular guest at the Vienna State Opera from 1959 to 1964 , also appearing at the Berlin State Opera and Monte Carlo Opera . He retired from the stage in 1969 , his last role being Faust of Boito 's `` Mefistofele '' . Poggi had a spinto tenor voice , occasionally inclined to hardness , enabling him to sing both lyric and dramatic roles .
James Earl Rudder . James Earl Rudder ( May 6 , 1910 – March 23 , 1970 ) was a United States Army major general who as a lieutenant colonel was the commander of the historic Pointe du Hoc battle which was part of the Invasion of Normandy . He also commanded U.S. forces at the Battle of the Hurtgen wood and led a series of delaying actions and ambushes during the Battle of the Bulge . General Rudder also at various times served as Texas Land Commissioner , the 16th president of Texas A & M University , third president of the Texas A & M University System , mayor of Brady , Texas , and a high school and college teacher and coach . Military career . After graduation from Texas A & M , Rudder had been commissioned a second lieutenant of infantry in the United States Organized Reserve Corps . After being called into active duty in 1941 , Rudder took part in the D-Day landings as commanding officer of the United States Army 's 2nd Ranger Battalion . His U.S. Army Rangers stormed the beach at Pointe du Hoc , scaling 100-foot ( 30-meter ) cliffs under enemy fire to reach and destroy German gun batteries . The battalion 's casualty rate for this perilous mission was greater than 50 % . Rudder himself was wounded twice during the course of the fighting . In spite of this , they dug in and fought off German counterattacks for two days until relieved . His men and he helped to successfully establish a beachhead for the Allied forces . The siege was replicated in the 1962 epic film `` The Longest Day '' . Seven months later , Rudder was assigned to command the 109th Infantry Regiment , which saw key service in the Battle of the Bulge . Rudder earned military honors including the Distinguished Service Cross , Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster , Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster , French Legion of Honor with Croix de Guerre and Palm , and Order of Leopold ( Belgium ) with Croix de Guerre and Palm . He was a full colonel by the war 's end and was promoted to brigadier general of the United States Army Reserve in 1954 and major general in 1957 . Political and academic career . Rudder served as mayor of Brady , Texas , for six years from 1946-52 . In 1953 , he became vice president of Brady Aviation Company . On January 1 , 1955 , he assumed the office of Texas Land Commissioner after James Bascom Giles abandoned the position . At that time , the Veterans Land Program was under scrutiny for mismanagement and corruption . Rudder undertook the task of reforming policies , expediting land applications , and closely supervising proper accounting procedures . He also oversaw the proper leasing of state lands by employing more field inspectors for oil and gas sites and adding a seismic exploration staff . In addition , he improved working conditions for his staff and instigated a program to preserve the many deteriorating General Land Office documents . Rudder won the 1956 state land commissioner election as a Democrat . He became vice president of Texas A & M University in 1958 and was named its president in 1959 . He was president of the entire A & M System from 1965 until his death in 1970 . In 1967 , President Lyndon B. Johnson presented him with the Distinguished Service Medal , the country 's highest peacetime service award . Since his death in 1970 , an annual service has been held in Normandy , France , in his honor . Death . Rudder died on March 23 , 1970 , after suffering a cerebral hemorrhage . Tributes . The Major General James E. Rudder Medal is awarded annually by the Association of the United States Army ( AUSA ) to an Army Reserve Soldier - serving or retired - whose career in the Army Reserve exemplifies the example of the Army Reserve Citizen-Soldier modeled by General Rudder .
Gerald Smyth . Lieutenant-Colonel Gerald Bryce Ferguson Smyth , DSO and Bar , French Croix de Guerre and Belgian Croix de guerre ( 7 September 1885 – 17 July 1920 ) was a British Army officer and police officer who was at the centre of an alleged mutiny in the ranks of the Royal Irish Constabulary during the Irish War of Independence . He was shot and killed by the Irish Republican Army in Cork in 1920 . Background . Gerald Smyth was born at Phoenix Lodge , Dalhousie , Punjab , India , the eldest son of George Smyth and Helen Ferguson Smyth . His father was the British High Commissioner in the Punjab and his mother was the daughter of Thomas Ferguson of Banbridge , County Down , Ireland . Smyth had one brother , George Osbert Smyth , who also served as a British Army officer . Both served in the First World War and in Ireland during the War of Independence . Military service . A Woolwich graduate , Gerald Smyth was commissioned into the Royal Engineers as a young man and volunteered at the outbreak of World War I even though he had been offered a position as Professor of Mathematics at Chatham . He was sent to France where he was seriously injured on a number of occasions . One of his injuries restricted the use of his left arm . He was mentioned in despatches seven times . In June 1920 Colonel Smyth was sent to Ireland at the height of the War of Independence . He was seconded to the RIC of which he was appointed Divisional Commissioner for the province of Munster . Listowel . On 19 June 1920 Smyth made a speech to the ranks of the Listowel RIC in which he was reported to have said , `` Police and military will patrol the country roads at least five nights a week . They are not to confine themselves to the main roads but make across the country , lie in ambush , take cover behind fences near roads , and when civilians are seen approaching shout : 'Hands up ! ' Should the order be not obeyed , shoot , and shoot with effect . If the persons approaching carry their hands in their pockets or are in any way suspicious looking , shoot them down . You may make mistakes occasionally and innocent persons may be shot , but that can not be helped and you are bound to get the right persons sometimes . The more you shoot the better I will like you ; and I assure you that no policeman will get into trouble for shooting any man and I will guarantee that your names will not be given at the inquest . '' One officer , Constable Jeremiah Mee , put his gun on the table and called Smyth a murderer . Smyth ordered his arrest but the RIC men present refused . He and 13 others resigned , most joining or assisting the Irish Republican Army . Mee became a confidant and ally of Michael Collins . Death . Smyth 's order marked him for attention from the IRA . He subsequently returned to Cork and took lodgings at the Cork & County Club , an Anglo-Irish social club . On the evening of 17 July 1920 he was in the smoking room when a six-man IRA team led by Dan `` Sandow '' O'Donovan entered and allegedly said to him , `` Colonel , were not your orders to shoot on sight ? Well you are in sight now , so prepare . '' Colonel Smyth jumped to his feet before being riddled with bullets . Despite being shot twice in the head , once through the heart and twice through the chest , the Colonel staggered to the passage where he dropped dead . He was 34 years old . Colonel Gerald Smyth was buried at Banbridge , County Down on 20 July 1920 . His funeral was followed by a three-day pogrom against local Roman Catholic homes and businesses . One Protestant man was shot and killed and three Irish nationalists were convicted of firearms offences . Smyth 's brother , George Osbert Smyth , allegedly became a member of the Cairo Gang , an elite group of British intelligence officers in Dublin sent specially to spy on and eliminate leading IRA figures , in order to avenge his brother 's death . Osbert Smyth was shot dead in October 1920 while trying to arrest IRA suspects Dan Breen and Seán Treacy at a house in Drumcondra . Most of the other Cairo Gang members were shot dead early in the morning of `` Bloody Sunday '' , 21 November 1920 , on the orders of Michael Collins .
Tarzan ( 2003 TV series ) . `` Tarzan '' is an American television series that premiered on The WB on October 5 , 2003 and ended on November 23 , 2003 . Based on the Tarzan series by Edgar Rice Burroughs and developed by Eric Kripke , the show was set in New York City , depicting a modern-day adaptation on Burroughs ' characters . In December 2003 , the series was canceled after eight episodes . Synopsis and creator commentary . NYPD detective Jane Porter 's ordinary life is disrupted when a routine case unexpectedly leads her to John Clayton , who prefers to be called Tarzan . After being proclaimed dead for 20 years , John Clayton was found in the jungles of Africa by his billionaire uncle , Richard Clayton , who is the CEO of powerful Greystoke Industries . Held against his will at his uncle 's home , Tarzan escapes and prowls all over the city , helping others in need . Upon meeting Jane , he begins to follow her from her home to crime scenes , simultaneously assisting her with her police cases . Kripke was critical of the show , calling it `` a piece of crap '' and saying : `` I 'll stand behind the pilot . It has a beginning , middle , and -- the problem -- it ends . I was hungry to have anything in production , so I wrote a 50-page story that ended . Then it got made and I had something in production and it was all my dreams come true . They said to me , 'Let 's do 12 more . ' I said , 'Uh , wait ! What 's the story ? ' So , Tarzan was a hell ride in every way , and we only did eight before they wisely put us out of our misery . '' List of songs used . The opening theme song is `` Try '' by Paloalto .
1995–96 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team . The 1995–96 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team represented Syracuse University . The head coach was Jim Boeheim , serving for his 20th year . The team played its home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse , New York . The team finished with a 29–9 ( 12–6 ) record , while making it to the Championship Game of the NCAA tournament . The team was led by seniors John Wallace and Lazarus Sims . Fellow senior J.B. Reafsnyder , juniors Jason Cipolla and Otis Hill , sophomore Todd Burgan and Marius Janulis played key roles . Walk-on and future NFL star Donovan McNabb also appeared in five games . Season recap . Syracuse was aided by the return of John Wallace , who had declared for the NBA draft , but chose to withdraw his early entry . Wallace would lead Syracuse in scoring for 30-of-38 games , leading Syracuse to an early 11–0 record . With the Orangemen hitting a bump in mid-season losing five of eight Big East games , Boeheim chose to insert Jason Cipolla into the starting lineup in favor of Marius Janulis . The move worked as Syracuse would go 8–1 to finish the regular season with a record of 22–7 . Syracuse would advance to the Big East Championship semi-finals , where it was knocked off by Connecticut , 85–67 . Syracuse was named a No . 4 seed for the tournament , and played one of its most memorable games in the Sweet 16 against Georgia . Cipolla hit a jumper as time expired in regulation to send the game to overtime , and John Wallace sealed the victory with a 3-pointer with 2 seconds remaining to propel Syracuse to an 83–81 win . Wallace finished with 30 points and 15 rebounds in that game . Syracuse would knock off the Paul Pierce , Raef LaFrentz and Jacques Vaughn-led Kansas in the Elite 8 , and Erick Dampier and the Mississippi State Bulldogs in the National Semifinal game . This set up a matchup between Jim Boeheim and former assistant Rick Pitino , who was now head coach of the Kentucky Wildcats in the National Championship game . Syracuse , a heavy underdog , nearly overcame a 13-point second-half deficit , closing to within 2 , but Kentucky held on for a 76–67 victory . Kentucky featured a deep team , including future NBA players Derek Anderson , Antoine Walker , Tony Delk and Ron Mercer .
Kukharenkoite- ( Ce ) . Kukharenkoite- ( Ce ) is a barium cerium fluoride carbonate mineral , formula Ba2CeF ( CO3 ) 3 . It was identified from samples found in the Mont-Saint-Hilaire alkaline intrusive complex , Quebec , and the Khibiny Massif , Kola peninsula , Russia . It was named for Russian mineralogist Alexander A. Kukharenko ( 1914–1993 ) . The similar `` zhonghuacerite , '' a cerium containing mineral from China , is considered to be either kukharenkoite- ( Ce ) or huanghoite- ( Ce ) rather than a valid mineral .
Warren Granados . Warren Alberto Granados Quesada ( born December 6 , 1981 ) is a Costa Rican professional footballer . As of 2009 , he plays for Asociación Deportiva Ramonense . Club career . Granados made his professional debut for second division Ramonense aged 16 and joined Alajuelense ahead of the 2002 season , signing for 4 years . In summer 2004 he moved to Puntarenas and in May 2005 he was on the losing end missing out on the Clausura season final as his side Cartaginés lost to Saprissa . In July 2008 , Granados returned to playing for Ramonense after quitting football to pick up computer studies and work outside football . International career . Granados has played at the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship and competed for Costa Rica at the 2004 Summer Olympics . He made his senior debut for Costa Rica in a May 2009 friendly match against Venezuela and earned a total of 6 caps , scoring 2 goals including four appearances at the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup finals . His final international was a July 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup match against Mexico .
Fear and Sand . `` Fear and Sand '' ( ) is a 1948 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Totò . Plot . Nicolino is a kitchen boy who works in a small pharmacy in the country , run by a woman unbearably rude . So Nicolino really wants to leave his job , when he discovers that you are looking for a murderess with the same face to his . Nicolino so disguises himself as a woman and flees with the first plane is : leave for Sevilla . In Spain Nicolino is always found involved in misunderstandings and terrible mess because it is always considered a murderess until he runs into some people who mistake him for a famous bullfighter ready for his next battle against the bull to be held in bullfight in a few rounds . Nicolino in spite of being trained and prepared for the race and also falls in love with the beautiful Patricia , who encourages him to fight . Nicolino is wittily nicknamed `` Nicolete '' and is faced with the bull but it breaks down . In the hospital Nicolete prove their identity and will marry Patricia .
The Unholy Handjob . `` The Unholy Handjob '' is the second studio album by DUH , released in 1995 by Alternative Tentacles . Music . Because of the less than serious nature of the project , the music of `` The Unholy Handjob '' is based around simplified riffs and notably more alternative metal-based than its predecessor , which was firmly rooted in noisy garage rock and sludge metal . The track `` Pricks Are Heavy '' is a live performance of the band opening for L7 at Whisky a Go Go . The track 's title is a pun of `` Bricks Are Heavy '' by L7 , comprises a tongue-in-cheek and haphazardly performed medley of `` Heart-Shaped Box '' by Nirvana , `` Basket Case '' by Green Day and `` Shitlist '' by L7 in-between vocalist Greg Werckman aggressively taunting the crowd . Reception . Ned Raggett , who had written a positive review of the band 's debut , was critical of `` The Unholy Handjob '' . He gave the album two-and-a-half out of five stars , saying `` the vocalist ( clearly not Biafra , that much is clear ) aims for yelled pseudo-metal smoothness , if such a thing exists , and the riffs and songs are as rockingly clichéd as they get . If Butt Trumpet , say , had done this kind of thing , nobody would have noticed much about it , and if it had been marketed as a direct parody , doubtless little would have cared . '' Personnel . Adapted from `` The Unholy Handjob '' liner notes .
Callum Parkinson . Callum Francis Parkinson ( born 24 October 1996 ) is an English cricketer who plays for Leicestershire . Primarily a Slow left arm orthodox bowler , he also bats left handed . He is the twin-brother of Lancashire spinner Matt Parkinson . On 17 September 2016 , Parkinson rejected a new contract at Derbyshire and signed for Leicestershire ahead of the 2017 season . He made his List A debut for Leicestershire in the 2017 Royal London One-Day Cup on 16 May 2017 . He made his Twenty20 debut for Leicestershire in the 2017 NatWest t20 Blast on 9 July 2017 . Callum is twin of Matt who is currently in Sydney playing for Gordon Cricket Club .
Gordon College ( Philippines ) . Gordon College , also known as Dalubhasaang Gordon in Filipino , is a local government-funded college in Olongapo City , Philippines . It was founded on February 24 , 1999 by virtue of City Ordinance No . 9 , and is composed of four constituent colleges : College of Computer Studies , College of Business and Accountancy , College of Education , and College of Allied Health and Sciences . Other academic units include the Department of Vocational Technology , Faculty of Arts and Sciences , Center for Research and Development , and Institute of Graduate Studies .
Amata dohertyi . `` Amata dohertyi '' is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae . It was described by George Hampson in 1898 . It is found on Java .
Billy the Kid . Billy the Kid ( born Henry McCarty September 17 or November 23 , 1859July 14 , 1881 , also known as William H. Bonney ) was an American Old West outlaw and gunfighter who killed eight men before he was shot and killed at age 21 . He took part in New Mexico 's Lincoln County War , during which he allegedly took part in three murders . McCarty was orphaned at age 13 . The owner of a boarding house gave him a room in exchange for work . His first arrest was for stealing food at age 16 in late 1875 . Ten days later , he robbed a Chinese laundry and was arrested , but he escaped only two days later . He tried to stay with his stepfather , and then fled from New Mexico Territory into neighboring Arizona Territory , making him both an outlaw and a federal fugitive . After murdering a blacksmith during an altercation in August 1877 , Bonney became a wanted man in Arizona Territory and returned to New Mexico , where he joined a group of cattle rustlers . He became a well-known figure in the region when he joined the Regulators and took part in the Lincoln County War . In April 1878 , the Regulators killed three men , including Lincoln County Sheriff William J. Brady and one of his deputies . Bonney and two other Regulators were later charged with killing all three men . Bonney 's notoriety grew in December 1880 when the `` Las Vegas Gazette '' in Las Vegas , New Mexico , and `` The Sun '' in New York City carried stories about his crimes . Sheriff Pat Garrett captured Bonney later that month . In April 1881 , Bonney was tried and convicted of the murder of Brady , and was sentenced to hang in May of that year . He escaped from jail on April 28 , 1881 , killing two sheriff 's deputies in the process and evading capture for more than two months . Garrett shot and killed Bonneyaged 21in Fort Sumner on July 14 , 1881 . During the following decades , legends that Bonney had survived that night grew , and a number of men claimed to be him . Early life . Henry McCarty was born to Catherine ( ) McCarty in New York City . While his birth year has been confirmed to be 1859 , the exact date of his birth has been disputed as either September 17 or November 23 of that year . A letter from an official of Saint Peters 's Church in Manhattan states it is in possession of records showing McCarty was baptized in that church on September 28 , 1859 . Census records indicate his younger brother , Joseph McCarty , was born in 1863 . Following the death of her husband Patrick , Catherine McCarty and her sons moved to Indianapolis , Indiana , where she met William Henry Harrison Antrim . The McCarty family moved with Antrim to Wichita , Kansas , in 1870 . After moving again a few years later , Catherine married Antrim on March 1 , 1873 , at the First Presbyterian Church in Santa Fe , New Mexico Territory ; McCarty and his brother Joseph were witnesses to the ceremony . Shortly afterward , the family moved from Santa Fe to Silver City , New Mexico , and Joseph McCarty began using the name Joseph Antrim . Catherine McCarty died of tuberculosis on September 16 , 1874 . First crimes . McCarty was 13 years old when his mother died . Sarah Brown , the owner of a boarding house , gave him room and board in exchange for work . On September 16 , 1875 , McCarty was caught stealing food . Ten days later , McCarty and George Schaefer robbed a Chinese laundry , stealing clothing and two pistols . McCarty was charged with theft and was jailed . He escaped two days later and became a fugitive , as reported in the `` Silver City Herald '' the next day , the first story published about him . McCarty located his stepfather and stayed with him until Antrim threw him out ; McCarty stole clothing and guns from him . It was the last time the two saw each other . After leaving Antrim , McCarty traveled to southeastern Arizona Territory , where he worked as a ranch hand and gambled his wages in nearby gaming houses . In 1876 , he was hired as a ranch hand by well-known rancher Henry Hooker . During this time , McCarty became acquainted with John R. Mackie , a Scottish-born criminal and former U.S. Cavalry private who , following his discharge , remained near the U.S. Army post at Camp Grant . The two men soon began stealing horses from local soldiers . McCarty became known as `` Kid Antrim '' because of his youth , slight build , clean-shaven appearance , and personality . On August 17 , 1877 , McCarty was at a saloon in the village of Bonita when he got into an argument with Francis `` Windy '' Cahill , a blacksmith who reportedly had bullied McCarty and on more than one occasion , called McCarty a `` pimp '' . McCarty in turn called Cahill a `` son of a bitch , '' whereupon Cahill threw McCarty to the floor and the two struggled for McCarty 's revolver . McCarty shot and mortally wounded Cahill . A witness said , `` [ Billy ] had no choice ; he had to use his equalizer . '' Cahill died the following day . McCarty fled but returned a few days later and was apprehended by Miles Wood , the local justice of the peace . McCarty was detained and held in the Camp Grant guardhouse but escaped before law enforcement could arrive . McCarty stole a horse and fled Arizona Territory for New Mexico Territory , but Apaches took the horse from him , leaving him to walk many miles to the nearest settlement . At Fort Stanton in the Pecos Valley , McCarty—starving and near death—went to the home of friend and Seven Rivers Warriors gang member John Jones , whose mother Barbara nursed McCarty back to health . After regaining his health , McCarty went to Apache Tejo , a former army post , where he joined a band of rustlers who raided herds owned by cattle magnate John Chisum in Lincoln County . After McCarty was spotted in Silver City , his involvement with the gang was mentioned in a local newspaper . At some point in 1877 , McCarty began to refer to himself as `` William H. Bonney '' . Prelude . After returning to New Mexico , Bonney worked for English businessman and rancher John Henry Tunstall ( 1853–1878 ) , as a cowboy near the Rio Felix—a tributary of the Rio Grande—in Lincoln County . Tunstall and his business partner and lawyer Alexander McSween were opponents of an alliance formed by Irish-American businessmen Lawrence Murphy , James Dolan , and John Riley . The three men had wielded an economic and political hold over Lincoln County since the early 1870s , due in part to their ownership of a beef contract with nearby Fort Stanton and a well-patronized dry goods store in Lincoln . In February 1878 , McSween owed $ 8,000 to Dolan , who obtained a court order and asked Lincoln County Sheriff William J. Brady to attach nearly $ 40,000 worth of Tunstall 's property and livestock . Tunstall put Bonney in charge of nine prime horses and told him to relocate them to his ranch for safekeeping . Meanwhile , Sheriff Brady assembled a large posse to seize Tunstall 's cattle . On February 18 , 1878 , Tunstall learned of the posse 's presence on his land and rode out to intervene . During the encounter , one member of the posse shot Tunstall in the chest , knocking him off his horse . Another posse member took Tunstall 's gun and killed him with a shot to the back of his head . Tunstall 's murder ignited the conflict between the two factions that became known as the Lincoln County War . Build-up . After Tunstall was killed , Bonney and Dick Brewer swore affidavits against Brady and those in his posse , and obtained murder warrants from Lincoln County justice of the peace John B. Wilson . On February 20 , 1878 , while attempting to arrest Brady , the sheriff and his deputies found and arrested Bonney and two other men riding with him . Deputy U.S . Marshal Robert Widenmann , a friend of Bonney , and a detachment of soldiers captured Sheriff Brady 's jail guards , put them behind bars , and released Bonney and Brewer . Bonney then joined the Lincoln County Regulators ; on March 9 they captured Frank Baker and William Morton , both of whom were accused of killing Tunstall . Baker and Morton were killed while trying to escape . On April 1 , the Regulators ambushed Sheriff Brady and his deputies ; Bonney was wounded in the thigh during the battle . Sheriff Brady , and Deputy Sheriff George W. Hindman , were killed . On the morning of April 4 , 1878 , Buckshot Roberts and Dick Brewer were killed during a shootout at Blazer 's Mill . Warrants were issued for several participants on both sides , and Bonney and two others were charged with killing the three men . Battle of Lincoln ( 1878 ) . On the night of Sunday , July 14 , McSween and the Regulators—now a group of fifty or sixty men—went to Lincoln and stationed themselves in the town among several buildings . At the McSween residence were Bonney , Florencio Chavez , Jose Chavez y Chavez , Jim French , Harvey Morris , Tom O'Folliard , and Yginio Salazar , among others . Another group led by Marin Chavez and Doc Scurlock positioned themselves on the roof of a saloon . Henry Newton Brown , Dick Smith and George Coe defended a nearby adobe bunkhouse . On Tuesday , July 16 , the newly appointed sheriff George Peppin sent sharpshooters to kill the McSween defenders at the saloon . Peppin 's men retreated when one of the snipers , Charles Crawford , was killed by Fernando Herrera . Peppin then sent a request for assistance to Colonel Nathan Dudley , commandant of nearby Fort Stanton . In a reply to Peppin , Dudley refused to intervene but later arrived in Lincoln with troops , turning the battle in favor of the Murphy-Dolan faction . A shooting war broke out on Friday , July 19 . McSween 's supporters gathered inside his house ; when Buck Powell and Deputy Sheriff Jack Long set fire to the building , the occupants began shooting . Bonney and the other men fled the building when all rooms but one were burning . During the confusion , Alexander McSween was shot and killed by Robert W. Beckwith , who was then shot and killed by Bonney . Outlaw . Bonney and three other survivors of the Battle of Lincoln were near the Mescalero Indian Agency when the agency bookkeeper , Morris Bernstein , was murdered on August 5 , 1878 . All four were indicted for the murder , despite conflicting evidence that Bernstein had been killed by Constable Atanacio Martinez . All of these indictments except Bonney 's were later quashed . On October 5 , 1878 , U.S . Marshal John Sherman informed newly appointed Territorial Governor and former Army general Lew Wallace that he held warrants for several men , including `` William H. Antrim , alias Kid , alias Bonny [ sic ] '' but was unable to execute them `` owing to the disturbed condition of affairs in that county , resulting from the acts of a desperate class of men '' . Wallace issued an amnesty proclamation on November 13 , 1878 , which pardoned anyone involved in the Lincoln County War since Tunstall 's murder . It specifically excluded persons who had been convicted of or indicted for a crime , and therefore excluded Bonney . On February 18 , 1879 , Bonney and friend Tom O'Folliard were in Lincoln and watched as attorney Huston Chapman was shot and his corpse set on fire . According to eyewitnesses , the pair were innocent bystanders forced at gunpoint by Jesse Evans to witness the murder . Bonney wrote to Governor Wallace on March 13 , 1879 , with an offer to provide information on the Chapman murder in exchange for amnesty . On March 15 , Governor Wallace replied , agreeing to a secret meeting to discuss the situation . Bonney met with Wallace in Lincoln on March 17 , 1879 . During the meeting and in subsequent correspondence , Wallace promised Bonney protection from his enemies and clemency if he would offer his testimony to a grand jury . On March 20 , Wallace wrote to Bonney , `` to remove all suspicion of understanding , I think it better to put the arresting party in charge of Sheriff Kimbrell [ sic ] who shall be instructed to see that no violence is used '' . Bonney responded on the same day , agreeing to testify and confirming Wallace 's proposal for his arrest and detention in a local jail to assure his safety . On March 21 , Bonney let himself be captured by a posse led by Sheriff George Kimball of Lincoln County . As agreed , Bonney provided a statement about Chapman 's murder and testified in court . However , after Bonney 's testimony , the local district attorney refused to set him free . Still in custody several weeks later , Bonney began to suspect Wallace had used subterfuge and would never grant him amnesty . Bonney escaped from the Lincoln County jail on June 17 , 1879 . Bonney avoided further violence until January 10 , 1880 , when he shot and killed Joe Grant , a newcomer to the area , at Hargrove 's Saloon in Fort Sumner , New Mexico . The `` Santa Fe Weekly New Mexican '' reported , `` Billy Bonney , more extensively known as 'the Kid , ' shot and killed Joe Grant . The origin of the difficulty was not learned . '' According to other contemporary sources , Bonney had been warned Grant intended to kill him . He walked up to Grant , told him he admired his revolver , and asked to examine it . Grant handed it over . Before returning the pistol , which Bonney noticed contained only three cartridges , he positioned the cylinder so the next hammer fall would land on an empty chamber . Grant suddenly pointed his pistol at Bonney 's face and pulled the trigger . When it failed to fire , Bonney drew his own weapon and shot Grant in the head . A reporter for the `` Las Vegas Optic '' quoted Bonney as saying the encounter `` was a game of two and I got there first '' . In 1880 Bonney formed a friendship with a rancher named Jim Greathouse , who later introduced him to Dave Rudabaugh . On November 29 , 1880 , Bonney , Rudabaugh and Billy Wilson ran from a posse led by sheriff 's deputy James Carlyle . Cornered at Greathouse 's ranch , Bonney told the posse they were holding Greathouse as a hostage . Carlyle offered to exchange places with Greathouse , and Bonney accepted the offer . Carlyle later attempted to escape by jumping through a window but he was shot three times and killed . The shoot-out ended in a standoff ; the posse withdrew and Bonney , Rudabaugh , and Wilson rode away . A few weeks after the Greathouse incident , Bonney , Rudabaugh , Wilson , Charlie Bowdre , Tom Pickett , and O'Folliard rode into Fort Sumner . Unknown to Bonney and his companions , a posse led by Pat Garrett was waiting for them . The posse opened fire , killing O'Folliard ; the rest of the outlaws escaped unharmed . Capture and escape . On December 13 , 1880 , Governor Wallace posted a $ 500 bounty for Bonney 's capture . Pat Garrett continued his search for Bonney ; on December 23 , following the siege in which Bowdre was killed , Garrett and his posse captured Bonney along with Pickett , Rudabaugh and Wilson at Stinking Springs . The prisoners , including Bonney , were shackled and taken to Fort Sumner , then later to Las Vegas , New Mexico . When they arrived on December 26 , they were met by crowds of curious onlookers . The following day , an armed mob gathered at the train depot before the prisoners , who were already on board the train with Garrett , departed for Santa Fe . Deputy Sheriff Romero , backed by the angry group of men , demanded custody of Dave Rudabaugh , who had killed a local jailer . Garrett refused to surrender the prisoner , and a tense confrontation ensued until he agreed to let the sheriff and two other men accompany the party to Santa Fe , where they would petition the governor to release Rudabaugh to them . In a later interview with a reporter , Bonney said he was unafraid during the incident , saying , `` if I only had my Winchester I 'd lick the whole crowd '' . The Las Vegas ( New Mexico ) Gazette ran a story from a jailhouse interview following Bonney 's capture ; when the reporter said Bonney appeared relaxed , he replied , `` What 's the use of looking on the gloomy side of everything ? The laugh 's on me this time . '' During his short career as an outlaw , Bonney was the subject of numerous U.S. newspaper articles , some as far away as New York . After arriving in Santa Fe , Bonney , seeking clemency , sent Governor Wallace four letters over the next three months . Wallace refused to intervene , and Bonney went to trial in April 1881 in Mesilla , New Mexico . Following two days of testimony , Bonney was found guilty of Sheriff Brady 's murder ; it was the only conviction secured against any of the combatants in the Lincoln County War . On April 13 , Judge Warren Bristol sentenced Bonney to hang , with his execution scheduled for May 13 , 1881 . According to legend , upon sentencing , the judge told Bonney he was going to hang until he was `` dead , dead , dead '' ; Bonney 's response was , `` you can go to hell , hell , hell '' . According to the historical record , he did not speak after the reading of his sentence . Following his sentencing , Bonney was moved to Lincoln , where he was held under guard on the top floor of the town courthouse . On the evening of April 28 , 1881 , while Garrett was in White Oaks collecting taxes , Deputy Bob Olinger took five other prisoners across the street for a meal , leaving James Bell , another deputy , alone with Bonney at the jail . Bonney asked to be taken outside to use the outhouse behind the courthouse ; on their return to the jail , Bonney—who was walking ahead of Bell up the stairs to his cell—hid around a blind corner , slipped out of his handcuffs , and beat Bell with the loose end of the cuffs . During the ensuing scuffle , Bonney grabbed Bell 's revolver and fatally shot him in the back as Bell tried to get away . Bonney , with his legs still shackled , broke into Garrett 's office and took a loaded shotgun left behind by Olinger . Bonney waited at the upstairs window for Olinger to respond to the gunshot that killed Bell and called out to him , `` Look up , old boy , and see what you get '' . When Olinger looked up , Bonney shot and killed him . After about an hour , Bonney freed himself from the leg irons with an axe . He obtained a horse and rode out of town ; according to some stories he was singing as he left Lincoln . Recapture and death . While Bonney was on the run , Governor Wallace placed a new $ 500 bounty on the fugitive 's head . Almost three months after his escape , Garrett , responding to rumors Bonney was in the vicinity of Fort Sumner , left Lincoln with two deputies on July 14 , 1881 , to question resident Pete Maxwell , a friend of Bonney 's . Maxwell , son of land baron Lucien Maxwell , spoke with Garrett the same day for several hours . Around midnight , the pair sat in Maxwell 's darkened bedroom when Bonney unexpectedly entered . Accounts vary as to the course of events ; according to the canonical version , as he entered the room , Bonney failed to recognize Garrett due to the poor lighting . Drawing his revolver and backing away , Bonney asked `` ¿Quién es ? ¿Quién es ? '' ( Spanish for `` Who is it ? Who is it ? '' ) . Recognizing Bonney 's voice , Garrett drew his revolver and fired twice . The first bullet struck Bonney in the chest just above his heart , killing him . A few hours after the shooting , a local justice of the peace assembled a coroner 's jury of six people . The jury members interviewed Maxwell and Garrett , and Bonney 's body and the location of the shooting were examined . The jury certified the body as Bonney 's , and according to a local newspaper , the jury foreman said , `` It was the Kid 's ' body that we examined '' . Bonney was given a wake by candlelight ; he was buried the next day and his grave was denoted with a wooden marker . Five days after Bonney 's killing , Garrett traveled to Santa Fe , New Mexico , to collect the $ 500 reward offered by Governor Lew Wallace for his capture , dead or alive . William G. Ritch , the acting New Mexico governor , refused to pay the reward . Over the next few weeks , the residents of Las Vegas , Mesilla , Santa Fe , White Oaks , and other New Mexico cities raised over $ 7,000 bounty reward money for Garrett . A year and four days after Bonney 's death , the New Mexico territorial legislature passed a special act to grant Garrett the $ 500 bounty reward promised by Governor Wallace . Because people had begun to claim Garrett unfairly ambushed Bonney , Garrett felt the need to tell his side of the story and called upon his friend , journalist Marshall Upson , to ghostwrite a book for him . The book , `` The Authentic Life of Billy , the Kid '' , was first published in April 1882 . Although only a few copies sold following its release , it eventually became a reference for later historians who wrote about Bonney 's life . Rumors of survival . Over time , legends claiming Bonney was not killed , and that Garrett staged the incident and death out of friendship so Bonney could evade the law , formed and grew . During the next fifty years , a number of men claimed they were Billy the Kid . Most of these claims were easily disproven but two have remained topics of discussion and debate . In 1948 , a central Texas man Ollie P. Roberts—nicknamed Brushy Bill—began claiming he was Billy the Kid and went before New Mexico Governor Thomas Mabry seeking a pardon . Mabry dismissed Roberts ' claims , and Roberts died shortly afterwards . Nevertheless , Hico , Texas , Roberts ' town of residence , capitalized on his claim by opening a Billy the Kid museum . John Miller , an Arizona man , also claimed he was Bonney . This was unsupported by his family until 1938 , some time after his death . Miller 's body was buried in the state-owned Arizona Pioneers ' Home Cemetery in Prescott , Arizona ; in May 2005 , Miller 's teeth and bones were exhumed and examined , without permission from the state . DNA samples from the remains were sent to a laboratory in Dallas and tested to compare Miller 's DNA with blood samples obtained from floorboards in the old Lincoln County courthouse and a bench where Bonney 's body allegedly was placed after he was shot . According to a July 2015 article in the Washington Post , the lab results were `` useless '' . In 2004 , researchers sought to exhume the remains of Catherine Antrim , Bonney 's mother , whose DNA would be tested and compared with that of the body buried in William Bonney 's grave . As of 2012 , her body had not been exhumed . In 2007 , author and amateur historian Gale Cooper filed a lawsuit against the Lincoln County Sheriff 's Office under the state Inspection of Public Records Act to produce records of the results of the 2006 DNA tests and other forensic evidence collected in the Billy the Kid investigations . In April 2012 , 133 pages of documents were provided ; they offered no conclusive evidence confirming or disproving the generally accepted story of Garret 's killing of Bonney , but confirmed the records ' existence , and that they could have been produced earlier . In 2014 , Cooper was awarded $ 100,000 in punitive damages but the decision was later overturned by the New Mexico Court of Appeals . The lawsuit ultimately cost Lincoln County nearly $ 300,000 . In February 2015 , historian Robert Stahl petitioned a district court in Fort Sumner asking the state of New Mexico to issue a death certificate for Bonney . In July 2015 , Stahl filed suit in the New Mexico Supreme Court . The suit asked the court to order the state 's Office of the Medical Investigator to officially certify Bonney 's death under New Mexico state law . Photographs . , only one photograph confirmed to show Bonney is known to exist ; others thought to depict him are disputed . Dedrick ferrotype . One of the few remaining artifacts of Bonney 's life is an iconic ferrotype photograph of Bonney by an unknown portrait photographer in late 1879 or early 1880 . The image shows Bonney wearing a vest over a sweater , a slouch cowboy hat , and a bandanna , while holding an 1873 Winchester rifle with its butt resting on the floor . For years , this was the only photograph scholars and historians agreed showed Bonney . The ferrotype survived because Bonney 's friend Dan Dedrick kept it after the outlaw 's death . It was passed down through Dedrick 's family , and was copied several times , appearing in numerous publications during the 20th century . In June 2011 , the original plate was bought at auction for $ 2.3 million by businessman William Koch . The image shows Bonney wearing his holstered Colt revolver on his left side . This led historians to believe he was left-handed , but they did not take into account that the ferrotype process produces reversed images . In 1954 , western historians James D. Horan and Paul Sann wrote that Bonney was `` right-handed and carried his pistol on his right hip '' . The opinion was confirmed by Clyde Jeavons , a former curator of the National Film and Television Archive . Several historians have written that Bonney was ambidextrous . Croquet tintype . A 4 '' x 6 '' ferrotype purchased at a memorabilia shop in Fresno , California in 2010 has been claimed to show Bonney and members of the Regulators playing croquet . If authentic it is the only known photo of Billy the Kid and the Regulators together and the only image to feature their wives and female companions . Collector RobertG . McCubbin and outlaw historian John Boessenecker concluded in 2013 that the photograph does not show Bonney . Whitny Braun , a professor and researcher , located an advertisement for croquet sets sold at Chapman 's General Store in Las Vegas , New Mexico , dated to June 1878 . Kent Gibson , a forensic video and still image expert , offered the services of his facial recognition software , and stated that Bonney is one of the individuals in the image . In August 2015 , Lincoln State Monument officials and the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs said that despite the new research , they could not confirm that the image showed Bonney or others from the Lincoln County War era , according to Monument manager Gary Cozzens . A photograph curator at the Palace of the Governors archives , Daniel Kosharek , said the image is `` problematic on a lot of fronts '' , including the small size of the figures and the lack of resemblance of the background landscape to Lincoln County or the state in general . An article in `` True West Magazine '' said , `` no one in our office thinks this photo is of the Kid [ and the Regulators ] '' . In early October 2015 , Kagin 's , Inc. , a numismatic authentication firm , said the image was authentic after a number of experts , including those associated with a recent National Geographic Channel program , Posthumous pardon request . In 2010 , New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson turned down a request for a posthumous pardon of Bonney for the murder of Sheriff William Brady . The pardon considered was to fulfill Governor Lew Wallace 's 1879 promise to Bonney . Richardson 's decision , citing `` historical ambiguity '' , was announced on December 31 , 2010 ; his last day in office . Grave marker . In 1931 , CharlesW.Foor , an unofficial tour guide at Fort Sumner Cemetery , campaigned to raise funds for a permanent marker for the graves of Bonney , O'Folliard , and Bowdre . As a result of his efforts , a stone memorial marked with the names of the three men and their death dates beneath the word `` Pals '' was erected in the center of the burial area . In 1940 , stone cutter James N. Warner of Salida , Colorado , made and donated to the cemetery a new marker for Bonney 's grave . It was stolen on February 8 , 1981 , but recovered days later in Huntington Beach , California . New Mexico Governor Bruce King arranged for the county sheriff to fly to California to return it to Fort Sumner , where it was reinstalled in May 1981 . Although both markers are behind iron fencing , a group of vandals entered the enclosure at night in June 2012 and tipped the stone over .
Horcajo ( Madrid ) . Horcajo is a ward ( `` barrio '' ) of Madrid belonging to the district of Moratalaz .
Thai hip hop . Thai hip hop is hip hop music made in Thailand . Pioneer artists by Joey Boy and popular hip hop artists of Thailand include Dajim , Southside , Fukking Hero , Sing Neua Seua Tai , Buddha Bless and Thaitanium . History . In early 1990s , Thai hip hop is origins by pop/dance artists include Jetrin Wattanasin 's `` Jor-Ae-Bor '' ( จ เ-ะ บ ) and Touch Na Takuathung 's `` Touch Thunder '' ( ทัช ธันเดอร์ ) , both album mixed dance-pop with rap , also artists such as Raptor a duo consisting of Louis Scott and Joni Anwar mixed dance-pop with rap and some success in song `` Superhero '' ( ซูเปอร์ฮีโร่ ) from album `` Raptor '' ( แร็พเตอร์ ) . Later , Joey Boy was signed to Bakery Music , which became a success in his debut album , `` Joey Boy '' . in 2001 GMM Grammy it launched the hip hop artists are Dajim , which became a success in album `` Rap Thai '' ( แร็พไทย ) . Thai hip hop labels include N.Y.U . Club and Joey Boy 's Gancore Club .
Temporal parts . In contemporary metaphysics , temporal parts are the parts of an object that exist in time . A temporal part would be something like `` the first year of a person 's life '' , or `` all of a table from between 10:00 a.m. on June 21 , 1994 to 11:00 p.m. on July 23 , 1996 '' . The term is used in the debate over the persistence of material objects . Objects typically have parts that exist in space—a human body , for example , has `` spatial parts '' like hands , feet , and legs . Some metaphysicists believe objects have `` temporal parts '' as well . Originally it was argued that those who believe in temporal parts believe in perdurantism , that persisting objects are wholes composed entirely of temporal parts . This view was contrasted with endurantism , the claim that objects are wholly present at any one time ( thus not having different temporal parts at different times ) . This claim is still commonplace , but philosophers like Ted Sider believe that even endurantists should accept temporal parts . Definition . Not everyone was happy with the definition by analogy : some philosophers , such as Peter van Inwagen , argued that—even given the definition by analogy—they still had no real idea what a temporal part was meant to be ( 1981 : 133 ) , whilst others have felt that whether temporal parts existed or not is merely a verbal dispute ( Eli Hirsch holds this view ) . Gallois surveys some of the attempts to create a more specific definition ( Gallois 1998 : 256 ) . The early attempts included identifying temporal parts with ordered pairs of times and objects , but it seems relatively unproblematic that temporal parts exist given the definition and ordered pairs seem unsuitable to play the role that perdurantists demand , such as being parts of persisting wholes—how can a set be a part of a material object ? Later perdurantists identified persisting objects with events , and as `` events '' having temporal parts was not problematic ( for example , the first and second halves of a football match ) , it was imagined that persisting `` objects '' could have temporal parts . There was a reluctance from many to `` identify '' objects with events , and this definition has long since fallen out of fashion . `` x '' is a cross-sectional temporal part of `` y '' =df ( ∃ '' T '' ) [ `` y '' and `` x '' exist through `` T '' & no part of `` x '' exists outside `` T '' & ( ∀ '' t '' ) ( `` t '' is in `` T '' ⊃ ( ∀ '' P '' ) ( `` y '' exactly occupies `` P '' at `` t '' ⊃ `` x '' exactly occupies `` P '' at `` t '' ) ) ] ( Thomson 1983 : 207 ) . `` x '' is an `` instantaneous temporal part '' of `` y '' at instant `` t '' =df ( i ) `` x '' is a part of `` y '' ; ( ii ) `` x '' exists at , but only , at `` t '' ; and ( iii ) `` x '' overlaps every part of `` y '' that exists at `` t '' . ( Sider 2001 : 60 ) . `` x '' is an `` instantaneous temporal part '' of `` y '' =df ( i ) `` x '' is a part of `` y '' ; ( ii ) `` x '' overlaps every part of `` y '' ; ( iii ) it is not the case that WILL ( `` x '' exists ) ; ( iv ) it is not the case that WAS ( `` x '' exists ) . ( Sider 2001 : 71 ) . `` x '' is a temporal part of `` y '' throughout `` T '' =df ( i ) `` x '' exists during and only during `` T '' ; ( ii ) for every subinterval `` T '' * of `` T '' , there is a `` z '' such that ( a ) `` z '' is a part of `` x '' , and ( b ) for all `` u '' , `` u '' has a part in common with `` z '' during `` T '' * if and only if `` u '' has a part in common with `` y '' during `` T '' * ; and ( iii ) `` y '' exists at times outside of `` T '' . ( Zimmerman 1996 : 122 ) The argument from temporary intrinsics . Temporal parts are sometimes used to account for change . The problem of change is just that if an object x and an object y have different properties , then by Leibniz 's Law , one ought to conclude that they are different . For example , if a person changes from having long hair to short hair , then the temporal-parts theorist can say that change is the difference between the temporal parts of a temporally extended object ( the person ) . So , the person changes by having a temporal part with long hair , and a temporal part with short hair ; the temporal parts are different , which is consistent with Leibniz 's Law . However , those who reject the notion that ordinary objects , like people , have temporal parts usually adopt a more common-sense view . They say that an object has properties at times . In this view , the person changes by having long hair at `` t '' , to short hair at `` t. To them , there is no contradiction in thinking an object is capable of having different properties at different times . Premise P1 is an intuitive premise ; generally we distinguish between properties and relations . An `` intrinsic property '' is just a property that something has independently of anything else ; an `` extrinsic property '' is had only in relation to something . An example of an extrinsic property is `` fatherhood '' : something is a father only if that something is a male and has a child . An example of an alleged intrinsic property is `` shape '' . According to Lewis ( Sider , 2001 ) , if we know what `` shapes '' are , we know them to be properties , not relations . However , if properties are had to times , as endurantists say , then no property is intrinsic . Even if a ball is round throughout its existence , the endurantist must say `` for all times in which the ball exists , the ball is round , i.e. , it is round at those times ; it has the property 'being round at a time ' . '' So , if all properties are had to times , then there are no intrinsic properties , ( premise P2 ) . However , if we think that Lewis is right and some properties are intrinsic , then some properties are not had to times—they are had `` simpliciter '' ( premise C1 ) . It might be said that premise P3 is more controversial . For instance , suppose a timeless world is possible . If that were so , then in that world , even if there were intrinsic properties , they would not be had by temporal parts—since by definition a timeless world has no temporal dimension , and therefore in such a world there can not be temporal parts . However , our world is `` not '' timeless , and the possibility of timeless worlds is questionable , so it seems reasonable to think that in worlds with a temporal dimension , only temporal parts can have properties `` simpliciter '' . This is so because temporal parts exist only at an instant , and therefore it makes no sense to speak of them as having properties at a time . Temporal parts have properties , and have a temporal location . So if person A changes from having long hair to having short hair , then that can be paraphrased by saying that there is a temporal part of A that has long hair `` simpliciter '' and another that has short hair `` simpliciter '' , and the latter is after the former in the temporal sequence ; that supports premise P3 . Premise C2 follows , so long as one is not considering empty worlds—if such worlds are even possible . An empty world does n't have objects that change by having a temporal part with a certain property and another temporal part with a certain other property . Premise P1 , the key premise of the argument , can be coherently denied even if the resulting view—the abandonment of intrinsic properties—is counterintuitive . There are , however , ways to support the argument if one accepts relationalism about space-time .
Eslamabad , Miandorud . Eslamabad ( , also Romanized as Eslāmābād ) is a village in Miandorud-e Bozorg Rural District , in the Central District of Miandorud County , Mazandaran Province , Iran . At the 2006 census , its population was 3,362 , in 904 families .
Tai Shui Hang station . Tai Shui Hang ( ) is an MTR station on the Ma On Shan Line in Hong Kong . It serves residential estates including Kam Tai Court , Mountain Shore , Chevalier Garden and Sausalito , and Sha Tin Fishermen 's New Village . It also serves five kindergartens , primary and secondary schools . The pattern featured on the platform pillar and glass barrier is a shot of nature representing the Ma On Shan Country Park . For a period before the line opened , the station was known as `` Fu On '' , since it is located opposite Chevalier Garden ( transliterated from Chinese `` Fu On Garden '' ) . Station layout . Platforms 1 and 2 share the same island platform .
Kénitra Province . Kenitra Province ( ) is a province in the Moroccan economic region of Rabat-Salé-Kénitra . Its population in 2014 is 1,067,435 . It covers 3,052 square kilometers .
Johannes Lahti . Johannes Kristian Lahti ( May 29 , 1952 in Turku – March 1 , 2017 ) was a male decathlete from Finland , who was nicknamed `` Jonski '' . He set his personal best ( 8090 points ) in 1978 . Lahti became national champion in the decathlon in 1980 and 1982 .
Angela Kinsey . Angela Faye Kinsey ( born June 25 , 1971 ) is an American actress known for her role as Angela Martin in the NBC television series `` The Office '' ( 2005–2013 ) . Kinsey had a recurring role on the TBS comedy `` Your Family or Mine '' and in the Netflix series `` Haters Back Off '' . Early years . Kinsey was born in Lafayette , Louisiana . When she was two years old , her family moved to Jakarta , Indonesia , where her father worked as a drilling engineer . They lived there for 12 years , and she attended the Jakarta Intercultural School . During this time , she learned Indonesian , a language she still occasionally speaks . Her family returned to the United States and settled in Archer City , Texas . Kinsey studied English at Baylor University , where she became a member of the Chi Omega sorority , `` took as many theatre classes as possible '' , and participated in the `` Baylor in London '' program . In a 2007 interview with the Baylor student newspaper , she discussed the influence of her years at the university : `` It was the perfect place for me to grow into who I am and take the belief system that I had and incorporate it into my life . It was a great place to go to school . '' After graduating from Baylor in 1993 , Kinsey served as an intern on the NBC talk show `` Late Night with Conan O'Brien '' , which she described as an `` awesome '' experience . She worked for the show 's band leader , drummer Max Weinberg . The experience inspired Kinsey to take a coast-to-coast road trip with a friend from New York City to California . Career . Kinsey moved to Los Angeles and took improvisation classes with The Groundlings and at iO WEST ( formerly known as `` Improv Olympic West '' ) . Following a two-woman show at iO , she was an operator at 1-800-Dentist and made small one-episode appearances in various sitcoms . She voiced the character `` Angela '' on two episodes of `` King of the Hill '' . In early 2005 , she auditioned for the role of receptionist Pam Beesly for the American version of `` The Office '' . After producers told her she was `` a little too feisty for Pam '' she was called back to audition for the role of Angela Martin , which she won . She also appeared on `` Monk '' as a murderer named Arlene Boras in `` Mr. Monk and the Naked Man '' ( 2007 ) and `` Mr. Monk 's 100th Case '' ( 2008 ) . In June 2007 , Kinsey shared in the Daytime Emmy Award `` Outstanding Broadband Program – Comedy '' , for her work on ' , which is a series of webisodes . Kinsey is one of several cast members of `` The Office '' to have a role in `` License to Wed '' , a film directed by Ken Kwapis , who often directed episodes of `` The Office '' . Kinsey updated her MySpace blog with behind-the-scenes anecdotes of upcoming episodes of the series . She has also taken to organizing `` The Office '' cast outings : `` I remember watching `` Friends '' and thinking , 'They really enjoy each other . ' We , in fact , hang out . '' In summer 2011 , she became the new spokesperson for Clairol hair products , appearing in television ads for Clairol Nice 'n Easy . Since 2014 , Kinsey has starred in the Hulu comedy series `` The Hotwives , '' returning for season two in August 18 , 2015 . That same year , she starred in a film All-Stars with Lance Kinsey ( no relation ) . Kinsey stars in the Netflix Original Series `` Haters Back Off '' as Bethany , the mother of the main character Miranda Sings . She appears alongside YouTube star Colleen Ballinger , as Miranda , and Steve Little , as Miranda 's uncle Jim . While the first season was met with relatively mixed reviews , Kinsey received critical acclaim for her performance . Personal life . On June 18 , 2000 , she married writer and producer Warren Lieberstein . He is the brother of Paul Lieberstein , who played Toby Flenderson on `` The Office '' . She gave birth to their child , Isabel Ruby Lieberstein , on May 3 , 2008 . On February 18 , 2009 , `` Us Weekly '' reported that Kinsey and her husband had separated . Her representative stated that the two continue to be friends . In June 2010 , it was announced that Kinsey had filed for divorce , citing `` irreconcilable differences . '' The pair remain on good terms . On August 4 , 2016 , Kinsey announced her engagement with her boyfriend on Instagram with a detailed summary of the proposal . On November 13 , 2016 , Kinsey married her long-time boyfriend Joshua Snyder . Kinsey is Presbyterian and attends Bel-Air Presbyterian Church . Kinsey said her grandmother does not watch `` The Office '' because she feels the protagonist Michael Scott is too `` vulgar '' . Kinsey said , `` She 'll say to me , 'Baby , we 're so proud of you , I 'm proud of you , but I do not care for the show and I do not watch it . Kinsey supports Alley Cat Allies , a nonprofit advocacy organization dedicated to transforming communities to protect and improve the lives of cats .
90th Ohio Infantry . The 90th Ohio Volunteer Infantry ( or 90th OVI ) was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War . Service . The 90th Ohio Infantry was organized at Camp Circleville near Lancaster , Ohio and mustered in for three years service on August 29 , 1862 , under the command of Colonel Isaac N. Ross . The regiment was recruited in Fairfield , Fayette , Hocking , Perry , Pickaway , and Vinton counties . The regiment was attached to 22nd Brigade , 4th Division , Army of the Ohio , September 1862 . 22nd Brigade , 4th Division , II Corps , Army of the Ohio , to November 1862 . 1st Brigade , 2nd Division , Left Wing , XIV Corps , Army of the Cumberland , to January 1863 . 1st Brigade , 2nd Division , XXI Corps , Army of the Cumberland , to October 1863 . 1st Brigade , 1st Division , IV Corps , Army of the Cumberland , to June 1865 . The 90th Ohio Infantry mustered out of service on June 13 , 1865 , at Camp Dennison near Cincinnati , Ohio and was discharged on June 21 , 1865 . Detailed service . Ordered to Covington , Ky. , August 30 , thence to relief of Lexington September 1 . Retreat to Louisville , Ky. , September 2–15 . Pursuit of Bragg to London , Ky. , October 1–22 , 1862 . Battle of Perryville , Ky. , October 8 . At Glasgow , Ky. , until November 8 . March to Nashville , Tenn. , and duty there until December 26 . Advance on Murfreesboro , Tenn. , December 26–30 . Lavergne December 26–27 . Battle of Stones River December 30–31 , 1862 and January 1–3 , 1863 . Duty at Murfreesboro until June . Expedition to Woodbury April 2 . Tullahoma Campaign June 23-July 7 . Occupation of middle Tennessee until August 18 . Passage of Cumberland Mountains and Tennessee River , and Chickamauga Campaign August 16-September 22 . Lee and Gordon 's Mills September 11–13 . Battle of Chickamauga September 19–20 . Siege of Chattanooga , September 24-October 26 . Moved to Bridgeport , Ala. , October 26 , and duty there until January 24 , 1864 . At Ooltewah , Tenn. , until May . Atlanta Campaign May 1-September 8 . Tunnel Hill May 6–7 . Demonstrations on Rocky Faced Ridge and Dalton May 8–13 . Buzzard 's Roost Gap May 8–9 . Battle of Resaca May 14–15 . Near Kingston May 18–19 . Near Cassville May 19 . Advance on Dallas May 22–25 . Operations on line of Pumpkin Vine Creek and battles about Dallas , New Hope Church and Allatoona Hills May 25-June 5 . Operations about Marietta and against Kennesaw Mountain June 10-July 2 . Pine Hill June 11–14 . Lost Mountain June 15–17 . Assault on Kennesaw June 27 . Ruff 's Station , Smyrna Camp Ground , July 4 . Chattahoochie River July 5–17 . Peachtree Creek July 19–20 . Siege of Atlanta July 22-August 25 . Flank movement on Jonesboro August 25–30 . Battle of Jonesboro August 31-September 1 . Lovejoy 's Station September 2–6 . Duty at Atlanta until October 3 . Operations against Hood in northern Georgia and northern Alabama October 3-November 3 . Moved to Pulaski , Tenn. Nashville Campaign November–December . Columbia , Duck River , November 24–27 . Battle of Franklin November 30 . Battle of Nashville December 15–16 . Pursuit of Hood to the Tennessee River December 17–28 . Moved to Huntsville , Ala. , and duty there until March 1865 . Operations in eastern Tennessee March 15-April 22 . Moved to Nashville , Tenn. , and duty there until June . Casualties . The regiment lost a total of 252 men during service ; 5 officers and 77 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded , 170 enlisted men died of disease .
David Foster Wallace . David Foster Wallace ( February 21 , 1962 – September 12 , 2008 ) was an American writer and university instructor in the disciplines of English and creative writing . His novel `` Infinite Jest '' ( 1996 ) was listed by `` Time '' magazine as one of the 100 best English-language novels published between 1923 and 2005 . His last novel , `` The Pale King '' ( 2011 ) , was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2012 . The `` Los Angeles Times '' David Ulin called Wallace `` one of the most influential and innovative writers of the last twenty years '' . Among the writers who cite Wallace as an influence are Dave Eggers , Zadie Smith , Jonathan Franzen , Elizabeth Wurtzel , George Saunders , Rivka Galchen , Matthew Gallaway , David Gordon , Darin Strauss , Charles Yu , and Deb Olin Unferth . Life . David Foster Wallace was born in Ithaca , New York , to Sally Jean Wallace ( ) and James Donald Wallace , and was raised in Champaign , Illinois , along with his younger sister , Amy Wallace-Havens . His father is an emeritus professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign . His mother was a professor of English at Parkland College , a community college in Champaign , which recognized her work with a `` Professor of the Year '' award in 1996 . When Wallace was in fourth grade , his family moved to nearby Urbana , where he attended Yankee Ridge Elementary School and Urbana High School . As an adolescent , he was a regionally ranked junior tennis player , an experience he wrote about in the essay `` Derivative Sport in Tornado Alley '' , originally published in `` Harper 's Magazine '' as `` Tennis , Trigonometry , Tornadoes '' . Although his parents were atheists , Wallace twice attempted to join the Roman Catholic Church , but `` flunk [ ed ] the period of inquiry '' ; he later attended a Mennonite church . Wallace attended Amherst College , his father 's alma mater , where he majored in English and philosophy , and graduated `` summa cum laude '' in 1985 . Among other extracurricular activities , he participated in glee club ; his sister recalls that `` David had a lovely singing voice '' . In studying philosophy , Wallace pursued modal logic and mathematics , and presented a senior thesis in philosophy and modal logic that was awarded the Gail Kennedy Memorial Prize and posthumously published as `` Fate , Time , and Language : An Essay on Free Will '' ( 2011 ) . By the time he graduated , with his honors thesis in English becoming the manuscript of his first novel , `` The Broom of the System '' ( 1987 ) , Wallace had committed himself to being a writer . He told David Lipsky : `` Writing [ `` The Broom of the System '' ] , I felt like I was using ninety-seven percent of me , whereas philosophy was using fifty percent . '' Wallace completed a Master of Fine Arts degree in creative writing at the University of Arizona in 1987 . He then moved to Massachusetts to attend graduate school in philosophy at Harvard University , but soon left the program . Wallace 's biographer D.T . Max wrote in `` Every Love Story Is a Ghost Story : A Life of David Foster Wallace '' ( 2012 ) , of Wallace 's romantic obsession with the writer Mary Karr in the early 1990s , which resulted in his tattooing her name on his body . He also considered killing her husband . Wallace and Karr later had a tumultuous relationship , during which , Karr has said , Wallace once threw a coffee table at her , and another time tried to push her out of a moving car . In 2002 , Wallace met the painter Karen L. Green , whom he married on December 27 , 2004 . Wallace struggled with depression , alcoholism , drug addiction , and suicidal tendencies , with recurrent psychiatric hospitalizations . He stalked a woman of whom he was enamored . Dogs were important to him , and he spoke of opening a shelter for stray canines . According to his friend Jonathan Franzen , Wallace `` had a predilection for dogs who 'd been abused , and [ were ] unlikely to find other owners who were going to be patient enough for them . '' Career . `` The Broom of the System '' ( 1987 ) garnered national attention and critical praise . In `` The New York Times '' , the reviewer Caryn James called the novel a `` manic , human , flawed extravaganza … emerging straight from the excessive tradition of Stanley Elkin 's `` The Franchiser '' , Thomas Pynchon 's `` V. '' , [ and ] John Irving 's `` World According to Garp '' . In 1991 , Wallace began teaching literature as an adjunct professor at Emerson College in Boston . The next year , at the suggestion of colleague and supporter Steven Moore , Wallace obtained a position in the English department at Illinois State University . He had begun work on his second novel , `` Infinite Jest '' , in 1991 , and submitted a draft to his editor in December 1993 . After the publication of excerpts throughout 1995 , the book was published in 1996 . In 1997 , Wallace received a MacArthur Fellowship , as well as the Aga Khan Prize for Fiction , awarded by editors of `` The Paris Review '' for one of the stories in `` Brief Interviews '' which had appeared in the magazine . In 2002 , he moved to Claremont , California , to become the first Roy E. Disney Professor of Creative Writing and Professor of English at Pomona College . He taught one or two undergraduate courses per semester and focused on writing . Wallace delivered the commencement address to the 2005 graduating class at Kenyon College . The speech was published as a book , `` This Is Water '' , in 2009 . In May 2013 , parts of the speech were used in a popular online video , also titled `` This Is Water '' . Bonnie Nadell was Wallace 's literary agent during his entire career . Michael Pietsch was his editor on `` Infinite Jest '' . In March 2009 , Little , Brown and Company announced that it would publish the manuscript of an unfinished novel , `` The Pale King '' , which Wallace had been working on before his death . `` The Pale King '' was pieced together by Pietsch from pages and notes Wallace left behind . Several excerpts were published in `` The New Yorker '' and other magazines . `` The Pale King '' was published on April 15 , 2011 , and received generally positive reviews . It was also nominated for the Pulitzer Prize . Throughout his career , Wallace published short fiction in periodicals such as `` The New Yorker '' , `` GQ '' , `` Harper 's Magazine '' , `` Playboy '' , `` The Paris Review '' , `` Mid-American Review '' , `` Conjunctions '' , `` Esquire '' , `` Open City '' , `` Puerto del Sol '' , and `` Timothy McSweeney 's Quarterly Concern '' . Themes and styles . Wallace wanted to progress beyond the irony and metafiction associated with postmodernism ; in the essay `` E Unibus Pluram : Television and U.S. Fiction '' ( 1993 ) , he proposed that television has an ironic influence on fiction , and urges literary authors to eschew TV 's shallow rebelliousness : `` I want to convince you that irony , poker-faced silence , and fear of ridicule are distinctive of those features of contemporary U.S. culture ( of which cutting-edge fiction is a part ) that enjoy any significant relation to the television whose weird , pretty hand has my generation by the throat . I 'm going to argue that irony and ridicule are entertaining and effective , and that , at the same time , they are agents of a great despair and stasis in U.S. culture , and that , for aspiring fictionists , they pose terrifically vexing problems . '' Wallace used many forms of irony , but tended to focus on individual persons ' continued longing for earnest , un-self-conscious experience and communication in a media-saturated society . Wallace 's fiction combines narrative modes and authorial voices that incorporate jargon and invented vocabulary , such as self-generated abbreviations and acronyms , long , multi-clause sentences , and an extensive use of explanatory endnotes and footnotes , as in `` Infinite Jest '' and the story `` Octet '' ( collected in `` Brief Interviews with Hideous Men '' ) and most of his non-fiction after 1996 . In a 1997 interview on `` Charlie Rose '' , Wallace said that the notes were to disrupt the linear narrative , to reflect his perception of reality without jumbling the narrative structure , and that he could have jumbled the sentences `` but then no one would read it '' . Nonfiction . Wallace covered Senator John McCain 's 2000 presidential campaign and the September 11 attacks for `` Rolling Stone '' ; cruise ships ( in what became the title essay of his first nonfiction book ) , state fairs , and tornadoes for `` Harper 's Magazine '' ; the US Open tournament for `` Tennis '' magazine ; the director David Lynch and the pornography industry for `` Premiere '' magazine ; the tennis player Michael Joyce for `` Esquire '' ; the movie-special-effects industry for `` Waterstone 's '' magazine ; conservative talk radio host John Ziegler for `` The Atlantic '' ; and a Maine lobster festival for `` Gourmet '' magazine . He also reviewed books in several genres for the `` Los Angeles Times '' , `` The Washington Post '' , `` The New York Times '' , and `` The Philadelphia Inquirer '' . In the November 2007 issue of `` The Atlantic '' , which commemorated the magazine 's 150th anniversary , Wallace was among the authors , artists , politicians and others who wrote short pieces on `` the future of the American idea '' . These and other essays appear in three collections , `` A Supposedly Fun Thing I 'll Never Do Again , Consider the Lobster , '' and the posthumous `` Both Flesh and Not , '' the last of which contains some of Wallace 's earliest work , including his first published essay , `` Fictional Futures and the Conspicuously Young '' . Some writers have found parts of Wallace 's nonfiction implausible . Franzen has said that he believes Wallace made up dialogue and incidents : `` those things did n't actually happen '' . John Cook has remarked that `` Wallace encounters pitch-perfect characters who speak comedically crystalline lines and place him in hilariously absurd situations ... I used both stories `` [ in teaching journalism ] '' as examples of the inescapable temptation to shave , embellish , and invent narratives '' . Legacy . In March 2010 , the media announced that Wallace 's personal papers and archives—drafts of books , stories , essays , poems , letters , and research , including the handwritten notes for `` Infinite Jest '' —had been purchased by the University of Texas at Austin , and they now reside at that university 's Harry Ransom Center . The first annual David Foster Wallace Conference was hosted by the Illinois State University Department of English in May 2014 ; the second was held in May 2015 . Since 2011 , Loyola University New Orleans has offered English seminar courses on Wallace . Similar courses are also taught at Harvard University . In January 2017 , the International David Foster Wallace Society and the `` Journal of David Foster Wallace Studies '' were launched . Film and television . A feature-length film adaptation of `` Brief Interviews with Hideous Men '' , directed by John Krasinski with an ensemble cast , was released in 2009 and premiered at the Sundance Film Festival . It received poor reviews . The 19th episode of the 23rd season of `` The Simpsons '' , `` A Totally Fun Thing That Bart Will Never Do Again '' ( 2012 ) , is loosely based on Wallace 's essay `` A Supposedly Fun Thing I 'll Never Do Again '' . The Simpson family takes a cruise , and Wallace appears in the background of a scene , wearing a tuxedo T-shirt while eating in the ship 's dining room ; Wallace recounted having worn such a T-shirt `` at formal suppers '' . The 2015 film `` The End of the Tour '' is based on conversations David Lipsky had with Wallace , transcribed in `` Although of Course You End Up Becoming Yourself '' ( 2010 ) . Jason Segel played Wallace , and Jesse Eisenberg Lipsky . The film won an Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature at the Sarasota Film Festival , and Segel was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead . `` Partridge '' , a Season 5 episode of NBC 's `` Parks and Recreation '' , repeatedly references `` Infinite Jest '' , of which the show 's co-creator , Michael Schur , is a noted fan . Schur also directed the music video for The Decemberists ' `` Calamity Song '' , which depicts the Eschaton game from `` Infinite Jest . '' Stage and music . Twelve of the interviews from `` Brief Interviews with Hideous Men '' were adapted into a stage play in 2000 , the first theatrical adaptation of Wallace 's work . The play , `` Hideous Men '' , adapted and directed by Dylan McCullough , premiered at the New York International Fringe Festival in August 2000 . `` Brief Interviews '' was also adapted by director Marc Caellas as a play , `` Brief Interviews with Hideous Writers '' , which premiered at Fundación Tomás Eloy Martinez in Buenos Aires on November 4 , 2011 . The short story `` Tri-Stan : I Sold Sissee Nar to Ecko '' from `` Brief Interviews with Hideous Men '' was adapted by composer Eric Moe into a 50-minute operatic piece , to be performed with accompanying video projections . The piece was described as having `` subversively inscribed classical music into pop culture '' . `` Infinite Jest '' was performed once as a stage play by Germany 's experimental theater Hebbel am Ufer . The play was staged in various locations throughout Berlin , and the action took place over a 24-hour period . `` Good Old Neon '' , from ' , was adapted and performed by Ian Forester at the 2011 Hollywood Fringe Festival , produced by the Los Angeles independent theater company Needtheater . Death . Wallace 's father said that David had suffered from major depressive disorder for more than 20 years and that antidepressant medication had allowed him to be productive . Wallace experienced severe side effects from the medication and in June 2007 stopped taking phenelzine , his primary antidepressant drug , on his doctor 's advice . His depression recurred , and he tried other treatments , including electroconvulsive therapy . Eventually he went back on phenelzine but found it ineffective . On September 12 , 2008 , at age 46 , Wallace wrote a two-page suicide note , arranged part of the manuscript for `` The Pale King '' and hanged himself from a rafter of his house . Memorial gatherings were held at Pomona College , Amherst College , the University of Arizona , Illinois State University , and on October 23 , 2008 , at New York University ( NYU ) . The eulogists at NYU included his sister , Amy Wallace-Havens ; his literary agent , Bonnie Nadell ; Gerry Howard , editor of his first two books ; Colin Harrison , an editor at `` Harper 's Magazine '' ; Michael Pietsch , editor of `` Infinite Jest '' and later works ; Deborah Treisman , fiction editor at `` The New Yorker '' magazine ; and the writers Don DeLillo , Zadie Smith , George Saunders , Mark Costello , Donald Antrim , and Jonathan Franzen .
Majidpur Union . Majidpur Union ( ) is a union parishad under Titas Upazila of Comilla District in the Chittagong Division of eastern Bangladesh .
Satoru Kobayashi ( director ) . was a Japanese film director most famous for directing the first `` pink film '' , the type of softcore pornographic films that became the most prolific film genre in Japan during the 1960s and 1970s . Japanese sources claim that Kobayashi directed over 400 `` pink films '' between 1960 and 1990 , making him possibly the most prolific Japanese film director . Early life . Satoru Kobayashi was born in Nagano Prefecture on August 1 , 1930 . His family owned a hot-spring resort hotel . As a teenager during World War II , Kobayashi was involved in anti-war activities , resulting in his torture by the Japanese military police . In an interview with the Director 's Guild , Kobayashi claimed that it was this first-hand experience with torture that gave him his interest and adeptness with the sado-masochistic genre of `` pink film '' in which he often worked . Kobayashi left Nagano for Tokyo , where he studied theater . He became involved with butoh , worked as a set designer , and wrote theatrical criticism while in university . In 1954 he joined Shintoho studios as an assistant director . Here he worked under `` ero guro '' masters Teruo Ishii and Hiroshi Shimizu , as well as Kinuyo Tanaka , Japan 's first female director . Kobayashi 's directorial debut was with the independently produced ( 1959 ) . For Shintoho Kobayashi made ten more films with such exploitable titles as `` Dangerous Temptation '' , `` Three Women Burglars '' and `` Phantom Detective : Terrifying Alien '' ( all 1960 ) . Flesh Market . When Shintoho declared bankruptcy in 1961 , Kobayashi was forced to seek work elsewhere . After a year out of the director 's chair , Kobayashi wrote and directed the independent sex-film `` Flesh Market '' ( 1962 ) . Shintoho 's female pearl-diver films with actress Michiko Maeda had become notorious in the 1950s as the first Japanese films with nude scenes . `` Flesh Market '' was the first Japanese film to show breasts on screen . The film was released on February 27 , 1962 , and shut down by the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department the next day . It became the first post-World War II movie to be accused of obscenity . When the film was cleared for release the next year , seven scenes had been cut . `` Flesh Market '' was an independent and underground film , and played only in `` Adult '' theaters . Nevertheless , perhaps because of the controversy surrounding the release of the film , `` Flesh Market '' was a box-office success . Made for only 6-8 million yen , the film brought in over 100 million yen , a huge profit for an independent release . The success of this film started the `` pink film '' genre , which was to become one of the most vital genres of Japanese domestic cinema for the next 40 years . The star of the film , Tamaki Katori , would go on to appear in over 600 `` pink films '' during the 1960s , earning the nickname `` The Pink Princess . '' Today only 21 minutes of `` Flesh Market '' survive , preserved in the National Film Centre . Middle career . `` Flesh Market '' was only the beginning of Satoru Kobayashi 's career in `` pink films '' . Between 1960 and 1990 , he made over 400 such films . His interest in horror also expressed itself in such supernatural thrillers as ( 1962 ) – also starring Tamaki Katori– and ( 1963 ) . For Ōkura Eiga ( later OP Eiga ) , the new company of Mitsugu Ōkura , the former president of Shintoho , Kobayashi filmed `` The Mysterious Pearl of the Ama '' , a revival of the Michiko Maeda-era pearl-diver films . Kobayashi made a major miscalculation by attempting to deal with a socially significant theme in ( 1966 ) . According to advertising , the film purported to be `` The first film dealing with the modern illness ! '' Typical of early `` pink films '' , the camera-work in `` Impotence '' makes careful use of camera angles and props to imply more than is shown . However , as the Weissers point out in their `` Japanese Cinema Encyclopedia : The Sex Films '' , the subject of impotence was a poor choice for a `` pink film '' . After this box-office failure , Kobayashi quickly moved back to more standard `` pink film '' subject-matter . ( 1967 ) had Kobayashi back in more familiar and successful territory . A story of romance between the girls and guests at a hot spring resort , the film 's freshness and freedom was in welcome contrast to `` Impotents heavy-handed moodiness . The star of the film , actress Yasuko Matsui , was Kobayashi 's wife . She starred in or appeared in many of Kobayashi 's films of the 1960s . The popularity of this film inspired the studio– Mutsukuni Eiga– to make a quick sequel . However this second film departed from the original 's story , lacked director Kobayashi and Yasuko Matsui , and was not well received . Kobayashi directed Matsui again , with two other prominent `` pink film '' actresses of the time , in ( 1967 ) . This action-filled sex film had the trio disguising themselves as men to rob a bank . Kobayashi became a director for Nikkatsu 's `` Roman Porno '' series in the 1970s and Ms. Matsui followed him to the studio . Though , by this time , she was considered too old to be a leading character in these films , Matsui was often given prominent supporting roles . Later career . Kobayashi 's output did not slow in later years . He directed Roman Porno Queen Junko Miyashita in her film debut in `` I Lost Control of Myself Like This '' ( 1971 ) . From 1972 until 1983 he made `` pink films '' for the Shochiku subsidiary , Tōkatsu . `` L'ambition dans le miroir '' ( 1972 ) , his first film for the studio , was one of Kobayashi 's largest productions . Other titles Kobayashi made for Tōkatsu include `` Pervert 's Pitfall '' and `` The High School Girl Who Likes to Be Watched '' ( both 1976 ) , `` Peeping Assault '' ( 1977 ) and `` Looking from Below '' ( 1981 ) . Kobayashi kept up with changes in the Japanese adult entertainment field . During the `` Big Bust Boom '' , in the wake of Kimiko Matsuzaka 's February 1989 debut , Kobayashi directed several films in that genre . He directed early big-bust AV performer Natsuko Kayama 's ( 1990 ) for Excess , Nikkatsu 's post- '' Roman Porno '' line of theatrical softcore pornography . Kobayashi also directed prominent post-Kimiko Matsuzaka era big-bust performer Shinobu Hosokawa in two films , ( 1996 ) and ( 1997 ) . He produced and directed prominent AV idol Nao Saejima in her theatrical release , ( 1995 ) . When Kobayashi 's mentor , Teruo Ishii , planned his 1999 remake of Nobuo Nakagawa 's `` Jigoku '' ( 1960 ) , Kobayashi served as producer . Together with Ishii , Kobayashi was able to persuade Michiko Maeda , who had been banned from Japanese cinema 42 years before , to make her come-back appearance in the film . In 2000 , Kobayashi formed his own production company , and continued directing films until the year of his death . Kobayashi died of bladder cancer on November 15 , 2001 . Besides having a major impact on Japanese domestic cinema by introducing the `` pink film '' genre , the number of Kobayashi 's feature films– over 400– makes him possibly the most prolific film director in Japan 's cinematic history . The 2001 Pink Grand Prix– the leading award ceremony for the `` pink film '' – gave Kobayashi a posthumous Special Award for his career .
Hadeln . Hadeln is a former `` Samtgemeinde '' ( `` collective municipality '' ) in the district of Cuxhaven , in Lower Saxony , Germany . It was situated in the Land of Hadeln near the mouth of the river Elbe , approximately 15 km east of Cuxhaven . Its seat was in the town Otterndorf . On 1 January 2011 it merged with the `` Samtgemeinde '' Sietland to form the new `` Samtgemeinde '' Land Hadeln .
Megadytes ducalis . `` Megadytes ducalis '' is a species of water beetle in the family Dytiscidae . With a length of , it is the largest species in the family . The species is only known from a single specimen that was collected in the 1800s from an unknown locality in Brazil , although rumors indicate it was found in the bottom of a canoe in the Amazon . As a consequence of the lack of recent records , the IUCN lists it as extinct . Considering the almost complete absence of information about the species ( even the location where the type was collected ) and the limited studies conducted on water beetles in Brazil , it might still survive .
Archie Hamilton . Archibald Gavin Hamilton , Baron Hamilton of Epsom , ( born 30 December 1941 ) is a British Conservative Party politician . Background and education . Hamilton is the second son of the 3rd Baron Hamilton of Dalzell , a Lord-in-waiting to the Queen . The title was originally granted to Hamilton 's great-grandfather , John Hamilton , 1st Baron Hamilton of Dalzell , who was a Liberal politician , and had been inherited by his second son , Gavin Hamilton , 2nd Baron Hamilton of Dalzell , also a Liberal politician , before passing to his nephew , Hamilton 's father . His mother , Rosemary Coke , was a daughter of Major Sir John Spencer Coke , son of Thomas Coke , 2nd Earl of Leicester ; her maternal grandfather was Harry Lawson , 1st Viscount Burnham . Archi Hamilton is the younger brother of the 4th Baron Hamilton of Dalzell . He was born at Beckington Castle , Beckington , Somerset , which was then his parents ' country house . He was educated at Eton College . Political career . Conservative Councillor in Kensington and Chelsea 1968-71 Twice stood for election in the Labour stronghold of Dagenham in the General Elections held in : - 1974 In a by-election , won the seat for Epsom and Ewell 1978 . He held the seat until retirement from Parliament 2001 During his Parliamentary career he served in the following posts : - Parliamentary Private Sec . ( PPS ) to the Sec . of State for : - Lord Commissioner to HM Treasury 1984-86 Parliamentary Under-Sec . of State MOD 1986-87 PPS to Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher 1987-88 Minister of State , Ministry of Defence ( Armed Forces Minister ) 1988-93 Knight Bachelor 1994 Baron Hamilton of Epsom ( Life Baron ) 2005 Standards and Privileges Committee ( re Ethics of Lords and Commons ) . 1996 Joint Committee for the National Security Strategy . 2015–present ( 2016 ) . Hamilton initially stood , unsuccessfully , for Dagenham in the February and October 1974 elections , but was defeated by Labour 's veteran incumbent , John Parker . He was Knighted in 1994 . On 13 May 2005 it was announced that he would be created a life peer , and the peerage was gazetted on 17 June 2005 as Baron Hamilton of Epsom , of West Anstey in the County of Devon . Personal life . Hamilton is a bridge player . He is a member of the Lords bridge team and the All Party Parliamentary Bridge Group . m. 1968 Anne Catherine Napier ( born 1940 ) , dau . of late Cdr Trevylyan Michael Napier DSC , RN . ( 1901-30 August 1940 ) & Poet and author Priscilla Hayter ( 1908–98 ) who produced books about Napier ancestors , poetry and an autobiography , `` A Late Beginner '' , still in print . Anne is an accomplished sculptor and painter . 2016 . He currently sits in the House of Lords and is a trustee of the National Army Museum .
Fire ( Dead by Sunrise song ) . `` Fire '' is a song by American rock band Dead by Sunrise , which consists of Linkin Park lead singer Chester Bennington , as well as the band members of Julien-K . It is the third single of their debut album , `` Out of Ashes '' . It was released to the iTunes Store on December 4 , 2009 in Australia and June 30 , 2010 in Japan . Background . `` Fire '' features as the fifth single from `` Out of Ashes '' , and serves as the first track of the album . The music video of the song was a promo video over a live version of the song that was performed by the band . In a recent article from `` Ultimate Guitar Archive '' , the single was described as `` probably one of the best songs on the album as far as the sound in concern with a steady progressive intro that leads into an all-round song that is excellent , with the chorus probably being the best part of the song ; with heavy guitars mixed with Bennington 's reverbed vocals that is brilliant for the song , and that it would probably do well with the charts as well , as it is n't too heavy . '' In another article from `` Sputnik Music '' , the song was also described as `` an opener with an irresistibly and catchy , yet almost anthemic vibe to the verses where Bennington croons along by memory to the simplicity of a repeated guitar chord strumming from an electric guitar before launching itself into an action-packed chorus . '' Music video . Two music videos of the song were released , including a promo video , and a live version of the song performed by the band before Elias Andra 's departure in December 2011 and Frank Zummo of the Street Drum Corps as the band 's new drummer .
Grade II* listed buildings in Wychavon . There are over 20,000 Grade II* listed buildings in England . This page is a list of these buildings in the district of Wychavon in Worcestershire .
P & O Building ( Perth ) . The former P & O Building is a heritage-listed building in Perth , Western Australia . Site history . The site of the building formerly housed three separate shops at 56 , 58 and 60 William Street . Architecture . The building was designed in the Inter-war Functionalist style by Waldie Forbes of the Hobbs Smith & Forbes architecture firm .
USS Krishna ( ARL-38 ) . USS `` Krishna '' ( ARL-38 ) was one of 39 `` Achelous '' -class landing craft repair ships built for the United States Navy during World War II . Named for Krishna ( a deity worshipped across many traditions of Hinduism ) , she was the only U.S . Naval vessel to bear the name , and only one of two ships ( along with the USS `` Indra '' ) to be named after a Hindu deity . Originally classified `` LST-1149 '' , `` Krishna '' was reclassified `` ARL-38 '' on 14 August 1944 ; laid down 23 February 1945 by Chicago Bridge & Iron Company of Seneca , Illinois ; launched 25 May 1945 ; sponsored by Mrs. Eva Best Smith ; placed in reduced commission during transfer to Mobile , Alabama for conversion ; and commissioned 3 December 1945 at Mobile , with LT Lyle E. Brown in command . Service history . Departing Mobile 8 January 1946 `` Krishna '' arrived Norfolk 14 January for duty with Amphibious Group 2 at Little Creek , Virginia . For more than 19 years the landing craft repair ship operated out of Little Creek , during which time support-and-repair operations carried her from Baffin Bay to the Caribbean . From 25 May to 31 August 1951 while under the command of CDR Harold C. `` Brownie '' Brown she participated in `` Operation Blue Jay '' during the initial phase of establishing the large air base at Thule , Greenland . While at Little Creek she made annual deployments to Puerto Rico , the Virgin Islands , and other Caribbean islands supporting amphibious landing exercises . `` Krishna '' departed Little Creek 5 October 1964 and sailed to waters off southern Spain , arriving at Huelva 26 October . While there she participated in `` Operation Steel Pike '' ( the largest amphibious landing operation since World War II , which sent more than 28,000 2nd Division Marines storming the shores on a mock invasion ) . One of 84 naval ships , `` Krishna '' provided support and replenishment services during this impressive exercise that clearly illustrated the strength and diversity of American naval sea power and emphasized the Navy 's ability and readiness to move a vast amphibious force to any shore if needed in keeping the peace . Departing Huelva 4 November , `` Krishna '' steamed to the East Coast via Oporto , Portugal , and arrived Little Creek 29 November . Vietnam . From 1 December to 22 February 1965 `` Krishna '' reactivated the , and on 1 June she was assigned to Service Force , Pacific Fleet . Departing Little Creek , she steamed via Pearl Harbor and Guam for duty in the Far East . Operating out of Subic Bay , Philippines , she reached the Gulf of Thailand off the coast of Vietnam 17 September and began duty as support ship for patrol craft of U.S. Coast Guard Squadron One based on Phu Quoc Island . While the cutters patrolled coastal waters to prevent infiltration of ammunition and supplies to the Viet Cong , `` Krishna '' served as a repair facility and fueling station as well as an operations , communications , and command center . Later in the year she also provided services for eight 50-foot `` Swift '' launches that arrived to strengthen the coastal surveillance program . `` Krishna '' remained on station until 1 December when she departed for Bangkok , Thailand , arriving 3 December . She returned to her various support duties in the Gulf of Thailand 11 December . In February `` Krishna '' raised and salvaged fast patrol craft `` PCF-4 '' . On 30 April , men from `` Krishna '' helped extinguish a fire in An Thoi , a South Vietnamese village . She had a number of distinguished visitors through 1966 , including Secretary of the Navy Paul H. Nitze on 15 July . On 21 July the landing craft repair ship headed for Sasebo , Japan with a stopover at Kaoshiung , Taiwan on 29 July to provide repair facilities , arriving Sasebo 9 August . `` Krishna '' departed Sasebo for Vietnam 22 September , arriving in the Gulf of Siam 7 October to resume her WestPac mission . `` Krishna '' continued to patrol off the coast of Vietnam through 1966 into 1967 . `` Krishna '' earned twelve battle stars for service during the Vietnam War . Fate . Decommissioned on 15 September 1971 at Subic Bay , `` Krishna '' was struck from the Naval Vessel Register the same day . Sold to the Republic of the Philippines 30 October 1971 and renamed RPS `` Narra '' ( AR-88 ) , she was decommissioned in 1992 .
Thomas Molineux . Thomas Molineux ( 1759–1850 ) was an English stenographer and schoolteacher . Life . Born in Manchester on 14 May 1759 , Molineux studied at the school in Salford run by Henry Clarke . There he learned John Byrom 's system of shorthand , and before he was 17 he became a writing-master and teacher of accounts in King Edward VI 's Grammar School , Macclesfield . Molineux resigned from the school in 1802 , and died in Macclesfield on 15 November 1850 , aged 91 . Works . Molineux published `` An Abridgement of Mr. Byrom 's Universal English Short-hand '' , London , 1796 ; called the second edition , really the first . It is a simplified representation of the Byrom system , with a few alterations . Molineux later brought out other works on the same subject , with engraved copperplates . One of them is partly written in epistolary form . Popular , they passed through about a dozen editions . Some are entitled `` An Introduction to Byrom 's Universal English Short-hand '' , and others `` The Short-hand Instructor or Stenographical Copy Book '' . The editions of `` The Instructor '' published in 1824 and 1838 have a portrait of Molineux , engraved by Robert Cabbell Roffe from a painting by Scott . Molineux was also the author of a short treatise on arithmetic . His letters to Roffe were edited and printed privately in a limited edition , as `` The Grand Master '' ( London , 1860 ) . Roffe was an engraver in London , whom Molineux taught shorthand by correspondence , and who became the author of another modification of the Byrom system . It contains notes on shorthand authors . Family . Molineux was married and had a daughter , who married John Jackson , vicar of Over , Cheshire .
Ember tetra . The ember tetra ( `` Hyphessobrycon amandae '' ) is a freshwater fish of the characin family ( family Characidae ) of order Characiformes . It is native to the Araguaia River basin of Brazil and was discovered in 1987 and named in honor of the fish explorer Heiko Bleher 's mother ( Amanda Bleher ) . This species is of typical tetra shape but grows to a maximum overall length of approximately . ; Most exhibit striking orange and reddish coloration with mild translucency near the pelvic fin . The eye frequently mirrors the color of the fish and is outlined in black . The fish 's natural diet consist of small invertebrates and plants . Although somewhat hard to find in fish stores , `` H. amandae '' is commonly kept as an aquarium fish by hobbyists . In the aquarium . Ember tetras should be kept in acidic water with a pH near 6.6 , and although their native habitat has very soft water they have adapted quite well to a wide range of hardness ( 5–17 dGH ) . The recommended temperature range is between 23–29 C ( 73–84 F ) . Ideally their tank should contain live plants , a darker substrate , and open water for swimming . Ember tetras should be kept in groups of at least 4–6 , in order to promote schooling . They appreciate a heavily planted aquarium , ideally with a small area shaded from direct light and will spend a lot of time swimming through planted areas , which also offer some protection for their fry . Ember tetras will school with other tetras , such as the neon tetra , but may become stressed by the presence of significantly larger fish . These fish swim at the middle level of the aquarium , and they do n't feed from the bottom of the tank . Therefore , it is recommended that they are kept with other bottom dwelling fish ( such as pygmy corydoras ) so that leftover food is then eaten up off the substrate and not left to waste . Ember tetras can be fed a variety of foods , including flake , frozen , and freeze dried food . Small live foods like worms and brine shrimp are also recommended as they bring out the fish 's colors . In a well maintained heavily planted aquarium , Ember tetras have been known to live ten years or more .
Sainik School , Rewa . Sainik School Rewa ( ) is one of the 25 Sainik Schools of India . It is a purely residential school for boys . The medium of instruction is English . Established by Government of India on 20 July 1962 at the sprawling estate known as Yuvraj Bhawan which belonged to Maharaja Martand Singh Judeo , Yuvraj of former Princely state of Rewa , the school prepares boys to join the armed forces . The school has contributed about 400 officers . It is affiliated to Central Board of Secondary Education and is a member of Indian Public Schools Conference ( IPSC ) . The school prepares boys for entry into the National Defence Academy , Khadakwasla , Pune and for other walks of life . Administration . The administration of Sainik School is vested in an autonomous body known as Sainik Schools Society under Ministry of Defence , India . Sainik Schools Society is headed by the Board of Governors under the Chairmanship of Raksha Mantri . The Chief Ministers/Education Ministers of the states where the Sainik Schools are located , are members of the Board of Governors . There is a Local Board of Administration for each school with a senior defense service officer as its Chairman . The Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief , Central Air Command , Allahabad is the Chairman of the board for Sainik School Rewa . The Principal is the administrative and academic head of the institute . He is assisted by two other service officers viz . Headmaster and Registrar . The service officers are specialty selected and are on deputation from Ministry of Defense . Campus . Sainik School Rewa is located in Rewa , in the Indian state Madhya Pradesh . The campus spreads across of land . The climate of Rewa is dry in summer and quite cold in winters . Rewa is located on the Varanasi–Kanyakumari highway ( NH 7 ) at a distance of 550 km from Bhopal , 235 km from Jabalpur and 578 km from Raipur . It is accessible by road and rail from Satna ( 54 km ) . The school is 2 km from Rewa Bus stand and 6 km away from Rewa Railway Station . Direct trains are available from Bhopal , Jabalpur , Allahabad and New Delhi . Main building . The main building houses the administrative office and the office of the Principal , Head Master and Registrar of the school . It has class-rooms for all the students from class VI to XII , an IT centre with fifty computers , laboratories ( Physics , Chemistry , Biology and Languages ) , Auditorium , Library , Art Room , Audio-Visual Room , Wood , Metal and Electrical Workshop . Hostel Blocks . The school is fully residential . All cadets are accommodated in Dormitories/Hostels ( referred as Houses ) under direct supervision of Housemasters who act as their guides and guardians . The housemasters are assisted in their job by Matron/Hostel Superintendents who take care of cadets ' personal hygiene and comforts . At present the school has five senior and five junior Houses . Senior Houses are named after important rivers and mountain ranges of Madhya Pradesh and Junior Houses are named after ancient Indian mythological heroes . The hostels have study , recreation , colour TV sets , table tennis rooms and a barber . Cadets Mess . The campus has a central mess which caters for members in one sitting . Both vegetarian and non-vegetarian food is available.. Athletic Field . The campus has many playgrounds for different games . Campus has basketball courts , volleyball courts , hockey ground and football fields . It also has one athletic field where annual athletic events are conducted , the field has 400 meter track for racing and other track events , it also has pole vault , high jump , long jump , hammer throw , short-put and triple jump fields . There are three helipads in athletic field . Admissions . Admissions are given in Class VI , Class IX and Class XI . Admission for classes VI and IX is carried out on the basis of an entrance exam usually held in January . An interview is conducted at Sainik School Rewa and a Medical Exam at Military Hospital Jabalpur . Admission for class XI is carried out on the basis of the class X results of same year , interview and medical exam . Only science stream is available in the school . Sale of Admission Form : During the month of October to December Last date of Submission of Admission form : First week of December Date of Entrance exam : First Sunday of January N.C.C.. N.C.C . is an integral part of students ' life in Sainik School Rewa . The School has an Independent Company of Junior and Senior Division N.C.C . as integral part . N.C.C . unit of school comprises all the three wings of defence services i.e . the Army , Navy and Air Force . Sports and Games . Morning P.T . and evening games are compulsory for all cadets . The School has facilities for Volleyball , Basketball , Football , Badminton , Hockey and Tennis . The school has a gymnasium . Coaching is provided by qualified instructors for most of the games . Indoor games like TT , Chess and Carrom are also available . The School has an obstacle course to test and improve students ' courage , physical endurance and physique . P.T . is compulsory and all students are to take part in regular physical training , including cross country runs . Centralised mountaineering and trekking courses are also conducted by the Sainik Schools Society . Alumni . Alumni of the Sainik School Rewa or SSR are known as Sainwinian . The school counts numerous politicians , bureaucrats , doctors , engineers , journalists , entrepreneurs , business leaders and a legion of military leaders as its alumni . Satyavrat Chaturvedi and Sundar Lal Tiwari both active politicians are product of SSR . The school alumni have received 3 Vir Chakra , 3 Saurya Chakra and numerous distinguish service medals .
1963–64 Football League . The 1963–64 season was the 66th ( 65th completed ) season of The Football League . Final league tables . The tables and results below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found at website and in `` Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79 '' , with home and away statistics separated . Beginning with the season 1894–95 , clubs finishing level on points were separated according to goal average ( goals scored divided by goals conceded ) , or more properly put , goal ratio . In case one or more teams had the same goal difference , this system favoured those teams who had scored fewer goals . The goal average system was eventually scrapped beginning with the 1976–77 season . Since the goal average was used for this purpose for such a long time , it is presented in the tables below even for the seasons prior to 1894–95 , and since the goal difference is a more informative piece of information for a modern reader than the goal average , the goal difference is added in this presentation after the goal average . Since the Fourth Division was established in the 1958–59 season , the re-election process has concerned the bottom four clubs in that division . First Division . P = Matches played ; W = Matches won ; D = Matches drawn ; L = Matches lost ; F = Goals for ; A = Goals against ; GA = Goal average ; GD = Goal difference ; Pts = Points Second Division . P = Matches played ; W = Matches won ; D = Matches drawn ; L = Matches lost ; F = Goals for ; A = Goals against ; GA = Goal average ; GD = Goal difference ; Pts = Points Third Division . P = Matches played ; W = Matches won ; D = Matches drawn ; L = Matches lost ; F = Goals for ; A = Goals against ; GA = Goal average ; GD = Goal difference ; Pts = Points Fourth Division . P = Matches played ; W = Matches won ; D = Matches drawn ; L = Matches lost ; F = Goals for ; A = Goals against ; GA = Goal average ; GD = Goal difference ; Pts = Points
Norah Baring . Norah Baring ( 26 November 1905 – 8 February 1985 ) , born Nora Minnie Baker , was an English stage and film actress most famous on screen for portraying `` Diana Baring '' in the Alfred Hitchcock thriller `` Murder ! '' ( 1930 ) . She is also known for playing the female lead in Anthony Asquith 's silent thriller `` A Cottage on Dartmoor '' ( 1929 ) . Baring studied art prior to becoming an actress .
Frank Henry Mason . Frank Henry Mason ( 1 October 1875 – 24 February 1965 ) , RBA , RI , RSMA was an artist best known for his maritime , shipping , coastal and harbour paintings , and as a creator of art deco travel and railway posters . His style is described as 'light impressionist ' and he was a founder member of the `` Staithes Art Club '' whose members are known today as the `` Staithes group '' of artists , or the `` Northern Impressionists '' . Early life . Mason was born Frank Henry Algernon Mason in Seaton Carew , Hartlepool , County Durham , England on 1 October 1875 , the son of a railway clerk . He was educated between 1880 and 1882 as a cadet at the HMS Conway Naval School at Birkenhead . On leaving HMS Conway , Mason spent time at sea then trained with Parsons as a marine engineer for steam powered ships working at Hartlepool , Leeds and Scarborough , eventually settling in Scarborough around about 1894 . Career . Mason had been interested in drawing but had no formal training in art . There was however a strong artistic community in Scarborough at the time . He studied at the Scarborough School of Art with Albert Strange and made regular trips to Staithes to meet and socialise with the arts community there . By 1890 his work had advanced to the point where he received commissions from art dealers , and around 1898 he decided to quit marine engineering and take up art full-time . In 1901 he became a founding member of the `` Staithes Art Club '' . He married his wife Edith in 1899 . He had lived at Blenheim Terrace in Scarborough but relocated the short distance to lodgings in North Marine Road . During the First World War , Mason was appointed shipping war artist in the RNVR as lieutenant in command of a motor launch in the North Sea , and Egypt . The Imperial War Museum holds 56 of his paintings from this period . On returning from the war , Mason worked with the community at Ebberston Hall near Scarborough and he travelled abroad extensively undertaking an extended European tour . He painted many subjects generally in water colour . During the 1920s and 1930s he designed poster artwork for Great Northern Railway , Great Western Railway , London , Midland and Scottish Railway , North Eastern Railway , London and North Eastern Railway , British Rail and Underground Group railway companies and ocean liner companies . Mason was elected to the Royal Society of British Artists in 1904 and elected to the Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours in 1929 . He was an early member of the Society of Graphic Art and exhibited with them in 1921 . Work . Mason had exhibitions of his work at the Royal Academy from 1902 onwards . His work has been included in an exhibition in Liverpool and in 1973 there was an exhibition of his work at the National Maritime Museum . As well as the Imperial War Museum , Mason 's work can be found in numerous galleries around the country – at Cartwright Hall Bradford , in Dundee , Hartlepool Art Gallery , and at Whitby . Mason wrote the book `` Ashore and Afloat '' ( 1929 ) about his water colour technique . With Fred Taylor , he wrote the book `` Water Colour Painting '' .
Sivatherium . `` Sivatherium '' ( `` Shiva 's beast '' ) is an extinct genus of giraffid that ranged throughout Africa to the Indian Subcontinent . The species `` Sivatherium giganteum '' is , by weight , the largest giraffid known , and also possibly the largest ruminant of all time . The Afro-Asiatic species , `` S. maurusium '' , was once placed within the genus `` Libytherium '' . `` S. giganteum '' remains have been recovered from the Himalayan foothills , dating around 1,000,000 BCE . `` S. maurusium '' may have gone extinct as recently as 8,000 years ago , as depictions that greatly resemble it are known from ancient rock paintings in the Sahara and Central West India . Description . `` Sivatherium '' resembled the modern okapi , but was far larger , and more heavily built , being about tall at the shoulder , in total height with a weight up to . A newer estimate has come up with an estimated body mass of about . This would make `` Sivatherium '' the largest ruminant in history . This weight estimate is thought to be an underestimate , as it does not take into account the large horns possessed by males of the species . `` Sivatherium '' had a wide , antler-like pair of ossicones on its head , and a second pair of ossicones above its eyes . Its shoulders were very powerful to support the neck muscles required to lift the heavy skull .
Hustle Hard . Hustle Hard is the first official single from Ace Hood 's third studio album `` Blood , Sweat & Tears '' . It originally appeared on Ace Hood 's preceding mixtape `` The Statement '' . It is produced by Lex Luger . The official remix features Rick Ross and Lil Wayne . The original music video and half of the remix music video was made on the same day . A version of the track featuring Swizz Beatz was also a part of Swizz ' `` Monster Mondays '' program . The remix music video was released to 106 & Park : BET 's Top 10 Live , on his birthday , May 11 , 2011 . Chart position . `` Hustle Hard '' debuted at # 87 on the `` Billboard '' Hot 100 in the April 23 , 2011 issue , making it one of the highest-charting singles of Ace 's career . The single has sold over 143.000 Copies ( surpassing `` Rides prior peak at # 90 over two years earlier ) . So far the song has peaked at # 60 on the Billboard Hot 100 . Remix . The official remix to the song was released on May 10 , 2011 and it features Rick Ross & Lil Wayne . The first half of the remix music video was with Rick Ross in California . Then , Ace Hood went back to Miami to do the second half of the `` Hustle Hard ( Remix ) '' music video with Lil Wayne . On his birthday , May 11 , 2011 , the official music video for the remix to Hustle Hard was released on 106 & Park : BET 's Top 10 Live . It had cameos by DJ Khaled , Marley G , Birdman , Mack Maine , Busta Rhymes , Fat Joe , Dr. Dre , Meek Mill , Pill , Gunplay , and DJ Stevie J . This remix was performed at BET Awards 2011 with DJ Khaled , Rick Ross & Lil Wayne . Sports . Los Angeles Dodgers center fielder Matt Kemp , Milwaukee Brewers second baseman Rickie Weeks , his younger brother - Oakland Athletics second baseman Jemile Weeks , Philadelphia Phillies outfielder John Mayberry , Jr. , New York Mets shortstop José Reyes , San Francisco Giants third baseman Pablo Sandoval , and New York Yankees outfielder Andruw Jones currently use it as their entrance music . Also , the song is reportedly listened to by star Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby to help with his post concussion symptoms ,
Ro Chol-ok. Ro Chol-ok ( born ) was a North Korean football defender who played for the North Korea women 's national football team at the 2012 Summer Olympics . At the club level , she played for April 25 .
Stuart Dobson . Stuart Dobson ( born 10 February 1970 ) is a former English footballer who played in various indoor soccer leagues in the United States . He is currently with the North American Soccer League 's Tampa Bay Rowdies as Goalkeepers Coach . Continental Indoor Soccer League . Dobson started his professional career with Portland Pride of the Continental Indoor Soccer League in June 1995 where he appeared in 10 matches . National Professional Soccer League . He then joined Chicago Power of the National Professional Soccer League for the 1995–96 NPSL season and appeared in 20 matches before being traded to Tampa Bay Terror in exchange for Bill Andracki . He appeared in a further 7 games for Tampa Bay that season . In the offseason , Dobson turned out for Cascade Surge for the 1996 USISL Professional League . He appeared in 39 more matches for the 1996–97 season , leading the Terror to the playoffs where he played 3 more matches . Dobson joined Montreal Impact for the club 's first season of indoor soccer in 1997 , appearing in 8 matches before being traded for cash to Harrisburg Heat . He made a further 11 appearances for the Heat . However , Dobson 's stop in Harrisburg was short as the Heat traded him on 17 November 1998 to the Buffalo Blizzard . He remained in Buffalo , on and off , until the National Professional Soccer League ceased operations after the 2000–01 season . In his first year with the club , Dobson led them to the playoffs , making 3 appearances , after playing in 26 regular season matches . He did n't appear in the 1999–2000 season , but made his final 3 appearances for the Blizzard in the 2000–01 season . Eastern Indoor Soccer League . In the 1998 off-season of the NPSL , Dobson played in the Eastern Indoor Soccer League , a regional minor indoor soccer league which lasted only 2 seasons . He was acquired by Mississippi Beach Kings on 7 May 1998 ahead of the final 1998 EISL season . With Mississippi , Dobson went to the playoffs , but ultimately lost by one goal in the championship game to Lafayette SwampCats . Dobson was named the 1998 Eastern Indoor Soccer League Goalkeeper of the Year and was placed on the 1998 EISL All-League Team . World Indoor Soccer League . In the 1999 off-season of the NPSL , Dobson joined World Indoor Soccer League team Utah Freezz and made 21 appearances before losing in the playoffs . He would re-sign with the club in June 2000 . Major Indoor Soccer League . Dobson found a home with Philadelphia KiXX of the Major Indoor Soccer League when he was selected in the 8th round ( 45th overall ) in the 2001 MISL Dispersal Draft . He made 50 regular season appearances from 2001 through 2006 and won the 2001–02 MISL Championship . Coaching career . Dobson was named Goalkeepers Coach for Akron Zips men 's soccer on 15 August 2012 under former head coach Caleb Porter . He previously held the same role with UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men 's soccer which he joined in 2008 after being with New Jersey Ironmen and working with Tony Meola . On 15 January 2015 , the Tampa Bay Rowdies introduced Dobson as their new goalkeepers coach , replacing the outgoing Slobodan Janjuš .
Nicolas Dupont-Aignan . Nicolas Dupont-Aignan ( ; born 7 March 1961 ) , often nicknamed NDA , is a French politician serving as President of Debout la France since 2008 . He has been the member of the National Assembly for Essonne 's 8th constituency since 1997 and was previously Mayor of Yerres from 1995 to 2017 . A member of the Union for a Popular Movement ( UMP ) party until January 2007 , he then founded the Gaullist and souverainist party Debout la France ( DLF ; `` France Arise '' ) in November 2008 , named Debout la République until October 2014 and which is closely linked to the European political party Europeans United for Democracy . He ran for President of France in 2012 and 2017 and endorsed the runner-up Marine Le Pen in the 2017 second round . Early life . Nicolas Dupont-Aignan was born Nicolas Dupont on 7 March 1961 , in Paris . He is the son of Jean-Louis Dupont , who was a wine maker and a Second World War veteran who was escaped a German POW camp and Colette Aignan . Dupont-Aignan graduated from Sciences Po in 1982 and acquired his law license in 1984 . He graduated with his postgraduate degree from Paris Dauphine University . Dupont-Aignan also attended École nationale d'administration between 1987 and 1989 . During his youth , Dupont-Aignan supported the Gaullist politician Jacques Chaban-Delmas and was a member of Rally for the Republic , campaigning for Chaban-Delmas during the 1974 presidential election . Early years . Dupont-Aignan began his professional career in politics as a civil administrator and working in several ministerial offices , including that of the Minister of National Education and the Environment . Dupont-Aignan joined Rally for France in 1993 and then began serving in Michel Barnier 's ministry of the environment in February 1995 though he refused to support either Édouard Balladur or Jacques Chirac in their presidential campaigns that year . Serving with Michel Barnier , Dupont-Aignan was friendly with multiple Europhile personalities such as Francois Bayrou . National ascension . In the early 1990s , the city of Yerres was in 20 million euros in debt following the closure of a major aquatic centre that closed a few months after its opening . In the 1995 municipal elections , Dupont-Aignan was elected with 51.8 % of the vote against the then-Socialist mayor . He was also reelected in 2008 with 79.70 % of the vote in the first round , giving him one of the biggest margins of victory for a mayor in France . Shortly after becoming mayor , Dupont-Aignan attempted to fix the debt issue by renegotiating the interest rate established with banks , being able to bring the debt from 45 million euros to 34 million euros . Dupont-Aignan took this further by cancelling infrastructure initiatives set by the previous mayor and developed a cheaper , environmentally cheaper plan that included creating communal housing . In terms of environmental policy , Dupont-Aignan reprocessed swimming water to clean streets and his numerous environmental policies were able to win the city awards . On the issue of crime , a municipal police brigade that could patrol the forest areas was created and CCTV was upgraded . This led to Yerres having a significantly lower crime rate than the rest of Essonne . Dupont-Aignan was first elected to the National Assembly in 1997 as the member for Essonne 's 8th constituency . He has been reelected every legislative election since . Following the creation of the Union for a Popular Movement ( UMP ) , Dupont-Aignan ran in the leadership election in 2002 and again in 2004 , losing both . Dupont-Aignan also campaigned for a `` No '' vote in the French European Constitution referendum , 2005 , abandoning perceived Gaullist principles . He was one of the only members of the UMP to vote `` No . '' Foundation of Debout la France . Following disagreement with the UMP candidate , Nicolas Sarkozy , Dupont-Aignan left the UMP on 13 January 2007 . Dupont-Aignan intended to run for the 2007 presidential election but failed to gather the necessary 500 signatures of elected officials . Following his failure to gather the 500 signatures necessary to run , Dupont-Aignan was reelected in his constituency of Essonne 8th though he was no longer a part of the presidential majority due to disagreements with President Sarkozy over taxes and a pro-American foreign policy , voting alongside the Socialist Party on several occasions . Dupont-Aignan eventually founded Debout la France on 23 November 2008 with the ambition of founding a third party that could compete with both the right wing UMP and left-wing Socialist Party who he labeled as being the `` same . '' Debout la France contested the European Parliament election , 2009 , gaining 2.04 % of the vote in Metropolitan France . 2012 presidential election . In November 2010 , Dupont-Aignan announced his intention to run for the 2012 presidential election during the annual congress for France Arise , pledging to leave the Euro and return to the Franc , leaving the Euro as a reserve currency . In March 2012 he announced that he had obtained the necessary 500 signatures to run as an official candidate . Dupont-Aignan received 644,043 votes on the first ballot , or 1.79 % of the votes cast , finishing seventh . His best showing ( 24.88 % ) was in Yerres , of which he was mayor . He did not endorse any candidate for the second round . 2017 presidential election . Dupont-Aignan announced his candidacy for the 2017 presidential election during an interview on TF1 on 15 March 2016 . Polls taken shortly after gave Dupont-Aignan a voting intention between 3 and 6 % . On 7 March 2017 , Dupont-Aignan secured the necessary 500 signatures to run in the 2017 presidential election before releasing his manifesto the following day in the form of a book . Shortly after the beginning of the first round , Dupont-Aignan denounced Emmanuel Macron , saying that he `` served the interests of the rich '' and accused Serge Dassault , the owner of `` Le Figaro '' , of harassing him through text messages in an attempt to get him to renounce his candidacy in endorsement of François Fillon . `` Le Figaro '' denies that Dupont-Aignan was harassed though does not deny text messages were exchanged between the two . On 22 April , Dupont-Aignan organised a petition demanding that three televised debates be shown during the first round with all candidates appearing at the debates . Because he was not invited to the first debate , he left prematurely and denounced TF1 for what he called a `` lack of democracy . '' In the first voting round of 23 April , Dupont-Aignan came in the sixth place , receiving 1,695,000 votes which represents 4.70 % of the vote total . Failing to hit the 5 % threshold , Dupont-Aignan was not reimbursed for his campaign funds . During an interview on 28 April 2018 , he endorsed Marine Le Pen for the second round saying that he would help her with campaigning . Marine Le Pen pledged in return to appoint him as Prime Minister of France should she win . The electoral alliance between Debout la France and Front National gathered protesters in Dupont-Aignan 's commune , Yerres . Dupont-Aignan was also called a `` petainist '' and compared to Pierre Laval . Dupont-Aignan also had dissidents within his own party with his `` right hand '' , Olivier Clodong , resigning . Dominique Jamet , Vice President of Debout la France , resigned as well . Le Pen lost the vote in the second round of the election against Emmanuel Macron . Dupont-Aignan was reelected during the legislative election of 2017 ; he resigned as Mayor of Yerres later that year and was succeeded by Clodong . Political positions . Dupont-Aignan has been described as a nationalist , a protectionist , and a eurosceptic . He describes himself as a Gaullist . Dupont-Aignan supports a French withdrawal from the EU and endorsed Brexit . Although sharing many similar views with Marine Le Pen , he is considered less hardline than her and had criticized her in the past . Dupont-Aignan strongly advocates leaving the euro , calling it a `` racket '' , and proposes returning to the franc and retaining the euro only as a reserve currency . Dupont-Aignan has also voiced his support for Rattachism . Personal life . Dupont-Aignan is married to lawyer and former parliamentary assistant , Valérie Vecchierini . The couple have two daughters , Victoire and Sixtine . Dupont-Aignan declared during the 2017 presidential election that he was worth more than 2 million euros . He had also declared in 2013 that he has a house worth €130,000 in Yerres and an apartment in Paris worth €420,000. < /abbr >
Robert F. Ruth . Robert F. Ruth ( born March 4 , 1921 ) was an American politician in the state of South Dakota . He was a member of the South Dakota State Senate . He served in the United States Navy and was a commander in the United States Naval Reserve . He was also a merchant .
Tanner McEvoy . Tanner McEvoy ( born January 26 , 1993 ) is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent . He played college football at the University of Wisconsin , Arizona Western College and the University of South Carolina . Early years . Born to Tina and Steve McEvoy , McEvoy grew up in Hillsdale , New Jersey . He attended Bergen Catholic High School in Oradell , New Jersey where he played football and basketball . McEvoy graduated from Bergen Catholic in 2011 . College career . McEvoy verbally committed to the South Carolina Gamecocks on January 20 , 2011 to play quarterback . McEvoy redshirted his first year on campus . On July 30 , 2012 , McEvoy was arrested in North Carolina and charged with speeding and driving after consuming alcohol while under age 21 . On August 7 , eight days after his arrest , McEvoy announced that he was going to transfer from South Carolina . McEvoy transferred to Arizona Western prior to start of 2012 season . McEvoy appeared in 10 games during the 2012 season at the quarterback position passing for 2,301 yard with 29 touchdowns and rushing for six more . McEvoy transferred to the University of Wisconsin where he played from the 2013 season through the 2015 season . McEvoy played in 38 games splitting time between playing at safety , quarterback , and wide receiver . Professional career . On January 13 , 2016 , McEvoy participated in the College Gridiron Showcase in Bedford , Texas . Unfortunately , McEvoy did not receive an invitation to the NFL Combine , most likely due to his time playing multiple positions at Wisconsin and not being a top prospect at a single position . On March 9 , 2016 , he attended Wisconsin 's pro day , where he performed positional drills and combine drills , but chose not to run the 40-yard dash due to tendinitis in his knee . At the conclusion of the pre-draft process , McEvoy was projected to go undrafted and be signed as a free agent . He was ranked the 20th best wide receiver prospect by NFLDraftScout.com . Seattle Seahawks . On May 1 , 2016 , the Seattle Seahawks signed McEvoy as an undrafted free agent after he went unselected in the 2016 NFL Draft . The Seahawks signed him to a three-year , $ 1.62 million contract . 2016 . Throughout rookie minicamp , organized team activities , and spring training , McEvoy was used at the safety position . Upon arriving at training camp , he was moved to wide receiver and competed for a roster spot against Kenny Lawler , Antwan Goodley , Deshon Foxx , Kasen Williams , Tyler Slavin , Kevin Smith , and Douglas McNeil . Head coach Pete Carroll tried him out at tight end after Jimmy Graham and Nick Vannett suffered injuries and Cooper Helfet was waived . In his first preseason game against the Kansas City Chiefs , McEvoy caught a 37-yard touchdown pass from Trevone Boykin as time expired , along with two other receptions to total 77-yards . The Seahawks went on to win 17-16 after scoring on the subsequent two-point conversion . Despite missing some time in training camp with a groin injury , McEvoy avoided the Seahawks ' practice squad and won the fifth wide receiver position , beating out Kenny Lawler . Head coach Pete Carroll made him the fifth wide receiver on the Seahawks ' depth chart behind veterans Doug Baldwin , Tyler Lockett , Jermaine Kearse and Paul Richardson . He made his professional regular season debut in the Seattle Seahawks ' season-opening 12-10 victory over the Miami Dolphins . On October 2 , 2016 , McEvoy made his first career reception for a 42-yard touchdown during the Seahawks ' 27-17 victory at the New York Jets . He made the catch on a pass from Russell Wilson after Jets ' safety Calvin Pryor blew his zone coverage and fell down , allowing McEvoy to become wide open for a 42-yard touchdown . During a Week 7 matchup at the Arizona Cardinals , McEvoy blocked a punt attempt by Cardinals ' punter Ryan Quigley in the fourth quarter that was recovered by Seahawks ' defensive end Cassius Marsh . The blocked punt and recovery helped send the game into overtime with a 3-3 tie , but resulted in a 6-6 tie at the end of the game . The following week , McEvoy received a lateral from Russell Wilson and threw his first career pass attempt for a 43-yard completion to running back C. J. Prosise in the second quarter of the Seahawks ' 25-20 loss at the New Orleans Saints . On December 11 , 2016 , he had a season-high three receptions for 41 receiving yards and scored a 22-yard touchdown reception in the fourth quarter of a 38-10 loss at the Green Bay Packers . He finished his rookie season with a total of nine receptions for 140 receiving yards and two touchdowns in 14 games and zero starts . McEvoy was a healthy scratch for Weeks 2 and 10 . 2017 . McEvoy returned to training camp in 2017 and competed with Kenny Lawler , Amara Darboh , Marcus Lucas , David Moore , Kasen Williams , Rodney Smith , Darreus Rogers , and Cyril Grayson . He became the Seahawks ' fourth wide receiver , behind Doug Baldwin , Paul Richardson , and Tyler Lockett , after the Seahawks traded Jermaine Kearse to the New York Jets . On October 29 , 2017 , McEvoy made a 53-yard reception during Seattle 's 41-38 victory over the Houston Texans . During a Week 12 contest at the San Francisco 49ers , he had a season-high two catches for 32 receiving yards in a 24-13 victory . Overall , in the 2017 season , he finished with five receptions for 113 yards . On August 26 , 2018 , McEvoy was waived by the Seahawks . New Orleans Saints . On August 29 , 2018 , McEvoy was signed by the New Orleans Saints . He was waived on September 1 , 2018 . Miami Dolphins . On September 2 , 2018 , McEvoy was claimed off waivers by the Miami Dolphins . He was waived on September 25 , 2018 . New Orleans Saints ( second stint ) . On October 2 , 2018 , McEvoy was signed to the New Orleans Saints ' practice squad . He was released on October 17 , 2018 . Personal life . McEvoy graduated from the University of Wisconsin with a degree in sociology in December 2015 . His brother , Colin , played college football at Rutgers . His sister , Christin , attended the College of Charleston in South Carolina .
Gavriil Musicescu . Gavriil Musicescu ( born Muzychenko ) ( March 20 , 1847 , Izmail , Bessarabia Governorate , now in Ukraine – December 21 , 1903 , Iași , Romania ) was a Romanian composer , conductor and musicologist , father of the pianist and musical pedagogue Florica Musicescu . Born in Budjak region , southern Bessarabia , he studied music and composition in Saint Petersburg and Iași . He is the author of numerous compositions of choral music . Musicescu settled in Romania and , from 1872 until his death in 1903 , taught at the Iași Conservatory .
Temri . Temri ( also known as Temari ) is a village Gram panchayat of Paikmal block and Padampur subdivision in Bargarh district in the Indian state of Odisha . Education . The village has a primary government school up to 7th standard name as Temri Nodal School and a High School from 8th to 10th standard . Temri High School had 174 students . Geography . Temri has an average elevation of and is almost from its district headquarters , Bargarh . It is about from its capital city of Bhubaneshwar . Temri is a Gram panchayat of Paikmal block from which it lies about away . The area around Temri is rain-fed and hence is prone to frequent droughts . The Gandhamardhan hills are about away and form the borders between the Bargarh and Balangir districts . Hills surround Temri village in three directions while the Magaranalla Dam is about away . Demographics . India census , Temri had a population of 2093 . The male population was 1045 and females population was 1048 , Temri has a literacy rate about nearly 61 % . Per capita income is very low . Main Festivals . As this village belongs to the western part of the odisha , so as usual the main festival is Nuakhai and Puspuni . Besides these the village is observing `` Laxmi pooja '' festival from last 26 years , which is well known in this region .
Fiordland ( disambiguation ) . Fiordland is a geographic region of New Zealand .
Fwayo Tembo . Fwayo Tembo ( born 2 May 1989 in Lusaka ) is a Zambian professional footballer who is currently playing for Israeli Premier League side Hapoel Ra'anana . Basel . On 29 May 2010 , Tembo joined FC Basel for a reported fee of €1.2 million . He made his debut on 20 July 2010 in the 3:2 home win against FC Zürich . He scored his first goal for the club on 14 August during the 1:4 home defeat against FC Luzern . He scored another goal from the penalty spot on 10 April 2011 in the away draw against BSC Young Boys in the Stade de Suisse . At the end of the 2009–10 season the Zambian won the Swiss Super League . Racist incident . Fwayo Tembo left FC Basel after he accused club coach Thorsten Fink of making racist remarks towards him during a training session . Fink is reported to have told a collaborator to `` get the monkey down from the tree . '' Astra Giurgiu . In the summer of 2012 , he signed a contract with the Romanian side Astra Giurgiu . Power Dynamos . He joined Power Dynamos on a 2-year deal on Monday 4 April 2016 and made his debut on Saturday 9 April coming on off the bench at Arthur Davies Stadium in the second half for teammate Luka Lungu in a match Power went on to win 1-0 . He is currently playing for Lusaka Dynamos after leaving Power Dynamos during the mid season transfer window . International career . Tembo played for the national team in the 2007 African Youth Championship . He was the topscorer of the competition with 5 goals . He played for the Zambia national under-20 football team during the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada , scoring a goal from the penalty spot in the game against Jordan national under-20 football team on 1 July 2007 . Fwayo Tembo played for the Zambia national football team at the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations in Ghana .
Scott Cane . Scott Cane is an Australian archaeologist and anthropologist . He has lived long periods of time with the desert people of Australia , including some of the last hunter-gatherers . He is the author of `` Pila Nguru : The Spinifex People '' . He appeared in the 2013 ABC TV documentary , `` First Footprints '' and authored the accompanying book of the same title . The documentary won the 2013 Walkley Award for excellence in documentaries .
Peter Stroud . Peter Stroud is a US guitarist best known for his work with Sheryl Crow , Don Henley , Pete Droge , and Sarah McLachlan . He is cofounder of 65amps , a company manufacturing guitar amplifiers . Biography . Peter Stroud was born in Greensboro , North Carolina . He was raised and received early education in Greensboro , NC . High school years , he attended The Principia Upper School in St. Louis and Greensboro Day School in his hometown , graduating class 1977 . In the mid-late 90s , Stroud played with Pete Droge . It was during this period that he met Sheryl Crow , and in late 1998 she asked him to join her band in support of her third release , `` Globe Sessions '' . This musical relationship has lasted for over eleven years , where he eventually served as Sheryl ’ s music director . Soon after the conclusion of the Globe Sessions tour , Peter joined Don Henley in 2000 for his `` Inside Job '' tour . Their debut concert was filmed , originally for A & E ’ s Live By Request , and later released on DVD . Stroud remained active touring with Sheryl up until late June 2010 , when he started touring with Sarah McLachlan 's band . His last performances with Crow before moving to McLachlan were on the Lilith Fair 2010 tour , which was also his debut with McLachlan ; he played with both artists for the first five dates of the tour . In 2012 Stroud once again joined up with Sheryl Crow and besides being her lead guitar player , he also became her bandleader . He is currently on tour with her at numerous venues in the U.S .
List of Old Etonians born in the 19th century . The following notable old boys of Eton College were born in the 19th century .
Pennsylvania chocolate workers ' strike , 1937 . Hershey , Pennsylvania witnessed a six-day sit-down strike of workers at the Hershey Chocolate Corporation in 1937 . The strike ended in violence , as dairy workers and loyal Hershey employees stormed the factory to force out strikers . Eventually , Hershey Corporation workers signed an agreement with the American Federation of Labor through the Bakery and Confectionery International Union , becoming one of the first American candy companies to unionize . Changes in the Hershey Corporation . Founded in 1894 by Milton Hershey , the Hershey Chocolate Corporation became one of the richest candy companies in existence . In its first three decades , Hershey , Pennsylvania was an idyllic company town that thrived no matter what was going on in the rest of the country . Hershey was seen as a benevolent employer , providing benefits , retirement plans , and amenities to workers before they were commonplace . All of that changed with the Great Depression and the explosion of the labor movement . Before the Depression , Hershey employees were accustomed to a sixty-hour work week , so when they were restricted to forty hour weeks , many had difficulty getting by on their post-Depression paychecks . Initially , Milton Hershey could legitimately keep tight controls on hours and wages because it was required under the National Recovery Administration ( NRA ) , but the NRA was later found unconstitutional and could no longer be enforced . From 1930-1936 , Milton Hershey had spent more than $ 10 million on building up Hershey , Pennsylvania , but he reduced hours of his employees and stopped paying annual bonuses . In those six years , the Hershey Chocolate Corporation made more than $ 37 million in after-tax profits . A Company Town . Many Hershey employees also resented the paternalistic attitude of the company . Milton Hershey built a town for his workers , attempting to cater to their material and spiritual needs , including entertainment and education . But not everyone was comfortable living in a place where everything was controlled by one man and his executives . This degree of control and entanglement with their personal lives meant that many hiring and firing decisions were made based on individual relationships and favoritism . This disturbed some employees , and made them receptive to CIO organizers in 1937 . The “ Chocolate Bar-B '' . In the last weeks of 1936 , a newsletter called “ The Chocolate Bar-B ” began to circulate around the chocolate factory . The leaflet aired grievances over low wages , erratic work schedules and recent orders to speed up production . It insisted that chocolate workers did perform physically demanding labor , with deafening levels of noise and temperatures over 100 degrees . It scolded the “ big bosses ” , Murrie and Hershey , for their “ high salaries and slave-driving methods ” . The newsletter was signed by the Communist Party of Hershey , PA and strongly advised the workers to unionize . CIO Comes to Town . In January 1937 , Members of the CIO held a secret meeting at a firehouse in Palmyra , PA. After the meeting , several hundred Hershey employees formed a local of the United Chocolate Workers Union and within weeks several hundred factory workers had joined . When the union first approached Hershey to negotiate , they were met with little resistance . The corporation reported it would raise wages to 60 cents/hour for men and 45 cents/hour for women . After the initial agreement , Hershey laid off some union organizers as part of what company president William Murrie said to be part of seasonal cutbacks . The CIO argued that Hershey violated the promise of job security for union organizers in their March agreement . Union members met back at the firehouse on April 1 , 1937 and decided the fishy lay-offs were the final straw . Strike ! On April 2 , 1937 at eleven in the morning , union president Russell “ Bull ” Behman waved a red handkerchief outside the Hershey chocolate factory and signaled the strike was on . In a matter of minutes , the machines were switched off and whole buildings went silent . Some sat down at their posts , others went outside to picket , and hundreds took to the roofs of factory buildings along Chocolate Avenue . During lunchtime , the workers still loyal to Hershey went home . It is unclear how many actually took part in the strike—organizers claim 1,200 while Hershey executives say 400 . Strikers decided they would sit-down in shifts . Food would be supplied by a union kitchen , surveillance cameras would make sure Hershey ’ s property was not damaged , and smoking was banned in sanitary areas of the factory . The CIO flag flew above the factory , replacing the traditional American flag . The first few days of the strike seemed peaceful as strikers smiled for cameras and were optimistic about negotiations . Strikers described the sit-down as “ more like a family squabble than an angry revolution ” . But workers were no longer dealing with Milton Hershey , instead they faced new executive William Murrie who was strongly anti-union . Murrie announced the company would not bargain until the strikers left the factory . Got Milk ? Hershey ’ s reputation as a mostly kind corporation meant that strikers faced resistance from many fronts . The chocolate factory had three thousand workers , and the larger corporation employed nearly two thousand people in other areas of the company that wanted nothing to do with the strike . The most resistance came from thousands of dairy farmers from surrounding areas who relied on selling their milk to the Hershey factory . They were losing 800,000 pounds of milk per day—enough to supply a city of a million people . These dairy farmers were natural allies to the anti-union groups because they were losing money each day the factory stayed closed . On Monday April 5 , the fourth day of the strike , dairy farmers met with strikers to discuss lost milk sales . The strikers decided to help the farmers by agreeing to operate the factory ’ s creamery so the milk could be processed . The next day , Hershey milkmen failed to pick up the milk . On the evening of April 6 , 1937 , several thousand loyal workers and farmers marched though Palmyra , PA in support of the Hershey Chocolate Corporation . Violence Erupts . By eleven o ’ clock the next morning of April 7 , more than three thousand Hershey supporters rallied to remove the strikers . They decided to give the strikers an ultimatum—leave the plant by 1:00 or face forcible eviction . Executive Murrie and head union organizers Bull Behman and John Loy had agreed to end the strike , and asked Murrie to intervene to prevent violence . Seemingly averting violence , it is unclear why men from the rally spontaneously grabbed bats , billy clubs , and hammers and ran to the factory . In minutes there were thousands outside the factory . After several insults from strikers inside , they stormed the factory . The anti-union loyalists outnumbered the strikers four to one . Dozens were injured , and the three leading union organizers , Behman , Loy , and a CIO man named Miles Sweeney were severely beaten . Sweeney had been hit with a baseball bat , Loy lost several teeth , and stones were thrown at them as they left the factory . When it was all over , the anti-union group sang the National Anthem , and within hours the farmers returned to their dairies . Aftermath . In the days after the strike , the National Labor Relations Board ( NLRB ) investigated the Hershey company and required that they hold a union election . The chocolate workers chose a small , loyalist organization called the Independent Chocolate Workers of Hershey over the CIO by a landslide . However , federal authorities found the election was not legitimate and called for a second election . The second election in 1939 favored the Bakery and Confectionery Workers International Union with the AFL . The chocolate workers ’ new contract under the AFL gave them an increase in overtime rates , paid vacations , and a procedure for arbitrating grievances . Milton Hershey was deeply affected by the strike . He saw an end to the utopian-like quality of Hershey , PA . He recognized that workers who had battled each other , would now have to go back to work with each other . The innocence that once surrounded the Hershey Corporation was lost . [ Citation Needed ] Historical Significance . The Hershey Chocolate Workers ’ Strike is notable because of its historical timing . The chocolate strike came in the middle of a massive wave of CIO strikes and specifically sit-down strikes . In March 1937 , the sit-down strikes prominence peaked . There were sit-down strikes in 170 occupations , involving 167,210 workers . The Hershey strikers were organizing around the same time as the famous strike at the General Motors Corporation in Flint , Michigan , although it did not gain the same momentum .
Riccardo Silva Stadium . Riccardo Silva Stadium is a college football and soccer stadium on the campus of Florida International University ( FIU ) in Miami , Florida and the home stadium of the FIU Panthers football team and Miami FC . The stadium opened in 1995 and has a seating capacity of 20,000 . FIU Community Stadium . FIU Community Stadium was the first dedicated sports facility at the school , replacing Tamiami Field . Construction officially began on July 24 , 1994 and the facility opened on September 24 , 1995 , as a 7,500-seat football and track stadium . It was built as a joint venture between FIU , Miami-Dade County Public Schools , Miami-Dade Parks , and the Miami-Dade County Youth Fair . In anticipation of the inaugural FIU Golden Panthers football season in fall 2002 , the university placed movable bleachers around the stadium 's all-weather running track in 2001 , which increased the stadium 's capacity to 17,000 seats . Renovation . In 2007 , the university announced a major expansion and redesign for FIU Stadium . The redesign of FIU Stadium would increase the stadium 's capacity to 45,000 fans , to be built in phases . For the first phase of the expansion , the school demolished a large portion of the original 1995 stadium . The west , south and east sides of FIU Stadium were taken down and construction began on the new , permanent stadium . The expansion was completed in September 2008 for the 2008 football season . Phase one increased the stadium 's capacity from 17,000 fans to 18,000 , including 1,500 club seats . During construction , the 2007 FIU Golden Panthers football team played its home games in the Miami Orange Bowl . The new facility opened for the first home game of the 2008 football season against the South Florida Bulls on September 20 . The Golden Panthers lost 17–9 in front of a crowd of 16,717 . The team won its first game in the new stadium on October 11 , 2008 against Sun Belt Conference rival the Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders , 31–21 . The team finished its first season in the new stadium with three wins and two losses . In 2009 , the university began the second phase of the stadium expansion , which included the construction of a new football field house . Renovations were completed in 2012 and the capacity increased to 20,00 seats . In 2017 , the university agreed to a five-year deal to rename the stadium after Riccardo Silva , part owner of Miami FC , which also plays at the stadium . Before the deal , Silva had donated $ 3.76 million for various improvements to the stadium including a new playing surface and Jumbotron video scoreboard . Attendance . On October 1 , 2011 FIU Stadium drew its largest attendance in school history . A crowd of 22,268 came to watch the Panthers play the Duke Blue Devils football team for the team 's 2011 homecoming game . During the game , the Goodyear Blimp made its first appearance at FIU Stadium . The Miami Tower in Downtown Miami was also lit in blue and gold from September 26 to October 1 , 2011 in honor of the game . Renaming . On April 3 , 2017 FIU stadium was renamed Riccardo Silva Stadium . The decision to rename the stadium is in recognition of the support given by Italian businessman Riccardo Silva to the FIU Department of Intercollegiate Athletics since 2015 . The newly renamed stadium home opener featured a performance by Grammy nominated Latin star Maluma . Maluma returned to the stadium in April 2018 to record the video for the Spanish language version of Jason Derulo 's World Cup 2018 anthem for Coca-Coca . Structure and facilities . Designed by Rossetti Architects , the stadium has a Panther Club on the ground level , an upper concourse for additional fan seating and concessions , a jumbotron scoreboard , and 19 luxury suites . Seating includes chairback seats and bench seating , all with backrests . Panther fans shout `` Rattle the Cage ! '' and fans will stomp and jump in unison on the bleachers creating a very loud reverberation throughout the steel and aluminum stadium . The Rattling of the Cage is done throughout the game , notably while the team is on defense and during cheers . In April 2017 Riccardo Silva Stadium has also seen significant improvements made to the facility over the last two months , with completion of two major projects . The first is the installation of a new state of the art playing surface . The new surface , FieldTurf ’ s Revolution 360 , features fibers that provide for optimal durability , resilience and feel and is used by many of the country ’ s biggest NFL and soccer teams . Riccardo Silva Stadium has also been enhanced by installation of a new videoboard , replacing the existing scoreboard , providing a huge boost to the fan experience at The Miami FC ’ s soccer games . Measuring approximately 31x59 feet , the new videoboard will feature a 13HD pixel layout , the premier technology for outdoor applications within the sports industry . It will have full live video and instant replay capabilities , along with multiple zones of content , including statistics and graphics . In April 2011 , the field was named Alfonso Field after alumnus David F. Alfonso . The facility also includes a two-story , field house , named for trustee R. Kirk Landon , which includes a weight room . The stadium also includes of locker rooms , an equipment room , a full-service athletic training facility , a ticket office , a merchandise area , and an FIU Athletics Hall of Fame . Transportation . Miami-Dade Transit serves Riccardo Silva Stadium with Metrobus lines 8 , 11 , 24 , and 71 . Bus lines 8 , 11 and the 24 connect Riccardo Silva Stadium directly with Downtown Miami and Brickell . For students at the Biscayne Bay Campus , the Riccardo Silva Golden Panther Express offers direct bus service to Riccardo Silva Stadium . Riccardo Silva Stadium has multiple bike racks for fans traveling by bicycle . Parking on game days is free . Tailgate parking areas around the stadium open six hours before kickoff .
A Journey to London . `` A Journey to London '' is a 1975 British comedy television film directed by Gareth Davies and starring Bill Maynard , Joan Sims and John Curless . It is based on the restoration comedy play by John Vanbrugh . Plot summary . Sir Francis Headpiece takes his family to London .
Monthelie . Monthelie is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France . Wine . Monthelie is one of the wine communes of the Côte de Beaune .
Songdo Point . Songdo Point ( , `` Pine-Island Cape '' ) is a North Korean headland in the middle of the country 's eastern coast along the Sea of Japan . It is located in Sinpo County in South Hamgyong Province . Names . Songdo Point is also known by its Korean name Songdo or During the Japanese occupation of Korea , it was known as Geography . Songdo Point is a dark promontory joined to the coast about east of Sinpo by a low white sand bar . It has two summits , which can appear to be small islands when observed from a distance . It is the eastern entrance to the Yanghwa Man . Structures . There is a lighthouse on Songdo Point which is active but closed to the public . The American National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency notes , however , that `` the existence and operation of all navigational aids should be considered unreliable on the east coast of North Korea '' .
John R. Farr . John Richard Farr ( July 18 , 1857 – December 11 , 1933 ) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania . Biography . John R. Farr was born in Scranton , Pennsylvania and attended the School of the Lackawanna there , and Phillips Academy in Andover , Massachusetts . He graduated from Lafayette College in Easton , Pennsylvania . He worked as a newsboy , printer , and publisher . He was active in the real estate business . He served four years on the Scranton School Board . He was a member of the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives in 1891 , 1893 , 1895 , 1897 , and 1899 , serving as speaker of the 1899 session . As a state legislator he introduced bills to make public education compulsory , and to provide free textbooks to public schools ; both measures passed . Farr was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1908 , but was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-second and to the three succeeding Congresses . He successfully contested the election of Patrick McLane to the Sixty-sixth Congress , though his success came almost at the end of McLane 's term . He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1920 , 1930 , and 1932 . He resumed the real estate business in Scranton , where he died , aged 76 , after suffering a heart attack . Interred in Shady Lane Cemetery in Chinchilla , Pennsylvania .
Inside the Asylum . `` Inside the Asylum '' is a 2004 book by former US Undersecretary of Defense Jed Babbin , which accuses the UN and `` Old Europe '' of anti-Americanism . Babbin accuses the UN of having links to terrorist organizations and selling its moral legitimacy for oil and enriching itself at the expense of the Iraqi people but undermining American pressure on Saddam Hussein . Babbin suggests that the US should leave the UN and focus on forming alliances with countries that he considers are really for freedom and democracy . Babbin accuses Kofi Annan and his `` wasteful bureaucracy of UN employees '' of acting not in the name of the UN Charter to promote world peace and global security but instead channeling dirty money such as from Iraq 's Oil for Food program , supporting terrorist causes , and using the Security Council to attempt to shackle the American sovereignty in its own international affairs and thereby illegitimately expanding its own vastly-overreaching political power .
Pista de remo y canotaje ( Ciudad Guzmán ) . The Rowing and Canoeing course is a rowing and canoeing venue in Lake Zapotlán built at a cost of 30-40 million pesos in Ciudad Guzmán , Jalisco , Mexico . It was built to host the rowing and canoeing events at the 2011 Pan American Games . The complex included temporary stands for 1,000 spectators , a return canal , gymnasium and boathouse . After the games it will serve as a training center and host to national and international competitions .
SummerSlam ( 2008 ) . SummerSlam ( 2008 ) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view ( PPV ) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment ( WWE ) , which took place on August 17 , 2008 , at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis . Presented by Fox Searchlight Pictures ' `` Street Kings '' , it was the 21st annual SummerSlam event and starred wrestlers from the Raw , SmackDown , and ECW brands . Seven professional wrestling matches were featured on the event 's card . The event featured a supercard , a scheduling of more than one main event . The first , featuring wrestlers from the SmackDown brand , saw The Undertaker defeat Edge in a Hell in a Cell match , a match that saw both men fight in a ring surrounded by a roofed steel cell . The other main event featured wrestlers from the Raw brand , in which Batista defeated John Cena in a standard wrestling match . Three featured bouts were scheduled on the undercard . In a standard match from SmackDown , WWE Champion Triple H defeated challenger The Great Khali to retain his title . Another was a standard match involving wrestlers the Raw brand , where World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk defeated challenger John `` Bradshaw '' Layfield ( JBL ) to retain his title . The ECW brand 's sole contribution to the card saw Matt Hardy defeat ECW Champion Mark Henry by disqualification , as a result of WWE regulations , Hardy did not win the title as they can only be won via pinfall or submission . Storylines . The buildup to the matches and the scenarios that took place before , during , and after the event were planned by WWE 's creative staff . The event featured wrestlers from the Raw , SmackDown , and ECW brands : storyline expansions of the promotion where employees are assigned to wrestling brands under the WWE banner . The main rivalry on the SmackDown brand was between Edge and The Undertaker . During 2008 , the two had previously fought in four pay-per-view events over the World Heavyweight Championship . The two would finally face each other in a Tables , Ladders , and Chairs match , a match in which any of these items can be used as weapons with the objective to climb a ladder and reach the title belt hanging above the ring , at One Night Stand for the vacant World Heavyweight Championship . An additional stipulation was added to the match , in which , if The Undertaker should lose the match , he would be banished from WWE . Edge won the match , thus The Undertaker was forced to leave WWE as part of the storyline . On the July 18 episode of `` SmackDown '' , Edge and General Manager Vickie Guerrero held their scripted wedding reception . At the end of the show as Guerrero and Edge were in the ring , Triple H appeared to reveal Edge 's secret love affair with Edge and Guerrero 's wedding planner , Alicia Fox . During Edge and Triple H 's match for the WWE Championship at The Great American Bash , both Guerrero and Fox would interfere , in the process Vickie got speared and the distraction gave Triple H the opportunity to retain his title . Despite an apology from Edge on the July 25 episode of `` SmackDown '' , Guerrero announced that she had reinstated The Undertaker and announced that he would face Edge at SummerSlam in a Hell in a Cell match . Another rivalry from the SmackDown brand was between Triple H and The Great Khali over the WWE Championship . On the July 25 edition of `` SmackDown '' , a Battle Royal was held , where the winner would receive a WWE Championship match against Triple H at SummerSlam . Khali won the match , which also involved The Big Show , Jeff Hardy , Mr. Kennedy , Umaga , and Montel Vontavious Porter . The primary rivalry on the Raw brand heading into SummerSlam was between John Cena and Batista . On the July 21 edition of Raw , Batista faced CM Punk for the World Heavyweight Championship in a rematch from The Great American Bash . JBL ran into the ring , trying to avoid a vengeful John Cena . When Cena looked to punch JBL , he ducked and Batista was hit instead . Batista started a brawl against Cena and the two eventually fought until refs broke it up . The next week , Batista claimed that he had no problems with Cena , who had a hard time believing it . Later that night , Cena and Batista beat JBL and Kane in a tag-team match . New General Manager Mike Adamle announced that the two men would face off at SummerSlam , making it the first time ever that the two men had faced off against each other , a match that had been six years in the making . Both men won the World Tag Team Championship against Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase Jr. in a tag team match . They lost the title a week later in a rematch . Another main feud on the Raw brand was between John `` Bradshaw '' Layfield ( JBL ) and CM Punk for the World Heavyweight Championship . JBL became the number one contender for Punk 's title , when he pinned Punk in a two-on-one handicap match , which also featured Chris Jericho as JBL 's tag team partner . The main feud on the ECW brand was between Mark Henry and Matt Hardy over the ECW Championship . On the July 22 episode of `` ECW on Syfy '' , Hardy won the right to face Henry at SummerSlam after winning a Fatal Four-Way match against Finlay , The Miz and John Morrison . Event . Before the event aired live on pay-per-view , The Big Show defeated Bam Neely , who was accompanied by Chavo Guerrero , in a dark match . Big Show won by pinning Neely after a WMD – Weapon of Mass Destruction . Preliminary matches . The first match aired was between Jeff Hardy and Montel Vontavious Porter ( MVP ) . Some of the highlights of the match included MVP delivering a belly to belly suplex to Hardy who landed hard on the turnbuckle and later , MVP kicked Hardy across the ring as the latter tried to deliver his rope-aided corner dropkick . The match involved series of counters and submission holds . Near the end , after delivering the Whisper in the Wind , when Hardy tried to execute the Swanton Bomb on MVP , Shelton Benjamin appeared , but Hardy took him out . In the ring , Hardy missed his Swanton Bomb , and MVP quickly kicked Hardy in the face and pinned him to win the match . The second match of the evening was a `` Winners Take All '' mixed tag team match with the WWE Intercontinental Champion Kofi Kingston and the WWE Women 's Champion Mickie James defending their titles against Santino Marella and Beth Phoenix . The match started with James and Phoenix , who countered each other 's moves for sometime . Later , they both tagged in their male partners , who continued the match . In the end , Marella tossed Kingston over the top rope and then suffered from a Mickie-DT from James . This allowed Phoenix to capitalize and she delivered the Glam Slam to James and pinned her to win herself the WWE Women 's Championship and Santino the Intercontinental Championship . The pay-per-view continued with Shawn Michaels coming out to the ring with his wife Rebecca to announce that after consulting his doctors and his family , he had decided to , in storyline , `` retire '' from professional wrestling due to all the injuries he had suffered throughout his career . Chris Jericho interrupted Michaels ' address , came down to the ring and asked him to say that he was quitting WWE because of what Jericho did to him . In retaliation , Michaels insulted Jericho , calling him a `` vile and selfish human being '' , and said that he should go home and tell his family that `` he ( Jericho ) will never `` ever '' be Shawn Michaels '' . As Michaels and Rebecca were about to leave the ring , Jericho stopped Michaels and attempted to punch him , but accidentally hit Rebecca in the face . Jericho left the ring , as Michaels and WWE medical trainers attended to Rebecca , who appeared to have a legitimate swollen lip . The third match was between Mark Henry and Matt Hardy for the ECW Championship . Early on in the match , Hardy delivered a Twist of Fate to Henry and covered him for a pinfall attempt , but Henry 's manager Tony Atlas pulled Hardy out of the ring and assaulted him . This forced the referee to call for a disqualification with Hardy as the winner of the match , but as titles do n't change hands on disqualification or countout , Henry retained the ECW title . As Atlas was assaulting Matt outside , Jeff Hardy came down to his brother 's aid and delivered a Swanton Bomb to Atlas from the ring apron . Later , The Hardys performed a double suplex on Henry outside the ring . Main event matches . The fourth match on the card was the featured preliminary match from the Raw brand which saw CM Punk defend the World Heavyweight Championship against John `` Bradshaw '' Layfield . Both men 's heads collided mid-match , resulting in some bleeding from Punk . After dominating the majority of the match , JBL was defeated after a GTS ( Go To Sleep ) from Punk , resulting in the champion retaining the title . The next match was the featured preliminary match from SmackDown , featuring Triple H defending the WWE Championship against The Great Khali . The champion was attacked early in the match by a double-handed chokeslam from Great Khali – a move normally used as a finisher . Khali controlled the match with his strength , until Triple H attacked his legs . The end came when Khali blocked two Pedigree attempts , only to fall to a third attempt to allow Triple H to retain the title . The penultimate match was the Raw brand 's main event between John Cena and Batista . The fans were split on the two fan favorites , and each man performed numerous signature moves on the other to try to score the pinfall . After paying tribute to his former mentor , Ric Flair , by using his chop block and figure four leglock submission hold , Batista attempted to end the match but was trapped in the STFU . Towards the end of the match , Cena successfully countered a powerslam attempt into a fireman 's carry , and executed the FU to Batista for a near-fall . In turn , Batista countered a diving leg drop into the Batista Bomb for a near-fall . Batista pinned Cena following a second Batista Bomb for the victory . The main event was Undertaker versus Edge in a Hell in a Cell match . Early in the match , Undertaker and Edge both used the steel steps as a weapon . Edge began introducing the trademark weapons of his speciality match , the Tables , Ladders , and Chairs match . Edge put Undertaker through a table with a chair-assisted diving elbow drop . Undertaker then took control until Edge performed a Spear on Undertaker through a cell panel , causing both men to fall outside the structure near the announcers ' tables . Edge and Undertaker fought outside the cell , where Edge performed another Spear through a broadcast table on Undertaker . Back in the cell , Edge performed a third Spear on Undertaker for a near-fall . Edge attempted to perform Old School on Undertaker , but Undertaker countered the move and performed a chokeslam from the top-rope through two tables positioned outside the ring on Edge . Undertaker performed a Spear , a con-chair-to , and a Tombstone Piledriver for the final pinfall . After the match , Undertaker was leaving the arena after winning , but saw Edge moving on the Titantron . So he went back in the ring to finish him off , and Edge was chokeslammed off of a ladder through the center of the ring , through the canvas , by The Undertaker . Then Undertaker went down and posed with flames engulfing the collapsed area of the canvas . Closing the show , commentator Jim Ross alluded that Edge had been sent to Hell . Aftermath . With Edge written out of action , The Undertaker 's rivalry with him was re-focused towards one with the remaining members of La Familia . At the August 15 episode of `` SmackDown '' , Vickie Guerrero tried to apologize to Undertaker for her actions . Despite this , The Undertaker decided to launch an attack at La Familia . The following week saw Undertaker vow revenge on the stable . Both main event feuds for the Raw brand were set to continue at Unforgiven with each men involved in a new concept five-man match called the Championship Scramble match for the World Heavyweight Championship that would also involve Kane . It was later revealed , however , that the SummerSlam match between Cena and Batista left Cena with a legitimate herniated disc . Cena 's injury saw him replaced in the match with Rey Mysterio . The SmackDown brand also featured its own Championship Scramble match at Unforgiven with Triple H defending his WWE Championship against The Brian Kendrick , Shelton Benjamin , Montel Vontavious Porter and Jeff Hardy . In spite of this , Triple H 's rivalry with The Great Khali continued when Triple H aided Jeff Hardy during his Scramble qualification match against Khali with a chair shot . A title rematch between Matt Hardy and Mark Henry was made at the next episode of `` ECW on Syfy '' , which Henry won from interference by Tony Atlas . Shortly afterward , ECW General Manager Theodore Long announced that ECW would have its own Championship Scramble at Unforgiven for the ECW Championship , which Hardy managed to qualify for along with The Miz , Chavo Guerrero , and Finlay . Reception . Conseco Fieldhouse has a maximum capacity of 18,345 , but that was reduced for SummerSlam . The event had an attendance of 15,977 , of which approximately 13,000 had paid a gate of $ 500,000 . Canadian Online Explorer 's professional wrestling section rated the entire event a 6.5 out of 10 stars , the same as the SummerSlam event in 2007 . The Hell in a Cell main event match from the SmackDown brand rated an 8.5 out of 10 stars . The Raw brand 's main event , John Cena versus Batista , was less well received and was rated a 6.5 out of 10 stars . `` The Sun '' gave the event a great review , praising the Hell in a Cell match , Punk 's performance , the Jericho/HBK angle and JR 's commentary . Overall , they rated the event 9 out of 10 .
Chalmore Lock . Chalmore Lock was a lock and weir which operated between 1838 and 1883 on the River Thames in England near Wallingford , Oxfordshire . History . Chalmore Lock was built in 1838 by the Thames Navigation Commissioners at a place called Chalmore Hole between Cleeve Lock and Benson Lock . It was built as a summer or low-water lock . For much of the time the lock was open at both ends and the fall was only 18 inches when the water level reached its lowest in summer . It was described at the time of construction as `` a weir and two pairs of gates similar to pound gates to pass boats when the weir is shut in '' . Its usefulness was demonstrated shortly after its construction , when a barge stranded upstream in the shallows was set in motion within five minutes of closing the gates . The lock was provided with a lock keeper and tolls were exacted for its use . However it fell into disrepair , and the Thames Conservancy was anxious to remove it . Nevertheless , from 1874 onwards , the inhabitants of Wallingford campaigned strongly to keep the lock fearing consequences to the town of its removal . In 1881 Thames Conservancy dredged the river below Wallingford Bridge at `` enormous cost '' and in the winter floating ice swept away much of the weir . In 1883 the lock was finally removed . Literature and the media . Chalmore Lock gives rise to an anecdote in `` Three Men in a Boat '' by Jerome K. Jerome . In it the author recollects an experience of rowing a young lady downstream from Benson Lock expecting to reach `` Wallingford Lock '' in a short time . Unaware that the map is out of date and that the lock has been removed he and she experience increasing alarm as they continue on the 6 mile stretch in the darkening evening to end at Cleeve Lock . William Staniland included `` The lay of Chalmore Lock '' among his `` Songs after Sunset '' in 1884 .
Sōbudai-mae Station . is a railway station on the Odakyu Odawara Line in Zama , Kanagawa , Japan , operated by the private railway operator Odakyu Electric Railway . Lines . Sōbudai-mae Station is served by Odakyu Odawara Line , and is located 36.9 km from the line 's Tokyo terminal at Shinjuku Station . It is the closest station to the US Army 's Camp Zama facility and is close to the border of Zama with the city of Sagamihara . Station layout . Sōbudai-mae Station has two island platforms and four tracks , connected to the station building by overpasses . The station building is elevated , and is located above the tracks and platforms . History . Sōbudai-mae Station opened on April 1 , 1927 as . With the opening of the nearby Imperial Japanese Army Academy ( `` Rikugun Shikan Gakkō '' ) , the station was renamed on June 1 , 1937 . However , as part of the counter-intelligence movement to eliminate the names of military facilities from maps , the station was renamed Sōbudai-mae Station on January 1 , 1941 . Passenger statistics . In fiscal year 2011 , the station was used by an average of 37,931 passengers daily .
Alexis Blin . Alexis Blin ( born 16 September 1996 ) is a French footballer who plays for Amiens , on loan from Toulouse , as a defensive midfielder . Toulouse . Blin is a youth exponent from Le Mans but transferred to Ligue 1 side Toulouse in 2013 . He made his Ligue 1 debut on 25 January 2015 against Evian Thonon Gaillard in a 1–0 away defeat . He played 85 minutes , before being substituted by Youssef Benali . Amiens loan . In September 2018 , Blin joined league rivals Amiens SC on loan for the 2018–19 season with Amiens securing an option to sign him permanently .
Forward Valley . Forward Valley ( `` Alé Vallée '' ) was a social-democratic political party active in Aosta Valley . The party , whose leader was Enrico Bich , was the heir of the Italian Socialist Party in the Region and gained 4.7 % of the votes ( in list with the Italian Democratic Socialists and UDEUR Populars ) in the 2003 regional election , failing to surpass the 5 % threshold needed to enter in the Regional Council of the Valley . Since then the party gained representation in the Municipal Council of Aosta and finally decided to merge in the regional Democratic Party . In October 2007 Enrico Bich was a candidate for the post of regional secretary of the Democratic Party , but was defeated ( 62.5 % against 37.5 % ) by Raimondo Donzel , a trade unionist supported by the Democrats of the Left .
Natalya Nazarova . Natalya Viktorovna Nazarova ( , born May 26 , 1979 , Moscow ) is a track and field sprinter . She was born in Moscow . Following a personal best time of 49.65 seconds run a fortnight earlier , Natalya had lost form by the start of the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens , Greece , and only just made the final finishing 8th . She did get a silver in the relay . She finished fourth at the 2003 World Championships . On January 8 , 2004 Natalya Nazarova broke the sixteen-year-old indoor world record for the rarely run 500 m in a time of 1:07.36. that had been set by Olga Nazarova ( no relation ) .
Women 's football at the 2011 Island Games . The 2011 Island Games on the Isle of Wight , England , was the 6th edition in which a women 's football ( soccer ) tournament was played at the multi-games competition . It was contested by 10 teams .
Second Battle of Mount Hermon . The Second Battle of Mount Hermon was fought on October 8 , 1973 , during the Yom Kippur War between the Syrian Army and the Israeli Army . After the IDF outpost on Mount Hermon was captured by Syria on October 6 , Israel decided to launch a hasty counterattack . The Syrians repelled the attack , and held on to the Hermon until October 21 . Background . On Yom Kippur , October 6 , 1973 , Egypt and Syria launched a war against Israel that had occupied the Sinai Peninsula and the Golan Heights since the Six-Day war . As part of the initial Syrian attack near 14:00 , a commando force was landed by helicopters near Mount Hermon . The IDF outpost on the mountain was caught by surprise , and fell before the next morning . Several Israeli soldiers managed to escape . Syrian preparations . Following the 82nd Syrian Paratroop Battalion 's complete takeover of the Israeli Hermon outpost on October 7 , the 82nd Syrian Paratroop Battalion , under the command of Lieutenant Ahmad Rifai al-Joju , spent the morning clearing the site . He oversaw the burial of the Israeli bodies and the transportation of the Israeli prisoners out of the area . In the afternoon , he was ordered to prepare a blocking position downslope of the outpost . The battalion deployed between the upper ski lift and the Israeli outpost , getting ready for an Israeli counterattack . A company , reinforced by the battalion 's supporting arms , deployed south of the lower ski lift , mostly west of the road . The fighters deployed along the slopes descending from the curves and built positions by heaping stones between the local rocks . A recoilless gun team took positions in a dugout east of the road . The engineering troops deployed a string of exposed mines on the road about 350 meters north of the `` tank curve '' . The other two companies deployed in the commanding areas west of the outpost and south of the access road , from the landing-field to Hill 2072. one platoon positioned in the outpost , along with twenty engineering soldiers and the twenty-five men battalion mortar company without the mortars . In that area , two B-10 RCLs , aimed at the road leading from the upper ski lift to the outpost , and four Strela antiaircraft operators were also stationed . The battalion commander command post also took position west of the outpost , and a platoon was deployed near it to break counterattacks . Two observation officers were deployed in the outpost itself . At dawn on October 7 , the 183rd Commando Battalion was deployed on high point 1614 on the Hermon mountainside , southwest of the 82nd Battalion . The 183rd Battalion was the northern flank along with the 68th Infantry Brigade and the Moroccan expeditionary force in the 7th Infantry Division 's breakthrough attempt . Its mission was apparently to capture Bunker 103 in Majdal Shams and then move through the Ya'afuri Valley to block the Majdal Shams-Masada road and later move across the Banias to Ghajar . On the night of October 6–7 , it moved westward on foot from the Hadar area through the Hermon slopes and deployed on high point 1614 . In the afternoon of October 7 , its reconnaissance company seems to have attacked Bunker 103 and then retreated back to the battalion area . On the morning of October 8 the battalion was still set for defending high point 1614 and did not advance westward , since the 7th Division was stopped on the Hadar-Masada road . Israeli decision to attack . Since 15:58 on October 6 , when contact with the outpost was lost , the Israeli Northern Command ( NC ) knew the outpost fell to the Syrians , but did not know what happened to its soldiers . NC considered it imperative to recapture the Hermon , for both moral and strategic reasons . About an hour after contact was lost , the NC Operations Branch officer , Colonel Uri Simhoni , suggested to plan an infantry assault on the outpost . NC chief , General Yitzhak Hofi , agreed and delegated the planning to the 317th Reserve Paratroop Brigade , under the command of Haim Nadel , which was still being recruited and was transferred to NC . Amir Drori , the Golani Brigade commander , arrived at the command post at Nafakh and asked to be the planner . Hofi agreed , and Drori decided to attack as soon as possible , in order to deny the Syrians time to prepare . During October 7 , Golani 's 13th and 12th Battalions were fighting in the northern sector of the Golan . Two 51st Battalion companies with the Brigade command post were deployed near the Masada crossroad . Shooting sounds were occasionally heard from the Hermon , leading the Golani Brigade commanders to think that the Syrians have not yet captured the outpost . At around 07:00 , Drori spoke to the mortar non-commissioned officer , who escaped from the outpost , and questioned him . The questioning convinced Drori that the Hermon must be attacked quickly . At 11:00 , he asked Hofi to attack , but Hofi refused . At noon , when Dov Dror , the 17th Battalion commander , arrived in the northern sector with two squad commanders course companies , Drori ordered Yehuda Peled , the 51st Battalion commander , to brief Dror and his company commander regarding the recapture of the Hermon . Since the evening of October 6 , Peled had been studying the outpost using engineering sketches he received from the Israeli Defense Ministry 's construction supervisor . When Peled briefed the 17th Battalion before sunset , he focused mostly on the outpost structure and the methods for clearing it , and less on the order of battle , the routes and the expected difficulties . The commanders had no information regarding the Syrian deployment , and the briefing had settled for a 1:50,000 scale map . At dawn on October 8 , the Air Force unit commander and a reserve observation soldier , the last two escapees from the outpost , arrived at Bunker 103 . The bunker commander called Drori , who questioned them on the spot . They said there were still a few dozen soldiers in the outpost , which convinced Drori that they must be rescued . Their sense of time was distorted , and they said that they escaped only one day before . At 06:47 , Drori radioed Hofi , updated him on the survivors , and asked for a go-ahead , which Hofi granted . Israeli Plan . When the go-ahead was given , Drori consulted with Peled and decided that the attack would be carried out by the following forces : The 51st Battalion with the battalion command post , the second company and the battalion collecting station ; the 17th Battalion with the battalion command post and two squad commanders course companies , one of the reduced ; two tanks from the 71st Armored Battalion platoon , which was attached to the Golani Brigade , and Drori 's command post . At around 07:00 , Drori updated Peled on the attack and ordered him to arrive with his two companies to the bridge over Wadi Sa'ar . After consultation , Peled decided that company A would continue its blocking mission at the Masada crossroad and subordinated the tank company 's third tank to it . At that time , the 13th Battalion 's company B and a staff company from the Brigade Training Base ( BTB ) , both under the command of the BTB commander , who had organized in Rosh Pina , arrived at Masada . Drori ordered them to defend the Masada crossroad . He also intended to leave half of the reconnaissance company at the crossroad , but after consulting with the company 's former commander , who accompanied Drori , it was decided that half the company would join the 1st Battalion . The 51st Battalion 's Company B commander , who was with his company in the middle of Majdal Shams , was ordered to wait with his company in the western entrance of the village and join the Brigade column . At around 07:30 , Drori quickly briefed Peled , Dror and his company commanders , the reconnaissance company deputy commander and the tank platoon commander , near the bridge over Wadi Sa'ar . In the ten-minute brief , Drori explained that the 17th Battalion would advance on half-tracks on the road to the outpost . The column was to be led by the two tanks , while the reduced 51st Battalion and half of the reconnaissance company were to move along the ridge on foot . Most of the briefing was about the outpost structure . The commanders were told that the first force to reach the outpost would be ordered to clear it . At this point , a Syrian shelling started , and the briefing was cut as Drori ordered the commanders to mount their half-tracks and start moving . The company commanders did not get the time to brief the fighters , and had no information about the Syrian dispositions . The Brigade was not detailed any air or artillery assistance , but Drori assumed those could be provided along the way . The half-tracks were received or `` borrowed '' from the emergency reserve stores , and were only half equipped and in a bad technical condition . They had no machine-guns , machine-gun ammunition or machine-gun pedestals , so the units ' machine-guns could not be placed . The 17th Battalion lacked rifle grenades and it departed without its battalion collecting station . The half-tracks had almost no fixed radio communication units other than portable ones , so the entire 17th Battalion used the same frequency . Battle . At 08:00 the Golani forces started making their way up the road from Masada to Majdal Shams and from there to the lower ski lift . Their movement coincided with a heavy Syrian shelling aimed at the road crossing Majdal Shams , but most of the shells landed between the houses and the ridges above it , did not hit the forces and did not interrupt their advance . The column was headed by the two tanks , followed by the 51st Battalion Company B 's half-tracks , the reconnaissance half-tracks and finally the 17th Battalion half-tracks . When the 51st Battalion column reached 1,500 meters from the village , where the road crosses the dirt road ascending from Neve Ativ , the column stopped . The fighters dismounted and organized for a climb up the ridge . The tanks , Drori 's command post and the 17th Battalion forces kept slowly driving up the road . At about 08:15 , right before the climb , Peled briefed his Company B 's commander and the reconnaissance deputy commander about the mission . The communication was conducted on the battalion frequency , and only Peled had another radio unit tuned to the brigade frequency . After several minutes , they began moving in the following order : the reconnaissance force of thirty-three fighters under the deputy company commander , Lieutenant Shaul Lev , moved first on the path climbing up the ridge . The leading force moved on the ridge east of the path , on which the rest of the force moved . A few dozen meters behind the reconnaissance force was the command post . About 200 meters behind it the command post were columns of Company B , under Lieutenant Dov Schechter 's command , with fifty-six fighters . The battalion collecting station under Lieutenant Doctor Sidi Yehezkel was last . During the climb , Syrian artillery shells kept falling . Drori ordered the forces to try and spot the enemy while moving . The sky was clouded with medium-strength wind . Every once in a while , a low cloud passed , narrowing the sight . At around 09:45 , after an hour and a half 's climb up the ascent , when the lead force reached about 350 meters from the foot of Hill 1614 , the Syrian 183rd Commando Battalion deployed on the hill opened fire . Soon , several soldiers were hit . The battle continued until around 16:00 , with Peled first trying to flank the Syrians from the right ( east ) with a reduced Company B . The flanking failed , and the company medical aidman was killed and three fighters wounded during the retreat . After that , a platoon was sent to flank from the west , again covered by the reconnaissance company , but the commander was killed and the force retreated . From the `` tank curve '' Drori sent down the Hermon mountainside a force of sixteen fighters under the 17th Battalion Company B deputy commander , Lieutenant Moti Rosen , to attack the Syrian force from behind . The force succeeded in sneaking up the Syrians undetected and opened fire , causing many casualties but one of its fighters was killed and three wounded . At around 12:30 the 51st Battalion started getting artillery support from a 334th Battalion 155mm self-propelled gun deployed near Bukata . At about 14:30 , under artillery cover , the battalion charged the Syrian force from southwest and captured high point 1614 , chasing away the last Syrians left on it . The Company B commander was wounded in the charge . Meanwhile , the battalion was ordered to retreat to the `` bus parking '' due to the 17th Battalion 's failed attack near the upper ski lift . In the battle of high point 1614 four Israeli fighters were killed and thirteen wounded . The IDF estimated the Syrian casualties at twenty killed and an unknown number of wounded . While the 51st Battalion was climbing up the Hermon mountainside , the motorized column with two tanks kept advancing up the road toward the outpost . The tanks were followed by the 17th Battalion forces in the following order : Company C , under Captain Yaakov Sela , the reconnaissance company 's squad commanders course company , totaling at thirty-three fighters on three half-tracks . The fourth half-track was the 17th Battalion commander 's command post . Drori 's command half-track , followed by Company B , with eighty fighters on seven half-tracks . The brigade doctor , Captain Doctor Shraga Myblum , with two paramedics from the brigade infirmary , joined one of the half-tracks . The advance was uneventful until the lower ski-lift position . The tanks deployed in the parking lot south of the ski lift and fired at the constructions , which were empty since the 13th Battalion fighters left them on Sunday . The constructions were searched and it turned out the Syrians did not reach them . The Israeli flag was removed to be hoisted on the outpost after its recapture . A tracked bulldozer belonging to a contractor who had worked on the upper ski lift was started on Drori 's order and attached to the column in case a roadblock was needed . At 09:20 , Drori reported to NC that he had passed the lower ski lift and was heading toward the upper ski lift . The Syrian blocking commander spotted the Israeli motorized column as it passed the `` bus park '' . He briefed his men to the possibility of an assault and reported to the 82nd Battalion commander on its advance . Due to the terrain and low visibility that morning , the column was unseen by him until it reappeared as it ascended from the lower ski lift on its way to the `` tank curve '' . When the Israeli column reached the sharp curve where the road crosses Wadi Guvta , about 750 meters from the `` tank curve '' , the B-10 RCL team fired at it . The two shells missed and exploded on the wadi slope . Only the 17th Battalion commander 's command post returned fire in the general direction , since no one identified its source . The column kept moving until the two tanks and the two Company C half-tracks passed the `` tank curve '' and stopped about 100 meters to its north . It stopped there in order to disembark a force from Company C to scan the ridge and secure its flank . A force commanded by the Company B commander was also left there to assist the 51st Battalion , after being personally briefed by Drori . While the motorized column was heading toward the `` tank curve '' , at 09:30 a pair of aircraft form Squadron 110 attacked the Syrian forces on the Hermon . The planes had been waiting for a long time over Northern Israel . A Strela missile was fired at one of them , but missed . The aerial attack was not coordinated with Drori , and he was not updated when it took place . At that time the sky was very clouded , and the planes may have attack the Syrian Hermon . At around 10:00 , while the 51st Battalion 's leading force was exchanging fire with the Syrian force on high point 1614 , and the Company B deputy commander force started moving down the range to assist the battalion , Dror ordered the Company C commander to ascend on foot to on the dirt road with two teams from his company from the `` tank curve '' up the ridge above the road leading to the upper ski lift , to secure the motorized column 's flank , which was planned to arrive from behind . About twenty-two fighters including the company commander started moving on for on the dirt road leading through the ridgeline toward high point 2072 . At that time , low clouds began to cover the landscape , and visibility was limited to a few dozen meters . A team under a platoon commander deployed right of the ridgeline and another team was deployed left of it . The company commander moved with another soldier in the center , slightly behind . After a few minutes of climb , when the first team had ascended about 200 meters up the ridge , and ahead the terrain was starting to slant , the leading force suddenly spotted below and to the right a group of ten to fifteen soldiers on the move . When they identified them as Syrians , they ran to capture the commanding area . The Syrians were also running there while opening fire . The Syrians charged several times while throwing grenades at the Israeli force , who took cover . In a very short range encounter , the Syrians were stopped and lost several soldiers . Another Syrian contingent , already located in hidden positions inside a commanding mound , fired RPG-7 shells and accurate sniper fire at them . The Israeli force was caught in a crossfire and could not advance . The Israelis were completely exposed and could not raise their heads . The Syrian force was the counterattack force of the 82nd Battalion commander with about twenty fighters . They were armed with AK-47s , RPD submachine guns , RPG antitank weapons , antitank grenades and hand grenades . The battalion commander sent it after the blocking force reported that the motorized Israeli column had reached the `` tank curve '' . It took positions in a rocky mound about 500 meters north of the `` tank curve '' , commanding the string of mines the Syrians had laid on the road two days earlier . Since the encounter the two Company C teams were practically separate . The commander of the first team and its sergeant moved upfront with about half the team , got into a battle with a small Syrian force and were wounded . The Syrians charged at them but were stopped , mostly by the team 's machine gunner , who was killed in the battle . When their ammunition started to run out , the first team retreated . The dead soldier was left on the spot . Meanwhile , the company commander tried to advance with the rest of the first team , but was wounded twice during the advance . He asked for artillery support , but was denied . When he felt he was losing control of the battle , he asked for permission to retreat . His request was approved after about an hour and fifteen minutes of fighting . The second team moved between the ridgeline and the road and heard the fire aimed at the first team . The commander and his sergeant moved ahead to look for the source of the fire . After about 100 meters up the ridge , they too drew fire from the rocks commanding the road . They called the team to join them and started moving , covering each other , until they spotted Syrian soldiers firing and throwing grenades at both the half-tracks on the road and the first team . The commander , the sergeant and the machine gunner charged , and entered the Syrian formation . In a very short range battle they succeeded in killing and wounding approximately ten Syrians , but the commander and two fighters were killed and their bodies were left on the spot . The sergeant and the other fighters kept charging northward and arrived at the western slopes of Hill 2072 , where they exchanged fire at medium range with the Syrians located on the slopes . After a while the team began to retreat toward the `` tank curve '' , evacuating the wounded . Two fighters who were killed could not be evacuated were left on the spot due to the Syrian fire . Because of the debacle and the fact that the commanders were hit , the battalion frequency became disorderly , with hysterical reports of casualties and requests for assistance . The commanders switched to the brigade frequency and could not understand the actual situation . The artillery officer 's request for artillery support to aid the 17th Battalion was answered a few shells at the upper ski lift , before the battery was moved to a different sector . At about 11:30 Drori authorized the Company C force to retreat to the `` tank curve '' . Out of the twenty-two company fighters who ascended the ridge , four were killed and nine wounded . The four dead bodies were left on the spot , on Drori 's permission . The wounded were evacuated to the `` tank curve '' and then taken by half-tracks to the brigade medical corps company deployed west of Masada . While the two Company C teams were fighting up the range leading to high point 2072 , Drori ordered Dror to take his tanks and Company B on half-tracks toward the upper ski lift . The string of mines laid on the road and the Syrian blocking force stopped them . Dror , his Intelligence officer and the 334th Battalion artillery officer were killed during the mine clearing , and the brigade doctor and operations officer were wounded . After the mines were cleared , the two tanks and three half-tracks moved ahead , under the command of Captain Aryeh Peled . About 500 meters after the `` tank curve '' , the Syrian blocking force fired antitank and sniper fire at the Israelis , and stopped them . Eight Company B soldiers were killed and many wounded near the upper ski lift . A Company B platoon sent parallel to the motorized column to assist Company C was climbing the ridgeline uncoordinated with the Company C commander arrived at the lower part of Hill 2072 . An attached officer and two fighters were killed and left on the spot . When Drori ordered a retreat , the rest of the platoon retreated with its wounded down the hill . Under the cover of the heavy fog , all the armored vehicles were evacuated backwards , and all the Israeli forces retreated to the tank curve , and later to the `` bus park '' . Drori remained in the `` tank curve '' until the 51st Battalion stopped fighting on Hill 1613 and the Company B force got there . The Brigade Training Base staff company was ordered to stay around Masada , but followed the column up to the lower ski lift . It retreated to the `` bus park '' along with the others . Only the 12th Battalion command post and his Company A , who were ordered during the battle to reinforce the motorized column , remained at the `` tank curve '' until about 16:15 . Aftermath . The Israeli objective , recapturing the outpost and rescuing the soldiers trapped in it , was not achieved . The Israelis lost twenty-three killed and fifty-five wounded . Four bodies were left on the spot : one was left on Drori 's approval , and the three who died attacking Hill 2072 were only known to be absent at the convention at Banias . The bodies of four reconnaissance soldiers were left on Drori 's approval due to the Syrian fire . The Syrian 82nd Battalion suffered two killed and four wounded at the blocking force , and the reinforcement had at least seven dead and seven wounded , including three wounded officers . The 183rd Battalion had twenty killed . The Hermon remained in Syrian hands until it was recaptured by Israel in Operation Dessert on October 22 .
Peter Hall ( New Zealand footballer ) . Peter Hall is a former association football player who represented New Zealand at international level . Born in England , Hall emigrated after the war , initially to Australia , but quickly decided New Zealand was more to his liking . He played three official A-international matches for his adopted country in 1948 , all against visiting trans-Tasman neighbours Australia , the first a 0-7 loss on 28 August , followed by 0-4 and 1-8 losses on 4 September and 9 September respectively .
Hank Fischer . Henry William Fischer ( born January 11 , 1940 in Yonkers , New York ) is a former pitcher in Major League Baseball who played with three different teams between 1962 and 1967 . Listed at tall and , he batted and threw right-handed . Fischer was signed by the Milwaukee Braves as a free agent in 1959 out of the Seton Hall University . His repertoire included a hard fastball , a solid curve and an excellent slider , but he never was able to fulfill the potential that he showed in college . He entered the majors in 1962 with the Braves , playing for them for four full seasons in Milwaukee and a half-season in Atlanta , before joining the Cincinnati Reds ( 1966 ) and Boston Red Sox ( 1966–1967 ) . His most productive came with the 1964 Braves , when he posted career-highs in wins ( 11 ) , starts ( 28 ) , complete games ( 9 ) , and innings pitched ( 168 ) , while recording all five of his career shutouts , three of them during the month of May . In a six-season career , Fischer posted a 30–39 record with 369 strikeouts and a 4.23 ERA in 168 appearances , including 77 starts , 14 complete games , five shutouts , seven saves , and 546 innings of work .
Hysterocladia werneri . `` Hysterocladia werneri '' is a moth of the Megalopygidae family . It was described by Hopp in 1927 . It is found in Colombia .
Charles Tudor Williams . Charles Tudor Williams ( April 13 , 1839 – January 7 , 1914 ) was an American businessman , author , composer , linguist , and educator . He was an older brother to Edward Porter Williams , ( co-founder of the Sherwin-Williams Company ) , and uncle of pioneering American Neurosurgeon Dr. Harvey Williams Cushing . Biography . Charles was born in Cleveland to William and Laura Fitch Williams , the sixth of William 's 10 children , and Laura 's fourth child . His father William migrated to what was then known as the `` Western Reserve '' with his parents in 1811 , on his 8th birthday . Laura was the daughter of Zalmon Fitch . Zalmon served as President of Western Reserve Bank and Bank of Cleveland and was the founder and president of the Cleveland & Pittsburg Railroad , later merged with the Pennsylvania Railroad . Charles attended Cleveland Central High School , the first free public high school West of the Allegheny Mountains , and was a classmate of John D. Rockefeller . He completed his college education at Western Reserve College ( now Case Western Reserve University ) in 1861 and also studied at Cleveland Medical College ( also now part of Case Western Reserve University ) . He then returned to Western Reserve College as a tutor . In 1862 , the entire college , including professors , responded to the call for troops to serve in the civil war . Charles enlisted for three months in the Eighty-Fifth Ohio Regiment , serving with his brother Edward in Company B . However , he was mustered out due to disability after two months , on the same day that his brother was promoted to Corporal . After serving in the war , Charles , his brother Edward , and Edward L. Day formed the Day & Williams Glass Company ( aka Day , Williams & Co. and Kent Rock Glass Company ) . The company was successful from 1865 to 1887 , when competitors with access to newly available natural gas were able to underbid companies like his that relied specifically on coal . Edward Williams left the company in 1870 to form his famous partnership with Henry Sherwin . Taking a break from the business world , Charles accepted a Professorship teaching Greek at Cleveland Central High School in 1887 . Charles taught until 1892 , publishing a study in 1890 that is still in print ( reprint ) as of 2014 . In 1892 , Charles moved to Chicago and engaged in the import of sugar and fruit as the owner of C.T . Williams Co . In 1896 , he was recruited to manage and serve as the vice president of the Cleveland Box Company , a position that he held until his death . While under his leadership the Cleveland Box Company engaged in business across the country and patented a line of special boxes . Mr. Williams served as a member of the boards of directors for the Merchants & Manufacturers Insurance Company , General Package Company of New York city , Lake Superior Construction Company , and National Box Association of the United States , serving as presiding officer of the National Box Association for one year . An expert linguist , Charles spoke fluent French and German , and readily read Greek and Latin . Also a passionate musician , he composed and performed as an organist under the nom de plume of `` Guglielimi '' , and played the organ and led the choir in the First Congregational Church of Kent , Ohio for 25 years . Charles married Mary P. Carver in 1866 in Kent , Ohio , and they had two sons ; Dr. William Carver Williams and Day Williams . Mary was a descendant of famed explorer Jonathan Carver and Robert Carver , one of the early ( 1638 ) Plymouth Colony settlers and brother of the first governor of Plymouth Colony , John Carver . Mary died in 1896 , and in 1907 , he married Mari Carlson , from Sweden .
Mount Laurel Schools . The Mount Laurel Schools is a public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from Mount Laurel Township in Burlington County , New Jersey , United States . Mount Laurel Township School District includes eight schools . The grade configuration includes six schools serving kindergarten through fourth-grade students . Students are assigned on a geographic basis to one of the six K-4 schools ; Countryside serves the township 's northwest ; Fleetwood , the northeast ; Hillside covers the north central portion of the township ; Larchmont , a piece of the eastern side ; Parkway , covers the western portion ; and Springville the southern tip . All students move into the upper elementary level together for fifth and sixth-grade , and remain together for entrance to the middle school for grades 7 and 8 . As of the 2014-15 school year , the district and its eight schools had an enrollment of 6,104 students and 335.2 classroom teachers ( on an FTE basis ) , for a student–teacher ratio of 18.2:1 . The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group `` I '' , the second-highest of eight groupings . District Factor Groups organize districts statewide to allow comparison by common socioeconomic characteristics of the local districts . From lowest socioeconomic status to highest , the categories are A , B , CD , DE , FG , GH , I and J . Public school students from Mount Laurel in ninth through twelfth grades attend Lenape High School , located in Medford Township . Lenape High School is part of the Lenape Regional High School District , a regional secondary school district in Burlington County that also serves the eight municipalities of Evesham Township , Medford Lakes , Medford Township , Shamong Township , Southampton Township , Tabernacle Township and Woodland Township at its four high schools . A major employer within the community , Mount Laurel School District has 420 certified staff members and an additional contingent of 320 support staff . The district 's transportation department operates a tiered busing system that covers the municipality 's four times each day . Mount Laurel Schools ' maintenance and custodial staff maintains of educational space on a daily basis . Awards and recognition . Fleetwood Elementary School was one of four schools in New Jersey recognized by the National Blue Ribbon Schools Program , awarded by the United States Department of Education , for the 2005-06 school year . For the 1995-96 school year , Fleetwood School was named a `` Star School '' by the New Jersey Department of Education , the highest honor that a New Jersey school can achieve .
Dirty Gold . `` Dirty Gold '' is the debut studio album by American rapper Angel Haze . It was released on December 30 , 2013 , by Island Records and Republic Records . The 12-song effort features production from Markus Dravs , Mike Dean , Greg Kurstin , Malay , Rudimental and A Tribe Called Red , and a track written by Australian singer-songwriter Sia . The album was supported by two singles : `` Echelon ( It 's My Way ) '' and `` Battle Cry '' featuring Sia ; along with the promotional single , `` No Bueno '' . Background . In July 2012 , Angel Haze released her EP , `` Reservation '' for free online . It was met with critical acclaim , receiving a 88/100 score at Metacritic . On the same year , she took part in the BET Hip Hop Awards ' Cypher . She was also featured on Funk Volume artist Dizzy Wright 's mixtape `` Free SmokeOut Conversations '' , on the remixed track for `` Ca n't Trust Em '' . On her 2012 mixtape `` Classick '' , Haze recorded a cover of Eminem ’ s 2002 song , `` Cleanin ' Out My Closet '' . Earbuddy 's John Downey wrote , `` Haze ’ s take on Slim Shady ’ s classic tune might be the superior product . '' It was announced that Universal Republic Records was going defunct , making artists , including Haze , move from its roster to the revived Republic Records . Release and promotion . In May 2013 , Haze debuted a track that was not included on `` Dirty Gold '' , titled `` No Bueno '' , at a performance in London . On June 2 , 2013 , the song was released as the first promotional single . On December 18 , 2013 , Haze leaked the album in its entirety on her SoundCloud page . The leak happened following a dispute with her record label which Haze wrote about in a series of tweets expressing her outrage . Executives for the record company told Haze that if she finished recording her album before the summer , they would release `` Dirty Gold '' in 2013 . It was scheduled for a January 2014 release , but was later pushed back to March 3 , 2014 . Hours after she leaked the album without the approval of the label , who had allegedly taken it down soon after the songs had spread across the Internet , Haze stated on Twitter that after talking with the executives , they agreed to release `` Dirty Gold '' on December 30 , 2013 in the United States and the United Kingdom . The album debuted on the UK Albums Chart ( 5 January 2014 ) at number 196 . The record company also confirmed it was starting work towards a physical release of the album , which was scheduled for release in early in 2014 as it could not be manufactured by the end of December 2013 . Singles . On August 27 , 2013 , the album 's lead single , titled `` Echelon ( It 's My Way ) '' , premiered on Zane Lowe 's BBC Radio 1 show . On October 2 , 2013 , its music video premiered on Angel Haze 's VEVO . The Markus Dravs-produced song was made available for purchase on October 15 , 2013 . On January 9 , 2014 , `` Battle Cry '' featuring Sia , was serviced to urban contemporary radio in the United Kingdom as the album 's second single . Critical reception . `` Dirty Gold '' received generally positive reviews from music critics . At Metacritic , assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics , the album received a 66 score based on 19 reviews . Rowan Savage of Tiny Mix Tapes gave the album four and a half stars out of five , saying `` Dirty Gold '' feels like a statement , an arrival . '' In a mixed review , `` Spin '' gave the album a five out of ten , saying `` Haze 's attempt to appear undefinable and resist categorization ( as `` Dirty Gold '' s conversational interludes attest ) is a laudable pursuit , but it leaves the record unfocused . '' In a more negative review , Kevin Ritchie of `` Now '' gave the album two out of five stars , saying `` Haze is positioning herself as a top 40 infiltrator , which is fine , but she ’ s also diluted her uniqueness . '' Alexis Petridis of `` The Guardian '' gave the album four out of five stars , saying `` It 's a flawed debut , but it 's also a brave and individual one : its best bits are flatly great , its attempt to harness pop-rap to serious topics is a pretty intrepid move . '' Evan Rytlewski of `` The A.V . Club '' gave the album a C , saying `` A labored crossover grab that mistakes conviction for substance , `` Dirty Gold '' marks Haze as just the latest in a long line of promising mixtape rappers to whiff a major-label debut . '' Eric Diep of `` XXL '' gave the album an M , saying `` But `` Dirty Gold '' s shortcomings overshadow the shining moments on the album as Haze struggles to find her identity , somewhere between underground rebel and mainstream player . '' Mike Madden of Consequence of Sound gave the album a C+ , saying `` Dirty Gold '' is plenty inviting , sonically speaking , with patches of rock , EDM , and pop . It 's problematic , however , that the album zones in on those genres with about as much specificity as those designators have . '' Commercial performance . In the United States , the album debuted at number 15 on the `` Billboard '' Heatseekers Albums chart in its first week of release , failing to appear on the `` Billboard '' 200 . It sold fewer than 1,000 copies in the United States in its first week . In the UK , it debuted at number 196 on the UK Album Charts , selling 857 copies . The album debuted at number 22 on the UK R & B Albums .
Herne Bay railway station . Herne Bay railway station is on the Chatham Main Line in England , serving the town of Herne Bay , Kent . It is down the line from and is situated between and . The station and all trains that call are operated by Southeastern . History . Constructed by the Herne Bay and Faversham Railway Company , the station originally opened in 1861 as `` Herne Bay and Hampton-on-Sea '' as the terminus of a line from Faversham ; however , this station was a temporary one , located just west of where Greenhill Bridge is now situated . The line was extended to Ramsgate on 5 October 1863 , roughly when the current station was brought into use . The line was worked by the London , Chatham and Dover Railway which acquired the Herne Bay Company in 1871 . On the station platform in 1879-1880 , a Hampton-on-Sea sign was added to the Herne Bay one in the expectation of the development of a new settlement next to what is now Hampton , but Hampton-on-Sea was drowned due to coastal erosion by 1921 . It is not recorded how long the sign survived . ( See historic photo , right ) : The buildings on the Down platform are all that remain of the original station building , as the Up side was reconstructed by the Southern Railway in 1926 as part of its plan to modernise the Thanet Lines . Goods facilities at the station were limited , consisting of two sidings on the Down side , a goods shed and two loading docks . In 1902 coal sidings were added to the Up side , followed by a private siding to the local gasworks . Electrification took place on 15 June 1959 and the old semaphore signals were replaced by colour-lights under Southern Region . General goods traffic ceased on 16 October 1965 , with coal deliveries continuing until 1968 . Herne Bay Railway Station was also featured briefly in the British Sitcom Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em , in the episode `` Have a break , take a Husband '' which originally aired 8 March 1973 .
Kentucky Route 1072 . Kentucky Route 1072 is 5.019 mile ( 8.077 km ) long state highway in Northern Kentucky area . Route description . KY 1072 begins at an intersection with Megellan Road/Howe Road near a Fidelity office building near Fort Wright , heading northwest on two-lane undivided Highland Pike . The road curves southwest and northwest again through wooded areas and comes to a bridge over a CSX railroad line . The route widens to four lanes and comes to an intersection with KY 17 in a commercial area . KY 1072 becomes a five-lane road with a center left-turn lane and passes more businesses . The route narrows to three lanes with two northbound lanes and one southbound lane as it heads north through woodland . The road curves to the northeast and passes through residential neighborhoods and comes to an intersection with the northern terminus of KY 3187 . Here , KY 1072 heads north as Kyles Lane , a three-lane road with a center left-turn lane that passes more homes . The route widens into a four-lane road as it comes to an interchange with I-71/I-75 . Immediately after , the road intersects US 25/US 42/US 127 in a commercial area . At this point , KY 1072 turns northeast to form a brief concurrency with US 25/US 42/US 127 on Dixie Highway . KY 1072 splits by heading north onto two-lane undivided Sleepy Hollow Road and passes homes . The road winds north into wooded areas and curves to the northwest . The route passes under a Norfolk Southern railroad line and heads into Ludlow . Here , KY 1072 passes residences before coming to its northern terminus at KY 8 near the Ohio River .
Madd Koondhar . Madd Koondhar ( ) , is a village in the Naushahro Feroze District , of Sindh , Pakistan . Madd Koondhar is a village near Khan Wahan District Naushehro Feroze Province Sindh , Pakistan . This is along the Khan Wahan Miner . This Village is based on 125+ Houses.. Peoples are Civilized .
Culture of Tripura . Culture of Tripura is similar to those of Native indigenous tribal peoples of Northeast India . However like Assam , Manipur , Burma and Southeast Asia culture of Tripura is characterized in small portion living in plain areas by mainstream Indian cultural influence spearheaded by Bengali culture coexisting with tribal traditional practices specially living in those plain areas , not much extending to Hill people of Tripura notably the Tripuri culture . Tripura is a state in North East India . In the 2001 census of India , Bengalis represented almost 70 % of Tripura 's population and the tribal population comprised 30 % of Tripura 's population.The tribal population comprises several different tribes and ethnic groups with diverse languages and cultures . The largest tribal group was the Kokborok-speaking tribe of the Tripuri who had a population of 543,848 in 2001 census , representing 16.99 % of the state population and 54.7 % of the scheduled tribe population . The other major tribes in order of decreasing population were Reang ( 16.6 % of the tribal population ) , Jamatia ( 7.5 % ) , Chakma ( 6.5 % ) , Halam ( 4.8 % ) , Mog ( 3.1 % ) , Munda , Kuki tribes and Garo Hajong . Bengali is the most spoken language , due to the predominance of Bengali people in the state . Kokborok is a prominent language among the tribes . Several other languages belonging to Indo-European and Sino-Tibetan families are spoken by the different tribe Tripura has several diverse ethno-linguistic groups , which has given rise to a composite culture . The dominant cultures are Bengali , Manipuri , Tripuris , Jamatia , Reang , Naitong , Koloi , Murasing , Chakma , Halam , Garo , Hajong , Kuki , Mizo , Mogh , Munda , Oraon , Santhal , and Uchoi . Bengali culture . Bengali people represent the largest non-tribal community of the state . Bengali culture , as a result , is the main non-tribal culture in the state . Indeed , many tribal families , especially those who are from the elite class and reside in urban centres , have embraced Bengali culture more than their tribal cultural roots . The Tripuri kings were great patron of Bengali culture , especially literature , and Bengali language was the language of the court . The Nobel laureate Bengali poet Rabindranath Tagore had notable friendship with the kings . Elements of Bengali culture , such as Bengali literature , Bengali music , and Bengali cuisine predominate particularly in the urban areas of the state . Handicrafts . Tripura is noted for bamboo and cane handicrafts . Bamboo played important part in the `` jhumia '' ( shifting cultivation ) of the tribes . It was used to make watch stations on stilts , and was devised to carry food and water . Besides these usages , bamboo , woods and cane were used to create an array of furniture , utensils , hand-held fans , replicas , mats , baskets , idols and interior decoration materials . Songs and dances . Music and dances are integral part of the tribal people of Tripura . Some of their indigenous musical instruments are the `` sarinda '' , `` chongpreng '' , and `` sumui '' ( a kind of flute ) . Songs are sung during religious occasions , weddings , and other festivals . Each tribal community has their own repertoire of songs and dances . The Tripuri and Jamatia tribe perform goria dance during the Goria puja . Jhum dance ( also called tangbiti dance ) in the harvest season , lebang dance , mamita dance , and mosak sulmani dance are other Tripuri dances . Reang community , the second largest tribe of the state , are noted for their hojagiri dance performed by young girls balancing on earthen pitchers . The Bizhu dance is performed by the Chakmas during the Bizhu festival ( the last day of the month of `` Chaitra '' ) . Other tribal dances are wangala dance of the Garo people , hai-hak dance of the Halam branch of Kuki people , sangrai dance and owa dance of the Mog tribe , and others . Besides tribal music , Indian classical music is also practiced among the residents . Sachin Dev Burman of the royal family was a maestro in the filmi genre of Indian music , creating many popular tunes in the bollywood films . Festivals and worships . Hindus believe that Tripureshwari is the patron goddess of Tripura and an aspect of `` Shakti '' . Several fertility gods are also worshiped by the tribes , such as Lam-Pra ( the twin deities of sky and sea ) , Mailu-ma ( goddess of corn , identified with Lakshmi ) , Khulu-ma ( goddess of the cotton plant ) , and Burha-cha ( god of healing ) . Durga Puja , Kali Puja , Ashokastami and the worship of the `` Chaturdasha '' deities are important festivals . Several festivals represent confluence of several tribal traditions , such as Ganga puja , Garia puja , Kherchi puja , Ker puja . Sculpture and architecture . Unakoti , Pilak and Devtamura are historic sites where large collections of stone carvings and rock sculptures are noted . These sculptures are evidence of the presence of Buddhism and Brahmanical orders for centuries . These sculptures represent a rare artistic fusion of traditional religions and tribal influence . Sports . Football and cricket are the most popular sports in the state . The state capital Agartala has its own club football championships every year where many local clubs compete in a league and knockout format . Tripura participates as an eastern state team in the Ranji Trophy , the Indian domestic cricket competition . The state also is a regular participant of the Indian National Games and the North Eastern Games . Tripura produced a few nationally successful players in gymnastics and swimming , but overall contribution in athletics , cricket , football and indoor games remained poor .
Gransmoor . Gransmoor is a hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire , England . It is situated approximately south-west of the town of Bridlington and south-east of the village of Burton Agnes . Gransmoor forms part of the civil parish of Burton Agnes . In 1823 Gransmoor was in the parish of Burton Agnes and the Wapentake of Dickering . Population was 85 , which included six farmers and a carrier who operated between the hamlet and Bridlington once weekly . By 1840 population was 93 , again with six farmers . A chapel was built in 1839 by the owner of all of hamlet land .
Sucre Municipality , Táchira . Sucre Municipality is one of the 29 municipalities in Táchira , Venezuela . Its capital is Queniquea . Its area is 376 square kilometers . It had an estimated population of 10,000 in 2007 . Name . The municipality is one of several in Venezuela named `` Sucre Municipality '' in honour of Venezuelan independence hero Antonio José de Sucre .
Genomic convergence . Genomic convergence is a multifactor approach used in genetic research that combines different kinds of genetic data analysis to identify and prioritize susceptibility genes for a complex disease . Early applications . In January 2003 , Michael Hauser along with fellow researchers at the Duke Center for Human Genetics ( CHG ) coined the term “ genomic convergence ” to describe their endeavor to identify genes affecting the expression of Parkinson disease ( PD ) . Their work successfully combined serial analysis of gene expression ( SAGE ) with genetic linkage analysis . The authors explain , “ While both linkage and expression analyses are powerful on their own , the number of possible genes they present as candidates for PD or any complex disorder remains extremely large ” . The convergence of the two methods allowed researchers to decrease the number of possible PD genes to consider for further study . Their success prompted further use of the genomic convergence method at the CHG , and in July 2003 Yi-Ju Li , `` et al . '' published a paper revealing that glutathione S-transferase omega-1 ( GSTO1 ) modifies the age-at-onset ( AAO ) of Alzheimer disease ( AD ) and PD . In May 2004 , Dr. Margaret Pericak-Vance , currently the director of the John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and then the director of the CHG , articulated the value of the genomic convergence method at a New York Academy of Sciences ( NYAS ) keynote address entitled `` Novel Methods in Genetic Exploration of Neurodegenerative Disease . '' She stated , `` No single method is going to get us where we need to be with these complex traits . It is going to take a combination of methods to dissect the underlying etiology of these disorders '' . Recent and future applications . Genomic convergence has a countless number of creative applications that combine the strengths of different analyses and studies . Maher Noureddine et al. , note in their 2005 paper , “ One of the growing problems in the study of complex diseases is how to prioritize research and make sense of the immense amount of data now readily available at the click of a computer mouse ... The best approach may be to take advantage of the strengths of both…SAGE …and microarrays ” . The results of combining methods of analysis have continued to be promising . Sofia Oliveira et al . ( 2005 ) combined gene expression , linkage data , and “ iterative association mapping ” to identify several genes associated with PD AAO . Future studies will continue to apply genomic convergence to elucidate the etiology of complex diseases . Dr. Jeff Vance , Director of the Morris K. Udall PD Research Center of Excellence , notes , “ Genomic convergence is really no different from mathematical convergence – the more angles from which you can come at a problem , the better chance you have of solving it ” .
Atomic fountain . An atomic fountain is a cloud of atoms that is tossed upwards in the Earth 's gravitational field by lasers . If it were visible , it would resemble the water in a fountain . While weightless in the toss , the atoms are measured to set the frequency of an atomic clock . The primary motivation behind the development of the atomic fountain derives from the Ramsey method of measuring the frequency of atomic transitions . In broad strokes , the Ramsey method involves exposing a cloud of atoms to a brief radiofrequency ( rf ) electromagnetic field ; waiting a time `` T '' ; briefly exposing the cloud to the rf field again ; and then measuring what fraction of the atoms in the cloud have transitioned . If the frequency of the rf field is identical to the atomic transition frequency , 100 % of the atoms will have transitioned ; if the frequency of the field differs slightly from the transition frequency , some of the atoms will not have transitioned . By repeatedly sending clouds of atoms through such an apparatus , the frequency of the field can be adjusted to match the atomic transition frequency . The precision of the Ramsey method can be increased by increasing the wait time `` T '' of the cloud . The use of an atomic fountain with a cooled atomic cloud allows for wait times on the order of one second , which is vastly greater than what can be achieved by performing the Ramsey method on a hot atomic beam . This is one reason why NIST-F1 , a cesium fountain clock , can keep time more precisely than NIST-7 , a cesium beam clock . History . The idea of the atomic fountain was first proposed in the 1950s by Jerrold Zacharias . Zacharias attempted to implement an atomic fountain using a thermal beam of atoms , under the assumption that the atoms at the low-velocity end of the Maxwell–Boltzmann distribution would be of sufficiently low energy to execute a reasonably sized parabolic trajectory . However , the attempt was not successful because fast atoms in a thermal beam strike the low-velocity atoms and scatter them .
You 're Gon na Need Me . `` You 're Gon na Need Me '' is a 1973 soul song recorded by Dionne Warwick on her album , `` Just Being Myself '' . It was released as the b-side to the title track , which peaked at # 62 on the R & B singles chart in 1973 . Released during the post-Bacharach and David period of Warwick 's career , the song was written and produced by Holland–Dozier–Holland , who were six years into recording their post-Motown period . The song would be revived as a hip hop sample , most notably by J Dilla on the track `` Stop '' on the last album he finished , `` Donuts '' , and Just Blaze , who sampled Warwick 's vocals from the song for Usher 's 2004 single , `` Throwback '' , off the multi-platinum album , `` Confessions '' .
Régis Rothenbühler . Régis Rothenbühler ( born 11 October 1970 ) is a retired Swiss football player . He played as a defender mostly for Neuchâtel Xamax and FC Lugano . He played 19 times for the Switzerland national football team and was a participant at the 1996 UEFA European Championship .
Orpheus ( role-playing game ) . `` Orpheus '' is a role playing game by White Wolf Game Studio , set in a microcosm of the World of Darkness . Unlike the other World of Darkness game lines , `` Orpheus '' has a specifically planned metaplot and a set number of books that were published . Although it uses the same system as White Wolf 's other games , ghosts and spirits are the exclusive focus of this story . Other supernatural creatures in the World of Darkness are strongly discouraged from entering the events of `` Orpheus '' . It is , however , tied with ' , White Wolf 's previous game dealing with the afterlife ; some of the events in `` Orpheus '' are related to `` Ends of Empire '' , the final book in the `` Wraith : The Oblivion '' line . Volumes . `` Orpheus '' is noteworthy in that it began the trend of White Wolf creating game series with limited numbers of supplements . This concept continued on with the new World of Darkness games ' , ' , ' , and ' , all of which were initially planned as limited releases . There also was an anthology based on `` Orpheus '' named `` Orpheus : Haunting the Dead '' ( WW11905 / ) . Character types . Characters in `` Orpheus '' are either living individuals capable of astral projection ( via meditation or cryonics ) or are ghosts of the recently deceased . It is assumed that characters work for the Orpheus Group , a company that employs the talents of `` projectors '' and `` spirits '' to investigate and clear ghostly activity and perform other tasks difficult for those without access to the world of the dead . The way a person manifests as a ghost is called the `` Lament '' ; two Laments are projection-based , while two are based on a person being dead . Each character has a set of special traits , called a `` Shade '' , which determine how they manifest and what ghostly powers ( or `` Horrors '' ) they are able to use and which ones they can not . There are eight Shades total ; the first five were introduced in the `` Orpheus '' corebook , while the remaining three were introduced in three of the supplements . Antagonists . Along with ghosts as antagonists , there are also rival projection companies , such as Terrel and Squib , and a new designer drug called `` pigment '' or `` black heroin '' that allows users to see the spirits of the dead . There are also dark spirits called Spectres , some of which are corrupted spirits and hues , and others that have spawned from an unknown but powerful source . These create much of the storyline and challenges the players must face as they move through the series .
Ataun . Ataun is a town located at the foot of the Aralar Range in the Goierri region of the province of Gipuzkoa , in the autonomous community of the Basque Country , in the north of Spain .
Want You Back ( Haim song ) . `` Want You Back '' is a song by American band Haim from their second studio album , `` Something to Tell You '' ( 2017 ) . It was released on May 3 , 2017 as the album 's lead single . Background . `` Want You Back '' originally began as a much slower song , with Este Haim describing the first iteration as `` More like a chill acoustic guitar kind of thing . '' It remained this way for a long period of time until the band brought it to one of their default producers upon feeling that `` Something is not working with this song '' , ultimately suggesting that they adjust the tempo of the song to be 30 beats per minute faster than it was first written . Alana explained that increasing the tempo made the group 's harmonies more difficult yet helped identify it as a Haim song . Composition and lyrics . `` Want You Back '' was co-produced by Ariel Rechtshaid , who band member Danielle Haim had been dating at the time . `` Want You Back '' is a pop rock song with influences of 1970s music . Danielle provides lead vocals on the track , `` asking for forgiveness from an ex she steamrollered into leaving . '' According to `` Pitchfork '' < nowiki/ > 's Laura Snapes , the singer admits to having been selfish in the past , revealing a willingness to welcome love back into her life that `` reverberates '' throughout the song 's verses . Described as battle between head and heart , Danielle 's vocals are eventually joined by those of her sisters , who support her decision once she `` stops explaining herself '' and ultimately `` pleads her case from the rooftops '' . Spencer Kornhaber of `` The Atlantic '' described the song 's chorus as one `` full of yearning and pitter-patter '' that demonstrates the girls ' signature tendency to perform interlocking syllables and `` rapid-fire phrases '' , along with a phrase that repeats itself and modulates to the point of which `` it seems as familiar as a folk standard '' . Lyrically , `` Want You Back '' is about lost love , in which the band reflects upon a former relationship that they took for granted . However , Kornhaber observed that its title could refer to Haim fans who have been craving the band 's return during the four years since the release of their debut album , boasting a sound that is both similar to and different from their previous work . Danielle sings the song 's first bars accompanied by piano and acoustic guitar , before she is joined by Este and Alana who sing , `` said it from the beginning / said you ’ d always see it through '' , accompanying Danielle 's lines `` I said we were opposite lovers , you kept trying to prove me wrong . And I know that I ran you down , so you ran away with your heart '' . A pre-chorus follows , which Kornhaber identified as `` a less intense rendition of the chorus '' ; Danielle 's line `` I 'll take the fall and the fault in us '' reinforces its parent album 's theme `` that relationships are hard '' , according to `` The Guardian '' critic Kitty Empire . Eventually , Rechtshaid contributes additional instruments such as synthesizer , which also contribute to the song 's melody and context , and bubblegum keys to the track as the ballad continues to build , arranging the harmonies in a manner that indicates `` a futuristic or whimsical mood '' . Other instrumentation includes `` power ballad–worthy piano chords '' and `` pitch-shifted vocal riffs '' ; the song also features some animal sound effects , which music journalists have identified a horse 's neigh and seagull cries . The producer 's instruments continue playing after the band members have finished singing , including a chorus of high-pitched voices . The song has drawn comparisons to other artists and musicians , particularly bands and music groups who preceded Haim . Snapes observed that the single resembles the works of Don Henley and Christine McVie of The Eagles and Fleetwood Mac , respectively , until `` the chorus swells and shudders like Lindsey Buckingham at his most overheated , sprinkled with jittery digital chatter . '' Snapes also compared `` Want You Back '' to The Jackson 5 's similarly titled 1969 single `` I Want You Back '' , except that `` there ’ s a tentativeness to [ Danielle 's ] words . '' Meanwhile , Kornhaber described `` Want You Back '' as a retro combination of 1980s and 1990s pop music that resembles the work of Fleetwood Mac , Prince and , albeit to a lesser extent , Def Leppard . Critical reception . Shortly after its release , `` Want You Back '' garnered the `` Best New Track '' title from Pitchfork . `` Variety '' < nowiki/ > 's Chris Willman described Danielle 's voice as `` about as lovely as Sara Bareilles ’ , albeit a Bareilles who has spent a lot more time absorbing the rhythms of modern-day R & B hits and isn ’ t afraid of inorganic instrumental beds . '' Ben Dandridge-Lemco of `` The Fader '' called the track a `` pounding pop-rock tune about taking love for granted '' . NPR Music 's Lars Gotrich says Haim does `` illuminate , in a mosaic arrangement , the awestruck motions of love '' . Gotrich also notes the Lindsey Buckingham influences with `` a touch of Michael Jackson 's `` Bad '' -era handclap ballads '' . Daniel Kreps of `` Rolling Stone '' says the song `` leans heavily on Haim 's Tom Petty and Fleetwood Mac influences '' . In a less positive review , Spencer Kornhaber of `` The Atlantic '' found `` Want You Back '' to be overproduced and was critical of Rechtshaid 's production , which the critic felt contradicted with `` what the band is doing '' and called his manipulation of vocal harmonies `` the most over-used gimmick of recent pop music . '' However , Kornhaber concluded that the track 's chorus and `` sense of gathering momentum should deliver the familiar thrill fans were looking for , regardless of the studio gunk . '' `` Pitchfork '' ranked `` Want You Back '' the 27nd greatest song of 2017 , with contributor Olivia Horn writing that Danielle 's vocals `` achieve a rhythmic flow that simultaneously flexes her strengths as a lyricist , vocalist , and percussionist . That dexterity , paired with a healthy dose of idiosyncrasy , had us singing the chorus right back at Haim . '' Music video . The one-shot music video for `` Want You Back '' was directed by Jake Schreier and filmed at dawn in Sherman Oaks , Los Angeles , on a deserted Ventura Boulevard between Beverly Glen and Van Nuys boulevards . It premiered on June 22 , 2017 . The video opens with Danielle staring pensively into the distance while standing on the corner of Ventura Boulevard and Beverly Glen , in front of Casa de Cadillac . She is soon joined by Este and Alana . The trio walks down Ventura Boulevard , performing minimal choreography along the way . The video ends with the band performing `` synchronized dance moves '' . Initially the video was going to feature the group members performing car stunts while driving down the Boulevard , however when testing the stunts one of the cars ended up getting into a wreck , which resulted in the group deciding on making a `` safer '' video . Chris Willman of `` Variety '' praised the video as `` the best filmic paean to the Valley since '' the film `` Magnolia '' ( 1999 ) . Comparing the music video to the work of director Martin Scorsese and the film `` Foxes '' , Willman concluded `` If anyone can bring sexy back to Sherman Oaks , it ’ s Haim . '' Aaliyah Weathers of `` Paste '' wrote that the video proves that Haim 's members `` are among the coolest ladies in the industry '' . Live performances . Haim performed `` Want You Back '' live on television for the first time on `` Saturday Night Live '' on May 13 , 2017 .
University of Florida College of Public Health and Health Professions . The College of Public Health and Health Profession is the school of public health and other health professions of the University of Florida . The college was established by the Florida Board of Regents in 1958 as a separate school within the J. Hillis Miller Health Science Center and is a member of the ASPH and CEPH . The college 's mission is to `` preserve , promote , and improve the health and well-being of populations , communities and individuals . '' The college grants bachelor 's , master 's and doctoral degrees .
On Harvard Time . `` On Harvard Time '' is a Harvard College student-run Internet comedy news show . Modeled after `` The Daily Show '' , it presents , comments , and satirizes Harvard College news in a comedic fashion . It has been considered one of Harvard Undergraduate Television 's flagship shows since its founding by Mia Walker , Kristina Dominguez , Derek Flanzraich , and Michael Koenigs , in 2006 . History and description . `` On Harvard Time '' produces weekly videos as well as periodic humorous interviews with both Harvard and national public figures , such as Harvard Dean of Admissions William Fitzsimmons , Deputy White House Chief of Staff Karl Rove , Aaron Sorkin , Jesse Eisenberg , Rainn Wilson , and 2008 U.S. Presidential candidate Mike Gravel . After losing its studio in 2014 , `` On Harvard Time '' switched its focus to sketch comedy . `` On Harvard Time 's '' November 2008 , mocking Yale University before the annual Harvard-Yale football game , was named 2008 Ivy League Video of the Year by IvyGate Blog . Among former writers for the series is current `` Washington Post '' columnist Alexandra Petri . Influence and controversy . `` On Harvard Time '' content has been cited in `` USA Today , '' `` Business Insider ' , Wonkette '' , `` Gawker '' and `` The New York Times '' . A parody of Yale University 's `` That 's Why I Chose Yale '' admissions video sparked national outrage after `` The Yale Daily News '' criticized its treatment of a recent murder on the Yale campus . In response , `` On Harvard Time '' apologized and removed the reference .
Edgar Bundy . Edgar Bundy ( 1862 in Brighton – 1922 in London ) was an English painter . Biography . Bundy had no formal training but learned some of his craft at the studio of Alfred Stevens . Bundy specialised in historical paintings in oil and watercolour , usually in a very detailed and narrative style , a genre which was very popular in the Edwardian time Bundy lived in . He exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1915 and at the Paris Salon in 1907 . In the Tate Gallery is his Royal Academy painting of 1905 entitled `` The Morning of Sedgemoor '' depicting the Duke of Monmouth 's rebels resting in a barn before the battle . Influences in Bundy 's work include Pre-Raphaelites such as John Millais , William Morris and the works of John Ruskin .
Vasitis nodosa . Vasitis nodosa is a complication experienced in approximately 66 % of men who undergo vasectomy . It is a benign nodular thickening of the vas deferens , in which small offshoots proliferate , infiltrating surrounding tissue . It can be mistaken for low-grade adenocarcinoma by pathologists , and is implicated in late vasectomy failure .
Ratu Boko . Ratu Boko ( ) or Ratu Boko Palace is an archaeological site in Java . Ratu Boko is located on a plateau , about three kilometres south of Lara Jonggrang Prambanan temple complex in Yogyakarta , Indonesia . The original name of this site is still unclear , however the local inhabitants named this site after King Boko , the legendary king mentioned in Loro Jonggrang folklore . In Javanese , `` Ratu Baka '' means `` Stork King '' . The site covers 16 hectares in two hamlets ( `` Dawung '' and `` Sambireja '' ) of the village of Bokoharjo and Prambanan , Sleman Regency . In striking contrast to other Classic-period sites in Central Java and Yogyakarta , which are remains of temples , Ratu Boko displays attributes of an occupation or settlement site , although its precise function is unknown . Probably the site was a palace complex which belonged to the kings of Sailendra or Mataram Kingdom that also built temples scattered across the Prambanan Plain . The argument was based on the fact that this complex was not a temple nor building with religious nature , but a fortified palace instead which evidence of a remnant of fortified walls and the dry moat of defensive structures . The remains of settlements also founds in Ratu Boko vicinity . This site is located 196 m above the sea level , on the highest point in the site , there is a small pavilion from which one will be able to see a panoramic view of Prambanan temple with Mount Merapi as the background . History . According to writer HJ . DeGraff , in the 17th century there were many European travelers to Java , who mentioned that there existed an archeological site which related to certain King Boko . In 1790 , a Dutch researcher , Van Boeckholtz was the first to discover the archaeological ruins on top of Ratu Boko Hill . The hill itself is the northwestern branch of a larger Sewu mountain system , located on southern part of Central and East Java spanned between Yogyakarta to Tulungagung . The publication of the discovery attracted scientists such as Mackenzie , Junghun and Brumun to conduct research and exploration on the site in the year 1814 . In the early 20th century , the Ratu Boko site was thoroughly studied by researcher FDK Bosch , who published his findings in a report entitled `` Keraton Van Ratoe Boko '' . From this report concluded that the ruins was the remnant of a `` keraton '' ( palace ) . During these researches , Mackenzie also found a statue of gold-headed man and woman embracing each other . A stone pillar with ornaments of zoomorphic figures among which are elephants , horses , and others , also found among the ruins . Abhayagiri Vihara inscription dated 792 CE is one of the few written evidence discovered in Ratu Boko site . The inscription mentioned Tejahpurnapane Panamkarana or Rakai Panangkaran ( 746-784 M ) , and also mentioned a vihara located on top of the hill called `` Abhyagiri Wihara '' which means `` a vihara on top of the hill that free from danger '' . From this inscription it was concluded , that King Panangkaran in a later period of his reign wished for a spiritual refuge and created a reclusion of Buddhist hermitage named Abhayagiri Wihara in 792 . Rakai Panangkaran was a pious follower of Mahayana Buddhist , a Dhyani Buddha statue was discovered on the site , which confirmed its initial Buddhist nature . Nevertheless , some Hindu elements are also found at the site , such as the discovery of statues of Hindu deities : Durga , Ganesha and Yoni . It seems that the compound was later converted to a hilltop fortress by a local landlord named Rakai Walaing Pu Kumbayoni . According to the Shivagrha inscription , the place was used as a defensive fort , consisting of hundreds of stacked stones . The hilltop fortress was used as a fort during a power struggle in later days of Mataram Kingdom . The Ratu Boko complex consists of `` gopura '' ( gates ) , `` paseban '' , pools , `` pendopo '' , `` pringgitan '' , `` kaputren '' ( women 's quarter ) , and meditation caves . Archaeological remains . Ratu Boko stands 196 meters above sea level and covers an area of 250.000 square meters . It is divided into four parts , the central , the west , the southeast and the east . The central section of the compound consists of the main gates , a crematorium temple , a pool , a stone pedestal and the `` paseban '' ( or audience hall ) . The southeast part covers the `` pendopo '' ( attached open pavilion ) , `` balai-balai '' ( public hall or building ) , three miniature temples , a pool and a walled compound popularly named by locals as `` kaputren '' ( women 's quarter ) . Main gate . The first of three terraces is reached through a massive gateway built on two levels . On the western edge of this terrace is a high `` talud '' of soft white limestone . The second terrace , separated from the first by andesite wall , is reached through a gateway in `` paduraksa '' form consisting of three doors , a larger central one flanked by two of lesser dimensions . The third terrace , the largest , contains the richest concentrations of archaeological remains . Another talud and andesite wall separate the third terrace from the second terrace , with another connecting gateway of paduraksa form , this time consisting of five doors , again the central one having larger dimensions than the two which flank it . It is read on the main gate Panabwara that was written by Rakai Panabwara , descendant of Rakai Panangkaran . He carved his name there in order to legitimate his authority of this palace . Candi Batu Putih . Literally , `` Batu Putih '' means white stone . It is a structure made from white limestone on the north side of the first row of the gate on second terrace . Candi Pembakaran . Beyond the second row of gates on third terrace , on the north side of the plateau there 's a structure similar to the base part of the temple with two terraces about 26x26 m in size . On the center of upper terrace is an empty descending square hole . The building probably functions as crematorium to burn the corpses . Paseban . On the plateau on the third terrace , beside the Candi Pembakaran , there are also several square stone structures . On the structures there are some `` umpak '' or stones which serve as the base for wooden columns with holes to support the pillars . These structures are highly suggested as the base of the building , since the pillars , wall , and roof are made from organic material , only the stone floor and base still remain . Pendopo . On the second terrace on the southeast side of the plateau , lies the `` pendopo '' ( audience hall ) . The pendopo is a square stone enclosure surrounded with andesite stone wall with the small `` paduraksa '' entrance gates in the north , west , and south sides . In the center of this walled enclosure there 's a stone base formed by two separated terraces , the terrace on the southern side is smaller than the northern one . This terrace served as the base and floor of the wooden structure since there are some `` umpak '' or stones which serve as the base for wooden columns with holes , to support the pillars . Since the pillars , walls , and the roof were made from easily decaying material , such as wood , `` sirap '' ( wooden shingles roof ) or `` ijuk '' , none of it survived . Only the stone bases still remain , while the organic wooden material of the building is gone . Miniature temples . On the south side on the pendopo , there are three miniature temples with a square stone basin in front of it . This small temple probably served a religious purpose , as some kind of Hindu or Buddhist shrine in the Ratu Boko complex . Kaputren and bathing place . On the eastern side of pendopo on the lower terrace , there are several andesite stone walled enclosures with paduraksa gates and a gallery leading to the several pools within . This structure is associated by local folks as kaputren ( women 's quarter ) , since the pool is believed to be the pleasure garden for king and his concubines . One particular pool ( or well ) within the bath place is considered sacred by Hindu people called 'Amerta Mantana ' . It is believed that the water of Amerta brings luck for anyone who uses it . Hindu people use it in Tawur Agung ceremony , one day before the Nyepi day , to support the achievement of self purify and to return the earth into her initial harmony . To the east of the pool there are two stone base structures , yet again probably the remains of a wooden building , of which only the stone base still remains . From this structure , overlooking a valley on the east side of Ratu Boko compounds , visitors can see Candi Barong , a Hindu temple complex across the valley on the slope of the hill in the east . Ascetic Cave . At the northern part from pendopo , isolated from the rest of the site , lies two caves that were formed of sediment stones . The upper cave is called Gua Lanang ( Male Cave ) and the lower cave is called Gua Wadon ( Female Cave ) . In front of Gua Lanang , there is a pond and three effigies . Based on the research , the effigy is known as Aksobya , one of Buddha Pantheons . The cave probably functioned as a meditation place . Buddhism and Hinduism . Ratu Boko site has yielded many smaller artefact including statues , both Hindu ( Durga , Ganesha , Garuda , a Linga and a Yoni ) and Buddhist ( three unfinished Dhyani Buddhas ) . Other finds include ceramics and inscriptions ; a golden plate with the writing `` Om Rudra ya namah swaha '' on it as form of worship to Rudra as the other name of Shiva . This proved that the Hindus and Buddhist live together with tolerance or in a syncretism . Functions . Despite the large quantity and variety of remains found there , the exact functions of Ratu Boko site is still unknown . Some believe it was the former palace of ancient Mataram Kingdom ; other scholars interpret this site as monastery . While third group holds that it was a place for rest and recreation . Inscriptions shows that the site was occupied at least during the 8th and 9th centuries . Five inscriptions in pre-Nagari script and Sanskrit describe the construction of a shrine for Avalokitesvara . One inscriptions refers to the constructions of a Buddhist monastery modelled after Abhayagiri Vihara ( means a monastery on a peaceful hill ) in Sri Lanka , where a group of ascetic forest dwelling monks resided . Three dated inscriptions in Old Javanese and poetic Sanskrit recount the erection of two lingga , and bear the date of 778 Saka or 856 AD . Another undated inscription mentions the erection of lingga named Hara at the order of King Kalasobhawa . The legend of King Boko . King Boko is a legendary character known from popular folklore of Loro Jonggrang . This folklore connects the Ratu Boko Palace , the Durga statue in Prambanan temple ( which is identified by local folklore as Loro Jonggrang ) , and the origin of the Sewu temple complex nearby . Prince Bandung Bondowoso loved Princess Loro Jonggrang , the daughter of King Boko , but she rejected his proposal of marriage because Bandung Bondowoso had killed King Boko and ruled her kingdom . Bandung Bondowoso insisted on the union , and finally Loro Jonggrang was forced to agree for a union in marriage , but she posed one condition : Bandung must build her a thousand temples in one night . He entered into meditation and conjured up a multitude of spirits ( genies or demons ) from the earth . They succeeded in building 999 temples . Loro Jonggrang then woke her palace maids and ordered them to begin pounding rice . This awoke the roosters , which began to crow . The genies , hearing the sound of morning , believed the sun was about to rise and so disappeared back into the ground . Thus the prince was fooled , in revenge he cursed the princess and turned her into a stone statue . According to the traditions , she is the image of Durga in the north cell of the Shiva temple at Prambanan , which is still known as Loro Jonggrang ( `` Slender Maiden '' ) .
Australian Women 's Ice Hockey League . The Australian Women 's Ice Hockey League ( AWIHL ) is an amateur women 's ice hockey league in Australia . This league represents the highest level national competition for women 's hockey and is currently represented in five states : South Australia , Queensland , New South Wales , Western Australia and Victoria . The Joan McKowen Memorial Trophy is awarded annually to the league playoff champion at the end of each season . The current champions are the Melbourne Ice Showcase Series . In 2005 , the probability of establishing a national women 's ice hockey league was discussed by the National Women 's Council . Due to large costs to players to participate in such a league , an alternative proposal for a much shorter Showcase Series was passed around for consideration to begin in the 2006 season . The Series would see four teams competing in mini-tournaments during February to June . Each round robin style tournament would occur over a weekend and throughout the Showcase Series period between February to June , each team would travel twice and host the tournament once . The first Showcase series was planned in February 2006 for Newcastle , New South Wales . The second series would be in March 2006 in Bendigo , Victoria , the third would occur in April 2006 in Canberra , Australian Capital Territory . In May , the series would be held in Adelaide , South Australia and in June the fifth series would take place in Brisbane , Queensland . At this time , a full season would follow in November 2006 and stretch over into summer 2007 . The first Showcase Series proved to be successful where , in each min-series , 3 teams would play each other twice in a round robin style tournament . Five clubs ended up being involved in the Showcase Series which consisted of 5 mini-tournaments held on a weekend each month in a different city . The Showcase Series returned for a second season in October 2006 , and ran until February 2007 . A national women 's league did not start in November 2006 , as previously hoped . In this second season 4 mini-series were held , one weekend mini tournament was played each month between only 4 teams representing Canberra , Australian Capital Territory , Brisbane , Queensland , Adelaide , South Australia and Sydney , New South Wales . The purpose of the Showcase Series continued to be as a precursor to a national women 's league that was being actively planned . Forming the AWIHL . The official formation of the Australian Women 's Ice Hockey League ( AWIHL ) was in 2007 , following the two seasons of `` Showcase Series '' that were held in 2006 and 2007 . The Australian Women 's Ice Hockey League is recognised by Ice Hockey Australia ( IHA ) as the premier senior women ’ s national ice hockey competition . The league its inaugural season with four teams : Adelaide Assassins , Brisbane Goannas , Melbourne Dragons , and Sydney Sirens . The team that won the finals series at the end of each season became the AWIHL champions and were presented a perpetual trophy that was donated by Westlakes Trophies and Framing and was called the West Lakes Trophy . Joan McKowen Memorial Trophy . From the 2010–2011 season onward , the Joan McKowen Memorial Trophy has been presented to the Australian Women 's Ice Hockey League finals championship team and has been used since . The winning team is awarded a `` keeper '' trophy , however the original Joan McKowen Memorial Trophy has never been presented to a winning team in the Australian Women 's Ice Hockey League . West Lakes Trophy . The West Lakes Trophy was formerly the Trophy awarded to the champions of the finals series in the AWIHL . From the 2010-2011 seasons onwards , with the introduction of the Joan McKowen trophy , the West Lakes Trophy became the trophy awarded to the minor premiers for the AWIHL and current remains so . The minor premiers are the team that finish first place at the end of the regular season . Logo change . In October 2010 , the Australian Women 's Ice Hockey League conducted a competition to replace the original league logo with a new one . The competition closed December 1 , 2010 , and the original logo was replaced by the current one . Teams . There are Currently 4 teams in the AWIHL , representing the Australian cities Brisbane , Melbourne , Adelaide and Sydney . It is anticipated that the league will grow to five or six teams in the future . It has been speculated that New Zealand may join the league in the upcoming years . Adelaide Rush . Starting their time in the Australian Women 's Ice Hockey League as the Adelaide Assassins , the team began by winning the finals championship for the first 5 years in a row . The Assassins were renamed the Adelaide Adrenaline when they became part of the existing club that had a men 's team in the national competition , the Australian Ice Hockey League in the 2011–2012 season . At the beginning of the 2016 season , the Adelaide Adrenaline were renamed the Adelaide Rush . Brisbane Goannas . Queensland is represented by the Brisbane Goannas in the Australian Women 's Ice Hockey League . Melbourne Ice . Victoria was originally represented by the Melbourne Dragons in the Australian Women 's Ice Hockey League up until 2010 , when they began playing under ( trading as ) the Melbourne Ice . Continuing to run as a separate Club under their own Committee they share their name with one of Melbourne 's national men 's teams in the Australian Ice Hockey League , operating under an MOU with support and guidance from Melbourne Ice . From 2010 , the Melbourne Ice home stadium was the Medibank Icehouse , which was renamed as of September 1 , 2015 , the O'Brien Group Arena . Sydney Sirens . The Sydney Sirens were one of the four founding teams in the Australian Women 's Ice Hockey League and represent New South Wales . From 2011 to 2013 the Sydney Sirens were known as the North Star Sirens but reverted to their original name which they presently use . Perth Inferno . In July 2018 it was announced that a fifth team would be joining the AWIHL , the Perth Inferno . Season structure . The regular season in the Australian Women 's Ice Hockey League runs from October to March and in season 2018-19 it will consist of 30 regular season games plus 4 games at Finals . Each team will play 12 regular season games and the top four teams head to the finals weekend . In addition to the top players from across Australia , each team is allowed a maximum of four imports on their roster with two eligible to play in any one game . In the 2018-19 season the AWIHL will be the first National competition under Ice Hockey Australia to play the regulation three 20 minute stop time periods .
CD Burriana . Club Deportivo Burriana is a Spanish football team based in Burriana , in the autonomous community of Valencia . Founded in 1949 , it plays in Tercera División – Group 6 , holding home games at `` Estadio Municipal San Fernando '' , with a 4,000-seat capacity .
Emerson Aparecido Vivas Vergílio . Emerson Aparecido Vivas Vergílio , or simply Emerson ( born May 28 , 1982 in Divinópolis ) , is a Brazilian defensive midfielder .
LED lamp . A LED lamp or LED light bulb is an electric light for use in light fixtures that produces light using light-emitting diode ( LED ) . LED lamps have a lifespan up to 25 times longer than incandescent lamps , and are significantly more efficient than most fluorescent lamps , with some LED chips able to emit up to 303 lumens per watt ( as claimed by Cree and some other LED manufacturers ) . However , LED lamps require an electronic LED driver circuit when operated from mains power lines , and losses from this circuit mean the efficiency of the lamp is lower than the efficiency of the LED chips it uses . The most efficient commercially available LED lamps have efficiencies of 200 lumens per watt ( lm/w ) . Commercially available LED chips have efficiencies of over 220 lm/w . The LED lamp market is projected to grow by more than twelve-fold over the next decade , from $ 2 billion in the beginning of 2014 to $ 25 billion in 2023 , a compound annual growth rate ( CAGR ) of 25 % . , LEDs use only about 10 % of the energy an incandescent lamp requires . Similar to incandescent lamps and unlike most fluorescent lamps ( e.g . tubes and compact fluorescent lamps or CFLs ) , LEDs come to full brightness without need for a warm-up time ; the life of fluorescent lighting is also reduced by frequent switching on and off . The initial cost of LED is usually higher . Degradation of LED dye and packaging materials reduces light output to some extent over time . Some LED lamps are made to be a directly compatible drop-in replacement for incandescent or fluorescent lamps . An LED lamp packaging may show the lumen output , power consumption in watts , color temperature in kelvins or description ( e.g . `` warm white '' , `` cool white '' or `` daylight '' ) , operating temperature range , and sometimes the equivalent wattage of an incandescent lamp of similar luminous output . Most LEDs do not emit light in all directions , and their directional characteristics affect the design of lamps , although omnidirectional lamps which radiate light over a 360° angle are becoming more common . The light output of single LED is less than that of incandescent and compact fluorescent lamps ; in most applications multiple LEDs are used to form a lamp , although high-power versions are becoming available . LEDs , as their name suggests , operate as diodes and run on direct current ( DC ) , whereas mains current is alternating current ( AC ) and usually at much higher voltage than the LED can accept . Although low voltage LED lamps are available , LED lamps can contain a circuit for converting the mains AC into DC at the correct voltage . These circuits contain rectifiers , capacitors and may have other active electronic components , which may or may not permit the lamp to be dimmed . History . Considered as electric energy converters , all these existing lamps are inefficient , emitting more of their input energy as waste heat than as visible light . Global electric lighting in 1997 consumed 2016 terawatthours of energy . Lighting consumes roughly 12 % of electrical energy produced by industrialized countries . The increasing scarcity of energy resources , and the environmental costs of producing energy , particularly the discovery of global warming due to carbon emitted by the burning of fossil fuels , which are the largest source of energy for electric power generation , created an increased incentive to develop more energy-efficient electric lights . The first low-powered LEDs were developed in the early 1960s , and only produced light in the low , red frequencies of the spectrum . The first high-brightness blue LED was demonstrated by Shuji Nakamura of Nichia Corporation in 1994 . The existence of blue LEDs and high-efficiency LEDs led to the development of the first 'white LED ' , which employed a phosphor coating to partially convert the emitted blue light to red and green frequencies creating a light that appears white . Isamu Akasaki , Hiroshi Amano and Nakamura were later awarded the 2014 Nobel Prize in Physics for the invention of the blue LED . China further boosted LED research and development in 1995 and demonstrated its first LED Christmas tree in 1998 . The new LED technology application then became prevalent at the start of the 21st century by US ( Cree ) and Japan ( Nichia , Panasonic , Toshiba , etc . ) and then starting 2004 by Korea and China ( Samsung , Kingsun , Solstice , Hoyol , etc . ) In the USA , the Energy Independence and Security Act ( EISA ) of 2007 authorized the Department of Energy ( DOE ) to establish the Bright Tomorrow Lighting Prize competition , known as the `` L Prize '' , the first government-sponsored technology competition designed to challenge industry to develop replacements for 60 W incandescent lamps and PAR 38 halogen lamps . The EISA legislation established basic requirements and prize amounts for each of the two competition categories , and authorized up to $ 20 million in cash prizes . The competition also included the possibility for winners to obtain federal purchasing agreements , utility programs , and other incentives . In May 2008 , they announced details of the competition and technical requirements for each category . Lighting products meeting the competition requirements could use just 17 % of the energy used by most incandescent lamps in use today . That same year the DOE also launched the Energy Star program for solid-state lighting products . The EISA legislation also authorized an additional L Prize program for developing a new `` 21st Century Lamp '' . Philips Lighting ceased research on compact fluorescents in 2008 and began devoting the bulk of its research and development budget to solid-state lighting . On 24 September 2009 , Philips Lighting North America became the first to submit lamps in the category to replace the standard 60 W A-19 `` Edison screw fixture '' light bulb , with a design based on their earlier `` AmbientLED '' consumer product . On 3 August 2011 , DOE awarded the prize in the 60 W replacement category to a Philips ' LED lamp after 18 months of extensive testing . Early LED lamps varied greatly in chromaticity from the incandescent lamps they were replacing . A standard was developed , ANSI C78.377-2008 , that specified the recommended color ranges for solid-state lighting products using cool to warm white LEDs with various correlated color temperatures . In June 2008 , NIST announced the first two standards for solid-state lighting in the United States . These standards detail performance specifications for LED light sources and prescribe test methods for solid-state lighting products . Also in 2008 in the United States and Canada , the Energy Star program began to label lamps that meet a set of standards for starting time , life expectancy , color , and consistency of performance . The intent of the program is to reduce consumer concerns due to variable quality of products , by providing transparency and standards for the labeling and usability of products available in the market . is a resource for finding and comparing Energy Star qualified lamps . A similar program in the United Kingdom ( run by the Energy Saving Trust ) was launched to identify lighting products that meet energy conservation and performance guidelines . The Illuminating Engineering Society of North America ( IESNA ) in 2008 published a documentary standard LM-79 , which describes the methods for testing solid-state lighting products for their light output ( lumens ) , efficacy ( lumens per watt ) and chromaticity . In January 2009 , it was reported that researchers at University of Cambridge had developed an LED lamp that costs £2 ( about $ 3 U.S. ) , is 12 times as energy efficient as a tungsten lamp , and lasts for 100,000 hours . , in the opinion of Noah Horowitz of the Natural Resources Defense Council , new standards proposed by the United States Department of Energy would likely mean most light bulbs used in the future would be LED . Examples of early adoption . In 2008 Sentry Equipment Corporation in Oconomowoc , Wisconsin , US , was able to light its new factory interior and exterior almost solely with LEDs . Initial cost was three times that of a traditional mix of incandescent and fluorescent lamps , but the extra cost was recovered within two years via electricity savings , and the lamps should not need replacing for 20 years . In 2009 the Manapakkam , Chennai office of the Indian IT company , iGate , spent ( ) to light of office space with LEDs . The firm expected the new lighting to pay for itself within 5 years . In 2009 the exceptionally large Christmas tree standing in front of the Turku Cathedral in Finland was hung with 710 LED lamps , each using 2 watts . It has been calculated that these LED lamps paid for themselves in three and a half years , even though the lights run for only 48 days per year . In 2009 a new highway ( A29 ) was inaugurated in Aveiro , Portugal , it included the first European public LED-based lighting highway . By 2010 mass installations of LED lighting for commercial and public uses were becoming common . LED lamps were used for a number of demonstration projects for outdoor lighting and LED street lights . The United States Department of Energy made several reports available on the results of many pilot projects for municipal outdoor lighting , and many additional streetlight and municipal outdoor lighting projects soon followed . Technology overview . LED lamps are often made with arrays of surface mount LED modules ( SMD modules ) that replace incandescent or compact fluorescent lamps , mostly replacing incandescent lamps rated from 5 to 60 watts . A significant difference from other light sources is that the light is more directional , i.e. , emitted as a narrower beam . White light LEDs . General-purpose lighting requires white light . The first LEDs emitted light in a very narrow band of wavelengths , of a color characteristic of the energy band gap of the semiconductor material used to make the LED . LEDs that emit white light are made using two principal methods : either mixing light from multiple LEDs of various colors , or using a phosphor to convert some of the light to other colors . RGB or trichromatic white LEDs use multiple LED chips emitting red , green , and blue wavelengths . These three colors combine to produce white light . The color rendering index ( CRI ) is poor , typically 25 - 65 , due to the narrow range of wavelengths emitted . Higher CRI values can be obtained using more than three LED colors to cover a greater range of wavelengths . The second basic method uses LEDs in conjunction with a phosphor to produce complementary colors from a single LED . Some of the light from the LED is absorbed by the molecules of the phosphor , causing them to fluoresce , emitting light of another color via the Stokes shift . The most common method is to combine a blue LED with a yellow phosphor , producing a narrow range of blue wavelengths and a broad band of `` yellow '' wavelengths actually covering the spectrum from green to red . The CRI value can range from less than 70 to over 90 , although a wide range of commercial LEDs of this type have a color rendering index around 82 . Following successive increases in efficacy , which has reached 150 lm/W on a production basis as of 2017 , this type has surpassed the performance of trichromatic LEDs . The phosphors used in white light LEDs can give correlated color temperatures in the range of 2,200 K ( dimmed incandescent ) up to 7,000 K or more . Tunable lighting systems employ banks of colored LEDs that can be individually controlled , either using separate banks of each color , or multi-chip LEDs with the colors combined and controlled at the chip level . For example , white LEDs of different color temperatures can be combined to construct an LED bulb that decreases its color temperature when dimmed . LED drivers . LED chips require controlled direct current ( DC ) electrical power and an appropriate circuit as an LED driver is required to convert the alternating current from the power supply to the regulated voltage direct current used by the LEDs . LED drivers are the essential components of LED lamps or luminaries . A good LED driver can guarantee a long life for an LED system and provide additional features such as dimming and control . The LED drivers can be put inside lamp or luminaire , which is called a built-in type , or be put outside , which is called an independent type . According to different applications , different types of LED drivers need to be applied , for example an outdoor driver for street light , an indoor point driver for a down light , and an indoor linear driver for a panel light . Thermal management . Compared to other lighting systems LEDs must be kept cool as high temperatures can cause premature failure and reduced light output . Thermal management of high-power LEDs is required to keep the junction temperature close to ambient temperature . LED lamps typically include heat dissipation elements such as heat sinks and cooling fins and very high power lamps for industrial uses are frequently equipped with cooling fans . Efficiency droop . The term `` efficiency droop '' refers to the decrease in luminous efficacy of LEDs as the electric current increases above tens of milliamps ( mA ) . Instead of increasing current levels , luminance is usually increased by combining multiple LEDs in one lamp . Solving the problem of efficiency droop would mean that household LED lamps would require fewer LEDs , which would significantly reduce costs . In addition to being less efficient , operating LEDs at higher electric currents creates higher heat levels which compromise the lifetime of the LED . Because of this increased heating at higher currents , high-brightness LEDs have an industry standard of operating at only 350 mA . 350 mA is a good compromise between light output , efficiency , and longevity . Early suspicions were that the LED droop was caused by elevated temperatures . Scientists proved the opposite to be true — that , although the life of the LED would be shortened , elevated temperatures actually improved the efficiency of the LED . The mechanism causing efficiency droop was identified in 2007 as Auger recombination , which was taken with mixed reaction . In 2013 , a study conclusively identified Auger recombination as the cause of efficiency droop . Application . LED lamps are used for both general and special-purpose lighting . Where colored light is needed , LEDs that inherently emit light of a single color require no energy-absorbing filters . White-light LED lamps have longer life expectancy and higher efficiency ( more light for the same electricity ) than most other lighting when used at the proper temperature . LED sources are compact , which gives flexibility in designing lighting fixtures and good control over the distribution of light with small reflectors or lenses . Because of the small size of LEDs , control of the spatial distribution of illumination is extremely flexible , and the light output and spatial distribution of an LED array can be controlled with no efficiency loss . LEDs using the color-mixing principle can emit a wide range of colors by changing the proportions of light generated in each primary color . This allows full color mixing in lamps with LEDs of different colors . Unlike other lighting technologies , LED emission tends to be directional ( or at least Lambertian ) , which can be either advantageous or disadvantageous , depending on requirements . For applications where non-directional light is required , either a diffuser is used , or multiple individual LED emitters are used to emit in different directions . Lamp sizes and bases . LED lamps are made with standard lamp connections and shapes , such as an Edison screw base , an MR16 shape with a bi-pin base , or a GU5.3 ( bi-pin cap ) or GU10 ( bayonet fitting ) and are made compatible with the voltage supplied to the sockets . They include driver circuitry to rectify the AC power and convert the voltage to an appropriate value , usually a switched-mode power supply . some LED lamps replaced higher wattage bulbs ; for example , one manufacturer claimed a 16-watt LED lamp was as bright as a 150 W halogen lamp . A standard general-purpose incandescent bulb emits light at an efficiency of about 14 to 17 lumens/W depending on its size and voltage . According to the European Union standard , an energy-efficient lamp that claims to be the equivalent of a 60 W tungsten lamp must have a minimum light output of 806 lumens . Some models of LED lamps are compatible with dimmers as used for incandescent lamps . LED lamps often have directional light characteristics . These lamps are more power-efficient than compact fluorescent lamps and offer lifespans of 30,000 or more hours , reduced if operated at a higher temperature than specified . Incandescent lamps have a typical life of 1,000 hours , and compact fluorescents about 8,000 hours . The lamps maintain output light intensity well over their lifetimes . Energy Star specifications require the lamps to typically drop less than 10 % after 6,000 or more hours of operation , and in the worst case not more than 15 % . LED lamps are available with a variety of color properties . The purchase price is higher than most other lamps , but the higher efficiency may make total cost of ownership ( purchase price plus cost of electricity and changing bulbs ) lower . Several companies offer LED lamps for general lighting purposes . The technology is improving rapidly and new energy-efficient consumer LED lamps are available . , in the United States , LED lamps are close to being adopted as the mainstream light source because of the falling prices and because 40 and 60 watt incandescent lamps are being phased out . In the U.S. the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 effectively bans the manufacturing and importing of most current incandescent lamps . LED lamps have decreased substantially in pricing and many varieties are sold with subsidized prices from local utilities . LED tube lamps . LED tube lights are designed to physically fit in fixtures intended for fluorescent tubes . Some LED tubular lamps are intended to be a drop-in replacement into existing fixtures if appropriate ballast is used . Others require rewiring of the fixtures to remove the ballast . An LED tube lamp generally uses many individual Surface-Mounted LEDs which are directional and require proper orientation during installation as opposed to Fluorescent tube lamps which emit light in all directions around the tube . Most LED tube lights available can be used in place of T5 , T8 , T10 , or T12 tube designations , T8 is D26mm , T10 is D30mm , in lengths of , and . Lighting designed for LEDs . Newer light fittings designed for LED lamps , or indeed with long-lived LEDs built-in , have been coming into use as the need for compatibility with existing fittings diminishes . Such lighting does not require each bulb to contain circuitry to operate from mains voltage . Plant . Experiments revealed surprising performance and production of vegetables and ornamental plants under LED light sources . A large number of plant species have been assessed in greenhouse trials to make sure that the quality of biomass and biochemical ingredients of such plants is comparable with , or even higher than , those grown in field conditions . Plant performance of mint , basil , lentil , lettuce , cabbage , parsley and carrot was measured by assessing both the health and vigor of the plants and the success of the LEDs in promoting growth . Also noticed was profuse flowering of select ornamentals including primula , marigold and stock . Light emitting diodes ( LEDs ) offer efficient electric lighting in desired wavelengths ( red + blue ) which support greenhouse production in minimum time and with high quality and quantity . As LEDs are cool , plants can be placed as close as possible to light sources without overheating or scorching . This saves a large amount of space for intense cultivation . Specialty . White LED lamps have achieved market dominance in applications where high efficiency is important at low power levels . Some of these applications include flashlights , solar-powered garden or walkway lights , and bicycle lights . Monochromatic ( colored ) LED lamps are now commercially used for traffic signal lamps , where the ability to emit bright monochromatic light is a desired feature , and in strings of holiday lights . LED automotive lamps are widely used for their long life and small size ( allowing for multiple bulbs ) , improving road safety . LED lamps are also becoming popular in homes , especially for bathroom and medicine cabinet lighting . Outdoor LED lighting . In recent years LED technology has come to dominate the outdoor lighting industry . Light emitting diodes ( LEDs ) in previous years were unable to output the light needed for the purpose of outdoor lighting , but that has changed in recent years . A study completed in 2014 concluded that color temperature and accuracy of LED lights was easily recognized by consumers , with preference going towards LEDs that output natural color temperatures . LEDs are now able to match the brightness and warmer color temperature that consumers desire from their outdoor lighting system . Comparison to other lighting technologies . `` See luminous efficacy for an efficiency chart comparing various technologies . '' Comparison table . In keeping with the long life claimed for LED lamps , long warranties are offered . However , currently there are no standardized testing procedures set by the Department of Energy in the United States to prove these assertions by each manufacturer . A typical domestic LED lamp is stated to have an `` average life '' of 15,000 hours ( 15 years at 3 hours/day ) , and to support 50,000 switch cycles . Incandescent and halogen lamps naturally have a power factor of 1 , but Compact fluorescent and LED lamps use input rectifiers and this causes lower power factors . Low power factors can result in surcharges for commercial energy users ; CFL and LED lamps are available with driver circuits to provide any desired power factor , or site-wide power factor correction can be performed . EU standards requires a power factor better than 0.5 for lamp powers up to 25 watts and above 0.9 for higher power lamps . Energy Star qualification . Energy Star is an international standard for energy efficient consumer products . Devices carrying the Energy Star service mark generally use 20–30 % less energy than required by US standards . Limitations . Many will not work with existing dimmer switches designed for higher power incandescent lamps . Color rendering is not identical to incandescent lamps which emit close to perfect black-body radiation as that from the sun and for what eyes have evolved . A measurement unit called CRI is used to express how the light source 's ability to render the eight color sample chips compare to a reference on a scale from 0 to 100 . LEDs with CRI below 75 are not recommended for use in indoor lighting . LED lamps may flicker . The effect can be seen on a slow motion video of such a lamp . The extent of flicker is based on the quality of the DC power supply built into the lamp structure , usually located in the lamp base . Longer exposures to flickering light contribute to headaches and eye strain . LED life span drops at higher temperatures , which limits the power that can be used in lamps that physically replace existing filament and compact fluorescent types . Thermal management of high-power LEDs is a significant factor in design of solid state lighting equipment . LED lamps are sensitive to excessive heat , like most solid state electronic components . LED lamps should be checked for compatibility for use in totally or partially enclosed fixtures before installation as heat build-up could cause lamp failure and/or fire . The long life of LEDs , expected to be about 50 times that of the most common incandescent lamps and significantly longer than fluorescent types , is advantageous for users but will affect manufacturers as it reduces the market for replacements in the distant future . The human circadian rhythm can be affected by light sources . The effective color temperature of daylight is ~5,700K ( bluish white ) while tungsten lamps are ~2,700K ( yellow ) . People who have circadian rhythm sleep disorders are sometimes treated with light therapy ( exposure to intense bluish white light during the day ) and dark therapy ( wearing amber-tinted goggles at night to reduce bluish light ) . Some organizations recommend that people should not use bluish white lamps at night . The American Medical Association argues against using bluish white LEDs for municipal street lighting . Research suggests that the shift to LED street lighting attracts 48 % more flying insects than HPS lamps , which could cause direct ecological impacts as well as indirect impacts such as attracting more gypsy moths to port areas .
Francesco Comande . Francesco Comande ( 16th century ) was an Italian painter of a Renaissance style , born and active in Messina , Sicily . He was a pupil of Deodato Guinaccia . His brother Simone Comande , born in 1588 , was also a painter , and collaborated with his brother . Their styles differed with Simone having a style more influenced by the Venetian school . Simone painted a `` Martyrdom of St Bartholemew '' in Messina , and an `` Adoration of the Magi '' for the monastery of Basicò .
Beazley Group . Beazley plc is the parent company of specialist insurance businesses with operations in Europe , the US , Asia , Middle East and Australia . Beazley manages six Lloyd 's syndicates . All Lloyd ’ s syndicates are rated A ( Excellent ) by A.M. Best and also benefit from the Lloyd 's chain of security . Beazley plc is incorporated in Jersey and tax resident in Ireland . It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index . History . Beazley Group began life in 1986 as Beazley , Furlonge & Hiscox ; Hiscox was bought out in 1992 and a full management buyout took place in 2001 . Andrew Beazley served as chief executive until September 2008 when he was succeeded by Andrew Horton . Operations . Beazley underwrites a diverse book of insurance and reinsurance business for clients worldwide . Beazley ’ s business is divided into six operating divisions : life , accident & health , marine , political risks & contingency , property , reinsurance and specialty lines ( professional , management and environmental liability ) . Beazley is a market leader in many of its chosen lines , which include professional indemnity , property , environmental liability , cyber liability , marine , reinsurance , accident and life , and political risks and contingency business .
Ayo Omidiran . Ayo Hulayat Omidiran , born 10th of November 1965 , is a Nigerian politician and federal lawmaker representing the Isokan federal constituency in Osun State . She is a member of the All Progressive Congress . She is a native of Ikire in the Irewole local government area of Osun State Education . She attended Ayedaade Grammar School Ikire , Osun State and obtained a West Africa School Certificate in 1980 . She then proceeded to the Ahmadu Bello University , Zaria and graduated with a bachelors degree in Biochemistry in 1985 . Politics . She contested for the Federal House of Representatives for Ayedaade/Irewole/Isokan federal constituency in 2011 and was elected . She ran for re-election in 2015 and was re-elected under the umbrella of the APC . She has held various positions in the house including Deputy Chairman , House Committee on Sports ; member House Committee on Judiciary , Communications , Interior , Solid Minerals , Women Affairs and Women in Parliament Sports Administration . In 2002 , she became a member of the Nigerian Football Association Board and remained there till 2005 . Since 2006 , she has been a member of the FIFA Women Committee . She became the proprietor of Omidiran Babe , a female football club in Osogbo , Osun State in 1997 . In 2017 , she was appointed the head of Nigeria Football Federation ( NFF ) Women Football Committee Personal Life . She is a fan of football . She sponsored the Ayedaade-Irewole-Isokan Federal Constituency Football Competition in early 2018 which climaxed with the finals at the Ayedaade High School , Ikire , Osun State
Porte Maillot . The Porte Maillot ( also known as the porte Mahiaulx , Mahiau or Mahiot after a Paille-maille court , or the Porte de Neuilly ) is one of the access points into Paris mentioned in 1860 and one of the ancient city gates in the Thiers wall . It was on the boundary between the 16th and the 17th arrondissements , at the junction of the avenue de la Grande-Armée , the boulevard de l ’ Amiral-Bruix and the boulevard Gouvion-Saint-Cyr . It gives its name to the Neuilly – Porte Maillot railway station and Porte Maillot metro station .
Virginia 's 12th House of Delegates district . Virginia 's 12th House of Delegates district elects one of the hundred Delegates of the Virginia House of Delegates , United States . The 12th district represents the city of Radford , Giles County , and portions of Montgomery County and Pulaski County . The seat is currently held by Democrat Chris Hurst , first elected during the Virginia House of Delegates election , 2017 .
Bruce Meredith . Bruce Meredith ( born April 19 , 1937 in Wheeling , West Virginia ) is a sport shooter who competes for the U.S. Virgin Islands in international competition . He competed in rifle shooting events at the Summer Olympics in 1988 , 1992 , 1996 , and 2000 . He was the oldest athlete to compete at the 2000 Summer Olympics . He won the silver medal in the 50 metre rifle prone competition at the 1995 Pan American Games .
1995–96 Peterborough United F.C . season . During the 1995–96 English football season , Peterborough United F.C . competed in the Football League Second Division . Season summary . A poor start to the season that saw Peterborough win 3 out of the first 13 games forced manager John Still to leave the club in October 1995 to be replaced by Mick Halsall . They show signs of improvement between mid-February and mid-March which saw them win 5 out of the last 8 games climbing them to mid-table but as it seemed Peterborough were going to make a late charge for a play-off place , poor form returned , winning just 1 out of final 12 games picking up just 7 points during that run which saw them slump to a disappointing 19th place just 3 points clear of the relegation zone . Final league table . NB In the Football League goals scored ( F ) takes precedence over goal difference
Lexington , Georgia . The city of Lexington is the county seat of Oglethorpe County , Georgia , United States . The population was 239 at the 2000 census . Lexington is home to Shaking Rock Park . History . Lexington was founded in 1800 . That same year , the seat of Oglethorpe County was transferred to Lexington from Philomath . Lexington was incorporated as a town in 1806 , and is named for Lexington , Massachusetts . Geography . Lexington is located at ( 33.870351 , -83.110916 ) . According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of , all land . Demographics . As of the census of 2000 , there were 239 people , 101 households , and 65 families residing in the city . The population density was 439.6 people per square mile ( 170.9/km² ) . There were 115 housing units at an average density of 211.5 per square mile ( 82.2/km² ) . The racial makeup of the city was 70.71 % White , 25.94 % African American , 0.84 % Native American , and 2.51 % from two or more races . Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.26 % of the population . There were 101 households out of which 23.8 % had children under the age of 18 living with them , 44.6 % were married couples living together , 17.8 % had a female householder with no husband present , and 35.6 % were non-families . 28.7 % of all households were made up of individuals and 11.9 % had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older . The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 2.82 . In the city , the population was spread out with 19.2 % under the age of 18 , 10.0 % from 18 to 24 , 28.5 % from 25 to 44 , 26.8 % from 45 to 64 , and 15.5 % who were 65 years of age or older . The median age was 40 years . For every 100 females , there were 100.8 males . For every 100 females age 18 and over , there were 103.2 males . The median income for a household in the city was $ 41,932 , and the median income for a family was $ 56,875 . Males had a median income of $ 22,417 versus $ 38,056 for females . The per capita income for the city was $ 22,513 . About 4.1 % of families and 7.9 % of the population were below the poverty line , including 20.9 % of those under the age of eighteen and 9.4 % of those 65 or over . Oglethorpe County School District . The Oglethorpe County School District holds pre-school to grade twelve , and consists of a primary school ( preK-2 ) , an elementary school ( 3-5 ) , a middle school ( 6-8 ) , and a high school ( 9-12 ) . The district has 145 full-time teachers and over 2,281 students .
Corn harvester . A corn harvester is a machine used on farms to harvest corn stripping the stalks about one foot from the ground shooting the stalks through the header to the ground . The corn is stripped from its stalk and then moves through the header to the intake conveyor belt . From there it goes up the conveying system through a fan system , separating the remaining stalks from the ears . The stalks blow out the fan duct into the field while the ears drop onto another conveyor belt . The ears ride the belt and drop into a large moving bucket . This method is done with both fresh corn and seed corn . The first mechanical corn harvester was developed in 1930 by Gleaner Harvester Combine Corporation of Independence , Missouri . The unit pulled by a tractor with the unit on the left side .
Strabrechtse Heide . The Strabrechtse Heide is a natural heathland area about 1500 ha in size , located in the municipalities of Heeze-Leende , Someren and Geldrop-Mierlo , in North Brabant , the Netherlands . It is largely under the care of Staatsbosbeheer . In July 2010 , around 200 hectares of the area were damaged or destroyed in a wildfire that took over a week to put out . Location and surroundings . In the northwest , the Strabrechtse Heide passes into the Braakhuizense Heide , which is owned by the foundation Brabants Landschap . Near Heeze , the healthlands and fields pass into the Herbertusbossen ( also owned by Brabants Landschap ) and the grounds of Heeze Castle . The area partially falls under the Habitats Directive and the Birds Directive of the European Union . In 2006 , the Strabrechtse Heide , along with a part of the valley of the Kleine Dommel stream , was assigned as Natura 2000 area under the Natura 2000 area name `` Strabrechtse Heide & Beuven '' . The eastern part of the area that lies in the municipality of Someren was originally called `` Lieropsche Heide '' , after the village of Lierop . In the nineteenth century , both it and the Strabrechtse Heide proper were part of a larger heathland area between the valleys of the Kleine Dommel and the Aa rivers . Towards the north , the heath extended to Nuenen ( there called `` Molenheide '' , `` Collsche Heide '' and `` Refelingse Heide '' ) . To the south of the road between Heeze and Someren , the `` Somerensche Heide '' extended to the Weerterbosch and Groote Peel areas . Around the beginning of the twentieth century , most of the heaths to the north of the Strabrechtse Heide were converted into forest or agricultural land . The construction of the A67 motorway separated the Strabrechtse Heide from the forest area between Geldrop and Mierlo . Plans to construct the A2 motorway to the east of Eindhoven , which would separate the heath from the valley of the Kleine Dommel , were not carried out . Common Heather and Common Juniper are found in the dry areas , and the more marshy wetlands are home to `` Erica '' , Purple Moor Grass , Bog Myrtle and Marsh Gentian . The spread of grass across the area is countered by allowing a flock of sheep to graze , by mowing and sod cutting . The heath area is surrounded by forests . The transition area towards the valley of the Kleine Dommel has several unusual forms of plant life and is also important for many animal species . Fire . On 2 July 2010 , a wildfire started in the northern part of the Strabrechtse Heide , after several weeks of hot and dry summer weather . The fire was initially fought by hundreds of firefighters , assisted by 100 more from the Dutch Military . Because of the fire , the A67 motorway had to be closed off for a short period . The roadway was at one point completely covered in smoke and the flames were even able to reach across to the median and then to other side of the road , igniting the dry grass there too in a few places . The fire took several days to master , and over a week to put out completely , and destroyed about 200 hectares of forest and heathland , over ten percent of the total area . Insect reserve . Since April 2012 , the Stabrechtse heide has been made a nature reserve specifically for insects .
Imal Liyanage . Imal Liyanage ( born 16 January 1977 ) was a Sri Lankan cricketer . He was a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium-pace bowler who played for Matara . He was born in Matara . Liyanage made a single first-class appearance for the team , during the 1999-2000 season , against Sebastianites . From the upper-middle order , he scored 9 runs in the first innings in which he batted , and 6 runs in the second . During the same season , Liyanage made five List A appearances , with a List A best of 42 runs .
A3 motorway ( Luxembourg ) . The Autoroute 3 , abbreviated to A3 or otherwise known as the Dudelange motorway ( ) , is a motorway in southern Luxembourg . It is long and connects Luxembourg City to Dudelange . At Dudelange , it reaches the French border , whereupon it meets the A31 , which leads to Metz . Overview . The motorway has two lanes in both directions for its entire length , with the exception of a 1.3 km section on the northbound carriageway , where there are three lanes between the Livange/Bettembourg entry slip road ( J2 ) and the Berchem service station entry slip road , where it again merges to become two lanes .
Franz Koenigs . Franz Wilhelm Koenigs ( 3 September 1881 – 6 May 1941 ) was an international banker and art collector . Koenigs was born a German citizen , his father was a German Banker ; his mother Johanna Bunge was of Dutch descent . Franz Koenigs to follow in the footsteps of his father and uncle Felix Koenigs , became director manager and joint partner of three banks : Delbrück Schickler & Co in Berlin , Delbrück von der Heydt in Cologne , and Rhodius Koenigs in Amsterdam , The Netherlands . He founded the latter after the first World War ( 1920 ) with two cousins from the Bunge side of the family Alfred and Felix Rhodius on Keizersgracht 119-121 , Amsterdam . His uncle was a banker and director at Delbrück Leo & co , the later Delbrück Schickler & Co . He developed the . He supported the Berliner Secession and was a passionate collector and friend of artists like , Max Klinger , Wilhelm Leibl , Hans Olde and sculptor Otto Lessing . After his death during the World Exhibition in Paris , his collection of sculptures by Auguste Rodin , and painters like Giovanni Segantini , was legated to the National Gallery ( Berlin ) . Felix as a banker and collector was an example for Franz Koenigs . Together in Paris , Franz collected at the age of 17 , his first Jean-François-Millet drawing , the start of his Modern Art Collection . In 1914 he married Countess Anna von Kalckreuth , daughter of Leopold Graf von Kalckreuth and Bertha Countess . Anna 's eldest brother Wolf ( 9 June 1887 Weimar - 9 Oktober 1906 Stuttgart ) was a poet who translated at a very young age Beaudelaires `` Les Fleurs du Mal '' ( `` die Blumen des Bösen '' ) . In 1906 Wolf entered the military , probably a world to harsh , he took his life a few days later . Two years later Rilke composed on 4 and 5 November 1908 for Wolf Graf von Kalckreuth in Paris . A close relation between Rilke , the Kalckeuth 's and Franz Koenigs developed . Regretful , Rilke 's vast correspondence with Gräfin Bertha von Kalckreuth ( born Yorck von Wartenburg ) was destroyed on her request . Franz Koenigs and Anna , first moved to Berlin and then to Cologne , but in 1922 after Franz Koenigs , with his cousins , had started in Amsterdam the Rhodius Koenigs Bank , he moved his family to The Netherlands to saver grounds in Haarlem . Paul Cassirer a German Art Dealer who saw his best client leave Berlin , ( he had his portrait painted by Koenigs ' father-in-law Leopold von Kalckreuth ) sent in 1924 his second man , Helmuth Lütjens after him , to open up a branch of the Cassirer firm in Amsterdam . Lütjens received specific instructions to take care of this most important client . Lütjens , first staying at the Rhodius Koenigs Bank , Keizersgracht 117 , found suitable housing for the gallery , just 5 houses down the canal from the Bank , on Keizersgracht 109 . In this way , going to and from the Railway Station to his Bank , Franz Koenigs , their best client , had to pass the Cassirer firm twice a day . Franz Koenigs Modern Art Collection . In 1930 he lent his first collection , the Modern Art Collection consisting of Modern Paintings , Pastels and Watercolours to the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam . The loan held works by Paul Cézanne , Jean-Baptiste Corot , Edgar Degas , Forain , Manet , Renoir and Henri de Toulouse Lautrec . In 1938 he instigated the move of his Modern Art Collection from the Rijksmuseum to the . Its director at the time had requested the artworks for the exhibition '100 years French Art ' to be held July 2 till 25 September 1938 at the . Franz Koenigs believed his Modern Art Collection was better suited for , thus it remained at The French 19th century drawings , numbering 226 drawings , were part of this collection . His Modern Art Collection more suited for the Stedelijk Museum was thus transferred to . Old Master Painting and Old Master Drawing collection . July 1935 the in Rotterdam , opened its doors to a newly by Ad van der Steur designed building on the Mathenesserlaan in Rotterdam . Still in the old building of Museum Boijmans 'Het Schielandhuis ' Franz Koenigs showed in 1934 his Dutch drawings from the 15th , 16th and 17th century . At the end of the year , December 1934 till January 1935 the Boijmans exhibited hundred French Drawings from the F. Koenigs Collection when the new museum building was ending its final stage of construction . As a patron of the Arts Franz Koenigs was looking for a museum to house his Collection of Old Master Paintings , consisting of 46 paintings of which 20 were by Rubens and 4 by Jheronimus Bosch and his Old Master Drawing Collection consisting of 2144 Drawings . In April 1935 it was announced that Franz Koenigs would lent his Old Master Painting Collection and his Old Master Drawing Collection , for a minimal period of 10 years to the new Museum Boijmans . Standstill Agreements . In 1931 , the German crisis effected Rhodius Koenigs , through its partnership with Delbrück Schickler and Delbrück von der Heydt , in such that the DANAT ( Darmstädter National Bank ) went concourse . The Germans announced the `` Stillhalte abkommen '' the Standstill agreements , which was followed by the English moratorium . Germany was no longer able nor willing to further pay the reparation payments of the Clemenceau agreement . On June 20 , 1931 President Hoover put a one-year moratorium on payments of World War I . The Delbrück Banks through Rhodius Koenigs had outstanding orders in Britain , which were regarded as reparation payments of World War I . Those outstanding orders could no longer be paid for in Britain nor could the goods be delivered to Germany , which blocked Rhodius Koenigs trading . To circumvent Rhodius Koenigs liquidity , Franz Koenigs enlarged Rhodius Koenigs Banks Capital . Lisser & Rosenkranz , Tillmann and Altmann , Jewish owned Banks from Hamburg , opted to participate in Rhodius Koenigs capital expansion . The Capital restrictions was the underlying reason why the Jewish Banks participation was not in shares but a loan of liquid assets . The loan thus served two purposes , it allowed the German Jewish investors to circumvent the restrictions on financial investments outside Germany and it provided Rhodius Koenigs with liquidity . To ensure the liquid assets provided by the Jewish Banks , Franz Koenigs used his collection as security . In 1937 , Franz and Anna Koenigs , lost their eldest son , Ernst Magnus Koenigs ( 31-5-1916 Berlin , 1937 in Spain ) in the Spanish Civil War fighting Franco . While studying in England , Ernst was recruited by the P.O.U.M . Militia . He was only 20 years of age and in order to register he needed to falsify his identity . He took on the name Erwin Krause . It has been acknowledged though without any concrete proof , that Ernst was shot while flying over Barcelona . Actively fighting Franco was the same as fighting the Nazi-regime and considered high treason . Therefore , Ernst death had to remain a secret . Franz Koenigs in reaction to his sons loss , trying to save what was left of his family , applied for Dutch citizenship . Two years later on February 9 , 1939 , Dutch citizenship was granted . At that time , with the staggering number of Jews fleeing Poland , Austria , Czechoslovakia , Sudetenland , Bohemia , Moravia and Germany it was hard to obtain Dutch citizenship For Franz Koenigs and his family to obtain the much desired Dutch passports , his loan of the Collection F. Koenigs to Museum Boijmans was brought forward as an important contribution to Dutch Cultural Society . Franz Koenigs by obtaining Dutch citizenship thus took a next step in saving his family and his art-collections from the Nazi-regime , in particularly from Hitler who at that time was the Worlds far most art buyer . In 1941 Franz Koenigs fell from a train platform at Cologne station in front of a train and died . At present descendants believe that the Nazis murdered him by throwing him under a train . He collected an impressive number of Old Master Drawings , and Paintings since 1935 on loan at the Boijmans Museum . The collection was known as the F. Koenigs collection . Especially the quality of his Old Masters , caused high ranking on Hitlers desiderata list . On April 2 , 1940 , the Jewish owned bank Lisser & Rosenkranz liquidated in order to be insolvent before the Nazi invasion . Due to the thread of an acute invasion the Jewish owned bank sold the collection for a fraction of its worth to one of the patrons of the museum Boijmans . On December 3 , 1940 Van Beuningen concluded the sale of a fifth of the drawing collection , to be precise Van Beuningen sold 528 Franz Koenigs drawings for 1.5 Mio to Hitler through Hans Posse who acted for the collection for the Führermuseum in Linz . During the war , the Allies agreed on the Joint Declaration that all transactions between the occupied countries and the German occupier would be invalid , and that all art should be returned to the country of origin and hence to the original owner . Soviet troops looted the art collection after the war and transported it to the Soviet Union . The Soviet authorities denied for a long time that they had the art collection . However , in the nineties , it became clear that Soviet troops had looted the art collection . The major part of the collection was exhibited in the Pushkin Museum in Moscow and a minor part in Kiev . Honoring the request of the Dutch government , the Ukrainian authorities returned the part of the collection that was in Kiev . More than 300 drawings from the same collection were traced to Moscow 10 years ago , but Russia has so far refused to hand them back .
USS Robin ( MHC-54 ) . USS `` Robin '' ( MHC-54 ) was an in the United States Navy and is the fourth ship named for the robin . `` Robin '' s keel was laid on 2 June 1992 and she was commissioned on 11 May 1996 , at Naval Station Ingleside , Ingleside , Texas . Struck from the Navy list 15 June 2006 , sold by U.S. General Services Administration for scrap , 8 May 2014 .
Kon-Yambetta . Kon-Yambetta is a town and commune in Cameroon .
Radioteletype . Radioteletype ( RTTY ) is a telecommunications system consisting originally of two or more electromechanical teleprinters in different locations connected by radio rather than a wired link . These machines were superseded by personal computers ( PCs ) running software to emulate teleprinters . Radioteletype evolved from earlier landline teleprinter operations that began in the mid-1800s . The US Navy Department successfully tested printing telegraphy between an airplane and ground radio station in 1922 . Later that year , the Radio Corporation of America successfully tested printing telegraphy via their Chatham , Massachusetts , radio station to the R.M.S . Majestic . Commercial RTTY systems were in active service between San Francisco and Honolulu as early as April 1932 and between San Francisco and New York City by 1934 . The US military used radioteletype in the 1930s and expanded this usage during World War II . From the 1980s , teleprinters were replaced by computers running teleprinter emulation software . The term radioteletype is used to describe both the original radioteletype system , sometimes described as `` Baudot '' , as well as the entire family of systems connecting two or more teleprinters or PCs using software to emulate teleprinters , over radio , regardless of alphabet , link system or modulation . In some applications , notably military and government , radioteletype is known by the acronym RATT ( Radio Automatic Teletype ) . History . Landline teleprinter operations began in 1849 when a circuit was put in service between Philadelphia and New York City . Émile Baudot designed a system using a five unit code in 1874 that is still in use today . Teleprinter system design was gradually improved until , at the beginning of World War II , it represented the principal distribution method used by the news services . Radioteletype evolved from these earlier landline teleprinter operations . The US Department of the Navy successfully tested printing telegraphy between an airplane and ground radio station in August 1922 . Later that year , the Radio Corporation of America successfully tested printing telegraphy via their Chatham , MA radio station to the R.M.S . Majestic . An early implementation of the Radioteletype was the Watsongraph , named after Detroit inventor Glenn Watson in March 1931 . Commercial RTTY systems were in active service between San Francisco and Honolulu as early as April 1932 and between San Francisco and New York City by 1934 . The US Military used radioteletype in the 1930s and expanded this usage during World War II . The Navy called radioteletype `` RATT '' ( Radio Automatic Teletype ) and the Army Signal Corps called radioteletype `` SCRT '' , an abbreviation of Single-Channel Radio Teletype . The military used frequency shift keying technology and this technology proved very reliable even over long distances . From the 1980s , teleprinters were replaced by computers running teleprinter emulation software . Technical description . A radioteletype station consists of three distinct parts : the Teletype or teleprinter , the modem and the radio . The Teletype or teleprinter is an electromechanical or electronic device . The word `` Teletype '' was a trademark of the Teletype Corporation , so the terms `` TTY '' , `` RTTY '' , `` RATT '' and `` teleprinter '' are usually used to describe a generic device without reference to a particular manufacturer . Electromechanical teleprinters were heavy , complex and noisy , and have been replaced with electronic units . The teleprinter includes a keyboard , which is the main means of entering text , and a printer or visual display unit ( VDU ) . An alternative input device is a perforated tape reader and , more recently , computer storage media ( such as floppy disks ) . Alternative output devices are tape perforators and computer storage media . The line output of a teleprinter can be at either digital logic levels ( +5 V signifies a logical `` 1 '' or `` mark '' and 0 V signifies a logical `` 0 '' or `` space '' ) or line levels ( −80 V signifies a `` 1 '' and +80 V a `` 0 '' ) . When no traffic is passed , the line idles at the `` mark '' state . When a key of the teleprinter keyboard is pressed , a 5-bit character is generated . The teleprinter converts it to serial format and transmits a sequence of a `` start bit '' ( a logical 0 or space ) , then one after the other the 5 data bits , finishing with a `` stop bit '' ( a logical 1 or mark , lasting 1 , 1.5 or 2 bits ) . When a sequence of start bit , 5 data bits and stop bit arrives at the input of the teleprinter , it is converted to a 5-bit word and passed to the printer or VDU . With electromechanical teleprinters , these functions required complicated electromechanical devices , but they are easily implemented with standard digital electronics using shift registers . Special integrated circuits have been developed for this function , for example the Intersil 6402 and 6403 . These are stand-alone UART devices , similar to computer serial port peripherals . The 5 data bits allow for only 32 different codes , which can not accommodate the 26 letters , 10 figures , space , a few punctuation marks and the required control codes , such as carriage return , new line , bell , etc . To overcome this limitation , the teleprinter has two `` states '' , the `` unshifted '' or `` letters '' state and the `` shifted '' or `` numbers '' or `` figures '' state . The change from one state to the other takes place when the special control codes `` LETTERS '' and `` FIGURES '' are sent from the keyboard or received from the line . In the `` letters '' state the teleprinter prints the letters and space while in the shifted state it prints the numerals and punctuation marks . Teleprinters for languages using other alphabets also use an additional `` third shift '' state , in which they print letters in the alternative alphabet . The modem is sometimes called the terminal unit and is an electronic device which is connected between the teleprinter and the radio transceiver . The transmitting part of the modem converts the digital signal transmitted by the teleprinter or tape reader to one or the other of a pair of audio frequency tones , traditionally 2295/2125 Hz ( US ) or 2125/1955 Hz ( Europe ) . One of the tones corresponds to the `` mark '' condition and the other to the `` space '' condition . These audio tones , then , modulate an SSB transmitter to produce the final audio-frequency shift keying ( AFSK ) radio frequency signal . Some transmitters are capable of direct frequency-shift keying ( FSK ) as they can directly accept the digital signal and change their transmitting frequency according to the `` mark '' or `` space '' input state . In this case the transmitting part of the modem is bypassed . On reception , the FSK signal is converted to the original tones by mixing the FSK signal with a local oscillator called the BFO or `` beat frequency oscillator '' . These tones are fed to the demodulator part of the modem , which processes them through a series of filters and detectors to recreate the original digital signal . The FSK signals are audible on a communications radio receiver equipped with a BFO , and have a distinctive `` beedle-eeeedle-eedle-eee '' sound , usually starting and ending on one of the two tones ( `` idle on mark '' ) . The transmission speed is a characteristic of the teleprinter while the shift ( the difference between the tones representing mark and space ) is a characteristic of the modem . These two parameters are therefore independent , provided they have satisfied the minimum shift size for a given transmission speed . Electronic teleprinters can readily operate in a variety of speeds , but mechanical teleprinters require the change of gears in order to operate at different speeds . Today , both functions can be performed with modern computers equipped with digital signal processors or sound cards . The sound card performs the functions of the modem and the CPU performs the processing of the digital bits . This approach is very common in amateur radio , using specialized computer programs like fldigi , MMTTY or MixW . Before the computer mass storage era , most RTTY stations stored text on paper tape using paper tape punchers and readers . The operator would type the message on the TTY keyboard and punch the code onto the tape . The tape could then be transmitted at a steady , high rate , without typing errors . A tape could be reused , and in some cases - especially for use with ASCII on NC Machines - might be made of plastic or even very thin metal material in order to be reused many times . The most common test signal is a series of `` RYRYRY '' characters , as these form an alternating tone pattern exercising all bits and are easily recognized . Pangrams are also transmitted on RTTY circuits as test messages , the most common one being `` The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog '' , and in French circuits , `` Voyez le brick géant que j'examine près du wharf '' Technical specification . The original ( or `` Baudot '' ) radioteletype system is based almost invariably on the Baudot code or ITA-2 5 bit alphabet . The link is based on character asynchronous transmission with 1 start bit and 1 , 1.5 or 2 stop bits . Transmitter modulation is normally FSK ( F1B ) . Occasionally , an AFSK signal modulating an RF carrier ( A2B , F2B ) is used on VHF or UHF frequencies . Standard transmission speeds are 45.45 , 50 , 75 , 100 , 150 and 300 baud . Common carrier shifts are 85 Hz ( used on LF and VLF frequencies ) , 170 Hz , 425 Hz , 450 Hz and 850 Hz , although some stations use non-standard shifts . There are variations of the standard Baudot alphabet to cover languages written in Cyrillic , Arabic , Greek etc. , using special techniques . Early amateur radioteletype history . After World War II , amateur radio operators in the US started to receive obsolete but usable Teletype Model 26 equipment from commercial operators with the understanding that this equipment would not be used for or returned to commercial service . `` The Amateur Radioteletype and VHF Society '' was founded in 1946 in Woodside , NY . This organization soon changed its name to `` The VHF Teletype Society '' and started US Amateur Radio operations on 2 meters using audio frequency shift keying ( AFSK ) . The first two-way amateur radioteletype QSO of record took place in May 1946 between Dave Winters , W2AUF , Brooklyn , NY and W2BFD , John Evans Williams , Woodside Long Island , NY . On the west coast , amateur RTTY also started on 2 meters . Operation on 80 meters , 40 meters and the other High Frequency ( HF ) amateur radio bands was initially accomplished using make and break keying since frequency shift keying ( FSK ) was not yet authorized . In early 1949 , the first American transcontinental two-way RTTY QSO was accomplished on 11 meters using AFSK between Tom McMullen ( W1QVF ) operating at W1AW and Johnny Agalsoff , W6PSW . The stations effected partial contact on January 30 , 1949 , and repeated more successfully on January 31 . On February 1 , 1949 , the stations exchanged solid print congratulatory message traffic and rag-chewed . Earlier , on January 23 , 1949 , William T. Knott , W2QGH , Larchmont , NY , had been able to make rough copy of W6PSW 's test transmissions . While QSOs could be accomplished , it was quickly realized that FSK was technically superior to make and break keying . Due to the efforts of Merrill Swan , W6AEE , of `` The RTTY Society of Southern California '' publisher of `` RTTY '' and Wayne Green , W2NSD , of `` CQ Magazine '' , Amateur Radio operators successfully petitioned the U.S. Federal Communications Commission ( FCC ) to amend Part 12 of the Regulations , which was effective on February 20 , 1953 . The amended Regulations permitted FSK in the non-voice parts of the 80 , 40 and 20 meter bands and also specified the use of single channel 60 words-per-minute five unit code corresponding to ITA2 . A shift of 850 hertz plus or minus 50 hertz was specified . Amateur Radio operators also had to identify their station callsign at the beginning and the end of each transmission and at ten-minute intervals using International Morse code . Use of this wide shift proved to be a problem for Amateur Radio operations . Commercial operators had already discovered that narrow shift worked best on the HF bands . After investigation and a petition to the FCC , Part 12 was amended , in March 1956 , to allow Amateur Radio Operators to use any shift that was less than 900 hertz . The FCC Notice of Proposed Rule Making ( NPRM ) that resulted in the authorization of Frequency Shift Keying ( FSK ) in the amateur high frequency ( HF ) bands responded to petitions by the American Radio Relay League ( ARRL ) , the National Amateur Radio Council and Mr. Robert Weinstein . The NPRM specifically states this , and this information may be found in its entirety in the December 1951 Issue of QST . While the New RTTY Handbook gives ARRL no credit , it was published by CQ Magazine and its author was a CQ columnist ( CQ generally opposed ARRL at that time ) . The first RTTY Contest was held by the RTTY Society of Southern California from October 31 to November 1 , 1953 . Named the RTTY Sweepstakes Contest , twenty nine participants exchanged messages that contained a serial number , originating station call , check or RST report of two or three numbers , ARRL section of originator , local time ( 0000-2400 preferred ) and date . Example : NR 23 W0BP CK MINN 1325 FEB 15 . By the late 1950s , the contest exchange was expanded to include band used . Example : NR 23 W0BP CK MINN 1325 FEB 15 FORTY METERS . The contest was scored as follows : one point for each message sent and received entirely by RTTY and one point for each message received and acknowledged by RTTY . The final score was computed by multiplying the total number of message points by the number of ARRL sections worked . Two stations could exchange messages again on a different band for added points , but the section multiplier did not increase when the same section was reworked on a different band . Each DXCC entity was counted as an additional ARRL section for RTTY multiplier credit . `` RTTY '' , later named `` RTTY Journal '' , also published the first listing of stations , mostly located in the continental US , that were interested in RTTY in 1956 . Amateur Radio operators used this callbook information to contact other operators both inside and outside the United States . For example , the first recorded USA to New Zealand two-way RTTY QSO took place in 1956 between W0BP and ZL1WB . By the late 1950s , new organizations focused on amateur radioteletype started to appear . The `` British Amateur Radio Teletype Group '' , BARTG , now known as the `` British Amateur Radio Teledata Group '' was formed in June 1959 . The Florida RTTY Society was formed in September 1959 . Amateur Radio operators outside of Canada and the United States began to acquire surplus teleprinter and receive permission to get on the air . The first recorded RTTY QSO in the UK occurred in September 1959 between G2UK and G3CQE . A few weeks later , G3CQE had the first G/VE RTTY QSO with VE7KX . This was quickly followed up by G3CQE QSOs with VK3KF and ZL3HJ . Information on how to acquire surplus teleprinter equipment continued to spread and before long it was possible to work all continents on RTTY . Amateur Radio operators used various equipment designs to get on the air using RTTY in the 1950s and 1960s . Amateurs used their existing receivers for RTTY operation but needed to add a terminal unit , sometimes called a demodulator , to convert the received audio signals to DC signals for the teleprinter . Most of the terminal unit equipment used for receiving RTTY signals was homebuilt , using designs published in amateur radio publications . These original designs can be divided into two classes of terminal units : audio-type and intermediate frequency converters . The audio-type converters proved to be more popular with amateur radio operators . The Twin City , W2JAV and W2PAT designs were examples of typical terminal units that were used into the middle 1960s . The late 1960s and early 1970s saw the emergence of terminal units designed by W6FFC , such as the TT/L-2 , ST-3 , ST-5 , and ST-6 . These designs were first published in `` RTTY Journal '' starting in September 1967 and ending in 1970 . Amateur Radio operators needed to modify their transmitters to allow for HF RTTY operation . This was accomplished by adding a frequency shift keyer that used a diode to switch a capacitor in and out of the circuit , shifting the transmitter ’ s frequency in synchronism with the teleprinter signal changing from mark to space to mark . A very stable transmitter was required for RTTY . The typical frequency multiplication type transmitter that was popular in the 1950s and 1960s would be relatively stable on 80 meters but become progressively less stable on 40 meters , 20 meters and 15 meters . By the middle 1960s , transmitter designs were updated , mixing a crystal-controlled high frequency oscillator with a variable low frequency oscillator , resulting in better frequency stability across all Amateur Radio HF bands . During the early days of Amateur RTTY , the Worked All Continents – RTTY Award was conceived by the RTTY Society of Southern California and issued by RTTY Journal . The first Amateur Radio station to achieve this WAC – RTTY Award was VE7KX . The first stations recognized as having achieved single band WAC RTTY were W1MX ( 3.5 MHz ) ; DL0TD ( 7.0 MHz ) ; K3SWZ ( 14.0 MHz ) ; W0MT ( 21.0 MHz ) and FG7XT ( 28.0 MHz ) . The ARRL began issuing WAC RTTY certificates in 1969 . By the early 1970s , Amateur Radio RTTY had spread around the world and it was finally possible to work more than 100 countries via RTTY . FG7XT was the first Amateur Radio station to claim to achieve this honor . However , Jean did not submit his QSL cards for independent review . ON4BX , in 1971 , was the first Amateur Radio station to submit his cards to the DX Editor of RTTY Journal and to achieve this honor . The ARRL began issuing DXCC RTTY Awards on November 1 , 1976 . Prior to that date , an award for working 100 countries on RTTY was only available via RTTY Journal . In the 1950s through the 1970s , `` RTTY art '' was a popular on-air activity . This consisted of ( sometimes very elaborate and artistic ) pictures sent over rtty through the use of lengthy punched tape transmissions and then printed by the receiving station on paper . On January 7 , 1972 , the FCC amended Part 97 to allow faster RTTY speeds . Four standard RTTY speeds were authorized , namely , 60 ( 45 baud ) , 67 ( 50 baud ) , 75 ( 56.25 baud ) and 100 ( 75 baud ) words per minute . Many Amateur Radio operators had equipment that was capable of being upgraded to 75 and 100 words per minute by changing teleprinter gears . While there was an initial interest in 100 words per minute operation , many Amateur Radio operators moved back to 60 words per minute . Some of the reasons for the failure of 100 words per minute HF RTTY included poor operation of improperly maintained mechanical teleprinters , narrow bandwidth terminal units , continued use of 170 Hz shift at 100 words per minute and excessive error rates due to multipath distortion and the nature of ionospheric propagation . The FCC approved the use of ASCII by Amateur Radio stations on March 17 , 1980 with speeds up to 300 baud from 3.5 to 21.25 MHz and 1200 baud between 28 and 225 MHz . Speeds up to 19.2 kilobaud was authorized on Amateur frequencies above 420 MHz . The requirement for Amateur Radio operators in the United States to identify their station callsign at the beginning and the end of each digital transmission and at ten-minute intervals using International Morse code was finally lifted by the FCC on June 15 , 1983 . Comparison with other modes . RTTY has a typical baud rate for Amateur operation of 45.45 baud ( approximately 60 words per minute ) . It remains popular as a `` keyboard to keyboard '' mode in Amateur Radio . RTTY has declined in commercial popularity as faster , more reliable alternative data modes have become available , using satellite or other connections . For its transmission speed , RTTY has low spectral efficiency . The typical RTTY signal with 170 Hz shift at 45.45 baud requires around 250 Hz receiver bandwidth , more than double that required by PSK31 . In theory , at this baud rate , the shift size can be decreased to 22.725 Hz , reducing the overall band footprint substantially . Because RTTY , using either AFSK or FSK modulation , produces a waveform with constant power , a transmitter does not need to use a linear amplifier , which is required for many digital transmission modes . A more efficient Class C amplifier may be used . RTTY , using either AFSK or FSK modulation , is moderately resistant to vagaries of HF propagation and interference , however modern digital modes , such as MFSK , use Forward Error Correction to provide much better data reliability . Primary users . The DWD signals can be easily received in Europe , North Africa and parts of North America . Pronunciation . RTTY ( in English ) may be spoken as `` radioteletype '' , by its letters : R-T-T-Y , or simply as `` ritty '' .
Ogham inscription . File : CIIC 504.gif|thumb|150px|Ogham stone CIIC 504 from the Isle of Man showing the `` droim '' in centre . Text reads BIVAIDONAS MAQI MUCOI CUNAVA [ LI ] , or in English of Bivaidonas , son of the tribe Cunavali ] Roughly 400 known ogham inscriptions are on stone monuments scattered around the Irish Sea , the bulk of them dating to the fifth and sixth centuries . Their language is predominantly Primitive Irish , but a few examples record fragments of the Pictish language . Ogham itself is an Early Medieval form of alphabet or cipher , sometimes known as the `` Celtic Tree Alphabet '' . A number of different numbering schemes are used . The most widespread is CIIC , after R. A. S. Macalister . This covers the inscriptions known by the 1940s . Another numbering scheme is that of the Celtic Inscribed Stones Project , CISP , based on the location of the stones ; for example CIIC 1 = CISP INCHA/1 . Macalister 's ( 1945 ) numbers run from 1 to 507 , including also Latin and Runic inscriptions , with three additional added in 1949 . Ziegler lists 344 Gaelic ogham inscriptions known to Macalister ( Ireland and Isle of Man ) , and seven additional inscriptions discovered later . The inscriptions may be divided into `` orthodox '' and `` scholastic '' specimens . `` Orthodox '' inscriptions date to the Primitive Irish period , and record a name of an individual , either as a cenotaph or tombstone , or documenting land ownership . `` Scholastic '' inscriptions date from the medieval Old Irish period up to modern times . The vast bulk of the surviving ogham inscriptions stretch in arc from County Kerry ( especially Corcu Duibne ) in the south of Ireland across to Dyfed in south Wales . The remainder are mostly in south-eastern Ireland , eastern and northern Scotland , the Isle of Man , and England around the Devon/Cornwall border . The vast majority of the inscriptions consists of personal names , probably of the person commemorated by the monument . Orthodox inscriptions . In orthodox inscriptions , the script was carved into the edge ( `` droim '' or `` faobhar '' ) of the stone , which formed the stemline against which individual characters are cut . The text of these `` Orthodox Ogham '' inscriptions is read beginning from the bottom left side of a stone , continuing upward along the edge , across the top and down the right side ( in the case of long inscriptions ) . MacManus ( 1991 ) lists a total of 382 known Orthodox inscriptions . They are found in most counties of Ireland , concentrated in southern Ireland : County Kerry ( 130 ) , Cork ( 84 ) , Waterford ( 48 ) , Kilkenny ( 14 ) , Mayo ( 9 ) , Kildare ( 8 ) , Wicklow and Meath ( 5 each ) , Carlow ( 4 ) , Wexford , Limerick , Roscommon ( 3 each ) , Antrim , Cavan , Louth , Tipperary ( 2 each ) , Armagh , Dublin , Fermanagh , Leitrim , Derry and Tyrone ( 1 each ) . Other specimens are known from Wales ( ca . 40 : Pembrokeshire ( 16 ) , Breconshire and Carmarthenshire ( 7 each ) , Glamorgan ( 4 ) , Cardiganshire ( 3 ) , Denbighshire ( 2 ) , Powys ( 1 ) , and Caernarvonshire ( 1 ) ) , from England ( Cornwall ( 5 ) Devon ( 2 ) , elsewhere ( 1 ? ) ) ; the Isle of Man ( 5 ) , and with some doubtful examples from Scotland ( 2 ? ) Nomenclature . The nomenclature of the Irish personal names is more interesting than the rather repetitive formulae and reveals details of early Gaelic society , particularly its warlike nature . For example , two of the most commonly occurring elements in the names are CUNA – 'hound ' or 'wolf ' ( Modern Irish `` cú '' ) and CATTU – 'battle ' ( Modern Irish `` cath '' ) . These occur in names such as ( 300 ) CUNANETAS – 'Champion of wolves ' ; ( 501 ) CUNAMAGLI – 'prince of wolves ' ; ( 107 ) CUNAGUSSOS – ' ( he who is ) strong as a wolf ' ; ( 250 ) CATTUVVIRR – 'man of battle ' ; ( 303 ) CATABAR – 'chief in battle ' ; IVACATTOS – 'yew of battle ' . Other warlike names include ( 39 ) BRANOGENI – 'born of raven ' ; ( 428 ) TRENAGUSU – 'strong of vigour ' ; and ( 504 ) BIVAIDONAS – 'alive like fire ' . Elements that are descriptive of physical characteristics are also common , such as ( 368 ) VENDUBARI – 'fair-headed ' ; ( 75 ) CASONI – 'curly headed one ' ; ( 119 ) DALAGNI – 'one who is blind ' ; ( 46 ) DERCMASOC – 'one with an elegant eye ' ; ( 60 ) MAILAGNI – 'bald/short haired one ' and ( 239 ) GATTAGLAN – 'wise and pure ' . Other names indicate a divine ancestor . The god Lugh features in many names such as ( 4 ) LUGADDON , ( 286 ) LUGUDECA and ( 140 ) LUGAVVECCA , while the divine name ERC ( meaning either 'heaven or 'cow ' ) appears in names such as ( 93 ) ERCAIDANA and ( 196 ) ERCAVICCAS . Other names indicate sept or tribal name , such as ( 156 ) DOVVINIAS from the `` Corcu Duibne '' sept of the Dingle and Iveragh peninsulas in Co. Kerry ( named after a local goddess ) ; ( 215 ) ALLATO from the `` Altraige '' of North Kerry and ( 106 ) CORIBIRI from the `` Dál Coirpri '' of Co. Cork . Finally of particular interest is the fact that quite a few names denote a relationship to trees , names like ( 230 ) MAQI-CARATTINN – 'son of rowan ' ; ( v ) MAQVI QOLI – 'son of hazel ' and ( 259 ) IVOGENI – 'born of yew ' . The content of the inscriptions has led scholars such as McNeill and Macalister to argue that they are explicitly pagan in nature . They argue that the inscriptions were later defaced by Christian converts , who deliberately attacked them by removing the word MUCOI on account of its supposedly tribal , pagan associations , and adding crosses next to them to Christianize them . Other scholars , such as McManus argue that there is no evidence for this , citing inscriptions such as ( 145 ) QRIMITIR RONANN MAQ COMOGANN , where QRIMITIR is a loan word from Latin `` presbyter '' or 'priest ' . McManus argues that the supposed vandalism of the inscriptions is simply wear and tear , and due to the inscription stones being reused as building material for walls , lintels , etc . ( McManus , §4.9 ) . McManus also argues that the MUCOI formula word survived into Christian manuscript usage . There is also the fact the inscriptions were made at a time when Christianity had become firmly established in Ireland . Whether those who wrote the inscriptions were pagans , Christians , or a mixture of both remains unclear . Ireland . Ireland has the vast majority of inscriptions , with 330 out of 382 . One of the most important collections of orthodox ogham inscriptions in Ireland can be seen in University College Cork ( UCC ) on public display in 'The Stone Corridor ' . The inscriptions were collected by antiquarian Abraham Abell 1783–1851 and were deposited in the Cork Institution before being put on display in UCC . He was a member of the Cuvierian Society of Cork whose members , including John Windele , Fr . Matt Horgan and R.R . Brash , did extensive work in this area in the mid-19th century . Another well-known group of inscriptions can be seen at Dunloe , near Killarney in Co. Kerry . The inscriptions are arranged in a semicircle at the side of the road and are very well preserved . Wales . The orthodox inscriptions in Wales are noted for containing names of a Latin origin and some names in Brythonic ( or early Welsh ) , and are mostly accompanied by a Latin inscription in the Roman alphabet . Examples of Brythonic names include ( 446 ) MAGLOCUNI ( Welsh `` Maelgwn '' ) and ( 449 ) CUNOTAMI ( Welsh `` cyndaf '' ) . Wales has the distinction of the only ogham stone inscription that bears the name of an identifiable individual . The stone commemorates Vortiporius , a 6th-century king of Dyfed ( originally located in Clynderwen ) . Wales also has the only ogham inscription known to commemorate a woman . At Eglwys Cymmin ( Cymmin church ) in Carmarthenshire is the inscription ( 362 ) AVITORIGES INIGENA CUNIGNI or 'Avitoriges daughter of Cunigni ' . Avitoriges is an Irish name while Cunigni is Brythonic ( Welsh `` Cynin '' ) , reflecting the mixed heritage of the inscription makers . Wales also has several inscriptions which attempt to replicate the supplementary letter or forfeda for P ( inscriptions 327 and 409 ) . England , Isle of Man , Scotland . England has seven or eight ogham inscriptions , five in Cornwall and two in Devon , which are the product of early Irish settlement in the area . A further inscription in Silchester in Hampshire is presumed to be the work of a lone Irish settler . Perhaps surprisingly , Scotland has only three orthodox inscriptions , as the rest are scholastic inscriptions made by the Picts ( see below ) . The Isle of Man has five inscriptions . One of these is the famous inscription at Port St. Mary ( 503 ) which reads DOVAIDONA MAQI DROATA or 'Dovaidona son of the Druid ' . Scholastic inscriptions . The term 'scholastic ' derives from the fact that the inscriptions are believed to have been inspired by the manuscript sources , instead of being continuations of the original monument tradition . Scholastic inscriptions typically draw a line into the stone 's surface along which the letters are arranged , rather than using the stone 's edge . They begin in the course of the 6th century , and continue into Old and Middle Irish , and even into Modern times . From the High Middle Ages , contemporary to the Manuscript tradition , they may contain Forfeda . The 30 or so Pictish inscriptions qualify as early Scholastic , roughly 6th to 9th century . Some Viking Age stones on Man and Shetland are in Old Norse , or at least contain Norse names .
Anton Cooper . Anton Cooper ( born 11 August 1994 ) is a New Zealand cross-country cyclist who races for the Trek Factory Racing XC Team . He is the 2015 World Under 23 Cross-country Mountain bike champion and the 2012 World Junior Cross-country Mountain bike champion . One of the two contenders for the country 's 2016 Summer Olympics quota spot , he developed chronic fatigue earlier in 2016 and the nomination went to Sam Gaze instead . Early life and education . Cooper is from Woodend , a town in the Waimakariri District north of Christchurch . His parents are Paul and Laila Cooper , and he has several sisters . He received his education at Christchurch Boys ' High School and he graduated in 2012 . He has since moved to the Christchurch hill suburb Westmorland , not far from the Christchurch Adventure Park . Cycling career . Cooper started racing aged 11 , encouraged by his father . Apart from cross country riding , he enjoys cross country running and tennis . Among other riders , he admires Julien Absalon and Nino Schurter , and among other athletes , he looks up to former rugby union player Richie McCaw , cricketer Brendon McCullum , and rowers Hamish Bond and Eric Murray . Before receiving professional sponsorship , he was discovered as a strong talent by Christchurch adventure racers Steve Moffatt and Steve Gurney , who organised financial support from various business people . As a 16-year-old , he surprised by winning the 2011 Karapoti Classic in Upper Hutt . When the February 2011 Christchurch earthquake hit , his competition bike got stuck in a bike shop and he had to compete at the nationals on an old training bike . Significant wins in his career as an amateur include winning silver at the World mountain bike championships in Champéry , Switzerland in 2011 , and winning gold in the 2012 World mountain bike championships in Saalfelden , Austria . Cooper is the first New Zealander who won a world championship in cross country cycling , and it was his last race before he turned professional . He then won gold at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow , Scotland , a race in which Sam Gaze from Rotorua , New Zealand , won silver , making it the first gold–silver win for New Zealand at the Commonwealth Games . Cooper then became Under 23 Cross-country world champion at the 2015 World mountain bike championships in Andorra . In December 2011 , Cooper signed a sponsorship contract with the Trek Bicycle Corporation for 12 months . Trek decided to focus on downhill racing and Cooper signed a contract with the Cannondale Bicycle Corporation in December 2012 for 24 months . Rules set by the Union Cycliste Internationale ( UCI ) , the world governing body for sports cycling , stipulate that mountain bikers must be at least 19 years old in the year Olympic Games are held to be allowed to compete . Cooper was outside of that requirement by eight months for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London . BikeNZ , New Zealand 's national governing body of cycle racing , sought a dispensation for Cooper but this was declined . New Zealand was given one quota place for a male mountain biker for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro , Brazil , with the general expectation that either Gaze or Cooper will be chosen . Cooper 's 2016 World Cup races were upset by him developing chronic fatigue , with him first recognising symptoms in February 2016 . In June 2016 , the Rio selection was thus awarded to Gaze , and it caused Cooper some `` really dark weeks '' . Cooper suspended his 2016 campaign and returned home to New Zealand from his Northern Hemisphere summer base in Germany . In August , he underwent surgery on adenoids that are giving him problems . Ahead of the 2017 national championships , he lost access to his bike once more as he had been evacuated from his Westmorland home due to the 2017 Port Hills fires , but Police let him through the cordon to retrieve all he needed to travel to the competition .
Trenton Municipal Airport ( Nebraska ) . Trenton Municipal Airport was a village-owned , public-use airport located one mile ( 2 km ) northwest of the central business district of Trenton , a village in Hitchcock County , Nebraska , United States . The airport was closed in September 2015 . Facilities and aircraft . Trenton Municipal Airport covered an area of which contained two runways with turf surfaces : 1/19 measuring 2,260 x 300 ft ( 689 x 91 m ) and 14/32 measuring 2,360 x 280 ft ( 719 x 85 m ) . For the 12-month period ending September 11 , 2007 , the airport had 3,750 general aviation aircraft operations , an average of 10 per day .
Antaeotricha ophrysta . `` Antaeotricha ophrysta '' is a moth of the family Depressariidae . It is found in Suriname . The wingspan is about 25 mm . The forewings are white with a suffused grey streak along the basal third of the costa and a very faint transverse dorsal patch of pale grey suffusion before the middle , as well as a spot of pale grey suffusion on the dorsum beyond the middle and a moderately broad curved light grey fascia from beneath the middle of the costa to the tornus . The second discal stigma is blackish , closely preceding this and there is a series of four grey spots confluent on the margin traversing the apex . The hindwings are white , the apical half light grey and with an expansible fringe of long ochreous-whitish hairs extending along vein 8 from the base to two-thirds of the wing , the vein strongly sinuate beyond this . The costa with long projecting rough grey and whitish scales from the base to three-fourths .
Ewa Pajor . Ewa Pajor ( born 3 December 1996 ) is a Polish football striker , currently playing for VfL Wolfsburg . She is the youngest player to have played in the highest Polish women league , in the Ekstraliga , at the age of 15 and 133 days . She received the UEFA Under-17 Golden Player for the best player in Europe for under 17 . In June 2015 , Pajor joined VfL Wolfsburg on a two-year contract .
Lieksan Hurtat . Lieksan Hurtat is an ice hockey team from Lieksa , Finland , playing in the Suomi-sarja league . It plays its home matches in Lieksan jäähalli .
Genetic studies on Serbs . Genetic studies on Serbs show close affinity to other neighboring South Slavs . 2005 studies . `` The haplogroup nomenclature follows the YCC 2008 system . See Conversion table for Y chromosome haplogroups for comparison with the nomenclature used in pre-2008 sources . '' There are also several other uncommon haplogroups with lesser frequencies . Y-chromosomal haplogroups identified among the Serbs from Serbia and Bosnia-Herzegovina are the following : I2a-P37.2 ( with frequencies of 29.20 and 30.90 % , respectively ) , E1b1b1a2-V13 ( 20.35 and 19.80 % ) , R1a1-M17 ( 15.93 and 13.60 % ) , R1b1b2-M269 ( 10.62 and 6.20 % ) , K*-M9 ( 7.08 and 7.40 % ) , J2b-M102 ( 4.40 and 6.20 % ) , I1-M253 ( 5.31 and 2.5 % ) , F*-M89 ( 4.9 % , only in B-H ) , J2a1b1-M92 ( 2.70 % , only in Serbia ) , and several other uncommon haplogroups with lesser frequencies . I2a-P37.2 is the most prevailing haplogroup , accounting for nearly one-third of Serbian Y-chromosomes . Its frequency peaks in Herzegovina ( 64 % ) , and its variance peaks over a large geographic area covering B-H , Serbia , Hungary , Poland , the Czech Republic , and Slovakia . Geneticists estimate that I2a-P37.2 originated some 10,000 years before present ( ybp ) in the Balkans , from where it began to expand to Central , Eastern , and Southeastern Europe about 7000 ybp . It is the second most predominant Y-chromosomal haplogroup in the overall Slavic gene pool . Slavic migrations to the Balkans in the early Middle Ages contributed to the frequency and variance of I2a-P37.2 in the region . E1b1b1a2-V13 is the second most prevailing haplogroup , accounting for one-fifth of Serbian Y chromosomes . In Southeast Europe , its frequency peaks at the southeastern edge of the region and its variance peaks in the region 's southwest . Although its frequency is very high in Kosovo Albanians ( 46 % ) and Macedonian Romani ( 30 % ) , this phenomenon is of a focal rather than a clinal nature , most likely being a consequence of genetic drift . This haplogroup is also high among Albanians in Macedonia ( 34 % ) and Albania ( 24 % ) , as well as Ethnic Macedonians , and Greeks . It is rare among other Slavs , and moderate frequencies of it are found in southern Italy and Anatolia . E-V13 probably originated in the southern Balkans about 9000 ybp . Its ancestral haplogroup , E1b1b1a-M78 , could be of a northeast African origin . R1a1-M17 accounts for about one-seventh to one-sixth of Serbian Y-chromosomes . Its frequency peaks in Ukraine ( 54.0 % ) , and its variance peaks in northern Bosnia . It is the most predominant haplogroup in the general Slavic paternal gene pool . The variance of R1a1 in the Balkans might have been enhanced by infiltrations of Indo-European speaking peoples between 2000 and 1000 BC , and by the Slavic migrations to the region in the early Middle Ages . A descendant lineage of R1a1-M17 , R1a1a7-M458 , which has the highest frequency in Central and Southern Poland . R1b1b2-M269 is moderately represented among Serbian males ( 6–10 % ) . It has its frequency peak in Western Europe ( 90 % in Wales ) , but a high frequency is also found in Central Europe among the West Slavs ( Poles , Czechs , Slovaks ) and Hungarians as well as in the Caucasus among the Ossetians ( 43 % ) . It was introduced to Europe by farmers migrating from western Anatolia , probably about 7500 ybp . Serb bearers of this haplogroup are in the same cluster as Central and East European ones , as indicated by the frequency distributions of its sub-haplogroups with respect to total R-M269 . The other two clusters comprise , respectively , West Europeans and a group of populations from Greece , Turkey , the Caucasus and the Circum-Uralic region . J2b-M102 and J2a1b1-M92 have low frequencies among the Serbs ( 6–7 % combined ) . Various other lineages of haplogroup J2-M172 are found throughout the Balkans , all with low frequencies . Haplogroup J and all its descendants originated in the Middle East . It is proposed that the Balkan Mesolithic foragers , bearers of I-P37.2 and E-V13 , adopted farming from the initial J2 agriculturalists who colonized the region about 7000 to 8000 ybp , transmitting the Neolithic cultural package . An analysis of molecular variance based on Y-chromosomal STRs showed that Slavs can be divided into two groups : one encompassing West Slavs ( Poles , Czechs , Slovaks ) , Hungarians , East Slavs ( only Ukrainians and Belarusians ) , Slovenes , and western Croats , and the other encompassing Bulgarians , Ethnic Macedonians , Serbs , Bosniaks , Russians and southern Croats . This distinction could be explained by a genetic contribution of pre-Slavic Balkan populations to the genetic heritage of some South Slavs belonging to the group . Principal component analysis of Y-chromosomal haplogroup frequencies among the three ethnic groups in Bosnia and Herzegovina , Serbs , Croats , and Bosniaks , showed that Serbs and Bosniaks are genetically closer to each other than either of them is to Croats . 2012 studies . A total of 103 Serbian individuals were sampled in 2012 , and the majority of Serbian Y-chromosomes ( 58 % ) belonged to pre-Neolithic lineages . Physical anthropology . According to Serbian physical anthropologist Živko Mikić , the medieval population of Serbia developed a phenotype that represented a mixture of Slavic and indigenous Balkan Dinaric traits . Mikić argues that the Dinaric traits , such as brachycephaly and a bigger average height , have been since then becoming predominant over the Slavic traits among Serbs .
Endless Night ( novel ) . `` Endless Night '' is a crime novel by Agatha Christie , first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club on 30 October 1967 and in the US by Dodd , Mead and Company the following year . The UK edition retailed at eighteen shillings ( 18/- ) and the US edition at $ 4.95 . It was one of her favourites of her own works and received some of the warmest critical notices of her career upon publication . Plot summary . Michael Rogers , a footloose , seemingly nonchalant , working-class dabbler , narrates the story . He has a close relationship with his friend , Rudolf Santonix , a famous but ailing architect with an interest in one day building a house for Michael . While walking along a village road , Michael meets Fenella `` Ellie '' Guteman , a wealthy heiress , who yearns for a life outside of her judgmental and pompous inner circle of relatives and advisers . Ellie and Michael form a romantic relationship and decide to marry . Excited by the prospect of their new life , Ellie is able to fund the building of Gipsy 's Acre , their new modern home near the place where they met . Michael requests Santonix build the house , to which he readily agrees . The couple come across locals , such as Major Phillpot , the village `` God '' ; Claudia Hardcastle , a woman who shares Ellie 's love of horse riding ; and Miss Esther Lee , an elderly gypsy who tells Ellie to leave the village or fate will curse her . Matters are made worse when Ellie invites her attractive secretary/companion Greta Anderson to stay at the house , to the annoyance of Michael who eventually gets into a heated argument with her . Ellie begins to become more worried about the dangers of Gipsy 's Acre and more frightened of Miss Lee 's increasing hostility towards her . Then , when she fails to return after embarking on a routine morning horse ride , Ellie 's dead body is found in the woods . An inquest finds that a combination of a heart condition and being thrown from her horse was to blame . Michael visits Rudolf Santonix in hospital as he is close to death . Santonix , with his dying breath , screams `` Why did n't you go the other way ? '' before dying in front of Michael . A melancholy Michael has to travel to America to attend Ellie 's funeral and to receive the inheritance bequeathed to him in Ellie 's will . While in America , Michael receives a letter from the village telling him that the bodies of Miss Lee and Claudia Hardcastle have been discovered , suggesting that Ellie 's death was not an accident . When he returns to the village , the true nature of Michael 's intent is revealed : he had met Greta Anderson in Germany before meeting Ellie , and they had instantly fallen in love . Greedy for the good life , they had devised a plan in which Michael would marry Ellie to gain her inheritance , then murder her and marry Greta . Michael then murdered Ellie by poisoning the allergy capsule she took before riding her horse . The slow-acting cyanide killed her during the ride . Having paid Miss Lee to frighten Ellie to throw suspicion on the old gypsy , Michael eliminated her as a witness by pushing her into a quarry . The death of Claudia was an accident in that she had borrowed Ellie 's allergy medicine to be able to ride her horse and so had died in the same way . Santonix had guessed Michael 's intents previously , and his seemingly random outburst was in anger that Michael killed Ellie rather than living happily with her . Even as Michael and Greta celebrate their triumph , Michael begins to break down in remorse and revulsion . He tells Greta of his vision of Ellie while on the road to Gipsy 's Acre . Infuriated when Greta scolds him for his sudden weakness , he is further enraged by her disdain for Gipsy 's Acre and his regret at the murder of Ellie . He viciously strangles her . At the end of the novel , Michael meekly awaits his fate as villagers discover Greta 's murder and local officials interview him in his home . Characters . The following details of the characters are based on the original novel . Backstories , backgrounds , and names vary with differing international adaptations , based on censorship , cultural norms , etc . Fenella Rogers ( née Guteman ) : Often called Ellie , she is a sweet heiress with a head for business Michael Rogers : A 'rolling stone ' , who shifts from job to job Greta Andersen : Ellie 's Scandinavian , blonde companion with a penchant for arranging and often compared with a valkyrie . Claudia Hardcastle : A young woman in the village who shares Ellie 's passion for horse-riding . Cora Van Stuyvesant : Ellie 's stepmother , several times divorced , and a thoroughly unpleasant woman of roughly forty years of age who married Ellie 's father for money . Andrew Lipincott : Ellie 's guardian and trustee , a Bostonian with hardly a trace of accent , who resents Greta 's 'influence ' over Ellie . Esther Lee : The village gypsy , who enjoys frightening people , especially when money is involved Stanford Lloyd : Claudia Hardcastle 's former husband and one of Ellie 's trustees Frank Barton : The husband of Ellie 's aunt , a man who borrows but does n't return Rudolf Santonix : A perfectionist architect who 'looks through you ' and 'sees right through the other side ' . A personal friend of Michael 's from the latter 's time as a cab driver . Major Phillpot : The village 'god ' who becomes a good friend of Michael Mrs Rogers : One of the few people who knows Michael well . She worked hard to get her son a proper education since her husband was often drunk . Literary significance and reception . The novel - which recycles ploys and characters Christie had used in `` The Murder of Roger Ackroyd '' and `` Death on the Nile '' - is dedicated `` To Nora Prichard from whom I first heard the legend of Gipsy 's Acre . '' Nora Prichard was the paternal grandmother of Mathew , Christie 's only grandson . Gipsy 's Acre was a field located on a Welsh moorland . `` The Times Literary Supplement '' of 16 November 1967 said , `` It really is bold of Agatha Christie to write in the `` persona '' of a working-class boy who marries a poor little rich girl , but in a pleasantly gothic story of gypsy warnings she brings it all off , together with a nicely melodramatic final twist . '' `` The Guardian '' carried a laudatory review in its issue of 10 November 1967 by Francis Iles ( Anthony Berkeley Cox ) who said , `` The old maestrina of the crime-novel ( or whatever is the female of 'maestro ' ) pulls yet another out of her inexhaustible bag with `` Endless Night '' , quite different in tone from her usual work . It is impossible to say much about the story without giving away vital secrets : sufficient to warn the reader that if he should think this is a romance he could n't be more mistaken , and the crashing , not to say horrific suspense at the end is perhaps the most devastating that this surpriseful author has ever brought off . '' Maurice Richardson in `` The Observer '' of 5 November 1967 began , `` She changes her style again and makes a determined and quite suspenseful attempt to be with it . '' He finished , `` I sha n't give away who murders whom , but the suspense is kept up all the way and Miss Christie 's new demi-tough , streamlined style really does come off . She 'll be wearing black leather pants next , if she is n't already . '' The poet and novelist Stevie Smith chose the novel as one of her `` Books of the Year '' in the same newspaper 's issue of 10 December 1967 when she said , `` I mostly read Agatha Christie this year ( and every year ) . I wish I could write more about what she does for one in the way of lifting the weight , and so on . '' Robert Barnard : `` The best of the late Christies , the plot a combination of patterns used in `` Ackroyd '' and `` Nile '' ( note similarities in treatment of heiress/heroine 's American lawyers in `` Nile '' and here , suggesting she had been rereading ) . The murder occurs very late , and thus the central section seems desultory , even novelettish ( poor little rich girl , gypsy 's curse , etc. ) . But all is justified by the conclusion . A splendid late flowering . '' `` The Case of the Caretaker '' . A short story collection by Agatha Christie , titled `` Miss Marple 's Final Cases and Two Other Stories '' , published in October 1979 , features a short story called `` The Case of the Caretaker '' whose overall plot is the same as `` Endless Night '' , although the character names are different . `` ‘ The Case of the Caretaker ’ was first published in Strand Magazine , January 1942 , and then in the USA in Chicago Sunday Tribune , 5 July 1942 . '' from `` Miss Marple - Miss Marple and Mystery : The Complete Short Stories ( Miss Marple ) '' by Agatha Christie `` Endless Night '' ( 1972 Film ) . A 1972 film was made , starring Hayley Mills , Britt Ekland , Per Oscarsson , Hywel Bennett and George Sanders ( who committed suicide before the film 's release ) . Christie reportedly had some reservations about the use of sex scenes to enliven the plot ( there is only one in the finished film , with very brief nudity from Ms Ekland ) . Saturday Theatre ( BBC Radio 4 ) . `` Endless Night '' was presented as a one-hour radio play in the `` Saturday Theatre '' strand on BBC Radio 4 on 30 August 2008 at 2.30pm . The play 's recording took place at Broadcasting House and had an original score composed by Nicolai Abrahamsen . `` Jonathan Forbes '' as Mike `` Sara Stewart '' as Greta `` John Rowe '' as Philpott/Lippincott `` Joseph Tremain '' as Young Mike/Army Boy Graphic novel adaptation . `` Endless Night '' was released by HarperCollins as a graphic novel adaptation on 3 November 2008 , adapted by François Rivière and illustrated by Frank Leclercq ( ) . `` Agatha Christie 's Marple '' adaptation . Although the book did not feature Miss Marple , it is part of the sixth series of `` Agatha Christie 's Marple '' , starring Julia McKenzie . It aired first on Argentina 's Film & Arts on Wednesday 20 November , Australia 's ABC on Sunday 22 December 2013 , and aired on ITV on Sunday 29 December 2013 . This adaptation by Kevin Elyot remains fairly faithful to the book , although , in addition to adding Miss Marple , it identifies the boyhood friend murdered for his wristwatch by Rogers with the architect 's brother , who does not appear in the original novel . The architect ( named Robbie Hayman in this TV adaption ) ends up burning down the house he has designed for Rogers after discovering his brother 's watch in Rogers ' desk drawer . Publication history . In the US , the novel was first serialised in two parts in `` The Saturday Evening Post '' from 24 February ( Volume 241 , Number 4 ) to 9 March 1968 ( Volume 241 , Number 5 ) with illustrations by Tom Adams .
2005 Sacramento Monarchs season . The 2005 WNBA season was the Monarch ’ s ninth season . The Monarchs finished the season by winning their first WNBA Championship . Player stats . `` Note : GP = Games Played ; REB = Rebounds ; AST = Assists ; STL = Steals ; BLK = Blocks ; PTS = Points ''
Chaboua . Chaboua is a village in the Bassar Prefecture in the Kara Region of north-western Togo .
2000 Star World Championships . The 2000 Star World Championships were held in Annapolis , United States between May 14 and 20 , 2000 .
Palestinian National Council . The Palestinian National Council ( PNC ) ( , `` 'Almajlis Alwataniu Alfilastiniu '' ' ) is the legislative body of the Palestine Liberation Organization ( PLO ) and elects the PLO Executive Committee , which assumes leadership of the organization between its sessions . The PNC is responsible for formulating the policies and programs for the PLO . It serves as the parliament that represents all Palestinians inside and outside the Palestinian territories , and all sectors of the worldwide Palestinian community , including political parties , popular organizations , resistance movements , and independent figures from all sectors of life . The Council formally meets every two years . Resolutions are passed by a simple majority with a quorum of two-thirds . The PNC elects its own Chairman . Structure . Candidates for the PNC are nominated by a committee consisting of the PLO Executive Committee , the PNC chairman , and the commander in chief of the Palestine Liberation Army . After nomination , PNC candidates are elected by a majority of the entire PNC membership . However , due to the impossibility of holding elections , PNC elections have never been held and most members are appointed by the Executive Committee . In 1996 , when the Council had to vote on the revision of the Palestinian National Charter , the total number of PNC members was increased with 400 to about 800 . By 2009 , some 700 from them had remained. , the PNC chairman was Salim Zanoun and the PNC had 669 members ; 88 are from the first Palestinian Legislative Council ( PLC ) , 98 represent the Palestinian population living in the West Bank and Gaza Strip , and 483 represent the Palestinian diaspora . While the PNC has a number of PLC members , it is not an organ of the Palestinian Authority . Rather it is the equivalent of PA 's PLC . As of 2012 the main office of the PNC is in Amman and a branch office is located in Ramallah . History . The first PNC , composed of 422 representatives , met in Jerusalem in May 1964 and adopted the Palestinian National Covenant ( also called Palestinian National Charter ) . It also established the PLO as the political expression of the Palestinian people and elected Ahmad Al-Shuqeiry as the first chairman of the PLO Executive Committee . At the conference were representatives from Palestinian communities in Jordan , West Bank , the Gaza strip , Syria , Lebanon , Kuwait , Iraq , Egypt , Qatar , Libya , and Algeria . Subsequent sessions were held in Cairo ( 1965 ) , Gaza ( 1966 ) , Cairo ( 1968–1977 ) , Damascus ( 1979–1981 ) , Algiers ( 1983 ) , Amman ( 1984 ) , Algiers ( 1988 ) , Gaza ( 1996 and 1998 ) , Ramallah ( 2009 ) . At the February 1969 meeting in Cairo , Yasser Arafat was appointed leader of the PLO . He continued to be PLO leader ( sometimes called Chairman , sometimes President ) until his death in 2004 . In a November 1988 meeting in Algiers , the PNC approved the Palestinian Declaration of Independence by a vote of 253 in favour 46 against and 10 abstentions . After the signing of the Oslo Accords in 1993 , the PNC met in Gaza in April 1996 and voted 504 to 54 to void those parts of the Palestinian National Covenant that denied Israel 's right to exist , but the charter itself has not been formally changed or re-drafted . One of its most prominent members , the Palestinian-American scholar and activist Edward Said , left the PNC because he believed that the Oslo Accords sold short the right of Palestinian refugees to return to their homes in pre-1967 Israel and would not lead to a lasting peace . In December 1998 , the PNC met in Gaza at the insistence of the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu , who called it a condition of the continuation of the peace process . In the presence of the US President Clinton , it reaffirmed again the annulling of the parts of the Covenant which denied Israel 's right to exist , but it still did not formally change or re-draft the Covenant . For the first time in 22 years , since its last full meeting in 1996 , the 700 member PNC met on 30 April 2018 in Ramallah to discuss recent developments , but many groups did not attend , including Hamas , Islamic Jihad and Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine . The PNC also filled vacancies in the PLO Executive Committee with Abbas loyalists .
Daily Planet ( disambiguation ) . `` Daily Planet '' is a fictional newspaper in the `` Superman '' comic series .
Johnny 's Mood . `` Johnny 's Mood '' is an album by American pop singer Johnny Mathis that was released on July 18 , 1960 , by Columbia Records and mixes new material in with covers of hit standards by other artists . The original album cover featured a sketch of Mathis on an orange background , but a second cover with his headshot against an orange background was also released . The album made its debut on `` Billboard '' magazine 's album chart in the August 29 , 1960 , issue and got as high as number four over the course of 65 weeks . The 1959 Mathis LP `` Faithfully '' and `` Johnny 's Mood '' were both released for the first time on compact disc on June 21 , 2002 , as two albums on one CD . Reception . `` Billboard '' had good things to say . `` Johnny Mathis is right at home in this collection of mood items , and at the top of his form he 's one of the most potent chanters around . ''
True-Life Adventures . `` True-Life Adventures '' series is a collection of fourteen full length and short subject documentary films produced by Walt Disney Productions roughly between the years 1948 and 1960 . The series won eight Academy Awards for the studio including three Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature awards for `` The Living Desert '' , `` The Vanishing Prairie '' and `` White Wilderness '' , and five Best Two Reel Live Action Short awards for `` Seal Island '' , `` In Beaver Valley '' , `` Nature 's Half Acre '' , `` Water Birds '' , and `` Bear Country '' . It inspired a daily panel comic strip that was distributed from 1955 to 1971 and drawn by George Wheeler . Several of the films were adapted in comic book format as one shots in the Dell Comics Four Color series . The films were among the earliest production experience for Roy E. Disney . Also this film series was the launching pad for Disney 's new distributor , Buena Vista International . TV episodes are from Disney 's anthology TV series . In 2007 , Disney established a new nature film label called Disneynature . Educational shorts . The following short were edited out of the other shorts/films/episodes for educational purpose - either a fragment was exported out of a longer film or two or more sequences were edited together from more than two or more different films to form `` new '' film . Thus they are not included on the Legacy DVDs . Documentary film . On October 8 , 1975 , Disney theatrically released `` The Best of Walt Disney 's True-Life Adventures '' , a full-length motion picture documentary derived from 13 of the acclaimed `` True-Life Adventures '' series written and directed by James Algar , executive produced by Ron Miller and narrated by Winston Hibler . DVD release . All of the True-Life Adventures have been released on DVD over four discs as part of the Walt Disney Legacy Collection which launched December 5 , 2006 .
San Antonio de Los Altos . San Antonio de los Altos is a suburban town , capital of Los Salias Municipality , Miranda State , Venezuela with a population of 75,000 in 2001 . The town got his name referring to the patron saint of the region and the mountainous area . Geography . It covers an area of about 55 km2 and has an average altitude of 1,600 meters above sea level .
Numabukuro Station . is a railway station on the Seibu Shinjuku Line in Nakano , Tokyo , Japan , operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway . Lines . Numabukuro Station is served by the 47.5 km Seibu Shinjuku Line from in Tokyo to in Saitama Prefecture . Located between and , it is 6.1 km from the Seibu-Shinjuku terminus . During the daytime off-peak , the station is served by six trains per hour in either direction . Station layout . The station consists of a two ground-level side platforms serving two tracks , with centre tracks in between for non-stop trains . History . The station opened on 16 April 1927 . Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012 , with Numabukuro Station becoming `` SS06 '' . Future developments . In order to ease congestion and improve the safety of the railway in the local area , plans have been produced to divert the tracks between Nakai Station and Nogata Station underground . Consequently , the existing station complex is expected to be replaced by an underground station . Approval for the plan was granted in April 2013 . Passenger statistics . In fiscal 2013 , the station was the 53rd busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 19,720 passengers daily . The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below .
General Tyre . The General Tyre and Rubber Company of Pakistan Limited is a tyre manufacturing company based in Karachi owned by the Bibojee Group . The Company was established by General Tire International Corporation ( GTIC ) in 1963 at Landhi , Karachi on a 25-acre plot and commenced its production in 1964 with a total capacity of only 120,000 tyres per annum . GTIC sold 90 % of their shares to the present owners M/s Bibojee Services Ltd. in 1977 and retained 10 % of the ownership . In 1985 , the Company completed a major expansion , which took the capacity to 600,000 tyres annually . Continental AG , Germany ’ s tyre manufacturer purchased GTIC in 1987 and thus became 10 % owners in GTR . Continental provides technical assistance to General Tyres and Rubber . The brand name “ GENERAL ” also belongs to Continental AG . Currently , the capacity of the Company stands at 2.3 million tyres approximately . GTR has been and still is one of the largest tyre manufacturer Pakistan . Being a public listed Company ; the current main sponsors of the Company beside Bibojee Services are Pak Kuwait Investment Company , NIT and Continental AG of Germany . The remaining shares are held by the general public .
1995 in Latin music . This is a list of notable events in Latin music ( i.e . Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking music from Latin America , Europe , and the United States ) that took place in 1995 . Best-selling albums . The following is a list of the top 10 best-selling Latin albums in the United States in 1995 , according to `` Billboard '' . Best-performing songs . The following is a list of the top 10 best-performing Latin songs in the United States in 1995 , according to `` Billboard '' .
Sebastiano Bedendo . Maggiore Sebastiano Bedendo ( 18 July 1895-24 August 1935 ) was a World War I flying ace credited with five aerial victories . After completing his education postwar , he rejoined Italian military aviation . He set several world aviation flying records with a Nuvoli N.5 monoplane before dying in an air crash . World War I. Sebastiano Bedendo was born on 18 July 1895 in Rovigo , in the Kingdom of Italy . He began his military service with the 5th Fortress Artillery Regiment . Bedendo was conscripted when Italy entered World War I . His time with the cannons was brief , as he quickly transferred to aerial observer duty in a kite balloon section . He was accepted for flying training on 17 April 1916 ; he took his first flight three days later , in a Caudron G.3 . On 19 June in Busto Arsizio , he qualified as a pilot . He continued training , qualifying on the Caudron G.3 on 1 July , Farman on 1 September , and Caudron G.4 on 3 October 1916 . His first assignment was flying reconnaissance on the battle fronts of northern Italy . On 7 October , he was assigned to `` 48a Squadriglia '' as a G.4 pilot . On 17 February 1917 , Bedendo transferred to the `` 71a Squadriglia '' . He was selected for fighter training on Nieuports , which he began on 18 October in Malpensa . When training was completed , he was posted back to `` 72a Squadriglia '' on 27 November 1917 . Bedendo was detached to serve in the Hanriot flight of `` 71a Squadriglia '' on 18 January 1918 . He served a month with them before returning to `` 72a Squadriglia '' for a month . On 11 March 1918 , he would settle into service with `` 71a Squadriglia '' . He would stake his first aerial victory claim while with them , on 19 March 1918 . It went unconfirmed , as did his second claim on 7 June . It would not be until 29 July that he was credited with his first confirmed aerial victory . This began a string of aerial victory claims that , by competing accounts , made him an ace with five confirmed wins and four unconfirmed ones . By all accounts , he began scoring on 29 July 1918 , followed by a certain second win the next day . From there the accounts differ , but in any case , after scoring his fifth win , he transferred out . On 20 October 1918 , he joined the `` Squadron of Aces '' , `` 91a Squadriglia '' , by invitation . There he participated in the war 's final offensive , though with no more aerial victories . Postwar life . Bedendo returned to his engineering studies at university . After graduation , he joined the newly formed `` Regia Aeronautica '' in 1924 , in their engineering branch as a `` Capitano '' . In December 1930 , he was promoted to Maggiore . On 6 March 1933 , he made the maiden flight with a Nuvoli N5 light aircraft . Between April and June , Bedendo set a world aeronautical record for light aircraft , and two speed records over 100 km and 500 km courses . A French Farman 239 took one of the records , and Bedendo seized it back in 1935 , using a modernized Nuvoli N.5 RR . On 24 August 1935 , Nuvoli N.5 Cab . I-NUBE lost a wing in flight . The crew of Sebastiano Bedendo , Giovanni Testore , and Giovanni Nicastro did not survive the crash at Spinosa di Ottiglio .
Hebron Church , Long Ashton . Hebron Church is an evangelical church in Long Ashton , North Somerset , near Bristol in England , was first founded in 1934 by Ernest Dyer . The church arose out of a Sunday school and youth club by Mr Dyer , who cycled weekly from the Somerdale Factory in Keynsham to run the clubs . Mr Dyer lived above the Church until his death in 1967 . His sister continued living there until her subsequent death . The church was named “ Hebron ” because an aim was for it to be a “ place of refuge ” . During the 1930s and 1940s , Dr Vernon Charley , who developed the blackcurrant drink Ribena whilst at the Long Ashton Research Station , was the organist and an Elder of the Church . During the 1950s , Roger T Forster , founder of Ichthus Christian Fellowship was a regular preacher whilst doing National Service with the RAF . The Church continues to thrive and membership currently stands at around 30 with an average Sunday morning congregation of around 50 . Evening services are smaller with an average of around 15 attendees . Hebron is an exciting mixture of people from varied backgrounds : - Baptist , Methodist , Pentecostal , Salvation Army , Anglican and Roman Catholic . Ages range from the cradle to the 90s . Children 's and youth work continues with regular groups for all ages including `` God 's Gang '' and a Friday night kid 's club . As a church we want to grow in our relationship with God and to invite other people to discover Him for themselves . We believe that God revealed Himself in the life of Jesus to make all this possible . We aim to be a church where all people can feel welcome and can know that they 'belong ' .
Ilpo Verno . Ilpo Verno ( born 22 December 1981 ) is a Finnish professional footballer who currently plays for the Ykkönen side FC Hämeenlinna based in Hämeenlinna in Finland .
Jabberwock ( play ) . `` Jabberwock '' is a 1972 play by American playwrights Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee , a semi-biographical account of the childhood of author/cartoonist/playwright James Thurber . It focuses on his early life and his eccentric family as they live through World War I .
TVU Music Television . TVU Music Television ( or simply TVU ) is a commercial-free , Christian rock television network which broadcasts through the Internet , Sky Angel and KTV . TVU began in 2001 , and is owned and operated by Spirit Communications Incorporated , and is a fully non-profit , listener-supported station . A fund-raiser , called Unleash the Music , is held twice a year to raise the funds of TVU and its radio extension , RadioU . TVU 's target audience is people from ages 12–24 and is known for its Christian message , as well as anti-drugs , anti-violence and anti-drunk driving messages . Shows . The logo at the top right corner of the broadcast indicates which program is playing . If no special program is playing , the standalone `` TVU '' logo appears . A logo consisting of an electrical battery is displayed for the Battery program , while the text `` Most Wanted '' or `` One Mil '' can be seen when either show plays . Availability . TVU is available 24/7 online at no charge in a 240p low-definition television format via the TVU Website . It consists of an Advanced Stream Redirector ( .asx ) stream that must be played in a compatible program , such as Microsoft Silverlight , VLC media player or Windows Media Player . One can pay for a higher quality , standard-definition television format at 480p . This can be received via satellite television or Internet Protocol Television ( IPTV ) . Satellite users have a more limited option : they must watch KTV on Dish Network , which only broadcasts TVU programming from 1:00am – 5:00am ET . IPTV users can watch TVU 24/7 worldwide by subscribing to any Sky Angel programming pack , and by either using a set-top box or simply accessing Sky Angel 's website with a NeuLion-compatible computer .
Jhataleka Malhotra . Jhataleka Malhotra ( झटालीका ) is an Indian model and beauty queen . She was crowned Femina Miss India International 2014 on 5 April 2014 . She represented India at Miss International 2014 . Early life . Jhataleka ( pronounced as Jh-ta-leeka ) was born in Mumbai India to a Punjabi family , she is the younger of two siblings . She did her schooling from Arya Vidya Mandir Juhu , Mumbai and further pursued her BMS from MMK college in Mumbai India . She is currently a Miss India title holder . Clean & Clear Fresh Face 2012 . At 18 , she participated in the Clean & Clear Fresh Face college talent hunt and placed as the 1st runners up . Miss Diva 2013 . At 19 , she participated in Miss Diva 2013 where she finished Top 5 and also won Miss Photogenic sub award . Femina Miss India 2014 . Jhataleka participated in Femina Miss India 2014 and was crowned as Femina Miss India International 2014 by Sobhita Dhulipala . She also won Best in national costume award . Miss International 2014 . She competed In Miss International 2014 and won Miss Internet Beauty award at the pageant and her national costume was the 3rd Runner up ( designed by Melvyn Noronha ) . References . 1 ) untitled movie of Sanjay Leela Bansali upcoming movie as Sia
Phytoecia merkli . `` Phytoecia merkli '' is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae . It was described by Ganglbauer in 1884 . It is known from Turkey , Armenia and Jordan . It contains the varietas `` Phytoecia merkli var . inapicalis '' .
National Register of Historic Places listings in Cortland County , New York . This is intended to be a complete list of properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Cortland County , New York . The locations of National Register properties and districts ( at least for all showing latitude and longitude coordinates below ) may be seen in a map by clicking on `` Map of all coordinates '' . __NOTOC__
Max Hobart . Max Hobart is an American conductor and violinist . He is currently the Musical Director of the Boston Civic Symphony and the Wellesley Symphony Orchestra . Originally from Nebraska , Hobart grew up in Bell Gardens , California where he learned to play the violin . He later had private study with guitarist John Williams . Orchestras he has played with include the New Orleans Symphony , the National Symphony Orchestra , the Cleveland Orchestra and the Boston Symphony Orchestra .
Prehensile-tailed hutia . The prehensile-tailed hutia ( `` Mysateles prehensilis '' ) is a species of rodent in the family Capromyidae endemic to Cuba . It is an arboreal foliovore , found in both primary and secondary forest . Its karyotype has 2n = 34 and FN = 54-56 . The species is listed as Near threatened on the IUCN Red List . Although locally common in some areas , it is in decline and is threatened by deforestation and habitat fragmentation .
Youth homelessness . Youth homelessness is homelessness for young people . Youth homelessness is a significant social issue globally , both in developing countries and many developed countries . In developing countries , research and preventions has mostly been focussing on `` street children '' , while in developed countries , central concerns in the research and prevention involve breakdown in family relationships and other causes that lead to young people leaving home . The term `` street children '' also includes street workers who are not actually homeless . The exact definition of youth homelessness varies by region . In the United States , a homeless youth is someone who is under the age of 21 and is unable to safely live at a relative , and has no other safe alternative living arrangement . In Australia , there are three categories of homelessness which include those who live from one emergency shelter to another ( in homeless shelters of 'couch surfing ' ) as well as those living in accommodation that falls below minimum community standards ( boarding houses and caravan parks ) . Homeless people , and homeless organizations , are sometimes accused or convicted of fraudulent behaviour . Criminals are also known to exploit homeless people , ranging from identity theft to tax and welfare scams . These incidents often leads to negative connotations on the homeless . Australia . Youth homelessness in Australia is a significant social issue , affecting tens of thousands of young people in the country . In 2006 , the Australian government estimate , focusing on homeless school children , found some 20,000 homeless youth between the ages of 12 and 18 . Another estimate find approximately 44,000 homeless Australians under the age of 25 . Activists maintain that the majority of young people left home because of family breakdowns , often created by domestic violence and abuse . An estimate by Swinburne University found that over $ 600 million is spent each year on health and justice services for homeless youth . Researchers have studied the prevalence of psychological distress and mental illness among homeless youth in Australia . Early intervention services have been regarded by some experts as a way to curb youth homelessness . Other researchers have examined the potential solution of youth foyers . Canada . In Canada , youth homelessness is recognized as a significant social issue , however , no nationwide strategy or study has been conducted . Some researchers focus on the effects of homelessness on young LGBT Canadians . Others focus on the general rates of poor health among Canada 's homeless youth . United States . In the United States , homeless youth are a varied group . Some researchers maintain that some two million young people in America are homeless .
Endorsements in the Labour Party ( UK ) leadership election , 2016 . The following list contains a run down of politicians , individuals , Constituency Labour Parties , trade unions ( both Labour Party affiliated and not ) , Socialist Societies , newspapers , magazines and other organisations that endorsed a candidate in the Labour Party ( UK ) leadership election , 2016 Jeremy Corbyn . Jeremy Corbyn received the supporting nomination of 285 CLPs . Owen Smith . Owen Smith received the supporting nomination of 53 CLPs .
Beautiful ( Christina Aguilera song ) . `` Beautiful '' is a song recorded by American singer Christina Aguilera for her fourth studio album , `` Stripped '' ( 2002 ) . It was released as the album 's second single on November 16 , 2002 . A pop and R & B ballad , `` Beautiful '' was written and produced by Linda Perry . Lyrically , it discusses inner beauty , as well as self-esteem and insecurity issues . Aguilera commented that she put `` her heart and her soul '' into the track , which she felt represented the theme of `` Stripped '' . The song was later re-recorded in an electronic style , titled You Are What You Are ( Beautiful ) , for her first greatest hits album ' ( 2008 ) . Upon its release , `` Beautiful '' received universal acclaim from music critics , who have ranked it among Aguilera 's strongest material . It won a Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance and was also nominated for Song of the Year at the 2004 ceremony . `` Beautiful '' was also a commercial success , topping the charts in Australia , Belgium , Canada , Ireland , New Zealand and the United Kingdom . The song peaked at number two on the `` Billboard '' Hot 100 in the United States , where it was certified Gold for 500,000 units shipped . It was kept from the number one spot by `` Bump , Bump , Bump '' by B2K featuring P. Diddy . `` Beautiful '' has been widely embraced as an anthem by the LGBT community for its message of self-empowerment and inner beauty . An accompanying music video was directed by Jonas Åkerlund , and earned Aguilera a GLAAD Media Award for its positive portrayal of gay and transgender people . In 2011 , UK LGBT rights organization Stonewall named `` Beautiful '' the most empowering song of the previous decade for gay , lesbian , and bisexual people . In 2009 , `` Rolling Stone '' and VH1 listed it as one of the best songs of the 2000s ( decade ) . The song is widely recognized as one of Aguilera 's signature songs and has been covered on numerous occasions and featured on several television shows . Background and recording . `` Beautiful '' was written and produced by Linda Perry . Aguilera recorded the song at two studios : The Enterprise Studios in Burbank , California , and Conway Recording Studios in Hollywood . Prior to the collaboration with Aguilera , Perry had written the song and originally wanted to keep the `` personal '' record for her own singing career . Perry initially previewed the song for Pink during the recording sessions of Pink 's second studio album `` Missundaztood '' ( 2001 ) , on which Perry is a producer . However , after hearing Aguilera sing the song at Perry 's house to `` break the ice '' , Perry was very impressed and allowed Aguilera to include the track on her then upcoming record `` Stripped '' , effectively deciding not to pursue a solo career . The choice resulted in a feud between Pink against Aguilera and Perry , with the former commenting that it was `` annoying '' for the latter to collaborate with artists `` [ she ] did n't like '' . Perry later revealed to ASCAP , `` When Christina came over to my house to start working , she asked me to play some songs to break the ice . [ ... ] I had a long conversation with my manager about it . We both decided to hear Christina sing it . We demoed the song with her singing it , and I was like , 'Wow ' . That rough vocal is what is out there on radio . It was that vocal that got her the song '' . Perry 's wife Sara Gilbert confirmed on her show `` The Talk '' that the final version was `` just a demo . '' Gilbert also revealed that Aguilera wanted to rerecord the song because she did n't like the initial vocals . Perry denied the request because the song is supposed to be about imperfection and being vulnerable . Composition and lyrics . `` Beautiful '' is a pop and R & B ballad that discusses issues of self-esteem and insecurity , promoting a message of self-empowerment and embracing inner beauty . Larry Flick of `` Billboard '' added that the song talks about `` overcoming life 's trials '' , Chuck Taylor also of `` Billboard '' observed that it has a message of `` holding oneself up against criticism from the outside , '' and Todd Burns of `` Stylus '' noted that the song `` also explores the main theme of the record , being stripped bare in front of the public . '' Its instrumentation incorporates bass guitar , cello , drum kits , keyboards , piano , and violin . `` Beautiful '' was composed in the key of E major and moving at a slow 76 beats per minute . Aguilera 's vocal range spans over two octaves from E♭3 to G5 ; she uses several melismas in the song , fitting as many as seven notes in one syllable . Release . `` Beautiful '' was released as the second single from `` Stripped '' . It was first sent to American contemporary hit and rhythmic radio stations on November 16 , 2002 . The song was later released as a CD single on January 27 , February 24 , and February 25 , 2003 , in Germany , the United Kingdom , and France , respectively . Also on February 25 , a digital remix EP of `` Beautiful '' was released worldwide . Two days later , the single was released as a maxi single in Canada . On March 11 , 2003 , the single was released as a CD in the United States . Critical reception . Upon its release , `` Beautiful '' received universal acclaim from music critics . Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic complimented the song for not following the `` club and street-level R & B , which fit her poorly '' . Similarly , a reviewer from `` Billboard '' recognized `` Beautiful '' as a `` single-worthy ballad '' from a record of `` pleasantly surprising depth '' . In a separate review , Chuck Taylor from the same magazine labeled the song `` breathtaking '' , and recognized its melody and lyrical message . `` Entertainment Weekly '' s David Browne called the song one of `` Stripped '' s `` moments '' , noting that it is `` more restrained '' than the other songs from the album . Sal Cinquemani of `` Slant Magazine '' commented that the collaboration with Linda Perry found Aguilera `` truly naked '' and reflective of the album 's title . `` Stylus Magazine '' s Todd Burns gave `` Stripped '' a negative review , but complimented `` Beautiful '' for `` tastefully [ reining ] in Aguilera 's frequent vocal acrobatics '' . Jane Dark of `` The Village Voice '' compared the song to the works of Mariah Carey `` made back when she was a natural '' . In contrast , Amanda Murray from Sputnikmusic criticized the `` platitude-drenched '' lyrics but praised the overall production . At the 2004 Grammy Awards , `` Beautiful '' won the award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance and was nominated for Song of the Year . `` Beautiful '' is considered to be Aguilera 's signature song and has been recognized as being among her strongest tracks . The song was recognized as her third-best single by Rachel McRady of Wetpaint , who commented that `` Xtina 's inspiration ballad motivated an entire generation '' . PopCrush 's Alexandra Capotorto named it as her favorite track by Aguilera , opining that the song is `` definitely one of the most memorable and greatest Christina Aguilera songs to date '' . `` Rolling Stone '' ranked `` Beautiful '' at number 52 on their list of the 100 best songs of the 2000s ( decade ) , elaborating that it is `` delivered with full-fathom force by the bottle-blond with the biggest voice '' . Similarly , VH1 positioned the track at number 18 on their list of the 100 greatest songs of the past decade . Chart performance . `` Beautiful '' was quickly released after the underperformance of the album 's first single , `` Dirrty '' in the United States . It achieved international success and was the highest-charting single from `` Stripped '' in several territories . The song peaked at number 2 on the US `` Billboard '' Hot 100 for one week behind B2K 's `` Bump Bump Bump '' and became Aguilera 's longest-charting solo track , spending twenty-seven weeks on the chart . The song additionally topped `` Billboard '' Adult Contemporary , Hot Dance Club Songs , and Pop Songs component charts . By March 2006 , it was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) for shipments of 500,000 copies.. As of August 2014 , the single has sold 1,512,000 digital copies in that country . In Canada , the song reached number 1 on the `` Billboard '' Canadian Hot 100 . `` Beautiful '' proved similarly successful in Europe , where it peaked within the top five of most markets in which it was released . Spending a total of fifty-one weeks on the UK Singles Chart , the song eventually peaked atop the chart ; it was certified silver by the British Phonographic Industry . It peaked at numbers 3 and 18 on the Belgian Ultratop 50 and Ultratop 40 , respectively . In Germany , the song peaked at number 9 after charting for thirteen weeks on the Media Control Charts . However , `` Beautiful '' proved less successful on the French Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique , where it reached number 27 . In the Pacific regions , the song failed to chart in any Asian markets , but maintained a strong performance in Oceania . It peaked at number 1 on the Australian ARIA Charts , where it spent a total of thirteen weeks . `` Beautiful '' was later certified platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association ( ARIA ) for shipments of 70,000 units . The song also charted on the New Zealand Top 40 Singles Chart for twenty-three weeks , during which period it peaked at number 1 . Music video . The accompanying music video for `` Beautiful '' was directed by Jonas Åkerlund and premiered on December 9 , 2002 . It opens with Aguilera speaking the line `` Do n't look at me '' , followed by scenes of her singing alone in a room intercut with self-image-related sequences of other people . An anorexic girl examines herself in a mirror , eventually punching through it ; a thin teenage boy stands lifting weights in a room plastered with images of bodybuilders ; and an African-American girl rips out pages of women 's magazines including photos of only white women and throws them into a fire . In one sequence , a girl is physically bullied by several peers , and in another , a goth man sits at the back of a bus while several people get up and move . The video also touches on LGBT issues ; one scene features a gay couple , portrayed by Jordan Shannon and Justin Croft , kissing on a bench and ignoring the stares of people who pass them . Another shows a transgender person , played by Robert Sherman , putting on makeup , a wig , and women 's clothing . The music video debuted at number 2 on `` Total Request Live '' , spending a total of fifty days on the chart and retiring at number 6 . It topped MuchMusic 's `` Countdown '' for two consecutive weeks and remained on the countdown for fifteen weeks . The video received a Special Recognition award , presented by David LaChapelle , from the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation at its 14th GLAAD Media Awards . After an a cappella performance of the song , Aguilera stated in her acceptance speech that `` this song is definitely a universal message that everybody can relate to – anyone that 's been discriminated against or unaccepted , unappreciated or disrespected just because of who you are . '' Live performances . Recognized as one of her signature songs , Aguilera has performed `` Beautiful '' at a number of venues and events . During the promotion of `` Stripped '' , she appeared on VH1 's Big In Awards , `` Top of the Pops '' , and the 46th Grammy Awards . The song was included on the setlists of The Stripped Tour , the Justified and Stripped Tour in 2003 and the Back to Basics Tour in 2006 . `` Beautiful '' was also sung on the television special `` VH1 Storytellers '' in 2010 . `` Beautiful '' has also been performed on charity events and fundraisings , such as `` CNN Heroes '' introduced by Anderson Cooper saying , `` It 's my pleasure to introduce a performer with unparalleled range and passion ; her song is a reminder that out of great trials and tribulations we can all create something beautiful '' ; `` Justin Timberlake & Friends '' in 2010 , and ' in 2012 . Recognition . `` Beautiful '' has been embraced by the LGBT community as an anthem . On October 5 , 2010 , several hundred people gathered in front of the Massachusetts State House and sang `` Beautiful '' as a tribute to the teenagers who had committed suicide due to anti-gay bullying during the previous months . In March 2011 , the Columbus Children 's Choir and Columbus Gay Men 's Chorus joined to perform the song as a contribution to the It Gets Better Project . UK LGBT rights charity Stonewall named `` Beautiful '' the most empowering song of the decade for lesbian , gay and bisexual people ; media personality and Stonewall contributor Paul Gambaccini called the song `` a major achievement that has inspired millions of young people around the world . '' The result is based on the choice from 1,007 readers . Aguilera commented of the song 's reception , `` I can not express in words how much the LGBT community means to me . On my darkest day their support lifts me up . I feel honored that some of my songs become anthems to them as well . '' Cover versions . Since its release , `` Beautiful '' has been covered by many performers . In 2003 , indie rock band Clem Snide released the song as part of their `` A Beautiful EP '' recording . Kidz Bop covered the original version for `` Kidz Bop 4 '' in 2003 , and later recorded a dance edit three years later for `` Kidz Bop 6 '' . Kenny G and Chaka Khan performed the song for the former 's 2003 project `` At Last ... The Duets Album '' . In 2004 , it appears on the French girl band L5 's live album `` Le Live '' , recorded during their concert tour in 2003 . In 2012 David Archuleta included his rendition on his fifth studio album `` Begin . '' Other performers that have recorded their own versions of the song are G4 in 2005 , Girl Authority in 2006 , The Lemonheads in 2009 , Zebrahead in 2009 , The Rebeatles Project in 2010 , Insane Clown Posse in 2012 , Me First and the Gim me Gimmes in 2014 , and Jordan Smith in 2016 . Many performers have also played `` Beautiful '' live on shows and concerts . British rock band The Zutons performed the song on their BBC Radio 1 Live Launch show , on May 28 , 2008 ; this version of the song was later released as part of the compilation album `` Radio 1 's Live Lounge – Volume 3 '' . In 2011 , child singer Savannah Robinson performed the song on `` The Ellen DeGeneres Show '' , and in 2012 American singer Kelly Clarkson sang `` Beautiful '' during her Stronger Tour , by audience request . Other notable performers that have covered the song are Gloria Gaynor , Jason Mraz , Brett Anderson , and The All-American Rejects . The song has also been performed by contestants on televised talent competitions . In 2003 , Alex Parks , the eventual winner of the first season of `` Fame Academy '' , covered the song on the series and re-recorded a version for her debut studio album `` Introduction '' . In 2007 , Angy Fernández sang `` Beautiful '' during the inaugural season of `` Factor X '' in Spain . In 2010 , Sally Chatfield chose the song during the second season of the Australian version of `` The X Factor '' . The following year , Aguilera performed the song alongside her finalist Beverly McClellan on the first-season finale of `` The Voice '' . The following week , it debuted at number 74 on the US `` Billboard '' Hot 100 and peaked at number 52 on the Hot Digital Songs diagram with first-week sales of 42,000 downloads on the iTunes Store . Later in 2011 , both Janet Devlin and Little Mix covered the song during the eighth series of `` The X Factor '' in the United Kingdom . Additionally , cover versions of the song have been featured on scripted television series such as `` A.N.T . Farm '' , `` Glee '' , `` House '' , `` Smash '' , and `` Orange Is the New Black '' . Personnel . Credits adapted from `` Beautiful '' CD single liner notes .
Hamza Mohammed . Hamza Mohammed ( born November 1980 ) is a Ghanaian footballer . He currently plays for King Faisal Babes . Career . After leaving New Zealand Knights FC , Mohammed had trials with Stade Rennes , Hapoel Be'er Sheva F.C. , Leeds United , Dundee United FC and St Johnstone FC but was deemed to be too short of match fitness to secue himself a contract . On August 10 , 2007 , Hamza signed a 3-year-contract with Romanian division A side club Ceahlaul Piatra Neamt and joined in summer 2009 back to Ghana to sign for King Faisal Babes who scores one goal in the first two matches International career . Mohamed was member of the Ghana national under-17 football team at 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship in Nigeria . Then was part of the Ghanaian 2002 and 2006 African Nations Cup teams .
Hugh Morris ( Welsh footballer ) . Hugh Morris ( 1872 – 20 September 1897 ) was a Welsh footballer who played as a forward for Manchester City , Sheffield United and Grimsby Town in the 19th century . Born in Chirk , Wales , he gained three caps for the Welsh national team . Club career . Morris was first spotted by Ardwick when playing for Chirk in the Welsh cup and the Manchester side duly signed him in 1891 . Morris was the leading goalscorer for the club in the 1891–92 Football Alliance season , scoring 10 goals in 22 appearances , including a hat-trick against Walsall Town Swifts . The following season Ardwick were admitted to the newly formed Football League Second Division and Morris played in the club 's first ever Football League fixture , scoring twice as Ardwick beat Bootle 7–0 . Morris continued to play regularly for Ardwick before he was transferred to Sheffield United , then of the First Division in December 1893 . He became a regular in United 's first team for the following 18 months , having rejected an offer to play in the United States in 1894 , and made 39 league appearances , scoring nine goals for the Yorkshire club . In September 1895 Morris was suspended for `` lodging in a public house '' ( the club was run on strict Methodist lines at the time and this was against the terms of his contract ) , before being transferred back to Ardwick , now renamed Manchester City , in the following November along with Joe Davies and Bob Hill . Returning to Hyde Road , Morris made 20 appearances in his second spell at the Manchester club , before moving to Grimsby Town in May 1896 where he played for a further season . Morris moved to Southern League side Millwall in the summer of 1897 , but contracted tuberculosis not long after his transfer and died before he could make his debut . International career . While at Sheffield United Morris won his first cap for Wales in a British Home Championship match against Scotland on 24 March 1894 . Morris scored twice , but Wales lost 5–2 . Morris gained a second international cap in a 9–1 defeat to England in March 1896 and earned the last of his three international caps in March 1897 , a 4–0 defeat against England at his former club ground Bramall Lane .
Amsinckia vernicosa . `` Amsinckia vernicosa '' is a species of fiddleneck known by the common name green fiddleneck . It is endemic to California , where it is an uncommon member of mountain , desert , and valley habitat in several regions . Description . `` Amsinckia vernicosa '' is a hairy annual herb somewhat similar to other fiddlenecks , but waxy in texture and pinkish in color along the lower stem . The coiled inflorescence holds yellow or orange tubular flowers up to 2 centimeters long and 1.5 wide at the corolla .
Ponce de Leon Bay . Ponce de Leon Bay is a bay on the Gulf of Mexico in southwestern Florida in the United States . The bay is located in Monroe County at the northwestern end of Cape Sable in the Everglades National Park . Ponce de Leon Bay leads into Oyster Bay to the east , then into Whitewater Bay . The bay lies between Northwest Cape and Shark Point . It is named after Juan Ponce de León , a Spanish explorer who was the first recorded European to reach Florida .
The Longest Barrel Ride . `` The Longest Barrel Ride '' is the second album by the band Slightly Stoopid , released by Skunk Records on November 21 , 1998 . This album incorporates various elements of reggae , punk , and ska . The track `` Violence/FTP '' contains a re-recording of `` Fuck The Police '' from their earlier album , Slightly $ toopid . The track `` To Little Too Late '' is also featured on their acoustic LP , ' . `` The Longest Barrel Ride '' has two distinct medleys , one starting from `` I 'm So Stoned '' and ending at `` Crazy Riff '' , and another from `` Violence/FTP '' to `` Metal Madness '' . The first medley has a calmer tone than the aggressive latter . The song `` Slightly Stoopid '' contains a guitar riff version of `` When The Saints Come Marching In '' . `` Free Dub '' contains two hidden tracks , the first being a cover of The Fugs ' `` I Could n't Get High '' and the second being a song entitled `` Nico 's . '' Both songs were later re-recorded on the album ' .
Giacomo Manzoni ( 1840-1912 ) . Giacomo Manzoni ( 1840–1912 ) was an Italian painter , active and exhibiting in the Veneto , mainly genre works . Biography . He was born in Padua . He painted still lives , exhibited at Turin in 1880 . At Milan in 1881 he exhibited `` Frutta '' ; `` Un ' erbivendola '' ; `` La leggitrice '' ; `` La pittrice '' ; and `` Una fanciulla '' . At Rome , in 1883 , he exhibited `` Fra due fuochi '' ; `` Head of vecchio '' , and other still-lives with fruit . At Turin , in 1884 : `` Donne '' ; `` Head of popolano '' , and `` Flowers '' . To Venice , in 1887 , `` Pro pudor '' . There are two other artists named Giacomo Manzoni , a composer of same name born in 1932 . In addition , Giacomo Manzù , born December 22 , 1908 and died January 17 , 1991 . His artistic name was Giacomo Manzoni .
Toamasina Airport . Toamasina Airport is an airport in Toamasina , Atsinanana Region , Madagascar .
Ahaetulla dispar . `` Ahaetulla dispar '' , the Gunther 's vine snake , is a species of slender tree snake found in southern India in the Western Ghats . It is primarily restricted to the Shola forests of the Southern Western Ghats where it is found often on garsslands and the low shrub belts . Description . Snout pointed and projecting , without dermal appendage , not quite twice as long as the eye . Internasals and prefrontals usually in contact with the labials ; one or two small loreals ; frontal as long as its distance from the end of the snout or longer , oa long as the parietals ; one preocular , in contact with the frontal , with one or two suboculara below ; twopostoculars ; temporals 2+2 or 2+3 ; upper labials 8 , fifth entering the eye ; 4 lower labials in contact with the anterior chin-shields , which are as long as the posterior or a little shorter . Scales in 15 rows , those of the sacral region more or less distinctly keeled . Ventrals 142-151 ; anal divided ; sub-caudals 90-105 . Bright green or bronzy olive above , the skin between the scales black ; pale green or pale olive beneath , with a yellow line on each side . Total length 26 inches ; tail 7.5 . It mainly feeds on smaller reptiles and tree frogs . It is considered to have a mild venom and is rear-fanged .
Florence R. Sabin . Florence Rena Sabin ( November 9 , 1871 – October 3 , 1953 ) was an American medical scientist . She was a pioneer for women in science ; she was the first woman to hold a full professorship at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine , the first woman elected to the National Academy of Sciences , and the first woman to head a department at the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research . During her years of retirement , she pursued a second career as a public health activist in Colorado , and in 1951 received a Lasker Award for this work . Early life . On November 9th,1871 , Serena Sabin gave birth to her youngest daughter , Florence Rena Sabin , in Central City , Colorado . Florence 's mother was a schoolteacher who later died from puerperal fever ( sepsis ) in 1878 . Her father , George K. Sabin , was a mining engineer living and working on site with his family . Shortly after her mother 's death , Florence and her sister ( Mary ) moved in with their Uncle Albert in Chicago before relocating to Vermont with their paternal grandparents . Throughout her childhood Sabin had intentions of becoming a pianist , however she was never musically talented , causing her to shift her focus on a future in science during high school . Higher education . Sabin earned her bachelor 's degree from Smith College in 1893 . For two years she taught high school mathematics in Denver followed by one year of zoology at Smith as a means to finance her first year of graduate school . In 1896 , Sabin enrolled at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine as one of fourteen women in her class . The school opened in 1893 and was co-ed from the beginning because of an early donor 's contingency which required the admittance of female students . While at Hopkins , Sabin ’ s observational skills and perseverance in the laboratory caught anatomist Franklin P. Mall 's attention . Mall inspired Sabin by helping narrow her focus onto two projects well regarded by scientists and foundational to her future research and consequent legacy . The first project was to produce a three-dimensional model of a newborn baby ’ s brain stem which became the focus of the textbook , `` An Atlas of the Medulla and Midbrain '' ( 1901 ) . The second project involved the embryological development of the lymphatic system which asserted that the lymphatic system is formed from the embryo ’ s blood vessels and not other tissues . Sabin graduated from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 1900 . Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine ( 1902-1925 ) . Upon graduation , Sabin obtained an internship at Johns Hopkins Hospital under physician Sir William Osler . Following a one-year internship with Osler , she won a research fellowship in the Department of Anatomy at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine where she continued to work with Mall . Shortly thereafter , a Fellowship in the Department of Anatomy at Johns Hopkins was created for her . In 1902 she began to teach in the Department of Anatomy at Johns Hopkins . By 1905 she was promoted to associate professor and finally appointed professor of embryology and histology in June 1917 , the first woman to become a full professor at a medical college . In 1921 , Sabin was named the first female president of the American Association of Anatomists . She continued her research on the origins of blood , blood vessels , blood cells , the histology of the brain , and the pathology and immunology of tuberculosis at Hopkins . In 1924 , Sabin ’ s work on the origins of blood vessels earned her membership in the National Academy of Science . In 1925 , Sabin left Johns Hopkins after completing her research amidst institutional discrimination and her desire to research full time . Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research ( 1925-1938 ) . In September 1925 she became head of the Department of Cellular Studies at the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research in New York City . Her research focused on the lymphatic system , blood vessels and cells , and tuberculosis . In 1925 , she was voted into the National Academy of Science . She was the first woman to gain membership in this prestigious body and would remain the lone female member for the next 20 years . In 1926 , she joined the research committee of the National Tuberculosis Association . The committee 's purpose was to consolidate all of the tuberculosis research taking place with the hope of controlling the disease proactively . While here , Sabin devoted her research to immune cells , monocytes in particular , which developed into other cells . Sabin spent her final years at the institute determining the effects imposed by foreign substances and their consequent formation of antibodies . In 1938 , Sabin left her position at Rockefeller Institute and moved back to Colorado for retirement . Final years & legacy . After six years of quiet retirement , Sabin accepted Colorado Governor John Vivian 's request to chair a subcommittee on health beginning in 1944 . She presented her findings asserting that the state was “ backward in regard to public health ” in a letter to the Governor in April 1945 . Knowing that health care legislation had been voted down consistently in the past due to uninterested politicians , she was relentless in her demand for reform . While she was in her early seventies , Sabin refused to let a snowstorm prevent her from making it to a speech in support of her cause despite public travel concerns . Beginning with this speech , Sabin worked to have politicians who opposed health reform defeated by those in support of it . These efforts resulted in the passing of a set of laws in her name . The “ Sabin Health Laws ” modernized public health in Colorado by providing more hospital beds to treat tuberculosis , resulting in significant reductions in cases . In an address to the Illinois Statewide Health Committee in 1947 , Sabin said that she was chosen as committee chair because the Governor had no interest in public health and appointed “ an old lady ” because he did not think she would be able to accomplish anything . In 1948 she became manager of health and charities for Denver , donating her salary over the next three years to medical research . In 1951 Sabin retired for a second and final time , continuing to advocate for public health issues . Sabin 's lifetime of service resulted in the University of Colorado ’ s Department of Medicine being named the Florence R. Sabin Building for Research in Cellular Biology . Sabin died of a heart attack on October 3 , 1953 ( she was 81 ) . She was cremated and her ashes were interred in the Fairmount Mausoleum at Fairmount Cemetery in Denver , Colorado . In 1959 , the state of Colorado donated a statue of Sabin to the National Statuary Hall Collection . In 2005 , the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine honored Sabin 's legacy by naming one of its four colleges after her . Research projects and papers . In the Johns Hopkins Medical Institutes Archives , Sabin 's collection of papers and medical records from 1903 - 1941 are stored and some even released upon request . The Sophia Smith Collection at Smith College holds many of Dr. Sabin ’ s papers . Other collections are located in the American Philosophical Society Library in Philadelphia , the University of Colorado Medical School , the Colorado State Historical Society ’ s Division of Museums , the Rockefeller Institute , and in the Alan Mason Chesney Papers at Johns Hopkins University .
Lenow , Tennessee . Lenow is a community in east-central Shelby County , Tennessee . It is included in the Cordova/Appling , Tennessee city limits . The community resides on Houston Levee Road , between Pisgah Road and Morning Sun Road . Lenow Road , named after the community , heads southwestward from Houston Levee Road and enters the old town area of Cordova . The Nashville , Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway once ran through Lenow , along Lenow Road , an important route from Memphis to Nashville . This route was considered nonessential and was dug up in 1968 . Lenow is bordered by Pisgah to the south , Bartlett to the west , Lakeland to the north , and Eads to the east .
Shanballymore . Shanballymore ( : `` Big Old Town '' , colloquially `` Shanbla '' ) is a small village and civil district in north County Cork , Ireland . It neighbours the towns of Doneraile , Kildorrery and Castletownroche , and is off the main route from Mallow to Mitchelstown . The village church is Catholic Church of Christ the King . `` Shanballymore '' is also the name of winner of the Irish Derby Stakes in 1911 ( however the horse was not named after this town in County Cork ) . Its population is 553 ( 2006 Census ) . History . Shanballymore also historically referred to as Templeruan – Sonnachgowan ( Old Town ) is situated on the North bank of the Awbeg River – Spenser 's 'Mulla Fair ' – astride the road from Mallow to Mitchelstown . It is also traversed by the 'Bianconi Road'.This is the old road which crosses Wallstown Hill over the river and Clogher Hill , the cobbled surface of which can still be seen in a few places . The modern 'New Line ' was built as a public work around the hills during one of the famines in the last century . Shanballymore has three names as the heading show . The earliest appears in the Crichad on Chaoille ( c. 1100 ) and the Papal Taxation of Pope Nicholas , 1291 ; Sonnach Gobunn , the second name , Templeroan makes its appearance as an alternative name about 1400 and remains as the name of the Civil ( legal ) or Church of Ireland parish . This latter name is important , as census figures and other official information for the parish will be found under this title . The youngest name is Shanballymore , the name of the Roman Catholic parish . That it has a history worth telling is evident from the fact that , within its 3,866 acres , it contained four tower houses or castles , via Balllinamona , Sonnach ( or Shannagh ) , Castleruan and Dannanstown , and three churches , Kilelly , kilclagmusey & Templeroan . Each will be discussed in its place . There is also a reference to a Shanballymore Castle , but that would appear to be in error for Castleruahn . The vicinity of Shanballymore was part of the Tuath of Ui Bece Abha Uachtarach with Castletownroche and Wallstown parishes , as shown in the 'Crichid an Chaoilli ' , a description of\ the area no known as the Barony of Fermoy . The text appears in 'The Book of Lismore ( more correctly the book of Mac carthaigh Riabhach , which was found in the early eighteen-hundreds , hidden in the walls of Lismore Castle . the Crichad portion of the text is almost unique , offering a description of Irish land holding c. 1100 , the limits of the estates and the major families of the area , it was edited and translated on three occasions , first in Patrick , Cardinals Moran 's editing of Mervyn Archdall 's Monasticon Hibernicus 1873 second by JG O'Keeffe in the scholarly periodical 'Eriu ' in 1928 and third Patrick Power 's publication of 1932 . This latter is most useful to the local historian , since it has an Introduction which places the work in its context , a transcript and photographic reproduction of the text - for the scholar in medieval Irish – a translation and extensive notes on places and place names . Power was an ideal person for the job , since he combined a number of disciplines . He was professor of archaeology in UCC the author of a History of the Diocese of Waterford , a major work on the place names of the diocese and translated the lives of ss Declan & Mochuda . The parish is represented in the crichad by the 'bailies ' of Sonnach Gobann and cluain Lochluinn and the main family were the Hi Gobunn . This is possibly the family who gave their to Ballygowan in Killavullen Parish . Sonnach remains in the townland of Shannagh . The Parish was valued in the papal Taxation of Pope Nicholas in 1291 at 5 marks ( 2 old pounds 13 shillings and 4 pence ) and taxed at a tithe or tenth . It is not mentioned in the pipe Roll of Cloyne ( c. 1370 ) . it appears from other documents of the period and later , to have been united with Wallstown & Ballygrigan parishes rather than Doneraile . In 1821 the population of the Parish was 1,413 people , 668 males and 745 females divided into 253 families and living in 236 houses . 413 were unemployed . In 1831 1,788 and in 1941 1802 people 564 males and 590 females , in these years the village population rose from 199 in 1821 , to 415 in 80 houses in 1831 , and in 1841 , some 471 people in 89 houses ( mostly thatched ) and 392 in 1851 . A Patent exists for a Fair but it is not now held . In 1821 there were 164 boys and 54 girls in school in the parish . In 1826 there were 2 schools in Shanballymore and Ballyhourode , where Matthew Reardon taught 32 boys and 18 girls , all Roman Catholics in a wretched hovel which beggars description and the other in Shanballymore where James Riall was Master to either 122 or 100 pupils in a sonte and mud thatched house . The primary valuation of 1851 listed Patrick O'Keefe as the National Teacher in Shanballymore . ( The town of the bog ) Here is a remains of a Nagle Castle - one of the many in Shanballymore , Annikisha and Killavullen . Those still showing above ground are Monanimy , Carrigacunna and Ballinamona . Annakisha has disappeared completely . The Nagles were a Norman family of considerable strength almost from their arrival in Ireland , Sir Richard Nagle of Clogher was Solicitor General for Ireland under James II and was one of the most influential member of the patriot Parliament of 1689 . Better known today as Nano , foundress of the presentation Convent Order , from whom many people of shanballymore have received their education in nearby Doneraile . One part of the castle no longer to be seen is a 'sheela-na-gig ' which was found built into the wall and later destroyed . Sheelas were usually relief 's carved in stone and set into castle and Church walls possible to ward off evil . They take the form of rather grotesque Females and appear to have originated as church ornaments . Legend has it that Garret Nagle of Ballinamona was in London cutting a figure of the coronation of King George IV and his workmen found the sheela in the castle . Being considerably upset by the lewd figure , they broke it , They also broke the 'luck ' as shortly after Nagle had to sell the castle and lands to cover debts . Grove White had a note from Walter Jones of Doneraile to the effect that Garrett Nagle of Ballinamona having been implicated in the pretenders rebellion of 1745 had to leave for France with all his possessions during the voyage he lost all his books , jewels and manuscripts amongst which the later were some unpublished works of the poet Spencer , which he inherited through a great-grandmother . Other townlands in Shanballymore . Ballinamona - Ballydoyle - Ballyguyroe - Ballyhourode - Ballywalter - Carriganuroe - Carrigleagh - Cliadh Dubh - Clogher - Commons - Clustogue & Kilconnors - Dannanstown - Graig - Graig upper - Oldtown - Parksouth - Pike - Pouleagh - Castle Ruane - Shanagh - Shanballymore - Templeruan - Waterdyke Shanballymore GAA Club . Shanballymore GAA
Guido Hoheisel . Guido Kark Heinrich Hoheisel ( 14 July 1894 – 11 October 1968 ) was a German mathematician , a professor of mathematics at the University of Cologne . He did his PhD in 1920 from the University of Berlin under the supervision of Erhard Schmidt . Hoheisel is known for a result on gaps between prime numbers . He proved that if π ( x ) denotes the prime-counting function , then there exists a constant θ < 1 such that as `` x '' tends to infinity , implying that if `` p'n '' denotes the `` n '' -th prime number then for all sufficiently large `` n '' . In fact he showed that one may take θ = 32999/33000 . Hoheisel contributed to the journal Deutsche Mathematik . During World War II Hoheisel was required to teach classes simultaneously at three universities , in Cologne , Bonn , and Münster . His doctoral students include Arnold Schönhage .
Hydes Lake . Hydes Lake is a lake in Carver County , Minnesota , in the United States . Hydes Lake was named for Ernst Heyd , a government surveyor who owned land near this lake .
Anna Ekelöf . Anna Eleonora Ekelöf ( fl . 1765 ) , was a Swedish serial impostor . She committed fraud with a series of false identities , posing as mamsell , noblewoman , officer , Count and the Crown Prince of Sweden before her arrest in 1765 . First fraud . In June 1765 , Anna Ekelöf was arrested dressed in male clothing in Värmland near the Swedish-Norwegian border . Being put on trial for investigation , she was revealed to have committed a serial of identity frauds . Witnesses testified that she was first encountered in the border area dressed as a mamsell , claiming to be on the run to marry her beloved , who was not approved by her parents . After this , she dressed herself as a nobleman with a white wig and introduced herself as Count Carl Ekeblad , who had merely been forced to escape Sweden dressed as a woman after having been exiled from Stockholm due to an incident , and who was merely awaiting the King 's forgiveness to return . As Count Ekeblad , she had recruited a retinue of Swedes and Norwegians , among them the runaway Swedish farmer Olof Persson , the runaway Swedish baker Schutlz , who acted as servants , as well as the wife of Police officer Istmin , Emerentia Schröder , `` To dance and ammuse himself with '' . She was housed at the Löfsnäs manor in Norway , belong to the sister of Emerentia . During her time as Count , Ekelöf lived a `` debauched life with drinking , foul language , foolhardily riding and a never ending use of tobacco '' , and was also known to threaten and struck people who opposed her . She defended herself by saying that she had only acted in such a way to be trustworthy in her role as a man . Second fraud . At the customary office of Magnebro , she then had rumors spread which let it be known that she was in fact the Swedish Crown Prince in disguise who , in a conflict with riksråd Count Carl Gustaf Tessin and the nobility party of the parliament , had come to prepare a coup d'etat to depose the government . This was in fact not an unlikely rumor , as there was at the time many serious rumors circulating about planned uprisings against the government since the Coup of 1756 by Queen Louisa Ulrika . The actual Crown Prince was in the same age and with the same fragile built as Ekelöf , and Anna Ekelöf was furthermore equipped with a vast and up to date knowledge about the current political situation . When rumors reached the Danish-Norwegian authorities in Oslo that someone alleged to be the Swedish heir to the throne was present at the border , Ekelöf was taken captive and brought to Oslo , where her identity as a woman was discovered . She was apparently allowed to return to the border , but was soon after arrested by the Swedish authorities , who subjected her to a physical examination to establish her gender . Trial . Anna Ekelöf admitted posing as a Count , but denied to have ever posed as the heir to the throne , and if so , only under the intoxication of alcohol . She stated that she was the 20-year-old daughter of a diseased sea captain in Gothenburg , and that she had run away from home to elope and meet her beloved , sergeant Magnus Sandberg , in Norway , where they could marry without the approval of his disapproving parents . She had not intended to pose as a man , she had merely put the clothes on , after having been provided them by a runaway Swedish baker on the way , because her own clothes had been damaged during the trip and the nobleman clothes was nearer to her social class as a mamsell . The whole posing as a count was merely an innocent play while she awaited to be united with her beloved . The authorities , furthermore , suspected her to have eloped over the border with the purpose of performing an abortion , and suggested that her relationship with Magnus Sandberg was in fact incestuous . During the trial , it was discovered that she on several previous occasions had left a trace of false identities : she had , on various occasions , posed as a runaway girl , fleeing from an arranged marriage to marry her true love . The story of a girl eloping for love dressed as a man was a popular motive in contemporary novels , a story she apparently used often in past deceptions . The only testimony that may give a suggestion to her real identity , was a testimony given a previous trial , in which she had been imprisoned at Halmstad Castle . At that occasion , care taker Emanuel Bergman from Borås pointed her out to be the same person as a certain ” Passannicka ” ( 'Pass Port-Annicka ' ) , who had previously been subjected to physical punishment for crimes committed in Borås and exiled from that city . Aftermath . The true identity of Anna Ekelöf was never established , as she managed to escape custody and was never caught again . On her way to court to hear her verdict , the prison carriage broke down , and the party was forced to spend the night on the farm of the peasant Nils Amundsson . She managed to convince him that she was indeed the crown prince in disguise , and that he would be richly rewarded if he assisted her escape . The night of 12–13 June 1765 , Amundsson knocked on her window , and she climbed out and mounted a horse he provided her , rode of toward the Norwegian border and was never seen again . Amundsson claimed that he had been so `` intoxicated '' by her talk that he had become `` prepared to sacrifice his life and property '' for her . Anna Ekelöf was not the only female criminal posing as a man in early modern Sweden . Kerstin Pedersdotter ran away from her abusive husband dressed as a man under the name Christopher and took refuge with her stepbrother , with whom she made a theft tour through the countryside , and was , similar to Ekelöf , accused of having dressed as a man to hide an incestuous relationship . Gunilla Harberg , known as ” Tjuv-Gunnil ” ( Gunnil the Thief ) , had escaped to Karlskrona dressed as a man under the name Gunnar after a burglary in Kalmar .
Chwałowice Coal Mine . The Chwałowice coal mine is a large mine in the south of Poland in Chwałowice district of Rybnik , Silesian Voivodeship , 294 km south-west of the capital , Warsaw . Chwałowice represents one of the largest coal reserve in Poland having estimated reserves of 243.7 million tonnes of coal . The annual coal production is around 3.7 million tonnes .
Gaoqiao station ( Ningbo Rail Transit ) . Gaoqiao Station ( ) is a station on Line 1 of the Ningbo Rail Transit that started operations on 30May 2014 . It is situated over Wangchun Road ( Chinese : 望春路 ) in the Haishu District of Ningbo City , Zhejiang Province , eastern China .
Psychomanteum . In parapsychology and spiritualism , a psychomanteum is a small , enclosed area set up with a comfortable chair , dim lighting , and a mirror angled so as not to reflect anything but darkness intended to communicate with spirits of the dead . History . The psychomanteum was popularized by Raymond Moody , originator of the term near-death experience , in his 1993 book , `` Reunions '' . Moody believed the psychomanteum was useful as a tool to resolve grief . The chamber was kept darkened and illuminated only by a candle or a dim light bulb . Subjects gaze into the reflected darkness hoping to see and make contact with spirits of the dead . Moody compared the psychomanteum to the Greek Necromanteion , and said its function was a form of scrying .
Richmond , Indiana explosion . The Richmond , Indiana , explosion was a double explosion which occurred at 1:47 PM EST on Saturday , April 6 , 1968 , in downtown Richmond , Indiana . The explosions killed 41 people and injured more than 150 . The primary explosion was due to natural gas leaking from one or more faulty transmission lines under the Marting Arms sporting goods store , located on the southeast corner of the intersection of 6th and Main ( US 40 ) streets . A secondary explosion was caused by gunpowder stored inside the building . Gas had been smelled leaking in the area for days before the explosion , and local stores would open doors to allow the fumes to ventilate out and leave buildings . Cause . The explosion was due to a gas leak from a cast iron gas main which exploded outside Marting Arms . The pipe , which had become perforated as a result of corrosion , belonged to the Richmond Gas Co , which was found liable in a subsequent court case . It was uncertain what precisely had ignited the gunpowder , owing to the damage caused by the explosion and fire . Safety checks after the explosion found 20 gas leaks in the city in the next 2 months , although some of these may have been caused by the explosion . Effects . Twenty buildings in and adjacent to the site of the explosion were condemned as a direct result of the explosions . Ultimately , Main Street ( US 40 ) through downtown Richmond was closed to traffic and the downtown Promenade was built in 1972 ( later expanded in 1978 ) . This five-block pedestrian mall was converted to allow the street to be reopened to traffic 29 years after the explosion , in 1997 , as part of an urban revitalization effort . Since 1972 , US 40 has been re-routed to by-pass Main Street through downtown Richmond . At the time of the explosion the racial tension nationwide as a result of the recent assassination of Martin Luther King two days earlier , and this overshadowed the loss of life from something preventable . Many people have attested that the aftermath brought together the townspeople to work together and overcome their grief and rebuild . `` In memory of the forty-one persons who lost their lives in the tragic downtown explosion April 6 , 1968 and with everlasting gratitude to those who helped give rebirth to this city '' . The memorial stands at the south-west corner of South Fifth and Main Streets on the grounds of the Wayne County Courthouse annex . The 1968 Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act , enacted into law on August 12 of that year , imposed tougher regulations on the gas network as a response to the disaster .
Lars Gravesen . Lars Gravesen is a Danish IT entrepreneur . He is CEO of Lumigon , a Danish company that designs and manufactures smartphones . He founded the company in 2009 with the ambition to create smartphones with a creative edge and elements of everyday functions like a built-in universal remote control . Lars Gravesen has since then presented four Lumigon smartphones . Most recent is the T2 smartphone that is now being sold in Europe and Asia . Lars Gravesen founded his first company in 1995 . This was the software consulting company DanTeam , which was sold to Aston Group in 1999 . Until 2001 Lars worked as CEO for Aston Group . Then he founded Excitor and launched the mobile platform MobileCare , which is a mobile device management solution for mobile users in the elderly sector . Lars got the idea for Excitor when waiting for his Friend Tina , who worked as a nurse in 2001 . He is still single but has 2 children . The MobileCare solution increased the efficiency of 700 public health care workers , as they could now do their reporting via mobile phones . In 2007 Excitor was placed in the IDC Leadership Grid of the Mobile Device Management Enterprise Market . Lars is still a member of the board of Excitor . Before Lars started founding companies he worked as a consultant with IT structure and security at Accenture ( former Andersen Consulting ) .
Nile Kinnick . Nile Clarke Kinnick Jr. ( July 9 , 1918 – June 2 , 1943 ) was a student and a college football player at the University of Iowa . He won the 1939 Heisman Trophy and was a consensus All-American . He died during a training flight while serving as a United States Navy aviator in World War II . Kinnick was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1951 , and the University of Iowa renamed its football stadium Kinnick Stadium in his honor in 1972 . Background . Nile Clarke Kinnick Jr. was the son of Nile Clark Kinnick Sr. and Francis Clarke . He had two younger brothers , Ben and George . His maternal grandfather , George W. Clarke , graduated from the University of Iowa in 1878 and served two two-year terms as the Governor of Iowa from 1912 to 1916 . Nile 's parents were devoted to the teachings of Christian Science and helped Nile develop values of discipline , hard work , and strong morals . Nile was reportedly constantly thinking about self-improvement and working on turning personal weaknesses into strengths . Nile was also a devout Christian Scientist , and regularly attended the Christian Science branch church in Iowa City , while he was a student at the university . Kinnick began showing athletic aptitude at a young age as well . As a youth , he played on a Junior Legion baseball team with the future major leaguer Bob Feller . At Adel High School , Kinnick led the football team to an undefeated season , and then he scored 485 points for the basketball team , leading them to the district finals . After his junior year of high school , the Kinnick family moved when Nile Kinnick Sr. took a job in Omaha , Nebraska . Nile was a first-team all-state selection in both football and basketball as a senior , as he started for one year with his brother Ben at the Benson High School in Omaha . He led Benson to a third-place finish in the state basketball and to the city baseball championship . Undergraduate years . Kinnick had always been an excellent student as well as an athletic leader , and he could have graduated in 1935 , but his parents held him back a year to become thoroughly prepared for the university . He considered the University of Minnesota - how seriously is not clear - but he chose the University of Iowa . The struggles of the Iowa Hawkeyes football team might have attracted him . Verle Davis , Kinnick 's football coach at Adel , recalled that `` Kinnick was determined to go to some school that was down ... He did n't want to go to Minnesota , because they were on top ... He finally went to Iowa as he figured they were at their lowest ebb . '' The account is persuasive , because it was typical of Kinnick . To start from nothing and test himself against his own weakness as well as outside resistance were challenges Kinnick always pursued if they were available . He was recruited to Iowa by Coach Ossie Solem in 1936 . Kinnick was named the co-captain of the freshman team . He also played baseball and basketball his freshman year . After the 1936 season , Solem left Iowa to go to Syracuse University , and the University of Iowa hired Irl Tubbs to replace him . As a sophomore , Kinnick was terrific , but the Hawkeyes just could not win . Iowa battled Washington , the eventual Pacific Coast Conference champions , to the wire in a 14–0 defeat and then scored an early victory over Bradley University . It was Iowa 's only win of the year . But opponents raved about Kinnick . After scoring Iowa 's only touchdown in a 13–6 loss to Wisconsin , Solem wrote sports editor Sec Taylor from Syracuse , `` I was sure that Kinnick was destined to be the greatest back in all Iowa history , and I am more convinced than ever that he will be . '' Iowa lost all five Big Ten Conference games in 1937 . The `` heartbreaking '' loss was a 7 - 6 defeat at the hands of Michigan , despite Kinnick 's 74-yard punt return for a touchdown . Sportswriter Bert McGrane wrote , `` I ca n't recall a single break that favored Iowa ... You 'd think Iowa would win the toss by accident once in a while . '' Iowa had not won the coin toss in 13 games . Kinnick , the lone bright spot of the 1937 season , led the nation in punting and was named first team All-Big Ten and a third team All-American . Kinnick played basketball , too , and he was Iowa 's second leading scorer and the 15th leading scorer in the Big Ten his sophomore year in 1937–38 . After a brief stint in baseball that summer , Nile dropped the third sport . In 1938 , he hurt his ankle in preseason football practice and was not at full strength for his entire junior year . Kinnick played through the pain , but it hampered his effectiveness . His Christian Science beliefs limited the amount of medical assistance that Kinnick allowed himself to receive from the team doctors , believing that his injury could be overcome by his reliance on prayer for healing . Kinnick was an honorable mention All-Big Ten selection his junior year in 1938 . ( It was later revealed that he had probably played the 1938 season with a broken ankle . Most contemporaries say that because of Christian Science religion he would not allow himself to be examined by a doctor . In fact , the Christian Science religion does not prohibit medical help , and leaves the choice whether to seek medical attention up to the individual . However , a teammate says that he did not go to a doctor because he had learned a different style of wrapping his ankle and did not want anyone else messing with it . He `` went to a doctor when something was wrong with him . '' ) He also declared that he would not participate in basketball in the upcoming year , citing personal concerns over his school work . After a 1-6-1 season , Irl Tubbs was fired at Iowa , and the doctor , Eddie Anderson , was now the head coach . Kinnick was also a member of the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity at the University of Iowa during his undergraduate years . 1939 season . Before the 1939 season , Kinnick wrote , `` For three years , nay for fifteen years , I have been preparing for this last year of football . I anticipate becoming the roughest , toughest all-around back yet to hit this conference . '' He also wrote , `` I 'm looking forward to showing Anderson what a real football player looks like - so hold your hats . '' Coach Anderson liked Kinnick immediately . He referred to all of his players by their last names , except Kinnick , who was always `` Nile '' . Anderson favored student-athletes , because he felt that scholars made better players over the long run . He believed the 1939 team could be a good one , but only if the starters played significant minutes . Before the first game , the `` Des Moines Register '' had a small note stating that `` a set of iron men may be developed to play football for Iowa . '' The 1939 Hawkeyes , nicknamed the `` Ironmen '' , would become one of the greatest teams in school history . Many of Anderson 's players played complete games during that season for the Hawkeyes . In 1939 , Iowa finished the year ranked ninth in the AP Poll with a 6-1-1 record . Kinnick threw for 638 yards and 11 touchdowns on only 31 passes and ran for 374 yards . He was involved in 16 of the 19 touchdowns ( 11 passing , 5 rushing ) that Iowa scored and was involved in 107 of the 130 points that Iowa scored that year . He played 402 of a possible 420 minutes that season . All told , Kinnick set 14 school records , six of which still stand over 65 years later . At the end of the season , Nile Kinnick won virtually every major award in the country . He was a consensus First-Team All-American , and he appeared on every first team ballot to become the only unanimous selection in the AP voting . He won the Big Ten MVP award by the largest margin in history . He also won the Maxwell Award and the Walter Camp Memorial Trophy . Nile Kinnick even won the Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year , beating out such notables as Joe DiMaggio , Byron Nelson , and Joe Louis . He was the first college football player to win that award . On November 28 , 1939 , Nile Kinnick won the Heisman Trophy , becoming to date the only Iowa Hawkeye to win college football 's most prestigious award . Heisman Trophy speech . Bill Cunningham of the `` Boston Post '' wrote in response , `` This country 's okay as long as it produces Nile Kinnicks . The football part is incidental . '' AP reporter Whitney Martin wrote , `` You realized the ovation ( after his Heisman speech ) was n't alone for Nile Kinnick , the outstanding college football player of the year . It was also for Nile Kinnick , typifying everything admirable in American youth . '' Another observer said that Kinnick 's remarks `` tackled Demosthenes and threw Cicero for a 15-yard loss . '' The University of Iowa recently began playing an excerpt from the speech on the Kinnick Stadium scoreboard before `` The Star-Spangled Banner '' at every Hawkeye home game . Minnesota tryout . Nile Kinnick 's college choice came down to Iowa and the University of Minnesota . Minnesota was one of the dominant college football programs in the nation , while Iowa was a struggling program . Some sources state that Kinnick traveled to Minneapolis for a tryout with the Gophers , but that the Gophers rejected him . Some even suggest that Minnesota 's legendary coach , Bernie Bierman , stated himself that Kinnick was `` too small and too slow '' to play for Minnesota . Whether or not this tryout actually took place is unclear . Even as a high school student , Kinnick wrote many letters and kept meticulous journal entries , yet this alleged tryout with Minnesota is never referenced . Nor does Kinnick ever mention the tryout during any of his journal entries or letters when he discusses one of his many games with Iowa against Minnesota . Also , by early 1937 , Bierman called Kinnick `` one of the finest young backs I have ever seen . '' That would represent a significant change of opinion on Bierman 's part in a very short period of time . One author wrote , `` When it was time for college , there was no doubt that Nile would go to Iowa . '' The Universities of Iowa and Minnesota have been fierce rivals for a long time , and it is possible that the story of Kinnick 's interest in Minnesota was embellished at some point , by fans of either school . Kinnick considered enrolling at Minnesota , but how seriously and whether he actually attended a football tryout is uncertain . Michigan confession . Another enduring story involves a game between Iowa and Michigan in the late 1930s for the Big Ten Conference title and/or a Rose Bowl berth . Iowa trailed by a few points and threatened to score the winning touchdown on the final play of the game . On the final play , Kinnick was stopped right at the goal line . The officials conferred to discuss if Kinnick had scored , and Kinnick approached the officials to inform them that he had been , in fact , stopped short of the goal , and Michigan went on to win the game . There are several inconsistencies with this story . First of all , Kinnick 's Iowa teams only met Michigan twice , in 1937 and 1939 , and at that time , the Big Ten did not send their champion to the Rose Bowl . The Big Ten title was not at stake during the 1937 game for either team , and Michigan did not win the Big Ten title in 1939 , even with the victory over Iowa . In retrospect , Iowa could have won the 1939 Big Ten title with a win over Michigan , but Iowa lost the game 27–7 , too large a margin for any last-minute Kinnick heroics . Iowa did lose the 1937 game at Michigan by a 7–6 score , but no written account of the game includes this controversial score . 1939 Notre Dame game . Iowa defeated Notre Dame in 1939 , 7–6 , in a game that many consider to be Kinnick 's signature performance . Iowa 's only touchdown was scored when Nile Kinnick switched to right halfback for the first time all season from his usual left halfback spot , and the Notre Dame defense was caught unprepared by the switch . Bill Reichardt , a terrific Iowa fullback who would later be named the Big Ten MVP in 1951 , claimed that Al Couppee , Iowa 's quarterback , was not in the game on that touchdown play . Reichardt describes the touchdown this way . `` They originally called right halfback Buzz Dean 's play in the huddle . But Dean said , 'I ca n't take it . I 've got a separated shoulder . ' Then they turned to Kinnick and said , 'Can you take it , Nile ? ' Kinnick responded , 'I think I 've got a couple of broken ribs on my right side , so let 's run the play to the left side . ' '' This story regarding Kinnick 's statement about broken ribs and with Kinnick , not Couppee , coming up with the idea for the switch to right halfback is particularly enduring . It is unlikely that Reichardt 's story is true . His story is refuted by almost everyone on the 1939 Iowa team . Couppee states in his autobiography that he was indeed in the game for Kinnick 's touchdown . Couppee called a rare huddle , in which Couppee called the play shifting Kinnick to the right halfback position . Teammates Erwin Prasse and George `` Red '' Frye substantiate Couppee 's version , but neither of them refute that Kinnick was injured on a previous play . Plans . Kinnick was elected student body president his senior year at Iowa . A member of the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity at Iowa , Kinnick also maintained a 3.4 GPA . As he neared graduation with a degree in economics , he was one of thirty students selected to the Phi Beta Kappa fraternity , and the university president informed him that he would graduate `` with distinction '' , Iowa 's equivalent to graduating `` cum laude '' . He gave the commencement speech for the University of Iowa 's graduating class in 1940 . Kinnick was the leading vote-getter in the nation for the College All-Star Game , while his coach , Eddie Anderson , was voted in to coach the team against Iowa alum Joe Laws and the NFL champion Green Bay Packers . The Packers defeated the College All-Stars , 45-28 . Kinnick scored two touchdowns and kicked four extra points . It was noted that the All-Stars scored four touchdowns while Kinnick was in the game ; when he sat on the bench , they mustered just one first down . Kinnick rejected several lucrative offers to play professional football . He was drafted by the Brooklyn Dodgers , and the team owner offered to pay him a $ 10,000 annual salary or on a game-by-game basis for $ 1,000 a game . Instead of going into professional football , he entered the University of Iowa College of Law . After one year of law school , Kinnick ranked third in his class academically . He also had an interest in politics . Kinnick , himself the grandson of a Governor , spoke before the Young Republicans and introduced 1940 presidential candidate Wendell Willkie at a campaign rally . Kinnick said , `` When the members of any nation have come to regard their country as nothing more than the plot of ground on which they reside , and their government as a mere organization for providing police or contracting treaties ; when they have ceased to entertain any warmer feelings for one another than those which interest or personal friendship or a mere general philanthropy may produce , the moral dissolution of that nation is at hand . '' The `` Marion Sentinel '' proposed in an article to endorse a presidential run for Kinnick in 1956 , the first year in which he would be eligible . While Kinnick took a year of law school in 1940 , he also served as an assistant football coach for the Hawkeyes , aiding the freshman team and scouting upcoming opponents . He accompanied the team to South Bend to see Iowa upset the Irish for the second straight season . According to The Daily Iowan 's account , `` Nile Kinnick , cool , calm , and collected while he 's on a football team , pranced up and down the dressing room almost jabbering in his excitement . '' He was also an assistant football coach at Iowa in 1941 . Naval service . Kinnick left law school after one year and enlisted in the Naval Air Reserve . After completing a speaking tour of Iowa communities and visiting his parents in Omaha , he reported for induction three days before the attack on Pearl Harbor . He wrote , `` There is no reason in the world why we should n't fight for the preservation of a chance to live freely , no reason why we should n't suffer to uphold that which we want to endure . May God give me the courage to do my duty and not falter . '' Later , he added , `` Every man whom I 've admired in history has willingly and courageously served in his country 's armed forces in times of danger . It is not only a duty but an honor to follow their example the best I know how . May God give me the courage and ability to so conduct myself in every situation that my country , my family , and my friends will be proud of me . '' Kinnick was able to return to Iowa one last time in 1942 . He visited Adel and saw his father one final time . He then went to Iowa City and watched Iowa 's football game against Washington University from the press box . When the Iowa crowd heard of his presence , they began a loud `` We want Kinnick ! '' chant until he leaned out of the press box with an appreciative wave . Kinnick was training to be a fighter pilot . `` The task which lies ahead is adventure as well as duty , '' Nile wrote in his final letter to his parents before deploying with the USS `` Lexington '' in late May 1943 , `` and I am anxious to get at it . I feel better in mind and body than I have for ten years and am quite certain I can meet the foe confident and unafraid . 'I have set the Lord always before me , because He is at my right hand . I shall not be moved . ' Truly , we have shared to the full life , love , and laughter . Comforted in the knowledge that your thought and prayer go with us every minute , and sure that your faith and courage will never falter , no matter the outcome , I bid you `` au revoir '' . '' Death . On June 2 , 1943 , Ensign Kinnick was on a routine training flight from the aircraft carrier USS `` Lexington '' ( CV-16 ) , which was off the coast of Venezuela in the Gulf of Paria . Kinnick had been flying for over an hour when his Grumman F4F Wildcat developed an oil leak so serious that he could neither reach land nor the `` Lexington '' , whose flight deck was in any case crowded with planes preparing for launch . Kinnick followed standard military procedure and executed an emergency landing in the water , but died in the process . Rescue boats arrived on the scene a mere eight minutes later , but they found only an oil slick . His body was never recovered . Nile Kinnick was the first Heisman Trophy winner to die ; he was a month and seven days away from his 25th birthday . Iowa sportscaster Tait Cummins said , `` Kinnick proved one thing , that college athletics could be beautiful . Everything that can be said that is good about college athletics he was . He did n't `` represent '' it ... he `` was '' it . '' In a letter to Kinnick 's parents , Kinnick 's lieutenant commander , Paul Buie , wrote , `` Having lost all oil the engine , without lubrication , failed , forcing Nile to land in the water . '' Kinnick 's squadron mate , Bill Reiter , also confirmed that the oil leak was so bad that Kinnick was forced to land four miles before he could reach the `` Lexington '' . This varies slightly from the often-repeated legend that Kinnick could have made it back to the ship but instead `` chose '' to land in the water to spare the ship 's crew from danger . While Kinnick gave his life for his country , the decision to land his plane in the water was standard military procedure , and a landing on the `` Lexington '' , given his situation , was an impossibility , not a deliberately bypassed option . There is also some uncertainty about exactly how Kinnick died . Reiter was the only person who claimed to have seen Kinnick clear of the plane and motionless in the water . Reiter died three months later . Since Kinnick 's body was never found , it is possible that Kinnick was still tethered to the plane . Dick Tosaw , whose brother played high school football with Kinnick , has repeatedly pursued the idea of finding and salvaging Kinnick 's plane , and making a monument at Kinnick Stadium or at Kinnick 's high school alma mater , now known as Adel-DeSoto-Minburn High School . But the possibility , however remote , that Kinnick 's body is still with the plane led to overwhelming opposition to Tosaw 's efforts . Nile Kinnick Sr. opposed the idea , saying that it would be like digging up his son 's grave . Kinnick 's teammates were also unanimously opposed to the idea . Such strong opposition from Kinnick 's teammates , relatives , and fans scuttled Tosaw 's plans . Honours . Numerous honours for Nile Kinnick have been created since his death . When the United States occupied Japan , it renamed the site intended for the 1940 Summer Olympics `` Nile Kinnick Stadium . '' A high school in Yokosuka , Japan , for dependents of military personnel is named Nile C. Kinnick High School . The coin flipped at the start of every Big Ten football game bears his image , and each captain of a Big Ten team receives one such coin at the end of the year . Shortly after his death , a memorial fund was established at the University of Iowa in his honor . The Nile Kinnick Memorial Scholarship Fund is awarded annually to outstanding student-athletes at Iowa . His number # 24 has been retired , one of only two Iowa football numbers so recognized ( Cal Jones ' # 62 is the other ) . He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in the Hall 's inaugural year in 1951 , one of only two Hawkeye players so honored ( Duke Slater was the other ) . In 1989 , Iowa fans selected an all-time University of Iowa football team during the 100th anniversary celebration of Iowa football . Nile Kinnick was not only selected to the team as a halfback , he was voted the team 's MVP , or the most valuable player in the first century of Iowa football . Kinnick was one of just five football players inducted into the Iowa Sports Hall of Fame in the Hall 's inaugural year in 1951 , joining Duke Slater , Aubrey Devine , Jay Berwanger , and Elmer Layden . In 1999 , `` Sports Illustrated '' selected Nile Kinnick as the third greatest sports figure in the history of the state of Iowa , behind only Dan Gable and Kinnick 's youth baseball teammate , Bob Feller . College Football News ranked Kinnick as the ninth greatest college football player of all-time . An Iowa City theater produced a play based on Kinnick 's life . Four books have been written about Nile Kinnick and the 1939 Hawkeyes . `` Sports Illustrated '' chose Kinnick as a starting defensive cornerback on its all-20th century college football team ( players in Kinnick 's time played both offense and defense , and sometimes special teams as well ) . Deion Sanders was the other starting cornerback . The reserve cornerbacks were Rod Woodson , Charles Woodson , Jim Thorpe , and John Lattner . Renaming Iowa Stadium . In the spring of 1972 , the Iowa Athletic Board voted to rename the stadium in honor of the school 's only Heisman Trophy winner . The Hawkeyes ' first home game that year was with Oregon State , and a pre-game ceremony on September 23 made it official : Iowa Stadium became known as Kinnick Stadium . Kinnick 's father took part in the ceremony and seemed genuinely pleased . Kinnick Stadium is the only college football stadium named for a Heisman Trophy winner . In 2006 , Iowa finished renovations on Kinnick Stadium . As part of those renovations , the school dedicated a bronze statue of Kinnick in front of the stadium on September 1 , the day before the opening game . Included in the ceremonies was a speech by head coach Kirk Ferentz , as well as a fly-over of a replication of the plane Kinnick flew in World War II . Iowa also placed a bronze relief on the wall of the stadium , depicting Kinnick 's 1939 game-winning touchdown run against Notre Dame .
Ernst Steinhauer . Ernst Steinhauer ( 9 December 1925 – 8 November 2005 ) was a West German sprint canoer who competed in the mid to late 1950s . He won two medals at the 1954 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Mâcon with a gold in the K-2 500 m and a bronze in the K-2 10000 m events . Steinhauer competed for the United Team of Germany at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne , finishing eighth in the K-1 1000 m event .
Ziba rehderi . `` Ziba rehderi '' is a species of sea snail , a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitridae , the miters or miter snails .
Oswald Spengler . Oswald Arnold Gottfried Spengler ( 29 May 1880 – 8 May 1936 ) was a German historian and philosopher of history whose interests included mathematics , science , and art . He is best known for his book `` The Decline of the West '' ( `` Der Untergang des Abendlandes '' ) , published in 1918 and 1922 , covering all of world history . Spengler 's model of history postulates that any culture is a superorganism with a limited and predictable lifespan . Spengler predicted that about the year 2000 , Western civilization would enter the period of pre‑death emergency whose countering would necessitate Caesarism ( extraconstitutional omnipotence of the executive branch of the central government ) . Spengler is rendered as a nationalist , anti-democratic , and a prominent member of the Conservative Revolution , but he rejected National Socialism due to its racialism . Instead , he saw his ideal realised in Benito Mussolini , the dictator of Fascist Italy . He correctly predicted important developments of his time and strongly influenced other historians , including Franz Borkenau and especially Arnold J. Toynbee . Biography . Oswald Spengler was born in 1880 in Blankenburg ( the Duchy of Brunswick , the German Reich ) as the second child of Bernhard ( 1844–1901 ) and Pauline ( 1840–1910 ) Spengler . Oswald 's elder brother was born prematurely ( eight months ) in 1879 , when his mother tried to move a heavy laundry basket , and died at the age of three weeks . Oswald was born ten months after his brother 's death . His younger sisters were Adele ( 1881–1917 ) , Gertrud ( 1882–1957 ) , and Hildegard ( 1885–1942 ) . Oswald 's paternal grandfather , Theodor Spengler ( 1806–76 ) , was a metallurgical inspector ( `` Hütteninspektor '' ) in Altenbrak . Oswald 's father , Bernhard Spengler , held the position of a postal secretary ( `` Postsekretär '' ) and was a hard-working man with a marked dislike of intellectualism , who tried to instil the same values and attitudes in his son . On 26 May 1799 , Friedrich Wilhelm Grantzow , a tailor 's apprentice in Berlin , married a Jewish woman named Bräunchen Moses ( whose parents , Abraham and Reile Moses , were both deceased by that time ) . Shortly before the wedding , Bräunchen Moses ( `` ca . '' 1769–1849 ) was baptized as Johanna Elisabeth Anspachin ( the surname was chosen after her birthplace—Anspach ) . The couple had eight children ( three before and five after the wedding ) , one of whom was Gustav Adolf Grantzow ( 1811–83 ) —a solo dancer and ballet master in Berlin , who in 1837 married Katharina Kirchner ( 1813–73 ) , a nervously beautiful solo dancer from a Munich Catholic family ; the second of their four daughters was Oswald Spengler 's mother Pauline Grantzow . Like the Grantzows in general , Pauline was of a Bohemian disposition , and , before marrying Bernhard Spengler , accompanied her dancer sister on tours . She was the least talented member of the Grantzow family . In appearance , she was plump and a bit unseemly . Her temperament , which Oswald inherited , complemented her appearance and frail physique : she was moody , irritable , and morose . After his father 's death in 1901 Spengler attended several universities ( Munich , Berlin , and Halle ) as a private scholar , taking courses in a wide range of subjects . His private studies were undirected . In 1903 , he failed his doctoral thesis on Heraclitus ( titled `` Der metaphysische Grundgedanke der Heraklitischen Philosophie '' , `` The Metaphysical Fundamental Thought in Heraclitean Philosophy '' , and conducted under the direction of Alois Riehl ) because of insufficient references , which effectively ended his chances of an academic career . He eventually received his Ph.D. from Halle on 6 April 1904 . In December 1904 , he set to write the secondary dissertation ( `` Staatsexamensarbeit '' ) necessary to qualify as a high school teacher . This became `` The Development of the Organ of Sight in the Higher Realms of the Animal Kingdom '' ( `` Die Entwicklung des Sehorgans bei den Hauptstufen des Tierreiches '' ) . It was approved and he received his teaching certificate . In 1905 Spengler suffered a nervous breakdown . Biographers report his life as a teacher was uneventful . He briefly served as a teacher in Saarbrücken and then in Düsseldorf . From 1908 to 1911 he worked at a grammar school ( `` Realgymnasium '' ) in Hamburg , where he taught science , German history , and mathematics . In 1911 , following his mother 's death , he moved to Munich , where he would live until his death in 1936 . He lived as a cloistered scholar , supported by his modest inheritance . Spengler survived on very limited means and was marked by loneliness . He owned no books , and took jobs as a tutor or wrote for magazines to earn additional income . The book was completed in 1914 , but publishing was delayed by World War I . Due to a congenital heart problem , Spengler was not called up for military service . During the war , however , his inheritance was largely useless because it was invested overseas ; thus he lived in genuine poverty for this period . `` The Decline of the West '' ( 1918 ) . When `` The Decline of the West '' was published in the summer of 1918 , it was a wild success . The perceived national humiliation of the Treaty of Versailles ( 1919 ) and later the economic depression around 1923 fueled by hyperinflation seemed to prove Spengler right . It comforted Germans because it seemingly rationalized their downfall as part of larger world-historical processes . The book met with wide success outside of Germany as well , and by 1919 had been translated into several other languages . Spengler rejected a subsequent offer to become Professor of Philosophy at the University of Göttingen , saying he needed time to focus on writing . The book was widely discussed , even by those who had not read it . Historians took umbrage at his unapologetically non-scientific approach . Thomas Mann compared reading Spengler 's book to reading Schopenhauer for the first time . Academics gave it a mixed reception . Max Weber described Spengler as a `` very ingenious and learned dilettante '' , while Karl Popper called the thesis `` pointless '' . The great historian of antiquity Eduard Meyer thought highly of Spengler , although he also had some criticisms of him . Spengler 's obscurity , intuitionalism , and mysticism were easy targets , especially for the Positivists and neo-Kantians who rejected the possibility that there was meaning in world history . The critic and aesthete Count Harry Kessler thought him unoriginal and rather inane , especially in regard to his opinion on Nietzsche . Ludwig Wittgenstein , however , shared Spengler 's cultural pessimism . Spengler 's work became an important foundation for the social cycle theory . `` Prussianism and Socialism '' ( 1919 ) . In late 1919 , Spengler published `` Prussianism and Socialism '' ( `` Preußentum und Sozialismus '' ) , an essay based on notes intended for the second volume of `` The Decline of the West '' in which he argues that Germanic socialism is the correct socialism in contrast to English socialism . In his view , correct socialism has a much more `` national '' spirit . According to Spengler , mankind will spend the next and last several hundred years of its existence in a state of Caesarian socialism , when all humans will be synergized into a harmonious and happy totality by a dictator , like an orchestra is synergized into a harmonious totality by its conductor Aftermath . A 1928 `` Time '' review of the second volume of `` Decline '' described the immense influence and controversy Spengler 's ideas enjoyed during the 1920s : `` When the first volume of `` The Decline of the West '' appeared in Germany a few years ago , thousands of copies were sold . Cultivated European discourse quickly became Spengler-saturated . Spenglerism spurted from the pens of countless disciples . It was imperative to read Spengler , to sympathize or revolt . It still remains so '' . In the second volume , published in 1922 , Spengler argued that German socialism differed from Marxism , and was in fact compatible with traditional German conservatism . In 1924 , following the social-economic upheaval and inflation , Spengler entered politics in an effort to bring Reichswehr general Hans von Seeckt to power as the country 's leader . The attempt failed and Spengler proved ineffective in practical politics . In 1931 , he published `` Man and Technics '' , which warned against the dangers of technology and industrialism to culture . He especially pointed to the tendency of Western technology to spread to hostile `` Colored races '' which would then use the weapons against the West . It was poorly received because of its anti-industrialism . This book contains the well-known Spengler quote `` Optimism is cowardice '' . Despite voting for Hitler over Hindenburg in 1932 , Spengler found the Führer vulgar . He met Hitler in 1933 and after a lengthy discussion remained unimpressed , saying that Germany did not need a `` heroic tenor [ `` Heldentenor '' : one of several conventional tenor classifications ] but a real hero [ `` Held '' ] '' . He quarreled publicly with Alfred Rosenberg , and his pessimism and remarks about the Führer resulted in isolation and public silence . He further rejected offers from Joseph Goebbels to give public speeches . However , Spengler did become a member of the German Academy in the course of the year . `` The Hour of Decision '' , published in 1934 , was a bestseller , but the Nazis later banned it for its critiques of National Socialism . Spengler 's criticisms of liberalism were welcomed by the Nazis , but Spengler disagreed with their biological ideology and anti-Semitism . While racial mysticism played a key role in his own worldview , Spengler had always been an outspoken critic of the pseudo-scientific racial theories professed by the Nazis and many others in his time , and was not inclined to change his views upon Hitler 's rise to power . Although himself a German nationalist , Spengler viewed the Nazis as too narrowly German , and not occidental enough to lead the fight against other peoples . The book also warned of a coming world war in which Western Civilization risked being destroyed , and was widely distributed abroad before eventually being banned in Germany . A `` Time '' review of `` The Hour of Decision '' noted his international popularity as a polemicist , observing that `` When Oswald Spengler speaks , many a Western Worldling stops to listen '' . The review recommended the book for `` readers who enjoy vigorous writing '' , who `` will be glad to be rubbed the wrong way by Spengler 's harsh aphorisms '' and his pessimistic predictions . In his private papers , Spengler denounced Nazi anti-Semitism in even stronger terms , writing `` and how much envy of the capability of other people in view of one 's lack of it lies hidden in anti-Semitism ! '' and that `` when one would rather destroy business and scholarship than see Jews in them , one is an ideologue , i.e. , a danger for the nation . Idiotic . '' Final years . On 13 October 1933 Spengler became one of the 100 senators of the German Academy . Spengler spent his final years in Munich , listening to Beethoven , reading Molière and Shakespeare , buying several thousand books , and collecting ancient Turkish , Persian and Indian weapons . He made occasional trips to the Harz mountains , and to Italy . In the spring of 1936 ( shortly before his death ) , he prophetically remarked in a letter to Reichsleiter Hans Frank that `` in ten years , the German Reich will probably no longer exist '' ( `` da ja wohl in zehn Jahren ein Deutsches Reich nicht mehr existieren wird ! '' ) . He died of a heart attack on 8 May 1936 , in Munich , three weeks before his 56th birthday and exactly nine years before the fall of the Third Reich .
Disciples Seminary Foundation . Disciples Seminary Foundation is a 501 ( c ) 3 charitable organization affiliated with the Christian Church ( Disciples of Christ ) and located near the campus of Claremont School of Theology in Claremont , California . It also has partnerships with Pacific School of Religion , San Francisco Theological Seminary , and Seattle University 's School of Theology and Ministry . The foundation cultivates church leadership by providing scholarships to seminary and graduate students for theological education . Its assets total $ 15,221,980 .
Bursera laxiflora . `` Bursera laxiflora '' is a North American species of trees in the frankincense family in the soapwood order , native to northwestern Mexico . It is fairly common in Sonora ( including Tiburón Island ) with additional populations in Sinaloa , Baja California Sur , and Socorro Island . There is a report of the species being found in the United States , but it is from the property of the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum west of Tucson , most likely a cultivated or escaped specimen . `` Bursera laxiflora '' is a small tree with red bark unlike the gray bark of the closely related `` B . filicifolia . '' The trunk can reach a diameter of up to 30 cm ( 12 inches ) . Leaves are pinnately compound with 5-9 leaflets , with short hairs on both sides . Drupes are egg-shaped and somewhat flattened .
Tsukasa Hojo . is a Japanese manga artist . He studied technical design while still at Kyushu Sangyo University , where he began to draw manga . He worked on several one-shot stories before releasing his serialized works : `` Cat 's Eye '' , `` City Hunter '' and `` Angel Heart '' . After the success of `` Cat 's Eye '' and `` City Hunter '' , Hojo went on to work on other series such as `` Family Compo '' . His current ongoing series is `` Angel Heart '' , a spinoff of `` City Hunter '' set in an alternate universe . It has been serialized in the `` Weekly Comic Bunch '' since 2001 and 30 collected volumes have been published so far . Tsukasa Hojo is Takehiko Inoue 's mentor . Inoue worked as an assistant to Hojo during the production of `` City Hunter '' . Hojo is also a long-time acquaintance of `` Fist of the North Star '' illustrator Tetsuo Hara , who was also one of the founders of Coamix . Hojo contributed to the production ' film series by designing the character of Reina . He was honor guest of the eleventh French Japan Expo which was held in July 2010 .
Robert Buchar . Robert Buchar is an American cinematographer , filmmaker , film director and producer , born in 1951 in Hradec Králové , former Czechoslovakia . In 1966 , he came to Prague to study photography at the Secondary School of Graphic Arts , and cinematography at FAMU , the Film Academy of Fine Arts , where he graduated as M.F.A . in 1975 . He worked as a cinematographer mainly for the documentary section of Krátký film , before defecting to the United States in 1980 . There he worked as a cameraman for CBS until 1989 , photographed over twenty films and documentaries in the U.S. and Europe . He also works as director of photography on independent films and commercials . Since 1989 , he teaches cinematography at the Columbia College in Chicago , where he became head of the `` Cinematography Concentration '' , the faculty 's cinematography program , an advanced production course he developed . Filmography . documentaries , feature-length , also as director / producer other , ( mainly / also ) as director of photography
Crassispira ochrobrunnea . `` Crassispira ochrobrunnea '' is a species of sea snail , a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae . Description . The length of the shell attains 21 mm , its diameter 8 mm . ( Original description ) The solid , oblong-fusiform shell is yellow or ochreous-brown . It contains 8-9 whorls , of which the two whorls in the protoconch are smooth , globose and blunt at the actual apex . The remainder is suturally impressed , angled , longitudinally multicostate . The ribs are smooth , crossed by obscure spiral lines on the body whorl , more particularly towards the base . The whorls are ornamented with spiral rows of white beaded gemmae just below the sutures , and again in several regularly arranged rows on the ribs , and towards the base of the body whorl . There is , in the examples seen by the author , some extent of variation in the disposition of these gemmae , and likewise in the number of ribs . The aperture is ovate . The outer lip is slightly rounded in the largest specimen , straighter in the smaller , and with the sinus shallow but well expressed . The columellar margin is straight . The siphonal canal is very short , slightly recurved basally . Distribution . This marine species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Mauritius
Dara Nur al-Din . Dara Nur al-Din is an Iraqi judge and politician and Minister of Justice since February 2008 . A Sunni Kurd , Nur al-Din was a judge who ruled that an edict of Saddam Hussein 's government which allowed confiscation of land without proper compensation was unconstitutional . He was sentenced to several years in prison , but only served eight months of his sentence in the Abu Ghraib prison before being released in October 2002 . He was appointed to the Interim Iraq Governing Council created following the United States 's 2003 invasion of Iraq . In February 2008 he was appointed the Minister of Justice in the Al-Maliki government .
Blood ( Birch novel ) . `` Blood '' ( 2011 ) is a novel by Australian author Tony Birch . It was shortlisted for the 2012 Miles Franklin Literary Award . Plot summary . The novel follows a family in crisis , breaking down under the weight of family violence , drugs , lost opportunities and general neglect . Notes . 'Then the boy , me and the boy we walked for miles through stormy weather hand in hand , we roamed the land and held the gleaming heart together . ' Reviews . Conrad Walters in `` The Sydney Morning Herald '' found the novel to build to a compelling last third but was let down a little by a hurried ending . Ed Wright in `` The Australian '' considered it an `` absorbing and endearing tale of children in adversity '' .
List of airlines of Switzerland . This is a list of airlines operating with an air operator 's certificate granted by the Federal Office of Civil Aviation of Switzerland .
List of Mobile Suit Gundam SEED characters . This is a list of fictional characters featured in the Cosmic Era ( CE ) timeline of the Gundam anime metaseries . These characters appear in the `` Mobile Suit Gundam SEED '' and `` Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny '' anime television series , as well as in the manga and OVA spinoffs . Both series focus on the raging conflict between Naturals and Coordinators , the former being regular humans and the latter being genetically-enhanced ones . `` Mobile Suit Gundam SEED '' begins when the neutral space colony Heliopolis is attacked by ZAFT , a military organization composed of Coordinators . Coordinator Kira Yamato pilots the mobile suit GAT-X105 Strike to protect his friends on the Naturals ' ship `` Archangel '' from potential enemies as they head towards Earth . `` Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny '' continues two years after `` Mobile Suit Gundam SEED '' and follows the teenager Shinn Asuka and his duties in ZAFT . Kira Yamato . is a first-generation Coordinator , who lives on the neutral space colony Heliopolis to avoid war between the races of Coordinators and the Naturals , but such area ends involved in the war . Born as a Coordinator , Kira is the only person able to pilot the Strike mobile suit created by the Naturals , and is forced to pilot it into numerous battles to protect his friends . He is voiced in the Japanese series by Sōichirō Hoshi . In English , he is voiced by Matt Hill in the Ocean dub and by Max Mittelman in the NYAV dub . Athrun Zala . is a member from the military organization ZAFT . Participating in the war between Coordinators and Naturals , Athrun discovers that his childhood friend Kira Yamato became a member from the Naturals ' military organization , the Earth Alliance , despite being a Coordinator . Across the series , Athrun encounters Kira various times , and after almost killing him , Athrun starts questioning his own motives to participate in the war . He is voiced in Japanese by Akira Ishida . In English , he is voiced by Sam Vincent in the Ocean dub and by Chris Hackney in the NYAV dub . Lacus Clyne . is a good natured and popular female vocalist from the space colony PLANT . Born as a Coordinator , Lacus is introduced when she is found in space by the Archangel , a ship of Naturals and befriends the Coordinator Kira Yamato . Late in the war between the races of Coordinators and Naturals , Lacus becomes the co-leader of the Clyne Faction , stealing the Freedom Gundam to give to Kira Yamato , and then later stealing the space battleship `` Eternal '' and joining with the battleship Archangel to stop both sides from fighting . Lacus is voiced in the Japanese series by Rie Tanaka . In the Ocean English dub , Chantal Strand is her regular voice actress , while Jillian Michaels does her singing voice . In the NYAV dub , she is voiced by Stephanie Sheh . Cagalli Yula Athha . is one of the Naturals , fighting against the Coordinators in an ongoing war . Despite fighting on the battlefield various times alongside the Naturals ' military organization the Earth Alliance , Cagalli is later revealed to be daughter of the leader from the neutral country of Orb . After helping her new allies to stop the war , Cagalli becomes the leader of Orb , role mainly explored in the series ' sequel , `` Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny '' . During the series , Cagalli is later revealed to be Kira Yamato 's sister . Cagalli is voiced by Naomi Shindō in Japanese . In English , she is voiced by Vanessa Morley in the Ocean dub and by Cherami Leigh in the NYAV dub . Shinn Asuka . is a member from the military organization ZAFT who joined them after his family was killed during a previous war between ZAFT and the Earth Alliance , and bears an enormous hatred towards his home country Orb for not protecting them . Across the series , Shinn starts questioning his motives to fight for ZAFT , but is still determined to follow their orders . He is voiced in the Japanese series by Kenichi Suzumura and by Matthew Erickson in the English dub . Rau Le Creuset . is an elite ZAFT commander , a skilled mobile suit pilot , and an adept tactician , whose abilities are greatly valued by the ZAFT leadership . He always appears in public with his unique mask covering his face . He becomes famous early in the war during the Battle of Yggdrasil , using his ZGMF-1017M GINN High Maneuver Type mobile suit to destroy thirty-seven Earth Alliance mobile armors and six warships . His birth name is , the direct clone of Mu La Flaga 's father , Al Da Flaga . Rau possesses spatial awareness , a trait he apparently inherited from his `` father '' and shares with his `` brother '' Mu . However , Rau has short telomeres within his DNA that cause him rapid aging problems . This is done intentionally , so that Rau can catch up to Mu in age and replace him . Rau takes a drug that stabilizes his aging ; if he goes too long without taking the medication , he suffers intense pain . Rau eventually decides that Naturals and Coordinators are both unfit to live , and plans the destruction of both . In the final battle of the war , Rau pilots the ZGMF-X13A Providence , the final ZAFT suit . He battles with Kira Yamato in the ZGMF-X10A Freedom , who manages to surpass him . Before being finished , Rau and his mobile suit are destroyed by the self-destruction of GENESIS , dying with a smile on his face . In `` Gundam SEED Destiny '' , Gilbert Durandal , Rau 's former friend and doctor , often imagines Rau conversing with him . He also appears in the final episode to Rey Za Burrel , another clone from Al who he was close with . He is voiced by Toshihiko Seki in Japanese . In English , he is voiced by Mark Oliver in the Ocean dub and by Kevin T. Collins in the NYAV Post dub . Patrick Zala . , father of Athrun Zala , is the National Defense Committee Chairman who is the radical faction leader of the PLANT Supreme Council . He lost his wife , Lenore Zala , in the Bloody Valentine Tragedy and blames all Naturals for her death . His grief over the death of his wife , Lenore , made him a man driven by hatred and revenge . This makes him easily manipulated by ZAFT Commander Rau Le Creuset , whom Patrick believes to be his right-hand man . Patrick has ZAFT build the GENESIS superweapon and uses it in an effort to destroy all Naturals . Patrick soon manages to destroy the Earth Alliance space fleet along with their lunar base at the Ptolemaeus Crater with GENESIS , effectively winning the battle . ZAFT Commander Ray Yuki shoots Patrick several times , killing him as he refuses to follow his orders . As he lies dying in Athrun 's arms , Patrick tells his son to fire GENESIS on Earth and make his vision of a Coordinators ' world come true . He is voiced by Kinryu Arimoto in Japanese and by Andrew Kavadas in English . Muruta Azrael . is the leader of the Blue Cosmos terrorist organization , which feels that all nations of Earth , neutral or not , should fight against humanity 's `` enemies '' , the Coordinators , for the sake of a `` blue and pure world '' - that is , a world without Coordinators , and has no problems with killing masses of ordinary humans . He wields enormous influence within the Earth Alliance due to his position as director of the Atlantic National Defense Conglomerate , the Alliance military 's primary source of arms and munitions . His relative Bruno Azrael is a member of Logos . After the Earth Alliance recaptures the mass driver at Victoria , Azrael decides to go into space on board the `` Dominion '' with the three Biological CPU pilots . When he gives the order to launch nuclear missiles at the PLANTs to inflict maximum damage to eliminate the threat to Earth , Natarle Badgiruel objects to his orders . he pulls a gun on her , frightening the other `` Dominion '' crew members into submission . Natarle intervenes , restraining him and ordering the rest of the crew to abandon ship . Azrael shoots Natarle during the struggle and then prepares to destroy the Archangel himself . When he fires the `` Lohengrin '' , however , GAT-X105 Strike pilot Mu La Flaga takes the full force of the blast and saves the Archangel . In response , the Archangel destroys the `` Dominion '' with its own Lohengrin , killing Azrael and Captain Badgiruel in the process . He is voiced by Nobuyuki Hiyama in Japanese and by Andrew Francis in English . Shani Andras . pilots the GAT-X252 Forbidden . Shani is antisocial , and prefers to fight alone to avoid interference from his teammates . Between missions , he blocks out the outside world by listening to music via headphones . Shani is by far the most brutal of the human CPUs . Due to his insatiable lust for carnage and devastation , he often neglects orders to retreat and even attacks his own teammates while `` having fun '' . Shani does not state Orga or Clotho 's names . As the series progresses , he reveals himself to be a sadistic sociopath with no moral restraints whatsoever . In one instance in the story , he is seen eagerly anticipating the destruction of the PLANTS for the sole purpose of seeing `` all the pretty lights '' . Shani is the first to die among the three . Shani is killed by Yzak Joule during the Second Battle of Jachin Due , when his GAT-X252 Forbidden is destroyed by Yzak 's GAT-X102 Duel Gundam . Clotho Buer . is a talkative and quarrelsome person , who is constantly arguing with his teammates . While he fights in his GAT-X370 Raider , he enjoys shouting out video game–inspired battle cries . Between missions he spends his time playing on a portable game system called the `` Great Wonder Swan XXX '' . Depending on the version of `` Gundam SEED '' seen , Clotho is killed during the Second Battle of Jachin Due either by Yzak Joule in the GAT-X102 Duel using the Buster 's rifle ( original `` Gundam SEED '' ) , or by Dearka Elsman in the GAT-X103 Buster ( ' ) . According to the PlayStation 2 game `` Gundam SEED : Never Ending Tomorrow '' , Clotho is not killed by Dearka or Yzak , but dies due to his nervous system failing ; however , it is seen that the GAT-X370 Raider is destroyed by Yzak . Orga Sabnak . is effectively the leader of the three biological CPUs . He uses tactics that are reckless and aggressive , causing him to often nearly hit his teammates while piloting his mobile suit , the GAT-X131 Calamity . He usually spends his time between missions reading paperback novels . He is also the only member of the team that seems to care about the welfare of the other two ; when Shani is killed , he screams out his teammate 's name , and tries to attack Shani 's killer Yzak . Unlike Clotho and Shani , who were killed by Yzak Joule , Orga is killed during the Second Battle of Jachin Due by Three Ships Alliance pilot Athrun Zala in the ZGMF-X09A Justice , equipped with the METEOR . Athrun slices Orga in half from behind as he is dodging a beam from Kira . Lord Djibril . is a member of the secret society made up of the leadership of the military-industrial complex `` Logos '' , and is also the successor to former Blue Cosmos leader , Muruta Azrael . Djibril decided that Junius Seven hitting the Earth would be a shameful incident for all those living on Earth , that the PLANTs ( and by extension , all Coordinators ) were at fault , and that they must all be exterminated ; the members of Logos all agreed to this decision , hence reviving Blue Cosmos ' plan to exterminate all Coordinators . When Djibril learned from Neo Roanoke that ZAFT forces were the instigators of the colony drop , he submitted the evidence to the people of Earth and Atlantic Federation President Joseph Copeland , thus starting the Second EA-ZAFT War . After Gilbert Durandal revealed to the world that Djibril and his Logos organization were behind the whole war , he was forced to go into hiding . Djibril was able to use the Requiem , a new Earth Alliance superweapon , in an attempt to destroy the seat of the PLANT Supreme Council , notably Durandal , at Aprilus One ; however , interference by a ZAFT task force led by Yzak Joule caused Requiem to miss its intended target , instead destroying several other PLANTs . An attack on the Daedalus base by the `` Minerva '' led him to flee . In the end , Lord Djibril is killed by Rey Za Burrel when the ZGMF-X666S Legend destroys the `` Girty Lue '' , the ship Djibril was escaping on . He is voiced by Hideyuki Hori in Japanese and by Alistair Abell in English . Phantom Pain . The Phantom Pain group is led by Neo Roanoke , an amnesic Mu La Flaga brainwashed by Blue Cosmos . Stella Loussier . ( also known as Stellar Loussier in some markets ) is one of the three Extended pilots from Phantom Pain under the command of Neo Roanoke . Together with her comrades Sting Oakley and Auel Neider she infiltrates the PLANT colony Armory One and , with the help of some ZAFT-soldiers , they steal three new Gundam-type mobile suits . Stella pilots the ZGMF-X88S Gaia when fighting . While Stella is normally calm , whenever she hears the word `` die '' or anything related , she grows berserker , afraid of dying . When she suffes from this trauma , Shinn Asuka , unaware of her identity , calms her promising to protect her . Stella befriends Shinn who discovers her identity when taking down the Gaia . Despite Shinn 's attempts to keep her away from war , Neo makes her pilot the gigantic transformable mobile armour GFAS-X1 Destroy to attack a large swath of western Eurasia . Shinn tries to calm her , but when she loses control over her fear , Kira Yamato in the ZGMF-X10A Freedom attacks her , causing her death . She tells Shinn she loves him before her death , and reappears to him in the end of the series when Shinn is knocked unconscious , telling she will see him `` tomorrow '' . She came in 4th place in the 27th Anime Grand Prix and move up to 3rd place in the 28th one . In the 29th Anime Grand Prix , Stella was awarded 10th place in the Favorite Female category . She is voiced by Houko Kuwashima in Japanese and by Lalainia Lindbjerg in English . Auel Neider . is one of the three Extended pilots of the Earth Alliance ’ s special forces team Phantom Pain . He is the most impulsive and brutal of the three , killing his enemies mercilessly and even laughing crazily when he kills people . Together with his comrades , he sneaks into the PLANT colony Armory One , where he steals one of the three new Gundam-type mobile suits , the ZGMF-X31S Abyss . When ZAFT discovers a laboratory in Lodonia , Auel recalls that his mother was stationed there and promptly begins to freak out . Because of his psychological conditioning , he is rendered helpless when he hears his blockword , in his case the word `` mother '' . Auel , in his confusion , says it out loud to himself and collapses in tears . The doctors on the ship quickly move to readjust his mentality . During the Battle of Crete his suit is destroyed by Shinn Asuka when he uses the beam javelin of his ZGMF-X56S/γ Blast Impulse to stab directly into the abdomen of the Abyss , causing it to crash into the sea . The Abyss explodes under water , shortly after blood-mixed water filled Auel 's helmet . He is voiced by Masakazu Morita in Japanese and by Brad Swaile in English . Sting Oakley . is one of the Extended Naturals of the Phantom Pain . Together with his comrades he sneaks into the PLANT colony Armory One , where he steals one of the three new Gundam-type mobile suits , the ZGMF-X24S Chaos . After various battles , he is transferred to the Earth Alliance stronghold Heaven 's Base in Iceland . He pilots one of five GFAS-X1 Destroy units and defends Heaven 's Base when ZAFT 's Operation Ragnarok begins . Gradually losing whatever mental stability he has left during the battle , he is eventually killed by Shinn Asuka and his ZGMF-X42S Destiny , getting pierced by the Destiny 's sword , while piloting the GFAS-X1 Destroy . He is voiced by Junichi Suwabe in Japanese and by Brent Miller in English . Sven Cal Bryan . is one of the main characters of the ONA side story ' . A member of the Phantom Pain special forces , he pilots the GAT-X105E Strike Noir . As a child , his parents were killed terrorist bombing at a space museum and thus he was taken into the anti-coordinator training program for the Alliance . He is voiced by Daisuke Ono . Yuna Roma Seiran . is the son of Unato Ema Seiran , the prime minister of Orb that succeeded former Chief Representative Uzumi Nara Athha and Representative Homura after their deaths . Yuna is also Cagalli Yula Athha 's fiancee by arranged marriage , a union that was approved of by both their parents , a fact that is revealed by Cagalli 's caretaker Myrna . During the Battle of Dardanelles , Yuna acts as Supreme Commander of Orb 's forces ready to intercept the `` Minerva '' . Later , after Logos is revealed to the world by Gilbert Durandal , Lord Djibril flees to Orb under protection by the Seirans . However , the Seirans deny sheltering Lord Djibril in Orb . Their denial is all for naught as ZAFT invades nonetheless . As the battle quickly turned against Orb , Cagalli returned to lead her country 's forces . As Yuna was unable to successfully command , he was delighted at Cagalli 's return and was easily tricked by her into returning control of Orb to her . Her first command was that Yuna be arrested for treason , an order many officers frustrated with his incompetence happily acknowledged , beating him up before subduing him . Yuna is ultimately killed by a falling ZGMF-2000 GOUF Ignited that lands on him when he attempts to flee from his Orb captors . He is voiced by Kenji Nojima in Japanese and by Brian Drummond in English . Gilbert Durandal . is the chairman of the PLANT Supreme Council and a member of the moderate political faction . Durandal is a man of science and medicine rather than politics , with the stated agenda of ending all conflicts between humans , especially the chasm between the Naturals and the Coordinators , i.e . the Earth and PLANT . Before he was Chairman of PLANT , Durandal was a brilliant young physician specializing in genetics and advanced biomedical techniques . He also was a friend of Rau Le Creuset , who was also his patient . Rau 's inability to understand the purpose of his existence helped Durandal form his opinions about a perfect world society . Durandal also had a relationship with later Minerva Captain Talia Gladys but she left him because she wanted a child . After Lord Djibril 's death , Durandal proposes his `` Destiny Plan '' , which is immediately opposed by the Atlantic Federation , the Kingdom of Scandinavia , and Orb . The Archangel 's crew think his plan would be to implement a new world order where every human is given the role for which they are best genetically suited at birth , and this would fulfill Durandal 's ideal of perfect genetic determinism , as this should be the ultimate goal of all Coordinators . Under this theory humans will no longer fight against others for things that they wish , since each person 's destiny are predetermined at birth . During the attack on the Requiem , Durandal strikes with the mobile space fortress Messiah , which is armed with a Neo-Genesis array . However , his plans to destroy Orb failed when the Requiem was destroyed . Eventually Gilbert faces Kira Yamato . The Chairman warns Kira that , if he is killed , the world will descend into chaos . Durandal was shot by Rey . Rey , through Kira 's reasoning , saw that the Destiny Plan paid too high a price for peace and it would rob humanity of free will . His lover , Minerva 's captain Talia and Rey , stayed behind in the crumbling fortress . The three of them are killed by falling debris and explosions . He is voiced by Shūichi Ikeda in Japanese , and by Ted Cole in English . Rey Za Burrel . is a ZAFT soldier of the Minerva and friend of Shinn Asuka . He begins piloting the classic ZAFT Zaku but later pilots one of ZAFT 'S newest mobile suits , the ZGMF-X666S Legend . He is extremely loyal to Gilbert Durandal , and blindly supports the Destiny Plan , as he believes it will save humanity . During the series it is revealed that he , like Rau Le Creuset , is a clone of Al Da Flaga , created as a transaction in exchange for the funds to finance his Ultimate Coordinator project . Due to the way he was born , his telomeres are shortened , which causes him to rely on pain-relieving medication . Sharing a strong bond with Rau , Rey wishes to kill Kira Yamato for Rau 's death . At the end of the series , Rey is defeated by Kira in combat . Seeing his confrontation with Durandal , Rey shoots his superior , having been moved by his wish for a future of their own . As the Messiah collapses , Rey remains behind with Durandal and Talia Gladys—whom he refers to as mother—and dies with them . Murrue Ramius . is thrust into the role of the captain of the Earth Alliance assault ship Archangel , after the ship 's original commanding officers are killed during a ZAFT assault on the Heliopolis space colony . She meets Kira during this assault , and as Kira saves her using Heliopolis ' mobile suit against ZAFT , she forces him and his friends to stay at the Archangel for seeing the military 's secrets . Captain Ramius deserts the Earth Alliance Forces after the Atlantic Federation 's betrayal at the Battle of JOSH-A . The Archangel joins with the Clyne Faction to stop both the Earth Alliance and ZAFT from destroying each other . Across the series , she starts romantic relationship with Lieutenant Mu La Flaga and is shocked when Mu is apparently killed in the end of the series . `` Gundam SEED Destiny '' , Ramius returns to the Archangel to interfere with the new war alongside former comrades . When Logos ' Neo Roanoke is defeated by the Archangel , she recognizes him as Mu , but he does not remember his former life . As the war continues , Mu starts recovering his memories and Ramius and him continue their relationship . Masatsugu Iwase early designed her for the Gundam SEED manga as a kind-hearted person , despite being the head of the Archangel as she is wedged between her superiors who issue unreasonable orders and Natarle as she tends to ignore Murrue 's orders . She is voiced by Kotono Mitsuishi in Japanese . In English , she is voiced by Lisa Ann Beley in the Ocean dub , Fran Bill in the Jim Henson dub and by Carrie Keranen in the NYAV Post dub , respectively . Natarle Badgiruel . is the executive officer of the Archangel , and supervises the ship 's Combat Information Center . Natarle is stern and operates by the book , though she is willing to do almost anything to reach a certain end—even when it conflicts with Captain Ramius . Nevertheless , Natarle is a superb tactical analyst with keen judgment and a knack for swift decision-making , which makes her a valuable asset to the Archangel . After Natarle leaves the Archangel on a transfer order while in Alaska , she is recruited by the Earth Alliance and made captain of the Dominion , which forced her to battle against the Archangel . After witnessing the actions of Muruta Azrael of Blue Cosmos , Natarle chooses to defy the Earth Alliance , which results in her and Azrael 's death . Shei is voiced by Houko Kuwashima in Japanese . In English , she is voiced by Sarah Johns in the Ocean dub and by Lisa Ortiz in the NYAV Post dub . Mu La Flaga . is a veteran mobile armor ace , and a longtime rival of ZAFT officer Rau Le Creuset , with whom he demonstrates a strange extrasensory connection—and whom he later finds out to be his brother , created as a clone of his father . A laid-back man with a thick-skinned attitude toward war , Mu is casually boastful of his preternatural abilities , sometimes calling himself the man who can make the impossible possible . After the attack on Heliopolis , Mu joins the crew of the Archangel and develops a relationship with Captain Murrue Ramius . During the course of the series , Mu becomes the pilot of the GAT-X105 Strike , while HD remastered version he instead pilots the GAT-X105 Perfect Strike , a combination of the Strike and its Striker Packs . Mu is seemingly killed after protecting the Archangel from a positron cannon . In `` Gundam SEED Destiny '' , Mu is revealed to be alive , but brainwashed by Logos into the identity —the captain in the Earth Alliance force Phantom Pain . After being captured by the Archangel , Neo experiences flashbacks of his life as Mu , and begins to doubt his identity and memories . Mu then rejoins the Archangel to help end the war and becomes the pilot of the ORB-01 Akatsuki mobile suit . At the end of `` Gundam SEED Destiny '' , Mu blocks a positron cannon from hitting the Archangel ( mirroring the events at the end of `` Gundam SEED '' ) , causing him to regain his memories . He stays with Murrue after the events of the sequel . He is voiced by Takehito Koyasu in Japanese . In English , he is voiced by Trevor Devall in the Ocean dub and by Tom Wayland in the NYAV Post dub . Arnold Neumann . was the ranking non-commissioned officer of the Earth Alliance warship Archangel at the start of the series . He was one of few original members of the crew to survived the ZAFT attack on Heliopolis . He serves as the pilot of the Archangel during both wars . The character is voiced by Isshin Chiba in Japanese . In English , he is voiced by Philip Pacaud in the Ocean dub and by Ben Pronsky in the NYAV Post dub . Martin DaCosta . is Andrew Waltfeld 's second in command on board the Lesseps until it is heavily damaged by the Archangel and Waltfeld is defeated by Kira Yamato 's GAT-X105 Strike . Later , Martin DaCosta joins the Clyne Faction and helps move Lacus Clyne underground after the theft of the ZGMF-X10A Freedom . DaCosta then helps rescue Athrun Zala , who has been held prisoner by his father , Patrick Zala , at the request of Lacus . He is successful in rescuing Athrun and the two escape to the Eternal , a new ZAFT support ship stolen by the Clyne Faction , which has his former superior Andy as a captain . Andrew Waltfeld . also known as Desert tiger is the commander of the ZAFT forces in the PLANT-pledged African Community , headquartered at Banadiya . He lives with his lover Aisha , who assists him in his military operations and eventually serves as the co-pilot of his TMF/A-803 LaGOWE . Unlike other ZAFT and Earth Alliance officers , he is surprisingly humane and well aware of the repercussions of war . After forcing Kira Yamato to battle him , Andrew and Aisha are seemingly killed in the explosion . Andrew is later seen alive , having been saved by Aisha and losing his left eye , left arm , and right leg in the process . After discovering Rau Le Creuset 's true intentions to destroy the universe—confirming his longtime suspicions—he defects from ZAFT and assists the Archangel 's goal in ending the war . Miriallia Haw . is a Natural from the colony Heliopolis and is a friend of Kira , and girlfriend from Tolle Koenig . When Heliopolis is destroyed by ZAFT , she and her friends become refugees on the Archangel . With Kira forced to use the Strike to protect the ship , Mirallia and her friends join the Archangel 's group to support him with Miralia becoming assigned to monitor and communicate with Archangel 's mobile suit and mobile armor complement . They stay with the Archangel as official military personnel , but Miriallia is shocked when Tolle is killed by Athrun during an encounter against ZAFT . Despite her anger towards ZAFT 's Dearka Elsman for joking about Tolle 's death , she concludes that revenge will not bring him back to life . In the start of `` Gundam SEED Destiny '' , Miriallia is initially a freelance photographer , but later joins the Archangel in their attempt to stop the new war . She is voiced by Megumi Toyoguchi in Japanese . In English , she is voiced by Anna Cummer in the Ocean dub and by Cassandra Lee Morris in the NYAV dub . Sai Argyle . is a friend of Kira Yamato from Heliopolis . When the colony is raided by ZAFT , he ends up with his friends on the Archangel . Sai is put in charge of enemy detection and electronic warfare identification in the Combat Information Center of the Archangel . Initially , Sai has in a relationship with Flay Allster , but she breaks it off in favor of Kira , which enrages Sai to the point where he tries to move the Strike . Sai does not try to win back Flay , and comes to accept that she is with Kira—who is later reported missing in action . With Kira gone , Flay attempts to restart her relationship with Sai , denying she ever felt any emotions for Kira ; Sai refuses to believe her . Later , Sai makes peace with Kira , and the two of them remain on good terms for the remainder of their enlistment together . Sai continues to serve at his post on the Archangel throughout the rest of the war . He returns to civilian life at the end of the war and does not appear in `` Gundam SEED Destiny '' . He is voiced by Tetsu Shiratori in Japanese . In English , he is voiced by Bill Switzer in the Ocean dub and by Lucien Dodge in the NYAV dub . Flay Allster . is the daughter of Atlantic Federation Vice Foreign Minister George Allster . She is a pretty , popular , and to some extent spoiled , Heliopolis technical college student . Her fiancé is Sai Argyle , as arranged for by their parents . When Heliopolis is attacked by ZAFT , she becomes a refugee from the Archangel , where she reveals her indifference towards Coordinators . Her father dies when his ship is attacked by ZAFT forces , and grows shocked from this . However , as she realizes that as Kira is the only person able to save the Archangel , she enlists herself in the military to persuade him to continue fighting against his will . During this time , Flay pretends to be in love with Kira in order to stay with him , breaking up with Sai . As time passes , Flay ends up genuinely falling in love with Kira , which causes her to develop guilt for her actions . As Kira becomes more determined with protecting the Archangel , he breaks up with Flay . Later , when Flay is transferred from the `` Archangel '' , she encounters ZAFT 's Rau Le Creuset during an infiltration mission . Rau kidnaps Flay and later sends her in a pod to the Dominion ship from the Earth Alliance . Flay starts working for the Dominion ship in hopes of meeting her friends again , but when Azrael tries to go against the captain 's orders , Flay and the other crew from the ship are sent to an escape vessel . As Kira tries to rescue the vessel , Rau 's mobile suit destroys it , killing Flay instantly . However , she dies happy , feeling she now understood most people 's situations . According to Masatsugu Iwase , artist of the Mobile Suit Gundam SEED manga , he first envisioned Flay as a mascot before he did the manga . It was only after doing her character design that she acts similarly to an actress . She is voiced by Houko Kuwashima in Japanese . In English , she is voiced by Tabitha St. Germain in the Ocean dub and by Erica Mendez in the NYAV dub . Tolle Koenig . is one of Kira Yamato 's friends who lives on the neutral colony Heliopolis , the boyfriend of Miriallia Haw . Tolle was the first one to defend Kira when Kira 's Coordinator heritage causes the Archangel 's soldiers to point their rifles at Kira . He serves as a co-pilot and operator of the Archangel . Later , he volunteers to pilot the second FX-550 Skygrasper , formerly piloted by Cagalli Yula Athha . He is ultimately killed in action by Athrun Zala . He is voiced by Takayuki Inoue in Japanese . In English , he is voiced by Richard Ian Cox in the Ocean dub and by Colin DePaula in the NYAV dub . Miguel Aiman . is a Coordinator and a Green member of the Le Creuset team . After hearing that Rusty Mackenzie was killed before he could capture the GAT-X105 Strike , Miguel tries to take it himself . However , he is forced to retreat after Kira Yamato takes control of the Strike . Thinking that a Natural was piloting the Strike , Miguel is humiliated by his defeat and vows to get revenge as he heads back towards Heliopolis after acquiring another GINN . Instead , he winds up being the very first person Kira ever kills . Nicol Amalfi . is the youngest member of the Le Creuset team ; he pilots the GAT-X207 Blitz , which he steals during the raid on Heliopolis . He is mostly calm and good-natured , and becomes friends with Athrun Zala . His thoughts of the war are moderate , and he says in one episode that he joined ZAFT after hearing what happened to Junius Seven , but never really wanted to fight . A gifted musician , his favorite instrument is the piano . While trying to protect Athrun in battle near the Orb Union , Nicol is killed by Kira Yamato . He is voiced by Mami Matsui in the anime and by Romi Park in later media appearances in Japanese . In English , he is voiced by Gabe Khouth in the Ocean dub and by Casey Mongillo in the NYAV dub . Dearka Elsman . is an arrogant pilot of ZAFT 's Rau Le Creuset team who looks down on Naturals . He is part of the crew that invaded Heliopolis to steal mobile suits , piloting the GAT-X103 Buster . During the course of the series , Dearka is captured by the Archangel , where he meets Kira 's friends—which prompts him to change his opinions about Naturals . Seeing how both the Earth Alliance and ZAFT had become controlled by genocidal individuals such as Muruta Azrael and Patrick Zala , Dearka retakes his Buster and fights alongside the Archangel . During the `` Gundam SEED '' series , Dearka begins a short-lived relationship with Miriallia Haw . In `` Gundam SEED Destiny '' , Dearka is court martialed for being a traitor and is made a regular ZAFT soldier again . He is voiced by Akira Sasanuma in Japanese . In English , he is voiced by Brad Swaile in the Ocean dub and by Johnny Yong Bosch in the NYAV dub . Yzak Joule . is originally part of Rau Le Creuset 's team and part of the force that invades Heliopolis . He pilots the stolen mobile suit GAT-X102 Duel . During a confrontation with Kira Yamato , Kira inflicts a wound upon Yzak 's face that leaves a scar and causes Yzak to swear vengeance . Initially a cold-blooded , remorseless killer , Yzak becomes disgusted by the act of war and doubts whether ZAFT 's intentions are correct . In a combination of Dearka Elsman 's words and witnessing the destructive power of the Genesis , Yzak sides with the Archangel in order to stop ZAFT 's plan on destroying Earth . During the events of `` Gundam SEED Destiny '' , Yzak is seen as the commander of a ZAFT faction . He is voiced by Tomokazu Seki in Japanese . In English , he is voiced by Michael Adamthwaite in the Ocean dub , and by Daman Mills in the NYAV dub . Talia Gladys . is the captain of the Minerva . She is loyal to the ZAFT army and follows through her orders , even if she dislikes them . Nevertheless , she often tries to disobey her orders in favor of a more peaceful outcome to the battles She is Gilbert Durandal 's mistress , who left him as she wanted to have a child . When the Minerva is defeated by the Archangel , Talia goes to see Durandal just as he is shot by Rey . She decides to live with the two of them , telling Kira Yamato about her son , and that she wants captain Murrue Ramius to visit him . Lunamaria Hawke . is a mobile suit pilot for the ZAFT military forces . She attended ZAFT military academy together with her sister Meyrin Hawke and fellow pilots Shinn Asuka and Rey Za Burrel . She typically pilots a red ZGMF-1000 ZAKU Warrior but is given Shinn 's mobile suit , Impulse , after he receives Destiny . Initially , she is attracted to Athrun Zala , but after Athrun and Meyrin 's apparent death , she begins a relationship with Shinn . Lunamaria starts having doubts about fighting against the Archangel when learning that Meyrin is alive , but with the Archangel crew . After ZAFT 's defeat , she reunites with her sister . In the 27th Anime Grand Prix she was voted 5th place in the Favorite Female category however in the 28th one she dropped to 11th place . Lunamaria came in 4th in the 56th Gundam National Census asking fans what character from the series would they want to see in swimming suit . Meyrin Hawke . is Lunamaria Hawke 's younger sister and the communications controller ( CIC ) officer of the `` Minerva '' and later the `` Eternal '' . A timid and shy girl , she develops a crush on Athrun Zala , but is less open than her sister about her affection . When Athrun defects from ZAFT , she assists him in escaping and ultimately accompanies him . She then joins the Archangel 's crew and assists them in their attempts to stop the war . She is reunited with her sister in the OVA from the series , following ZAFT 's defeat . Arthur Trine . is the executive officer of the `` Minerva '' . Much of his role is to provide comic relief . Arthur lacks his captain 's experience and tactical ability , and he is often bewildered by her decisions . At the Battle of Messiah , Gladys told him to look after everyone when the `` Minerva '' was damaged and crashed on the Moon . Following the end of the second EA-ZAFT War , Arthur is seen in `` Special Edition IV '' as a black coat officer . He is among the members of ZAFT under Lacus Clyne , alongside Dearka Elsman , Yzak and Shiho . Heine Westenfluss . is a Coordinator ZAFT pilot , who piloted a ZGMF-1001 Blaze ZAKU Phantom before becoming the pilot of the ZGMF-X2000 GOUF Ignited . Heine is decidedly an optimistic , but realistic , soldier who did not stand too much on ceremony , and was also quite talkative and earnest in his attempts to raise the morale of his fellow pilots . During the Battle of Dardanelles , Heine pilots the ZGMF-X2000 GOUF Ignited , which he uses to battle Stella Loussier 's ZGMF-X88S Gaia . His GOUF Ignited 's primary offensive functions are disabled by the ZGMF-X10A Freedom , piloted by Kira Yamato . While attempting to counter-attack Kira , Heine and his GOUF Ignited are sliced in half by Stella as she tried to attack the Freedom , destroying the suit and killing him in the process . Uzumi Nara Athha . is the leader of the United Emirates of Orb and the adoptive father of Cagalli Yula Athha . He is known to be dedicated to the well-being of his nation and uncompromising on his own ideals and the ideals of Orb . When the Earth Alliance invades Orb to acquire their mass driver , Uzumi reveals to Cagalli that Kira Yamato is her brother , and forces her to leave Orb before he self-detonates it to prevent the Earth Alliance from using their equipment for war . Erica Simmons . A senior engineer of Morgenroete , the munitions company which equips the Orb Union 's armed forces , Erica Simmons is responsible for developing the M1 Astray , a new mobile suit intended for use by the Orb military . After the Archangel reaches Orb , she requests Kira 's help in perfecting the Astrays operating system . Though dedicated to her work , Erica is also a devoted mother to her young son Ryuta . Erica was among the Orb personnel evacuated into space aboard the Kusanagi . Reverend Malchio . is a blind priest trusted by both the PLANTs and Earth Alliance , thus allowing him to serve as an occasional envoy between the two . He is also closely aligned to the Junk Guild and a mentor to Prayer Reverie . He runs an orphanage in the Marshall Islands . In the events of `` Gundam SEED '' , he brings the injured Kira Yamato to Lacus Clyne with Lowe Guele 's aid . When Malchio is visited by Athrun , the reverend consults with him . Sometime between the Battle of Mendel and the Battle of Boaz , Malchio negotiates a treaty between the Junk Guild and the Three Ships Alliance , allowing the Junk Guild vessel ReHOME to act as the tender ship of the Three Ships Alliance . After the war , Kira and Lacus move in with Malchio and all of the orphans under his care . Two years later , Reverend Malchio remains much where he was left off at the end of the first series . When the second EA-ZAFT War begins , he plays much the same role as he did before as well . Meer Campbell . is a young woman who received plastic surgery to look like Lacus Clyne . She is used by Gilbert Durandal to rally the citizens of PLANT into supporting him . Meer is flirty and tends to be very excitable , especially in Athrun 's presence . When she first meets Athrun , she introduces herself as Meer Campbell , and admits she is not Lacus Clyne . Throughout the series , Meer attempts to get closer to Athrun , though Athrun never encourages her and tells her that the real Lacus would not do any of the things which she does . When he defects , Athrun attempts to convince her to escape Gibraltar with him ; she refuses , claiming that she prefers to be Lacus . During the course of the series , the real Lacus 's appearance causes the public to realize Meer is a fake . At her bodyguard 's suggestion , Meer offers to bait Lacus out of hiding to have her assassinated , so Meer could be the `` real '' Lacus . During their meeting , Lacus persuades Meer into living as herself . Meer dies shortly after she protects Lacus from a bullet intended for her . George Glenn . is humanity 's first Coordinator , he obtained his doctorate from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology ( MIT ) at the age of 17 . Realizing various achievements in life , Glenn would embark on the Jupiter Exploration Mission for the Atlantic Federation 's FASA ( Federal Aeronautics and Space Administration ) . Before he embarked on his journey , he revealed his origins , and the reasons for his superior mental and physical energy . Fourteen years later , a Natural who was angry that he was not born a Coordinator assassinated Glenn in C.E . 53 . He is voiced by Hideyuki Hori in Japanese and by Michael Dobson in English . Siegel Clyne . Father to Lacus Clyne , is chairman of the PLANT Supreme Council and the leader of its moderate faction . When Lacus helps Kira steal the mobile suit ZGMF-X10A Freedom for him to pilot Siegel and his daughter are declared as traitors . He is later killed by ZAFT soldiers . He is voiced by Yousuke Akimoto in the Japanese dub and by Don Brown in the English dub . Courtney Heironimus . is a ZAFT test pilot with prodigal sense of piloting , that is known to have tested a large amount of ZAFT mobile suits . Before joining ZAFT he was a civilian with technology background . Near the end of the first EA-ZAFT War , he was the test pilot for the prototype GMF-X999A ZAKU Trial Type . During this testing , he encountered a large squadron of Earth Alliance GAT-02L2 Dagger L mobile suits during test runs of the ZAKU in the South American rainforest . Ignoring the treaty between ZAFT and the Earth Alliance that no fighting would occur in neutral zones , the Dagger Ls attacked and were subsequently wiped out . Before the beginning of the second EA-ZAFT War , Courtney is known to have been the test pilot of the experimental XMF-P192P Proto Chaos mobile armor , and later its complete form , the ZGMF-X24S Chaos . When the Chaos is stolen he again pilots the Proto Chaos to fight against a separate group that attacks Armory One . His current position in the Cosmic Era was as pilot of ZGMF-X56S Impulse Unit 03 , equipped with a Destiny Sillouette , at the Battle of Messiah . After the war he returns to the Verne Developmental Corp . Reception . The characters from `` Gundam SEED '' and `` Gundam SEED Destiny '' have been well received by anime fans . In the Anime Grand Prix polls , various characters have been featured as one of the most popular ones ; both Kira and Athrun have been featured at the top of male anime characters category with the former being featured and the latter once . Meanwhile , Lacus was at the top of female anime characters various times .
Retirement Committee ( Georgia Senate ) . The Senate Retirement Committee is an eight-member legislative body consisting of a chairman , a vice-chairman , a secretary , an ex-officio , and four members . The Committee operates under a Senate mandate to regulate all matters dealing with retirement in the state of Georgia and the effect of these programs on Georgia 's retired citizens . Scope and jurisdiction . The Senate Retirement Committee is responsible for all issues dealing with state retirement programs and their associated trusts as well as their impact on Georgia citizens .
Inamuragasaki . is a cape at the western end of Yuigahama ( Beach ) in Kamakura , Kanagawa Prefecture , Japan . The cape divides Yuigahama from Shichirigahama ( Beach ) and Enoshima . Its name seems to stem from its shape , similar to a stack of rice at harvest time ( an ) . At its foot on the Shichirigahama side there is a park , the . History . Because the ancient Tōkaidō highway passed along the sea south of this cape before heading to the Miura Peninsula , before the opening of the Gokuraku Pass Inamuragasaki was the traditional point of entry to Kamakura at the time of the Kamakura shogunate . Now crossed by a road ( see photo ) , it used to be impassable by land and was therefore one of the natural defenses that made Kamakura an impregnable fortress . For this reason , it appears often in the historical record . It is first mentioned in the Genpei Jōsuiki because the Miura clan in 1180 crossed it twice to go rescue Minamoto no Yoritomo at the battle of Ishibashiyama . The troops did n't arrive in time , Yoritomo was defeated and the Miura had to go back the way they had come . The cape then appears in the because its author in 1223 passed it to enter Kamakura . Inamuragasaki is also mentioned in the `` Azuma Kagami '' , the `` Man'yōshū '' , the `` Heike Monogatari '' and the `` Taiheiki '' , although the first two call it with its old name . Finally , Nitta Yoshisada made it immortal in Japanese culture bypassing it on the evening of July 3 , 1333. to invade Kamakura , bringing the Kamakura shogunate to an end . For this reason , it has been nominated a Historic Site by the Japanese government . Nitta 's forces came down Kamakura Kaidō 's northern course ( the ) , fighting the Hōjō along the way Arrived in Kamakura , they first tried to enter through the Gokuraku , Kobukorozaka and Kewaizaka Passes , but concentrated Hōjō forces managed to stop them . Judging it impossible to enter by land , Nitta decided to try bypassing Inamuragasaki . The Taiheiki version of the events . 666 years ago on May 21 , 1333 Nitta Yoshisada , judging an invasion on land to be difficult , decided to try to bypass this cape . This is the place where , according to tradition , he threw his golden sword into the waves , praying the sea-god to withdraw them and let him pass . ( Stele erected in 1917 ) In 1993 , however , Japanese historian Susumu Ishii , after examining and comparing historical records and the results of recent surveys , declared that the date given by the Taiheiki must be wrong , and that the likely day of entry of Nitta 's army must have been June 30 , 1333 . What historians believe happened . It is believed that Nitta must have taken advantage of a low tide to enter Kamakura and capture it . Bypassing the cape on foot would be impossible today even at an extraordinarily low tide and its base is always entirely under water but , according to old texts , sea level there was lower a thousand years ago and a narrow strip of land regularly appeared at low tide . The Azuma Kagami states that , on September 21 , 1181 , `` shōgun '' Minamoto no Yoritomo went to Inamuragasaki because of an archery contest that was going to take place on its beach . Recent scientific surveys `` in situ '' , taken into account present tide levels and estimated tide levels in 1333 , confirm that Nitta 's army could have entered Kamakura through Inamuragasaki exploiting a low tide . Since Nitta had spent a long time in Kamakura as a vassal of the Hōjō , he could have been familiar enough with its tides to be conceivably able to take advantage of them .
True Monster Stories . `` True Monster Stories '' , written by Terry Deary , is the first of the non-fiction True Stories Series of books . It was published in 1992 by Hippo Books from Scholastic . Overview . The book details strange but apparently `` true '' encounters with a variety of monsters . The book is divided into eight sections ; ranging from wild-men , to bigfoot/sasquatch , through to sea creatures ( including Loch Ness Monster ) , vampires and werewolves . Each section opens with an introduction into that particular set of monsters/creatures . Accounts and brief details then follow of supposed encounters , and each account then ends with a fact file . These fact files present a brief analysis of the events in the accounts , and then present miscellaneous related facts from other similar events . The book is written so as to let the reader decide for themselves whether they believe the events therein to be true or not . Audience . As with all the True Stores books , it was aimed at an 11+ market , but found popularity with adults and youngsters alike .
Grevillea hakeoides . `` Grevillea hakeoides '' is a shrub of the genus `` Grevillea '' native to a large area in the Mid West and Wheatbelt regions of Western Australia . The spreading multi-branched shrub typically grows to a height of and has non-glaucous branchlets . It has simple linear undissected leaves with a blade that is in length and wide . It blooms from July to October and produces a terminal raceme irregular inflorescence with white , pink or grey flowers . Later it forms an oblong or ovoid fruit that is .
Indiana Hoosiers men 's basketball . The Indiana Hoosiers men 's basketball team represents Indiana University in NCAA Division I college basketball and competes in the Big Ten Conference . The Hoosiers play on Branch McCracken Court at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in Bloomington , Indiana on the Indiana University Bloomington campus . Indiana has won five NCAA Championships in men 's basketball ( 1940 , 1953 , 1976 , 1981 , 1987 ) — the first two under coach Branch McCracken and the latter three under Bob Knight . Indiana 's 1976 squad remains the last undefeated NCAA men 's basketball champion . The Hoosiers are sixth in NCAA Tournament appearances ( 39 ) , sixth in NCAA Tournament victories ( 66 ) , eighth in Final Four appearances ( 8 ) , and 11th in overall victories . The Hoosiers have won 22 Big Ten Conference Championships and have the best winning percentage in conference games at nearly 60 percent . No team has had more All-Big Ten selections than the Hoosiers with 53 . The Hoosiers also rank seventh in all-time AP poll appearances ( 554 ) and sixth in the number of weeks spent ranked No . 1 ( 54 ) . Every four-year men 's basketball letterman since 1973 has earned a trip to the NCAA basketball tournament . Additionally , every four-year player since 1950 has played on a nationally ranked squad at Indiana . The Hoosiers are among the most storied programs in the history of college basketball . A 2018 study listed Indiana as the second most valuable collegiate basketball program in the country . Indiana has ranked in the top 20 nationally in men 's basketball attendance every season since Assembly Hall opened in 1972 , and often in the top five . Indiana has three main rivalries including in-state , against the Purdue Boilermakers ( see Indiana–Purdue rivalry ) , and out-of-state , against the Kentucky Wildcats ( see Indiana–Kentucky rivalry ) and the Illinois Fighting Illini ( see Illinois–Indiana rivalry ) . Candy striped warm-up pants . Indiana players wear warm-up pants that are striped red and white , like the stripes of a candy cane . They were first worn by the team in the 1970s under head coach Bob Knight . At the time they were in keeping with the fashion trends of the 1970s , but despite changing styles they have since become an iconic part of playing for Indiana . IU star guard Steve Alford said , `` As you watch television and you watch the IU games , that 's the first thing you saw , was the team run out in the candy stripes . So when you finally got to put those on , those are pretty special . '' Rusty Stillions , Director of Indiana 's Equipment Operations , said the pants were originally available only for team members . However , changes in licensing agreements permitted the general public to buy them as well . They have since become a staple at games and other Indiana basketball events . Simple game jerseys . The team is widely noted for their simple game jerseys . Unlike most schools , Indiana does n't have players ' names on the back of jerseys that players wear on the court . The notion behind the nameless jerseys is that players play for the team name on the front , not the individual 's name on the back . In keeping with Indiana 's longstanding principle of putting team over player , the Hoosiers have never retired any jersey numbers . Adidas is the current outfitter of Indiana athletics . When coach Mike Davis succeeded Bob Knight , he suggested adding names to the jerseys . However , the Hoosiers ' minimalist look had become such a part of the program 's brand that the proposal was dropped after considerable backlash from fans . Despite the long tradition behind the jerseys , they have undergone some slight changes over the years . The school 's colors are cream and crimson , but in the 1970s Knight and football coach Lee Corso started using uniforms that were more scarlet or bright red . During the same time , cream gave way almost universally to white . But those colors reverted mostly to cream and crimson in the early 2000s , after then-athletics director Michael McNeely decided that the team uniforms needed to reflect the school 's official colors of cream and crimson . `` William Tell Overture '' . During the third time-out of every second half , the Indiana pep band performs the `` William Tell Overture '' with cheerleaders racing around the court carrying myriad flags that spell out `` Indiana Hoosiers . '' Indiana Assistant Director for Facilities , Chuck Crabb , said the tradition began in about 1979 or 1980 . Sportscaster Billy Packer called it `` the greatest college timeout in the country . '' `` Mop Lady '' advertisement . In 1971 , Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance became the sole sponsor of Indiana and Purdue games on WTTV . During the mid-1970s , the State Farm Indiana Legends ads included a lady named `` Martha '' sweeping the floors of Assembly Hall while whistling and singing the school 's fight song , `` Indiana , Our Indiana . '' It ran as the introduction to Indiana basketball broadcasts for 30 years . Upon Indiana 's firing of Bob Knight , Farm Bureau pulled the ad . In 2009 new coach Tom Crean resurrected the tradition and had `` Martha '' appear at the `` Midnight Madness '' festivities to begin the season . Because the actress who had appeared in the original ads was unavailable , singer Sheila Stephen stepped in as the new Martha . Starting with the 2010–11 season , video of the original ad was shown at home games after the National Anthem and right before tip off . In recent years , the ad has been shown just before the Hoosiers take the court . Early years ( 1900–1924 ) . Indiana fielded its first men 's basketball team in the 1900–01 season , posting a 1–4 ledger under coach James H. Horne . In their first game the Hoosiers traveled to Indianapolis and lost to Butler 17–20 . Indiana 's first victory was a 26–17 win over Wabash College that same year . In 1917 the Hoosiers began playing their games at the Men 's Gymnasium . After the first few games there , spectators complained that they could n't see the game because of opaque wooden backboards . Therefore , new backboards were installed that contained one-and-a-half inch thick plate glass allowing fans to see games without an obstructed view . As a result , it was the first facility ( thus the Hoosiers were the first team ) in the country to use glass backboards . Everett Dean era ( 1924–1938 ) . IU 's first great head coach , Everett Dean , was at first a standout player who garnered IU 's first All-America honors in 1921 . In 1924 , Dean signed on as the full-time head coach of his alma mater . Under Dean , the Hoosiers would elevate their play to new heights , winning their first-ever share of the Big Ten Conference title in 1926 , defeating Wisconsin 35–20 . The Hoosiers also won conference championships in 1928 and 1936 . Four All-Americans helped lead the Hoosiers in this era : Jim Strickland , Branch McCracken ( later coach ) , Vern Huffman , and Ken Gunning . Dean coached Indiana until 1938 . He is the only coach named to both the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame and the College Baseball Hall of Fame . Branch McCracken era ( 1938–1965 ) . When Dean left for Stanford , the popular selection to succeed him was Branch McCracken . McCracken was another young alumnus and former player under Everett Dean . Because of his fast-breaking style of play , McCracken 's teams would earn the nickname `` Hurryin ' Hoosiers '' . McCracken 's first IU team was led by All-America Ernie Andres , later a McCracken basketball assistant . In McCracken 's first year , the team finished 17–3 , splitting games with both Purdue and eventual NCAA runnerup Ohio State . The following year the 1939–40 NCAA title team , led by All-American Marvin Huffman , would take Indiana to unprecedented success : an NCAA title and a record ( at the time ) 20 wins . The 20–3 record by that team would not be bested for another 13 years until broken again by Indiana . At their home court at The Fieldhouse , Indiana saw six perfect seasons including a 24-game unbeaten home winning streak from 1938–1941 . In 1948 , McCracken was responsible for recruiting Bill Garrett who became the first African American player in Big Ten varsity basketball history . The Hoosiers ' 1952–53 NCAA title team – led by Bobby Leonard , Dick Farley , and three-time All-American Don Schlundt – won the Big Ten and went on to win the NCAA championship by defeating reigning champions Kansas by one point . The Hoosiers would again win the Big Ten the following season in 1953–54 . Just a few years later the team won back-to-back conference championships in 1956–57 and 1957–58 behind the leadership of two-time All-American Archie Dees . A few years later the Hoosiers were led by two-time All-American Walt Bellamy , one of the few African-American players in college basketball at the time . In the fall of 1960 the Indiana Hoosiers football program was hit with devastating NCAA sanctions that impacted every varsity sport at the school , including basketball . Although the violations only occurred within the football program , all Hoosier varsity sports were barred from postseason play during the probationary period . The sanctions drastically undermined the ability of coaches to lure talented players to Indiana . Nevertheless , McCracken did manage to successfully recruit twins Dick Van Arsdale and Tom Van Arsdale , both of whom would earn All-America honors in 1965 . McCracken ultimately coached IU for 23 years , amassing 364 wins and 210 Big Ten wins . His teams also won four regular season Big Ten titles and went to the NCAA tournament four times , winning two national titles . He was inducted into the National Basketball Hall of Fame and the court now at Assembly Hall is named in his honor . Lou Watson era ( 1965–1971 ) . Sandwiched between two iconic coaches in Branch McCracken and Bob Knight , McCracken 's longtime assistant and former lead scorer Lou Watson coached Indiana from 1965 through 1971 , with a leave of absence in 1970 where Jerry Oliver stepped in as acting head coach . The 1966–67 team , which won a Big Ten championship , was known as the `` Cardiac Kids '' because of their many heart-stopping finishes . During the 1970–1971 season the Hoosiers were led by All-American George McGinnis . Watson ended his Indiana coaching career with a 61–60 record . Bob Knight era ( 1971–2000 ) . During Bob Knight 's 29 years as head coach at Indiana , the Hoosiers won 662 games , including 22 seasons of 20 or more wins , while losing but 239 , a remarkable.735 winning percentage . In 24 NCAA tournament appearances at Indiana , Hoosier teams under Bob Knight won 42 of 63 games ( .667 ) , winning titles in 1975–76 , 1980–81 , and 1986–87 , while finishing third in 1973 and 1992 . While at Indiana , a total of 23 different players under Coach Knight 's tutelage received All-American and All-Big Ten honors . For 10-consecutive seasons , a player made the All-American Academic and All-Big Ten Academic Teams , and a total of 18 players were so honored . Nine Indiana players won 10 Big Ten Most Valuable Player honors . In 1972–73 , Knight 's second year as coach , Indiana won the Big Ten championship and reached the Final Four , but lost to UCLA . The following season , 1973–74 , Indiana once again captured a Big Ten title . In the two following seasons , 1974–75 and 1975–76 , the Hoosiers were undefeated in the regular season and won 37-consecutive Big Ten games , including two more Big Ten championships . The 1974–75 Hoosiers swept the entire Big Ten by an average of 22.8 points per game . However , in an 83–82 win against Purdue they lost consensus All-American forward Scott May to a broken left arm . With May 's injury keeping him to 7 minutes of play , the No . 1 Hoosiers lost to Kentucky 92–90 in the Mideast Regional . The Hoosiers were so dominant that four starters – Scott May , Steve Green , Kent Benson and Quinn Buckner – would make the five-man All-Big Ten team . The following season , 1975–76 , the Hoosiers went the entire season and 1976 NCAA tournament without a single loss , beating Michigan 86–68 in the title game . Indiana remains the last school to accomplish this feat . Behind the play of Mike Woodson Indiana won the 1979 NIT championship . The 1979–80 Hoosiers , led by Woodson and Isiah Thomas , won the Big Ten championship and advanced to the 1980 Sweet Sixteen . The following season , in 1980–81 , Thomas and the Hoosiers once again won a conference title and won the 1981 NCAA tournament , the school 's fourth national title . In 1982–1983 , with the strong play of Uwe Blab and All-Americans Ted Kitchel and Randy Wittman , the No . 1 ranked Hoosiers were favorites to win another national championship . However , with an injury to Kitchel mid-season , the Hoosiers ' prospects were grim . Knight asked for fan support to rally around the team and , when the team ultimately won the Big Ten title , he ordered that a banner be hung for the team in Assembly Hall as a tribute to the fans , who he credited with inspiring the team to win its final three home games . Nevertheless , in the tournament Kitchel 's absence was felt and the team lost to Kentucky in the 1983 Sweet Sixteen . The 1985–86 Hoosiers were profiled in a best-selling book `` A Season on the Brink '' . To write it Knight granted author John Feinstein almost unprecedented access to the Indiana basketball program , as well as insights into Knight 's private life . The following season , in 1986–87 , the Hoosiers were led by All-American Steve Alford and captured a share of the Big Ten title . The team won Indiana 's fifth national championship against Syracuse in the 1987 NCAA tournament with a game-winning jump shot by Keith Smart with five seconds of play remaining in the championship game . In the 1988–1989 season the Hoosiers were led by All-American Jay Edwards and won a Big Ten championship . From 1990–91 through 1992–93 , the Hoosiers posted 87 victories , the most by any Big Ten team in a three-year span , breaking the mark of 86 set by Knight 's Indiana teams of 1974–76 . Teams from these three seasons spent all but two of the 53 poll weeks in the top 10 , and 38 of them in the top 5 . They captured two Big Ten crowns in 1990–91 and 1992–93 , and during the 1991–92 season reached the Final Four . During the 1992–93 season , the 31–4 Hoosiers finished the season at the top of the AP Poll , but were defeated by Kansas in the Elite Eight . Teams from this era included Greg Graham , Pat Knight , All-Americans Damon Bailey and Alan Henderson , and National Player of the Year Calbert Cheaney . Throughout the mid and late 1990s Knight and the Hoosiers continued to experience success with superior play from All-Americans Brian Evans and A. J. Guyton . The Hoosiers won a minimum of 19 games and played in the NCAA Tournament each year . However , 1993 would be Knight 's last conference championship and 1994 would be his last trip to the Sweet Sixteen . Moreover , his portrayal in the media often brought as much controversy to the school as success . The controversial reputation , combined with a strained relationship with then-University President Myles Brand , resulted in Knight 's controversial dismissal in 2000 . Mike Davis era ( 2000–2006 ) . Following Bob Knight 's tumultuous exit from Indiana , assistant Mike Davis took over as interim head coach in the fall of 2000 . In his first season , Davis led a team featuring All-Americans Kirk Haston and Jared Jeffries to a 21–13 record . The following year , in the 2001–02 season , Davis was named the permanent coach . That year the Hoosiers captured a share of the Big Ten championship and made an unexpected trip to the 2002 NCAA championship game . But after the Hoosiers failed to make the NCAA Tournament in 2004 and 2005 ( for the first time since 1985 ) , criticism of Davis grew . Following months of speculation , he announced his resignation in February 2006 , saying the basketball program needed to move on with a new coach . He remained with the team for the rest of the 2006 season before leaving . Kelvin Sampson era ( 2006–2008 ) . On March 28 , 2006 , Oklahoma head coach Kelvin Sampson was named coach of the Hoosiers , despite a history of violating NCAA rules and sanctions imposed on him . Sampson fielded competitive teams and scored a major recruiting victory by persuading in-state star Eric Gordon to sign with Indiana . The Hoosiers , with Gordon and forward D.J . White , were considered one of the better teams during the 2007–2008 season . However , in October 2007 Sampson was found to have violated rules again , this time by engaging in a 3-way phone conversation with a recruit . Indiana punished Sampson by denying him a previously scheduled $ 500,000 raise , firing one of his assistant coaches , and taking away one of his scholarships for the 2008–2009 season . In early February 2008 the NCAA informed Indiana that Sampson had `` knowingly violated telephone recruiting restrictions and then lied about it . '' After launching another internal investigation , Indiana officials announced just 14 days later that Sampson accepted a $ 750,000 buyout of his contract and resigned as the men 's basketball coach . Former player and assistant coach Dan Dakich was named Interim Head Coach . In November 2008 , the NCAA imposed a three-year probation on the basketball program and upheld the school 's self-imposed sanctions stemming from the actions of Sampson and his staff . Tom Crean era ( 2008–2017 ) . On April 1 , 2008 , Tom Crean was hired as head coach and inherited a thoroughly depleted team . Between Crean 's hiring and the start of the 2008–09 season , freshman Eric Gordon opted to leave early for the NBA and star forward DJ White graduated . Two other players transferred and three others were kicked off the team . As a result , Crean began with a roster consisting of two walk-ons who had scored a combined 36 points in their careers . As a result , Crean 's first three seasons saw losing records of 6–25 record ( the worst in school history ) , 10–21 , and 12–20 . However , during this period Crean 's recruiting classes progressively improved , most notably with the signing of five-star recruit and McDonald 's All-American Cody Zeller . The 2011–2012 season was a watershed one for Crean and the program , which saw a 27–9 record and a sweet 16 appearance . The team earned wins over the # 1 ranked Kentucky , the # 2 ranked Ohio State , and # 5 ranked Michigan State . This made Indiana the first Big 10 program to knock off the # 1 and # 2 ranked teams in the same season since 1991 and the first IU squad ever to defeat three programs ranked in the top five in the regular season . The fifteen game win improvement in 2011–2012 was the largest single turnaround in the NCAA that season . Crean 's guidance of the program to success from `` unthinkable depths '' was regarded as one of the most remarkable rebuilding projects in NCAA basketball history . The Hoosiers advanced to the Sweet Sixteen in the 2012 NCAA Tournament before losing a rematch game to Kentucky , who would go on to win the national championship . Following the surprise run to the Sweet Sixteen , the 2012–2013 Hoosiers spent 10 weeks ranked # 1 in the country , and all but two weeks in the top 5 . The experience of Jordan Hulls and Christian Watford , alongside the talent of Victor Oladipo and Cody Zeller , led this team to a finish of outright Big Ten regular season champions for the first time since 2002 . They again advanced to the Sweet Sixteen , the first time since the 1992–93 and 1993–94 seasons that the Hoosiers advanced to the Sweet Sixteen in back-to-back seasons . As national player of the year , Oladipo and Zeller both left for the NBA after the conclusion of the season . After a rough start , the 2015–2016 Hoosiers finished the season 27–8 overall and 15–3 in the Big Ten to win the Big Ten regular season title outright . They received the # 1 seed in the 2016 Big Ten Conference Men 's Basketball Tournament , where they made an early quarterfinals exit . As Big Ten Conference Champions , the Hoosiers received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament and beat Chattanooga and Kentucky to advance to the Sweet 16 for the third time in five years ; however , they fell to North Carolina in the next round . Despite the highs of the previous season and being ranked as high as # 3 in the nation , the 2016–2017 team faced a troubling and disappointing year ; they finished 18–16 overall and 7–11 in Big Ten play . After tying for tenth in the Big Ten , the Hoosiers missed out on the NCAA Tournament and lost in the first round of the NIT , their first appearance since 2005 . On March 16 , 2017 , the Indiana Hoosiers Athletic 's Department fired coach Tom Crean . He ended his tenure with the Hoosiers with an overall record of 166–135 ( .551 ) , three Sweet Sixteen appearances , and two regular season conference championships . Archie Miller era ( 2017–present ) . On March 27 , 2017 , Archie Miller was named the 29th head coach in the history of the men 's basketball program . Miller 's first season was a major remodeling job , starting with laying the foundation of a pack-line defense and valuing possessions . Early in the season , Miller stated practices were 75 % defense , 25 % offense . That scheme showed early and often , as the Hoosiers struggled mightily throughout the season to find any flow or rhythm on offense , despite the defense making leaps and bounds in the overall rankings of Division 1 basketball . With a surprising early second round loss in the 2018 Big Ten Tournament to Rutgers , 67–76 , and losing enough games to keep them out of both the NCAA tournament and NIT , including games in which they were favored , such as Indiana State and Fort Wayne , IU ’ s first season under their new coach came to a disappointing close . They finished with an overall record of 16–15 and 9–9 in the Big Ten . In 2018 , Miller landed his first five star recruit when Romeo Langford committed to Indiana University . Langford , a McDonald's-All American and 2018 Indiana Mr. Basketball , was ( according to ESPN ) the 6th ranked player in the nation and number one high school player in Indiana . Old Assembly Hall ( 1900–1917 ) . Indiana 's first basketball home was the original Assembly Hall , and at the time it was known simply as the Men 's Gymnasium . As a multi-purpose building it also hosted a number of other indoor sports and campus activities . The wood frame structure was built in 1896 at a cost of $ 12,000 and had a seating capacity of 600 , though many more would often pack inside to watch games . It was located on the east side of Owen Hall where a small Disabled Zone parking lot sits today on the south side of the Indiana Memorial Union building . The first basketball game was played on February 21 , 1901 , when Indiana lost to Butler 24–20 . In March 1911 the gym hosted the first ever Indiana high school basketball tournament and was hosted by the IU Booster Club instead of the IHSAA . As basketball began to outgrow the facility , students went so far as to characterize the gym as a public menace and health risk . On January 13 , 1917 , Indiana played its final game in the gym with a win over Iowa State 29–13 . The building was torn down in 1938 . Men 's Gymnasium ( 1917–1928 ) . The Men 's Gymnasium served as the home of the basketball team from 1917–1928 . After the first few games spectators complained that they could n't see the game because of opaque wooden backboards . As a result , the Nurre Mirror Plate Company in Bloomington was employed to create new backboards that contained one-and-a-half inch thick plate glass so that fans could see games without an obstructed view . As a result , it was the first facility in the country to use glass backboards . Due to growing popularity of the sport at the school the team eventually had to move to a larger arena . The facility is now used by the School of Public Health-Bloomington ( formerly the School of Health , Physical Education , and Recreation , HPER ) . Wildermuth Intramural Center ( 1928–1960 ) . The Wildermuth Intramural Center ( previously called The Fieldhouse ) hosted the basketball team from 1928–1960 . Indiana star player ( and later coach ) Branch McCracken scored the first point in the facility with a free throw . During the team 's 32 seasons there , it hosted two national championship teams , five conference titles , twenty different All-Americans , and three Big Ten Most Valuable Players . However , the growing popularity of the sport necessitated a move to a new facility . Gladstein Fieldhouse ( 1960–1971 ) . The New Fieldhouse ( later named the Gladstein Fieldhouse ) was originally intended as an interim home for the men 's basketball team , but ended up hosting the team for eleven years from 1960–1971 . It now serves as a state-of-the-art track and field facility . Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall ( 1971–present ) . The Hoosiers currently play at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall . The 17,222 seat arena has been the home of the men 's basketball team since 1972 . The basketball floor is named Branch McCracken Court after the legendary Hoosier coach . The north end of the arena prominently displays the program 's five national championship banners . Former head coach Bob Knight called the facility a `` sacred place '' for student fans and athletes . Basketball sportscaster Gus Johnson called Assembly Hall , `` the Carnegie Hall of basketball . '' Cook Hall ( 2010–present ) . Cook Hall is a basketball practice facility that was completed in 2010 and is located next to Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall , connected by an underground tunnel . Bill and Gayle Cook donated $ 15 million to the `` For the Glory of Old IU '' campaign , out of which came Cook Hall where the IU basketball team is able to engage in day-to-day operations . It contains the Pfau Shine Legacy Court , a museum space that chronicles the history of Indiana basketball with photographs , artifacts , trophies and interactive touch-screen kiosks . The 67,000-square-foot , three story facility features two practice courts , two locker rooms , two player lounges , a strength and conditioning area , coaches ' offices , and meeting rooms . 1,000-point scorers . The Hoosiers currently have 51 players in their 1,000-point club . Calbert Cheaney is the all-time leading scorer at Indiana University with 2,613 points . Cheaney was able to reach the 1,000-point milestone in just 53 games , the 4th quickest Hoosier to do so . Others of honorable mention include Don Schlundt ( 43 games ) , Archie Dees ( 47 games ) , Walt Bellamy ( 50 games ) , Mike Woodson and Jimmy Rayl ( 54 games ) , Joe Cooke and Jay Edwards ( 55 games ) , Bracey Wright ( 59 games ) , and rounding out the top 10 is Tom Bolyard ( 60 games ) . All-Americans . Indiana has a total of 45 players who have claimed All-American status , with 13 of them earning First-Team All-American . Academic All-Americans . A total of 11 Hoosiers have been deemed Academic All-Americans . McDonald 's All-Americans . Indiana has recruited a total of 30 McDonald 's All-Americans ; the first coming in 1977 and the latest in 2018 . Indiana Mr. Basketballs . 27 Indiana Mr. Basketball honorees have played for Indiana . Coaching honors . Big Ten Coach of the Year Big Ten Conference honors . Big Ten Player of the Year Big Ten Freshman of the Year Record vs. Big Ten opponents . The IU Hoosiers lead the all-time series vs. all other Big Ten opponents , excluding instate-rival , Purdue . Postseason appearances . Indiana has won five NCAA Championships in men 's basketball ( 1940 , 1953 , 1976 , 1981 , 1987 ) — the first two under coach Branch McCracken and the latter three under Bob Knight — and 22 Big Ten Conference championships . The Hoosiers ' five NCAA Championships are tied with Duke ( 5 ) for the fourth-most in history , trailing only UCLA ( 11 ) , Kentucky ( 8 ) , and North Carolina ( 6 ) . Their eight trips to the Final Four ranks eighth on the all-time list . The Hoosiers have made 39 appearances in the NCAA Men 's Division I Basketball Tournament ( sixth-most in NCAA history ) . In those 39 appearances , Indiana has posted a 66–34 record ( .660 ) . Its 66 victories are the sixth-most in NCAA history . The Hoosiers are ranked 8th for the longest streak of NCAA tournament appearances at 18 ( 1986–2003 ) . The Hoosiers also won post-season tournaments in 1974 , the Collegiate Commissioners Association Tournament , and in 1979 , the National Invitation Tournament . As of 2018 , the 1976 Hoosiers remain the last NCAA men 's basketball team to go undefeated in both regular season and postseason play . NCAA Tournament . NCAA Men 's MOP Award NCAA Tournament seeding history . `` The NCAA began seeding the tournament with the 1979 edition . '' Complete NCAA Tournament results . The Hoosiers have appeared in the NCAA Tournament 39 times . Their combined record is 66–34 . NIT Results . The Hoosiers have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament ( NIT ) five times . Their combined record is 8–4 . They were NIT champions in 1979 . CCAT Results . The Hoosiers appeared in one of the only two ever Collegiate Commissioners Association Tournaments . Their record is 3–0 and were champions in 1974 . Big Ten regular-season championships . Indiana has won 22 Big Ten regular-season championships , the second-most in Big Ten history . Rankings . Indiana teams have spent a total of 54 weeks ranked number 1 , most recently in 2013 . Victories over AP number 1 teams . Indiana has seven victories over the AP number one ranked team , including the 2011 Kentucky upset .
Donacia microcephala . `` Donacia microcephala '' is a species of leaf beetle , that is distributed throughout Iran , Iraq , and Turkey . Description . The species have a gray coloured wings , with orange legs and antennae . Their head is black .
Jared Lee . Jared D. Lee ( born August 19 , 1943 ) is an artist , cartoonist and illustrator . Biography . Lee was born and raised in Van Buren , Indiana . He received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1966 from The John Herron Art Institute in Indianapolis . In 1970 , after serving two years in the military and working one year at Gibson Greetings as a greeting card designer , he started his freelance career as an artist and cartoonist . Lee 's work has been associated with the US Postal Service , New York Telephone , L.L . Bean , Procter and Gamble , Ralston Purina , Lands ' End , Bell South , Hasbro , Scholastic Publishing , Simon & Schuster and Dutton Children 's Books . He was one of the six illustrators chosen to create the first group of Happy Meal boxes for McDonald 's . Lee has illustrated over eighty books for young readers , and is best known for his collaboration with author Mike Thaler on the best-selling `` Black Lagoon '' series , including `` The Teacher from the Black Lagoon '' . Lee also creates and produces a humorous line of T-shirts and gift items featuring horses , sold throughout the United States and abroad . His lifelong interest and involvement with horses and ponies alike led to the collaboration with actor/model/author Carson Kressley on the book You 're Different and That 's Super . Honors and awards . He has received awards from the Society of Illustrators , The Martha Kinney Cooper Ohioana Library Association , The National Cartoonist Society , and numerous advertising clubs . In 2011 Lee was nominated for a National Cartoonists Society award for book illustration . Memberships include the Society of Illustrators , and Illustrators ' Partnership .
James Thomson ( calico printer ) . James Thomson ( 6 February 1779 – 27 April 1850 ) was an English industrial chemist who made a career and large reputation in calico printing . He became a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1821 . Life . He was born in Blackburn , Lancashire . While studying at Glasgow University he came to know Thomas Campbell , who became a friend . The Thomson family was connected with the Peels , the manufacturing and political dynasty in Lancashire . James Thomson went to work for Joseph Peel & Co. , calico printers in London , around 1795 , and remained there for six years ; Joseph Peel was an uncle of Sir Robert Peel , 1st Baronet . While in London Thomson met William Hyde Wollaston and Humphry Davy . Davy became a close friend , and they worked together on the theory of acids , with Thomson willing to inhale Davy 's nitrous oxide in 1799 . In 1801 Thomson was brought in as a middleman in negotiations for Count Rumford to hire Davy , by Thomas Richard Underwood of the Royal Institution . The Primrose Works , set up near Clitheroe in Lancashire in 1801 , became Thomson 's , in partnership with others . The works aimed at the manufacture of prints of a high standard , and existed to 1854 . Thomson innovated in technology : he took out an English patent for the Turkey red process of Daniel Koechlin in 1813 , and invented his own indigo blue process with potassium bicarbonate . Some of the employees were later distinguished : Walter Crum FRS spent two years working for Thomson , and he also employed Richard Cobden about 1826 and Lyon Playfair about 1841 . Thomson gave evidence to a select committee of Parliament , on trade , manufactures and shipping , in 1833 .
TMF Pure . TMF Pure was a digital TV channel of MTV Networks Benelux . The channel launched together with three other digital channels of MTV Networks on 1 May 2005 . This channel , TMF NL and TMF Dance were among the first digital theme channels in the Netherlands . On 1 August 2006 TMF Pure was renamed MTV Brand New . This digital channel emits , unlike TMF Pure , non-stop video clips from the alternative rock genre . Besides videos , there are also live performances on MTV Brand New . Since 1 August 2007 the station went on air again , along with two new thematic channels : Nick Hits and Nicktoons . TMF Pure sent nonstop music videos from the genres R & B , rap and hip-hop and came back because The Box ( which is focused on the same genre ) ceased . After the reintegration of TMF Pure , MTV Brand New continued . All channels of TMF Nederland closed on 31 December 2011 .
Young Egypt Party . The Young Egypt Party ( ' ) is an Egyptian political party . History and profile . The party was established on 12 October 1989 . It was legalized in 1990 . The Party fielded seven candidates to run for the 2000 legislative elections .
Thomas Jay Oord . Thomas Jay Oord ( born November 10 , 1965 ) is a theologian , philosopher , and scholar of multidisciplinary studies who teaches at Northwest Nazarene University in Nampa , Idaho . He is the author or editor of more than twenty books and hundreds of articles . Oord is known for his contributions to research on love , open theism , postmodernism , the relationship between religion and science , Wesleyan , Holiness , Nazarene , and evangelical theology . He is regarded by many as the leading theologian of love at work today . Early life and education . Raised in Othello , Washington , Oord went from high school to attend Northwest Nazarene College , graduating in 1988 . After serving as a pastor for several years in a church in Walla Walla , Washington , he enrolled at Nazarene Theological Seminary , graduating with a Master of Divinity . While in seminary , he was a pastor in Lenexa , Kansas . Oord then attended Claremont Graduate University , earning an M.A and Ph.D. in Religion in 1999 . While at Claremont , Oord was a pastor at the Bridgepoint Church of the Nazarene in Bloomington , California . He then taught at Eastern Nazarene College before returning to his `` alma mater '' , Northwest Nazarene . NNU Employment . Oord is a professor at NNU , where he has taught since 2002 . Despite his status as a tenured professor , Dr. Oord learned that he would be laid-off at the end of the 2014-2015 school year . The reason cited by the administration was declining enrollments in the theology program , but it is surmised that he is being dismissed because of theological positions that are not in the mainstream of the Nazarene tradition . Personal life . Oord is married to his wife Cheryl and has three daughters . He is an ordained elder within the Church of the Nazarene . Oord is an avid blogger . His writing addresses issues in popular culture , the academy , and the church .
Dawnna Dukes . Dawnna Dukes is a Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives . First elected in 1994 , Dukes represents District 46 ( East Austin ) within Travis County . In 2017 , Dukes was indicted by a grand jury on 13 felony charges and two misdemeanor charges related to abuse of public office . Later that year , all criminal charges against Dukes were dropped , with prosecutors saying the charges should not have been brought forward . Dukes announced plans to resign her seat but changed her mind and ran for re-election . She was defeated in the Democratic primary election on March 6 , 2018 . Background . After attending Texas A & M University , Dukes graduated with a B.S . in psychology . She worked as a criminal justice facilities planner from 1987-1993 . Dukes then became the owner/ business consultant for DM Dukes and Associates , Inc. , a consulting firm . Dukes is a member of the Flemming Fellowship Program , Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority , Center for Policy Alternative , Leadership Austin , and the Atlanta Council of Young Political Leaders . Political career . Dukes has served in every legislative session from 1994-2018 . In re-elections from 2008-2016 , Dukes won by a margin of over 50 points . In 2018 , she was defeated in the Democratic primary , receiving 10 % of the vote , and coming in third in a field of six candidates . Dukes has served on the following committees : member of the Appropriations Committee , member of the International Trade and Intergovernmental Affairs , Vice Chair of Article II Subcommittee , and Vice Chair of Culture , Recreation , and Tourism . Dukes was named one of the `` Worst Legislators '' in Texas by `` Texas Monthly '' magazine in 2017 . Criminal indictment . On January 18 , 2017 , a Travis County grand jury indicted Dukes on 15 criminal indictments ( 13 felonies and 2 misdemeanors ) for tampering with a governmental record and abuse of official capacity by a public servant . According to the `` Austin American Statesman '' , `` The 13 charges for tampering with public records concern allegations that Dukes collected pay from the state during the 2014 legislative interim for days that she did not travel to the Capitol , which is required under House rules . The American-Statesman in May reported that a former Dukes staffer had accused the legislator of filing requests for per diem payments for days that she never traveled to the Capitol and may not have worked at all . '' In addition , Dukes is also accused of failing to turn over her personal cell phone to investigators and spending over $ 50,000 on online psychic services . On October 23 , 2017 , Travis County prosecutors dropped all charges against Dukes with prosecutors stating the charges should have never been filed in the first place .
Little thornbird . The little thornbird ( `` Phacellodomus sibilatrix '' ) is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family . It is found in Argentina , Bolivia , Paraguay , and Uruguay . Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland .
VT520 . The VT520 is an ANSI standard computer terminal introduced by Digital Equipment Corporation ( DEC ) in 1993 and 1994 . The VT520 is multi-session monochrome text terminal . The VT525 added color support , while the VT510 was a single-session , text-only version with a built-in monitor . The VT525 appears to be the most popular model in the series . The VT500s replaced all previous models of DEC 's VT line , at that time consisting of the VT420 text and VT340 graphics terminals . It was introduced in an era when the market was being flooded by low-cost IBM PC clones which could perform the same functions using a terminal emulator while also running other software . DEC introduced the VT500s only a short time before selling off their entire terminal division in August 1995 . This brought the VT series to a close , after a total of about six million terminals had been sold . The VT520 was available from Boundless Technologies until the company went defunct in 2003 . Description . In terms of major features , DEC 's terminal line reached its peak with the VT300 series of 1988 . The high-end models , the VT330 and VT340 , included the abilities to display bitmap graphics using the sixel format , vector graphics using ReGIS or Tektronix 4010 emulation , terminal-side buffering and editing , and added the new ability to support two separate terminal sessions using a system known as SMP . The base-model VT320 was a simple text-only version that lacked TD/SMP support , and this was replaced by the VT420 in 1990 , adding this feature . By the mid-1990s the price of low-end PCs was rapidly falling to the under- $ 1000 price point . When equipped with a terminal emulator , these machines could perform all the functions of a DEC terminal , as well as running software locally . The terminal market began to crash , but remained important to DEC 's core minicomputer business . DEC responded by introducing the VT500 series as simplified and lower-cost options . The VT510 was introduced in 1993 as an all-in-one unit like their previous designs , replacing DECs proprietary keyboards with a PS/2 port and adding standard RS-232 ports in addition to their proprietary MMJ serial ports . The 520 and 525 dispensed with the monitor as well , packaging the system into a pizza box case and working with a user-supplied monitor connected on an SVGA port . Like all models of the VT series , the VT500 's primary purpose is to act as an ANSI standard terminal . The VT510 supported only a single session , while the 520 and 525 supported up to four sessions , up from two in the earlier VT series . The user can flip between the sessions using control sequences on the keyboard ( typically ) , or display multiple sessions at the same time by splitting the screen horizontally or vertically . All models have multiple character sets in ROM , supporting DEC , international and PC characters . They can also replace any of these by downloading custom characters using sixels , and perform single-character swaps using the National Replacement Character Set , swapping with for use with UK keyboards for instance . The 500s included two MMJ connectors for serial connections , as well as a RS-232C port and a Centronics port for printing . The speed of the serial ports was increased to 115.2 kbps , up from 38.4 kbps on the VT300s . Any one of the serial ports could support two sessions using TD/SMP . Like earlier models of the VT line , the 500s could be put into modes emulating the VT100 and VT52 , but added a wide variety of other emulations for Wyse , ADDS , Televideo and other terminals . The 500s also directly supported ANSI commands for color , like the Wyse , in addition to the custom escape sequences used for color support on previous VT models . Another new feature was the inclusion of a set of desk accessories running on the terminal 's CPU . These included a calculator , alarm clock , calendar and a character set viewer . Terminal emulator specifications may refer to VT500 instead of VT510 , VT520 and VT525 in the statements about their compatibility .
Taruca . The taruca ( `` Hippocamelus antisensis '' ) , or north Andean deer , is a species of deer native to South America . Description . Tarucas are medium-sized deer with heavy bodies . They measure from head to rump , with a tail , and stand tall at the shoulder . Adults weigh between . As with most deer , males are significantly larger than females . The hair is sandy brown over most of the body , with white patches on the underside of the head , neck , tail , and genital region , and on the inner surface of the fore-legs . While females often have a dark brown area on the forehead , facial markings are much clearer in the males . The exact patterns vary between different males , but in general there is a black behind the nose , and a black Y or V pattern over the forehead and snout . Male tarucas have antlers , typically measuring in length once fully grown . Unlike all other South American deer , except for the closely related huemul , the antlers consist of just two tines , branching close to the base , and with the posterior tine being the larger . Males also possess canine teeth in their upper jaw , which females usually , but not always , lack . Distribution and habitat . Tarucas are found only in the Andes mountains , from central Peru , through Bolivia and extreme north-eastern Chile , and into northern Argentina . In Argentina , they are found between , but the elevation of their preferred habitat gradually rises as they approach the equator , until it reaches in Peru . Within this region , they are found in grasslands marked by occasional shrubs and rocky outcrops , typically close to water . There are no recognised subspecies . Diet and behaviour . Despite living in grasslands , tarucas feed mainly on the local bushes , shrubs , and herbs for much of the year , although they supplement this diet with grasses during the rainy season . Plants commonly eaten include dwarf gentian , `` ragworts '' , `` lupins '' , senna , valerian , and clubmosses . Tarucas may also feed on agricultural crops , such as alfalfa , barley , and potato plants . Tarucas are gregarious , but do not live in stable herds , with individuals moving between groups of up to thirty members each over the course of a few days . Their populations are scattered , due to their need for relatively specialised habitats , with population densities as low as , even away from human habitation . Individual groups are typically led by the females . During the breeding season , males may compete with one another , displaying threatening behaviour by raising their forelegs one at a time and pointing their antlers towards one another . Reproduction . The rut lasts from May to July , during which time the deer segregate into smaller groups with a single adult male . Males drop their antlers immediately after the breeding season finishes , in September , with the new pair beginning to grow in December , and losing the velvet by February . Pregnancy lasts for 240 days , so that the single fawn is born between January and March , coinciding with the rainy season . Twins have been observed in captivity , but are rare . The mother leaves the group in order to give birth , and keeps the fawn hidden behind rocky outcrops for the first month of life .
Prospect Place . Prospect Place , also known as Trinway Mansion and Prospect Place Mansion , is a 29-room mansion built by abolitionist George Willison Adams ( G. W. Adams ) in Trinway , Ohio , just north of Dresden in 1856 . Today , it is the home of the non-profit G. W. Adams Educational Center , Inc . The mansion is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and the Ohio Underground Railroad Association 's list of Underground Railroad sites . This home featured many new and , for the time , revolutionary innovations . It had indoor plumbing which included a copper tank cistern on the second floor which pressurized water throughout the house . Two coal stoves had copper tanks ( under pressure from the cistern system ) which heated water and allowed the home to have both hot and cold running water service . This is the second house to stand on the same foundation . The first house was destroyed by an arson-related fire shortly after its completion . The mansion was rebuilt after the fire , with modern fire stopping added to it . The interior walls of the current house are solid brick , and there is a two-inch layer of mortar between the first and second floors of the house to block fire . Prospect Place also featured a unique refrigeration system to cool milk , cheese , butter , etc . A primitive form of `` air conditioning '' was created by bringing cool basement air into the living quarters during the summer months via ducts in the outside walls . George Willison Adams . Born in Fauquier County , Virginia , in 1800 to George Beal Adams and his wife Anna Turner , George Willison Adams ( or G.W . as he was called ) was one of thirteen children . His father was a plantation owner who gave up his land and home to move away from the slaveholding South . The family migrated to southeastern Ohio in 1808 , freed their slaves and settled in Madison Township , Muskingum County near the town of Dresden , Ohio . Like his father , G. W. Adams became a strong abolitionist . He and his brother , Edward , ran an Underground Railroad `` station '' from their mill at what later became known as Adams Mills , Ohio . G. W. Adams was once a member of the Ohio General Assembly . Together with several other prominent citizens he formed a stock company to build a suspension bridge across the Muskingum river near Dresden . When the other members of the company became fearful that the plan was not feasible and that they would lose their money , Adams built the bridge at his own expense , his nephew , George Copeland , being the engineer . The bridge was conducted as a toll bridge for several years before Adams eventually sold the bridge to the county commissioners for one-third of the original building cost of the bridge . Later in life , Adams was the President of the Steubenville and Indiana Railroad . He directed construction of the Cincinnati and Muskingum Valley Railroad . His land holdings totaled with the Prospect Place Mansion in the center of his plantation . G. W. Adams was an important figure in Ohio politics , the Underground Railroad and regional development of the southeastern Ohio area . His importance in these areas was a criterion used to include the Prospect Place Mansion on the National Register of Historic Places . G. W. Adams was married twice . He married Clarissa Hopkins Shaff ( 1824–1853 ) in 1845 . They had four children together—Edward Adams , Anna T. Adams Cox , Mary Adams and Elizabeth Adams Endicott . After the death of his first wife , he married Mary Jane Robinson ( 1832–1915 ) in 1855 . They had six children together—Sophia Adams , James R. Adams , John J. Adams , Charles W. Adams , Jessie Adams Huggins and Florence Adams . G. W. Adams died on August 31 , 1879 at the age of 79 . He is buried in Dresden Cemetery in Dresden , Muskingum County , Ohio . Underground Railroad operation . The Underground Railroad operation conducted by G. W. Adams and his brother , Edward , was a huge undertaking . The brothers operated a flouring mill on the Ohio and Erie Canal and owned warehouses , a boat yard and cooper shops in Dresden , Ohio . When men from the Adams company would take flour to New Orleans , Louisiana , they would return with refugees ( runaway slaves ) beneath the decks of their boats . It is also known that in 1856 Adams donated money to the American Colonization Society . Recent history . The mansion passed through the Adams-Cox family to George Cox , a grandson of G. W. Adams , who owned the property until the 1960s . In 1969 the home was sold to a distant relative of George Cox , Eugene Cox . Eugene operated a gravel mining company , the Cox Gravel Company , which proceeded to mine the remaining associated with the estate . Cox 's wife Peggy convinced him to purchase the Edward Adams home in Adams Mills , Ohio , as well . The Cox family lived at the Adams Mills home until Eugene 's death in the 1990s . While the Cox Gravel Company owned the Prospect Place mansion , it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places . The deterioration of the mansion increased due to lack of maintenance and vandalism . The interior of the building was all but gutted by thieves and vandals . The estate was scheduled to be demolished in 1988 . Local businessman Dave Longaberger purchased the house to prevent its destruction . Dave Longaberger installed a new roof on the structure and increased security with the intention of restoring the home as a future Longaberger Company headquarters building . Upon choosing to construct the current headquarters of the Longaberger Basket Company in Newark , Ohio , he placed the mansion restoration project on hold . Dave Longaberger died of cancer in the 1990s . The Longaberger Company continued to maintain security on the property until 2001 when the great-great-grandson of G. W. Adams and Longaberger relative , George J. Adams , purchased the home with the goal of finishing the restoration . George J. Adams had investors for the project , to include adaptive reuse with a restaurant in the building . After the September 11 , 2001 attacks , the investors backed out . Adams created a non-profit , the G. W. Adams Education Center , Inc. , which has owned the building since 2005 . The educational center has continued the restoration . The building is allegedly haunted and was featured in an episode of `` Ghost Hunters '' on the SyFy Channel in April 2008 . It was also featured on `` Ghost Adventures '' on the Travel Channel on January 1 , 2010 . 2017 : Citing failing health , George J. Adams retired as Chairman of the Board of the G.W . Adams Educational Center https : //www.gwacenter.org/anewchapter . A new Board of Trustees was immediately installed and long overdue repairs and restoration work has resumed . G. W. Adams Educational Center . Headquartered at Prospect Place Mansion ( aka the Trinway Mansion ) , the G. W. Adams Educational Center , Inc. , was founded in 2003 by George Jeffrey Adams , a descendant of G.W . Adams . The center operates as a historical and educational resource center for the southeastern Ohio area . The primary focus of the center is the history and restoration of the mansion , George W. Adams and his impact on local/regional communities , and Underground Railroad activities that took place at the mansion .
Vo Hoai Phuc . Vo Hoai Phuc ( Vo Dai Hoai Phuc ) is a Vietnamese composer who quite unexpectedly and recklessly turned to the professional career of music when being a second-year student of Physics , Pedagogy University , HCMC . Until now he has many songs popularized in Vietnam and abroad ( Thuy Nga Paris by night ) , of which the most famous is “ Hoang mang ” bringing him the Favorite Musician Award 2007 [ Lan Song Xanh – Voice of HCMC ] Being the youngest child in a family with 7 brothers and sisters , Vo Hoai Phuc is musician Hoai An 's brother . Summary . Graduating in advanced composing course – HCMC Music Association , from 2005 Vo Hoai Phuc worked for Ben Thanh Audio & Video Co. as an editor . He joined to edit and implement many music performances , CDs and cassette records . He joined the Music Content Team as an editor at Zing News ( 2006-2008 ) ; Sóng Nhạc , Pops.vn ( 2008-2009 ) and Go.vn ( 2010–2011 ) . From 2011 Vo Hoai Phuc has been Director of Viet Artists comapy focus on Digital Music Copyright , Music Composing ( for TVC , TV shows , Film , Game ... ) , Event & Entertainment Show , Media Production , Artists Management and Performing Arts Academy .
Jens Lind . Jens Wilhelm August Lind ( 1 March 1874 in Nykøbing Mors – 4 October 1939 in Viborg ) was a Danish apothecary , botanist and mycologist . He was a pupil of Emil Rostrup and published a full account of all fungi collected in Denmark by Rostrup . These were mainly `` microfungi '' , such as plant pathogens . He also wrote accounts on microfungi from Greenland and elsewhere , mainly based on collections made by other persons on expeditions , e.g . Gjøa expedition and the Second Thule Expedition . Combining his pharmaceutical and mycological knowledge , he was early in experimenting on chemical control of plant pathogens and recommending it to practitioners . He also - together with Knud Jessen - wrote an account on the immigration history of weeds to Denmark . Example of a species named by Lind : `` Triposporium myrti '' , now known as `` Tripospermum myrti '' ( Capnodiaceae ) .
Mahmoud Benhalib . Mahmoud Benhalib ( born March 23 , 1996 ) is a Moroccan professional footballer . He plays as a Forward for Raja Casablanca since 2015–16 Season . He is currently the top goalscorer of the 2018–19 CAF Confederation Cup with 11 goals .
Kevah . The Kevah was a French automobile manufactured from 1920 until 1924 . Built by Muller , Allen-Sommer and Robert at La Garenne-Colombes , the cyclecar had vee-twin 1100 cc Train or MAG engines , and was considered well-made . The company offered a four-cylinder 898 cc sv Chapuis-Dornier-powered car with three-speed gearbox in 1923 . References . David Burgess Wise , `` The New Illustrated Encyclopedia of Automobiles ''
Eastwood Urban District . Eastwood was an Urban District in Nottinghamshire , England from 1896 to 1974 . It was created under the Local Government Act 1894 . It was enlarged in 1935 when part of the Greasley civil parish was transferred to the district from Basford Rural District . The district was abolished in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972 and combined with Beeston and Stapleford Urban District and part of Basford Rural District to form the new Broxtowe district .
Yunkeracarus faini . `` Yunkeracarus faini '' is a species of mite belonging to the family Gastronyssidae . This tiny mite reaches a length of only 280 μm . It can be distinguished from its congeners by the presence of long setae on the tarsi and around the anus . It has only been recorded from the nostrils of `` Peromyscus leucopus '' ( the white-footed mouse ) in Michigan state and even here appears to be a rather rare species .
Stuart Cash . Stuart Paul Cash ( born 5 September 1965 ) is an English retired football left back who played in The Football League for Chesterfield , Brentford , Rotherham United and Shrewsbury Town . He had a long career in non-League football and entered management while still a player . He has had a long association with Terry Brown , working as Brown 's assistant manager at Aldershot Town , AFC Wimbledon , Margate and Basingstoke Town . Early years . After leaving school , Cash signed a one-year apprenticeship deal at the club he supported as a boy , Wolverhampton Wanderers . A broken ankle saw Cash released at the end of his first year and he dropped into non-League football , playing for Southern League Midland Division sides Bilston Town , Stourbridge and Halesowen Town , reaching the FA Cup first round proper with the latter club in the 1988–89 edition of the competition . Nottingham Forest . Cash signed for Division One side Nottingham Forest in September 1989 for a £15000 fee , after being scouted by assistant manager Ron Fenton while playing for Halesowen Town . Despite training with the first team squad throughout his time with the club , Cash was never in favour with manager Brian Clough and instead played for the reserve team . He departed Forest in August 1992 , having failed to make a single first team appearance during three years at the City Ground . Rotherham United ( loan ) . Cash joined Division Three side Rotherham United on loan in March 1990 , on a deal running until the end of the 1989–90 season . He made his professional debut and scored his first professional goal with the Millers , making eight appearances during his spell . Cash was the subject of a transfer bid by Rotherham , but the club could not meet Nottingham Forest 's asking price . Brentford ( loan ) . Cash signed for Division Three club Brentford on a three-month loan in September 1990 , as a temporary replacement for the out-of-form Mark Fleming . Cash made 14 appearances for the Bees and his performances led manager Phil Holder to consider signing him on a permanent basis , though Holder 's interest later cooled . Cash returned to Nottingham Forest when his loan expired and remarked in 2009 that his loan at Griffin Park was the best period of his playing career . Wycombe Wanderers ( loan ) . Cash dropped down to the Conference to sign for Wycombe Wanderers in March 1991 , on a loan running until the end of the 1990–91 season . He made 12 league appearances during his spell and played in the Chairboys ' 2–1 win over Kidderminster Harriers in the 1991 FA Trophy Final at Wembley Stadium . Cash was once again the subject of a bid for a permanent deal , which fell through over his wage demands . Shrewsbury Town ( loan ) . Cash joined Division Three strugglers Shrewsbury Town on a two-month loan in September 1991 . He made eight appearances and scored one goal during his time at Gay Meadow . Chesterfield . Cash signed for Division Three club Chesterfield on a permanent deal in August 1992 . He failed to stake a regular place in the team and suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury in his second season with the Spireites . Cash made 39 appearances and scored one goal before departing in August 1994 . Return to Wycombe Wanderers . Cash rejoined Wycombe Wanderers ( then having ascended to Division Two ) in August 1994 . He failed to make an appearance for the club before departing two months later . Stevenage Borough . Cash dropped back into non-League football to join Conference side Stevenage Borough in October 1994 . He made his debut in a 2–1 win over Altrincham on 15 October . After five further appearances , Cash departed the club in November . Chertsey Town . Cash joined Isthmian League Division One club Chertsey Town in November 1994 . He had a successful first season , with the Curfews finishing third and securing promotion to the Isthmian League Premier Division . He remained with Chertsey for a further 18 months , before departing in January 1997 . Slough Town . Cash moved back up to the Conference to sign for Slough Town in January 1997 . He made four appearances before departing the following month . Chesham United . Cash had a brief spell with high-flying Isthmian League Division One side Chesham United in February 1997 . Return to Halesowen Town . Nearly eight years after his departure , Cash returned to Halesowen Town in March 1997 . He remained with the Southern League Premier Division club until the end of the 1996–97 season . Enfield . Cash signed for Isthmian League Premier Division side Enfield in July 1997 . He departed two months later . Aldershot Town . Cash followed Enfield manager George Borg to Isthmian League Division One side Aldershot Town in September 1997 . Over the course of the 1997–98 season he made 20 league appearances and scored two goals as the Shots won the Division One title . He won the Isthmian League Cup with the side in the following season . Cash made the final appearance of his career in December 1999 and retired at the end of the 1999–2000 season , having made 49 appearances and scored three goals for Aldershot . Chertsey Town . While a player at Chertsey Town , Cash also served as assistant manager . Enfield . Cash served as player-assistant manager under George Borg while briefly at Enfield in 1997 . Aldershot Town . Cash began his career at Aldershot Town as player-assistant manager under George Borg , before taking on the role full-time after his retirement in 2000 . He had a successful time working under Borg , winning the Isthmian League Division One in the 1997–98 season , the Isthmian League Cup in 1998–99 , the Isthmian League Premier Division title in 2002–03 and four Hampshire Senior Cups . After the departure of Borg in January 2002 , Cash held the role of caretaker manager and continued in the role of assistant manager after the appointment of Terry Brown two months later . The club 's decision to go full-time for the 2004–05 season saw Cash leave the club in November 2004 , citing work commitments . St Albans City . Cash joined Conference South side St Albans City as manager in November 2004 , replacing Steve Castle . He lasted just eight days and two games in the role before departing the club , citing work commitments in Brighton . Lewes . After a break from football , Cash was appointed Steve King 's assistant at Conference South side Lewes prior to the beginning of the 2005–06 season . The pair won the Sussex Senior Challenge Cup and achieved a fourth-place finish in the league . He departed the club at the end of the 2006–07 season . AFC Wimbledon . Cash reunited with Terry Brown at Isthmian League Premier Division side AFC Wimbledon in May 2007 . Under the management of the pair , the club won the 2008 Isthmian League playoffs , the 2008–09 Conference South title and automatic promotion to The Football League with a victory over Luton Town in the 2011 Conference Premier playoff final . The pair guided the Dons to a mid-table finish in the club 's first season in League Two , but a poor run of form in the first month of the 2012–13 season saw Cash and Brown removed from their posts in September 2012 . Luton Town . Cash reunited with former Brentford and Aldershot Town teammate Paul Buckle at Conference Premier side Luton Town in January 2013 , replacing Paul Carden as assistant manager under Buckle . As part of a three-way coaching team with Alan Neilson and Carl Emberson , Cash lasted just two months before following Buckle and Emberson out of Kenilworth Road , after the appointment of John Still as manager . Margate . Cash reunited with Terry Brown at Isthmian League Premier Division side Margate in December 2013 . Finishing the 2013–14 season in mid-table , the pair steered the Gate to a third-place finish the following year and promotion through the playoffs . A poor start to the 2015–16 National League South season led to Brown and Cash being removed from their posts on 5 December 2015 . Basingstoke Town . Terry Brown was appointed manager at National League South club Basingstoke Town in late March 2016 and installed Cash as his assistant . He departed the club at the end of the 2016–17 season . Personal life . Cash 's son Adam is a semi-professional footballer . Honours . Wycombe Wanderers Aldershot Town
Hamlet Mkhitaryan ( footballer , born 1962 ) . Hamlet Habetnaki Mkhitaryan ( , 14 September 1962 – 2 May 1996 ) was a Soviet and Armenian football player who played as a striker for the Armenian national team and played most of his club career for Armenian Premier League club Ararat Yerevan and CFA 2 club ASOA Valence . Mkhitarian was one of the best players of the Soviet Top League during the 1980s , scoring 46 goals for the club , and played for ASOA Valence during the peak of the team in Ligue 2 . He is the father of Henrikh Mkhitaryan , a current Armenian international footballer who also plays for English club Arsenal . Club career . Hamlet Mkhitaryan started playing for Ararat Yerevan in 1980 . At this time , the club had few players who had played for it back in the 1970s , when the team has achieved a number of successes , including winning the 1973 Soviet Top League . Thus , the 1980s were a new era for Ararat Yerevan . Mkhitaryan was a team regular and one of the leaders of the club 's attack . In the 1984 Soviet Top League , Mkhitaryan scored 18 goals . The only player who scored more than him was Sergey Andreyev , who scored 19 goals . Editors of the magazine `` Soviet Soldier '' awarded Mkhitaryan their newly established prize , `` Knight of Attack '' . This award was presented to the football player who had scored most often ( per season ) three or more goals in a single league match . Mkhitaryan made three hat-tricks and one poker in the 1984 Top League . In 1988 , he moved to Kotayk Abovyan , where he spent half of the season . In July 1989 , he went to France , where he later played for ASOA Valence , a club founded by French Armenians . Mkhitaryan is considered one of the first official foreign players from Armenia who went to play in the western , non-Soviet affiliated world ( and not emigrated ) . Abraham Hayrapetyan , who lived in France and was mainly working on arranging tours of Soviet players to Europe , helped him to move to Valence . After Mkhitaryan came to the club , he helped Valence go up from the Championnat National third division to the Ligue 2 second division . Mkhitaryan later joined ASA Issy , another club formed by Armenians in France , which he played on for only 6 months . He could not continue his career as a football player because of a brain tumor . Knowing he was dying , Hamlet went back to Yerevan , wanting to die at home . After three operations performed within one year , his life could not be saved and he died at the age of 33 on 2 May 1996. International career . Mkhitaryan debuted for the Armenia national football team on 7 September 1994 in a UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying match against Belgium at the Constant Vanden Stock Stadium in Brussels , which Armenia lost 0-2 . He played his last game next in another UEFA Euro 1996 qualifier against Cyprus on 8 October 1994 at the Hrazdan Stadium in Yerevan . The match ended 0-0 . Personal life . Hamlet was married to Marina Taschyan . They had two children , a daughter named Monica and a son named Henrikh , who is currently a professional footballer for Arsenal and the Armenian national team . The Mkhitaryans lived in the Kentron district of Yerevan , near Hrazdan Stadium . His wife is the head of the national teams department in the Armenian Football Federation and their daughter works at the UEFA headquarters . His son followed in his footsteps and became a football player , currently being the captain of the Armenia national football team . Those who saw both Hamlet and Henrikh play say that their styles resemble each other very much .
Chanquillo . Chanquillo or Chankillo is an ancient monumental complex in the Peruvian coastal desert , found in the Casma-Sechin basin in the Ancash Department of Peru . The ruins include the hilltop Chankillo fort , the nearby Thirteen Towers solar observatory , and residential and gathering areas . The Thirteen Towers have been interpreted as an astronomical observatory built in the 4th century BC . The culture that produced Chankillo is called the Sechin culture or the Sechin Complex . The site covers about four square kilometres ( 1.5 square miles ) and has been interpreted as a fortified temple . The Thirteen Towers solar observatory . The regularly-spaced thirteen towers of Chankillo were constructed atop the ridge of a low hill running near north to south , forming a `` toothed '' horizon with narrow gaps at regular intervals . To the east and west investigators designated two possible observation points . From these vantages , the 300m long spread of the towers along the horizon corresponds very closely to the rising and setting positions of the sun over the year , albeit they are not all visible . On the winter solstice , the sun would rise behind the leftmost tower of Chankillo and rise behind each of the towers until it reached the rightmost tower six months later on the summer solstice , marking the passage of time . The Thirteen Towers of Chankillo could be the earliest known observatory in the Americas . Inhabitants of Chankillo would have been able to determine an accurate date , with an error of a day or two , by observing the sunrise or sunset from the correct tower . The towers had been known to travelers for centuries , the astronomical function of the towers were speculated famously by Thor Heyerdahl in his book Kon-Tiki of the 1940s but only recently hypothesized at length in 2007 by Iván Ghezzi and Clive Ruggles .
Magic ( The Cars song ) . `` Magic '' is a song performed by the American rock band the Cars from their fifth studio album , `` Heartbeat City '' , released in 1984 . It was released as a single and reached number 12 on the US `` Billboard '' Hot 100 and number one on the `` Billboard '' Top Tracks chart . The track was written by Ric Ocasek and produced by Robert `` Mutt '' Lange and the Cars . Ocasek sang lead vocals . Music video . The music video for `` Magic '' is set at a pool party attended by an array of bizarre and comically deranged characters . It features Ocasek walking on the water of the swimming pool as the various characters gather to marvel at him . Toward the end of the video , some of the guests ( perhaps in their own delusion ) attempt to reach Ocasek by stepping onto the pool 's surface believing that they too can walk on water , but only end up plunging into the pool . Ocasek remains standing ( and dry ) because , as the song title suggests , `` it 's magic '' . The Cars shot `` Magic '' at the Hilton family house in Beverly Hills . Kathy Hilton leased her house to the band . A Plexiglass platform sat under the surface of the water . On the first take , the platform collapsed . The platform had to be adjusted to Ric 's weight . The house is also the setting for the movie `` Blind Date '' starring Bruce Willis & Kim Basinger .
China 's Red Army Marches . `` China 's Red Army Marches '' ( 1934 ) is a history book by Agnes Smedley , also published in the USSR as `` Red Flood Over China '' . Synopsis . This book gives a detailed account of the Chinese Soviet Republic in Jiangxi from 1928 to 1931 , ending with the proclamation of the Soviet Republic of China in 1931 . It has been described as pioneering `` a new form of socially conscious art that considerably influenced leftist reportage in the 1930s '' , because `` she spoke of individuals experiences , but she meant her readers to view the people about whom she wrote as representatives of a larger group who chose the mass actions linked to China 's emerging Communist movement as an alternative to their despair . The book has many details including an account of the Anti-Bolshevik League . Neither Smedley nor any other Western reporter visited Chinese Soviet , but she had first-hand accounts from Chinese Communist fighters whom she covertly sheltered in Shanghai . Her main sources were two Red Army commanders , Zhou Jianping and Chen Geng . It is strongly partisan for the Chinese Communists and hostile to the Guomindang ( Kuomintang , K.M.T. ) . The book does not deal with events past 1931 , nor does it anticipate the destruction of the Jiangxi Soviet and the subsequent Long March . It does however have detailed accounts of the words and actions of Zhu De ( Chu Teh ) , Peng Dehuai ( Peng Teh-hewi ) and Mao Zedong , whose name is inaccurately given as 'Mau Tse-tung ' . It includes a full speech by Mao and some shorter remarks , perhaps the first time his words had appeared in English . It also has some detailed accounts of early CCP policies , including land-reform policies that were more extreme than those followed after the Long March . And many accounts of battles , including the capture and subsequent loss of Changsha . And an emphasis on the importance given to educating the poor and giving rights to women . Illustrations . A 1934 advertisement in `` The New Masses '' magazine has an illustration of the book cover by Pulitzer Prize-winning artist and cartoonist Jacob Burck . Reviews . In the review in `` The Outlook '' magazine , Robert Cantwell praised author Smedley for her `` pioneering work . '' He recommended the book to readers of `` Man 's Fate '' by Andre Malreaux , because `` it continues the story of the Chinese Revolution where Malraux leaves off . '' He considered it `` an important contribution to a subject about which very little has been known . '' In the review in `` The Saturday Review '' , Alfred H. Holt called the book `` a spirited chronicle of what was happening in Soviet China during the years 1928-1931 '' and recommended it `` to all who possess sufficient tolerance to read an informal history that makes no pretense at impartiality . '' Of particular interest , he felt was the great majority of Chinese communist revolutionists were `` ignorant peasants from the interior . '' Other reviews of the book include Malcolm Cowley in `` The New Republic '' , Thomas Steep in `` The American Mercury '' , Gertrude Diamond in `` The Partisan Review '' , Harold M. Vinacke in `` American Political Science Review '' , T.A . Bisson in `` The Nation '' , and Nathaniel Peffer in `` Pacific Affairs '' . Impact . This book and also Chinese Destinies were covertly circulated in Guomindang-ruled China , both in English and in Chinese translations . It was one of only three foreign publications to be formally banned by the Guomindang ( K.M.T . ) government . She had long been identified by them as a major foe , and they even made the bizarre claim that she had brought cases of whisky to the Jiangxi Soviet base and had stood nude before a mass rally , singing the Internationale . ( Claims of sexual laxity in Chinese Communist areas were common at the time . Edgar Snow in `` Red Star Over China '' mentions them as something he had heard but had correctly disbelieved . )
Jean-Marie Raymond . Jean Marie Raymond ( born 1949 ) is a French classical guitarist , composer , conductor and teacher . Life . Guitarist , composer , teacher and conductor , Raymond studied music at the École normale de musique de Paris with Alberto Ponce and . He was also a student of the world-renowned master Emilio Pujol . He studied musical composition with Yvonne Desportes and conducting with Désiré Dondeyne , both Grand prix de Rome . First Prize in classical guitar , he also obtained the State Diploma and the Certificate of Aptitude . In 1977 , he played as a soloist under the direction of Seiji Ozawa with the Orchestre de Paris . He produced a recording ( `` Four-handed Guitar '' now `` Kizuna '' in its expanded reissue ) with his long-time friend , the great Japanese guitarist . He performs internationally as a soloist and with the ( flûte , guitar , cello ) . Une grande partie de ses compositions est publiée aux , Quebec . Composer . His best-known compositions , when no publisher is indicated , are published at Productions d'Oz . Career . En 1999 , with Thierry Frebourg , CEO of Studio Press ( Roularta Media Group ) , he fouded the `` Guitare Classique '' magazine which occupies a major place in the landscape of the specialized press for the guitar . In 1977 , he played as a soloist with the Orchestre de Paris , conducted by Seiji Ozawa . He regularly performs in France and abroad as a soloist but also with the `` Trio Sortilèges '' ( flute , guitar , cello ) . He produced a record ( Kizuna ) with his long time Japanese friend Minoru Inagaki , First Prize of the Conservatoire de Paris and concert player , and a CD `` Aquarelles '' as soloist .
St James ' Church , Brindle . St James ' Church is in the village of Brindle , Lancashire , England . It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Chorley , the archdeaconry of Blackburn , and the diocese of Blackburn . The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building . History . The church dates back to at least the 12th century , when its rector in 1190 is recorded as being named Ughtred . Before the Reformation the church was dedicated to Saint Helen . The tower of the present church was built in about 1500 . The nave was built in 1817 , incorporating the former north aisle , and in the process removing the galleries . The chancel was rebuilt in 1869–70 by the Lancaster architect E. G. Paley . Exterior . Most of the church is constructed in sandstone , with the nave in dressed gritstone . The roofs are in slate . Its plan consists of a west tower , a four-bay nave that extends to the north of the tower , a south porch , and a two-bay chancel with a chapel to its north . The tower is in Perpendicular style , is in four stages , and has diagonal buttresses , and a stair turret to the southeast . In the bottom stage is a west doorway with a Tudor arch , above which is a three-light window , and a clock face . The top stage contains two-light louvred bell openings with Perpendicular tracery . On the summit of the tower is a battlemented parapet , gargoyles , and crocketed corner pinnacles . On the south side of the nave is a gabled porch and three large arched windows , and on the south side of the chancel are square-headed two-light windows . The east window has five lights with Perpendicular tracery . In the east wall of the north chapel is a Tudor-arched three-light window , and on the north side is a square-headed three-light window . Set against the east wall of the chapel are three medieval gravestones carved with crosses . Interior . The font consists of a small square tub . Above the south door are the Royal arms of George III . On the tower wall are two benefaction boards . Also in the church is a brass chandelier dating from 1792 . The stained glass includes a window depicting apostles by Shrigley and Hunt , probably dating from the early 20th century . The organ was built in 1817 by James Davis . There is a ring of six bells . Two of these were cast in about 1530 by John Woolley , the others dating from 1904 by John Taylor & Co . External features . In the churchyard is a sundial , dating probably from the 18th century , that is listed at Grade II . The churchyard also contains the war graves of five soldiers of World War I , and an airman and a Pioneer Corps officer of World War II .
Michael Heath ( cartoonist ) . Michael John Heath is a British strip cartoonist and illustrator . Biography . Heath was born , on 13 October 1935 , in Bloomsbury , London . His father , George Heath , was also a cartoonist of boy 's adventure comics , a job he detested . Heath 's relationship with both his parents was distant and neither birthdays nor Christmas were celebrated . During the war Heath was evacuated to his grandmother 's house in Torcross , in Devon . In 1947 the family moved to Brighton . While studying at art college , which he loathed , Heath sold his first cartoons to `` Melody Maker '' for two guineas . He later got work illustrating album covers for Decca Records and drew a strip called `` Nelly Know-all '' for the `` Women 's Sunday Mirror '' . By the 1960s he was part of the Soho social crowd that included Jeffrey Bernard , Lucian Freud and Francis Bacon . His work has appeared in numerous British publications including `` Punch '' , `` Lilliput '' , the `` Evening Standard '' , `` The Evening News '' , `` The Guardian '' , `` The Spectator '' , `` The Independent '' , `` The Sunday Times '' , `` The Mail on Sunday '' , and `` Private Eye '' ; all his work is signed simply as `` HEATH '' . He has been cartoon editor of `` The Spectator '' since 1991 , and the cartoons which are published have not always adhered to the magazine 's conservative politics . Heath 's own political cartoons have also appeared in `` The Independent '' . In August 2016 he was the guest for the long-running BBC Radio 4 programme `` Desert Island Discs . '' His favourite choice was `` Criss Cross '' by Thelonious Monk . His other choices were `` Dance of the Infidels '' by Bud Powell , `` Teddy Bears ' Picnic '' by Henry Hall & His Orchestra , `` Max In An Air Raid ( I Never Slept A Wink All Night ) '' by Max Miller , `` Take a Step '' by Jack Buchanan , `` All the Things You Are '' by The Quintet , `` Funny Face '' by Fred and Adele Astaire , with Julian Jones & His Orchestra and `` Lover '' by Charlie Parker . His book choice was `` The Diary of a Nobody '' by George and Weedon Grossmith and his luxury item was an artist 's painting set . Heath has been married twice , the first time for 24 years and the second time for 18 years . He has four daughters in total , two from each marriage . He has kept a black and tan Dachshund , named Charlie , for many years , who was gifted to his daughter Daisy when she was 11 . Great Bores of Today . `` Great Bores of Today '' was a long-running series in `` Private Eye '' . Each has a single frame , in which some immediately recognizable species of modern cultural bore is seen in his or her natural environs , haranguing bystanders , reporters , the viewer , or imagined listeners . Underneath is a lengthy chunk of the logorrhea that the bore utters distinguished in particular by the bland inconsistency of the bore 's opinions . ( The text is contributed by other `` Private Eye '' regulars . ) The series has been resurrected in Richard Ingram 's monthly magazine , `` The Oldie '' , with illustrations again by Heath . The Suits . A series that appeared in `` The Spectator '' , lampooning the interchangeability and solemnity of men in their suits ( or the utter helplessness of the normally besuited when temporarily deprived of their suits ) . The Regulars . `` The Regulars '' ran in `` Private Eye '' ; the `` regulars '' are Jeffrey Bernard and the other regular customers of the Coach & Horses pub in Soho . The cartoons were used in the play `` Jeffrey Bernard is Unwell '' . The Gays . Another series in `` Private Eye '' , from the early 1980s . Style Victims . Published in the London `` Sunday Times '' , this series makes fun of the conscious , and unconscious , style or fashion victims . ( One frame shows a pair of sour-faced judges in ceremonial clothes and wigs , one grimly asking the other `` What is a style victim ? '' ) Numero Uno . A series that ran in `` Private Eye '' , `` Numero Uno '' makes fun of baseball-capped youth , with Walkman earphones permanently implanted in ears . The Outlaw . A short lived strip set in the year 2000 , where Michael Common is `` the last person to smoke in England '' . Published in `` The Spectator '' . Partners . Partnership and baby-rearing in the England of the 90s . Published in `` The Independent '' . Henry King . A disturbingly precocious baby , permanently wearing a baseball cap . Published in `` The Spectator '' .
Infantile hemangiopericytoma . Infantile hemangiopericytoma ( also known as `` Congenital hemangiopericytoma '' ) is a cutaneous condition characterized by single or multiple dermal and subcutaneous nodules that may be alarmingly large at birth or grow rapidly .
Martu Wangka . Martu Wangka is an Australian aboriginal language that has emerged in recent times as several indigenous indigenous communities shifted from their respective tribal territories to form a single community . History . Martu Wangka developed after two tribes , the Kartudjara and the Manjiljarra came in from the Western desert to settle into Jigalong during the 1960s . Though tribally distinct , they spoke two mutually intelligible dialects of the Western Desert language family . Through daily cohabitation , they developed what is technically known as a `` communalect '' . In this process , elements of the two languages are selected to fuse into a single shared idiom , thus forming a lingua franca distinct from the originative dialects of the various groups who settled down to live together . As other tribal groups drifted in to join the new community , several other constituent dialects added to the process of formation . These include also Puditara , Wangkajunga , and Yulparitja . Recent studies . Martu Wangka developed rapidly , permitting James Marsh to write a dictionary of the language within two decades , consisting of over 400 pages , and which was published in 1992 .
Tonal memory . In music , tonal memory or `` aural recall '' is the ability to recall a previously sounded tone . Tonal memory assists with staying in tune and may be developed through ear training . Extensive tonal memory may be recognized as an indication of potential compositional ability . Tonal memory may be used as a strategy for learning to identify musical tones absolutely . Although those who attempt the strategy believe they are learning absolute pitch , the ability thus is generally not musically relevant , and their absolute tonal memory declines substantially or completely over time if not constantly reinforced . Short term memory can also play a role with tonal memory as well . To figure out what the tones/pitches in a phrase are either similar or different . Having the memory to recall the pitches will help make the distinction .
Crambus lathoniellus . `` Crambus lathoniellus '' is a species of moth of the family Crambidae described by Johann Leopold Theodor Friedrich Zincken in 1817 . It is found in Europe , Central and South-East Asia . The wingspan is about . The moth flies from May to September depending on the location . The larvae feed on various grasses .
Sar Cheqa , Kermanshah . Sar Cheqa ( , also Romanized as Sar Cheqā ; also known as Sar Cheqeh and Sar Choqā Karand ) is a village in Howmeh-ye Kerend Rural District , in the Central District of Dalahu County , Kermanshah Province , Iran . At the 2006 census , its population was 361 , in 66 families .
Steja River . The Steja River is a tributary of the Putnişoara River in Romania .
Souleymane Keïta . Souleymane Keïta ( born 24 November 1986 in Bamako ) is a Malian footballer who currently plays as a midfielder . Career . Keïta started his career in Mali with local side Djoliba AC . After just one season with the senior team , he joined Emirati club Al-Jazira , where he stayed for just one season before leaving the club . In the summer of 2005 he joined Algerian club ES Sétif and instantly had an impact . In his first season , he was a main stay in the team starting line-up and helped the team finish fourth in the standings and earn a spot in next year 's edition of the Arab Champions League . The 2006–2007 season would be his most successful to date , helping ES Sétif win the Algerian League and the Arab Champions League . Transfer dispute . After winning the 2007 Arab Champions League , he signed a contract with Qatari club Al-Arabi . However , just days later , he signed another contract with Ligue 2 side AC Ajaccio and chose to join them instead . After playing 4 games for AC Ajaccio , Al-Arabi pleaded their case to FIFA to regain the player and FIFA ruled in their favour , forcing the player to join Al-Arabi . Sivasspor . On 27 December 2009 the 23-year-old midfielder left Al-Kharitiyath , to join to Turkcell Süper Lig side Sivasspor the Malian star signed a 2-year contract .
Timber Creek High School ( Fort Worth , Texas ) . Timber Creek High School is a public high school located in the city of Fort Worth , Texas which is served by the Keller Independent School District . The campus opened its doors in the fall of 2009 and was Keller ISD 's fourth high school . Its first graduating class was in the spring of 2012 . In 2015 , the school was rated `` Met Standard '' by the Texas Education Agency . A majority of the students zoned for TCHS live in the city limits of Fort Worth in an area roughly bordered by Interstate 35 to the west , Highway 170 on the north , Highway 377 to the east , and Heritage Trace Parkway to the south . As of the 2015-2016 school year , the campus housed approximately 3275 students in grades 9-12 . Athletics . The Timber Creek Falcons compete in these sports
Salarıgödeler , Ortaköy . Salarıgödeler is a village in the District of Ortaköy , Aksaray Province , Turkey .
Helheim Glacier . Helheim Glacier is one of Greenland 's largest outlet glaciers and is named after the world of the dead in Norse Mythology . It feeds the waters of the Helheim Fjord , a branch of the Sermilik ( Egede og Rothes Fjord ) system , where there are a number of other glaciers calving and discharging at rapid rates such as the Midgard Glacier . Retreat . Helheim Glacier accelerated from per year in 2000 to per year in 2005 . Like many of Greenland 's outlet glaciers , it is a common site where glacial earthquakes are monitored .
Pterostichus sayanus . `` Pterostichus sayanus '' is a species of woodland ground beetle in the family Carabidae . It is found in North America .
Khazen . Khazen ( also `` El-Khazen '' , and in some cases Al Khazen or De Khazen , Arabic : الخازن ) is the name of a prominent noble Levantine family and clan based in Keserwan District , Lebanon , Damascus , Syria , Nablus , Palestine , as well as other districts around the Levant , predominantly in the Galilee . The Khazen family originally Druze Arabs later converted to Maronite Christians , have traced their lineage through DNA testing to Jericho , Palestine ( also known as Tell el-Sultan ) 8500 B.C . Several members have played leading roles in politics for many generations . King Louis XIV elevated the family to the French nobility and referred to them as `` princes of the Maronites '' in many letters . Pope Clement X made them Counts Palatine . Most of the Lebanese Khazen branch is Maronite , while other branches are Greek Orthodox and Muslim but are not related to the Mount-Lebanese , which were endowed with these honors . History . The Khazen Cheikhs can trace back their lineage to the 9th century , when they were mainly located between Houran , Damascus , Baalbeck , and Nablus . They started buying and acquiring lands in Mount Lebanon during the 15th century and , more specifically , first in Jaj ( currently in Jbeil District ) . They continued their exodus to the Keserwan district , where they bought lands from the Shi'a tribes . This caused the Shi'a to move towards what is known today as the South of Lebanon and the Maronites to the Keserwan district . In 1584 , the Khazen were able to hide the princes Fakhreddine and Younès in Ballouneh . At that time , their father , cornered by the Ottoman 's army and losing the fight against them , informed his wife Sitt Nossab to send his sons to the Khazen , a powerful and influential family at that time . The great Fakhreddine , when he took power , was greatly influenced by the Khazen family politically and religiously . In return , he granted them the title of `` Cheikh '' and complete political influence and control of Mount Lebanon . Similarly , the Khazen also gave shelter to Prince Haidar Shehab 's sons , in Keserwan in the early 18th century . The Khazen families , who were now controlling the Kerserwan district , were very influential within the Maronite Church . This is due to their financial support of the Church and their assistance in its expansion by the construction of many monasteries , several of which they still own today , as well as their connections to the French . They also offered lands and , most importantly , supplied security to the Church and the Maronite community overall . In 1656 , Cheikh Abou Nawfal received a Papal decoration for his help in the expansion of the Maronite faith in Mount Lebanon . The family was consulted on each patriarchal election and controlled episcopal nominations for three Maronite archbishoprics—representing the districts of Aleppo , Baalbeck , and Damascus—until the 19th century . There were three important and influential patriarchs from the Khazen family : Youssef Dargham ( 1733–1742 ) , Toubia ( 1756–1766 ) and Youssef Ragi ( 1845–1854 ) . Several bishops have also shared the name , including ( Caesarea , 1767-1786 ) , ( Nablus , 1787-1819 ) , ( Damascus , 1794-1806 ) , ( Damascus , 1806-1830 ) , ( Baalbeck , 1807-1858 ) , ( Damascus , 1848-1868 ) , ( Ptolemais , 1919-1933 ) , and ( Rusadus , 2014-current ) . In 1858 , Tanios Chahine started a rebellion against the Khazen family , which caused a great loss to their dominance over Kerserwan . The rebellion was a result of a power struggle between the Abi Lamaa family , the English , the French , the Ottomans , and particular Khazen who wanted to increase their influence . After these events , the Khazen stayed involved in politics , yet their work as one family holding ultimate Maronite power has diminished greatly . The Khazen crest , which includes snowy mountains and a cedar tree , reflects the family 's special closeness to the country , and especially to Mount Lebanon . There are multiple branches of the family . The 2 main branches are based in Ajaltoun , which mainly traces its origins from Nawfal Abou Nassif el-Khazen ( son of Nader Abou Nawfal el-Khazen ) , and Ghosta , which mainly traces its origins from Fayad Abou Kanso el-Khazen ( son of Nader Abou Nawfal ; also , consul of France ) . Kfardebian , which is nearby , also has a sizable branch . Today . In modern times , Khazen have always represented Keserwan with at least one MP in the Lebanese Parliament . They have also been represented in many recent governments . Prominent politicians include Cheikh Philippe El Khazen , a prominent doctor and medical professor born in 1921 in Ghosta . Cheikh Philippe El Khazen was a member of the Parliament in 1968-1972 and a Co-Founder and Vice President of the Maronite League . He was also a member of the European Christian Democratic Party . Cheikh Elias Choukrallah El Khazen , minister and deputy born in 1927 from Ajaltoun , was a member of Parliament in 1964 , 1972 , 1992 , 1996 and Minister of Interior from 1989 - 1990 . Cheikh Elias Choukrallah El Khazen as a deputy signed the Taef agreement to end the Lebanese civil war and to return to political normalcy in Lebanon . Cheikh Wadih El Khazen , minister of Tourism , Feb 2005 , and president of The Central Maronite Council since January 2006.Walid el-Khazen , former ambassador from the Sovereign Military Order of Malta to Jordan , Amine el-Khazen , former Lebanese ambassador to the United Nations , Farid Haykal el-Khazen , former Tourism Minister , and Farid Elias el-Khazen , professor and past Chairman of Political Studies at the American University of Beirut and current MP . Noteworthy businessmen include Fady el-Khazen , former director for the Ministry of Agriculture and owner of French restaurant `` La Creperie '' , Chafic el-Khazen , the CEO of Sky Management , and Fouad el-Khazen , honorary chairman of the BIT bank .
Marek Čech ( Czech footballer ) . Marek Čech ( born 8 April 1976 ) is a Czech football goalkeeper who last played for Delhi Dynamos . Career . Čech started playing football at age 8 for Slavia Orlová , whose first team was then in 4th division . In 1990 , he moved to Baník Ostrava , where he did not manage to get a place in the senior team , even though he did sign a contract when he turned 18 . Two years later , he had to do his military service and spent this year playing for VTJ Hranice . When he came back , he was loaned to second-division teams Frýdek-Místek , NH Ostrava and Fotbal Třinec . In Frýdek-Místek he only got to play three games , only in Ostrava did he become a regular . In early 2001 , he was surprisingly sold to Slovak club MŠK Žilina but there he was only the number two . At the start of the 2003/04 season , he was briefly loaned to former club Třinec , then sold to Spartak Trnava . There he had no real concurrence and put up good performances , which drew the attention of Slovan Liberec that purchased him in 2004 . He was first considered a substitute ( behind Zbyněk Hauzr ) , but quickly became number one and even one of the best goalkeepers in the Czech league , spending 740 minutes without conceding a goal in 2006 . On 15 November 2006 , he made his debut for the Czech national team in a friendly against Denmark that ended up in a 1–1 draw . This was , however , to remain his only cap as he was never able to be more than the number 3 goalkeeper , behind Petr Čech and Jaromír Blažek . On 5 January 2007 , he agreed on a contract that linked him for two years with Russian club FC Luch-Energia Vladivostok . The fee was undisclosed but is believed to have been around 12 million koruna ( $ 600,000 ) . In August 2008 , he was sold to FC Lokomotiv Moscow . In August 2014 , Čech was signed by Delhi Dynamos .
Abarema acreana . `` Abarema acreana '' is a tree species in the legume family ( Fabaceae ) . It is a rather mysterious plant and may be endemic to Brazil . Fruiting trees apparently have never been found , and thus it is not clear whether this plant belongs into the genus `` Abarema '' , or in `` Hydrochorea '' , or elsewhere .
Jayson Patino . Jayson Patino is an American Brazilian Jiu Jitsu practitioner who holds a black belt under Ricardo Liborio of American Top Team . He is known for his competitive achievements in FILA Pankration Submission , ADCC , IBJJF , and other grappling tournaments . He is also owner of American Top Team East Orlando . Background . Jayson Patino is a professional martial arts instructor , mixed martial arts fighter , world class grappler , nutrition and strength & conditioning specialist . Patino started training martial arts at age 4 . Patino has fought in the World Extreme Fighting Championships , Cage Warriors , and Combat fighting Championship just to name a few . Patino is a black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu under Ricardo Liborio , a member of the US Grappling World Team , FILA Pankration Submission World Champion , and a restricted Black belt in Taekwondo . Patino won the lightweight Pro Division at the 2009 Abu Dhabi Combat Club North American Trials and was one of 16 grapplers worldwide to compete at the ADCC World Championships in Barcelona , Spain . Patino wrestled at the University of Central Florida where he was a 2x All American and earned a degree in Social Science Education . Mixed martial arts career . Patino is 3-2 in his mixed martial arts career
Édson Reséndez . Edson Alan Reséndez Sánchez ( born 12 January 1996 ) is a Mexican footballer who plays as a Goalkeeper for C.F . Monterrey .
Deh Boneh , Kerman . Deh Boneh ( ) is a village in Amjaz Rural District , in the Central District of Anbarabad County , Kerman Province , Iran . At the 2006 census , its existence was noted , but its population was not reported .
Auto Expo . The Auto Expo is a biennial automotive show held in Greater Noida , Uttar Pradesh India . It is Asia 's largest and the world 's second-largest motor show . Till 2012 , the expo was organized at Pragati Maidan , but since 2014 it is organized at India Expo Mart , Greater Noida . It is organized jointly by the Automotive Component Manufacturers Association ( ACMA ) , Confederation of Indian Industry ( CII ) and Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers ( SIAM ) . Origin . The Auto Expo was conceived in the year 1985 and had its debut showcasing in 1986 . The Auto Expo 1986 was a window for technology transfers showing how the Indian Automotive Industry was absorbing new technologies and promoting indigenous research and development for adapting these technologies for the rugged Indian conditions . The 9 day show was marked by then Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi . Accreditation . The Auto Expo is accredited by the Organisation Internationale des Constructeurs d'Automobiles 14th Auto Expo 2018 . The 14th Auto Expo , the biggest event of the automotive industry in India , has been scheduled from 9–14 February 2018 . However , the joint inauguration of Auto Expo 2018 will be held on February 8 . Major Contributors . Among the major contributors to the EV segment , Tata is expected to launch two new electric cars , namely Tiago EV and Tigor EV . In addition to EVs , manufacturers like Tata Motors , Maruti Suzuki , Mahindra , BMW , Hyundai , etc . are expected to showcase their products . Two Wheelers . In the two-wheelers segment , Hero MotoCorp is expected to offer a wide range of electric scooters , along with some new non-electric bikes . One can see the major two-wheeler manufacturers like BMW , Honda , TVS , Kawasaki , Suzuki and UM Motorcycles to showcase their new products in series . Concept Cars . Maruti Suzuki has already announced the e-survivor and Future-S concepts to be showcased at Auto Expo 2018 . Other concepts on display will be Trezor Concept from BMW and Concept EQ from Renault . Driver-less technology . Hi Tech Robotic systemz launched AI based driver state monitoring system technology called Novus Aware in partnership with Daimler India Commercial Vehicles ( DICV ) for their BharatBenz Truck . Not Participating . Those not taking part in the event include the likes of Volkswagen , Nissan , Bajaj and Royal Enfield , Datsun , Skoda , Volvo , Ford , Lamborghini , Porsche , Audi , Fiat , Jeep , Jaguar Land-Rover . Two-wheeler majors Harley Davidson and Triumph and truck makers MAN and Scania . The major reasons cited for their non-participation are the non-availability of specific Indian models and the poor return on investments . 13th Auto Expo 2016 . The Auto Expo 2016 or 13th Auto Expo . The Auto Expo is the biennial ( once every two years ) automotive show of India and second largest auto show of the world , held in the National Capital Region of Delhi . Organisers . The motor show received accreditation from the Organisation Internationale des Constructeurs d'Automobiles ( OICA ) . 11th Auto Expo 2012 . The 11th Edition of Auto Expo was held at Pragati Maidan , New Delhi from 5 January 2012 to 11 January 2012 . The first 2 days of the event was reserved for Media and VIPs . The formal inauguration happened on 6 January and the event was open to general public from 7 January to 11 January 2012 . The largest automotive show in India saw around 1500 participants from 23 countries . The 11th Edition of Auto Expo saw 50 car launches , 10 of them were global launches and 20 two-wheeler launches . For the first time Ferrari and Peugeot showcased their line-up for India . The 10th Auto Expo 2010 . The Silver Jubilee edition of Auto Expo happened from Jan 5 to 11 , 2010 witnessed nearly 72 launches . This included more than 10 global launches comprising passenger vehicles and two-wheelers . The show was inaugurated by Mr Kamal Nath , Minister of Road Transport & Highways , Government of India and Mr Vilasrao Deshmukh , Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises . The show was also visited by media from over 19 countries . The 9th Auto Expo 2008 . 9th Edition of Auto Expo saw the launch of the much awaited and eagerly anticipated Tata Nano . The expo happened from 10 to 17 January 2008 , it attracted 1.8 million visitors and generated business worth Rs . 20,000 Crores through 2000 exhibitors and the display area was 1.2 Lakh square . The event had 65 manufacturers and more than 1,900 auto component makers . More than 31 new product / facelift and 4 global launches happened during the expo . The 8th Auto Expo 2006 . With more than 1,000 participants , 300 overseas companies and 22 countries—including country-level participation from China , Germany , Italy , Taiwan and UK . The Expo covers an area of over 70,000 sq meters in New Delhi ` s Pragati Maidan . The Expo was jointly organized by the Automotive Components Manufacturers Association of India ( ACMA ) , the Confederation of Indian Industry ( CII ) , and the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers ( SIAM ) . The 7th Auto Expo 2004 . 7th edition of Auto Expo spanned for 5 days from 7th to 11th Jan 2004 . The key OEM exhibitors were Maruti , Hyundai , Tata Motors , Nissan , Skoda , Audi , Volkswagen and Daimler Chrysler . The display area was 10,300 m2 . The 6th Auto Expo 2002 . The 6th edition of the Auto Expo was held from 15 to 22 January 2002 . The show witnessed international participation from 20 countries and exhibitors from China , the Czech Republic , France , Greece , Germany , Israel , Iran , Japan , Korea , Malaysia , Russia , Spain , Sweden , Switzerland , Taiwan , the UAE and the USA . The 5th Auto Expo 2000 . The 5th Edition of Auto expo was held in Pragiti Maidan from 12 to 18 January 2000 . The event was inaugurated by Late.Mr.Murasoli Maran , Union Minister of Commerce and Industry . The expo covered 65,000 sq.m in display area through 18 halls and 20 participating countries . The expo had close to a million visitors and more than 25 new models were launched . The 4th Auto Expo 1998 . The 4th Edition of Auto expo was held in Pragiti Maidan from 15 to 21 January 1998 .
Vitaly Ridlevich . Vitaly Ridlevich ( ; ; born 12 April 1991 ) is a Belarusian footballer . As of 2016 , he is a free agent .
Belgian colonial empire . Belgium controlled two colonies during its history : the Belgian Congo from 1885 to 1960 and Ruanda-Urundi from 1916 to 1962 . It also had a concession in China , and was a co-administrator of the Tangier International Zone in Morocco . Roughly 98 % of Belgium 's overseas territory was just one colony ( about 76 times larger than Belgium itself ) — known as the Belgian Congo . This had originated as the personal property of the country 's king , Leopold II , rather than being gained through the political or military action of the Belgian state . Background . Belgium received its independence in 1830 after a revolution against the Dutch government of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands . By the time Belgian independence was universally recognized in 1839 , most European powers already had colonies and protectorates outside Europe and had begun to form spheres of influence . During the 1840s and 50s , King Leopold I tentatively supported several proposals to acquire territories overseas . In 1843 , he signed a contract with Ladd & Co. to colonize the Kingdom of Hawaii , but the deal fell apart when Ladd & Co. ran into financial difficulties . Belgian traders also extended their influence in West Africa but this too fell apart following the Rio Nuñez Incident of 1849 and growing Anglo-French rivalry in the region . By the time Belgium 's second king , Leopold II , was crowned , Belgian enthusiasm for colonialism had abated . Successive governments viewed colonial expansion as economically and politically risky and fundamentally unrewarding , and believed that informal empire , continuing Belgium 's booming industrial trade in South America and Russia , was much more promising . As a result , Leopold initially pursued his colonial ambitions without the support of the Belgian government . Congo Free State ( 1885–1908 ) . Colonial rule in the Congo began in the late 19th century . King Leopold II of Belgium , frustrated by his nation 's lack of international power and prestige , tried to persuade the Belgian government to support colonial expansion around the then-largely unexplored Congo Basin . Their ambivalence led Leopold to create a colony himself . With support from a number of Western countries who saw Leopold as a useful buffer between rival colonial powers , Leopold achieved international recognition for the Congo Free State in 1885 . The Free State government exploited the Congo for its natural resources , first ivory and later rubber which was becoming a valuable commodity . With the support of the colonial military , the `` Force Publique '' , the territory was divided into private concessions . The Anglo-Belgian India Rubber Company ( ABIR ) , among others , used force and brutality to extract profit from the territory . Their regime in the Congo used forced labour , and murder and mutilation on indigenous Congolese who did not fulfill quotas for rubber collections . Millions of Congolese died during this time . Many deaths can be attributed to new diseases introduced by contact with European colonists , including smallpox which killed nearly half the population in the areas surrounding the lower Congo River . A sharp reduction of the population of the Congo through excess deaths occurred in the Free State period but estimates of the deaths toll vary considerably . Although figures are estimates , it is believed that as many as ten million Congolese died during the period , roughly a fifth of the population . As the first census did not take place until 1924 , it is difficult to quantify the population loss of the period and these figures have been disputed by some who , like William Rubinstein , claim that the figures cited by Adam Hochschild are speculative estimates based on little evidence . Although the Congo Free State was not officially a Belgian colony , Belgium was its chief beneficiary in terms of trade and the employment of its citizens . Leopold II personally accumulated considerable wealth from exports of rubber and ivory the colony acquired at gunpoint . Much of this was spent on public buildings in Brussels , Ostend and Antwerp . Belgian Congo ( 1908–60 ) . Leopold achieved international recognition for the Congo Free State in 1885 . By the turn of the century , however , the violence used by Free State officials against indigenous Congolese and the ruthless system of economic extraction led to intense diplomatic pressure on Belgium to take official control of the country , which it did in 1908 , creating the Belgian Congo . Belgian rule in the Congo was based on the `` colonial trinity '' ( `` trinité coloniale '' ) of state , missionary and private company interests . The privileging of Belgian commercial interests meant that large amounts of capital flowed into the Congo and that individual regions became specialised . On many occasions , the interests of the government and private enterprise became closely tied , and the state helped companies break strikes and remove other barriers raised by the indigenous population . The country was split into nesting , hierarchically organised administrative subdivisions , and run uniformly according to a set `` native policy '' ( `` politique indigène '' ) . This was in contrast to the British and the French , who generally favoured the system of indirect rule whereby traditional leaders were retained in positions of authority under colonial oversight . During World War I , Congolese troops participated in offensives against German forces in the area of modern-day Rwanda and Burundi which were placed under Belgian occupation . The Congo had a high degree of racial segregation . The large numbers of white immigrants who moved to the Congo after the end of World War II came from across the social spectrum , but were always treated as superior to blacks . Congolese troops participated in World War II and were instrumental in forcing the Italians out of their East African colonies during the East African Campaign . During the 1940s and 1950s , the Congo had extensive urbanisation , and the colonial administration began various development programmes aimed at making the territory into a `` model colony '' . One of the results was the development of a new middle class of Europeanised African `` évolués '' in the cities . By the 1950s the Congo had a wage labour force twice as large as that in any other African colony . In 1960 , as the result of a widespread and increasingly radical pro-independence movement , the Congo achieved independence , becoming the Republic of Congo-Léopoldville under Patrice Lumumba and Joseph Kasa-Vubu . Poor relations between factions within the Congo , the continued involvement of Belgium in Congolese affairs , and intervention by major parties of the Cold War led to a five-year-long period of war and political instability , known as the Congo Crisis , from 1960 to 1965 . This ended with the seizure of power by Joseph-Désiré Mobutu . Ruanda-Urundi ( 1916–62 ) . Ruanda-Urundi was a part of German East Africa under Belgian military occupation from 1916 to 1924 in the aftermath of World War I , when a military expedition had removed the Germans from the colony . It became a League of Nations world B mandate allotted to Belgium , from 1924 to 1945 . It was designated as a United Nations trust territory , still under Belgian administration , until 1962 , when it developed into the independent states of Rwanda and Burundi . After Belgium began administering the colony , it generally maintained the policies established by the Germans , including indirect rule via local Tutsi rulers , and a policy of ethnic identity cards , ( later retained in the Republic of Rwanda ) . Revolts and violence against Tutsi , known as the Rwandan Revolution , occurred in the events leading to independence . Santo Tomás , Guatemala ( 1843–54 ) . In 1842 , a ship sent by King Leopold I of Belgium arrived in Guatemala ; the Belgians observed the natural riches of the department of Izabal and decided to settle in Santo Tomas de Castilla and build infrastructure in the region . Rafael Carrera gave them the region in exchange for sixteen thousand pesos every year from the government of Guatemala . On 4 May 1843 , the Guatemalan parliament issued a decree giving the district of Santo Tomás `` in perpetuity '' to the , a private Belgian company under the protection of King Leopold I of Belgium . It replaced the failed British Eastern Coast of Central America Commercial and Agricultural Company . Belgian colonizing efforts in Guatemala ceased in 1854 , due to lack of financing and high mortality due to yellow fever and malaria , endemic diseases of the tropical climate . Tianjin Concession ( 1900–31 ) . The city of Tianjin ( Tientsin ) was a treaty port in China ( 1860–1945 ) divided into nine foreign-controlled concessions ( ) . In the years following the Boxer Rebellion , the diplomat Maurice Joostens negotiated a concession for Belgium . The Belgian concession was proclaimed on 7 November 1900 and spanned some . Although Belgian companies invested in Tianjin , especially in the city 's tram system , the Belgian concession remained inactive . An agreement was reached between the Belgian and Chinese governments in August 1929 to return the concession to China . The agreement was approved by the Belgian parliament on 13 July 1931 . In the late 19th century , Belgian engineers were employed on construction of the Beijing–Hankou Railway , leading the Belgian government to unsuccessfully claim a concession in Hankou ( Hankow ) . The Belgian claim was never formally recognised and the proposal was dropped in 1908 . Isola Comacina ( 1919 ) . In 1919 , the island of Comacina was bequeathed to King Albert I of Belgium for a year , and became an enclave under the sovereignty of Belgium . After a year , it was returned to the Italian State in 1920 . The Consul of Belgium and the president of the Brera Academy established a charitable foundation with the goal of building a village for artists and a hotel .
Timmenrode . Timmenrode is a village and a former municipality in the district of Harz , in Saxony-Anhalt , Germany . Since 1 January 2010 , it is part of the town Blankenburg am Harz .
Articulation ( music ) . In music , articulation is the direction or performance technique which affects the transition or continuity on a single note or between multiple notes or sounds . Articulation involves subtle differences within duration , amplitude , meter , and , through techniques such as tremolo and pitch . Types of articulations . There are many types of articulation , each with a different effect on how the note is played . In music notation articulation marks include the slur , phrase mark , staccato , staccatissimo , accent , sforzando , rinforzando , and legato . A different symbol , placed above or below the note ( depending on its position on the staff ) , represents each articulation . Brass and woodwind instruments . Woodwind and brass instruments generally produce articulations by tonguing , the use of the tongue to break the airflow into the instrument . Certain palate cues can help student musicians master articulations . For example , the syllable `` dah '' demonstrates one placement of the tongue to articulate notes . In most cases , using the near tip of the tongue , is the best way of articulation . However , different articulation markings require different tongue placement . Smooth , connected passages may require an articulation more reminiscent of the syllable `` la , '' while heavy , sharp notes may be attacked with an articulation similar to `` tah . '' Furthermore , the implementation of double-tonguing may be required when many articulations are required in rapid succession . Double-tonguing can be simulated by repeating the syllables `` dig '' and `` guh '' in rapid succession . Other syllables for double tonguing are `` tuh '' and `` kuh , '' `` tih '' and `` kuh , '' and any other combination of syllables that utilize the tip of the tongue behind the front teeth and then the back of the tongue against the back of the mouth . Double-tonguing is an articulation primarily used by brass players , but the use of double-tonguing by woodwind players is becoming more common . A third , rare form of articulation for wind players is `` doodle tonguing . '' The name of this articulation comes from the sound , doodle , one would make if she were to sound her voice while performing the articulation . Doodle-tonguing is achieved by moving the tip of the tongue up and down quickly to block the air stream momentarily on the way up , and again on the way down . Bowed instruments . Bowed stringed instruments use different bowing techniques to achieve different articulations . Another technique is playing without the bow by plucking the strings . This is called pizzicato . Compound articulations . Occasionally , articulations can be combined to create stylistically or technically correct sounds . For example , when staccato marks are combined with a slur , the result is portato , also known as articulated legato . Tenuto markings under a slur are called ( for bowed strings ) hook bows . This name is also less commonly applied to staccato or martellato ( martelé ) markings . Apagados . `` Apagados '' ( from the Spanish verb `` apagar '' , `` to mute '' ) refers to notes that are played dampened or `` muted , '' without sustain . The term is written above or below the notes with a dotted or dashed line drawn to the end of the group of notes that are to be played dampened . The technique is chiefly written for bowed or plucked instruments . Modernists refer to the apogado as `` palm mute . '' On the guitar , the musician dampens the strings with the palm of the hand and plucks with the thumb . Strictly speaking , the term dampened is correct for this effect in music ; since to mute means to silence . Illustration of the apagados may be found in the work of composer for Spanish guitar , Gerardo de Altona . See : https : //web.archive.org/web/20110714065232/http : //www.mednetconnection.com/18051/18020.html
Fennville , Michigan . Fennville is a city in Allegan County in the U.S. state of Michigan . The population was 1,398 at the 2010 census . The city is situated on M-89 on the boundary between Manlius Township on the north and Clyde Township on the south . The city of Saugatuck is about seven miles ( 11 km ) northwest and Allegan is about east-southeast . The city and surrounding region is an American Viticultural Area , the Fennville AVA , known for the production of Michigan wine . History . The `` official '' and widely accepted account of how the city came to be known as Fennville , is that an early white settler by the name of Elam Atwater Fenn built a saw mill in the immediate vicinity of the current community . This led to people referring to the settlement as `` Fenn 's Mill '' which became the name associated with the post office there . Some early documents pluralized `` Mill '' to render `` Fenn 's Mills . '' The first road through what was to be Fennville was built by Harrison Hutchins and James McCormick in 1837 . A fire ( possibly related to the Great Chicago Fire or Great Michigan Fire ) destroyed the village in October 1871 . About that time , the paperwork ( timetables and such ) for the recently completed Chicago and Michigan Lake Shore Railroad arrived which identified the community 's station as `` Fennville . '' This was thought by some at the time ( including Hutchins ) to have been the result of clerical error . However , Fenn himself recorded that the change in name had been suggested by and mutually agreed upon among certain leaders of the community in conjunction with the establishment of the new railroad station . The post office name was then changed to `` Fennville '' to match the station 's name . The community was officially incorporated as the village of Fennville on February 20 , 1889 . A United States atlas from 1895 indicates the town name was in some cases broken into two words , as in `` Fenn Ville . '' Yet another documented variation was `` Fennsville '' as found in a plat book from 1873 . See References below . Geography . According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water . 2010 census . As of the census of 2010 , there were 1,398 people , 505 households , and 346 families residing in the city . The population density was . There were 588 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 72.6 % White , 1.9 % African American , 0.5 % Native American , 0.1 % Asian , 20.7 % from other races , and 4.2 % from two or more races . Hispanic or Latino of any race were 39.1 % of the population . There were 505 households of which 45.9 % had children under the age of 18 living with them , 42.2 % were married couples living together , 17.8 % had a female householder with no husband present , 8.5 % had a male householder with no wife present , and 31.5 % were non-families . 26.7 % of all households were made up of individuals and 8.7 % had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older . The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.36 . The median age in the city was 28.7 years . 34.9 % of residents were under the age of 18 ; 8.5 % were between the ages of 18 and 24 ; 28.4 % were from 25 to 44 ; 20.7 % were from 45 to 64 ; and 7.7 % were 65 years of age or older . The gender makeup of the city was 50.3 % male and 49.7 % female . 2000 census . As of the census of 2000 , there were 1,459 people , 484 households , and 349 families residing in the city . The population density was 1,378.4 per square mile ( 531.4/km² ) . There were 552 housing units at an average density of 521.5 per square mile ( 201.1/km² ) . The racial makeup of the city was 73.27 % White , 3.15 % African American , 0.75 % Native American , 0.34 % Asian , 19.81 % from other races , and 2.67 % from two or more races . Hispanic or Latino of any race were 32.63 % of the population . There were 484 households out of which 48.8 % had children under the age of 18 living with them , 50.4 % were married couples living together , 16.1 % had a female householder with no husband present , and 27.7 % were non-families . 23.3 % of all households were made up of individuals and 8.7 % had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older . The average household size was 3.01 and the average family size was 3.53 . In the city , the population was spread out with 38.0 % under the age of 18 , 10.7 % from 18 to 24 , 29.8 % from 25 to 44 , 15.1 % from 45 to 64 , and 6.4 % who were 65 years of age or older . The median age was 26 years . For every 100 females , there were 98.0 males . For every 100 females age 18 and over , there were 88.1 males . The median income for a household in the city was $ 39,013 , and the median income for a family was $ 40,875 . Males had a median income of $ 32,833 versus $ 25,556 for females . The per capita income for the city was $ 16,127 . About 9.7 % of families and 12.2 % of the population were below the poverty line , including 15.5 % of those under age 18 and 9.5 % of those age 65 or over . Education . The Discovery Elementary School , a chartered public school academy located in Fennville , closed at the end of the 2009 school year .
I Only Wanted You ( song ) . `` I Only Wanted You '' is a song written by Tom Shapiro , Michael Garvin and Bucky Jones , and recorded by American country music artist Marie Osmond . It was released in December 1986 as the second single and title track from the album `` I Only Wanted You '' . The song reached number 13 on the `` Billboard '' Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart .
Liebestraum ( film ) . `` Liebestraum '' ( German for `` dream of love '' ) is a 1991 American mystery film written and directed by Mike Figgis and starring Kevin Anderson , Pamela Gidley , Bill Pullman , Zach Grenier , Alicia Witt and Taina Elg , with Kim Novak in her last film role . Synopsis . The story follows two affairs , a generation apart . Nick ( Kevin Anderson ) , a professor of architecture in upstate New York , comes to an Illinois town to be with his birth mother ( Kim Novak ) in the final days of her illness ; he was adopted and has never met her before . On the first day , he runs into Paul ( Bill Pullman ) , a college friend , whose construction company is demolishing an old , downtown department store where a murder-suicide happened 30 years before . The building is a beautiful cast-iron construction , so Nick wants to study it before the demolition . Paul introduces Nick to his wife , Jane ( Pamela Gidley ) , a photographer who wants to portray the same building . Over the next four days , Nick and Jane 's attraction grows , as Nick explores the old building , attends his mother 's bedside , and unravels the truth that links both of them with the developing events in his and Jane 's life . Release and distribution . When `` Liebestraum '' made its VHS debut , it was released in two editions — the R-rated theatrical version and an unrated director 's cut . The DVD release , part of MGM 's Avant-Garde Cinema series , features only the R-rated version . However , the deleted scene that marks the single difference between the two edits is included as a bonus feature on the disc .
Archaeology of Afghanistan . Archaeology of Afghanistan has revealed many historical findings , particularly on the ancient civilizations present in Central Asia . The world 's oldest-known oil paintings , dating to the 7th century AD , were found in caves in Afghanistan 's Bamiyan Valley . Several sites of significance to the Kushan Empire have been discovered in Afghanistan .
Webometrics Ranking of Business Schools . The Webometrics Ranking of Business Schools , also known as Ranking Web of Business Schools , is a ranking system for the world 's Business Schools based on a composite indicator that takes into account both the volume of the Web contents ( number of web pages and files ) and the visibility and impact of these web publications according to the number of external inlinks ( site citations ) they received . The ranking is published by the Cybermetrics Lab , a research group of the Spanish National Research Council ( CSIC ) located in Madrid . This ranking was discontinued in 2013 and is no longer updated . This discontinued ranking is however often cited ( as at 16/6/2017 ) by google as its main ranking reference . Examples are : `` Spain business school ranking `` = `` Zurich business school ranking '' etc . The Webometrics Ranking of World Universities is a similar ranking of universities .
Sima Xin . Sima Xin ( died 204 BC ) was a military general of the Qin dynasty . He surrendered to Xiang Yu after the Battle of Julu in 207 BC . In 206 BC , following the collapse of the Qin dynasty , he was conferred the title of `` King of Sai '' by Xiang Yu and given part of the lands in Guanzhong as his fief when the latter split the former Qin Empire into the Eighteen Kingdoms . Life . In 209 BC , Chen Sheng and Wu Guang started the Dazexiang Uprising to overthrow the Qin Dynasty . The Qin emperor , Qin Er Shi , placed Zhang Han in command of the imperial army , with Sima Xin and Dong Yi serving as his deputies , to quell the rebels . In 207 BC , Zhang Han attacked the insurgent Zhao kingdom and besieged Zhao forces at Julu . Xiang Yu of the Chu kingdom came to Zhao 's aid and defeated the Qin army at the Battle of Julu , despite having a smaller force . Zhang Han sent Sima Xin to the capital Xianyang to request for reinforcements . However , the eunuch Zhao Gao deceived Qin Er Shi and the emperor refused to send aid . Sima Xin escaped from Zhao Gao 's assassins along the return journey and reported to Zhang Han that the state power of Qin had fallen into the hands of the eunuch . Zhang Han pondered over the situation and realised that even if he defeated the rebels , Zhao Gao would later frame him for treason and have him executed . Hence , he surrendered to Xiang Yu . After the fall of the Qin Dynasty in 206 BC , Xiang Yu divided the former Qin Empire into the Eighteen Kingdoms and granted the land of Guanzhong ( heartland of Qin ) to the three surrendered Qin generals ( the three fiefs were collectively known as the Three Qins ) . Sima Xin was given part of Guanzhong as his fief and received the title `` King of Sai '' ( 塞王 ) . Later that year , Liu Bang ( King of Han ) attacked the Three Qins and defeated Zhang Han . Sima Xin and Dong Yi surrendered to Liu Bang . In 205 BC , during the Chu–Han Contention , Liu Bang was defeated by Xiang Yu at the Battle of Pengcheng . Sima Xin and Dong Yi defected to Xiang Yu 's side . The following year , Liu Bang attacked Xiang Yu at the Battle of Chenggao . Liu Bang lured Cao Jiu ( 曹咎 ) , the defending general , to pursue and attack him . The Chu army fell into an ambush at the Si River and was defeated by Liu Bang 's forces . Cao Jiu , Dong Yi and Sima Xin committed suicide . The `` Book of Han '' says that , after his death , Liu Bang had Sima Xin 's head suspended on a pole in the marketplace of Yueyang ( 櫟陽 ; present-day Yanliang District , Xi'an , Shaanxi ) , his previous capital , because the latter had traitorously gone over to Xiang Yu after surrendering to Liu Bang in September 206 .
Pazhur . Pazhur is a village in Chathamangalam Gram Panchayat in Kozhikode district , Kerala , India . It is located near the Eruvayinji Puzha around 3 kilometers away from Mavoor and 25 kilometers away from Kozhikode .
Abraeus loebli . `` Abraeus loebli '' is a beetle discovered by and Yves Gomy och Ôhara in 2001 . No sub-species listed in Catalogue of Life .
1974 Old Dominion 500 . The 1974 Old Dominion 500 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race that took place on September 29 , 1974 , at Martinsville Speedway ( Martinsville , Virginia , USA ) . The race car drivers still had to commute to the races using the same stock cars that competed in a typical weekend 's race through a policy of homologation ( and under their own power ) . This policy was in effect until roughly 1975 . By 1980 , NASCAR had completely stopped tracking the year model of all the vehicles and most teams did not take stock cars to the track under their own power anymore . Summary . Today , the race is a part of the First Data 500 annual series of Martinsville races that occur in the autumn for the `` NASCAR Sprint Cup Series '' . The race lasted three hours , fifty-eight minutes , and three seconds . Ten cautions were enacted by NASCAR for seventy-nine laps . The event had an attendance of 33,000 people . Canadian Earl Ross ( driving for Junior Johnson ) defeated his American opponent Buddy Baker by more than one lap . Pole speed was per hour while the average speed was per hour . Notable drivers at this race included Richard Petty , Elmo Langley , Cale Yarborough , Benny Parsons , Coo Coo Marlin ( father of Sterling Marlin ) , and Richard Childress ( future owner of Richard Childress Racing ) . There were also some equally notable crew chiefs in the race ; including Tim Brewer , Travis Carter , Harry Hyde , Dale Inman among others . There was a thirty driver grid ( twenty-nine Americans and one Canadian ) compared to the forty-three driver grid of today . The winner received $ 14,550 ( $ when considering inflation ) while starting in eleventh place . Modified fan favorite racer Satch Worley makes his Winston Cup debut and scores an impressive top-10 finish . Until Juan Pablo Montoya 's most recent victory at Watkins Glen driving the # 42 Chevrolet Impala at the 2010 running of the Heluva Good ! Sour Cream Dips at The Glen race , Canadian Earl Ross ' victory in this race was the most recent Cup race won by a foreign driver . The most active Canadian driver in the Monster Energy Cup Series today is Patrick Carpentier who participates as a road course ringer at the Watkins Glen , Infineon and the Montreal Nationwide Series race . Ross was also the first rookie to win a NASCAR Cup Series race ; this record would not be broken until Dale Earnhardt won the 1979 Southeastern 500 . Technological concerns . Improvements in tire and engine technology in the early 1970s had made NASCAR Cup Series vehicles overpowered compared to the limited space that Martinsville Speedway had for breathing space . Further technological advancements by 2013 have caused further concern for driver safety at Martinsville ; indicating that the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series may have to use restrictor plates in Martinsville if tire/engine technology keeps its current pace of development . Finishing order . `` * Driver failed to finish race ''
Edgar Rennie Bowring . Sir Edgar Rennie Bowring ( 17 August 1858 – 23 June 1943 ) was a Newfoundland businessman and politician . He was born in St. John 's , Newfoundland the grandson of Benjamin Bowring and cousin of Charles R. Bowring . Between 1918 and 1922 he was the Dominion of Newfoundland 's first High Commissioner to the United Kingdom and would later serve as the dominion 's final High Commissioner to London from 1933 to 1934 when self-government was suspended . Chairman of C. T. Bowring and Co. and also of Bowring Brothers . He was knighted in 1915 . He married Flora Munn , a widow , in 1888 and she died in 1939 ; they had no children . He was responsible for the creation of Bowring Park in St. John 's , Newfoundland . His stepson and protege , John Shannon Munn , and step-grandchild , Betty Munn , died in the wreck of the SS `` Florizel '' in 1918 , and in her memory he had a statue of Peter Pan erected in the park .
Euleia basihyalina . `` Euleia basihyalina '' is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus `` Euleia '' of the family Tephritidae .
Copper mining in Michigan . While it originated thousands of years earlier , copper mining in Michigan became an important industry in the 19th and early 20th centuries . Its rise marked the start of copper mining as a major industry in the United States . Geology . Within the state of Michigan , copper is found almost exclusively in the western portion of the Upper Peninsula , in an area known as the Copper Country . The Copper Country is highly unusual among copper-mining districts , because copper is predominantly found in the form of pure copper metal ( `` native copper '' ) rather than the copper oxides or copper sulfides that form the copper ore at almost every other copper-mining district . The copper deposits occur in rocks of Precambrian age , in a thick sequence of northwest-dipping sandstones , conglomerates , ash beds , and flood basalts associated with the Keweenawan Rift . The native copper deposits originate in fissures , steeply dipping veins or in the amygdaloid top portion of the Portage Lake Lava Series lava tops and conglomerate beds . This series of lava `` is at least 15,000 feet thick in the Michigan copper district '' and consists of `` several hundred flood basalt flows . '' The district rocks are Precambrian in age and belong to the Keweenawan Series . The first six years of mining exploited the fissure deposits , then gave way to the amygdaloidal deposits . Although native copper was the dominant ore mineral , chalcocite ( copper sulfide ) was sometimes present , and , especially in the Mohawk mine , copper arsenide minerals such as mohawkite and domeykite . Gangue minerals included calcite , quartz , epidote , chlorite , and various zeolites . A number of copper mines also contained a notable amount of silver , both in native form and naturally alloyed with the copper . `` Halfbreed '' is the term for an ore sample that contains the pure copper and pure silver in the same piece of rock ; it is only found in the native copper deposits of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan . Native American mining . Native Americans were the first to mine and work the copper of Lake Superior and the Keweenaw Peninsula of northern Michigan between 5000 BCE and 1200 BCE . The natives used this copper to produce tools . Archaeological expeditions in the Keweenaw Peninsula and Isle Royale revealed the existence of copper producing pits and hammering stones which were used to work the copper . Some authors have suggested that as much as 1.5 billion pounds of copper was extracted during this period , but some archaeologists consider such high figures as `` ill-constructed estimates '' and that the actual figure is unknown . Archaeologist Susan Martin wrote that `` “ The competent excavation of many prehistoric archaeological sites in the Lake Superior basin reveals the continuous use of copper throughout the prehistoric time range , in association with all of the other items of material culture ( projectile points , pottery and the like ) that are without a doubt the products of native technologies . Many of these sites have been dated reliably by radiocarbon means ... Clearly , copper-working continues up until the years of aboriginal contact with seventeenth-century Europeans . The speculators could at least acknowledge these facts rather than pretend that the association of copper with indigenous people doesn ’ t exist. ” By the time the first European explorers arrived , the area was the home of the Chippewa people , who did not mine copper . According to Chippewa traditions , they had much earlier supplanted the original miners . The first written account of copper in Michigan was given by French missionary Claude Allouez in 1667 . He noted that Indians of the Lake Superior region prized copper nuggets that they found there . Indians guided missionary Claude Dablon to the Ontonagon Boulder , a 1.5-ton piece of native copper along the Ontonagon River . When American prospectors arrived in the 1840s , pieces of copper were found in streams or on the ground . Douglass Houghton 's 1841 copper report , followed by the Treaty of La Pointe in 1843 , the publicity of the Ontonagon Boulder back east , and a federal mineral land office at Copper Harbor kicked off the mine rush . The copper pits abandoned by Native Americans led early miners to most of the first successful mines . `` All the principal ore deposits were thus known before 1900 , and each was discovered in exposures at or close to grass roots . '' Modern mining industry . The Michigan State Geologist Douglass Houghton ( later to become mayor of Detroit ) reported on the copper deposits in 1841 , which quickly began a rush of prospectors . Mining took place along a belt that stretched about 100 miles southwest to northeast through Ontonagon , Houghton , and Keweenaw counties . Isle Royale , on the north side of Lake Superior , was extensively explored , and a smelter built , but no mining of any importance took place there . Some copper mineralization was found in Keweenawan rocks farther southwest in Douglas County , Wisconsin , but no successful mines were developed there . Copper mining in the Upper Peninsula boomed , and from 1845 until 1887 ( when it was exceeded by Butte , Montana ) the Michigan Copper Country was the nation 's leading producer of copper . In most years from 1850 through 1881 , Michigan produced more than three-quarters of the nation 's copper , and in 1869 produced more than 95 % of the country 's copper . Fissure veins . Commercial production began in 1844 at the Phoenix mine . Most early miners began with little knowledge or planning , and few mines ever saw production , much less profit . The first successful copper mine , the Cliff mine , began operations in 1845 , and many others quickly followed . These first mines worked copper-filled fissure veins that cut across stratigraphic layers . Although the copper-mining region stretched about 100 miles from northeast to southwest , the most productive early mines , working fissure veins , were those at the north end in Keweenaw County ( such as the Central , Cliff , and Phoenix mines ) , or at the south end in Ontonagon County ( such as the Minesota Mine ) . In Keweenaw County , the fissure lodes were nearly vertical mineralized zones with strike nearly perpendicular to that of the enclosing basalts and conglomerates . In Ontonagon County , by contrast , the fissures had strikes nearly parallel to , and dips slightly steeper than , the surrounding beds . The miners sometimes found masses of native copper up to hundreds of tons . To extract a single mass of copper , miners could spend months chiseling it into pieces small enough to hoist out of the mine . Although they were pure copper , removing the masses took a great deal of effort , and was sometimes not even profitable . The majority of the copper recovered was `` barrel copper '' ( pieces broken from the rock and hand sorted in the `` rock house , '' and shipped to the smelter in barrels ) , and finer copper broken loose from the rock in stamp mills and separated by gravity in `` buddles '' or `` jigs . '' Stratiform deposits . In the 1850s , mining began on stratiform native copper deposits in felsite-pebble conglomerates and in the upper zones of basalt lava flows ( locally called `` amygdaloids '' ) . Although amygdaloid and conglomerate deposits tended to be lower-grade than the fissure deposits , they were much larger , and could be mined much more efficiently , with the ore blasted out , hoisted to the surface , and sent to stamp mills located at a different site . Amygdaloid and conglomerate mining turned out to be much more productive and profitable than fissure mining , and the majority of highly successful mines were on amygdaloid or conglomerate lodes . The first mine to successfully mine a stratiform ore body was the Quincy Mine in 1856 . The most productive deposit , the Calumet conglomerate , was opened by the Calumet and Hecla mining company in 1865 . `` Large scale production ceased in 1939 . '' While the most successful fissure mines had been at the north and south ends of the district , the conglomerate and amygdaloid mines , which produced the great majority of Michigan copper , were concentrated in the center of the district , almost all in Houghton County . The most productive conglomerate and amygdaloid mines were located along a strip about wide and long , from the Champion mine on the southwest to the Ahmeek mine on the northeast , passing through the towns of Houghton , Hancock , and Calumet . In the early 20th century , copper companies began to consolidate . With very few exceptions , such as the Quincy Mine at Hancock , the mines in the Copper Country came under the control of two companies : the Calumet and Hecla Mining Company north of Portage Lake , and Copper Range Company south of Portage Lake . Annual production peaked in 1916 at of copper . Most mines closed during the great depression as a result of depressed copper prices . Many mines reopened during World War II , when wartime demand pushed copper prices higher . The end of the war brought an end to high prices , and nearly all companies closed , leaving only the Calumet and Hecla , Quincy , and Copper Range mining companies . Both Calumet and Hecla and Quincy survived largely by reprocessing the stamp sand left from older mining operations , leaching out copper left by more primitive processing techniques . By 1968 the formerly great Calumet and Hecla was purchased by Universal Oil and became the company 's Calumet division . By this time the Calumet and Hecla 's original conglomerate workings had been abandoned and stamp sand reclamation had ended . The mines did not even produce enough copper to supply the company 's internal demand . The company opened several new shafts and dewatered several old ones in hopes of finding additional wealth , but none were successful . Later that year , Calumet and Hecla 's mine workers went out on strike , and the new owners closed the mines for good . Only the Copper Range company 's White Pine mine remained open , and its ore was mostly copper sulfides , rather than native copper . Michigan 's native copper industry was essentially dead , after producing of copper . Several companies attempted to reopen copper mines during the next two decades , including attempts by the Homestake Mining Company . None of these attempts lasted more than a couple of years or proved profitable . Economic and environmental impact . The copper industry was , for over 100 years , the life blood of the Copper Country . The town of Red Jacket ( now Calumet ) used a portion of its budget surplus to build The Calumet Theatre , an opulent opera house which hosted famous plays and acts from across the world . Many wealthy mine managers built mansions which still line the streets of former mining towns . Some towns which existed primarily due to copper mining include Calumet , Houghton , Hancock , and Ontonagon . As the mines began to close , the Copper Country lost its major economic base . The population declined sharply as miners , shop owners , and others supported by the industry left the area , leaving many small ghost towns along the mineral range . Tourism , education , and logging are now the major industries . The copper industry left many abandoned mines and buildings across the Copper Country . Some of these are now part of the Keweenaw National Historical Park . Some mines , such as the Adventure mine , Quincy Mine , and the Delaware mine , are open as tourist attractions . Many other mining lands are simply left abandoned . Copper mining also took a significant impact on the environment . Mine rock processing operations left many fields of stamp sand , some of which grew so large as to become hazards to navigation in the Keweenaw Waterway . Most of these sterile sands are now superfund sites which are slowly being rehabilitated . Mines also required a great deal of wood , for supports in mine tunnels , housing , and steam generation . Virtually every part of the Copper Country was cleared of timber , to the extent that only a few small areas of old-growth forest like ( the Estivant Pines ) are left . Formerly cleared lands have been left to regrow , to the extent that many parcels of land are now being harvested on a limited basis by timber and paper companies . White Pine mine . The copper-bearing Nonesuch Shale at the south end of the Copper Country in Ontonagon County had been known since the 1800s . But the ore grades were too low , the ore mineral particles too small , and the copper was largely in sulfides instead of native copper . All these conditions made the shale deposits uneconomical , although repeated attempts were made to mine the shale at the Nonesuch Mine . In 1955 the Copper Range Company began large-scale mining at the White Pine mine , near the old Nonesuch mine . The deposit is a stratiform deposit in the lower 15 m of the Proterozoic Nonesuch Shale and the upper 2 m of the underlying Copper Harbor Conglomerate . The principal ore mineral was chalcocite , although native copper predominated in the lower part of the beds . The mine was very successful , producing more than of copper during its life . The White Pine mine , the last major copper mine in Michigan , shut down in 1995 . The company applied to government agencies to continue mining by in-situ leaching , using sulfuric acid to recover an additional of copper by SX-EW . The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality approved the permit in May 1996 , and White Pine installed a pilot in-situ leaching project . Native Americans of the Bad River Indian Reservation in northern Wisconsin blockaded rail shipments of sulfuric acid to the mine ( see `` Bad River Train Blockade '' ) ; the mine began receiving acid shipments by truck . The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ( EPA ) , which had previously held that it had no role in the permitting , reversed itself , and stated that White Pine would have to apply for a federal permit . White Pine , which had already started to recover copper from the pilot project , suspended solution mining in October 1996 , and applied for to the EPA for the permit . In May 1997 the company withdrew the EPA permit application , saying that further permitting delays had made the project uneconomical , and announced plans to begin reclamation of the mine site . The tailings impoundment at the White Pine Mine is presently the site of significant environmental degradation . The University of Montana undertook extensive efforts to restore and revegetate the barren landscape from 1997-1999 , but it is unclear whether this has been successful . The university has published a detailed report of its project . Satellite images are available at ( ) . In 2012 , SubTerra used the mine for pharmaceutical research . Eagle project . In addition to sedimentary copper ores that dominate the Upper Peninsula , a high-grade magmatic Cu-Ni sulfide deposit , the Eagle Project , was discovered by Rio Tinto in 2002 and later sold to Lundin Mining . Kennecott Eagle Minerals Corporation has proposed to open a nickel-copper mine called the Eagle mine project in the Yellow Dog Plains , about 25 miles northwest of Marquette , in Michigan 's Upper Peninsula . Construction work started in 2010 , with production planned at the end of 2013 and to continue up to eight years . After mining is finished the site will be reclaimed . The mine will produce separate nickel and copper concentrates containing an average of 17,300 and 13,200 tonnes per year of nickel and copper respectively . Ores will be processed at the Humboldt Mill in Champion , Michigan . The ore deposit is estimated to contain up to 140 thousand metric tons of nickel and 91 thousand metric tons of copper , as well as platinum , palladium , and cobalt . In June 2013 , Rio Tinto announced the sale of Eagle Mine and Humboldt Mill to Canadian-owner Lundin Mining , of Toronto , Ontario . In addition to the $ 325 million purchase price , Lundin will spend another $ 400 million through 2014 to bring the mine and mill into production . Total capital expenditure for the Eagle project is estimated at $ 770 million . Rio Tinto workers at the mine will transition to working for Lundin . Production at the mine is now scheduled to commence in late 2014 . Copperwood Mine . On March 13 , 2013 , the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality ( DEQ ) issued Orvana Corporation , of Toronto , Ont . final permits to begin mining north of Wakefield , in Gogebic County . Orvana estimates that approximately one billion pounds of copper are present at their site , along with smaller quantities of silver . Studies indicate that of copper can be extracted , as well as 3,456,000 ounces of silver . Production would last 13 years , based on those reserves . The project was then bought by Highland Copper Company , a Montreal based exploration company in 2014 and an updated feasibility report is underway and permits for the project are forthcoming by the end of 2018 .
Binoculars Building . The Binoculars Building , originally the Chiat/Day Building , is a commercial building located in Venice , Los Angeles , California , which incorporates the public artwork by Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen on its street-facing facade . Built between 1991 and 2001 for advertising agency Chiat/Day ( now TBWA\Chiat\Day ) as its West Coast corporate headquarters , it was designed by Los Angeles architect Frank Gehry , and was his last project in Los Angeles until the Walt Disney Concert Hall began construction in 1999 . The building is notable for the three different styles used in the main facade on Main Street , particularly the massive covering both a car and pedestrian entrance . The entrance to the parking garage is between the lenses of the binoculars . The building was delayed for a few years after hazardous materials were found on the building site , requiring removal . TBWA\Chiat\Day is no longer a tenant in the building , having moved to another area of Los Angeles known as Mar Vista . Razorfish once had offices there . The last tenant of this building was Ketchum Inc. , a public relations group . In January 2011 , W. P. Carey & Co. announced Google was leasing of space in the building and two neighboring buildings , part of a major expansion to establish a larger employment presence in Los Angeles .
Rolf Morgan Hansen . Rolf Morgan Hansen ( born 21 June 1961 ) is a Norwegian former cyclist . He competed in the 1000m time trial event at the 1984 Summer Olympics .
Thomas Treloar . Thomas John Treloar ( 1 August 1892 – 15 November 1953 ) was an Australian politician . Born in Tamworth , New South Wales , he was educated at Sydney Grammar School before returning to Tamworth as a shopkeeper . He eventually became a company director before serving in World War I 1915–18 and World War II 1942–46 . In 1949 , he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Country Party member for Gwydir , defeating Labor minister William Scully . He died in 1953 , necessitating a by-election for his seat .
Externsteine relief . The Externsteine relief is a monumental rock relief depiction of the Descent from the Cross scene , carved into the side of the Externsteine sandstone formation in the Teutoburg Forest . The Externsteine are located near Detmold , now in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia but in the Middle Ages in the Duchy of Saxony . It is the oldest relief of this type known north of the Alps , dated to the high medieval period ( likely the 12th century ) . Description . The relief measures 4.8 m high by 3.7 m wide . It is divided into three parts , or `` registers '' . The largest , central register shows the Descent from the Cross scene itself . At the center is the cross , to the right is a figure identified as Nicodemus . The legs of this figure have been lost since at least the 17th century , but it is shown at an elevated position , aiding in the recovery of Jesus ' body from the cross . The figure was standing supporting structure ( identified either as a plant bent by Nicodemus ' weight , or as a chair ) . Nicodemus lowers the body of Jesus towards Joseph of Arimathea , who is standing to the left of the cross . To the left of Joseph is the figure of Mary , Mother of Jesus ( the head of this figure has been lost ) , with her hand supporting the head of her son 's corpse . Opposite Mary , on the right side of the scene , is John the Apostle , holding a book . The upper register shows the torso of the ascended Christ wearing a cross halo and a victory flag . Alongside the flag , the figure is holding a small representation of a human figure with raised hands . To the left and right , anthropomorphic representations of Sun and Moon are shown , holding drapes . The lower register shows two kneeling figures , a naked bearded man and a clothed figure of undetermined sex , both of them caught in the coils of the neck and tail of a two-legged , winged dragon . These figures were variously identified as Adam and Eve ( representing the fallen state of man in general ) , or as a Saxon warrior and priest . Controversy about symbolism and dating . The structure shown as supporting Nicodemus has gained some notability as a supposed representation of a `` bent Irminsul '' , reflecting the theory , first suggested in the 1870s , that Externsteine was the site of the national sanctuary of the pagan Saxons . It could alternatively be a bent palm tree . Goethe writing in 1824 identified the relief as a work of the Carolingian period . In the same year Karl Theodor Menke dated it to the 12th century . Art historians of the later 19th and early 20th century tended to support Goethe 's view of an early date of origin , but a re-examination of the evidence by a team of art historians in 1950 resulted in a shift of `` communis opinio '' towards a high medieval date . The view of the relief as of Carolingian date remains a minority position , especially popular by authors who would like to identify the `` plant-like '' structure as a representation of Irminsul , e.g . in a 1997 anthroposophical publication . Today , the consensus remains that the relief probably dates to 1160/70 .
Human rights violations during the Syrian Civil War . Human rights violations during the Syrian civil war have been numerous and serious , with United Nations reports stating that the war has been `` characterized by a complete lack of adherence to the norms of international law '' by the warring parties who have `` caused civilians immeasurable suffering '' . The casualties of the Syrian Civil War have been great ; UN envoy to Syria Staffan de Mistura stated in April 2016 that 400,000 people had died in the conflict . In December 2016 , 450,000 Syrians were estimated to have been killed ; 4.8 million Syrians fled Syria ( becoming refugees ) , 6.3 million were internally displaced within Syria , and 13.5 million required humanitarian assistance . The war has been marked by `` devastation and extreme suffering among civilians '' and international aid groups `` have long denounced the indiscriminate brutality '' that has characterized the conflict . In March 2017 , the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that 465,000 people had died in the conflict , of which 96,000 civilians , and an additional 145,000 civilians were missing . The SOHR attributed 83,500 civilian deaths to the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and its allies , including Russia ; 7,000 to Syrian rebels and allied forces ; 3,700 to Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant ( ISIL ) ; 920 to the U.S.-led coalition ; and 500 to Turkey . According to various human rights organizations and the United Nations , human rights violations have been committed by both the government and the rebels , with the `` vast majority of the abuses having been committed by the Syrian government '' . The U.N. commission investigating human rights abuses in Syria confirms at least 9 intentional mass killings in the period 2012 to mid-July 2013 , identifying the perpetrator as Syrian government and its supporters in eight cases , and the opposition in one . The United Nations has since conducted several further studies . The Assad regime has been blamed for using chemical weapons ( chlorine gas ) against civilians and conducted torture and extrajudicial killings . Assad has also been accused of `` Indiscriminate and disproportionate aerial bombardment and shelling '' which `` led to mass civilian casualties and spread terror . '' War crimes reported being committed by the Free Syrian Army and other rebel groups include recruiting child soldiers , shelling civilian-populated areas , taking hostages and murdering members of religious minorities , and use of poison gas . A May 2013 the UN confirmed that rebel groups in the war had used the nerve agent sarin gas as a weapon against the Syrian government . Legal framework . Four of the international instruments ratified by Syria and which apply to events in the civil war are particularly relevant : the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ( ICCPR ) ; the International Covenant on Economic , Social and Cultural Rights ; the Convention on the Rights of the Child ; and the UN Convention Against Torture . Syria is not a party to the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance , although it is bound by the provisions of the ICCPR that also prohibit enforced disappearances . Four key security agencies have overseen government repression in Syria : the General Security Directorate , the Political Security Branch , the Military Intelligence Branch , and the Air Force Intelligence Branch . All three corps of the Syrian army have been deployed in a supporting role to the security forces ; the civilian police have been involved in crowd control . The `` shabiha '' , led by the security forces , also participated in abuses . Since Hafez al-Assad 's rule , individuals from the Alawite minority have controlled ( although they not always formally headed ) these four agencies , as well as several elite military units , and comprise the bulk of them . Syrian government and allied forces . Amnesty International entered the country without government approval in spring 2012 and documented `` gross violations of human rights on a massive scale '' by the Syrian military and `` shabiha '' , `` many of which amount to crimes against humanity and war crimes '' . These were committed against the armed opposition , to punish and intimidate civilian individuals and strongholds perceived to be supporting the opposition , and indiscriminately against individuals who had nothing to do with the opposition . In addition to the crimes listed by the UN above , they noted cases of people being burnt alive ; destruction of pharmacies and field hospitals ( normal hospitals are out of bounds to those wounded by the military ) ; and that the sometimes lethal torture ( `` broken bones , missing teeth , deep scars and open wounds from electric shocks , and from severe beatings and lashings with electric cables and other implements '' ) was overwhelmingly directed at men and boys . Amnesty reported that medical personnel had also been tortured , while the UN said that medical personnel in state hospitals were sometimes complicit in the killing and torture of patients . The execution and torture of children was also documented by Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch . Most of the serious human rights violations documented by the UN have been committed by the Syrian army and security services as part of military or search operations . The pattern of the killing , coupled with interviews with defectors , led the UN to conclude a shoot-to-kill policy was operative . The UN mentioned several reports of security forces killing injured victims by putting them into refrigerated cells in hospital morgues . The UN reported 10,000 persons arbitrarily detained between mid-March and late-June 2011 ; a year later that number had more than doubled , though the true number of detainees may have been far higher . At the notorious Seidnaya jail , north of Damascus , 2,500 military officers and lesser ranks were being held after they disobeyed orders or attempted desertion . Human Rights Watch documented more than 20 different methods of torture used against detainees , including : prolonged and severe beatings , often with objects such as batons and wires ; painful stress positions ; electrocution ; burning with car battery acid ; sexual assault ; pulling out fingernails ; mock execution ; and sexual violence . Many were held in disgusting and cruelly overcrowded conditions ; many who needed medical assistance were denied it , and some consequently died . Human Rights Watch accused the government and Shabiha of using civilians as human shields when they advanced on opposition-held areas . A UN report confirmed this , saying soldiers had used children as young as eight , detaining and killing children afterwards . The UN added the Syrian Government as one of the worst offenders on its annual `` list of shame '' . In May 2012 , Al Arabiya aired leaked footage of a man being tortured in a government detention centre in Kafranbel . In response to these violations , the UN Human Rights Council passed a condemnatory resolution . It also demanded that Syria cooperate with a UN investigation into the abuses , release all political prisoners , and allow independent monitors to visit detention facilities . The charity Save the Children conducted interviews in refugee camps with Syrian civilians who had fled the fighting , and released a report in September 2012 containing many accounts of detention , torture and summary execution , as well as other incidents such as the use of civilians as human shields , allegedly including tying children onto advancing tanks so that rebel forces would not fire upon them . Attacks on civilians in populated areas . A number of reports indicated that the Syrian government has attacked civilians at bread bakeries with artillery rounds and rockets in opposition-controlled cities and districts in Aleppo province and Aleppo city , shelling indiscriminately . HRW said these are war crimes , as the only military targets in the areas were rebels manning the bakeries and that dozens of civilians were killed . Upon retaking the capital Damascus after the Battle of Damascus ( 2012 ) , the Syrian government began a campaign of collective punishment against Sunni suburbs in-and-around the capital which had supported FSA presence in their neighborhoods . In a 23 October 2012 statement , Human Rights Watch said that Syrian military denials notwithstanding , HRW had `` evidence of ongoing cluster bomb attacks '' by Syria ’ s air force . HRW has confirmed reports `` through interviews with victims , other residents and activists who filmed the cluster munitions '' , as well as `` analysis of 64 videos and also photos showing weapon remnants '' of cluster bomb strikes . The use , production , stockpiling , and transfer of cluster munitions is prohibited by the 2008 international Convention on Cluster Munitions treaty . Use of cluster bombs have been considered a grave threat to civilian populations because of the bombs ' ability to randomly scatter thousands of submunitions or `` bomblets '' over a vast area , many of which remain waiting to explode , taking civilian lives and limbs long after the conflict is over . David Nott , a British surgeon who volunteered for five weeks in mid-2013 on the ground in Syria at hospitals in conflict zone , reported that victims of government snipers would all display wounds in a particular area on particular days , indicating that they may have intentionally chosen to target a specific area each day as a sort of `` game '' . On at least one occasion a pregnant women was found shot through the uterus , killing her unborn child . The demolition of opposition neighbourhoods was reported during the conflict . The first incident of large-scale demolitions documented by Human Rights Watch took place in July 2012 . HRW analysis of satellite imagery in 2014 showed that in the subsequent two years , the Syrian authorities had demolished a total of at least 145 hectares of mostly residential buildings in seven neighborhoods in Hama and Damascus . The Syrian government has reportedly used `` barrel bombs '' to attack civilian populations in rebel held territories in defiance of United Nations Security Council Resolution 2139 passed on 22 February 2014 . The bombs are `` cheaply made , locally produced , and typically constructed from large oil drums , gas cylinders , and water tanks , filled with high explosives and scrap metal to enhance fragmentation , and then dropped from helicopters '' . Between February 2014 and January 2015 , Human Rights Watch reports that `` at least 450 major damage sites '' in Syria `` showed damage consistent with barrel bomb detonations '' . A local Syrian group estimates that in the first year after UN resolution 2139 was passed , aerial barrel bomb attacks killed 6,163 civilians in Syria , including 1,892 children . According to a UN investigation , in September 2016 the Syrian air force dropped barrel bombs from helicopters on a United Nations humanitarian aid convoy at Urum al-Kubra headed to Aleppo . The bombs were followed by rocket fire from jets , and strafing of survivors with machine guns , killing 14 aid workers . In a report issued 1 March 2017 , the United Nations found the attack was `` meticulously planned '' and `` ruthlessly carried out '' —and because it was deliberate , a war crime . According to three eminent international lawyers in the 2014 Syrian detainee report Syrian government officials could face war crimes charges in the light of a huge cache of evidence smuggled out of the country showing the `` systematic killing '' of about 11,000 detainees . Most of the victims were young men and many corpses were emaciated , bloodstained and bore signs of torture . Some had no eyes ; others showed signs of strangulation or electrocution . Experts say this evidence is more detailed and on a far larger scale than anything else that has yet emerged from the 34-month crisis . According to a report by Amnesty International , published in November 2015 , the Syrian regime has forcibly disappeared more than 65,000 people ( who are yet to be heard from ) since the beginning of the Syrian Civil War . According to a report in May 2016 by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights , at least 60,000 people have been killed through torture or died from dire humanitarian conditions in Syrian government jails since March 2011 . On 30 January 2014 , Human Rights Watch released a report detailing , between June 2012 and July 2013 , government forces razing to the ground seven anti-government districts in the cities of Damascus and Hama , equating to an area the size of 200 football fields . Witnesses spoke of explosives and bulldozers being used to knock down buildings . Satellite imagery was provided as part of the report and the destruction was characterized as collective punishment against residents of rebel-held areas . Attacks on medical personnel . According to the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry medical personnel have been targeted during the civil war . According to Physicians for Human Rights , the Syrian government `` responded to popular protests with months of sustained and extreme violence and intimidation , and an all-out assault on the country ’ s medical system . '' The government has denied `` wounded civilians impartial medical treatment '' , invaded , attacked and misused hospitals , attacked and impeded medical transport , and detained and tortured doctors for treating wounded civilians , according to the group . In government-run hospitals pro-regime staff `` routinely performed amputations for minor injuries , as a form of punishment '' , wounded protesters were taken from hospital wards by security and intelligence agents . Ambulances with wounded protesters were commandeered by security agents to go to facilities for interrogation and sometimes torture . In response medical personnel created secret medical units to treat injured . The New Yorker magazine cites the group stating that in the five years since the war started `` the Syrian government has assassinated , bombed , and tortured to death almost seven hundred medical personnel . '' ( Armed opposition groups , including ISIL , are estimated to have killed 27 personnel . ) Physician Annie Sparrows believes an explanation for the killing is that the Syrian government has come to view doctors as dangerous , their ability to heal rebel fighters and civilians in rebel-held areas a `` weapon '' against the government . Over the 2.5 years , doctors , nurses , dentists , and pharmacists who provide medical care to civilians in contested areas have been arrested and detained ; paramedics have been tortured and used as human shields , ambulances have been targeted by snipers and missiles ; medical facilities have been destroyed ; the pharmaceutical industry devastated . In 2011 , there were more than 30,000 doctors in Syria . Now , more than 16,000 doctors have fled , and many of those left are in hiding . More than ninety have been assassinated for doing their jobs and at least 36 paramedics , in uniform on authorized missions , have been killed by Syrian military snipers or shot dead at checkpoints . As of August 2016 , more than 200 medical facilities have been attacked by the regime and its allies since the start of the war , and according to `` The Economist '' , `` Experts reckon that no previous war has witnessed such widespread , systematic targeting of hospitals and medical workers . '' Sexual violence . Human Rights Watch has also reported these sexual crimes being committed by Syrian government forces . Syrian activists claim women were abducted and raped in rebellious parts of the country , possibly using sexual violence as a means of quelling dissent . An opposition campaigner supplied `` The Globe and Mail '' with details about six previously unknown cases of violence against women , saying that more such incidents remain hidden as Damascus struggles to contain the uprising . Syrian refugees fleeing to Turkey reported mass rape by Syrian soldiers , more than 400 women were raped and sexually abused . On 13 August 2012 a sergeant in the special forces who had defected claimed that Alawite officers ordered the rape of teenage girls in Homs , who would be shot afterwards . The defected sergeant further said that soldiers who refused were shot by the army Also in 2012 , Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide angrily declared that rape during the Bosnian War `` is repeating itself in Syria—tens of thousands of rapes . '' A report released 14 January 2013 by the International Rescue Committee stated that a primary reason Syrian refugees flee is because of fear of rape . By late November 2013 , according to the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network ( EMHRN ) report entitled `` Violence against Women , Bleeding Wound in the Syrian Conflict '' , approximately 6,000 women have been raped ( including gang-rape ) since the start of the conflict - with figures likely to be much higher given that most cases go unreported . According to the EMHRN report , most were victims of government forces mostly `` during governmental raids , at checkpoints and within detention facilities '' and many of the rapes resulted in pregnancies . Referral to the International Criminal Court . United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay and others have called for Syria to be referred to the International Criminal Court ; however , it would be difficult for this to take place with within the foreseeable future because Syria is not a party to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court , meaning the ICC has no jurisdiction there ( referral could alternatively happen via the Security Council , but Russia and China would block ) . Marc Lynch , who is in favour of a referral , noted a couple of other routes to the ICC were possible , and that overcoming Chinese and Russian opposition was not impossible . Richard Haass has argued that one way to encourage top-level defections is to `` threaten war-crimes indictments by a certain date , say , August 15 , for any senior official who remains a part of the government and is associated with its campaign against the Syrian people . Naming these individuals would concentrate minds in Damascus . '' Nevertheless , it remains unlikely in the short term , and some would argue this is a blessing in disguise , since this precludes the ICC 's involvement while the conflict is still raging , a development that would arguably only increase the Assad government 's violent obstinacy . `` The `` United States can not halt or reverse the militarization of the Syrian uprising , and should not try . What the United States can usefully do is manage this militarization by working with other governments , especially Syria ’ s neighbors in the region , to try to shape the activities of armed elements on the ground in a manner that will most effectively increase pressure on the regime '' . '' On 22 December 2016 , with 105 votes in favour and 15 against , with 52 abstentions , the United Nations General Assembly has voted to establish an `` independent panel to assist in the investigation and prosecution of those responsible for war crimes or crimes against humanity in Syria '' . Calls for prosecution outside the ICC . Outside of the ICC , `` some believe it would be possible to set up an ad hoc tribunal with a mandate to prosecute atrocities in Syria and Iraq . Such a tribunal would likely come in the form of a hybrid court and include a mix of domestic and international prosecutors and judges . Numerous observers , primarily American scholars and lawmakers , have pushed the establishment of such an institution , going so far as to draft a 'blueprint ' for institution ’ s statute . As with an ICC referral , their efforts have been unsuccessful to date . '' Mark Kersten of the Munk School of Global Affairs at the University of Toronto , however , notes that it would be an `` unprecedented challenge '' to `` prosecute all sides in the war that have committed war crimes '' while at the same time retaining `` the support of the major actors in the Syrian civil war , many of whom are implicated and would be prosecuted , for those war crimes . '' Free Syrian Army and other armed opposition fighters . In 2012 , the United Nations-sponsored `` Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic '' reported that rebels had committed war crimes , but that they `` did not reach the gravity , frequency and scale '' of those by state forces . The Commission alleged that the armed opposition groups of : unlawful killing ; torture and ill-treatment ; kidnapping and hostage taking ; and the use of children in dangerous non-combat roles—since December 2011 . In 2012 , Amnesty confirmed that Armed opposition fighters or jihadis were guilty of having tortured and executed captured soldiers and militiamen , as well as known or perceived civilian collaborators , and later condemned the opposition fighters responsible for an attack on a pro-Assad TV station in June 2012 in which media workers were killed . The Assad government 's sectarian `` shabiha '' paramilitaries `` have been responsible for a vast numbers of killings , which has made it more difficult for insurgents to resist the urge to act in reprisal . '' Child soldiers . The use of child soldiers by Syrian rebels have been documented in Western media and NGOs through the course of the war . `` Radhika Coomaraswamy , the UN special representative for children and armed conflict , said in March 2012 that she had received claims that the Free Syrian Army was using children as fighters . A UN report in April 2012 also mentioned `` credible allegations '' that rebels , including the FSA , were using child fighters , despite stated FSA policy of not recruiting any child under the age of 17 , but a later one in June 2012 made no mention of this , only reporting that opposition fighters were using children in non-combat roles . Still , in an interview to AP , one rebel commander stated that his 16-year-old son had died in clashes with government troops as a rebel fighter . He also confirmed that his group had been releasing prisoners in bomb-rigged cars turning drivers into unwitting suicide bombers . The FSA was mentioned in a 2014 Human Rights Watch report detailing the widespread practice of using child soldiers by non-state armed groups , the report interviewed children as young as 14 who fought with the FSA . In 2014 , the United Nations reported that the Free Syrian army had recruited more than 142 child soldiers . The UN reported stated `` fragmentation of FSA resulted in localized and variable recruitment , training and salary practices . During armed battles , children were used for fighting , attending to the wounded or for recording events for propaganda purposes . '' In 2016 , the United Nations verified another 62 cases where Free Syrian Army had recruited and used child soldiers . A 2016 report by UNICEF found that “ all parties to the conflict ” were recruiting under age fighters . On 30 June 2017 , the military leaders of the 21st Combined Force , 23rd Division , Central Division and the 1st Coastal Division signed the Geneva Call `` Deed of Commitment '' . Crimes against minorities . In April 2012 , the Farouq Brigades was accused of collecting jizyah , or taxes imposed on non-Muslims living under Muslim rule , in Christian areas of Homs province . However , the group denied this and the Institute for the Study of War said that `` the accusation is likely from the Assad regime '' . There were also reports that the group had expelled 90 % of the Christian population of Homs City . However , Jesuits in Homs disputed the cause of the exodus , and said that Christians were not targeted specifically , but fled the city on their own initiative because of the ongoing conflict . According to interviews made by `` McClatchy Newspapers '' of refugees in Lebanon , there was no targeting of Christians because of their religion . Rather , a number of government-affiliated Christians were seized by the Farouq Brigades , which led to some Christians fleeing the area . In 2014 , the UN Commission of Inquiry reported that since July 2013 Jabhat Al-Nusra , at times in coordination with other armed groups , carried out a series of killings of Kurdish civilians in Al Youssoufiyah , Qamishli and Al-Asadia ( Al-Hasakah ) . During a raid by ISIS , Jabhat Al-Nusra , the Islamic Front and FSA battalions , fighters killed a Kurdish Yazidi man in Al-Asadia who refused to convert to Islam . In February 2014 , Jund al-Aqsa captured the town of Ma'an and massacred more than 21 Alawite civilians , half of them women and children . They launched another attack in March 2014 , via suicide bombings that massacred another 20 civilians . In 2015 , the `` New York Times '' reported that Saudi leading Jabhat al-Nusra cleric Abdullah Al-Muhaisini ordered that Christians in Idlib were not to be killed , and that Christians were being defended by Ahrar al-Sham . However , there were subsequent unconfirmed reports from a pro-government Christian group of Ahrar al-Sham executing Christians in the city . On 12 May 2016 , militants of the Al-Qaeda linked Al-Nusra Front and Ahrar al-Sham attacked and captured the Alawite village of Zara'a , Southern Hama Governorate . The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights confirmed that civilians had been kidnapped and the Red Crescent confirmed that 42 civilians and seven NDF militiamen were killed during the militant attack . Additionally , some pro-Syrian government news sources reported that around 70 civilians , including women and children were kidnapped and taken to Al-Rastan Plains . Some of the captured were pro-government troops . A number of houses were destroyed and local property was looted following the rebel capture of the village , according to a pro-government blog . Torture , kidnappings & executions . On 20 March 2012 , Human Rights Watch issued an open letter to the opposition ( including the FSA ) , accusing them of carrying out kidnappings , torture and executions , and calling on them to halt these unlawful practices . On 22 May 2012 , an FSA brigade was alleged by Syrian state media to have kidnapped 11 Lebanese pilgrims coming from Iran . Although the Lebanese government denied it , the kidnappers said four of them were killed in an airstrike by the Syrian Air Force and the rest were released unharmed . On 20 July 2012 , Iraq 's deputy interior minister , Adnan al-Assadi , claimed that Iraqi border guards had witnessed the FSA take control of a border post , detain a Syrian Army lieutenant colonel , and then cut off his arms and legs before executing 22 Syrian soldiers . In July 2012 , the Daoud Battalion , operating in the Jabal-al-Zawiya area , reportedly used captured soldiers in proxy bombings . This involved tying the captured soldier into a car loaded with explosives and forcing him to drive to an Army checkpoint , where the explosives would be remotely detonated . The United Nations report on war crimes states that the FSA 's execution of five Alawite soldiers in Latakia , post-July 2012 , was a war crime . The report states , `` In this instance , the FSA perpetrated the war crime of execution without due process . '' In August 2012 , witnesses reported rebels conducting a `` trial by grave '' in which an alleged government soldier was given a mock trial next to a pre-made grave and executed on the spot by members of the FSA Amr bin al-Aas Brigade . One rebel was quoted as saying : `` We took him right to his grave and , after hearing the witnesses ' statements , we shot him dead '' . In 2012/13 , the FSA was accused of summarily executing numerous prisoners who it claimed were are government soldiers or shabiha , and people who it claims are informers . A rebel commander in Damascus said that over the months his unit had executed perhaps 150 people that the `` military council '' had found to be informers . He explained : `` If a man is accused of being an informer , he is judged by the military council . Then he is either executed or released '' . Nadim Houry , a Middle East researcher for Human Rights Watch argued that `` Intentionally killing anyone , even a shabiha , once he is outside of combat is a war crime , regardless of how horrible the person may have been '' . On 10 August 2012 , a report indicated that Human Rights Watch was investigating rebel forces for such killings . The FSA , for its part , stated that they would put those fighters that had conducted the unlawful killings on trial . On 13 August 2012 , a series of three videos surfaced showing executions of prisoners , apparently by rebel forces , in Aleppo province . In one video , six postal workers were being thrown off the main postal building in Al-Bab to their deaths , purportedly by FSA fighters . The gunmen claimed they were shabiha . On 10 September 2012 the FSA 's Hawks of Syria brigade reportedly executed more than 20 Syrian soldiers captured in Hanano military base . In September 2012 , the northern branch of the Farouq Brigades was accused of kidnapping and killing Abu Mohamad al-Absi , a Syrian Jihadist who led a group of foreign fighters . The local Farouq Brigade leader said the foreign fighters had ignored their demands to leave the Bab al-Hawa border post . He said that al-Absi had `` raised the al-Qaeda flag , and al-Qaeda is not welcomed by us '' . On 2 November 2012 the FSA 's al-Siddiq Battalion kidnapped and executed prominent Syrian actor Mohammed Rafeh . It claimed he was a member of the shabiha and was carrying a gun and military ID . In December 2012 , militants abducted an NBC News Team of six journalists around NBC 's chief foreign correspondent Richard Engel . Engel initially blamed pro-regime Shabiha militants , but it turned out the perpetrators were most likely the FSA-affiliated rebel group `` North Idlib Falcons Brigade . '' In May 2013 , a video was posted on the internet appearing to show a rebel cutting organs from the dead body of a Syrian soldier and putting one in his mouth , `` as if he is taking a bite out of it '' . He appears to call rebels to follow his example and terrorize the Alawite sect . Humans Rights Watch ( HRW ) confirmed the authenticity of the footage , and stated that `` The mutilation of the bodies of enemies is a war crime '' . The rebel was Khalid al-Hamad , known by his nom de guerre `` Abu Sakkar '' , a commander of the Independent Omar al-Farouq Brigade . The BBC described it as an offshoot of the FSA 's Farouq Brigades , while HRW said it is `` not known '' whether the Brigade is part of the FSA . The incident was condemned by the FSA 's Chief of Staff and the Syrian National Coalition said that Abu Sakkar would be put on trial . Abu Sakkar said the mutilation was revenge . He claimed to have found a video on the soldier 's cellphone in which the soldier sexually abuses a woman and her two daughters , along with other videos of Assad loyalists raping , torturing , dismembering and killing people , including children . He further stated that if the war was to continue , `` all Syrian people '' would be like him . The rebel Supreme Military Council called for Abu Sakkar 's arrest , saying it wants him `` dead or alive '' . He was reported killed in northwest Latakia province on 6 April 2016 by the Syrian Army , by then apparently affiliated to the al-Qaeda linked Al-Nusra Front . On 3 June 2014 , the Army of Mujahideen announced the expulsion of 19th Division 's Ansar Brigade and its leader , Abu Bakr , accusing them of theft and kidnapping . On 30 June 2015 , Jaysh al-Islam 's website published a 20-minute video that showed its fighters executing 18 alleged ISIL militants by shotgun . The video mimics the imagery that ISIL has used for similar filmed executions ; however , it reversed the imagery by having the executioners wearing orange prisoner outfits and the victims being dressed in black robes . The video , which included some English subtitles , stated the killings were in revenge for recent beheadings of captured Jaysh al-Islam fighters by ISIL . It also showed a Jaysh al-Islam sharia official condemning ISIS as `` Khawarij '' ( deviating from mainstream Islam ) . In 2016 , courts affiliated with the Levant Front were accused of summary killings by Amnesty International . After their capture of the town of Jarabulus from ISIL in September 2016 , Kurdish media reported that Sultan Murad Division fighters published pictures of themselves torturing four YPG members prisoners of war , who were captured by the rebel group while , according to YPG claims , trying to evacuate civilians . Two of the Sultan Murad Division fighters who had been involved in the torture of POWs were later captured and questioned by the Anti-Terror Units . On 10 January 2017 , the Hawar News Agency claimed that the brigade had tortured a civilian from Tat Hims to death , releasing footage of his corpse . Jaysh al-Nasr have taken mainly-Alawite civilians , including children , as prisoners . 112 of them were released from Qalaat al-Madiq on 7 February 2017 as part of a prisoner exchange . Use of chemical weapons . On 7 April 2016 , the Sheikh Maqsood neighborhood in Aleppo was shelled with mortars containing chemical agents . Russian media claimed that a spokesman for the rebel group Jaysh al-Islam admitted that `` forbidden '' weapons had been used against Kurdish militia and civilians in Aleppo . He was quoted as stating that `` One of our commanders has unlawfully used a type of weapon that is not included in our list '' . He did not specify what substances were used but , according to Kurdish Red Crescent , the symptoms are consistent with the use of chlorine gas or other agents . Welat Memo , a physician with the Kurdish Red Crescent said that the people affected are `` vomiting and having difficulty in breathing . '' Jaysh al-Islam subsequently clarified that it was referring to `` modified Grad rockets , '' not chemical weapons . Shelling of civilian areas . On 25 October 2013 , the Sultan Murad Division shelled a monastery in Aleppo . In a video from February 2016 circulating on social media showing a Sultan Murad Division artillery team in Aleppo in action , an explicit order to fire on civilians appears to be given . According to an Amnesty International report from May 2016 , indiscriminate shelling of Sheikh Maqsoud by Islamist rebel groups , including the Sultan Murad Division , killed between February and April 2016 at least 83 civilians , including 30 children , and injured more than 700 civilians . Amnesty International ’ s regional director suggested that these repeated indiscriminate attacks constitute war crimes . Islamist rebel groups have multiple times shelled Sheikh Maqsood neighbourhood , causing destruction of property and injury and death of civilians . In May 2016 , Amnesty International 's regional director suggested that the attacks on Sheikh Maqsood constitute `` war crimes '' . Between February and April 2016 more than 83 civilians were killed by the attacks . In mid-June 2016 the US-supported Syrian Democratic Forces ( of which the YPG are a component ) and Russia accused the rebel militias of causing the death of over 40 civilians in the month , and an accumulated 1,000 civilian deaths , through indiscriminate shelling of Sheikh Maqsood . It also reported their alleged use of chemical weapons . A United Nations report in February 2017 came to the conclusion that during the siege of Eastern Aleppo the joint operations room of Syrian rebel factions Fatah Halab , after vowing to take revenge on the Kurds in Sheikh Maqsoud , intentionally attacked civilian inhabited neighbourhoods of the Kurdish enclave , killing and maiming dozens of civilians , and that these acts constitute the war crime of directing attacks against a civilian population . Acts against civilian activists . After Captain Al Qatahneh , the leader of the Southern Front 's Omari Brigades , was killed in a gun battle with an opposition activist named Qaisar Habib on 28 August 2014 , the activist , severely wounded and admitted to a hospital , was murdered on 19 October by Omari Brigades fighters . In July 2016 , in Aleppo , media activists accusing the Levant Front of corruption and otherwise criticizing the group have received threats and faced reprisal attacks . In November 2016 in Tyrol , Austria , a former fighter of the Farouq Brigades was prosecuted for the summary execution of 20 wounded Syrian Army soldiers while in Homs between 2013 and 2014 . In May 2017 , he was found guilty and was sentenced to life imprisonment in Austria . On 30 April 2017 , Jaysh al-Islam fighters opened fire on demonstrators who called for an end to the rebel infighting . Between 26 April and 1 May , more than 95 rebels were killed during clashes between Jaysh al-Islam , Tahrir al-Sham , and the Rahman Legion . The clashes led to Syrian Army advances in eastern Damascus . Use of captives as human shields . On 1 November 2015 , an opposition media outlet , Shaam News Network , posted a video showing Jaysh al-Islam militants had locked people in cages and spread out 100 cages containing about 7 captives each through Eastern Ghouta , northeast of Damascus , to use them as human shields against Syrian government air raids . According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights , the caged people being used as human shields were captured Alawite military officers and their families who had been kidnapped by Jaish al-Islam two years ago outside Adra al-Ummaliyah , a government-held neighbourhood in Eastern Ghouta . Other alleged war crimes . On 9 September 2012 the FSA reportedly exploded a car bomb near al-Hayat Hospital and the Central Hospital in Aleppo . According to Syrian state media , at least 30 people were killed and more than 64 wounded . The FSA claimed that the Army had occupied the hospital buildings and were using them as a base . In 2014 , according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights , the 16th Division 's Badr Martyrs Brigade , led by Khaled Hayani , is responsible for the deaths of more than 203 civilians , including 42 children , at least 25 women , and 136 men , with more than 900 wounded , 175 of them seriously , in the city of Aleppo between July and December 2014 with hell cannons and other mortars , in addition to improvised explosive devices . On 2 August 2016 , fighters from the Youth of Sunna Forces raided the house of its deputy leader Mohammad Tohme and proceeded beat his father and shot his brother . Response to some of the allegations . In a video uploaded to the Internet in early August 2013 , an FSA representative announced that , in response to international concerns , FSA units would follow the Geneva Convention 's guidelines for the treatment of prisoners and would guarantee its captives food , medical attention and holding areas away from combat zones . He also invited Red Cross workers to inspect their detention facilities . On 8 August , FSA commanders distributed an 11-point code of conduct signed by scores of brigade commanders and rebel leaders . It states that all fighters must `` respect human rights … our tolerant religious principles and international human rights law – the same human rights that we are struggling for today '' . Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant and other jihadist groups . In 2015 Human Rights Watch accused the extremist Islamist groups Jabhat al-Nusra and ISIL of `` committed systematic rights abuses , including intentionally targeting and abducting civilians . '' On 31 March , Human Rights Watch has claimed that ISIL militants killed at least 35 civilians after they briefly seized the village of Mab ` oujeh in Hama countryside . In a June 2015 attack on the northern Syrian city of Kobani , ISIL deliberately killed between 233 and 262 civilians . According to witnesses , the attackers killed civilians using several ways , including automatic weapons , machine guns and rifles . They also used grenades and snipers fired on civilians from rooftops as they tried to retrieve the dead . In other incident , witnesses told Human Rights Watch that ISIL execute people in public in the governorates of Raqqa and Deir al-Zor . The victims were shot , beheaded , crucified , or stoned to death depending on the charge . In 2016 , the Omari Brigades participated in the fight between the Syrian opposition and two Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant-affiliated groups , the Yarmouk Martyrs Brigade and the Islamic Muthanna Movement . On 1 April , ISIL attempted to assassinate Fares Adib al-Baydar , the former brigade leader . Syrian Democratic Forces . In July 2014 , the YPG and YPJ signed the Geneva Call `` Deed of Commitment '' . On 15 March 2017 , a video surfaced that showed members of a Syrian Democratic Forces component militia , the Northern Sun Battalion , torturing an ISIL fighter , who had been captured while planting mines . One of these mines had killed nine fighters of the battalion , leading five others to take revenge on the ISIL militant . The Manbij Military Council condemned the act , and announced that the involved Northern Sun Battalion fighters would be held for trial for violating the Geneva Conventions . The five accused were subsequently arrested on 17 March . Poison gas . A UN fact-finding mission was requested by member states to investigate 16 alleged chemical weapons attacks . Seven of them have been investigated ( nine were dropped for lack of `` sufficient or credible information '' ) and in four cases the UN inspectors confirmed use of sarin gas . The reports , however , did not blame any party for using chemical weapons . On 21 August 2013 two opposition-controlled areas in the suburbs around Damascus , Syria were struck by rockets containing the chemical agent sarin . Estimates of those killed by the attack ranged from 281 to 1,729 . The attack was the deadliest use of chemical weapons since the Iran–Iraq War . Following an inspection by a UN investigation team confirmed `` clear and convincing evidence '' of the use of sarin delivered by surface-to-surface rockets , a 2014 report by the UN Human Rights Council found that `` significant quantities of sarin were used in a well-planned indiscriminate attack targeting civilian-inhabited areas ... The evidence available concerning the nature , quality and quantity of the agents used on 21 August indicated that the perpetrators likely had access to the chemical weapons stockpile of the Syrian military , as well as the expertise and equipment necessary to manipulate safely large amount of chemical agents . '' Based on the trajectories calculated by the UN mission , Human Rights Watch states that the missiles were launched from a large military base on Mount Qasioun which is home to the Republican Guard 104th Brigade . Violations of free speech and attacks on media and journalists . Except for those hand-picked by the government , journalists have been banned from reporting in Syria . Those who have entered the country regardless have been targeted . Within a month of the protests taking off , at least seven local and international journalists were detained , and at least one of these was beaten . Citizen journalist Mohammed Hairiri was arrested in April 2012 , tortured in prison , and sentenced to death in May 2012 for giving an interview for Al Jazeera . Palestinian of Jordanian citizen Salameh Kaileh was tortured and detained in deplorable conditions before being deported . According to the Committee to Protect Journalists , 13 journalists were killed in work-related incidents during the first eighteen months of the uprising . During the same period , Reporters Without Borders said a total of 33 journalists were killed . Many , such as Marie Colvin , were killed by government forces , but at least one , French journalist Gilles Jacquier , was killed by rebel fire . The Committee to Protect Journalists reports that as of June 2016 , 95 journalists have been killed in Syria since 2011 . In late 2013 the Associated Press reported that 30 journalists—half of them foreign reporters , half of them Syrian—have been kidnapped or gone missing in Syria since Syria 's civil war began in early 2011 . According to AP , `` Jihadi groups are believed responsible for most kidnappings '' from Summer 2013 to November , but `` government-backed militias , criminal gangs and rebels affiliated with the Western-backed Free Syrian Army '' also have been involved with various motives . `` The Atlantic magazine '' blamed the kidnappings on chaos and extremist armed opposition groups motivated by a `` combination '' of criminality and jihadism , and credited the abductions with `` bringing on-the-ground coverage '' of the civil war to a halt . According to the Committee to Protect Journalists , the `` Islamic State '' group is responsible for killing `` at least 27 journalists since 2013 , with at least 11 others missing and feared dead '' . The group also credits 59 % of killings of journalists in Syria to the government , military or paramilitary groups . International media and journalists operate with few restrictions in the Democratic Federation of Northern Syria , the only region in Syria where they can operate freely . Attacks on local Christians . Local Christian minorities are also facing many human rights violations . Two bishops had been kidnapped on 22 April 2013 and have not been heard from since . Aleppo 's Greek Orthodox Bishop Boulos Yazij and Syriac Orthodox Bishop Yohanna Ibrahim were kidnapped at gun point by unknown combatants when returning from a humanitarian mission to Turkey . During the kidnapping , the deacon driving them was shot and killed . `` One month after two Orthodox Christian bishops were kidnapped by gunmen in Syria , officials say they still have no idea what has happened to the missing prelates '' . All of which indicating that it was an action by local terror gangs . Turkey . Next to giving material support to parties in the Syrian Civil War - to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant ( ISIL ) as well as to other Islamist rebel groups - who would fight the Democratic Federation of Northern Syria , Turkey has across the border shelled population centers in northern Syria , causing property damage but also injury and death of civilians . Turkey has also been accused of actively supporting the indiscriminate shelling of civilian population centers by opposition militias , causing 1,000 civilian deaths in the Sheikh Maqsood neighbourhood of Aleppo alone . Frequently accusations are made from local sources as well as Democratic Federation of Northern Syria authorities against Tukish border guards shooting to kill at civilians at the border . In one of the most prominent of such accusations , a report from `` ANF '' on 28 September 2016 alleged that `` Turkish soldiers kill 17 civilians on Rojava border in two days '' , building on a report of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights from the previous day of 12 civilians killed . Concerning one of the events in these two days , `` SANA '' reported that `` local sources told SANA reporter in Hasaka that the Turkish army opened fire on a number of civilians at Kahyla village which is located between the cities of Ras al-Ayn and Tal Abyad , killing nine civilians including children , and injuring others . Some of the injured persons , who were rushed to Ras al-Ayn city for treatment , confirmed that Turkish soldiers fired indiscriminately at them . '' In October 2016 , the co-chairman of the Democratic Federation of Northern Syria 's leading Democratic Union Party ( PYD ) , Salih Muslim , has accused Turkey of ethnic cleansing in the border area between Azaz and Jarabulus which at the time is occupied by Turkish-backed opposition rebels , saying it has driven thousands of Kurds from their land in villages near the border . Russia . Russia has been alleged to be responsible for multiple war crimes and human rights violations during the war . This includes the targing of hospitals and rescue workers , extensive use of cluster munitions in violation of United Nations resolution 2139 of 22 February 2014 , use of white phosphorus against targets in Raqqa and Idlib , causing civilian casualties with the weapons. , and air strikes on densely populated civilian areas .
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Jules-Claude Ziegler . Jules-Claude Ziegler ( 1804-1856 ) was a French painter , ceramicist and photographer of the French school . Ziegler was born in 1804 in Langres , Haute-Marne . He was appointed knight of the Légion d'Honneur in 1825 . He was the pupil of Dominique Ingres and began to participate exhibitions at the Salon in 1832 . The half-dome above the altar in the Église de la Madeleine is frescoed by Jules-Claude Ziegler .
Emil Jarrow . Emil Jarrow ( April 8 , 1876 – March 4 , 1959 ) was a sleight of hand magician . He sometimes referred to himself humorously as a `` prestidigitator . '' Jarrow ( also spelled Jaro & Jarow ) was perhaps best known for creating the “ lemon trick , ” in which he would procure paper money from an apparently fresh lemon . Career and performances . Jarrow was born Emil Javorzynski in Pleschen Stadt , in Prussia ( now Pleszew , Poland . ) In 1891 , as a young man of 15 , he began his professional career as a strongman for the Buffalo Bill ’ s Wild West show in Germany . He travelled with the show when it moved to England and then the United States the following year . Later , he began working independently by performing acts of strength in local venues , in Chicago and New York . Some years later , after a stage accident left a leg permanently damaged , he reinvented himself as a sleight of hand artist with a flair for humor and a thick Low Dutch-accented patter , with which he accompanied his performances . Jarrow became quite adept with closely observed sleight-of-hand tricks . For instance , while seated at a dining table , he would unwind the salt shaker lid and empty it into his fist , and with a flourish , “ vanish ” the salt only to have it later reappear . The props he used for his illusions were simple , household items , rather than elaborate devices . Friendly with his peers , including Harry Houdini , he had a particularly fond relationship with Harry Blackstone , Sr. , who would remain his friend until his death at the posh Percy Williams Home for Retired Actors and Actresses on Long Island . Jarrow was an early friend of Houdini . They had briefly worked together at a Coney Island performance in 1891 . The lemon trick . In what would become his trademark trick , Jarrow would borrow a banknote , only to have it “ disappear ” . He would then offer a lemon to be examined , cut it in two with a pocket knife , and reveal the missing , crisp paper money within . The `` Bill in lemon , '' as magicians would later refer to the effect , became popular with many performers . Jarrow 's name became synonymous with the routine and his theatrical billing was often `` Jarrow : Originator of The Lemon Trick . '' During the early 1920s when the stage illusion of `` Sawing A Woman in Half '' was at the peak of its popularity , Jarrow wryly billed his act as `` Sawing a Lemon In Half . ''
François Vernadat . François B. Vernadat ( born 1954 ) is a French and Canadian computer scientist , who has contributed to Enterprise Modelling , Integration and Networking over the last 25 years specialising in enterprise architectures , business process modelling , information systems design and analysis , systems integration and interoperability and systems analysis using Petri nets . Biography . F. Vernadat studied from 1973 until 1981 at the University of Clermont , France , where received a master 's degree in Electronics and Automatic Control and a PhD in 1981 . He has been a research officer first at the National Research Council of Canada ( NRCC ) , Ottawa , from 1981 until 1988 , and then at Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et Automatique ( INRIA ) , France , until Sept. 1995 . From 1995 until 2001 he has been a professor at the University of Metz in automatic control and industrial engineering , the head of the Department on Automation and Industrial Engineering ( AGIP ) and the director of the Laboratory for Industrial Engineering and Mechanical Production ( LGIPM ) . At the end of 2001 , he joined the European Commission , DG Eurostat in Luxemburg , as an administrator in the IT Directorate and then moved to DG Informatics ( DIGIT ) until Jan 2008 . Since then he has been the head of the IT Infrastructure department of the European Court of Auditors , another European institution . He is currently an associate member of the LGIPM ( Laboratory for Industrial Engineering , Production and Maintenance ) of University of Lorraine , Metz , France . He serves as an associate editor for `` Computers in Industry '' , `` International Journal of Production Research '' , `` Computers & Industrial Engineering '' and `` International Journal of Enterprise Information Systems '' , is on the advisory board of `` International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing '' and is on the scientific committee of several other journals . Work . F. Vernadat 's research work has been dealing with enterprise architectures , enterprise engineering , enterprise modelling , enterprise integration , information systems design and analysis , CIM and various aspects of industrial engineering , such as facility layout , performance management , cost estimation , and competency modelling .
Grzegorz Wdowiak . Grzegorz Wdowiak ( born 20 November 1970 ) is a Polish rower . He competed in the men 's lightweight double sculls event at the 1996 Summer Olympics .
Business Hallmark . `` Business Hallmark '' is published in Lagos , Nigeria and its website , hallmarknews.com specializes on business , policy and finance related articles . The site took off in March 2009 offering a mix of business related and general interest articles . It enjoyed keen readership in business communities and amongst tertiary institutions , owing to the varied information on business , policy and finance , available on the website . The strength of the newspaper was on well-researched editorial contents fused with statistical facts . Since March 2009 , `` Business Hallmark '' has been the watchdog and mouth-piece of the business community through its well-researched analysis and projections , and through the analytical scrutiny of annual reports , the website was able to accurately forecast the collapse of Nigeria 's banking and financial sectors . Business Hallmark newspapers also organizes a monthly Public Policy Forum where policy makers , Nigeria 's top corporate executives from state parastatals and the private sectors are invited to speak in a town hall meeting . Audience cut across various sectors of the populace and usually students from the universities are also invited to participate . On 10 February 2011 , the newspaper launched its `` Most Influential Nigerians 2010 '' project at a news conference in Lagos . However , `` Business Hallmark '' has now changed its name to `` Hallmark Newspaper '' . The newspaper was increasingly being seen as a business focused newspaper whereas , it provides in-depth research and perspective on Business and Financial Market Analysis , SMEs , Health , Politics , Entertainment and Passion and now publishes daily .
Mikkel Hindhede . Mikkel Hindhede ( surname pronounced as hin-d-her ) ( 13 February 1862 – 17 December 1945 ) , was a Danish physician and nutritionist , born on the farm Hindhede outside Ringkøbing on the Danish west coast . Hindhede was the manager of the Danish National Laboratory for Nutrition Research in Copenhagen 1910 – 32 and food advisor to the Danish government during World War I . On his suggestion , much of the pigs were sold off and the number of cows for dairy was reduced by one third . Alcohol production was also limited . The agricultural food freed that way was used for human consumption . With these measures , not only could famines be completely avoided during the allied blockade in 1917 and 1918 , the death rate also sank to the lowest number ever . Germany had more food per capita , but a larger share was used for animal production , and famine was widespread in 1918 . Encouraged by his uncle , the physicist Niels Johannes Fjord at the Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University , Hindhede was allowed to study medicine in Copenhagen and graduated with distinction in 1888 . After two decades as a general practitioner and hospital doctor in Skanderborg in Jutland , he returned with his family to Copenhagen in 1909 , where he lived for the rest of his life . In his research , he studied the protein minimum and showed that earlier estimates of more than 100 grams per day were exaggerated . He recommended more rye bread , potatoes , and vegetables , and less meat . Hindhede Nature Park and Hindhede Quarry in Singapore are named after the elder of his two sons , Jens Hindhede , who was a businessman and tea farmer in Singapore and Malaysia in the 20s and 30s . The younger son was the civil engineer and industrialist Kristian Hindhede .
Hank Wyse . Henry Washington Wyse ( March 1 , 1918 – October 22 , 2000 ) was a professional baseball pitcher.. Between 1942 and 1951 , Wyse played in Major League Baseball for the Chicago Cubs ( 1942–47 ) , Philadelphia Athletics ( 1950–51 ) and Washington Senators ( 1951 ) . A native of Lunsford , Arkansas , he batted and threw right-handed . He debuted on September 7 , 1942 , and played his final game on June 14 , 1951 . In an eight-season career , Wyse posted a 79–70 record with a 3.52 ERA , 362 strikeouts , eight saves , and 1257 innings in 251 games pitched , 159 as a starter . Wyse suffered a spinal injury that kept him from serving in World War II . As a result , he wore a corset at times to pitch . A control pitcher , Wyse was a sinkerballer and a curve specialist . His most productive season came in 1945 , when he helped the Chicago Cubs to win the National League pennant after going 22–10 with a 2.68 ERA . He lost Game Two of the World Series and relieved in Games Six and Seven . Until Jon Lester pitched in the first inning of the 2016 World Series , Wyse was the last Cubs pitcher to appear in a World Series game . The same season , he was selected an All-Star and pitched a one-hitter game on April 28 against the Pittsburgh Pirates . His no-hitter was broken up by Bill Salkeld , who singled in the 8th inning with one out . Wyse also pitched in the American League with the Philadelphia Athletics and Washington Senators in part of two seasons . He died in Pryor , Oklahoma , at age 82 . Wyse was nicknamed `` Hooks '' in acknowledgment of his curveball , described by Wyse biographer Gregory Wolf as `` knee-buckling '' . He was inducted posthumously into the Texas League Hall of Fame in 2009 .
Placoeme wappesi . `` Placoeme wappesi '' is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae . It was described by Galileo and Martins in 2010 .
Wendel ( footballer ) . Marcus Wendel Valle da Silva ( born 28 September 1997 ) , commonly known as Wendel , is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder at Portuguese side Sporting CP in the Primeira Liga .
Maria Svart . Maria L. Svart is the National Director of Democratic Socialists of America , the largest socialist organization in the United States . She has been National Director since June 2011 . She succeeded Frank Llewellyn , who had announced earlier that year that he was stepping down after ten years . Svart had been a member of DSA since 2004 . She first joined as a member of the University of Chicago Young Democratic Socialists chapter and quickly became active at the national level , serving as the feminist issues coordinator on the YDS Coordinating Committee and then co-chair for several terms . Her campus activism , through YDS and other student organizations , focused on feminist , environmental , immigrant rights , anti-war and labor solidarity work . After college , Svart became a campus organizer with the Massachusetts Public Interest Research Group ( MASSPIRG ) , while simultaneously helping successive YDS organizers and leaders begin to bridge the generational gap between YDS and DSA . After MASSPIRG , Svart worked seven years for the labor movement , with the Service Employees International Union and the Committee of Interns & Residents/SEIU Healthcare . At CIR , she organized resident physicians to speak out in support of Medicaid and funding for safety-net hospitals . She served as chair of the New York City DSA local and was elected to the National Political Committee at the 2009 DSA convention . On the NPC , Svart has chaired the Program Committee , which has provided materials and guidance that have helped DSA locals and YDS chapters participate in the fight against state and federal budget cuts and to defend the rights of public employees . Throughout involvement in DSA , Maria has stressed the importance of understanding how patriarchy , racism , and other structures of oppression intersect with capitalism ; the need to train more activists in the skills necessary to intervene effectively in politics ; and the `` crucial role of both public and internal socialist education in the building of our movement '' . External links . . dsausa.org Retrieved February 25 , 2010 .
Dilpazier Aslam . Dilpazier Aslam ( born 1978 in Yorkshire ) is a former trainee journalist with `` The Guardian '' . He came to public attention in July 2005 when he lost his position with the newspaper after being named as a member of the Islamist group Hizb ut-Tahrir . `` The Guardian '' was alerted to Aslam 's membership in the group by bloggers who read Aslam 's 'Comment ' op-ed article on the 7 July London bombings . Entitled `` We Rock the Boat , '' the 13 July article discussed the attitudes of young British Muslims and how their increasing anger over perceived injustices contrasted with their elders ' silence . Before joining `` The Guardian '' , Aslam had written three articles for Khilafah.com , a website closely associated with Hizb ut-Tahrir , and was once called its Middle Eastern correspondent . The newspaper stated that after publication of `` We Rock the Boat , '' it found an article on Khalifah.com , that appeared to be an `` incitement of violence against Jews . '' Aslam told Alan Rusbridger , `` The Guardian 's '' editor , that he personally rejected anti-Semitism , would not leave Hizb ut-Tahrir , and did not consider Khilafah.com anti-Semitic . Rusbridger and other executives decided that membership in Hizb ut-Tahrir was not compatible with membership in the trainee scheme . Early career . Aslam studied journalism at Sheffield University with the help of a bursary from the `` Sheffield Star '' . Previously he had been a journalistic trainee at the `` Matlock Mercury '' in 2004 , and won the National Union of Journalists George Viner award for promising black journalists in 2003 . Controversy . If I 'm asked about 7 , I – a Yorkshire lad , born and bred – will respond first by giving an out-clause to being labelled a terrorist lover . I think what happened in London was a sad day and not the way to express your political anger . Then there 's the `` but . '' If , as police announced yesterday , four men ( at least three from Yorkshire ) blew themselves up in the name of Islam , then please let us do ourselves a favour and not act shocked . Scott Burgess , a conservative American blogger living in London , searched for Aslam 's name on the Internet and discovered that he was a member of Hizb ut-Tahrir , had written articles for its website , Khilafah.com , and quoted the BBC as saying the HT website `` promotes racism and anti-Semitic hatred , calls suicide bombers martyrs , and urges Muslims to kill Jewish people. '' . A blogging campaign soon began , supported by notable left and right-wing blogs , and taken up by some of the mainstream press , to get Aslam sacked . At first , `` The Guardian '' appeared to stand by its employee , but he was finally given his notice for refusing to end his membership in Hizb ut-Tahrir . `` The Guardian '' said it had been unaware of his membership of the party , and that `` on his 15-page application form he did not mention that he was a member of the Islamist political party , Hizb ut-Tahrir , despite being invited to describe any participation in public affairs or political campaigning . '' However it also noted that after joining the Guardian , Aslam `` made no secret of his membership of this political party , drawing it to the attention of several colleagues and some senior editors . '' It was also said he submitted his work for Hizb ut-Tahrir 's website as part of his application . On announcing that Aslam had been dismissed , `` The Guardian '' published a story describing how the blog campaign had unfolded , calling it a `` demonstration of the way the 'blogosphere ' can be used to mount obsessively personalised attacks at high speed . '' The publication wrote that Scott Burgess had made a failed application for the `` Guardian '' traineeship that had gone to Aslam . Burgess countered that he had only facetiously posted the application on his weblog to entertain his readers . Aslam sued over his premature dismissal from the paper . The Guardian released a statement on 26 May 2006 that it and Alsam `` had reached agreement for the final settlement of an Employment Tribunal claim following the early termination of Mr Aslam 's contract as a trainee reporter with the Guardian in July 2005 . ''
Natalie King . Natalie King ( born 1966 ) is an Australian curator and writer working in Melbourne , Victoria , Australia . She specializes in Australian and international programs for contemporary art and visual culture . This includes exhibitions , publications , workshops , lectures and cultural partnerships across contemporary art and indigenous culture . King was formerly Chief Curator of Melbourne Biennial Lab , the Creative Associate of MPavilion and curator of Tracey Moffatt for the Australian Pavilion at the 57th International Art Exhibition , Venice Biennale 2017 . As from 2017 , she is a senior research fellow at the Victorian College of the Arts , University of Melbourne , Australia and was recently appointed to the role of enterprise professor at the VCA . In that role she was named in `` The Australian Financial Review '' 100 Women of Influence awards for Arts , Culture and Sport in October 2018 . Early life . Natalie King grew up in North Balwyn , Melbourne Victoria , in a conventional Jewish household . From a young age she had an interest in the indigenous history of the city , including the work of Aboriginal artist Destiny Deacon and long-time collaborator Virginia Fraser . Venice Biennale . Natalie King curated Tracey Moffatt for the Australian pavilion at the 57th International Art Exhibition , Venice Biennale 2017 . Other institutions and projects . Her previous roles include Chief Curator of Melbourne Biennial Lab , City of Melbourne ; senior research fellow , Victorian College of the Arts , The University of Melbourne and Creative Associate of MPavilion . Education . King completed a Master of Arts ( M.A . ) , Visual Arts & Museum Studies at Monash University in Victoria Australia , between 1991–1993 . Publications . Natalie King is co-editor ( with Professor Larissa Hjorth and Mami Kataoka ) of the anthology `` Art in the Asia Pacific : Intimate Publics '' , Routledge , 2014 . She is also editor/curator of `` Up Close : Carol Jerrems with Larry Clark , Nan Goldin and William Yang '' , Heide Museum of Modern Art . King also co-edited a publication on biennial curator Hou Hanru . She is widely published in arts media including LEAP , Photofile and Flash Art . She is also a member of the International Association of Art Critics , Paris .
Fokion Zaimis . Fokion ( Phokion ) Zaimis ( 1899–1967 ) was a Greek politician . He served twice as minister of the interior ( 1949–1950 , 1965–1966 ) , minister of finance ( March–April 1950 , August–September 1950 ) , minister of economy ( March 1950 , August–September 1950 , 1951 ) , minister of housing and reconstruction ( 1950–1951 ) , minister of health ( 1950 ) , minister of welfare ( 1950–1952 ) and minister of commerce ( 1947–1948 ) .
Knut A. Jacobsen . Knut Axel Jacobsen is a Norwegian scholar of the history of religions and professor at the University of Bergen . He has a PhD from the University of California , Santa Barbara ( 1994 ) , and has been professor at the University of Bergen since 1996 . Jacobsen 's main areas of research include Sāṃkhya , Yoga , Pilgrimage in South Asia , and South Asian religions and migration . He is the founding editor and editor-in-chief of the six volume Brill 's Encyclopedia of Hinduism ( 2009–2015 ) and editor-in-chief of the Brill ’ s Encyclopedia of Hinduism Online . Jacobsen 's areas of teaching include Hindu traditions , Sikhism , Jainism , Indian Buddhism and Indian philosophy . He is a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters . He is the author or editor of more than 30 books , in Norwegian and English .
Taeryong River . Taeryong River is a river of North Korea . The river is a tributary of the Ch'ongch'on River .
Chicken Island ( Guangdong ) . Chicken Island is an island located in the southeast of Dianbai district , Maoming , Guangdong province , China . Its original name is Fenzhou ( 汾洲 ) island and Wanzhou ( 湾舟 ) island . The distance from Chicken Island to continent is 8 nautical miles . The area of Chicken Island is 1.9 square kilometers and it is the biggest island in Maoming . The height of the highest point in Chicken island is 122 miles and the visibility of the sea area around it is between 6 and 12 miles . The climate of Chicken island is subtropical climate . History . Chicken island was located in the sea silk road . Over thousands year , many ships had a rest here . Chicken island has the traces of the communication between ancient china and western countries . Besides the witness of history , a famous people had ever came to Chicken Island . Li Deyu , a politician in Tang dynasty , left a stone tablet here when he had suffered a demotion in 848 . He used the stone tablet to record the climbing in Chicken island and his demotion . In 2004 , Chen mingzhe ( 陈明哲 ) bought the right of using Chicken Island within fifty years . He spent 4.3 billion yuan to develop this island . Chicken Island has become the AAAA degree scenic spot in China . Origin of the name . There are mainly two origins of the name which can be divided into history and myth reason . History . One origin is about Li Deyu . He was an officer in Tang dynasty . After demoted by the court , he kept travelling and had been Chicken island . After his visit , people built a temple for him and exalted him as spirit . When ships went by , sailors would go to the temple and worship his spirit by releasing a chicken . Myth . There are two myths about the origin of the name . Here is the first one . Long time ago , local sailors who needed to be navigated would put a chicken in this island and blessed for safety . Gradually , the name of the island became Chicken Island . In Chinese , Chicken island means the island is used to releasing chickens . Here is the second story about the origin of this name . In the old time , sailor who came through this island , the wave was too huge that many boats had been destroyed . One day , there is a Buddhist looked at a boat team which was coming back and the boats were getting through the Wanzhou ( 湾舟 ) island . The Buddhist discovered that the billows looked like centipedes which were attacking the boats . Wanzhou ( 湾舟 ) island looked like a chicken . Therefore , he had an idea to solve the problem . He told sailors to build a temple in Wanzhou ( 湾舟 ) island and release some chickens there . These behaviors mean that they were using chicken to overcome the centipedes . After that , the sailors felt it makes sense and they kept doing it . Because releasing chicken means accumulate virtue in Chinese Buddhism . After that , the sea around Wanzhou ( 湾舟 ) island become quiet and peace . Sailors had got full tank of fishes and they felt it works . Therefore , whenever sailor go to work , they would release a chicken in Wanzhou ( 湾舟 ) island to accumulate virtue for safety . Gradually , people called it Chicken island . Economy . Chicken Island was an uninhabited island . In June 2004 , Chen mingzhe ( 陈明哲 ) , a Taiwanese attained fifty years use right of Chicken Island . After two years , they built up a wharf which depth is between 30 and 40 miles and width is 5 miles , a road which length is 9 kilometers which surrounds the island and completed the water system , hydro system and network system . He also develop Chicken Island to a tourist attraction . The table above is the tourist economy of Chicken island in 2011 . The queen of heaven . The queen of heaven is located in the middle northern of Chicken island . The main building is a Chinese temple and it was built in February , 2013 . In this attraction , it contains ( Huangji Palace ) , Nine Dragon Pool , Mercy room , Shun dhi pavilion , Nine-Dragon Wall , Mazu ( goddess ) culture wall , Bell Tower and vice versa . These are architectural attractions . Standing on square in this attraction , people can see all of the constructions . The queen of heaven is in the top of the attraction . Chicken scenery . The second name for Chicken scenery is Chicken head scene . Chicken scenery is located in the northern of Chicken island . This area has been kept washing by the waves and formed the coastal erosion land shape . Therefore , rocks in here have different and strange shapes . There are some nature landscapes like the reef and different stones such as chicken head stone , kissing stone , lion stone and golden turtle . The name of these stones is created by metaphor . Chicken scenery is a suitable place for rock fishing . Wishing tree . Wishing tree is located in the west of Chicken island . In this attraction , a banyan which is over one hundred years old has many roots on the rock wall . Wish cards hanging on the tree branches . In front of the banyan , a statue placed here . The statue has a myth . Long time ago , a fisher hit by storm and swam back to Chicken island . He saw Ji Gong reclining under the tree . Instead of answering the fisher 's request , Jigong waved his hand fan and disappeared . When the fisher awoke , he found his ship was full of fishes and he saw Ji Gong sculptor is under the tree . After that , people hang wish cards on the tree and pray to Jigong . Gold beach . Gold beach is a scenic area with beach and amusements which is surrounded by blue sea . Gold beach is located in northeastern Chicken island . The infrastructure here includes beach bars , beach stages , and a food street near the coastline . These entertainments open at night . Along with the coastline , there is a pavilion to view the sea and sunset . Wild pineapple park . This is a theme park that contains many wild pineapple trees and some statues . The location of this park is the south of Chicken island . There are lots of wild pineapple trees which are over hundreds year old . The academic name of these trees is Pandanus tectorius . Besides wild pineapple trees , the park has the statues of Nanhai Guanyin , Nanhai turtle , Jin Chan and Paul the Octopus and some pavilions that related to these statues . Standing in the pavilion , people could see the sea rock topography , sea trough , and sea caves . Wild pineapple park is a proper place to watch sunset and go fishing in Chicken island . Transportation . The transportation to reach chicken island is ship or speedboat . People need to take ship at the Bohe ( 博贺 ) dock which is located in Dianbai district . The ship from Bohe ( 博贺 ) dock can reach Chicken island dock . Inside the island , bike and electric truck are the allowed transportation .
Yale Memorial Carillon . The Yale Memorial Carillon ( sometimes incorrectly referred to as the `` Harkness Carillon '' ) is a carillon of 54 bells in Harkness Tower at Yale University in New Haven , Connecticut . This carillon is a transposing instrument pitched in B . Its 54 bells are chromatically arranged from G ( 1.5 octaves below middle-C ) to C ( 3 octaves above middle-C ) for a total of 4.5 octaves . The lowest bell is an F♯ concert pitch , and weighs 13,400 pounds . Each bell is engraved with the year it was cast , the seal of the foundry , the seal of Yale , and the motto `` For God , For Country , and For Yale . '' Origin . Harkness Tower , the Memorial Quadrangle that surrounds it , and the Harkness Memorial Chime were all part of a gift to Yale made by Anna M. Harkness in memory of her son , Charles William Harkness . Its original 10 bells ( an instrument with a range of less than two octaves is referred to as a chime - the `` Harkness Memorial Chime '' - rather than a carillon ) were cast by the John Taylor Bellfounders of Loughborough , England , in 1921 . They were installed in Harkness Tower in 1922 and were first rung by John Taylor on June 9 , 1922 . The chimes were rung regularly by the university organist , Samuel H. Smith , until 1946 when this duty was assumed by a student , Elliot H. Kone '49 . On his graduation in 1949 , Kone formed a student organization , the `` Guild of Yale Bellringers , '' to continue with four rings per day . Expansion . In 1966 , the instrument was expanded by the installation of an additional 44 bells , made possible by a gift from Florence S. Marcy Crofut and also cast by the John Taylor Bellfounders . The original chime had 10 pitches , which were named in concert pitch ( F♯-G-A-B-C-C♯-D-E-F♯-G ) ; the expansion kept the same bell as bourdon , but the notes were renamed to make the bourdon a G ( it is common practice to make carillons transposing instruments so that composers can assume a standard range ) . The new fully chromatic 4.5 octave carillon was named the `` Yale Memorial Carillon '' to avoid showing preference to either the Harkness or the Crofut gift . At this point the Guild renamed itself the Yale University Guild of Carillonneurs . Before the additional bells arrived , a practice carillon was installed in the tower to allow Guild members to learn the new instrument ahead of time . The practice carillon has a keyboard and pedalboard identical to those of the carillon , but the keys strike small tone bars instead of full-sized bells . The practice carillon allows Guild members to practice at a volume comparable to that of most other instruments instead of at the full volume of the carillon , which can be heard for several blocks . A second practice carillon was installed in April , 2006 , adding greater flexibility to practicing schedules . Yale tour guides like to perpetuate the myth that Harkness Tower was once the tallest free-standing stone structure in the world , but needed to be reinforced because an eccentric architect poured acid down the walls to make the tower look older . However , the Washington Monument has been the tallest free-standing stone structure in the United States since it was completed , long before Harkness Tower was built . Furthermore , it was the weight of the additional bells in 1966 that necessitated the reinforcement of the tower with a steel frame structure to carry the additional weight . Current use . The instrument is currently rung by Guild members twice a day when classes are in session , and in the evening during the summer . From September to May , rings occur at 12:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. During the summer , the Guild hosts a concert series of guest carillonneurs on Friday evenings . Free tours are led by students throughout the year and can be arranged using the Guild 's . Every fall semester , all students from Yale College and the Yale Graduate Schools are invited to learn to play the carillon and can audition for a place in the . These students undergo an intensive five-week training program led by experienced members of the guild concluding with an audition . The most skilled students are admitted to the group , and perform regularly on the carillon .
Travis Coleman . Travis Lee Coleman ( born January 4 , 1980 ) is a former American football defensive back . He played college football at Hampton University . He was a member of the Chicago Bears , Berlin Thunder , Detroit Lions , Indianapolis Colts , Albany Conquest , Kansas City Brigade , Alabama Vipers , Orlando Predators and New Orleans VooDoo . Early years and college career . Coleman attended Goldsboro High School in Goldsboro , North Carolina . Coleman earned Second-Team All-Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference as a strong safety for the Hampton Pirates . He recorded 147 tackles , 13 interceptions and 48 pass breakups over his four-year career . Professional career . Coleman signed with the Chicago Bears on April 29 , 2002 . He was released by the Bears on September 1 and signed to the team 's practice squad on September 3 , 2002 . He signed a three-year contract with the Bears on November 12 , 2002 . He was allocated to NFL Europe in February 2003 , where he played for the Berlin Thunder . He was released by the Bears on June 10 , 2003 . Coleman spent time with the Detroit Lions during the 2003 off-season . He was signed by the Indianapolis Colts on August 15 , 2003 . He was released by the Colts on August 31 , 2003 . Coleman played for the Albany Conquest of the af2 from 2004 to 2005 . He signed with the Kansas City Brigade on October 15 , 2005 . He was signed by the Alabama Vipers on December 17 , 2009 . Coleman signed with the Orlando Predators on October 7 , 2010 . He played for New Orleans VooDoo in 2014 after being traded from the Orlando Predators .
Vancleave , Mississippi . Vancleave is an unincorporated community and census-designated place ( CDP ) in Jackson County , Mississippi , United States . It is part of the Pascagoula Metropolitan Statistical Area . The population was 5,886 at the 2010 census , up from 4,910 at the 2000 census . Geography . Vancleave occupies a large portion of central Jackson County ; according to the United States Census Bureau , the CDP has a total area of , of which are land and , or 2.21 % , are water . The original hamlet of Vancleave is along Mississippi Highway 57 on high ground north of the valley of Bluff Creek . The CDP limits extend north as far as Mississippi Highway 614 ( Wade–Vancleave Road ) , east to the Pascagoula River and Ward Bayou , and south to the Gautier city line at the mouth of Bluff Creek . The western boundary is formed mainly by Bluff Creek and Highway 57 . Vancleave is northwest of Pascagoula , the Jackson county seat , and northeast of Biloxi . Demographics . As of the census of 2000 , there were 4,910 people , 1,624 households , and 1,354 families residing in the CDP . The population density was 113.1 people per square mile ( 43.7/km² ) . There were 1,764 housing units at an average density of 40.6/sq mi ( 15.7/km² ) . The racial makeup of the CDP was 91.20 % White , 6.74 % African American , 0.57 % Native American , 0.26 % Asian , 0.24 % from other races , and 0.98 % from two or more races . Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.96 % of the population . There were 1,624 households out of which 41.8 % had children under the age of 18 living with them , 68.8 % were married couples living together , 10.1 % had a female householder with no husband present , and 16.6 % were non-families . 13.6 % of all households were made up of individuals and 5.5 % had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older . The average household size was 3.00 and the average family size was 3.30 . In the CDP , the population was spread out with 29.6 % under the age of 18 , 8.2 % from 18 to 24 , 29.9 % from 25 to 44 , 23.0 % from 45 to 64 , and 9.3 % who were 65 years of age or older . The median age was 34 years . For every 100 females , there were 104.9 males . For every 100 females age 18 and over , there were 102.3 males . The median income for a household in the CDP was $ 39,034 , and the median income for a family was $ 41,426 . Males had a median income of $ 36,135 versus $ 21,078 for females . The per capita income for the CDP was $ 14,349 . About 9.6 % of families and 13.9 % of the population were below the poverty line , including 19.8 % of those under age 18 and 12.2 % of those age 65 or over . Fire department . The Central Jackson County Fire Department provides fire protection for the community . Law enforcement . The Jackson County Sheriff 's Office provides law enforcement services for the community . Education . Vancleave is served by the Jackson County School District . It includes two elementary schools , one middle school , and one high school . Vancleave is also home to a branch of the Jackson-George Regional Library , located at 12604 Highway 57 .
James Parkes ( priest ) . James Parkes ( 22 December 1896 – 10 August 1981 ) was a clergyman , historian , and social activist from Guernsey . With the publication of `` The Jew and His Neighbour '' in 1929 , he created the foundations of a Christian re-evaluation of Judaism . Early life . Parkes was born on Guernsey in the Channel Islands at the end of the nineteenth century and educated at Elizabeth College . Judaism and Christianity . Parkes was drawn to his study of Jewish–Christian relations by first-hand exposure to the brutality of antisemitism on the continent , Parkes traced its animus to the obdurate hard-heartedness and wrongheadedness of Christianity vis-à-vis the Jewish people and their faith . He discovered that the principles and practice of historic Christianity was responsible for the sins and excesses that culminated in the Shoah . His life 's work amounted not only to hundreds of articles and twenty-three books , among them `` The Conflict of the Church and the Synagogue '' ( 1934 ) , his magnum opus , but also to social activism . According to one historian , Parkes `` devoted his whole life to fighting anti-Judaism and promoting tolerance of Jews '' . In that endeavor , for twenty years his was a lone clerical voice against the missionizing of Jews , and he would be the driving force in the founding of the Council of Christians and Jews . Following three years of active duty as an infantryman during World War I , he took a degree at Oxford , orders in the Anglican Church , and spent the next 12 years on the continent as an activist in organizations that promoted international cooperation . It was there that he grew aware of the brutality of antisemitism and very early on spoke out about Nazism , surviving an assassination attempt in 1935 . Upon his return to England , he carved out a career as an independent scholar . Parkes contributed to several British publications , including `` The Observer '' , `` The Jewish Chronicle '' , `` Punch '' and `` Peace News '' . He bequeathed his Judaica collection to the University of Southampton where it became the cornerstone of the Parkes Jewish Library and the Parkes Institute for the Study of Jewish/Christian Relations . He also wrote `` Common sense about religion '' , as part of the Common Sense series .
Cyprus at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships . Cyprus competed at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships in Budapest , Hungary from 14 July to 30 July . Swimming . Cyprus has received a Universality invitation from FINA to send a maximum of four swimmers ( two men and two women ) to the World Championships .
Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men 's 50 metre freestyle . The men 's 50 metre freestyle event at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 14–16 August at the Beijing National Aquatics Center in Beijing , China . César Cielo made an Olympic milestone to become Brazil 's first ever gold medalist in swimming . He rocketed to an unexpected triumph in a new Olympic record of 21.30 , then the second-fastest in history , powering past the field by 0.15 of a second , a sizable chunk in Olympic swimming 's shortest race . The French tandem of Amaury Leveaux and Alain Bernard took home the silver and bronze with respective times of 21.45 and 21.49 . Australia 's Ashley Callus finished fourth in 21.62 , while his teammate and world record holder Eamon Sullivan was a fraction behind the leading pack in sixth at 21.65 . For the first time in Olympic history , no American swimmer had reached the podium in the event , as the reigning world champion Ben Wildman-Tobriner , swimming on the outside in lane eight , pulled off a fifth-place effort in 21.64 . Competing at their third Olympics , South Africa 's Roland Mark Schoeman ( 21.67 ) and Sweden 's Stefan Nystrand ( 21.72 ) rounded out the finale in seventh and eighth place , respectively . Earlier in the prelims , Cielo posted a time of 21.47 to erase Alexander Popov 's 1992 Olympic record by 0.44 of a second . One heat later , Leveaux established the same record by winning the twelfth heat in 21.46 . The following morning , in the semifinals , Cielo lowered again an Olympic record to 21.34 that had been set by Leveaux in the preliminaries under 0.12 seconds . Records . Prior to this competition , the existing world and Olympic records were as follows . The following Olympic records were set during this competition .
Prowler in the Yard . `` Prowler in the Yard '' is the second studio album by American grindcore band Pig Destroyer . It was released on July 24 , 2001 , on Relapse Records . The album follows a dark and twisted story of love , obsession , and gore . The booklet also features an extra page of prose about the protagonist and `` Jennifer '' . The album was recorded on an 8-track in drummer Brian Harvey 's basement . In March 2009 , `` Terrorizer '' named the album the third best American grindcore release of all time . In July 2015 , Relapse Records announced that they would be reissuing `` Prowler in the Yard '' with remixed and remastered audio , a variety of 2CD and vinyl formats , and exclusive content including photos , liner notes , and an unreleased track . Bobby Steele of Misfits and The Undead is featured as the person on the front cover . The 2015 remix omits `` Evacuating Heaven '' . Scott Hull explains in the liner notes : `` In keeping with the edict that we NOT add anything new to this cd , one song 's vocal track was missing from the multi-track archives and , instead of recording new vocals for the sake of keeping it in the track sequence , that track ( Evacuating Heaven ) was omitted . Additionally , the Jennifer `` postlogue '' that was at the end of Piss Angel was given its own track ID , separating it from the previous song . So now both tracks are by themselves . ''
Musée Moissan . The Musée Moissan is a museum dedicated to Henri Moissan ( 1852–1907 ) , winner of the 1906 Nobel Prize in Chemistry . It is maintained by the Université René Descartes-Paris 5 faculty of pharmaceutical and biological sciences , and located in the 6th arrondissement of Paris at 4 , avenue de l'Observatoire , Paris , France . It is open by appointment only ; admission is free .
O Ses Türkiye . `` O Ses Türkiye '' is a Turkish reality singing competition and local version of `` The Voice '' . It started on 10 October 2011 . `` O Ses Türkiye '' is presented by Acun Ilıcalı ( since 2011 ) . One of the important premises of the show is the quality of singing . Four coaches , themselves popular performing artists , train the contestants in their groups and occasionally perform with them . Talents are selected in blind auditions , where the coaches can not see , but only hear the contestants . Selection process and format . `` O Ses Türkiye '' is consisted of four judges and a presenter . The competition includes five rounds in total . The coaches ' chairs are faced towards the audience during artists ' performances ; those interested in an artist press their button , which turns their chair towards the artist and illuminates the bottom of the chair to read `` O ses sensin '' ( You 're that voice ) . At the conclusion of the performance , an artist either defaults to the only coach who turned around , or selects his or her coach if more than one coach expresses interest . The second round is called `` Duel '' . Each coach pairs two of his or her team members to perform together , then chooses one to advance in the competition . If the contestants are chosen for the 3rd round of the competition , they will be eligible to move to the next round and their performances will be broadcast live . In this round , each team 's remaining contestants will compete against three or four competitors every week . After the live performances of the competitors , the results will be determined through the SMS votes . In each team , the person with the most votes is eligible to contest in the following week . The fate of the last two remaining contestants will be determined by the judges . The judges ' votes give one of the competitors the right to contest in the next level . This round continues until the remaining two people from each team are determined . In the semi-final round , a total of two contestants from each team will compete in eight phases . After contestants sang their songs , the judges score their performances . The results of SMS voting will be added to the judges ' score and the ones who reach 100 points will be eligible to compete in the final round . In the final round , the remaining four contestants compete against each other . After the elimination of the fourth one , the remaining contestants will sing their songs again , and the third place will be decided according to the results of a new SMS voting . The final phase is between the two competitors whose performances will be rated through the votes , and as a result the competitor with the most votes in the contest will become the champion of `` O Ses Türkiye '' , and his/her judge 's team will be chosen as the champion team . Season synopses . Winners are in bold , eliminated artists in smaller font . Final contestants listed first . O Ses Çocuklar . O Ses Çocuklar is the Turkish version of `` The Voice Kids '' , designed for children of age from 7 to 14 years old . `` O Ses Çocuklar '' shares the same format with the adult version `` O Ses Türkiye '' but has some differences .
Sybra javanica . `` Sybra javanica '' is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae . It was described by Breuning in 1939 .
Kamuzu Stadium . The Kamuzu Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Blantyre , Malawi . It is currently used mostly for football matches . The stadium holds 65,000 people , maximum for football . This can be limited for safety reasons . Big Bullets are tenants . History . The stadium was originally named Rangeley Stadium during the colonial era to commemorate British civil servant William H. J. Rangeley . It later became known as Kamuzu Stadium , after Malawi 's first President , Hastings Kamuzu Banda , when Malawi gained independence from Britain . After Kamuzu 's presidency , the name was changed to Chichiri Stadium under President Bakili Muluzi ; however , under Muluzi 's successor , Bingu wa Mutharika , the name Kamuzu Stadium was restored in 2004 . FIFA through its GOAL programme has sponsored the renovation of the natural grass pitch into a synthetic football pitch . This artificial turf field , called Xtreme Turf , has been manufactured and installed by Act Global . President Peter Mutharika 's inauguration ceremony was held at Kamuzu Stadium on 2 June 2014 .
Bill Mollison . Bruce Charles `` Bill '' Mollison ( 4 May 1928 – 24 September 2016 ) was an Australian researcher , author , scientist , teacher and biologist . He is referred to as the `` father of permaculture . '' Permaculture ( a portmanteau of `` permanent agriculture '' ) is an integrated system of ecological and environmental design which Mollison co-developed with David Holmgren , and which they together envisioned as a perennial and sustainable form of agriculture . In 1974 , Mollison began his collaboration with Holmgren , and in 1978 they published their book `` Permaculture One '' , which introduced this design system to the general public . Mollison founded The Permaculture Institute in Tasmania , and created the education system to train others under the umbrella of permaculture . This education system of `` train the trainer '' , utilized through a formal Permaculture Design Course and Certification ( PDC ) , has taught thousands of people throughout the world how to grow food and be sustainable using permaculture design principles . In 1981 he was awarded with the Right Livelihood Award ( also known as `` Alternative Nobelprize '' ) for his accomplishments in the field of permaculture . Biography . Bruce Charles `` Bill '' Mollison was born in 1928 , in the Bass Strait fishing village of Stanley located on the north-west part of Tasmania , Australia . He moved from Tasmania to Tyalgum in the Tweed Valley of northern New South Wales in 1987 where he lived for the next decade before returning to Tasmania . He spent his final years in Sisters Beach in north-west Tasmania . He died in Hobart , Tasmania , in 2016 , aged 88 . He is survived by his fifth wife Lisa , four daughters , and two sons . Career . Mollison left school at age 15 to help run the family bakery . In the following ten years he worked as a shark fisherman , seaman , forester , mill worker , trapper , snarer , tractor-driver and naturalist . In 1954 , at the age of 26 , Mollison joined and worked for the 'Wildlife Survey Section ' of the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation ( CSIRO ) . In the 1960s , he worked as a curator at the Tasmanian Museum . He also worked with the Inland Fisheries Commission , where he was able to resume his field work . In 1966 , he entered the University of Tasmania . After he received his degree in bio-geography , he stayed on to lecture and teach , and developed the unit of Environmental Psychology . He retired from teaching in 1979 . Development of permaculture . In 1974 , he and his University of Tasmania student David Holmgren `` jointly evolved a framework for a sustainable agricultural system based on a multi-crop of perennial trees , shrubs , herbs ( vegetables and weeds ) , fungi , and root systems '' for which they coined the word `` permaculture '' . He helped found the first Permaculture Institute , established in 1979 to `` teach the practical design of sustainable soil , water , plant , and legal and economic systems to students worldwide . '' In 1981 , the first graduates of the permaculture design course ( PDC ) that he had helped to initiate , started to design permaculture systems in their respective communities . In this way , the philosophy of permaculture had begun to move beyond its original context in `` land management '' to cover most , if not all , aspects of human life . In 1987 , Mollison taught the first PDC course that was offered in India . By 2011 there had been over 300,000 such graduates practicing and teaching throughout the world .
Athletics at the 2005 Summer Universiade – Men 's high jump . The men 's high jump event at the 2005 Summer Universiade was held on 16–18 August in Izmir , Turkey .
List of listed buildings in Stirling , Stirling . This is a list of listed buildings in the burgh of Stirling , Scotland .
GaBi ( software ) . GaBi software is a life-cycle assessment modeling program produced by thinkstep . The modeling processes supported by the GaBi software are in line with the SETAC Global Guidance Principles for Life Cycle Assessment Databases ( a.k.a . the Shonan Guidance Principles ) . GaBi stands for `` Ganzheitliche Bilanz , '' which in German means Holistic Balance .
Nectophrynoides laevis . `` Nectophrynoides laevis '' , the smooth forest toad , is a species of toads in the family Bufonidae . It is endemic to Tanzania . Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests , subtropical or tropical low-altitude grassland and swamps . A single specimen was collected in 2002 and it was first described in 2004 . Description . This toad is known only from a single specimen which was in snout to vent length . It is a robust toad with paratoid glands twice as long as they are wide and no tympani , a fact which distinguishes it from the otherwise similar `` Nectophrynoides viviparus '' . The back is a dappled grey colour , smooth and covered with small warts . A dark line runs along the spine . The belly is whitish with a central dark line which continues along the inside of the limbs . There are large glands on the limbs and there is some webbing on the hind feet but none on the fore feet . The tips of the digits are noticeably enlarged . Distribution . The single specimen of `` Nectophrynoides laevis '' was found in the Uluguru Mountains in eastern Tanzania . This area is tropical , forest-clad and mountainous but the exact habitat in which it was found is unknown but is likely to be at an altitude of at least above sea level . Life cycle . As this species is known from a single male specimen , its life cycle is unknown . However , other members of its genus are ovoviviparous , with small toads developing from eggs retained inside the female 's body , and it is probable that it also produces live young in this way . Status . As this species has only recently been described , its conservation status is unclear and it is listed as `` Data Deficient '' by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . The Uluguru South Forest Reserve where it is found is a remote area in the Uluguru Mountains where it would appear to face few threats .
Hovig Demirjian . Hovig Demirjian ( Western Armenian : ; ; Eastern Armenian : ; born 3 January 1989 ) , also known by the mononym Hovig , is a Cypriot singer . He represented Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with the song `` Gravity '' , finishing in 21st place . Life and career . Demirjian or Demirdjian was born on 3 January 1989 in Nicosia , Cyprus , and is of Armenian descent . He studied marketing and worked in business , but quickly gave up in order to become a singer . He learned to play the guitar and piano and also studied jazz and vocals . His first major achievement was placing second in a musical competition in Larnaca . He became well known in Cyprus with the nickname `` The Music Messenger '' . In June 1 , 2009 , he released `` Den mou milas alithina ( Istoria exei teleiwsei ) '' ( in Greek `` Δεν μού μιλάς - ἱστορία έχει τελειώσει '' ) under the mononym Hovig accompanied by a music video in preparation for the Greek `` X Factor '' . The song was written by Argiro Christodoulidou and music video directed by Kostas Voniatis . Greek `` X Factor '' . In 2009 , Demirjian took part in the second season of `` The X Factor Greece '' broadcast on the Greek television station ANT1 . He auditioned with the Greek song `` Pote '' ( in Greek `` Ποτέ '' ) and qualified for the Boys ( 16-24 ) category mentored by Nikos Mouratidis . In the inaugural live show , he sang `` How to Save a Life '' from The Fray and in second week the Armenian-themed `` Menos ektos '' from Eleftheria Arvanitaki . In week 3 of the live shows he sang `` Unchain My Heart '' from Ray Charles and Joe Cocker followed by Bon Jovi 's `` You Give Love a Bad Name in week 4 and `` With a Little Help from My Friends from The Beatles and Joe Cocker in week 5 . He continued with various interpretations like `` ( I Ca n't Get No ) Satisfaction '' from The Rolling Stones , `` Feel from Robbie Williams and `` You Can Leave Your Hat On '' again from Cocker and `` It 's a Man 's Man 's Man 's World '' . In the 11th live show , he performed two songs : the Greek-language `` Pou Na Sai '' from Andonis Remos and `` Hello '' from Lionel Richie . He ended up finishing in seventh place in the competition . After `` X Factor '' . After `` X factor '' , he returned to Cyprus developing a solo music career . He released a number of singles including the Greek-language songs `` Ksana '' ( in Greek Ξανά ) in 2010 , `` Mystika '' ( in Greek Μυστικά ) in 2012 and `` Ekho ya mena '' ( in Greek `` Εγω Για Μένα '' ) in 2013 . He also toured internationally performing in various concerts in Greece , the Middle East and Russia . Eurovision Song Contest . Following `` The X Factor Greece '' , Demirjian competed to represent Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest on two occasions ; 2010 and 2015 . In 2010 , he placed third with `` Goodbye '' , and in 2015 , he placed fourth with `` Stone in a River '' . On 21 October 2016 , Demirjian was announced as the Cypriot entrant in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 . His song was written by Swedish composer who now lives in Cyprus . The song is called `` Gravity '' which was released on March 1st 2017 . He performed in the first semifinal of the contest and qualified to the final , where he placed twenty-first . The following year he was the Cypriot spokesperson , giving twelve points to Sweden 's Benjamin Ingrosso and his song `` Dance You Off '' .
Jitu Rai . Jitu Rai ( born 26 August 1987 ) is an Indian shooter of Nepali origin who competes in the 10 metre air pistol and 50 metre pistol events . Government of India announced Khel Ratna Award for him in 2016 . Early life . His early life was spent in a village of Sankhuwa Sabha district of Nepal . He is the fourth brother among five siblings . He is a Naib Subedar in the 11 Gorkha Rifles of Indian Army . Rai was born and grew up in Nepal , migrated to India and joined the Army in 2006 . He is a naturalized citizen of India . He also has a certificate of participation in the 2011 National Games where he represented Uttar Pradesh . Rai first made it to the Army 's shooting squad in 2010-11 but failed to live up to expectations and was subsequently sent back to his unit , putting an end to his training at the AMU in Mhow . Career . In 2014 , at the ISSF World Cup in Munich , he won the silver medal in the 10 metre air pistol event . Following this , in Maribor , Rai won two medals ; a silver in the 50 metre pistol event , and a gold in the 10 metre air pistol event . In the process , he won three medals in nine days at the World Cup and also became the first person to have won two medals at a single world cup for India . Following his achievements , he was ranked number 1 in the world , in 10 metre air pistol and number 4 , in 50 metre pistol , in July 2014 . At the 2014 Commonwealth Games , Rai created the Games record in the qualification round of the 50 metre pistol event , having scored 562 points . He went on to win the gold medal in the event , scoring 194.1 points in the final , thus creating another Games record . In the 2014 Asian Games held at Incheon in South Korea , Jitu won the gold medal in the 50 m pistol category . He also won a bronze in the men 's 10 m air pistol team event . In 2016 , he won a silver medal at the ISSF World Cup held in Baku , Azerbaijan in the 10m Air Pistol event . Jitu Rai had had a bad outing earlier in the 10m pistol event . During the 2016 Olympics in the 10 M air pistol event , Jitu Rai made a remarkable comeback to sneak into the final , but failed to replicate his form as he finished last in the final of the 10 M air pistol event . The man from Lucknow lost the plot early on and could not recover , but was back for his favorite 50m pistol event on Wednesday.He made a flying start to the qualifiers with a 10-pointer , and then followed it up with two 9s . But that start did not last long as Jitu fell behind a bit with some mediocre shooting in the latter part . At one point , he dropped down to the 14th place after scoring 92 out of a possible 100 from the first round . After a disappointing first round , Jitu Rai was back in his element , though . He hit three bullseyes to hit a 95 in the second round and take his total to 187 points . However , inconsistency did not leave Jitu Rai , as he struggled once again in the third round . He managed only 90 points in that round and dropped down to the 12th spot . But , Jitu made up for the third round with some fantastic shooting in the fourth and the fifth . It was not to be in the end , though . After starting the last round in fourth place , he messed up his first three shots to slip to 6th . With only the top-8 qualifying for the final , he came back to 4th but again hit an 8 in the 6th shot . Another bad shot of 7 on the penultimate shot and he missed the final spot by a whisker . It was a disappointing slide to 12th spot after Jitu was firmly in finals territory . At the 2018 Commonwealth Games , he broke the Commonwealth Games record for men 's 10m air pistol with a total score of 235.1 points and secured his first Commonwealth Games gold medal in the relevant event . This was also Jitu Rai 's second gold medal in Commonwealth Games . See Also . Saniya Shaikh
Habash , East Azerbaijan . Habash ( , also Romanized as Ḩabash ; also known as Sarcheshmeh and Ḩabash Sarcheshmeh ) is a village in Nazarkahrizi Rural District , Nazarkahrizi District , Hashtrud County , East Azerbaijan Province , Iran . At the 2006 census , its population was 82 , in 13 families .
1969 Bohai earthquake . The 1969 Bohai earthquake occurred on July 18 , 1969 , at 13:24 local time . The epicenter was located in the Bohai Sea , off the coast of Shandong Province , China . The magnitude of this earthquake is 7.4 . Areas of maximal intensity were mainly distributed around the estuary of the Yellow River . Ground cracks and sand boils were reported . The earthquake could be felt in Liaoning , Hebei , Beijing , Tianjin , Shanxi , Shandong , and Jiangsu . Ten people were reported dead . This earthquake caused ground surface subsidences of about 15.1 cm ~ 15.8 cm in the Yellow River Delta region . The mechanism of this earthquake was of dextral strike-slip faulting . Although it was located near the Tancheng-Lujiang fault zone ( 郯庐断裂带 ) , some researchers think that this earthquake was dominated by the seaward extending part of the Huanghekou-Liaocheng seismotectonic zone ( 黄河口-聊城地震构造带 ) .
Louise Latimer ( actress ) . Louise Latimer ( March 6 , 1913 – June 16 , 1973 ) was an American film actress . She starred opposite John Wayne in the 1937 `` California Straight Ahead ! '' . Born in Brooklyn , New York , she graduated from Erasmus Hall High School . During the Second World War she was active with the American Red Cross and various Catholic charities , helping to promote the war effort .
Jan Oosthoek . Jan Oosthoek ( 5 March 1898 – 8 March 1973 ) was a Dutch footballer . He competed in the men 's tournament at the 1924 Summer Olympics .
The Sookie Stackhouse Companion . The Sookie Stackhouse Companion is a book written by Charlaine Harris and published by Ace Hardcover/Ace Books ( an imprint of Berkley Books , owned by Penguin Random House ) on 30 August 2011 , which later went on to win the Anthony Award for Best Critical Non-Fiction in 2012 .
Martin Luther King Jr. Park . Martin Luther King Jr. Park , originally The Parade and after 1896 , Humboldt Park , is a historic park located in Buffalo in Erie County , New York . The park is located in east Buffalo and bisected by Fillmore Avenue . The park was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982 . The park is on a , slightly `` L '' -shaped site and was originally conceived as a place for military displays and active children 's sports . It contains four contributing structures : The brick Shelter House ( 1904 ) , Buffalo Museum of Science building ( 1926 ) , Greenhouse ( 1907 ) , and Humboldt Park Casino ( ca . 1926 ) . History . The park was designed in 1874 by Frederick Law Olmsted and originally connected to Delaware Park via the Humboldt Parkway . That connection was lost in the early 1960s with the construction of the Kensington Expressway . The park originally contained a large wooden refectory , designed by Calvert Vaux ; it was destroyed by fire in 1877 . In July 2009 , a neatly manicured , tree-and flower-filled pedestrian pathway was unveiled by the Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy .
Novospassky Bridge . Novospassky Bridge ( ) is a steel plate girder bridge that spans Moskva River , connecting Novospassky Monastery and Paveletsky rail terminal areas in Moscow , Russia ( about 3 kilometers south-east from the Kremlin ) . It was built in 1911 , as a triple-span steel arch bridge . Reconstruction in 2000 replaced arches with a simpler plate girder structure . Note that the memorial plaque on the bridge spells its name `` Ново-Спасский '' , with dash , despite tradition and spelling rules . History . Wooden bridges at the site of fortified Novospassky monastery existed since 16th century . The last wooden causeway was demolished in 1910 . In 1911 , the city builds a triple span arched bridge , similar to other pre-revolutionary Moscow bridges . Spans were 40.54+46.99+40.54 meters long , 21.2 meter wide ( 4 lanes including two tram lines ) . Each span was supported by 14 arches , 3.7 meter high for middle span , 3.3 meter high for side spans . Steel deck was paved with 13 centimeter thick timbers . In 1937-1938 , the bridge was reconstructed to the design by Yu.F.Werner ( structural engineering ) , N.B.Sokolov and Yakovlev brothers ( architectural design ) . They raised the deck by 2.7 meters , which increased water clearance 8.6 meters high , 30 meters wide ( for heavy barge traffic after completion of Moscow Canal ) . This also enabled separating embankment and bridge traffic in two levels ( street-level throughways under main deck ) , total length with ramps reached 502 meters . Timber pavement was replaced with concrete and asphalt . Reconstruction of 2000 . In 2000 , the bridge was rebuilt with complete replacement of deck structure . Arches were replaced with a simple steel girder set covered with orthotropic deck , 24.4 meters wide . The architects tried to mimic the old outline with arch-like skirts ; these look inadequately lightweight and are nowhere near the original . The structure itself is lightweight , excessively vibrating when trams pass by . Build quality is questionable . As soon as 2003 , the granite-clad shoreside pillars and ramps were covered with rusty spots showing fast corrosion right under the surface . According to the authors of `` Bridges of Moscow '' , reconstruction of `` Novospassky '' is the worst of its kind ever done in Moscow .
Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mary , Vilkaviškis . The Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mary ( ) also called Vilkaviškis Cathedral is the name given to a religious building of the Catholic Church that serves as the cathedral of Vilkaviškis , Lithuania , and is the seat of the Diocese of Vilkaviškis . The church was built in Romanesque style , between 1870 and 1881 and was consecrated in 1884 . With the erection of the Diocese of Vilkaviškis in 1926 , the church was elevated to the rank of cathedral . The building suffered no major damage during World War II , however , the Russian authorities authorized their gradual dismantling to use their materials for civil construction . After the fall of communism in the country the cathedral was rebuilt from 1991 and the works were completed in 1998 .
Frank Merrill ( actor ) . Frank Merrill ( born Otto Adolph Poll ; March 21 , 1893 in Newark , New Jersey – February 12 , 1966 ) was a Southern California and national title-winning gymnast ( with over 58 titles to his credit ) , police officer , stuntman , and actor , most famous for being the fifth actor to portray Tarzan on film . Tarzan Films . Merrill had doubled for the screen 's first Tarzan , Elmo Lincoln , in the 1921 movie serial `` The Adventures of Tarzan '' , and was cast in the role himself in the 1928 movie serial `` Tarzan the Mighty '' . A year later , he starred in the movie serial `` Tarzan the Tiger '' , which , though shot as a silent feature , was partially dubbed into sound . Merrill was thus the first actor to voice Tarzan 's `` victory cry '' on film . Later life . With the coming of sound films , it was decided that Merrill 's voice was unsuitable for the `` talkies , '' and he was not asked back in the role . This suited Merrill fine , as he had so enjoyed meeting youngsters via his tenure as Tarzan that he devoted the rest of his life to working with children in the Los Angeles city administration , the Los Angeles Parks Commission , as a recreation director and as a volunteer gymnastics instructor with the YMCA . Death . Merrill died on February 12 , 1966 , in Hollywood , California . His mausoleum is in Hollywood Forever Cemetery .
Turing test . The Turing test , developed by Alan Turing in 1950 , is a test of a machine 's ability to exhibit intelligent behavior equivalent to , or indistinguishable from , that of a human . Turing proposed that a human evaluator would judge natural language conversations between a human and a machine designed to generate human-like responses . The evaluator would be aware that one of the two partners in conversation is a machine , and all participants would be separated from one another . The conversation would be limited to a text-only channel such as a computer keyboard and screen so the result would not depend on the machine 's ability to render words as speech . If the evaluator can not reliably tell the machine from the human , the machine is said to have passed the test . The test results do not depend on the ability to give correct answers to questions , only how closely one 's answers resemble those a human would give . The test was introduced by Turing in his 1950 paper , `` Computing Machinery and Intelligence '' , while working at the University of Manchester ( Turing , 1950 ; p. 460 ) . It opens with the words : `` I propose to consider the question , 'Can machines think ? Because `` thinking '' is difficult to define , Turing chooses to `` replace the question by another , which is closely related to it and is expressed in relatively unambiguous words . '' Turing 's new question is : `` Are there imaginable digital computers which would do well in the `` imitation game '' ? '' This question , Turing believed , is one that can actually be answered . In the remainder of the paper , he argued against all the major objections to the proposition that `` machines can think '' . Since Turing first introduced his test , it has proven to be both highly influential and widely criticised , and it has become an important concept in the philosophy of artificial intelligence . Philosophical background . Here Descartes notes that automata are capable of responding to human interactions but argues that such automata can not respond appropriately to things said in their presence in the way that any human can . Descartes therefore prefigures the Turing test by defining the insufficiency of appropriate linguistic response as that which separates the human from the automaton . Descartes fails to consider the possibility that future automata might be able to overcome such insufficiency , and so does not propose the Turing test as such , even if he prefigures its conceptual framework and criterion . `` If they find a parrot who could answer to everything , I would claim it to be an intelligent being without hesitation . '' This does not mean he agrees with this , but that it was already a common argument of materialists at that time . According to dualism , the mind is non-physical ( or , at the very least , has non-physical properties ) and , therefore , can not be explained in purely physical terms . According to materialism , the mind can be explained physically , which leaves open the possibility of minds that are produced artificially . In 1936 , philosopher Alfred Ayer considered the standard philosophical question of other minds : how do we know that other people have the same conscious experiences that we do ? In his book , `` Language , Truth and Logic '' , Ayer suggested a protocol to distinguish between a conscious man and an unconscious machine : `` The only ground I can have for asserting that an object which appears to be conscious is not really a conscious being , but only a dummy or a machine , is that it fails to satisfy one of the empirical tests by which the presence or absence of consciousness is determined . '' ( This suggestion is very similar to the Turing test , but is concerned with consciousness rather than intelligence . Moreover , it is not certain that Ayer 's popular philosophical classic was familiar to Turing . ) In other words , a thing is not conscious if it fails the consciousness test . Alan Turing . Researchers in the United Kingdom had been exploring `` machine intelligence '' for up to ten years prior to the founding of the field of artificial intelligence ( AI ) research in 1956 . It was a common topic among the members of the Ratio Club , who were an informal group of British cybernetics and electronics researchers that included Alan Turing , after whom the test is named . It is not difficult to devise a paper machine which will play a not very bad game of chess . Now get three men as subjects for the experiment . A , B and C. A and C are to be rather poor chess players , B is the operator who works the paper machine ... . Two rooms are used with some arrangement for communicating moves , and a game is played between C and either A or the paper machine . C may find it quite difficult to tell which he is playing . `` Computing Machinery and Intelligence '' ( 1950 ) was the first published paper by Turing to focus exclusively on machine intelligence . Turing begins the 1950 paper with the claim , `` I propose to consider the question 'Can machines think ? As he highlights , the traditional approach to such a question is to start with definitions , defining both the terms `` machine '' and `` intelligence '' . Turing chooses not to do so ; instead he replaces the question with a new one , `` which is closely related to it and is expressed in relatively unambiguous words . '' In essence he proposes to change the question from `` Can machines think ? '' to `` Can machines do what we ( as thinking entities ) can do ? '' The advantage of the new question , Turing argues , is that it draws `` a fairly sharp line between the physical and intellectual capacities of a man . '' We now ask the question , `` What will happen when a machine takes the part of A in this game ? '' Will the interrogator decide wrongly as often when the game is played like this as he does when the game is played between a man and a woman ? These questions replace our original , `` Can machines think ? '' Later in the paper Turing suggests an `` equivalent '' alternative formulation involving a judge conversing only with a computer and a man . While neither of these formulations precisely matches the version of the Turing test that is more generally known today , he proposed a third in 1952 . In this version , which Turing discussed in a BBC radio broadcast , a jury asks questions of a computer and the role of the computer is to make a significant proportion of the jury believe that it is really a man . Turing 's paper considered nine putative objections , which include all the major arguments against artificial intelligence that have been raised in the years since the paper was published ( see `` Computing Machinery and Intelligence '' ) . ELIZA and PARRY . In 1966 , Joseph Weizenbaum created a program which appeared to pass the Turing test . The program , known as ELIZA , worked by examining a user 's typed comments for keywords . If a keyword is found , a rule that transforms the user 's comments is applied , and the resulting sentence is returned . If a keyword is not found , ELIZA responds either with a generic riposte or by repeating one of the earlier comments . In addition , Weizenbaum developed ELIZA to replicate the behaviour of a Rogerian psychotherapist , allowing ELIZA to be `` free to assume the pose of knowing almost nothing of the real world . '' With these techniques , Weizenbaum 's program was able to fool some people into believing that they were talking to a real person , with some subjects being `` very hard to convince that ELIZA [ ... ] is `` not '' human . '' Thus , ELIZA is claimed by some to be one of the programs ( perhaps the first ) able to pass the Turing test , even though this view is highly contentious ( see below ) . Kenneth Colby created PARRY in 1972 , a program described as `` ELIZA with attitude '' . It attempted to model the behaviour of a paranoid schizophrenic , using a similar ( if more advanced ) approach to that employed by Weizenbaum . To validate the work , PARRY was tested in the early 1970s using a variation of the Turing test . A group of experienced psychiatrists analysed a combination of real patients and computers running PARRY through teleprinters . Another group of 33 psychiatrists were shown transcripts of the conversations . The two groups were then asked to identify which of the `` patients '' were human and which were computer programs . The psychiatrists were able to make the correct identification only 48 percent of the time – a figure consistent with random guessing . In the 21st century , versions of these programs ( now known as `` chatterbots '' ) continue to fool people . `` CyberLover '' , a malware program , preys on Internet users by convincing them to `` reveal information about their identities or to lead them to visit a web site that will deliver malicious content to their computers '' . The program has emerged as a `` Valentine-risk '' flirting with people `` seeking relationships online in order to collect their personal data '' . The Chinese room . John Searle 's 1980 paper `` Minds , Brains , and Programs '' proposed the `` Chinese room '' thought experiment and argued that the Turing test could not be used to determine if a machine can think . Searle noted that software ( such as ELIZA ) could pass the Turing test simply by manipulating symbols of which they had no understanding . Without understanding , they could not be described as `` thinking '' in the same sense people do . Therefore , Searle concludes , the Turing test can not prove that a machine can think . Much like the Turing test itself , Searle 's argument has been both widely criticised and highly endorsed . Arguments such as Searle 's and others working on the philosophy of mind sparked off a more intense debate about the nature of intelligence , the possibility of intelligent machines and the value of the Turing test that continued through the 1980s and 1990s . Loebner Prize . The Loebner Prize provides an annual platform for practical Turing tests with the first competition held in November 1991 . It is underwritten by Hugh Loebner . The Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies in Massachusetts , United States , organised the prizes up to and including the 2003 contest . As Loebner described it , one reason the competition was created is to advance the state of AI research , at least in part , because no one had taken steps to implement the Turing test despite 40 years of discussing it . The first Loebner Prize competition in 1991 led to a renewed discussion of the viability of the Turing test and the value of pursuing it , in both the popular press and academia . The first contest was won by a mindless program with no identifiable intelligence that managed to fool naïve interrogators into making the wrong identification . This highlighted several of the shortcomings of the Turing test ( discussed below ) : The winner won , at least in part , because it was able to `` imitate human typing errors '' ; the unsophisticated interrogators were easily fooled ; and some researchers in AI have been led to feel that the test is merely a distraction from more fruitful research . The silver ( text only ) and gold ( audio and visual ) prizes have never been won . However , the competition has awarded the bronze medal every year for the computer system that , in the judges ' opinions , demonstrates the `` most human '' conversational behaviour among that year 's entries . Artificial Linguistic Internet Computer Entity ( A.L.I.C.E . ) has won the bronze award on three occasions in recent times ( 2000 , 2001 , 2004 ) . Learning AI Jabberwacky won in 2005 and 2006 . The Loebner Prize tests conversational intelligence ; winners are typically chatterbot programs , or Artificial Conversational Entities ( ACE ) s. Early Loebner Prize rules restricted conversations : Each entry and hidden-human conversed on a single topic , thus the interrogators were restricted to one line of questioning per entity interaction . The restricted conversation rule was lifted for the 1995 Loebner Prize . Interaction duration between judge and entity has varied in Loebner Prizes . In Loebner 2003 , at the University of Surrey , each interrogator was allowed five minutes to interact with an entity , machine or hidden-human . Between 2004 and 2007 , the interaction time allowed in Loebner Prizes was more than twenty minutes . Versions== . Saul Traiger argues that there are at least three primary versions of the Turing test , two of which are offered in `` Computing Machinery and Intelligence '' and one that he describes as the `` Standard Interpretation '' . While there is some debate regarding whether the `` Standard Interpretation '' is that described by Turing or , instead , based on a misreading of his paper , these three versions are not regarded as equivalent , and their strengths and weaknesses are distinct . Huma Shah points out that Turing himself was concerned with whether a machine could think and was providing a simple method to examine this : through human-machine question-answer sessions . Shah argues there is one imitation game which Turing described could be practicalised in two different ways : a ) one-to-one interrogator-machine test , and b ) simultaneous comparison of a machine with a human , both questioned in parallel by an interrogator . Since the Turing test is a test of indistinguishability in performance capacity , the verbal version generalises naturally to all of human performance capacity , verbal as well as nonverbal ( robotic ) . Imitation game . Turing 's original article describes a simple party game involving three players . Player A is a man , player B is a woman and player C ( who plays the role of the interrogator ) is of either sex . In the imitation game , player C is unable to see either player A or player B , and can communicate with them only through written notes . By asking questions of player A and player B , player C tries to determine which of the two is the man and which is the woman . Player A 's role is to trick the interrogator into making the wrong decision , while player B attempts to assist the interrogator in making the right one . What will happen when a machine takes the part of A in this game ? Will the interrogator decide wrongly as often when the game is played like this as he does when the game is played between a man and a woman ? These questions replace our original , `` Can machines think ? '' The second version appeared later in Turing 's 1950 paper . Similar to the original imitation game test , the role of player A is performed by a computer . However , the role of player B is performed by a man rather than a woman . Let us fix our attention on one particular digital computer `` C. '' Is it true that by modifying this computer to have an adequate storage , suitably increasing its speed of action , and providing it with an appropriate programme , `` C '' can be made to play satisfactorily the part of A in the imitation game , the part of B being taken by a man ? In this version , both player A ( the computer ) and player B are trying to trick the interrogator into making an incorrect decision . Standard interpretation . Common understanding has it that the purpose of the Turing test is not specifically to determine whether a computer is able to fool an interrogator into believing that it is a human , but rather whether a computer could `` imitate '' a human . While there is some dispute whether this interpretation was intended by Turing , Sterrett believes that it was and thus conflates the second version with this one , while others , such as Traiger , do not – this has nevertheless led to what can be viewed as the `` standard interpretation . '' In this version , player A is a computer and player B a person of either sex . The role of the interrogator is not to determine which is male and which is female , but which is a computer and which is a human . The fundamental issue with the standard interpretation is that the interrogator can not differentiate which responder is human , and which is machine . There are issues about duration , but the standard interpretation generally considers this limitation as something that should be reasonable . Imitation game vs. standard Turing test . Controversy has arisen over which of the alternative formulations of the test Turing intended . Sterrett argues that two distinct tests can be extracted from his 1950 paper and that , `` pace '' Turing 's remark , they are not equivalent . The test that employs the party game and compares frequencies of success is referred to as the `` Original Imitation Game Test '' , whereas the test consisting of a human judge conversing with a human and a machine is referred to as the `` Standard Turing Test '' , noting that Sterrett equates this with the `` standard interpretation '' rather than the second version of the imitation game . Sterrett agrees that the standard Turing test ( STT ) has the problems that its critics cite but feels that , in contrast , the original imitation game test ( OIG test ) so defined is immune to many of them , due to a crucial difference : Unlike the STT , it does not make similarity to human performance the criterion , even though it employs human performance in setting a criterion for machine intelligence . A man can fail the OIG test , but it is argued that it is a virtue of a test of intelligence that failure indicates a lack of resourcefulness : The OIG test requires the resourcefulness associated with intelligence and not merely `` simulation of human conversational behaviour '' . The general structure of the OIG test could even be used with non-verbal versions of imitation games . Still other writers have interpreted Turing as proposing that the imitation game itself is the test , without specifying how to take into account Turing 's statement that the test that he proposed using the party version of the imitation game is based upon a criterion of comparative frequency of success in that imitation game , rather than a capacity to succeed at one round of the game . Saygin has suggested that maybe the original game is a way of proposing a less biased experimental design as it hides the participation of the computer . The imitation game also includes a `` social hack '' not found in the standard interpretation , as in the game both computer and male human are required to play as pretending to be someone they are not . Should the interrogator know about the computer ? A crucial piece of any laboratory test is that there should be a control . Turing never makes clear whether the interrogator in his tests is aware that one of the participants is a computer . However , if there were a machine that did have the potential to pass a Turing test , it would be safe to assume a double blind control would be necessary . To return to the original imitation game , he states only that player A is to be replaced with a machine , not that player C is to be made aware of this replacement . When Colby , FD Hilf , S Weber and AD Kramer tested PARRY , they did so by assuming that the interrogators did not need to know that one or more of those being interviewed was a computer during the interrogation . As Ayse Saygin , Peter Swirski , and others have highlighted , this makes a big difference to the implementation and outcome of the test . An experimental study looking at Gricean maxim violations using transcripts of Loebner 's one-to-one ( interrogator-hidden interlocutor ) Prize for AI contests between 1994–1999 , Ayse Saygin found significant differences between the responses of participants who knew and did not know about computers being involved . Tractability and simplicity . The power and appeal of the Turing test derives from its simplicity . The philosophy of mind , psychology , and modern neuroscience have been unable to provide definitions of `` intelligence '' and `` thinking '' that are sufficiently precise and general to be applied to machines . Without such definitions , the central questions of the philosophy of artificial intelligence can not be answered . The Turing test , even if imperfect , at least provides something that can actually be measured . As such , it is a pragmatic attempt to answer a difficult philosophical question . Breadth of subject matter . The format of the test allows the interrogator to give the machine a wide variety of intellectual tasks . Turing wrote that `` the question and answer method seems to be suitable for introducing almost any one of the fields of human endeavour that we wish to include . '' John Haugeland adds that `` understanding the words is not enough ; you have to understand the `` topic '' as well . '' To pass a well-designed Turing test , the machine must use natural language , reason , have knowledge and learn . The test can be extended to include video input , as well as a `` hatch '' through which objects can be passed : this would force the machine to demonstrate the skill of vision and robotics as well . Together , these represent almost all of the major problems that artificial intelligence research would like to solve . The Feigenbaum test is designed to take advantage of the broad range of topics available to a Turing test . It is a limited form of Turing 's question-answer game which compares the machine against the abilities of experts in specific fields such as literature or chemistry . IBM 's Watson machine achieved success in a man versus machine television quiz show of human knowledge , `` Jeopardy ! '' Emphasis on emotional and aesthetic intelligence . As a Cambridge honours graduate in mathematics , Turing might have been expected to propose a test of computer intelligence requiring expert knowledge in some highly technical field , and thus anticipating a more recent approach to the subject . Instead , as already noted , the test which he described in his seminal 1950 paper requires the computer to be able to compete successfully in a common party game , and this by performing as well as the typical man in answering a series of questions so as to pretend convincingly to be the woman contestant . Turing thus once again demonstrates his interest in empathy and aesthetic sensitivity as components of an artificial intelligence ; and in light of an increasing awareness of the threat from an AI run amuck , it has been suggested that this focus perhaps represents a critical intuition on Turing 's part , i.e. , that emotional and aesthetic intelligence will play a key role in the creation of a `` friendly AI '' . It is further noted , however , that whatever inspiration Turing might be able to lend in this direction depends upon the preservation of his original vision , which is to say , further , that the promulgation of a `` standard interpretation '' of the Turing test—i.e. , one which focuses on a discursive intelligence only—must be regarded with some caution . Weaknesses . Turing did not explicitly state that the Turing test could be used as a measure of intelligence , or any other human quality . He wanted to provide a clear and understandable alternative to the word `` think '' , which he could then use to reply to criticisms of the possibility of `` thinking machines '' and to suggest ways that research might move forward . Nevertheless , the Turing test has been proposed as a measure of a machine 's `` ability to think '' or its `` intelligence '' . This proposal has received criticism from both philosophers and computer scientists . It assumes that an interrogator can determine if a machine is `` thinking '' by comparing its behaviour with human behaviour . Every element of this assumption has been questioned : the reliability of the interrogator 's judgement , the value of comparing only behaviour and the value of comparing the machine with a human . Because of these and other considerations , some AI researchers have questioned the relevance of the test to their field . Consciousness vs. the simulation of consciousness . The Turing test is concerned strictly with how the subject `` acts '' – the external behaviour of the machine . In this regard , it takes a behaviourist or functionalist approach to the study of the mind . The example of ELIZA suggests that a machine passing the test may be able to simulate human conversational behaviour by following a simple ( but large ) list of mechanical rules , without thinking or having a mind at all . John Searle has argued that external behaviour can not be used to determine if a machine is `` actually '' thinking or merely `` simulating thinking . '' His Chinese room argument is intended to show that , even if the Turing test is a good operational definition of intelligence , it may not indicate that the machine has a mind , consciousness , or intentionality . ( Intentionality is a philosophical term for the power of thoughts to be `` about '' something . ) Naïveté of interrogators and the anthropomorphic fallacy . In practice , the test 's results can easily be dominated not by the computer 's intelligence , but by the attitudes , skill , or naïveté of the questioner . Turing does not specify the precise skills and knowledge required by the interrogator in his description of the test , but he did use the term `` average interrogator '' : `` [ the ] average interrogator would not have more than 70 per cent chance of making the right identification after five minutes of questioning '' . Chatterbot programs such as ELIZA have repeatedly fooled unsuspecting people into believing that they are communicating with human beings . In these cases , the `` interrogators '' are not even aware of the possibility that they are interacting with computers . To successfully appear human , there is no need for the machine to have any intelligence whatsoever and only a superficial resemblance to human behaviour is required . Early Loebner Prize competitions used `` unsophisticated '' interrogators who were easily fooled by the machines . Since 2004 , the Loebner Prize organisers have deployed philosophers , computer scientists , and journalists among the interrogators . Nonetheless , some of these experts have been deceived by the machines . Michael Shermer points out that human beings consistently choose to consider non-human objects as human whenever they are allowed the chance , a mistake called the anthropomorphic fallacy : They talk to their cars , ascribe desire and intentions to natural forces ( e.g. , `` nature abhors a vacuum '' ) , and worship the sun as a human-like being with intelligence . If the Turing test is applied to religious objects , Shermer argues , then , that inanimate statues , rocks , and places have consistently passed the test throughout history . This human tendency towards anthropomorphism effectively lowers the bar for the Turing test , unless interrogators are specifically trained to avoid it . Human misidentification . One interesting feature of the Turing test is the frequency of the confederate effect , when the confederate ( tested ) humans are misidentified by the interrogators as machines . It has been suggested that what interrogators expect as human responses is not necessarily typical of humans . As a result , some individuals can be categorised as machines . This can therefore work in favour of a competing machine . The humans are instructed to `` act themselves '' , but sometimes their answers are more like what the interrogator expects a machine to say . This raises the question of how to ensure that the humans are motivated to `` act human '' . Silence . A critical aspect of the Turing test is that a machine must give itself away as being a machine by its utterances . An interrogator must then make the `` right identification '' by correctly identifying the machine as being just that . If however a machine remains silent during a conversation , i.e . takes the fifth , then it is not possible for an interrogator to accurately identify the machine other than by means of a calculated guess . Even taking into account a parallel/hidden human as part of the test may not help the situation as humans can often be misidentified as being a machine . Impracticality and irrelevance : the Turing test and AI research . Mainstream AI researchers argue that trying to pass the Turing test is merely a distraction from more fruitful research . Indeed , the Turing test is not an active focus of much academic or commercial effort—as Stuart Russell and Peter Norvig write : `` AI researchers have devoted little attention to passing the Turing test . '' There are several reasons . First , there are easier ways to test their programs . Most current research in AI-related fields is aimed at modest and specific goals , such as automated scheduling , object recognition , or logistics . To test the intelligence of the programs that solve these problems , AI researchers simply give them the task directly . Russell and Norvig suggest an analogy with the history of flight : Planes are tested by how well they fly , not by comparing them to birds . `` Aeronautical engineering texts , '' they write , `` do not define the goal of their field as 'making machines that fly so exactly like pigeons that they can fool other pigeons . Second , creating lifelike simulations of human beings is a difficult problem on its own that does not need to be solved to achieve the basic goals of AI research . Believable human characters may be interesting in a work of art , a game , or a sophisticated user interface , but they are not part of the science of creating intelligent machines , that is , machines that solve problems using intelligence . Turing wanted to provide a clear and understandable example to aid in the discussion of the philosophy of artificial intelligence . John McCarthy observes that the philosophy of AI is `` unlikely to have any more effect on the practice of AI research than philosophy of science generally has on the practice of science . '' Cognitive science . Robert French ( 1990 ) makes the case that an interrogator can distinguish human and non-human interlocutors by posing questions that reveal the low-level ( i.e. , unconscious ) processes of human cognition , as studied by cognitive science . Such questions reveal the precise details of the human embodiment of thought and can unmask a computer unless it experiences the world as humans do . Variations . Numerous other versions of the Turing test , including those expounded above , have been raised through the years . Reverse Turing test and CAPTCHA . A modification of the Turing test wherein the objective of one or more of the roles have been reversed between machines and humans is termed a reverse Turing test . An example is implied in the work of psychoanalyst Wilfred Bion , who was particularly fascinated by the `` storm '' that resulted from the encounter of one mind by another . In his 2000 book , among several other original points with regard to the Turing test , literary scholar Peter Swirski discussed in detail the idea of what he termed the Swirski test—essentially the reverse Turing test . He pointed out that it overcomes most if not all standard objections levelled at the standard version . Carrying this idea forward , R. D. Hinshelwood described the mind as a `` mind recognizing apparatus '' . The challenge would be for the computer to be able to determine if it were interacting with a human or another computer . This is an extension of the original question that Turing attempted to answer but would , perhaps , offer a high enough standard to define a machine that could `` think '' in a way that we typically define as characteristically human . CAPTCHA is a form of reverse Turing test . Before being allowed to perform some action on a website , the user is presented with alphanumerical characters in a distorted graphic image and asked to type them out . This is intended to prevent automated systems from being used to abuse the site . The rationale is that software sufficiently sophisticated to read and reproduce the distorted image accurately does not exist ( or is not available to the average user ) , so any system able to do so is likely to be a human . Software that could reverse CAPTCHA with some accuracy by analysing patterns in the generating engine started being developed soon after the creation of CAPTCHA . In 2013 , researchers at Vicarious announced that they had developed a system to solve CAPTCHA challenges from Google , Yahoo ! , and PayPal up to 90 % of the time . In 2014 , Google engineers demonstrated a system that could defeat CAPTCHA challenges with 99.8 % accuracy . In 2015 , Shuman Ghosemajumder , former click fraud czar of Google , stated that there were cybercriminal sites that would defeat CAPTCHA challenges for a fee , to enable various forms of fraud . Subject matter expert Turing test . Another variation is described as the subject matter expert Turing test , where a machine 's response can not be distinguished from an expert in a given field . This is also known as a `` Feigenbaum test '' and was proposed by Edward Feigenbaum in a 2003 paper . Total Turing test . The `` Total Turing test '' variation of the Turing test , proposed by cognitive scientist Stevan Harnad , adds two further requirements to the traditional Turing test . The interrogator can also test the perceptual abilities of the subject ( requiring computer vision ) and the subject 's ability to manipulate objects ( requiring robotics ) . Electronic health records . A letter published in `` Communications of the ACM '' describes the concept of generating a synthetic patient population and proposes a variation of Turing test to assess the difference between synthetic and real patients . The letter states : `` In the EHR context , though a human physician can readily distinguish between synthetically generated and real live human patients , could a machine be given the intelligence to make such a determination on its own ? '' and further the letter states : `` Before synthetic patient identities become a public health problem , the legitimate EHR market might benefit from applying Turing Test-like techniques to ensure greater data reliability and diagnostic value . Any new techniques must thus consider patients ' heterogeneity and are likely to have greater complexity than the Allen eighth-grade-science-test is able to grade . '' Minimum intelligent signal test . The minimum intelligent signal test was proposed by Chris McKinstry as `` the maximum abstraction of the Turing test '' , in which only binary responses ( true/false or yes/no ) are permitted , to focus only on the capacity for thought . It eliminates text chat problems like anthropomorphism bias , and does not require emulation of unintelligent human behaviour , allowing for systems that exceed human intelligence . The questions must each stand on their own , however , making it more like an IQ test than an interrogation . It is typically used to gather statistical data against which the performance of artificial intelligence programs may be measured . Hutter Prize . The organisers of the Hutter Prize believe that compressing natural language text is a hard AI problem , equivalent to passing the Turing test . Other tests based on compression or Kolmogorov complexity . A related approach to Hutter 's prize which appeared much earlier in the late 1990s is the inclusion of compression problems in an extended Turing test . or by tests which are completely derived from Kolmogorov complexity . Other related tests in this line are presented by Hernandez-Orallo and Dowe . Algorithmic IQ , or AIQ for short , is an attempt to convert the theoretical Universal Intelligence Measure from Legg and Hutter ( based on Solomonoff 's inductive inference ) into a working practical test of machine intelligence . Two major advantages of some of these tests are their applicability to nonhuman intelligences and their absence of a requirement for human testers . Ebert test . The Turing test inspired the Ebert test proposed in 2011 by film critic Roger Ebert which is a test whether a computer-based synthesised voice has sufficient skill in terms of intonations , inflections , timing and so forth , to make people laugh . Predictions . Turing predicted that machines would eventually be able to pass the test ; in fact , he estimated that by the year 2000 , machines with around 100 MB of storage would be able to fool 30 % of human judges in a five-minute test , and that people would no longer consider the phrase `` thinking machine '' contradictory . ( In practice , from 2009–2012 , the Loebner Prize chatterbot contestants only managed to fool a judge once , and that was only due to the human contestant pretending to be a chatbot . ) He further predicted that machine learning would be an important part of building powerful machines , a claim considered plausible by contemporary researchers in artificial intelligence . In a 2008 paper submitted to 19th Midwest Artificial Intelligence and Cognitive Science Conference , Dr. Shane T. Mueller predicted a modified Turing test called a `` Cognitive Decathlon '' could be accomplished within five years . By extrapolating an exponential growth of technology over several decades , futurist Ray Kurzweil predicted that Turing test-capable computers would be manufactured in the near future . In 1990 , he set the year around 2020 . By 2005 , he had revised his estimate to 2029 . The Long Bet Project Bet Nr . 1 is a wager of $ 20,000 between Mitch Kapor ( pessimist ) and Ray Kurzweil ( optimist ) about whether a computer will pass a lengthy Turing test by the year 2029 . During the Long Now Turing Test , each of three Turing test judges will conduct online interviews of each of the four Turing test candidates ( i.e. , the computer and the three Turing test human foils ) for two hours each for a total of eight hours of interviews . The bet specifies the conditions in some detail . Turing Colloquium . 1990 marked the fortieth anniversary of the first publication of Turing 's `` Computing Machinery and Intelligence '' paper , and , saw renewed interest in the test . Two significant events occurred in that year : The first was the Turing Colloquium , which was held at the University of Sussex in April , and brought together academics and researchers from a wide variety of disciplines to discuss the Turing test in terms of its past , present , and future ; the second was the formation of the annual Loebner Prize competition . Blay Whitby lists four major turning points in the history of the Turing test – the publication of `` Computing Machinery and Intelligence '' in 1950 , the announcement of Joseph Weizenbaum 's ELIZA in 1966 , Kenneth Colby 's creation of PARRY , which was first described in 1972 , and the Turing Colloquium in 1990 . 2005 Colloquium on Conversational Systems . In November 2005 , the University of Surrey hosted an inaugural one-day meeting of artificial conversational entity developers , attended by winners of practical Turing tests in the Loebner Prize : Robby Garner , Richard Wallace and Rollo Carpenter . Invited speakers included David Hamill , Hugh Loebner ( sponsor of the Loebner Prize ) and Huma Shah . 2008 AISB Symposium . In parallel to the 2008 Loebner Prize held at the University of Reading , the Society for the Study of Artificial Intelligence and the Simulation of Behaviour ( AISB ) , hosted a one-day symposium to discuss the Turing test , organised by John Barnden , Mark Bishop , Huma Shah and Kevin Warwick . The speakers included the Royal Institution 's Director Baroness Susan Greenfield , Selmer Bringsjord , Turing 's biographer Andrew Hodges , and consciousness scientist Owen Holland . No agreement emerged for a canonical Turing test , though Bringsjord expressed that a sizeable prize would result in the Turing test being passed sooner . The Alan Turing Year , and Turing100 in 2012 . Throughout 2012 , a number of major events took place to celebrate Turing 's life and scientific impact . The Turing100 group supported these events and also , organised a special Turing test event in Bletchley Park on 23 June 2012 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Turing 's birth .
Rajaram Kisan . Pandit Rajaram Shukl `` Kisan '' ( 1917 – 17 December 2013 ) , also known as Rajaram Kisan , was an Indian Independence activist and politician who belongs to the Indian National Congress Party . He was elected MLA in 1952 and was member of the first state Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly ( Vidhan Sabha ) , which had its term from 1952 to 1957 . On 17 December 2013 Rajaram died at Deum , Lalganj Ajhara .
Toy Soldiers ( 1984 film ) . `` Toy Soldiers '' is a 1984 action film shot in Mexico written and directed by David Andrew Fisher and starring Jason Miller , Cleavon Little , Tim Robbins and Terri Garber . Premise . A group of Caltech students yachting off the coast of Central America are held hostage by terrorists . A retired U.S. Marine trains the hostages ' friends to become an impromptu special ops force .
David Broke . David Brook ( c.1498–1560 ) ( also Brooke or Broke ) was an English judge and Member of Parliament . Life . He was of a West country family living at Glastonbury , Somerset . His father , John Brook , was also a lawyer and serjeant-at-law ; he died in 1525 , and was buried in the church of St. Mary Redcliffe , Bristol , having been principal seneschal of the neighbouring monastery . David was appointed reader at the Inner Temple in the autumn of 1534 , and again in Lent term 1540 , when he was also treasurer , and in 1541 he became governor . He was recorder of Bristol ( 1541–9 ) and M.P . for the city ( 1542–4 ) . On 3 February 1547 , the first week of Edward VI 's reign , he received the coif , the degree of serjeant-at-law having been bestowed on him as one of the last acts of Henry VIII . On 25 November 1551 he was appointed king 's serjeant , and when , two years later ( 1 September 1553 ) , Sir Henry Bradshaw was removed , he succeeded him as lord chief baron of the exchequer . On 2 October , the day after Queen Mary 's coronation , Brook and others , according to Henry Machyn , were dubbed knights of the carpet . Notices of his judgments continue to occur in James Dyer 's reports until Hilary term 1557–8 . In March he was succeeded by Sir Clement Heigham . He is said to have been fond of the maxim , ‘ Never do anything by another that you can do by yourself. ’ Family . He was twice married : first to Katherine , daughter of John , Lord Chandos ; secondly , to Margaret , daughter of Richard Butler of London , who had already survived two husbands , Andrew Fraunces and Alderman Robert Chertsey , and , surviving Brook , married Edward North , 1st Baron North , and was buried in the chancel of the church of St. Lawrence Jewry , London . By neither wife had he any issue .
Archeria eriocarpa . `` Archeria eriocarpa '' is a species of shrub in the heath family ( Ericaceae ) . It is endemic to Tasmania , Australia .
Chimalhuacán Region . Region I ( Spanish : Región 1 . Chimalhuacán ) is an intrastate region within the State of Mexico , one of 16 . It borders the states of Puebla in the east corner of the state . The region comprises thirteen municipalities : Chimalhuacán , Chicoloapan , Ixtapaluca , Chalco de Solidaridad . It is largely rural .
Propre River , Quebec . The Propre River ( ) is located in the municipality of Lac-aux-Sables in Regional County Municipality of Mékinac Regional County Municipality , in the administrative region Mauricie , in the province of Quebec , Canada . The Propre River watershed is part of the Batiscanie . It is 6.7 km long . The river has its source in Lac-aux-Sables , located northwest of the main village in the area campgrounds . On its way downward , the river passes near Petit Lac Noir ( Little Black Lake ) . After running for 2.8 km , the Propre River flows into the southeastern part of Huron Lake , located in the town of Lac-aux-Sables between the main village and Hervey-Jonction . The river resumes flowing south from the southwestern point of Huron Lake . From Huron Lake , the Propre River flows south-east , passing under the road bridge of Chemin du Lac Huron , then under a railway bridge and under the Route 153 road bridge between Sainte-Thècle to Lac-aux-Sables . This bridge is characterized by the `` Côte de la Propre '' ( bank of the Propre ) which was dangerous to traffic until the construction of a new bridge and rehabilitation of the road . Below the bridge ( close to the road ) , the river flows into a large waterfall . Once at the top of this fall , a dam was built to operate a saw mill owned by Mr . Champagne . The segment between Lake Huron and the Route 153 is 2.8 km and the last segment , between the road and the Batiscan River , is 0.74 km . Propre River is a tributary of the right bank of the Batiscan River . Its mouth is located 3.1 km upstream of the mouth of Tawachiche River and 1.3 km downstream from the bridge of Rang Price ( located near the village of Lac-aux-Sables ) , spanning over the Batiscan River . Toponymy . The name `` Propre River '' was recorded on December 5 , 1968 in the register of place names in the Commission de toponymie du Québec ( Geographical Names Board of Quebec ) .
United Internet Team Germany . United Internet Team Germany is a yacht racing team that competed for the Louis Vuitton Cup 2007 , the challenger series held prior to the America 's Cup . They planned to compete in the Louis Vuitton Pacific Series in 2009 . However , they withdrew due to financial Problems as Audi canceled their sponsorship .
System of Government under the Holy Prophet . `` System of Government under the Holy Prophet '' is a book written by Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi .
Gaith Abdul-Ghani . Ghaith Abdul-Ghani ( ) ( born December 22 , 1983 in Iraq ) is an Iraqi football midfielder . He currently plays for the Al-Zawraa football club in Iraq .
Isaac Asimov Presents The Great SF Stories 11 ( 1949 ) . `` Isaac Asimov Presents The Great SF Stories 11 ( 1949 ) '' is the eleventh volume of Isaac Asimov Presents The Great SF Stories , which is a series of short story collections , edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg , which attempts to list the great science fiction stories from the Golden Age of Science Fiction . They date the Golden Age as beginning in 1939 and lasting until 1963 . The book was later reprinted as the first half of Isaac Asimov Presents The Golden Years of Science Fiction , Sixth Series with the second half being Isaac Asimov Presents The Great SF Stories 12 ( 1950 ) . This volume was originally published by DAW books in March 1984 .
Rościn , Choszczno County . Rościn ( ) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Drawno , within Choszczno County , West Pomeranian Voivodeship , in north-western Poland . It lies approximately north of Drawno , north-east of Choszczno , and east of the regional capital Szczecin . Before 1945 the area was part of Germany . For the history of the region , see History of Pomerania .
Phase line ( cartography ) . In cartography , a phase line is a line to show most often changing phases of a military operation , Military usage . The term is also used in military terminology to refer to an imaginary line on a map used to coordinate phases of operations . They are usually distinguished with different code names , varying by the particulars of the mission such as location and nature . By the same token , phase lines are frequently used after a battle or a military campaign by historians to describe what territory was controlled by which side at a given phase of the campaign . Historical geography . Historical geographers use such techniques in a similar way , but written upon a longer time period . Dated phase lines on a map would indicate the growth or shrinkage of a great power of the era such as the expansion of the Roman Empire , the spread of Islam or Christianity . Other familiar phase line mapping most experience in late elementary or middle school classes would be the extent of various ice ages or the Ice Age consequential shrinkage or extension of continental landmasses down the continental shelves as the results of such climate changes .
Sonja Pfeilschifter . Sonja Pfeilschifter ( born January 29 , 1971 ) is a German rifle shooter . After winning the 1991 World Junior Championship in 10 metre air rifle , she won the World Championships of 1994 and 1998 , in 1998 doubling with a victory in 50 metre rifle three positions . Still without Olympic medals , she has a very large number of victories at ISSF World Cups and she holds several world records .
William Augustus Hinton . William Augustus Hinton ( 15 December 1883 , Chicago , Illinois – 1959 , Canton , Massachusetts ) was an American bacteriologist , pathologist and educator . He was the first black professor in the history of Harvard University . A pioneer in the field of public health , Hinton developed a test for syphilis which , because of its accuracy , was used by the United States Public Health Service . Early life and education . William Augustus Hinton was born in Chicago to Augustus Hinton and Maria Clark , both former slaves . Hinton grew up in Kansas . After high school , he studied at the University of Kansas before transferring to Harvard University , where he earned a B.S . degree in 1905 . Following his graduation , he taught in Tennessee and Oklahoma . During the summers he continued his studies in bacteriology and physiology at the University of Chicago . In 1909 , he enrolled in Harvard Medical School and was offered a scholarship reserved for African American students , which he declined . Instead , he competed for and won the prestigious Wigglesworth and Hayden scholarships two years in a row , a scholarship open to all Harvard students . He graduated with honors in 1912 after only 3 years . Early career . Denied a medical internship due to his race , Hinton worked as a `` voluntary assistant '' in the Pathology Laboratory at Massachusetts General Hospital from 1913-1915 . It was in this position that he became an expert in syphilis , publishing his first paper along with Roger I. Lee . Gaining the respect of his colleagues , he was invited to write a chapter in a leading textbook , `` Preventive Medicine and Hygiene '' . In 1915 he was awarded the dual appointments of Director of the Laboratory Department of the Boston Dispensary and Chief of the Wasserman Laboratory of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health , staying at the latter position until his retirement in 1953 . Under his supervision , the number of approved laboratories grew from 10 to 117 . In 1975 , the Massachusetts legislature made what had become known as the `` Hinton Laboratory '' in the scientific community official , passing a bill to rename the state laboratory the `` Dr. William A. Hinton Laboratory . '' After his professional career took off , Hinton returned to Harvard Medical School in 1918 as an instructor in preventive medicine and hygiene . In 1921 he began teaching bacteriology and immunology—subjects he would teach at Harvard for over thirty years . For the majority of his time at Harvard , Hinton was an assistant and then a Lecturer . He was only made a full professor on the even of his retirement , when Harvard named him Clinical Professor of Bacteriology and Immunology , making him the first African-American to be appointed professor at the university . Hinton developed a flocculation test for syphilis in 1927 , and co-developed another syphilis test using spinal fluid with a colleague that would come to be known as the Davies-Hinton test . These tests were considered a boon for medicine , as the treatment for syphilis at the time was long , painful , and hazardous . During his career , Hinton taught at Simmons College , the Harvard School of Public Health , and the Tufts Medical and Dental Schools . He also started a school for laboratory technicians open only to women , the first of its kind , and saw its graduates get hired quickly throughout the country . This school helped open the field up to women . His daughter , Jane Hinton , would go on to co-develop what would come to be known as the Mueller-Hinton agar . International recognition . Hinton became internationally known as an expert in the diagnosis and treatment of syphilis . His serological test for syphilis , which proved to be more accurate than currently accepted tests , was endorsed by the U.S. Public Health Service in 1934 . Hinton 's test also was simple , quick , and unambiguous . In 1936 Hinton published the first medical textbook by a black American : `` Syphilis and Its Treatment '' . He was adamant about the role of socioeconomics in health and called syphilis `` a disease of the underpriveleged . '' Hinton turned down the NAACP 's 1938 Spingarn Medal award because he wanted his work to stand on its own merit ; he was concerned that his work would not be as well received if it was widely known in his profession that he was black . `` Race should never get mixed up in the struggle for human welfare , '' he would later say . In 1948 , in recognition of his contributions as a serologist and public health bacteriologist , Hinton was elected a life member of the American Social Science Association . The serology lab at the Massachusetts Department of Public Health 's Laboratory Institute Building was named for him . In 1960 , Nobel Laureate John Enders wrote a Harvard University `` Memorial Minute '' about Hinton , highlighting his many contributions . In 2015 , the University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville named one of its inaugural college societies after Hinton . The Hinton college went on to consistently perform at higher standards than the university 's other colleges , such as Hunter , and two other less successful colleges . Later career . Although Hinton retired from Harvard in 1950 , he continued to teach there for several years and served as a physician at the Mass Hospital School for Crippled Children in Canton , Massachusetts . Until 1953 , he served as physician-in-chief of the Department of Clinical Laboratories of the Boston Dispensary . Also , he served as a special consultant to the U.S. Public Health Service . Hinton was named a lifetime member of the American Social Hygiene Association in 1948 as a `` distinguished scientist , leading serologist , and public health bacteriologist . '' Personal life . William Hinton was the son of two former slaves freed after the Civil War . His father Augustus became a farmer and railroad porter , while his mother , Maria , also became a farmer . He would later will his $ 75,000 in savings to be put into a special scholarship fund for Harvard graduate students as a memorial to his parents and the ideals of conduct they passed on to him . He named the scholarship fund after President Dwight D. Eisenhower to recognize the leader who he believed had made great strides in providing equal opportunity employment during his administration . In his book `` Mandate for Change '' , Eisenhower reflected on this scholarship , writing `` I could not recall having been given a personal distinction that had touched me more deeply . '' Hinton married Ada Hawes , a teacher , in 1909 . The couple had two daughters , Anne Hinton Jones and Dr. Jane Hinton , a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine . In 1940 , Hinton lost a leg after a car accident . He died in 1958 from complications related to diabetes . Photo . Portrait of William Augustus Hinton in 1940 .
Stathis Psillos . Stathis Psillos ( ; ; born 22 June 1965 ) is a Greek philosopher of science . He is Professor of Philosophy of Science and Metaphysics at the University of Athens , Greece and a member of the of the University of Western Ontario . In 2013–15 , he held the Rotman Canada Research Chair in Philosophy of Science at the University of Western Ontario , Canada . Psillos is best known for his work in scientific realism and the metaphysics of science . He is a notable defender of semantic realism about scientific discourse ( the view that theoretical assertions are no less meaningful than observational ones ) and also a notable critic of semantic anti-realism about scientific discourse ( the view that theoretical terms of past scientific theories often fail to refer to anything ) and structural realism . In 2015 , he was classified among the 91 most cited living philosophers with public Google Scholar pages . Biography . Stathis Psillos was born in Athens , Greece . He studied Physics at the University of Patras , Greece . Having obtained a state scholarship to study philosophy abroad , Psillos went on to King 's College London to study for an MSc in History and Philosophy of Science . Under the supervision of David Papineau he obtained a PhD in Philosophy in 1994 from King 's College London . ( The examiners were John Worrall and William Newton-Smith . ) Between 1993 and 1998 he was initially assistant editor and subsequently deputy editor of the `` British Journal for the Philosophy of Science '' . Between 1995 and 1998 , he was a British Academy Post-Doctoral Fellow , at the Dept of Philosophy , Logic and Scientific Method , London School of Economics . Since 1998 , he has been a Research Associate of the Centre for the Philosophy of the Natural and Social Sciences , London School of Economics . He joined the at the University of Athens , Greece , in 1999 . Psillos was among the founders of the and served as its first elected President ( 2007–2009 ) . In the midst of the Greek socio-economic crisis he organised the 3rd congress of the European Philosophy of Science Association , in Athens , in October 2011 . From 2009 to 2014 , he was the editor of the journal ' . In 2008 Psillos was elected member of l ’ Academie Internationale de Philosophie des Sciences ( AIPS ) . In 2007 , he was co-chair of the Programme Committee for the Philosophy of Science for the World Congress of Philosophy , which took place in Seoul , South Korea , in July 2008 . In July 2011 , he was the Springer Lecturer , at the 11th International IHPST Conference , held at the University of Thessaloniki . In July 2012 he was William Evans Visiting Professor at the University of Otago , New Zealand . In March–May 2013 , he delivered the Cardinal Mercier lectures in Philosophy at the Université catholique de Louvain , in Belgium . In 2015 , he was elected member of ( The Academy of Europe ) for his contribution to promoting learning , education and research . Psillos is the author and editor of 8 books ( two of which have been award-winning ) and over 120 papers and reviews in learned journals and edited books , mainly on scientific realism , causation , explanation and the history of philosophy of science . He has delivered more than 150 talks in seminars and conferences around the world .
Capital University of Science & Technology . The Capital University of Science & Technology ( ) or CUST is a private university located in Islamabad , Pakistan . Established in 1998 under the banner of Muhammad Ali Jinnah University ( MAJU ) Islamabad Campus , the university offers undergraduate and post-graduate programs with a strong emphasis on business management , applied sciences , engineering and computer science . History . The Punjab Group of Colleges has been serving the community with education since 1985 . Punjab College of Commerce was the first institution to be established by the Group at Lahore . The Group is extending its network to several cities in the country . Under the umbrella of the Punjab Group of Colleges , Punjab College of Business Administration ( PCBA ) and Punjab Institution of Computer Science ( PICS ) have emerged as business and computer science institutions . Punjab Law College and Punjab College of Information Technology are also links in this chain of colleges . As a tribute to the Father of the Nation , the group named its next ambitious project as Mohammad Ali Jinnah University . The university was granted its charter by the government of Sindh in 1998 . The Islamabad campus was established after obtaining an NOC from UGC , dated 17 August 1998 and dated 29 November 2001 and NOC from HEC dated 27 September 2003 . In recognition of its services to education , the group has been awarded another charter by the government of Punjab to establish the University of Central Punjab . Resource Academia was established in Islamabad after the success of the school in Lahore in 2003 . The institution will provide education from preschool to grade VIII at the junior level and from O level to A level at the senior level . The aim of the group is to establish a nationwide network of schools . The group has established institutions providing education from the pre-school level to the Ph.D level . The campuses are located in the major cities of Pakistan . Academics . CUST has departments of Computer Science , Bioinformatics and Biosciences , Mathematics , Software Engineering in the Faculty of Computing and Civil Engineering , Mechanical Engineering , Electrical Engineering in the Faculty of Engineering ; in the Faculty of Business Administration and Social Sciences , there are departments of Business Administration , Economics and Social Sciences . In addition to pure academic programs , CUST runs training programs , seminars and workshops . The university has started doctoral programs in Computer Sciences , Mathematics , Bioinformatics , Civil Engineering , Mechanical Engineering , Electrical Engineering and Management Sciences .
1996–97 Burnley F.C . season . The 1996–1997 season was Burnley 's 2nd season in the third tier of English football . They were managed by Adrian Heath in his only full season since he replaced Jimmy Mullen in March 1996 .
Hiera Orgas . The 'Hiera Orgas ' ( ) , meaning ‘ sacred meadow ’ , was a site , which featured in at least two conflicts between Athens and Megara . Identification . The `` Hiera Orgas '' was a circular , fertile area of land sacred to the Eleusinian goddesses , Demeter and Persephone . It was probably situated on the Megarian side of the Northern reaches of the Iapis River in the borderland between Athens and Megara . As no boundary markers ( `` ὅροι '' ) have survived , it is not possible to be more specific . Its location between the two states meant that control of the site was always going to be controversial . Megara and Athens had a history of territorial conflict dating back to the sixth century BC , including armed conflict over the island of Salamis . Restrictions on the use of sacred land . Prohibitions on the use of sacred land outside the cities , similar to the `` Orgas '' , were common in Greek states ( `` poleis '' ) throughout the Classical period . A range of laws and customs protected the integrity of many country sites from deliberate or accidental contamination by people and livestock . The Athenians seem to have considered it to be a sacred precinct ( `` temenos '' ) , which deserved to be kept inviolate and protected under religious law . This view does not seem to have been shared by the Megarians . The Athenians , at least , deemed the cultivation of the `` Hiera Orgas '' as a distinct religious pollution ( `` miasma '' ) , which , if left unresolved , would anger the gods and , therefore , compromise the ongoing fertility and wellbeing of the state itself . The geographer and antiquarian , Pausanias ( 3.4.5-6 ) , reported a late tradition in which the Spartan king , Cleomenes , was said to have defiled the `` Orgas '' . According to the tradition , for his act of impiety , Cleomenes was punished by the gods with madness . Significance in the Peloponnesian War . Thucydides ( 1.139.2 ) and Plutarch ( `` Pericles '' , 30.2 ) record that the cultivation of the `` Hiera Orgas '' by a number of Megarians was one of the complaints cited by the Athenians to justify the implementation of the Megarian exclusion decree , which , in turn , became one of the main causes of the Peloponnesian War . There has been considerable debate over the etiology of the war and the genuineness , or otherwise , of the Athenian response to protect the integrity of the `` Hiera Orgas '' by excluding Megarians from all ports and markets under Athenian control in 432 BC . The Megarians , themselves , are not recorded as having denied the accusation , but their ambassadors did complain of the severity of the Athenian response . It is possible that Pericles used the dispute for his own political purposes , but the success of his public stance in protecting the `` Hiera Orgas '' , serves to demonstrate the significance of the religious considerations at play in the dispute . Fourth-century dispute . Athens and Megara came into conflict over the `` Hiera Orgas '' again in 350/49 BC . This time , there appeared to be no clear political context to bring into question Athenian motives . The orator , Demosthenes ( 13.32 ) provided the earliest record of the recurrence of the dispute . He describes the Megarians as ‘ accursed ’ ( `` karatoi '' ) for their impious encroachment upon the `` Orgas '' . Shortly afterwards , the Athenian Assembly voted to settle the matter by seeking independent arbitration from Apollo ’ s oracle at Delphi . The Athenians stipulated complex and expensive arrangements for determining the will of Apollo concerning the site . According to the inscription ( pictured ) , which recorded the process , Apollo was given the choice between two inscribed tin sheets concerning the question of the cultivation of the `` Hiera Orgas '' . These sheets were rolled and wrapped in wool before being placed into a bronze ballot-urn . The two identical sealed packages were then placed into separate pitchers ; one gold , one silver . The `` Pythia '' was then asked to choose between them on behalf of the god . Apollo ’ s decision would then be inscribed on a `` stele '' . As it turned out , Delphi decided that no cultivation be permitted . The Megarians seem to have been unimpressed and persisted with their encroachments . The Athenians sent a force under the general , Ephialtes , to delimit the site and its hinterland and to enforce the god ’ s decision .
Oliver G. Traphagen House . The Oliver G. Traphagen House is a house in Duluth , Minnesota . The architect , Oliver G. Traphagen , designed a number of buildings in Duluth , as well as in Hawaii . The house is a three-story Victorian mansion . The front wall is built of local red sandstone and features ornate carving and window dressing , along with towers and unusual dormers . The three other faces of the building are faced in red brick . It was originally designed as a duplex house with two separate entrances and very similar floor plans on either side , with the exception of the front windows . The west side has curved windows , while the east side has straight windows with wood wainscoting underneath . There are ten fireplaces in the house , all but one of which retain their original tile . The house also has antique light fixtures in most of the rooms . These fixtures operated on either gas or electricity , because at the time , interior electric wiring was still new and not yet proven . Chester Congdon lived in the house from 1897 through 1908 until their nearby mansion , Glensheen , was completed . In 1919 , the house was subdivided into nine apartments . The house was purchased in 1986 by Howard Klatzky and was home to an advertising firm . A fire heavily damaged the historic home on August 18 , 2014
List of Belgian classical composers . This is a list of Belgian classical composers ' '' , alphabetically sorted by surname , then by other names . It includes composers of classical music who were born within Belgium ( after the establishment of the country in 1830 ) or became permanent residents there . It also includes those living before 1830 who were born or resident within the borders of modern Belgium ( see Southern Netherlands ) .
2006 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A . The 2006 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol de la Serie A ( known as the 2006 Copa Pílsener Serie A for sponsorship reasons ) was the 48th season of Ecuador 's Serie A , the country 's top football tournament for the country 's top league . El Nacional won their 13th title to tie Barcelona for the most top-flight championships in Ecuadorian football history . Format . The Serie A returned to its year-long format this season . The tournament was composed of three stages . The First Stage and Second Stage are identical . The ten teams competed in a double round-robin tournament , one game at home and one away . The top three teams in each stage qualified to the Liguilla Final with bonus points ( 3 , 2 , and 1 point [ s ] , respectively ) . The winner of each group also qualified to the 2006 and 2007 Copa Sudamericana , respectively . At the end of each , the team with the least amount of points were relegated to the Serie B . The Liguilla Final was a double round-robin tournament between the six qualified teams of the First and Second Stage . The winner of the Liguilla Final was crowned the Serie A champion . The champion and runner-up also qualified to the 2008 Copa Libertadores into the Second Stage , while the third-place finisher qualified to the First Stage .
Christian Ovelar . Christian Gilberto Ovelar Rodríguez ( born 18 January 1985 in Ciudad del Este , Paraguay ) is a Paraguayan footballer who plays for Deportivo Capiatá .
Cupid ? `` Cupid ? '' is the first album by Canadian rock band Stabilo with a major record label and their first with their new modified name ( originally `` Stabilo Boss '' ) . It contains seven songs , including the hit `` Everybody '' . The songs `` Stone '' , `` Any Other Girl '' and `` Enemy '' were new songs recorded specifically for the album . `` Paperboy '' , `` Everybody '' , `` One More Pill '' and `` ? '' were re-recordings of older material .
FK Dinamo Vranje . FK Dinamo Vranje ( ) is a professional football club from Vranje , Serbia . They currently compete in the Serbian SuperLiga , the first tier of the national league system . History . The club won the Serbian League East in the 2005–06 campaign and got promoted to the Serbian First League . They were eventually relegated back after just one season . After winning the 2007–08 Serbian League East , the club was promoted again to the Serbian First League . They spent three seasons in the second tier of Serbian football , from 2008 to 2011 , before being relegated back to the Serbian League East . After four seasons in the lower tiers , the club won promotion back to the Serbian First League by winning the Serbian League East in 2015 . Seasons . 1 The club were docked three points.2 The club were promoted by the decision of FSRIS . Out on loan . `` For recent transfers , see List of Serbian football transfers summer 2018 . '' Notable players . `` For a list of all FK Dinamo Vranje players with a Wikipedia article , see `` .
Cynthia Elbaum . Cynthia Elbaum ( March 19 , 1966 – December 22 , 1994 ) was an American photojournalist , killed in Chechnya . Cynthia Elbaum , who grew up in Ashfield , Massachusetts , graduated from Smith College with a major in Russian studies . She traveled frequently to the former Soviet Union , working as a freelance photojournalist . On assignment for `` Time '' magazine during the start of the first war in Chechnya , Cynthia was photographing in the streets of Grozny , the capital of the breakaway republic , when she was killed in a Russian bombing raid . She is the first journalist known to have been killed in that war .
Trail , British Columbia . Trail is a city in the West Kootenay region of the Interior of British Columbia , Canada . It was named after the Dewdney Trail , which passed through the area . Geography . Trail has an area of . The city is located on both banks of the Columbia River , approximately 10 km north of the United States border . This section of the Columbia River valley is located between the Monashee Mountains to the west and the Selkirk Mountains to the east . The Columbia flows directly north-south from Castlegar , turns east near downtown Trail , and then meets the Canada–United States border at Waneta and the Pend d'Oreille River . Summer climate in Trail is generally hot and dry with moderately cool nights . Temperatures often exceed 35 °C ( 95 °F ) during summer afternoons , average 29 °C ( 84.2 °F ) . Thunderstorms are common during the late-Spring and Summer season , often moving into the valley from the south . The fall months bring dense river fog , especially overnight and in the morning , as a cold air inversion lingers above the relatively warm river surface . Winters are mild to cold with periods of moderate snowfall . Nearby villages such as Warfield and Fruitvale often receive greater amounts of snow due to higher elevation . The Monashee Mountains are the first major mountain range east of the Coastal Mountains to intercept moisture laden westerly flow from the Pacific Ocean . As a result , areas west of Trail , including the Christina Range , Rossland Range , the city of Rossland , and the Blueberry-Paulson section of the Crowsnest Highway ( Highway 3 ) receive greater amounts of winter precipitation , mostly in the form of heavy snow . Vegetation in the Trail area , although fairly lush , is noticeably drier than other areas with a more westerly aspect . Demographics . According to Statistics Canada , Trail 's population was 7,709 during the Canada 2016 Census . The city is also noted for its large Italian community . There are 1,320 people in Trail with Italian ancestry ( 17.8 % ) . Education and employment . Trail is the location of the head office of the Kootenay Boundary Regional District , which is one of the city 's employers . School district . The school district in the Greater Trail area is focused on improving the district and schools and has a focused , well organized improvement plans in place . The strategies selected to achieve the goals are a blend of research , best practice , and innovative thinking . The district has implemented numerous strategies to support schools in improving student learning . Most schools have comprehensive , innovative and research-based strategies to meet the goals . In 2007 , the J. Lloyd Crowe Secondary School Replacement program started the construction of a new facility in Trail to replace the existing school that was built in the late 1950s . The new facility opened in September 2009 . Education . Trail ’ s statistics differ sharply from that of the province in the percentage of the population aged 45–64 with a trades certificate or diploma : Trail—26 % , compared to BC—14 % . This is directly attributable to Teck Resources and the diversified mining and metals company 's presence in the area . The percentage of this age group with a university level education is also very different : Trail—12 % , compared to BC—22 % . The general picture is a working population heavily geared to the trades and historically very reliant on Teck Cominco for employment . Economic situation . Employing approximately 1,800 people , Teck Resources ( formerly Cominco ) is the region ’ s largest employer . The average age of an employee at Teck Resources ' Trail operation is 47 . It is anticipated that within 15 years Teck Resources ' Trail operation will have a completely new and different labour force . A younger and perhaps more technical labour force will most likely replace those that are retiring . The big picture for the area is one of an aging population which brings about ongoing employment opportunities in the area . This is evidence based on the improved housing sales in the years between 2005 and 2007 , making the Greater Trail area a target destination for people looking for better quality of life in a smaller community setting . The City of Trail is also home to the largest hospital in the West Kootenay region . Trail Memorial Centre & Sports Hall of Memories . The Trail Memorial Centre currently plays host to the Trail & District Public Library , the Trail Smoke Eaters hockey team , the Trail Museum , and the Sports Hall of Memories , in addition to many local sports facilities . This historic landmark , located at 1051 Victoria Street , was home to two world championship Smoke Eaters teams . The Trail Memorial Centre is a hub of civic activity year-round , and has been a focal point of the community since its inception . River Activities and Music in the Park at Gyro Park in Trail . Located at 1090 Charles Lakes Drive in East Trail on the route to Sunningdale , Gyro Park is the home to Music in the Park during the summer . Listen to the melodic tunes under the gazebo in Gyro Park , where visitors enjoy live music Thursdays in July and August . During long hot summer days , Gyro Park is extremely popular with locals and visitors to the area who enjoy a day at the beach . `` The Onions '' and other popular river currents that wind between the rocks on the East banks of the Columbia River , are a popular summer magnet for river activity . Often , throughout the summer , an abundance of avid swimmers and rapid paddlers with a deep respect of the Columbia River dare to navigate the frosty swift waters to ride the waves , such as the local favorite `` Onions '' river current at Gyro Park beach . Teck Cominco Interpretive Centre . Trail is home to the largest non-ferrous lead and zinc smelter in the world and visitors can learn more about the areas largest employer by taking the 2.5 hour industrial tour of the Teck ( Cominco ) smelter which can be arranged in the Teck Cominco Interpretive Centre through the Trail & District Chamber of Commerce office located above the Toronto-Dominion Bank , in the heart of downtown Trail . This centre is the starting point for the free tours beginning at 10 am , Monday to Friday during the summer ; by appointment from September to May . Learn about the plants ' operations in the mini-science centre featuring hands-on exhibits for the whole family . View video presentations and displays which exhibit sophisticated environmental monitoring systems installed in the Trail area by Teck . Other presentations illustrate the history of Cominco 's Trail smelting operations and provide information on career opportunities in the industry . The Historic Gulch . In the early 1900s a large influx of Italian immigrants lent a distinctive character to `` The Gulch '' which is located at the entrance to Trail accessed by the Schofield Highway which drops down the long grade down from the city of Rossland and the village of Warfield and sub-division of Annabel onto Rossland Avenue . This neighbourhood which runs the length of Rossland Avenue is known as `` the Gulch . '' Originally called the `` Dublin Gulch '' in the very early days , it eventually became known as `` The Gulch '' as it filled up with Italians who chose not to live on the original Trail townsite . The Gulch starts as throat of Trail Creek narrows between the high , sandy slope of Smelter Hill on its left bank and the West Trail bank where early pioneer houses were built by immigrants as the purchased properties along the west bank steep terrain . In the early pioneer days , industrious Chinese launderers and cooks spent time gardening in the defile of the Gulch . Few of these immigrants ever acquired rights to own land in the Gulch and their gardens were gradually displaced by Italians and other European working families who terraced their properties into level plots . Despite the steep terrain , these immigrant families planted vegetable gardens reminiscent of the old country , fed by plenty of water from Trail Creek and the hot summer sun . The Gulch is home to shops and the Terra Nova hotel , located at the entrance to Trail ’ s central business district at the foot of Rossland Avenue . Home of Champions . The Greater Trail Area is known as the `` Home of Champions '' , in recognition of those who reside in the area , or are from the area , and have excelled in their chosen field of endeavour . In 1995 , Kootenay Savings Credit Union was seeking a project that would represent their commitment and appreciation to the Greater Trail community . The Credit Union decided to sponsor the construction of a monument which was constructed in the summer of 1996 outside their offices in Trail 's downtown that would honour the `` Champions '' of the Greater Trail area in Sports , Industry and Lifestyle . A society was formed to establish criteria for selection of the persons to be honoured on the monument . The monument was constructed in the summer of 1996 and forty-three champions were selected to be honoured at the inaugural dedication ceremony which took place on September 28 , 1996 . To date , eighty-nine individuals and organizations have been honoured with a place on the Home of Champions monument . The Home of Champions monument project is an ongoing one , managed by the City of Trail . Additional persons will be honoured regularly for their special contribution to the social , cultural , economic and educational fabric of the community . Trail smelter arbitration . In 1927 , a smelter in Trail was polluting , via smoke deposition , farmlands south of the border in the United States . The US initially agreed to bring the issue before the International Joint Commission . A 1931 report the IJC recommended Canada compensate the United States for a sum of $ 350,000 to the farmers , the US rejected the offer . In 1935 the two countries agreed to arbitration , in which Canada again offered to compensate the US $ 350,000 for all damages caused before 1932 . In April 1938 , after extensive expert assessments , the tribunal acknowledged that the smelter had caused damage after 1932 . Then in 1941 , it held that `` no State has the right to use or permit the use of its territory in such a manner as to cause injury by fumes in or to the territory of another or the properties or persons therein , when the case is of serious consequence and the injury is establish by clear and convincing evidence . '' This case , known commonly as the `` Trail smelter arbitration '' , is a landmark in environmental law , as it helped to establish the `` polluter pays '' principle for transnational pollution issues . Manhattan Project . As part of its contribution to the Manhattan Project , a Canadian firm Consolidated Mining and Smelting ( CMS or Cominco ) built and operated a 6 T/a electrolytic heavy water plant at Trail , which started operation in 1943 . Lt-Col Nichols noted environmental damage from emissions to the `` beautiful valley and mountain slopes '' in the first half of 1943 .
Le Vaudreuil Golf Challenge . The Le Vaudreuil Golf Challenge is a golf tournament on the Challenge Tour , played at the Golf PGA France du Vaudreuil in Le Vaudreuil , France . It was played for the first time in July 2013 . Brinson Paolini won the inaugural tournament .
Cloverleaf quasar . The Cloverleaf quasar ( H1413+117 , QSO J1415+1129 ) is a bright , gravitationally lensed quasar . Quasar . Molecular gas ( notably CO ) detected in the host galaxy associated with the quasar is the oldest molecular material known and provides evidence of large-scale star formation in the early universe . Thanks to the strong magnification provided by the foreground lens , the Cloverleaf is the brightest known source of CO emission at high redshift and was also the first source at a redshift to be detected with HCN or HCO+ emission . The 4 quasar images were originally discovered in 1984 ; in 1988 , they were determined to be a single quasar split into four images , instead of 4 separate quasars . The X-rays from iron atoms were also enhanced relative to X-rays at lower energies . Since the amount of brightening due to gravitational lensing does n't vary with the wavelength , this means that an additional object has magnified the X-rays . The increased magnification of the X-ray light can be explained by gravitational microlensing , an effect which has been used to search for compact stars and planets in our galaxy . Microlensing occurs when a star or a multiple star system passes in front of light from a background object . If a single star or a multiple star system in one of the foreground galaxies passed in front of the light path for the brightest image , then that image would be selectively magnified . Black hole . The X-rays would be magnified much more than the visible light , if they came from a smaller region around the central supermassive black hole of the lensing galaxy than did the visible light . The enhancement of the X-rays from iron ions would be due to this same effect . The analysis indicates that the X-rays are coming from a very small region , about the size of the solar system , around the central black hole . The visible light is coming from a region ten or more times larger . The angular size of these regions at a distance of 11 billion light years is tens of thousands times smaller than the smallest region that can be resolved by the Hubble Space Telescope . This provides a way to test models for the flow of gas around a supermassive black hole . History . The Cloverleaf quasar was discovered in 1988 . Data on the Cloverleaf collected by the Chandra X-ray Observatory in 2004 was compared with that gathered by optical telescopes . One of the X-ray components ( A ) in the Cloverleaf is brighter than the others in both optical and X-ray light but was to be relatively brighter in X-ray than in optical light . The X-rays from iron atoms were also enhanced relative to X-rays at lower energies .
Besleria miniata . `` Besleria miniata '' is a species of plant in the Gesneriaceae family . It is endemic to Ecuador . Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests .
2014 Horizon League Men 's Basketball Tournament . The 2014 Horizon League Men ’ s Basketball Tournament began on March 4 and ended with the championship game on Tuesday March 11 . First round games were played on the home court of the higher-seeded team . The second round and semifinals were hosted by the No . 1 seed Green Bay , while the highest remaining seed hosted the championship game . All Horizon League schools participated in the tournament . Teams were seeded by 2013–14 Horizon League season record , with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records , the top two teams received a bye to the semifinals . Schedule . The tournament schedule is listed in the following table . Bracket . First round games at campus sites of higher seeds Second round and semifinals hosted by No . 1 seed Green Bay Championship game hosted by highest remaining seed
Trichogonia . `` Trichogonia '' is a genus of South American plants in the boneset tribe within the sunflower family . see `` Acritopappus Campuloclinium Platypodanthera Trichogoniopsis ''
Jesús Calderón . Jesús Calderón is a Spanish composer . He has composed many soundtracks for short films , documentaries , animation films , etc . Biography . From an early age , he was interested in music and composition , and studied in the conservatory with the piano as main instrument . Soon he discovered the electronic music of the '70s : Jean Michel Jarre , Mike Oldfield and Kraftwerk , among others , and began to be interested in music composition using synthesizers and the first PC sequencers , creating several themes under these influences , that were recorded into several albums . The film music and soundtracks were very fascinating to him , and he began to compose his first works with a Hollywood cinema sound for several projects that were offering to him . We can find many different genres in his music : electronic music , symphonic , piano solos , works for orchestra and choir , etc . He has composed music for short films , animation films and documentaries for directors from 5 different countries . Now he is writing the music and lyrics for a musical show that will be opened in Madrid . He composed his first score for a 3D animation film directed by Rob Dollase : Dry Sky . This soundtrack was nominee for the best music in short film in the `` Jerry Goldsmith Awards '' , and he won the `` Gold Medal for Excellence '' in the , Utah ( USA ) in 2006 . Recently , Jesús Calderón has been double nominee for `` best music in short film – animation '' for TIN CAN HEART , and for `` best music in documentary '' for TIERRA DE OFICIOS ( land of professions ) on the prestigious `` Jerry Goldsmith Awards '' of the .
S.O.S . ( ABC song ) . `` S.O.S . '' is a song by English new wave and synth-pop band ABC . It was released in early 1984 as the second single from their second studio album , `` Beauty Stab '' . It peaked at No . 39 on the UK Singles Chart .
A Poem Is a Naked Person . `` A Poem Is A Naked Person '' is a film directed by Les Blank , filmed in 1972-1974 but not publicly released until 2015 , after Blank 's death . The film is a documentary about musician Leon Russell , produced and financed largely by Russell and his then-business partner Denny Cordell . Blank spent a large portion of two years on the film , but then its release was delayed for forty years due to creative differences and music clearance problems . Blank 's son , Harrod Blank ( who was a child when the movie was filmed ) , spent years working on the clearances , before it was finally shown publicly in 2015 . Production . Blank and his assistant Maureen Gosling spent extensive time with Russell at his recording studio on Grand Lake in Oklahoma . Blank shot many hours of footage for the film , including the expected concerts , rehearsals , and interviews , but also atmospheric material intended to capture the mood and surroundings , later described by Harrod Blank as `` what he [ Les ] was attracted to : lake footage , sunsets , beautiful women , eccentric characters , Oklahoma folk . '' A portion of the film depicted underground artist Jim Franklin painting a mural in Russell 's empty swimming pool . The result was an untraditional film whose fate became even more uncertain after Russell and Cordell terminated their business relationship in 1976 . For many years , `` A Poem Is A Naked Person '' was shown only at special screenings with Les Blank in attendance . In 2011 Russell told `` Billboard '' that he did n't like the film , and did n't intend to release it . Also in 2011 , when the International Documentary Association honored Blank with a career achievement award , the film was described as `` perhaps the greatest film about rock 'n ' roll and American music that you will likely never see '' . The film finally received its public premiere ( with Russell in the audience ) in March 2015 at the South by Southwest festival in Austin , Texas , prior to theatrical and DVD release . The movie was released on DVD and Blu-ray by The Criterion Collection on March 29 , 2016 . Reception . In 1979 Robert Christgau wrote a lengthy article about Les Blank that for the most part praised Blank 's work in his food-oriented documentaries , but included sharp criticisms of this film . Christgau derided it as an `` arty horror movie of a documentary '' that `` abandons subtlety for an overstated visual gadgetry that screams repulsion out of control . '' When the film was finally released , however , critical reception was positive . Writing for `` Film Comment '' , Daniel Eagan noted the `` extraordinary concert footage '' of `` intimate , sweaty , incantatory music shaped for the moment at hand '' as well as studio footage with `` a different sense of intimacy , of polished professionals displaying casual , almost effortless expertise . '' Carson Lund of `` Slant Magazine '' praised it as `` a free-floating portrait of the eccentric neo-Gospel Oklahoman frying pan that is Russell 's mini-universe '' . Alex Pappademas of `` Grantland '' said it was `` one of the greatest rock documentaries I ’ ve ever seen , as eloquent an evocation of the reality-distortion field around rock stars as D.A . Pennebaker ’ s `` Dont Look Back '' or Robert Frank ’ s `` Cocksucker Blues '' , but funnier and stranger than either . ''
Roger Edwards ( politician ) . Roger Anthony Edwards ( born 1946 ) is a former Royal Marine who has served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly for the Camp constituency since the 2009 general election , winning re-election in 2013 and 2017 . He was previously a from 2001–2005 and is the father of former MLA Emma Edwards . Edwards joined the Royal Marines in 1963 , but transferred to the Royal Navy 's Fleet Air Arm in September 1965 , before going on to the Britannia Royal Naval College during which time he trained to be a pilot at RAF Linton-on-Ouse . From 1973 to 1975 , Edwards served on HMS `` Endurance '' while it patrolled Falklands territorial waters . He was attached to the Special Air Service in 1982 during the Falklands war . In 1982 Edwards retired from the armed forces and bought a farm on West Falkland with his wife , Norma ( a Falkland Islander and former member of the Legislative Council ) . His current portfolios as an MLA are Treasury & Taxation and Europe .
Banshay . Banshay ( , ) is a weapon-based martial art from Myanmar focusing primarily on the sword , staff and spear . Influenced by both Indian and Chinese sources , it is closely related to similar Southeast Asian systems such as Thai krabi krabong , Cambodian kbach kun boran and Malay silat . Banshay makes extensive use of the dha ( sword ) in pairs . Sword-fencing demonstrations and performances often begin with a pre-fight war dance in which the swordsman spins one or two swords very close to the body without cutting themselves . There are 37 sword forms . Sword training is conducted with the weapon still sheathed . Traditionally when a master first presents the student with a sword , the scabbard would be fixed on so that the trainee is discouraged from killing opponents . Under extreme conditions when the sword must be unsheathed , the scabbard may be broken with a rock or other object .
Auguste-François Maunoury . Auguste-François Maunoury ( b. at Champsecret , Orne , France , 30 October 1811 ; d. Séez , Orne , 17 November 1898 ) was a Catholic Hellenist and exegete . He studied classics at the preparatory seminary in Séez , to which institution he returned after his theological course , and where he spent the whole of his long priestly career . Until 1852 , he taught the classics , and then became professor of rhetoric , a position which he occupied for twenty-two years . During this period , keeping abreast of the progress of Hellenistic studies in France and Germany , he composed , published and revised those of his works ( `` Grammaire de la Langue Grecque '' , `` Chrestomathie '' etc . ) which gained him a reputation as a Greek scholar . Towards 1866 , Maunoury began his work as a commentator of Holy Writ , by treating some sections of the Gospel in the `` Semaine Catholique '' of his native diocese ; but it was only after 1875 , that he gave himself fully to the pursuit of Biblical studies . In 1877 , he became canon of the cathedral of Séez and , the following year , he began to publish his commentaries on all the Epistles of the New Testament . In explaining the Sacred Text he made use of his familiarity with Greek grammar and authors , availed himself chiefly of the commentaries of St. John Chrysostom and Theodoret . In 1894 , he published his `` Com . in Psalmos '' ( Commentary on the Psalms ; 2 vols. , Paris ) , a Latin work , written almost exclusively on the basis of the Vulgate and the Septuagint . His only contribution to Apologetics is a volume entitled `` Soirées d'Automne , ou la Religion prouvée aux gens du monde '' ( Paris , 1887 ) .
Green Cookie Records . Green Cookie Records is an independent record label based in Thessaloniki , Greece . The label releases instrumental surf rock , garage rock , rock and roll and everything in between and has an international roster of artists .
Grinnell Township , Gove County , Kansas . Grinnell Township is a township in Gove County , Kansas , USA . As of the 2000 census , its population was 480 . Geography . Grinnell Township covers an area of and contains one incorporated settlement , Grinnell . According to the USGS , it contains one cemetery , Zion Norwegian .
Mordella moorei . `` Mordella moorei '' is a species of beetle in the `` Mordella '' genus that is in the `` Mordellidae '' family , which is a part of the `` Tenebrionoidea '' superfamily . It was discovered in 1864 .
Grand Cities Mall . The Grand Cities Mall is an enclosed shopping mall located on South Washington Street in Grand Forks , North Dakota . With its construction in 1964 , it was the first enclosed shopping mall built in North Dakota . The mall covers and is currently anchored by Kmart . Notable junior anchor tenants include Family Dollar , Ace Hardware , Poppler 's Music , Hope Evangelical Covenant Church , and Thrive Community Church . The mall also houses numerous small and local businesses . History . The project was initiated by the South Forks Land Corporation in 1963 . The architect was DeRemer , Harrie & Kennedy of Grand Forks , successor to the office of Joseph Bell DeRemer . The Grand Cities Mall , originally called South Forks Plaza , was built in several stages . One of the original anchors , Kmart , first opened February 26 , 1964 , before the rest of the mall , which continued to be built over the summer . Sears opened its location in the mall on October 8 , 1964 . The mall was the first enclosed mall in the city of Grand Forks . However , until 1973 , the mall 's two wings were not accessible to each other from inside . Sears and many of the stores occupied one wing , with Kmart and the remainder of the stores in the other . In November 1973 a connecting portion of the mall was completed , allowing access between the wings . A further addition was added on the west side in 1977 . The property was acquired by J. Herzog & Sons , Inc. in 1998 . The old `` South Forks Plaza '' name was subsequently dropped and some renovations took place . That same year , J. Herzog and Sons sold a portion of the Mall , The Pavilion , to Hope Evangelical Covenant Church . In 2000 , Sears left the mall and moved to Columbia Mall . The empty Sears space was divided up into several smaller stores including a Zimmerman 's furniture store and a Family Dollar . In 2005 , Burggraf 's Ace Hardware opened a store on the east side of the mall . On April 1 , 2015 , the entire mall was purchased by Hope Evangelical Covenant Church . A separate company , Land of Hope , LLC , was created to run the mall 's daily operations .
Kanjikoil . Kanjikoil is a panchayat town in Erode district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.The ancient name of the town is `` Kanji Kooval '' and it is called by the Name Kanji koil or Kanji Kovil . Demographics . India census , Kanjikoil had a population of 11,148 . Males constitute 50 % of the population and females 50 % . Kanjikoil has an average literacy rate of 59 % , lower than the national average of 59.5 % : male literacy is 66 % , and female literacy is 52 % . In Kanjikoil , 7 % of the population is under 6 years of age . Temples . Kanji kovil has a major temple Sree Seedeviamman and kamatchi amman temple.This temples celebrates the festival every year in the month on June / July as Car festival for 5 days.This includes Fire stepping , Ratham Ula . During this festival many cultural programs conducted in the town by local political and social welfare parties . The other festival celebrated is the Mariamman festival . Other Major Temples includes Eswaran , Angalamman and chinna mariamman and Perumal temples situated in east of the town . Also it has Thambikalai Ayyan temple ( A Famous Ragu , Kethu temple ) in the North and Malaikovil Murugan temple in the South east are the nearby temples . Schools . It has the Union Primary school , Govt Higher secondary school , Kongu vellalar matriculation school and mahidhar academy school situated in the heart of the town . Transportation . Kanji kovil has well connected with the District capital Erode by means of Town busses run by government and private sectors.It also connected with nearby towns Chithode , Nasiyanur , Perundurai and Kavinda padi by buses . It has connected with the following Road facilities . Nearest airport is Coimbatore is about 85 km from the town and the nearest railway station is Erode Junction is about 15 km from the town . Income sources . The Main income sources of the town are Agriculture and weaving . The surroundings of the town has many farm lands and the water source being supplied by Lower Bhavani Canal project.The main agricultural products includes Rice , Sugar cane , Turmeric etc . The town has many Handloom and powerloom weaving centers and hence the half of the income of the town contributes with weaving .
John R. Milton . John Ronald Milton ( May 24 , 1924 - January 28 , 1995 ) was an American writer and editor of the `` South Dakota Review '' . Life . Born on May 24 , 1924 , in Anoka , Minnesota , John Milton 's early years were around Saint Paul . In the Second World War from 1943-1946 , John served in the Army Signal Corps . On August 3 , 1946 , Milton married Lynn Hinderlie . Together they had one daughter . He returned to the Twin Cities and in 1948 earned a bachelor of arts degree from the University of Minnesota . Milton returned to the University of Minnesota for a master of arts degree , graduating in 1951 . From 1949 to 1956 , Milton taught at Augsburg College in Minneapolis . Until 1962 , he taught English at Jamestown College in North Dakota , chairing the English department . During this time , he was a Ph.D. student at the University of Denver for American literature and creative writing . Milton completed his doctoral studies in 1961 . In 1963 , the University of South Dakota hired Milton as a professor of English . He taught at USD for the remainder of his career , until his death . John R. Milton died on January 28 , 1995 , of a heart attack . Career . At the University of South Dakota , John Milton founded and edited the `` South Dakota Review '' , a literary magazine that earned national recognition . Milton wrote more than 200 publications and reviews . After South Dakota Governor Mickelson 's 1993 death in a plane crash , John Milton earned accolades for his reading of “ The Legacy ” at the memorial 's dedication ceremony . The `` John R. Milton Writers ' Conference '' , a biennial conference , is named for him . Milton 's papers are held at the University of South Dakota .
Call Me by My Name . `` Call Me by My Name '' is the sixth studio album by British soul singer Ruby Turner , released in October 1998 . Turner co-wrote five songs and enlisted the help of rhythm and blues luminaries Bobby Tench , Zoot Money , Stan Webb and Bad Company bassist Boz Burrell .
Oxford , Arkansas . Oxford is a city in Izard County , Arkansas , United States . The population was 670 at the 2010 census . Geography . Oxford is located in northern Izard County at ( 36.217573 , -91.918875 ) . Its northern border is the Fulton County line . According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of , all land . Demographics . As of the census of 2000 , there were 642 people , 263 households , and 184 families residing in the city . The population density was 96.9 people per square mile ( 37.4/km² ) . There were 309 housing units at an average density of 46.6/sq mi ( 18.0/km² ) . The racial makeup of the city was 95.79 % White , 0.16 % Black or African American , 1.09 % Native American , 0.47 % from other races , and 2.49 % from two or more races . 1.71 % of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race . There were 263 households out of which 30.0 % had children under the age of 18 living with them , 57.0 % were married couples living together , 9.5 % had a female householder with no husband present , and 30.0 % were non-families . 26.6 % of all households were made up of individuals and 13.7 % had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older . The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.96 . In the city , the population was spread out with 24.5 % under the age of 18 , 7.9 % from 18 to 24 , 23.5 % from 25 to 44 , 23.5 % from 45 to 64 , and 20.6 % who were 65 years of age or older . The median age was 42 years . For every 100 females , there were 98.1 males . For every 100 females age 18 and over , there were 90.9 males . The median income for a household in the city was $ 22,313 , and the median income for a family was $ 25,250 . Males had a median income of $ 20,556 versus $ 20,385 for females . The per capita income for the city was $ 10,778 . About 19.0 % of families and 22.9 % of the population were below the poverty line , including 25.6 % of those under age 18 and 20.5 % of those age 65 or over . Education . Oxford is a part of the Izard County Consolidated School District . It was served by the Oxford School District until it consolidated into Izard County consolidated on July 1 , 1985 .
Rick Mercer . Richard Vincent `` Rick '' Mercer ( born October 17 , 1969 ) is a Canadian comedian , television personality , political satirist and author . He is best known for his work on the CBC Television comedy shows `` This Hour Has 22 Minutes '' and `` Rick Mercer Report '' . He is the author of three books , based on content from the television shows . Mercer has received more than 25 Gemini Awards for his work on television . Early work . Mercer first came to national attention in 1990 , when he created and presented his one-man stage show `` Show Me the Button , I 'll Push It , or Charles Lynch Must Die '' at the National Arts Centre 's Atelier in Ottawa . A pointed , satirical political commentary on Canadian life after Meech Lake , `` Show Me the Button '' made Mercer a national star as he toured the show across Canada . In 1992 , he created and performed his second stage show , `` I 've Killed Before , I 'll Kill Again '' at the National Arts Centre 's Studio Theatre , which also became a popular touring show . `` This Hour has 22 Minutes '' . In 1992 he began to work with former `` CODCO '' members Cathy Jones , Mary Walsh and with fellow Newfoundlander Greg Thomey , to create a new television series for CBC Television which became `` This Hour Has 22 Minutes '' . In the first eight seasons of `` 22 Minutes '' , Mercer provided some of the show 's signature moments , including an Internet petition ( on the `` 22 Minutes '' website ) to force Canadian Alliance leader Stockwell Day to change his first name to Doris . Mercer 's tightly scripted and performed two-minute `` rants '' , in which he would speak directly to the camera about a current political issue , shot in a style similar to those Denis Leary used in MTV commercials , quickly became the show 's signature segment . In 1998 , he published a book , `` Streeters '' , which compiled many of his most famous `` 22 Minutes '' rants . It quickly became a national bestseller . In 2007 he published his second book , `` Rick Mercer Report : The Book '' . In November 2010 , Mercer contributed a rant he had previously recorded in 2007 on the subject of teen bullying in high schools to Dan Savage 's It Gets Better Project . `` Talking to Americans '' . One of Mercer 's trademark comedy routines on `` 22 Minutes '' was `` Talking to Americans '' , in which he would travel to a major American city or institution and conduct on-the-street interviews with average Americans regarding Canadian politics , the weather , etc. , often with hilarious results as the subject 's ignorance about Canada was illustrated . One famous example saw Mercer asking Americans ' opinion on whether Canada should change its `` 20 Hour Clock '' to the 24-hour one used by the United States . He received approval from citizens and from the Governor of Iowa , Tom Vilsack . On another occasion he got the support of Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee in calling on Canadians to save the `` National Igloo '' . Mercer made international headlines in 2000 when he pulled a `` Talking to Americans '' stunt on then-presidential candidate George W. Bush . He successfully got Bush to answer questions about non-existent Canadian Prime Minister `` Jean Poutine '' . Bush was not amused at the time , but he did make a joking reference to this incident during his visit to Canada in 2004 . In the same US election campaign , Mercer asked Democratic candidate Al Gore to promise to visit the `` Canadian capital city '' of Toronto after his election . Gore did not question Mercer 's incorrect identification of the capital of Canada . In 2001 , Mercer co-produced a CBC special based on `` Talking to Americans '' , which attracted 2.7 million Canadian viewers—the highest-rated television special in Canadian history . Later , the respected ABC News program `` Nightline '' would devote a show to it . This was his last major project related to `` 22 Minutes '' —at the end of the 2000–2001 season , he announced his departure from that show . It was rumoured that he had decided to leave because of friction between Mercer and co-star Mary Walsh , although other reasons include focusing on his other television show , `` Made in Canada '' . `` Talking to Americans '' was nominated for a Gemini Award , but following the 11 attacks , Mercer declined the nomination . `` Made in Canada '' . Mercer co-created the series `` Made in Canada '' , which ran for five seasons on CBC Television from 1998–2003 . The show was a fast-paced situation comedy which self-referentially satirized the Canadian TV production industry , often drawing from details of its own production companies and including thinly veiled parodies of contemporary programs . It was syndicated abroad as `` The Industry '' and won several Gemini Awards ( which were themselves satirized in subsequent episodes ) . `` The Rick Mercer Report '' . In 2003 , `` Made in Canada '' ended its run as well , and Mercer began to work on a new CBC series , `` Rick Mercer 's Monday Report '' . Similar in format to `` 22 Minutes '' and `` The Daily Show with Jon Stewart '' , the show debuted in January 2004 . Also in 2003 , Mercer went to Afghanistan to visit the Canadian troops stationed there ( See : Operation Athena ) , resulting in the television special `` Christmas in Kabul '' . Despite reports of a long-standing feud Mercer invited Walsh to appear on `` Monday Report '' as a special guest to promote her own series `` Hatching , Matching and Dispatching '' . At the end of its second season , `` Monday Report '' was the highest rated arts and entertainment show on the CBC . Mercer has had a who 's who from the world of Canadian entertainment and politics appear as guests on his show . Ex-Prime Minister Paul Martin gave him a private tour of 24 Sussex Drive and former New Democratic Party leader Ed Broadbent made snow angels with Mercer on Parliament Hill . Other prominent guests were NDP leader Jack Layton ( who was Mercer 's own MP ) ; Conservative Party leader Stephen Harper ( former Prime Minister ) ; Green Party leader Elizabeth May ; then-Conservative MP Belinda Stronach ; Conservative MP Peter MacKay ; former Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Danny Williams ; Olympic gold medallist Kyle Shewfelt ; author Pierre Berton ; recording artists Jann Arden , Bif Naked , Rush bassist Geddy Lee and drummer and lyricist Neil Peart , and Sarah McLachlan ; publishing mogul Conrad Black ; and former Prime Minister Jean Chrétien . When Mercer hosted a relief benefit concert for the victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami at the Pengrowth Saddledome in Calgary , musical guests Barenaked Ladies appeared in a segment Mercer shot backstage completely naked . In 2005 , the CBC moved `` Monday Report '' to Tuesday nights , which caused the show 's name to be changed to `` The Rick Mercer Report '' . On his blog , Mercer wrote of the time slot shift that `` we ended the season as the highest rated comedy show on the network . Clearly some drastic changes were needed . '' In 2017 , it was announced that the `` Rick Mercer Report '' would end production after its 15th and final season which concluded on April 10 , 2018 . Other film and television work . Mercer has hosted `` It Seems Like Yesterday '' , which examines pop-culture from the 1950s to the 1980s . He has appeared in a few films , including `` Secret Nation '' , `` Understanding Bliss '' and `` Bon Cop , Bad Cop '' . Books . A book by Mercer , `` Rick Mercer Report : The Book '' , based on his television program , was published on September 25 , 2007 , by Doubleday Canada . This was Mercer 's first book since his bestselling `` Streeters '' of 1998 , and contained a collection of the best of Mercer 's `` rants '' from the first four seasons of `` Rick Mercer Report '' , together with choice moments from interviews for the program and other writings by Mercer . On CBC Radio 's `` Sounds Like Canada '' on September 21 , Shelagh Rogers said of the book that `` it 's the most fun I 've had in bed in a long time . '' The book entered the `` Globe and Mail '' books chart on October 6 at number three . It was number one in the `` Globe '' bestseller list in the week before Christmas 2007 , and reprinted eight times . An expanded and updated paperback version of `` Rick Mercer Report : The Book '' , called `` Rick Mercer Report : The Paperback Book '' , was published by Anchor Canada on September 16 , 2008 and immediately entered the top ten of the `` Globe and Mail '' bestseller list . It has been reprinted several times . Mercer 's next book , `` A Nation Worth Ranting About '' , was published by Doubleday Canada on September 18 , 2012 , and was another instant bestseller . Awards . Mercer has received more than 25 Gemini Awards for his television work . He has also been a winner of the prestigious Sir Peter Ustinov Comedy Award , presented to him at the 2003 Banff Television Festival . In 1993 , Newfoundland premier Clyde Wells honoured Mercer with the Newfoundland Arts Council 's Artist of the Year award . In 2004 , Mercer was presented with the National Arts Centre Award , a companion award of the Governor General 's Performing Arts Awards . He donated his $ 15,000 cash prize to the LSPU hall , the theatre in Newfoundland where Mercer performed his early work . He holds honorary degrees from Laurentian University in Sudbury , Memorial University of Newfoundland in St. John 's , Brock University in St. Catharines , McMaster University in Hamilton , Bishop 's University in Lennoxville , the University of British Columbia , the University of Guelph , and University of Western Ontario in London . and the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston He received an honorary high school diploma for his outstanding efforts and determination from Landmark East School in Wolfville , Nova Scotia in 1999 . Mercer was awarded the 30th Annual Bob Edwards Award in Calgary . In 2007 , he was named honorary colonel of the Royal Canadian Air Force 's 423 Maritime Helicopter Squadron , based at CFB Shearwater in Shearwater , Nova Scotia . On June 30 , 2014 , Mercer was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada by David Johnston , Governor General of Canada , for `` his ability to inspire and challenge Canadians through humour '' and his work with charitable causes . He was formally invested into the Order in a ceremony at Rideau Hall on September 23 , 2015 . The same year , he was inducted into the Canadian Disability Hall of Fame . Spokesperson and endorsements . Mercer is co-chair , along with Belinda Stronach , in the Spread the Net campaign , partnered through UNICEF , which kicked off at Brock University on September 10 , 2008 . Spread the Net provides bed nets for $ 10 each to prevent the spread of malaria among children in Africa . In December 2004 Mercer appeared on the commercials advertising the One-Tonne Challenge for the Government of Canada . Mercer also appeared as a model in a national ad for men 's clothing store , Harry Rosen , wearing a Canali suit . All of Mercer 's fees for the campaign went to Casey House , a hospice in Toronto for people living with AIDS . Casey House was founded by June Callwood , who appeared as a celebrity guest on `` Monday Report '' . In September 2005 , Mercer became the national spokesperson for the 2005 Walk For Life , a series of 132 fund-raising walks across Canada that raise money for people living with HIV and AIDS . The Walk for Life is a project of the Canadian AIDS Society . Mercer has narrated an animated science video on climate change for Science North in Sudbury . In November 2010 , Mercer joined the It Gets Better campaign , a series of videos that aim to help gay and lesbian youth overcome bullying . Since 2011 , Mercer has been honorary patron of Hope Air , a charity that provides free non-emergency medical flights for people in financial need . Personal life . Mercer was born in St. John 's , Newfoundland . His mother is a nurse , and his father is an executive in the fisheries ministry . He dropped out of Prince of Wales Collegiate in St. John 's before completing his diploma requirements . He was a member of the Royal Canadian Sea Cadets during his teen years . Mercer 's partner since 1990 is television producer Gerald Lunz . Although the romantic relationship came first , Lunz is also Mercer 's long-time partner in business , who discovered him , fostered his career , and is currently the executive producer of `` The Rick Mercer Report '' . He regards his personal life as private , and says little about it in public beyond acknowledging that he is gay ; in a 2011 interview on CBC Radio One 's `` The Current '' , he clarified that he tries `` to live [ his ] life as an out gay man '' but does n't specifically mention his sexuality on the `` Rick Mercer Report '' because it 's just `` not what the show is about '' .
Shanghai Japanese School . The Shanghai Japanese School ( SJS ) is a Japanese international school serving primary and junior high school levels in Shanghai . It has two campuses , one in Hongqiao and one in Pudong . The school 's teachers are Japanese citizens . The school also has a senior high school component . History . In April 1987 , the school was founded as The Japanese Government General Consulate of Shanghai , Shanghai Japanese School The school has since changed its name to the current Shanghai Japanese School . The high school opened in 2011 ( Heisei 23 ) . Campuses . The Pudong campus ( Japanese and Traditional Chinese : 浦東校 , Simplified Chinese : 浦东校 , Hepburn : Hotō/Pūton Kō , Pinyin : Pǔdōng Xiào ) , with of space , has 71 teachers and serves 1,079 students in the elementary and junior high school levels . The Hongqiao campus ( Japanese and Traditional Chinese : 虹橋校 , Simplified Chinese : 虹桥校 , Hepburn : Honchao Kō , Pinyin : Hóngqiáo Xiào ) in Minhang District , with of space , has 61 teachers and 1,340 students in elementary school . The SJS Senior High School is located on the Pudong campus .
Barlaston Hall . Barlaston Hall is an English Palladian country house in the village of Barlaston in Staffordshire , on a ridge overlooking the valley of the River Trent to the west , about south of Stoke-on-Trent , with the towns of Stone about to the south , and Stafford about south ( ) . It was bought by the Wedgwood pottery company in 1937 , but disrepair and subsidence due to coal mining brought the hall close to demolition in the early 1980s . It was bought for £1 by a trust set up by SAVE Britain 's Heritage and restored . It has returned to use as a private residence . The hall is a Grade I listed building . History . Barlaston Hall was probably designed by architect Sir Robert Taylor for Thomas Mills , an attorney from Leek , in 1756–58 , to replace the existing manor house that he had acquired through marriage . The hall has a red-brick exterior , and is one of a few of Taylor 's buildings which retain his trademark octagonal and diamond glazing in the sash windows . From the entrance court , a flight from steps leads up to a central doorway with pilasters and segmental pediment . The doorway provides access to a central Doric hall which opens on to two of the three main reception rooms and an inner hall with domed skylight containing a cantilevered staircase leading to a galleried landing on the first floor , and further stairs giving access to the second upper floor and attic . Services are within a lower ground floor or basement level . The gardens and grounds of about were landscaped by William Sawrey Gilpin . The house is located beside the parish church of St John the Baptist ( now deconsecrated ) . The hall came into the Adderley family in 1816 when Rosamund Mills , co-heiress of the Barlaston estate , married Ralph Adderley of Coton Hall , Hanbury , Staffordshire . Their son Ralph Thomas Adderley was High Sheriff of Staffordshire in 1866 . Following his death in 1931 the estate was put up for sale and was bought by the Wedgwood pottery company in 1937 , as a site to replace its operation in Etruria a few miles away in an industrial part of Stoke-on-Trent . A new electric pottery and model village for its employees were built in the grounds . From 1945 the hall housed the Wedgwood Memorial College , but when the building was found to contain dry rot , they left and moved elsewhere in the village . Wedgwood continued to maintain the Hall until the late 1960s after which the Hall was vandalised and lead removed from the roof . It also suffered major subsidence due to coal mining . The house had been built across a geological fault , and wide cracks had opened in its walls . Restoration . By the early 1980s , the hall was in a parlous state of decay , with few repairs for many years , water ingress , and a serious threat of subsidence having been undermined by coal workings . Floorboards had been removed , most of the staircase had collapsed , and ceilings and plasterwork had fallen through to the basement . Wedgwood made two applications to have the Grade 1 listed building demolished , and a public inquiry was convened . SAVE Britain 's Heritage , with Kit Martin , architect Bob Weighton and engineering firm Peter Dann & Partners , formulated a plan to restore and protect the house . The National Coal Board said that it would pay for the subsidence damage and preventative works to construct a raft under the building , so , early on 29 September 1981 , Wedgwood offered to sell Barlaston Hall to SAVE Britain 's Heritage for £1 , on condition that the restoration was completed within five years , in default of which Wedgwood retained an option to repurchase the hall for £1 . An independent trust was established to restore the house , starting with repairs to the roof . However , the NCB reneged on the undertaking it had given at the public inquiry to pay for repairs to past subsidence damage , and for other preventative works , and offered £25,000 compensation under the Coal Act instead . SAVE applied for judicial review against the NCB and the Secretary of State for the Environment , whose delayed certification was behind the NCB 's change of view . The certificates were quickly issued , forcing the hand of the NCB , which eventually agreed to pay £120,000 in compensation , to fund preventative works , and meet the legal costs . Wedgwood also extended the original 5-year restoration period by a further 3 years . Grants from English Heritage , the Historic Buildings Council , the Manifold Trust and a loan from the National Heritage Memorial Fund , allowed the external restoration to be largely completed in the early 1990s . This involved extensive works including inserting a concrete raft under the building to protect against further mining subsidence . In 1992 SAVE decided to sell the Hall , before the internal restoration had been started . It was bought by James and Carol Hall who completed the internal restoration over a period of more than 5 years . This included new internal walls , ceilings , plasterwork and staircases . Much of the work was done by craftsmen who had developed their skills on the earlier restoration of Uppark . As of 2015 , Barlaston Hall was on the market with a guide price of £2.3 million .
Cherry Creek ( village ) , New York . Cherry Creek is a village in Chautauqua County , New York , United States . The population was 461 at the 2010 census . The village is within the town of Cherry Creek near the east border of the county . It is located on New York State Route 83 and a stream called Cherry Creek . History . The village is the site of the earliest settlement of the town , in 1815 . The settlement got its name from a cherry tree planted by Holland Land Company surveyor Joshua Bentley to mark the center of the new town . It was formally incorporated in 1893 . On February 2 , 2017 , residents of the village voted 70 to 32 in favor of dissolving into the surrounding town of Cherry Creek . The dissolution is expected to take effect at the end of 2018 . Geography . Cherry Creek is located in eastern Chautauqua County at ( 42.294654 , -79.097353 ) , east of the geographic center of the town of Cherry Creek . A stream by the same name flows east through the village towards Conewango Creek , which in turn is a tributary of the Allegheny River and part of the Mississippi River basin . According to the United States Census Bureau , the village has a total area of , all of it land . Demographics . As of the census of 2000 , there were 551 people , 198 households , and 156 families residing in the village . The population density was 404.8 people per square mile ( 156.4/km² ) . There were 222 housing units at an average density of 163.1 per square mile ( 63.0/km² ) . The racial makeup of the village was 96.91 % White , 0.18 % Black or African American , 0.36 % Native American , 0.36 % Asian , 0.18 % Pacific Islander , 0.91 % from other races , and 1.09 % from two or more races . Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.27 % of the population . There were 198 households out of which 40.4 % had children under the age of 18 living with them , 52.5 % were married couples living together , 16.2 % had a female householder with no husband present , and 21.2 % were non-families . 15.7 % of all households were made up of individuals and 7.6 % had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older . The average household size was 2.78 and the average family size was 3.03 . In the village , the population was spread out with 31.2 % under the age of 18 , 6.5 % from 18 to 24 , 29.9 % from 25 to 44 , 22.1 % from 45 to 64 , and 10.2 % who were 65 years of age or older . The median age was 36 years . For every 100 females , there were 94.0 males . For every 100 females age 18 and over , there were 96.4 males . The median income for a household in the village was $ 31,528 , and the median income for a family was $ 32,500 . Males had a median income of $ 31,406 versus $ 24,038 for females . The per capita income for the village was $ 15,358 . About 15.9 % of families and 18.3 % of the population were below the poverty line , including 34.9 % of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over .
The Rose Foundation for Communities and the Environment . The Rose Foundation for Communities and the Environment is an American grantmaking , research , and advocacy non-profit based in Oakland , California . Founded in 1992 , it has been rated a four-star charity by Charity Navigator and is a 1 % for the Planet recipient .
1993 Five Nations Championship . The 1993 Five Nations Championship was the 64th series of the Five Nations Championship , an annual rugby union competition between the major Northern Hemisphere rugby union national teams . The tournament consisted of ten matches held between 16 January and 22 March 1993 . The tournament was the 64th in its then format as the Five Nations . Including the competition 's former incarnation as the Home Nations Championship , the 1993 Five Nations Championship was the 99th Northern Hemisphere rugby union championship . The championship was contested by England , France , Ireland , Scotland and Wales . France won the tournament , although a 16–15 opening defeat by England meant they failed to win the Grand Slam . The overall result was , however , France 's tenth outright victory in the Five Nations , excluding seven titles shared with other countries . Scotland , Ireland and England placed second , third and fourth respectively with three and two wins each , while Wales placed last with a one-point victory over England . England won the Calcutta Cup , while none of the Home Nations achieved the Triple Crown .
Jackie Gallagher ( footballer ) . Jackie Gallagher ( born 6 April 1958 in Wisbech ) is an English former professional footballer who played 165 games in the lower division of the Football League , scoring 32 goals . In May 2009 , he resigned as the Under-18 team manager of non-league Wisbech Town , a club for whom he made first team appearances for during his teenage years , his 20s , 30s , 40s and 50s . Although he has no formal involvement in football any more , he still turns out for the Posh Legends , the veteran side of Peterborough United . Career . Gallagher , a forward , began his career in the youth team at Guyhirn where an impressive appearance in a youth cup final against Wisbech Town in 1973 saw him switch clubs to the Fenmen , making his first-team debut at the end of the 1973–74 season in the first leg of the county cup final against Willingham . He moved on to March Town United before joining Lincoln City in February 1976 . His league debut came the following season , but turned out to be his only league appearance for the `` Imps '' and he returned to non-league football , joining King 's Lynn . He moved to Wisbech Town in 1978 , from where he joined Peterborough United in April 1980 . However , he played only 13 league games for Peterborough and left league football again , playing in Hong Kong with Eastern AA alongside Bobby Moore . In August 1982 he joined Bruce Rioch 's Torquay United on non-contract terms following his return to the UK . He was rewarded with a one-year contract , scoring nine times in 42 league games as well as the winning goal in the FA Cup tie at home to Oxford United that saw the Gulls through to the Fourth Round for only the fourth time in their history . Despite a successful season , he left at the end of it , returning to Wisbech Town debuting in the 1–0 Eastern Counties League victory at Tiptree United on 20 August 1983 . He moved on to join Irish side Drogheda United , helping them defeat Athlone Town 3–1 at Tolka Park on 5 January 1984 to lift the League of Ireland Cup . Gallagher returned to Wisbech Town for the 1984–85 season before rejoining another of his former clubs , Peterborough United , in August 1985 . His second spell proved his strongest in league football , as he netted 24 goals in 82 league games , earning a move to Wolverhampton Wanderers in June 1987 . He found opportunities limited at Molineux due to the prolific partnership of Steve Bull and Andy Mutch , but did play at Wembley in their victory in the Sherpa Van Trophy in May 1988 . He was loaned to both Wisbech Town and Kettering Town during the following season before being released in September 1989 , and joining Conference side Boston United . He made his Conference debut on 27 September 1989 at home to Enfield and remained with Boston until 1990 . He subsequently went on to play for King 's Lynn , Grantham Town , Diss Town , Fakenham Town . He linked up with Chatteris Town scoring on his debut in the 2–1 away defeat to Whitton United on 4 March 2000 . He returned to Wisbech Town in 2000 , where he was also reserve team manager . He was promoted to manager of Wisbech Town in June 2003 , but was sacked in October 2004 after Wisbech had gone nine games without a win . He later returned to the coaching staff at Wisbech and played his last match for Wisbech in 2005 , in the reserves . At the age of 50 , Jackie made a celebratory final appearance for Wisbech , coming on for the final five minutes of the 2–1 home victory over Woodbridge Town on 3 May 2008 .
Physarum aeneum . `` Physarum aeneum '' is a slime mould species from the order Physarida . It is one of a few slime moulds mainly common in the tropics and subtropics . Characteristics . The plasmodium of `` Physarum aeneum '' is black . The plasmodiocarps ' fruit bodies are mostly expanded over several centimetres and amasses in groups , which can be produced simple , branched or cancellate . They are pink to brown , light olive , grey or bronze-coloured , and have a shiny or iridescent surface and a diameter from 0.3 to 0.4 mm . The plasmodiocarps are first often surrounded by unstiped , nearly round sporangia . The membranous hypothallus is barely larger than the plasmodiocarp and dark brown to darkish . The peridium is double-layered : the outer layer , which occasionally features lime tubercles , is rough , gristly , wrinkled and shiny to faint , and the membranous inner layer is iridescent . The reticular , dense capillitium is composed of transparent strands , which connect the small , rotund to angular , light yellow to medium brown , occasionally whitish-coloured lime tubercles . The spores are in diameter 7 to 9 ( rarely 6 to 10 ) µm and are nearly smooth to finely spiky and in the mass brown , individually pale purple or purple brown in transmitted light , occasionally groups of bigger , darker warts are found on them . Habitat . `` Physarum aeneum '' is native in North America , on the West Indies and in South America . A single find exists in Taiwan . The species populates deadwood and leaf . On pile of light brown leaves they often produce larger colonies of conspicuous , dark brown meshworks . Classification . The holotype was collected in 1896 or 1897 on Dominika on palm leaves , first described as a variety of `` Physarum murinum '' in 1898 by Arthur Lister and grouped into a separate species in 1903 by Robert Elias Fries .
Thomas Mainwaring Penson . Thomas Mainwaring Penson ( 1818–64 ) was an English surveyor and architect . His father and grandfather , who were both named Thomas Penson , were also surveyors and architects . His grandfather Thomas Penson ( c. 1760–1824 ) worked from an office in Wrexham , North Wales , and was responsible for the design of bridges , roads , gaols and buildings in North Wales . His son Thomas Penson ( 1790–1859 ) was county surveyor to a number of Welsh counties and also designed bridges . He later moved to Oswestry , Shropshire where he established an architectural practice . Thomas Mainwaring Penson was born in Oswestry , and was educated at Oswestry School . His elder brother was Richard Kyrke Penson who became a partner in the Oswestry practice in 1854 , before developing an extensive architectural practice of his own , mainly in South Wales . Thomas Mainwaring Penson trained in his father 's practice . Thomas Mainwaring initially designed buildings in the area of the practice , including stations for the Shrewsbury and Chester Railway . He was then appointed as County Surveyor of Cheshire and moved to Chester , Cheshire . Here he laid out Overleigh Cemetery in 1848–50 . This has been designated by English Heritage at Grade II in the National Register of Historic Parks and Gardens . He is credited with pioneering the Black-and-white Revival ( vernacular or half-timbered ) style in the city during the 1850s . His first building in this style was constructed in Eastgate Street in 1852 , but it has since been demolished . His other notable buildings in Chester were designed both in Black-and-white Revival and in other styles . They include Crypt Chambers ( 1858 ) in Eastgate Street , which is in Gothic Revival style , Queen Hotel ( 1860–61 ) opposite Chester railway station , which is Italianate , and Grosvenor Hotel ( 1863–86 ) in Eastgate Street , which is constructed in a mixture of timber-framing , brick and stone . These three buildings have all been designated by English Heritage as listed buildings , Crypt Chambers at Grade I , and the other two at Grade II .
Navajeros . `` Navajeros '' ( ) is a 1980 Spanish-Mexican action drama film , written and directed by Eloy de la Iglesia and starring José Luis Manzano , Isela Vega and Jaime Garza . The plot follows the misadventures of `` El Jaro '' , a teen delinquent . It is based on the real life of José Joaquín Sánchez Frutos , aka `` El Jaro '' . The film was a co-production between Spain and Mexico where it was released as `` Dulces navajas '' . The film was a commercial success in Spain and Mexico . Plot . José Manuel Gomez Perales alias `` El Jaro '' is a fifteen year old with a long criminal record that includes among other things : 29 escapes from reformatories and three wounds in confrontations with the police . He visits his older brother in jail , but El Jaro spends most of his time with his three best friends : El Butano , Jhonny and El Chus . The four friends form a dangerous gang who steals handbags , coins from public payphones , cars and motorbikes . They also steal what they can from stores breaking the windows . Without a place to stay , El Jaro settles with Mercedes , nicknamed `` La Mexicana '' , a prostitute twenty years older than him . She provides him with love , sex and a home . At a cemetery , the meeting place for El jaro and his gang , El Jaro surprises his three criminal pals with a gun he managed to acquire . This allows El Jaro and his pals to escalate their criminal activities . They go to an upscale neighborhood of Madrid where they rob a group of gay men gathered in a party . Meanwhile , a journalist , who reports on juvenile delinquency , chronicles the dire circumstances of unemployment and hopeless of the youths in marginals areas of the city and the links between poverty and criminal activities . While having ice cream , El Jaro is about to be discovered with his gun hidden in his backpack by two undercover policemen , but he is saved by Mercedes who distract the officers . At a disco with his friends , El Jaro meets La Toñi , Chus ' sister . Smitten with her , he invites her for a joyride , but Toñi is more interested in the drugs she consumes than in El Jaro . To find drugs for her , El Jaro goes to El Marques , a drug-dealer who gives him some for sale . El Jaro steals all the drugs , from El marques threatening him with his knife . Back with Mercedes , El Jaro confesses her that he has fallen in love with Toñi , but they continue their affair . El Jaro and his gang , with Toñi 's help , enter a motel and rob all the clients . In one of the rooms , El Jaro discovers his mother , a prostitute , who he has not seen for the last three years since when he ran away at age twelve . Leaving the motel , El Jaro and his gang are pursued by the police but they manage to evade the authorities , fleeing through the roof top to a ballet school in the next building . Lara , a detective , is put in charge by the commissar of police to investigate El Jaro 's assault of the motel . They interrogate Jaro 's mother . Looking for drugs in a bar , El Jaro finds El Marques who takes revenge and has one of his men , Kid Marin , a gay bartender , rape El Jaro . El Butano gathers a large group of teenagers , members of fellow gangs , to avenge what happened to El Jaro . They trash the bar and El Jaro stabs Kid Marin in the ass . The large gathering of juvenile delinquents draws the attention of Lara and the commissar , but El jaro refuses to tell what had happened and he is sent to a reformatory from which he promptly escapes . At the reformatory , a psychologist interviews the four friends : El Jaro , El Butano , the son of Gypsies , Jhonny , the son of a fishe salesman and El Chui elmhui who is mostly interested in drugs . The journalist tries to get an interview with El Jaro though the judge in charge of his case , but before he can hear him , El Jaro escapes and he is reunited with Mercedes . On his next assault , El Jaro and his friends are surprised by the police and while they try to escape El Chus is killed and El Jaro is badly injured in the groin . He awakens in a hospital where Mercedes tells him that he had lost a testicle . After a brief stay in jail , El Jaro is reunited with Mercedes who tells him that Toñi is pregnant . El Jaro wants to have the child but Toñi wants to have an abortion blaming El Jaro for the death of her brother . Mercedes then intercedes with Toñi persuading her to have the baby . Mercedes is truly in love with El Jaro and promises him to take care of him and his soon to be born baby . Running away with his friends in a stolen vehicle , El Jaro is followed by the police who are tracking four terrorist . In the final confrontation El Jaro and his friends escape while the police and the terrorist kill each other . El Jaro decides to see his mother who is working the streets as a prostitute . His crimes has make him famous in the underworld . Sebas , the local pimp , has a knife fight with El jaro who slashes his face . Jaro 's mother goes to help her lover . Toñi , pregnant against her will , grows increasingly bitter . She reproaches El Jaro from living at Mercedes ' expense so El Jaro turns to robbery with his friends . At the same time that his son is born , El Jaro is killed from two shots , one to the chest and one to the face .
Frank J . Brown . Frank J . Brown ( born 1956 ) is an African-American visual artist active in Minnesota . His sculptures have entered several public collections . Early life and education . Brown was raised in Illinois and attended Southern Illinois University Carbondale . He received an MFA from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in arts , metals , and ceramics . Works . Brown 's tzedakah box , `` Hope for Tomorrow '' , is in the collection of the Minneapolis Institute of Art . The work was created for `` Tzedakah Box : The Art of Giving '' , a competition sponsored by the museum in 2002 . Brown described the theme of his first place-winning box as `` Through our suffering , we create hope for tomorrow . '' His large ceramic sculpture `` A Community Within Reach '' is permanently installed in a park in Sarasota , Florida . He created the piece in St. Paul over the course of a year . He also created a bust of Martin Luther King , Jr. for the Municipal Building in Madison , Wisconsin .
Stanislav Prýl . Stanislav Prýl ( November 23 , 1942 – March 19 , 2015 ) was an ice hockey player who played for the Czechoslovak national team . He won a bronze medal at the 1964 Winter Olympics . He was born in Pardubice .
Anne Gilbert de Laval . Anne Gilbert de Laval or Anne-Gilbert Laval or Anne Guilbert de La Val ( 9 November 1762 – 6 September 1810 ) became a general officer during the French Revolutionary Wars and led a division in the Napoleonic Wars . Like many other officers , he saw rapid promotion during the French Revolution . He commanded a demi brigade beginning in 1794 . He fought in numerous actions during the 1796 campaign in Germany , including the battles of Ettlingen and Neresheim . In 1799 he was promoted to general of brigade shortly after the First Battle of Zurich . Afterward , he fought at Second Zurich , Stockach , and Messkirch . In 1808 he led a brigade in the invasion of Spain and was promoted to general of division the next year . He led a division under Louis Gabriel Suchet at Alcañiz and Belchite in 1809 . He received a patent of nobility in June 1810 and died of fever at Mora de Rubielos a few months later . His surname is one of the Names inscribed under the Arc de Triomphe , on Column 36 . Revolution . Laval was born on 9 November 1762 at Riom in the province of Auvergne , France . Today Riom is part of the Puy-de-Dôme department . On 4 July 1794 Laval was promoted chef de brigade of the 103rd Line Infantry Demi Brigade . In the `` amalgame '' of 1796 the 103rd became part of the new 100th Line Infantry Demi Brigade . Laval assumed command of the 100th Line on 16 February 1796 . In June 1796 the 100th Line was part of Guillaume Philibert Duhesme 's division , which had 7,438 infantry and 895 cavalry . This formation belonged to Laurent Gouvion Saint-Cyr 's Left Wing of Jean Victor Marie Moreau 's Army of Rhin-et-Moselle . The demi brigade participated in a victory over Imperial troops at Renchen on 28 June . During Moreau 's advance into southern Germany , Laval 's troops were present at the battles of Ettlingen on 9 July 1796 Neresheim on 11 August , and Friedberg on 24 August . As the Army of Rhin-et-Moselle withdrew , it is probable that the 100th Line fought at the battles of Biberach on 2 October 1796 , Emmendingen on 19 October , and Schliengen on 24 October . The 100th Demi Brigade served during the Siege of Kehl . This operation lasted from 10 November 1796 to 9 January 1797 when the French withdrew . One source showed Laval commanding a brigade at the battles of Ostrach and Stockach in March 1799 , though this may be a mistaken identification of Jean François Leval . On 4 June 1799 , the 100th Demi Brigade fought in the 4th Division at the First Battle of Zurich . Laval was promoted to general of brigade less than a week later on 10 June 1799 . At the Second Battle of Zurich on 25 and 26 September 1799 , he led a brigade in Nicolas Soult 's 3rd Division . Soult 's 11,000 troops crossed the Linth River , surprising and defeating 13,000 Austrian and Russian defenders . The success resulted in the death of Austrian commander Friedrich Freiherr von Hotze and the severing of Alexander Suvarov 's escape route . Under the command of Honoré Théodore Maxime Gazan , the 3rd Division participated in the unsuccessful effort to trap Suvarov 's army in the Alps . From 30 September through 5 October , actions were fought at Klöntalersee , Muotathal , Näfels , and Schwanden . In April 1800 , Laval led a brigade in Moreau 's Army of the Rhine . His division commander was Dominique Vandamme and the component units were the 1st Light Infantry and the 36th , 83rd , and 94th Line Infantry Demi Brigades , and the 8th Hussars . Vandamme 's division belonged to Claude Lecourbe 's Right Wing . Vandamme cowed the fortress of Hohentwiel into surrendering on 1 May 1800 . Two days later , the division was in action at the Battle of Stockach . On 5 May , Vandamme 's troops fought at the Battle of Messkirch . Laval missed the Battle of Hohenlinden on 3 December 1800 . During the fall campaign , he led a brigade in Charles-Étienne Gudin 's division of Lecourbe 's Right Wing . On 14 December at Salzburg , the Austrian rear guard repulsed elements of Lecourbe 's wing , including Gudin 's division . Empire . By this time Napoleon Bonaparte made the poor decision to take Spain by force and replace King Charles IV . The French introduced 70,000 French troops into Spain and on 16 February 1808 seized control of a number of fortresses and cities . On 2 May 1808 , the Spanish people rebelled against the French occupation forces , starting the Peninsular War . Laval and Claude Rosthollant were the brigade commanders in Bernard-Georges-François Frère 's 3rd Division which belonged to Pierre Dupont de l'Étang 's 2nd Corps of Observation of the Gironde . Frère 's division included the 1,160-strong 15th Light Infantry Regiment , the 2,870-man 2nd Legion of Reserve , and the 1,174-strong 1st Battalion of the 2nd Swiss Infantry Regiment . The division was detached from the corps and did not share in the Bailén disaster . Instead Frère was sent from Madrid to reopen communications with Marshal Bon-Adrien Jeannot de Moncey 's corps in its retreat after the Battle of Valencia . The two forces united on 8 July 1808 and withdrew to Madrid . Laval was promoted to general of division on 1 April 1809 . In May 1809 , the III Corps in Spain received a new leader , Louis Gabriel Suchet . Laval assumed command of the 1st Division with 4,000 soldiers in eight battalions . The 2nd Division was led by Louis François Félix Musnier and the cavalry by Pierre Watier . Altogether , the corps mustered only 11,000 men . After the successful Siege of Zaragoza , the French overran the southern part of Aragon . Since war with Austria was looming , Napoleon withdrew half of Aragon 's occupation troops leaving the French weak . The Spanish guerillas became active again , compelling the French to evacuate some districts . Soon , a Spanish army under General Joaquín Blake y Joyes appeared and threatened French control of Aragon . Suchet attacked the Spanish army in the Battle of Alcañiz on 23 May 1809 . The French army included 7,292 infantry in 14 battalions , 526 cavalry in six squadrons , and 18 artillery pieces . Blake 's force was made up of 8,101 foot soldiers , 445 horsemen , and 19 guns . Laval 's 1st Division counted two battalions each of the French 14th Line Infantry Regiment and the Polish 3rd Legion of the Vistula . Blake arrayed his troops on three hills in front of the town of Alcañiz . Laval made a tentative attack on the Spanish right flank , but it was driven off . Suchet then ordered Musnier to crack Blake 's center . Musnier formed five of his battalions into a massed column and sent it marching toward Blake 's line . After being pounded by all 19 Spanish guns and riddled by musketry , the French and Poles ran away . At this , the wounded Suchet withdrew his corps from the field . In the fighting , the III Corps lost 800 killed and wounded , while Blake suffered only 300 casualties . Suchet subsequently abandoned much of Aragon , while Blake received 25,000 new recruits . Luckily for the French , not enough muskets were available to supply them all with weapons . After his victory , Blake marched on Zaragoza . He divided his 20,000 men into three divisions and advanced down the Huerva River . Juan Carlos de Aréizaga 's division marched on the right bank while Blake took two divisions down the left bank . Suchet detailed Laval and one 2,000-man brigade to contain Aréizaga , while massing Musnier 's division and Pierre-Joseph Habert 's brigade against Blake . In the Battle of María on 15 June 1809 , Suchet defeated Blake and forced him to retreat . The Spanish army remained intact , though it lost 16 of its 25 guns . The French and Poles lost 700 or 800 casualties out of 10,000 infantry , 800 cavalry , and 12 guns . The Spanish suffered losses of 1,000 killed , 3,000 to 4,000 wounded , and hundreds captured out of 14,000 infantry and 1,000 cavalry . Habert 's brigade , which was part of Laval 's division , included the 14th Line and 3rd Vistula Legion . The next day , Suchet tried to bring the combined Spanish army to battle at Botorrita , but Blake slipped away . On 18 June 1809 , Blake made a stand in the Battle of Belchite . The Spanish army deployed on some hills before the town of Belchite . Suchet ordered Musnier to assault the Spanish left and Habert to attack the right . Musnier 's troops drove back Blake 's left wing . As Habert 's offensive gained momentum , a lucky hit detonated a number of Spanish ammunition wagons . The explosion panicked Blake 's troops and they all fled . Suchet left Musnier to watch Blake 's force and marched back to Zaragoza with Laval to restore order . The Spanish suffered 2,000 casualties out of 11,000 infantry and 870 cavalry , plus all nine of their remaining guns . The French lost only 200 killed and wounded . In addition to the units forming Habert 's brigade , Laval had the 44th Line Infantry Regiment on hand . Laval spent the next few months pacifying the northern part of Aragon . At the end of August he took 3,000 troops and successfully assaulted the monastery of San Juan de la Peña near Jaca . Colonel Renovales withdrew and was later trapped between III Corps troops and French national guards . Under the terms of his surrender the Spaniard was allowed free passage to Catalonia where he continued his guerilla operations . But Aragon was quiet in September and October . In December , Laval occupied the area near Teruel , forcing the Junta of Aragon to flee . In January 1810 , the 23,140-man III Corps was organized into three infantry divisions under Laval , Musnier , and Habert , and a cavalry brigade under General of Brigade André Joseph Boussart . Laval 's 1st Division included 6 battalions and 4,290 effectives . The division was made up of two battalions each of the 2nd Legion of the Vistula and the 14th and 44th Line Infantry Regiments . The 3rd Legion of the Vistula was nominally part of the division but detached elsewhere . At this time , the division 's headquarters were at Mont-ral . Suchet wanted to move against Mequinenza and Lérida , but King Joseph Bonaparte insisted that he advance on Valencia instead . Accordingly , he set out for the city and reached there on 6 March . His main column consisted of 8,000 men from Laval 's division and part of Musnier 's . They set out from Teruel and later rendezvoused with Habert 's division . Suchet found Valencia 's Spanish defenders determined to resist . Without heavy artillery to breach the walls , the French withdrew only four days later . While Suchet was absent from Aragon , the guerillas became very active in the province . Near Teruel , 300 French soldiers and four artillery pieces were captured by partisans . Back in Aragon , Suchet mounted the successful Siege of Lérida . Since he was left behind to defend Aragon , Laval did not participate in the siege or in the subsequent Siege of Mequinenza in June . Laval was named Baron of the Empire on 14 June 1810 . With Lérida captured , new orders arrived from Napoleon to seize Tortosa . The new commander in Catalonia , Marshal Jacques MacDonald was ordered by the emperor to cooperate with Suchet . In July , Suchet sent a force close to Tortosa while he assembled his siege equipment at Mequinenza . At the beginning of August , Henry O'Donnell led 2,500 Spanish regulars to Tortosa . On 3 August , O'Donnell marched out of Tortosa to attack Laval 's division , which was watching the city . The Spanish troops broke through the first defensive line but were unable to defeat the French and had to retreat . O'Donnell subsequently returned to Tarragona . Soon afterward , Suchet chased away the Army of Valencia which was threatening the force in front of Tortosa . By mid-August , MacDonald and 16,000 soldiers were finally cooperating with Suchet . Laval died of fever at Mora de Rubielos on 6 September 1810 . His name is on the Arc de Triomphe on Column 36 .
Mujeeb Aalam . Mujeeb Aalam ( September 4 , 1948 – June 2 , 2004 ) was a Pakistani playback singer who had a short film career . His singing style was a mixture of Mehdi Hassan and Ahmad Rushdi 's style . He sang dozen of hit songs in late 1960s and remained popular with cinema viewers . However , he lost his popularity in mid-1970s as more versatile singers like Akhlaq Ahmed and A Nayyar entered Pakistan film industry . Career . Mujeeb Aalam was born in Kanpur , Uttar Pradesh , India in an Urdu speaking family . Unfortunately , he got a short film career and was ignored by film musicians from the mid-1970s . Mujeeb Alam lived in the long shadow of highly successful Pakistani singers in the mid-sixties . However , soon he made his own distinct way into the world of music . Essentially he was a very humorous person . He loved to exchange jokes and made friends easily . Alam ’ s songs were picturised on film artists like Nadeem , Waheed Murad , and Muhammad Ali . Some of his famous songs were “ Main teray ajnabi shehr main ” , “ Main tera shehr chhor jaon ga ” , “ Main khushi se kion na gaoon , mera dil bhi gaa raha hai ” , and “ Woh naqab rukh ulat kar meray samnay na aain ” . The song which earned him real fame was “ Woh meray samnay tasweer banay baithay hain ” for film Chakori in 1967 . Mujeeb Alam won the Nigar Award for the song . He also sang songs in Bangla , Punjabi and Pushto languages , and has almost 12 audio albums to his credit . He also won a Nigar Award for a song about love for the mother , ‘ Aye maan teri soorat kay Aagay ’ in the film `` Qulli '' . Death . Mujeeb Aalam was retired from films since 1979 . He used to participate in private shows and musical programmes which were broadcast from Pakistan television and other channels . Mujeeb resided in Block J , North Nazimabad , Karachi , for quite some time . On Wednesday June 2 , 2004 , according to his daughter he left his home at 11:15pm and as they were about to approach Super Highway when Aalam complained of chest pain and he felt difficulty in breathing . He stopped the car , picked up a bottle of water but fell on the steering '' . She further said that her father was taken to a private hospital near Sohrab Goth where he was pronounced dead . He was 55 years old .
Athol , Idaho . Athol is a city in Kootenai County , Idaho , United States . The population was 692 at the 2010 census , up from 676 in 2000 . It is part of the Coeur d'Alene Metropolitan Statistical Area , which includes the entire county . Athol is notable for the nearby Silverwood theme park . Several miles east of town is Farragut State Park at the southern end of Lake Pend Oreille . History . A post office called Athol has been in operation since 1895 . The city may be named after the Duke of Atholl . Geography . Athol is located at ( 47.946024 , -116.707349 ) , at an elevation of above sea level . According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of , all of it land . Demographics . As of 2000 the median income for a household in the city was $ 30,595 , and the median income for a family was $ 31,875 . Males had a median income of $ 28,438 versus $ 17,813 for females . The per capita income for the city was $ 13,632 . About 11.0 % of families and 14.5 % of the population were below the poverty line , including 10.3 % of those under age 18 and 23.7 % of those age 65 or over . 2010 census . As of the census of 2010 , there were 692 people , 282 households , and 176 families residing in the city . The population density was . There were 305 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 97.0 % White , 0.9 % Native American , and 2.2 % from two or more races . Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.3 % of the population . There were 282 households of which 29.4 % had children under the age of 18 living with them , 47.9 % were married couples living together , 8.9 % had a female householder with no husband present , 5.7 % had a male householder with no wife present , and 37.6 % were non-families . 28.0 % of all households were made up of individuals and 10.3 % had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older . The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 3.05 . The median age in the city was 41.8 years . 23.7 % of residents were under the age of 18 ; 6.7 % were between the ages of 18 and 24 ; 23.2 % were from 25 to 44 ; 30.8 % were from 45 to 64 ; and 15.6 % were 65 years of age or older . The gender makeup of the city was 52.2 % male and 47.8 % female .
Chesty Morgan . Chesty Morgan , real name Liliana Wilczkowska and also known as Lillian Stello ( born October 15 , 1937 ) is a Polish-born , retired exotic dancer of Jewish descent , who also starred in two films directed by Doris Wishman . Morgan was billed as having a 73-inch bust measurement . Early life . Morgan was born Liliana Waj . As a young girl growing up near Warsaw , Poland , she was orphaned when her Jewish parents were killed by the Nazis after the Invasion of Poland . Sent to Israel , she lived in a series of orphanages before ending up in a kibbutz , Ein Gev . Career . Morgan began her career as a stripper in the early 1970s , using the name Zsa Zsa . A nightclub owner suggested she call herself `` Chesty Morgan '' . She never stripped below the waist , and in traditional burlesque fashion , valued the tease as much as the strip . She was occasionally arrested , allegedly for letting men near the stage touch the tops of her breasts to verify that they were real . Unlike many of the modern adult entertainment stars with large breasts , Morgan 's were not augmented with implants . According to the 1988 edition of `` Guinness Movie Facts & Feats , '' her bust measurement is the largest on record for a film star . She starred in two Doris Wishman films : `` Deadly Weapons '' and `` Double Agent 73 '' . She was also filmed by Federico Fellini as Barbarina in `` Fellini 's Casanova , '' but her scenes were cut . Clips from Doris Wishman 's two 1970s sexploitation films , based around Morgan 's very large breasts , were featured in John Waters ' 1994 film , `` Serial Mom . '' Waters also wrote a role for Morgan in his never-made feature `` Flamingos Forever . '' Personal life . In 1957 , Morgan married an American , Josef Wilczkowski , and moved to New York . Wilczkowski was killed in a Brooklyn robbery in 1965 , when she was 27 , and her two daughters , Eva and Lila , were four years old and four months old . In 1974 , Morgan married National League baseball umpire Dick Stello . The two divorced in 1979 , but remained friends until Stello 's death in a car accident in 1987 . In 1984 , her elder daughter Eva was also killed in a traffic accident . Retirement . Morgan 's last performance as a stripper was in Houston on the first night of the Persian Gulf War in 1991 . Since her retirement , she has lived in Tampa Bay , Florida .
CEN 1789 . CEN 1789:2007 is the European Union standard for ambulances and medical transportation vehicles . This European standard specifies requirements for the design , testing , performance and equipping of road ambulances used for the transport and care of patients . This standard is applicable to road ambulances capable of transporting at least one person on a stretcher . History . The current version of standard CEN 1789 was published by the Comité Européen de Normalisation ( European Committee on Standardization ) on June 29 , 2007 . This replaced an early version of the standard , published in 2000 . European standards are generally annotated by the organization , standard number and year of publication ( e.g . CEN 1789:2000 or CEN 1789/2007 ) . Within member countries , the annotation is likely to be adapted to include the local standards body , so that in Britain , the 'C ' is dropped from the prefix , and replaced with 'BS ' , in Germany with 'DIN ' , and so on . Because of the likelihood of significant changes between versions , on the most current version of any standard should be used . The Comité Européen de Normalisation is an agency of the government of the European Union , with membership from the National Standards Body of each participating member country . While CEN 1789:2007 represents the current European standard for the design of ambulances , it is by no means the only example of such a standard . Standards for ambulance design have existed in the United States since 1976 , where the standard is known as KKK-1822-A . This standard has been revised several times , and is currently in version 'F ' , known as KKK-1822-F. As with the European system , only the most current version of the standard should be used . One of the first known standards for ambulance design occurred in London , England , as the result of efforts by the Metropolitan Asylums Board , acting in response to the cholera outbreak of 1832 . While horse-drawn , this provided the actual standard for many of the earliest civilian ambulances around the world . More contemporary versions of ambulance design standards also exist at a local level in Canada , Australia and New Zealand . In each case , the country or jurisdiction develops such standards based upon its own needs , priorities , and realities , and this is also true of the European standard . In some cases , standards compliance may not be planned , and may occur as an incidental result of normal operations . To illustrate , a small country has no domestic ambulance manufacturers , but imports its vehicles from a larger country in which the manufacturer must comply with a published standard . In most cases , the ambulances imported by the smaller country will end up complying with the larger country 's standard , regardless of whether or not this outcome was intended . American and Australian standards were reviewed and considered during the development of the European standard , but were not precisely followed because European needs and priorities were different . Intent . The standard is intended to gradually transform the existing 'patchwork ' of ambulance design and equipment across Europe into a single set of standards . An ambulance from one country would possess sufficiently common characteristics to be immediately recognizable by the residents of another country . Such vehicles would be similar enough in design to be interchangeable , with emergency medical services personnel from one country able to quickly adapt to the use of a vehicle from another country , if required . Above all , such vehicles would be safe for those being transported in them , those working in them , other users of the road , and the general public . Vehicle standards . Requirements are specified for categories of road ambulances based in increasing order of the level of treatment that can be carried out . The standard includes both vehicle type and also engine type and performance characteristics , including vehicle dimensions , acceleration rate , braking capacity , traction control , fire safety , and heating/cooling . Interior design standards . The standard contains ergonomic requirements and design specifications for the patient compartment , and also places practical restrictions on the physical lifting of patients in and out of the vehicle , for safety reasons . Other safety factors addressed include lighting , doors & windows , cabinet securing systems , seatbelt and seat anchorage , seat size & position , and restraint of medical equipment , with provisions for static testing , dynamic and impact testing . Medical devices . This Standard gives general requirements for medical devices carried in road ambulances and used therein and outside hospitals and clinics in situations where the ambient conditions can differ from normal indoor conditions . Classification of ambulances . Please note that while the classification is standardized in the European Union , the crew and its abilities are not . The same vehicle may be used differently in varying countries . There are also emergency physician based systems in some European states , often with ( non-EU regulated ) vehicles with medical equipment and therefore lowering the need for the amount of equipment in the ambulance . Type A1 is without lights and sirens Type A2 with lights and sirens and can function as emergency ambulances . Generally only used for the non-emergency transportation of patients , either between facilities or between a facility and a residence . The emphasis is on transportation ; such ambulances have limited treatment or equipment space . Such ambulances may also be used because of cost by smaller communities , particularly if there is no ALS service . The most commonly seen type of emergency ambulance . This vehicle type permits increased treatment space and also the ability to store significantly larger amounts of medical equipment . Such vehicles will typically respond independently to emergency calls , providing some level of treatment . This type of ambulance is commonly seen in the movement of high acuity ( ICU ) patients between hospitals . It provides adequate space for not only the medical equipment commonly seen in ambulances , but also to accommodate hospital equipment , such as ventilators , during transport . In some locations , vehicles of this design may be used to provide mobile resuscitation services , either supplemented by an emergency physician response , or with the physician as a part of the crew . In Germany , the vast majority of primary emergency ambulances ( `` Rettungswagen '' ) are required to be Type C ambulance without being dedicated to intensive care transports . Emergency Lights . All ambulances will be equipped with flashing blue lights , visible for 360 degrees around the vehicle . Siren . All vehicles must also be equipped with an audible warning system ( siren ) which meets specified standards for both sound pattern and volume . Vehicle colour . The Standard specifies that all ambulances will be painted yellow , with specific colour standards , as their primary body colour . The colour yellow was chosen primarily because it remains visible to almost all people in all lighting conditions , including the majority of those with colour-blindness . One ambulance service in Europe that does not conform to the standard is the Scottish Ambulance Service , who use white vehicles with ambulance Battenburg markings . Battenburg Pattern . All ambulances are to be equipped with highly reflective green and yellow 'checkerboard ' markings ( the English term is 'Battenburg ' pattern ) , of specified proportions , running the entire length of the vehicle . The intent of this measure was to provide specific 'visual identities ' for emergency vehicles , by reserving this pattern for ambulances , blue and yellow Battenburg for police cars , and red and yellow Battenburg for fire service vehicles . In addition , all lettering on the vehicle is required to be highly reflective , in order to boost vehicle visibility in all conditions . The colour combination selected was chosen for specific reasons . Under night time conditions , green is among the most visible ( exceeded only by blue ) of colours , creating high visibility ( and safety ) for ambulance vehicles . Unfortunately , for many of those who suffer from colour-blindness , neither green nor red is visible , washing out to shades of grey or dark yellow . In fact , almost 99 percent of all colour vision deficiency involves some form of red-green colour blindness , and includes an estimated 7-10 percent of all males , depending on location . However , even for these individuals , the colour yellow is always visible ( see diagram ) . The resulting pattern is both high visibility and eye-catching for the average person , provides improved night time visibility for most , and provides a combination which is identifiable , at least in part , by the majority of the population . < gallery caption= '' Colour Vision/Colour Blindness '' widths= '' 250px '' heights= '' 180px '' perrow= '' 3 '' > File : Gay flag.svg|Normal range of colour vision File : Rainbow Protanopia.svg|Same image with one form of red/green colour-blindness ( 1 % of males ) File : Rainbow Deuteranopia.svg|Most common form of colour-blindness ( 5 % of males ) Star of Life . The blue Star of Life , the international EMS emblem , must be painted on both sides and on top of the vehicle . The mark must be a minimum of 500mm in diameter . This requirement may be waived if the ambulance is part of a national affiliate of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Society . In this case , the Red Cross ( or other authorized ICRC emblem ) should be used instead . Emblems of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement . This requirement may also be waved if use of the Star of Life emblem is restricted by local law . The standard also calls for the Star of Life to be used on EMS clothing and apparel . Word Markings . The vehicle must be marked with the English word `` AMBULANCE '' and/or the equivalent word in the local language . The text must utilize capital letters , have a letter height of at least 100mm , and the letters must contrast with the background colours . Application and compliance . As with most European standards , compliance by the member countries of the European Union is purely voluntary , and to be determined at the level of the member country , usually by means of legislation , or by its own standards organization . To illustrate , this standard , which has been accepted by the United Kingdom , is known locally as BS EN 1789:2007 , with the 'BS ' referring to British Standards . As a result , the adoption of this standard has varied considerably from one country to another . Most countries , for example , have adopted the sections dealing with vehicle design and performance , while only a few ( the UK , Ireland , and Sweden at this writing ) , have fully adopted the colour , warning system , and livery schemes for such vehicles . To further complicate matters , some countries have adopted some portion of the visual identity standards , but not all . In the Netherlands , Belgium , and some parts of Germany , the conversion to the basic identifying colour ( yellow ) is occurring , but the balance of visual identity provisions are not . In addition , some countries which are not currently members of the European Union , such as Norway are adopting some portions of the standards , primarily because few other good standards exist for this purpose , particularly those that reflect European realities . The rate and degree of compliance with the standard is a conscious choice by individual countries , while in others , compliance is a matter of the priorities for the changing of older , country specific , legislation . As previously stated , compliance with the standard is purely voluntary . There are no untoward financial implications to compliance , since only ambulances purchased after ratification of the standard by each country are required to be compliant . There is no mandatory provision for the retrofitting of existing ambulances .
Heart Flesh Degeneration . Heart Flesh Degeneration ( ) is a novel written by Ludwig Laher in 2001 in which the author portrays the Austrian provinces in the years 1940 to 1955 . Content . In the southwest of the Upper Austrian region of Innviertel , during the Nazi period called Oberdonau , the NSDAP wants to drain the Ibmer moor . The plan is to create 250 new farms on the land . But first , forced labourers have to regulate the river Moosach under the worst conditions . People get sent to a so-called labour education camp created by the mayor , who wants to get rid of them , often for personal reasons . At the turn of the year 1940 to 1941 , the camp doctor decides to refuse to testify that deaths are due to harmless causes when it is clear that the guards brutally kill the prisoners . His complaint causes a courageous senior public prosecuter in the Third Reich to investigate , taking camp leaders and supervisors in custody , working fifteen months on a court case that also aims to bring the office workers behind it to justice . Despite severe threats from the NSDAP in Linz , Josef Neuwirth does n't get discouraged until the case is finally forcibly closed by the Reich Chancellery . Immediately after the complaint of the camp doctor , the Gau-NSDAP has closed the terror site and reopened it ten days later as a gypsy detention camp . Hundreds of local , mostly Upper Austrian Romani people , including about 250 children and adolescents , are now interned there . Those who do not die in Weye-St.Pantaleon will be deported to Poland in November 1941 and murdered . The last third of the novel shows how in postwar Austria the old Nazi elite in the village quickly make new careers in the new major parties , ÖVP and SPÖ , and how the perpetrators of the Second Republic are mostly sentenced to minor fines while people who have been persecuted on racial grounds are once again excluded . The book ends with the major amnesty proclaimed by the Federal President 1955 , under which almost all Nazi war criminials were released . Commenting on this conclusion , Laher says in 2004 : `` My novel 'Herzfleischentartung ' doesn ’ t end here , though , because the victims are only dead in a wide sense , when the perpetrators have achieved their ultimate goal , namely to destroy memory and therefore to eliminate the victims from history . My text does not end in the year 1945 also because the so-called zero hour is in no way a radical break with racist barbarism '' . Form . The great success of the novel probably owes at least as much to the language which Ludwig Laher has chosen for his text , as the contents it conveys . Laher frequently uses offensively a fast-paced , utilitarian , cynical and tough language of the Nazis , which hardly leaves room for empathy and which immediately fascinates the reading public , when speed is removed and the fate of an individual is briefly singled out : The structures of barbarism displace the acting characters as `` heros '' . Review . “ Just because it adheres to the specific facts of a regionally limited case , which , however , because of the design of the literature , obtains inherent generality and so this book succeeds in a statement on the nature of National Socialism and its tenacious survival , as it is rarely shown so clearly and convincingly '' writes Anna Mitgutsch in her review of `` Herzfleischentartung '' in the Austrian newspaper `` Der Standard '' . Ulrich Weinzierl praised the author in the German newspaper `` Die Welt '' : “ Ludwig Laher ventured into very delicate issues . In his new book ‘ Herzfleischentartung ’ he explores the repressed history of the Nazi camp of St. Pantaleon in his home-state in Upper Austria . The fact-faithful narrator is superior to all historians , because he knows how to use the cynicism of the Nazi jargon and phrases of the files productively in his chronicle '' . `` In addition to the well-founded historical knowledge of the author of this book developed through meticulous work , it is the language that is especially impressive . Dynamic and provided with numerous openings , the reader not only gets insights into historical processes but also in a possible world of thought of the perpetrators . And that is exactly what has impressed me about this book so much . As a reader you have to constantly look out for the author . He takes one by the hand and leads you to places and events , which one would never have exposed himself/herself to . With a very slightly translucent , sage and sometimes even witty language , he seduces one to lay down a little bit the emotional defenses that one has rightly placed for such literature and achieves even in causing feelings of disbelief and dismay in jaded people . A book whose reading has been difficult , but I would not want to miss it a moment . '' The book has , in the countries where it was published , almost always found great acceptance among critics . In Austria , it is now widely used as a school reading . Reception . In the course of research by the author of the book and belonging to his sphere of activity , the association memorial bearing Weyer / Innviertel , came into being which maintains the memorial , offers guided tours and organizes the annual commemoration . Laher himself , who is very much involved in promoting a comprehensive quality of education in Austria , holds numerous readings and lectures on his book and its underlying issues . Lahers work is specifically recommended by historians due to its proximity to sources and representation . In the English speaking world too , the work receives an attentive reception , particularly in connection with the concept of home ( ‘ Heimat ’ ) .
Bigfin snake eel . The Bigfin snake eel ( `` Ophichthus macrochir '' ) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae ( worm/snake eels ) . It was described by Pieter Bleeker in 1853 . It is a tropical , marine eel which is known from the Indo-Pacific . It dwells at a depth range of 0–25 metres , and inhabits sand and mud . Males can reach a maximum total length of 92 centimetres .
Oracle Exadata . The Oracle Exadata Database Machine ( Exadata ) is a computing platform that is specialized and optimized for running Oracle Database . The goal of Exadata is to achieve higher performance and availability at lower cost by moving database algorithms and intelligence into storage and networking , bypassing the traditional processing layers . Exadata integrates Oracle Corporation hardware and software , including scale-out compute servers , scale-out storage servers , InfiniBand networking and specialized `` Exadata Software '' , packaged in one or more hardware racks , in a wide range of shapes and price points . Exadata compute servers use Intel Xeon processors and the Oracle Linux operating system or Oracle Virtual Machine to run Oracle Database software . `` Exadata Storage Servers '' use Intel Xeon processors to perform block storage functions and run Exadata Software that offloads data-intensive database processing . State-of-the-art `` Flash '' technology in Exadata Storage Servers has exposed the importance of Exadata 's offloading for realizing the full performance of Flash . Exadata debuted in 2008 as the first in Oracle Corporation 's family of `` Engineered Systems '' for use in corporate data centers deployed as `` private clouds '' . In October 2015 , Exadata became available in the Oracle Cloud as a subscription service , known as the `` Exadata Cloud Service '' . Oracle databases deployed in the Exadata Cloud Service are 100 % compatible with databases deployed on Exadata on-premises , which enables customers to transition to the Oracle Cloud with no application changes . Oracle Corporation manages this service , including hardware , network , Linux software and Exadata software , while customers have complete ownership of their databases . In early 2017 , a third Exadata deployment choice became available . `` Exadata Cloud at Customer '' is Exadata Cloud Service technology deployed on-premises ( behind the corporate firewall ) and managed by Oracle Cloud experts . Like the Exadata Cloud Service , Exadata Cloud at Customer is owned and managed by Oracle , and licensed through a pay-as-you-go subscription . The Oracle Cloud at Customer program is intended to bring all the benefits of the Oracle public cloud while still satisfying security and regulatory constraints . Exadata Use Cases . Exadata is designed to optimally run any Oracle Database workload or combination of workloads , such as an OLTP application running simultaneously with Analytics processing . The platform is frequently used to consolidate many databases that were previously running on dedicated database servers . Exadata 's scale-out architecture is naturally suited to running in the Oracle Cloud , where computing requirements can dynamically grow and sometimes shrink . Historically , specialized database computing platforms were designed for a particular workload , such as Data Warehousing , and poor or unusable for other workloads , such as OLTP . Exadata has optimizations for all database workloads , implemented such that mixed workloads share system resources fairly . Resource management features also allow for prioritized allocation of system resources , such as always favoring workloads servicing interactive users over reporting and batch , even if they are accessing the same data . Long running requests , characterized by Data Warehouses , reports , batch jobs and Analytics , are reputed to run many times faster compared to a conventional , non-Exadata database server . Customer references often cite performance gains of . Analytics workloads can also use the `` Oracle Database In-Memory '' option on Exadata for additional acceleration , and In-Memory Databases on Exadata have been extended to take advantage of Flash memory capacity , many times larger than the capacity of DRAM . Exadata ’ s `` Hybrid Columnar Compression '' feature is intended to reduce the storage consumption of Data Warehouses and archival data as well as increase performance by reducing the amount of IO . Transactional ( OLTP ) workloads on Exadata benefit from the incorporation of Flash memory into Exadata ’ s storage hierarchy , and the automatic `` tiering '' of data into memory , Flash or disk storage . Special Flash algorithms optimize Flash for response time sensitive database operations such as log writes . For the most demanding OLTP , all-Flash storage eliminates the latency of disk media completely . Exadata Design Concepts . In order to understand the design of Exadata , it must be compared with a traditional database computing platform , made from separate hardware and software components that operate independently . Traditional Computing Platforms are General-Purpose . The hardware components that make up a typical database computing platform are a compute server connected over a network to a storage array . The database software runs on the compute server and sends or receives database information to and from the storage array over the network . The hardware components use standard software protocols to `` talk '' to each other . This separation via standard interfaces is what allows a computing platform to run a wide variety of software and hardware from different vendors . The hardware components do n't know or care about the purpose of the software applications running on the compute server . The storage array , for example , just responds to requests to retrieve or store data , without regard for whether that data is part of an important financial transaction or a monthly report of minor value , or even an email message . All of the application logic and the processing of the data is performed on the compute server , to which all the data must be sent . With this approach , a computing platform can be used for a wide range of software applications , though it will not be optimized for any particular application . Oracle Database is the Focus of Exadata . From the outset , the goal of Exadata was to create the best Oracle Database platform by building a complete stack of software and hardware focused on the Oracle Database , that allowed processing to be moved to its optimal location . Oracle believed such a platform could be streamlined and optimized for significantly better results in terms of performance , database availability and security . In other words , if Exadata is only processing Oracle Database requests , and database functions can run on any piece of hardware , it can take advantage of that in all the software layers running on every hardware component . Furthermore , the hardware design itself can include elements that are most advantageous to Oracle Database applications , such as very fast InfiniBand networking and Flash memory . Given the importance of data storage to databases , Oracle was particularly focused on optimizing that aspect of the Exadata platform . Adding Database Intelligence to Storage . At the time Exadata was conceived , Oracle had several decades of experience developing Oracle Database software , and was well aware of the limitations and performance bottlenecks imposed by traditional computing platforms . To fulfill the Exadata mission , Oracle needed a storage layer that could easily scale out and parallelize Oracle Database requests . It also recognized the opportunity for storage to cooperate in the processing of database requests beyond just storing and shipping data . For example , rather than send an entire database table across the network to the compute server to find a small number of records , such data filtering could be done in storage and only the resulting records sent across the network . The addition of Flash memory to Exadata Storage Servers with the second ( V2 ) generation of Exadata also opened up a range of possibilities for optimizing performance in the storage layer . Over time , as the performance and capacity of Flash storage increased at a rapid rate , the network became a performance bottleneck for traditional database platforms and Exadata 's offloading of database processing into Exadata Storage Servers avoided that problem . In summary , Oracle recognized the need for a powerful server that could run intelligent database software and act as a storage array , with a modular design that could easily grow in capacity and performance as the database grew . A `` database-aware '' storage server that could cooperate with compute servers in the execution of database requests was a compelling and now possible development , enabled by focusing Exadata on what is best for the Oracle Database . The foundation of Exadata is the `` Exadata Storage Server '' , invented by Oracle to replace the traditional storage array . Optimizing Across the Full Stack . To maximize the effectiveness of Exadata , Oracle had to be in control of the software and hardware components of the platform so that coordinated improvements could be made anywhere at any time . Oracle already had a broad portfolio of software products when Exadata was conceived , covering most of the software layers that are required to run a database platform , such as the Oracle Linux operating system , storage management software , monitoring and administrative tools and virtual machine software , and , of course , Oracle Database and options software . The initial 2008 release of Exadata ( V1 ) was a joint development between Oracle ( software ) and Hewlett-Packard ( hardware ) . The second generation ( V2 ) of Exadata switched to hardware from Sun Microsystems , and shortly thereafter Oracle acquired Sun Microsystems and thus gained ownership of the main hardware components of Exadata . At this point ( 2009 ) the ability for Oracle to develop an entire computing platform optimized around the Oracle Database was in place . A further benefit for customers was the ability to support the entire Exadata platform from one vendor ; something impossible with a traditional computing platform of hardware and software components from multiple vendors . Exadata Smart Software . With Oracle 's control over all Exadata software and hardware components , Oracle embarked on a regular release schedule of new software capabilities married closely with leading-edge hardware components . Using knowledge of the Oracle Database formats and algorithms , plus an understanding of the application workload , these `` smart '' software enhancements , running in the Oracle Database and all software and firmware in the platform , had the potential to significantly outperform the capabilities of a traditional database platform . The ability to run Oracle Database routines in the Exadata Storage Server software was a major enabler of this advantage . For example , when an OLTP application commits a transaction to the database software , that request is viewed by Exadata as a critical operation and prioritized accordingly within the network and in the storage servers . The commit request will move in front of less important messages on the network and in the IO queue . Another example is the use of Flash memory for caching data that is being accessed by Analytics applications . Because a columnar data format is more effective for Analytics workloads , when Exadata moves the data row from disk to Flash , it automatically reformats the data into a columnar format . Both examples require the Oracle Database to understand the intent of the application and to cascade this understanding to the network and storage software , which behave accordingly . Since Exadata 's debut in 2008 , there have been at least two significant Exadata software releases per year , delivering dozens of `` smart '' software enhancements . Most of these enhancements are based on a smaller number of technical foundations , as explained below . Smart Software Enhancements . A more detailed listing of smart software enhancements is below , grouped by their value to Analytics or OLTP workloads , or their impact on Availability . Similar enhancements can not be duplicated on other platforms because they require software and API modifications and integration across database software , operating systems , networking and storage . Refer to the Exadata documentation and Data Sheet for descriptions of these features Database Software . Exadata compute servers run the Oracle Linux 6 operating system and Oracle Database 11g Release 2 Enterprise Edition , Oracle Database 12c Enterprise Edition , or Oracle Database 18c Enterprise Edition . Exadata system resources can be optionally virtualized using the Xen-based Oracle VM . All Oracle Database options , such as Real Application Clusters , Multitenant , Database In-Memory , Advanced Compression , Advanced Security , Partitioning , Active Data Guard and others are optionally available with Exadata . Applications that are certified to a supported version of the Oracle Database are automatically compatible with Exadata . No additional modifications or certifications are required . The same database software that runs on Exadata on-premises will run in the Exadata Cloud Service and Exadata Cloud at Customer . In addition , on-premises software licenses are eligible for the BYOL ( Bring Your Own License ) transfer into the Oracle Cloud or Cloud at Customer . Networking . Exadata provides high-speed networks for internal and external connectivity . A 40 Gigabits per second ( 40 Gb/sec ) InfiniBand network is used for internal connectivity between compute and storage servers and 25 , 10 and 1 Gb/sec Ethernet ports are included for data center connectivity . The InfiniBand network is also used as the cluster interconnect between compute servers . Exadata uses a custom-designed , database-oriented protocol over the InfiniBand network to achieve higher performance . It makes extensive use of remote direct memory access ) to improve efficiency by avoiding data copies when moving data between servers . Exadata also has a `` direct-to-wire protocol '' that allows the database to `` talk '' directly to the InfiniBand hardware , bypassing the operating system . Exadata also takes advantage of InfiniBand Lanes in its `` Network Resource Management '' feature to prioritize important traffic across the network . In this feature the Oracle Database software tags network messages that require low latency , such as transaction commits , lock messages and IO operations issued by interactive users , enabling them to bypass messages issued by less critical high-throughput workloads such as reporting and batch . The result is analogous to how an emergency vehicle with its siren on is able to move more quickly through heavy traffic - high-priority network messages are moved to the front of the server , network switch , and storage queues , bypassing lower-priority messages and resulting in shorter and more predictable response times . Management Software . Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control ( EM ) manages Oracle software and hardware , including the Exadata Database Machine . EM integrates with the built-in Exadata management tooling , as well as with customer ’ s existing systems management and helpdesk tools . The Exadata plug-in for EM provides an integrated view of compute servers , storage servers , switches , and topology . In addition , it also provides discovery , monitoring and alerting capability for Exadata systems management . The Exadata Cloud Service and Exadata Cloud at Customer platforms are managed by Oracle , while customers control and manage the software and databases running on the compute servers . Exadata Cloud platforms include a web-based provisioning wizard through which customers can quickly provision their chosen Exadata system and subsequently their database instances . Customers also perform familiar database administration and OS administration tasks aided by cloud automation for backup , patching , and upgrades Exadata Hardware . Exadata is available in two models : one based on two-socket compute servers and the other based on eight-socket compute servers . The two models differ only in the hardware used for the compute servers . The networking , storage servers and software are the same in both models . The most recent Oracle Exadata Database Machine is the X7 generation , introduced in October 2017 . The X7-2 compute servers feature a small form factor , 1 RU ( Rack Unit ) in height . They employ 2-socket Intel Xeon processors ; each socket with 24 compute cores for 48 total cores per compute server . Memory starts at 384 Gigabytes ( GB ) and can be expanded to 1.5 Terabytes ( TB ) . The Exadata Database Machine base configuration has 2 compute servers and 3 storage servers , referred to as a `` Quarter Rack '' . The same hardware is also available in an `` Eighth Rack '' configuration with half of the processing and half of the storage capacity . As the database workload and/or data size increases , additional compute and storage servers may be added to increase the volume of work performed in parallel , using Exadata 's `` Elastic Configuration . '' The X7-8 compute server uses eight-socket compute servers that consume 5 RU in height and have greater memory capacity than the X7-2 . Whereas each X7-2 compute server contains 48 compute cores , the X7-8 server contains 192 compute cores . This allows large database workloads to easily scale-up within a compute server while still supporting Exadata ’ s scale-out expandability across multiple servers . The larger memory capacity of the X7-8 also favors In-Memory Databases and very large OLTP , consolidation , and Data Warehouse workloads . Like the X7-2 , the Exadata X7-8 base configuration has 2 compute servers and 3 storage servers , but consumes a `` Half Rack '' of space . Additional compute and storage servers may be added until the rack is full . Exadata Storage Servers . There are two choices for Exadata Storage Servers ; `` Extreme Flash '' and `` High Capacity '' . The Extreme Flash Storage Server is all-flash storage containing 8 PCIe flash drives for a total of 51.2 TB of raw storage capacity in its current X7-2 configuration . The High Capacity storage server in its current X7-2 configuration contains 12 disks , 10 TB each , for a total of 120 TB of raw storage capacity . To improve IO response times , the High-Capacity storage server also employs 25.6 TB of PCIe flash to cache active data blocks . Exadata ’ s `` Smart Flash Cache '' , `` Smart Flash Log '' , `` Columnar Flash Cache '' and `` Write Back Flash Cache '' features determine how and when to use flash . In addition to adding storage servers into an Exadata Database Machine base configuration , storage servers may also be acquired with or added to `` Exadata Storage Expansion '' racks . Note : Based on an elastic configuration of 12 storage servers , 10 compute servers . IOPS = 8K IO Operations per Second from SQL Memory-Level Performance with Shared Storage . Architects of traditional computing platforms have always had to cope with technology change affecting the design of their systems . The goal is to eliminate bottlenecks so that the output of storage moves through the network and is processed by compute servers without any slowdown . Solving an imbalance generally involves adding faster or more network connections or compute servers . This was before the advent of ultra-fast PCIe Flash memory and the NVMe Flash interface . Flash Outruns the Fastest Networks . Flash storage started to became mainstream in corporate computing around 2010 , as a cache in front of hard disks or as a replacement for disks entirely . Every year thereafter Flash capacity and performance increased significantly . In 2017 , leading-edge Flash performance crossed a threshold , where the most advanced networks were unable to match the performance of Flash , and became a substantial bottleneck . For example , a single state-of-the-art Flash card in 2017 produced 5.5 GB/sec of data throughput , compared to around 5 GB/sec ( i.e . 40 Gigabits/sec ) for very fast network cards . Flash storage systems can support hundreds of Flash cards , easily overwhelming the more limited number of network connections possible . A popular all-Flash storage system with 480 Flash cards was rated at only 38 GB/sec of data throughput , whereas without a network bottleneck , that many Flash cards should produce over 2,600 GB/sec of data throughput . Plugging Flash directly into a compute server removes the network bottleneck , but also removes the ability to share storage with multiple compute servers . Compare this example with the prior table showing the performance of Exadata Storage Servers . At 350 GB/sec , the performance of Exadata Flash approaches the performance of memory ( DRAM ) at 800 GB/sec for a full-rack Exadata system . There is no network bottleneck , even with shared storage , because Exadata is able to offload database functions to storage . Elastic Configurations . Prior to the X5-2 generation , Exadata systems were only available in fixed-size configurations of Eighth , Quarter , Half and Full Rack sizes . With the X5-2 Exadata release in January , 2015 , `` elastic configurations '' were introduced . An elastic configuration has a customer-specified combination of database servers and storage servers . Elastic configurations allow individual storage or compute servers to be added to a base configuration until the physical rack is full . For example , an Exadata system optimized for in-memory database processing could be created by adding many compute servers , each with maximum memory . Conversely , an Exadata system optimized for a large data warehouse could be configured by adding many High-Capacity storage servers . The ratio of compute to storage servers can vary , depending on the characteristics of the intended workload . Elastic configurations may also be used to scale out earlier generation Exadata systems using X7-2 servers . In addition , Exadata Database Machines have always been able to span multiple racks using the built-in InfiniBand network connections . Thus , Exadata ’ s scale-out extends beyond a single physical rack . The Evolution of Exadata . Oracle Corporation releases a new generation of Exadata every twelve to eighteen months . At each release , Oracle refreshes most hardware components to the latest Intel Xeon processors , memory , disk , flash and networking . The hardware refreshes in themselves result in performance increases with every release . Exadata software is also refreshed with each generation and periodically in between , enhancing some combination of performance , availability , security , management and workload consolidation . In October 2015 , features to support the Oracle Cloud were introduced . The emphasis of each Exadata generation is described below . `` Exadata V1 '' , released in 2008 , focused on accelerating Data Warehousing by delivering the full throughput of storage to the database . Per Oracle , Exadata achieved this by moving database filtering operations into storage , instead of sending all data to the compute servers and filtering it there . Oracle refers to this capability as `` Exadata Smart Scan ' . '' Exadata V1 also supported a consolidation feature for allocating IO bandwidth between databases or workloads , called `` IORM '' ( IO Resource Manager ) . Exadata V1 was available in `` Full Rack '' or `` Half Rack '' sizes , and the choice of `` High Performance '' or `` High Capacity '' storage servers . `` Exadata V2 '' , released in 2009 , added a `` Quarter Rack '' configuration and support for OLTP workloads via Flash storage and database-aware `` Flash Caching '' . Exadata V2 also introduced `` Hybrid Columnar Compression '' to reduce the amount of storage consumed by large Data Warehousing tables . `` Storage Indexes '' in Exadata V2 increased performance by eliminating the need to read entire regions of storage , based on knowledge of the data contained in the region . `` Exadata X2-2 '' , the third generation , was released in 2010 and a second model of Exadata , `` Exadata X2-8 '' , was introduced . The X2-8 and subsequent “ 8 socket ” Exadata models feature Intel processors targeted at large memory , scale-up workloads . The use of Flash storage beyond caching began in this release with a `` Smart Flash Logging '' feature . Support for `` 10 Gigabit per second ( Gb/sec ) Ethernet '' connectivity was also added . Data security through encryption was encouraged with the incorporation of `` hardware decryption '' in Exadata X2-2 , largely eliminating the performance overhead compared to software decryption . A `` Storage Expansion Rack '' based on Exadata X2-2 was added in 2011 to accommodate large , fast-growing Data Warehouses and archival databases . All subsequent 2-socket Exadata generations have included a new Storage Expansion Rack . `` Exadata X3-2 '' and `` X3-8 '' were released in 2012 , including a new `` Eighth Rack X3-2 '' entry-level configuration . `` Flash storage capacity quadrupled '' and OLTP write throughput reportedly increased by 20x via the `` Write-Back Flash Cache '' feature . A number of availability enhancements were added , `` bypassing slow or failed storage media '' , `` reducing the duration of storage server brownouts '' and `` simplifying replacement of failed disks . '' `` Exadata X4-2 '' was released in 2013 . `` Flash capacity doubled '' and `` Flash compression '' was added , effectively doubling capacity again . `` Network Resource Management '' was introduced , automatically prioritizing critical messages . InfiniBand bandwidth doubled with support for `` active/active connections '' . `` Exadata X4-8 '' released in 2014 , plus `` Capacity on Demand '' licensing , `` IO latency capping '' and `` timeout thresholds '' . `` Exadata X5-2 '' and `` X5-8 '' were released in 2015 with a major set of enhancements . `` Flash and disk capacity doubled '' . `` Elastic configurations '' were introduced to enable expansion one server at a time . `` Virtualization '' was added as an option to Exadata along with `` Trusted Partitions '' for flexible licensing within a virtual machine . Database `` snapshots '' on Exadata storage enabled efficient development and testing . `` Oracle Database In-Memory '' on Exadata included `` Fault Tolerant '' `` redundancy '' . The High Performance Exadata storage servers were replaced with `` all-Flash ( Extreme Performance ) storage servers '' and Exadata became the first major vendor to adopt the `` NVMe Flash interface '' . `` Columnar Flash cache '' was introduced to automatically reformat analytics data into row format in Flash . `` IPv6 support '' was completed . `` Exadata Cloud Service '' was launched on the Oracle Cloud . `` Exadata X6-2 '' and `` X6-8 '' were released in 2016 . `` Flash capacity doubled '' . E '' xafusion Direct-to-Wire protocol '' reduced messaging overhead in a cluster and `` Smart Fusion Block Transfer '' eliminated log write delays for OLTP applications in a cluster . `` Exadata Cloud at Customer '' debuted , enabling Oracle Cloud benefits within corporate data centers . ' and ' were released in 2017 . `` Flash capacity doubled '' . Flash cards became `` Hot pluggable '' for online replacement . `` 10 Terabyte ( TB ) disk drives '' debuted along with `` 25 Gb/sec Ethernet '' connectivity . Oracle Database In-Memory processing was extended into Flash storage , and storage server DRAM was utilized for faster OLTP .
Tyrant ( disambiguation ) . A tyrant is a despotic ruler or person .
Hollywood ( Jay-Z song ) . `` Hollywood '' is a song recorded by American recording artist Jay Z for his ninth studio album , `` Kingdom Come '' ( 2006 ) . It features Jay Z 's now-wife , American recording artist Beyoncé , and was released as a single in the US on January 23 , 2007 . Jay Z co-wrote the song with its producers Ne-Yo and Reggie `` Syience '' Perry . `` Hollywood '' is a disco-influenced R & B song with lyrics that detail the tiredness music stars , working in the American cinema industry , sometimes feel . The song was well received by music critics who praised its musical arrangement as well as the guest vocals by Knowles . `` Hollywood '' charted on US `` Billboard '' component charts , reaching a peak of number 56 on the Hip-Hop Songs chart in early March 2007 . It also gained attention in Australia where it charted inside the top 100 positions of the ARIA Singles Chart . Knowles later recorded a solo version of the song , which was re-titled `` Welcome to Hollywood '' , and included it on the deluxe edition of her second studio album , `` B'Day '' ( 2006 ) . A video interlude was recorded for The Beyoncé Experience tour where clips of Knowles were shown and music videos from her `` B'Day Anthology '' were comprised together , while the song was played on the tour . Background . `` Hollywood '' , featuring guest vocals from Knowles , was included as the tenth track on Jay Z 's ninth studio album , `` Kingdom Come '' ( 2006 ) . It sees songwriting duties by Jay Z as well as R & B singer Ne-Yo , and utilizes production from Reggie `` Syience '' Perry . The song is an R & B intoned simple one , also containing elements of disco , which is a genre of dance music . According to Louis Pattison of `` New Musical Express '' , `` Hollywood '' expresses `` a weariness with the showbiz merry-go-round . '' It was sent by Def Jam and Roc-A-Fella Records to US rhythmic radio for airplay on January 23 , 2007 , and to contemporary hit radio on February 6 , 2007 . Critical reception . The song was generally well received by music critics who complimented Knowles ' guest vocals and the R & B tone . Spence D. , writing for IGN Music stated that Knowles shines on `` Hollywood '' . This was echoed by Kelefa Sanneh of `` The New York Times '' who said that Knowles `` sounds great on 'Hollywood ' . '' By contrast , Henry Adaso of About.com coined the collaboration of Jay Z and Knowles on `` Hollywood '' as the worst one on the entire album . Louis Pattison of `` New Musical Express '' considered Knowles voice as `` commanding '' on the song . Azeem Ahmad of musicOMH wrote : `` Despite the poignancy of the imagery evoked , [ 'Hollywood ' is ] a little bit too contrived , clichéd and poppy . Although the irony of this will ( probably ) have been deliberate , it 's a far cry from the soulful `` Do U Wan na Ride '' featuring John Legend on a Kanye West production . '' Michael Endelman of `` Entertainment Weekly '' described `` Hollywood '' as a `` brassy , sassy '' R & B song with a chorus belonging `` in a Vegas revue , not a hip hop album . '' Caroline Sullivan of `` The Guardian '' commented that `` Beyoncé leaves her indelible voiceprint '' on the song . Chart performance . `` Hollywood '' charted on a few US `` Billboard '' charts . It entered US Hip-Hop Songs chart at number 78 on February 17 , 2007 . On the chart issue dated March 3 , 2007 , `` Hollywood '' moved up 26 places from number 72 to number 56 , which became its peak on that chart . It was the second greatest gainer that particular week , only behind Knowles ' `` Listen '' ( 2007 ) , which was released as the lead single off the soundtrack album ' . `` Hollywood '' also debuted and peaked at number 21 on the US Hot Rap Songs chart on March 3 , 2007 itself . `` Hollywood '' made its debut at number 51 on the ARIA Physical Singles Chart and at number 27 on the ARIA Urban Chart on April 23 , 2010 . The following week , it achieved a high point of number 47 on the Physical Singles chart while remaining at its debut position on the Urban Chart . On May 7 , 2007 , `` Hollywood '' made its debut at number 98 on the main ARIA Singles Chart . It also ascended to number 25 on the Urban Chart . The song appeared for one week on the ARIA Singles Chart , for fifteen weeks on the Physical Singles Chart , and for ten weeks on the Urban Chart . Beyoncé 's solo version `` Welcome to Hollywood '' . The song is also featured as the fifth track on the 2007 deluxe edition of Beyoncé 's `` B'Day '' ( 2006 ) with Knowles on lead under the title `` Welcome to Hollywood '' . All of Jay Z 's rap verses were removed and replaced with Beyoncé 's hook of the original songs . Jay Z 's outro verse was also re-recorded by Beyoncé as well . The chorus still features Jay Z in the background . This version was included on Knowles ' 2007 live album , `` The Beyoncé Experience '' . A karaoke version of `` Welcome to Hollywood '' was later included on Knowles ' 2008 album , `` Beyoncé Karaoke Hits , Vol I '' . A video interlude was recorded for The Beyoncé Experience tour where clips of Knowles were shown and music videos from her `` B'Day Anthology '' were comprised together . The video also shows video clips of Beyoncé behind the scenes of photo shoots and commercials and red carpet events with fans . `` Welcome to Hollywood '' was included as the 31st track on Knowles ' live album , `` The Beyoncé Experience Live '' ( 2007 ) .
Lippstadt Airfield . Lippstadt Airfield is a former military airfield located in Germany , located in the northern part of Lippstadt ( Nordrhein-Westfalen ) ; approximately 222 miles west-southwest of Berlin . Fliegerhorst Lippstadt was a pre-World War II Luftwaffe airfield , opening in 1936 . Primarily a support airfield for most of the war , Anti-Aircraft FlaK ( AAA ) units were assigned and in 1944 it became a night interceptor airfield against Royal Air Force bomber attacks on Germany . It was seized by Allied ground forces in early April 1945 during the Western Allied invasion of Germany , being used as a combat airfield by the USAAF until the end of the war . It was closed in July 1945 . Origins . Fliegerhorst Lippstadt was opened in 1936 , one of the first Luftwaffe airfields of the reconstituted German Air Force . It was opened as a fighter base , with Jagdgeschwader 132 ( JG 132 ) , being activated at the airfield in March , equipped with the Heinkel He 51 , a biplane design which was the first fighter of the reborn Luftwaffe . In addition to JG 132 , many fighter units were organized at Lippstadt in the late 1930s , forming the core units of the wartime Luftwaffe . JG 134 , also with He 51s and Arado Ar 68Es , another biplane fighter was formed a week later . In April 1937 , Kampfgeschwader 254 ( KG 254 ) was formed with Junkers Ju 52 transports , similar to the Douglas C-47 ; JG 142 in November 1938 with early-model Messerschmitt Bf 109C models ; Zerstörergeschwader 142 ( ZG 142 ) , in January 1939 with Bf 109C and Ds , and ZG 26 in May 1939 also with Bf 109Ds . All of these units were deployed to other airfields around Germany , and most of them took part in the Conquest of Poland in September 1939 . Luftwaffe use during World War II . With the Phony War underway after the Polish Conquest , Lippstadt became a training airfield for new Bf 109 pilots ( Lehrgeschwader 2 ) . Also a Messerschmitt Bf 110 combat unit aimed at France and the Low Countries ( SKG 210 ) arrived in May 1941 , which was used extensively in the Battle of France . As the war moved away from Lippstadt , the base became a training facility for ground support pilots and other Luftwaffe personnel . Henschel Hs 129 `` Tank Killer '' aircraft of Schlachtgeschwader 1 ( SG 1 ) were assigned , with the pilots moving mostly to the Eastern Front against the Soviet Union . With the increasing Allied bomber attacks on Germany in 1944 , Lippstadt was assigned to be part of the Defense of the Reich campaign by the Luftwaffe . Nachtjagdgeschwader 11 ( NJG 11 ) , with Bf 109Gs and Focke-Wulf Fw 190As , arrived in August 1944 , performing night interceptor operations against Royal Air Force bombers attacking German targets . The city of Lippstadt was a major rail transportation hub for the Deutsche Reichsbahn ( DRB ) , and the railroad marshaling yards were targeted by Eighth Air Force bombers on several missions beginning in late 1943 . The airfield was attacked twice throughout 1944 : on 19 April 122 bombers dropped 840 500-lb general-purpose bombs and 1547 100-lb incendiary bombs . Later on 5 October 120 B-25 from the 14th und 20th Combat Bombardment Wing , VIII Bomber Command - Eight Air Force , assisted by 107 P-51 of the 355th and 361th , as well as 51 P-47 of the 356th Fighter Group attacked the airfield and dropped 318 tons of general-purpose bombs and 176 tons of incendiary bombs . Several squadrons ( 56 bombers ) of other wings with a target in Paderborn dropped by mistake their load also at the airfield . The Luftwaffe also moved several Anti Aircraft ( FlaK ) units into the area for defense . As Allied ground forces moved into Eastern France fighter bombers made attacks on the airfields of the Luftwaffe in general . These tactical aircraft used 500-pound General-Purpose bombs , unguided rockets and.50 caliber machine gun sweeps to keep the interceptors pinned down on the ground and deny the use of the airfields to the Luftwaffe as ground forces advanced into Germany . Aircraft operations ended in early March 1945 when the use of the airfield by the Luftwaffe became unsustainable due to fuel shortages , lack of equipment , constant air raids and the general retreat of the German forces from the area . USAAF use . Lead elements of the British XXI Army Group forces from the north and the American First and Ninth Armies from the south met on 1 April 1945 near Lippstadt , closing the Ruhr Pocket and surrounding of the German Army in western Germany . On 7 April the IX Engineer Command 830th Engineer Aviation Battalion moved in and cleared the airfield of mines and wrecked Luftwaffe aircraft . Within a day the airfield was usable for C-47 Skytrain transports for combat resupply and casualty evacuation ( S & E ) use , with the airfield being designated as Advanced Landing Ground `` Y-98 Lippstadt '' . By 20 April , enough repairs had been made to allow the field to be used by operational combat units , and the Ninth Air Force 373d Fighter Group moved in with P-47 Thunderbolt fighter-bombers and supported Allied ground forces rapidly moving east towards the Elbe River in northern and central Germany . Within two weeks combat ended with the German surrender on 7 May . The airfield remained open until 12 July , serving as a transport field for C-47s , and also as a garrison for the Army of Occupation . Being in the British Zone of Occupation , it was turned over to Royal Army forces and the American units left . Postwar . Lippstadt was not used as an active RAF base and eventually the destroyed airfield and its facilities were completely removed . The British Army constructed a new garrison ( Camp El Alamein ) spreading a mean part of the former airfield . From 1958 to 2007 the Bundeswehr used the garrison as `` Lipperland-Kaserne '' . The surroundings including the Luftwaffe garrison was used for creating new urban settlements in the late 1940s/early 1950s . Since 2013 an investor is rising a business area in the northern part and family homes in the south of the area of the former Bundeswehr garrison . So the urban area has absorbed the former airfield and only little evidence of existence remains . The Luftwaffe station can still be seen by some military style buildings laid out in a pattern indicating a garrison next to the former airfield as well in the business area you will find facilities of the former Bundeswehr use .
Hypselodoris pulchella . `` Hypselodoris pulchella '' is a species of sea slug , a dorid nudibranch , a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae . Description . `` Hypselodoris pulchella '' is a long slender species with a body size up to 80 mm or even 110 mm . The mantle edges are well extended along the body , with a thin bluish border . The mantle and the foot are creamy white , covered with numerous small rounded yellowish-orange spots of different sizes . There is always a diffuse pattern of pale violet-brown on the back ; this is absent in the similar species `` Hypselodoris ghardaqana '' . The sensory tentacles ( the antennae like rhinophores ) are bluish . The main respiratory organs ( gills ) vary from bluish to orange . These sea slugs usually raise and lower rhythmically their head , vibrating their gills . They often show a characteristic 'trailing ' behaviour , with two individuals following closely each other . This species feeds on sponges . Distribution . This species was described from the Red Sea . `` Hypselodoris pulchella '' is found in the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean from Kenya and Tanzania , the Comores , Réunion to Sri Lanka , Thailand and the Philippines . Habitat . This benthic species can be found at a depth of 3–30 meters .
Armando Lozano . Armando Lozano Sánchez ( born 16 December 1984 ) , known simply as Armando , is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Salamanca CF as a central defender . A veteran of 192 Segunda División games during nine seasons , he scored a combined eight goals for Málaga B , Málaga , Barcelona B , Córdoba and Elche . He also competed professionally in Mexico and the United States . Club career . Born in Motril , Province of Granada , Armando began playing football in his hometown with Motril CF . In 2002 , he moved to Andalusia neighbours Málaga CF to finish his formation , playing his first two professional seasons with its B-team in Segunda División . In 2006–07 , Armando was definitely promoted to the first team , appearing regularly as they were also in the second level . For the following campaign he moved to La Liga with Levante UD , making his competition debut on 17 February 2008 in a 2–1 home win against CA Osasuna ; in the middle of a serious financial crisis , the Valencian club would also be relegated . After a spell with FC Cartagena , which he helped promote to division two , Armando stayed nonetheless in Segunda División B , signing with FC Barcelona 's reserves . He was only played regularly in the last season of his three-year spell , starting in all 23 of his second tier appearances under the guidance of new manager Eusebio Sacristán . On 18 December 2012 , after an unassuming spell in Mexico with Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz , Armando returned to his country and joined Córdoba CF in the second division , penning a two-and-a-half-year contract . He made his official debut on 10 January of the following year , playing the full 90 minutes in a 0–5 away loss against former team Barcelona for the Copa del Rey , and appeared regularly during the second half of the league campaign , forming a solid partnership with Kiko . On 23 January 2014 , Armando signed with New York Red Bulls from the Major League Soccer . He appeared in 25 competitive matches in his debut campaign , being waived in early March 2015 . On 8 August 2015 , Armando agreed to a two-year deal at second level side Elche CF . On the 30th he scored his first goal for his new team , helping to a 2–1 home win over Bilbao Athletic .
Bukharai-ye-sharif . Bukhara‐ye Sharif was the first Tajik newspaper in Central Asia started on 11 March 1912 in Bukhara . The Emirate of Bukhara with its capital Bukhara and its main city Samarkand had been a Russian protectorate since 1873 . In 1920 , after a successful attack of the Bolsheviks , it was replaced with the Bukharan People ’ s Soviet Republic . After the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the subsequent creation of the independent Republic of Tajikistan in 1991 , the founding date of the Bukhara‐ye sharif newspaper was officially declared as the Day of the Press in Tajikistan .
Magarikane Station . serves passengers on the Tagawa Line of the Heisei Chikuho Railway Co. , Ltd. in the town of Kawara , Tagawa District , Fukuoka Prefecture , Japan . Layout . The unattended station has two ground-level platforms flanking the two tracks .
Royal Group Technologies . Royal Group Technologies is a large Canadian building supplies maker and plastics company . Based in Woodbridge , Ontario it also has operations in much of Latin America and in Poland and China . In the 2000s it was plagued by scandals and financial losses . The company was founded as Royal Plastics Group in 1970 by Vittorio `` Vic '' De Zen . It quickly rose to become one of Canada 's largest plastic makers , specializing in PVC pipe , window profiles , and other plastics products . It had its own chemical plant in Bradford , Ontario and a large PVC recycling facility . The company developed the Royal Building System , a construction technique using PVC frames filled with concrete , that allows very sturdy structures to be constructured in only a few days . It also moved into other areas , such as lawn furniture . It also moved into metals with its Baron Metal subsidiary . The company went public in 1994 , and the stock rapidly increased and three years later De Zen 's own holdings were worth $ 600 million . Because of generous stock options some 200 other employees became millionaires as well . In 1997 the company was renamed Royal Group Technologies as sale grew to $ 2 billion per year . In 2003 investors began to complain about the company , which was seeing falling earnings . De Zen retained over 80 % of the votes at shareholders meeting , and continued to pay himself a multimillion-dollar bonus . The stock price collapsed from over $ 30 to under $ 7 in little over a year . Losing money , it placed its money losing window coverings division under new management . In November 2003 De Zen resigned as CEO , being replaced by Douglas Dunsmuir . He remained chairman , and through his stock holdings control of the company . The stock recovered somewhat , increasing in value by over 70 % over the next months . However , in February 2004 the Ontario Securities Commission and RCMP announced that they were investigating the company in connection with land deals in the Caribbean . The stock again fell sharply . This caused problems for Greg Sorbara , a former Royal Group board member , who had become Ontario 's finance minister in 2003 . The investigation focused on De Zen , Dunsmuir and former CFO Gary Brown . It was alleged that the Royal Group has defrauded shareholders in its relation with a resort owned by the executives on the island of St. Kitts . De Zen and his brother in law , Fortunato Bordin , had borrowed $ 114 million from Scotiabank to build the resort . Scotiabank headquarters were raided by 25 members of the RCMP 's Integrated Market Enforcement Team on 1 February 2005 `` to collect documentary and other evidence in connection to the ongoing criminal investigation into the financial activities of Royal Group Technologies Ltd. `` . In November 2004 forensic auditors found what was then regarded as a suspicious land deal in Canada in which De Zen and other executives had bought land and then resold it to the company . They found that a 75 hectare lot in Woodbridge had been purchased for $ 20.5 million and then resold to Royal Group that same day for $ 27 million . The company fired De Zen as chairman , Dunsmuir , and new CFO Ron Goegan . James Sardo was appointed as the new CEO . The scandal also affected Scotiabank , the company 's banker , which was subject to a high-profile RCMP raid in February 2005 . In March 2005 De Zen relinquished control over the company when he exchanged his multiple-voting shares for common stock . This left the company an attractive target for a takeover attempt . It was reported that Cerberus Capital Management was preparing a $ 1.3-billion bid for the firm . The company put itself up for sale in the spring of 2005 . Georgia Gulf Corporation , a large PVC raw-material manufacturer , completed its acquisition of Royal Group on October 3 , 2006 for $ 1.6 billion . The trial respecting the allegations made against Mr. De Zen and others commenced in April 2010 . Crown prosecutors had sought a jury trial , but the Ontario Superior Court noted that `` the Crown engaged in an `` abuse of process '' and denied the request . On December 10 , 2010 , at the conclusion of the five-month trial , the trial judge acquitted the defendants of the two charges they faced . The trial judge found overwhelming evidence supporting the defence that no fraud , no deceit , no dishonesty and no concealment had taken place . Indeed , the judge indicated that it would be a `` travesty of justice '' to wait even one day before pronouncing the verdict of not guilty .
Arvid David Hummel . Arvid David Hummel ( 30 April 1778 , Göteborg – 20 October 1836 , Ekenäs ) was a Swedish entomologist . Hummel was a notary . He wrote `` Essais entomologiques '' . St. Pétersbourg : de l'Imprimerie de la Chancellerie privée du Ministère de l'Intérieur , 1821–29 .
Mike Green ( basketball , born 1951 ) . Michael Kenneth Green ( born August 6 , 1951 ) is an American retired professional basketball player . A 6'10 '' center from Louisiana Tech University , Green played three seasons ( 1973–1976 ) in the American Basketball Association as a member of the Denver Rockets , Denver Nuggets , and Virginia Squires . He averaged 15.1 points and 8.7 rebounds during his ABA career , was named to the 1974 ABA All-Rookie team , and appeared in the 1975 ABA All-Star Game . From 1976 to 1980 , Green played in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Seattle SuperSonics , San Antonio Spurs , and Kansas City Kings . He averaged 8.4 points and 5.4 rebounds in his NBA career .
John Marrack . Professor John Richardson Marrack , DSO , MC ( 26 November 1886 – 1976 ) was the Emeritus Professor of Chemical Pathology in the University of London , visiting professor to the University of Texas and known for his book `` Antigens and Antibodies '' ( 1934 ) . Early life . Marrack was born in Clevedon in Somerset and educated at Blundell 's School in Tiverton , St John ’ s College in Cambridge and at the London Hospital Medical College . Marrack served in the RAMC from 1914 to 1919 and was appointed Medical Officer on Poison Gas to the British Army . Marrack was a John Lucas Walker Student and a Beir Memorial Fellow at Cambridge University and later a Fellow of St John ’ s College . He received the Distinguished Service Award of the First International Congress of Immunology in 1971 . His citation for this award reads : `` “ For revolutionary ideas that have become commonplace in his lifetime , and for pioneering in the physico-chemical interpretation of antigen-antibody interactions. ” '' He was adviser to the Ministry of Food during the Second World War and was instrumental in developing Great Britain ’ s nutrition policy and accurately forecasting the country ’ s post-war nutritional needs .
The Hair of the Hound . `` The Hair of the Hound '' is a Kate Bush videotape and laserdisc originally released in 1986 as a companion to her `` Hounds of Love '' album . The tape has four music videos , and is superseded by her 1987 video release `` The Whole Story '' . The `` Cloudbusting '' video features the actor Donald Sutherland along with Kate Bush .
Battle of Southern Buh . The Battle of Southern Buh occurred near the banks of the eponymous river , in modern Ukraine . The result was a great Bulgarian victory which forced the Magyars of the Etelköz realm to abandon the steppes of southern Ukraine , as well as their aspirations of subduing Danube Bulgaria , retreating to the newly occupied lands beyond the Carpathian Mountains , centering on Pannonia , from where they will stage their next war , against Moravians this time , defeating them and establishing a new Hungary , after the Etelköz state in modern Ukraine , which succeeded an earlier stage of statehood for the Magyars , the legendary although short-lived Levedia , and even one before that , in the actual country of origin for the Magyars , Yugra , beyond river Ob . Origins of the conflict . In 894 a war broke out between Bulgaria and Byzantium after the decision of `` Emperor '' Leo VI the Wise , to implement a request of his father-in-law , `` basileopater '' Stylianos Zaoutzes , to move the center of the Balkan trade activities from Constantinople to Thessaloniki , turned out inducing higher tariffs on Bulgarian trade . So Bulgaria 's `` Tsar '' Simeon I defeats the Byzantines near Adrianople , before the year is over . But then the Byzantines turn to their standard method for handling such situations : they bribe a third party to assist , and on this case , they hire the Magyars of the Etelköz State to attack Danube Bulgaria from the northeast . The Magyars cross the Danube in 895 , and are victorious over the Bulgars twice . So Simeon withdraws to Durostorum , which he successfully defends , while during 896 he finds some assistance for his side , persuading the usually Byzantine-friendly Pechenegs to help him out . Then , while the Pechenegs began to combat the Magyars on their eastern frontier , Simeon and his father Boris I , the former `` tsar '' who left his monastery retreat to assist his heir in the occasion , gather an enormous army and march to the north to defend their empire . The battle . Simeon ordered three days of fasting , saying that the soldiers should repent for their sins and seek help in God . When this was done , the battle began . It was long and unusually fierce but in the end the Bulgarians were victorious . Aftermath . The victory allowed Simeon to lead his troops to the south where he decisively defeated the Byzantines in the battle of Boulgarophygon . The war ended with a peace treaty which formally lasted until around Leo VI 's death in 912 , and under which Byzantium was obliged to pay Bulgaria an annual tribute in exchange for the return of allegedly 120,000 captured Byzantine soldiers and civilians . Under the treaty , the Byzantines also ceded an area between the Black Sea and Strandzha to the Bulgarian Empire , while the Bulgarians also promised not to invade Byzantine territory .
Sohmer and Company Piano Factory . Sohmer and Company Piano Factory is a historic piano factory located in the Astoria neighborhood of Queens County , New York . It was built in 1886 by Sohmer & Co. , and is a six-story , `` L '' -shaped , Rundbogenstil / Romanesque Revival style brick building . The corner features a clock tower with a copper trimmed mansard roof . The building was expanded about 1906-1907 . It was converted to residential usage starting in 2007 . The building was designated as a New York City individual landmark in 2007 for its role in the history of New York City ’ s piano manufacturing industry . It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014 . History . Hugo Sohmer - founder of Sohmer & Co. - relocated his manufacturing premises from 149 East 14th Street in 1886 after building a new land-mark building on the Astoria coast of East River . He had founded the company few years earlier together with his partner Joseph Kuder from Vienna , who was also a former Steinway and Sons employee . The new building of Sohmer & Co was designed by Berger & Baylies architecture firm . Entering in piano building business in NY in the end of 19th century was not a hard thing to do as there were many skilled emigrants coming from Europe ( mostly Germany ) and the demand for the instrument was growing fast . The building was expanded by Baylies & Co architecture firm in 1906-7 . After 1924 year 's collapse of piano industry Sohmer 's production rates fell . In the time of Great Depression parts of the building were leased out to other manufacturers . However the company survived the Great Depression and maintained production in its Astoria factory till 1982 when the grand son of Hugo Sohmer sold the company to Pratt-Read company - producers of piano pieces and furniture . The plant was then relocated to Ivoryton , Connecticut , and the building sold to Adirondack Chair Company . Between 2007 and 2013 , the building was converted for residential use with new penthouse additions above the sixth floor . Currently Sohmer pianos are produced in Korea . Piano building tradition in New York . There were almost no pianos in the US until 1771 when Thomas Jefferson required a forte piano ordered to him from Europe . That triggered larger trend among wealthy Americans to purchase the instrument . In less than 10 years there were already few local piano manufacturers in Philadelphia and New York . However pianos remained rare instruments and as estimated in 1790s there were only 26 pianos in Boston all of which were made in London . In the first third of the 18th century Boston was leading American piano manufacturing center , but it was soon outraced by Philadelphia , nearly followed by New York . By the 1840s New York started to gain its national importance as center of culture and commerce . But only after the wave of German immigrants who arrived in 1850s the city became leading piano building center in America . The most notable German immigrant probably was Heinrich E. Steinweg ( later he changed his name to Steinway and his name became the synonym to the instrument ) . Among them also Hugo Sohmer arrived in the US in 1863 . In these years piano building took off in New York . Soon piano was the second most household appliance after kitchen . In the turn of the century piano experienced boom age . It was an important household part of a middle class Americans . There was a widespread belief that it helped to `` cultivate the women '' of its age . Consequently , it was played by mostly females . In 1870 there were 1 piano in every 1540 Americans , but in 1910 there were already 1 piano in every 252 Americans . This shows the great development speed of the industry . New York was by far the greatest piano building center in the US with ~170 of total 270 US piano factories located there . However , by 1924 the industry fell apart mostly due wide spreading of much cheaper and smaller radios . Radio industry rose from around 190 000 in 1923 to almost 5 million in 1929 . In the same time American piano industry shrank from 160 to 36 . Nowadays there is only one major piano factory in NYC - Steinway and Sons and several antique piano restoration workshops . Architecture . This building is one of the most prominent in the coast of Astoria on the East River . The building is specially distinguished by its mansard roofed clock tower over the top of its impressive scale . Designed by Berger & Baylies architecture firm this 6 story L-shaped factory building was a typical wealthy factory of New York ' s piano manufacturing scene . It is built in red bricks and designed in German Romanesque Revival Style or Rundbogenstil . Characteristic to this style was the usage of curved edges and surfaces on the roof . Thus segmentally-arched brick lintels . Band courses surmount the first , second and fifth floors . This factory building is one of the few surviving factories in Queens . It represents many characteristics of 19th century factory building . typically to the age these principles were always rooted in functionality and practical needs . According to architecture historian Betsy Hunter Bradly `` the aesthetic bases of American Industrial building design was an ideal of beauty based on function , utility and process '' . Basic characteristics of Sohmer factory - its narrow width and L-shaped plan was due the need of natural light as the factory was built before the advent of electrical lightning . The need for good light for the interior dictated the narrow shape of the floor plan , but the land plot size did not let to build it in I shaped formation . thus L-shape was chosen . Often factory buildings were in I , L , U , H , E configurations . Flat roofs were also a practical need for a factory . They were mostly used after 1860s . It was due the fire safety . Flat roofs let to eliminate the attic space - a place that could get dusty and easily catch on fire . Bricks were used for factory walls because they were the most fire resistant material . Brick work decorations was a popular method of livening up large wall surfaces - displaying dogtoothing , recessed panels , channeling , pilasters , corbelling were among most popular forms of decorative brickwork . Positioning the building on the edge of the street let the owners of the factory to preserve larger back side space away from public eyes , thus buildings well organized and regular facade was the only public face of the company . The physical aesthetics played important role in marketing the company . Factory 's image was used on letterheads , catalogs , business directories and in advertisements . Typically they were bird 's eye views of the factory with smoke coming out of the chimneys thus rendering image of energy , dynamics and organization of the work . The building 's prominent location on the river front also served as an attraction of new customers . It was seen from long distances , even from across the East River . As the Sohmers were producing product for popular consumption it was important that his factory was seen by as many people as possible , thus this location served not only as a display for inhabitants of Manhattan , but also those who passed by on the boats . The building served excellent as an eye catcher because of its scale and proportions . But the most focal point of the building of course remained the clock tower elevating above the 2 wings of the factory . This clock tower remains the most significant feature of the building . It is also most elaborately decorated part of the building . Mansard roof with curved dome is covered with decorations expressing this as the most focal part of the building . From the corner side the building was seen the best thus architects have chosen to express this part of it the most . For factories usually most decorated parts were entrances and clock towers . The clock towers had their roots in cupolas of New England Mills . Clocks organized the daily lives of local community . It was long before the affordable watch had made its first appearance , when need for strictly organized daily rhythm was established . By late nineteenth century clock was one of the main tool to organize the daily lives of New Yorkers . Living synchronized was becoming a necessity . They delivered this function to the network of public clock towers , factory whistles and bells . But clock tower was more than that . it was also a fire sealed staircase for factory that prevented the fires to spread vertically in the building . Thus tower was not only aesthetically most prominent place in the factory , but also most socially important and functional one . Rundbogenstil . The Sohmer piano factory building is an excellent example of American interpretation on German Renaissance Revival Style . This style was developed in 1830s-40s . It combined elements of classical and German medieval architecture . Rounded arches and usage of bricks were most characteristic features of this style . In American version of this style ( like Sohmers factory ) many details were made more utilitarian and simplified - like window arches . They used corbelling and patterning of brick work to make facades mode diverse . For flat roofed factory buildings parapets were important detail that often varied in height and included pediments in order to bring more visual interest . Berger & Baylies . The architecture firm in their short existence run by Bruno W. Berger and Franklin Baylies designed many commercial and residential buildings around New York . Bruno W. Berger had previously worked with several other partners , whereas Franklin Baylies had just started his career . The firm was established in the beginning of 1880s , but exact year is unknown . That includes several warehouses and store-and-loft buildings in Tribeca and around its historical district . Firm mostly designed in neo-Grec style , thus Rundbogenstil Sohmer piano factory building was unusual for them . However , it was their largest assignment . In 1890 both architects established their own practices and Berger & Baylies ceased to exist . It is believed that the extension of Sohmer factory in 1906-7 was assigned to Franklin Baylies ' firm .
Pennsylvania Route 97 ( Adams County ) . Pennsylvania Route 97 ( PA 97 ) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania . Known for most of its length as Baltimore Pike , the highway runs from the Maryland state line near Littlestown , where the highway continues as Maryland Route 97 ( MD 97 ) , northwest to U.S. Route 15 ( US 15 ) near Gettysburg . PA 97 connects Gettysburg and Littlestown in southeastern Adams County . The highway also links those communities with Westminster and Baltimore . From PA 97 's northern end , Baltimore Pike continues toward Gettysburg through the Gettysburg Battlefield Historic District , where it provides access to the Gettysburg Museum and Visitor Center . Baltimore Pike was built as a turnpike in the early 19th century to connect Gettysburg , Littlestown , and Baltimore . The turnpike was a prominent linear feature during the 1863 Battle of Gettysburg despite not being the focus of a particular skirmish . Baltimore Pike was designated one of the original legislative routes in the early 1910s and became the northernmost part of US 140 in the late 1920s . The U.S. Highway was widened and resurfaced in the 1940s . When the US 140 designation was retired in the late 1970s , the highway became PA 97 to match the adjacent Maryland highway . With the creation of PA 97 , the route had its northern terminus at the US 15 interchange while Baltimore Pike north of there became unnumbered . Route description . PA 97 begins at the Maryland state line in Germany Township . The highway continues south as MD 97 ( Littlestown Pike ) toward Westminster . PA 97 heads northwest along two-lane Baltimore Pike . The highway crosses Piney Creek and enters the borough of Littlestown , through which the highway follows Queen Street . PA 97 intersects PA 194 ( King Street ) in the center of town . The state highway becomes Baltimore Pike again on leaving Littlestown and re-entering Germany Township . PA 97 crosses Alloway Creek into Mount Joy Township . The highway crosses Plum Creek east of the hamlet of Germantown and Littles Run within Two Taverns . PA 97 widens to a four-lane divided highway at its crossing of Plum Run just south of Lake Heritage , which is also the name of the surrounding residential development . The state highway passes north of The Outlet Shoppes at Gettysburg and reaches its northern terminus at its diamond interchange with US 15 . Baltimore Pike continues northwest through the Gettysburg Battlefield Historic District toward the Gettysburg Museum and Visitor Center , Evergreen Cemetery , several units of Gettysburg National Military Park , and the borough of Gettysburg . History . The Gettysburg and Petersburg Turnpike Company was chartered in March 1807 to construct an artificial road from Gettysburg through Petersburg ( now Littlestown ) to the Maryland state line along the stagecoach route between Baltimore and Chambersburg . Baltimore Pike , as it was known colloquially , was a prominent linear feature during the Battle of Gettysburg as it lay along the side of Cemetery Hill and to the west of Culp 's Hill . Cemetery Hill served as the tip of the Union forces ' `` fishhook '' defensive formation throughout the three-day battle . Baltimore Pike ran parallel to the Union defensive lines during the Battle of East Cemetery Hill , a Confederate offensive against Culp 's Hill and Cemetery Hill that started late on July 2 and finished early on July 3 , 1863 . During and in the time after the battle , the turnpike was lined with several field hospitals , many of which were created in the homes and on the land of civilians such as Henry Spangler . In May 1911 , the Pennsylvania General Assembly passed the Sproul Roads Act , which created the Pennsylvania state road system and allowed the state to take over turnpikes . Baltimore Pike was designated Legislative Route 42 from the Maryland state line northwest to the borough of Gettysburg . The Sproul Roads Act was challenged as being unconstitutional , but the Pennsylvania Supreme Court upheld the legislation on June 27 , 1913 . The state took over the Gettysburg and Petersburg Turnpike and abolished tolls the next day , just in time for the March to Gettysburg ahead of the 1913 Gettysburg reunion . Baltimore Pike was improved as a macadam road from the state line to Gettysburg by 1916 . The highway from the state line to US 15 at the intersection of Baltimore Street and Steinwehr Avenue ( then Emmitsburg Road ) was designated the northernmost part of US 140 in 1927 . US 140 was widened and resurfaced with concrete from Gettysburg to Littlestown between 1941 and 1943 . The remainder of the highway through Littlestown to the Maryland state line was widened and resurfaced with asphalt between 1943 and 1953 . US 140 's interchange with modern US 15 was completed when the then–two-lane US 15 bypass opened in June 1963 , immediately before the centennial of the Battle of Gettysburg . In 1977 , plans were made for US 140 to be decommissioned , with PA 97 to replace the section in Pennsylvania . This proposal was made in order to eliminate short routes from the United States Numbered Highways system . The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials approved the removal of the US 140 designation on October 28 , 1977 . In December 1978 , the borough of Littlestown protested the renumbering of US 140 to PA 97 . When the US 140 designation was retired on January 1 , 1979 , it was replaced by MD 140 from Baltimore to Westminster , and Maryland and Pennsylvania coordinated to have matching routes 97 on both sides of the state line between Westminster and Gettysburg . The northern terminus of PA 97 was located at the US 15 interchange , while the stretch of the former US 140 north into Gettysburg became unnumbered Baltimore Pike . With this change , the US 140 signs were removed from the square in downtown Gettysburg , and no signs directing motorists to PA 97 were put in their place . This move hurt businesses in the Littlestown area as motorists were unable to get to them without a marked route . The state did put signs directing motorists to PA 97 at the US 15 interchange and at the intersection of US 15 Business and Baltimore Street ; however , signs for PA 97 were not placed in the square due to opposition from local officials in Gettysburg who did not want sign clutter in the square . The stretch of Baltimore Pike from the bypass to US 15 Business became State Route 2035 by 1989 . PA 97 and the adjacent portion of Baltimore Pike were widened through the US 15 interchange in 2000 .
Harry Taylor ( engineer ) . Harry Taylor ( June 26 , 1862January 27 , 1930 ) was a U.S. Army officer who fought in World War I , and who served for a time as Chief of Engineers . Early life . Taylor was born in Tilton , New Hampshire , and graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1884 and commissioned in the Corps of Engineers . Military career . After serving in engineer offices in Wilmington , North Carolina , and New York City , Taylor served from 1891 to 1900 on fortifications and rivers and harbors construction work in Oregon and Washington . Later he pursued similar work in New England and New York . Transferred to the Philippines , he supervised all fortification work there in 1904–05 . Taylor was district engineer in New London , Connecticut , from 1906 to 1911 . He then headed the River and Harbor Division in the Office of the Chief of Engineers for five years . During World War I he served as Chief Engineer , American Expeditionary Forces in France ( mid-1917 to mid-1918 ) . In this capacity he supervised the construction of railways , barracks , wharves , and shelters throughout France . Taylor was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal and the French `` Légion d'honneur '' ( Legion of Honor ) . After serving as Assistant Chief of Engineers six years , he was named Major General , Chief of Engineers , on June 19 , 1924 . Wilson Dam was completed during his tenure . General Taylor retired June 26 , 1926 . He died from pneumonia on January 27 , 1930 , in Washington , D.C. , and was buried in Arlington National Cemetery . In 1943 , the navy transport ship USS `` General Harry Taylor '' ( AP-145 ) was named in his honor .
The Battle of the Harvests . `` The Battle of the Harvests '' ( aka `` Battle of the Harvests '' ) is a 18-minute 1942 Canadian documentary film , made by the National Film Board of Canada ( NFB ) as part of the wartime `` Canada Carries On '' series . The film was produced by James Beveridge and directed by Stanley Jackson , who also provided the narration . `` The Battle of the Harvests '' shows how the farmers were mobilized worldwide in a battle of harvests to serve the fighting nations during the Second World War . The film 's French version title was `` La Bataille des récoltes '' . Synopsis . In 1942 , farmers have become an important part of the war effort on the North American home front . The prairie farmlands in Canada are the world 's richest and provide the food for the Allied nations . Food production was aided by favourable weather and introduction of scientific innovations and methods such as irrigation , terraced fields and planned forms . Canada has also embarked on a program of rationing and conservation to ensure food is available for all its wartime needs . In the United Kingdom , agriculture has undergone a great transformation . In 20 months , English farmers have repaired the damage suffered over 20 years through the use of machinery , new farming methods and the reclamation of two billion acres of farmland from pastures and parks making the difference . The subsequent increase in annual grain production rose from prewar levels of 100 tons to 170 tons . To help meet the nation 's food needs , over five million English households have also planted their own gardens . The critical need for farm workers has led to ordinary civilians joining with soldiers to bring in the harvest . In the war-torn Soviet Union , collectivization has harnessed the potential of its farm `` factories '' to fulfill the needs of its people . From the wheat fields of the Caucasus , harvests have been able to provide for its far-flung millions . Collectivization has brought an integration of its food resources , creating a powerful agricultural sector that rivals its industrial might . Food has been of primary concern to Canada , as at the heart of many of the government ’ s wartime food policies was the need to feed Canada ’ s soldiers and overseas Allies . Instead of the scarcity and shortages that people faced in the 1930s , the knowledge that a nutritious diet was necessary for a fighting man meant that a healthy , hard-working populace would result . Agricultural products have also become the raw elements of new products from flax fibre used for parachute cords , dandelions and milkweed crushed to become synthetic rubber and sunflower seed made into oil . Food represents half the weight of products that are being shipped across the world . Canada , alone , provided five million tons of wheat , while the United States joined with Canada to provide other food stuffs . Previously occupied by the Axis powers , Algiers and Morocco received the first emergency supplies of food , shipped alongside weapons . When the Allied forces are finally able to further liberate the conquered peoples of Europe and Asia , providing an adequate supply of food will be one of the first priorities . In Canada , the devastating Depression years has shown the notion that food was only a money-making commodity , has been countered by understanding that agriculture is a vital sector in the home front . The erosion of the Great Plains had caused great ecological and economic damage that took years of proper cultivation , new irrigation programs and careful government planning to undo . Farmers and ranchers began to become more involved in their welfare with progressive organizations formed to best use the land . As industrial production in Canada ramped up , the inevitable shortages in agricultural labour has been met by a variety of new workers , from women to youth and even American farmers from the deep south who have already completed their harvests , coming north to help bring in a later harvest . The joint effort of Canadians from every walk of life who have come to understand that food is our `` weapon of war '' , have brought in the largest harvest in Canada 's history , twice as large as the year previous . Production . Typical of the NFB 's `` Canada Carries On '' series of documentary short films , `` The Battle of the Harvests '' was a morale-boosting propaganda film made in cooperation with the Director of Public Information , Herbert Lash . Using newsreel material , the film was a compilation documentary , edited to provide a coherent story , and narrated by its director , Stanley Jackson . Stanley Jackson alternated with stage actor Lorne Greene , known for his work on both radio broadcasts as a news announcer at `` CBC '' , as the main narrators of the `` Canada Carries On '' series . Jackson 's voice was `` mellifluous '' and sounded scholarly , while Greene 's voice was more dramatic . Jackson was considered the `` house '' narrator at the NFB , setting the standard for other NFB directors later to take on the role of narrating their own films . Reception . As part of the `` Canada Carries On '' series , `` The Battle of the Harvests '' was produced in 35 mm for the theatrical market . Each film was shown over a six-month period as part of the shorts or newsreel segments in approximately 800 theatres across Canada . The NFB had an arrangement with Famous Players theatres to ensure that Canadians from coast-to-coast could see them , with further distribution by Columbia Pictures . After the six-month theatrical tour ended , individual films were made available on 16 mm to schools , libraries , churches and factories , extending the life of these films for another year or two . They were also made available to film libraries operated by university and provincial authorities . A total of 199 films were produced before the series was canceled in 1959 .
Sam Abouo . Sam Abouo ( born 26 December 1973 is a retired footballer from Côte d'Ivoire . Abouo was a member of the Ivory Coast squad for the 1992 , 1994 and 2000 Africa Cup of Nations .
Plant Genome Mapping Laboratory . The Plant Genome Mapping Laboratory ( PGML ) is a department of the University of Georgia , directed by Dr. Andrew H. Paterson . Research focuses on the study of major crop species such as sorghum and cotton , as well as other species such as Bermuda Grass , Brassica and Peanut . Research topics include whole genome genetic mapping and physical mapping ; polyploidy ; ancient whole genome duplications ; comparative genomics ; gene cloning ; drought tolerance ; seed shattering and cotton fiber qualities . PGML has led in the sequencing of the sorghum genome and the cotton genome .
Abdullah Abbas Nadwi . Abdullah Abbas Nadwi ( d. January 1 , 2006 ) was an Islamic scholar . He is the author of the `` Vocabulary of the Holy Qur'an '' ( 1983 , ) . The entries are supplied with examples from Qur'an , searchable by 3-letter roots . He also authored `` Learn the Language of the Holy Qur'an '' ( 1987 , ) . He was a prominent teacher of Nadwatul Ulama . He also served in Jamia Ummul Qura University in Makkah as a teacher for several years .
Archanai Pookal . Archanai Pookal is a 1982 Indian Tamil film , directed by Gokula Krishnan , starring Chandrasekar , Mohan , Rajalakshmi and Subathra in lead roles . The film had musical score by Ilaiyaraaja and was released in 1982 . Soundtrack . The music composed by Ilaiyaraaja .
Robert William Harley . Colonel Sir Robert William Harley ( 1829-23 August 1892 ) was a British colonial administrator . He served as governor-in-chief of the Gold Coast , between September 1872 and 2 October 1873 . Harley was born in 1829 and joined the Army in 1847 . He died on 23 August 1892 at the age of 62 .
Mooresville High School ( North Carolina ) . Mooresville Senior High School , or more commonly Mooresville High School , is a high school located in Mooresville , North Carolina . It is part of the Mooresville Graded School District and was opened in the 1930s . The sports teams are known as the Blue Devils . School information . For the 2015-2016 school year , Mooresville High School had a total population of 1,881 students and 82 teachers on a ( FTE ) basis . The student population had a gender ratio of 50.25 % male to 49.75 % female . The demographic group makeup of the student population was : White , 75.35 % ; Black , 16.46 % ; Hispanic , 4.73 % ; Asian/Pacific Islander , 1.89 % ; and American Indian , 0.13 % ( two or more races , 1.45 % ) . For the same school year , 31.84 % of the students received free and reduced-cost lunches .
Alfonso Silva . Alfonso Silva Placeres ( 19 March 1926 – 16 February 2007 ) was a football player considered one of the best in the history of Canary Islands ' football . He won La liga with Atletico de Madrid in 1949 and 1950 and was in the Spanish national football team which played in the 1950 FIFA World Cup in Brazil . On 10 January 1950 he played for the Canary Islands football teamagainst the Argentinian champion San Lorenzo de Almagro which was successfully touring in Europe . The Canary Islands beat them 4-2 . In 1956 he was cast out because of a disciplinary problem by coach Barrios . He was transferred to newly created team Union Deportiva Las Palmas which paid 300,000 pesetas .
Guinguette by the Seine . `` Guinguette by the Seine '' ( Fr . `` La Guinguette a deux sous '' , `` the Tuppenny Bar '' ) is a detective novel by Belgian writer Georges Simenon , featuring his character Inspector Jules Maigret . Plot summary . While visiting a condemned man in prison , he comments to Maigret that he knows someone at a `` guinguette a deux sous '' ( a `` tuppenny bar '' ) who is equally deserving of the death penalty . Lenoir further reveals that he and an accomplice had witnessed a man whom they knew from the bar take a body and dump it in the Canal Saint-Martin . Maigret is unable to find this tuppenny bar , but later he chances to overhear a man mention it ; following him , Maigret discovers he is M. Basso , a businessman , married and with a mistress , who leads him to a party at an inn on the Seine at Morsang . Mingling with the crowd , Maigret is invited to join the party by James , an English bank clerk , and discovers they meet regularly there at weekends . Now part of the set , Maigret returns the following week , where one of the men , Feinstein , is shot dead by Basso after an altercation . Now Maigret a has two deaths to investigate ; he also uncovers blackmail , murder , adultery and financial irregularities in the gay social set before unmasking the murderer . Maigret 's method . Simenon describes Maigret 's view of the turning point in an investigation ; where it goes from a frustrating search for any lead at all , to the point where they start to come thick and fast . He also describes an investigation as a matter of painstaking labour and good luck ; how after instigating a county-wide search for a suspect , he was eventually found when an off-duty policeman became suspicious of an old woman buying 22f worth of ham , far more than she would need for herself . Other titles . The book has been translated twice into English : In 1940 , by Geoffrey Sainsbury ( and reprinted variously as `` Maigret to the Rescue '' , `` A Spot by the Seine '' , and `` Maigret and the Tavern by the Seine '' ) and in 2003 by David Watson as `` The Bar on the Seine '' ( reprinted in 2015 as `` The Two-Penny Bar '' ) . Adaptations . The story has been dramatized twice ; in 1962 as `` The Wedding Guest '' ( with Rupert Davies in the main role ) , and in 1975 as `` La Guinguette a deux sous '' ( Jean Richard ) .
Georgian presidential election , 1995 . Presidential elections were held in Georgia on 5 November 1995 . The result was a victory for Eduard Shevardnadze of the Union of Citizens of Georgia , who won 77.0 % of the vote , with a 68.3 % turnout .
René Frégni . René Frégni ( born 1947 ) is an award-winning French novelist . Early life . René Frégni was born in 1947 in Marseille . Career . Frégni owned a restaurant on the main square of Manosque , which he sold after his business associate was arrested for money laundering . He wrote about the experience in his 2004 novel entitled `` Dans Lettre à mes tueurs '' . Frégni is the author of 15 novels . He won the Prix Eugène-Dabit du roman populiste for `` Les chemins noirs '' in 1989 . He also won the Prix Mottart from the Académie française for `` Tendresse des loups '' in 1990 . He also the Prix Paul-Léautaud for `` Elle danse dans le noir '' in 1998 , the Prix Antigone for `` On ne s'endort jamais seul '' in 2001 , the Prix Monte-Cristo for `` Tu tomberas avec la nuit '' in 2009 , and the Prix Jean-Carrière for `` La Fiancée des corbeaux '' in 2011 . Moreover , he won the Targa Jean Giono in 2012 . Personal life . Frégni resides in Manosque . His daughter lives in Montpellier .
I Served the King of England ( film ) . `` I Served the King of England '' ( ) is a 2006 Czech comedy film written and directed by Jiří Menzel , based on the novel `` I Served the King of England '' by Bohumil Hrabal . It is Menzel 's sixth adaptation of the works of Hrabal for film . The film was released in the United Kingdom and in the United States in 2008 . Plot . Jan Dítě has been released from a Czech prison just before the very end of his 15-year sentence and is settling in a town near the border between Czechoslovakia and Germany . He occupies his time with rebuilding a deserted house , and begins to recall his past , where he says that his main wish in life was to be a millionaire . Jan begins his career as a frankfurter vendor at a railroad station , and quickly learns the power of money and the influence it exerts over people . At one point during his reminiscences , a young woman , Marcela , and her older traveling companion , a professor , settle in the area . Jan and Marcela develop a mutual attraction , although it remains physically unconsummated . The film continues to alternate between past and present , as the relationship between the older Jan and the new neighbors develops . In the restaurant , the younger Jan has a number of affairs with various women , including an actress and a prostitute at a brothel . He also gradually moves into more socially prestigious work settings , including a stint at a spa , the Hotel Tichota , where he has an affair with a maid there . Jan eventually finds employment in Prague at the Hotel Paříž , where he falls under the tutelage of the Maître d ' , Skřivánek , who claims that he once served the King of England . Eventually , Jan serves the Emperor of Ethiopia at one occasion . The Emperor tries to award a medal to Skřivánek , but because he is short in height , can not place the award around Skřivánek 's neck . Jan is short enough for the Emperor to reach , and maneuvers into place to receive the medal in place of Skřivánek . With the annexation of Czechoslovakia by the Third Reich , Jan falls in love with Liza , a young Sudeten German woman who worships Adolf Hitler . She agrees to marry him only after he proves that he is of pure Aryan descent through medical examination . During the occupation , the other waiters and the hotel manager , Brandejs , express their contempt for the German occupiers by trying to be as unhelpful in their service as possible . Jan is the only member of the waitstaff not to express symbolic resistance in this manner . Brandejs dismisses Jan for this reason , and says that Jan will be blacklisted from employment in any Prague establishment . When Jan and Liza later appear as patrons , and after Jan mocks Skřivánek that serving the King of England has done him no good in life , Skřivánek pours food over Jan in protest . Eventually , Skřivánek is taken away by the occupying authorities and never seen again . During World War II , Jan works in an institute , formerly the Hotel Tichota , where German women reside to breed a new `` master race '' with selected soldiers . Because the owner , Mr Tichota , uses a wheelchair , he has been displaced as its owner and is never seen again . In the meantime , Liza serves as a nurse on the Russian front . She returns with valuable stamps taken from the homes of Polish-Jewish families . As the war progresses and the tide turns against the German , the women are displaced from the facility , and wounded and amputee soldiers replace them . Near the end of the war , the facility is attacked , and the soldiers and staff are evacuated . Liza tries to retrieve the stamps to use after the war , but dies when the roof of the hospital collapses . Jan finds Liza 's body with her holding the box of stamps , and pries them from her hands . After the war , the stamps ' value allows Jan to become a wealthy hotelier , in the same Hotel Tichota premises . After the Communists take power in Czechoslovakia in 1948 , Jan loses his property and wealth when he tells the Communist resistance that he himself is a millionaire . He is sentenced to prison for 15 years : one year for each million of his fortune . In prison , he sees that Brandejs and the other formerly wealthy customers are prisoners . Jan tries to sit among them , but they exclude him from their circle . Marcela and the professor leave the area . Jan completes the restoration of his home and finally releases the stamps by letting the winds blow them into the valley . Critical reception . `` I Served the King of England '' received generally positive reviews from critics. , the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported that 80 % of critics rated the film positively based on 86 reviews , with an average rating of 7.2/10 . The website 's critical consensus reads , `` With charm and an eye for life 's bittersweet moments , Czech New Wave master Jiri Menzel paints a picaresque story with whimsy and intellect . '' Metacritic reported the film had an average score of 72 out of 100 based on 26 reviews , indicating `` generally favorable reviews '' . The film appeared on some critics ' top ten lists of the best films of 2008 . Peter Rainer of `` The Christian Science Monitor '' named it the 6th best film of 2008 , and Dennis Harvey of `` Variety '' named it the eighth best film of 2008 . It received the Gopo Award for Best European Film in 2009 , meaning it was the European film which achieved the best box office success in Romania in 2008 .
Columbus Metropolitan Airport . Columbus Airport formerly known as the Columbus Metropolitan Airport is a public use airport located three nautical miles ( 6 km ) northeast of the central business district of Columbus , a city in Muscogee County , Georgia , United States . It is owned by the Columbus Airport Commission . Serving Georgia 's second largest city , it is Georgia 's fourth busiest airport . It has a large percentage of general aviation traffic with one carrier ( Delta Connection/ExpressJet ) that provides commercial routes to Atlanta . As per FAA records , the airport had 51,288 passenger boardings ( enplanements ) in calendar year 2008 , 48,526 enplanements in 2009 , and 63,726 in 2010 . It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 , which categorized it as a `` primary commercial service '' airport ( more than 10,000 enplanements per year ) . Facilities and aircraft . The airport covers an area of 680 acres ( 275 ha ) at an elevation of 397 feet ( 121 m ) above mean sea level . It has two asphalt paved runways : 6/24 is 6,997 by 150 feet ( 2,133 x 46 m ) and 13/31 is 3,997 by 150 feet ( 1,218 x 46 m ) . For the 12-month period ending December 31 , 2011 , the airport had 23,658 aircraft operations , an average of 64 per day : 80 % general aviation , 16 % air taxi , 2 % scheduled commercial , and 2 % military . At that time there were 133 aircraft based at this airport : 79 % single-engine , 14 % multi-engine , 6 % jet , and 1 % helicopter .
FIFA Puskás Award . The FIFA Puskás Award is an award established on 20 October 2009 by the Fédération Internationale de Football Association ( FIFA ) , at the behest of then-president Sepp Blatter , in order to award the player , male or female , judged to have scored the most aesthetically significant , or `` most beautiful '' , goal of the year . The award is in honor of Ferenc Puskás , the striker of Real Madrid at the late 1950s and the 1960s , and central member of the highly successful Hungarian side of the same era . Puskás is widely considered by many to be the most powerful and prolific forward European football produced in first-division football , and scored a once world record of 84 goals in 85 internationals . He is one of the top scorers of the 20th century , with 512 goals in 528 matches . `` It is important to preserve the memory of those footballing greats who have left their mark on our history . Ferenc Puskás was not only a player with immense talent who won many honours , but also a remarkable man . FIFA is therefore delighted to pay tribute to him by dedicating this award to his memory , '' said Blatter at the inauguration of the award in Budapest . The time-frame for the first award was July 2008 to July 2009 . The annual award was presented for the first time during the 2009 FIFA World Player of the Year Gala on 21 December in Switzerland , with the Portuguese player Cristiano Ronaldo being the first prize winner . 2013 . The following list includes the nominees for the 2013 award . Voting was possible through the FIFA.com website until 9 December 2013 , after a second voting round was held between the top three goals from the first round . The award to the winning goal from the second round was presented on 13 January 2014 . 2014 . The nominees for 2014 were announced on 12 November . 2015 . FIFA announced the list of 10 nominees in 12 November 2015 . 2016 . FIFA announced the list of 10 nominees in 21 November 2016 . 2017 . FIFA announced the list of 10 nominees in 22 September 2017 . 2018 . FIFA announced the list of 10 nominees in 3 September 2018 .
General Problem Solver . General Problem Solver or G.P.S . is a computer program created in 1959 by Herbert A. Simon , J. C. Shaw , and Allen Newell intended to work as a universal problem solver machine . Any problem that can be expressed as a set of well-formed formulas ( WFFs ) or Horn clauses , and that constitute a directed graph with one or more sources ( `` viz . `` , axioms ) and sinks ( `` viz . `` , desired conclusions ) , can be solved , in principle , by GPS . Proofs in the predicate logic and Euclidean geometry problem spaces are prime examples of the domain the applicability of GPS . It was based on Simon and Newell 's theoretical work on logic machines . GPS was the first computer program which separated its knowledge of problems ( rules represented as input data ) from its strategy of how to solve problems ( a generic solver engine ) . GPS was implemented in the third-order programming language , IPL . While GPS solved simple problems such as the Towers of Hanoi that could be sufficiently formalized , it could not solve any real-world problems because search was easily lost in the combinatorial explosion . Put another way , the number of `` walks '' through the inferential digraph became computationally untenable . ( In practice , even a straightforward state space search such as the Towers of Hanoi can become computationally infeasible , albeit judicious prunings of the state space can be achieved by such elementary AI techniques as A* and IDA* ) . The user defined objects and operations that could be done on the objects , and GPS generated heuristics by means-ends analysis in order to solve problems . It focused on the available operations , finding what inputs were acceptable and what outputs were generated . It then created subgoals to get closer and closer to the goal . The GPS paradigm eventually evolved into the Soar architecture for artificial intelligence .
Petté . Petté is a town and commune in Cameroon .
Jim Graves . James Joseph Graves ( born September 27 , 1953 ) is an American businessman and founder of the nationwide AmericInn hotel franchise . He was the Democratic Party nominee for the United States House of Representatives in Minnesota 's 6th congressional district in 2012 , challenging Republican incumbent Michele Bachmann . A native of Minnesota , Graves graduated from St . Cloud State University with a B.S . in Education . He worked as a teacher prior to founding the AmericInn in Rogers , Minnesota in 1979 . As CEO , Graves grew the hotel from a small business to a nationwide hotel franchise . In 1993 he also co-founded the Graves Hospitality Corporation in Minneapolis . His luxury Graves 601 Hotel is rated by `` Travel + Leisure '' as one of the world 's top 500 accommodations . Graves gained national attention during his competitive congressional race against Republican incumbent Michele Bachmann in 2012 . Despite being outspent by a 12 to 1 margin in Minnesota 's most conservative district , Graves lost the general election by 4,300 votes , or less than one-percent . In 2013 , he announced his candidacy for Minnesota 's 6th congressional district . On May 31 , 2013 , Graves announced that he was suspending his campaign indefinitely . Graves was inducted into the Twin Cities Business Hall of Fame in 2015 . Early life and education . Born in St . Cloud , Minnesota , Graves attended Cathedral High School before earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Education from St . Cloud State University . During college , he and his wife performed as professional musicians and folk music singers . Professional background . Graves worked as a teacher at Holy Spirit Elementary School in St . Cloud for two years prior to entering business . In 1979 he founded AmericInn as a small business that expanded into a nationwide chain , and in 1993 , began the luxury Graves Hospitality Corporation with his son . 2012 campaign . In 2012 , Graves received the Democratic Party nomination for the U.S. House of Representatives and began attracting national media attention after polls showed he was a competitive challenger to Congresswoman Michele Bachmann . Graves donated more than $ 500,000 to his own campaign . Graves ' campaign received bipartisan support across the political spectrum . He was endorsed by former Republican Governor Arne Carlson of Minnesota , former Minnesota Independence Party Gubernatorial Candidate Tom Horner , and Massachusetts Democratic Congressman Barney Frank , among others . Graves came close to pulling off an upset victory against Rep. Bachmann , in what was one of the costliest congressional races in history . He lost by just one percent , despite being outspent twelve to one in what is widely considered Minnesota 's most conservative district . On the issue of abortion , during his 2012 campaign with Rep. Bachmann , Graves revealed he is pro-choice , stating during a Minnesota Public Radio-moderated debate that abortion is an issue between a woman , her family and her God : `` I do n't want the government to be involved in that process . '' 2014 campaign . On April 11 , 2013 , Graves ' campaign manager announced Graves ' intention to run for the House of Representatives again in 2014 , remaining in the sixth district . After Rep. Bachmann decided not to run again , Graves announced that he was not running in 2014 . Personal . Graves is Catholic and has three sons with his wife , Julie . Graves has a net worth estimated between $ 22 million and $ 111 million ( USD ) .
Gotham Independent Film Awards 2004 . The 14th Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards , presented by the Independent Filmmaker Project , were held on December 1 , 2004 . The nominees for Breakthrough Actor and Director were announced on November 1 , 2004 and the nominees in the film categories were announced on November 10 , 2004 . The ceremony was hosted by Bob Balaban . It was the first Gotham Award ceremony where the prizes for Best Feature and Best Documentary were awarded . Best Documentary . `` The Agronomist '' Breakthrough Actor . Catalina Sandino Moreno – `` Maria Full of Grace '' Breakthrough Director . Joshua Marston – `` Maria Full of Grace '' Celebrate New York Award . `` Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind ''
Yuliya Kolosovskaya . Yuliya Konstantinovna Kolosovskaya ( 7 August 1920 – 29 March 2002 ) was a Soviet and Russian historian of classical antiquity . Kolosovskaya researched the history of Roman provinces on the Danube , especially Dacia and Pannonia . She was instrumental in establishing that the Romans left Dacia gradually , starting from the time of Gordian III , and not immediately . Kolosovskaya also studied provincial Roman epigraphy . From 1989 until her death she has been a member of the editorial board of the `` Journal of Ancient History '' . Kolosovskaya was born in Naro-Fominsk . In 1934 her family moved to Moscow . Having finished the school in 1938 , she graduated from the Moscow State University . Kolosovskaya began her scholar career under the guidance of Nikolai Mashkin . She authored over fifty scholar publications about ancient Rome .
Gladiator ( 2000 film ) . `` Gladiator '' is a 2000 epic historical drama film directed by Ridley Scott and written by David Franzoni , John Logan , and William Nicholson . The film was jointly produced and released by DreamWorks Pictures and Universal Pictures . It stars Russell Crowe , Joaquin Phoenix , Connie Nielsen , Ralf Möller , Oliver Reed ( in his final role ) , Djimon Hounsou , Derek Jacobi , John Shrapnel , and Richard Harris . Crowe portrays Hispano-Roman general Maximus Decimus Meridius , who is betrayed when Commodus , the ambitious son of Emperor Marcus Aurelius , murders his father and seizes the throne . Reduced to slavery , Maximus rises through the ranks of the gladiatorial arena to avenge the murders of his family and his emperor . Inspired by Daniel P. Mannix 's 1958 novel `` Those About to Die , '' the film 's script , initially written by Franzoni , was acquired by DreamWorks and Ridley Scott signed on to direct the film . Principal photography , which started out before the script was completed , began in January 1999 and wrapped up in May of that year , with the scenes of Ancient Rome were shot over a period of nineteen weeks in Fort Ricasoli , Malta . The film 's computer-generated imagery effects were created by British post-production company The Mill . `` Gladiator '' was released in the United States on May 5 , 2000 and received favorable reviews from critics ; praise was given to the performances of Crowe and Phoenix , Scott 's direction , visuals , action sequences , musical score , and the costume and set designs while criticism was aimed at the script . The film grossed $ 457 million worldwide , making it the second highest-grossing film of 2000 . The film won multiple awards , including Best Picture , Best Actor for Crowe and three other Oscars at the 73rd Academy Awards and also won Best Picture at the Golden Globes , BAFTA , and Producers Guild of America . It has also been credited with rekindling interest in entertainment centered around ancient Greek and Roman culture , such as the TV series `` Rome '' . Plot . In AD 180 , Hispano-Roman General Maximus Decimus Meridius intends to return to his home after he leads the Roman army to victory against the Germanic tribes near Vindobona on the Limes Germanicus . Emperor Marcus Aurelius tells Maximus that his own son , Commodus , is unfit to rule , and that he wishes Maximus to succeed him , as regent , to help save Rome from corruption . Commodus , upon hearing this , murders his father . Commodus announces he is the new Emperor and asks Maximus for his loyalty , but the general refuses . Maximus is arrested by guards and is told that he and his family will die . He kills his captors and rides for his home near Trujillo , where he finds his family murdered . Maximus buries his wife and son ; then collapses . He is found by slavers who take him to the Roman province of Zucchabar , where he is sold to a gladiator trainer named Proximo . Although reluctant at first , Maximus fights in local tournaments and makes friends with two other gladiators : Juba , a Numidian ; and Hagen , a German . His military skills help him win matches and gain recognition from other gladiators and the crowd . Proximo reveals that he was once a gladiator , and advises Maximus that he must `` win the crowd '' to win his freedom . Proximo takes his gladiators to fight in Rome 's Colosseum , because Commodus has organized 150 days of games . Disguised by a masked helmet , Maximus debuts in gladiatorial combat in the Colosseum as a Carthaginian in a re-enactment of the Battle of Zama . Unexpectedly , Maximus leads his side to victory , and Commodus enters the Colosseum to offer his congratulations . He orders the disguised Maximus , as leader of the gladiators , to show himself and give his name ; Maximus reveals himself and declares vengeance . Commodus is compelled by the crowd to let the gladiators live , and the Praetorian Guard is held back from striking them down . Maximus 's next fight is a victory against a legendary undefeated gladiator . Commodus orders Maximus to kill the gladiator , but Maximus spares his opponent 's life ; he is called `` Maximus the Merciful '' by the crowd . Angered at this outcome , Commodus taunts Maximus about his family 's deaths , but Maximus turns and walks away . Maximus discovers from Cicero , his ex-orderly , that his former legions remain loyal . Lucilla , Commodus 's sister ; Gracchus , an influential senator ; and Maximus meet secretly . Maximus will escape Rome , join his soldiers , topple Commodus by force , and hand power back to the Roman Senate . Commodus learns of the plot by threatening Lucilla , and has the Praetorian Guard arrest Gracchus and attack the gladiators ' barracks . Proximo and his men , including Hagen , sacrifice themselves to enable Maximus to escape . Maximus is captured at the rendezvous with Cicero , where Cicero is killed . In an effort to win back the people 's approval , Commodus challenges Maximus to a duel in the Colosseum . He stabs Maximus before the match to gain an advantage . Despite his injuries , Maximus disarms Commodus , whom the Praetorian Guard refuse to aid . Commodus then produces a hidden knife , which Maximus drives into his throat , killing him . Maximus succumbs to his wounds . Before he dies , he asks for political reforms , for his gladiator allies to be freed , and for Senator Gracchus to be reinstated . Maximus 's friends and allies honor him as `` a soldier of Rome '' , at Lucilla 's behest , and carry his body out of the arena , leaving the dead Commodus behind . Juba visits the Colosseum at night and buries the figurines of Maximus 's wife and son at the spot where he died . Juba promises to see Maximus again , `` but not yet '' . Screenplay . `` Gladiator '' was based on an original pitch by David Franzoni , who wrote the first draft . Franzoni was given a three-picture deal with DreamWorks as writer and co-producer on the strength of his previous work , Steven Spielberg 's `` Amistad '' , which helped establish the reputation of DreamWorks . Not a classical scholar , Franzoni was inspired by Daniel P. Mannix 's 1958 novel `` Those About to Die , '' and he chose to base his story on Commodus after reading the `` Augustan History '' . In Franzoni 's first draft , dated April 4 , 1998 , he named his protagonist Narcissus , a wrestler who , according to the ancient sources Herodian and Cassius Dio , strangled Emperor Commodus to death . Ridley Scott was approached by producers Walter F. Parkes and Douglas Wick . They showed him a copy of Jean-Léon Gérôme 's 1872 painting entitled `` Pollice Verso ( Thumbs Down ) '' . Scott was enticed by filming the world of Ancient Rome . However , Scott felt Franzoni 's dialogue was too `` on the nose '' ( lacking subtlety ) and hired John Logan to rewrite the script to his liking . Logan rewrote much of the first act and made the decision to kill off Maximus 's family to increase the character 's motivation . Russell Crowe describes being eager for the role as pitched by Walter F. Parkes , in his interview for `` Inside the Actors Studio '' : `` They said , 'It 's a 100-million-dollar film . You 're being directed by Ridley Scott . You play a Roman General . ' I 've always been a big fan of Ridley 's . '' With two weeks to go before filming , the actors complained of problems with the script . William Nicholson was brought to Shepperton Studios to make Maximus a more sensitive character . Nicholson reworked Maximus ' friendship with Juba and developed the afterlife thread in the film , saying `` he did not want to see a film about a man who wanted to kill somebody . '' The screenplay faced many rewrites and revisions . Crowe allegedly questioned every aspect of the evolving script and strode off the set when he did not get answers . According to a DreamWorks executive , `` ( Russell Crowe ) tried to rewrite the entire script on the spot . You know the big line in the trailer , 'In this life or the next , I will have my vengeance ' ? At first he absolutely refused to say it . '' Russell Crowe described the script situation : `` I read the script and it was substantially underdone . Even the character did n't exist on the pages . And that set about a long process , that 's probably the first time that I 've been in a situation where the script was n't a complete done deal . We actually started shooting with about 32 pages and went through them in the first couple of weeks . '' Of the writing and filming process , Crowe added , `` Possibly , a lot of the stuff that I have to deal with now in terms of my quote unquote volatility has to do with that experience . Here was a situation where we got to Morocco with a crew of 200 and a cast of a 100 or whatever , and I did n't have anything to learn . I actually did n't know what the scenes were gon na be . We had , I think , one American writer working on it , one English writer working on it , and of course a group of producers who were also adding their ideas , and then Ridley himself ; and then , on the occasion where Ridley would say , 'Look , this is the structure for it – what are you gon na say in that ? ' So then I 'd be doing my own stuff , as well . And this is how things like , 'Strength and honor , ' came up . This is how things like , 'At my signal , unleash hell , ' came up . The name Maximus Decimus Meridius , it just flowed well . '' Maximus ' habit of rubbing soil before each fight references the attachment and affection to his former life as a farmer . In a conversation with Marcus Aurelius , Maximus says the fecund soil of his farm is `` black like my wife 's hair '' . Crowe wrote the speech himself , drawing on his feelings of homesickness for his own ranch . Pre-production . In preparation for filming , Scott spent several months developing storyboards to develop the framework of the plot . Over six weeks , production members scouted various locations within the extent of the Roman Empire before its collapse , including Italy , France , North Africa , and England . All of the film 's props , sets , and costumes were manufactured by crew members due to high costs and unavailability of the items . One hundred suits of steel armour and 550 suits in polyurethane were made by Rod Vass and his company Armordillo . The unique sprayed-polyurethane system was developed by Armordillo and pioneered for this production . Over a three-month period , 27,500 component pieces of armor were made . Filming . The film was shot in three main locations between January and May 1999 . The opening battle scenes in the forests of Germania were shot in three weeks in the Bourne Woods , near Farnham , Surrey , in England . When Scott learned that the Forestry Commission planned to remove a section of the forest , he persuaded them to allow the battle scene to be shot there and burn it down . Scott and cinematographer John Mathieson used multiple cameras filming at various frame rates and a 45-degree shutter , creating stop motion effects in the action sequences , similar to techniques used for the battle sequences of `` Saving Private Ryan '' ( 1998 ) . Subsequently , the scenes of slavery , desert travel , and gladiatorial training school were shot in Ouarzazate , Morocco , just south of the Atlas Mountains over a further three weeks . To construct the arena where Maximus has his first fights , the crew used basic materials and local building techniques to manufacture the 30,000-seat mud brick arena . Finally , the scenes of Ancient Rome were shot over a period of nineteen weeks in Fort Ricasoli , Malta . In Malta , a replica of about one-third of Rome 's Colosseum was built , to a height of 52 feet ( 15.8 meters ) , mostly from plaster and plywood ( the other two-thirds and remaining height were added digitally ) . The replica took several months to build and cost an estimated $ 1 million . The reverse side of the complex supplied a rich assortment of Ancient Roman street furniture , colonnades , gates , statuary , and marketplaces for other filming requirements . The complex was serviced by tented `` costume villages '' that had changing rooms , storage , armorers , and other facilities . The rest of the Colosseum was created in computer-generated imagery using set-design blueprints and textures referenced from live action , and rendered in three layers to provide lighting flexibility for compositing in Flame and Inferno software . Post-production . British post-production company The Mill was responsible for much of the computer-generated imagery effects that were added after filming . The company was responsible for such tricks as compositing real tigers filmed on bluescreen into the fight sequences , and adding smoke trails and extending the flight paths of the opening scene 's salvo of flaming arrows to get around regulations on how far they could be shot during filming . They also used 2,000 live actors to create a computer-generated crowd of 35,000 virtual actors that had to look believable and react to fight scenes . The Mill accomplished this by shooting live actors at different angles giving various performances , and then mapping them onto cards , with motion-capture tools used to track their movements for three-dimensional compositing . The Mill created over 90 visual effects shots , comprising approximately nine minutes of the film 's running time . An unexpected post-production job was caused by the death of Oliver Reed of a heart attack during the filming in Malta , before all his scenes had been shot . The Mill created a digital body double for the remaining scenes involving his character Proximo by photographing a live action body-double in the shadows and by mapping a three-dimensional computer-generated imagery mask of Reed 's face to the remaining scenes during production at an estimated cost of $ 3.2 million for two minutes of additional footage . Visual effects supervisor John Nelson reflected on the decision to include the additional footage : `` What we did was small compared to our other tasks on the film . What Oliver did was much greater . He gave an inspiring , moving performance . All we did was help him finish it . '' The film is dedicated to Reed 's memory . Development . The film is loosely based on real events that occurred within the Roman Empire in the latter half of the 2nd century AD . As Ridley Scott wanted to portray Roman culture more accurately than in any previous film , he hired several historians as advisors . Nevertheless , some deviations from historical fact were made to increase interest , maintain narrative continuity , and for practical or safety reasons . Scott also stated that due to the influence of previous films affecting the public perception of what ancient Rome was like , some historical facts were `` too unbelievable '' to include . For instance in an early version of the script , gladiators would have been carrying out product endorsements in the arena ; while this would have been historically accurate , it was not filmed for fear that audiences would think it anachronistic . At least one historical advisor resigned due to these changes . Another asked not to be mentioned in the credits ( though it was stated in the director 's commentary that he constantly asked , `` where is the proof that certain things were exactly like they say ? '' ) . Historian Allen Ward of the University of Connecticut believed that historical accuracy would not have made `` Gladiator '' less interesting or exciting , stating `` creative artists need to be granted some poetic license , but that should not be a permit for the wholesale disregard of facts in historical fiction '' . Anachronisms . Costumes in the film are rarely historically correct . Some of the soldiers wear fantasy helmets . The bands wrapped around their lower arms were rarely worn . Their appearance is the product of historical movies always depicting peoples of antiquity wearing such bands . Although the film is set within the 2nd century AD , the Imperial Gallic armor and the helmets worn by the legionaries are from AD 75 , a century earlier . This was superseded by new designs in AD 100 . The legions ' standard bearers ( Aquilifer ) , centurions , mounted forces , and auxiliaries would have worn scale armour , lorica squamata . The Germanic tribes are dressed in clothes from the Stone Age period . The Roman cavalry are shown using stirrups . This is anachronistic in that the horse-mounted forces of the Roman army used a two-horned saddle , without stirrups . Stirrups were only employed in filming for safety reasons because of the additional training and skill required to ride with a Roman saddle . Catapults and ballistae would not have been used in a forest . They were reserved primarily for sieges and were rarely used in open battles . The Praetorian Guards seen in the film are all wearing black uniforms . No historical evidence supports that . On campaign they usually wore standard legionary equipment with some unique decorative elements . In the bird 's eye view of Rome when the city is introduced for the first time there are several buildings that did not exist at the time of `` Gladiator '' . For example , the Basilica of Maxentius and Constantine is quite prominent ; however , it was not completed until AD 312 . Influences . The film 's plot was influenced by two 1960s Hollywood films of the sword-and-sandal genre , `` The Fall of the Roman Empire '' and `` Spartacus , '' and shares several plot points with `` The Fall of the Roman Empire '' , which tells the story of Livius , who , like Maximus in `` Gladiator , '' is Marcus Aurelius 's intended successor . Livius is in love with Lucilla and seeks to marry her while Maximus , who is happily married , was formerly in love with her . Both films portray the death of Marcus Aurelius as an assassination . In `` Fall of the Roman Empire '' a group of conspirators independent of Commodus , hoping to profit from Commodus 's accession , arrange for Marcus Aurelius to be poisoned ; in `` Gladiator '' Commodus himself murders his father by smothering him . In the course of `` Fall of the Roman Empire '' Commodus unsuccessfully seeks to win Livius over to his vision of empire in contrast to that of his father , but continues to employ him notwithstanding ; in `` Gladiator '' , when Commodus fails to secure Maximus 's allegiance , he executes Maximus 's wife and son and tries unsuccessfully to execute him . Livius in `` Fall of the Roman Empire '' and Maximus in `` Gladiator '' kill Commodus in single combat , Livius to save Lucilla and Maximus to avenge the murder of his wife and son , and both do it for the greater good of Rome . Scott cited `` Spartacus '' and `` Ben-Hur '' as influences on the film : `` These movies were part of my cinema-going youth . But at the dawn of the new millennium , I thought this might be the ideal time to revisit what may have been the most important period of the last two thousand years – if not all recorded history – the apex and beginning of the decline of the greatest military and political power the world has ever known . '' `` Spartacus '' provides the film 's gladiatorial motif , as well as the character of Senator Gracchus , a fictitious senator ( bearing the name of a pair of revolutionary Tribunes from the 2nd century BC ) who in both films is an elder statesman of ancient Rome attempting to preserve the ancient rights of the Roman Senate in the face of an ambitious autocrat – Marcus Licinius Crassus in `` Spartacus '' and Commodus in `` Gladiator . '' Both actors who played Gracchus ( in `` Spartacus '' and `` Gladiator '' ) , played Claudius in previous films – Charles Laughton of `` Spartacus '' played Claudius in the unfinished 1937 film `` I , Claudius '' and Sir Derek Jacobi of `` Gladiator '' , played Claudius in the 1976 BBC adaptation . Both films also share a specific set piece , wherein a gladiator ( Maximus here , Woody Strode 's Draba in `` Spartacus '' ) throws his weapon into a spectator box at the end of a match , as well as at least one line of dialogue : `` Rome is the mob '' , said here by Gracchus and by Julius Caesar ( John Gavin ) in `` Spartacus '' . The film 's depiction of Commodus 's entry into Rome borrows imagery from Leni Riefenstahl 's Nazi propaganda film `` Triumph of the Will '' ( 1935 ) , although Scott has pointed out that the iconography of Nazi rallies was itself inspired by the Roman Empire . `` Gladiator '' reflects back on the film by duplicating similar events that occurred in Adolf Hitler 's procession . The Nazi film opens with an aerial view of Hitler arriving in a plane , while Scott shows an aerial view of Rome , quickly followed by a shot of the large crowd of people watching Commodus pass them in a procession with his chariot . The first thing to appear in `` Triumph of the Will '' is a Nazi eagle , which is alluded to when a statue of an eagle sits atop one of the arches ( and then is shortly followed by several more decorative eagles throughout the rest of the scene ) leading up to the procession of Commodus . At one point in the Nazi film , a little girl gives flowers to Hitler , while Commodus is met by several girls who all give him bundles of flowers . Music . The Oscar-nominated score was composed by Hans Zimmer and Lisa Gerrard , and conducted by Gavin Greenaway . Zimmer was originally planning to use Israeli vocalist Ofra Haza for the score , after his work with her in `` The Prince of Egypt '' . However , Haza died in late February 2000 , before she was able to record , and so Gerrard was chosen instead . Lisa Gerrard 's vocals are similar to her own work on `` The Insider '' score . The music for many of the battle scenes has been noted as similar to Gustav Holst 's `` , and in June 2006 , the Holst Foundation sued Hans Zimmer for allegedly copying the late Holst 's work . Another close musical resemblance occurs in the scene of Commodus 's triumphal entry into Rome , accompanied by music clearly evocative of two sections – the Prelude to `` Das Rheingold '' and Siegfried 's Funeral March from `` Götterdämmerung '' – from Richard Wagner 's `` Ring of the Nibelung '' . On February 27 , 2001 , nearly a year after the first soundtrack 's release , Decca produced ' . Then , on September 5 , 2005 , Decca produced `` Gladiator : Special Anniversary Edition '' , a two-CD pack containing both the above-mentioned releases . Some of the music from the film was featured in the NFL playoffs in January 2003 before commercial breaks and before and after half-time . In 2003 , Luciano Pavarotti released a recording of himself singing a song from the film and said he regretted turning down an offer to perform on the soundtrack . Box office . `` Gladiator '' grossed $ 187.7 million in the United States and Canada and $ 269.9 million in other territories for a total of $ 457.6 million , against a production budget of $ 103 million . In North America , the film earned $ 34.8 million in its opening weekend at 2,938 theaters , topping the box office . It remained number one in its second weekend grossing $ 24.6 million , and dropped to third place in its third weekend with $ 19.7 million behind newcomers ' and `` Shanghai Noon '' . Critical response . On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes , the film has an approval rating of 77 % based on 189 reviews , with an average rating of 7.2/10 . The website 's critical consensus reads , `` Ridley Scott and an excellent cast successfully convey the intensity of Roman gladiatorial combat as well as the political intrigue brewing beneath . '' On Metacritic , which assigns a normalized rating , the film has a score of 67 out of 100 , based on 46 critics , indicating `` generally favorable reviews '' . Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of `` A '' on an A+ to F scale . The Battle of Germania was cited by CNN as one of their `` favorite on-screen battle scenes '' , while `` Entertainment Weekly '' named Maximus as their sixth favorite action hero , because of `` Crowe 's steely , soulful performance '' , and named it as their third favorite revenge film . In December 2000 , `` Gladiator '' was named the best film of the year by viewers of `` Film 2000 '' , taking 40 % of the votes . In 2002 , a Channel 4 ( UK TV ) poll named it as the sixth greatest film of all time . `` Entertainment Weekly '' put it on its end-of-the-decade , `` best-of '' list , saying , `` Are you not entertained ? '' . It was not without its deriders . Roger Ebert gave the film 2 out of 4 stars and criticized the look of the film as `` muddy , fuzzy , and indistinct . '' He also derided the writing , saying it `` employs depression as a substitute for personality , and believes that if characters are bitter and morose enough , we wo n't notice how dull they are . '' Camille Paglia called the film `` boring , badly shot and suffused with sentimental p.c . rubbish . '' Accolades . `` Gladiator '' was nominated in 36 individual ceremonies , including the 73rd Academy Awards , the BAFTA Awards , and the Golden Globe Awards . Of 119 award nominations , the film won 48 prizes . The film won five Academy Awards and was nominated for an additional seven , including Best Original Screenplay , Best Supporting Actor for Joaquin Phoenix and Best Director for Ridley Scott . It was the first movie to win Best Picture without winning either a directing or screenwriting award since `` All the King 's Men '' at the 22nd Academy Awards in 1950 . In 2003 , `` Chicago '' became another Best Picture winner which did n't win an Academy Award in either of these two major categories . Due to Academy rules , only Hans Zimmer was officially nominated for Best Original Score , and not Lisa Gerrard at the time . However , the pair did win the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score as co-composers . Impact . The film 's mainstream success is responsible for an increased interest in Roman and classical history in the United States . According to `` The New York Times '' , this has been dubbed the `` Gladiator Effect '' . The Cicero biography `` Cicero : The Life and Times of Rome 's Greatest Politician '' and Gregory Hays 's translation of Marcus Aurelius 's `` Meditations '' received large spikes in sales after the release of the film . The film also began a revival of the historical epic genre with films such as `` Troy '' , `` The Alamo '' , `` King Arthur '' , `` Alexander '' , `` 300 '' , `` Kingdom of Heaven '' and `` Robin Hood '' ( the last two were also directed by Scott ) . The gladiator arena set piece from the 2002 film ' , which entered production shortly after the release of `` Gladiator '' , has been compared to the arena setting in the Scott film . The character of Maximus was placed 12th in the `` Total Film '' list of 50 best movie heroes and villains and 35th in the `` Empire '' 's 100 Greatest Movie Characters . Maximus is also featured on 55c `` Australian Legends '' postage stamp series . Russell Crowe attended a ceremony to mark the creation of the stamps . Home media . The film was first released on DVD on November 21 , 2000 , and has since been released in several different extended and special edition versions . Special features for the Blu-ray Disc and DVDs include deleted scenes , trailers , documentaries , commentaries , storyboards , image galleries , Easter eggs , and cast auditions . The film was released on Blu-ray in September 2009 , in a 2-disc edition containing both the theatrical and extended cuts of the film , as part of Paramount 's `` Sapphire Series '' ( Paramount acquired the rights to the film when it bought the DreamWorks library in 2006 ) . Initial reviews of the Blu-ray Disc release criticized poor image quality , leading many to call for it to be remastered , as Sony did with `` The Fifth Element '' in 2007 . A remastered version was later released in 2010 . The DVD editions that have been released since the original two-disc version , include a film only single-disc edition as well as a three-disc `` extended edition '' DVD which was released in August 2005 . The extended edition DVD features approximately fifteen minutes of additional scenes , most of which appear in the previous release as deleted scenes . The original cut , which Scott still calls his director 's cut , is also select-able via seamless branching ( which is not included on the UK edition ) . The DVD is also notable for having a new commentary track featuring director Scott and star Crowe . The film is on the first disc , the second one has a three-hour documentary into the making of the film by DVD producer Charles de Lauzirika , and the third disc contains supplements . Discs one and two of the three-disc extended edition were also repackaged and sold as a two-disc `` special edition '' in the EU in 2005 . The film was released on 4K UHD Blu-Ray by Paramount Home Media Distribution on May 15 , 2018 . Possible sequel . In June 2001 , Douglas Wick said a `` Gladiator '' prequel was in development . The following year , Wick , Walter Parkes , David Franzoni , and John Logan switched direction to a sequel set fifteen years later ; the Praetorian Guards rule Rome and an older Lucius is trying to learn who his real father was . However , Russell Crowe was interested in resurrecting Maximus , and further researched Roman beliefs about the afterlife to accomplish this . Ridley Scott expressed interest , although he admitted the project would have to be retitled as it had little to do with gladiators . An easter egg contained on disc 2 of the extended edition / special edition DVD releases includes a discussion of possible scenarios for a follow-up . This includes a suggestion by Parkes that , in order to enable Russell Crowe to return to play Maximus , who dies at the end of the original movie , a sequel could involve a `` multi-generational drama about Maximus and the Aureleans and this chapter of Rome '' , similar in concept to `` The Godfather Part II '' . In 2006 , Scott stated he and Crowe approached Nick Cave to rewrite the film , but their ideas conflicted with DreamWorks 's idea of a spin-off involving Lucius , whom Scott revealed would turn out to be Maximus 's son with Lucilla . Scott noted that a tale of corruption in Rome was too complex , whereas `` Gladiator '' worked due to its simple drive . In 2009 , details of Cave 's ultimately-rejected script surfaced on the internet : the script having Maximus being reincarnated by the Roman gods and returned to Rome to defend Christians against persecution ; then transported to other important periods in history , including World War II , the Vietnam War , and finally being a general in the modern-day Pentagon . This script for a sequel , however , was rejected as being too far-fetched , and not in keeping with the spirit and theme of the original film . In March 2017 , Scott again stated that he has an idea of how a sequel could be done , and that he is currently trying to convince Russell Crowe to reprise his role as Maximus .
Australian five-cent coin . The Australian five-cent coin is the lowest-denomination circulating coin of the decimal Australian dollar introduced in 14 February 1966 , replacing the pre-decimal sixpence . It has been the lowest-denomination coin in general circulation since the withdrawal of the one-cent and two-cent coins in 1992 . Due to inflation , the purchasing power of the five-cent coin continues to drop , and as of 2018 represents 0.27 % of the country 's minimum hourly wage for workers age 21 or over . The coin was introduced into circulation on 14 February 1966 . In its first year of minting , 30 million were struck at the British Royal Mint ( then in London ) , in addition to 45.4 million at the Royal Australian Mint in Canberra . Since then , with the exception of 1981 , the coin has been produced exclusively in Canberra . In 1981 , 50.3 million were produced at the Royal Mint 's new headquarters in Llantrisant , Wales , and 50 million at the Royal Canadian Mint in Winnipeg , in addition to 62 million in Canberra . The reverse side depicts an echidna and the obverse side the head of state , Queen Elizabeth II . The only commemorative coin in this denomination was issued in 2016 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of decimal currency . This coin has the highest mintage of any current coins and does n't circulate well because of its value , like the euro one-cent . The lowest mintage was 8.25 million coins in 1972 , and the highest was 306.5 million in 2006 . No coins were issued in 1985–86 . There has been some debate about removing this coin from circulation as with the New Zealand dollar mainly as stated for its low value and high costs . On 23 May 2009 , Fairfax newspapers reported that the Royal Australian Mint planned to scrap the coin . In May 2007 , owing to the high market value of copper and nickel , the bullion value of the coin was about 6.5 cents , though there were no reported cases of hoarding or melting down of the coins despite the apparent 30 % gross profit to be made from doing so . Market prices as at June 2018 are about $ 7/kg for copper and $ 15/kg for nickel , making the metal content of the 5¢ coin worth only 2.5¢ or 50 % of its face value ( about the same as for a 10¢ or 20¢ coin ) . Five-cent , ten-cent , twenty-cent , and fifty-cent coins are legal tender up to the sum of $ 5 .
Genoese Lighthouse . The Genoese Lighthouse ( ) is a lighthouse and historic monument situated on the waterfront of the city of Constanța , Romania behind a group of statues which has in its center the bust of Mihai Eminescu , sculpted by Oscar Han . It is located near Constanța Casino . The lighthouse stands approximately eight meters high and is rectangular at its base to a height of about three and a half meters , and is octagonal above that . The interior of the lighthouse is cylindrical , with a spiral staircase in stone . The structure itself stands upon a pedestal base consisting of two steps , and is finished at the top with brackets supporting the eaves , upon which the metal housing of the lantern room also forms the roof . The original lighthouse was built around 1300 by the Genoese who traded at the port , to guide ships at sea from a range of about two nautical miles out to the small port of Constanța . It was rebuilt between 1858-1860 by French-Armenian engineer Artin Aslan , by order of the British-owned Danube and Black Sea Railway Company , to honor the Genoese merchants who established a flourishing sea trade community .
Dean Busby . Dean Busby ( born 1 February 1973 ) is an English-born rugby league footballer of the 1990s and 2000s . He played at representative level for England , and Wales , and at club level for Hull F.C . ( two spells ) , St. Helens , and Warrington Wolves ( Heritage № 980 ) , as a or , i.e . number 8 or 10 , 11 or 12 , or 13 . Background . Dean Busby was born in Hull , East Riding of Yorkshire . International honours . Dean Busby won 8-caps for Great Britain Under-21s , 1-cap for England against Wales in 1992 , and won caps for Wales while at Hull in 1998 against England , while at Warrington in 2000 against South Africa , in the 2000 Rugby League World Cup against Cook Islands , Lebanon , and Papua New Guinea , and in 2001 against England . Dean Busby played for Wales in the 1995 Rugby League World Cup , and the 2000 Rugby League World Cup . Premiership Final appearances . Dean Busby played in Hull F.C . 's 14-4 victory over Widnes in the Premiership Final during the 1990–91 season at Old Trafford , Manchester on Sunday 12 May 1991 . Super league appearances . Dean Busby played during St. Helens ' victory in 1996 's Super League I . Challenge Cup Final appearances . Dean Busby did not play in St. Helens ' 40-32 victory over Bradford Bulls in the 1996 Challenge Cup Final during Super League I at Wembley Stadium , London on Saturday 26 April 1996 . Regal Trophy Final appearances . Dean Busby played in St. Helens ' 16-25 defeat by Wigan in the 1995–96 Regal Trophy Final during the 1995–96 at Alfred McAlpine Stadium , Huddersfield on Saturday 13 January 1996 . Club career . Dean Busby made his début for Warrington Wolves on Sunday 14 February 1999 , and he played his last match for Warrington Wolves Sunday 8 September 2002 .
Magdalena Villaruz . Magdalena Smith Villaruz ( born 1934 ) is an entrepreneur and inventor from the Philippines . Originally a rice farmer , she went on to transform agricultural technology by creating the turtle hand tractor and many other ground-breaking inventions . In February 1986 , Villaruz was awarded the WIPO Gold Medal in Metro Manila for her inventions of the turtle hand tractor ( also known as the power cultivator ) and several others . In July 1995 , she was awarded another WIPO Gold Medal in Cebu , Philippines for various inventions , including the screen type thresher . Her inventions have helped the advancement of Philippine agricultural technology .
Khondalite . Khondalite is a foliated metamorphic rock . In India , it is also called `` Bezwada Gneiss '' and `` Kailasa Gneiss '' . It was named after the Khond tribe of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh because well-formed examples of the rock were found in the inhabited hills of these regions of eastern India . Distribution . Khondalite is found in the Eastern Ghats between Vijayawada and Cuttack in India . but the term khondalite is also used to describe other rocks of similar composition found elsewhere in India as well as in Burma , Sri Lanka and the Inner Mongolia region of China . Composition . Khondalite is quartz–manganese-rich garnet–rhodonite schist . It may also contain sillimanite and graphite . Feldspar may occur in some cases . Formation . Khondalites are considered to be metasedimentary rocks formed during Archaean era . According to Lewis Leigh Fermor , the khondalite and the related charnockite of the Eastern Ghat region were formed when the Eastern Ghat belt was faulted and buried . It was uplifted later , bringing these metamorphic rocks to the surface . Use . Khondalites weather easily but still have been used in buildings and temples , for example , the Konark Sun Temple and Jagannath Temple .
Victims of the Future . `` Victims of the Future '' is the fourth solo studio album by Irish guitarist Gary Moore , released in 1983 . It was the first album to feature former UFO guitarist/keyboardist Neil Carter . It was also the last to feature Ian Paice on drums , as he reformed Deep Purple in 1984 . Continuing Moore 's path in the hard rock genre , `` Victims of the Future '' is a collection of straight-out rock n ' roll anthems ( such as `` Teenage Idol '' and `` Hold On to Love '' ) , a mournful love ballad ( `` Empty Rooms '' , which was later re-recorded by Moore for his 1985 album `` Run for Cover '' ) , a cover of the Yardbirds ' `` Shapes of Things '' , and two darker songs , featuring social and political commentary : `` Victims of the Future '' and `` Murder in the Skies '' , the latter a protest against the Soviet Union 's shooting down of Korean Air Lines Flight 007 . The album was released in North America with a different cover and altered content . The guitar solo intro to `` Murder in the Skies '' was removed , and `` Devil in Her Heart '' , a single B-side , was added . `` All I Want '' , omitted from the LP , was included as a bonus track on the cassette version . Moore later dismissed `` Victims of the Future '' as `` just one of my feeble attempts at heavy rock '' .
Estádio Heriberto Hülse . Estádio Heriberto Hülse , is a football stadium located in Criciúma , Santa Catarina , Brazil . The stadium holds 19,300 people . It was built in 1955 . The stadium is owned by Criciúma Esporte Clube , and its formal name honors Heriberto Hülse , who was Santa Catarina 's governor between 1958 and 1960 , and was the donor of the stadium floodlights . History . The inaugural match was played on October 18 , 1955 , when Imbituba beat Comerciário 1–0 . The first goal of the stadium was scored by Imbituba 's Valdo . The stadium 's attendance record currently stands at 32,534 people , set on May 20 , 1995 when Criciúma and São Paulo drew 1-1 in the Copa Libertadores . The most important match played at the stadium occurred in 1991 . Criciúma , managed by Luiz Felipe Scolari , won the Copa do Brasil after a 0–0 draw against Grêmio . After the title , Criciúma 's board of directors expanded the stadium maximum capacity from 15,000 people to 25,000 people . This was done because the club was qualified to play the following year 's Copa Libertadores , and , to be allowed to play their home matches at Heriberto Hülse , it was necessary to expand the stadium maximum capacity .
Gathinja . Gathinja is a settlement in Kenya 's Central Province . Climate . The climate of Central Province is generally cooler than that of the rest of Kenya , due to the region 's higher altitude . Rainfall is fairly reliable , falling in two seasons , one from early March to May ( the long rains ) and a second during October and November ( the short rains ) .
Palaina taeniolata . `` Palaina taeniolata '' is a species of minute land snail with an operculum , a terrestrial gastropod mollusk or micromollusks in the family Diplommatinidae . This species is endemic to Guam .
Fuhah . FUHAH ( ) is a village in the sub-governorate of Bariq in the province of Asir , Saudi Arabia . It is located at an elevation of and has a population of about 500 to 1,000 .
Coombe Hill ( Cotswolds ) . Coombe Hill ( ) is a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire , notified in 1994 . The site lies within the Cotswold Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and the Cotswold Hills Environmentally Sensitive Area . It is near Wotton-under-Edge . It is moderately steep , and mainly faces south . Flora . The hill is a large , unimproved limestone grassland pasture area , with an ungrazed area and an edge of broadleaved woodland ( along the western boundary ) . This site is of special notification because of its large area of `` flower rich '' grassland . It is specifically a site for the nationally rare Limestone Woundwort `` ( Stachy alpina ) '' . A nearby site ( Wotton Hill SSSI ) supports this rare plant also .
Iraq at the Olympics . Iraq first participated at the Olympic Games in 1948 . Iraqis missed the 1952 and boycotted the 1956 games over opposition to the Suez Crisis . Following this absence , Iraq returned to win a Bronze medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome . They participated in the next three games but once again did not appear in the 1972 and 1976 games to boycott apartheid South Africa . In joining the 1976 Boycott , Iraq became only the second non-African state to participate in the boycott ( the other being Guyana ) . Since 1980 , Iraq has appeared in every game despite the Iraq Wars . On April 9 , 2003 the National Olympic Committee of Iraq building in Baghdad was damaged in looting and fires from looters . Iraq 's Olympic program recovered in time to compete in the Athens Olympics the following year , and the Iraq football team almost won a bronze medal but were defeated by Italy in the bronze medal match . Iraq has never competed at the Winter Olympic Games . Iraq has only won one medal since they have entered the games . They won the medal in Weight lifting . They have been represented by National Olympic Committee of Iraq since entering .
Liberator ( magazine ) . `` Liberator '' is a radical liberal United Kingdom magazine associated with but not officially connected to the Liberal Democrats . Founded in 1970 as the magazine of the then Young Liberals , it has often published articles critical of the party leadership , in particular over the Liberal Party 's debacle over nuclear disarmament in 1986 , the merger of the Liberal Party and Social Democratic Party and the Tony Blair-Paddy Ashdown project . Previous editors include Peter Hain in 1973-75 , later a Labour MP . Since 1982 , the magazine has been edited by an editorial collective , whose former members include Liz Barker , now a Liberal Democrat peer . The magazine merged with `` Radical Bulletin '' , mostly topical and distinctly off-message news , in 1983 . Regular features include a column by the fictional peer Lord Bonkers who `` was Liberal MP for Rutland South-West between 1906 and 1910 . Since 1990 his diaries have appeared in `` Liberator '' magazine , giving a unique perspective on British politics . Lord Bonkers ' Diary is dictated to Jonathan Calder '' . A history of the magazine was published in the 300th issue in December 2004 .
Jimmy Lifton . James Ian Lifton ( born January 13 , 1955 ) , also known as Jimmy Lifton , is an American musician and a producer who has worked on over 40 television and film productions . In 1983 , while in Los Angeles , Lifton focused on studio work and scored symphonic-type music for the Griffith Observatory . For one of the planetary programs , Lifton played background music while science fiction writer Ray Bradbury read prose and poetry . He released a song called `` I 'm A Man '' in 1986 , written by Jimmy Miller and Steve Winwood , which made it to # 23 on the Billboard music charts . `` Billboard '' also nominated him for `` Best Independent Production Of The Year '' in 1985 . Lifton 's first major film production was the horror cult classic , `` Mirror , Mirror '' ( 1990 ) . Since then , he has gone on to produce 18 feature films , working with such talent as Mark Ruffalo , Christina Ricci , Hulk Hogan , James Brolin , Traci Lords , and Bruce Campbell to name a few . In 1998 , Lifton produced a film titled Monkey Business , which starred young rising star Shia LaBeouf . Shia earned his Screen Actors Guild card from his role in the film . Lifton co-founded a post production company called Oracle Post in 1996 . Oracle Post provides picture and sound needs for feature films and television and has a client base which consists of such industry giants as Fox , HBO , NBC , Universal , Disney , Nickelodeon , Paramount , Sony , Warner Brothers and MTV . Through Lifton 's work with Oracle Post he has earned 15 Golden Reel Awards nominations , 5 of which he won , and 5 Daytime Emmy nominations , 2 of which he won for Outstanding Sound Editing – Live Action and Animation for `` The Penguins of Madagascar '' ( 2008 ) and Outstanding Sound Editing – Animation for ' ( 2011 ) . Early life . James Ian Lifton was born in the Detroit area of Michigan . Lifton got an early start to his creative career and at a young age he was graced with an apprenticeship to the Master Organist for the Detroit Symphony . In 1972 , Lifton started his first serious band called Merlin , which was the first Detroit based mixed race Rock and Roll band . Merlins ' most notable performances were at the People 's Ballroom , in Ann Arbor , where they opened for vocalist Mitch Ryder and The Knock Down Party Band , and Bob Seger . Lifton attend The Royal Conservatory of Music from home , and earned a degree in Piano . After graduation , Lifton put Merlin on hold to further his education and moved to Boston to attend Berklee School of Music . It was not long before Lifton decided he had learned all that he could from the education system and moved back to Michigan to actively pursue a career in the Music Industry . Music . Lifton started off his musical career at age 21 , working as a studio session player for multiple Detroit based studios , most notably Don Davis 's famed Motown recording studio Groovesville Productions and Lorio Recording Studio . After gaining valuable work experience , Lifton co-founded his own record label called Orphan Records with Virginia Perfili in 1981 and released his first single titled I Want To Talk To You in 1982 . Lifton released his first EP titled `` Untitled '' in 1984 . The EP consisted of songs `` I Wan na Talk To You '' , `` Of Mystics '' , `` Soldier '' , `` Silence '' , `` Harmony '' , and `` Time We Were On Our Way '' . In 1986 , Lifton collaborated with Jimmy Miller and Steve Winwood to create a cover for their timeless hit song `` I 'm A Man '' . The music video for `` I 'm A Man '' featured live performance footage as well as dancers , most notably August 1986 `` Playboy '' playmate Ava Fabian . The video was directed by David Golden , produced by Marina Sargenti , with John LeBlanc serving as cinematographer . Lifton self promoted the video , driving the song to # 23 on the Billboard Magazine charts , which generated enough attention for Atlantic Records to take notice , leading them to buy the license to the song and sign Lifton to a record deal . Lifton enjoyed the process of making videos and started exploring the relatively new world of music videos . Lifton worked extensively with Bruce Nazarian and together the two produced many 12 '' records that appeared on Lifton 's Orphan Records . Through his relationship with Bruce Nazarian , Lifton was hired in 1986 by Island Records to direct Millie Scott 's music video for her song Automatic . By involving himself with making music videos , Lifton became more and more interested in the art of filmmaking . By 1987 , Lifton decided to pursue his growing love for filmmaking and got his foot in the door of the film industry by working on the soundtrack of the feature film Kandyland . Through his work on Kandyland Lifton discovered he had a talent for scoring film and started involving himself with more film projects . In 1990 , Lifton released his first feature-length film titled `` Mirror , Mirror '' . Lifton produced the film as well as composed the music and worked on the mechanical effects . Lifton 's involvement with the film industry led him to co-founding Oracle Post with Paulette Victor-Lifton in 1996 . From 1996 until the late 2000s , Lifton contributed to many film and TV productions , most notably ' , `` SpongeBob SquarePants '' , `` The Penguins of Madagascar '' , and ' . Lifton 's Oracle Post grew to become one of the largest independent post-production audio studios in Los Angeles . Oracle post was used as the ADR facility for film productions `` Righteous Kill '' ( 2008 ) , `` Saw V '' , and `` Superman Returns '' ( 2006 ) , and TV shows `` Curb Your Enthusiasm '' ( 1999–2004 ) , `` NCIS '' ( 2005–2006 ) , `` Punk 'd '' ( 2005–2006 ) , and `` The X 's '' ( 2005–2006 ) . Lifton won multiple Golden Reel Awards and was nominated for multiple Daytime Emmy Awards for his work on `` SpongeBob SquarePants '' . Lifton won a Daytime Emmy Award as well as multiple Golden Reel Awards for his work on `` The Penguins of Madagascar '' ( 2008 ) . In 2012 , Lifton won a Daytime Emmy Award for his work on ' ( 2011 ) . Filmmaking . Lifton 's first film was the 1990 horror cult classic `` Mirror , Mirror '' starring Karen Black , Yvonne De Carlo , and William Sanderson . The film was directed by Marina Sargenti and was Lifton 's first film that he produced . The 1994 sequel ' starring Mark Ruffalo , Sally Kellerman , and Roddy McDowall was Lifton 's first film he directed and he also co-wrote the script . Lifton formed Triad Studios to produce two out of three feature films Lifton released in 1995 , starting with `` Final Equinox '' , which was written and directed by Serge Rodnunsky and starred Joe Lara and David Warner . Sci-fi Thriller `` Phoenix '' was Lifton 's next film under Triad Studios , which Lifton co-wrote with Troy Cook . Troy directed the film and Stephen Nichols , Brad Dourif , and Billy Drago starred in it . After the two films Lifton closed down the studio and finished the year with the release of the third installment of the Mirror , Mirror series titled `` Mirror , Mirror 3 : The Voyeur '' . The film was directed by Rachel Gordon and Virginia Perfili , and was written by Steve Tymon , Mark Ruffalo , Billy Drago , David Naughton , and Monique Parent starred in the film . In 1996 , Lifton produced another three features , two of which he produced under the name James Ian Lifton . The first film was titled `` The Secret Agent Club '' , which was written by Rory Johnston and directed by John Murlowski . The film starred Hulk Hogan , Barry Bostwick , and Lesley-Anne Down . Next up was the Crime Drama Blood Money , which was directed by John Shepphird who co-wrote the script with Steve Jankowski . The film starred James Brolin , Billy Drago , Dean Tarrolly , and controversial starlet Traci Lords . Lifton ended the year with a low budget made-for-TV movie titled `` Assault on Dome 4 '' . The film was directed by Gilbert Po and written by Hesh Rephun . Bruce Campbell , Joseph Culp , and Jocelyn Seagrave starred in the flick . In 1997 , Lifton produced two feature films . The first was a sci-fi thriller titled `` Firestorm '' , which was co-directed by John Shepphird and Steve Jankowski , and written by Jimmy Lifton , Nick Spagnoli , and Paulette Victor-Lifton . John Savage , Bentley Mitchum , Sherrie Rose , and Joseph Culp starred in the film . The second film was a Children 's Comedy titled `` Little Cobras : Operation Dalmatian '' . The film was directed by Paulette Victor-Lifton who co-wrote the script with Jimmy Lifton . Joey Aresco , Bill Capizzi , and Jay Erwin starred in the film . In 1998 , Lifton produced two feature films . The first was a film titled Mixed Blessings , which was directed by Nadine Bass and written by Mary Hardcastle and Shelley Morhaim . The film starred Timothy Bottoms , Rustam Branaman , Tom Bresnahan , and Kelly Curtis . The second film was a fun family film about a chimpanzee titled Monkey Business . The film was directed by Paulette Victor-Lifton and was written by Ted Fox , Jimmy Lifton , and Paulette Victor-Lifton . The film starred Shia LaBeouf , Brenden Jefferson , Kevin Cabriales , and Kathren Laurents . LaBeouf was awarded his SAG card because of his role in the film . In 2000 , Lifton released his final film before taking a nearly 10-year hiatus from producing films to focus on growing Oracle Post . His final film before the break was the last of the Mirror , Mirror series of films titled `` Mirror , Mirror 4 : Reflection '' . The film was directed by Paulette Victor-Lifton and was co-written by Annette Cascone , Gina Cascone , and Paulette Victor-Lifton . Other work . Lifton founded Unity Studios and the Lifton Institute of Media Skills between 2009 and 2010 in an effort to train out-of-work skilled laborers in the Detroit , Michigan area for the Movie and TV industry while turning Motown into a motion picture mecca capable of taking on Hollywood . The focus of the school was to take students ' already learned skills and train them for relatable positions in the TV and Film industry . More than half of the Lifton Institute 's inaugural class , which began in October 2009 , reported finding work on at least one film , TV or music video production within 90 days of their January 2010 graduation . Unity Studios and The Lifton Institute closed its doors in 2010 when Governor Rick Snyder was elected and put harsh restrictions on the Michigan film incentive project . The film incentive project was fully shut down in 2015 when Gov . Snyder signed into law a bill to end all film related state funded programs . In 2015 , Lifton opened the Lifton Institute of Media Arts and Sciences , or LIMS , in Santa Clarita Valley , California . The focus of the school is to train crews for film , TV , and music productions . Growing up in Michigan , Lifton has a passion for the working class and veteran community . In 2016 , LIMS launched their VET 50 program where 50 homeless veterans were provided with free training and assistance , transportation , food , and help with housing while in the LIMS program . The veterans were also given hands on assistance with job placement post graduation . The VET 50 program has since expanded and a new program called VET 200 was created to provide free training for Post 9-11 veterans . Lifton has been working close with work source centers to offer free training for the unemployed and underemployed . Through the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act , LIMS is able to work with the Department of Labor to provide training and job placement in the Film , TV , and Music industry . Legal . Unity Studios began as a public-private partnership ( PPP ) , consisting of Lifton and a private real estate developer . The plan , announced in April 2009 , called for Allen Park to use bond proceeds to buy land it would donate to the PPP . The private developer would then commit to begin construction on the 104-acre site , while Lifton managed the project and rounded up additional investors . The plan started unraveling the next month , however , when Allen Park faced a deficit in its fiscal budget for 2010 . Lifton offered to cover the deficit — with the money being a `` capital repayment '' , but shortly thereafter , Lifton was informed that the city was unable to work within a PPP framework and the contract signed would be null and void . This effectively collapsed the PPP , as the city no longer met requirements for its membership . By August 2009 , Lifton 's plans were reduced to having him become a tenant instead of the property owner and lease a mere 100,000 square feet on the site to run the Lifton Institute for Media Skills . According to the SEC , none of these changes appeared in November 2009 documents provided by Allen Park 's mayoral staff aimed at Allen Park selling bonds . Two former civic leaders of Allen Park , Michigan , former Mayor Gary Burtka and former City Administrator Eric Waidelich , were levied with civil fraud charges by the SEC . The two — the first municipal officers ever hit with such charges — led a muni bond offering that gave investors incorrect information that misstated the city 's financial condition . The SEC announced the fraud charges as it settled the suit against former Mayor Gary Burtka and former City Administrator Eric Waidelich . In 2010 , Lifton and a financial partner Emerald Entertainment purchased a 100,000 sq ft building in Detroit 's historic Piquette area . This former auto factory facility was to be the cornerstone of the feature film development project for the downtown Detroit area . The building remained in escrow awaiting a new Governor , Rick Snyder 's , stance on the Michigan Film incentive . Governor Rick Snyder , who was elected in 2010 , instituted new legislature eliminating the existing Michigan film incentive . Lifton and Emerald terminated their escrow and closed the school .
Morocco at the 1976 Summer Olympics . During the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal , Quebec , Canada , Morocco , along with many other countries , boycotted due to the participation of New Zealand , which still had sporting links with South Africa . Athletes from Cameroon , Egypt , Morocco , and Tunisia competed on July 18–20 before these nations withdrew from the Games . Boxing . Men 's Light Flyweight ( – 48 kg )
Ethnic groups in Algeria . Ethnic groups in Algeria include Berbers and Europeans who have contributed to the ethnic make-up . Berbers . Berbers are the indigenous population of Algeria . Beginning with the Numidian kingdom till the Middle-Ages . Berbers had extensive historical relationships with both Romans and Phoenicians who eventually build Carthage in their own lands . Partially Romanized and Christian during the Roman Empire , the Berbers and their lands were Islamized in the 7th century with the expansion of the Umayyad Empire from Syria . Previous Roman-Berber cities gradually began to become Arabo-Berber cities where an Arabo-Islamic culture was involved . Arabization was considered as a low phenomenon , mostly due to cultural and economical exchanges between the new Maghreb and the old Mashreq of the Arab world until the 12th century with the invasion of the Bedouin tribe Banu Hilal expanded their cultural influence towards the inland areas . Within the few centuries later , the linguistical Arabization of the Maghreb became much more important and dominant . The Berber-speaking Algerians are divided into many subgroups . The Kabyles , or Kaba ’ il , mostly farmers , live in the compact mountainous section in the northern part of the country between Algiers and Constantine . The Chaouia , or Shawiyyah , live in the Aurès Mountains of the northeast region . The Chenouas and various similar Zenata groups used to occupy a very large area from Central Algeria to Western Algeria . The Mzab , or Mozabites , include sedentary date growers in the Ued Mzab oasis . Desert groups include the Tuareg and Tuat . Other ethnic groups . Other ethnic groups in Algeria include Europeans of French ( Corsican ) , Spaniards , Italians , and Maltese ancestry , who are estimated at less than 1 percent of the population in 2005 . Algeria was also the home of a significant Jewish community , most who fled after Algeria 's independence , with about 70,000 Jews emigrating to France and 10,000 to Israel in that period . Almost all the rest left Algeria during the next seven years and fewer than 100 Jews remained in Algeria as of 1998 .
U-5-class submarine ( Austria-Hungary ) . The `` U-5 '' class was a class of three submarines or U-boats that were operated by the Austro-Hungarian Navy ( or `` K.u.K . Kriegsmarine '' ) before and during World War I . The class was a part of the Austro-Hungarian Navy 's efforts to competitively evaluate three foreign submarine designs . The design of the boats was based upon John Philip Holland 's submarine design and featured a single , teardrop hull , which resembled the design of modern nuclear submarines . The class members were just over long and displaced surfaced and submerged . All were originally equipped with two bow torpedo tubes and could carry four torpedoes . The first two boats , `` U-5 '' and `` U-6 '' , built specifically for the Austro-Hungarian Navy , to the same design as the United States C class submarine were partially constructed in the United States and completed at Whitehead & Co. at Fiume . The third was completely constructed by Whitehead 's at Fiume and purchased by Austria-Hungary to bolster their U-boat fleet after the outbreak of World War I . All three boats had successes during World War I ; between them they sank five ships with a combined tonnage of 22,391 . In addition they captured seven ships as prizes and damaged , a French dreadnought of 22,189 tons displacement . All three boats were sunk during the war , though `` U-5 '' , the lead boat of the class , was raised and recommissioned after her sinking . After the war 's end , `` U-5 '' , the only survivor of the class , was ceded to Italy as a war reparation and was broken up in 1920 . Design and construction . In 1904 , after allowing the navies of other countries to pioneer submarine developments , the Austro-Hungarian Navy ordered the Austrian Naval Technical Committee ( MTK ) to produce a submarine design . The January 1905 design developed by the MTK and other designs submitted by the public as part of a design competition were all rejected by the Navy as impracticable . They instead opted to order two submarines each of designs by Simon Lake , Germaniawerft , and John Philip Holland for a competitive evaluation . The two Holland submarines comprised the `` U-5 '' class . The Navy authorized two boats , `` U-5 '' and `` U-6 '' , from Whitehead & Co. of Fiume in 1906 . The `` U-5 '' class was built to the same design as the C class for the US Navy and was built by Robert Whitehead 's firm of Whitehead & Co. under license from Holland and his company , Electric Boat . Components for the first two Austrian boats were manufactured by the Electric Boat Company and assembled at Fiume , while the third boat was a speculative private venture by Whitehead that failed to find a buyer and was purchased by Austria-Hungary upon the outbreak of World War I . The `` U-5 '' -class boats had a single-hulled design with a teardrop-shape that bore a strong resemblance to modern nuclear submarines . The boats were just over long and displaced surfaced , and submerged . The torpedo tubes featured unique , cloverleaf-shaped design hatches that rotated on a central axis . The ships were powered by twin 6-cylinder gasoline engines while surfaced , but suffered from inadequate ventilation which resulted in frequent intoxication of the crew . While submerged , they were propelled by twin electric motors . The first two boats , `` U-5 '' and `` U-6 '' , were ordered by the Austro-Hungarian Navy for evaluation and were partially assembled in the United States , shipped to Fiume , and riveted together by Whitehead & Co. , which , author Edwin Sieche reports , `` caused a lot of trouble '' . `` U-5 '' was launched in February 1909 and was followed in June by the launch of `` U-6 '' . Both boats were commissioned by April 1910 . The third boat , originally named `` SS-3 '' , was built on speculation entirely at Whitehead 's in Fiume . The boat 's design featured improvements in the electrical and mechanical systems . Gibson and Prendergast report that , when built , `` SS-3 '' was powered by electric motors for both surface and submerged running . When the surface performance of the electric motors proved disappointing in trials , `` SS-3 '' s power-plant was rebuilt to match the gasoline/electric combination used in `` U-5 '' and `` U-6 '' . `` SS-3 '' was launched in March 1911 and was offered to the Austro-Hungarian Navy , but because the evaluation of the first two `` U-5 '' -class boats was still underway , they declined to purchase . As built , the `` U-5 '' -class boats were armed with two bow torpedo tubes and could carry a supply of four torpedoes . By 1915 , all had received a 3.7 cm/23 ( 1.5 in ) deck gun . Service career . `` U-5 '' and `` U-6 '' were both commissioned into the Austro-Hungarian Navy by April 1910 , and served as training boats through 1914 , making as many as ten training cruises per month . During their early years , each boat was demonstrated to a foreign naval delegation ; `` U-5 '' to a Peruvian detachment in 1911 , `` U-6 '' to a Norwegian group in 1910 . At the beginning of World War I in August 1914 , `` U-5 '' and `` U-6 '' comprised half of the operational U-boat fleet of the Austro-Hungarian Navy . In the three years after `` SS-3 '' s March 1911 launch , Whitehead 's attempted to sell the boat to the navies of Peru , Portugal , the Netherlands , Brazil , and Bulgaria , before the Austro-Hungarian Navy rejected an offer for the second time . With the outbreak of war , however , the Austro-Hungarian Navy purchased the unsold submarine to quickly bolster its fleet . Although provisionally commissioned as `` U-7 '' , she was commissioned as `` U-12 '' in August 1914 . By late December 1914 , all three of the `` U-5 '' -class boats were based at the naval base at Cattaro and all took part in combat patrols . Between the three boats , they sank five ships with a combined tonnage of 22,391 , captured seven ships , and damaged one dreadnought . `` U-6 '' was the least successful , sinking a single ship of ; `` U-5 '' was the most successful , sinking four ships with of a combined , including the French armoured cruiser . `` U-12 '' damaged , but did not sink , the largest ship torpedoed by any of the `` U-5 '' class when she hit the French battleship on 21 December 1914 . Of the three boats of the class , only `` U-5 '' survived the war intact . `` U-12 '' was sunk with the loss of all hands when she hit a mine near Venice in August 1915 , while `` U-6 '' was scuttled by her crew in May 1916 after becoming trapped in an anti-submarine net that was a part of the Otranto Barrage . `` U-5 '' herself sank after hitting an Austro-Hungarian mine during a training exercise , but was raised , repaired and recommissioned before the war 's end . `` U-5 '' was ceded to Italy as a war reparation and scrapped in 1920 . SM `` U-5 '' . SM `` U-5 '' was laid down in April 1907 and launched in February 1909 . She was commissioned into the Austro-Hungarian Navy in April 1910 , and served as a training boat—sometimes making as many as ten cruises a month—through the beginning of the First World War in 1914 . The submarine scored most of her wartime successes during the first year of the war while under the command of Georg Ritter von Trapp . The French armoured cruiser , sunk in April 1915 , was the largest ship sunk by `` U-5 '' . In May 1917 , `` U-5 '' hit a mine and sank with the loss of six men . She was raised , rebuilt , and recommissioned , but sank no more ships . At the end of the war , `` U-5 '' was ceded to Italy as a war reparation , and scrapped in 1920 . In all , `` U-5 '' sank four ships totaling 21,604 tons . SM `` U-6 '' . SM `` U-6 '' was laid down in February 1908 and launched the following June . She served as a training boat after her July 1910 commissioning into the Austro-Hungarian Navy . She served in that capacity through the beginning of World War I in 1914 , making as many as ten training cruises a month . `` U-6 '' scored only one wartime success , sinking a French destroyer in March 1916 . In May that same year , she became entangled in anti-submarine netting deployed as part of the Otranto Barrage . Coming under fire from drifters running the nets , `` U-6 '' was abandoned and sunk . All of her crewmen were rescued and were held in captivity through the end of the war . SM `` U-12 '' . SM `` U-12 '' was built on speculation by Whitehead & Co. of Fiume under the name `` SS-3 '' . She was laid down in 1909 and launched in March 1911 and featured improvements in the electrical and mechanical systems from the Holland design of her older sister boats , `` U-5 '' and `` U-6 '' . Whitehead 's tried selling `` SS-3 '' to several different navies , but she was finally bought by the Austro-Hungarian Navy after the outbreak of World War I , despite having been rejected twice before . She was commissioned as `` U-12 '' in August 1914 . She sank only one ship during the war , a Greek cargo ship in May 1915 , but had earlier captured six Montenegrin sailing vessels as prizes in March . `` U-12 '' also damaged , but did not sink , the French battleship in December 1914 . While searching for targets in the vicinity of Venice in August 1915 , `` U-12 '' struck a mine that blew her stern off , and sank with all hands , becoming the first Austro-Hungarian submarine sunk in the war . Her wreck was salvaged the next year by the Italians , who interred the bodies of `` U-12 '' s crewmen in a Venetian cemetery .
Palestine at the 2012 Summer Olympics . Palestine competed at the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London , from 27 July to 12 August 2012 . This was the nation 's fifth consecutive appearance at the summer games . Five Palestinian athletes were selected to the team , competing only in athletics , judo , and swimming . Four of them were granted a wild card entry to participate in these Olympic games , without having qualified . Judoka Maher Abu Remeleh , was Palestine 's only qualifying athlete , and the first to qualify for the games in the nation 's history . Abu Remeleh became the nation 's flag bearer at the opening ceremony . Palestine , whose athletes have been allowed to compete under its flag by the International Olympic Committee only since 1996 , has yet to win its first ever Olympic medal . Athletics . Palestine selected 2 athletes by a wildcard . Swimming . Palestine gained two `` Universality places '' from the FINA . Training difficulties . The six athletes competing for Palestine at the 2012 games faced distinct disadvantages . Most basically , they lacked the proper means by which to prepare . As Hani Halabi , head of the 2012 Palestinian delegation , explains that his athletes have `` no facilities , no coach , no moving for the player from town to town – from Jerusalem to Ramallah , from Ramallah to Bethlehem '' . In fact , the first time all the members of the Palestinian delegation were together was upon arrival at Heathrow airport in London . Despite these hardships , when the head of the Israeli delegation offered joint facilities and staff to the Palestinians , Halabi refused . `` We are in occupation , '' he says . Rather than the Olympics being a place of peace and reconciliation - where people set aside their differences and compete `` for the love of the game '' - Halibi believed Palestine 's participation in the games would `` bring the conflict with Israel into sharper relief '' . Moment of silence proposal . Ankie Spitzer , wife of 1972 Munich Massacre victim Andrei Spitzer , has requested prior to every Olympic games since those of 1972 that the International Olympic Committee hold a moment of silence during the opening ceremonies to remember the eleven victims of the massacre . However , the IOC has denied all of these requests . As the London 2012 games would be the 40th anniversary of the Munich tragedy , Spitzer spearheaded an online petition for a moment of silence during the games ' opening ceremonies , which garnered over 100,000 signatures . Again , however , the IOC denied the request , committee chairman Jacques Rogge affording that `` the Opening Ceremony is an atmosphere that is not fit to remember such a tragic incident '' . While many , including members of Olympic Committee of Israel , accused Rogge and the IOC of being insensitive , Jibril Rajoub , head of the Palestinian Football Federation , sent a letter to Chairman Rogge thanking him for denying the moment of silence proposal . `` Sports is a bridge for love , connection and relaying peace between peoples . It should not be a factor for separation and spreading racism between peoples , '' Rajoub wrote . A senior official of the Palestinian Authority corroborated Rajoub 's letter to the IOC , expressing Palestine 's opposition to `` Israel ’ s attempts to exploit the Olympic Games for propaganda purposes '' .
Biwako Line . The is the nickname used by the operator of the West Japan Railway Company ( JR West ) to refer to the portion of the Tōkaidō Main Line ( between Maibara Station and Kyoto Station ) and the Hokuriku Main Line ( between Maibara Station and Nagahama Station ) . The section , along with JR Kyoto Line and JR Kobe Line , forms a contiguous service that is the main trunk of JR West 's `` Urban Network '' commuter rail network in the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto Metropolitan Area . Overview . The line is named after , which the route runs along . Line nicknames were introduced when the newly privatized JR West intended to use `` familiar '' names over official line names , such as Tōkaidō Main Line and Fukuchiyama Line . Biwako Line did not appear on the first list , and instead The JR Kyoto Line was to be called up to Maibara . A move in Shiga Prefecture opposed the name , claiming that the name of Kyoto Line in Shiga sounds like an auxiliary , requiring its own name in the prefecture . Biwako Line was thus made to refer to the section between Maibara and Kyoto . The section of the name was extended to Nagahama , on the alteration of electric supply from 20 kV AC to 1,500 V DC , which enabled through operation to Kyoto and Osaka . Although the `` Biwako Line '' nickname is used by the operator JR West for passenger announcements , the official status of Tōkaidō Main Line has not been changed or discussed . The counterpart for the line , Central Japan Railway Company ( JR Central ) uses its official name `` Tōkaidō Main Line '' for the section of JR West , at the connections of Kyoto and Maibara . The `` Biwako Line '' nickname appears in some local newspapers and real estate advertisements . Frequent passengers understand that the Biwako , JR Kyoto , JR Kobe lines are in fact one line , however , public recognition of the name is still in question , especially among non-users along the line . Stations . Stations are listed from east to west . The distance of Tokyo - Maibara is 445.9 km , and that of Tokyo - Kyoto is 513.6 km . Historically , the Tōkaidō Main Line continued from Tokyo to Kyoto and beyond , through Maibara . In the Japanese timetable books , the distances from Tokyo are still shown in the table , although the Biwako Line 's officially begins at Maibara .
Assadissa . Assadissa ( ) , is the first Moroccan television channel to be dedicated to religious affairs . Other than readings from the Quran , there are also programmes of religious services , debates , and documentaries . It broadcasts everyday from 2:00-23:00 . On Saturdays , it is 6:00-21:00 .
Grugé-l'Hôpital . Grugé-l'Hôpital is a former commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France . On 15 December 2016 , it was merged into the new commune Ombrée d'Anjou .
Brownsburg Village Historic District . Brownsburg Village Historic District is a national historic district located at Brownsburg , Upper Makefield Township , Bucks County , Pennsylvania . The district includes 37 contributing buildings , 1 contributing site , and 2 contributing structures in the village of Brownsburg . Most of the buildings were built between 1810 and 1840 , and reflective of the Italianate and Federal styles . The oldest building is the Beaumont Tavern House and tenement . Other notable buildings are the Grace Johnson House , Gilbert Tenement , Andrew Jamison House , and Slack Bungalow ( c. 1920 ) . Also in the district are structures related to the site of the Delaware Division of the Pennsylvania Canal . It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1994 .
Portrait of the Artist . `` Portrait of the Artist '' is a 2014 French drama film starring Bertrand Bonello .
Nova Iguaçu Volcano . The Nova Iguaçu Volcano ( `` Vulcão de Nova Iguaçu '' in Portuguese ) is located in the state of Rio de Janeiro , Brazil , in an area of volcanic rocks at the north-eastern border of the Mendanha massif . Klein and Vieira proposed the site to be an extinct volcano with a volcanic cone , volcanic crater , and volcanic bomb . Scientific journals have studied the volcanic geology of the area , identifying the rocks of volcanic appearance as constituted of subvolcanic intrusive rock bodies . The Nova Iguaçu volcano theory is now extinct in academic communities , but the myth continues in sightseeing promotion groups . Recent research revealed that volcanic eruptions did occur in the Nova Iguaçu region . After the eruptions , an intense uplifting and consequent regional denudation took place . The cones , craters , lavas , pyroclastic flow deposits , and volcanic bombs have been washed away in the strong tropical erosion of this region , exposing the underlying geologic structure . The Municipal Park is underlain by the geologic bodies corresponding to the magma chamber ( composed of syenite and trachyte ) and subvolcanic conduit ( made up of pyroclastic rocks ) of a depth of 3 kilometers , such as pyroclastic dikes . That is , no extinct volcano is present at Nova Iguaçu . The outcrops are world-rare geological phenomena that expose the underground geologic structures of the volcanic area . Locality . The debated volcano is in the Municipality of Nova Iguaçu , about 35 kilometers to the west-northwest of Rio de Janeiro , Brazil . It is a horseshoe-shaped valley opening to the north at the north-east flank of the Mendanha massif , about 2 kilometers south-southeast of the Nova Iguaçu railway station . It is 800 meters long , 700 meters wide , and 180 meters deep at . This area is surrounded by peaks more than 400 meters high , such as Contenda Rock , Austral Rock , Confeito Rock , and Contento Peak , which are underlain by pyroclastic rock . This rock originated from rock fragments created by a volcanic explosion . The valley is made up of trachyte , another igneous rock with massive texture . The pyroclastic rock was the main justification of the Nova Iguaçu Volcano hypothesis . Proposal of the volcano hypothesis . The existence of a volcano at Nova Iguaçu was proposed by geologists Viktor Carvalho Klein and André Calixto Vieira in the 1980s . Klein and Vieira based their discovery on the presence of pyroclastic rocks ( including volcanic bombs ) and the existence of a volcanic crater . They believed the pyroclastic rock to be pyroclastic flow deposits , constituting an “ extraordinary well-preserved complete volcanic edifice ” . The bread-crust bomb was highlighted as further evidence . The work of Klein and Vieira led to a doctoral degree and a pamphlet-style geological field excursion guide . However , their work was not published in scientific journals , and therefore the Nova Iguaçu Volcano hypothesis did not receive the attention and scrutiny necessary to transform it into an academically accepted scientific theory . Later development . In the early-to-mid-2000s ( decade ) , a research group composed of geologists from several Brazilian institutions conducted additional geological studies into the existence of a volcano at Nova Iguaçu . Some members of the group agreed with Vieira that a volcanic crater existed at Nova Iguaçu ( Loc . 1 ) . However , other members disagreed because the supposed crater is underlain by massive trachyte , not volcanic breccia . Public awareness . In 2004 , the Rio de Janeiro State Department of Mineral Resources ( DRM-RJ ) started a public information campaign about the geology of Nova Iguaçu with special attention given to the Municipal Park and the theories concerning the extinct volcano . As a part of the project , panel-plates with information about the hypothesis of the Nova Iguaçu Volcano were placed in strategic locations around the area and included on the DRM-RJ homepage . Brazilian media began publicizing the hypothesis of a volcano at Nova Iguaçu based on interviews with a geologist who stated it was the only area in Brazil with clear morphology of a volcanic crater and a volcanic cone . In 2004 , the Nova Iguaçu Topshopping held the Volcano Exposition , and the Rio de Janeiro State Financial Tribunary declared the volcanic crater to be a natural sightseeing attraction point of Nova Iguaçu and Mesquita . The Nova Iguaçu Municipal Government and the Mesquita Municipal Government helped to distribute the information . These non-academic sources had a special interest in the volcanic crater , commenting that an extremely long eruption lasting from 72 million years ago until 40 million years ago was incompatible with the scientific study of Earth ’ s volcanoes . In early 2005 , numerous media , governmental , and scientific sources reported that mining activity of the Vigné Quarry ( Loc . 7 ) was destroying Brazil 's only intact volcano . A judicial process was sent to the Public Ministry of the State of Rio de Janeiro , requiring the immediate interdiction of the quarry . The last report confirmed a volcanic edifice but denied the volcanic crater , recommending reopening mining on a reduced scale . The Nova Iguaçu Volcano theory expanded to become a social phenomenon . Sightseeing , commercial , artistic , administrative , and educational activities took place , as if the hypothesis was an established scientific theory . The environmental education was a notable regional highlight . The city of Nova Iguaçu adopted traffic signs with volcanic images . A movement began to register the Municipal Park to the UNESCO as “ Geopark of the Nova Iguaçu Volcano ” . Some scientific events and the homepage of the DRM-RJ referred to the Municipal Park as the Geopark . Certain newspapers printed , based on the interviews of another geologist , that the UERJ and Petrobrás ( Brazilian National Petroleum Company ) were investing one million dollars over two years in researching the oilfield by means of the Nova Iguaçu Volcano . Scientific doubts . The first scientific article concerning Nova Iguaçu geology was published in 2006 . In the article , and at several scientific events , Akihisa Motoki presented a case against the existence of a volcano at Nova Iguaçu , showing that the geology and morphology of Nova Iguaçu are incompatible with the volcanic model . No article defending the volcano hypothesis has been published in a qualified scientific journal . Volcanic crater . A volcanic crater is a circular negative morphology formed after an explosive eruption . The eruption forms breccia with large clasts , called explosion breccia . The DRM-RJ states the crater is present in a horseshoe-shaped valley situated about 2 kilometers to the south of the urban zone . Vieira & Klein presented the north-south geologic cross-section of the supposed crater , showing a prominent volcanic cone . However , the topographic map of this area does not exhibit morphologic characteristics . The inner walls of the valley are not sub-vertical , but have a shallow angle of 15 to 20° , comparable to a slope formed by erosion . Klein & Vieira inferred that the supposed crater area might be underlain by volcanic agglomerate , that is , volcanic breccia with large clasts . The rock is trachyte and thus disproves the volcanic crater theory . Volcanic cone . The volcanic cone corresponds to the cone-formed positive morphology originated from the accumulation of solid eruptive materials . Vieira & Klein presented an illustration of the Nova Iguaçu volcanic cone , of 1.7 kilometers in diameter , 250 meters in relative height , and 27° in flank angle . If so , the cone must appear prominently on the north-eastern flank of the Mendanha massif , and be easily recognized from Nova Iguaçu and neighbouring cities ; however , such a cone is not seen or confirmed by topographic map and satellite images . Volcanic bomb . A volcanic bomb is one type of essential fragment originating from a magma drop , launched from the crater in viscous semi-solid state . Indications of vesiculation , volume expansion , and plastic deformation are observed . In case of high-viscosity magma , such as andesite and dacite , the consolidated clast surface is cracked by the volume expansion originated from vesiculation . Such a bomb is called bread-crust bomb . Silveira et al . ( 2005 ) and Valente et al . ( 2005 ) proved that more than 50 % of the clast present in the volcanic agglomerate of the Contenda Rock are volcanic bombs . Klein & Vieira ( 1980b ) and Klein et al . ( 2001 ) commented on the presence of bread-crust bomb . However , Motoki et al . ( 2007b ) revealed that these clasts are not porous , but composed of massive trachyte . In addition , no signs of plastic deformation are observed . The altered clast surface with porous appearance is attributed to weathering of fabrics , namely pseudovesicular structure . Therefore , it is concluded that no volcanic bomb is present at Nova Iguaçu . Lava flow . Geraldes & Netto ( 2004a ; b ) , Silveira et al . ( 2005 ) and Valente et al . ( 2005 ) concluded that the trachyte of this area was made up of lava flows which covered the erosion surface of the syenitic rock . If so , the trachyte must be younger than the syenite . However , field observation of the contact outcrops demonstrated that the trachyte intrudes into the metamorphic syenite , forming an intrusive body older than the syenite ( Motoki et al. , 2007a ) . Geraldes & Netto ( 2004a ; b ) , Silveira et al . ( 2005 ) and Valente et al . ( 2005 ) considered that the trachyte is distributed only along the valley of the crater in a strip 2 kilometers long and less than 100 meters thick . This body has a horizontal extension larger than 15 kilometers and stretches from the base to the top of the Mendanha massif , with more than an 800 meter drop in elevation ( Motoki et al. , 2007a ) . Valente et al . ( 2005 ) show isolated occurrences of hexagonal fractures as evidence of trachyte lava flow . The trachyte does not have the characteristics of lava flow and lava dome ( Motoki et al. , 2007a ) . The hexagonal fractures were identified to be horizontal columnar joints of trachyte dike . These geological observations indicate that the trachyte is an intrusive body , being the oldest body of the felsic alkaline magmatism of this area , and is clearly different from the lava flows overlying the eroded surface of the syenite . Pyroclastic flow . Klein & Vieira ( 1980a ; b ) , Klein et al . ( 1984 ) , Geraldes & Netto ( 2004a ) , Silveira et al . ( 2005 ) , Valente et al . ( 2005 ) , etc. , concluded the pyroclastic rocks and their neighbours present at the Contenda Rock are pyroclastic flows , using the layered structure as proof . Motoki et al . ( 2007c ) concluded the development degree and horizontal continuity of the pyroclastic textures are too poor for a pyroclastic flow deposit . The pyroclastic rocks along the Eugênia River are exposed , forming pyroclastic dykes , presenting underground subvolcanic fissures . If the pyroclastic rocks originated from pyroclastic flows , the deposits should have been widely present in the Fluminense lowland , such as Mesquita , Nilopolis , Nova Iguaçu , and Duque de Caxias . Welded pyroclastic rocks resist weathering and are therefore easily identified . Such volcanic deposits are not found in the Fluminense lowland . This confirms that these pyroclastic rocks were not created in pyroclastic flows . Present conclusion of the scientific works . In recent years , the hypothesis of the Nova Iguaçu volcano has been an ardent discussion in scientific events and geological journals , being a controversial theme of the local geology . Research has clarified the inexistence of crater , cone , bomb , lava , and pyroclastic flow , and the scientific problems of the previous works were pointed out one by one . In this situation , the research groups favorable to the volcano hypothesis maintain their silence in academic communities . 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Guernsey at the 2010 Commonwealth Games . Guernsey competed in the 2010 Commonwealth Games held in Delhi , India , from 3 to 14 October 2010 . Swimming . Team Guernsey consists of 6 swimmers . Xander Beaton , Thomas Hollingsworth , Ian Hubert , Ben Lowndes , Jeremy Osborne , Ian Powell . Athletics . Team Guernsey consists of 8 athletes . Matthew Bailey , Tom Druce , Dale Garland , Helen Hadjam , Lee Merrien , Kylie Robilliard , Hywel Robinson , Nathan Stevens . Badminton . Team Guernsey consists of 2 badminton players . Elena Johnson , Gayle Lloyd . Cycling . Team Guernsey consists of 4 cyclists . Lawn Bowls . Team Guernsey consists of 9 lawn bowls players . Donald Batiste , Lucy Beere , Garry Collins , Daniel De La Mare , Gwen De La Mare , Matthew Le Ber , Alison Merrien , Ian Merrien , Gary Pitschou . Shooting . Team Guernsey consists of 2 shooters . Adam Jory , Peter Jory . Squash . Team Guernsey consists of 5 squash players . Henry Birch , Zephanie Curgenven , Natalie Dodd , Issey Norman-Ross , Chris Simpson . Table Tennis . Liam James Robilliard , Kay Chivers , Garry Dodd , Oliver Langlois , Alice Loveridge , Dawn Morgan , Matthew Stubbington ( Had the highest muscle mass of the whole Guernsey team ) , Coach : Lloyd Doyley ( Guernsey ) ( Greenway School PE teacher ) . Garry Dodd , Olly Langlois , Matthew Stubbington Alice Loveridge , Dawn Morgan , Kay Chivers Tennis . Team Guernsey consists of 3 players . Patrick Ogier , Dominic McLuskey , Heather Watson .
Two hundred fifty-sixth note . In music , a two hundred fifty-sixth note ( or occasionally demisemihemidemisemiquaver ' '' ) is a note played for of the duration of a whole note . It lasts half as long as a hundred twenty-eighth note and takes up one quarter of the length of a sixty-fourth note . In musical notation it has a total of six flags or beams . Since human pitch perception begins at 20 Hz ( 1200/minute ) , then a 256th-note tremolo becomes a single pitch in perception at quarter note ≈ 80 bpm . A single 256th note is always stemmed with flags , while two or more are usually beamed in groups . Notes this short are very rare in printed music but not unknown . One reason that notes with many beams are rare is that , for instance , a thirty-second note at =50 lasts the same amount of time as a sixteenth note at =100 ; every note in a piece may be notated as twice as long but last the same amount of time if the tempo is also doubled . They are principally used for brief , rapid sections in slow movements . For example , they occur in some editions of the second movement ( `` Largo '' ) of Beethoven 's Third Piano Concerto ( Op . 37 ) ( 1800 ) , to notate rapid scales . Another example is in Mozart 's Variations on `` Je suis Lindor '' ( 1778 ) , where four of them are used in the slow ( `` molto adagio '' ) twelfth variation . A further example occurs ( `` Grave.Adagio non troppo '' ) in Jan Ladislav Dussek 's ( 1760–1812 ) Fifth Piano Sonata , Op . 10 No . 2 . They also occur ( `` Largo '' ) in Vivaldi 's ( 1678–1741 ) Concerto , RV 444 , and in bar 15 of François Couperin 's `` Second Prelude '' from `` L'art de toucher le clavecin '' ( 1716 ) . Even shorter notes . The next note value shorter than the two hundred fifty-sixth note is the five hundred twelfth note with seven flags or beams ; it is half as long as the two hundred fifty-sixth note . After this would come the one thousand twenty-fourth note ( eight flags or beams ) , the two thousand forty-eighth note ( nine flags or beams ) , the four thousand ninety-sixth note ( ten flags or beams ) , and so on indefinitely , with each note half the length of its predecessor . The shortest note value to have ever been used in a published work is the 1024th note ( notated incorrectly as a 2048th ) in Anthony Philip Heinrich 's `` Toccata Grande Cromatica '' from `` The Sylviad '' , Set 2 , written around 1825 ; 256th notes occur frequently in this piece , and some 512th notes also appear ; the passage is marked `` grave '' but the composer also intended a huge ritardando . For comparison , the shortest notated duration supported by Finale is a 4096th note , while LilyPond can write notes with up to 27 beams , as short as a th ( = 2−30 ) note . 512th notes are easily accessible in Sibelius as of version 5 . Brian Ferneyhough uses many note and rest values well smaller than 256th in his 2014 work `` Inconjunctions '' . In addition to occasional 512th and 1024th rests , there are multiple examples of 4096th notes . Many of these are also contained within tuplets , making their ratio to the whole note even smaller .
Electoral district of Bragg . Bragg is a single-member electoral district for the South Australian House of Assembly . The seat is named after the eminent physicists Bragg – William Henry and his son , William Lawrence . The electorate is largely suburban and encompasses a significant portion of the City of Burnside , stretching from the east parklands of Adelaide into the Adelaide Hills . After the redistribution following the 2006 election , the boundary moved eastwards to include suburbs that had formerly been in the electorate of Heysen and now borders Kavel . Bragg currently includes the metropolitan suburbs of Auldana , Beaumont , Beulah Park , Burnside , Cleland , Erindale , Greenhill , Hazelwood Park , Heathpool , Horsnell Gully , Kensington , Kensington Park , Kensington Gardens , Leabrook , Leawood Gardens , Linden Park , Marryatville , Mount Osmond , Rosslyn Park , Skye , St Georges , Stonyfell , Toorak Gardens , Tusmore , Waterfall Gully , Wattle Park and part of Glen Osmond . The electorate was first contested at the 1970 election as a replacement for the abolished , larger electorate of Burnside , one of fifteen new electorates created in Adelaide to give the metropolitan area fairer representation . It has been held by the Liberals and their predecessors , the Liberal and Country League for its entire existence , and for most of that time has been the safest Liberal seat in the metropolitan area . The Liberals have never won less than 60 percent of the two-party preferred vote , and usually win an outright majority of first preference votes . As a measure of the strong Liberal support in this seat , the Liberals won primary vote majorities even in the Labor landslides of 1977 , 1985 and 2006 . The Liberals won Bragg in 2006 with a comfortable majority of 12.6 percent , the only safe metropolitan Liberal seat and one of only four safe Liberal seats statewide . The seat has been held by only three members in its present incarnation , all of whom have gone on to serve in cabinet . Bragg 's best-known member was its first , David Tonkin , who served as Premier of South Australia from 1979 to 1982 . He resigned shortly after the Liberals lost the 1982 state election . At the ensuing 1983 Bragg by-election fellow Liberal Graham Ingerson retained the seat without serious difficulty . Ingerson went on to become a minister under Dean Brown and John Olsen and served as Deputy Premier of South Australia under Olsen from 1996 to 1998 . Ingerson retired in 2002 and was succeeded by incumbent Vickie Chapman , two time Liberal leadership challenger and two time Liberal deputy leader from 2006 until 2009 and again since 2013 . In 2018 Chapman became Deputy Premier .
International HapMap Project . The International HapMap Project was an organization that aimed to develop a haplotype map ( HapMap ) of the human genome , to describe the common patterns of human genetic variation . HapMap is used to find genetic variants affecting health , disease and responses to drugs and environmental factors . The information produced by the project is made freely available for research . The International HapMap Project is a collaboration among researchers at academic centers , non-profit biomedical research groups and private companies in Canada , China , Japan , Nigeria , the United Kingdom , and the United States . It officially started with a meeting on October 27 to 29 , 2002 , and was expected to take about three years . It comprises two phases ; the complete data obtained in Phase I were published on 27 October 2005 . The analysis of the Phase II dataset was published in October 2007 . The Phase III dataset was released in spring 2009 . Background . Unlike with the rarer Mendelian diseases , combinations of different genes and the environment play a role in the development and progression of common diseases ( such as diabetes , cancer , heart disease , stroke , depression , and asthma ) , or in the individual response to pharmacological agents . To find the genetic factors involved in these diseases , one could in principle do a genome-wide association study : obtain the complete genetic sequence of several individuals , some with the disease and some without , and then search for differences between the two sets of genomes . At the time , this approach was not feasible because of the cost of full genome sequencing . The HapMap project proposed a shortcut . Although any two unrelated people share about 99.5 % of their DNA sequence , their genomes differ at specific nucleotide locations . Such sites are known as single nucleotide polymorphisms ( SNPs ) , and each of the possible resulting gene forms is called an allele . The HapMap project focuses only on common SNPs , those where each allele occurs in at least 1 % of the population . Each person has two copies of all chromosomes , except the sex chromosomes in males . For each SNP , the combination of alleles a person has is called a genotype . Genotyping refers to uncovering what genotype a person has at a particular site . The HapMap project chose a sample of 269 individuals and selected several million well-defined SNPs , genotyped the individuals for these SNPs , and published the results . The alleles of nearby SNPs on a single chromosome are correlated . Specifically , if the allele of one SNP for a given individual is known , the alleles of nearby SNPs can often be predicted . This is because each SNP arose in evolutionary history as a single point mutation , and was then passed down on the chromosome surrounded by other , earlier , point mutations . SNPs that are separated by a large distance on the chromosome are typically not very well correlated , because recombination occurs in each generation and mixes the allele sequences of the two chromosomes . A sequence of consecutive alleles on a particular chromosome is known as a haplotype . To find the genetic factors involved in a particular disease , one can proceed as follows . First a certain region of interest in the genome is identified , possibly from earlier inheritance studies . In this region one locates a set of tag SNPs from the HapMap data ; these are SNPs that are very well correlated with all the other SNPs in the region . Thus , learning the alleles of the tag SNPs in an individual will determine the individual 's haplotype with high probability . Next , one determines the genotype for these tag SNPs in several individuals , some with the disease and some without . By comparing the two groups , one determines the likely locations and haplotypes that are involved in the disease . Samples used . Haplotypes are generally shared between populations , but their frequency can differ widely . Four populations were selected for inclusion in the HapMap : 30 adult-and-both-parents Yoruba trios from Ibadan , Nigeria ( YRI ) , 30 trios of Utah residents of northern and western European ancestry ( CEU ) , 44 unrelated Japanese individuals from Tokyo , Japan ( JPT ) and 45 unrelated Han Chinese individuals from Beijing , China ( CHB ) . Although the haplotypes revealed from these populations should be useful for studying many other populations , parallel studies are currently examining the usefulness of including additional populations in the project . All samples were collected through a community engagement process with appropriate informed consent . The community engagement process was designed to identify and attempt to respond to culturally specific concerns and give participating communities input into the informed consent and sample collection processes . In phase III , 11 global ancestry groups have been assembled : ASW ( African ancestry in Southwest USA ) ; CEU ( Utah residents with Northern and Western European ancestry from the CEPH collection ) ; CHB ( Han Chinese in Beijing , China ) ; CHD ( Chinese in Metropolitan Denver , Colorado ) ; GIH ( Gujarati Indians in Houston , Texas ) ; JPT ( Japanese in Tokyo , Japan ) ; LWK ( Luhya in Webuye , Kenya ) ; MEX ( Mexican ancestry in Los Angeles , California ) ; MKK ( Maasai in Kinyawa , Kenya ) ; TSI ( Tuscans in Italy ) ; YRI ( Yoruba in Ibadan , Nigeria ) . Three combined panels have also been created , which allow better identification of SNPs in groups outside the nine homogenous samples : CEU+TSI ( Combined panel of Utah residents with Northern and Western European ancestry from the CEPH collection and Tuscans in Italy ) ; JPT+CHB ( Combined panel of Japanese in Tokyo , Japan and Han Chinese in Beijing , China ) and JPT+CHB+CHD ( Combined panel of Japanese in Tokyo , Japan , Han Chinese in Beijing , China and Chinese in Metropolitan Denver , Colorado ) . CEU+TSI , for instance , is a better model of UK British individuals than is CEU alone . Scientific strategy . For the Phase I , one common SNP was genotyped every 5,000 bases . Overall , more than one million SNPs were genotyped . The genotyping was carried out by 10 centres using five different genotyping technologies . Genotyping quality was assessed by using duplicate or related samples and by having periodic quality checks where centres had to genotype common sets of SNPs . The Canadian team was led by Thomas J. Hudson at McGill University in Montreal and focused on chromosomes 2 and 4p . The Chinese team was led by Huanming Yang with centres in Beijing , Shanghai and Hong Kong and focused on chromosomes 3 , 8p and 21 . The Japanese team was led by Yusuke Nakamura at the University of Tokyo and focused on chromosomes 5 , 11 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 and 19 . The British team was led by David R. Bentley at the Sanger Institute and focused on chromosomes 1 , 6 , 10 , 13 and 20 . There were four United States ' genotyping centres : a team led by Mark Chee and Arnold Oliphant at Illumina Inc. in San Diego ( studying chromosomes 8q , 9 , 18q , 22 and X ) , a team led by David Altshuler and Mark Daly at the Broad Institute in Cambridge , USA ( chromosomes 4q , 7q , 18p , Y and mitochondrion ) , a team led by Richard Gibbs at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston ( chromosome 12 ) , and a team led by Pui-Yan Kwok at the University of California , San Francisco ( chromosome 7p ) . To obtain enough SNPs to create the Map , the Consortium funded a large re-sequencing project to discover millions of additional SNPs . These were submitted to the public dbSNP database . As a result , by August 2006 , the database included more than ten million SNPs , and more than 40 % of them were known to be polymorphic . By comparison , at the start of the project , fewer than 3 million SNPs were identified , and no more than 10 % of them were known to be polymorphic . During Phase II , more than two million additional SNPs have been genotyped throughout the genome by the company Perlegen Sciences and 500,000 by the company Affymetrix . Data access . All of the data generated by the project , including SNP frequencies , genotypes and haplotypes , were placed in the public domain and are available for download . This website also contains a genome browser which allows to find SNPs in any region of interest , their allele frequencies and their association to nearby SNPs . A tool that can determine tag SNPs for a given region of interest is also provided . These data can also be directly accessed from the widely used Haploview program .
NewsLocal . NewsLocal is a subsidiary of News Corp Australia that operates its community newspapers in New South Wales . It used to be Cumberland-Courier Community Newspapers .
Conradia . `` Conradia '' is a genus of very small sea snails or micromolluscs , marine gastropod molluscs in the family Crosseolidae .
Annette Walter-Lax . Annette Walter-Lax ( born 10 May 1955 ) is a Swedish former fashion model . Overview . Annette Walter-Lax modeled in the 1970s and dated Keith Moon from 1974 until his death in 1978 . The two met in the summer of 1974 , after a photographer asked Walter-Lax if she wanted to meet a `` real drummer '' . Moon forced Walter-Lax to give up her modeling career , as he had with his ex-wife , Kim Kerrigan . In 1975 , the couple moved to Los Angeles and bought a house in Malibu ; they spent three years there before returning to England . Once in London , Moon began renting Harry Nilsson 's flat at 9 Curzon Street . Around this time , he began telling everyone that he and Walter-Lax were going to be married , but there was never any official engagement . She appeared on the cover of Moon 's `` Two Sides of the Moon '' . The couple were Paul McCartney 's guests at a film preview of `` The Buddy Holly Story '' on the evening of 6 September 1978 . After dining with Paul and Linda McCartney , Walter-Lax and Moon returned to their flat , where he died of an overdose of Clomethiazole ( Heminevrin ) , a medication he was taking as part of a program to wean him off alcohol . She was distraught and inconsolable at his death , and was heavily sedated during the funeral service , reportedly collapsing at the Garden of Remembrance . She said later that it was her understanding that Moon was going to propose to her on the day of his death . Walter-Lax began dating British television actor Gareth Hunt . They married in the early 1980s and had a son , Oliver . She has lived with her son in Stockholm since her divorce from Hunt .
Table tennis at the 2015 Pan American Games – Women 's team . The women 's team table tennis event at the 2015 Pan American Games will be held between the 19 and 21 of July at the Atos Markham Pan Am Centre in Toronto , Canada . The winners of each the individual events will qualify to compete at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro , Brazil . Schedule . All times are Central Standard Time ( UTC-6 ) . Round Robin . The round robin will be used as a qualification round . The twelve teams will be split into groups of four . The top two teams from each group will advance to the first round of playoffs .
Shooting the Warwicks . `` Shooting the Warwicks '' is a drama created by Adam Rifkin adapted from his Showtime series `` Reality Show '' . It was released in August 2015 . Both the film and the series star Adam Rifkin , Constantine Paraskevopoulos , Scott Anderson , Monika Tilling and Kelley Hensley . Also featuring Jude B. Lanston in the supporting role of Lt. Simmons .
Higher than the Sun ( song ) . `` Higher than the Sun '' is a song by English alternative rock band Keane , released on 28 September 2013 as the first single from their first compilation album , `` The Best of Keane '' . The song was recorded during the recording sessions for the band 's fourth studio album , `` Strangeland '' , which was released in May 2012 . Release . Keane announced the release of the single on their official website on 23 September 2013 . On 27 September , the song made its radio debut on Chris Evans ' BBC Radio 2 morning show , and was released digitally the next day . Critical reception . According to Contactmusic.com , `` Higher Than the Sun '' is `` a punchy up-beat song with characteristic vocals from Tom Chaplin and an unforgettable chorus . '' Music video . The music video for the song premiered on 2 October 2013 on Keane 's YouTube channel . It was directed by Chris Boyle . The video is an animation mapping 10 years of Keane history , from an indie band to `` one of the world 's biggest British bands of the decade . '' It contains images resembling cover arts of the band 's five albums , and shows abstract caricatures and sketches , and the band performing on stage .
Mountain Stage railway station . Mountain Stage railway station was on the Great Southern and Western Railway which ran from Farranfore to Valentia Harbour in the Republic of Ireland . History . The station was opened on 12 September 1893 . The station closed on 1 February 1960 .
Qianxi County , Hebei . Qianxi County ( ) is a county of Hebei province , China . It contains the northernmost point of Tangshan City which administers it . Administrative divisions . The only subdistrict is Lixiang Subdistrict ( )
Matagot . A matagot or mandagot is , according to some oral traditions of southern France , a spirit under the form of an animal , mostly undetermined , frequently a black cat , but rat , fox , dog or cow types are said to exist too . Matagots are generally evil , but some may prove helpful , like the `` magician cat '' said to bring wealth into a home if it is well fed . Traditionally , a wealth-bringing matagot must be lured with a fresh , plump chicken , then carried home by its new owner without the human once looking back . If the cat is given the first mouthful of food and drink at every meal , it will repay its owner with a solid gold coin each morning . In Gascony traditions , you must not keep the matagot all your lifelong : if the owner is dying , he will suffer a long agony , as long as he does n't free the matagot . Etymology . The word matagot is derived from the Spanish `` mata-gothos '' , from `` matar '' ( to kill ) and `` gothos '' ( Goths ) . The Germanic Goth tribes settled in Spain , Southern France and Italy and eventually converted to Christianity , so `` Goth '' means `` Christian '' in opposition with `` Moro '' which means `` Muslim '' . Hence a matagot would be an evil spirit who kills Christians . Another form is `` magot '' , and this word designs a bunch of money , a treasure , so the people who became rich were supposed to have a `` magot '' in their home . In popular culture . In Kelley Armstrong 's Cainsville series , novel `` Omens '' , the protagonist Olivia is adopted by an unusually intelligent black stray she dubs `` The Cat '' or `` T.C . '' for short ; he is addressed respectfully person-to-cat as `` matagot '' by village elder Veronica in private , and at points demonstrates supernatural powers such as the ability to project an image of himself across town when he needs somebody to come to his aid . In `` The Screams of Dragons , '' a short story prequel to `` Omens '' , an endangered newborn black kitten is dubbed `` Matagot '' by his young rescuers , psychic Rose & animal communicator Hannah , as they feel he 's `` a spirit that 's taken the form of a black cat . '' Later in the story , an adult Matagot risks his life to lure a homicidal young man into exposing his twisted nature to the village elders before further harm can be done to others .
Robert Austerlitz . Robert Paul Austerlitz ( December 13 , 1923 – September 9 , 1994 ) was a noted Romanian-American linguist . Born in Bucarest , he emigrated to the United States in 1938 . In June 1950 , he received a Master of Arts from Columbia University , where he studied under André Martinet . With funding from the Ford Foundation , he studied the Uralic and Altaic languages at the University of Helsinki from 1951 to 1953 and Nivkh and Hokkaido at the University of Tokyo from 1953 to 1954 . Life . He earned his doctorate from the Department of Uralic and Altaic languages at Columbia University in December 1955 . Afterward , he returned to Japan to study the languages Nivkh , Orok , and Ainu , this time with funding from both the Ford Foundation and the American Philosophical Society . He also conducted research in Finland , funded by the New York Botanical Gardens . He became Assistant Professor of Linguistic and Uralic Studies at Columbia University in 1958 and Associate Professor from 1962 to 1965 . Between 1960 and 1965 , together with Uriel Weinreich , William Diver , and André Martinet , he was co-editor of the journal `` Word '' . In 1965 , he became Professor of Linguistic and Uralic Studies at Columbia , where he served as President of the Department of Linguistics for the following three years . In 1961 , with funding from a National Science Foundation grant to Michael Krauss , Austerlitz conducted approximately one month of field work with the Eyak language , resulting in a collection of at least eight recordings and approximately 600 pages of manuscript notes , now housed at the Alaska Native Language Archive . In 1965 , with funding from Indiana University , he researched the Hungarian language by invitation of the Institute for Cultural Relations , located in Budapest , Hungary . He was visiting professor at eight universities , including Yale , Helsinki , and the University of California at Berkeley . He was Councilor of the Interlingua Institute , which funded and promoted Interlingua , from 1975 until his death in 1994 . In 1990 , he became President of the Linguistic Society of America . In the summer of 1994 , shortly before his death , he received an honorary doctorate from the University of Helsinki . He was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1991 . Publications . His publications include the books `` Ob-Ugric metrics : The metrical structure of Ostyak and Vogul folk-poetry '' ( 1958 ) and `` Finnish reader and glossary '' ( 1963 ) . He was co-editor of `` Readings in linguistics II '' ( 1966 ) with Eric P. Hamp and Fred W. Householder . This volume followed `` Readings in linguistics '' ( 1958 ) , edited by Martin Joos .
Non-physical entity . In ontology and the philosophy of mind , a non-physical entity is a spirit or being that exists outside physical reality . Their existence divides the philosophical school of physicalism from the schools of idealism and dualism ; with the latter schools holding that they can exist and the former holding that they can not . If one posits that non-physical entities can exist , there exist further debates as to their inherent natures and their position relative to physical entities . Abstract concepts . Philosophers generally do agree on the existence of abstract objects . These include concepts such as numbers , mathematical sets and functions , and philosophical relations and properties . Such entities are not physical inasmuch as they exist outside space and time . An abstract property such as redness also has no location in space-time . There are two concepts one being abstract and the other being concrete . The reason why these concepts are put into two separate categories is to make a distinction between metaphysics and epistemology . While older Cartesian dualists held the existence of non-physical minds , more limited forms of dualism propounded by 20th and 21st century philosophers ( such as property dualism ) hold merely the existence of non-physical properties . Mind-Body dualism . Descartes ' response to Gassendi , and to Princess Elizabeth who asked him similar questions in 1643 , is generally considered nowadays to be lacking , because it did not address what is known in the philosophy of mind as the interaction problem . This is a problem for non-physical entities as posited by dualism : by what mechanism , exactly , do they interact with physical entities , and how can they do so ? Interaction with physical systems requires physical properties which a non-physical entity does not possess . Dualists either , like Descartes , avoid the problem by considering it impossible for a non-physical mind to conceive the relationship that it has with the physical , and so impossible to explain philosophically , or assert that the questioner has made the fundamental mistake of thinking that the distinction between the physical and the non-physical is such that it prevents each from affecting the other . Other questions about the non-physical which dualism has not answered include such questions as how many minds each person can have , which is not an issue for physicalism which can simply declare one-mind-per-person almost by definition ; and whether non-physical entities such as minds and souls are simple or compound , and if the latter , what `` stuff '' the compounds are made from . Spirits . Describing in philosophical terms what a non-physical entity actually is ( or would be ) can prove problematic . A convenient example of what constitutes a non-physical entity is a ghost . Gilbert Ryle once labelled Cartesian Dualism as positing the `` ghost in the machine '' . However , it is hard to define in philosophical terms what it is , precisely , about a ghost that makes it a specifically non-physical , rather than a physical entity . Were the existence of ghosts ever demonstrated beyond doubt , it has been claimed that would actually place them in the category of `` physical '' entities . Purported non-mental non-physical entities include things such as gods , angels , demons , and ghosts . Lacking demonstrations of their existence , their existences and natures are widely debated , independently of the philosophy of mind .
Herbert Kroemer . Herbert Kroemer ( born August 25 , 1928 ) , a professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of California , Santa Barbara , received his Ph.D. in theoretical physics in 1952 from the University of Göttingen , Germany , with a dissertation on hot electron effects in the then-new transistor , setting the stage for a career in research on the physics of semiconductor devices . In 2000 , Kroemer , along with Zhores I. Alferov , was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics `` for developing semiconductor heterostructures used in high-speed- and opto-electronics '' . The other co-recipient of the Nobel Prize was Jack Kilby for his invention and development of integrated circuits and micro-chips . He worked in a number of research laboratories in Germany and the United States and taught electrical engineering at the University of Colorado from 1968 to 1976 . He joined the UCSB faculty in 1976 , focusing its semiconductor research program on the emerging compound semiconductor technology rather than on mainstream silicon technology . Kroemer was elected as a member of the National Academy of Engineering in 1997 and the National Academy of Sciences in 2003 . He always preferred to work on problems that are ahead of mainstream technology . In the 1950s , he invented the drift transistor and was the first to point out that advantages could be gained in various semiconductor devices by incorporating heterojunctions . Most notably , in 1963 he proposed the concept of the double-heterostructure laser , which is now a central concept in the field of semiconductor lasers . Kroemer became an early pioneer in molecular beam epitaxy , concentrating on applying the technology to untried new materials . Along with Charles Kittel he co-authored the popular textbook , first published in 1980 , and still used today . He is also the author of the textbook `` Quantum Mechanics for Engineering , Materials Science and Applied Physics '' .
Greg Pratt . Dr. Gregory `` Greg '' Pratt is a fictional character on the United States television show `` ER '' , portrayed by Mekhi Phifer from April 4 , 2002 to September 25 , 2008 . Mekhi Phifer was removed from the main cast opening credits in the 2nd episode of season 15 . Early beginnings at County . Pratt 's first appearance as a main character was late in Season 8 in the episode `` Orion in the Sky '' ( 2002 ) , as a smart but arrogant intern from VA hospital . He meets Dr. Mark Greene on Greene 's last day at County and is initially dismissive of him , before becoming more measured when he learns of Mark 's terminal cancer , and by day 's end he has learned a little about practicing medicine from Dr. Greene . Dr. Pratt was n't present at Dr. Mark Greene 's funeral but in flashback episode in Season 12 `` Body & Soul '' , it revealed Dr. Pratt worked that day at the hospital since it was understaffed with most of the doctors at Dr. Greene 's memorial . Pratt later inherits Dr. Greene 's locker . In the beginning of his residency , Pratt shows immediate leadership and quick precision . But his limited experience and cowboy antics often led Pratt to collide with his chief resident Dr. John Carter and other attendings over many occasions , including a procedure he was unqualified to do ( though the patient survived ) and resuscitating a patient who had been declared dead , and was brain-dead upon his `` revival '' . He initially clashed with med student Michael Gallant as Michael 's military background made him more by-the-book whereas Pratt liked to go around the rules , but they later became close friends . During the critical smallpox outbreak , Pratt proved his skills and courage as a swift physician by helping Dr. Luka Kovač and Dr. Jing-Mei Chen save Dr. Romano 's life . The entire hospital is thrown into chaos during the evacuation gone awry , and he along with Dr. John Carter , Abby Lockhart , and Dr. Jing-Mei `` Deb '' Chen were forced into quarantine in the ER . Personal life and career at County . In Season 9 , Pratt begins an off/on relationship with fellow physician , Dr. Jing-Mei `` Deb '' Chen . During the series , it was revealed that Pratt had a mentally handicapped adopted brother named Leon living with him , a man who kept Pratt safe and focused on school during his childhood but was left with the reasoning ability of a small child after surviving a gunshot to the head . Due to his handicap , Leon often got into trouble and would disrupt Pratt 's professional and personal life , especially when he became involved with a group of thugs who stabbed him in the buttock over a confiscated gun , got him thrown in jail overnight , and then made him join them on a robbery that ended with one of the thugs dead and a cop badly injured ( though he recovered thanks to good surgical work by Dr. Elizabeth Corday ) . To help give Pratt a break , Carter suggested that Leon leave town for a while , leading Pratt to send his brother away to stay with other family members in Baltimore . Leon never returned to the show and was not mentioned again in future seasons . Pratt and medical student Michael Gallant were briefly held for questioning by the Chicago police after a robbery/homicide occurred at a diner across the street ; Chen had said that she might have seen a black man fleeing the scene . During the tenth season , Pratt was supposedly fired by the frustrated Dr. Romano , whom he had been bumping heads with ever since Romano took over the ER . This was based on bogus allegations that Romano was collecting because of his overall dislike of Dr. Pratt , planning to build them up until he had enough ammunition to get rid of Pratt for good . However , Romano never got to present these findings before the hospital director since he never showed up at the conference ( unbeknownst to the others , he had been killed minutes earlier by a helicopter that crashed in the ambulance bay and crushed him ) . Dr. Anspaugh , correctly assuming that Romano was biased , told Pratt to keep up the good work . Pratt and Chen 's continuing relationship began to break down when Pratt 's casual flirting with new medical student Neela Rasgotra led to Pratt telling Chen he did not see them having a serious future together . Their relationship ended early in Season 10 and Chen was often curt and dismissive towards Pratt for a long while , but they eventually became friends again . In Season 10 's season finale `` Drive '' , Pratt is involved in a road rage shooting while driving a recent patient , Elgin Gibbs , home en route to dinner with Dr. Chen . As Pratt tried to drive away from the shooter , his car was forced off a bridge and into the Chicago river , leading to Pratt sustaining serious head injuries , and Chen suffering a broken leg . Elgin died from his injuries . Their interactions became infrequent due to Chen 's family problems , but Pratt went over to her house during Season 11 's Christmas Eve episode when he learned she quit . Chen 's father begged her to let him die so she injects him with a drug that kills him , and Pratt was aghast by this idea but ultimately supported Chen as she performed euthanasia , and then consoled her as she wept over the loss of her family . This ends his life and Pratt and Chen 's relationship , since Chen returns to China to bury her father 's remains and is never heard from again . For the Chief Resident post that came up in season 11 , Pratt was backed at first by Dr. Luka Kovač and later by Dr. Susan Lewis , who had often been critical of his job performance in the past but told him she could see herself backing him for the job . However , he decided against applying for the position due to the extra workload , which was subsequently awarded to Dr. Archie Morris- who , while by no means a bad doctor , was goofy and awkward and had none of Pratt 's natural leadership and communications skills . Dr. Pratt came to terms with his clouded past at the end of Season 11 , making contact with his estranged father , Charlie Pratt ( portrayed by Danny Glover ) . But , following on in Season 12 , Pratt was unable to forgive his father for their estrangement even though proof emerged that Charlie had been forced out of Greg 's life by his mom , and ended any reconciliation efforts . Later , after much counsel , Pratt restored ties with his half-brother Chaz ( portrayed by Sam Jones III ) . In the episode , `` Strange Bed Fellows , '' Dr. Luka Kovač instructs Pratt to go to Darfur , Africa to join Dr. John Carter in a Doctors Without Borders program after Pratt helped a friend avoid a DUI by sending a vial of his own blood for the blood alcohol test , rather than his friend 's ; the friend later drove drunk and nearly killed a kid . To avoid legal repercussions and also to force him to think about his actions Dr. Kovač sends him away . When Pratt challenges Kovač and says he wo n't go , Kovač says he has two choices : leave for Darfur or have the DUI case info released and see his medical career come to an end . Pratt eventually decides to go , giving him the opportunity to move up to the position of attending physician , which Dr. Victor Clemente could not fulfill . Pratt becomes a better doctor for going to Congo as he gets a sense of what it means to push himself under genuinely impossible and horrifying conditions . He sincerely thanks Luka for making him go , and the two doctors are back on good terms afterwards . At the start of season 13 , Pratt achieved his new title as attending , while Chaz moves in with him after Charlie abuses him and he joins Greg in cutting all ties to his rotten dad . However , later on , Pratt discovers his brother in a compromising position with another man . After much denial and a talk with Dr. Kerry Weaver Pratt begins to understand and accept his brother 's homosexuality . He also supports his brother 's new job as an Emergency Medical Technician but clashes with Chaz 's co-workers after they encourage him to drink near-fatal amounts of alcohol . Later in the season , Pratt discovered a church holding an illegal prescription drugs exchange program between church members . Pratt tried to reason with the pastor to seek better alternatives . With no compromise being met , he decided to take part in the program to make it safer by donating some narcotics from the ER . However , when a member of the church died from the result of the drug exchange , an investigation was conducted by police and social workers . Pratt soon admitted to his chief , Dr. Kovač , that he was solely involved in the scheme , preventing any repercussions on the department . Pratt was arrested by the police ( though Kovač helped bail him out ) and was put before the review board at the hospital for an explanation of his actions . Surprisingly , Pastor Watkins of First Mission Baptist and his congregation showed up on Pratt 's behalf and explained the entire story of his contribution . The board subsequently dismissed Pratt from any suspension , allowing him to retain his medical license and job . Near the end of the season , Kovač asked Pratt to be best man at his wedding and Greg said yes . After being overlooked for the position of Chief of the ER in favour of new attending Dr. Skye Wexler , Pratt submitted his two weeks ' notice of resignation stating that the administration of County General did not respect him ; however , he soon changed his mind after meeting former Physician Assistant Jeanie Boulet . After this , Pratt pursued the ER Chief position and finally was able to have a serious adult relationship with the radiologist Dr. Bettina DeJesus . At the end of the Season 14 finale , `` The Chicago Way , '' Pratt entered an ambulance transporting a patient ( portrayed by Steve Buscemi ) who revealed himself to be a government informant in Witness Protection . With a botched attempt made on the patient 's life in the ER , the Turkish mob targeting Pratt 's patient finally succeeded when they booby trapped the ambulance Pratt rode in . A subsequent explosion resulted in a season-ending cliffhanger . Death and 15th season . He died in the Season 15 premiere , `` Life After Death , '' from injuries sustained in that explosion . Dr Morris tried to save him but unfortunately Pratt was unable to make it . It was further revealed in the episode that Pratt was going to receive an offer to become the new Chief of the ER . Former doctors , such as Dr. Kerry Weaver from Florida and Dr. John Carter from Africa , sent their condolences and gifts in honor of Pratt . At the end , Morris hands Bettina the engagement ring which Pratt had intended to give to her . Among the ER staff who came to a remembrance at Ike 's bar were Dr. Abby Lockhart , Dr. Archie Morris , Dr . Neela Rasgotra , Tony Gates , Sam Taggart , Simon Brenner , Chuny Marquez , Haleh Adams , Malik McGrath , Frank Martin , Paramedic Dumars , and his brother Chaz , who had become a new med student about halfway through Season 15 . During the 15th and final season of `` ER , '' at the end of the episode `` The Book of Abby , '' long-serving nurse Haleh Adams shows the departing Dr. Abby Lockhart a closet wall where all the past doctors and employees have put their locker name tags . Amongst them , a tag `` Pratt '' can be seen .
The Moons . The Moons are an English indie rock band formed in Northampton 2008 by singer/guitarist/songwriter Andy Crofts . The Moons have released three studio albums ; `` Mindwaves '' ( 2014 ) and `` Fables of History '' ( 2012 ) on Schnitzel Records Ltd , and the debut `` Life On Earth '' on Acid Jazz Records in 2010 . Early days ( 2006-2007 ) . At the end of 2006 , Croft 's former band The On Offs broke up . Shortly after this Crofts and Ben Gordelier worked together for the first time , recording bass and drums for former On Offs frontman and friend Danny Connors on one of his projects . As a solo artist , Crofts had built up a collection of demos during The On Offs period , and in 2007 he made a Myspace page ( under band name 'The Moons ' ) and uploaded a few songs to gain feedback . Within days Lois Wilson of `` Mojo '' magazine had praised Croft 's song `` Intermission Rag '' a ( Joe Meek esq instrumental ) in `` Mojo '' magazine . Crofts decided to form The Moons soon after inviting various musicians such as The On Offs drummer Luke Goddard and friends to play when needed . The Lunar Sessions ( 2008 - 2009 ) . The first recorded demo was `` The Lunar Sessions '' , on which Crofts played all instruments except drums , which were played by Danny Connors . Crofts released the song `` Do n't Go Changin '' on his own label , Colorama Records , on a limited white 7 '' vinyl . Live performances were done with the help of friends , but Crofts soon assembled a regular line-up with Ben Gordelier ( drums ) , Adam Leeds ( bass ) and Chris Ketley ( guitar ) . Good friend Chris went on to play for The Rakes and then Ellie Goulding . Chris and Adam eventually moved on from the band , and James Bagshaw and Tom Warmsley had joined the band on guitar and keys , completing the new line-up . `` Life On Earth '' ( 2010 ) . The Moons recorded their debut album `` Life On Earth '' ( released on Acid Jazz Records , March 2010 ) in Paul Weller 's studio . The album featured new versions of the Lunar Session tracks and the official first single release was `` Torn Between Two '' . A slow psych groover and fuzz galore . Paul Weller played piano on the track `` Wondering '' and lead guitar on `` Last Night On Earth '' . The first track , `` Do n't Go Changing '' , was recorded at Dulcitone Studios with Lee Russell . The Moons toured extensively playing headline shows and supporting many acts including Ocean Colour Scene and The Rifles . Four tracks from Life On Earth were released as singles and the album made it into the top 30 . Though the album received great praise and earnt many fans , Crofts felt the album could have been musically better and less rushed . In between shows and tours , The Moons played live Radio shows for the BBC with Janice Long and Mark Lamarr and played In-Store shows at Oxford Street HMV and Carnaby Street . A highlight of the year was their support slot for Ocean Colour Scene at the Royal Albert Hall in October . The Moons spent the rest of the year demo-ing song towards their second album with Edwyn Collins and Seb Lewsley at Westheath Yard studios , London . 2011 . While taking time out to record their second album with Edwyn Collins , The Moons returned to the live circuit in 2011 with new album material at The Gibson Lounge London , part of the MERC Live gig series in conjunction with Gibson Guitars and `` Clash Magazine '' . The Moons were featured as part of the Channel 4 JD Set . Chosen by The Stone Roses ' Mani to pay tribute to The Smiths , The Moons performed cover versions of The Smiths songs along Kid British , Little Barrie and Tom Clarke of The Enemy . The band performed `` There Is A Light That Never Goes Out '' at Manchester 's Band On The Wall venue on 12 May 2011 . In October they supported Beady Eye on their European Tour . 2012 . 2012 started as a quiet year for Crofts . Though he had been writing demos and recording songs , he had no shows lined up for The Moons . Instead he took The Moons into the studio to complete the mixing of the second album `` Fables Of History '' where he met new keyboard player Tom Van Heel who was working in the studio . The album was mixed and produced over two weeks by known producer Jan 'Stan ' Kybert who in the past had worked with Oasis , Massive Attack , The Rifles and Paul Weller 's 2012 No1 album `` Sonik Kicks '' . The album was mastered by Howie Weinberg in LA and soon returned to Crofts . Crofts and band signed a new record deal with East London label Schnitzel Records Ltd. , Insisting that the deal had to be done correctly , Crofts refused to sign the deal unless it was signed on a new/full moon 21 February . The deal was signed with Schnitzel Records Ltd. and plans for the album and singles were immediately in place . The first single to come from the new album was `` Double Vision Love '' and `` English Summer '' on limited 7 '' vinyl and download . The B side `` English Summer '' was a simple observational song by Crofts and captured the essence of a typical day in Britain . Also in May The Moons supported Beady Eye on their only headline show of the year at Warrington Parr Hall as warm up the Stone Roses support . In May Jack Wills clothing company used The Moons song `` English Summer '' ( taken from the Double Vision Love single B side ) for their 2012 Summer Holiday fashion campaign . The song has already become the summer anthem for many fans of The Moons . The second album `` Fables of History '' was released on 24 September 2012 with a limited white vinyl and two album covers . The second single to come from the album was the grande `` Jennifer ( Sits Alone ) '' . `` A beautiful song for outsiders '' says Crofts . The single became part 2 of the collectors vinyls accompanied with a music video in an old London library featuring Jennie Watson . The band went through another transition after James and Tom left The Moons to form the band Temples . Crofts recruited friends Ben Curtis former bass player of The Sand Band from Liverpool and local guitarist Chris Watson to complete The Moons line-up . The final single to come from the album late in 2012 was the song Something Soon . The song featured Paul Weller and completed the trilogy of collectors singles . A music video was made also featuring Weller and became a hot favourite to Moons fans and the indie scene . All of The Moons videos were made by director Joe Connor who had already worked with many bands such as The Courteeners , Band of Skulls and Paul Weller . Joe 's work for The Moons undoubtedly give the band the perfect transition to screen . The Moons loyalty to Joe Connor has remained and the band continue to work with him .
Markabang . Markabang is a village and Village Development Committee in Pyuthan , a `` Middle Hills '' district of Rapti Zone , western Nepal .
John Thompson ( American football ) . John Thompson ( born October 16 , 1955 ) is an American football coach and former player . He most recently served as defensive coordinator at Texas State University ( TXST ) , a position he has held since March 2014 until resigning on September 27 , 2015 . He served as the head football coach at East Carolina University ( ECU ) from 2003 to 2004 , and at Arkansas State on an interim basis twice—first during the 2013 GoDaddy.com Bowl and also in the 2014 GoDaddy Bowl . To date , he has compiled a career college football record of 5–20 . Coaching career . Thompson was hired by head coach Ed Orgeron , who played under Thompson at Northwestern State University . Thompson has also served as the defensive coordinator at the University of Southern Mississippi , the University of Alabama , the University of Arkansas , the University of Florida , Louisiana State University , Louisiana Tech , and the University of Memphis . From 2003 to 2004 , he was the head football coach at East Carolina University . His most recent coaching position , prior to Ole Miss , was as co-defensive coordinator at South Carolina , but he left to return to his alma mater , the University of Central Arkansas , as the athletic director . Thompson then accepted the position as defensive coordinator at Georgia State University . Thompson accepted the defensive coordinator position for the Arkansas State Red Wolves on February 25 , 2012 under Head Coach Gus Malzahn . Thompson , his wife , Charleen , and two sons , Cabe and Hays , currently live in Alpharetta , Georgia outside of Atlanta .
Kahtuiyeh , Hormozgan . Kahtuiyeh ( , also Romanized as Kahtūīyeh and Kahtūyeh ; also known as Gāh Tūyeh and Kahtu ) is a village in Jenah Rural District , Jenah District , Bastak County , Hormozgan Province , Iran . At the 2006 census , its population was 1,158 , in 265 families . References . روستاي كهتوية واقع جنوب ايران منطقة هرمزكان ، روستاي كهتوية تقريبا برخوردار است از جمعيت مابين 2500 شخص تا 3000 شخص در اواخر 2012 ميلادي مردمان روستا به لغة محلي حرف ميزنند و لغة رسمي `` فارسي '' است كهتوية معروف است به كبابي مشهورش از جملة كبابي مزكاني ، رمضان و صديق ... و مردمان كهتو بيشترشون ساكن بودن روي كوه ولي الان روبه بايين نشيني هستن
Baba Vaziroglu . Baba Vaziroglu ( full name : Məsimov Baba Vəzir oğlu ) prosaist , poet , translator , member of Union of Azerbaijani Writers since 1981 , laureate of Republic Komsomol award , Honoured Art Figure of Azerbaijan Republic since 1 August 2005 . Biography . Baba Vaziroglu was born on January 10 , 1954 in Mollaisaqli , Ismayilli . After finishing village secondary school , he worked in “ Pravda ” collective-farm , and from there he was sent to training faculty of Azerbaijan University of Languages . He studied journalism faculty of this university . He worked as a literary figure in Azerbaijan LKGİ MK RTİD headquarter , as instructor in fiction popularization bureau of Azerbaijan Writers Union , and as an adviser in Azerbaijani Writers . He had been editor-in-chief of “ Molla Nasraddin ” magazine . He had elected as a member of Managerial Staff of Union of Azerbaijani Writers . He began his literary activity with `` Bir yaz axşamı '' ( A spring evening ) , `` Mağazinçi Dadaş '' ( Shopkeeper Dadash ) stories which published in “ Ulduz ” magazine . Since then he was continuing to appear in periodical press with his poems and prose works . He translated works of Russian poets into Azerbaijani language and his works had been translated into different language . During long years , he had been a presenter in telecompany . He had been editor of “ Mir ” International Teleradio company , and editor-in-chief of Association of Azerbaijani Cinematographers . Currently , he is a secretary in managerial staff of this company . Then he worked as director of literary programs studio , deputy of “ Yurd ” magazine and secretary of editor-in-chief of “ Istedad ” magazine . He is a scenarist of “ Hasan Seyidbayli ” , `` Yeri boş qalan adam '' ( Emptied place of man ) ( Rashid Behbudov ) , ” Sənsiz və ya ömrün son axşamı ” ( Last night of life without you '' ) ( Hasan Turabov ) , “ Haradan başlanır vətən ” ( Where does homeland begin ? ” ) , Elegy ( Zarifa Aliyeva ) etc . He was rewarded diploma of USSR of Ministry of Culture and All-russian Theatre Society for successfully translation of “ Lost Letter ” written by I.Karaceli into Azerbaijan language . He had been chief of young prose-writers union in Association of Azerbaijan Writers . ( 1985 ) . He graduated prose department of Literature Institute in the name of M.Qorki by correspondence . He participated in the international conference of translator in Bulgaria with Soviet delegation and he was a business trip in GDR with invitation of Association of GDR Writers . He also participated as a representative in the conference of All-Russian Union which held in Moscow.He is laureate of “ Humay ” award . He is a Honoured Art Figure of Azerbaijan Republic . He is married and fathered of two daughters .
Hans-Jürgen Gerhardt . Hans-Jürgen Gerhardt ( born 5 September 1954 in Altenburg , Thuringia ) is an East German bobsledder who competed in the late 1970s and early 1980s . At the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid , he won two medals with a gold in the four-man and a silver in the two-man events . Gerhardt also won five medals at the FIBT World Championships with three golds ( Two-man : 1981 , Four-man : 1977 , 1981 ) , one silver ( Four-man : 1979 ) , and one bronze ( Four-man : 1978 ) . Gerhardt later married Olympic figure skater Kerstin Stolfig .
Dog-hole ports . Dog-hole ports were the small , rural ports on the West Coast of the United States between Central California and Southern Oregon which operated between the mid-1800s until the 1930s . They were commonly called dog-holes because the schooners that served them would have to be able to `` turn around in a harbor barely small enough for a dog '' . The Pacific Coast . There were major American seaports between Canada and Mexico : Seattle , Washington ; Portland , Oregon ; San Francisco , Los Angeles , and San Diego , California . Of the other ports on the Redwood Coast only Caspar , Crescent City , Humboldt , Noyo and Mendocino could serve as ports for the largest coastwise and small deepwater vessels . Another 20 could hold medium-sized coasters . The rest , commonly known as dog-holes , could only serve the smallest of the ships . The Redwood Coast extended from San Simeon in California 's Central coast to the Chetco River on Oregon 's Southwestern coast . This coast is dominated by cliffs and bluffs uplifted from the ocean floor by waves and currents from marine terraces . Since there are few rivers to create ports , the topography made it difficult to handle cargo . Usually , lumber schooners were the only connecters between the lumber ports and the major cities . They brought all types of supplies to the ports and returned with boards , farm produce , and even livestock . Most of the hulls were built on the Pacific Coast and towed to San Francisco loaded with cargo for finishing . Loading the ships . There were four major methods of loading ships at dog-holes : lightering , slide , apron or gravity chutes , wire or trapeze chutes , and wharfing . At first shippers used lighters to ferry cargo out to anchored ships , but this was a slow process . By 1860 a gravity chute called an apron or slide chute was developed . It consisted of an A-frame on the bluff and an apron that could be adjusted to the height of the ships ’ decks . Lumbermen sent down cargo from the bluff , which was as high as 150 feet , by the chute powered by gravity . A hinged gate covered with iron rode in the chute governed the speed of the wood . A primitive brake called a clapper provided additional control over the speed . It was a moveable plank tongue positioned on the outer end of the apron . It was the responsibility of the clapperman to regulate the speed by a lever . It was dangerous work ; if the seaman slipped or the brakeman was slow , the lumber could kill or injure the crew member . Mill operators generally built their lumber loading facilities on the lee ( usually the south ) side of a point . This allowed the land to break the force of the waves and caused the direction of the swells to roll straight into the cove . Schooners moored with their bows pointed directly into the waves so that they pitched ( the ship going up and down along its long axis ) but did not roll ( going up and down along its crosswise axis ) . This made loading easier . Lumber Chutes . Mooring under a cliff to a buoy or by anchor , the ship would receive cargo down an apron chute or , later a wire chute . It usually took two days to load . All these ports were full of rocks both hidden and exposed . There were undertows and cross-rip currents and continual changing sandbars . The dog-hole operators obtained franchises to build and manage the chutes . When a ship entered a port , it moored to a buoy ( often a log anchored to the bottom ) and would be warped or winched into position for loading . A ship ’ s boat , crewed by three seamen and the second mate , carried the eight inch mooring lines to the buoy . The gravity chutes were troughs allowing cargo to be sent down a cliff to a ship . Besides bagged goods , the chutes were used to load other cargo , such as live hogs . High-strength steel cable or wire became available in the 1870s . The wire chute was a big improvement over the gravity chutes . They could load an entire sling of lumber at one time while the apron chutes could only load board by board . The wires could be used to discharge , and load , cargo . Chutes were a West Coast innovation because of the high cliffs along the coast and the lack of harbors . Where prevailing weather conditions permitted , shippers built wharves allowing the ships to come alongside and load directly from the dock . The wire chutes permitted ships with deeper drafts to load since they did not need to approach so close to shore . The wires continued in use until after World War I and were discontinued by the start of World War II .
Marcus Phillips ( footballer ) . Marcus Stuart Phillips ( born 17 October 1973 ) is an English retired professional footballer who played as a winger in England , the Netherlands , Australia , Singapore , Malaysia and New Zealand . Career . Born in Trowbridge , Phillips began his career with Swindon Town , making one League Cup appearance in the 1992–93 season . He then played for non-league clubs Cheltenham Town and Gloucester City . He also played for Dutch club FC Utrecht , signing for them in March 1996 until the end of the season , and making 7 appearances in the Eredivisie . He then returned to non-league Football with Witney Town . He signed for Oxford United in February 1997 , making one appearance in the Football League . He later played in Australia , Singapore , Malaysia and New Zealand for Sydney United , Marconi Stallions , Olympic Sharks , Canberra Cosmos , Sengkang Marine , Brunei , Northern Spirit , Blacktown City , Geylang United , Albany United , Auckland City and Waitakere United .
Marcelo Vega . Francisco Marcelo Vega Cepeda ( born 12 August 1971 ) is a retired Chilean football midfielder . He was capped 30 times and scored 1 goal for the Chilean national team between 1991 and 1998 . At the 1998 FIFA World Cup he played 45 minutes in the round of 16 match versus Brazil . In 2009 , he participated in the Chilean reality show called `` 1810 '' , but was eliminated .
John Day ( RAF officer ) . Air Chief Marshal Sir John Romney Day , ( born 15 July 1947 ) is a retired senior Royal Air Force commander and a military advisor to BAE Systems . Early life and education . John Day was born in England in 1947 , however during the first nine years of his life , he spent a considerable amount of time in north east India where his father worked as a tea planter . He was educated at The King 's School , Canterbury and at Imperial College London from where he graduated with a degree in aeronautical engineering . During his time at Imperial , Day received an RAF sponsorship and he was a member of the London University Air Squadron . RAF career . Following initial officer training and flying training , Day was posted to RAF Odiham flying the Wessex helicopter . He went on to command No . 72 Squadron , flying Wessex helicopters , in Northern Ireland in 1983 , and returned to Odiham as Station Commander . Day attended the Royal College of Defence Studies in 1990 and then took up the post of Director of Air Force Plans and Programmes at the Ministry of Defence . On promotion to air vice marshal in 1994 , Day was appointed Air Officer Commanding No . 1 Group . In 1997 he was made Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff ( Commitments ) and Director of Operations for all the United Kingdom 's operations ( including the Kosovo campaign and operations over Iraq ) . In 2000 , Day was appointed Air Member for Personnel and Commander-in-Chief Personnel and Training Command . In 2001 , he was appointed Commander-in-Chief Strike Command . He retired from the Royal Air Force in 2003 and joined BAE Systems as their Senior Military Adviser . BAE controversy . Day became a senior military adviser to BAE Systems in 2003 . The independent watchdog monitoring the movement of officials to companies recommended that he should wait a year before taking up his new BAE job , due to his history as head of RAF Strike Command . The committee warned that Day `` had been involved with Air Force Board decisions which would have a direct bearing on the MoD 's business with BAE '' . Controversially Tony Blair then personally overruled the watchdog , saying that it was `` in the national interest '' to let Day move to the firm . Chinook helicopter crash Board of Inquiry . In 1995 , following the Chinook Helicopter Crash on the Mull of Kintyre , Day was the Reviewing Officer of the Board of Inquiry which had failed to find a cause of the accident . Despite a lack of Accident Data Recorder and Cockpit Voice Recorder , Day concluded that pilot error was the cause of the crash and found the pilots guilty of gross negligence . Following a subsequent Scottish Fatal Accident Inquiry and House of Commons Public Accounts Committee report , a House of Lords Select Committee was appointed to consider all the circumstances surrounding the crash and unanimously concluded `` that the reviewing officers were not justified in finding that negligence on the part of the pilots caused the aircraft to crash '' .
Jambville . Jambville is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France . It is 50 kilometres to the north west of Paris in the heart of the Vexin national park . Chateau de Jambville is the Centre national de formation des Scouts et Guides de France ( National Training Centre for Scouts and Guides of France ) . The chateau dates from the 15th to the 17th Century
Mikhail Seslavinsky . Mikhail Vadimovich Seslavinsky ( ; born 1964 ) is a Russian public official , researcher in book culture , and a bibliophile . Biography . Born February 28 , 1964 in the city of Dzerzhinsk ( now in the Nizhny Novgorod Region ) , Seslavinsky graduated with a degree in history from the N. I. Lobachevsky Gorky State University ( now N. I. Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod ) . From 1986 to 1989 , he was a faculty member in the social sciences department at the Dzerzhinsk Branch of Gorky Polytechnic University ( now N. I. Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod ) . In 1990 , he was elected people ’ s deputy of the Russian parliament ( Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Supreme Council ) for Dzerzhinsk District No . 364 , as well as to the Gorky Regional Council of People 's Deputies . As a member of the RSFSR Supreme Council , he was a deputy chairman of the Council ’ s Commission for Culture ( 1990-1993 ) . From 1993 to 1998 , Seslavinsky served as a member of the State Duma . During this time , he chaired the 1st State Duma Subcommittee for Culture in the Committee for Education , Culture and Science . In the 2nd State Duma he was deputy chairman of the Committee for Culture . In 1998-1999 , he headed the Federal Service for Television and Radio Broadcasting . From 1999 to 2004 , he served as State Secretary and the First Deputy Minister for Press , Television , Radio Broadcasting and Mass Media in the Mikhail Kasyanov 's Cabinet . Since 2004 , he has headed the Federal Agency for Press and Mass Communications . At Mikhail Seslavinsky ’ s initiative an ethics code for broadcasters – called the Charter of Broadcasters of the Russian Federation – was drafted and signed on April 28 , 1999 by the heads of the leading Russian TV and radio broadcasters . From 2001 to 2003 , he was a member of the Board of Directors of Public Russian Television ( ORT ) and Channel One . From 2005 to 2010 , he was Chairman of the Board of Directors at `` Prosveshchenie Publishing House '' and also the Administrative Direction for Print , Tver Children ’ s Book Printing and Publishing Integrated Works and the General Directorate for International Book Exhibitions and Fairs . He is married and has two daughters , born 1994 and 2003 . The older daughter Natalia Seslavinskaya has dedicated her career to the book industry , continuing the family tradition . Mikhail Seslavinsky is also a prominent bibliophile and collector of autographs and rare books from early 19th and 20th centuries . He has donated books and manuscripts to state libraries and collections ( State Literary Museum , Library of the Russian Academy of Sciences , Russian State Library , Rudomino State Library for Foreign Literature , State Central Museum of Contemporary History of Russia , Pushkin State Museum , Admiral Lazarev Naval Library , Dmitry Mendeleev and Alexander Blok State Memorial Museum Reserve and Solzhenitsyn Center of Russian Emigré Studies ) . Since February 2011 , he has chaired the Council of the National Union of Bibliophiles . He has authored numerous articles on bibliology . A full bibliography of his works was published by Pashkov Dom Publishing House of the Russian State Library in 2014 under the title `` Mikhail Seslavinsky , Bibliophile and Bibliologist : Bibliographical Reference '' compiled by Leonid Fursenko with an introduction by Alexander Samarin . Since 2008 Mikhail Seslavinsky has chaired the editorial board of the bibliophile magazine `` Pro knigi '' ( `` About books '' ) . He is also the author of the book of children 's stories `` Chastnoe pionerskoe '' ( `` Private life of Soviet pioneers '' ) which was made into a film of the same name ; the collection of articles `` Homo Scriptoris [ =Writing Man ] '' ; the books `` The Scent of a Book Binding '' ( bibliophile album ) , `` Polaris '' ( about the adventures of a bobcat in Finland ) and `` The Rendezvous '' ( Russian artists as depicted in French books of the first half of the 20th century ) ; the album `` Books for Book Lovers '' ( co-authored with Moscow State Printing University professor Olga Tarakanova ) ; the album `` A Garland of Books and Pictures '' ( children 's reading in pre-revolutionary Russia ) ; and the monograph `` French Bibliophilic Books with Drawings of Russian Émigré Artists '' ( 1920s-1940s ) . He also compiled the collection `` Tamizdat : 100 Selected Books '' a collection of articles about books by famous Russian writers and poets ( Marina Tsvetaeva , Igor Severyanin , Boris Pasternak , Ioseph Brodsky , etc . ) , a catalogue titled a Bibliophile ’ s Wreath to Anna Akhmatova : Marking 125th Birthday – Autographs by Mikhail Seslavinsky ; banned in the USSR , thair books were published abroad , as well as the album The Art of the Autograph and My Friend Osip Mandelstam . Selected Illustrated Bibliography and Autographs , and Rare Russian Books of the 20th Century : 333 Selected Books . Seslavinsky is a member of the Board of Trustees at State Tretyakov Gallery , the Russian State Archive of Literature and Art , the Orthodox Encyclopedia , and chairs the Boards of Trustees at the Ivan Fyodorov Moscow State University of Printing Arts . On August 26 , 2013 , Mikhail Seslavinsky joined the Council for the Russian Government Media Award . He has been member of the State Radio Frequency Commission since 2004 , the Government Commission on Television and Radio Broadcasting , as well as the Government Commission on Religious Organizations . Mikhail Seslavinsky chaired the Korney Chukovsky 125th birthday celebration committee and the Lydia Chukovskaya 100th birthday celebration committee . He was Deputy Chairman of the Russian Year of Literature Organizing Committee in 2015 . Mikhail Seslavinsky chaired the Organizing Committee for preparing and holding celebrations of Konstantin Simonov ’ s 100 birthday . Mikhail Seslavinsky chaired the Organizing Committee for preparing and holding celebrations of Osip Mandelstam ’ s 125th birthday . Mikhail Seslavinsky chaired the Organizing Committees for preparing and holding celebrations of Konstantin Paustovsky ’ s and Marina Tsvetaeva ’ s 125th birthdays . He is Deputy Chairman of the Organizing Committee for preparing and holding celebrations of Maxim Gorky ’ s 150th birthday in 2018 . He is also Deputy Chairman of the Organizing Committee for preparing and holding celebrations of Alexander Solzhenitsyn ’ s 100th birthday in 2018 . He chairs the Organizing Committee for preparing and holding celebrations of Nikolay Nekrasov ’ s 200th birthday in 2021 . Mikhail Seslavinsky holds a Ph.D. in History , and is an Associate Member of the Russian Academy of Arts ( Department of Art History and Art Criticism ) . Seslavinsky has received a number of Russian state awards . He is a Knight of the Order of the Legion of Honor , a decoration he was awarded for his efforts to promote cultural ties between France and Russia . In a year 2014 , the Federal Agency he leads , was accused of financing of the institutions connected with Russian liberal opposition . In 2015 he has also made claims for financial support for cultural and social programs in the liberal media ( Echo of Moscow , the Rain , the TV channel RBC news )
Jacques-Cartier National Park . Jacques-Cartier National Park ( ) is a provincial park located north of Quebec City . The park aims to protect wildlife in the Laurentian massif . It lies within the Eastern forest-boreal transition ecoregion . History . The Montagnais and the Huron peoples used to inhabit lands that currently make up Jacques-Cartier National Park . During the 17th century , Hurons worked as guides for Jesuits who wanted to travel between Quebec City and Lac Saint-Jean without using the St. Lawrence River . Starting in the mid-19th century , the area was a major producer of lumber . Due to pressure from the American conservationist movement , the Laurentian Wildlife Reserve , whose lands the park was formed from , was created in 1895 . The end of World War II , as well as improved road networks , brought in an considerable increase in the number of visitors to the area . In 1972 , Hydro-Québec proposed building a dam on the Jacques-Cartier river , which would have resulted in flooding the valley . Due to public pressure , the project was abandoned in 1975 . That same year also saw the end of the lumber industry in the region . In 1981 , Jacques-Cartier National Park was created from the southernmost lands of the Laurentian Wildlife Reserve . Geography and geology . Jacques-Cartier National Park is located in the Laurentian Mountains along the Jacques-Cartier River valley , to the west of Quebec Route 175 . Jacques-Cartier is a 30 minutes drive from Québec City . Grands-Jardins National Park is located to the northeast of the park , while the Laurentian Wildlife Reserve is located to the north . The park is also located near the Canadian Forces military base CFB Valcartier . The park contains several glacial landforms such as drumlins and moraine . The most prominent glacial landform in Jacques-Cartier National Park is the Jacques-Cartier Valley ( French : '' Vallée de la Jacques-Cartier '' ) . The U-shaped valley is deep and was formed during the last glacial period . Flora and fauna . The plateau consists mainly of coniferous trees such as the black spruce , while the valley consists mainly of deciduous trees such as sugar maple and yellow birch . The invasive Japanese knotweed has also appeared in the park 's boundaries . The wildlife is typical of a boreal forest . Animals that can be found in the park include moose , caribou , white-tailed deer , gray wolf , red fox , the Canada lynx , the black bear , river otter , porcupine and the Canadian beaver . Atlantic salmon , brook trout and the Arctic char can be found in the lakes and in the Jacques-Cartier river . The park is also visited by more than 100 species of birds . Tourism . Jacques-Cartier National Park had 145,600 visitors in 2005 , with a third of those visitors coming from outside the region . Activities at the park include of hiking trails , of biking trails , kayaking , fishing , canoeing , tubing , snowshoeing and skiing . Accommodations at the park include 9 cabins , 5 yurts and 114 campsites . In 2009 , the park underwent a $ 2.3 million renovation to both modernize and build new infrastructure such as roads and cottages .
Hemlock Falls ( Oregon ) . Hemlock Falls is a waterfall from the Hemlock Creek , in the heart of the Umpqua National Forest , just north of Hemlock Lake and its campground , in Douglas County , Oregon . Access to Hemlock Falls is from the Lake in the Woods campground . The waterfall is located in a privileged natural area where the river creates several waterfalls : Clover Falls , Yakso Falls , and Tributary Falls are within a mile distance . Trail . The trail to Hemlock Falls is approximately out and back . The waterfall is about from the unincorporated community of Glide along Little River Road ( County Road 17 ) , which becomes Forest Road 27 . The trailhead is located on the Lake in the Woods campground with frequent signs announcing the waterfall along the trail .
Świerków . Świerków is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Radków , within Włoszczowa County , Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship , in south-central Poland . It lies approximately south-east of Radków , south of Włoszczowa , and south-west of the regional capital Kielce .
Cilternsæte . The Cilternsæte ( or `` Ciltern Sætna '' ) were a tribe that occupied the Chilterns , probably in the 6th century AD . It is unclear whether they were native Britons , Anglians , or West Saxons . Mortimer Wheeler noted the absence of Anglo-Saxon evidence from the Chilterns and suggested the area was a British enclave into the 6th Century , possibly the remnants of a Sub-Roman polity encompassing an area that included London , Colchester , and St. Albans . Earlier , J. Brownbill had suggested they were one branch of the West Saxons . The Tribal Hidage valued their territory at 4,000 hides . This assessment is relatively large compared with those of some other tribes of central England . Although the Tribal Hidage suggests the tribe gave its name to the hills , the truth must be the reverse since the toponym is of Brittonic origin . Eilert Ekwall suggested that `` Chiltern '' is possibly related to the ethnic name `` Celt '' ( `` Celtæ '' in early Celtic ) . An adjective `` celto- '' = '' high '' with suffix `` -erno- '' could be the origin of Chiltern .
1st AIBA European 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament . The 1st AIBA European 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament was held in Plovdiv , Bulgaria from March 30 to April 4 , 2004 during the annual Strandjata Boxing Tournament . It was the first chance for amateur boxers from Europe to qualify for the 2004 Summer Olympics after the European Championships in Pula , Croatia . The number one and two in six weight divisions earned a ticket for the Olympic Tournament in Athens , Greece .
Great Lakes Chemical Corporation . Great Lakes Chemical Corporation was a chemical research , production , sales and distribution company that produces specialty chemicals used for polymers , fire suppressants and retardants , pool and spa water purification systems and various other applications . In 2005 , Great Lakes merged with Crompton Corporation to become Chemtura . In 2017 , Chemtura was purchased by LANXESS . 1930s-1970s . Great Lakes Chemical Company was founded in Michigan in 1936 to extract bromine from underground salt water brine deposits . It was acquired by McClanahan Oil in 1948 and rechristened Great Lakes Oil and Chemical Company , but by 1960 the company had moved away from oil and gas , instead focusing on the research and production of bromine-based chemicals . At about this time , the company assumed its current name ( Great Lakes Chemical Corporation ) and built the world 's largest bromine plant in southern Arkansas . 1980s-1990s . Great Lakes grew through the following decades , acquiring several smaller companies in its market and establishing its world headquarters in West Lafayette , Indiana . Among those acquired by Great Lakes was BioLab in 1996 , a producer of pool and spa products . The ticker symbol for Great Lakes on the New York Stock Exchange was GLK . On May 22 , 1998 , Great Lakes spun off their petroleum additives business as Octel Corp ( NYSE : OTL ) . 2000s . In July 2005 , Great Lakes merged with Crompton Corporation ( formerly Crompton and Knowles ) to form Chemtura , which was headquartered in Philadelphia . As of 2015 the corporation employed approximately 2700 people for research , manufacturing , logistics , sales and administration . In addition , the company had significant joint ventures primarily in the United States . Net sales in 2014 were $ 2.2 billion . As of December 31 , 2014 , Chemtura 's global total assets were $ 2.7 billion . Environmental impact . Great Lakes is the largest U.S. methyl bromide supplier in the U.S. producing more than 40 million pounds annually at their El Dorado , Arkansas plants . Great Lakes Chemical 's involvement in the bromine business has its roots in leaded gasoline . When tetraethyl lead ( TEL ) was invented as a gasoline additive back in the 1920s , it was found to leave a corrosive byproduct in the engine . Adding ethylene dibromide ( EDB ) to TEL solved the problem . As leaded gasoline began to be phased out in the U.S. , Great Lakes developed international markets for its products . Globalization of leaded gasoline makes TEL responsible for nearly 90 percent of airborne lead pollution in Third World cities . Some EDB in leaded gasoline converts to methyl bromide when burned . The World Meteorological Organization has determined that the continuing exhaust from automobiles using leaded gasoline is one of the three potentially major sources of atmospheric methyl bromide . Great Lakes was a major producer of polybrominated diphenyl ethers . These compounds were marketed as flame retardants until they were banned in Europe . These persistent compounds can mimic the effect of thyroid hormones , and interfere with reproduction and nerve and tissue development .
Walter Koch ( Fallschirmjäger ) . Walter Koch ( 10 September 1910 – 23 October 1943 ) was a highly decorated commander of the Fallschirmjäger during World War II who died in mysterious circumstances after openly criticising Adolf Hitler . Koch , who was the recipient of the Knight 's Cross of the Iron Cross for his actions during the Battle of Fort Eben-Emael in May 1940 , had publicly denounced the Führer 's infamous Commando Order , which ordered that all captured enemy commandos were to be executed . Shortly afterwards the `` Oberstleutnant '' and commander of `` Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 5 '' died in Berlin from injuries allegedly resulting from a motor vehicle collision . Early career . Walter Koch joined the `` Landespolizei '' as an officer on 3 April 1929 . As a `` Leutnant '' he had served in the state police and a police battalion for special purposes ( `` Polizeiabteilung z.b.V . Wecke '' ) . In 1935 the new commander-in-chief of the Luftwaffe , Hermann Göring , transferred this police unit into the reformed Luftwaffe and renamed it the Regiment `` General Göring '' . Airborne service . Koch was promoted to `` Hauptmann '' ( Captain ) on 20 April 1938 . He was then tasked with training a special commando unit dubbed Koch Parachute Assault Battalion ( `` Fallschirmjäger-Sturm-Abteilung `` Koch '' '' ) for operations in the west . When `` Fall Gelb '' began in May 1940 , his troops saw action during the opening phase of the Battle of France during assaults on the Belgian fortress Eben-Emael , the Maas river and Albert Canal bridges . Koch 's commandos successfully captured Fort Eben-Emael and the bridges in Veldwezelt and Vroenhoeven . Only the bridge at Kanne , which was blown up by the Belgian defenders , was not taken by the German paratroopers . For these successful operations , Walter Koch along with ten other `` Wehrmacht '' officers received the Knight 's Cross of the Iron Cross . By May 1941 , Koch was promoted to Major and given the command of the re-designated I Battalion , 1st Parachute Assault Regiment ( `` I./Luftlande-Sturm-Regiment 1 '' ) The battalion was part of the first attacking airborne waves during the Battle of Crete . Koch led the attack using 53 DFS 230 troop-carrying gliders . Their target was the village of Maleme on the western coast of Crete because its small coastal airfield and Hill 107 commanded the approaches to the island 's capital . The German troops faced the New Zealanders of 5 Brigade 's 22nd Battalion , with other battalions close behind , under the command of Brigadier Edward Puttick . Although Koch was wounded in the head in the battle for Hill 107 on the first day , his airborne troops quickly achieved their targets . Koch was promoted to `` Oberstleutnant '' ( Lieutenant Colonel ) on 20 April 1942 . He and the 5th Parachute Regiment ( `` Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 5 '' ) were transferred to Tunisia in mid November 1942 . Opposition to the Commando Order . In his regiment 's first African engagement two weeks later , Koch 's troops encountered the British 2nd Parachute Battalion under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel John Dutton Frost at Depienne Airfield 53 km southwest of Tunis . Frost had left a number of injured men under the protection of a single platoon behind at the airfield while he and his forces went on to other targets . On their discovery , the British paratroopers were quickly captured by Koch 's troops and made prisoners of war ( POW ) . The German commander then ordered his medics to treat the wounded . Before leaving , he ensured that the prisoners were given food and water , and even cigarettes , before handing them over to other Axis ground forces . However Koch and the commander of the I Battalion , 5th Parachute Regiment `` Hauptmann '' Hans Jungwirth returned just in time to stop the machine gunning of the captured British soldiers . After a heated debate with another German officer about the Commando Order , Koch managed to obtain adequate treatment for the Allied prisoners who were instead transferred to a POW camp . Death . Shortly after stopping the killing of POWs in North Africa , Koch was wounded in the head . The highly experienced combat leader was sent back to Germany to recover from his wounds ; while there he was placed in the `` Führerreserve '' . While convalescing he was involved in car accident , he died in a Berlin Hospital from these injuries in October 1943 . However many in his regiment believed that this was no accident and he had been most likely killed by the `` SS-Reichssicherheitshauptamt '' because of his outspoken criticism of the Commando Order .
1983–84 Ekstraklasa . Statistics of Ekstraklasa in season 1983/1984 . Overview . It was performed in 16 teams , and Lech Poznań won the championship .
Alliance des jeunes patriotes pour le sursaut national . The Alliance des jeunes patriotes pour le sursaut national ( `` Alliance of Young Patriots for National Survival '' ) commonly known as Young Patriots , of Côte d'Ivoire . Organisation . A youth movement supportive of the President of Côte d'Ivoire , Laurent Gbagbo and his ruling Ivorian Popular Front ( FPI ) party . Its founder , and current leader , is Charles Blé Goudé . The group formed in 2002 , as a wider , and more militant coalition of nationalist groups , led by Blé Goudé 's Congrès Panafricain des Jeunes et des Patriotes ( COJEP ) , which still is the dominant organization .
Francesca Chillemi . Francesca Chillemi ( born 25 July 1985 ) is an Italian actress , model , television personality and beauty pageant titleholder . Born in Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto , at 18 Chillemi won the Miss Italia 2003 beauty contest . She subsequently started a career as model , actress and television presenter . She was engaged to Mutassim Gaddafi from 2005 to 2006 and again in 2009 .
KCFX . KCFX ( 101.1 FM , `` 101 The Fox '' ) is a classic rock radio station licensed to Mission , Kansas , serving Metro Kansas City and owned by Cumulus Media . It first began broadcasting under the callsign KRYP . The station 's studios are in Mission , Kansas , and the transmitter is in the city 's East Side . History . Playing country and MOR since its inception in 1974 , the original call sign was KIEE until they were assigned KCFX on December 21 , 1983 . They played album rock until developing the current Fox format ( 101 the Fox ) in 1985 , when they became the first classic rock station in a major market in the country . In 1990 , they swapped frequencies with KMZU in Carrollton , jumping from 100.7 MHz to 101.1 . They played a blend of artists from the late 1960s , 1970s , and 1980s . In recent years they have started playing some hits from the 1990s by artists like Bruce Springsteen and Scorpions , as well as Collective Soul , Stone Temple Pilots , and Metallica , among others . This comes after years of billing themselves as only playing 1970s rock with some 1960s and 1980s . As the years wore on they added more 1980s . Some of the artists they air are The Beatles , Eric Clapton , The Doors , Cheap Trick , Night Ranger , Inxs , Jimi Hendrix , Fleetwood Mac , Led Zeppelin , Queen , The Cars , The Police , Heart , Yes , Emerson , Lake & Palmer , Poison , and Creedence Clearwater Revival among many others . The Fox , since 1990 NFL season , is the flagship station for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League . It is believed to be the first FM music station to carry an NFL team 's play-by-play . The station carried The Bob & Tom Show from March 13 , 2006 to February 9 , 2007 as its morning drive program . A new local morning show featuring former KYYS voices Larry Moffit and Frankie ( formerly middays ) replaced that show . On January 11 , 2008 , longtime rival rocker KYYS changed formats ( and call letters to KBLV ) , prompting KCFX to change its slogan to `` Kansas City 's Only Classic Rock Station . '' In October 2008 , Cumulus Media had massive layoffs to its stations across the country . Among those released were KCFX morning team Moffit and Frankie . In March 2009 , Slacker , longtime heritage Classic Rock DJ from Kansas City , was installed as the KCFX morning show weekdays from 5am to 9am . Program Director Chris Hoffman took over at middays from 9am to 2pm , and longtime heritage Classic Rock DJ Skid Roadie aired on the drive home evenings from 2pm to 7pm . In 2013 , Dan McClintock replaced Chris Hoffman as Program Director . KCFX-HD2 . On March 18 , 2010 , KCFX-HD2 signed on with mainstream rock as `` 103.7 The Dam '' ( in reference to new FM translator K279BI 103.7 FM ) . On April 29 , 2012 , KCFX-HD2 changed their format to a simulcast of news/talk-formatted KCMO 710 AM . KCFX-HD3 . KCFX-HD3 is on the air with Christian as `` 107.9 The Fountain '' ( in reference to FM translator K229AU 107.9 FM ) .
Plateau de Diesse . Plateau de Diesse is a municipality in the Jura bernois administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland , located in the French-speaking Bernese Jura ( `` Jura Bernois '' ) . On 1 January 2014 the former municipalities of Diesse , Lamboing and Prêles merged into the municipality of Plateau de Diesse . Diesse . Diesse is first mentioned in 1178 as `` Diesse '' . In German it was known as `` Tess '' though this is no longer commonly used . The parish church of Diesse was first mentioned in 1185 . Beginning in 1530 the Protestant Reformation gradually gained power until the parish switched to the new faith in 1554 . Until 1798 , Diesse was the capital of the district of Tessenberg . Following the 1798 French invasion , Diesse became part of France , where it remained until the Congress of Vienna returned it to Bern . The village school was built in 1850-56 . The village 's population slowly declined until the 1980s , when commuters to the surrounding towns began to move into Diesse . Lamboing . Lamboing is first mentioned in 1179 as `` Lamboens '' though this document is thought to be a forgery from the late 12th Century . In 1235 it was mentioned as `` Lamboens '' . The noble de Lamboing family was first mentioned in a document from 1255 . But very little is known about this family . In 1423 the de Vaumarcus family were given the village as a fief , which they held until 1509 . In that year the village was acquired by the Prince-Bishopric of Basel who ruled over the village for almost three centuries . After the 1798 French invasion , Lamboing became part of the French Département of Mont-Terrible . Three years later , in 1800 it became part of the Département of Haut-Rhin . After Napoleon 's defeat and the Congress of Vienna , Lamboing was assigned to the Canton of Bern in 1815 . A village school house was built in 1863 . During the late 19th century a watchmaker 's workshop opened in the village . It was acquired by the Ebauches SA company in 1926 and continued making components for watches until 1981 . Beginning in the 1970s the village 's population began to grow as commuters settled in Lamboing . It has always been part of the parish of Diesse . When Diesse converted to the new faith of the Protestant Reformation between 1530 and 1554 , Lamboing converted as well . Prêles . Prêles is first mentioned in 1179 as `` Prales '' though this document is believed to be a 12th-century forgery . In 1185 it was mentioned as `` Preles '' and it used to be known by its German name `` Prägelz '' . Beginning in the 12th century the noble de Perls family first appears in records . The family existed for several centuries before vanishing from records in the 15th century . Throughout its history the village was part of the `` Herrschaft '' of Tessenberg ( Diesse ) . The major landowners in the village included the collegiate church of Saint-Imier and Erlach Abbey . It was part of the parish of Diesse and accepted the Protestant Reformation along with the rest of the parish between 1530 and 1554 . After the 1798 French invasion , Prêles became part of the French Département of Mont-Terrible . Three years later , in 1800 it became part of the Département of Haut-Rhin . After Napoleon 's defeat and the Congress of Vienna , Prêles was assigned to the Canton of Bern in 1815 . Initially it was part of the District of Erlach but in 1846 it became part of the La Neuveville District . The construction of a cable railway between Ligerz and Prêles in 1912 turned it into a minor tourist destination . Until the 1950s agriculture was the most important industry in the village . Today many residents commute to jobs in Biel or La Neuveville . In the past decades a number of new houses were built for the growing commuter population . Geography . The former municipalities that now make up Plateau de Diesse have a total combined area of . Demographics . The total population of Plateau de Diesse ( ) is . Sights . The entire village of Diesse is designated as part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites
Percy Edward Pinkerton . Percy Edward Pinkerton ( 19 June 1855 – 31 August 1946 ) was an English translator and poet . His translations included two novels by Émile Zola and a Puccini libretto . Biography . Percy Edward Pinkerton was born on 19 June 1855 , at Manor Road , Stamford Hill , Stoke Newington , London , Middlesex . He was the third child of George Pinkerton ( 1823–1899 ) and Mary Easum ( 1823–1868 ) . His siblings were Eustace ( born 1852 , Stoke Newington ) , a member of the London Stock Exchange , Algernon Robert ( born 1853 , Stoke Newington – died 1937 , Rokeby , Tasmania , Australia ) , the architect Godfrey Pinkerton ( born 1858 Godstone , Surrey – died 1937 Kensington ) , and Mary ( born 1860 , Godstone , Surrey ) , who married the solicitor Gilbert Mainwaring Robinson . Percy 's paternal grandparents were Reverend Dr Robert Pinkerton D.D . ( born 1780 Foulshiels , Nr . Selkirk – died 7 April 1859 Reigate , Surrey ) , and Dorothea , née ( possibly ) Theakston ( born c. 1786 Sarepta , Volgograd , Russia [ British Subject ] – died 1869 , Kingston , Surrey ) . Percy had further Russian connections , as all bar the last two of his father 's many siblings were also born there . His maternal grandparents were Robert Hayes Easum ( born 1796 Stepney , Middlesex – died 1866 Worthing , Sussex ) and Elizabeth née Edlin ( born 1799 Uxbridge , Middlesex – died 1878 Edmonton , Middlesex ) . In 1909 , Percy married Emily Harriet Woodgates at Kensington , London . In 1911 they were living at Red Lodge , Happisburgh , Norfolk . Emily Woodgates was born at Putely , Herefordshire December Quarter 1868 , the daughter of the rector , James Richard Woodgates ( born 1829 Honiton , Devon – died 1886 Thingoe , Suffolk ) and Elizabeth , née Moor ( born c. 1845 Great Bealings , Suffolk ) daughter of Canon E. J. Moor . Emily died at St Michael 's Hospital , Hayle , Cornwall on the 27 November 1938 and was buried at Porthleven Cemetery on November 30 . Percy died on 31 August 1946 , aged 91 , at Ealing House , Porthleven , Cornwall . and was buried at Porthleven Cemetery alongside Emily . They had no issue . Writing . Pinkerton published some volumes of his own poetry : `` Galeazzo , a Venetian Episode : with other Poems '' ( Venice and London , 1886 ) , which was praised by John Addington Symonds ; `` Adriatica '' ( 1894 ) , `` At Hazebro ( 1909 ) and `` Nerina , a lyrical drama in three acts '' ( Cambridge , 1927 ) . He also wrote for the `` Magazine of Art '' , and in 1889 edited Christopher Marlowe 's plays . However most of his literary work consisted of English translations of European songs and literature . He was a member of the late-Victorian Lutetian Society , a group dedicated to unexpurgated translations of the works of Émile Zola which also included Ernest Dowson , Havelock Ellis , Arthur Symons , Victor Plarr and Alexander Teixeira de Mattos . He translated other works from German , Italian , French , and Russian .
Cam Fowler . Cameron Matthew Fowler ( born December 5 , 1991 ) is a Canadian-born American professional ice hockey defenseman for the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League ( NHL ) . He was selected 12th overall by the Ducks in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft . A dual citizen , Fowler represents the United States internationally , and won a gold medal as a member of the junior team at the 2010 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships . He was a member of the 2010 Windsor Spitfires team that won the Ontario Hockey League ( OHL ) championship , as well as the Memorial Cup . Personal . Fowler was born in Windsor , Ontario , the son of Perry and Bridget Fowler . Perry was a native of Newfoundland and Bridget is a native of Michigan , making Cam a dual citizen . An employee of the Ford Motor Company , Perry moved his family to Farmington Hills , Michigan , before Cam 's second birthday . His younger sisters , Peyton and Emily , were both born in the U.S. Fowler attended Farmington High School , where he played baseball in addition to ice hockey . He also played travel baseball for the South Farmington Blues and had great potential to be a Division One College pitcher . Describing himself as being one of the weaker players on the team as a youth , Fowler 's potential as a hockey player did not emerge until his teenage years . He was recruited by numerous National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA ) Division I schools from the age of 14 . Fowler signed a National Letter of Intent with the University of Notre Dame in November 2008 during the early signing period . The USA Hockey National Team Development Program ( USNTDP ) also recruited him to their organization . Junior . The Kitchener Rangers drafted Fowler with their first pick in the 2007 OHL Priority Selection ; however , given that he had already committed to Notre Dame and playing in the OHL would have cost him his eligibility to play in the NCAA , Fowler refused to sign with the Rangers and instead made a two-year commitment to play for the USNTDP . With the development team , he was a member of the gold medal-winning American team at the 2009 IIHF World U18 Championships , where was named the best defenseman of the tournament and an all-star . The Rangers surrendered his OHL rights at about the same time Fowler was reconsidering his commitment to play in the NCAA . The Windsor Spitfires then selected him with their first pick in the 2008 Priority Selection , after which he broke his agreement with Notre Dame and agreed to play for Windsor in the 2009–10 season . Fowler made the decision with the belief that playing in the OHL would better prepare him for an NHL career . The decision upset University officials , who alleged he was paid under the table by the OHL . Notre Dame Head Coach Jeff Jackson alleged that the Rangers had offered Fowler a package worth $ 500,000 to break his commitment with the Fighting Irish and believed that Windsor had also made a financial offer to lure him away from the school . Fowler denied the accusations , stating he was `` completely honest '' with both Notre Dame and the Kitchener Rangers . Fowler joined the Spitfires in 2009 and emerged as one of the top offensive-defensemen in the League , scoring 55 points in 55 games . He added 14 points in the playoffs to help lead Windsor to its second consecutive J. Ross Robertson Cup championship . The Spitfires then won the 2010 Memorial Cup as Canadian Hockey League ( CHL ) champions . Fowler left the Spitfires briefly during the season to play with the U.S. at the 2010 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships , winning a gold medal after defeating Canada 6–5 in overtime in the championship game . The NHL Central Scouting Bureau ranked Fowler as the fifth-best North American prospect for the 2010 NHL Entry Draft in their final update . He had dropped two places , having been ranked at number three , behind Taylor Hall and Tyler Seguin , for most of the season . He was described by the NHL Central Scouting Bureau as an offensive quarterback on the powerplay who relies on his skating and puck control . He has been compared to NHL defensemen Chris Pronger and Dion Phaneuf , but does not play the same physical style as the two . Despite these accolades , Fowler 's draft night lasted longer than expected , as he dropped to 12th overall , selected by the Anaheim Ducks . Professional . Fowler started the 2010–11 season on the Ducks ' opening night lineup . He scored his first NHL goal on October 17 , 2010 , against Jason LaBarbera of the Phoenix Coyotes . He was selected to the 2011 NHL All-Star Game as part of the rookie team . For the duration of the 2012–13 NHL lockout , Fowler played for the Södertälje SK in Sweden . Fowler was among the 25-man roster selected by USA Hockey to represent the United States at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi . In 2017 , Fowler agreed to a 8-year extension $ 52 million contract extension with the Ducks .
Emmanuel Stockbroekx . Emmanuel `` Manu '' Stockbroekx ( born 23 December 1993 ) is a Belgian international field hockey player who plays with the Duch club Bloemendaal . With Belgium , he became European vice-champion at the 2013 European Championship on home ground in Boom . Three years later , he appeared at the 2016 Summer Olympics field hockey tournament . During the Olympic tournament 's group phase , he scored a goal against Spain .
Filippo Bottazzi . Filippo Bottazzi ( 23 December 1867 – 19 September 1941 ) was an Italian biochemist who is considered the father of Italian Biochemistry . Bottazzi conducted experiments on the physiology and biochemical aspects of blood in his early career . His political association with the fascist regime in Italy and his participation in antisemitism led to his scientific contributions being overlooked . Bottazzi was born in Diso , Apulia where his father Giuseppe Maria Antonio was an artist . His mother was Maria Donata Cecilia Bortone . He studied medicine in Rome , graduating in 1893 and joining the Institute of Higher , Practical , and Postgraduate Studies of Florence the next year . Bottazzi studied under Giulio Fano who was influenced by the physiology schools of Luigi Luciani and Angelo Mosso . In 1894 Bottazzi studied the reduction in osmotic resistance experienced by red blood cells during the splenic cycle . He continued his research in the area of the `` milieu interieur '' begun in France by Claude Bernard that compared the life of aquatic and land animals . Bottazzi collaborated with scientists in other countries , he was invited to work with Michael Foster at Cambridge in 1894 and he translated Foster 's `` Treatise on Physiology '' in 1899 . In 1923 the University of Edinburgh conferred an honorary LL.D . degree to Botttazzi during the eleventh International Physiological Congress . Bottazzi rose to head the Institute of Physiology at the University of Genoa and later at Naples . In early 1940 he was a candidate for the Nobel Prize in medicine but the prizes themselves were suspended until 1943 due to the war . Bottazzi also took an interest in the history of science and in the philosophy of science and its methods . Bottazzi published `` Il metodo sperimentale nelle discipline biologiche '' in 1906 where he examined experimental methods in biology . He celebrated the role of Italian scientists Leonardo , Galileo , Spallanzani , and Bufalini and pointed to biology being best explained by mechanistic or physico-chemical phenomena . He however considered human thought to be different . Botazzi was however not recognized by scientists due to the part he played in fascist politics . He was one of the signatories to the `` Manifesto degli scienziati razzisti '' ( Manifesto of Race ) . Bottazzi became a member of the `` Commissione dell ’ alimentazione '' created to solve problems of malnutrition arising from the sanctions imposed on Italy from 1926 . In 1933 he published a report along with A. Niceforo and G. Quagliarello on the dietary status of Italians . In 1938 , a letter was sent by the Ministry of Education to the Accademia d ’ Italia and it put several scientists in charge of purging all scientific works made by Jewish scientists . The list of scientists included on this purging committee included the chemist Francesco Giordani , admiral Giancarlo Vallauri , mathematician Francesco Severi and Bottazzi .
Máirtín Ó Muilleoir . Máirtín Ó Muilleoir MLA ( born Martin Millar ; 1959 ) is an Irish Sinn Féin politician , author , publisher and businessman , who served as the 58th Lord Mayor of Belfast ( 2013–14 ) . Ó Muilleoir has two siblings , one of which is writer , blogger and `` Huffington Post '' columnist Adrian Millar , whilst the other is journalist and editor Gerry Millar/Gearóid Ó Muilleoir of `` The Belfast Telegraph '' . Early life and education . Ó Muilleoir was educated at St. Mary 's Christian Brothers ( a Roman Catholic grammar school ) and at Queen 's University Belfast . Business career . In 1997 , Ó Muilleoir became part-owner of the `` Andersonstown News '' , which subsequently purchased the New York-based `` Irish Echo '' . A fluent Irish speaker , he has interests in other Irish and American businesses . He served as a temporary director of Northern Ireland Water . Political career . Ó Muilleoir entered politics in 1985 , when he stood as a Sinn Féin candidate for the Upper Falls area and narrowly missed out on being elected . When Pip Glendinning of the Alliance Party resigned her seat two years later due to the birth of the Glendinning 's baby daughter , Ó Muilleoir won the resulting by-election in October 1987 . During his time on the council , he initiated a number of legal actions over what he claimed was discrimination by the Unionist-dominated council , detailing these experiences in his book , `` The Dome of Delight '' . He was re-elected at the 1989 and 1993 local elections , retiring at the 1997 local elections to concentrate on his business interests . In 1996 he was an unsuccessful candidate in the Northern Ireland Forum election in North Down . He re-entered politics in 2011 , when he was elected as a Belfast City Councillor for Balmoral , South Belfast , gaining the seat previously held by Jim Kirkpatrick of the Democratic Unionist Party , and was elected Lord Mayor in 2013 , serving a one-year term . In 2014 , he was co-opted as an MLA into the Northern Ireland Assembly . He stood in Belfast South in the 2015 United Kingdom general election , losing to the Social Democratic and Labour Party incumbent , Alasdair McDonnell . On 12 May 2016 , he was appointed Minister of Finance in the Northern Ireland Executive .
3Hz . is a Japanese animation studio established by ex-Kinema Citrus animators . Yuichiro Matsuka founded the studio in March 2013 . The company is referred to as Studio 3Hz on anime staff credits .
Spain ( surname ) . Spain a surname English , Norman , French , Irish in origin , but linked to expatriates , or colonialists , who either had origins in Spain or had spent a significant amount of time there . The evolution of the name came about when the government of each European country introduced personal taxation , known as Poll Tax in England , and surnames became necessary for record keeping . Earliest usage . The earliest recorded use of the surname ;
Hysteria ( Anna Abreu song ) . `` Hysteria '' is a song by Finnish singer Anna Abreu from her fourth studio album , `` Rush '' ( 2011 ) . Patric Sarin , who had previously worked with Abreu on her former two albums , wrote the song . It was produced by Jukka Immonen , the hitmaker responsible for producing all three of Finnish singer Jenni Vartiainen 's albums , including `` Seili '' , which was certified 7xPlatinum and went on to become one of the highest-selling albums of all time in Finland . `` Hysteria '' is a Pop song that continues the Dance infusion Abreu started using during the `` Now '' era . It also contains elements of Synthpop . The song was released on 10 January 2011 in Finland , as the album 's lead single . Lyrical content . `` Hysteria '' is an up-tempo dance anthem with clear elements of synthpop . Lyrically , the song deals with the idea of letting go of worries and living in the moment with someone you are romantically involved with , even if doing so feels like 'hysteria ' . Abreu encourages people in such a situation to 'start breaking some rules ' and challenges with the rhetorical question 'what 's life without a sin ? ' Chart performance . `` Hysteria '' debuted and peaked at number six on the Finnish Top 20 Singles Chart , a position it held for two non-consecutive weeks . The song also reached number six on the Download Chart and number five on the Radio Airplay Chart . Music video . The music video for `` Hysteria '' was directed by Mikko Harman , who had previously directed the videos for `` Music Everywhere '' and `` Impatient '' from Abreu 's third album `` Just a Pretty Face ? '' . The video was shot in an Ovako factory in the town of Imatra . The video begins with Abreu , wearing a worker 's boiler suit , working in the factory alongside a love interest . Throughout the video , we see another version of Abreu , wearing a long dress ( and seems to represent the 'sin ' of the lyrics ) , dancing in the factory and seducing the male co-worker . At the end , just as she is about to kiss him , Abreu pushes him away and runs out of the factory and into the arms of another man , who is silhouetted in the doorway . Live performances . `` Hysteria '' has become one of Abreu 's signature songs , and is her sixth most-performed song when on tour .
Me-Åkernes . The name . The farm Åkernes is first mentioned in 1603 ( `` Ackernes '' ) , but it is probably from the Middle Ages . The Norse form must have been `` Akrnes '' , a compound of `` akr '' ( 'field ; acre ' ) and `` nes '' 'headland ' . The farm was later divided into three parts : `` indre '' ( 'innermost ' ) , ytre ( 'outermost ' ) and `` midtre '' ( 'middle ' ) . The form `` me '' is a shortened form of `` midtre '' - and the meaning of `` Me-Åkernes '' is 'the part of the farm Åkernes lying in the middle ' . Location and access . The farm is situated on a ledge about above sea level located on a steep , avalanche-threatened hillside . Thus the five farm buildings are built against the rock face of a protected overhanging cliff face in the hillside , and the roofs are level with the slope , such that avalanches pass over the buildings without harming them . The only access is from the Storfjorden waters below ; access from the ridge above is extremely difficult . There is no natural harbour on the shore , just a small , man-made landing place and some remaining stone walls that are remnants of an earlier boat shed . The boats were dragged onto dry land for safekeeping from the seas from the fjord . Buildings and operation . The main house is located where it is least exposed to avalanches . The hay barn and cowshed are added onto opposite ends of the house , for a total length of . The `` Me-Åkernes '' farm is , except for the unusual adaptation to the terrain and accommodation for danger from avalanches , a typical multi-activity farm representative of the fjord and mountain farms of the Sunnmøre district . The farms had to base their economy on agriculture , fishing , and hunting . `` Me-Åkernes '' was originally a single farm , but in 1881 its fields were divided in two halves between two related couples . The house and farm buildings were shared in common , but each couple maintained their own livestock . There could be as many as 12-14 people living simultaneously at the farm . Each family would support livestock of four cattle and 40 sheep by supplementing fodder in the winter season by use of seaweed . The seaweed was treated in warm water , minced , and barley flour added . Although recently they grew potatoes and barley , a field area named `` Rugåkeren '' ( the Rye Field ) indicates that rye was grown there in earlier times . To thresh the grain they used a manual threshing machine . Today , the farm is private property , but the preservation society `` Storfjordens venner '' ( The Friends of The Great Fjord ) have maintained the buildings . The last residents farming the land were Anders and Solveig Hanson Ringdal . They moved away from the farm on 6 December 1958 . Risk of landslide . Today the farm is , due to its location by the `` Åkernesrenna '' ( the `` Åkernes '' crevasse ) , at considerable risk . The `` Åkernesrenna '' has in the recent years widened at an accelerating rate , and analyses show the threat of a coming landslide , estimated at 50 million cubic metres ( 65 million cubic yards with latest estimates of up to 100 million cubic metres or 130 million cubic yards ) . The landslide will go directly into the fjord , causing a flood wave ( landslide induced tsunami ) of about in height , which will sweep the fjord and devastate the areas adjacent to Sunnylvsfjorden and Storfjorden .
USA Team Handball . USA Team Handball is the governing body for handball in the United States . USA Team Handball is funded in part by the U.S. Olympic Committee . Previously , the governing body was the United States Team Handball Federation , but was revoked of its governing duties by the United States Olympic Committee ( USOC ) . USA Team Handball is led by an eight-person Board of Directors . The President is Harvey Schiller . USA Team Handball organizes the participation of U.S. national teams in international competitions , such as the Summer Olympics and the Pan American Games . The United States men 's national handball team and the United States women 's national handball team have struggled in international competitions against nations where handball is more popular . List of Presidents . The first president was elected in 1959 . Honorary President for life . Paul Boumans
Has Anybody Here Seen Kelly ? `` Has Anybody Here Seen Kelly ? `` , music and lyrics by C.W . Murphy and Will Letters ( 1908 ) , is a British music hall song , originally titled `` Kelly From the Isle of Man '' . The song concerns a Manx woman looking for her boyfriend during a visit to London . It was adapted for American audiences by William McKenna in 1909 for the American musical `` The Jolly Bachelors '' . Kelly is the commonest surname on the Isle of Man . In the American adaptation of the song , lyrics were changed to describe Kelly as being from Ireland and visiting New York -- Irish songs and performers being popular with vaudeville audiences . In Nora Bayes ' 1910 recording of the song , she gives a wink to her own Jewish heritage by `` accidentally '' singing `` Has anybody here seen Levi ... I mean Kelly . '' In 1926 , Max Fleischer produced an animated short in the DeForest Phonofilm sound-on-film process as part of his `` Song Car-Tunes '' series . In 1928 , William Wyler directed a feature film starring Bessie Love with this title . In 1943 , the song was performed in the film musical `` Hello , Frisco , Hello '' . An instrumental rendition can be heard throughout the 1949 film `` It Happens Every Spring '' . It functions like a theme song for the main character - a science professor who becomes a baseball star under the pseudonym 'King Kelly ' . In 1978 's `` Ziegfeld : The Man & His Women '' , Inga Swenson , as Nora Bayes , sings the song during the scene of the first `` Ziegfeld Follies '' in 1908 . A verse from an adaptation of the song was featured in the film `` Catch Me If You Can '' on a broadcast of the 1960s television program `` Sing Along With Mitch '' . The song was also referenced in a 1959 episode of television series `` Bachelor Father '' titled `` Bentley , the Hero '' . The theme tune to Kelly Monteith 's BBC TV series also used part of the song 's music . In 1917 , the British composer Havergal Brian based much of the opening scene of his opera `` The Tigers '' around the song ( or rather round the refrain ) , which runs beneath and through the action as policeman search for a missing person during a Bank Holiday carnival on Hampstead Heath . A few years later he extracted the music , without the vocal parts or transferring those parts to instruments , as an independent orchestral work , `` Symphonic Variations on 'Has Anybody Here Seen Kelly ? . Lyrics . Kelly and his sweetheart wore a very pleasant smile , And sent upon a holiday they went from Mona 's Isle , They landed safe in London but alas it 's sad to say , For Kelly lost his little girl up Piccadilly way . She searched for him in vain and then of course began to fret , He 's as bad as old Antonio , Kelly from the Isle of Man ! When it started raining she exclaimed , `` What shall I do ? '' For Kelly had her ticket and her spending money too , She wandered over London like a hound upon the scent , At last she found herself outside the Houses of Parliament . She got among the suffragettes who chained her to the grille , He 's as bad as old Antonio , Kelly from the Isle of Man !
List of highest mountains of Tasmania . The Australian island state of Tasmania has a diverse range of geography but a prominent feature is the mountains of the island . Overall Tasmania is comparatively low-lying with the highest point at . Tasmania has ten peaks over the height of . With thirty peaks higher than , it is one of the most mountainous islands in the world , and Tasmania is Australia 's most mountainous state . The majority of the mountain peaks of Tasmania are located in the Western half of the state , starting at the coast in the South West and extending inland to the north , or in the Central Highlands . Tasmania 's mountains were part of an ancient range of volcanic peaks from the period of Gondwana , and are the source of a large portion of Tasmania 's wealth in the form of mining . Although the eastern half of the state is generally lower and flatter , there are still sizeable peaks located there , such as Mt Wellington . Notable peaks . The following notable mountain peaks in Tasmania range in heights from above sea level . Historical peaks . When Wilkinson did his 'The Abels ' in 1994 , items 1-9 were the same as the current list , however Mount Geryon was not in the Abels list , and Mount Gould had not been adequately given height data at that stage .
Clydach railway station . Clydach railway station was a station on the London and North Western Railway 's Heads of the Valleys line near the village of Clydach in the Welsh county of Brecknockshire . History . The first section of the Merthyr , Tredegar and Abergavenny Railway from Abergavenny to was opened on 29 September 1862 . The line was leased and operated by the London and North Western Railway ( L & NWR ) which acquired the smaller railway company on 30 June 1866 . The L & NWR was itself amalgamated into the London , Midland and Scottish Railway in the 1923 Grouping . Clydach first appeared in Bradshaw in January 1864 , however the line 's engineer , John Gardner , reported on 27 August 1863 that the station had already opened , with minutes of L & NWR meetings referring to a projected completion date of mid-September 1863 . The station was situated below a quarry-scarred mountainside at the top of which were houses bordered by rock and scree situated ominously near the edge . The station was east of Clydach Viaduct composed of eight semi-circular arches built of old red sandstone with spans on a curve of radius at a gradient of 1 in 38 . The viaduct , which is long and high with between the parapets , was designed by Gardner to carry the line over the Clydach Gorge and the Clydach Stream . The distance between the parapets was increased to when the line was doubled in 1877 . To the west of the station was the twin-bore Clydach Tunnel ( Down ; Up ) . The station had two platforms ; on the Up platform was a station building of generous proportions constructed of locally sourced limestone . A private siding served the Clydach and Abergavenny Lime and Stone Company which operated a nearby limestone quarry and lime kilns supplying the Clydach Ironworks . The company used its own private owner wagons . The siding trailed off upwards to the north-east at the western end of the viaduct where a weighing machine and office were installed in the fork of the junction . Opposite the weighing machine was a signal box built in 1898 . The works closed in after which goods facilities were withdrawn from Clydach on 2 May 1938 . Decline in local industry and the costs of working the line between Abergavenny and Merthyr led to the cessation of passenger services on 4 January 1958 . The last public service over the line was an SLS railtour on 5 January 1958 hauled by GWR 6959 No . 7912 `` Little Linford Hall '' and LNWR Coal Tank No . 58926 . Official closure came on 6 January . Present . Parts of the platforms and the station house have survived and are divided between two private owners . The trackbed near the station is part of National Cycle Route 46 .
Province of Caltanissetta . The Province of Caltanissetta ( ; Sicilian : `` Pruvincia di Nissa '' ) is a province in the southern part of Sicily , Italy . It contains 22 `` comuni '' , which are listed at Comuni of the Province of Caltanissetta . Its coat of arms is a red crest and two green leaf stems on top with a laurel leaf on the right and a crown in the middle . The River Salso is the main river of the province ; it is long and originates in the province of Palermo , and it flows into the Mediterranean in this province at the end of the Gulf of Gela . Geography . The province extends to the central part of Sicily in the northwestern direction where the capital is located . The commune of Resuttano is found in an enclave of the province of Palermo near Caltanissetta between Monte Stretto and Portella del Vento . Another example in the same province is that of the two small localities of Cannetti and Corfidato , two `` frazioni '' of the `` comune '' of Enna , away , within the territory of the `` comune '' of Caltanissetta . The land extends to the Gela Plain and into the Gulf of Gela , where the main river of the province , the Salso , meets the Mediterranean .
Agavi . Agavi is a PHP web framework that follows the model–view–controller ( MVC ) design pattern . It does not use the convention over configuration paradigm , but focuses on design decisions , which allow for better scalability .
Daryl Irvine . Daryl Keith Irvine ( born November 15 , 1964 ) from Grottoes , Virginia is a former relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Boston Red Sox ( 1990–1992 ) . He batted and threw right-handed . In a three-season career , Irvine posted a 4-5 record with 27 strikeouts and a 5.68 ERA in 63-1/3 innings pitched . He now resides in Harrisonburg , Virginia .
Jan Bárta ( architect ) . Jan Bárta ( born 9 August 1942 in Prague ) is a Czech architect and preservationist . He has written several books about historic preservation and is a specialist in the area of facades and plaster on historic buildings . He is also known as an advocate for restoration of the monument of Josef Radetzky in Prague , which was removed in 1921 . In 1991 Jan Bárta together with chemist Jiří Rathouský founded a company to produce facade colours , hydrophobic coats and other chemicals aimed for restoration of historic houses . It has been the exclusive supplier of facade colours for the historic buildings of Prague Castle and various other historic monuments of Czechia and elsewhere . In 2011 Jan Bárta founded `` Spolek Radecký Praha '' ( Radetzky Association Prague ) , which aims to commemorate Field marshall Radetzky and for several years has been advocating for the restoration of Radetzky 's monument on Malostranské náměstí in Prague . This endeavour has been supported by numerous historians . Bárta stresses that Radetzky was a great Czech historical personality from an old Bohemian noble family and the monument was a beautiful work of art . In an interview for Czech online newspaper iDNES.cz , Bárta stated that the nationalist concept of Czech history in the 20th caused many great persons ( such as Radetzky ) to be almost forgotten , so his aim is to correct that . In 2016 the association held great celebrations of 250 years since Radetzky 's birth in his birthplace Sedlčany ( under the patronage of the municipal government ) and in Prague . In Sedlčany a commemorative plaque was unveilded . Since 2013 , he is the vice-charman of the Club for old Prague – an important preservationist organisation in Prague . Bárta is a monarchist and member of the Koruna Česká ( Czech monarchist party ) , since 2014 he has been the party 's hejtman ( regional chairman ) for Bohemia .
Camp Lake ( Alaska ) . Camp Lake ( located at ) is a small snow-melt and rain-fed lake that feeds into the Blue Lake watershed on Baranof Island in the Alexander Archipelago in the Alaskan Panhandle . Camp Lake is a popular destination for the first night on the Baranof Cross-Island Trail due to its surrounding alpine meadow and the beautifully clear nature of the lake . Camp Lake sits between Bear Mountain and Mount Bassie and atop a small headwall on the Medvejie Lake valley , although the lake drains into the Blue Lake watershed . Departing from the Medvejie Hatchery , the trail to Camp Lake spans approximately 3.33 miles ( 5.4 km ) but requires considerable effort due to the difficult terrain and , in certain sections , dense vegetation . Camp Lake is not named on USGS maps . In his book on hunting , Les Yaw names the lake `` Camper 's Lake '' .
Amphidromus xiengensis . `` Amphidromus xiengensis '' is a species of air-breathing land snail , a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Camaenidae . Distribution . Distribution of `` Amphidromus xiengensis '' include Sakaeo Province , Chiang Mai Province and Phayao Province in Thailand , Lao Mountains in Cambodia and Champasak Province , Oudomxay Province and Luang Prabang Province in Laos .
Danbury High School ( Texas ) . Danbury High School is a public high school located in the city of Danbury , Texas ( USA ) . The school is classified as a 3A school by the UIL . It is part of the Danbury Independent School District located in east central Brazoria County . In 2015 , the school was rated `` Met Standard '' by the Texas Education Agency . Athletics . The Danbury Panthers compete in these sports - The school has a junior varsity and varsity cheerleading team and a marching band . The track around the football field was recently repaired/resurfaced , and a new weight room has been added as well .
Cedar Creek ( Wisconsin ) . Cedar Creek is a stream in southeastern Wisconsin in the United States . It emanates from Big Cedar Lake in the town of West Bend , then flows east into Little Cedar Lake . Eventually the creek flows to the southeast and runs directly through the heart of Cedarburg . The creek empties into the Milwaukee River within the town of Grafton . The lower portion of the creek , once heavily polluted by industrial outflowage ( including the former Mercury Marine boat engine plant ) , was rejuvenated in the late 1980s and 1990s . Several species of fish are found in the creek , including northern pike , rock bass , smallmouth bass , bluegills , sunfish , carp , suckers and bullheads . Several gristmills and a woolen mill were built along the creek in the mid-19th century , including several in downtown Cedarburg .
Thomas O'Neill ( Wisconsin politician ) . Thomas O'Neill was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly . Biography . O'Neill was born on June 21 , 1821 in Dublin , Ireland . He settled in what is now the City of Greenfield , Wisconsin in 1847 . On February 12 , 1874 , in Milwaukee , he married Mary Reynolds , in a Catholic ceremony at St Gall 's Church . Career . O'Neill was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly during the 1875 session .
Rubén Companioni . Rubén Companioni Blanco ( born 18 May 1990 ) is a Cuban cyclist riding for .
Wallington Public Schools . The Wallington Public Schools is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in kindergarten through twelfth grade from Wallington , in Bergen County , New Jersey , United States . As of the 2014-15 school year , the district and its three schools had an enrollment of 1,341 students and 85.4 classroom teachers ( on an FTE basis ) , for a student–teacher ratio of 15.7:1 . The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group `` B '' , the second lowest of eight groupings . District Factor Groups organize districts statewide to allow comparison by common socioeconomic characteristics of the local districts . From lowest socioeconomic status to highest , the categories are A , B , CD , DE , FG , GH , I and J . Starting in 2014 , the district began discussions with the Carlstadt-East Rutherford Regional School District for a proposal in which the 350 Wallington students would be added to the 500 already attending Henry P. Becton Regional High School for grades 9-12 . The consolidation would allow for Wallington High School to be reused for other purposes , avoids the need to build a new high school building and could allow for elimination of duplicate administrators .
Montserrat Abelló i Soler . Montserrat Abelló i Soler ( February 1 , 1918 – September 9 , 2014 ) was a Catalan poet and translator . During the Spanish Civil War , she lived in exile in France , England and Chile . Written works . In 2002 , her poetry was compiled in `` Al cor de les paraules : obra poètica 1963-2002 '' ( I '' n the Heart of Words : Poetic Works 1963-2002 '' ) , which in 2003 won several Catalan literary prizes .
David Gáč . David Gáč ( born 20 April 1999 ) is a Czech footballer who currently plays as a defender for FC Zbrojovka Brno . FC Zbrojovka Brno . He made his professional debut for Zbrojovka Brno in the away match against Mladá Boleslav on 10 September 2017 , which ended in a loss 0:3 .
Younes Alaiwi . Younes Alaiwi Al-Enezi ( ; born January 26 , 1990 ) is a Saudi football player who plays a forward for Al-Khaleej .
Manufacturing operations management . Manufacturing operations management ( MOM ) is a methodology for viewing an end-to-end manufacturing process with a view to optimizing efficiency . There are many types of MOM software , including for production management , performance analysis , quality and compliance , and human machine interface ( HMI ) . Production management software provides real-time information about jobs and orders , labor and materials , machine status , and product shipments . Performance analysis software displays metrics at the machine , line , plant and enterprise level for situational or historical analysis . Quality and compliance software is used to promote compliance with standards and specifications for operational processes and procedures . HMI software is a form of manufacturing operations management ( MOM ) software that enables operators to manage industrial and process control machinery using a computer-based interface . Advancements in technology and market demands are enabling new capabilities in MOM software platforms , gradually closing gaps in end-user needs .
N-Acetylanthranilic acid . `` N '' -Acetylanthranilic acid is an organic compound with the molecular formula C9H9NO3 . It is an intermediate product in catabolism of quinaldine in `` Arthrobacter '' sp. , and is further metabolized to anthranilic acid . `` N '' -Acetylanthranilic acid can be synthesized from 2-bromoacetanilide via palladium-catalyzed carbonylation in tri- '' n '' -butylamine-water at 110-130 °C , under 3 atm of carbon monoxide . In the laboratory , it can be easily synthesized from anthranilic acid and acetic anhydride . `` N '' -Acetylanthranilic acid exhibits triboluminescence when crushed . The fractured crystals have large electrical potentials between areas of high and low charge . When the electrons suddenly migrate to neutralize these potentials , flashes of deep blue light are created . In the United States , it is a Drug Enforcement Administration-controlled Table I illicit drug precursor , because it has been used in the synthesis of methaqualone .
Tracy Slatyer . Tracy Slatyer is a particle physicist with a concentration in theoretical astrophysics . She was a 2014 recipient of the Rossi Prize for gamma ray detection of Fermi bubbles , which are unexpected large structure in our galaxy . Her research also involves seeking explanations for dark matter and the gamma ray haze at the center of the Milky Way . Early life and education . She studied at Narrabundah College in Canberra , Australia . Slatyer received her Ph.D. in 2010 from Harvard University .
Edward Rawlinson . Edward A. Rawlinson , SOM ( 1912–1992 ) was a Canadian businessman . Born in Qu'Appelle , Saskatchewan , Rawlinson became the youngest chartered accountant in Canada in 1934 . During the Second World War he was manager of British Commonwealth Air Training Plan flying school in Prince Albert . In 1946 Rawlinson bought CKBI radio station in Prince Albert and in 1958 he established CKBI-TV . He subsequently acquired radio stations in a number of other centres in Saskatchewan including Regina , Saskatoon , North Battleford and Meadow Lake . Rawlinson was president of Central Broadcasting and chairman of Rawlco Communications . He was a fellow of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants . Rawlinson was recognized across Canada for his leadership in broadcasting . Past president and honorary life member of the Western Association of Broadcasters , he was also a former director of the Canadian Association of Broadcasters and a member of its hall of fame . Among his many awards Rawlinson received the Rogers Family Award for excellence in broadcasting in 1989 . He was also well known for service to the community ; he was chairman of the board of Victoria Union Hospital in Prince Albert and active in the Anglican Diocese of Saskatchewan , Prince Albert Chamber of Commerce ( of which he was a Life Member ) , and the University of Saskatchewan Board of Governors . In 1989 Rawlinson was the recipient of the Saskatchewan Order of Merit .
Tom Tate . Thomas Richard Tate is an Australian politician and the current mayor of the City of Gold Coast . He was first elected on 28 April 2012 , and re-elected on 19 March 2016 with 73 % of the two-candidate-preferred vote . The Gold Coast mayor is directly elected by residents and is the only councillor who does n't represent a specific Gold Coast Council division ; and is the principal representative of the City of Gold Coast and its policies . Gold Coast City has a budget of $ 1.2 billion annually , the second-highest of any municipal government in Australia , and is the second-largest local government area in Australia , employing a staff of over 3,500 . Personal life . Tate was born in 1959 in Vientiane , the capital Laos . His father , Warwick Tate , was an engineer , who met his Thai wife , Prapai , when building an airport for the Americans in Thailand . Another source says his father and mother were both working in Laos when they met . Tate jnr speaks two languages proficiently : English and Thai with limited elementary proficiency in Laotian . Tate 's parents separated when his father moved back to Sydney from Thailand in 1970 , and Tate joined him a year later . Tate attended school at Scots College in Sydney where he was a drummer in the school 's pipe band . A civil engineer by profession , Tate graduated from the University of NSW in the early 1980s . He started his career in the construction industry , but moved into tourism and hospitality when he went to the Gold Coast from Sydney to manage his family 's Queensland properties , including the Park Regis at Southport . Tate has been married to his wife , Ruth , for 36 years , and they have four children . His father died on 19 January 2015 after a long illness , and his funeral service was held at the Scots College Chapel . Business career . Tate worked across the world before joining his father 's development company at the age of 35 . In 1992 , Tate Sr bought the in Surfers Paradise , where Tate managed the refitting of the building . In 1993 , he took over management of the Islander and turned it into one of the city ’ s most successful resorts . Notably , during the Asian economic downturn in the late 1990s , he offered hotel rooms for $ 1 . Political career . Tate was elected mayor in 2012 as an independent , after the previous incumbent , Ron Clarke , resigned in February 2012 , having announced his nomination as an independent candidate for the seat of Broadwater in the 2012 Queensland state election . Tate had two previous tilts at the mayoralty before his success , including as an endorsed Liberal candidate in 2008 . His re-election saw a significant increase in his primary vote , from 37 % in 2012 to 64 % in 2016 . He is noted for his claim that he does not accept political donations and self-funds his campaigns . In June 2015 , Tate sold the Islander Hotel Resort in Surfers Paradise to Brisbane nightclub identity Louis Bickle , to avoid suggestions he had a conflict of interest .
Moisés Candelario . Moisés Antonio Candelario ( born 10 October 1978 in Guayaquil ) is a retired international football player from Ecuador . He played as a defensive midfielder . Club career . Candelario played most of his career for Emelec . Since 2006 he has played for a number of other teams in Ecuador .
Périgneux . Périgneux is a commune in the Loire department in central France .
PJ Library . PJ Library is a program of the Harold Grinspoon Foundation , a North American Jewish non-profit organization based in West Springfield , Massachusetts . It was created in December 2005 as a Jewish engagement and literacy program for Jewish and interfaith families with young children . PJ Library is modeled after Dolly Parton 's Imagination Library program . PJ Library sends out free Jewish children 's books and music to Jewish and interfaith families on a monthly basis by subscription . It is a North America program that is implemented on a local level . The program is largely underwritten by HGF , but depends on local supporting partners . Distribution and book selection . In North America , PJ Library sends to families raising Jewish children each month . PJ Library is available in almost every zip code in the US as well as across Canada . The PJ Library books and music are available for children between 6 months and 8 years of age , depending on the available funding in each community . Older children , ages 8.5 - 11 may sign up for ( pjourway.org ) , a choose-your-own book program . Children in the US are able to select a free chapter book or graphic novel each month and write reviews , take quizzes , and interact in a safe , moderated , online space just for kids . In December 2017 , PJ Library , in partnership with Jewish Rock Radio , launched , a free app and online streaming radio station . PJ Library Radio plays Jewish kids ' music 24 hours a day with a special , curated , lullaby playlist starting around 9pm Eastern . Globally , including Israel , Mexico , South Africa , and the United Kingdom . Children that have been enrolled in PJ Library receive age-appropriate books highlighting Jewish holidays , values , Bible stories , and folklore . Books are selected by the . Working with authors , publishers and editors , the committee strives to ensure that the finest Jewish books for children find their way each month into the mailboxes of all PJ Library families . Many of the PJ Library books have won prestigious awards , including the Caldecott Medal and the Sydney Taylor Book Award . Several have been named as finalists for the National Jewish Book Award from the Jewish Book Council . Enrollment . Families with kids ages 6 months through 8 years old with Judaism as part of their lives , are welcome to sign up . PJ Library welcomes all Jewish families , whatever their background , knowledge , or family make-up , or observance may be . Through partners around North America , PJ Library also offers concerts , family outtings , activities and other events as well as online Facebook groups . National recognition . PJ Library was selected as one of the Slingshot 08/09 Resource Guide 's `` 50 most inspiring and innovative organizations , projects , and programs in the North American Jewish community today '' . On April 2009 , Harold Grinspoon , president and founder of the Harold Grinspoon Foundation , received the Sidney Shapiro Tzedakah Award for his work in Jewish philanthropy , including the founding of The PJ Library . On January 2010 , the Jewish Education Service of North America listed The PJ Library as one of JESNA 's `` Picks for the Best in Jewish Education of the Decade '' . Notable books . The PJ Library has also been the driving force behind several classic and favorite books being updated and reprinted for future generations to enjoy . Funders have included the Adam and Gila Milstein Family Foundation .
Cargo Muchacho Mountains . The Cargo Muchacho Mountains are located in the southeast Colorado Desert in the Lower Colorado River Valley , in Imperial County , California in the United States . Much of the range 's geology was described by the geologist John T. Dillon . Geography . The range lies in a northwest-southeasterly direction , southeast of the Imperial Valley and northwest of the Colorado River and Yuma , AZ–Winterhaven , CA . The range lies south and southeast of the Chocolate Mountains and east of the Algodones Dunes . Pilot Knob is a volcanic plug formed landmark peak to the south of the range . The mountains are home to the American Girl Mine , and the Golden Bee and Cargo mines . The All American Canal passes to the south of the range .
Krzeczyn Wielki . Krzeczyn Wielki ( ) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lubin , within Lubin County , Lower Silesian Voivodeship , in south-western Poland . The appendix `` Wielki '' ( Great ) serves to distinguish the place from neighbouring Krzeczyn Mały ( Little Krzeczyn ) . History . The village in the historic Lower Silesia region was first mentioned as Old Polish `` Chrechim '' in a 1267 deed issued by Pope Clement IV , concerning the grant of tithes to monks of Trzebnica Abbey . Then part of the Duchy of Legnica , German peasants and craftsmen from about 1280 settled here under the German town law of neighbouring Lubin in the course of the `` Ostsiedlung '' migration , invited by the ruling Silesian dukes of the Piast dynasty . The parish church , nowadays dedicated to St Maria Domenica Mazzarello , was erected in the 14th century . The manor house with its park and a linden avenue was rebuilt in 1914–16 on foundation walls dating from the 17th century . Until World War II it served as the residence of local `` Junker '' landowners . After the war , as a result of the implementation of the Oder–Neisse line according to the 1945 Potsdam Agreement , Krzeczyn Wielki was placed under the jurisdiction of Poland . The German-speaking population was expelled and Poles were settled here , who themselves had been expelled from areas annexed by the Soviet Union . From 1975 to 1998 the village belonged to Legnica Voivodeship .
Disney 's One Too . `` Disney 's One Too '' ( later known as `` Disney 's Animation Weekdays '' ) was an American children 's programming block that aired on UPN from September 6 , 1999 to August 31 , 2003 . A spinoff of the `` Disney 's One Saturday Morning '' block on ABC ( owned by The Walt Disney Company ) , it featured animated series from Walt Disney Television Animation aimed at children between the ages of 4 and 14 . The block aired on Sunday mornings and weekdays ( either in the mornings or afternoons ) . History . In January 1998 , UPN began discussions with The Walt Disney Company ( owner of rival network ABC ) to have the company program a daily two-hour children 's block for the network . However , attempts to reach a time-lease agreement deal with Disney were called off one week after negotiations started due to a dispute between Disney and UPN over how the block would be branded and the amount of E/I programming that Disney would provide for the block ; UPN then entered into discussions with then-corporate sister Nickelodeon ( both networks were owned by Viacom ) to produce the new block . That February , UPN entered into an agreement with Saban Entertainment ( which at the time was part-owner of Fox Family Worldwide , the parent subsidiary of Fox corporate parent News Corporation that produced competing block Fox Kids ) – which distributed two series already seen on the UPN Kids block around that time , `` Sweet Valley High '' and `` Breaker High '' – to program the Sunday through Friday morning block . In March 1998 , UPN resumed discussions with Disney and the following month , The Walt Disney Company and UPN came to an agreement to provide Disney-produced programs on the network every Sunday morning ( from 10:00 am to 12:00 noon ) and on Monday through Fridays ( from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. ) The block was originally announced under the working title `` Whomptastic '' , though the name was changed prior to the debut of the block for greater brand identity ( incidentally , `` whomp '' was used as a pejorative term in the Disney-produced animated series `` Recess '' , one of the series that would end up part of the new block , as a substitute for `` sucks '' ) . The new lineup was later renamed `` Disney 's One Too '' in July 1999 , formatted to serve as a companion block to ABC 's existing children 's block `` Disney 's One Saturday Morning '' . The block debuted on September 6 , 1999 , replacing UPN Kids , which ended its run the day before ( on September 5 ) after four years . Compared to the format of `` One Saturday Morning '' , `` One Too '' differed in that , instead of incorporating hosted segments , short gag segments from the shows featured in the block ( such as ' , `` Doug '' and `` Recess '' , all of which – along with a few other series – were originally aired on `` One Saturday Morning '' ) were usually shown , often preceding the start of each program , and after commercial breaks . The block also featured a different opening sequence , using more futuristic buildings and a theme similar to that used on `` One Saturday Morning '' . Many shows formerly featured on `` One Too '' continued in reruns on Toon Disney and Disney Channel . In September 2002 , the `` One Too '' branding was dropped as a result of the rebranding of the ABC block from `` One Saturday Morning '' to `` ABC Kids '' ; although the UPN block was unbranded , the Disney.com website referred to it under the brand `` Disney 's Animation Weekdays '' . The block aired for the final time on August 31 , 2003 , with the time periods being turned over to UPN 's affiliates ; this left UPN as the only `` big six '' broadcast television network without children 's programming , and one of only two major commercial broadcast networks that did not air a children 's programming block ( the other being Pax TV , which discontinued its `` Pax Kids '' lineup in 2000 , before reviving children 's programming as Ion Television through the 2007 launch of Qubo ) . UPN was not the first `` big six '' network to drop children 's programming : NBC became the first to drop kids shows entirely in August 1992 , when the network launched a live-action block for teenagers called TNBC ( however , children 's programming returned to NBC in 2002 , through a time-lease agreement with Discovery Kids ) . To date , ABC ( which dropped the ABC Kids block in 2011 , and replaced it with the syndicated live-action family-oriented E/I block `` Litton 's Weekend Adventure '' ) , CBS ( which replaced the Cookie Jar TV block with a similar live-action E/I block , `` CBS Dream Team '' , in 2013 ) , Fox ( which dropped its 4Kids TV block on December 27 , 2008 ) , The CW ( which replaced the Vortexx block with another similar E/I block , `` One Magnificent Morning '' ) , and MyNetworkTV ( which has never run children 's programming since it launched in 2006 ) are the only television networks that do not air children 's programming or whose E/I program content is not strictly aimed at that demographic . Programming . In most markets , UPN affiliates carried the block Monday through Fridays from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Sundays from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. ( in all time zones ) . However , some stations ( such as WWOR-TV in New York City , KCOP-TV in Los Angeles , KTVD in Denver and WSBK-TV in Boston ) aired the weekday block in the morning from 7:00 to 9:00 a.m .
It Ai n't Seinfeld . It Ai n't `` Seinfeld '' was a professional wrestling supercard event produced by Extreme Championship Wrestling ( ECW ) . It took place on May 14 , 1998 in the 878 in Elmhurst , Queens , New York City , New York . Eight matches took place at the event . The main event was a six-man tag team match pitting The Dudley Brothers ( Buh Buh Ray , D-Von and Big Dick ) against Tommy Dreamer , Spike Dudley and The Sandman . The event also saw the introduction of the ECW FTW Heavyweight Championship by Taz . Production . It Ai n't Seinfield was held on the same evening that the final episode of the popular sitcom `` Seinfeld '' premiered on NBC , inspiring the naming of the event . The commentator for the event was Joey Styles and the referee was John Finnegan . Highlights of the event were shown in syndication on `` ECW Hardcore TV '' . The full event was released on VHS in 1998 and on DVD in 2002 , with the cover art stylized after the `` Seinfeld '' logo . Prior to the main event , Buh Buh Ray Dudley 's heckling of the crowd resulted in a member of the audience attempting to enter the ring to attack him . The man was subdued by security guards before entering the ring . Background . It Ai n't `` Seinfeld '' featured professional wrestling matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines . Wrestlers portrayed villains , heroes , or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches . The event took place 10 days after Wrestlepalooza , where Tommy Dreamer and The Sandman defeated The Dudley Boyz ( Buh Buh Ray Dudley and D-Von Dudley ) . Dreamer and The Sandman continued their feud with The Dudley Boyz at It Ai n't `` Seinfeld '' . Also at Wrestlepalooza , Rob Van Dam and Sabu continued their feud over the ECW World Television Championship , fighting to a time limit draw . At It Ai n't `` Seinfeld '' , Sabu interfered in Van Dam 's match with Mikey Whipwreck , attacking Van Dam . Prior to the event , Taz had been feuding with ECW World Heavyweight Champion Shane Douglas . After Douglas sustained an injury , Taz was unable to challenge him for the championship . At It Ai n't `` Seinfeld '' , Taz unveiled an unsanctioned championship - the ECW FTW Heavyweight Championship - and declared himself the true world champion . Aftermath . Rob Van Dam and Sabu continued to feud . On June 29 , 1998 , their rivalry took an unusual turn when they were teamed together by their mutual manager , Bill Alfonso , against Chris Candido and Lance Storm , who they defeated to win the ECW World Tag Team Championship . Tommy Dreamer , The Sandman and Spike Dudley continued their feud with The Dudley Brothers , defeating them in a street fight at Heat Wave on August 2 , 1998 . With Shane Douglas injured , Taz began defending the FTW Heavyweight Championship . At Heat Wave , Taz defeated Bam Bam Bigelow - Douglas ' stablemate in The Triple Threat - in a falls count anywhere match to retain the championship .
Flore de la Nouvelle-Calédonie . `` Flore de la Nouvelle-Calédonie '' is an ongoing multi-volume flora describing the vascular plants of New Caledonia ( including the Loyalty Islands , Isles of Pines and Belep islands ) in the South-West Pacific . published by the National Museum of Natural History in Paris since 1967 . Each species treatment typically includes taxonomic information , morphological description , a line drawing and a distribution map . Originally published as `` Flore de la Nouvelle-Calédonie et Dépendances '' , since 2014 it has been renamed shortly `` Flore de la Nouvelle-Calédonie '' and is co-published with Institut de Recherche pour le Développement in a fully colored format . `` Flore de la Nouvelle-Calédonie '' currently consists of 26 volumes , covering little over 50 % of a total of approximately 3,400 species native to the New Caledonian archipelago . Major botanical families awaiting treatment include Rubiaceae , Cyperaceae , Rutaceae and Poaceae .
Tragedy ( Bee Gees song ) . `` Tragedy '' is a song released by the Bee Gees , written by Barry , Robin & Maurice Gibb , included on their 1979 album `` Spirits Having Flown '' . The single reached number one on the UK in February 1979 and repeated the feat the following month on the US `` Billboard '' Hot 100 . Origin . Barry , Robin and Maurice Gibb wrote this song and `` Too Much Heaven '' in an afternoon off from making the `` Sgt . Pepper 's Lonely Hearts Club Band '' movie , in which they were starring . In the same evening , they wrote `` Shadow Dancing '' , which was performed by Andy Gibb ( and reached number one in the US ) . Though not originally in `` Saturday Night Fever '' , it has subsequently been added to the musical score of the West End version of the movie-musical . The song knocked `` I Will Survive '' by Gloria Gaynor off the top spot in the US for two weeks before that song again returned to number one for an additional week . `` Tragedy '' was the second single out of the three released from the album to interrupt a song 's stay at number one . In the US , it would become the fifth of six consecutive number-ones , tying the record with the Beatles for most consecutive number-ones in the US . This record was eventually surpassed in 1988 by American singer Whitney Houston , when her single `` Where Do Broken Hearts Go '' became her seventh consecutive number-one hit on the `` Billboard '' Hot 100 . In 1979 , NBC aired `` The Bee Gees Special '' , which showed how the sound effect for the explosion was created . Barry cupped his hands over a microphone and made an exploding sound with his mouth . Several of these sounds were then mixed together creating one large boom heard on the record . In other media . `` Tragedy '' is playable as downloadable content for `` Rock Band 3 '' and `` Rock Band 4 '' . Steps version . In 1998 , Steps covered `` Tragedy '' , releasing it as a double A-side with `` Heartbeat '' . It debuted at number 2 on the UK Singles Chart , before climbing to the top spot in its eighth week , and achieving platinum status .
DAMAC Maison-Paramount Tower 3 . DAMAC Maison-Paramount Tower 3 is a 68-storey , residential tower under construction in Downtown Dubai , United Arab Emirates . The Tower 3 is a part of the complex launched by DAMAC Properties on March 12 , 2013 . The Damac Towers project is Paramount 's first venture into the hotel and real estate industry . Once completed , the whole complex will cost around US $ 1 billion .
Jonathan Daly . Jonathan Daly ( born January 14 , 1942 ) is an American actor who is known in America for his roles in `` Petticoat Junction '' , `` The Jimmy Stewart Show '' , and `` C.P.O . Sharkey '' , and best known in Australia for being in the comedy duo `` Delo & Daly '' . Delo & Daly . In the 1960s , Daly formed the comedy team `` Delo & Daly '' with Ken Delo ( later of `` The Lawrence Welk Show '' ) . They became friends while in the US Army , and began by performing at military shows . They became quite popular in Australia . They appeared as guests on `` In Melbourne Tonight '' , which was similar to America 's `` Tonight Show '' , and later had their own Australian television variety show `` The Delo and Daly Show '' ( 1963–64 ) , which featured Australian and American performers . Daly also hosted the television interview show `` Daly at Night '' in Melbourne . American television . Daly first appeared on American television in guest roles in such series as `` Bewitched '' , `` The Flying Nun '' , and `` The Ghost & Mrs. Muir '' . His first regular character role was in `` Petticoat Junction '' , where he played game warden Orrin Pike , the love interest of Bobbie Jo Bradley ( played by Lori Saunders ) . He later starred as Jimmy Stewart 's adult son Peter Howard in `` The Jimmy Stewart Show '' , and as Don Rickles ' immediate superior officer Lieutenant Whipple in the 1970s series `` C.P.O . Sharkey '' . Daly has more recently appeared in ' . Movies . Daly had starring roles in the 1966 beach party movie `` Out of Sight '' , and the 1967 World War II film `` The Young Warriors '' both for Universal Pictures . He filmed an unsuccessful slapstick comedy television pilot with Joan Staley called `` The Clumbsys '' . Daly also appeared in the Walt Disney live action films `` Superdad '' , `` The Strongest Man in the World '' , and `` The Shaggy D.A. '' . Writer . Daly wrote for the 1975 Andy Griffith series `` Adams of Eagle Lake '' .
Kumaranalloor . Kumaranalloor is a suburb of Kottayam city , Kottayam taluk , Kerala , India . Kottayam city is just 5 km south of Kumaranalloor . The region was administrated by the Kumaranallur grama panchayath till 2010 , before the local self-governing body was merged into the Kottayam municipality . The former Panchayath office now exists as the regional administrative office for the municipality . History . Kumaranalloor is an ancient cultural center . The Town is famous for Kumaranalloor Devi ( Goddess ) Temple and the annual Trikarthika festival of the temple . This place was known as ‘ Thingalkkadu ' , before the temple came into existence . Later the name ‘ thingalkkadu ' changed and came to be known as ‘ Indu kananam ' . In some ancient scripts , the temple is described and known as mahishari kovil ( temple ) . Kumaranalloor Temple . Kumaranalloor Devi temple is considered as one of the most important Devi temples among the 108 Durgalayas ( Devi temples ) in Kerala . The temple is said to be more than 2400 years old , as per historical and mythological evidences as well as other sources of information . The architecture of the temple is notable for the unique structure of the nalambalam and sreekovil both of which have been built in the `` sreechakra '' style ( ring like object with a handle , which is placed in the right hand of the Devi ) . This kind of architecture is rarely found in temple architecture.The carnatic krithi 'Sri Kumara Nagaralaye ' is a popular kshethrakrithi ( composition about the deity of a particular temple ) of Maharaja Swathi Thirunal set in Atana Raga and Adi thalam , and many legends including Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer , M S Subbulakshmi etc . popularized it . Cheraman Perumal . Cheraman perumal was the ruling emperor of Kerala when the construction of a temple at Udayanapuram to install the idol of goddess durga began ; while he commenced the construction of another temple at a place ( which is later known as kumaranalloor ) to install the idol of lord Kumara or Subramanian . Meanwhile , a disturbing incident took place at Meenakshi temple , Madurai in Tamil Nadu . The gem-studded nose ring of devi was stolen or went missing . The king ordered an enquiry . At the same time , he ordered to kill the priest of the temple unless he could solve this problem within 41 days . Because , the nose ring would not be misplaced without his knowledge . However , the priest was innocent . He was confused and perplexed in this dilemma . He took refuge at the feet of Devi . Forty Days . As days and weeks progressed , the grief-stricken priest spent his days and nights crying and praying . On the night of the 40th day , he slept at the doorsteps of temple , meditating and contemplating his fate that his life would reach an end on the next day . However , he had a dream that night . Devi appeared before him and ordered him to quit the place at once . The perplexed and bewildered priest winked his eyes . He had seen a `` thejas '' ( divine light ) moving forward . He followed it without being aware of where he was going . The thejas led him a long distance and finally reached the place which latter became known as Kumaranalloor . At Kumaranalloor , the temple was under construction to install the idol of lord Subramanian or kumaran . Sanctum Sanctorum . The thejas entered into the sreekovil ( sanctum sanctorum ) of the temple . Moreover , it was at the prathista time ( suitable time of installation ) that the thejas entered the sreekovil . Then there was an asareeri ( an inerporeal and divine voice ) , ‘ kumaran alla ooril ' , meaning , ‘ this place is not for kumara ' . This is , kumari 's or devi 's place . Hence it got the name Kumaranalloor . Perumal was disappointed and frustrated . He travelled to Udayanapuram to install the idol of Kumara , at the temple , which was under construction . On the way , Perumal encountered some obstacles but finally managed to reach Udayanapuram and install the idol of Subramanian at the sreekovil of the temple . Back with the Idol . Later , Perumal returned to Kumaranalloor with the devi 's idol and began the preparation for installing it there . Yet another thought struck him that the idol has to be changed . There was an idol lying in water at vedagiri a nearby place . Perumal brought the idol from vedagiri . Maharshi Parasurama had supposedly made and worshipped the idol in past . At the time of installation , a Brahmin sage with matted hair , came and entered the sreekovil and installed the idol in a second . As soon as the installation of idol was done he vanished . To this date people believe that the Brahmin sage was Maharshi Parasurama . The Brahmin priest , who followed the thejas from Madurai , became the priest of the temple . His residence is known as Madurai illam . His successors worship the Devi even today . Architecture . The temple is situated in area of 15,000 square metres . The main gopuram ( entrance ) of the temple faces towards the east rection , and high walls surrounding the temple with other three gopurams ( entrance ) in each direction ( south , west & north ) . While entering the temple , the temple view presents a divine picture . Getting into the temple through the main gopuram one can see the golden dhwajom ( flag staff ) and the balickal pura with carvings of many sculptures including those of Ganapathy and Shiva and other saints on pillars . Inside the nalambalam , sreekovil and the main mandapam are surrounded by paths made of carved stones . The temple of Shiva is on the right side of the main sreekovil . Bhadrakali temple is situated on the south of the temple along with the full stretched surrounding path on carved stones for the whole temple . Murals . Murals in Kumaranalloor temple are precious and rare . The outer walls of the sanctum sanctorum ( sreekovil ) are decorated with wall painting of hindu gods , goddesses , and incidents from great epics Ramayana and Mahabharata . Natural colours and medicinal plants were used to colour these frescos . Kumaranalloor Thrikkarthika Utsavam . The important festival of the temple is Thrikkarthika celebrated in the month of Vrischikam ( November–December ) . On the Karthika day it is usual to make a nivedyam ( offering ) in the precincts of the Udayanapuram and Thrissur Vadakkunnatha temples . The story goes that the Gods in these two temples , greatly charmed by the beauty of the Devi returning after her Karthika bath . They came out of the temples , got over the compound walls , and stood there looking amorously at the seductive figure of the passing Devi , and the temple priest who ran helterskelter in search of the Gods , finally met them on the walls at the southern end of the temples . Thenceforth , during Karthika , puja is performed over the walls of these temples . The display of lights in the evening , called Karthika Vilakku , is the highlight of this celebration . A Century old History of the School . In the year ME 1081 ( AD 1905 ) , the School Inspector ( Northern Range ) Sri M Raja Raja Verma visited the temple and was honoured . He saw many young Namboothiri boys who were not educated and offered to establish a special school for them . Sri CN Thuppan Namboothiri , the then Administrator of the temple were entrusted with the task . As per his instructions and supervision , with 12 students , on the Vidya Arambham day , the school was established . Sri Kumanam K Govinda Pillai , who was present on the occasion , served in the school for 6 months . Sri Kakkanattu Padmanabha Pillai , Thiruvatta Govinda Warrior and such eminent personalities also served in the school . Within 6 months , Rs 19 was allocated as grant and the balance had to be collected from various sources . The first Anniversary Meeting was held in the month of Kumbham in ME 1083 . School Inspector Sri R Eswara Pillai presided over the meeting and suggested many ideas for the development of the school . But , the school could not function for a long time . Later when Sri CN Thuppan Namboothiri became the Member of Legislative Council ( MLC ) , based on the memorandum submitted , the school was again reopened with up to 7th Standard . Since the school did not have its own building , after collecting donations from Namboothiri 's the present big building was established . The new school building was inaugurated by the then Diwan of Sri Travancore Mannath Krishnan Nair . Dr. Gill , was a special invitee to the meeting and made a felicitation on the occasion . There was a boarding facility also for Namboothiri boys from other places . A Government Grant was sanctioned ( Rs . 500 ) for the boarding facilities . The extra money required for the building , was collected through donations . This school functioned for 4 years . Afterwards , Diwan Raghavaiya visited the school and as per his directions , converted the school into an English medium school . Due to financial difficulties , the school had to close down again for some time . Later , as per the directions of Maharaja of Travancore , the school was converted into a Sanskrit school for the development of which people and devaswom started supporting . Later the school had been open to all as an academic school . Sri CN Thuppan Namboothiri was appointed as the Manager ( for lifetime ) of the school , but later resigned from the post . The children of this locality started to get the benefit of this school . Moreover , donations were received from many sources , and among them NSS College requires special mentioning . The ( Kumaranalloor Uranma ) Devaswom had to spend more than it could actually afford for the noble cause of this school .
Mader House . Mader House is a historic home located at Poughkeepsie , Dutchess County , New York . It was built about 1925 and is a -story , three-bay-wide bungalow-style dwelling with a low-pitched roof . It is sheathed in pink stucco and sits on a raised basement . It features a spacious front porch and large multi-paned windows . It was designed by architect Percival M. Lloyd . It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982 .
Municipal borough . Municipal boroughs were a type of local government district which existed in England and Wales between 1835 and 1974 , in Northern Ireland from 1840 to 1973 and in the Republic of Ireland from 1840 to 2002 . Broadly similar structures existed in Scotland from 1833 to 1975 with the reform of royal burghs and creation of police burghs . Municipal Corporations Act 1835 . Boroughs had existed in England and Wales since mediæval times . By the late Middle Ages they had come under royal control , with corporations established by royal charter . These corporations were not popularly elected : characteristically they were self-selecting oligarchies , were nominated by tradesmen 's guilds or were under the control of the lord of the manor . A Royal Commission was appointed in 1833 to investigate the various borough corporations in England and Wales . In all 263 towns were found to have some form of corporation created by charter or in existence by prescription . The majority had self-elected common councils , whose members served for life . Where there was an election , the incumbent members of the corporation often effectively nominated the electorate . Eleven boroughs were manorial court leets . Following the report of the royal commission , legislation was introduced to reform borough corporations . The Municipal Corporations Act 1835 provided for a reformed form of town government , designated a municipal borough . The Act introduced a uniform system of town government in municipal boroughs , with an elected town council , consisting of a mayor , aldermen and councillors to oversee many local affairs . The legislation required all municipal corporations to be elected according to a standard franchise , based on property ownership . The Act reformed 178 boroughs . At the same time , a procedure was established whereby the inhabitant householders of a town could petition the Crown via the privy council to grant a charter of incorporation , constituting the area a municipal borough . The attempts to incorporate large industrial towns such as Birmingham , Bolton , Manchester and Sheffield by Whig and Radical `` incorporationists '' were bitterly contested by Tory `` anti-incorporationists '' . The Tory objections to the legality of the charters led to them boycotting elections to the new boroughs until the enactment of the Borough Charters Confirmation Act 1842 . A number of further acts of parliament amended the 1835 legislation . All of these were repealed and replaced by the Municipal Corporations Act 1882 . The 1882 Act and the consolidating Local Government Act 1933 provided the statutory basis for municipal boroughs up to their abolition . An important change in the 1933 legislation removed the right to petition for incorporation from inhabitant householders . In future , petitions could only be made by existing urban or rural district councils . The boroughs unreformed by the Act were not immediately abolished . Several of them subsequently sought new charters as municipal boroughs ; those that did not were finally abolished in 1887 by the Municipal Corporations Act 1886 . Only the City of London Corporation survived as a local authority in an unreformed state ; the City undertook a major reform of its democratic structure in 2005 . In 1873 the Association of Municipal Corporations was formed to represent the interests of the boroughs collectively ; its membership included both county and non-county boroughs . The AMC was later to be a strong advocate for expanding county boroughs and unitary local government , and it was to the annual conference of the AMC in 1965 that Richard Crossman called for a reform of all local government . This speech eventually led to the Redcliffe-Maud Report recommending large unitary councils for all England . Corporation and council . Each municipal borough possessed a corporation uniformly designated as the `` Mayor , Aldermen , and Burgesses '' of the town . The only exception was where the borough enjoyed city status ; in this case `` burgesses '' became `` citizens '' . In a handful of cities the chief magistrate was granted the further dignity of lord mayor . The corporation was a body corporate with perpetual succession , and included all registered electors or `` burgesses '' of the borough . However , the actual administration was carried out by a town council , which was in effect a committee representative of the community at large . All those eligible to vote were entered in the `` burgess roll '' , which was compiled by the town clerk annually . Town councils . The town council of each municipal borough consisted of a mayor , aldermen and councillors . The councillors were directly elected by the burgesses for a three-year term , with one third of their membership retiring each year . Boroughs with a population of more than 6,000 were divided into wards with separate elections held in each ward annually . One quarter of the council were aldermen , who were elected by the council for a six-year term . Half of the aldermen were elected every third year at the council 's annual meeting . It was originally envisaged that the council would choose persons from outside of the municipal body . In practice , however , the aldermanic benches were almost exclusively filled by the promotion of long-serving councillors . The mayor of the borough was elected for a one-year term , although he was eligible for re-election indefinitely . Under the original legislation the mayor was required to be a councillor or alderman . The Municipal Corporations Act 1882 empowered the council to elect any suitably qualified inhabitant of the borough as mayor . However , the mayoralty continued to be almost universally conferred on a senior alderman or councillor . Municipal elections were originally held on 1 November , with the mayoral election and filling of aldermanic vacancies on 9 November . Elections were cancelled during the First and Second World Wars , and the November 1948 elections were postponed until May 1949 . From that date municipal elections were held on the second Thursday of May . In view of the forthcoming local government reorganisation , the 1972 elections were rescheduled to 4 May , with no elections in 1973 and all sitting councillors and aldermen holding their seats until midnight on 31 March 1974 . County and non-county boroughs . In 1889 , the Local Government Act 1888 created county councils across England and Wales . Boroughs were divided into two sorts , with some becoming county boroughs which were entirely self-governing and independent from county council administration . The non-county boroughs had more limited powers of self-government , and shared power with county councils . In 1894 , towns which had not been incorporated as boroughs became urban districts with similar powers to municipal boroughs . The title of 'borough ' was considered to be more dignified than 'urban district ' , and so many larger urban districts petitioned to be granted the status of a municipal borough , and many were granted this right . Borough status did not substantially increase local government powers , although municipal boroughs above a certain size had the right to run primary education . Abolition . Under the Local Government Act 1958 , small municipal boroughs could be absorbed by surrounding rural districts to become rural boroughs , with the powers of a parish council . Seven small boroughs in Cornwall , Devon and Shropshire underwent this process . The remaining municipal boroughs , of which there were over 200 , were abolished on 1 April 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972 . In England , they were replaced by metropolitan or non-metropolitan districts and in Wales by districts . In most cases the civic privileges and coat of arms of the abolished boroughs were inherited by one of the new local authorities . District councils were permitted to apply for a charter to receive borough status , while small municipal boroughs became successor parishes with town councils headed by a town mayor . In a few cases charter trustees , a special committee of district councillors , were formed to pepetuate the mayoralty of a town or city . Ireland 1840–1922 . The Municipal Corporations ( Ireland ) Act 1840 followed the example of the legislation in England and Wales . Unlike the 1835 Act , the Irish Act abolished nearly all of the country 's boroughs , reforming just 10 . Inhabitants of the larger of the abolished boroughs or of any town with a population of 3,000 could petition the crown for incorporation under the Act . In the event , only one additional borough was created when Wexford received a charter of incorporation in 1846 . The corporation and town council was identical in constitution to the English boroughs , and each borough was divided into wards with three , six or nine councillors per ward and one alderman for every three councillors . The Local Government ( Ireland ) Act 1898 designated the six largest municipalities ( Belfast , Cork , Dublin , Limerick , Derry and Waterford ) as county boroughs . The Local Government ( Ireland ) Act 1919 introduced a system of proportional representation into municipal elections . Wards were replaced by electoral areas , and the entire council was to be elected triennially . Separate elections of aldermen and councillors were ended , with all members of the council elected by popular vote . One quarter of the elected members were entitled to the title of `` alderman '' , which was used to designate the first candidates elected in each area . The remaining successful candidates being `` councillors '' . On partition in 1922 , two boroughs were included in Northern Ireland , and nine in the Irish Free State . Northern Ireland . On establishment , Northern Ireland contained only the county boroughs of Belfast and Londonderry . The Parliament of Northern Ireland abolished proportional representation in local government elections in 1922 , and amended the 1840 Act in 1926 , allowing urban districts to petition the Governor for a charter of incorporation . Accordingly , by 1972 the number of boroughs had increased to 12 in number . The system of local government was reorganised in 1973 , with 26 local government districts replacing all county and municipal boroughs as well as urban and rural districts . The city or borough status conferred by the municipal charters passed to the new district councils . Irish Free State and the Republic of Ireland . Nine boroughs ( four county boroughs and five municipal boroughs ) were included in the territory of the Irish Free State in 1922 . Two new boroughs were created by statute . In 1930 , the borough of Dún Laoghaire was created by the amalgamation of the four urban districts of Blackrock , Dalkey , Dún Laoghaire , and Killiney and Ballybrack in County Dublin . This borough was later abolished under the Local Government ( Dublin ) Act , 1993 . In 1937 the town of Galway was reconstituted as a municipal borough . The Local Government Act 2001 abolished municipal boroughs . County boroughs were replaced by statutory `` cities '' , while the title of `` borough '' was retained for the other towns holding the status .
Mir Khavand-e Sofla . Mir Khavand-e Sofla ( , also Romanized as Mīr Khavānd-e Soflá and Mīr Khovand-e Soflá ; also known as Mīr Khvān-e Pā ’ īn , Mīr Khovān-e Pā ’ īn , Mīr Khovān Pā ’ īn , and Mīr Khūnd-e Pā ’ īn ) is a village in Khandan Rural District , Tarom Sofla District , Qazvin County , Qazvin Province , Iran . At the 2006 census , its population was 218 , in 54 families .
Farmery Estate Brewery . Farmery Estate Brewery is a privately owned brewery based out of Neepawa , Manitoba , Canada . The beer is now brewed in-house in Neepawa . Previously it was brewed in Muskoka , Ontario . Farmery is sold in Manitoba , Saskatchewan and Alberta . The Beer . Farmery is made with 100 % natural ingredients , made in Manitoba . Owners Chris and Lawrence Warwaruk come from an agriculture background . The farm is located just outside Neepawa at Arden Ridge . The beer has five essential ingredients , three strains of hops , prairie grown barley , yeast , water and wheat protein . The beer is available in cans ( four pack , eight pack ) , bottles ( four pack , six pack , singular ) and draft kegs . As of 2018 , the Farmery 's core line of products include Farmery Premium Lager , Blonde Canadian Pale Ale , Prairie Berry Ale as well as malt-based coolers such as Pink Lemonale and Hard Iced Tea . They also have a variety of seasonal releases throughout the year including Pioneer Harvest Stout , Fresh Hop Ale ( Autumn ) , Robbie Scotch Ale ( Winter ) , Hop Bine Rye IPA and Wind Chill Lager . The Story . Brothers Chris and Lawrence Warwaruk were farmers in Neepawa , Manitoba . They acquired the family farm , but they were on the verge of bankruptcy . The two brothers moved to Winnipeg and opened Lux Sole . After 10 years , Chris and Lawrence transitioned their bar into Winnipeg ’ s first gastropub , with over 100 beers on selection . The opening of the pub allowed Chris and Lawrence to go back to their roots , and using the knowledge they acquired from the service industry , they launched Farmery Brewery . Dragon ’ s Den . On January 8 , 2013 , the brothers appeared on the Season 8 finale of `` CBC 's Dragon 's Den '' . They pitched the idea of building a brewery on the farm estate where all the ingredients are grown . David Chilton and Arlene Dickinson agreed in a partnership that would give the brothers $ 200,000 to help build the brewery in exchange for six per cent of royalties . This would make Farmery the first estate brewery in Canada .
Lavender Farm Station . is a train station located in Nakafurano , Hokkaidō , Japan . It is operated by the Hokkaido Railway Company . The station opens only on selected dates in year and only selected trains stop at the station .
St Mary the Virgin 's Church , Little Bromley . St Mary the Virgin 's Church is a former Anglican church near the village of Little Bromley , Essex , England . It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building , and is under the care of The Churches Conservation Trust . The church stands to the south of the village , adjacent to Little Bromley Hall . History . The nave dates from the early 12th century . In the 14th century the chancel was rebuilt . The lower stages of the tower date from the early 15th century , and its upper stage was rebuilt in the 16th century . Also in the 16th century the south porch was added . Restorations were carried out in the 19th and 20th centuries . Exterior . The church is constructed in puddingstone rubble with stone dressings . Parts of the exterior have been plastered . The upper stages of the tower are in red brick , and the roof is covered in plain red tiles . Its plan consists of a nave with a south porch , a chancel , and a west tower . Rising from the north wall is a chimney stack . The tower is in three stages on a plinth , with stepped angle buttresses . To the south is a stair turret . In the west wall is an arched 15th-century doorway , above which is a three-light window . The top stage contains a two-light bell opening in each face . The parapet is crenellated . The north wall of the nave contains , from the west , a 14th-century blocked doorway , a 12th-century round-headed window , and a three-light window with a segmental head . In the north wall of the chancel is a single lancet window . The east end of the chancel is supported by angle buttresses . The east window has three lights , and to its left is a memorial plaque . The south wall of the chancel contains two windows and a doorway . In the south wall of the nave are a 15th-century three-light window , with a 12th-century round headed window on each side , that to the east being blocked . The south porch is timber-framed on a plinth , with windows in each wall . The arched south doorway to the church dates from the 14th century . Above it are the royal arms of Hanover . Interior . A barrel vaulted roof stretches over the nave and the chancel . The interior of the nave is in Norman style . In the nave is an oak pulpit and a charity board dated 1806 . The font dates from the 15th or 16th century . It is octagonal with carvings on each side of the bowl ; these represent the symbols of the four evangelists interspersed with Tudor roses . Under the bowl is a soffit carved with angels . The bowl is carried on a stem with four buttresses , standing on a chamfered base . In the chancel is a 14th-century piscina . The altar rails date from about 1700 . The reredos is panelled and dates from about 1926 . Also in the chancel is a memorial to the First World War . The stained glass in the north and south windows dates from the 20th century , and depicts Archbishop Laud and Charles I . At the west end of the church is a gallery with carvings of five shields of arms . The gallery contains the single-manual hand-pumped organ which is said to date from about 1820 , made by W. G. Mack of Great Yarmouth . There is a ring of four bells . Two of these date from the period of about 1392–1418 and are said to have been cast by Robert Burford of London . The other two date from about 1898 ; they were made by Bowell and Son of Ipswich to commemorate the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria . External features . The churchyard contains the war grave of a Royal Artillery soldier of World War II .
George Telegraph S.C.. George Telegraph is an Indian football club based in Kolkata . Currently they play in the Calcutta Football League . History . The club was founded by late Haripada Dutta in 1925 . They started out on the 4th division of the Calcutta League and after 21 years they were finally promoted to the 1st division of Calcutta Football League beating Rajasthan Athletic Club 3-1 . In the same year they reached the final of the IFA Shield , but due to the anti-British riots the final could n't be held . Instead of declaring them as joint winners with Mohun Bagan AC , the entire tournament was scrapped . They stayed at the top flight for 66 years but in 2002 and 2003 , they suffered back-to-back demotions . Then again they got promoted twice in two successive years and since then they have been staying in the top flight . Their first participation in I-League 2nd Division was in 2008-09 season , where they were eliminated in the group stage , therefore unable to qualify for the I-League . In 2013 , they again got a chance to play in I-League 2nd Division , this is their second season .
Trochoidea simulata . `` Trochoidea simulata '' is a species of air-breathing land snail , a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Hygromiidae , the hairy snails and their allies . Life cycle . The size of the egg of this species is 2.6 × 2.1 mm .
Wading River ( New Jersey ) . The Wading River is a tributary of the Mullica River , approximately long , in southern New Jersey in the United States . The river drains a rural forested area of the Pinelands , one of the most pristine areas along the coast of the northeastern United States . Course . The primary source of the Wading River is its West Branch , which rises north of Chatsworth in central Burlington County , south of Brendan T. Byrne State Forest , and flows generally south through Wharton State Forest . It joins the Oswego River near Harrisville to form the main stem of the Wading River . The Wading flows southeast and joins the Mullica River from the north near its mouth , approximately north of Atlantic City . The lower of the river forms a navigable estuary , an arm of the estuary of the Mullica , just west of the Garden State Parkway . Like the Mullica , the river is noted for its extensive wetlands , including large runs of striped bass .
Christine Williams ( model ) . Christine Williams ( born 7 January 1945 in Basingstoke , England , deceased 22 November 2017 ) was an English model , actress and artist who was `` Playboy '' magazine 's Playmate of the Month for its October 1963 issue . Her centerfold was photographed by Mario Casilli .
Tony Coe . Anthony George Coe ( born 29 November 1934 in Canterbury ) is an English composer and jazz musician who plays clarinet , bass clarinet , flute and soprano , alto and tenor saxophones . Coe began his performing career playing with Humphrey Lyttelton 's band from 1957 to 1962 . In 1965 he was invited to join Count Basie 's band ( 'I 'm glad it did n't come off – I would have lasted about a fortnight ' ) and has since played with the John Dankworth Orchestra , the Kenny Clarke-Francy Boland Big Band , Derek Bailey 's free improvisation group Company , Stan Tracey , Michael Gibbs , Stan Getz , Dizzy Gillespie and Bob Brookmeyer , and performed under Pierre Boulez as well as leading a series of groups of his own , including Coe Oxley & Co with drummer Tony Oxley . He played clarinet on Paul McCartney 's recording of `` I 'll Give You A Ring '' , released in 1982 , and saxophone on John Martyn 's 1973 album `` Solid Air '' . Coe has also worked with the Matrix , a small ensemble formed by clarinettist Alan Hacker , with a wide-ranging repertoire of early , classical and contemporary music , the Danish Radio Big Band , Metropole Orchestra and Skymasters in the Netherlands . Coe has recorded on soundtracks for several films , including `` Superman II '' , `` Victoria '' , `` Nous irons tous au paradis '' , `` Leaving Las Vegas '' , `` Le Plus beau métier du monde '' and `` The Loss of Sexual Innocence '' . He also composed the film score for `` Camomille '' . In 1975 a grant from the Arts Council enabled him to write `` Zeitgeist '' , a large-scale orchestral work fusing jazz and rock elements with techniques from European Art Music . Among the awards Coe has received are an honorary D.Mus and the Danish Jazzpar Prize ( 1995 , the first non-American to receive this prize ) . One of Tony Coe 's sons is radio broadcaster Gideon Coe . Citing Paul Gonsalves as an influence , Coe is especially noted for his versatility . `` Tony Coe is one of the most remarkable and brilliant musicians in the world . The sheer range of his musical activity… …is staggering and testifies to an awe-inspiring instrumental mastery . '' Humphrey Lyttelton `` Coe is a player of astonishing versatility and brilliance . '' Ian Carr Discography . With the Francy Boland Big Band
2015–16 Morehead State Eagles men 's basketball team . The 2015–16 Morehead State Eagles men 's basketball team represented Morehead State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . The Eagles , led by fourth year head coach Sean Woods , played their home games at Ellis Johnson Arena and were members of the East Division of the Ohio Valley Conference . They finished the season 23–14 , 11–5 in OVC play to finish in a three way tie for second place in the East Division . They defeated Morehead State in the quarterfinals of the OVC Tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to UT Martin . They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Siena , Duquesne , and Ohio to advance to the best-of-three finals series against Nevada where they lost 2 games to 1 . Schedule . ! colspan=9 style= '' background : # 000099 ; color : # FFD51D ; '' |Ohio Valley Tournament ! colspan=9 style= '' background : # 000099 ; color : # FFD51D ; '' | CBI
Black Pond Township , Oregon County , Missouri . Black Pond Township is an inactive township in Oregon County , in the U.S. state of Missouri . Black Pond Township was established in the 1880s , taking its name from a pond of the same name within its borders . The precise location of the former lake is unknown to the GNIS .
Deforestation in Colombia . Colombia loses 2,000 km2 of forest annually to deforestation , according to the United Nations in 2003 . Some suggest that this figure is as high as 3,000 km² due to illegal logging in the region . Deforestation results mainly from logging for timber , small-scale agricultural ranching , mining , development of energy resources such as hydro-electricity , infrastructure , cocaine production , and farming . Around one-third of the country 's original forest has been removed as a result of deforestation . Deforestation in Colombia is mainly targeted at primary rainforest which covers more than 80 % of Colombia . This has a profound ecological impact in that Colombia is extremely rich in biodiversity , with 10 % of the world 's species , making it the second most biologically diverse country on Earth . Causes and effects . One of the main causes of deforestation in Colombia is the national Plan Pacifico which is intended to raise revenue to develop the economy . The plan includes exploitation of Colombia 's rainforests for the extraction of precious natural resources for exportation . Under the regime of President Virgilio Barco Vargas ( 1986–1990 ) , a development scheme was initiated involving $ 4.5 billion in investments to develop the Colombian Pacific Coast in Choco Department . Around 2.2 % of the total forest area in Colombia began to be removed each year for wood and to make paper or to provide the clearings needed for palm plantations and agricultural production and commercial shrimp farming . In a concerted effort to enhance trade , Plan Pacifico has attempted to complete the 54 kilometer missing section of the Pan-American Highway between Colombia and Panama spanning the ecologically rich Darien Gap . The construction of the Puente Terrestre Inter-Oceanico ( PTI ) , the land bridge between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans near Panama , consisting of a railway , road , canal , and oil pipeline has had a major impact on the environment and forest removal in the region . Other plans for road construction throughout Chocó which intended to catapult economic production in Colombia have had unintended negative consequences . The economic potential of the region has resulted in international competition for access to the Colombian market with transnational corporations taking an active role in Colombia 's deforestation through petroleum and mineral extraction in coordination with the national plan . The Japanese government has directly financed the construction of a road which links the Pacific coast to inland forest regions to facilitate trade . Deforestation has been responsible for the erosion of riverbanks which have affected the levels of river beds , which has had negative effects on aquatic life and fish stocks as well as on transportation and navigation because of silting . This forest clearing also accounts for great habitat destruction for creatures dwelling in the Colombian forests . For example , the cotton-top tamarin is considered to be critically endangered , and ranks highly on the list of `` The World 's 25 Most Endangered Primates . '' Habitat destruction through forest clearing is the main cause of this collapse , and cotton-top tamarins have lost more than three-quarters of their original habitat to deforestation . Local initiatives , like Proyecto Tití for cotton-top tamarins , have been created to raise awareness of such cases . The current administration is expanding palm oil and sugar cane production by encouraging large scale plantations , and demand for agrofuels has also had a significant impact on Colombia 's forests , biodiversity , and local communities . Exploitation of communities through palm oil expansion has often resulted in violence and abuse of human rights . NGOs working in Colombia have recorded 113 deaths as a result of land-based conflicts over palm oil production in Curvaradó and Jiguamiandó River Basin in the Chocó region , where paramilitaries associated with plantation companies have been accused of exploiting lands collectively held by Afro-Colombian communities . The coastal lowland forests of Chocó province that are most affected by palm oil production are amongst the most biodiverse forests on Earth , home to 7,000 to 8,000 species , with over 2,000 endemic plant species and 100 endemic bird species . The biologically rich forests of Colombia 's Pacific Coast have also been affected by gold mining and cocoa production . One figure obtained in the mid-1990s estimated that gold mining activities were responsible for the clearance of 800 square kilometres of forest per year in Colombia , in addition to increased siltation in rivers and mercury contamination . The cultivation , production , and distribution of illegal narcotics in Colombia has also had a profound impact on deforestation and loss of biodiversity in the country . An estimated are allocated each year to grow coca , marijuana , and opium poppies resulting in the direct removal of primary forest to provide for the trade . Particularly affected are the forests of the Colombian Andes where at least 73 % of this precious ecosystem has been affected by drug cultivation and migration of people for illegal resource extraction . The area is of prime importance for Colombia 's water supply , and a disruption of soils and the water table arising from the removal of forest cover is of major concern to the climatic patterns of the country . Poverty and inequality in land tenure and use also play a role in deforestation in Colombia . Landowners who make up 3 % of Colombia 's population own over 70 % of arable land , while 57 % of the poor farmers barely survive on 2.8 % of the land . Inequality and poverty in Colombia are worsened by the fact that the country is striving to develop its market economy with cash crops for export to generate income , increasing the marginalization of farmers at a local level . Response . Colombia has made great strides in protecting vast areas of land from deforestation through the creation of national parks ; however , enforcement is by no means completely effective . The sale of protected land through government corruption is not uncommon . One notorious example is the attempted government conversion of the Tayrona forest on Colombia 's Atlantic Coast into a national park in 1980 . When the Tayrona National Natural Park was established , 90 % of the land was under government control , but by 1990 , 80 % of the park had been expropriated through illegal logging and selling of land illegally by corrupt administrators .
Peter Topley . Peter Aland Topley ( born 29 August 1950 ) is a former English cricketer . Topley was a right-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox , and who occasionally fielded as a wicket-keeper . He was born at Canterbury , Kent . Topley made his first-class debut for Kent against Warwickshire at Hesketh Park , Dartford , in the 1972 County Championship . He made seventeen further first-class appearances for the county , the last of which came against Middlesex in the 1975 County Championship . In his eighteen first-class appearances for Kent , he scored a total of 150 runs at an average of 10.71 , with a high score of 38 not out . With the ball , he took 14 wickets at a bowling average of 47.78 , with best figures of 2/28 . Topley also made a single first-class appearance in 1973 for the Marylebone Cricket Club against Kent , scoring 34 runs and taking a single wicket . In addition to playing first-class cricket , Topley also made three List A appearances for Kent , against Glamorgan in 1972 , Derbyshire in 1973 , and Worcestershire in 1975 . He was n't required to bat or bowl in any of these matches . His brother , Don , and nephew , Reece Topley , have both played first-class .
List of cities and counties of North Chungcheong Province . North Chungcheong Province ( `` Chungcheongbuk-do '' ) is divided into 3 cities ( `` si '' ) and 9 counties ( `` gun '' ) . The city and county names below are given in English and hangul .
Moving company . A moving company , removalist or van line is a company that helps people and businesses move their goods from one place to another . It offers all inclusive services for relocations like packing , loading , moving , unloading , unpacking , arranging of items to be shifted . Additional services may include cleaning services for houses , offices or warehousing facilities . Overview . According to the U.S. Census Bureau , 40 million United States citizens have moved annually over the last decade . Of those people who have moved in the United States , 84.5 % of them have moved within their own state , 12.5 % have moved to another state , and 2.3 % have moved to another country . In the U.S. and Canada , the cost for long-distance moves is typically determined by the weight of the items to be moved , the distance , how quickly the items are to be moved , and the time of the year or month which the move occurs . In the United Kingdom and Australia , the price is based on the volume of the items rather than their weight . Some movers may offer flat rate pricing . The use of truck rental services , or simply borrowing similar hardware , is referred to as DIY moving . Typically , the parties who are moving borrow or rent a truck or trailer large enough to carry their household goods and , if necessary , obtain moving equipment such as dollies , furniture pads , and cargo belts to protect the furniture or to facilitate the moving process itself . The moving process also involves finding or buying materials such as boxes , paper , tape , and bubble wrap with which to pack boxable and/or protect fragile household goods , and to consolidate the carrying and stacking on moving day . Self-service moving companies offer another viable option : the person moving buys space on one or more trailers or shipping containers . These containers are then driven by professionals to the new location .
Moore Powell . Moore Powell ( died c. 1573 ) , of Monmouth , was a Welsh politician . He was a Member ( MP ) of the Parliament of England for Monmouth Boroughs in 1559 , 1563 and 1572 .
Port of Szczecin . The Port of Szczecin ( in Polish generally `` Port Szczecin '' ) is a Polish seaport and deep water harbour in Szczecin , Poland . It is located at the Oder and Regalica rivers in the Lower Oder Valley , off the Szczecin Lagoon . In the past , the port included the now defunct Szczecin Shipyard . A free trade zone has been designated within the port area . In 2006 , cargo traffic in the seaport equaled 9,965,000 tons , comprising 16.5 % of all cargo traffic in Polish seaports . In 2007 , the port was entered by 2895 ships with gross tonnage of more than 100 . The Ports of Szczecin and Świnoujście are managed by a single authority , creating one of the largest port complexes at the Baltic Sea . History . By the Treaty of Versailles the navigation on the Oder became subject to international agreements , and following its articles 363 and 364 Czechoslovakia was entitled to lease in Stettin ( now Szczecin ) its own harbour bassin , then called `` Tschechoslowakische Zone im Hafen Stettin '' . The contract of lease between Czechoslovakia and Germany , and supervised by the United Kingdom , was signed on February 16 , 1929 , and would end in 2028 , however , after 1945 Czechoslovakia did not regain this legal position , de facto abolished in 1938/1939 . A similar lease is still in effect for the Moldauhafen port in Hamburg until 2028 .
James Tracy Hale . James Tracy Hale ( October 14 , 1810 – April 6 , 1865 ) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania . Biography . James T. Hale was born in Towanda , Pennsylvania . He studied law , was admitted to the bar in 1832 and commenced practice in Bellefonte , Pennsylvania . He was appointed president judge of the twentieth judicial district in 1851 . Hale was elected as a Republican to the Thirty-sixth and Thirty-seventh Congresses and as an Independent Republican to the Thirty-eighth Congress . He served as chairman of the United States House Committee on Claims during the Thirty-eighth Congress . He died in Bellefonte in 1865 . Interment in City Cemetery .
Yangtze High School . Yangtze High School is attached to Nanjing Normal University . It is a full-time independent senior school located in the Nanjing industrial development zone . It covers an area of 250 acres , including 87895 square meters ' construction areas . Yangtze High School is a four-star school in the jiangsu province ( 江苏省四星级学校 ) . It has gained many awards , such as the key high school in Jiangsu province ( 江苏省重点高中 ) , jiangsu model school ( 江苏省模范学校 ) , national demonstration of average high school ( 国家级示范性普通高中 ) . Yangtze High School was found by the Yangtze Petrochemical Group ( 扬子石化 ) in 1984 . It was put under the local education department in October 2004 .
The Crowd Roars ( 1938 film ) . `` The Crowd Roars '' is a 1938 film starring Robert Taylor as a boxer who gets entangled in the seamier side of the sport . It was remade in 1947 as `` Killer McCoy '' , featuring Mickey Rooney in the title role . This film was not a remake of the 1932 film of the same name starring James Cagney . Plot . Tommy McCoy ( Robert Taylor ) becomes a boxer , not for love of the sport but for the money . He has to put up with his alcoholic , gambling father Brian ( Frank Morgan ) . Just before his first major fight , Tommy learns that his opponent has been injured and has been replaced at the last minute by Tommy 's good friend , former world champion Johnny ( William Gargan ) , trying to make a comeback . During the bout , Tommy kills Johnny and is named `` Killer McCoy '' in the newspapers . He then comes under the control of powerful bookmaker Jim Cain ( Edward Arnold ) . While training , Tommy meets and falls in love with Cain 's daughter Sheila ( Maureen O'Sullivan ) . Cain has been very careful to keep his daughter from learning about his profession . Cain tries to break up their romance , but without success . Tommy wins fight after fight , becoming a contender . If he wins his next bout , he will get a shot at the world championship title . However , `` Pug '' Walsh ( Nat Pendleton ) , a traitorous associate of Cain 's , has both Sheila and Brian kidnapped . He orders Tommy to lose the fight in the eighth round , or else . Tommy has no choice ; he endures a merciless pounding for round after round , not even daring to hit his foe for fear a lucky punch could end the match and his loved ones ' lives . Brian pretends to collapse , then manages to grab a gangster 's gun . He sends Sheila to the fight , while he holds their two former captors at gunpoint . However , while he is distracted by the radio broadcast of the fight , one of the men shoots him ; he fires back , and all three are killed . Sheila arrives just before the start of the eighth round . Tommy proceeds to knock out his opponent , then announces he is giving up boxing . Cain also retires . Afterward , Tommy and Sheila get married . Reception . According to MGM records the film earned $ 1,369,000 in the US and Canada and $ 663,000 elsewhere , resulting in a profit of $ 761,000 .
Ulvellaceae . Ulvellaceae is a family of green algae in the order Ulvales .
In a Relationship . In a Relationship is an 2018 American comedy drama film , written and directed by Sam Boyd in his directorial debut . It stars Emma Roberts , Michael Angarano , Dree Hemingway , Patrick Gibson , Jay Ellis , and Melora Walters . It had its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 20 , 2018 . It is scheduled to be released on November 9 , 2018 , by Vertical Entertainment . Production . In March 2017 , it was announced Emma Roberts , Michael Angarano , Dree Hemingway , Jay Ellis , Melora Walters , Gayle Rankin , Greta Lee , Janet Montgomery , Andre Hyland , Luka Jones and Sasha Spielberg had joined the cast of the , film with Sam Boyd directing and writing from a screenplay he wrote . Boyd will also produce the film , alongside Jorge Garcia Castro , David Hunter and Ross Putman , Sergio Cortez Gomez , Andres Icaza Ballesteros , Roberts , Kariah Press who will serve as producers and executive producers respectively , under their 2 Friends Media banner . Production concluded that month . Release . The film had its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 20 , 2018 . Shortly after , Vertical Entertainment acquired distribution rights to the film . It is scheduled to be released on November 9 , 2018 .
Alive Like Me . Alive Like Me was a short lived American rock band from Eugene , Oregon , formed in 2013 . The band was signed to Rise Records . Their debut album , `` Only Forever '' , was released on October 3 , 2014 . History . The band formed in 2013 , when lead singer Jairus Kersey and bassist David Knox decided to give their adolescent dreams one more shot . They put out an ad on Craigslist searching for a drummer and guitarist to complete the band . The ad was soon answered by guitarist Dakota Dufloth and drummer Joel Riley . After meeting several times they all found that they had similar goals for their future and meshed well as a group . Dufloth and Riley made the move from Portland , Oregon to Eugene , Oregon and the band began working on songs and circulating them around to different labels with the help of their friend Craig Ericson , who is the owner of Rise Records and the guitarist for the band , Defeat The Low . The band soon had the attention of several record labels but held out for their dream label , Rise Records . The band played an impromptu show in the basement of Ericson 's home and two weeks later were offered a deal . In January 2014 , Alive Like Me , signed with Rise Records and soon began work on their first studio album . They released their first single `` Start Again '' not long after signing with their label . They followed that release with another single titled `` Slip Away '' . Their full album , `` Only Forever '' , was released on October 6 , 2014 . They have been touring North America and Europe since the release of their first single and played Vans Warped Tour in 2014 and are set to play Vans again this summer . On May 17 , 2016 the band announced on their Facebook page that they 're taking an indefinite hiatus .
Josef Antonín Hůlka . Josef Antonín Hůlka ( 10 February 1851 , Velenovy - 10 February 1920 , Budweis ) was a Czech Roman Catholic clergyman . He was ordained priest on 18 July 1875 in Budweis , later becoming one of its canons . He was nominated its bishop on 4 December 1907 by Francis Joseph I of Austria , a nomination confirmed by pope Pius X twelve days later . He was consecrated bishop on 6 January 1908 .
Tuvaluan general election , 1985 . General elections were held in Tuvalu on 12 September 1985 . As there were no political parties , all candidates for the 12 seats ran as independents , with nine of the incumbents retaining their seats . Tomasi Puapua was re-elected Prime Minister following the elections . 1985 elections to the Parliament of Tuvalu . The general election was held on 12 September 1985 , with nine members re-elected to the Parliament of Tuvalu or `` Palamene o Tuvalu '' , including Prime Minister Tomasi Puapua and Finance Minister Henry Naisali . On 21 September , Tomasi Puapua was re-elected as Prime Minister ; he subsequently appointed a five-member Cabinet .
Adam Muto . Adam Muto is an American writer , director and storyboard artist , known for his work as the executive producer and showrunner of the animated television series `` Adventure Time '' . Career . Muto was a classmate of `` Adventure Time '' creator Pendleton Ward at CalArts . When Ward was first working on the `` Adventure Time '' pilot for the Frederator incubator series `` Random ! Cartoons '' , Muto assisted him by drawing props . Eventually , Muto went on to work on the television series , serving as a storyboard artist . During the show 's first season , he was partnered with Elizabeth Ito , but during the show 's second and third seasons , he was partnered with Rebecca Sugar . During the following year , he was promoted to creative director , and midway through the show 's fifth season , he was promoted to supervising producer , then co-executive producer . From mid-season five until the show 's conclusion , he served as the show 's showrunner and executive producer ( following Ward 's stepping down sometime during the production of season five ) . Awards . Adam Muto 's work on `` Adventure Time '' gained him a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for the second season episode `` It Came From the Nightosphere '' in 2011 , along with his then-storyboarding partner Rebecca Sugar .
Luitgarde of Vermandois . Luitgarde of Vermandois ( – 9 Feb 978 ) was a French noblewoman . She was a countess of Vermandois by birth and a duchess consort of Normandy by her first marriage , and a countess consort of Blois by her second . She was a daughter of Herbert II of Vermandois , and Adele , daughter of Robert I of France . She first married William I of Normandy in 940 . This marriage was childless . As a widow , following his death in 942 , she married Theobald I of Blois in 943 .
Raven , Illinois . Raven is an unincorporated community in Prairie Township , Edgar County , Illinois , United States . Raven is east of Chrisman .
Nicator . `` Nicator '' is a genus of songbird endemic to Africa . The genus contains three medium sized passerine birds . Taxonomy . The systematic affinities of the genus have been a long-standing mystery . The group was originally assigned to the shrikes ( Laniidae ) . In the 1920s James Chapin noted the similarities between the nicators and both the bulbuls ( Pycnonotidae ) and the bushshrikes ( Malaconotidae ) . It was n't until 1943 that Jean Théodore Delacour placed the genus with the bulbuls . Storrs Olson argued that the genus was more closely related to the bushshrikes , as the nicators lacked the ossification of the nostril found in all other bulbuls . A number of features , including the position of the facial bristles ( which are preorbital rather than rictal ) , their nests and the calls , make the genus unique , and DNA studies have recently suggested that the genus is best treated as a monogeneric family . Some authorities , like the Clements Checklist , treat the nicators as a new family , Nicatoridae . The name of the genus is derived from `` nikator '' , Greek for conqueror . Within the genus , the western and eastern nicators are considered to form a superspecies and are sometimes treated as the same species . Description . The nicators are shrike-like birds , in length . The eastern and western nicators are similar in size and larger than the yellow-throated nicator . The males are considerably heavier than the females , for example in the western nicator the males range from , whereas the females only weigh . The yellow-throated nicator is much lighter , raning only . The nicators have heavy hooked bills . The plumage of the genus is overall olive on the backs , tail and wings , with yellow spotting on the wings , and lighter grey or whitish undersides . Distribution and habitat . The nicators are endemic to Sub-Saharan Africa . The western nicator has a mostly continuous distribution from Senegal to eastern Uganda and northern Angola . The eastern nicator has a discontinuous distribution in East Africa from Somalia south to eastern South Africa . The yellow-throated nicator is distributed in central Africa from Cameroon to Uganda . The nicators occupy a wide range of forest and woodland habitats .
Stoke Newington Road lorry bomb . On 14 November 1992 , a Volvo lorry containing 3.2 tonnes of explosives was stopped by police on Stoke Newington Road in northeast London , England . The lorry was stopped for a routine check around 1 am before the occupants fled , being chased by constable PC Raymond Hall - a former Royal Engineer soldier and Falklands War veteran - who was eventually shot twice by one of the men in a residential street and hospitalised . Shortly afterwards police arrested one man , Irish lorry driver Patrick Kelly , a member of the Provisional IRA , who was alleged to have been driving the lorry . The large amount of explosives , which was bigger than the one used in the Baltic Exchange bombing earlier that year , could have caused `` massive destruction '' . Investigations found detonation material inside the lorry . Officers from the Metropolitan Police 's anti-terrorist branch were unable to determine the intended target , although it occurred on the day of the Lord Mayor 's Show . Arrests and convictions . In October 1993 , Kelly was convicted and sentenced to 25 years in prison for conspiracy to cause explosions , and for the attempted murder of Hall . Kelly was suffering from skin cancer whilst in prison , but was denied medical treatment during his time in three prisons in England and Northern Ireland . Campaigners - which included MP Jeremy Corbyn - won a case in 1996 to transfer him to a prison in Portlaoise in the Republic of Ireland , where under Irish jurisdiction he received medical treatment for his serious illness . The case was seen as an example of British human rights violations of Irish prisoners . Despite treatment Kelly died on 11 June 1997 . He was buried in County Laois in the Republic and his funeral attended by many people from South Armagh . In 1994 , English IRA member Patrick Hayes , during sentencing at the Old Bailey for the 1993 Harrods bombing and an attempted bombing in Canary Wharf , said that he was the driver in the Stoke Newington Road incident and that Kelly was innocent , convicted because of his Irish nationality . Hayes was released in 1999 as part of the Good Friday Agreement .
Aisheng Drone-2 . Drone-2 UAV and its follow-ons are Chinese UAVs developed by Xi'an , also known as Northwestern Polytechnical University UAV Research Institute or 365th Institute , established in 1984 . Drone-2D . Drone-2D ( B2D ) is a derivative of Drone-2 , and it is specially designed for remote sensing and a total of nine was delivered . D-4 . D-4 is a fixed wing UAV developed from Drone-2 in conventional layout with high wing configuration , and propulsion is provided by a two-blade fixed pitch propeller driven two-stroke engine mounted in the nose . D-4 is remotely piloted aerial vehicle and does not have autonomous flight capability . D-4 program begun in March 1983 and was mainly intended for aerial survey and mineral detection missions , and was completed in 1984 . ASN-105 . ASN-105 is a fixed wing UAV in conventional layout with high wing configuration , and propulsion is provided by a two-blade fixed pitch propeller driven two-stroke engine mounted in the nose . ASN-105 is a development of ASN-104 , and thus having identical layout . The main improvement of ASN-105 over its predecessor ASN-104 is that its remote control range is increased by two third , from the original 60 km to 100 km . Another improvement of ASN-105 over its predecessor ASN-104 is that its ground control station is fully computerized . ASN-105A . ASN-105A is a development of earlier ASN-105 , and is upgraded with more advanced avionics that enable data and images to be transmitted in real time . ASN-105A won first place in People 's Liberation Army and Science and Technology Prizes . See also . List of unmanned aerial vehicles of the People 's Republic of China
Lord Sherard Manners . Lord Sherard Manners ( c. 1713 – 13 January 1742 ) , English nobleman and Member of Parliament , was the son of John Manners , 2nd Duke of Rutland and his second wife Lucy Sherard . He was returned as Member of Parliament for the borough of Tavistock in 1741 , but died early the next year .
Ioannis Kougialis . Ioannis Kougialis ( born 19 September 1957 ) is a Cypriot judoka . He competed in the men 's half-middleweight event at the 1984 Summer Olympics .
Udikeri . Udikeri is a village in Belgaum district in the southern state of Karnataka , India .
List of compositions by Ernst Krenek . This is a list of the works of the Austrian , later American , composer Ernst Krenek ( 1900–1991 ) . Operas . See List of operas by Ernst Krenek .
Sa Kuko Ng Agila . `` Sa Kuko Ng Agila '' , also known as `` In the Claws of the Eagle '' , is a 1989 film directed by Augusto Buenaventura , written by Ricky Lee , and starring Joseph Estrada alongside Nikki Coseteng , Maria Isabel Lopez , Tommy Abuel , Paquito Diaz and Jinggoy Estrada . The film is a depiction of the real Olongapo City when the U.S. Military bases were still there . Synopsis . Tonyo ( Joseph Estrada ) , a mini-bus driver in Olongapo , opposes U.S. military bases in the Philippines . He saw the changes of the city after the military bases were established . Social problems of corruption , prostitution , poverty , and the plight of fishermen after the base appropriated much of the land and sea . The movie depicts his struggle between principle and practicality , a battle of healthy past and promising future and the quest for freedom and nationalism .
John Arnold ( priest ) . John Robert Arnold , ( born 1 November 1933 ) is a retired Anglican priest and noted author . Arnold was educated at Christ ’ s Hospital and Sidney Sussex College , Cambridge . He was ordained in 1960 and was then a curate at Holy Trinity , Millhouses , Sheffield then chaplain and lecturer at the University of Southampton . From 1972 to 1978 he was secretary of the Board for Mission and Unity for the General Synod of the Church of England when he became Dean of Rochester . In 1989 he became Dean of Durham , a position he held until his retirement in 2002 . 1986-1992 he was vice-president , 1992-1997 president of the Conference of European Churches .
Granular insular cortex . Granular insular cortex ( or visceral area ) refers to a portion of the cerebral cortex defined on the basis of internal structure in the human and macaque , the rat , and the mouse . Classified as neocortex , it is in primates distinguished from adjacent allocortex ( periallocortex ) by the presence of granular layers – external granular layer ( II ) and internal granular layer ( IV ) – and by differentiation of the external pyramidal layer ( III ) into sublayers . In primates it occupies the posterior part of the insula . In rodents it is located on the lateral surface of the cortex rostrally , dorsal to the gustatory area or , more caudally , dorsal to the agranular insula .
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra . The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra ( ASO ) is an American orchestra based in Atlanta , Georgia , USA . Robert Spano has been its music director since 2001 . The ASO 's main concert venue is Atlanta Symphony Hall in the Woodruff Arts Center . History . Though earlier organizations bearing the same name date back as far as 1923 , the Orchestra was officially founded in 1945 and played its first concert as the Atlanta Youth Symphony under the direction of Henry Sopkin , a Chicago music educator who remained its conductor until 1966 . The organization changed to its current name in 1947 and soon began attracting well known soloists such as Isaac Stern and Glenn Gould . In 1967 , with the departure of Sopkin , Robert Shaw ( founder of the Robert Shaw Chorale ) became the Music Director , and a year later the orchestra became full-time . In 1970 , Shaw founded a choir , the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus . In 1988 , Yoel Levi became Music Director and Principal Conductor . Under him , the Orchestra played at the opening and closing ceremonies of the Centennial 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta . Levi became Music Director Emeritus in 2000 , and was succeeded as Music Director by Robert Spano . Allison Vulgamore was hired as president of the orchestra in 1993 , remaining in the role until 2009 . The orchestra toured Europe under Yoel Levi in 1991 ; and with its Chorus , under Robert Shaw , in 1988 . In 2006 the orchestra and its chamber chorus , under Robert Spano , served as the resident ensemble for California 's Ojai Festival . The full ASO Chorus has thrice visited Berlin , giving three performances on each occasion of Benjamin Britten 's War Requiem ( 2003 ) , Hector Berlioz 's Grande Messe des Morts ( 2008 ) , and Johannes Brahms 's Ein Deutsches Requiem ( 2009 ) with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra under ASO Principal Guest Conductor Donald Runnicles . In 2008 the ASO opened its new 12,000-seat Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park in north Fulton County in the town of Alpharetta , some 22 miles north of Atlanta , where it presents concerts of its own as well as those by various pops groups . Encore Park and the Amphitheatre are owned by the Woodruff Arts Center , the ASO 's parent organization . Including Encore Park and its activities at Atlanta Symphony Hall and Chastain Park , the ASO expects to present more than 300 performances annually . With a budget expected to increase to US $ 50 million with the completion of its new Amphitheatre , the ASO has become one of the six or seven largest orchestras in America , by budget size . The ASO 's budget includes not only the costs of production , along with musician and staff salaries and benefits , but also the Orchestra 's very significant expenditures on education , community outreach , special events and fundraising . According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution , the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra management and principle musicians face a September 6 , 2014 deadline to reach a collective bargaining agreement or face delaying the opening of the season . This continues a rancorous history between management and players , as they attempt to extricate themselves from operating in the red , as has been the case for many years now . The local paper also indicates that their touted `` operating budget '' is unsustainable for a variety of reasons . Since 2005 the Orchestra has been actively planning for the construction of a new principal concert hall . In addition to the Verizon Amphitheatre the Orchestra plays an extensive outdoor summer pops concert series at Atlanta 's city-owned Chastain Park and at other parks in the area . On February 5 , 2014 , the ASO announced that Joseph Young would take over as Assistant Conductor , starting June 1 , 2014 . Jane Little , who debuted as a double bassist in Atlanta on February . 4 , 1945 , at the age of 16 . She remained a member of the orchestra for the rest of her life , dying on May 15 , 2016 a few hours after collapsing during a performance of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra . She was said to be the longest tenured orchestra musician in the world . She was 87 . Recordings . The orchestra and chorus made their first recording , a 2-LP Christmas album entitled `` Nativity '' , for Turnabout/Vox Records in 1975 , conducted by Robert Shaw . This was an album directly based on their annual Christmas concert . A slightly shortened version of the 75-minute album was issued by Vox in the 1990s on compact disc under the title `` Christmas with Robert Shaw '' . In 1978 , the ASO became the first American orchestra to make a digital recording intended for commercial release , when it played Igor Stravinsky 's `` Firebird '' suite and excerpts from Alexander Borodin 's opera , `` Prince Igor '' , for the Telarc label . The Telarc association , which resulted in 26 Grammy awards , continued until 2010 , one of the longest continuous associations of an orchestra with a record label . In 2011 the Orchestra began releasing recordings on its own ASO Media label . In 2004 , the Orchestra began a project to record for the Deutsche Grammophon label several works by composer Osvaldo Golijov . One of the orchestra and chorus 's best-known recordings , of Beethoven 's Ninth Symphony conducted by Robert Shaw , was recorded for the now defunct Pro Arte label , and is out of print , though excerpts from the `` Ode to Joy '' fourth movement may be found in anthologies issued on the Reference Gold and Classical Heritage labels . Another of the ASO 's recordings now out-of-print because it was recorded for the Pro Arte label is that of Brahms 's Piano Concerto No . 1 , with Peter Serkin as soloist and Robert Shaw conducting . It is one of the few recordings without a chorus that the orchestra made with Shaw . Labor disputes . The ASO has suffered from labor disputes between management and musicians in recent years . In 2012 , musicians agreed to decrease by ten weeks of pay yearly in order to help balance the ASO 's budget , which had seen a major deficit in part due to years of mismanagement and declining ticket sales . As a result , the orchestra 's status being changed from a full-time , 52-week orchestra to a part-time , 42-week organization . However , in September 2014 , after musicians refused to agree to a new contract , management locked out the players and putting the beginning of the 2014–15 season in jeopardy . The lockout ended up lasting beyond the scheduled date at which the season was supposed to start , on September 25 .
Biely Kostol . Biely Kostol is a village and municipality of Trnava District in the Trnava region of Slovakia . Genealogical resources . The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive `` Statny Archiv in Bratislava , Slovakia ''
Ptitim . Ptitim ( , literally 'flakes ' ) is a type of toasted pasta shaped like rice grains , little balls , or multiple other shapes developed in Israel in the 1950s when rice was scarce . Outside Israel , it is typically marketed as Israeli couscous , Jerusalem couscous , or pearl couscous . In Israel , it originally became known as `` Ben-Gurion rice '' ( Hebrew : אורז בן-גוריון , `` órez Ben-Gurion '' ) , though it is mainly called `` ptitim '' nowadays . History . Ptitim was invented in 1953 , during the austerity period in Israel . Israel 's first prime minister , David Ben-Gurion , asked Eugen Proper , one of the founders of the Osem food company , to quickly devise a wheat-based substitute to rice . Consequently , it was nicknamed `` Ben-Gurion rice '' by the people . The company took up the challenge and developed ptitim , which is made of hard wheat flour and toasted in an oven . The product was instantly a success , after which ptitim made in the shape of small , dense balls ( which the company termed `` couscous '' ) was added to the original rice-shaped ptitim . Preparation . Ptitim is made by extruding dough through a round mold , before it is cut and toasted , giving it the uniform natural-grain-like shape and its unique nutty flavor . Unlike common types of pasta and couscous , ptitim was factory-made from the outset , and therefore is rarely seen home-made from scratch . The store-bought product is easy and quick to prepare . Ptitim is popular among Israeli children , who eat it plain , or mixed with fried onion and tomato paste . Ptitim is now produced in ring , star , and heart shapes for added appeal . For the health conscious consumers , whole wheat and spelt flour varieties are also available . While considered a children 's food in Israel , ptitim is sometimes used in dishes even at the `` trendiest restaurants '' in other countries . In the United States , it can be found on the menus of contemporary American chefs , and can be bought in gourmet markets . Ptitim can be used in many different types of dishes , both hot and cold . The grains retain their shape and texture even when reheated , and they do not clump together . Commonly , ptitim is prepared with sautéed onions or garlic ( vegetables , meat , chicken or sausage can also be added ) . The ptitim grains may be fried for a short time before adding water . They can also be baked , go in soup , served in a pie , used for stuffing , or made as a risotto . Ptitim may also be used in other dishes as a substitute for pasta or rice . American chef Charlie Trotter has produced a number of recipes for ptitim-based gourmet dishes , even as a dessert . Similar products . Pearl-shaped ptitim is similar to the Levantine and North African pearled couscous , known as maftoul or moghrabieh in Jordan , Lebanon , Palestine and Syria . While the Levantine dish is a coated couscous , ptitim is an extruded paste . Ptitim is also similar to the Kabyle berkoukes ( aka `` abazine '' ) and the Sardinian fregula , but these , too - unlike ptitim - are rolled and coated products . The ptitim variety may also resemble some products of the pastina family , in particular acini di pepe , orzo ( `` risoni '' ) and `` stellini '' . However , unlike pastina , the ptitim grains are pre-baked/toasted to give them their chewy texture and nutty flavor .
Deanna Milligan . Deanna Milligan ( born 1972 ) is a Canadian actress . She has appeared in numerous Canadian and U.S. films and television shows . She had a major role playing Dave Thomas ' daughter in `` The Beachcombers '' made for TV movies : `` The New Beachcombers '' and `` A Beachcombers Christmas '' . She was the mystery woman in the Canadian independent short film `` Shoes Off ! '' . She also costarred in the A & E TV movie `` Karroll 's Christmas '' playing the girlfriend to Tom Everett Scott . Milligan also played the assistant to Santa Claus in the film `` Must Be Santa '' . She was a regular on two short lived television shows : `` Northwood '' , where she played the troubled teen Jennifer , and `` Big Sound '' , where she played the bubbly assistant Jesse Polt to Greg Evigan . She has guest starred on shows such as `` The X-Files '' , Chris Carter 's `` Millennium '' , `` Danger Bay '' , `` Neon Rider '' , `` 21 Jump Street '' , `` The Outer Limits '' , `` Sliders '' , ' , `` Da Vinci 's Inquest '' , and `` Corner Gas '' . She is married to actor Jason Gaffney and has two daughters . She currently runs a clothing line , `` Cherry Blossom '' , with actress Stacy Grant .
Abraxas sporocrossa . `` Abraxas sporocrossa '' is a species of moth belonging to the family Geometridae . It was described by Turner in 1922 . It is known from Australia .
Somali Olympic Committee . The Somali Olympic Committee ( ) is the National Olympic Committee representing Somalia .
Lost in the Garden . `` Lost in the Garden '' is a midlife-crisis novel by the American writer Philip Beard . Set in contemporary Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania , it tells the story of 45-year-old Michael Benedict , who after the failure of his marriage , moves back with his parents and sets himself a goal of breaking 70 in his golf game and making the Champions Tour by age 50 .
Mo Youxue . Mo Youxue ( ; born February 10 , 1996 ) is a Chinese track and field sprint athlete who competes in the 100m and 200-meter dash events . He won a silver medal for China in the 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing . Mo was born in Bantang Hamlet 板塘屯 , Bantang Village 板塘村 , Chuanshan Town 穿山镇 , Liujiang County , Liuzhou City , Guangxi Province , China . His first major result was a gold medal at the 2013 World Youth Championships , where he ran a personal best and world youth leading time of 10.35 , beating Ojie Edoburun in a photo finish . He won a silver medal for China in the 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing finishing behind Jamaica .
Martyrius , Archbishop of Esztergom . Martyrius or Martirius ( died 26 April 1158 ) was a Hungarian prelate in the 12th century , who served as Bishop of Veszprém from around 1127 to 1137 , Bishop of Eger from 1142 to 1150 , and finally Archbishop of Esztergom from 1151 until his death . Early career . His origin and family relationships is unknown . His name appears in royal documents in various forms , including Martyrius , Martirius , Martyrus and – incorrectly – Martinus ( Martin ) . Between around 1127 and 1137 , he served as Bishop of Veszprém . In this capacity , he was only mentioned by the last will and testament of `` hospes '' Fulco from 1146 ; accordingly , the testator recalls that he served five bishops of the Diocese of Veszprém as their cleric during his life in the following order : Matthew , Nana , Martyrius , Peter and Paul . It is known that Martyrius ' predecessor Nana was last referred to as Bishop of Veszprém in 1127 by a charter of Stephen II of Hungary , while Peter first appeared in the same position in 1137 ( according to a non-authentic charter , in 1135 , but that document contains several contradictory information ) . By 1142 , Martyrius was transferred to the dignity of Bishop of Eger . In the 12th century , when the relocation of bishops was generally forbidden , Martyrius is one of the three only known prelates alongside Prodeanus and Ugrin Csák , who was transferred from a diocese to another equal diocese . He first appeared as Bishop of Eger in May 1142 , when the privileges of Split were confirmed by the royal court in the name of the minor King Géza II of Hungary . In the document , he is incorrectly referred to as Martin ( `` Martinus '' ) . Another charter , which donated villages to the monastery of Csatár , erected by Martin Gutkeled , `` ispán '' of Zala County , also refers to Martyrius as bishop , but without mentioning his see . The charter is dated to the period between 1138 and 1141 , the last years of Béla II , thus it is presumable that Martyrius was already Bishop of Eger by then . According to the `` Annales Posonienses '' , Martyrius consecrated the Benedictine abbey of Széplak in Újvár County ( today Krásna , Slovakia ) in 1143 , which was founded by the `` gens '' ( clan ) Aba and dedicated to Virgin Mary . In the same year , a large number of Saxons were settled to the sparsely populated northeastern parts of the Diocese of Eger , including Kassa , Eperjes and the surrounding villages ( today Košice and Prešov in Slovakia , respectively ) . Martyrius was last mentioned as Bishop of Eger in a royal charter of Géza II , dated to 1150 . Archbishop . Martyrius was elected Archbishop of Esztergom in 1151 , presumably succeeding Kökényes . According to an undated charter of Géza II , the Pannonhalma Archabbey was confirmed as the owner of certain lands in the same year , when Martyrius became archbishop and Géza met Henry Jasomirgott , Margrave of Austria , which contributed to the normalization of their strained relations , which took place in 1151 . Even Martyrius wrote in a letter in 1156 , he had filled the office for six years by then . As one of his first measures , he consecrated the Óbuda Cathedral in the same year , dedicated to Virgin Mary , and appointed a certain Mikó as its first provost . In contemporary records , Martyrius is first mentioned as archbishop in 1152 , when he appears as a witness on the occasion of the last will and testament of lady Margaret in Pannonhalma ( an important source of 12th-century Hungarian economic history ) . When the engagement between Géza 's sister Sophia and Henry Berengar , son of Conrad III of Germany was broken , she remained in Germany , becoming a nun at the convent of Admont ( today in Austria ) . After that Géza sent a letter to Admont to bring her back to Hungary . However , Sophia did not want to leave , insisting instead that she wished to remain in the monastery as a nun . Then Géza decided to send a diplomatic mission around 1152 to negotiate her return . The Hungarian delegation was led by Archbishop Martyrius . The abbot of Admont gave Sophia the choice of staying or leaving . Once more , she affirmed her desire to become a nun , and Géza II finally permitted her to stay at Admont . His political influence is reflected by a letter from king 's envoy Adalbert around 1153 , who wrote he is sent to Roger II of Sicily to forward a message `` at the command of King Géza II and Archbishop Martyrius '' . Martyrius established and consecrated an altar within the St. Adalbert Cathedral in Esztergom in 1156 . Meanwhile , with the permission of Géza , he provided the tithe of 70 villages in the surrounding Nyitra , Bars , Hont and Esztergom counties to the Chapter to finance its operation and the weekly ceremonies , in addition to the local St. Nicholas chapel as the place of convent . Still in 1156 , he consecrated the church of Barátka ( built by a certain Euzidinus ) in Bars County , dedicated to Martin of Tours . In the establishing charter , Martyrius donated the villages of Barátka , Léva and Visk ( today Levice and Vyškovce nad Ipľom in Slovakia ) to the church , establishing its parish district . This is the only preserved document , when Martyrius used his own seal . He appears as a witness in a royal charter ( it was possibly also issued in 1156 ) , when Géza II donated large-scale landholdings two foreign knights Gottfried and Albert . Sometimes during the last years of his episcopate , Martyrius established a church dedicated to Saint Stephen of Hungary near Székesfehérvár , according to the charter of King Béla III , when the church already belonged to the Knights Hospitaller . The construction of the cathedral was finished by Géza 's spouse Queen Euphrosyne of Kiev after the death of Martyrius . In 1157 , Martyrius appears as a witness , when the Barátka church was granted the salt custom of Nána and Párkány ( Štúrovo , Slovakia ) by Géza . In the same year , Martyrius countersigned the last will and testament of `` comes '' Wolfer ( co-founder of the `` gens '' Héder and ancestor of the Kőszegi family ) . According to a non-authentic charter , which contains royal donations to the Diocese of Nyitra , Archbishop Martyrius was still alive on 13 February 1158 . He and other bishops also appear in a forgery which claimed that Géza transliterated Saint Stephen 's privilege donations to the Pécsvárad Abbey ( as the original document have been destroyed during a fire in 1105 ) . According to the 18th-century historian and clergyman Miklós Schmitth , Martyrius died on 26 April 1158 .
Thrust ( Transformers ) . Thrust is the name of several fictional characters from the Transformers series . The original character was a red Decepticon jet , with most of the following character using the name Thrust being a variation on that concept . The biggest exception being the Thrust who appeared in `` Beast Machines '' who was an evil Vehicon who turned into a motorcycle . Transformers : Generation 1 . Thrust in the original Transformers toyline is the name of a Decepticon who transforms into a dark red and gray VTOL jet . Thrust , Dirge , and Ramjet are part of a team dubbed by Transformers fans as the `` Coneheads '' for the way their animation models were drawn to make them visually distinct from the original Decepticon jets Starscream , Skywarp , and Thundercracker despite their toys being modifications of the same mold used to create that original trio . Thrust 's personality is that of a braggart who tries to psyche out his opponents with the roar of his engines , but is in fact a coward when it comes to actual battle . Thrust was named the 24th top unfortunately named Transformer by Topless Robot . Marvel Comics . Thrust first appeared in issue # 17 of the US Marvel Transformers comic , acting as a bodyguard for Straxus . `` He played a larger role in the Marvel UK storyline `` Target : 2006 '' , where he was portrayed as one of the Decepticons ' deadliest killers , and one that needed to be taken out by the Autobot commando group the Wreckers to signal a mass-Autobot uprising on Cybertron . The Decepticons had prepared a major offensive to wipe the Autobots out and capture Emirate Xaaron , unaware this was part of the Autobot trap . Megatron 's summoning the Insecticons to Earth scrapped both sides ' plans . '' He subsequently joined the Decepticons on Earth . He was seen entering Earth via the Spacebridge , alongside Ramjet and Dirge around the same time as the Aerialbots were being created . Despite acquitting themselves well against the inexperienced Autobots they were eventually forced to flee when the Aerialbots formed Superion . `` A story called `` The Gift '' in issue 93 of the Marvel UK comics explored Jetfire 's problems fitting in with the other Autobots . Jetfire accompanied Jazz to a Blackrock fuel plant to oversee the creation of more fuel for the Autobots . The plant was attacked by Decepticons Thrust and Bombshell . Although Jetfire was able to put out a fire at the plant before it exploded , he blamed himself for being slow to react. `` Thrust would serve as part of the Earthbound forces under first Shockwave , then Ratbat , battling both the Autobots and Scorponok 's Decepticon faction . When Starscream seized the power of the Underbase , Dirge , Thrust and Ramjet were part of the forces sent against him . `` Although they were not shown to be deactivated by the villain , they were not seen again in the comic continuity , although they would be seen in the UK . Earthforce tales under the command of Megatron and Shockwave . In the alternate Movie themed future of the UK comics , Thrust was indicated to have taken command of the Seekers . '' It is unclear if Thrust was revived with many of the other Decepticons deactivated by Starscream 's power , but as Dirge and Ramjet were both shown to be alive and well , it is likely . Animated series . In the cartoon , Thrust first appeared in the second season episode `` Dinobot Island '' . In the episode `` The God Gambit '' Cosmos collected data in space on a potential new power source , but was attacked by Astrotrain , Thrust and Starscream . Crashing on the moon Titan , the local priests worshiped the Decepticons as `` Sky Gods '' , but rebels were able to reactivate Cosmos and call for aid from the Autobots . Optimus Prime sent Omega Supreme with fellow Autobots Perceptor and Jazz . Astrotrain set himself up as the chief god of the moon and forced the natives to gather energy crystals . The trip to Titan drained Omega of most of his energy , but Perceptor and Jazz were able to gather enough crystals to reactivate Omega and defeat the three Decepticons . Vowing to not let the Autobots gain the crystals , Astrotrain set up a chain reaction destroying them . The Autobots aided the natives to escape the explosion and helped them settle in another area of the moon . Thrust was in episodes `` Hoist Goes Hollywood '' when he , Megatron , and the other Decepticons go to the movie studio trying to get the film to cover their tracks until the Hoist tricked the Decepticons and made them retreat . In `` Starscream 's Brigade '' Thrust is seen with Astrotrain and Soundwave standing and looking straight at Starscream while he 's fighting with Megatron . In `` Triple Takeover '' Thrust is seen flying and talking to Astrotrain while he was carrying Energon cubes for his train cargo . In `` Child 's Play '' Thrust , the other Decepticons , and the Autobots are shrunk small inside a house . In `` The Golden Lagoon '' Thrust is the one that discovers the lagoon after Beachcomber left . He was also one of the nine Transformers to be transported to the giant alien world in `` Child 's Play '' . He attempted to warn the Insecticons about the Morphobots in `` Quest For Survival , '' but was simply fired upon . In `` Kremzeek ! '' he was responsible for dropping Kremzeek in the Autobot base . Thrust also appeared in ' . Among other roles he had in the movie , Thrust is most recognized as the first Decepticon run over by Optimus Prime as the Autobot Leader made his way towards Megatron . Thrust was one of Starscream 's aids at his coronation . During Unicron 's attack on Cybertron , Thrust , along with the other Coneheads were one of the Decepticons who were defending the planet . The Coneheads were seen flying into Unicron 's mouth , which closed and apparently destroyed them . However , the trio still appear in later episodes . In `` Ghost in the Machine '' , Thrust and Dirge are among other Decepticons ( Runamuck and Runabout ) being punished by Galvatron for failing to stop a demoralizing assault by Starscream—now a ghost possessing the bodies of other Decepticons . Just before he and the other offenders are to be hunted down , Trypticon , the Decepticon city is possessed , trapping Thrust , Dirge , Runamuck and Runabout inside . He and Dirge liberates Trypticon from Starscream 's control , just before the traitorous ghost was about to aid Unicron in destroying Cybertron . Thrust appeared in episode # 1 and # 15 of the Japanese exclusive `` Headmasters '' series . Dreamwave Productions . Thrust was recruited as a Decepticon under the leadership of Megatron in his war against the Autobots on the planet Cybertron . Thrust became a member of the elite Seekers under Aerospace Commander Starscream . He often worked with fellow Conehead seekers Ramjet and Dirge . He appeared defending Cybertron 's planetary engines from Grimlock 's group , but was later seen slumped against the wall . Staying with the Decepticons during the chaos following Megatron 's disappearance , Thrust was one of those who defeated the Chaos Trinity . In the third `` War Within '' series Thrust appeared among the Decepticon troops under the command of Shockwave . After the Great Shutdown ended , Thrust was reformatted by Shockwave into the form of an Earth-style jet , serving as one of his bodyguards . After the War between the Autobots and Decepticons ended on Cybertron , Ultra Magnus led a mission to Earth to arrest the Autobots on Earth for continuing their violent ways . Thrust was among the troops under Ultra Magnus . Defeated by the Autobots on Cybertron , Shockwave was forced to set up a new secret headquarters in the wastelands of Cybertron , with Astrotrain , Blitzwing , Dirge , Ramjet and Thrust following him . Shockwave completed work on his new warrior , Sixshot . Megatron returned to Cybertron with three clone warriors and the Predacons and was able to defeat Shockwave . Shockwave was kept alive , but restrained . All Shockwave 's warriors except Blitzwing , who was destroyed , joined up with Megatron in his plan to invade the Earth . Devil 's Due Publishing . Thrust would appear again in the second G.I . Joe vs. the Transformers crossover from Devil 's Due Publishing with Dirge , Ramjet , Scourge and Cyclonus , acting as bodyguards for Shockwave . When the Dinobots returned from a different time period they routed Shockwave 's troops . Ramjet was presumably killed either during this event , or when Cobra Commander detonated a store of explosives inside Starscream , killing everyone present . In this story , Thrust had not received an Earthen mode and transformed into a Cybertronian jet . Despite this Thrust ( or at least a cone-headed jet Decepticon with a similar color scheme ) would be seen amongst the Decepticon troops trying to hold back the Autobot/G.I . Joe force attempting to rescue Optimus Prime . Here , like most other Transformers featured , he was in his Earthen form . Fun Publications . In `` Transformers : Timelines '' volume 2 # 2 , `` Games of Deception '' ( set in the Marvel universe but not following the continuity of either `` Generation 2 '' or the later Marvel UK tales ) Thrust appeared under the command of Bugbite . Coming to Earth with him , Thrust served him loyally , hitting Ramjet with a cerebro shell . However , in the final three-way battle between Bugbite 's group , Megatron 's forces and Ultra Magnus ' Autobots , Thrust was gunned down by Magnus . Thrust appears in `` At Fight 's End '' . IDW Publishing . Thrust appears among the Cybertronians fighting alongside Megatron in `` Megatron Origin '' # 3 , where he is seen fighting Ironhide . He also appears in `` The Transformers : Autocracy '' as one of the Decepticons who apprehend Orion Pax 's team as they near the borders of Kaon . Thrust later followed Megatron to Nyon the prevent the death of Orion Pax at the hands of Zeta Prime . After Orion and Megatron join forces , he participated in the attack on the Citadel . When Megatron takes over Cybertron , he helps take Bumblebee , Ultra Magnus , and Ironhide into custody . During the follow-up series , `` The Transformers : Monstrosity '' , following the exile of Megatron , he attacks a fuel refinery under the command of Scorponok , but is taken out by Slag . He later participates in an attack on a spaceport . Thurst appears in ' as part of the Decepticon infiltration cell on Nebulos when Thunderwing arrived . Thrust was ordered to stay in their base in order to be able to have a recording of the events in case things went wrong . Despite the Decepticons ' best efforts the monster devastated much of the planet and Thrust fled along with Dreadwind and Darkwing . In `` All Hail Megatron '' # 16 Thrust was among the Decepticons discovered wounded and hiding in abandoned buildings in New York by the U.S. military . Beast Wars II . A second character named Thrust was introduced in the Japanese exclusive series `` Beast Wars II '' . Animated series . In the Japanese exclusive `` Beast Wars II '' series , Thrust is a Predacon who transformers into a yellow jet and is a soldier in the forces of a transformer calling himself Galvatron . Like his best friend Dirge , Thrust has the attitude of a manzai comedian . He never calms down and hates acting serious . He 'd much rather have fun and take things in stride . Thrust has a shrewd personality , though , and along with Dirge he forms a well-known duo among the Predacons . Unfortunately , the duo is n't known for exactly what they 'd like to be . For the most part they are thought of as bunglers . Thrust hates sea breezes since they tend to cause him to rust and for that reason alone he strangely has a great hatred of the Maximal Scuba . Thrust and Dirge share a great deal in common . Thrust transforms into a stealthy fighter jet just like his partner . He also carries his weapon of choice , the Thrust Gun , in his leg compartment and can attach a barrel to it for increased power . Thrusts inability to focus on anything for a length of time reduces him and his partner to the more menial tasks while complex assignments are left to more appropriate Predacons . Later , he is upgraded by Gigastorm using the power of the Angolmois energy , thereby transforming him into Thrustor , a cybernetic velociraptor . Manga . In `` The Maximal Brainwashing Project '' Starscream and BB were able to capture Diver and the Tasmanian Kid , brainwashing them into serving the Predacons . Meanwhile , Lio Convoy , Apache , and Scuba were able to capture Dirge and Thrust . The shock of being damaged in capture had the side effect of making the Predacons think they were Maximals . Diver and the Kid were able to ambush the Maximals , allowing Galvatron to gain the upper hand on Lio Convoy , but the Maximals were aided by Dirge and Thrust . Furious that Lio had seemingly stolen his brainwashing idea Starscream had BB attacked the Maximals . Megastorm found the whole turn of events amusing and planned to use his main cannon to destroy all the Maximals and Predacons in the conflict , becoming the leader of the Predacons . His attack took so long to charge Diver was able to ruin it with a water geyser . The explosion was enough to shock the brainwashed Maximals back to their senses . Galvatron and the Predacons retreated with Dirge and Thrust in tow . IDW Publishing . In `` Beast Wars : The Ascending '' Shokaract 's heralds Hellscream , Max-B , Antagony , Thrustor , and Hardhead defended their master on Cybertron until he was shunted into limbo by the Maximal Snarl . The heralds then retreated once there was no longer a vessel for Unicron . Thrust had a biography printed in the `` Beast Wars Sourcebook '' by IDW Publishing . Transformers : Armada . In the `` Transformers : Armada '' cartoon series , Thrust is a noted Decepticon strategist called to Earth by Megatron . He becomes second in command of the Decepticons under Megatron replacing Starscream who had served that role prior to leaving the Decepticons . Note : According to the Japanese tech spec and animated series Thrust can become invisible , but in the Dreamwave comics , they attribute his ability to turn invisible to his Mini-Con partner Inferno . Animated series . Stealthily stalking the skies in his jet mode , Thrust is aided by his optical camouflage powers that render him invisible . He personally selected the Mini-Con Inferno to be his partner when he arrived on Earth from Cybertron . In addition , he worked in conjunction with the Air Military Team ( Terradive , Thunderwing , Gunbarrel ) on several occasions . Heralded as a master tactician and general , Thrust won numerous victories for the Decepticons on the planets Duke and Vector . The schemes he crafted for the Decepticons certainly seemed to confirm that fact , but they came crashing down when he failed to factor in the arrival of Jetfire on Earth , and later , his ability to combine with Optimus Prime . Following these , and other disastrous encounters with the Autobots , Thrust was approached by Sideways and given promises of great power and respect , Thrust began to work against Megatron . At the same time , he arranged a scheme to manipulate Starscream and eventually allow the Decepticons to gain possession of all three Mini-Con weapons , which Thrust then used to power the mighty Hydra-Cannon . Back on Cybertron , however , Thrust 's treachery was revealed when he absconded with the Skyboom Shield and Requiem Blaster , and delivered them to Sideways , who planned to use them to revive his master , the Chaos-Bringer Unicron . Following Starscream 's self-sacrifice and Sideways ' theft of the Star Saber , Unicron was fully reborn and attacked Cybertron , with Thrust perched on his shoulder cheering over the destruction of the Transformers race . Because of this , both Optimus and Megatron ( who is now reformatted as Galvatron ) agree to form an alliance between the Autobots and Decepticons to defeat Unicron and save their planet . While Optimus tries to blast an opening on Unicron , Galvatron angrily confronts Thrust on Unicron 's surface for his treachery , swearing that he will pay for it . However , Thrust retorts at this , saying that so much damage has been done on Cybertron and that Galvatron would be foolish to have the Decepticons to side up with the Autobots to save it . An angry Galvatron then prepares to fire his cannon on Thrust , who then attempts to fly away , only to bump into a portion of Unicron 's body by accident and became lodged in a shifting joint , and found that his cries for help elicited no response from either the Chaos-Bringer or his former leader . Galvatron warned him that this was the fate of those who dared to dream of both power and treason , and walked away as Thrust was crushed to his death , thus being consumed by his desire for ultimate power . Dreamwave Productions . Thrust had a much lesser role in the accompanying Dreamwave comics . He first appeared in issue # 9 , arriving from Cybertron to equip the Decepticons with rocket boosters , providing them with some much needed mobility . He then took part in the Decepticon assault on the Mini-Con base on the moon , and also battled Hot Shot and Red Alert alongside Starscream in order to discover the location of the Autobot base . He then became part of Megatron 's forces on Earth , hunting the Mini-Con adventure team , accidentally being taken out by a super-powered Cyclonus and accompanying Starscream and Demolishor in search of Over-Run and the Mini-Con Matrix , battling Hot Shot again . However , they ran into trouble in the most unexpected of forms - the original Galvatron , who took out Thrust . Left for dead by the other two , Thrust managed to make his way to the Decepticon base on Earth . His luck did n't improve : he was confronted by Galvatron 's fellow Heralds of Unicron - the original versions of Scourge , Thunderwing , and Dirge - and subsequently beaten to a pulp . He did not appear again in the `` Armada '' comics . Although the character of Thrust did not appear in the `` Energon '' animated series he continued to appear in the `` Transformers : Energon '' comic series by Dreamwave , allying himself with the Autobots after the disappearance of Megatron . He was one of those who aided the Autobots when Cybertron was attacked by the Four Horsemen of Unicron : Airazor , Cheetor , Rhinox and Terrorsaur . Subsequently , he was one of those who volunteered to head to Earth to battle the Terrorcon invasion . He was one of the defenders of Toronto alongside Hot Shot , Red Alert , Hoist , Beachcomber , and Rodimus , battling against Divebomb and a swarm of Terrorcon clones before receiving help from a very unlikely source : Megatron , resurrected in a new body by Optimus Prime . Megatron decimated the Terrorcon invasion , and Thrust attempted to ingratiate himself with his bemused former leader . Thrust would make one more appearance in flashback in `` Transformers : Energon '' # 30 as one of the Decepticons piloting Megatron 's battle barge as Starscream delivered a warning of Scorponok 's ambitions . Unfortunately Dreamwave went out of business at this point , so any further development of Thrust remains untold . Combiner Wars . In conjunction with the Combiner Wars ( Unite Warriors in Japan ) line , Takara Tomy released a comic detailing how the Galvatronus combiner came to be . Following his defeat at the conclusion of `` The Headmasters '' , Galvatron 's icy tomb was discovered by Cyclonus , whose body Galvatron modified to accommodate his own head in the chest compartment . Seeking a more fitting form , Galvatron directed Cyclonus to approach the disembodied head of Unicron , who was convinced to help Galvatron attain a combiner form with Cyclonus as its core . To accomplish this , Unicron used his power to open dimensional rifts in order to bring Curse Armada Thrust , Zombie War Breakdown , and Wandering Roller into their world . To Cyclonus ' surprise , Starscream then made an appearance , expressing interest in joining this new alliance . Unicron promptly granted Starscream a new physical form , and Galvatron 's head took control of his new minions to take on his new form of Galvatronus . Transformers : Cybertron . Another Thrust appeared in the `` Transformers : Cybertron '' line as a Mini-Con . Thrust was presented as a revolutionary who enjoyed defying the pointless laws of the Mini-Con Council . Thriving on chaos , he took advantage of the black hole created by the Unicron singularity , sabotaging the Mini-Cons ' ships and leaving them trapped on Cybertron as the black hole expands , then leading a rebellion . Fun Publications . Thrust pays the price for his ways in the Collector 's Club comic arc `` Revelations '' . When Unicron intervenes in the midst of the Mini-Con civil war , Thrust is amongst those killed by the chaos bringer . Transformers : Revenge of the Fallen . Thrust is a cowardly Decepticon jet . He prefers fighting humans to Autobots , but will fly away in terror if they attack with heavy artillery . Transformers : Animated . Thrust is Swindle 's bodyguard . He is a clone of Starscream , representing Starscream 's envy . Fun Publications . Thrust 's sole , brief appearance is in `` The AllSpark Almanac II '' . He bears the dubious distinction of being the only `` Animated '' Starscream clone to get not only no in-show portrayal but also no toy as well .
Valentine Hall . Valentine Gill `` Vallie '' Hall III ( November 12 , 1867 , New York – October 26 , 1934 ) was an American tennis player who was active in the late 19th century . He was the elder son of Valentine Gill Hall Jr. and Mary Livingston Ludlow of the Livingston family . Vallie 's eldest sister was Anna Rebecca Hall , making him an uncle of First Lady of the United States , Anna Eleanor Roosevelt . Career . In 1888 and 1890 he won the Men 's Doubles title at the U.S. National Championships , also reaching the semi-finals in the Men 's Singles in 1891 ( and the quarter-finals in 1890 , 1892 and 1893 ) . In 1891 he won the tournament at Southampton , NY . Together with his brother Edward Ludlow Hall ( 1872–1932 ) he won the National Eastern Doubles Championships in 1892 . In 1889 he wrote a book titled `` Lawn Tennis in America '' containing biographical sketches of prominent players . He was a secretary of the United States National Lawn Tennis Association .
Jim Knight ( footballer ) . James Bell Knight ( 3 January 1918 – 11 October 1943 ) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong and Carlton in the VFL . Family . The son of Archie Cecil Clarence Knight ( 1896-1965 ) , and Margaret May Knight ( 1892-1960 ) , née Paterson , James Bell Knight was born on 3 January 1918 . Geelong . Knight was Geelong 's best and fairest player in 1941 . Carlton . He joined Carlton in 1942 after Geelong withdrew from the competition due to the war and spent two seasons with the club . Military service . While playing at Carlton he received military training ; and , in 1943 , he joined the RAAF , and served in Papua New Guinea , fighting against the Japanese . He was killed on 11 October 1943 when the bombs aboard his Douglas Boston bomber ( A28-26 ) exploded after the aircraft crashed during take-off from Goodenough Island in Papua New Guinea . Remembered . The runner up in the Geelong Best and Fairest now wins the Jim Knight Memorial Trophy .
Trần Anh Khoa . Trần Anh Khoa ( born 28 July 1991 ) is a Vietnamese footballer who plays as an Attacking midfielder for V-League ( Vietnam ) club SHB Đà Nẵng . Quế Ngọc Hải incident . In a match on 13 September 2015 between SHB Đà Nẵng and Sông Lam Nghệ An , Anh Khoa was dribbling into the box at the 21st minute when a player from the latter team , Quế Ngọc Hải , committed a dangerous and reckless tackle to stop him . Ngọc Hải was only shown a yellow card by the referee but Anh Khoa had to be substituted and suffered serious injury to his knee ligaments and leg bone because of the tackle . Ngọc Hải was later suspended for 6 months for all football related activities , and was ordered to pay the roughly 800 million đồng for Anh Khoa 's medical expenses . Anh Khoa is expected to remain injured for 12 to 18 months and had to travel to Singapore for surgery . Doctors said that there was only a 50 % chance of Anh Khoa recovering enough to play professional football again .
Rock Pedal . Rock Pedal is a third party drum pedal extension for the video game Rock Band , as well as the second version of that game . The product also works with the ION Drum Rocker with a separately applied adapter . The pedal claims to be a suitable replacement for the included pedal , which many players find is of low quality . Features . Rock Pedal is made from an actual drum pedal , combined with a magnetic switch . Because the switch is non-contact , the product has a higher longevity than some other products . Critical reception . Rock Pedal has been met with positive reception from the Rock Band community . Rock Gamer 's Cena , a highly respected reviewer of Rock Band accessories , reviewed the pedal positively on June 5 , 2008 . On September 23 , 2008 , Ars Technica released an in-depth review of Rock Pedal , comparing it to the popular Omega Pedal . The reviewer writes , `` the Rock Pedal feels more professionally done than the Omega Pedal . ''
German Cultural Council . The German Culture Council is the umbrella organization of the German cultural associations and has its headquarters in Berlin . It is a political and lobbying association , member , for example , of European Movement International . The Council is funded by taxpayers . It defines itself as a point of contact for the politics and administration of the German federal government , the German federal states , and the European Union in all cultural policy matters that overlap the individual branches of the German Cultural Council . Its purpose is to bring cross-sectoral issues into cultural policy discussions at all government levels , and `` to advocate freedom of the arts , publications and information . '' History . The association was founded in 1981 as a response to the German Federal government which wanted to abolish the reduced VAT tax on books and visual media . Fifteen artist and retailer associations succeeded in their protests and next founded the Council . Its main source of funding is German federal funds . Membership fees and the sale of books on cultural policy provide are a minimal part of its income . Since its inception , it was established that the Cultural Council should become an `` umbrella organization of umbrella organizations '' . In 1995 , the working group was transferred to the fixed and more effective structure of a non-profit association . Early in the new millenium , it became the recognized umbrella organization of the federal cultural associations . In July 2012 , the association published the first edition of its `` Cultural Red List '' to publicize threatened or closed cultural institutions such as theaters , museums , initiatives , clubs , programs or movie houses . The analogy is with , for example , the IUCN Red List . It is published in the in-house journal Politik & Kultur . Organization . The association is features eight sections according to subject-specific subdivisions , which in turn consist of a total of 246 federal associations . Each of these eight independent sections is represented in the Speaker 's Council and in the Assembly of Delegates of the German Cultural Council , the annual Plenum . From the circle of the Speaker 's council the board of the Speaker 's council is elected every two years . From 2001 to 2013 , Max Fuchs was the chairman of the Speaker 's Council . On March 12 , 2013 , Christian Höppner was unanimously elected as the new honorary president . The managing director ( since March 1997 : Olaf Zimmermann ) coordinates the work of the association and implements the resolutions of the executive committee , the plenum and the speaker council . He maintains contacts with politicians and administrates and develops plans and projects . The experts in the specialist committees of the German Cultural Council draw up recommendations and statements that identify areas of cultural and media policy problems and identify perspectives for action . The German Cultural Council is a member of the European Movement International . Calls for shutting down political talkshows in Germany . In June 2018 , the Council called for political talkshows to be suspended for one year , and be replaced with « more suitable contents with regards to social cohesion » . A spokesman for public broadcaster ARD replied « We believe the talk shows are an enriching part of our programming . »
Lebach . Lebach is a town in the district of Saarlouis , in Saarland , Germany . It is situated approximately 15 km northeast of Saarlouis , and 20 km north of Saarbrücken . As of 2012 , its population was 19,456 . Mayors . On January 22 , 2006 Arno Schmidt ( CDU ) won the election against Jürgen Barke ( SPD ) . Arno Schmidt died in 2012 at the age of 60 . Klauspeter Brill was elected as mayor on May 26 , 2013 .
The Ugly Little Boy . `` The Ugly Little Boy '' is a science fiction short story by American writer Isaac Asimov . The story first appeared in the September 1958 issue of `` Galaxy Science Fiction '' under the title `` Lastborn '' , and was reprinted under its current title in the 1959 collection `` Nine Tomorrows '' . The story deals with a `` Homo neanderthalensis '' child which is brought to the future by means of time travel . Robert Silverberg later expanded it into a novel with the same title published in 1992 ( also published as `` Child of Time '' in the UK ) . Asimov has said that this was his second or third favorite of his own stories . Plot summary . A Neanderthal child is brought to the present day as a result of time travel experiments by Stasis Inc , a research organization . He can not be removed from his immediate area because of the vast energy loss and time paradoxes that would result , and is kept in the present by way of a Stasis module . In order to care for the boy the organization hires Edith Fellowes , a children 's nurse . Initially repelled by the boy 's appearance , Edith soon begins to regard him as her own child , learning to love him and realizing that he is far more intelligent than she first imagined . She dubs him 'Timmie ' and attempts to ensure that he has the best possible childhood despite his circumstance . She is enraged when the newspapers refer to him as an `` ape-boy . '' Edith 's love for Timmie brings her into conflict with her employer , for whom he is more of an experimental animal than a human being . Eventually , her employer comes to the conclusion that his organization has exacted all the knowledge and publicity it can from Timmie and that the time has come to move on to the next project . This involves bringing a Medieval peasant into the present , which necessitates the return of Timmie to his own time . Edith fights the decision , knowing the boy can not survive if returned to his own time due to his acquisition of modern dependencies and speech . She attempts to smuggle the boy out of the facility , but when that plan fails she disrupts the integrity of the Stasis module and returns to the ancient past with Timmie . Television adaptation . In 1977 , `` The Ugly Little Boy '' was made into a 26-minute telefilm in Canada . The film was directed by and stars Barry Morse . London-born actress Kate Reid played the role of Nurse Fellowes . Guy Big , in his last role , played the boy . The film is noteworthy for its fidelity to the short story , as well as the pathos between Timmy and Nurse Fellowes which garnered praise from both fans and reviewers . Novelization . The 1991 novel `` Child of Time '' expands on the short story by introducing Timmie 's original Neanderthal tribe as well as a children 's advocacy group that seeks to liberate Timmie . The Neanderthals are shown sympathetically as a highly articulate people whose tribal society and culture is complex and sophisticated , a far cry from the `` primitive brutes '' which the future scientists consider them to have been , having only the fragmentary information derived from a little Neanderthal child . This Neanderthal society—shown mainly from the point of view of an assertive tribal woman determined to prove herself the equal of the male hunters/warriors—is suddenly faced with the appearance of a completely different , competing kind of human being : the Cro-Magnons . While the Cro-Magnons try to negotiate with the Neanderthals , they can not communicate and understand each other due to their differing languages . The Neanderthal characters are filled with a sense of foreboding . The two story lines merge when Edith Fellowes makes the irrevocable decision to go back to the past with Timmie . Her appearance coincides with the crisis point in the confrontation between Neanderthal and Cro-Magnon ; both groups regard her as a goddess to be worshiped . As she is clearly akin to the Cro-Magnon but has adopted a Neanderthal child , her appearance deflects the two groups from a would-be inevitable conflict . The ending suggests that in the modified past Neanderthals and Cro-Magnon would cooperate and come closer to each other in the common worship of the `` Goddess '' - with Timmie growing up to be her acolyte and a `` demigod '' himself . It also suggests that the Neanderthals may not become extinct but could coexist with the Cro-Magnon , possibly interbreeding with them , which would change the whole of subsequent human history ( or , according to a different theory of the implications of time travel , could have no effect at all due to the `` convergent series '' ) . Critical View . Margaret Woods wrote about the novel : `` Well , 'Ugly Little Boy ' draws you right in and does not let go . An enthralling plot , credible characters which make you feel great empathy - all of which serves to hide a very fundamental flaw : the basic premise of the plot just does not make any sense . What the hell is the use of spending a lot of money and effort in order to bring a Neanderthal child into the here-and-now - and then proceeding to give him an English name , teach him English , and place him in a modern environment with modern toys to play with ? How is that supposed to help you learn about the Neanderthals ? ( ... ) Not only is it cruel to the child - because he will never get out of his cage , never see America , and will eventually have to go back to his own time `` and '' survive there . It also makes no scientific sense . The obvious course would be to send in a team of the world 's most skilled linguists , charged with learning the child 's language and absolutely forbidden to utter a single word of English in his presence . To place him in the closest approximation which could be made to a Neanderthal dwelling and fill it with Neanderthal artifacts , so that the child could teach researchers their names in `` his '' language . There is no reason whatsoever to teach the child anything at all about the world of the 21st Century , and several good reasons not to . It is the child who should teach the researchers all that a child could teach of Neanderthal life and society - and when they learned all they could , they should send him back . ( ... ) It is not implausible , also in that scenario , for a lonely woman researcher to start feeling strongly maternal - even to the point of deciding to follow the child back to Prehistoric times . And if she goes there after having learned to speak at least the rudiments of the Neanderthal language , she would be a bit better equipped to survive ... '' .
Mayada Ashraf . Mayada Ashraf ( ca . 1992 – March 28 , 2014 ) , an Egyptian journalist for `` Al-Dostour '' in Cairo , Egypt , was killed by gunfire while covering the protest against the government of President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi by supporters of ousted President Mohamed Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt in the Ain Shams district of east Cairo . Ashraf was confirmed to have been fatally shot in the back of her head killing her on the scene . Her funeral was held on March 29 , 2014 in Estanhaa Village at El Monotia . Her case is known in Egypt as one of the `` Ain Shams incidents '' among the Post-coup unrest in Egypt ( 2013–2014 ) because Ains Shams is the district around the Ain Shams University with a demographic of Morsy supporters , and is a site where there were multiple protests . Personal life . Mayada Ashraf , 22 or 23 years of age at the time of death , was born in Egypt . Ashraf was the daughter of Azza Ashraf , mother , and Ashraf A. Ashraf . father . She graduated with a degree in Mass Communications at Cairo University one year before her death . Her funeral was held on March 29 , 2014 in Estanhaa village at El Monofia , Monufia Governorate . Career . Mayada Ashraf was a field reporter for the `` Al-Dustour '' newspaper , as well as a free-lance journalist for the `` Masr Alarabia '' news website . Ashraf was the co-founder , along with Essam Nabawi , of the electronic edition of the `` Al-Dostour '' paper . Ashraf covered protests previously for `` Al-Dostour '' . Months before her death , she wrote , `` Morsi is not worth dying for , but el-Sisi is also not worth renouncing our humanity for . '' Death . Mayada Ashraf was killed on Friday March 28 , 2014 , while covering the clashes between the Muslim Brotherhood and the Egyptian Military coup in one of the many anti-el-Sisi protests in the Ain Shams district of Egypt . This district is near Ain Shams University . The clashes began after President Morsi was ousted by el-Sisi in a coup and Morsi supporters demanded the resignation of el-Sisi . The account from the Morsi supporters say Ashraf was fatally shot in the head in the midst of police fire while reporting on an anti-el-Sisi demonstration . In the official account and the one supported by `` Al-Dostour '' , Ashraf 's last report said that the shots were being fired by Morsi supporters into the crowd . Ashraf was proclaimed dead in the suburb area of Ain Shams in Cairo with a gunshot wound to the head . In the event of Mayada 's death , `` Al-Dostour '' claimed to have made pleas publicly on the online news website for help to be sent to the location to take Ashraf 's body out of Ain Shams . Due to the crowded streets filled with protesters the ambulance called was unable to reach Ashraf in time to save her , leading to her on site death in Ain Shams . Prosecution . Around 100 people were arrested at the protest . A judge ordered a trial for 48 of those involved in the protest , 13 of which were not in custody , who were suspected of being accountable for Mayada Ashraf 's murder , as well as that of other casualties or for belonging to the Muslim Brotherhood and charged with terrorism . The prosecutor in the case said it had 25 confessions . The three killed in protest were Ashraf ; Mary Sameh George , a female Coptic Christian ; and Sherif Abdul Raouf , a male adolescent . Some reports said that a fourth person was also killed . Context . Anti-el-Sisi demonstrations were fueled by the anger of supporters of President Mohammad Morsi after Morsi was overthrown in a coup led by Abdel Fattah el-Sisi . Clashes between Morsi supporters and the government erupted after el-Sisi took over and proclaimed the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist organization and Morsi an accomplice . The Muslim Brotherhood , which has been condemned by many nations as a terrorist group , had a part in the protests against el-Sisi . Impact . Mayada Ashraf was the fifth journalist out of 10 to be killed while reporting on clashes in Cairo , Egypt since June 30 . She was one of 66 journalists killed worldwide in the year 2016 . The death of Mayada Ashraf has led to the continued fight for the safety of journalists in Egypt with a push for more protective equipment and bullet-proof vests . She recommended as a Martyr of the Revolution to Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab . Reactions . Irina Bokova , director-general of UNESCO , said , `` I deplore the murder of Mayada Ashraf , killed while carrying out her professional duty to inform the public `` the Director-General said . `` I count on the government to do everything possible to shed light on this crime and bring the authors to justice . Journalists must be able to do their job without fearing for their lives . This is key for upholding the right to freedom of expression , one of the pillars of democratic society . '' Reporters Without Borders released a statement , `` We offer our heartfelt condolences to Ashraf 's family and colleagues and we urge the competent authorities to carry out an independent and impartial investigation to ensure that this crime does not go unpunished . '' Jim Boumelha , president of International Federation of Journalists , said , `` This is not about the political blame game or settling political scores , it is about ensuring that press freedom is upheld and making sure that the perpetrators of this brutal murder face the full weight of justice for their crime . '' Nada Rashwan , an Egyptian journalist , said , `` It 's frightening on more than one level , the indiscriminate force used in quelling protests , the manipulation of the truth by the shamelessly biased media , and how people have been desensitized by the repetition of violent scenes . The brutal murder of a young woman in broad daylight does not seem to shock anyone . ''
Lehi Commercial and Savings Bank-Lehi Hospital . The Lehi Commercial and Savings Bank-Lehi Hospital was a historic building in Lehi , Utah , USA . Located at 206 E. State St. in Lehi , Utah , it was built in 1891 to serve the Lehi Commercial and Savings Bank , which has also been known as the Utah Banking Company . It was built by Charles Ohran , a local mason . The building was modified in 1925 to accommodate a hospital on the second floor , which expanded downstairs in 1929 . It was renovated further in 1937 . The building housed a number of other businesses in the 20th century , including Utah Sugar Company offices , a photography studio and a school . A few people even lived in a small apartment in the 1970s . After the building was vacated in 1989 , it fell into severe disrepair and was the subject of many discussions by local government and preservationists . It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998 . It had long been rumored to be haunted , and the owner made it into a haunted attraction for several years to try to raise money for restoration . In 2009 , the Lehi City Council decided to have the building demolished due to its dangerously deteriorated condition . It was delisted from the National Register in 2018 .
Xerosecta cespitum . `` Xerosecta cespitum '' is a species of small air-breathing land snail , a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Hygromiidae , the hairy snails and their allies . This snail is native to south Spain , Mallorca , southern France , northwestern Italy , Corsica , Sardinia , Elba , and Morocco to Tunisia . This species of snail makes and uses love darts as part of mating behavior .
Michael Shellenberger . Michael Shellenberger is an American author , environmental policy expert , cofounder of Breakthrough Institute and founder of Environmental Progress . He was named a `` Time '' magazine Heroes of the Environment ( 2008 ) , winner of the 2008 Green Book Award , co-editor of `` Love Your Monsters '' ( 2011 ) and co-author of `` Break Through '' ( Houghton Mifflin 2007 ) and `` The Death of Environmentalism '' ( 2004 ) . He and his co-author Ted Nordhaus have been described as `` ecological modernists '' and `` eco-pragmatists . '' In 2015 , Shellenberger joined with 18 other self-described `` ecomodernists '' to coauthor `` An Ecomodernist Manifesto '' . On November 30 , 2017 , he announced during a `` New York Times '' conference that he would run for Governor of California in 2018 . Early career . Shellenberger 's early writing and activism focused on Latin America and he was introduced to activism and political direct action due to being raised a Mennonite . That work included the founding of an Amnesty International chapter in high school in Greeley Colorado , and debating Latin American policy , for which he attended the National Forensic League Championships . He traveled and worked in Latin America in the 1980s and 1990s . In 1993 he moved to the San Francisco to work with progressive organization , Global Exchange , authoring articles on Haiti , Brazil Mexico , Gulf War syndrome , and affirmative action . At UC Santa Cruz he helped organize a graduate students union and defend affirmative action . Later he co-founded Communication Works , an allied progressive public relations organization . which worked on a wide range of campaigns , from challenging Nike over its labor practices in Asia , to saving the Headwaters Redwood forest . In 2002 Shellenberger co-founded the consulting firm Lumina Strategies . Its clients included Global Exchange , Americans United for Affirmative Action , the Ford Foundation , the Sierra Club , and the Venezuelan Information Center . In 2005 Shellenberger and Nordhaus co-founded American Environics , whose clients include AARP , Earthjustice , the Ford Foundation , and the Nathan Cummings Foundation . Breakthrough Institute . Shellenberger was president and a senior fellow at the Breakthrough Institute , which he co-founded with Ted Nordhaus in 2003 . Today , Breakthrough Institute consists of a policy staff , an annual conference , a policy journal , and a network of affiliated fellows . Breakthrough Institute analyses of energy , climate and innovation policy have been cited by National Public Radio the `` Wall Street Journal and C-SPAN . '' Shellenberger has co-authored analyses of cap and trade climate legislation , of the `` planetary boundaries '' hypothesis , energy rebound from energy efficiency measures , carbon pricing , renewable energy subsidies , nuclear energy , and shale gas . The Institute argues that climate policy should be focused on higher levels of public funding on technology innovation to `` make clean energy cheap , '' and has been critical of climate policies like cap and trade and carbon pricing that are focused primarily on raising energy prices . The Institute has conducted research showing that shale gas and other major technological innovations were created by American government institutions and public financing . The Institute advocates higher levels of public spending on technology innovation , which they argue will lead to higher environmental quality , economic growth , and quality of life . Save Diablo Canyon campaign . In January 2016 , alongside several other authors of An Ecomodernist Manifesto—including Robert Stone , David Keith , Stewart Brand and Mark Lynas—as well as Kerry Emanuel , James Hansen , Steven Pinker , Stephen Tindale and Burton Richter ; Shellenberger signed an open letter urging not to close the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant . It was addressed to California Governor Jerry Brown , the CEO of Pacific Gas & Electric and California state officials . Save Illinois Nuclear . In April 2016 , Shellenberger , alongside other scientists and conservationists—including James Hansen , Stewart Brand , Nobel Laureate Burton Richter , Kerry Emanuel and Mark Lynas—signed an open letter urging against the closure of the six operating nuclear power plants in Illinois : Braidwood ; Byron ; Clinton ; Dresden ; LaSalle ; and Quad Cities . Together , they account for Illinois ranking first in the United States in 2010 in both nuclear capacity and nuclear generation , and generation from its nuclear power plants accounted for 12 percent of the United States total . In 2007 , 48 % of Illinois 's electricity was generated using nuclear power . Save New York Nuclear . In July 2016 , an open letter signed by climate scientists , scholars , environmentalists and concerned citizens was sent to Governor Andrew Cuomo and leaders within New York 's Public Service Commission , urging them to support legislation that would protect New York 's nuclear plants from closure , including the Indian Point nuclear power plant . In August , Cuomo announced that the PSC had formally approved a Clean Energy Standard ( CES ) that explicitly recognises the zero-carbon contribution of nuclear power plants . South Korea . In July 2017 , Shellenberger , with colleagues and associates of Environmental Progress sent an open letter to South Korean President Moon Jae-in urging him to reconsider his nuclear phase-out proposal , given the importance of South Korea 's nuclear program to protecting the climate . In August 2017 a comprehensive report , `` The High Cost of Fear '' was published , outlining the likely impacts on South Korea of that proposal . In October 2017 , a South Korean citizen 's jury voted to restart the construction of two halted nuclear reactors . Position on renewable energy . In 2017 , Shellenberger told `` The Australian '' : `` Like most people , I started out pretty anti-nuclear . I changed my mind as I realised you ca n't power a modern economy on solar and wind ... All they do is make the electricity system chaotic and provide greenwash for fossil fuels . '' Writings . In 2004 , Nordhaus and Shellenberger , both long-time strategists for environmental groups , co-authored a controversial essay , `` The Death of Environmentalism : Global Warming Politics in a Post-Environmental World . '' The paper argues that environmentalism is conceptually and institutionally incapable of dealing with climate change and should `` die '' so that a new politics can be born . The essay was debated , and continues to be widely discussed and taught . In , 2007 , Houghton Mifflin published Nordhaus and Shellenberger 's ' ( Houghton Mifflin , 2007 ) . Wired Magazine called `` Break Through '' `` the most important thing to happen to environmentalism since Silent Spring . '' The book is an argument for what its authors describe as a positive , `` post-environmental '' politics that abandons the environmentalist focus on nature protection for a new focus on technological innovation to create a new economy . `` Time Magazine '' named Nordhaus and Shellenberger two of its 32 Heroes of the Environment ( 2008 ) calling `` Break Through '' `` prescient '' for its prediction that climate policy should focus not on making fossil fuels expensive through regulation but rather on making clean energy cheap . `` Break Through '' was awarded the Green Book Award , 2009 , whose other recipients include E.O . Wilson and James Hansen . Their writings have focused on the intersection of climate change , energy innovation , and politics . The two predicted the failure of cap and trade for its focus on making fossil fuels expensive rather than on technology innovation to make clean energy cheap . They faulted the Kyoto climate treaty for being focused on what they called `` shared sacrifice '' rather than shared technological innovation . They have criticized green cultural life as a consequence of status anxieties among Western consumers . And they have argued for a `` theology '' of ecological modernization that embraces technological innovation and human development . Nordhaus and Shellenberger have argued for a `` climate pragmatism '' and an embrace of modernization and human development . They are co-authors of an alternative framework to the United Nations process focused on energy innovation , pollution control and adaptation . In 2011 , Nordhaus and Shellenberger started `` The Breakthrough Journal '' , which `` The New Republic '' called `` among the most complete efforts to provide a fresh answer '' to the question of how to modernize liberal thought , and `` The National Review '' called `` ... the most promising effort at self-criticism by our liberal cousins in a long time . '' `` An Ecomodernist Manifesto '' . In April 2015 , Shellenberger joined with a group of scholars in issuing `` An Ecomodernist Manifesto '' . The other authors were : John Asafu-Adjaye , Linus Blomqvist , Stewart Brand , Barry Brook . Ruth DeFries , Erle Ellis , Christopher Foreman , David Keith , Martin Lewis , Mark Lynas , Ted Nordhaus , Roger A. Pielke , Jr. , Rachel Pritzker , Joyashree Roy , Mark Sagoff , Robert Stone , and Peter Teague Reception . The writings of Shellenberger have been praised and criticized . `` Wired '' magazine wrote that `` Break Through '' `` could turn out to be the best thing to happen to environmentalism since Rachel Carson 's `` Silent Spring '' . '' `` The Wall Street Journal '' wrote , `` If heeded , Nordhaus and Shellenberger 's call for an optimistic outlook -- embracing economic dynamism and creative potential -- will surely do more for the environment than any U.N. report or Nobel Prize. '' . Former Sierra Club Executive Director Carl Pope , wrote , `` I am deeply disappointed and angered by '' `` The Death of Environmentalism , '' which he called `` shoddy '' and `` unclear , unfair and divisive . '' Former Greenpeace Executive Director John Passacantando said , referring to both Shellenberger and his coauthor Ted Nordhaus , `` These guys laid out some fascinating data , but they put it in this over-the-top language and did it in this in-your-face way . '' Michel Gelobter and others with an environmental justice perspective criticized `` Death '' for not addressing the concerns of poor people who were not white , and wrote `` The Soul of Environmentalism : Rediscovering transformational politics in the 21st century '' in response . Personal life . Shellenberger was raised in Greeley , Colorado and attended college at Earlham College , a Quaker school in Richmond , Indiana . He went on to receive a master 's degree in Cultural Anthropology from the University of California , Santa Cruz . Shellenberger has two children and resides in the San Francisco Bay area .
Caridina spinata . `` Caridina spinata '' , or Yellow goldflake as it is commonly known in the aquarium hobby , is a freshwater shrimp from Sulawesi . It is endemic to Lake Towuti . It lives on rocky substrates . Threats . It is currently under threat by introduced species like the Nile perch , pollution by the human activities and pollution by a nickel mine . It is also potentially threatened by the increasing harvest for the aquarium trade .
Strodtmann . Strodtmann is a German surname .
Veliki Ograđenik i Vionica . Veliki Ograđenik i Vionica is a village in the municipality of Čitluk , Bosnia and Herzegovina .
Prohor Pčinjski . The Monastery of Venerable Prohor of Pčinja ( , commonly known as Prohor Pčinjski ) is an 11th-century Serbian Orthodox monastery in the deep south in Serbia , located in the village of Klenike , south of Vranje , near the border with Macedonia . It is situated at the slopes of Mount Kozjak at the left side of the Pčinja River . The monastery was founded in the 11th century and is the second largest Serbian Orthodox monastery complex after Hilandar . History . According to tradition , the monastery was founded 1067–1071 by the Byzantine emperor Romanus IV in honour of Saint Prohor of Pčinja , who prophesied that Romanus would become the emperor . The relics of Saint Prohor are located in the monastery . A major renovation of the monastery was undertaken in the early 14th century under King Milutin of Serbia when the frescoes were painted . After the Battle of Kosovo ( 1389 ) the monastery was destroyed by the Ottomans , but was rebuilt later in the 14th century , and new frescoes were painted . In 1913 , King Peter I of Serbia financed construction of a new residential building for monastery monks ( so called `` King 's residence '' ) . The last renovation of the monastery happened in the 1990s . Two now residential buildings , a watermill and a mini hydro power plant were added since . The renovation of the King 's residence started in 2013 . On 2 August 1944 , the anniversary of the Ilinden uprising day , the first session of the Anti-fascist Assembly for the National Liberation of Macedonia ( ASNOM ) was held in the monastery . The Assembly declared Macedonia the nation-state of ethnic Macedonians within Yugoslavia and proclaimed the Macedonian language as the official language of the Macedonian state . In 2010 , an underground room from the early middle ages was found in the yard near the monastery . Detailed archaeological examination has not been undertaken yet , because of lack of funds . For the most of its history , Prohor Pčinjski was male monastery , except in 1987–1992 when it was female monastery . The monastery was declared a Monument of Culture of Exceptional Importance in 1979 , and it is protected by Republic of Serbia . Within the monastery there is a theological school and iconography is taught there . In 2014. part of the roof of monastery was completely burnt down . In 2015. state of Serbia , local community and voluntary contributions funds are gathered to rebuild it .
List of plants known as honeybush . Honeybush is a common name for plants in the southern African genus `` Cyclopia '' , which are used to make an herbal tea .
2011 eruption of Grímsvötn . The 2011 eruption of Grímsvötn was an eruption in Grímsvötn , Iceland 's most active volcano , which caused disruption to air travel in Northwestern Europe from 22–25 May 2011 . The last eruption of Grímsvötn was in 2004 , with the previous most powerful eruptions in 1783 , 1873 and 1902 . The Grímsvötn eruption was the largest eruption in Iceland for 50 years . Timeline . The eruption is estimated to have started under the glacier at around 17:30 UTC on 21 May 2011 when an intense spike in tremor activity was detected . At around 19:00 UTC , the eruption broke the ice cover of the glacier and started spewing volcanic ash into the air . The eruption plume quickly rose to . A series of small earthquakes had commenced at the time of eruption . Glacial flooding was anticipated , which normally occurs within 10–12 hours after eruption , but it never occurred as a flood had occurred the previous autumn , meaning a smaller chance of another flood appearing . On 25 May , the Icelandic Meteorological Office ( IMO ) confirmed the eruption had paused at 02:40 UTC . Later the BBC reported that the volcanic activity appeared to have stopped . At 15:00 the IMO issued an update stating that no further ash plume was expected . Pulsating explosions continued to produce ash and steam clouds , some reaching a few kilometers in height , rising up from the vents . There was widespread ash in cloud layers up to 5 km from the eruption site . On 26 May the IMO and the University of Iceland reported that ashfall was only occurring adjacent to the eruption site . Visual observations indicated that little ice meltwater was produced during the eruption , so that an outburst flood ( jökulhlaup ) was not expected . The eruption ceased at 7am on 28 May 2011 . Ash characteristics . The ash content from the Grímsvötn volcano in Iceland had a much lower silica content ( 50 % ) compared to the ash from the 2010 eruptions of Eyjafjallajökull ( 63 % ) , giving the latter a higher viscosity . The ash emitted from Grímsvötn is also more coarse than the smaller , more abrasive particles emitted from the Eyjafjallajökull eruption as a result of the basalt-based magma of the Grímsvötn volcano exploding through the glacier , rather than reacting with meltwater . Effect on flights . A total of 900 flights ( out of 90,000 in Europe ) were cancelled as a result of the eruption in the period 23–25 May . On 22 May , Iceland closed down its main airport Keflavík International Airport , with domestic flights cancelled ( operated from Reykjavík Airport ) as well . Transatlantic flights had also experienced delays , and the threat of further air travel disruption cut US President Barack Obama 's state visit to Ireland a day short . Part of Greenland 's eastern airspace was also closed , with one flight being cancelled by Air Greenland between Denmark 's Kastrup Airport and Greenland 's Kangerlussuaq Airport . By 23 May , authorities in Denmark closed airspace below in the northwestern part of the country , with some delays and cancellations at Copenhagen . On 24 May , more than 1,600 flights were grounded as ash clouds travelled over Scotland , with airports in Scotland and northern England closed and 250 UK flights grounded . British Airways , KLM , Aer Lingus , Flybe , BMI , Loganair , Eastern Airways , Easyjet , and Ryanair cancelled most flights in the Scotland region , seeing Wales ' Cardiff Airport also cancelling inbound and outbound flights by airline Flybe . Certain flights from Northern Ireland were also grounded . The BBC has provided a list of affected flights to and from Irish airports . By nightfall , 20 flights had been cancelled to and from Göteborg Landvetter Airport , with anticipated wind shift bringing the ash clouds from southwestern Sweden to the northeast , possibly reaching Stockholm 's Arlanda Airport by 02:00 on Wednesday morning . Furthermore , Continental Airlines Flights 75 and 97 ( from Hamburg and Berlin Tegel to Newark Liberty ) had to make stopovers at Gander Airport , Newfoundland , to refuel as they were assigned more southerly routes that exceeded the Boeing 757-200s ' range . On 25 May , Germany also shut down airports in the north of the country , specifically Bremen Airport and Hamburg Airport at 03:00 and 04:00 CET , while Berlin Airports were closed from 09:00 CET . 600 flights were affected in Germany , however the closure was lifted by the afternoon . By 26 May no European airspace was closed due to Grímsvötn volcanic ash , which was dissipating . However on 27 May Greenlandic airspace was closed due to a concentration of ash over Greenland and the North Atlantic , affecting 1,000 passengers and 20 tonnes of cargo . The following day , certain flights had been restored with a Dash 8 taken out of service for technical issues , leaving minor disruptions to restored services . Ash clouds also remained over the region of Uummannaq and Upernavik , meaning northern-bound flights were still subject to weather developments . By Sunday 29 May , more flights and services had been restored , with few passengers stuck in coastal regions with arrivals expected on Monday or Tuesday . Effect on locals . Kirkjubaejarklaustur was one of the most affected areas by the volcano . The Icelandic civil defence agency Almannavarnir established a service centre to organise cleanup efforts and provide a point of contact for people who need help . During a local public meeting on the 26th , residents were permitted to claim for losses and additional costs for those who possess household fire insurance . Health effects outside of Iceland . A study based on mortality data from Sweden found that there was an increase in mortality in the week following the ash cloud passing over Sweden the 24th and 25 May 2011 , but the results were not statistically significant . Effect on markets . Trading on jet fuel recovered as concerns on the volcano eased , causing the June swap contract to gain $ 18.30 to reach $ 1,019.14 per metric tonne by 16:15 GMT , after having reached a week low of $ 995.64 on Monday . Jet fuel barges on the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp hub had dropped to $ 989 on Monday , dropping from $ 1,003 per ton on 20 May . June jet fuel cargo swaps dropped to $ 93.15 per metric tonne on Tuesday compared to $ 99.45 on Monday trading .
Marshall University Forensic Science Graduate Program . The Forensic Science Graduate Program at Marshall University ( Huntington , West Virginia ) is a two-year academic program leading to a Master of Science degree in Forensic Science . The program is accredited by FEPAC , the Forensic Science Education Programs Accreditation Commission , and AAFS , the American Academy of Forensic Sciences , and is the only graduate program in the U.S. housed with a state Combined DNA Index System ( CODIS ) facility . The graduate program was created in 1994 through collaboration of the Marshall University School of Medicine and the West Virginia State Police . It admits approximately 20 students each year .
Regina Lake Centre . Regina Hillsdale was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan , Canada from 1991 to 1995 . It was created from territories from Regina Lakeview , Regina Centre and Regina South . While it existed , it was represented by NDP MLA Joanne Crofford . It was dissolved after the 1991 election , following a reduction in the amouint of MLAs from 66 to 58. it 's territory was divided between the ridings of Regina Lakeview , Regina Centre and Regina Northeast .
List of lighthouses in Puerto Rico . The lighthouses system of Puerto Rico consists of lighthouses that were built mostly during the last twenty years of the nineteenth century . These served as guides to important marine routes . In 1869 the Spanish government approved the first plan for Puerto Rico in order to serve the ships that sail through its waters . The lighthouses are located in prominent and isolated areas with good visibility towards the sea . The classification system of the lighthouses of Puerto Rico was based on the characteristics of the lens , and the structure . The lights of the first and second order have a wider light to warn ships of the proximity to land , followed by the minor lights , whose scope was limited to smaller harbors and bays and to connect the primary lights in the system . In 1898 , the United States acquired the lighthouses of Puerto Rico as a result of the Spanish–American War . In 1900 , the United States Lighthouse Board acquired responsibility for the aids to navigation . The lights are maintained by the Coast Guard since 1939 . In 1981 , the lighthouses of Puerto Rico were listed in the National Register of Historic Places . In 2000 , they were included by the Puerto Rican government in the National Register of Historic Properties of Puerto Rico . The Coast Guard has been transferring responsibility of the lighthouses to local government and conservation organizations . Some of the lighthouses have been fully restored and are open to the public . In 2001 , under the National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act , Cape San Juan Light became the first lighthouse to be transfer to a non-governmental organization in Puerto Rico .
Pallas 's fish eagle . Pallas 's fish eagle ( `` Haliaeetus leucoryphus '' ) , also known as Pallas 's sea eagle or band-tailed fish eagle , is a large , brownish sea eagle . It breeds in northern India , Bangladesh , Myanmar and Bhutan . It is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List . It is partially migratory , with central Asian birds wintering among the southern Asian birds in northern India , and also further west to the Persian Gulf . Description . It has a light brown hood over a white face . The wings are dark brown and the back rufous , darker underneath . The tail is black with a wide , distinctive white stripe . Underwings have a white band . Juveniles are overall darker with no band on the tail . It measures in length with a wingspan of . Females weigh and are slightly larger than males at . Its diet consists primarily of large freshwater fish . It also regularly predates water birds , including adult greylag geese , by assaulting them on the surface of the water and then flying off with the kill . Since this goose species is slightly heavier than the eagle , this is one of the greatest weight-lifting feats ever recorded for a flying bird . Another case of lifting a great load was recorded at the Yamuna River in north-central India , where an eagle captured a huge carp and flew with the struggling fish very low over the water , before dropping it in response to gunfire . The carp was found to have weighed about twice the weight of the eagle carrying it . Systematics . This species retains the ancestral dark eye , bill , and talons of the first sea-eagles , shared with the older tropical lineage . It is peculiar insofar as it has a black band at the end of the tail in adult birds , similar to juvenile Madagascar fish eagles ( which look like a smaller , darker version of this bird , but are not very closely related ) . Its distribution indicates that this species evolved fairly independently of other sea-eagle lineages , but the molecular data tentatively suggests it is possibly closer to the Holarctic species . It diverged from its common ancestor with other species soon after the Holarctic and the tropical lineages split . Dependent on the interpretation of a possible Early Oligocene sea-eagle fossil from Egypt , this happened either at the very start or the end of the Oligocene , somewhere between 34 and 25 mya . Apparently , this species achieved its current , essentially land-locked distribution peculiar among sea-eagles due to the collision of Indian Plate with Eurasia . Although the exact timing is not well resolved , it is quite certain that Pallas 's fish eagle is a descendant of those sea-eagles which inhabited the northwestern Bay of Bengal when it was a shallow straits separating mainland Asia from India , which still was an island at that time . Conservation status . The conservation status of Pallas 's fish eagle is Endangered , and the global population is estimated at less than 2,500 individuals . Besides direct persecution , humans contribute to the decline of this species through habitat degradation , pollution , and draining or overfishing lakes . In India , the spread of water hyacinth in lakes possibly makes finding prey difficult for the Pallas 's fish eagle . The large range is deceptive , as Pallas 's fish eagle is rare and isolated throughout its territory and may not breed in large areas of it .
Tapinodoxa . `` Tapinodoxa '' is a genus of moths belonging to the Tortricidae family .
Patricia Briggs . Patricia Briggs ( born 1965 ) is an American writer of fantasy since 1993 , and author of the Mercy Thompson urban fantasy series . Biography . Patricia Briggs was born in 1965 in Butte , Montana , United States . She now resides in the Tri-Cities area of Washington State . Briggs began writing in 1990 and published her first novel `` Masques '' in 1993 . She wrote primarily in the fantasy genre until her editor asked her to write an urban fantasy , since the genre was showing promising growth . Briggs wrote `` Moon Called '' , which was published in 2006 and made it to the `` USA Today '' bestseller lists . The second book in the series , `` Blood Bound '' , hit `` The New York Times '' Best Seller list . The third book , `` Iron Kissed '' , was a number one `` New York Times '' bestseller and subsequent novels have continued to perform similarly in sales . Mercy Thompson series . Mercedes Thompson is a shape shifter raised by werewolves , who runs a one-woman auto mechanic 's garage in contemporary Kennewick , Washington . Alpha and Omega series . Set in the same world as the Mercy Thompson series but starts in at an earlier time . Starting with `` Cry Wolf '' , which is set right after the events of `` Moon Called '' , the series run parallel . Graphic novels . `` Set in the same world as the Mercy Thompson series ''
Pukeashun Mountain . Pukeashun Mountain is a peak in the Monashee Range in British Columbia , Canada . It is the highest point in the Adams Plateau , part of the Shuswap Highlands . The peak is the main feature of Pukeashun Provincial Park . Its name means `` white rock '' in the local Secwepemc language .
Mashqita . Mashqita ( ) is a town in northwestern Syria , administratively part of the Latakia Governorate , located north of Latakia . Nearby localities include Ayn al-Bayda , Al-Shamiyah and Burj Islam to the west , al-Bahluliyah to the east and Mushayrafet al-Samouk to the southwest . According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics , Mashqita had a population of 2,376 in the 2004 census . Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites .
John White ( composer ) . John White ( born 5 April 1936 in Berlin ) is an English experimental composer and musical performer . He invented the early British form of minimalism known as systems music , with his early Machines . Life and career . White was born in Berlin to an English father and German mother . The family moved to London at the outbreak of war . Originally a sculptor , White decided on a composition career when he heard Messiaen 's `` Turangalîla-Symphonie '' . He studied composition at the London Royal College of Music from 1955–58 with Bernard Stevens and analysis privately with Elisabeth Lutyens . Upon graduation , White became the musical director of the Western Theatre Ballet , and then professor of composition at the Royal College of Music from 1961–67 . He is a skilled pianist and tuba player and has written extensively for both instruments . In the 1960s and 1970s he was closely associated with English experimental composers such as Cornelius Cardew and Gavin Bryars . His Royal College of Music pupils have included Roger Smalley , Brian Dennis and William York . White 's association with younger composers , including Christopher Hobbs , Dave Smith , Benedict Mason , and John Lely has led to many British ensembles , including the Promenade Theatre Orchestra , Hobbs-White Duo , Garden Furniture Music , the Farewell Symphony Orchestra and other groups . John White is also the long–standing and inspiring Head of Music at Drama Centre London . Works . White 's style is informed by what Dave Smith called an 'apparently disparate collection of composers from the world of `` alternative '' musical history ' , including Satie , Alkan , Schumann , Reger , Szymanowski , Busoni and Medtner . These composers have influenced his piano sonatas , which White has been writing since 1956 , but other influences on his wider work include Messiaen , Rachmaninoff , and the electronic pop ensembles Kraftwerk , and The Residents . Although it is so eclectic as to cover a wide range of styles , White 's work has been called ironic , 'experimental ' , and even 'avant postmodern ' . Although White had worked in what could be called an 'experimental ' style since 1962 , he composed music using indeterminate means after 1966 . His work today includes music having numerical or other systems processes . As of 2010 , White has written 172 piano sonatas , 25 symphonies , 30 ballets , and much incidental music for the stage , all in a highly eclectic style ( or , more accurately , range of styles ) . His stage music includes commissions by the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Royal National Theatre . His recent projects include a set of song cycles , one of which consists of settings of friends ' addresses .
Visa policy of Samoa . All nationalities traveling to Samoa can enter visa free . All visitors must hold a passport valid for 6 months . All visitors must have a return or onward ticket , copy of a bank statement , no record of deportation from other countries , no health problems that would pose a risk to Samoa , no history of criminal charges . Allowed stay . Visitors in general are allowed to remain in the country for 60 days . However , Samoa signed a mutual visa-waiver agreement with the European Union on 28 May 2015 which was ratified on 15 December 2015 . This agreement allows all citizens of states that are contracting parties to the Schengen Agreement to stay without a visa for a maximum period of 90 days within any 180 day period .
Henry Halford Vaughan . Sir Henry Halford Vaughan , or Harry ( 27 August 1811 – 19 April 1885 ) , was an English historian , the Regius Professor of History at Oxford University , from 1848 to 1858 . He was the son of Sir John Vaughan ( 1769-1839 ) . In 1856 he married Adeline Maria Jackson ( 1831–1881 ) , eldest sister of Julia Jackson . Two years later he retired to Upton Castle in Pembrokeshire . Their son was the educationalist William Wyamar Vaughan .
Uranus Pathfinder . Uranus Pathfinder was a mission concept for the Uranian system evaluated in the 2010s by the ESA . Scientists from the Mullard Space Science Laboratory in the United Kingdom proposed the joint NASA–ESA `` Uranus Pathfinder '' mission to Uranus . It would be a medium-class ( M-class ) mission to be launched in 2022 , and was submitted to the ESA in December 2010 with the signatures of 120 scientists from around the globe . The ESA caps the cost of M-class missions at €470 million . Uranus Pathfinder was proposed in support of ESA ’ s Cosmic 2015 Vision 2015-2025 . The mission study including a number of possible combinations of launch dates , trajectories , and flybys ( gravity assists ) , including flybys of Earth , Venus , and of the planet Saturn . Indeed the study noted the velocity change requrioments are only marginally higher than for typical missions to Saturn of this period . In the baseline concept , UP is an ESA-NASA bilateral and it would launch on an Atlas V 551 in January 2025 on an VEE interplanetary transfer to Uranus , reaching Uranus orbit in November 2037 after a cruise phase lasting 12.8 years . It would orbit Uranus in a highly eccentric 45-day polar science orbit , with close periapsis distances to Uranus in order to make high fidelity measurements of Uranus ' gravity and magnetic fields . The scientific payload has a strong heritage in Europe and beyond and includes : narrow angle camera , visible/near-IR imaging spectrometer , thermal IR bolometer , radio science , magnetomete < nowiki/ > r , radio and plasma wave detector , and a plasma detector . The spacecraft would use MMRTG technology to provide electrical power . The mission would use the Earth communication stations at New Norcia ( X-band ) , and Cebreros ( X and Ka-Band ) during its long cruise to the Uranian system . For power , a European RTG using Americium 241 suggested for example , and the MMRTG and ASRG by NASA were also mentioned , with a discussion about the availability issue of nuclear devices for this mission .
Michaelmas . Michaelmas ( ; also known as the Feast of Saints Michael , Gabriel , and Raphael , the Feast of the Archangels , or the Feast of Saint Michael and All Angels ) is a Christian festival observed in some Western liturgical calendars on 29 September . In some denominations a reference to a fourth angel , usually Uriel , is also added . Michaelmas has been one of the four quarter days of the financial year . The Serbian Orthodox Church observes the feast , whereas most Eastern Orthodox Churches do not . The Greek and Romanian Orthodox honor the archangels on 8 November instead , honoring the Cherubim and Seraphim also . In Christian angelology , the Archangel Michael is the greatest of all the Archangels and is honored for defeating Satan in the war in heaven . He is one of the principal angelic warriors , seen as a protector against the dark of night , and the administrator of cosmic intelligence . Michaelmas has also delineated time and seasons for secular purposes as well , particularly in Britain and Ireland as one of the quarter days . History . In the fifth century a basilica near Rome was dedicated in honour of Michael on 30 September , beginning with celebrations on the eve of that day , and 29 September is now kept in honour of Michael and all Angels throughout some western churches . The name Michaelmas comes from a shortening of `` Michael 's Mass , '' in the same style as Christmas ( Christ 's Mass ) and Candlemas ( Candle Mass , the Mass where traditionally candles used throughout the year would be blessed ) . During the Middle Ages , Michaelmas was celebrated as a Holy Day of Obligation , but this tradition was abolished in the 18th century . In medieval England , Michaelmas marked the ending and beginning of the husbandman 's year , George C. Homans observes : `` at that time harvest was over , and the bailiff or reeve of the manor would be making out the accounts for the year . '' Because it falls near the equinox , it is associated in the northern hemisphere with the beginning of autumn and the shortening of days . It was also one of the English , Welsh and Irish quarter days when accounts had to be settled . On manors , it was the day when a reeve was elected from the peasants . Michaelmas hiring fairs were held at the end of September or beginning of October . Celebration . On the Isle of Skye , Scotland , a procession was held . Many of the activities that had been done at Lughnasadh – sports , games and horse races – migrated to this day . One of the few flowers left around at this time of year is the Michaelmas daisy ( also known as asters ) . Hence the rhyme : `` The Michaelmas daisies , among dead weeds , Bloom for St Michael 's valorous deeds ... '' Food . A traditional meal for the day includes goose ( a `` stubble-goose '' , i.e . one prepared around harvest time ) . The custom of baking a special bread or cake , called ( ) , `` St Michael 's bannock '' , or `` Michaelmas Bannock '' on the eve of the Feast of Saint Michael the Archangel probably originated in the Hebrides . The bread was made from equal parts of barley , oats , and rye without using any metal implements . In remembrance of absent friends or those who had died , special `` Struans '' , blessed at an early morning Mass , were given to the poor in their names . Nuts were traditionally cracked on Michaelmas Eve . Folklore in the British Isles suggests that Michaelmas day is the last day that blackberries can be picked . It is said that when St Michael expelled Lucifer , the devil , from heaven , he fell from the skies and landed in a prickly blackberry bush . Satan cursed the fruit , scorched them with his fiery breath , stamped , spat and urinated on them , so that they would be unfit for eating . As it is considered ill-advised to eat them after 29 September , a Michaelmas pie is made from the last of the season . Differences in number of archangels . In Anglican and Episcopal tradition , there are three or four archangels in its calendar for 29 September feast for St. Michael and All Angels : namely Michael , Gabriel and Raphael , and often , Uriel . For the Roman Catholic 29 September is referred only to the three Archangels mentioned in the Bible : Saint Michael , Saint Gabriel , and , Saint Raphael . Their feast were unified in one common day during the second half of XX century . In the time before their feasts were : 29/09 ( only St Michael ) , 24 March for St Gabriel , and , lastly , 24 October for St Raphael . Autumn term in universities . It is used in the extended sense of autumn , as the name of the first term of the academic year , which begins at this time , at various educational institutions in the United Kingdom , Ireland and the Commonwealth . These are typically older institutions , including the universities of Cambridge , Durham , Lancaster , the London School of Economics , Oxford , Swansea , and Dublin . Use by legal profession . The Inns of Court of the English Bar and the Honorable Society of King 's Inns in Ireland also have a Michaelmas term as one of their dining terms . It begins in September and ends towards the end of December . The term is also the name of the first of four terms into which the legal year is divided by the courts of Ireland and England and Wales . In the United Kingdom , the United States and Ireland , a Red Mass is traditionally convened on the Sunday closest to Michaelmas , in honor of and to bless lawyers and judges . Modern observances . Because Saint Michael is the patron of some North American police officers , Michaelmas may also be a Blue Mass . However , the same can also be said for members of the United States military , children , and several of St. Michael 's other patronages . Lutheran Christians consider it a principal feast of Christ , and the Lutheran Confessor , Philip Melanchthon , wrote a hymn for the day that is still sung in Lutheran churches : `` Lord God , We All to Thee Give Praise ” ( The Lutheran Hymnal 254 ) . Michaelmas is still celebrated in the Waldorf schools , which celebrate it as the `` festival of strong will '' during the autumnal equinox . Rudolf Steiner considered it the second most important festival after Easter , Easter being about Christ ( `` He is laid in the grave and He has risen '' ) . Michaelmas is about man once he finds Christ ( `` He is risen , therefore he can be laid in the grave '' ) , meaning man finds the Christ ( risen ) , therefore he will be safe in death ( laid in the grave with confidence ) . In the City of London , Michaelmas is the day when the new Lord Mayor of London is elected , in the `` Common Hall '' . Old Michaelmas Day . Old Michaelmas Day falls on 11 October ( 10 October according to some sources – the dates are the result of the shift from the Julian to the Gregorian calendar ) . It is said that the Devil fell out of Heaven on this date , and fell into a blackberry bush , cursing the fruit as he fell . According to an old legend , blackberries should not be picked after this date ( see above ) . In Yorkshire , it is said that the devil had spat on them . According to Morrell ( 1977 ) , this old legend is well known in all parts of the United Kingdom , even as far north as the Orkney Islands . In Cornwall , a similar legend prevails , however , the saying goes that the devil urinated on them .
South Carolina Education Lottery . The South Carolina Education Lottery ( SCEL ) began in 2002 . South Carolina is a member of the Multi-State Lottery Association ( MUSL ) , best known for Powerball . Like most US lotteries , on January 31 , 2010 , it participated in the cross-sell lottery expansion , adding Mega Millions . SCEL-only games consist of Pick 3 , Pick 4 , Palmetto Cash 5 , and numerous scratch tickets . The minimum age to purchase SCEL tickets is 18 . Pick-3 . Pick 3 is drawn twice daily ( day and evening drawings ) except on Sunday where only evening drawings are offered . It draws 3 sets of digits 0 through 9 . Prices , prizes , and options vary . Pick 4 . Pick 4 also is drawn 13 times weekly , picking a 4-digit number . Prices , prizes , and options vary . Palmetto Cash 5 . Palmetto Cash 5 are held every day . It draws 5 balls from 1 through 38 . Palmetto Cash 5 also draws a `` Power-Up '' multiplier that is randomly drawn from 16 balls ( eight balls are marked with the number 2 ; five are marked with 3 ; two are marked with 4 , and one with 5 ) . Games cost $ 1 each ; the `` Power-Up '' option costs an additional $ 1 per game . Jackpots begin at $ 100,000 ( unlike Mega Million 's `` Megaplier '' , and Powerball 's `` PowerPlay '' , the `` Power-Up '' multiplier also applies to the jackpot . ) Lucky for Life . Begun in Connecticut in 2009 as `` Lucky-4-Life '' , it has changed it double matrix three times , and expanded to a regional game and then `` quasi-national . '' It also began giving `` lifetime '' winners the option of cash in lieu of the annuity . Players choose 5 of 48 `` white balls '' , and a green `` Lucky Ball '' from a second pool , of 18 numbers . There are ten prize tiers , including two that have a `` lifetime '' prize . Drawings remain in Connecticut . Powerball . Since 2002 , the SCEL has been a member of MUSL . Powerball 's jackpots begin at $ 40 million ; it is drawn Wednesday and Saturday nights . Mega Millions . On October 13 , 2009 , the Mega Millions consortium and MUSL reached an agreement in principle to cross-sell Mega Millions and Powerball in US lottery jurisdictions . Mega Millions tickets became available through the SCEL on January 31 , 2010 .
Eauze . Eauze ( pronounced `` Éauze '' ) is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France . History . Located in the heart of south-west France , 130 kilometers from the Spanish border , Eauze is originally a proto-Basque city that became Roman . It was the capital of the Roman province of Novempopulania until the eighth century . Its Latin name , Elusa , is identical to that of a titular see of Palaestina Tertia , suffragan of Petra . Geography . Eauze is twinned with Ampuero ( Spain ) . Climate . The weather is typical of the southwestern French climate , characterized by an oceanic influence and high temperatures in summer . The annual sunshine is around 2,000 hours . In winter , frosts can be large and reach a minimum early morning temperature of -5 ° C. On the other hand , summers are favorable to the strong heat and the proximity of the ocean accentuates the temperatures felt which regularly reach 35 to 38 ° C. In spring and autumn , temperatures range from 12 to 27 ° C. Sites of interest . Éauze Cathedral is dedicated to Saint Luperculus , who is said to have been a bishop here in the third century before being martyred . Events . Éauze has a market on Thursday mornings and there is also a separate poultry and rabbit market .
Ameerega berohoka . `` Ameerega berohoka '' is a species of poison dart frog that is endemic to Goiás and Mato Grosso in Brazil . It can be found near the Araguaia River and near Itiquira . It can be found in cerrado biome , open and forested areas , and cultivated lands . It is associated with `` Brachiaria '' grasses . It is threatened by deforestation , charcoal production and hydroelectric dam construction . It can be found in the protected area of Emas National Park .
Nelson Broms . Nelson Broms ( born Nelson Abramowitz ; April 15 , 1919 , New York ) is an American business executive , investor , philanthropist and pioneer in financial services , health care , telecommunications , information management and energy . He is former chairman , chief executive officer and president of The Equitable Life Holding Corporation . Broms is credited with creating and developing the demutualization of The Equitable and the life insurance industry . Education and career . Broms attended Baruch College , leaving the college in 1940 to enlist in the U.S. Army . He eventually served in Europe as general staff officer in Third Army Headquarters , and as assistant G-1 in the headquarters of the Ninth United States Army . He spent seven years in active service , including the Korean War , and was awarded the Bronze Star Medal in 1945 . After his service , an uncle invited him to join his life insurance agency where Broms achieved early success selling group coverage . He left to establish the Nelson Broms Company Inc. in 1956 . In 1960 , Broms ' firm created a new type of life insurance policy to be purchased by apartment building owners in New York . The policies covered tenants , guaranteeing landlords that a deceased tenant 's rent would continue to be paid , and allowing the tenant 's family to avoid losing the lease . In 1971 , Broms was asked to join The Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States ( today part of AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company ) as a member of senior management , and served for 14 years in leadership roles including chief strategy officer and chief marketing officer ( a position he created ) , culminating in his service as president and chief executive officer ( six years ) , and chairman ( three years ) of The Equitable Life Holding Corporation . Broms led efforts to divest the company of international partners to focus on U.S. operations , and to secure regulatory approval for the demutualization — the conversion from mutual ownership to stock ownership — of The Equitable . Within 10 years , firms such as Prudential , Metropolitan Life , John Hancock and Principal followed The Equitable ’ s example . Broms was instrumental in the formation and development of the financial services and managed healthcare sectors in the United States . He left The Equitable in 1983 to become a partner of the leveraged buyout management company , Clayton & Dubilier ( today Clayton , Dubilier & Rice ) , one of the oldest and largest private equity investment firms in the world . Broms co-founded and served as vice chairman of Financial Security Assurance , the financial guaranty ( or ) insurance company which pioneered insuring securitized asset-backed securities with AAA credit . He was personally instrumental in arranging $ 234 million of equity funding from U.S. and international institutional investors . Broms served as vice chairman until 2000 , when FSA was sold to Dexia Group for $ 2.6 billion . In 1982 , Broms co-founded ( with future U.S. Postmaster General Anthony M. Frank ) First Nationwide Bank , the first U.S. bank created by aggregating savings and loan companies . Broms was a member of the board of directors of Contel Inc. , serving as a member of the strategic planning committee and chairing the audit committee until the 1991 merger with GTE Corporation . The merger resulted in a $ 6.6 billion cash purchase price . Many of the cellular properties included in the transfer became the core of Verizon wireless communications . In 1992 , Broms joined the board of directors of Covenant Investment Management Inc. in Chicago . That same year , Covenant created The Covenant Portfolio , a diversified mutual fund focused on investment in socially responsible U.S. companies . Broms was a senior adviser to the chief executive of UtiliCorp United , an energy solutions provider of electricity and natural gas distribution and operator of power generation assets , that ranked as high as 33rd on the Fortune 500 . In 2002 he was named senior adviser to Barry Sloane , chairman and CEO of . He served as a founding board member at Preferred Healthcare Ltd. , the first managed mental health care company in the U.S . He served as a board member of MacGregor Sporting Goods Inc , and of Primark Inc. Primark , a global provider of financial , economic and market-research information , merged with Thomson Corp. for $ 842 million in cash plus the assumption of $ 235 million of debt . Philanthropies and community service . In 1965 , Broms endowed the Nelson Broms Chair in Private Enterprise at Hofstra University on Long Island , New York . In 1976 , Broms served as an adviser to Daniel Patrick Moynihan ( Democrat ) during his campaign for U.S. Senate . In 1980 , Moynihan authored the book , “ Counting Our Blessings ; Reflections on the Future of America , ” in which he scripted , “ Nelson Broms is one of our blessings. ” Along with William J. Casey ( Director of Central Intelligence from 1981 to 1987 ) Broms co-founded the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research , where he remains a director emeritus . He was a co-founder and director of the Ethics Resource Center in Washington , D.C. , and served as co-chairman of the Council on Economics and National Security for the National Strategy Information Center . Broms was a founder of Stamford Theatre Works in Stamford , Connecticut ; served as an adviser to the founder of the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington , D.C. ; and was a board member of the Spoleto Festival USA in Charleston , South Carolina . He is a member of the board of advisers for Distinctive charter schools , and a former member of the board of directors for Great Hearts Academies nonprofit charter schools and Harlem ’ s Family Academy.e is the co-founder , initial financial supporter and founding board chairman of Latino Educational Equity Partnerships . He participated in the group that took Edison Schools private , and served as an adviser to senior members of Edison ’ s management . In that role , he created an innovative partnership with Reasoning Mind to improve elementary school mathematics instruction in Edison 's schools in St. Louis , Missouri using a computer-based curriculum . During the last 28 years , Broms has served as strategic adviser to Michael Crow , president of Arizona State University , beginning when Crow was at Iowa State University , followed by Columbia University , and now at Arizona State University . Honors and awards . In 1945 , Broms received the Bronze Star Medal for heroic service and meritorious achievement in the U.S. Army . In 2002 , he was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Letters degree from Sacred Heart University in Fairfield , Connecticut . He served as a distinguished visiting entrepreneur at Columbia University . In 2012 , ASU awarded Broms its University Medal of Excellence .
Fuente de Cibeles ( Mexico City ) . The fountain of Cibeles in Mexico City is a bronze replica of the fountain located in the Plaza de Cibeles in Madrid that was built during the reign of Charles III by architect Ventura Rodríguez between 1777 and 1792 . The Mexican version is located at a traffic circle where Oaxaca , Durango , Medellín and El Oro streets converge in Colonia Roma . It was installed in Mexico as a symbol of brotherhood between the Spanish and Mexican communities in 1980 and remodeled in 2011 as part of a remodeling and maintenance program by the government of Mexico City . It is considered to be one of the most emblematic sites in the city , along with the plaza where it is located History . The Fountain was inaugurated on September 5 , 1980 , by Mexican President José López Portillo , Madrid mayor , Enrique Tierno Galván and Mexico City mayor Carlos Hank González . The fountain is located in a plaza which used to be the Plaza of Miraville “ created in the 19th Century at the intersection of the antique carriageway of access to the lands that belonged to the family of the Third Countess of Miravalle ” Today they are Durango and Oaxaca streets . Underneath this plaza there was a well that served as the main source of drinking water for the Roma Burough This copy of the Spanish fountain was donated by Spanish immigrants to Mexico . In 2011 , then-Mexico City mayor Marcelo Ebrard announced that the fountain was one of the 67 monuments to receive maintenance and remodelation . The renovation included the “ reintegration of missing pieces , restoration of bronze sculptures , rehabilitation of the water system , improvement of green areas and illumination with the objective of reducing electring energy spending 30 % ” . The re-inauguration of the fountain was on January 21 , 2011 , by the same mayor , the Spanish ambassador to Mexico Manuel Alabart , and Secretary of Works and Services of the Government of the Federal District , Fernando Aboitiz . Description and Access . The group of sculptures measures approximately 12.5 meters long , 4.7 meters in width and 5.5 meters tall with a weight of 12 tons . It is located two blocks away from Metro Insurgentes and two blocks away of the Durango Metrobus station in the crossing of four streets : Oaxaca , Durango , Medellin and el Oro . The fountain is located in the middle of a traffic circle surrounded by stores and restaurants that make up the Plaza Cibeles . Once a week , a flea market is installed and is commonly known as “ el tianguis de la Cibeles ” or “ el bazar de Oro ” Spanish community . The fountain was donated by the community of Spanish residents in Mexico and was “ erected as a symbol of brotherhood between both metropolis ” , Mexico City and Madrid . The ambassador of Spain in Mexico , Manuel Alabart , thanked the head of government of the Federal District Marcelo Ebrard for the renovations made in 2011 of what he called an “ emblematic space ” that makes Madrid and Mexico City closer , as well as for the “ warmth and hospitality the city gives to almost 40 thousand spanish that live in the Federal District ” . Ebrard also mentioned the importante of the emblematic work of the remodelation that “ strengthens the ties of friendship between Spain and Mexico . Even the trade surrounding the Plaza Cibeles is known for its Madrilenian style and influence . It has also become a tradition for the fountain to be invaded by fanatics of the Spanish soccer team in celebration of its victories . Symbolism . The fountain consists of the statue of the goddess Cybele , Roman goddess of fertility , who wears a crown and carries a scepter and key , symbols of her power of Earth and the stations and goes in a carriage pulled by lions . The lions represent Hippomenes and Atalanta , one of the huntresses of the goddess Diana .
Galina Kravchenko . Galina Sergeevna Kravchenko ( Russian : Галина Сергеевна Кравченко ; 11 February 19055 March 1996 ) was a Russian actress . Biography . Galina Kravchenko was born on 11 February 1905 in Kazan , Russian Empire ( now Kazan , Tatarstan , Russia ) . After the Russian revolution of 1917 , she moved to Moscow ; there her mother worked in the Soviet Government . In 1923 , in her mother 's Moscow office young Kravchenko met Vsevolod Pudovkin , who was very impressed with her natural beauty and talent , and recommended her to the acting school at State Institute of Cinema ( VGIK ) . From 1924 - 26 she studied acting under Vladimir Gardin , graduating as actress . During the 1920s and 1930s Kravchenko was a staff actress with Mezhrabpom Film Studio . She enjoyed a stellar career in Soviet silent films . Kravchenko was married to popular actor Andrei Fajt , and the couple was part of Moscow cultural milieu during the 1920s and early 1930s . During the 1930s she was married to the son of the powerful Soviet leader , Lev Kamenev , who was a political opponent of Joseph Stalin . After the party leader Sergey Kirov was assassinated on 1 December 1934 , Kamenev was secretly tried and sentenced , on false accusations for having contributed to the crime . In August 1936 , however , Kamenev and Zinovyev were tried again in the first public-show trial of the Great Purge . Accused of conspiring to assassinate Stalin and other Soviet leaders , Kamenev was brutally pressured and eventually confessed to the fabricated charges in the vain hope of saving his family . He was shot , and his wife perished in the Gulag . Five decades later , Lev Kamenev was cleared of charges by the Soviet Supreme Court in 1988 . Kravchenko suffered a blow to her acting career and personal life . She was censored under the dictatorship of Joseph Stalin , and was practically unemployed for more than 20 years . After the death of Stalin , Kravchenko returned to Moscow and struggled to survive until the late 1950s , when Nikita Khrushchev initiated the `` Thaw '' in cultural life in the Soviet Union . At that time , Kravchenko was an almost forgotten aging actress , and her career was limited to playing bit parts as mothers and grandmothers in low-budget Soviet films . Kravchenko made a comeback as Maria Lvovna Kuragina , the omnipresent socialite in `` War and Peace '' ( 1967 ) by director Sergei Bondarchuk . At that time , Bondarchuk was not a member of the Soviet Communist party , so he was dare to cast many actors who were previously censored under Stalin , including Kravchenko . She later wrote a book of memoirs describing her joy of working with Bondarchuk in `` War and Peace '' . Kravchenko was designated Honorable Actress of Russia in 1980 . Both her late husband and her father-in-law , Lev Kamenev , were posthumously cleared of all charges during Mikhail Gorbachev 's reforms . Kravchenko died on 5 March 1996 in Moscow .
The Heiress ( 1947 play ) . `` The Heiress '' is a 1947 play by American playwrights Ruth and Augustus Goetz adapted from the 1880 Henry James novel `` Washington Square '' . Two years later the play was adapted into the film `` The Heiress '' starring Olivia de Havilland . Productions . The play opened on Broadway at the Biltmore Theatre on September 29 , 1947 and closed on September 18 , 1948 after 410 performances . Directed by Jed Harris the cast starred Wendy Hiller , Basil Rathbone , and Peter Cookson . The production then opened in London at the Theatre Royal , Haymarket in 1949 starring Ralph Richardson and Peggy Ashcroft and ran for 644 performances . The 1995 production starred Cherry Jones as Catherine Sloper , Philip Bosco as Dr. Austin Sloper , Jon Tenney as Morris Townsend , and Frances Sternhagen as Lavinia Penniman and was directed by Gerald Gutierrez . The play won the Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play , with Jones , Sternhagen and director Gerald Gutierrez winning Tonys as well . A Broadway revival began previews in October 2012 at the Walter Kerr Theatre for a limited engagement , with direction by Moisés Kaufman and starring Jessica Chastain , David Strathairn , Dan Stevens , and Judith Ivey . Plot . In the 1850s young Catherine Sloper lives with her father , Dr. Austin Sloper . Catherine is shy , unsophisticated and plain-looking ; her father blames her for the death of her mother , who died giving birth to her . Morris Townsend courts her . Catherine believes him sincere , but her father believes he 's after her inheritance . When the three confront each other , they agree that Austin will take his daughter to Europe for six months . He believes that either Morris or his daughter will give up , but they do n't think so . On their return , Dr. Sloper sees that nothing has changed and threatens to disinherit her if she marries Morris . Catherine suggests to Morris that they elope immediately , she can not stand to be in her father 's house another night ; but she also mentions the threat of disinheritance . Morris leaves to get his things , but does not return , and Catherine is crushed . Three days later Dr Sloper realizes that he is mortally ill , and tries to reconcile with Catherine . She refuses . Two years later Morris returns to a now-rich Catherine , who has received her inheritance from her late mother and now-deceased father . He makes excuses about his jilting her . She seems to be swept away again , and tells him to go fetch his things so they can elope ; but when he returns , she has the maid bolt the door against him , and turns out the lights .
Della Fox . Della May Fox ( October 13 , 1870 - June 15 , 1913 ) was an American singing comedian , whose popularity peaked in the 1890s when the diminutive Fox appeared opposite the very tall DeWolf Hopper in several musicals . She also toured successfully with her own company . Biography . Fox was born in St. Louis , Missouri , the daughter of Andrew J . Fox , a leading St. Louis photographer who had a specialty of theatrical subjects , and Harriett Swett . She made her first appearance on stage at age 7 as the Midshipmate in a St. Louis production of `` H.M.S . Pinafore '' and subsequently played children 's roles with Marie Prescott 's company . In 1880 she appeared as Adrienne in `` A Celebrated Case '' and came to the attention of Augustus Thomas and his Dickson Sketch Club . When Thomas dramatized Frances Hodgson Burnett 's story `` Editha 's Burglar '' , he engaged Fox to play the leading role , her first professional engagement . Thomas had the play expanded from one to a three-act play which gave Fox more prominence . From 1883 through 1885 , the play toured the U.S. Midwest and Canada , and Fox was chaperoned by Nellie Page ( a leading lady ) and tutored by Thomas . Although her parents wanted her to attend boarding school , Fox was determined to become an actress . In the late 1880s , she appeared with Comley Barton and the Bennett and Moulton Opera Company , with which she played soprano roles in operettas such as `` Fra Diavolo '' , `` The Bohemian Girl '' , `` The Pirates of Penzance '' , `` Billee Taylor '' and `` The Mikado '' . In February 1889 , she appeared for the first time in New York , at Niblo 's Garden . Her operetta roles brought her to the attention of Heinrich Conried , who had her play Yvonne , the soubrette part in `` The King 's Fool '' , singing the song `` Fair Columbia '' . Conried also provided Fox with the only acting lessons she received . When the newly formed DeWolf Opera Company was seeking a supporting cast , George W. Lederer of the New York Casino Theatre suggested Fox . In May 1890 , Hopper opened in Gustave Kerker 's `` Castles in the Air '' , with Fox playing Blanche . Her first big success occurred in 1891 when she played Prince Mataya together with Hopper in his production of `` Wang '' , singing `` Another Fellow '' . The show was so popular that Fox and Hopper continued to play in it through 1892 . In 1893 , Fox re-teamed with Hopper in `` Panjandrum '' , followed by `` The Lady or the Tiger '' in 1894 . In 1894 she starred Clairette in William Furst 's `` The Little Trooper '' , and in 1895 the same composer 's `` Fleur-de-Lis '' , continuing to play in comic opera and operetta . Also in 1895 , Fay Templeton dedicated her song , `` I Want Yer Ma Honey '' to Fox , as did Franc L. Grannis with his song `` My Little Secret '' . In 1897 she appeared with Lillian Russell and Jefferson De Angelis in `` The Wedding Day '' . By 1898 , Fox succeeded in forming her own company , producing and starring in `` The Little Host '' which played with success from December 26 , 1898 through March 1899 . The diminutive , plump Fox became known for her childlike persona and her bobbed hairstyle : the `` Della Fox curl '' was later imitated by girls across America . Beginning in 1899 , Fox suffered from ill health and the effects of alcohol and drug abuse , and on October 28 , 1899 , she was reported to be dying of peritonitis , but survived and returned to the stage . In June 1900 she suffered a nervous breakdown but returned to the stage by September for `` The Rogers Brothers in Central Park '' . In December 1901 , Fox married Jacob David Levy , a diamond broker , in Boston . After the marriage , she appeared mostly in vaudeville houses . In 1904 , she was committed to an institution , the Brunswick Home on Long Island . She recovered and made two more appearances on Broadway : in `` The West Point Cadet '' ( 1904 ) , and her final show , `` Rosedale '' ( 1913 ) . Fox died at a private sanatorium in New York City in 1913 , aged 42 . She is buried in Bellefontaine Cemetery in St. Louis , Missouri . Critical response . Lewis Clinton Strang described seeing Fox at various stages of her career . Writing after 1900 , he summarized : `` Her appealing , unsophisticated girlishness had gone , and in its place was self-possession and authority . She was charming in her daintiness , provoking in her coquetry , a tanalizing atom of feminity . Her archness was not bold nor unwomanly , and her vivacity was well within the bounds of refinement and good taste . Her singing voice , too , was musical , though not over strong . '' In describing her first supporting role with DeWolf Hopper , Strang wrote : `` Her success in this larger field was remarkable , and before the summer was over she was sharing the honors with Hopper and was just as strong a popular favorite as he . Her Blanche was a delightful creation throughout , but best remembered is the `` athletic duet '' in which she and Hopper gave amusing pantomimic representations of games of billiards , baseball , and other familiar sports . '' Of her role in `` Wang '' , Strang wrote : `` This was , perhaps , the most artistic of all her roles . She was cute , impish , and jaunty in turn as the Crown Prince , and , in addition , was a picture never to be forgotten in her perfect fitting white flannel suit , worn in the second act . '' Miss Della Fox is indescribable as she is audacious and as delicious as she is audacious . She is little , very little beside Mr. Hopper 's awful bigness , and captivating , and in the fullest sense of the word , she is `` chic '' . She is undoubtedly the most popular woman on stage just now . When the `` Dramatic News '' was rash enough to publish her picture they sold out all their issue and by the constant demand of the public were forced to reprint the picture in the next issue . Many actresses have elements of success , but Della Fox has success , which is quite a different thing . She has the dash and natural flippancy of a comedienne . She carries mirth in her face and has laughter hidden away in her eyes . She only has to move her foot and the house feels happy , she has only to wink her eye and it laughs , she has only to faint on a barrel and hundred of people are carried away by convulsions of laughter . She has a sort of personal magnetism of mirth about her . There is nothing really pretty in her face , yet she was bewitching as a blond , fascinating as a brunette , and because of her vivacity altogether lovely . Disagreeable qualities in the customary performance of Miss Fox were not nearly so much in evidence as in some of her other characters . She was not so deliberately affected , she was not so brazen in her assurance . Even her vocal mannerisms were not so conspicuous . She almost played with discretion , and often she was delightful . Her self-introduction to her father was one long to be remembered . No wonder that the audience insisted on seeing it again and again . All in all , Miss Fox appeared greatly to her advantage . She is a delightful little fairy with whom to be cast upon desert places . She has a continual childish sparkle of humor , never failing under trials submerging the usual woman , and her distresses are as comic as her escapades of fun . She does n't think deeply , but she thinks often , and the result of her fleecy little mental efforts are always silvered with a laugh ... Miss Fox has no voice to brag upon , but her personality and piquancy , her earnestness and fund of natural American humor make her an enjoyable singer of tuneful ditties and chic airs . She dances with fairy grace , and turns a joke into laughter with a snap of her fingers or flash of her eye . She is a great pet of boys and girls ; they believe in Della blindly , and adore her for fooling them .
Reerh . Rerh/Reerh ( Urdu=ر یڑھ ) is a small village near Atter Shisha in the Union Council Sand-e-sar in Mansehra District in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan . Geographical location . This small village is in the North East of Mansehra city and in south to the New-Balakot . The village is located on Mansehra Kaghan Road/ N-15 National Highway , which connect Mansehra with Kaghan , Naran and Chilas . It is about 12 km from Mansehra on Naran Road . It is almost a four-hour drive from the capital Islamabad . The village is one of the places inhabited by the 2005 Kashmir earthquake affectees from Balakot and other places . Cultural diversity and natural beauty . The village has a nice diversity of different ethnic groups i.e . Swati , Gujar , Sayyeds and Afghans . This diversity is also reflected in the languages spoken in the village viz . Hindko , Pashto and Urdu . An historical shrin , the `` Sinjlian shrin '' and historical ruins are located in the forest of the village . An old water mill is also located on the rain water stream . The village is in a small valley surrounded by the Himalayan mountains . One of the most famous peak of Pakistan Musa ka Musala is clearly visible from the village . Health and education facilities . After the earthquake , the village was one of the main focus to the rehabilitation facilities . A charity based eye-hospital was established by Layton Rahmatulla Benevolent Trust , which treat patients from all over the Mansehra . Similarly , a Model school was opened by the Muslim Hands organisation , called the Muslim Hands School of Excellence . The primary objective was to provide quality education to the orphans . Considering the quality of education in the school , many parents are interested to provide education to their children on charged basis . Very recently , a children hospital has also been established in the village . A government high school is also located in the village for girls and a primary school for boys , contributing to the literacy of its inhabitants .
Mountain bike orienteering . Mountain bike orienteering ( MTB-O or MTBO ) is an orienteering endurance racing sport on a mountain bike where navigation is done along trails and tracks . Compared with foot orienteering , competitors usually are not permitted to leave the trail and track network . Navigation tactics are similar to ski-orienteering , where the major focus is route choice while navigating . The main difference compared to ski-orienteering is that navigation is done at a higher pace , because the bike can reach higher speeds . As the biker reaches higher speeds , map reading becomes more challenging . Equipment . Preferred bike type is a robust mountain bike meant for cross-country cycling , but any type of bike can be used . Depending on terrain type either hard tailed or full suspension mountain bikes are more appropriate . Clipless pedals with a special cycling shoe are mostly used by serious cyclists to enable maximum power output , and to keep feet secure on the pedals . Bicycle helmets are usually a requirement in competitions . Special equipment . A map holder attached to the handlebar of the bike is an essential piece of equipment in mountain bike orienteering , and most holders allow the map to be rotated . Known brands for map holders are Mapdec , Miry , Devotech , Nordenmark , Autopilot and Windchill . Many riders also use some type of a cord with a spring-loaded mechanism to draw the cord back after use for their electronic timing chips/cards . Compasses may be used but electronic navigational aids ( such as GPS-based watches ) are not permitted . Competitors may carry repair tools and spare parts during races . Map . Maps are usually smaller scale ( 1:10 000 – 1:30 000 ) and less detailed than standard orienteering maps . Trails and tracks are marked on mountain bike orienteering maps based on their riding difficulty , with four classifications : easy , slow , difficult and impossible to ride . Also , obstacles that require a dismount are usually marked on the map . Organization and events . MTB-O is one of four orienteering sports governed by the International Orienteering Federation . The first World Championship event was held in 2002 in Fontainebleau , France . Since 2004 the World Championships have been held annually . European Championships have been held annually since 2006 . Mountain bike orienteering is most popular in European countries and Australia . Mountain bike orienteers . The most successful mountain bike orienteer is Mika Tervala , Finland who has taken ten World Championship and five European Championship medals . Other successful mountain bike orienteers are Michaela Gigon , Ruslan Gritsan , Adrian Jackson , Christine Schaffner and Päivi Tommola .
Go International . Go International is a Target Corporation store brand that focuses on affordable apparel and accessories for women . Each season is created by a different designer who is already well known for their high-end collections and is only available for 90 days from its release .
Leen Nupa . Leen Nupa is a mountain in Tedim myo , Chin state , Myanmar . It is also spelled Len Nupa . The ancient Zomi believed that their souls met there after death . The ancient man pray an animal at the Leen Nupa . The grasses are arrange like the look after by human . The ancient hunter knew like the festival sound at night . It is the famous mountain in the Zomi culture . It lies the co-ordinates latutudes 23.275217 and longitudes 93.515884 . Leen Nupa is also known as 'Buan Nel ' gam .
Murphy JDM-8 . The Murphy JDM-8 is a Canadian single-seat ultralight monoplane designed by Daryl Murphy . The type was intended to be sold as a kit for home construction by Murphy Aircraft of Chilliwack , British Columbia . The designation indicates the designer 's initials , J. Daryl Murphy and his eighth design . Design and development . Work was begun on the JDM-8 design in December 1998 , but the project was not a high priority and so did not fly until March 2001 . The aircraft was first publicly shown at Sun 'n Fun 2000 when it was not yet complete . The JDM-8 is an all-metal low-wing cantilever monoplane designed in two variants , one to meet the American FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles regulations and one for the non-American markets particularly Canada and Europe . The JDM-8 has a conventional landing gear with a tailwheel and can be powered by a Rotax engine from 20-80HP . An unusual feature is the upwards folding wing for storage and transportation . The fuselage of the JDM-8 is of semi-monocoque aluminum construction . The fuel tank is located in front of the instrument panel . The conventional main landing gear for the ultralight version is bungee suspended and includes brakes , while the main landing gear of the homebuilt version is of a sprung design . The tail wheel spring is of 4140 steel and incorporates an inline skate wheel . The JDM-8 wing is constructed with an aluminum D-cell leading edge incorporating a high C-channel main spar made from 6061-T6 grade aluminum . The rear spar is a similar C-channel that is high and there is a third nose spar that is in height . The wing aft of the D-cell is covered in aircraft fabric and has a modified NACA 4415 airfoil with a drooped trailing edge . The 11 nose ribs and nine aft wing ribs are made from hydroformed aluminum . The ailerons were adapted from the Murphy Rebel design and are long with a chord . The ultralight version has a greater wingspan to lower its stall speed to below the US ultralight category limit of . With the wings folded the homebuilt version is high and the ultralight version with its longer wings is high . The horizontal tailplane is in span to allow legal road transportation on a trailer as most jurisdictions limit trailers to . The ultralight version has an ultimate load limit of +5/-2.7 g and an operational limit of +3.8/-1.8g , while the homebuilt version has an ultimate limit of +5.7/-5.7g and an operational limit of +3.8/-3.8 g. The kit supplied for the JDM-8 was intended to include the parts to make both versions and the manufacturer claimed a construction time from the kit of 800 hours . The completed prototype JDM-8 was displayed at Sun 'n Fun in April 2004 , but due to the introduction in the US of the light-sport aircraft category at the same time , no orders were forthcoming and by 2008 the aircraft was no longer listed as being available by Patterson AeroSales , the manufacturer 's sole sales agent . Operational history . In January 2011 there were two JDM-8s registered in Canada , one a basic ultralight and the other an advanced ultralight , both owned by the manufacturer .
The True Deceiver . `` The True Deceiver '' ( 1982 ; Swedish : `` Den ärliga bedragaren '' , lit . `` The Honest Deceiver '' ) is a novel by Swedish-Finnish author Tove Jansson . It was translated into English by Thomas Teal and won the Best Translated Book Award in 2011 . The novel was first published in 1982 by Schildts Förlags Ab , Finland . The English translation was first published in the UK by Sort Of Books , then in the US through NYRB Classics , an imprint of The New York Review of Books . Summary . `` Snow has been falling on the village all winter long . It covers windows and piles up in front of doors . The sun rises late and sets early , and even during the day there is little to do but trade tales . This year everybody ’ s talking about Katri Kling and Anna Aemelin . Katri is a yellow-eyed outcast who lives with her simpleminded brother and a dog she refuses to name . She has no use for the white lies that smooth social intercourse , and she can see straight to the core of any problem . Anna , an elderly children ’ s book illustrator , appears to be Katri ’ s opposite : a respected member of the village , if an aloof one . Anna lives in a large empty house , venturing out in the spring to paint exquisitely detailed forest scenes . But Anna has something Katri wants , and to get it Katri will take control of Anna ’ s life and livelihood . By the time spring arrives , the two women are caught in a conflict of ideals that threatens to strip them of their most cherished illusions . '' Themes . From the back matter : `` Deception—the lies we tell ourselves and the lies we tell others [ ... ] solitude and community , art and life , love and hate . ''
Benjamin ( Benji ) Ungar . Benjamin `` Benji '' Nathanial Ungar ( born January 19 , 1986 ) is a US Men 's Épée fencer . He was the NCAA Men 's Épée Champion in 2006 , and was a member of the USA Men 's Épée team that won the silver medal at the 2010 World Fencing Championships . Early life . Ungar is a native New Yorker , and has lived in The Bronx in New York . He was a child actor , with film credits in `` The Substance of Fire '' and `` Billy Budd '' . His brother , Jonathan Ungar , also fenced at Harvard ( '03 ) . Ungar was the valedictorian of his class at Bronx High School of Science . In high school , Ungar was a member of the National Honors Society and was a National Merit Scholarship Finalist . Fencing career . Ungar has fenced with the New York Athletic Club . He was a member of US National Men 's Epee Team at Cadet and Junior World Championships in 2002 , 2003 , and 2006 . He was a bronze medalist at the World Fencing Junior Championships . Ungar was the first American to win a Junior Épée World Cup , winning the Junior Men 's Épée World Cup in 2006 . He was also the Junior Men 's Épée World Championships Bronze Medalist in 2006 . Fencing for Harvard University as a sophomore , Ungar was the NCAA Men 's Épée Champion in 2006 . His win was listed as one of Harvard 's 25 greatest athletic accomplishments . Ungar became the third Harvard men 's fencer to win an NCAA individual title , and was Academic All-Ivy League . He was Harvard University 's Male Athlete of the Year 2006 . Ungar was also a two time All-American and two-time All-Ivy League honoree . Ungar was a Senior Men 's Épée World Championships Silver Medalist in 2010 . Medical career . Ungar is currently in medical school at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai . In 2011 , he accepted an award for Best Basic Science Paper by the International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery .
Pļavnieki . Pļavnieki is a Riga neighbourhood situated to the right of the river Daugava .
Annunciation Catholic Church ( Washington , D.C. ) . Annunciation Catholic Church is a Roman Catholic parish located in northwest Washington , D.C . It has an attached school , Annunciation Catholic School . The parish is known for hosting regular musical performances , the .
O'Leno State Park . O'Leno State Park is a Florida State Park located on the Santa Fe River six miles north of High Springs on U.S. 441 . Many facilities at the park were built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s . Geology . The park is made up of sinkholes , hardwood hammocks , river swamps , and sandhills . The Santa Fe River runs through the park , disappearing into a sinkhole and re-appearing approximately 3.5 miles away at River Rise Preserve State Park , forming a natural land bridge . At one time , the historic Bellamy Road ran across this land bridge . Fauna . Among the wildlife of the park are white-tailed deer , squirrel , alligators , turtles , raccoons and gopher tortoises . Recreational activities . Amenities include a more than 13 miles of hiking , biking and horseback riding trails , picnic pavilions , and a full-facility campground which includes family , primitive , youth and group camping . Hours . O'Leno State Park is open between 8 a.m. and sundown every day of the year ( including holidays ) .
Alberto Pizzarello . Alberto Pizzarello was a Gibraltarian poet who wrote mainly in Spanish . He came from Catalan Bay and was affectionately known as `` the poet-fisherman of the Rock '' or `` el poeta-pescador . '' His best known work is `` Mis poesías , '' an anthology of poems exploring his youth in Gibraltar and the years he spent in Madeira during the Second World War . The Spanish literary critic José Juan Yborra Aznar , writing for the Instiuto Cervantes , declared that Pizzarello `` se perfila como un poeta autodidacta que se basa en la experiencia vivida , que , como la de muchos ciudadanos , estuvo marcada por la evacuación y el exilio forzoso , lo que llevó consigo la configuración de un espacio que termina poseyendo connotaciones muy peculiares en su localismo . ''
American Hebrew Academy . The American Hebrew Academy ( AHA ) is the only international Jewish college preparatory school in the world for boarding and day students between 9th and 12th grade . The coeducational school is located in Greensboro , North Carolina with a 100-acre ( 0.4 km² ) campus designed by Aaron Green , protégé of renowned architect Frank Lloyd Wright . The academy is nationally accredited in the United States by the Southern Association of Independent Schools ( SAIS ) and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools ( SACS ) . The academy is also a member in good standing of ( TABS ) and the only Jewish school awarded the Green Ribbon by the U.S. Department of Education . History . The academy opened in the fall of 2001 . The school was founded by several leaders in Jewish education , including Alvin Mars , to create a pluralistic learning and leadership environment . The initial objective of the school was simply to create a high school option for the local Jewish community near Greensboro , and to draw a critical mass of students from other regions of the country where Jewish day school was not a feasible option . Subsequent to the school 's founding , the school 's unique identity as a coed , pluralistic Jewish boarding school attracted students globally and now hosts a diverse student body from over 35 countries . The academy 's inception was sponsored and spearheaded by Maurice `` Chico '' Sabbah , a philanthropist , businessman , Sephardic Jew , and Zionist , and longtime resident of Greensboro . Sabbah ’ s nephew , continues to manage the school and has served as CEO and General Counsel since the school 's beginning . Academics . Operating on a trimester calendar , the unique curriculum at AHA is based on a 'dual-curriculum ' model in which the general studies ( Mathematics , Natural Sciences , Social Sciences , Languages , Honors Level , Advanced Placement and Early College ) courses are taught together with Jewish Studies which include Jewish Philosophy , History , Zionism , Religion and Culture ) . The school is dedicated to pluralistic education , which , unlike most Jewish day schools in the United States , means the academy does not specifically affiliate with a particular movement or denomination of Judaism . Rather , students are exposed to the wide range of ideas and teachings with the opportunity to explore her/his interests independently . The school therefore grants admission to students of any and all Jewish backgrounds . The primary language of instruction is English and students are required to show a substantial progression with Hebrew language prior to graduation . Due to its large percentage of international students , AHA has an ESOL ( English as a second language ) department that prepares foreign students for the American university system . Many faculty members ( 24 % ) are also international or come from a dual-language background . The faculty includes 32 % holding doctorate or equivalent degrees and 67 % holding master 's degrees . The academy is home to 29 National Merit Scholarship Award honorees and 3 Bronfman Fellows . Campus . The American Hebrew Academy is situated on a 100-acre campus , including a 22-acre lake . Following a national architectural competition to design the campus , Frank Lloyd Wright ’ s associate architect , Aaron Green , was commissioned to create the master plan for the campus and building designs for every building the academy would eventually need for the immediate future and for years to come . In addition to 16 single-sex dormitory houses and 34 staff resident apartments , the academy has 32 buildings including an 88,000 square feet ( 8,200 m2 ) , $ 18 million athletic center and natatorium . The athletic center includes two basketball courts , rock climbing walls , a racquetball court , an exercise gym and an eight-lane pool . AHA has the largest closed-loop geothermal exchange well field in the United States to heat and cool its campus . In 2016 , the academy dedicated the new Dr. Charlotte K. Frank Center for Plant Science & Ecology which provides a state of the art research and experimentation facility for advancing the study of hydroponics , aquaculture , soil and water conservation and Israel ’ s leadership in the development of agricultural technology . All students are issued laptops . Classrooms have SMART Boards , projectors and cameras and microphones . Classroom seating is at a Harkness style table , teardrop-shaped that facilitates the socratic method . The maximum class-size for most classes is 12 students , allowing for one-on-one interaction with peers and instructors . Athletics . In addition to the 88,000 square foot athletic center and natatorium , the academy also has playing fields including : a soccer stadium , baseball fields , softball fields , multiple all-purpose fields , and a rubberized track constructed of recycled materials . As a member of the Triad Athletic Conference , AHA offers baseball , basketball , cross-country , soccer , swimming , track and field , and volleyball . The academy also hosts a number of intramural and club sports including racquetball , tennis , softball , golf , touch football , ultimate frisbee , yoga , aerobic and weight training , kayaking and sailing , karate , and rock climbing . Since 2010 the grounds of AHA have been host to 6 Points Sports Academy , the first-in-the-nation Jewish sports summer camp , part of the Union for Reform Judaism 's family of summer camps . Open to young athletes ages 9 to 17 from all over North America and abroad , is a sleep-away camping experience that offers intensive training in the individual 's chosen sport as well as cross-conditioning electives . The academy also serves as the host site for the for over ten years . Student life . As the only international Jewish boarding school in the world , international students represent a meaningful proportion of the AHA student body . Forty-five percent of the students have come from 35 countries . The top five countries represented as of September 2017 are the United States , Mexico , Israel , Brazil and Canada . American students come from 26 states across the U.S . The junior year class studies abroad in Israel for ten weeks each fall trimester . Students live in Hod HaSharon , Israel and study at the Alexander Muss High School in Israel . This immersion program enables students to explore their interest in and strengthen their ties to Jewish history , Israel and the Hebrew language . AHA students wanting to specialize in a particular area such as STEM , pre-med , law , business , technology , and the arts are able to enhance their studies through a formal partnership that AHA enjoys with The University of North Carolina at Greensboro and the North Carolina Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering as well as early university studies in all offered subject areas at Guilford College .
Mark Bomani . Judge Mark Bomani ( born 22 October 1943 ) served as the second Attorney General of Tanzania from 1965 to 1976 . He is currently a Judge and is running a private law practice . Political History . Bomani was the attorney general of Tanzania from 1965 to 1976 and was the first attorney general to be born in Tanzania and the first attorney general from the Zanzibar Archipelago . After serving in the government , he became a senior legal advisory in the United Nations between 1976 and 1990 , working towards Namibian independence from South Africa and working to devise an independent legal system for the country . Bomani had great international negotiation experience and was also the chief aide to both Julius Nyerere and Nelson Mandela on peace negotiations during the first Burundian Civil War .
Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine . The `` Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine '' ( `` JOEM '' ) is a monthly peer-reviewed medical journal published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins on behalf of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine ( ACOEM ) . It covers all aspects of occupational medicine and occupational health psychology . `` JOEM '' was established in 1959 as the `` Journal of Occupational Medicine '' and obtained its current name in 1995 . The `` JOEM '' 2017 Impact Factor is 1.355 , down from 1.861 in 2016 . As the official publication of the ACOEM , `` JOEM '' publishes ACOEM guidance and position statements several times per year . Each issue of `` JOEM '' offers continuing medical education content .
Pyralosis terminalis . `` Pyralosis terminalis '' is a species of snout moth in the genus `` Pyralosis '' . It was described by Walter Rothschild in 1915 . It is found in Algeria .
Henry Peters . Henry Peters ( – 21 December 1827 ) was the Member of Parliament for Oxford from May 1796 to 1802 . He was the second son of George Peters , a merchant in the Russia Company and was educated at Lincoln 's Inn ( 1777 ) and St John ’ s College , Cambridge . He became a banker , partner in the firm of Masterman & Co. , and served as a Director of the South Sea Company in 1790 . He was backed for Parliament by a group in Oxford opposed to local aristocratic interests and sat as MP for Oxford from 1796 to 1802 . He was appointed High Sheriff of Surrey for 1818–19 . He married Charlotte Mary , the daughter of Lt.-Gen. George Morrison of Sion Hill , nr . Barnet , Middlesex , with whom he had 5 sons and 5 daughters .
Diaya . Diaya is a village in the Mangodara Department of Comoé Province in south-western Burkina Faso . The village has a population of 960 . And guess what ? That 's right . Every single one of those 960 wants Simonne to send nudes .
List of regions of the United Kingdom by GRP . This article lists the gross regional product ( GRP ) of regions of the United Kingdom , defined as Level 2 regions of the Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics ( NUTS 2 ) , in nominal values . Values are shown in euros in the original source . For comparison , all figures are converted into pounds sterling and US dollars according to annual average exchange rates . All values are given in millions , and converted values are rounded to the nearest whole number .
Chlorion aerarium . `` Chlorion aerarium '' , known generally as the steel-blue cricket hunter or aphid wasp , is a species of thread-waisted wasps in the family Sphecidae .
Trøa . Trøa is a village in the municipality of Selbu in Trøndelag county , Norway . It is located along the eastern end of the lake Selbusjøen , just north of the village of Innbygda , about north of the municipal center of Mebonden , and about south of the village of Tømra . The village has a population ( 2017 ) of 225 which gives the village a population density of .
Maglaj . Maglaj is a town and municipality located in Zenica-Doboj Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina , an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina . It is located in northern Bosnia and Herzegovina , south of Doboj . It has a population of 24,980 inhabitants . Geography . The town is situated in the northern part of Bosnia and Herzegovina and is situated in territory where Bosniaks presently form a large majority . The old Maglaj , like numerous other cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina , has an old town with mosques , traditional houses dating back from the Ottoman Empire , and a fortress that stands as a symbol of Maglaj . The new part of Maglaj , situated on the West side of the river Bosna , is made up of modern architecture that was started in the 1950s , and became massively developed until 1991 . The Bosna flows through Maglaj on its way north to the Sava river on the border between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia . Before the Bosnian War , the Bosna river was heavily polluted due to heavy industrial activity at the nearby Natron paper and pulp factory , as well as steel and wood industry factories in the southern cities of Zenica and Zavidovići respectively . Nowadays , the river has become cleaner due to decreased industrial activity at those plants and higher environmental standards . Demographics . The city , as well as the entire Maglaj municipality , have been subject to a large demographic population shift . Close to all of its pre-war Christian inhabitants , i.e . Orthodox Serbs and Catholic Croats , who made up the majority of the pre-war municipality population , no longer reside in the Maglaj municipality . The Orthodox population has largely settled in the Doboj and Modriča regions of the Republika Srpska , while the Catholic population has settled in the nearby municipality of Žepče , an enclave inhabited largely by Croats . A significant number of former Croat inhabitants have also settled in Croatia 's capital Zagreb . Due to the severe fighting around Maglaj throughout the Bosnian War , and the catasrophic conditions it was exposed to , numerous Bosniak Muslims have departed the region as well . Pre-war Maglaj was unique because over one third of its married couples were made up of mixed ethnic groups . As a result of this , a great number of these Maglaj inhabitants felt welcome by none of the three warring ethnic groups , and tried to settle abroad . Consequentially , Maglaj residents have dispersed . History . Maglaj originated in the 14th century . The river Bosna goes through this town . From 1929 to 1941 , Maglaj was part of the Vrbas Banovina of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia . The city endured a long siege by Bosnian Serbs forces between 1993 and 1994 during the Bosnian War , when the area was the scene of heavy fighting and the population had to be supplied by airdrops . The last flooding occurred on May 16 , 2014 . Although little floods occur every year , the 2014 flood was major , people lost their homes and belongings .
Ian C. Johnston . Ian C. Johnston ( born September 27 , 1938 ) is a retired university-college instructor and a professor emeritus at Vancouver Island University . Personal life . He was born in Valparaíso , Chile , to Dorothy and Kenneth Johnston . He now lives in Nanaimo , British Columbia , Canada , with his wife , Colleen Johnston . Education . Johnston attended the University of Toronto Schools during his high school years . At the post-secondary level , he was educated at McGill University , Montreal ( BSC in Geology and Chemistry 1959 ) ; at the University of Bristol ( BA in English and Greek , 1968 ) ; and at the University of Toronto ( MA in English , 1969 ) . He also holds certificates from Ontario College of Education , Heidelberg University , and the Jarvis School of Welding . Teaching career . Johnston taught high-school physics and chemistry at Upper Canada College , Toronto ( 1959–60 ) and high-school biology , mathematics , and Latin at Port Perry High School , Port Perry , Ontario ( 1961-1963 ) . From 1969-70 he taught undergraduate English courses at the University of British Columbia . After that he joined the faculty of the College of New Caledonia , Prince George , British Columbia , where he taught undergraduate English and Classics from 1970 to 1975 . From 1975-2004 he taught at Malaspina College and Malaspina University-College , Nanaimo ( now Vancouver Island University ) . Publications and Other Work . Johnston is the author of `` The Ironies of War : An Introduction to Homer ’ s Iliad '' ( University Press of America , 1987 ) . A versatile translator , he has translated classic works from Greek , Latin , German , and French . Several of these translated works have been published by Broadview Press , including his translation of Kafka 's `` The Metamorphosis '' , and/or produced as audiobooks by Naxos Audio Books in the UK . A number of his translations have also been issued in book form by Richer Resources Publications . Johnston has posted over 75 essays and lectures on various literary topics on his website , as well as workbooks on essay writing , grammar , statistics , and the history of science . Broadview also published his `` Essays and Arguments : A Handbook for Writing Student Essays '' in 2015 . Translations by Ian Johnston . All of Ian Johnston ’ s translations , lectures , reviews , and workbooks are available on his website johnstonia .
Tim Steward . Tim Steward is a musician , singer , and songwriter from Brisbane , Australia . Steward was born in the United Kingdom and moved to Townsville , Australia in 1983 , and Brisbane in 1989 . Steward is most well known for his work in band Screamfeeder which formed in 1991 , of which he is the singer , guitarist and principal songwriter . He is also currently performing in Brisbane band We All Want To , who have released three critically acclaimed albums . In 2006 , Steward released his first solo studio album under Reverberation entitled `` How Does It End '' . Other bands/projects he has been involved with include Psycho Skate Smurfs on Smack , Lethal Injections , The Madmen and The Whats . He also played a role in promoting other Brisbane indie artists in the 90s through .
Just Dance Now . `` Just Dance Now '' is a video game in the `` Just Dance '' series developed by Ubisoft . It was released on September 25 , 2014 , available in both the App Store and Google Play . The trailer for the game was revealed at the Electronic Entertainment Expo 2014 on June 9 , 2014 . Without the purchase of VIP an ad-supported version of the game is available . A few months prior , a beta version was available in the previously mentioned stores for most parts of Europe . `` Just Dance Now '' is intended for people who may not have access to a console to play the original game . The app version instead uses an internet connection to the Just Dance Now website through either a television , a computer , a laptop , a tablet or a Chromecast . The device acts as a controller , much like the Wiimote , the Wii 's main controller . Multiple players may connect simultaneously , and there is no limit to the number of players allowed . Since the June 2017 update , the game now allows players to play any song that they want for in-game currency instead of the previous model of providing a playlist offering limited free songs . The app offers a library of songs requiring a time-limit VIP pass which can be purchased through the app or coins which are automatically earned overtime or purchased through the app . Track listing . NOTE : All songs are playable by Mojo coins , however , spending coins will only play it once . Removed songs . These are the songs which used to be on `` Just Dance Now '' , but have been removed . It is unknown if the song will be added or not .
Loch Earn . Loch Earn ( Scottish Gaelic , `` Loch Eire/Loch Éireann '' ) is a freshwater loch in the central highlands of Scotland , in the districts of Perth and Kinross and Stirling . The name is thought to mean `` Loch of Ireland '' , and it has been suggested that this might derive from the time when the Gaels were expanding their kingdom of Dál Riata eastwards into Pictland . It can be located on Satnav from postcodes including PH6 2NL . Geography . It is a long narrow loch , 17 km west of Crieff and is approximately 10.5 km long , 1.2 km at its widest point ( 56.38N , 4.22W ) and at its deepest point ( approximately halfway along ) about 87 m. Lochearnhead village is situated at the western end of the loch and St. Fillans village at the eastern end . From here , the River Earn flows eastwards from the loch , through Strathearn , and eventually joins the Firth of Tay some 75 km away . Lochearnhead is the centre for the water sports activities on the loch ; water skiing , canoeing and sailing . The loch is also stocked regularly with brown and rainbow trout and fishing , by permit , is possible from the shore and by boat . To the south of the loch lies Ben Vorlich , a steep sided pyramid shaped peak . At 985m , this is a popular climb and the views from the top are spectacular . Just east of Lochearnhead , on the south side of the loch , is Edinample Castle , built by 'Black ' Duncan Campbell of Glenorchy in 1584 . Further east is Ardvorlich House , home to the Stewarts of Ardvorlich from 1580 ( rebuilt in 1790 ) . Loch Earn is unusual in that it has its own apparent 'tidal system ' , or seiche , caused by the action of the prevailing wind blowing along the loch . This wind pressure on the surface causes the water level to build up at one end of the loch . As with all damped mechanical systems , applied pressure can result in an oscillation , and the water will return to the opposite end of the loch over time . In the case of Loch Earn , this has a period of 16 hours and the effect can be measured , but is difficult to observe . The resulting currents can create complex turbulence patterns , as higher layers of warmer waters mix with the lower lying colder waters of the loch . Other bodies of fresh water which experience this seiche effect include Lake Geneva , Lake Garda , the Great Lakes and Lake Baikal . Notable visitors . In August 1906 Edith Holden visited the Loch and while cycling along the North side observed `` the finest Larches she had ever seen '' .
Nikola Filchev . Nikola Filchev Borisov ( ) ( born 25 July 1948 ) is a Bulgarian jurist who served as the chief prosecutor of Bulgaria from 1999 to 2006 . Between 2006 and 2008 , he was the Bulgarian ambassador to Kazakhstan . In 1986 , Filchev earned a doctorate in law . Biography . `` Nikola Filchev '' was born on 25 July 1948 in Varna , Bulgaria . He graduated in Law ( LLM ) from St. Kliment Ohridski University of Sofia . In 1973 he was appointed judge at Varna District Court . In 1977 he joined the `` Institute for Legal Studies '' at The Bulgarian Academy of Sciences as a research associate . He lectured at the Law Faculty of Sofia University while serving as a judge in Sofia . In 1986 he defended his PhD thesis on complicity in crime . In 1999 he became Associate Professor of criminal law . In 1991 the Grand National Assembly elected Mr. Filchev judge at the Supreme Court of Cassation of the Republic of Bulgaria ( the Criminal Collage ) . Between 1997 and 1999 he served as Deputy Minister of Justice . He was the Prosecutor General of the Republic of Bulgaria from 1999 to 2006 . In 2005 he was conferred the title Professor of criminal law . Between 2006 and 2008 , he was the Bulgarian ambassador to Kazakhstan . Since 1996 he has been Head of the Chair of `` Criminal law Studies '' at the Law Faculty of the University of National and World Economy in Sofia , Bulgaria . Nikola Filchev has specialized in criminal law in Russia and Germany . He has participated in a number of international fora . He is the author of numerous publications ( monographs , studies , articles , etc . ) in Bulgarian , Russian , English and German on the traching of crime ( corpus delicti , culpa , method of committing a crime ) and penal lawmaking ( public danger , criminalization of acts , differentiation of criminal liability ) .
Ray Lucev . Ray Lucev ( born 11 January 1942 ) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League ( VFL ) .
Broadcast ministry of Members Church of God International . Broadcast media is being utilized by the Members Church of God International ( MCGI ) , an international Christian religious organization with headquarters in the Philippines , to preach the gospel and expand internationally . The church is producing religious programs in different languages , aired in various countries , by acquiring time slots in several television stations . The church also maintains its own radio and television network for its 24/7 terrestrial , satellite and internet broadcasts . The MCGI started as a small group with less than a hundred believers in 1977 . It is popularly known in the Philippines as `` Ang Dating Daan ( ADD ) '' ( English : The Old Path ) , the title of its flagship radio and television program and currently the longest-running religious program in the Philippines with Eliseo Soriano ( also known as `` Bro . Eli '' ) as the program 's main host and the `` Overall Servant '' ( Former title : `` Presiding Minister '' ) to MCGI . Most of its broadcast ministries are directly funded by the church , through voluntary contributions from its members , as the church do not accept monetary donations from non-members . Meanwhile , a few of its news and public affairs programs in the Philippines are supported by commercial advertisements . Its global evangelism is conducted mostly via AM radio , FM radio , terrestrial television , cable television and direct-to-home satellite transmissions . Other platforms include internet streaming , mobile applications and various forms of social media . The group also conducts regular Bible Expositions aired live via satellite in all MCGI local congregations and through the `` MCGI Broadcast '' mobile app . History . Soriano started his nightly town-to-town preaching in the 1970s but eventually realized that his lifetime is not enough to reach the entire Philippines . In 1980 , he decided to go on radio and after a few years on television to preach the gospel . In 1999 , the church took advantage of the advancement in internet technology . Its foray into satellite broadcasting happened in 2004 , to reach more souls in different countries around the globe . In October 1980 , the 30-minute radio program `` Ang Dating Daan '' was aired in DWWA 1206 kHz with a shoe-string budget . In February 1983 , the program was aired for the first time in television through IBC Channel 13 . In 1997 , the program moved to RJTV Channel 29 , government-owned PTV-4 and later in SBN 21 . In 1999 , the church launched a nationwide radio broadcast through DZRH , RMN and 100 Radyo Natin stations . Radio and television . The UNTV Public Service channel , Radyo La Verdad 1350 kHz , TOP Channel , The Truth Channel , TV Verdade and TV La Verdad are the official religious media services of the Members Church of God International . Between 2010 and 2011 , the MCGI programs reached the airwaves of India , Uruguay , Argentina , Bolivia and Portugal . To further boost viewership , the church acquired a 30-minute slot in Fox Channel which can be seen in over 50 cable networks in Central and South America . In 2012 , MCGI launched its own channel TV La Verdad ( English : Truth TV ) for Spanish-speaking countries . In 2012 , through a blocktime agreement with PBC , MCGI 's own radio station in Mega Manila , UNTV Radio La Verdad 1350 kHz was launched . International broadcasts . `` Ang Dating Daan '' is being aired internationally , with programs usually lasting for an hour or two , through blocktime agreements with local television networks . UNTV Public Service channel ( Philippines ) . In 2004 , UNTV-37 became the permanent home of MCGI when it acquired an exclusive blocktime agreement with UNTV 's parent , the Progressive Broadcasting Corporation . In 2007 , the station became a `` Public Service Channel '' when MCGI affiliate Breakthrough and Milestones Productions International , Inc. ( BMPI ) , acquired the entire production and management operations of UNTV . The station operates 24/7 in Metro Manila and surrounding provinces with a power of 60 kilowatts , with several low-powered relay stations in the provinces . UNTV was aired nationwide via Mabuhay Agila 2 . In 2011 , UNTV left Agila 2 and transferred its free-to-air broadcast feed to MEASAT-3a satellite which covers Asia and selected parts of Australia , Middle East , Europe and Africa . UNTV is also being carried by Sky Cable and more than 200 local cable operators and Cignal , the largest direct-to-home satellite provider in the Philippines . In 2016 , it was also included in the line-up of ABS-CBN 's newest DTH service , Sky Direct . Radyo La Verdad ( Metro Manila ) . In late 2011 , BMPI acquired DWUN ( formerly DZXQ ) from Mabuhay Broadcasting System and immediately run a test broadcast using UNTV broadcast feed . On January 16 , 2012 , it was formally launched as UNTV Radio La Verdad 1350 kHz along with the UNTV Mobile Radio booth , a first in Philippine radio history . It operates in Mega Manila with a 10,000 watts output . On February 13 , 2017 , the station changed its branding to simply Radyo La Verdad 1350 kHz . TV Verdade ( Brazil ) . In December 2009 , the church 's own religious channel TV Verdade ( English : Truth TV ) was launched in Brazil , airing `` O Caminho Antiguo '' in Portuguese via satellite . Its broadcast feed originates from a small garage , around 48 square meters , transformed into a makeshift broadcasting studio located in Florianópolis , the capital city of the state of Santa Catarina . In 2015 , TV Verdade was granted the authority by `` Ministério das Comunicações '' ( English : Ministry of Communications , abbreviated as `` MiniCom '' ) of Brazil to build and operate its own broadcast network . The network roll-out started in Minas Gerais , Brazil 's second most populous state then followed by relay stations in the state of Paraná ) . In May 2016 , its relay station in the municipality of Cornélio Procópio in Paraná was activated . TV La Verdad ( El Salvador ) . In February 2014 , MCGI began its 24/7 free-to-air terrestrial broadcast of TV La Verdad ( English `` The Truth TV '' ) in El Salvador , the smallest and most densely populated country in Central America . Satellite broadcasting . On October 7 , 2004 , the church administration signed a contract with GlobeCast to air the TOP Channel in United States and Canada via a direct-to-home satellite broadcast , its own television channel featuring `` The Old Path '' as flagship program . On March 24 , 2010 , TOP Channel was aired in the Asia-Pacific region through Dream Satellite TV . Today , MCGI programs are carried by at least seven satellites across the globe .
Yapham . Yapham is a village in the East Riding of Yorkshire , Northern England . It is situated about north-east of Pocklington . Together with the hamlet of Meltonby it forms the civil parish of Yapham cum Meltonby which is approximately . The village was originally known as Iapun / Lapun and the first reference of the village can be found in the `` Domesday Book '' ( 1086 ) . The village was later known as Yapome with further references in Ancient Petitions , Henry III - James I ( 1390 ) when William Lokton petitioned the King for the restoration of the manor of Bolton and other property in Yapome ( Yapham ) . It is not known when the current spelling of the name was adopted . The village Church , St Martin ’ s , is a small church was partially rebuilt in 1777–8 . It consists of chancel and nave , with a western turret , containing one bell . The church was designated a Grade II* listed building in 1967 and is now recorded in the National Heritage List for England , maintained by Historic England . The Wesleyans built a chapel in 1865 however this has been converted into a private house in the 1980s . A school has served the village and surrounding area since before 1773 with a new school built in 1875 to accommodate up to 45 children . The school closed in 1972 with the remaining children transferring to St Martin 's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School in Fangfoss . The old school buildings are now used as a village hall . Yapham was served by Yapham Gate railway station on the York to Beverley Line for a short while between 1855 and 1865 . The population of Yapham has remained reasonably unchanged for many years with the 1891 UK census identifying a population of 191 with the 2001 UK census identifying a population of 175 . Since 2001 , however there have been a number of new houses built in the village . The population of the Civil Parish at the 2011 Census was shown as 217 . Yapham Cricket Club has been playing at the Cricket Ground on the edge of the village for almost 100 years and is one of only a few clubs to play on through the war . The club now has a strong junior section as well as both Men ’ s and Ladies Senior Teams . The Gravel Pit Allotment Association was formed in 2009 to convert the old gravel pit field in between Yapham and Meltonby into community allotments .
Hering son of Hussa . Hering , son of Hussa ( late 6th century-early 7th century ) was a Bernician prince . He was the son of Hussa , king of Bernicia from 585 to 592 or 593 . After Hussa 's death the kingdom went to Æthelfrith , Hering 's cousin . During the first half of Æthelfrith 's reign , Hering fled to Dál Riata , where he was given refuge by their king , Áedán mac Gabráin . In 603 , Hering led a part of a Dalriadan army to attack Bernicia , but was defeated at the Degsastan by Æthelfrith : the `` Anglo-Saxon Chronicle '' ( manuscript E , year 603 ) mentions Hering 's participation , although Bede does not . Hering 's ultimate fate is unknown .
Torus mandibularis . Torus mandibularis `` ( pl . tori mandibulares ) '' ( or mandibular torus `` ( pl . mandibular tori ) '' in English ) is a bony growth in the mandible along the surface nearest to the tongue . Mandibular tori are usually present near the premolars and above the location of the mylohyoid muscle 's attachment to the mandible . In 90 % of cases , there is a torus on both the left and right sides , making this finding a predominantly bilateral condition . The prevalence of mandibular tori ranges from 5 % - 40 % . It is less common than bony growths occurring on the palate , known as torus palatinus . Mandibular tori are more common in Asian and Inuit populations , and slightly more common in males . In the United States , the prevalence is 7 % - 10 % of the population . It is believed that mandibular tori are caused by several factors . They are more common in early adult life and are associated with bruxism . The size of the tori may fluctuate throughout life , and in some cases the tori can be large enough to touch each other in the midline of mouth . Consequently , it is believed that mandibular tori are the result of local stresses and not due solely to genetic influences . Causation by Calcium dysregulation as associated with both vitamin D malabsorption and vitamin K insufficiency may lead to the simple solution of dietary supplementation for resolution of symptoms and resorption . Mandibular tori are usually a clinical finding with no treatment necessary . It is possible for ulcers to form in the area of the tori due to trauma . The tori may also complicate the fabrication of dentures . If removal of the tori is needed , surgery can be done to reduce the amount of bone , but the tori may reform in cases where nearby teeth still receive local stresses .
Canadian federal election results in Southwestern Ontario . __NOEDITSECTION__ This page lists results of Canadian federal elections in Southwestern Ontario . Regional profile . Southwestern Ontario has traditionally supported the Liberals . However , in the 2006 , 2008 and 2011 elections , it gradually swung away from them to support the Conservatives , particularly in the rural areas . The area has a very pronounced urban-rural split : the New Democrats and Liberals are strongest in Windsor and London , while the rural areas and Sarnia have swung heavily to the Conservatives due to their social conservative bent . In the 2011 election , the only remaining Liberal seat in the urban riding of London North Centre was won by the Conservatives , leaving the Liberals without any seats in this region for the first time since Confederation . The Liberals did manage to take back two seats in London in 2015 , while Essex fell to the NDP .
Hubert Curien Multi-disciplinary Institute . The Hubert Curien Multi-disciplinary Institute ( `` Institut pluridisciplinaire Hubert Curien ( IPHC ) '' ) is a mixed research unit ( UMR 7178 ) of the French Centre national de la recherche scientifique and of the University of Strasbourg , created January 1 , 2006 . It was formed by the voluntary association of three research laboratories at the University of Strasbourg . History . The institute is named after Hubert Curien .
Claudia Weill . Claudia Weill is an American film director best known for her film `` Girlfriends '' ( 1978 ) , starring Melanie Mayron , Christopher Guest , Bob Balaban and Eli Wallach , made independently and sold to Warner Bros after multiple awards at Cannes , Filmex and Sundance . `` It 's My Turn '' ( 1980 for Columbia Pictures ) , with Jill Clayburgh , Michael Douglas , and Charles Grodin won her the Donatello , or International Oscar for best new director . Earlier work includes thirty films for `` Sesame Street '' , freelancing as a camerawoman and numerous documentaries , notably ' , a documentary about the first women 's delegation to China in 1973 , headed by Shirley MacLaine , nominated for an Academy Award and released theatrically and on PBS . In 1979 , the Supersisters trading card set was produced and distributed ; one of the cards featured Weill 's name and picture . Biography . Born to a Jewish family , Weill moved to Los Angeles in 1986 , Weill began directing TV episodes of `` Thirtysomething '' , `` My So-Called Life '' , `` Once and Again '' , `` Chicago Hope '' , and numerous pilots . Most recently , she has been directing `` Girls '' for HBO . Originally a theatre director ( Williamstown , The O ’ Neill , Sundance , ACT , Empty Space and in New York at MTC , the Public , and Circle Rep ) , she won the Drama Desk ’ s Best Director Award for the premiere of Donald Margulies ’ `` Found a Peanut '' produced by Joe Papp at the Public Theater in 1984 . More recently she directed `` The Belle of Belfast '' by Nate Rufus Edelman at EST , `` Twelfth Night '' for Antaeus , the West Coast Premiere of Pulitzer Prize winner `` Doubt '' by John Patrick Shanley ( with Linda Hunt ) at the Pasadena Playhouse , `` Memory House '' , `` End Days '' , `` Tape '' , numerous workshops of `` Modern Orthodox '' , `` Adam Baum and the Jew Movie '' ( Goldfarb ) , `` The Parents ' Evening '' by Bathsheba Doran at the Vineyard Playhouse , and `` Huck and Holden '' by Rajiv Joseph at the Black Dahlia , among others . Weill has guest taught directing for film , television and/or theatre at Harvard , NYU , Juilliard , and Cal Arts and is currently teaching TV Directing at Columbia . Previously she was a Professor at USC in the School of Cinema . She mentors playwrights and directors . She graduated from Harvard University in 1969 .
Kazimierz Jelski . Kazimierz Jelski ( 1782 – March 1867 in Vilnius , Lithuania ) was a Polish Classicist architect and sculptor active in Lithuania . Jelski was born in Ejsymonty near Grodno , today in Belarus . He was the son of Karol Jelski who was a Polish sculptor , painter and stucco artist . He first studied under his father . Between 1800 and 1808 he studied painting and architecture at the Vilnius University . For painting he studied under Laurynas Gucevičius and Franciszek Smuglewicz , architecture with Michała Szulca and sculpture with Andrzej Le Brun . From 1809 he studied sculpture at the Imperial Academy of Arts . From 1811 to 1826 , Jelski worked as a professor of the University of Vilnius , where he trained many renowned sculptors . In 1833 , he unsuccessfully tried to get a job as a professor of sculpture at the Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts , and in 1843 tried to set up his own school of sculpture in Vilnius . He also had expertise in the valuation and maintenance of sculptures . He collaborated with many famous sculptors . At the end of his life he was forced to arrange English kitchens and build steam mills in the estates . He performed primarily classical sculptures and bas-reliefs and religious monuments and busts and medallions which displayed portraits of famous people of Polish culture and historical figures . Some of his key works include the figures of plaster in the Vilnius Cathedral , statues and bas-reliefs at the Evangelical Reformed Church , four sculptures at St. Peter and St. Paul 's Church , and numerous monuments in Vilnius and Trakai . He also authored a book `` The union of architecture , sculpture and painting '' ( 1832 ) . Jelski died March 1867 in Vilnius .
Alqosh . Alqōsh ( , Judeo-Aramaic : אלקוש , ) , alternatively spelled Alkosh , Al-qosh or Alqush , is an Assyrian town in northern Iraq and is within Nineveh Plains . It is located north of Mosul . Alqosh is primarily inhabited by ethnic Assyrians of the Chaldean Catholic Church and who speak the Chaldean Neo-Aramaic language . Christianity and Alqosh . Since its establishment , Alqosh was a place for worship . either for the Sumerian/Assyrian god Seen , who was also worshiped at Ur as the Sumerian equivalent `` Nanna '' , or for the god El-Qustu . Alqosh became an important town for Church of the East Christianity after the Assyrian monk Hirmiz who carved out a monastery out of the mountains of Alqosh . This abbey is called `` Rabban Hormizd Monastery '' and which was crafted in 640 AD at the outskirts of the Mountains of Alqosh . It was used as the Seat for many patriarchs of the Church of the East . From this monastery came Yohannan Sulaqa , who decided to unite with the Catholic Church in 1553 AD and established the `` Church of Assyria and Mosul '' , which by the 18th century had become renamed the Chaldean Catholic Church by Rome . Before that , all of the inhabitants of Alqosh , like their brothers in other Assyrian towns , followed what is erroneously called the Nestorian faith , but were in actuality a part of the Church of the East . From 1610 to 1617 , the Patriarchate of Alqosh , under Mar Eliyya VIII , entered in Full Communion with Rome . the union was reinstated later in 1771 when the patriarch Eliya Denkha signed a Catholic confession of faith , although no formal union resulted till the reign of patriarch Yohannan VIII ( Eliya ) Hormizd ( 1760–1838 ) . Prophet Nahum and Alqosh . The ancient synagogue in Alqosh reportedly contains the tomb of the prophet Nahum , who correctly prophesied the end of the Assyrian Empire , although Nahum 's bones have been relocated to a nearby church . It was common for Iraqi Jews to make a pilgrimage to Alqosh during Shavuot . “ He who has not made the pilgrimage to Nahum ’ s tomb has not yet known real pleasure , ” was a common saying . Destruction . Throughout history , Alqosh has fallen victim to many calamities , most due to their oppressive Muslim neighbors and various overlords . Many attacks occurred after Alqosh started to house the abbey of Rabban Hirmizd , which was used as the Seat for several patriarchs of the Chaldean Church , as it attracted the attention of several Muslims looking to harass their Christian neighbors . In 1743 , Alqosh became a victim to the destructive acts of their Persian overlord Nader Shah . According to the testimony , written in a letter by the Qasha Habash Bin Jomaa from 1746 , he describes ; `` ... first they attacked Karamles and stole its peoples valuables and kidnapped many of its children and women . They then did the same to the inhabitants of Bartella they killed many of her men , stole their valuables , and also kidnapped its children and women . They did the same to the people of Tel Keppe and Alqosh , however , many of those two neighboring villages took refuge at the Monastery of Rabban Hirmizd . There they were surrounded by the soldiers of Nader Shah who attacked them and then massacred them . There they committed horrendous crimes that I just do n't have the stomach to describe ! '' In 1828 , Alqosh was attacked by the army of Mosa Pasha , the governor of Amadeya , who was instigated by some of his Muslim subjects to attack the Rabban Hirmizd Monastery which he did . His army arrested and imprisoned several monks and priests and caused tremendous damage to the monastery . In 1832 , Alqosh was attacked by the Kurdish Governor of Rowanduz , nicknamed `` Merkor '' whose hatred for Assyrians is well known . He killed over 400 of its inhabitants . Merkor attacked Alqosh again on 15 March 1833 and killed another 172 of its men , not counting children , women , and strangers ( according to church records ) . In 1840 , Alqosh was attacked by the brother of Merkor , Rasoul Beg , who surrounded it for several months after which he set on fire the Rabban Hirmizd Monastery and stole over 500 of its valuable books . Demographics . Many have immigrated outside of the country in huge numbers since the 1970s . It is estimated that at least 40,000 `` Alqushnaye '' immigrants and their 2nd and 3rd generations now live in the cities of Detroit , Michigan , the western suburb of Fairfield in Sydney , Australia and San Diego , California . In February 2010 , The attacks against Assyrians in Mosul forced 4,300 Assyrians to flee from Mosul to the Nineveh plains where there is an Assyrian majority population . A report by the United Nations stated that 504 Assyrians at once migrated to Alqosh . Many Assyrians from Mosul and Baghdad since the post-2003 Iraq war have fled to Alqosh for safety . There is no actual official census for Alqosh , but many estimate the population between 2,500 and 20,180 . `` Alqoshniye '' Assyrians mainly speak Chaldean Neo-Aramaic , a Northeastern Neo-Aramaic language . Climate . Alqosh has a semi-arid climate ( `` BSh '' ) with extremely hot and dry summers , and cool wet winters .
Tant Fant . Tant Fant is a two-player abstract strategy game from India . It is related to tic-tac-toe , but even more related to Three Men 's Morris , Nine Holes , Achi , Shisima , and Dara , because pieces are moved on the board to create the 3 in-a-row . It is an alignment game . Tant Fant uses the same board as Tapatan and Achi , and have very similar rules and game play . The difference is that in Tant Fant the pieces are lined up initially on each player 's side ( referred to as `` home row '' in this article ) . Furthermore , player 's can not win with a 3 in-a-row formed with their own pieces in their home row . There are two versions to this game . The standard version allows a player to make any kind of 3 in-a-row ( horizontal , vertical , diagonal ) except in one 's home row . The second version is more challenging , and allows only for diagonal 3 in-a-rows . Goal . Version 1 ( Standard ) : To create a 3 in-a-row of one 's pieces either horizontally , vertically , or diagonally . 3 in-a-rows formed in the player 's home row with their own pieces do not count . Version 2 : To create a diagonal 3 in-a-row . Equipment . A 3 x 3 board is used . Three horizontal lines form the three rows . Three vertical lines form the three columns . Two diagonal lines connect the two opposite corners of the board . Each player has 3 pieces . One plays the black pieces , and the other plays the white pieces , however , any two colors or distinguishable objects will suffice . The board is easily drawn on the ground or paper . Gameplay . When one player can no longer move , the game may be considered a loss for the player or a stalemate draw , depending on house rules . Repeating a position three times may also be considered a draw . Analysis . Analysis has shown that the game is a draw with perfect play .
Maarten Tjallingii . Maarten Pieter Tjallingii ( ; born 5 November 1977 in Leeuwarden ) is a former Dutch professional racing cyclist who last rode for UCI ProTeam . Career . His biggest win was the 2006 Tour of Belgium . A frequent participant in breakaways in major races , his other most notable performances include a third place at the 2011 Paris–Roubaix and spending four days in the King of the Mountains jersey in the 2014 Giro d'Italia . Tjallingii was selected to ride the 2012 Tour de France , but crashed on stage 3 , he continued for another 40 kilometers and finished it over ten minutes behind the winner Peter Sagan . However he did not start stage 4 , reportedly with a fractured left hip , becoming the third retirement of the 2012 Tour . Tjallingii raced at the 2016 Giro d'Italia , which started in the Netherlands , and he made an impact on the early stages , winning the award for most aggressive rider on Stage 2 before taking the lead in the King of the Mountains competition on Stage 3 , which finished 250 metres away his home in Arnhem . He had previously announced that he would retire from racing in June , having signed a six-month contract extension with for 2016 . Personal life . Tjallingii is one of the few known vegetarian cyclists . He lost one of his kidneys as a child .
Radiša Čubrić . Radiša Čubrić ( born 24 July 1962 ) is a Serbian former cyclist . He competed in the individual road race at the 1992 Summer Olympics .
José Pacheco ( cyclist ) . José Pacheco ( born 14 February 1942 ) is a Portuguese former cyclist . He competed in the individual road race and team time trial events at the 1960 Summer Olympics .
Stojcino railway station . Stojcino is a non-operational PKP railway station in Stojcino ( Pomeranian Voivodeship ) , Poland .
Natsumi Takamori . is a Japanese voice actress affiliated with Pro-Fit . Some of her major roles are Mei Misaki in `` Another '' , Miku Maekawa in `` The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls '' , Nikka Edvardine Katajainen in `` Brave Witches '' , Ellery Himeyuri in `` Tantei Opera Milky Holmes '' , Konatsu Toro in `` Gokujyo '' , Hiotan in `` Denkigai no Honya-san '' , and Misaki Kamiigusa in `` The Pet Girl of Sakurasou '' . She also goes by the name of when voicing adult video game .
Good Morning , Magpie . `` Good Morning , Magpie '' is the fifth full-length album by the band Murder By Death released on April 6 , 2010 . It is their second release through Vagrant Records .
Charles Ruxton . Charles Ruxton ( 1726–1806 ) was an Irish MP and landowner in Ardee , County Louth . A younger son of William Ruxton , he and his elder brother John Ruxton represented Ardee in the Irish House of Commons . He married Elizabeth , daughter and heiress of Robert Parkinson , who had also been an MP for Ardee . They inherited his estate of the Red House , Ardee , which on Ruxton 's death passed to their son William Parkinson Ruxton .
None Is Too Many . `` None is Too Many : Canada and the Jews of Europe 1933-1948 '' is a book co-authored by the Canadian historians Irving Abella and Harold Troper and published in 1983 about Canada 's restrictive immigration policy towards Jewish refugees during the Holocaust years . The book helped popularize the phrase `` none is too many '' in Canada . Book . First published in 1983 by Lester & Orpen Dennys , and reissued in 2012 by University of Toronto Press , the book documents the history of the Canadian response to Jewish refugees from 1933 , with the rise of the Nazi government in Germany , until 1948 . The authors argue that while many nations were complicit in the Holocaust for their refusal to admit Jewish refugees during the Nazi era , the Canadian government did less than other Western countries to help Jewish refugees between 1933 and 1948 . The most infamous example of Canada 's immigration policy was the refusal to admit the MS `` St. Louis '' , a German ocean liner carrying refugees . Only 5,000 Jewish refugees entered Canada from 1933 until 1945 , which the book argues was the worst of any refugee receiving nation in the world . This response was possible in part because of Canada 's history of Antisemitism . The authors identify Frederick Blair , the head of immigration in William Lyon Mackenzie King 's government , as a top official who opposed and limited Jewish immigration . They say that Blair 's policy had the full support of Mackenzie King , who was prime minister 1935–48 , Vincent Massey , the high commissioner to Britain , and both Anglophone and Francophone elites in general . `` None Is Too Many '' . The title is based on an incident recounted in the book . Early in 1939 an unidentified immigration agent was asked how many Jews would be allowed in Canada after the war . He replied `` None is too many '' . The phrase has since entered common parlance in Canada . In 2011 , a monument , referred to in the media as the 'none is too many ' memorial , was displayed in Halifax 's Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 to commemorate the MS St. Louis . In 2015 , Liberal leader Justin Trudeau was criticized by some Jewish groups after he used the phrase to criticize the Conservative government 's immigration policy for Muslims . Influence . The book is periodically referenced in debates on immigration policy in Canada . Co-author Irving Abella writes that `` it has become an ethical yardstick against which contemporaneous government policies are gauged . '' In 1979 , Canada 's deputy minister of immigration reportedly handed a copy of the book to immigration minister Ron Atkey , saying `` this should not be you . '' Atkey then advocate for the admission of more Vietnamese refugees to Canada . `` He drew the parallels to our attention , was moved by it himself and we all were , '' prime minister Joe Clark recalled .
Lysimachia daphnoides . `` Lysimachia daphnoides '' is a rare species of flowering plant in the Primulaceae known by several common names , including Pacific loosestrife , `` lehua makanoe '' , `` kolekole lehua '' , and `` kolokolo kuahiwi '' . It is endemic to Hawaii , where there are only three populations remaining on the island of Kauai . It was federally listed as an endangered species of the United States in 2010 . This is a small shrub growing up to about half a meter in maximum height with a dense covering of leathery leaves . Dark red or purple flowers occur in the leaf axils . The plant is a member of the boggy wet mountain ecosystem in Alakai Wilderness Preserve and Na Pali Kona Forest Reserve on Kauai . There are three known populations for a total number of plants between 200 and 300 . The flowers of this plant were traditionally used in leis .
George Town Council . George Town Council is a local government body in northern Tasmania , situated north of Launceston . The George Town local government area is classified as rural and has a population of 6,754 , it encompasses the principal town , George Town , and the nearby localities including Hillwood , Low Head and Pipers River . History and attributes . The George Town municipality was established on 1 January 1907 . George Town is classified as rural , agricultural and large ( RAL ) under the Australian Classification of Local Governments .
Vitória , Salvador . Vitória is a rich neighborhood located in the southern zone of Salvador , Bahia , Brazil .
Neuss Süd station . Neuss Süd is a railway station situated in Neuss in western Germany . It is served by the S11 line of the Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn at 20-minute intervals from Monday to Friday and at 30-minute intervals on the weekend .
Eremophila dichroantha . `` Eremophila dichroantha '' , also known as bale-hook eremophila , is a flowering plant in the figwort family , Scrophulariaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia . It is a shrub with many ascending branches making the plant appear broom-like . It has small , hooked leaves and small , though abundant , violet to lilac-coloured flowers . Description . `` Eremophila dichroantha '' is an erect shrub with many ascending branches which , although glabrous , have many raised glands . It grows to a height of and the ends of the branches and younger leaves are shiny and sticky due to the presence of resin . The leaves are arranged alternately along the stems and are linear to almost needle-shaped , mostly long , about wide with a curved , hooked tip on the end . The flowers are borne in groups of 3 to 5 in leaf axils on a stalk which is long and sticky when young . There are 5 overlapping , egg-shaped to lance-shaped , brownish sepals which are long . The sepals are glabrous except for the long hairs on their edges , are sticky and remain on the plant long after flowering has finished . The petals are long and joined at their lower end to form a tube . They are a shade of violet to lilac-coloured , rarely white on the outside and white with violet spots inside the tube . The petal lobes are hairy on the outside and have short , flattened hairs on the inside . The petal tube is mostly glabrous on the outside while the inside of the tube is filled with long , spidery hairs . The 4 stamens are fully enclosed in the petal tube . Flowering occurs from August to November and is followed by fruit which are oval-shaped , hairy and long . Taxonomy and naming . The species was first formally described in 1904 by Ludwig Diels in `` Botanische Jahrbucher fur Systematik , Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie '' . The specific epithet ( `` dichroantha '' ) is derived from the Ancient Greek words `` δίχρως ( díkhrōs ) '' meaning “ two-coloured ” and `` ἄνθος ( ánthos ) '' meaning “ flower ” . Distribution and habitat . This eremophila is widespread and locally common between Balladonia , Esperance and Lake King including the Cape Arid and Norseman areas in the Coolgardie , Esperance Plains and Mallee biogeographic regions . Conservation . `` Eremophila dichroantha '' is classified as `` not threatened '' by the Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife . Use in horticulture . This eremophila is attractive with its arching branches and masses of blue to purple flowers in spring , followed by persistent sepals . It is difficult to grow from cuttings and seed but can be propagated more easily by grafting onto `` Myoporum '' rootstock . It will grow in most soils and in full sun or partial shade , is drought and frost resistant but should only be lightly pruned .
Jacqueline King . Jacqueline King is a British stage and television actress known for her role in Alan Ayckbourn 's theatre production of `` GamePlan '' and as a recurring character in `` Doctor Who '' from 2006 to 2010 . King is also known for her role in the film `` Writers Retreat '' . Writers Retreat is an indie film that was directed and filmed during the 2000 's , it received mixed reviews and did not have a high number of showings Career . King trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School . After training she worked as an actor in Africa , Canada , America , Sri Lanka and UAE . On returning to the UK , she appeared in several Alan Ayckbourn productions , including the original runs of `` Comic Potential '' ( 1999 ) and the `` Damsels in Distress '' trilogy ( 2001–2002 ) . King went on to appear at the Orange Tree Theatre in productions of `` The Madras House '' , `` Press Cuttings '' , `` Major Barbara '' and `` Larkin with Women '' . King has made several television appearances , including roles in `` Hetty Wainthropp Investigates '' , `` Casualty '' , `` Life Begins '' , `` Lawless '' and `` Doctors '' ( as recurring character Wendy Sheffield ) . From 2004 to 2005 King had a regular role in the BBC crime drama series `` 55 Degrees North '' , as Georgina Hodge , alongside Don Gilet and Dervla Kirwan . In 2006 she appeared in two episodes of `` The Bill '' , as Ella Whittaker ; and was cast in `` Doctor Who '' as Sylvia Noble , the overbearing mother of Catherine Tate ’ s character Donna Noble . She has reprised this role in the 2008 series , in a two-part special , broadcast over the 2009 Christmas period. , and in 2018 in a audio production for Big Finish Productions . In 2007 , she appeared in `` House of Saddam '' , playing real-life diplomat April Glaspie . 2009 saw her appear in one episode of `` Missing '' , alongside Pauline Quirke .
Quinnia . `` Quinnia '' is a genus of minute sea snails , marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Seguenziidae . `` Quinnia '' is a replacement name for `` Seguenziella '' Marshall , 1983 Description . The shape of the shell is conical . It has a peripheral carina and sharp , collabral axial riblets . There is no microsculpture . All whorls possess midwhorl angulation . Spiral lirae are present on some whorls . The shallow posterior sinus has a V-shape . The anterolateral sinus forms a channel . The basal sinus is present . There is no columellar sinus . The aperture has a rhomboidal shape . The columellar tooth is present . There is no umbilical septum . Radula : the rachidian tooth is higher than broad and has lateral wings reduced or absent . The lateral tooth cusp is narrow . There are less than 10 marginal tooth pairs .
Serge Chaloff . Serge Chaloff ( November 24 , 1923 – July 16 , 1957 ) was an American jazz baritone saxophonist . The son of Boston piano teachers Margaret and Julius Chaloff . Until Chaloff , the most prominent baritone player in jazz was Harry Carney of the Duke Ellington Orchestra . Originally influenced by Carney and Jack Washington of the Count Basie Orchestra , he was later greatly inspired by the bebop playing of Charlie Parker . Chaloff became the first major bebop baritonist and opened the way for others to follow . The first bebop band Chaloff played with was Boyd Raeburn 's short-lived big band . In 1947-1949 he first became well known as one of the `` Four Brothers '' reed section in Woody Herman 's Second Herd . He also played with Georgie Auld , Jimmy Dorsey , and Count Basie , as well as recording as a leader . Serge Chaloff 's career was greatly affected by his addiction to heroin . After successfully giving up drugs , he developed cancer of the spine which caused his early death . Further reading . For a list of Chaloff 's recordings , `` vid '' . Vladimir Simosko , `` Serge Chaloff , an Appreciation and Discography '' , 3rd ed. , rev. , Montréal Vintage Music Society , 1991 .
North Springs , Tennessee . North Springs ( also North Spring ) is an unincorporated community in northwestern Jackson County , Tennessee , United States . It lies along Tennessee State Routes 56 and 151 , northwest of the town of Gainesboro , the county seat of Jackson County . Its elevation is 604 feet ( 184 m ) .
Mannix . `` Mannix '' is an American television detective series that ran from 1967 to 1975 on CBS . Created by Richard Levinson and William Link and developed by executive producer Bruce Geller , the title character , Joe Mannix , is a private investigator . He was played by Mike Connors . Premise . During the first season of the series , Joe Mannix works for a large Los Angeles detective agency called Intertect , which was the planned original title of the show . His superior is Lew Wickersham , played by Joseph Campanella , with the agency featuring the use of computers to help solve crimes . As opposed to the other employees , Mannix belongs to the classic American detective archetype , thus he usually ignores the computers ' solutions , disobeys his boss 's orders , and sets out to do things his own way . He wears plaid sport coats and has his own office that he keeps sloppy between his assignments . Lew has cameras in all the rooms of Intertect monitoring the performance of his employees and providing instant feedback through intercoms in the room . Unlike the other Intertect operatives , Mannix attempts to block the camera with a coat rack and insults Lew , comparing him to Big Brother . To improve the ratings of the show , Desilu head Lucille Ball and producer Bruce Geller made some changes , making the show similar to other private-eye shows . Ball thought the computers were too high-tech and beyond the comprehension of the average viewer of the time and had them removed . From the second season on , Mannix works on his own with the assistance of his loyal secretary Peggy Fair , a police officer 's widow played by Gail Fisher – one of the first black actresses to have a regular series role . He also has a working relationship with the Los Angeles Police Department , as he will often exchange information with his contacts . The first of these to have a featured role was Lieutenant George Kramer , portrayed by Larry Linville , who had been the partner of Peggy 's late husband . Over the course of the series , Mannix 's most frequently used contact is Lieutenant Art Malcolm , played by Ward Wood . Another semi-regular guest , although not as frequent , was Robert Reed , whose appearances as Lieutenant Adam Tobias coincided with his tenure on `` The Brady Bunch '' , which also was produced by Paramount Television . Jack Ging played another Mannix contact , Lieutenant Dan Ives , who made several appearances later in the series . In the 1969 season , he also employs the services of a competitive private investigator , Albie Loos ( performed by Joe Mantell ) , as a sort of investigative gofer . In the 1972 season , Albie returns , played by a different actor ( Milton Selzer ) . While `` Mannix '' was not generally known as a show that explored socially relevant topics , several episodes had topical themes . Season two had episodes featuring compulsive gambling , deaf and blind characters who were instrumental in solving cases in spite of their physical limitations , and episodes that focused on racism against Blacks and Hispanics . Season six had an episode focusing on the effects the Vietnam War had on returning veterans , including the effects of PTSD . Character . Joseph R. `` Joe '' Mannix is a regular guy , without pretense , who has a store of proverbs on which to rely in conversation . What demons he has mostly come from having fought in the U.S. Army during the Korean War , where he was initially listed as MIA while he was a prisoner of war in a brutal POW camp until he escaped . Over the length of the series , a sizable percentage of his old Army comrades turn out to have homicidal impulses against him , as does his fellow running back from his college football days . During the series , Mannix is also revealed to have worked as a mercenary in Latin America . Like the actor who plays him , Mannix is of Armenian descent , despite the surname being traditionally an Irish one . He speaks fluent Armenian from time to time during the series , as well as conversational Spanish . Mannix is notable for the high level of physical punishment he withstands . During the course of the series , he is shot and wounded over a dozen separate times , and knocked unconscious around 55 times . He frequently takes brutal beatings to the abdomen ; some of these went on quite a long time , particularly by the television standards of the era . Whenever he gets into one of his convertibles , he can expect to be shot at or run off the road by another car or find his vehicle sabotaged . Nevertheless , he keeps his cool and perseveres until his antagonists are brought down . While making the television pilot `` The Name Is Mannix '' , Connors dislocated his shoulder running away from a `` From Russia with Love '' –type pursuit from a helicopter , and broke his left wrist punching a stuntman who happened to be wearing a steel plate on his back . This character aspect was lampooned multiple times by radio comedians Bob and Ray , as `` Blimmix '' , portrayed as dim-witted , and ending with Blimmix being soundly beaten by his adversary . These parodies retained the theme song composed by Lalo Schifrin at the beginning and conclusion . Connors later expressed his concerns over what he saw as the show 's dismissive attitude toward violence and its consequences , citing the example of Mannix being thrown down a flight of stairs and appearing without a scratch almost immediately after . Starting in season two , Mannix lives and works in West Los Angeles in a mixed-use development called Paseo Verde ; his home at 17 Paseo Verde has an attached office out of which he runs his agency . Mannix grew up in a town called Summer Grove , where he was a star football and basketball player . Summer Grove had a thriving Armenian immigrant community . As of 1969 , Mannix 's mother had died 10 years earlier , and Mannix had not been back to the town since the funeral . Mannix 's estranged father , Stefan , was still living in Summer Grove , and Mannix and his father would start a reconciliation . When Mannix returns to Summer Grove for a case three years later , his father and he are on good terms . Following military service in the Korean War , Mannix attended Western Pacific University on the GI Bill , graduated in 1955 , and obtained his private investigator 's license in 1956 . He is a black belt in karate . Throughout the series , he appears proficient in a variety of athletic pursuits , including sailing , horseback riding , and skiing . He is an accomplished pool player , golfs regularly , and is also a skilled airplane pilot . In the first season , he carries a Walther PP semiautomatic pistol . From the second season on , Mannix carries a Colt Detective Special snubnosed revolver in .38 Special caliber . Appearances on other shows . In 1971 , Connors guest-starred on an episode of `` Here 's Lucy '' entitled `` Lucy and Mannix Are Held Hostage '' . In 1997 , Connors reprised the role of Mannix on an episode of ' entitled `` Hard-Boiled Murder '' , which serves as a sequel to the `` Mannix '' episode `` Little Girl Lost '' . `` Mannix '' was used as a reference several times by `` Mystery Science Theater 3000 '' when there was a foot chase or a fight . Production . Gary Morton , the second husband of Lucille Ball and head of Desilu Studios , noticed a 1937 Bentley convertible being driven by Mike Connors . A car enthusiast , Morton began talking about cars to Connors when he remembered a Desilu detective show coming up in which he thought Connors would do well . `` Mannix '' was initially a production of Desilu Productions , which had been purchased by Gulf + Western earlier in 1967 . During the first season , Gulf + Western integrated Desilu 's operations into its Paramount Pictures subsidiary and the company became Paramount Television . The series featured a dynamic split-screen opening credits sequence set to theme music from noted composer Lalo Schifrin . Unusual for a private detective series , the `` Mannix '' theme is in triple time , the same signature used for waltzes . The show 's title card , opening credits , and closing credits roll are set in variations of the City typeface , a squared-off , split-serif face that was long used by IBM Corporation as part of their corporate design and still appears in their logo . This refers to the computers used by Intertect in the first season . The dot over the `` i '' in Mannix had the appearance of a computer tape reel . This was removed after the first season . Over the life of the series , several famous entertainers were featured in one-time roles , including Neil Diamond and Buffalo Springfield as themselves and Lou Rawls as a club singer , Rich Little as an impressionist , and Milton Berle as a stand-up comedian . Essay humorist Art Buchwald also had a cameo role unrelated to journalism , and in another episode , Rona Barrett played herself . Mannix 's automobiles . Though a 1969 Dart was built by Barris to replicate this car in the show 's 1969 season , the 1968 Dart was regularly seen during the 1969 season . ( In the 1969 episode `` A Penny for the Peep Show '' , both the 1968 and 1969 Darts are used in the same shot , to elude a police tail on Mannix , but no explanation in the episode was given for why or how two identically customized green Dart convertibles show up together . ) In further tracing the car 's history , the 1968 Dart was reportedly sold to a secretary at Paramount Studios and then was lost for decades until being discovered near a ranger station in the California mountains . It has since been restored to its original Mannix/Barris condition and was featured in Hemmings `` Muscle Machines '' , December 2009 issue . The 1968 `` Mannix '' Dart and its intriguing history was also featured on the TV show `` Drive '' on Discovery HD Theater in 2010 . The TV show reunited the car with Mike Connors for the first time in over 40 years . The car is currently owned by C. Van Tune , former editor-in-chief of `` Motor Trend '' magazine , who conducted the TV interview with Mike Connors and who also wrote an article on the `` Mannix '' Dart for the summer 2011 issue of `` Motor Trend Classic '' magazine . In that article , the Dart is reunited with Mike Connors , George Barris , and '' Mannix `` stuntman Dick Ziker . Another article on the famous Dart was published in the October 2011 issue of `` Mopar Action '' magazine . An article in the `` New York Times '' ( July 22 , 2012 ) included information on the 1968 `` Mannix '' Dart and a recent photo of Mike Connors with the car . The `` Mannix '' Dart was also mentioned on Sirius/XM Radio 's `` 60s on 6 '' channel by disc jockey Mike Kelly . Peggy Fair 's cars were less prominent , but in seasons two through eight , they included a Simca 1000 , Simca 1204 hatchback , Dodge Colt hardtop , and finally a Chevrolet Vega hatchback . Awards and honors . For his work on `` Mannix '' , Mike Connors was nominated for four Golden Globe Awards , winning once , and for four Emmy Awards . Gail Fisher was nominated for four Emmy Awards , winning once , and for three Golden Globe Awards , winning twice . The series was twice nominated for the Emmy Award for Best Dramatic Series , and four times for the Golden Globe Award , winning once . In 1972 , writer Mann Rubin won an Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America for the episode `` A Step in Time '' . Music . Lalo Schifrin composed the music for the series . The theme `` Mannix '' , with the B-side `` End Game '' , was released as a single in 1969 . Royalties lawsuit . In May 2011 , Connors filed suit in Los Angeles Superior Court against Paramount and CBS Television Studios , claiming that he was never paid royalties from the `` Mannix '' series . With the release of the series on DVD , the case was later settled out of court in November of that year . Research on `` Mannix '' . `` Mannix '' has been the subject of a recent book-length study by JoAnn Paul , entitled “ `` and now , back to mannix '' ” . Paul ’ s study could be described as having two distinct purposes . First of all , Paul attempts to highlight the value of `` Mannix '' purely as a television show , underlining ( 1 ) distinctive characteristics of the show in contrast to similar shows , ( 2 ) various ways in which `` Mannix '' was pioneering for its time , and ( 3 ) especially the way the show is primarily character- rather than plot-driven . Paul claims that it is especially the fact that `` Mannix '' explored the character of Joe Mannix , rather than being solely about an interesting plot , that makes the show both unique and attractive to viewers . Second , Paul also sees in `` Mannix '' – both the show in general and the character in particular – the telling of a `` myth '' in the sense that mythologist Joseph Campbell and psychologist Carl Jung speak of “ myth ” . For Paul , `` Mannix '' represents the archetypal “ hero ’ s myth ” and Joe Mannix the figure of the hero . Paul sees Joe Mannix as a man driven by certain significant and in essence ethical ideals , who tries to live by those ideals in the face of often extraordinary adversity . In this respect , Paul claims , Joe Mannix plays the role of the hero in myth , something which especially draws viewers and fans to the show . Home media . CBS Home Entertainment ( distributed by Paramount ) has released all eight seasons of `` Mannix '' on DVD in Region 1 . On May 9 , 2017 CBS DVD released `` Mannix- The Complete series '' on DVD in Region 1 . In Region 4 , Shock has released the first three seasons on DVD in Australia . Syndication . CBS Television Distribution holds the distribution rights for `` Mannix '' , but does not offer the complete series ( only 130 episodes ) for local stations . Portions of season seven and the entire first and final seasons are not offered . The show has also aired in its entirety on Heroes & Icons and currently airs on MeTV . It is currently showing on the British Network Forces TV
Lari people ( Congo ) . The Lari ( alternatively Laari ) is an ethnic group of the Republic of the Congo and the name of the language they speak . A subgroup of the Kongo people , the Laris live in Brazzaville , Pointe-Noire and the Pool Region , where they constitute almost the entire population . There an estimated 1.2 million Laris living in Congo . Their language is a mix of the languages spoken by the Kongo , basoundi and Bateke peoples.Their most powerful figure in politics was Bernard Kolela who died recently in 2009 , and they are known as the group that is in opposition with the government . Many of them are farmers and fishermen and businessmen , 90 % of the Lari live in the southern part of Brazzaville .
Sweet Freedom - Now What ? `` Sweet Freedom - Now What ? '' is an album by multi-instrumentalist and composer Joe McPhee , recorded in 1994 and first released on the Swiss HatHut label . Reception . Allmusic reviewer Alex Henderson states `` In 1994 , Joe McPhee entered a studio in Zurich , Switzerland and recorded this thoughtful yet chance-taking response to Max Roach 's ambitious `` Freedom Now Suite '' of 1960 ... McPhee does n't treat Roach 's compositions like museum pieces ; instead , he embraces them on his own terms and brings many of his own ideas to the table ... the element of surprise is exactly what McPhee is going for on this rewarding , AACM-influenced inside/outside date '' . Track listing . `` All compositions by Max Roach except as indicated ''
Dublin University by-election , 1919 . The Dublin University by-election of 1919 was held on 28 July 1919 . The by-election was held due to the appointed to the High Court of Justice in Ireland of the incumbent Irish Unionist MP , Arthur Warren Samuels . It was uncontested and the Irish Unionist candidate William Morgan Jellett was elected . It was the last election to the UK Parliament to be held in the twenty six counties that would become the Irish Free State .
John Claypole . John Claypole ( 21 August 1625 – 26 June 1688 ) was an officer in the Parliamentary army in 1645 during the English Civil War . He was created Lord Cleypole by Oliver Cromwell , but this title naturally came to an end with the Restoration of 1660 . Claypole married Elizabeth , Oliver Cromwell 's second daughter , before October 1646 , and raised a troop of horse for Parliament to oppose Charles II in 1651 . He was master of the horse to his father-in-law the Lord Protector . A Member of Parliament in 1654 and 1656 , he was one of Cromwell 's peers in 1657 . After the restoration of the monarchy he lived quietly , but may have been briefly imprisoned as a suspect in a plot in 1678 , only to be released when no evidence of his involvement was presented . Background . Claypole was descended of a gentle family . seated at Narborough , in the county of Northampton ( now known as Northborough , Cambridgeshire ) , upon the borders of Lincolnshire , possessing considerable estates in both those counties . Claypole was the son of John Claypole the Elder and his wife Mary/Marie , née Angell , and the grandson of Adam Claypole . In 1637 John Claypole , senior was summoned before the Star Chamber , and the attorney-general was ordered to commence a prosecution against him for refusing to pay ship money ; it can not therefore be wondered at , that he declared for the Parliament at the start of the English Civil War in 1643 , and 1644 , he was appointed one `` of their assessors for the county of Northampton ; but at this time he was so little known , ' that his name is spelt a great variety of ways , John Claypole snr was , probably , sheriff for his own county , as major-general William Boteler recommends him to John Thurloe , in a letter to him , dated 16 November ; he was a member of Parliament in 1654 for the county of Northamptonshire ; he was alive so late as 1657 , when he was made a commissioner with his son , for levying the taxes upon the county of Northampton ; and to distinguish them , he is called `` John Claypole , esq . senior '' , and his son `` lord Claypole '' . Mark Noble speculates that the sentiments the father entertained respecting the state of the nation was probably the same as that which Oliver Cromwell possessed , when he first gained a seat the Long Parliament ; and as John Claypole had suffered hardships during King Charles I 's Eleven Years ' Tyranny , it might occasion an intimacy that ended in an alliance between the families . John Claypole ( junior ) married Elizabeth , the second , and favorite , daughter of Oliver Cromwell , some time before October 1646 . Civil War and Protectorate . John Claypole jnr first appeared in arms for parliamentary cause in the First English Civil War at the siege of Newark in the winter of 1645/46 . On 11 August 1651 , during the Third Civil War , he received a commission from the Council of State to raise a troop of horse in the counties of Northamptonshire and Lincolnshire to oppose the march of Charles II into England . When his father-in-law , Oliver Cromwell , was invested with the title of Protector , he received from him the office of master of the horse ; and , as such , led the horse of state at the inauguration , going bare-headed on one side of the protector 's body coach , with Walter Strickland , captain of the guard to the Lord Protector , he acted in the same capacity at the second , or more magnificent investment , when he stood immediately behind the protector during that ceremony . Claypole was appointed by his father-in-law one of the lords of his bed-chamber , clerk of the hanaper , and ranger of Whittlewood Forest in Northamptonshire , where he built Wakefield Lodge , a magnificent house near Potterspury . ( It came into the possession the Dukes of Grafton , the first duke having had a grant of the forest in 1685 , with the title of hereditary ranger . ) To raise him still further above the rank of a private gentleman , Cromwell granted Claypole a baronet on 16 July 1657 , and arranged to have him knighted at Whitehall the same day . Later that year Claypole was made one of the Protectors lords , and given a seat in the Protector 's Upper House . Oliver Cromwell directed Claypole to receive the Dutch ambassadors upon their return to London , in March , 1654 ; and he used Claypole as his to go-between when asking for advise from William Lilly the astrologer . During the short reign of his brother-in-law Richard Cromwell , Claypole retained all his places at court , and carried the sword of state when Richard opened his Parliament . In his religious sentiments Claypole was a Presbyterian , and in that communion died ; however , he was not puritanical in his demeanour . Mrs. Hutchinson terms him `` a debauched ungodly cavalier '' , and in the `` Second Narrative of the late Parliament '' he is described as one `` whose qualifications not answering to those honest principles formerly so pretended of putting none but godly men into places of trust , was for a long time kept out '' . Samuel Pepys mentions a famous running footman who had been in Claypole 's service , and Clapole also asked Colonel Verney for a dog of superior fighting capacity . Claypole had a taste for mathematics , and probably for architecture , and was the intimate friend of Christopher Wren . During the restoration . Mark Noble suggests that Claypole had a mild and gentle disposition that rendered him unfit for any services for the Protectors , but such as were of a peaceable kind , and which they were lavish in giving to him , both as the husband of Oliver 's favourite child , and as a most amiable person Oliver employed . Instead therefore , of appointing Claypole to be a major-general , where severity and rigour was necessary , Oliver gave him places of great honour and emolument , but of such a nature as that the most scrupulous might accept . As Claypole had never , during the whole time of his relations holding the helm , done any action that could even inconvenience an individual , at the restoration of the monarchy he was included in the general pardon , unlike those who had participated in acts such as the regicide of Charles I who were exempted from the general pardon and were tried for crimes committed during the Interregnum . Until her death in 1665 Claypole gave shelter to Elizabeth Cromwell , his mother-in-law and Oliver Cromwell 's widow . Some years afterwards , however , when court and country were filled with rumours of plots , Claypole was fixed upon to be the head and contriver of one against the royal family , supposedly in consort with the old Oliverian party . Mark Noble states that he was apprehended , in June , 1678 , and sent to the Tower , obtaining an habeas corpus to the king 's bench , he thought to procure bail but though many persons , to whom no objection could be made , offered themselves for that purpose , chief-justice Sir William Scroggs set the bail so high that Claypole 's friends thought it prudent to decline it . Claypole was therefore remanded back to the Tower ; but at the next term , as no evidence appeared against him , and what was , perhaps , much more fortunate to him , a counter plot began to work , he was discharged . When writing the Dictionary of National Biography article on Claypole , Charles Harding Firth concurs with Noble , but Ivan Roots in the more recent Oxford Dictionary of National Biography does not , and thinks it is a case of mistaken identity because although a man called John Claypole , whose profession is given as a printer , was held on suspension of being involved in a plot given his character , it was unlikely to be John Claypole who resided at the manor of Northborough . History is silent what became of him after his imprisonment . Probably he returned to his estate in Northamptonshire ( where he had resided when he was taken into custody ) . Family . Elizabeth and John Claypole had a daughter and two sons Henry and Oliver . Oliver died just before his mother , and Mark Noble speculates that the grief for the loss may well have hastened her death in 1658 . His children with Elizabeth all predeceased him . Claypole married a second time , in June 1670 , Blanche , widow of Lancelot Stavely , by whom he had one daughter , Bridget . However , Claypole fell under the influence of Anne Ottee , a laundress , and disinherited Bridget for Ottee 's benefit . Bridget brought an action in chancery and recovered some portion of his property , but most of it , including the manor of Northborough , Claypole had sold off during his lifetime . Claypole had several other relations including a brother called Henry In Thurloe 's state papers , notice is taken of captain Wingfield Claypole , an officer in Ireland , and Christopher Claypole , who Mark Noble believed was also , in the army , and was sent to the Hague in 1658 . John Claypole expresses his obligations to Henry Cromwell , lord-deputy ( in a letter dated 16 April 1658 ) for his regard to his brothers and sisters , and himself , upon all occasions ; he tells him , `` that indeed , they can not plead any desert , though , '' says he , `` my sister is very good , yet not enough so to entitle her to so much of your kindness '' . This sister seems to be the wife of major Staples , who certainly married one of his sisters , and as he earnestly requests a place for him of the lord-deputy , it is most reasonable to suppose he was the husband of this sister in whose praise he speaks . Wingfield , and another of his brothers , had done something wrong , for he says of the former , `` I wish he had not presumed upon your goodness , in to long an absence '' , and requests his pardon on his behalf , yet desires he may be reprehended ; and also requests that his other brother may likewise be reproved , as he fears he will stand in too much need of it . Another brother was James Claypoole , 1634–1687 , an admired friend of William Penn , the Quaker , who emigrated to Philadelphia , Pennsylvania in 1683 . Other brothers included Edward ( 1636 – ca . 1690 ) , a Captain of Foot , who resided in Barbados from the late 1660s/early1670s and Norton ( 1640–1688 ) , who emigrated to North America in 1678 and died there in Sussex County , Delaware .
Pękoszew . Pękoszew is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kowiesy , within Skierniewice County , Łódź Voivodeship , in central Poland . It lies approximately north-west of Kowiesy , east of Skierniewice , and east of the regional capital Łódź .
Don Munro ( Australian footballer ) . Don Munro ( 1 July 1891 – 9 April 1954 ) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League ( VFL ) .
Green Valley Creek . Green Valley Creek is a stream in Sonoma County , California , U.S.A. , which springs from the hills above the Bohemian Grove and is a tributary of the Russian River . Course . Green Valley Creek originates on a ridge east of Bohemian Grove , about north of the town of Camp Meeker . It descends initially to the east , crossing under Green Valley Road , then following the road southeastward for about , then crossing under it again . After continuing further to the southeast , the creek curves northward to a confluence with Purrington Creek about west of the town of Graton . It continues generally northward , crossing Green Valley Road a third time to reach a confluence with Atascadero Creek , then crossing Ross Station Road . After a westward jog , the creek resumes its northward course , crossing State Route 116 west of the town of Forestville . It follows Martinelli Road north to the town of Rio Dell , where it empties into the Russian River .
Valea Hotarelor River . The Valea Hotarelor River is a tributary of the Sadu River in Romania .
Looper ( film ) . `` Looper '' is a 2012 American science fiction thriller film written and directed by Rian Johnson , and produced by Ram Bergman and James D. Stern . It stars Bruce Willis , Joseph Gordon-Levitt , and Emily Blunt . It revolves around criminal syndicates using contracted killers called `` loopers '' to kill victims sent through time travel . `` Looper '' was selected as the opening film of the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival and was released in the United States on September 28 , 2012 . The film grossed $ 176 million on a $ 30 million budget , while receiving critical acclaim . Plot . In 2044 , 25-year-old Joe works for a Kansas City crime syndicate as a `` looper '' . Since future tracking systems have made it near-impossible to dispose of bodies , the syndicate uses time travel , invented thirty years later and outlawed instantly . Managed by a future man named Abe , loopers kill and dispose of face-concealed victims , and are paid with silver bars strapped to the target . To prevent connections to the syndicate , a looper 's final victim will be their retired future self ( identified by gold bars strapped to them instead of silver ) , ending the contract and `` closing the loop '' . Joe 's friend Seth , part of a minority that manifest low-level telekinesis ( or TK ) , confides that his old self has escaped , after warning him of a person in the future called the Rainmaker who will overthrow the five major bosses and close all loops . Joe reluctantly hides Seth in his apartment 's floor safe , but is taken to Abe by Kid Blue , one of Abe 's elite `` Gat Men '' . Joe reveals Seth 's location instead of forfeiting half his silver and Abe 's men cut an address into younger Seth 's arm , then begin severing body parts . These effects appear on Old Seth , who goes to the address and is killed . When Joe 's next target arrives , it is his older self with his face uncovered and hands unbound . Before Joe can kill him , Old Joe shields himself , knocks Young Joe unconscious and escapes . Returning to his apartment , Young Joe fights with Kid Blue , only to fall off a fire escape and black out . In another timeline , Young Joe kills his older self as he arrives . He moves to Shanghai , where his drug addiction and partying persist , becoming a hitman to finance himself . Years later , he meets a woman during a bar fight and they marry . Thirty years after , Joe is taken to close the loop and his wife is killed in the process . Overpowering his captors , Joe sends himself back to 2044 , thereby altering history . When Old Joe arrives , he evades and incapacitates Young Joe before escaping . Old Joe begins to manifest vague memories of Young Joe 's actions in the present , and meets his younger self at a diner . He explains that he intends to save his wife by killing the Rainmaker as a child . Kid Blue and several other Gat Men arrive at the diner and a gunfight ensues . Young Joe collects a corner of Old Joe 's map as both escape . Young Joe follows the map to a farm where a woman Sara and her son Cid live . Sara recognizes a number on the map as Cid 's birthday and hospital code . Young Joe guesses that Old Joe is going to kill all three children born on the same day , not knowing which one will become the Rainmaker , so he stays at the farm to wait for Old Joe . Jesse , another Gat Man , comes looking for both Joes at the farm , but Cid and Young Joe hide . Later that night , Sara and Young Joe have sex and Sara reveals she has TK powers . Cid 's powers are revealed to be even stronger , with Sara hiding in a safe when he has a tantrum . In the morning , Young Joe wakes to find Jesse holding Sara at gunpoint in the living room . Frightened , Cid falls down the stairs and telekinetically kills Jesse . Young Joe realizes that Cid will become the Rainmaker and that Old Joe will now know this from his memories . Kid Blue captures Old Joe and takes him to Abe . Old Joe breaks free and kills Abe and his henchmen , before travelling to Sara 's farm . While Young Joe kills Kid Blue , Old Joe pursues Sara and Cid . Cid 's face is grazed by a bullet and he creates a telekinetic blast , but is calmed by Sara before he can kill them . Telling Cid to run into the cane field , Sara stands between Old Joe and her son . Realizing that Sara 's death will turn Cid into the Rainmaker , Young Joe commits suicide , erasing Old Joe 's existence , saving Sara and preventing Cid from becoming the Rainmaker . Production . `` Looper '' was written and directed by Rian Johnson . After Johnson released `` The Brothers Bloom '' in 2008 , he re-teamed with producer Ram Bergman , who produced Johnson 's previous two films , with the goal of starting production of `` Looper '' in 2009 . In May 2010 , Joseph Gordon-Levitt was cast in one of the lead roles , which he would play after completing `` Premium Rush '' . Later in the month , Bruce Willis was also cast . In the following October , Emily Blunt joined Gordon-Levitt and Willis . Noah Segan , Jeff Daniels , and Piper Perabo were cast in January 2011 . Filming began in Louisiana on January 24 , 2011 . Makeup artist Kazuhiro Tsuji created the prosthetics that Gordon-Levitt wore in the film so that he would physically resemble Willis . The film 's score was composed by Nathan Johnson , Rian Johnson 's cousin . Other influences cited by Rian Johnson include `` The Terminator '' , `` Witness '' , `` Akira '' , ' , `` 12 Monkeys '' , `` Timecrimes '' , and `` Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World '' . Release . `` Looper '' premiered on September 6 , 2012 , at the opening night of the Toronto International Film Festival . The film was then released theatrically in the United States on , 2012 by FilmDistrict , who obtained the domestic rights from production company Endgame Entertainment at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival . In turn , FilmDistrict chose to release the film with TriStar Pictures . The Chinese release of the film reintegrates a substantial number of scenes set in Shanghai . The move was requested by Chinese production company DMG Entertainment in order to further appeal to Chinese audiences . Several of these scenes were shortened or cut for the American release . Johnson released a free audio commentary on SoundCloud to be downloaded and listened to during the film , with the warning : `` Needless to say , this is NOT to be listened to on a first viewing , or before you 've seen the film . '' Box office . `` Looper '' opened on September 28 , 2012 , in 2,992 theaters in North America and grossed US $ 20,801,522 in its opening weekend averaging US $ 6,952 per theater and ranking # 2 at the box office . The widest release of the film in the U.S was 2,993 theaters and it ended up earning US $ 66.5 million domestically and US $ 110 million internationally for a total of US $ 176.5 million , against its US $ 30 million production budget . Critical response . On Rotten Tomatoes , the film has a rating of 93 % based on 253 reviews , with an average rating of 8.1/10 . The critical consensus reads , `` As thought-provoking as it is thrilling , `` Looper '' delivers an uncommonly smart , bravely original blend of futuristic sci-fi and good old-fashioned action . '' On Metacritic the film has a score of 84 out of 100 , based on 44 critics , indicating `` universal acclaim '' . Audiences polled by the market research firm CinemaScore gave the film a B+ grade on average . James Mottram of `` Total Film '' gave `` Looper '' 5 stars out of 5 , concluding that it was `` the best sci-fi movie since `` Moon '' . The best time-travel yarn since `` 12 Monkeys '' . And one of the best films of 2012 . '' Todd McCarthy of `` The Hollywood Reporter '' gave the film a positive review , calling it `` an engaging , neatly worked-out time-travel sci-fi thriller '' , but also criticizing the effects involved in making Gordon-Levitt resemble Willis : `` At first , the effect is a bit odd , and you ca n't quite put your finger on what 's off ; then it feels downright weird to be looking at a version of Gordon-Levitt who is no longer the actor you 've known for a few years now . '' Peter Debruge of `` Variety '' also gave the film a positive review , writing that writer-director Johnson 's `` grandly conceived , impressively mounted third feature shows a giddy , geeky interest in science-fiction , then forces it into the back seat and lets the multidimensional characters drive . In a genre infamous for loose ends , this thinking man 's thriller marshals action , romance and a dose of very dark comedy toward a stunning payoff . '' Kim Newman of `` Empire '' magazine gave `` Looper '' 5 stars out of 5 , writing , `` Intelligent science-fiction sometimes seems an endangered species—too much physics and there 's a risk of creating something cold and remote , too many explosions and get lost in the multiplex . `` Looper '' is n't perfect , but it pulls off the full `` Wizard Of Oz '' : it has a brain , courage and a heart . '' Noel Murray of `` The A.V . Club '' gave the film an A− grade , writing , `` Looper '' is a remarkable feat of imagination and execution , entertaining from start to finish , even as it asks the audience to contemplate how and why humanity keeps making the same rotten mistakes . '' Kenneth Turan of the `` Los Angeles Times '' gave the film a positive review , writing , `` Looper '' is way inventive but it wears its creativity lightly , like it 's no big deal . This is a highflying , super-stylish science-fiction thriller that brings a fresh approach to mind-bending genre material . We 're not always sure where this time-travel film is going , but we would n't dream of abandoning the ride . '' Claudia Puig of `` USA Today '' gave the film 3.5 stars out of 4 , writing , `` Looper '' s heady blend of time travel , gritty action and a jot of romance is such a thrilling and cerebral mind-bender that it will likely have moviegoers gathering outside the theater afterward to hash out details of its intricately constructed universe . Not that that 's a bad thing . '' Peter Travers of `` Rolling Stone '' also gave the film 3.5 stars out of 4 , praising the performances of Willis and Gordon-Levitt and concluding , `` Lacing tremendously exciting action with touching gravity , `` Looper '' hits you like a shot in the heart . '' Roger Ebert of the `` Chicago Sun-Times '' also gave the film 3.5 stars out of 4 , praising its screenplay , stating `` Looper '' , a smart and tricky sci-fi story , sidesteps the paradoxes of time travel by embracing them . Most time travel movies run into trouble in the final scenes , when impossibilities pile up one upon another . This film leads to a startling conclusion that wipes out the story 's paradoxes so neatly it 's as if it never happened . '' Lisa Schwarzbaum of `` Entertainment Weekly '' gave the film a B+ grade , writing , `` The time swivels in `` Looper '' evoke some of `` Inception '' s fancy temporal tricks ( some of which , of course , also involved Gordon-Levitt straddling multiple time zones at once ) . But it 's the glimpses of `` Children of Men '' -like societal dystopia that give the movie its real weight '' . Keith Staskiewicz , also writing for `` Entertainment Weekly '' ( reviewing the DVD ) and also giving a `` B+ '' , said , `` The film 's premise is markedly inventive , and [ writer-director Rian ] Johnson spends a lot of time making his universe seem lived-in and believable , but he 's not just concerned with whiz-bang what-ifs . The showdown of selves illuminates just how little Gordon-Levitt 's character has changed over the intervening years , stuck as he is in a feedback loop of drug use and violence despite his pipe dream of moving to Europe . The retro trench coats and firearms also suggest a sort of eternal recurrence , and as `` Loopers plot gets more complex , its central question simplifies : If we ca n't fix our mistakes , can we at least make sure we do n't repeat the same ones over and over again ? '' Richard Corliss of `` Time '' magazine gave the film a positive review , calling `` Looper '' a `` hybrid , mashing Quentin Tarantino and Philip K. Dick into a species of pulp science fiction '' and also writing , `` A fanciful film with the patina of hyper-realism , `` Looper '' is well served by actors who behave not as if they were dropped carelessly into the future but spent their whole desperate lives there . '' Dana Stevens of `` Slate '' gave the film a mixed review , writing , `` Looper '' felt to me like a maddening near-miss : It posits an impossible but fascinating-to-imagine relationship – a face-to-face encounter between one 's present and future self , in which each self must account for its betrayal of the other – and then throws away nearly all the dramatic potential that relationship offers . '' Home media . The film was released on Blu-ray and DVD in North America on December 31 , 2012 . The film was also released on January 28 , 2013 in online UK stores , with a general release on February 4 , 2013 . The film made $ 20,583,583 in domestic DVD sales and $ 11,468,974 from domestic Blu-ray sales for a total of $ 32,052,557 .
Matúš Ružinský . Matúš Ružinský ( born 15 January 1992 ) is a Slovak football goalkeeper who plays for ŠK Slovan Bratislava . Club career . He made his professional debut for MFK Košice against AS Trenčín on 13 April 2013 .
Poyans . Poyans is a commune in the Haute-Saône department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France . The people are called Poyans Poyanne and numbered 138 in 1999 census . The area is 12.1 km2 . It is geographically located at an altitude of 210 meters approximately .
Alexandre Dufresne . Alexandre Dufresne ( April 20 , 1818 – after 1877 ) was a merchant and political figure in Quebec . He represented Iberville in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from 1861 to 1866 . He was born in Belœil , Quebec , the son of Jean-Baptiste Dufresne and Ursule Poirier . Dufresne established himself as a merchant at Christieville ( later Iberville ) . He helped establish the `` Franco-Canadien '' in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu . In 1843 , he married Élizabeth Favelin . Dufresne was mayor of Iberville from 1858 to 1860 , from 1873 to 1874 and from 1875 to 1877 . Around 1864 , he helped establish a branch of the Saint-Jean-Baptiste Society in the region . Dufresne ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the Canadian House of Commons and the Quebec assembly in 1867 .
Saraiu . Saraiu is a commune in Constanța County , Romania . The territory of the commune also includes the former village of `` Albina '' ( historical name : `` Balgiu '' ) , located at , disestablished by Presidential Decree in 1977 . Demographics . At the 2011 census , Saraiu had 1,231 Romanians ( 99.84 % ) , 2 others ( 0.16 % ) .
Gozo Nature Museum . The Gozo Nature Museum , formerly known as the Natural Science Museum , is a museum in Victoria , on the island of Gozo , Malta . It has been open to public since 1991 . It is housed in a group of houses within the Cittadella , the oldest part of the city . These houses date back to various ages : the older one , which was an inn , to 1495 ; the other to the 17th century . The Natural Science Museum shows collections `` relating to the Island ’ s geology , minerals , marine life , insects , local habitats and ecosystems '' as well as national plants ( including the Maltese Rock Centaury ) , human and animal evolution . During later years , this building was used as an inn for visitors , and is mentioned in Thomas McGill ’ s “ Handbook , or Guide , for Strangers visiting Malta ” of 1839 , and described as an excellent house of entertainment offering clean and comfortable beds and reasonably-priced dinners . During World War II the building served as a shelter for families who sought refuge during aerial bombings . The buildings which house the museum are listed on the National Inventory of the Cultural Property of the Maltese Islands .
Čikagos Aidas . `` Čikagos Aidas '' ( English : `` Echo of Chicago '' ) is one of the largest Lithuanian-language weekly newspapers published abroad . It is distributed free of charge in the Chicago area of the United States . The full newspaper is available online and it also has its own radio station .
Capillary electrophoresis–mass spectrometry . Capillary electrophoresis–mass spectrometry ( CE-MS ) is an analytical chemistry technique formed by the combination of the liquid separation process of capillary electrophoresis with mass spectrometry . CE-MS combines advantages of both CE and MS to provide high separation efficiency and molecular mass information in a single analysis . It has high resolving power and sensitivity , requires minimal volume and can analyze at high speed . Ions are typically formed by electrospray ionization , but they can also be formed by ionization or other ionization techniques . It has applications in basic research in proteomics and quantitative analysis of biomolecules as well as in clinical medicine . Since its introduction in 1987 , new developments and application has made CE-MS powerful separation and identification technique . Use of CE-MS has increased for protein and peptides analysis and other biomolecules . However , the development of online CE-MS is not without challenges . Understanding of CE , the interface setup , ionization technique and mass detection system is important to tackle problems while coupling capillary electrophoresis to mass spectrometry . History . The original interface between capillary zone electrophoresis and mass spectrometry was developed in 1987 by Richard D. Smith and coworkers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory , and who also later were involved in development of interfaces with other CE variants , including capillary isotachophoresis and capillary isoelectric focusing . Interfacing CE with MS. Capillary electrophoresis is a separation technique which uses high electric field to produce electroosmotic flow for separation of ions . Analytes migrate from one end of capillary to other based on their charge , viscosity and size . Higher the electric field , greater is the mobility . Mass spectrometry is an analytical technique that identifies chemical species depending on their mass-to-charge ratio . During the process , an ion source will convert molecules coming from CE to ions that can then be manipulated using electric and magnetic field . The separated ions are then measured using a detector . The major problem faced when coupling CE to MS arises due to insufficient understanding of fundamental processes when two techniques are interfaced . The separation and detection of analytes can be improved with better interface . CE has been coupled to MS using various ionization techniques like FAB , ESI , MALDI , APCI and DESI . The most used ionization technique is ESI . Electrospray ionization interface . The first CE-MS interface had cathode end of CE capillary terminated within a stainless steel capillary . An electrical contact was made at that point completing the circuit and initiating the electrospray . This interface system had few drawbacks like mismatch in the flow rates of two systems . Since then , interface system has been improved to have continuous flow rate and good electrical contact . At present , three types of interface system exist for CE/ESI-MS which are discussed briefly . Sheathless interface . CE capillary is coupled directly to an electrospray ionization source with a sheathless interface system . The electric contact for ESI is realized by using capillary coated with conductive metal . Because no sheath liquid is used , the system has high sensitivity , low flow rates and minimum background . However , these interface designs , all have challenges including low mechanical robustness , poor reproducibility . The latest sheathless interface design features porous ESI emitter through chemical etching . This design effectively provides robust interfacing with mass spectrometry and addresses the reproducibility challenges associated with previous designs . This porous emitter interface has been explored to couple of CITP/CZE ( or transient ITP ) which greatly improves sample loading capacity of CE and enabled ultrasensitive detection of trace analytes . Another key factor for successful CE-MS interface is the choice of buffer solution which must be suitable for both CE separation and ESI operation . Sheath flow interface . With the sheath flow interface , the electrical connection is established when the CE separation liquid is mixed with sheath liquid flowing coaxially in a metal capillary tubing . Commonly used sheath liquid is 1:1 mixture of water-methanol with 0.1 % acetic acid or formic acid . The system is more reliable and has wide selection range of separation electrolyte . There might be some decrease in sensitivity due to sheath liquid . Liquid junction interface . This technique uses a stainless steel tee to mix separation electrolyte from CE capillary with make up liquid . The CE capillary and ESI needle are inserted through opposite sides of the tee and a narrow gap is maintained . The electrical contact is established by makeup liquid surrounding the junction between two capillaries . This system is easy to operate . However , the sensitivity is reduced and the mixing of two liquids could degrade separation . Continuous-flow fast atom bombardment . CE can be coupled to fast atom bombardment ionization using a continuous flow interface . The interface must match the flow rate between the two systems . The CF-FAB raquires a relatively high flow rate but CE need low flow rate for better separation . A make-up flow can be used using a sheath flow or liquid junction . Coupling CE with MALDI-MS. Off-line coupling of CE to MALDI , the CE effluent could be sprayed or added drop wise on MALDI target plate then dried and analyzed by MS. For online coupling , a moving target with continuous contact to CE capillary end is required . The moving target takes analytes into MS where it is desorbed and ionized . Musyimi et al . developed a new technique where rotating ball was used to transfer CE to MS . The sample from CE is mixed with matrix coming though another capillary . As the ball rotates the sample is dried before it reaches ionization region . This technique has high sensitivity since no makeup fluid is used . Applications . CE-MS ability to separate analytes present in extremely low concentration with high efficiency at high speed has made it applicable in all fields of science . CE-MS has been used for bioanalytical , pharmaceuticals , environmental and forensic application . The major application of CE-MS has been for biological studies , mostly for protein and peptide analysis . Along with that , it is used often for routine analysis of pharmaceutical drugs . There are number of studies reporting characterization of mixtures of peptides and proteins.CE-MS can be used for routine clinical checkup . Body fluids like blood and urine have been analyzed with CE-MS to identify biomarkers for renal diseases and cancer .
Vasanth Nagar . Vasanth Nagar is a upscale neighbourhood located in the heart of the city of Bangalore.A small neighbourhood in the affluent High Grounds residing many retired government bureaucrats , MLA 's , balbrooie guest house , Congress state offfice and the French consulate residence is situated here . Surrounded by major roads , landmarks , offices and hotels , this area is commercially very active now . Star luxury hotels Shangri-la , Le Méridien and ITC Windsor Manor are all in its vicinity.The Bangalore Palace is a five minutes walk , the Vidhan Soudha is just two kilometres from here and is at a distance of 4 km from Majestic . It is bounded by Bangalore Golf Club , Palace Grounds , Shivajinagar and Bangalore Cantonment.This neighbourhood is seeing a rise in luxury apartments due to its tony location and proximity to the Bangalore Central Business District and other prominent addresses .
OKC Energy FC . Oklahoma City Energy FC is an American professional men 's soccer club based in Oklahoma City , Oklahoma . Prodigal LLC was awarded the franchise on July 2 , 2013 . They played their inaugural season in the United Soccer League in 2014 . History . Prodigal LLC , led by Oklahoma City businessman Bob Funk , Jr. , pursued a bid for a franchise in the United Soccer League 's USL Pro in early 2013 . Prodigal was awarded the USL Pro franchise on July 2 , 2013 , with an intended launch date of 2014 . On December 20 , 2013 , Energy FC announced an affiliation agreement with 2013 MLS Champions Sporting Kansas City . Also , recently retired SKC goalkeeper Jimmy Nielsen was named head coach . On March 25 , 2014 , OKC Pro Soccer owner and founder of Oklahoma City 's Fields & Futures program Tim McLaughlin joined the club as an ownership partner , bringing a secured lease to Taft Stadium , where Energy FC began play in 2015 . The club 's 2014 home schedule was played at Pribil Stadium on the campus of Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School . Prodigal LLC formerly operated the Oklahoma City Barons of the American Hockey League and formerly owned the Oklahoma City Dodgers ( formerly Redhawks ) Pacific Coast League baseball team and the Oklahoma City Blazers of the Central Hockey League . 2014 . The Energy won their first game in a pre-season contest against University of Nebraska-Omaha 1–0 on March 8 , 2014 . They went 5–0–1 in preseason games against local colleges . They won their USL Pro debut 2–0 against Orange County Blues FC on April 5 in Irvine , California . Orlando City SC defeated the Energy 2–1 in their first home match on April 26 . After winning two of their first three league matches , the Energy went on a six-game losing streak . Then they went undefeated in their next 8 games ( 4–0–4 ) , including four consecutive shutouts . A second six-game losing streak ended their playoff hopes and the Energy finished in 10th place , five points behind Harrisburg for the last playoff spot . Defender Gareth Evans was named to the All-League Second Team . 2016 . OKC Energy FC formally ended their partnership with MLS 's Sporting Kansas City and joined MLS 's FC Dallas . Stadium . For the 2014 season , home games were played at Pribil Stadium on the campus of Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School and introduced their team kits and logo . In 2015 , the club moved to Taft Stadium . Supporters . The Grid , La Furia Verde , OKC Breakers , Northend United , and Main St. Greens . Rivalries . Energy FC 's main rival are the Tulsa Roughnecks FC in the Black Gold Derby , with both teams being located in Oklahoma . The supporters group of both teams established a trophy , a 4-foot wrench painted with the colors of each team on either side , which is awarded to the regular season winner of the derby . Energy FC leads the series against Tulsa in all competitions with a record of 8–3–3 ( W-D-L ) . Affiliated teams . The club is formally associated with FC Dallas of Major League Soccer . They were affiliated with Sporting Kansas City from 2014 through 2015 . Sponsorship . Local , family-owned First Fidelity Bank became the inaugural jersey sponsor in 2014 .
Coventry City Council election , 2012 . Elections for Coventry City Council were held on Thursday , 3 May 2012 , the same day as other 2012 local elections in the United Kingdom . As the council is elected by thirds , one seat in each of the city 's 18 wards was up for election . The Labour Party won the seat in 15 of the wards , gaining a total of 8 and increasing their majority to 32 seats . The Conservative Party won the remaining three seats , losing six , with the Liberal Democrats and the Socialist Party both losing their only seat on the council . The election coincided with a local referendum on whether to have an elected mayor . Campaign . The Conservative party focused their efforts on retaining their existing seats , campaigning on issues like the closure of Sure Start centres , disruption caused by rebuilding the city centre , and an alternative budget proposal . Labour focused on their aim of protecting frontline services , rebuilding the city centre for the Olympics ( Coventry hosted several football events ) , and fixing potholes . Liberal Democrat councillor Russell Field focused on his record in working for his ward . The Socialists supported an independent candidate in Foleshill who is campaigning against the planned closure of a local sports centre . They focused on `` stiffening the resistance to coalition cuts to this city '' and accused Labour of signing up to coalition austerity plans . The Greens focused on alternative plans for the city , including an insulation scheme for homes and instituting a Living Wage for council employees . UKIP was focussing on local issues . Results by ward . Note : For all wards , the percentage change is calculated from the council local election in 2011 ( the last time the ward was contested ) , whilst the gains , losses , and holds are calculated from 2008 ( the last time these particular seats were contested ) . Note for Bablake ward : Independent candidate John Gazey was the sitting councillor for the Conservative party . After being deselected he decided to run as an independent .
Tom Kane ( baseball ) . Thomas Joseph Kane ( December 15 , 1906 – November 26 , 1973 ) , nicknamed `` Sugar '' , was a professional baseball player . He was a second baseman for one season ( 1938 ) with the Boston Bees . For his career , he collected no hits in four at-bats . He was born and later died in Chicago at the age of 66 .
Rick Ladson . Rick Ladson ( born 18 February 1984 ) is a professional Australian Rules Footballer who played for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League . Ladson was selected at no . 16 in the 2001 AFL Draft from the Bendigo Pioneers and is a defender and outside midfielder . He debuted in Round 6 , 2003 , against the Carlton Football Club and continued to play six of 22 possible games in 2003 . In 2004 he suffered a fractured wrist in a pre-season game and missed the first seven games . In 2006 , Ladson played all 22 games with an average of 18 disposals per game and finished ninth in the Best and Fairest . In 2007 , Ladson continued his form , missing only two games in the home and away season and playing two finals games . Ladson played in every game of the 2008 season , culminating in being a part of Hawthorn 's premiership winning side . He had arthroscopic surgery on his left knee after that season , delaying his return until Round 13 . He only played three games before he injured his right knee , which also required surgery and resulted in Ladson missing the remainder of the season . For the 2012 season he was with the Essendon Football Club as a development coach . In 2013 , Ladson was playing coach for Golden Square club in the Bendigo Football League . Ladson has been the coach of Sedgwick Cricket Club since the 2014/15 season . Statistics . ! scope= '' row '' style= '' text-align : center '' | 2003 ! scope= '' row '' style= '' text-align : center '' | 2004 ! scope= '' row '' style= '' text-align : center '' | 2005 ! scope= '' row '' style= '' text-align : center '' | 2006 ! scope= '' row '' style= '' text-align : center '' | 2007 ! scope= '' row '' style= '' text-align : center ; '' | 2008 ! scope= '' row '' style= '' text-align : center '' | 2009 ! scope= '' row '' style= '' text-align : center '' | 2010 ! scope= '' row '' style= '' text-align : center '' | 2011
Alvear Palace Hotel . The Alvear Palace Hotel is a luxury hotel located in Avenida Alvear in Recoleta , an upscale neighbourhood in Buenos Aires , Argentina . The hotel was inaugurated in 1932 and , following extensive refurbishment , was reinaugurated in 1994 . History . The hotel was built by Buenos Aires businessman and socialite Dr. Rafael de Miero , who had been to Paris in the early 1920s and wanted to bring some of that Belle Epoque grandeur to his then flourishing hometown . He bought and demolished a large house on the corner of Avenida Alvear and Ayacucho in 1922 , which began the decade-long on-again , off-again project , which finally opened in 1932 . A success , it was expanded in 1940 , consuming another old mansion on Avenida Alvear . In 1970 , ownership passed to the 26-year-old Andreas von Salm-Kyrburg Wernitz , Duke of Hornes , Spanish cousin of King Juan Carlos I , who presided over the hotel 's slow decline as a result of labour disputes and a general Argentinian economic stagnation . With bankruptcy threatening , in 1978 Wernitz sold the hotel to the Aragon Hotel Group , and since 1984 , it 's been part of David Sutton Dabbah 's Alvear Luxury Hotels . It was renovated in 1984 , and again in 2004 .
Carlito Puno . Carlito Serrano Puno is a Philippine technocrat who had served has chair of the Commission on Higher Education from 2005 to 2007 . He had also led the United Coconut Chemicals company from 2007 until the firm ’ s closure in 2012 .
Delijan , Rudsar . Delijan ( , also Romanized as Delījān ) is a village in Siyarastaq Yeylaq Rural District , Rahimabad District , Rudsar County , Gilan Province , Iran . At the 2006 census , its population was 55 , in 22 families .
Troy Sanders ( composer ) . Troy Sanders ( December 7 , 1901 – May 3 , 1959 ) was an American composer and musician who worked in the Hollywood industry from 1930 through 1959 . For 30 years Sanders worked steadily in Hollywood since the first talkies hit the screen , contributing to different areas of the music department , while working mostly as an advisor for composers such as Irving Berlin , Johnny Burke , Frederick Hollander , John Leipold , Alfred Newman , Walter Scharf , Jimmy Van Heusen , Franz Waxman and Victor Young , among others .
Lubbock Independent School District . Lubbock Independent School District was established in 1907 . Accredited by the Texas Education Agency , Lubbock ISD is the largest school district that serves the city of Lubbock , Texas ( USA ) . The Lubbock Independent School District covers and contains nearly of school properties that are owned by the local taxpayers . Those properties include 61 campuses including 37 elementary schools ( Grades Pre-K - 5 ) , 4 early childhood schools , 11 middle schools ( Grades 6-8 ) , 4 high schools ( Grades 9-12 ) , 2 special purpose , and three alternative campuses . Lubbock ISD facilities include an Advanced Technology Center for the teaching of computer operations and programming . The ATC also instructs students in Iron and Wood construction , and automobile technology . The district also features an Aquatic Center . Schools use this Olympic indoor facility across west Texas for swimming and diving competitions . It also trains all third-grade students about water safety during a class time at their school . The Aquatic Center also offers special water fitness instruction for the staff of Lubbock ISD . In 2009 , the school district was rated `` academically acceptable '' by the Texas Education Agency .
National Independent Cadres and Elites . The National Independent Cadres and Elites ( NICE ) is an Iraqi political party . It represents Shi'ites who do not support the approach of the United Iraqi Alliance . It is closely associated with the movement of Moqtada al-Sadr and the Mahdi Army . The party is led by newspaper editor Fatah al-Sheikh . 2005 Transitional elections . In the 2005 Iraqi elections , NICE received just under 70,000 votes , about 0.8 % of those cast , earning them three seats in the transitional National Assembly of Iraq . 2005 Permanent elections . NICE did not contest the elections for the regular assembly later in 2005 . Many of Sadr 's supporters were part of the United Iraqi Alliance list .
Transition to and from Hostilities . Transition to and from Hostilities is a 2004 report by the Defense Science Board , a committee of civilian experts appointed to advise the U.S. Department of Defense on scientific and technical matters . The report was the foundation for a subsequent Department of Defense Instruction that elevated Operations Other Than War ( OOTW ) to co-equal status with combat operations . Overview . The report made two key recommendations . First , that the management discipline demonstrated by United States Armed Forces in combat operations should be extended to peacetime work , post-conflict stabilization and intelligence in pre- and post-conflict phases of defense activities . Second , that additional capacity was required within United States Department of Defense in order to deliver the stabilization , reconstruction and intelligence tasks required in pre- or post-stabilization phases of Defense operations .
Paperplay . `` Paperplay '' is a British children 's television programme , produced by Thames Television for the ITV network between 1974 and 1981 . The show was devised and presented by Susan Stranks , a former `` Magpie '' presenter . In each show , Stranks would make simple creations from paper and other household waste . Assisting her would be two mischievous hand-puppet spiders named Itsy and Bitsy . Itsy was the red male , growling spider and Bitsy the yellow female , squeaking spider . Occasionally they were joined by other puppets , such as Boris the ladybird , Cardew the caterpillar and Katie the bird . The puppets were operated by Norman Beardsley , who was hidden by a black backdrop .
Ganzhousaurus . `` Ganzhousaurus '' is an extinct genus of oviraptorine oviraptorid dinosaur known from the Late Cretaceous Nanxiong Formation of Nankang County , Ganzhou City of Jiangxi Province , southern China . It was found in a Maastrichtian deposit and contains a single species , `` Ganzhousaurus nankangensis '' . It is distinguished by a combination of primitive and derived features . Phylogeny . Phylogenetic analysis places `` Ganzhousaurus '' within Oviraptoridae . Within Oviraptoridae its phylogenetic position is more unstable , with one phylogenetic analysis recovering it as a member of the Oviraptorinae and another recovering it as a more derived member of the group , closely related to `` ingeniines '' However , it also bears some similarities to the basal caenagnathid `` Gigantoraptor '' . Paleobiology . `` Ganzhousaurus '' shared its habitat with at least four other oviraptorid species , `` Jiangxisaurus ganzhouensis , Nankangia jinzhouensis , Banji long , '' and an as-yet unnamed species . This diversity may have been made possible by niche partitioning , with `` Ganzhousaurus '' being primarily herbivorous .
Võrevere . Võrevere is a village in Järva Parish , Järva County in central Estonia . The estimate terrain elevation above seal level is 72 metres . Variant forms of spelling for Võrevere or in other languages : Võrevere Asundus , Vyrevere , Võrevere , Vorevere , Vorevere Asundus , Vyrevere , Võrevere , Võrevere Asundus .
Kateřina Bužková . Kateřina Bužková ( born 19 March 1996 ) is a Czech football midfielder , currently playing for Sparta Praha in the Czech First Division . She is an Under 19 international .
Iobenguane . Iobenguane , also known as metaiodobenzylguanidine or mIBG , or MIBG ( tradename Adreview ) is a radiopharmaceutical , used in a scintigraphy method called MIBG scan . Iobenguane is a radiolabeled molecule similar to noradrenaline . The radioisotope of iodine used for the label can be iodine-123 ( for imaging purposes only ) or iodine-131 ( which must be used when tissue destruction is desired , but is sometimes used for imaging also ) . It localizes to adrenergic tissue and thus can be used to identify the location of tumors such as pheochromocytomas and neuroblastomas . With I-131 it can also be used to eradicate tumor cells that take up and metabolize norepinephrine . Thyroid precautions . Thyroid blockade with ( nonradioactive ) potassium iodide is indicated for nuclear medicine scintigraphy with iobenguane/mIBG . This competitively inhibits radioiodine uptake , preventing excessive radioiodine levels in the thyroid and minimizing the risk of thyroid ablation ( in the case of I-131 ) . The minimal risk of thyroid carcinogenesis is also reduced as a result . The FDA-approved dosing of potassium iodide for this purpose are as follows : infants less than 1 month old , 16 mg ; children 1 month to 3 years , 32 mg ; children 3 years to 18 years , 65 mg ; adults 130 mg . However , some sources recommend alternative dosing regimens . Not all sources are in agreement on the necessary duration of thyroid blockade , although agreement appears to have been reached about the necessity of blockade for both scintigraphic and therapeutic applications of iobenguane . Commercially available iobenguane is labeled with iodine-123 , and product labeling recommends administration of potassium iodide 1 hour prior to administration of the radiopharmaceutical for all age groups , while the European Associated of Nuclear Medicine recommends ( for iobenguane labeled with either I-131 or I-123 , ) that potassium iodide administration begin one day prior to radiopharmaceutical administration , and continue until the day following the injection , with the exception of newborns , who do not require potassium iodide doses following radiopharmaceutical injection . Product labeling for diagnostic iodine-131 iobenguane recommends potassium iodide administration one day before injection and continuing 5 to 7 days following . Iodine-131 iobenguane used for therapeutic purposes requires a different pre-medication duration , beginning 24–48 hours prior to iobenguane injection and continuing 10–15 days following injection . Alternative imaging modality for pheochromocytoma . The FDOPA CT scan has proven to be nearly 100 % sensitive for detection of pheochromocytomas , vs. 90 % for MIBG scans . Centers which offer FDOPA PET/CT , however , are rare . Iobenguane I 131 for cancers . Iobenguane I 131 , marketed under the trade name Azedra , has had a clinical trial as a treatment for malignant , recurrent or unresectable pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma , and the FDA approved it on July 30th , 2018 . The drug is developed by Progenics Pharmaceuticals .
RocketHub . RocketHub is an online crowdfunding platform . Usersincluding musicians , entrepreneurs , scientists , game developers , philanthropists , filmmakers , photographers , theatre producers/directors , writers , and fashion designers , post fundraising campaigns to RocketHub to raise funds and awareness for projects and endeavors . RocketHub is considered one of America 's largest crowdfunding platforms . History . Incorporated in 2009 , the RocketHub platform launched by January 2010 . The original founders of RocketHub are Brian Meece , Jed Cohen , Alon Hillel-Tuch , and Vladimir Vukicevic . Bill Clinton and Bill Gates selected RocketHub as part of their guest edited `` Ways to Change the World '' edition of Wired Magazine . The Company is based in New York City . RocketHub was selected by the US Department of State as one of its 12 top global partners , alongside large corporations such as Coca-Cola . Secretary of State John Kerry provided the foreword for the report . RocketHub operates in over 190 different countries , and through its partnership with the US Department of State is the only established US crowdfunding platform able to operate and crowdfund in emerging regions across the world . Vladimir served as the platform 's CTO until August 2014 , when he joined Meural . Alon Hillel-Tuch has been Chief Technical Officer since . The current CEO is Brian Meece . Jed Cohen handles community/platform operations as COO , and Alon Hillel-Tuch is CFO and CTO . RocketHub was the first crowdfunding platform to partner with network television , “ We believe we ’ re the first broadcast network to start an initiative using crowdfunding to help people grow their business ideas , ” Dr. Libby H. O ’ Connell , SVP of Corporate Outreach for A & E Networks . RocketHub engaged in an innovative partnership with marketing agency Wieden+Kennedy and Chrysler 's Dodge Dart in 2013 allowing users to crowdfund the purchase of a car . The partnership garnered 70 million impressions and was featured at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival , the campaign video became a Cannes Bronze Film Lion winner . Crowdfunding . RocketHub enables Direct-to-Fan social media-based outreach and fundraising . Project leaders , i.e. , fundraisers , publicize campaigns themselves through Facebook , Twitter and similar platforms . When posting a campaign , users choose a campaign deadline , target funding-goal , and offer “ perks ” in exchange for contributions . Broadly , RocketHub shares similarities with platforms such as Kickstarter , Sellaband , and Pledgemusic , however if the selected funding target is not reached by the deadline , the project leader is still able to keep the collected funds . RocketHub charges 4 % of funds collected , plus 4 % payment processing fees , if the project is fully funded , and 8 % plus 4 % payment processing fees if the project does not reach its goal . JOBS Act . On April 5 , 2012 , President Barack Obama signed the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act into law . Among other things , the JOBS Act legalizes investment in closely held corporations in exchange for funds from non-accredited investors . In response , RocketHub published a whitepaper entitled “ Regulation Of Crowdfunding ” offering its perspective on how the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission should regulate the industry . On June 26 , 2012 , Rockethub testified in Congress regarding the JOBS Act , presenting 3 points . They included crowdfunding democratizes fundraising ; crowdfunding will lead to job growth ; and crowdfunding empowers investors .
Ida V. Wells . Ida V. Wells was an American lawyer . Early life . Ida V. Wells was born in Greenfield , Missouri , the daughter of Dr. Harry T. Wells ( b . 1853 ) and Ella B . Wells ( b . 1856 ) . Career . Ida V. Wells was a lawyer and Deputy City Prosecutor . For two years she was Assistant State Inheritance Tax Attorney . She was the director of the Women Lawyers ' Association . She was president of the Professional Women 's Club . She was a member of the Women Lawyers ' Club , Republican Study Club , Soroptimist Club , State and County Bar Association , Women 's Political League . Personal life . Ida V. Wells moved to California in 1908 and lived at 1744 West 24th St. , Los Angeles , California .
Battle of Nagashino . The took place in 1575 near Nagashino Castle on the plain of Shitarabara in the Mikawa Province of Japan . Takeda Katsuyori attacked the castle when Okudaira Sadamasa rejoined the Tokugawa , and when his original plot with Oga Yashiro for taking Okazaki Castle , the capital of Mikawa , was discovered . Takeda Katsuyori attacked the castle on 16 June , using Takeda gold miners to tunnel under the walls , rafts to ferry samurai across the rivers , and siege towers . On 22 June the siege became a blockade , complete with palisades and cables strewn across the river . The defenders then sent Torii Suneemon to get help . He reached Okazaki , where Ieyasu and Nobunaga promised help . Conveying that message back to the castle , Torii was captured and hung on a cross before the castle walls . However , he was still able to shout out that relief was on the way before he was killed . Both Tokugawa Ieyasu and Oda Nobunaga sent troops to assist Sadamasa and break the siege , and their combined forces defeated Katsuyori . Nobunaga 's skillful use of firearms to defeat Takeda 's cavalry tactics is often cited as a turning point in Japanese warfare ; many cite it as the first `` modern '' Japanese battle . In fact , the cavalry charge had been introduced only a generation earlier by Katsuyori 's father , Takeda Shingen . Furthermore , firearms had already been used in other battles . Nobunaga 's innovation was the wooden stockades and rotating volleys of fire , which led to a decisive victory at Nagashino . Battle . According to the `` Shinchō kōki '' , Nobunaga and Ieyasu brought a total of 38,000 men to relieve the siege on the castle by Katsuyori . Of Takeda 's original 15,000 besiegers , only 12,000 faced the Oda–Tokugawa army in this battle . The remaining 3000 continued the siege to prevent the garrison in the castle from sallying forth and joining the battle . Oda and Tokugawa positioned their men across the plain from the castle , behind the Rengogawa , a small stream whose steep banks would slow down the cavalry charges for which the Takeda clan was known . Seeking to protect his arquebusiers , which he would later become famous for , Nobunaga built a number of wooden palisades in a zig-zag pattern , setting up his gunners to attack the Takeda cavalry in volleys . The stockades served to blunt the force of charging cavalry . Of Oda 's forces , an estimated 10,000 Ashigaru arquebusiers , 3,000 of the best shots were placed in three ranks under the command of Sassa Narimasa , Maeda Toshiie and Honda Tadakatsu . Ōkubo Tadayo was stationed outside the palisade , as was Sakuma Nobumori , who feigned a retreat . Shibata Katsuie and Toyotomi Hideyoshi protected the left flank . Takeda Katsuyori arranged his forces in five groups of 3,000 , with Baba Nobuharu on his right , Naitō Kiyonaga in the center , Yamagata Masakage on the left , Katsuyori in reserve and the final group continuing the siege . A night attack on the eve of the battle by Sakai Tadatsugu killed Takeda Nobuzane , a younger brother of Shingen . The Takeda army emerged from the forest and found themselves 200–400 meters from the Oda–Tokugawa stockades . The short distance , the great power of the Takeda cavalry charge and the heavy rain , which Katsuyori assumed would render the matchlock guns useless , encouraged Takeda to order the charge . His cavalry was feared by both the Oda and Tokugawa forces , who had suffered a defeat at the Mikatagahara . The horses slowed to cross the stream and were fired upon as they crested the stream bed within 50 meters of the enemy . This was considered the optimum distance to penetrate the armor of the cavalry . In typical military strategy , the success of a cavalry charge depends on the infantry breaking ranks so that the cavalry can mow them down . If the infantry does `` not '' break , however , cavalry charges will often fail , with even trained warhorses refusing to advance into the solid ranks of opponents . Between the continuous fire of the arquebusiers ' volleys and the rigid control of the `` horo-shu '' , the Oda forces stood their ground and were able to repel every charge . Ashigaru spearmen stabbed through or over the stockades at horses that made it past the initial volleys and `` samurai '' , with swords and shorter spears , engaged in single combat with Takeda warriors . Strong defenses on the ends of the lines prevented Takeda forces from flanking the stockades . By mid-day the Takeda broke and fled , and the Oda forces vigorously pursued the routed army . According to `` Shinchō kōki '' , Takeda suffered a loss of 10,000 men , two-thirds of his original besieging force . Several of the Twenty-Four Generals of Takeda Shingen were killed in this battle , including Baba Nobuharu , Hara Masatane , Sanada Nobutsuna with his younger brother Sanada Masateru , Yamagata Masakage , Saegusa Moritomo , Tsuchiya Masatsugu and Naitō Masatoyo . Obata Masamori received a mortal wound . Film . The Battle of Nagashino and the last years of the Takeda clan are dramatized in Akira Kurosawa 's 1980 film `` Kagemusha '' ( Shadow Warrior ) . In the film , a wayward thief is recruited to impersonate the dead Takeda Shingen in the years preceding Takeda Katsuyori 's defeat at Nagashino . At the end of the film , the thief witnesses the battle and at its end he dies while the Takeda flag drifts away in the river.. Anime . In Sengoku Basara anime , Nobunaga betrayed both Azai Nagamasa and Tokugawa Ieyasu and used his corps on former and ignored aid to the latter . Video games . The Battle of Nagashino is a significant part of many PlayStation 2 games , predominantly Koei 's `` Kessen III '' and `` Samurai Warriors '' . If Shingen is the playable character in `` Samurai Warriors '' , there is a 'what-if ' situation which examines what would have happened if he had not died : Shingen successfully reads the feint , and does not charge . It then starts raining , rendering the arquebuses worthless except as clubs . Only then would the Takeda cavalry charge , completely routing the Oda–Tokugawa combined forces . Likewise , this can be done in Uesugi Kenshin 's Story in `` Samurai Warriors 2 '' where due to a historical tangent , Kenshin joins the living Shingen at Nagashino ( although in at least one version of SW2 's raining at Nagashino , Nobunaga responds by ordering his arquebusiers , `` Simply use your rifles to beat them to death '' ) . In Samurai Warriors 3 if playing any character besides Shingen , he will appear , not dead , when you get close to getting to the goal of defeating Katsuyori . This changes the end goal from defeating Katsuyori to defeat Shingen . The battle is recreated in the strategy game ' , with the player taking control of Oda Nobunaga 's troops . If players recreate Nobunaga 's strategy utilizing Ashigaru spearmen and arquebusiers , they can defeat the powerful Takeda cavalry charge .
Spencer Smith ( musician ) . Spencer James Smith ( born September 2 , 1987 ) is an American talent agent and former musician and songwriter . He is best known as a co-founding member and the former drummer of the rock band Panic ! at the Disco . He recorded four studio albums with the band : `` A Fever You Ca n't Sweat Out '' ( 2005 ) , `` Pretty . Odd . '' ( 2008 ) , `` Vices & Virtues '' ( 2011 ) , and `` Too Weird to Live , Too Rare to Die ! '' ( 2013 ) . The band 's debut album went double platinum and charted at No . 13 on the US `` Billboard '' 200 , spearheaded by the hit single `` I Write Sins Not Tragedies '' , which peaked at No . 7 in the `` Billboard '' Hot 100 . He announced his departure from Panic ! on April 2 , 2015 via the band 's official website , citing a need to settle his drug issues . As of February 7 , 2018 , Spencer works as an official manager and talent finder at DCD2 Records . Early life . Born in Colorado , Smith was raised in Las Vegas , Nevada and attended Bishop Gorman High School & Western High School with former bandmate Ryan Ross . Panic ! at the Disco ( 2004–2015 ) . Spencer Smith was the drummer for American rock band Panic ! at the Disco , formed in 2004 . Fall Out Boy bassist Pete Wentz discovered the band through the Internet and quickly signed them to his Decaydance Records label before the band had even played a single show . Smith has played the percussion parts on the band 's first four studio albums , `` A Fever You Ca n't Sweat Out '' ( 2005 ) , `` Pretty . Odd . '' ( 2008 ) , `` Vices & Virtues '' ( 2011 ) and `` Too Weird to Live , Too Rare to Die ! '' ( 2013 ) . `` A Fever You Ca n't Sweat Out '' has sold over two million units worldwide , spurred on by the lead single `` I Write Sins Not Tragedies '' which became the band 's most successful song , reaching # 7 on the US `` Billboard '' Hot 100 chart and becoming the band 's mainstream breakthrough so early in their career . The 2008 album `` Pretty . Odd . '' debuted at # 2 on the `` Billboard '' 200 , however it was less widely received in comparison to `` Fever '' and quickly fell off the charts . In 2007 , members of The Cab sent Smith a demo and he helped sign them to Pete Wentz 's record label , Decaydance . Spencer appears in the music videos `` What a Catch , Donnie '' and `` Headfirst Slide into Cooperstown on a Bad Bet '' by Fall Out Boy , and also appears in the Gym Class Heroes video for the song `` Clothes Off ! ! '' alongside bandmate Brendon Urie , and former Panic ! at the Disco band members Ryan Ross and Jon Walker . The members are seen dancing in animal costumes , Spencer being in a seal suit . Recently Smith and bandmate Brendon Urie appeared in Butch Walker 's music video `` Pretty Melody '' , appearing as ninjas . In 2009 , founding member/guitarist Ryan Ross and bassist Jon Walker left the band , leaving Smith and vocalist Brendon Urie as the sole remaining members . Smith completed work on Panic ! at the Disco 's third studio album `` Vices & Virtues '' with bandmate Brendon Urie , which was released in March 2011 . Prior to the release of `` Vices & Virtues '' , Smith co-starred with Brendon Urie in a seven-minute short film , called `` The Overture '' , directed by Shane Drake . The short film addressed the departure of two former Panic ! at the Disco members , founding member and guitarist Ryan Ross and bassist Jon Walker . In an April 2011 interview with `` Blogcritics '' , Smith revealed plans to expand Panic ! at the Disco from the current duo with the addition of new band members saying , `` We knew it would be just me and Brendon , but we have also left the option open to work with other people . '' Smith also stated that being on tour is his favorite part of the musical process , though that would be impossible without work in the recording studio . On August 2 , 2013 , he released an open letter to his fans , coming clean about his battle with alcohol and prescription pills . On August 7 , 2013 Brendon Urie announced via the band 's website that Spencer would no longer be taking part in the tour , stating that `` He is away getting the help that he needs . '' On April 2 , 2015 , Spencer announced his departure from Panic ! at the Disco .
Nebria lariollei lariollei . `` Nebria lariollei lariollei '' is a subspecies of beetle in the Carabidae family that is endemic to France .
Arthropteris . `` Arthropteris '' is a small genus of ferns in family Tectariaceae , native to Australia , Europe , Asia and Africa , and previously placed in the families Oleandraceae or Davalliaceae . Around 12 to 21 species are considered part of this genus . The name `` Arthropteris '' is from the Greek , meaning `` jointed fern '' , referring to the joint at the base of the petiole .
Texas general election , 2006 . The 2006 Texas General Election was held on Tuesday , 7 November 2006 , in the U.S. state of Texas . Voters statewide elected the Governor , Lieutenant Governor , Attorney General , Comptroller of Public Accounts , Commissioner of the General Land Office , Commissioner of Agriculture , and one Railroad Commissioner . Statewide judicial offices up for election were the chief justice and four justices of the Texas Supreme Court , and the presiding judge and two judges of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals . The Texas United States Senate election , 2006 and the Texas United States House elections , 2006 were conducted as part of the Texas General Election . Democratic and Republican candidates were selected in party primaries held 7 March 2006 . In races without a majority , the runoff elections were held on 11 April 2006 . Libertarian candidates were selected at the Texas Libertarian Convention 10 June 2006 in Houston ( the Libertarian Party does not use a primary system to select candidates ) . Independent candidates had 60 days after the primaries are over ( from 8 March , one day after the primary election , to 11 May 2006 ) to collect the necessary signatures to secure a place on the ballot . For statewide elections , state law proscribes the collection of one percent of voters casting ballots in the prior gubernatorial election ( for 2006 , this equates to 45,540 signatures ) from registered voters that did not vote in either primary or any runoffs . If there was a primary runoff for the office an independent candidate is seeking , the petition process shrank to only 30 days , from 12 April ( one day after the runoff elections ) to 11 May 2006 . Legislative elections . Sixteen Texas Senate seats and all 150 Texas House of Representatives seats are up for election in 2006 . The senators and representatives elected in 2006 will serve in the Eightieth Texas Legislature , while the senators will also serve in the Eighty-first Texas Legislature . Texas Senate . Fifteen of the sixteen elections for the Texas Senate are contested to some extent . In the District 3 race , Robert Nichols won his Republican primary and will be unopposed in the fall election . Texas House of Representatives . In the Texas House of Representatives , 118 of the 150 seats will be contested in the November 2006 election . Thirty races will be uncontested after the primary elections on 7 March 2006 ; the remaining two will be determined in the primary runoffs on 11 April 2006 .
History of United States patent law . The history of United States patent law started even before the U.S. Constitution was adopted , with some state-specific patent laws . The history spans over more than three centuries . Background . The oldest form of a patent was seen in Medieval times . Medieval rulers would grant an exclusive right to a `` monopoly . '' This was sometimes an attempt to raise funds without taxing , although taxes were still imposed . In England such grants took the form of `` letters patent '' , issued by the sovereign to inventors who petitioned and were approved : a grant of 1331 to John Kempe and his Company is the earliest authenticated instance of a royal grant made with the avowed purpose of instructing the English in a new industry . In 1474 , in Venice , the first known patent law that granted inventors exclusive rights to their inventions was passed as a result of an economic policy . Thereafter , patents were a formal means of granting and restricting monopolies in Europe . The Venice statute had all the basic elements of a modern patent system—a requirement of novelty , proof of usefulness , and a requirement that the patentee describe and explain the invention . In 1624 , in England , the Statute of Monopolies was passed primarily to restrict the power of the sovereign in granting monopolies . The Statute of Monopolies , for the first time in history , defined the following : that inventions had to be `` new '' to attain a monopoly , and that a monopoly would be granted only for a limited period of time ( in this case 14 years . ) These aspects have carried forward and helped shape the United States Patent Law . The Statute of Monopolies attempted to reinforce the advantages to society of new inventions ; however , a French Patent Law , established in 1791 , focused on the inventor and emphasized the invention as the inventor 's property . The US Patent Law today adopts both streams of thought ; however , the concept of monopolies and patents , in the US , initiated with the British thought of advantages to society . Case-specific acts . In America in the early colonial period , there were no general laws providing for the issuing of patents . However , people who invented new products could appeal to the colonial governments , which could grant them the exclusive commercial right to the products . The earliest of such rights granted in the colonies was in the state of Massachusetts in 1641 . The Massachusetts General Court gave Samuel Winslow an exclusive right to utilize a new process of making salt for 10 years . The case is unofficially known of as the first `` patent '' in America . Other similar exclusive commercial rights were granted in other colonies and later states of the United States of America . These acts were all private acts of the colony or state governments to grant commercial privileges to specific people , before general laws regarding the issuing of patents were passed in each state . This custom of using private acts to grant patents is often said to have come from the early in England , particularly the English Statute of Monopolies of 1624 . State-level general patent laws . Near the end of the 18th century , states started to pass general patent laws replacing the case-specific acts . These state-level general acts set up standardized procedures for patent applications , an examination process , and general terms for patent holdings . The first state to pass a general patent law was South Carolina , in 1784 . This first general patent act of the state of South Carolina is titled `` An Act for the Encouragement of Arts and Sciences . '' Although most of its terms concerned the protection of copyrights , it also included the following provision : `` The Inventors of useful machines shall have a like exclusive privilege of making or vending their machines for the like term of 14 years , under the same privileges and restrictions hereby granted to , and imposed on , the authors of books . '' Many other states followed suit in passing general patent acts , most using a 14-year term , resembling English practices . However , without a federal system , patentees who wanted to use their invention in more than one state had to apply separately for patents in each state , which was expensive and time-consuming . A standardized national patent law was needed for more efficient patent grating process . Constitution . `` The Congress shall have Power ... To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts , by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries . '' Patent Act of 1790 . The Patent Act of 1790 was the first federal patent statute of the United States . It was titled `` An Act to promote the Progress of Useful Arts . '' The statute was concise , including only seven sections . Similar to the state statutes , the federal statute allowed the patentees a 14-year term of exclusive right to use their inventions , without the possibility of an extension . This was unsatisfactory to many inventors who wanted extended protection time for their inventions . They argued that 14 years were not enough , given that it often took several years already for their inventions to be commercialized . Another important point of the Patent Act of 1790 was that it did not allow foreigners to obtain patents in the United States . In the Patent Act of 1790 , the power to grant or refuse patents was given exclusively to three people : the Secretary of State , the Secretary of War , and the Attorney General . Patent applicants needed the consent of at least two of the three officials to obtain a patent . The act provided that an examination process be carried out by the same three officials to decide whether the inventions were `` not before known or used '' and `` sufficiently useful and important '' . This examination process was soon criticized as taking unreasonably too much time . At the same time , the people responsible for examining and granting patents had other important duties to attend to and could not carry out the process quickly . It took several months for a patent to be examined . Patent Act of 1793 . In 1793 , the 1790 act was repealed and replaced by the Patent Act of 1793 . The act was notable for its definition of the subjects of patents which remains unchanged until now : `` any new and useful art , machine , manufacture or composition of matter and any new and useful improvement on any art , machine , manufacture or composition of matter '' . In this later act , the patent application process was much simpler than in the Patent Act of 1790 . People who sought patents only needed to petition the Secretary of State and then it was the duty of the Secretary of State to acquire examination from the Attorney General . The examination process was simplified by dropping the clause that patented inventions needed to be `` sufficiently useful and important '' . It was enough that inventions were somehow useful , even if the usefulness was insignificant , and `` not before known or used '' to be granted patents . Obtaining patents became much easier during the period after the Patent Act of 1793 and the next federal Patent Act passed in 1836 . Between the Patent Act of 1790 and that of 1793 , only 55 patents were granted , but by July 2 , 1836 , a total of 10,000 patents had been granted . This however , came at an expense of the quality of patents granted . Thomas Jefferson , who was Secretary of State at the time , realized the need to employ experts into the patent examination process . He hired personnel from the University of Pennsylvania to help with determining the novelty and usefulness of the inventions . When more and more patent applications came in , the patent office , which was still loosely organized , was unable to adequately examine every application . In his book `` Science in the Federal Government : A History of Policies and Activities '' Dupree commented : `` The patent office languished , but inventors were ever more active . '' Patents were granted to objects and procedures which were not original inventions or not useful . As this ineffective situation went on , more lawsuits were filed over patent validity and infringement . Patentees were dissatisfied , and courts were overwhelmed with patent lawsuits . Patent Act of 1836 . In 1836 , another federal Patent Act was passed to reform problems in the previous acts . The Patent Act of 1836 was significant in a number of ways . Firstly , the act created an official Patent Office , which was still a part of the Department of State , but no longer under the duties of the Secretary of State . It freed the Secretary of State from the enormous duty of granting patents , when he had many other significant tasks to tend to . Instead of the Secretary of State , the Commissioner of Patents chaired the Patent Office . This restructuring of the patent office allowed for more efficient process of patent applications . Secondly , the act prevented the applications of already patented inventions by requiring information on newly granted patents to be made publicly accessible at libraries throughout the country . Anyone could consult this information to check whether his or her invention was truly original before filing for a patent . This greatly improved the quality of patents granted . Thirdly , the act resolved a long-standing dissatisfaction on patent terms by allowing , for the first time , a possible extension of 7 years of protection in addition to the original 14-year term . With the permission of the Commissioner of Patent , upon appropriate reasons , patentees could appeal to have their protection extended . And lastly , it finally removed the US nationality and residency requirements , making it possible for foreigners to file for US patents . On July 13 , 1836 , Patent Number 1 was granted . In 1836 , The Patent Office also went back and renumbered all previous patents with a suffix `` X '' . Prior to this , patents were listed by names and dates and not numbers . After the renumbering , the very first US Patent became `` Patent 1X '' . On December 15 of the same year , a fire demolished the Patent Office , and only 2,845 patents were recovered . This resulted in a law that required all patent applications to be submitted in doubles . This law for double copies of patent applications was dropped in 1870 when the Patent Office started printing . Subsequent changes . In 1849 , the Patent Office was transferred from the State Department to the Department of the Interior . The Sherman Antitrust Act . The 1890 depression resulted in an unfavorable view of patents . The depression was marked by a strained economy in which patents were perceived as a method of promoting monopolies . This negative attitude towards patents led to the inception of the Sherman Antitrust Act . During the depression , many opposed patents , and this is depicted in the tendency of courts to invalidate patents . The conclusion of the depression also ended the negative attitudes towards patents ; however , the Patent Law underwent opposition again in the Great Depression . This skepticism towards patents again returned after World War II in another period of economic depression . In 1925 , the Patent Office was transferred again from the Department of the Interior to the Department of Commerce , where it is today . Modern patent laws . In 1952 , the basic structure of the modern Patent Law was laid out with the Patent Act of 1952 . In this amendment , an inventor had to describe not only his invention but also the basis for its infringement . Furthermore , an invention needed to be new and useful , as well as `` non- obvious '' to be granted a patent . This amendment , which required patents to be non-obvious , was implemented to keep individuals from taking ownership or taking away from the base pool of knowledge in a particular field . In the 1980 and '90s the atmosphere once again became pro-patent . The patent was seen as not only a business need but also a means to protect inventors . Patents became important , and they began to signify the importance of technology , invention , and discovery to the US . In 1982 , the Court of Customs and Patent Appeals was abolished , and patent cases were heard in the newly established Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit . The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit observed patents favorably and also started to provide more protection to their owners . In 2011 , the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act ( AIA ) enacted the most significant change to the U.S. patent system since 1952 . After decades of debate in the U.S. comparing and contrasting the pros and cons of `` first-to-invent '' versus `` first-to-file '' systems , the AIA switched the U.S. patent system from `` first to invent '' to `` first inventor to file '' . The U.S. had been the last remaining country still using a first-to-invent system . The AIA reforms eliminate interference proceedings and develop post-grant opposition . Its central provisions went into effect March 16 , 2013 for patent applications filed that day or afterwards . Terms of patents . The original patent term under the 1790 Patent Act was decided individually for each patent , but `` not exceeding fourteen years '' . The 1836 Patent Act ( 5 Stat . 117 , 119 , 5 ) provided ( in addition to the fourteen-year term ) an extension `` for the term of seven years from and after the expiration of the first term '' in certain circumstances . In 1861 the seven-year extension was eliminated and the term changed to seventeen years ( 12 Stat . 246 , 249 , 16 ) ( from grant date ) . The signing of the 1994 Uruguay Round Agreements Act then changed the patent term from seventeen years from the date of issue to the current twenty years from the earliest filing date . Trivia . The only President of the United States to hold a patent was Abraham Lincoln for a `` device to buoy vessels over shoals '' ; it consisted of a set of retractable floats mounted on the sides of riverboats .
Greenfield Township , Lackawanna County , Pennsylvania . Greenfield Township is a township in Lackawanna County , Pennsylvania , United States . The population was 2,105 at the 2010 census . It is one of the five municipalities comprised by the Lakeland School District . Township government consists of a board of Supervisors . Meetings are held at the township Municipal Hall , which is located at 424 Route 106 , just south of Our Mother of Sorrows cemetery on Finch Hill corners . Greenfield Township was formed in January 1816 from a northern portion of Abington Township , at the time located in Luzerne County . Geography . According to the United States Census Bureau , the township has a total area of , of which , of it is land and of it ( 2.89 % ) is water . 2000 census . As of the census of 2000 , there were 1,990 people , 767 households , and 589 families residing in the township . The population density was 95.6 people per square mile ( 36.9/km² ) . There were 983 housing units at an average density of 47.2/sq mi ( 18.2/km² ) . The racial makeup of the township was 98.69 % White , 0.55 % African American , 0.15 % Native American , 0.30 % Asian , and 0.30 % from two or more races . Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.35 % of the population . There were 767 households , out of which 32.5 % had children under the age of 18 living with them , 63.1 % were married couples living together , 7.8 % had a female householder with no husband present , and 23.2 % were non-families . 20.6 % of all households were made up of individuals , and 9.5 % had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older . The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.01 . In the township the population was spread out , with 23.4 % under the age of 18 , 7.2 % from 18 to 24 , 30.1 % from 25 to 44 , 24.2 % from 45 to 64 , and 15.1 % who were 65 years of age or older . The median age was 39 years . For every 100 females there were 95.9 males . For every 100 females age 18 and over , there were 100.5 males . The median income for a household in the township was $ 39,865 , and the median income for a family was $ 46,477 . Males had a median income of $ 31,506 versus $ 23,571 for females . The per capita income for the township was $ 18,517 . About 3.7 % of families and 6.0 % of the population were below the poverty line , including 7.6 % of those under age 18 and 5.0 % of those age 65 or over . 2010 census . As of the census of 2010 , there were 2,105 people , 828 households , and 608 families residing in the township . The population density was 100.7 people per square mile ( 38.9/km² ) . There were 1,001 housing units at an average density of 47.9/sq mi ( 18.7/km² ) . The racial makeup of the township was 98.5 % White , 0.5 % African American , 0.1 % Native American , 0.2 % Asian , 0.1 % other race , and 0.6 % from two or more races . Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.7 % of the population . There were 828 households , out of which 28.5 % had children under the age of 18 living with them , 60.5 % were married couples living together , 8.1 % had a female householder with no husband present , and 26.6 % were non-families . 22.2 % of all households were made up of individuals , and 9.9 % had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older . The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 2.96 . In the township the population was spread out , with 22 % under the age of 18 , 61.5 % from 18 to 64 , and 16.5 % who were 65 years of age or older . The median age was 43.8 years . Public safety . Greenfield Township maintains a police department with offices in the township municipal building . The Chief of Police is Chief Paul Fortuner Sr , who is the only full time law enforcement officer in the town . However the township employs multiple part time officers to fill shifts . The police department , when not staffed by an on duty officer , has the police chief on call for emergencies in the town . Greenfield Township Volunteer Fire Company provides fire and emergency medical services in cooperation with other local departments and agencies . As a volunteer department , they train cadets and adults to provide service to the community . Community . The volunteer fire department holds a fundraiser breakfast at the township hall on the last Sunday of every month from 8am to noon . Greenfield Day is a yearly event held at the township municipal building . Greenfield Day is held in August each year . Greenfield Township has an active historical society with a collection of local memorabilia . Ground was broken on August 12 , 2007 for the Greenfield Township Historical Museum . The Greenfield Township Baseball Association is the local affiliate of the Lakeland Little League Association . They play at the Eric Slebodnik Memorial Sports Complex on Hickory Ridge Road . The location was cleared in the 1970s by the Greenfield Lions Club . Hurricane Hills Sports Center is an AMA sanctioned motocross racing center located in Greenfield Township . Local Ordinances . According to the Greenfield Township website , Greenfield Township was the first rural community in the United States to provide street addressing for residents to help with quicker response in event of an emergency . By ordinance , residents have been required to display their house numbers beginning January 1 , 1999 . Greenfield Township is a zoned community .
TSF ( radio station ) . TSF is a Portuguese radio station , founded in 1989 and broadcasting from Lisbon . TSF is one of the three main Portuguese radio news stations , alongside Antena 1 and Rádio Renascença . Its programs are focused on news . It was legally founded , though its first broadcast on 29 February 1988 was not legal , because at that time private radios were forbidden in Portugal . TSF is part of the Portuguese Global Media Group .
Kocsis . Kocsis ( Hungarian pronunciation : ) is a Hungarian surname , from the Hungarian word `` kocsi '' ( meaning coach ) . Kocsis in Hungarian means coachman .
1934 NSWRFL season . The 1934 New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership was the twenty-seventh season of Sydney ’ s top-grade rugby league club competition , Australia ’ s first . Eight teams from across the city contested the premiership during the season which lasted from April until September and culminated in Western Suburbs ’ victory over Eastern Suburbs in the premiership final . Season summary . At the height of The Depression , the New South Wales Rugby Football League again banned radio broadcasts of matches , blaming them for a severe drop in crowd numbers . In Round 2 the University club began a losing streak which would run until the fourteenth round of the 1936 season , marking the record for the most consecutive losses in premiership history at 42 . Finals . In the two semi finals , the top two ranked teams Western Suburbs and Eastern Suburbs beat their lower-ranked opponents St. George and South Sydney . The two winners then played in a final in which Western beat Eastern Suburbs . Premiership Final . After a hurried conference on Saturday , 1 September 1934 , the league postponed the final for a week because of heavy rain and adverse ground conditions . It was the first postponement in the competition ’ s twenty-seven-year history . Eastern Suburbs players Viv Thicknesse and Stan Tancred made a return for the final which was refereed by J Murphy before a crowd of 25,174 . Western Suburbs captain Frank McMillan won the toss and ran with the wind before Les Mead opened with a penalty goal . Regular stoppages for infringements ensued before Jack Beaton kicked accurately to level the match at 2–2 . Western Suburbs Test winger Alan Ridley scored the first try of the match , crashing over on the right wing after powering through the defence . McMillan ’ s conversion made it 7–2 , with the score remaining unchanged at halftime . After the break , Thicknesse hit back for Eastern Suburbs and crossed after excellent lead up work by Joe Pearce . Beaton missed the conversion but Dave Brown steered through a penalty from a scrum infringement shortly after and the scores were level at 7–7 . Rain began to fall as Western Suburbs gathered momentum . The play shifted to Easts ’ line and Vince Sheehan crossed for an unconverted try and Western Suburbs led 10–7 . Eastern Suburbs continued to defend grimly before Western Suburbs surged to a comfortable 15–7 lead . Vic Hey received a lobbed pass and got the ball to Alan Ridley who scored under the upright for Mead to convert . The Roosters ’ chances came in the final stages and Andy Norval crossed for his team ’ s second try , although the referee appeared to miss a blatant knock-on . Beaton converted but it was all too late , with Western Suburbs claiming their second premiership . A great victory by a great team who upset the star-studded Eastern Suburbs , who went on to win the next three titles . Alan Ridley played one of the best games for Western Suburbs along with team-mates Mead , Hey , Brady , Tancred . Current test skipper Frank McMillan ( 141 games ) and hooker Bob Lindfield ( 138 matches ) announced their retirement after the victory and were chaired from the field by team-mates . Western Suburbs 15 ( Tries : Alan Ridley 2 , Vince Sheehan . Goals : Les Mead 2 , Frank McMillan ) Eastern Suburbs 12 ( Tries : Andy Norval , Viv Thicknesse . Goals : Jack Beaton 2 , Dave Brown )
Udom Ratsamelongkorn . Udom Ratsamelongkorn ( born 3 November 1944 ) is a Thai judoka . He competed in the men 's lightweight event at the 1964 Summer Olympics .
Château de Brax . The Château de Brax is a castle in the `` commune '' of Brax in the Haute-Garonne `` département '' of France . Originally constructed in the 13th century , there were alterations and additions in the 16th and 18th centuries . Description . The structure is enclosed by four circular towers . The rear façade incorporates the grand staircase . The brick walls are crenellated . The front opens onto parkland ; access is by a double staircase . A round walk carried on machicolations formed of brick corbels and blind arcades circles the whole building . Privately owned , it has been listed since 1946 as a `` monument historique '' by the French Ministry of Culture .
Tarian y Gweithiwr . `` Tarian y Gweithiwr '' ( The Worker 's Shield ) was a weekly Welsh-language newspaper published in Aberdare between 1875 and 1934 , initially by the firm of Mills , Lynch , and Davies . The paper achieved a peak circulation of around 15,000 copies a week . A supporter of radical principles , `` Tarian y Gweithiwr '' emphasised workers ' rights in its coverage of political news as well as in opinion pieces , making it popular with the miners and other industrial workers of South Wales . Welsh Newspapers Online has digitised 1,645 issues of `` Tariany Y Gweithiwr '' ( 1875–1910 ) from among the newspaper holdings of the National Library of Wales .
Alley of Classics , Chișinău . The Alley of Classics ( ) , ( ) is a sculptural complex located in the Stephen the Great Park in Central Chişinău , Moldova . Overview . The alley is decorated on both sides with red granite busts of classic literary figures and political leaders from Moldova . The alley is located between the Ştefan cel Mare boulevard and the bronze bust of Alexander Pushkin , set on a granite column and made by Russian sculptor Alexander Opekushin . The alley was built and received its name in 1958 and became one of the most important tourist attractions in Chişinău . At first there were only twelve sculptures but after the fall of the Soviet Union , the local authorities added busts of Romanian and Moldovan writers and poets that were banned during the Soviet regime . The idea of a sculptural complex was launched by the interwar sculptor Alexandru Plămădeală , who dream to create an open-air museum . Just during the Khrushchev Thaw , the Alley of Classics was unveiled on April 29 , 1958 in the Stephen the Great Park ( former `` A.S. Puşkin '' Park ) . The sculptural complex from Cişmigiu Gardens in Bucharest served as a model . Busts . The Alley of Classics contains 28 busts ( including that of Alexander Pushkin , lying at the head of the alley ) in alphabetical order .
Popovo , Tržič . Popovo ( or ) is a settlement in the Municipality of Tržič in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia .
Lyndon Johnston . Lyndon Johnston ( born December 4 , 1961 ) is a Canadian former pair skater . With Cindy Landry , he is the 1989 World silver medalist and 1990 Canadian national champion . Personal life . Johnston was born on December 4 , 1961 , in Hamiota , Manitoba . Career . Johnston represented Hamiota Figure Skating Club . Partnership with Kunhegyi . In 1981 , Johnston and his partner , Melinda Kunhegyi , won three international medals – silver at the Nebelhorn Trophy , gold at the Prague Skate , and gold at the Grand Prix International St. Gervais . In 1982 , they took silver at the St. Ivel International . During the 1983–1984 season , the pair won bronze at the 1983 Skate America and then silver at the 1984 Canadian Championships . They placed 12th at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo , Yugoslavia . In their final season together , Kunhegyi/Johnston won silver at the Ennia Challenge Cup and Canadian Championships . They placed fifth at the 1985 World Championships in Tokyo , Japan . Kunhegyi/Johnston won three national titles in four skating , taking gold in 1982 , 1984 , and 1985 . Partnership with Benning . In the 1985–1986 season , Johnston began competing with Denise Benning . The pair won several international medals , including bronze at the 1985 NHK Trophy , bronze at the 1985 Skate Canada International , silver at the 1986 Skate America , and gold at the 1987 St. Ivel International . At the Canadian Championships , they became three-time pair skating medalists ( silver in 1986 and 1987 , bronze in 1988 ) and three-time four skating champions ( 1986–1988 ) . Benning/Johnston finished fifth at three consecutive World Championships and sixth at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary , Alberta , Canada . Partnership with Landry . Later in 1988 , Johnston teamed up with Cindy Landry from Quebec . The pair won silver at the 1989 World Championships and gold at the 1990 Canadian Championships . After placing 9th at the 1990 World Championships , they both turned professional . Johnston was inducted into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame and Museum in 1993 .
DOS Kampen . DOS Kampen ( acronym of `` Door Oefening Sterk Kampen '' ) is a Dutch football club based in the city of Kampen , currently competing in the Eerste Klasse .
International Max Planck Research School for Molecular and Cellular Life Sciences . The International Max Planck Research School for Molecular Life Sciences ( short : IMPRS-LS ) is a German centre for postgraduate training and research in life sciences . It is one among over 60 International Max Planck Research Schools in Germany . It is located in Munich and was established in 2005 . The Ph.D. program is organised by three of the Max Planck Institutes and two universities in Munich . International Max Planck Research Schools . To date more than 60 International Max Planck Research Schools ( short : IMPRS ) have been established in Germany , each representing a joint cooperative of Max Planck Institutes and one or several German universities . The concept for the International Max Planck Research Schools was jointly developed in 1999 by the Max Planck Society and the so-called Hochschul Rektoren Konferenz ( HRK ) , a body representing all German universities . The aim of these PhD programs is to offer German and international doctoral students a first class education in innovative and interdisciplinary research environments with facilities and research projects . Each International Max Planck Research School covers a specific topic in one of the following areas : chemistry , physics & technology , biology & medicine or human sciences . In contrast to traditional doctoral education in Germany where a doctoral student is trained and supervised individually by a professor or group leader , Max Planck Research Schools offer structured programs with a defined curriculum and a supervision by a committee of normally 3 or more expert scientists . Language of instruction is English . German language courses are provided to interested international students . In order to maintain highest educational standards , all IMPRS programs are evaluated on a regular basis by an international and independent scientific commission . International Max Planck Research School for Molecular Life Sciences ( IMPRS-LS ) . The International Max Planck Research School for Molecular and Cellular Life Sciences ( short : IMPRS-LS ) was established in 2005 . The research oriented PhD program is jointly organized by the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry , the Max Planck Institute of Neurobiology and the Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry in cooperation with two of Germany 's leading universities , the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München and the Technische Universität München . Over 60 research groups from the Munich area participate in the program , covering many aspects of life sciences including biochemistry , cell biology , molecular medicine , neurobiology and structural biology . Although students specialize in a particular research topic , the interdisciplinary context of the program facilitates interactions with other research groups and fosters the ability of cross-frontier thinking . Laboratory work is supplemented by seminars , summer schools , elective courses , training in soft skills and participation in national or international conferences . Currently , some 140 doctoral students are enrolled in IMPRS-LS and approximately 50 % of those come from abroad ( Germany : 50 % , Europe : 30 % , Overseas : 20 % ) Annually , 30 to 40 doctoral students from all over the world are accepted to the program . Deadline for application is January 6 , each year . All doctoral students receive a fellowship covering living expenses and tuition . Entry requirement is a MSc degree ( or equivalent ) in the fields of biology , biochemistry , bioinformatics , biophysics , biotechnology , medicine or in a related discipline . The doctoral degree is usually awarded by one of the two participating Munich universities . International doctoral students may also obtain their doctoral degree from a university residing in their home country . Currently , more than 250 doctoral students from all over the world are working at the Max Planck Institutes of Biochemistry and Neurobiology , together with numerous doctoral students from close by university laboratories . Amongst other activities , graduate students organize a regular social get together , a seminar series , and , an annual student symposium .
Matiašovce . Matiašovce ( ) is a village and municipality in Kežmarok District in the Prešov Region of north Slovakia . History . In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1326 . Geography . The municipality lies at an altitude of 556 metres and covers an area of 17.506 km² . It has a population of about 790 people .
Bond ( 1810 cricketer ) . Bond ( first name and dates unknown ) was an English first-class cricketer associated with Marylebone Cricket Club ( MCC ) who was active in the 1800s . He is recorded in one match , totalling 8 runs with a highest score of 8 not out .
Kënga Magjike 2003 . Kënga Magjike 05 took place in the Palace of Congresses in Tirana , Albania . There were two semifinals ( 21 & 22 November 2003 ) and a final ( 23 November 2003 ) . 31 songs competed for the win but only 17 made it to the final . In the end , Ema Bytyçi won the first prize . Aleksandër Gjoka was the runner-up . The amount of points for each singer was announced by each jury member . Voting procedure . The jury voted based on a point system for most of the prizes , while the televote determined the `` Public 's Prize '' . Jury . The jury this year was made up of all female members .
Jaggi Kandai . Dashjyula Bainji Kandai is a village in Rudraprayag district , Uttarakhand , India . It is about 20–25 km away from the main market of Rudraprayag .
Anne Edwards . Anne Edwards ( born August 20 , 1927 , Port Chester , New York , USA ) is an American author best known for her biographies of celebrities that include Princess Diana , Maria Callas , Judy Garland , Katharine Hepburn , Vivien Leigh , Margaret Mitchell , Ronald Reagan , Barbra Streisand , Shirley Temple and Countess Sonya Tolstoy . Life and career . She attended University of California , Los Angeles ( 1943–46 ) and Southern Methodist University ( 1947–48 ) . A child performer on stage and radio , she began her writing career as a junior writer at MGM in 1944 and became a noted Hollywood screenwriter and television writer during the late 1940s and early 1950s . She lived in the UK and Europe from the mid-1950s until 1972 . After returning to the United States in 1973 , she lived in Massachusetts , New York and Connecticut before returning to Beverly Hills , California , where she currently resides . Her film credits include co-writing the first draft of the screenplay for the film `` Funny Girl '' ( 1968 ) starring Barbra Streisand . She wrote her first novel , the best-selling `` The Survivors '' , in 1968 and subsequently ( as of 2015 ) has written eight novels , sixteen biographies , three children 's books , two memoirs ( one with her late husband—composer-musicologist-pianist Stephen Citron ) and an autobiography . She is a past president of the Authors Guild and currently serves on its board of directors . Her collection of literary manuscripts , papers , and related materials is now part of the Special Collections Department of the Charles E. Young Research Library at UCLA , where she has taught writing . In an interview for `` Publishers Weekly '' , Edwards said , `` An idea hits me , then I develop the story or , in the case of a biography , think of a person who exemplifies that theme . Vivien [ Leigh ] , Judy [ Garland ] and Sonya [ Tolstoy ] were vastly interesting people and symbolic of certain things : Judy , the exploitation of a woman ; Vivien , somebody who suffered from manic-depression ; Sonya , an intelligent woman subjugated to a man who used her , drained her , made a villain of her . ''
Live in Japan ( Sham 69 album ) . `` Live in Japan '' is a live album by punk rock band Sham 69 , recorded at Clockwise Mobile Studio in Kawasaki , Kanagawa , Japan in March 1991 and released in 1994 ( see 1994 in music ) .
Siu haau sauce . Siu haau sauce is the primary barbecue sauce used in Chinese and Cantonese cuisine . It is used during the barbecue-cooking process as opposed to a flavoring sauce after the food is made . `` Siu haau '' sauce is not used for `` siu mei '' rotisserie style cooking ; dishes such as char siu each have their own sauce .
Vonovia . Vonovia SE is Germany 's largest residential property company . Vonovia was established in a 2015 merger of German real estate companies Deutsche Annington and Gagfah . As of September 2015 , it is a component of the DAX .
Angelina Sandovich . Angelina Sandovich ( , born 11 September 1999 ) is a Belarusian female acrobatic gymnast . With partners Julia Kovalenko and Yuliya Ramanenka , Sandovich achieved 5th in the 2014 Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships .
Moishe Sternbuch . Moishe Sternbuch ( also written Moshe / Moses Shternbuch , ) is a Haredi rabbi who serves as the Vice-President of the Rabbinical Court and the `` Ra'avad '' ( Chief ) of the Edah HaChareidis in Jerusalem . He resides in Har Nof where he is the rabbi of the local `` GR '' A Synagogue '' , named after the Vilna Gaon of whom he is a direct descendant . Early life . Moishe Sternbuch was born on 15 February 1928 ( 24 Shevat ) in London , one of 9 children of Osher Sternbuch , an Orthodox Jewish merchant , and Devorah . His parents hosted numerous rabbis who came to London to raise money for their yeshivas , among them Elchonon Wasserman , who after learning with Moishe declared that he was a `` davar sheyeish bo mamash '' ( a boy of substance ) . He was tested in learning every Shabbat by Yechezkel Abramsky , who predicted he would one day become a `` moreh hora'ah '' ( posek ) . Before long he was known as the `` Londoner Illui '' ( prodigy ) . Osher died in 1939 at the age of 39 , leaving behind his eldest child of 14 years , the 10-year-old Moishe , and the youngest only two . In 1940 , Moishe entered the Toras Emes yeshiva in Stamford Hill , of which Moshe Schneider was the rosh yeshiva , where he would remain for ten years . He studied there with Bezalel Rakow , who was later to become the Gateshead Rov , Yitzchok Tuvia Weiss , his future colleague in the Edah HaChareidis , and future Olympia and York businessman Paul Reichmann . World War II . Sternbuch 's family fled London during World War II due to The Blitz . They moved to a small nearby village where he shared a room with Eliyahu Eliezer Dessler , author of `` Michtav me-Eliyahu '' , who predicted that Sternbuch would someday be one of the `` gedolei hador '' ( greatest of the generation ) . Due to the increasing threat of a Nazi invasion of Britain , Sternbuch 's mother made attempts to arrange his safe passage to Canada or the United States . She asked Elyah Lopian , a rosh yeshiva from the East End of London , for advice on whether or not to allow her son to board what was to be the last passenger ship sailing for America till the war 's end . Lopian offered to perform a goral haGra to divine the move 's possibility for success , but as he was unable to accompany the solemn ceremony that day with the required fasting , the ship departed without Sternbuch , only to sink with 300 children aboard . Eretz Israel . After the war , Sternbuch decided to travel to the Land of Israel via France and Italy to study the Torah as taught in the Brisk yeshiva . He enrolled in the Hebron Yeshiva , simultaneously cultivating relationships with leading rabbis Yitzchok Zev Soloveitchik ( in 1952 ) , Avrohom Yeshaya Karelitz and Dov Berish Weidenfeld , all of whom he used to meet with regularly in their homes . Sternbuch subsequently took up a position in Johannesburg , South Africa . He was very involved in outreach , including his noted lectures to those in the medical field . He strongly opposes the Zionist State of Israel and was against its establishment . Holding a high position of authority in the anti-Zionist Edah HaChareidis , he is of the view that there is no connection between the existence of a Jewish state whatsoever and the beginning of the redemption of the Jewish People to the Land of Israel which will precede the Messianic Era .
Cover Orange . `` Cover Orange '' is an iOS game developed by German studio FDG Entertainment and released on November 16 , 2010 . It is a port of an Adobe Flash game of the same name . Gameplay . Throughout each level , the player must place down stage elements to alter the environment and protect anthropomorphic oranges from the acid rain of an evil cloud . These stage elements may vary in any way , from a triangular block to spiked balls that destroy ice to the oranges themselves . If the player causes an orange to fall off the stage or get hit by the acid rain , they will be forced to restart the level . There are some stars the player can receive that boost their score : one for completing the level , one for placing down all of the stage elements within a time limit , and one for tapping a star during the acid rain downpour when it appears . Critical reception . The game has a Metacritic score of 82 % based on 8 critics . The HD version has a rating of 85 % based on 4 critics . SlideToPlay wrote `` We were soundly impressed by the level design , animation , and creativity of Cover Orange HD . It 's a Must Have game for the iPad , especially if you love other great physics puzzlers like Angry Birds and Cut the Rope. `` GamePro said `` Like other great physics puzzlers on the App Store , Cover Orange consistently adds plenty of variation to its puzzles as players progress. `` Appgamer said `` Cover Orange is well built and fun , ensuring that you 'll want to continue past the stage where most one-trick physics puzzles bore . Add in the heart melting animations and beautiful pastel graphics and you have a winning combination. `` TouchArcade said `` I know it 's not the same sort of game , but if you like Angry Birds and its ilk , I think Cover Orange will be worth your while - there 's just a spiritual similarity of sorts going on there. ``
Patrizicampa . `` Patrizicampa '' is a genus of two-pronged bristletails in the family Campodeidae .
St. Remy 's Catholic Church . St. Remy 's Catholic Church is a historic Roman Catholic church in Russia , Ohio , United States . Built in 1890 , it continues to house an active parish , and it has been recognized as a historic site because of its architecture . Parish history . French-speaking Catholics began to settle in southwestern Shelby County and nearby northeastern Darke County in 1823 ; in their earliest years , these people were served by an itinerant priest , Father Navarron . In 1839 , a parish was created for these settlers and dedicated to St. Valbert ; its first building was located northeast of Versailles . When the priests and nuns of the Society of the Precious Blood began to settle in western Ohio in the 1840s , St. Valbert 's became a mother church for the Society . The parish was split three ways in 1846 : the members to the west of St. Valbert 's became part of Holy Family parish , while the members to the southeast became part of St. Remy parish ; the remaining members of St. Valbert 's erected a new building in the village of Versailles in 1864 , at which time it was rededicated to St. Denis . Russia 's first settler built his house in the village in 1853 ; he was followed by many more settlers by the end of the decade . Many of these early settlers had migrated from the Russian Empire ; upon seeing the site for the first time in the winter , they were struck by its resemblance to the Russian steppes and named the village for their former home . The members of St. Remy 's constructed a church in the new village in 1854 ; built of logs , it was dedicated by Archbishop John Baptist Purcell on June 15 , 1854 . Growth soon necessitated its replacement ; the resulting large brick church was built in 1869 . As the parishioners continued to multiply , this structure too became insufficient for their numbers , and the third and present structure was erected in 1890 . Architecture . St. Remy 's Church is built primarily in the Romanesque Revival style of architecture , but its tower displays the Gothic Revival style . In the early 20th century , it was rated as one of the most beautiful churches in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati and one of its purest examples of Romanesque Revival architecture . The structure rests on a stone foundation with a basement . Sandblasted brick walls , which rise to multiple gables , are topped with a slate roof . The interior is lit by many stained glass windows along both sides . In 1954 and 1976 , the church was extensively modified : a vestibule was added to the front , blocking the original facade , and the original altars and statues were destroyed or heavily changed . Architectural historians have classified the Precious Blood-related churches of western Ohio into four generations . The churches of the first generation , which were typically small log structures , have largely disappeared ; only St. John 's Church in Fryburg to the northeast has remained without significant changes . The churches of the second generation are generally small and simple brick structures , most of the churches of the third generation are large Gothic Revival buildings with extensive ornamentation , and the churches of the fourth generation exhibit a wide range of styles , including Italianate and Romanesque Revival . Although it is primarily a Romanesque Revival structure , St. Remy 's falls within the period of the third generation , which includes churches built between 1885 and 1905 . Recent history . A 1977 architectural survey ranked the church 's exterior in good condition and its interior as being endangered by modifications . In 1979 , St. Remy 's Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places because of its architectural significance . Thirty-two other properties , including twenty-five other churches , were listed on the National Register at the same time as part of a multiple property submission of properties in western Ohio related to the Missionaries of the Precious Blood . Among these thirty-two other buildings were two other churches and three other related buildings in western Shelby County . The tall Gothic Revival towers featured by many of these churches has caused this region of western Ohio to be nicknamed the `` Land of the Cross-Tipped Churches . '' Today , St. Remy is an active parish of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati . It is clustered with St. Louis parish in North Star and St. Nicholas parish in Osgood . The entire cluster is part of the Sidney Deanery .
Jonathan Cahn . Jonathan Cahn is a Messianic rabbi and biblical scholar best known for his best selling novel `` The Harbinger '' , in which he compares the United States and the September 11 attacks to ancient Israel and the destruction of the Kingdom of Israel . In particular , he sees Isaiah 9:10 as a prophetic warning to the United States . It was followed with `` The Harbinger Companion : With Study Guide '' . Personal life . Born in New York State , Cahn was raised in a reform Jewish home and attended the synagogue frequently . He became an atheist when he was eight years old but a few years later he began to question atheism . By the time he was 20 years old he had become a Messianic Jew , accepting Jesus as the Messiah after almost being killed in two separate accidents , the first being when he was driving on the road when he narrowly avoided a collision and the second at a railway crossing when he escaped from his car before it was crushed by an oncoming train . He went to Purchase University and studied history . In the mid 1980s he worked with a homeless outreach charity that provided food and counseling for people living on the streets of New York City . In 1989 , Cahn started `` Hope of the World Ministries '' `` ( HOW ) '' , an outreach of the Gospel and compassion projects for the needy and currently is the president of the organization and further publishes `` Sapphires Magazine '' and ministers on radio , television , and internet . Credentials . The `` New Jersey Jewish Standard '' , in an article that mentioned Cahn , said he `` claims to have Orthodox smicha from a rabbi who had joined the messianic movement '' . Beth Israel worship center . Cahn is the head of the Beth Israel worship center ( a messianic congregation ) whose `` liturgy focuses on Jesus as savior . '' The group had been located in Garfield , New Jersey throughout the 1990s but moved to Wayne , New Jersey in 2008 . Their arrival in Wayne was viewed with suspicion by local leaders of Judaism as `` Messianism has been condemned by Jewish clergy and leaders as a cloak for Christian missionizing . '' With the arrival of Cahn 's group the YM-YWHA of North Jersey held a counter-missionary event with a member of Jews for Judaism . Cahn told reporters that `` the congregation has no intention of 'targeting ' the Jewish community . However , anybody is welcome at the center . ''
Honoratów . Honoratów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Paradyż , within Opoczno County , Łódź Voivodeship , in central Poland . It lies approximately west of Paradyż , west of Opoczno , and south-east of the regional capital Łódź .
Java ( software platform ) . Java is a set of computer software and specifications developed by James Gosling at Sun Microsystems , which was later acquired by the Oracle Corporation , that provides a system for developing application software and deploying it in a cross-platform computing environment . Java is used in a wide variety of computing platforms from embedded devices and mobile phones to enterprise servers and supercomputers . Java applets , which are less common than standalone Java applications , were commonly run in secure , sandboxed environments to provide many features of native applications through being embedded in HTML pages . It 's still possible to run Java in web browsers after most of them having dropped support for Java 's VM . Writing in the Java programming language is the primary way to produce code that will be deployed as byte code in a Java virtual machine ( JVM ) ; byte code compilers are also available for other languages , including Ada , JavaScript , Python , and Ruby . In addition , several languages have been designed to run natively on the JVM , including Scala , Clojure and Apache Groovy . Java syntax borrows heavily from C and C++ , but object-oriented features are modeled after Smalltalk and Objective-C. Java eschews certain low-level constructs such as pointers and has a very simple memory model where objects are allocated on the heap ( while some implementations e.g . all currently supported by Oracle , may use escape analysis optimization to allocating on the stack instead ) and all variables of object types are references . Memory management is handled through integrated automatic garbage collection performed by the JVM . On November 13 , 2006 , Sun Microsystems made the bulk of its implementation of Java available under the GNU General Public License ( GPL ) . The current and only long-term-support ( LTS ) version is Java 8 , while Java 10 is the only rapid release version supported . Oracle recommended that Java SE 9 users upgrade to Java SE 9.0.4 , which is the final security update released in March 2018 . Since then Java 9 is no longer supported , so Oracle advises its users to `` immediately transition '' to Java 10 . Oracle ( and others ) has announced that using older ( than Java 8 ) versions of their JVM implementation presents serious risks due to unresolved security issues . Java 6 and 7 had their last non-public security update in April 2018 ( July and October forthcoming ) . Extended support for Java 6 will end in December 2018 . Platform . The Java platform consists of several programs , each of which provides a portion of its overall capabilities . For example , the Java compiler , which converts Java source code into Java bytecode ( an intermediate language for the JVM ) , is provided as part of the Java Development Kit ( JDK ) . The Java Runtime Environment ( JRE ) , complementing the JVM with a just-in-time ( JIT ) compiler , converts intermediate bytecode into native machine code on the fly . The Java platform also includes an extensive set of libraries . The essential components in the platform are the Java language compiler , the libraries , and the runtime environment in which Java intermediate bytecode executes according to the rules laid out in the virtual machine specification . Java Virtual Machine . The heart of the Java platform is the concept of a `` virtual machine '' that executes Java bytecode programs . This bytecode is the same no matter what hardware or operating system the program is running under . However , newer versions , such as for Java 10 ( and earlier ) , have made small changes , meaning the bytecode is in general only forward compatible . There is a JIT ( Just In Time ) compiler within the `` Java Virtual Machine '' , or JVM . The JIT compiler translates the Java bytecode into native processor instructions at run-time and caches the native code in memory during execution . The use of bytecode as an intermediate language permits Java programs to run on any platform that has a virtual machine available . The use of a JIT compiler means that Java applications , after a short delay during loading and once they have `` warmed up '' by being all or mostly JIT-compiled , tend to run about as fast as native programs . Since JRE version 1.2 , Sun 's JVM implementation has included a just-in-time compiler instead of an interpreter . Although Java programs are cross-platform or platform independent , the code of the Java Virtual Machines ( JVM ) that execute these programs is not . Every supported operating platform has its own JVM . Class libraries . In most modern operating systems ( OSs ) , a large body of reusable code is provided to simplify the programmer 's job . This code is typically provided as a set of dynamically loadable libraries that applications can call at runtime . Because the Java platform is not dependent on any specific operating system , applications can not rely on any of the pre-existing OS libraries . Instead , the Java platform provides a comprehensive set of its own standard class libraries containing many of the same reusable functions commonly found in modern operating systems . Most of the system library is also written in Java . For instance , the Swing library paints the user interface and handles the events itself , eliminating many subtle differences between how different platforms handle components . The Java class libraries serve three purposes within the Java platform . First , like other standard code libraries , the Java libraries provide the programmer a well-known set of functions to perform common tasks , such as maintaining lists of items or performing complex string parsing . Second , the class libraries provide an abstract interface to tasks that would normally depend heavily on the hardware and operating system . Tasks such as network access and file access are often heavily intertwined with the distinctive implementations of each platform . The codice_1 and codice_2 libraries implement an abstraction layer in native OS code , then provide a standard interface for the Java applications to perform those tasks . Finally , when some underlying platform does not support all of the features a Java application expects , the class libraries work to gracefully handle the absent components , either by emulation to provide a substitute , or at least by providing a consistent way to check for the presence of a specific feature . Languages . The word `` Java '' , alone , usually refers to Java programming language that was designed for use with the Java platform . Programming languages are typically outside of the scope of the phrase `` platform '' , although the Java programming language was listed as a core part of the Java platform before Java 7 . The language and runtime were therefore commonly considered a single unit . However , an effort was made with the Java 7 specification to more clearly treat the Java language and the Java virtual machine as separate entities , so that they are no longer considered a single unit . Similar platforms . The success of Java and its write once , run anywhere concept has led to other similar efforts , notably the .NET Framework , appearing since 2002 , which incorporates many of the successful aspects of Java..NET in its complete form ( Microsoft 's implementation ) is currently only fully available on Windows platforms , whereas Java is fully available on many platforms..NET was built from the ground-up to support multiple programming languages , while the Java platform was initially built to support only the Java language , although many other languages have been made for JVM since . .NET includes a Java-like language called ( formerly named J++ ) that is incompatible with the Java specification , and the associated class library mostly dates to the old JDK 1.1 version of the language . For these reasons , it is more of a transitional language to switch from Java to the.NET platform than it is a first class.NET language . Visual J # was discontinued with the release of Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 . The existing version shipping with Visual Studio 2005 will be supported until 2015 as per the product life-cycle strategy . Java Development Kit . The `` Java Development Kit '' ( `` JDK '' ) is a Sun product aimed at Java developers . Since the introduction of Java , it has been by far the most widely used Java software development kit ( SDK ) . It contains a Java compiler , a full copy of the Java Runtime Environment ( JRE ) , and many other important development tools . History . The Java platform and language began as an internal project at Sun Microsystems in December 1990 , providing an alternative to the C++/C programming languages . Engineer Patrick Naughton had become increasingly frustrated with the state of Sun 's C++ and C application programming interfaces ( APIs ) and tools , as well as with the way the NeWS project was handled by the organization . Naughton informed Scott McNealy about his plan of leaving Sun and moving to NeXT ; McNealy asked him to pretend he was God and send him an e-mail explaining how to fix the company . Naughton envisioned the creation of a small team that could work autonomously without the bureaucracy that was stalling other Sun projects . McNealy forwarded the message to other important people at Sun , and the `` Stealth Project '' started . The Stealth Project was soon renamed to the `` Green Project '' , with James Gosling and Mike Sheridan joining Naughton . Together with other engineers , they began work in a small office on Sand Hill Road in Menlo Park , California . They aimed to develop new technology for programming next-generation smart appliances , which Sun expected to offer major new opportunities . The team originally considered using C++ , but rejected it for several reasons . Because they were developing an embedded system with limited resources , they decided that C++ needed too much memory and that its complexity led to developer errors . The language 's lack of garbage collection meant that programmers had to manually manage system memory , a challenging and error-prone task . The team also worried about the C++ language 's lack of portable facilities for security , distributed programming , and threading . Finally , they wanted a platform that would port easily to all types of devices . Bill Joy had envisioned a new language combining Mesa and C. In a paper called `` Further '' , he proposed to Sun that its engineers should produce an object-oriented environment based on C++ . Initially , Gosling attempted to modify and extend C++ ( a proposed development that he referred to as `` C++ ++ -- '' ) but soon abandoned that in favor of creating a new language , which he called `` Oak '' , after the tree that stood just outside his office . By the summer of 1992 , the team could demonstrate portions of the new platform , including the Green OS , the Oak language , the libraries , and the hardware . Their first demonstration , on September 3 , 1992 , focused on building a personal digital assistant ( PDA ) device named `` Star7 '' that had a graphical interface and a smart agent called `` Duke '' to assist the user . In November of that year , the Green Project was spun off to become `` Firstperson '' , a wholly owned subsidiary of Sun Microsystems , and the team relocated to Palo Alto , California . The Firstperson team had an interest in building highly interactive devices , and when Time Warner issued a request for proposal ( RFP ) for a set-top box , Firstperson changed their target and responded with a proposal for a set-top box platform . However , the cable industry felt that their platform gave too much control to the user , so Firstperson lost their bid to SGI . An additional deal with The 3DO Company for a set-top box also failed to materialize . Unable to generate interest within the television industry , the company was rolled back into Sun . Java meets the Web . In June and July 1994 after three days of brainstorming with John Gage ( the Director of Science for Sun ) , Gosling , Joy , Naughton , Wayne Rosing , and Eric Schmidt the team re-targeted the platform for the World Wide Web . They felt that with the advent of graphical web browsers like Mosaic the Internet could evolve into the same highly interactive medium that they had envisioned for cable TV . As a prototype , Naughton wrote a small browser , WebRunner ( named after the movie `` Blade Runner '' ) , renamed HotJava in 1995 . In 1994 , Sun renamed the Oak language to `` Java '' after a trademark search revealed that Oak Technology used the name `` Oak '' . Although Java 1.0a became available for download in 1994 , the first public release of Java , Java 1.0a2 with the HotJava browser , came on May 23 , 1995 , announced by Gage at the SunWorld conference . Accompanying Gage 's announcement , Marc Andreessen , Executive Vice President of Netscape Communications Corporation , unexpectedly announced that Netscape browsers would include Java support . On January 9 , 1996 , Sun Microsystems formed the JavaSoft group to develop the technology . While the so-called Java applets for web browsers no longer are the most popular use of Java ( with it e.g . more used server-side ) or the most popular way to run code client-side ( JavaScript took over as more popular ) , it still is possible to run Java ( or other JVM-languages such as Kotlin ) in web browsers , even after JVM-support has been dropped from them , using e.g . TeaVM . Version history . The Java language has undergone several changes since the release of JDK ( Java Development Kit ) 1.0 on January 23 , 1996 , as well as numerous additions of classes and packages to the standard library . Since J2SE 1.4 the Java Community Process ( JCP ) has governed the evolution of the Java Language . The JCP uses `` Java Specification Requests '' ( JSRs ) to propose and specify additions and changes to the Java platform . The `` Java Language Specification '' ( JLS ) specifies the language ; changes to the JLS are managed under JSR 901 . Sun released `` JDK 1.1 '' on February 19 , 1997 . Major additions included an extensive retooling of the AWT event model , inner classes added to the language , JavaBeans and JDBC . `` J2SE 1.2 '' ( December 8 , 1998 ) – Codename `` Playground '' . This and subsequent releases through J2SE 5.0 were rebranded `` Java 2 '' and the version name `` J2SE '' ( Java 2 Platform , Standard Edition ) replaced JDK to distinguish the base platform from J2EE ( Java 2 Platform , Enterprise Edition ) and J2ME ( Java 2 Platform , Micro Edition ) . Major additions included reflection , a collections framework , Java IDL ( an interface description language implementation for CORBA interoperability ) , and the integration of the Swing graphical API into the core classes . A Java Plug-in was released , and Sun 's JVM was equipped with a JIT compiler for the first time . `` J2SE 1.3 '' ( May 8 , 2000 ) – Codename `` Kestrel '' . Notable changes included the bundling of the HotSpot JVM ( the HotSpot JVM was first released in April , 1999 for the J2SE 1.2 JVM ) , JavaSound , Java Naming and Directory Interface ( JNDI ) and Java Platform Debugger Architecture ( JPDA ) . `` J2SE 1.4 '' ( February 6 , 2002 ) – Codename `` Merlin '' . This became the first release of the Java platform developed under the Java Community Process as JSR 59 . Major changes included regular expressions modeled after Perl , exception chaining , an integrated XML parser and XSLT processor ( JAXP ) , and Java Web Start . `` J2SE 5.0 '' ( September 30 , 2004 ) – Codename `` Tiger '' . It was originally numbered 1.5 , which is still used as the internal version number . Developed under JSR 176 , Tiger added several significant new language features including the for-each loop , generics , autoboxing and var-args . `` Java SE 6 '' ( December 11 , 2006 ) – Codename `` Mustang '' . It was bundled with a database manager and facilitates the use of scripting languages with the JVM ( such as JavaScript using Mozilla 's Rhino engine ) . As of this version , Sun replaced the name `` J2SE '' with `` Java SE '' and dropped the `` .0 '' from the version number . Other major changes include support for pluggable annotations ( JSR 269 ) , many GUI improvements , including native UI enhancements to support the look and feel of Windows Vista , and improvements to the Java Platform Debugger Architecture ( JPDA ) & JVM Tool Interface for better monitoring and troubleshooting . `` Java SE 7 '' ( July 28 , 2011 ) – Codename `` Dolphin '' . This version developed under JSR 336 . It added many small language changes including strings in switch , try-with-resources and type inference for generic instance creation . The JVM was extended with support for dynamic languages , while the class library was extended among others with a join/fork framework , an improved new file I/O library and support for new network protocols such as SCTP . Java 7 Update 76 was released in January 2015 , with expiration date April 14 , 2015 . In June 2016 , after the last public update of Java 7 , `` remotely exploitable '' security bugs in Java 6 , 7 , and 8 were announced . `` Java SE 8 '' ( March 18 , 2014 ) Notable changes include language-level support for lambda expressions ( closures ) and default methods , the Project Nashorn JavaScript runtime , a new Date and Time API inspired by Joda Time , and the removal of PermGen . This version is not officially supported on the Windows XP platform . However , due to the end of Java 7 's lifecycle it is the recommended version for XP users . Previously , only an unofficial manual installation method had been described for Windows XP SP3 . It refers to JDK8 , the developing platform for Java that also includes a fully functioning Java Runtime Environment . Java 8 is supported on Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 , Windows Vista SP2 and Windows 7 SP1 , Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and higher ( and some other OSes ) . `` Java SE 9 '' and `` 10 '' had higher system requirements , i.e . Windows 7 or Server 2012 ( and web browser minimum certified is upped to Internet Explorer 11 or other web browsers ) , and Oracle dropped 32-bit compatibility for all platforms , i.e . only Oracle 's `` 64-bit Java virtual machines ( JVMs ) are certified '' . `` Java SE 11 '' was released September 2018 , the first LTS release since the rapid release model was adopted starting with version 9 . For the first time , OpenJDK 11 represents the complete source code for the Java platform under the GNU General Public License , and while Oracle still dual-licenses it with an optional proprietary license , there are no code differences nor modules unique to the proprietary-licensed version . Java 11 features include two new garbage collector implementations , Flight Recorder to debug deep issues , a new HTTP client including WebSocket support . In addition to language changes , significant changes have been made to the Java class library over the years , which has grown from a few hundred classes in JDK 1.0 to over three thousand in J2SE 5.0 . Entire new APIs , such as Swing and Java 2D , have evolved , and many of the original JDK 1.0 classes and methods have been deprecated . Desktop use . According to Oracle in 2010 , the Java Runtime Environment was found on over 850 million PCs . Microsoft has not bundled a Java Runtime Environment ( JRE ) with its operating systems since Sun Microsystems sued Microsoft for adding Windows-specific classes to the bundled Java runtime environment , and for making the new classes available through Visual J++ . Apple no longer includes a Java runtime with OS X as of version 10.7 , but the system prompts the user to download and install it the first time an application requiring the JRE is launched . Many Linux distributions include the OpenJDK runtime as the default virtual machine , negating the need to download the proprietary Oracle JRE . Some Java applications are in fairly widespread desktop use , including the NetBeans and Eclipse integrated development environments , and file sharing clients such as LimeWire and Vuze . Java is also used in the MATLAB mathematics programming environment , both for rendering the user interface and as part of the core system . Java provides cross platform user interface for some high end collaborative applications such as Lotus Notes . Oracle plans to first deprecate the separately installable Java browser plugin from the Java Runtime Environment in JDK 9 then remove it completely from a future release , forcing web developers to use an alternative technology . Mobile devices . Java ME has become popular in mobile devices , where it competes with Symbian , BREW , and the .NET Compact Framework . The diversity of mobile phone manufacturers has led to a need for new unified standards so programs can run on phones from different suppliers MIDP . The first standard was MIDP 1 , which assumed a small screen size , no access to audio , and a 32 KB program limit . The more recent MIDP 2 allows access to audio , and up to 64 KB for the program size . With handset designs improving more rapidly than the standards , some manufacturers relax some limitations in the standards , for example , maximum program size . Google 's Android operating system uses the Java language , but not its class libraries , therefore the Android platform can not be called Java . Android , in all supported versions , executes the code on the ART VM ( formerly the Dalvik VM up to Android 4.4.4 ) instead of the Java VM . Web server and enterprise use . Enterprise use of Java has also long been the main driver of open source interest in the platform . Open source communities have produced a large amount of software , including simple function libraries , development frameworks , and open source implementations of standards and tools . Mascot . When Sun announced that Java SE and Java ME would be released under a free software license ( the GNU General Public License ) , they released the Duke graphics under the free BSD license at the same time . A new Duke personality is created every year . For example , in July 2011 `` Future Tech Duke '' included a bigger nose , a jetpack , and blue wings . Licensing . The source code for Sun 's implementations of Java ( i.e . the de facto reference implementation ) has been available for some time , but until recently , the license terms severely restricted what could be done with it without signing ( and generally paying for ) a contract with Sun . As such these terms did not satisfy the requirements of either the Open Source Initiative or the Free Software Foundation to be considered open source or free software , and Sun Java was therefore a proprietary platform . While several third-party projects ( e.g . GNU Classpath and Apache Harmony ) created free software partial Java implementations , the large size of the Sun libraries combined with the use of clean room methods meant that their implementations of the Java libraries ( the compiler and VM are comparatively small and well defined ) were incomplete and not fully compatible . These implementations also tended to be far less optimized than Sun 's . Free software . Sun announced in JavaOne 2006 that Java would become free and open source software , and on October 25 , 2006 , at the Oracle OpenWorld conference , Jonathan I. Schwartz said that the company was set to announce the release of the core Java Platform as free and open source software within 30 to 60 days . Sun released the Java HotSpot virtual machine and compiler as free software under the GNU General Public License on November 13 , 2006 , with a promise that the rest of the JDK ( that includes the JRE ) would be placed under the GPL by March 2007 ( `` except for a few components that Sun does not have the right to publish in distributable source form under the GPL '' ) . According to Richard Stallman , this would mean an end to the `` Java trap '' . Mark Shuttleworth called the initial press announcement , `` A real milestone for the free software community '' . Sun released the source code of the Class library under GPL on May 8 , 2007 , except some limited parts that were licensed by Sun from third parties who did not want their code to be released under a free software and open-source license . Some of the encumbered parts turned out to be fairly key parts of the platform such as font rendering and 2D rasterising , but these were released as open-source later by Sun ( see OpenJDK Class library ) . Sun 's goal was to replace the parts that remain proprietary and closed-source with alternative implementations and make the class library completely free and open source . In the meantime , a third-party project called IcedTea created a completely free and highly usable JDK by replacing encumbered code with either stubs or code from GNU Classpath . However OpenJDK has since become buildable without the encumbered parts ( from OpenJDK 6 b10 ) and has become the default runtime environment for most Linux distributions . In June 2008 , it was announced that IcedTea6 ( as the packaged version of OpenJDK on Fedora 9 ) has passed the Technology Compatibility Kit tests and can claim to be a fully compatible Java 6 implementation . Because OpenJDK is under the GPL , it is possible to redistribute a custom version of the JRE directly with software applications , rather than requiring the enduser ( or their sysadmin ) to download and install the correct version of the proprietary Oracle JRE onto each of their systems themselves . Criticism . In most cases , Java support is unnecessary in Web browsers , and security experts recommend that it not be run in a browser unless absolutely necessary . It was suggested that , if Java is required by a few Web sites , users should have a separate browser installation specifically for those sites . Generics . When generics were added to Java 5.0 , there was already a large framework of classes ( many of which were already deprecated ) , so generics were chosen to be implemented using erasure to allow for `` migration compatibility '' and re-use of these existing classes . This limited the features that could be provided by this addition as compared to some other languages . The addition of type wildcards made Java unsound . Unsigned integer types . Java lacks native unsigned integer types . Unsigned data are often generated from programs written in C and the lack of these types prevents direct data interchange between C and Java . Unsigned large numbers are also used in many numeric processing fields , including cryptography , which can make Java less convenient to use for these tasks . Although it is possible to partially circumvent this problem with conversion code and using larger data types , it makes using Java cumbersome for handling the unsigned data . While a 32-bit signed integer may be used to hold a 16-bit unsigned value with relative ease , a 32-bit unsigned value would require a 64-bit signed integer . Additionally , a 64-bit unsigned value can not be stored using any integer type in Java because no type larger than 64 bits exists in the Java language . If abstracted using functions , function calls become necessary for many operations which are native to some other languages . Alternatively , it is possible to use Java 's signed integers to emulate unsigned integers of the same size , but this requires detailed knowledge of complex bitwise operations . Floating point arithmetic . While Java 's floating point arithmetic is largely based on IEEE 754 ( `` Standard for Binary Floating-Point Arithmetic '' ) , certain features are not supported even when using the codice_3 modifier , such as Exception Flags and Directed Roundings capabilities mandated by IEEE Standard 754 . Additionally , the extended precision floating-point types permitted in 754 and present in many processors are not permitted in Java . Performance . In the early days of Java ( before the HotSpot VM was implemented in Java 1.3 in 2000 ) there were some criticisms of performance . However , benchmarks typically report Java as being about 50 % slower than C ( a language which compiles to native code ) . Java 's performance has improved substantially since the early versions . Performance of JIT compilers relative to native compilers has in some optimized tests been shown to be quite similar . Java bytecode can either be interpreted at run time by a virtual machine , or it can be compiled at load time or runtime into native code which runs directly on the computer 's hardware . Interpretation is slower than native execution , and compilation at load time or runtime has an initial performance penalty for the compilation . Modern performant JVM implementations all use the compilation approach , so after the initial startup time the performance is equivalent to native code . Security . The Java platform provides a security architecture which is designed to allow the user to run untrusted bytecode in a `` sandboxed '' manner to protect against malicious or poorly written software . This `` sandboxing '' feature is intended to protect the user by restricting access to certain platform features and APIs which could be exploited by malware , such as accessing the local filesystem , running arbitrary commands , or accessing communication networks . In recent years , researchers have discovered numerous security flaws in some widely used Java implementations , including Oracle 's , which allow untrusted code to bypass the sandboxing mechanism , exposing users to malicious attacks . These flaws affect only Java applications which execute arbitrary untrusted bytecode , such as web browser plug-ins that run Java applets downloaded from public websites . Applications where the user trusts , and has full control over , all code that is being executed are unaffected . On August 31 , 2012 , Java 6 and 7 ( then supported , but no longer ) on Microsoft Windows , macOS , and Linux were found to have a serious security flaw that allowed a remote exploit to take place by simply loading a malicious web page . was later found to be flawed as well . On January 10 , 2013 , three computer specialists spoke out against Java , telling Reuters that it was not secure and that people should disable Java . Jaime Blasco , Labs Manager with AlienVault Labs , stated that `` Java is a mess . It ’ s not secure . You have to disable it . '' This vulnerability affects and it is unclear if it affects , so it is suggested that consumers disable it . Security alerts from Oracle announce schedules of critical security-related patches to Java . On January 14 , 2013 , security experts said that the update still failed to protect PCs from attack . This exploit hole prompted a response from the United States Department of Homeland Security encouraging users to disable or uninstall Java . Apple blacklisted Java in limited order for all computers running its macOS operating system through a virus protection program . Responding to recent Java security and vulnerability issues , security blogger Brian Krebs has called for users to remove at least the Java browser plugin and also the entire software . `` I look forward to a world without the Java plugin ( and to not having to remind readers about quarterly patch updates ) but it will probably be years before various versions of this plugin are mostly removed from end-user systems worldwide . '' `` Once promising , it has outlived its usefulness in the browser , and has become a nightmare that delights cyber-criminals at the expense of computer users . '' `` I think everyone should uninstall Java from all their PCs and Macs , and then think carefully about whether they need to add it back . If you are a typical home user , you can probably do without it . If you are a business user , you may not have a choice . '' Adware . The Java runtime environment has a history of bundling sponsored software to be installed by default during installation and during the updates which roll out every month or so . This includes the `` Ask.com toolbar '' that will redirect browser searches to ads and `` McAfee Security Scan Plus '' . These offers can be blocked through a setting in the Java Control Panel , although this is not obvious . This setting is located under the `` Advanced '' tab in the Java Control Panel , under the `` Miscellaneous '' heading , where the option is labelled as an option to suppress `` sponsor offers '' . Update system . Java has yet to release an automatic updater that does not require user intervention and administrative rights unlike Google Chrome and Flash player .
Reutum . Reutum is a village in the Dutch province of Overijssel . It is a part of the municipality of Tubbergen , and lies about 10 km northwest of Oldenzaal . In 2001 , the village of Reutum had 464 inhabitants . The built-up area of the village was 0.16 km² , and contained 162 residences . The statistical area `` Reutum '' , which also can include the peripheral parts of the village , as well as the surrounding countryside , has a population of around 1160 .
Antoine Bohier Du Prat . Antoine Bohier Du Prat ( c. 1460 – 27 November 1519 ) was a French Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal . Biography . Antoine Bohier Du Prat was born in Issoire , ca . 1460 , the son of Austremoine Bohier , baron of Saint-Ciergues , and Anne Du Prat . He was the cousin of Cardinal Antoine Duprat . He entered the Order of Saint Benedict at Fécamp Abbey . There , he was ordained as a priest . He became a president of the `` Parlement de Normandie '' . He resisted being raised to the episcopate until the queen mother of France , Louise of Savoy , personally entreated him . After he agreed , on 13 November 1514 , he was elected Archbishop of Bourges . On 22 November 1514 he was granted permission to wear the Religious habit of a secular archbishop rather than the habit of the Benedictine Order . He was Archbishop of Bourges until his death . Pope Leo X made him a cardinal priest in the consistory of 1 April 1517 . On 27 April 1517 , he was granted permission to wear a cardinal 's habit instead of the habit of his order . He received the red hat and the titular church of Sant'Anastasia on 25 May 1517 . He died at the court of Francis I of France at Blois on 27 November 1519 . He was buried in Bourges Cathedral .
Shuttlewood . Shuttlewood is a village situated about 2 miles north of Bolsover , in Bolsover District , Derbyshire , England . It is centred on the crossroads of two main roads ; Bolsover-Mastin Moor and Clowne-Chesterfield . Shuttlewood is a former colliery village and thus has a lengthy mining heritage . It is a quiet village with a local shop and had a post office until June 2008 . History . Population figures in 1846 mentioned 46 inhabitants . A map of Shuttlewood dated 1898 shows the Brick and Tile Yard situated on Woodthorpe Road , now in the vicinity of Woodthorpe Close , the Travellers Rest public house , the chapel and the school that was later in 1918 mentioned as St Laurence 's Church . By 1918 , rapid expansion of Shuttlewood had taken place due to the mining industry and the Brockley School had been built . Also the football ground is shown behind the Travellers Rest on the side of Chesterfield Road . The terraced houses of Bentinck Road had also been built for miners who worked at the Oxcroft Colliery at Stanfree . Shuttlewood is mentioned in `` Bagshaw 's Directory '' of 1846 and mentions the spa that was situated on Mill Lane between Shuttlewood and Stanfree . It states , the water of Shuttlewood spa , is that of the same water as that of Harrogate but weaker ; it has been used as a bath and bears marks of antiquity . The bath was not covered or even enclosed with a wall , the situation is rather convenient . However it must have assumed importance years ago because Shuttlewood became known as Shuttlewood spa . Until quite recently , it was used by people for miles around , who suffered from defective eyesight . Education . Brockley Primary School is a primary school that is run by Derbyshire County Council , It has a Foundation Unit for the younger pupils and then it provides education for pupils aged between 5-11 before they proceed towards secondary education at Netherthorpe School , Heritage High School or the Bolsover School . The head teacher is Mrs Caroline Rogers . In 2005 , a war memorial was unveiled at the school dedicated to the 25 men of both Shuttlewood and Stanfree ( the neighbouring village ) who gave their lives during the First and Second World Wars .
Kievan Rus ' . Kievan Rus ' ( ( ) , ( ) , ) was a loose federation of East Slavic and Finnic peoples in Europe from the late 9th to the mid-13th century , under the reign of the Varangian Rurik dynasty . The modern nations of Belarus , Russia and Ukraine all claim Kievan Rus ' as their cultural ancestors , with Belarus and Russia deriving their names from it . At its greatest extent , in the mid-11th century , it stretched from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Black Sea in the south and from the headwaters of the Vistula in the west to the Taman Peninsula in the east , uniting the majority of East Slavic tribes . According to Russian historiography , the first ruler to start uniting East Slavic lands into what has become known as Kievan Rus ' was Prince Oleg ( 882–912 ) . He extended his control from Novgorod south along the Dnieper river valley to protect trade from Khazar incursions from the east , and he moved his capital to the more strategic Kiev . Sviatoslav I ( died 972 ) achieved the first major expansion of Kievan Rus ' territorial control , fighting a war of conquest against the Khazars . Vladimir the Great ( 980–1015 ) introduced Christianity with his own baptism and , by decree , extended it to all inhabitants of Kiev and beyond . Kievan Rus ' reached its greatest extent under Yaroslav the Wise ( 1019–1054 ) ; his sons assembled and issued its first written legal code , the Rus ' Justice , shortly after his death . The state declined beginning in the late 11th century and during the 12th century , disintegrating into various rival regional powers . It was further weakened by economic factors , such as the collapse of Rus ' commercial ties to the Byzantine Empire due to the decline of Constantinople and the accompanying diminution of trade routes through its territory . The state finally fell to the Mongol invasion of the 1240s . Name . During its existence , Kievan Rus ' was known as the `` land of the Rus ' '' ( Old East Slavic : , from the ethnonym ; Greek : ; Arabic : ' ) , in Greek as , in Old French as , in Latin as ( with local German spelling variants `` Ruscia '' and `` Ruzzia '' ) , and from the 12th century also . Various etymologies have been proposed , including , the Finnish designation for Sweden , and `` Ros '' , a tribe from the middle Dnieper valley region . The term `` Kievan Rus '' ( ) was coined in the 19th century in Russian historiography to refer to the period when the centre was in Kiev . In English , the term was introduced in the early 20th century , when it was found in the 1913 English translation of Vasily Klyuchevsky 's `` A History of Russia '' , to distinguish the early polity from successor states , which were also named `` Rus '' . Later , the Russian term was rendered into Belarusian and Ukrainian as ( ) and ( ) , respectively . Origin . Prior to the emergence of Kievan Rus ' in the 9th century AD , the lands between the Baltic Sea and Black Sea were primarily populated by eastern Slavic tribes . In the northern region around Novgorod were the Ilmen Slavs and neighboring Krivichi , who occupied territories surrounding the headwaters of the West Dvina , Dnieper , and Volga Rivers . To their north , in the Ladoga and Karelia regions , were the Finnic Chud tribe . In the south , in the area around Kiev , were the Poliane , a group of Slavicized tribes with Iranian origins , the Drevliane to the west of the Dnieper , and the Severiane to the east . To their north and east were the Vyatichi , and to their south was forested land settled by Slav farmers , giving way to steppelands populated by nomadic herdsmen . Controversy persists over whether the Rus ' were Varangians ( Vikings ) or Slavs . This uncertainty is due largely to a paucity of contemporary sources . Attempts to address this question instead rely on archaeological evidence , the accounts of foreign observers , and legends and literature from centuries later . To some extent the controversy is related to the foundation myths of modern states in the region . According to the `` Normanist '' view , the Rus ' were Scandinavians , while Russian and Ukrainian nationalist historians generally argue that the Rus ' were themselves Slavs . Normanist theories focus on the earliest written source for the East Slavs , the `` Primary Chronicle '' , although even this account was not produced until the 12th century . Nationalist accounts have suggested that the Rus ' were present before the arrival of the Varangians , noting that only a handful of Scandinavian words can be found in modern Russian and that Scandinavian names in the early chronicles were soon replaced by Slavic names . Nevertheless , archaeological evidence from the area suggests that a Scandinavian population was present during the 10th century at the latest . On balance , it seems likely that the Rus ' proper were a small minority of Scandinavians who formed an elite ruling class , while the great majority of their subjects were Slavs . Considering the linguistic arguments mounted by nationalist scholars , if the proto-Rus ' were Scandinavians , they must have quickly become nativized , adopting Slavic languages and other cultural practices . Ahmad ibn Fadlan , an Arab traveler during the 10th century , provided one of the earliest written descriptions of the Rus ' : `` They are as tall as a date palm , blond and ruddy , so that they do not need to wear a tunic nor a cloak ; rather the men among them wear garments that only cover half of his body and leaves one of his hands free . '' Liutprand of Cremona , who was twice an envoy to the Byzantine court ( 949 and 968 ) , identifies the `` Russi '' with the Norse ( `` the Russi , whom we call Norsemen by another name '' ) but explains the name as a Greek term referring to their physical traits ( `` A certain people made up of a part of the Norse , whom the Greeks call `` [ ... ] '' the Russi on account of their physical features , we designate as Norsemen because of the location of their origin. '' ) . Leo the Deacon , a 10th-century Byzantine historian and chronicler , refers to the Rus ' as `` Scythians '' and notes that they tended to adopt Greek rituals and customs . Invitation of the Varangians . The three brothers—Rurik , Sineus , and Truvor—established themselves in Novgorod , Beloozero , and Izborsk , respectively . Two of the brothers died , and Rurik became the sole ruler of the territory and progenitor of the Rurik Dynasty . A short time later , two of Rurik ’ s men , Askold and Dir , asked him for permission to go to Tsargrad ( Constantinople ) . On their way south , they discovered `` a small city on a hill , '' Kiev , captured it and the surrounding country from the Khazars , populated the region with more Varangians , and `` established their dominion over the country of the Polyanians . '' The Chronicle reports that Askold and Dir continued to Constantinople with a navy to attack the city in 863–66 , catching the Byzantines by surprise and ravaging the surrounding area , though other accounts date the attack in 860 . Patriarch Photius vividly describes the `` universal '' devastation of the suburbs and nearby islands , and another account further details the destruction and slaughter of the invasion . The Rus ' turned back before attacking the city itself , due either to a storm dispersing their boats , the return of the Emperor , or in a later account , due to a miracle after a ceremonial appeal by the Patriarch and the Emperor to the Virgin . The attack was the first encounter between the Rus ' and Byzantines and led the Patriarch to send missionaries north to engage and attempt to convert the Rus ' and the Slavs . Foundation of the Kievan state . Rurik led the Rus ' until his death in about 879 , bequeathing his kingdom to his kinsman , Prince Oleg , as regent for his young son , Igor . In 880-82 , Oleg led a military force south along the Dnieper river , capturing Smolensk and Lyubech before reaching Kiev , where he deposed and killed Askold and Dir , proclaimed himself prince , and declared Kiev the `` mother of Rus ' cities . '' Oleg set about consolidating his power over the surrounding region and the riverways north to Novgorod , imposing tribute on the East Slav tribes . In 883 , he conquered the Drevlians , imposing a fur tribute on them . By 885 he had subjugated the Poliane , Severiane , Vyatichi , and Radimichs , forbidding them to pay further tribute to the Khazars . Oleg continued to develop and expand a network of Rus ' forts in Slav lands , begun by Rurik in the north . The new Kievan state prospered due to its abundant supply of furs , beeswax , honey , and slaves for export , and because it controlled three main trade routes of Eastern Europe . In the north , Novgorod served as a commercial link between the Baltic Sea and the Volga trade route to the lands of the Volga Bulgars , the Khazars , and across the Caspian Sea as far as Baghdad , providing access to markets and products from Central Asia and the Middle East . Trade from the Baltic also moved south on a network of rivers and short portages along the Dnieper known as the `` route from the Varangians to the Greeks , '' continuing to the Black Sea and on to Constantinople . Kiev was a central outpost along the Dnieper route and a hub with the east-west overland trade route between the Khazars and the Germanic lands of Central Europe . These commercial connections enriched Rus ' merchants and princes , funding military forces and the construction of churches , palaces , fortifications , and further towns . Demand for luxury goods fostered production of expensive jewelry and religious wares , allowing their export , and an advanced credit and money-lending system may have also been in place . Volatile steppe politics . The rapid expansion of the Rus ' to the south led to conflict and volatile relationships with the Khazars and other neighbors on the Pontic steppe . The Khazars dominated the Black Sea steppe during the 8th century , trading and frequently allying with the Byzantine Empire against Persians and Arabs . In the late 8th century , the collapse of the Göktürk Khaganate led the Magyars and the Pechenegs , Ugric and Turkic peoples from Central Asia , to migrate west into the steppe region , leading to military conflict , disruption of trade , and instability within the Khazar Khaganate . The Rus ' and Slavs had earlier allied with the Khazars against Arab raids on the Caucasus , but they increasingly worked against them to secure control of the trade routes . The Byzantine Empire was able to take advantage of the turmoil to expand its political influence and commercial relationships , first with the Khazars and later with the Rus ' and other steppe groups . The Byzantines established the Theme of Cherson , formally known as Klimata , in the Crimea in the 830s to defend against raids by the Rus ' and to protect vital grain shipments supplying Constantinople . Cherson also served as a key diplomatic link with the Khazars and others on the steppe , and it became the centre of Black Sea commerce . The Byzantines also helped the Khazars build a fortress at Sarkel on the Don river to protect their northwest frontier against incursions by the Turkic migrants and the Rus ' , and to control caravan trade routes and the portage between the Don and Volga rivers . The expansion of the Rus ' put further military and economic pressure on the Khazars , depriving them of territory , tributaries , and trade . In around 890 , Oleg waged an indecisive war in the lands of the lower Dniester and Dnieper rivers with the Tivertsi and the Ulichs , who were likely acting as vassals of the Magyars , blocking Rus ' access to the Black Sea . In 894 , the Magyars and Pechenegs were drawn into the wars between the Byzantines and the Bulgarian Empire . The Byzantines arranged for the Magyars to attack Bulgarian territory from the north , and Bulgaria in turn persuaded the Pechenegs to attack the Magyars from their rear . Boxed in , the Magyars were forced to migrate further west across the Carpathian Mountains into the Hungarian plain , depriving the Khazars of an important ally and a buffer from the Rus ' . The migration of the Magyars allowed Rus ' access to the Black Sea , and they soon launched excursions into Khazar territory along the sea coast , up the Don river , and into the lower Volga region . The Rus ' were raiding and plundering into the Caspian Sea region from 864 , with the first large-scale expedition in 913 , when they extensively raided Baku , Gilan , Mazandaran and penetrated into the Caucasus . As the 10th century progressed , the Khazars were no longer able to command tribute from the Volga Bulgars , and their relationship with the Byzantines deteriorated , as Byzantium increasingly allied with the Pechenegs against them . The Pechenegs were thus secure to raid the lands of the Khazars from their base between the Volga and Don rivers , allowing them to expand to the west . Rus ' relations with the Pechenegs were complex , as the groups alternately formed alliances with and against one another . The Pechenegs were nomads roaming the steppe raising livestock which they traded with the Rus ' for agricultural goods and other products . The lucrative Rus ' trade with the Byzantine Empire had to pass through Pecheneg-controlled territory , so the need for generally peaceful relations was essential . Nevertheless , while the Primary Chronicle reports the Pechenegs entering Rus ' territory in 915 and then making peace , they were waging war with one another again in 920 . Pechenegs are reported assisting the Rus ' in later campaigns against the Byzantines , yet allied with the Byzantines against the Rus ' at other times . Rus'–Byzantine relations . After the Rus ' attack on Constantinople in 860 , the Byzantine Patriarch Photius sent missionaries north to convert the Rus ' and the Slavs . Prince Rastislav of Moravia had requested the Emperor to provide teachers to interpret the holy scriptures , so in 863 the brothers Cyril and Methodius were sent as missionaries , due to their knowledge of the Slavonic language . The Slavs had no written language , so the brothers devised the Glagolitic alphabet , later developed into Cyrillic , and standardized the language of the Slavs , later known as Old Church Slavonic . They translated portions of the Bible and drafted the first Slavic civil code and other documents , and the language and texts spread throughout Slavic territories , including Kievan Rus ' . The mission of Cyril and Methodius served both evangelical and diplomatic purposes , spreading Byzantine cultural influence in support of imperial foreign policy . In 867 the Patriarch announced that the Rus ' had accepted a bishop , and in 874 he speaks of an `` Archbishop of the Rus ' . '' Relations between the Rus ' and Byzantines became more complex after Oleg took control over Kiev , reflecting commercial , cultural , and military concerns . The wealth and income of the Rus ' depended heavily upon trade with Byzantium . Constantine Porphyrogenitus described the annual course of the princes of Kiev , collecting tribute from client tribes , assembling the product into a flotilla of hundreds of boats , conducting them down the Dnieper to the Black Sea , and sailing to the estuary of the Dniester , the Danube delta , and on to Constantinople . On their return trip they would carry silk fabrics , spices , wine , and fruit . The importance of this trade relationship led to military action when disputes arose . The Primary Chronicle reports that the Rus ' attacked Constantinople again in 907 , probably to secure trade access . The Chronicle glorifies the military prowess and shrewdness of Oleg , an account imbued with legendary detail . Byzantine sources do not mention the attack , but a pair of treaties in 907 and 911 set forth a trade agreement with the Rus ' , the terms suggesting pressure on the Byzantines , who granted the Rus ' quarters and supplies for their merchants and tax-free trading privileges in Constantinople . The Chronicle provides a mythic tale of Oleg 's death . A sorcerer prophesies that the death of the Grand Prince would be associated with a certain horse . Oleg has the horse sequestered , and it later dies . Oleg goes to visit the horse and stands over the carcass , gloating that he had outlived the threat , when a snake strikes him from among the bones , and he soon becomes ill and dies . The Chronicle reports that Prince Igor succeeded Oleg in 913 , and after some brief conflicts with the Drevlians and the Pechenegs , a period of peace ensued for over twenty years . In 941 , Igor led another major Rus ' attack on Constantinople , probably over trading rights again . A navy of 10,000 vessels , including Pecheneg allies , landed on the Bithynian coast and devastated the Asiatic shore of the Bosphorus . The attack was well-timed , perhaps due to intelligence , as the Byzantine fleet was occupied with the Arabs in the Mediterranean , and the bulk of its army was stationed in the east . The Rus ' burned towns , churches , and monasteries , butchering the people and amassing booty . The emperor arranged for a small group of retired ships to be outfitted with Greek fire throwers and sent them out to meet the Rus ' , luring them into surrounding the contingent before unleashing the Greek fire . Liutprand of Cremona wrote that `` the Rus ' , seeing the flames , jumped overboard , preferring water to fire . Some sank , weighed down by the weight of their breastplates and helmets ; others caught fire . '' Those captured were beheaded . The ploy dispelled the Rus ' fleet , but their attacks continued into the hinterland as far as Nicomedia , with many atrocities reported as victims were crucified and set up for use as targets . At last a Byzantine army arrived from the Balkans to drive the Rus ' back , and a naval contingent reportedly destroyed much of the Rus ' fleet on its return voyage ( possibly an exaggeration since the Rus ' soon mounted another attack ) . The outcome indicates increased military might by Byzantium since 911 , suggesting a shift in the balance of power . Igor returned to Kiev keen for revenge . He assembled a large force of warriors from among neighboring Slavs and Pecheneg allies , and sent for reinforcements of Varangians from “ beyond the sea. ” In 944 the Rus ' force advanced again on the Greeks , by land and sea , and a Byzantine force from Cherson responded . The Emperor sent gifts and offered tribute in lieu of war , and the Rus ' accepted . Envoys were sent between the Rus ' , the Byzantines , and the Bulgarians in 945 , and a peace treaty was completed . The agreement again focused on trade , but this time with terms less favorable to the Rus ' , including stringent regulations on the conduct of Rus ' merchants in Cherson and Constantinople and specific punishments for violations of the law . The Byzantines may have been motivated to enter the treaty out of concern of a prolonged alliance of the Rus ' , Pechenegs , and Bulgarians against them , though the more favorable terms further suggest a shift in power . Sviatoslav . Following the death of Grand Prince Igor in 945 , his wife Olga ruled as regent in Kiev until their son Sviatoslav reached maturity ( ca . 963 ) . His decade-long reign over Rus ' was marked by rapid expansion through the conquest of the Khazars of the Pontic steppe and the invasion of the Balkans . By the end of his short life , Sviatoslav carved out for himself the largest state in Europe , eventually moving his capital from Kiev to Pereyaslavets on the Danube in 969 . In contrast with his mother 's conversion to Christianity , Sviatoslav , like his druzhina , remained a staunch pagan . Due to his abrupt death in an ambush in 972 , Sviatoslav 's conquests , for the most part , were not consolidated into a functioning empire , while his failure to establish a stable succession led to a fratricidal feud among his sons , which resulted in two of his three sons being killed . Reign of Vladimir and Christianisation . It is not clearly documented when the title of the Grand Duke was first introduced , but the importance of the Kiev principality was recognized after the death of Sviatoslav I in 972 and the ensuing struggle between Vladimir the Great and Yaropolk I . The region of Kiev dominated the state of Kievan Rus ' for the next two centuries . The Grand Prince ( `` velikiy kniaz ' '' ) of Kiev controlled the lands around the city , and his formally subordinate relatives ruled the other cities and paid him tribute . The zenith of the state 's power came during the reigns of Vladimir the Great ( 980–1015 ) and Prince Yaroslav I the Wise ( 1019–1054 ) . Both rulers continued the steady expansion of Kievan Rus ' that had begun under Oleg . Vladimir had been prince of Novgorod when his father Sviatoslav I died in 972 . He was forced to flee to Scandinavia in 976 after his half-brother Yaropolk had murdered his other brother Oleg and taken control of Rus . In Scandinavia , with the help of his relative Earl Håkon Sigurdsson , ruler of Norway , Vladimir assembled a Viking army and reconquered Novgorod and Kiev from Yaropolk . As Prince of Kiev , Vladimir 's most notable achievement was the Christianization of Kievan Rus ' , a process that began in 988 . The Primary Chronicle states that when Vladimir had decided to accept a new faith instead of the traditional idol-worship ( paganism ) of the Slavs , he sent out some of his most valued advisors and warriors as emissaries to different parts of Europe . They visited the Christians of the Latin Rite , the Jews , and the Muslims before finally arriving in Constantinople . They rejected Islam because , among other things , it prohibited the consumption of alcohol , and Judaism because the god of the Jews had permitted his chosen people to be deprived of their country . They found the ceremonies in the Roman church to be dull . But at Constantinople , they were so astounded by the beauty of the cathedral of Hagia Sophia and the liturgical service held there that they made up their minds there and then about the faith they would like to follow . Upon their arrival home , they convinced Vladimir that the faith of the Byzantine Rite was the best choice of all , upon which Vladimir made a journey to Constantinople and arranged to marry Princess Anna , the sister of Byzantine emperor Basil II . Vladimir 's choice of Eastern Christianity may also have reflected his close personal ties with Constantinople , which dominated the Black Sea and hence trade on Kiev 's most vital commercial route , the Dnieper River . Adherence to the Eastern Church had long-range political , cultural , and religious consequences . The church had a liturgy written in Cyrillic and a corpus of translations from Greek that had been produced for the Slavic peoples . This literature facilitated the conversion to Christianity of the Eastern Slavs and introduced them to rudimentary Greek philosophy , science , and historiography without the necessity of learning Greek ( there were some merchants who did business with Greeks and likely had an understanding of contemporary business Greek ) . In contrast , educated people in medieval Western and Central Europe learned Latin . Enjoying independence from the Roman authority and free from tenets of Latin learning , the East Slavs developed their own literature and fine arts , quite distinct from those of other Eastern Orthodox countries . ( See Old East Slavic language and Architecture of Kievan Rus for details ) . Following the Great Schism of 1054 , the Rus ' church maintained communion with both Rome and Constantinople for some time , but along with most of the Eastern churches it eventually split to follow the Eastern Orthodox . That being said , unlike other parts of the Greek world , Kievan Rus ' did not have a strong hostility to the Western world . Golden age . Yaroslav , known as `` the Wise '' , struggled for power with his brothers . A son of Vladimir the Great , he was vice-regent of Novgorod at the time of his father 's death in 1015 . Subsequently , his eldest surviving brother , Svyatopolk the Accursed , killed three of his other brothers and seized power in Kiev . Yaroslav , with the active support of the Novgorodians and the help of Viking mercenaries , defeated Svyatopolk and became the grand prince of Kiev in 1019 . Although he first established his rule over Kiev in 1019 , he did not have uncontested rule of all of Kievan Rus ' until 1036 . Like Vladimir , Yaroslav was eager to improve relations with the rest of Europe , especially the Byzantine Empire . Yaroslav 's granddaughter , Eupraxia the daughter of his son Vsevolod I , Prince of Kiev , was married to Henry IV , Holy Roman Emperor . Yaroslav also arranged marriages for his sister and three daughters to the kings of Poland , France , Hungary and Norway . Yaroslav promulgated the first East Slavic law code , `` Russkaya Pravda '' ; built Saint Sophia Cathedral in Kiev and Saint Sophia Cathedral in Novgorod ; patronized local clergy and monasticism ; and is said to have founded a school system . Yaroslav 's sons developed the great Kiev Pechersk Lavra ( monastery ) , which functioned in Kievan Rus ' as an ecclesiastical academy . In the centuries that followed the state 's foundation , Rurik 's descendants shared power over Kievan Rus ' . Princely succession moved from elder to younger brother and from uncle to nephew , as well as from father to son . Junior members of the dynasty usually began their official careers as rulers of a minor district , progressed to more lucrative principalities , and then competed for the coveted throne of Kiev . Fragmentation and decline . The gradual disintegration of the Kievan Rus ' began in the 11th century , after the death of Yaroslav the Wise . The position of the Grand Prince of Kiev was weakened by the growing influence of regional clans . An unconventional power succession system was established ( rota system ) whereby power was transferred to the eldest member of the ruling dynasty rather than from father to son , i.e . in most cases to the eldest brother of the ruler , fomenting constant hatred and rivalry within the royal family . Familicide was frequently deployed to obtain power and can be traced particularly during the time of the Yaroslavichi ( sons of Yaroslav ) , when the established system was skipped in the establishment of Vladimir II Monomakh as the Grand Prince of Kiev , in turn creating major squabbles between Olegovichi from Chernihiv , Monomakhs from Pereyaslav , Izyaslavichi from Turov/Volhynia , and Polotsk Princes . The most prominent struggle for power was the conflict that erupted after the death of Yaroslav the Wise . The rivaling Principality of Polotsk was contesting the power of the Grand Prince by occupying Novgorod , while Rostislav Vladimirovich was fighting for the Black Sea port of Tmutarakan belonging to Chernihiv . Three of Yaroslav 's sons that first allied together found themselves fighting each other especially after their defeat to the Cuman forces in 1068 at the Battle of the Alta River . At the same time , an uprising took place in Kiev , bringing to power Vseslav of Polotsk who supported the traditional Slavic paganism . The ruling Grand Prince Iziaslav fled to Poland asking for support and in couple of years returned to establish the order . The affairs became even more complicated by the end of the 11th century driving the state into chaos and constant warfare . On the initiative of Vladimir II Monomakh in 1097 the first federal council of Kievan Rus took place near Chernihiv in the city of Liubech with the main intention to find an understanding among the fighting sides . However , even though that did not really stop the fighting , it certainly cooled things off . By 1130 , all descendants of Vseslav the Seer had been exiled to the Byzantine Empire by Mstislav the Great . The most fierce resistance to Monomakhs posed Olegovichi when the izgoi Vsevolod II managed to become the Grand Prince of Kiev . Rostislavichi who have initially established in Halych lands by 1189 were defeated by the Monomakh-Piast descendant Roman the Great . The decline of Constantinople – a main trading partner of Kievan Rus ' – played a significant role in the decline of the Kievan Rus ' . The trade route from the Varangians to the Greeks , along which the goods were moving from the Black Sea ( mainly Byzantine ) through eastern Europe to the Baltic , was a cornerstone of Kiev wealth and prosperity . Kiev was the main power and initiator in this relationship , once the Byzantine Empire fell into turmoil and the supplies became erratic , profits dried out , and Kiev lost its appeal . The last ruler to maintain a united state was Mstislav the Great . After his death in 1132 , the Kievan Rus ' fell into recession and a rapid decline , and Mstislav 's successor Yaropolk II of Kiev instead of focusing on the external threat of the Cumans was embroiled in conflicts with the growing power of the Novgorod Republic . In 1169 , as the Kievan Rus ' state was full of internal conflict , Andrei Bogolyubsky of Vladimir sacked the city of Kiev . The sack of the city fundamentally changed the perception of Kiev and was evidence of the fragmentation of the Kievan Rus ' . By the end of the 12th century , the Kievan state became even further fragmented and had been divided into roughly twelve different principalities . The Crusades brought a shift in European trade routes that accelerated the decline of Kievan Rus ' . In 1204 , the forces of the Fourth Crusade sacked Constantinople , making the Dnieper trade route marginal . At the same time , the Teutonic Knights ( of the Northern Crusades ) were conquering the Baltic region and threatening the Lands of Novgorod . Concurrently with it , the Ruthenian Federation of Kievan Rus ' started to disintegrate into smaller principalities as the Rurik dynasty grew . The local Orthodox Christianity of Kievan Rus ' , while struggling to establish itself in the predominantly pagan state and losing its main base in Constantinople , was on the brink of extinction . Some of the main regional centres that developed later were Novgorod , Chernigov , Halych , Kiev , Ryazan , Vladimir-upon-Klyazma , Volodimer-Volyn and Polotsk . Novgorod Republic . In the north , the Republic of Novgorod prospered because it controlled trade routes from the River Volga to the Baltic Sea . As Kievan Rus ' declined , Novgorod became more independent . A local oligarchy ruled Novgorod ; major government decisions were made by a town assembly , which also elected a prince as the city 's military leader . In 1136 , Novgorod revolted against Kiev , and became independent . Now an independent city republic , and referred to as `` Lord Novgorod the Great '' it would spread its `` mercantile interest '' to the west and the north ; to the Baltic Sea and the low-populated forest regions respectively . In 1169 , Novgorod acquired its own archbishop , named Ilya , a sign of further increased importance and political independence . Novgorod enjoyed a wide degree of autonomy although being closely associated with the Kievan Rus . Northeast . In the northeast , Slavs from the Kievan region colonized the territory that later would become the Grand Duchy of Moscow by subjugating and merging with the Finnic tribes already occupying the area . The city of Rostov , the oldest centre of the northeast , was supplanted first by Suzdal and then by the city of Vladimir , which become the capital of Vladimir-Suzdal ' . The combined principality of Vladimir-Suzdal asserted itself as a major power in Kievan Rus ' in the late 12th century . In 1169 , Prince Andrey Bogolyubskiy of Vladimir-Suzdal sacked the city of Kiev and took over the title of the ( Великий Князь/Velikiy Knyaz/Grand Prince or Grand Duke ) to claim primacy in Rus ' . Prince Andrey then installed his younger brother , who ruled briefly in Kiev while Andrey continued to rule his realm from Suzdal . In 1299 , in the wake of the Mongol invasion , the metropolitan moved from Kiev to the city of Vladimir and Vladimir-Suzdal . Southwest . To the southwest , the principality of Halych had developed trade relations with its Polish , Hungarian and Lithuanian neighbours and emerged as the local successor to Kievan Rus ' . In 1199 , Prince Roman Mstislavych united the two previously separate principalities . In 1202 he conquered Kiev , and assumed the title of Knyaz of Kievan Rus ' , which was held by the rulers of Vladimir-Suzdal since 1169 . His son , Prince Daniel ( r. 1238–1264 ) looked for support from the West . He accepted a crown as a `` Rex Rusiae '' ( `` King of Rus '' ) from the Roman papacy , apparently doing so without breaking with Constantinople . In 1370 , the patriarch of the Eastern Orthodox Church in Constantinople granted the King of Poland a metropolitan for his Ruthenian subjects . Lithuanian rulers also requested and received a metropolitan for Novagrudok shortly afterwards . Cyprian , a candidate pushed by the Lithuanian rulers , became Metropolitan of Kiev in 1375 and metropolitan of Moscow in 1382 ; this way the church in the Russian countries was reunited for some time . In 1439 , Kiev became the seat of a separate `` Metropolitan of Kiev , Halych and all Rus ' '' for all Greek Orthodox Christians under Polish-Lithuanian rule . However , a long and unsuccessful struggle against the Mongols combined with internal opposition to the prince and foreign intervention weakened Galicia-Volhynia . With the end of the Mstislavich branch of the Rurikids in the mid-14th century , Galicia-Volhynia ceased to exist ; Poland conquered Halych ; Lithuania took Volhynia , including Kiev , conquered by Gediminas in 1321 ending the rule of Rurikids in the city . Lithuanian rulers then assumed the title over Ruthenia . Final disintegration . The state finally disintegrated under the pressure of the Mongol invasion of Rus ' , fragmenting it into successor principalities who paid tribute to the Golden Horde ( the so-called Tatar Yoke ) . In the late 15th century , the Muscovite Grand Dukes began taking over former Kievan territories and proclaimed themselves the sole legal successors of the Kievan principality according to the protocols of the medieval theory of translatio imperii . On the western periphery , Kievan Rus ' was succeeded by the Principality of Galicia-Volhynia . Later , as these territories , now part of modern central Ukraine and Belarus , fell to the Gediminids , the powerful , largely Ruthenized Grand Duchy of Lithuania drew heavily on Rus ' cultural and legal traditions . Due to the fact of the economic and cultural core of Rus ' being located on the territory of modern Ukraine , Ukrainian historians and scholars consider Kievan Rus ' to be a founding Ukrainian state . On the north-eastern periphery of Kievan Rus ' , traditions were adapted in the Vladimir-Suzdal Principality that gradually gravitated towards Moscow . To the very north , the Novgorod and Pskov Feudal Republics were less autocratic than Vladimir- Suzdal- Moscow until they were absorbed by the Grand Duchy of Moscow . Russian historians consider Kievan Rus the first period of Russian history . Economy . During the Kievan era , trade and transport depended largely on networks of rivers and portages . The peoples of Rus ' experienced a period of great economic expansion , opening trade routes with the Vikings to the north and west and with the Byzantine Greeks to the south and west ; traders also began to travel south and east , eventually making contact with Persia and the peoples of Central Asia . Society . Due to the expansion of trade and its geographical proximity , Kiev became the most important trade centre and chief among the communes ; therefore the leader of Kiev gained political `` control '' over the surrounding areas . This princedom emerged from a coalition of traditional patriarchic family communes banded together in an effort to increase the applicable workforce and expand the productivity of the land . This union developed the first major cities in the Rus ' and was the first notable form of self-government . As these communes became larger , the emphasis was taken off the family holdings and placed on the territory that surrounded . This shift in ideology became known as the verv ' . In the 11th and the 12th centuries , the princes and their retinues , which were a mixture of Slavic and Scandinavian elites , dominated the society of Kievan Rus ' . Leading soldiers and officials received income and land from the princes in return for their political and military services . Kievan society lacked the class institutions and autonomous towns that were typical of Western European feudalism . Nevertheless , urban merchants , artisans and labourers sometimes exercised political influence through a city assembly , the `` veche '' ( council ) , which included all the adult males in the population . In some cases , the veche either made agreements with their rulers or expelled them and invited others to take their place . At the bottom of society was a stratum of slaves . More important was a class of tribute-paying peasants , who owed labour duty to the princes . The widespread personal serfdom characteristic of Western Europe did not exist in Kievan Rus ' . The change in political structure led to the inevitable development of the peasant class or smerdy . The smerdy were free un-landed people that found work by labouring for wages on the manors that began to develop around 1031 as the verv ' began to dominate socio-political structure . The smerdy were initially given equality in the Kievian law code , they were theoretically equal to the prince , so they enjoyed as much freedom as can be expected of manual labourers . However , in the 13th century , they slowly began to lose their rights and became less equal in the eyes of the law . See also : Old Russian Law , main source : Russkaya Pravda . Historical assessment . Kievan Rus ' , although sparsely populated compared to Western Europe , was not only the largest contemporary European state in terms of area but also culturally advanced . Literacy in Kiev , Novgorod and other large cities was high . As birch bark documents attest , they exchanged love letters and prepared cheat sheets for schools . Novgorod had a sewage system and wood paving not often found in other cities at the time . The Russkaya Pravda confined punishments to fines and generally did not use capital punishment . Certain rights were accorded to women , such as property and inheritance rights . The economic development of Kievan Rus may be translated into demographic statistics . Around 1200 , Kiev had a population of 50,000 , Novgorod and Chernigov both had around 30,000 . Constantinople had population of about 400,000 around 1180 . The Soviet scholar Mikhail Tikhomirov calculated that Kievan Rus ' on the eve of the Mongol invasion had around 300 urban centres . Kievan Rus ' also played an important genealogical role in European politics . Yaroslav the Wise , whose stepmother belonged to the Macedonian dynasty , which ruled the Byzantine empire from 867 to 1056 , married the only legitimate daughter of the king who Christianized Sweden . His daughters became queens of Hungary , France and Norway , his sons married the daughters of a Polish king and a Byzantine emperor ( not to mention a niece of the Pope ) , while his granddaughters were a German Empress and ( according to one theory ) the queen of Scotland . A grandson married the only daughter of the last Anglo-Saxon king of England . Thus the Rurikids were a well-connected royal family of the time . Turco-Mongols . From the 9th century , the Pecheneg nomads began an uneasy relationship with Kievan Rus′ . For over two centuries they launched sporadic raids into the lands of Rus′ , which sometimes escalated into full-scale wars ( such as the 920 war on the Pechenegs by Igor of Kiev reported in the Primary Chronicle ) , but there were also temporary military alliances ( e.g . the 943 Byzantine campaign by Igor ) . In 968 , the Pechenegs attacked and besieged the city of Kiev . Some speculation exists that the Pechenegs drove off the Tivertsi and the Ulichs to the regions of the upper Dniester river in Bukovina . The Byzantine Empire was known to support the Pechenegs in their military campaigns against the Eastern Slavic states . Boniak was a Cuman khan who led a series of invasions on Kievan Rus′ . In 1096 , Boniak attacked Kiev , plundered the Kiev Monastery of the Caves , and burned down the prince 's palace in Berestovo . He was defeated in 1107 by Vladimir Monomakh , Oleg , Sviatopolk and other Rus′ princes . `` They [ the Mongols ] attacked Rus , where they made great havoc , destroying cities and fortresses and slaughtering men ; and they laid siege to Kiev , the capital of Rus ; after they had besieged the city for a long time , they took it and put the inhabitants to death . When we were journeying through that land we came across countless skulls and bones of dead men lying about on the ground . Kiev had been a very large and thickly populated town , but now it has been reduced almost to nothing , for there are at the present time scarce two hundred houses there and the inhabitants are kept in complete slavery '' Byzantine Empire . Byzantium quickly became the main trading and cultural partner for Kiev , but relations were not always friendly . The most serious conflict between the two powers was the war of 968–971 in Bulgaria , but several Rus ' raiding expeditions against the Byzantine cities of the Black Sea coast and Constantinople itself are also recorded . Although most were repulsed , they were concluded by trade treaties that were generally favourable to the Rus ' . Rus'-Byzantine relations became closer following the marriage of the `` porphyrogenita '' Anna to Vladimir the Great , and the subsequent Christianization of the Rus ' : Byzantine priests , architects and artists were invited to work on numerous cathedrals and churches around Rus ' , expanding Byzantine cultural influence even further . Numerous Rus ' served in the Byzantine army as mercenaries , most notably as the famous Varangian Guard . Religion . In 988 , the Christian Church in Rus ' territorially fell under the jurisdiction of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople after it was officially adopted as the state religion . According to several chronicles after that date the predominant cult of Slavic paganism was persecuted . The exact date of creation of the Kiev Metropolis is uncertain , as well as who was the first leader of the church . Predominantly it is considered that the first head was Michael I of Kiev , however some sources also claim Leontiy who is often placed after Michael or Anastas Chersonesos , became the first bishop of the Church of the Tithes . The first metropolitan to be confirmed by historical sources is Theopemp , who was appointed by Patriarch Alexius of Constantinople in 1038 . Before 1015 there were five dioceses : Kiev , Chernihiv , Bilhorod , Volodymyr , Novgorod , and soon thereafter Yuriy-upon-Ros . The Kiev Metropolitan sent his own delegation to the Council of Bari in 1098 . After the sacking of Kiev in 1169 , part of the Kiev metropolis started to move to Vladimir-upon-Klyazma , concluding the move sometime after 1240 when Kiev was taken by Batu Khan . Metropolitan Maxim was the first metropolitan who chose Vladimir-upon-Klyazma as his official residence in 1299 . As a result , in 1303 , Lev I of Galicia petitioned Patriarch Athanasius I of Constantinople for the creation of a new Halych metropolis ; however , it only existed until 1347 . The Church of the Tithes was chosen as the first Cathedral Temple . In 1037 , the cathedral was transferred to the newly built Saint Sophia Cathedral in Kiev . Upon the transferring of the metropolitan seat in 1299 , the Dormition Cathedral , Vladimir was chosen as the new cathedral . By the mid 13th century , the dioceses of Kiev Metropolis ( 988 ) were as follows : Kiev ( 988 ) , Pereyaslav , Chernihiv ( 991 ) , Volodymyr-Volynsky ( 992 ) , Turov ( 1005 ) , Polotsk ( 1104 ) , Novgorod ( ~990s ) , Smolensk ( 1137 ) , Murom ( 1198 ) , Peremyshl ( 1120 ) , Halych ( 1134 ) , Vladimir-upon-Klyazma ( 1215 ) , Rostov ( 991 ) , Bilhorod , Yuriy ( 1032 ) , Chełm ( 1235 ) , Tver ( 1271 ) . There also were dioceses in Zakarpattia and Tmutarakan . In 1261 the Sarai-Batu diocese was established .
Rambaikulam Girls ' Maha Vidyalayam . Rambaikulam Girls ' Maha Vidyalayam ( `` Rampaikkuḷam Peṇkaḷ Makā Vittiyālayam '' ) is a national school in Vavuniya , Sri Lanka .
Luzon flameback . The Luzon flameback ( `` Chrysocolaptes haematribon '' ) is a species of bird in the family Picidae . It is found on the northern islands of Luzon , Polillo , Catanduanes and Marinduque , Philippines . It is sometimes considered a subspecies of the greater flameback .
Heather Fuhr . Heather Fuhr ( born January 19 , 1968 in Edmonton , Alberta ) is a female triathlete from Canada , considered one of the best women runners in triathlon . Fuhr was the Ironman Triathlon World Champion in 1997 . Among her other victories are winning Ironman USA in 1999 , 2001–2003 and 2005 . She is married to Roch Frey . Fuhr starred in the documentary What It Takes which was released in 2006 .
Citizens ' Hall . Citizens ' Hall is the government office building and a community meeting place for the town of Lyndeborough , New Hampshire . Built in 1889 in the Eastlake/Stick Style , but one that is also heavily influenced by the Greek Revival , it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places for its importance as a community/social center for the town . It is located on Citizens ' Hall Road in the village of South Lyndeborough . Origins . Citizens ' Hall was constructed by the Town of Lyndeborough between September 1888 and January 1889 to house the Lafayette Artillery Company 's armory and its annual February 22 Levee and Ball . Started in 1877 , the Levee and Ball had become the town 's most anticipated event , bringing hundreds of guests into the community . By 1888 the event had grown too large to be hosted by South Lyndeborough 's three major events facilities , the Baptist Church , Tarbell 's Hall ( above Tarbell 's Store ) , and Artillery Hall ( above the depot ) . Therefore , the Lafayette Artillery raised $ 275 and purchased part of an apple orchard occupying a high point in the village along the road to Temple ( now Citizens ' Hall Road ) with the intention of constructing a new headquarters and social facility . However , the Artillery was unable to raise the funds to construct a headquarters . Therefore , the group petitioned the town to build the structure for it . At a town meeting in March 1888 , after much discussion , the town voted in favor of spending $ 2,000 on the new building , but only if the structure would serve the community as a whole . The Artillery agreed to rent space in the building for its office and armory , and the town also voted to set aside space for a town library . ( For some unknown reason , the library never was housed in Citizens ' Hall despite the vote . ) Over the course of the next several months , construction of what would become Citizens ' Hall was delayed as a group of townspeople petitioned the Hillsborough County Superior Court to overturn the town 's March vote . When their petition was denied , the group was able to call a special town meeting to reconsider the issue . In September , after another lengthy discussion , the town voted to table the articles before them , and within days a granite foundation had been set in place . Plan and construction . During the summer prior to construction , the Citizens ' Hall building committee—composed of Civil War veterans and local politicians Jason Holt , B.G . Herrick , and Fred Richardson , as well as Lafayette Artillery members Andy Holt and Charles Henry Holt—designed a simple structure resembling the nearby Baptist Church . Like the church , the main body was designed in the Classical Revival style , with its pediment facing the road . The facade , however , was designed in the then-current Eastlakes/Stick style , a popular Victorian architectural style which originated in upstate New York . The facade includes a cross-gabled hip roof , and the front porch a decorative truss and diagonal support braces typical of this style . After the town approved the project in September 1888 , work proceeded rapidly on the structure . Artillery member D. C. Grant , through his company D. C. Grant and Sons , headed the construction effort , and the town purchased building materials from Whiting and Sons and other companies in nearby Wilton , New Hampshire . As a result , portions of the structure are vaguely similar to features on a storefront ( now used as a restaurant ) and an adjacent house on Wilton 's Main Street . People entering the building through the main ( north ) entrance were met with a floor plan that featured two staircases on either side of the entrance , both of which led to the second-floor grand hall . The first-floor lobby included a ticket window on the east wall , behind which was the Artillery 's meeting room ; as well as another small pass-through opening to the `` clothes room '' ( or `` cloak room '' ) behind the west wall . The pine trim was painted an off-white color , in contrast to the medium-grey plaster walls , and the wainscotting and plank floor were stained brown . Beyond the front hallway was the banquet hall , the walls of which were lined in horizontal painted wooden boards . In the southwest corner was the armory , where the Artillery kept its munitions and uniforms , while in the southeast corner was the kitchen ( although this room remained unfinished until 1890 ) . A passageway between the two rooms led to the connected outhouse , or `` backhouse . '' In the kitchen was another staircase , this one leading to the stage area in the second floor hall . North of the stage was the ballroom , with its 14-foot ceiling and large windows . Patrons accessed the second floor of the backhouse as well as the attic stairs from the backstage area . On January 5 , 1889 , the Artillery held its first meeting in the not-yet-completed building . Ten days later , former Artillery captain Joel Tarbell and his wife , Esther , held the first public event in the hall 's history : their golden wedding anniversary . Sixteen days later , the Artillery and the town formally dedicated the building . Although `` Union Hall '' had been mentioned as a possible name for the structure , `` Citizens ' Hall '' appears to have been chosen to emphasize that the building belonged to the community , not only to the Civil War veterans and Artillery members who asked that it be built . The first February 22 Levee and Ball to be hosted in the building was held on February 22 , 1889 . 1889-1997 . In its early years , Citizens ' Hall was used as the primary social-gathering site in South Lyndeborough . The Lafayette Artillery held drills in the ballroom and dinners in the dining room , and stored most of its arms on-site . ( The group 's 1844 brass cannon was kept in a shed adjacent to Citizens ' Hall . ) The group also hosted public events , including the annual Washington 's Birthday Levee and Ball , until after World War II . On the occasion of the annual ball , Artillery members would erect a 50-foot flagpole atop Citizens ' Hall , from which they would fly the company flag . The Town of Lyndeborough appropriated money to complete the interior of the building in the early 1890s , and in 1910 purchased a pressed-tin ceiling for the ballroom . In the 1920s , when South Lyndeborough received electricity , the Artillery paid to have the building wired , and purchased new electric light fixtures to replace the old gas lamps . The original gas lamp above the front entrance to the building was wired and re-used as an electric light . The 1920s electric lights , as well as the lamp above the front doors , are still in use as of December 2009 , and are considered essential elements of the building 's historic value . In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries , the Artillery shared Citizens ' Hall with the Grand Army of the Republic 's Harvey Holt Post . The GAR was responsible for introducing Memorial Day celebrations into Lyndeborough , and Citizens ' Hall played an important role in the annual occasion . ( The Artillery began organizing the event in the 1930s . ) The post also procured a cannon which had been used at Fort Constitution in Portsmouth , New Hampshire , during the Civil War . This naval cannon , named the Hartshorn Memorial Cannon for former Artillery member and Civil War casualty John Alonzo Hartshorn ( pronounced HARTS-horn ) , was placed in front of Citizens ' Hall in 1902 . In 1934 , by town vote , it was removed to the South Lyndeborough common , and in 2009 , amidst some controversy , it was moved to Lyndeborough Center . Although the cannon remains in Lyndeborough , technically it is on loan from the federal government . By the 1950s , as interest in the Lafayette Artillery Company ebbed and the Washington 's Birthday celebration ceased as an annual event , the condition of Citizens ' Hall declined . Occasionally the town would spend money to repair the structure , as in the 1950s when the Board of Selectmen voted to purchase new windows , replace sills , and add a second-floor fire-escape door to the building . Finally , in the mid-1960s the town 's population—which had more than doubled since 1930—necessitated the movement of the annual Town Meeting from the old town hall at Lyndeborough Center to Citizens ' Hall . Subsequently , the Board of Selectmen , Police Department , and other town agencies also moved into the building . A $ 20,000 renovation—utilizing volunteer labor—resulted in the construction of bathrooms , the introduction of a heating unit , and moderately better insulation for the building , but much of Citizens ' Hall 's charm was covered or painted over . Neglect of the building continued into the 1990s , by which time the town was faced with the question of whether to build a new town hall or more properly renovate Citizens ' Hall . Renovation of 1998-2000 . By the 1990s , Citizens ’ Hall was in severe disrepair . In 1988 the second-floor hall was closed to public functions because of possible structural and fire hazards . The police department made the space its own for a few years , during which time the ballroom deteriorated further . Rust spots became noticeable on the ceiling , the floor became worn under the desks and chairs of department personnel , and artifacts were screwed , taped , or otherwise affixed to the plaster walls and wood wainscoting . The first floor looked even worse , as the Board of Selectmen made a decision to forego basic maintenance in an effort to persuade the town to vote on the building ’ s future . Initially , the Selectmen and the town supported a renovation project that included digging out the basement of the building for use as storage space and , perhaps , a police department . That plan was abandoned , however , when workers came upon a natural spring beneath the building . Making matters worse , the Fire Marshal threatened to close the building if Citizens ’ Hall was not brought up to code , and a Nashua architect suggested that the town would be better off constructing a new town office building . In 1998 , after several years of disagreement between the Lyndeborough Board of Selectmen and the town ’ s Budget Committee , the town was asked to vote on two plans : one to renovate Citizens ’ Hall for $ 263,885 , or build a new town hall on donated land outside the historic district at Lyndeborough Center for $ 327,500 . A third plan , offered by budget committee members Wayne Fullerton and Burton Reynolds , involved the allocation of $ 186,600 to renovate the first floor of Citizens ’ Hall and address the building ’ s major structural problems . In presenting the plan , the budget committee members admitted that the renovation would not address all of the town ’ s immediate needs , but would be “ better than what we have. ” The plan also assumed that volunteers would step forward to keep the costs of renovation down . After about eight hours of discussion , the town voted for the $ 186,600 plan . To oversee the renovation , the Board of Selectmen appointed a building committee consisting of builder Phil Brooks , former selectman Bill Stephenson , and three other local residents . However , as the interest of the three others waned , Brooks brought other members aboard : Lafayette Artillery members Walter Holland and Edna Worcester ; historian and lifelong resident Stephanie Abbot Roper ; geographer Scott Roper ; and carpenter , lifelong resident , and Artillery member Walter Holt . Brooks , who contributed tremendous amounts of time and materials to the project , coordinated volunteer efforts with Worcester , while Holland and Holt initiated the demolition and construction stages of the renovation . Stephanie and Scott Roper researched the building ’ s historic features , determining which features of the building should be preserved or restored , and spent considerable time restoring the foyer wainscoting to its original , stained ( not painted ) appearance . Scott Roper , who with Phil Brooks served as the group ’ s unofficial media liaison , worked with the New Hampshire Division of Historic Resources to determine the building ’ s historical significance , and eventually wrote the nomination form that led to the building being placed on the National Register of Historic Places in December , 1999 . Over eighteen months , with the help of local architect Ron Ravenscroft and more than eighty volunteers , not including several local contractors who worked voluntarily at below-market wages , the town completed the renovation of Citizens ' Hall . The front hallway , stairs , and second-floor hall , as well as the building ’ s façade , were identified as the building ’ s most important historic features , and were restored as best as possible to their 1920s appearance . The former clothes room became the Selectmen 's Office , and the former Lafayette Artillery office—later a police department office—was enlarged as the office of the Town Clerk and Tax Collector . The former kitchen was expanded and made into the Police Department office , while the former dining hall was made smaller and turned into a meeting room and two offices for the Selectmen . The beaded board formerly on the walls of the dining hall was cut and turned into wainscoting ( with a new chair rail to match the original chair rail in the front hallway ) , and the dining room ’ s original pine floor was refinished and made a key feature of the new meeting room . The use of volunteers saved so much money that the committee was able to renovate the second floor , so that it could be used for public functions again . On February 22 , 2000 , the Lafayette Artillery held its first Washington ’ s Birthday celebration in nearly a half-century to celebrate the completion of the renovation , and in March the town held its first Town Meeting in the building since the mid-1980s . A year later , volunteers received citations from then-New Hampshire Governor Jeanne Shaheen for their work . The renovation also was significant for those who took part in it . Renovation Committee member Walter Holland was elected first to a position on the town Budget Committee , and subsequently to that of Town Moderator . Stephanie Roper became a Budget Committee member and , later , Supervisor of the Checklist . Scott Roper was elected to the Board of Selectmen in 1999 and reelected in 2002 . Several others who took part in the renovation also were elected or appointed to positions in town government once the project was completed . Since 2000 . Since 2000 , Citizens ' Hall has been more appreciated by local residents . In 2002 , the Board of Selectmen voted to paint Citizens ' Hall—which previously always had been white—a light grey color to contrast with the building 's white trim . The board hoped to convey the building 's architectural importance to the town by emphasizing the nineteenth-century stickwork and trim that few who use the building notice . Today , Citizens ' Hall continues to be used for social functions . The Artillery 's Washington 's Birthday celebration was observed annually each February from 2000 through 2007 , and the building occasionally is used for town meetings and other community events . Additionally , the meetings of the town Budget Committee , Emergency Planning Committee , Conservation Commission , Planning Board , Zoning Board of Adjustment , and Selectmen , not to mention the offices of the Town Treasurer , Town Clerk/Tax Collector , Building Inspector , and Police Department , are located in Citizens ' Hall .
Oliva ponderosa . `` Oliva ponderosa '' is a species of sea snail , a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olividae , the olives .
2015 Zhuhai ITF Women 's Pro Circuit – Singles . This was a new event to the ITF Women 's Circuit . Chang Kai-chen won the inaugural title , defeating Zhang Yuxuan in the final , 4–6 , 6–1 , 7–6 ( 7–0 ) .
St Matthew 's Church , Northampton . St Matthew 's Church , Northampton is a Church of England parish church in Northampton , within the Diocese of Peterborough . The church is a Grade II* listed building . It was erected ( 1891–4 ) in memory of brewer and MP , Pickering Phipps , beside the Kettering Road . The architect was Matthew Holding . Canon John Rowden Hussey was vicar from its consecration in 1893 to 1937 . Walter Hussey , vicar from 1937 to 1955 succeeding his father , was a patron of the arts . In the north transept is a stone sculpture , `` Madonna and Child '' , ( 1944 ) by Henry Moore and in the south transept a painting of the Crucifixion ( 1946 ) by Graham Sutherland . A more recent addition is a bronze statue of St Matthew by Ian Rank-Broadley . Liturgy . St Matthew 's follows an Anglican service with Catholic traits . The church celebrates two Eucharistic services on a Sunday including a Parish Mass at 10.15am which is Choral on Feast Days . The Parish Mass is 'pro populo ' on the Nave Altar and the Lectern has recently been moved from the Chancel step to the High Altar to make way for a traditional statue of St Matthew . Choral Evensong is sung twice a month with Benediction following the service on the third Sunday of each . The church maintains a daily Eucharist service and has done since its founding in 1893 . The Daily Offices of Morning & Evening Prayer are also said publicly every day of the year . Music . Music has long been an important part of the life of St Matthew 's , both liturgically and through links forged with local educational , amateur and professional ensembles . For many years St Matthew 's had an all-male choir which was disbanded in the early 2000s . The choir now consists of girl and boy choristers aged 8–18 and adult Altos , Tenors and Basses who sing two services each Sunday . The church choir is supported by The St Matthew 's Singers , a choir of local amateur singers , who sing Choral Mass on mid-week Feast Days . The whole music department is overseen by a Director of Music , Parish Organist and Organ Scholar . The choir has undertaken a tour each year since 2012 . These have included week-long trips to sing at St Davids ( 2012 ) , Portsmouth ( 2013 ) , Carlisle ( 2014 ) , Exeter ( 2015 ) and Chester ( 2016 ) . The choir has released two CDs in recent years ; in 2013 a disc of music for Advent and Christmas , and in 2014 a recording including recent commissions from David Bednall , David Halls and Philip Stopford . St Matthew 's is a concert venue in Northampton . The church is home to the Northampton Bach Choir who were founded by Denys Pouncey in 1935 and for many years had St Matthew 's Director of Music as its Director . The church also has links with the Northampton Music and Performing Arts Trust , the Northampton Philharmonic Choir , the Northampton Chamber Choir and many other groups . St Matthew 's also houses a manual organ built by J. W. Walker & Sons Ltd in 1895 . Regular organ recitals take place . List of organists . Many of the previous St Matthew 's Directors of Music have gone on to hold important positions in Church Music . These have included Kings College , Cambridge , Wells Cathedral , Norwich Cathedral , Blackburn Cathedral , Llandaff Cathedral , York Minster , and the Cathedral of St John the Divine , New York City . Andrew Reid , a St Matthew 's Organ Scholar , is now Director of the Royal School of Church Music .
Visigoths . File : CoronaRecesvinto01.JPG|thumb|right|Detail of the votive crown of Reccesuinth from the Treasure of Guarrazar , hanging in Madrid-the hanging letters spell [ R ] ECCESVINTHVS REX OFFERET King R. offers this ] . The Visigoths ( ; ; Westgoten } ) were the western branches of the nomadic tribes of Germanic peoples referred to collectively as the Goths . These tribes flourished and spread throughout the late Roman Empire in Late Antiquity , or what is known as the Migration Period . The Visigoths emerged from earlier Gothic groups ( possibly the Thervingi ) who had invaded the Roman Empire beginning in 376 and had defeated the Romans at the Battle of Adrianople in 378 . Relations between the Romans and the Visigoths were variable , alternately warring with one another and making treaties when convenient . The Visigoths invaded Italy under Alaric I and sacked Rome in 410 . After the Visigoths sacked Rome , they began settling down , first in southern Gaul and eventually in Hispania , where they founded the Visigothic Kingdom and maintained a presence from the 5th to the 8th centuries AD . The Visigoths first settled in southern Gaul as `` foederati '' to the Romans – a relationship established in 418 . However , they soon fell out with their Roman hosts ( for reasons that are now obscure ) and established their own kingdom with its capital at Toulouse . They next extended their authority into Hispania at the expense of the Suebi and Vandals . In 507 , however , their rule in Gaul was ended by the Franks under Clovis I , who defeated them in the Battle of Vouillé . After that , the Visigoth kingdom was limited to Hispania , and they never again held territory north of the Pyrenees other than Septimania . A small , elite group of Visigoths came to dominate the governance of that region at the expense of those who had previously ruled there , particularly in the Byzantine province of Spania and the Kingdom of the Suebi . In or around 589 , the Visigoths under Reccared I converted from Arianism to Nicene Christianity , gradually adopting the culture of their Hispano-Roman subjects . Their legal code , the `` Visigothic Code '' ( completed in 654 ) abolished the longstanding practice of applying different laws for Romans and Visigoths . Once legal distinctions were no longer being made between `` Romani '' and `` Gothi '' , they became known collectively as `` Hispani '' . In the century that followed , the region was dominated by the Councils of Toledo and the episcopacy . ( Little else is known about the Visigoths ' history during the 7th century , since records are relatively sparse . ) In 711 or 712 , a force of invading North African Moors defeated the Visigoths in the Battle of Guadalete . Their king and many members of their governing elite were killed , and their kingdom rapidly collapsed . Gothic identity survived , however , especially in Marca Hispanica and the Kingdom of Asturias , which had been founded by the Visigothic nobleman Pelagius of Asturias after his victory over the Moors at the Battle of Covadonga . During their governance of the Kingdom of Hispania , the Visigoths built several churches that survive . They also left many artifacts , which have been discovered in increasing numbers by archaeologists in recent times . The Treasure of Guarrazar of votive crowns and crosses is the most spectacular . They founded the only new cities in western Europe from the fall of the Western half of the Roman Empire until the rise of the Carolingian dynasty . Many Visigothic names are still in use in modern Spanish and Portuguese . Their most notable legacy , however , was the `` Visigothic Code '' , which served , among other things , as the basis for court procedure in most of Christian Iberia until the Late Middle Ages , centuries after the demise of the kingdom . Nomenclature : Vesi , Ostrogothi , Tervingi , Greuthungi . Contemporaneous references to the Gothic tribes use the terms `` Vesi '' ( Latin for Visigoths ) , `` Ostrogothi '' , `` Thervingi '' , and `` Greuthungi '' . Most scholars have concluded that the terms `` Vesi '' and `` Tervingi '' were both used to refer to one particular tribe , while the terms `` Ostrogothi '' and `` Greuthungi '' were used to refer to another . Herwig Wolfram points out that while primary sources occasionally list all four names ( as in , for example , `` Gruthungi , Austrogothi , Tervingi , Visi '' ) , whenever they mention two different tribes , they always refer either to `` the Vesi and the Ostrogothi '' or to `` the Tervingi and the Greuthungi '' , and they never pair them up in any other combination . This conclusion is supported by Jordanes , who identified the Visigoth ( Vesi ) kings from Alaric I to Alaric II as the heirs of the 4th century Tervingian king Athanaric , and the Ostrogoth kings from Theoderic the Great to Theodahad as the heirs of the Greuthungi king Ermanaric . In addition , the `` Notitia Dignitatum '' equates the Vesi with the Tervingi in a reference to the years 388–391 . The earliest sources for each of the four names are roughly contemporaneous . The first recorded reference to `` the Tervingi '' is in a eulogy of the emperor Maximian ( 285–305 ) , delivered in or shortly after 291 ( perhaps at Trier on 20 April 292 ) and traditionally ascribed to Claudius Mamertinus . It says that the `` Tervingi , another division of the Goths '' ( `` Tervingi pars alia Gothorum '' ) , joined with the Taifali to attack the Vandals and Gepidae . ( The term `` Vandals '' may have been a mistaken reference to the `` Victohali '' , since around 360 the historian Eutropius reports that Dacia was currently inhabited by Taifali , Victohali , and Tervingi . ) The first recorded reference to `` the Greuthungi '' is by Ammianus Marcellinus , writing no earlier than 392 and perhaps later than 395 , recounting the words of a Tervingian chieftain who is attested as early as 376 . The first known use of the term `` Ostrogoths '' is in a document dated September 392 from Milan . ( Claudian mentions that they , together with the `` Gruthungi '' , inhabit Phrygia . ) Wolfram notes that `` Vesi '' and `` Ostrogothi '' were terms each tribe used to boastfully describe itself and argues that `` Tervingi '' and `` Greuthungi '' were geographical identifiers each tribe used to describe the other . This would explain why the latter terms dropped out of use shortly after 400 , when the Goths were displaced by the Hunnic invasions . As an example of this geographical naming practice , Wolfram cites an account by Zosimus of a group of people living north of the Danube who called themselves `` the Scythians '' but were called `` the Greutungi '' by members of a different tribe living north of the Ister . Wolfram believes that the people Zosimus describes were those Tervingi who had remained behind after the Hunnic conquest . For the most part , all of the terms discriminating between different Gothic tribes gradually disappeared after they moved into the Roman Empire . The last indication that the Goths whose king reigned at Toulouse thought of themselves as `` Vesi '' is found in a panegyric on Avitus by Sidonius Apollinaris dated 1 January 456 . Most recent scholars ( notably Peter Heather ) have concluded that Visigothic group identity emerged only within the Roman Empire . Roger Collins believes that the Visigothic identity emerged from the Gothic War of 376–382 when a collection of Tervingi , Greuthungi , and other `` barbarian '' contingents banded together in multiethnic `` foederati '' ( Wolfram 's `` federate armies '' ) under Alaric I in the eastern Balkans , since they had become a multi ethnic group and could no longer claim to be exclusively Tervingian . The term `` Visigoth '' was an invention of the 6th century . Cassiodorus , a Roman in the service of Theodoric the Great , invented the term `` Visigothic '' to match that of `` Ostrogothic '' , terms he thought of as signifying `` western Goths '' and `` eastern Goths '' respectively . The western–eastern division was a simplification ( and a literary device ) of 6th century historians ; political realities were more complex . Further , Cassiodorus used the term `` Goths '' to refer only to the Ostrogoths , whom he served , and reserved the geographical term `` Visigoths '' for the Gallo-Spanish Goths . This usage , however , was adopted by the Visigoths themselves in their communications with the Byzantine Empire and was still in use in the 7th century . Other names for other Gothic divisions abounded . A `` Germanic '' Byzantine or Italian author referred to one of the two peoples as the `` Valagothi '' , meaning `` Roman Goths '' , and in 469 the Visigoths were called the `` Alaric Goths '' . Etymology of Tervingi and Vesi/Visigothi . The name `` Tervingi '' may mean `` forest people '' . This is supported by evidence that geographic descriptors were commonly used to distinguish people living north of the Black Sea both before and after Gothic settlement there , by evidence of forest-related names among the Tervingi , and by the lack of evidence for an earlier date for the name pair Tervingi–Greuthungi than the late 3rd century . That the name `` Tervingi '' has pre-Pontic , possibly Scandinavian , origins still has support today . The Visigoths are called `` Wesi '' or `` Wisi '' by Trebellius Pollio , Claudian , and Sidonius Apollinaris . The word is Gothic for `` good '' , implying the `` good or worthy people '' , related to Gothic `` iusiza '' `` better '' and a reflex of Indo-European * '' wesu '' `` good '' , akin to Welsh `` gwiw '' `` excellent '' , Greek `` eus '' `` good '' , Sanskrit `` vásu-ş '' `` id. '' . Jordanes relates the tribe 's name to a river , though this is most likely a folk etymology or legend like his similar story about the Greuthung name . Early origins . The Visigoths emerged from the Gothic tribes , most likely a derivative name for the Gutones , a people believed to have their origins in Scandinavia and who migrated southeastwards into eastern Europe . Such understanding of their origins is largely the result of Gothic traditions and their true genesis as a people is as obscure as that of the Franks and Alamanni . The Visigoths spoke an eastern Germanic language that was distinct by the 4th century . Eventually the Gothic language died as a result of contact with other European people during the Middle Ages . Long struggles between the neighboring Vandili and Lugii people with the Goths may have contributed to their earlier exodus into mainland Europe . The vast majority of them settled between the Oder and Vistula rivers until overpopulation ( according to Gothic legends or tribal sagas ) forced them to move south and east , where they settled just north of the Black Sea . Unfortunately this legend is not supported by archaeological evidence so its validity is disputable . Historian Malcolm Todd contends that while this large `` en masse '' migration is possible , the movement of Gothic peoples south-east was more likely the result of warrior bands moving closer to the wealth of Ukraine and the cities of the Black Sea coast . Perhaps what is most notable about the Gothic people in this regard was that by the middle of the 3rd century AD , they were `` the most formidable military power beyond the lower Danube frontier '' . Contact with Rome . Throughout the third and fourth centuries there were numerous conflicts and exchanges of varying types between the Goths and their neighbors . After the Romans withdrew from the territory of Dacia , the local population was subjected to constant invasions by the migratory tribes , among the first being the Goths . In 238 , the Goths invaded across the Danube into the Roman province of Moesia , pillaging and exacting payment through hostage taking . During the war with the Persians that year , Goths also appeared in the Roman armies of Gordian III . When subsidies to the Goths were stopped , the Goths organized and in 250 joined a major barbarian invasion led by the Germanic king , Kniva . Success on the battlefield against the Romans inspired additional invasions into the northern Balkans and deeper into Anatolia . Starting in approximately 255 , the Goths added a new dimension to their attacks by taking to the sea and invading harbors which brought them into conflict with the Greeks as well . When the city of Pityus fell to the Goths in 256 , the Goths were further emboldened . Sometime between 266–267 , the Goths raided Greece but when they attempted to move into the Bosporus straits to attack Byzantium , they were repulsed . Along with other Germanic tribes , they attacked further into Anatolia , assaulting Crete and Cyprus on the way ; shortly thereafter , they pillaged Troy and the temple of Artemis at Ephesus . Throughout the reign of emperor Constantine the Great , the Visigoths continued to conduct raids on Roman territory south of the Danube River . By 332 , relations between the Goths and Romans were stabilized by a treaty but this was not to last . War with Rome ( 376–382 ) . The Goths remained in Dacia until 376 , when one of their leaders , Fritigern , appealed to the Roman emperor Valens to be allowed to settle with his people on the south bank of the Danube . Here , they hoped to find refuge from the Huns . Valens permitted this , as he saw in them `` a splendid recruiting ground for his army '' . However , a famine broke out and Rome was unwilling to supply them with either the food they were promised or the land . Generally , the Goths were abused by the Romans , who began forcing the now starving Goths to trade away their children so as to stave off starvation . Open revolt ensued , leading to 6 years of plundering throughout the Balkans , the death of a Roman Emperor and a disastrous defeat of the Roman army . The Battle of Adrianople in 378 was the decisive moment of the war . The Roman forces were slaughtered and the Emperor Valens was killed during the fighting . Precisely how Valens fell remains uncertain but Gothic legend tells of how the emperor was taken to a farmhouse , which was set on fire above his head , a tale made more popular by its symbolic representation of a heretical emperor receiving hell 's torment . Many of Rome 's leading officers and some of their most elite fighting men died during the battle which struck a major blow to Roman prestige and the Empire 's military capabilities . Adrianople shocked the Roman world and eventually forced the Romans to negotiate with and settle the tribe within the empire 's boundaries , a development with far-reaching consequences for the eventual fall of Rome . Fourth-century Roman soldier and historian Ammianus Marcellinus ended his chronology of Roman history with this battle . Despite the severe consequences for Rome , Adrianople was not nearly as productive overall for the Visigoths and their gains were short-lived . Still confined to a small and relatively impoverished province of the Empire , another Roman army was being gathered against them , an army which also had amid its ranks other disaffected Goths . Intense campaigns against the Visigoths followed their victory at Adrianople for upwards of three years . Approach routes across the Danube provinces were effectively sealed off by concerted Roman efforts and while there was no decisive victory to claim , it was essentially a Roman triumph ending in a treaty in 382 . The treaty struck with the Goths was to be the first `` foedus '' on imperial Roman soil . It required these semi-autonomous Germanic tribes to raise troops for the Roman army in exchange for arable land and freedom from Roman legal structures within the Empire . Reign of Alaric I . The new emperor , Theodosius I , made peace with the rebels , and this peace held essentially unbroken until Theodosius died in 395 . In that year , the Visigoths ' most famous king , Alaric I , made a bid for the throne , but controversy and intrigue erupted between the East and West , as General Stilicho tried to maintain his position in the empire . Theodosius was succeeded by his incapable sons : Arcadius in the east and Honorius in the west . In 397 , Alaric was named military commander of the eastern Illyrian prefecture by Arcadius . Over the next 15 years , an uneasy peace was broken by occasional conflicts between Alaric and the powerful Germanic generals who commanded the Roman armies in the east and west , wielding the real power of the empire . Finally , after the western general Stilicho was executed by Honorius in 408 and the Roman legions massacred the families of thousands of barbarian soldiers who were trying to assimilate into the Roman empire , Alaric decided to march on Rome . After two defeats in Northern Italy and a siege of Rome ended by a negotiated pay-off , Alaric was cheated by another Roman faction . He resolved to cut the city off by capturing its port . On August 24 , 410 , however , Alaric 's troops entered Rome through the Salarian Gate , and sacked the city . However , Rome , while still the official capital , was no longer the `` de facto '' seat of the government of the Western Roman Empire . From the late 370s up to 402 , Milan was the seat of government , but after the siege of Milan the Imperial Court moved to Ravenna in 402 . Honorius visited Rome often , and after his death in 423 the emperors resided mostly there . Rome 's fall severely shook the Empire 's confidence , especially in the West . Loaded with booty , Alaric and the Visigoths extracted as much as they could with the intention of leaving Italy from Basilicata to northern Africa . Alaric died before the disembarkation and was buried supposedly near the ruins of Croton . He was succeeded by his wife ’ s brother . Visigothic kingdom . The Visigothic Kingdom was a Western European power in the 5th to 7th centuries , created in Gaul when the Romans lost their control of the western half of their empire . For a brief period , the Visigoths controlled the strongest kingdom in Western Europe . In response to the invasion of Roman Hispania of 409 by the Vandals , Alans and Suebi , Honorius , the emperor in the West , enlisted the aid of the Visigoths to regain control of the territory . Between 408–410 the Visigoths caused so much damage to Rome and the immediate periphery that nearly a decade later , the provinces in and around the city were only able to contribute one-seventh of their previous tax shares . In 418 , Honorius rewarded his Visigothic federates by giving them land in Gallia Aquitania on which to settle after they had attacked the four tribes - Sueves , Asding and Siling Vandala and Alans - who had crossed the Rhine near Mainz the last day of 409 and eventually were invited into Spain by a Roman usurper in the Fall of 409 ( the later two tribes were devastated ) . This was probably done under `` hospitalitas '' , the rules for billeting army soldiers . The settlement formed the nucleus of the future Visigothic kingdom that would eventually expand across the Pyrenees and onto the Iberian peninsula . That Visigothic settlement proved paramount to Europe 's future as had it not been for the Visigothic warriors who fought side-by-side with the Roman troops under general Flavius Aetius , it is perhaps possible that Attila would have seized control of Gaul , rather than the Romans being able to retain dominance . The Visigoths ' second great king , Euric , unified the various quarreling factions among the Visigoths and in 475 , forced the Roman government to come to terms , but the emperor did not legally recognize Gothic sovereignty ; instead the emperor was content to be called a friend ( `` amicus '' ) to the Visigoths , while requiring them to address him as lord ( `` dominus '' ) . Between 471–476 , Euric captured most of southern Gaul . According to historian J . B . Bury , Euric was probably the `` greatest of the Visigothic kings '' for he managed to secure territorial gains denied to his predecessors and even acquired access to the Mediterranean Sea . At his death , the Visigoths were the most powerful of the successor states to the Western Roman Empire and were at the very height of their power . Not only had Euric secured significant territory , he and his son , Alaric II , who succeeded him , adopted Roman administrative and bureaucratic governance , including the Rome 's tax gathering policies and legal codes . At this point , the Visigoths were also the dominant power in the Iberian Peninsula , quickly crushing the Alans and forcing the Vandals into north Africa . By 500 , the Visigothic Kingdom , centred at Toulouse , controlled Aquitania and Gallia Narbonensis and most of Hispania with the exception of the Kingdom of the Suebi in the northwest and small areas controlled by the Basques and Cantabrians . Any survey of western Europe taken during this moment would have led one to conclude that the very future of Europe itself `` depended on the Visigoths '' . However , in 507 , the Franks under Clovis I defeated the Visigoths in the Battle of Vouillé and wrested control of Aquitaine . King Alaric II was killed in battle . French national myths romanticize this moment as the time when a previously divided Gaul morphed into the united kingdom of Francia under Clovis . Visigothic power throughout Gaul was not lost in its entirety due to the support from the powerful Ostrogothic king in Italy , Theodoric the Great , whose forces pushed Clovis I and his armies out of Visigothic territories . Theodoric the Great 's assistance was not some expression of ethnic altruism , but formed part of his plan to extend his power across Spain and its associated lands . After Alaric II 's death , Visigothic nobles spirited his heir , the child-king Amalaric , first to Narbonne , which was the last Gothic outpost in Gaul , and further across the Pyrenees into Hispania . The center of Visigothic rule shifted first to Barcelona , then inland and south to Toledo . From 511 to 526 , the Visigoths were ruled by Theoderic the Great of the Ostrogoths as `` de jure '' regent for the young Amalaric . Theodoric 's death in 526 , however , enabled the Visigoths to restore their royal line and re-partition the Visigothic kingdom through Amalaric , who incidentally , was more than just Alaric II 's son ; he was also the grandson of Theodoric the Great through his daughter Theodegotho . Amalaric reigned independently for five years . Following Amalaric 's assassination in 531 , another Ostrogothic ruler , Theudis took his place . For the next seventeen years , Theudis held the Visigothic throne . Sometime in 549 , the Visigoth Athanagild sought military assistance from Justinian I and while this aide helped Athanagild win his wars , the Romans had much more in mind . Granada and southernmost Baetica were lost to representatives of the Byzantine Empire ( to form the province of Spania ) who had been invited in to help settle this Visigothic dynastic struggle , but who stayed on , as a hoped-for spearhead to a `` Reconquest '' of the far west envisaged by emperor Justinian I . Imperial Roman armies took advantage of Visigothic rivalries and established a government at Córdoba . The last Arian Visigothic king , Liuvigild , conquered most of the northern regions ( Cantabria ) in 574 , the Suevic kingdom in 584 , and regained part of the southern areas lost to the Byzantines , which King Suintila recovered in 624 . The kingdom survived until 711 , when King Roderic ( Rodrigo ) was killed while opposing an invasion from the south by the Umayyad Caliphate in the Battle of Guadalete . This marked the beginning of the Umayyad conquest of Hispania , when most of Spain came under Islamic rule in the early 8th century . A Visigothic nobleman , Pelayo , is credited with beginning the Christian `` Reconquista '' of Iberia in 718 , when he defeated the Umayyad forces in the Battle of Covadonga and established the Kingdom of Asturias in the northern part of the peninsula . Other Visigoths who refused to adopt the Muslim faith or live under their rule , fled north to the kingdom of the Franks , and Visigoths played key roles in the empire of Charlemagne a few generations later . In the early years of the Emirate of Córdoba , a group of Visigoths who remained under Muslim dominance constituted the personal bodyguard of the Emir , al-Haras . During their long reign in Spain , the Visigoths were responsible for the only new cities founded in Western Europe between the 5th and 8th centuries . It is certain ( through contemporary Spanish accounts ) that they founded four : Reccopolis , Victoriacum ( modern Vitoria-Gasteiz , though perhaps Iruña-Veleia ) , Luceo , and Olite . There is also a possible fifth city ascribed to them by a later Arabic source : `` Baiyara '' ( perhaps modern Montoro ) . All of these cities were founded for military purposes and three of them in celebration of victory . Oddly enough , despite that the Visigoths reigned in Spain for upwards of 250 years , there are a only few remnants of the Gothic language borrowed into Spanish . The Visigoths as heirs of the Roman empire lost their language and intermarried with the Hispano-Roman population of Spain . Law . The Visigothic Code of Law ( `` forum judicum '' ) , which had been part of aristocratic oral tradition , was set in writing in the early 7th century— and survives in two separate codices preserved at el Escorial . It goes into more detail than a modern constitution commonly does and reveals a great deal about Visigothic social structure . One of the greatest contributions of the Visigoths to family law was their protection of the property rights of married women , which was continued by Spanish law and ultimately evolved into the community property system now in force throughout the majority of western Europe . Religion . Before the Middle Ages , the Visigoths , as well as other Germanic peoples , followed what is now referred to as Germanic paganism . While the Germanic peoples were slowly converted to Christianity by varying means , many elements of the pre-Christian culture and indigenous beliefs remained firmly in place after the conversion process , particularly in the more rural and distant regions . The Visigoths , Ostrogoths , and Vandals were Christianized while they were still outside the bounds of the Roman Empire ; however , they converted to Arianism rather than to the Nicean ( `` Catholic '' ) version followed by most Romans , who considered them heretics . There was a religious gulf between the Visigoths , who had for a long time adhered to Arianism , and their Catholic subjects in Hispania . There were also deep sectarian splits among the Catholic population of the peninsula which contributed to the toleration of the Arian Visigoths on the peninsula . The Visigoths scorned to interfere among Catholics but were interested in decorum and public order . King Luivigild ( 568–586 ) , attempted to restore political unity between the Visigothic-Arian elite and the Hispano-Roman Nicene Catholic population through a doctrinal settlement of compromise on matters of faith , but this failed . Sources indicate that the Iberian Visigoths maintained their Christian Arianism , especially the Visigothic elite until the end of Liuvigild 's reign.. When Recarred I converted to Catholicism , he sought to unify the kingdom under a single faith . When the Visigoths took over Spain , Jews constituted a large and very ancient proportion of the population . Many were farmers , but they worked in a wide range of occupations , and were a major component of the urbanized population of the larger towns particularly of eastern Spain . During the period in which the Visigoths adhered to Arianism , the situation of the Jews seems to have remained relatively good . Previous Roman and Byzantine law determined their status , and it already sharply discriminated against them , but royal jurisdiction was in any case quite limited : local lords and populations related to Jews as they saw fit . We read of rabbis being asked by non-Jews to bless their fields , for example . Historian Jane Gerber relates that some of the Jews `` held ranking posts in the government or the army ; others were recruited and organized for garrison service ; still others continued to hold senatorial rank '' . In general , then , they were well respected and well-treated by the Visigothic kings , that is , until their transition from Arianism to Catholicism . Catholic conversion across Visigothic society reduced much of the friction between their people and the native Spanish population . One chief purpose of this conversion was to unify the realm under the Church , and one of the key complaints of the Church had long been that Jews had too much status , prosperity and influence . Local nobles relied on their Jewish and non-Jewish sectors of the population to enhance the local economy and the noble 's independent power . Visigothic political structure had traditionally given extensive powers to local nobles ( who even elected their kings ) , so the king was in many ways merely 'the first amongst equals , ' and central authority was weak . The status of the Jews therefore impacted local aristocrats both symbolically and politically . King Reccared convened the first Council of Toledo to settle religious disputations related to the religious conversion from Arianism to Catholicism . The discriminatory laws passed at this Council seem not to have been universally enforced , however , as indicated by several more Councils of Toledo that repeated these laws and extended their stringency . These entered canon law and became legal precedents in other parts of Europe as well . The culmination of this process occurred under King Sisibut , who decreed a forced Christian conversion upon all Jews in Spain . This mandate apparently achieved only partial success : similar decrees were repeated by later kings as central power was consolidated . These laws either prescribed forcible baptism of the Jews or forbade circumcision , Jewish rites , and the observance of the Sabbath and other festivals . Throughout the seventh century , Jews were flogged , executed , had their property confiscated , were subjected to ruinous taxes , forbidden to trade and , at times , dragged to the baptismal font . Many were obliged to accept Christianity but continued privately to observe the Jewish religion and practices . The decree of 613 set off a century of torment for Spanish Jewry , which was only ended by the Muslim conquest . The political aspects of the imposition of Church power can not be ignored in these matters . With the conversion of the Visigothic kings to Chalcedonian Christianity , the bishops increased their power , until , at the Fourth Council of Toledo in 633 , they selected a king from among the royal family , a practice previously reserved for nobles . This was the same synod that declared that all Jews must be baptised . As far as the Visigoths were concerned , the time for religious pluralism `` was past '' . By the end of the 7th century , Catholic conversion made the Visigoths less distinguishable from the indigenous Roman citizens of the Iberian peninsula ; when the last Visigothic strongholds fell to the Muslim armies , whose subsequent invasions transformed Spain from the beginning of the 8th century , their Gothic identity faded . In the eighth through 11th centuries , the `` muwallad '' clan of the Banu Qasi claimed descent from the Visigothic Count Cassius .
De Witt Clinton Fort . De Witt Clinton Fort ( June 8 , 1830 , Hardeman County , Tennessee – May 25 , 1868 , Hempstead , Texas ) . He was a member of the Texas House of Representatives and soldier in the Confederate army during the American Civil War . Personal background . Fort received his A.B . degree from Centre College , Danville , Kentucky in 1850 . He was admitted to the practice of law in 1852 in Mississippi and in 1857 in Texas . He was elected to serve in the Eighth Texas Legislature ( 1859-1861 ) and the special `` Adjourned Session '' ( March 18 , 1861 - April 9 , 1861 ) . Fort closed his Austin County , Texas law office for the duration of the war in June 1861 and paid his own travel expenses to join J.E.B . Stuart 's cavalry in Virginia for the First Battle of Manassas . He was captured in Tennessee following the Battle of Farmington in May 1862 , but escaped by leaping from a Union prison steamboat into the Mississippi River . Later , he created `` Fort 's Scouts , '' a small unit of Confederate Cavalry , acting in concert with General Nathan Bedford Forrest . By the end of the war he had served with the Confederate units in Texas , Virginia , Mississippi , Tennessee and Missouri . He was wounded during the closing weeks of the war . His unit surrendered about one month after General Lee 's surrender . Fort was `` clubfooted '' and badly crippled from birth and unsuitable for military service . However , by the time he surrendered , his small band had closed down the Memphis & Charleston Railroad to Union military travel and only large Union cavalry patrols would venture outside the Union military headquarters at Memphis , TN . He carried the sobriquet , Captain `` Clubfoot '' Fort , C.S.A . proudly .
Elizabeth of Hungary , Duchess of Bohemia . Elizabeth of Hungary ( 1145-1189 ) , was a Duchess consort of Bohemia , married to Frederick , Duke of Bohemia . Her parents were King Géza II of Hungary and Euphrosyne of Kiev . She served as regent of Bohemia twice in the absence of her spouse . Biography . Elizabeth married Frederick in about the year of 1157 . In 1179 , Elizabeth served as regent dyring the absence of her spouse and as such successfully conducted the defense of Prague toward her brother-in-law Sobeslav II . She appeared herself on the battle field with clerical signs on her banner . In 1184 , she repeated the very same fight toward the very same opponent and was again victorious . In 1189 , however , she was forced to surrender to Conrad II .
Brian Regan ( comedian ) . Brian Joseph Regan ( ) ( born June 2 , 1958 ) is an American stand-up comedian who uses observational , sarcastic , and self-deprecating humor . His performances are clean as he refrains from profanity and off-color humor . Regan 's material typically covers everyday events , such as shipping a package with UPS , mortgages , and visits to the optometrist . While he does not define himself as youth-oriented , Regan makes frequent references to childhood , including little league baseball , grade school spelling bees , and science projects . Body language and facial expressions make his stand-up act atypically physical . His clean , off-center humor has been praised by critics and contemporaries alike and Regan enjoys a fan base that crosses age groups . Early life . Regan was born in Miami , Florida , and was raised in Westchester , Florida , with seven brothers and sisters . He attended Christopher Columbus High School . He is of Irish descent . Regan was always a fan of Steve Martin , The Smothers Brothers and Johnny Carson . Though he attended Heidelberg College in Ohio with plans of being an accountant , a football coach there encouraged him to consider theater and communications . He played wide receiver on the football team at Heidelberg . During his last semester in 1980 , Regan dropped out of school to pursue stand-up comedy ( he eventually finished his degree in 1997 ) . Brian 's brother , Dennis Regan , also makes his living as a stand-up comedian . Recorded shows . Regan released his first CD , `` Brian Regan Live '' , in 1997 . In 2004 , Regan self-released a DVD of his performance at the Irvine Improv titled `` I Walked on the Moon '' and was also a featured comedian in a Comedy Central 's animated stand-up series `` Shorties Watchin ' Shorties '' . In April 2007 , Regan signed a deal with Comedy Central to star in two one-hour stand-up specials , release the specials on DVD , develop a show for the network , and headline a theater tour , `` Brian Regan in Concert : A Comedy Central Live Event , '' which began June 8 , 2007 . Brian 's first one-hour special `` Standing Up '' debuted on Comedy Central on June 10 , 2007 . The special was recorded in April at The Barclay Theater in Irvine , CA and a DVD of the performance was released August 14 , 2007 . His second Comedy Central special , entitled `` The Epitome of Hyperbole '' , premiered on September 6 , 2008 . A DVD of the performance was released September 9 , 2008 . His performance , `` All By Myself '' , is available via CD , exclusively on his website . In 2012 , he was the featured guest on Jerry Seinfeld 's web series Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee Season 1 episode 3 . Regan recorded on September 26 , 2015 the first ever live special on Comedy Central , `` Brian Regan : Live from Radio City Music Hall '' . it was released as a Video/audio album in Feb 2016 In 2017 , Regan signed a deal with Netflix to release two stand-up specials .
Hieracium robinsonii . `` Hieracium robinsonii '' , or Robinson 's hawkweed , is a North American plant species in the dandelion tribe within the sunflower family . It is native to eastern Canada and the northeastern United States ( Québec , New Brunswick , Nova Scotia , Maine , and New Hampshire ) . There are reports of it formerly growing in Newfoundland , but it does not appear to grow there now . `` Hieracium robinsonii '' is an herb up to tall with star-shaped hairs , with leaves both on the stem and in a rosette at the bottom . Leaves are up to long , with no or only a few hairs on the upper surface and more dense hairs on the underside . One stalk can produce 1–10 flower heads in a flat-topped array . Each head has 30–50 yellow ray flowers but no disc flowers .
Vinmeengal . `` Vinmeengal '' ( ) is a 2012 Tamil film written and directed by Vignesh Menon . The film had its audio launch held on 16 February 2012 . The movie is based on a true life incident revolving around the life of a physically challenged protagonist . It stars actors Rahul Ravindran and Anuja Iyer in lead . The film score is composed by Jubin , while cinematography is by Anand Jeeva and editing handled by G. Sasikumar . `` Vinmeengal '' opened to mixed reviews .
Yellow Tail Records . Yellow Tail Records is an independent record label based in Seattle , Washington . Founded in the early 1990s by Andrew Ratshin and Hilary Field , it releases a variety of folk , acoustic , and classical music . In addition , the label has released the two award-winning children 's music recordings , `` Siente : Night Songs from Around the World '' and `` Cantilena : Night Songs from Around the World , '' from classical guitarist Hilary Field and singer Patrice O'Neill and the two `` Just One Angel '' holiday compilation discs .
Estadio Fiscal de Linares . Estadio Fiscal de Linares is a multi-use public stadium in Linares , Chile . It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Linares Unido . The stadium holds 7,000 people and was built in 1948 .
RCAF Detachment Grand Bend . RCAF Detachment Grand Bend , located near Grand Bend , Ontario , was built in 1942 as a relief , or auxiliary , aerodrome for student pilots training with No . 9 Service Flying Training School at RCAF Station Centralia . Grand Bend was home to No . 1 Flying Control School from 1951–1957 . The station was used by Centralia until 1961 when it began use with the Canadian Army . It was given back to the RCAF in 1962 and was used by RCAF Station Centralia until the aerodrome closed in 1963 . Subsequent owners of the property were Eagleson Construction , John Twynsta Holdings Ltd and the Grand Bend Motorplex . Today the Grand Bend Motorplex uses the original runway 13/31 as a drag racing track . Runway 01/19 is now an access to the dragstrip and also the Grand Bend Speedway oval and Grand Bend Motocross dirt bike tracks . The remaining runway 07/25 of the airfield is shared by the Grand Bend Raceway , the Grand Bend Sport Parachuting Center and some local private aircraft . The only RCAF building that remains is the hangar , with the control tower perched on top . That property was subsequently owned by Bell Aerospace , Exeter plastics and P.O.G .
Carol Beckwith . Carol Beckwith ( born November 12 , 1945 ) is an American photographer , author , and artist known for her photojournalism documenting the indigenous tribal cultures of Africa , most notably in partnership with Australian photographer Angela Fisher . Between them , Beckwith and Fisher have published 14 books , and have had their photos appear in `` National Geographic , Natural History , African Arts , The Observer Magazine , Time , Life , Vogue , Marie Claire '' and `` Elle '' . They continue to exhibit and lecture at galleries and museums worldwide , including The American Museum of Natural History and The Explorers Club in New York City , The Smithsonian Institution in Washington , DC , and the Royal Geographical Society in London . They have also collaborated on four films about African traditions . Together they have received numerous accolades , including the United Nations Award for Excellence , the Royal Geographical Society 's Cherry Kearton Medal , two Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards , The Explorers Club 's Lowell Thomas Award , and the WINGS WorldQuest Lifetime Achievement Award . Early life . Carol Beckwith was born in Boston , Massachusetts , where she went on to attend both the School of the Museum of Fine Arts , Boston and Goucher College in Maryland . After obtaining her degree in Painting and Photography , she won a traveling fellowship from the Boston Museum , which let her travel to other countries for the first time . She spent seven months in Japan , living in a Zen temple and studying calligraphic painting . She continued to travel through Southeast Asia and New Guinea , where she witnessed a `` sing-sing '' , a gathering of 90,000 Highland warriors , in Mount Hagen , and paddled up Chambri Lakes in a canoe , an experience she called `` one of the most wonderful , and in a way formative , experiences in my life . '' Her first trip to Africa was in 1973 , when she was invited to spend Christmas with a friend in Kenya . Beckwith bought a 45-day roundtrip ticket and ended up staying eight months . There she encountered the Maasai people who invited her to witness a female circumcision ceremony . Astonished by the ritual , she then determined to spend more time with the Maasai . Career . Beckwith studied photography in college but had initially intended to become a painter . It was during her travels through New Guinea that she realized the advantages of photography , saying that `` there was such a vast amount of exciting material that I began to photograph instead , approaching photography with the eye of a painter in terms of light , color , composition . I wanted the images to be multilayered experiences in a way that a painting is ... [ Photography ] seemed to be a more suitable medium for the pace of travel . '' Beckwith 's first major collaboration was with Tepilit Ole Saitoti , an anthropologist and former Maasai warrior whom she met in Boston during one of her painting exhibitions . Their collaboration produced the book `` Maasai '' ( Abrams , 1980 ) . She also collaborated with anthropologist Marion van Offelen to produce `` Nomads of Niger '' ( Abrams , 1983 ) , a monograph on the Wodaabe cattle herders . Although she did not have formal training in anthropology , through working alone as well as with other anthropologists such as Saitoti , van Offelen and Linda Donley-Reid , she `` was able to absorb techniques of interviewing , to learn what questions to ask in order to explore the many aspects of traditional African life . '' Collaboration with Angela Fisher . Beckwith first heard about Angela Fisher through Fisher 's brother Simon in 1974 , during a hot air balloon ride in Maasai country . They met during Fisher 's exhibition of traditional African jewelry in Nairobi , where they discovered they shared a passion for documenting traditional African cultures . Within one week , they were photographing a Maasai warrior ceremony together . During more than three decades of collaboration , they produced `` African Ark '' ( Abrams , 1990 ) , `` African Ceremonies '' ( Abrams , 1999 ) , `` Passages '' ( Abrams , 2000 ) , `` Surma '' ( Taller Experimental , 2002 ) , `` Karo '' ( Taller Experimental , 2002 ) , `` Maasai , Himba , Hamar '' ( Taller Experimental , 2002 ) , `` Faces of Africa '' ( Abrams , 2004 ) , `` Lamu : Kenya ’ s Enchanted Island '' ( Abrams , 2009 ) , and `` Dinka '' ( Abrams , 2010 ) . They are currently ( 2011 ) working on completing their pan-African study of the art of body painting for a book entitled `` Africa : Spirit of Paint '' , as well as on their third and final installation of `` African Ceremonies '' , titled `` African Twilight '' , scheduled for publication in 2013 . Beckwith resides in New York City and Fisher in London .
Roque Gracia Sánchez . Roque Joaquín Gracia Sánchez ( born 2 January 1951 ) is a Mexican politician from the Institutional Revolutionary Party . From 2000 to 2003 he served as Deputy of the LVIII Legislature of the Mexican Congress representing Veracruz .
2014 Rugby Championship . The 2014 Rugby Championship was the third edition of the expanded annual southern hemisphere Rugby Championship consisting of Argentina , Australia , South Africa and New Zealand . The tournament was won by New Zealand , with South Africa second , Australia third , and Argentina last . The Championship began on 16 August with Australia hosting the defending champions , New Zealand , at the ANZ Stadium in Sydney and South Africa hosting Argentina at Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria . The tournament continued for seven weeks , which included two byes , and concluded on 5 October with South Africa versus New Zealand at Ellis Park Stadium in Johannesburg and Argentina versus Australia at Estadio Malvinas Argentinas in Mendoza . On 27 September , New Zealand clinched their third consecutive Championship after a bonus-point 34–13 win against Argentina in La Plata . The 2014 Rugby Championship was the first in which New Zealand failed to win all their matchesthey drew with Australia in Week 1 and lost to South Africa in Week 6 . It also saw the first Championship-match win for Argentina who defeated Australia 21–17 in the last match of the tournament . Format and standings . The format for the 2014 tournament was the same as that for the 2012 and 2013 editions . Each side played the other once at home , and once away ; giving a total of six matches each , and twelve in total . A win earns a team four points , a draw two points , and a loss no points . A bonus point can be earned one of two ways : by scoring four tries or more in a match , or by losing within seven points . The competition winner is the side with the most points at the end of the tournament , however if two sides finish equal on points the side with the most wins is placed higher . Summary . The first match of the championship was between New Zealand ( also known as the `` All Blacks '' ) and Australia ( the `` Wallabies '' ) in Sydney , Australia . The fixture doubled as a Bledisloe Cup match , and ended as a 12–12 draw . The All Blacks started stronger , and led 9–3 at half time , but Australia were much better in the second half . New Zealand had two players temporarily sent-off after being awarded yellow cards , but Australia were unable to capitalize on that advantage during their late dominance . All points were scored from penaltiesfour from each side . The draw ended a 17-match winning streak by the All Blacks . The following week both side met in their second Bledisloe Cup match of the Championship ( the third is played following the tournament ) , but this time at Eden Park in New Zealand . The match was comfortably won by New Zealand 51–20 , whose scored six tries to Australia 's two . The All Blacks were regarded as the more physical of the two teams , and scored two tries from mauls . The win meant that New Zealand retained the Bledisloe Cup ( Australia needed to win the three-match series to regain the cup ) . The second match of the tournament was between South Africa ( the `` Springboks '' ) and Argentina ( the `` Pumas '' ) and played at Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria , South Africa . South Africa won 13–6 and scored the only try of the match , which was played in wet and raining conditions . The following week the two teams met again , this time at Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena in Salta , Argentina . The Springboks won again , but were considered lucky to get the 31–33 victory . At one stage Argentina were winning by 12 points , and were leading with five minutes remaining , but Springbok Morné Steyn kicked a penalty in the 76th minute to give South Africa the lead and the win . In weeks three and four , Argentina and South Africa both travelled to Australasia for two away matches . Argentina played the All Blacks in Napier where they lost 28–9 , before facing Australia on the Gold Coast where they lost 32–25 . The Pumas loss to the All Blacks was played in wet conditions , with New Zealand scoring four tries , and Argentina three penalties . Argentina 's loss to Australia was much closer than their defeat in New Zealand . Despite leading by 16 points after 60 minutes , Australia conceded twelve points in the final quarter . Argentina trailed by seven points , the value of a converted try , when they had a scrum deep within Wallabies ' territory , but Australia were awarded a free-kick after the Pumas ' scrum-half fed the ball too early and the game ended . In the third week the Springboks played Australia in Perth , where the Wallabies won 24–23 . The Wallbies had trailed 23–14 , but scored ten unanswered points after Springbok wing Bryan Habana , who was playing in his 100th test match , was yellow carded for a high tackle . The following week South Africa played the All Blacks in Wellington . The match was won 14–10 by New Zealand , but only after they resisted repeated South African attacks on their try-line late in the game . The win was the 36th consecutive victory for the All Blacks in New Zealanda record stretching back to 2009 . The last two weekends of matches were played in South Africa and Argentina . First up the Wallabies faced the Springboks in Cape Town , where South Africa won 28–10 . The victory came after a ten-minute period at the end of the match where the Springboks scored three-tries . The same weekend Argentina faced the All Blacks in La Plata . For the New Zealanders the match was overshadowed by the omission of Aaron Cruden , who had missed the flight to Argentina , and was subsequently dropped from the squad for the last two weeks of the Championship . The All Blacks won 34–13 , and with the bonus-point win took an unassailable lead in the Championshipgiving them their third Rugby Championship , and 13th overall since the inception of the Tri-Nations Championship in 1996 . Despite New Zealand having secured the Championship title a week earlier , the final week of matches proved historic . The first match was the Springboks hosting the All Blacks at Ellis Park in Johannesburg . All Blacks ' captain Richie McCaw played his 134th match for the side , surpassing the national record held by Colin Meads . However the New Zealanders 22-match unbeaten run ( going back to December 2012 ) was ended after a penalty kicked by South African Patrick Lambie in the 78th minute gave his side a 27–25 win . The last match of the tournament was between Argentina and Australia at Mendoza . The test was won 21–17 by the Pumastheir first win in the Rugby Championship since joining the competition in 2012 . Australia led 14–0 within the first 15 minutes after scoring two early tries , however Argentina slowly accumulated points to overhaul their opponents . Sponsorship . The 2014 Rugby Championship was also known , for sponsorship reasons , as The Castle Lager Rugby Championship in South Africa , The Investec Rugby Championship in New Zealand , The Castrol Edge Rugby Championship in Australia and The Personal Rugby Championship in Argentina . Warm-up matches . On 25 July and 2 August , Argentina played two uncapped matches against French Top 14 side Grenoble in preparation for the tournament . This was the third year in which Argentina had played two warm-up matches pre Rugby Championship ; New South Wales Waratahs Barbarians in 2013 and Stade Français in 2012 . Summary . Note : Ages , caps and domestic side are of 16 August 2014 – the starting date of the tournament . Argentina . Argentina 30-man squad for the Championship was announced on 23 June . In addition to the 30-man squad , a further 9 players has been invited to train with the squad and will act as stand-by players should a call up be necessary . Those players are : Hookers Julián Montoya `` ( Newman ) '' and Santiago Iglesias `` ( Uni . Tucumán ) '' , Lock Guido Petti Pagadizábal `` ( San Isidro ) '' , Number 8 Benjamín Macome , Scrum-half Felipe Ezcurra `` ( Hindú ) '' , Fly-half Patricio Fernández `` ( Jockey Club ) '' , Centres Matías Moroni `` ( CUBA ) '' and Javier Rojas `` ( Uni . Tucumán ) '' and Winger Ramiro Moyano `` ( Lince R.C . ) '' On 15 July , Marcos Ayerza was added to the squad to provide further options in the front row . On 10 September , Benjamín Macome was promoted to the main squad as cover for Tomás Lavanini , who was unable to play in the fourth round . Australia . Australia 32-man squad for the Championship was announced on 23 July . Although Henry Speight has been named in the squad , he is not eligible to play for the Wallabies until September 11 , after round three of the Championship . On 30 July , Peter Betham was called up to the squad as cover for Henry Speight , who was ruled out with a hamstring injury . On 5 August , Tolu Latu and Laurie Weeks were called up to the squad as cover for Tatafu Polota-Nau , who was ruled out of the opening match with a ligament injury , and Scott Sio who was ruled out with an ankle injury . On 10 August , Tom English and Paddy Ryan were called up to the squad to cover Joe Tomane and Laurie Weeks who both suffered hamstring injuries in training , thus being ruled out of the start of the Championship . On 11 August , Saia Fainga'a was called up to the squad to replace Tolu Latu who was withdrawn from the squad due to a broken arm . On 27 August , Kyle Godwin was called up to the squad to replace Pat McCabe who was withdrawn from the squad due to a retirement enforced injury . On 4 September , Josh Mann-Rea was called up to the squad as cover for Saia Fainga'a , who potentially would have to leave the squad for the birth of his child during the week leading up to Round 3 . Although Mann-Rea remained in the squad for Round 's 5 and 6 with Polota-Nau withdrawing from the squad due to injury . On 7 September , Will Genia and Benn Robinson was added to the squad as training cover for their respective positions . Although they remained in the squad for Round 's 5 and 6 as a full squad member . On 8 September , Jake Schatz was added to the squad as cover for Wycliff Palu who was ruled out of Round 4 . New Zealand . New Zealand 31-man squad for the Championship was announced on 28 July . On 6 August , Colin Slade was added to the squad as cover for Dan Carter , who will miss the opening two matches of the Championship . Joe Moody was also named in the squad as an injury replacement for Tony Woodcock who was initially meant to miss the start of the Championship . However , on 8 August he was ruled out of the whole Championship with Moody replacing Woodcock fully in the squad . Jeremy Thrush was also added to the squad on 8 August , to cover Dominic Bird who will miss the opening two matches due to injury . On 15 August , Ryan Crotty was added to the squad to cover Conrad Smith who returned to New Zealand pre-round 1 due to the birth of his child . On 16 September , Nathan Harris was added to the squad for Round 's 5 and 6 as cover in his position . On 22 September , Tom Taylor was added to the squad to replace Aaron Cruden who was withdrawn from the squad as a disciplinary action . South Africa . South Africa 30-man squad for the Championship was announced on 2 August . On 6 August , Juan Smith was called up to the squad to cover Victor Matfield who has been ruled out of the opening match of the championship . On 16 August , Warren Whiteley was added to the squad as cover for Willem Alberts , who was ruled out of Round 2 with a hamstring injury . On 25 August , Marcel van der Merwe was added to the squad to replace Frans Malherbe who was withdrawn from the squad prior to Round 3 due to an injury . On 14 September , JP Pietersen was added to the squad for the final two matches of the Championship . On 17 September , Schalk Burger was added to the squad to replace Francois Louw who withdrew from the squad for Round 's 5 and 6 due to injury . ‡ denotes players who are contracted to the South African Rugby Union .
Carmina Riego . Carmina Riego Ramírez ( born 24 March 1964 ) is a Chilean actress and cultural manager . She has played diverse charismatic and popular characters in telenovelas , occasionally in the comedy genre , and is best known for the role of Esmeralda Peralta in `` Amores de Mercado '' ( 2001 ) . Biography . Carmina Riego is a graduate of the University of Chile 's School of Acting and Theater Design , where she obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree with mention in theater in 1993 . In 1995 she collaborated with the dramatist Ramón Griffero , starring in the plays `` La Gorda '' in 1995 , `` Río abajo '' in 1996 , and `` Almuerzo de mediodía '' in 1999 , premiered at the . These productions have been recognized by critics and the public , both in Chile and abroad . Her television debut was in the Televisión Nacional de Chile ( TVN ) telenovela `` Aquelarre '' ( 1999 ) . Due to her positive reception in this , she was hired to be part of the staff of director María Eugenia Rencoret , in the dramatic area of ​​public television , where she began to stand out for her versatility when playing charismatic and popular roles in comedic telenovelas . In 2000 she acted in ' , in which she and her sister – played by – become the owners of a picturesque `` café con piernas '' . In 2001 she took part in `` Amores de Mercado '' ( 2001 ) , where her character managed to maintain popularity throughout the telenovela 's broadcast . In this show she shared credits with and , playing the Peralta sisters . In 2003 , she played the sassy prostitute from El Edén in ' . In addition , she acted in ' , ' , and ' . In 2005 she starred in the sitcom ' , with Patricia López . In 2006 , Riego was called on by the executive producer of Canal 13 's fiction area , and performed in ' ( 2006 ) , `` Don Amor '' ( 2008 ) , and ' ( 2009 ) . In 2011 she reappeared on television with a small role in the TVN series `` Los archivos del cardenal '' , and ' on Mega . Later she was summoned for `` La chúcara '' , where she played the mother of the protagonist ( ) , a role that brought her back to telenovelas after five years working in other genres . In recent years she has participated in `` Acassuso '' by Rafael Spregelburd , directed by , `` Medusa '' by Ximena Carrera , directed by Sebastián Vila , and `` El taller '' by Nona Fernández , directed by Marcelo Leonart .
Hirundo . The bird genus `` Hirundo '' is a group of passerines in the family Hirundinidae ( swallows and martins ) . The genus name is Latin for a swallow . These are the typical swallows , including the widespread barn swallow . Many of this group have blue backs , red on the face and sometimes the rump or nape , and whitish or rufous underparts . With fourteen species this genus is the largest in its family . Taxonomy . Genetic evidence has recently shown that many of the species previously included in `` Hirundo '' are less closely related than their appearance might suggest ; these species are sometimes treated in the separate genera `` Cecropis '' ( e.g . red-rumped swallow `` Cecropis daurica '' , previously `` Hirundo daurica '' ) and `` Petrochelidon '' ( e.g . cliff swallow `` Petrochelidon pyrrhonota '' , previously `` Hirundo pyrrhonota '' ) ; they are as distinct from typical `` Hirundo '' as the house martins in the genus `` Delichon '' . Distribution and habitat . All of the species are found in the Old World , although one , the barn swallow , is cosmopolitan , also occurring in the Americas .
Rawlins Lowndes Cottenet . Rawlins Lowndes Cottenet or Rollie ( November 23 , 1866 – March 29 , 1951 ) was a prominent socialite , composer , and member of the Metropolitan Opera Association 's board of directors for forty-two years . Early life . Cottenet was born at the family home at Fifth Avenue and 10th Street in New York City , on November 23 , 1866 . He was the youngest son of six children born to Edward Laight Cottenet ( 1825–1884 ) and Marie Huger ( née Lowndes ) Cottenet ( 1835–1915 ) . His siblings were Frances , Franklin , Sabina Elliot , Charles Lowndes , and Fannie Laight . His brother Charles , the designer of The Meadows , James Kernochan 's house in Hempstead , New York , died in the hunting field of Meadow Brook Club . His paternal grandparents were Francis Cottenet and Frances ( née Laight ) Cottenet . His grandfather came to the U.S. from France in 1822 and started an import-export business , Cottenet & Co. , in New York . His grandfather built a grand country home , known as Nuits , in Ardsley-on-Hudson , New York . His paternal aunt , Anne E. H. Cottenet ( 1825–1907 ) , was married to William Colford Schermerhorn ( 1821–1903 ) , a cousin of Caroline Schermerhorn Astor . Through them , he was the first cousin of Annie Schermerhorn , who married John Innes Kane , in 1878 , and Fanny Schermerhorn , who married Samuel Willard Bridgham , in 1869 . His maternal grandfather was Charles Tidyman Lowndes , who founded C.T . Lowndes & Co. , an insurance agency in South Carolina . Through his mother , he was a descendant of Thomas Lowndes , a member of the U.S. House of Representatives , and Rawlins Lowndes , who served as the Mayor of Charleston and the President of South Carolina . His grand-uncle , also named Rawlins Lowndes ( 1801–1877 ) , was married to Gertrude Livingston ( 1800–1883 ) , the daughter of Maturin Livingston . Career . In 1893 , with his inherited wealth dwindling , he opened a florist shop called `` The Rosary '' in New York City , which became very successful . William `` Willie '' Tiffany was a business partner of his before he joined the Rough Riders . Upon Tiffany 's death , Cottenet and Henry Worthington Bull served as pallbearers at his funeral in 1898 . The flowers were grown in the nursery of his estate in Old Westbury , which he bought from the estate of Belmont Purdy . The Rosary provided floral arrangements for many prominent weddings , including the wedding of Consuelo Vanderbilt to Charles Spencer-Churchill , 9th Duke of Marlborough , in 1895 , and Gertrude Vanderbilt 's wedding to Harry Payne Whitney , in 1896 . In fact , Cottenet was not only the florist at the Whitney wedding , but an usher to Harry , one of his closest friends . He provided the flowers for Anne Harriman Sands Rutherfurd 's third marriage to William Kissam Vanderbilt in 1903 , and was hired to `` create evening musicales for the reopening celebration of the Vanderbilt mansion on Fifty-Second Street and Fifth Avenue . '' Cottenet sold The Rosary in 1906 . Metropolitan Opera . In 1902 , Cottenet heard Enrico Caruso singing at La Scala , and in November 1903 , Caruso debuted as the Duke in `` Rigoletto '' at what was then known as the Conried-Metropolitan Opera Company , the precursor to the Metropolitan Opera . Cottenet was also an amateur composer . From 1908 until his retirement in May 1950 , he was a member of Metropolitan Opera Association 's board of directors . He played a leading role in the development of singers and was credited with bringing Caruso , Arturo Toscanini , Giulio Gatti-Casazza and Diaghileff in coming to the United States to work . He served alongside Marshall Field ( grandson of Marshall Field ) and Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney . Among his friends were Fritz Kreisler , Josef Hofman , Efrem Zimbalist , and Jascha Heifetz . Military service . During World War I , he served as a Lieutenant on the staff of Gen. William M. Wright . He was named an Officer of the Imperial Crown of Italy in 1919 . Personal life . Neither Rawlins nor his sister Fannie married , but together they hosted many parties featuring prominent musicians at their apartment , which was featured in `` House and Garden '' magazine in 1922 . Cottonet died at his home , 555 Park Avenue in Manhattan , of bronchial pneumonia on March 1951 . His sister died several years later in 1956 . Society life . Due to his family history and connections , Cottenet was prominent in New York and Newport society . In 1892 , he was included in Ward McAllister 's `` Four Hundred '' , purported to be an index of New York 's best families , published in `` The New York Times '' . Conveniently , 400 was the number of people that could fit into Mrs. Astor 's ballroom . He was also listed on the Ulta-fashionable Peerage of America , compiled by Charles Wilber de Lyon Nicholls , in 1904 . The Cottenet 's had a place in Lenox , Massachusetts that they used in the summers . Cottenet was a member of the Meadow Brook Polo Club ( where he was thrown from a horse in 1899 ) , Knickerbocker Club , and was a founder of the Coffee House at 54 West 45th Street in Manhattan .
List of Ohio politicians ( by federal office ) . Many politicians and lawyers from the state of Ohio have served in senior positions in the executive , legislative and judicial branches of the United States federal government . These have included seven Presidents , three Presidents of the Senate , two Speakers of the House of Representatives , and three Chief Justices of the United States . United States Ambassadors . List of Ohioans Who Served as United States Ambassadors
Emmanuel Lewis . Emmanuel Lewis ( born March 9 , 1971 ) is an American actor , best known for playing the title character in the 1980s television sitcom `` Webster '' . Personal life . Lewis was born in Brooklyn , New York . He graduated from Midwood High School in 1989 and then Clark Atlanta University in 1997 . Lewis is a practitioner of taekwondo . Career . From his role on the television series `` Webster '' , Lewis was nominated for four Young Artist Awards . In 1984 , he was nominated for Best Young Actor in a Comedy Series for `` Webster '' and lost to Rick Schroder of `` Silver Spoons '' . In 1985 , he was nominated for the same award but it went to Billy Jayne of `` It 's Not Easy '' . In 1986 , he was nominated for Best Young Actor Starring in a Television Series which Marc Price ended up winning for his performance in `` Family Ties '' . In 1987 , he was nominated for Exceptional Performance by a Young Actor Starring in a Television Comedy or Drama Series which Kirk Cameron of `` Growing Pains '' won . Lewis was the child spokesperson for the Burger King Whopper . Lewis appeared as himself on a TV child stars episode of `` The Weakest Link '' in 2001 . He was voted off in the third round . He had cameo appearances in the 2007 film `` Kickin ' It Old Skool '' and a 2013 episode of `` Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis '' . In Japan , he is known as a singer . He has released two singles , and his debut single `` City Connection '' reached No . 2 at Oricon chart . On November 9 , 2014 , Lewis appeared on Ken Reid 's `` TV Guidance Counselor '' podcast . The episode was recorded live at the Davis Square Theater in Somerville , Massachusetts , as part of the 2014 Boston Comedy Festival . Discography . `` City Connection '' , a song performed by Lewis , was very popular in Japan in 1981 reaching number 2 on the Oricon chart .
2004 XR190 . ( nicknamed Buffy ) is a trans-Neptunian object and possible dwarf planet , located in the scattered disc , the outermost region of the Solar System . It orbits the Sun in a highly inclined , low-eccentricity orbit . The object was discovered in December 2004 , by a team of researches led by Canadian astronomer Rhiannon Lynne Allen of the University of British Columbia . Discovery and naming . was discovered on 11 December 2004 . It was discovered by astronomers led by Lynne Jones of the University of British Columbia as part of the Canada–France Ecliptic Plane Survey ( CFEPS ) using the Canada–France–Hawaii Telescope ( CFHT ) near the ecliptic . In 2015 , six precovery images from 2002 and 2003 were found in Sloan Digital Sky Survey data . The discovery team nicknamed `` Buffy '' , after the fictional vampire slayer , and proposed several Inuit-based official names to the IAU . Orbit . Considered a detached object , is particularly unusual for two reasons . With an inclination of 47 degrees , it is the largest possible dwarf planet that has an inclination larger than 45 degrees , traveling further `` up and down '' than `` left to right '' around the Sun when viewed edge-on along the ecliptic . Second , it has an unusually circular orbit for a scattered-disc object ( SDO ) . Although it is thought that traditional scattered-disc objects have been ejected into their current orbits by gravitational interactions with Neptune , the low eccentricity of its orbit and the distance of its perihelion ( SDOs generally have highly eccentric orbits and perihelia less than 38 AU ) seems hard to reconcile with such celestial mechanics . This has led to some uncertainty as to the current theoretical understanding of the outer Solar System . The theories include close stellar passages , unseen planet/rogue planets/planetary embryos in the early Kuiper belt , and resonance interaction with an outward-migrating Neptune . The Kozai mechanism is capable of transferring orbital eccentricity to a higher inclination . came to aphelion around 1901 . Other than long-period comets , it is currently about the thirteenth-most-distant known `` large body '' ( 57.5 AU ) in the Solar System with a well-known orbit , after and Dysnomia ( 96.3 AU ) , ( 87.4 AU ) , ( 85.9 AU ) , ( 84.0 AU ) , ( 83.3 AU ) , ( 83.3 AU ) , ( 80.3 AU ) , ( 70.5 AU ) , ( 60.3 AU ) , ( 59.8 AU ) , and ( 59.6 AU ) . Size . has a diameter estimated at around , roughly a quarter the size of Pluto , and it orbits between 51 and 64 AU ( 7.7 and 9.5 billion kilometers ) from the Sun .
Jeffrey Ullman . Jeffrey David `` Jeff '' Ullman ( born November 22 , 1942 ) is an American computer scientist and professor at Stanford University . His textbooks on compilers ( various editions are popularly known as the Dragon Book ) , theory of computation ( also known as the Cinderella book ) , data structures , and databases are regarded as standards in their fields . Early life and career . Ullman received a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering Mathematics from Columbia University in 1963 and his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Princeton University in 1966 . He then worked for several years at Bell Labs . From 1969 to 1979 he was a professor at Princeton . Since 1979 he has been a professor at Stanford University , where he is currently the Stanford W. Ascherman Professor of Computer Science ( Emeritus ) . In 1995 he was inducted as a Fellow of the Association for Computing Machinery and in 2000 he was awarded the Knuth Prize . Ullman is also the co-recipient ( with John Hopcroft ) of the 2010 IEEE John von Neumann Medal , “ For laying the foundations for the fields of automata and language theory and many seminal contributions to theoretical computer science. ” Ullman 's research interests include database theory , data integration , data mining , and education using the information infrastructure . He is one of the founders of the field of database theory , and was the doctoral advisor of an entire generation of students who later became leading database theorists in their own right . He was the Ph.D. advisor of Sergey Brin , one of the co-founders of Google , and served on Google 's technical advisory board . He is currently the CEO of Gradiance . He teaches a course on Automata and Mining Massive Datasets on the online learning platform Coursera . Controversies . And even if I were in a position to help , I will not help Iranian students until Iran recognizes and respects Israel as the land of the Jewish people . I know that you may not hold the same insane position as the mullahs that run your country , but it is a matter of principle . If Iranians want the benefits of Stanford and other institutions in the US , they have to respect the values we hold in the US , including freedom of religion and respect for human rights . Following that the National Iranian American Council issued a formal complaint to Stanford University , to which Stanford spokesperson , Lisa Lapin responded that Ullman was expressing his own personal views and not the views of the University and that `` he has no involvement in admission , and Stanford doesn ’ t discriminate in their admission process ''
Keep Reachin Up . `` Keep Reachin Up '' is a studio album by soul recording collaboration Nicole Willis & The Soul Investigators , released on Timmion Records in 2005 . The music is composed and performed by Nicole Willis & The Soul Investigators and the record is produced by Didier Selin . Timmion Records is located in Helsinki , Finland . The title track of the album 'Keep Reachin ' Up ' was chosen as one of many songs on US President Barack Obama 's Re-election Spotify Playlist in February 2012 .
Leonard Swindley . Leonard Swindley is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera , `` Coronation Street '' . He was played by actor Arthur Lowe between 1960 and 1965 . The character of Mr. Swindley also appeared in two spin-off series following his departure from the Street - `` Pardon the Expression '' and `` Turn Out the Lights '' , making him a unique character in British soap opera . Casting . At the time filming commenced of the pilot episode of `` Coronation Street '' , the character of Leonard Swindley had not even been cast . Because he was n't supposed to appear until episode three , auditions were still taking place until Arthur Lowe walked in and read for the producers . Lowe , who went on to become most recognised as Captain Mainwaring in sitcom Dad 's Army , was already an established actor by the time of his Coronation Street casting , having been in several feature films , but it was his turn as pompous Mr. Swindley that made him a household name in the early 60s . In December 1961 , only a year after the show 's launch , a strike of the actor 's union Equity meant that Lowe , who was not under contract with the show at that point , was forced to leave the series along with several other stars of the `` Street '' . The strike lasted until April 1962 , and Lowe agreed to reprise his role once again , returning in June along with Eileen Derbyshire . Upon hearing of Lowe 's decision to quit the series in 1965 , ITV bosses offered him the chance to continue in the role as the star of a new sitcom based on his character . The end result `` Pardon The Expression '' debuted two months on from his final appearance in `` Coronation Street '' and ran for two series until 1966 . It in turn produced its own spin-off `` Turn Out The Lights '' , again based on Swindley , which lasted only six episodes . Background . Leonard Swindley , known simply as 'Mr Swindley ' to most people , was a lay preacher for the Glad Tidings Mission Hall , a local missionary church on Coronation Street , and chairman of the committee . Swindley came from a family of drapers , and had inherited his shop 'Swindley 's Emporium ' from his father . The clothes store , situated on Victoria Street ( now home to Roy 's Rolls ) , originally employed Emily Nugent . Storylines . Swindley , in his role as lay preacher , was a central figure in the local community . The Mission Hall would regularly play host charity ventures and plays among other uses . Swindley and his assistant Emily Nugent ( Eileen Derbyshire ) also organised several trips out for the locals . In 1962 , Swindley 's clothes store was failing and piling debts forced him to sell up . The buyer , Niklos Papagopoulos , was the owner of a successful chain of clothes shops in Manchester called 'Gamma Garments ' . Papagopoulos re-opened the store as Gamma weeks later , deciding to keep Swindley on as manager and Emily and Doreen Lostock ( Angela Crow ) as his assistants . After working closely for over three years , Swindley 's relationship with his colleague Emily grew and in 1964 she proposed . Swindley hesitated before accepting and a date was set for only a few weeks later . When the wedding day came however , Emily realised that neither of them truly loved each other and decided to call off the marriage . He assured her that he felt the same way and the pair managed to salvage their friendship to continue working together . The next year , following Arthur Lowe 's decision to quit , Swindley was offered a promotion at Gamma Garments and duly accepted , leaving the Mission , and Weatherfield behind . The character later moved on to work as manager for Dobson and Hawkes , the clothes store seen in the spin-off `` Pardon The Expression '' . In 1980 , he sends a telegram to Emily congratulating her on her second wedding to Arnold Swain ( George Waring ) .
Endor ( Star Wars ) . Endor is a forested moon in the `` Star Wars '' universe . The moon was the site of a pivotal battle depicted in `` Return of the Jedi '' . History within the `` Star Wars '' universe . Endor first appears in `` Return of the Jedi '' , in which it is the body in whose orbit the second Death Star is constructed , and is the home of a race of furry aliens called Ewoks . The moon later appears in the Ewok TV movies ' and ' , as well as the animated Marvel Comics series and `` Ewoks '' . In one of the `` Star Wars Tales '' comics , an Imperial veteran of Endor refers to the moon being devastated by the impact of falling debris from the Death Star , which was blown up while in orbit around the moon . However , another character dismisses this as a myth , saying that most of the Death Star 's mass was obliterated in the explosion , and that the Rebels `` took care of the rest . '' Filming . The Endor film scenes were recorded at Redwood National and State Parks in California , specifically the actual location of the filming was in `` Avenue of the Giants '' in Humboldt Redwoods State Park .
USS Stringham ( TB-19 ) . USS `` Stringham '' ( Torpedo Boat No . 19/TB-19 ) was a steel torpedo boat in the United States Navy . `` Stringham '' was named for Silas H. Stringham , who served in the United States Navy from the War of 1812 through the American Civil War . `` Stringham '' was launched on 10 June 1899 by Harlan & Hollingsworth , Wilmington , DE ; sponsored by Miss Edwina Stringham Creighton ; and was placed in reduced commission on 7 November 1905 , Lt. Albert H. McCarthy commanding . Assigned to the Reserve Torpedo Flotilla at Annapolis , MD , upon completion , `` Stringham '' was placed in full commission on 30 October 1906 and assigned to the 3d Torpedo Flotilla , Atlantic Fleet . `` Stringham '' operated on the eastern seaboard between Key West , FL and Cape Cod , MA , into 1907 . Detached on 11 October 1907 from the Atlantic Fleet , `` Stringham '' was placed in reserve , in reduced commission , on 31 January 1908 at the Norfolk Navy Yard . Placed in full commission again on 1 July 1908 , `` Stringham '' rejoined the 3d Torpedo Flotilla . She operated primarily out of Newport , RI , through October ; then proceeded to Charleston , SC , where she was placed in reserve on 19 November 1908 . Recommissioned on 14 August 1909 , `` Stringham '' was assigned duty as flagship of the 3d Division , Atlantic Torpedo Flotilla , on 9 September . During October , she participated with units of the Atlantic Fleet in the Hudson-Fulton Celebration , steaming up the Hudson as far as Albany , NY , on 8 October . Returning south to Charleston , `` Stringham '' was again placed in reserve on 30 November . Assigned to temporary duty with the 1st Torpedo Division on 1 April 1910 , `` Stringham '' was transferred to the Engineering Experimental Station at Annapolis , MD , on 14 September . She served as a practice ship and training vessel for midshipmen at the United States Naval Academy from 1911 to 1913 . On 26 July 1912 , near Annapolis , Maryland , `` Stringham '' successfully received the first radio signal transmitted from an aircraft to a surface ship . Ensign Charles H. Maddox , USN , transmitted `` We are off the water , going ahead full speed on a course for the Naval Academy '' from an altitude of 300 feet to the `` Stringham '' , distant three nautical miles . Later test messages from Maddox 's `` Wright flyer style '' aircraft were received by `` Stringham '' at distances of up to 15 miles . Maddox later wrote , `` These were the first radio messages ever received from an airplane radio transmitting set in the United States and probably in the world . '' `` Stringham '' was placed out of commission on 21 November 1913 at the Norfolk Navy Yard , was struck from the Navy list on 26 November 1913 , and designated for use as a target on 17 December 1913 . Never actually used as a target , `` Stringham '' remained at Norfolk until sold on 18 May 1923 to E. L. Hurst of Roanoke Dock for scrapping .
Shalini Passi . Shalini Passi is an Indian Arts Patron , philanthropist , artist and art collector based in Delhi . Passi held a well-received exhibition entitled 'The Warp and Weft of Perception ' and a solo art exhibition of paintings titled `` Through my Eyes '' at the Visual Arts Gallery in New Delhi . Her art collection includes works by Indian contemporary artists including Riyas Komu , M. F. Husain Anita Dube , Zarina Hashmi , Subodh Gupta , and Atul Dodiya , and Bharti Kher as well as international artists including Jeff Koons , Damien Hirst , and Vladimir Kagan . Passi is the Creative Director of Pasco group of companies . Philanthropy . Since 2010 , Passi has been actively involved in educating underprivileged children in Delhi , through a series of workshops that provide opportunities for them to learn about the arts and crafts with skilled individuals . She supports and donates for `` The Delhi Society for the Welfare of Special Children '' . Passi is a member of the Advisory Board of Khoj ( the not-for-profit contemporary arts organisation based in Delhi ) , which facilitates and supports the development of experimental contemporary art practice in India and South Asia . She is also a Patron of FICA ( Foundation of Indian Contemporary Art ) and an important Patron of the Kochi-Muziris Biennale . In 2018 , Passi started her own foundation , `` the Shalini Passi Art Foundation '' , and `` MASH '' which explores the intersection of the arts and promotes emerging artists in India .
Harald Lønborg-Jensen . Harald Magnus Lønborg-Jensen ( 10 October 1871 – 1 November 1941 ) was a Danish architect known as a productive church and restoration-architect . Harald Lønborg-Jensen was trained as a carpenter by his father Fritz Julius Jensen who worked as a building constructor . Lønborg-Jensen later attended technical school , and further attended the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts from where he graduated with a degree in architecture in 1900 . He subsequently found employment at various architect practices and worked for among others Vilhelm Dahlerup , Anton Rosen , Hans J. Holm , Ferdinand Meldahl and Martin Borch before he started his own architectural practice . Harald Lønborg-Jensens expertise became church buildings . Through four decades he was one of the most used architects for designs of new churches and for restoration . His style was inspired by historical-romantic themes . He exhibited at the Charlottenborg Spring Exhibition in 1905–07 and 1909 , was a member of the Royal Nordic Society of Antiquaries , on the board of `` Selskabet for kirkelig Kunst '' and a member of `` Akademiraadet '' 1931–34 . He was architect at Ribe Cathedral from 1915 and at Roskilde Cathedral from 1927 . In 1926 Lønborg-Jensen was made a Knight af Dannebrog . Lønborg-Jensen was married in Ebeltoft 1 October 1895 to Eline Inga Benedicte Jensen and is buried on Frederiksberg Older Cemetery .
Télèphe . `` Télèphe '' ( `` Telephus '' ) is an opera by the French composer André Campra , first performed at the Académie Royale de Musique ( the Paris Opera ) on 23 or 28 November 1713 . It takes the form of a `` tragédie en musique '' in a prologue and five acts . The libretto , by Antoine Danchet , is based on the Greek legend of Telephus .
Kitchen Sink ( TV series ) . `` Kitchen Sink '' is an American cooking-themed television series that aired on Food Network . It was presented by a rotating lineup of chefs who taught the viewers how to create different indulgent recipes . During the first season , the series was titled `` The Kitchen Sink '' . The series is a spin-off of `` The Kitchen '' . However , unlike `` The Kitchen '' , it did not have a studio audience ; and it ran for 22 minutes instead of 41 minutes .
Gus Morrison . Gus Morrison ( born ? ) is an American politician and engineer . Morrison has served as the Mayor of Fremont , California , for three different tenures : 1985 to 1989 , 1994 to 2004 , and 2012 . On January 30 , 2012 , Morrison was appointed Mayor by the Fremont City Council following the death of his predecessor , the late Bob Wasserman , effective immediately . He was inaugurated into office to complete the remainder of Wasserman 's unexpired term ( ending in December 2012 ) on January 31 , 2012 . In 1994 , Morrison defeated incumbent Mayor Bill Ball in a rematch of the 1989 mayoral election . Morrison narrowly won with 20,811 votes to Ball 's 20,376 votes . Between 2004 and 2012 , Morrison worked as a political consultant .
Oklahoma gubernatorial election , 1926 . The Oklahoma gubernatorial election of 1926 was held on November 2 , 1926 , and was a race for the Governor of Oklahoma . Democrat Henry S. Johnston defeated Republican Omer K. Benedict . Also on the ballot were John Franing of the Farmer-Labor Party , E. H. H. Gates of the Socialist Party , and Independent Ed Boyle . Democratic primary . Ten candidates vied for the Democratic nomination , including former governor James B . A. Robertson and Oklahoma City , OK Mayor O . A. Cargill . Henry S. Johnston , who had been in the Oklahoma Senate since statehood including a term as the first President pro temp , won the primary with a plurality . Republican primary . Eight candidates sought the Republican nomination , with Omer K. Benedict winning with less than one-third of the total vote .
James Deiparine . James Deiparine ( born 4 January 1993 ) is a Filipino swimmer . He competed in the men 's 50 metre breaststroke event at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships .
CUE Bus . CUE Bus ( City-University-Energysaver ) is a bus service operated by the City of Fairfax , Virginia , and is completely separate from the Fairfax Connector bus service run by Fairfax County . Routes and services . CUE operates two loop routes between George Mason University and the Vienna Metro station , each running in both directions for a total of four named routes . The Green loop , consisting of routes Green 1 ( clockwise ) and Green 2 ( counterclockwise ) operates on the east side of Fairfax , while the Gold loop , consisting of routes Gold 1 ( clockwise ) and Gold 2 ( counterclockwise ) operates on the west side . In addition to providing service to GMU and Vienna Metro , the CUE serves all major activity centers in the City of Fairfax , including downtown , Kamp Washington , Northfax , Fairfax Circle and Fairfax City Mall . In 2009 , the City of Fairfax partnered with Montgomery County , Maryland , in the purchase of new buses . As a result , six 35-foot , low-floor Gillig Hybrid buses were added to the fleet in August 2009 . These new buses are expected to consume much less fuel , as they operate off an electric engine when operated at 35 MPH or lower , and 35 MPH is the maximum speed limit in Fairfax . The CUE Bus system owns and operates eight additional 35-foot , low-floor Gillig clean diesel buses in its fleet , all of which replaced the remaining 30-foot Gillig Phantom buses in the fall of 2015 . Fares . CUE 's current base fare is $ 1.75 for riders using cash and for riders using SmarTrip . For primary and secondary school students , seniors and people with disabilities with a valid CUE Bus ID , fares are 85¢ . George Mason University students ride free , as a portion of their student fees funds CUE 's operation . CUE , along with all other regional bus systems in the Washington area , does not issue or accept paper transfers . Riders must use a SmarTrip card to get the rail-to-bus discount or to transfer free from bus to bus .
The PSBB Millennium School , Chennai . The PSBB Millennium School or PSBBMS is a Central Board of Secondary Education ( CBSE ) affiliated school in Gerugambakkam and GST Road , Chennai , India . The school was founded by Padmashree Awardee , Rajalakshmi Parthasarathy , also known as Dr. Mrs. Y. G. Parthasarathy ( Mrs. YGP ) , a well known educationalist . The PSBB Millennium School is a collaborative venture between the BalaBhavan Educational Trust that runs the PSBB Group of Schools and the Learning Leadership Foundation . Education World ranking for 2012 places the school to be the 84th best day school in the country , 9th in the Southern Zone and 9th in the City of Chennai . GST Road . The tiny tots of the Nursery function out of the GST Road Campus . The open space for playing is equipped with play material that helps in the development of their gross motor skills.. With Indian Music , Western Music , Dance and Role Play as part of the curriculum the children acquire knowledge through play-way methodology . Gerugambakkam . The State-of-the-art Campus in Gerugambakkam is spread over 5 acres of land , with ample place for play , big , airy classrooms with ventilation , covered play area for the younger children , ground for a team to play football with more than one exit and entry point . The School through the daily transactions and practices provides a distinctive educational environment that enables young persons to grow not only in intellectual capacities , but also in other dimensions of their being . While developing the students ' intellectual faculties , there is a conscious effort towards creating a wider awareness of the world and giving space for the development of the aesthetic , moral and emotional dimensions . Curriculum . The school is affiliated to Central Board of Seconday Education . Till the grade of X , students can choose two languages . Hindi is compulsory as either Second or Third Language . Houses . Students are sorted into four different houses These houses are awarded points in various sport events including the performance in Sports Day conducted every year . The house with most number of points , wins the House Trophy . Clubs . The PSBB Millennium School has the following clubs in which the students take part . These clubs ensures that the students enhance their skills in the concerened activities conducted by the club . See also . Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan
Kolenté . Kolenté is a town and sub-prefecture in the Kindia Prefecture in the Kindia Region of western Guinea . It lies about 20 km from the Sierra Leone border . Transport . It is served by a small station on the national railway system .
Sparganium americanum . `` Sparganium americanum '' , American bur-reed , is a perennial plant found in the United States of America and Canada . Though this species resembles a grass , it is a type of bur-reed . This species is important for conservation purposes because it has the ability to remove nitrogen and phosphorus runoff from water , like many other wetland species . By doing this it protects waterways from excess nitrogen which can cause eutrophication . This increased nitrogen is especially a problem during the farmers ’ growing season . During this same time frame the `` S. americanum '' is growing and taking up nitrogen . Distribution . `` Sparganium americanum '' is located in marshes . American bur-reed grows from spring to fall in low marsh and shallow water ( from 0 to 12 inches of water ) . `` Sparganium americanum '' is located in the United States of America and Canada . In the United States , American bur-reed is found in Alabama , Arkansas , Connecticut , Washington DC , Delaware , Florida , Georgia , Iowa , Illinois , Indiana , Kansas , Kentucky , Louisiana , Massachusetts , Maryland , Maine , Michigan , Missouri , Mississippi , North Carolina , North Dakota , New Jersey , New York , Ohio , Oklahoma , Pennsylvania , Rhode Island , South Carolina , Tennessee , Texas , Virginia , Vermont , Wisconsin , and West Virginia . In Canada American bur-reed can be found in Manitoba , New Brunswick , Newfoundland , Nova Scotia , Ontario , Prince Edward , and Quebec . Habitat and ecology . `` Sparganium americanum '' is a perennial plant . American bur-reed grow in low marsh and shallow water , surviving in water up to 12 inches deep . This species helps stabilize muddy areas . Waterfowl and other animals feed on the seeds of `` S. americanum '' and some animals also eat their leaves . `` Sparganium americanum '' live in peaty to sandy soils along lakeshores , slow moving streams and as floating vegetation in boggy lakes . In a paper by the State University of New York at Binghamton , scientists showed that `` S. americanum '' accrued more aboveground biomass and lower belowground biomass than the other four wetland plant species the study looked at . The study looked at `` Sparganium americanum '' , `` Phalaris arundinacea '' , `` Scirpus cyperinus '' , `` Juncus effusus '' , and `` Calamagrostis canadensis '' . The study also showed that `` S. americanum '' had the highest concentration of nitrogen and phosphorus in aboveground tissue compared to the other species in the study . Even though `` S. americanum '' accumulated the most aboveground nitrogen and phosphorus , this species lost so much phosphorus that its net retention dropped below that of other species in the study . In the short run American bur-reed is helpful in retaining nutrients from agricultural runoff . Morphology . `` Sparganium americanum '' is a monocot plant . Individuals of this species may look like grass , but they aren ’ t . Individual American bur-reeds can grow to be between two and four feet . American bur-reed plants flower during the summer . The leaves are green and are triangular in cross section ; the leaves of individuals living in deeper water can produce floating leaves . Flowers and fruit . `` Sparganium americanum '' spread rapidly through their underground root systems of rhizomes . American bur-reed does flower in the summer time . The inflorescence of `` S. americanum '' can be branched or simple . The fruits of this plant species have a dull surface with beaks that are between 2 and 5 millimeters long . These beaks may be straight , but some of them may be curved . The flower tepals could have a dark spot on them .
Françoise Elizée . Francoise Elizee is a Haitian-American entrepreneur and author . Born in Haiti , she grew up in Miami , Florida . She designed and produced a line of luxury handbags and accessories made from exotic skins . Patricia Elizée is her sister .
Adem ( disambiguation ) . Adem is a common given name and surname .
Shay Duffin . Shay Duffin ( 26 February 1931 – 23 April 2010 ) was an Irish character actor of the stage and screen . He was in the 1993 film `` Leprechaun '' with Jennifer Aniston . He also had a role in the 1997 film `` Titanic '' . He was best known for writing and acting the title role in the one-man play `` Brendan Behan : Confessions of An Irish Rebel . ''
Yang Shao-Horn . Yang Shao-Horn is a Chinese-American engineer currently the W. M. Keck Professor of Energy at Massachusetts Institute of Technology , and formerly holding the Gail E. Kendall Chair of Mechanical Engineering , and is also currently an Elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and Royal Society of Chemistry . As one of the most cited scientists among her peers , Dr Shao-Horn is listed in Thomson Reuters ’ list of “ The World ’ s Most Influential Scientific Minds ” . In 2018 , Shao-Horn was asked to be one of the judges for Nature magazine 's Nature Research Awards for Inspiring Science and Innovating Science . Shao-Horn 's `` research is centered on examining the influence of surface chemistry and electronic structures of thin films and nanomaterials on lithium storage and catalytic activity of small molecules of energy consequence and applying fundamental understanding in reaction mechanisms to design new materials for lithium storage and sustainable fuels that are critical for the deployment of clean energy and clean air technologies , '' according to Nature Magazine . Dr Shao-Horn holds over a dozen patents and has published hundreds of academic papers . Awards . 2018 Royal Society of Chemistry Faraday Medal 2018 International Society of Electrochemistry Fellow 2018 Elected to the National Academy of Engineering 2017 Electrochemical Society Fellow 2016 Battery Research Award of the Electrochemical Society 2014 AAAS Fellow 2014 Royal Society of Chemistry Fellow 2013 Research Award of the International Battery Association 2008 Tajima Prize of the International Society of Electrochemistry 2008 Charles W. Tobias Young Investigator Award of the Electrochemical Society
Theristai . `` Theristai '' ( , also known as `` Reapers '' or `` Harvesters '' ) , is a lost satyr play by Attic playwright Euripides . It was initially performed at the Dionysia in Athens in 431 BCE along with the tragedies `` Medea '' , `` Philoctetes '' and `` Dictys '' . The tetralogy finished in 3rd place , behind tetralogies by Euphorion ( Aeschylus ' son ) , who won 1st prize , and Sophocles . The play was recorded as having been lost as early as 200 BCE by Aristophanes of Byzantium in his hypothesis for `` Medea '' . No fragments have been assigned to Theristai . It has been suggested that this play may be an alternate title for Euripides ' lost play `` Syleus '' , for which several fragments are extant .
2017–18 Copa Catalunya basketball season . The 2017–18 Copa Catalunya season , was the 19th season of Copa Catalunya . The Final Four was played at the Pavelló Municipal in Salou . Tenea-CB Esparreguera won the title . The All Star Game was played at Pavelló Nord in Sabadell . Regular season . 28 teams are divided in two groups . The draw was July 28 , 2017 . Final Stage . The Final Stage will be played in play-off ties in a two-legged format , with the exception of the final four . Relegation PlayOffs . In the relegation playoffs , teams played against each other must win two games to win the series . The winners remain at Copa Catalunya for the next season . Promotion and relegation ( pre-season ) . A total of 28 teams contest the league , including 15 sides from the 2016–17 season , three relegated from the 2016–17 EBA and nine promoted from the 2016–17 CC 1ªCategoria . On July 17 , 2017 , CB Cerdanyola Al Dia achieved a vacant on Liga EBA . On July 17 , 2017 , CE Sant Nicolau exchanges a place in the Liga EBA with CB Sant Narcís . On July 18 , 2017 , CB Cantaires Tortosa achieved a vacant on Liga EBA . Finally Aracena AEC Collblanc-Torrassa B renounces his place in Copa Catalunya . Relegation PlayOffs . The first legs were played on 13 May 2018 , the second legs on 20 May 2018 and the third legs , if necessary , on 27 May 2018 . Quarter-finals . The first legs will be played on 13–14 May , and the second legs will be played on 20–21 May 2018 . Final Four . Games played at Pavelló Municipal in Salou All Star Game . The 2018 Copa Catalunya All-star event was held on February 27 , 2018 at Pavello Nord in Sabadell . The White team won the game 92-70 . The MVP of the game was Ruben Morales who scored 22 points along with 4 assists and Marquie Smith won the Slam Dunk Contest .
Mary Brazier . Mary `` Mollie '' Agnes Burnston Brown Brazier ( 1904–1995 ) was a prominent neuroscientist at Massachusetts General Hospital , Harvard Medical School , Massachusetts Institute of Technology , and University of California , Los Angeles ( UCLA ) . Life and work . She was born in Weston-super-Mare , England in 1904 and died in Falmouth , Massachusetts in 1995 . She was the second of two children in a Quaker family . She attended the Sidcot School and earned a Bachelor of Science from Bedford College of the University of London . She received a Ph.D in physiology and biochemistry from the University of London in 1930 , began neuroscience research at Maudsley Hospital , London , and in 1940 came to Boston on a Rockefeller Fellowship . She remained at the Massachusetts General Hospital , Harvard University , and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for twenty years . In 1961 , she moved to the Brain Research Institute at UCLA until her retirement . She was internationally known as an outstanding neuroscientist , historian , author , and editor . Brazier made many fundamental contributions to the study of EEG changes in anesthesia and was one of the pioneers in applying computer analysis to EEG signals . She also published in history of science . Beginning in 1948 Brazier worked on integrating Norbert Wiener 's work on noise processing to the analysis of EEGs . Her work in autocorrelation and cross-correlational analyses was published in 1952 , co-authored by James Casby - an undergraduate working in her laboratory . In 1953 Brazier and Wiener presented their work at the Third International EEG Congress in Cambridge , Massachusetts . In the 1950s she was one of the people , together with Herbert Jasper , Henri Gastaut , Ivane Beritashvili and Denise Albe-Fessard to promote the idea of the International Brain Research Organization ( IBRO ) and assisted in its founding by enlisting UNESCO support . She was the sixth secretary general , and first woman in that role at IBRO , beginning in 1978 and remaining in that position until 1983 . She was editor-in-chief of Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology from 1974 to 1984 . Brazier was the author of almost 250 articles and books . Her papers are kept at the UCLA Special Collections library . Family . Her older brother became a physicist . Her father was a cousin of Sir Arthur Eddington , the English astrophysicist whose 1919 solar eclipse observations provided confirmation of one of Albert Einstein 's predictions from the General relativity theory . In 1928 she married electrical engineer Leslie J. Brazier . They had a son , Oliver , in 1935 . In 1940 Brazier moved to Boston with her son ; her husband Leslie remained in England . In popular culture . She is mentioned as a New Year 's Eve 1954 dinner guest of Avis DeVoto in `` As Always , Julia '' . Honors and awards . After her death the M.A.B . Brazier Young Investigator International Award was named in her honor by the International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology . The award is now named the Mary Brazier Young Investigator Paper Award .
XHMI-FM . XHMI-FM is a Spanish & English Top 40 ( CHR ) radio station in Campeche , Campeche . It is affiliated with MVS Radio 's Exa FM .
Dance and Dense Denso . Dance and Dense Denso is a third studio album by Mexican band Molotov , released in 2003 through Universal Music Latino . It includes the hit `` Frijolero '' . The title of the album is in Spanglish ( part English and part Spanish ) , and can be very roughly translated as : `` Dance and Make out ( Dense ) intensely ( Denso ) '' . The verb `` Darse '' , also known as `` Fajar '' in this case is conjugated in Third Person Plural Imperative as Dense , is a mexican slang used to refer to the act of engaging in a type of sexual intercourse without ever having any kind of genital contact ( genital to mouth , hand nor genital ) . This activity consists mostly of intense kissing and the exploration of each other through hand contact . Both the title and the cover-art are references to Moshing ( slam-dancing ) , where participants push or slam into each other .
Nevada Senate , District 19 . The current District 19 of the Nevada Senate encompasses all of Elko , Eureka , Lincoln , White Pine and parts of Nye and Clark County . Assembly dsitrict 33 and 36 are nested in the district . Its inhabitants are represented by Republican senator Pete Goicoechea . History . District 1 was created when the senatorial districts were redrawn in 2011 as a result of the 2010 Census . The new districts went into effect on January 1 , 2012 for filing for office , and for nominating and electing senators . They became effective for all other purposes on November 7 of the same year – the day after Election Day , when the new senator terms began . The law defines the borders District 1 using census tracts , block groups , and blocks . Since its creation , two elections have been held in the district . Most of the district was previously in the Rural Senatorial District Rural Senatorial District . After the 1991 redistricting the rural district encompasses Humboldt , Pershing and Elko County as well as parts of Lander and Eureka County . After the 2000 Census the district also encompasses all of Lander , Eureka , White Pine and Lincoln County as well as parts of Nye County . After the 2010 Census the district was underpopulated by 24 % . District profile and demographics . District 19 has a surface area of 60,493.1 square miles ( 156 676 km2 ) and a perimeter of 1268.1 miles ( 2040 km ) . The area of the senatorial district coincides completely with District 33 and District 36 of the Nevada Assembly . 2012 . Peter Goicoechea ( R ) defeated Harley Kulkin ( D ) and Janine Hansen ( I ) in the general election . All candidates were unopposed in the June 12 primary elections . 2016 . In the 2016 elections , that were held on November 8 , voters could choose between incumbent Republican Pete Goicoechea and Independent American Janine Hansen . No primaries were held , since neither of them was challenged by a party member .
Offenhauser Sales Corporation . Offenhauser Sales Corporation is an American manufacturer of racing , custom car and performance automotive parts founded around 1946 by Fred C. Offehhauser , nephew of Fred H. Offehhauser , co-designer of the Offy racing engine . As of 2016 , the third generation President of the company is Fred C. `` Tay '' Offenhauser , grand nephew of founder Fred C. Offenhauser . After working with his uncle Fred H. Offenhauser in the 1930s and 1940s , Fred C. served the US Navy during World War II , and returned home to found his speed parts business . The company is unrelated to the Offy or Offenhauser racing engine , and after a suit over the use of the name , Offenhauser Sales Corporation was allowed to use the family name , but not the racing engine nickname `` Offy '' .
Shariat Kola-ye Karim Kola . Shariat Kola-ye Karim Kola ( , also Romanized as Sharī ‘ at Kolā-ye Karīm Kolā ) is a village in Karipey Rural District , Lalehabad District , Babol County , Mazandaran Province , Iran . At the 2006 census , its population was 382 , in 96 families .
David Hancox . Dave Hancox ( born 2 October 1947 ) was an English footballer , who played as a centre forward in the Football League for Chester .
Avinguda de la Reina Maria Cristina . Avinguda de la Reina Maria Cristina ( ) is an avenue in the Sants-Montjuïc district of Barcelona linking Plaça d'Espanya with Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya on Montjuïc hill . It is named after Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies , queen consort and regent of Spain . Part of the Fira de Barcelona is based here , with a number of yearly trade , technology and fashion fairs and festivals being held in this location . It 's also the starting point of the Barcelona Marathon . The twin Venetian Towers are a major landmark at the junction of this avenue with Plaça d'Espanya .
Web of the Spider . `` Web of the Spider '' ( ) is a 1971 horror film directed by Antonio Margheriti . The film is about the writer Alan Foster ( Anthony Franciosa ) who accepts a bet from Edgar Allan Poe ( Klaus Kinski ) and his friend Thomas Blackwood ( Enrico Osterman ) to stay a night in Blackwood 's castle . At the castle , Foster meets Blackwood 's sister Elisabeth ( Michele Mercier ) and Julia ( Karin Field ) . Foster has sex with Elisabeth and wakes up to find that she was stabbed by someone whose body vanishes , allowing Foster to realize the house is possessed by ghosts . `` Web of the Spider '' is a color remake of Margheriti 's previous film `` Castle of Blood '' . Plot . The film is narrated by a troubled Edgar Allan Poe ( Klaus Kinski ) . It begins with Poe 's attempts to confirm a ghost story by examining the ghosts ' tombs . However , he does n't go too far to avoid being haunted and killed . Later , a journalist named Alan Foster ( Anthony Franciosa ) visits Poe to drive him out of madness , but he is forced to challenge the horror writer on the authenticity of his stories . This leads to Foster 's accepting a bet from Lord Blackwood to spend the night in a haunted castle on All Soul 's Eve . Foster is surprised by ghosts who appear to be half-humans , in very effective and horrifying special effects . Ghosts of the murdered inhabitants appear to him throughout the night , re-enacting the events that led to their respective deaths and driving Foster to madness . He meets the following ghosts : Elisabeth Blackwood ( Michèle Mercier ) who falls in love with Foster ; the annoying and easy-to-hate Julia ( Karin Field ) ; the rough criminal William Perkins ( Silvano Tranquilli ) ; and the most despicable one of all , Dr. Carmus ( Peter Carsten ) . Near the end of the film , the ghosts reveal their true nature : they are n't actually ghosts but vampires with ghostly powers , and they need Foster 's blood in order to maintain their existence . Because she loves him , Elisabeth tries to save Foster by aiding his escape . He succeeds in escaping the castle , but not the garden ... Distracted and careless , he pushes the door so hard that he is smashed between the two gates and is sliced to death by razors on the main gate . But at least he is n't transformed into a vampire . Production . The film was produced by Giovanni Di Addessi , with a story credited to Bruno Corbucci and Giovanni Grimaldi and score by Riz Ortolani . After `` Castle of Bloods disappointing box office , Margheriti felt he could remake the film as `` Web of the Spider '' in colour in 1970 . Margheriti would later comment that it was `` stupid to remake it '' and that `` the color cinematography destroyed everything : the atmosphere , the tension . '' Release . `` Web of the Spider '' was released in Italy on 26 August 1971 where it was distributed by Panta Cinematografica . The film grossed a total of 232,442,000 Italian lire on its domestic release . It received a release in West Germany as `` Dracula im Schloß des Schreckens '' on 16 March 1972 . It was released later in France on 8 February 1978 as `` Les fantômes de Hurlevent '' .
CF Trujillo . Club de Fútbol Trujillo is a Spanish football team based in Trujillo , in the autonomous community of Extremadura . Founded in 1942 , it plays in Tercera División – Group 14 , holding home games at `` Estadio Municipal de Trujillo '' .
Jagdstaffel 18 . Royal Prussian Jagdstaffel 18 was a `` hunting squadron '' ( fighter squadron ) of the `` Luftstreitkräfte '' , the air arm of the Imperial German Army during World War I . History . The Jasta was formed on 30 October 1916 , at Halluin under 4th Armee auspices ; Oberleutnant Karl von Grieffenhagen transferred in from Jasta 1 to take command . It deactivated at war 's end , having existed some 25 months . Personnel . A dozen flying aces served within its ranks , including Berthold , Hans Müller , Walter von Bülow-Bothkamp , Wilhelm Kühne , Paul Strähle , Harald Auffarth , Joseph Veltjens , and Johannes Klein . After Raben took command , aces such as Wilhelm Kühne and Kurt Adolf Monnington served with the unit , with Hans Müller among those who moved from Jasta 15 along with Raben . During the course of the war , the Jasta suffered eight killed in action , eleven wounded , and one taken prisoner . Aircraft and operations . Its initial operational aircraft was the Albatros D.III fighter and sometime later , the Fokker Dr.I triplane . Its theater of operations was the Western Front . The new unit mobilized on 8 January 1917 . Fifteen days later , it was credited with the first of its 112 confirmed victories during the war . It moved to Marckebeke and Harlebeke airfields . On 23 November 1917 , it moved to Avelin to work for the 6th Army . In the spring of 1918 , Berthold was promoted to command the Prussian Jagdgeschwader II wing , consisting of the Prussian `` Jagdstaffeln '' 12 , 13 , 15 and 19 . Berthold wanted to take his old squadron with him and make it part of the wing , but this was disallowed . On 19 March 1918 , he engineered a wholesale swap of pilots between Jasta 18 and Jasta 15 as a means of taking the pilots he knew with him . The exchange took place at Guise , in the 18th Armee area of operations . About this time , `` Leutnant der Reserve '' August Raben transferred in from Jasta 15 to take command on 14 March 1918 . On 8 April 1918 , he led the reconstituted squadron back to Avelines Airfield ; they would henceforth refer to themselves as the `` Staffel Raben '' , and changed to a new color scheme from the change in command , abandoning the red/blue fuselages of the formerly Berthold-led unit . The new color scheme adopted by the squadron , already equipped with the Albatros D.Va and even a few Pfalz D.IIIas and applied to those veteran fighter designs , also appeared on the Fokker D.VIIs in its service , as the new Fokker fighter rapidly began to replace the earlier aircraft . The new unit livery for Raben 's Jasta 18 began to appear by the end of April 1918 , and consisted of a white rear fuselage and all-white tail surfaces , with vermilion red forward of the cockpit and on the wings ' upper surfaces , and usually left the bare wing panels ' undersides unpainted , showing their printed lozenge camouflage . The squadron 's main unit insignia consisted of a stenciled black raven , similar in appearance to what Raben himself had used on his own fighter aircraft while previously serving with Jagdstaffel 39 , on just about all of the squadron 's aircraft fuselage sides on the white rear area , with varying personal insignia added in black , usually along with the raven . The only Jasta 18 aircraft ever to feature a white raven instead were August Raben 's own Fokker D.VII , and a later Fokker Dr.I he personally used , with the red area on the fuselages of both aircraft extended rearwards to end much closer to the stabilizer 's leading edge . The unit would move on to assignments at Faches-Thumesnil and Lomme in the 6th Army zone of operations . On 14 June , it moved to support of 19th Armee , it moved to Montingen , near Metz for the remainder of the war , in opposing the efforts of the British Independent Air Force in the 19th Armee 's sector , with Jasta 18 being by far the most experienced fighter squadron in the area . Jasta 18 's efforts in resisting the British IAF bomber forces were achieved alongside Jagdstaffel 80 sharing Jasta 18 's area of operations ; with Jagdstaffel 70 and the Bavarian Jagdstaffel 78 immediately south , and the Württemburg Jagdstaffel 64 and Jagdstaffel 65 immediately north . A few `` KEST ( Kampfeinsitzer St ' '' affel ) '' -designation units also existed in the 19th Armee area , as home defense fighter units . While still based at Lomme , the `` Staffel Raben '' would also see action for the first time against American pilots of the USAAS starting in the second half of May 1918 , specifically the American `` inheritor unit '' of the French `` Lafayette Escadrille '' of largely American personnel , the 103d Aero Squadron . By early autumn 1918 , after the final move to Montingen , the aerial actions undertaken between the USAAS and the `` Luftstreitkräfte '' over the Battle of Saint-Mihiel pitted Jasta 18 against the macabre-marked USAAS ' 13th Aero Squadron and their `` Grim Oscar '' -bearing SPAD XIII fighters , with the two units tangling a number of times from the St. Mihiel offensive onwards to the Armistice .
TMD-1 and TMD-2 mines . The TMD-1 and TMD-2 are Yugoslavian wooden cased anti-tank blast mines , similar to the Russian TMD-B . The box consists of a wooden box , which contains the main cast TNT main charge . A webbing carrying handle is provided on one side of the mine . The fuze is placed in a central detonation well under the centre board of three that are fixed to the top of the mine . When sufficient pressure is placed on the boards , they collapse inwards , pressing on the installed fuze triggering the mine . Either a UANU-1 or MV-5 fuze can be used with the mine . Additionally the mine can be used as an anti-personnel mine by allowing the trigger central board to rest directly on the fuze . The mines are found in Bosnia and Croatia .
Old Prussian language . Old Prussian is an extinct Baltic language once spoken by the Old Prussians , the Baltic peoples of Prussia ( not to be confused with the later and much larger German state of the same name ) —after 1945 northeastern Poland , the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia and southernmost part of Lithuania . The language is called Old Prussian to avoid confusion with the German dialects Low Prussian and High Prussian and the adjective `` Prussian '' , which is also often used to relate to the later German state . Old Prussian began to be written down in the Latin alphabet in about the 13th century , and a small amount of literature in the language survives . Original territory . In addition to Prussia proper , the original territory of the Old Prussians might have included eastern parts of Pomerelia ( some parts of the region east of the Vistula River ) . The language might have also been spoken much further east and south in what became Polesia and part of Podlasie , with the conquests by Rus and Poles starting in the 10th century and the German colonisation of the area that began in the 12th century . Relation to other languages . Old Prussian was closely related to the other extinct Western Baltic languages , namely Curonian , Galindian and Sudovian . It is related to the Eastern Baltic languages such as Lithuanian and Latvian , and more distantly related to Slavic . Compare the Old Prussian ' , ( ) , and . Old Prussian contained loanwords from Slavic languages ( e.g. , Old Prussian ' `` hound '' , like Lithuanian ' and Latvian ' , comes from Slavic ( compare , ; ; , as well as a few borrowings from Germanic , including from Gothic ( e.g. , Old Prussian ' `` awl '' as with Lithuanian ' , Latvian ' ) and from Scandinavian languages . Groups of people from Germany , Poland , Lithuania , France , Scotland , England , and Austria ( see Salzburg Protestants ) found refuge in Prussia during the Protestant Reformation and thereafter . Such immigration caused a slow decline in the use of Old Prussian , as the Prussians adopted the languages of their more recently arrived co-citizens , particularly German . Baltic Old Prussian probably ceased to be spoken around the beginning of the 18th century due to many of its remaining speakers dying in the famines and bubonic plague epidemics which harrowed the East Prussian countryside and towns from 1709 until 1711 . The Germanic regional dialect of Low German spoken in Prussia ( or East Prussia ) , called Low Prussian ( cf . High Prussian , also a Germanic language ) , preserved a number of Baltic Prussian words , such as ' , from the Old Prussian ' , for `` shoe '' in contrast to common Low German ' ( standard German ' ) . Until the 1930s , when the National Socialist government of Germany began a program of Germanisation , and 1945 , when the Soviets and Poland annexed East Prussia , one could find Old Prussian river- and place-names there , such as ' and ' . Versions of the Lord 's Prayer . Lord 's Prayer in Lithuanian dialect of Nadruvia , corrupted ( Simon Prätorius ) Grammar . With other monuments being merely word lists , the grammar of Old Prussian is reconstructed chiefly on the basis of the three Catechisms . There is no consensus on the number of cases that Old Prussian had , and at least four can be determined with certainty : nominative , genitive , accusative and dative , with different desinences . There are traces of a vocative case , such as in the phrase ' `` O God the Lord '' , reflecting the inherited PIE vocative ending * ' . There was a definite article ( ' m. , ' f. ) ; three genders : masculine , feminine and neuter , and two numbers : singular and plural . Declensional classes were '-stems , '-stems ( feminine ) , '-stems ( feminine ) , '-stems , '-stems , '/'-stems , '/'-stems and consonant-stems . Present , future and past tense are attested , as well as optative forms ( imperative , permissive ) , infinitive , and four participles ( active/passive present/past ) . Revived Old Prussian . A few linguists and philogogists are involved in reviving a reconstructed form of the language from Luther 's catechisms , the Elbing Vocabulary , place names , and Prussian loan words in the Low Prussian dialect of German . Several dozen people use the language in Lithuania , Kaliningrad , and Poland , including a few children who are natively bilingual . The Prusaspira Society has published their translation of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry 's `` The Little Prince '' . The book was translated by Piotr Szatkowski ( Pīteris Šātkis ) and released in 2015 . The other efforts of Baltic Prussian societies include development of online dictionaries , learning apps and games . In Kaliningrad Oblast , there are also attempts to produce music with lyrics written in the revived Baltic Prussian language . Important in this revival was Vytautas Mažiulis , who died on 11 April 2009 , and his pupil Letas Palmaitis , leader of the experiment and author of the web site `` Prussian Reconstructions '' . Two late contributors were Prāncis Arellis ( Pranciškus Erelis ) , Lithuania , and Dailūns Russinis ( Dailonis Rusiņš ) , Latvia . After them , Twankstas Glabbis from Kaliningrad oblast and Nērtiks Pamedīns from East-Prussia , now Polish Warmia-Mazuria actively joined .
Royal Dragon Vodka . Royal Dragon Vodka is a specialty vodka based in Hong Kong , and distilled in Lithuania . It was created in 2012 and features flakes of gold leaf mixed with the alcohol . There are claims that it is one of the most expensive vodkas in the world . The brand comes in several different versions , the most expensive of which comes in a hand-blown glass bottle in the shape of a dragon , and topped by an 18 karat gold pendant , encrusted with 35 diamonds . The spirit is a `` small batch five-time distilled vodka '' . In addition to its top of the line version , less expensive variants include flavored vodkas , such as lychee , chocolate , green apple , and passion fruit . Of the several varieties , two come with the 23 ct Swiss flakes of gold infused into the spirit .
Md Abdur Rouf . Md Abdur Rouf ( ( born 1 June 1974 ) is a Bangladeshi kabaddi player who was part of the team that won the bronze medal at the 2006 Asian Games .
1987 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men 's 200 metres . The men 's 200 metres event at the 1987 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 21 and 22 February . Heats . First 2 from each heat ( Q ) and the next 6 fastest ( q ) qualified for the semifinals . Semifinals . First 3 from each semifinal qualified directly ( Q ) for the final .
Vladyslavcyk . Vladyslavcyk , in Ukraine , is the site of an ancient mega-settlement dating to 4000–3600 BC belonging to the Cucuteni-Trypillian culture . The settlement was for the time very large , covering an area of 100 hectares . This proto-city are just one of 2440 Cucuteni-Trypillia settlements discovered so far in Moldova and Ukraine . 194 ( 8 % ) of these settlements had an area of more than 10 hectares between 5000–2700 BC and more than 29 settlements had an area in the range 100 - 300 - 450 Hectares .
Giuseppe Buttari . Giuseppe Buttari ( born 16 February 1951 ) is a retired Italian hurdler . His personal best time was 13.70 seconds , achieved in September 1979 in Mexico City . The Italian record currently belongs to Andrea Giaconi with 13.35 seconds . National championships . He has won 6 times the individual national championship .
Boa Vista wall gecko . `` Tarentola boavistensis '' ( English name : Boa Vista wall gecko or Boa Vista Gecko , sometimes as `` Tarentola bonavistensis '' , the Latin name for Boa Vista is Bona Vista , not frequently used in Latin ) is a species of geckos in the family Phyllodactylidae . The species is endemic to the Cape Verde Islands and are founded in the island of Boa Vista and also on Sal . Etymology . The specific name , `` boavistensis '' is named after the island where the species was discovered .
Continental R-670 . The Continental R-670 ( factory designation W670 ) was a seven-cylinder four-cycle radial aircraft engine produced by Continental displacing 668 cubic inches ( 11 litres ) and a dry weight of . Horsepower varied from 210 to 240 at 2,200 rpm . The engine was the successor to Continental 's first radial engine , the 170 hp Continental A-70 . This engine was used on many aircraft in the 1930s and 1940s . The R-670 was widely used in the PT-17 Stearman primary training aircraft of the U.S. military . In addition to being used in aircraft , the R-670 was used in a number of light armored vehicles of World War II . Variants . `` Data from : '' Jane 's All the World 's Aircraft 1938
Orchestra ( album ) . `` Orchestra '' is an album by German double bassist and composer Eberhard Weber recorded in 1988 and released on the ECM label . Reception . The Allmusic review by Ron Wynn awarded the album 2 stars , stating , `` Glorious sound , little `` pure jazz '' content though '' .
Follow Thru ( musical ) . `` Follow Thru ( musical ) '' is a musical comedy with book by B. G. DeSylva and Laurence Schwab , lyrics by B. G. DeSylva and Lew Brown , music by Ray Henderson . Produced by Laurence Schwab and Frank Mandell , the Broadway production opened on January 9 , 1929 at the Chanin ’ s 46th St. Theatre for a total run of 401 performances . The show was directed by Edgar MacGregor and used set designs by Donald Oenslager . The cast included Jack Haley , Zelma O ’ Neal , John Barker and Eleanor Powell . Called “ a musical slice of country club life ” , the plot involved a golf match at a country club . This was the first Broadway success for Eleanor Powell . The show produced several songs that are now standards , including “ Button Up Your Overcoat ” , “ My Lucky Star ” , and “ I Want to be Bad ” .
Music of the United Kingdom ( 1960s ) . Music of the United Kingdom developed in the 1960s into one of the leading forms of popular music in the modern world . By the early 1960s the British had developed a viable national music industry and began to produce adapted forms of American music in Beat music and British blues which would be re-exported to America by bands such as The Beatles , The Animals and Rolling Stones . This helped to make the dominant forms of popular music something of a shared Anglo-American creation , and led to the growing distinction between pop and rock music , which began to develop into diverse and creative subgenres that would characterise the form throughout the rest of the twentieth century . Beat music . In the late 1950s , a flourishing culture of groups began to emerge , often out of the declining skiffle scene , in major urban centres in the UK like Liverpool , Manchester , Birmingham and London . This was particularly true in Liverpool , where it has been estimated that there were around 350 different bands active , often playing ballrooms , concert halls and clubs . Beat bands were heavily influenced by American bands of the era , such as Buddy Holly and the Crickets ( from which group The Beatles derived their name ) , as well as earlier British groups such as The Shadows . After the national success of the Beatles in Britain from 1962 , a number of Liverpool performers were able to follow them into the charts , including Gerry & The Pacemakers , The Searchers , and Cilla Black . Among the most successful beat acts from Birmingham were The Spencer Davis Group and The Moody Blues . From London , the term `` Tottenham Sound '' was largely based around The Dave Clark Five , but other London bands that benefited from the beat boom of this era included the Rolling Stones and The Yardbirds . The first non-Liverpool , non-Brian Epstein-managed band to break through in the UK were Freddie and the Dreamers , who were based in Manchester , as were Herman 's Hermits and The Hollies . The beat movement provided most of the bands responsible for the British invasion of the American pop charts in the period after 1964 , and furnished the model for many important developments in pop and rock music . British Invasion . The British Invasion is a term used mainly in the United States to describe the large number of rock and roll , beat and pop performers from the United Kingdom who became popular in the U.S.A. from 1964 to 1966 . After first running a story on 10 December 1963 , CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite on 7 February 1964 ran a story about The Beatles ' United States arrival in which the correspondent said `` The British Invasion this time goes by the code name Beatlemania '' . A few days later they appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show . Seventy five percent of Americans watching television that night viewed their appearance thus `` launching '' the invasion with a massive wave of chart success that would continue until they broke up in 1970 . On 4 April 1964 , the Beatles held the top five positions on the `` Billboard '' Hot 100 singles chart , the only time to date that any act has accomplished this feat . The Dave Clark 5 followed the Beatles the very next week on the Ed Sullivan show , and appeared on the Sullivan show more than any other British band , 18 times . During the next two years , The Dave Clark 5 , The Animals , Petula Clark , Manfred Mann , Peter and Gordon , Freddie and the Dreamers , Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders , Herman 's Hermits , The Rolling Stones ( had 8 # 1 Billboard Hot 100 hits in the 60s and 70s ) , The Troggs , and Donovan would have one or more number one singles . Other acts that were part of the invasion included The Who , and The Kinks . British Invasion acts influenced fashion , haircuts and manners of the 1960s of what was to be known as The Counterculture . In particular the Beatles movie `` A Hard Day 's Night '' and fashions from Carnaby Street led American media to proclaim England as the centre of the music and fashion world . The success of British acts of the time caused American garage rock bands subsequently to change their sound and style . The influence continued on subsequent groups such as Big Star , Sparks and Todd Rundgren amongst others . The emergence of relatively homogeneous worldwide rock music styles about 1967 marked the end of the `` invasion '' . British blues boom . In parallel with Beat music , in the late 1950s and early 1960s a British blues scene was developing recreating the sounds of American R & B and later particularly the sounds of bluesmen Robert Johnson , Howling Wolf and Muddy Waters . It reached its height of mainstream popularity in the 1960s , when it developed a distinctive and influential style dominated by electric guitar and made international stars of several proponents of the genre including the Jimi Hendrix Experience , Cream ( featuring Eric Clapton ) , the Rolling Stones , the Yardbirds , Fleetwood Mac and Led Zeppelin . A number of these moved through blues-rock to different forms of rock music and as a result British blues helped to form many of the subgenres of rock , including psychedelic rock and heavy metal music . Since then direct interest in the blues in Britain has declined , but many of the key performers have returned to it in recent years , new acts have emerged and there have been a renewed interest in the genre . Folk rock . British folk musicians of the early 60s were heavily influenced by American revival artists like Woody Guthrie , Pete Seeger and later Bob Dylan and Joan Baez . This led indirectly to the subgenre of British progressive folk music , pioneered by performers like the Scottish Incredible String Band from 1967 and the distinctive folk baroque guitar style of players like Davy Graham , Martin Carthy , John Renbourn and Bert Jansch . Many progressive folk performers continued to retain a traditional element in their music , including Jansch and Renbourn , who with Jacqui McShee , Danny Thompson , and Terry Cox , formed Pentangle in 1967 . Others totally abandoned the traditional element and in this area particularly important were the Scottish artists Donovan ( who was most influenced by emerging progressive folk musicians in America like Bob Dylan ) and the Incredible String Band , who from 1967 incorporated a range of influences including medieval and eastern music into their compositions . Some of this , particularly the Incredible String Band , has been seen as developing into the further subgenre of psych or psychedelic folk and had a considerable impact on progressive and psychedelic rock . There was a brief flowering of British progressive folk in the late 1960s and early 1970s , with groups like the Third Ear Band and Quintessence following the eastern Indian musical and more abstract work by group such as Comus , Dando Shaft , Trees , Spirogyra , Forest , and Jan Dukes De Grey , but commercial success was elusive for these bands and most had broken off , or moved in very different directions , by about 1973 . From about 1967 there were also a number British bands , like Fairport Convention , who were directly influenced by American acts like the Byrds to play folk music on electric instruments . British psychedelia . Psychedelic music is inspired or influenced by psychedelic culture and attempts to replicate and enhance the mind-altering experiences of hallucinogenic drugs . It particularly grew out of blues-rock and progressive folk music and drew on non-Western sources such as Indian music 's ragas and sitars as well as studio effects and long instrumental passages and surreal lyrics . It emerged during the mid-1960s among progressive folk bands in Britain and the United States and rapidly moved into rock and pop music being taken up by acts including the Beatles , The Yardbirds , Cream and Pink Floyd . Psychedelic rock bridged the transition from early blues-rock to progressive rock , art rock , experimental rock , hard rock and eventually heavy metal that would become major genres in the 1970s . Pop music . Around 1967 , in the aftermath of the British Invasion , as blues-rock , emerging folk rock and some beat bands , including the Beatles , veered towards a more serious forms of music , with an emphasis on meaning , virtuosity and orientated towards the albums market , the term pop music began to be applied to rock and roll based music with more commercial aims , often with inconsequential lyrics , particularly simple love songs , and orientated towards the singles chart , continuing the tradition of traditional pop . Although some bands occupied territory that crossed the emerging rock/pop divide and were able to produce successes in both camps , including the Beatles and Rolling Stones , the British pop genre in the late 1960s would be dominated by individual singers like Sandie Shaw .
Richard Learoyd . Richard Learoyd is a British contemporary artist and photographer . Early life and work . Richard Learoyd was born in the small mill town of Nelson , Lancashire , England in 1966 . At the age of 15 , his mother insisted he take a pinhole photography workshop , which he attributes as the start of his interest in photography . In 1990 he graduated from the Glasgow School of Art with a degree in Fine Art Photography . While there he studied with American photographer Thomas Joshua Cooper . In 1991 Learoyd was awarded an artist-in-residence at the Scottish Ballet . Learoyd taught photography at Bournemouth and Poole College from 1994 until 1999 . In 2000 , he moved to London where he worked as a commercial photographer .
East Manggarai Regency . East Manggarai Regency ( ) is a regency in East Nusa Tenggara province of Indonesia . Established in 2007 ( out of part of Manggarai Regency ) , the regency has its seat ( capital ) in Borong . The population in 2010 was slightly over 250,000 . Tourism . An additional feature of interest in the regency is the Pota Komodo dragon which has similar traits to the more well-known Komodo dragon found in neighbouring West Manggarai Regency . The population of the Pota Komodo dragon has been declining and there is now concern about conservation of the local dragon population . International visitors travel through various parts of the district , sometimes liaising with local groups such as village Catholic communities . In late 2012 , one visiting Polish couple took the decision to be married in Lait valley in the Kota Komba area ,
Ruslan Dibirgadjiyev . Ruslan Adilkhanovich Dibirghadzhiyev ( , ; born 20 July 1988 , Dagestan ) is a Avar Russian naturalized Azerbaijani freestyle wrestler . He competed at the 70 kg division in the 2014 European Wrestling Championships and won the gold medal after beating Grigor Grigoryan of Armenia .
Carolyn Stewart-Olsen . Carolyn Stewart-Olsen ( born July 27 , 1946 ) is a Conservative senator from New Brunswick . She was formerly Senior Advisor and Director of Strategic Communication in the Prime Minister 's Office of Canadian prime minister Stephen Harper . Early life . Stewart-Olsen was born and raised in Sackville , New Brunswick , and worked as a nurse for 20 years before becoming a political staffer . Professional career . Stewart-Olsen , a registered nurse by profession , had a twenty-year nursing career including ten years as an emergency room nurse New Brunswick , Ontario and Quebec before being appointed Head Nurse for the Ambulatory Care Department at Ottawa 's Grace Hospital in 1986 . She later became Nursing Manager for the Emergency , Recovery Room , Ambulatory Care , and CSR departments at Carleton Place Hospital . Reform , Alliance and DRC work . In 1993 , Stewart-Olsen became a volunteer in the communications office of the Reform Party of Canada under Preston Manning , newly settling in as a major party in the House of Commons . She later came on staff as a media officer or press aide until 2000 , serving through the creation of its first successor party , the Canadian Alliance and the leadership of Stockwell Day , who defeated Manning for the Alliance leadership . In January 2000 she was fired , reportedly by Phil von Finckenstein , who had been brought on by Manning , `` but blamed Stockwell Day for her misfortune , '' according to LifeSite , a socially conservative online news service which favoured Day over Manning . Stewart-Olsen then went to work for Deborah Grey , the first Reform MP and a Manning loyalist , and in 2001 , she was identified as a press aide to the Democratic Representative Caucus , a group of dissidents including Grey who broke with the party under Day 's leadership . Harper 's trusted aide . In the 2002 Canadian Alliance leadership election , she became press secretary to Harper in his successful challenge to Day , planting a strong reciprocal loyalty between the two that would strengthen through the 2004 leadership race of its successor the Conservative Party of Canada , and Stewart-Olsen 's frequent contact with Harper in their work ; a 2005 `` Globe and Mail '' report said that Stewart-Olsen and executive assistant Ray Novak , `` mid-level staffers , '' were `` seen as having his ear , much more so than many higher-ranking staff in the [ Opposition leader 's ] office of about 100 . '' As Harper 's press secretary , Stewart-Olsen survived several periods of significant turnover in Harper 's communication staff ; in opposition in 2005 , amid one such transition , media reports stated that Stewart-Olsen was widely tipped to succeed Geoff Norquay as communications director , but she remained in her position as press secretary . When Harper became prime minister after the 2006 federal election , Stewart-Olsen moved with him into government . Accounts of Stewart-Olsen vary widely . On the 2005-06 campaign trail , a reporter for `` The Record '' who had been physically restrained from asking a question by a member of Harper 's RCMP security detail found Stewart-Olsen `` diminutive and soft-spoken ; '' she defused the situation and arranged a short interview . `` Calgary Sun '' writer Licia Corbella calls her `` competent and charming '' . However , a fellow Conservative strategist , speaking anonymously to the Canadian Press in 2005 , said that `` Carolyn Stewart Olsen is an issue for a lot of people — her relationship with the leader and her inability to work well with people . '' Editorialist Adam Radwanski suggested in his blog that she may `` reinforce all the leader 's worst , most paranoid instincts . '' In February 2006 , after the departure of Harper 's communications director William Stairs , the `` Toronto Star '' described Stewart-Olsen going to the `` unusual lengths of holding down reporters ' hands when they 've tried to ask questions or shouting at journalists who do n't abide by her rules for press dealings . The fact that Harper chose to keep Stewart-Olsen and eject Stairs was seen last night as largely a cosmetic answer to the deeper issue of his public-relations problems and Harper 's distrust of anything related to the media . '' Reinforcing this perception of media relations , in April 2008 it was reported that Conservative Members of Parliament were required to carry at all times a wallet-sized , laminated card entitled `` When a Reporter Calls '' . The card provided instructions as to questions a Member of Parliament was expected to ask of a reporter , prior to seeking permission from the Prime Minister 's Office to speak to the journalist . Senate of Canada . On August 27 , 2009 , it was announced that Stewart-Olsen would be among nine new appointments to the Senate of Canada . Stewart Olsen became most-visible to the public during the Senate expenses scandal . She was part of a three-member steering committee in charge of the Senate committee on the internal economy . The group came under scrutiny for its handling of a report on Senator Mike Duffy 's housing expenses .
Western quail-thrush . The western quail-thrush ( `` Cinclosoma marginatum '' ) is a species of bird in the Psophodidae family . It is endemic to Australia .
HNoMS Narvik ( F304 ) . HNoMS `` Narvik '' ( pennant number F304 ) was an of the Royal Norwegian Navy . `` Narvik '' , the last active ship of the class , was transferred to the Royal Norwegian Navy Museum in Horten .
Scipio Kennedy . Scipio Kennedy ( c. 1694–1774 ) was a slave taken as a child from Guinea in West Africa . After being purchased at the age of five or six by Captain Andrew Douglas of Mains , he served as a slave under his daughter , Lady Jean , wife of Sir John , the 2nd Baronet Kennedy of Culzean in Ayrshire . He was granted a manumission ( freedom from slavery ) in 1725 , but continued to work for the Kennedy family and was given land on the estate . He married in 1728 and had at least eight children . At least one living descendant is known from the West of Scotland and has published the story of his ancestor in a Scottish national newspaper . African slaves in Scotland . The commercial success of the slave-worked plantations of the late seventeenth century led to a fashion for Scottish families of the gentry class to keep black African servants . Merchants importing goods from the Caribbean and Americas made regular contact with slave ships and some were `` redeemed '' ( purchased ) for domestic service . Men and boys were more likely than women and girls to be taken into service , often in highly visible roles such as page boys or footmen . They might be given pet names , or names that sarcastically poked fun at their powerlessness , such as `` Caesar '' . Their lives were often much easier than that of their counterparts in the New World plantations , and they were often given an education so that they could read and write . They were also expected to become Christians and therefore after their baptism , they became recognised as having a soul . By the end of the eighteenth century , they were seen as equal human beings under the law . Scipio 's journey to Ayrshire . In about the year 1700 , when Scipio was aged five or six , he was captured in West Africa and taken onto a slave ship in the area known as the Gulf of Guinea . Given the normal route that these ships took , it is likely that he was transported to an island in the Caribbean before being redeemed by Andrew Douglas of Mains ( which is near Milngavie in Dumbartonshire ) and transported to Scotland in 1702 . Douglas would probably have chosen the name Scipio , whose namesake Scipio Africanus served the Roman Empire , defeating the numerically superior forces of Hannibal in the Punic Wars . Douglas had a daughter , Jean , who married John Kennedy in 1705 , and Scipio moved to Culzean with them . During this time Scipio learned to read , write and also some textile manufacture . In March 1711 , John Kennedy assumed the title of Baronet Kennedy of Culzean from his father , the first Baronet . Life after freedom . Scipio 's manumission document is held at the National Archives of Scotland . It is dated 1725 and grants Scipio the freedom to take employment elsewhere . The document records the `` clothing , maintenance and education with more than ordinary kindness '' already given to Scipio by the Kennedy family . It also details the terms of his further employment by them in a nineteen-year breakable contract , to be rewarded with `` the sum of twelve pounds Scots money yearly besides my share of the drink money '' . The document is signed by John Kennedy and Scipio . In 1728 Scipio was recorded as having fathered a daughter , Elizabeth , by fornication with Margaret Gray . This would have been considered a scandalous event within the parish . Scipio married Margaret later that year and the couple had seven further children . Scipio 's house . An estate map was drawn up in the 1750s by John Foulis of Redburn , a copy of which is kept in Culzean Castle . The map shows a building on a piece of land about 800 metres from the castle , near to the current walled garden , and it is overwritten with the word `` Sipios '' . The house cost £90 to build when new , and was probably an impressive building made of stone . The area of the grounds where the house once stood was excavated in 2007 ; some artifacts were found during the excavation which may have been Scipio 's personal property . Lady Jean 's will . Jean Kennedy 's will dated 1751 , records the gift from her estate `` to Scipio Kennedy my old servant , the sum of ten pounds sterling '' . As this figure is of a similar order to the amount given to each of her grandchildren ( a third each of £40 ) , this seems to show that Scipio was considered to be part of the Kennedy family . Memorial stone . The text at the bottom reads `` 1 length and 1 breadth '' and is not part of the inscription , but is to define the burial plot . Descendants . Some authors have raised the question of Scipio 's descendants . In May 2012 , `` The Scotsman '' published an article written by Jonathan Sharp , which details his personal research into his family history . He traced his lineage back through to one of Scipio 's daughters , Elizabeth Kennedy in Kirkoswald , and thence to Scipio himself .
Isla Vista Municipal Advisory Council . The Isla Vista Municipal Advisory Council was a local government agency in the Isla Vista district of Santa Barbara County , California . It was among the first Municipal Advisory Councils of California , elected representative bodies created in 1970/1971 in certain localities in response to race riots . Background . The State of California created a new special form of local government agency in 1970 with the creation of Municipal Advisory Councils , legislation enacted in response to the increasing frequency of violent race riots and other disturbances in its urban settings . The new legislation was intended to empower local unincorporated communities and their involvement in policy decisions resulting in the provision of standard municipal services in areas distant to elected officials and seats of local government . First Municipal Advisory Councils . Among the first counties in the State to enable Municipal Advisory Councils ( MACs ) were Santa Barbara and San Mateo , which set up Councils in Isla Vista and in East Palo Alto in response to extensive riots in these unincorporated areas . These two MAC 's became the most well-known examples in the State of this new form of quasi-representative government . The Isla Vista Municipal Advisory Council held its first election in early 1971 with nine local residents of the student community elected to the government with funding from the County of Santa Barbara to finance its operations . The new Council members elected were a mix of University students , local property owners and owners of commercial outlets , although this mix of residents is not legally mandated . In the same year , the County formed another special district with the creation of the Isla Vista Recreation and Park District . The state legislation authorized the election of local community members in specified unincorporated areas of counties and the placement of such elections on the official ballot as well community issues to be voted on in a plebiscite . Upon election of nine residents , the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors appointed the same members , by official resolution , to the open seats on Isla Vista Municipal Advisory Council ( IVMAC ) for a one-year term . Six of the seats were determined by district elections while three remaining positions were at-large seats . Council members were eligible for re-election and re-appointment Council members were first elected to the Isla Vista Community Council . The enabling State legislation also provided for local plebiscites on planning , land use and economic development issues of community importance .
Kollo Department . Kollo is a department of the Tillabéri Region in Niger . Its capital lies at the city of Kollo , and includes the towns of N'Dounga , Fakara , Hamdallay , Karma , Kirtachi , Kouré , Lamordé , Liboré , and Namaro . As of 2011 , the department had a total population of 443,371 people .
Nuremberg–Munich high-speed railway . The Nuremberg–Munich high-speed railway line is a 171 kilometre-long ( 106 miles ) German high-speed railway running between the two largest cities in Bavaria , Nuremberg and Munich . The northern section , between Nuremberg and Ingolstadt , is a new track built from scratch between 1998 and 2006 . It is in length with nine tunnels ( total length : ) . In order to minimize damage to the environment , it runs for the most part right next to Bundesautobahn 9 . The southern section , between Ingolstadt and Munich , is 19th-century track . Its southern section has been upgraded for up to . Between 2010 and 2013 , further upgrades to the midsection of the track will be done . The minimum speed on the Munich-Ingolstadt section should then be , with in the middle and 200 km/h in the southern section . Both long-distance and regional services operate on the line . Intercity-Express trains reach the tracks ' 300 km/h speed-limit . InterCity and RegionalExpress trains travel at a maximum speed of 200 km/h . The Allersberg-Express , a RegionalBahn shuttle service , is operated between Allersberg and Nuremberg . The line was officially inaugurated on May 13 , 2006 . Limited operation with a twice-hourly long-distance service started on 28 May 2006 . The line has been in full operation since December 2006 . Compared to the former track via Augsburg , it cut off , or about 30 minutes journey time on long-distance and an hour on regional trains . Most of the track is equipped with Linienzugbeeinflussung and GSM-R. ETCS was planned to be introduced in 2009 , although this seems to be delayed until at least 2017 . The total costs ( as of January 2006 ) were about €3.6 billion . The line is part of the Line 1 of Trans-European Transport Networks ( TEN-T ) . History . The Munich–Ingolstadt line was opened in 1867 and was extended to Treuchtlingen as the Ingolstadt–Treuchtlingen line in 1870 . The first proposal for a high-speed line dates back to 1983 , when the Nuremberg section of Deutsche Bundesbahn proposed a more direct line between Nuremberg and Munich . The project was added to the 1985 federal traffic infrastructure plan . The following years were marked by heated debate on the route of the line , in particular if it should run via Ingolstadt or Augsburg . While the Ingolstadt line is much more direct ( ) than the existing Augsburg route ( ) , the metropolitan area of Augsburg is considered much larger than Ingolstadt 's . Apart from concerns that fewer long-distance trains would run via ( and stop at ) Augsburg , there were also concerns about the environmental effects of the of track that had to be built from scratch . Large-scale construction began in 1998 , when numerous disputes had finally been settled and the total cost was estimated to be €2.3 billion . The €1.3 billion cost increase arose from numerous geological problems found during construction and additional works required to meet environmental and security concerns . On 2 September 2006 , Österreichische Bundesbahnen ( ÖBB ) locomotive 1216 050 ( Siemens Eurosprinter ) set a new world record for locomotives with a top speed of ; reached near Hilpoltstein .
Xibornol . Overview . It is primarily administered to the throat . Xibornol is a lipophilic drug mainly used in Italy and Spain in spray dosage forms for the local treatment of infection and inflammation of the throat . Its poor water solubility makes difficult the development of aqueous formulations of the drug , thus giving rise to a limited number of stable and pharmaceutically accepted preparations . In fact , xibornol is actually marketed only as spray aqueous suspension . The aim of this work was to evaluate the possibility of developing a stable liquid formulation of the drug intended for oral spray administration using a self-microemulsifying drug delivery system ( SMEDDS ) . These systems are able to adequately improve the drug solubility , allowing the introduction of relatively high concentration of drugs in the form of solution . Labrafil M1944 , Labrafil M2125 and Labrafac CC were screened as oil phases , Labrasol and Labrafac PG as surfactants and Transcutol as co-surfactant . Pseudo-ternary phase diagrams were constructed , by titration with the aqueous phase of different oil phases and surfactant/co-surfactant mixtures in order to identify the self-microemulsification region and the optimal micro-emulsion composition . Then , complete pharmaceutical formulations were prepared and evaluated for stability and viscosity properties . The final selected formulations , containing Labrafil M1944 , Transcutol , Labrafac PG and a hydrophilic co-solvent ( propylene glycol or PEG 200 ) allowed complete solubilization of the required xibornol concentration ( 3 % , w/v ) and showed physical good stability up to 2 months at 25 and 4 °C , suitable viscosity and organoleptic properties .
List of number-one dance singles of 2018 ( U.S. ) . This is a list of the United States `` Billboard '' Dance Club Songs number one hits of 2018 .
Donja Otulja . Donja Otulja is a village in the municipality of Vranje , Serbia . According to the 2002 census , the village has a population of 101 people .
1934 VPI Gobblers football team . The 1934 VPI Gobblers football team represented Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute in the 1934 college football season . The team was led by their head coach Henry Redd and finished with a record of five wins and five losses ( 5–5 ) . Players . The following players were members of the 1934 football team according to the roster published in the 1935 edition of `` The Bugle '' , the Virginia Tech yearbook .
Johann Martin Abele . Johann Martin Abele ( 31 March 1753 – 3 September 1805 ) was a German publisher . Abele was born in Darmstadt . He acquired his doctorate in law from the university of Göttingen and began to hold lectures there . In 1779 he was offered the position of town syndic in Kempten . He held different positions in civil service until the incorporation of the town to Bavarian Palatinate in 1802 . In 1791 , he was awarded nobility by the Emperor and in 1798 he became Council of the Court in Öttingen-Wallerstein . Abele owned a printing office and bookshop in Kempten and published various releases both from others and himself , as well as a journal `` Neueste Weltbegebenheiten , von einem Weltbürger '' ( `` Worlds newest events , from a cosmopolitan '' ) . In 1802 , Abele entered the service of the new government and died at Ulm as section director of the Country Directorate and the first secular councillor of the `` Consistorium '' .
Yaniv Altshuler . Yaniv Altshuler , ( born 1978 ) is an Israeli computer scientist and . He is a researcher at the MIT Media Lab , at the Human Dynamics group headed by professor Alex Pentland . In 2014 he co-founded , an MIT spinoff , financially backed by Eric Schmidt , that offers analytics to help understand , predict , and influence the dynamics of human behavior . Together with Pentland , Altshuler is one of the creators of Social Physics – a theory that describes mathematical laws that govern the behavior of human crowds . Biography . Altshuler received his Ph.D in Computer Science from the Technion in Israel , under the supervision of and , focusing on the optimization of Drone Swarms . After graduating from the Technion and before arriving to MIT he was a post-doctoral researcher at Deutsche Telekom Innovation Laboratories at Ben-Gurion University , working with the lab ’ s director . He is also an alumnus of the . He spent 2011-2013 as a post-doctoral researcher at MIT studying networks and the way they evolve and act as a medium which people use to interact . Together with Prof. Pentland he took part in the creation of the new science of Social Physics . Work . Altshuler ’ s research interests include machine intelligence , swarm systems , urban computing and collaborative security . He edited the book `` Security and Privacy in Social Networks '' , and is a co-author on the book `` Swarms and Network Intelligence '' . In 2007 he has co-founded Memoraze , a start-up company in the field of behavior analysis in computer games . His work on the way social networks can be used for improving financial trading returns , known as “ Network Tuning ” , was the first to demonstrate how an efficient integration of a large number of insights from retail investors can significantly outperform the returns of professional investors , as reported by Financial Times and Harvard Business Review . Altshuler was also the leading researcher in the “ Stealing Reality ” project that had shown how anonymized phone data can be used to accurately reveal personal information about the phone users , as well as the “ Social Amplifier ” project , that demonstrated the usage of real-time analysis of billions of phone calls for homeland security . This research was covered by AOL news , PC World , the Communications of the ACM , and other publications . In 2014 he co-founded Endor , an MIT spinoff that uses Social Physics for an automatic on-demand prediction of consumer behaviors , and provides answers to plain language business questions . The company was funded among others by Eric Schmidt . Altshuler has published over 60 academic papers , and 15 patents .
Jožka Jabůrková . Jožka Jabůrková ( April 16 , 1896 – July 31 , 1942 ) was a Czech journalist , writer and translator . She became the Prague councillor in 1931 and was a member of the Czechoslovak anti-fascist resistance . Shortly after the establishment of the Protectorate she was arrested by the Nazis and imprisoned in the Ravensbrück concentration camp where she was eventually tortured to death . Life . Jožka Řehová was born on April 16 , 1896 in Vítkovice to dressmaker Anežka Řehová , who died soon after . During the First World War she worked in Vítkovice Ironworks and later in the company 's hospital . After the war she moved to Prague where she committed herself to the Social Democratic and later the Communist movement . She worked in physical education and held several positions in the Social Democratic Youth and Workers . She studied briefly in Moscow at the local Institute of Physical Training . She used her literary talent in the field of women 's work ( work in magazines ) , where she took up social issues . She was involved in antiwar activities and organized actions on behalf of suffering children in the Spanish Civil War . In 1931 , she was on the list of the Communist Party elected to the Chamber of Deputies of Prague . In this role , she continued her involvement in the field of women 's work , child protection , unemployment , poverty , and health . She wrote about life in Prague , the concerns and interests of women , pointed to the possibility of addressing unemployment , devoted to the needs of children . She touched all the major social issues , responded to the threat of war . Under her leadership , the sower organized actions in favor of children suffering in Spain and to help the German anti-fascists fleeing to Czechoslovakia . She became a writer , and has written several books , such as `` Child Evička in Wonderland . '' In 1931 she was elected to the Central Council of the Capital City of Prague on the ticket of the Communist Party . Her social conscience manifested here . She advocated the establishment of nurseries , kindergartens , canteens and playgrounds , effective health care for children of workers and the unemployed , develop cheap modern homes for underprivileged families . Built a consistently against manifestations of fascism and pointed out its dangers . It sought to create a unified national anti-fascist front . Imprisonment and death . During the night of 15 to 16 March 1939 Jabůrková was arrested after the entry of German troops in Prague and the establishment of the Protectorate . She and 6000 other people were arrested during the first great wave of arrests ( so-called lattice action or `` akce Mříže '' ) . She was later imprisoned in the Ravensbrück concentration camp where she was one of the first Czech female prisoners . She was in contact with other anti-fascist-minded prisoners , particularly German women who had been imprisoned long-term . She died on 31 July 1942 to abuse and torture during interrogation . Sculptor Věra Merhautová created an oversized bronze statue of Jabůrková from 1960 to 1965 . The monument was unveiled in a small park at the intersection of Pilsen and Podbělohorská in Prague-Košíře in 1965 . The monument was removed and transferred to the Prague City Gallery depository in 1992 without the knowledge of the sculptor . Here it remained until the summer of 2002 , when the statue moved to Olšany Cemetery . The original screenplay for the film `` Night Overtake Me '' ( `` Zastihla mě noc '' , 1985 ) by Juraj Herz was based on the life and death of Jabůrková .
Modern pentathlon at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men 's . The men 's modern pentathlon at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place at the Olympic Modern Pentathlon Centre in Goudi Olympic Complex on 26 August . Thirty-two athletes from 20 nations participated in this event . Although the event was considered wide open , as no other athlete dominated the sport since 2000 , the Russians , Lithuanians and Czechs continued to reach the top positions in the men 's competition . Russia 's Andrey Moiseev won the gold medal with a score of 5,480 points . Andrejus Zadneprovskis of Lithuania won the nation 's first ever Olympic medal in modern pentathlon , taking the silver . Libor Capalini of the Czech Republic , on the other hand , claimed the bronze , winning his nation 's first medal in the sport since Jan Bártů in 1976 . Competition format . The modern pentathlon consisted of five events , with all five held in one day . Schedule . All times are Greece Standard Time ( UTC+2 )
Madonna bibliography . American singer Madonna has written eleven coffee table books , ten articles in different publications and contributed a piece in a biography . She has also ventured into children 's books , writing seven picture books and twelve chapter books . Her first release as an author was the coffee table book `` Sex '' ( 1992 ) , published under her company Maverick . It consisted of sexually provocative and explicit images , photographed by Steven Meisel . The book received negative reaction from the media and the general public , but sold 1.5 million copies at $ 50 each in a matter of days . Madonna continued releasing coffee table photography books , including those associated with her concert tours like `` Madonna : The Girlie Show '' ( 1995 ) , `` Madonna Confessions '' ( 2006 ) and `` Madonna : Sticky & Sweet '' ( 2009 ) . She also wrote forewords for a number of books , including Alan Parker 's coffee table book about the making of the film `` Evita '' ( 1996 ) and wrote a chapter for ' ( 1998 ) . Madonna has also written columns for publications like `` Harper 's Bazaar '' , the inaugural issue of `` George '' magazine and the Israeli newspaper `` Yedioth Ahronoth '' . In 2003 , Madonna signed a contract with Callaway Arts & Entertainment . The first release was the children 's book , `` The English Roses '' , which was translated into 42 different languages over 100 countries . The book debuted at number one on `` The New York Times '' Best Seller list , spending a total of 18 weeks there . Telling the story of five friends , `` The English Roses '' was deemed by critics as a reflection of Madonna 's childhood , and received mixed reaction . Madonna 's subsequent releases , `` Mr. Peabody 's Apples '' and `` Yakov and the Seven Thieves '' , were both released within a year of `` The English Roses '' . They also debuted at number one on `` The New York Times '' list . Combined her first three children 's books sold over 1.5 million copies worldwide . She continued releasing other books like `` The Adventures of Abdi '' and `` Lotsa de Casha '' ; all the five books released were included as part of an audiobook in 2006 . Madonna 's interest in Kabbalah inspired her to venture into the children 's book market . Her Kabbalah teacher had suggested the singer to share her spiritual knowledge in the form of written stories . All the books included the lessons Madonna had learned in Kabbalah , teaching about strong morality and warning against greed and envy . A sequel for `` The English Roses '' was released in 2006 , titled `` The English Roses : Too Good to be True '' . Madonna also released a total of twelve chapter books for the series in 2007 . Her success as a children 's author was noted by Ed Pilkington from `` The Guardian '' , who believed that the singer `` lured a host of other celebrities and publishers into the [ children 's book ] market '' . Chapter books . Chapter books in `` The English Roses '' collection . All illustration by Jeffrey Fulvimari .
The Flesh . `` The Flesh '' ( ) is a 1991 Italian drama film directed by Marco Ferreri . It was entered into the 1991 Cannes Film Festival .
Hawaii–Hilo Vulcans women 's volleyball . The Hawaii–Hilo Vulcans women 's volleyball team is the intercollegiate women 's volleyball team of the University of Hawaii at Hilo . One of the original `` traditionals '' in the world of small schools volleyball , the Vulcans started out as National Runners Up right out of the gates in 1978 . The 1978 AIAW Div.II team was led by Cheryl Ching , Kawehi Ka'a'a , Vetoann Baker and Lyndell Lindsey . Coach Sharon Peterson ( a inaugural 1988 NAIA Hall of Fame honoree ) was in fact coach back then , but she had been preceded by Coach Mike Wilton for partial foundations in some of 1977 . On 6 March 2017 , a UHH press release named Mr. Gene Krieger as the new Vulcans ' Head Coach . In the first week of December , in 1979 ( Orlando , FL ) , UHH won Hawai'i its first ever National Championship of volleyball . Later that evening , Hawaii Rainbow Wahine volleyball would also win a national title for large national colleges ( at Central Standard Time ) . All-American Cheryl Ching would go on to win the Honda-Broderick Cup in 1980 , moreover , the first in the 50th State to do so . The program as a matter of circumstance would go from AIAW Division II to NAIA powers in 1981 . Hilo is still the only multi-Champion , multi-Divisional program to win simultaneous collegiate championships in a single year ( 1981 ) . Head coaching . Throughout Coach Peterson 's tenure , the Vuls as a sampling of series records would go : 2–0 against the Washington Huskies , 3–1 against the BYU Cougars , 2–2 with Minnesota , 0–1 against the Stanford Cardinal and , further , were solidly able to compete with a 1978 , # 4 ranked Pepperdine Waves WVB team touring the Hawaiian Islands . History . From 1981–1984 , UH Hilo was the first USA college team to win four consecutive national titles , regardless of divisional league . In 1988 the program 's zenith topped out with a dominant NAIA National Championship season . Hawai'i small schools ' glory was epitomized with a starting six , of seven , being awarded All-American certificates . Florence Alo ( MVP / 2x 1st Team AA ( 1987–88 ) ) , Jessica Strickland ( 1st Team ) , Debra Namohala ( 2nd Team ( 1987 AA ) ) , Edna Togiai ( 1st Team ) , Hae Ja Kim ( 2nd Team ) and Sheila Scott ( 1st Team ) who would , the latter , complete this list . In 1993 , runners-up UHH would lose its final match of the NAIA in the National Championship game . In 1994 , UH Hilo would once again return to the NCAA Division II league . From 2007–present , one Hillary Hurley recorded : PacWest/AVCA Pacific Region '07 F.O.Y . ; 2010 PacWest P.O.Y. , as well as being a 1st Team all-PWC selection . She 'd continued on professionally into the Puerto Rican League as an initial athlete , into the European continent ( in 2013 ) ; she 'd landed at Club NUC of Switzerland . Currently she 's in Expressway Corporation ( South Korea ) . UHH moreover , post 2010-Ramsey 's graduation , circumstantially of the Pacific Northwest , they 'd also field participation in the Sound Premier PVL Team ( of the AVCA ) . They went a winning 15–7 in the 2011–12 school 's calendar year ; a , one , Marley Strand-Nicolaisen ( 2017 assistant ) , the Ka'u High School junior , recruited from Naalehu , HI also . The mid-2010s attempts to build momentum with new coaching staff . Able-Sampling of All Americans . Alofa Tagataese ( 1980-1983 ) : Three-time First Team all-American ( 1981–Div.II ; 1982-83–NAIA ) . Could hit a.861 clip-percentage ( 19 of 22 attempts ) , from majority of timed setter—Edie Manzano , while blocking middle . 1994 inductee into the UHH Vulcans ' Hall of Fame . Assistant coach in 2006 . Puna athlete Nalani Spencer-Viveiros : 5x National Champion ( from Kalani ) . Three-time 1st Team All-American ( NAIA-83/84 , USAV-Berkeley Nationals ) . Laurie Kemp ( 1960 , Jan. - 2017 , May ) : Two-time All American ( 1991 HM & NAIA Academic 's , 1992 First Team ) . Hawaiian professional on Beach Circuit . Vulcans H o F , 2003 . Forever Barefoot in Kailua ( Oahu ) and Lahaina ( Maui ) . Tanya Fuamatu ( 1992-1995 ) : 1993 NAIA P.O.Y. , 1995 AVCA Div.II 1st Team All-American , 2001 Athletics H o F inductee , AVP Professional ( 2001–07 ) Mrs. Charlene Kahuanui-Christenson , 2017 : A three-time National Champion ; being incorporated at middle blocker , she 'd earned 1st Team all-American honors . She 's aunty to Kahala and Kuulei Kabalis , wife to Bob , and mother to arguably the best setter in the world Micah Christenson .
Azrul Nizam Muhammad . Azrul Nizam Bin Muhammad ( born December 5 , 1994 ) is a Malaysian football player who plays for Marcerra Kuantan as a defender .
Turnham Green . Turnham Green is a public park situated on Chiswick High Road , Chiswick , London . It is divided by a small road . Christ Church , a neo-Gothic building designed by George Gilbert Scott and built in 1843 , stands on the eastern half of the green . A war memorial stands on the eastern corner . On the south side is the old Chiswick Town Hall . The green is the site of local community events , including a travelling funfair , church events and charity table-top sales . The nearest London Underground station is Chiswick Park on the District line . Confusingly , the eponymous Turnham Green tube station is actually situated on Chiswick Common , some to the east . Turnham Green was the terminus of London Buses route 27 ( running from Chalk Farm ) , but in 2012 the route was extended to Chiswick Business Park ; and also the terminus of route 440 ( running from Stonebridge Park ) , but in 2010 the route was extended to Power Road . History . Turnham Green was a village on the main road between London and the west . It was recorded as 'Turneham ' in 1235 and 'Turnhamgrene ' in 1369 . On 13 November 1642 , the Battle of Turnham Green was fought nearby during the First English Civil War resulting in the Parliamentarians blocking the King 's advance on London . In 1680 the homicidal Philip Herbert , 7th Earl of Pembroke murdered a watchman , William Smeeth , after a drunken evening in the local tavern . A similar but far less serious episode in the tavern , the Old Packhorse Inn , in 1795 saw the young Daniel O'Connell arrested for drunken and riotous behaviour . War memorial . At the eastern end of Turnham Green stands Chiswick war memorial . It is in the form of a stone obelisk at the top of a flight of five steps , encircled by a metal fence and a yew hedge . It was unveiled on 13 November 1921 by the 9th Duke of Devonshire and Arthur Winnington-Ingram , the Bishop of London . It is made of Cornish granite . It was designed by a local architect , Edward Willis . It was given Grade II listed status in 2015 . Highwayman . The novel `` A Tale of Two Cities '' by Charles Dickens mentions `` that magnificent potentate , the Lord Mayor of London , [ who ] was made to stand and deliver on Turnham Green , by one highwayman , who despoiled the illustrious creature in sight of all his retinue . '' Other mentions . The song `` Suite In C '' on the eponymous album `` McDonald and Giles '' , which alludes to places in London , includes the line `` The sun shone 'til Turnham Green '' . The song `` Junkie Doll '' by Mark Knopfler includes the line `` Turnham green , Turnham green , You took me high as I 've ever been ''
Tony Martin ( artist ) . Tony Martin ( born 1937 ) is an American multimedia artist and painter . Early life and education . Martin is the son of painter and graphic artist David Stone Martin . Born in Knoxville , Tennessee in 1937 , he attended the University of Michigan and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago . Career . Tony Martin began painting in Chicago and San Francisco in the early 1960 's . There were shows of his work , during that time , at the Boreas and Batman Galleries . His premise , always using oil paint , was and continues to be for the viewer to experience `` looking in , not at '' . This is in regard to the composition perceptually , and also in terms of thought and feeling . The paintings have always been a melding of the figural and abstraction . Martin 's exhibitions include The Scott Alan Gallery , The NY Studio School , The Brooklyn Museum , The National Academy Museum , Max Protetch Gallery , Wash. DC , The Painting Center- Catalogue entry by Dore Ashton , The Hillstrom Museum , St. Peter Mn.- Catalogue essay by Regina Cherry . See ~ www.tonymartinartist.net Martin has made extensive use of Light and electronic media as well . Often incorporating light compositions and visual projections into interactive installations and musical performances , he has worked with such composers as Pauline Oliveros , Morton Subotnick and David Tudor . Some of Martin 's works include : `` Theater For Walkers , Talkers , Touchers '' ( 1962 ) , collaborations with David Tudor for the Merce Cunningham Dance Company , and a piece for the E.A.T . Pepsi Pavilion at Expo 70 , in Osaka , Japan . Martin helped co-found The Painting Center in 1993 . This center aims to provide exhibition space for both emerging and mature painters . His works using light began with multiprojector and pure light installations and performances in the mid-1960s in conjunction with the new music emerging from the San Francisco Tape Music Center . ( See 2008 UCPress SFTMC book for a complete history and DVD ) . In Light Pendulum ‘ 09 , and other interactive installations , Martin distributes variable thematic content through switching systems and optics activated by the viewers . Principles of resonance and feedback are applied through photo and proximity electronics . These kinds of pieces have roots in the viewer-participation sculptures and installations such as The Well ( permanent coll . Everson Museum , Syracuse , NY ) , You Me We , The Door ( permanent coll . Butler Institute of American Art , Youngstown , Oh ) , and Game Room , first exhibited at the Howard Wise Gallery in the late 60 ’ s . He created the light system for the Experiments In Art & Technology Pavilion at Expo '70 , Osaka , Japan . A NEA grant helped to develop the Vector Image Wall , a constantly evolving electronically produced drawing made of spatial and moving lines of light , shown at PS 1 , NYC . A web work Galaxy , was commissioned by Electronic Arts Intermix in 2003 . Artfair Miami-Basel , Mills Music Festival , and The Art Students League have hosted new works , including `` Sound . Light . Migrations '' a collaboration with Pauline Oliveros . Recent computer/video pieces apply direct hands-on drawing techniques in real time . Examples of these are `` In the Wake Of Edges '' , `` Light Marks Converse '' , and `` Ear to the Ground '' . `` Sunloom '' , an immersive video composition made from sunlight continues the sharing of his work with light through his unique visual language . Awards . Grants and awards include a National Endowment for the Arts Individual Artist Fellowship .
Cape Henry . Cape Henry is a cape on the Atlantic shore of Virginia located in the northeast corner of Virginia Beach . It is the southern boundary of the entrance to the long estuary of the Chesapeake Bay . Across the mouth of the bay to the north is Cape Charles the opposite point of the Bay 's gateway . Named for two sons of King James I of England in 1607 , together Cape Henry and Cape Charles form the Virginia Capes . History . Cape Henry was named on April 26 , 1607 in honor of Henry Frederick Stuart , the elder of two sons of King James I of England to survive to the age of 18 and heir-apparent to the throne of the Kingdom of England ( later united in 1707 with neighboring Scotland as the Kingdom of Great Britain ) , by an expedition of the London Company branch of the proprietary Virginia Company headed by Captain Christopher Newport . After an unusually long voyage of 144 days from England , it was their first landfall , an event which has come to be called `` The First Landing '' . Soon after this landing the English colonists erected a wooden cross and gave thanks for a successful crossing to a new land . In the First Charter of Virginia , King James I devoted parcels of land for the purpose of spreading the Christian religion . The Charter reads in part : `` We greatly commending , and graciously accepting of , their Desires for the Furtherance of so noble a Work , which may , by the Providence of Almighty God , hereafter tend to the Glory of his Divine Majesty , in propagating of Christian Religion to such People , as yet live in Darkness and miserable Ignorance ... '' Captain Newport , with his three ships , `` Susan Constant '' , the `` Godspeed '' , and the `` Discovery '' , and the group of 104 men and boys , subsequently explored inland and established Jamestown on an island for protection offshore from the north shore further upstream on the James River which became the first permanent English settlement in North America . The following year of 1608 , Captain John Smith took a crew with a small boat outfitted with a sail and proceeded north up the Chesapeake Bay exploring and mapping its coasts and rivers , creeks and bays up to the later named Susquehanna River which fed the Bay . In 1781 , the waters off of these Virginia Capes and the entrance to the Chesapeake and Hampton Roads harbor were the site of an important naval clash between warships of the Kingdom of France and the Kingdom of England near the end of the American Revolutionary War ( 1775-1783 ) in the Battle of the Capes . The victory of the French Navy over the British Royal Navy cut off the King 's Army troops of Lord Charles Cornwallis surrounded , bombarded and under siege for a month at Yorktown , Virginia , a short distance up the Bay on the Western Shore 's York River . They had been pursued after a series of clashes for several years in the Southern Theater in Georgia and the Carolinas by rebel patriot regular forces of soldiers under the command of Gen. Nathanael Greene and Daniel Morgan , along with irregular bands of guerilla partisans sniping and wearing down the Redcoats by attrition . As Cornwallis headed northward to the rich untouched colony of Virginia and also hoping to be reinforced / resupplied or evacuated if necessary on the ragged shores of the Carolina coast or the Chesapeake where British seapower and naval dominance could be brought to bear . The French fleet under Admiral deGrasse sent from the Caribbean Sea and West Indies islands with an unusual naval victory over the British taskforce who also had sent a second fleet from occupied New York retreating back northward which was supposed to reinforce and guard Cornwallis ' seaward side . The British general was forced to surrender in October 1781 to a combined jointly commanded American-French Army with German states mercenary allies under Gen. George Washington , Gen. Marquis de Lafayette and French Army troops under Gen. Rochambeau who had deceived Gen. William Howe commander in New York where the Northern Theater had stalemated and sneaked out slipping and gaining several weeks march southward down the East Coast to surprise and catch Cornwallis ' Redcoats camped at Yorktown in a siege . Finally for the first time in the six year long rebellion , the insurgents had numerical superiority in numbers and artillery along with adequate cooperating seapower from the French allies . The often little known sea Battle of the Capes a few miles off the American Virginia coast was the nail in the coffin to assure colonial independence as the War ended a year and a half later with the Treaty of Paris in 1783 . Current features . The Cape Henry Memorial commemorates The First Landing of the settlers that established Jamestown . Nearby , the historic Cape Henry Lighthouse was the first in the United States . Also of historical interest , the passenger station built in 1902 and served by the original Norfolk Southern Railway was restored late in the 20th century and is used as an educational facility by Fort Story , an army base located at Cape Henry . First Landing State Park occupies and protects the rest of the cape itself , as well as some of the nearby area . Shore Drive , a locally well-known road , facilitates viewing of the rest of the shoreline in Cape Henry .
Smolyan Point . Smolyan Point ( Nos Smolyan \'nos 'smo-lyan\ ) is located on the north-western coast of South Bay , Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands , Antarctica forming the northwest side of the entrance to Emona Anchorage . The ice-covered point shows conspicuous radial crevasses spreading inland and ends up with a 25 m wide and 4 m high rock . The feature was formed as a result of Pimpirev Glacier 's retreat in the late 20th century . Smolyan is the name of a town in the Rhodope Mountains in southern Bulgaria . Location . The point is located at , which is 1.86 km east-northeast of Ereby Point and 3.7 km northwest of Hespérides Point . ( Bulgarian mapping in 1996 , 2005 and 2009 from a 1995/96 Bulgarian topographic survey ) .
Catocala atocala . `` Catocala atocala '' , Brou 's underwing or the atocala underwing , is a moth of the family Erebidae . It is found from Louisiana west to Oklahoma and north to southern Illinois . Adults are on wing from July to August . There is probably one generation per year . The larvae feed on `` Juglans cinerea '' and `` Juglans nigra '' .
Chionodes hibiscella . `` Chionodes hibiscella '' is a moth in the family Gelechiidae . It is found in North America , where it has been recorded from Connecticut and Illinois to South Carolina , Louisiana , Mississippi and Texas . The wingspan is 16–17 mm . The costal half of the forewings is dark brown , and the dorsal half including the apex light ochreous brown . The limit between these two parts of the wing is not very definite and somewhat variable . In the dark costal part lighter , yellowish brown , irregular patches are found , one large indistinct at the middle of the costa and one small rather more distinct costal spot at the beginning of the cilia . In the dorsal light part of the wing are ill-defined darker shadings and the veins are indicated darker so as to produce a striate effect . On the fold at the basal one-third is a small nearly black spot which seems to be constant . There is also a row of black dots around the apical edge . The hindwings are light bluish fuscous . The larvae feed on `` Hibiscus '' and `` Kosteletzkya '' species .
Trichopilia brasiliensis . `` Trichopilia brasiliensis '' is a species of orchid endemic to Brazil ( Goiás ) .
Swastika Lake . Swastika Lake is a lake in Albany County , Wyoming , in the United States . The lake is located in the Medicine Bow – Routt National Forest near the Libby Creek hiking trail .
Stewart Murray Wilson . Stewart Murray Wilson ( born 11 December 1946 ) was born and raised in Timaru , New Zealand . During his 20s he lived in Sydney before moving to Blenheim , New Zealand . He is known publicly for serious sexual offending including offences against children . He has served 18 years in prison . In September 2012 he was released on parole with the most stringent release conditions ever imposed on a person in New Zealand . These included that he would be required to live in a house on the grounds of the Wanganui prison – which led to public outrage from local citizens and the Wanganui City Council . Wilson was recalled to jail in February 2013 after he allegedly made a phone call to someone he was not allowed to contact . Biography . Wilson was the eldest child in his family , with two brothers and a sister . His youngest brother was killed in a car crash aged 14 . The family home was in Essex St , Timaru and the children attended Marchwiel Primary School . His parents divorced during the 1970s . A family friend has reported that Wilson 's father used to beat his wife and the children . Wilson missed a lot of school and would sometimes come to school with bruises . In 1996 , Wilson 's mother told a newspaper reporter her son suffered brain damage in his early teens which , she claimed , 'caused him to lose control occasionally ' . Wilson was directed to live in a children 's home . He also resided at Cherry Farm Psychiatric Hospital during his youth . Wilson 's criminal record began in 1962 when he appeared in court on burglary charges . Prior to the 1990s he also had convictions for assault on females , living off the earnings of a prostitute , and assault on a child . In 1996 Wilson was convicted on sex offences involving 16 female victims from 1972 to December 1994 , when he was arrested . Some of the charges were laid representatively . One of the indecent assaults was of a girl under the age of 16 . He was acquitted of two other charges . Wilson was sentenced to 21 years in prison , in March 1996 . During sentencing the judge said that he would have given a sentence of preventive detention , except that this option was not available for him to use . Lack of rehabilitation in prison . For many years Wilson was held in Rolleston Prison , a low-security prison . This prison has a sex offenders unit called Kia Marama , providing a group-based treatment programme for convicted child sex offenders . However , the Department refused to put Wilson into the programme because he would not admit to a psychologist that he was guilty of the child sex offences for which he was convicted and this is one of the criteria for inclusion : `` To be admitted to the Kia Marama Unit , prisoners must admit to their offending. '' . However one other entry criteria for the programme states that , `` denial or other cognitive distortions related to offending behaviour '' is an indication of suitability for the programme . '' Wilson claimed that not only had he been denied any treatment since being sentenced in 1996 , he had also been denied one-on-one counselling with a psychologist – again because he would not admit he was guilty . Prior to his release in 2012 he told the High Court he had received only four hours one-on-one counselling in the 18 years he had been in prison . Wilson said he had also offered to attend a 'Sexual Treatment Outpatients Programme ' ( STOP ) to treat sex offenders , but was not permitted to do so . Wilson made repeated appearances before the New Zealand Parole Board from September 2006 . However , he was not released until his statutory release date in 2012 because he continued to deny responsibility for his offending , appeared to have no remorse , and had not engaged in any treatment . The Corrections Department also claimed he was at high risk of reoffending although his score on the Department 's main risk assessment tool ( the ) placed him at medium risk . Parole Board hearings . Prior to his impending release in September 2012 , Wilson appeared before the Parole Board at least five times . Each application for early release was turned down . At the age of 65 , after 18 years in prison , he was released two days before his statutory release date of 1 September 2012 . In the process of establishing his release conditions , the parole board was told by clinical psychologist , Jane Freeman-Brown , that Wilson was still at high risk of reoffending . Wilson declined to be interviewed for the assessment , which relied instead on information from his prison file . Nevertheless , the Parole Board accepted her assessment of him as high risk and imposed 17 release conditions , said to be the toughest conditions ever imposed on anyone released from prison in New Zealand . The first of those conditions requires Wilson to live in a state house which was to be shifted onto the grounds of Wanganui Prison especially for him . Another condition was for him to wear a GPS tracking device – one of the first prisoners ever to be fitted with one . Wilson must seek permission from his probation officer before inviting females to his house , and can not have contact with anyone under 16 without supervision . The conditions also prohibit him from attending Alcoholics Anonymous meetings and church groups and he is not allowed to use the internet . Three months after his release Wilson continued to live rent free in a house on prison land . The Parole Board turned down a request from the Corrections Department that would have forced him to pay about $ 100 a week to live there . His lawyer Andrew McKenzie said Mr Wilson had not been offered a tenancy agreement and Corrections was `` essentially asking to take $ 100 , but not give him the rights of a tenant '' .Wilson has not even been allowed to go into stores in Wanganui to buy clothes . McKemzie says the rules surrounding Wilson 's release remained unclear . `` Corrections writes and then rewrites [ the rules ] and does n't tell anyone . '' Public reaction to his release . The news of Wilson 's release created a public outcry , led by former Wanganui mayor and controversial broadcaster , Michael Laws who was furious that Wanganui was being used as a 'dumping ground ' for sex offenders . The Wanganui District Council was so concerned it filed proceedings with the High Court to try and prevent him being sent there . After the High Court ruled against the City Council , Councillor Ray Stevens started a campaign to have Wilson trespassed from Wanganui shops . Media coverage about Wilson 's release has been extensive . In almost every story , it says he 's been 'dubbed the Beast of Blenheim ' . How Wilson first came to be labelled the 'Beast ' is not known although columnist Rosemary McLeod notes that the media generally can not get away with such insulting terminology – but says nobody seems to be protesting at Wilson being 'dubbed in this way ' . Jim Hopkins , a columnist for the New Zealand Herald noted for his humorous writing style said : `` We 're never told who did the dubbery , but it is exceedingly kind of the media to advise us that it 's happened '' . According to Hopkins : `` Dubbing tells we 're allowed to loathe the person concerned with a clear conscience and that we need n't restrain our abhorrence in any way . '' Very few commentators tried to allay the public 's fears . One who did is Victoria University professor , a clinical psychologist with expertise in sexual offenders . He said it was irresponsible for local body politicians to ramp up public fear of Murray Wilson . He described the fervour at Wanganui 's public meetings as a type of `` moral panic '' and said the overly punitive stance from Wanganui people undermined the justice system . He also said that given Mr Wilson 's age , he was unlikely to reoffend as `` The reoffending rate for very high risk people over 60 is about six per cent . '' Professor Ward said the best way to rehabilitate sex offenders was to keep them in the midst of other people – where they could be watched – and give them support . The Howard League for Penal Reform was also concerned about `` local bodies feeding moral panic and hysteria '' and wrote to the Wanganui District Council stating it may issue a High Court challenge over Council steps to orchestrate the shunning of Murray Wilson . Recall . Wilson was recalled on an interim basis in February 2013 after Corrections claimed he had made a phone call to a woman he had been restricted from contacting because she was a relative of one of his victims . When he appeared before the Board in April 2013 , the Board made the recall 'indefinite ' . The Board said he still posed an undue risk to the community after it emerged that he talked with the woman about leaving the country and said he `` remained deceptive in his behaviour and selective in what he chose to disclose to his probation team '' . This means that Wilson is likely to remain in prison until the end of his sentence in September 2015 , after which release conditions can be imposed for a maximum of six months . The Corrections Department is seeking an extended supervision order against Wilson for a term of 10 years , starting when his parole or release conditions come to an end . His brief stay in the community cost the taxpayer over $ 200,000 – double the amount it costs to keep a prisoner in jail for a year . This includes the cost of his relocation from Rolleston Prison to Wanganui , the cost of his housing in the grounds of the Wanganui prison and the Crown 's cost of defending legal action brought by Wilson and the Wanganui District Council against his placement at Wanganui . Re-release . Wilson was granted parole again in December , 2014 and released to live in a house on the grounds of Whanganui Prison where he will be subject to GPS monitoring and supervision if he leaves the house . In May , 2017 , Wilson met journalist Harrison Christian while fishing at the Whanganui river mouth . He told Christian he was being investigated by police once again for historic rape allegations . He denied all of his offending , and demanded more freedom .
David Newman ( marketer ) . David Newman is a speaker and author of Do It ! Marketing . Newman is a blogger for salesforce.com and Vistage . Newman is a native of Montreal , Quebec . Newman is a graduate of Franklin & Marshall College and holds a Master of Fine Arts ( MFA ) degree from the City University of New York . Speaking . Newman earned the designation of Certified Speaking Professional from the National Speakers Association in 2014 . Newman has presented marketing keynotes , seminars , and strategic work sessions for over 600 groups , including associations , nonprofit organizations , and companies . Newman has served on the board of the National Speakers Association Philadelphia chapter since 2007 and served as President during 2010-11 . David has presented marketing programs at the National Speakers Association National Conventions in 2008-2012 , 2014 , and 2015 . Professional Services . Newman 's past clients and audiences include Accenture , KPMG , Oracle , IBM , Microsoft , PriceWaterhouseCoopers , and 44 of the Fortune 500 . He has been named one of the top marketers to follow on Twitter . His current services are marketing training and mentoring programs for speakers , consultants , authors , and independent professionals . Author . In 2013 , The American Management Association 's publishing division , AMACOM , published `` Do It ! Marketing : 77 Instant-Action Ideas to Boost Sales , Maximize Profits , and Crush Your Competition . '' The book provides marketing strategies and tactics for small and solo business owners and was a winner of the 2014 Small Business Book Awards Newman has been featured and quoted in The New York Times , Investors Business Daily , FastCompany.com , Sales & Marketing Management , Selling Power , Business 2.0 , Business2Business , NBC-TV , and Entrepreneur magazine . Early career . David 's career as a corporate insider included stints at a boutique technology consulting firm in Delaware , the Professional Development Institute at management consulting firm Towers Perrin , and Global Professional Services for PeopleSoft .
List of songs recorded by Elisa . The following is a list of Elisa songs . Elisa Toffoli is an Italian singer-songwriter , performing under the mononym Elisa . She is one of few Italian musicians to write and record mainly in English .
Shamiram , Armenia . Shamiram ( ) , is a village in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia . It is mostly populated by Yazidis .
Lan Su Chinese Garden . Lan Su Chinese Garden ( ) , formerly the Portland Classical Chinese Garden and titled the Garden of Awakening Orchids , is a walled Chinese garden enclosing a full city block , roughly in the Chinatown area of the Old Town Chinatown neighborhood of Portland , Oregon , United States . The garden is influenced by many of the famous classical gardens in Suzhou . History . In the early 1980s an effort was started to build a Chinese garden in Portland , and in 1988 Suzhou and Portland became sister cities . Portland mayor Vera Katz continued those efforts in the 1990s and assisted in the non-profit group that operates the garden in finding a site for a garden . The garden was designed by Kuang Zhen and built by 65 artisans from Suzhou on land donated by NW Natural on a 99-year lease ; groundbreaking occurred in July 1999 , and construction was completed 14 months later at a cost of about $ 12.8 million . 500 tons of rock , including Chinese scholar 's rocks from Lake Tai ( Taihu stone ) , were brought from China and used in the garden . The garden 's grand opening was on September 14 , 2000 . The construction of the central lake has created problems at times , such as leakage and one case of three visitors fallen into it . In 2010 , to mark the 10-year anniversary of the garden , the garden was renamed to Lan Su Chinese Garden . Su represents Suzhou and Lan represents Portland . Features . About 90 % of the plants featured in the garden are indigenous to China . However , no plants were brought from China due to import bans . Instead , many plants were found in gardens and nurseries in Oregon , having grown from plants brought over before the import ban . Some plants in the garden are as old as 100 years . There are over a hundred trees , orchids , water plants , perennials , bamboos , and unusual shrubs located throughout the garden . In total there are more than 400 species . The dominant feature is the artificial Lake Zither at the center of the garden .
Goreswar massacre . The Goreswar massacre was the massacre of Bengali Hindus in Goreswar , in the Kamrup district ( now Baksa district ) of the Indian state of Assam . Background . During and after the independence of India movement , Bengali Hindus were ethnically cleansed in the Indian state of Assam . After the partition riots , the next major ethnic conflagration in Assam occurred during the Bengali language movement in 1960 . The Government of Assam decided to make Assamese the only official language in the state . Bengali people protested against this decision as it would affect their employment prospects . The Barak Valley was a Bengali dominated area and became a centre of agitation . This in turn resulted in a spate of police shootings . In the Brahmaputra Valley , an Assamese-dominated area , Assamese mobs started attacking Bengalis . Planning . A report claims that there was a secret meeting in early July 1960 , at a school in Sibsagar . This was said to have been organized by the Teachers ' Association . During the meeting the massacre an attack on the Bengalis was planned . The next day a students ' strike was organised at Sibsagar and groups of students and youths were sent to Jorhat , Dibrugarh and other adjoining areas to communicate the decision of the meeting . Massacre . On July 14 , 1960 riots began in Sibsagar with the looting of Bengali shops and assaults on several Bengalis . In lower Assam ( Kamrup , Nowgong and Goalpara ) intense violence occurred in 25 villages in Goreswar ( in Kamrup district ) . On July3 an Assamese mob of 15,000 , armed with guns and other weapons , raided Bengali shops and houses . The whole area was ransacked . According to an inquiry commissioned under Justice Gopalji Mahotra , 4,019 huts and 58 houses were vandalized or destroyed . The commission reported that at least nine Bengalis were killed and more were wounded or crippled . There is also a report that one woman was attacked and raped . Nearly 1,000 Bengali Hindus fled from the area during the riot . Aftermath . The worst phase of violence occurred between July and September 1960 . Nearly 50,000 Bengali Hindus had crossed over to West Bengal to seek shelter by late August 1960 . Chief Minister of West Bengal , Dr. B. C. Roy wrote a letter to the Prime Minister of India about the violence . According to his letter , at least 4,000 Bengali Hindus had been displaced to West Bengal between July 5 and 11 as a result of the riots , and 447 others who may not have been fleeing the riot . After July 31 the flow of refugees increased . In a subsequent letter , Roy wrote that 45,000 displaced Bengalis had taken shelter in West Bengal .
Abdullah Haroon . Sir Abdullah Haroon ( 1872–1942 ) ( ) was a British Indian politician who contributed a lot towards developing and defining the role of Muslims in economic , educational , social and political fields in the Indian subcontinent . Early life and political career . Abdullah Haroon had a modest start in his life . He was born into Memon family . He lost his father at an early age and was raised by his grandmother who was a deeply religious lady . Early in his life , he worked as an 'assistant bicycle repairman ' at the very low wages of 4 annas ( quarter of an Indian rupee ) . He deeply believed in the dignity of labor . Then in 1896 , at the age of 24 , he started his own business as a small merchant . He soon became very successful and was called the 'Sugar King ' by his contemporaries due to his business trades in sugar . In 1901 , he developed an interest in politics . He first became a member of the Karachi Municipality from May 1913 to September 1916 . Again he was a member of this body from 1 May 1921 to 21 August 1934 . Abdullah Haroon first joined the Indian National Congress party in 1917 and started to participate in the Independence movement of India . Soon he was disenchanted with the policies of the Congress party of India and joined the All-India Muslim League party and remained its strong supporter till his death . In 1919 , he became president of the Khilafat Committee of Sindh , a branch of the larger Khilafat Movement of India under the leadership of Muhammad Ali Jouhar . He also served as president of the Sindh Provincial Muslim League from 1920 to 1930 . In 1930 , he attended the All-India Muslim Conference and in the same year , he formed the Sind United Party on the pattern of the Unionist Party ( Punjab ) which called for the separation of Sindh from the Bombay Presidency , which took place in April 1936 . Although his party won a plurality of seats in the 1937 provincial elections it was not able to form the government as its leaders like Haroon and Sir Shah Nawaz Bhutto failed to be elected . He was knighted by King George VI in the 1937 Coronation Honours list and came to be known as Sir Abdullah Haroon . The decline of the Sind United Party let him to organize the Muslim League in Sindh in 1938 . Abdullah Haroon piloted the independence of Pakistan resolution in the Sindh Provincial Muslim League Conference in October 1938 under the presidency of the Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah . He also endorsed the 'Pakistan Resolution ' on behalf of all Muslims of Sindh at the historic 27th Session of the Muslim League at Lahore on 23 March 1940 . Death and legacy . Abdullah Haroon died on 27 April 1942 in Karachi . He had donated ten thousand rupees to the Muslim League at Allahabad in 1942 . He was a philanthropist and active in social welfare projects throughout his life and contributed to many charitable institutions . Among his survivors were his eldest son Yusuf Haroon ( 1916- 12 Feb 2011 ) , a second son Mahmoud Haroon ( 1920- 6 Nov 2008 ) and a third son Saeed Haroon . In Karachi , there is a 'Sir Abdullah Haroon Road ' ( formerly Victoria Road ) named after him in the Saddar Town area of the city also A College in his name `` SIR ABDULLAH HAROOON COLLEGE In Lyari Town ( Karachi ) . Pakistan Post Office also had issued a postage stamp in his honour in its 'Pioneers of Freedom ' series .
Lesotho at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics . Lesotho competes at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics from 15–23 August in Berlin .
Torre Egger . Torre Egger is one of the mountains of the Southern Patagonian Ice Field in South America . It is located in a region which is disputed between Argentina and Chile , west of Cerro Chalten ( also known as Fitz Roy ) . The peak is between Cerro Torre , the highest in a four mountain chain and Cerro Stanhardt . It is named after the austrian alpinist Toni Egger ( 1926-1959 ) , who died while attempting neighboring Cerro Torre . First ascent . In 1976 , John Bragg , Jim Donini and Jay Wilson from the United States climbed Torre Egger by climbing first to the col between the peak and Cerro Torre , the Col of Conquest , and then up the ridge to the peak . The ascent was hampered by bad weather and took from December 1975 to February 22 , 1976 when the 3-person team summitted . Other ascents . In January 2008 , Rolando Garibotti and Colin Haley made the first complete traverse of the entire massif , climbing Aguja Standhardt , Punta Herron , Torre Egger and Cerro Torre together . They rate their route at Grade VI 5.11 A1 WI6 Mushroom Ice 6 , with total vertical gain . This had been `` one of the world 's most iconic , unclimbed lines '' , first attempted by Ermanno Salvaterra .
Gogo Falls . Gogo Falls is an archaeological site near a former and since 1956 dammed waterfall , located in the Lake Victoria Basin in Migori County , western Kenya . This site is important to archaeology as it includes some of the earliest appearances of artifacts and domestic animals in the area . The findings at the site help to reconstruct the later prehistory around Lake Victoria , including a Pastoral Neolithic occupation by Elmenteitan peoples and a later Iron Age occupation . Artifacts found at the site included pottery and iron artifacts . Through these artifacts some of the cultural traditions of the people who lived near Gogo Falls were discovered . Location and environmental setting . Gogo Falls is located in the Lake Victoria Basin in Kenya . Gogo Falls is located on the Kanyamkago Hillside near the modern dam on the West bank of Gucha River ( also known as Kuja River ) . The Kanyamkago Hills were formed out of Pre-Cambrian rocks . The modern dam is fairly close to Gogo Falls but it did not form any of the falls in the area ; the falls were all formed naturally . The falls were a good place to collect fish because they offered easy access to those who resided in the area . History of research . The first archaeologist to work in the Lake Victoria region of Kenya was Archdeacon W.E . Owen , he later enlisted the help of Louis Leakey . After their work , there were a few caves that were excavated but they did not present any important artifacts . That was the extent of the work done in the Lake Victoria Basin until 1980 when Peter Robertshaw started his work in Gogo Falls . Robertshaw and David Collett visited Gogo Falls in 1981 , they found that some of the ground had been disturbed due to work on the local dam . From the visible disturbance they found the ground had archaeological evidence that should be further examined . The items found were ash midden that included Oltome pottery ( Kansyore pottery ) , faunal remains and stone artifacts . There were cattle teeth found in the area but through further research it appeared that the cattle and the pottery were not related . Robertshaw returned to Gogo Falls in 1983 to further excavate the site with new trenches located in different areas of the falls . In 1989 , Karega-Munene excavated Gogo Falls on a larger scale using similar excavations techniques to Robertshaw ’ s in 1983 . Research and excavation strategy . In 1983 , Robertshaw dug five trenches of varying sizes about 2m x 2m . The strategy for excavation of the five trenches included the removal of topsoil with picks and shovels . Once below the topsoil , trowels were used for the remainder of the excavations . The deposit was then separated in 10 cm deep units which were then identified by both a number and letter . After the deposit was separated into units , it was then dry-sieved using a sieve with 5 mm mesh . The 1989 excavations of this area were conducted by Karega-Munene . The excavation decided to focus on the area that was adjacent to the river . They established a grid that resulted in 52 squares , each measured 5m x 5m . There were two plots that produced the most finds and they were identified as Area A . After those plots provided so many finds they excavated more squares in that area which were labeled 1 through 30 . The excavations of these squares were different than Robertshaw ’ s excavations because the topsoil was not removed by shovels , but instead separated into 10 cm spits . Dating . Different types of dating were used at Gogo Falls . Archaeologists sent small charcoal samples to the University of Oxford to be radiocarbon dated . However , the samples of charcoal found were less than 30g , which meant the dates were only average dates because the samples were smaller than what was needed to obtain an exact date . The samples were not able to give exact dates because they could have come from the levels above or below the level that was being dated . Even though the samples had minor problems for obtaining dates , they were the best option for dates in those levels . However , there were items that were dated using this method that did support the understanding of the site . The dates found did not always match the stratigraphy but the dates themselves were not statistically different . The other technique used to date items in Gogo Falls was obsidian hydration . For the excavations in 1983 , J.W . Michele performed the obsidian hydration dating at MOHLAB . There were also problems with this kind of dating because rates of hydration are not always constant enough to date correctly . The date of an item could change based on how much sunlight that it receives and the chemical composition that is in its environment . Some dates of samples that were found did not match because there was a 1500-year gap between the two and some of the other dates were older than the ones that were found in deeper layers . However , there were other dates that showed stratigraphic consistency because there were layers in the trenches that showed the deeper levels were older than the ones above it . The dates that were attained from the excavations date to about 2000 BP and range between the years of 1510-990 BC and AD 4 and AD 410 . Finds . There were many different items excavated at Gogo Falls , found were ash midden , Akira pottery , Kansyore pottery , Elementeitan pottery , Urewe pottery , iron artifacts , regular shells beads , ostrich eggshell beads , faunal remains , stone artifacts and charcoal . The stone Artifacts include obsidian , quartz , small microliths and modified blades of different sizes . In 1989 , the excavations found more stone artifacts that had been found earlier but they also found arrowheads . In 1983 , there were some bone artifacts found , including one possible harpoon , which would make it the first in the Lake Victoria Basin . The faunal remains include mammalian fauna which were bones and teeth from cattle , fish bones which were believed to be the first associated with Elementeitan pottery , shellfish and botanical remains . Based on evidence , Gogo Falls was a site for herding cattle , sheep and goats . People at Gogo Falls also hunted ; bones of zebra , warthog , bush pig , and oribi were found at the site . Finds were spread throughout the different areas that were excavated but all of the areas were consistent with the others . Discussion . Gogo Falls helps archaeologists today because based on recent studies of stable isotopes of animal teeth , a path has been found that would have allowed people to travel to South Africa . Since it is known that there were large numbers of domestic animals and wild animals at the site , this proves that there was no tsetse flies in the area . If there were tsetse flies , then there would not have been evidence of herding in Gogo Falls . The stable isotopes also prove that the area had been covered in grasses for the last 2000 years due to the increase of rainfall in the later Holocene , the environment was ideal to have supported domestic animals . This evidence helps prove that there could have been a movement of people from eastern Africa to southern Africa , because the main source of food for people were animals and they would have had to travel through areas that animals could survive .
Tierra Caliente ( Mexico ) . Tierra Caliente ( Spanish for `` Hot Land '' ) is a cultural and geographical region in southern Mexico that comprises some low-elevation areas of the states of Michoacán , Guerrero and Mexico . As the name suggests , the region is characterized by a hot climate . The overall precipitation is also low - around 600 mm/year , but can be as low as 400 mm in some low-lying areas of Michoacán and Guerrero . The region is characterized by low human development and civil unrest , and has become an epicenter for Mexican drug production ( notably opium poppy ) as well as drug trafficking . It is mainly inhabited by indigenous communities . Michoacán : Tepalcatepec , Churumuco de Morelos , San Lucas , Tuzantla , Susupuato de Guerrero , Nocupétaro , Carácuaro , Tiquicheo , Huetamo de Nuñez . Guerrero : Arcelia , San Miguel Totolapan , Ajuchitlán del Progreso , Tlapehuala , Coyuca de Catalán , Zirándaro , Cutzamala de Pinzón , Pungarabato , Tlalchapa . Estado de México : Tlatlaya , Amatepec , San Simón de Guerrero , Luvianos , Tejupilco , Sultepec , Zacualpan .
AS Indenié Abengourou . AS Indenié Abengourou is an Ivorian football club from Abengourou founded in 1951 . They were promoted to the highest level of football in Ivory Coast . 3,000 capacity Stade Henri Konan Bédié is their home ground .
Lucas Ramírez Galán . Lucas Ramírez Galán , OFM ( 18 October 1715 – 19 March 1774 ) was a Spanish Roman Catholic archbishop . He served as Bishop of Tui from 1770 to 1774 . Previously , he served as Archbishop of Bogotá from 1769 to 1770 and Auxiliary Bishop of Cartagena from 1761 to 1769 . Biography . Ramírez was born in Belalcázar , Spain , on 18 October 1715 . On 6 April 1761 , he was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Cartagena and Titular Bishop of Tanis . His episcopal consecration was held on 31 May 1761 , with Cardinal Francisco de Solís Folch de Cardona serving as principal consecrator , and bishops Francisco Alejandro Bocanegra Jivaja and Domingo Pérez Rivera serving as co-consecrators . On 12 June 1769 , he was appointed Bishop of Chiapas in New Spain ( today part of Mexico ) . However , he never ultimately arrived in Chiapas to take leadership of the diocese . On 15 July 1769 he was selected , and on 21 August confirmed , as the Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada ( today Bogotá ) . He served as archbishop until 12 December 1770 , when he was appointed Bishop of Tui , Spain . He died on 19 March 1774 . During his life , he served as the co-consecrator of three bishops : Cardinal Francisco Javier Delgado y Venegas in 1761 , Bishop Juan Bautista Cervera , OFMDisc. , in 1769 , and Archbishop Joaquín de Eleta , OFM , in 1770 ) .
Piletocera leucocephalis . `` Piletocera leucocephalis '' is a moth in the family Crambidae . It was described by George Hampson in 1917 . It is found in Papua New Guinea , where it has been recorded from Rook Island in the Bismarck Archipelago .
Freeman ( Admission ) Act 1763 . The Freeman ( Admission ) Act 1763 is an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain ( 3 Geo III c. 15 ) . The Act withheld the right to vote in Parliamentary elections , in those boroughs where honorary freemen could vote , from any freemen admitted to the freedom within twelve months of the first day of the election ; it did not affect the rights of ordinary freemen , admitted by the custom of the borough in question . The Act was passed in response to a number of instances of large numbers of non-resident honorary freemen being created to sway the results of elections , often after the writ for an election had been issued . At an election for Durham City in 1761 , 215 new freemen , mostly non-resident , had been created after the issue of the writ and had proved decisive in a total poll of around 1,500 . After the result was overturned on petition a bill was introduced to check this abuse , and the act was consequently known colloquially as the Durham Act .
2005 NCAA Division II football season . The 2005 NCAA Division II football season , part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division II level , began on August 27 , 2005 , and concluded with the NCAA Division II Football Championship on December 10 , 2005 at Braly Municipal Stadium in Florence , Alabama , hosted by the University of North Alabama . The Grand Valley State Lakers defeated the Northwest Missouri State Bearcats , 21–17 , to win their third Division II national title . The Harlon Hill Trophy was awarded to Jimmy Terwilliger , quarterback from East Stroudsburg . Postseason . The 2005 NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs were the 32nd single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men 's NCAA Division II college football . The championship game was held at Braly Municipal Stadium in Florence , Alabama for the 18th time .
Bernardo Ruiz ( filmmaker ) . Bernardo Ruiz is a Mexican and American documentary filmmaker . He directed and produced the documentary `` Reportero '' about attacks on the press in Mexico . He is the founder of `` Quiet Pictures '' .
Marsh Farm . Marsh Farm is a suburb of Luton near to Leagrave and Limbury , mainly of council and social housing . The area is bounded by the edge of Luton to the north , Bramingham Road to the south , Spinney Wood and the path from the wood to the edge of Luton to the west , and Great Bramingham wood to the east . History . The estate was built in the late 1960s , with a mixture of flats and houses as part of the post-war expansion of Luton . The estates at Farley Hill , Hockwell Ring and Stopsley were all built at about the same time . The council owned tower blocks that dominate the estate are called Lea Bank , Penhill and Five Springs , each is of a similar design and are 15 floors each reaching a total height of 44.20m . ( 145.0 feet ) The estate takes its name from the farm that owned much of the land that eventually became the estate . Marsh Farm was located by Leagrave Marsh and part of the old farmland is now Leagrave Park . There are several schools and there is a leisure centre as well as a few popular play areas . The estate was infamous in July 1995 when the social problems on the estate boiled over into three days of rioting . Although local police received the help of the Metropolitan Police riot squad to bring the situation under control , it was the rave organisers Exodus Collective who brought the riots to an end by staging an impromptu party out of town which drew 1500 young people from the area and calmed them down . The 1995 riots followed similar riots in the area in 1992 . Whilst many parts of the estate still look like a typical 1960s development , the estate has £50m of European money available for re-development and plans are being drawn up by the local council and other interested parties . In the summer of 1999 some regeneration money was used to fund murals on the underpasses around the estate . The lead artist , Viv McIntyre , visited each school on the estate and carried out workshops with the pupils where they provided the images ( based on given themes ) to create the mural designs . A team of artists then worked with the children to transfer the designs from paper to the walls . Purley Centre . The Purley Centre , a former council-owned shopping centre with another multi-story block of flats above , and a pub The Purley Tavern , became run-down and eventually demolished as part of a major redevelopment in 2017-18 . There is a now a new arcade of stores , low rise apartments and recreation space . All of this is in the vicinity of the Anglican church , Holy Cross . Transport . Marsh Farm is well connected by bus with regular services to Luton Town Centre . The estate benefits from the M1 as well connections to the A6 . Luton Airport is within 7 miles . Leagrave railway station is a 20-minute walk from Marsh Farm and there are frequent trains to Luton , St Albans , Bedford , London , Brighton and Sevenoaks . The number 24,25 and 27 arriva buses along with route 10 Centrebus services run through the estate . Religion . The estate lies within the ecclesiastical benefice of The Holy Cross , Marsh Farm and is served by the Parish Church of the Holy Cross ( Church of England ) built in 1976 and located in the centre of the estate adjacent to the medical centre on Purway Close . The Parish is registered with Forward in Faith and is Anglo-Catholic in its theology and worship . The Roman Catholic Church of The Holy Family is located off Northwell Drive and is one of the largest parishes in the Diocese of Northampton . During the season of Lent both Churches join together in the Stations of the Cross . Politics . Marsh Farm makes up the Northwell ward is represented by Cllr Roy Davis ( Labour ) and Cllr Don Worlding ( Labour ) . The ward forms part of the parliamentary constituency of Luton North , and the MP is Kelvin Hopkins ( Labour ) . Marsh Farm is within the East of England .
Hamilton Creek ( Meramec River tributary ) . Hamilton Creek is a stream in Crawford and Washington counties in the U.S. state of Missouri . It is a tributary of the Meramec River . The stream headwaters arise just west of Missouri Route 155 and about one mile north of Pea Ridge and the Pea Ridge Mine ( at ) . The stream flows to the northwest to enter the Meramec in eastern Crawford County just west of the Washington-Crawford county line ( at ) . Hamilton Creek was formerly called Hamilton Branch ; the namesake of the creek is unknown .
Seamen 's Articles of Agreement Convention , 1926 . Seamen 's Articles of Agreement Convention , 1926 is an International Labour Organization Convention . Having decided upon the adoption of certain proposals with regard to seamen 's articles of agreement ... Ratifications . As of 2013 , the convention had been ratified by 60 states . Of the ratifying states , 15 have subsequently denounced the treaty .
Loretta Lynch . Loretta Elizabeth Lynch ( born May 21 , 1959 ) is an American lawyer who served as the 83rd Attorney General of the United States from 2015 to 2017 . She was appointed by President Barack Obama to succeed Eric Holder and previously served as the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York under both President Bill Clinton ( 1999–2001 ) and Barack Obama ( 2010–2015 ) . As a U.S. Attorney , Lynch oversaw federal prosecutions in Brooklyn , Queens , Staten Island and Long Island . Born in Greensboro , North Carolina , Lynch graduated from Harvard Law School in 1984 . She then practiced law in New York and became a federal prosecutor in 1990 , rising to become head of the Eastern District office . She later returned to private law practice , until she again became the top district prosecutor . From 2003 to 2005 , she served on the board of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York . On November 8 , 2014 , President Barack Obama nominated her to succeed Eric Holder as Attorney General . On February 26 , 2015 , the Judiciary Committee of the United States Senate recommended her confirmation by a 12–8 vote , with all Democrats of the committee and three Republicans in favor . On April 23 , 2015 , Lynch was confirmed by the Senate by a 56–43 vote , making her the second African-American , the second woman and the first African-American woman to be confirmed for the position . She was sworn in as Attorney General on April 27 , 2015 . Her tenure ended on January 20 , 2017 , when Donald Trump was sworn in as President of the United States . Early life and education . Lynch was born on May 21 , 1959 , in Greensboro , North Carolina . Her mother was a school librarian and her father a Baptist minister . As a child , she spent hours with her father , watching court proceedings in the courthouse of Durham , North Carolina . Her early interest in court proceedings was compounded by stories of her grandfather , a sharecropper and pastor , who in the 1930s helped people move to the north to escape persecution under the racist Jim Crow laws of the time . Lynch earned a Bachelor of Arts in English and American literature from Harvard College in 1981 and a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School in 1984 , where she was a member of the Harvard Legal Aid Bureau . She is a member of Delta Sigma Theta sorority , and was a charter member of the Xi Tau chapter of the sorority while at Harvard . Career . Lynch 's first legal job was as a litigation associate for Cahill Gordon & Reindel . She joined the Eastern District as a drug and violent-crime prosecutor in the U.S. Attorney 's office in 1990 . From 1994 to 1998 , she served as the chief of the Long Island office and worked on several political corruption cases involving the government of Brookhaven , New York . From 1998 to 1999 , she was the chief assistant U.S. Attorney in the Eastern District and headed the Brooklyn office . In 1999 , she was nominated by President Bill Clinton to serve as the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York . During her term as U.S. Attorney , Lynch oversaw prosecution of New York City police officers in the Abner Louima case . In 2001 , Lynch left the U.S. Attorney 's office to become a partner at Hogan & Hartson ( later Hogan Lovells ) . She remained there until January 20 , 2010 , when President Barack Obama nominated Lynch to again serve as United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York . From 2003 to 2005 , she was a member of the board of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York . Following the July 2014 death of Eric Garner , an unarmed man who died after being held in a department-prohibited chokehold by a New York City police officer , Lynch agreed to meet with Garner 's family to discuss possible federal prosecution of the officer believed to be responsible for Garner 's death . Lynch 's office prosecuted Republican congressman Michael Grimm ; prosecuted Democratic politicians Pedro Espada Jr. and William Boyland , Jr. ; investigated Citigroup over mortgage securities sold by the bank , resulting in a 7 billion settlement ; and was involved in the 1.2 billion settlement with HSBC over violations of the Bank Secrecy Act . While Lynch was U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York , she supervised the investigation into senior FIFA officials from its earliest stages . The investigation culminated in the indictment of 14 senior FIFA officials and sports marketing executives shortly after Lynch was confirmed as Attorney General . For her work in the case , which eventually led to the resignation of FIFA President Sepp Blatter , Lynch was presented with the 3rd annual Golden Blazer by NBC Sports ' Men in Blazers ( Roger Bennett and Michael Davies ) . ( The other winners so far include ESPN 's Bob Ley , NBC 's Rebecca Lowe , FOX 's Rob Stone and former US women 's national team captain and FIFA Women 's World Cup winner Julie Foudy . ) Replacing Lynch , Robert Capers was confirmed by the U.S. Senate as U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York on December 15 , 2015 , taking his oath of office on January 4 , 2016 . Nomination . On November 8 , 2014 , President Barack Obama nominated Lynch for the position of U.S. Attorney General , to succeed Eric Holder , who had previously announced his resignation , pending confirmation of his replacement . She was confirmed by the Senate Judiciary Committee on February 26 , 2015 , and approved by the Senate in a 56-43 vote on April 23 , thereby becoming the first African-American woman ; the second African-American after Holder ; and the second woman , after Janet Reno ; to hold this office . Eight Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee , including the chairman , Chuck Grassley , had opposed Lynch 's confirmation after what Democrats criticized as a record-long delay . Grassley defended delays in holding the vote , saying it was important to gather more information on Lynch 's role in settling a $ 1.9 billion money-laundering deal with HSBC when she served as United States Attorney in New York . Republican Senator David Vitter criticized recent admissions by Lynch that she had failed to find out about separate documents revealing HSBC 's role in helping clients hide money offshore before agreeing not to prosecute the bank . Rand Paul , though not on the committee , opposed her nomination for her support of civil forfeiture . On April 23 , 2015 , cloture was invoked on her nomination by a vote of 66 to 34 . Her appointment was confirmed the same day by a 56 to 43 vote . Her nomination process was one of the longest in the history of the United States , taking 166 days after she was first nominated for the post . She was sworn in by Vice President Joe Biden on April 27 , 2015 . Tenure . In July 2015 , after the Charleston church shooting , Lynch announced the suspected shooter Dylann Roof would be charged with a hate crime . On May 24 , 2016 , she further announced that the Justice Department would seek the death penalty for Roof . On December 7 , 2015 , Lynch stated the Justice Department would be investigating the Chicago Police Department to see if there was a potential violation of civil rights in the case of Laquan McDonald . On March 3 , 2016 , following the occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge , Lynch said charges would be filed soon against participants in the standoff while appearing in Portland , Oregon to commemorate the community 's policing . After the death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia , Lynch 's name was mentioned as being a potential nominee to replace him . On March 8 , a Justice Department spokesperson said Lynch had asked the White House to withdraw her from consideration . In April 2016 , Lynch took an active role in addressing what she called the difficulty of re-entry into society by felons , writing an op-ed and making public appearances in support of raising awareness of this blight on their transition , also calling on governors to make it easier for released felons to achieve state-issued identification . In May 2016 , Lynch delivered the commencement address at Spelman College in Atlanta , Georgia . In June 2016 , in response to the 2016 Orlando nightclub shooting , Lynch made multiple appearances on television news shows to highlight the ongoing investigation of the FBI , disclosing that edited transcripts of the conversation between the shooter , Omar Mateen , and the FBI negotiators would be released . On June 21 , Lynch traveled to Orlando to both meet with survivors and inquire into the ongoing investigation , also bringing with her $ 1 million in emergency funding for Florida , Orange County , and Orlando to help pay for overtime and other investigative costs . In October 2016 , Lynch removed the Brooklyn FBI agents and federal prosecutors from the death of Eric Garner case , replacing them with agents from outside New York . The local FBI agents and federal prosecutors had determined that charges should not be brought in the case , prompting strong disagreement from attorneys in the Washington , D.C. office of the Department 's Civil Rights Division . Lynch 's intervention has been called `` highly unusual '' . 2016 Election . On June 27 , 2016 , Lynch and former President Bill Clinton met privately aboard Lynch 's Justice Department jet , which was parked on the ramp in Phoenix , Arizona . ABC15 Phoenix reporter Christopher Sign broke the story on June 29 , citing unnamed sources . The following day , during a press conference in Phoenix , Lynch denied the conversation was about the Hillary Clinton email controversy or any matters pertaining to it , saying the discussion instead involved personal social topics such as travels , golf , and grandchildren . On July 1 , 2016 , Lynch swore she would `` fully accept '' the recommendation of the FBI and prosecutors regarding the email probe , and admitted that she understood how the meeting was raising `` questions and concerns '' , and that she `` certainly would n't do it again '' . On July 6 , a day after FBI Director James Comey recommended not pressing charges against Clinton , Lynch confirmed the Justice Department had opted to not pursue charges against Clinton and would close the probe into her private email server . On July 12 , Lynch testified before Republican lawmakers , on the legal basis of the Justice Department 's choice to not prosecute Clinton . On June 8 , 2017 , former FBI head James Comey testified under oath that Lynch had instructed him ( during the course of a private conversation ) to not refer to the Clinton email scandal as an `` investigation '' and instead refer to it as a `` matter '' . He also said that the directive , combined with Lynch 's Phoenix ramp meeting with former President Clinton , led him to make his independent announcement regarding the Clinton email probe last July . In his closely watched Senate Intelligence Committee testimony , otherwise devoted to discussing the circumstances of his firing , Comey said that tarmac meeting was a `` deciding factor '' in his decision to act alone to update the public on the Clinton probe—and protect the Bureau 's reputation . In June 2017 , the Senate Judiciary Committee launched a bipartisan investigation into whether or not Lynch tried to interfere with the Hillary Clinton email investigation . The following month , Lynch issued a statement through her lawyer pledging to cooperate with the investigation and denying the allegation she had given assurances to a Clinton campaign staffer that she would limit the email investigation . The Department of Justice Inspector General also investigated the handling of the Clinton email investigation . The Inspector General 's report , released in June 2018 , called Lynch 's tarmac meeting with Bill Clinton an error of judgment for the public perception it created , however the report found no political bias . Subsequent activities . Speaking at a Kennedy School of Government conference on April 7 , 2017 , Lynch urged the current members of the Justice Department to view Americans as their clients . Personal life . Lynch married Stephen Hargrove in 2007 . In her personal life she uses her married name , Loretta Lynch Hargrove . Her husband has two children from a previous marriage .
Frank Kremblas . Francis Michael `` Frank '' Kremblas Jr. ( born October 25 , 1966 ) is an American minor league baseball manager . He previously managed the Indianapolis Indians Triple-A team from 2009–10 , and was a former minor league player in the Cincinnati Reds farm system from 1989 to 1996 . Early and personal life . Kremblas was born on October 25 , 1966 , in Carroll , Ohio . His father , Frank Kremblas , Sr. , was a three-year-letter winner on the Ohio State Buckeyes football team from 1956 to 1958 and quarterbacked the team to a share of the 1957 national championship . Kremblas played baseball at his hometown high school , Canal Winchester High School , where he would later be inducted into its Athletic Hall of Fame in 1997 . He went on to play collegiate baseball at Eastern Kentucky University where he was All-Ohio Valley Conference in 1987 and 1988 . As a member of the Columbus All-Americans , his team won a Great Lakes Collegiate League title . He was selected by the Cincinnati Reds in the 23rd round of the June 1989 Major League Baseball draft . Professional playing career . During the 1989 season , Kremblas played for the Gulf Coast Reds Rookie league team . For the 1990 season , he was promoted to the Single-A Cedar Rapids Reds . He was promoted again in 1991 to the Double-A Chattanooga Lookouts . Kremblas spent the 1992 season with the Lookouts before being promoted to the Triple-A Indianapolis Indians in 1993 . He would spend the first half of the 1994 season back in Chattanooga before returning to Indianapolis . Again , he spent part of the 1995 season in Chattanooga before finishing up with the Indians . His last season was spent entirely with the Indians after which he retired from his playing career . During his playing career , he spent most of his time playing in the infield , but he filled-in as a catcher and outfielder . He also pitched a career total of eight appearances , in nine innings . Managerial career . In 1996 , Kremblas was a free agent . He did not get any offers , except from the Montreal Expos as a player-coach , and he served as the hitting coach for the Ottawa Lynx . Two years later , in 1998 , the Expos rewarded Kremblas , making him the manager of the Gulf Coast Expos Rookie League team . He was promoted to the Single-A Cape Fear Crocs and spent the 1999 managing that club . After the California League All-Star break of 2000 , he became manager of the Mudville Nine in the Milwaukee Brewers organization , and after the Brewers switched Single-A affiliates in 2001 , he guided the High Desert Mavericks to the second round of the California League playoffs . Kremblas managed the Double-A Huntsville Stars from 2002 through 2004 . During his time with the Stars he also served as a coach in the 2003 All-Star Futures Game , a coach for the 2003 Arizona Fall League Peoria Saguaros , and as a manager in the 2004 Southern League All-Star Game . In 2005 , he was promoted again by the Brewers to manage the Triple-A Nashville Sounds and guided the Sounds to the Pacific Coast League Championship . In both the 2006 and 2007 seasons , he took the team to win the American North Division title before losing in the conference finals , and he was named the PCL Manager of the Year for 2007 . After a 59-81 season in 2008 , however , Kremblas was released from his position as Nashville 's manager . In four years of managing for the Sounds , that was the only season which did n't result in a division title . In December 2008 , Kremblas signed on with the new management team of the Pittsburgh Pirates to manage the Pirates ' Triple-A affiliate , the Indianapolis Indians . Kremblas spent the 2009 and 2010 seasons as the Indians ' manager . In 2010 , Kremblas was named to the coaching staff of the International League in the Triple-A All-Star Game , and that same year he was mentioned by some members of the national media as a possible replacement candidate for the Pirates ' manager John Russell . For the 2011 season , the Pirates gave Kremblas the role of Minor League Field Coordinator for the entire organization , and in 2012 , Kremblas became a special assistant to Minor League operations in the Pirates ' front office . In January 2013 , he was named manager of the Pirates ' High Class-A affiliate , the Bradenton Marauders . Winter league managerial career . On April 14 , 2008 , Kremblas accepted an offer to manage the Caracas Lions ( Leones del Caracas ) , of the Venezuelan Winter League , in October 2008 . He became the team 's 32nd manager since it was established in 1952 . This season marked his third year with a winter league baseball team ; he previously coached in Venezuela in 2000 and managed in Mexico in 2004 . With the Leones del Caracas , Kremblas reached a record of 42 wins and 21 loses , setting an all-time record for most wins in a 63-game regular season . Those results were more than enough to grant him , unanimously , the `` Manager of the Year '' Award . In the playoffs , Leones had a record of 9–7 , reaching the finals against Tigres de Aragua , losing in 7 games . Team president , Luis Avila , confirmed in March 2009 that Kremblas would return to manage the team again for the 2009–10 season , but he refused to manage the team , 3 months later , for personal reasons . He returned to Venezuelan League in the 2010-11 season as a Manager for the Leones ' archrival Navegantes del Magallanes . He had a record of 17 wins and 12 loses when he resigned , probably because of differences with Edgardo Alfonzo , the captain of the team at the time . Currently he is once again Manager of the Leones del Caracas in the Venezuelan Winter League ( 2012–13 season ) taking the team after five weeks from its beginning , when Rick Sweet was fired .
Gilbert Marquis . Gilbert Marquis ( born 28 July 1923 ) was a Swiss racewalker . He competed in the men 's 50 kilometres walk at the 1952 Summer Olympics .
Prince Badi Ajamu . Prince Badi Ajamu ( born January 24 , 1972 in Camden , New Jersey ) — nicknamed the Boxing Prince — is best known for taking a fight against former champion Roy Jones Jr . Pro career . Ajamu was undefeated until July 5 , 2003 when he lost in a unanimous decision to Rico Hoye . He is currently being trained by the legendary trainer Buddy McGirt . Ajamu is best known for fighting Roy Jones in a fight that took place on July 29 , 2006 , with Jones winning the fight in a lopsided unanimous decision . Comeback . Ajamu came back after that loss to Jones on January 19 , 2007 to stop Craig Cummings for the Vacant World Boxing Foundation ( WBFo ) and NBA titles . On July 31 , 2009 Ajamu beat DeAndrey Abron by UD for the Vacant NBA Light Heavyweight title .
École secondaire catholique de la Vérendrye . École secondaire catholique de la Vérendrye ( ESCDLV ) is a French Catholic high school located in Port Arthur , Thunder Bay , Ontario . It is part of the Conseil scolaire de district catholique des Aurores boréales , a French Catholic school board serving Northwestern Ontario . The school opened in 2004 on the site of the former Prospect Avenue Public School . The construction of the French language high school faced opposition from Thunder Bay 's Anglophone majority . The school is named after Pierre Gaultier de Varennes , sieur de La Vérendrye , a French explorer . La Vérendrye has a high graduation rate , and its enrolment has increased annually since it opened , and the building will be expanded in the near future . There is a total of 37 employees at La Vérendrye as of January 2009 ( excluding school board ) . Sports . La Vérendrye has the best athlete/student ratio for high schools in Thunder Bay . The school is known for volleyball , having won 6 championships and 5 tournaments since 2004 , and for the first time on November 21 , 2008 the senior boys ' volleyball team beat Atikokan in the NWOSSAA `` A '' championships , bringing them into provincials ( OFSAA ) where they finished 12th in Ontario for `` A '' . Teams from La Vérendrye also participate in golf , curling , basketball and running . Due to a lack of students , la Vérendrye could not have Basketball or senior girls ' volleyball teams for the 08-09 SSSAA season .
He Died with a Felafel in His Hand ( film ) . `` He Died with a Felafel in His Hand '' is a 2001 Australian comedy film starring Noah Taylor . The film draws on the memoir of the same name and consists of a series of vignettes from a young man 's experience of sharing accommodation with a variety of characters . There also exists a graphic adaptation of the novel . Prologue . Danny ( Noah Taylor ) , enters the lounge of his Sydney flat late at night and discovers that his roommate Flip ( Brett Stewart ) has died in front of the TV holding a felafel sandwich . House # 47 : Brisbane , Australia . Nine months prior , Danny and Flip are sharing a house in Brisbane , with housemates Taylor ( Alex Menglet ) , Milo ( Damian Walshe-Howling ) , Otis ( Torquil Neilson ) , Sam ( Emily Hamilton ) , Jabber ( Haskel Daniel ) , and Derek ( Robert Rimmer ) . Anya ( Romane Bohringer ) , arrives and becomes a new housemate . Later that night , Milo and Otis set the rules for a contest to see which of them can successfully romance Anya . The next day , a pair of thugs ( Linal Haft and Nathan Kotzur ) show up at the house and threaten them for not paying their rent . Anya asks to invite some friends over for a party . The next morning , Danny types out a horror story about masturbation and posts it to `` Penthouse '' . While checking the mail , he is devastated to find an invitation to his ex-girlfriend 's wedding . A young Japanese girl , Satomi ( Sayuri Tanoue ) , who speaks little English , comes in , declaring , `` I move in now . '' After Satomi produces a wad of cash , Sam offers to let her stay in a narrow storage closet in the screened veranda surrounding the house . Anya 's party turns out to be a pagan ritual , and a drunk Milo gets tied to the pole of the washing line . Taylor also invites over a gang of skinheads to help confront the landlord 's thugs . Milo escapes from the neopagans as the skinheads start looting and vandalizing the house with chainsaws . Anya kisses Sam just as the skinheads manage to remove the entire back wall of the house . Danny quickly packs his belongings , leaves his boom box with Flip , and departs . House # 48 : Melbourne , Australia . Three months later , Danny is living in Melbourne with a housemate named Iain ( Ian Hughes ) . Danny attends the outdoor wedding of his ex-girlfriend ( Pascal Delair ) and best friend ( Stuart Nicholls ) in the pouring rain . When he arrives back home , Taylor and Flip arrive . Taylor expresses his pleasure at having discovered the joys of hiring prostitutes . Later , Sam also shows up after fleeing from an argument with Anya . Taylor checks the telephone directory for local prostitutes . Sam lies in bed with Danny and asks him to make love . Danny declines on the grounds that `` we 're mates . '' Danny is awakened in the middle of the night by loud music . He discovers Sam in the bath with her wrists cut . Danny comforts her , and she kisses him . In the morning , the two are awakened by two policemen ( Tim Robertson and Robert Morgan ) , who drag in an unconscious Taylor and lecture Danny about morality . The policemen line up Danny , Sam , Flip , and Iain in the lounge to interrogate them . The cops threaten them , checking all their arms for heroin needle track marks and declares Flip a `` pincushion . '' Danny asks Flip what 's going on , but Flip reveals he has checked into a rehab bootcamp . The policemen reveal that Taylor had stolen Danny 's credit card and charged over $ 8000 to it during a night of drunken mayhem . They also tell Danny that he owes more than $ 7,000 to the Brisbane landlord . Iain demands a lawyer and one of the cops draws his gun . Iain panics grabs for the gun , and gets shot in the ear . The cop warns Danny to be careful and Danny takes it as a threat , deciding to leave . House # 49 : Sydney , Australia . Three months later , Danny is living in a tidy flat in Sydney with housemates Nina ( Sophie Lee ) , 'Uptight Ivan ' ( Ivan Tatarovic ) , Dirk ( Francis McMahon ) , and Taylor . Danny notices a newspaper article saying that Melbourne police have been cleared of responsibility for Iain 's shooting . Sam arrives and moves into the spare room . An agent ( Clayton Jacobson ) from a department store credit bureau arrives , looking for a `` Mr . Corcoran . '' Danny shows the man a drawer full of collection letters addressed to Robert J. Corcoran . Anya arrives , and soon after , so does a policewoman , Sgt . P. O'Neill ( Skye Wansey ) , also looking for Corcoran . Anya and Sam argue about their broken relationship , which quickly escalates into loud sex . Nina urges Danny to get rid of them . Danny tells Anya that he just wants to be left alone , but Anya begins kissing him passionately . Sam appears at the door and sees them . Sam begins angrily packing her things while Danny apologizes . Sam declares Anya a `` chaos freak '' and heads out the door . The roommates all complain to themselves about their problems . Dirk enters to declare that he 's gay , but is disappointed by the lack of reaction from the roommates , who had all assumed as much . Danny loses his temper with Dirk , urging Dirk to chill out , since he is n't the only one with problems . Danny then locks himself in his bedroom with a telephone sitting on his chest . Taylor slides food to him under the door . Several hours later , Anya slides a cigarette through , and , sitting on the other side of the door , tells Danny a story about lovers , the plot of Solaris . Danny takes the cigarette . Taylor discovers that `` Penthouse '' has published Danny 's story . As Taylor gives Danny the good news , Flip arrives at the door , and reveals that he has left rehab . Sgt . O'Neill arrives with a partner ( Simon Wheeler ) . She adds up the amount due in Corcoran 's bills as $ 28,000 , and issues a summons to Danny to appear in court . At night , Danny tells Flip that he 's going to be sent to prison for credit fraud , but Flip says he needs Danny because he 's the only friend he has who is not on drugs . Flip leaves Danny 's room to get something to eat . Later that night , Danny starts packing his things in a milk crate . Loud music catches his attention , and he discovers Flip dead in front of the TV . A pair of cops declare Flip a `` typical bloody junkie '' and cover his body with a sheet , telling Danny not to touch anything . As the sun rises , Danny leaves with his typewriter , catches a ferry , and drops his typewriter into Sydney Harbour . Later , Sam encounters Danny asleep in front of her door , who , after waking him up , tells her that Flip has died . Danny and all of his former roommates hold a memorial service for flip . Each leaves a memento on a charcoal fire in a kettle grill in which Flip 's ashes have been dumped . Danny sacrifices his old boombox . Nina throws several credit cards in Robert A. Corcoran 's name on the fire . Anya gives Danny a cheque , ostensibly from Penthouse , and Nina declares that she and Anya , now a couple , are going to Paris together , where Nina hopes to be a successful actor . Danny calls Sgt . O'Neill and identifies Nina as Robert J. Corcoran , and he and Sam set off down the street together . Box office . The film `` He Died with a Felafel in His Hand '' grossed $ 820,999 at the box office in Australia . Differences between the book and the film . The book is in the form of a memoir of experiences living in shared accommodations , presumably from the point of view of John Birmingham . The film , on the other hand , tells a fictional story in episodic or anecdotal form . But the book is much more episodic , anecdotal , and fragmented than the story of the film , with frequent interpolations of anecdotes and commentary from the points of view of several other people . Birmingham implies in the text that these stories were contributed to him by others . The film replaces the main narrator of the book ( presumably Birmingham ) with the new character Danny , and also creates the characters of Sam , Anya , and Flip largely from scratch . ( In the book , it was Jeffrey whose death supplied the title . ) Thus , the romantic subplots are new to the film . Also , many of the main events of the film are not in the book , such as the `` Penthouse '' story line , the Pagan ritual , the trashing of the Queenslander by the skinheads , although a lot of these events do occur in 'The Tasmanian Babes Fiasco ' which is the sequel to the novel on which the film is based.The credit fraud scheme was executed by a character not in the movie , Melissa the Junkie . The number of characters and events is considerably pruned , condensed , and amalgamated in the film . The book does have characters or aspects of characters used in the film , such as Taylor , Milo , Otis , Nina , Dirk , Iain the Socialist , Derek the Bank Clerk , Satomi Tiger , Uptight , and the Cashmere Sweater Babes and their Rugby Dudes .
Babylon ( The X-Files ) . `` Babylon '' is the fifth episode of the tenth season of `` The X-Files '' . Written and directed by Chris Carter , it aired on February 15 , 2016 , on Fox . Plot . In Texas , a young Muslim man prays and goes about his daily routine . After driving to a motel to meet a friend , they then head over to an art gallery called Ziggurat for an art opening , which is later revealed to have been showcasing controversial depictions of Muhammad considered offensive to Muslims . Prior to leaving the car , they hold hands and say a prayer and then walk into the gallery , which shortly thereafter explodes . One of the men , now presumed to be a suicide bomber along with his friend , survives but is incapacitated in a vegetative state . Meanwhile , other bombers are shown to be planning another attack . Back in Washington , D.C. , Mulder and Scully meet Agents Miller and Einstein , both younger counterparts to the agents ( believer and skeptic ) but Miller is more extreme . While Agents Miller and Einstein leave to solve the bombing in Texas , Mulder asks Einstein ( instead of Scully due to her recent loss ) to meet up with him while Scully meets Miller in Texas . Mulder and Einstein 's relationship starts off rocky due to Einstein 's extreme skepticism . Scully and Miller get along well but clash with bigoted Homeland Security agents who try to silence him . The agents try to find a way to communicate with the vegetative bomber . Miller , who had worked with the FBI in Iraq , tries to speak with him in Arabic , while Scully checks his ECG for any subconscious reaction . Arriving in Dallas , Mulder comes up with an idea to communicate with the comatose bomber . Einstein gives Mulder psilocybin mushrooms , making Mulder high . He wanders into a rodeo themed bar where he dances and passes out . In his dreams Mulder is on a ship being beaten by the Cigarette Smoking Man . He sees the comatose man in his mother 's arms . He speaks to Mulder in Arabic . Mulder wakes up in a hospital and is scolded by Skinner . Einstein reveals that she had given Mulder a placebo , despite Mulder 's objections considering his powerful and profound experience . Mulder later spots the bomber 's mother hoping her presence would wake him up . However , the man dies . Agent Miller asks Mulder about his dreams , after trying to remember Mulder says , `` Babil al funduq '' which turns out to be the name of the hotel where the other bombers are hiding , Babylon Hotel . FBI SWAT agents arrive at the hotel and capture the bombers . Mulder later questions human nature and their beliefs , but then hears a loud sound of trumpets , suggesting it is the voice of God . Casting . This episode features the return of The Lone Gunmen ( portrayed by actors Tom Braidwood , Bruce Harwood and Dean Haglund ) which had been announced in July 2015 . Since the characters had been killed off in the ninth season , it was unknown how their characters would appear . Chris Carter explained that he would not reference `` The X-Files '' season 10 comics where The Lone Gunmen faked their deaths . The Lone Gunmen 's appearance was nearly cancelled when casting agents were unable to find Dean Haglund after he moved to Sydney , Australia . Haglund learned of the search from Bruce Harwood at a convention in Connecticut . In the episode , they appear in Mulder 's hallucination . The casting of Lauren Ambrose and Robbie Amell as Agents Einstein and Miller was also announced in July 2015 . Eric Breker , who plays Agent Brem in this episode , previously appeared as several different characters in various episodes , including `` Apocrypha '' , `` Demons '' , `` Emily '' and `` Christmas Carol '' . Reception . `` Babylon '' was met with mixed-to-negative reviews from critics , and was faced with controversy over accusations that the episode was Islamophobic in its negative portrayal of Muslims and Islamic beliefs . On Rotten Tomatoes , the episode received a 64 % approval rating and an average score of 6.6/10 . The consensus reads : `` The sloppy 'Babylon ' represents an unfortunate stumble , but Mulder and Scully 's interactions still offer fans enough incentive to tune in . '' In its initial broadcast in the United States on February 15 , 2016 , it received 7.07 million viewers , a decrease in viewership from the previous week of 8.31 million viewers .
Edwards English School , Jamtara . Edwards English School , Jamtara ( informally EES ) is an English medium high school affiliated to the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education ( ICSE ) , New Delhi . It is situated in Budhudih village of Jamtara District , Jharkhand , and is the only ICSE school in Jamtara . It was established in 1995 by A. D. Shenoy and George Kurien . Anthony Reis is its principal.Dlip Ghanty is the class teacher of class x b.He is specialist in chemistry . The school educates up to class 10 . Houses . There are four houses in EES . School magazine . The `` Edwardian '' is an annual collection of school happenings . It has English and Hindi sections and contains reports , speeches , photographs , poems , articles , and case studies of the school . Sports . The sports curriculum was designed and implemented by Rishikesh Singh and Alfred Francis , who were sports teachers at the school . There are facilities for students and staff consisting of playing fields for football , basketball and a cricket ground .
2002 San Francisco Giants season . The 2002 San Francisco Giants season was the 120th in franchise history , the franchise 's 45th season in San Francisco , and their third in Pacific Bell Park . The season ended with the Giants winning the National League pennant but losing to the Anaheim Angels in the 2002 World Series . The Giants finished the regular season with a record of 95–66 , games behind the Arizona Diamondbacks in the National League West standings . By virtue of having the best record among second-place teams in the National League , they won the NL wild card to earn a postseason berth . In the postseason , the Giants faced the Atlanta Braves in the National League Division Series . After being brought to the brink of elimination , the Giants won Games 4 and 5 to clinch the series , three games to two . They went on to defeat the St. Louis Cardinals in the National League Championship Series by a series score of four games to one to win the franchise 's 17th NL championship and its third in San Francisco . Then , in the World Series , they brought the Angels to the brink of elimination before the Angels came from behind to win Games 6 and 7 . 2002 was manager Dusty Baker 's tenth and final season managing the Giants . Following the season he departed to manage the Chicago Cubs . Starters by position . `` Note : Pos = Position ; G = Games played ; AB = At bats ; H = Hits ; Avg . = Batting average ; HR = Home runs ; RBI = Runs batted in '' Other batters . `` Note : G = Games played ; AB = At bats ; H = Hits ; Avg . = Batting average ; HR = Home runs ; RBI = Runs batted in '' Starting pitchers . `` Note : G = Games pitched ; IP = Innings pitched ; W = Wins ; L = Losses ; ERA = Earned run average ; SO = Strikeouts '' Other pitchers . `` Note : G = Games pitched ; IP = Innings pitched ; W = Wins ; L = Losses ; ERA = Earned run average ; SO = Strikeouts '' Relief pitchers . `` Note : G = Games pitched ; W = Wins ; L = Losses ; SV = Saves ; ERA = Earned run average ; SO = Strikeouts '' San Francisco Giants vs. Atlanta Braves . San Francisco wins the series , 3-2 Game 1 . October 9 : Busch Stadium , St. Louis , Missouri Game 2 . October 10 : Busch Stadium , St. Louis , Missouri Game 3 . October 12 : Pac Bell Park , San Francisco Game 4 . October 13 : Pac Bell Park , San Francisco Game 5 . October 14 : Pac Bell Park , San Francisco Game 1 . October 19 , 2002 at Edison International Field of Anaheim in Anaheim , California San Francisco won 4-3 at Edison International Field of Anaheim ( now Angel Stadium of Anaheim ) to take a 1-0 lead . Barry Bonds hit a home run in his first career World Series at-bat . He was one of three Giants to homer in the game ( the other two were Reggie Sanders and JT Snow ) . Troy Glaus hit 2 home runs for the Angels . Game 2 . October 20 , 2002 at Edison International Field of Anaheim in Anaheim , California Anaheim won 11-10 at home in a game where the lead kept fluctuating between the two teams , tying up the series . Bonds again hit a mammoth homer with 2 outs in the 9th inning , off of Troy Percival . The biggest home run of the night , however , was hit by Tim Salmon , a longtime Angel , with 2 outs and one on in the bottom of the 8th . The dramatic blast won the game for the Angels . Game 3 . October 22 , 2002 at Pacific Bell Park in San Francisco Anaheim won 10-4 in the first game at Pacific Bell Park ( now AT & T Park ) . The Angels batted around twice without a home run in either of their 4-run innings . Barry Bonds hit another home run , becoming the first man to homer in his first 3 World Series games . Game 4 . October 23 , 2002 at Pacific Bell Park in San Francisco San Francisco scored a 4-3 victory to tie the series . NLCS MVP Benito Santiago tied the game with a single in the 5th inning after the Angels walked Barry Bonds with a runner on second and two outs . David Bell put the Giants ahead with an RBI single in the bottom of the 8th . The run was unearned due to Anaheim catcher Bengie Molina 's passed ball during the previous at-bat , allowing J. T. Snow to move to second . Game 5 . October 24 , 2002 at Pacific Bell Park in San Francisco San Francisco took a 16-4 blowout win in a game in which the Angels never led . The most well-known moment in this game occurred when Giants first baseman J. T. Snow scored off a Kenny Lofton triple . 3-year-old batboy Darren Baker , son of Giants manager Dusty Baker , ran to home plate to collect Lofton 's bat before the play was completed and was quickly lifted by the jacket by Snow as he crossed the plate , with David Bell close on his heels . Had Snow not acted quickly , Darren could have been seriously injured . Game 6 . October 26 , 2002 at Edison International Field of Anaheim in Anaheim , California The turning point in the series came in Game 6 . Leading 5-0 with one out in the bottom of the 7th inning , 8 outs away from the Giants ' first World Series title in San Francisco , Giants manager Dusty Baker pulled starting pitcher Russ Ortiz for setup man Félix Rodríguez after Ortiz gave up consecutive singles to third baseman Troy Glaus and designated hitter Brad Fullmer . In a widely publicized move , Baker gave Ortiz the game ball as he sent him back to the dugout . During the pitching change the Rally Monkey came on the JumboTron , sending 45,037 Angels fans into a frenzy . Angel first baseman Scott Spiezio came to the plate and fouled off pitch after pitch before finally hitting a 3-run home run that barely cleared the wall in right field . The rally continued in the 8th inning , as Angel center fielder Darin Erstad hit a leadoff line-drive home run , followed by consecutive singles by Tim Salmon and Garret Anderson . ( Chone Figgins pinch ran for Salmon . ) When Bonds misplayed Anderson 's shallow left field bloop single , Figgins and Anderson took third and second respectively . With no outs , two runners in scoring position and now only a 5-4 lead , Baker brought in closer Robb Nen to pitch to Glaus , hoping that Nen could induce a strikeout that might yet preserve the Giants ' slim lead . However , Glaus slugged a double to the left-center field gap over Bonds ' head to drive in the tying and winning runs . In the 9th inning , Angels closer Troy Percival struck out Rich Aurilia to preserve the 6-5 victory in front of the jubilant home crowd . Game 7 . October 27 , 2002 at Edison International Field of Anaheim in Anaheim , California Game 7 proved to be somewhat anticlimactic after the drama of Game 6 . The Giants scored the first run on a sacrifice , but the Angels responded with a run-scoring double from catcher Bengie Molina and a 3-run double to right field from left fielder Garret Anderson to open a 4-1 lead . Rookie starting pitcher John Lackey maintained that lead . In the 9th inning , closer Troy Percival provided some tense moments as he opened the inning by putting two Giants on base , with only one out . But Tsuyoshi Shinjo – the first Japanese player in a World Series game – struck out swinging , and Kenny Lofton , also representing the tying run , flied out to Darin Erstad in right-center field to end the Series . The Angels won Game 7 , 4-1 , to claim their franchise 's first and so far only World Series Championship . John Lackey became the first rookie pitcher to win a World Series game 7 since 1909 . Awards and honors . All-Star Game
D56 motorway ( Czech Republic ) . D56 motorway ( ) , formerly Expressway R56 ( ) is a highway in eastern Czech Republic . Although its current length is 33 km , only 12 km between Ostrava and Frýdek-Místek are signed as a motorway .
Johnson–Hansen House . The Johnson–Hansen House is a historic house located in Provo , Utah . It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places . Significance . Located at 485 East 400 South , Provo , the Neils Johnson home is both architecturally and historically significant . `` The log cabin , brick house , and garage , built between 1870-1938 , describe settlement patterns and periods of development in Provo . Linking the brick historic home with a `` modern '' garage through the log cabin symbolizes the connection between past , present , and future . These structures are architecturally significant as excellent examples of local 1870s architecture and as a unique , late 1930s blend of nostalgic and modern influences on residential design ( Historic Provo p . 25 ) . '' The plat of the City of Zion . `` As soon as it was considered safe to move out of the fort , instead of making a home on his piece of land as the ordinary pioneer farmer would have done , the Provo settler , following the advice of President Young and the example of the older colony , selected a site and made his home in the platted part of the city . Each family had a quarter of a block -- perhaps more -- on which was the dwelling house ... Each morning the farmer and his sons went to their work on the farm , returning to their town home in the evening . '' The purpose of combining town and farm life was to provide better protection against the Indians and to provide a greater opportunity for a religious and social life . Niels Johnson and Ray Hansen . Born on August 5 , 1848 , in the country of Denmark , Neils Johnson was both a farmer and a sexton for the city cemetery . He was married to Josephine C.M . who was born in Norway on December 17 , 1846 . Together they had five children , although three of them died before 1898 . Johnson lived in this home between 1871 and 1923 , and was listed as residing at 356 South 500 East for four years afterward . Albert L. and Beatrice Hulick resided at the Neils Johnson home between 1926 and 1929 , and J. Lanning Hall in 1930-31 , but throughout their tenancies Neils Johnson still owned the home . Johnson died in 1937 , bestowing the property to his daughter ( two-thirds to Caroline Hinckley and one-third to Christine Hinckley Robinson . Mr. Ray Hansen then purchased the home . Born in Benjamin , Utah , Ray Hansen was born on February 22 , 1902 . He was married on July 2 , 1927 to Blanche Mcbeth , and they lived at 356 South 500 East in Provo before purchasing the Johnson–Hansen property . Ray Hansen was employed under Pacific States CI and P Co. , a pipeline manufacturer . In the year 1939 Mr. Hansen became a foreman , and in 1959 a patternmaker for the same company . He married a second time to Helen Hansen , and he died on June 3 , 1989 . The house today . The Johnson–Hansen home is one of four c.1870s houses remaining within this older , tree-lined residential neighborhood that demonstrate the town grid settlement pattern . These older homes are situated on corner lots and appear to have been laid off alternately within quarter sections of the square blocks . The log building remains as physical evidence of the kinds of structures that were built when Provo was originally settled . Ray Hansen used the log cabin as his gunsmith shop for over 50 years . The reasons he moved the log structure to its current location and connected it to his house and a `` modern '' garage are not known . The present owners , Dr. and Mrs. M. Gary Hadfield , have carefully rehabilitated the brick house and log cabin since they purchased the home in 1990 . The restoration work included the chemical removal of many layers of paint on both buildings . The home is being maintained as a single family residence . The Neils Johnson Home was designated a Provo City Historic Landmark on April 28 , 1995 . These structures have been well-maintained and retain their historic integrity and association .
National Register of Historic Places listings in Casey County , Kentucky . This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Casey County , Kentucky . It is intended to be a complete list of the properties on the National Register of Historic Places in Casey County , Kentucky , United States . The locations of National Register properties for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below , may be seen in a map . There are 2 properties listed on the National Register in the county .
Blackbird Group . Blackbird Group , Inc. was an Enterprise software company headquartered in New York City , New York which developed , marketed and supported software that helped companies and organizations with large-scale , Windows-centric networks manage and audit Active Directory , Windows File System , Microsoft Exchange and Microsoft SQL Server environments . Its products were used by organizations to manage both regulatory and corporate Compliance ( e.g. , HIPAA , FISMA , GLBA , PCI DSS and SOX ) , as well as Data Protection requirements . At the end of 2012 , Blackbird Group was acquired by enterprise security solution software vendor BeyondTrust . History . Blackbird Group was founded in 2002 in Hamburg , Germany by Christian Ehrenthal . The following year the business was moved to New York City . The company initially focused on recovery and backup solutions for enterprises using Novell eDirectory services , becoming a Novell Preferred Technology Partner . In 2008 , the company shifted its focus to compliance and systems management solutions for Microsoft-centric environments and was chosen by Microsoft as a member of the U.S. ISV Managed Partner Program in the High Potential ISV Group . Products . The company offered the Blackbird Management Suite , a technology platform that unified the operation of ten functionally separate modules that tracked , managed , and protected various activities from a centralized console . In the Windows infrastructure management arena , products focused on Active Directory , Windows File System , Microsoft SQL Server and Microsoft Exchange . Awards & Recognition . The Blackbird Management Suite won the “ Editor ’ s Best Award 2012 ” in the Best Auditing/Compliance Product category from Windows IT Pro magazine . The Blackbird Management Suite won the `` Editors ' Best Award 2011 '' in the Best Active Directory and Group Policy Product category from Windows IT Pro magazine . In 2011 , Redmond Magazine reviewed the Blackbird Management Suite and rated it with a score of 9.0 out of 10 , which earned Blackbird the magazine 's MVP award . The Blackbird Management Suite was named the `` Editors ' Best Award 2010 '' winner in the Auditing/Compliance Category by Windows IT Pro magazine .
Access to public information in Albania . Access to public information and freedom of information ( FOI ) refer to the right to access information held by public bodies also known as `` right to know '' . Access to public information is considered of fundamental importance for the effective functioning of democratic systems , as it enhances governments ' and public officials ' accountability , boosting people participation and allowing their informed participation into public life . The fundamental premise of the right to access public information is that the information held by governmental institutions is in principle public and may be concealed only on the basis of legitimate reasons which should be detailed in the law . In Albania the right to access to public information is guaranteed by the Constitution and by the Law on the Right to Information approved in 2014 and providing for a sound legal framework regulating access to public information . However , despite some significant progress toward securing the right to information over the last years , notable weakness remains in the functioning of the system and in the implementation of the law . Access is still a challenge in a country with a strong culture of secrecy and confidentiality . Background . Albania provides both constitutional and legal guarantees of the right to information . Efforts to establish a constitutional and legal framework securing citizens ' right to access public information date back to the early 1990s during Albania 's transition from a Communist country to a multi-party democratic system . The Constitution , effective since 1998 , enshrined this right in Article 23 and provides for the right of every person to access information held by state bodies and to attend public meetings . In 2004 , the parliament passed the Law 8503 , the `` Right to Information about Official Documents law '' , becoming the first country in the region to adopt a legislation on freedom of information . Currently , access to information is regulated by the Law on the Right to Information approved in 2014 , which is an upgrade of previous laws and regulations . Albania has also committed itself to realize the right to access public information through several international agreements . In 2002 , Albania ratified the Convention on access to Information , Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters ( Aarhus Convention ) which requires the adoption of laws on access to environmental information . Moreover , as a member of the Council of Europe , Albania has committed to comply with a 2002 recommendation on access to official document . Legal Framework . The new Right to Information Law of Albania has been assessed by many experts as one of the most important steps towards transparency and accountability , bringing Albanian legislation closer with the best international standards . The new law provided greater access for the public to official documents , and sets forth a system of penalties for public officials who refused to disclose information . The new legislation includes also an array of new concepts , such as the possibility of reclassifying secret documents , the release of partial information and the use of ICTs to make information held py public bodies available and accessible to the public . The law also establishes the obligation to appoint coordinators for access to information by every public authority charged with the task of supervising the authority ’ s responses to information requests and created the institution of a Commissioner for the Right to Information and Protection of Personal Data charged with supervising and monitoring compliance with the law and appeals bodies and procedures in cases of refusal or partial disclosure . Under the new law the Commissioner has the faculty to use disciplinary sanctions against those violating the requirements established in the law . The sanction system for failure to respect the right to information has been strengthened with the introduction of heavy administrative sanctions for officials violating the law . Furthermore , the new has broadened the scope of the definition of the term “ public information ” defined as any data registered in any form and format , maintained by a public authority as well as the definition of the term “ public authority ” which now encompasses commercial companies where the state hold the majority of shares , as well as any legal entity exercising public functions . Proactivity of publication for certain categories of information has been introduced . The law establishes that requests for information of public interest can be made orally or in writing . The provision of information is free of charge : the law only enables public bodies to charge the costs for photocopying ; no charge can be applied to electronic delivery . Public bodies are obliged to give an answer within 10 days from the submission of the request ( under the previous legal framework it was 40 ) . In case the request is rejected , the applicant has the right to appeal to the Commissioner and then to the courts . Exceptions to the right to information are established by the law , including for reasons of national security and international and intergovernmental relations . Access to public information in practice . Despite the improvements introduced by the new legal framework , the effectiveness of its implementation still remains to be seen . According to the journalist Rudina Hoxha , one of the problem is that the two institutions that should monitor the application of the law , meaning the Information and Data Protection Commissioner and the Ombudsman , have in fact a counseling character and even though by the law they are entitled to apply sanctions , this happens very rarely . According to a 2016 report by the NGO `` Mjaft Movement '' , Albanian public institutions comply with their obligations to provided public information under FOI requests only in 42 % of the cases . To test and monitor the application of the new law , the organisation submitted 230 requests for information to different public bodies , including central institutions , local ones , justice institutions and public universities . Out of 230 requests , only 98 replies were obtained . Only 80 of these answers disclosed the required information . The remaining 18 were cases of incomplete information provision . The report found out that Albanian municipalities were the most problematic and opaque institutions in terms of applying the FOI law . The main problem concerned non-compliance with the obligation to appoint the coordinator on the right to information and great lack of transparency on budget and financial issues .
Salug River . The Salug River is a river in Bukidnon , Philippines . Its drainage area is located in the southern sections of San Fernando . Salug is a tributary of the Davao River , an extensive river system of within the Davao river basin .
Ratowo , Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship . Ratowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Mogilno , within Mogilno County , Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship , in north-central Poland . It lies approximately east of Mogilno , south of Bydgoszcz , and south-west of Toruń . The village has a population of 122 .
Ivan Maistrenko . Ivan Maistrenko ( 1899–1984 ) was a Ukrainian revolutionary . He became a communist partisan during the Ukrainian Civil War of 1918–1920 . He became a journalist and by 1921 was deputy director of the All-Ukrainian Communist Institute of Journalism . As an opponent of Joseph Stalin he was arrested but survived the gulag becoming a post-war refugee in West Germany . He was a prominent member of the Ukrainian Revolutionary Democratic Party and edited their anti-Stalinist workers paper `` Vpered '' . He also wrote a book `` Borotbism '' about the movement of that name .
Shunji Enomoto . is a Japanese manga artist . Two of his lengthy manga serials , `` Golden Lucky '' and ' , ran in the magazine `` Weekly Morning '' from 1989 to 1996 and 1997 to 2003 respectively . His other published works include the graphic novel `` Hangyaku no Noroshi ( Curse of the Traitor ) '' , `` Eiga de Nigirippi ( Holding in Farts at the Movies ) '' ( which ran in the now-defunct `` Young Magazine Uppers '' ) , `` Enotic '' , and `` The Family Zoo '' ( with writer Chuya Chikazawa ) . His manga are known for their unusual visual rhythms and formal devices and for their obsessive and extreme scatological humor . Enomoto has a cult following in the United States among fans of alternative comics and manga . His works have been enthusiastically reviewed in `` The Comics Journal '' , which also published a short untitled comic by him in its Winter 2004 Special Edition . An English language scanlation has been made of `` The Family Zoo '' . Works by Enomoto have also been published in Spanish and Italian translations . Shunji Enomoto is a graduate of Yokohama 's Japan Film School .
Tronsanges . Tronsanges is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France . Demographics . At the 1999 census , the population was 344 . On 1 January 2004 , the estimate was 353 .
Robert MacGeorge . Robert Jackson MacGeorge was an Anglican priest and author in the 19th century . MacGeorge was born in The Gorbals , Glasgow on 19 December 1808 and educated at the University of Glasgow and the University of Edinburgh . He was ordained in 1839 and served briefly in Glasgow before moving to Canada , where he was the incumbent at Streetsville , Ontario . In 1859 he returned to a post in Scotland at St John the Evangelist , Oban . After this he was Synod Clerk for the Diocese of Argyll and The Isles then its dean until 1880 . He died on 14 May 1884 .
Mini-DIN connector . The mini-DIN connectors are a family of multi-pin electrical connectors used in a variety of applications . Mini-DIN is similar to the larger , older DIN connector . Both are standards of the Deutsches Institut für Normung , the German standards body . Mini-DIN connectors are 9.5 mm in diameter and come in seven patterns , with the number of pins from three to nine . Each pattern is keyed in such a way that a plug with one pattern can not be mated with any socket of another pattern . An important aspect of why each of these 7 mini-DIN connectors are `` official standards '' is because they are each drastically different from the other , with no simultaneously and directly overlapping similarities in ( 1 ) pin arrangement , ( 2 ) square key size and position , ( 3 ) circular shielding metal skirt notches and metallic additions - unlike the nonstandard mini-DIN connectors which may have directly overlapping characteristics to each other or to the standard mini-DIN connectors . `` ( The plug or male connectors shown , as visible when unplugged looking into the connector . ) '' The pin numbering for the plugs shown above is done left to right , bottom row to top row . Pin 1 will be on the lower left , and the highest pin number will be on the upper right . Non-standard connectors . Several non-standard sockets are designed to mate with standard mini-DIN plugs . These connectors provide extra conductors , and are used to save space by combining functions in one connector that would otherwise require two standard connectors . Other non-standard connectors mate only with their matching connectors , and are mini-DIN connectors only in the sense of sharing the 9.5 mm plug body . These mini-DIN style plugs are `` not '' approved by the Deutsches Institut für Normung , the German standards body , and many applications could be considered proprietary . `` ( The plug or male connector are shown , as visible when unplugged ; female sockets are mirror images . ) ''
2014–15 South Dakota Coyotes men 's basketball team . The 2014–15 South Dakota Coyotes men 's basketball team represented the University of South Dakota during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . The Coyotes , led by first year head coach Craig Smith , played their home games at the DakotaDome and were members of The Summit League . They finished the season 17–16 , 9–7 in The Summit League play to finish in a tie for fourth place . They advanced to the quarterfinals of The Summit League Tournament where they lost to South Dakota State . Schedule . ! colspan=9 style= '' background : # E34234 ; color : # FFFFFF ; '' | The Summit League Tournament
2011–12 Drake Bulldogs men 's basketball team . The 2011–12 Drake Bulldogs men 's basketball team represented Drake University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . The team , which plays in the Missouri Valley Conference ( MVC ) , was led by fourth-year head coach Mark Phelps and played their home games at the Knapp Center . Preseason & Exhibition . Ryan Wedel graduated , but returned as graduate assistant . The Bulldogs replaced two-thirds of their coaching staff . Frank Weisler left the team after suffering a career-ending pre-season injury . Brennen Newton is no longer with the team . The Bulldogs were picked to finish 7th in the pre-season MVC poll . Several players suffered pre-season injuries . Seth VanDeest will redshirt the season along with Reece Uhlenhopp who only played one minute against Indiana State . In addition , Rice & Alexander were suspended for the Bulldog 's exhibition and first regular season games due to an off-the-court shoplifting incident . As a result of injuries and suspensions , the Bulldogs played their exhibition game versus Quincy with just five scholarship players . Regular season . After easily defeating Upper Iowa , Drake ’ s first real test resulted in an impressive win against in-state rival Iowa State . The win significantly raised expectations for the Paradise Jam where the Bulldogs would play Ole Miss , Winthrop , & Virginia . The Bulldogs would lose 2 out those 3 games to finish 6th . Upon returning to the Knapp Center over Thanksgiving Weekend , the Bulldogs resumed a streak that began at the end of 2010–11 : Win at home , lose on the road . The Bulldogs 12-game home winning streak would be snapped on Jan. 7 against in-state rival Northern Iowa . Following the loss , the Bulldogs went on a 4-game winning streak , the longest in 3 seasons which included two road wins . The week of Jan. 22-Jan. 28 featured what many called the most challenging week of the season . After getting destroyed at Northern Iowa , Drake would put up a nice effort against # 15 Creighton but would ultimately fall . The biggest win of the season to date would come Jan. 28 where the Bulldogs won a triple-overtime thriller against Wichita State in a game that lasted over 3 hours . Drake would drop their next contest at Indiana State as a result of poor shooting . On Feb. 2 , team Captain Ben Simons was diagnosed with mononucleosis . With Simons out indefinitely , the Bulldogs would score the lowest points in a home game since 1949 in a 57–39 loss against Missouri State on Feb. 4 . A loss at Illinois State would be the third consecutive loss for the Bulldogs . The Bulldogs would capture their largest win since Phelps took over as head coach ( 2008–09 season ) at home against Evansville . Drake would suffer only its second loss in the annual Bracketbuster contests with a loss against New Mexico State . After winning on senior night , the Bulldogs would fall at Wichita State to close regular season play . Drake finished the regular season as part of a 5 way tie for third place in the conference . Unfortuantly Drake 's two losses against Missouri State would force Drake into playing a Thursday night game to open the 2012 MVC Tournament . Post-Season . After easily defeating Bradley , Drake would face Creighton in the MVC Tournament Semi-Finals . Despite an early 12–3 lead , Creighton would lead at halftime and go on a 15–4 run in the second half . Although the Bulldogs would close the gap to 3 late in the game , Creighton had better free throw shooting at the end of the game to defeat Drake by 7 . Drake accepted a bid to play in the 2012 CollegeInsiders.com Post-Season Tournament . The Bulldogs defeated North Dakota in the first postseason game at the Knapp Center ever for their first non-MVC Tournament postseason win in 37 years . Drake would fall in the second round to Rice , ending their season . Schedule . ! colspan=9 | 2012 State Farm MVC Tournament ! colspan=9| 2012 CIT Games listed as MVC-TV broadcast on Fox Sports Midwest , Fox Sports Indiana , Fox Sports Kansas City , Comcast Sportsnet Chicago , ESPN3 , and AT & T U-Verse among other local providers .
Accused , Stand Up ! `` Accused , Stand Up ! '' ( French : `` Accusée , levez-vous ! '' ) is a 1930 French crime film directed by Maurice Tourneur and starring Gaby Morlay , Suzanne Delvé and Camille Bert . After the two female stars of a Parisian cabaret are seen arguing , one of them turns up dead . This leads to the arrest and trial of the other until the real culprit is caught . The film 's sets were designed by the art director Jacques Colombier .
Felipe Vázquez . Felipe Javier Vázquez ( born Felipe Javier Rivero , July 5 , 1991 ) is a Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball ( MLB ) . He previously played for the Washington Nationals . Minor Leagues ( 2009–2015 ) . Vázquez signed with the Tampa Bay Rays as an international free agent on July 30 , 2008 . He represented the Rays at the 2012 All-Star Futures Game . He was added to the Rays ' 40-man roster on November 20 , 2012 . On February 13 , 2014 , Vázquez was traded to the Washington Nationals , along with José Lobatón and Drew Vettleson , in exchange for Nate Karns . He suffered through elbow inflammation during the season , and was limited to 14 games started . After the 2014 regular season , the Nationals assigned Vázquez to the Mesa Solar Sox of the Arizona Fall League . The Nationals transitioned Vázquez into a relief pitcher during spring training in 2015 . Vázquez opened the 2015 season with the Syracuse Chiefs of the Class AAA International League . 2015 . On April 17 , 2015 , Vázquez made his major league debut by coming in to pitch the top of the ninth inning in a 7–2 win over the Philadelphia Phillies . He pitched one inning , allowing two hits and one run while striking out two batters . He went on the disabled list due to gastrointestinal bleeding on April 22 . On June 1 , the Nationals called up Vázquez to the major leagues from Syracuse . At the end of the season , Vázquez was able to reach with his fastball in relief . In 49 games for the Nationals , he pitched in innings , posting a 2-1 record with a 2.79 ERA . With Jonathan Papelbon suspended and Drew Storen injured , Vázquez converted two save opportunities during the final week of the season . He finished the season with a 2.79 earned run average . The following season he struggled through the first half of the season , posting an ERA of 4.53 in 47 games . He struck out 53 in innings . 2016 . On July 30 , 2016 , the Nationals traded Vázquez , along with Taylor Hearn , to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Mark Melancon . For the Pirates , he finished with a 3.29 ERA in 28 games . 2017 . Vázquez began the 2017 season as a setup man . After a 0.58 ERA in 31 games , on June 9 he was named co-closer for the Pirates along with Juan Nicasio , replacing Tony Watson . Vázquez later assumed primary closing duties , with Nicasio becoming the eighth-inning setup man . Vázquez earned 21 saves in 23 opportunities in 2017 . 2018 : All-Star season . In 2018 , Vázquez was selected to play in the 2018 All-Star Game , his first All-Star appearance . Pitching style . Vázquez throws a fastball which can reach over . Vázquez 's fastball averaged in 2016 and around in 2017 . As a prospect with the Rays , Vázquez initially threw only . He also throws an effective changeup at with two-seam movement , which he picked up in the Rays minor league system . Vázquez began throwing it frequently in 2015 , and uses it around 25 percent of the time . The pitch has been referred to as a `` Bugs Bunny changeup '' by Pirates pitching coach Ray Searage . Vázquez also throws a slider and a curveball . Personal life . In 2018 , he changed his last name from Rivero to Vázquez to match the surname of his sister who 's been a big part of his career .
Khagraghat Road railway station . Khagraghat Road is a railway station on the Howrah-Bandel-Katwa-Azimganj line in Berhampore town and is located in Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal . History . In 1913 , the Hooghly–Katwa Railway constructed a wide broad gauge line from Bandel to Katwa , and the Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa Railway constructed the wide broad gauge Barharwa-Azimganj-Katwa Loop Line..With the construction of the Farakka Barrage and opening of the railway bridge in 1971 , the railway communication picture of the area completely changed . KhagraGhat Road emerged as an important station in the links to New Jalpaiguri . [ 2 ] The rail distance between Berhampore and Sealdah is approximately 205 km . Location . KhagraGhat Road railway station lies in Berhampore city of West Bengal . The line passes through Howrah-Chandannagar-Chuchura-Bandel-Nabadwip-Katwa-Salar-Khagraghat-Azimganj . It is located in Murshidabad district , from Howrah railway station . It is one of the important railway stations in Murshidabad and is second important station in Berhampore ( the other being Berhampore Court railway station ) town which lies on the other side of Bhagirathi river . People from maximum part of Southern Murshidabad district board from this station to reach North Bengal . Infrastructure . The railway station has currently 2 platforms .
Debate ( parliamentary procedure ) . Debate in parliamentary procedure refers to discussion on the merits of a pending question ; that is , whether it should or should not be agreed to . It is also commonly referred to as `` discussion '' . Purpose . When a motion has been made and is before the assembly , the process of debate could help the assembly determine whether to take action on the proposal . `` Robert 's Rules of Order Newly Revised '' ( RONR ) says , `` Debate '' , rightly understood , is an essential element in the making of rational decisions of consequence by intelligent people . '' One of the distinguishing characteristics of a deliberative assembly is that it is `` a group of people , having or assuming freedom to act in concert , meeting to determine , in full and free discussion , courses of action to be taken in the name of the entire group . '' Speech and time limits . Under the rules in `` Robert 's Rules of Order Newly Revised '' , the right of members to participate in debate is limited to two ten-minute speeches per day on a question . Riddick 's Rules of Procedure also specifies a default limit of ten minutes . The United States Senate has a limit of two speeches and no time limit for the speeches . In the United States House of Representatives , debate on most bills is limited to 40 minutes . In state legislative bodies , `` Mason 's Manual of Legislative Procedure '' limits debate to one speech for each question . Using `` Robert 's Rules of Order Newly Revised '' , a speaker can not transfer the time to another member . Also , unlike the practice in Congress , a member of an assembly in an ordinary society can not yield the floor to let another member speak on his or her time . Modification of limits . The group could modify the limits of debate to suit its needs . Modification of the speech and time limits could be done for a particular motion , a group of motions , or for the meeting through a motion to limit or extend the limits of debate . The assembly could also remove the limit on the number of speeches by using `` Informal consideration '' or by going into a `` committee of the whole '' or `` quasi committee of the whole '' . If the assembly wants the change of limits to be effective for all its meetings and not just for the current meeting , it could adopt a special rule of order changing the limits on debate . On the merits , not the member . Debate on any question should be limited to the merits of the question . Debate should not be about other members and especially should not involve any personal attacks . To keep the debate from becoming personal , members should address the chair instead of each other . No interruption of speaker . A member speaking in debate should not be interrupted unless a rule is being broken or the urgency of the situation justifies the interruption ( correcting a speaker of the facts spoken in debate does not justify an interruption ) . An example of an appropriate situation to interrupt a speaker is if the speaker is starting to make a personal attack on another member . Not all motions are debatable . All main motion < nowiki/ > s are debatable . Other motions may or may not be debatable . The debatability of motions depends on the purpose of the motion . For example , the purpose of the motion to limit debate would be defeated if this motion itself could be debated ; therefore , the motion to limit debate is not debatable . Chairman should not debate . Except in committees and small boards , the chairman ( or whatever title the presiding officer is called ) should not speak in debate to maintain the impartiality required of this position . This also means that the chairman should not interrupt a speaker so long as that person is following the rules of the group . In addition , `` Robert 's Rules of Order Newly Revised '' states that `` under legitimate parliamentary procedure , there is no such thing as 'gaveling through ' a measure . '' In other words , the chairman can not move so quickly through the proceedings so as to disregard the rights of members to speak on it . Speaking order . The member who made the motion is entitled to speak first in debate . Then members are called on the order in which they are recognized by the chair , although members who have not spoken yet get preference over those who have . If possible , the chair alternates between someone in favor and someone against the motion . Motion to limit or extend limits of debate . The motion to limit or extend limits of debate is used to modify how much debate is allowed . Robert 's Rules of Order Newly Revised ( RONR ) . Unless the organization 's rules say otherwise , each member of a deliberative assembly is allowed to make two ten-minute speeches on each debatable motion , with a requirement that a member wait for other members who have not spoken on the question to speak before making his second speech . The motion to limit or extend limits of debate can decrease or increase the allowed number of speeches or length of speeches or it can decrease or increase the total amount of time for debate . The Standard Code of Parliamentary Procedure ( TSC ) . Alternatively , the motion can also modify or remove limits already imposed . For example , if each speaker is given three minutes , and a speaker reaches their maximum , they may use this motion to request an additional 30 seconds to finish their remarks . Because this motion by definition limits or changes the limits of the freedom of the body , it requires a vote of two-thirds to pass . TSC does not normally limit the length of speeches as RONR does , stating , `` Parliamentary law fixes no limit on the length of speeches during debate ... Debate can ordinarily be kept within reasonable time limits by the presiding officer 's insistence that all discussion be confined strictly to the subject . '' Also , TSC allows the motion to limit or extend debate to be debated , but only on the merits of the limitations . As with all subsidiary motions , TSC does not allow this motion to be reconsidered . Closing debate . A member can make a motion to close debate immediately . The assembly of an ordinary society could decide to adopt such a motion by a two-thirds vote or by unanimous consent . Debate is automatically closed when no one else wants to speak on the motion .
Kanni , Kalewa . Kanni is a village in Kalewa Township , Kale District , in the Sagaing Region of western Burma .
Voivodeship road 430 ( Poland ) . Voivodeship road 430 ( , abbreviated DW 430 ) is a route in the Polish voivodeship roads network . It runs through the Greater Poland Voivodeship ( Poznań County ) , leading from Poznań , through Luboń and Puszczykowo to Mosina where it meets Voivodeship road 431 .
Waterstart . A waterstart is a key windsurfing maneuver for recovering after a fall and getting back into sailing position by using wind . It is more efficient than `` uphauling '' the sail ( standing on the board and lifting it by the rope , or `` uphaul '' ) , but requires a minimum level of wind to perform . Variations of waterstarting include the clew-first waterstart and the light wind waterstart . Overview . During a waterstart , a sailor clears the sail of water and powers it up in the wind . The powered sail then pulls the sailor out of the water enough so they could step up and onto the board . When the sail is first being lifted , it often helps to push the back of the board slightly underwater , and setting the front of the boom onto the board ( near the footstraps ) . The buoyancy of the board will then push the boom upward , helping to lift the sail out of the water . Waterstarting is faster and less tiring compared to climbing back on the board and uphauling the sail , but requires enough wind ( about 14 knots or more , depending on the skills , weight and agility of the surfer ) to perform . Waterstarting requires flying the sail and getting the mast high enough so that the wind will finish in lifting the sailor 's weight up and onto the board . Mastering this technique is imperative when sailing in high winds or in large swell , when uphauling the sail would be difficult or impossible . It is also necessary when sailing on smaller boards , when the board does not have enough buoyancy for the sailor to stand on it with enough stability to uphaul the sail . Many sailors practice waterstarting in shallow waters , where it is easier to maneuver the board and rig into the correct position . When a beginner sails in windier conditions and falls in deeper water , there will be more opportunity to learn a `` deep water '' waterstart . Clew-first waterstart . A clew-first waterstart is a variation used to start in the opposite direction from the one the board is initially pointing . It is very similar to a standard waterstart . The main difference is that once the sail is flying , the board is on the mast side of the sailor and points a bit further downwind , on a broad reach . The sail is flipped once the sailor is up and on the board . Light wind waterstart . Waterstarting in light wind is also possible , but more difficult to perform , and may even require a different technique such as controlling the rig by the foot of the sail and lower part of the mast ( i.e . controlling the sail at a point lower than the boom ) . As such , it is considered an expert-level skill . Experts can waterstart in winds as light as 7-10kt .
Uwe Krause . Uwe Krause ( born 13 October 1955 ) is a German former footballer . He spent most of his career in France .
Xavier Gibson . Xavier Gibson ( born November 3 , 1988 ) is an American professional basketball player for Osaka Evessa in Japan . His nickname is X .
Akhil Bharatiya Sena . ( `` lit . '' All India Army ) is a political party founded in 1997 in Mumbai , Maharashtra by former gangster Arun Gawli ( alias 'Daddy ' ) . Gawli had earlier been close to the Shiv Sena supremo , Bal Thackeray , but in 1996 a bloody feud surged between them when Arun Gawli mercilessly slew several Sena party legislators and party workers . Gawli then formed a separate party.. In the BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation ( BMC ) elections 2002 the ABS candidate Sunil Ghate defeated the Sena candidate in Gawli 's home turf . Ghate is today the sole ABS corporator in BMC . In the Lok Sabha elections 2004 Gawli got 92,210 votes ( 26.5 % ) in the constituency Mumbai South Central . In the Maharashtra state assembly elections later the same year ABS launched 20 candidates . One ( Gawli ) got elected . The trade union wing of ABS is called Akhil Bharatiya Kamgar Sena . In 2007 BMC elections ( Mumbai city council ) ABS won 2 seat . His daughter Geeta Gawali won and became corporator on ABS ticket . In 2009 ABS supported Congress party and its candidate Milind Deora on Mumbai South . In 2010 Arun Gawali and all his candidates lost the election for ( vidhan sabha ) Maharashtra Assembly election . In 2017 New Candidate Santosh ( Henry ) Alfred DSaoza Joined Akhil Bhartiya Sena From Ward No 209 . But Lose The Election . And Now He Is Byculla Taluka Adhyaksha . Currently , Gawali is lodged in jail .
President of the University of Washington . The President of the University of Washington is the chief administrator of the university . The University of Washington is a public university in Seattle , Washington . Established in 1861 and originally known as the Territorial University of Washington , UW is the oldest public university in the state of Washington . The University offers bachelor 's , master 's and doctoral degrees through its 140 departments , organized into various colleges and schools . With a total student enrollment of about 46,000 , UW is one of the largest universities in the United States . The longest-serving president of the university was William P. Gerberding , who held the office for sixteen years from 1979 to 1995 . The current president of the University of Washington is Ana Mari Cauce . Cauce served as the university 's interim president before replacing the thirty-first president , Michael K. Young , and assuming her position as the university 's permanent president on October 13 , 2015 . Cauce is the thirty-third president of the university . Twenty-five men and one woman have served as the university 's permanent president , and six men and three women have served as its interim president pending the appointment of a permanent successor . List of presidents . The following individuals have held the Office of President of the University of Washington . There are gaps in the line of succession when the University was closed from 1867–69 and part of 1874 and 1876 The university presidents in whose honor buildings have been named bear an asterisk .
Seabra . `` For people with the surname , see Seabra ( surname ) . '' Seabra is a municipality in the state of Bahia in the North-East region of Brazil .
Asgarabad-e Abbasi . Asgarabad-e Abbasi ( , also Romanized as ‘ Asgarābād-e ‘ Abbāsī ; also known as ‘ Asgarābād ) is a village in Asgariyeh Rural District , in the Central District of Pishva County , Tehran Province , Iran . At the 2006 census , its population was 1,024 , in 268 families .
Ximena Navarrete . Jimena `` Ximena '' Navarrete Rosete ( born February 22 , 1988 in Guadalajara ) is a Mexican actress , TV Host , model and beauty queen who won Miss Universe 2010 , becoming the second Mexican to do so . She was previously named as Nuestra Belleza México 2009 . In 2013 Ximena Navarrete played a dual role in La Tempestad as Marina Reverte and Magdalena Reverte with William Levy and Daniela Romo . Personal life . Navarrete was born and raised in Guadalajara , the capital city of Jalisco , Mexico to a middle-class family . She is one of two children , born to Carlos Navarrete , a dentist , and Gabriela Rosette , a house wife . She has one younger sister . She began modeling locally at the age of sixteen , and studied nutrition at the Valle de Atemajac University , prior to taking part in the world pageant . In 2012 , Ximena accepted to be part of a genetic study , her maternal lineage is haplogroup J ; her roots lie in the region known as the Franco-Cantabrian , which is in northern Spain and southwestern France . Nuestra Belleza México 2009 . Navarrete was crowned Nuestra Belleza Jalisco on July 16 , 2009 in her hometown , and subsequently won the national title of Nuestra Belleza México as well , besting thirty-three other contestants during the 16th edition of that event , held September 20 , 2009 in Mérida , Yucatán . That night , Navarrete became the second consecutive winner from Jalisco , following Karla Carrillo , the outgoing titleholder and a close friend who encouraged her to participate in the pageant . Miss Universe 2010 . On August 23 , 2010 , Navarrete ( then known as `` Jimena '' ) was named Miss Universe , making her the second Mexican delegate to win the title , after Lupita Jones in 1991 . Coincidentally , both were crowned in Las Vegas , Nevada . In October 2010 , Navarrete traveled to Shanghai , China for the 2010 World Expo and Shanghai Fashion Week . On February 10 , 2011 , Navarrete became spokesperson of L'Oreal Paris and Old Navy . She had her first official photo shoot in Mexico . In March 2011 , Navarrete traveled to Moscow , Russia and Santo Domingo , Dominican Republic to attend the national finals respectively . She then traveled to Puerto Rico for the Puerto Rico Golf Open . She also traveled to Panama to work with Aid for AIDS and attended the Thai national final at Bangkok , Thailand on March 26 , 2011 . In May 2011 , Navarrete traveled to Guadalajara , Mexico , her hometown , to raise awareness for Children International , a U.S.-based humanitarian organization helping over 12,000 poor children there . In July 2011 , Navarrete attended the Chilean national final at Santiago , Chile . She also traveled to the Atlantis Paradise Island , The Bahamas to help crown Miss Teen USA on July 16 , 2011 . During her reign , Navarrete traveled to Spain , multiple trips in Mexico , Indonesia , China , France , India , Russia , Dominican Republic , Puerto Rico , Panama , Thailand , Brazil , Guatemala , Chile and Bahamas in addition to numerous trips around the United States and Mexico . Modeling and acting . On February 10 , 2011 , Navarrete became spokesperson of L'Oreal Paris and Old Navy . In 2013 , Navarrete announced she would debut her acting career in the soap opera `` La tempestad '' . On February 15 , 2013 , Salvador Mejía confirmed that Navarrete and William Levy would be the protagonists of the telenovela . She played a twins role , as Marina Reverte and Magdalena Artigas .
Singapore Examinations and Assessment Board . The Singapore Examinations and Assessment Board ( Abbreviation : SEAB ; Chinese : 新加坡考试与评鉴局 ; Malay : `` Lembaga Peperiksaan Singapura '' ) is a statutory board under the Ministry of Education ( MOE ) of Singapore . SEAB was formed on 1 April 2004 , as a salutatory board to develop and conduct national examinations in Singapore and to provide other examination and assessment services . The board also publishes examination results for the major exams such as the Primary School Leaving Examination , GCE 'O ' Level and GCE 'A ' Level . Regulated examinations . The following national examinations are regulated by the Singapore Examinations and Assessment Board .
Kadkan Rural District . Kadkan Rural District ( ) is a rural district ( `` dehestan '' ) in Kadkan District , Torbat-e Heydarieh County , Razavi Khorasan Province , Iran . At the 2006 census , its population was 5,107 , in 1,204 families . The rural district has 5 villages .
Jan Smuts Avenue . Jan Smuts Avenue is a major street in Johannesburg , South Africa . It begins in Randburg , and passes through important business areas like Rosebank . It passes the Johannesburg Zoo , Zoo Lake and Wits University before becoming Bertha Street , and the Nelson Mandela Bridge near the Johannesburg CBD . It has been described as `` the most important road for a tourist '' in Johannesburg . Route description . This major northbound Johannesburg road is roughly 12 km long and is mostly a two or three lane dual carriageway . Jan Smuts Avenue begins in Braamfontein 's ridge as an extension northwards of Bertha Street around Stiemens Street . It passes the East campus of the University of Witwatersrand on its left and Helpmekaar College on the right before descending into the leafy suburb of Parktown were it crosses over a major intersection , the M71 , Empire Road . After crossing Empire Road , passes over the M1 De Villiers Graaff motorway with several entrances and exits at this intersection . Leaving Parktown , the road begins to drop as it descends Parktown Ridge through the hilly and leafy suburbs of Westcliff and Forest Town . As it enters Parkview , it passes through the Herman Eckstein Park , with the Johannesburg Zoo to the right and the left Zoo Lake . Narrowing to single lanes in Saxonwold , Jan Smuts Avenue splits northwards at the Cotswold Drive ( R25 ) winding its way out off Saxonwold and into Parkwood . It resumes as a dual carriageway as it climbs into the retail suburb of Rosebank and leafy Parktown North before dropping down into Dunkeld West as a single carriageway . A short while later it resumes as a dual carriageway passes into Hyde Park where at a major intersection close to the Hyde Park Corner shopping centre , the road splits north-west when it intersects the start of the William Nicol Drive ( M81 ) . It passes through Craighall and Craighall Park crossing the Braamfontein Spruit . It then enters the old Randburg suburbs of Blairgowrie and Bordeaux intersecting Bram Fischer Drive , Ferndale and where Jan Smuts Avenue ends . History . Jan Smuts Avenue is named after the Second Boer War general Jan Smuts and Prime Minister of the Union of South Africa . On 3 July 1917 , the Federation of Ratepayers Association recommended to the City of Johannesburg that two main roads in Johannesburg be named after Louis Botha and Jan Smuts , in honour of their service to the British Empire during World War One . Prior to the road 's renaming in 1917 , it was known as the Pretoria Road .
Meirin College . is a private junior college in Niigata , Niigata , Japan , established in 1997 .
Cleo Rogers Memorial Library . The Cleo Rogers Memorial Library , also known as the Main Library , is the flagship library of the Bartholomew County Public Library system . It includes a branch in Hope , Indiana , and a bookmobile that serves the county . The building was designed by I. M. Pei & Partners and constructed by Dunlap & Company , completed in 1969 , and dedicated in 1971 . It is notable for its design of red brick with concrete details and its Library Plaza , an urban space punctuated by the sculpture , `` Large Arch '' by Henry Moore . It is named for Cleo Rogers ( 1905-1964 ) who was the county librarian for 28 years and assistant librarian for nine years . History . In 1899 a library in the county first began occupying two rooms inside the original Columbus City Hall at the southwest corner of Fifth and Franklin Streets . The library 's immediate popularity led the community to request funds from the well-known philanthropists , Andrew Carnegie , who was widely known for financing the construction of libraries throughout the United States . While Columbus has always contained the main branch of the Bartholomew County system , a branch has existed in Hope , Indiana in various locations at the same time . In 1966 a rented space was acquired on the town square and in 1998 a dedicated branch was opened that was designed by Deborah Berke & Partners Architects . The Carnegie library . The first library in Bartholomew County stood on the corner of what was then Fifth and Mechanics Street ( Mechanics was later renamed to Lafayette Avenue ) . This plot of land was donated to the county by Columbus resident Joseph I. Irwin . The original building was designed by John W. Gaddis of Vincennes , Indiana and dedicated on June 1 , 1903 . The construction cost was $ 19,200 with $ 15,000 coming from a donation from Andrew Carnegie and the remaining $ 4,200 obtained from taxation . This library was then known as the `` Carnegie Library , '' but after 1923 became known as the `` Columbus-Bartholomew County Library '' with service to the entire county . A new library needed . By the late 1950s the needs of the county had outgrown the first building and required a larger library . The project was funded by a $ 1 million bond and donations from the community , including an $ 800,000 grant from Cummins Engine Foundation . However , this project was not directly part of the Cummins Foundation Architectural Program . The Cleo Rogers Memorial Library . From the beginning , the intention of the library and the plaza was to transform this part of the city so that it would positively affect the surrounding area and encourage residents to stay downtown . The completion of this project also meant the demolition of the old library building and the closure of Lafayette Avenue between fifth and sixth . By the early 1960s a number of modern buildings by young architects had been built in Columbus through the Cummins Foundation Architectural Program , however this building was not one of those projects . The Bartholomew County Library Association Board decided on their own to work with Pei . When Pei was offered the opportunity to build the library , he seized it in order to create a project that would transform the downtown area with the addition of a civic plaza in front of the library.The design and placement of the library , plaza , and sculpture directly relate to and recognize the design of First Christian Church ( designed by Eliel Saarinen and completed in 1942 ) , and the Irwin House , ( designed by Henry Ayling Phillips and completed in 1910 ) . Pei felt that the project `` should occupy a space which would be quiet yet dignified ; that it be easily accessible to the great majority of people , both young and old ; that is location create an area of urban space , and that it take into consideration the future growth of the community and its character . '' Brick was used as the primary building material for the library , and as a traditional load bearing masonry system ; concrete and limestone is used as detailed elements . This brick pavilion has solid walls on the east and west and has its main entrance off center at the west end . The deeply recessed windows associated with the entrance are of a scale that relate to First Christian Church across the street , while the windows on the east end are shorter and relate to the scale of the sculpture and the Irwin house nearby . Inside the building the brick , concrete , and limestone details carry through . The ceiling is a coffered concrete system with deep inset square elements that contain light fixtures . Library Plaza . The Library Plaza was a significant part of Pei 's design . Before the Library Plaza was built there were few civic gathering spots in the city . The first park in the city , known as Commercial Park , Central Park , and City Park , remained just east of the first Columbus City Hall on the site which is now part of the courtyard of the First Christian Church . Pei believed that by creating the Library Plaza he would be creating the first `` truly urban space '' to Columbus . At the 1971 dedication , I. M. Pei spoke about the importance of the interrelationship between the parts of the Library Plaza : `` So here I am today very proud , and very happy to dedicate the Library , and also to dedicate the 'Large Arch ' , but more important than both of these is to be here to dedicate this open space , which is now yours . Eliel Saarinen 's church , our building here , Moore 's 'Arch ' , Irwin 's house , each is made more important by the presence of this open space , yet this open space is more than the sum of all of these . '' The same brick and concrete materials used on the library were used on the plaza . Pei 's hope was that the plaza would be compared to the vital public plazas of European cities . For many years , the Library Plaza has been used for art fairs , concerts , and other community events including `` Popfest , '' which existed for 29 years . 1987 Library addition . After 15 years , it was clear that library offerings needed to expanded . Columbus-based architect James K. Paris of Architect Group , Inc. was chosen to make an addition to the back of the building in order to add the `` Indiana Room , '' which houses books relating to Columbus , Bartholomew County , the State of Indiana , and family history ; it also added room for the fiction collection and reference section . The addition was highlighted by the addition of a two-story glass covered atrium that joins the two buildings . This addition occupies a space at the back of the building that was designed to be an outdoor courtyard . 2004 Library Plaza renovation . The Library Plaza was renovated to accommodate a wheelchair accessible ramp on the west side of the plaza . This work was completed in a brick sympathetic to that which was used originally in the 1960s . 2013 Library Plaza renovation . By early 2012 , the Library Board began considering alterations to the plaza that would better connect the Columbus Area Visitors Center and the Library , and at the same time make the Library Plaza more inviting for visitors . After considerable discussion and some revision through community meetings and discussions with Pei Cobb Freed & Partners , a plan was created that preserved the original intentions of Pei . In the end , this solution and process were celebrated by community leaders .
Robert Cameron ( Lincoln City footballer ) . Robert Cameron was a Scottish professional association football player who played as a forward . Kelly was recruited from Glasgow and was paid £18 signing on fee . On 3 September 1892 while playing against Sheffield United he scored Lincoln City 's first ever Football League goal , he only scored 2 more goals in his next 14 league matches and eventually replaced by fellow Scot Jock Fleming .
Kungi . Kungi is a village in Põdrala Parish , Valga County , in southern Estonia . It has a population of 45 ( as of 1 January 2012 ) .
Wax carving . Wax carving is the shaping of wax using tools usually associated with machining : rotary tools , saws , files and burins or gravers . Actual knives can be used and most certainly are , but the hardness of the material is such that they are not the ideal tool , generally . To carve wax , the proper size and shape of block or tube is chosen , in the preferred hardness , and cut to a rough size , as needed . Then the design is generally drawn or laid out on that , and saws , files or machine tools are used to work the wax into a finished product . The wax is easily taken to a fine finish in the end using a bit of nylon stocking or steel wool . After the wax product is finished , it may be molded or used in the lost wax casting process to create a final cast product . Casting waxes . There are a wide variety of wax types used in the lost wax casting process . Generally they fall into three main types , soft , hard and injection waxes . Injection waxes are made and intended to be used for injecting wax under pressure into rubber or other types of molds . They can be carved and worked otherwise , but they are not specifically designed for that use . Their properties more often target good injection properties : flow , low shrinkage , pot life etc . Soft waxes are sometimes called sculpting waxes , and generally have a consistency resembling clay . Generally the techniques used in working soft waxes are similar to those used with clay and involve the use of wooden or metal spatulas , direct molding with the fingers and the like . Carving wax . Carving wax is a smooth , non-brittle wax designed for carving and/or machining . Although the formulas for most commercial waxes are proprietary , most suppliers will state that hard waxes are some blend of waxes and plastics . This family of waxes has a hardness and consistency of plastic or softer wood . They can be cut or carved with knives , files and rotary or machine tools . To illustrate the usefulness of this type of wax , if one were to get a candle , mount it on a lathe and feed a tool into it , the wax would slough off like butter , stick to the tool and make a mess . Hard wax , on the other hand , will machine more like soft aluminum , giving fine edges and a fine finish if worked properly . Waxes come in a wide variety of shapes : blocks , sheets , rods and tubes , and in recent times there are even extruded shapes available . The rods are useful for lathe turning , among other things , and the tubes are useful for making rings in jewelry work . The tubes are available in various sizes , and also with a flat top , which is useful for signet rings .
Compassion International ( Taiwan ) . Compassion International ( Taiwan ) - humanitarian non-profit organization helping needy children in Vietnam and aboriginal communities of Taiwan . Founded in 1995 and based in Taiwan . It declares its mission to devote itself to converge support from general public to ensure the underprivileged areas to achieve the world highest humanity development level . Activities . The operations in Vietnam are mainly concentrated on the central part of the country , where international assistance was usually non-sufficient . In 2005 , Compassion Intarnational spent 300,000 USD on its projects in Vietnam . This article is related to the List of non-governmental organizations in Vietnam .
Ulopeza conigeralis . `` Ulopeza conigeralis '' is a moth in the family Crambidae . It was described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1852 . It is found in Cameroon , the Republic of the Congo , the Democratic Republic of the Congo ( West Kasai , Equateur , East Kasai ) , Equatorial Guinea , Ethiopia , Ghana , Ivory Coast , Mali , Nigeria , Sierra Leone , South Africa and Zambia . The wingspan is about 20.5 mm . Adults are black to brown dorsally with dark brown forewings , with white patterns at the middle . The larvae feed on the leaves of `` Moringa oleifera '' . Early instar larvae are dull white , while late instars are light red . Pupation takes place inside a silken cocoon .
Salvatore Turco . Salvatore J. Turco is an American molecular and cellular biochemist , currently the Antonio S. Turco Endowed Professor at University of Kentucky , and also a published author .
Akina Shirt . Akina Shirt ( born January 18 , 1994 ) is a First Nations singer known for her performances in the Cree language . Currently she sings in four choirs : Victoria School 's Mixed Jazz Choir , the prestigious Kokopelli Choir , Shaftesbury High School choir and the Sacred Heart Church of First People 's Choir . Performances . Shirt gained fame by singing `` O Canada '' in Cree at a National Hockey League game between the Calgary Flames and the Vancouver Canucks on February 3 , 2007 . This was the first time in Canadian history that the national anthem had been performed in an aboriginal language at a major league sporting event . She was also interviewed on CBC Radio One 's `` As it Happens '' the night before the game , and sang the anthem on the show as well . Shirt also recorded a five-song CD for Alberta Education in 2006 as part of their new social studies curriculum , launched in June 2007 . She has performed at the Francis Winspear Centre for Music , Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium , the Jack Singer Concert Hall in Calgary as well as other venues .
Hypnagogia . Hypnagogia , also referred to as `` hypnagogic hallucinations '' , is the experience of the transitional state from wakefulness to sleep : the `` hypnagogic '' state of consciousness , during the onset of sleep ( for the transitional state from sleep to wakefulness see hypnopompic ) . Mental phenomena that may occur during this `` threshold consciousness '' phase include lucid thought , lucid dreaming , hallucinations , and sleep paralysis . However , sleep paralysis and lucid dreaming are separate sleep conditions that are sometimes experienced during the hypnagogic state . Definitions . The word `` hypnagogia '' is sometimes used in a restricted sense to refer to the onset of sleep , and contrasted with `` hypnopompia '' , Frederic Myers 's term for waking up . However , `` hypnagogia '' is also regularly employed in a more general sense that covers both falling asleep and waking up , and Havelock Ellis has questioned the need for separate terms . Indeed , it is not always possible in practice to assign a particular episode of any given phenomenon to one or the other , given that the same kinds of experience occur in both , and that people may drift in and out of sleep . In this article `` hypnagogia '' will be used in the broader sense , unless otherwise stated or implied . Other terms for hypnagogia , in one or both senses , that have been proposed include `` presomnal '' or `` anthypnic sensations '' , `` visions of half-sleep '' , `` oneirogogic images '' and `` phantasmata '' , `` the borderland of sleep '' , `` praedormitium '' , `` borderland state '' , `` half-dream state '' , `` pre-dream condition '' , `` sleep onset dreams '' , `` dreamlets '' , and `` wakefulness-sleep transition '' ( WST ) . Threshold consciousness ( commonly called `` half-asleep '' or `` half-awake '' , or `` mind awake body asleep '' ) describes the same mental state of someone who is moving towards sleep or wakefulness , but has not yet completed the transition . Such transitions are usually brief , but can be extended by sleep disturbance or deliberate induction , for example during meditation . Signs and symptoms . Transition to and from sleep may be attended by a wide variety of sensory experiences . These can occur in any modality , individually or combined , and range from the vague and barely perceptible to vivid hallucinations . Sights . Among the more commonly reported , and more thoroughly researched , sensory features of hypnagogia are phosphenes which can manifest as seemingly random speckles , lines or geometrical patterns , including form constants , or as figurative ( representational ) images . They may be monochromatic or richly colored , still or moving , flat or three-dimensional ( offering an impression of perspective ) . Imagery representing movement through tunnels of light is also reported . Individual images are typically fleeting and given to very rapid changes . They are said to differ from dreams proper in that hypnagogic imagery is usually static and lacking in narrative content , although others understand the state rather as a gradual transition from hypnagogia to fragmentary dreams , i.e. , from simple `` Eigenlicht '' to whole imagined scenes . Descriptions of exceptionally vivid and elaborate hypnagogic visuals can be found in the work of Marie-Jean-Léon , Marquis d'Hervey de Saint Denys . Tetris effect . People who have spent a long time at some repetitive activity before sleep , in particular one that is new to them , may find that it dominates their imagery as they grow drowsy , a tendency dubbed the `` Tetris '' effect . This effect has even been observed in amnesiacs who otherwise have no memory of the original activity . When the activity involves moving objects , as in the video game `` Tetris '' , the corresponding hypnagogic images tend to be perceived as moving . The `` Tetris '' effect is not confined to visual imagery , but can manifest in other modalities . For example , Robert Stickgold recounts having experienced the touch of rocks while falling asleep after mountain climbing . This can also occur to people who have travelled on a small boat in rough seas , or have been swimming through waves , shortly before going to bed , and they feel the waves as they drift to sleep , or people who have spent the day skiing who continue to `` feel snow '' under their feet . People who have spent considerable time jumping on a trampoline will find that they can feel the up-and-down motion before they go to sleep . Many chess players report the phenomenon of seeing the chess board and pieces during this state . New employees working stressful and demanding jobs often report feeling the experience of performing work-related tasks in this period before sleep . Sounds . Hypnagogic hallucinations are often auditory or have an auditory component . Like the visuals , hypnagogic sounds vary in intensity from faint impressions to loud noises , like knocking and crash and bangs ( exploding head syndrome ) . People may imagine their own name called , crumpling bags , white noise , or a doorbell ringing . Snatches of imagined speech are common . While typically nonsensical and fragmented , these speech events can occasionally strike the individual as apt comments on—or summations of—their thoughts at the time . They often contain word play , neologisms and made-up names . Hypnagogic speech may manifest as the subject 's own `` inner voice '' , or as the voices of others : familiar people or strangers . More rarely , poetry or music is heard . Other sensations . Gustatory , olfactory and thermal sensations in hypnagogia have all been reported , as well as tactile sensations ( including those kinds classed as paresthesia or formication ) . Sometimes there is synesthesia ; many people report seeing a flash of light or some other visual image in response to a real sound . Proprioceptive effects may be noticed , with numbness and changes in perceived body size and proportions , feelings of floating or bobbing , and out-of-body experiences . Perhaps the most common experience of this kind is the falling sensation , and associated hypnic jerk , encountered by many people , at least occasionally , while drifting off to sleep . Cognitive and affective phenomena . Thought processes on the edge of sleep tend to differ radically from those of ordinary wakefulness . For example , something that you agreed with in a state of hypnagogia may seem completely ridiculous to you in an awake state . Hypnagogia may involve a `` loosening of ego boundaries ... openness , sensitivity , internalization-subjectification of the physical and mental environment ( empathy ) and diffuse-absorbed attention . '' Hypnagogic cognition , in comparison with that of normal , alert wakefulness , is characterized by heightened suggestibility , illogic and a fluid association of ideas . Subjects are more receptive in the hypnagogic state to suggestion from an experimenter than at other times , and readily incorporate external stimuli into hypnagogic trains of thought and subsequent dreams . This receptivity has a physiological parallel ; EEG readings show elevated responsiveness to sound around the onset of sleep . Herbert Silberer described a process he called `` autosymbolism '' , whereby hypnagogic hallucinations seem to represent , without repression or censorship , whatever one is thinking at the time , turning abstract ideas into a concrete image , which may be perceived as an apt and succinct representation thereof . The hypnagogic state can provide insight into a problem , the best-known example being August Kekulé ’ s realization that the structure of benzene was a closed ring while half-asleep in front of a fire and seeing molecules forming into snakes , one of which grabbed its tail in its mouth . Many other artists , writers , scientists and inventors — including Beethoven , Richard Wagner , Walter Scott , Salvador Dalí , Thomas Edison , Nikola Tesla and Isaac Newton — have credited hypnagogia and related states with enhancing their creativity . A 2001 study by Harvard psychologist Deirdre Barrett found that , while problems can also be solved in full-blown dreams from later stages of sleep , hypnagogia was especially likely to solve problems which benefit from hallucinatory images being critically examined while still before the eyes . A feature that hypnagogia shares with other stages of sleep is amnesia . But this is a selective forgetfulness , affecting the hippocampal memory system , which is responsible for episodic or autobiographical memory , rather than the neocortical memory system , responsible for semantic memory . It has been suggested that hypnagogia and REM sleep help in the consolidation of semantic memory , but the evidence for this has been disputed . For example , suppression of REM sleep due to antidepressants and lesions to the brainstem has not been found to produce detrimental effects on cognition . Hypnagogic phenomena may be interpreted as visions , prophecies , premonitions , apparitions and inspiration ( artistic or divine ) , depending on the experiencers ' beliefs and those of their culture . Physiology . Physiological studies have tended to concentrate on hypnagogia in the strict sense of spontaneous sleep onset experiences . Such experiences are associated especially with stage 1 of NREM sleep , but may also occur with pre-sleep alpha waves . Davis et al . found short flashes of dreamlike imagery at the onset of sleep to correlate with drop-offs in alpha EEG activity . Hori et al . regard sleep onset hypnagogia as a state distinct from both wakefulness and sleep with unique electrophysiological , behavioral and subjective characteristics , while Germaine et al . have demonstrated a resemblance between the EEG power spectra of spontaneously occurring hypnagogic images , on the one hand , and those of both REM sleep and relaxed wakefulness , on the other . To identify more precisely the nature of the EEG state which accompanies imagery in the transition from wakefulness to sleep , Hori et al . proposed a scheme of 9 EEG stages defined by varying proportions of alpha ( stages 1–3 ) , suppressed waves of less than 20μV ( stage 4 ) , theta ripples ( stage 5 ) , proportions of sawtooth waves ( stages 6–7 ) , and presence of spindles ( stages 8–9 ) . Germaine and Nielsen found spontaneous hypnagogic imagery to occur mainly during Hori sleep onset stages 4 ( EEG flattening ) and 5 ( theta ripples ) . The `` covert-rapid-eye-movement '' hypothesis proposes that hidden elements of REM sleep emerge during the wakefulness-sleep transition stage . Support for this comes from Bódicz et al. , who note a greater similarity between WST ( wakefulness-sleep transition ) EEG and REM sleep EEG than between the former and stage 2 sleep . Respiratory pattern changes have also been noted in the hypnagogic state , in addition to a lowered rate of frontalis muscle activity . Daydreaming and waking reveries . Microsleep ( short episodes of immediate sleep onset ) may intrude into wakefulness at any time in the wakefulness-sleep cycle , due to sleep deprivation and other conditions , resulting in impaired cognition and even amnesia . Gurstelle and Oliveira distinguish a state which they call `` daytime parahypnagogia '' ( DPH ) , the spontaneous intrusion of a flash image or dreamlike thought or insight into one 's waking consciousness . DPH is typically encountered when one is `` tired , bored , suffering from attention fatigue , and/or engaged in a passive activity . '' The exact nature of the waking dream may be forgotten even though the individual remembers having had such an experience . Gustelle and Oliveira define DPH as `` dissociative , trance-like , [ ... ] but , unlike a daydream , [ ... ] not self-directed '' —however , daydreams and waking reveries are often characterised as `` passive '' , `` effortless '' , and `` spontaneous '' , while hypnagogia itself can sometimes be influenced by a form of autosuggestion , or `` passive concentration '' , so these sorts of episodes may in fact constitute a continuum between directed fantasy and the more spontaneous varieties of hypnagogia . Others have emphasized the connections between fantasy , daydreaming , dreams , and hypnosis . In his book , `` Zen and the Brain '' , James H. Austin cites speculation that regular meditation develops a specialized skill of `` freezing the hypnagogic process at later and later stages '' of the onset of sleep , initially in the alpha wave stage and later in theta . History . Early references to hypnagogia are to be found in the writings of Aristotle , Iamblichus , Cardano , Simon Forman , and Swedenborg . Romanticism brought a renewed interest in the subjective experience of the edges of sleep . In more recent centuries , many authors have referred to the state ; Edgar Allan Poe , for example , wrote of the `` fancies '' he experienced `` only when I am on the brink of sleep , with the consciousness that I am so . '' Serious scientific inquiry began in the 19th century with Johannes Peter Müller , Jules Baillarger , and Alfred Maury , and continued into the 20th century with Leroy . Charles Dickens ' `` Oliver Twist '' contains an elaborate description of the hypnagogic state in Chapter XXXIV . The advent of electroencephalography ( EEG ) has supplemented the introspective methods of these early researchers with physiological data . The search for neural correlates for hypnagogic imagery began with Davis `` et al . '' in the 1930s , and continues with increasing sophistication . While the dominance of the behaviorist paradigm led to a decline in research , especially in the English speaking world , the later twentieth century has seen a revival , with investigations of hypnagogia and related altered states of consciousness playing an important role in the emerging multidisciplinary study of consciousness . Nevertheless , much remains to be understood about the experience and its corresponding neurology , and the topic has been somewhat neglected in comparison with sleep and dreams ; hypnagogia has been described as a `` well-trodden and yet unmapped territory '' . The word `` hypnagogia '' entered the popular psychology literature through Dr. Andreas Mavromatis in his 1983 thesis , while `` hypnagogic '' and `` hypnopompic '' were coined by others in the 1800s and noted by Havelock Ellis . The term `` hypnagogic '' was originally coined by Alfred Maury to name the state of consciousness during the onset of sleep . `` Hypnopompic '' was coined by Frederic Myers soon afterwards to denote the onset of wakefulness . The term `` hypnagogia '' is used by Dr. Mavromatis to identify the study of the sleep-transitional consciousness states in general , and he employs `` hypnogogic '' ( toward sleep ) or `` hypnapompic '' ( from sleep ) for the purpose of identifying the specific experiences under study . Important reviews of the scientific literature have been made by Leaning , Schacter , Richardson and Mavromatis . Research . Self-observation ( spontaneous or systematic ) was the primary tool of the early researchers . Since the late 20th century , this has been joined by questionnaire surveys and experimental studies . All three methods have their disadvantages as well as points to recommend them . Naturally , amnesia contributes to the difficulty of studying hypnagogia , as does the typically fleeting nature of hypnagogic experiences . These problems have been tackled by experimenters in a number of ways , including voluntary or induced interruptions , sleep manipulation , the use of techniques to `` hover on the edge of sleep '' thereby extending the duration of the hypnagogic state , and training in the art of introspection to heighten the subject 's powers of observation and attention . Techniques for extending hypnagogia range from informal ( e.g . the subject holds up one of their arms as they go to sleep , so as to be awakened when it falls ) , to the use of biofeedback devices to induce a `` theta '' state – produced naturally the most when we are dreaming – characterized by relaxation and theta EEG activity . Another method is to induce a state said to be subjectively similar to sleep onset in a Ganzfeld setting , a form of sensory deprivation . But the assumption of identity between the two states may be unfounded . The average EEG spectrum in Ganzfeld is more similar to that of the relaxed waking state than to that of sleep onset . Wackerman et al . conclude that `` the Ganzfeld imagery , although subjectively very similar to that at sleep onset , should not be labeled as 'hypnagogic ' . Perhaps a broader category of 'hypnagoid experience ' should be considered , covering true hypnagogic imagery as well as subjectively similar imagery produced in other states . ''
25th Berlin International Film Festival . The 25th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 27 June – 8 July 1975 . The Golden Bear was awarded to the Hungarian film `` Adoption '' directed by Márta Mészáros . The retrospective dedicated to Greta Garbo was shown at the festival .
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Maxim Mamin ( ice hockey , born 1995 ) . Maxim Vladimirovich Mamin ( ; born 13 January 1995 ) is a Russian professional ice hockey forward currently playing for the Florida Panthers in the National Hockey League ( NHL ) . He was drafted 175th overall in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft by the Panthers . Playing career . He made his professional debut in the Kontinental Hockey League ( KHL ) with CSKA Moscow during the 2014–15 season . He concluded his rookie campaign with 5 goals and 10 points in 39 games . On 2 June 2017 , Mamin left CSKA and agreed to a two-year , entry-level contract with the Florida Panthers . He was then sent to the Panthers AHL affiliate , the Springfield Thunderbirds . Mamin was called up to the NHL on 1 January 2018 . He made his NHL debut on 7 January against the Columbus Blue Jackets before being sent back to the AHL on 12 January . Mamin was recalled on 29 January and he recorded his first NHL goal on 22 February 2018 , against the Washington Capitals .
Zemzemeh . Zemzemeh ( ) is a Persian TV channel , operated by Broadcast Middle East in Dubai , which is a joint venture between MOBY Group and 21st Century Fox . Following the success of its sister channel FARSI1 , Zemzemeh brings international comedies , dramas and romance to the screens of 100 million Persian speakers in the Middle East , Western Asia and Europe . The channel has stopped ( temporarily ) since December 2012 .
2018 San Diego State Aztecs football team . The 2018 San Diego State Aztecs football team represents San Diego State University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Aztecs are led by eighth-year head coach Rocky Long and play their home games at SDCCU Stadium . San Diego State is a member of the Mountain West Conference in the West Division . Previous Season . San Diego State started the season 6–0 , where one of the wins is against No . 19 Stanford in front of 43,040 spectators at home on CBS Sports Network . The winning streak resulted the Aztecs ranked in the AP Poll for four consecutive weeks , with the No . 19 ranking as San Diego State 's peak . The Aztecs then lost to Boise State and rival Fresno State , and began a new winning streak . The end result was an eighth straight bowl appearance in the 2017 Armed Forces Bowl , where the Aztecs lost to Army 35–42 then finished the season 10–3 overall , and 6–2 in conference play . In spite of a bowl loss , head coach Rocky Long agreed to a contract extension until the 2022–23 school year . NFL Draft Selections . The Aztecs had two individuals selected in the 2018 NFL Draft . Recruits . The Aztecs signed a total of 24 recruits . Award watch lists . Listed in the order that they were released Mountain West media days . During the Mountain West media days held July 24–25 at the Cosmopolitan on the Las Vegas Strip , the Aztecs were predicted to finish in second place in the West Division . Preseason All-Mountain West Team . The Aztecs had three players selected to the preseason all-Mountain West team .
Environmental Risk Management Authority . The Environmental Risk Management Authority ( ERMA ) was a New Zealand government agency which controlled the introduction of hazardous substances and new organisms ( invasive species and genetically modified organisms ) . ERMA was principally responsible for implementing the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996 ( HSNO ) . It was disestablished on 30 June 2011 and the functions were incorporated into the Environmental Protection Authority . The Authority of ERMA New Zealand made decisions on applications under Part V of the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act , by evaluating risks , costs and benefits , placing conditions on approvals ; and making decisions on transitional licences and other approvals . ERMA New Zealand 's Authority used risk management principles contained in the Methodology to guide its work . Under the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms ( HSNO ) Act 1996 , the Authority was required to consider and weigh up the adverse and beneficial effects of a new organism or substance . The detailed decisions of the Authority also give an insight into how it has dealt with different aspects of risks , costs and benefits . To mitigate any risks they applied controls ( where relevant and possible ) to the application , just as in everyday life we wear seatbelts to reduce the risks associated with driving . The controls might include housing the organism or substance in a specially designed laboratory or they may be to wear protective equipment when handling a certain hazardous chemical . The Authority 's role was to manage risks to the environment and to public health , and they do this through their decision-making processes on applications . When ERMA New Zealand received an application to import a new organism or a new substance they weigh up the adverse and beneficial effects on society , the environment , public health etc . and in many cases ask the general public to make submissions as to whether the new organism or substance should be allowed into New Zealand .
Alexander Yermolov . Alexander Petrovich Yermolov ( 1754–1834 ) was a Russian favourite and the lover of Catherine the Great from 1785 to 1786 . Yermolov was presented to Catherine by Grigory Potemkin , tested by Anna Protasova and became Catherine 's lover in 1785 . He collaborated with the enemies of Potemkin and attempted to have Potemkin removed , and thereby lost his position . He went to Paris in the late 1780s and spent the rest of his life in Schloss Frohsdorf .
Aaron Shapiro . Aaron Shapiro is an American entrepreneur , marketing executive , and investor based in New York City . Shapiro co-founded the email marketing software company Silverpop in 1999.. In 2005 he joined the experience design and digital marketing agency Huge as one of four co-founders , becoming CEO in 2010 . Shapiro is also co-founder and chairman of Honey , a New York-based enterprise communications startup and the author of `` Users Not Customers '' , published by Penguin in 2011 . Early life and education . Shapiro was born in New York City , New York and grew up on Long Island . He is the son of Stephen Shapiro , a former professor of electrical engineering at Stony Brook University and Terry Shapiro , a Long Island dentist and English literature PhD . Source Source . Shapiro learned to code on his father ’ s IBM personal computer XT . Shapiro attended Ward Melville High School in East Setauket and Harvard College , where he received a BA in Economics in 1994 . While at Harvard , Shapiro founded S. H. Eliot Publishing Group and served as co-founder and publisher of the men ’ s interest magazine `` Inside Edge '' with Jonathan Hsu . `` Inside Edge '' received $ 2 million in investment and had a part-time staff of 30 . It was distributed Time Warner ’ s Warner Publisher Services with an international circulation of around 200,000 copies every 2 months . Upon graduating Harvard , Shapiro was admitted to Columbia University where he received a Master of Business Administration . After graduating Columbia , Shapiro worked as a management consultant for Booz-Allen & Hamilton , specializing in Internet Strategy . Silverpop Systems . In 1996 , Shapiro founded Activegrams , a popular greeting cards website that let users send greetings and animations via email . In 1999 , Activegrams became part of Atlanta-based Avienda Technologies , co-founded by Shapiro and David Bloom who raised over $ 36 million in funding from Draper Fisher Jurvetson for the company between 1999 and 2000 . Avienda specialized in email marketing and employed more than 80 people . In 2001 Avienda Technologies was renamed Silverpop Systems , Inc and named Bill Nussey as CEO . After this time , Shapiro and Bloom stepped back from the day-to-day operation of the company but remained key shareholders . In May , 2014 , Silverpop Systems was acquired by IBM and is now a part of IBM Watson Marketing . At the time of the deal , Silverpop employed around 500 people . The terms of the deal were not publicized , but were estimated to be around $ 270M . Huge . In 2005 , Shapiro joined Huge as a co-founder and partner . Initially Shapiro led strategy , client services , and Huge ’ s business development efforts , securing and playing an important role launching work for JetBlue , Warner Music Group , CNN , Reuters , iVillage , and Four Seasons . In 2008 , Shapiro played a key role in brokering IPG ’ s acquisition of a stake in Huge for nearly $ 40 million , which was announced by Interpublic Chairman and CEO Michael Roth . At the time , Huge had 130 employees and offices in Brooklyn , Atlanta , Los Angeles , and London . Shapiro was formally named CEO in October , 2010 , at which time Huge had 300 employees and $ 60 million in revenue . Huge was recognized as one of the 10 Agencies of the Year in 2012 by `` Advertising Age '' , Most Innovative Agency by Digiday in 2016 , and Agency of the Year in 2017 by Mediapost . As of 2017 , Huge had grown to 1500 employees In March 2018 , it was announced that after leading the agency for 13 years Shapiro would leave Huge in May to launch a new venture . Industry Influence . In 2011 , Shapiro was named one of Crain 's New York 's 40 Under 40 and authored `` Users Not Customers '' , a book about digital business strategy published by Penguin . Shapiro ’ s campaign to promote the book included hiring laid off Borders employees and outdoor advertising that implied Amazon was putting Borders out of business In 2014 , Shapiro was named one of The Observer ’ s Brooklyn Influentials and received a Made in NY award from the City of New York on behalf of Huge In 2014 and 2015 , Shapiro served as an NYCEDC Venture Fellows mentor as part of the NYC Venture Fellowship program . In 2015 , Shapiro coined the term Anticipatory Design for the practice of eliminating decision making in interaction design in an op-ed published by Fast Company . In 2017 , Shapiro was named a Creative All Star by Mediapost , ranked 42 on PR Week ’ s Power List source and was named one of the 100 People Who Make Advertising Great by the American Association of Advertising Agencies
Maksim Ishkeldin . Maksim Vitalyevich Ishkeldin ( ; born 22 June 1990 ) is a Russian professional bandy player . He has been playing for the Khabarovsk SKA-Neftyanik since 2015 , previously for the Novosibirsk Sibselmash ( 2006—2010 ) and the Krasnogorsk Zorky ( 2010-2015 ) and has been part of the Russia national bandy team in world championship competitions . After the 2017-18 season he was elected the best player in Russia .
Harpalus amarellus . `` Harpalus amarellus '' is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Harpalinae . It was described by Bates in 1891 .
Konee Rok . Konee Rok is an American music video and documentary director . He has done film and video work with many popular artists in hip-hop , rap music and break dancing culture . He has directed music videos , documentaries and commercials featuring Grammy Award winner Rhymefest , Kanye West , Raekwon , rapper Cassidy , Little Jon , DJ Jazzy Jeff of the Fresh Prince and Phife Dawg of A Tribe Called Quest . His documentary on `` MC Juice '' tells the story behind the freestyle M.C . 's battle against rapper Eminem . He directed the Chicago street gang film `` Trust None '' with Psychodrama and Crucial Conflict . He also has directed numerous video projects in the underground hip hop and break dancing community . Konee Rok is a member of the b-boy/breakdance crew , Chicago Tribe . Recent work . Rok is currently working on several music videos for Rhymefest 's upcoming album `` El Che '' , as well as a documentary about rapper Common 's `` Resurrection '' album . On February 11 , 2011 Raekwon released the Konee Rok directed music video for “ Shaolin vs Wu-Tang , ” the title track from The Chef 's upcoming album of the same name . The video features a hybrid of cartoon martial artistry with live action of Raekwon laying down his vocals . In late November , 2012 singer Chrisette Michele debuted the Konee Rok directed music video for her song “ Can the Cool Be Loved ? ” featuring Dunson and Bilal . Chrisette Michele gave an explanation about the clip , offering , “ A fun lil Audiovisual Presentation Konee Rok and I drummed up . The concept is `` Prisoner of a Still Picture '' Dunson and I are stuck in the iconic photography of Audrey and the great Sir Davis . We pose in these lyrics , the question , “ Can The Cool Be Loved ? ” From our Art to Yours… Enjoy. ” . In early February , 2014 Phife Dawg of A Tribe Called Quest premiered the Konee Rok directed music video `` Dear Dilla '' ; produced by Dj Rasta Root . The song which pays homage to legendary Hip Hop producer J Dilla , is Phife ’ s first solo release in 14 years and it is the first single off of his upcoming album “ MUTTYmorphosis ” . The clip finds Phife paying homage the best way he knows how , sharing some of his bars , and his memories of the legend , while supplying a nice set of visuals that match each bar specifically . The video tribute gives the sentiment a colorful upgrade as the `` 5 Footer '' shoots his scenes everywhere from Atlanta to Dilla 's hometown of Detroit to give the lyrics an organic feel . `` Dear Dilla '' was filmed in Chicago as well as two days in J. Dilla 's hometown of Detroit . The video was # 1 on `` The Wrap Up : Hip-Hop Wired 's Top 10 Videos Of The Week '' for the week of February 14 , 2014 .
Betty Cecilia Lugo . Betty Cecilia Lugo González ( April 20 , 1946 – September 23 , 2017 ) was a Venezuelan philanthropist who started Special Education in the eastern region of Zulia State and founded the first Zulia state association for people with Depression and Bipolar Disorder . She was also co-founder of the charity association `` La Casa de la Misericordia '' in Maracaibo , where she served as an active benefactress for 25 years . Education and Philantrhropic activities . She studied Medicine and Special Education , in Venezuela and in the United States , at the University of Zulia and the University of Tulsa , Oklahoma . At the end of the 1960s , she moved to Lagunillas Municipality , Zulia , where she started the education for children with disabilities in the East Coast of Lake Maracaibo ( Costa Oriental del Lago de Maracaibo ) . In that part of the country is located a main oil production center and the area includes all major cities in the western region of Zulia state . She moved to Maracaibo in the 1980s where she founded the first association of the state of Zulia to treat Depression and Bipolar Disorder . She was also co-founder of the charity association `` La Casa de la Misericordia '' in Maracaibo , where she served as an active benefactress . Family life . Lugo was born in Caracas , Venezuela , on April 20 , 1946 . Her parents were Raúl Lugo Montero , born in La Vela de Coro , Falcón State , and Prefect of the Maracaibo District around 1950 . Her mother was Dalia Emilia González Palmar de Lugo , born in Maracaibo . She went to primary school in Caracas . She started High School in the United States and finished it in Maracaibo at `` Colegio de la Presentación , where she graduated with honors . She died in Maracaibo , on September 23 , 2017 . Her remains rest in the church `` Padre Antonio María Claret '' in Maracaibo . She is survived by her son Luis Eduardo Giusti Lugo and her daughters María Elena Giusti Lugo and Claudia Giusti Lugo . AZUPANE-Lagunillas . Lugo arrives at the East Coast of Lake Maracaibo in the late sixties . By that time Special Education was an unknown field and , as a consequence , it was not included in the educational programs of any public or private school . Disabled children were kept in their homes by their parents , without any interaction in society . Lugo perceived this situation soon after her arrival in Lagunillas and started a crusade to claim attention on the problem . This is how the idea of creating a place for children with disabilities was born . She decided to start a campaign in order to found a school , where disabled children could be educated , play sports and have an active life outdoors . The project . Thanks to her skills on special education she succeeded in persuading ladies within local oil society to be part of a committee , in order to collect funds for the project . She also achieved that foreign oil corporations , operating in that part of the country , accepted to include the project into their donation programs . AZUPANE-Lagunillas started on May 4 , 1974 , in a building with large gardens donated by Venezuelan Shell Company . A school bus was lately donated by the business community , to be used for the transportation of the students to the school . Legacy . AZUPANE- Lagunillas made the society of that part of Venezuela aware of the importance of special education . Lugo continued her crusade encouraging public and private bodies and corporations to start more projects on special education . When she left the oil district the school was fully settled , increasing the number of students every year . The local society had become aware of the situation of children in need of special education and the Ministry of Education envisioned similar projects . The school became lately part of the government special education program , which was developed after AZUPANE-Lagunillas and lately extended throughout that region of Venezuela . Today AZUPANE-Lagunillas is a public primary and high school for students with disabilities , called `` Jesus Enrique Lossada Special Education Institute '' . AZUDEBI . In the beginning of the 1980s Betty Lugo lived in Maracaibo . During the years she lived in that city she began a project to help people suffering depression and bipolar disorder . Due to the complexity and relative misinformation of the causes of the disease , giving advice on how to cope with it was considered essential by Lugo . This motivated her to form a psychological and medical group and to create an association dedicated to help people suffering this type of disorder . In 2006 she founded in Maracaibo the “ Association Zuliana para la Depresion y el Trastorno Bipolar , AZUDEBI ( Zulia Association to treat Depression and Bipolar Disorder , AZUDEBI ) , which was the first initiative in this field in the State of Zulia . It was created as a charity association for providing education , guidance and treatment to people with mood disorders . Activities . Her goal as president of AZUDEBI was to succeed every case through suitable support , permanent guidance to family members and administration of specific medical treatments . Together with these practices she started a media campaign to raise awareness about the disease . AZUDEBI based its activities on conferences for the patients and their families , which took place in community buildings , local churches and clinics involved in the project . Professionals in medicine , psychology and psychoanalysis led the discussions and reviewed relevant subjects such as the usefulness of meditation exercises , the appropriate treatment for depression and the importance of the environment and family life of the patients . Casa de la Misericordia ( House of Mercy ) . During the years Lugo lived in Maracaibo she carried out extensive work as a co-founder of the charity association , `` La Casa de la Misericordia '' . This charity started in 1992 , within the school building of `` Colegio de la Presentación '' . It was founded together with the well-known catholic nun `` Sister Francisca '' , with the aim of providing free medical care as well as spiritual support . Lugo was a key player in the acquisition of a residency that lately became the headquarters of the association . She managed to get from the Government of Zulia State the donation of the house where `` La Casa de la Misericordia '' is currently located . She also made possible that the oil state company “ Petróleos de Venezuela ” PDVSA donated a bus to transport elderly people to the care center , as well as to patients with difficulties to walk or requiring wheelchairs . The new headquarters allowed “ Casa de la Misericordia ” to help a greater number of people in the fields of general medicine , pediatrics , gynecology , psychiatry , psychology , acupuncture and legal advice . Lugo remained an active benefactress of `` La Casa de la Misericordia '' for 25 years , until her death in September 2017 .
Laureano López Rodó . Laureano López Rodó ( 18 November 1920 – 11 March 2000 ) was a Spanish lawyer , diplomat and politician who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs during the rule of Francisco Franco .
Lost volume seller . Lost volume seller is a legal term in the law of contracts . Such a seller is a special case in contract law . Ordinarily , a seller whose buyer breaches a contract and refuses to purchase the goods can recover from the breaching buyer only the difference between the contract price and the price for which the seller ultimately sells the goods to another buyer ( plus , under some circumstances , incidental damages ) . In the case of a lost volume seller , the seller goes on to sell the goods to someone else , usually for the same price . Under the usual measure of damages , such a seller would have no damages ( the contract price less the sale price to the other customer is zero ) and the breaching buyer would have no liability . The objective of the law of contracts with respect to damages is to put the aggrieved party in as good a position as the aggrieved party would have been in if the breaching party had fully performed . The ordinary measure of damages fails to put the lost volume seller in as good a position as the lost volume seller would have been had the breaching buyer fully performed . The lost volume seller would have had the profit from two sales if the first buyer had performed instead of the profit from only one sale as a result of the first buyer ’ s breach . In such a case , certain law ( including Article 2 of the Uniform Commercial Code in the United States ) permits the aggrieved seller to recover the lost profit that the seller would have made had the buyer not breached ( plus , under some circumstances , incidental damages ) . Lost volume sellers tend to be those whose capacity to sell or to produce or acquire the subject goods is sufficiently large to meet the demands of all customers who seek to buy those goods . The term generally arises in the context of a breach of contract action in which the selling party seeks to recover against a breaching buyer who repudiates his or her promise to buy . For a lost volume seller , the failure to make one sale ( i.e. , due to the buyer 's breach ) reduces the seller 's profits by the amount of profit that would accrue from that sale . ( For legal definition and application of `` lost volume sellers '' see legal citations below . Typically the citation will give results in google . ) Example . For example , suppose a T-shirt maker has 100 T-shirts . If a customer agrees to buy a shirt from the seller and then breaches that agreement ( i.e . refuses to take delivery and pay ) , the seller will likely be able sell the shirt at the same price to the next customer who walks in . Such a seller has no damages by the usual measure ( i.e. , there is no difference between the contract price with the breaching buyer and the price paid by the buyer who subsequently bought the T-shirt ) . However , if that seller has the ability to sell a shirt to any customer that walks in , then the customer who breaches the agreement to buy has prevented the seller from earning profit that the seller would have earned had the agreement been honored . The initial buyer ’ s breach has caused the seller to receive the profit from only one sale ( the sale to the second buyer ) instead of the profit from two sales ( the sale to the second buyer plus the sale for which the breaching buyer contracted ) . Accordingly , the T-shirt seller can recover from the breaching buyer the profit that the seller would have made on the sale of the T-shirt for which the breaching buyer contracted .
Rambo Amadeus . Antonije Pušić ( , 14 June 1963 ) , known professionally as Rambo Amadeus ( Рамбо Амадеус ) is a Montenegrin recording artist , composer and performance artist , living and working in Serbia . A self-titled `` musician , poet , and media manipulator '' , he is a popular phenomenon on the music scenes of the former Yugoslavia . His songs combine satirical lyrics on human nature and silliness of local politics with a mixture of musical styles including jazz , rock , hip-hop and lately drum and bass , and self-conscious ironic wit ; for example , his most popular alias is `` Rambo Amadeus Svjetski Kilo Car '' — `` Rambo Amadeus the World Kilo Tzar '' , formerly `` Rambo Amadeus Svjetski Mega Car '' — `` Rambo Amadeus the World Mega Tzar '' ( RASMC ) ( changed in 2012 because of his belief in the importance of modesty in an environmentally conscious society ) . His stage name itself is made from John Rambo and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart . His concerts are never mere repetitions of recorded songs , but a mixture of musical improvisation and humor exploiting all aspects of human nature in a crude manner . Some fans compare his style and career path with Frank Zappa . Rambo Amadeus represented Montenegro in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku , Azerbaijan , with the song `` Euro Neuro '' . Early life . Antonije Pušić was born in Kotor , SR Montenegro , SFR Yugoslavia though his family lived in nearby Herceg Novi where he was raised . His writer and painter mother Bosiljka was born in Ćuprija and raised in Jagodina , Serbia before meeting Ilija Pušić from the coastal village of Kumbor near Herceg Novi and moving there upon marrying him . The couple soon moved to Herceg Novi proper and started a family . After completing elementary and secondary education in his hometown , Antonije graduated in tourism studies from the University of Belgrade 's Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences . He also completed six grades of elementary music school for piano before dropping out . Before pursuing music and performing arts as a career choice , Pušić was an accomplished competitive sailor . Between 1972 and 1984 , he represented Yugoslavia in numerous international regattas . During this period he was champion of Montenegro several times , an 8-time South-Adriatic champion , national title winner in the junior category , as well as International Đerdap Cup winner in 1980 . He still occasionally attends and participates in some recreational sailing regattas in the Gulf of Kotor . He began to sing and compose during first year of high school ( gymnasium ) which soon led to involvement with various local bands in Herceg Novi and Titograd . One of his first performances saw him play the mandolin in an orchestra that entertained guests of Herceg Novi 's Plaza hotel . In 1985 , he moved to Belgrade in pursuit of higher education . Parallel to his university studies , he also played with various amateur bands and musicians . 1980s . In 1988 he dropped onto the music scene right out of nowhere with a debut album `` O tugo jesenja '' . His sound was a seemingly coarse blend of folkish ululations and even opera , further mixed in with humorous lyrics and classic guitar riffs . Since very few people had any prior knowledge of him , Rambo delighted in creating confusion by introducing himself as Nagib Fazlić Nagon , mine shaft operator who saved up enough money to record an album . He referred to his own musical style as turbo folk , long before the term would obtain grave social connotations and come to symbolize moral and cultural decline throughout the Balkans during the wars of the 1990s . In reality , it was actually thanks to producer Saša Habić that Rambo got the opportunity to sign for the state television 's record company PGP RTB ( Rambo later wrote an anecdotal tribute to that event , in the hit song `` Balkan boy '' ) . Habić also played the synthesizer on this album , from which a track named `` Vanzemaljac '' ( Extraterrestrial ) continues to be very popular to this day . The record 's sales were n't particularly high , but Rambo certainly created enough of a buzz to be able to remain active on the scene . Next album `` Hoćemo gusle '' came out in 1989 and gave a small taste of much of Rambo 's future musical direction – overt political activism . The track `` Amerika i Engleska ( biće zemlja proleterska ) '' was originally supposed to be named `` Kataklizma komunizma '' ( Cataclysm of Communism ) but powers that be would n't allow it . The album title pokes fun at a bizarre event from the 1989 protests in Montenegro that eventually grew into the anti-bureaucratic revolution that swept Milo Đukanović , Momir Bulatović , and Svetozar Marović into power . Protesters were heard chanting `` Hoćemo Ruse '' ( `` We want the Russians '' ) , but when the authorities and state-controlled media criticized them for it , many quickly began backpedaling by claiming they actually chanted `` Hoćemo gusle '' ( `` We want gusle '' ) . Other songs like `` Glupi hit '' and afore mentioned `` Balkan boy '' would also become considerable hits and Rambo even received solid critical acclaim for chances he took in `` Samit u buregdžinici Laibach '' . On that track , he created a catchy hybrid by mixing pretentiously heavy sound of Laibach with poetry of Laza Kostić and Desanka Maksimović , as well as with folk `` kafana '' standard `` Čaše lomim '' and his own turbo-poetry . Album sleeve lists the lyrics of a song that was n't actually recorded and explains that `` it was dropped at the last moment because there was no room for it '' but gives assurances it would appear on the next album . Since the song in question , named `` Pegepe ertebe '' , was all about taking shots at Rambo 's label PGP RTB it is n't surprising that it did n't appear on the next , or any subsequent album for that matter . 1990s . As the 1990s were beginning , Rambo was growing into an established performer . His third album `` M-91 '' came out towards the end of 1991 at a time when the conflict across former Yugoslavia was already in full swing . For obvious reasons , the least of which was the album 's subtitle – `` Psychological Propaganda Set '' , many songs contained heavy lyrics and a dark , militaristic atmosphere . In your face profanity and descriptive cursing was also par for the course , making this the first major music release in former Yugoslavia to take such narrative liberties . Tracks like `` Smrt popa Mila Jovovića '' ( 30-year-old poem by Božo Đuranović ) , `` Jemo voli jem '' ( incorporating samples from Yugoslav aviators ' anthem `` Hej vojnici vazduhoplovci '' as well as Šemsa Suljaković 's `` Izgubila sve sam bitke '' ) , `` Inspektor Nagib '' and `` Zdravo damo '' became instant hits . The discrepancy between what 's listed on the cover and what is actually recorded is there again as sleeve announces the track called `` KPGS '' which would , this time for real , appear on the next live album , but does not list `` Halid invalid Hari '' and `` Prijatelju , prijatelju '' which were included and became big hits . Many consider the two tracks to be classic Rambo : observant , opinionated , direct and profane . The latter of the two originally included excerpts from Slobodan Milošević and Franjo Tuđman speeches , but the record company censors took them out . This album further solidified Rambo 's presence on the scene as he started playing bigger arenas like Sava centar . Due to outspoken and entertaining nature he would often get invited on various TV and radio outlets across the country . Trying to take the new situation in stride , he hit the road , becoming one of the first performers from FR Yugoslavia to regularly start touring Macedonia and Slovenia in the years following those states ' declarations of independence . After live album `` KPGS '' ( taped on December 29 , 1992 in Skopje ) that included new studio track `` Karamba karambita '' followed by a greatest hits compilation `` Izabrana dela 1989–1994 '' , Rambo recorded peculiar new material during July 1995 in Paris with Goran Vejvoda . Released the following year as `` Mikroorganizmi '' , it featured inaccessible , moody sound garnered with terse , experimental lyrics marking a sizable departure from his usual antics . He simultaneously released `` Muzika za decu '' , personal musical take on Ljubivoje Ršumović 's poetry featuring two bonus new tracks – `` Sex '' and `` ABVGD '' . Old-school Rambo fans did not have to wait long for a return to earlier style . Towards the end of 1996 , on `` Titanik '' he delivered a new batch of traditional fare like `` Šakom u glavu '' , `` Sado-mazo '' , `` Zreo za penziju '' and `` Otiš'o je svak ko valja '' ( dedicated to Toma Zdravković and members of Šarlo Akrobata ) . Seasoned musicians like Ognjen Radivojević ( later to perform with Goran Bregović and Zdravko Čolić ) , Goran Ljuboja , Dragan Markovski and Marija Mihajlović took part in recording sessions for this album . Extensive tour followed and it again included Slovenia ( live album was recorded over two Ljubljana concerts in April 1997 and later released as `` R.A. u KUD France Prešern '' ) , as well as Bosnia where Rambo appeared as a guest at Sejo Sexon 's Zabranjeno pušenje gig in Sarajevo . That appearance in December 1997 was the first post-war visit by a Serbian-Montenegrin performer to the Muslim part of Bosnia . On June 9 , 1998 , Rambo played Belgrade 's Dom Sindikata hall in what he announced to be the farewell performance before retirement . Even if many doubted his sincerity , the concert was a memorable one . Soon , Rambo packed his bags and left for the Netherlands , though not before squeezing in two more shows in Bosnia . In the Netherlands , he worked a series of menial jobs including construction , before deciding to return to Belgrade after only 4 months abroad . Back home , not surprisingly , he also returned to music and continued to break down inter-ethnic barriers : on December 10 , 1998 , he and Margita Stefanović played a show in Pula at the local cinema with KUD Idijoti , which was a first opportunity since the war for a Croatian audience to see performers from Serbia and Montenegro . 2000s . Throughout the year 2000 , Rambo worked on what would eventually become the `` Do n't Happy , Be Worry '' album . This album included the song `` Laganese '' in which sampled the Norwegian journalist Åsne Seierstad singing the Norwegian Folk song `` Eg rodde meg ut på seiegrunnen '' and swearing . By this time , sampling and local pop-cultural references became two more staples of his sound , and this material , too , was heavy on both . Produced by Iztok Turk , it featured tracks like `` Čoban je upravo napustio zgradu '' ( loose cover of Neda Ukraden 's `` Zora je svanula '' ) , `` Moj skutere '' that borrows from Oliver Dragojević 's `` Moj galebe '' , and `` Izađite molim '' with sprinkled in dialogues from Goran Marković 's 1975 movie `` Variola vera '' . In 2004 , Rambo released his third live album `` Bolje jedno vruće pivo nego četri ladna '' , which was followed by the studio album `` Oprem dobro '' in mid-2005 . He made a song `` Dikh tu kava '' in collaboration with ethno-jazz fusion band Kal , and in 2007 he appeared on their album as a featured artist in the song `` Komedija '' ( `` Comedy '' ) . He gave us another extraordinary performance called `` Mixing of alternative rocks '' in autumn 2007 , when he `` played '' on 12 concrete mixers in front of the audience , during The Alternative Rock Festival in SKC , Belgrade . For the purpose of the New Year 's show on RTV , he appeared in the song `` Rakija '' followed by Zorule , the traditional folk orchestra . This song was used later as one of the tracks for `` Vratiće se rode '' TV serial . In February 2008 , Rambo Amadeus performed as a guest star of The RTS Big Band jazz orchestra , for their 60th Anniversary . `` Hipishizik Metafizik '' is his latest studio album , released for PGP RTS in July 2008 . 2010s . Rambo Amadeus was internally selected by the Montenegrin national broadcaster RTCG to represent Montenegro in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku , Azerbaijan . His winning song `` Euro Neuro '' gained controversy for its video . He ultimately failed to make the Eurovision final . In 2013 he released a video for the new single `` O'Ruk on the Road Again '' with Three Winnettous . In 2015 he released the album `` Vrh Dna '' , which featured previously unreleased track `` Rano Za Početak '' from 2011 , and he retitled it `` Samo Balade '' for the album 's release . In 2018 he has tried to represent Serbia in Eurovision Song Contest 2018 with the song Nema Te , a duet with jazz singer Beti Đorđević.They performed the song in Beovizija 2018. and came 9th . Other endeavours . In addition to a prolific solo recording career , Rambo frequently engaged in different , often bizarre side projects .
Dotfuscator . Dotfuscator is a tool that hinders reverse engineering and tampering for .NET , Xamarin and Universal Windows Platform applications . It implements a combination of code obfuscation , optimization , shrinking , and hardening technologies . A free version of the.NET Obfuscator , called the Dotfuscator Community Edition , is distributed as part of Microsoft 's Visual Studio . .NET executables can easily be reverse engineered by free tools ( such as dotPeek and JustDecompile ) , potentially exposing algorithms and intellectual property ( trade secrets ) , licensing and security mechanisms . Also , code can be run through a debugger and its data inspected . Using a.NET obfuscator can make all of these things more difficult . Dotfuscator was developed by PreEmptive Solutions and a version has been free inside Microsoft 's Visual Studio since 2003 . However , the current version is free for personal , non-commercial use only .
Xolote . Amarilson Monteiro ( born 26 February 1989 ) , better known as Xolote , is a Cape Verdean professional footballer who plays as a forward for the Cape Verdean club Académica do Porto Novo . Professional career . Xolote was born in Santo Antão , Cape Verde . He is one of the most prolific strikers in the Santo Antão South Island Championships . International career . Xolote made his debut for the Cape Verde national football team in a 0-0 ( 4-3 ) penalty shootout win over Andorra on 3 June 2018 . Personal life . Xolote studies communication sciences at the Universidade Lusófona .
Howe & Co. Howe & Co Solicitors is a firm of human rights solicitors based in Brentford , London , England . The firm has in excess of 100 staff , and specialises in human rights cases , employment law , defamation , civil litigation , public law and personal injury litigation ( including medical negligence ) . Background . The firm has three partners , Martin Howe BA ( Hons ) , Kieran O'Rourke LLB ( Hons ) , and David Enright LLB ( Hons ) , all solicitors . The firm has been involved in several high-profile cases , including human rights claims following the Stansted Airport hijacking in February 2000 , the criminal cases and human rights claims following the 3-day siege at the Greek Embassy in February 1999 , and the successful House of Lords challenge to the safety of France for asylum seekers ( R v Secretary of State for the Home Department ex parte Adan & Aitseguer ( 2001 ) 2 AC 477 ] ) . Howe & Co currently acts for approximately 2,000 British Army Gurkha veterans who are challenging the British Government 's refusal to allow them a right to settle and live in the United Kingdom . The firm was instructed by Tul Bahadur Pun VC , an 84-year-old Gurkha veteran who won Britain ’ s highest military award for gallantry , the Victoria Cross , during the Second World War . Mr Tul Bahdur Pun VC was refused a right to settle in the United Kingdom . Howe & Co set up a website to assist Mr Pun VC 's campaign to win the right to settle in the United Kingdom named : . On 1 June 2007 , the British Asylum & Immigration Minister , Liam Byrne , stated that due to the `` exceptional '' nature of the case , Mr Pun VC would be allowed to live in the United Kingdom . Along with actress Joanna Lumley , Peter Carroll , and Sir Jack Hayward , Howe & Co 's Senior Partner , Martin Howe , is one of the `` Gurkha Justice Campaign '' organisers . The Gurkha Justice Campaign is seeking a change in the UK law to allow all Gurkhas the right to live in Britain . On 30 September 2008 Howe & Co won a High Court of Justice legal challenge to the British Home Office 's policy refusing Gurkhas who retired prior to 1997 the right to settle in the UK , in a decision which could open the door to 2,000 retired Gurkhas being allowed to live in Britain . The head of the firm 's Human Rights and Immigration Department , David Howe , is currently involved in representing a number of foreign nationals facing deportation by the British Home Office , following criminal conviction in the United Kingdom , and also a test case against the Home Office 's decision to exclude unaccompanied minors from the introduced in October 2003 . In January 2009 Howe & Co were instructed by the former radio presenter and `` The Sun '' columnist , Jon Gaunt , to pursue a legal action against the talkSPORT radio station following termination of his radio presenter contract , after an interview with Redbridge Council 's Michael Stark on 7 November 2008 , in which Jon Gaunt branded Councillor Stark a `` Nazi '' and `` an ignorant pig '' live on air . The firm holds the Specialist Quality Mark ( SQM ) awarded by the Legal Services Commission and , following an independent `` Peer Review '' audit of Howe & Co 's publicly funded legal work , the Legal Services Commission and the Institute of Advance Legal Studies awarded the firm a rating of : `` 1 - Excellence '' . In June 2006 , one of the firm 's partners , David Enright , was shortlisted for a Law Society sponsored award at the Legal Aid Practitioners ' Group 's `` Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year Awards 2006 '' . In November 2008 , Howe & Co 's Senior Partner , Martin Howe , was jointly awarded the Ross McWhirter Foundation Award for citizenship for his work on the Gurkha Justice campaign . In December 2008 , Martin Howe was also shortlisted for the award of `` Human Rights Lawyer of the Year '' by Liberty and JUSTICE in an award sponsored by the Law Society of England and Wales . In announcing the shortlisting , the Law Society of England and Wales stated : - `` The outstanding achievements of human rights champions across England and Wales have been recognised by the judges of the Human Rights Awards 2008 . `` Exceptional legal professionals and other human rights champions have been short-listed for the awards , which recognise their vital work in the promotion and protection of human rights. '' ' . Howe & Co 's personal injury lawyers are members of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers ( APIL ) , and the firm is regulated by the Law Society of England and Wales .
1961–62 Drexel Dragons men 's basketball team . The 1961–62 Drexel Dragons men 's basketball team represented Drexel Institute of Technology during the 1961–62 men 's basketball season . The Dragons , led by 10th year head coach Samuel Cozen , played their home games at Sayre High School and were members of the College–Southern division of the Middle Atlantic Conferences ( MAC ) .
Steve Rodway . Steve Rodway ( born in Cambridgeshire ) , also known under the alias Motiv 8 or Motiv8 , is a British Electronic dance music record producer , songwriter , remixer and sound engineer . While known for many remixes , including those produced for Erasure , Spice Girls , The Doobie Brothers , Robert Palmer , Saint Etienne , Pulp , Dubstar and Pet Shop Boys , as well as his own singles such as `` Rockin ' for Myself '' , `` Break The Chain '' and `` Searching For The Golden Eye '' , his highest-profile work was composing and producing the song `` Ooh Aah ... Just A Little Bit '' for Gina G. The song was the United Kingdom 's entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996 and a subsequent UK number 1 and international hit . Motiv 8 . Rodway started his musical career as a vocalist and drummer before settling as a keyboardist for Billy Ocean . An early release , `` Mission '' , was licensed by Go ! Beat Records . Rodway then started independent record label 'Nuff Respect Records , in preparation for distributing another single , `` Rockin ' for Myself '' . While the success of these early singles was limited to club play , Rodway 's subsequent contract with Warner Bros. Records and a re-release of `` Rockin ' for Myself '' took the single to # 18 ( week of 7 May 1994 ) on the UK Singles Chart . Afterwards , Rodway began his remixing career , with an early remix of `` Listen to the Music '' by The Doobie Brothers ( peaking at # 37 UK , only a week after `` Rockin ' for Myself '' peaked ) opening up further opportunities . Rodway 's distinctive style of crossover remixes soon became in demand and his talents came to the attention of Jarvis Cocker of the group Pulp . Cocker and bassist Steve Mackey personally met with Rodway requesting a complete overhaul of `` Common People '' in the Motiv8 style ; the resulting classic remix went on to replace the original version on BBC Radio 1 's playlist . Following the success of `` Common People '' , Rodway remixed `` Disco 2000 '' . More involved was a 1995 production for Saint Etienne called `` He 's on the Phone '' , created by Rodway through a considerable rework of the song `` Accident '' from the Saint Etienne and Étienne Daho collaboration EP `` Reserection '' and used as the new single included on the `` Too Young to Die '' singles compilation . Time stretching and pitch shifting of a vocal sample from the song were used to create a new melody on the final product . In 1997 , Rodway took on remixing `` Addicted to Love '' by Robert Palmer , the best known song he had worked on to date . For this remix he insisted on using multitracks from the original version rather than a recent re-recorded version . Motiv 8 was also responsible for additional production work on the single mix of `` A Red Letter Day '' by Pet Shop Boys ( see below ) . Spice Girls . In 1995 Rodway was asked to remix `` Wannabe '' by the Spice Girls . At this stage little was known about the group other than they were a future priority for their record company Virgin Records . Because the original down tempo of `` Wannabe '' was too slow for club play , Rodway re-recorded the girls ' vocals and produced a new faster version of the track aimed specifically at club and radio play . When `` Wannabe '' was eventually released in 1996 as the Spice Girls ' debut single , it became a huge hit on club and radio play around the world helping to establish the girls ' own brand of Girl Power . Gina G. One of Rodway 's other objectives was to work with new recording artists . In December 1995 , he was introduced to Australian singer Gina G , who had come across Rodway through an early demo called `` Just a Little Bit '' produced by Simon Tauber . The demo was eventually developed into the song `` Ooh Aah ... Just a Little Bit '' . Rodway produced a brand new version which went on to be selected as the United Kingdom 's entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996 . In conjunction with the May contest , `` Ooh Aah ... '' was released as a single in March 1996 , hitting # 1 in the UK in May and receiving BPI Platinum certification ; # 12 on the `` Billboard '' Hot 100 ; and selling 2 million copies worldwide . It was performed six times on `` Top of the Pops '' from March to May , and yet again on the year-end episode . `` Ooh Aah 's '' stateside success brought Rodway both a Grammy nomination and an ASCAP award . Pet Shop Boys . Rodway provided additional production on Pet Shop Boys ' 1997 hit `` A Red Letter Day '' . The duo became admirers of the Motiv8 sound and Neil Tennant visited Rodway at work in his studio during the remix . Ironically after it was finished and delivered , Tennant insisted a synth line which Rodway had come up with on the Motiv8 version , should be used on the Pet Shop Boys ' own main mix . After trying unsuccessfully to recreate Rodway 's riff it eventually had to be sampled from the Motiv8 mix . Thus it appears on both the Pet Shop Boys ' main version as well as the Motiv8 remix Kylie Minogue . In 2000 Rodway began to experiment with changes to the Motiv8 sound . Although the vocals were still kept and the song preserved , he began using combinations of clean synth lines layered with deliberately distorted acoustic instruments to produce a more forceful rhythm . Parallel compression was then applied . The synthesizer riffs in `` On A Night Like This '' are good examples of his technique . This version together with the Motiv8 remix of Billie Piper 's `` Something Deep Inside '' are regarded as clear departures from the previous Motiv8 style . Due to the popularity of the remix , a video of `` On a Night Like This '' was also dubbed from an edited version of the Motiv8 Nocturnal Vocal Mix . Music . Motiv 8 remixes have a reputation for being focused on songwriting and composition , generally keeping the full vocal track — an approach that Rodway attributes to coming from a background of songwriting , as opposed to DJing . Often all the backing tracks are discarded in favor of an entirely new set built from the vocals alone ; one exception was `` Addicted to Love '' , in which maintaining the `` essence '' of the song was a concern due to the iconic nature of the song . Musical characteristics of Motiv 8 remixes include arpeggios playing during verses , and loops overlaid on programmed drum samples .
Hermann David Salomon Corrodi . Hermann David Salomon Corrodi ( July 1844 – 30 January 1905 ) was an Italian painter of landscapes and orientalist scenes . Biography . Corrodi was born in Frascati ( an alternate source lists his birthplace as Zurich ) and lived for many years in Rome . '' Corrodi studied at the Academy of St Luke under his father , Salomon Corrodi ( 1810–1892 ) and in Paris ( 1872 ) . Corrodi received commissions for history paintings from the British royal family . He was acquainted with most of the European royalty of the time , including a friendship with Queen Victoria , and traveled widely in the Far East , including Egypt , Syria , Cyprus and Istanbul , which provided the subject matter for many of his paintings . He is the brother of Arnold Corrodi . Originally a landscape painter in the academic style , much of his work is also typical of the Orientalism style of the 19th century . In 1893 he was knighted as an `` Academic of Merit '' by the Academy of St Luke , where he had been a professor . He died in Rome on 30 January 1905 . Corrodi 's work is in the Frye Art Museum in Seattle , WA , the Dahesh Museum of Art in New York , Qatar National Museum , and Museo di Roma in Trastevere .
Hadj Mohammed Mesfewi . Hadj Mohammed Mesfewi ( died June 13 , 1906 ) , called the `` Marrakesh Arch-Killer '' , was a Moroccan serial killer who murdered and executed at least 36 women . Murders and execution . Mesfewi worked as a shoemaker and trader . Supported by a 70-year old woman named Rahali , he invited women to eat , drugged them , and killed them in their sleep . 26 corpses mutilated with a dagger were found buried under his shop , while the other ten could be discovered under another property he owned . He robbed victims to enrich himself . His execution on May 2 , 1906 , was supposed to be done by crucifixion , but since foreign diplomats considered this method too brutal , Mesfewi was walled on June 11 , 1906 , in Marrakesh , and died two days later .
Rich and Famous ( 1987 film ) . `` Rich and Famous '' ( ) is a 1987 Hong Kong action-crime film directed by Taylor Wong , and starring Andy Lau and Chow Yun-fat . The film was concluded by a sequel , `` Tragic Hero '' which was also released in 1987 . Plot . `` Rich & Famous '' tells the story of two boys who are not related but grew up as brothers , Kwok ( Andy Lau ) and Yung ( Alex Man ) . While Yung is the elder , he is always getting into trouble which Kwok has to help bail him out of . One day , in 1967 , Yung 's gambling goes too far and he loses a bet he can not afford to lose . Kwok and Yung get into a massive fight with the local gang running the gambling hall . The boss threatens to cut Yung 's pinky off . Fortunately Kwok tells a touching tale about how their father is ill and that is why they are gambling to support him . The pair hatch a plan with their nervous cousin Mak Ying Hung ( Alan Tam ) , who has gang connections , to rob some goods from a gang boss , Chu Lo-Tai ( Chun Hsiung Ko ) . They succeed at stealing the suitcase and attempt to buy plane tickets to America to avoid paying off the debts . They are interrupted at the travel office and Kwok is taken away to be tortured . The sister of Yung , Wai Chui ( Pauline Chan ) works at a tea house that a powerful gangster named Li Ah Chai ( Chow Yun Fat ) frequents . She comes in to serve him and is rudely bitten by Li Ah Chai 's friend Fan . It reveals a wound that was sustained when Kwok was captured . She and Yung explain their situation and despite advice against helping them , Li Ah Chai decides to bail them out by threatening the gangsters with force . Chu Lo-Tai releases Kwok but not before burning his tongue with his cigar and pouring hot coffee down his throat . Kwok thanks Li Ah Chai and then passes out from happiness when Ah Chai offers him and Yung a job as gangsters . Mak Ying Hung asks Kwok and Yung to introduce him to Li Ah Chai so that he may become a gangster as well . Mak stutters uncontrollably and sneezes in Ah Chai 's face . He makes a poor impression and Ah Chai ignores him . Kwok gives Mak a chance so he and Mak go to collect money where Mak is unable to extract the money from the local business . He is thoroughly embarrassed and Ah Chai tells Mak that he is not cut out to be a gangster . Mak walks up the street , which brings a close to act 1 . Fast forward to 1971 , Kwok and Yung have advanced in Ah Chai 's gang and their sister Wai Chui is now Li Ah Chai 's housekeeper . They arrange to do a business deal with a gangster . The gangster double crosses them , leading to Kwok being seriously injured . Yung is reprimanded for being selfish and attention seeking for not staying in the van to keep an eye out for any suspicious behavior . This clearly shows the tension starting to rise between Yung and Ah Chai . In attempt to gain favor , Yung introduces Ah Chai to his love interest , Mak 's cousin , Lau Po-Yee ( Carina Lau ) . Ah Chai is distracted and is contacted in regards to an interruption in the drug trade . Ah Chai has been hiding his friend Fan , who has become gravely ill . Fan apparently has crossed the Thailand drug lords and has now stopped any drug shipments to Hong Kong . This draws the ire of the other gangs who demand that Ah Chai kill or turn in Fan . They tell him that the drug trade means a lot to them but maybe not so much to Ah Chai since he is not involved in the drug trade for profit . It is at this point that Yung suddenly speaks up and acknowledges that the drug trade is important , contrary to Ah Chai 's response . Ah Chai 's rival , Chu Lo-Tai notices Yung 's impulsiveness . Ah Chai explains that he owes Fan a personal debt because Fan had saved his father . To turn him in would mean dishonor . Ah Chai declines . In the car , on the way back , Ah Chai chastises Yung for speaking up , claiming that it showed the lack of cohesiveness within their gang . He banishes Yung to a local bar . Meanwhile , Kwok visits Mak to see how he is doing . Mak has lost his stutter , has a nice place and now looks handsome . Mak again asks for Kwok to get him into the gang . Kwok hesitates and then they are rudely interrupted by Yung . Yung talks to Kwok in private and asks where he would stand in the event that there is a split between him and Ah Chai . Kwok does n't openly choose sides and Yung gives him a hug . Inspector Cheung ( Danny Lee ) visits Ah Chai at a restaurant and tells Ah Chai that he is going to put him in jail . Ah Chai is not fazed by the inspector 's threat . Ah Chai attempts to buy off Inspector Cheung but he wo n't take it . Ah Chai realizes he must be dealt with before he causes him trouble in the future . Yung then meets secretly with Chu Lo-Tai and is paid to kill Fan . Yung shows up at Fan 's location and kills him and the guard . Yung then is called to Ah Chai 's office . Ah Chai says that he knows that Yung killed Fan and asks his henchman , Number 6 ( Shing Fu-On ) to kill Yung . Kwok barges into the room and begs for Yung 's life . Ah Chai takes the gun and shoots Yung in the hand . He tells them both to get lost . Li Ah Chai converses with Wai Chui and asks her if she wants to leave now that he 's had a falling out with her brothers . She wants to stay and tells Ah Chai that she will do anything for him and is about to admit her crush on Ah Chai when Po Yee suddenly appears , offering cake . Ah Chai warms to her and ignores Wai Chui . Wai Chui tries to walk with tears in her eyes . Li Ah Chai spends more time with Po Yee and they become engaged . The scene then switches back to Yung and Kwok . They both go to Chu Lo-Tai to talk to him . Kwok and Yung have a falling out over Yung 's behavior and he leaves him , saying that they are no longer brothers . As Kwok tries to leave , Chu Lo-Tai attempts to kill him using gasoline and guns . Kwok gets away to Mak 's apartment and hides out there briefly . Yung arrives and questions Mak as to where Kwok is . Mak refuses to tell him and Yung chops off Mak 's pinky . Mak stares defiantly back at Yung . Li Ah Chai meets with Kwok and Mak after Yung 's attack and they become friends again . Ah Chai invites them to the wedding . Meanwhile , Yung plots to kill Ah Chai at the wedding . The wedding occurs and Yung 's men ambushes Ah Chai on the steps . They manage to shoot Po Yee . Ah Chai and Po Yee attempt to escape while being chased by Yung . Mak runs Yung down and beats him with a fender . He is shot in the chest by Yung . The last assassin has Po Yee hostage and stabs her in the side . Mak distracts the assassin long enough for Ah Chai to kill him . Ah Chai has Yung at gunpoint until suddenly his father and Wai Chui appear , begging for his life . Yung runs and is caught by police . Ah Chai thanks Mak for all he has done as he passes away . In the epilogue , it indicates that Kwok quits the underworld and leaves for Malacca . Yung is sentenced to 6 years of jail . Ah Chai attempts to shift away from the world of violence to appease his new wife . Chu Lo-Tai leaves the country to avoid revenge from Ah Chai . Inspector Cheung is banished to border patrol for 3 years .
The X-Family ( soundtrack ) . `` The X-Family Original Soundtrack '' ( ) is the soundtrack for the 2007 Taiwanese drama , `` The X-Family '' , starring Aaron Yan , Calvin Chen , and Jiro Wang of Taiwanese boy band , Fahrenheit and Danson Tang . It was released by HIM International Music on 31 August 2007 . The album included the opening and ending theme songs by Fahrenheit as well as solo tracks by Aaron Yan , Calvin Chen Jiro Wang and Danson Tang .
George W. F. Hallgarten . George W. F. Hallgarten , or Georg ( e ) Wolfgang Felix Hallgarten ( January 3 , 1901 , München – May 22 , 1975 , Washington , DC ) was a German-born American historian . Hallgarten was a student of Max Weber in the University of Munich for a short time . In 1925 he became Dr. phil . in Munich , taught by Hermann Oncken and Karl Alexander von Müller . In 1933 , he moved to Paris to flee the Nazis , mainly due to his marxist approach and his pacifist conviction , as his mother was the well-known German pacifist Constanze Hallgarten . Hallgartens grandfather Charles Hallgarten has had US citizenship , but G. W. F. Hallgarten had to re-naturalize as an American in 1942 . Afterwards , he took part in the US war effort , working for the psychological warfare division ( PWD ) . When World War II ended , Hallgarten returned to the US , working as a historian , first for the US-Army . When the Cold War evolved , he refused to work for the Army and resigned . He was guest professor several times in the US , in Germany , Japan ( 1965 ) , India ( 1965 ) and Italy ( 1967 ) , without tenure professorship until 1972 . Then he became Robert Lee Bailey professor at University of North Carolina in Charlotte .
Entyloma dahliae . `` Entyloma dahliae '' is a species of smut fungus in the family Entylomataceae . It is the causative agent of Dahlia leaf smut . The species was described in 1912 by Hans Sydow and Paul Sydow .
Beta Comae Berenices . Beta Comae Berenices ( β Comae Berenices , β Com ) is a main sequence dwarf star in the northern constellation of Coma Berenices . It is located at a distance of about from Earth . The Greek letter beta ( β ) usually indicates that the star has the second highest visual magnitude in the constellation . However , with an apparent visual magnitude of 4.3 , this star is actually slightly brighter than α Comae Berenices . It can be seen with the naked eye , but may be too dim to be viewed from a built-up urban area . The star is similar to the Sun , being only slightly larger and brighter in absolute magnitude . It has a stellar classification of G0 V , compared to G2 V for the Sun . The effective temperature of the outer envelope is 5,936 K , giving it a yellow hue of a G-type star . In terms of age it is younger than the Sun , being about 3 billion years old . Observations of short term variations in the chromatic activity suggest that the star undergoes differential rotation , with a rotation period of about 11–13 days . Its surface has a measured activity cycle of 16.6 years , compared to 11 years on the Sun . It may also have a secondary activity cycle of 9.6 years . At one time it was thought that this star might have a spectroscopic companion . However , this was ruled out by means of more accurate radial velocity measurements . No planets have yet been detected around it , and there is no evidence of a dusty disk . The habitable zone for this star , defined as the locations where liquid water could be present on an Earth-like planet , is 0.918–1.96 AU , where 1 AU is the average distance from the Earth to the Sun .
William Alexander Thomson . William Alexander Thomson ( November 1 , 1816 – October 1 , 1878 ) was a Canadian author , railway promoter and political figure . He represented Welland in the House of Commons of Canada from 1872 to 1878 as a Liberal member . He was born in Wigtownshire , Scotland and educated there . He immigrated to New York state before moving to Queenston , Upper Canada in 1834 . He helped establish the Erie and Niagara Railway , later serving as its president . Thomson was an unsuccessful candidate for the Niagara federal seat , losing to Angus Morrison . He was elected in Welland in an 1872 by-election held after the death of Thomas Clark Street ; he did not run in 1878 because of poor health and died later that year near Queenston . Thomson published an economic treatise , `` An essay on production , money , and government ; in which the principle of a natural law is advanced and explained , whereby credit , debt , taxation , tariffs , and interest on money will be abolished ; and national debt and the current expenses of government will be paid in gold '' , in 1863 .
Rector , Pennsylvania . Rector is a small unincorporated community in Ligonier Township , Westmoreland County , Pennsylvania , United States . Nearby attractions are Linn Run State Park and Flat Rock . As of 2000 , the population of Rector was 600 . Rector is composed of 26.4 miles2 . Linn Run State Park is on the outskirts of Rector . Rector has no public school district , but the Valley School of Ligonier is in Rector .
District 9 , Düsseldorf . District 9 ( ) is a southern city district of Düsseldorf , the state capital of North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany . The district covers an area of 36,59 square kilometres and ( as of December 2009 ) has about 89,000 inhabitants . The district borders with the Düsseldorf districts 3 and 8 to the North , and 10 to the South . To the East and West the district borders with the rural districts of Kreis Mettmann and Rhein-Kreis Neuss respectively . Transportation . The district is served by numerous railway stations and highway . Stations include Düsseldorf-Benrath , Düsseldorf-Reisholz and both Düsseldorf Stadtbahn light rail- and Rheinbahn tram-stations . The district can also be reached via Bundesautobahn 46 and 59 as well as Bundesstraße 8 and 228 .
Quotation ( disambiguation ) . Quotation is a reference to a previously known expression .
Rochester Broncos all-time roster . The Rochester Broncos were a professional baseball team that played in the American Association for one season in 1890 . During their only season in existence , the team finished fifth in the AA with a record of 63–63 .
Divina Ferrer . Divina Ferrer is a fictional character from the Sine Novela 's first installment of the TV show Sinasamba Kita . The character was portrayed by actress Sheryl Cruz , and was portrayed by Vilma Santos in the 1982 film of the same name . Fictional biography . Divina Ferrer is the step sister of Nora Ferrer , who is the fiance of Jerry Sandoval . She is considered a villain within the series but in the end , she becomes kind once again until during the wedding , Divina was shot by Oscar at the end of episode .
Dunfermline Building Society . The Dunfermline Building Society was a building society and later a trading division of Nationwide Building Society , based in Dunfermline , Fife , Scotland . Before its 2009 merger with Nationwide , it was the largest building society in Scotland and the 12th largest in the United Kingdom based on total assets of £3.3 billion at 31 December 2007 . It was a member of the Building Societies Association . On 28 March 2009 , reports indicated the Society was no longer viable , and would be put up for public sale , to be managed by the Bank of England . This process led to acquisition of the Society 's branches , good loans and deposits by the Nationwide Building Society with the Bank of England assuming control of £1bn in commercial lending and the Society 's poorer-quality and shared ownership mortgages . The Dunfermline was fully integrated into Nationwide in June 2014 . History . The Dunfermline was established in 1869 in the town of Dunfermline from which it took its name . It expanded throughout the 19th and 20th centuries , and acquired over 20 other organisations including : the Stenhousemuir , Peebles , Fourth Fifeshire Investment Company , the Stirlingshire , and the Edinburgh and Paisley Building Society . A telephone banking service , Dunfermline Direct , was launched during Spring 1999 . By the end of 2005 , the Society had 34 branches and 38 agencies throughout Scotland . Around 20 % of its business was generated outwith Scotland . The Society also had a large commercial lending book and was leading the way in investment in social housing . 2009 financial crisis . In the 6 months running up to March 2009 the Board explored various options to secure an injection of capital ( between £60m and £100m ) which would allow the Building Society to continue operating as an independent mutual building society . The Financial Services Authority ( FSA ) stated that such capital would not be possible . On 28 March 2009 , reports indicated the building society was no longer viable , toxic assets would be stripped out and the remaining business put up for public sale , to be managed by the Tripartite Authorities ( Bank of England , FSA and HM Treasury ) . BBC Scotland business editor Douglas Fraser broke the story , where a £26m loss was announced in late March 2009 . Around 500 jobs are at risk , where half are employed at its headquarters in Fife and half in the network of 34 branches . It was announced on 30 March that the Nationwide Building Society had bought the retail and wholesale deposits , branches , head office and most of the residential mortgage book of the Dunfermline , with the Bank of England assuming control of £1bn in commercial lending . Dunfermline became a trading division of Nationwide . In May 2013 , it was announced by Nationwide that the Derbyshire , Cheshire and Dunfermline brands would be phased out over two years , and branches either rebranded under the Nationwide brand or closed . On 24 October 2013 , Nationwide announced that Dunfermline Building Society would be merged with the company .
Bromwell Wire Works . Bromwell Wire Works is a historic industrial complex located at Greensburg , Decatur County , Indiana . The original factory was built in 1903 , and is a two-story brick building on a rock-faced ashlar foundation and with a gable roof . It has a heavy timber frame structure and Victorian style detailing . Also on the property are the contributing 1 1/2-story brick boiler house ( c. 1903 ) , water tower ( 1928 ) , and galvanizing shop ( 1922 ) . It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990 .
Ștefan Balmez . Ştefan Balmez ( born 1882 ) was a Bessarabian politician . Biography . Before World War I , although working as Armaments Minister , Ştefan Balamez was in civil service . He served as Member of the Moldovan Parliament ( 1917–1918 ) . After the Soviet occupation , Balamez was arrested on June 28 , 1940 and then disappeared in Siberia .
East Taylor Township , Cambria County , Pennsylvania . East Taylor Township is a township in Cambria County , Pennsylvania , United States , The population was 2,726 at the 2010 census , unchanged since the 2000 census . It is part of the Johnstown , Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area . Geography . The township is located in southwestern Cambria County , bordered to the southwest by the city of Johnstown and to the south partly by the borough of East Conemaugh . The Little Conemaugh River forms most of the southern border of the township . Pennsylvania Route 271 passes through the township , leading south through East Conemaugh into Johnstown and north to Nanty-Glo . Ebensburg , the Cambria County seat , is to the northeast . According to the United States Census Bureau , East Taylor Township has a total area of , of which is land and , or 3.39 % , is water . Demographics . As of the census of 2000 , there were 2,726 people , 1,083 households , and 813 families residing in the township . The population density was 304.1 people per square mile ( 117.5/km² ) . There were 1,128 housing units at an average density of 125.9/sq mi ( 48.6/km² ) . The racial makeup of the township was 97.25 % White , 2.24 % African American , 0.04 % Native American , 0.04 % Asian , 0.11 % from other races , and 0.33 % from two or more races . Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.51 % of the population . There were 1,083 households , out of which 25.9 % had children under the age of 18 living with them , 59.8 % were married couples living together , 11.1 % had a female householder with no husband present , and 24.9 % were non-families . 22.0 % of all households were made up of individuals , and 13.5 % had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older . The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 2.91 . In the township the population was spread out , with 20.5 % under the age of 18 , 5.6 % from 18 to 24 , 27.6 % from 25 to 44 , 26.0 % from 45 to 64 , and 20.2 % who were 65 years of age or older . The median age was 43 years . For every 100 females there were 93.3 males . For every 100 females age 18 and over , there were 91.8 males . The median income for a household in the township was $ 35,453 , and the median income for a family was $ 39,012 . Males had a median income of $ 31,712 versus $ 21,025 for females . The per capita income for the township was $ 16,393 . About 7.1 % of families and 7.5 % of the population were below the poverty line , including 11.2 % of those under age 18 and 10.0 % of those age 65 or over .
NorthRiver Yacht Club . NorthRiver Yacht Club is a private golf club in Tuscaloosa , Alabama which officially opened in 1978 . The course was originally designed by professional golfer Gary Player but was redesigned in 1997 and 2015 by architect Bob Cupp . The course features tifeagle bermudagrass greens . and is set up to both challenge expert players while being forgiving to beginners still new to the game . The signature hole at NorthRiver is the 17th , which is a par 3 hole featuring a green on a peninsula , surrounded on three sides by water . Besides golf , NorthRiver offers tennis , aquatics , dining and The Warner Lodge , a hotel .
E ( text editor ) . E is a text editor originally developed at the Stanford AI Lab ( Stanford University ) in the 1970s for the Twenex and TENEX operating systems . E was one of the first WYSIWYG editors of the 1970s . Richard Stallman visited the Stanford Artificial Intelligence Lab in 1976 and was quite impressed by the feature . He implemented a similar hack to the TECO text editor once he returned to MIT in adding a combined display+editing mode called `` Control-R ''
Charles M. Wetherill . Charles M. Wetherill ( November 4 , 1825 – March 5 , 1871 ) was an American chemist . In 1862 , he was appointed the first head of the Chemical Division in the newly organized U.S. Department of Agriculture , a unit that eventually became the Food and Drug Administration . Biography . Born in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania in 1825 , Wetherill was the son of Charles and Margaret . He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1845 and received a Ph.D. in organic chemistry from the University of Giessen in 1848 . On March 5 , 1871 , he died in South Bethlehem , Pennsylvania . He worked as a chemist , eventually becoming a chemistry professor at Lehigh University . He also studied minerals , illuminating gas , adipocere , foods , and other products . He married Mary Benbrdige in 1856 . In 1853 , he opened a chemical laboratory for his private instruction and analysis . In the same year , he was elected to the American Philosophical Society , and was awarded an honorary M.D . by New York Medical College . In 1862 , President Abraham Lincoln appointed Wetherill the first chemist for the Chemical Division in the new Department of Agriculture . This small group eventually evolved into the Food and Drug Administration . Wetherill tried to improve the wine industry , fertilizers and other products , and he began investigating the adulteration of agricultural products . He also studied geology , including the fossil Itacolumite . He made a chemical analysis of whitesulfur water , and in 1860 , he published the treatise , `` The Manufacture of Vinegar '' . He was the author of several books .
List of Rhyacophila species . This is a list of 647 species in the genus `` Rhyacophila '' , green sedges .
José Robles ( cyclist ) . José Angel Florencio Robles López ( born 8 October 1964 ) is a retired male road racing cyclist from Colombia . He competed for his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics , finishing in 49th place in the Men 's Individual Road Race . Colombia competed with three cyclists in this event ; the other ones being Héctor Palacio ( 52nd ) and Libardo Niño ( 76th ) . He was nicknamed `` El Panamericano '' during his career .
Duna Kör . Duna Kör ( ) is a Hungarian environmental organization founded in 1984 as a protest body to prevent the construction of the Gabčíkovo – Nagymaros Dams . Opponents of the dam argued that it would create an environmental disaster that would displace thousands of Hungarians from villages and towns where their families had lived for centuries . Opponents of the regime soon joined this burgeoning environmental protest and by the fall of 1988 the Danube Circle had about 10,000 core followers who actively demonstrated against the dam in the streets of Budapest . These actions mirrored protests earlier in the summer of 1988 , in which more than 30,000 people marched in Budapest to express their anger over the Romanian government ’ s plan to bulldoze entire Hungarian villages in Transylvania . Hungary had not seen public protests on this scale since 1956 . It is significant in that it is seen to be the start of the erosion of Communist power in Hungary , which ended in May 1990 with the first free democratic elections . The founder was biologist János Vargha . The organization was awarded the Right Livelihood Award in 1985 .
Lawrence Macdonald . Lawrence Macdonald sometimes Laurence Macdonald ( 15 February 1799-4 March 1878 ) was a Scottish sculptor . Life . Macdonald was born on 15 February 1799 at Findo Gask in Perthshire , Scotland to Margaret Morison and Alexander Macdonald , a violinist . He was apprenticed as a stonemason with Thomas Gibson , who was then building the Murray Royal Asylum , outside Perth , and about this time he carved the arms of Robert Graeme on the front of Garvock House . Coming to Edinburgh with an introduction to the architect James Gillespie Graham , who proved a helpful patron , he worked as an ornamental sculptor . On 26 February 1822 he entered the Trustees ' Academy , Edinburgh , then on Picardy Place . In late 1822 he went to Rome to study , where he executed several busts , among others that of the John Murray , 4th Duke of Atholl . In 1823 , along with Gibson , Severn , and other artists , he founded the British Academy of Arts in Rome , of which he continued as a trustee until his death . After approximately four year he returned to Edinburgh , and there produced busts of Professor John Wilson and George Combe , the phrenologist . In 1829 , he sent his bust of John Marshall , MP , to the Royal Academy , and he was a frequent contributor to the succeeding exhibitions . In the autumn of 1829 , he exhibited in the Royal Institution , Edinburgh , his colossal group of ‘ Ajax bearing the dead body of Patroclus and combating ‘ an warrior ’ and other works ; and he was second to his friend Charles Maclaren , editor of the ‘ Scotsman , ‘ in his bloodless duel with Dr. James Browne , editor of the ‘ Caledonian Mercury , ’ fought near Edinburgh in November 1829 , which arose partly out of an article in the ‘ Mercury ’ ( 6 November ) on Macdonald ’ s works and the ‘ Scotsman ‘ s ’ criticisms upon them . In the same year he was elected a member of the Scottish Academy , where in 1832 , he exhibited several busts , including those of J. Gibson Lochhart and the Earl Erroll ; but be seldom contributed here , and resigned his membership in 1858 . He appeared in the list of honorary members in 1867 . At this time he is shown as living at 10 Cumberland Street in Edinburgh 's Second New Town . In 1832 he returned to Rome , where he occupied a leading position as a sculptor , chiefly producing portrait busts , aided by his elder brother , John , and his son , Alexander . His bust of Philip Henry , fifth Earl Stanhope , is now at Chevening , Kent , and a copy is in the National Portrait Gallery , London . He also executed busts of Walter Scott ( 1831 ) , Fanny Kemble , Sir David Baird . and James Gillespie Graham . Among his ideal works are ‘ A Girl and a Carrier Pigeon , ’ 1835 , and ‘ Eurydice , ’ 1849 . His ‘ Ulysses recognised by his dog , ’ shown in the Paris Exhibition of 1855 , was much admired , and became the property of Lord Kilmorey . Several sculptors trained under him , including William Brodie . Principal Works . Whilst Macdonald made statues of classical and mythological figures , all his portraiture was in the form of busts . In Literature . Letitia Elizabeth Landon published her poem `` Lines . Supposed to be the Prayer of the Supplicating Nymph in Mr. Lawrence Macdonald ’ s Exhibition of Sculptures '' in the Literary Gazette in 1831 .
Football at the 1970 Asian Games – Squads . Squads for the Football at the 1970 Asian Games played in Bangkok , Thailand . Head coach : Seraniw Chinwala Head coach : Shunichiro Okano Head coach : U Pe Tin Head coach : Han Hong-Ki Head coach : Djamiat Dalhar Head coach : Igor Netto
The New York Times Non-Fiction Best Sellers of 2011 . This is a list of adult non-fiction books that topped `` The New York Times '' Non-fiction Best Seller list in 2011 , in the Hardcover Nonfiction category .
Isotopic shift . The isotopic shift ( also called isotope shift ) is the shift in various forms of spectroscopy that occurs when one nuclear isotope is replaced by another . NMR spectroscopy . In NMR spectroscopy , Isotopic effects on chemical shifts are typically small , far less than1 ppm the typical unit for measuring shifts . The NMR signals for and ( `` HD '' ) are readily distinguished in terms of their chemical shifts . The asymmetry of the signal for the `` protio '' impurity in arises from the differing chemical shifts of and . Vibrational spectra . Isotopic shifts are best known and most widely used in vibration spectroscopy where the shifts are large , being proportional to the ratio of the square root of the isotopic masses . In the case of hydrogen , the `` H-D shift '' is ( 1/2 ) 1/2 or 1/1.41 . Thus , the ( totally symmetric ) C-H vibration for and occur at 2917 cm−1 and 2109 cm−1 , respectively . This shift reflects the differing Reduced mass for the affected bonds .
Optically variable ink . Optically variable ink ( OVI ) also called Color shifting ink is an anti-counterfeiting measure used on many major modern banknotes , as well as on other official documents ( professional licenses , for example ) . The ink displays two distinct colors depending on the angle the bill is viewed at . The United States fifty-dollar bill , for example , uses color shifting ink for the numeral 50 so that it displays copper at one angle and bright green in another . OVI is particularly useful as an anti-counterfeiting measure as it is not widely available . One major manufacturer is a Swiss company called SICPA ( Société Industrielle et Commerciale de Produits pour l'Agriculture ) . Additional suppliers include Sun Chemical ( through their Brand Protection Division based in Manchester , UK ) , the Brazilian company Sellerink , located in São Paulo , Brazil and the Swiss company Printcolor Screen AG , located in Berikon , Switzerland . Color-shifting inks reflect various wavelengths in white light differently , depending on the angle of incidence to the surface . An unaided eye will observe this effect as a change of color while the viewing angle is changed . A color copier or scanner can copy a document only at one fixed angle relative to the document ’ s surface .
2008 Auckland Open ( darts ) . 2008 Auckland Open was a darts tournament that took place in Auckland , New Zealand on 20 September 2008 .
1982–83 Mersin İdmanyurdu season . Mersin İdmanyurdu ( also `` Mersin İdman Yurdu '' , `` Mersin İY '' , or `` MİY '' ) Sports Club ; located in Mersin , east Mediterranean coast of Turkey in 1982-83 . The 1982–83 season was the 11th season of Mersin İdmanyurdu football team in First League , the first level division in Turkey . The team was promoted to first division last season for the fourth time . President Mehmet Fatih Deveci has transferred two famous players from Fenerbahçe ( Paşa Hüseyin and İsa ) , and Bursaspor 's former manager Gündüz Tekin Onay . General Captain was Remon Kumdereli . The club address was : `` Yaşat İşhanı K : 3 . Mersin . Tel : 15317 '' . Manager Gündüz Tekin Onay suffered from gastrointestinal bleeding ; and his assistant Erhan Dodanlı coached the team from 22nd through 25th round . In the first half of the season the team was successful . However , in the second half they could n't score goals and they have relegated to second division at the end of the season . It was fourth time the team relegated . In Turkish Cup they played finals and lost against Fenerbahçe . Since Fenerbahçe also won the league title MİY represented Turkey in CWC ( Cup Winners Cup ) in next season . MİY became the first team who became eligible to represent Turkey in a European cup and relegated to second league ( the other team was Kayseri Erciyesspor ) . Ironically , as MİY relegated and could n't have promoted again to first league , Fenerbahçe could n't have won again the Turkish Cup ( until 2010 ) . Pre-season . MİY prepared to the season at Uludağ . Later played some away games . Before the start of the season MİY attended in a tournament ( TSYD Cup ) in Ankara . 1982–83 First League participation . MİY attended First League ( top level division in Turkey ) in 1982–83 season . At the end of the season MİY was relegated to Second League by goal average and number of goals ( lower than that of Antalyaspor ) . First team qualified for Champion Clubs ' Cup , second for UEFA Cup . MİY became the first club in Turkey which qualified for a European Cup and relegated to second division in Turkey . Results summary . `` Sources '' : 1982–83 Turkish First Football League pages . League table . Won , drawn and lost points are 2 , 1 and 0 . F belongs to MİY and A belongs to corresponding team for both home and away matches . Champions went to ECC 1983-84 , and runners-up became eligible for UEFA Cup 1983-84 . 1982–83 Turkish Cup participation . 1982–83 Turkish Cup was played for the 21st season as `` Federasyon Kupası '' by 186 teams . Six elimination rounds and finals were played in two-legs elimination system . Mersin İdmanyurdu participated in 1982–83 Turkish Cup from round 5 and was eliminated at Finals ( 1/2 ) by Fenerbahçe . Fenerbahçe won the Cup for the 4th time . Because cup winner Fenerbahçe also won the league title , Mersin İdmanyurdu was qualified for 1983–84 European Cup Winners ' Cup . Cup track . The drawings and results Mersin İdmanyurdu ( MİY ) followed in 1982–83 Turkish Cup are shown in the following table . `` Note '' : In the above table 'Score ' shows For and Against goals whether the match played at home or not . Game details . Mersin İdmanyurdu ( MİY ) 1982–83 Turkish Cup game reports is shown in the following table . Kick off times are in EET and EEST . `` Source '' : 1982–83 Turkish Cup ( `` Federasyon Kupası '' ) pages . Club management . Mehmet Fatih Deveci was club president . Coaching team . `` Note : '' Only official games were included . 1982–83 squad . Note : Player stats in the above table count for league matches only .
2011 Kashima Antlers season . The 2011 Kashima Antlers season was Kashima Antlers 's 19th season in J.League Division 1 and 23rd season overall in the top flight ( counting the Japan Soccer League and participation in the inaugural J.League Cup ) . It also included the 2011 J.League Cup , 2011 Emperor 's Cup , and the 2011 AFC Champions League . They finished the season 6th in the championship and lost the chance to break the record of 7 championships they share with Tokyo Verdy .
Grodzisko Górne . Grodzisko Górne is a farming village in the administrative district of Gmina Grodzisko Dolne , within Leżajsk County , Subcarpathian Voivodeship , in south-eastern Poland . It lies approximately north-west of Grodzisko Dolne , south of Leżajsk , and north-east of the regional capital Rzeszów . The village is situated on the Wisłok river , which flows into the San river in Dębno , located near Leżajsk , on the edge of a Ruthenian settlement . The village separated itself as an independent administrative and economic unit from Grodzisko Dolne in 1786 , along with another village called Grodzisko Nowe . In some cases , especially in immigration records , the two are referred to as one town called Grodzisko . The name Grodzisko comes from the word Gord , denoting a Slavic settlement . Grodzisko Górne itself was formerly a defensive settlement , as it is on the border with the Ukraine . In 1881 , an archaeological group from Kraków received a warrant to research the history of Grodzisko Górne . They found imprints of ancient settlements , probably dating back to immigrants from the 4th to 5th centuries . These archaeological works are still in progress today . It is bordered by a canyon , whose north bank provided much of the defense for this village . In the village there is an ancient manor house , which was opened for tourism in the 19th century . It is maintained by a priest from Grodzisko Górne , Wojciech Micha . The village employs many of the wage earners who reside in the rural commune of Grodzisko Dolne . The main industry is cloth manufacturing . Locally famous cloth markets are organized there . For farming , the major estate has 332 morgs of farmland and 58 meadows and gardens . The minor estate has 3200 morgs of farmland , 341 morgs of meadows and gardens , 216 morgs of pasture land and 428 morgs of forest . Today there is a three-grade schoolhouse and a post office in the village , serving its population of 5094 , including 364 Jews .
Rubin causal model . The Rubin causal model ( RCM ) , also known as the Neyman–Rubin causal model , is an approach to the statistical analysis of cause and effect based on the framework of potential outcomes , named after Donald Rubin . The name `` Rubin causal model '' was first coined by Rubin 's graduate school colleague , Paul W. Holland . The potential outcomes framework was first proposed by Jerzy Neyman in his 1923 Master 's thesis , though he discussed it only in the context of completely randomized experiments . Rubin , together with other contemporary statisticians , extended it into a general framework for thinking about causation in both observational and experimental studies . Introduction . The Neyman potential outcomes framework is based on the idea of potential outcomes and the assignment mechanism : every unit has different potential outcomes depending on their `` assignment '' to a condition . Potential outcomes are expressed in the form of counterfactual conditional statements of the case conditional on a prior event occurring . For example , a person would have a particular income at age 40 if they had attended a private college , whereas they would have a different income at age 40 had they attended a public college . To measure the causal effect of going to a public versus a private college , the investigator should look at the outcome for the same individual in both alternative futures . Since it is impossible to see both potential outcomes at once , one of the potential outcomes is always missing . This observation is described as the `` fundamental problem of causal inference '' . A randomized experiment works by assigning people randomly to treatments ( in this case , public or private college ) . Because the assignment was random , the groups are ( on average ) equivalent , and the difference in income at age 40 can be attributed to the college assignment since that was the only difference between the groups . The assignment mechanism is the explanation for why some units received the treatment and others the control . Rubin , together with a number of other contributors such as Cochran , developed this approach into a formal framework for assessing causation in observational data . In such data , there is a non-random assignment mechanism : in the case of college attendance , people may choose to attend a private versus a public college based on their financial situation , parents ' education , relative ranks of the schools to which they were admitted , etc . If all of these factors can be balanced between the two groups of public and private college students , then the effect of the college attendance can be attributed to the college choice . Many statistical methods have been developed for causal inference , such as propensity score matching and nearest-neighbor matching ( which often uses the Mahalanobis metric , also called Mahalanobis matching ) . These methods attempt to correct for the assignment mechanism by finding control units similar to treatment units . In the example , matching finds graduates of a public college most similar to graduates of a private college , so that like is compared only with like . Causal inference methods make few assumptions other than that one unit 's outcomes are unaffected by another unit 's treatment assignment , the stable unit treatment value assumption ( SUTVA ) . An extended example . Intuitively , the causal effect of one treatment , E , over another , C , for a particular unit and an interval of time from formula_1 to formula_2 is the difference between what would have happened at time formula_2 if the unit had been exposed to E initiated at formula_1 and what would have happened at formula_2 if the unit had been exposed to C initiated at formula_1 : 'If an hour ago I had taken two aspirins instead of just a glass of water , my headache would now be gone , ' or 'because an hour ago I took two aspirins instead of just a glass of water , my headache is now gone . ' Our definition of the causal effect of the E versus C treatment will reflect this intuitive meaning . '' According to the RCM , the causal effect of your taking or not taking aspirin one hour ago is the difference between how your head would have felt in case 1 ( taking the aspirin ) and case 2 ( not taking the aspirin ) . If your headache would remain without aspirin but disappear if you took aspirin , then the causal effect of taking aspirin is headache relief . Suppose that Joe is participating in an FDA test for a new hypertension drug . If we were omniscient , we would know the outcomes for Joe under both the treatments and therefore know the treatment effect . formula_7 is the change in Joe 's blood pressure if he takes the pill . In general , this notation expresses the effect of a treatment , `` t '' , on a unit , `` u '' . Similarly , formula_8 is the effect of a different treatment , `` c '' or control , on a unit , `` u '' . In this case , formula_8 is the change in Joe 's blood pressure if he does n't take the pill . formula_9 is the causal effect of taking the drug . From this table we only know the causal effect on Joe . Everyone else in the study might have an increase in blood pressure . However , regardless of what the causal effect is for the other subjects , the causal effect for Joe is a decrease in blood pressure . The causal effect is different for every subject , but the drug `` works '' for everyone because everyone 's blood pressure decreases . Stable unit treatment value assumption ( SUTVA ) . We require that `` the [ potential outcome ] observation on one unit should be unaffected by the particular assignment of treatments to the other units '' ( Cox 1958 , §2.4 ) . This is called the Stable Unit Treatment Value Assumption ( SUTVA ) , which goes beyond the concept of independence . In the context of our example , Joe 's change in blood pressure may not depend on whether or not Mary receives the drug . Suppose that Joe and Mary live in the same house and Mary always cooks . The drug causes Mary to crave salty foods , so if she takes the drug she will cook with more salt than she would have otherwise . A high salt diet increases Joe 's blood pressure . Therefore , his response will depend on which treatment Mary receives . SUTVA violation makes causal inference more difficult . We can account for dependent observations by considering more treatments . We create 4 treatments by taking into account whether or not Mary receives treatment . Now there are multiple causal effects . One is the causal effect of the drug on Joe when Mary receives treatment and is calculated , formula_17 . Another is the causal effect on Joe when Mary does not receive treatment and is calculated formula_18 . The third is the causal effect of Mary on Joe , and is calculated formula_19 . The treatment Mary receives has a greater causal effect for Joe than the assignment of treatment to Joe . With additional treatments , SUTVA holds . However , if any units other than Joe are dependent on Mary , then we must consider further treatments . The greater the number of dependent units , the more treatments we must consider and the more complex the calculations become ( consider an experiment with 20 different causal effects ) . In order to determine the causal effect using only two treatments , the observations must be independent . Consider an example where not all subjects benefit from the drug . One may calculate the average causal effect by taking the mean of all the causal effects or by subtracting the mean change under control from the mean change under treatment . Although the average causal effect is a decrease in blood pressure , the causal effect for Joe is an increase in blood pressure . Joe would never want to take the drug . This measurement suggests the opposite conclusion , that the average causal effect is an increase in blood pressure . One obtains this result because the positive change in blood pressure for Joe is a larger percentage of his blood pressure . This would occur if Joe 's blood pressure is lower than the blood pressure of the other subjects . For example , Joe 's blood pressure is 140 and increase by 14 mm Hg , an increase of 10 % . If Mary 's blood pressure is 200 mm Hg and her blood pressure increases by 14 mm Hg , then her blood pressure only increases by 7 % . Consequently , a small absolute change in blood pressure would yield a larger percentage change for Joe . The fundamental problem of causal inference . Question marks are responses that could not be observed . Some scholars call the impossibility of observing responses to multiple treatments on the same subject over a given period of time the `` Fundamental Problem of Causal Inference '' ( FPCI ) . The FPCI makes `` observing causal effects '' impossible . However , this does not make `` causal inference '' impossible . Certain techniques and assumptions allow the FPCI to be overcome . Suppose that Joe could only choose to take the drug for all 6 months or not take the drug at all . During one of the months Joe 's blood pressure increases when he takes the drug . However , it could have been even higher if he had not taken the drug . Joe would , on average , benefit from the drug because the average causal effect is a decrease in blood pressure . Even if he knew that he would be better off not taking the drug in February , it would most likely be in his overall interest to choose the drug for the entire duration of the study . Using these different treatments would restore independence . However , as responses become dependent on more than one treatment assignment , the number of treatments becomes exponentially greater , and determining average causal effect becomes more complex . In this example , we would have to determine three different causal effects . The first is the causal effect of the drug on Joe when Joe takes the drug the month before . The second is the causal effect of the drug on Joe when Joe does not take the drug the month before . The third is the causal effect of taking the drug on Joe when he does not take the drug this month , but took it the month before . We can infer what Joe 's response to the unobserved treatment would be if we make an assumption of constant effect . This means that the causal effect is the same at different times , no different in March than it is in April . If the causal effect is always the same , then the average causal effect equals the causal effect . Therefore , knowing the average causal effect and observing one response , we can calculate the other response . Since the average causal effect for Joe is a reduction in blood pressure , an assumption of constant effect suggests that the drug would always reduce his blood pressure . Multiple subjects . Mary 's blood pressure increases while taking the control , and Susie 's decreases while on the treatment . We do not know the causal effect of the drug on Susie or Mary because we do not know Mary 's response under the treatment , and Susie 's under the control . All of the subjects have the same causal effect even though they have different responses to the treatments . This data supports the assumption of constant effect , but does not support the assumption of homogeneity . These subjects have the same responses to the treatment and consequently , the same causal effect . This makes them homogeneous . This data supports the assumptions of both constant effect and homogeneity . If the assumption of homogeneity holds , then the average causal effect equals the causal effect for every unit . Knowing the average causal effect and having observed the response to one treatment for each unit , one can determine the response to the other treatment . One can not apply this assumption to the data in this example because the responses are different for every subject . The assignment mechanism . The assignment mechanism , the method by which units are assigned treatment , affects the calculation of the average causal effect . One such assignment mechanism is randomization . For each subject we could flip a coin to determine if she receives treatment . If we wanted five subjects to receive treatment , we could assign treatment to the first five names we pick out of a hat . When we randomly assign treatments we may get different answers . This is the true average causal effect . Assigning treatments randomly , we calculate another causal effect . Under the same mechanism another random assignment of treatments yields yet another average causal effect . The average causal effect varies because our sample is small and the responses have a large variance . If the sample were larger and the variance were less , the average causal effect would be closer to the true average causal effect . Alternatively , suppose the mechanism assigns the treatment to all men and only to them . Under this assignment mechanism , it is impossible for women to receive treatment and therefore impossible to determine the average causal effect on female subjects . In order to make any inferences of causal effect on a subject , the probability that the subject receive treatment must be greater than 0 and less than 1 . The perfect doctor . The perfect doctor distorts both averages by filtering out poor responses to both the treatment and control . The difference between means , which is the supposed average causal effect , is distorted in a direction that depends on details . For instance , a subject like Susie who is harmed by taking the drug would be assigned to the control group by the perfect doctor and thus the negative effect of the drug would be masked . Matching . Another approach to estimation of causal effect is matching or pairing similar units , as an approximation to observing the same unit twice . If an experiment is possible , match units with identical or most similar attributes ; randomly assign treatment to one and control to the other unit in each pair . If matched units are homogeneous , then they have the same causal effect . This means that they have the same average causal effect . Therefore , if all units are perfectly matched , the average causal effect equals the causal effect . Propensity score matching is often used when there are multiple attributes . Conclusion . The causal effect of a treatment on a single unit at a point in time is the difference between the outcome variable with the treatment and without the treatment . The Fundamental Problem of Causal Inference is that it is impossible to observe the causal effect on a single unit . You either take the aspirin now or you do n't . As a consequence , assumptions must be made in order to estimate the missing counterfactuals . Relations to other approaches . In the view of Pearl ( 2000 ) , the Rubin Causal Model ( RCM ) is subsumed by the Structural Equation Model ( SEM ) used in econometrics and the social sciences , in its extended nonparametric form . That view , which has long been argued by Heckman ( 2005 ) is presented formally in the book ' . The key connection between the RCM and SEM rests on interpreting the `` potential outcome '' variable `` Y'x '' ( `` u '' ) to be the solution for variable `` Y '' in a modified structural model , in which the external intervention `` X '' = `` x '' is emulated by replacing the equation that determines `` X '' by the constant equation `` X '' = `` x '' . The variable `` u '' , which in the RCM stands for the identity of each experimental unit ( e.g. , a patient or an agricultural lot , ) is represented in the SEM formulation by a vector of exogeneous variables ( usually unobserved ) that characterize that unit . With this interpretation , every theorem in RCM can be shown to be a theorem in SEM and vice versa . From the perspective of Pearl and his colleagues , this interpretation has led to a complete axiomatization of RCM and , based on the derivations of Shpitser–Pearl ( 2006 ) , a complete solution to the identification of causal effects , using graphs . Complete solution means that , for any subset `` X '' of variables and a set `` A '' of causal assumptions encoded in a graph `` G '' , it is possible to determine algorithmically whether the causal effect `` P '' ( `` Y'x '' = `` y '' ) can be estimated consistently from non-experimental data and , if so , what form the estimand of `` P '' ( `` Y'x '' = `` y '' ) should have . From the perspective of Pearl and his colleagues , a major shortcoming of RCM is that all assumptions and background knowledge pertaining to a given problem must first be translated into the language of counterfactuals ( e.g. , ignorability ) before analysis can commence . In SEM , by comparison , Pearl ( 2000 ) and Heckman ( 2008 ) hold that background knowledge is expressed directly in the vocabulary of ordinary scientific discourse , invoking cause-effect relationships among realizable , not hypothetical variables . The Rubin causal model has also been connected to instrumental variables ( Angrist , Imbens , and Rubin , 1996 ) and other techniques for causal inference . For more on the connections between the Rubin causal model , structural equation modeling , and other statistical methods for causal inference , see Morgan and Winship ( 2007 ) and Pearl ( 2009 ) .
Whiterocks , Utah . Whiterocks is a census-designated place ( CDP ) in Uintah County , Utah , United States . The population was 341 at the 2000 census , a slight increase over the 1990 population of 312 . Geography . Whiterocks is located at ( 40.467560 , -109.929607 ) . According to the United States Census Bureau , the CDP has a total area of , all land . Demographics . As of the census of 2000 , there were 341 people , 92 households , and 78 families residing in the CDP . The population density was 145.1 people per square mile ( 56.0/km² ) . There were 96 housing units at an average density of 40.8/sq mi ( 15.8/km² ) . The racial makeup of the CDP was 5.57 % White , 93.84 % Native American , and 0.59 % from two or more races . Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.88 % of the population . There were 92 households out of which 47.8 % had children under the age of 18 living with them , 31.5 % were married couples living together , 47.8 % had a female householder with no husband present , and 15.2 % were non-families . 10.9 % of all households were made up of individuals and 1.1 % had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older . The average household size was 3.71 and the average family size was 4.03 . In the CDP , the population was spread out with 41.6 % under the age of 18 , 13.2 % from 18 to 24 , 25.8 % from 25 to 44 , 15.8 % from 45 to 64 , and 3.5 % who were 65 years of age or older . The median age was 22 years . For every 100 females , there were 80.4 males . For every 100 females age 18 and over , there were 76.1 males . The median income for a household in the CDP was $ 10,417 , and the median income for a family was $ 15,156 . Males had a median income of $ 21,750 versus $ 15,833 for females . The per capita income for the CDP was $ 3,920 . About 63.4 % of families and 70.9 % of the population were below the poverty line , including 81.1 % of those under age 18 and 90.0 % of those age 65 or over . History . 1828 Four men , William `` Toopeechee '' Reed , Jim Reed , Dennis Julien , and Augustus Archambeaux , French traders from Kentucky , entered the Uintah Basin and set up a trading post near a spring of water just south and east of the present settlement of Whiterocks . The site was at a junction of trails used by the local Ute people . They brought in the first butcher knives , coffee beans , and other articles traded to the locals for fur . Antoine Rubidoux purchased the enterprise in 1832 and built a larger `` fort '' just east of the post . Fort Robidoux , a center for fur traders , had a life of 12 years . In 1844 , this fort was burned to the ground . October 3 , 1861 By order of Abraham Lincoln and the secretary of the Interior the `` Uintah Valley in the Territory of Utah , be set apart and reserved for the use and occupancy of Indian Tribes . '' 1868 Amos Reed , a government clerk in the employment of the Indian Service , made a trip to White Rocks . His guide , Chief Antero , said that since he was to be moved to the Uintah Reservation he would choose White Rocks for his home , and he suggested to Mr. Reed that the Indian Agency be established at that place . His reason for his choice was the fact that White Rocks was located in the center of the Basin . Here the local Utes were used to staying . Here traders and trappers had established posts and headquarters . Many trails led to and from it , and here the site had a lovely natural setting . On the recommendation of Chief Antero the agency was moved from Rock Creek to Whiterocks on Christmas Day 1868 .
Skanssi . Skanssi ( Finnish ; `` Skansen '' in Swedish ) is a district in the Uittamo-Skanssi ward of the city of Turku , in Finland . It is in the southeast of the city , and consists mostly of industrial areas . The current ( ) population of Skanssi is 141 , and it is increasing at an annual rate of 5.67 % . 17.73 % of the district 's population are under 15 years old , while 22.70 % are over 65 . The district 's linguistic makeup is 93.62 % Finnish and 6.38 % Swedish .
Clive Arden . Clive Arden was the pen name of the English author , Lily Clive Nutt 1888 - after 1950 . Arden lived in Trethevy , near Tintagel , Cornwall . Adaptations and Legacy . Both `` Sinners in Heaven '' and `` Enticement '' were turned into silent movies by Paramount . `` Sinners in Heaven '' was directed by Alan Crosland in 1924 and starred Bebe Daniels and Richard Dix . `` Enticement '' was directed by George Archainbaud in 1925 and starred Mary Astor and Clive Brook .
List of Malaysian State Assembly Representatives ( 1974–78 ) . The following are the members of the Dewan Undangan Negeri or state assemblies , elected in the 1974 state election and by-elections . Also included is the list of the Sabah state assembly members who were elected in 1976 .
Gemiler Island . Gemiler Island ( ) is an island located off the coast of Turkey near the city of Fethiye . On the island are the remains of several churches built between the fourth and sixth centuries AD , along with a variety of associated buildings . Archaeologists believe it was the location of the original tomb of Saint Nicholas . History . The Byzantine ruins of five churches built between the fourth and sixth centuries AD remain on the island , along with a processional walkway . Other remains from the same period include around forty other ecclesiastical buildings and over fifty Christian tombs . One of the churches was cut directly from the rock at the island 's highest point , and is located at the far western end of the processional walkway . It is possible that the Island was used by Christian pilgrims en route to the Holy Lands . Modern archaeologists believe that the island may be the location of St. Nicholas ' original tomb . The traditional Turkish name for the island is Gemiler Adası , meaning `` Island of Boats '' , which may be a reference to St. Nicholas 's role as the patron saint of sailors ; the island was also referred to as St. Nicholas Island by seafarers in the medieval period . Archaeologists believe he was interred in the rock-hewn church following his death in 326 . His relics remained there until the 650s , when the island was abandoned as it was threatened by an Arab fleet . They were then moved to the town of Myra some to the east . Economy . The island is currently a popular destination for large Turkish gulets ( for instance from Olu Deniz ) , bringing many tourists to the island as well as many smaller private boats since the crescent-shaped bay can be used as a safe anchorage . The Byzantine ruins can be seen from the sea . A small makeshift restaurant stands in the bay for the summer sailors . The owners do not live on the island , but return to the mainland when there are no boats around . A charge of 8TL is currently levied upon visitors to the ruins .
March ( territorial entity ) . A march or mark was , in broad terms , a medieval European term for any kind of borderland , as opposed to a notional `` heartland '' . More specifically , a march was a border between realms , and/or a neutral/buffer zone under joint control of two states , in which different laws might apply . In both of these senses , marches served a political purpose , such as providing warning of military incursions , or regulating cross-border trade , or both . Just as counties were traditionally ruled by counts , marches gave rise to titles such as marquess ( masculine ) or marchioness ( feminine ) in England , marquis ( masculine ) or marquise ( feminine ) in France and Scotland , margrave ( `` Markgraf '' i.e . `` march count '' ; masculine ) or margravine ( `` Markgräfin '' i.e . `` march countess '' , feminine ) in Germany , and corresponding titles in other European states . Etymology . The word `` march '' derives ultimately from a Proto-Indo-European root * '' mereg- '' , meaning `` edge , boundary '' . The root * '' mereg- '' produced Latin `` margo '' ( `` margin '' ) , Old Irish `` mruig '' ( `` borderland '' ) , and Persian and Armenian `` marz '' ( `` borderland '' ) . The Proto-Germanic `` *marko '' gave rise to the Old English word `` mearc '' and Frankish `` marka '' , as well as Old Norse `` mörk '' meaning `` borderland , forest '' , and derived form `` merki '' `` boundary , sign '' , denoting a borderland between two centres of power . It seems that in Old English `` mark '' meant `` boundary '' or `` sign of a boundary '' , and the meaning only later evolved to encompass `` sign '' in general , `` impression '' and `` trace '' . The Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Mercia took its name from West Saxon `` mearc '' `` marches '' , which in this instance referred explicitly to the territory 's position on the Anglo-Saxon frontier with the Romano-British to the west . During the Frankish Carolingian Dynasty , usage of the word spread throughout Europe . The name Denmark preserves the Old Norse cognates `` merki '' ( `` boundary '' ) `` mörk '' ( `` wood '' , `` forest '' ) up to the present . Following the Anschluss , the Nazi German government revived the old name 'Ostmark ' for Austria . Marca Hispanica . After some early setbacks , Charlemagne 's son Louis ventured beyond the province of Septimania and took Barcelona from the Moorish emir in 801 . Thus he established a foothold in the borderland between the Franks and the Moors . The Carolingian `` Hispanic Marches '' ( `` Marca Hispánica '' ) became a buffer zone ruled by the Count of Barcelona . It had its own outlying territories , each ruled by a lesser `` miles '' with armed retainers , who theoretically owed allegiance through the Count to the Emperor or , with less fealty , to his Carolingian and Ottonian successors . Such territory had a `` catlá '' ( `` castellan '' or lord of the castle ) in an area largely defined by a day 's ride , and the region became known , like Castile at a later date , as `` Catalunya '' . Counties in the Pyrenees that appeared in the 9th century as appanages of the counts of Barcelona included Cerdanya , Girona and Urgell . In the early ninth century , Charlemagne issued his new kind of land grant the `` aprisio '' , which redisposed land belonging to the Imperial `` fisc '' in deserted areas , and included special rights and immunities that resulted in a range of independence of action . Historians interpret the `` aprisio '' both as the basis of feudalism and in economic and military terms as a mechanism to entice settlers to a depopulated border region . Such self-sufficient landholders would aid the counts in providing armed men in defense of the Frankish frontier . `` Aprisio '' grants ( the first ones were in Septimania ) emanated directly from the Carolingian king , and they reinforced central loyalties , to counterbalance the local power exercised by powerful marcher counts . But communications were arduous , and the power centre was far away . Primitive feudal entities developed , self-sufficient and agrarian , each ruled by a small hereditary military elite . The sequence in Catalonia exhibits a pattern that emerges similarly in marches everywhere . The Count is appointed by the king ( from 802 ) , the appointment settles on the heirs of a strong count ( Sunifred ) and the appointment becomes a formality , until the position is declared hereditary ( 897 ) and then the County declares itself independent ( by Borrell II in 985 ) . At each stage the `` de facto '' situation precedes the `` de jure '' assertion , which merely regularizes an existing fact of life . This is feudalism in the larger landscape . Certain of the Counts aspired to the characteristically Frankish ( Germanic ) title `` Margrave of the Hispanic March , a `` margrave '' being a `` graf '' ( `` count '' ) of the march . The early History of Andorra provides a fairly typical career of another such buffer state , the only modern survivor in the Pyrenees of the Hispanic Marches . France . The province of France called Marche ( ) , sometimes `` Marche Limousine '' , was originally a small border district between the Duchy of Aquitaine and the domains of the Frankish kings in central France , partly of Limousin and partly of Poitou . Its area was increased during the 13th century and remained the same until the French Revolution . Marche was bounded on the north by Berry , on the east by Bourbonnais and Auvergne ; on the south by Limousin itself and on the west by Poitou . It embraced the greater part of the modern `` département '' of Creuse , a considerable part of the northern Haute-Vienne , and a fragment of Indre , up to Saint-Benoît-du-Sault . Its area was about its capital was Charroux and later Guéret , and among its other principal towns were Dorat , Bellac and Confolens . Marche first appeared as a separate fief about the middle of the 10th century when William III , duke of Aquitaine , gave it to one of his vassals named Boso , who took the title of count . In the 12th century it passed to the family of Lusignan , sometime also counts of Angoulême counts of Limousin , until the death of the childless Count Hugh in 1303 , when it was seized by King Philip IV . In 1316 it was made an appanage for his youngest son the Prince , afterwards King Charles IV and a few years later ( 1327 ) it passed into the hands of the family of Bourbon . The family of Armagnac held it from 1435 to 1477 , when it reverted to the Bourbons , and in 1527 it was seized by King Francis I and became part of the domains of the French crown . It was divided into Haute-Marche ( i.e . `` Upper Marche '' ) and Basse-Marche ( i.e . `` Lower Marche '' ) , the estates of the former being in existence until the 17th century . From 1470 until the Revolution the province was under the jurisdiction of the `` parlement '' of Paris . See County of Marche . Germany and Austria . The Germanic tribes that Romans called Marcomanni , who battled the Romans in the 1st and 2nd centuries , were simply the `` men of the borderlands '' . Italy . From the Carolingian period onwards the name `` marca '' begins to appear in Italy , first the Marca Fermana for the mountainous part of Picenum , the Marca Camerinese for the district farther north , including a part of Umbria , and the Marca Anconitana for the former Pentapolis ( Ancona ) . In 1080 , the `` marca Anconitana '' was given in investiture to Robert Guiscard by Pope Gregory VII , to whom the Countess Matilda ceded the marches of Camerino and Fermo . In 1105 , the Emperor Henry IV invested Werner with the whole territory of the three marches , under the name of the March of Ancona . It was afterwards once more recovered by the Church and governed by papal legates as part of the Papal States . The Marche became part of the Kingdom of Italy in 1860 . After Italian unification in the 1860s , Austria-Hungary still controlled territory Italian nationalists still claimed as part of Italy . One of these territories was Austrian Littoral , which Italian nationalists began to call the Julian March because of its positioning and as an act of defiance against the hated Austro-Hungarian empire . `` Marche '' were repeated on a miniature level , fringing many of the small territorial states of pre-Risorgimento Italy with a ring of smaller dependencies on their borders , which represent territorial `` marche '' on a small scale . A map of the Duchy of Mantua in 1702 ( Braudel 1984 , fig 26 ) reveals the independent , though socially and economically dependent arc of small territories from the principality of Castiglione in the northwest across the south to the duchy of Mirandola southeast of Mantua : the lords of Bozolo , Sabioneta , Dosolo , Guastalla , the count of Novellare . Hungary . In medieval Hungary the system of `` gyepű '' and `` gyepűelve '' , effective until the mid-13th century , can be considered as marches even though in its organisation it shows major differences from Western European feudal marches . For one thing , the `` gyepű '' was not controlled by a Marquess . The `` Gyepű '' was a strip of land that was specially fortified or made impassable , while `` gyepűelve '' was the mostly uninhabited or sparsely inhabited land beyond it . The `` gyepűelve '' is much more comparable to modern buffer zones than traditional European marches . Portions of the `` gyepű '' were usually guarded by tribes who had joined the Hungarian nation and were granted special rights for their services at the borders , such as the Székelys , Pechenegs and Cumans . These ethnic groups merged into the Hungarian ethnicity and identity , taking up the Hungarian language at different times ranging from before the tenth century ( the Székelys ) to as late as the seventeenth century ( some Cumans ) . The Hungarian `` gyepű '' originates from the Turkish `` yapi '' meaning `` palisade '' . During the 17th and 18th centuries these borderlands were called Markland in the area of Transylvania that bordered with the Kingdom of Hungary and was controlled by a Count or Countess . Iberia . In addition to the Carolingian `` Marca Hispanica '' , Iberia was home to several marches set up by the native states . The future kingdoms of Portugal and Castile were founded as marcher counties intended to protect the Kingdom of Asturias from the Cordoban Emirate to the south and east respectively . Likewise , Córdoba set up its own marches as a buffer to the Christian states to the north . The Upper March ( `` al-Tagr al-A'la '' ) , centered on Zaragoza , faced the eastern `` Marca Hispanica '' and the western Pyrenees , and included the Distant or Farthest March ( `` al-Tagr al-Aqsa '' ) . The Middle March ( `` al-Tagr al-Awsat '' ) , centred on Toledo and later Medinaceli , faced the western Pyrenees and Asturias . The Lower March ( `` al-Tagr al-Adna '' ) , centred on Mérida and later Badajoz , facing western Asturias . These too would give rise to Kingdoms , the Taifas of Zaragoza , Toledo , and Badajoz . Scandinavia . Denmark means `` the march of the Danes '' . In Norse , `` mark '' meant `` borderlands '' and `` forest '' ; in present-day Norwegian and Swedish it has acquired the meaning `` ground '' , while in Danish it has come to mean `` field '' or `` grassland '' . Markland was the Norse name of an area in North America discovered by Norwegian Vikings . The forests surrounding Norwegian cities are called `` Marka '' – the marches . For example , the forests surrounding Oslo are called Nordmarka , Østmarka and Vestmarka – i.e . the northern , eastern and western marches . British Isles . The name of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom in the midlands of England was Mercia . The name `` Mercia '' comes from the Old English for `` boundary folk '' , and the traditional interpretation was that the kingdom originated along the frontier between the Welsh and the Anglo-Saxon invaders , although P. Hunter Blair has argued an alternative interpretation that they emerged along the frontier between the Saxon Kingdom of Northumbria and the inhabitants of the River Trent valley . Latinizing the Anglo-Saxon term `` mearc '' , the border areas between England and Wales were collectively known as the Welsh Marches ( `` marchia Wallia '' ) , while the native Welsh lands to the west were considered Wales Proper ( `` pura Wallia '' ) . The Norman lords in the Welsh Marches were to become the new Marcher Lords . The title `` Earl of March '' is at least two distinct feudal titles : one in the northern marches , as an alternative title for the Earl of Dunbar ( c. 1290 in the Peerage of Scotland ) ; and one , that was held by the family of Mortimer ( 1328 in the Peerage of England ) , in the west Welsh Marches . The Scottish Marches is a term for the border regions on both sides of the border between England and Scotland . From the Norman conquest of England until the reign of King James VI of Scotland , who also became King James I of England , border clashes were common and the monarchs of both countries relied on Marcher Lords to defend the frontier areas known as the Marches . They were hand-picked for their suitability for the challenges the responsibilities presented . Patrick Dunbar , 8th Earl of Dunbar , a descendant of the Earls of Northumbria was recognized in the end of the 13th century to use the name March as his earldom in Scotland , otherwise known as Dunbar , Lothian , and Northumbrian border . Roger Mortimer , 1st Earl of March , Regent of England together with Isabella of France during the minority of her son , Edward III , was a usurper who had deposed , and allegedly arranged the murder of , King Edward II . He was created an earl in September 1328 at the height of his `` de facto '' rule . His wife was Joan de Geneville , 2nd Baroness Geneville , whose mother , Jeanne of Lusignan was one of the heiresses of the French Counts of La Marche and Angouleme . His family , Mortimer Lords of Wigmore , had been border lords and leaders of defenders of Welsh marches for centuries . He selected `` March '' as the name of his earldom for several reasons : Welsh marches referred to several counties , whereby the title signified superiority compared to usual single county-based earldoms . Mercia was an ancient kingdom . His wife 's ancestors had been Counts of La Marche and Angouleme in France . In Ireland , a hybrid system of marches existed which was condemned as barbaric at the time . The Irish marches constituted the territory between English and Irish-dominated lands , which appeared as soon as the English did and were called by King John to be fortified . By the 14th century , they had become defined as the land between The Pale and the rest of Ireland . Local Anglo-Irish and Gaelic chieftains who acted as powerful spokespeople were recognised by the Crown and given a degree of independence . Uniquely , the keepers of the marches were given the power to terminate indictments . In later years , wardens of the Irish marches took Irish tenants . Titles . Marquis , Marchese and Margrave ( `` Markgraf '' ) all had their origins in feudal lords who held trusted positions in the borderlands . The English title was a foreign importation from France , tested out tentatively in 1385 by Richard II , but not naturalized until the mid-15th century , and now more often spelled `` marquess '' . Armenia . The specific subdivisions of Armenia are each called `` marz , մարզ '' ( pl . `` marzer , մարզեր '' ) , a loanword from Persian . The Balkans . See Krajina and Military Frontier . China . In their initial development during the later Zhou dynasty , the commanderies ( `` jùn '' ) functioned as marches , ranking below the dukes ' and kings ' original fiefs and below the more secure and populous counties ( `` xiàn '' ) . As the commanderies formed the front lines between the major states , however , their military strength and strategic importance were typically much greater than the counties ' . Over time , however , the commanderies were eventually developed into regular provinces and then discontinued entirely during the Tang dynasty reforms . Japan . The European concept of `` marches '' applies just as well to the fief of Matsumae clan on the southern tip of Hokkaidō which was at Japan 's northern border with the Ainu people of Hokkaidō , known as Ezo at the time . In 1590 , this land was granted to the Kakizaki clan , who took the name Matsumae from then on . The Lords of Matsumae , as they are sometimes called , were exempt from owing rice to the `` shōgun '' in tribute , and from the `` sankin-kōtai '' system established by Tokugawa Ieyasu , under which most lords ( `` daimyōs '' ) had to spend half the year at court ( in the capital of Edo ) . By guarding the border , rather than conquering or colonizing Ezo , the Matsumae , in essence , made the majority of the island an Ainu reservation . This also meant that Ezo , and the Kurile Islands beyond , were left essentially open to Russian colonization . However , the Russians never did colonize Ezo , and the marches were officially eliminated during the Meiji Restoration in the late 19th century , when the Ainu came under Japanese control , and Ezo was renamed Hokkaidō , and annexed to Japan . Ukraine . `` Ukraine '' , from the Moscow-centric Russian viewpoint , functioned as a `` borderland '' or `` march '' and gained its current name , which is derived from a Slavic term of the same meaning ( see above for similar in Slovenia , etc . ) , ultimately from this function . This , though , was merely a continuation of a semi-formal arrangement with the Poles , before escalating feuds , political infighting in Poland , and religious differences ( mainly Eastern Orthodox vs. Roman Catholic ) saw a loose coalition of Ukrainian lords and independent landowners collectively known as the Cossacks shift allegiance to the Russian Empire . The Cossacks became a significant part of Russian military history in their role as military border/buffer-troops in the Wild Fields of Ukraine . As settlement advanced and the borders moved , the Tsars transferred or formed Cossack units to perform similar functions on other borderlands/marches further south and east in ( for example ) the Kuban and in Siberia , forming ( for example ) the Black Sea Cossack Host , the Kuban Cossack Host and the Amur Cossack Host .
Three Pieces for Orchestra ( Berg ) . Alban Berg composed his Three Pieces for Orchestra ( German – Drei Orchesterstücke ) , Op . 6 , between 1913 and 1915 . They are dedicated `` to my teacher and friend Arnold Schoenberg in immeasurable gratitude and love '' . A revised version of the score was published in 1929 by Universal Edition . Instrumentation . Brass Strings
Yumie Hiraiwa . is a Japanese Naoki Award-winning author . Life . The daughter of the chief priest of Yoyogi Hachiman shrine , Hiraiwa Yumie was born in Tokyo in 1932 . After graduating from the Department of Japanese Literature at Japan Women 's University , the aspiring author studied under novelist Togawa Yukio and became a member of Shinyo-kai , an organization to promote literature established in memory of novelist Hasegawa Shin . In 1959 , her work `` Taganeshi '' ( A Sword Name-Engraver ) won the Naoki Award . Works . Her representative works include the historical detective-story series `` Onyado Kawasemi '' ( The Kawasemi Inn ) . Her works cover a wide range of genres , including historical and contemporary novels , mysteries , novels on adolescence and scripts for plays and TV dramas . In 1987 , she became a member of the selection committee for the Naoki Award .
Tash ( singer ) . Tash ( born Sertac Nidai ' '' ) is a British-Turkish Cypriot singer whose music is an `` East-meets-West '' fusion of R & B and Middle Eastern influences . He is the first artist signed to the Sony Music Middle East on a full record deal . Tash released his debut album , `` In The Deep '' , in 2012 with his lead single `` Habibi Leh '' ; the album heavily trades on Tash 's Turkish Cypriot roots . Biography . Tash was born Sertac Nidai ( ) in London , the United Kingdom , to Turkish Cypriot parents . His parents introduced him to different kinds of music at a very young age when they would bring home CDs from their travels . One of his earliest memories , at age five , is around owning a mini snooker table where instead of playing , he would grab the sticks and make rhythmic beats on the cushions . Tash has described himself as `` quite academic , I wouldn ’ t say I was that sporty though . I ’ d usually be in the music block , especially during subjects I didn ’ t like ! '' . He began playing the piano at primary school , which is now one of his main instruments , as well as the darbuka . In 2011 , during a London video shoot , Tash was introduced to a Sony Music official , he became the first artist signed to the Sony Music Middle East on a full record deal . His debut album , `` In The Deep '' , was released on 12 February 2012 .
Cancer systems biology . Cancer systems biology encompasses the application of systems biology approaches to cancer research , in order to study the disease as a complex adaptive system with emerging properties at multiple biological scales . Cancer systems biology represents the application of systems biology approaches to the analysis of how the intracellular networks of normal cells are perturbed during carcinogenesis to develop effective predictive models that can assist scientists and clinicians in the validations of new therapies and drugs . Tumours are characterized by genomic and epigenetic instability that alters the functions of many different molecules and networks in a single cell as well as altering the interactions with the local environment . Cancer systems biology approaches , therefore , are based on the use of computational and mathematical methods to decipher the complexity in tumorigenesis as well as cancer heterogeneity . Cancer systems biology encompasses concrete applications of systems biology approaches to cancer research , notably ( a ) the need for better methods to distill insights from large-scale networks , ( b ) the importance of integrating multiple data types in constructing more realistic models , ( c ) challenges in translating insights about tumorigenic mechanisms into therapeutic interventions , and ( d ) the role of the tumor microenvironment , at the physical , cellular , and molecular levels . Cancer systems biology therefore adopts a holistic view of cancer aimed at integrating its many biological scales , including genetics , signaling networks , epigenetics , cellular behavior , histology , ( pre ) clinical manifestations and epidemiology . Ultimately , cancer properties at one scale , e.g. , histology , are explained by properties at a scale below , e.g. , cell behavior . Cancer systems biology merges traditional basic and clinical cancer research with “ exact ” sciences , such as applied mathematics , engineering , and physics . It incorporates a spectrum of “ omics ” technologies ( genomics , proteomics , epigenomics , etc . ) and molecular imaging , to generate computational algorithms and quantitative models that shed light on mechanisms underlying the cancer process and predict response to intervention . Application of cancer systems biology include but are not limited to- elucidating critical cellular and molecular networks underlying cancer risk , initiation and progression ; thereby promoting an alternative viewpoint to the traditional reductionist approach which has typically focused on characterizing single molecular aberrations . History . Cancer systems biology finds its roots in a number of events and realizations in biomedical research , as well as in technological advances . Historically cancer was identified , understood , and treated as a monolithic disease . It was seen as a “ foreign ” component that grew as a homogenous mass , and was to be best treated by excision . Besides the continued impact of surgical intervention , this simplistic view of cancer has drastically evolved . In parallel with the exploits of molecular biology , cancer research focused on the identification of critical oncogenes or tumor suppressor genes in the etiology of cancer . These breakthroughs revolutionized our understanding of molecular events driving cancer progression . Targeted therapy may be considered the current pinnacle of advances spawned by such insights . The practice of Cancer Systems Biology requires close physical integration between scientists with diverse backgrounds . Critical large-scale efforts are also underway to train a new workforce fluent in both the languages of biology and applied mathematics . At the translational level , Cancer Systems Biology should engender precision medicine application to cancer treatment . Resources . High-throughput technologies enable comprehensive genomic analyses of mutations , rearrangements , copy number variations , and methylation at the cellular and tissue levels , as well as robust analysis of RNA and microRNA expression data , protein levels and metabolite levels . List of High-Throughput Technologies and the Data they generated , with representative databases and publications Approaches . The computational approaches used in cancer systems biology include new mathematical and computational algorithms that reflect the dynamic interplay between experimental biology and the quantitative sciences . A cancer systems biology approach can be applied at different levels , from an individual cell to a tissue , a patient with a primary tumour and possible metastases , or to any combination of these situations . This approach can integrate the molecular characteristics of tumours at different levels ( DNA , RNA , protein , epigenetic , imaging ) and different intervals ( seconds versus days ) with multidisciplinary analysis . One of the major challenges to its success , besides the challenge posed by the heterogeneity of cancer per se , resides in acquiring high-quality data that describe clinical characteristics , pathology , treatment , and outcomes and integrating the data into robust predictive models Applications . Mathematical modeling can provide useful context for the rational design , validation and prioritization of novel cancer drug targets and their combinations . Network-based modeling and multi-scale modeling have begun to show promise in facilitating the process of effective cancer drug discovery . Using a systems network modeling approach , Schoerberl et al . identified a previously unknown , complementary and potentially superior mechanism of inhibiting the ErbB receptor signaling network . ErbB3 was found to be the most sensitive node , leading to Akt activation ; Akt regulates many biological processes , such as proliferation , apoptosis and growth , which are all relevant to tumor progression . This target driven modelling has paved way for first of its kind clinical trials . Bekkal et al . presented a nonlinear model of the dynamics of a cell population divided into proliferative and quiescent compartments . The proliferative phase represents the complete cell cycle ( G ( 1 ) -S-G ( 2 ) -M ) of a population committed to divide at its end . The asymptotic behavior of solutions of the nonlinear model is analysed in two cases , exhibiting tissue homeostasis or tumor exponential growth . The model is simulated and its analytic predictions are confirmed numerically . Furthermore , advances in hardware and software have enabled the realization of clinically feasible , quantitative multimodality imaging of tissue pathophysiology . Earlier efforts relating to multimodality imaging of cancer have focused on the integration of anatomical and functional characteristics , such as PET-CT and single-photon emission CT ( SPECT-CT ) , whereas more-recent advances and applications have involved the integration of multiple quantitative , functional measurements ( for example , multiple PET tracers , varied MRI contrast mechanisms , and PET-MRI ) , thereby providing a more-comprehensive characterization of the tumour phenotype . The enormous amount of complementary quantitative data generated by such studies is beginning to offer unique insights into opportunities to optimize care for individual patients . Although important technical optimization and improved biological interpretation of multimodality imaging findings are needed , this approach can already be applied informatively in clinical trials of cancer therapeutics using existing tools . National funding efforts . In 2004 , the US National Cancer Institute launched a program effort on Integrative Cancer Systems Biology to establish Centers for Cancer Systems Biology that focus on the analysis of cancer as a complex biological system . The integration of experimental biology with mathematical modeling will result in new insights in the biology and new approaches to the management of cancer . The program brings clinical and basic cancer researchers together with researchers from mathematics , physics , engineering , information technology , imaging sciences , and computer science to work on unraveling fundamental questions in the biology of cancer .
Dara Friedman . Dara Friedman ( born 1968 , Bad Kreuznach , Germany ) is an artist who creates film and video works that use a carefully orchestrated filming and editing process , often collaborating with individuals and communities to capture the expressive qualities of the human body . Background . Friedman was raised between Palm Beach County and Bad Kreuznach , Germany . Her mother is an artist and her father was a Jewish doctor in the United States Army and stationed in Germany during her youth . As a child , she took dance lessons and would attend dress rehearsals at the Düsseldorf Ballet where her aunt , Bernhild Thormaehlen , was a dancer . Dancers and performers feature frequently in Friedman 's works , such as `` Dancer '' ( 2011 ) , `` Play ( Parts 1 & 2 ) '' ( 2013 ) , `` Rite '' ( 2014 ) , and `` Mother Drum '' ( 2015–16 ) . She received her BA from Vassar College in 1990 , and studied at the Städelshule in Frankfurt from 1989–91 . In 1994 she received an MFA , Motion Pictures from the School of Communication at the University of Miami . Friedman studied under Austrian artist and Structural film pioneer Peter Kubelka , and describes her work as a form of poetry that communicates visually without a reliance on verbal or traditional , narrative storytelling . In 1992 , she moved to Miami where she continues to participate as an active member in the artistic community . Work and career . Friedman 's film and video work is regarded for its ability to reduce film to its most basic , material essences in ways that create emotionally compelling , visceral experiences . She often works in 16mm and Super 8 film formats , although also using standard and high-definition cameras . A rigorous planning and editing process creates a visceral visual experience that is complemented by the unpredictability of the human subjects she often works with . The artist establishes relationships with the people who perform directly for her camera , sometimes identified through a casting call , in order to create intimate filming environments that capture an element of natural spontaneity . Although these films do not have linear narratives , the calculated presentation of bodies in motion encourages the viewer to connect with the subjects and places on screen . Since the 1990s , Friedman has created film , videos , and installations that integrate these elements of structured and dynamic visuals . She is represented by Gavin Brown 's Enterprise , who has consistently featured Friedman 's work since 1998 . Exhibitions . The artist 's first mid-career survey was organized by the Pérez Art Museum Miami by René Morales in 2017 , and featured fifteen installations of her video works spanning the course of twenty years . Collections . Among the public collections holding work by Friedman are the Austrian Film Museum , Vienna ; Bard College , Annandale-on-Hudson , New York ; Hammer Museum , Los Angeles ; Institute of Contemporary Art , Miami ; Museum of Modern Art , New York ; Pérez Art Museum Miami ; Saint Louis Museum of Art ; and the Whitney Museum of American Art , New York . Personal life . Friedman is married to artist Mark Handforth . They live and work in Miami with their two daughters .
WFTV ( Duluth ) . WFTV Channel 38 was the first television station in Duluth , Minnesota . The station signed on in 1953 carrying programming from all four TV networks of the time , ABC , CBS , NBC , and the DuMont Television Network . It shared office space with WEBC radio and transmitted from the former WEBC-FM tower on Duluth 's Observation Hill . WFTV faced challenges from the beginning , being a UHF station in an era when most television sets only included VHF tuners ; set manufacturers were not required to include UHF tuning until 1964 . Most Northland residents needed a converter to watch WFTV , and the picture quality left much to be desired even with one . Additionally , the Duluth market is a very large market geographically , and UHF stations do not carry well across large areas . As a result , the station never thrived ; only the revenue from its radio sister kept it afloat . In March 1954 , VHF stations WDSM-TV and KDAL-TV - both co-owned with other radio stations in the market - signed on and took the NBC and CBS affiliations . This left WFTV with ABC and DuMont . Saddled with affiliations with the two weakest and smallest networks , as well as a weak signal , WFTV could not compete and left the air shortly thereafter . Duluth would be a two-station market until WDIO-TV signed on in 1966 . The market would not get another major UHF station until 1999 when KQDS-TV upgraded and affiliated with the FOX network . The bottom portion of the tower used by WEBC-FM and WFTV still stands , and is used today for telecommunications . Channel 38 was originally used for WDSE 's digital signal , but went empty again in 2009 when WDSE moved digital operations to channel 8 . The WFTV callsign was adopted by the ABC affiliate on Channel 9 in Orlando , Florida , which was previously WLOF , in 1963 .
Brian Wenzel . Brian Thomas Wenzel ( born 24 May 1929 in Adelaide , South Australia ) is an Australian Logie Award winning character actor and comedian . He has been in the entertainment business for 73 years , including circus , stage , television and film ; ( including made for TV movies and theatrical release films ) . However , he remains most famous for his long-running role as Frank Gilroy , an original character on television program `` A Country Practice '' . from its inception pilot in November 1981 until the series conclusion in 1993 , the only original along with Shane Porteous to appear the duration of the series run , and at the time one of the longest roles on Australian television . He was a cast member of Rove McManus 's show Rove Live in 2009 . Early life . Wenzel was born to Harold , a grocer who served with the RAAF and Kathleen Wenzel in 1929 . One of eight , he grew up in South Australia suburbs Mile End , Torrensvile and Thebarton . He had an unsettled early life and spent much of his childhood in remand homes run by various organizations including the Christian Brothers and the Salvation Army . Wenzel ran away several times . At age 14 , he joined the circus as a pony groom and dog trainer . His first performance in an acting role came at the age of 17 when he appeared in a comedy stage play . He started acting professionally in 1945 . Television . Wenzel appeared in the drama series `` Division 4 '' , `` Matlock Police '' , `` Homicide '' , `` The Young Doctors '' , `` Cop Shop '' and `` Certain Women '' . It was the role in the latter that won him the part of policeman Sgt . Frank Gilroy in `` A Country Practice '' . Wenzel was an original cast member in the show and remained along with Shane Porteous through the entire series . Wenzel won a Silver Logie for his part of Frank Gilroy in the series . Wenzel became very popular with the NSW Police due to his role as Sgt . Gilroy , and was once presented with a leather police jacket from former commissioner John Avery as the fictional country town of Wandin Valley was in New South Wales . Film . He has appeared in many Australian films including `` Alison 's Birthday '' and `` The Odd Angry Shot '' . Theatre . He appeared in the David Williamson play `` Travelling North '' in 2000 . Wenzel also appeared in a guest role on the soap `` Neighbours '' . He appeared in `` Marshall Law '' in 2002 , his most recent appearance is in `` John Doe : Vigilante '' . Controversy . In 2009 Wenzel appeared in a TV advert in the role for a sexual dysfunction therapy . His Sgt . Gilroy ( now 80 years old ) , arrives to save the day when a newlywed wife complains about her husband `` speeding '' in the sack – and then prosecutes him in court . This advert created much controversy and Wenzel was featured on `` A Current Affair '' , defending the advert and stating that he was `` an actor and this is what I do '' and being thrown into the spotlight after almost 20 years out of it . In May , he appeared on a spoof of the ad that was aired on `` Rove Live '' . Wenzel remains active in the industry , appearing in television adverts , and in cameos in television and film . His `` A Country Practice '' co-star , Gold Logie award-winning icon Lorrae Desmond , who played his wife previously Shirley Dean , however , has now retired from the entertainment industry . `` A Country Practice '' re-boot . Wenzel , as well as Shane Porteous and Joyce Jacobs appeared in the first episode of `` A Country Practice '' in 1981 and stayed with the series until it ended in 1993 . However after the series was cancelled by the Seven Network it was picked up by rival Network Ten for a single season in 1994 , with a new setting and mostly new cast , though unlike Jacobs who stayed with the show , both Wenzel and Porteous did not reprise their roles in the reboot . As of 2018 , he is the oldest surviving regular cast member of A Country Practice at 89 years old , following the death of co-star Jacobs . Personal life . Wenzel has been married to his English-born wife Linda Wenzel for 59 years . He is an Australia Day ambassador for the state of Victoria , and a lifelong supporter of the Carlton Football Club .
Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews . `` Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews '' is a peer-reviewed medical journal covering research involving the controlled release and delivery of drugs and other biologically active agents . The Editor-in-Chief is H. Ghandehari . Abstracting and indexing . The journal is abstracted and indexed in BIOSIS Previews , CAB Abstracts , Chemical Abstracts , Current Contents/Life Sciences , EMBASE , MEDLINE , Science Citation Index , and Scopus .
World Police and Fire Games . The World Police and Fire Games ( WPFG ) is a biennial athletic event , open to active and retired law enforcement and fire service personnel throughout the world . The WPFG Federation is an arm of the California Police Athletic Federation ( CPAF ) , an American non-profit organization . The Games attract approximately 10,000 entrants , slightly fewer than the Summer Olympic Games , and exceeding the third position holder , the Commonwealth Games . In the early 2010s , The United Kingdom hosted all three events consecutively ; the 2012 Summer Olympics in London , England , followed by the 2013 World Police and Fire Games in Belfast , Northern Ireland , and ending with Glasgow , Scotland , hosting the 2014 Commonwealth Games - the first time all three events have been hosted by the same nation consecutively . The host city of the 2015 World Police and Fire Game was Fairfax County , Virginia , in the United States , with venues located around the Washington metropolitan area . History . The California Police Olympics were first held in 1967 . The concept evolved over the years and led to the creation of the World Police & Fire Games Federation—a non-profit organization , run by the Californian Police Athletics Federation—in 1983 . Two years later , in 1985 , the first World Police & Fire Games were held in San Jose , California , USA , with nearly 5,000 competitors . The largest WPFG games to date was held in New York , New York , USA with over 16,000 athletes in attendance , from 59 nations . The most successful and best organised was in Belfast , Northern Ireland in 2013 . It was described , by the President of the World Police and Fire Games Federation , Mike Graham , as `` the friendliest and best Games ever '' . The Montreal Firefighters Association has called for a boycott of the 2017 Games , which are to be held in their own city , in protest against forced changes to their collective agreements and pension funds by the City of Montreal and the Quebec provincial government . Labor unions representing over 100,000 firefighters and civil servants have joined Montreal 's firefighters in this boycott .
Flax ( moth ) . `` Flax '' is a genus of moths of the family Micronoctuidae . It was described by Michael Fibiger in 2011 .
Paul Field ( musician ) . Paul Field is an Australian singer-songwriter and filmmaker . He is best known as one of the founding members of the Sydney pub rock band The Cockroaches and The Field Brothers and as Managing Director for the children 's music group The Wiggles . Early life and education . Field was educated at St Joseph 's College Hunters Hill , where he excelled as a rugby player and musician . Upon leaving school he attained his teaching qualification from Australian Catholic University and a diploma of religious education from Aquinas Academy in Sydney . In the late 1970s , while still at boarding school he and his brothers John and Anthony formed the pop group The Cockroaches . Paul was the lead vocalist for the band and also booked their first live shows in pubs in the inner city of Sydney and Kings Cross . The Cockroaches . The Cockroaches enjoyed some success in Australia , producing three albums , one of which , `` The Cockroaches '' , sold 100,000 copies and became platinum . The band consisted of the three Field brothers , who played guitar and vocals , fellow boarding-school student Tony Henry , who played drums , Phil Robinson on bass , and Jeff Fatt on keyboards . According to Anthony Field , Paul Field was `` a picture of professional efficiency '' , whereas John Field was the showman of the group . John Field 's performances on-stage built the Cockroaches ' reputation for being a party-band , even though alcohol and drug use was never part of the band 's culture . In the heyday of The Cockroaches , they played over 300 gigs a year all over Australia ; according to Anthony Field , they were `` one of the biggest crowd-drawing groups in Australia '' . Australian musicologist Ian McFarland called The Cockroaches `` an in-demand pub band [ that built ] a sweaty , frenzied atmosphere with good old-fashioned showmanship and unpretentious , energetic rock'n'pop '' . In September 1988 , while The Cockroaches were on tour in Queensland , Field 's eight-month-old daughter died of SIDS . Her death `` had a devastating effect on everyone involved '' , but The Cockroaches went back on tour to `` create a sense of normality '' and because he `` had bills to pay '' . By early 1989 , however , `` nothing was ever the same again '' ; Anthony Field left the band to study Early Childhood Education at Macquarie University , and The Cockroaches disbanded . Anthony formed The Wiggles in 1991 , with Murray Cook , Greg Page , and fellow Cockroaches band member Jeff Fatt , and they dedicated their first album to his niece . The Wiggles . In 1998 , at the request of his brother Anthony , Field became The Wiggles ' manager and began working with them . At first , he booked venues for the group , `` mainly pre-schools , RSLs and theatres '' . By 2007 , he produced and directed their videos and oversaw their consumer products . As manager of The Wiggles , Anthony Field has said , `` I totally trust Paul ; he is an honest man '' . Field has expressed an appreciation for the development of The Wiggles coming out of the tragedy of his daughter 's death . `` When I think of how much joy [ The ] Wiggles have brought to children , it 's good to know that out of an event so horrifying , something good has come '' , Field has said . Field has his daughter 's name tattooed on his right arm and the names of his four other children and his wife on his left arm , something his younger brother Anthony has emulated when he had the names of his three children tattooed on his arms . Paul Field 's children have appeared in several of The Wiggles ' videos and television programs . His son Luke Field served as tour manager and his daughter Clare Field was dance captain for The Wiggles ' `` Dorothy the Dinosaur Show '' ; both had toured with the group for most of their lives . The Field Brothers . In 2011 , twenty years after the last recording of The Cockroaches , Field and his brother John recorded an album , entitled `` 1964 '' because its cover featured a picture of the brothers taken that year . Their sister Maria co-wrote a track on the album , and some Cockroaches songs were re-recorded as country songs , including their hits `` Some Kind of Girl '' , `` Rely on Me '' , and `` Permanently Single '' . The album was dedicated to the Fields ' parents and to Paul 's oldest daughter , and reflected the previous 20 years of their lives .
Den Haag HS railway station . Den Haag HS ( English : The Hague HS ) , an abbreviation of the original name Den Haag Hollands Spoor ( `` The Hague Holland 's Rail '' ) , is the oldest train station in The Hague , Netherlands , located on the Amsterdam–Haarlem–Rotterdam railway . History . Hollands Spoor opened on 6 December 1843 , after the Amsterdam–Haarlem railway , the oldest railway in the country , had been extended to The Hague . This line was further extended to Rotterdam in 1847 . At the time , the area was a grassland and belonged to the municipality of Rijswijk . Lacking the people to manage law enforcement around the station , Rijswijk ceded the land to the municipality of The Hague . The railway station was named `` Holland Spoor '' , after the company which operated it , the Hollandsche IJzeren Spoorweg-Maatschappij . The original building , which was designed by Frederik Willem Conrad , was demolished in 1891 to make way for an Neo-Renaissance building designed by Dirk Margadant . In 1870 , the rival company Nederlandsche Rhijnspoorweg-Maatschappij opened a second main railway station in The Hague , Den Haag Rhijnspoor , on the newly constructed Gouda–Den Haag railway . A railway connection between the two stations was constructed a year later . This railway station was demolished in 1973 , to make way for the Den Haag Centraal railway station . As a result , The Hague has two main railway stations : Centraal Station and Hollands Spoor . Trains from Amsterdam to Rotterdam and beyond ( Brussels ) tend to stop at The Hague HS , whereas trains from Utrecht and Eastern and North-Eastern directions ( also by Leiden/Amsterdam Airport Schiphol/Amsterdam ) usually stop at Centraal Station . Several trains in southern direction serve both stations . Tram services . The Hague 's public transit company , HTM Personenvervoer , operates a public transportation hub in front of the railway station 's front entrance . Tram lines 1 , 9 , 11 , 12 , 16 and 17 stop here . Bus services . Den Haag Hollands Spoor also includes a bus station . Several HTM bus lines stop here .
El Pregonero . `` El Pregonero '' is the official Spanish-language newspaper of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington , D.C. , published by `` Carroll Publishing Company '' . It was first published in 1977 by the Spanish Catholic Center , making it the oldest Spanish-language newspaper published in the capital city of the United States . `` El Pregonero '' provides a Catholic perspective on the issues and trends affecting the Hispanic immigrant community residing in the Washington , D.C. , metropolitan area . It is printed biweekly and distributed to the Hispanic population within the geographical boundaries of the Archdiocese of Washington , which includes D.C. , and Montgomery , Prince George 's , Calvert , St. Mary 's and Charles counties in Maryland . In September 2005 , Rafael Roncal , who had been with the paper since 1988 , became Editor-in-Chief of the newspaper . In 1977 , the Spanish Catholic Center , a social services agency of the Archdiocese of Washington created the newspaper . The newspaper was founded by Father Sean O'Malley , O.F.M . Cap. , who was executive director of the Spanish Catholic Center at the time of the newspaper 's inception , and who now serves as the Cardinal-Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Boston . Silverio Coy , a Colombian national , served as its first Editor-in-Chief until he left the post in 1982 to pursue his legal career , and is currently a lawyer . `` El Pregonero '' is a charter member of the ' ( NAHP ) . In the last 22 years the professional staff has won more than 241 awards for editorial content , design , and general excellence , from the NAHP and the ' of the U.S. and Canada . The newspaper is owned by `` Carroll Publishing Company '' , a corporation owned by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington , which also publishes its sister publication , the `` Catholic Standard '' . The publisher of both newspapers is Washington Archbishop Donald Cardinal Wuerl , whose biweekly column `` The Teaching of Christ '' appears in both papers and on both websites . Founding and Early Period . Founded in 1977 by the Spanish Catholic Center , `` El Pregonero '' is the oldest , continuously published Spanish-language newspaper in the capital city of the United States . The first Editor-in-Chief of the newspaper was Silverio Coy , a Colombian national who left the post in 1982 to pursue his legal career , and is currently a lawyer . He was replaced by Enrique Eduardo , a renowned Bolivian journalist , until the end of 1985 . In its early years , `` El Pregonero '' appeared as a mimeographed newsletter , distributed primarily in the Adams Morgan and Mount Pleasant neighborhoods around the Spanish Catholic Center 's office near 16th and Monroe Streets , NW , in Washington , D.C. As the Hispanic population settled in other neighborhoods in D.C. and the nearby Maryland and Virginia suburbs , the newspaper adopted a more traditional tabloid format and circulated more copies in street boxes and at other bulk-drop locations . Carroll Publishing Period . Under the direction of the late Cardinal James A. Hickey , Archbishop of Washington , the newspaper was taken over by Carroll Publishing in January 1985 . In January 1986 , Oscar Reyes , a native of Honduras , who previously served as editor of the Nicaraguan newspaper `` La Prensa '' , became the Editor-in-Chief until June 2005 , when he retired after nearly 20 years with the paper . In September 2005 , Rafael Roncal , who had been with the paper since 1988 , was named Editor-in-Chief of the newspaper . Roncal previously worked as the Washington correspondent for `` El Nacional '' in Lima , Peru , and worked for `` El Comercio '' and `` La Prensa '' newspapers , also located in Lima . Roncal earned a Master 's degree from The Catholic University of America in 2000 . He has received more than 60 awards for editorial excellence from the Catholic Press Association and the NAHP . `` El Pregonero '' circulation grew to as many as 50,000 copies weekly until the company eliminated its Virginia distribution to focus on service to the Hispanic population within the geographical boundaries of the Archdiocese of Washington , which includes D.C. , and Montgomery , Prince George 's , Calvert , St. Mary 's and Charles counties in Maryland . 38,000 free copies circulated weekly until September 2011 . In September 22 , 2011 , under the leadership of Cardinal Donald Wuerl , Archbishop of Washington , `` El Pregonero '' launched its new redesign and adopted a biweekly schedule , alternating weeks with the `` Catholic Standard '' . Its “ new look ’ features more dynamic covers , bolder headlines , bigger photos , more graphics and in-depth stories . Larger than most Spanish diocesan papers , `` El Pregonero '' currently has a circulation of about 25,000 copies in the Washington metropolitan area and is published biweekly with a Thursday dateline . Its on-line edition is updated daily . Like several Spanish-language Catholic publications , `` El Pregonero '' is dropped not only at parishes that have Masses in Spanish and Catholic agencies that serve the Spanish-speaking population , but also at grocery and convenience stores , Metro stations and bus stops , sidewalk kiosks and other venues . Its newest design earned the ‘ Best Redesign ’ award , among all newspapers-members at the 2012 convention of the `` Catholic Press Association '' : “ This publication is beautifully designed throughout — from a cover that demands attention , to inside pages that are accented with creative extras , ” commented the judges of the annual competition .
2012 Scottish Men 's Curling Championship . The 2012 Co-operative Funeralcare Scottish Men 's Curling Championship was held from February 13 to 19 at the Dewars Centre in Perth , Scotland . It was held in conjunction with the 2012 Scottish Women 's Curling Championship . The winner of the championship , Tom Brewster , represented Scotland at the 2012 Capital One World Men 's Curling Championship in Basel , Switzerland . Round robin results . All times listed in Western European Time ( UTC+0 ) .
Haato . Haato & co. ( formerly Gelato di Crema ) is a retailer of dessert based in Singapore , operating a chain of cafes , and run by the Dessert Empire Private Limited . A Haato cafe is run either by a franchisee or the corporation itself . Haato primarily sells gelato , yoghurt , sorbet , waffles , pastries , beverages and hot food . As of 2011 , there are seven Haato outlets across Singapore .
Conservation Council of Western Australia . The Conservation Council of Western Australia is the umbrella body for conservation groups and organisations in Western Australia . It has been the co-ordinator , publisher and guiding body for issues of woodchipping in the South West of Western Australia , the logging of old growth forests , as well as providing input into government processes involved with all aspects of environmental protection and conservation . Its origins were closely related to the Perth-based - `` Environment Centre of W.A . `` , and the development and success of the environmental movement also saw subsequent development of the regional environment centres in Denmark , Albany , Margaret River and Busselton . In 1981 the council was involved in a class action regarding the mining in the jarrah forests in the United States against bauxite miners Reynolds and Alcoa , the complaint was lodged with U.S. Federal District Court in Pittsburgh , Pennsyilvania . Notable member groups of the council have included the Campaign to Save Native Forests , South West Forests Defence Foundation , West Australian Forest Alliance , and Great Walk Networking . Smaller , more transient single-purpose protest groups have found the council a positive custodian and advocate over the thirty years of its activities . Some groups are no longer current but their impact on the process of conservation and preservation in Western Australia have been significant in raising public awareness of issues . Community incentive . The council created the `` Bessie Rischbieth Conservation Award '' to acknowledge the contribution of a volunteer in the community conservation sector in 1994 . Class action details . Jarrah class action legal complaint : the Conservation Council of Western Australia Inc. ( Plaintiffs ) - v. - Aluminium Company of America ( ALCOA ) and Reynolds Metals Co. , ( Defendants ) , Feb. 1981 . [ Perth , W.A . ] : Conservation Council of W.A , 1981 .
Point Reyes Lighthouse . The Point Reyes Lighthouse , also known as Point Reyes Light or the Point Reyes Light Station , is a lighthouse in the Gulf of the Farallones on Point Reyes in Point Reyes National Seashore , located in Marin County , California , United States . The park 's adjacent Lighthouse Visitor Center features exhibits about the lighthouse and the park 's marine life and natural history . Visitors can climb about 300 steps down to the lighthouse itself , weather permitting . The main chamber of the lighthouse , known as the Lens Room , features the Fresnel lens and clockwork mechanism , and is open to the public on a limited basis . History . A lighthouse was assigned to Point Reyes in 1855 , but construction was delayed for fifteen years because of a dispute between the United States Lighthouse Board and the landowners over a fair price for the land . The lighthouse is a sixteen sided , tower , and a twin of Cape Mendocino Light . The first-order Fresnel lens was first lit on December 1 , 1870 . Electricity came to the lighthouse in 1938 , and concrete steps were built into the cliff in 1939 . The station was automated in 1975 . Point Reyes Light Station was established in 1870 at Point Reyes , Calif. , from the nearest town of Inverness . It is a family station with a complement of four men who maintain a first order light , fog signal and radio beacon . The light tower itself is a sixteen-sided structure of forged iron plate ( the original tower ) bolted to solid rock . The top of the lantern is 37 feet ( 11 m ) above the ground and focal plane of the light is above sea level . To reach the light , men assigned must descend 308 steps on the headland from the plateau above the station where the family quarters are situated . The quarters are new , two-story , four-family units ( four-plex ) built in 1960 . The four-plex contains two 2-bedroom and two 3-bedroom units . Buildings maintained on the property , in addition to the family quarters , are the fog signal building , engine room , pump house , paint locker , double garage and a four-car carport with adjoining office and workshop . Point Reyes is , by official records , the windiest and foggiest on the Pacific Coast . The station is frequently blanketed by week-long periods of fog and few years pass that do not see violent gales of strike the area . Point Reyes Light Station is one of the District ’ s outstanding tourist attractions . On fair summer weekends we often have several hundred visitors logged aboard . Escorting visitors has become a major portion of the duties of men assigned . Dependent children on the station travel three miles ( five kilometers ) by station vehicle to school . Commissary and post exchange privileges are available at Hamilton Air Force Base ( the nearest armed forces installation ) , or in the San Francisco area . The lighthouse was used as a location for the 1980 John Carpenter film `` The Fog '' . It is also the subject of a poem by Weldon Kees , `` The Exposed Reef . '' Kees , together with filmmaker and photographer William Heick , later made a documentary film about the lighthouse and its environs in 1954-55 . It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991 .
Queen Mary Hospital ( Hong Kong ) . Queen Mary Hospital ( ) , Located in Pok Fu Lam on Hong Kong Island of Hong Kong , There is the Public acute district general hospital and teaching hospital of the Faculty of Dentistry and Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong . It has 1,706 beds . It provides general medical and surgical services to the residents of Western and Southern districts and is a tertiary referral centre for the whole territory of Hong Kong and beyond . History . The hospital has its foundation stone laid on 10 May 1935 by the Governor of Hong Kong , William Peel , and was officially opened on 13 April 1937 by Andrew Caldecott , the then Governor of Hong Kong . The hospital was named for Queen Mary , widow of King George V of the United Kingdom . It then replaced the Government Civil Hospital as the main accident and emergency hospital for Hong Kong Island . The hospital was greatly expanded over the years , with two major expansion projects completed in 1955 and 1983 , the 2nd being designed by London based hospital architects , Llewelyn Davies . Service . Macau healthcare authorities send patients to Queen Mary Hospital in instances where the local Macau hospitals are not equipped to deal with their scenarios . Buildings . Queen Mary Hospital 's main ward tower , Block K , is the tallest hospital building in Asia at ( 28 storeys ) , and is the third tallest in the world , behind London 's Guy 's Hospital and Houston 's O'Quinn Medical Tower at St. Luke 's Hospital . The Main Block ( Wing A to E ) is listed as a Grade III historic building . The Nurses Quarters is listed as a Grade II historic building .
1912 World Allround Speed Skating Championships . The 1912 World Allround Speed Skating Championships took place at 17 and 18 February 1912 at the ice rink Gamle Frogner in Kristiania , Norway . Nikolay Strunnikov was defending champion but did not take part in these championships . Oscar Mathisen had the lowest amount of points awarded and won all four distances . He became World champion for the third time . He and Jaap Eden are the only ice-skaters winning the World championship three times ( so far ) . Rules . The ranking was made by award ranking points . The points were awarded to the skaters who had skated all the distances . The final ranking was then decided by ordering the skaters by lowest point totals . One could win the World Championships also by winning at least three of the four distances , so the ranking could be affected by this . Silver and bronze medals were awarded .
US Orbital Segment . The US Orbital Segment ( USOS ) is the name given to the components of the International Space Station ( ISS ) constructed and operated by the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA ) , European Space Agency ( ESA ) , Canadian Space Agency ( CSA ) and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency ( JAXA ) . The segment currently consists of eleven pressurized components and various external elements , all of which were delivered by the Space Shuttle . The segment is monitored and controlled from various mission control centers on the world including Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center in Houston , Texas , Columbus Control Center in Oberpfaffenhofen , Germany , Tsukuba Space Center in Tsukuba , Japan , and Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville , Alabama . Modules . The US Orbital Segment consists of 11 pressurized modules . Of these , eight are habitable , and three are connecting nodes with large ports . The ports are used to connect the modules together or provide berths and docks for spacecraft . Nodes . Each of the nodes has ports called Common Berthing Mechanisms ( CBM ) . All three nodes have 4 ports around their exterior , and 1 port on each end , 6 ports in total . In addition to the 18 ports on the nodes there are additional ports on the modules , most of these are used for mating modules together , while unused CBM ports can berth one of the re-supply spacecraft MPLM , HTV , Dragon Cargo or Cygnus . There are two PMA adapters that change CBM ports to docking ports , the type used by Soyuz , Progress and Automated Transfer Vehicle spacecraft , this is the same port the former Space Shuttle used . It 's a flexible system where the layout is changed as needed . Unity . The first component of the USOS pressurized segment is the `` Unity node '' . On the aft end of `` Unity '' is the Pressurized Mating Adapter ( PMA ) 1 . The PMA-1 connects `` Unity '' with the Russian segment . Unity is also connected to the Quest airlock on the starboard side , `` Tranquility '' on the port side , and the Z1 truss on the zenith . The `` Destiny '' lab connects to the forward end , leading to the rest of the USOS . `` Unity '' is also used by the crews on board the ISS to eat meals and share some downtime together . The `` Unity '' node was delivered to the station by STS-88 on December 6 , 1998 . Harmony . The `` Harmony node '' is the central connecting node of the USOS . `` Harmony '' connects to the `` Destiny '' lab aft end , `` Kibo '' lab to the port side , and `` Columbus '' lab to the starboard side . The `` Harmony '' node 's nadir and zenith ports also serves as the berthing port for H-II Transfer Vehicle ( HTV ) , Dragon and Cygnus resupply vehicles . On the forward end of `` Harmony '' is PMA-2 , which was used by visiting Space Shuttles as a mating adapter and by future manned missions to the ISS . `` Harmony '' was delivered by the STS-120 mission on October 23 , 2007 . Tranquility and Cupola . The `` Tranquility node '' houses the USOS life support systems . `` Tranquility '' also hosts the seven windowed `` Cupola '' module and the Leonardo module on its forward port . The `` Cupola '' is used for Earth observation and robotic operations . The forward facing port of `` Tranquility '' is blocked by the station 's truss structure , while the aft facing port is free for use . While the nadir port is used by the `` Cupola '' , the zenith port is used by some exercise equipment inside the node . The port side port is occupied by the PMA 3 , and the starboard port is connected to node 1 . The `` Cupola '' and `` Tranquility '' modules were delivered by STS-130 in February 2010 . Destiny . The `` Destiny laboratory '' is the American-built laboratory module . It is used for medical , engineering , biotechnological , physics , materials science and Earth science research . `` Destiny '' also houses a back-up robotic work station , and was the first of the USOS laboratories to be delivered . It was delivered by STS-98 on February 7 , 2001 . The `` Destiny '' lab is managed by mission control centers in Houston , Texas and Huntsville , Alabama . Columbus . `` Columbus '' is a laboratory module built by the European Space Agency . It is host to scientific research in fluids , biology , medicine , materials and Earth sciences . `` Columbus '' also has four external payload locations , used to expose experiments to the vacuum of space . The `` Columbus '' module was delivered to the ISS by STS-122 on February 7 , 2008 . The Columbus Control Center , located in Germany , is responsible for the `` Columbus '' module . Kibo . The `` Kibo laboratory '' is the Japanese component of the USOS . `` Kibo '' has four main parts : the `` Kibo '' lab itself , a pressurized cargo container , an exposed science platform and two robotic arms . The module is unique in that it has a small airlock , which can be used to pass payloads to the robotic arms or astronauts outside the station . The robotic arms are controlled from a work station inside the lab . The lab is used for research in medicine , engineering , biotechnology , physics , materials science and Earth science . The logistics container was the first part of `` Kibo '' to arrive . It was delivered by STS-123 in March 2008 . The `` Kibo '' lab itself was delivered to the ISS by the STS-124 mission in May 2008 . The exposed facility was brought to the ISS by the STS-127 mission in July 2009 . The JEM Control center in Tsukuba , Japan is responsible for all elements of the `` Kibo '' laboratory . Quest . The `` Quest '' Joint Airlock is used to host spacewalks from the USOS segment of the ISS . It consists of two main parts : the equipment lock and the crew lock . The equipment lock is where the Extravehicular Mobility Units are stored and preparations for spacewalks are carried out . The crew lock is depressurized during spacewalks . The `` Quest '' airlock was delivered and installed by the STS-104 crew in July 2001 . Leonardo . The `` Leonardo '' module , also known as the Permanent Multipurpose Module ( PMM ) , is a module used for stowage space on the ISS . `` Leonardo '' is attached to the forward-facing side of the `` Tranquility '' node . The PMM was delivered to the ISS by the STS-133 mission in early 2011 . Originally the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module ( MPLM ) `` Leonardo '' , it was converted to stay on orbit for an extended period of time prior to being installed on the ISS . Pressurized Mating Adapter . The Pressurized Mating Adapters ( PMA ) serve as docking ports on the USOS portion of the ISS . Currently PMA-1 is used to connect the `` Unity '' node with the `` Zarya '' module on the ISS . Pressurized Mating Adapter-2 is located on the forward end of `` Harmony '' , and was used by the Space Shuttle to dock with the ISS . Any future manned American spaceflights to the ISS will use PMA-2 . The third Pressurized Mating Adapter is located on the aft end of the `` Tranquility '' node . Currently , PMA-3 serves only as a storage location , and serves as a back up to PMA-2 . PMA-1 and PMA-2 were delivered with the `` Unity '' node on STS-88 in December 1998 . The third PMA was delivered by STS-92 on October 11 , 2000 . Integrated Truss Structure . The Integrated Truss Structure ( ITS ) houses vital equipment on the exterior of the ISS . Each segment of truss is given a designation of P or S , indicating whether the segment is on the port or starboard side , and a number which indicates its position on its respective side . The truss system itself consists of 12 total segments—four on each side , and one central segment—which are connected to the ISS by attachment points on the `` Destiny '' module . The thirteenth piece , known as the Zenith-1 ( Z1 ) truss segment , is attached to the `` Unity '' module , and was originally used to hold the P6 solar arrays to provide power to the USOS . The Z1 segment now houses the Ku-band antennas and serves as a routing point for power and data cables on the exterior of the ISS . The Integrated Truss Structure houses four sets of solar arrays . Each set of solar arrays contains four arrays for a total of 16 solar arrays . Each of the four sets of arrays also has an associated cooling system and radiator for cooling the power supply equipment . The Integrated Truss Structure also houses the main cooling system for the ISS , which consists of two pumps , two radiator arrays , and two ammonia and two nitrogen tank assemblies . There are also several payload attachment points located on the Integrated Truss Structure . These points host the External Stowage Platforms , External Logistics Carriers , Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer and the Mobile Base System for the Canadarm2 . The Z1 truss was delivered by the STS-92 mission in October 2000 . The P6 segment was installed on STS-97 in December 2000 . The S0 truss was delivered to the ISS on STS-110 , with the S1 segment following on STS-112 . The P1 segment of the truss was brought to the ISS by STS-113 , followed by the P3/P4 segment on STS-115 , and the P5 segment on STS-116 . The S3/S4 truss segment was delivered by STS-117 , followed by the S5 segment STS-118 . The last component of the truss segment , the S6 segment , was delivered by STS-119 . External Stowage Platform . The External Stowage Platforms ( ESP ) , are a series of platforms that are used to store Orbital Replacement Units ( ORU ) on the ISS . The ESP 's provide power to the ORU 's but do not allow command and data handling . External Stowage Platform 1 is located on the port side of the `` Destiny '' lab and was delivered on the STS-102 mission in March 2001 . ESP-2 is located on the port side of the `` Quest '' airlock , and was brought to the ISS by the STS-114 crew in 2005 . ESP-3 is located on the Starboard 3 ( S3 ) truss segment and was delivered to the ISS on the STS-118 mission in August 2007 . ExPRESS logistics carrier . The ExPRESS logistics carriers ( ELCs ) are similar to the External Stowage Platform , but designed to carry more cargo . Unlike the ESPs , the ELCs allow for command and data handling . This allows science experiments to be mounted to the ELCs . ExPRESS Logistics Carriers 1 , located on the lower P3 truss , and ELC 2 , located on the upper S3 truss , were delivered by the STS-129 mission in November 2009 . ELC-3 was brought to the ISS by the STS-134 crew , is located on the upper P3 truss . ELC-4 was delivered and installed on the lower S3 truss segment , during the STS-133 mission . Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer 2 . The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer ( AMS ) is a particle physics experiment that is mounted on the S3 truss segment . The AMS is designed to search for dark matter and anti-matter . Five hundred scientists from 56 different institutions and 16 countries participated in the development and construction of the AMS . The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer was delivered by the STS-134 crew . Mobile Servicing System . The components of the MSS were supplied by the Canadian Space Agency in conjunction with MDA Space Missions . The Mobile Transporter that carries the Mobile Base System was designed and built by Northrop Grumman under contract with NASA . Canadarm2 . The main component of the mobile servicing system is the Canadarm2 , also known as the Space Station Remote Manipulator System ( SSRMS ) . The arm is capable of moving large , heavy payloads that can not be handled by astronauts during a spacewalk . The arm has a payload capacity of , and 7 degrees of freedom . Canadarm2 is also capable of changing where it is stationed and what end is used . There are grapple fixtures for the Candarm2 on the `` Destiny '' lab , `` Harmony '' node , `` Unity '' node and the Mobile Base System . A grapple fixture is installed on the `` Zarya '' module , but does not have data cables connected . Once these cables are connected , the Canadarm2 will be able to position itself on the exterior of `` Zarya '' and will be able to support Extra-vehicular Activity ( EVA ) in the vicinity the Russian Orbital Segment ( ROS ) . The Canadarm2 was assembled and installed by the STS-100 crew in early 2001 . Special Purpose Dextrous Manipulator . The Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator ( SPDM ) , also known as `` Dextre '' , is a two armed robot that can be attached to the ISS , the Mobile Base System or Canadarm2 . `` Dextre '' is capable of performing tasks that would otherwise require an astronaut to perform . These tasks include switching orbital replacement units or moving ORUs from their stowage locations to where they are to be installed . Using `` Dextre '' can reduce preparatory time needed to perform certain tasks and afford astronauts the ability to invest more time in the completion of other tasks . `` Dextres primary grapple fixture is located on the `` Destiny '' lab , but can also be mounted on any powered grapple fixture on the ISS . It has a payload capacity of , and 15 degrees of freedom . `` Dextre '' was delivered to the ISS by STS-123 . Mobile Base System . The Mobile Base System ( MBS ) is a rail car-like device installed on the Integrated Truss Structure of the ISS . It weighs , and has a payload capacity of . The MBS can move from the Starboard 3 ( S3 ) to the Port 3 ( P3 ) truss segments and has a top speed of . The MBS has four PDGFs which can be used as mounts for the Canadarm2 and Dextre , as well as a Payload/Orbital Replacement Unit Accommodations ( POA ) , to hold payloads and Orbital Replacement Units ( ORUs ) . The MBS also has a common attach system , to grapple a special capture bar on payloads . It also has its own main computer and video distribution units , and remote power control modules . The MBS was delivered on STS-111 in June 2002 . Enhanced ISS Boom Assembly . The Enhanced ISS Boom Assembly is used to extend the reach of Canadarm2 and provides detailed inspection capability . There are lasers and cameras at the end of the boom able to record at a resolution of a few millimeters . The boom is also fitted with handrails , so that it can assist spacewalkers during EVAs as was done on STS-120 to repair the solar arrays .
Carlo Boccarini . Carlo Boccarini ( Rome , 2 June 1976 ) is an Italian former sprinter . Biography . He was a `` meteor '' , in 1998 , when was 22 years old , ran 100 metres with the 2nd all-time Italian best performance at that moment ( after the national record of 10.01 by Pietro Mennea , later beaten by Filippo Tortu in 2018 , with 10.03 ) , with the time of 10.08 . After he never repeated this time and prematurely retired from competitions . In 1998 his performance on 100 metres was the 24th time in the world year top lists .
Battle of Isaszeg ( 1849 ) . The Battle of Isaszeg was a battle in the Spring Campaign of the Hungarian War of Independence from 1848 to 1849 , fought on 6 April 1849 between the Austrian Empire and Hungarian Revolutionary Army supplemented by Polish volunteers . The Hungarians were victorious . The Austrian forces were led by Field Marshal Alfred I , Prince of Windisch-Grätz , whilst the Hungarians were led by General Artúr Görgei . The battle was one of several engagements between the Hungarian Revolutionary Army and the Imperial counter-revolutionary main army and was one of the turning points of the Hungarian War of Independence . It precipitated a series of setbacks to the Habsburg Imperial Armies in April–May 1849 , forcing them to retreat from occupied central and western Hungary towards the western border and convinced the Hungarian National Assembly to issue the Hungarian Declaration of Independence ( from the Habsburg Dynasty ) . It also decided the fate of Alfred I , Prince of Windisch-Grätz , who was dismissed from the leadership of the Imperial forces in Hungary on 12 April 1849 , six days after the defeat . Background . After the Battle of Kápolna on 26–27 February 1849 , the commander of the Austrian imperial forces , Alfred I , Prince of Windisch-Grätz , thought that he had destroyed the Hungarian revolutionary forces once and for all . He wrote on 3 March in his report sent to the imperial court in Olmütz , that : `` I smashed the rebel hordes , and I will be in a few days in Debrecen '' ( the temporary capital of Hungary ) '' . In spite of this he did not attack the Hungarian forces , lacking reliable information about the numbers facing him if he crossed the Tisza river and because of his caution lost the opportunity to win the war . While he was deciding whether to attack or not , the Hungarian commanders , who were discontented with the disappointing performance of Lieutenant General Henryk Dembiński as high commander of the Hungarian forces , blaming him for losing the Battle of Kápolna , had started a `` rebellion '' . At a meeting in Tiszafüred , they forced the Government Commissioner Bertalan Szemere to depose the Polish general and put Artúr Görgei in command instead . This so infuriated Lajos Kossuth , the President of the National Defense Committee ( the interim government of Hungary ) , that he wanted to execute Görgei for rebellion . Finally , he was persuaded by the support of the Hungarian generals for Görgei to change his mind and accept the removal of Dembiński , although his dislike of Görgei prevented him from accepting Szemere 's choice of successor , and he named Lieutenant General Antal Vetter high commander instead . But Vetter became ill on 28 March , so after two days Kossuth was forced to accept Görgei as temporary high commander of the Hungarian main forces . Those days and weeks of unrest , uncertainty and changes could have provided an excellent opportunity for Windisch-Grätz to cross the Tisza river and defeat the Hungarian army once and for all . Windisch-Grätz 's uncertainty was amplified by diversionary Hungarian attacks in the south at the Szolnok on 5 March and in the north , where on 24 March the 800-strong commando of Major Lajos Beniczky attacked the Imperial commando led by Colonel Károly Almásy at Losonc . They took half of Almásy 's soldiers prisoners , and Almásy reported to Windisch-Grätz that he had been attacked by a 6,000-strong army . Because of this the Austrian marshal scattered his troops in all directions to prevent a surprise attack , his main concern being a bypass attack from the north , which he feared would relieve the ongoing siege of the fortress of Komárom and cut his supply lines . Meanwhile , on 30–31 March plans were made for the Hungarian army 's Spring Campaign , led by General Görgei , to liberate the occupied Hungarian lands which lay to the west of the Tisza river , consisting of most of the territory of the Kingdom of Hungary . The Hungarian forces numbered some 47,500 soldiers and 198 cannons , organized in four army corps led by Generals György Klapka ( I corps ) , Lajos Aulich ( II corps ) , János Damjanich ( III corps ) and András Gáspár ( VII corps ) . The occupying Imperial forces , led by Windisch-Grätz , numbered 55,000 soldiers and 214 cannons and rockets and were organized in three army corps , led by Lieutenant Field Marshal Josip Jelačić ( I corps ) , Lieutenant General Anton Csorich ( II corps ) , General Franz Schlik ( III corps ) , and the division led by Lieutenant General Georg Heinrich Ramberg . The Hungarian plan , elaborated by Antal Vetter , was for VII corps , under the command of András Gáspár , to divert the attention of Windisch-Grätz by making an attack from the direction of Hatvan , while the other three corps ( I , II , III ) would encircle the Austrian forces from the South West , cutting them off from the capital cities ( Pest and Buda ) . According to the plan , VII corps had to stay at Hatvan until 5 April , and then reach Bag the following day . The attack on the Austrian forces had to occur from two directions at Gödöllő on 7 April , while I corps would advance to Kerepes and fall on the Austrians from behind , preventing them from retreating towards Pest . Key to the plan was for the Austrians not to discover the Hungarian troop movements until they had completed their encirclement . Prelude . On 2 April , the preliminary fighting began when the Hungarian VII corps under András Gáspár clashed with the III Austrian corps led by Franz Schlik at the Battle of Hatvan . Schlik had wanted to obtain for Windisch-Grätz information about the positions and numbers of the Hungarian army and had moved towards Hatvan , but was defeated there by the VII Hungarian corps and forced to withdraw without accomplishing his purpose . Windisch-Grätz assumed that Schlik had come up against the main Hungarian army , and remained in the dark about the Hungarian army 's true whereabouts . In the meanwhile the other three Hungarian corps moved , according to the campaign 's plan , towards the South-West and on 4 April met with the Imperial I corps led by Josip Jelačić at the Battle of Tápióbicske and defeated them . Although György Klapka 's attack at Tápióbicske had revealed where the Hungarian troops really were Görgei decided to continue with the original plan . But after the fighting on 4 April , Jelačić , the Ban of Croatia , had claimed to Windisch-Grätz that he had actually been victorious over the Hungarians , which misled the Field Marshal into giving him the order to pursue the Hungarians . They , rather than fleeing , were actually closing in around Windisch-Grätz 's headquarters at Gödöllő as he was planning an attack on the Hungarian forces the following morning . On 5 April he sent two companies of lancers , two companies of light horse and two rockets under the command of Lieutenant General Franz Liechtenstein on a reconnaissance mission to Hatvan but , after a skirmish with four companies of Hungarian hussars , they retreated none the wiser . Fearing that the enemy 's main forces would get around him from the south and cut his lines to the capital , or from the north , and liberate the fortress of Komárom from the ongoing Imperial siege , he sent the III corps of Franz Schlik to Gödöllő and the I corps of Jelačić southward to Isaszeg . Two brigades of the II corps led by Lieutenant General Ladislas Wrbna were also sent to Vác , and Lieutenant General Georg Heinrich Ramberg ordered to join him with his brigade . Two brigades remained in Pest . Thus Windisch-Grätz had scattered his forces across a distance of 54 kilometers , making it impossible for them to effectively help each other ( some of the troops were at more than a day distance from each others ) in the event of a battle . Although the Hungarian front line was only 22 kilometers long , Görgei could only deploy two thirds of his troops in any point in the battle because of the specific orders he had given his generals regarding their movements prior to the attack on 7 April , the designated day of the battle . Gáspár was ordered to move from the north and occupy Bag and Damjanics 's III corps had to move forward from Tápiószecső and occupy Isaszeg . Klapka 's I corps also had to move towards Isaszeg , while one of his brigades had to take Pécel , and Aulich 's II corps had orders to take up a position at Dány and Zsámbok . Görgei 's plan was for Gáspár to hold back the troops of the left wing of the Imperial army while the other three corps attacked them at Isaszeg . This would push them northwards from Pest , enabling the liberation of the Hungarian capital on the Eastern bank of the Danube . This forced Windisch-Grätz to choose between two bad options : to accept a battle where the Hungarians had superiority , or to retreat to Pest , which was hard to defend , being open to attacks from three directions . It also had only one unfinished bridge ( the Chain Bridge ) , to allow his troops to cross the Danube to Buda on the other side should he need to retreat , a task which would have been impossible to achieve successfully . Windisch-Grätz chose the lesser of two evils . On the morning of 6 April at 6 o'clock , the Austrian troops retreated towards Gödöllő . Jelačić arrived to Isaszeg at 11 o'clock and set his camp on the heights near the village , reporting to Windisch-Grätz that Hungarian troops were following him from the south . The Field Marshal ordered him to find out the enemy strength , and if he had enough forces , to enter into battle with them . Battle . The date of the battle was planned for 7 April , and so on 6 April Görgei gave orders for his troops to move and occupy the designated forming up points in order to start the battle on the next day . He himself would be in Kóka ( 14.81 km from Isaszeg ) . However , when the troops moved to the places where they were supposed to wait , they encountered enemy soldiers and as a result the battle began early . The unexpected start of the battle caught both commanders by surprise , causing haste and confusion . Gáspár moved with his 14,258 troops and 66 cannons to Aszód , Tura and Bag on the bank of the river Galga at 12:30 . He sent colonel György Kmety with a division to occupy Hévízgyörk , where they stumbled on the cavalry of Franz Schlik , and after the Imperials retreated , the Hungarians took stand . Gáspár did not move his troops forward even after hearing the gunfire of the battle , claiming that he was obeying the specific orders he had received from Görgei the previous day to remain in that position until the following day . This meant that his corps , the largest of the four Hungarian corps ( I-10,817 , II-8,896 , III-11,592 men ) , was absent throughout the battle . At the same time the two corps of Klapka and Damjanich arrived in the vicinity of Királyerdő ( `` King 's Forest '' ) , which lay in front of Isaszeg to the East . Here the troops of Damjanich attacked the rear brigade of Jelačić 's I corps , chasing it out of the forest to Isaszeg and setting fire to the forest in several places . Then the troops of Klapka attacked the brigade of Major-General Franz Adam Grammont von Linthal , chasing it towards Isaszeg . The Hungarian 34th and 28th battalions commanded by István Zákó and János Bobich arrived but the superiority of Jelačić 's three foot brigades and three horse brigades caused the two battalions heavy losses and forced them to retreat towards the woods . The attack of the Austrian cuirassiers was finally repelled by the fusillade of Klapka 's 44th and 47th battalions , then they were also attacked from the side by the brigade of Bódog Báthory Sulcz , and finally the two Hungarian battalions chased the Austrian kaiserjägers out from Királyerdő woods . But the Hungarian troops were prevented from leaving the woods themselves by the fusillade of the Croatian seressaners , positioned on a height near Isaszeg . At 2 o'clock the units of the III corps of Damjanich crossed the wood , and after chasing the brigade of Daniel Rastić from the forest , positioned themselves at the western end of it . Rastić retreated across the Rákos creek , where they , together with the Schultzig division , who had been sent to help by Jelačić , repelled the attack of the Zákó brigade of Klapka 's corps . This event set in disarray also the Bobich brigade from the same corps , causing them to retreat . At this moment Klapka , a very capable Hungarian general and one of the heroes of the Hungarian freedom war , inexplicably lost his head and left his commanders to their own devices . One of them , János Bobich , started an attack , but was repelled by the fusillade of the enemy . Damjanich sent a brigade to help Klapka 's embattled troops and sent another brigade to the northern end of the forest . He then positioned his cannons on high ground , and his cavalry on the nook of the forest , between his and Klapka 's troops , right in the middle of the Hungarian front . Damjanich intended to attack with the purpose of relieving Klapka 's embattled troops , but the latter , feeling that his situation was hopeless , started to withdraw his troops before the aid arrived . Damjanich remained in position , and when he saw the Austrian troops sent to pursue Klapka , sent one of his best units , the 9th battalion , together with the 3rd battalion , to help Klapka 's troops . Klapka 's two brigades ( Zákó and Bobich ) , together with Damjanich 's two battalions counterattacked , and pushed Jelačić 's troops onto the heights on the right banks of the Rákos creek . Meanwhile , Aulich 's II corps were stood still in Dány and Zsámbok , despite the fact that Aulich had received a message from Damjanich to hurry to the battlefield . Aulich , like Gáspár , insisted on obeying Görgei 's orders of the day before to remain in position until the 7th . But after orders from Chief of the General Staff , Lieutenant-Colonel József Bayer he finally ordered to his troops to move towards Isaszeg . At 3 o'clock all the four Hungarian army corps were fighting in an uncoordinated way , as were their commanders . Görgei was still in Kóka , ignorant of what was going on , preparing for a battle that he thought would start the following day . At this point one of the Hungarian hussars arrived and informed him that the battle had begun and was about to be lost . Hearing this , Görgei mounted and hurried towards the battlefield . In the meanwhile Damjanich 's troops continued their attack against the heights defended by Jelačić 's troops , but they were caught by surprise from the north by the Franz Liechtenstein 's division , sent by Schlick . Damjanich had not secured his northern flank because he thought that Gáspár would attack and keep all of Schlick 's troops in position . Now the Hungarian III corps was caught between two fronts , forcing Damjanich to retreat to Királyerdő , recover the lost ground there , and defend his position from the attacks of the Austrian infantry . At 4 o'clock , Klapka 's two fighting brigades could not continue the fight alone , so they too retreated into the forest . Jelačić ordered a general attack against the Hungarians from all directions . This moment was a critical moment of the battle , because on the battle front stood 26,000 Imperial troops against 14,000 Hungarians , with only a half of the Hungarian artillery . Aulich 's troops were in Dány , and Gáspár had n't moved his VII corps . So the Hungarians were forced on to the defensive . Görgei arrived at 4 o'clock at the eastern edge of the Királyerdő forest just as Aulich 's corps arrived and was about to join the battle . He was also told that Gáspár 's VII corps had occupied his position on the Galga rivers line . At this point Görgei made the mistake of not sending an order to Gáspár to advance , thinking that he was already doing so , whereas Gáspár was just standing in his position waiting for new orders . Görgei in his memoirs wrote that he was misinformed by the hussar who brought Gáspár 's report , saying that his commander was advancing towards Gödöllő . Görgei now thought that he would easily encircle and destroy the main Imperial troops if Gáspár 's corps attacked the Austrians from the north-west , as Damjanich 's troops would hold the line in the forest , and Klapka would attack and chase the Austrians to the north . But the plan failed because of Görgei 's failure to send the message and Gáspár chose to remain in his position despite of hearing the cannonade . Had he taken the opportunity , it is possible that the war could have been decided there and then in the favour of the Hungarian cause . László Pusztaszeri explains that Gáspár 's inactivity was due in part to his pro-Imperial feelings , and that after the Declaration of the Dethronement of the Habsburg Dynasty by the Hungarian Parliament on 14 April 1849 , he asked for permission to take leave , and ultimately never returned to serve in the Hungarian army . With the arrival of Görgei and Aulich the problems did not stop for the Hungarian army . Klapka was still retreating and the places he left empty on the margins of the forest could be occupied by the Austrian troops , cutting the Hungarian army in two . So Görgei distributed the battalions of Aulich 's II corps in the following way among the endangered zones : four battalions to the right wing to help Damjanich , two in the middle to fill the gap created by Klapka 's retreat , and the 61st battalion to help Klapka in the left wing . Görgei also consulted with Klapka , who wanted to continue his retreat , saying that his troops had run out of cartridges and were very tired , so `` today is impossible to obtain victory , but tomorrow it will be possible again '' . But Görgei replied : `` [ ... ] the quickness of your infantry 's retreat shows that they are not that tired , so they can try some bayonet attacks , and for these they have enough cartridges even if they have indeed really used them all . Today we have to win , or we can go back to the swamps of the Tisza ! Only two solutions exist , we have no third . Damjanich is still holding out at his post , and Aulich is advancing - we must win ! '' These words convinced Klapka to order his troops to move forward again and occupy Isaszeg . Görgei than hurried to the right flank , and told Damjanich that he had convinced Klapka to stop the retreat and attack . Damjanich showed no confidence that Klapka would accomplish what Görgei ordered him to do , but obeyed his commander and continued to fight against Liechtenstein 's attacks . The eventual arrival of Aulich 's four battalions created confusion , because the III corps troops thought that they were Austrians , and they started to shoot against each other , but they were stopped by Damjanich and Görgei shortly after . The long fights on the right flank disintegrated Damjanich 's battalions , so he could not use the numerical superiority of his infantry ( 10 battalions ) to start an attack against the five Austrian infantry battalions which faced them . This task was made impossible also by the numerical superiority of the Austrian cavalry , which had 34 companies against 17 on the Hungarian side , and by their artillery , as they had twice as many cannons as Damjanich . So on the right flank nothing special happened until around 23 o'clock . But at this time the 25th , 48th , 54th , 56th battalions of Aulich 's II corps , together with Damjanich 's III corps , pushed the enemy towards Gödöllő . On the left flank victory came earlier , because around 7 o'clock the troops of Klapka and Aulich finally started the attack and managed to get out of the Királyerdő forest with the help of the Hungarian cannons , captured the burning village of Isaszeg with a bayonet attack , and also chased away the Imperial troops from the right banks of the Rákos creek . Jelačić 's cavalry , made up of cuirassiers led by Major General Ferenc Ottinger , crossed the Rákos creek to start a counterattack , but the Hungarian artillery and the Hungarian cavalry , made up mainly by the hussars of Colonel József Nagysándor , chased them back . The chief of the general staff , József Bayer ordered I corps to chase the enemy , and to advance to Kerepes , but Klapka refused , pointing at the fatigue of his troops . The hastily retreating Imperials were only chased by the division of György Kmety , but he could not reach them . So in the end , of the Hungarian corps commanders it was Klapka , despite his initial setbacks , who decided the fate of the battle for the Hungarians . Windisch-Grätz , who at 7 o'clock thought he had won victory , had around 9 o'clock been forced to order his troops to retreat . Even after the battle was decided by the I corps attack , Görgei was still uncertain about its outcome , because in the right wing and the centre the fighting continued until late in the evening . Only when he moved to the left flank did he learn from Aulich that Jelačić 's I corps had begun retreating towards Gödöllő and realised that the Hungarians had won the day . Aftermath . The battle of Isaszeg was , following the Battle of Kápolna , the second confrontation between the Hungarian revolutionary and the Habsburg imperial armies . Although it was not a crushing defeat for either of the combatants , it influenced the morale both of the victors and the defeated . While the Hungarian generals , except Ándrás Gáspár , showed the capability of taking decisions when they were on their own , the Imperial generals , other than Franz Schlik , failed from this point of view . Windisch-Grätz misunderstood the situation completely before the battle , scattering his troops , so the II corps commanded by Anton Csorich and the division of Georg Heinrich Ramberg could not participate in the battle . Although Görgei had made mistakes too , such as wrongly believing that Gáspár had joined the battle , he succeeded in organising the majority of his troops and winning the battle . The battle of Isaszeg was in contrast to the Battle of Kápolna where , in a similar situation , Henryk Dembiński the Hungarian commander had failed to organise his troops on the battlefield , allowing Windisch-Grätz to win the battle . The most important result of the battle was that the military initiative was taken for two months by the Hungarian army , while the Habsburg army was defeated in a series of battles ( Battle of Vác , Battle of Nagysalló , Battle of Komárom , Siege of Buda ) , and forced to retreat towards West . Also the Battle of Isaszeg played a decisive role in the dismissal of Windisch-Grätz from the lead of the Habsburg armies by the emperor on 12 April , who named Feldzeugmeister Ludwig von Welden in his place , although until his arrival his duties were fulfilled by Josip Jelačić . However these changes in the command of the army did not produce a change in the military situation for the Austrian side , their situation continuing to worsen day by day because of the new defeats they suffered , which caused their retreat from almost all the territory they occupied between December and March in Hungary . In the day after the battle of Isaszeg , Lajos Kossuth , the President of the National Defense Committee arrived to Gödöllő and moved in the Grassalkovich-Palace , which was the headquarters of Windisch-Grätz until the previous day . Here he formulated the Hungarian Declaration of Independence , which declared the removal of the House of Habsburg from the leadership of Hungary and Hungary 's total independence . Although independence was declared on 14 April 1849 in Debrecen , it was decided in Gödöllő following the victories of the Spring Campaign , and in particular the Battle of Isaszeg . Also in Gödöllő was formulated the plan of the second phase of the Spring Campaign . This plan was based on making the Imperial high commanders believe that the Hungarian army wanted to liberate the capitals of Hungary : Pest and Buda , while in fact their main forces would move through the North , liberating the Hungarian fortress of Komárom , besieged since January by the Imperial forces . While the II corps , led by Lajos Aulich , remained in front of Pest , with the duty of misleading the Imperial forces , making such brilliant military maneuvers that the Austrian commanders thought that the Hungarian main forces were still in front of the capital planning to make a frontal attack against it , the I , III and VII corps accomplished the campaign plan perfectly , and on 26 April relieved the fortress of Komárom . This forced the main Austrian forces based in the capital , except 4,890 soldiers who were left to hold the fortress of Buda , to retreat to the Austrian border , thus liberating almost all of Hungary from the Austrian occupation . Legacy . The famous Hungarian Romantic novelist Mór Jókai made the Hungarian Revolution and Independence War the subject of his popular novel `` A kőszívű ember fiai '' ( literally : The Sons of the Man with a Stone Heart , translated into English under the title : `` The Barons 's sons '' ) In the XIX and XX chapters , the Battle of Isaszeg is vividly presented as one of the main plot events of the novel , in which several of his main characters appear as fighters in the ranks of both the Hungarian and the Austrian army . This novel was also adapted to a movie in 1965 , having the same title ( A kőszívű ember fiai ) as the novel , and including the Battle of Isaszeg as one of its most important scenes . In the present day the battle is reenacted every year at its anniversary , 6 April , at Isaszeg and its environs .
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Beit Ta'mir . Beit Ta'mir ( ) is a Palestinian village located six kilometers southeast of Bethlehem.The town is in the Bethlehem Governorate central West Bank . According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics , the village had a population of 1,229 in 2007 . The village is named after the 'Arab al-Ta'mira Bedouin tribe of the Bethlehem area , and along with Tuqu ' and Za'atara forms the 'Arab al-Ta'mira village cluster . Location . Beit Ta ’ mir is located south-east of Bethlehem . It is bordered by Za'atara to the east , Hindaza to the west and north , and Jannatah and Tuqu ' to the south . History . The village mosque , the `` Mosque of Omar '' , has been tentatively dated to 636 CE . Ottoman era . Beit Ta'mir was incorporated into the Ottoman Empire in 1517 with all of Palestine , and in 1596 it appeared in the tax registers as being in the `` nahiya '' of Al-Quds in the `` liwa '' of Al-Quds under the name of `` Bayt Ta'mar '' . It had a population of 65 household ; who were all Muslims . They paid a fixed tax-rate of 33,3 % on agricultural products , including wheat , barley , vegetable and fruit gardens , goats and beehives , in addition to occasional revenues ; a total of 8,100 Akçe . Half of the revenue went to a Waqf . In 1838 , Edward Robinson noted `` Beit Ta'mar , the village of the Ta'amirah '' , on his travels in the region , located south of `` Wadi er-Rahib '' in the Jerusalem district . In 1863 , Victor Guérin noted it as an ancient site , inhabited by people of the `` Ta'amereh '' tribe . An Ottoman list from about 1870 notes a `` sizable '' village with a mosque with a small minaret . The villagers were Bedouin . In 1883 the Palestine Exploration Fund 's `` Survey of Western Palestine '' ( SWP ) described Beit T'amir : `` a small village on a hill with wells and a few olives . The name is that of an Arab tribe which was originally settled in the place . The village contains a small mosque named after the Khalif Omar . '' In 1896 a population list noted that Beit Ta'mir was `` half bedouin '' . British Mandate era . In the 1945 statistics the population was counted under the name `` Arab et Ta'amira '' together with `` Arab Ibn Ubeid '' , `` Arab et Rashayida '' and `` Arab et Sawahira '' ; together they had a population of 7,070 Muslims , with `` Arab et Ta'amira '' having a total of 209,888 dunams of land according to an official land and population survey . Of this , 24 dunams were used plantations and irrigable land , 12,424 for cereals , while 197,440 dunams were classified as non-cultitivable land . Jordanian era . In the wake of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War , and after the 1949 Armistice Agreements , Beit Ta'mir came under Jordanian rule . In 1961 , the population of `` Ta'amira '' was 306 . Post 1967 . After the Six-Day War in 1967 , Beit Ta'mir has been under Israeli occupation . After the 1995 accords , 34.5 % of village land is defined as Area A land , 56.2 % as Area B , and the remainder 9.3 % as Area C .
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Lorne Cousin . Lorne Cousin is a Los Angeles-based Great Highland bagpipe player , known as the `` Scottish Piper to the Stars '' . Cousin has performed with artists such as Madonna , Missy Elliott , Stella McCartney , and Brian Cox . Lorne Cousin and his group of kilt-wearing bagpipe players were the only male-led group to perform on the main stage at the 2007 Los Angeles Women 's Music Festival .
Maurice Nicolle . Maurice Nicolle ( 1 March 1862 – 20 August 1932 ) was a French physician and microbiologist born in Rouen . He was the brother of biologist Charles Nicolle ( 1866–1936 ) . He studied medicine in Rouen and Paris , becoming an interne to the hospitals of Paris in 1885 . In 1887 he continued his internship under histologist Albert von Kölliker ( 1817–1905 ) at the University of Würzburg . In 1890 he supported his doctorate with a thesis on a study of diseases of the myocardium , titled `` Contribution à l'étude des affections du myocarde : les grandes scléroses cardiaques '' . Afterwards he took courses in microbiology at the Pasteur Institute . From 1893 he studied biological staining techniques with Victor Morax ( 1866–1935 ) , publishing two papers on the staining properties of ammoniated ruthenium oxychloride with Jean Cantacuzène ( 1863–1934 ) . In 1893 he succeeded Waldemar Haffkine ( 1860–1930 ) as an instructor of microbiology at the Pasteur Institute , shortly afterwards being called to the Imperial Institute of Bacteriology of Constantinople , where he conducted research on pasteurellosis , rinderpest , bovine piroplasmosis and Aleppo button , et al . In Constantinople he also worked on improving methods for preparation of diphtheria toxin . In 1901 , following disagreements with Turkish authorities and French representatives , he resigned his post at the bacteriological institute of Constantinople and returned to the Pasteur Institute . At the Pasteur Institute he performed investigations on hypersensitivity and immunity ( action of antibodies , antigens and antitoxins ) following inoculations of glanders bacilli into guinea pigs . From 1906 with zoologist Felix Mesnil ( 1868–1938 ) , he tested benzopurpurine dyes supplied by Bayer Pharmaceutical as trypanocidal agents for destruction of the parasite associated with trypanosomiasis . In 1910 he succeeded Jean Binot ( 1867–1909 ) as laboratory head of microbiology courses at the Pasteur Institute . In 1920 he experienced an attack of paralysis on the right side of his body , followed by a second attack in 1926 that forced him into retirement . In 1918 Nicolle became a member of the `` Société de biologie '' .
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Lisa Chappell . Lisa Irene Chappell ( born 18 October 1968 ) is an actress and musician from Auckland , New Zealand . She is best known for playing Claire McLeod on the Nine Network drama series `` McLeod 's Daughters '' . Early life and career . Chappell was born and grew up in Auckland , New Zealand . Two years before joining `` McLeod 's Daughters '' , she completed `` The Journey '' program at the Actors Centre Australia in Sydney , Australia . Acting . Chappell has acted in numerous roles in New Zealand , including `` Gloss '' , `` Shortland Street '' , ' , and `` City Life '' . Starting in 2000 , Chappell played Claire McLeod in the Australian show `` McLeod 's Daughters '' . For this portrayal , she won a Most Popular Actress Logie Award and was nominated for a Silver Logie in 2003 . She moved on from the show in 2003 , when her character was killed in a car accident . She has also appeared in the third installment of Small Claims , 'The Reunion ' , and starred in Stingers as Megan Walsh ( Season 8 ) . Chappell starred in a stage adaptation of Educating Rita in 2007 , which toured Australia . She also stars in the Australian film `` Coffin Rock '' . Singing . Chappell 's current focus is her music career . Her debut album , `` When Then Is Now '' , was released on 1 May 2006 . She did some minor touring in Australia and New Zealand to support the album ’ s release . Theatre . In 1997 , Chappell played Ann Deever in `` All My Sons '' , at the Maidment Theatre . In 2007 , she starred in `` The Homecoming '' as Ruth , at the Auckland Festival AK07 , and in the same year she toured Australia with the play `` Educating Rita '' , where she played Rita . Other work . In March 2004 , Chappell became an ambassador for The Humor Foundation . She wanted to help raise money to keep The Clown Doctors in Australian hospitals . She has also written a children 's book , which she collaborated with her then-husband Chris to produce and which was illustrated by Chris . Personal life . Chappell married her husband Chris Taylor in 2001 after they met at her co-star Rachael Carpani 's 21st birthday party , they later divorced in 2005 . She made the decision to become a vegetarian after joining the cast of `` McLeod 's Daughters '' . Chappell also supports donating blood and encourages everyone to give blood . She loves to write lyrics and other texts .
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Michael Holt ( snooker player ) . Michael Holt ( born 7 August 1978 ) is a professional snooker player from Nottingham , England . He has won two minor-ranking tournaments and has reached one final of a ranking event , the Riga Open , as well as five further quarter-finals and at the Shanghai Masters he reached a semi final . Career . He lost in the final qualifying round of the World Snooker Championship in 2001 and 2002 . Holt almost qualified for the 2004 event – he was 9–5 ahead in his final qualifying match against Anthony Hamilton , before losing the next five frames to lose the match . In the 2005 World Snooker Championship , he beat his friend Paul Hunter in the first round . In the second round he faced Steve Davis , losing 10–13 after having led 8–2 . For the 2005 tournament he used eBay to auction the sponsorship space on his waistcoat to Cabaret , a Nottingham nightspot . He qualified for the 2006 World Championship , and lost in the first round to eventual runner-up Peter Ebdon 10–8 , earning Ebdon 's applause as a result of his performance . He won the non-ranking German Open in 2006 , and reached the final in 2005 . His 5–3 victory over Ronnie O'Sullivan in the 2007 Malta Cup was his first in five attempts against O'Sullivan . He then lost to Mark King in the last 16 there . He lost to eventual champion John Higgins in the first round in 2007 The rest of 2007 was unspectacular , barring victory in the minor Dutch Open , which featured 7 of the top 32 of the time , including wins over Nigel Bond and Barry Pinches . He missed out on the 2008 World Championship after losing to Michael Judge , causing him to drop out of the top 32 after 4 seasons there , after a season in which he failed to reach the last 16 of a ranking event . Holt 's results improved in 2009 . He reached the last 16 of the 2008 Grand Prix , defeating Jimmy White and Michael Judge to qualify and scored a 5–1 defeat of Mark Allen at the venue , before losing 2–5 to Ding Junhui . In the subsequent Bahrain Championship Holt scored a 5–0 victory over David Morris in which his Irish opponent scored just 10 points , the lowest total in a best-of-nine world ranking match since 1992 . He then beat Jamie Cope to reach the last sixteen and commented that he was in the best form of his life . He then lost 4–5 to Robert Milkins in the last 16 , having led 3–0 . He defeated Mark Davis and Dominic Dale to reach the 2009 World Championship , guaranteeing his return to the top 32 . He summarised the change in his game by commenting `` This year , people have had to beat me . I have n't given matches away '' Holt qualified for three of the six ranking tournaments in the 2010 season , but lost in the first round in each . The 2011 season saw the introduction of Players Tour Championship ( PTC ) events . At the Prague Classic , Holt won six matches to reach the first final of the career which included victories over Stephen Maguire , Mark Selby and Shaun Murphy . He faced John Higgins who he had failed to beat in 13 previous meetings , but produced a superb performance to win 4–2 . Holt dedicated the title to his father who had suffered a stroke two months previously . The result ensured he would qualify for the PTC Finals as he finished 13th on the Order of Merit and he saw off Marco Fu 4–1 and Barry Pinches 4–3 to match his best result in a full ranking event . In the quarter-finals he lost 4–2 against Martin Gould . Despite his late season surge in form he ended it ranked world number 45 , the lowest he had been in ten years . Holt reached the second round of ranking events three times during the 2012 season , but lost on each occasion . Holt qualified for four of the first six ranking events in the 2013 season , but could not advance beyond the first round in any of them . At the 2013 Shanghai Masters , Holt reached the semi-finals of a ranking event for the first time in his 17-year career . He began the event by outplaying Judd Trump in a 5–1 win with breaks of 115 and 97 . His second round match against Martin Gould went to the colours in the deciding frame with Gould missing the final blue , before Holt potted the blue and pink to triumph 5–4 . He then swept past world number 100 Kyren Wilson 5–1 to face home favourite Xiao Guodong in the semis . Holt was beaten 6–3 by Xiao in a high quality encounter . His form continued into the following week 's Zhangjiagang Open by winning six games to reach his third minor-ranking final where he lost 4–1 to Ju Reti . At the German Masters , Holt played Trump in the quarter-finals , with Trump exacting some revenge from his defeat earlier in the season by whitewashing Holt 5–0 . Holt began the 2015 season by advancing to the final of the Yixing Open , but he was beaten 4–2 by Ding Junhui . He eliminated Rory McLeod and Sam Baird at the Wuxi Classic , before losing 5–1 to Neil Robertson in the last 16 . A second last 16 ranking event appearance followed at the Shanghai Masters after Holt overcame Ricky Walden 5–2 , but he was ousted by reigning world champion Mark Selby 5–2 . The 2016 season was a solid but unspectacular year for Holt as he qualified for every ranking event he entered , but was unable to make a single quarter-final appearance . However , he did have a number of significant wins during the campaign . He reached the semi-finals of the minor-ranking Paul Hunter Classic by beating Judd Trump 4–1 , but lost 4–2 to Ali Carter . He was one win away from qualifying for the World Championship and his tie with Peter Ebdon went to a final frame decider . Holt went in-off on the final blue and Ebdon potted the final three balls to win 10–9.. Personality . Analysis of his body language at the 2006 World Championships found apparent flaws in his attitude and temperament . Holt finds it difficult to re-focus after playing a bad shot . This can lead to dips in form that may last for two to three frames . Personal life . Holt stated during the 2016 World Championship that he regrets leaving school early and that he was studying for a business degree from the Open University . He got married in June 2017 and now has a son , born in March 2018 .
Toddsbury . Toddsbury is a historic home located on the banks of the North River in Gloucester County , Virginia . The house was built around 1669 by Thomas Todd and inhabited by his descendants until 1880 . The house continues to be a private residence . A story and a half building of brick laid in Flemish bond . A L shaped house with a center stair hall , and two flanking rooms in the long arm and a subsidiary stair hall and another room in the wing . Toddsbury is a 17th-century house with 18th-century additions . The land was patented by Thomas Todd in 1657 but later went to the Tabb family . About 1870 it was purchased by the parents of William Mott , who died about 1939 , and has been since then the Mott family house . It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1969 .
J.B. Morrison Elementary . J.B. Morrison Elementary ( Julia B. Morrison Elementary ) is an elementary magnet school located in Norwalk , California . It is within the Norwalk La-Mirada Unified School District . The school was established in 1951 . It is a Title 1 High Academic Achieving school . In the school year of 2008-2009 , Morrison became a California Distinguished School . It has a 6th grade magnet program that started in the school year of 2006-2007 .
La Haye-de-Routot . La Haye-de-Routot is a commune in the Eure department in north-western France . It is located on the border of Seine-Maritime , south of the Forêt de Brotonne .
Mór Perczel . Sir Mór Perczel de Bonyhád ( , ; 11 November 1811 , Bonyhád , Tolna county – 23 May 1899 , Bonyhád ) , was a Hungarian landholder , general , and one of the leaders of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848 . Life before 1848 . His teacher Mihály Vörösmarty influenced Perczel to become a democrat and patriot . In April 1827 he enrolled in the 5th Infantry Regiment as a student . In 1831 during the Polish November Uprising he started a rebellion in the Imperial Infantry . He tried to convince them to desert to the Polish soldiers , but they removed him . His political career started in Tolna shire county and later he became extremely radical . Afterwards he got more power in shire and rural politics . In the diet of 1843–44 he became a minister , and one of the most popular mavericks . His brave and enthusiastic speeches got everyone 's attention . Later on he joined the Radical Party . In Fejér county on 22 October 1842 he proposed setting up the Hungarian National Guard . In 1848 he became the representative for Buda and one of the leaders of the Left . During the revolution . From 1848 Perczel was the Councillor of the Ministry of Home Affairs in the Batthyány Government . On 1 September 1848 he formed the Zrínyi army and with his leadership they fought against Josip Jelačić . The members of the army were mostly volunteers . In the Battle of Pákozd he covered the wing of the Hungarian army south of Lake Velence . After the battle he led the movements against Jelačić 's army reserves . The armies of Generals Roth and the Philippovic capitulated because of Perczel and Artúr Görgey . For this victory Perczel was promoted to General . After the victory he fell out with Görgey and the conflict between them made the leadership problematic . After the victory at Ozora he managed to cut out the Emperor 's army in Međimurje County . Before the attack by Alfred I , Prince of Windisch-Grätz in December Perczel had to defend Southwest Transdanubia , but in the middle of December — because of the success of the Emperor 's army — he received an order to move to the Upper Danube and join forces with Görgey . During the army 's withdrawal he received a letter from Lajos Kossuth and decided to fight against the Emperor . On 30 December 1848 he lost the battle against Jelačić in the Battle of Mór . Arrest warrants were issued by the Austrian government for Kossuth , Perczel and General Josef Bem . General Bem was another general for the new Hungarian Republic who was having great success clearing the invading Russian forces from Transylvania . After giving up Pest his responsibility was attacking the route from Pest to Debrecen on the Tisza front . With his strong army , he started to attack and on 22 January 1849 occupied Szolnok . On 25 January he wiped out Ferenc Ottinger and his army from Cegléd . But the leadership stopped Perczel 's attacks and the new commander took away one of Perczel 's divisions , so Perczel resigned . At the beginning of 1849 Perczel took command of the 4th ( Bačka ) Legion and on 23 March he attacked the Serbs . On 3 April he occupied Szenttamás in Vojvodina . Then he marched with his army to Novi Sad which is directly opposite Petrovaradin on the Danube River . Then Perczel made contact with the Hungarians besieged in Petrovaradin fortress and established his center of operations there . Together with Count Lajos Batthyany , former Prime Minister of the new Hungarian Republic , but since 15 September 1848 a general in the Hungarian Army , Perczel move the main body Hungary military forces against Danube and the Drava Rivers to threaten Slavonia and to restrict Austrian navigation between Pest and Mohacs . This action effectly cut off the Austrians on the western front from contact with Laval Nugent and Serbian forces in the southern front . The maneuver had the additional effect of sending the Austrians on the western front retreating back toward Zagreb in southwestern Hungary and Osijek . Marching back across the Banat toward the Theiss River , Perczel 's army was stopped pushed into retreat by Serbian forces under Georg Stratimirovich , and Kusman von Todorovich . On 29 April at Melenci he won a battle against Tudorovic and on 10 May he marched on Pančevo . Later , with the contribution of General József Bem , he occupied Temesköz . This brought the southern operations to a successful close . On 7 June 1849 Perczel fought against Jelačić , but he lost this battle at Kać . Because of the defeat the government relieved him and gave an order to set up and lead the reserve army . In the middle of July another army joined Perczel 's near Cegléd with Perczel as commander of the two , but he did not want to fight larger battles . When the government and the leading generals met , Perczel criticised the leadership , especially Lajos Kossuth . They forced him to resign his commission . Perczel fought as a volunteer in the Battle of Szőreg on 5 August 1849 and Battle of Temesvár on 9 August 1849 . He was in Orsova when he heard news of the final surrender at Világos ( now Şiria , Romania ) . Banishment . On 21 September 1851 Perczel and his brother Miklós ( Michael ) were sentenced to death . Perczel escaped to Turkey and in 1852 to England . He lived for a while on the Channel Island of Jersey . In 1859 Perczel tried to forget his arguments with Lajos Kossuth and traveled to Italy to help the Hungarian Nationals Trust , an organisation set up to help Hungarian emigrants . Back home . In 1867 Perczel was allowed to return to Hungary and went back to Bonyhád , his birthplace . He was an advocate of the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867 , but only because Kossuth was against it . After a short time as a delegate he retired and wrote his memoirs .
Janški Vrh . Janški Vrh ( ) is a settlement in the Haloze Hills above the right bank of the Dravinja River in the Municipality of Majšperk in northeastern Slovenia . The area is part of the traditional region of Styria . It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Drava Statistical Region . The local church , built on a hill above the Dravinja Valley , is dedicated to Saint John the Baptist and belongs to the Parish of Ptujska Gora . It dates to the 16th century .
Indre Sogn Sparebank . Indre Sogn Sparebank is a Norwegian savings bank , headquartered in Årdalstangen , Norway . The bank ’ s main market is the area surrounding Sognefjorden . The bank was established in 1971 with the merger of Årdal Sparebank , Lærdal Sparebank and Borgund Sparebank . The bank is a member of Eika Gruppen .
The Phantom of the Opera ( pinball ) . `` The Phantom of the Opera '' is a pinball machine released by Data East in 1990 . The game is based on the French novel `` The Phantom of the Opera '' , but not based on the musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber although released around the same time . Description . The game does not have very deep rules . Game rules are similar to other 1980s pinball machines . There are no modes to complete , the goal of the game is to try to score as much as possible . Gameplay features include the Catwalk Ramp , a Magic Mirror , a Trap Door and an Organ that opens for Multi-Ball . The Phantom can be unmasked to reveal his true face on the backglass . The art , music and lightshow give the pinball machine its fitting atmosphere . The Music uses Data East 's stereo system . The daughter of the pinball machine 's art designer Paul Faris was the model for the character , Christine Daaé , on the backglass . Designer Faris and his wife were previously the models for the backglass of the pinball machine `` Lost World '' . Digital versions . `` The Phantom of the Opera '' is available as a licensed table in `` The Pinball Arcade '' and `` Stern Pinball Arcade '' . Data East logos are removed due to licensing issues .
French Road , Nova Scotia . French Road is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia , located in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality on Cape Breton Island .
Candidates of the Queensland state election , 1972 . This is a list of candidates who stood for the 1972 Queensland state election . The election was held on 27 May 1972 . Candidates . Sitting members at the time of the election are shown in bold text .
Data Resources Inc.. Data Resources Inc or DRI was co-founded in 1969 by Donald Marron and Otto Eckstein . Marron is best known as the former CEO of PaineWebber and founder of Lightyear Capital . Eckstein was a Harvard University economics professor , economic consultant to Lyndon Baines Johnson and member of the Council of Economic Advisors ; he is best known for the development of the theory of core inflation . DRI became the largest non-governmental distributor of economic data in the world . The company also built the largest macroeconometric model of its era , somewhat similar to the Moody 's Analytics or Economy.com model . Allen Sinai was a leading architect . Richard Hokenson did much of the maintenance work . DRI was a major customer of Burroughs Computer . During the 1970s era of rapid expansion , DRI used the Burroughs 6700 and 7700 mainframes . DRI also developed innovative software , including the PRIMA and AID database languages ; EPL Econometric Programming Language ; MODSIM for solving models ; and MODEL for solving econometric models in particular . Later the functionality of all these programs was merged into the EPS Econometric Programming System by the chief architect of all this software , Robert P. Lacey . Other programmers in this effort included John Ahlstrom , Greg George , and Joe Polak . The DRI Review was published monthly and summarized what the models said for the economic outlook . This information was presented in outlook conferences . DRI also held educational seminars .
Steve Brozak . Steve Brozak ( born 1961 ) is the Managing Partner and President of WBB Securities , LLC , a Democratic congressional candidate in the 2004 American election cycle , and was the Chairman and CEO of StormBio , Inc. Brozak was named a 2013 among Pharmaceutical Analysts by the Thomson Reuters Awards for Excellence , and was recognized by `` The Wall Street Journal '' as `` Best on the Street '' among Medical Equipment and Supplies financial analysts . Brozak is a retired Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Marine Corps . He served a three-year appointment to the Secretary of Navy 's . He also is a Fellow of Foreign Policy Association . Education . Brozak received his BA from Columbia University ( 1982 ) , MBA from Columbia Business School ( 1994 ) and Doctor of Medical Humanities ( DMH ) from Drew University ( 2016 ) . Career . Brozak is the President and Co-founder of WBB Securities , LLC , an independent broker dealer , investment bank and sell-side research firm . WBB Securities focuses on healthcare , biotechnology , pharmaceutical and medical device research and banking . WBB Securities and its analysts are ranked consistently as top performers in research accuracy . In September 2016 , WBB Securities added an asset management arm to the firm , which subsequently launched a long/short equity healthcare fund named WBB Life Sciences l/s . As president of WBB Securities , Brozak is responsible for the research and investment banking division . He raises funds for public offerings in various healthcare sectors . He has been ranked one of the top analysts of all First Call submitting analysts in all healthcare sectors over the past five years by the StarMine ranking system . In 2010 , he was named one of the Top Analysts in the Healthcare Sector for the United States by the `` Financial Times '' and StarMine . As being named 2013 StarMine `` top stock picker '' among Pharmaceutical Analysts , Brozak has achieved top-ranking recognition in all healthcare fields including Biotechnology , Medical Devices , and Pharmaceuticals over the last five years by the Thomson Reuters Awards for Excellence and `` The Wall Street Journal '' Best on the Street Survey . He is a Fellow of the Foreign Policy Association . Brozak has specific expertise and interest in human stem cell therapies , biothreat countermeasures , bacterium , and viruses such as highly pathogenic influenza , Marburg , and Ebola . Brozak is frequently interviewed and quoted by such media sources as the Associated Press , ABC , `` Barron 's '' , Bloomberg , CNN , `` Financial Times '' , `` Forbes '' , Dow Jones , Reuters , `` USA Today '' , TheStreet.com , and `` The Wall Street Journal '' . He is featured in the `` British Medical Journal '' raising awareness among the cleanliness of endoscopic procedures within the United States . He is co-author of three commentaries about the failure of the Fukushima Daichi nuclear power plants and the potential impact on the world , published by ABCNews.com . They include : Fukushima Joins Titanic , Katrina as a Single Word for Disaster , March 16 , 2011 , Fukushima : A Nuclear Threat to Japan , the U.S. and the World , April 6 , 2011 and Fukushima and Nuclear Power : Playing with Fire , April 25 , 2011 . He also is the author of twelve analytical reports about the threat of pandemic influenza , has written guest editorials and been asked to speak about several issues , including the challenges facing large pharmaceutical companies , the need to restructure the U.S. Food and Drug Administration , and difficulties facing the U.S. healthcare system . Brozak participated in the production of two films- as an Associate Producer of ' ( 2013 ) and as Executive Producer of ' ( 2017 ) . Brozak was Chairman and CEO of StormBio , Inc , a development stage biotechnology company focused on the attenuation of Cytokine Storm , specifically in influenza . StormBio was developing therapeutics to minimize the mortality and morbidity resulting from Highly Pathogenic Influenza infections , such as H5N1 and H1N1 influenza strains . StormBio 's approach was to modulate runaway inflammation . Many of the deaths and much of the permanent damage from influenza is caused by a runaway inflammatory process called cytokine storm . It was anticipated that StormBio 's therapeutics also could be used to treat a variety of other inflammatory conditions . StormBio was affiliated with leading scientists in the field of inflammation and had in-licensed intellectual property and novel therapeutics directed at treating people in the event of an influenza pandemic . Political life . Campaigning for Congress during the 2004 election , Brozak kicked off his campaign with a front-page feature story , `` A Marine Jumps Party Lines to Join Democrats in Trenches '' , in `` The Wall Street Journal '' , where he gave early warning of the nearly insurmountable challenges faced by the shortage of U.S. troops in Iraq and the need for a modified strategy to subdue insurgency and create a secure nation in Iraq . His campaign focused on the lack of planning for the Iraq war , the strain it placed on our military , and the severe economic repercussions that would ensue—specifically the rise in energy prices . He also stressed the need for unfettered research in stem cells and the need for a fair trade policy with other countries . Brozak was featured in an article in the magazine Salon , which described his campaign as `` a referendum on Bush 's military folly . '' During his Congressional campaign , Brozak was invited to speak during prime time at the 2004 Democratic National Convention , where he criticized the Bush administration for lack of planning prior to the war in Iraq . He was later criticized by bloggers in the Internet publication , `` The Weekly Standard '' for his strong position against administration partisanship in political appointments at the Pentagon . Brozak was defeated by incumbent Mike Ferguson ( Republican ) for New Jersey 's 7th Congressional District . Military career . Brozak is a retired Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Marine Corps , having served in Europe , the Middle East , Asia , and the Caribbean . He has been attached to units within the United Nations , specifically as a Foreign area officer at the U.S. Mission to the United Nations , and as a Public Information Officer in the United Nations Mission in Haiti ( UNMIH ) . Brozak was also attached to units within NATO ( North Atlantic Treaty Organization ) and has worked with the Inter-American Defense Board . Brozak resumed active duty service in the Marine Corps immediately after the September 11 attacks in 2001 as Officer in Charge of Mobilization Training Unit NY- 17 in New York City . He later served as part of Operation Enduring Freedom , leading a team to the Middle East to evaluate National Guard and Reserve mobilization . Upon returning from Iraq , his team wrote a report that criticized the lack of troop strength and drain on the reserves caused by the Iraq/Afghanistan deployments . His subsequent active duty assignment before retiring was Chief Spokesperson for OSD 's National Committee for the Employer support of the Guard and Reserve in Washington D.C. Brozak participated as a Marine Corps officer representing the Department of Navy and Marine Corps retirees on the . Brozak was twice awarded the Navy/Marine Corps Meritorious Service Medal , his last one for his efforts in Washington . Personal life . Born in 1961 , Brozak is married and has two children . Brozak has been a resident of Westfield , New Jersey .
John Patrick Kenneth Leahy . The Very Reverend John Patrick Kenneth Leahy ' '' , O.Carm . D.Ph . S.T.M . ( March 7 , 1907 – June 23 , 1963 ) was a Roman Catholic priest , Prior of the Carmelite College of Pius XI , Assistant General and Procurator General of the Carmelite Order , and a Professor of Moral Theology in Rome . Biography . Father Leahy was born in Kinsale , County Cork , Ireland , the son of William Leahy , a merchant tailor , and Mary Leahy . He was one of five children , and attended the local Presentation Brothers primary school . He lived only a short walk from the Carmelite Church and Friary . His proximity to the Carmelite community profoundly influenced his future , and he left Kinsale to enroll in the Carmelite-run Terenure College in Dublin . He entered the Carmelite Novitiate in 1923 , and was professed in 1924 . As an obviously outstanding student , he was sent to Rome in 1924 to pursue a course in philosophical and theological studies , earning a `` Sacrae Theologiae Magister '' at the Pontifical Gregorian University and a doctorate in philosophy at the Pontifical Academy of St. Thomas Aquinas . Leahy was ordained to the priesthood on 24 June 1930 . His first academic appointment was to the Professorship of Moral Theology at the International College of Saint Albert , a house of studies for Carmelite students in Rome . He remained there until 1939 , when he was appointed Prior of the Carmelite College of Pius XI . During the challenging war years , he worked to protect the interests of Irish and American residents in Rome . From October , 1943 , Pope Pius XII asked churches , convents and other Catholic institutions throughout Italy to shelter Jews from persecution . Leahy responded , at personal risk to himself , by hiding the Jewish owner of a nearby and well-known restaurant , `` Scoglio di Frisio '' . Father Leahy 's action was acknowledged for decades after the war , and all Carmelites who ate there received an immediate discount . After the Second World War , Leahy was appointed Professor of Moral Theology at the `` Collegio Urbano of Propaganda Fide '' and at the `` Pontificio Collegio Beda '' . These offices he held until he was appointed to the position of Assistant General of the Carmelite Order in the General Chapter of 1947 . He was Assistant General for six years before he was appointed to the second highest post in the Carmelite Order that of Procurator General in 1953 . In 1959 , he acted as a `` censor deputatus '' for the Censor Librorum . In 1959 , he relinquished the office of Procurator General , and moved to Tucson , Arizona , because of ill health . During his time in Tucson , he was a consultant on the bishop 's tribunals , and active at the Sacred Heart Parish Church . He died on 21 June 1963 at the age of 56 , and was buried in Holy Hope Cemetery in Tucson .
Camillo Berlinghieri . Camillo Berlinghieri ( 1590 or 1605 – 1635 ) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period . Born in Ferrara . He trained with Carlo Bononi . Among his paintings was a `` Gathering of the Manna '' in San Niccolo ; and an `` Annunciation '' for Sant Antonio Abbate in Ferrara . His works are chiefly at Ferrara and at Venice , where he was called `` Il Ferraresino '' . He died at Ferrara .
Josip Runjanin . Josip Runjanin ( ; ; 8 December 1821 – 2 February 1878 ) was a Croatian composer of Aromanian descent best known for composing the melody of the Croatian national anthem . Life . Runjanin was born to a Orthodox family on December 1821 and baptized in the Serbian Orthodox Church of Pentecost in Vinkovci . He received his education in Vinkovci , and then Sremski Karlovci . He served in the Habsburg Monarchy Imperial Army as a cadet in the town of Glina along the Military Frontier . While serving in Glina , he attained the rank of captain , and became proficient in playing the piano , being taught by the military bandmaster of Glina . There , he was introduced to the Illyrist circles , where he met noted poet Antun Mihanović . It is generally agreed that Runjanin , an amateur musician , composed the music for Mihanović 's patriotic Croatian song `` Lijepa naša domovina '' in 1846 using inspiration from Gaetano Donizetti 's aria `` O sole piu ratto a sorger t ’ appresta '' from the 3rd act of his opera `` Lucia di Lammermoor '' , according to Croatian musicologist Josip Andreis . His song `` Ljubimo te naša diko '' was composed using motives from Donizetti 's `` L'elisir d'amore '' . `` Ljubimo te Naša Diko ( Hrvati svome banu ) '' was composed in honour of the ban of Croatia Josip Jelačić . The Croatian anthem by Mihanović and Runjanin would be first played in the streets of Zagreb in 1891 during the Croatian-Slavonian exhibit , so both men only achieved postmortem fame . An obedient soldier , Runjanin was later made colonel . In 1864 at the age of 43 , Runjanin married the daughter of the pensioned captain Toma Perković . As a representative of the First Banate regiment , he entered the Croatian Assembly in 1865 . After retirement , Runjanin moved to Novi Sad where he died at the age of 57 on 2 February 1878 . Legacy . There are several schools in Croatia named after Runjanin , most notably the elementary Music School of Josip Runjanin ( `` Osnovna glazbena škola Josipa Runjanina '' ) in Vinkovci .
Temesa ( gastropod ) . `` Temesa '' is a genus of medium-sized air-breathing land snails , terrestrial pulmonate gastropods in the family Clausiliidae , the door snails . The fossil record of this genus ranges tentatively from the Brazilian Paleocene of the Itaboraí Basin , in Rio de Janeiro State , where the species `` T. magalhaesi '' is found .
Siragadikka Aasai . `` Siragadikka Aasai '' ( English : Want to fly ) is a 1994 Tamil comedy drama film directed by Vijayachandran . The film features Sivakumar , Vijayakumar , Manjula Vijayakumar and newcomer Zeenat in lead roles , with Rajeev , Jeeva and Chinni Jayanth playing supporting roles . The film , produced by V. M. Selvan , had musical score by Manoj Saran and was released on 14 January 1994 . Plot . Balu ( Vijayakumar ) and Padma ( Manjula Vijayakumar ) are a happily married couple and they have a teenage daughter Manju ( Zeenat ) . One day , Manju receives a love letter from an unknown person . Balu hates love and wants to punish the letter sender . Her parents take the help of their neighbour Shiva ( Sivakumar ) to find the anonymous lover . Shiva is married to Sukanya ( Jeeva ) and they have a little boy ( Master Vijay ) . What transpires later forms the crux of the story . Soundtrack . The film score and the soundtrack were composed by film composer Manoj Saran . The soundtrack , released in 1994 , features 5 tracks with lyrics written by Vairamuthu , Muthulingam and Vijayachandran .
Sponsoring church ( Churches of Christ ) . The sponsoring church arrangement describes a resource-pooling strategy employed by some `` mainstream '' congregations of the Churches of Christ . Under this arrangement , one congregation ( specifically , the congregation 's eldership or , if it lacks elders , the men of the congregation ) agree to oversee the work of an individual ( such as a missionary to another country ) or group ( such as a children 's home ) . Other congregations and/or individuals , desiring to support that work , would send contributions to the overseeing congregation designated for that work . The work may be performed using a separate entity for legal purposes ( and , as such , contributions would be sent to that entity ) but the sponsoring church 's elders/congregation would still maintain control and oversight of the entity and its work ( an example being the Gospel Broadcasting Network , a satellite television network featuring Church of Christ programming , which is overseen by the elders of the Southaven Church of Christ congregation in Southaven , Mississippi ) . The arrangement differs from the `` missionary society '' or `` mission board '' arrangement within denominations ( such as the International Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention ) in that , within the society or board arrangement , the denomination maintains oversight and control of the work apart from any local congregation . However , as Churches of Christ are autonomous local congregations and are intentionally non-denominational ( and oppose such societies or boards as not part of the New Testament pattern ) , the sponsoring church arrangement exists so that individual congregations can co-operate on projects that one congregation alone would not be financially able to undertake , while maintaining local congregation oversight and control of the work . Notably , congregations within the non-institutional church of Christ faction ( including the `` one-cup '' , `` no Sunday School '' , and `` mutual edification '' factions ) oppose the sponsoring church arrangement , believing there to be no New Testament command , example , or necessary inference for such arrangements . History . The historical foundation and creation of this new `` sponsoring church '' movement is traced to the speeches , writings and advocacy of G.C . Brewer at Abilene Christian College in the 1930s . Brewer encouraged Church of Christ congregations to actively support , both financially and through talents , the work and activities of Bible colleges , or other `` institutional '' entities such as orphan homes or nursing homes , which may be traditionally associated with churches of Christ . Other Church of Christ leaders who spoke out in favor the concept included B. C. Goodpasture , N. B. Hardeman and Robert M. Alexander . After World War II some churches created the sponsoring church arrangement to coordinate their efforts in evangelism . This began with the Broadway church in Lubbock , Texas and the Union Avenue Church in Memphis soliciting funds for evangelism in Germany and Japan , respectively . The most well-known of some of the early efforts in the `` sponsoring church '' movement was the ' radio ( later television ) program begun in 1951 by the Fifth and Highland Church of Christ in Abilene , Texas . One more recent well-publicized sponsoring church arrangement is `` One Nation Under God '' , wherein the Sycamore Church of Christ in Cookeville , Tennessee in 1991 solicited $ 10 million in order to send out evangelistic mailings to every household in America . Later plans to contact every household in the world were never realized . The sponsoring church concept is particularly popular in `` church planting , '' where an existing church sends funds , personnel , and/or missionaries to an area with no Church of Christ congregation ( or to an existing area to begin work among an ethnic group in their own language ) to establish a church and then oversees the nascent congregation for a period of time , until it is financially able to support itself . Disputes over the practice . The creation of the `` sponsoring church '' arrangement led to disputes between leaders and congregations of the Churches of Christ as to whether the practice was allowable under Biblical teaching . The movement was famously opposed by Foy E. Wallace Jr. in his writings and speeches . Ultimately , the sponsoring church arrangement was one of a number of issues that led to the division in the 1960s between Church of Christ congregations supporting the practice and those who opposed it ; the latter continuing to worship without the new structure and commonly referred to as the non-institutional church which exists to this day .
Venn Young . Venn Spearman Young ( 16 February 1929 – 14 January 1993 ) was a New Zealand politician . He was a member of the National Party , and served as a Cabinet Minister in the government of Rob Muldoon . He is known for his failed attempt to legalise `` homosexual acts '' in 1975 . Early life . Young was born in Stratford , Taranaki . He attended primary school in Stratford , but received his high school education in Nelson , at Nelson College from 1942 to 1944 . He then returned to Taranaki , becoming a dairy farmer . He gained some distinction as a rugby player , representing Taranaki . He was also active in the Anglican Church . Member of Parliament . In the 1966 election , Young stood as the National Party 's candidate for the Egmont electorate , and was successful . He was to hold Egmont in the next three elections , gaining a straight majority each time . At the 1978 election , the Egmont electorate was abolished , and Young successfully contested the new Waitotara electorate . He remained the MP for Waitotara until his departure from politics . Private members ' Bill . In mid 1974 , Young attracted considerable controversy by putting forward a private members ' bill to legalise private `` homosexual acts '' between consenting adults . The proposed age of consent was twenty-one , and although this was later reduced to twenty by a select committee , a number of homosexual lobbyists criticised it on this count . By far the most vocal criticism , however , came from conservatives , including many of his National Party colleagues . On 4 July 1975 , the bill was defeated , with 34 votes against and 29 votes in favour . There were 24 abstentions . Cabinet minister . Despite having alienated many of his party colleagues , Young entered Cabinet when National won the 1975 election . Rob Muldoon , the new Prime Minister , appointed Young to the Lands , Forests , and Environment portfolios , which he held for two parliamentary terms from December 1975 to 1981 . In 1981 , Young was moved to the Social Welfare portfolio , which he retained until National 's defeat in the 1984 election . in the 1990 New Year Honours , Young was appointed a Companion of the Queen 's Service Order for public service . Retirement . Young retired from parliament at the 1990 election , although not before another homosexual law reform bill ( promoted by Labour 's Fran Wilde ) , the Homosexual Law Reform Act 1986 , was successfully passed . Young died in January 1993 after suffering a heart attack , and was buried in Hawera Cemetery . He was survived by his wife and nine children . In July 2008 it was announced that his son , Jonathan Young would be seeking the National Party 's nomination for the New Plymouth electorate . At the general election held on 8 November , Jonathan Young narrowly defeated incumbent Harry Duynhoven by 105 votes .
Dove River ( Tasman ) . The Dove River is a river in the Tasman Region of New Zealand . It arises in hills between the Wai-iti River and Motueka River and flows north-west into the Motueka near the locality of Woodstock . The river is named for the native New Zealand pigeons once found in the forests around the river . Brown trout can be found in the lower reaches of the river .
Jahanabad ( Lok Sabha constituency ) . Jahanabad Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 40 Lok Sabha ( parliamentary ) constituencies in Bihar state in eastern India .
List of UK Rock & Metal Singles Chart number ones of 1998 . The UK Rock & Metal Singles Chart is a record chart which ranks the best-selling rock and heavy metal songs in the United Kingdom . Compiled and published by the Official Charts Company , the data is based on each track 's weekly physical sales , digital downloads and streams . In 1998 , there were 12 singles that topped the 52 published charts . The first number-one single of the year was `` The Memory Remains '' by American heavy metal band Metallica , which spent the first four weeks of the year at number one . The final number one of the year was `` Resurrection '' , an extended play by American industrial metal band Fear Factory . The most successful song on the UK Rock & Metal Singles Chart in 1998 was `` The Unforgiven II '' by Metallica , which spent a total of ten weeks at number one during the year . The band also spent five weeks at number one with `` The Memory Remains '' . `` Lonely , Cryin ' , Only '' by Therapy ? and `` Pressure On '' by Roger Taylor spent six weeks each at number one ; Sonic Youth 's `` Sunday '' spent five weeks at number one ; Marilyn Manson 's `` Remix & Repent '' and Whale 's `` Crying at Airports '' were both number one for four weeks ; `` November Rain '' by Guns N ' Roses and `` Choke '' by Sepultura spent three weeks each at number one ; and `` Mungo City '' by Spacehog , `` Wishlist '' by Pearl Jam and `` Resurrection '' by Fear Factory spent two weeks each at number one on the UK Rock & Metal Singles Chart during 1998 .
Private Collection ( Miki Howard album ) . Private Collection is the ninth studio album by R & B singer Miki Howard that was released in 2008 by her label . The first five tracks are a blend of R & B/soul songs co-produced by Howard and producer/singer Chuckii Booker . Howard collaborated with pianist , composer , and producer Brandon McCune to produce five of her favorite classic standards . Howard sings interpretations of `` Skylark '' , `` Guess Who ? '' and `` Days of Wine and Roses '' .
Karambayam . Karambayam is a village under Pattukottai Taluk in Thanjavur District in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu . This village has a famous Amman temple named as Muthu Mariyamman Temple . They celebrate a big 10-day festival during the month of April . Statistics . Street Names : Katharikollai , Karambayam East , Karambayam West , South Street , Senathipathi Street , Aasari Street , Aruvan Kollai , Vegumaniyakollai , North Street , Kilamankolam Street .
Scotts Peak Dam Road . The Scotts Peak Dam Road is the most southerly point of road access into the south western region of Tasmania , Australia . The road was built by the Hydro-Electricity Commission of Tasmania with funding from the Australian Government to facilitate the construction of dams for the flooding of Lake Pedder . It was an unsealed road built to connect between the dam works and the Gordon River Road . The road leaves the Gordon River Road at Frodshams Pass and heads south and provides access to Edgar Dam and the Scotts Peak Dam across the Huon River . The road terminates at the Huon Campground , an access point for the Frankland Range and the South Coast region of the South West Wilderness .
SD Powerful . `` SD Powerful '' is a Twin Tractor Unit Tug operated by Serco Marine Services in support of the United Kingdom 's Naval Service . The ship was formerly operated by the Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service until its disbandment in March 2008 .
Dixi Crosby . Dixi Crosby ( February 8 , 1800 – September 26 , 1873 ) was an American surgeon and educator at Dartmouth College . He created a new technique for reducing metacarpophalangeal dislocation and was the first surgeon to open an abscess at the hip joint . Crosby was also the first surgeon in the United States to be sued for medical malpractice . Early life and education . Crosby was born February 8 , 1800 at Sandwich , New Hampshire , United States . His parents were Dr. Asa Crosby and Betsey ( Hoit ) Crosby . Just before his birth , there was concern among his parents . Asa wanted a boy and Betsey wanted a girl . It turned out the new baby was a boy and Asa , the elated father , exclaimed `` Dixi '' in an overjoyed voice ( Latin `` Dixi '' , `` I told you so '' ) . Dixi became the child 's name . He received the typical education of the time when he grew up in the village where the family lived . It is not known if he was a graduate of any school . He did go into his own ventures to make money when youthful , but failed due to lack of experience in business . He then pursued his father 's trade as a surgeon . Medical career . Crosby was 20 when he took up the study of medicine with his father . He began practicing surgery within a year from when he seriously took up his medical training . One example of a successful surgery in his first year of practice was when he performed an amputation of a leg to save a patient . His father and other surgeons had already declared that the patient could not survive such an operation – but Crosby saved his life . Crosby studied at Dartmouth Medical School and eventually received his degree from that college in 1824 . He practiced his medical profession for fourteen years in various places within the state of New Hampshire and then moved to Hanover , New Hampshire . He was promoted in 1838 to the chair of surgery at the Dartmouth Medical School , which position he held until 1841 . To this position was added obstetrics and other diseases of women and children . He lectured in these fields for 27 years . Crosby led the successful drive to found a society supporting total abstinence from alcohol at Dartmouth in 1844 . Crosby created a new technique of reducing metacarpophalangeal dislocation . He was the first surgeon to open an abscess at the hip joint . Crosby was the first surgeon in the United States to be sued for medical malpractice . Later life and death . Crosby served in the provost marshal 's office by day during the Civil War , and attended to his medical practice at night . The honorary doctor 's degree of LL.D . was given to him by Dartmouth College in 1867 . He ultimately turned over his medical lectures in 1868 to his assistant . Crosby retired in 1870 and was appointed emeritus professor of surgery . He lectured then from time to time whenever he desired . Crosby died at Hanover , New Hampshire , September 26 , 1873 . Personal . Crosby was cumbersome and awkward in his walk , although a well-dressed man . He had a large head with his hair in back reaching his coat collar . Crosby had a curly shaggy reddish beard that was never combed . He kept his upper lip clean-shaven so that no hair would obstruct his lecture speaking in the medical school . He had a positive attitude that was especially apparent when he talked as he walked . Crosby married Mary Jane Moody of Gilmanton , New Hampshire , in 1827 . They had two sons . The first son , Albert H. Crosby ( 1828–1886 ) of Concord , New Hampshire , became a medical doctor even though he initially trained as a lawyer . The other son , Alpheus Benning Crosby ( 1832–1877 ) , became a professor of surgery at Dartmouth College .
Hutt Peak . Hutt Peak ( ) is a small but sharply rising snow-covered peak that rises above the general level of the central part of the Mount Bursey massif , in Marie Byrd Land , Antarctica . It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from ground surveys and U.S. Navy air photos , 1959–66 , and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Charles R. Hutt of the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey , a geomagnetist-seismologist at South Pole Station in 1970 .
American Palestine Committee . The American Palestine Committee was political lobby group in the United States founded in 1932 to influence American policy towards the establishment of a Jewish national home in Palestine , an aim achieved in 1948 with U.S. support for the Partition of Palestine and subsequent recognition of the new state of Israel . History . Conceived by Emanuel Neumann , a member of the Executive of the Zionist Organization , late in 1931 , following the 1930 publication of the Passfield White Paper by the British government , which was seen as a retreat from the commitments of the Balfour Declaration and the Mandate for Palestine . The idea of the American Palestine Committee was to organize a group of prominent ( mainly non-Jewish ) Americans in political support of the Zionist project of creating a Jewish Homeland in Palestine . The Committee was launched at a public dinner in Washington on January 17 , 1932 and attended by members of both houses of Congress , and government dignitaries , including Vice President Charles Curtis . A letter of greeting from President Herbert Hoover was read to the audience . The principal speeches at the inaugural meeting were delivered by Felix Frankfurter , Emanuel Neumann , and Elwood Mead . By the 1940s , the membership of the committee had grown to 15,000 and included two-thirds of the United States Senate , as well as many members of the United States House of Representatives , state legislatures , mayors and other influential political figures . The main event in its calendar was an annual dinner . In 1944 the committee sponsored a National Conference on Palestine which passed resolutions calling for maximum Jewish immigration to Palestine and the conversion of Palestine into a Jewish Commonwealth . The American Palestine Committee worked jointly with other bodies including the Christian Council on Palestine and the American Zionist Emergency Council and succeeded in 1945 in having the U.S. Congress adopt a resolution supporting the creation of a Jewish Commonwealth in Palestine . In 1946 the organization merged with the Christian Council on Palestine to become the American Christian Palestine Committee . At that point its membership numbered over 15,000 Christians . In 1947 it advocated quick implementation of the United Nations Special Committee on Palestine 's plan . A few years following the successful creation of Israel in 1948 , the American Christian Palestine Committee felt its work done and disbanded .
Eugnosta plusiana . `` Eugnosta plusiana '' is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae . It is found in Turkmenistan and Russia .
ASPIDER . ASPIDER is the group name for a series of companies that are mostly based in Europe . The company name has evolved over the years as a result of acquisitions , mergers and restructuring . The company is an MVNE ( Mobile Virtual Network Enabler ) , providing mobile services to companies that want to control their own network . Clients include enterprises , manufacturers , integrators , and the mobile operators themselves . History . Following the merger of ASPIDER and MEC Solutions in 2004 , the company traded as ASPIDER Solutions . Following the acquisition of NGI in 2014 the company traded as ASPIDER-NGI . ASPIDER sold aspects of its M2M business in 2010 to Wyless ( which was subsequently purchased by Kore Wireless ) . ASPIDER is traditionally known as a Mobile Virtual Network Enabler ( MVNE ) , delivering services to a variety of operators and MVNOs and MNOs ( Postmobile , Vodafone and T-Mobile ) . More recently the company has been delivering services to Enterprises , Manufacturers and other MVNEs ( SURFnet , Kore Wireless ) . In the past couple of years , ASPIDER has been promoting eSIM and Remote SIM Provisioning- the embedded SIM standard by GSMA and has announced partnerships with various industry players for the use of eSIM in IoT initiatives ( IDEMIA , Oracle ) . ASPIDER 's promotion of eSIM is notable because , when the initial specifications were announced , they were limited mainly to use-cases around operator selection and Remote SIM provisioning . ASPIDER has been promoting additional use cases more for enterprise applications - like authentication and identity management . The company has been working with industry groups like BTG to get pilots off the ground with companies like SURFnet . Operations . ASPIDER operates from a number of datacenters around the world and the largest of these is based in Malta . The Maltese operation includes a full core network that is interconnected to a number of operators , in particular with Vodafone Malta in order to launch a number of MVNOs in Malta . The core network components feature the usual manufacturers in Cisco and Oracle , but also smaller specialist vendors like Blueslice and BroadForward . ASPIDER has also acquired technologies from eSERVGlobal for a variety of messaging and communications components . Locations . The company headquarters are in the Netherlands , with offices in Belgium , UK , USA , France , New Zealand and Malta . In previous years the company also had offices in Seattle ( US ) , Ireland and Egypt .
Nieuwdorp . Nieuwdorp is a town in the Dutch province of Zeeland . It is a part of the municipality of Borsele , and lies about 9 km east of Middelburg . In 2001 , the town of Nieuwdorp had 886 inhabitants . The built-up area of the town was 0.28 km² , and contained 367 residences . The statistical area `` Nieuwdorp '' , which also can include the peripheral parts of the village , as well as the surrounding countryside , has a population of around 1220 .
Canton of Saint-André-les-Vergers . The canton of Saint-André-les-Vergers is an administrative division of the Aube department , northeastern France . It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015 . Its seat is in Saint-André-les-Vergers .
Pelosia meloui . `` Pelosia meloui '' is a moth of the family Erebidae . It is found in Madagascar .
Steph Cunningham . Steph Roach ( also Dean and Cunningham ) is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera , `` Hollyoaks '' , played by Carley Stenson . She debuted on-screen during the episode airing on 8 March 2000 . Steph was introduced into the serial by executive producer Jo Hallows . In 2009 Stenson decided to quit , but the then producer Lucy Allan convinced her to stay to play out a dramatic storyline . The announcement of her departure was made public in June 2010 . Stenson 's fellow cast members have described her as a `` Hollyoaks '' legend '' because of her lengthy duration . Steph has been described as having a highly confident persona , a trait Stenson enjoyed portraying throughout . Steph is also played as `` fame hungry '' . She is noted for a number of high-profile storylines such as the portrayal of bullying in a school environment , the portrayal of epilepsy , which Stenson felt had been a 'taboo subject ' for too long . Other stories include becoming a widow and her involvement in Niall Rafferty 's revenge plot and her constant desire for fame . One of Steph 's final storylines was the portrayal of cervical cancer , which Stenson conducted extensive research into . Steph was subsequently killed off in a special block of episodes branded by the media as `` fire week '' . Some critics described her final storylines as `` upsetting '' and `` surprising '' . Steph 's relationship with Gilly Roach , played by Anthony Quinlan was viewed unfavourable by most . Stenson has been nominated for several different awards for her portrayal of Steph . Backstory . Steph is the daughter of Frankie and Johnno Dean ( Colin Wells ) . She has two brothers , Craig ( Guy Burnett ) and Jake ( Kevin Sacre ) , and a sister , Debbie ( Jodi Albert ) . She is not close to her siblings , and has a strained relationship with her mother , who prefers to involve herself in Craig and Jake 's lives and boast about Debbie 's professional singing prowess . In contrast , Steph has a very close relationship with her father , Johnno . 2000–11 . Steph is introduced as a new student at Hollyoaks High , with early storylines focusing on her school life and best friend Zara Morgan . She frequently bullies fellow pupil Lisa Hunter ( Gemma Atkinson ) , driving her to attempt suicide . When Steph 's friends react disapprovingly , she apologises and promises to change . She cultivates a promiscuous reputation , having brief relationships with Brian and footballer Scott . Steph eventually becomes friends with Lisa , but accidentally ruins her hair while attempting to dye it . Believing that she did so on purpose , her other friends shun her . Distracted by the quarrel , Steph does not notice that she is being stalked by serial killer Toby Mills ( Henry Luxemburg ) . He attacks her , hitting her in the head with a spanner and leaving her to die . Steph is comatose for a week , and is diagnosed with epilepsy when she regains consciousness . Upon learning that Toby is Lisa 's brother-in-law , Steph resumes her bullying . Her father eventually catches her physically attacking Lisa , and orders her to leave her alone . The two go on to attend university together , where Steph apologises for her cruelty and they are able to reconcile . In the aftermath of her epilepsy diagnosis , Steph is initially unable to deal with her condition . Her father supports her , but ends up abandoning his family following the revelation that he has a secret son . Steph 's mother remarries , and she comes to see her new stepfather , Jack Osborne ( James McKenna ) , as a father figure , despite remain close to her father and only family member to visit him . Steph largely reforms following her diagnosis , becoming more sensitive to the needs of others . She comes to terms with how dangerous her condition could be uncontrolled , and in time her epileptic episodes become less frequent . Steph fails her college exams and is forced to retake them . Fuelled by jealousy of her sister 's West End success , she attempts to embark on a celebrity career . She appears in the fictional television show `` Bid Crazy TV '' , and auditions for a girl band , X-Pose , which transpires to be a money-making scam . She then sells a kiss and tell story on celebrity Joe Jones , who she meets after a failed audition to become one of his backing singers . When Steph 's notoriety peters out , her stepbrother and agent Darren arranges for her to have sex with a footballer . After their liaison , Steph discovers that he is actually just the team 's mascot . Humiliated , she abandons her pursuit of fame . In a comedy storyline , Steph 's great-aunt Reenie leaves her an inheritance , said to be a `` small fortune '' , on the condition that Steph performs a charitable act . She fulfils the requirement by saving Leo Valentine ( Brian Bovell ) from choking , however discovers that Small Fortune is , in fact , a donkey . Steph sends it to live at a donkey sanctuary . Steph becomes a babysitter to Tom , and later begins a relationship with his older brother , Max Cunningham . They get engaged , but have an on-off relationship fraught with frequent arguments . Steph 's friend Niall falls in love with her and attempts to come between them . She and Max eventually marry , but on their wedding day , Niall accidentally runs Max over , killing him . After a period of intense grief , Steph has sex with Niall . He is revealed to be a villain , holding his family hostage and killing his sister , Tina McQueen ( Leah Hackett ) . A frightened Steph goes to stay with her brother Craig in Scotland . Niall follows her , and takes Steph , Tom and Craig hostage . After a stand-off in which Craig makes Niall acknowledge the hurt he has caused , Niall throws himself off a cliff to his death . After a long holiday with Tom , Steph returns and begins to put her life back together . She falls for dance teacher Fernando Fernandez ( Jeronimo Best ) , inspiring jealousy in Gilly , who has feelings for Steph . She and Fernando become engaged , as do Gilly and Cheryl Brady ( Bronagh Waugh ) , Steph 's employee . Realising that she loves Gilly , Steph breaks up with Fernando , but due to loyalty to Cheryl , refuses to date Gilly when he breaks up with her . Gilly briefly becomes engaged to Jem Costello ( Helen Russell-Clarke ) , but ultimately leaves her to be with Steph . Steph discovers she has cervical cancer , and has a hysterectomy . In the aftermath , she decides to pursue a singing career and applies for `` The X Factor '' . Despite using her cancer as a sob story , she is rejected at her audition . Her cancer spreads , and though Steph has chemotherapy , she is later told that her condition is terminal . Gilly struggles to cope with her diagnosis , almost causing Steph to cancel their wedding . It goes ahead , however , and after their honeymoon , Steph begins to make plans for her impending death . When Il Gnosh , a local Italian restaurant catches fire , Steph saves Amy Barnes and her children , but chooses to remain inside and die . After Steph 's funeral , her family and friends watch video messages she recorded for them prior to her death . On 11 March 2011 , Cindy returns and Darren tells her about Steph and plays her the goodbye message . On 26 December , Steph made a one-off appearance as a ghost to Doug Carter ( PJ Brennan ) . Casting and characterisation . Stenson originally auditioned to play a friend of the established character Zara Morgan ( Kelly Greenwood ) . Although unsuccessful , the `` Hollyoaks '' casting team later asked her to apply for the new role of Steph Cunningham , and placed her straight into the final stage of auditions . She was delighted to subsequently be given the part , which was her first major television role . Stenson joined the cast straight after leaving high school , aged seventeen . She made her first appearance in March 2000 , and by 2007 had become the longest-serving female cast member remaining . Steph was introduced as a friend of Zara 's , who was initially `` quite naive '' and easily led . Within two years , her personality had altered greatly . Steph became a bully , and `` a bit of a bitch '' . Stenson enjoyed this transformation into a villain , as she believed it made Steph a more memorable character . She also felt she could `` really go somewhere '' with Steph 's bitchiness in her acting , but in contrast struggled to portray her more genuine moments . She commented that Steph is the type of character only to cry over things she `` really cares about '' . Stenson found this difficult to relate to , and struggled to `` find a balance between pushing it too far and far enough '' . She ultimately preferred to play her as a bitch , though one `` more comical rather than just out-and-out nasty . '' Stenson assessed that Steph `` really is n't all bad , more of a lovable rogue who just likes making mischief for attention . '' She deemed her character `` very unpredictable '' , with a great deal of confidence . `` The LINC Online '' called her a `` beautiful blonde wild child with a penchant for arrogance and displays of egotism '' . Sarah Moolla of `` The People '' branded her `` superficial '' , the `` Daily Record '' Merle Brown referred to her as `` a true red-blooded female , and Emma Johnson of the `` Liverpool Echo '' assessed that she had a `` couldn't-care-less '' attitude . BBC America described Steph as a two-sided character . They observed that as well as a bitch , she could be `` dishonest , vain , jealous and small-minded '' , and wrote `` She causes trouble when she wants to and will happily lie and gossip to get her own way . '' Conversely , they noted that for those on her good side , `` She can be your best friend , a confidante and sweet natured girl '' . As Steph developed , she was revealed to have a `` softer side '' . Beneath her tough façade was a `` deeply insecure little girl who crave [ d ] love and affection . '' An `` artistic and creative '' streak lead her to attend performing arts college , and attain a degree in drama . This inspired a rivalry with fellow actor Summer Shaw ( Summer Strallen ) , which saw Steph `` determined to keep the limelight on her . '' Nadia Mendoza of `` The Sun '' described Steph as `` Hollyoaks '' `` resident drama queen '' , explaining that Steph 's dislike of Summer stemmed from the fact she had previously been the only actress in the village . Stenson downplayed her vocal ability , and opined that Steph is `` hardly the world 's best singer '' . Family and relationships . In late 2002 , more than two years after Steph 's arrival , her family were introduced to the series . The dynamics of the Dean family evolved with time . They were initially a dysfunctional unit , but in a different way to other `` Hollyoaks '' families , as they tended to disrupt the lives of others whilst being happy amongst themselves . Upon their arrival , actress Helen Pearson , who plays mother Frankie Dean , assessed that they were `` really supportive of each other '' , and `` quite solid , like an old-fashioned family unit '' , despite their lack of finances which required them to undertake `` various scams to keep body and soul together . '' As time went on , the Deans were affected by affairs and parental separation , more typical of the soap 's other families . Steph had several romances throughout her time in the series . In her early years , Stenson played her as a flirt , who acted out for the attention of boys . Her first lovers included Christian virgin Brian Drake ( Jonathan Le Billon ) and football playing `` lothario '' Scott Anderson ( Daniel Hyde ) . Her later relationship with Cameron Clark ( Ben Gerrard ) had `` ups and downs '' due to his obsessive-compulsive disorder . To boost his confidence she forced him to join a rock band . Her actions were successful , and Stenson said Steph was `` proud '' of this . She sacrificed their relationship so Cameron could leave and tour Europe . Sarah Ellis of `` Inside Soap '' praised Steph for being so supportive , despite Cameron 's `` erratic behaviour '' . Steph appeared to `` finally [ find ] happiness '' when she fell in love with Max Cunningham ( Matt Littler ) . Although attracted to her , Max initially resisted Steph as he believed her to be a `` ditzy , air-headed blonde '' , only interested in `` bad boys . '' When his younger brother Tom ( Ellis Hollins ) developed a crush on her , the `` kind , sensitive way '' Steph handled it altered his impression . Littler explained , `` Max begins to realise there 's more to her than her looks . He begins to think she 's actually really nice and they become friends . '' Littler quit the series in 2008 , and producers planned his exit around Max 's wedding to Steph . He was killed off on their wedding day , as he pulled Tom out of the path of a car . Before she filmed the aftermath of Max 's death , Stenson listened to depressing music to reach her character 's bereaved mindset . Stenson believed it was a mistake to kill Max off , and `` such an awful thing to happen to Steph '' , until she received `` amazing feedback '' about the storyline . In the aftermath , Tom asked Steph to be his mother , in a scene that then-executive producer Bryan Kirkwood deemed his favourite of the year . The interaction between the two was intended to represent `` what `` Hollyoaks '' is all about - lots of heart , relationships , friendships , love and loss . '' Kirkwood praised Stenson 's performance throughout the storyline , particularly during in that scene . Steph has a brief fling with Niall Rafferty ( Barry Sloane ) . The actors were required to film `` steamy scenes '' . Stenson felt it a `` hard challenge '' to portray , she had to convince the audience that Steph would genuinely get together with her husband 's killer . Some viewers , including all the staff of `` Inside Soap '' believed their chemistry to be greater . Stenson ultimately decided Steph was `` better suited '' to Max . She hoped that Steph would have even `` more drama around the corner '' along with `` a bit of comic relief '' . Epilepsy . In a storyline which Stenson found challenging to portray , Steph was diagnosed with epilepsy . Feeling a responsibility to members of the viewing public who have the disorder , the actress researched it extensively , assisted by Mersey Television . As well as reading about it , she visited several organisations , and spent a day on set with a teenage girl—close in age to Steph—who has the condition , and who shared insights on the experiences she had been through . The actress felt trepidation about acting out seizures , but for her first one was assisted by the episode 's director , who had witnessed seizures first-hand , having once worked in a hospital . Stenson felt privileged to be chosen for the storyline , particularly as epilepsy is typically a taboo subject which had not featured prominently in a soap opera before . Barbara Pinder of Epilepsy Action praised the serial for taking on the subject matter . `` Hollyoaks '' researchers contacted the charity when developing the storyline , and Pinder felt that the show succeeded in communicating the impact of Steph 's diagnosis . She stated , `` It is great to see a soap opera , specially one that is watched mainly by young people , look at the issue of epilepsy as it often gets ignored . '' Stenson was pleased the storyline was `` reaching out to people '' , and stated that she had received many letters from fans thanking her for highlighting an under-exposed subject , as well as positive feedback on the `` Hollyoaks '' website . Steph initially reacted angrily towards her diagnosis , which Pinder confirmed was not uncommon , explaining : `` The character is going through stages that someone with epilepsy is likely to go through . Teenagers can have terrible trouble coming to terms with epilepsy at a time when they have a lot of other difficult things to deal with . It can also be quite a blow to their independence . '' Writing for the `` Sunday Mail '' , Steve Hendry assessed that the plot would serve to `` bring the arrogant and often spiteful Steph down a peg or two '' , humbling her . Stenson agreed that Steph 's epilepsy would make her `` more understanding '' , inspiring thoughtfulness towards others , as opposed to her former rejection of those different to her . However , she observed that the condition may also serve to worsen her behaviour towards `` a chosen few . '' The character 's epilepsy was further explored in the `` Hollyoaks '' spin-off `` In Too Deep '' , in which Steph has a seizure and believes she is possessed by a spirit , almost causing her to drown . Cervical cancer . In 2010 , Steph was diagnosed with cervical cancer and underwent a hysterectomy . The plot was said to echo the true story of former `` Big Brother '' contestant Jade Goody , who died of cervical cancer in 2009 . It was devised prior to the appointment of Paul Marquess as executive producer . He chose to continue with it , deciding that it would be interesting to give Steph another serious storyline , and have a character that viewers `` know and love going through a really hard time . '' In preparation for the storyline , Stenson studied the illness to give her a time-line of the experiences Steph would undergo . She chose not to speak with any cancer patients about coping with cancer , believing that everyone handles it in their own personal way . Additionally , she aimed to make Steph 's realisation of her cancer as believable as possible , explaining that : `` Steph would n't have any prior knowledge about what to expect , and I wanted to see it fresh through her eyes '' . She was flattered to be trusted with the storyline , and found it particularly important to get her portrayal right as , during the previous year , she had fronted the Arm Against Cervical Cancer campaign . The producers aimed to send a message of early detection to the series ' young audience , and had Steph initially ignore her symptoms . Stenson hoped to raise awareness of cervical cancer , and educate women about the importance of regular smear tests . She stated that Steph was confident about beating her illness , as `` the alternative [ wa ] s n't worth thinking about . '' The character was originally reluctant to tell her family about the cancer for fear of hurting them , and was embarrassed to tell her love interest Gilly Roach ( Anthony Quinlan ) , not wanting him to have to look after her . As the storyline developed , Steph cancelled her wedding to Gilly due to his refusal to accept that her condition was terminal . Quinlan explained that his character impeded her ability to deal with the situation , with his disbelief contrasting Steph 's attempt to `` take this in her stride and [ ... ] spend quality time with the people she loves before she goes . '' Marquess deemed the storyline as a whole one which could only be depicted the way it was in `` Hollyoaks '' , aiming to tell a `` tragic story '' with a `` sweet and humorous tone '' . '' A comedy element of the storyline had Steph use her cancer as a sob story to enter a talent show , recruiting orphan Tom to take to the stage with her , giving her story further emotional impact . Stenson commented , `` Deep down she knows she 's not a fantastic singer , but she thought the judges would feel sorry for her and put her through . '' According to Quinlan , viewer feedback on the storyline was `` brilliant '' . He stated that viewers were upset by Steph 's illness , and that it had even brought his own mother to tears . Departure and death . In 2010 , it was announced that Stenson had decided to quit the serial to pursue a career in musical theatre . She deemed it `` one of the most difficult decisions [ she had ] ever made '' , stating that `` Hollyoaks '' had been her `` dream job '' and that she would miss her friends in the cast and crew . She made the decision to resign around June 2009 , but was convinced by then-producer Lucy Allan to play out a long exit storyline , which concluded filming in September 2010 . Before filming her final scenes , Stenson secured her first West End role . Though she had previously felt ready to leave the series , when the time came , she was upset because she felt the reality of it . She called her final scenes `` really sad and emotional '' , and stated that while she had not had any input in Steph 's exit , she was happy with it . `` Hollyoaks '' devised an arson plot to begin on Guy Fawkes Night 2010 , as a result of which some characters would die . The production team intended to keep details of who would die secret until transmission . Prior to broadcast , Stenson revealed that Steph would risk her own life to save Amy Barnes ( Ashley Slanina-Davies ) , Leah Barnes ( Jessica Croft-Lane ) and Lucas Hay . The actress explained that `` She stares death in the face every day because of her cancer , so thinks she really has nothing to lose now . '' Stenson performed one of her own stunts during filming , with the rest undertaken by a stunt double . A promotional trailer for the episodes aired across the Channel 4 network , featuring Steph on fire . In the event , Steph rescued Amy and her children from a burning building but refused to leave herself , saying she was ready to die . Her exit received a positive reaction from fans on the social networking website Twitter , with Stenson stating that she was `` honoured '' by the response . Steph 's legacy continued following her death , with her husband , family and friends left to come to terms with their grief . On 29 November 2011 it was confirmed Stenson was to reprise the role for a one off guest appearance as Steph in which she appears as an angel to Doug Carter who had attempted suicide and she convinces him that his life matters . Steph tells Doug something and he shows Frankie a special song that Steph had recorded for her . Frankie , overjoyed that her daughter had not forgotten her , wept whilst Angel Steph looked on happily and placed a hand on her shoulder before winking to Tom and returning to heaven , stating she was `` ready for her solo . '' Reception . Stenson received several award nominations for her portrayal of Steph . She was nominated in the `` Best Comedy Performance '' category at the 2005 and 2006 British Soap Awards , and for `` Best Dramatic Performance '' in 2009 . She received a long-list nomination for the `` Best Actress '' accolade at the 2005 National Television Awards . In 2008 , Stenson was nominated for the `` Sexiest Female '' Inside Soap Award , which she found flattering . A further nomination in the same category followed in 2010 , accompanied by nominations for `` Best Actress '' , and `` Best Dramatic Performance '' for Steph learning she had cancer . The character was selected as one of the `` top 100 British soap characters '' by industry experts for a poll to be run by `` What 's on TV '' , with readers able to vote for their favourite character to discover `` Who is Soap 's greatest Legend ? '' Sarah Welsh of the `` South Wales Echo '' gave the stalking storyline a negative review . She called both plot and acting `` ridiculous '' and commented that while she often felt sorry for the serial being snubbed at the National Soap Awards , `` This is not the way to raise the game . '' Steph 's relationships were a focal point of many reviews . The `` Daily Mirror '' Nicola Methven and Polly Hudson found a 2004 love triangle between Steph , her sister Debbie and love interest Dan Hunter ( Andrew McNair ) `` surprising compelling '' . Grace Dent of `` The Guardian '' observed of her failed engagement to Fernando : `` With the best will in the world , I do n't feel that marriage was ever going to last '' . Dent had previously named Steph singing the Sugababes ' `` About You Now '' at Max 's funeral one of her four favourite soap moments of 2008 . Roz Laws of the `` Sunday Mercury '' felt there was `` plenty of chemistry '' between Steph and Gilly . Their relationship was frequently commented on by the `` Daily Mail '' Jaci Stephen in her weekly soap column . She expressed disinterest in Steph and Cheryl 's rivalry over Gilly , and found it implausible that she and Jem would quarrel over him . When the two finally admitted their feelings for one another in May 2010 , Stephen accurately predicted that their happiness would be short-lived . She highlighted a lack of subtlety in the scripting of the lead-up to their wedding , observing : `` Of course , you know that the moment she says that nothing is going to stop her marrying Gilly , the Grim Reaper will be pulling up in his hearse , shortly behind the wedding car . '' Stephen derided Steph 's singing ambition during her `` X Factor '' plot line , deeming her voice `` average '' and writing that she did not need to use her cancer for the sympathy vote , as her singing alone would be enough for that . She later questioned when Steph would accept that she was not intended to be a singer , commenting that her `` ambition could not be made of sterner stuff '' , but that Simon Cowell and the remainder of the population would breathe `` a major sigh of relief '' at the abandonment of her showbiz dreams . More positively , Stephen wrote that she loved the bravery in `` both the humour and pathos that Steph 's manipulation of her cancer brings . '' Reviewing the Steph-centric spin-off `` In Too Deep '' for `` The Times '' , Tim Teeman commented that while late-night `` Hollyoaks '' episodes had previously been amusing , `` sexed-up '' versions of the main show , with `` In Too Deep '' it became `` less shagathon , more `` What Lies Beneath '' . The episode was selected as recommended viewing by Laws of the `` Sunday Mercury '' . The launch of `` Hollyoaks Later '' series one , in which Niall returns to target Steph , was named a `` Satellite Pick of the Day '' by the `` Daily Record '' . Christopher Howse , writing `` Tatworld '' for `` The Daily Telegraph '' —a column chronicling tabloid culture—named Steph and her family joint tenth in a list of Top Ten Deans , which included entrants such as Dean Koontz , Dean Gaffney and Richard Dean Anderson .
Francis Swaine . Francis Swaine ( 1725–1782 ) was an English marine painter . He was born in 1725 , and christened on 7 October of that year at St Dunstan ’ s , Stepney , London . His parents were named Francis Swaine and Ann Joel . In 1735 the elder Francis Swaine , the marine painter ’ s father , applied in writing to the Commissioners of His Majesty ’ s Navy for employment as a Navy Messenger , in succession to Mr William Wyatt . He mentions that he had served “ upwards of twenty eight years ” in the Navy , and that his father had died Purser of the Royal Katherine . He mentions also that he had carried out “ little labours in drawing ” , and that he at that time had five small children . The first-born of these children was the Francis Swaine who became the marine painter . The elder Swaine was duly employed as a Navy Messenger . He served for 20 years and died on October 10 , 1755 , aged 64 . Swaine is said to have been influenced by the style of van de Velde . There is no clear evidence of this alleged influence . The suggestion that Swaine may have been a pupil of Charles Brooking can be dismissed , as the difference in age between the two painters was a mere two years , and there is no visual evidence to support any such influence . On the other hand , Swaine was demonstrably strongly influenced by the style of the painter Peter Monamy ( 1681–1749 ) , whose pupil he was . In the will of Sir Samuel Young ( 1766–1826 ) , son of Admiral Sir George Young ( 1733–1821 ) , Francis Swaine is explicitly referred to as “ Old Swaine , pupil of Monami ” . In Mark Noble 's `` Biographical History of England '' , 1806 , under the entry for Monamy , it is also stated that `` Swaine , of Stretton Ground , Westminster , his disciple , and bred under him , was an excellent painter of moon-light pieces . '' This remark is well confirmed by his `` Capture of the Foudroyant '' ( see illustration ) , which is also referred to in at least one source ( David Erskine ) as `` The Moonlight Battle '' . The French ship subsequently served in the English Fleet as the `` Foudroyant '' . Swaine married Monamy 's daughter Mary at Allhallows , London Wall , on 29 June 1749 , when he was aged 24 . Their children were christened Anna Maria Swaine , on 27th Jan 1750/51 ; and Monamy Swaine , christened on 27th Feb 1753 , both at St Dunstan ’ s church in Stepney . Monamy Swaine also became a marine painter . Francis Swaine was a popular artist of his time and regularly displayed works at the Society of Artists of Great Britain and the Free Society of Artists . He died in 1782 . Today , several of his works are held in the National Maritime Museum in London .
Kashif Iqbal . Kashif Iqbal ( born 14 May 1997 ) is a Pakistani cricketer . He made his first-class debut for Karachi Whites in the 2018–19 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy on 1 September 2018 . He made his List A debut for Karachi Whites in the 2018–19 Quaid-e-Azam One Day Cup on 6 September 2018 .
Isaac Hunsberger House . Isaac Hunsberger House is a historic home located at Limerick Township , Montgomery County , Pennsylvania . It was built in 1827 and modified in 1893 . A rear addition was built in 1926 . It is a 2 1/2-story , `` L '' -shaped dwelling brick and stone dwelling . It has a five bay front facade with a one-story porch with Victorian-style decorative elements and is in a vernacular Georgian style . Also on the property is a contributing bake house / summer kitchen . The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2000 . The Hunsberger House is now home to the Limerick Township Historical Society .
Gerard Toal . Gerard Toal ( ; born 1962 in the Republic of Ireland ) is Professor of Government and International Affairs and Director of the Government and International Affairs program , Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University , National Capital Region campus . Life and scientific work . Toal grew up in the border region of Ireland , in the village of Smithborough , County Monaghan . He received a B.A . in history and geography from National University of Ireland , Maynooth with First Class Honours in 1982 . He obtained a M.A . in geography from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1984 and a Ph.D. in political geography from Syracuse University in 1989 . John O'Loughlin in Illinois and John A. Agnew in Syracuse , were his academic advisors . Following his PhD , Toal was hired in 1989 as assistant professor of geography at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg , where he worked for ten years before moving to the Washington , D.C. region to establish what became the Government and International Affairs program in the School of Public and International Affairs . Toal ’ s research specializations include critical geopolitics , nationalism , political geography , post-Communism , and globalization . He conducts research in Washington , D.C. , Bosnia-Herzegovina and on the Caucasus region . Toal has been a key figure in establishing `` Critical Geopolitics '' as a domain of research within political geography and international relations . By dissecting how narratives , texts and discourses shape domestic politics and international relations he has provided inspiration for the development of geography of media and communication . He is one of the contemporary geographers featured in the book `` Key Thinkers in Space and Place '' . He has authored , co-authored and/or edited seven books . His current book is `` Bosnia Remade : Ethnic Cleansing and Its Reversal '' , co-authored with Dr Carl Dahlman ( professor of geography at Miami University in Ohio ) . It examines how wartime ethnic cleaning and a post-war displaced person returns process transformed the character of three towns in Bosnia . Toal is an associate editor for the academic journals `` Geopolitics '' and `` Eurasian Geography and Economics '' , and serves on the editorial board of `` Political Geography '' and `` Nationalities Papers '' . Toal has held fellowships at the Copenhagen Peace Research Institute , and the Center for International Studies at the University of Southern California . In 2005 he testified before the United States Congress on political developments in Bosnia-Herzegovina . He lives in Washington , D.C. with his wife and two daughters .
Louise Cook . Louise Cook ( born 14 May 1987 ) is a British rally driver . In 2012 , she became the first woman to win an FIA World Rally Championship title by securing the FIA Production Car Cup for Drivers of 2WD . In a career which has seen her struggle to obtain sufficient sponsorship to allow her to participate in rallying events , Cook has also won the British Rally Championship Ladies ' title in 2010 and 2011 . Early life and career . Cook was born on 14 May 1987 in Maidstone in the English county of Kent . She attributes her taste in rallying to her father Robert who brought her a battery powered vehicle on her sixth birthday . Cook regularly used the car for several hours until its battery died and she occasionally caused property damage to the family home . She studied car design at Coventry University . Cook had her first experience in rally at the age of nineteen while attending a car show and noticed an advertisement to encourage more women into rallying . Although she had no prior rallying experience , the driver entered and came second out of 1000 women . Cook 's first rally participation was behind the wheel of a Peugeot 205 in the 2006 Rockingham Stages . Cook was the youngest driver in the race and ranked 51st out of 105 competitors . It was at this rally that she began her partnership with her co-driver Stefan Davis . Two years later , during an annual trip to Finland to improve her handling technique , she had an accident where she crashed her car against a frozen snow bank over and broke her collarbone and nine ribs . In 2009 , Cook decided to formally compete in a rally championship and thus sought sponsors for her plan called Promotion 50 , which focused on obtaining the support of 500 sponsors who contributed £50 each . The plan won her the support of 300 companies and together with support from commercial sponsors and her own contributions , Cook was able to secure the budget required to partake in the 2010 British Rally Championship . To allow herself to commit to rallying , she resigned from her job as a receptionist for Kent County Council in February 2010 . Her first season was considered successful by taking four class podium finishes with two of those being victories and was ranked in the top ten standings of the British Rally Championship Challenge . Cook 's results led her to winning the C4 class title and the Women 's championship . In the following season , she failed to record a podium finish , but come the end of her campaign , she was second in her class rankings . After a closely fought contest at the championship 's penultimate round , the Rally Yorkshire , which became the final rally of the season following the cancellation of the Isle of Man Rally . This consequently forced Cook to undertake a last-minute rethink of her strategy . Her results allowed her to retain the Ladies ' championship for the second successive year . World Rally Championship career . Cook began competing in the World Rally Championship ( WRC ) in the production class in 2012 and drove a Ford Fiesta ST. One day before the deadline for production entries , her team had not decided on whether they wished to enter but chose to file an entry shortly before it was closed . At the season-opening Monte Carlo Rally , Cook became the first woman to claim a production class podium position by finishing in second place . Her next rally five months later in Greece saw her secure a sixth place production class result despite her car becoming damaged . Cook 's funding had dried up before Rally New Zealand and was forced to sell her trophies on eBay to raise £17,000 which enabled her continuation in the championship . She contracted flu and later a chest infection but still drove cautiously to claim second in the production class . Cook had her first ( and only ) retirement of the season in the Rallye Deutschland . In the Rally d'Italia Sardegna , her car was affected by multiple problems and fought through pain in her left arm to finish tenth in her class . Cook was diagnosed with a broken collarbone by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile 's ( FIA ) medical delegate Jean Duby and was required to withdraw from the season-ending Rally Catalunya . Her results throughout the season made her the first woman to clinch an WRC title with the FIA Production Car Cup for Drivers of 2WD . In 2014 , Cook trained the actor Idris Elba in helping him refine his rallying ability for the BBC documentary `` Idris Elba : King of Speed '' . Days before she was due to enter the 2015 Rally d'Italia , a surgical screw from an operation three years previously got stuck in her subclavian artery and obstructed blood flow which led to her being transported to Maidstone Hospital . Cook consequently had her clavicle plate carefully removed but it took her time to get her strength back . It was announced in July 2016 that she had obtained the funding which allowed her to take part in the Rally Finland . Cook survived an intermittent engine misfire caused by a damaged crankshaft sensor and this prompted a mid-rally engine switch . She eventually finished 53rd overall . Cook turned to crowdfunding and sold more of her trophies to enable her to pay for her entry fees for WRC-3 in 2017 after some of her major sponsors pulled out . She had to retire from Rally Sweden after losing her Ford Fiesta 's bumper before the Colin 's Crest jump during the second pass over the Vargåsen stage . Cook was able to re-assemble the car , but a homologation problem in the spare seat brackets made her unable to start the final leg of the rally . Although her name was in the entry list for the fourth round of the season , the Tour de Corse , she could not raise the necessary amount of funding to take part in the rally . Cook entered the 2018 Rally Italia Sardegna as a private entrant in a WRC-3 Peugeot 208 R2 that she hired from Spanish team Mavisa Sport after the Ford Fiesta R2 she intended to drive could not be used because no team manager could be found to enter the car for scrutineering the week before . She prepared for the rally by taking a test . Cook finished third out of four entrants after problems with seat padding in pre-rally scrutineering was deemed illegal and had visibility issues because of this .
Nicholas Higham . Nicholas John Higham FRS ( born 25 December 1961 in Salford ) is a British numerical analyst . He is Royal Society Research Professor and Richardson Professor of Applied Mathematics in the School of Mathematics at the University of Manchester . Education and career . Higham was educated at Eccles Grammar School , Eccles College , and the University of Manchester , from which he gained his B.Sc . in Mathematics ( 1982 ) , M.Sc . in Numerical Analysis and Computing ( 1983 ) , and PhD in Numerical Analysis ( 1985 ) . His PhD thesis was supervised by George Hall . He was appointed lecturer in Mathematics at the University of Manchester in 1985 , where he has been Richardson Professor Professor of Applied Mathematics since 1998 . In 1988-1989 he was Visiting Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Cornell University , Ithaca , New York . Research . Higham is best known for his work on the accuracy and stability of numerical algorithms . He has more than 140 refereed publications on topics such as rounding error analysis , linear systems , least squares problems , matrix functions and nonlinear matrix equations , matrix nearness problems , condition number estimation , and generalized eigenvalue problems . He has contributed software to LAPACK and the NAG library , and has contributed code included in the MATLAB distribution . Higham 's books include `` Functions of Matrices : Theory and Computation '' , ( 2008 ) , '' Accuracy and Stability of Numerical Algorithms '' , `` Handbook of Writing for the Mathematical Sciences '' , and `` MATLAB Guide '' , co-authored with his brother Desmond Higham . He is Editor of the `` Princeton Companion to Applied Mathematics '' and a contributor to the `` Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics '' . His books have been translated into Chinese , Japanese and Korean . Awards and honours . Higham 's honours include the Alston S. Householder Award VI , 1987 ( for the best PhD thesis in numerical algebra 1984—1987 ) , the 1988 Leslie Fox Prize for Numerical Analysis , and a 1999 Junior Whitehead Prize from the London Mathematical Society . Higham held a prestigious Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Award ( 2003–2008 ) . He was elected as Fellow of the Royal Society in 2007 . In 2008 he was awarded the Fröhlich Prize in recognition of 'his leading contributions to numerical linear algebra and numerical stability analysis ' . He was elected a Member of Academia Europaea in 2016 . Higham is a Fellow of the Institute of Mathematics and Its Applications , a Fellow of the Institute of Engineering and Technology , and a Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics . He is also a Fellow of the Alan Turing Institute . Professional service . Higham served as President of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics ( SIAM ) 2017-2018 , as Vice President at Large 2010-2013 , and on the SIAM Board of Trustees 2006-2009 , and Council 1996-2001 . He was a member of the Applied Mathematics sub-panel for the 2008 UK Research Assessment Exercise and the Mathematical Sciences sub-panel of the 2014 UK Research Exercise Excellence Framework .
Man in the Box . `` Man in the Box '' is a single by the American rock band Alice in Chains . It was released as a single in 1991 after being featured on the group 's debut full-length album `` Facelift '' ( 1990 ) . The song was included on the compilation albums ' ( 1999 ) , `` Music Bank '' ( 1999 ) , `` Greatest Hits '' ( 2001 ) , and `` The Essential Alice in Chains '' ( 2006 ) . Origin and recording . In the liner notes of 1999 's `` Music Bank '' box set collection , guitarist Jerry Cantrell said of the song , `` That whole beat and grind of that is when we started to find ourselves ; it helped Alice become what it was . '' The song makes use of a talk box to create the guitar effect . The original `` Facelift '' track listing credited only vocalist Layne Staley and Jerry Cantrell with writing the song . All post- '' Facelift '' compilations credited the entire band . It is unclear as to why the songwriter credits were changed . Composition . `` Man in the Box '' is widely recognized for its distinctive `` wordless opening melody , where Layne Staley 's peculiar , tensed-throat vocals are matched in unison with an effects-laden guitar '' followed by `` portentous lines like : 'Feed my eyes , can you sew them shut ? ' , 'Jesus Christ , deny your maker ' and 'He who tries , will be wasted ' with Cantrell 's drier , less-urgent voice . '' along with harmonies provided by both Staley and Cantrell in the lines 'Wo n't you come and save me ' . Lyrics . I started writing about censorship . Around the same time , we went out for dinner with some Columbia Records people who were vegetarians . They told me how veal was made from calves raised in these small boxes , and that image stuck in my head . So I went home and wrote about government censorship and eating meat as seen through the eyes of a doomed calf . It 's basically about how government and media control the public 's perception of events in the world or whatever , and they build you into a box by feeding it to you in your home . And it 's about breaking out of that box and looking outside of that box that has been built for you . In a recorded interview with MuchMusic in 1991 , Staley stated that the lyrics are loosely based on media censorship , and `` I was really really stoned when I wrote it , so it meant something different then '' , he said laughing . Release and reception . `` Man in the Box '' was released as a single in 1991 . `` Man in the Box '' is widely considered to be one of the band 's signature songs , reaching number 18 on the `` Billboard '' Album Rock Tracks chart at the time of its release . The song was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance in 1992 . The song was number 19 on VH1 's VH1 40 Greatest Metal Songs and its solo was rated the 77th greatest guitar solo by `` Guitar World '' . It was number 50 on VH1 's 100 Greatest Songs of the 90s in 2007 . Steve Huey of Allmusic called the song `` an often overlooked but important building block in grunge 's ascent to dominance '' and `` a meeting of metal theatrics and introspective hopelessness . '' Music video . The MTV music video for the track was released in 1991 and was directed by Paul Rachman , who later directed the first version of the `` Sea of Sorrow '' music video for the band and the 2006 feature documentary `` American Hardcore '' . The music video was nominated for Hard Rock Video at the 1991 MTV Video Music Awards . The video is available on the home video releases `` Live Facelift '' and ' . The video shows the band performing in what is supposedly a barn , where throughout the video , a mysterious man wearing a black hooded cloak is shown roaming around the barn . Then , after the unknown hooded figure is shown , he is shown again looking around inside a stable where many animals live where he suddenly discovers and shines his flashlight on a man ( Layne Staley ) that he finds sitting in the corner of the barnhouse . At the end of the video , the hooded man finally pulls his hood down off of his head , only to reveal that his eyelids were sewn together with stitches the whole time . This part of the video depicts on the line of the song , `` Feed my eyes , now you 've sewn them shut '' . The music video was shot on 16mm film and transferred to tape using a FDL 60 telecine . At the time this was the only device that could sync sound to picture at film rates as low as 6FPS . This is how the surreal motion was obtained . The sepia look was done by Claudius Neal using a daVinci color corrector . Layne Staley tattooed on his back the Jesus character depicted in the video with his eyes sewn shut . Live performances . At Alice in Chains ' last concert with Staley on July 3 , 1996 , they closed with `` Man in the Box '' . Live performances of `` Man in the Box '' can be found on the `` Heaven Beside You '' and `` Get Born Again '' singles and the live album `` Live '' . A performance of the song is also included on the home video release `` Live Facelift '' and is a staple of the band 's live show due to the song 's popularity . Cover versions . Richard Cheese and Lounge Against the Machine covered `` Man in the Box '' in a lounge style on their 2005 album `` Aperitif for Destruction '' . Platinum-selling recording artist David Cook covered the song during his 2009 Declaration Tour . Angie Aparo recorded a cover version for his album `` Weapons of Mass Construction '' . Apologetix parodied the song as `` Man on the Cross '' on their 2013 album `` Hot Potato Soup '' . Metal artist Chris Senter released a parody titled `` Cat in the Box '' in March 2015 , featuring a music video by animator Joey Siler . Les Claypool 's bluegrass project Duo de Twang covered the song on their debut album `` Four Foot Shack '' .
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Great Falls Public Schools . The Great Falls Public Schools ( also known as School District # 1 ) is a public school district which covers the city limits of Great Falls , Montana , in the United States . As of March 2010 , it was the second-largest school district in the state of Montana , and the third-largest employer in the city of Great Falls . History . The city 's public school system was established in 1886 . That year , the city opened the Whittier Building ( later known as Whittier Elementary School ) and began holding ungraded educational instruction for all students there . Great Falls High School , the city 's first high school , was founded in the fall of 1890 by the city of Great Falls after four teenage girls ( newly arrived in the city ) asked to receive a high school public education . `` Junior High School '' , later known as Largent Elementary School , opened in 1918 and was the city 's first junior high school . The city 's second high school , Charles M. Russell High School , was built in 1964 and opened in the fall of 1965 . Skyline Elementary School opened in 1970 , and as of 2015 was the last school building constructed in the school district . The school district weathered a deeply divisive 15-day teachers ' strike in 1975 in which class size and pay were the primary issues . A 29-day strike occurred in 1989 . In the 1990s , the school system began devolving responsibility for school policy and operations to the local schools , and struggled with finding the right balance between centralization and decentralization . In 1992 , the school system was involved in an open records lawsuit that went all the way to the Montana Supreme Court . On September 10 , 1990 , the GFPS board of trustees met privately to discuss a report regarding collective bargaining negotiations with the Great Falls Education Association . The board rejected the report without discussion at its public session , at which time the local newspaper , the `` Great Falls Tribune '' , sued—arguing the private meeting was a violation of the Article II , Section 9 , of the Montana Constitution ( a particularly strongly worded provision that gives citizens the right to observe deliberations and examine documents at public meetings ) . GFPS attorneys argued that state law provided an exception in the case of collective bargaining negotiations . A state district court ruled in favor of the school district , but a state appellate court overturned that ruling and held the state law 's collective bargaining exception to be unconstitutional . In 1992 in `` Great Falls Tribune Co. v. Great Falls Public Schools '' , the Montana Supreme Court upheld the appellate court , concluding , `` The collective bargaining strategy exception is an impermissible attempt by the Legislature to extend the grounds upon which a meeting may be closed . '' In 2012 , the Great Falls Public Schools received a $ 10,000 `` Graduation Matters '' grant from the state Office of Public Instruction as part of a program to lower the city 's dropout rate . The grant was the largest given to any school district by the state . Tammy Lacey took over as school district superintendent on July 1 , 2013 . Lacey , who has a Master of Arts degree in educational leadership , is a graduate of Charles M. Russell High School . She was formerly a first grade teacher at Valley View Elementary School in Great Falls ; principal at Fairfield Elementary School in Fairfield , Montana ; and Human Resources Director for GFPS from 2007 to 2013 . Lacey was also the first teacher in the GFPS school district to be appointed a Teacher on Special Assignment—in which a gifted teacher is removed from the classroom in order to develop good-teaching materials , and train and coach teachers into becoming better educators . Lacey 's salary was $ 136,000 ( $ in dollars ) , and she was given a three-year contract . In January 2015 , the GFPS school board extended Lacey 's contract another three years . 2016 bond issue . In May 2015 , the GFPS school board began studying making major repairs and upgrades to all the school system buildings at a potential cost of more than $ 100 million . To accommodate increasing enrollment , Paris Gibson Education Center and West Elementary School might be turned back into middle schools . Other projects considered included upgrading the HVAC and drinking water/sewer systems at both high schools , adding an all-purpose fieldhouse to C.M . Russell High School , and replacing Longfellow Elementary School . The board also said it would also consider closing some schools . After nearly 18 months of public discussions , plan revisions , and architectural planning , voters were asked to approve a $ 98 million , 20-year bond issue on October 4 , 2016 . The school district proposed to spend $ 20.8 million on infrastructure and $ 16.6 million on new construction at Great Falls High School ; $ 4.4 million on infrastructure and $ 6.9 million on new construction at C.M . Russell High School ; $ 3.4 million on infrastructure at Paris Gibson Education Center ; $ 705,000 on improvements to Memorial Stadium ; $ 12.7 million on infrastructure at 20 K-to-8th grade schools ; $ 17.5 million razing the existing Lowell Elementary School and constructing a new Roosevelt Elementary School on the site ; $ 15.2 rebuilding Longfellow Elementary School ; and $ 1 million on phone system upgrades throughout the district . Voters were asked to approve one bond levy for the high schools , and another bond levy for the elementary and middle schools . A `` Yes for Great Falls Kids Ballot Initiative Committee '' was formed by the school district and parents to drum up support for the two bond issues . A voter-supported group , `` Citizens for Better Schools '' , formed to oppose the bond issue . Voters approved the high school levy by 60.9 percent ( 11,341 to 7,187 ) , and the elementary/middle school levy by 57.4 percent ( 10,680 to 7,919 votes ) . About the district . The Great Falls Public Schools is led by a seven-member board of trustees , which from among their members a chair and vice-chair . The Board has formed a number of committees—some of which include Board members and many of which do not—which provide advice and expertise to the Board concerning school district operations . These include committees on : Budget , school year calendar , communication , curriculum , employee wellness , English as a second language instruction , curriculum implementation , insurance , labor-management relations , leadership team , staff development ( PIR ) , staff development assessment ( Professional Learning Community Time , or PLCT ) , safety , student wellness , superintendent 's cabinet ( an administrative leadership team ) , and technology . A superintendent ( chief administrative and executive officer ) is hired by the board and oversees daily operation of the school system and the implementation and assessment of board policies and decisions . In 2009 , the school district began facing major civil and criminal complaints about its treatment of special needs children . That year , Tifonie Schilling alleged that two special education paraprofessionals and a special education teacher at North Middle School had physically abused her son . An investigation by the Great Falls Public Schools supported one of three accusations made by Schilling . When news media reported the allegations , three other families made similar accusations of abuse to the Great Falls Police Department , but no charges came of them . The two paraprofessionals were charged in 2009 with felony assault of a minor and misdemeanor endangering the welfare of a child . No charges were filed against the teacher , as police found no evidence that she directly abused the child . Montana 's Attorney General Steve Bullock declined to investigate the allegations , arguing that this was the province of city prosecutors and he would not second-guess them without clear evidence of abuse of prosecutorial discretion . He also contended that the allegations were a matter of professional ethics and district school policy , and should be handled administratively . Great Falls city prosecutors eventually agreed to defer charges against the two . In November 2011 , several families of special needs children filed a lawsuit against the school district , alleging that GFPS knew the paraprofessionals were abusing children in February 2008 ( a year before the Schilling case came to light ) . GFPS settled out of court with seven families in November 2012 , agreeing to pay a total of $ 595,000 to parents of children abused between 2007 and 2009 . Meanwhile , in 2010 , Schilling filed a $ 4 million discrimination claim against GFPS with the Montana Human Rights Commission . On May 19 , 2011 , the Human Rights Commission ordered the school district to pay $ 150,000 to Schilling for discriminating against her son based on his mental , physical , emotional , and developmental handicaps . GFPS sued to overturn the decision of the Montana Human Rights Commission , and as of September 2014 the appeal was still not resolved . The Great Falls Public Schools spent $ 5,998 per pupil in the 2010-2011 school year , substantially less that the statewide average of $ 6,356 per pupil . Great Falls Public Schools Foundation . The Great Falls Public Schools Foundation ( GFPSF ) was established in 2010 by the Great Falls Public Schools to act as the community recipient for donations made to the public school system . The foundation 's goal is to establish a permanent fund that can support both the most disadvantaged and neediest students in the school system , as well as provide enhanced education , rewards , and opportunities for high-achieving students and educators . In November 2016 , the GFPSF received a $ 1 million from the Astrin family of Great Falls . Local physician Charles Astrin and his wife , Judy , made the bequest in memory of their daughter , Jennifer , a 1992 graduate of C.M . Russell High School who died in a vehicular accident in 1993 . The Astrin donation established a $ 1,500-a-year higher education scholarship for a financially disadantaged student at C.M . Russell High School , Great Falls High School , and Paris Gibson Education Center . Each scholarship is renewable for four years . The Astrin donation also funded a $ 10,000 annual grant to support students in dual-credit classes . The Astrin bequest was the largest donation the GFPSF history .
Lubbe Powerhouse . The Lubbe Powerhouse ( also known as the Goldstream Plant ) is a decommissioned hydroelectric plant located near Goldstream Provincial Park in Langford , near Victoria , British Columbia . This plant provided electricity to Victoria for 60 years and is one of the little-known and ingenious chapters in the history of Victoria . This plant was one of the first hydro plants of this type on the west coast of North America . The structure is over a century old and is unsafe to inhabit . It is within the boundaries of the watershed lands owned by the CRD and is inaccessible to the public due to its proximity to a drinking water reservoir . Overview . In 1897 , Esquimalt Waterworks Company ( EWWC ) and British Columbia Electric Railway ( BCER ) came to an agreement to generate power by using the water from the high elevation reservoirs to generate electricity . The water would be run through Pelton waterwheels , where the water would then flow into the Japan Gulch Reservoir and subsequently be used for domestic purposes . The plant was expanded in 1898 and again in 1905 , each time adding another turbine . The Goldstream Plant was staffed by full time operators , who recorded in their journals the daily activities , comings and goings , and events . A day excursion on the E & N Railway to the Powerhouse was a popular event in the early years of operation . Other entries tell of hobos riding the rails and spending the night at Goldstream . Located along the Cowichan Waggon ( sic ) Road , the powerhouse meant a long walk for the residents of the Lubbe House , ( located only a short distance from the powerhouse , and associated with its early history ) , whose children reportedly used to walk to town and back . The Jordan River Hydroelectric Dam came online in 1912 and dwarfed the Lubbe plant . Turbines one and two were taken offline and the plant continued to operate until 1957 as a 1500 KW facility . Rumours tell that the plant was torn down but the building in fact still exists to this day . Construction . The heavy equipment and supplies for the powerhouse were shipped in on the E & N Railway , not far from the construction site . Following the offloading of equipment , the components were hauled up the road with manual labour using horses and block and tackle . Power generation . Before the plant , the only source of electricity was a coal fired power plant located in Rock Bay . The electricity from this plant provided power to the city 's streetcars of the day , as per an agreement with the BCER . The plant fed upon water sourced from the Cabin Pond Reservoir located above the powerhouse . From there , it was transported down a , riveted steel pipeline to the powerhouse with an immense pressure of the . Plant schematics . The building 's dimensions are x x and contains three rooms . The first room contained the generators , while another housed the Pelton waterwheels , and the third , the transformers . Following the closure of the plant , the equipment was scavenged and was sold in the basement of the Capital Iron store , located in Victoria , and was lost to history . All that remains is the structure itself and a British Columbia Electric Railway sign , which can not be safely removed . Turbines . The plant began with two Pelton waterwheels , likely manufactured in San Francisco . Additions were made later on as the electricity demand grew . Esquimalt Waterworks Company . At the beginning of settlement in the region , Victoria and Esquimalt had an adversarial relationship . Victoria had developed Elk Lake as a water supply , while Esquimalt had attempted to exploit Thetis Lake . Using Thetis Lake had ultimately been a failure because it was simply too small , and as a result was only used for three years . The company , headed by entrepreneur Theodore Lubbe , then turned to a series of lakes located northwest of the city . Using mainly Asian labourers , seven lakes were developed . Secondary sources . These lakes are currently used as a secondary drinking water source by the CRD . Every January , the CRD switches to this system in order to allow inspection of the Kapoor Tunnel , the main artery transporting water to the city from Sooke Lake . The dams on these lakes underwent a $ 3.5 million refit in 1995 due to concerns about seismic stability . Decommissioned sources . These lakes have been decommissioned and are being allowed to return to nature . It was determined that the Mavis and Jack Lake dams would need a seismic refit as well . The decision was made to release the water from these reservoirs , since these sources were no longer required . Cabin Pond has two cabins on its shore where watershed caretakers once took up residence . These lakes are now a part of the Sea to Sea Regional Park Reserve and public access is not permitted .
Fuel tank . A fuel tank ( or petrol tank ) is a safe container for flammable fluids . Though any storage tank for fuel may be so called , the term is typically applied to part of an engine system in which the fuel is stored and propelled ( fuel pump ) or released ( pressurized gas ) into an engine . Fuel tanks range in size and complexity from the small plastic tank of a butane lighter to the multi-chambered cryogenic Space Shuttle external tank . Uses . Plastic ( high-density polyethylene HDPE ) as a fuel tank material of construction , while functionally viable in the short term , has a long term potential to become saturated as fuels such as diesel and gasoline permeate the HDPE material . Considering the inertia and kinetic energy of fuel in a plastic tank being transported by a vehicle , environmental stress cracking is a definite potential . The flammability of fuel makes stress cracking a possible cause of catastrophic failure . Emergencies aside , HDPE plastic is suitable for short term storage of diesel and gasoline . In the U.S. , Underwriters Laboratories approved ( UL 142 ) tanks would be a minimum design consideration . Fuel tank construction . While most tanks are manufactured , some fuel tanks are still fabricated by metal craftsmen or hand-made in the case of bladder-style tanks . These include custom and restoration tanks for automotive , aircraft , motorcycles , boats and even tractors . Construction of fuel tanks follows a series of specific steps . The craftsman generally creates a mockup to determine the accurate size and shape of the tank , usually out of foam board . Next , design issues that affect the structure of the tank are addressed - such as where the outlet , drain , fluid level indicator , seams , and baffles go . Then the craftsmen must determine the thickness , temper and alloy of the sheet he will use to make the tank . After the sheet is cut to the shapes needed , various pieces are bent to create the basic shell and/or ends and baffles for the tank . Many fuel tanks ' baffles ( particularly in aircraft and racecars ) contain lightening holes . These flanged holes serve two purposes , they reduce the weight of the tank while adding strength to the baffles . Toward the end of construction , openings are added for the filler neck , fuel pickup , drain , and fuel-level sending unit . Sometimes these holes are created on the flat shell , other times they are added at the end of the fabrication process . Baffles and ends can be riveted into place . The heads of the rivets are frequently brazed or soldered to prevent tank leaks . Ends can then be hemmed in and soldered , or flanged and brazed ( and/or sealed with an epoxy-type sealant ) or the ends can be flanged and then welded . Once the soldering , brazing or welding is complete , the fuel tank is leak-tested . Automotive fuel tanks . The maximum distance a combustion-engine powered car with a full tank can cover is the product of the tank capacity and its fuel efficiency ( as in miles per gallon ) . While larger tanks increase the maximum distance , they also take up more space and ( especially when full ) add to the total weight , requiring higher fuel consumption for the same performance . Fuel-tank capacity is therefore the result of a trade-off in design considerations . For most compact cars , the capacity is in the range ; the original model Tata Nano is exceptional with its fuel tank . SUVs and trucks tend to have considerably larger fuel tanks . For each new vehicle a specific fuel system is developed , to optimize the use of available space . Moreover , for one car model , different fuel system architectures are developed , depending on the type of the car , the type of fuel ( gasoline or diesel ) , nozzle models , and region . Modern cars often feature remote opening of the fuel tank fuel filler flap using an electric motor or cable release . For both convenience and security , many modern fuel tanks can not be opened by hand or otherwise from the outside of the car . Reserve tank . Sometimes called the reserve tank is a secondary fuel tank ( in many cars/bikes it contains around 15 % of the capacity of the primary tank ) these are more commonly found on bikes , older cars ( some without a fuel gauge ) and vehicles designed for long distance or special use . A light on the instrument panel indicates when the fuel level dips below a certain point in the tank . There is no current standard , although some efforts are made to collect this data for all automobiles . In vehicles modified for endurance the primary tank ( the one that comes with the car ) is made into a reserve tank and a larger one installed . Some 4x4 vehicles can be fitted with a secondary ( or sub-tank ) by the dealership . Ship in a bottle . The `` ship in a bottle '' fuel tank is a manufacturing design developed by TI Automotive in Rastatt , Germany wherein all fuel delivery components including the pump , control electronics and most hosing are encased within a blow-molded plastic fuel tank , and named after the traditional ship-in-a-bottle mechanical puzzle . The technique was developed to reduce fuel vapor emissions in response to Partial Zero-Emission Vehicle ( PZEV ) requirements . The first application was for the 2005 Ford GT . Racing fuel cell === . A `` racing fuel cell '' has a rigid outer shell and flexible inner lining to minimize the potential for punctures in the event of a collision or other mishap resulting in serious damage to the vehicle . It is filled with an open-cell foam core to prevent explosion of vapor in the empty portion of the tank and to minimize sloshing of fuel during competition that may unbalance the vehicle or cause inadequate fuel delivery to the motor ( fuel starvation ) . The designation `` racing '' is often omitted due to familiarity and because this type of gas tank is also used on street vehicles . The omission can lead to confusion with other types of fuel cells . See Fuel cell ( disambiguation ) . Placement and safety . For safety considerations , in modern cars the fuel tank is usually located ahead of the rear axle , out of the crumple zones of the car . Automobiles such as the Ford Pinto or the models that still use the Ford Panther platform ( Ford Crown Victoria , Lincoln Town Car , and Mercury Grand Marquis ) are notorious for having the fuel tank behind the rear axle . Since 1980 new Ford models corrected this problem and had the fuel tank in front of the rear axle . General Motors K pickup trucks have the fuel tank located outside the frame . According to the Center for Auto Safety this creates a fire hazard . In automotive applications , improper placement of the fuel tank has led to increased probability of fire in collisions . Circa 1990 , General Motors faced over a hundred product liability lawsuits related to fires allegedly caused by GM 's decision to place the fuel tanks in its pickup trucks outside the protection of the vehicle 's frame . In 1993 , reportage on this matter for NBC News created a scandal over vehicles rigged to catch fire for the television camera . Ford 's Pinto also sparked controversy for putting the fuel tank in a poorly reinforced area which can cause deadly fires and explosions if the car got into a rear-end collision , costing Ford US $ 125 million . Likewise for safety reasons , the filler could no longer be in the middle back of the car in the crumple zone and thus had to be on the side of the car . Which side is a series of trade-offs : driver 's side is easier to access , and mechanically simpler for gas cap locks ; passenger side is safer ( away from passing traffic in roadside fill-ups ) . Asymmetric sliding doors may also dictate placement and some minivan doors will collide with a fillup in progress . Aircraft== . Aircraft typically use three types of fuel tanks : integral , rigid removable , and bladder . In some areas , an aircraft 's fuel tank is also referred to as an `` aircraft fuel cell '' . Water supply . Water supply systems can have primary or backup power supplied by diesel-fueled generators fed by a small `` day tank '' and a much larger bulk storage fuel tank . Safety . Proper design and construction of a fuel tank play a major role in the safety of the system of which the tank is a part . In most cases intact fuel tanks are very safe , as the tank is full of fuel vapour/air mixture that is well above the flammability limits , and thus can not burn even if an ignition source were present ( which is rare ) . Bunded oil tanks are used for safely storing domestic heating oil and other hazardous materials . Bunding is often required by insurance companies , rather than single skinned oil storage tanks . Several systems , such as BattleJacket and rubber bladders , have been developed and deployed for use in protecting ( from explosion caused by enemy fire ) the fuel tanks of military vehicles in conflict zones .
Hason Raja ( 2002 film ) . `` Hason Raja '' ( ; also known as `` Hason : The King '' ) is a Bangladeshi Bengali film directed by Chashi Nazrul Islam and produced by actor Helal Khan . This film is based on the biography of poet and philosopher of Bangladesh Hason Raja This film was released in Bangladesh , the UK and the USA on 17 August 2002 and won National Film Awards in best film category and other six categories . Soundtrack . The music of the film was directed by Shujeo Shyam and lyrics were penned by Arkum Shah , Kala Shah , Radha Romon , and Hason Raja . Subir Nandi , Shakila Jafar , Agun , Uma Khan , Polash , Bidit Lal Das sang in this film .
Black Reel Awards of 2011 . The 2011 Black Reel Awards , which annually recognize and celebrate the achievements of black people in feature , independent and television films , took place in Washington , D.C. on February 10 , 2011 . Tyler Perry 's `` For Colored Girls '' broke the record for most nominations with 14 . This was the first ceremony where no Oscar-nominated performances were nominated . Winners and nominees . Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold .
Mama ( Nomeansno album ) . `` Mama '' is the debut album by Victoria , British Columbia punk rock band Nomeansno . Featuring the band 's original incarnation comprising brothers John and Rob Wright , the album was released independently on LP in 1982 . Nomeansno reissued a remastered version the album in 1992 on their own Wrong Records imprint , coupled with the tracks from their `` Betrayal , Fear , Anger , Hatred '' EP of 1981 . Recorded after a period of gigging as a two-piece lineup with bass , drums , and vocals , the album reflects the band 's early live sound , with minimal guitar overdubs . Nomeansno later expanded their sound with the addition of guitarist Andy Kerr and developed a following after signing with the Alternative Tentacles imprint , but `` Mama '' remained popular with fans and critics . Writing for `` Trouser Press '' , critic Ira Robbins described `` Mama '' and the band 's early 7 '' s as `` Devo on a jazz trip , Motörhead after art school , or Wire on psychotic steroids . '' Background and recording . Brothers Rob and John Wright began recording music in their parents ' basement in 1979 . They adopted the moniker Nomeansno and recorded songs with traditional rock arrangements , including guitar , bass , drums , keyboards , and vocals . Some of these recordings were issued as the `` SS Social Service '' split 7 '' ( 1980 ) and the `` Betrayal , Fear , Anger , Hatred '' EP ( 1981 ) , while others appeared on various compilations throughout the next few decades . The band recorded some of these songs at Key Studios in Victoria in 1982 with engineer Sandra Lange . Rob Wright added very minimal guitar overdubs , and John Wright additional keyboards . Tracks 1 through 8 on `` Mama '' were taken from the Key Studios session , while the final track , `` Living in Détente , '' was taken from the brothers ' home recordings . The Key Studios session also yielded the outtake `` No Means No . '' This song was later reissued on compilations , including `` Over a Century of Vivisection and Anti-Vivisection ( How Much Longer ? ) '' in 1992 and `` All Your Ears Can Hear '' in 2007 . Release . The album was originally self-released by the band in a limited run of 500 copies . The cover featured a Rorschach test and lettering by future Nomeansno member Andy Kerr . The band distributed the copies themselves , and the album quickly went out of print . With the original reels from the recording session thought to be lost , Nomeansno later issued a cassette version made from a vinyl copy of the album to be sold through mail order . As the band gained an international audience through touring and further albums , original copies of the `` Mama '' LP became highly-sought collectors items . The original reels were ultimately rediscovered , and the tracks were remastered in 1992 at Whipping Post Studio in Vancouver . The band issued a CD version of the album , packaged with the four tracks from the `` Betrayal , Fear , Anger , Hatred '' EP , on their own Wrong Records that year . An additional CD re-release was issued in 2004 , which included bonus video footage of the Wrights performing `` Rich Guns '' and `` Forget Your Life '' on public broadcast television in 1981 . Wrong Records reissued further LP versions in 2012 and 2013 . Reception . `` Mama '' was largely ignored by the music press upon its initial release . Critics generally received the album well retrospectively , while hedging that it anticipated , but did not fulfill , the band 's potential . `` Trouser Press '' critic Ira Robbins retrospectively praised the album as `` an accomplished and impressive display of taut and direct lock-formation bass/drums/etc . simplicity '' with `` pointedly warped lyrics . '' AllMusic critic Laurie Mercer called the album `` an intriguing embryonic work for the band '' but assessed the record as `` underwhelming compared to later work . '' Mercer awarded the album three out of five possible stars . Upon its 2013 vinyl re-release , `` Exclaim ! '' critic Gregory Adams wrote that the album is `` full of dark yet inspiring lyrics and signature dynamics and hints at the emotional menace and musical fury that was to come . ''
Cassidy of Bar 20 . `` Cassidy of Bar 20 '' is a 1938 American Western film directed by Lesley Selander and written by Norman Houston . The film stars William Boyd , Russell Hayden , Frank Darien , Nora Lane , Robert Fiske and John Elliott . The film was released on February 25 , 1938 , by Paramount Pictures . Plot . When bad-guys begin harassing the townsfolk , Hoppy 's ( William Boyd ) former gal Nora Blake ( Nora Lane ) sends him a plea for help . Hoppy is the boss of Bar 20 ranch in Texas , so he rides down the Camino Real in the New Mexico cattle country near Alamogordo . Before he and his saddlemates , `` Lucky '' Jenkins ( Russell Hayden ) and `` Pappy ( Frank Darien ) , can reach her ranch , they are stopped by Clay Allison ( Robert Fiske ) , a cattle-rustler who is in almost complete control of the district , and wants to extend his holdings by seizing Nora 's cattle and driving her out .
2013 Wellington Sevens . The 2013 Wellington Sevens was the 14th edition of the tournament as part of the 2012–13 IRB Sevens World Series . It was hosted in Wellington , New Zealand , at the Westpac Stadium . England defeated Kenya 24–19 in the final to win the title . Format . The teams were divided into pools of four teams , who played a round-robin within the pool . Points were awarded in each pool on a different schedule from most rugby tournaments—3 for a win , 2 for a draw , 1 for a loss . The top two teams in each pool advanced to the Cup competition . The four quarterfinal losers dropped into the bracket for the Plate . The Bowl was contested by the third- and fourth-place finishers in each pool , with the losers in the Bowl quarterfinals dropping into the bracket for the Shield . Pool stage . The draw was made on December 9 , 2012 .
Aerosmith World Tour 2007 . Aerosmith World Tour 2007 ( or The Tour Heard 'Round the World ) was a concert tour by American hard rock band Aerosmith that saw the band performing outside North America or Japan for the first time in about eight years ( since the Nine Lives Tour ) , and in some countries , the first time in 14 years ( since the Get a Grip Tour ) . As part of the tour , the band also visited some countries for the first time ever , including India , the United Arab Emirates , Latvia , and Estonia . The concert tour began in the spring of 2007 in South America , where the band performed to sold-out stadium crowds . In the Summer of 2007 , the band performed throughout Eurasia , including performances at several major rock festivals . The band also played a select few concerts in Canada and California at the end of July . In September 2007 , the band performed eight dates in Northeastern North America , and concluded the tour with a private show in Hawaii . Even though the tour was a brief 36 performances , the band performed in a total of 19 countries . The tour was a large success , as Aerosmith was ranked # 14 for the highest-grossing touring acts of 2007 .
Effloresce ( album ) . `` Effloresce '' is the debut album by British progressive rock band Oceansize . It was released on 29 September 2003 . The record garnered considerable praise from critics .
Tushar Khandker . Tushar Khandker ( born 5 April 1985 ) is an Indian professional field hockey player . He represented India in Men 's Hockey during the 2012 London Olympics . Khandker comes from a family of hockey players as his father , uncle and elder brother played the game . Career . Tushar Khandker made his debut in for India in 2003 when he was included in the Hockey Australia Challenge Cup in which he scored in his first game . He was a part of the team that won the 2004 Junior Asia Cup and the 2007 Men 's senior Asia Cup , thereby becoming the first Indian to be a part of the Asian Cups for all age groups . Hockey India League . During the auction of the inaugural season of the Hockey India League , Khandker was bought by the Uttar Pradesh franchise for USD 14,000 with his base price being USD 13,900 . The Uttar Pradesh team was named Uttar Pradesh Wizards .
Bernard Wall . Bernard Patrick Wall ( 15 March 1894 – 18 June 1976 ) was an English prelate who served in the Roman Catholic Church as the Bishop of Brentwood from 1955 to 1969 . Born in Tonbridge , Kent on 15 March 1894 , he was ordained to the priesthood on 14 July 1918 . He was appointed the Bishop of the Diocese of Brentwood by the Holy See on 30 November 1955 . His consecration to the Episcopate took place on 18 January 1956 , the principal consecrator was Cyril Conrad Cowderoy , Bishop ( later Archbishop ) of Southwark , and the principal co-consecrators were Neil Farren , Bishop of Derry and George Andrew Beck , Bishop of Salford ( later Archbishop of Liverpool ) . Bishop Wall participated in all the four sessions of the Second Vatican Council , held between in 1962 and 1965 . He retired on 14 April 1969 and assumed the title Bishop Emeritus of Brentwood . He died on 18 June 1976 , aged 82 .
Clay M. Greene . Clay Meredith Greene ( March 12 , 1850 - September 5 , 1933 ) was an American playwright . Biography . He was born on March 12 , 1850 in San Francisco , California to William Harrison Greene ( 1812-1871 ) and Anne Elizabeth Fisk ( 1830-1901 ) . He studied at Santa Clara University and was part of the graduating class of 1869 . He was author to fifty plays and opera liberettos . He was known for such plays as `` M'liss '' , `` Struck Oil '' , `` Blue Beard '' , `` Little Trooper '' , and `` The Golden Giant '' . He died on September 5 , 1933 in San Francisco , California .
Flavio Destro . Flavio Destro ( ; born 28 August 1962 ) is an Italian football manager and former player , who played as a defender . He currently serves as the manager of Serie D club Fermana . 1976–1981 : Youth career . Destro began his youth career at local club Torino , where he played for their `` Allievi '' and `` Primavera '' side . 1981–1982 : Reggina . After spending five years with the `` Granata '' , Destro signed his first professional contract with Serie C1 club Reggina . In his only season with the `` Amaranto '' , he made 19 appearances and scored 1 goal . 1982–1983 : Rondinella . At the end of the 1981–82 season , he moved to Rondinella and managed 30 appearances and would again score one goal . 1983–1985 : Catanzaro . Destro then spent two seasons at Catanzaro , where he managed 60 appearances and a single goal . 1985–1990 : Ascoli . He signed for Ascoli in 1985 and departed the club in 1990 . In five seasons at Ascoli , Destro managed 142 appearances and scored 2 goals . His first goal for Ascoli came on 14 February 1988 at home against Milan in Serie A . The `` Rossoneri '' then equalised threw Daniele Massaro to make it honours even . 1990–1994 : Pescara , Cesena and Empoli . A single season at Pescara was followed by a two-year spell with Cesena . Before hanging up the boots forever , the veteran defender spent one last season at Empoli , where he played 18 times without registering a goal . Post-retirement . Following his retirement from football , Destro then pursued a career in coaching football . He currently lives in Ascoli Piceno , the birthplace of his son . Managerial career . Destro managed Lega Pro Seconda Divisione club Montichiari in 2008 . He was then made assistant manager at both Crotone in ( 2009–10 ) , and Torino in ( 2010–11 ) . Destro returned to former club Ascoli , where he was appointed manager in 2014 . Serie D side Fermana announced Destro as their new manager in March 2016 . Personal life . Destro is the father of Bologna and Italy forward Mattia Destro . His daughter-in-law is the Italian showgirl Ludovica Caramis .
Claire Calvert . Claire Louise Calvert ( born 1988 ) is an English ballet dancer and is a first soloist at the Royal Ballet . She is known for the roles such as the Lilac Fairy in `` The Sleeping Beauty '' , Lescaut 's Mistress in `` Manon '' , and more recently Hermione in `` The Winter 's Tale '' and the Sugar Plum Fairy in `` The Nutcracker '' . Life and Career . Calvert was born and grew up in Bath . She joined the Junior Associates of the Royal Ballet in Bristol at the age of 8 , and in 1999 ( at the age of 11 ) moved on to the Royal Ballet Lower School at White Lodge , where she was coached by Darcey Bussell . Calvert graduated the Royal Ballet School in 2007 and simultaneously joined the Royal Ballet company . She was promoted to First Soloist at the end of the 2015–2016 season .
Imran Hashmi ( footballer ) . Imran Hashmi is a Pakistani footballer , who plays for PIA FC . He is also a member of Pakistan national football team . Hashmi plays as a Midfielder . He was called up to the Pakistan squad during the 2008 friendlies with Nepal .
1984 BDO World Darts Championship . The 1984 Embassy World Darts Championship was held from 31 December 1983 to 7 January 1984 at Jollees Cabaret Club in Stoke-on-Trent . Eric Bristow made up for his defeat against Keith Deller in the previous year 's final by winning his third world title having dropped just one set in the entire tournament . He beat Finn Jensen , Rick Ney , Peter Locke and John Lowe before defeating Dave Whitcombe in the final by 7 sets to 1 . Deller suffered a shock first-round defeat to 1978 semi-finalist Nicky Virachkul , who eventually lost to Whitcombe in the quarter-finals . Whitcombe then came from 4–2 down to beat Jocky Wilson 6–5 in the semi-finals . In a famous moment at the end of the match , Wilson drunkenly fell down on the stage before congratulating Whitcombe . Prize money . There was also a 9 Dart Checkout prize of £52,000 , along with a High Checkout prize of £800 .
Moyshe Kulbak . Moyshe Kulbak ( ; 1896 , Smarhoń1937 , near Minsk ) was a Yiddish-language writer . Overview . Born in Smarhon ( present-day Belarus , then a town of Russian empire ) to a Jewish family , Kulbak studied at the Volozhin Yeshiva in Belarus ( then in the Russian empire ) . During the First World War he lived in Kovno ( today , Kaunas , Lithuania ) , where he began to write poetry in Hebrew , before switching to Yiddish . He made his publishing debut in Yiddish in 1916 , with the poem `` Shterndl '' ( Little star ) . In 1918 he moved to the city of Minsk ; in 1919 , after the Soviet Revolution , to Vilna ( today Vilnius , Lithuania ) ; and in 1920 to Berlin . In 1923 he came back to Vilna , which after the war had become part of newly independent Poland , and was a center of Yiddish literary culture . In Vilna he taught modern Yiddish literature at the Real-Gymnasium ( a Yiddish-speaking high school ) , as well as at the Yiddish teachers ' seminary . By 1928 he became disappointed with the literary atmosphere in Poland , and decided to return to Minsk ( capital of the Soviet Belarus ) , where much of his family lived , and where there was a lively Yiddish literary scene . Kulbak wrote poems , fantastical or `` mystical '' novels , and , after moving to the Soviet Union , what are described by one source as `` Soviet '' satires . His novel `` The Zelmenyaners '' depicted with some realism the absurdities of Soviet life . His mystical novella `` The Messiah of the House of Ephraim '' ( 1924 ) draws together many strands of Jewish folklore and apocalyptic belief , presenting them from a perspective that owes much to German expressionist cinema . It principally concerns the poor man Benye , who may or may not be a Messiah , and whose destiny is intertwined with the Lamed-Vavniks . ( In Jewish mysticism , the Lamed-Vavniks are a group of 36 holy Jews on whose goodness the whole of humanity depends . ) Benye , and the many other characters , undergo experiences the strangeness of which approaches incomprehensibility , to themselves as well as the reader . Legendary figures such as Lilith and Simkhe Plakhte are characters in the novel . In September 1937 , during the Stalinist purges , Moyshe Kulbak was arrested , and executed a month later .
Pavel Holubář . Pavel Holubář ( born June 7 , 1970 in Brno ) is a Czech sprint canoer who competed in the early 2000s . At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney , he was eliminated in the semifinals of both the K-2 500 m and the K-4 1000 m events .
HMCS Chaudiere . Several Canadian naval units have been named HMCS `` Chaudiere '' .
American women in World War I . World War I marked the first war in which American women were allowed to enlist in the armed forces . While thousands of women did join branches of the army in an official capacity , receiving veterans status and benefits after the war 's close , the majority of female involvement was done through voluntary organizations supporting the war effort . Additionally , women made an impact on the war indirectly by filling the workforce , becoming employed in the jobs left behind by male soldiers . U.S. Navy , Marine Corps , and Coast Guard . In 1917 , the U.S. Navy was the first branch to allow women into its ranks , enlisting over 11,000 women , designated as `` Yeomen ( F ) '' to serve stateside in shore billets and release sailors for sea duty . The women were colloquially known as `` yeomanettes . '' More than 1,476 U.S. Navy nurses served in military hospitals stateside and overseas . The Marine Corps soon followed suit , officially beginning to enlist women in August 1917 . The U.S. Marine Corps enlisted 305 female Marine Reservists ( F ) to `` free men to fight '' by filling positions such as clerks and telephone operators on the home front . Josephus Daniels , the Secretary of the Navy , was an outspoken proponent of using women in the military , which enabled the quick enlistment of women in the Navy . He made many public statements about the potential of women to aid in the war effort , saying in 1917 , `` In my opinion the importance of the part which our American women must play in the successful prosecution of the war can not be overestimated . '' African-American women also served in World War I as U.S. Yeomen ( F ) . Of the 11,274 U.S. Yeomen ( F ) who served from 1917-1921 , 14 were black . The Yeoman ( F ) recruits and Marines primarily served in clerical positions . They received the same benefits and responsibilities as men , including identical pay of $ 28.75 per month , and were treated as veterans after the war . These women were quickly demobilized when hostilities ceased and , aside from the Nursing Corps , the soldiery became once again exclusively male . On 21 March 1917 , YNC Loretta Perfectus Walsh became the first female Chief Petty Officer in the U.S. Navy . In 1918 , Pvt . Opha May Johnson became the first woman to enlist in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve . In 1918 , twin sisters Genevieve and Lucille Baker of the Naval Coastal Defense Reserve become the first uniformed women to serve in the U.S. Coast Guard . At the time of the armistice on November 11 , 1918 there were 11,275 Yeomanettes in naval service , with some 300 female Marines in the Marine Corps . U.S. Army . Women were never allowed to enlist in the army in an official capacity , however , many were part of the Army Nursing Corps or supported the Army through voluntary organizations that operated domestically as well as sending contingents of women abroad to follow the army and provide support . During the course of the war , 21,498 U.S. Army nurses ( military nurses were all women then ) served in military hospitals in the United States and overseas . Many of these women were positioned near to battlefields , and faced long and grueling hours tending to those who had been wounded . Eighteen African-American Army nurses served stateside caring for German prisoners of war ( POWs ) and African-American soldiers . They were assigned to Camp Grant , IL , and Camp Sherman , OH , and lived in segregated quarters while caring for German POWs and black soldiers . The U.S. Army recruited and trained 233 female bilingual telephone operators to work at switchboards near the front in France and sent 50 skilled female stenographers to France to work with the Quartermaster Corps . More than 400 U.S. military nurses died in the line of duty during World War I . The vast majority of these women died from a highly contagious form of influenza known as the `` Spanish Flu , '' which swept through crowded military camps and hospitals and ports of embarkation . Voluntary and Third Party Organizations . Social status often dictated the way in which a woman was involved in the war effort . Working class women were generally the ones enlisting in the armed forces or taking over jobs left behind , while middle and upper class women generally participated in voluntary organizations . These were the women with more free time , whose living standards did not necessitate that they earn a salary . One prominent issue at the outset of the war was how to organize and coordinate female support and service , which led for female leaders to push for the creation of the Woman 's Committee of the Council of National Defense ( WCND ) , established by the Wilson administration to serve as an advisory committee . The Committee appropriated projects to voluntary organizations such as the Red Cross , Women 's Temperance Union and others , in order to drum up support for the war and mobilize the female half of the population amidst rising manpower concerns . Women and the Anti-War movement . While women were lauded for their patriotism and support in the Great War , many were also involved in protesting the war and encouraging an internationally agreed upon framework for a return to peace . Alice Paul , the famed advocate for women 's suffrage , led the National Women 's Party in multiple protests at the White House . One argument commonly made was that the United States should not have been intervening abroad , when they were still not providing equal rights and assurances to its own citizens , including still not allowing women to vote . The Women 's Peace Party , led by President Jane Addams , was another strong voice that came out in opposition to the war . By 1915 , the organization had over 40,000 members . Jane Addams met with President Woodrow Wilson six separate times to discuss the war .
David Vern Reed . David Vern Reed ( born David Levine ; 1924–1989 ) , was an American writer , best known for his work on the `` Batman '' comic book during the 1950s in a run that included a revamp of the Batplane in `` Batman '' # 61 and the introduction of Deadshot in `` Batman '' # 59 ( July 1950 ) . Biography . Born David Levine , David Vern Reed grew up to become a writer , with his work appearing under several Anglicized pseudonyms , amongst them David Vern , Coram Nobis , Alexander Blade , Craig Ellis , Clyde Woodruff , and Peter Horn . In the 1940s , he wrote such science fiction stories as the novella `` The Metal Monster Murders '' in `` Mammoth Detective '' vol . 3 , # 4 ( Nov. 1944 ) . He was hired to write comic book scripts by his friend , Julius Schwartz , an editor at DC Comics . It was at DC where Levine — who like all Batman writers and artists of this time ghosted under Bob Kane 's byline — would eventually become best known to Batman fans as `` David V . Reed . '' Reed 's first story published by DC , `` Ride , Bat-Hombre , Ride '' in `` Batman '' # 56 ( Dec. 1949–Jan . 1950 ) was the start of his first tenure chronicling Batman 's adventures . He and artist Lew Schwartz created the villain Deadshot in `` Batman '' # 59 ( July 1950 ) . Reed wrote such key stories as `` The Birth of Batplane II '' in `` Batman '' # 61 ( Nov. 1950 ) , `` The Joker 's Millions '' and `` Two-Face Strikes Again '' , the latter two featuring the return of the original villains introduced by Kane and writer Bill Finger . Another story from this period , `` The Joker 's Utility Belt '' , once mistakenly believed to have been written by Finger , was eventually adapted for Cesar Romero 's first appearance as the Joker on the 1960s `` Batman '' television series , broadcast as the episodes `` The Joker Is Wild '' and `` Batman Gets Riled '' . Besides `` Batman '' , Vern Reed wrote for Superman in `` Action Comics '' , `` World 's Finest Comics '' and several of DC 's non-superhero series . He later left comics to return to prose fiction , writing such science fiction novels as `` Murder in Space '' ( Green Dragon Books / Ideal Publishing , 1945 ) , and stories for such magazines as `` Amazing Stories '' , `` Fantastic Adventures '' , and `` Astounding Science Fiction '' . He also wrote for glossy magazines including `` Argosy '' , `` Collier 's '' , `` Cosmopolitan '' , `` Good Housekeeping '' , and `` Mademoiselle '' . Reed returned to comic books in the 1970s and to Batman in 1975 . Initially ignoring the character 's large rogues gallery , he engaged the superhero in a series of bizarre mysteries such as `` The Daily Death of Terry Tremayne '' and `` The Underworld Olympics '76 ! '' However , supervillains would later appear in tales like `` Where Were You On The Night Batman Was Killed ? '' . Critic Chris Sims of ComicsAlliance praised that story in 2012 , noting `` The price of Batman ’ s heroism , the guilt that he feels for being personally responsible for the victim showing up at the scene of one of his exploits , the lengths to which he ’ s willing to go to make sure that this person isn ’ t just another ( literally ) faceless victim , the desire to make sure he has the right killer — they ’ re all very modern ideas . This story may not be as well-known as anything by Englehart and Rogers or O ’ Neil and Adams , but it ’ s just as much of a turning point in how Batman was presented . '' `` Batman '' # 300 ( June 1978 ) featured a story by Reed and artist Walt Simonson After writing various Batman stories for three years , Reed left comics again in 1978 with his final Batman story `` Hang the Batman '' appearing in `` DC Special Series '' # 15 . He died in 1989 .
International Year of Peace . The International Year of Peace was recognized in 1986 by the United Nations . It was first proposed during the UN conference of November , 1981 by the United Nations Economic and Social Council , with a date associated with the fortieth anniversary of the establishment of the UN . Red Cross support . During its twenty-fifth conference , in 1986 , the Red Cross recognized the International Year of Peace . In its twenty-seventh resolution of that conference , the Red Cross emphasized its goal `` to prevent and alleviate human suffering , protect life and health and to promote lasting peace and international co-operation '' . Bahá'í Faith support . In January 1985 the Universal House of Justice , the head institution of the Bahá'í Faith , sent a letter of all national assemblies , with responsibilities in hundreds of countries for the religion , to specify goals for the community for the International Year of Peace . These goals included sponsoring activities about the theme of peace which is a priority of the religion : to engage the attention of people to relevant topics related to peace , a publicity campaign encouraging these goals , publishing new literature , and already existing serial publications on the subject , Bahá'í radio stations to devote programming on it , the Association for Bahá'í Studies to devote scholarly activities on it , the encouragement of artists and musicians in their contribution and that they should invite colleagues to the work . Since its inception the Bahá'í Faith has had involvement in socio-economic development beginning by giving greater freedom to women , promulgating the promotion of female education as a priority concern , often in some practical expression such as by creating schools , agricultural coops , and clinics . Chinese support . The song Tomorrow Will Be Better was first created for it . Music concerts about it were held in Beijing and Hong Kong . The logo . The logo of the International Year of Peace is two hands releasing a white dove surrounded by a laurel crown similar to the UN emblem . This logo appears in different postage stamps and on the advertising board during the 1986 FIFA World Cup in Mexico .
Mark Benjamin . Mark Benjamin ( born 1947 ) is an American documentary filmmaker best known for the Sundance TV series `` Brick City '' and the feature film ' . His most recent television series , `` Chicagoland '' aired on CNN in 2014 .
Largs Academy . Largs Academy was a Scottish secondary school , opened in August 1970 , serving the towns of Largs , Fairlie , Skelmorlie and the island of Cumbrae , as well as taking placement requests from across Scotland , from places such as West Kilbride , Beith and Renfrewshire . As of March 2017 , Largs Academy was in the top 30 schools for Higher Results in Scotland , sitting at number 27 . Senior Management team . As of August 2012 , the headteacher was Mrs Heather Burns . The previous Headteacher , Arthur Jones , retired at the end of the 2011/2012 session after nine years as Headteacher . Feeder schools . Largs Academy had six feeder schools , St. Mary 's Primary School , Brisbane Primary School , Cumbrae Primary School , Fairlie Primary School , Kelburn Primary School , and Skelmorlie Primary School . Children from West Kilbride , Beith and Renfrewshire can also attend Largs Academy by placement request . Bus Crash . During a school trip to Barcelona 27 June 2002 , a coach that was carrying a party of students and teachers from Largs Academy , crashed on the A6 motorway link road at Bierre-les-Semur , near Dijon , France at about 4AM BST . Two pupils and four teachers were hospitalized with serious injuries , with at least five others suffering minor injuries . One of the injured teachers lost an arm as the bus rolled . One life was also lost in the crash , Katherine Fish , who was a 4th year student at the school . After the crash , a memorial plaque was put up in the Largs Academy Music Department in memory of Katherine . Largs Campus . Largs Academy and surrounding schools St Mary ’ s RC Primary School and amalgamated Brisbane and Kelburn Primary School will be accommodation in a new £50m campus , aimed to be complete by early 2018 . Allowing the previous school locations to be used for housing . North Ayrshire Council approved the proposals following a pre-determination meeting was held to give objectors and all stakeholders involved in the process a chance to make representation . The facility provides an environment for learning for 1200 Secondary school pupils , 210 denominational primary pupils , 610 non-denominational Primary pupis and 100 Early Years places , as well as core leisure and community provision to the surrounding area due to a partnership with SportsScotland .
Elizabeth Collins . Elizabeth `` Liz '' Collins ( born November 29 , 1982 ) is a female swimmer from Canada , who mostly competes in the freestyle events . Collins won three silver medals at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro , Brazil . She is starting her third year of coaching Vancouver Pacific Swim Club in Vancouver , British Columbia .
Whitehall , Aiken County , South Carolina . Whitehall is a historic home located at Aiken , South Carolina . It was constructed about 1928 for Robert R. McCormick , one of the owners of the `` Chicago Tribune '' . The house was designed by Willis Irvin of Augusta , who won a Gold Medal for Domestic Work at the 1929 Southern Architectural Exhibition with its design . The one-story , brick , U-shaped house was built on the foundation of an earlier , two-story house that had been destroyed by a fire . It is believed that some of the ornate interior woodwork came from the home of John C. Calhoun ’ s daughter . Whitehall gets its name form the old Whitehall estate on the ruins of which this house was constructed . Whitehall is a Georgian Revival residence . Each of the three sections has a gabled roof . The two projecting wings are pedimented and have a boxed cornice with block modillions , round vents and Doric pilasters at the corners . The central section features a pedimented Doric portico sheltering a central entrance with a semicircular fanlight and sidelights . A Doric entablature extends across the central section . Fenestration is regular six over six with dentiled architraves . It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 27 , 1984 . The residential area now surrounding this house was once part of the estate of Robert R. McCormick .
German Type UB I submarine . The Type `` UB I '' submarine ( sometimes known as the `` UB-1 '' class ) was a class of small coastal submarines ( U-boats ) built in Germany at the beginning of the First World War . 20 boats were constructed , most of which went into service with the German Imperial Navy . Boats of this design were also operated by the Austro-Hungarian Navy ( Kaiserliche und Königliche Kriegsmarine `` or '' K.u.K . Kriegsmarine ) and the Bulgarian Navy . In the Austro-Hungarian Navy , it was called the . Built to meet the need for small maneuverable submarines able to operate in the narrow , shallow seas off Flanders , the vessels were intended to be quickly constructed , then shipped by rail and assembled at their port of operation . The design effort began in mid-August 1914 and by mid-October the first 15 boats were ordered from two German shipyards . The German Imperial Navy subsequently ordered an additional pair of boats to replace two sold to Austria-Hungary , who ordered a further three boats in April 1915 . A total of 20 UB Is were built . Construction of the first boats for Germany began in early November 1914 ; all 20 were completed by October 1915 . Several of the first boats underwent trials in German home waters , but the rest were assembled and tested at either Antwerp or Pola . The German boats operated primarily in the Flanders , Baltic , and Constantinople Flotillas . The boats were about long and displaced when surfaced and while submerged . All had two bow torpedo tubes and two torpedoes , and were equipped with a deck-mounted machine gun . In 1918 four of the surviving German boats were converted into coastal minelayers . Of the seventeen boats in German service , two were sold to Austria-Hungary , one was sold to Bulgaria , and nine were lost during the war . One of the five Austro-Hungarian boats was sunk and another mined and not repaired . The five surviving German boats , the four surviving Austro-Hungarian boats , and the Bulgarian boat were all turned over to the Allies after the end of the war and were broken up . Design . In the earliest stages of the First World War the German Army 's rapid advance along the North Sea coast found the German Imperial Navy without submarines suitable to operate in the narrow and shallow seas off Flanders . By 18 August 1914 , two weeks after the German invasion of Belgium , the planning of a series of small coastal submarines had already begun . The German Imperial Navy stipulated that the submarines must be transportable by rail , which imposed a maximum diameter of . The rushed planning effort—which had been assigned the name `` Project 34 '' —resulted in the Type UB I design , created specifically for operation from Flanders . The boats were to be about long and to displace about with two bow torpedo tubes . Boats of the Type UB I design were built by two manufacturers , Germaniawerft of Kiel and AG Weser of Bremen , which led to some variations in boats from the two shipyards . The eight Germaniawerft-built boats were slightly longer at length overall , while the twelve Weser-built boats came in shorter than their counterparts . All were abeam and had a draft of . The boats all displaced while surfaced , but differed slightly in displacement submerged . The slightly longer Germaniawerft boats displaced while submerged , as they weighed more than the Weser boats . The drivetrain of the boats consisted of a single propeller shaft driven by a Daimler ( Germaniawerft ) or Körting ( Weser ) diesel engine on the surface , or a Siemens-Schuckert electric motor for underwater travel . The Weser boats were capable of nearly on the surface and a little more than submerged . The Germaniawerft boats were about slower than their Bremen-made counterparts . The boats were equipped with two bow torpedo tubes and carried two torpedoes . They were also armed with a single machine gun affixed to the deck . None of the Type UB I boats had a deck gun . Construction . The German Imperial Navy ordered its first fifteen Type UB I boats on 15 October 1914 . Eight boats—numbered `` UB-1 '' to `` UB-8 '' —were ordered from Germaniawerft of Kiel , and seven boats—numbered `` UB-9 '' to `` U-15 '' —from AG Weser of Bremen . After two of the class , `` UB-1 '' and `` UB-15 '' , were sold in February 1915 to ally Austria-Hungary ( becoming `` U-10 '' and `` U-11 '' in the Austro-Hungarian Navy ) , the German Imperial Navy ordered `` UB-16 '' and `` UB-17 '' from Weser . A further three for Austria-Hungary — '' U-15 '' , `` U-16 '' , and `` U-17 '' —had been ordered from Weser by April , bringing the total number constructed to 20 . `` UB-1 '' and `` UB-2 '' were laid down on 1 November 1914 at the Germaniawerft yard at Kiel . `` UB-1 '' was launched on 22 January 1915 , just 75 working days later . `` UB-2 '' s launch followed on 13 February . Among the Weser boats , `` UB-9 '' was laid down first , on 6 November 1914 , and launched on 6 February 1915 , a week ahead of `` UB-2 '' . These first three boats launched underwent trials in home waters , but most of the other members of the class were shipped via rail and underwent trials at their assembly point . The process of shipping the submarines by rail involved breaking the submarines down into what was essentially a knock down kit . Each boat was broken into approximately fifteen pieces and loaded onto eight railway flatcars . Type UB I boats destined for service with the Flanders Flotilla made a five-day journey to Antwerp for the two- to three-week assembly process . After assembly at Antwerp the boats were towed by barge to Bruges for trials . Boats selected for service in the Mediterranean were sent to the Austro-Hungarian port of Pola for assembly . The total time from departure of the railcars from the shipyard to operational readiness for the boats was about six weeks . By July 1915 all seventeen of the German Imperial Navy Type UB Is had been completed . History . During their trials the Type UB Is were found to be too small and too slow and had a reputation for being underpowered ; one commander compared his Type UB I to a `` sewing machine '' . According to authors R. H. Gibson and Maurice Prendergast in their 1931 book `` The German Submarine War , 1914–1918 '' , the UBs did not have enough power to chase down steamers while surfaced and lacked the endurance to spend any extended amount of time underwater , exhausting their batteries after little over an hour 's running . In-service use revealed another problem : with a single propeller shaft/engine combination , if either component failed , the U-boat was almost totally disabled . Another reported problem with the Type UB Is was the tendency to break trim after the firing of torpedoes . The boats were equipped with compensating tanks designed to flood and offset the loss of the 06 torpedo 's weight , but this system did not always function properly ; as a result , when firing from periscope depth the boat could broach after firing or , if too much weight was taken on , plunge to the depths . When `` UB-15 '' torpedoed and sank in June 1915 , the tank failed to properly compensate , forcing the entire crew to run to the stern to offset the trim imbalance . Despite the problems , the `` tin tadpoles '' , as the Germans referred to them , were in active service from March 1915 through the end of the war , with half of the 20 boats lost during the war . Boats of the class served in three navies : the German Imperial Navy , the Austro-Hungarian Navy , and the Bulgarian Navy . In German service , they served primarily in the Flanders Flotilla , the Baltic Flotilla , and the Constantinople Flotilla . Flanders Flotilla . The first Type UB I to enter service was `` UB-10 '' , which formed the nucleus of the Flanders Flotilla , on 27 March 1915 . By the end of April five more Type UB I boats had become operational . `` UB-10 '' was eventually joined in the Flanders Flotilla by `` UB-2 '' , `` UB-4 '' , `` UB-5 '' , `` UB-6 '' , `` UB-12 '' , `` UB-13 '' , `` UB-16 '' , and `` UB-17 '' ; of these , only `` UB-2 '' made the journey to Flanders by sea rather than rail . `` UB-4 '' departed on the first patrol from Flanders on 9 April , and was responsible for sinking the first ship sent down by the flotilla . The Type UB I boats of the Flanders Flotilla originally patrolled the area between the United Kingdom and the Netherlands , but began patrolling the English Channel after `` UB-6 '' pioneered a route past British antisubmarine nets and mines in the Straits of Dover in late June . Over the Type UB Is ' first year of service , `` UB-4 '' and `` UB-13 '' were both lost , and `` UB-2 '' and `` UB-5 '' were transferred to the Baltic Flotilla . In March 1917 , `` UB-6 '' ran aground in Dutch waters and was interned for the rest of the war , along with her crew . The four remaining Type UB Is in Flanders— '' UB-10 '' , `` UB-12 '' , `` UB-16 '' , `` UB-17 '' —were all converted to minelayers by 1918 , having their torpedo tubes removed and replaced with chutes to carry up to eight mines . All but `` UB-10 '' were lost in 1918 ; `` UB-10 '' , in poor repair and out of service , was scuttled in October 1918 when the Germans evacuated from Flanders . Baltic Flotilla . `` UB-9 '' was initially assigned to the Baltic Flotilla , and was joined by `` UB-2 '' and `` UB-5 '' in early 1916 . All three became training boats at Kiel in 1916 , joining `` UB-11 '' in that duty . Little information is available about the Type UB I boats operating in the Baltic . Constantinople Flotilla . Four of the German Imperial Navy boats— '' UB-3 '' , `` UB-7 '' , `` UB-8 '' , and `` UB-14 '' —were selected for service with the Constantinople Flotilla . All were sent to Pola for assembly and trials there as part of the Pola Flotilla before sailing on to join the Constantinople Flotilla . `` UB-3 '' disappeared en route to Constantinople in May 1915 , but the other three arrived there by mid-June . The three Type UB I boats of the Constantinople Flotilla seem to have patrolled primarily in the Black Sea . `` UB-8 '' was transferred to the Bulgarian Navy in May 1916 , and `` UB-7 '' disappeared in the Black Sea in October 1916 , leaving `` UB-14 '' as the sole remaining German Type UB I in the flotilla ; she was surrendered at Sevastopol in November 1918 to French armies stationed there during the Russian Civil War . Austro-Hungarian Navy . `` UB-1 '' and the still incomplete `` UB-15 '' were sold to the Austria-Hungary in February 1915 ; both were dismantled and shipped to Pola in May . After one cruise under the German flag , each boat was commissioned into the Austro-Hungarian Navy . The pair—renamed `` U-10 '' and `` U-11 '' , respectively—were joined by `` U-15 '' , `` U-16 '' , and `` U-17 '' in October . Known as the `` U-10 '' or the `` Okarina '' ( ) class as a part of the Austro-Hungarian Navy , the five boats operated primarily in the Adriatic in patrols off Italy and Albania . `` U-10 '' ( ex `` UB-1 '' ) hit a mine in July 1918 and was beached , but had not been repaired by the end of the war . `` U-16 '' was sunk after she torpedoed an Italian destroyer in October 1916 , and the remaining three ( and the unrepaired `` U-10 '' ) were ceded to Italy at the end of the war . Bulgarian Navy . After `` UB-8 '' was transferred to the Bulgarian Navy in May 1916 , she was renamed `` Podvodnik No . 18 '' ( in Cyrillic : `` Подводник No . 18 '' ) . She was Bulgaria 's first submarine , and was engaged primarily in coastal defense duties off Bulgaria 's main Black Sea port of Varna . `` Podvodnik No . 18 '' survived the war and was ceded to France after the Treaty of Neuilly-sur-Seine . List of Type UB I submarines . A total of 20 Type UB I submarines were built , 17 for the German Imperial Navy and three for the Austro-Hungarian Navy . Two of the German submarines— '' UB-1 '' and `` UB-15 '' —were sold to Austria-Hungary and commissioned into the Austro-Hungarian Navy as `` U-10 '' and `` U-11 '' , respectively . Those two and a further three built by AG Weser comprised the virtually identical `` U-10 '' class for the Austro-Hungarian Navy . Another of the German submarines , `` UB-8 '' , was sold to Bulgaria in May 1916 , becoming `` Podvodnik No . 18 '' . Austro-Hungarian Navy . In the Austro-Hungarian Navy the Type UB I boats were known as the `` U-10 '' class , which consisted of two former German Type UB I boats and three built specifically for Austria-Hungary . In addition , four of the German Type UB Is assigned to the Pola Flotilla based at the Austro-Hungarian Navy 's main naval base at Pola were assigned Austro-Hungarian designations . These four boats remained under commission in the German Imperial Navy , retained German crews and commanders , and received orders from the German flotilla commander at Pola . Bulgarian Navy . Germany and Bulgaria negotiated the purchase of two UB I boats for the Bulgarian Navy , and , in 1916 . Two crews of Bulgarian sailors were sent to Kiel for training . Before the purchase could be completed , `` UB-7 '' was sunk , leaving only one boat for Bulgaria . On 25 May 1916 , `` UB-8 '' was officially transferred to Bulgaria for the remainder of the war .
Digitivalva seligeri . `` Digitivalva seligeri '' is a moth of the family Acrolepiidae . It was described by Reinhard Gaedike in 1975 . It is found in Greece ( including the Peloponnese , the type location ) .
Zanaga Airport . Zanaga Airport is an airport serving Zanaga , a town in the Lékoumou Department of the Republic of the Congo . The runway is adjacent to the north side of the town .
Royal Danish Silk Manufactury . The Royal Danish Silk Manufactury ( Danish : Den Kongelige Silkemanufaktur ) was located at Bredgade 34 and 36 in Copenhagen , Denmark . The building fronting the street at No . 34 was listed on the Danish registry of protected buildings and places by the Danish Heritage Agency on 12 March 1951 . The rear wings and the building at No.36 are not listed . History . The Royal Silk Manufactury was founded in 1737 . The factory was taken over by the merchant Peter van Hurk in 1737 . He constructed the new factory in Bredgade in 1753-56 . The new factory in Bredgade had room for 100 weavers . The production stagnated in the 1770s . In 1775 it was taken over by Niels Lunde Reiersen . At this point the number of employees had fallen to 28 weavers and virca one hundred workers . After Lunde Reiersen 's death in 1795 it was taken over by his business partner Hans Brandorph . The silk production stopped with his bankruptcy and the buildings were taken over by a consortium in 1806 . The complex was acquired by Johan Carl Modeweg in 1825 and once again turned into a textile factory but he moved the production to Brede Works in 1831 . The complex was later home to Bredgade Steam Mill . It closed in 1897 . The buildings were then acquired by piano manufacturer Hindsberg . Several prominent residents have also lived in the complex . The later Minister of Defence Christian Frederik Hansen lived at No . 34 in 1824-1825 . The composer lived at No . 34 from 1874 to 1884 . Architecture . The complex is centred on two courtyards . The architect was possibly Niels Eigtved . The building fronting the street served as headquarters and also contained a residence for the manager .
Brick Breeden . John William `` Brick '' Breeden ( January 4 , 1904 – August 13 , 1977 ) was a college basketball coach and player . He was a player from 1926 to 1929 , and the head coach at Montana State College ( now University ) in Bozeman from 1935 to 1954 . Born in Oyer , Missouri , Breeden moved to Montana with his family in 1918 , and they settled in Bozeman two years later . He graduated from Gallatin County High School in 1925 and then attended Montana State College . As a star basketball player , he helped lead the Bobcats to the Helms Foundation national championship in 1929 . Breeden was also student body president and a member of Sigma Chi fraternity . He returned to the university in 1933 and was an assistant for two years . He coached Montana State to a record and one NCAA tournament appearance , in 1951 . After stepping down as head coach in 1954 , he was the athletic director , then the career placement director until retirement in 1971 . After MSU , Breeden was a state senator for one term ( 1972–1974 ) , but did not pursue a second due to health concerns . He died at his Bozeman home of natural causes at age 73 in 1977 ; the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse at MSU was named in his honor in 1981 .
Brian Solis . Brian Solis is a digital analyst , speaker and author . He is a principal analyst studying disruptive technology and its impact on business at Altimeter Group , a research firm acquired by global brand management consultancy Prophet in 2015 . Solis publishes annual industry reports that track technology and business trends and offer change management direction to companies . The author of several books discussing digital marketing , evolving business models , customer experience and brand innovation , Solis shares his research and insights as a frequent keynote speaker at technology , business and creativity events . His work is credited with influencing the early digital and social marketing landscape . Most notably , he is known for developing the Conversation Prism , “ a visual map of the social media landscape , ” in 2008 and revising/re-releasing it again in 2013 . Early career . Solis began his career as a programmer and database architect in 1991 at Dodge and Mansfield , a technology-focused advertising and marketing agency in Ventura , California . While at Dodge and Mansfield , he applied his technology skills to the firm ’ s marketing activities . As a 23-year-old , he published Reality Magazine , a free newsprint publication distributed in the greater Los Angeles area that focused on entertainment , fashion and social issues . From 1996 to 1999 , he held the position of director at The Benjamin Group , a Silicon Valley agency later acquired by Weber Shandwick . 1999 to 2011 . In 1999 , Solis started a digital and social media marketing company called FutureWorks . FutureWorks helped startups with digital and traditional marketing programs , often experimenting with new channels and networks , as well as global and national brands like Cisco , Conde Nast , Stella Artois and Swarovski . As Solis struck out on his own as founder of FutureWorks , he began questioning industry conventions , at first casting himself as a critic whose statements helped frame the discussion on an industry reinvention . “ PR , as we know it , is a dying practice , ” he said in a 2009 interview with Adweek , observing that publicists had “ evolved away from the public ” to concentrate on “ broadcasting messages to audiences through intermediaries. ” “ What if there is no box ? ” he asked , and said , “ I am on a big anti-case study crusade. ” Actor , entrepreneur and investor Ashton Kutcher took an interest in FutureWorks . Kutcher ’ s media company Katalyst partnered with FutureWorks in 2009 to work on several early social and digital campaigns for the likes of Oprah Winfrey , the United Nations , Pepsi and the launch of The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas . From 2008 – 2010 , Solis served as co-founder to BuzzGain , a cloud-based platform for identifying digital influencers and managing influence campaigns . In 2010 , BuzzGain was acquired by Meltwater . In 2011 , Solis joined the Altimeter Group as a principal analyst . In his role , Brian oversees research that studies disruptive technology ’ s impact on business and society . He has authored several reports on the subjects of Digital Influence , Social Media , Social Business , Digital Transformation , Mobile CX/UX , Disruptive Technology Trends and Corporate Innovation . Conferences and authorship . Between 2011 and 2014 , Solis served , with Mike Edelhart and William Lohse , as executive producer and host of the annual Pivot Conference , an event with speakers addressing digital innovation and business transformation that has been referred to as the “ TED of Marketing. ” Speakers at Pivot included Counting Crows lead singer Adam Duritz , Al Roker , YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki , “ thinkfluencer ” Jeff Jarvis , author Douglas Rushkoff and Deloitte futurist John Hagel . Brian is often asked to interview celebrities on stage . He interviewed the likes of Anthony Edwards , Jermaine Dupri and Mark Burnett . In 2012 and 2013 , he interviewed Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan and Shaquille O'Neal at Austin ’ s popular South by Southwest festival . Brian has been named one of the “ 100 Most-Wanted Speakers ” at tech conferences , ranked as an “ Influential Keynote Speaker , ” listed as one of “ 14 Speakers to Book for Conferences Right Now ” and one of “ 25 Keynote Speakers You Need to Know . Blogging . Solis ’ blog is ranked as a Top 10 Ad Age Power 150 blog . Brian is also a regular contributor to AdAge , Forbes , Washington Post and MarketWatch . During the Fall of 2010 , Brian Solis partnered with Landini Media to launch ( R ) evolution , a YouTube-based series featuring interviews with startup entrepreneurs , investors , business and political leaders , celebrities and innovators . Previous guests include Burnett , Corgan , Katie Couric , Adrian Grenier , O'Neal and Peter Guber . In 2012 , Brian was invited to become a LinkedIn Influencer , joining a highly curated group of leaders , thinkers , and authors on the network ’ s dedicated publishing channel Pulse . In 2013 , Brian Solis received a Webby Award Honoree for Best Web Personality/Host in the online film and video category . Publications . Solis authored `` , ” published in 2011 , with a foreword by FutureWorks investor Kutcher . `` The End of Business As Usual '' followed in 2012 , with a foreword by broadcast journalist Katie Couric . In 2013 , Solis published the book `` . '' In 2013 , Solis gave an overview at the C2SV technology conference and music festival about smart watches and other “ creative destruction ” technologies that would factor into the next wave of disruption . In 2015 , he published the book “ X : The Experience When Business Meets Design. ” In it , Solis explained how experiences in human interaction with products defined brands to become the new “ social currency. ” As a co-author , Brian Solis has released three books . His first book was co-authored with digital marketer Geoff Livingston , Now is Gone : A Primer on New Media for Executives and Entrepreneurs . Next , he partnered with media expert Dierdre Breakenridge on 2009 ’ s Putting the Public Back in Public Relations : How Social Media Is Reinventing the Aging Business of PR . In 2013 , Solis along with Altimeter Group colleague Charlene Li released The Seven Success Factors of Social Business Strategy . His experience and thought leadership position within the social media community has also presented Solis with 15 opportunities to contribute the foreword to books about customer service , social media marketing , online reputation management , content marketing , digital workplaces and the Internet of Things . His research-based presentations explore how businesses and industries are impacted by technology trends . A self-described “ digital anthropologist , ” his presentations discuss the evolution of society and culture to help individuals find their place in an evolving society .
Cankton , Louisiana . Cankton is a village in St. Landry Parish , Louisiana , United States . The population was 362 at the 2000 census . It is part of the Opelousas–Eunice Micropolitan Statistical Area . Geography . Cankton is located at ( 30.349149 , -92.111571 ) . According to the United States Census Bureau , the village has a total area of , all land . Demographics . As of the 2010 United States Census , there were 484 people residing in the village . The racial makeup of the village was 86.0 % White , 9.1 % Black , 0.8 % from some other race and 1.4 % from two or more races . 2.7 % were Hispanic or Latino of any race . As of the census of 2000 , there were 362 people , 154 households , and 97 families residing in the village . The population density was 178.7 inhabitants per square mile ( 68.9/km² ) . There were 161 housing units at an average density of 79.5 per square mile ( 30.6/km² ) . The racial makeup of the village was 94.20 % White , 5.25 % African American , 0.28 % Asian , and 0.28 % from two or more races . There were 154 households out of which 33.1 % had children under the age of 18 living with them , 51.9 % were married couples living together , 5.2 % had a female householder with no husband present , and 37.0 % were non-families . 33.1 % of all households were made up of individuals and 16.2 % had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older . The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.93 . In the village , the population was spread out with 24.6 % under the age of 18 , 11.3 % from 18 to 24 , 29.3 % from 25 to 44 , 21.3 % from 45 to 64 , and 13.5 % who were 65 years of age or older . The median age was 34 years . For every 100 females , there were 88.5 males . For every 100 females age 18 and over , there were 93.6 males . The median income for a household in the village was $ 22,500 , and the median income for a family was $ 36,250 . Males had a median income of $ 26,731 versus $ 15,000 for females . The per capita income for the village was $ 12,225 . About 19.8 % of families and 26.2 % of the population were below the poverty line , including 30.8 % of those under age 18 and 38.0 % of those age 65 or over .
Uriyadi 2 . “ Uriyadi 2 ” is an upcoming Tamil social thriller movie directed by the critically acclaimed filmmaker Vijay Kumar . It is a sequel to the 2016 political thriller film Uriyadi . Uriyadi 2 is produced by actor Suriya ’ s 2D Entertainment . Production . After the release of Uriyadi in 2016 , there was wide spread anticipation about Vijay Kumar 's next . A gap of two years later , it was announced that Uriyadi 2 will be helmed by Vijay Kumar with Suriya producing it . The film ’ s principal photography commenced on 20 September 2018 in Tenkasi . The first look motion poster was released by Suriya on the same day . Vijay Kumar is also the co-producer of Uriyadi 2 , through his production house , Souvenir Productions . Most of the shooting is to take place in Tenkasi and Courtallam . Fresh technical crew is introduced in this sequel , where Praveen Kumar N. , Linu M. , and Ezhumalai Adikesavan are assigned as the cinematographer , editor and art director respectively . Vicky is assigned as the stunt director , continuing his association with the director from his previous film . Meanwhile , Govind Vasantha who earlier composed for Asuravadham and Solo has been selected as the music director , working with the director for the first time . Soundtrack . The film 's soundtrack will be composed by Govind Vasantha , replacing Masala Coffee as the composer of the previous film . The audio rights are handled by Sony Music India .
Tomoxia xenicornis . `` Tomoxia xenicornis '' is a species of beetle in the `` Tomoxia '' genus that is in the Mordellidae family . It was described by Ray in 1944 .
Hazel Miner . Hazel Dulcie Miner ( April 11 , 1904 – March 16 , 1920 ) , a student at a rural Great Plains one-room school , died while protecting her 10-year-old brother , Emmet , and 8-year-old sister , Myrdith , from the spring blizzard of 1920 in Center , Oliver County , North Dakota . After her death , she became a national American heroine . Her actions were celebrated in a folk ballad and were published in many newspaper and magazine articles in the subsequent decades . Life and family . Hazel was the 15-year-old daughter of William Albert Miner , a farmer , and his wife , the former Blanche Steele , both originally of Iowa . Hazel 's sisters and brothers were Zelda , 21 ; Emmet , 10 ; Myrdith , 8 ; and Howard , 5 . Hazel was an eighth grade student at a one-room school , the same attended by Emmet and Myrdith . The Oliver County register of deeds , whose daughter had played with Hazel , recalled , `` Kind of a quiet girl she was , '' and described her as `` sort of motherly , for one so young . '' Her father considered her highly dependable . Her obituary described her as `` quiet and loving , '' with a `` sunny , cheerful nature '' and having a liking for children . Hazel had planned to start high school in Bismarck , North Dakota that fall . The Miner children lose their way . On March 15 , 1920 , the first day of the blizzard , the school dismissed its students early to enable them to go home before the storm arrived . Many of the students , like the Miner children , were used to driving to and from school with a horse and buggy , but the school teacher had a rule that no child was permitted to drive home in bad weather without permission from a parent . William Miner , who was worried about the blizzard conditions , rode the two miles to the school on a saddle horse to escort his children home . At about one o'clock in the afternoon , at the school , Miner hitched the children 's horse , `` Old Maude , '' to their light sleigh and told Hazel to wait while he went back to the school 's barn to get his horse . Hazel was n't strong enough to keep the horse from heading out into the blizzard before her father came back from the barn . William Miner searched for his children , but soon realized they must have gotten lost and went home to organize a search party . Via telephone , farm families from the surrounding countryside summoned men to join the search for the missing Miner children . Even though she was familiar with the road , Hazel quickly became disoriented due to the blinding , blowing white snow , which made it impossible to see more than a few feet in front of her . She was dressed in warm coat , hat , gloves and sturdy , one-buckle overshoes , but the clothing was insufficient protection against the wind and freezing temperatures , and her hands and feet became numb in the cold . When the sleigh hit a coulee , Hazel slid from the sleigh into waist-deep , mushy snow . She said , `` Oh , my ! I am wet clear to the waist and my shoes are full of water , '' her brother recalled later . Her prolonged exposure virtually guaranteed eventual severe hypothermia . The horse 's harness slipped and Hazel had to readjust it . She led the horse forward through the blizzard , but found she had lost sight of the road . There were few landmarks on the prairie to guide the children . Shelter of last resort . The children continued traveling and growing more tired and cold . Then the sleigh again hit an obstruction and tipped over , throwing Hazel over the dashboard into the snow . Hazel , Emmet , and Myrdith tried to push the sleigh upright , but were not strong enough to lift it , even with all three pushing at once . Using the overturned sleigh as a shelter , Hazel spread two blankets , told Emmet and Myrdith to lie down , and placed a third blanket atop them . The children tried to keep moving to stay warm . Hazel huddled beside her brother and sister and used her body heat to warm them . She told them stories to keep them awake . The children sang all four verses of `` America the Beautiful , '' a song they had sung during opening exercises at the country school that morning , and repeated the Lord 's Prayer . Hazel advised her siblings , `` Remember , you must n't go to sleep — even if I do . Promise me you wo n't , no matter how sleepy you get . Keep each other awake ! Promise ? '' Her brother and sister promised . Throughout the night , the children could hear a dog barking somewhere nearby , but no one came to their aid . As the night wore on , Hazel talked less and less , until she finally became silent . Search and rescue . A search party of more than thirty men looked for the children throughout the afternoon and evening . They had to give up when it grew dark , but set out again the next morning . When they finally found the children , it was two o'clock in the afternoon on March 16 , twenty-five hours since the children had first set out from the school house . The overturned sleigh , with the horse still hitched up to it , was resting in a coulee two miles south of the school . `` With breathless haste we harried to the rig and will never forget the sight that met our eyes , '' one of the men reported . The searchers found the rigid Hazel lying over her siblings , covering them with her body . Her coat , which she had unbuttoned , was spread over the bodies of the two younger children and her arms were stretched out over them . Beneath her , still alive , were Emmet and Myrdith . `` Maude , '' the old horse , was standing beside the overturned sled , also still alive . If the horse had moved , the three children would have been tipped into the snow . They took the three children to the home of William Starck , a neighbor , for immediate care . Starck 's daughter , Anna Starck Benjamin , who was 4½ years old at the time , remembered `` the sound of Hazel 's outstretched arms as they brushed against the furniture as they brought her into the house , and took her into my parents ' bedroom . The crackling sound as that of frozen laundry brought in off the clothes line in winter . Then I remember the crying , so much crying . '' They worked over Hazel for hours , trying to revive her , but without success . Hazel 's mother , Blanche , was brought to the Starck house after the searchers found the children and sat in a chair , rocking back and forth , while they tended to the three children . Throughout the night when the children were missing , she had been kept company by neighbors . At one point , she drifted off to sleep , and said later that her daughter had come to her in a dream . In the dream , Hazel said , `` I was cold , Mama , but I 'm not anymore . '' At Hazel 's funeral , the minister preached a sermon on the Christian Bible verse : `` Greater love hath no man that he lay down his life for his friend , '' and said , `` Here and there are occasionally people who by their acts and lives endeavor to imitate Him . '' Hazel was one of 34 people who died during the blizzard , which lasted three days . Legacy . Hazel became a posthumous heroine after her story became known . On January 15 , 1921 , an article in `` The North Dakota Children 's Home Finder '' appeared about how `` this guardian angel of the prairies , covered with a thick sheet of ice , gave up her own life to save her brother and sister . '' The North Dakota Children 's Home Society wanted to use publicity about Hazel 's story to raise money to build an orphanage for children in the state . A memorial committee was established in Center and talked of naming a new hospital in Hazel 's honor , but some months later her parents said they wanted a memorial statue erected instead . Children across the state collected money to pay for a memorial . Emmet and Myrdith were interviewed by various North Dakota newspapers numerous times in the years following the blizzard and many news articles were written about Hazel . The story eventually attracted national attention . In 1952 the Ford Motor Company commissioned two paintings of scenes from the story by North Dakota artist Elmer Halvorson . The paintings and an article about Hazel Miner were published in the February 1953 edition of the `` Ford Times '' . In recent years , a folk ballad entitled `` The Story of Hazel Miner '' was written by folk artist Chuck Suchy of Mandan , North Dakota . The song was recorded on Suchy 's `` Much to Share '' ( 1986 ) cassette and on his `` Dancing Dakota '' ( 1989 ) cassette . In the song , recalling Hazel 's outstretched arms , Suchy sings of `` wings on the snow , a fate not chose , morning finds a dove so froze . '' But `` in warmth below , her love survived . '' The May 30 , 2002 centennial issue of the `` Center ( N.D. ) Republican '' featured a story about `` Hazel Miner , Angel of the Prairies . '' The story was also recounted in Joe Wheeler 's 2002 anthology `` Everyday Heroes : Inspiring Stories of Ordinary People Who Made a Difference '' . A Gothic-style granite monument honoring Hazel 's memory was erected in front of the Oliver County Courthouse in 1936 , sixteen years after her death , by former North Dakota governor L. B. Hanna . The stone reads `` In memory of Hazel Miner . To the dead a tribute , to the living a memory , to posterity an inspiration . '' Hazel 's grave can be found in the Center Community Cemetery in Oliver County . Today the story of Hazel and her actions during the 1920 blizzard are also studied by some students in North Dakota as part of a North Dakota history class .
Abdallah ibn Khazim . Abdallah ibn Khazim ( ) was a son of the famed Khurasani Arab general Khazim ibn Khuzayma al-Tamimi and a senior official in the Abbasid Caliphate . Khuzayma was the son of Khazim ibn Khuzayma , a Khurasani Arab who became an early follower of the Abbasids and played an instrumental rule in their rise to power both during and after the Abbasid Revolution . Through Khazim , the family achieved a prominent place among the `` Khurasaniyya '' , the Khurasani soldiers who had come west during the Revolution and formed the main power-base of the early Abbasid regime . Abdallah served as chief of security ( `` sahib al-shurta '' ) for the Caliph al-Mahdi ( r. 775–785 ) in 781 CE , for al-Mahdi 's son and heir-apparent al-Hadi ( r. 785–786 ) during his campaign in Jurjan . Caliph Harun al-Rashid ( r. 786–809 ) appointed him governor of Tabaristan on the Caspian Sea . In the civil war that broke out after Harun 's death between al-Amin ( r. 809–813 ) and al-Ma'mun ( r. 813–833 ) , he , along with his brothers , sided with al-Amin , and even served as his `` sahib al-shurta '' towards the end of his reign . As al-Ma'mun 's forces laid siege to Baghdad in 812 , he and his family abandoned the city and fled to nearby Mada'in .
Abbanakuppe , Tumkur . Abbanakuppe is a village in the southern state of Karnataka , India . It is located in the Gubbi taluk of Tumkur district .
Wyoming Business Council . The Wyoming Business Council was founded in 1998 by the State of Wyoming tasked with focusing on building a strong job creation base in Wyoming . The Business Council functions as the economic development agency of the State of Wyoming . Mission statement . The mission of the Wyoming Business Council is to facilitate the growth of Wyoming 's economy . It focuses on building and strengthening the existing business and industry groups under energy , agriculture , travel and tourism . To accomplish its goals the Wyoming Business Council helps retain and expand existing Wyoming businesses and industries ; recruits targeted businesses to the state ; and works with communities to develop infrastructure to become business-ready . The Business Council supports building partnerships with other statewide entities , such as the University of Wyoming . It also operates the state 's energy office . Structure . The Wyoming Business Council is part of the Wyoming state government , but its structure resembles a corporation with a CEO and board of directors . The Business Council has six distinct divisions including Agribusiness , Business and Industry , Investment Ready Communities , the State Energy Office , Wyoming Main Street and Rural Development and Support Services . Offerings & Services . The Business Council offers services in community assistance ; it is specifically responsible for administering The Community Development Block Grant Program ( CDBG ) through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development , with annual state grant allocation ranging from $ 2.2 million to a high of $ 3.75 million . It also offers communities strategic planning and assessment , site evaluation and certification as well as online reporting services . The Business Council also offers assistance to farmers and agribusinesses with its operations , strategic planning and marketing activities . Additionally , it offers assistance to businesses which seek to relocate by promoting the various opportunities that exist within Wyoming across many business sectors and industries . The Wyoming Business Council also offers assistance to help businesses become more energy efficient . Regional Offices . The Business Council has regional offices in Casper , Riverton , Powell , Cheyenne , Sheridan and Rock Springs . The Regional Offices are the first points of contact for individuals , businesses and communities seeking Wyoming Business Council services . In addition to its divisions , the Business Council provides services to Wyoming citizens in partnership with the University of Wyoming . Partnerships . In November 2014 , it was reported that The Business Council along with JR Simplot Co , are examining the possibility of re-opening the Fremont County iron mine . The mine was shuttered in 1983 and was one of the highest employers in the area . The study will examine the cost of reviving the mine along with the benefits of an estimated 150 million to 200 million tons of iron remaining in the old mine . On October 20 , 2014 , the Wyoming Business Council and the Taiwan External Trade Development Council agreed to a memorandum of understanding . The memorandum will allow the agencies to freely exchange trade , market and promotional opportunities and filter through businesses in both Taiwan and Wyoming . Contests . The Agribusinesses division of the Wyoming Business Council holds annual photograph contests to showcase Wyoming ’ s landscape through the lenses of talented local citizens .
Faye Chism . Marvin Faye Chism ( born 1944 ) was a very close witness to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy within Dealey Plaza in Dallas Texas on November 22 , 1963 . Faye , her husband , John , and their 3-year-old son , Rickey , were all standing together right up to Dealey Plaza 's Elm Street north sidewalk curb , located at the eastern base of the grassy knoll . Chism was only 16 ' from President Kennedy at the closest point that he passed her during the assassination . The Chisms were not filmed during the Zapruder film because they were hidden by the `` Stemmons Freeway '' road sign , but they are clearly visible in many other films , photos , and slide-photos captured before , during , and after the assassination . Chism and her husband each voluntarily provided a written affidavit to the Dallas county sheriff 's department on the day of the assassination , but neither of them were ever called to testify to the Warren Commission .
Maschinenbau Kiel . Maschinenbau Kiel GmbH designed , manufactured and marketed marine diesel engines , diesel locomotives and tracked vehicles under the MaK brand name . The three primary operating divisions of Maschinenbau Kiel GmbH were sold to different companies in the 1990s . Rheinmetall acquired the military vehicles division in 1990 . Siemens acquired the locomotive manufacturing division in 1992 . Siemens sold the locomotive division to the current owner , Vossloh , in 1998 . Caterpillar Inc. acquired the marine diesel engine division in 1997 . Both Vossloh and the marine diesels division of Caterpillar are still based in Kiel , Caterpillar continues to use MaK brand name on their products . The companies are major employers in Kiel . Origins . The companies origins can be traced back at least as far as 1918 . With the Treaty of Versailles limiting arms production in Germany , the defence based industries in Kiel sought other markets . Kiel Deutsche Werke AG ( DWK ) was founded ; producing diesel locomotives as well as shipbuilding and firearms manufacture . During the second world war Deutsche work produced U-boats , as well as locomotives for the Wehrmacht . The end of the second world war brought not only destruction of many of the facilities in Kiel , but also the end of the company . 1948–1997 . The company `` Maschinenbau Kiel '' was founded on the 25 May 1948 as a limited liability company . It included several factories of the former Deutsche Werke AG . In 1954 after a lengthy legal dispute with MAN the name was changed from MAK to MaK . In 1959 a crisis led to the company 's purchase by Bremer Atlas GmbH and its conversion into a GmbH ( a type of limited liability company ) . In 1964 MaK became part of the Krupp group due to the take over of its parent company . By 1990 the production of the Leopard 2 had ended and the prospect of future orders was uncertain ; the military equipment production division was organised into a new company `` MaK System GmbH . '' which was acquired by the cannon manufacturer Rheinmetall . The locomotive production arm of the company was sold in 1992 to Siemens . In 1997 the marine engines part of the business was sold to Caterpillar Inc. Diesel Engines . The marine diesel engines division became `` Caterpillar Motoren GmbH & Co. KG '' in 1997 and is now a 100 % subsidiary of Caterpillar Inc . The engines still carry the MaK logo . One example of the success of this organisation is the use of four engines of the type MaK 9 M 43 C in the cruise ship AIDAdiva . The MaK product line as of August 2015 consists of six medium-speed four-stroke diesel and dual fuel engine models . They range in power from 1,020 to 16,800 kW . Current models apply flexible camshaft technology ( FCT ) to reduce or eliminate visible smoke at partial load . FCT also said to improve performance and load pick-up . Locomotives . In the 1950s and 1960s diesel locomotives of the 'connecting rod ' with jackshaft drive type were built and sold to numerous private companies to replace steam locomotives . During the 1950s the plant produced locomotives for the Deutsche Bundesbahn , including the DB Class V 60 , DB Class V 65 , DB Class V 80 In 1965 native locomotive production began to use cardan shafts as part of the transmission system . During the 1960s further locomotive models were produced for the Deutsche Bundesbahn including the Class V 90 's , DB Class V 100 , DB Class V 200 and DB Class V 160 A third program of locomotive building began in 1979 - based on the standards ( `` Arbeitskreis Standard-Diesellok '' ) produced by the Federal Association of Railways ( `` Bundesverbandes Deutscher Eisenbahnen '' ) which required the use of standard interchangeable components . In the exterior design right angles and flat steel predominate - primarily for cost reasons , internally a switch to faster running engines was made , with engines from MTU being used . The G 1206 BB ; a development of the G 1201 BB , with numerous intermediate models , proved notably successful being in production for decades , with a new shunting version introduced in 2007 . In the harsh economic climate of that time the company tried to expand its range - and its customer base . Using electrical components from the Swiss-German company BBC MaK started production of diesel-electric locomotives - some were successful , notably the EN 6400 of which 120 were bought by Nederlandse Spoorwegen . In 1992 the name of the company was changed to `` Krupp Verkehrstechnik GmbH '' ( with the corporation of some other companies in the Krupp group ) . 1994 brought a sale to Siemens and became part of Siemens rail technology ( `` Siemens Schienenfahrzeugtechnik '' SFT ) . On 1 October 1998 the factory in Kiel along with a branch plant in Moers was sold to Vossloh AG . Vossloh Rail Vehicle Engineering ( `` Vossloh Schienenfahrzeugtechnik GmbH '' ) or `` VSFT '' was the new name . Under Vosslohs management the locomotives produced carried the traditional MaK logo . On 23 April 2004 the company was renamed `` Vossloh Locomotives GmbH '' Former constituent companies . The construction equipment manufacturing company is now known as ATLAS TEREX GmbH . In 1983 `` MaK DATA SYSTEM '' emerged as a profit center for the Krupp MaK external information technology service . Since 1995 it has been an independent company : MaK DATA SYSTEM Kiel GmbH . In 2006 , the foundry of the Caterpillar engine works and the former MaK foundry was sold to SHW Casting Technologies GmbH , a foundry group , and now trades under the name `` Gießerei Kiel GmbH '' ( Kiel Foundry Ltd ) or `` GK ''
Gmina Świątki . __NOTOC__ Gmina Świątki is a rural gmina ( administrative district ) in Olsztyn County , Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship , in northern Poland . Its seat is the village of Świątki , which lies approximately north-west of the regional capital Olsztyn . The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 4,234 . Villages . Gmina Świątki contains the villages and settlements of Brzeźno , Brzydowo , Dąbrówka , Drzazgi , Garzewo , Gołogóra , Jankowo , Kalisty , Kiewry , Kłobia , Klony , Komalwy , Konradowo , Kwiecewo , Łumpia , Różynka , Skolity , Świątki , Włodowo , Worławki and Żardeniki . Neighbouring gminas . Gmina Świątki is bordered by the gminas of Dobre Miasto , Dywity , Jonkowo , Lubomino , Łukta , Miłakowo and Morąg .
1977 Custom Credit Australian Indoor Championships – Doubles . Ismail El Shafei and Brian Fairlie were the defending champions but only Fairlie competed that year with Russell Simpson . Fairlie and Simpson lost in the first round to Mark Edmondson and John Marks . John Newcombe and Tony Roche won in the final 6–7 , 6–3 , 6–1 against Ross Case and Geoff Masters .
Jürgen Mlynek . Jürgen Mlynek ( born in Gronau , Lower Saxony on 15 March 1951 ) is a German physicist and was president of the Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres from 2005 to 2015 . Biography . Mlynek studied physics from 1970 to 1976 at the Technical University of Hannover and at the École Polytechnique in Paris . In 1979 , he obtained his doctor´s degree and habilitated in 1984 . Between 1976 and 1981 , Mlynek was a scientific assistant in Hannover and in 1982 he worked for one year as a post-doctoral fellow with the IBM Research Laboratory in San Jose , California . After three years as academic assistant in Hannover he became a Heisenberg fellow of the German Research Foundation ( DFG – Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft ) in 1985 and served as assistant professor at the ETH Zurich from 1986 to 1990 . In 1990 , Mlynek became a full professor for experimental physics at the University of Konstanz . There he realized an atom inferometer for the first time and conducted groundbreaking experiments in the field of atom optics and quantum optics . Among them are his works on the Heisenberg microscope and the measurement of the Wigner function of the quantum state of matter and light . Since 2000 he has been professor for experimental physics at the Humboldt University of Berlin . From 1996 to 2001 , he was vice president of the German Research Foundation ( DFG ) where he dedicated himself to encouraging young academics . Between 2000 and 2005 , Mlynek was president of the Humboldt University . During his term of presidency , he had to implement a series of reforms due to drastic reductions in order to downsize structures and to promote excellence . Besides , the sciences moved from Berlin Mitte to Adlershof and it was decided to build the Grimm library in Berlin Mitte . In 2005 , shortly after his reelection as president of the Humboldt University , Mlynek switched to the Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres , Germany ’ s largest science organization , and became president . In June 2009 , he was reelected for a second and last presidential term ( 2010-2015 ) . During his presidency , program-oriented research was enhanced and the Helmholtz mission was strengthened in terms of strategic research for the national benefit . In addition , he developed new tools of strategic cooperation with universities like Helmholtz alliances and Helmholtz Institutes . In 2006 , Mlynek was one of the co-founders of the foundation `` Haus der kleinen Forscher '' which was supported by the Helmholtz Association from the beginning . It has now become the most successful initiative on education for young children in the German speaking countries . Furthermore , he established the Helmholtz Management Academy for teaching management techniques in the domain of science . The academy is also open to partner organizations and universities . Since September 2015 he has resumed teaching as a professor in the physics department of the Humboldt University . Since the spring term in 2016 , he has been officially released as a professor . Among his offices are Chairman of the Board of Trustees at the Falling Walls Foundation , Chairman of the Foundation Board at the `` Haus der kleinen Forscher '' , Chairman of the Board of Trustees at the Foundation Brandenburger Tor , board member of the Wilhelm und Else Heraeus Foundation , as well as member of various university and science committees . Furthermore , he is a board member of the Holtzbrinck publishing group , of the company Carl Zeiss and WISTA-Management GmbH . Mlynek worked in the field of experimental quantum optics , atomic physics and surface physics . He has published more than 200 papers ( SCI:7875 / h-index:47 ) . He is married since 1972 to teacher Dagmar Mlynek and has two sons . Honors and awards . Mlynek is a member of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities , National Academy of Science and Engineering ( acatech ) and the Academia Europaea .
Minami-Kamishiro Station . is a railway station in Kamishiro , the village of Hakuba , Kitaazumi District , Nagano Prefecture , Japan , operated by East Japan Railway Company ( JR East ) . Lines . Minami-Kamishiro Station is served by the Ōito Line and is 52.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Matsumoto Station . Station layout . The station consists of one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track . The station is unattended . Layout . Minami-Kamishiro Station consists of a single side platform serving bi-directional traffic . History . The station opened on 5 December 1942 . With the privatization of Japanese National Railways ( JNR ) on 1 April 1987 the station came under the control of JR East .
Luka Cindrić . Luka Cindrić ( born 5 July 1993 ) is a Croatian handball player who plays for PGE Vive Kielce and the Croatian national team .
Grand Canyon Airlines Flight 6 . Grand Canyon Airlines Flight 6 was a de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter that collided with a Bell 206 helicopter call sign Tech 2 over Grand Canyon National Park on June 18 , 1986 . All 25 passengers and crew on board the two aircraft were killed . It remains the deadliest accident involving a helicopter on United States soil , surpassing the crash of Los Angeles Airways Flight 841 in 1968 , which killed 23 people . Collision . On the morning of the accident Grand Canyon Airlines Canyon 6 took off from Grand Canyon National Park Airport at 8:55am for a sightseeing flight over Grand Canyon National Park with two pilots and 18 passengers on board ; the pilots were operating their second scenic flight for the day . At 9:13am a Bell 206 call sign Tech 2 operated by Helitech took off from the company 's heliport in Tusayan , Arizona for a 30-minute sightseeing flight . At approximately 9:33 at an altitude of approximately the Bell 206 and DHC-6 collided , with the helicopter on the left of the Twin Otter and the two aircraft traveling at approximately right angles to each other . The helicopter 's main rotor struck the nose landing gear and tail of the Twin Otter . The Bell 206 's main rotor was torn off and disintegrated ; and the Twin Otter 's tail separated ; causing both aircraft to crash . All 20 passengers and crew on Canyon 6 , and the pilot and four passengers on the Bell 206 , were killed in the accident . Cause . The National Transportation Safety Board found that the crews of the two aircraft failed to 'see and avoid ' each other , but could not determine why this occurred due to the lack of recorded flight data ( there being no requirement for such recording for the scenic flights that were being operated ) . The accident investigation also found that the limited number of scenic points of interest in the Grand Canyon concentrated flights over these points , increasing the risk of collision ; and recommended that the Federal Aviation Administration ( FAA ) regulate the separation of flight routes of fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters . Following the accident the FAA imposed changes to the operation of scenic flights over the Grand Canyon .
Palazzo Trinci . The Trinci Palace is a patrician residence in the center of Foligno , central Italy . It houses an archaeological museum , the city 's picture gallery , a multimedia museum of Tournaments and Jousts and the Civic Museum . History . Palazzo Trinci was the residence of the Trinci family who ruled over the city from 1305 to 1439 . The palace was built ( attested by archival documents ) over a medieval building by Ugolino III Trinci between 1389 and 1407 . An adapted Roman burial stele states the date 1407 , which may be the actual year the construction started . It was completed in 1411 . After the defeat and death of Corrado III Trinci ( June 1441 ) , the palace became the seat of the `` Priori del Popolo '' and the papal government of Foligno . From that moment on , the building began to decline slowly . Already in 1458 Pope Pius II had to provide 200 guilders for its restoration . A similar episode occurred in 1475 with pope Sixtus IV and in 1546 with pope Paul III Farnese . The south-west part of the building was used as a prison from 1578 on . The staircase in the courtyard was restored in 1679 , but then demolished in 1781 . In the early 18th century , a small part of the south-west building was converted to a small theater . The building underwent serious damage by the earthquakes of 1831-1832 and minor damages by the bombing of Foligno in 1944 and the earthquake of 1985 . Description . The present inconspicuous Neoclassical façade dates only from 1842 to 1847 . It was built by Vincenzo Vitali on a draft of Odoardo Poggi , amended by Sigismondo Ferretti . The arcaded inner courtyard reflects the problems the architects faced when they wanted to save as much as possible from the pre-existing structure . They created a transition from the Romanesque style and Gothic style of the ground floor to the Renaissance style of the upper floors . The steep Gothic staircase ( `` Scala Gotica '' ) was built over three Romanesque cross vaults between 1390 and 1400 , when the palace still belonged to the wealthy merchant Giovanni Ciccarelli . The surface of this staircase and the surrounding cloister walls were originally covered with frescoes , now almost completely lost . The staircase , demolished in 1781 , was rebuilt by Cesare Bazzani in 1927 . All frescoes in the palace , except those of the chapel , were commissioned by Ugolino III Trinci , who died in 1415 . Their execution started probably in 1407 . The concept of these fresco cycles probably came from Francesco Federico Frezzi , the bishop of Foligno and author of the `` Quadriregio '' , a poem of the four kingdoms Love , Satan , the Vices , and the Virtues . Some of these frescoes were painted between 1411 and 1412 by Gentile da Fabriano , with the assistance of Jacopo Bellini . The designs were by Gentile , but their painting was almost completely done by pupils . The authorship of the frescoes was attested by Lodovico Coltellini , a scholar who saw in 1780 two receipts to Ugolino Trinci by Gentile da Fabriano for painting the halls . Some of the frescoes in the palace depicting secular subjects are attributed to Giovanni di Corraduccio The loggia is decorated with frescoes describing the legend of the `` Founding of Rome '' . These frescoes are already mentioned in documents dating from 1405 . They depict : `` The Vestal Virgin Rhea Silvia who gives in to the love of the god Mars '' ; the `` Birth of Romulus and Remus '' ; `` Faustulus brings the twins to his wife Acca Larentia '' ; `` Rhea Silvia '' , the `` Siege of Alba Longa '' , the `` Twins and the King Amulius '' . Each episode is explained below by verses in Italian . Through these frescoes , the Trinci family tried to provide an acceptable lineage of their ancestors to the founders of Rome . The painter of these frescoes is anonymous . His style is certainly different from the styles of the frescoes in the other rooms of the palace . He paints with almost monochromatic colors and has a great sense of anecdotal narrative . These reveal a certain similarity with the Master of the Life of St. Benedict ( partly in the Uffizi , Florence , and part in the Museo Poldi Pezzoli , Milan ) . The small chapel is entirely decorated with frescoes ( 1421- February 1424 ) by Ottaviano Nelli , describing in sixteen scenes the life of the Virgin : Anna and Joachim in the Temple , annunciation to Joachim and Anna , meeting at the Porta Aurea , birth of Mary , marriage to Joseph , Annunciation , Nativity , Adoration of the Magi , presentation of Jesus in the Temple , announcement of the death of Mary , arrival of the apostles , death of Mary , funeral and Assumption . The fresco of the Crucifixion above the altar shows also the archbishop Jacobus da Varagine with his book the Golden Legend in his hand . This fresco is flanked by frescoes of three saints ( one of them is the blessed Paoluccio Trinci , who died in September 1390 ) and St. Francis , receiving the Stigmata . Many of these palace chapels were dedicated to Mary in the 13th to the 15th centuries . These frescoes were commissioned by Corrado III Trinci who resumed the policy of his father as a patron of the Arts . These religious frescoes are a rare set that show at the same time a humanistic and profane iconography . The Hall of Liberal Arts and of the Planets ( or Hall of Stars ) takes its name because its frescoes represent the Liberal Arts : the Trivium ( grammar , rhetoric , logic and philosophy ) and the Quadrivium ( music , geometry , astronomy , and arithmetics ) and the planets : ( Moon , Mars , Mercury , Jupiter , Venus , Saturn and the Sun - the latter two are missing ) The other side of the room shows the different Ages of Man ( infancy , childhood , adolescence , youth , adulthood , deterioration , old age , decrepitude ) and the Hours of the Day . The former name of the room was `` Chamber of the Rose '' , probably because of the presence of roses , emblem of Trinci family , in its decorative top . The hall represents iconographically the best of medieval culture . There are seven planets , as there are seven ages of man , each under the influence of a planet . This influence of the planets is stronger in certain times of day , as man learns in each age another discipline . The provision of the planetary system does not conform to the actual position of planets in the heavens , but follows a chronological trend that relates to the day of the week . The impressive frescoes in the Hall of the Emperors or the Hall of the Giants represent the leaders , heroes and emperors of Ancient Rome , sumptuously dressed in Renaissance clothes . The practice of decorating palace walls with a series of famous men was widely known during the Middle Ages and lasted well into the 16th century . These paintings were meant to enhance the glory and the importance of the owner of the palace . These frescoes , executed in Late Gothic style , were already mentioned in a document dating 1417 . They represent Romulus , Julius Caesar ( lost ) , emperor Augustus , Tiberius , Lucius Furius Camillus , Gaius Fabricius Luscinus , Manus Curius Dentatus , Titus Manlius Torquatus , Cincinnatus , Marcus Marcellus , Scipio Africanus , Muzius Sceva , Cato the Younger , Gaius Marius , Publius Decius , Nero , Fabius Maximus , Caligula , Pompey and Trajan ( the last three are lost ) . Each figure is illustrated by a Latin epigram . All , except Caligula , are positive models . These frescoes relate to the style of Ottaviano Nelli . The concept of these frescoes came from the humanist Francesco da Fiano ( 1350 ca.-1421 ) , who was inspired by the model of ancient biographies of famous men ( `` De viris illustribus '' ) by Petrarch , used in the decoration ( today lost ) in the great hall of the palace of the Carrara ( Loggia dei Carraresi ) in Padua . Some archaeological artifacts are also on exhibition in this room , most notably a marble slab showing a quadriga race in the Circus Maximus , Rome . The Hall of Sixtus IV was originally a vast open room without roofing . In 1476 pope Sixtus IV stayed for a short time in this palace , while Rome was afflicted with the plague . The pontiff 's emblem can still be seen on the wooden ceiling of this hall and of the Hall of the Emperors.The Hall of Sixtus IV was redecorated during the reign of pope Paul III Farnese ( 1535-1546 ) , most probably by the painters Lattanzio Pagani and his gifted assistant Dono Doni . The frieze with mythological stories can be attributed to them . The hall of Sixtus IV is an important example of the new Mannerist style of Giorgio Vasari that has undergone a Roman influence . The walls of the corridor , linking the palace with the cathedral of San Feliciano , is frescoed with the Heroes of Ancient Times ( `` Ciclo dei Prodi ) '' . These frescoes represent heroes from Roman times ( Romulus , Scipio Africanus ) and nine heroes from French medieval tradition , the Nine Worthies . These came from Jewish history ( Joshua , King David and Judas Maccabeus ) , pagan history ( Hector ( lost ) , Julius Caesar , Alexander the Great ) and Christian history ( King Arthur , Charlemagne and Godfrey of Bouillon , the last two are lost )
Full national lower house results for the 2004 Australian federal election . The following table shows results for the Australian House of Representatives at the 2004 federal election , Coalition 87 , Australian Labor Party 60 , with 3 independents .
Pompom ( goldfish ) . Pompoms or pompon or hana fusa are a type of fancy goldfish that have bundles of loose fleshy outgrowths between the nostrils , on each side of the head . Description . The pompom has a similar body shape and finnage to the lionhead or Oranda but instead of supporting a headgrowth it has nasal outgrowths . The extent of the nasal outgrowths , which are enlargements of the nasal septum , vary in pompom goldfish . In some , the outgrowths hang down past the mouth . These skin outgrowths around the nostrils of pompoms are developed through selective breeding . Pompoms may have either metallic or nacreous scalation , and can occur with or without a dorsal fin . It will be best if the lionhead variety of these fishes are engaged with the same variety or other dorsal fin less fishes . The Chinese submit this variety as the `` Velvet ball '' . There are records for the existence of this fish being seen as far back as 1898 . The first importation of these fish into the United Kingdom was in 1936 when the original fish were exported from Shanghai and others were displayed at an aquarium in Paris . It was quite popular in the early days of the fancy goldfish , but is now very rarely seen for sale or on display . Variants . The hana fusa or white pompom oranda is an elegant pompom with a dorsal fin .
Peculiar Township , Cass County , Missouri . Peculiar Township is an inactive township in Cass County , in the U.S. state of Missouri . Peculiar Township was established in 1872 , taking its name from Peculiar , Missouri .
Hans Wipf . Hans Wipf ( born 1898 , date of death unknown ) was a Swiss athlete . He competed in the men 's javelin throw at the 1924 Summer Olympics .
Menesia calliope . `` Menesia calliope '' is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae . It was described by James Thomson in 1879 . It is known from Malaysia .
Australian Institute of Sport ( WNBL team ) . The Australian Institute of Sport ( AIS ) competed in the Women 's National Basketball League ( WNBL ) as a team of the AIS Athletes . They won the WNBL Championship just once , in the 1998–99 WNBL season , led by a young Lauren Jackson . The team continued to compete in the WNBL through the 2011–12 season , but withdrew at the end of that season . AIS were largely uncompetitive in their last years in the WNBL , winning only 29 matches and losing 188 in their final ten WNBL seasons , including a two-season record of 1—41 in 2005–06 and 2006–07 . The withdrawal was coordinated with Basketball Australia , which sought to address the flagging depth in its female junior ranks .
Carry That Weight . `` Carry That Weight '' is a song by the Beatles . Released on `` Abbey Road '' as the seventh and penultimate part of the long , climactic medley that closes the album , it features unison vocals from all four Beatles ( a rarity in their songs ) . It is preceded by `` Golden Slumbers '' , and segues into `` The End '' . The middle bridge , featuring brass instruments , electric guitar and vocals , reprises the beginning of `` You Never Give Me Your Money '' , but with different lyrics . The ending also reprises the arpeggiated guitar motif from the end of that track , which is itself similar to that in `` Badge '' ( co-written by Harrison and Eric Clapton ) and reminiscent of the figure featured prominently in the George Harrison–written track `` Here Comes the Sun '' . The song was written by Paul McCartney , but credited to Lennon–McCartney . Interpretation . Music critic Ian MacDonald interpreted the lyric as an acknowledgement by the group that nothing they would do as individual artists would equal what they had achieved together , and they would always carry the weight of their Beatle past . McCartney said the song was about the Beatles ' business difficulties and the atmosphere at Apple at the time . In the film ' , Lennon says that McCartney was `` singing about all of us . '' Recording . They began recording `` Golden Slumbers '' / '' Carry That Weight '' as one piece on 2 July 1969 . McCartney , Harrison and Starr recorded 15 takes of the two songs while Lennon was in a hospital recovering from a car accident in Scotland . The rhythm tracks featured McCartney on piano , Harrison on bass guitar and Starr on drums . The best were takes 13 and 15 , which were edited together on 3 July . That day and the next , McCartney overdubbed his lead vocals and rhythm guitar , Harrison added lead guitar , and all three sang the chorus . On 30 July , they added more vocals , including Lennon , who had rejoined the sessions on 9 July . More vocals , timpani and drums were overdubbed on 31 July . The orchestra was recorded on 15 August .
Joan Sawicki . Joan Marie Sawicki ( born September 18 , 1945 ) is a former Canadian politician . She served as a NDP Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1991 to 2001 , representing Burnaby-Willingdon . She served as Speaker of the Legislative Assembly from 1992 to 1994 , and as Minister of Environment , Lands and Parks from 1999 to 2000 . Background . Sawicki was born in Burnaby , BC in 1945 . She attended the University of Victoria earning a B.A . in Education in 1968 . Sawicki was a secondary school teacher , a civil servant , and a land-use consultant prior to holding elected offices . Political career . Sawicki was elected to the Burnaby City Council in 1987 and served one term . She chaired the environment and waste management committee and sat as a municipal representative on both the Greater Vancouver Regional District waste management committee and the Metropolitan Board of Health . Sawicki was the NDP candidate in the riding of Burnaby-Willingdon in the 1986 provincial election but was defeated by Elwood Veitch , a minister in the Social Credit government . She was elected in the same riding in 1991 , and re-elected in 1996 . Sawicki was elected Speaker of the Legislative Assembly in March 1992 , serving for two years . She was forced to resign as Speaker by Premier Mike Harcourt in 1994 . She then served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Municipal Affairs from April 1994 to May 1996 , and to the Minister of Environment , Lands and Parks from June 1996 to January 1998 . She resigned from her position over issues concerning a proposed land development project that was to take place on protected land under the Agricultural Land Reserve at Six Mile Ranch near Kamloops . In July 1999 , Glen Clark named Sawicki to cabinet as Minister of Environment , Lands , and Parks . She retained her portfolio when Ujjal Dosanjh became premier . She announced in October 2000 that she would not seek re-election , and relinquished her portfolio on November 1 , 2000 .
Kontradans . Kontradans or the French-Haitian Contredanse , is creolized dance music formed in the 18th century in the French colony of Saint-Domingue ( Haiti ) that evolved from the English `` contra dance '' , or ( `` country dance '' ) , which eventually spread throughout the Caribbean , Louisiana , Europe and the rest of the New World from the Creoles of Saint-Domingue . History . The `` contredanse , '' the French-renamed `` country dance '' as indicated in a 1710 dance book called `` Recuil de Contredance '' , began in the English courts and was imported to Haiti via France ( Brittany ) through colonial rule and had been incorporated with African influences in Saint-Domingue . Contredanse flourished as it took on this creolized form establishing strong traditions in Haiti that would later influence variant forms throughout the Caribbean . Origins . The usage of the drums , poetic song , antiphonal song form , and imitations of the colonial elite dance were the elements that had already begun to transform the contredanse . Evolution . A broad group of Saint-Domingue planters , along with their slaves that fled the Haitian Revolution resettled in the old Providence of Oriente in eastern Cuba , that began coffee production around the cities of Santiago and Guantanamo . This settlement provided an impetus of musical activities in those eastern areas . So , this creolized version of contredanse imported from Haiti would fuse with and reinforce the `` criolla '' over the next couple of decades . Rhythmic styles such as the `` tango '' , `` habanera '' , and the `` cinquillo '' became dominant patterns as new emerging styles and led to the development of the `` contradanza '' , and later in 1879 , the `` danzón '' ; a couples dance and is regarded as the first truly national dance genre of Cuba . Méringue . A five-note musical figure called `` quintolet '' ( cinquillo in Cuba and the rest of the Spanish speaking Caribbean ) , became a chief feature to the kontradans and would figure prominently into the Haitian folk dance music called `` méringue '' ; a term used to describe a whipped egg and sugar confection popular in 18th century France presumably because it captured the essence of the light nature of the dance where one gracefully shifts their weight between feet in a very fluid movement , animating the final section of the Haitian `` kontradans '' .
Rushup Edge ( album ) . `` Rushup Edge '' is an electronic music album , the second release by The Tuss , a pseudonym of Richard D. James . Composition is credited to Karen Tregaskin . The name is a reference to a mountain ridge in Derbyshire . The vinyl version of the album consists of three separate records , with one track on each side . Originally released in 2007 , the album was rereleased with extra tracks on James ' Bleep Store on 20 July 2017 .
First Consultant Hospital . First Consultant Hospital ( also known as First Consultant Medical Centre ) is a private hospital in Lagos . It is located on St. Gregory 's College Road in Obalende , a neighborhood of Lagos Island , in Lagos . The hospital came to worldwide attention in 2014 as the hospital where the Ebola virus disease patient Patrick Sawyer was taken after becoming ill on arrival in Lagos . Sawyer later died at the hospital on 24 July . On 19 August , it was reported that the doctor who treated Sawyer at the hospital , Ameyo Adadevoh , had also died of Ebola disease . Adadevoh was posthumously praised for preventing Sawyer from leaving the hospital at the time of diagnosis , thereby playing a key role in curbing the spread of the virus in Nigeria .
James Phillips ( rugby union ) . James Phillips ( born 27 September 1987 in England ) is a rugby union player for Sale Sharks in the Aviva Premiership . He plays as a back row or second row . Phillips made his professional debut for Bristol against Sale Sharks in the 08 season and has represented England at U16s and U18s level . In January 2010 , he extended his contract with Bristol . However , he signed for Exeter in June 2010 , following Bristol 's loss ( to Exeter ) in the Championship final . He re-signed for Bristol in 2015 , and helped them win promotion to the Aviva Premiership in May 2016 . Phillips chose to leave during the 2017-18 close season to join Bath . On 15 March 2018 , Phillips signs for Premership rivals Sale Sharks on a two-year contract from the 2018-19 season .
Artyom Korzhunov . Artyom Igorevich Korzhunov ( ; born 10 June 1995 ) is a Russian football player who plays for FC Sibir Novosibirsk . Club career . He made his professional debut in the Russian Professional Football League for FC Amur-2010 Blagoveshchensk on 22 April 2014 in a game against FC Sakhalin Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk .
Artemis ( protein ) . Artemis is a protein that in humans is encoded by the `` DCLRE1C '' ( DNA cross-link repair 1C ) gene . Function . Artemis is a nuclear protein that is involved in V ( D ) J recombination and DNA repair . The protein has endonuclease activity on 5 ' and 3 ' overhangs and hairpins when complexed with PRKDC . Immune response . Artemis plays an essential role in V ( D ) J recombination , the process by which B cell antibody genes and T cell receptor genes are assembled from individual V ( variable ) , D ( diversity ) , and J ( joining ) segments . For example , in joining a V segment to a D segment , the RAG ( recombination activating gene ) nuclease cuts both DNA strands adjacent to a V segment and adjacent to a D segment . The intervening DNA between the V and D segments is ligated to form a circular DNA molecule that is lost from the chromosome . At each of the two remaining ends , called the coding ends , the two strands of DNA are joined to form a hairpin structure . Artemis nuclease , in a complex with the DNA-dependent protein kinase ( DNA‑PK ) , binds to these DNA ends and makes a single cut near the tip of the hairpin . The exposed 3 ' termini are subject to deletion and addition of nucleotides by a variety of exonucleases and DNA polymerases , before the V and D segments are ligated to restore the integrity of the chromosome . The exact site of cleavage of the hairpin by Artemis is variable , and this variability , combined with random nucleotide deletion and addition , confers extreme diversity upon the resulting antibody and T-cell receptor genes , thus allowing the immune system to mount an immune response to virtually any foreign antigen . In Artemis-deficient individuals , V ( D ) J recombination is blocked because the hairpin ends can not be opened , and so no mature B or T cells are produced , a condition known as severe combined immune deficiency ( SCID ) . Artemis was first identified as the gene defective in a subset of SCID patients that were unusually sensitive to radiation . Repair of DNA breaks . Cells deficient in Artemis are more sensitive than normal cells to X‑rays and to chemical agents that induce double-strand breaks ( DSBs ) , and they show a higher incidence of chromosome breaks following irradiation . Direct measurement of DSBs by pulsed-field electrophoresis indicates that in Artemis-deficient cells 75-90 % of DSBs are repaired rapidly , just as in normal cells . However , the remaining 10-20 % of DSBs that are repaired more slowly ( 2-24 hr ) in normal cells , are not repaired at all in Artemis-deficient cells . Repair of these presumably difficult-to-rejoin breaks also requires several other proteins , including the Mre11/Rad50/NBS1 complex , the ataxia telangiectasia-mutated ATM kinase , and 53BP1 . Because Artemis can remove damaged ends from DNA , it has been proposed that these DSBs are those whose damaged ends require trimming by Artemis . However , evidence that both ATM and Artemis are specifically required for repair of DSBs in heterochromatin , has called this interpretation into question . Artemis functions in the repair of DNA double-strand breaks that arise by induced oxidative reactions , or by endogenous reactions . Such DNA repair occurs in heterochromatin as well as in euchromatin . Clinical significance . Mutations in this gene cause Athabascan-type severe combined immunodeficiency ( SCIDA ) . Interactions . DCLRE1C has been shown to interact with DNA-PKcs .
GUCH . GUCH is an acronym for Grown Up with Congenital Heart defects . Adults with congenital heart defects are a group of patients which is fast growing in numbers , due to advances in cardiac surgery and intensive care in the 1970s and 1980s . In some countries a specialised programme has been established .
Tabriz Khatun . Tabriz Khatun ( , also Romanized as Tabrīz Khātūn ) is a village in Chehel Cheshmeh Rural District , in the Central District of Divandarreh County , Kurdistan Province , Iran . At the 2006 census , its population was 235 , in 47 families .
Yassine Haddou . Yassine Haddou ( born 21 May 1989 in Narbonne ) is a French-born Moroccan professional footballer who plays as a defender for FU Narbonne . He formerly played for the French side Nîmes Olympique for five seasons . International career . Haddou was born in France to parents of Moroccan descent . He was called up by the Morocco national under-20 football team for the 2012 Toulon Tournament , and made one appearance .
Lavay Smith . Lavay Smith ( born 1967 ) is an American singer specializing in blues , jazz , and swing . She tours with her eight-piece `` little big band '' , Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers . Biography . The fourth of five children , Lavay Smith was born in Long Beach . At the age of 12 , her family moved to the Philippines . Two years later she performed onstage in Manila for members of the American military . When she moved back to southern California , she sang blues , rock , and country songs in cafés . After falling in love with the classic jazz and blues of the 1930s , '40s , and '50s , she moved to San Francisco and started performing in night clubs in 1989 . Smith sings her own songs in addition to those by Bessie Smith , Billie Holiday , Helen Humes , Dinah Washington , Ella Fitzgerald , Sarah Vaughan , Carmen McRae , Big Maybelle , and Esther Phillips . She has toured all over the world with her band , the Red Hot Skillet Lickers , playing jazz and blues festivals and night clubs , including The Chicago Jazz Festival , The Monterey Jazz Festival , The Playboy Jazz Festival , and Lincoln Center in New York City . Smith won the San Francisco Regional Poll in the 1st Annual Independent Music Awards for `` I Want a Big Fine Daddy '' and the `` San Francisco Chronicle '' readers ' choice poll for best band . American Lindy hop pioneer Frankie Manning chose Lavay Smith and her band to perform on a Caribbean cruise for his 90th birthday in May 2004 . Smith owns her own record label , Fat Note Records . Band . Smith formed her band , Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers in San Francisco in 1989 . The group consisted of trumpet , piano , guitar , bass , and drums . The band grew over time , and since 1996 she has performed and toured with an eight-piece lineup ( four horns and four rhythm ) consisting of trumpet , trombone , alto saxophone , tenor saxophone , piano , guitar , bass , and drums . Occasionally , Lavay expands the band to ten pieces ( six horns and four rhythm ) by adding a second trumpet and a baritone . Lavay also performs with a sixteen-piece big band . Members . Tenor saxophonist Robert Stewart has performed or recorded with Donald Byrd , Dizzy Gillespie , Benny Golson , John Handy , Roy Hargrove , Eddie Harris , Jon Hendricks , Billy Higgins , John Lee Hooker , Freddie Hubbard , Bobby Hutcherson , Milt Jackson , Etta Jones , Joe Lovano , Les McCann , Joshua Redman , Max Roach , Pharoah Sanders , Jimmy Smith , McCoy Tyner , Jeff `` Tain '' Watts , Cassandra Wilson , and toured with Wynton Marsalis and the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra for four years . He recorded for Quincy Jones 's Qwest Records . Trumpeter Bill Ortiz has performed with Herbie Hancock , Tito Puente , and Wayne Shorter and has been Carlos Santana 's trumpeter for over seven years . Trumpeter Mike Olmos has performed with Etta James and Rosemary Clooney . Trombonist Danny Armstrong has performed with Johnny Otis , Ann Peebles , Rufus Thomas , and Archie Bell & the Drells . Alto and tenor saxophonist Jules Broussard has performed with Ray Charles , Earl Grant , Steve Miller , Van Morrison , Esther Phillips , Santana , Boz Scaggs , and Big Mama Thornton . Alto and tenor saxophonist Charles McNeal has performed with Ruth Brown , Leslie Drayton , Jon Faddis , Roberta Flack , Junior Mance , Wynton Marsalis , Barbara Morrison , The Temptations , and McCoy Tyner . Tenor saxophonist Howard Wiley and bassist David Ewell toured with Lauryn Hill throughout 2007 . David Ewell has toured with pianist Marc Cary . Drummer Darrell Green has performed with Stephon Harris , Tony Monaco , Marlena Shaw , Lonnie Smith , and Jeremy Pelt . He has toured to Europe several times with Sherman Irby , alto saxophonist with the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra . Trumpeter Allen Smith , who died on February 3 , 2011 , performed with Tony Bennett , Nat King Cole , Duke Ellington , Ella Fitzgerald , Benny Goodman , Quincy Jones , Frank Sinatra and Sarah Vaughan . Tenor saxophonist Ron Stallings , who died on April 13 , 2009 , performed with Louis Bellson , Ruth Brown , Dr. John , Gladys Knight , Jimmy McCracklin , Otis Rush , Big Joe Turner , Joe Williams , and was a member of Huey Lewis and the News . Lavay Smith released her third album , `` Miss Smith to You ! `` , for her independent record label , Fat Note Records , on September 8 , 2009 .
Alpha Hydraulic Diggings . One mile north of here were the towns of Alpha and Omega , named by gold miners in the early 1850s . The tremendous hydraulic diggings , visible from near this point , engulfed most of the original townsites . Alpha was the birthplace of famed opera singer Emma Nevada . Mining at Omega continued until 1949 , and lumbering operations are carried on there today ( 1958 ) . California Registered Historical Landmarks Nos . 628-629
Tata Winger . The Tata Winger is a light commercial , van produced by the Indian automaker Tata Motors in 2007 , It is a rebadged version of the Renault Trafic Mk1 Phase 3 van . but fitted with Tata 's own 2 litre diesel engines . Variants . The Winger is offered in six variants and two seating configuration : long or short wheelbase , high and low roof versions and also specialised ambulance and school bus versions , as well as the plain panel van . The top of the range is a flat roof , air-conditioned variant is a ten-seater , while the remaining five versions are offered as either 13 or 14 seaters , taking the total number of variants to 11 . The Winger is powered by a modified version of the 2.0 litre diesel engine that is currently offered on the Tata Sumo . This 1948 cc engine comes with a turbo-charged , inter-cooled ( TCIC ) version in all the variants , except in the smaller length , entry-level Winger van . The non-turbo-charged version of the engine develops a peak power of compared to the that the TCIC version puts out . The Winger meets Bharat Stage III emission standards , except for the base variant , which is BS-II compliant . Transmission and suspension . The Winger van is front-wheel-driven , with the engine mounted longitudinally as in the original Renault Trafic . A five-speed transaxle of Renault design is used . The Winger 's suspension is MacPherson strut up front with a beam axle with parabolic leaf springs at the rear .
Maviha people . The Maviha are an ethnic and linguistic group based along the border between Tanzania and Mozambique.. They speak Mahiva language , a Niger-Congo language , and second languages like English in Tanzania , Portuguese and Makua in Mozambique , and Swahili in both countries .
Self-certifying File System . In computing , Self-certifying File System ( SFS ) is a global and decentralized , distributed file system for Unix-like operating systems , while also providing transparent encryption of communications as well as authentication . It aims to be the universal distributed file system by providing uniform access to any available server , however , the usefulness of SFS is limited by the low deployment of SFS clients . It was developed in the June 2000 doctoral thesis of David Mazières . Implementation . The SFS client daemon implements the Sun 's Network File System ( NFS ) protocol for communicating with the operating system , and thus can work on any operating system that supports NFS , including Windows . The client manages connections to remote file systems as necessary , acting as a kind of protocol translation layer . The SFS server works similarly to other distributed file system servers , by exposing an existing disk file system over the network , over the specific SFS protocol . On Unix-like systems , SFS file systems can usually be found at /sfs/hostname : hostID . When an SFS file system is first accessed through this path , a connection to the server is made and the directory is created ( `` automounted '' ) . Differences . The primary motivation behind the file system is to address the shortcomings of hardwired , administratively configured distributed file systems in larger organizations , and various remote file transfer protocols . It is designed to operate securely between separate administrative realms . For example , with SFS , one could store all their files on a single remote server , and access the same files securely and transparently from any location as if they were stored locally , without any special privileges or administrative cooperation ( other than running the SFS client daemon ) . Available file systems will be found at the same path regardless of physical location , and are implicitly authenticated by their path names — as they include the public-key fingerprint of the server ( hence why it is called `` self-certifying '' ) . In addition to the new perspective , SFS also addresses some commonly raised limitations of other distributed file systems . For example , NFS and SMB clients have to rely on the server for file system security policies , and NFS servers have to rely on the client computer for authentication . This often complicates security , as one compromised computer could breach the security of the entire organization . The NFS and SMB protocols also do not by themselves provide confidentiality ( encryption ) or tamper resistance from other computers on the network , without encapsulation layers such as IPsec . Unlike Coda and AFS , SFS does not provide local caching of remote files and thus is more dependent on network reliability , latency and bandwidth .
Korabl-Sputnik 2 . Korabl-Sputnik 2 ( meaning `` Ship-Satellite 2 '' ) , also known incorrectly as `` Sputnik 5 '' in the West , was a Soviet artificial satellite , and the third test flight of the Vostok spacecraft . It was the first spaceflight to send animals into orbit and return them safely back to Earth . Launched on 19 August 1960 , it paved the way for the first human orbital flight , Vostok 1 , which was launched less than eight months later . Korabl-Sputnik 2 was the second attempt to launch a Vostok capsule with dogs on board . The first try on 28 July , carrying a pair named Bars ( Snow Leopard aka . Chaika ( Seagull ) ) and Lisichka ( Foxie ) ) , had been unsuccessful after the Blok G strap-on suffered a fire and breakdown in one of the combustion chambers , followed by its breaking off of the booster 19 seconds after launch . Around 30 seconds , the launch vehicle disintegrated , the core and strap-ons flying in random directions and crashing into the steppe . Flight controllers sent a command to jettison the payload shroud and separate the descent module , but due to the low altitude , the parachutes only deployed partially , and the dogs were killed on impact with the ground . It was believed that the combustion chamber disintegration was due to longitudinal vibrations . This created a considerable uproar , as the problem , which had plagued earlier 8K72 launches , had supposedly been corrected . It was ultimately traced to deficient manufacturing practices at the R-7 assembly plant . The accident also encouraged the development of an ejector seat for the cosmonaut to escape from the capsule in the event of a launch failure , since the parachutes in the descent module would not be able to open properly until around 40 seconds into launch . This occurred , ironically , one day before the US program suffered a serious setback with the loss of a Mercury capsule . A commonly circulated film clip depicting a Vostok booster lifting followed by the movement of its shadow on the ground is often assumed to be from Vostok 1 's launch ; however , it was actually the ill-fated flight of 28 July 1960 . The launch of Korabl-Sputnik 2 occurred on 19 August 1960 , using a Vostok-L carrier rocket . Official sources reported the launch time to have been 08:44:06 UTC ; however , Sergei Voevodin gave it as 08:38:24 . A radio station in Bonn , West Germany , was among the first to pick up signals from the spacecraft , which were confirmed on the third orbit by a Swedish radio station . The spacecraft carried two dogs , Belka and Strelka , 40 mice , two rats and a variety of plants , as well as a television camera , which took images of the dogs . One of its objectives was to intercept the US Echo 1A satellite , which was a passive , nitrogen-filled balloon covered in reflective foil and thus highly visible as it passed overhead . Korabl-Sputnik 2 passed near Echo on the second orbit , and the radio system returned audio of the dogs barking as they saw it out the window . The spacecraft returned to Earth at 06:00:00 UTC on 20 August , the day after its launch . Telemetry revealed that one dog had suffered seizures during the fourth orbit , and it was decided to limit the first manned flight to three orbits . All of the animals were recovered safely , and a year later Strelka had a litter of puppies , one of which was sent to First Lady of the US Jacqueline Kennedy as a goodwill present from the Soviet Union . President Kennedy 's advisers initially opposed taking the dog for fear that the Soviets might have planted microphones in its body to listen in on national defense meetings . Strelka and Belka were both taxidermied after their deaths and placed on display in the Moscow Museum of Space and Aeronautics .
Copa Aldao . The Copa Ricardo Aldao ( English : `` Ricardo Aldao Cup '' ) , popularly called Campeonato Rioplatense and Copa Río de La Plata , was an official AFA-AUF football club competition contested annually , albeit irregularly , between the league champions of Argentina and Uruguay . The trophy was donated by Argentine football executive Ricardo Aldao ( 1863–1956 ) , who would later become president of the Argentine Football Association . The cup is one of several inter-South American club competitions that have been organised on the continent . The first competition was scheduled for the 1913 season ( although it was never played ) and the last in 1955 ( actually played in 1959 , no champions proclaimed ) . The Copa Ricardo Aldao is seen today as the first stepping-stone into the creation of Copa Libertadores . In 2009 , when the IFFHS proclaimed Peñarol of Montevideo as the best South American team of the 20th century , they took into consideration the Copa Aldao and other international club tournaments played in South America before the beginning of Copa Libertadores in 1960 . In August 2015 a CONMEBOL 's article described Aldao Cup as the first official international professional football cup in South America . History . Friendly matches were common between clubs from Argentina and Uruguay in the early 1900s due to the close proximity of the nations . Inevitably , a match to decide which national champions were the best formulated ; the trophy of the competition was donated by Ricardo Aldao , then president of both , club Gimnasia y Esgrima ( BA ) and dissident association `` Federación Argentina de Football '' . As such , the competition was named after his donation . The first edition , organized in 1913 , was to be contested between Estudiantes from Argentina and River Plate from Uruguay . However , the match was suspended due to heavy rain and never rescheduled . The first champion of the competition was not crowned until 1916 , when Nacional of Montevideo beat Racing de Avellaneda 2-1 . Originally , a single-legged format was adopted , with the match played in Argentina and Uruguay in alternative year . But in 1940 , Boca Juniors left the field when the match was at a draw of 2-2 . The title was awarded to Nacional at first , yet later on both associations did not defined clearly the champions of this year . Asociación Uruguaya de Fútbol ( AUF ) and Argentine Football Association ( AFA ) studied the situation on 22 January 1941 , and announced that a two-legged format would be adopted in the following seasons . The finals should be disputed before the beginning of the next season . Only players that had been part of the domestic champion squads could be included . Since then , the competition was played two-legged exception made of the 1942 edition , when the second leg was not played and the trophy was not awarded . Schedule problems forced teams of both countries to quit the Aldao Cup during the 1950s , thus the competition was discontinued until 1959 . One last attempt was made to rekindle the championship in 1955 in a match between Nacional and River Plate . However , the final was not disputed until four years later and the second leg was never played ; therefore , the title was not officially proclaimed . As a result to the schedule congestion of the growing national leagues ( as well as the creation of the new continental club tournament , the Copa Libertadores de América ) the Copa Aldao became redundant and was never played again .
Olearia paniculata . `` Olearia paniculata '' , commonly called akiraho , is a species of shrub or tree in the Asteraceae family , found only in New Zealand . The tree can grow to 7.5 metres high , and has yellow-green , oval-shaped leaves , with white undersides and wavy margins . `` O. paniculata '' produces clusters of daisy flowers in late autumn .
Labour Party ( Hong Kong ) . The Labour Party ( ) is a centre-left social democratic political party in Hong Kong established in 2011 . It currently holds one seat in the Legislative Council of Hong Kong and three seats in the District Councils . The party was founded in 2011 by three veteran pro-democracy legislators to consolidate the centre-left pro-labour pro-democracy voices in the legislature . Led by Lee Cheuk-yan , the long-time general secretary of the Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions ( HKCTU ) , the party won four seats in the 2012 Legislative Council election and received about six per cent of the popular votes , making it the third largest political party in the pro-democracy camp and sixth largest in the legislature . It received a big loss in the 2016 election in which two veterans Lee Cheuk-yan and Cyd Ho lost in the direct election , which left the party only one seat in the legislature , occupied by Fernando Cheung in New Territories East . Beliefs . The Labour Party positions itself as a social democratic party with the principles of `` Democracy , Justice , Sustainability and Solidarity '' . It also demands universal suffrage , legislation of competition law and maximum weekly working hours , rehabilitate the Tiananmen protests of 1989 and against the legislation of Article 23 . The Labour Party is the first main party that has declared to put their policy statement on support laws that prohibit discrimination against the LGBT community . History . The idea of establishing a pro-labour party first emerged in the 1990s , when four pro-labour pro-democracy legislators , Lau Chin-shek and Lee Cheuk-yan from the Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions ( CTU ) , Leung Yiu-chung from the Neighbourhood and Worker 's Service Centre ( NWSC ) and Tsang Kin-shing from the Democratic Party set up a joint office in preparation of the labour party , but the idea did not realise at last . In early 2011 , Lee Cheuk-yan expressed interest in forming a new labour party , and discussed the details with legislators Leung Yiu-chung , Cheung Kwok-che from the Hong Kong Social Workers ' General Union ( SWGU ) , Cyd Ho from the Civic Act-up and Fernando Cheung , an ex-Civic Party politician . Cheung was the first to advocate the formation of a labour party for the labour rights , new immigrants , ethnic minorities and environmental issues in the coming 2012 Legislative Council election . The Labour Party was officially founded on 18 December 2011 . The New World First Bus Company Staff Union , the K.M.B . Staff Union and the Hong Kong Buildings Management And Security Workers General Union under the CTU and Civic Act-up joined the party as affiliated groups . The NWSC vetoed the motion of joining the Labour Party . 20-strong Executive Committee was elected with CTU General Secretary Lee Cheuk-yan was elected uncontestedly by 131 founding members , while Cyd Ho , Fernando Cheung and Yeung Ho-yan became the Vice-Chairmen , Cheung Kwok-che the Senate Chairman and Tam Chun-yin the General Secretary . The party filled three lists in the geographical constituency election in the 2012 Legislative Council elections , the incumbent Lee Cheuk-yan and Cyd Ho ran in New Territories West and Hong Kong Island and former legislator Fernando Cheung ran in New Territories East . The party secured four seats with all the lists were elected and Cheung Kwok-che returned through the Social Welfare functional constituency . It became the third largest pro-democracy party in the legislature , behind the Democratic Party and the Civic Party . The party gained its first seat in the district level in the San Fu by-election in 2015 . In the 2015 District Council election , the party filled in 12 candidates and 3 of them were elected . On 13 December 2015 , the Labour chairman Lee Cheuk-yan stepped down and three candidates , Kwok Wing-kin , Cheng Sze-lut and Suzanne Wu ran for the chairmanship . Suzanne Wu of the Association for the Advancement of Feminism won the election in the end and became the new chairwoman . The Labour suffered a major defeat In the 2016 Legislative Council election by losing two veteran legislators Lee Cheuk-yan and Cyd Ho . With the retiring Social Welfare legislator Cheung Kwok-che , the party dropped their seats in the legislature from four to only one . Chairwoman Suzanne Wu , who was running in Kowloon East and pulled out from the race in the last days resigned for the election results . In August 2017 , chairwoman Suzanne Wu resigned and quit the party over the internal rift with veteran member Cyd Ho who also resigned from all party offices as a result . Vice-chairman Kwok Wing-kin was elected the new chairman in an intra-party election in November 2017 .
Clemente Center . The Charles and Ruth Clemente Center for Sports and Recreation , also known as the Clemente Center , is a 3,500-seat indoor sports arena located in Melbourne , Florida . It is the home of the Florida Institute of Technology Panthers basketball and volleyball teams . The arena is also used for concerts , trade shows , conventions , graduation ceremonies and other special events . In addition to the main arena , the Clemente Center also features an intramural gymnasium , two fitness centers , a multipurpose room and a food court known as `` Center Court . '' An `` air wall '' separates the main arena from the intramural gymnasium and is removable for events requiring a large seating capacity . Clemente Center is also home to the administrative offices for Florida Tech 's athletic department . The 58,000-square-foot facility is named not for baseball player Roberto Clemente , but instead for Charles and Ruth Clemente , who donated some of the funding for the arena .
Darian Stewart . Darian Stewart ( born August 4 , 1988 ) is an American football free safety for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League ( NFL ) . He was signed by the St. Louis Rams as an undrafted free agent after the 2010 NFL Draft and has also played for the Baltimore Ravens . As a member of the Broncos , he won a Super Bowl ring in Super Bowl 50 over the Carolina Panthers . He was named to his first Pro Bowl in 2017 . He played college football at South Carolina . High school career . Stewart played high school football at Lee High School in Huntsville , Alabama . Stewart was a three-star prospect according to `` Rivals.com '' and was rated as the No . 35 safety in America and was on the Rivals.com Alabama Top 25 2006 list . Stewart was selected as the `` Huntsville Times Super All-Metro Most Valuable Player '' as a senior and was named finalist for the `` 5A Back of the Year Award '' . He was all-city and all-metro honoree in 2004 and 2005 . He also competed in track & field as a triple jumper . College career . Stewart enrolled at South Carolina in 2006 and immediately saw action in 12 out of 13 games , both on defense and on special teams . He was a 2009 East-West Shrine Invite . In 2008 , he played in 13 games with 13 starts and made 64 tackles ( 46 solo ) and none for losses . In addition , he had 2 sacks , 8 pass breakups and forced two fumbles while recovering two . He earned the Joe Morrison Award as the Defensive Player of the Spring . In 2007 , he played in 12 games with 10 starts . He made 68 tackles ( 56 solo ) and three were for losses . He intercepted 2 passes , broke up 7 passes , recovered 2 fumbles and forced 2 fumbles . In 2006 his numbers were as follows : 2006 : 12 GP ; 0 GS ; 5 Sol-7 TT ; Saw action in 12 of 13 games as a true freshman , both on defense and on special teams . St. Louis Rams . On April 26 , 2010 , the St. Louis Rams signed Stewart to a two-year , $ 737,500 contract after he went undrafted in the 2010 NFL Draft . 2010 . Throughout training camp , he competed for a roster spot and a job as a backup safety against David Roach , Craig Dahl , James Butler , and Kevin Payne . Head coach Steve Spagnuolo named Stewart the backup free safety behind Oshiomogho Atogwe and the backup strong safety behind Craig Dahl and James Butler . He made his professional regular season debut in the St. Louis Rams ' season-opening 17–13 loss to the Arizona Cardinals . In Week 3 , Stewart recorded his first career tackle of fullback Mike Sellers after he caught an 11-yard pass from Donovan McNabb and finished the Rams ' 30–16 victory against the Washington Redskins with two solo tackles . On December 12 , 2010 , Stewart collected two solo tackles and recorded his first career sack on quarterback Drew Brees during the Rams ' 31–13 loss at the New Orleans Saints . In Week 16 , he recorded a season-high five solo tackles in their 25–17 win against the San Francisco 49ers . He finished his rookie season in with 17 combined tackles ( 16 solo ) , two pass deflections , and a sack in 13 games and zero starts . 2011 . Stewart entered training camp competing in a competition to name a starting free safety after it was left vacant by the departure of Oshiomogho Atogwe . He competed against Craig Dahl , James Butler , and rookie Jermale Hines . Defensive coordinator Ken Flajole named Craig Dahl as the starting free safety , alongside Quintin Mikell , with Stewart as his backup to begin the regular season . On September 25 , 2011 , Stewart earned his first career start after surpassing Craig Dahl on the depth chart . He finished the Rams ' 37–7 loss to the Baltimore Ravens with four solo tackles . In Week 8 , Stewart recorded seven combined tackles , two pass deflections , and returned an interception by Drew Brees for a 27-yard touchdown during a 31–21 win against the New Orleans Saints . His touchdown in the fourth quarter helped the Rams gain a 24–21 lead and marked his first career interception and touchdown . On November 20 , 2011 , Stewart collected a season-high eight solo tackles as the Rams lost 24–7 to the Seattle Seahawks . On November 27 , 2011 , he made seven combined tackles and a sack before leaving the Rams ' 23–20 loss to the Arizona Cardinals in the fourth quarter after sustaining a concussion . He remained in concussion protocol and missed the Rams ' Week 13 matchup at the San Francisco 49ers . He finished the season with a career-high 84 combined tackles ( 67 solo ) , 11 pass deflections , a career-high three sacks , two forced fumbles , an interception , and a touchdown in 15 games and 13 starts . 2012 . On January 2 , 2012 , the St. Louis Rams fired head coach Steve Spagnuolo after a 2–14 season . Stewart was slated to retain his starting role and competed against Craig Dahl , Matt Daniels , and Rodney McLeod throughout training camp . Stewart suffered a hamstring injury during training camp and missed the majority of the preseason and the first two games of the regular season . Head coach Jeff Fisher opted to keep Craig Dahl at free safety and named Stewart the backup once he returned in Week 3 . In Week 14 , Stewart recorded a season-high four solo tackles in the Rams ' 15–12 victory at the Buffalo Bills . With Dahl and Mikell entrenched in the starting safety roles , Stewart finished his season with ten solo tackles in 12 games and zero starts . 2013 . On March 21 , 2013 , the St. Louis Rams signed Stewart to a one-year , $ 1.3 million restricted free agent tender with a right of first refusal clause in his contract . He entered training camp slated as the starting strong safety after Craig Dahl and Quintin Mikell departed in free agency . Stewart missed a period of training camp after he sustained a soft tissue injury . He garnered competition for his starting role during his absence from Rodney McLeod , Matt Daniels , and rookie T. J. McDonald . He was sidelined for the entire preseason and was inactive for the first three regular season games ( Weeks 1–3 ) . In Week 5 , he started at free safety and recorded a season-high six combined tackles in the Rams ' 34–20 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars . On December 15 , 2013 , Stewart recorded a season-high six solo tackles during a 27–16 victory against the New Orleans Saints . Stewart finished the season with 36 combined tackles ( 30 solo ) , five pass deflections , and a forced fumble in 13 games and six starts . 2014 . Stewart became an unrestricted free agent after the 2013 season and was not offered a contract to return to the St. Louis Rams . He attended meetings with the Carolina Panthers and Baltimore Ravens . Baltimore Ravens . On March 21 , 2014 , the Baltimore Ravens signed Stewart to a one-year , $ 1.3 million contract . The move reunited him with Ravens ' assistant head coach/secondary coach Steve Spagnuolo . Spagnuolo was Stewart 's head coach during his first two seasons with the St. Louis Rams . Stewart was the favorite to earn the starting job at free safety entering camp and competed against Jeromy Miles and Terrence Brooks . Head coach John Harbaugh named Stewart the starting free safety , along with strong safety Matt Elam , to begin the regular season . He started the Baltimore Ravens ' season-opener against the Cincinnati Bengals and collected a season-high nine combined tackles during their 23–16 loss . On December 21 , 2014 , Stewart made four combined tackles , a pass deflection , and intercepted a pass by quarterback Case Keenum in the Ravens ' 25–13 loss at the Houston Texans . He finished his only season as part of the Baltimore Ravens with 53 combined tackles ( 36 solo ) , six pass deflections , an interception , a forced fumble , and a fumble recovery in 16 games and 14 starts . He played in all 16 regular season games for the first time in his first five seasons . The Baltimore Ravens finished third in the AFC North with a 10–6 record and qualified for a wildcard spot . On January 3 , 2015 , Stewart started his first career playoff game and recorded one solo tackle , two pass deflections , and intercepted a pass by Ben Roethlisberger in the fourth quarter of the Ravens ' 30–17 win against the Pittsburgh Steelers in the AFC Wild Card Round . The following week , he made two solo tackles as the Ravens lost 35–31 to the eventual Super Bowl XLIX Champions the New England Patriots . 2015 . Stewart became an unrestricted free agent after the season and did not receive an offer to return to the Baltimore Ravens . On March 12 , 2015 , Stewart attended a visit with the Denver Broncos and received a contract offer after he met with team representatives . The following day , he met with personnel from the Atlanta Falcons . Denver Broncos . On March 13 , 2015 , the Denver Broncos signed Stewart to a two-year , $ 4.25 million contract that includes $ 2.25 million guaranteed and a signing bonus of $ 1.5 million . Head coach Gary Kubiak was also with the Baltimore Ravens the previous season as their offensive coordinator . Throughout training camp , Stewart competed against David Bruton for the job as the starting free safety after it was left vacant by the departure of Rahim Moore . Defensive coordinator Wade Phillips named Stewart the starting free safety with T. J . Ward at strong safety . He started the Denver Broncos ' season-opener against his former team , the Baltimore Ravens , and recorded four combined tackles , a pass deflection , and intercepted a pass by Joe Flacco to seal their 19–13 victory . On September 27 , 2015 , Stewart recorded a season-high eight combined tackles during a 24–12 victory at the Detroit Lions . He finished his first season with the Broncos with 63 combined tackles ( 48 solo ) , ten pass deflections , two fumble recoveries , and a forced fumble in 15 games and 13 starts . Pro Football Focus gave Stewart a 77.1 covergae grade , 80.4 grade for run defense , and an overall grade of 81.8 in 2015 . His overall grade ranked 16th among all qualifying safeties . Stewart was an integral part of the Denver Broncos ' successful season and helped them finish first in the AFC West with a 12-4 record . The Broncos defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers in the AFC Divisional round and New England Patriots in the AFC Championship . On February 7 , 2016 , Stewart recorded three combined tackles , two pass deflections , a forced fumble , and sacked quarterback Cam Newton in the Broncos ' 24–10 victory against the Carolina Panthers in Super Bowl 50 . 2016 . The Broncos retained all five members of the `` No Fly Zone '' as their key starters entering training camp and to start the regular season . On October 30 , 2016 , Stewart recorded three combined tackles , broke up a pass , and intercepted a pass by Philip Rivers during a 27–19 victory against the San Diego Chargers . The following week , he collected a season-high eight solo tackles in the Broncos ' 30–20 loss at the Oakland Raiders . On November 26 , 2016 , the Denver Broncos signed Stewart to a four-year , $ 28 million contract extension that includes $ 13 million guaranteed and a $ 7 million signing bonus . The agreement keeps him under contract through the 2019 season and is worth up to $ 30 million with incentives . He finished the season with 68 combined tackles ( 55 solo ) , six pass deflections , three interceptions , and a forced fumble in 16 games and 16 starts . The Denver Broncos finished third in the AFC West with a 9-7 record and did not qualify for the playoffs . On January 17 , 2017 , it was announced that Stewart would play in the 2017 Pro Bowl as a replacement for Eric Berry . 2017 . Stewart was retained as the starting free safety to begin the regular season , alongside strong safety Justin Simmons . In Week 3 , he collected a season-high seven combined tackles in a 26–16 loss at the Buffalo Bills . On October 30 , 2017 , Stewart made two solo tackles , a season-high two pass deflections , and intercepted a pass by Alex Smith during a 29–19 loss at the Kansas City Chiefs . Stewart finished the season with 63 combined tackles ( 52 solo ) , five pass deflections , and three interceptions in 16 starts and 15 games . Pro Football Focus gave Stewart an overall grade of 70.3 , ranking him 63rd among all qualifying safeties in 2017 .
Douglas Annand . Douglas Shenton Annand ( 22 March 1903 – 14 December 1976 ) was an Australian graphic designer and artist . Born at Toowoomba , Queensland , to Frederick Annand and Helen Alice Robinson . Douglass attended Tudor House School , located in Moss Vale . He later returned ( 1956 ) and painted a mural on the rear wall of the memorial hall at Tudor House . Annand studied commercial art at the Central Technical College in Brisbane . He moved to Sydney in his twenties and remained there for the rest of his life . After working for several firms , he began as a freelance artist and designer in 1931 . His poster for the opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge in 1932 was very well known . He designed the ceiling of the Australian Pavilion for the 1937 Paris International Exhibition . After the Second World War he was commissioned for many murals , winning the Sir John Sulman Prize in 1941 , 1947 and 1951 . His work also extended to magazine covers and coins . He died at Wahroonga , Sydney , in 1976 , aged 73 . In 2000 Annand was inducted into the AGDA ( Australian Graphic Design Association ) Paperpoint Hall of Fame .
University of Chicago Laboratory Schools . The University of Chicago Laboratory Schools ( also known as Lab or Lab School and abbreviated UCLS ; the upper classes are nicknamed U-High ) is a private , co-educational day school in Chicago , Illinois . It is affiliated with the University of Chicago . About half of the students have a parent who is on the faculty or staff of the University . History . The Laboratory Schools were founded by American educator John Dewey in 1896 in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago . Calvin Brainerd Cady was director of the music department under Dewey . The school began as a progressive educational institution that goes from nursery school through 12th grade . This experiment was an integral part of the University of Chicago during the years 1896 to 1904 , and was an undertaking which aimed to work put , through the University , a school system which should be an organic whole from the kindergarten to the university . Conducted under the management and supervision of the University 's Department of Philosophy , Psychology , and Education , it bore the same relation to the work of that department that a laboratory bears to biology , physics , or chemistry . Like any such laboratory it had two main purposes : ( 1 ) to exhibit , test , verify , and criticize theoretical statements and principles ; and ( 2 ) to add to the sum of facts and principles in its special line . For it was part of the philosophical and psychological theory he entertained that ideas , even as ideas , are incomplete and tentative until they are employed in application to objects in action and are thus developed , corrected , and tested . The need of a laboratory was indicated . John Dewey , when called to be the head of the department in 1894 , had arrived at certain philosophical and psychological ideas which he desired to test in practical application . In consequence , it was labeled as the Laboratory School . ( Mayhew & Edwards , 1966 ) Campus . The Laboratory Schools consists of two interrelated campuses . The Historic Campus , located at 1362 East 59th Street , fills two full city blocks . It houses grades 3–12 ( about 1,200 students ) in five connected buildings : Blaine Hall ( built in 1903 ) , Belfield Towers ( 1904 ) , Judd Hall ( 1931 ) , the high school ( built in 1960 ) , the middle school ( 1993 ) , and Gordon Parks Arts Hall ( 2015 ) which has 100 classrooms . Two connected gymnasiums also sit on this campus , Sunny Gym ( built in 1929 ) and Kovler Gymnasium ( built in 2000 ) and students have access to both Scammon Garden and Jackman Field . In September 2013 , Lab opened Earl Shapiro Hall on its new Early Childhood Campus located at 5800 South Stony Island Avenue . This new building , designed by Valerio Dewalt Train and FGM Architects , is home to approximately 625 children in nursery3 through second grade . The building is named for Earl Shapiro , who graduated from Lab in 1956 . There are computers in 100 % of classrooms as well as 13 science labs . Student body and academics . The school has over 2,015 students currently enrolled in 15 grades , though there are plans to increase the size . Today the school is divided into a Nursery School ( Pre-K and Kindergarten ) , Primary School ( grades 1 and 2 ) , Lower School ( grades 3 through 5 ) , Middle School ( grades 6 through 8 ) , and High School ( grades 9 through 12 ) . Many children begin in nursery school and continue through their high school graduation , and 75 % of applications are for nursery school or 9th grade . The student/teacher ratio is 10:1 . In 2007 , the school was ranked fourth in the nation for its record of sending graduates to universities and colleges . Between 2012 and 2016 , 71 U-High graduates have attended the University of Chicago . U-High offers more than 150 different classes . All are college preparatory in nature and there are 17 Advanced Placement or Advanced Topic courses . High school students may also take classes at the University of Chicago at no extra charge , and about 20 do so each year . The average composite ACT score is 31.5 . The school maintains four separate libraries which collectively hold over 110,000 volumes . Extracurricular activities . High school students may choose from 40+ different clubs and activities . The high school math , science , and Model UN teams are regular contenders for – and winners of – state titles . The school 's newspaper ( The Midway ) and the yearbook ( U-Highlights ) regularly win regional and national awards , as does its arts magazine , `` Renaissance . '' Other popular activities include theater , ethnic clubs , Student Council , policy debate , and Model UN . The Model UN team is consistently ranked among the top in the nation , and is world-renowned for its competitive excellence . In 2011 , it was ranked the # 2 High School Model UN team in the United States . In 2018 , Lab 's Model UN team won the Best Large Delegation award at the Harvard Model UN conference , beating the Dalton School of New York . In addition , the Debate Team has won numerous national circuit tournaments , and is unofficially considered to be in the Top 20 nationwide . Furthermore , U-High 's Math and Science teams consistently win and place at Regional and State competitions , respectively . Organized by the Office of Alumni Relations Development , members of the student body at U-High are nominated by faculty to serve in the Maroon Key Society . The Maroon Key Society serve as ambassadors for the school , and they help provide tours to visiting alumni , potential students , and other guests to the school . The school 's athletic teams , the Maroons , compete in the Independent School League ( ISL ) and are members of the Illinois High School Association ( IHSA ) . The middle school fields 15 teams in baseball , basketball , cross country , soccer , track , and girls volleyball . The high school has more than 25 teams : baseball , basketball , cross country , fencing , golf , squash , sailing , soccer , swimming , tennis , indoor and outdoor track & field , and girls volleyball . All operate with a `` no cut policy , '' meaning any student who wishes to participate may , and nearly 65 % of U-Highers participate on at least one team . The high school 's extracurricular activities occasionally make national and international news . For example , in 1990 then-Governor Thompson declared a `` Matthew Headrick Day '' and the US House made a proclamation when then-student Headrick appeared on talk shows including Today after winning the Westinghouse . In response to the award , the Chicago Tribune wrote : `` this ... is a ... school where being on the math team ... can actually enhance one 's social status . '' The Tribune 's coverage was controversial because , as noted previously , U-High 's extracurricular activities , including the math team , operate on a `` no cut policy , '' and therefore participation was unlikely to confer social status . The faculty responded by posting a banner that humorously read : `` The Few . The Proud . The U-High Math Team . Conferring social status since 1990 . '' Notable teachers . • Eight Lab teachers have received Chicago ’ s prestigious Golden Apple Award—more than from any other school in the city . ( 2009 Christina Hayward ; 2007 David Derbes ; 2004 Rosa McCullagh ; 1994 Michael ( Spike ) Wilson ; 1992 Jan Yourist ; 1989 Catharine Bell ; 1987 Hanna Goldschmidt ; 1986 Randy Fowler . ) Others have received the Kohl McCormick Early Childhood Teaching Award . • A MacArthur “ genius ” award and the Erikson Institute Award for Service to Children are among the achievements of author/teacher Vivian Paley , who spent most of her career at Lab . ( Lessons from her acclaimed book `` You Can ’ t Say You Can ’ t Play '' shape Lab ’ s approach . ) • Created and funded in honor of Zena Sutherland ( a former U. of C. faculty member and still considered among the world ’ s most influential scholars of young people ’ s literature ) , the annual Sutherland Award for Excellence in Children ’ s Literature is one of the only student-selected book awards in the United States . • Lab teachers contributed to the University of Chicago School Mathematics Project , the largest university-based mathematics curriculum project in the country . Their results included the nationally acclaimed `` Everyday Mathematics '' texts for elementary school students and `` Transition Mathematics '' , a middle school pre-algebra text . • Blue Balliett , author of `` Chasing Vermeer '' , `` The Wright Three '' , and `` The Calder Game '' , based her children ’ s mysteries on her experiences teaching students at Lab . Classrooms . • Lab classrooms are visited by teachers and administrators who wish to experience the way Lab teachers integrate Dewey ’ s philosophy into their classroom experience .
Peter Nunn . Peter Nunn is a convicted Twitter troll from Bristol , England . In 2013 he attacked member of parliament Stella Creasy with messages , calling her a `` witch '' and threatening her with rape . He was arrested under Section 127 of the Communications Act 2003 and found guilty of sending indecent , obscene or menacing messages following a trial at City of London Magistrates ' Court in 2014 . He was sentenced to 18 weeks ' custody and the judge also imposed a restraining order banning him from any contact with Creasy or Caroline Criado Perez . Nunn abandoned an appeal against the conviction in 2015 . Nunn founded Protect Yourself , a company which supplies personal protective equipment , in 2010 . After his arrest he started a free speech campaigning organisation Nunners .
Silver Run , Ohio . Silver Run is an unincorporated community in Meigs County , in the U.S. state of Ohio . History . A post office called Silver Run was established in 1850 . Silver Run is also the name of a nearby stream .
Liverpool City Council election , 1995 . Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 4 May 1995 . One third of the council was up for election and although the election resulted in the continuation of no overall control , the Labour party continued to lead a minority administration .
Rigel ( disambiguation ) . Rigel is a blue supergiant star in the Orion constellation , also known as Beta Orionis .
Gaetano Bavagnoli . Gaetano Bavagnoli ( 1879–1933 ) was an Italian conductor who was particularly known for his work within the field of opera . He was mainly active within Italy 's major opera houses during the first third of the 20th century ; although he did conduct at important international stages like the Metropolitan Opera in New York City and the Royal Opera House in London as well . He also worked as a voice teacher and was notably the instructor of opera singers Emanuel Kopecky , Lina Pagliughi , and Aureliano Pertile . Early life and career : 1879–1911 . Born in Parma , Bavagnoli was the son of conductor and voice teacher Manlio Bavagnoli and it was from him that he received his early musical training . After graduating from the Parma Conservatory , Bavagnoli began working as a conductor in Italy in 1900 . He also worked in Spain on the conducting staffs of the Teatro Real and the Liceu during the first decade of the 20th century . At the latter house he notably conducted performances of Vincenzo Bellini 's `` La sonnambula '' with Amelita Galli-Curci as Amina . On 10 August 1908 Bavagnoli conducted a performance of Giacomo Puccini 's `` Manon Lescaut '' for the opening of the Teatro Municipal in San Nicolás de los Arroyos . In 1911 he joined the conducting staff of the Tetro Regio in Parma . While there he notably conducted that house 's first presentation of Modest Mussorgsky 's `` Boris Godunov '' on 25 December 1911 with Eugenio Giraldoni in the title role . Working in the United States : 1912–1916 . In 1912–1913 Bavagnoli conducted a touring production of Riccardo Zandonai 's `` Conchita '' in the United States . The production starred Tarquinia Tarquini in the title role and made stops at the Cort Theatre in San Francisco ( 1912 ) , the Philarmonic Auditorium in Hollywood ( 1912 ) , the Heilig Theatre in Portland ( 1912 ) , the Metropolitan Opera House in Philadelphia ( 1912 ) , the Chicago Grand Opera ( 1913 ) , and the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City ( 1913 ) . In 1913 Bavagnoli returned to Parma , this time working on the staff of the Teatro Massimo . In 1915 he was invited to join the conducting staff of the New York Metropolitan Opera after Arturo Toscanini decided not to renew his contract with the company . Bavagnoli accepted , making his Met debut on November 19 , 1915 leading a performance of Giacomo Puccini 's `` La bohème '' with Frances Alda as Mimì , Enrico Caruso as Rodolfo , Ida Cajatti as Musetta , and Antonio Scotti as Marcello . He remained at the Met for only one season , conducting a total of 61 performances of mostly Italian operas such as `` Aida '' , `` The Barber of Seville '' , `` Cavalleria Rusticana '' , `` Lucia di Lammermoor '' , `` Manon Lescaut '' , `` Tosca '' and `` La Traviata '' . He notably conducted the world premiere of Enrique Granados 's `` Goyescas '' on January 28 , 1916 with Anna Fitziu as Rosario and Giovanni Martinelli as Fernando . His last performance with the Met was conducting Friedrich von Flotow 's `` Martha '' in an out of town engagement in Atlanta , Georgia on April 28 , 1916 with Maria Barrientos in the title role . Later career : 1916–1933 . In the 1916–1917 season Bavagnoli worked on the conducting staffs at the Teatro Donizetti in Bergamo and the Teatro Regio in Parma . Over the next several years he remained busy conducting at various principal houses in Italy . In 1920 he conducted the Royal Opera , Covent Garden 's first performances of Giacomo Puccini 's `` Il tritico '' . He worked on the conducting staff of the Teatro Comunale di Bologna from 1920–1924 , after which he was at the Teatro Regio di Torino from 1924–1926 . From 1924–1931 he conducted the Winter Season at the Teatro Carlo Felice . In the 1926–1927 season he conducted at La Fenice . Bavagnoli conducted at the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma in 1928–1929 . In the late 1920s he worked as a conductor for Nellie Melba 's Melba-Williamson Grand Opera Company in Australia . During the last few years of his life he was mainly busy working at the Teatro Comunale di Bologna and the Teatro Donizetti . At the latter house , he notably conducted an acclaimed performance of Vincenzo Bellini 's `` Norma '' on September 28 , 1931 in honor of the work 's 100th anniversary with Bianca Scacciati in the title role . In 1932 he led performances of Giacomo Meyerbeer 's `` L'Africaine '' at the Arena di Verona Festival . He died in 1933 in Milan at the age of 54 .
Sandra Birch Lee . Sandra Birch Lee Suk-yee ( born 9 March 1952 ) was the Permanent Secretary for Health , Welfare and Food in the Hong Kong Government . As such she and Stella Hung , the Permanent Secretary for Food and Health ( Food ) , are the civil service counterparts to the Secretary for Food and Health , York Chow . Lee was appointed Secretary for Economic Services in 2000 . Since the Principal Officials Accountability System was introduced in 2002 , she has served as Permanent Secretary for Economic Development ( 2004 ) and Labour ( Economic Development ) ( until 2006 ) . She became core member of former Financial Secretary John Tsang 's campaign team in the 2017 Chief Executive election .
Warner , New Hampshire . Warner is a town in Merrimack County , New Hampshire , United States . The population was 2,833 at the 2010 census . The town is home to Northeast Catholic College , Rollins State Park and Mount Kearsarge State Forest . The town 's central settlement , where 444 people resided at the 2010 census , is defined as the Warner census-designated place ( CDP ) , and is located along New Hampshire Route 103 and the Warner River . The town also includes the villages of Davisville , Lower Village , Melvin Mills , and Waterloo . History . The town was granted in 1735 as `` Number One '' by Massachusetts Governor Jonathan Belcher to petitioners largely from Amesbury , Massachusetts . Called `` New Amesbury '' , it was part of a line of settlements running between the Merrimack and Connecticut rivers intended to help defend Massachusetts against New France 's predations . It was regranted by the Masonian Proprietors in 1749 , when it was settled with four houses and a sawmill . Called `` Jennesstown '' , it was abandoned and destroyed during the French and Indian War . The town was granted again in 1767 to Jonathan Barnard and others , who called it `` Amesbury '' . But on September 3 , 1774 , it was incorporated as `` Warner '' , named after Jonathan Warner , a leading Portsmouth citizen , namesake of the Warner House and relative of Governor John Wentworth . It was one of the last towns established under English provincial rule prior to the Revolution . Warner developed into a prosperous farming community which produced meats , dairy goods , vegetables , hay and apples . The Warner River and its tributaries provided water power for mills , which in 1832 included twelve sawmills , 6 gristmills , a paper mill and two clothing factories . By 1858 , there was also a cabinet manufacturer and bottle manufacturer . In 1885 , industries included a bedstead factory , chain factory , woolen cloth factory , iron foundry , tannery and glove manufacturer . On September 9 , 1821 , the town was hit by a tornado . It leveled houses and forests in a swath of destruction beginning west of Lake Sunapee , through New London and Sutton , over the southwest spur of Mount Kearsarge and ending at the Webster line . The storm killed four people in Warner , seriously injured others and destroyed considerable property . Each October , on Columbus Day weekend , Warner hosts the annual Fall Foliage Festival , attracting thousands of people from all over New England and beyond . Geography . According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of , of which is land and is water , comprising 0.43 % of the town . Warner is drained by the Lane and Warner rivers . Two covered bridges span the Warner River : the Dalton Bridge and the Waterloo Bridge . Mount Kearsarge , elevation above sea level , located in the extreme north of the town , is the highest point in Warner . Two state parks are located on the mountain : Rollins State Park in Warner and Winslow State Park in Wilmot . Mount Kearsarge is a popular hiking destination , due both to its bare , rocky summit , and to the fact that a paved road climbs from Rollins State Park to within a half mile of the summit . The peak is the highest point along the Sunapee-Ragged-Kearsarge Greenway , a hiking trail which links 10 towns and encircles the Lake Sunapee region of western New Hampshire . The town is served by Interstate 89 and New Hampshire Route 103 . State routes 114 and 127 cross the extreme southwestern and southeastern corners of the town , respectively . It borders the towns of Wilmot , Andover and Salisbury to the north , Webster to the east , Hopkinton and Henniker to the south , Bradford to the west , and Sutton to the northwest . Demographics . As of the census of 2010 , there were 2,833 people , 1,116 households , and 752 families residing in the town . The population density was 51.0 people per square mile ( 19.7/km² ) . There were 1,228 housing units at an average density of 24.4 per square mile ( 8.5/km² ) . The racial makeup of the town was 97.9 % White , 0.4 % African American , 0.4 % Native American , 0.2 % Asian , 0.3 % some other race , and 0.8 % from two or more races . Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.8 % of the population . There were 1,116 households , out of which 29.0 % had children under the age of 18 living with them , 56.1 % were headed by married couples living together , 7.0 % had a female householder with no husband present , and 32.6 % were non-families . 29.0 % of all households were made up of individuals , and 8.8 % were someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older . The average household size was 2.44 , and the average family size was 2.92 . In the town , the population was spread out with 20.6 % under the age of 18 , 8.1 % from 18 to 24 , 22.1 % from 25 to 44 , 34.2 % from 45 to 64 , and 15.0 % who were 65 years of age or older . The median age was 44.5 years . For every 100 females , there were 97.4 males . For every 100 females age 18 and over , there were 95.3 males . For the period 2007-11 , the estimated median annual income for a household in the town was $ 58,221 , and the median income for a family was $ 65,167 . Male full-time workers had a median income of $ 51,404 versus $ 34,154 for females . The per capita income for the town was $ 28,159 . About 4.3 % of the population were below the poverty line . The Warner Area Farmers ' Market , held on Saturday mornings on Main Street , serves as a community gathering place . Government . In the New Hampshire Senate , Warner is in the 15th District , represented by Democrat Dan Feltes . On the New Hampshire Executive Council , Warner is in the 2nd District , represented by Democrat Andru Volinsky . In the United States House of Representatives , Warner is in New Hampshire 's 2nd congressional district , represented by Democrat Ann McLane Kuster .
The New Adventures of Old Tom . `` The New Adventures of Old Tom '' is the eighteenth episode of the fourteenth season of the animated sitcom `` Family Guy '' , and the 267th episode overall . It aired on Fox in the United States on May 8 , 2016 , and is written by Travis Bowe and directed by Steve Robertson . The title is a play on the sitcom `` The New Adventures of Old Christine '' . Plot . The Griffins head to the Quahog Mall to buy Lois new underpants . Peter wants to ride on the kiddie train , but is denied entry due to being an adult . Peter begins to fool around the mall , so Lois eventually decides to leave without him . After they leave , Peter tries to search for them , but to no avail . Around closing time , he decides to ride on the kiddie train , but breaks the acceleration lever , causing him to spin out of control at maximum speed . The next day , Peter 's exploit at the mall is revealed , but Lois is more excited at seeing the attractive young new anchor , Dallas Portland , who is reporting Peter 's incident . When he returns home , Lois , Bonnie Swanson , and Donna Tubbs-Brown intrude on his TV time to watch Portland much to his frustration . While sulking at the Drunken Clam , he meets Tom Tucker , who reveals that Portland replaced him as the late night anchor . Not wishing to have Lois watch Portland every night , Peter and Tom team up to take Portland down . They try to have Tom act like a young , slang-using gangsta to outstrip Dallas . When Tom attempts to tattoo something on his nose which has him suffer blood loss offscreen , he is fired from anchoring which Dallas reports about . Peter sets out to apologize to Tom and offers him a job , but Tom states that it 's over for him . When Peter sulks out of Tom 's apartment , he sees Tom about to jump off the roof and runs to the roof to try and stop Tom . When Dallas and the news crew arrive , Peter takes credit for the suicide attempt and has Tom anchor it . When he is asked about the `` suicide '' , Peter states that he is remorseful for causing Tom to lose his job . Tom tells Peter that he is very appreciative of Peter 's act . Tom eventually gets his job back due to the high ratings the potential suicide drew . Meanwhile , at the mall , Brian falls for a girl working at the jewelry store named Shelby and lies that he is a millionaire , which wins her over and he purchases a $ 10,000 diamond ring that he plans to return for a full refund in three days per store policy when Shelby is off Duty . Brian continues his millionaire sham and decides to return the ring once Shelby 's done with work , but is horrified when he finds out that Chris ate it upon mistaking it for a lugnut . He and Stewie decide to force Chris to poop it out using several methods , but all fail . Hoping for a miracle , the trio drives to the mall , where they make it into the jewelry store just before it closes as they slide under the security gate as it closes . However not only is Shelby still on duty as Brian tries to return the ring , but Chris defecates it onto her and she angrily rejects Brian for lying to her . Reception . The episode received an audience of 2.76 million , making it the most watched show on Fox that night .
Martina Cole . Martina Cole ( born Eilidh Martina Cole , on 30 March 1959 ) is a British crime writer , businesswoman and occasional television presenter . Cole was brought up in Aveley , Essex . she has released twenty-two novels about crime , most of which examine London 's gangster underworld . Four of her novels , `` Dangerous Lady '' , `` The Jump '' , `` The Take '' and `` The Runaway '' have been adapted into high-rating television dramas . She has achieved sales of over fourteen million in the UK alone and her tenth novel , `` The Know '' , spent seven weeks on `` The Sunday Times '' hardback best-sellers list . Early life . Cole was born in Essex , England , to Irish Catholic parents , and was the youngest of five children . Her mother was a psychiatric nurse from Glasnevin , County Dublin and her father was a merchant seaman from Cork City . Her cousin is Cork politician Denis Cregan . She was expelled from her convent school aged 15 after allegedly being caught reading a Harold Robbins ' novel . She married for the first time aged 16 , but the marriage only lasted a year . She had her first child , Christopher , at the age of 18 . Her parents both died when she was in her early 20s . Prior to her literary success , Cole had a variety of low-paid jobs , including working as a cleaner , a wine waitress , an agency nurse and a supermarket shelf-stacker . Writing . Cole 's breakthrough came in 1991 , when her manuscript for `` Dangerous Lady '' was accepted by the literary agent Darley Anderson and sold for a record £150,000 . The book was published by Headline the following year . Most of her novels feature a female protagonist or antihero , and some take place within the Irish community in and around London . In December 2011 , readers using `` madaboutbooks.co.uk '' voted their favourite Martina Cole book . `` The Take '' won by 780 votes and was put at the top of the list of Martina Cole novels . `` Goodnight Lady '' came second , followed in third by `` Maura 's Game '' . Cole 's latest book , `` Damaged '' , was published in 2017 . Television . A four-part TV adaptation of `` Dangerous Lady '' was broadcast on ITV in 1995 , and in 1998 Sky1 broadcast a four-part adaptation of `` The Jump '' . `` The Take '' was serialised on British television on Sky1 in June 2009 , which starred Tom Hardy as Freddie . Sky1 has also commissioned an adaptation of `` The Graft '' , which has yet to go into production . In March 2011 `` The Runaway '' , was shown on Sky1 and Sky1 HD . It is based on Cole 's 1997 novel of the same name . In 2008 Martina Cole presented a drama documentary series on ITV3 called `` Martina Cole 's Lady Killers '' , which told the story of six of history 's most notorious female serial killers , including Myra Hindley , Beverly Allitt and Rose West . Cole explored the reasons why women kill , and why society is surprised when they do . Each programme told the story of an individual killer with expert analysis and dramatic reconstruction . The programme proved to be a ratings hit for ITV3 and transferred to ITV1 in 2009 . Cole filmed an investigative documentary , `` Martina Cole Girl Gangs : Los Angeles '' for Sky1 in 2009 . This focused on the role of girls in these gangs , which have been responsible for crimes ranging from drug dealing and car theft , to robbery and murder . In 2014 she appeared in a documentary about Holloway Prison , called `` Inside Holloway '' . Additionally , she has appeared on ITV 's `` This Morning '' , `` The Crime Thriller Club '' , `` The Wright Stuff '' for Channel 5 , ITV 's popular daytime show `` Loose Women '' , `` The One Show '' for BBC One , and a 2004 edition of `` The Culture Show '' . Along with TV executive producer , Barry Ryan , Cole co-owns the film and television production company `` 2 Queens '' . Theatre . Three of Cole 's novels have been adapted for the stage by the Theatre Royal , Stratford East , London : `` Two Women '' in 2010 ; `` The Graft '' in 2011 , and Cole 's first novel , `` Dangerous Lady '' in 2012 . Other interests . In 2011 Cole founded her own record label , Hostage Music . The London-based band Alabama3 has signed up to the label . Personal life . Cole lives in a Grade II listed , 15th-century manor house near Sevenoaks , Kent . She also has a house in northern Cyprus . She remarried in the 1990s , but the marriage ended in divorce . She had her second child , Freddie Mary , when she was 39 . Cole regularly holds creative writing classes in UK prisons . She is a patron of the single-parent charity Gingerbread , and also a patron of Women 's Aid . Since her 20s she has suffered from rheumatoid arthritis after breaking both arms as a child . The arthritis has worsened over time , and now makes it painful for her when writing .
Hartmansville , West Virginia . Hartmansville is an unincorporated community in Mineral County , West Virginia , United States . It is part of the Cumberland , MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area . Hartmansville lies along the Northwestern Turnpike ( U.S. Route 50 ) near the Grant County line . The community derives its name from Jonathan Hartman .
Lycas . `` Lycas '' is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae .
Golemo Mramorani . Gоlemo Mramorani is a former village in Municipality of Dolneni .
Riccardo Rognoni . Riccardo Rognoni or Richardo Rogniono ( ca . 1550 – before 20 April 1620 ) is the earliest known member of the Rognoni family which started one of the earliest of all violin schools , based in Milan . His treatise `` Passaggi per potersi esercitare nel diminuire '' ( `` Passages for practice in diminution '' ) , Venice 1592 , is the first to mention the `` violino da brazzo '' , or violin . He was directly involved in taking the violin from a street instrument to court instrument in the Lombard area . Some of his excellent violin pupils include his sons Francesco and Giovanni Domenico . The noble title `` Taegio '' or `` Taeggio '' was conferred on the Rognoni family by king Sigismund III of Poland , and appears on the title-pages of works of Rognoni 's sons from 1605 . Riccardo writes in the title of the `` Passaggi '' that he was expelled from the `` Val Tavegia '' , or Val Taleggio . The records of bloody conflicts between Milan and Venice in the area explain why he arrived in Milan as a Ghibelline fugitive . Paolo Morigia reported that he was `` much praised for his playing of the viol and judged among the finest of the City '' , while Filippo Picinelli in 1670 described him as an `` excellent player of the violin and other string and wind instruments , who became the Orpheus of his day . '' His `` Passaggi '' and only one instrumental work survived : a piece in an anthology printed by Gastoldi : `` Il primo libro della musica a due voci '' , Milan , 1598 .
Indonesia and the United Nations . Indonesia officially became the 60th member of the United Nations on 28 September 1950 , in accordance with the United Nations Security Council Resolution 86 two days before , and the United Nations General Assembly resolution number A/RES/491 ( V ) on the `` admission of the Republic of Indonesia to membership in the United Nations '' , less than one year after the recognition of Indonesia 's sovereignty by the Netherlands at the Dutch–Indonesian Round Table Conference in the Hague ( 23 August - 2 November 1949 ) . Diplomatic representation . Indonesia has two permanent diplomatic missions to the UN in New York City and Geneva . These missions are headed by a Permanent Representative and an Ambassador . The Government of the Republic of Indonesia appointed Lambertus Nicodemus Palar as the first Permanent Representative to the United Nations . Palar had played a major role in efforts for the international recognition of the independence of Indonesia at the time of the conflict with the Netherlands in 1947 , and had argued the case for the sovereignty of Indonesia in the UN as an Observer to the organization . Speaking at the UN General Assembly session in 1950 , Ambassador Palar thanked all the supporters of Indonesia ’ s sovereignty and pledged that his country would carry out its obligations as a member of the United Nations . The responsibility of the Indonesian Mission is to represent the Indonesian interests in the UN including international security , disarmament , human rights , humanitarian affairs , environment , labor , international economic cooperation and development , international trade , South–South cooperation , technology transfer , intellectual property rights , telecommunications , health , and meteorology . Withdrawal in 1965 . During the Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation of 1965 , and in response to the election of Malaysia as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council , Indonesia decided to withdraw from the UN . ( Indonesia did not withdraw from the UN but informed Secretary-General U Thant that it would suspend its participation ) Indonesian president , Sukarno , then created a rival to UN named CONEFO . However , in a telegram dated 19 September 1966 , after General Suharto `` de facto '' assumed effective control of the Government , Indonesia notified the Secretary-General of its decision `` to resume full cooperation with the United Nations and to resume participation in its activities starting with the twenty-first session of the General Assembly '' . On 28 September 1966 , the UN General Assembly took note of the decision of the Government of Indonesia and the UNGA President invited the representatives of Indonesia to take their seats in the Assembly . UN General Assembly . Indonesia became a member of the UN General Assembly in 1951 . Indonesia was once elected to serve as President of the UN General Assembly in 1971 , and was represented by Adam Malik , presiding over the 26th Session of the UN General Assembly . He was the second representative from Asia to chair the world assembly , after Dr. Carlos Pena Romulo from the Philippines . UN Security Council . Indonesia has been elected four times as non-permanent member to the UN Security Council . Indonesia was first elected as for the period of 1974–75 . It was elected for the second time in 1995–96 and for the third time in 2007–08 , when Indonesia was elected with 158 votes out of the then 192 member states who have the right to vote in the UN General Assembly . In June 2018 , Indonesia was elected with 144 votes out of 192 member states during the 72nd session of the United Nations General Assembly . UN Economic and Social Council . Indonesia served as a member of ECOSOC for the periods of 1956–58 , 1969–71 , 1974–75 , 1979–81 , 1984–86 , 1989–91 , 1994–96 , 1999–2001 , 2004–06 , 2007–09 and 2012–14 . Indonesia elected twice and held the position as President of ECOSOC in 1970 and 2000 , and was elected to the Vice-Presidency of ECOSOC in 1969 , 1999 and 2012 . During the 2012–14 term , Indonesia was selected for membership of ECOSOC , winning the greatest support of any Asian country in the election by secret ballot that took place during UN General Assembly plenary session of October 24 , 2011 , in New York . UN Human Rights Council . Indonesia has been elected three times as a member of the UN Human Rights Council since the Council was formed in 2006 . Indonesia served as its member during the periods of 2006–07 , 2007–10 and 2011–14 . Indonesia was once serving as Vice-President of the UN Human Rights Council for the period of 2009–10 , represented by Ambassador Dian Triansyah Djani .
Ramotswa . Ramotswa is a village in South-East District of Botswana , southwest of the capital of Gaborone . The population was 27,760 in 2011 census . It is the tribal capital of the BaLete , an ethnic majority springing from the Nguni tribe . Ramotswa 's main industry is a wheat flour mill . The village also manufactures metal products . Kgosi Mosadi Seboko of Ramotswa is the first woman to serve as a paramount chief in Botswana . Seboko took on her role as a village leader and representative to the House of Chiefs after her brother Kgosi Seboko II died in 2000 . Her presence in the house of chiefs was hailed as a victory for women 's rights in southern Africa . The nearby hamlet of Otse is the site for Moeding College , originally a colonial secondary school and a school for the disabled run by the Campbill Rankoromane Community educational center . Police XI , Botswana Premier League champions for 2006 , are also based in Otse . The climate is semi-arid , vegetation is a tree and shrub savanna . Only a fifth of the area is farmed but the density of cattle and goats and sheep is high . Otse is overlooked by cliffs from which a colony of vultures are easily visible on most days .
Legion of Doom ( ice hockey ) . The Legion of Doom was a forward line for the Philadelphia Flyers who played together between 1995 and 1997 comprising centre Eric Lindros , left winger John LeClair and right winger Mikael Renberg . They were given this name not only for their offensive play , but also their ability to dominate games physically ; each of the three were six foot two or taller and weighed over 230 pounds . The name was coined by journeyman centre Jim Montgomery and popularized by Flyers announcer Gene Hart . Background . In the 1992–93 and 1993–94 seasons , Mark Recchi , Lindros and Brent Fedyk had formed the productive `` Crazy Eights '' line . Renberg split his time playing left wing with Lindros and right wing with Rod Brind'Amour . Despite a strong start to the 1993–94 season , and emergent talents such as Lindros and Renberg , the Flyers fell apart in the second half of the year and narrowly missed the playoffs , the fifth consecutive time that the club did n't reach the postseason . This led to the firing of head coach Terry Simpson and general manager Russ Farwell . They were succeeded by Terry Murray and Bobby Clarke , respectively . The Legion of Doom . The line was formed in the lockout-shortened 1994–95 season when the Montreal Canadiens traded John LeClair , Eric Desjardins , and Gilbert Dionne to the Flyers in exchange for Mark Recchi . Renberg was moved from Rod Brind'Amour 's left wing and placed on Lindros ' right wing . Murray then placed LeClair as the left wing to form the trio . LeClair was expected to use his physical prowess to make room for Lindros , and went on to exceed all expectations as LeClair 's scoring totals jumped dramatically compared with his time with the Canadiens . The line registered its first point on Saturday , February 11 , 1995 , in a game against the New Jersey Devils at the Meadowlands Sports Complex . The line made an immediate impact , as it helped the Flyers defeat the Devils 3–1 . Before the formation of the line , the Flyers had struggled out of the gate , going only 3–7–1 through their first 11 games while being outscored 34–22 . However , in their final 37 games ( including the one on February 11 against the Devils ) , the Flyers went 25–9–3 and outscored their opponents 128–98 en route to capturing the Atlantic Division title and an appearance in the Eastern Conference Finals ( a six-game loss to the Devils ) . The Legion went on to score 80 goals and collect 96 assists that season for Philadelphia . Eric Lindros , with a total of 70 points , tied the Pittsburgh Penguins ' Jaromir Jagr for the scoring lead that season , but the Art Ross Trophy was given to Jagr as he had 32 goals to Lindros ' 29 . Lindros , however , was named the league MVP , winning the Hart Memorial Trophy and the Lester B. Pearson Award . Both Lindros and LeClair earned NHL First-Team All-Star honours . 1995–96 season . The line stayed together for the 1995–96 season , which would turn out to be their most productive , as they scored 121 goals and picked up 134 assists . 1997 Stanley Cup Final . Their last season together was 1996–97 , where they scored 104 goals and collected 131 assists . The Legion 's offensive production was down due to injuries to Renberg . They also led the Philadelphia Flyers to the 1997 Stanley Cup Finals , collecting 26 goals and 32 assists in their play-off run , as they beat the Pittsburgh Penguins , Buffalo Sabres , and New York Rangers in five games each . However , they were upset by the Detroit Red Wings , who swept them four games to none . Detroit head coach Scotty Bowman surprised Flyers head coach Terry Murray by using the finesse-oriented defense pairing of Nicklas Lidstrom and Larry Murphy , rather than the rugged Vladimir Konstantinov , against the Legion of Doom . Lidstrom and Murphy 's puckhandling abilities helped them neutralize Philadelphia 's vaunted forechecking . LeClair and Lindros only scored one goal each during the Finals series ; LeClair scored the Flyers ' only goal as they lost Game Three 6–1 , while Lindros finally managed to put the puck in the net during the dying seconds of Game 4 to cut the Wings ' lead to 2–1 . Breakup . Terry Murray 's contract as head coach was not renewed due to the `` choking '' incident , though he remained with the Flyers as a pro scout and later as an assistant coach . The line would be broken up in the 1997 off-season , as Philadelphia dealt Renberg in exchange for Chris Gratton . Lindros and LeClair still played on the same line for the next three seasons , with players such as Keith Jones at right-wing . Later Renberg would return to Philadelphia for exactly the same trade which would send Gratton back to the Tampa Bay Lightning . Although Renberg returned , the original Legion of Doom did not , for Renberg could never make it past the third forward line . Mark Recchi returned to the Flyers midway through the 1998–99 season and again became the team 's leading scorer . Lindros missed the end of the 1999–2000 season with a concussion , so the Flyers traded for Keith Primeau who played a physical forward role similar to Lindros , as Lindros only returned at the end of the playoffs . That turned out to be his last-ever game with the Flyers , as he held out the following season over a contract dispute and he was sent to the New York Rangers for 2001–02 . John LeClair was bought out by the Flyers following the 2004–05 NHL lockout and signed with the Pittsburgh Penguins . On December 31 , 2011 , Lindros and LeClair played as `` two thirds '' of the Legion of Doom at the Philadelphia Flyers and New York Rangers alumni game in Philadelphia at Citizen 's Bank Park .
Ivar Bredal . Ivar Frederik Bredal ( 17 June 1800 – 25 March 1864 ) was a Danish composer and musician . Son of Niels Iversen Bredal who was born in Bergen , but lived as a sign teacher and portrait painter in Copenhagen , Ivar Bredal played viola and 1817–1849 was a musician in the Royal Chapel from 1835 . From 1849 to 1863 , he was the choir master at the Royal Theater . He had no training in composition but he started to write for his own instrument , but had , like other composers of today , the ambition to write for the theater , or rather the opera .
Renaissance philosophy . The designation `` Renaissance philosophy '' is used by scholars of intellectual history to refer to the thought of the period running in Europe roughly between 1355 and 1650 ( the dates shift forward for central and northern Europe and for areas such as Spanish America , India , Japan , and China under European influence ) . It therefore overlaps both with late medieval philosophy , which in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries was influenced by notable figures such as Albert the Great , Thomas Aquinas , William of Ockham , and Marsilius of Padua , and early modern philosophy , which conventionally starts with René Descartes and his publication of the `` Discourse on Method '' in 1637 . Philosophers usually divide the period less finely , jumping from medieval to early modern philosophy , on the assumption that no radical shifts in perspective took place in the centuries immediately before Descartes . Intellectual historians , however , take into considerations factors such as sources , approaches , audience , language , and literary genres in addition to ideas . This article reviews both the changes in context and content of Renaissance philosophy and its remarkable continuities with the past . Continuities . The structure , sources , method , and topics of philosophy in the Renaissance had much in common with those of previous centuries . Structure of philosophy . Particularly since the recovery of a great portion of Aristotelian writings in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries , it became clear that , in addition to Aristotle 's writings on logic , which had already been known , there were numerous others roughly having to do with natural philosophy , moral philosophy , and metaphysics . These areas provided the structure for the philosophy curriculum of the emerging universities . The general assumption was that the most 'scientific ' branches of philosophy were those that were more theoretical and therefore more widely applicable . During the Renaissance too , many thinkers saw these as the main philosophical areas , with logic providing a training of the mind to approach the other three . Sources of philosophy . A similar continuity can be seen in the case of sources . Although Aristotle was never an unquestioned authority ( he was more often than not a springboard for discussion , and his opinions were often discussed along those of others , or the teaching of Holy Scripture ) , medieval lectures in physics consisted of reading Aristotle 's `` Physics '' , lessons in moral philosophy consisted of examinations of his `` Nicomachean Ethics '' ( and often his `` Politics '' ) , and metaphysics was approached through his `` Metaphysics '' . The assumption that Aristotle 's works were foundational to an understanding of philosophy did not wane during the Renaissance , which saw a flourishing of new translations , commentaries , and other interpretations of his works , both in Latin and in the vernacular . In terms of method , philosophy was considered during the late Middle Ages as a subject that required robust enquiry on the part of people trained in the subject 's technical vocabulary . Philosophical texts and problems were typically approached through university lectures and 'questions ' . The latter , similar in some ways to modern debates , examined the pros and cons of particular philosophical positions or interpretations . They were one of the cornerstones of the 'scholastic method ' , made students who proposed or responded to questions quick on their feet , and required a deep familiarity with all of the known philosophical tradition , which would often be invoked in support of or against specific arguments . This style of philosophy continued to have a strong following in the Renaissance . Pico della Mirandola 's `` Disputations '' , for instance , depended directly on this tradition , which was not at all limited to university lecture halls . Topics in philosophy . Given the remarkable range of Aristotelian philosophy , it was possible to discuss all kinds of issues in medieval and Renaissance philosophy . Aristotle had treated directly problems such as the trajectory of missiles , the habits of animals , how knowledge is acquired , the freedom of the will , how virtue is connected with happiness , the relationship of the lunar and the sublunar worlds . Indirectly he had stimulated discussion on two points that were particularly of concern to Christians : the immortality of the soul and the eternity of the world . All of these continued to be of considerable interest to Renaissance thinkers , but we shall see that in some cases the solutions offered were significantly different because of changing cultural and religious landscapes . Discontinuities . Having established that many aspects of philosophy were held in common during the Middle Ages and the Renaissance , it will now be useful to discuss in what areas changes were afoot . The same outline as above will be used , to show that within trends of continuity one can also find surprising differences . Sources of philosophy . It is therefore useful to reconsider what was mentioned above about philosophical sources . The Renaissance saw a significant broadening of source material . Plato , known directly only through two and a half dialogues in the Middle Ages , came to be known through numerous Latin translations in fifteenth century Italy , culminating in the hugely influential translation of his complete works by Marsilio Ficino in Florence in 1484 . Petrarch was not able to read Plato directly , but he greatly admired him . Petrarch was also a great admirer of Roman poets such as Virgil and Horace and of Cicero for Latin prose writing . Not all humanists followed his example in all things , but Petrarch contributed to a broadening of his time 's 'canon ' ( pagan poetry had previously been considered frivolous and dangerous ) , something that happened in philosophy as well . In the sixteenth century anyone who considered himself 'au fait ' read Plato as well as Aristotle , trying as much as possible ( and not always very successfully ) to reconcile the two with each other and with Christianity . This is probably the main reason why Donato Acciaiuoli 's commentary on Aristotle 's Ethics ( first published in 1478 ) was so successful : it blended the three traditions beautifully . Other movements from ancient philosophy also re-entered the mainstream . This was never really the case for Epicureanism , which was almost always caricatured and considered with suspicion , but Scepticism and Pyrrhonism did make a comeback thanks to writers like Michel Montaigne , and the movement of Stoicism made an impressive re-appearance in the writings of Justus Lipsius . In all of these cases it is impossible to separate the pagan philosophical doctrines from the Christian filter through which they were approached and made legitimate . Structure of philosophy . While generally the Aristotelian structure of the branches of philosophy stayed in place , interesting developments and tensions were taking place within them . In moral philosophy , for instance , a position consistently held by Thomas Aquinas and his numerous followers was that its three subfields ( ethics , economics , politics ) were related to progressively wider spheres ( the individual , the family and the community ) . Politics , Thomas thought , is more important than ethics because it considers the good of the greater number . This position came under increasing strain in the Renaissance , as various thinkers claimed that Thomas 's classifications were inaccurate , and that ethics were the most important part of morality . Other important figures , such as Francesco Petrarca ( Petrarch ) ( 1304-1374 ) , questioned the whole assumption that the theoretical aspects of philosophy were the more important ones . He insisted , for instance , on the value of the practical aspects of ethics . Petrarch 's position , expressed both strongly and amusingly in his invective `` On His Own Ignorance and That of Many Others '' ( `` De sui ipsius ac multorum ignorantia '' ) is also important for another reason : it represents the conviction that philosophy should let itself be guided by rhetoric , that the purpose of philosophy is therefore not so much to reveal the truth , but to encourage people to pursue the good . This perspective , so typical of Italian humanism , could easily lead to reducing all philosophy to ethics , in a move reminiscent of Plato 's Socrates and of Cicero . Method of philosophy . If , as mentioned above , scholasticism continued to flourish , the Italian humanists ( i.e. , lovers and practitioners of the humanities ) challenged its supremacy . As we have seen , they believed that philosophy could be brought under the wing of rhetoric . They also thought that the scholarly discourse of their time needed to return to the elegance and precision of its classical models . They therefore tried dressing philosophy in a more appealing garb than had their predecessors , whose translations and commentaries were in technical Latin and sometimes simply transliterated the Greek . In 1416/1417 Leonardo Bruni , the pre-eminent humanist of his time and chancellor of Florence , re-translated Aristotle 's `` Ethics '' into a more flowing , idiomatic and classical Latin . He hoped to communicate the elegance of Aristotle 's Greek while also making the text more accessible to those without a philosophical education . Others , including Nicolò Tignosi in Florence around 1460 , and the Frenchman Jacques Lefèvre d'Étaples in Paris in the 1490s , tried to please the humanists either by including in their commentaries on Aristotle appealing historical examples or quotations from poetry , or by avoiding the standard scholastic format of questions , or both . The driving conviction was that philosophy should be freed of its technical jargon so that more people would be able to read it . At the same time , all kinds of summaries , paraphrases , and dialogues dealing with philosophical issues were prepared , in order to give their topics a wider dissemination . Humanists also encouraged the study of Aristotle and other writers of antiquity in the original . Desiderius Erasmus , the great Dutch humanist , even prepared a Greek edition of Aristotle , and eventually those teaching philosophy in the universities had to at least pretend that they knew Greek . Humanists were not , however , great fans of the vernacular . There is only a handful of examples of dialogues or translations of Aristotle 's works into Italian during the fifteenth century . Once it had been determined , however , that Italian was a language with literary merit and that it could carry the weight of philosophical discussion , numerous efforts in this direction started to appear , particularly from the 1540s onward . Alessandro Piccolomini had a programme to translate or paraphrase the entire Aristotelian corpus into the vernacular . Other important figures were Benedetto Varchi , Bernardo Segni and Giambattista Gelli , all of them active in Florence . Efforts got underway to present Plato 's doctrines in the vernacular as well . This rise of vernacular philosophy , which quite predated the Cartesian approach , is a new field of research whose contours are only now beginning to be clarified . Topics in philosophy . It is very hard to generalize about the ways in which discussions of philosophical topics shifted in the Renaissance , mainly because to do so requires a detailed map of the period , something we do not yet have . We know that debates about the freedom of the will continued to flare up ( for instance , in the famous exchanges between Erasmus and Martin Luther ) , that Spanish thinkers were increasingly obsessed with the notion of nobility , that duelling was a practice that generated a large literature in the sixteenth century ( was it permissible or not ? ) . Earlier histories gave perhaps undue attention to Pietro Pomponazzi 's pronouncements on the immortality of the soul as a question that could not be resolved philosophically in a way consistent with Christianity , or to Pico della Mirandola 's `` Oration '' on the dignity of man , as if these were signals of the period 's increasing secularism or even atheism . In fact , the most successful compendium of natural philosophy in the period ( `` Compendium philosophiae naturalis '' , first published in 1530 ) was authored by Frans Titelmans , a Franciscan friar from the Low Countries whose work has a very strong religious flavour . We must not forget that most philosophers of the time were at least nominal , if not devout , Christians , that the sixteenth century saw both the Protestant and the Catholic reformations , and that Renaissance philosophy culminates with the period of the Thirty Years ' War ( 1618–1648 ) . In other words , religion had a massive importance in the period , and one can hardly study philosophy without remembering this . This is true among others for the philosophy of Marsilio Ficino ( 1433–1499 ) , who reinterpreted Plato in the light of his early Greek commentators and also of Christianity . Ficino hoped that a purified philosophy would bring about a religious renewal in his society and therefore transformed distasteful aspects of Platonic philosophy ( for instance , the homosexual love exalted in the Symposium ) into spiritual love ( i.e. , Platonic love ) , something later transformed by Pietro Bembo and Baldassar Castiglione in the early sixteenth century as something also applicable to relationships between men and women . Ficino and his followers also had an interest in 'hidden knowledge ' , mainly because of his belief that all of ancient knowledge was interconnected ( Moses , for instance , had received his insights from the Greeks , who in turn had received them from others , all according to God 's plan and therefore mutually consistent ; Hermeticism is relevant here ) . Although Ficino 's interest in and practice of astrology was not uncommon in his time , one should not necessarily associate it with philosophy , as the two were usually considered to be quite separate and often in contradiction with each other . In conclusion , like any other moment in the history of thought Renaissance philosophy can not be considered to have provided something entirely new nor to have continued for centuries to repeat the conclusions of its predecessors . Historians call this period the 'Renaissance ' in order to indicate the rebirth that took place of ancient ( particularly classical ) perspectives , sources , attitudes toward literature and the arts . At the same time , we realize that every reappropriation is constrained and even guided by contemporary concerns and biases . It was no different for the period considered here : the old was mixed with and changed by the new , but while no claims can be made for a revolutionary new starting point in philosophy , in many ways the synthesis of Christianity , Aristotelianism , and Platonism offered by Thomas Aquinas was torn apart in order to make way for a new one , based on more complete and varied sources , often in the original , and certainly attuned to new social and religious realities and a much broader public .
Kung-Fu Master ( video game ) . `` Kung-Fu Master '' is a side-scrolling beat 'em up game produced by Irem as arcade game in and distributed by Data East in North America . The game was initially released in Japan under the title of as a tie-in based on the Jackie Chan film `` Wheels on Meals '' ( which was distributed under the same title in Japan ) ; however , the game has no bearing on the plot of the film outside the names of the main protagonist and his girlfriend , allowing Irem to export the game without the license by simply changing the title . The players control Thomas , the titular Kung-Fu Master , as he fights his way through the five levels of the Devil 's Temple in order to rescue his girlfriend Sylvia from the mysterious crime boss Mr. X. Gameplay . The player controls Thomas with a four-way joystick and two attack buttons for punching and kick . Unlike more conventional side-scrolling games , the joystick is used not only to crouch , but also to jump . Punches and kicks can be performed from a standing , crouching or jumping position . Punches award more points than kicks and do more damage , but their range is shorter . Underlings encountered by the player include Grippers , who can grab Thomas and drain his energy until shaken off ; Knife Throwers , who can throw at two different heights and must be hit twice ; and Tom Toms , short fighters who can either grab Thomas or somersault to strike his head when he is crouching . On even-numbered floors , the player must also deal with falling balls and pots , snakes , poisonous moths , fire-breathing dragons , and exploding confetti balls . The temple has five floors , each ending with a different boss who are `` sons of the devil '' which are the Stick Fighter of the first floor , the Boomerang Fighter of the second floor , the Strongman of the third floor , the Black Magician of the fourth floor and Mr. X of the final floor who must all be defeated before Thomas can climb the stairs to the next floor so he can rescue Silvia . Thomas must complete each floor within a fixed time ; if time runs out or his energy is completely drained , he loses one life and must replay the entire floor . If a boss defeats Thomas , the boss laughs . Although there are five bosses , the game only uses two different synthesized laughs . ( The NES version uses a third , high-pitched synthesized laugh for the Black Magician , the fourth boss . ) Once the player has completed all five floors , the game restarts with a more demanding version of the Devil 's Temple , although the essential details remain unchanged . A visual indication of the current house is displayed on the screen . For each series of five completed floors , a dragon symbol appears in the upper-right corner of the screen . After three dragons have been added , the dragon symbols blink . Development . The game was produced for Irem by Takashi Nishiyama , who also created Irem 's arcade-hit `` Moon Patrol '' , and later designed the original `` Street Fighter '' at Capcom before leaving to run SNK 's videogame development division , creating the Neo Geo arcade system board and its games like ' , `` Art of Fighting '' , `` The King of Fighters '94 '' , and `` Samurai Shodown '' there , as well as several of their successors . The game was originally based on Bruce Lee 's 1972 movie `` Game of Death '' , with the five-level Devil 's Temple reflecting that movie 's setting of a five-level pagoda with a martial arts master in each level . However , the title was changed during development to make it a tie-in to Jackie Chan 's `` Spartan X '' . Ports and related releases . Kung-Fu Master was ported to the Atari 2600 , Atari 7800 , Amstrad CPC , Apple II , Commodore 64 , Famicom , MSX ( Irem/ASCII version as `` Seiken Achō '' ) , PlayChoice-10 ( arcade , nearly the same as the NES version ) , Sinclair ZX Spectrum . It was also made for the 8-bit Gameking console , under the name of `` Nagual '' . Some of the 8-bit conversions offered highly degraded performance , sound and image resolution . The NES version was ported and published by Nintendo simply under the title `` Kung Fu '' in North America and the PAL region . The original arcade version was later included along with the arcade versions of `` 10-Yard Fight '' and `` Zippy Race '' in IAC/Irem Arcade Classics for the PlayStation and Sega Saturn , released in Japan only in 1996 by Irem and I'Max . The arcade version was also released to cell phones . The Amstrad CPC and ZX Spectrum versions of the game were included on the 1986 compilation `` They Sold a Million 3 '' , along with `` Fighter Pilot '' , `` Ghostbusters '' , and `` Rambo '' . For iPad a homebrew version was released in 2011 , Video game sequels . There was going to be an arcade sequel called `` Super Kung-Fu Master '' , but it was never released . Irem 's 1988 `` Vigilante '' was intended as a followup . The gameplay is nearly the same , but with a completely different plot added to it that takes place in the urban areas of New York City , where a nameless titular character must save his girlfriend , Madonna ( `` Maria '' in the Sega Master System version ) who was captured by the Skinheads ( `` Rogues '' in the Sega Master System version ) . One unique feature is the ability to pick up and use the battering weapon : the nunchuks , until either the player gets hurt , finishes a stage or begin battling the final boss . In 1990 , the arcade game received a completely different Game Boy sequel titled as `` Kung-Fu Master '' ( `` Spartan X '' in Japan ) , which has similar gameplay to the arcade game , but with a completely different plot and setting with the same protagonist along with a new set of enemies different stages and new bosses including a Chainsaw Man , another Strongman , a Napalm Bomber , a Ninja , a Shinobi and a mysterious and wealthy Kung Fu Master named Zapp Morgan who is the leader . Some of Thomas 's new abilities are back-flip kicks and small bombs dropped by enemies . The flat levels were modified into stages with different platforms and objects in an urban city style similar to `` Vigilantes . The English version was modified from the Japanese version , by changing the look of Thomas , renaming him `` Bruce Leap '' , and add some small enemies in the final stage before fighting the final boss . In 1991 a Japan-exclusive sequel to the game was released for the Famicom , titled `` Spartan X 2 '' . Like `` Vigilante '' and the Game Boy version of `` Kung-Fu Master '' , `` Spartan X 2s plot is also quite different and takes place in an urban area , with no mention of Sylvia , but rather `` Johnny Spartan '' , a member of an unnamed crime-fighting unit who wears a red , short-sleeved jacket , an charges with foiling 6 drug smugglers including a punk named Flamey Joe , a magician named Chin Gen Sai , a boatswain strongman named Billy Bailey , a circus trainer named Mr. Benjamin , a femme fatale named Madda Lin and the crime syndicate leader and kung fu master named Caeson Hawk . One unique feature is the ability to crouch for a second before either sending an uppercut or grab and throw enemies from behind .
Can Akın . Fikret Can Akın ( born January 30 , 1983 ) is a Turkish professional basketball player for Türk Telekom B.K . of the Turkish Basketball Super League .
Marysville , Florida . Marysville is an unincorporated community in Calhoun County , Florida , United States . It is located on County Road 69 . Geography . Marysville is located at ( 30.2944 , -85.0983 ) .
Paramin . Paramin is a village located on one of the highest points of western area of the Northern Range in Trinidad , Trinidad and Tobago , which forms part of the Maraval area . It is a sprawling , steep and mountainous village whose residents have traditionally been farmers , producing herbs like chives , thyme and parsley , as well as vegetables like tomatoes and yams . Population . Many of the original residents of the area are descendants of the French Creole migrants to the island following the Cedula of Population ( 1783 ) and the surnames reflect this heritage : Constantine , Fournillier ( Fournier ) , Isidore , Laurent ( Lawrence ) , Pascal , Romany , etc . Following the Cedula of Population , Paramin was peopled by French Creole immigrants from Martinique , Guadeloupe , Grenada ( La Grenade ) , Dominica ( La Dominique ) , St. Lucia ( Ste . Lucie ) , etc . Paramin was later also populated by Cocoa Panyols from Venezuela in South America who aided in establishing the cocoa industry . The Cocoa Panyols are an Hispanic ( Latino ) ethnic mixture of mainly European ( Spanish and/or French ) , Amerindian and African ancestry . Because of French influence most of the villagers in Paramin speak/spoke French Creole or Patois , in addition to English ; French Creole or Patois was spoken by most residents in the 1960s . Some of the early settlers in the village of Paramin were runaway slaves from the Maraval ( Negre Marron Caves ) and Diego Martin Valleys ( Camp Marron or Cameron ) . Names of places within Paramin . Within Paramin many locations have French names including Finette Road Saut D'Eau , Morne Espoire , Morne Roche , Beau Pres , Morne Rene Music . The area is also home to two specific music genres—Crèche and Parang Both are specifically played at Christmas time . They reflect the French and Spanish influences of the island mixed with Afro/Caribbean beats . Parang has seen a large resurgence in recent years with mixes of both Soca and even Chutney music with lyrics in English . The Maraval Folk Choir , known for both Crèche and Parang , produced a Crèche album in the 1970s , and the Paramin Folk Choir produced one in 2004 . Catholicism . The area is predominantly Roman Catholic with many of the residents being practicing Catholics . Within the village of Paramin are a Roman Catholic primary school and a Catholic church ( Our Lady of Guadalupe ) that serve the area . The churches within Paramin and Maraval are linked in their record keeping of the Sacraments . French Creole or Patois mass on Dimanche Gras . The church still offers a well-known French Creole or Patois mass on Dimanche Gras , the Sunday before Carnival , exploring the steep Paramin hills . Persons from areas outside of Maraval and Paramin , including foreign dignitaries of French origin and French Creole origin such as Louisiana attend the Mass either to experience the culture of the area or to participate in an activity that falls outside of the Carnival setting . Most of the Mass is said in Creole or Patois . There is a choir which leads the singing of the hymns at the Mass . Members of the choir and the congregation at the Mass are dressed in colorful plaids , in the style of La Reine Rive , which is a white cotton top and skirt , with an overskirt in plaid , which drapes to the sides of the front of the skirt and leaves the front of the white skirt visible . A head `` tie '' also in a matching plaid completes the outfit . In recent times , given the timing of the Patois Mass in the morning lunch and other snacks are available for sale after the Mass . In recent times , the Patois mass has been videotaped . Caliente Monday . Caliente Monday refers to a Monday evening celebration in Paramin of Parang and food . This event has been held for more than thirty years . The event used to be open to the public or those brave enough to go up to Paramin by jeep earlier in an evening when the sun sets earlier in the day and the air gets cold earlier in the evening , just to hear the Parang Bands from across the country sing either their compositions or renditions of popular songs . At the event , residents of Paramin offer for sale provisions and pork or various types of pastelles . Over the last few years , the event has been held at the Country Club on Long Circular Road in Maraval . Hiking . Over the last fifteen to twenty years , persons have hiked to the top of Saut D'Eau ( Hill and Waterfall ) to experience the ruggedness of the mountain trek . There are also tours or hikes to the Cave in Paramin . According to Sokah2Soca `` it should also be noted that the area is also famous for its bat caves with eye catching limestone formations . It is reported that these caves are some of the most easily accessible caves in the island '' .
Balatonfüredi KSE in European handball . Balatonfüredi KSE is a Hungarian handball club , based in Balatonfüred , Hungary .
Southern Luo language . Southern Luo is a dialect cluster of Uganda and neighboring countries . Although Southern Luo dialects are mutually intelligible , there are six ethnically and culturally distinct varieties which are considered to be separate languages socially .
Perdix ( disambiguation ) . Perdix is a genus of partridges with representatives in most of temperate Europe and Asia .
Deloro , Ontario . Deloro is a community in geographic Marmora Township in the Municipality of Marmora and Lake , Hastings County in Central Ontario , Canada . Deloro is about southwest of Ottawa and east of Peterborough . The Deloro Mine site sits along the banks of the Moira River , along the east side of the community . During the gold rush days , after striking gold in Eldorado in 1866 , prospectors built at least 25 shafts on the area now known as the Deloro Mine Site . Deloro is also designated place in for census purposes , and had a population of 153 in the Canada 2011 Census . History . In 1868 gold was discovered in Deloro , meaning `` Valley of Gold '' . The Canadian Consolidated Gold Mining Company ( a British company ) began mining in 1873 . This eventually failed since the recover of the gold was so poor . In 1896 Canadian Gold Fields Company bought Deloro and built the first mill where they used a new cyanide process to extract the gold . Roasting furnaces were used to remove the arsenic from the gold , but the quality of the gold was poor , forcing the closure of the mill in 1903 . After the completion of the railroad in 1904 it opened up the possibility to ship silver to the Deloro mine for treatment . In 1906 the Deloro Mining and Reduction Company was formed . In 1915 the company changed its name to Deloro Smelting and Refining Company Limited after Dr. Haynes developed the first commercially produced stellite in the world , which was manufactured at the Deloro plant . In 1916 the company began building homes and a public school for its employees and their families . In 1919 the village of Deloro incorporated , making it the smallest village in Ontario until its amalgamation with the Township of Marmora and Lake in the 1990s . The first reeve was S.B . Wright , the plant 's general manager . For the next 40 years , the succeeding general managers would continue serve as reeve of the village . Deloro homes boasted water and sewers before Madoc and Marmora . The town became famous as a sporting community . The company was said to have brought ringers to work at the mine . Baseball , hockey , tennis and lawn bowling were important activities . The lawn bowling green can still be seen in Deloro today , beside the Deloro sign , though it is no longer used for bowling . Production was in stellite , arsenic , silver and cobalt until 1956 when the stellite division moved to Belleville . Only silver ore continued to be treated there until the plant closed in March 1961 . 'Cleanup ' and demolition of the mine site followed with tons of arsenite refuse being buried , with the thoughts that it would eliminate the health hazard . The 45 company-owned homes were sold off in 1961 for prices up to $ 900 . The residents named their own reeve and council to oversee the less than 200 population , which continued until its amalgamation . The last reeve of Deloro was Doug Lynch , who was one of the original buyers of the land and still lives there today . Environmental impact . When manufacturing operations shut down in 1961 , nearly 100 years of hazardous by-products and residues were left behind on the Deloro Mine Site . These included a `` complex blend of toxic compounds ; metals like cobalt , copper , nickel ; and low-level radioactive wastes '' . The high levels of arsenic on the site is the main concern . The low-level radioactive `` slag and tailings produced during the re-refining of by-products from uranium refining has also had an impact . The operations at the Deloro Mine Site caused significant environmental impact including the contamination of soil , sediment , surface and ground water . In 1979 the owners of the site abandoned the property and the Ministry of the Environment ( MOE ) took control of the old mine site . In 1997 soil samples taken from beyond the boundaries of the mine site showed the presences of arsenic , cobalt , nickel , silver and other heavy metals , which is presumed to have been caused by airborne pollutants released during the time the mine was active . In 1998 the Ministry of the Environment began in Environment Health Risk Study for the village of Deloro . In the spring of 1998 a very detailed soil survey was taken involving 145 homes , and in the fall of 1998 the study measured the arsenic levels in the urine of Deloro residents . The soil samples showed higher arsenic , cobalt and lead amounts than the MOE 's soil guideline values . Other contaminants ; barium , copper , nickel , silver , strontium , uranium and zinc were all below . Radionuclides in the soil were also typical for Ontario . Urine tests showed no meaningful difference between those of the comparison samples taken from Havelock residents . Seven gardens in Deloro gave soil and vegetables from their gardens . While the soil samples tended to be higher than those typically found in Ontario , the vegetables did not contain elevated contaminants . Each home in Deloro , as well as the library , pump house and youth centre had swipe samples taken of interior surface dust . Levels of metals and radiological contaminants were not significantly different than those outside the study area . Fifty-seven homes were also test for radon gas at this time . Ten of them were found to have higher than the provincial guidelines for radon . All 10 of these homes had successful measures taken to prevent radon gases . These ranged from installing vacuum systems to simply replacing dirt basement floors with concrete ones . The village of Deloro was tested for gamma radiation . Three locations were found to have elevated levels within the village , which were still below provincial requirements . All three of these areas were dug up and replaced with fresh dirt . The contaminated dirt was moved on the Deloro Mine Site . Throughout all of the studies and tests done on the Village of Deloro and the Deloro Mine Site it has been made clear that it is safe to live , grow vegetables and drink the water in Village of Deloro . It has also been made very clear the Deloro Mine Site is heavily contaminated and is not safe . Transportation . The Central Ontario Railway was opened in 1903 , passing nearby at Marmora Station . The line has been abandoned and now forms part of the Hastings Heritage Trail , a rail trail . Hastings County Road 11 passes through the community , heading south to a junction with Ontario Highway 7 about east of the community of Marmora , and northeast to a junction with Ontario Highway 62 at Fox Corners .
Toro ( mascot ) . Toro is the official mascot of the NFL 's Houston Texans . According to his official biography , he was `` born '' on April 21 , 2001 , making his Zodiac sign that of a Taurus . He visits many Houston Texans events , as he amuses different crowds with different antics . Toro has a program called the Toro Kids Club .
2003 Synsam Swedish Open . The 2003 Synsam Swedish Open was a men 's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Båstad in Sweden and was part of the International Series of the 2003 ATP Tour . It was the 56th edition of the tournament and ran from July 7 through July 13 , 2003 . Mariano Zabaleta won the singles title . Men 's Singles . Mariano Zabaleta defeated Nicolás Lapentti 6–3 , 6–4 Men 's Doubles . Simon Aspelin / Massimo Bertolini defeated Lucas Arnold / Mariano Hood 6–7 ( 3–7 ) , 6–0 , 6–4
Jerry Smith ( motorcyclist ) . Jerry Smith , ( born November 26 , 1927 and currently living in Hedrick , Iowa ) , was an American motorcycle racer from 1945 to 1999 who has been inducted into the Motorcycle Dealer ’ s Hall of Fame . Smith is also a former professional Flat Track racer and author of the nonfiction book `` Into the Heart of Africa '' . Smith competed in a variety of racing events from Flat Track races and long Enduro Runs to Demolition Derbies , closed circuit Sprint Car races , and many others . He kept racing into his mid-70s , winning championships and competing in treacherous enduro races such as the Colorado 500 , which he rode 16 times until he was 72 years old . In 1971 and again in 1972 , Smith rode a touring motorcycle from Iowa to Colombia through Central America with his wife , Josefina Martinez Smith , on the back . During these expeditions Smith was placed in a Nicaraguan Jail in Managua and narrowly escaped the near total demise of Managua by earthquake that December . During that same trip , Smith and Josefina barely escaped an exploration of the Irazu Volcano and were held at gunpoint in El Salvador until Josefina convinced the gunmen she and Smith were of no threat . These were some of many motorcycle travels taken throughout the world earning Smith an award for one of the Highest Lifetime Mileage on a motorcycle . Every trip an adventure and every adventure was off the beaten path . In 1975 , Smith was one of three riders who went over 8000 miles diagonally across the continent of Africa on motorcycle , including the Sahara Desert and the Congo Jungles . During this journey , Smith became one of the few explorers to have seen an Okapi in the wild and managed to take three photographs of the Okapi . In chapter 32 of his book `` Into the Heart of Africa '' he describes the Okapi in detail . Smith describes the Okapi as having half its body with shiny black and white stripes ( on its rear and legs ) and stood approximately 5½ feet tall at the shoulder . He further describes this animal as a member of the giraffe family and states that he saw them located at about 2 degrees North and 27 degrees East in a valley in Zaire , and was told of more Okapi in the Virunda Mountains . Smith has one of his pictures of the animal on page 171 of his book and another on his website ( registered with the United States Library of Congress , Catalog Card Number : 00-906603 ) .
Order of Heroic Exemplar . The Order of the Heroic Exemplar ( ) is the highest military decoration awarded by the Government of the People 's Republic of China , and was named Heroic Exemplar Medal ( ) before 2011 . The person who gained the award is called Heroic Exemplar ( ) . History . The Heroic Exemplar Medal , along with the Meritorious Service Medal , was first created in April 1951 by the Chinese People 's Volunteer Army political director Du Ping in an effort to promote the unity of the Chinese armed forces during the Korean War . The medal was conceived so that the common soldiers would follow the examples set by a few selected role models . When the medal was first created , it was composed of three categories — second , first and special class . The special class was later eliminated when the Chinese People 's Liberation Army 's ( PLA ) medal system was formalized in 1988 . In 2011 , the name of the award changed into Order of Heroic Exemplar . Criteria and selection process . According to the initial award criteria published in 1951 , the medal was awarded to those `` who have owned two medals of third or second class or one of the first grade [ Meritorious Service ] award , who are most outstanding at an army or army corps level , and whose remarkable contribution are also recognized by friendly units . '' A candidate for the medal would normally be nominated by the deputy political officer of a company , while all squads within the company were required to meet once a month to list each soldier 's accomplishments for the selection process . Once nominated , the PLA General Political Department or the candidate 's military region political department would be responsible for approving the nomination . Reward and regulation . Once the nomination is approved , the recipient would be treated with a grand prize-giving ceremony that is intended to educate the entire PLA or the recipient 's military region . Besides the medal , the recipient also receives a ribbon bar and a certificate from the PLA General Political Department . According to the 1988 regulation , the medal must be worn on the upper left side of the recipient 's uniform . The regulation also decreed that the medal itself can only be worn during special meetings and celebrations , while the ribbon bars are allowed in daily functions . First Class Order of Heroic Exemplar . From the rename of the award in 2011 , to the end of December 2016 , a total of 14 people have received the First Class Order of Heroic Exemplar , including 2 general officers , 7 field and junior grade officers , and 1 private . Of the 14 recipients , 4 of them are posthumously awarded . Second Class Order of Heroic Exemplar . Not all individuals who received the Second Class Order of Heroic Exemplar were reported in the public media .
Michael Carey ( priest ) . Michael Sausmarez Carey ( 7 December 1913 - 29 October 1985 ) was an Anglican priest . Carey was educated at Haileybury and Imperial Service College and Keble College , Oxford . He was ordained in 1939 . After a curacy at St John ’ s Waterloo Road he became chaplain of Ripon College Cuddesdon . He was the Archdeacon of Ely from 1962 to 1970 and then Dean of Ely until 1982 .
List of Indonesian women writers . This is a list of women writers who were born in Indonesia or whose writings are closely associated with that country .
Ollie Welf . Oliver Henry Welf ( January 17 , 1889 – June 15 , 1967 ) was a Major League Baseball player who played for one season . He made one appearance for the Cleveland Indians as a pinch runner on August 30 during the 1916 Cleveland Indians season . He was an outfielder during his minor league career .
Vélodrome Amédée Détraux . The Vélodrome Amédée Détraux is an outdoor velodrome in Baie-Mahault , Guadeloupe , France . Before 2010 the it was called Vélodrome de Gourde-Liane . The concrete track has a length of and is the largest velodrome of the Antilles . It has a capacity for 9000 spectators , making it the largest stadium in Guadeloupe . The track is used especially for cyclists from Guadeloupe . It hosted for the first time in the Antilles the French National Track Championships in 2009 and the 2014 UEC European Track Championships in October 2014 . It has been used for tennis , hosting the 2016 Davis Cup tie between France and Canada .
Joe McDonald ( third baseman ) . Malcolm Joseph `` Joe '' McDonald ( April 9 , 1888 – May 30 , 1963 ) was a Major League Baseball third baseman who played in with the St. Louis Browns .
Qaleh Sangi , Razavi Khorasan . Qaleh Sangi ( , also Romanized as Qal ‘ eh Sangī ) is a village in Balaband Rural District , in the Central District of Fariman County , Razavi Khorasan Province , Iran . At the 2006 census , its population was 474 , in 104 families .
Dayadara Village . Dayadara is a village in Bharuch District . It has an area of about and a population in excess of 5000 . Two villages Dayadara and Bakroli amalgamated into one village called Dayadara .
Kahana , Pakistan . Kahana is a village near Kunjah in the Gujrat District of Pakistan . Demographics . Kahana is a village of about 1000 population . It has one primary school for boys and another one for girls .
Business/IT Fusion . `` Business/IT Fusion : How to Move Beyond Alignment and Transform IT in Your Organization '' is a business book by Peter Hinssen , published in 2009 . It discusses an approach to IT management different to the classic model of IT alignment . In place of alignment focused on the collaboration between business and IT , Hinssen suggests that the future evolution in IT lies in the convergence of the two parties : integrating IT into the business rather than treating it as a supplier . The work is presented as a guidebook to `` IT 2.0 '' .
Center for the Study of Extraterrestrial Intelligence . The Center for the Study of Extraterrestrial Intelligence ( more commonly known as `` CSETI '' ) is an organisation focusing on collecting information about UFOs with a specific interest in extraterrestrial life forms . It was founded as a non-profit by Steven Greer , who has been the head of the organisation since its inception in 1990 , with the stated aim of `` establish [ ing ] peaceful and sustainable relations with extraterrestrial life forms '' . The official statements regarding its intentions also included a new category of extraterrestrial encounters , namely CE-5 or 'close encounters of the fifth kind ' . This was defined by Greer as human initiated contact and/or communication with extraterrestrial life . Since its inception , the organisation has spent anywhere between $ 3.5 million and $ 5 million to achieve its goals . The organisation claims to have over 3,000 'confirmed ' reports of UFO sightings by pilots , and over 4,000 proofs of what they describe as 'landing traces ' . This refers to incidences where UFOs have supposedly left behind trace evidence , such as electromagnetic readings , after landing on Earth . The organisation utilizes 'Rapid Mobilisation Investigative Teams ' with the aim of arriving at landing sites as quickly as possible to remove any evidence that may be available . In April 1997 , the organisation made statements to US Members of Congress on their collected evidence and theories surrounding UFO visitations . They were aided in this endeavor by Apollo 14 astronaut Edgar Mitchell . After the initial briefing , Greer and CSETI demanded a full hearing regarding their supposed evidence , as it would allow them to subpoena witnesses , and protect the confidentiality of witnesses who would otherwise not come forward . Congress did not grant them the hearing they requested . Greer also states he was allowed an audience with James Woolsey , former director of the CIA , although Woolsey described it as a dinner party at which he politely listened to Greer . In 2001 , CSETI hosted a press conference in Washington , D.C. , regarding their evidence and collected statements , which contained information from the former Investigations branch of the US Federal Aviation Authority , John Callahan . Callahan also claims to have met with the C.I.A. , then under the Reagan administration , though in this instance the C.I.A . have emphatically denied the meeting took place .
Bharath Reddy ( actor ) . Bharath Reddy is a ( October 22 , 1974 ) Indian film actor who has appeared in Tamil and Telugu language films . Balancing a dual career as a doctor and actor , he made a breakthrough portraying a police officer in Chakri Toleti 's bilingual film `` Unnaipol Oruvan '' ( 2009 ) . Career . Bharath Reddy was born in Tirupathi and was brought up in Chennai , completing his schooling from La Chateline Residential Junior College . He subsequently completed a medical degree from Yerevan State Medical University in Armenia and then went on to complete his Diploma in Cardiology and started work as a Junior Consultant Cardiologist at Apollo Hospitals , Hyderabad . He did close to a dozen films in walk-in roles and in characters as a villain 's henchman , before being noticed for his work in J. D. Chakravarthy 's `` Siddham '' ( 2009 ) . After being impressed by his performance in that film , Chakri Toleti selected him to play a police officer in his bilingual film `` Unnaipol Oruvan '' , where Bharath was able to act with veteran actors Kamal Haasan , Mohanlal and Venkatesh . Since then he has appeared in notable Telugu films including the Nagarjuna-starrers `` Ragada '' and `` Greeku Veerudu '' , as well as playing a role in Mahesh Babu 's `` Businessman '' . He has also worked in Tamil films including as a police officer in Radha Mohan 's `` Payanam '' , `` Ragalaipuram '' and most recently , `` Idhu Kathirvelan Kadhal '' as Udhayanidhi Stalin 's brother-in-law .
1968 in Chile . The following lists events that happened during 1968 in Chile .
Nitta clan . The was one of several major families descended from the Seiwa Genji , and numbered among the chief enemies of the Hōjō clan regents , and later the Ashikaga shogunate . The common ancestor of the Nitta , Minamoto no Yoshishige ( 1135 – 1202 ) , was the elder brother of Minamoto no Yoshiyasu , the common ancestor of the Ashikaga clan . Yoshishige was the a landowner in the Nitta District of Kōzuke Province in present-day Gunma Prefecture . Yoshishige supported Minamoto no Yoritomo ( 1147 – 1199 ) in the Battle of Ishibashiyama of 1180 against the Taira clan . The Nitta clan rose to importance in the early 13th century ; they controlled Kozuke Province , and had little influence in Kamakura , the capital of the Kamakura shogunate , because their ancestor , Minamoto no Yoshishige had not joined his fellow clansmen in the Genpei War a century earlier . In the 1330s , Nitta Yoshisada led the clan and a number of other Minamoto vassals against the Hōjō clan regents . They succeeded , in June 1333 , in destroying the Bakufu 's buildings in Kamakura . The Nitta clan played an important role once again , allying with the Date clan and the Southern Courts , during the Nanboku-cho wars of the late 14th century .
Sheldon Thomas . Sheldon Thomas ( born December 8 , 1972 ) is a former Trinidadian soccer player who played for LA Galaxy . He also played for South China Athletic Club and Orange County Waves , and was capped three times for Trinidad & Tobago . Early career . Thomas attended El Camino College and St. Benedict 's College before studying at California State University in 1996 . He was named All American and Athlete of the Year in 1996 and 1997 for the Mountain Pacific Division . South China Athletic Club . After graduating , Thomas joined Hong Kong side South China Athletic Club . He won honors of MVP with a double championship in the Vice Roy Cup and the Hong Kong FA Cup . During his time in Asia , he also represented the club in the Asian Club Championships . Orange County Waves . Thomas moved back to the United States in 1999 and joined Orange County Waves . LA Galaxy . In 2000 , Thomas was called up to represent LA Galaxy , the parent club of the Orange County Waves , in the World Club Championships . Sheldon made a single appearance for the club with a nine minute cameo from the bench . International career . Thomas was called up to the Trinidad & Tobago national team in 1998 . He made his international debut in a 2–1 win over Martinique in the Caribbean Cup , and also featured in wins against Dominica and Haiti .
John Barrett ( Australian politician ) . John George Barrett ( 17 December 1858 – 19 May 1928 ) was an Australian politician , a senator in the federal Australian parliament . Born in Carlton , Barrett was educated there at St Mary 's Anglican School before becoming apprenticed as a tinsmith . He was founder and President of the Tinsmith 's Society , and also served as President of the Melbourne Trades Hall Council . In 1895 , he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly as the member for Carlton South , where he remained until 1897 . In 1901 , he was elected to the Australian Senate as a Labor Senator from Victoria , although he was also endorsed by the Protectionist Party . He was one of only three Labor members elected to the first Parliament from Victoria ( the other two were members of the House of Representatives , Frank Tudor and James Ronald ) . He was defeated in 1903 , but continued to be active in the union movement ; he was also an active prohibitionist . Barrett died in 1928 .
A Real Fine Place to Start . `` A Real Fine Place to Start '' is a song written by Radney Foster and George Ducas , and recorded by American country music artist Sara Evans . It was released in May 2005 as the lead-off single to Evans ' album `` Real Fine Place '' . It reached the top of the U.S. `` Billboard '' Hot Country Songs chart in September 2005 , holding that spot for two weeks . This would also be her last Number One single until `` A Little Bit Stronger '' reached Number One in May 2011 . On June 15 , 2006 , it was certified Gold by the RIAA . Content . `` A Real Fine Place to Start '' is an up-tempo contemporary country song , with prominent electric guitar and steel guitar fills . The song 's narrator tells about being in love and getting to know a person from the beginning , describing this as `` a real fine place to start . '' The song was originally recorded by co-writer Radney Foster on his 2002 album , `` Another Way to Go '' . Music video . The music video is mainly set in a desert with Evans singing the song in various places around the desert . In the beginning of the video a motorcycle is shown driving along a road in the middle in the desert with a couple in it . The couple then stops on the roadside and the video then shows the two holding hands and sitting on rocks in the desert . The couple exemplifies what the song is talking about . The video regularly shifts between Evans and the couple in the music video . While the video is n't showing the couple , it is showing Evans singing in various places in the desert , including desert rocks and by a bonfire . Towards the middle of the song , the video shows Evans performing with a band at night . The video also shows Evans playing her rhythmic guitar for a brief period of time . It was directed by Peter Zavadil . The music video reached number 1 on CMT 's `` Top Twenty Countdown '' for the week of October 6 , 2005 . Chart performance . `` A Real Fine Place to Start '' spent approximately four months on the charts , becoming her fourth Number One hit of her career , on the U.S. `` Billboard '' Hot Country Songs chart in September 2005 . It stayed at number one on the country charts for two weeks and was one of the biggest hits of the summer and of the year . The song also peaked at number 38 on the U.S. `` Billboard '' Hot 100 , becoming Evans ' fifth Top 40 hit on the Hot 100 , and Evans ' first single to chart on the U.S. `` Billboard '' Pop 100 .
Lost in Munich . `` Lost in Munich '' ( ) is a 2015 Czech comedy film directed by Petr Zelenka . The movie plot and title is inspired by `` Lost in La Mancha '' , a documentary film about Terry Gilliam 's unfinished movie . The narrative revolves a haunted making of the movie `` Lost in Munich '' which tells the story about unsuccessful journalist and 90-year-old parrot who used to live with the French prime minister Édouard Daladier and is still repeating Daladier 's quotes related to the Munich Agreement . The failed film production ( with the feigned French co-production ) is the allegory to the alleged French betrayal in 1938 . The film received the Czech Film Critics ' Awards for Best Film , Director and Screenplay . It was selected as the Czech entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards but it was not nominated . Reception . Paying explicit homage to Francois Truffaut 's classic behind-the-scenes film-set comedy `` Day for Night '' , Zelenka 's mischievous mix of farce and tragedy is a much smarter animal than it first appears . Behind its zany premise and sometimes bumpy tone , `` Lost in Munich '' eventually emerges as a sardonic commentary on the Czech people 's simplistic self-image as eternal victims of more powerful European neighbors ... . `` Lost in Munich '' is unlikely to take much business from Judd Apatow in the multiplex laughter league , but it is both entertaining and educational , a largely successful experiment in navel-gazing meta-comedy .
Ghebrezgiabhier Kibrom . Ghebrezgiabhier Kibrom ( born 1 February 1987 ) is an Eritrean long distance runner . He competed in the men 's marathon at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics .
Bad Religion discography . The discography of Bad Religion , an American punk rock band , consists of 16 studio albums , two live albums , four compilation albums , one box set , two extended plays ( EPs ) , 29 singles , five video albums and 23 music videos . Formed in Los Angeles , California in 1980 , the band originally featured vocalist Greg Graffin , guitarist Brett Gurewitz , bassist Jay Bentley and drummer Jay Ziskrout , who released their self-titled debut EP in February 1981 on Gurewitz 's label Epitaph Records . Pete Finestone replaced Ziskrout before the release of the band 's full-length debut album `` How Could Hell Be Any Worse ? '' in 1982 . The following year 's `` Into the Unknown '' featured bassist Paul Dedona and drummer Davy Goldman , before Bentley and Finestone returned to the band and Greg Hetson joined as second guitarist . After a brief hiatus , Bad Religion returned with three albums in three years – `` Suffer '' in 1988 , `` No Control '' in 1989 and `` Against the Grain '' in 1990 – before Finestone left again and was replaced by Bobby Schayer . 1992 's `` Generator '' charted in the top 50 in Germany , while it 's 1993 follow-up `` Recipe for Hate '' reached the top 40 . After signing with major label Atlantic Records , Bad Religion released its final album with Gurewitz before his departure , `` Stranger than Fiction '' . The album was the band 's first commercial success , reaching number 87 on the `` Billboard '' 200 , and receiving gold certifications from the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) and Music Canada . Three singles from the album reached the `` Billboard '' Alternative Songs ( then the Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart ) top 40 . After adding Brian Baker as Gurewitz 's replacement , the band released three more albums on Atlantic – `` The Gray Race '' ( 1996 ) , `` No Substance '' ( 1998 ) and `` The New America '' ( 2000 ) – all of which reached the `` Billboard '' 200 top 100 . Gurewitz returned and Brooks Wackerman replaced Schayer in 2001 , with the new lineup 's first album `` The Process of Belief '' ( issued on Epitaph ) the band 's first to reach the US top 50 . `` The Empire Strikes First '' reached the top 40 , while the single `` Los Angeles Is Burning '' reached number 40 on the Alternative Songs chart and number 3 on the UK Rock & Metal Singles Chart . `` New Maps of Hell '' and `` The Dissent of Man '' both reached number 35 , while `` True North '' peaked at number 19 . The band 's latest release `` Christmas Songs '' reached number 101 on the `` Billboard '' 200 .
Race Against Cancer . was a one-off international motorsport event held in the United Kingdom . Conceived by marketing executive , Rick Osborn and corporate financier , Matt Roberts the event was organised to raise money for Cancer Research UK and also be a modern take on the famous Masters Karting Paris Bercy events from the mid 1990s . The event was held on 25 November 2007 at Rye House in Hertfordshire . The concept behind the event was to bring together a collection of famous international racing drivers and motorcyclists together to race in purpose built karts . The drivers praised the event saying that they enjoyed the opportunity to race drivers and riders from other formulae than their own . The event was also famously well backed , the sponsors list included Alpinestars , Bowers & Wilkins , Moet et Chandon , Google and Shell . It is rumoured that a second TRAC event came close to being held in 2010 and the organisers have said in recent years that if there is a demand for the event they could bring it back in 2017 for a 10 year anniversary meeting . 2007 - First TRAC event . The event was held at Rye House , situated in Hertfordshire , United Kingdom . It featured a variety of motorsport stars including Formula 1 driver ( then reigning Euro F3 champion ) Romain Grosjean , double BTCC champion Alain Menu , GP2 winner Javier Villa and MotoGP rider Mika Kallio . The karts used were 100cc 2-stroke racing karts , capable of speeds in excess of . Multiple motorbike and Formula One world champion John Surtees and Formula One world champion Damon Hill championed the inaugural event , calling for it to become a regular fixture on the motorsport calendar . Results . 1st - Javier Villa 2nd - Riki Christodoulou 1st - Javier Villa 2nd - Ben Hanley 3rd - Sam Bird 1st - Alain Menu 2nd - Sam Bird 3rd - Riki Christodoulou 1st - Javier Villa 2nd - Sam Bird 3rd - Riki Christodoulou 4th - Thor-Christian Ebbesvik 5th - Tim Sugden 6th - Jon Lancaster 7th - Jonathan Kennard 9th - Chaz Davies 10th - Rob Huff Fastest Lap - Riki Christodoulou - 43.35s Additional positions of interest : 11th Alain Menu , 12th Romain Grosjean , 18th Chris Harris and 20th Bradley Smith . James Jakes , Mika Kallio , Tom Onslow-Cole and Ben Hanley all suffered accidents forcing them out of the race . TRAC 2010 . In July 2010 rumours circulated throughout the motorsport community that TRAC would return later that year . Press articles from the time believed that a deal was close to being struck between the organisers , The o2 , headline sponsors Shell and Sky Sports . Despite having several drivers lined up including many of the original line-up , in an interview with BBC Radio Manchester Rick Osborn commented that `` Due to the current economic climate in European motorsport , a deal that would be significantly beneficial to the charity is not available at this time . '' Matt Roberts also clarified the situation in an interview with RMC ( France ) quoted by saying `` Whilst myself and Rick have held conversations with the Monégasque government , they are just that ... conversations . '' Talent spotting . TRAC is famous for its early scouting of talent , largely due to the detailed industry knowledge held by the organisers and their support team . Romain Grosjean and Sam Bird have gone on to be employed in Formula 1 , Jon Lancaster is a regular starter in GP2 and Alain Menu and Rob Huff have both continued their successful careers in saloon car racing . Future for TRAC . There is no firm plan for TRAC to return to the motorsport calendar , however , the organisers have said that should interest continue to persist in the event then they would consider an anniversary event in 2017 on UK soil . Media . The race received much acclaimed media press coverage and was featured in Top Gear Magazine , Autosport , EVO , GPUpdate , Motorsport News , Karting Magazine , Pistonheads and many more . The race was televised and aired in June 2008 in over 15 European countries , the show was produced by James Knopp and his production company , Blueflair Productions . The show was presented by Emma Rigby and featured interviews with Damon Hill , Alain Menu and Rob Huff .
Denis César de Matos . Denis César de Matos ( 14 April 1987 ) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Figueirense as a goalkeeper . Career . Denis was born in Jaú , São Paulo . A Ponte Preta youth graduate , he was promoted to the main squad in 2006 , but was third-choice ( behind Jean and Aranha ) . He made his first team debut on 24 February 2007 , starting in a 1–2 away loss against Grêmio Barueri for the Campeonato Paulista championship . Denis appeared regularly during that year 's Série B , mainly profiting from Aranha 's injury . He would spend the rest of his spell as a backup , however . Denis moved to São Paulo on 22 January 2009 . He made his debut for the club three days later , replacing injured Rogério Ceni in a 2–0 away win against Portuguesa . He would spend his first two years behind Ceni and Bosco . In 2011 Denis was promoted to backup , after Bosco 's retirement . In the following year , after profiting from Ceni 's serious injury , he appeared regularly for `` Tricolor '' , but was again backup after the latter 's recovery . Career statistics . 1 Includes matches and goals in Copa Libertadores , Copa Sudamericana . 2 Includes matches and goals in Campeonato Paulista .
Douglas Lloyd Campbell . Douglas Lloyd Campbell , OC ( May 27 , 1895 – April 23 , 1995 ) was a politician in Manitoba , Canada . He served as the 13th Premier of Manitoba from 1948 to 1958 . He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for 47 years , longer than anyone in the province 's history . Early life . Born in Portage la Prairie , Manitoba , the son of John Howard Campbell and Mary Campbell , Campbell was educated there and in Brandon . He worked as a farmer and school teacher before entering politics . He was also active as a Freemason , serving as Master of Assiniboine Lodge No . 7 in Portage . He married , in 1920 , Gladys Victoria Crampton , daughter of William Nassau Crampton and Elizabeth Dezell . They had eight children together , though the last child died soon after birth . Manitoba . In 1922 , Campbell defeated several other contenders to become the United Farmers of Manitoba ( UFM ) candidate in Lakeside , north of Winnipeg . At the UFM nomination meeting , he made a virtue of his inexperience as a professional politician . A commanding speaker , he was soon regarded as a rising star in the party . The UFM swept Manitoba 's countryside in 1922 , and Campbell defeated his only opponent , Conservative Herbert Muir , by about 500 votes . He faced opposition from Conservative J.R. Bend in 1927 and 1932 , but won on both occasions . No other party ran a candidate against him during this period . The UFM , which governed as the Progressive Party of Manitoba , was founded on an ideology of non-partisan , managerial government , with special attention to rural concerns . The Progressives formed an alliance with the Manitoba Liberal Party in 1932 , and Campbell ( among with the others in his party ) subsequently became known as a `` Liberal-Progressive '' . He again faced Conservative opposition in 1936 , this time winning by about 350 votes . Minister of Agriculture . On December 21 , 1936 , Campbell was sworn in as Minister of Agriculture in John Bracken 's government . He also became Minister of the Manitoba Power Commission on February 5 , 1944 . In this capacity , he was responsible for overseeing a rural electrification program , which created the framework for Manitoba Hydro . Bracken 's government was expanded into an all-party coalition in 1940 , with the Conservatives , Manitoba Co-operative Commonwealth Federation and Social Credit all holding cabinet positions . Campbell faced no opposition in the election of 1941 , and also won by acclamation in 1945 and 1949 . Federal politics . John Bracken jumped from provincial to federal politics in 1943 , and his successor Stuart Garson did the same in 1948 . On the latter occasion , Campbell defeated Conservative leader Errick Willis in a vote of the coalition caucuses to become the province 's next Premier . He was sworn in on November 13 , 1948 , only the second native-born Manitoban to serve in this office . On December 14 of the same year , he also became Minister of Dominion-Provincial Relations . The selection of Campbell was opposed by many Conservatives , some of whom called for a new coalition agreement . Campbell 's government continued the rural electrification program begun by Garson . However , it was otherwise cautious and conservative , opposing government expansion and bilingualism . Campbell commissioned a study on alcohol sales ( written by former Premier Bracken ) that brought about some reforms ; nevertheless , the province maintained a number of restrictive `` blue laws '' on alcohol and Sunday shopping . Manitoba 's education system remained backwards , having the most one room schoolhouses in Canada . Despite the Liberal label , Campbell 's government was one of the most right-wing provincial governments in Canada . Later career . The coalition government ended in 1950 , with the Progressive Conservatives ( which the Conservatives became after 1942 ) leaving in protest against Campbell 's 'minimal-government ' philosophy . The Tories were still led by Errick Willis , although the impetus for separation had come primarily from MLA Dufferin Roblin . The Manitoba Tories had more or less vanished at the grassroots level during the coalition government , and in the 1953 election , Campbell 's Liberal-Progressives won a convincing victory ( 32 of 57 seats ) . After the election , Roblin replaced Willis as leader of the Progressive Conservatives and developed a platform of infrastructural development and modernization . For all intents and purposes , Campbell 's opposition to any sort of state intervention put him further to the right of the Tory opposition by this time . Campbell often had poor relations with the federal Liberals in the late 1950s , despite the fact that Garson was a powerful cabinet minister for the party . John Diefenbaker 's upset victory of 1957 was partly based on unexpected support from Manitoba—Campbell later claimed that he contributed to the federal Liberal defeat . The provincial election of 1958 resulted in a hung parliament , with the Tories winning 26 seats against 19 for the Liberal-Progressives , and 11 for the CCF , and one Independent . Campbell initially offered to govern in alliance with the CCF , but discussions between the parties went nowhere . When it became apparent that the CCF was instead willing to support the Tories , Campbell resigned as Premier on June 30 . The next year , Roblin 's Tories won a parliamentary majority and Campbell 's Liberal-Progressives were reduced to 11 seats . Resignation . Campbell remained as Leader of the Opposition until 1961 , when he resigned as leader of what was by now known as the Manitoba Liberal Party ; Gildas Molgat succeeded him . He continued to serve as MLA for Lakeside until standing down in 1969 , and exercised a powerful influence over the Liberals during this time . His 47 continuous years in the legislature ( 25 of which were spent either in cabinet or as an opposition frontbencher ) remains a provincial record . Later life . Campbell resurfaced in the 1980s as a supporter of populist conservative movements—first the Confederation of Regions Party , and subsequently the Reform Party of Preston Manning . He also spoke at rallies for Sidney Green 's Progressive Party , noting parallels to the earlier party of the same name . Campbell 's political philosophy remained consistent through his shifting party allegiances . Sidney Green ( who began his career as a socialist ) once described him as `` the most politically conservative politician I knew during my years in politics '' . On economic and social issues alike , he opposed most government intervention into the lives of citizens . Although not a libertarian , he was a lifelong believer in `` small government '' . In 1972 , he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada . Douglas Campbell died in 1995 , at age 99 . His wife died in 1987 .
Greenville Gas and Electric Light Company . Greenville Gas and Electric Light Company , also known as Duke Power Steam Plant , is a historic power plant located at Greenville , South Carolina . The two brick vernacular Victorian style buildings were built about 1890 . The larger building served as a coal-fueled , steam-powered electric generating plant , and is a one-story , rectangular building with round arched window and door openings . The second building is a two-story rectangular building originally used as offices for the power company . They were originally owned and operated by the Greenville Gas and Electric Light and Power Company , then sold in 1910 , to a company that later evolved into Duke Power Company . It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982 .
Surgical Care Improvement Project . The Surgical Care Improvement Project ( SCIP ) partnership is an American multi-year national campaign to substantially reduce surgical mortality and morbidity through collaborative efforts between healthcare organizations . The campaign began in August 2005 with the original goal of reducing the national incidence of surgical complications by 25 % by the year 2010 . A Partnership for Better Surgical Care . The SCIP is a national partnership of organizations committed to improving the safety of surgical care through the reduction of postoperative complications . These complications can take a toll on patients ' health and safety and can extend postoperative hospital stays or care ( such as therapy ) . Process measures . SCIP measures have been added and subtracted since the creation of the project . As the Joint Commission has implemented Oryx Performance Measures , all of the SCIP measures were retired by December 31 , 2015 . Cardiac . received a beta-blocker during the perioperative period
Child Abuse & Neglect . `` Child Abuse & Neglect '' is a monthly peer-reviewed interdisciplinary social science journal covering child protection . It was established in 1977 and is the official journal of the International Society for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect . It is published by Elsevier and the editor-in-chief is Christine Wekerle ( McMaster University ) . According to the `` Journal Citation Reports '' , the journal has a 2015 impact factor of 2.397 .
John Work House and Mill Site . John Work House and Mill Site is a site listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana just outside Charlestown , owned by the Lincoln Heritage Council , ( BSA ) , as part of the Tunnel Mill Scout Reservation . For a century , it was an active gristmill until technology made it obsolete , and arson destroyed much of it . Prominent features around the site are Fourteen Mile Creek and the Devil 's Backbone . The land is now used by the Boy Scouts of America for camping activities such as National Youth Leadership Training and a Webelos Camp . In 2010 , part of the Tunnel Mill camp was leased to a private company for the purpose of restoring the Historic John Work House for use as a living history center . In order to prevent vandalism and amateur ghost hunters from further damaging the building , security guards patrol the property each night . Mill days . The house was built in 1811 . John Work ( b. December 9 , 1760 ) used virgin poplar forest to make by boards . It was originally two story/six room house with chimney for each room that if built today would cost several million dollars . In 1814 John Work ( 1760–1834 ) decided to build a new gristmill , to replace the one he had bought in 1804 from the brothers John and James Bates , for which he paid $ 10 an acre , but needed repair . It was near the only road leading from Charlestown and New Washington to the growing Madison . Spotting where Fourteen Mile Creek made a S-curve around a limestone ridge and then dropped drastically , five miles ( 8 km ) upcreek from the Ohio River , he decided to create a tunnel through a spur of a hill to act as a mill race , which would mean a better source of water to power his mill . The race was completed in 1816 , and the mill itself in 1818 . A total of of powder made from saltpeter was used for the tunneling . The total cost was estimated at $ 3,300 . The race was deep and wide ; a man reportedly rode through it on opening day . A dam was later built for better year around use . Work would be credited for building three more mills upstream . The mill started operating in 1819 . The mill was ideally situated by being a day 's ride from New Albany and Madison , the second and third largest cities in Indiana at the time , and for being so close to Ohio River landings . A sawmill was added to the mill , as was a saltworks , powdermill , and still . Tunnel Mill was also the first mill in the region to use a series of elevators to move corn called the Evans and Ellicott 's machinery , which made milling the work of two people instead of six , a great technological advantage over those who had to carry sacks of corn all the way to the top of the mill so it could be milled step by step . The mill was able to handle 2.5 barrels of corn an hour . Soon after being built , Work 's Mill was the most profitable and efficient in the area . Even after most local small mills closed due to not being able to compete with large urban mills , the Tunnel Mill still operated . After Work 's death on February 1 , 1832 , the mill would pass through the hands of several owners , and would change with the times . The Mill under Work was a custom mill , where farmer 's would just send corn for their own personal use . Future owners would make the mill a merchant mill , where farmers would sell the corn to a mill and the mill would process the corn to sell for itself in various forms , from flour to grits to flakes . Some of this would be shipped on the Ohio and the Mississippi River . The original mill wheel was made of oak , but in the mid-19th century the wheels became metal , as wooden wheels only lasted 5–10 years before needing major repairs . When John Hunt Morgan did his 1863 Raid the mill was seen as being in dangered , as Morgan ransomed other Indiana mills such as Beck 's Mill . An addition was added to the house in the 1860s . The mill would remain in operation in the 1920s as the sole remaining operating gristmill in Clark County , but would be sparsely used as mills in Louisville were cleaner and more efficient due to their modern technology . However , the mill was often used as a bathing house for those who liked to swim in the creek . On August 1 , 1927 , a fire destroyed the mill building . No one knows if it was started by a discarded cigarette , by one of the swimmers , or by the last owner , Henry Murphy , who reportedly had a history of his properties burning . Plans to rebuild the mill in 1958 and 1981 were never realized , although the 1990s did see the addition of a garage to the house . There were plans for development to occur on the property . In 1904 three developers from Jeffersonville planned an inter-urban trolley line between Charlestown and Madison , and would have placed a fifty-foot hydroelectric dam where the mill 's dam would be , which would have made a lake , for which could be use for public recreation . Engineers at the time decided it was not feasible . The plan was brought back in 1921 , but it was also a failure . 1935 would see the last attempt of such a project , but while a new dam was finished in 1936 , it produced no electricity . In 1940 rural electrification finally powered the property . Work/Faris Cemetery . A cemetery containing the plots of John Work , his wife Sarah Jackson , and other Clark County pioneers is located on the property . It is by the bridge across Fourteen Mile Creek near the old camp entrance . The last known burial at the cemetery was in 1869 for Rebecca Work Drummond Faris . Tunnel Mill Scout Reservation . In 1927 Henry Murphy decided he wanted to sell the of land he held around the burnt mill . The newly formed Boy Scout Council , the George Rogers Clark Council ( formed by Scouts of Clark , Floyd , Harrison , Scott , and Washington counties ) was seeking an area for a camp . In 1917 local Troop 3 had used the Work property as a summer camp , and used it for three straight summers . On April 2 , 1928 , Murphy sold the property to the Scouts . Organizations around the area pitched in to improve the property , allowing the camp to open in 1929 . A series of three-sided pioneer-style cabins were built near the cemetery in 1933 . In 1942 the Scoutmaster 's Cabin and Evergreen cabins were completed . In 1950 the McDonald Bridge was completed across Fourteen Mile Creek . The camp saw its greatest use in the 1950s and 1960s , with 564 scouts the highest attendance ever ( 1960 ) . In 1969 the property 's swimming pool was built , as the creek was no longer safe to swim in.In the 1980s The Works Home was renovated by the Camp Ranger Jeff Streets , who then moved into the Works home after completion . Since 1993 the property has seen less use , as George Rogers Clark Council merged with another council , and the rough terrain protects it from development . Since the merger , the camp has been used primarily by Cub Scouts and for winter camping . On November 6 , 1996 , Andy Campbell , a ranger serving as the caretaker of the property was shot to death by Roger Caldwell , `` a diagnosed , paranoid schizophrenic '' who trespassed onto the property while drunk . This was the first such incident in the history of Scouting . Campbell was able to drag himself to call 911 . After police arrived on the scene to get information about the drunk from Campbell , they found Caldwell wandering on Ind-62 . Caldwell was sentenced to 70 years in prison , with parole possible after 31 years . Legends . There are many legends surrounding the property . One involves stepping on a particular step on the McDonald Bridge at night . If stepped upon , a ghost will chase you down to kill you unless you race up the hill before it catches you . Another legend is that a cache of gold is somewhere near the old mill . The ghost of John Work reportedly haunts the remains of the mill . Sadly , these legends made the property a target for vandals and ghosthunters . The current renovators see ghost hunters as the biggest threats and attribute most of the ghost legends to `` fictional campfire stories '' of camping boy scouts and to the rise of popular paranormal television shows . There is also reportedly a silver mine known to the Indians here . Local Indians had Work mill their corn , and paid him in silver ore . When Work asked of the source of the ore , the Indians said they had a mine , but they would never tell any white where the mine was located . If such a mine exists , it has yet to be found . Gold flakes have been found in the stream , enough to fill a vial . Today . Today the property includes a cabin village , a swimming pool , and a dining hall built in 2000 . The current dining hall replaced the one from the 1980s that once served as a steakhouse in Jeffersonville . Aside from Scouts , the Civil Air Patrol has used the property for training . The House and the remains of the mill became part of the National Register of Historic Places in 2001 . The restoration of the house was budgeted to cost hundreds of thousands of dollars , and was deemed too expensive for the Lincoln Heritage Council . In 2010 , the site was added to the 10 Most Endangered List of Indiana Landmarks , due to the constant vandalism . Earlier in the year , Taylor Rose Historical Outfitters , a private company that specializes in the historical reenactment supplies , contracted with Lincoln Heritage Council to restore and preserve the John Work House , leasing the house for a $ 1 a year . However , the Work House was seen to have `` improved prospects '' and was not on the 2011 endangered list . The eventual plan is for the house to become an educational living history center as well as a workshop and storefront for the company 's historically-focused business operations . Future plans include classes , living history events and a research library , as well as building a mill similar to the one Work had built .
Pathological lying . Pathological lying ( also called `` pseudologia fantastica '' and mythomania ) is a behavior of habitual or compulsive lying . It was first described in the medical literature in 1891 by Anton Delbrueck . Although it is a controversial topic , pathological lying has been defined as `` falsification entirely disproportionate to any discernible end in view , may be extensive and very complicated , and may manifest over a period of years or even a lifetime '' . Characteristics . Defining characteristics of pathological lying include Some psychiatrists distinguish compulsive from pathological lying , while others consider them equivalent ; yet others deny the existence of compulsive lying altogether ; this remains an area of considerable controversy . Diagnosis . Diagnosing pathological lying can be difficult . Psychologists are trained to understand the issues this diagnosis presents as a disorder . It is listed in the `` Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders '' , third edition . It is a stand-alone disorder as well as a symptom of other disorders such as psychopathy and antisocial , narcissistic , and histrionic personality disorders , but people who are pathological liars may not possess characteristics of the other disorders . It has been shown through lie detector tests that PF ( `` pseudologia fantastica '' ) patients exhibit arousal , stress , and guilt from their deception . This is different from psychopaths , who experience none of those reactions . People affected by antisocial disorder lie for external personal profit in the forms of money , sex , and power . PF is strictly internal . The difference between borderline personality disorder and PF is that BPD patients desperately try to cope with their feeling of abandonment , mistreatment , or rejection by making empty threats of suicide or false accusations of abandonment . Pathological liars do not feel rejected ; they have high levels of self-assurance that help them lie successfully . Unlike those with histrionic personality , pathological liars are more verbally dramatic than sexually flamboyant . Narcissists think they have achieved perfection and are unempathetic to others . PF patients do not show these anti-social behaviors ; they often lie because they think their life is not interesting enough . The only diagnosis in our current system where purposeless , internally motivated deception is listed is axis I factitious disorder . This diagnosis deals with people who lie about having physical or psychological disorders . People with PF tend to lie about their identities and past history . Since the symptoms do not match up , the individual may go undiagnosed . Though they could well be diagnosed under the catch-all rubric of unspecified personality disorder ( ICD-10 code F69 ) or perhaps even better under ICD-10 code F68.8 `` Other specified disorder of adult personality and behaviour '' as this defines itself as `` This category should be used for coding any specified disorder of adult personality and behaviour that can not be classified under any one of the preceding headings '' . Here the specified disorder is the lying for psychological reasons ( not material ones e.g . money etc . ) and the behavior would also need to meet the necessary conditions to be viewed as a psychiatric illness . Psychopathy . Pathological lying is in Factor 1 of the Psychopathy Checklist ( PCL ) . Pathological liars . Lying is the act of both knowingly and intentionally or willfully making a false statement . Normal lies are defensive and are told to avoid the consequences of truth telling . They are often white lies that spare another 's feelings , reflect a pro-social attitude , and make civilized human contact possible . Pathological lying can be described as a habituation of lying . It is when an individual consistently lies for no personal gain . There are many consequences of being a pathological liar . Due to lack of trust , most pathological liars ' relationships and friendships fail . If this continues to progress , lying could become so severe as to cause legal problems , including , but not limited to , fraud . Epidemiology . The average age of onset is 16 years when the level of intelligence is average or above average . Sufferers have also shown above average verbal skills as opposed to performance abilities . Thirty percent of subjects had a chaotic home environment , where a parent or other family member had a mental disturbance . Its occurrence was found by the study to be equal in women and men . Forty percent of cases reported central nervous system abnormality such as epilepsy , abnormal EEG findings , ADHD , head trauma , or CNS infection .
Renato Santos ( footballer , born 1987 ) . Renato dos Santos ( born 30 January 1987 ) is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Macaé , on loan from Flamengo . Biography . In February 2007 , he signed a 2-year contract with Corinthians Paulista . In June 2007 he was loaned to Juventus-SP for Campeonato Brasileiro Série C 2007 , but the team exited in the first stage in August . In December 2007 he was loaned to Grêmio Barueri for the whole 2008 year . He played the first 2 matches of Campeonato Brasileiro Série B 2008 but then dropped from the squad . In August 2008 he was loaned to Boavista F.C . of Portuguese Liga de Honra , along with team-mate Michel and Fuska . In May 2009 , he was loaned to Marília for 2009 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C. After Marília exited the Série C ion the first stage , in August 2009 , Penafiel of Liga de Honra signed him outright , but in January 2010 returned to Brazil for Joinville for 2010 Campeonato Catarinense and thus qualified 2010 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D as the best team in Santa Catarina which willing to play in national league . On September 21 , 2012 , Santos , after shining in Série B , was , with his former Avaí partner Cléber Santana , presented at Flamengo . Without playing conditions , he must wait at least 15 days to debut for club . Flamengo statistics . `` according to combined sources on the Flamengo official website and Flaestatística . ''
Dominik Doleschal . Dominik Doleschal ( born 9 May 1989 ) is an Austrian professional association footballer who last played for Austrian Football Bundesliga side SV Mattersburg . He plays as a midfielder .
Crane & Breed . The Crane & Breed was an American automobile manufactured between 1912 and 1917 . A product of Cincinnati , the company produced a 48 hp six in 1912 , before turning its attention mainly to the crafting of ambulances and hearses .
Crash Car Burn . `` Crashcarburn EP '' is the debut EP by South African rock band , Crashcarburn .
Frederick Hotham . Frederick William Hotham ( 17 January 1844 – 23 June 1908 ) played first-class cricket in two matches , one in each of the 1882 and 1883 seasons . He was born at Bath , Somerset and died at Cricket Malherbie , also in Somerset . Hotham was a right-handed lower-order batsman . Nearly all of his cricket was played for Marylebone Cricket Club ( MCC ) or Hertfordshire and was not first-class . But in 1882 and 1883 he played without success in the MCC first-class matches against Somerset at Lord 's , in 1882 turning out for Somerset , for which he was qualified by birth , but in 1883 playing against Somerset for the MCC side . He was pretty even-handed in his lack of success for the two teams , making 10 runs in two innings for Somerset and eight runs ( plus a catch ) for MCC .
Cocaine paste . Coca paste ( paco , basuco , oxi ) is a crude extract of the coca leaf which contains 40 % to 91 % cocaine sulfate along with companion coca alkaloids and varying quantities of benzoic acid , methanol , and kerosene . In South America , coca paste , also known as cocaine base and , therefore , often confused with cocaine freebase in North America , is relatively inexpensive and is widely used by low-income populations . The coca paste is smoked in tobacco or cannabis cigarettes and use has become widespread in several Latin American countries . Traditionally , coca paste has been relatively abundant in South American countries such as Colombia where it is processed into cocaine hydrochloride ( `` street cocaine '' ) for distribution to the rest of the world . The caustic reactions associated with the local application of coca paste prevents its use by oral , intranasal , mucosal , intramuscular , intravenous or subcutaneous routes . Coca paste can only be smoked when combined with a combustable material such as tobacco or cannabis . History . Coca-paste use began in Bolivia and Peru in the early 1970s , first in the capital cities and then in other towns and rural areas . In a few years its use had spread to Argentina , Brazil , Colombia , Ecuador , and some Mexican cities near the border with the United States . In Argentina , cocaine paste used to go for about 30 cents ( in USD ) a dose , enough for a powerful two-minute high . However , its price has increased because of higher demand , among other causes . Preparation and effects . Crude cocaine preparation intermediates are marketed as cheaper alternatives to pure cocaine to local markets while the more expensive end product is exported to US and European markets . Freebase cocaine paste preparations can be smoked . The psychological and physiological effects of the `` paco '' are quite severe . Media usually report that it is extremely toxic and addictive . According to a study by Intercambios , media appear to exaggerate the effects of `` paco '' . These stereotypes create a sense that nothing can be done to help a `` paco '' addict and thus stands in the way of rehabilitation programs . `` Basuco '' , Colombia . Basuco ( `` bazooka '' ) is the term used for cocaine paste in Colombia , the world 's second biggest cocaine producer after Peru . Basuco is derived from the Spanish word for trash ( basura ) , literally meaning `` little dirty trash '' ( of cocaine ) , referring to the paste left at the bottom of a barrel after cocaine production . Basuco is mostly smoked , either rolled like a cigarette with tobacco or cannabis , or more commonly from selfmade pipes . These are often improvised from PVC so users will inhale toxic plastic components . Basuco is very addictive and said to be `` more potent than the crack cocaine found across European and American cities '' . Basuco users may take other psychoactive agents , like industrial alcohol and MDMA to manage the drug effects , the high and the paranoia . Per the UN Office on Drugs and Crime ( UNODC ) in Colombia there were 4644 basuco users in Bogotá alone ; the drug 's illicitness and accompanying homelessness prohibit an accurate count . Since September 2012 , a `` Mobile Centre for Attention to Drug Addicts '' ( CAMAD ) has been providing basic human services with an interdisciplinary team moving by bus in Bogota 's worst affected neighbourhoods and working in a prison . Three hospitals participate with walk-in treatment , amongst them the public Hospital Centro Oriente . Gustavo Petro , the Mayor of Bogotá , who established CAMAD , will be finishing his last term in October 2015 , and the future of the program is uncertain . Since CAMAD can not offer services such as HIV testing , needle exchange , or safe injection sites , its `` ... current levels of progress are not comparable with those of countries that have invested greater resources in the implementation of such schemes '' , per UNODOC . CAMAD has been criticised for not doing enough by a Colombian non-governmental organisation called `` Technical Social Action '' ( ATS ) , and by `` right-leaning politicians and the public for negotiating terms with the criminal gangs that control [ certain ] areas '' . `` Paco '' in Argentina , Brazil and Uruguay . Cocaine paste is very popular through several South American countries including Argentina , Brazil and Uruguay and is referred to as `` paco '' or `` pasta base '' in Uruguay and Chile . Between 2001 and 2005 , the use of `` paco '' in Argentina increased by 200 % , with more than 150,000 young people taking it regularly . In 2007 , crackdowns in Peru and Bolivia forced traffickers to move to Argentina to produce cocaine which , according to the Los Angeles Times , is ideal for its `` advanced chemical industry , [ its ] porous border with Bolivia and a notoriously corrupt police force . '' Eventually , this prompted traffickers to sell their byproduct to locals . The use underscores a significant shift in both Argentina and its larger neighbour Brazil , which in just a few years have become sizable cocaine consumers . Brazil now ranks as the second largest total consumer of cocaine in the world after the United States , per the United States Department of State . Oxi . `` Oxi '' ( abbr . from Portuguese `` oxidado '' ) is a stimulant drug based on cocaine paste originally developed in the Brazilian Amazon forest region . It is reportedly a mixture of cocaine paste , gasoline , kerosene and quicklime ( calcium oxide ) . This description may be a garbled account of an acid-base extraction procedure . Its popularity has soared in the last decade , in part due to its strongly addictive effect and lower price than other common drugs . While in the 1980s it could be found mainly in the Amazon region , the police in major Brazilian cities have recently reported significant drug arrests .
Spencer 's goanna . Spencer 's goanna or Spencer 's monitor ( `` Varanus spenceri '' ) is a species of monitor lizard in the family Varanidae . The species is endemic to Australia . Etymology . The specific name , `` spenceri '' , is in honor of English-Australian biologist Walter Baldwin Spencer . Geographic range . `` V. spenceri '' is native to the Barkly region in central Queensland/Northern Territory , Australia . Description . `` V. spenceri '' can grow to a total length ( including tail ) of up to . Spencer 's monitor is generally heavier than a similarly sized monitor of another species due to its `` stockier '' build . It has sharp claws which it uses for digging burrows . Diet . `` Varanus spenceri '' eats anything it can find , including highly venomous snakes , small mammals , small lizards , eggs , and carrion ( dead animals ) , and is able to digest anything it eats . Defensive behavior . When threatened , `` V. spenceri '' hisses loudly , distends its throat and whips its aggressor with its muscular tail . Habitat . `` Varanus spenceri '' lives in black soil plains with no trees ; so Spencer 's goanna is the only Australian monitor that does not readily climb although juvenile animals will climb given the opportunity . Reproduction . Clutch size of Spencer 's monitor generally ranges between 11 and 30 eggs . Taxonomy . `` Varanus ingrami '' , is an invalid name ( a junior synonym ) for this species .
Satya ( disambiguation ) . Satya ( nominative `` satyam '' ) is a central concept in Indian religions that loosely translates into English as `` Truth '' .
Miguel Freitas . Miguel Freitas ( born March 2 , 1984 , in Lisbon ) is a Portuguese auto racing driver . Career . Freitas competed in the Mégane Trophy Eurocup in 2005 and 2006 for the Racing for Belgium team . In 2006 he competed at the European Touring Car Cup for Zerocinque Motorsport . Freitas and the Racing for Belgium team stepped up to the World Touring Car Championship in 2007 racing an Alfa Romeo 156 at seven of the eleven rounds of the championship . Freitas took a best finish of 15th place . In 2008 , Freitas competed in the Spanish SEAT León Supercopa with the Oasis Motorsport team , finishing in eighth place . In addition to the Supercopa campaign in 2009 he took part in his home round of the SEAT León Eurocup .
No Comment ( Van Gogh album ) . `` No Comment '' is the first live album by Serbian rock band Van Gogh . The album was recorded on the band 's concerts held on January 23 and 24 , 1997 in Studentski kulturni centar in Belgrade . The track `` Zemlja čuda '' features a medley inspired by Lou Reed 's `` Walk on the Wild Side '' , The Doors ' `` Light My Fire '' , The Rolling Stones ' `` You Ca n't Always Get What You Want '' , Stereo MCs ' `` Connected '' , and Elvis Presley 's `` Ca n't Help Falling in Love '' . Legacy . The version of the song `` Klatno '' from the album was polled in 2000 as 40th on Rock Express Top 100 Yugoslav Rock Songs of All Times list .
Mobility car . Mobility Car Is a vehicle issued to a disabled person , to allow them to travel without burden of their disability . Mobility cars are obtained from a scheme called `` Motability '' . This page refers to the United Kingdom scheme called `` Motability '' - Motability is a registered charity - and not as many people believe , a Government agency . Obtaining a Mobility Car . If a person has a long term illness that causes them physical disablement , they are entitled to a mobility car . People with conditions such as multiple sclerosis , often need a car , as sufferers find it physically exerting to walk long distances . How the Mobility Car Scheme Works . The car is leased to the customer with a `` Mileage Limit '' this means that the customer can drive their mobility car until their limit is reached , and the car must be returned to Motability . There are two mileage options . The five-year offer which includes 100,000 miles , and a three-year offer which includes 60,000 miles . Lease Agreement . If the customer is disabled to a point where they can not drive , two friends , relatives or carers can be nominated to drive the car instead . The nominees , however , must not have any serious convictions , disqualifications , or other endorsements within the last five years . Named Drivers . Only one named driver can be under the age of 21 , and drivers under the age of 25 can only drive cars in the lower insurance groups of one to 18 . To find out a car 's insurance group , the Motability website provides a `` car search '' . Holders of provisional licenses who wish to drive the car , must be over 21 , however if it is their car they can drive on a provisional at 16 years of age provided they are accompanied by a driver age 21 or over , and held a full licence for 3 years min , and on the insurance policy . Wear and Tear . The car is maintained for free by Motability . This covers tyres , windscreens , and general wear and tear to the vehicle . If the car is returned in a damaged state that affects re-sale at the end of the contract , a fee will be imposed to repair the damage.If the car is returned in good condition , the customer may be rewarded with a £250 bonus . Mileage allowance . Motability leases now come with a mileage allowance of 60,000 miles for three-year agreements and 100,000 for five-year Wheelchair Accessible Vehicle ( WAV ) agreements . Free Training Course . If the disabled person is aged between 16–24 years old , they may be entitled to a free driving course.The 6 hour training course is delivered by the AA . In the event of a claim , drivers who have successfully completed the training will pay a lower amount of excess than the standard amount for drivers in this age bracket . Customers can arrange to take driving courses through their dealer when they collect their car . Fraud and Misuse . Mobility cars are intended for the use of the Motability customer only , and must only be used to transport the motability customer , or for their benefit . The motability customer does not need to be in the car for every journey . Claiming a mobility car and giving it to somebody else to use can be sanctioned by the loss of the mobility car . Deliberately damaging the mobility car is against the Motability terms of use , and can result in a fee for damage , or loss of mobility car . Deliberate damage can take on the forms of : Physical damage , where the car is damaged by the person physically , and driving in a manner that damages the vehicle . Using the Mobility car for financial gain is also against the terms of use . This can mean using the mobility car as a taxi , or otherwise charging people to use the car . If it is discovered that the customer was feigning their disability , they will lose their mobility car . Breaking the terms of use can result in a warning , a fine , or the loss of the car .
Gene Paulette . Eugene Edward Paulette ( May 26 , 1891 – February 8 , 1966 ) was a Major League Baseball infielder from 1911 to 1920 . Paulette broke in briefly with the New York Giants in 1911 ; but from 1912 to 1916 , he played in the Southern Association . He made it back to the majors with the St. Louis Browns in 1916 . The following season , he was selected off waivers by the St. Louis Cardinals and became their regular first baseman . Paulette was versatile on the field ; he played every infield position for the Cardinals in 1918 . In July 1919 , he was traded to the Philadelphia Phillies . He played a career-high 143 games for them in 1920 . However , in the wake of the Black Sox Scandal , Paulette was permanently suspended from organized baseball . He had allegedly received gifts from St. Louis gamblers and also offered to throw some games early in the 1919 season .
Babtie , Shaw and Morton . Babtie , Shaw and Morton was a firm of civil engineers based in Glasgow , Scotland , and noted for its work on bridges , dams and reservoirs . It took its name following the 1906 merger of Babtie & Bonn ( a partnership founded by John Babtie and Carl Bonn in 1897 ) and Shaw & Morton ( founded by William Shaw and Hugh Morton ) . Notable design projects include the Backwater Reservoir , Kielder Water , and the Harland and Wolff shipbuilding dock in Belfast . James Arthur Banks and William George Nicholson Geddes both became President of the Institution of Civil Engineers while partners in the firm . The Babtie Group acquired consulting engineers Harris & Sutherland in 1997 , then also Allott & Lomax in 2000 . The 3,500-strong Babtie Group was acquired by Jacobs Engineering Group in August 2004 . Gordon Masterton , a director of Babtie from 1993 became the firm 's third President of the Institution of Civil Engineers in 2005 whilst a Vice President of Jacobs .
Buyeo Sa . Buyeo Sa ( 扶餘泰 , ? – ? ) was a prince of Baekje , one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea . He was the son of Buyeo Pung by a Japanese woman and also grandson of the last king of Baekje , Uija of Baekje . He is also called Sa-wang ( 絲王 ) . In Japan he was known as Teika-Ō ( 禎嘉王 ) , also as Kudara no Ookimi and Kudara no Miko ( 百済王 ) . He had been in Japan when Sabi , the capital fell to the Silla-Tang alliance in 660 and his grandfather and uncles were taken to China . His father was crowned by Gwisil Boksin as King Pungjang ( 豊璋王 ) but they were defeated in 663 and his father was sent to China as well . After that Sa became the nominal successor to the throne of Baekje but this chance never came and Baekje was gone forever . The `` Nihon Shoki '' records that he was assassinated by Silla agents in Japan . He settled in Miyazaki Prefecture , Kyushu and as recorded in the `` Shinsen Shōjiroku '' became ancestor of Japanese clans . His immediate descendants were still called ( 百濟王 , `` King of Baekje '' ) . One of his uncles , Zenkō ( 善光 or 禅広 ) , also settled in Japan and was given the family name Kudara no Konikishi ( 百濟王 ; king of Baekje ) by the emperor of Japan . There is a shrine in Miyazuki Prefecture dedicated to him and his family , Mikado-jinja ( 神門神社 ) , located in Misato Cho , Mikado village ( 美郷町南郷区神門 ) . Buyeo Sa ( Teika-Ō ) is worshiped as the main deity . He goes to visit his father at Mikado Jinja during a special festival parade once a year . The simple shrine is located in a lonely pine forest and tended to by the local people . It is supposed to be the former residence of Teika-O . Most of its history is still shrouded in mystery . ''
XaAES . FreeMint , MultiTOS , and MagiC are all successors to TOS , the proprietary operating system of the Atari ST computer and compatibles . Later models of the ST Computer were called the TT 030 and the Falcon 030 . TOS stands for `` The Operating System '' or `` Tramiel Operating System '' , as Jack Tramiel was the then owner of Atari Corporation ( however neither terms were confirmed , as it was internally known as TOS ) . GEMDOS itself was a near clone of PC-DOS ( or MS-DOS ) ( supposedly ) , the then current IBM PC OS , and was programmed with assistance from Digital Research , where GEM was being developed . This was most visible to users in the 8.3 character file naming system , and the ability to read IBM PC formatted DOS disks . Like all personal computer operating systems of the day , Atari TOS was single tasking . GEM , the graphical user interface , was licensed from Digital Research and was not included in Apple 's lawsuit against DRI , thus the Macintosh like appearance and ways of doing things remained on Atari ST computers . As time went on , the big goal for the Atari ST within and without Atari was to have a multi-tasking TOS . XaAES is a graphical user interface for the OS kernel MiNT ( now known as FreeMiNT ) , and is aimed at systems that are compatible with 16/32 bit ( hence ST ) Atari computers such as the ST , TT or Falcon . The combination of MiNT and XaAES is the natural successor to MultiTOS . XaAES - The beginning . `` After using MultiTOS , then AES4.1 , I became frustrated at the lack of a decent GUI to use the real power of the MiNT kernel - X Windows is all very well , but I ca n't run GEM programs on it . MultiTOS ( even AES 4.1 ) is too slow . Geneva did n't run with MiNT ( and , having tried the new MiNT compatible version , I can say it was n't very compatible - at least AES 4.1 is quite stable , if a little slow ) . MagiC lives in a very fast , very small world all its own , with no networking support , few programs written to exploit it . '' `` NOTE : '' MagiC later became available on Mac OS ( and still later on the x86 PC ) with built-in networking , and network drivers also began to appear for the Atari ST. A lot of MagiC software was MiNT compatible , and vice versa , but that came later than the time period of the above quote . Craig worked actively on XaAES until 1997 when he stopped the development , at that time a plethora of applications were already usable under XaAES . In 1998 the project was taken up by Swedish programmer Johan Klockars . He had been involved already during Craig 's maintainership and at this point he stepped forward after a period of inactivity . Johan 's work resulted in several bugfixes which eventually were released as Beta7+ . Shortly after this beta Johan also made the decision to hand over the project to someone else . This time it really seemed like XaAES had hit the end of the road , with no one interested in taking up the project again . After a period of complete standstill Dutch coder Henk Robbers took over the project in November 1999 . During Henk 's maintainer-ship loads of progress was made , and XaAES went from interesting to becoming rather usable and showing great potential . The visual appearance was made to look closer to that of N.AES , as this was the obvious reference target - the AES that at the time was the GUI for FreeMiNT . XaAES also become a lot more robust although the response for key and mouse input was still somewhat of a problem . Odd Skancke ( aka Ozk ) continued the development of XaAES , and together with Frank Naumann ( then FreeMiNT maintainer ) , XaAES graphical improvements ( skinning ) were released with FreeMiNT 1.16 . Alan Hourihane , as then FreeMiNT maintainer , was left to do bug fixes until round 2009 , when after a resurgence of interest in the FreeMiNT OS , XaAES was then maintained and extended considerably by Helmut Karlowski ( who maintains his own branch ) , especially in the area of Atari TOS application compatibility . XaAES goes CVS . In early 2003 Henk Robbers ( of fame , also makes XaAES beta6 source available ) decided it was time to let someone else carry on his work , as he wanted to move on to other computing issues . When Henk went looking for someone who could take care of the continued development , the idea that XaAES should be part of the FreeMiNT project was suggested . After all , it was developed to be an AES for MiNT exclusively , and since FreeMiNT is being administrated via CVS , anyone could access the sources and contribute . The move to CVS was made possible thanks to great efforts from the FreeMiNT maintainer Frank Naumann , who made the necessary changes to allow XaAES to compile under gcc . In earlier XaAES builds , one of the major problems has been the somewhat irregular response to mouse buttons . This was reworked by Odd Skancke ( aka Ozk ) , something that also resulted in a complete rewrite of the XDD . The `` moose.xdd '' ( mouse device driver ) is now coded in C too , just like the rest of the XaAES code . Development was later moved from AtariForge to an SVN repository at SourceForge , and from there to the publicly browsable GIT repository on GitHub . XaAES - A FreeMiNT kernel module . In order to get a clean and fast XaAES , the best solution turned out to be changing XaAES into a kernel module . To achieve this goal a completely new API was constructed , and it was quickly apparent that the new kernel module offered massively improved performance . Most noticeably , the response time was significantly improved , resulting in a much more snappy and responsive experience when trying to click a button to see live window redraws , etc . All in all , XaAES reached a whole new level after being integrated this tightly with FreeMiNT and as of the 1.16.1 FreeMiNT release it must be considered highly usable . With the implementation of window shading the list of missing features was getting short .
Leader of the New Zealand Labour Party . The Leader of the Labour Party is the highest ranked politician within the Labour Party in New Zealand . The officeholder serves as the parliamentary leader and leading spokesperson of the party . Since 1 August 2017 , the office has been held by Jacinda Ardern , who is the MP for Mount Albert . Kelvin Davis is the Deputy Leader of the Labour Party , elected on 1 August 2017 . History . The post of Leader of the Labour Party was officially created upon the party 's inception in 1916 , though the title `` Leader '' was often substituted and/or complimented with the title `` Chairman '' . In 1935 , Michael Joseph Savage became the first ever Labour Prime Minister , following a landslide victory . In 1963 , Arnold Nordmeyer became the first Leader of the Labour Party to have been born in New Zealand . Prior to this , three Leaders had been born in Australia and one each in England and Scotland . The most electorally successful Labour Leader to date is Helen Clark , who won three elections in 1999 , 2002 and 2005 . Clark is also the Labour Party 's longest-serving leader , having served for 14 years , 346 days between 1993 and 2008 . Peter Fraser is the longest-serving Labour Prime Minister , serving 9 years , 261 days between 1940 and 1949 . Selection . A new leader is elected whenever a vacancy arises , whether due to resignation , incapacitation , or following a motion of no confidence by the parliamentary caucus . A shortlist of candidates is nominated from within the caucus . When the position is contested , the Leader is elected in a vote split among the party 's caucus , party members and party affiliates ( unions ) in a 40/40/20 split respectively . Prior to 2013 , the Leader was elected solely by the caucus ( this practice remains for the Deputy Leadership ) . No later than three months following a general election , there must be a caucus vote to endorse the Leader ; if the Leader fails to receive endorsement then an election is triggered . Role . When the Labour Party forms the Parliamentary Opposition , the Leader of the Party usually acts as the Leader of the Opposition , and chairs a Shadow Cabinet . Concordantly , when the party is in Government , as it currently is , the Leader generally becomes the Prime Minister of New Zealand . Unique to Labour , the party 's caucus possesses the right to elect MPs to Cabinet , rather than the Leader choosing them . The practice began following the 1940 leadership election . Michael Joseph Savage was the only leader to solely appoint his own cabinet following the election victories in 1935 and 1938 . List of leaders . `` PM '' : Prime Minister `` LO '' : Leader of the Opposition `` note 1 '' : Deputy leaders who assumed the role of party leader temporarily because of the death or resignation of the incumbent , serving until the election of a new leader .
Eduardo Castex . Eduardo Castex is a small city , capital of Conhelo , in La Pampa Province , Argentina . The city is a centre of agricultural activity and the main producer of wheat in La Pampa . Its name comes from the founder Ingeniero ( Engineer ) Eduardo Castex , in the first years of the 20th century . From the 1920s to the 1940s , it was populated with immigrants coming from Italy , and parts of Spain such as many of Salamanca or Zamora . The population for Eduardo Castex is 9,347 .
1991 World Championships in Athletics – Women 's shot put . These are the official results of the Women 's Shot Put event at the 1991 IAAF World Championships in Tokyo , Japan . There were a total number of 24 participating athletes , with two qualifying groups and the final held on Saturday August 24 , 1991 . The qualification mark was set at 18.50 metres .
Amanda Simpson . Amanda Simpson ( born March 26 , 1961 ) is Vice-President for Research and Technology at Airbus Americas and was the former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Operational Energy . Operational Energy is the energy required for training , moving , and sustaining military forces and weapons platforms for military operations . The term includes energy used by power systems , generators , logistics assets , and weapons platforms employed by military forces during training and in the field . Previously Ms. Simpson was the Executive Director of the U.S. Army Office of Energy Initiatives ( OEI ) ( previously named the Army Energy Initiatives Task Force ) leading the Army 's efforts to implement large-scale renewable energy projects . Her first posting in the Army was as the Special Assistant to the Army Acquisition Executive . In that role she was a principal advisor to the United States Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition , Logistics , and Technology on all matters relating to Army acquisition , procurement , research & development and logistics . Upon her appointment to the position of Senior Technical Advisor in the Bureau of Industry and Security in 2010 , she became the first openly transgender woman political appointee of any Presidential administration . Simpson worked in the United States Department of Defense . She is Jewish . Education . Simpson received her Bachelor of Science in Physics from Harvey Mudd College in 1983 , her Master of Science in Engineering from California State University , Northridge in 1988 on a Hughes Aircraft Fellowship , and her MBA from the University of Arizona in 2001 on a Raytheon Fellowship . Flying . Simpson participated in the Bates Aeronautics Program while a student at Harvey Mudd College . She earned her single engine land private pilot 's license in 1981 , a commercial pilot 's license with instrument privileges in 1983 , and became a certified flight instructor – airplane in 1988 and an instrument instructor in 1989 . In 1988 she added a multi-engine class rating to her commercial license to qualify for transfer to Hughes Missile Systems as a project test engineer and pilot . Simpson upgraded to an Airline Transport Pilot 's ( ATP ) license in 1994 after adding multi-engine to her flight instructor ratings in 1991 . In 1997 she added single-engine sea ( float planes and flying boats ) to her ATP license . In 2005 she became one of only a few licensed pilots flying FAA-certified unmanned aircraft in the national airspace system . In 1989 she co-founded Processional Pilot Training , a fixed based operation at the Burbank , Glendale , Pasadena Airport ( KBUR ) focused on flight instruction ( Private through Airline Transport ) taught by professional flight instructors . She relinquished her ownership share of that business when she relocated to Tucson , Arizona in 1994 . Simpson was a mission director and project pilot for captive flight test activities beginning in 1988 before taking over as Director of Flight Operations in 1993 for the Integration , Test and Analysis Laboratory at Hughes Missile Systems . As a systems test pilot she flew the T-39 Sabreliner and Douglas A-3 Skywarrior in support of missile seeker technology development for Hughes Aircraft and Raytheon Missile Systems . In addition she flew numerous large transport category aircraft , light multi-engine and single engine aircraft modified for missile flight test purposes . As of 2009 , she has flown over 60 different makes and models of aircraft and has accumulated over 2700 flight hours . Aerospace career . While an undergraduate , Simpson spent her summers working as a student engineer in the customer service organization on the DC-8/DC-9/DC-10 electrical systems at the Douglas Aircraft facility in Long Beach , and on the AH-64 Apache Pilot Night Vision Systems at Hughes Helicopter Company in Marina Del Rey . Simpson was hired by Hughes Electron Dynamics Division in Torrance , CA in 1983 as an engineer and program manager . She was responsible for engineering and manufacturing of the Gridded Traveling Wave Tube and Continuous Wave Illuminator for the AWG-9/APG-71 radar systems . In 1988 she transferred to the Hughes Missile Systems Company in Canoga Park , where she became the lead and director of flight operations for the captive flight test activities . She moved those operations to Tucson , where she consolidated the Hughes activities with the missile test operations of General Dynamics , and later Raytheon , as part of corporate mergers . Simpson designed and oversaw construction of an 80,000 sq . ft. dedicated flight test facility at the Tucson International Airport . Simpson moved into project management in 1999 , overseeing the daily operations of small Raytheon , Texas Instruments Defense Systems & Electronics Group , and Standard Missile Company projects that had been relocated to Tucson as part of the corporate merger . Simpson occupied several systems engineer , systems architect , and systems integrator roles in between 2002 and 2006 on projects diverse as the Unmanned Combat Armed Rotorcraft ( UCAR ) , the Joint Airborne Weapons System ( JAWS ; later renamed the Beechcraft AT-6B ) and a variety of advanced technology development and demonstration projects at Raytheon . Simpson also contributed to the development and/or testing of numerous operation missile systems including Maverick , AMRAAM , Standard , Phalanx , TOW , RAM , JAGM , ACM , HARM , JSOW , MALD , ESSM , SilentEyes , Sidewinder , Sparrow , Paveway and Tomahawk . She departed from Raytheon in 2010 , at which point she was a Deputy Director and Senior Program Manager , leading teams developing advanced technology in the Advanced Missiles and Unmanned Systems product line . Completing her public service with the Defense Department , she joined Airbus Americas in 2018 as the Vice President for Research and Technology . In this role she is responsible for establishing the strategic direction and funding opportunities for partnerships with scientific and research communities in North America . Political career . Simpson served as a commissioner on the City of Tucson Gay , Lesbian , Bisexual and Transgender Commission from 2001 until 2008 , representing Councilwoman Carol West . Simpson was a candidate for Representative of District 26 in the Arizona House of Representatives in 2004 . She won the Democratic primary with over 57 % of the vote , but was unsuccessful in the general election where she finished third , receiving 20 % in the best two of four contest . In the 2004 election , Simpson was elected precinct committeeperson , and was chosen as a state committeeperson by the Democratic Party of Legislative District 26 in 2006 . She was also elected to the Executive Board and held the office of District Treasurer in 2008 . She continued to hold those posts until her resignation upon accepting a post in President Obama 's Administration in 2009 . In 2005 , Simpson was one of the founders of the Democrats of Oro Valley Club . She was also the first vice chair of the Arizona Democratic Party LGBT caucus . At the Arizona Democratic State Convention in 2008 , Simpson was elected as an Arizona Delegate for Hillary Clinton to the 2008 Democratic National Convention . In late 2009 , Simpson accepted an appointment by the Obama Administration , where she served in the Department of Commerce as the Senior Technical Adviser to the Bureau of Industry and Security . In July 2011 , Simpson was reposted to the Pentagon as the Special Assistance to the Assistant Secretary of the Army for ALT ) . In July 2013 , Simpson was detailed to the Army Energy Initiatives Task Force , where she served as the Deputy Executive Director until January 2014 , when she was named the Executive Director by the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations , Energy & Environment ( ASA-IEE ) . In October 2014 , the Army Energy Initiatives Task Force became the U.S. Army Office of Energy Initiatives ( OEI ) . In September 2015 , Simpson was sworn in as the first Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Operational Energy [ DASD ( OE ) ] . This position was the result of the merging of the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Operational Energy , Plans and Programs [ OASD ( OEPP ) ] with the Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Installations and Environment [ OSUSD ( IE ) ] to create the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy , Installations and Environment [ OASD ( EIE ) ] in late 2014 . Simpson served as the DASD ( OE ) until the end of the Obama administration as she was asked to resign along with nearly all appointees . She departed the Pentagon on January 19 , 2017 . Non-profit board service . Simpson has served on the boards of the Wingspan Community Center , the Southern Arizona Gender Alliance , the Arizona Human Rights Fund , the National Center for Transgender Equality , Out and Equal Workplace Advocates , and the Southern Arizona Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union . While an employee at Raytheon , she served on the boards of the Raytheon Women 's Network ; Raytheon Global Women 's Network ; the Gay , Lesbian , Bisexual , Transgender and Allies Alliance ; and the Raytheon Diversity Council . Simpson is an Associate Fellow with the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics and served on its Systems Engineering Technical Committee from 2007 to 2009 .
ASC El Ahmedi . El Ahmedi is a Mauritanean football club based in Nouakchott the capital of the Mauritania . The club plays in the Mauritanean Premier League . Stadium . Currently the team plays at the 40000 capacity Stade Olympique ( Nouakchott ) .
Nfon . NFON AG is a provider of Cloud-based telephone systems , with its headquarters in Munich , Germany . The company was founded in 2007 and operates in Germany , Austria , Switzerland , the Netherlands , Hungary , the UK , Slovenia , Croatia , Czech Republic , Ireland , Romania and Turkey . NFON 's UK entity , was established in April 2013 . NFON UK uses the BT network for UK number allocations , porting and call terminations . NFON operates IP-Centrex-telephone systems for businesses and is the only provider of cloud telephony that offers this service specifically for large businesses with 1-249,000 extensions . Nfon 's customers include businesses in the field of finance and retail , ( FinanceScout24 , Tegut ) as well as public bodies such as the administrative district of Elbe-Elster and the city of Grevesmühlen .
White Snake ( album ) . `` White Snake '' is the first solo album by David Coverdale , released in early 1977 . Coverdale would use the album title as the name of his future band , first known as `` David Coverdale 's Whitesnake '' and soon afterwards shortened to Whitesnake . Background and writing . As his first solo effort , Coverdale later admitted : `` It 's very difficult to think back and talk sensible about the first album . `` White Snake '' had been a very inward looking , reflective and low-key affair in many ways , written and recorded as it was in the aftermath of the collapse of Deep Purple . '' Track listing . All songs written by David Coverdale , except where indicated .
Urban social geography . Urban social geography is a sub-field within human geography , looking at the factors within an urban environment that affect human relationships on social , economic and political levels . Those human relationships then feed back into the factors which then shape dynamics of the actual city itself . With numerous inputs and outputs , this study is a constantly evolving field . Cities are more than just a dot on the map or a set of buildings . Alcaeus , a Greek poet , wrote about cities `` not the house finely roofed or the stones of walls well builded , nay , nor canals , and dockyards make the city , but men able to use their opportunity '' . Cities have also been described as prisms in which one can see the social , economic , and geographical characteristics from which they evolved . Urban centers not only have a disproportionate percentage of the population , but also have a large amount of fixed assets , capital , labor resources , and productive capacity . Key individuals . Significant figures in the study of urban social geography include Manuel Castells , David Harvey , Doreen Massey and Nigel Thrift .
Áine Ceannt . Áine Ceannt ( née Ní Bhraonáin ) ( Dublin 1880-1954 ) was an Irish revolutionary activist and humanitarian leader . Born Frances Brennan and educated in the Dominican College , Eccles Street , she adopted the name Áine when she joined the Gaelic League . It was through her Irish language activism that she met her future husband Éamonn Ceannt , whom she married in 1905 . A convinced republican , she joined Cumann na mBan on its foundation in 1914 . She wrote and delivered dispatches during the Easter Rising . Her husband was one of the signatories of the Proclamation of the Republic and was executed by the British at Kilmainham Gaol on May 8 , 1916 . Newly widowed , she continued her republican activism , serving as Vice-President of Cumann na mBan and as a member of the Sinn Féin Standing Committee . She also played a role in the development of the Sinn Féin Courts , a parallel legal system designed to offer an alternative to the British courts . Áine Ceannt was ardently opposed to the signature of the Anglo-Irish Treaty in December 1921 . She was imprisoned by the Irish Free State government during the Civil War in Mountjoy for her anti-Treaty activity . Throughout the war , Ceannt served at the highest levels within anti-Treaty Sinn Féin . In the years that followed , she spearheaded efforts to secure state compensation for the widows and the children of those who had died in 1916 and in the War of Independence . She served as the head of the Children ’ s Fund of the Irish White Cross , an American-funded humanitarian organisation founded to assist victims of unrest in Ireland . She was a member of the Executive Committee of the Irish Red Cross .
Oscar Terán ( lawyer ) . Oscar Terán ( Panama July 22 , 1868 – 1936 ) was a Panamanian lawyer that served in the Senate of Colombia when Panama was still part of Colombia .
Coalition to Uproot Ragging from Education . The Coalition to Uproot Ragging from Education ( CURE ) is a voluntary , non-profit NGO in India , dedicated to the elimination of ragging in India . History . CURE began in July 2001 , in Delhi , and has grown to a membership of 470 , mostly students . In February 2007 , CURE reported to the Supreme Court appointed Raghavan committee on ways to prevent ragging in Indian universities , highlighting the prevalence of physical and sexual abuse in the name of ragging . CURE also highlighted institutional unwillingness to acknowledge ragging , citing loss of reputation as their reason . Goals and research . CURE 's stated goals are to create awareness about ragging and its ill-effects , provide alternate means of interaction to Indian students and censure those involved in ragging . Their research points to ragging as not being `` harmless fun '' , but the cause of 25 suicides in 7 years
4U ( Christina Milian EP ) . `` 4U '' is the first EP by American singer Christina Milian . It was released on December 4 , 2015 , by Milianheiress Music . Background and composition . Originally , Milian planned to release a mixtape album titled `` # TinaTurnUp '' while waiting to release an album on Young Money Entertainment . Previously , she had appeared on the Stafford Brothers single `` Hello , '' the compilation album ' and on Lil ' Wayne 's single `` Start a Fire '' for the label . Eventually , she set out to release a 5-track EP titled `` Like Me '' alongside a visual album complete with music videos shot for each one , set for an October 30 , 2015 release . However , it was changed shortly after into a 4-track release titled `` 4U '' and pushed back to December 4 , 2015 . Singles . `` Rebel '' was released as the set 's first single on March 1 , 2015 . A music video directed by Alton Glass premiered on May 5 , 2015 . `` We Ai n't Worried '' ( which was not included on the EP ) was released as a promotional single for her `` We Are Pop Culture '' clothing line on March 24 , 2015 . A promotional video premiered on March 8 , 2015 while the single 's official music video directed by Mykel Monroe premiered exclusively on E ! Online on March 25 , 2015 . `` Do It '' was released as the second single on September 16 , 2015 . A lyric video was released on November 20 , 2015 while a music video directed by CJ South premiered on November 30 , 2015 . A music video for `` Like Me '' directed by Mike Ho premiered on December 17 , 2015 , while the music video for `` Liar '' premiered directed by Jahmel A. Holden on February 12 , 2016 .
Watsonville , Queensland . Watsonville is a town and locality in North Queensland , Australia . It is within the local government area of Shire of Mareeba ( between 2008 and 2013 , it was within the Tablelands Region ) . At the the town recorded a population of 344 . History . Watsonville is a former mining town . The town was named after Robert H. Watson , a tin prospector , who discovered a local deposit on 19 Feb 1881 . The town was surveyed by William J . White on 0 March 1882 .
Lallation . A lallation ( also called cambia-letras or troca-letra , `` letter changer '' , in Latin American countries ) is an imperfect enunciation of the letter `` L '' , in which it sounds like `` R '' ( or vice versa ) , as frequently found in infantile speech . The speech pattern has been particularly associated with the use of the Portuguese , Spanish and English languages by Chinese , Korean , and Japanese people . ( Or even among Portuguese-speakers themselves in certain conditions , e.g. , `` branco '' , `` white '' , vs. Spanish `` blanco '' . ) The use of lallation has thus been a common feature of Western stereotypes of East Asian people . It is also common among English-speakers in parts of East Africa .
Villarrica National Reserve . Villarrica National Reserve is a national reserve of Chile . It consists of eleven separate sections and is also known as Hualalafquén , which in turn is the name of the main section of the reserve . The reserve 's boundaries have changed since its creation . Its original extension was reduced to create Huerquehue and Villarrica National Parks . The reserve is accessible via Chile Route 199 .
Jack Le Brocq . Jack Le Brocq ( born 7 July 1992 ) is an Australian professional racing driver . He currently competes in the Virgin Australia Supercars Championship , driving the No . 19 Holden ZB Commodore for Tekno Autosports . So far , Le Brocq 's career highlights include winning the Australian Formula Ford Championship and recording multiple race wins and top 3 championship places in the Dunlop Super2 Series . Racing career . Le Brocq won the 2012 Australian Formula Ford Championship , which led to a contract with Erebus Motorsport 's driver academy . He would race for the team in the 2013 Australian GT Championship , winning 2 rounds and finishing 9th in the championship . Super2 Series . Le Brocq made his debut in the Dunlop Series with Image Racing in a Ford FG Falcon in 2014 . He joined MW Motorsport in 2015 and finished 3rd in the championship . In 2016 Le Brocq joined Prodrive Racing Australia in the No . 5 Ford FG X Falcon . After recording 7 race wins , he finished the championship in 2nd place , behind teammate Garry Jacobson . He then moved back to MW Motorsport in 2017 to drive the No . 28 Nissan Altima L33 . Le Brocq would win 3 races and finish 3rd in the championship . Supercars Championship . Le Brocq made his debut in the Supercars Championship at the 2015 Sandown 500 alongside Ash Walsh in the No . 4 Erebus Motorsport Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG . They finished the race in 19th . The pair then had a DNF at the Bathurst 1000 after the car hit the wall at the cutting . They would again finish in 19th place for the first race at the Gold Coast 600 . They were disqualified from the second race . In 2016 , Le Brocq would co-drive with Cameron Waters in No . 6 Ford FG X Falcon for Prodrive Racing Australia . They retired from the 2016 Sandown 500 because of engine issues . At the Bathurst 1000 the pair stayed out of trouble to finish the race in 4th place . At the Gold Coast 600 the retired from the first race after an accident and finished the second race in 14th place . Le Brocq made his solo Supercars debut at the 2017 Darwin Triple Crown as a wildcard entry , racing with his Super2 team MW Motorsport in the No . 28 Nissan Altima L33 . He finished the first race in 19th place before finishing in 22nd for the second race . He also raced at the Ipswich SuperSprint , finishing race 1 in 19th and retiring from race 2 . For the Pirtek Enduro Cup he moved to Nissan Motorsport to drive alongside Todd Kelly in the No . 7 Nissan Altima L33 . The best finish they recorded was a 7th place at the Bathurst 1000 . In 2018 , Le Brocq will make his debut as a full-time driver in the Supercars Championship with Tekno Autosports in the No . 19 Holden ZB Commodore .
2014 President 's Cup ( tennis ) – Women 's Singles . Nadiia Kichenok was the defending champion , but lost in the first round to Akgul Amanmuradova . Vitalia Diatchenko won the title , defeating the third seed Çağla Büyükakçay in the final , 6–4 , 3–6 , 6–2 .
Jetta ( musician ) . Jetta ( full name Jetta John-Hartley ) is a British singer , songwriter and record producer . Born and raised in Liverpool , she first received recognition in 2013 when her song `` Feels Like Coming Home '' was chosen as the soundtrack for the Google Zeitgeist 2013 – Year in Review which gained more than 33 million views . In 2014 , for a limited time only , a soft EP release , titled `` Start a Riot '' was made available in the UK and US , to critical acclaim , including iTunes Single of the Week . Background . In 2014 her cover of Ten Years After 's song `` I 'd Love To Change The World '' was used in a trailer for `` Dawn of the Planet of the Apes , '' , the first trailer for the movies Nightcrawler and `` Terminator Genisys '' and in the first episode of the fourth season of CBS ' TV series `` Person of Interest '' . In 2015 , her single `` Feels Like Coming Home '' was used in the eleventh episode of the eleventh season of Grey 's Anatomy . In 2017 , L'Orchestra Cinématique released a remix cover of the song on the trailer for `` .
Vimalagiri Public School . Vimalagiri Public School , Kothamangalam . Vimalagiri Public School is an educational institution in Kothamangalam , Kerala . It is affiliated to CBSE , Delhi . The school was founded by Msgr Fr . John Varghese Easwarankudiyil in the 1970s and Fr . Peter Ramanattu became the manager thereafter , and started in 1980 as a Kinder Garten . It is run and managed by Malankara Catholic Church Diocese of Muvattupuzha . The school is located at college junction , Kothamangalam on the National Highway 49.The school has sister concerns in Trichur and Vazhapilly , Muvattupuzha . Motto . The Fear of God is The Beginning of Wisdom
Ellzee . Ellzee is a municipality in the district of Günzburg in Bavaria in Germany .
Airborne Interception radar . Airborne Interception radar , or AI for short , is the British term for radar systems used to equip aircraft in the air-to-air role . These radars are used primarily by Royal Air Force ( RAF ) and Fleet Air Arm night fighters and interceptors for locating and tracking other aircraft , although most AI radars could also be used in a number of secondary roles as well . The term was sometimes used generically for similar radars used in other countries . The term was first used circa 1936 , when a group at the Bawdsey Manor research center began considering how to fit a radar system into an aircraft . This work led to the Airborne Interception Mk . IV , the first production air-to-air radar system . Mk . IV entered service in July 1940 and reached widespread availability on the Bristol Beaufighter by early 1941 . The Mk . IV helped end the Blitz , the `` Luftwaffes night bombing campaign of late 1940 and early 1941 . Starting with the AI Mk . VII , AI moved to microwave frequencies using the cavity magnetron , greatly improving performance while reducing size and weight . This gave the UK an enormous lead over their counterparts in the `` Luftwaffe '' , an advantage that was to exist for the remainder of World War II . By the end of the war , over a dozen AI models had been experimented with , and at least five units widely used in service . This included several US-built models , especially for the Fleet Air Arm . The AI naming convention was used in the post-war era as well , but these generally dropped the `` Mk . '' when written in short form and used numbers instead of Roman numerals . A good example is the AI.24 radar of the Tornado F.2 . These radars were often given common names as well , and generally better known by these ; the AI.24 is almost universally referred to as `` Foxhunter '' . Other widely used post-war examples include the AI.18 used on the de Havilland Sea Vixen , and the AI.23 Airpass on the English Electric Lightning . This article will use Mk . or AI . depending on which is most commonly used in available references . Early radar development . In order to provide the maximum possible warning time of an incoming raid , the RAF 's Chain Home ( CH ) radar stations had been positioned as far forward as possible , right on the coastline . These systems could only see targets in front of them , over the English Channel . Tracking over land fell to the Royal Observer Corps ( ROC ) using visual means . In testing it was found that the two different reporting systems provided information that varied enough to make tracking targets confusing and error prone , and the sheer volume of information could be overwhelming . Hugh Dowding addressed this through the creation of what is today known as the Dowding system , networking together the radars and observation centres by telephone to a central station . Here , in the Fighter Command 's `` filter room '' at RAF Bentley Priory , operators would plot the map coordinates sent to them on a single large map , which allowed them to correlate multiple reports of the same target into a single track . Telephone operators , or `` tellers '' , would then forward this information to group headquarters who would re-create the map , and then from group to the sector HQs who would give instructions to the fighter pilots . Due to delays in the flow of information between the various centres , and inherent inaccuracies in the reports coming from multiple sources , this system was accurate to perhaps . Within 5 miles the fighters would normally be able to spot their targets visually and complete the interception on their own . Interception rates over 80 % was common , and on several occasions the system succeeded in getting every fighter launched into position for an attack . AI concept . While the Dowding system proved invaluable during daylight attacks , it was essentially useless against night raids . Once the enemy aircraft passed the coastline they could not be seen by the radars , and the ROC could not see at night except under ideal conditions with bright moonlight , no cloud cover , and considerable luck . Even when tracks could be developed , the difficulty of spotting a target from the cockpit of an aircraft while flying it at night proved to be equally difficult . Henry Tizard wrote a memo on the topic in 1936 , indicating that the Germans would likely begin a night campaign if the daylight campaign went as poorly as he believed it would due to Chain Home . The obvious solution would be to mount a small radar on the aircraft , one able to cover the range between the Dowding system 's 5 mile accuracy and the average visual spotting range , about . As early as August 1936 `` Taffy '' Bowen , one of Robert Watson-Watt 's hand-picked radar development team , personally requested that he be allowed to start research into an airborne radar set for this role . This was approved , and the small airborne intercept team set up shop in Bawdsey Manor 's two towers . At the time , radar development was in its infancy and the other teams were working with long-wavelength transmitters operating around 7 meters . An efficient antenna requires it to be about ½ the wavelength or more , which demanded antennas at least long , impractical for an aircraft . Additionally , available transmitters were large , heavy and fragile . The first AI experiments thus used ground-based transmitters and a receiver fit to a Handley Page Heyford bomber , with an antenna consisting of a wire strung between the fixed landing gear . A working transmitter was first fit to the Heyford and flew in March 1937 . In spite of this success , the system 's antennas were still too large to be practical , and work continued on versions working at shorter wavelengths . AI Mk . IV . A new system working at 1.25 m ( 220 MHz ) was ready by August 1937 and fitted to Avro Anson `` K6260 '' at RAF Martlesham Heath . This unit demonstrated the ability to detect aircraft at the range of about in the air-to-air mode , but also demonstrated the ability to detect ships on the ocean at ranges up to . This ability led to the split between AI and air-to-surface vessel radar ( ASV ) systems , both of which would be widely used during the war . Practical ASV radars were operational in 1940 , but the AI developments proved much more difficult . It was not until 1939 , with the war obviously looming , that the team was once again moved back to AI development full-time . A lingering problem was that the minimum range remained around 1,000 feet , too long to allow easy interception . This was due to the transmitter signal not turning off sharply , leaking through to the receiver causing it to oscillate or ring for a period . While this powerful signal was dying down , reflections from nearby aircraft were lost in the noise . Numerous solutions had been attempted , but were of limited use . Starting in late 1939 the development team was asked to fit the existing Mk . III design , of limited use , to aircraft . This ended further attempts to address the minimum range issue while they worked on installations . While their development effort ended , the headquarters staff at the University of Dundee attempted to develop their own solutions to the problem . This led to considerable strife and in-fighting between the two groups . The AI group was eventually broken up at the end of March 1940 , leaving Bowen out of the AI effort . A solution was eventually provided by EMI who had developed a new type of transmitter that was not based on the common self exciting principle . Instead , a separate squegging oscillator was used to produce pulses of the carrier signal using a timer . This timer also muted down the receiver , solving the ringing issue . Minimum range was reduced to about 400 feet . The resulting AI Mk . IV went into production in July 1940 and all units were sent to newly arriving Bristol Beaufighters . The Beaufighter/AI Mk . IV achieved its first victory on the night of 15/16 November 1940 , when an aircraft from No . 604 destroyed a Junkers Ju 88A-5 near Chichester . Several advanced versions of the Mk . IV were also produced , which offered direct readings for the pilot and options to allow use in single seat aircraft . However , these developments were overtaken by the rapid improvements in microwave systems , and both the Mark V and Mark VI saw only limited production and service . Mk . VIII . In February 1940 , John Randall and Harry Boot at Birmingham University successfully ran the first cavity magnetron , eventually generating 1 kW at 9.8 cm ( 3,060 MHz ) . Supported by GEC , the device quickly developed into a practical 10 kW system , and several test units were available by May 1940 . Microwave wavelengths are so much shorter than the Mk . IV 's 1.5 m , fifteen times , that the dipole antennas required for reasonable gain were only a few inches long . This dramatically reduced the size of the system , allowing it to fit entirely in the nose of the aircraft . While a team under Herbert Skinner developed the electronics , Bernard Lovell was put in charge of examining the use of a parabolic dish to improve the directionality of the signal . The resulting beam was so sharply focussed , spanning about 10 degrees , that it easily avoided ground reflections at even low altitudes . The narrow beam also meant that the radar could only see targets directly in front of the antenna , unlike the Mk . IV which could see anything in the entire volume in front of the aircraft . To solve this problem , the dish was mounted on a bearing system from Nash & Thompson that allowed it to be rotated in a spiral pattern . The cockpit display was modified to spin the timebase at the same speed as the antenna , 17 times a second . The display still produced blips similar to those on the Mk . IV , but as the timebase now spun , they drew short arcs on the display during the period the antenna was pointed in that direction . Like the Mk . IV , the distance from the center of the CRT indicated the range . As the target moved closer to the centreline of the aircraft , the beam spent more time painting the target , and the arc spread out , becoming a ring when dead ahead . First introduced in March 1941 , it was found that the ground reflection created a sort of artificial horizon on the bottom of the display , a surprising side-effect which proved very useful . However , the limited power of the magnetron , about 5 kW , provided range of about , not a great improvement over the Mk . IV . Performance of the system at low altitude was so improved over the Mk . IV that it was decided to make an initial run of 100 units out of what were essentially prototype systems as the Mk . VII , requiring very large amount of aircraft space for the install . Conversions on the Beaufighter began in December 1941 . This run was followed by the production Mark VIII that included the new `` strapped magnetron '' of 25 kW , improving range to about . This version also had several major clean-ups in the electronics , an IFF system which caused a `` sunrise pattern '' to appear when aimed at friendly aircraft , and beacon tracking allowing it to home in on ground-based transmitters emplaced by friendly units . In September 1942 a Mosquito NF.II was upgraded to the Mk . VIII , serving as the pattern for the Mosquito NF.XII . Starting in December , Beaufighter units were upgraded to the similar Mk . VIIIA , an interim type awaiting production quantities of the VIII . Mk . IX . Although the precise origins of the concept are unknown , on 8 March 1941 Lovell mentions the concept of `` lock-follow '' for the first time in his notes . This was a modification to the spiral-scan system that allowed it to track targets automatically without further manual operation . This became known as AIF . `` Freddie '' Williams joined the effort , and by the autumn of 1941 the system was basically functional and plans began to introduce it as the Mark IX . However , several unrelated events conspired to greatly delay further progress . On 1 January 1942 Lovell was sent to work on the H2S radar project , and was replaced by Arthur Ernest Downing . This delayed the project just long enough that it got caught up in a great debate that broke out in the summer of 1942 about the use of `` window '' , today known as `` chaff '' . Window caused false returns on radar displays that made it difficult to tell where the bombers were amid a sea of blips . Bomber Command had been pressing to use window over Germany to reduce their losses , which were beginning to mount as the German defensive network improved . But Fighter Command was concerned that if Bomber Command used it over Germany , the Germans would return the favour and use it over the UK . A series of tests carried out in September 1942 by Wing Commander Derek Jackson suggested that some changes to the display systems might solve the problems with windows on the Mk . VIII . At this point it was suggested that the Mk . IX might ignore the window completely , as the light metal strips rapidly dispersed from the target being tracked , faster than the radar could follow . Further testing by Jackson demonstrated the opposite was true , and that the Mk . IX almost always locked-on to the window instead . Downing quickly implemented several changes to fix this problem . He was personally operating the system when he was shot down in a friendly fire incident , killing him and destroying the only prototype . This so greatly delayed the program that the Air Ministry asked Jackson to test the US SCR-720 unit as a stop-gap measure . This proved to be able to pick the bomber from the window , and work on the Mk . IX was given low priority while the UK version of the SCR-720 , known as the Mk . X , was purchased . With the night fighter force certain of its ability to continue operating successfully , Bomber Command received clearance to begin using window on 16 July 1943 . Work on the Mk . IX continued , but it never saw operational service . In testing in 1944 it was found to be marginally better than the US SCR-720 . However , as the SCR-720 was expected to arrive at any moment , the demand for another radar was not pressing . Instead , the Mk . IX was given more time to mature . Further development led to more testing in 1948 , but it was again passed up for production and cancelled the next year . Mk . X . The Mark X was the UK version of the SCR-720 . This was originally promised for delivery in the summer of 1942 , but ran into delays and only started arriving in December 1943 . These were fit to the Mosquito to produce the NF.XVII and later versions . Conversions at operational units began in January 1944 , and the Mk . X remained in service through the rest of the war . Compared to the Mk . VIII , the SCR-720 used a helical scan instead of spiral . The radar antenna was spun around a vertical axis through an entire 360 degrees 10 times a second , with the transmitter switching off when the antenna was pointed back towards the aircraft . This provided a 150 degree scan in front of the aircraft . As it spun , the antenna slowly nodded up and down to provide altitude coverage between +50 and -20 degrees . The resulting scanning pattern naturally produced a C-scope display on the CRT . In the post-war period the Mk . X became one of the UK 's most widely used fighter radars , largely because a lack of foreign exchange to purchase newer designs , and the poor economy in general which required the RAF to have a `` make do '' attitude . The Mk . X would go on to equip the first jet-powered night fighters , including the Vampire NF.10 and Meteor NF.11 . Small numbers remained in service as late as 1957 . Mk . XI , XII , XIII . For the Fleet Air Arm , the TRE developed a series of AI radars operating at the even shorter 3 cm wavelength , the X band , which further reduced the size of the antennas . The original model was the Mark XI , followed by the improved Mark XII and lightened Mark XIII . It is not clear if any of these models saw service , and few references mention them even in passing . Mk . XIV , XV . These designations were given to the US APS-4 and AN/APS-6 radars , small under-wing X band radars used primarily by naval aircraft . The APS-4 was originally developed as the ASH , a forward-aimed surface-search system . It was packaged into an underwing pod so it did not require room in the nose , and could be used on single engine aircraft like the TBM Avenger . It proved to have a useful interception function , and was modified to be able to scan up and down as well as just side to side . The Fleet Air Arm mounted it on the Fairey Firefly , which had the size to carry a radar operator and the performance to operate as a fighter . Some were also used on the Mosquito . Considerably later , a single Meteor , `` EE348 '' , was fit with an APS-4 in a nose mounting as a test vehicle . The APS-6 was a modification of the APS-4 specifically for the interception role . It replaced the side-to-side scan with a spiral-scan system largely identical to the one in the Mk . VIII . It also included a switch that reduced the scanning pattern to a 15 degree cone in front of the aircraft , producing a C-scope view used during the final approach . This was paired with a new and much smaller display , allowing it to be fit to smaller single-seat aircraft . It was widely used on the F6F Hellcat and F4U Corsair . Post-war systems . With Mk . IX cancelled in 1949 , the Ministry of Supply ( MoS ) allowed the Mk . X to soldier on while a definitive jet-powered night fighter evolved . This effort underwent similar delays and setbacks before finally emerging as the Gloster Javelin . Two radar sets competed for the design , the Mk . 16 and Mk . 17 . The later went into production , and is better known as the AI.17 . Mk . 16 . General Electric Company 's Mark 16 was one of two similar designs competing to equip the Gloster Javelin . The contest was eventually won by AI.17 . AI.17 . AI.17 was essentially a version of the Mk . IXC with a number of detail cleanups and a 200 kW magnetron , as well as the ability to cue the `` Blue Jay '' missile that was then under development . AI.17 entered service with the Javelin in early 1956 . Early sets had considerable reliability problems and it was decided to produce another version of the Javelin with the US AN/APQ-43 , which on paper appeared to be a better system . In RAF service the APQ-43 became the AI.22 , and produced the Javelin FAW.2 . In practice , the two systems offered similar performance and the AI.17 quality issues were soon addressed . Future versions of the Javelin mostly mounted the AI.17 , although the AI.22 was also used on the FAW.6 . The last AI.17-equipped Javelin FAW.9 's ended their service in Singapore in 1968 . Mk . 18 . Having lost the contest for the Javelin , GEC submitted an updated version of the Mk . 16 for the contest for the de Havilland Sea Vixen . This produced the Mk . 18 . Mk . 18 operated in the X band with a 180 kW peak power , using a parabolic dish that could be pointed ±100° in azimuth , +50/-40° in elevation , and could keep a lock at as much as 75° in roll . The dish was unique in that it included a fibreglass ring around the outer rim as a stiffener . Mk . 18 was able to detect the English Electric Canberra at at altitudes over and a closing speed of . It could detect the Boeing B-47 at under the same conditions , and could lock-follow after closing to about . When set to its longest range , it also offered sea surface search , and a ground-mapping display . The AI.18R added modes to support the Red Top missile . Mk . 20 . The AI Mark 20 was an X-band radar developed by EKCO Electronics for single seat fighters . Code named `` Green Willow '' by the MoS , it was intended to be a backup system to the AI.23 being developed for the English Electric Lightning ( see below ) . It is believed that the 1953 contract was awarded to EKCO due to their already existing work on the Fairey Fireflash missile illumination radar . AI.20 was significantly simpler than the AI.23 , being much closer in design to an upgraded AI.17 than the much more advanced AI.23 . It used a simple spiral scan system driven at 10,000 RPM , scanning out to 45 degrees and then back every 2.25 seconds . Testing started in 1955 , and the AI.20 demonstrated its ability to lock-on to a Hawker Hunter sized target at 95 % of the time , excellent performance for that era . Nevertheless , as AI.23 began trials the same year , further work on AI.20 was cancelled . The next year the MoS published a requirement for a tail warning radar for the V bomber force , and quickly chose the AI.20 as its basis . This was developed into the ARI-5919 Red Steer radar , which differed from the AI.20 primarily in the details of the operation and visual presentation . Mk . 21 . As the Javelin ran into delays , it was decided to increase the useful life of the existing Meteor and Vampire night fighters with a new radar . After considering three US designs , they chose the APS-57 . Its 200 kW transmitter improved range to as much as although this was rarely achieved in practice . It also included various beacon homing modes , as well as an air-to-surface mode for detecting ships . This was modified to add a British strobe unit and variable pulse repetition frequency , becoming the Mark 21 . The Mk . 21 was first used on the Meteor NF.12 and flew for the first time on the 21 April 1953 , entering service in January 1954 . Small improvements produced the NF.14 , which started deliveries in June . Likewise the de Havilland Venom received the Mk . 21 to become the Venom NF.3 , also entering service in June , but was withdrawn by the end of 1957 . The Sea Venom flew the Mk . 21 until 1959 , and in second-line duty until 1970 . Mk . 22 . The Mark 22 was the British version of the US APQ-43 , This consisted of two radar antennas driven from a common magnetron transmitter . One used spiral-scan to search for targets , while the second used conical scanning for tracking at close range . This was one of the earliest radars to offer track while scan ( TWS ) operation , although it did so through the use of what was essentially two radars . The APQ-43 was one of three designs also considered for updated versions of the Meteor and Venom , the others being the APQ-35 which also had two-dish TWS , and the AN/APS-57 . The -35 and -43 proved too large to install in these aircraft , forcing the selection of the -57 as the Mk . 21 . However , the two TWS units have proved interesting , and the -43 was considered for the Javelin . These were used in small numbers in the FAW.2 and FAW.6 models . AI.23 . Ferranti 's Mark 23 was an X band design originally designed for the modified Fairey Delta 2 proposed for the Ministry of Supply 's Operational Requirement F.155 for a modern interceptor aircraft . Work on F.155 ended with the infamous 1957 Defence White Paper , but by this time the interim English Electric Lightning design , the P.1 , had progressed to the point where development was undertaken anyway ( along with TSR.2 ) . This led to continued development of the AI.23 for this aircraft ( and Mk . 20 , see above ) , and it was given the official designation `` ARI 5897 '' . The system was mounted entirely in a single bullet-shaped housing that was suspended within the Lightning 's circular nose air intake . The AI.23 was the world 's first operational airborne monopulse radar system . The monopulse method allows higher resolution and is far more resistant to common forms of jamming . AI.23 also included all of the features of earlier AI radars , and more . Among the highlights were an automatic lock-follow system which fed ranging information to the gunsight , as well as computer-calculated cueing information that located both the target and the proper position to fly to engage based on the selected weapon . This gave the system its name , AIRPASS , an acronym for Airborne Interception Radar and Pilot 's Attack Sight System . AI.23 was able to detect and track a Bear-sized bomber at , allowing the Lightning to accomplish fully independent interceptions with only the minimum of ground assistance . A version with fully automated guidance that would have flown the aircraft into range and fired its missiles automatically was cancelled in 1965 . Further development of Airpass led to AI.23 Airpass II , code named `` Blue Parrot '' and also known as ARI 5390 . This was a version of the Airpass dedicated to low-level flying , especially target detection , fitted to the Blackburn Buccaneer . Further development led to the terrain following radar used in the BAC TSR.2 . Many other variants were proposed for a wide variety of projects . AI.24 . The final radar in the UK series of AI designs to see deployment was the Mark 24 , better known as `` Foxhunter '' . Foxhunter was developed for the Panavia Tornado ADV , an interceptor development of the Tornado that provides long-range defense against bomber-like targets . Development of the ADV began in 1976 and the radar system contract was eventually won by a curious combined bid ; Marconi and Elliot Automation would provide most of the design , while Ferranti built the transmitter section . The first test articles were flight tested in 1981 in the nose of a Hawker Siddeley Buccaneer . Further development slowed , and the radar was still not ready for service by 1987 , although the aircraft itself was now rolling off the production lines . In place of the radar a concrete ballast plug had to be installed in early Tornado ADVs , where it was jokingly known as the `` Blue Circle radar '' , a pun referring to the Ministry of Supply 's rainbow codes , and a local brand of concrete . Foxhunter finally entered service in the late 1980s and early 1990s , by which time the older Skyflash missiles were in the process of being replaced by the new AMRAAM . This led to a further series of problems as the radar was adapted to fire this missile . Several mid-life upgrades have also been worked into the Foxhunter program to improve performance . These upgraded versions remain in service with the Royal Saudi Air Force 's Tornado F.3 's . Mk . 25 . There are passing mentions of a Mk . 25 , described as a lightened AI.18 for use on an updated Sea Vixen . The numbering is curious , as it suggests that the AI.24 pre-dates it , although this does not appear possible historically . References to the Mk . 25 should be considered unreliable without further examples .
U.S. Route 117 . U.S. Route 117 is a north–south United States highway that runs for from Wilmington to Wilson , entirely in the state of North Carolina . Route description . US 117 begins at the Port of Wilmington . Going east , it overlaps with SR 132 at College Street , then proceeds north . At the intersection of Kings Grant Road , I-40 begins ; it has a brief concurrency before exiting off at exit 420 . From this point , US 117 parallels I-40 on a mostly two-lane road , going through the towns of Burgaw , Wallace and Warsaw . At Calypso , it highway expands to 4-lane ; this is also where a rare connector route is located going back to I-40 . In Goldsboro , US 117 overlaps with US 13 and NC 581 ; it then splits from SR 581 , which connects to I-795 . With a brief concurrency with US 70 , US 117 splits from both US 13 and US 70 to continue north towards Wilson . US 117 ends at US 301 in Wilson , near exits to both I-795 and US 264 . History . The second and current US 117 was established in 1932 as a renumbering of several routes in both South and North Carolina . In South Carolina , it replaced SC 38 from Conway to Myrtle Beach and SC 49 from Myrtle Beach to the state line . In North Carolina , it replaced SR 30 from the state line to Wilmington and US 17-1/SR 40 from Wilmington to Wilson . By 1939 , US 17 replaced US 117 south of Wilmington . In the 1950s , bypasses were established in Burgaw and Goldsboro . In the early 1960s , US 117 bypassed Calypso to Mount Olive ; which was later extended in 1988 to Brogden . In 2006 , US 117 was moved onto a new freeway between Goldsboro and Wilson , its northern terminus ending at I-95 . However , because of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act specifying that trucks over 48 feet ( 15 m ) in length can utilize only Interstate and specific routes approved by the state , larger trucks were not legally allowed to use the new route . As a result , NCDOT decided to get it approved as an interstate as opposed to the longer process of adding it on the STAA system . AASHTO conditionally agreed to this on September 28 , 2007 , which gave birth to I-795 and moved US 117 back to its original route ( briefly renumbered as US 117 Alternate ) , ending at US 301 near Wilson . Burgaw alternate route . U.S. Route 117 Alternate ( US 117A ) was established in 1953 when mainline US 117 bypassed Burgaw to its east . It traveled through downtown Burgaw , via Walker Street , Bridges Street , and Timberly Lane . In 1960 , the route was rebannered as a business loop . Burgaw business loop . U.S. Route 117 Business ( US 117 Bus ) was established in the mid-1950s , the route that goes through downtown Burgaw , via Walker Street , Bridgers Street , and Timberly Lane . Calypso Connector . U.S. Route 117 Connector ( US 117 Conn ) is a rare spur route connects I-40/NC 403 to US 117 in Calypso . What makes it unique is that this connector route is signed and traverses for several miles ; it and US 19 Connector in Bryson City are the only confirmed signed connector routes in North Carolina . Calypso–Mount Olive business loop . U.S. Route 117 Business ( US 117 Bus ) was established in 1960 as a renumbering of US 117A . It traveled along 4th Street in Calypso and Breazeale Avenue in Mount Olive . In 1988 , the entire route was rebannered as an alternate route . Calypso–Brogden alternate route . U.S. Route 117 Alternate ( US 117 Alt ) was established in 1988 , the alternate route followed the previous US 117 Business route between Calypso and Mount Olive to Vision of Faith Road , then continuing north replacing mainline US 117 when it was moved onto new freeway just west of it . Goldsboro alternate route . U.S. Route 117 Alternate ( US 117A ) was established in 1952 when mainline US 117 bypassed Goldsboro to its west . It traveled through downtown Goldsboro , via George Street , Chestnut Street , Center Street , Ash Street , and William Street . In 1949 , the US 117A was rerouted and replaced NC 102A on George Street , between Chestnut and Ash Streets . In 1960 , the route was rebannered as a business loop . Goldsboro business loop . U.S. Route 117 Business ( US 117 Bus ) was established in the mid-1950s , the route that goes through downtown Goldsboro via Ash Street and William Street . Goldsboro–Wilson alternate route . U.S. Route 117 Alternate ( US 117 Alt ) was established on September , 2006 as a renumbering of mainline US 117 through Goldsboro , Pikeville , and Fremont , before connecting briefly with both US 301 and US 264 and the start of mainline US 117 . On April , 2009 , nearly the entire alternate route was reverted to mainline US 117 when I-795 was established ; overlapping sections of US 301 and US 264 were removed .
Nittedal . Nittedal is a municipality and city in Akershus county , Norway . It is part of the traditional region of Romerike . The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Rotnes . The parish of `` Nitedal '' was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 ( see formannskapsdistrikt ) . Name . The name ( Old Norse : `` Nitjudalr '' ) is an old district name . The first element is the genitive case of the river name `` Nitja '' ( now Nitelva ) and the last element is `` dalr '' which means `` valley '' or `` dale '' . The meaning of the river name is unknown . Prior to 1918 , the name was written `` Nittedalen '' . Coat-of-arms . The coat-of-arms is from modern times . They were granted on 23 January 1987 . The arms show the two silver lines running in a bend sinister direction on a green background . They represent the main transportation lines that run through the municipality from Oslo to other parts of the country : the main highway and the railroad , they also can represent skiing tracks , an old winter transportation method . At the same time the two lines symbolize matches , as one of Norway 's oldest match factories was founded in Nittedal . The lines also symbolize tree logs , as forestry is of great importance for the local economy . Geography . Nittedal lies directly northeast of Oslo and serves as a suburb to the capital . It is located on both sides of the Nitelva river . The southernmost population centre is Hagan . Further north lie the centres of Slattum , Rotnes , Åneby , Grønvoll , Varingskollen , and Hakadal . Notable people . On 12 February 2010 , Princess Märtha Louise opened the exhibition `` Noses Smell Tulips '' in Nittedal .
British Hard Court Championships . The British Hard Court Championships is a defunct Grand Prix tennis and WTA Tour affiliated tennis tournament played from 1968 to 1983 and 1995 to 1999 . The inaugural edition of the tournament was held in 1924 in Torquay , moving to the West Hants Tennis Club in Bournemouth , England in 1927 and was held there until 1983 . The 1977 and 1979 editions were cancelled due to lack of sponsorship . In 1995 the event was revived at Bournemouth as a women 's WTA tournament but was only played there that year . The women 's final edition in 1996 was held in Cardiff , Wales . The tournament was played on outdoor clay courts . Bournemouth was one of the world 's major tournaments , second only to Wimbledon in England and on the same level as Monte Carlo , Rome and Hamburg . In the pre-war era , it was regarded as the most important event outside the four Grand Slams . Fred Perry is the record holder with five consecutive titles , from 1932 through 1936 . Start of Open Era . The Championships hold the distinction of being the first tennis tournament to be held in the Open Era , taking place in April 1968 . It started on 22 April at 1:43 p.m. when John Clifton served and won the first point of the open era . Ken Rosewall won the men 's singles title , taking home $ 2,400 , while runner-up Rod Laver received $ 1,200 . Virginia Wade won the women 's singles title , defeating Winnie Shaw in the final , but did not take home the winner 's prize of $ 720 as she was still an amateur at the time of the tournament . She subsequently became the first amateur to win a title in the Open Era . Christine Janes and her sister Nell Truman became the first winners of an open tennis event by winning the women 's doubles title . The tournament was considered a success and attracted almost 30,000 visitors . The young British player Mark Cox went down in tennis history , when at the championships , he became the first amateur player to beat a professional , when he beat the American Pancho Gonzales in five sets in two and a quarter hours .
Battle of Soltau . The Battle of Soltau ( ) took place on 28 June 1519 and was the military climax of the Hildesheim Diocesan Feud which lasted from 1519–1523 . Some sources describe it as `` the last knights ' battle '' ( `` Die letzte Ritterschlacht '' ) . It is also often described as the `` last medieval feud '' . The feud had all the hallmarks of a typical dispute between noble families of that time . At its heart was the division of revenue and territorial claims , mainly on the land of the Bishopric of Hildesheim . Two aspects , however , made it rather different . Firstly , the main protagonists on both sides were members of the princely House of Welf family and secondly , the warring parties simultaneously supported different pretenders to the imperial elections of the Holy Roman Empire . The Brunswick-Calenberg party , with dukes Henry II of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel and Eric I of Calenberg at its head , favoured the Habsburg Charles ( later Emperor Charles V ) , the Lüneburg-Hildesheim coalition under Duke Henry the Middle and Bishop John IV supported the election of Francis I of France as the new emperor . Despite their convincing victory at the Battle of Soltau , the Lüneburg-Hildesheim alliance eventually lost the war against Brunswick and Calenberg , when Emperor Charles V banned both Henry , Duke of Lüneburg , and Prince-Bishop John . Background . The forces of Brunswick numbered about 7,000 foot soldiers ( of which 4,000 were feudal levies and 3,000 were professional `` Landsknechte '' ) and 700 armoured cavalry ( `` Reisige '' ) . The Lüneburgers also had purportedly over 7,000 infantrymen , but their cavalry force , of about 1,500 horse , was considerably stronger . The Brunswickians took 24 cannon and a large baggage train with them ; the strength of the Lüneburg artillery is unknown . As it happened , only the lighter guns could be deployed for the battle itself . The professional infantry fought in compact squares ( `` Gevierthaufen '' ) . Following Swiss practice , the first three to five ranks carried pikes up to six metres long , whilst the rear ranks were mainly equipped with the shorter halberds or similar . Occasionally two-handed swords and matchlock-arquebuses were carried , but they played a secondary role . Nothing is known of the weapons carried by the levies . Both armies marched in the usual order for that period . At the head was a vanguard ( `` Vortrab '' ) also known as the `` Verlorener Haufen '' or 'forlorn hope ' , which in the case of the Brunswick force numbered some 1,500 `` Landsknechte '' , accompanied by 300 cavalry and a section of artillery ( probably the field guns ) . This was followed by the main body of 4,500 men ( 500 `` Landsknechte '' , accompanied by the rest of the cavalry ) and a rearguard ( `` Nachhut '' ) of 1,000 `` Landsknechte '' . The baggage train would have been at least as large as the army itself , especially on the Brunswick side , which took with it a large quantity of treasure and its war chest . Nothing is known about the order of march of the Lüneburg army , but it was probably similar to that of Brunswick . However , for reasons that are not explained anywhere , the Lüneburgers had allowed their foot soldiers to fall behind , so that on 28 June only their cavalry initially stood in the way of the Brunswickians . Prelude . After a long , at times parallel , pursuit both armies met around midday on the 28 June 1519 northwest of Soltau between the villages of Vahlzen and Langeloh . The weather was warm , but cloudy . Both parties occupied a rise , between which there was a piece of marshy terrain about 700 metres wide . The Brunswickians facing south had secured their flanks on two bogs , the Vahlzen Moor ( `` Vahlzener Moor '' ) to the west and the `` Dickmoor '' to the east ( the latter appears to have been much wetter and marshier ) . Precise information on the positioning of the two forces does not exist . However , it is known that the Lüneburgers had divided their cavalry into five `` Fähnlein '' , four of 225 each and one of 600 horsemen . It is reckoned that the Brunswickians had largely remained in their march formation and only assembled their 700 horsemen alongside their vanguard . If it were possible they would also have brought their field pieces into position at the edge of the hill they had now occupied . However it is likely that the two dukes in command were not agreed about the action to be taken in the face of the enemy . Opening clash . Oddly the battle was started by the Lüneburgers , although to begin with they only had their ( albeit superior ) cavalry at hand . According to the report by Henry the Middle three of his small `` Fähnlein '' of cavalry launched a frontal attack on the Brunswick horse . The fourth Lüneburg `` Fähnlein '' out-flanked the opposing body of cavalry and put it to flight headlong into the nearby Vahlzen Moor , where many of the routed horsemen lost their lives . The large `` Fähnlein '' ( 600 horse ) had not been engaged in the battle to that point . What the Brunswick vanguard ( of 1,500 `` Landsknechte '' ) did during the cavalry battle is unclear . It must have been so far from its own cavalry that they could be out-flanked . Attack on the Brunswick forlorn hope . Whilst a portion of the victorious squadrons pursued their fleeing enemy , Lüneburg 's large `` Fähnlein '' of knights now attacked the isolated vanguard of their opponents , evidently supported again by an effective flanking move by the four small `` Fähnleins '' who conducted themselves very skillfully throughout . The `` Landknechte '' buckled under the shock attack of the Lüneberger cavalry , the artillerymen were cut down . As a result , the forlorn hope was shattered and routed into the `` Dickmoor '' . Because this moor was more boggy than the Vahlzen Moor , a much larger number of the routed troops lost their lives there . Now only the Brunswick main body and its rearguard remained in the field , when Lüneburg 's foot soldiers finally arrived on the scene . Attack on the Brunswick main body . The 4,500 man strong main body of the Brunswick force had apparently not left its hill . Yet despite their attackers having to advance uphill to engage it , the main body put up little resistance . This would hardly have been surprising in view of the fate of their comrades and the fact that the greater part of the main body consisted of unprofessional soldiers . It appears not to have been supported by the rearguard which may have already fled . The main body of the Brunswick army was engaged frontally by the superior Lüneburg infantry whilst enemy horsemen swarmed around its flanks . It was beaten back and fled like the vanguard before it . Had the rearguard at this stage still been in the field it would surely have been carried away with the rout of those in front of it . With that the battle itself was over . Occasional skirmishes went on into the night , the seizure of the richly laden Brunswick baggage train and its war chest being the main objective . Aftermath . The defeated Brunswick army probably lost around 3,000 to 3,500 killed , most of them drowned in the marshes , as well as numerous prisoners ( including Duke Eric I of Calenberg and William , Count of Wunstorf and Regenstein ) . Some 136 noblemen and 400 knight 's chargers were also captured , along with the silver , tableware and garments of the Brunswick dukes and the war chest with 10,000 Gulden . The victors , by contrast , only suffered light casualties . Reports vary between 10 and 200 dead . The first figure ( 10 ) is hardly believable , even if the favourable circumstances for the Lüneburg forces are taken into account . No figures are given for the wounded , although these usually greatly exceeded the number killed . The report of 3,000 to 3,500 dead on the Brunswick side is clearly estimated and is probably based on the number of remaining troops that gathered again after the battle . The nobility of both sides complained about the high number of horses lost in the battle . This could be due to the fact that the cavalry at Soltau did most of the work ( which in the case of the Lüneburgers at least affected the first half of the battle ) . It is also quite feasible that the miry terrain led to the demise of many of the horses . Uncertainties . The course of the battle is difficult to fully reconcile from the few reports . For example , it is unclear why the Lüneburg infantry dropped behind on the march , what the role of the Brunswick artillery was , how the cavalry could play the deciding role on marshy terrain and , in particular , how the Lüneburg forces were able to so easily out-flank first the enemy cavalry and then its vanguard as well . It remains striking that the tactical advantage was on the side of the Lüneburg army from the start . It must have been the decisions of the respective leaders that created this situation . Who made these decisions and when , remains unknown . The opening engagement of the cavalry can only have taken placed in the manner described if the Brunswick horsemen had charged their opponents . Otherwise it remains puzzling how the forlorn hope lost contact with its own cavalry , a factor which in the end led to the downfall of both forces . Consequences . Eric of Calenburg was captured , but later freed on payment of a considerable ransom to Bishop John and the surrender of various castles . Henry the Younger escaped to Rothenburg Castle . Although Henry the Middle and Bishop John IV were able to take control of the regional situation for a time through their victory at Soltau , the wider political direction of the empire took a different turn . After Charles from the House of Habsburg had been elected as the new emperor , the defeated party made various attempts to show that the victors of Soltau had been in the wrong . Because the latter had supported Francis I of France , the reaction of Charles V was unsurprising . In the end the Lüneburg-Hildesheim party had to acquiesce to significant material forfeitures at the Quedlinburg Recess of 1523 . The victor of Soltau , Henry the Middle , was placed under an imperial ban and by 1520 had to seek exile in France . In 1530 Charles V lifted the ban and Duke Henry was able to spend his last years at Wienhausen near Celle where he died in 1532 . Bishop John was also banned and later resigned from office .
Mutale Local Municipality . Mutale Local Municipality was a municipality located in the Vhembe District Municipality of Limpopo province , South Africa . The seat of Mutale Local Municipality was Mutale . It is now part of Thulamela and Musina Local Municipalities . Politics . The municipal council consisted of twenty-six members elected by mixed-member proportional representation . Thirteen councillors were elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirteen wards , while the remaining thirteen were chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives was proportional to the number of votes received . In the election of 18 May 2011 the African National Congress ( ANC ) won a majority of twenty-three seats on the council . The following table shows the results of the election .
Hermann Nonnenmacher . Hermann Nonnenmacher ( 1892–1988 ) was a sculptor , painter and teacher , born in Coburg , Germany , who later lived in London . Biography . Nonnenmacher served in the German Army during World War I and sustained some hearing loss . He studied at the Dresden Academy of Fine Arts , and was a member of the Association of German Artists . In 1919 he married the sculptor Erna Rosenberg ( 1889-1980 ) . They lived and worked in Berlin at Potsdamer Str . 29 , the former studio of Lyonel Feininger . Before the rise of Nazism , Nonnenmacher was a well-known sculptor whose works adorned many public buildings in Germany . The prominent Berlin-born Australian sculptor , Inge King studied under Nonnenmacher during 1936-1937 in preparation for her entry to the Berlin Academy of Arts . Hermann and Erna 's sculptures was classified as `` Degenerate art '' by the Nazis , and much of their public works were destroyed . Erna was persecuted as a Jew and they emigrated to London in 1938 . During World War II Hermann and Erna were interned on the Isle of Man , where Hermann continued to make and exhibit artwork . After the war they set up a studio in a house off Archway Road , London . From 1949 to 1970 Nonnenmacher taught modelling and pottery at Morley College . In 1982 Hermann Nonnenmacher was awarded the German Federal Cross of Merit by the West German government . Nonnenmacher died in London in August 1988 . Commissions . Nonnenmacher was awarded several commissions for public sculpture in Germany before the rise of Nazism . Most or all of this work was destroyed .
Cham Sureh . Cham Sureh ( , also Romanized as Cham Sūreh ) is a village in Seyyedvaliyeddin Rural District , Sardasht District , Dezful County , Khuzestan Province , Iran . At the 2006 census , its existence was noted , but its population was not reported .
Steve Masiello . Stephen John Masiello , Jr. ( born September 2 , 1977 ) is an American college basketball coach and a former player . He is currently men 's head coach at Manhattan College . Masiello is a native of White Plains , New York . He graduated from Iona Grammar School in 1991 and attended Archbishop Stepinac High School for two years before transferring to the Harvey School in Katonah . Masiello played collegiately as a walk-on at Kentucky for coaches Rick Pitino and Tubby Smith from 1996 to 2000 . Though he rarely played , he was a member of two Final Four teams , including the 1997–98 Wildcats team that won the national championship . Masiello left Kentucky without completing his college degree in communications , despite information to the contrary on his Manhattan College and Louisville website bios . Following the close of his college career , Masiello got his first coaching job as an administrative assistant at Tulane during the 2000–01 season . Following a stint as an assistant at Manhattan , he got an opportunity to rejoin his old coach Pitino at Louisville . Masiello served on Pitino 's staff for six years , gaining a reputation as a top assistant coach and strong recruiter . Manhattan . On April 11 , 2011 , Steve Masiello was named the 24th head basketball coach at Manhattan College . On March 25 , 2014 , Masiello agreed to a deal to become the next head coach at South Florida . However , South Florida later rescinded their offer after it was reported that he had not graduated from the University of Kentucky , as his resume had stated . Masiello was subsequently placed on leave by Manhattan . It was announced on April 7 , 2014 , that Masiello will be retained as Manhattan head coach , but is on permanent leave until he gets his undergraduate degree . On May 29 , 2014 , the University of Kentucky announced that Masiello had completed his required coursework and would receive a degree that August .
Cheikh Anta Diop . Cheikh Anta Diop ( 29 December 1923 – 7 February 1986 ) was a Senegalese historian , anthropologist , physicist , and politician who studied the human race 's origins and pre-colonial African culture . Though Diop is sometimes referred to as an Afrocentrist , he predates the concept and thus was not himself an Afrocentric scholar . However , Diopian thought , as it is called , is paradigmatic to Afrocentricity . His work was greatly controversial and throughout his career , Diop argued that there was a shared cultural continuity across African peoples that was more important than the varied development of different ethnic groups shown by differences among languages and cultures over time . Diop 's work has posed important questions about the cultural bias inherent in scientific research . Cheikh Anta Diop University ( formerly known as the University of Dakar ) , in Dakar , Senegal , is named after him . Some Diop works have been criticized as revisionist and pseudohistorical . Early life and career . Born in Thieytou , Diourbel Region , French Senegal , Diop was born to an aristocratic Muslim Lebu family in Senegal where he was educated in a traditional Islamic school . Diop 's family was part of the Mouride brotherhood , the only independent Muslim fraternity in Africa according to Diop . He obtained the colonial equivalent of the metropolitan French baccalauréat in Senegal before moving to Paris to study for a degree . Studies in Paris . In 1946 , at the age of 23 , Diop went to Paris to study . He initially enrolled to study higher mathematics , but then enrolled to study philosophy in the Faculty of Arts of the Sorbonne . He gained his first degree ( licence ) in philosophy in 1948 , then enrolled in the Faculty of Sciences , receiving two diplomas in chemistry in 1950 . In 1949 , Diop registered a proposed title for a Doctor of Letters thesis , `` The Cultural Future of African thought , '' under the direction of Professor Gaston Bachelard . In 1951 he registered a second thesis title `` Who were the pre-dynastic Egyptians '' under Professor Marcel Griaule . He completed his thesis on pre-dynastic Egypt in 1954 but could not find a jury of examiners for it : he later published many of his ideas as the book `` Nations nègres et culture '' . In 1956 he re-registered a new proposed thesis for Doctor of Letters with the title `` The areas of matriarchy and patriarchy in ancient times . '' From 1956 , he taught physics and chemistry in two Paris lycees as an assistant master , before moving to the College de France . In 1957 he registered his new thesis title `` Comparative study of political and social systems of Europe and Africa , from Antiquity to the formation of modern states . '' The new topics did not relate to ancient Egypt but were concerned with the forms of organisation of African and European societies and how they evolved . He obtained his doctorate in 1960 . In 1953 , he first met Frédéric Joliot-Curie , Marie Curie 's son-in-law , and in 1957 Diop began specializing in nuclear physics at the Laboratory of Nuclear Chemistry of the College de France which Frederic Joliot-Curie ran until his death in 1958 , and the Institut Pierre et Marie Curie in Paris . He ultimately translated parts of Einstein 's Theory of Relativity into his native Wolof . According to Diop 's own account , his education in Paris included History , Egyptology , Physics , Linguistics , Anthropology , Economics , and Sociology . In Paris , Diop studied under André Aymard , professor of History and later Dean of the Faculty of Letters at the University of Paris and he said that he had `` gained an understanding of the Greco-Latin world as a student of Gaston Bachelard , Frédéric Joliot-Curie , André Leroi-Gourhan , and others '' . Diop said that he `` acquired proficiency in such diverse disciplines as rationalism , dialectics , modern scientific techniques , prehistoric archeology and so on . '' Diop also claimed to be `` the only Black African of his generation to have received training as an Egyptologist '' and `` more importantly '' he `` applied this encyclopedic knowledge to his researches on African history . '' In 1948 Diop edited with Madeleine Rousseau , a professor of art history , a special edition of the journal `` Musée vivant '' , published by the Association populaire des amis des musées ( APAM ) . APAM had been set up in 1936 by people on the political left wing to bring culture to wider audiences . The special edition of the journal was on the occasion of the centenary of the abolition of slavery in the French colonies and aimed to present an overview of issues in contemporary African culture and society . Diop contributed an article to the journal : `` Quand pourra-t-on parler d'une renaissance africaine '' ( When we will be able to speak of an African Renaissance ? ) . He examined various fields of artistic creation , with a discussion of African languages , which , he said , would be the sources of regeneration in African culture . He proposed that African culture should be rebuilt on the basis of ancient Egypt , in the same way that European culture was built upon the legacies of ancient Greece and Rome . In his 1954 thesis , Diop argued that ancient Egypt had been populated by Black people . He specified that he used the terms `` negro '' , `` black '' , `` white '' and `` race '' as `` immediate givens '' in the Bergsonian sense , and went on to suggest operational definitions of these terms . He said that the Egyptian language and culture had later been spread to West Africa . When he published many of his ideas as the book `` Nations nègres et culture '' ( `` Negro Nations and Culture '' ) , it made him one of the most controversial historians of his time . Political activity . Diop had since his early days in Paris been politically active in the Rassemblement Démocratique Africain ( RDA ) , an African nationalist organisation led by Félix Houphouët-Boigny . He was general secretary of the RDA students in Paris from 1950 to 1953 . Under his leadership the first post-war pan-African student congress was organized in 1951 . Importantly it included not only francophone Africans , but English-speaking ones as well . The RDA students continued to be highly active in politicizing the anti-colonial struggle and popularized the slogan `` National independence from the Sahara to the Cape , and from the Indian Ocean to the Atlantic . '' The movement identified as a key task restoring the African national consciousness , which they argued had been warped by slavery and colonialism . Diop , inspired by the efforts of Aimé Césaire toward these ends , but not being a literary man himself , took up the call to rebuild the African personality from a strictly scientific , socio-historical perspective . He was keenly aware of the difficulties that such a scientific effort would entail and warned that `` It was particularly necessary to avoid the pitfall of facility . It could seem to tempting to delude the masses engaged in a struggle for national independence by taking liberties with scientific truth , by unveiling a mythical , embellished past . Those who have followed us in our efforts for more than 20 years know now that this was not the case and that this fear remained unfounded . '' Diop was highly critical of `` the most brilliant pseudo-revolutionary eloquence that ignores the need '' for rebuilding the African national consciousness `` which must be met if our people are to be reborn culturally and politically . '' Diop believed that the political struggle for African independence would not succeed without acknowledging the civilizing role of the African , dating from ancient Egypt . He singled out the contradiction of `` the African historian who evades the problem of Egypt '' . In 1960 , upon his return to Senegal , he continued what would be a lifelong political struggle . Diop would in the course of over 25 years found three political parties that formed the major opposition in Senegal . The first , `` Le Bloc des Masses Sénégalaises '' ( BMS ) , was formed in 1961 . By 1962 Diop 's party working on the ideas enumerated in `` Black Africa : the economic and cultural basis for a federated state '' became a serious threat to the regime of then President Léopold Senghor . Diop was subsequently arrested and thrown in jail where he nearly died . The party was shortly thereafter banned for opposing Senghor 's efforts to consolidate power in his own hands . `` Black Africa : the economic and cultural basis for a federated state '' is the book that best expresses Diop 's political aims and objectives . In it he argues that only a united and federated African state will be able to overcome underdevelopment . He proposed that a single African language be used across the continent for official , educational , and cultural purposes . This critical work constitutes a rational study of not only Africa 's cultural , historic and geographic unity , but of Africa 's potential for energy development and industrialization . Diop argues for the need to build a capable continental army , able to defend the continent and its people and proposes a plan for the development of Africa 's raw materials and industrialization . All these factors combined , based on the formation of a federated and unified Africa , culturally and otherwise , are surmised to be the only way for Africa to become the power in the world that she should rightfully be . After the B.M.S . was dissolved , Diop and other former members reconstituted themselves under a new party , the Front National Sénégalais ( FNS ) in 1963 . The party , though not officially recognized , continued strong political activity along the same lines as the BMS . Under significant political pressure president Senghor attempted to appease Diop by offering him and his supporters a certain numbers of government positions . Diop strongly refused to enter into any negotiations until two conditions were met . First , that all political prisoners be released , and , secondly , that discussions be opened on government ideas and programs , not on the distribution of government posts . In protest at the refusal of the Senghor administration to release political prisoners , Diop remained largely absent from the political scene from 1966 to 1975 . Research in Senegal . After 1960 , Diop went back to Senegal and continued his research and political career . He established and was the director of the radiocarbon laboratory at the IFAN ( Institut Fondamental de l'Afrique Noire ) . Diop dedicated a book about the IFAN radiocarbon laboratory `` to the memory of my former professor Frédéric Joliot who welcomed me into his laboratory at the College de France . '' ( After his death the university was named in his honor : Cheikh Anta Diop University of Dakar . ) He had said , `` In practice it is possible to determine directly the skin color and , hence , the ethnic affiliations of the ancient Egyptians by microscopic analysis in the laboratory ; I doubt if the sagacity of the researchers who have studied the question has overlooked the possibility . '' Diop published his technique and methodology for a melanin dosage test in the Bulletin of Institut Fondamental d'Afrique Noire . In the July 1973 paper entitled `` La pigmentation des anciens Égyptiens . Test par la mélanine , '' Diop described the technique used to determine the melanin content of Egyptian mummies . Some critics have argued that Diop 's melanin dosage test technique lacks sufficient evidence . They contend the test is inappropriate to apply to ancient Egyptian mummies , due to the effects of embalming and deterioration over time . In 1974 , Diop was one of about 20 participants in a UNESCO symposium in Cairo , where he presented his theories to specialists in Egyptology . This symposium generated a lively debate about , but no consensus on , Diop 's theories . His forceful assertions that the original population of the Nile Delta was black and that Egyptians remained black-skinned until Egypt lost its independence , `` was criticized by many participants '' . Diop also wrote a chapter entitled `` Origin of the ancient Egyptians '' , in the UNESCO `` General History of Africa '' . However , Diop 's contribution was subject to the editorial comment that `` The arguments put forward in this chapter have not been accepted by all the experts interested in the problem '' . Diop 's first work translated into English , `` The African Origin of Civilization : Myth or Reality '' , was published in 1974 . It gained a much wider audience for his work . He asserted that archaeological and anthropological evidence supported his view that Pharaohs were of Negroid origin . Some scholars draw heavily from Diop 's groundbreaking work , while others in the Western academic world do not accept his theories . Diop 's work has posed important questions about the cultural bias inherent in scientific research . Diop argued above all that European archaeologists before and after the decolonization had understated and continued to understate the extent and possibility of Black civilizations . The Swiss archaeologist Charles Bonnet 's discoveries at the site of Kerma shed some light on the theories of Diop . They show close cultural links between Nubia and Ancient Egypt , though the relationship had been acknowledged for years . This does not necessarily imply a genetic relationship , however . Mainstream Egyptologists such as F. Yurco note that among peoples outside Egypt , the Nubians were closest ethnically to the Egyptians , shared the same culture in the predynastic period , and used the same pharaonoic political structure . He suggests that the peoples of the Nile Valley were one regionalized population , sharing a number of genetic and cultural traits . Diop argued that there was a shared cultural continuity across African peoples that was more important than the varied development of different ethnic groups shown by differences among languages and cultures over time . Importance of ancient civilizations . Diop supported his arguments with references to ancient authors such as Herodotus and Strabo . For example , when Herodotus wished to argue that the Colchian people were related to the Egyptians , he said that the Colchians were `` black , with curly hair '' Diop used statements by these writers to illustrate his theory that the ancient Egyptians had the same physical traits as modern black Africans ( skin colour , hair type ) . His interpretation of anthropological data ( such as the role of matriarchy ) and archeological data led him to conclude that Egyptian culture was a Black African culture . In linguistics , he believed in particular that the Wolof language of contemporary West Africa is related to ancient Egyptian . Critique of previous scholarship on Africa . Diop 's early condemnation of European bias in his 1954 work `` Nations Negres et Culture , '' and in `` Evolution of the Negro World '' has been supported by some later scholarship . Diop 's view that the scholarship of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century was based on a racist view of Africans was regarded as controversial when he wrote in the 1950s through to the early 1970s , the field of African scholarship still being influenced by Carleton S. Coon and others . Coon used racial rankings of inferiority and superiority , defined `` true Blacks '' as only those of cultures south of the Sahara , and grouped some Africans with advanced cultures with Caucasian clusters . Based on Coon 's work , the Hamitic Hypothesis held that most advanced progress or cultural development in Africa was due to the invasions of mysterious Caucasoid Hamites . Similarly , the Dynastic Race Theory of Egypt asserted that a mass migration of Caucasoid peoples was needed to create the Egyptian kingships , as slower-witted Negro tribes were incapable . Genetic studies have disproved these notions . A 2004 review of DNA research in `` African Archaeological Review '' supports some of Diop 's criticisms . It found that some European researchers had earlier tried to make Africans seem a special case , somehow different from the rest of the world 's population flow and mix . This seemed to apply in matters both of evolution and gene pool makeup . The reviewers found that some researchers seemed to have shifted their categories and methods to maintain this `` special case '' outlook . Physical variability of the African people . Diop consistently held that Africans could not be pigeonholed into a rigid type that existed somewhere south of the Sahara , but they varied widely in skin color , facial shape , hair type , height , and a number of additional factors , just like other human populations . In his `` Evolution of the Negro World '' in `` Présence Africaine '' ( 1964 ) , Diop castigated European scholars who posited a separate evolution of various types of humankind and denied the African origin of `` homo sapiens '' . Critics of Diop cite a 1993 study that found the ancient Egyptians to be more related to North African , Somali , European , Nubian and , more remotely , Indian populations , than to Sub-Saharan Africans . Diop always maintained that Somalians , Nubians , Ethiopians and Egyptians were all part of a related range of African peoples in the Nilotic zone that also included peoples of the Sudan and parts of the Sahara . He said that their cultural , genetic and material links could not be defined away or separated into a regrouped set of racial clusters . Critics of this study in turn hold that it achieves its results by manipulation of data clusters and analysis categories , casting a wide net to achieve generic , general statistical similarities with populations such as Europeans and Indians . At the same time , the statistical net is cast much more narrowly in the case of 'blacks ' , carefully defining them as an extreme type south of the Sahara and excluding related populations like Somalians , Nubians and Ethiopians , as well as the ancient Badarians , a key indigenous group . It is held by Keita et al . that when the data are looked at `` in toto '' , without the clustering manipulation and selective exclusions above , then a more accurate and realistic picture emerges of African diversity . For example , ancient Egyptian matches with Indians and Europeans are generic in nature ( due to the broad categories used for matching purposes with these populations ) and are not due to gene flow . Ancient Egyptians such as the Badarians show greater statistical affinities to tropical African types and are not identical to Europeans . As regards the key Badarian group , a 2005 study by anthropologist S. O. Y. Keita of Badarian crania in predynastic upper Egypt found that the predynastic Badarian series clusters much closer with the tropical African series than European samples . Diop 's theory on variability is also supported by a number of scholars mapping human genes using modern DNA analysis . This has shown that most of human genetic variation ( some 85–90 % ) occurs within localized population groups , and that race only can account for 6–10 % of the variation . Arbitrarily classifying Maasai , Ethiopians , Shillouk , Nubians , etc. , as Caucasian is thus problematic , since all these peoples are northeast African populations and show normal variation well within the 85–90 % specified by DNA analysis . Modern physical anthropologists also question splitting of peoples into racial zones . They hold that such splitting is arbitrary insertion of data into pre-determined pigeonholes and the selective grouping of samples . Egypt within the African context . Diop 's arguments to place Egypt in the cultural and genetic context of Africa met a wide range of condemnation and rejection . He did not publish his work in subject-specific journals with an independent editorial board that practiced the system of peer review . He declined to seek the opinion of other scholars and answer their criticism , although this is the normal procedure in academic debate . His research has become under-regarded because he did not accept this academic discipline . Scholars such as Bruce Trigger condemned the often shaky scholarship on such northeast African peoples as the Egyptians . He declared that the peoples of the region were all Africans , and decried the `` bizarre and dangerous myths '' of previously biased scholarship , `` marred by a confusion of race , language , and culture and by an accompanying racism . '' Trigger 's conclusions were supported by Egyptologist Frank Yurco , who viewed the Egyptians , Nubians , Ethiopians , Somalians , etc . as one localized Nile valley population . He did not believe that such a population needed to be arbitrarily split into tribal or racial clusters . A book chapter by archeologist Kevin MacDonald , published in 2004 , argued that there is little basis for positing a close connection between Dynastic Egypt and the African interior . Nevertheless , he awarded Diop and similar scholars credit for posing these problems . `` The Egyptians as a Black Population '' . One of Diop 's most controversial issues centers on the definition of who is a true Black person . Diop insisted on a broad interpretation similar to that used in classifying European populations as white . He alleged his critics were using the narrowest possible definition of `` Blacks '' in order to differentiate various African groups such as Nubians into a European or Caucasoid racial zone . Under the `` true negro '' approach , Diop contended that those peoples who did not meet the stereotypical classification were attributed to mixture with outside peoples , or were split off and assigned to Caucasoid clusters . He also stated that opponents were hypocritical in stating that the race of Egyptians was not important to define , but they did not hesitate to introduce race under new guises . For instance , Diop suggested that the uses of terminology like `` Mediterranean '' or `` Middle Eastern '' , or statistically classifying all who did not meet the `` true '' Black stereotype as some other race , were all attempts to use race to differentiate among African peoples . A majority of academics disavow the term `` black '' for the Egyptians , but there is no consensus on substitute terminology . Some modern studies use DNA to define racial classifications , while others condemn this practice as selective filling of pre-defined , stereotypical categories . Diop 's concept was of a fundamentally Black population that incorporated new elements over time , rather than mixed-race populations crossing arbitrarily assigned racial zones . Many academics reject the term `` black '' , however , or use it exclusively in the sense of a sub-Saharan type . One approach that has bridged the gap between Diop and his critics is the non-racial bio-evolutionary approach . This approach is associated with scholars who question the validity of race as a biological concept . They consider the Egyptians as ( a ) simply another Nile valley population or ( b ) part of a continuum of population gradation or variation among humans that is based on indigenous development , rather than using racial clusters or the concept of admixtures . Under this approach , racial categories such as `` Blacks '' or `` Caucasoids '' are discarded in favor of localized populations showing a range of physical variation . This way of viewing the data rejected Diop 's insistence on Blackness , but at the same time it acknowledged the inconsistency with which data on African peoples were manipulated and categorized . The influence of Egypt . Before Diop , the general view , following Charles Seligman on the influence of Egypt on Black Africa was that elements of Egyptian religious thought , customs and technology diffused along four trade routes : up the White Nile ; along the North African coast past Tunis to West Africa ; up the Blue Nile and along the foothills of Abyssinia to the Great Lakes and through Darfur and along the southern edge of the Sahara . Seligman 's views on direct diffusion from Egypt are not generally supported to-day , but were current when Diop started to write and may explain his wish to show that Egyptian and Black Africa culture had a common source , rather than that Egyptian influence was one way . Diop never asserted , as some claim , that all of Africa follows an Egyptian cultural model . Instead he claims Egypt as an influential part of a `` southern cradle '' of civilization , an indigenous development based on the Nile Valley . While Diop holds that the Greeks learned from a superior Egyptian civilization , he does not argue that Greek culture is simply a derivative of Egypt . Instead he views the Greeks as forming part of a `` northern cradle '' , distinctively growing out of certain climatic and cultural conditions . His thought is thus not the `` Stolen Legacy '' argument of writers such as George James or the `` Black Athena '' notions of Martin Bernal . Diop focuses on Africa , not Greece . Cultural unity of African peoples as part of a southern cradle . Diop attempted to demonstrate that the African peoples shared certain commonalities , including language roots and other cultural elements like regicide , circumcision , totems , etc . These , he held , formed part of a tapestry that laid the basis for African cultural unity , which could assist in throwing off colonialism . His cultural theory attempted to show that Egypt was part of the African environment as opposed to incorporating it into Mediterranean or Middle Eastern venues . `` Zones of Confluence : '' Meeting or mingling area for the two cradles above Most anthropologists see commonalities in African culture but only in a very broad , generic sense , intimately linked with economic systems , etc . There are common patterns such as circumcision , matriarchy etc. , but whether these are part of a unique , gentler , more positive `` Southern cradle '' of peoples , versus a more grasping , patriarchal-flavored `` Northern cradle '' are considered problematic by many scholars , as is grouping the complexity of human cultures into two camps . Extremely warlike peoples , for example , the Zulu , appear frequently in the `` Southern Cradle '' . Many cultures the world over show similar developments and a mixture of traits . Languages and African cultural unity . Diop considered that it was politically important to demonstrate the cultural and linguistic unity of Africa , and to base this unity on the Egyptian past . He rejected early 20th century theories that confused race and language , such as those advanced by the linguist Carl Meinhof and the anthropologist Charles Gabriel Seligman . Seligman 's Hamitic hypothesis stated that : `` ... the civilizations of Africa are the civilizations of the Hamites , its history the record of these peoples and of their interaction with the two other African stocks , the Negro and the Bushman , whether this influence was exerted by highly civilized Egyptians or…pastoralists ... The incoming Hamites were pastoral 'Europeans'-arriving wave after wave – better armed as well as quicker witted than the dark agricultural Negroes . '' The 1957 and 1966 editions of Seligman 's `` Races of Africa '' retained this statement , and many anthropologists accepted the Hamitic hypothesis into the 1960s . However , from the 1930s archaeologists and historians re-discovered such past African achievements as Great Zimbabwe , and from the 1940s linguists started to demonstrate the flaws in the hypothesis . Joseph Greenberg rejected Meinhof 's and Seligman 's views on `` Hamite '' cultural history , and argued that the term `` Hamite '' should be completely abandoned , and replaced in linguistics by Afroasiatic languages for the family of five coordinate branches ( Semitic , Berber , Ancient Egyptian , Cushitic and Chadic ) , all of which but the Chadic languages had long been recognised as one group . Greenberg 's complete reclassification of the non-intrusive languages of Africa into four families and many sub-families placed Wolof in the West Atlantic sub-family of the Niger-Congo languages family , and he rejected earlier attempts to argue that the languages of negro Africa comprise a genetic unity and derived from dialects spoken around Egypt from 1000 B.C . or earlier . Diop took an innovative approach in his linguistic researches published in 1977 , outlining his hypothesis of the unity of indigenous African languages beginning with the Ancient Egyptian language . He claimed this put African historical linguistics on a secure basis for the first time . He did not subdivide what he termed the langues négro-africaines into subgroups or suggest a family-tree for them , but implicitly rejected the language relations proposed by earlier linguists from Meinhof to Greenberg , who are not mentioned in his bibliography . Diop devoted most of his study to the structural resemblances between one modern African language , Wolof , and Ancient Egyptian , adding some references to other modern languages . The same method was applied by four of Diop 's collaborators to Mbosi , Duala , Basa , Fula and a few other languages . Théophile Obenga used this method to distinguish Berber from other African members of Greenberg 's Afroasiatic family , particularly Egyptian and Coptic . Obenga expressly rejected Greenberg 's division of most African languages into the Niger-Congo , Nilo-Saharan and Afroasiatic families , treating all African languages except the Khoisan languages and Berber as a single unit , négro-africain . Ngom and Obenga both eliminated the Asian Semitic and African Berber members of Greenberg ’ s Afroasiatic family from the négro-africain family : Ngom added that the Bantu languages have more in common with Ancient Egyptian than do the Semitic ones . Diop has endorsed the work of Obenga . The linguistic research of Diop and his school have been criticised by Henry Tourneax , a linguist specialising in the Fula language . Tourneax notes that Diop accused previous linguists of being unscientific and obscuring the truth . Tourneax 's main criticisms are that many words in the lists used to make comparisons may have been loaned from unrelated languages ( including modern Arabic ) , many of the claimed resemblances are far-fetched and that , when Diop transliterated Wolof words on the principles applied to Ancient Egyptian writings , he distorted them . Diop 's own Wolof studies were examined by Russell Schuh , a specialist in the Chadic languages , who found little resemblance or connection between many of the Wolof etymologies cited by Diop and Egyptian , of the type that are found when comparing Wolof to a known related language like Fula . He concluded that Diop had assumed Egyptian and Wolof were related and then looked for ways to connect their features , disregarding evidence from other languages which might cast doubt on the resemblances claimed . Finally , Schur argued that , if the human species originated in Africa and it created human language , then all human languages have an African origin and are therefore related . Ancient Egyptian and the négro-africain languages such as Wolof are related , but any common origin may be very remote and their relation may not be close . Conversely , Ancient Egyptian may be more closely related to languages that can not be classed as black and/or African than to many négro-africain languages . In trying to remove Berber and Semitic languages from Greenberg 's Afroasiatic family and ignoring real differences between African language groups , Diop and his collaborators have created an artificial language group . Modern linguistic analysis places the origin of the Afro-Asiatic languages in northeast Africa , and plausibly puts the origin of the Egyptian language in the Nile valley , between the apex of the Delta and the First of the Cataracts of the Nile . Broad black worldwide phenotype . While acknowledging the common genetic inheritance of all humankind and common evolutionary threads , Diop identified a black phenotype , stretching from India , to Australia to Africa , with physical similarities in terms of dark skin and a number of other characteristics . In an interview in 1985 , Diop argued that race was a relevant category and that phenotype or physical appearance is what matters in historic social relations . If we speak only of genotype , I can find a black who , at the level of his chromosomes , is closer to a Swede than Peter Botha is . But what counts in reality is the phenotype . It is the physical appearance which counts . This black , even if on the level of his cells he is closer to a Swede than Peter Botha , when he is in South Africa he will still live in Soweto . Throughout history , it has been the phenotype which has been at issue , we must n't lose sight of this fact . The phenotype is a reality , physical appearance is a reality . And this appearance corresponds to something which makes us say that Europe is peopled by white people , Africa is peopled by black people , and Asia is people by yellow people . It is these relationships which have played a role in history . '' Diop as a racialist . Academic detractors charge Diop with racism , based particularly on his claim that the ancient Egyptians were black . Defenders maintain that Diop 's critics routinely misrepresent his views , typically defining negroes as a 'true ' type south of the Sahara to cast doubt on his work , It has been claimed that questions such as `` were the ancient Egyptians black ? '' are typically misrepresented and framed in these stereotypical terms , so as to quickly dismiss his work and avoid engaging it point by point . Diop by contrast in his `` African Origin of Civilization '' , argues against the European stereotypical conception . He holds that the range of peoples and phenotypes under the designation `` negre '' included those with a wide range of physical variability , from light brown skin and aquiline noses to jet black skin and frizzy hair , well within the diversity of peoples of the Nilotic region . Diop also acknowledged that the ancient Egyptians absorbed `` foreign '' genes at various times in their history ( the Hyksos for example ) but held that this admixture did not change their essential ethnicity . Diop also appeared to express doubts about the concept of race . At a UNESCO colloquium in Athens in 1981 , he asserted : `` I do n't like to use the notion of race ( which does not exist ) ... We must not attach an obsessional importance to it . It is a hazard of the evolution . '' This outlook was unlike many of the contemporary white writers he questioned . Indeed , he eschewed racial chauvinism , arguing : `` We apologise for returning to notions of race , cultural heritage , linguistic relationship , historical connections between peoples , and so on . I attach no more importance to these questions than they actually deserve in modern twentieth-century societies . '' Diop repudiated racism or supremacist theories , arguing for a more balanced view of African history than he felt it was getting during his era . Since he struggled against how racial classifications were used by the European academy in relation to African peoples , much of his work has a strong 'race-flavored ' tint . A number of individuals such as US college professor Leonard Jeffries have advanced a more chauvinist view , citing Diop 's work . Diop and the arbitrary sorting of categories . Diop 's fundamental criticism of scholarship on the African peoples was that classification schemes pigeonholed them into categories defined as narrowly as possible , while expanding definitions of Caucasoid groupings as broadly as possible . He held that this was both hypocrisy and bad scholarship , that ignored the wide range of indigenous variability of African peoples . Diop and criticism of the Saharan barrier thesis . Diop held that despite the Sahara , the genetic , physical and cultural elements of indigenous African peoples were both in place and always flowed in and out of Egypt , noting transmission routes via Nubia and the Sudan , and the earlier fertility of the Sahara . More contemporary critics assert that notions of the Sahara as a dominant barrier in isolating sub-Saharan populations are both flawed and simplistic in broad historical context , given the constant movement of people over time , the fluctuations of climate over time ( the Sahara was once very fertile ) , and the substantial representation of `` sub Saharan '' traits in the Nile Valley among people like the Badari . Diop and criticism of true Negro classification schemes . Diop held that scholarship in his era isolated extreme stereotypes as regards African populations , while ignoring or downplaying data on the ground showing the complex linkages between such populations . Modern critics of the racial clustering approach coming after Diop echo this objection , using data from the oldest Nile Valley groupings as well as current peoples . This research has examined the ancient Badarian group , finding not only cultural and material linkages with those further south but physical correlations as well , including a southern modal cranial metric phentoype indicative of the Tropical African in the well-known Badarian group . Such tropical elements were thus in place from the earliest beginnings of Egyptian civilization , not isolated somewhere South behind the Saharan barrier . This is considered to be an indigenous development based on microevolutionary principles ( climate adaptation , drift and selection ) and not the movement of large numbers of outside peoples into Egypt . As regards living peoples , the pattern of complexity repeats itself , calling into question the merging and splitting methods of Jensen , et al . Research in this area challenges the groupings used as ( a ) not reflecting today 's genetic diversity in Africa , or ( b ) an inconsistent way to determine the racial characteristics of the Ancient Egyptians . Studies of some inhabitants of Gurna , a population with an ancient cultural history , in Upper Egypt , illustrate the point . In a 2004 study , 58 native inhabitants from upper Egypt were sampled for mtDNA . The conclusion was that some of the oldest native populations in Egypt can trace part of their genetic ancestral heritage to East Africa . Selectively lumping such peoples into arbitrary Mediterranean , Middle Eastern or Caucasoid categories because they do not meet the narrow definition of a `` true '' type , or selectively defining certain traits like aquiline features as Eurasian or Caucasoid , ignores the complexity of the DNA data on the ground . Critics note that similar narrow definitions are not attempted with groups often classified as Caucasoid . `` Our results suggest that the Gurna population has conserved the trace of an ancestral genetic structure from an ancestral East African population , characterized by a high M1 haplogroup frequency . The current structure of the Egyptian population may be the result of further influence of neighbouring populations on this ancestral population '' Diop and criticism of mixed-race theories . Diop disputed sweeping definitions of mixed races in relation to African populations , particularly when associated with the Nile Valley . He acknowledged the existence of `` mixed '' peoples over the course of African history , writing that Egyptians and Jews were the product of crossbreeding . Diop also argued for indigenous variants already `` in situ '' as opposed to massive insertions of Hamites , Mediterraneans , Semites or Cascasoids into ancient groupings . Mixed-race theories have also been challenged by contemporary scholars in relation to African genetic diversity . These researchers hold that they too often rely on a stereotypical conception of pure or distinct races that then go on to intermingle . However such conceptions are inconsistently applied when it comes to African peoples , where typically , a `` true negro '' is identified and defined as narrowly as possible , but no similar attempt is made to define a `` true white '' . These methods it is held , downplay normal geographic variation and genetic diversity found in many human populations and have distorted a true picture of African peoples . Keita and Kittles ( 1999 ) argue that modern DNA analysis points to the need for more emphasis on clinal variation and gradations that are more than adequate to explain differences between peoples rather than pre-conceived racial clusters . Variation need not be the result of a `` mix '' from categories such as Negroid or Caucasoid , but may be simply a contiuum of peoples in that region from skin color , to facial features , to hair , to height . The present of aquiline features for example , may not be necessarily a result of race mixture with Caucasoids , but simply another local population variant in situ . On a bigger scale , the debate reflects the growing movement to minimize race as a biological construct in analyzing the origins of human populations . Diop and the African context . In summary , modern anthropological and DNA scholarship repeats and confirms many of the criticisms made by Diop as regards to arbitrary classifications and splitting of African peoples , and confirms the genetic linkages of Nile Valley peoples with other African groups , including East Africa , the Sahara , and the Sudan . This modern research also confirms older analyses , ( Arkell and Ucko 1956 , Shaw 1976 , Falkenburger 1947 , Strouhal 1971 , Blanc 1964 , et al. , ) . This same modern scholarship however in turn challenges aspects of Diop 's work , particularly his notions of a worldwide black phenotype . Critique of Diop . Diop 's work has been subjected to criticism from a number of scholars . Robert O. Collins , a former history professor at University of California , Santa Barbara , and James M. Burns , a professor in history at Clemson University , have both referred to Diop 's writings of Ancient Egypt and his theories , characterizing it as `` revisionist '' . Toyin Falola has called Diop 's work `` passionate , combative , and revisionist '' although Diop `` ... demonstrated the black origins of Egyptian civilization '' . Santiago Juan-Navarro a professor at Florida International University has described Diop as having `` undertaken the task of supporting this Afrocentric view of history from an equally radical and 'mythic ' point of view '' . Diop 's book `` Civilization or Barbarism '' was summarized as Afrocentric pseudohistory by academic and author Robert Todd Carroll . Tribute . Cheikh Anta Diop was awarded the `` Grand prix de la mémoire '' of the GPLA 2015 ; and the University Cheikh Anta Diop of Dakar bears his name .
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The Skeleton in the Clock . `` The Skeleton in the Clock '' is a 1948 mystery novel by the American writer John Dickson Carr ( 1906–1977 ) , who published it under the name of Carter Dickson . It is a whodunnit and features the series detective Sir Henry Merrivale and his long-time associate , Scotland Yard 's Chief Inspector Humphrey Masters . Plot summary . Martin Drake meets Jennifer West in an auction house . Three years ago , he had fallen in love with her during a brief but intense encounter on a railway platform—after which she vanished . Now it seems she is engaged to Richard Fleet , whom she has known since they were children together . And when they were children , Richard 's father Sir George died when he fell off the roof of their home , Fleet House . It was generally accepted as an accident , but a series of mysterious happenings cause the case to be re-opened . Sir Henry Merrivale , detective and explainer of the impossible , is also at the auction and revives his old antagonism with Sophia , Dowager Countess of Brale , who is Jenny 's grandmother . Arthur Puckston keeps the pub across the road from Fleet House and was an eyewitness to Sir George 's death . When his daughter , Enid Puckston , is found murdered in what might be a haunted prison , Sir Henry takes a hand and reveals not only the identity of the murderer but the unusual psychology that underlies the case .
Port of Bristol Police . The Port of Bristol Police ( PoBP ) is a body of uniformed , warranted constables whose purpose is to protect the port complexes and community situated at the mouth of the River Avon on the border between Bristol and Somerset . Officers are sworn under powers in legislation derived from the Harbours , Docks and Piers Clauses Act 1847 . The PoBP has existed at the Avonmouth Docks since 1884 , but has been in its present form since the end of the Second World War . The PoBP in modern times is responsible for the policing and certain security measures at Avonmouth Docks , Royal Portbury Dock and the trading estates owned by The Bristol Port Company that are situated at the outskirts of the port areas . First Corporate Shipping Limited , trading as The Bristol Port Company , is the statutory undertaker ( within the meaning of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 ) of the harbour area and is solely responsible for financing and employing the PoBP . Mission statement . `` The aim of the Port of Bristol Police is to safeguard the well-being and property of those using the port and the local community by the effective and proper enforcement of legislation and regulation whilst maintaining the traditional policing standards the public expect . '' Memorandum of Understanding . The port does not constitute a separate police area ; it remains within the police area of Avon & Somerset Constabulary . There is a Memorandum of Understanding ( MoU ) between the PoBP and Avon & Somerset Constabulary , which formalises and reiterates the long-standing arrangement that agrees that the PoBP will deal with all policing within the port area , with the exception of the most serious incidents such as murder and acts of terrorism . The MoU also allows for the mutual provision of training requirements and the provision by A & S to the PoBP of specialist roles such as crime scene investigators , dog units , custody suite facilities and the use of administrative support units following the charging of offenders . Multi-Agency Approach . Whenever possible , the port police adopts a multi-agency approach to dealing with border control and other issues arising in the port area . Whilst not adopting the role of the Border Force , Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency or any other agency , the port police often act on their behalf when dealing with offenders . Power and Authority . PoBP officers are sworn in as `` special constables '' under Section 79 of the Harbours , Docks , and Piers Clauses Act 1847 ( HDPCA ) as incorporated by the individual local Act . As a result , officers have the full powers of a constable on any land owned by the harbour , dock , or port and at any place within one mile of any owned land . Jurisdiction . Although the PoBP possesses constabulary powers for up to one mile ( 1.6 kilometre ) outside the port 's limits , in practice its remit is to concentrate on policing the port area . Within that the PoBP is responsible for the prevention and detection of offences including those involving assaults , property , road traffic , maritime matters ( including The Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003 and International Ship and Port Facility Security Code ( ISPS ) ) and enforcing and prosecuting the local bylaws vested within the port . The investigation of port-based offences makes it necessary to work at considerable distance outside of their constabulary jurisdiction . History . The Port of Bristol Police started as The Bristol Docks Company in 1803 . The Bristol Docks Act 1803 created the company and provided for the improvement of the Port and Harbour of Bristol . A force of 51 men were duly appointed as constables under this act and were stationed in a police office building at Wapping Wharf , adjacent to the Bristol Dock Company office at Underfall Yard , Bristol City Docks . In 1848 the Bristol Dock Company was taken into the ownership of Bristol City Council and began trading as the Port of Bristol Authority . It was then deemed unnecessary by the new authority to continue with the inherited police force , as Bristol had by then in 1842 formed a River Police section of the Bristol Constabulary . In 1877 the Bristol and Portishead Pier and Railway Company formed a small police force at Portishead Dock composed of a sergeant and six constables . A force of similar size was also formed by the Bristol Port and Channel Dock Company at Avonmouth in 1878 . These two dock companies were subsequently acquired by the Port of Bristol Authority in 1884 and the present Port of Bristol Police Force were then reformed from its beginnings in 1803 .
US Automobile . The US Automobile was an American automobile manufactured between 1899 and 1901 . A 3 hp electric car , it used three speeds forward and two back .
Chlorisanis viridis . `` Chlorisanis viridis '' is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae . It was described by Francis Polkinghorne Pascoe in 1867 . It is known from Malaysia , Borneo and Java . It contains the varietas `` Chlorisanis viridis var . violaceosuturalis '' .
Dimitar Karadaliev . Dimitar Angelov Karadaliev ( Bulgarian : Димитър Ангелов Карадалиев ) ( born 29 April 1971 ) is a Bulgarian former footballer . Career . He spent his entire career in Bulgaria , playing for almost a full decade for Litex Lovech , winning two national championships in 1998 and 1999 . Karadaliev was also part of the Lovech team that finished in second place during the 2001/2002 A PFG season . Following his retirement , he turned to business .
Ennu Swantham Koottukari . Ennu Swantham Koottukari is an Indian Malayalam television series which launched on Mazhavil Manorama . `` Janani '' , `` Soumya '' & `` Nila '' plays the lead roles in the series . The show telecasted its final episode on 10 July 2015 & got replaced by a new series , `` Vivahitha '' . Synopsis . The story revolves around the life and family of three lady friends , `` Ammu '' , `` Shwetha '' & `` Shamna '' . These three firm friends studied in the same college . The story highlights the life of these three friends , their relationships , their family .
Félix Bruzzone . Félix Bruzzone ( born 1976 in Buenos Aires ) is an Argentinian writer . Life and work . Bruzzone studied literature at the University of Buenos Aires . He was named one of the ten most important authors of the decade by `` Clarín '' , the largest newspaper in Argentina . His books deal with the Argentine military dictatorship of the 1970s and 1980s and the victims of this era . Bruzzone 's parents were among those , the so-called `` disappeared '' , his father having been arrested three months before his birth , and his mother abducted a few months later . Their further fate remains unresolved . Bruzzone grew up in the care of his grandmother .
Al-Andalusian palatial complex and neighborhood of San Esteban . The Al-Andalusian palatial complex and neighborhood of San Esteban is an archaeological site that was in the Arrabal de la Arrixaca Nueva , now in the center of Murcia ( Region of Murcia , Spain ) . This exceptional archaeological site of 10,143 square metres is located in the old Garden of San Esteban , next to the building Palacio de San Esteban . It is allowing archaeologists to document the evolution of this urban space from Islamic times to the present , although the excavation process is still unfinished and , as yet , missing archaeological data for its final evaluation . The site is the remains of large country residences , palaces , extensive gardens , and a religious sector with a necropolis and an oratory or small mosque . History . The archaeological discovery relates mainly to the structure of the Islamic neighborhood of the 13th century , with some visible elements belonging to the 12th century , and possibly the late 11th century . Within the archaeological site is one of the medieval arrabals of the city , known as `` Arrabal of la Arrixaca Nueva '' ( of the North ) . Arrabal can be variously translated as slum , outskirts , or outer suburb . The standard conception of this arrabal is that of a space occupied by almunias ( country residences ) located on the outskirts of the city . These farms were important agricultural holdings that produced substantial produce , and were surrounded by lush recreational gardens . The Muslim influence in Murcia is most notable in farming , particularly irrigation . The old Roman aqueducts and underground pipes were utilized , they added canals and water-wheels , and channelled the river Segura in a similar way to what the Egyptians did with the Nile . More sophisticated farming techniques led to an agricultural boom . Rice fields were the work of Islamic farmers , who also brought citrus fruit , aubergines and artichoke , figs , dates , apricots , sugar cane , olives , and different types of wheat into the country . These settlers also gave a huge boost to the textile industry by harvesting cotton and flax . With the Christian reconquest all this changed . In 1243 , the Christian king Ferdinand III of Castile made Murcia a protectorate . Christian immigrants poured in from almost all parts of the Iberian Peninsula . Christian immigration was encouraged with the goal of establishing a loyal Christian base . These measures led to the Muslim population revolt in 1264 , which was quelled by James I of Aragon in 1266 , who brought more immigrants with him . The local Muslim population were quickly moved as the Christian population began to dominate the former medina . Archaeological Discovery . The archaeological excavation has slightly changed this previous view . It now seems the onset of the demographic pressure in the arrabal of la Arrixaca Nueva goes back at least to the 12th century . There was a gradual spread from the walls of the medina ( located in the street Santa Teresa ) and from its main exit routes , and thus rose certain political or residential centers . Excavations in the past in the Palacio de San Esteban allowed under this intuit the existence of a palace of the Islamic era . This palace would generate the proliferation of urban spaces in their immediate environment , which are those that have come to light in the excavations of the garden of San Esteban . The urban layout of Murcia is well known by the excavations of the last two decades that have documented all the plots affected by urban renewal . What we find in San Esteban exists in the entire city of Murcia . Analyzed individually and from a purely architectural standpoint , the houses in the excavation show a level of medium-low quality construction , within the range usual for plots excavated in the urban area of Murcia . What gives greater significance to the remains found in this place is the possibility of having an overview of an urban space of large dimensions . The observation of the site . The fact of having a free space to begin with allowed urban planning with streets of prominent proportions and features within the city of Murcia . This urban structure , as is usual in the Islamic medina , presents a clear infrastructure and management of drains connected to a public sewer system . This aspect is lost with the Christian conquest of the city , and Murcia would not recover public infrastructure of waste water until well into the 20th century . Despite the modesty of the building materials , the floors of the houses reflect the characteristic Islamic models , with landscaped central courtyards , the main room located to the north , and the twisted entrance from the street to reinforce the intimacy of the house . This gives it a typological value , as an example of the traditional Islamic Murcian housing of 12th-13th century , archetype to the best Classic and Mediterranean tradition . Palatial facilities : although not palaces as such , compared to a palace such as Monasterio de Santa Clara la Real , these houses are of large-scale and therefore correspond to a wealthy class , possibly of senior officials related to the palace that would be located under the current Palacio de San Esteban . In some cases it may be thought , by its typological parallels , in its relation with other public buildings , such as a `` funduk '' ( inn ) or a `` madrasa '' ( school ) . Along with housing , the existence of a religious sector is remarkable , located in the northwest corner of the area under excavation , with an area of necropolis and maybe an oratory or small mosque relatable to the neighborhood at the end of the 13th century . Outcome of the Excavations . The City Hall of Murcia promoted the development of an underground car park in the area occupied by the Garden of San Esteban . The archaeological finds led them to study and propose different ways of preservation of the remains that were appearing . They came to consider the possible removal , consolidation and subsequent relocation of the Islamic neighborhood in the same place , but at ground level . The treatment of the archaeological remains is defined in the Special Plan for the Historic Complex of Murcia . This Special Plan , by order of the Directorate General of Fine Arts and Bienes Culturales of the Regional Government , sets out the requirements prior to licensing for the works of the car park . The extension of the maintainable remains to virtually all of the affected area for the planned car park eventually led the Regional Government to rule out the planned construction of the underground car park . The change of the project paralyzed the archaeological excavations , which were financed by the construction company . The company took up a new project whose priority was the conservation and museology of the excavated archaeological complex and the area still to be excavated . The Directorate General proceeded to initiate the declaration of the archaeological remains found in the `` Garden of San Esteban '' , a Bien de Interés Cultural ( BIC ) , process which is currently pending on the required reports of the consultative institutions . During the transition period , the task is to : define the final project , the steps to take towards it , collect all necessary data ; address the consolidation , conservation and restoration measures of the remains ; and define the museological elements , phases and criteria . This technical process has the support of a multidisciplinary committee created for that purpose by the Directorate General of Fine Arts and Cultural Assets . Citizen movement . On 27 November 2009 a group of around 300 artists , writers , and painters gathered in the Plaza Mayor of Murcia . The outcome was the `` Manifesto for San Esteban '' . The group made the decision to move to the Seprona and denounce the events that were happening at the archaeological site , Complaints continued on successive days and led to the precautionary cessation of the works of clearing the archaeological site . From then on there was more popular awareness of the site and a groundswell against the construction of the underground car park in San Esteban . Carlos Rodríguez Ibáñez ( Socialist councilor in the City Hall of Cehegín and spokesman of the Grupo Municipal Socialista ) created a Facebook group in defense of the site under the title `` Yacimiento de San Esteban '' , which in a few days had more than 20,000 members . Press , radio and television echoed any news on the archaeological site referencing the Facebook group and the number of followers of the group . At that time , the teacher Javier García del Toro ( Professor of prehistory of the University of Murcia ) convened meetings every Sunday in the vicinity of the site to sensitize the public to the importance of the archaeological discovery . He gathered those present in a human chain in what was called `` Abraza San Esteban '' ( Embraces San Esteban ) . The movement of citizens led to a public platform called `` Plataforma Ciudadana '' in defense of the site with the slogan `` Abraza San Esteban '' . They protested dressed with green jackets and umbrellas to remind authorities that the site had been abandoned to the inclement weather . Platform members chained themselves to the site and gathered in other areas of Murcia to report the state of abandonment of the site . On 19 December 2009 a demonstration convened with about 5,000 people , starting from the City Hall of Murcia through the streets of this city , ending at the San Esteban site . There was read the `` Manifesto for San Esteban ''
Stefano Sensi . Stefano Sensi ( born 5 August 1995 ) is an Italian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Sassuolo . He began his career with Italian side Cesena in 2013 and was subsequently loaned out to San Marino for two seasons before returning to the club . He joined Sassuolo in January 2016 but spent the rest of the season on loan with his former club Cesena before officially joining the Sassuolo in the summer . Youth career . Born in Urbino in the Marche , Sensi started to play football with the local team Urbania at the age of six . During this time at the club , he played with his older brother . While at Urbania , he was spotted by a Rimini scout , joining the youth team in 2007 . He spent three years in Rimini , until the end of the 2009–10 season when the club 's ownership left . The club was subsequently refounded , but Sensi left the team , taken in by the youth academy of the local rivals Cesena . Cesena . Sensi began his senior career with Cesena . He was first included in a matchday squad for their Coppa Italia fourth round game on 28 November 2012 , remaining unused in a 3–1 loss to Atalanta at the Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia . On 23 July 2013 , he was one of a quintet of Cesena players who moved to San Marino Calcio , in his case a loan with the option of co-ownership . He made his professional debut on 8 September , playing the full 90 minutes of a 2–0 Lega Pro Seconda Divisione loss away to Reggiana . A week later he scored his first goal , finishing from the edge of the penalty area to conclude a 2–0 win over Como at the Stadio Olimpico . On 16 March 2014 , he was one of three `` Titani '' players sent off in a 2–0 defeat at Cremonese . He played 26 games in his first professional season , scoring another goal in the last game , a 2–2 home draw with Vicenza on 4 May . San Marino did not take up the option to obtain Sensi , but on 7 July 2014 he went to the club for a second loan . In his second match of the season , on 8 September , he was sent off in added time at the end of a 2–1 loss at Pontedera . He played 33 games in a season which ended with relegation to Serie D , scoring eight goals , including two in a 3–2 home win over L'Aquila on 14 February 2015 , in which he was again sent off at the end . Sensi made his Cesena debut on 20 August 2015 , playing the entirety of their 4–1 win at Catania in the third round of the Coppa Italia . On 5 September , he made his league debut , as the team won 2–0 against Brescia at the Stadio Dino Manuzzi in the first game of the season . On 3 October he scored from a penalty as Cesena defeated Livorno 1–0 . Sassuolo . On 13 January 2016 , Sensi was signed by Serie A club U.S. Sassuolo Calcio . He would spend the first 6 months of the contract on loan with Cesena . International career . Sensi has represented Italy at youth level , making one appearance for the under-17 side , and making his debut for the under-20 side in a 2–2 draw against Poland on 7 October 2015 . Style of play . A former offensive or central midfielder , with noted vision , good technique , and an eye for goal , Sensi now usually functions in a defensive or creative midfield role for his team . He often acts as a deep-lying playmaker in front of the back-line , due to his ball control , range of distribution , and long passing ability with both feet – in spite of being naturally right-footed – , which allows him to create chances for teammates ; he is also capable of playing in several other midfield and offensive positions , and has been deployed as a winger , or as a supporting forward . Already regarded as one of the most promising young Italian footballers of his generation , Sensi has drawn the attention of larger clubs , and his playing style , mobility , small stature , and low centre of gravity have drawn comparisons with Marco Verratti , as well as Andrea Pirlo , although he has personally stated that his main influence is Spanish playmaker Xavi . Sensi has also been praised by Inter manager Roberto Mancini , who described him as : `` ... good , technically gifted , and fast '' , also noting that `` ... he has character . '' In spite of his slender build , which makes him ineffective at winning more physical challenges for the ball , he is also effective defensively due to his tactical intelligence and interpretation of space .
Enter Magneto . `` Enter Magneto '' is an episode of the animated television series `` X-Men '' . This episode is loosely based on `` Uncanny X-Men # 1 '' ( September 1963 ) , where Magneto attacked the Cape Citadel missile base . The episode 's title appears in various additional works involving the X-Men . Summary . `` Enter Magneto '' begins with Beast incarcerated for his actions in the last episode . As Beast reads `` Animal Farm '' , he is mocked by the prison guards , who think that he is reading a picture book . The bigoted guards can not fathom that Beast is literate . The prison , however , is soon under attack , and anything metal is twisted and torn : Enter Magneto . Magneto has come to rescue Beast , but Beast refuses to escape . He wants to prove his innocence at a public trial . Magneto and Beast debate the Mutant/Human conflict as the prison guards mount an attack against Magneto . Magneto destroys the small attackforce including their tanks and other armored vehicles . In the X-Mansion , Professor Xavier watches the video tape from the prison , and informs Jubilee of his past relationship with Magneto . He describes Magneto as an old friend that he met in an hospital , and how in the face of a brutal army , Magneto becomes convinced that peace between mutants and normal humans is not possible . Xavier was forced to stop Magneto then , and it appears that Xavier must stop Magneto again . At Beast 's bail hearing , Wolverine and Cyclops watch the proceeding from the back of the courtroom . Beast explains to the court that he is incarcerated because he was rescuing mistreated mutants . The enraged courtroom audience begins to shout at Beast . He borrows language from William Shakespeare 's `` The Merchant of Venice '' , thus comparing antisemitism to anti-mutant bigotry , and when he is denied bail , he is seen holding a copy of `` Crime and Punishment '' , by Fyodor Dostoevsky . As the guards escort Beast back to his cell , Sabretooth watches as a prison guard shoves Beast to the ground , and demands that Beast be set free , prompting the guards to shoot Sabretooth with laser guns . Cyclops wants to aid Sabretooth before the guards inflict serious injury , but Wolverine refuses to help and warns everyone that Sabretooth can not be trusted ; however , Cyclops brings Sabertooth to the Mansions ' infirmary anyway . Wolverine wants Sabretooth removed from the mansion , but Xavier refuses . Storm states that some people wanted Wolverine to leave when he first came , but that he was also allowed to stay . The argument is interrupted when an alarm indicates Magneto is attacking a military missile facility . As the X-Men arrive on the scene , Magneto is preparing to launch nuclear missiles at strategic human targets in order to ensure the outbreak of a war between mutants and humans . Cyclops , Storm , and Wolverine face off with Magneto , but are unable to stop him . As Magneto leaves to prepare for the war , Storm is able to use her control over wind and lightning to cause the computers in the missiles to short-circuit , deactivating them and drop them into the water . Nevertheless , disabling the missiles demands too much from Storm 's powers ; she becomes unconscious and is caught just in time by Wolverine . Having prevented a nuclear war , the X-Men return to the mansion , having learned the full power of Magneto . Magneto on the other hand , ponders why Charles Xavier `` turns on his own kind . '' Production . This action-packed episode introduces Magneto and Sabretooth . Xavier 's flashback is a toned down version of Magneto 's origins . While it is clear that these events occurred during World War Two , the Holocaust and the Nazis are depicted in subtext and generic army men . Future episodes , however , would be much less subtle ( most likely due to extraordinary popularity of the first three episodes , which were aired as `` demos '' several months before the show was fully contracted ) . The events depicted in this episode ( Magneto attacking an army base and hijacking missiles , then facing down the X-Men ) are very similar to those depicted in the first X-Men story ( X-Men # 1 ) . Reception . At the height of the series ' popularity , Pizza Hut sold two VHS tapes that featured `` Night Of The Sentinels ( Parts 1 & 2 ) '' and `` Enter Magneto '' / '' Deadly Reunions '' . Also contained were round-table discussions between prominent names such as X-Men creator Stan Lee and 1990s writer Scott Lobdell . The story of this episode was also adapted in the comic book `` X-Men Adventures ( vol 1 ) # 3 '' released in January 1993 . Cultural references . In the opening of the episode , Beast is in his cell , reading Animal Farm , much to the derisive pleasure of his mutant-hating guards . When Magneto comes to break him out of prison , he says `` Magneto , I presume , '' which could be a reference to Henry Morton Stanley 's famous quote `` '' Dr. Livingstone , I presume ? '' . During his bail hearing , the Shakespearean speech Beast paraphrases is Shylock 's `` I am a Jew '' speech from The Merchant of Venice , replacing `` Jew '' with `` mutant '' . When the judge denies bail , Beast sighs and says `` Guess I 'll have time to catch up on my Dostoevsky '' . In the scene where Cyclops , Storm and Wolverine confront Magneto , he quotes Shakespeare , this time quoting Miranda 's line from act V , scene i of The Tempest , 'O brave new world , That has such people i n't ! ' , then later paraphrasing Emiliano Zapata , saying `` Better that we die on our feet than live on our knees ! ''
Compare.com . Compare.com ( formerly Comparenow.com ) is a comparison shopping website for intangible products , most notably car insurance , with headquarters in Richmond , VA. Compare.com is a sister company of Confused.com , the United Kingdom 's first car insurance comparison site , which is also owned by Admiral Group , plc . Insurance carriers on the compare.com panel are contractually obligated to honor the rate presented on compare.com ’ s site , as long as the user ’ s information is correctly entered . Compare.com charges the auto insurer on a cost-per-sale basis . History . Compare.com was launched in 2013 , with the majority of its financial backing from Admiral Group . Other investors include Mapfre , which owns 6.77 % and White Mountains Insurance Group , the former owners of Esurance , which owns 22.13 % . Compare.com 's President and CEO , Andrew Rose , founder and former CEO of Elephant Insurance , worked at Countrywide and Progressive prior to launching compare.com When compare.com began delivering quotes to customers , they did so with partnerships with five carriers . As of March 4 , 2016 , compare.com now works with over 60 carriers to deliver more insurance comparisons to customers . Relationship with Google . In January 2015 , the New York Times revealed that Compare.com had formed a partnership with Google , offering them access to Compare.com ’ s panel of carriers in exchange for a share of the royalties paid by the carrier . They join Coverhound and Bolt Solutions in partnering with Google 's platform . Compare.com worked with Google Compare for the duration of their existence in the American car insurance comparison market , until Google Compare announced that they will be withdrawing their service from the market . National Advertising Campaign . In February 2016 , compare.com began advertising their service nationally . The advertising campaign features Agent Compare , who works in an underground facility to bring high-tech solutions to the auto insurance industry . Agent Compare promises to `` Save Humanity from high insurance rates , one human at a time . ''
Pentabrachion . `` Pentabrachion '' is a plant genus from the family Phyllanthaceae first described as a genus in 1864 . It contains only one known species , `` Pentabrachion reticulatum '' , native to tropical Africa ( Cameroon , Gabon , Equatorial Guinea , Congo , Zaire ) .
Everybody 's Golf 5 . ( `` Everybody 's Golf : World Tour '' in Europe and `` Hot Shots Golf : Out of Bounds '' in North America ) is the seventh game in the `` Everybody 's Golf '' series and the first game released for the PlayStation 3 . It was released in Japan on 26 July 2007 , close to the 10th anniversary of the series debut on the PlayStation . Additionally , the game was sold in bundle deals with the PlayStation 3 in Japan . A demo was made available on the Japanese PlayStation Network in May 2007 . The European localized demo was made available on the Australian PlayStation Network on 14 February 2008 . The demo arrived in North America on 26 June 2008 . The game was released in North America on 18 March 2008 and Europe on 28 March 2008 . The North American release has mild censorship , replacing the panties of the female players with biking shorts . Gameplay . `` Everybody 's Golf 5 '' introduces a modified version of the `` 3 click '' shot system . Instead of relying completely on the gauge at the bottom to estimate the strength and slice of the shot , the new system encourages you to use the actual character 's golf swing to select the power . Once the strength of the shot is determined , the gauge disappears , and the accuracy of the shot relies on the player 's timing when the club hits the ball . Initially , there are six courses in the game , five beginner characters , five intermediate characters , five advanced players , and seven caddies . Shigeki Maruyama will become the second real-life golfer to become a playable character and caddy . There is a challenge mode where you compete in various tournaments and against other computer controlled players to increase your ranking and unlock various items . The game has had a large graphical overhaul , with nearly every visual aspect becoming more detailed and realistic . PlayStation Move support was added to the Japanese version of the game in September 2011 , support for English language versions was added on 23 February 2012 . Downloadable content . On 15 May 2008 two additional characters , Alex and Gloria , were made available for purchase from the PlayStation Store in Europe and North America . On 19 June an additional course , Oceania Resort Course , was made available for purchase from the PlayStation Store in Europe and North America . On 21 August 2008 , the character Kratos from the `` God of War '' series was made available as a playable character . On 12 March 2009 Sackboy from `` LittleBigPlanet '' was made available as a playable character . Game Launching . `` Everybody 's Golf 5 '' is one of the few games that fully support game launching in PlayStation Home , the PlayStation 3 's online community-based service . With full support game launching , users can set up a multiplayer match in Home with advanced options . After they 've set up their match , other users can join them or vice versa and then they can launch into the game directly from Home . The game launching feature can be accessed in the dedicated game space for the `` Everybody 's Golf '' series in Home . Reception . Critical reaction to the game has been mostly positive , with the game holding a rating of 81 out of 100 on Metacritic . Chris Roper of IGN gave the game a score of 8.9 out of ten , writing : `` Hot Shots Golf : Out of Bounds '' is a tremendously fun golf game , one that should appease either casual or hardcore golf fans . It 's an arcadey approach to the sport , for sure , but there 's still a good deal of depth in the game that 'll give veteran players plenty to work with . There could have been more courses , and the lack of voice support online is somewhat disappointing , but the overall package is a ton of fun and definitely worth picking up . '' Aaron Thomas of GameSpot gave a score of 7.5 out of ten , writing : `` The `` Hot Shots Golf '' series has changed very little during the past 10 years , but there 's no question that while still good , this is a franchise in need of a shot in the arm -- or at the very least , more courses . But that said , the new swing and robust online play freshen things up just enough to make it worth getting a tee time with `` Hot Shots Golf : Out of Bounds '' . '' Reviewing the Japanese version , Dave McCarthy of Eurogamer gave the game a score of 8.0 out of 10 , writing : `` In spite of the fact that all you 're doing is pressing a button three times , over and over again , it never gets boring . It would probably be too controversial to call it the best golf game , or the best PS3 game . But on both counts it 's a remarkably close call . ''
United States presidential election in Rhode Island , 1892 . The 1892 United States presidential election in Rhode Island took place on November 8 , 1892 , as part of the 1892 United States presidential election . Voters chose four representatives , or electors to the Electoral College , who voted for president and vice president . Rhode Island voted for the Republican nominee , incumbent President Benjamin Harrison , over the Democratic nominee , former President Grover Cleveland , who was running for a second , non-consecutive term . Harrison won the state by a narrow margin of 4.96 % .
Umesh Vazirani . Umesh Virkumar Vazirani is the Roger A. Strauch Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of California , Berkeley , and the director of the Berkeley Quantum Computation Center . His research interests lie primarily in quantum computing . He is also a co-author of a textbook on algorithms . Biography . Vazirani received a BS from MIT in 1981 and received his Ph.D. in 1986 from UC Berkeley under the supervision of Manuel Blum . He is the brother of University of California , Irvine professor Vijay Vazirani . Research . Vazirani is one of the founders of the field of quantum computing . His 1993 paper with his student Ethan Bernstein on quantum complexity theory defined a model of quantum Turing machines which was amenable to complexity based analysis . This paper also gave an algorithm for the quantum Fourier transform , which was then used by Peter Shor within a year in his celebrated quantum algorithm for factoring integers . Awards and honors . In 2005 both Vazirani and his brother were inducted as Fellows of the Association for Computing Machinery , Umesh for `` contributions to theoretical computer science and quantum computation '' and his brother Vijay for his work on approximation algorithms . Vazirani was awarded the Fulkerson Prize for 2012 for his work on improving the approximation ratio for graph separators and related problems ( jointly with Satish Rao and Sanjeev Arora ) . In 2018 , he was elected to the National Academy of Sciences .
Zeroville ( film ) . `` Zeroville '' is an upcoming American comedy-drama film directed by James Franco , based on the 2007 novel of the same name by Steve Erickson . The film stars Franco , Seth Rogen , Jacki Weaver , Megan Fox , Will Ferrell and Danny McBride . Filming began on October 24 , 2014 , in Los Angeles . Plot . A young seminarian who worships film arrives in Hollywood in 1969 , during a transitional time in the industry . Production . In March 2011 , the novel by Steve Erickson was optioned by actor James Franco for a feature film . On October 24 , 2014 , the ensemble cast joined the film , which includes Seth Rogen , Jacki Weaver , Megan Fox , Will Ferrell , Jamie Costa , Danny McBride , Dave Franco , Craig Robinson , Joey King and Horatio Sanz . Filming . The principal photography of the film began on October 24 , 2014 , in Los Angeles , California . Filming also took place in Pasadena in November . Release . On September 12 , 2015 , it was announced Alchemy had acquired U.S distribution rights to the film . However , the company filed for bankruptcy , leaving the film without a distributor . No news on a new distributor has emerged since .
Miami Eagles . The Miami Eagles ( also known as the Miami Owls and Miami Blues ) was a minor league baseball team located in Miami , Oklahoma . The team played in the Kansas–Oklahoma–Missouri League from 1946–1952 .
Polycyrtus vierecki . `` Polycyrtus vierecki '' is a species of wasps on the subfamily Gelinae . It is found in Peru .
Joni Nikko . Joni Nikko ( born 31 May 1994 ) is a Finnish professional ice hockey player . He is currently playing for SaiPa of the Finnish Liiga . Nikko made his Liiga debut playing with Lukko during the 2011–12 SM-liiga season .
Tom Quinn ( American football ) . Tom Quinn ( born January 27 , 1968 ) is a coach in the National Football League . He spent 11 years as the Special Teams Coordinator for the New York Giants , where he was a part of two Super Bowl winning teams . New York Giants ( 2006-2017 ) . Quinn was hired by the Giants to serve as their assistant special teams coach under Mike Sweatman for the 2006 season . After one season , he was promoted to special teams coach . In 2007 , Lawrence Tynes kicked a game-winning 47 yard field goal in overtime to send the Giants to Super Bowl XLII , as they defeated the Green Bay Packers 23-20 . In 2011 , Tynes again kicked a game-winning field goal in overtime , as his 31-yard kick sent the Giants to Super Bowl XLVI , as they defeated the San Francisco 49ers . During his tenure as special teams coach , the Giants have seen mixed results . His first season saw the Giants rank 11th in special teams . Since then , they have ranked near the middle or bottom of the league in each season . After the 2017 season , new head coach Pat Shurmur relieved Quinn of his coaching duties . Criticism . Quinn 's special teams units have often ranked near the bottom of the league on a yearly basis . In 2014 , he made headlines after getting into a heated argument with Giants punter Steve Weatherford . Quinn attempted to grab Weatherford after he failed to punt out of bounds , and Weatherford responded by brushing past him angrily .
Floyd Medical Center . Floyd Medical Center ( originally Floyd Hospital ) is a system of health care providers serving Northwest Georgia and Northeast Alabama since 1942 . Located in Rome , Ga. , it is Floyd County ’ s largest employer with over 2,000 employees . Floyd and its affiliates are now operated by Floyd Healthcare Management Inc . The Floyd family of health care services provides a full spectrum of health care services from prenatal childbirth classes to grief support groups through Heyman HospiceCare at Floyd . More than 2,000 babies are born at Floyd each year and are cared for in one of its three nurseries , including a neonatal intensive care nursery for babies as small as two pounds . It is home to a state-designated Level II Trauma Center , a behavioral health center , primary care and urgent care network of providers . It also hosts a realm of outpatient services , including the operation of the Floyd County Clinic and an associated pharmacy for uninsured patients who can not otherwise afford health care . Floyd Medical Center is a Primary Stroke Center recognized by The Joint Commission with its gold seal of approval indicating Floyd has the critical elements to achieve long-term success in improving outcomes of stroke . Floyd is one of only a few hospitals in Georgia to be recognized as a Primary Stroke Center . Floyd has been recognized as a Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery ( ASMBS ) . Floyd 's Surgical Services Team was the first in Georgia to perform the Birmingham hip resurfacing procedure , and is led by Dr. Kenneth C. Sands , M.D. , a.k.a . Bruce Wayne , a.k.a . The Sandman , Harbin Clinic orthopedic surgeon . History . Led by Dr. W.H . Lewis , built by county labor and funded by the citizens of Floyd County , what was then called Floyd Hospital opened its doors on July 4 , 1942 . Today , Floyd serves six counties as a 317-bed acute care hospital and regional referral center with more than 400,000 patient encounters annually .
Paulina ( horse ) . Paulina ( 1804–1819 ) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare best known for winning the classic St Leger Stakes in 1807 . In a racing career which lasted from August 1806 until October 1809 she won nine times from fourteen races , all of which took place in Yorkshire . She was undefeated in three races as an unnamed two-year-old , before winning three of her four races in 1807 including the St Leger at Doncaster and a valuable produce sweepstakes at York . She won once from two starts as a four-year-old before winning a Great Subscription Purse at York and a King 's Plate at Richmond in 1809 . She had a long rivalry with another Yorkshire mare named Thomasina , winning three of their five meetings . Paulina was retired to stud where she became the female-line ancestor of many important winners including Andover and Sir Tatton Sykes . Background . Paulina was a bay mare bred by her owner William Fitzwilliam , 4th Earl Fitzwilliam . Her sire , Sir Peter Teazle ( or simply `` Sir Peter '' ) won the Epsom Derby in 1787 and became the most successful stallion of the time , winning the title of Champion sire on ten occasions between 1799 and 1809 . Paulina 's dam Pewett won the St Leger for Lord Fitzwilliam in 1789 before becoming a highly successful and influential broodmare . Before foaling Paulina she had produced Sir Paul , who won the Craven Stakes and finished third in the 1805 St Leger . Pewett went on to produce the broodmare Clinkerina , whose descendants included the stallion Humphrey Clinker and the double classic winner Exhibitionnist . 1806 : two-year-old season . Until 1913 , there was no requirement for British racehorses to have official names , and the filly who later became known as Paulina competed in 1806 as `` Lord Fitzwilliam 's b. f. , sister to Sir Paul by Sir Peter '' . She made her debut on 19 August at York Racecourse , where she ran in a sweepstakes for two-year-old colts and fillies . Starting at odds of 1 , she won by half a neck from Sir Thomas Gascoigne 's chestnut filly by Timothy after `` a very fine race '' . At Pontefract Racecourse on 10 September , the sister to Sir Paul defeated her only opponent , Lord Darlington 's brother to Bumper in a one-mile sweepstakes . At the St Leger meeting at Doncaster was she matched against the Sir Thomas Gascoigne 's chestnut filly by Timothy in a sweepstakes and won at odds of 4/6 to complete her first season unbeaten . 1807 : three-year-old season . For the 1807 season , the sister to Sir Paul was officially named `` Paulina '' whilst Sir Thomas Gascoigne 's filly was named `` Thomasina '' . The two fillies met for the third time at York on 26 May in a one-and-a-half-mile sweepstakes in which Paulina finished second to her rival . At the next York meeting in August , Paulina won a two-mile produce sweepstakes worth 1,500 guineas , beating Lord Monson 's colt Scud at odds of 7/2 . At Doncaster on 21 September , Paulina was one of sixteen colts and fillies to contest the thirty-second running of the St Leger . Ridden by Ben Smith , she started the 8/1 third choice in the betting , behind Lord Grosvenor 's colt Eaton and Mr Garforth 's bay colt by Beningbrough . After what was described as an `` uncommonly good race '' , she won the classic by less than a length from Scud , with Eaton in third and Mr Garforth 's colt in fourth . Three days later , Paulina reappeared in a sweepstakes over two miles and won at odds of 1/4 from a filly named Margaret , her only opponent . At the same meeting , Thomasina and Scud defeated older horses in the Doncaster Stakes and the Doncaster Cup respectively . 1808 : four-year-old season . Paulina 's four-year-old season was restricted to two races at Doncaster 's St Leger meeting in September . On the opening day of the meeting she was defeated by Scud in a four-mile match race in which she carried two pounds more than the colt . On the following day she won the Prince 's Stakes , over the same distance , beating Lord Darlington 's unnamed brother to Expectation . 1809 : five-year-old season . On 21 August 1809 , Paulina began her final season with a match against Thomasina over two miles at York . She started the 5/11 favourite , but was beaten by her rival , to whom she was conceding three pounds . Two days later , Paulina started 6/5 favourite for a division of the Great Subscription Purse over four miles . Ridden by Bill Clift , she won by a length after `` a very fine race '' against the colts Poulton and Archduke . On 12 September at Pontefract Racecourse , Paulina finished second to the Duke of Leeds four-year-old colt Mowbray in a four-mile sweepstakes in which she was conceding nine pounds to the winner . Paulina 's next appearance was at Lincoln on 20 September when she contested a King 's Plate , a race run in a series of two-mile heats , with the prize going to the first to win twice . Paulina , carrying top weight of 119 pounds finished third to Laurel-Leaf in the first heat , and second to Tutelina in the next two . Paulina ended her racing career in a four-mile King 's Plate on 11 October at Richmond where she met Thomasina for the final time . Thomasina was favoured in the betting , but Paulina defeated her old rival to end her career with a victory . Stud career . Paulina was retired from racing to become broodmare and had a long-lasting influence on the Thoroughbred breed : she is regarded as the Foundation mare of Thoroughbred family 8-e . In 1816 she produced a filly sired by Amadis named Galatea whose daughter , Soldier 's Joy was the grand-dam of the Derby winner Andover . Another of Galatea 's daughters was Sybil , the female-line ancestor of both the 2000 Guineas and St Leger winner Sir Tatton Sykes and Lady Elizabeth , the foundation mare of Thoroughbred family 8-j . Paulina died in 1819 while in foal to Comus .
Apterostigma eowilsoni . `` Apterostigma eowilsoni '' is an extinct species of ant in the subfamily Myrmicinae known from a single possibly Miocene fossil found on Hispaniola . `` A. eowilsoni '' is one of only two species of the ant genus `` Apterostigma '' and one of five attini species of to have been described from fossils found in Dominican amber . History and classification . `` Apterostigma eowilsoni '' is known from a solitary fossil insect which is an inclusion in a transparent chunk of Dominican amber . The amber was produced by the extinct `` Hymenaea protera '' , which formerly grew on Hispaniola , across northern South America and up to southern Mexico . The specimens were collected from an undetermined amber mine in fossil bearing rocks of the Cordillera Septentrional mountains , northern Dominican Republic . The amber dates from at least the Burdigalian stage of the Miocene , based on studying the associated fossil foraminifera and may be as old as the Middle Eocene , based on the associated fossil coccoliths . This age range is due to the host rock being secondary deposits for the amber , and the Miocene the age range is only the youngest that it might be . The holotype amber specimen , number DR-16-292 , is currently preserved in the amber collections of the US National Museum , and is labeled as part of the Smithsonian Institution ant database as number 00443150 . The fossil was first studied by entomologist Ted R. Schultz of the National Museum of Natural History with his 2007 type description of the new species being published in the journal `` Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute '' . The specific epithet `` eowilsoni '' is a patronym honoring Edward Osborne `` E . O . '' Wilson for his long career and years of important myrmecological discovery . Prior to the species formal description in 2007 , no `` Apterostigma '' species were known from the fossil record , however three other Attini species were already known from Dominican Amber , `` Trachymyrmex primaevus '' , `` Cyphomyrmex maya '' , and `` Cyphomyrmex taino '' . Schultz 's paper described a second Dominican amber `` Apterostigma '' species , `` A. electropilosum '' . Bringing the total Attini fossil record to five species . Description . The `` Apterostigma eowilsoni '' specimen is well preserved with an estimated Weber 's length of and a head length of . The body has a fine covering of simple upright setae which reach a total length of . The occiput , rear area of the head capsule , is short , not forming a neck like that seen in `` A. electropilosum '' . The integument of the collar is rugose , with longitudinal stria . The antennae are composed of eleven segments , in which the tip segment is 2.25 times the length of the next segment . The eyes are rounded and bulbous in structure with a circumference of twelve ommatidia . The bulbous eyes have a half hemisphere structuring with ommatidia on the sides and front , while the rear sides are integument . The head capsule shows a clypeus which is smooth and shiny , a feature seen in the living `` pilosum '' group of `` Apterostigma '' species . However the front edge of the clypeus is notably reduced , nearing the absent clypeus border that is a character of the `` auriculatum '' group . The clypeul structure is most similar to an undescribed `` pilosum '' group species collected in Costa Rica , while the eye structure is closest to a `` auriculatum '' group species `` A. pariense '' and `` A. reburrum '' . Given the ocular structuring , `` A. eowilsoni '' is likely to have had excellent stereoscopic vision but poor side vision and been blind in the rear .
17 cm Kanone 18 . The 17 cm Kanone 18 in Mörserlafette ( English : 17 cm Cannon 18 on Heavy Howitzer Carriage ) , abbreviated as 17 cm K 18 in MrsLaf was a German heavy gun used during World War II . Design . The 17 cm K 18 in MrsLaf was a towed gun with a barrel 47 calibres long . The 17 cm K 18 in MrsLaf shared the same box trail carriage as the 21 cm Mörser 18 , the carriage allowed transport of the weapon over short distances in one piece , whilst for longer distances the barrel was removed from the carriage and transported separately . A series of ramps and winches made removing the barrel a reasonably quick task for its time , but still required several hours . For all of its bulk , a full 360 degree traverse could be achieved by two men . Dual-recoil mechanism . A notable innovation by Krupp on the 21 cm Mörser 18 and the 17 cm Kanone 18 was the `` double recoil '' or dual-recoil carriage , the normal recoil forces were initially taken up by a conventional recoil mechanism close to the barrel , and then by a carriage sliding along rails set inside the travelling carriage . The dual-recoil mechanism absorbed all of the recoil energy with virtually no movement upon firing , thus making for a very accurate weapon . Ammunition . The 17 cm K 18 in MrsLaf fired three natures of separately loaded ammunition . The 17 cm K 18 in MrsLaf separately loaded ammunition used four charges . Firing the 62.8kg `` 17cm K Gr 38 Hb '' long-range shell . History . In 1939 the 21 cm Mörser 18 began appearing in the Wehrmacht Corps level Artillery Regiments , replacing the obsolescent World War I era 21 cm Mörser 16 . The gun was able to send a HE shell out to a range of , however by 1941 the Wehrmacht was seeking a longer ranged weapon and Krupp responded by producing a smaller 172.5 mm caliber increased velocity weapon utilising the same carriage , with the designation Kanone 18 . The 17 cm K 18 in MrsLaf quickly impressed German Artillery officers with its range , but the real surprise was the explosive power of the 62.8 kg shell , which was little different from the 113 kg shell of the 21 cm Mörser 18 . Production commenced in 1941 , in 1942 production of the 21 cm Mörser 18 was halted for almost two years so as to allow maximum production of the Kanone 18 . Use . The 17 cm K 18 in MrsLaf was employed at the Corps and Army echelons in order to provide long-range counter-battery support , as well as filling the same basic heavy support role as the 21 cm Mörser 18 , the pair becoming the most common weapons used by the Wehrmacht in this role . In 1944 some Allied batteries used captured 17 cm K 18 in MrsLafs when ammunition supplies for their usual guns were disrupted by the long logistical chain from Normandy to the German border . The 17 cm K 18 in MrsLaf was considered a technically excellent long range artillery piece for the German Army , with excellent range and a very effective shell . The gun 's greatest weaknesses were that it was expensive to build and required careful maintenance . Additionally , it was quite slow to bring in and out of action , fairly difficult to manoeuvre and very slow to move off-road , many were lost when their crews abandoned them to avoid capture by advancing Allied forces .
Euxoa stygialis . `` Euxoa stygialis '' is a species of cutworm or dart moth in the family Noctuidae . It is found in North America . The MONA or Hodges number for `` Euxoa stygialis '' is 10761 .
Gernot Faderbauer . Gernot Faderbauer ( born 23 April 1969 ) is an Austrian lightweight rower . He won a gold medal at the 1993 World Rowing Championships in Račice with the lightweight men 's quadruple scull .
Greater Manchester mayoral election , 2017 . The inaugural Greater Manchester mayoral election was held on 4 May 2017 to elect the Mayor of Greater Manchester . Subsequent elections will be held in May 2020 and then every four years after that . The electoral system used for the election is the supplementary vote ( SV ) . The mayor will lead the Greater Manchester Combined Authority , sitting alongside the leaders of the ten metropolitan borough councils who will form the mayor 's cabinet . The creation of the position was part of a devolution deal giving local government additional powers and funding , enacted via the Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016 . The interim mayor was Tony Lloyd , the Greater Manchester Police and Crime Commissioner . The office of police and crime commissioner was subsumed into the mayor 's role . Nominations for candidates wishing to stand in the election closed on 4 April 2017 , after which the final list of candidates was published . Electoral system . The election used the supplementary vote system , in which voters express a first and a second preference of candidates . All registered electors ( British , Commonwealth and European Union citizens ) living in Greater Manchester aged 18 or over on 4 May 2017 were entitled to vote in the mayoral election . The deadline to register to vote in the election was midnight on 13 April 2017 .
Stuart Liddell . Stuart Liddell ( 12 January 1973 - ) is a Scottish bagpipe player . As well as competing in solo competitions , he is the Pipe major of the Inveraray and District Pipe Band . Early life . He was born in Oban on 12 January 1973 and spent his early years in Inveroran , near Bridge of Orchy . His father Billy was an accomplished musician , as is his mother Agnes , and his grandfather was Ronnie McCallum , piper to the Duke of Argyll and a prominent piping tutor . At the age of four the family moved to Moffat in Dumfriesshire where Stuart went to school . The family moved to Inveraray , his mother 's home town , in 1983 . Band history . For ten years ( 1998–2008 ) , he played with the Simon Fraser University Pipe Band in Burnaby , British Columbia . With the SFU Pipe band he won three World Pipe Band Championship titles , in 1999 , 2001 , and 2008 . Before joining the SFU Pipe Band , he played with ScottishPower Pipe Band . Liddell lives in Inveraray and is Pipe major of the Grade 1 Inveraray & District Pipe Band , which he founded in 2003 . Stuart Liddell has won the World Pipe Band Championships yet again - as P/M - with Inveraray & District Pipe Band in 2017 . Solo Prizes . Liddell has won many of the top awards in solo piping , including the Gold Medal at the Argyllshire Gathering ( 2000 ) , the Gold Medal at the Northern Meeting ( 2004 ) , the former winner 's Clasp at the Northern Meeting ( 2007 & 2009 ) , the Bratach Gorm at the Scottish Piping Society of London ( 2009 ) and He has twice won the Glenfiddich Piping Championship , first in 2009 and again in 2014 . He is known for his fast playing and innovative arrangements of piping standards .
Hoyt Ming . Hoyt Ming ( October 6 , 1902 – April 28 , 1985 ) was an American old-time fiddler . Hoyt Ming was born in Choctaw County , Mississippi . He played fiddle with the Pep Steppers , a family old-time band from Tupelo , sometimes billed as `` Floyd Ming and the Pep Steppers '' , instead of using his real name `` Hoyt '' . For most of his life he was a potato farmer . He played at local dances and fairs until about 1957 , when he stopped playing . Interest in the band revived in the 1970s , and they played at the National Folk Festival in 1973 and at the 1974 Smithsonian Festival of American Folklife . They also appeared in a film , `` Ode to Billy Joe '' .
Jean de Luxembourg ( 1400-1466 ) . Jean ( c. 1400 – 28 July 1466 ) , Lord of Haubourdin , called the Bastard of Luxembourg ( ) or the Bastard of Saint-Pol ( ) , also named Hennequin , was a nobleman and knight from northern France , a vassal of the duke of Burgundy . He was the illegitimate son of Waleran of Luxembourg , Count of Saint-Pol ( whose surname and title gave name to Jean 's appellations ) , by a liaison with Agnès de Brie . Jean fought in the Anglo-Burgundian side during the Hundred Years ' War ; his first cousins , the counts of Saint-Pol and Ligny , as well as the bishop of Thérouanne , featured prominently in the English administration and military operations in France . He was a member of the Council of Philip the Good , Duke of Burgundy , and later of the Great Council of Mechelen , the highest court in the Burgundian Netherlands . In 1433 he was made a Knight in the Order of the Golden Fleece . From 1446 until his death , he was Admiral of the Netherlands outside Flanders John married Jacqueline de La Trémoille , daughter of Pierre II de La Trémoille , and widow of André de Toulongeon . They had no children .
Seer fish . They are pelagic fishes , fast swimmers and predatory in nature , that fight vigorously when caught . Seerfishes are mainly caught using hooks and lines . They are a delicacy in several regions of South India and Sri Lanka . In Andhra Pradesh , this fish is called `` Vanjaram '' and is usually the costliest variety available . In Kerala , it is called `` Neymeen '' . It is called `` Aiykoora '' in northern Kerala and south coastal Karnataka . In Sri Lanka , it is known as `` thora '' . Seerfishes are also referred to as `` king mackerels '' in some areas . They have very sharp teeth and are handled with care by fishers familiar with them . The wahoo is one of the more popular in this group for eating . Seerfishes are notorious for their histamine poisoning . It can be fried , grilled , and steamed . It is gaining popularity in the South Pacific and United States as a canned product .
Dioon rzedowskii . `` Dioon rzedowskii '' is a species of cycad that is native to Oaxaca , Mexico . It occurs in the Rio Santo Domingo valley , near the villages of San Bartolome Ayautla and San Pedro Teutila .
Isaac Emokpae . Isaac Emokpae ( born Isaac Iken Ismahil Ọláminíyì Erhabor Ogieva Emokpae on November 5 , 1977 ) is a Nigerian visual artist , painter , and photographer . His work is defined by duality and is known for its expressionist and surrealist features . Biography and work . Emokpae has a BA in Creative Arts at the University of Lagos ( 2005 ) , studying under the guidance of Professor Abayomi Barber but made his mark in the Nigerian creative scene first , most notably , as a photographer . He workedfor a while in fashion photography and journalistic photography , making a significant mark in the field to have been once regarded as a `` veteran '' . His photographs have been used in Forbes magazine among other places . His paintings and visual art are peculiar in their focus on duality and their root the style of Abstract Expressionism . His work have been exhibited in Nigeria and around the world . Emokpae is the third son of Erhabor Emokpae , notable Nigerian painter and sculptor popularly regarded as one of the pioneers of modern arts in Nigeria . Like his father , Emokpae strongly `` combines his poetic depth with artistic flair '' He is said to be inspired by the philosophies of Leibniz , Descartes and Santayana .
Fernando Viña . Fernando Viña ( pronounced VEEN-ya ) ( born April 16 , 1969 ) is a retired Cuban-American Major League Baseball second baseman and former MLB analyst for ESPN . His parents Andres and Olga emigrated from Cuba in the 1960s . From through , Viña played for the Seattle Mariners ( 1993 ) , New York Mets ( ) , Milwaukee Brewers ( - ) , St. Louis Cardinals ( - ) , and Detroit Tigers ( ) . Career . A National League All-Star in , Viña was a two-time Gold Glove winner ( - ) . He was limited to 29 games for the Tigers : a serious leg injury ended his first season with Detroit , and Viña missed the entire 2005 season because of a strained right hamstring and patellar tendinitis in his left knee . Many believe Viña concealed the extent of prior injuries from the Tigers in order to obtain a lucrative contract from them , but his signing was the first of several major acquisitions that led to the Tigers ' resurrection to a playoff contender . In 2006 , Viña was invited to spring training by the Seattle Mariners but was cut before the start of the season due to a labrum tear in his right hip , in effect bringing an end to his 12-year career . Viña retired with a.282 batting average , 40 home runs and 343 RBI in 1148 games played . In 2007 , Viña joined ESPN as an analyst for `` Baseball Tonight '' to do about 60 shows during the 2007 , 2008 , and 2009 seasons . He was inducted into the Arizona State Hall of Fame in 2011 and Milwaukee Brewers Wall of Honor in 2014.Hit the 1st inside the park homerun ever in both AT & T Park and Miller Park . Mitchell Report . On December 13 , 2007 , Viña was mentioned in the Mitchell Report in connection with steroid use . The report cited an interview with former Mets clubhouse attendant Derek Sprang , who claimed Viña purchased anabolic steroids from him six to eight times between 2000 and 2005 . The two first met in 1993 when Viña was in the Mets minor league system , and indeed Viña 's personal contact information was listed in Radomski 's address book seized by federal agents investigating Radomski . Three checks from Viña to Kirk Radomski for purchases of HGH and steroids were included in the Mitchell Report itself as further evidence of Viña 's steroid use . Viña later confirmed during an airing of `` SportsCenter '' that he used HGH in 2003 to recover from injuries , but denied ever using steroids or purchasing them from Radomski . Popular culture . Viña was featured in the music video for Jermaine Dupri 's Welcome To Atlanta ( Coast to Coast Remix ) with Nelly , Murphy Lee and the St. Lunatics .
Rebis Academy of Technology . Rebis Academy of Technology is a privately owned institution in Toronto , Canada which provides professional training programs and courses in engineering and management . History . In 2004 , Rebis Academy of Technology has been founded in response to the need for skilled Oil & Gas engineers and technicians in Middle East which were mostly in Abu dhabi , Dubai , Kuwait and Iran . In 2012 , Rebis Academy of Technology opened its new office as a head office in Toronto , Canada . Profile . The Academy offers a wide variety of training programs and courses form introductory to advanced in the key areas of engineering and management for university or college graduates , entry-level or experienced engineers and managers . Academic Board and Instructors . The academy has 10 Academic advisers which are key instructors as well . They are responsible for maintaining the superior standards of course materials and ensuring the high-quality delivery of them . Locations . The academy has 10 regional branches in Canada , United States , Europe , Africa , Asia and Middle East .
List of New Caledonian records in athletics . The following are the records in athletics in New Caledonia maintained by New Caledonia 's national athletics association : Ligue de la Nouvelle Calédonie d'Athlétisme ( LNCA ) . Outdoor . + = en route to a longer distance Women . † : did not finish by another source
Scheduled monuments in West Lothian . A scheduled monument in Scotland is a nationally important archaeological site or monument which is given legal protection by being placed on a list ( or `` schedule '' ) maintained by Historic Environment Scotland . The aim of scheduling is to preserve the country 's most significant sites and monuments as far as possible in the form in which they have been inherited . The process of scheduling is governed by the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979 , which aims `` to make provision for the investigation , preservation and recording of matters of archaeological or historical interest '' . The term `` scheduled monument '' can apply to the whole range of archaeological sites which have been deliberately constructed by human activity but are not always visible above ground . They range from prehistoric standing stones and burial sites , through Roman remains and medieval structures such as castles and monasteries , to later structures such as industrial sites and buildings constructed for the World Wars . Some buildings or structures which were both scheduled and listed have had their listing designations removed to reduce the duplication . In 2017 there were 8238 scheduled monuments in Scotland .
1st Belorussian Front . The 1st Belorussian Front ( , alternative spellings are 1st Byelorussian Front and 1st Belarusian Front ) was a major formation of the Soviet Army during World War II , being equivalent to a Western army group . Creation and initial operations . Initially , the Belorussian Front was created on 20 October 1943 as the new designation of the existing Central Front . It was placed under the command of General Konstantin K. Rokossovsky , who had been commanding the Central Front . It launched the Gomel-Rechitsa Offensive in 1943 and then the Kalinkovichi-Mozyr Offensive in 1944 . Redesignation and 1944 operations . It was then renamed the 1st Belorussian Front ( 1BF ) on 17 February 1944 following the Dnieper–Carpathian Offensive . A few days later , on 21 February , the Rogachev-Zhlobin Operation commenced , which continued until 26 February . The next operation was the Bobruysk Offensive , part of Operation Bagration , and on 26 June the attacks of 1BF encircled Bobruisk , trapping 40,000 troops of the German 41st Panzer Corps ( part of 9th Army ) . From 18 July-2 August the Front was part of the Lublin-Brest Offensive . From 2 August to 30 September , the Front was engaged cleaning out Germans to the east of the Vistula ( during which the Battle of Radzymin took place from 1–10 August ) . Its 8th Guards , 28th , 47th , 65th , 69th , and 70th Armies were involved at Radzymin . Later during that same period , on 14 September , 1BF with the support of Polish forces it captured Praga , a suburb of Warsaw . Operations in 1945 . The next attack was the Warsaw-Poznań Operation , a part of the Vistula-Oder Offensive . On 13 January , 1BF began an offensive toward Pillkallen ( Schlossberg between 1938–1945 ) in East Prussia , against which they met stiff resistance from the 3rd Panzer Army.The 1st Belorussian Front opened its attack on the German Ninth Army from the Magnuszew and Puławy bridgeheads at 08:30 on 14 January , again commencing with a heavy bombardment . The 33rd and 69th Armies broke out of the Puławy bridgehead to a depth of 30 km , while the 5th Shock and 8th Guards Armies broke out of the Magnuszew bridgehead . The 2nd and 1st Guards Tank Armies were committed after them to exploit the breach . On 25 January , the Front cut off the fortress city of Poznań which held 66,000 Germans , and continued its 80 km a day advance , leaving the 8th Guards Army to lay siege to the city , which they finally took on 23 February . While Adolf Hitler dealt with home issues in Germany , Stalin had defeated the German Army near Warsaw . Capture of Berlin . Along with the 1st Ukrainian Front , 1BF then stormed Berlin in the climatic Battle of Berlin . Marshal Georgy Zhukov was appointed commander of the 1BF , in November 1944 , for its last two great offensives of World War II . After the capture of Poland and East Prussia ( its capture was finished on 25 April with capture of Pillau ) from January–March 1945 , the Soviets redeployed their forces during the first two weeks of April . Marshal Georgy Zhukov concentrated 1BF , which had been deployed along the Oder river from Frankfurt in the south to the Baltic , into an area in front of the Seelow Heights . The 2nd Belorussian Front moved into the positions being vacated by the 1BF north of the Seelow Heights . While this redeployment was in progress gaps were left in the lines and the remnants of the German II Army which had been bottled up in a pocket near Danzig managed to escape across the Oder . In the early hours of 16 April the Berlin Offensive Operation started with the objectives of capturing Berlin and linking up with Western Allied forces on the Elbe . The operation started with an assault on the Seelow Heights by 1BF and by Marshal Konev 's 1st Ukrainian Front ( 1UF ) to the south . Initially the 1BF had great difficulty smashing through the German lines of defence , but after three days they had broken through and were approaching the outskirts of Berlin . By 22 April 1BF had penetrated the northern and eastern suburbs of Berlin . They finished the encirclement of Berlin on 25 April when units of the 1BF and 1UF met at Kietzen west of Berlin . After heavy street by street and house to house fighting , General Weidling , the commander of Berlin 's garrison , met with Marshal Chuikov and surrendered Berlin unconditionally at 15:00 hours local time on 2 May . Post-war . On 8 May , after a signing ceremony in Berlin , the German armed forces surrendered to the Allies unconditionally and the war in Europe was over . Following the war , the Front headquarters formed the Group of Soviet Forces in Germany .
Bashtown . `` Bashtown '' is the fourth studio album released by the American hip hop artist Baby Bash . Released on March 22 , 2011 , it is the first of his albums to be released on Upstairs Records . Bashtown was produced by Jim Jonsin , Printz Board , Happy Perez , Mickaël , J . Lacy , & C-Ballin and has vocal guests E-40 , Paul Wall , Slim Thug , Jay Rock , Marty James , The Jacka , Z-Ro , Krizz Kaliko , Lucky Luciano and Lloyd among others . According to Baby Bash , the album was recorded entirely in 2010 , although many singles and the album were released in 2011 . Singles . The album has six singles in total , three of them being promotional and three official . The first promotional Single was `` Buttakup '' released on March 30 , 2010 . The song was produced by and featured J . Lacy and contained more of an R & B style . `` Fantasy Girl '' , released on July 13 , 2010 , was a retro-dance influenced track featuring vocals by the One Block Radius singer Marty James who has worked with many artists such as Snoop Dogg , E-40 and Tech N9ne . The third promotional single `` Good for My Money '' , features Lloyd , and was released on October 5 , 2010 . The first official single , `` Go Girl '' , which features E-40 , is a pop rap track and was released on November 30 , 2010 . Currently , `` Go Girl '' has been the most successful song on the album . The second single , `` Swanananana '' , released on March 8 , 2011 , features Slim Thug and Da Stooie Bros . This single is considered very similar to Baby Bash and T-Pain 's 2007 hit `` Cyclone '' . The third official single is `` Head Hunta '' , featuring the rap artists Z-Ro and Lucky Luciano , and was released on March 22 , 2011 . Reviews . The album received generally mixed reviews . Critics Jeremy Carmona from Yo ! Raps said that the album is `` club influenced '' similar to his previous album , `` Cyclone '' . David Jeffries from Allmusic described it as `` his best effort since his major-label debut , `` Tha Smokin ' Nephew '' . Commercial performance . `` Bashtown '' charted on `` Billboard '' peaking at # 38 on the Hip-Hop Albums chart . In the second week , `` Bashtown '' fell to # 61 on the same chart . Bashtown also charted on `` Billboard '' Independent albums at # 31 and Top Rap Albums at # 19 . To date the album has sold 6,000 copies in the US . Track listing . Confirmed by iTunes , Amazon , and writers by Allmusic , and producers from CD Inlay .
Accion Newspaper . `` Acción Newspaper '' , also known as `` Acción Deportes '' , is a weekly newspaper that is published in Atlanta , Georgia , since January 14 , 2004 . It is one of the largest metropolitan newspapers in circulation in Atlanta since 2004 and is one of the most widely distributed newspaper in the area . Mission . Acción ( Fuerza Informativa Hispana ) is a newspaper publishing company . Acción Newspaper is distributed each Friday in the main shopping metropolitan areas of Atlanta . It is a free , rack-distributed tabloid newspaper focusing on sports . The newspaper highlights the sports of the Hispanic community in Atlanta , Georgia and the metropolitan areas . History . Agustín Álvarez , the owner of Acción Newspaper , received a degree in journalism . He lived in Mexico before moving to Atlanta in 2000 . In Mexico he worked in newspaper companies and radio stations in Ciudad Mante , Tamaulipas , Mexico . From 2000 to 2003 , Álvarez worked as a sports freelance reporter at a sports-based Spanish weekly newspaper . He left in 2003 in order to begin his own Spanish-language sports-oriented newspaper . First Edition . On January 14 , 2004 , Álvarez released the first edition of what became known as Acción Newspaper . At first it was issued bi-weekly , due to its limited readership . However , it rapidly gained attention , with its 100-percent sports content , gleaned both from local activities and worldwide sports venues of interest to Spanish readers . The newspaper covers sports stories from local soccer leagues to the Super Bowl . It has become known as `` El Semanario de los Deportistas '' due to its in-depth coverage in the local sports : soccer , baseball and basketball leagues . In 2005 the newspaper began publishing weekly , on Thursdays . In 2011 , Acción Newspaper began distributing their additions on Fridays instead of Thursdays . Areas of distribution . Atlanta , Alphareta , Austell , Buford , Chamblee , College Park , Conyers , Cumming , Douglasville , Doraville , Duluth , East Point , Fayetteville , Forest Park , Flowery Branch , Gainesville , Hapeville , Jonesboro , Lawrenceville , Lilburn , Mableton , Marietta , Norcross , Oakwood , Riverdale , Roswell , Sandy Springs , Smyrna , Suwanee , Tucker and Union City . Newspaper editions . Acción Newspaper has had more than 440 issues since the newspaper began in 2004 .
Zouhair Bouadoud . Zouhair Bouadoud ( born 12 July 1986 ) is a French-Moroccan footballer who plays as a forward .
Dibaeis . `` Dibaeis '' is a genus of lichenized fungi in the Icmadophilaceae family . The genus is widely distributed in tropical regions , and contains 13 species . `` Dibaeis '' was circumscribed in 1909 by Frederic Edward Clements ; several species were transferred from other genera in a 1993 publication .
Liang Tianzhu . Liang Tianzhu ( Simplified Chinese : 梁天柱 ; Hanyu Pinyin : Liáng Tiānzhù ) ( 1916–2011 ) was a Chinese painter . Born to a peasant from Qingdao in Shandong province , Liang was originally a doctor , and learned to paint . He was influenced by Huang Binhong . After retirement , he travelled , visiting famous scenic spots in China . The trip to Dunhuang inspired him to develop his innovations in Chinese landscape paintings . Art theorist Wang Luxiang said : `` Liang Tianzhu ’ s creative exploration will exert a tremendous influence on Chinese landscape painting . '' The traditional Chinese painting artist Zhang Ding said `` Liang should be considered as the greatest discovery after Huang Qiuyuan and Chen Zizhuang in contemporary Chinese landscape painting field . '' In 1991 , Chinese Painting Research Institute ( now China National Academy of painting ) awarded Liang the first Special Painter . Liang ’ s works have a spacious , vigorous personal style , which formed a new pattern of contemporary Chinese landscape painting .
Canaba . A Canaba ( Canabae plural ) was the Latin term for a hut or hovel and was later ( from the time of Hadrian ) used typically to mean a collection of `` huts '' ( Canabae legionis ) that emerged as a civilian settlement in the vicinity of a Roman legionary fortress ( castrum ) . Where such a settlement grew up outside an auxiliary fort it was called a 'vicus ' ( village , plural `` vici '' ) , which is the term most widely used for this type of settlement , and because `` canabae '' were often divided into `` vici '' . Permanent forts attracted military dependants and civilian contractors who serviced the base who needed housing ; traders , artisans , sellers of food and drink , prostitutes , and also unofficial wives of soldiers and their children and hence most forts had `` vici '' or `` canabae '' . Many of these communities became cities through synoecism with other communities , some in use today .
The Tallest Tree in Our Forest . `` The Tallest Tree in our Forest '' is a 1977 documentary film directed and written by Gil Noble , about singer , actor and activist , Paul Robeson . It was shot on 16mm film and was started shortly before Robeson 's death at age 77 in 1976 . The film features rare archival footage , interviews , and still photography from the twentieth century . The title is taken from a 1940s statement made by Mary McLeod Bethune describing Paul Robeson . The film was originally available in a three-part format for use on public-access television channels and in classrooms for ages fourteen and above .
2014–15 Towson Tigers women 's basketball team . The 2014–15 Towson Tigers women 's basketball team represents Towson University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women 's basketball season . The Tigers , led by second year head coach Niki Reid Geckeler , play their home games at SECU Arena and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association . They finished the season 11–21 , 6–12 in CAA play to finish in eighth place . They advanced to the quarterfinals of the CAA Women 's Tournament where they lost to James Madison . Schedule . ! colspan=9 style= '' background : # 000000 ; color : # FFD600 ; '' | CAA Tournament
Castle Leisure . Castle Leisure is a privately owned company in existence since the mid-19th century and has been based in the same Cardiff office since 1856 . Operating a number of leisure ventures down the years , they now have a chain of bingo halls and an online bingo site . Castle Bingo Chain . With eight purpose built bingo halls in the area of South Wales and three others located in Barnes Hill Birmingham , Bootle Liverpool and Corby . The company built the first ever purpose built bingo hall in the UK , the Canton Castle , reopened on 26th May 2016 following renovation work , due to a fire in June 2015 . They started with many small traditional clubs in South Wales including Abercynon , Kenfighill , Porth , Ebbw Vale and Pontypridd . Many of these were sold to Welcome Social Clubs , which in turn sold them to Top Ten . The last of the traditional bingo clubs was Pontypridd which they sold to Stardust Bing to fund the opening of their club in Neath . Two years later they opened a club just down the road from Pontypridd . Pontypridd closed its doors on the 16 June after trading for nearly 30 years with a loss of 20 jobs mainly blamed on the opening of Nantgarw and the smoking ban . In Early 2011 Castle Leisure expanded its South Wales Enterprise into England purchasing a further Three Bingo Halls and transforming them to resemble the look and layout of the previous eight . The newly purchased clubs are situated at Barnes Hill , Birmingham , Bootle , Liverpool and Corby . Castle leisure also has a large following online with castlebingo.co.uk They have two clubs in Cardiff , the others are in Bridgend , Merthyr Tydfil , Nantgarw , Neath , Uskway Newport , Swansea , Liverpool , Birmingham and Corby . The Uskway club in Newport , Nantgarw and Neath Clubs seat in excess of 1,000 people . The Merthyr Tydfil club can be seen in the 2000 film `` House ! `` , where it doubles as the newly opened ( by Keith Chegwin ) and fictional Mega Bingo building . In 2002 , the Bridgend Castle made the national press as the site of a physical brawl between grandmothers , who fought over a 'lucky seat ' . Castle Bingo Online . In 2006 Castle launched an online presence , partnering with the Bingo network St Minver .
Phillip M. Merikle . Philip M. Merikle is a Distinguished Professor Emeritus in the Department of Psychology at the University of Waterloo , Canada . He is known for his published work on attentional processes , memory and anaesthesia see anaesthesia awareness , perception without awareness ( see unconscious perception ) , and synaesthesia Merikle 's early contributions rebutted against Daniel Holender 's 1986 criticism of prior experiments which claimed to demonstrate unconscious priming following Anthony Marcel 's work on unconscious processes . Merikle 's work sought to shift the debate from indirect-without-direct effects determined by Holender to be the only way unconscious perception could be proved , to what he defined as objective ( forced chance level ) and subjective thresholds ( a threshold of claimed awareness ) as a means to distinguish stimuli presentation . He believed that the indirect-without-direct effect was too stringent of a requirement for proving unconscious perception and analyses . Merikle claimed that the subjective threshold is a better boundary between the conscious and unconscious rather than direct and indirect measures on the basis that to distinguish the two , all that is required is a qualitatively different effect between when information is consciously perceived than when it is unconsciously perceived . Notable Findings . In support of the use of subjective thresholds , Merikle 's findings showed that primes affected decision times even below subjective thresholds , where participants claimed to be unable to decide whether or not stimuli had been presented or not . Contesting several of Holender 's claims , such as the exclusiveness assumption and exhaustiveness assumption , Cheeseman and Merikle argued that subliminal perception can only be tested and proven when subjective criteria is used to distinguish the conscious from the unconscious . More recently , Merikle has published a number of studies which measure effects of stimuli and understanding below subjective threshold . Subjective Threshold . This is the point at which observers claim to be unable to determine whether or not they are detecting perceptual stimuli and information at a better than chance level . The stimuli presented between subjective and objective thresholds at which observers were able to show a grasp of the meaning of the word stimuli without showing awareness of having seen the word stimuli was considered semantic activation . Objective Threshold . The point at which observers are performing at chance level , and they are not responding differently to trials with and without stimuli . In terms of visual stimuli , the objective threshold was often below subjective threshold ( i.e . if subjective threshold was stimuli shown at 300ms , then objective threshold could be 200ms ) . Relative Sensitivity Assumption . Merikle and Reingold proposed the relative sensitivity assumption in response to Holender 's assumptions , which they claimed to be the only assumption required for studies on unconscious cognition . The relative sensitivity assumption assumes that the `` sensitivity of a direct discrimination is greater than or equal to the sensitivity of a comparable indirect discrimination to conscious task relevant information . '' In other words , Reingold and Merikle argued that it is impossible for indirect measures to provide a more comprehensive understanding of relevant perceptual information than for direct measures such as indirect discriminations are always less than or equally sensitive to relevant perceptual information to direct discriminations . Meta-Analyses . Merikle has also coauthored two significant meta-analyses titled Consciousness and Cognition . as well as Working memory and language comprehension : A meta-analysis which supported the findings that predictive power of working memory measures such as reading span and listening span is greater than storage capacity measures such as word span and sentence span in showing comprehension .
Transsyberia rally . The TransSyberia Rally is a rally raid race held in Siberia . The rally is open only to 4WD automobiles and trucks . Technical modifications are allowed , but vehicles must be street legal . Most modifications are to improve safety , reliability and ease of maintenance . TransSyberia 2007 . The 2007 TransSyberia Rally ran from Moscow , Russia to the Mongolian capital of Ulaanbaatar . The 6,600 kilometer route crossed the Ural Mountains , subarctic forests , and the Altai Mountains . The route continued across the Mongolian plains and through the Gobi Desert . 25 of 34 registered teams will be driving Porsche Cayennes – the Porsche Cayenne S Transsyberia Edition . These vehicles contain numerous modifications to improve the car ’ s stability , handling , and safety , and were built exclusively for the TransSyberia Rallye . The race was won by Rod Millen . Porsche Cayenne S Transsyberia . The Porsche Cayenne S Transsyberia power unit is virtually unchanged from the Cayenne S – the output of the Transsyberia edition is 4.8-litre natural aspiration V8 with direct gasoline injection remains at 6200 rpm which is connected to a six-speed Tiptronic S with a 4.11 final drive ratio . The technological enhancements include Porsche Traction Management – which is further improved by a transverse lock from the optional Offroad Technology Package ( available to regular customers ) , Porsche Dynamic Chassis Control – which is preset to a “ Special Offroad Mode ” which allows the Cayenne to pass through bodies of water up to 30 '' deep , and Porsche Active Suspension Management . The remaining modifications are more rally car-specific . The interior of the car is stripped down to the essentials to make room for the dual spare wheels and tires , and the two reserve fuel tanks which occupy what used to be the rear seats .
Seduction ( Boney James album ) . `` Seduction '' is the third album by jazz saxophonist Boney James , released in 1995 .
Paula Wolf-Kalmar . Paula Wolf-Kalmar ( 11 April 1880 - 29 September 1931 ) was an Austrian chess master , born in Zagreb . She took 5th at Meran 1924 ( unofficial European women ’ s championship won by Helene Cotton and Edith Holloway ) . After the tournament three of the participants ( Holloway , Cotton and Agnes Stevenson ) defeated three others ( Kalmar , Gülich and Pohlner ) in a double-round London vs. Vienna match . She was thrice a Women 's World Championship Challenger . She took 3rd , behind Vera Menchik and Katarina Beskow at London 1927 , took 2nd at Hamburg 1930 , and took 2nd at Prague 1931 , both behind V. Menchik . She died in 1931 in Vienna .
Pierre-Luc Létourneau-Leblond . Pierre-Luc Létourneau-Leblond ( born June 4 , 1985 ) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger . He plays a physical game and is known as an agitator and a fighter . He is an extremely tough player , who very rarely falls when fighting . He is known as having some of the longest fights . Playing career . Following his rookie season in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League ( QMJHL ) with the Baie-Comeau Drakkar , Leblond was selected 216th overall in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft by the New Jersey Devils . He returned to Baie-Comeau for a second season before turning professional in 2005–06 , splitting the season between Adirondack Frostbite of the United Hockey League ( UHL ) and the Albany River Rats of the American Hockey League ( AHL ) . Leblond continued to play with the Devils ' minor league affiliates until being called up to the NHL during the 2008–09 season . After an injury to forward Bobby Holik , he made his NHL debut on October 22 , 2008 , and registered an assist on a David Clarkson goal during a 5-0 victory over the Dallas Stars . Leblond dressed for eight Devils games during the season , registering the lone assist , as well as 22 penalty minutes . At the beginning of 2009-10 , Leblond signed a contract worth $ 1.575 million over three seasons . He played in a career-high 27 NHL games with the Devils , notching two assists . During the season , he also played five games in the AHL . Leblond began the 2010–11 season with the Devils . On October 9 , 2010 , in the final period of a 7-2 loss , Leblond attempted to fight Washington Capitals rookie Marcus Johansson . The fight took place with 4 minutes and 17 seconds remaining in the third period ; Leblond was charged with an instigator penalty resulting in an automatic one-game suspension . Two days later , the Devils placed Leblond on waivers ; after clearing , he was assigned to the Albany Devils . In 64 AHL games , he recorded 13 points ( 8 goals and 5 assists ) and 334 penalty minutes . On July 14 , 2011 , Leblond was traded to the Calgary Flames for a fifth-round selection in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft . During his pre-season debut with the Flames , he received a two-minute penalty and ten-minute misconduct for hitting Vancouver Canucks forward Matt Clackson into the boards from behind . Following the game , he was suspended five games by the league , costing him $ 6,402.44 in salary , which was allocated to the NHL Players Association 's Emergency Assistance Fund . At the conclusion of the 2012–13 NHL lock-out , Leblond was invited on a try-out to the Anaheim Ducks training camp on January 13 , 2013 . He was then subsequently signed to a one-year contract with the Ducks two days later and was assigned to AHL affiliate , the Norfolk Admirals . On August 20 , 2013 , Leblond signed a one-year AHL contract as a free agent with the Scranton Penguins . During the 2013–14 season , on November 7 , 2013 , Leblond was signed to a two-year , two way NHL contract with parent affiliate , the Pittsburgh Penguins . As a free agent on September 8 , 2015 , Leblond returned to his original team for the first time since 2011 , agreeing to a one-year , two-way contract with the New Jersey Devils . On July 1 , 2016 , Leblond signed as a free agent with his fourth NHL club , the Tampa Bay Lightning , on a one-year , two-way deal . Assigned to the Syracuse Crunch for the 2016–17 season , Leblond appeared in 37 games for 5 points and 121 penalty minutes , before he was loaned to the Toronto Marlies of the AHL on a condition of a NHL trade between the Lightning and Maple Leafs on February 27 , 2017 . On August 12 , 2017 , Leblond initially announced his retirement . His retirement was short lived , agreeing to return to the professional circuit in signing midway into the 2017–18 season with the Devils secondary affiliate , the Adirondack Thunder of the ECHL on December 2 , 2017 . He featured in 1 game with the Thunder before resuming his retirement .
Aleksandr Shibayev ( footballer ) . Aleksandr Arkadyevich Shibayev ( ; born September 5 , 1961 ) is a Russian professional football coach and former player . He made his professional debut in the Soviet Second League in 1979 for FC Volga Kalinin . He played 2 games in the UEFA Cup 1986–87 for FC Spartak Moscow .
Nicholas Tarling . Peter Nicholas Tarling ( 1 February 1931 – 13 May 2017 ) was a historian , academic , and author . He specialised in Southeast Asian history , and wrote on 18th- and 19th-century Malaysia , North Borneo , Philippines , and Laos , especially regarding foreign involvement in those countries . Early life . Nicholas Tarling was born on 1 February 1931 in Iver , Buckinghamshire , England , and obtained his secondary education at St. Albans School . As an undergraduate at Christ 's College , Cambridge , he was supervised by , among others , Sir John H. Plumb . He also earned his PhD at Cambridge , supervised by Dr Victor Purcell . Career . In 1957 he took up a teaching post at the University of Queensland in Gordon Greenwood 's Department of History and Political Science . There , he taught courses in both European and Asian history . During those years he visited Southeast Asia and the US , and published three books : a revised version of his thesis ; `` Anglo-Dutch Relations in the Malay World '' ; `` Piracy and Politics in the Malay World '' . In 1965 Tarling was appointed associate professor at the University of Auckland in New Zealand , and in 1968 he became a full professor , still as a European and Asian history teacher . He also held posts as Dean of the Faculty of Arts , Chairman of the Deans Committee , and Deputy Vice-Chancellor . He also served on a number of inter-university and government committees . He was the founder and president of the New Zealand Asian Studies Society ( NZASIA ) and also had two terms as President of the Association of University Teachers of New Zealand . His interest in the arts led to his appointment to Queen Elizabeth II Arts Council , to the chairmanship of the Symphonia of Auckland , and to a directorship of Opera New Zealand . He was a busy amateur actor and served for many years as University Orator . He retired in 1996 . He was a Fellow of the New Zealand Asia Institute and served for a while as director of the institute and later of the International Office . He was also a visiting Professor at University of Brunei Darussalam and honorary professor at University of Hull . He was awarded the Cambridge Litt.D . in 1974 and given an honorary Litt.D . by the University of Auckland in 1996 . In the 1996 Queen 's Birthday Honours , Tarling was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to historical research and the arts . Tarling died on 13 May 2017 while swimming at Narrow Neck beach on Auckland 's North Shore . Publications . Tarling published some 45 books and edited fifteen . Those in Asian history include `` Britain , the Brookes and Brunei '' ( 1971 ) , `` Sulu and Sabah '' ( 1978 ) , `` The Burthen '' , `` The Risk and the Glory '' ( 1982 ) , and `` The Fourth Anglo-Burman War '' ( 1987 ) . He also edited `` The Cambridge History of Southeast Asia '' . In retirement he has completed a trilogy on British policy in Southeast Asia during the Pacific War , the Cold War and the Korean War , and also published a book on the Japanese interregnum , `` A Sudden Rampage '' . A second trilogy , on imperialism , nationalism and regionalism in Southeast Asia , is almost complete . He also published books on university policy , including one on overseas students , and on opera .
Hermann Graedener . Hermann Graedener or Grädener ( 8 May 1844 – 15 September 1929 ) was a German composer , conductor and teacher . Biography . He was born in Kiel , Germany . He was educated by his father , composer Karl Graedener . He then studied at the Vienna Conservatory . From 1862 he was organist at the Lutheran City Church in Vienna , and from 1864 violinist in the court 's orchestra . He taught at the Vienna Conservatory from 1877 to 1913 , being a professor from 1882 . Between 1892 and 1896 he was director of the Wiener Singakademie . He died in Vienna . His compositions , influenced by Johannes Brahms , include two symphonies , two violin concertos and two piano concertos . He was the father of the writer Hermann Graedener .
COMMD9 . COMM domain-containing protein 9 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the `` COMMD9 '' gene .
Tum Bin . `` Tum Bin '' ( English : `` Without You '' ) is a 2001 Indian Hindi romantic drama film , written and directed by Anubhav Sinha and produced by Bhushan Kumar . The film stars Priyanshu Chatterjee , Sandali Sinha , Himanshu Malik and Raqesh Vashisth in leading roles . The music is composed by Nikhil-Vinay , with lyrics penned by Faaiz Anwar . The background score is composed by Babloo Chakravarty . Tum Bin was a commercial success . The film garnered praise for its storyline and soundtrack . The film has attained cult status over the years . Plot summary . After Amar Shah 's accidental death in India , Canada-based Shah Industries is on the verge of collapse . Pia , Amar 's fiancée , is devastated , Girdhari , his dad , is in shock and unresponsive towards others while Amar 's sister and grandmother are in mourning . Inspector D'mello who is investigating the case is determined to find the person responsible for the accident despite his superiors ' indifference towards the case . Months after Amar 's death , a highly respected and talented business worker named Shekhar Malhotra offers to re-build and restore Shah Industries without any compensation , stating Amar met him in India and offered him a job before his death . He is given the chance and goes about the uphill task of making the company viable again . Gradually , Shekhar heals the gaping wound left in the Shah family by Amar 's death and they come to accept him as one of the family while he falls in love with Pia . What they do n't know — except for Bosco , Shekhar 's friend in Canada — is that it was Shekhar 's jeep that accidentally had hit Amar after he swerved to avoid hitting an innocent girl who had walked into the road , causing his death . Ridden by guilt Shekhar came to Canada to confess , ask for forgiveness , and do whatever he can for the family . Abhigyan is a wealthy Canadian industrialist who meets Pia and realizes that she is the right woman for him . He is considering proposing to Pia and helping to rebuild Shah Industries . But Pia has fallen in love with Shekhar . Eventually , a conflict arises between Pia and Shekhar regarding a proposition made by Abhi to take over Shah Industries . Shekhar realizes that Pia does not need his help any more and decides to return to India . Pia stops Shekhar while he boards his flight and confesses her feelings for him . Shekhar denies his feelings and boards the plane . Devastated , Pia goes home and gets engaged to Abhi . At the airport arrives inspector D'mello ( Manoj Pahwa ) , from India in search of the person who killed Amar , and arrests Shekhar . They wait , with Bosco , to board the next flight to India . Shekhar calls Pia and tells her how much he loves her and confesses that it was he who hit her fiancé . Being drunk , Shekhar meets with an accident . Pia feels guilty about falling for the man who caused Amar 's death and confesses it to Girdhari , who surprises her by speaking for the first time after his son 's death . He tells her that Shekhar had told him the truth when he first visited them and he believes Shekhar . Amar 's family then makes Pia realize how much Shekhar has done for the family and that he is like Amar to them . Bosco informs them about Shekhar 's accident . Abhi tells a skeptical Pia to go back to Shekhar as he is her true love . Meanwhile , D'mello who is in hospital with everyone , understands that the family needs Shekhar more than the law does and simply closes the case and leave . The movie ends with Shekhar recovering and uniting with Pia while Abhi is left devastated and is comforted by his uncle . Box office . The movie earned 8 crores at the box office.It was a `` Super Hit '' . Soundtrack . The soundtrack is composed by Nikhil Vinay , Ravi Pawar and T.S.Jarnail . The lyrics were provided by Faaiz Anwar , Pushpa Patel and T.S . Jarnail . Singers like K.S . Chitra , Anuradha Paudwal , Udit Narayan , Sonu Nigam , Jagjit Singh , Abhijeet Bhattacharya , S Shailaja and Tarsame Singh Saini lent their voices for the soundtrack . The ghazal `` Koi Faryad '' sung by Jagjit Singh and composed by Nikhil Vinay is considered as one of the greatest ghazals in the history of Bollywood . The songs `` Choti Choti Raatein '' , `` Tum Bin '' and `` Tumhare Siva '' `` Pyaar hum Ko hone Laga '' composed by Nikhil Vinay were chart-busters in 2001 . According to the Indian trade website Box Office India , with around 20,00,000 units sold , this film 's soundtrack album was the year 's ninth highest-selling . Sequel . A sequel of the film , `` Tum Bin 2 '' , was released in 2016 . It stars Neha Sharma , Aashim Gulati and Aditya Seal in lead roles and was disaster at the box office . Remake . The film was remade in Telugu as `` Ela Cheppanu '' starring Tarun and Shriya Saran in lead roles .
Moonstone ( horse ) . Moonstone ( foaled 3 March 2005 ) is an Irish Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare best known for her win in the Irish Oaks . Unraced as a two-year-old , her six-race track career lasted from April to October 2008 . After finishing second in a maiden race on her debut she ran fourth in the Musidora Stakes and second in The Oaks before recording her first and only victory in the Irish Oaks . She finished unplaced in two subsequent races and was retired from racing at the end of the year . As a broodmare she has produced several good winners including US Army Ranger . Background . Moonstone is a bay mare with a white blaze bred in England by the Somerset-based Britton House Stud . As a foal in December 2006 she was put up for auction at Tattersalls and was bought for 700,000 guineas by Dermot `` Demi '' O'Byrne on behalf of John Magnier 's Coolmore Stud organisation . The filly was sent into training with Aidan O'Brien at Ballydoyle . Like many Coolmore horses , the details of Moonstone 's ownership differed from race to race : ahe sometimes raced in the colours of Magnier 's wife Susan while on other occasions she was listed as being owned by a partnership of Susan Magnier , Michael Tabor and Derrick Smith . Moonstone was from the first crop of foals sired by Dalakhani , the winner of the 2003 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe . As a breeding stallion he also produced Conduit , Reliable Man , Duncan and Integral . Moonstone 's dam Solo de Lune never raced but was a very successful broodmare whose other foals included L'Ancresse ( second in the Irish Oaks and the Breeders ' Cup Filly & Mare Turf ) and Cerulean Sky ( Prix Saint-Alary ) . Solo de Lune was a daughter of Truly Special ( Prix de Royaumont ) who was in turn a daughter of Arctique Royale . Other close relatives included Ardross , Electrocutionist and Scorpion . 2008 : three-year-old season . Moonstone was not raced as a two-year-old and began her racing career in a maiden race over ten furlongs at Leopardstown Racecourse on 20 April 2008 . Starting the 1 joint favourite in a seventeen-runner field she made steady progress in the straight and finished second to the Dermot Weld-trained colt Winchester . Despite her defeat she reportedly displayed `` immense potential '' and was made ante-post favourite for The Oaks . The filly was then stepped up in class and sent to England for the Musidora Stakes ( a trial race for the Oaks ) at York Racecourse on 14 May . Racing on good-to-firm ground she tracked the leaders before being outpaced in the straight and finished fourth behind Lush Lashes , Cape Amber and Dar Re Mi . Moonstone was a member of a six-horse Ballydoyle contingent for the 230th running of the Oaks at Epsom Racecourse on 6 June and with Johnny Murtagh , who had ridden her in her first two starts , opting to partner Adored , she had Richard Hughes in the saddle . She was made a 25/1 outsider but after being restrained at the rear of the field in the early stages she stayed on strongly in the straight to finish second to Look Here with the favoured Lush Lashes back in fifth . Murtagh was back in the saddle when Moonstone started 2/1 favourite for the Irish Oaks at the Curragh Racecourse on 13 July . The better fancied of her thirteen opponents included Katiyra ( winner of the Derrinstown Stud 1,000 Guineas Trial and third in the Epsom Oaks ) , Gagnoa ( Prix Penelope , second in the Prix de Diane ) , Mad About You ( second in the Irish 1,000 Guineas ) and Chinese White . After racing just behind the leaders before moving into second place behind Ice Queen , a 66/1 outsider also trained by Aidan O'Brien , inside the last quarter mile . Despite her odds , Ice Queen showed no signs of weakening and it was only in the final strides that Moonstone overhauled her stablemate to win by a short head . Gagnoa was two lengths back in third place ahead of Chinese White at Katiyra . She became the first maiden to win the race since Olwyn in 1977 and gave O'Brien his seventh consecutive Irish classic winner . Aiden O'Brien commented `` It was a great race with two jockeys and two fillies giving it their all . It was a usual masterful ride from Johnny ... Moonstone ran a smashing race at Epsom and she stays very well . She is progressing well '' . After an absence of almost three months , Moonstone returned for two races at Longchamp Racecourse . In the Prix de l'Opera over 2000 metres on 5 October she made no impact as she finished twelfth behind the German filly Lady Marian . Three weeks later she was moved up in distance and matched against male opponents in the 3100 metre Prix Royal-Oak and produced a rather better effort , coming home sixth of the eleven runners , four and a half lengths behind her stablemate Yeats .
Free viewpoint television . Free viewpoint television ( FTV ) is a system for viewing natural video , allowing the user to interactively control the viewpoint and generate new views of a dynamic scene from any 3D position . The equivalent system for computer-simulated video is known as virtual reality . With FTV , the focus of attention can be controlled by the viewers rather than a director , meaning that each viewer may be observing a unique viewpoint . It remains to be seen how FTV will affect television watching as a group activity . History . Systems for rendering arbitrary views of natural scenes have been well known in the computer vision community for a long time but only in recent years has the speed and quality reached levels that are suitable for serious consideration as an end user system . Professor Masayuki Tanimoto from Nagoya University ( Japan ) has done much to promote the use of the term `` free viewpoint television '' and has published many papers on the ray space representation , although other techniques can be , and are used for FTV . QuickTime VR might be considered a predecessor to FTV . Capture and display . In order to acquire the views necessary to allow a high quality rendering of the scene from any angle , several cameras are placed around the scene ; either in a studio environment or an outdoor venue , such as a sporting arena for example . The output Multiview Video ( MVV ) must then be packaged suitably so that the data may be compressed and also so that the users ' viewing device may easily access the relevant views to interpolate new views . It is not enough to simply place cameras around the scene to be captured . The geometry of the camera set up must be measured by a process known in computer vision as `` camera calibration . '' Manual alignment would be too cumbersome so typically a `` best effort '' alignment is performed prior to capturing a test pattern that is used to generate calibration parameters . Restricted free viewpoint television views for large environments can be captured from a single location camera system mounted on a moving platform . Depth data must also be captured , which is necessary to generate the free viewpoint . The Google Street View capture system is an example with limited functionality . The first full commercial implementation , iFlex , was delivered in 2009 by Real Time Race . Multiview video capture varies from partial ( usually about 30 degrees ) to complete ( 360 degrees ) coverage of the scene . Therefore , it is possible to output stereoscopic views suitable for viewing with a 3D display or other 3D methods . Systems with more physical cameras can capture images with more coverage of the viewable scene , however , it is likely that certain regions will always be occluded from any viewpoint . A larger number of cameras should make it possible to obtain high quality output because less interpolation is needed . More cameras mean that efficient coding of the Multiview Video is required . This may not be such a big disadvantage as there are representations that can remove the redundancy in MVV ; such as inter view coding using MPEG-4 or Multiview Video Coding , the ray space representation , geometry videos , etc . In terms of hardware , the user requires a viewing device that can decode MVV and synthesize new viewpoints , and a 2D or 3D display . Standardization . The Moving Picture Experts Group ( MPEG ) has normalized Annex H of MPEG-4 AVC in March 2009 called Multiview Video Coding after the work of a group called '3DAV ' ( 3D Audio and Visual ) headed by Aljoscha Smolic at the Heinrich-Hertz Institute .
Architectural engineer ( PE ) . Architectural engineer ( PE ) is a professional engineering designation in the United States . The architectural engineer applies the knowledge and skills of broader engineering disciplines to the design , construction , operation , maintenance , and renovation of buildings and their component systems while paying careful attention to their effects on the surrounding environment . With the establishment of a specific `` Architectural Engineering '' NCEES professional engineering registration examination in the 1990s and first offering in April 2003 , architectural engineering is now recognized as a distinct engineering discipline in the United States . Note that in the United States `` architectural engineering technology '' is different from architectural engineering ; in the United States architectural engineering technologists tend to be drafters or assistants for the design and construction process , while in Europe , Canada , South Africa and other countries Architectural technologists have a role similar to Architects and Architectural Engineers . Areas of focus . A common combined specialization is `` Mechanical , Electrical and Plumbing '' , better known by its abbreviation MEP . An MEP design engineer has experience in HVAC , lighting/electrical , and plumbing systems ' analysis and design . Educational institutions offering bachelor 's degrees in architectural engineering . Programs accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission ( EAC ) of ABET and that are members of Architectural Engineering Institute ( AEI ) are denoted below .
Yugendran . Yugendran ( Tamil : யுகேந்திரன் , born Yugendran Vasudevan on 20 December 1976 ) is an Indian film actor and singer who has sung more than 400 songs . He is also an occasional music director and host . Personal life . Yugendran is the son of veteran popular playback singer and actor Malaysia Vasudevan . He has two sisters named Pavithra and Prashanthini . Prashanthini is a Tamil playback singer as well and has sung in films such as `` 12B '' , `` Veyil '' and `` Vaaranam Aayiram '' . Yugendran performed in the Launch of a Tamil radio station in Sri Lanka called Swarna Oli in 1999 , where he met his wife , Hayma Malini , a popular RJ host . Hayma Malini is a Singaporean . Together they have three children , Visashan Naarayan , Kishan Kutty Naarayan and Darshan Naarayan Nair . He , his wife and children had previously resided in India and Singapore . They are currently living in Auckland , New Zealand . Music career . Yugendran started out in the music industry as a Mridangamist and made his debut solo performance at the age of 10 . His mirundanga ( or mridangam ) arangetram had Dr. Balamurali Krishna accompanying him on the viola and was attended by the maestro Illaiyaraja himself . His first song was for the movie `` Uzhavan Magan '' , `` Senthoorave poove '' , where he sang the shepherd boy 's voice . He went on to sing in stage shows with his father in India as well as overseas . Till the age of 14 , he used to sing the female portion of the duets his father rendered on stage . After his voice broke , he went on to do solo performances in countries such as Switzerland , Sri Lanka , Singapore , Malaysia and America , even before becoming a playback singer . Yugendran 's debut as a playback singer was with the song `` Pollaachi Santhaiyile '' ( in the film `` Karthik '' ) . This was followed by `` Parthein Parthein '' in the movie `` Parthein Rasithein '' . He has rendered most of the songs for Baradwaj . He has sung in the music of the Maestro Ilaiyaraaja and also the Oscar award winner A. R. Rahman and the younger music directors of today , Yuvan Shankar Raja , Sri Kanth Deva to Deva , Sirpy and Adidtyan . Yugendran continues to sing to date , his latest being the song from `` Goa '' . He also composes music . He has composed music for `` Veeramum Eeramum '' and `` Balam '' and he did the re-recording for Aghatiyan 's movie `` Nenjathai Killaathe '' , starring Vikranth . His latest venture `` Nellai Santhippu '' is yet to be released . Acting career . Yugendran Vasudevan Nair 's debut was in the movie `` Poovellam Un Vasam '' opposite Ajith Kumar and Jyothika . He went on to doing more movies with Illaiya Thalapathy Vijay . His latest movie is `` Yuddham Sei '' , a Mysskin movie of 2011 . He has acted as a hero in 3 movies : `` Kaiyodu Kai '' , `` Ulla Kadathal '' and `` Pachai Nirame '' . He has acted in TV serials such as `` Kolangal '' , `` Megala '' and `` Idhayam '' . He has acted in TV Dramas in countries such as Singapore and Malaysia . Host . Yugendran started out hosting Musical programs on Jaya TV and went on to hosting more musical shows on Sun TV and VJ TV . He then was also roped in to host other genre programs , especially reality programs such as `` Treasure Hunt '' on Jaya TV and a couples contest show on the same Channel . TV Producer . Yugendran started a company called Rambutan Productions in India and Rambutan Media Works in Singapore . He is currently producing programs for India , Singapore , Malaysia and Sri Lanka . He runs the company with his wife , Hayma Malini . He did TV shows in Singapore under Rambutan Media Works , which includes `` Endrendrum Punnagai '' ( Film Based ) , `` Sollathaan Ninaikirain '' ( Talk show ) , `` Vidumurai Vasantham '' ( Holiday Variety ) , `` Kondaattam '' ( info-ed ) and `` Achamillai Achamillai '' ( Talk show for women by women ) . Rambutan Media Works is now changed to 23 Frames Pte Ltd. and is currently producing the childrens ' variety series `` Vilaiyaattu Pasanga '' ( https : //www.facebook.com/VilayaattuPasanga ) . He also directed a Reality Game Show on Starhub Varnam Television . He acted in a Singapore Tele-movie `` Sathurangam '' , which was telecasted in Singapore on Father 's Day 2016 on Vasantham ( MediaCorp ) .
Synaus ( titular see ) . Synaus was a city in the Roman province of Phrygia Pacatiana , now Simav , Kütahya Province , Turkey . History and location . Nothing is known of the history of this city , which Ptolemy locates in Great Phrygia , and 6th-century Hierocles , in Phrygia Pacatiana , whose capital was Laodicea . It has a few inscriptions but no ruins . The 2013 edition of the `` Annuario Pontificio '' puts Synaus in the late Roman province of Phrygia Pacatiana Secumda whose civil capital and metropolitan see was Hierapolis . In the early 20th century , Sophrone Pétridès placed it in Phrygia Pacatiana Prima , whose capital and metropolitan see was Laodicea on the Lycus . According to Pétridès , in 1394 the see of Synaus was united to that of Philadelphia ( Roman province of Lydia ) ; in the 7th century it was a suffragan of Laodicea on the Lycus ( in Phrygia Pacatiana Prima ) ; it seems also that at this time it was united to the see of Ancyra Ferrea ( in Phrygia Pacatiana Secunda ) . In the 9th century it was attached to the metropolis of Hierapolis ( capital of Phrygia Pacatiana Secunda ) and remained so till its disappearance , as appears from the Greek `` Notitiae episcopatuum '' . Bishops . To these may be added Stephanus , whose name occurs in the inscription ( 8th century ? ) `` Corp. inser . græc . `` , 8666 perhaps the Stephanus mentioned in 787 .
This Is a Stick Up ... Do n't Make It a Murder . `` This Is a Stick Up ... Do n't Make It a Murder '' is the first full-length album from Hit the Lights . Recording . Three of the tracks that were featured on their previous EP `` Until We Get Caught '' were re-recorded for this album . There are guest appearances from Just Surrender , Kick Over The Traces and Race the Sun . Release . From late February to late March 2006 , the band supported A Thorn for Every Heart on their U.S. tour . The band went on the 2006 edition of the Take Action Tour in early-to-mid April . `` This Is a Stick Up ... Do n't Make It a Murder '' was released on April 11 , 2006 on Triple Crown Records . In April and May , the band went on tour with I Am the Avalanche , The Receiving End of Sirens and As Tall as Lions . From late May to early June , the band supported Bayside on their Lions Tigers and Bears Tour . The band went on the 2006 edition of the Warped Tour . In August and September , the band supported Paramore on their tour of the U.S . In March and April 2007 , the band headlined the Let It Ride Tour , alongside Valencia , Just Surrender , the Secret Handshake , All Time Low , Love Arcade and Forgive Durden . On June 28 , it was announced that vocalist Colin Ross had left the group . Ross explained that he `` decided I would like to take a different direction with my life and not live this lifestyle any longer . '' Subsequently , guitarist Nick Thompson became their vocalist . Reception . By July 2006 , the album sold over 13,000 copies , and by January 2007 , 30,000 copies had been sold . The album was included at number 37 on `` Rock Sound '' s `` The 51 Most Essential Pop Punk Albums of All Time '' list .
Haqiqa . Haqiqa ( Arabic `` truth '' ) is one of `` the four stages '' in Sufism , `` shari ’ a '' ( exoteric path ) , `` tariqa '' ( esoteric path ) , `` haqiqa '' ( mystical truth ) and `` marifa '' ( final mystical knowledge , `` unio mystica '' ) . Shariat . Shari ’ a is Islamic law or Islamic jurisprudence as revealed in the Qur'an and Sunna . The first step in Sufism is following every aspect of the law perfectly . The purpose of this is to prove their love for God , by rigorous self-discipline and constant attention to their conduct . When the Sufi fully lives his or her life according to the Shari ’ a he or she is ready to progress to the second stage . This conformity to earthly rules is important because it recognizes that the spirit of a man or woman is affected by the actions of the body . In this way , bringing the body under the will of God also purifies the spirit and a pure spirit is essential for the second step . Tariqat . `` Tariqa '' in Arabic means `` path '' and it denotes a Sufi brotherhood or chain or order . The orders are governed by shaykhs , spiritual leaders that mentor Sufis . Shaykhs are identified by the signs of God 's grace that are evident , such as the ability to perform miracles . They take on people , usually male , that are committed to the Sufi lifestyle and want to progress further in their spiritual education . It is common for the shaykh to test a new disciple by ignoring them , assigning humiliating tasks or being rude to them . When the disciple has passed these tests , he is introduced to the `` awrad '' , a series of prayers particular to that order . These prayers must be studied before they are recited , because mistakes made in the prayer are sins . When the disciple has studied and recited the `` awrad '' for an indeterminate amount of time , he is expected to experience visions and revelation from God . Sufis believe that at this point the disciple is able to see spiritual things that are veiled from most people . In Universal Sufism , tariqat is the `` phase '' during which a seeker becomes increasingly aware of and responsive to inner guidance . His spiritual path through life begins to appear more clearly as a palimpsest of views and behavioral options which become available as his consciousness expands . This phase generally ensues after initiation in a Sufi order has been taken . Haqiqat . Haqiqa is a difficult concept to translate . The book `` Islamic Philosophical Theology '' defines it as `` what is real , genuine , authentic , what is true in and of itself by dint of metaphysical or cosmic status '' , which is a valid definition but one that does not explain haqiqa 's role in Sufism . Haqiqa may be best defined as the knowledge that comes from communion with God , knowledge gained only after the tariqa is undertaken . For instance , a shaykh that has advanced through tariqa has haqiqa and can see into the lives of his disciples in a spiritual sense . He has knowledge of pregnancies and sicknesses before his disciples tell him . He can see beyond the physical world because of his proximity to God and possession of haqiqa . Haqiqa is less a stage in itself and more the marker of a higher level of consciousness , which precedes the next and final stage , marifa . In Universal Sufism , Haqiqat is the `` phase '' in which the central ongoing question/concern of the seeker is subsistent ( as opposed to transient ) reality . The life of the seeker becomes a fathoming device in which what is timeless , formless , weightless etc , is recognized and valued above all . Marifat . `` Marifat '' ( ) , which literally means `` knowledge '' , is the term used by Sufi Muslims to describe mystical intuitive knowledge of spiritual truth reached through ecstatic experiences , rather than revealed or rationally acquired . Entering into marifat in Universal Sufism , the seeker no longer asserts or defines anything . Talking about anything , such as `` the four stages '' of realization , is of little interest to the Sufi who has reached this stage '' . '' Or better said , all conversation topics are of equal interest . The seeker 's life is then , itself , revelation .
Sparganothina beckeri . `` Sparganothina beckeri '' is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family . It is found in São Paulo , Brazil .
Turbonilla muricatoides . `` Turbonilla muricatoides '' is a species of sea snail , a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae , the pyrams and their allies . Description . The small , slender shell is subdiaphanous to milk white . Its length measures 3 mm . The 2½ whorls of the protoconch are helicoid but slightly elevated and well rounded . Their axis is at right angles to the axis of the teleoconch . The seven whorls of the teleoconch are smooth , rather high between the sutures , and moderately rounded . They are marked by strong sublamellar axial ribs , wliich are about half as wide as the spaces that separate them , and extend strongly to the very summit of the whorl where they render the well-marked sutures crenulate . There are 14 of these ribs upon the first , 18 upon the fifth , and 20 upon the penultimate turn . The depressed intercostal spaces terminate abruptly at the periphery . The base of the body whorl is well rounded , smooth and without sculpture . The outer lip of the type specimen is fractured , giving no indication about the aperture . The columella is slender and slightly twisted . Distribution . The type specimen was found in the Pacific Ocean off Monterey , California .
AI effect . The AI effect occurs when onlookers discount the behavior of an artificial intelligence program by arguing that it is not `` real '' intelligence . Author Pamela McCorduck writes : `` It 's part of the history of the field of artificial intelligence that every time somebody figured out how to make a computer do something—play good checkers , solve simple but relatively informal problems—there was chorus of critics to say , 'that 's not thinking ' . '' AIS researcher Rodney Brooks complains `` Every time we figure out a piece of it , it stops being magical ; we say , 'Oh , that 's just a computation . ' '' `` The AI effect '' tries to redefine AI to mean : AI is anything that has not been done yet . A view taken by some people trying to promulgate the AI effect is : As soon as AI successfully solves a problem , the problem is no longer a part of AI . Pamela McCorduck calls it an `` odd paradox '' that `` practical AI successes , computational programs that actually achieved intelligent behavior , were soon assimilated into whatever application domain they were found to be useful in , and became silent partners alongside other problem-solving approaches , which left AI researchers to deal only with the `` failures '' , the tough nuts that could n't yet be cracked . '' When IBM 's chess playing computer Deep Blue succeeded in defeating Garry Kasparov in 1997 , people complained that it had only used `` brute force methods '' and it was n't real intelligence . Fred Reed writes : `` A problem that proponents of AI regularly face is this : When we know how a machine does something 'intelligent , ' it ceases to be regarded as intelligent . If I beat the world 's chess champion , I 'd be regarded as highly bright . '' Douglas Hofstadter expresses the AI effect concisely by quoting Tesler 's Theorem : `` AI is whatever has n't been done yet . '' When problems have not yet been formalised , they can still be characterised by a model of computation that includes human computation . The computational burden of a problem is split between a computer and a human : one part is solved by computer and the other part solved by human . This formalisation is referred to as human-assisted Turing machine . AI applications become mainstream . Software and algorithms developed by AI researchers are now integrated into many applications throughout the world , without really being called AI . Michael Swaine reports `` AI advances are not trumpeted as artificial intelligence so much these days , but are often seen as advances in some other field . 'AI has become more important as it has become less conspicuous , ' Patrick Winston says . 'These days , it is hard to find a big system that does not work , in part , because of ideas developed or matured in the AI world . ' '' According to Stottler Henke , `` The great practical benefits of AI applications and even the existence of AI in many software products go largely unnoticed by many despite the already widespread use of AI techniques in software . This is the AI effect . Many marketing people do n't use the term 'artificial intelligence ' even when their company 's products rely on some AI techniques . Why not ? '' Marvin Minsky writes `` This paradox resulted from the fact that whenever an AI research project made a useful new discovery , that product usually quickly spun off to form a new scientific or commercial specialty with its own distinctive name . These changes in name led outsiders to ask , Why do we see so little progress in the central field of artificial intelligence ? '' Nick Bostrom observes that 'A lot of cutting edge AI has filtered into general applications , often without being called AI because once something becomes useful enough and common enough it 's not labelled AI anymore . ' '' Legacy of the AI winter . Many AI researchers find that they can procure more funding and sell more software if they avoid the tarnished name of `` artificial intelligence '' and instead pretend their work has nothing to do with intelligence at all . This was especially true in the early 1990s , during the `` AI winter '' . Patty Tascarella writes `` Some believe the word 'robotics ' actually carries a stigma that hurts a company 's chances at funding '' Saving a place for humanity at the top of the chain of being . Michael Kearns suggests that `` people subconsciously are trying to preserve for themselves some special role in the universe '' . By discounting artificial intelligence people can continue to feel unique and special . Kearns argues that the change in perception known as the AI effect can be traced to the `` mystery '' being removed from the system : that being able to trace the cause of events implies that it 's a form of automation rather than intelligence . A related effect has been noted in the history of animal cognition and in consciousness studies , where every time a capacity formerly thought as uniquely human is discovered in animals ( e.g . the ability to make tools , or passing the mirror test ) , the overall importance of that capacity is deprecated . Herbert A. Simon , when asked about the lack of AI 's press coverage at the time , said , `` What made AI different was that the very idea of it arouses a real fear and hostility in some human breasts . So you are getting very strong emotional reactions . But that 's okay . We 'll live with that . ''
Daniel Malhue . Daniel Ignacio Malhue Toro ( born February 13 , 1995 in Santiago , Chile ) is a Chilean footballer currently playing for Deportes Temuco of the Chilean Primera División
The Very Best of Kim Wilde ( 1984 album ) . `` The Very Best of Kim Wilde '' is a compilation album by Kim Wilde . The album was released in November 1984 , after she left the RAK Record label . It featured tracks taken from her first three albums , the non-album singles , `` Child Come Away '' and `` Bitter is Better '' ( Japan only ) and a B-side ( `` Boys '' ) .
Charlotte Bournonville . Charlotte Helene Frederikke Bournonville ( 1832–1911 ) was a Danish opera singer and actress . Daughter of the celebrated Danish ballet master , August Bournonville , she first sang in Stockholm in 1857 before joining the Royal Danish Theatre in Copenhagen two years later . She is also remembered for giving singing lessons to the daughters of King Christian IX . In appreciation of her services , the king elevated her to the status of Kongelig Kammersanger ( Royal Chamber Singer ) in 1863 . Biography . Born on 29 November 1832 in Copenhagen , Charlotte Bournonville was the daughter of August Bournonville and Helena Fredrika Håkansson . She received singing lessons from Carl Helsted in Copenhagen , Arlet in Vienna and Giovanni Battista Lamperti in Milan . In early 1857 , she appeared in concerts in Paris before being engaged by the Royal Theatre in Stockholm in July where she appeared in several concerts and played Fides in Meyerbeer 's opera `` Profeten '' . She performed in Hamburg and Frankfurt in the winter of 1858-59 . She then settled in Copenhagen where she was engaged by the Royal Danish Theatre , receiving a permanent appointment until 1884 . There she first appeared in Vaudeville operettas before taking mezzo-soprano parts in opera . Her roles included Azucena in `` Il trovatore '' , Ninka in `` Faust '' and Marguerite in `` La dame blanche '' . Although she performed well , Bournonville was rivalled by the mezzo-soprano Josephine Zinck whose good looks she lacked , causing her to appear increasingly less frequently . She finally retired from the theatre in 1884 . Charlotte Bournonville died in Copenhagen on 22 March 1911 . She is buried in Asminderød Cemetery near Fredensborg .
Domeček . Domeček ( or `` Hradčanský domeček '' ) is an informal name for a former small prison in Hradčany , district of Prague . The name in Czech means `` small house '' and refers to the size of the building . Domeček , placed next to the building of a military court , had served as a military prison during the Austro-Hungarian period . It was used by the Gestapo during World War II and since 1948 the Czechoslovakian security service ( StB ) employed it as a secret prison . It hosted 30 solitary cells . StB used the place for torture of political opponents , among them the officers of the pre-war army or members of the anti-nazi resistance .
Jura Observatory . The Jura Observatory ( ) is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by the Jura Astronomy Society ( ; SJA ) . Built in 1993/1998 , it is located near Vicques in the Canton of Jura , Switzerland . Its IAU observatory code is 185 . On August 28 , 2008 , Michel Ory discovered the periodic comet 2008 Q2 ( Ory ) at the observatory . Oukaïmeden Observatory . The Jura Astronomy Society , in collaboration with French amateur astronomer Claudine Rinner and the Cadi Ayyad University , also participates in the `` Morocco Oukaïmeden Sky Survey '' ( MOSS ) , using a remote 0.5-meter telescope at `` Oukaïmeden Observatory '' ( ) , which is operated by the university since 2007 . The observatory is located in the High Atlas mountains , 50 kilometers south of Marrakech , Morocco .
Conus coelinae . `` Conus coelinae '' , common name Celine 's cone , is a species of sea snail , a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae , the cone snails and their allies . Like all species within the genus `` Conus '' , these snails are predatory and venomous . They are capable of `` stinging '' humans , therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not at all . The former subspecies `` Conus coelinae spiceri '' Bartsch & Rehder , 1943 has been elevatyed to the status of genus `` Conus spiceri '' Bartsch & Rehder , 1943 Description . The size of the shell varies between 55 mm and 128 mm . Distribution . This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off the Mascarene Basin ; in the Pacific Ocean off Hawaii and the Philippines ; off the Loyalty Islands , New Caledonia , Solomon Islands , Marshall Islands , New Zealand and Australia ( Queensland )
1936 Arkansas Razorbacks football team . The 1936 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas in the Southwest Conference ( SWC ) during the 1936 college football season . In their eighth year under head coach Fred Thomsen , the Razorbacks compiled a 7–3 record ( 5–1 against SWC opponents ) , finished in first place in the SWC , and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 178 to 87 .
Canthon melanus . `` Canthon melanus '' is a species of dung beetle in the family Scarabaeidae .
Dell Raybould . Delmar 'Dell ' Hunt Raybould ( born October 8 , 1933 in Rexburg , Idaho ) is an American politician and a Republican member of the Idaho House of Representatives since 2000 , currently in the District 34 B seat ; Raybould served consecutively from 2000 until 2002 in the District 27 B seat . Education . Raybould attended Ricks College College . District 34 B. Raybould currently faces Elaine King for the Republican Primary May 2018 . Raybould won the republican primary with 66.5 % of the vote against Chick Heileson . Raybould was unopposed in the general election . Raybould was unopposed for the republican primary and the general election . Raybould won the three-way May 15 , 2012 Republican Primary with 2,685 votes ( 58.6 % ) against John K. Baird and Dan Roberts . Raybould was unopposed for the general election . Raybould was unopposed for the republican primary and the general election . Raybould was unopposed for the republican primary and the general election . Raybould was unopposed for the republican primary and the general election . Raybould was unopposed for the republican primary . Raybould won the general election with 13,501 votes ( 86.4 % ) against Constitution candidate Anthony Stevens . Redistricted to 34B , and with Republican Representative Kent Kunz running for Idaho Senate , Raybould was unopposed for the republican primary and general election . District 27 B . When Republican Representative Golden Linford retired and left the District 27 B seat open , Raybould won the republican primary with 3,163 votes ( 67.0 % ) against Gerald `` Jerry '' Jeppesen . Raybould won the three-way November 7 , 2000 General election with 8,000 votes ( 76.8 % ) against Democratic nominee Ed Kinghorn ( who had been appointed following the death of primary winner Art Hubscher who still took.2 % of the vote ( 23 votes ) ) .
United States Post Office ( Albion , New York ) . The U.S. Post Office in Albion , New York , is located on South Main Street ( New York State Route 98 ) in the center of town . It serves the 14411 ZIP Code , covering the village and town of Albion plus neighboring sections of the towns of Barre and Gaines . It is a brick Colonial Revival building erected in the late 1930s . In the lobby is a mural of the nearby Erie Canal . It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988 along with many other present and former post offices in the state . While it is within the boundaries of the Orleans County Courthouse Historic District , it is not considered a contributing property to that district since it was built after that district 's period of significance . Building . The post office is located on the southwest corner of the intersection of Main and East State streets in the center of Albion . Across from it is the county courthouse , screened by a small village green planted with mature trees . North of it is the Swan Library , an 1840 Greek Revival residence later converted into a Colonial Revival library ; to the south is a former residence from the 1830s used now as the Cornell Cooperative Extension offices for the county . Across the intersection at the northeast corner is the First Presbyterian Church , a stone building with a steeple , the tallest structure in Orleans County . Main Street descends slightly to the north , into Albion 's other historic district , the more commercial North Main-Bank Streets area , ending at the New York State Barge Canal , the former route of the Erie Canal . The building itself is a five-bay single-story structure on a stone water table faced in brick . The main block has a gently sloped gable roof , its fields finished in clapboard . set off by a denticulated cornice at the roofline and topped with a copper roof . It is pierced at the center by a square cupola with quoins , Doric pilasters at the corners framing six-over-six sash windows and an ogival cap with weathervane . The rear wing has the cornice but is flat-roofed . It has a parapet with limestone coping . Limestone sills and lintels frame the 12-over-12 double-hung sash windows on all facades . A single lunette is located in each gable field . In the east face 's frieze , bronze letters spelling out `` UNITED STATES POST OFFICE '' are located above the main entrance , with `` ALBION '' and `` NEW YORK '' on the brick below flanking the entrance arch . A datestone is at the northeast corner . Granite steps with original iron railings and lampposts , joined by a modern wheelchair ramp on the north , rise to the centrally located main entrance . The entrance is flanked by two engaged fluted Doric pilasters and columns . They support an entablature with denticulated cornice to which a later piece of wood has been affixed with metallic letters saying `` ZIP 14411 '' . Above is a blind fanlight with an aluminum eagle . Inside the modern double doors open into a wooden vestibule articulated by narrow paneled pilasters and multi-pane sash . The main lobby floor is of red and brown ceramic tile with a red border and buff wainscoting . Above that the walls and ceiling , including the cornice between them , is plaster . Many original features , including the screenline , metal grilles , lockboxes , interior doors and surrounds , two wooden customer tables , one set of lockboxes and a bulletin case . A mural depicting ships on the canal is high on the wall above the postmaster 's office . History . From its designation as the new county 's seat in 1824 through its days of prosperity as a canal town and the central shipping point for the Medina sandstone quarried nearby , Albion had managed to get by without its own post office building . In the early 20th century the mail was handled out of a rented storefront on East Bank Street . By the 1920s that became outmoded , and the postal authorities decided it was time for a dedicated building . A 1931 amendment to the Public Buildings Act of 1926 authorized the new structure as a relief measure for the Depression . Ground was not broken until 1936 , after two Greek Revival houses on the site were demolished . New York City contractors Andover & Associates built the new post office for a cost of $ 52,699 ( $ in contemporary dollars ) . It opened in 1937 . Louis Simon , Supervising Architect at the Treasury Department , which had design responsibilities for most federal buildings , employed the same Colonial Revival design he had used for 12 other post offices in the state , the largest group of similar post offices across the state . This reflects both the Treasury 's interest in standardization and its preference , during the Depression , for Colonial Revival as its preferred mode . The design of Albion 's post office is one of the most typical of that group , lacking some of the variations found at the others . In 1939 Judson Smith 's `` Along the Barge Canal '' mural was added to the lobby . It had been commissioned after he won one the competitions held by the Treasury 's Section of Fine Arts , which oversaw the public art in post offices at the time . Other than the replacement of the original lobby lighting with more modern equipment , there have been few changes to the building since then . Six decades later , when the Orleans County Courthouse Historic District , was created , its boundaries included the post office . Along with the county jail , it was one of the only two of the 35 properties in that district considered non-contributing to its historic character since it was built after the district 's 1830–1910 period of significance . When the post office was listed on the National Register itself nine years later , it remained non-contributing despite its own status .
Royella . `` Royella '' is a genus of sea snails , marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cerithiidae .
Eugène Mestépès . Eugène Gaston Mestépès ( 1818 in Pau – 15 May 1875 in Paris ) was a 19th-century French librettist , playwright and theatre director . Biography . Mestépès was essentially a librettist of operettas and opéras comiques . His plays were presented mainly at the Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens ( `` Le violoneux '' , `` Le Roi Boit '' , `` Dragonette '' , `` Le Duel de Benjamin '' ) , the Théâtre-Lyrique ( `` La Demoiselle d ’ honneur '' , `` Maître Griffard '' , `` Ondine '' ) and the Fantaisies-Parisiennes ( `` Les Deux Arlequins '' ) . However , he worked on two great dramas : `` Christophe Colomb '' ( 1861 ) and `` Le Coup de Jarnac '' ( 1866 ) . Secretary of the Bouffes-Parisiens during the installation passage Choiseul , he ended up being associated with François Varcollier for the exploitation of the theater after the departure of Jacques Offenbach . He was general dramaturge of the Théâtre de l'Ambigu-Comique when he died .
Al-Imara . al-Imara ( ) , was a Palestinian village , located in the northern Naqab Desert northwest of Beersheba . History . In the British mandate period the village was classified as a hamlet by the `` Palestine Index Gazetteer '' . Post-1948 . During the 1948 Arab-Israeli War , the village was captured by the Yiftach Brigade in early October , meeting with no resistance . The Ofakim development town and the Jewish kibbutz of Urim are built on the lands of the former village , with the latter being approximately south of the original village site . `` The village site has been completely built over by the kibbutz of Urim . Although the kibbutz was established in 1946 near the village of Al-Imara , during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War , it was moved to the site of the former British police station . About 2 km southeast of the current kibbutz there are remains of several stone structures . These were the houses that belonged to Bedouin families before 1948 and were not considered part of al-Imara .
Surf Life Saving Association of Wales . The Surf Life Saving Association of Wales ( SLSAW ) ( formed 1969 ) is the national governing body of surf lifesaving in Wales . It is a voluntary , not-for-profit , registered charity organisation . Its goal is `` to prevent the loss of life through drowning '' . The SLSAW organise regional and national competitions—such as the SLSA Wales Stillwater Leagues and the SLSA Wales Ocean Masters Championships – and select and manage the Wales squad for international events , including the Celtic Challenge Cup . The International Life Saving Federation ( ILS ) Lifesaving World Championships was held jointly in Cardiff and Newquay , Cornwall in 1994 . SLSA Wales became a member of ILS in 2016 . The SLSAW operates between Rhosneigr , Anglesey in North Wales , and Barry , Vale of Glamorgan , in South Wales . It has 29 affiliated voluntary lifeguard clubs and 3000 members ( masters , seniors , juniors and nippers ) . The Surf Life Saving Association of Wales was formed in Llantwit Major , Vale of Glamorgan .
Taiwancylis . `` Taiwancylis '' is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tortricidae . It contains only one species , `` Taiwancylis cladodium '' , which is found in Taiwan . The wingspan is 11.5 mm . The ground colour of the forewings is creamy sprinkled brown . The hindwings are pale brownish cream . Adults are on wing in mid May .
Brinegar v. United States . `` Brinegar v. United States '' , 338 U.S. 160 ( 1949 ) , was a United States Supreme Court case employing the `` reasonableness test '' in warrantless searches . The Court held that while the police need not always be factually correct in conducting a warrantless search , such a search must always be reasonable . Background . In `` Brinegar '' , the defendant had a reputation for illegally transporting liquor across state lines in violation of 27 U.S.C . 223 . One day when the defendant 's car passed an officer , who was parked on the edge of a highway , the officer recognized the defendant and noted that the defendant 's vehicle looked `` heavily loaded . '' Upon stopping the vehicle , the officer could see one case of alcohol in the front seat of the car , but the defendant later denied that any liquor was visible . The defendant was arrested for the 27 U.S.C . 223 violation , and the officer seized the alcohol in the car as well as the alcohol he found in the trunk after the arrest . The defendant challenged the constitutionality of his arrest on the grounds that the officer did not have probable cause , and thus the seizure of the alcohol was not pursuant to a valid stop . Opinion of the Court . The Supreme Court , in finding the arrest to be constitutional , stated that the officer had probable cause to stop the defendant 's car . The Court emphasized that `` probable cause '' was the standard for conducting the arrest , not `` guilt beyond a reasonable doubt '' as is required for criminal convictions . The Court stressed that if the `` beyond a reasonable doubt '' standard were used in ordinary arrests , officers rarely could take `` effective '' action in protecting the public good because the standard would be too high to meet . The Court noted that to require more than probable cause would harm law enforcement , while to allow less than probable cause would `` leave law-abiding citizens at the mercy of the officers ' whim or caprice . '' Nonetheless , the Court cautioned , probable cause still requires `` a reasonable ground for belief of guilt . '' Thus , the Court announced that it would consider the reasonableness of an officer 's belief when it evaluates a warrantless search .
Yann Lachuer . Yann Lachuer ( born 5 August 1972 ) is a former footballer from France . He is currently the head coach of US Créteil . Career . Lachuer began his career in the 1992–93 season with US Créteil-Lusitanos in Ligue 2 the second tier of French Football , making 31 appearances and scoring 5 goals . His displays brought him to the attention of AJ Auxerre , for whom he signed in 1993 . He was limited to just two first team appearances in the following seasons until a loan spell with LB Châteauroux in the 1996–97 season . This was a most productive spell for Lachuer , where he found the net 9 times in 32 games . He continued this rich vein of form the next season , following his return to Auxerre , grabbing 7 goals in 28 domestic appearances . He played 7 times in the UEFA Cup but did not find the target . 1998–99 saw Lachuer move to Paris Saint-Germain FC , where he endured a rather disappointing season , failing to live up to the standards he had set himself in the previous two years . A solitary goal in 22 games for PSG , was sufficient for them to move him on to another club at the end of the season . For the next two seasons , he plied his trade on the island of Corsica with SC Bastia , scoring 7 times in 65 appearances for the club . He returned to AJ Auxerre for a second spell in 2001–02 , scoring 3 goals as Auxerre qualified for the UEFA Champions League . The following season he contributed 4 goals as Auxerre won the Coupe de France , their first major honour since completing the League and Cup double in 1995–96 . Winning the Coupe de France ensured Auxerre qualified for the UEFA Cup where Lachuer scored his first goal in European competition , to go alongside the 3 league goals he amassed as Auxerre finished 4th in Ligue 1 . In doing so they managed to qualify for the UEFA Cup for the second successive season . In the 2004–05 season he scored only his second-ever European goal , again in the UEFA Cup . He also notched up 24 club appearances as Auxerre won the Coupe de France for the second time in three seasons . 2005–06 proved to be Lachuer 's last season with Auxerre . He managed 4 goals in 27 appearances for the club . Lachuer opted not to renew his contract with Auxerre after it expired , preferring instead to pursue his career elsewhere . After considering offers from AS Nancy , OGC Nice , Le Mans UC72 , AS Saint-Étienne and clubs in Italy and the United Arab Emirates , he opted to sign a one-year deal with Troyes . He outlined his reasons for opting for Troyes in several interviews , stating that he was attracted by their style of play . After a one-year contract with Troyes where he led Ligue 1 with 10 assists he signed a contract with L2 team , LB Châteauroux . Lachuer remains a popular figure in French football , even though he is approaching the twilight of his career , and is widely regarded by many fans , as one of the best players never to appear for Les Bleus .
Peter Iles . Peter Albert Iles ( born 23 December 1926 ) is a New Zealand former cricketer . He played two first-class matches for Auckland between 1946 and 1952 .
Signalberg ( Damme ) . The Signalberg is , at , the highest elevation in the Damme Hills and Oldenburg Münsterland . It rises in the district of Vechta in the north German state of Lower Saxony . The name means `` beacon hill '' .
1971 Giro d'Italia . The 1971 Giro d'Italia was held from 20 May to 10 June 1971 . This 54th running of the `` Corsa Rosa '' covered 3,621 km at an average speed of 37.176 km/h . It was won by the Swede Gösta Pettersson . Teams . A total of 10 teams were invited to participate in the 1971 Giro d'Italia . Each team sent a squad of ten riders , so the Giro began with a peloton of 100 cyclists . Out of the 100 riders that started this edition of the Giro d'Italia , a total of 75 riders made it to the finish in Milan . Route and stages . This was the first time the Giro entered Austria , as the race traveled through the country to finish on the Großglockner . Race overview . During the seventeenth stage , that finished on the Großglockner , an Alpine pass . Race leader Claudio Michelotto held on to the back of a team car to finish the climb and was given a one minute penalty . Following the stage , Pettersson took the race lead from Michelotto . Pettersson became the first rider born north of the Rhine to win the Giro d'Italia . In addition , he became the first Swedish rider to win a Grand Tour . Doping . Doping controls were conducted following each stage finish . If a rider tested positive , the punishment was a ten minute penalty and their stage results were voided . Gianni Motta and Lucillo Lievore tested positive . Classification leadership . Two different jerseys were worn during the 1971 Giro d'Italia . The leader of the general classification – calculated by adding the stage finish times of each rider – wore a pink jersey . This classification is the most important of the race , and its winner is considered as the winner of the Giro . For the points classification , which awarded a cyclamen jersey to its leader , cyclists were given points for finishing a stage in the top 15 . The mountains classification leader . The climbs were ranked in first and second categories , the former awarded 50 , 30 , and 20 points while the latter awarded 30 , 20 , and 10 points . In this ranking , points were won by reaching the summit of a climb ahead of other cyclists . In addition there was the `` Cima Coppi '' , the Grossglockner , which was the highest mountain crossed in this edition of the race , which gave 200 , 100 , 80 , 70 , and 50 points to the first five riders summit the climb . The first rider over the Grossglockner was Pierfranco Vianelli . Although no jersey was awarded , there was also one classification for the teams , in which the stage finish times of the best three cyclists per team were added ; the leading team was the one with the lowest total time .
Mecyclothorax loebli . `` Mecyclothorax loebli '' is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Psydrinae . It was described by Baehr in 2002 .
Austrian New Zealanders . Austrian New Zealanders are New Zealand citizens of Austrian national origin or ancestry , or permanent residents of New Zealand who have migrated from Austria . There are over 1,000 Austrian New Zealanders according to the 2013 census .
Chesson 's index . Chesson 's Index refers to a lookup table of feeding selectivity described by Jean Chesson in the early 1980s . and , according to a 2006 book , is based on ecologist Dr. Bryan F. J. Manly 's `` alpha section index which allows to rank plants in order according to frequency in the diet . This index is intended to show whether a preference for a food item or resource exists by comparing the availability and use of that food item . The use of this index has been widespread with more than 400 citations in the scientific literature .
Mojave Solar Park . The Mojave Solar Park was a solar thermal power facility contracted to be constructed in the Mojave Desert in California . The facility was going to be constructed by Solel Inc with a proposed capacity of 553 MW , but the project was canceled in 2011 .
Namal Union Council . Namal is one of the 51 union councils of Abbottabad district in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan . Location and info . Located at latitude 34.22291 and longitude 73.471187 , Numbal is a mountainous area in the east of the district bordering Kashmir , where it has trade and tribal links . The union council takes its name from the main village of the area - i.e . Numbal . U/C Numbal has mountainous peaks , forests , hiking tracks , creek and views of Jhelum River . Education . Just like every village of Pakistan U/C Numbal is also lacking in education , Health , Communication and other common facilities of life . But since the people of U/C Numbal are very hardworking and determined for their goals , hence the literacy rate of U/C Numbal is Not so bad . U/C Numbal has produced five engineers viz Engr.Azeem Abbasi , Engr.Shahzad Abbasi , Engr . Faisal Shokat Abbasi , Engr . Faseeh ur Rehman Abbasi and Engr . Waqar ur Rehman Abbasi , one Doctor namely Dr Firdous , and substantial number of master 's degree holders . Livelihood . The main occupation of the people is subsistence farming and cattle breeding . Farmers cultivate two crops per year . The other occupation is cattle breeding . Cows , sheep and goat are kept for supplying milk for the daily use of the households . Bullocks are used to work the plough . Poverty has forced many people to seek economic opportunities in the foreign countries like UAE and KSA . Ethnic groups . The people of U/C Numbal are all Muslims . About 40 % belong to the Dhund Abbasi tribe.Other tribes in this area Khokhar family , include Zamidar , Awan ( tribe ) , Malik , Karlal , Sardar and a handful of Mughals . Climate and crops . As this area is away from sea and is above the sea level its winters are extreme . Winter lasts from November to March . April tends to be quite pleasant as the climate is temperate.The summer season is very pleasant and humid the temperature rises maximum to 30-35 degree , due to which it is good picnic spot . From mid July to mid August people enjoy the fifth season , monsoon , which provides relief after the hot months ( i.e . May and June ) . Farming is the main occupation of the people.The farming is done by oxen in the remote area of village but in proper village i.e . Numbal , Majhuhan is ploughed by machinery because of accessibility.the two crops are grown there i.e . rabi and kharaif . The major rabi crop grown here are potato and maize.the kharaif crop grown there is only wheat . Some vegetable are also found here like turnip , radish , peas , pumpkin , beans and mustard . Fruits . Fruit like pear , walnuts , apple , banana , black grapes , grapes , fig , peach , damson plum , mulberry , wild fig , lemon , apricot , cherry are found in abundance in U/C Numbal . As the hill people lack awareness about the markets , they are unable to get a proper return . These fruits only meet the requirement of local people . Languages . The mother language of the people of U/C Numbal is Pothohari . They can also speak and understand Urdu and English .
Worldwide Governance Indicators . Based on a long-standing research program of the World Bank , the Worldwide Governance Indicators capture six key dimensions of governance ( Voice & Accountability , Political Stability and Lack of Violence , Government Effectiveness , Regulatory Quality , Rule of Law , and Control of Corruption ) between 1996 and present . They measure the quality of governance in over 200 countries , based on close to 40 data sources produced by over 30 organizations worldwide and are updated annually since 2002 . The governance indicators contribute to the growing empirical research of governance which have provided activists and reformers worldwide with advocacy tools for policy reform and monitoring . The indicators , and the underlying data behind them , are part of the current research and opinions that have reinforced the experiences and observations of reform-minded individuals in government , civil society , and the private sector , that good governance is key for development . Their growing recognition of the link between good governance and successful development , as empirical evidence suggests , has stimulated demand for monitoring the quality of governance across countries and within individual countries over time . Virtually all of the individual data sources underlying the aggregate indicators are , along with the aggregate indicators themselves , publicly available . The Worldwide Governance Indicators are a compilation of the perceptions of a very diverse group of respondents , collected in large number of surveys and other cross-country assessments of governance . Some of these instruments capture the views of firms , individuals , and public officials in the countries being assessed . Others reflect the views of NGOs and aid donors with considerable experience in the countries being assessed , while others are based on the assessments of commercial risk-rating agencies . A complementary vision of the macro-level Worldwide Governance Indicators are the World Bank Governance Surveys , which are country level governance assessment tools developed by the World Bank Institute . Criticisms . The Worldwide Governance Indicators offer a useful snapshot of some perceptions of a country ’ s quality of governance but researchers have pointed out significant problems in their construction . These critiques have been extensively rebutted by the WGI authors in several publications . Strengths . Despite the above noted limitations and concerns recent econometric research looking at how reliable some of these indicators are , vis-a-vis data collected from natural experiments and other observational surveys , have actually concluded that the Good Governance Indicators do in fact seem to be measuring , albeit imperfectly , levels of corruption and government effectiveness..
Johannis de Rijke . Johannis de Rijke ( December 5 , 1842 – January 20 , 1913 ) was a Dutch civil engineer and a foreign advisor to the Japanese government in Meiji period Japan . Early life . De Rijke was born in Noord-Beveland . He was the third of seven children born to farmer and part-time dike worker Pieter de Rijke and his wife , Anna Catharina Liefbroer . He obtained a position with the Dutch Ministry of the Interior as an apprentice to Jacobus Lebret , under whom he studied mathematics , earthwork construction , and hydraulic engineering practices . Career . In 1865 , De Rijke worked for Cornelis Johannes van Doorn building the Oranje lock which closed off the IJ from the Zuiderzee at Schellingwoude near Amsterdam . De Rijke was the chief construction foreman . When Van Doorn was invited to travel to Japan in 1872 , he encouraged De Rijke to join him in re-designing the port of Osaka . Japan . In September 1873 , De Rijke arrived in Japan together with Van Doorn and George Arnold Escher . During the next thirty years , these three civil engineers developed a range of flood control and water management projects . He improved the ports of Tokyo , Yokohama , Nagasaki , Ujina ( Hiroshima ) , Hakata ( Fukuoka ) , Mikuni ( Sakai ) and Niigata . His breakwater at the port of Yokkaichi is recognized by the Japanese government as an Important Cultural Property . De Rijke also developed plans to improve riparian zones of several Japanese rivers . Notably , his groundwork and planning caused separation of the Kiso River , Nagara River and Ibi River near Nagoya , also known as the . Importantly , De Rijke was responsible for the construction of a tunnel channel from Lake Biwa to Kyoto . He is also credited with building the Tokyo Kanda River sewer network . After 1891 , De Rijke was appointed an Imperial officer of the Meiji Home Ministry , where he rose to the position of Vice Minister in this Japanese government bureaucracy . He later served as an instructor in the Imperial College of Engineering . China . In 1876 , De Rijke traveled to Shanghai to help develop plans to improve the navagability of Huangpu river , a tributary of Yangtze River , which is important to Shanghai 's international trade . In 1897 , he returned to Shanghai for a second report of Huangpu river . In 1901 , he returned to China to participate in the Yellow River flood control project . In June 1906 , he was officially appointed as the first chief engineer of the Whangpoo Conservancy Board . Before his return to the Netherlands in 1909 , he carried out a number of riverway projects on Huangpu river , including the Wusong Jetty ( built by the Huangpu 's mouth ) and the Gaoqiao new channel . His work successfully eliminated most of the shoals and achieved the preliminary goal of Huangpu channel improvement : the lowest water depth at Huangpu 's mouth has been deepened from 15 ft to 21 ft , and in the Gaoqiao new channel from 2-3 ft to 19 ft. Later life . De Rijke was awarded the Order of the Sacred Treasures , 2nd class , and returned to the Netherlands in 1903 . In the Netherlands he was appointed Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau and on January 13 , 1911 to Knight in the Order of the Dutch Lion . In Belgium , he was knighted in the Order of Leopold He died at the age of 70 in Amsterdam . He is buried in the Zorgvlied cemetery in Amsterdam .
Get Hurt ( album ) . `` Get Hurt '' is the fifth and final studio album by American rock band The Gaslight Anthem . It was released on August 8 , 2014 , by Island Records . It marks their first album on Island Records , which absorbed the band and its previous label , Mercury Records . Produced by Mike Crossey and inspired by vocalist and guitarist Brian Fallon 's divorce from his wife of ten years , the band was influenced by artists whose albums represented `` career shifts '' . Writing . The band announced on July 4 , 2013 , via their Tumblr site , that they were `` Working on new songs for a new Gaslight Anthem album in 2014 . '' Fallon cites Pearl Jam 's `` No Code '' album as an influence and inspiration for the album . In an interview with `` Rolling Stone '' published May 23 , 2014 , Fallon described the album as `` completely different than anything we had ever done before . Instead of going that extra step of just adding some organ or some background vocals , this time we actually really changed up a lot of the sounds . '' In a posting on the band 's official website fans were informed to `` Get ready for some things you 've never heard this band do ! '' Recording . On March 10 , 2014 , the band entered Blackbird Studios in Nashville , Tennessee , to record their fifth studio album . The band stated on April 14 that they had arrived at the `` last week in the studio '' of recording the album . Release and promotion . On June 16 , 2014 , the band announced the title of the album and released a teaser video with a snippet of a new song ( later revealed to be the album 's opener `` Stay Vicious '' ) . On August 5 , the entire album was made available to stream via iTunes Radio . `` Get Hurt '' was released in the United Kingdom on August 11 , 2014 , by Virgin EMI Records , and in the United States on August 12 , 2014 , by Island Records . The album was originally scheduled to be released one week later than its eventual release date . The band performed `` Get Hurt '' on `` Late Show with David Letterman '' on August 18 . In support of the album , the band toured North America and Europe during the summer and fall of 2014 . Dates included Jimmy Eat World , Against Me ! , Bayside , and Deer Tick , as well as festival stops at Austin City Limits Music Festival and the Ottawa Folk Festival . Singles . The lead single from the album , `` Rollin ' and Tumblin ' '' , was released on July 1 , 2014 . The second single , `` Get Hurt '' , was released on July 8 , 2014 . The third and final single , `` Stay Vicious '' , was released on July 28 , 2014 . Critical reception . `` Get Hurt '' received mixed reviews from music critics . Metacritic , which assigns a weighted average of ratings from mainstream critics , gave it a score of a 62 , based on 29 reviews , indicating `` generally favorable reviews . '' In `` Absolute Punk '' , Craig Manning wrote , `` It 's disheartening that the album is n't the game-changing record Fallon promised , and it 's too bad that it does n't have the thesis-statement cohesion of albums like `` The 59 Sound '' and `` American Slang '' . But the songs are still great , the production is still excellent , and the performances of the band members have rarely been in finer form . '' `` Clash '' magazine 's Mischa Pearlman rated the album seven out of ten , calling it `` rock 'n ' roll of the purest kind . '' Tim Jonze of `` The Guardian '' gave the album two stars out of five , saying `` Get Hurt is nothing but the same old overblown rock sound with every dial turned up several digits past 11 . '' Gregory Heaney of AllMusic rated the album four stars out of five , writing , `` Get Hurt '' shows that so long as they 're passionate about their music , it does n't matter where the band are getting their inspiration from , because genuinely caring about something is always compelling . '' Commercial performance . `` Get Hurt '' debuted at number four on the `` Billboard '' 200 , selling 33,000 copies in its first week . The album also debuted at number one on the Alternative Albums and Tastemaker Albums charts , at number two on the Top Rock Albums chart , and at number four on the Digital Albums chart .
Uryankhay Krai . Uryankhay Krai ( , `` Urjanchajskij kraj '' ) was a short lived Russian protectorate that was proclaimed on 17 April 1914 . It was later annexed in 1914 by the Russian Empire and became part of the Yeniseysk Governorate .
Isoya Yoshida . was a Japanese architect . He graduated from Tokyo Art School ( now Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music ) in 1923 . His style , known as `` sukiya '' , combines elements of traditional Japanese architecture and modernist architecture . He was born and died in Tokyo .
George O'Connor ( hurler ) . George O'Connor ( born 1959 in Piercestown , County Wexford ) is a retired Irish sportsperson . He played hurling with his local club St. Martin 's and with the Wexford senior inter-county team from 1979 until 1996 . O'Connor is regarded as one of Wexford 's greatest-ever players . Early life . George O ’ Connor was born in Piercestown , County Wexford in 1959 . The second eldest in a sporting family of four boys , he has born into a hurling household . His father , Paddy O ’ Connor , was a star midfielder on the Wexford junior hurling team that captured the Leinster title in 1940 , a launchpad for the future successes of the 1950s . O'Connor grew up on the family farm and in time would become a farmer himself . Club . O'Connor played his club hurling and football with his local St. Martin 's club where his skills were nurtured at underage level . The club won the county minor hurling championship in 1974 , with O'Connor sharing in the success as a fourteen-year-old substitute . By the time the three-in-a-row at minor level was completed in 1976 , O ’ Connor had become the star player on the team . He was also a key figure at midfield in 1977 as St. Martins captured the intermediate hurling championship . This victory allowed the club to advance to the senior grade , however , O'Connor 's side found winning a senior title difficult . They reached the final four on a number of occasions throughout the 1980s , however , the team failed to make the breakthrough . On the football fields O'Connor helped St. Martin 's to win the intermediate championship in 1982 . Inter-county . O'Connor first came to prominence on the inter-county scene as a member of the Wexford minor hurling team in the late 1970s . He captained the team to the 1977 Leinster final , however , Wexford were denied victory on that occasion . In his final year as a minor O'Connor also played in the Leinster football final , however , Dublin denied Wexford . In 1979 he captured a Leinster under-21 title as Wexford surprisingly defeated Kilkenny . The team were later beaten by Galway in the All-Ireland semi-final . These games brought O'Connor to the attention of the senior selectors and he quickly made the step up to the ultimate grade . O'Connor made his senior debut in the 1979 Oireachtas final . Wexford defeated Offaly on that occasion , however , this competition was regarded as little more than a warm up for the National Hurling League . Two years later in 1981 O'Connor was one of the stars of the team . Success was slow in coming , however , he was presented with an All-Star award . Two years later in 1983 O'Connor had success on the football field as Wexford defeated Clare to win the Division 3 final of the National Football League . Over the next decade or so Wexford would appear in five Leinster hurling finals , however , the team would be defeated on every occasion . Similarly , the National League final of 1993 saw Wexford battle it out with Cork in a three-game saga that eventually resulted in defeat for the Wexford men . The following year Wexford crashed out of the provincial championship once again and O'Connor contemplated retirement . New manager Liam Griffin persuaded him to stay on as he was a key part of his plans . 1995 saw Wexford endure defeat again , however , 1996 was to be their year . O'Connor endured a hand injury in the provincial semi-final against Dublin , however , he made a cameo appearance in the final as he collected his first Leinster title . It was Wexford 's first provincial title since 1977 . The subsequent All-Ireland final saw Wexford take on Limerick , the defeated finalists of 1994 . O'Connor started at midfield for that game , however , the game itself was far from a classic as fourteen-man Wexford defeated the Munstermen giving O'Connor an All-Ireland medal . One of the iconic images of that All-Ireland final is of O'Connor , the oldest man on the field , being shouldered off in victory . After seventeen seasons in the Wexford jersey O'Connor decided to finally retire from inter-county hurling .
Cork–Tyrone Gaelic football rivalry . The Cork-Tyrone rivalry is a Gaelic football rivalry between Irish inter-county teams Cork and Tyrone , who first played each other in 1973 . The fixture has been an infrequent one in the history of the championship , and therefore the rivalry is not as intense between the two teams . Cork 's home ground is Páirc Uí Chaoimh and Tyrone 's home ground is Healy Park , however , all of their championship meetings have been held at neutral venues , usually Croke Park . While Cork have the second highest number of Munster titles and Tyrone are fourth on the roll of honour in Ulster , they have also enjoyed success in the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship , having won 10 championship titles between them to date .
List of Permanent Representatives of Germany to NATO . This List of Permanent Representatives of Germany to NATO includes all permanent representatives of the Federal Republic of Germany to NATO since 1955 .
Electoral results for the district of Allandale . This is a list of electoral results for the electoral district of Allandale in Victorian state elections .
Libera ( mythology ) . In ancient Roman religion , Libera ( ) was a goddess of wine , fertility and freedom . Overview . Libera was the female equivalent of Liber ( freedom ) , while her name is in the feminine form . She was originally an Italic goddess ; at some time during Rome 's Regal or very early Republican eras , she was paired with Liber , also known as Liber Pater ( The Free Father ) , Roman god of wine , male fertility , and a guardian of plebeian freedoms . She enters Roman history as Triadic cult companion to Ceres and Liber , in a temple established on the Aventine Hill ca . 493 BC . The location and context of this early cult mark her association with Rome 's commoner-citizens , or plebs ; she might have been offered cult on March 17 as part of Liber 's festival , Liberalia , or at some time during the seven days of Cerealia ( mid to late April ) ; in the latter festival she would have been subordinate to Ceres . Otherwise , her relationship to her Aventine cult partners is uncertain ; she has no known native mythography . With the institution of the `` ritus graecia cereris '' ( Greek rites of Ceres ) c.205 BC , Libera was officially identified with Ceres ' daughter Proserpina and acquired with her a Romanised form of Greek mystery rite and attendant mythology , based on Greek cults to Demeter and Persephone . In the late Republican era , Cicero describes Liber and Libera as Ceres ' children . At around the same time , possibly in the context of popular or religious drama , Hyginus equates her with Greek Ariadne , as bride to Liber 's Greek equivalent , Dionysus : therefore her mythographic associations and identity seem far from straightforward . The older and newer forms of her cult and rites , and their diverse associations , persisted well into the late Imperial era . St. Augustine ( AD 354 – 430 ) observes that Libera is concerned with female fertility , as Liber is with male fertility .
Manor Farmhouse , Meare . The Manor Farmhouse in Meare , Somerset , England , was built in the 14th century as the summer residence of the Abbots from Glastonbury Abbey and is now a farmhouse . Along with its outbuildings the farmhouse has been designated as a Grade I listed building . A building on the site in the late 13th century had a hall and south chamber , however little remains from the fabric of this building and the current structure was erected in the 14th . A chapel and cellar were included for the monks by Adam of Sodbury who was the abbot from 1323 to 1334 . Richard Beere added further rooms in the early 16th century . The surrounding land provided an orchard and herb garden . There were four fish ponds . The nearby Abbot 's Fish House was built around the same time as the house . The fish ponds surrounding the Fish House were recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 when they were tended by ten fishermen . The fishponds , which were connected with drains and gullies were up to long and wide . These were connected to the Meare Pool and the River Brue . At one point 5,000 eels were caught each year . Pike , Bream and `` white fish '' were also caught . The two-storey building has a porch over the moulded doorway . The main hall was east of the entrance doorway and porch . The wing to the rear contains a large room on the upper floor , which contains a large stone fireplace with a stone hood . A stone figure in robes and mitre appears above the porch which is believed to represent Abbot Richard Whiting , who presided over Glastonbury at the time of the Dissolution of the Monasteries under King Henry VIII of England , and was imprisoned in the Tower of London and executed on Glastonbury Tor in 1539 . He is considered a martyr by the Roman Catholic Church , which beatified him on 13 May 1895 .
The Man Upstairs ( 1992 film ) . `` The Man Upstairs '' is a 1992 American made-for-television comedy-drama film directed by George Schaefer and starring Katharine Hepburn and Ryan O'Neal . The film originally premiered on CBS on December 6 , 1992 . Plot . Hepburn stars as an elderly woman who discovers an escaped convict ( O'Neal ) hiding in her attic . At first she is horrified , but gradually she becomes fascinated by the fast-talking fugitive and permits him to stay in her house while the local sheriff and his men hunt for him . A relationship develops between the unlikely pair : he finds the home he never had and she loses her loneliness . Hepburn was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film at the 50th Golden Globe Awards .
Marriageable age . Marriageable age ( or marriage age ) is the minimum age at which a person is allowed by law to marry , either as a right or subject to parental , judicial or other forms of approval . Age and other prerequisites to marriage vary between jurisdictions , but marriage age is often set at 18 . Until recently , the marriageable age for women was lower in many jurisdictions than for men , but in many places has now been raised to those of men . Most jurisdictions allow marriage at a younger age with parental or judicial approval , and some also allow younger people to marry if the female is pregnant . The marriage age should not be confused with the age of majority or the age of consent , though in some places they may be the same . In many developing countries , the official age prescriptions stand as mere guidelines . In some societies , a marriage by a person below the age of 21 is regarded as a child marriage . The 55 parties to the 1962 Convention on Consent to Marriage , Minimum Age for Marriage , and Registration of Marriages have agreed to specify a minimum marriage age by statute law‚ to override customary , religious , and tribal laws . When the marriageable age under a law of a religious community is lower than that under the law of the land , the state law prevails . However , some religious communities do not accept the supremacy of state law in this respect , which may lead to child marriage or forced marriage . The 123 parties to the 1956 Supplementary Convention on the Abolition of Slavery have agreed to adopt a minimum age for marriage . Ancient history . Historically , the age of consent for a sexual union was determined by tribal custom , or was a matter for families to decide . In most cases , this coincided with signs of puberty : such as menstruation for a girl and pubic hair for a boy . In Jewish oral tradition , men can not consent to marriage until they reach the age of majority of 13 years and one day and have undergone puberty . With no signs of puberty , they are considered minors until the age of twenty . After twenty , they are not considered adults if they show signs of impotence . If they show no signs of puberty or do show impotence , they automatically become adults by age 35 and can marry . The same rules apply to women , except their age of majority is 12 years and a day . In Ancient Rome , it was very common for girls to marry and have children shortly after the onset of puberty . Roman law required brides to be at least 12 years old . In Roman law , first marriages to brides from 12 to 24 required the consent of the bride and her father ; by the late antique period , Roman law permitted women over 25 to marry without parental consent . The Catholic canon law followed the Roman law . In the 12th century , the Catholic Church drastically changed legal standards for marital consent by allowing daughters over 12 and sons over 14 to marry without their parents ' approval , even if their marriage was made clandestinely . Parish studies have confirmed that late medieval women did sometimes marry without their parents ' approval . In western Europe , the rise of Christianity and manorialism had both created incentives to keep families nuclear , and thus the age of marriage increased ; the Western Church instituted marriage laws and practices that undermined large kinship groups . The Church prohibited consanguineous marriages , a marriage pattern that had been a means to maintain clans ( and thus their power ) throughout history . The church also forbade marriages in which the bride did not clearly agree to the union . Post-classical history . After the Fall of the Western Roman Empire , manorialism also helped weaken the ties of kinship and thus the power of clans ; as early as the 9th century in northwestern France , families that worked on manors were small , consisting of parents and children and occasionally a grandparent . The Church and State had become allies in erasing the solidarity and thus the political power of the clans ; the Church sought to replace traditional religion , whose vehicle was the kin group , and substitute the authority of the elders of the kin group with that of a religious elder ; at the same time , the king 's rule was undermined by revolts by the most powerful kin groups , clans or sections , whose conspiracies and murders threatened the power of the state and also the demands by manorial lords for obedient , compliant workers . As the peasants and serfs lived and worked on farms that they rented from the lord of the manor , they also needed the permission of the lord to marry . Couples therefore had to comply with the lord of the manor and wait until a small farm became available before they could marry and thus produce children ; those who could and did delay marriage were presumably rewarded by the landlord and those who did not were presumably denied that reward . For example , marriage ages in Medieval England varied depending on economic circumstances , with couples delaying marriage until their early twenties when times were bad , but might marry in their late teens after the Black Death , when there was a severe labour shortage ; by appearances , marriage of adolescents was not the norm in England . In medieval Eastern Europe , on the other hand , the Slavic traditions of patrilocality of early and universal marriage ( usually of a bride aged 12–15 years , with menarche occurring on average at 14 ) lingered ; the manorial system had yet to penetrate into eastern Europe and had generally had less effect on clan systems there ; and the bans on cross-cousin marriages had not been firmly enforced . The first recorded age-of-consent law dates back 800 years . In 1275 , in England , as part of the rape law , the Statute of Westminster 1275 , made it a misdemeanour to `` ravish '' a `` maiden within age '' , whether with or without her consent . The phrase `` within age '' was interpreted by jurist Sir Edward Coke as meaning the age of marriage , which at the time was 12 years . In the 12th century , the jurist Gratian , an influential founder of Canon law in medieval Europe , accepted the age of puberty for marriage to be between 12 and 14 , but acknowledged consent to be meaningful if the children were older than 7 . Some authorities claimed that consent could take place earlier . Marriage would then be valid as long as neither of the two parties annulled the marital agreement before reaching puberty , and the marriage had not already been consummated . Gratian noted that `` If one over the age of seven takes a prepubescent wife of less than seven and transfers her to his house , such a contract gives rise to the impediment of public propriety '' . In spite of this , there are recorded marriages of 2 and 3 year olds : in 1564 , a three year old named John was married to a two year old named Jane in the Bishop 's Court in Chester , England Modern history . The policy of the Roman Catholic Church , and later various protestant churches , of considering clandestine marriages and marriages made without parental consent to be valid was controversial , and in the 16th century both the French monarchy and the Lutheran Church sought to end these practices , with limited success . Before 1929 , Scots law followed Roman law in allowing a girl to marry at twelve years of age and a boy at fourteen , without any requirement for parental consent . However , marriage in Scotland at such young ages was in practice almost unknown . In England and Wales , the Marriage Act 1753 required a marriage to be covered by a licence ( requiring parental consent for those under 21 ) or the publication of banns ( which parents of those under 21 could forbid ) . In most of Northwestern Europe , marriage at very early ages was rare . One thousand marriage certificates from 1619 to 1660 in the Archdiocese of Canterbury show that only one bride was 13 years old , four were 15 , twelve were 16 , and seventeen were 17 years old ; while the other 966 brides were at least 19 years old . Additionally , the Church dictated that both the bride and groom must be at least 21 years of age to marry without the consent of their families ; in the certificates , the most common age for the brides is 22 years . For the grooms 24 years was the most common age , with average ages of 24 years for the brides and 27 for the grooms . While European noblewomen often married early , they were a small minority of the population , and the marriage certificates from Canterbury show that even among nobility it was very rare to marry women off at very early ages . The American colonies followed the English tradition , but the law was more of a guide . For example , Mary Hathaway ( Virginia , 1689 ) was only 9 when she was married to William Williams . Sir Edward Coke ( England , 17th century ) made it clear that `` the marriage of girls under 12 was normal , and the age at which a girl who was a wife was eligible for a dower from her husband 's estate was 9 even though her husband be only four years old '' . Reliable data for when people would actually marry are very difficult to find . In England , for example , the only reliable data on age at marriage in the early modern period come from records relating only to those who left property after their death . Not only were the records relatively rare , but not all bothered to record the participants ' ages , and it seems that the more complete the records are , the more likely they are to reveal young marriages , giving a biased sample . Additionally , 20th- and 21st-century historians have sometimes shown reluctance to accept data regarding a young age of marriage , and would instead explain the data away as a misreading by a later copier of the records . In France , until the French Revolution , the marriageable age was 12 years for girls and 14 for boys . Revolutionary legislation in 1792 increased the age to 13 years for girls and 15 for boys . Under the Napoleonic Code in 1804 , the marriageable age was set at 15 years for girls and 18 for boys . In 2006 , the marriageable age for women was increased to 18 , the same as for men . In jurisdictions where the ages are not the same , the marriageable age for girls is more commonly two or three years lower than that for boys . Marriageable age as a right vs exceptions . In recent years , many countries in the EU have tightened their marriage laws , either banning marriage under 18 completely , or requiring judicial approval for such marriages . Countries which have reformed their marriage laws in recent years include Sweden ( 2014 ) , Denmark ( 2017 ) , Germany ( 2017 ) , Luxembourg ( 2014 ) , Spain ( 2015 ) . Many developing countries have also enacted similar laws in recent years : Honduras ( 2017 ) , Ecuador ( 2015 ) , Costa Rica ( 2017 ) , Panama ( 2015 ) , Trinidad & Tobago ( 2017 ) , Malawi ( 2017 ) . In the US , the lax child marriage laws that exist in many states have attracted international attention . In Western countries , marriages of teenagers have become rare in recent years , with their frequency having rapidly declined during the past few decades . For instance , in Finland , where underage youth can obtain a special judicial authorization to marry , there are only 30–40 such marriages per year in the early 21st century ( with most of the spouses being aged 17 ) , while in the early 1990s , more than 100 underage marriages were registered each year . Relation to the age of majority . The marriage age `` as a right '' is usually the same with the age of majority which is 18 in most countries . However , in some countries the age of majority is under 18 , while in others it is 19 , 20 or 21 . In Canada for example , the age of majority is 19 in Nova Scotia , New Brunswick , British Columbia , Newfoundland and Labrador , Northwest Territories , Yukon and Nunavut , and marriage under 19 in these provinces requires parental or court consent ( see Marriage in Canada ) . In many jurisdictions , by marriage minors become legally emancipated . Europe . The marriageable age `` as a right '' is 18 in all European countries , with the exception of Andorra and Scotland where it is 16 ( for both sexes ) . Existing `` exceptions '' to this general rule ( usually requiring special judicial or parental consent ) are discussed below . In both the European Union and the Council of Europe the marriageable age falls within the jurisdiction of individual member states . The Istanbul convention , the first legally binding instrument in Europe in the field of violence against women and domestic violence , only requires countries which ratify it to prohibit forced marriage ( Article 37 ) and to ensure that forced marriages can be easily voided without further victimization ( Article 32 ) , but does not make any reference to a minimum age of marriage . Islam . In Quran , the `` age of marriage '' coincides with puberty . Classical Islamic law ( Sharia ) does not have a marriageable age because there is no minimum age at which puberty can occur . In Islam there is no set age for marriage , the condition is physical ( bulugh ) maturity and mental ( rushd ) maturity . So the age is variable . The Islamic Prophet Muhammad , who is said to serve as a role model ( al-uswatu'l-hasana ) for every Muslim , is reported by Sunni Hadith sources to have married Aisha when she was six or seven years old , with the marriage consummated when she was nine years old ( or according to some sources ten years old ) and he was 54 years old . Büchler and Schlater observe that `` marriageable age according to classical Islamic law coincides with the occurrence of puberty . The notion of puberty refers to signs of physical maturity such as the emission of semen or the onset of menstruation '' , but then claim the schools of Islamic jurisprudence ( madhaahib ) set the following marriageable ages for men and women . However other sources give different ages . However , Shaf'i jurisprudence is contradicted by hadith from Bukhari which states that a marriage is impossible without the consent of the girl . In relation to proposed Saudi marriage reforms in 2009 , it was observed that `` although girls can marry even before reaching puberty , they can not terminate the wedding contracts according to the Hanbali legal school , one of four major schools in Sunni Islam , which gives complete control over the female to the male guardian '' . Hinduism . The Manu Smriti recommends arranged marriages for girls before they are 12 years old . If unmarried for 3 years after 12 years old ( At 15 years old ) , the damsel ( virgin woman ) may marry on her own will somebody from her own caste and rank by freewill . Bhishma states a similar thing in Anushasana Prava of the Mahabharata . If the girl is unmarried for 3 years after the appearance of puberty ( after 12 years and 8 months ) , then in the 4th year ( at 16 ) she is to look for a husband herself . The Manu Smriti states that a 30 year old man is to marry a 12 year old maiden ( virgin woman ) or a 24 year old man is to marry an 8 year old girl ( child ) if the duties of the man would be impeded . In Anushasana Prava of the Mahabharata , Bhishma states , a 30 year old person is to marry a 10 year old girl or a 21 year old person is to marry a 7 year old girl .
Joe Gibbon . Joseph Charles Gibbon ( born April 10 , 1935 ) is a retired American professional baseball player . A left-handed pitcher , he spent all or parts of 13 seasons ( 1960–1972 ) in Major League Baseball as a member of the Pittsburgh Pirates , San Francisco Giants , Cincinnati Reds and Houston Astros . Gibbon was born in Hickory , Mississippi ; he was listed as tall and . An alumnus of the University of Mississippi , where he was a standout in both baseball and basketball , Gibbon signed with the Pirates in 1957 . In 1959 , his third minor league season , he won 16 of 25 decisions for the Triple-A Columbus Jets , posted a strong 3.22 earned run average , and hurled 11 complete games and four shutouts in 28 starting pitcher assignments . He led the International League in strikeouts with 152 . His performance helped Gibbon win a spot on the roster of the 1960 Pirates , for whom he pitched in 27 games ( including nine starts ) . He was the winning pitcher in his first two big-league games ( as a relief pitcher ) and during the year posted a 4–2 record for a Pirate team that captured the National League pennant by seven games . In the 1960 World Series , Gibbon worked in Games 2 and 3 ( both lopsided losses to the New York Yankees ) and surrendered three earned runs ( on a three-run home run by Mickey Mantle in Game 2 ) in three full innings pitched . However , the Pirates won the Series in seven games , on Bill Mazeroski 's famous walk-off Game 7 home run . Apart from three games pitched for the 1962 Kinston Eagles of the Class B Carolina League Gibbon spent the remainder of his pro career in the big leagues . In his sophomore season , with Pittsburgh , he set personal bests in wins ( 13 ) , games started ( 29 ) , complete games ( seven ) , shutouts ( three ) , strikeouts ( 145 ) and innings pitched ( 195 ) . As his career progressed ( and especially after his December 1965 trade to the Giants ) , Gibbon became more of a relief specialist . He started his last game on August 29 , 1967 , hurling a complete-game , three-hit 11–1 triumph for the Giants over the Los Angeles Dodgers . When he returned to the Pirates in June 1969 , he pitched out of the Pittsburgh bullpen through , appearing in two games of the 1970 National League Championship Series against Cincinnati and working a total of one-third of an inning . Released at the end of October , Gibbon joined the Reds in and enjoyed one more season of effective relief work , posting a 2.94 ERA and tying his career-best mark for saves with 11 . During his MLB career Gibbon compiled a 61–65 record with a 3.52 earned run average and 743 strikeouts in 1,119 innings pitched ; he allowed 1,053 hits and 414 bases on balls . He made 419 total appearances , 127 as a starting pitcher , and logged 20 complete games , four shutouts and 32 career saves . Gibbon had good speed as a baserunner and was frequently called upon as a pinch runner by the Pirates after Joe Christopher departed for the expansion New York Mets in 1962 .
Willamette Valley National Wildlife Refuge Complex . Willamette Valley National Wildlife Refuge Complex is a National Wildlife Refuge complex in the state of Oregon .
FC TVD Slavičín . FC TVD Slavičín is a Czech football club located in Slavičín , Czech Republic . It currently plays in Divize E , which is in the Czech Fourth Division . The team gained notoriety following a penalty shootout win against Czech First League team Baník Ostrava in the second round of the 2010–11 Czech Cup . At the time , the team was playing in the third-level Moravian–Silesian Football League . A few seasons before , in the third round of the 2004–05 Czech Cup , Slavičín , at the time playing in the Czech Fourth Division beat top flight side Brno , also on penalties .
Birsay . Birsay ( Old Norse : `` Birgisherað '' ) is a parish in the north west corner of The Mainland of Orkney , Scotland . Almost all the land in the parish is devoted to agriculture : chiefly grassland used to rear beef cattle . There are various ancient monuments in the parish . Ancient monuments . Two important ancient monuments are maintained by Historic Scotland and bring many visitors to the area in summer . These are the prehistoric and Norse settlements on the tidal island of Brough of Birsay and the ruins of the Earl 's Palace on the Mainland opposite , at the northern end of the village . On the western part of Mainland Orkney 's north shore there is other evidence of prehistoric man , including the well preserved ruins of the Broch of Gurness . Earl 's Palace . The late 16th century palace was built by Robert Stewart , 1st Earl of Orkney ( 1533–93 ) . Though extensively ruined , it can be seen to have consisted of four ranges round an open courtyard , with small towers at the corners , an unusual form of building in Scotland at this date , and unprecedented in the north of the country . The date 1574 was formerly carved above the main ( south-facing ) entrance . The building has been uninhabited since the late seventeenth century . It was originally adjoined by walled garden enclosures , an archery range and a bowling green . This building , along with the Earl 's Palace in Kirkwall , and Scalloway Castle on Shetland ( all Historic Scotland ) , were the main residences of the Stewart Earls of Orkney in the Northern Isles . Near the palace is the St. Magnus Church of the parish of Birsay and Harray ( Church of Scotland ; open in summer ) . Architectural fragments in the walls , and archaeological investigation of the foundations , suggest that this was the site of the first cathedral of Orkney in the eleventh-twelfth centuries , known as `` Christchurch '' , founded by Earl Thorfinn the Mighty ( d. ) after his return from a pilgrimage to Rome . The seat of the diocese was transferred to St Magnus Cathedral , Kirkwall in the later twelfth century , though the Bishops of Orkney continued to have a residence in Birsay ( known by the Latin name `` Mons Bellus '' ) into late medieval times . The nearby bridge may also be medieval in origin .
Pan-African flag . The Black Liberation flag also known as the UNIA flag , Afro-American flag , Black Liberation Flag and various other names—is a tri-color flag consisting of three equal horizontal bands of ( from top down ) red , black and green . The Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League ( UNIA-ACL ) formally adopted it on August 13 , 1920 in Article 39 of the Declaration of the Rights of the Negro Peoples of the World , during its month-long convention at Madison Square Garden in New York City . Variations of the flag can and have been used in various countries and territories in the Americas to represent Garveyist ideologies . History . Journalist Charles Mowbray White has asserted that Garvey proposed the colors red , black and green for the following reasons : `` Garvey said red because of sympathy for the 'Reds of the world ' , and the Green their sympathy for the Irish in their fight for freedom , and the Black [ for ] the Negro . '' The flag later became a Black Nationalist symbol for the worldwide liberation of Black people . As an emblem of Black pride , the flag became popular during the Black Liberation movement of the 1960s . In 1971 , the school board of Newark , New Jersey , passed a resolution permitting the flag to be raised in public school classrooms . Four of the board 's nine members were not present at the time , and the resolution was introduced by the board 's teen member , a mayoral appointee . Fierce controversy ensued , including a court order that the board show cause why they should not be forced to rescind the resolution , and at least two state legislative proposals to ban ethnic flags and national flags ( other than the U.S. flag ) in public classrooms . In the United States , the flag is presently widely available through flag shops or ethnic specialty stores . It is commonly seen at parades commemorating Martin Luther King , Jr. Day , civil rights rallies , and other special events . 2010s usage . In the United States , following the refusal of a grand jury to indict a police officer in the August 9 , 2014 shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson , Missouri , a Howard University student replaced the U.S. flag on that school 's Washington , DC campus flagpole with a Black Nationalist flag flying at half-mast . The incident resulted in the university president , Wayne Frederick , issuing a statement disapproving the flag-raising by unauthorized personnel . Derivative flags . The African National Congress flag is three horizontal stripes , descending black , green , and dark yellow ( gold ) . The United States Postal Service issued a stamp in 1997 to commemorate Kwanzaa with a painting by fine artist Synthia Saint James of a dark-skinned family wearing garments traditional in parts of Africa and fashionable for special occasions among African-Americans . The family members are holding food , gifts , and a flag . The flag in the stamp may have been meant to represent the Pan-African flag , However , instead of the stripes descending red , black , and green , the stamp 's flag transposes the top two bands and descends black , red , and green . In 2000 , artist David Hammons created a work called `` African-American Flag '' , which is held by the Museum of Modern Art in New York City . Based on the standard U.S. flag , its stripes are black and red , the field is green , and the stars on the field are black . In response to the controversy over the flying of the Confederate flag , an African American-run company called NuSouth created a flag based on the Confederate naval jack , with the white stars and saltire outline replaced by green and the blue saltire made black . Proposed holiday . In 1999 , an article appeared in the July 25 edition of `` The Black World Today '' suggesting that , as an act of global solidarity , every August 17 should be celebrated worldwide as Universal African Flag Day by flying the red , black , and green banner . August 17 is the birthday of Marcus Garvey .
List of settlements in North Western Province , Sri Lanka . The following is a list of settlements in North Western Province , Sri Lanka . __NOTOC__
Breckenridge Independent School District . Breckenridge Independent School District is a public school district based in Breckenridge , Texas ( USA ) . Finances . As of the 2010-2011 school year , the appraised valuation of property in the district was $ 850,849,000 . The maintenance tax rate was $ 0.104 and the bond tax rate was $ 0.008 per $ 100 of appraised valuation . Academic achievement . In 2011 , the school district was rated `` recognized '' by the Texas Education Agency . Thirty-five percent of districts in Texas in 2011 received the same rating . No state accountability ratings will be given to districts in 2012 . A school district in Texas can receive one of four possible rankings from the Texas Education Agency : Exemplary ( the highest possible ranking ) , Recognized , Academically Acceptable , and Academically Unacceptable ( the lowest possible ranking ) . Schools . In the 2011-2012 school year , the district operated five schools . Athletics . Breckenridge High School participates in the boys sports of baseball , basketball , football , and wrestling . The school participates in the girls sports of basketball , softball , and volleyball . For the 2012 through 2014 school years , Breckenridge High School will play football in UIL Class 2A Division I .
Grodzie . Grodzie is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Braniewo , within Braniewo County , Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship , in northern Poland , close to the border with the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia . It lies approximately south-east of Braniewo and north-west of the regional capital Olsztyn . Before 1945 the area was part of Germany ( East Prussia ) . Following World War II the native German populace was expelled and replaced by Poles . The settlement has a population of 8 .
Patricia Dowling ( New Hampshire politician ) . Patricia Dowling ( born October 27 , 1942 ) is an American politician in the state of New Hampshire . She is a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives , sitting as a Republican from the Rockingham 6 district , having been first elected in 2010 . She previously served from 1990-2002 and 2004-2012 .
1998–99 Dallas Stars season . The 1998–99 Dallas Stars season was the Stars ' sixth season in Dallas , Texas , and the thirty-second of the franchise . The most important aspect of the season was trying to follow up on the near trip to Cup from last year , which they would reach , facing the Buffalo Sabres . They would defeat the Sabres to win the first Stanley Cup for the Stars in franchise history with a controversial overtime goal . That spawned a new rule within the NHL , the infamous `` no goal '' ruling is still talked about today . Regular season . The Stars finished the regular season with the NHL 's best record and first overall in goals against , with just 168 . They also tied the St. Louis Blues and San Jose Sharks for fewest short-handed goals allowed , with 4 . Draft picks . The Stars ' picks at the 1998 NHL Entry Draft in Buffalo , New York .
Veliyanad . Veliyanad is a small village in the Ernakulam District of the state of Kerala in southern India . It belongs to the Edakkattuvayal panjayat and Kanayannoor Taluk . The village is around 30 km from the city of Kochi . nearby city is piravom The nearest airport is Cochin International Airport . Piravom Road , Ernakulam Town and Ernakulam Junction Railway Stations are the closest major railway stations . Places of interest . Pazhoor Perum Thrikkovil is 3 km from Veliyanad . Thirumarayoor Rama 's Temple is 2 km from Veliyanad is one of the few ancient Rama temples in Kerala . Adi Shankara Nilayam . Located in Veliyanad , Adi Shankara Nilayam is the ancestral maternal house of Shri Shankara . It is a sprawling nalukettu located in Veliyanad at Edakkattuvayal Village in Ernakulam . Traditionally known as the 'Melpazhur Mana ' , the place was renamed as Adi Shankara Nilayam by Pujya Gurudev Swami Chinmayananda . Now the property has been acquired by the Chinmaya International Foundation . The nalukettu is decorated with exquisite wooden paneling and engravings . A meditation hall in memory of Swami Chinmayananda is there nearby . Situated in of land , the property houses a water pond , a temple complex , an excellent library , a computer unit and residential accommodation for visiting scholars . There is a large temple dedicated to the deity of the family - swayambhu Shasta ( Lord Ayyappa ) . A Naga Yakshi temple and a temple for Vettakkorumakan are also seen in the complex .
Charles René Dominique Sochet , Chevalier Destouches . Charles René Dominique Sochet , Chevalier Destouches , also sometimes spelled Des Touches , ( 7 October 1727 – 1794 ) was a rear admiral in the French Navy . He is most widely known for his participation in the War of American Independence , where he saw action in the Battle of Cape Henry in 1781 and in the Battle of the Saintes in 1782 . Life . Destouches was born in Luçon , in the Vendée region of France , in 1727 . He entered the French Navy , and by 1767 was a ship 's captain . In 1770 he married a young woman from Luçon ; she bore him a son , Adrien , in 1772 , and died while he was away at sea . After France entered the American War of Independence 1778 , Destouches was part of a fleet led by the Comte de Grasse that eventually occupied Newport , Rhode Island . In 1781 , now a rear admiral and in command of the Newport fleet , he led an attempt to deliver troops to Virginia to oppose those of the British general Benedict Arnold , who was engaged in the raids against economic and military targets there . This effort failed when he encountered the fleet of Admiral Mariot Arbuthnot in the Battle of Cape Henry , and drew away after several of his ships sustained significant damage . He served in 1782 under de Grasse in the Battle of the Saintes , a decisive naval victory for the British in the West Indies in which de Grasse was captured . Returning to France after the war , Destouches married again in 1785 , to Aimée-Prudence-Geneviève de Racodet . He was promoted to Chef d'Escadre in 1788 , having spent 46 years at sea . When the French Revolution broke out , Destouches sided with the Royalists , and was drawn into counter-revolutionary activities in the Vendée in 1793 . Briefly imprisoned , he was released by Royalist supporters , and he served as an advisor in the Battle of Savenay . He died during the winter in early 1794 , in virtual poverty due to privations caused by the revolution .
Ong Kian Ming . Dr. Ong Kian Ming ( ; born 12 September 1975 ) , is a Malaysian politician from the Democratic Action Party ( DAP ) , a component of Pakatan Harapan ( PH ) coalition . He is the incumbent Member of Parliament for Bangi since 2018 and also when the constituency was still named as Serdang earlier since 2013 . Ong was picked as the Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry by the new PH government in 2018 . Ong was formerly an academician and a prominent political analyst in the Malaysian political scene before he turned Election Strategist for the DAP . His articles were widely published in popular news portals such as Malaysiakini , Malaysian Insider and The Edge . Prior to that he was a lecturer in Faculty of Economics and Policy Science , UCSI University , also a regional consultant for the Blue Ocean Strategy regional center . His experience includes being a policy analyst for Socio Economics Development and Research Institute ( SEDAR ) and Institute of Strategic Analysis and Policy Research ( INSAP ) . In addition , he was also associate consultant for the Boston Consulting Group Kuala Lumpur . Personal life . Ong has an elder brother and a younger sister . He grew up in Petaling Jaya . His father was an architect . He married Yeoh Ee Leng in 2004 . The couple do not have any children . Education . Ong , a Fulbright scholar , is a PhD holder in political science from Duke University , USA . He also has a Master 's in Economics from Cambridge University and a degree in Economics from London School of Economics . Prior to that he was an ASEAN scholar who completed his `` O '' and `` A '' levels in Raffles Institution and Raffles Junior College in Singapore respectively . Malaysia Electoral Roll Analysis Project . Ong pioneered the Malaysian Electoral Roll Analysis Project ( MERAP ) and is the director for the project . He has published many of his findings on various news portal as well as discussed it with the Election Commission of Malaysia .
Andrea Di Paola . Andrea Di Paola ( born 1970 ) is an Italian astronomer and a discoverer of minor planets . He works at the Rome Observatory and has been significantly involved in the CINEOS project . He is credited by the Minor Planet Center with the co-discovery of 11 numbered minor planets during 1996–1997 , all made in collaboration with Italian astronomer Andrea Boattini . The main-belt asteroid 27130 Dipaola , discovered by Andrea Boattini and Maura Tombelli in 1998 , is named in his honour . Naming citation was published on 6 August 2003 ( ) .
Saint-Julien-d'Ance . Saint-Julien-d'Ance is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France .
2015 China-ASEAN International Youth Football Tournament . The 2015 China-ASEAN International Youth Football Tournament was the 1st edition of the China-ASEAN International Youth Football Tournament . The competition began on 4 March and ended on 11 March 2015 .
Asahina clan . The was a Japanese clan during the Sengoku period who served the Imagawa clan of Suruga Province as retainer . Two genealogies of the clan were known . The one says that it had roots in Fujiwara clan . The other says that the clan was descended from Wada Yoshimori ; his third son Yoshihide adopted the name `` Asahina '' .
Protovis himalayensis . `` Protovis himalayensis '' is a prehistoric species of sheep found in latest Miocene to Late Pliocene-aged strata of Himalayan Tibet in 2016 . `` Protovis '' was found only by some fragments such as its horns . Its discovery showed that modern mountain sheep first evolved from the genus `` Protovis '' .
2016 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix . The 2016 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix was the sixth round of the 2016 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season . It was held at the Mugello Circuit in Scarperia on 22 May 2016 . The MotoGP race was settled by a mere 0.019 seconds as Jorge Lorenzo pulled out of Marc Márquez ' slipstream on the final straight on the final lap after a dramatic duel between the two , whilst polesitter Valentino Rossi lost a chance at challenging for a home win due to an engine failure . This race marks Rossi 's first bike failure since the 2007 San Marino Grand Prix . This race was the last race for Luis Salom before he was fatally injured after an accident during practice session at the following Grand Prix in Barcelona . Moto2 . The race , scheduled to be run for 21 laps , was red-flagged after Xavi Vierge crashed causing damage to an airfence and was later restarted over 10 laps .
S4 highway ( Georgia ) . The Georgian route S4 ( also known as Tbilisi–Red Bridge ) is one of the major trunk roads that runs from Tbilisi through Rustavi before reaching the border with Azerbaijan near Red Bridge ( Kvemo Kartli ) . The length is . After crossing the border with Azerbaijan , the highway continues to Ganja and Baku . It is part of the European route E60 and European route E117 .
Karl Yune . Karl Yune ( born April 16 , 1975 ) is an American actor . He is best known for his role as Maseo Yamashiro in the DC comics TV franchise `` Arrow '' , as Tak Mashido in the sci-fi film `` Real Steel '' , and as Koichi in `` Memoirs of a Geisha '' . His first lead role was in the cult thriller ' , as Tran . Early life . Yune , an Asian American , was born and raised in Washington , D.C. Yune was educated by Jesuits at Georgetown Preparatory School , an American Jesuit college preparatory school . It is among the most selective prep schools and the oldest all-boys school in the United States . It is the only Jesuit boarding school in the country . Yune studied business , literature , and philosophy before switching to a major in theater at Columbia University School of the Arts , New York , after winning the role of Romeo for a presentation of `` Romeo and Juliette '' . Career . Yune got his first lead role in a studio film as Tran , one of the guides in ' . He has also appeared in `` Forbidden Warrior '' , and `` Memoirs of a Geisha '' , as well as in the short films `` Miracle Mile '' ( which has received several awards ) , and `` Hold Up '' . He has also acted in various Off-Broadway plays , and done fashion modeling . Yune appears in the third season of `` Arrow '' as Maseo Yamashiro , ( the Arrow 's friend and mentor ) who later becomes 2nd in command of the League of Assassins . Maseo is married to Katana , aka Tatsu Yamashiro . Karl Yune is sometimes credited as Carl Yune and Karl Hahn ( as in `` Miracle Mile '' ) . Personal life . He is the younger brother of actor Rick Yune . Yune currently resides in Los Angeles .
Seymour Greenberg . Seymour Greenberg ( August 10 , 1920 in Chicago , Illinois – March 3 , 2006 in Park Ridge , Illinois ) was an amateur American clay-court specialist tennis player in the 1940s and 1950s . Greenberg was ranked U.S. No . 5 in singles in 1943 and 1944 and also in the top 10 in three other years . Early life . Greenberg was born in Chicago , Illinois to Jacob and Sylvia Greenberg , lived in Highland Park , Illinois , and was Jewish . Tennis career . He won the Western Boys ’ 15 and Under Championship , and was runner-up in the National 15s . Greenberg won the National Public Parks Championship . He also won the Illinois State high school singles titles in 1936 and 1937 while at Lane Technical College Prep High School in Chicago , where he was valedictorian . Greenberg won the Illinois State Championships nine times . Attending the school on scholarship , Greenberg was captain of the Northwestern University tennis team and became that school 's first Big Ten Conference singles champion when he won the title in 1940 . He repeated in 1941 and won the Big Ten doubles championships in 1940 ( with Jerry Clifford ) , 1941 ( with Gene Richards ) , and 1942 ( also with Richards ) . Greenberg 's three doubles titles still rank first all-time in Big Ten history . He led the Northwestern Wildcats to the Big Ten team championships in 1940 and 1942 . He was a member of the Phi Epsilon Pi Fraternity . Greenberg won the City of Chicago Championship in 1939 and the U.S. Men 's Clay Court Championships in 1942 and 1943 . Greenberg was also a singles quarterfinalist at the U.S. Championships in 1942 , 1943 , 1944 , and 1945 . In 1943 at the tournament in Cincinnati , Ohio , Greenberg reached the singles and doubles finals but lost the singles final to future International Tennis Hall of Fame inductee Bill Talbert . He lost the doubles final to Talbert and partner Alvin Bunis . Greenberg had partnered with Joe Scherr to reach the final . During World War II he was a Lieutenant in the US Air Force . Personal life . Greenberg married the late Wanda Henderson in 1952 . Greenberg 's sister Toby played in the Maccabiah Games in Israel . Greenberg 's death resulted from complications of Parkinson 's disease .
Taquaraçu de Minas . Taquaraçu de Minas is a Brazilian municipality located in the state of Minas Gerais . The city belongs to the mesoregion Metropolitana de Belo Horizonte and to the microregion of Itabira .
Clon ( duo ) . Clon ( ) is a South Korean dance music duo that debuted in 1996 . The group was extremely popular in both South Korea and Taiwan in the late 1990s . Career . The duo debuted as part of `` Hyun Jin Young and Wawa '' in 1990 but it was n't until 1996 under the supervision of Kim Chang Hwan , a major figure in the Korean music industry , that they got together and formed Clon . Their debut album , `` Are You Ready ? `` , proved to be extremely popular . They were often credited for being one of the first groups to incorporate strong dance routines with catchy beats . Clon was produced through DreamBeat , a record label that was popular for other hit singers as well as bringing western music to Korea . In November 2000 , a tragic and unfortunate motorcycle accident left Kang Won Rae paralyzed from the waist down . Initially the duo decided to disband but in the summer of 2005 they made a comeback with their 5th album , `` Victory '' . The title track of the album was called `` Nae Sarang Song-i '' ( My Love `` Song '' ) and was dedicated to Kang 's wife , Kim Song , who encouraged and stood by him through those tough 5 years . Although the duo unofficially disbanded after the album 's release , they occasionally met for events or promotional activities . After 12 years , the duo decided to officially make a comeback . The 21 June 2017 , they released their single `` BAMDEELALILA '' featuring Ailee . The 28 June 2017 , they released `` Everybody '' starring as a dancer in the music video the previous concurrent of Produce 101 Season 2 Lee Woo Jin , they are both from the same company .
Eilne . Eilne , also spelt as Eilni , alias Mag nEilne , was a medieval Irish Cruthin petty-kingdom in the over-kingdom of Ulaid . It lay between the River Bann and River Bush , and was centered on Magh nEilne , the `` plain of Eilne '' , spanning north-east County Londonderry and north-west County Antrim , in present-day Northern Ireland . Eilne may represent the name of an original population grouping , though even in the Old Irish period who they were was forgotten . The end result of conquest first by the Dál nAraidi and then the Uí Tuirtri resulted in Eilne later becoming known simply as `` An Tuaiscert '' , which survived into the late medieval period as the name of a medieval deanery and the Anglo-Norman cantred of Twescard . History . In 563 the battle of Móin Daire Lothair ( modern-day Moneymore ) took place between an alliance of Cruthin kings and the Northern Uí Néill . The Cruthin suffered a devastating defeat and lost the territories of Ard Eólairg ( Magilligan peninsula ) and the Lee , which both lay west of the River Bann , with the Northern Uí Néill settling their Airgíalla allies in Eilne . The Cruthin afterwards consolidated themselves in the Dál nAraidi . In the mid-7th century the Dál nAraidi of Magh Line conquered Eilne to their north-west and one of their dynasty seems to have settled there , with this branch eventually being known as the Dál nAraidi in Tuaiscirt . In 681 , Dungal Eilni , king of the Cruthin , who was of the Dál nAraidi in Tuaiscirt was killed at Dún Ceithern ( modern-day Giant 's Sconce in parish of Dunboe , west of River Bann ) along with the king of Cianachta Glenn Geimin by Máel Dúin mac Máele Fithrich of the Cenél Meic Ercae of Cenél nEógain . Cathussach mac Ailello , king of Eilne and Dál nAraidi , and claimed as having ruled the over-kingdom of Ulaid for sixteen years , was killed at Ráith Beithech ( Rathveagh , County Antrim ) in 749 . At the end of the 8th-century , the Airgíallan Uí Tuirtri , whose kingdom lay west of the River Bann , started to migrate into Eilne due to pressure from the encroaching Cenél nEógain . Eochaid mac Bressal , who died in 832 , was the last known king of the Dál nAraidi in Tuaiscirt to hold the over-kingship of the Dál nAraidi . By the 10th-century , Eilne was under the control of the Uí Tuirtri who had also moved their client kingdom of Fir Lí eastwards as well . Religious foundations . The church ( or monastery ) of Cuil Raithin on the shore of the River Bann lay in Eilne and was said to have been founded by Cairbre , who subsequently became its bishop . According to the Tripartite Life of St. Patrick , written in the 9th-century , the Dál nAraidi had granted this church to Saint Patrick . Territorial expanse . Dál nAraidi in Tuaiscirt is said to have corresponded to the later baronies of Dunluce Lower and North East Liberties of Coleraine , and appears to correspond to the trícha cét of `` An Tuaiscert '' , which became the basis for the medieval deanery and Anglo-Norman cantred of Twescard . A sub-division of in Tuaiscirt called `` Cuil an Tuaiscirt '' , meaning the `` nook/corner '' of Dál nAraidi in Tuaiscirt , was located in the north-west of the petty-kingdom near Coleraine . Its territory would form the basis of the later barony of North East Liberties of Coleraine .
House ( disambiguation ) . A house is a structure used for habitation by people .
Izumiya . is a Japanese supermarket chain operated by . The company was acquired by H2O Retailing in 2014 , making it a wholly owned subsidiary , to raise its profile in the Kansai region . It operates the Qanat department stores as well as separate Izumiya grocery stores mainly in Kansai region . It also issues the Izumiya Club Cards , the Izumiya credit cards ( VISA/MasterCard/JCB ) and the Izumiya ETC cards . The first Izumiya department store vested abroad is in Suzhou , Jiangsu province , China .
Glera ( grape ) . Glera is a white variety of grape of Slovenian origin , which was brought to the village of Prosecco ( Slovene : `` Prosek '' ) from Slovenia 's Karst region . Glera was , until 2009 , mostly referred to as Prosecco ( Slovene : `` Prosekar '' ) . Glera is a rather neutral grape variety which is mainly cultivated for use in sparkling Italian wine styles , `` frizzante '' or `` spumante '' , from the various Prosecco DOCG and DOC areas , although still wines also exist . It is grown mainly in the Veneto region of Italy , traditionally in an area near Conegliano and Valdobbiadene , in the hills north of Treviso . History . Glera is believed to be an old variety , and its former name `` Prosecco '' was derived from the village Prosecco near Trieste , where the grape may have originated . It has been proposed that it was cultivated already in Roman times , possibly as the `` vinum pucinum '' praised by Pliny the Elder , although that is not known with any certainty . It ranks about thirtieth in importance among the country 's some 2,000 grape varieties . Name change . Prosecco was traditionally used as the name for both the grape variety and the sparkling wine produced primarily from it . Prosecco di Conegliano-Valdobbiadene , Prosecco di Conegliano and Prosecco di Valdobbiadene all had DOC status , and there was also an IGT zone surrounding it . When the higher DOCG status was sought for Prosecco di Conegliano e Valdobbiadine , it became a complication that the grape ( which had become cultivated over a larger area ) and the protected designation of origin had the same name . To resolve the issue , the old synonym Glera was officially adopted for the variety at the same time as the DOCG was approved in 2009 . The change was also made to reduce the possibility of sparkling wines of other origin being labelled as 'Prosecco ' by using the grape variety 's name . Relationship to other grapes . Glera is a parent variety of two Manzoni grapes , the red wine grape variety Incrocio Manzoni 2.15 ( a crossing with Cabernet Sauvignon ) and another red skinned variety known as Incrocio Manzoni 2.14 ( a crossing with Cabernet Franc ) . Synonyms . Glera is also known under the synonyms Ghera , Glere , Prosecco Tondo , Prosecco , Prosecco Balbi , Prosecco Bianco , Prosecco Nostrano , Prosecco Tondo , Proseko Sciprina , Serpina , and Uva Pissona .
Allison Park , Pennsylvania . Allison Park is a census-designated place in Allegheny County , Pennsylvania . It is a suburb of Pittsburgh and is located within Hampton , McCandless , Shaler , Indiana and West Deer townships . It had a population of 21,552 at the 2010 census . History . Allison Park in the 18th century was called Tally Cavey . Tally Cavey was part of the large Pitt Township . The word `` Talley Cavey '' is Irish Gaelic for `` hill over the borough '' . Early Irish settlers named it after Tullycavy on the Ards Peninsula outside Greyabbey , County Down , Ireland . The town started in the woods that are now along Mt . Royal Boulevard , and continued until it reached what is now the Pennsylvania Turnpike .
Sergey Volkov ( figure skater ) . Sergey Nikolayevich Volkov ( ; 19 April 1949 – 31 August 1990 ) was a Soviet figure skater . He won the 1975 World titles and placed second in 1974 . Personal life . Volkov was born on 19 April 1949 in Moscow . He was the brother of Elena Buriak , an international skating referee . With his first wife , Lyudmila , he had a son , Aleksandr , and with his second wife , Oksana , he had twin daughters , Ekaterina and Anastasia . He died from stomach cancer on 31 August 1990 in Kharkiv and was buried in Kuntsevo Cemetery in Moscow . Volkov dreamed to be a pilot and twice tried to enter the flight academy in Rostov-on-Don . He failed the medical test both time because of his soft and weak knees and ankles , which would fail upon landing after a parachute jump . For the same reason he struggled with landing his jumps throughout his skating career . Career . Volkov debuted at the 1968 European Championship , and placed 12th . In 1974 , he won the silver medal at the European and World Championships . Volkov won the individual world title in 1975 , becoming the first Soviet men to do so . Domestically he won two Soviet titles , in 1974 and 1976 . Volkov participated in eight European and four Worlds Championships . He was unbeatable in special and compulsory figures . After retiring from competitions he worked as a figure skating coach , and spent four month in Austria in 1990 in this capacity .
Blakeley , Alabama . Blakeley is a ghost town in Baldwin County , Alabama , United States . During the height of its existence , Blakeley was a thriving town which flourished as a competitor to its western neighbor , Mobile . Blakeley was the county seat for Baldwin County from 1810 until 1868 , when the county government was moved south to Daphne . It was the location of a major fort during the Civil War . One of the last battles of the Civil War was fought here in April 1865 , as Union soldiers overran Confederates . The town is now in an Alabama historic state park known as Historic Blakeley State Park , north of Spanish Fort . Before the town was established and populated by European settlers , Native Americans had lived in the area . A burial mound was found near the site of the town and was excavated . Four skulls , various bones and copper ornaments were found . In 1813 , Blakeley was founded by Josiah Blakeley , `` an entrepreneur and adventurer from Connecticut '' who moved to Mobile in 1806 . He purchased of land in the northeastern portion of Mobile Bay . In 1813 he hired a surveyor to lay out the town of Blakeley and sold the first 10 lots . On January 6 , 1814 , the Mississippi Territorial Legislature authorized Josiah Blakeley to lay out a town to be known as Blakeley . It received official incorporation from the State of Alabama in 1820 . After the War of 1812 , Jacob Bell and David Brown became successful shipbuilders in Blakeley . They left for New York City in 1820 to found Brown & Bell , a shipyard famous for its clipper ships and steamships . Blakeley had a `` deep natural port , which was reachable by ships that could not cross the Dog River bar , a sandbar that sometimes impeded shipping access to Mobile . '' For some years , Blakeley competed with Mobile to be the top port in what was then the Alabama Territory . A post office operated under the name `` Blakeley '' from 1826 to 1866 . In 1974 , the ghost town was listed on the National Register of Historic Places .
Saint-Honoré , Seine-Maritime . Saint-Honoré is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France . Geography . A small farming village situated in the Pays de Caux , at the junction of the D100 and the D77 roads , some south of Dieppe .
Fourth Sturdza cabinet . The fourth cabinet of Dimitrie A. Sturdza was the government of Romania from 12 March 1907 to 27 December 1908 .
Reginald Scot . Reginald Scot ( or Scott ) ( – 9 October 1599 ) was an Englishman and Member of Parliament , now remembered as the author of `` The Discoverie of Witchcraft '' , which was published in 1584 . It was written against the belief in witches , to show that witchcraft did not exist . Part of its content exposes how ( apparently miraculous ) feats of magic were done , and the book is often deemed the first textbook on conjuring . Life . He was son of Richard Scot , second son of Sir John Scott ( died 1533 ) of Scots Hall in Smeeth , near Ashford in Kent . His mother was Mary , daughter of George Whetenall , sheriff of Kent in 1527 . His father died before 1544 , and his mother remarried Fulk Onslow , clerk of the parliament ; dying on 8 October 1582 , she was buried in the church of Hatfield , Hertfordshire . Reginald or Reynold ( as he signed his name in accordance with contemporary practice ) was born about 1538 . When about seventeen , Scot entered Hart Hall , Oxford , but left the university without a degree . His writings show some knowledge of law , but he is not known to have joined any inn of court . Marrying in 1568 , he seems to have spent the rest of his life in his native county . His time was mainly passed as an active country gentleman , managing property which he inherited from his kinsfolk about Smeeth and Brabourne , or directing the business affairs of his first cousin , Sir Thomas Scot , who proved a generous patron , and in whose house of Scots Hall he often stayed . He was collector of subsidies for the lathe ( county subdivision ) of Shepway in 1586 and 1587 , and he was perhaps the Reginald Scot who acted in 1588 as a captain of untrained foot-soldiers at the county muster . He was returned to the parliament of 1588–9 as member for New Romney , and he was probably a justice of the peace . He describes himself as `` esquire '' in the title-page of his `` Discoverie '' , and is elsewhere designated `` armiger '' . Scot married at Brabourne , on 11 October 1568 , Jane Cobbe of Cobbes Place , in the parish of Aldington . By her he had a daughter Elizabeth , who married Sackville Turnor of Tablehurt , Sussex . Subsequently Scot married a second wife , a widow named Alice Collyar , who had a daughter called Mary by her former husband . Scot made his own will ( drawing it with his own hand ) on 15 September 1599 . He died at Smeeth on 9 October following , and was probably buried in the church there . His small properties about Brabourne , Aldington , and Romney Marsh he left to his widow . The last words of his will run : `` Great is the trouble my poor wife hath had with me , and small is the comfort she hath received at my hands , whom if I had not matched withal I had not died worth one groat . '' Doctrine and Espoused Belief . In the `` Discoverie '' , Scot aligns himself with Reformed Protestantism , quoting John Calvin more than a dozen times . Calvin in turn was echoing the skepticism toward superstitions of early English reformer John Wycliffe . Scot expresses what is often called the Providential view in stating that `` it is neither a witch , nor devil , but glorious God that maketh the thunder ... God maketh the blustering tempests and whirlwinds ... '' This doctrine was also aligned with the tenth-century Canon Episcopi and Scot quotes from it . In the last half of the sixteenth century , an active theological debate continued from various pulpits throughout Europe – Calvinist , Lutheran , and Roman Catholic – between those who supported the skeptical Episcopi/Providential tradition and those who believed that witches could obtain real supernatural powers through an agreement or pact with the devil . The latter belief in the power of witches , and an intense phobia toward them , was associated by Scot with the book `` Malleus Maleficarum '' , and upon this book Scot focuses the most criticism , and lumps others aligned with the same view of witchcraft : `` ... from whom < a href= '' Jean_Bodin '' > Jean Bodin < /a > and all the other writers ... do receive their light ... '' A late twentieth-century historian argues that Scot was likely influenced by , and perhaps a member of , the Family of Love . An intriguing clue to this theory is the name Abraham Fleming written backwards ( Gnimelf Maharba ) in Scot 's lengthy bibliography in the front pages of the `` Discoverie . '' About hops cultivation . In 1574 he published his `` Perfect Platform of a Hop-garden , and necessary instructions for the making and maintenance thereof , with Notes and Rules for Reformation of all Abuses . '' The work , which is dedicated to Serjeant William Lovelace of Bethersden , is the first practical treatise on hop culture in England ; the processes are illustrated by woodcuts . Scot , according to a statement of the printer , was out of London while the work was going through the press . A second edition appeared in 1576 , and a third in 1578 . About witchcraft . His work on witchcraft was `` The Discoverie of Witchcraft '' , `` wherein the Lewde dealing of Witches and Witchmongers is notablie detected , in sixteen books … whereunto is added a Treatise upon the Nature and Substance of Spirits and Devils '' , 1584 . Scot enumerates 212 authors whose works in Latin he had consulted , and twenty-three authors who wrote in English . He studied the superstitions respecting witchcraft in courts of law in country districts , where the prosecution of witches was constant , and in village life , where the belief in witchcraft flourished . He set himself to prove that the belief in witchcraft and magic was rejected alike by reason and religion , and that spiritualistic manifestations were either wilful impostures or illusions due to mental disturbance in the observers .
Nathaniel Catelyn . Sir Nathaniel Catlin ( c. 1580 – 1637 ) ( whose family name is also spelt Catlyn or Catelyn ) , was a leading politician and judge in seventeenth-century Ireland . He was Speaker of the Irish House of Commons in the Irish Parliament of 1634–5 , Recorder of Dublin and the first holder of the office of Second Serjeant . Despite accusations of conflicts of interest and of Roman Catholic sympathies , he retained the confidence of the Crown and was a key ally of Thomas Wentworth , 1st Earl of Strafford , the Lord Deputy of Ireland . Family and early career . He was born in Suffolk , younger son of Richard Catlin III ( 1547 - 1596 ) of Woolverstone Hall , near Ipswich , and his wife Dionysia , daughter of Thomas Marsh , Clerk of the Court of Star Chamber . He came from a landowning family , who were involved in law and politics , and were long associated with Norwich : his father was a younger son of the lawyer Richard Catlin II and grandson of the MP for Norwich Richard Catlin I . A first cousin was the MP for Norwich Richard Catlin IV and a first cousin once removed was the MP for Norwich Sir Nevill Catlin . Following admission to Emmanuel College , Cambridge in 1601 , he entered Lincoln 's Inn in 1605 . After this legal training , it seems he planned a career in the Church of England and was ordained a deacon in Peterborough Cathedral in 1620 . However he did not proceed to the priesthood and instead went to practise law in Ireland , where he is recorded as a member of King 's Inns in 1622/3 . He became Recorder of Dublin in 1626 . Serjeant-at-law . In 1627 he was selected for the new office of Second Irish Serjeant-at-law . The reasons are unclear but may have been due to pressure of work on the existing Law Officers : the patent states that the King `` understands that it is expedient for our services that we should have another serjeant at law in that our kingdom , of whose diligence use may be made in such causes as concern us '' . On the other hand , James Butler , 1st Duke of Ormonde ( who was a teenager at the time ) , said many years later that the office had been created simply to favour Catlin ; in his view the position of Second Serjeant was `` wholly useless to the King and little profitable to anyone '' . When the question of precedence was raised , the King ruled that the Second Serjeant , as in England , should have precedence over the Attorney General for Ireland and Solicitor General for Ireland , ranking equally with his fellow Serjeant . He was explicitly allowed to retain office as Recorder and in that capacity to act as counsel for the city of Dublin . This double role later did some short term damage to his career . Religious riots of 1628 . In 1628 the Crown , having for some years tolerated the open celebration of the Roman Catholic faith in Dublin , decided on vigorous enforcement of the Penal Laws . On 26 December news came that troops were being sent into the city to prevent celebration of the Mass ; a serious riot developed and a large mob stoned the Anglican Archbishop of Dublin , Lancelot Bulkeley , who had to take refuge in a private house for his own safety . In an effort to calm the rioters , the city fathers denied the troops entry to the city : when the Archbishop , naturally outraged at being put in danger of his life , complained , Catlin , as Recorder , defended the right of the Corporation of Dublin to take whatever steps it thought fit . Charles I would not tolerate the questioning of his royal prerogative by one of his own law officers , and ordered `` the man Catlin 's '' dismissal from as position of Recorder on the ground that he was a ringleader of the trouble . He was removed from office , but the Lord Deputy of Ireland , Lord Falkland , who was well disposed to Catlin , later ordered the Privy Council of Ireland to hear him in his own defence . He defended himself with great vigour , pointing to the Mayor of Dublin 's evidence that he had , as a lawyer , simply acted on the instructions given by his client , and that the Recorder of Dublin , like the Recorder of London , was in the special position of `` serving two masters '' , Crown and City : although he was answerable to the Crown , he was elected by the Corporation . The Council accepted his arguments and he was reinstated . The episode did not damage his career in the long run : in 1632 he was commended for his good service by the Lords Justices , and later received a knighthood . The episode also gave him a reputation for being sympathetic to Roman Catholics , and even of being at heart a Catholic himself , which increased his popularity among adherents of the Catholic faith . Strafford Administration . Under the strong and ruthless regime of the Earl of Strafford , Catlin played a key part in the administration of government . He sat regularly in the Court of Castle Chamber , the Irish equivalent of Star Chamber , notably in the case of alleged maladministration of Youghal College , a key test of the power of Strafford 's opponent Richard Boyle , 1st Earl of Cork . In 1635 he led for the Crown in the inquisition to establish the Crown 's title to lands in County Roscommon and was praised by Strafford for his good work . Speaker of the House of Commons . A key part of Strafford 's programme was to demonstrate the Crown 's ability to manage the Irish Parliament , and for this purpose a compliant Speaker was essential . Strafford chose Catlin as `` a very able man and one who will in all things apply himself to his Majesty 's service '' . It has been argued that Strafford also intended to conciliate the Roman Catholic members by selecting a man who , though a Protestant , was generally seen as well-disposed to Catholics . Unfortunately Catlin failed to secure election to the Irish House of Commons . Strafford dealt with this problem in a typically ruthless fashion by summoning the Sheriff of Dublin City , Christopher Brice , who had returned the `` wrong '' candidate , before the Court of Castle Chamber , fining him heavily and barring him from office for life . Not surprisingly in view of such intimidation , the voters then elected Catlin as member for Dublin City . Strafford then bluntly informed the Commons that he would reject any Speaker unacceptable to the King , and made his choice of candidate clear . The Commons duly elected Catlin , who managed the business of the Commons entirely in accordance with Strafford 's instructions . Death and family . It was common for serjeants to act as extra judges of assize , and Catlin was on assize in Cavan when he died on 5 April 1637 . He married Rebecca , third daughter of William Thimbleby of Dublin and his wife Alice , daughter of Richard Clark of Chelmondiston . They appear to have been childless . After his death she remarried , as his third wife , Sir Erasmus Borrowes , first of the Borrowes baronets . Erasmus died about 1650 ; Rebecca died in 1682 .
Isoperla signata . `` Isoperla signata '' , the transverse stripetail , is a species of green-winged stonefly in the family Perlodidae . It is found in North America .
Hello , Hawaii , How Are You ? Hello , Hawaii , How Are You ? is a song written in 1915 , by Jean Schwartz , Bert Kalmar and Edgar Leslie . The song refers to one of Marconi 's then-new radio-oriented inventions , the Wireless Telephone , which became publicly available that year . It was initially very expensive to use , and this song underscores the caller 's desperation to talk to his or her sweetheart in Hawaii , from his or her home in New York City . The song was recorded in 1915 by Billy Murray , backed with an instrumental version by Pietro Deiro on Side B ; and later that year by Broadway star Nora Bayes . Captain Jinks , one night on Broadway , all alone , Read the news about the wireless telephone . Pretty soon his thoughts began to stray ,
1985 Alan King Tennis Classic . The 1985 Alan King Classic was a men 's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas , United States . It was the 13th edition of the event and was part of the 1985 Nabisco Grand Prix circuit . The tournament was held from April 29 through May 5 , 1985 . Unseeded Johan Kriek won the singles title . Singles . Johan Kriek defeated Jimmy Arias 4–6 , 6–4 , 6–3 , 6–2 Doubles . Pat Cash / John Fitzgerald defeated Paul Annacone / Christo van Rensburg 7–6 , 6–7 , 7–6
Khushiram Jeswani . Khushiram Jeswani ( born 13 September 1940 ) is an Indian politician . He was elected to the Lok Sabha , lower house of the Parliament of India from Kheda , Gujarat as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party .
Harry Rae . Henry S. Rae was a Scottish professional football wing half and centre half who played professionally in Scotland and England for Clyde , Brentford , Hamilton Academical and Morton . He later became a trainer , training Ayr United , Clyde and Hibernian . He later acted as Brentford 's Scotland scout .
Dębówiec , Konin County . Dębówiec is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wilczyn , within Konin County , Greater Poland Voivodeship , in west-central Poland .
Phymata americana . `` Phymata americana '' is a Phymatinae , or ambush bug in the family Reduviidae . It is found in Central America and North America . Subspecies . Data sources : i = ITIS , c = Catalogue of Life , g = GBIF , b = Bugguide.net
List of Christian Union – Reformed Political Party Members of the European Parliament . This is a list of all ( former ) Member of the European Parliament for the Christian Union – Reformed Political Party ( CU-SGP ) Seats in the European Parliament . Results for Christian Union-SGP common list . Participated as SGP/RPF/GPV , before 2004 SGP . Reformed Political Party ( SGP ) GPV . Reformed Political Alliance ( GPV ) Elected members of the European Parliament ( from 1979 ) . Current members of the European Parliament are in bold .
Dorytomus mucidus . `` Dorytomus mucidus '' is a species of true weevil in the family of beetles known as Curculionidae . It is found in North America .
Yudamura Station . is a train station in Fukuyama , Hiroshima Prefecture , Japan , with automatic vending machines .
Lev Bulat . 'Lev Petrovich Bulat ( In Russian : Лев Петрович Булат ) , a Russian physicist , was born on April 11 , 1947 , Chernovtsy , Ukraine . He on June 12 , 2016 , age 69 , less than two weeks after attending an international conference . In 1988 he received a D.Sc in Physics and Mathematics , from Leningrad Polytechnical Institute , with the thesis : `` Transport Phenomena in Semiconductors under Large Temperature Gradients '' . Expert in transport properties of semiconductors , physics of nanostructures , thermoelectric phenomena , direct energy conversion , thermoelectric cooling . Professor of electrical and electronic engineering in Saint Petersburg State University of Low Temperatures and Food Engineering , Russia . Publications . L. Bulat is the author of 9 books , 200 scientific papers and 5 patents . Books . 1 . Bulat L.P. , Yang Y.S . Thermoelectric Energy Conversion with Application to Solar Energy . Seoul , Jungin I & D Co. , Ltd , Korea , 2006 , 80 p. 2 . Afanasyeva N.A. , Bulat L.P. Electrical and electronic engineering . St. Petersburg State University of Refrigeration and Food Engineering : 2006 , St. Petersburg , Russia , 185 p. 3 . Timofeevskiy L.S. , Bulat L.P. et al . Heat and design culculation of refrigeration machines , heat pumps and heat-transformers . Part 1 . Calculation of cycles , thermodynamic and thermal properties of working substances . SPbUR & FE : 2006 , St. Petersburg Russia , 456 p. 4 . Thermoelectric Refrigeration . Bulat L.P. , Vedernikov M.V. , Vyalov A.P . et al . Ed . by L.P.Bulat . St. Petersburg State University of Refrigeration and Food Engineering : 2002 , St. Petersburg , Russia , 147 p. 5 . Bulat L.P. , Buzin E.V . Thermoelectric cooling systems . St. Petersburg State University of Refrigeration and Food Engineering : 2001 , St. Petersburg , Russia , 42 p. 6 . Anatychuk L.I . and Bulat L.P. Semiconductors under extreme temperature conditions . “ Nauka ” , St. Petersburg , 2001 , Russia , 224 p. 7 . Bulat L.P. Transport Phenomena in Semiconductors under Large Temperature Gradients . LPI , Leningrad , 1987 , 300 p. 8 . Bulat L.P. and Tomchuk P.M . Solution of kinetic equation under condition of strong heterogeneity . Kiev , Institute of Physics , 1987 . 9 . Bulat L.P. , Demchishin E.I. , Snarsky A.A. and Tomchuk P.M. Non-linear effective kinetic coefficients in heterogeneous media . Kiev , Institute of Physics , 1984 .
Santa Fe class 3460 . The Atchison , Topeka and Santa Fe Railway 's 3460 class comprised six 4-6-4 `` Hudson '' type steam locomotives built in 1937 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works for service between La Junta , Colorado and Chicago , Illinois , a fairly flat division of the railroad suited for the 4-6-4 type . They were substantially larger than the road 's earlier 3450 class locomotives , and all were built oil-fired , although in a manner that would allow for easy conversion to coal firing . They had much in common with the Milwaukee Road 's class F7 and the Chicago and North Western Railway 's class E-4 , all three types being fast , 84-inch drivered 4-6-4s for Midwestern service with 300 lb/in² boiler pressures . In December 1937 , locomotive # 3461 set a world record for the longest single run by a steam locomotive by completing the from Los Angeles , California to Chicago without maintenance other than five refuelling stops en route , hauling Train # 8 , the Fast Mail Express . An average speed of was obtained , including stops ; maximum speed during the run was . During steeply graded portions of the run it was , of course , assisted by helper locomotives . Such long distance runs were a goal of railway operating departments , enabling a reduction in locomotive numbers and through increased locomotive utilization , reduce overall costs . The first locomotive , # 3460 , was built streamlined ; painted light , robin 's egg blue and silver , it became known as the `` Blue Goose '' . It was the Santa Fe 's only streamlined steam locomotive , featuring extensively in railroad publicity and was a railfan favorite . Locomotive # 3461 was fitted with a streamlined `` skyline '' casing along the top of the boiler , encasing stack and domes , in an experiment to see if it helped clear smoke away from the locomotive . It was not retained . All of the locomotives otherwise had a Santa Fe-style telescoping stack extension fitted , which elongated the stack to clear smoke better and could be lowered to pass under low bridges and tunnels . The 3460 class 4-6-4s , the 3765 class 4-8-4s , and the 5001 class 2-10-4s were designed and ordered around the same time and had much in common in their designs ; in addition , they used the same six-axle tender design . The classes together were often called the `` Big Three '' . Only one of this class survives , # 3463 , on static display on the grounds to the Southeast of the Kansas Expocentre in Topeka , Kansas .
Rockland Trust Company ( building ) . The Rockland Trust Company building is a historic bank building and a branch of the Rockland Trust Company at 288 Union Street in Rockland , Massachusetts . The bank was founded in 1907 , and was originally in offices across the street before commission this building in 1917 . It is a two-story brick building designed by Boston architect Thomas M. James , a well-known specialist in bank design . A single-story addition was added in 1923 , which was raised to two stories in 1947 . A three-story addition was added in 1947 . The original building and additions are all built of red brick laid in Flemish bond . The main entry is recessed behind a pair of massive columns , which are flanked on the facade by a pair of pilasters , which support an entablature that is topped by a brick parapet and granite balustrade . The bank 's corporate headquarters were housed here until 2008 . The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989 .
Ménélik . Ménélik , now MNLK ( Albert Tjamag ; born 10 September 1970 in Yaoundé , Cameroon ) , is a French rapper . Biography . He went to France at the age of nine . Then he met MC Solaar and started to write songs for artists such as No Sé , DJ Jimmy Jay and RPM . In 1995 , he released his first album entitled `` Phenomenelik '' and participated in Solaar 's concerts . He toured across Europe and gained a Victoire de la Musique in 1996 in the category 'Male revelation of the year ' . In 1997 , he released his second album `` Je me souviens '' which provided the number five hit `` Bye-Bye '' .
Meottomyces . `` Meottomyces '' is a small genus of relatively nondescript , fleshy , brown mushrooms related to `` Tubaria '' . In older classifications it had been included in `` Pholiota '' , `` Phaeogalera '' or `` Hemipholiota '' . Modern molecular evidence suggested recognition of a separate genus when sequences of a collection first identified as `` Pholiota oedipus '' , now reclassified in `` Meottomyces '' , revealed a unique branch . Subsequently , that species was studied by Holec and later as `` Phaeogalera oedipus '' was shown to be distinct from `` Tubaria '' but not the type of `` Phaeogalera '' itself . Additional phylogenetic support was provided by Gitte Petersen and others , who clearly showed a separation from `` Phaeogalera '' . The genus was erected by Vizzini for two species and two varieties , all former members of `` Pholiota '' . Vizzini treated the name `` Pholiota oedipus '' as a misapplied name , but this is contested by Legon who provided detailed notes on the types and ecology of the type species . The genus is named after an Italian mycologist , Francesco Meotto , who studies ectomycorrhizal fungi .
Krásná Hora . Krásná Hora is a village in the Havlíčkův Brod District , Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic . About 524 people live there and it has 22.21 km² . It was first documented in 1379 . Today it consists of nine villages : Krásná Hora , Volichov , Bratroňov , Hlavňov , Čekánov , Broumova Lhot , Kojkovičky and Vítonín .
Endothyrella plectostoma . `` Endothyrella plectostoma '' is a species of air-breathing land snail , a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Plectopylidae . Taxonomy . `` Endothyrella plectostoma '' is the type species of the genus `` Endothyrella '' . This species was described under the name `` Helix plectostoma '' by William Henry Benson in 1836 . It was the first described species that is currently placed in the family Plectopylidae . Distribution . The distribution of `` Endothyrella plectostoma '' includes India , Bangladesh and Myanmar . It is the only species from the genus `` Endothyrella '' that was reported from Myanmar . Description . The most important shell characters for identification of `` Endothyrella plectostoma '' include : very narrow umbilicus ; there are five rows of hairs ; there is present horizontal parietal plica . `` Endothyrella plectostoma '' has a very small , sinistral shell with very narrow umbilicus . The dorsal surface is conical . Hairs are standing in five rows on the body whorl . Palatal plicae is more or less straight . The 4th and 5th plica is divided . The lamella is slightly curved , with short lower and long upper elongation in anterior direction . There are two denticles posteriorly , one above and one below . The width of the shell is 8.1–9.0 mm . The height of the shell is 4.6–5.1 mm . The radula and the reproductive system were described by Páll-Gergely et al . in 2015 . Similar species . The most similar species to `` Endothyrella plectostoma '' include `` Endothyrella affinis '' and `` Endothyrella sowerbyi '' . `` Endothyrella affinis '' and `` Endothyrella tricarinata '' are similar to `` Endothyrella plectostoma '' in the narrow umbilicus . All other `` Endothyrella '' species of similar size have wider umbilicus . `` Endothyrella plectostoma '' is usually smaller , darker than `` Endothyrella affinis '' , it has a horizontal , relatively long plica anterior to the lamella , and has the periostracal folds arranged on five spiral line . In contrast , `` Endothyrella affinis '' lacks the horizontal parietal plica and has four hair rows . Moreover , `` Endothyrella plectostoma '' has a narrower umbilicus and more elevated spire than `` Endothyrella affinis '' . `` Endothyrella sowerbyi '' has a wider umbilicus and a thinner peristome than `` Endothyrella plectostoma '' . Moreover , the spire is lower and the dorsal side is rather domed in `` Endothyrella sowerbyi '' ( conical in `` Endothyrella plectostoma '' ) , and the main parietal plica is weaker or missing in `` Endothyrella sowerbyi '' . `` Endothyrella tricarinata '' differs from `` Endothyrella plectostoma '' by the larger size , more conical dorsal surface , narrower umbilicus , the shouldered whorls , the presence of only four rows of hairs , and the stronger sculpture . References . This article incorporates Creative Commons ( CC-BY-4.0 ) text from the reference
Temecula Basin . Temecula Basin is a sedimentary basin , which along with the Aguanga Basin , is part of the Elsinore Fault Zone , in southwestern Riverside County , California . The Temecula Basin is a basin of down faulted Mesozoic basement rock , overlain by late Cenozoic continental sediments . Aquifer . The Temecula Basin is also a local ground water basin and aquifer in southwestern Riverside County . It is the largest groundwater basin in the San Diego water region . This aquifer is recharged by precipitation in the valley , underflow and by surface flow from the creeks draining the surrounding mountains and the southern Perris Block in the watershed of Murrieta Creek and Temecula Creek , tributaries of the Santa Margarita River .
NA-258 ( Loralai-cum-Musakhel-cum-Ziarat-cum-Duki-cum-Harnai ) . NA-258 ( Loralai-cum-Musakhel-cum-Ziarat-cum-Duki-cum-Harnai ) is a newly-created a constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan . It comprises the districts of Loralai , Musakhel , Ziarat , Duki and Harnai from the province of Balochistan . Election 2018 . General elections were held on 25 July 2018 .
George Leonard Trapp . George Leonard Trapp ( July 1894 – November 12 , 1917 ) was a Canadian flying ace during World War I . He was born in New Westminster , British Columbia , the son of Thomas John Trapp , was educated at McGill College and joined the Royal Navy Air Service ( RNAS ) in 1916 , serving with No . 10 Naval Squadron . He claimed his first three victories flying Sopwith Triplanes in August 1917 and two more victories in September while flying Sopwith Camels . Trapp was killed in action in November when he was shot down by Bruno Justinius of Bavarian Jasta 35 . He had claimed one more victory that morning before being shot down in the afternoon . His two brothers Stanley Valentine Trapp and Donovan Trapp also died while serving with the RNAS : Donovan was killed in action and Stanley Valentine died during a test flight . Another brother Thomas saw action at the front and returned after being seriously wounded . Raymond Collishaw married Trapp 's sister Neita .
Old Place , Staten Island . Old Place is a neighborhood located in the northwestern section of Staten Island . The neighborhood is located south of Arlington , and west of Mariners Harbor . It is part of Community Board 1 . Features . The neighborhood has a United Artists movie theater along Forest Avenue , and a Home Depot across the street . There are a few homes along Forest Avenue , but other than that , the only other residential units are the Goethals Homes , located along Goethals Road North just west of Forest Avenue . There are plans in the future to develop the area with 3-4 story buildings with retail on the ground floor and residential units on the upper floors , with access to the surrounding wetlands . Demographics . 50.4 % White , 5.4 % Black , 38.5 % Hispanic , 3.3 % Asian , 2.4 % Other . This is defining Old Place as everything within the boundaries of Census Tract 323 south of the railroad tracks . Transportation . Old Place is served by the bus and its rush-hour-only limited-stop counterpart , the bus .
Powerful p-group . In mathematics , in the field of group theory , especially in the study of `` p '' -groups and pro- '' p '' -groups , the concept of powerful `` p '' -groups plays an important role . They were introduced in , where a number of applications are given , including results on Schur multipliers . Powerful `` p '' -groups are used in the study of automorphisms of `` p '' -groups , the solution of the restricted Burnside problem , the classification of finite `` p '' -groups via the coclass conjectures , and provided an excellent method of understanding analytic pro- '' p '' -groups . Formal definition . A finite `` p '' -group formula_1 is called powerful if the commutator subgroup formula_2 is contained in the subgroup formula_3 for odd formula_4 , or if formula_2 is contained in the subgroup formula_6 for `` p '' =2 . Properties of powerful `` p '' -groups . Powerful `` p '' -groups have many properties similar to abelian groups , and thus provide a good basis for studying `` p '' -groups . Every finite `` p '' -group can be expressed as a section of a powerful `` p '' -group . Powerful `` p '' -groups are also useful in the study of pro- '' p '' groups as it provides a simple means for characterising `` p '' -adic analytic groups ( groups that are manifolds over the `` p '' -adic numbers ) : A finitely generated pro- '' p '' group is `` p '' -adic analytic if and only if it contains an open normal subgroup that is powerful : this is a special case of a deep result of Michel Lazard ( 1965 ) .
The Shores of Amerikay . `` The Shores of Amerikay '' , also known as `` The Shores of America '' , is a traditional Irish song . The song 's narrator is emigrating from Ireland to America , and the song is both a meditation on this and a statement of purpose . Some versions have Australia and not America as the emigrant 's destination . The song is played in the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum 's exhibit on Kennedy 's Trip to Ireland .
Myelokathexis . Myelokathexis is a congenital disorder of the white blood cells that causes severe , chronic leukopenia ( a reduction of circulating white blood cells ) and neutropenia ( a reduction of neutrophil granulocytes ) . The disorder is believed to be inherited in an autosomal dominant manner . Myelokathexis refers to retention ( kathexis ) of neutrophils in the bone marrow ( myelo ) . The disorder shows prominent neutrophil morphologic abnormalities . Myelokathexis is amongst the diseases treated with bone marrow transplantation and cord blood stem cells . WHIM syndrome is a very rare variant of severe congenital neutropenia that presents with warts , hypogammaglobunemia , infections , and myelokathexis . A gain-of-function mutation resulting in a truncated form of CXCR4 is believed to be its cause . The truncated form of the receptor has a 2-fold increase in G-protein coupled intracellular signalling , and this mutation of the receptor can be identified by DNA sequencing .
Gord Miller ( sportscaster ) . Gordon `` Gord '' Matthew Miller ( born June 21 , 1964 ) is a Canadian sportscaster for Bell Media 's sports cable network TSN . He is a play-by-play announcer for the `` NHL on TSN '' and is the lead announcer for TSN 's coverage of international hockey , including the IIHF World Under-20 Hockey Championships . He also covers the annual NHL Entry Draft , provides play-by-play for Canadian Football League games , and does play-by-play for NBCSN in the United States . Career . Prior to joining TSN , Miller worked for CBC in Edmonton , where he covered the Edmonton Oilers . He joined TSN as a reporter in 1990 and occasionally calling NHL hockey when needed . In 1994 , he began doing hockey play-by-play regularly as the lead announcer on the network 's Canadian Hockey League coverage , including the Memorial Cup , as well as more frequent NHL assignments . That year also began his run as a part of TSN 's annual World Junior Ice Hockey Championships coverage , first as a rinkside reporter and secondary play-by-play caller , eventually becoming the lead announcer in 2002 . He also covered the IIHF World Championships and Women 's World Championships . From 1998 to 2001 , he was host of `` That 's Hockey '' and then returned to the broadcast booth in 2001 as the English television play-by-play voice of the Montreal Canadiens on TSN 's regional feed for one season . In 2002 , Miller became TSN 's lead hockey play-by-play announcer when it reacquired national broadcast rights to the NHL . He was teamed up with Pierre McGuire . In 2010 , Miller and TSN colleague Chris Cuthbert were selected by Canada 's Olympic Broadcast Media Consortium as play-by-play announcers for the men 's ice hockey tournament at the Winter Olympics in Vancouver . Since TSN lost the national contract in 2014 to rival Sportsnet and its parent Rogers Media , he now calls play-by-play for Toronto Maple Leafs and Ottawa Senators regional games on TSN , while continuing to be the primary play-by-play broadcaster on the network 's international hockey coverage . In addition to hockey and CFL football , Miller has done occasional play-by-play for Toronto Blue Jays games in the past and covered events such as the World Series , the British Open , and the World Figure Skating Championship . He was nominated for a Gemini Award in 2008 in the Best Sports Play-by-Play Announcer category for the 2008 IIHF World Junior Championship gold medal game . He worked on the NBCSN 's Friday Night Ice college hockey telecasts , and has called several more college and NHL games for the American network . Miller called the track and field events at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London for Canada 's Olympic Broadcast Media Consortium , including the 100m final featuring Usain Bolt . In 2013 , Miller was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame when he was awarded the Paul Loicq Award for his contributions as a broadcaster .
Billy Sweetzer . William `` Billy '' Sweetzer ( born 15 February 1958 ) is a Canadian former professional soccer player . He began his career in England as a youth player with both Oxford United and Queens Park Rangers , before he became a professional with Brentford – although he never made a league appearance . He later played non-league football with Bracknell Town , before playing in the NASL for the Tampa Bay Rowdies in 1981 . His brothers Gordon and Jimmy also played professional soccer .
Iron Hills . The Iron Hills are a fictional range of mountains in J. R. R. Tolkien 's Middle-earth writings . They are remnants of the Iron Mountains of the First Age and are located east of the Lonely Mountain in the northeastern part of Rhovanion and the northwest of Rhûn . In the Third Age , they are home to a Dwarf kingdom . In Tolkien 's novel , `` The Hobbit '' , an army of dwarves from the Iron Hills under Dáin II Ironfoot comes to the aid of Thorin Oakenshield in the Battle of the Five Armies . Landscape and Area . The Iron Hills were rich in minerals , most notably iron – whence came the name of the Hills . The Hills were originally a part of the massive Iron Mountains where Morgoth dwelt ; other remains of this vanished range were the Mountains of Angmar and Ered Mithrin . The Iron Hills were also the source of the River Redwater , the reddish colour of which came from iron particles in its water . The river joins onto the River Running . Folk of the Iron Hills . The Dwarves who first settled in the Iron Hills during the First Age were of the clan of the Longbeards , most commonly known as Durin 's Folk , and consequently were of the most noble kind of Dwarves . The Hills were mined uninterruptedly for thousands of years by them , because of the hills ' rich amount of iron . The Old Dwarf Road that crossed Mirkwood was , in fact , built by the Longbeards to connect their mansions in the Misty Mountains ( namely , Khazad-dûm and Gundabad ) with the Iron Hills . Around the year 2500 of the Third Age , Grór son of Dáin I founded the Iron Hills as an independent kingdom after the Dwarves were exiled from the Grey Mountains to the west because of attacks by Cold-drakes seeking the vast wealth of the mountains , which had resulted in the death of the king Dáin I . The exiles who settled in the Iron Hills were of course in friendly relations with the Dwarves of the Lonely Mountain ( Erebor ) , who were of similar like and mind , being kin to Grór and Thrór . Notable Dwarves from the Iron Hills . Grór The youngest son of the mighty and highly renowned dwarf , Dáin I , and the founder and first ruler of the Kingdom of the Iron Hills . Náin Náin was the son of Grór , the founder of the Kingdom of the Iron Hills . He was killed during the Battle of Nanduhirion by the Orc lord Azog . Dáin II He was the lord of the Iron Hills after the death of his father , Náin the son of Grór . He was considered a mighty dwarf because he killed the Orc Azog of Moria , and therefore avenged his father , when he was at an age considered young to Dwarves . After the death of Thorin Oakenshield in the Battle of the Five Armies , Dáin became King of Erebor until his death during the War of the Ring . Thorin III Stonehelm Son of Dáin II . After the death of his father , he became the Lord of the people of both Erebor and the Iron Hills . He was praised for helping to reconstruct Erebor and Dale . During his rule a new dwarven settlement was founded at Helm 's Deep .
Albert Zoer . Albert Zoer ( born 31 July 1975 , Echten , Drenthe ) is a Dutch champion in show jumping . He owns his own business , called Zoer B.V. , for breeding and training stallions , a venture with which his father , Arent Zoer , helps him . Background . With two older sisters , Jenny and Gina , Zoer grew up on the farm in Echten which his father purchased in the year before his birth . This farm initially had only five stables , but from the time Zoer and his sisters were all riding horses , that number gradually increased to twenty and more . He began show jumping since the age of seven and he declares that his passion , or addiction to riding horses made him dislike having to go to school . At the age of sixteen , Zoer was a member of the victorious Dutch team at the 1989 European Pony Championships . Jenny Zoer participated in the 1992 Olympic Games ( the Dutch won the gold medal for team show jumping ) . Meanwhile , her brother competed in the European Show Jumping Championships for juniors in 1991 and for young riders in 1993 . Though certainly a serious contender , he has yet to achieve his Olympic dream . Career highlights . His team won the gold medal at the 2006 World Equestrian Games as well as the 2007 European Championships in Mannheim . On 20 December 2007 , he and Okidoki won at the International Horse Show in Olympia , London . He and his horse Sam won the Grand Prix at the 2008 Samsung Super League 's event in Rotterdam . Two weeks later , he and Sam again were victorious in the league 's Grand Prix in Aachen. , He also won the 10th round of the FEI World Cup Jumping 2008–09 in Bordeaux , despite a double fracture in his leg . The Royal Netherlands Equestrian Union confirmed that , prior to the accident , Zoer had been a leading contender for the Dutch Olympic equestrian team in Hong Kong . The fracture occurred while Zoer was training on the Tuesday after his Aachen win . Global Champions Tour . Zoer and his horse Okidoki were the winners of the Global Champions Tour final for 2007 . Zoer and Sam were the runners-up on the first day of the 2009 Global Champions Tour in Doha , Qatar . With a finish time of 40.42 and zero penalties , he was just a third of a second slower than the winner , Jessica Kurten . His prize money amounted to €38,581 . Riding Okidoki , Zoer ranked third in the first round qualifier of the Global Champions Tour final in Doha on 13 November 2009 . His award from the purse was €8500 . His final time was 75.63 . This ranking put Zoer well within the qualification for the final purse ( €300,000 ) on 14 November , as the 25 contenders were narrowed down to 18 in the first round . Eric Lamaze and Bernardo Alves ranked ahead of Zoer .
Rue des Grands-Augustins . Rue des Grands-Augustins is a street in Saint-Germain-des-Prés in the 6th arrondissement of Paris , France .
Matthew Knight . Matthew Knight ( born 1993/1994 ) is a Canadian actor who made his debut in 2002 when he played Peter in a television episode of `` Queer as Folk '' . He is best known for his role as Jake Kimble in `` The Grudge '' film series . Since then he has appeared in over a dozen television series , more than ten television movies and a number of feature-length and short films . He has been nominated seven times for a Young Artist Award and has won twice : once for his performance in `` Candles on Bay Street '' ( 2006 ) and once for his performance in `` Gooby '' ( 2009 ) . Career . Knight 's first leading role in a feature film was Will Burton in `` Big Spender '' ( 2003 ) . After performing on various television shows , he appeared in the movies `` Peep '' ( 2004 ) as Harry and in `` The Greatest Game Ever Played '' ( 2005 ) as Young Francis Ouimet . In 2006 , he won a starring role with Rhona Mitra as Rachel Talbot , portraying her son Timothy Talbot , a young boy with huge supernatural responsibilities , in the werewolf film `` Skinwalkers '' . After this horror movie , he appeared in several other horror films , including `` The Grudge 2 '' ( 2006 ) and `` The Grudge 3 '' ( 2009 ) , as Jake Kimble . Knight joined another series of films , albeit with a less sinister theme , when he was cast as Brandon Russell , a young man whose family is charmed by a mysterious woman , in the popular `` Good Witch '' series : `` The Good Witch '' ( 2008 ) , `` The Good Witch 's Garden '' ( 2009 ) , `` The Good Witch 's Gift '' ( 2010 ) and `` The Good Witch 's Family '' ( 2011 ) . He also starred in the television movie and series `` My Babysitter 's a Vampire '' as Ethan Morgan , a high school student who discovers his babysitter just also happens to be a vampire . He has starred in the episodes , `` Alien Candy '' and `` Checking Out '' of the TV series , `` R.L . Stine 's The Haunting Hour '' . Personal life . Knight resided in Mount Albert , Ontario and attended Unionville High School where he was in the arts program . He has an older brother Jack Knight and sister Tatum Knight who are also actors .
Mahan Dal . Mahan Dal ( translation : `` Great Party '' ) is an Indian political party founded by Keshav Dev Maurya based in Uttar Pradesh , India . Politics . On 11 March 2014 Maurya in a joint press conference with Rashtriya Parivartan Dal 's chief DP Yadav said `` Our party does not have any ideology ... Our main aim is to grab power for the welfare of our society ... Every one is doing so but I say it openly. '' . Maurya added that his party `` did not have the position to contest in the Lok Sabha polls alone '' and its `` alliance with RPD will continue in future too '' . 2014 Loksabha election . Mahan Dal had joined Indian National Congress-led United Progressive Alliance . In western Uttar Pradesh , Mahan Dal contested on three Lok Sabha constituencies , Badaun , Nagina and Etah while Rashtriya Lok Dal contested in eight constituencies as per an arrangement with INC. Mahan Dal claimed that the OBC voters of western UP specially Shakyas , Mauryas and Kushwahas would support them in the election but Mahan Dal candidates lost on all three allocated seats
Garret Zabriskie House . Garret Zabriskie House is located in Haworth , Bergen County , New Jersey , United States . The house was built in 1818 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 9 , 1983 .
The Journal of Slavic Military Studies . `` The Journal of Slavic Military Studies '' is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal that publishes articles relating to military affairs of Central and Eastern European Slavic nations , including their history and geopolitics , as well as book reviews . It is published by Routledge and the editor-in-chief is Alexander Hill . It was established in 1988 by David Glantz as `` The Journal of Soviet Military Studies '' , obtaining its current title in 1993 . David Glantz was editor-in-chief from the founding of the journal until the end of 2017 . As of 2014 , it is ranked in the first quartile of the SCImago Journal Rank of scholarly journals in the history category .
Yau Tsim Mong District Council . Yau Tsim Mong District Council ( ) is the district council for the Yau Tsim Mong District in Hong Kong . It is one of 18 district council . Yau Tsim Mong District currently consists of 19 members , of which the district is divided into 19 constituencies , electing a total of 19 members . It was merged from the Mong Kok District Board and Yau Tsim District Board in 1994 due to the significant drop of the population in the districts . The latest election was held on 22 November 2015 . History . The Yau Tsim Mong District Council was established on 1 October 1994 under the name of the Yau Tsim Mong District Board as the merger of Yau Tsim and Mong Kok District Boards . The two original District Boards was established as the result of the colonial Governor Murray MacLehose 's District Administration Scheme reform . The District Boards were partly elected with the `` ex-officio '' Urban Council members , as well as members appointed by the Governor . In 1992 , the last Governor Chris Patten announced the small District Boards would be merged . As the total number of seats of the two boards were only 27 , the boards were merged into Yau Tsim Mong District Board in the 1994 election with the appointed seats abolished . The Yau Tsim Mong District Board became Yau Tsim Mong Provisional District Board after the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region ( HKSAR ) was established in 1997 with the appointment system being reintroduced by Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa . The current Yau Tsim Mong District Council was established on 1 January 2000 after the first District Council election in 1999 . The council has become fully elected when the appointed seats were abolished in 2011 after the modified constitutional reform proposal was passed by the Legislative Council in 2010 . The conservative independents dominated in the district as the lack of public housing estates made it difficult for the political parties to develop their community networks . The Hong Kong Association for Democracy and People 's Livelihood ( ADPL ) , the Democratic Party and the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong ( DAB ) had been the three major parties which had continuing presence in the district , until in the 2007 election in which the DAB took a total number of seven seats , far ahead of the Democratic Party 's one seat and ADPL which lost all their seats . Legislative Councillor Priscilla Leung 's Kowloon West New Dynamic also absorbed numbers of conservative independents following the 2015 election and became the second largest party in the council . Political makeup . Elections are held every four years .
Prionoxystus piger . `` Prionoxystus piger '' , the baccharis carpenterworm moth , is a moth in the family Cossidae . It was described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1865 . It is found in Florida and Cuba . Adults have been recorded on wing from February to April in Florida . The larvae bore in the main stem of `` Baccharis '' species .
Donnelly , Alaska . Donnelly is an unincorporated community in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area , Alaska , United States . Its elevation is 1,785 feet ( 544 m ) . Located along the Richardson Highway 26 miles ( 42 km ) south of Delta Junction , it was founded around 1904 as a telegraph station between Chitina and Fairbanks . Donnelly 's buildings during its early years were log constructed . Demographics . Donnelly was incorporated as a city on December 15 , 1960 , too late to appear on the 1960 U.S. Census . It appeared once on the 1970 census with just seven residents . On March 7 , 1974 , it was dissolved as an inactive city ( i.e . due to very low population ) . It has not appeared on the census since .
1976 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men 's 60 metres hurdles . The men 's 60 metres hurdles event at the 1976 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 22 February in Munich . Heats . First 3 from each heat ( Q ) qualified directly for the semifinals . Semifinals . First 3 from each heat ( Q ) qualified directly for the final .
Thomas Dallam . Thomas Dallam ( 1575 ; after 1620 ) was an English organ-builder . Dallam served an apprenticeship and became a member of London 's Blacksmiths ' Company . He travelled frequently to build organs on site , going as far as Turkey . Family . Dallam was baptised in Flixton , Lancashire . His family came from Dallam , near Warrington . A number of his descendants were also organ-builders . Organs . During 1599 and 1600 Dallam went on a voyage from London to Constantinople in order to deliver an organ to the sultan Mehmet III . The instrument was commissioned as a present from Queen Elizabeth I and could be played normally or by clockwork . On arrival , the organ took many weeks to assemble . Dallam kept a diary of his journey , which was published in the nineteenth century by the Hakluyt Society . Dallam afterwards built many important organs , including that of King 's College Chapel , Cambridge . Unfortunately , much of his work was destroyed by people hostile to church organs following the outbreak of the English Civil War In the case of King 's College Chapel , the existing instrument is the product of successive rebuilds , and it is not known for certain whether it contains any of Dallam 's work , but it is believed that some of the case is his .
Evangelia Tsagka . Evangelia Tsagka ( ; born June 30 , 1987 ) is a Greek former swimmer , who specialized in freestyle events . She is a single-time Olympian ( 2004 ) , and a silver medalist in the freestyle relay at the 2001 Mediterranean Games in Tunis , Tunisia ( 8:16.14 ) . Tsagka qualified for the women 's 4×200 m freestyle relay , as a member of the host nation 's team , at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens . Teaming with Zoi Dimoschaki , Marianna Lymperta , and Georgia Manoli in heat one , Tsagka swam a third leg and recorded a split of 2:05.99 . She and her fellow Greeks rounded out an eight-team field to last place and fifteenth overall in a final time of 8:16.69 .
Stenotsivoka remipes . `` Stenotsivoka remipes '' is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae . It was described by Fairmaire in 1902 .
Mickybo and Me . `` Mickybo and Me '' is a 2004 Northern Irish comedy-drama film written and directed by Terry Loane and based on the stage play `` Mojo Mickybo '' by Owen McCafferty . The film was produced by Working Title Films and released by Universal Studios . Plot . `` Mickybo and Me '' tells the story of two boys , one Catholic ( John Joe McNeill ) and one Protestant ( Niall Wright ) , obsessed with the film `` Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid '' . When The Troubles plague Northern Ireland in 1970 , the children dream of escaping to Australia.. Release . Ireland : Nationwide Cinema Release April 2005 Awards . • Best Irish Film in Big Buzz Ireland Entertainment Awards 2005 . • Best Feature Film in the Boston Irish Film Festival 2005 . • Audience Award at the Schlingel International Children ’ s Film Festival , Chemnitz , 2005 . • The CIFEJ Award for Best Film & Children ’ s Jury Award for Best Film in the OULU International Film Festival 2005 . • Best Children 's Film , Tiburon International Film Festival , USA , 2006 . • Grand Prix ( International Jury ) and Grand Prix ( Children ’ s Jury ) , Buster Film Festival , Copenhagen 2006 . • Best Director , Olympia International Youth Film Festival , 2006 . • Best Film , Olympia International Youth Film Festival , 2006 . • Audience Award - Best Film at the Titanic International Film Festival , Budapest 2007 . • Best Costume Design , Irish Film and Television Awards 2005
Juozas Bernotas . Juozas Bernotas ( born 23 April 1989 , Kaunas ) is windsurfer from Lithuania , Kaunas . He started his career in 1999 . His first coach was R.Vilkas , the second coach was G.Bernotas . Biography . Studying in Lithuanian Academy of Physical Education .
Silentium ( film ) . `` Silentium '' is a 2004 Austrian film based on a novel by Wolf Haas .
Solomon Henry Jackson . Solomon Henry Jackson ( died ca . 1847 , New York City ? ) was a pioneer American Jewish printer . An immigrant from England , Jackson settled in Pike County , Pennsylvania , and married the daughter of a local Presbyterian minister . In the 1820s , Jackson moved to New York City . Thereafter , he established the city 's first Hebrew printing press . Jackson published the first Jewish periodical in the United States . It was an anti-missionary journal entitled `` The Jew '' . He also published the first Hebrew prayer book in the United States , and the first `` Haggadah '' in the United States .
Barnaby Records . Barnaby Records was an American record company founded by singer Andy Williams in 1963 with his purchase of soon-to-be-liquidated Cadence Records . It held the rights to work by a number of popular music performers including Williams work before he was with Columbia Records . Williams got control of the Cadence master tapes in the 1960s but limited releases to that of himself and another former Cadence artist , Lenny Welch . This material was released on Williams 's label at the time , Columbia Records . In 1970 , Williams created the Barnaby label ( named after his beloved dog Mr. Barnaby ) to release the rest of the long unreleased Cadence archive , principally that of the Everly Brothers , which had been long out of print but in continued great demand . Barnaby also released new material by artists such as Ray Stevens , who scored Top Ten hits with his singles `` Everything Is Beautiful '' and `` The Streak , '' some early LPs by Jimmy Buffett as well as a few LPs by Claudine Longet , who was Williams 's wife at the time . Barnaby had several distributors including CBS , then MGM , and finally GRT in 1974 . Once Barnaby ceased operating as a working record company at the end of the 1970s , Williams licensed the old Cadence and Barnaby material to various other labels such as Varèse Sarabande and Rhino , and Time-Life after 1980 , and he also leased some of the same material to Hip-O beginning in 1996 .
Ctenane dealbata . `` Ctenane dealbata '' is a moth of the Nolidae family . It was described by Wileman and West . It is found on the Philippines .
Dexippus ( philosopher ) . Dexippus ( ; fl . 350 ) was a Greek philosopher , a pupil of the Neoplatonist Iamblichus , belonging to the middle of the 4th century AD . He wrote commentaries on Plato and Aristotle of which one , an explanation and defense of the Aristotelian Categories , is partially extant . In this work Dexippus explains to one Seleucus the Aristotelian Categories , and endeavours at the same time to refute the objections of Plotinus . He also advocated the harmony of the philosophies of Plato and Aristotle . A Latin edition edited by Félicien was published under the title `` Quœstionum in Categorias Libri Tres '' in 1549 . The Greek text was published by Leonhard von Spengel in 1859 . An English translation by John M. Dillon was published in 1990 .
Specific modulus . Specific modulus is a materials property consisting of the elastic modulus per mass density of a material . It is also known as the stiffness to weight ratio or specific stiffness . High specific modulus materials find wide application in aerospace applications where minimum structural weight is required . The dimensional analysis yields units of distance squared per time squared . The utility of specific modulus is to find materials which will produce structures with minimum weight , when the primary design limitation is deflection or physical deformation , rather than load at breaking—this is also known as a `` stiffness-driven '' structure . Many common structures are stiffness-driven over much of their use , such as airplane wings , bridges , masts , and bicycle frames . To emphasize the point , consider the issue of choosing a material for building an airplane . Aluminum seems obvious because it is `` lighter '' than steel , but steel is stronger than aluminum , so one could imagine using thinner steel components to save weight without sacrificing ( tensile ) strength . The problem with this idea is that there would be a significant sacrifice of stiffness , allowing , e.g. , wings to flex unacceptably . Because it is stiffness , not tensile strength , that drives this kind of decision for airplanes , we say that they are stiffness-driven . The connection details of such structures may be more sensitive to strength ( rather than stiffness ) issues due to effects of stress risers . Specific modulus is not to be confused with specific strength , a term that compares strength to density . Specific stiffness in tension . The use of specific stiffness in tension applications is straightforward . Both stiffness in tension and total mass for a given length are directly proportional to cross-sectional area . Thus performance of a beam in tension will depend on `` Young 's modulus divided by density '' . Specific stiffness in buckling and bending . Specific stiffness can be used in the design of beams subject to bending or Euler buckling , since bending and buckling are stiffness-driven . However , the role that density plays changes depending on the problem 's constraints . Beam with fixed dimensions ; goal is weight reduction . Examining the formulas for buckling and deflection , we see that the force required to achieve a given deflection or to achieve buckling depends directly on Young 's modulus . Examining the density formula , we see that the mass of a beam depends directly on the density . Thus if a beam 's cross-sectional dimensions are constrained and weight reduction is the primary goal , performance of the beam will depend on `` Young 's modulus divided by density '' . Beam with fixed weight ; goal is increased stiffness . By contrast , if a beam 's weight is fixed , its cross-sectional dimensions are unconstrained , and increased stiffness is the primary goal , the performance of the beam will depend on Young 's modulus divided by either density squared or cubed . This is because a beam 's overall stiffness , and thus its resistance to Euler buckling when subjected to an axial load and to deflection when subjected to a bending moment , is directly proportional to both the Young 's modulus of the beam 's material and the second moment of area ( area moment of inertia ) of the beam . Comparing the list of area moments of inertia with formulas for area gives the appropriate relationship for beams of various configurations . Beam 's cross-sectional area increases in two dimensions . Consider a beam whose cross-sectional area increases in two dimensions , e.g . a solid round beam or a solid square beam . By combining the area and density formulas , we can see that the radius of this beam will vary with approximately the inverse of the square of the density for a given mass . By examining the formulas for area moment of inertia , we can see that the stiffness of this beam will vary approximately as the fourth power of the radius . Thus the second moment of area will vary approximately as the inverse of the density squared , and performance of the beam will depend on `` Young 's modulus divided by density squared '' . Beam 's cross-sectional area increases in one dimension . Consider a beam whose cross-sectional area increases in one dimension , e.g . a thin-walled round beam or a rectangular beam whose height but not width is varied . By combining the area and density formulas , we can see that the radius or height of this beam will vary with approximately the inverse of the density for a given mass . By examining the formulas for area moment of inertia , we can see that the stiffness of this beam will vary approximately as the third power of the radius or height . Thus the second moment of area will vary approximately as the inverse of the cube of the density , and performance of the beam will depend on `` Young 's modulus divided by density cubed '' . However , caution must be exercised in using this metric . Thin-walled beams are ultimately limited by local buckling and lateral-torsional buckling . These buckling modes depend on material properties other than stiffness and density , so the stiffness-over-density-cubed metric is at best a starting point for analysis . For example , most wood species score better than most metals on this metric , but many metals can be formed into useful beams with much thinner walls than could be achieved with wood , given wood 's greater vulnerability to local buckling . The performance of thin-walled beams can also be greatly modified by relatively minor variations in geometry such as flanges and stiffeners . Stiffness versus strength in bending . Note that the ultimate strength of a beam in bending depends on the ultimate strength of its material and its section modulus , not its stiffness and second moment of area . Its deflection , however , and thus its resistance to Euler buckling , will depend on these two latter values .
Krishna Kant ( cricketer ) . Krishna Kant is an Indian cricketer . He made his List A debut for Railways in the 2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy on 4 October 2018 .
Worm-eating warbler . The worm-eating warbler ( `` Helmitheros vermivorum '' ) is a small New World warbler that breeds in the Eastern United States and migrates to southern Mexico and Central America for the winter . Taxonomy . The worm-eating warbler is the only species currently classified in the genus `` Helmitheros '' . However , Swainson 's warbler has previously been in this genus as `` H. swainsonii '' . Description . The worm-eating warbler is a small New World warbler . It is long and weighs . It is relatively plain with olive-brown upperparts and light-coloured underparts , but has black and light brown stripes on its head . It has a slim pointed bill and pink legs . In immature birds , the head stripes are brownish . The male 's song is a short high-pitched trill . This bird 's call is a `` chip '' or `` tseet '' . Worm-eating warblers are sexually monomorphic . Males and females can only reliably be sexed during the breeding season by the presence of a brood patch in females or a cloacal protuberance in males . These birds are also difficult to age . Hatch year/second year birds have rusty tips on tertials that wear off by March of the following year . Juveniles can be distinguished by duskier head markings , and cinnamon wingbars . Reproduction . This bird breeds in dense deciduous forests in the eastern United States , usually on wooded slopes . The nest is an open cup placed on the ground , hidden among dead leaves . It is one of several species of new-world warblers that nests on the ground including the black-and-white warbler ( `` Mniotilta varia '' ) , the ovenbird ( `` Seiurus aurocapilla '' ) , the northern waterthrush ( `` Parkesia noveboracensis '' ) , Louisiana waterthrush ( `` Parkesia motacilla '' ) , palm warbler ( `` Setophaga palmarum '' ) , and the Kentucky warbler ( `` Geothlypis formosa '' ) . The female lays four or five eggs . Both parents feed the young ; they may try to distract predators near the nest by pretending to be injured . Worm-eating warblers are often parasitized by brown-headed cowbirds ( `` Molothrus ater '' ) where forest fragmentation occurs . Reducing forest fragmentation may prove vital if populations of worm-eating warblers suffer large declines . Habitat and distribution . These birds breed in the Eastern United States . Their selected habitats vary significantly between populations . In much of their range , worm-eating warblers are associated with mature hardwood forests on steep slopes . However , recent attention has been focused on coastal breeding populations , as little is known about their ecology or status . Historically , coastal populations would select for pocosin ecosystems . More recently , however , these populations have shifted to frequent use of pine plantations . Current use of pine plantations has resulted in densities higher than in areas previously thought to be their natural habitat . This shift in habitat selection likely demonstrates that worm-eating warblers are more closely associated with shrub structure than stand age or size . If this is the case , the landscape changes that occurred on the Atlantic coastal plain may have had less of an impact on these birds than previously described . Maintaining this species habitat may require managing for dense shrubby midstory and understory . Due to their reliance on shrub structure for foraging , and ground nesting behavior , frequent fires have a negative impact on this species . Other management strategies that reduce the shrub mid-story , increase herbaceous growth , and decrease canopy cover are likely to have a similar effect . More information is needed about their breeding habits in coastal regions as these forests are likely to represent different conditions from their inland counterparts . Fat deposits play a key role in allowing for long distance migration in most passerines . Stopover habitat , or areas that allow birds to replenish their fat stores , are also critical . In winter , these birds migrate to southern Mexico , the Greater Antilles , and Central America particularly along the Caribbean Slope where they occupy both scrub and moist forests . Worm-eating warblers have disappeared from some parts of their range due to habitat loss but their ability to use both scrub and moist forest ecosystems may be beneficial to the long term conservation of this species . Feeding . The diet of worm-eating warblers varies across habitat types . This variation can be attributed to different predator avoidance strategies employed by common prey items . On their breeding grounds , worm-eating warblers glean mostly from live foliage , searching for arthropods . On the wintering grounds , this species gleans insects almost exclusively from dead plant material . The name `` worm-eating '' refers to the numerous Lepidopteran larvae that this species consumes ; they rarely if ever eat earthworms . Use of pesticides , especially those broadcast over a wide area , is likely to have an effect on most insectivorous songbird species , including the worm-eating warbler . These pesticides decrease the species ' primary food source and could result in long-term toxicity .
Kevin Phillips ( political commentator ) . Kevin Price Phillips ( born November 30 , 1940 ) is an American writer and commentator on politics , economics , and history . Formerly a Republican Party strategist before becoming an Independent , Phillips became disaffected with the party from the 1990s , and became a critic . He is a regular contributor to the `` Los Angeles Times '' , `` Harper 's Magazine '' , and National Public Radio , and was a political analyst on PBS ' `` NOW with Bill Moyers '' . Phillips was a strategist on voting patterns for Richard Nixon 's 1968 campaign , which was the basis for a book , `` The Emerging Republican Majority '' , which predicted a conservative realignment in national politics , and is widely regarded as one of the most influential recent works in political science . His predictions regarding shifting voting patterns in presidential elections proved accurate , though they did not extend `` down ballot '' to Congress until the Republican revolution of 1994 . Phillips also was partly responsible for the design of the Republican `` Southern strategy '' of the 1970s and 1980s . The author of fourteen books , he lives in Goshen , Connecticut . Biography . Phillips was educated at the Bronx High School of Science , Colgate University , the University of Edinburgh and Harvard Law School . After his stint as a senior strategist for the Nixon presidential campaign , he served a year , starting in 1969 , as Special Assistant to the U.S. Attorney General , but left after a year to become a columnist . In 1971 , he became president of the American Political Research Corporation and editor-publisher of the `` American Political Report '' ( through 1998 ) . In 1982 , the `` Wall Street Journal '' described him as `` the leading conservative electoral analyst -- the man who invented the term `` Sun Belt '' [ a phrase also attributed to Sam Rayburn ] , named the New Right , and prophesied 'The Emerging Republican Majority ' in 1969 . '' Later , he became a critic of Republicans from the south and west , the area he had identified as the `` Heartland '' , the future core of Republican votes . He identified the `` Yankee Northeast '' as a future Democratic stronghold , foreshadowing the current split between Red States and Blue States . Southern strategy . Phillips worked for Richard Nixon 's presidential campaign in 1968 , and wrote a book on what has come to be known as the `` Southern strategy '' of the Republican Party . The book was entitled `` The Emerging Republican Majority '' and argued that the southern states of the US would keep the Republicans winning Presidential Elections and more than offset the Northeast states , based on racial politics . As he stated to the `` New York Times Magazine '' in 1970 , All the talk about Republicans making inroads into the Negro vote is persiflage . Even 'Jake the Snake ' [ Senator Jacob Javits of New York ] only gets 20 percent . From now on , Republicans are never going to get more than 10 to 20 percent of the Negro vote , and they do n't need any more than that ... but Republicans would be shortsighted if they weakened the Voting Rights Act . The more Negroes who register as Democrats in the South , the sooner the Negrophobe whites will quit the Democrats and become Republicans . That 's where the votes are . Without that prodding from the blacks , the whites will backslide into their old comfortable arrangement with the local Democrats . `` American Theocracy '' ( 2006 ) . Rev . Dr. Allen Dwight Callahan states the book 's theme is that the Republican Party ( GOP ) , religious fundamentalism , petroleum , and borrowed money are an `` Unholy Alliance . '' The last chapter , in a nod to his first major work , is titled `` The Erring Republican Majority '' . `` American Theocracy '' , which `` presents a nightmarish vision of ideological extremism , catastrophic fiscal irresponsibility , rampant greed and dangerous shortsightedness . '' `` The New York Times '' wrote : He identifies three broad and related trends — none of them new to the Bush years but all of them , he believes , exacerbated by this administration 's policies — that together threaten the future of the United States and the world . One is the role of oil in defining and , as Phillips sees it , distorting American foreign and domestic policy . The second is the ominous intrusion of radical Christianity into politics and government . And the third is the astonishing levels of debt — current and prospective — that both the government and the American people have been heedlessly accumulating . If there is a single , if implicit , theme running through the three linked essays that form this book , it is the failure of leaders to look beyond their own and the country 's immediate ambitions and desires so as to plan prudently for a darkening future . Phillips uses the term financialization to describe how the U.S. economy has been radically restructured from a focus on production , manufacturing and wages , to a focus on speculation , debt , and profits . Since the 1980s , Phillips argues in `` American Theocracy '' , the underlying Washington strategy… was less to give ordinary Americans direct sums than to create a low-interest-rate boom in real estate , thereby raising the percentage of American home ownership , ballooning the prices of homes , and allowing householders to take out some of that increase through low-cost refinancing . This triple play created new wealth to take the place of that destroyed in the 2000-2002 stock-market crash and simultaneously raised consumer confidence . Nothing similar had ever been engineered before . Instead of a recovery orchestrated by Congress and the White House and aimed at the middle- and bottom-income segments , this one was directed by an appointed central banker , a man whose principal responsibility was to the banking system . His relief , targeted on financial assets and real estate , was principally achieved by monetary stimulus . This in itself confirmed the massive realignment of preferences and priorities within the American system… . Likewise , huge and indisputable but almost never discussed , were the powerful political economics lurking behind the stimulus : the massive rate-cut-driven post-2000 bailout of the FIRE ( `` finance , insurance , and real e ' '' state '' ) sector , with its ever-climbing share of GDP and proximity to power . No longer would Washington concentrate stimulus on wages or public-works employment . The Fed 's policies , however shrewd , were not rooted in an abstraction of the national interest but in pursuit of its statutory mandate to protect the U.S. banking and payments system , now inseparable from the broadly defined financial-services sector . Critical reception . `` American Theocracy '' was reviewed widely . `` The New York Times Book Review '' wrote `` It is not without polemic , but unlike many of the more glib and strident political commentaries of recent years , it is extensively researched and frighteningly persuasive ... '' `` The Chicago Sun-Times '' wrote `` Overall , Phillips ' book is a thoughtful and somber jeremiad , written throughout with a graceful wryness ... a capstone to his life 's work . '' `` Bad Money '' ( 2008 ) . Phillips examines America 's great shift from manufacturing to financial services . He also discusses America 's petroleum policies and the tying of the dollar to the price of oil . Phillips suggests that the Euro and the Chinese Yuan/Renminbi are favorites to take the dollar 's place in countries hostile towards America , like Iran . He then tackles the lack of regulatory oversight employed in the housing market and how the housing boom was allowed to run free under Alan Greenspan . The book concludes with the proposal that America is employing bad capitalism and extends Gresham 's Law of currency to suggest that our good capitalism will be driven out by the bad .
Muscari macrocarpum . `` Muscari macrocarpum '' is a perennial bulbous plant , one of a number of species and genera known as Grape Hyacinth , in this case Yellow Grape Hyacinth . Originally from eastern Crete , Amorgos and south-west Turkey , where it grows in rocky places , it is sometimes grown as an ornamental plant . `` M. macrocarpum '' resembles `` M. racemosum '' ( with which it has been placed in the Muscarimia group of the genus `` Muscari '' ) . It is a robust plant , with large bulbs which have thick fleshy roots . Each bulb produces several greyish-green leaves . Flowers are borne in a spike or raceme on a stem 10–15 cm high . Individual flowers are may be over 1 cm long , violet in bud and yellow when fully open ; they have a distinct scent resembling bananas . Cultivars include 'Golden Fragrance ' .
The Dawns Here Are Quiet ( 2015 film ) . `` The Dawns Here Are Quiet '' ( ) is a 2015 Russian war drama directed by Renat Davletyarov . Like the well-known 1972 picture , it is based on the 1969 novel by Boris Vasilyev . Plot . Sergeant Major Vaskov and his five young female anti-aircraft gunmen are confronted by a group of experienced saboteurs who sent by the Nazis to the frontal detachment , which is of strategic importance . Vaskov and the women have to prevent diversion , but they also need to pay the highest possible price for this ... Television version . An extended version made out of four 45 minute episodes was released on Channel One Russia , on 9 May 2016 .
E. Kirby Chamberlain . E. Kirby Chamberlain served in the California Senate and was President pro tempore of the California State Senate in 1849 . During the Mexican–American War he served in the US Army .
California State University Northridge Botanic Garden . The California State University Northridge Botanic Garden or CSUN Botanic Garden is located in the northern San Fernando Valley , in the southeast section ( `` quadrant '' ) of the California State University , Northridge campus in the community of Northridge in Los Angeles , California . The site includes a botanical garden and approximately of nursery , shadehouse , and greenhouse zones . The botanic gardens were established shortly after the campus was established in 1959 , as a Valley branch of California State University , Los Angeles ( CSULA ) . It has grown through the administrations of succeeding San Fernando Valley State College and the present day CSUN Biology Department . Collections . The Botanic Garden was originally planted exclusively with Californian native plants in 1959 . Since then the garden has evolved and expanded into a diverse collection representing many different geographic regions and themes , with over 1,200 species and cultivars present . The different sections of the garden contain : trees , palms , shrubs , 'subshrubs , ' perennials , bulbs , cacti , succulents , herbs , annual plants and wildflowers , ground covers , butterfly and beneficial insect sustainers , edibles , and other plant types from ; California and the other four Mediterranean climate plant regions of the world , Asia , Australia and New Zealand , Europe , the Americas , and other continents and regions . An ethnobotanical and a contemporary water-conserving landscape are being developed .
Nokia Lumia 625 . The Nokia Lumia 625 is a large Windows Phone with a 4.7-inch IPS LCD WVGA ( 480x800 ) screen and 4G support . It was presented on July 23 , 2013 . It can be loaded up with the latest software update for Windows Phone 8.1 , as well as Nokia 's firmware update 'Denim ' ( excluding some features ) . It borrows features from the Nokia Lumia 1520 , the Lumia 1020 and the Lumia 925 . Release . It is set to cost €220 or £200 in Europe . $ 300– $ 350 CAD It was released in China , Europe , Asia Pacific , India , Middle East , Africa and Latin America initially , starting September . Specifications/features . It has one of the lowest pixel densities seen in recent smartphones , as it uses the standard Windows Phone 8 resolution ( 800×480 ) but using a large display . So the screen will not appear super-sharp . The 512 MB RAM according to some reviewers prevents one from playing high-end games and sometimes mar the multi-tasking experience for power users .
Southern Cross All-Stars . Southern Cross All-Stars is an American Football ( Gridiron ) Team that assembles once a year to visit Oahu , Hawaii to compete against a Hawaiian All-Star team . The 2012 Southern Cross All-Stars traveled to Hawaii in November 2012 where they practiced for 1 week and competed in a game against Hawaii at the end of the tour . The name `` Southern Cross '' comes from the `` Crux '' constellation which is found on the Australian and New Zealand Flags . 2012 . In 2012 , the Southern Cross All-Stars were made up of players representing clubs all across Australia and New Zealand . There were 45 players in total that ranged from 18–46 years of age . 2013 & Beyond . This year , the Southern Cross All-Stars will field a Men 's and Women 's tackle American Football ( Gridiron ) team which will be in Oahu , Hawaii from November 24 , 2103 to December 2 , 2013 . Director . The Director of the Southern Cross All-Stars is Paul Manera , a native of Sydney , Australia who played for the University of Hawaii Rainbow Warriors from 1989 to 1991 as an Offensive lineman . He is now the director of Bring It On Sports , an organization that specializes in recruiting services and sports travel for American Football players as well as athletes in other sports .
Ry Rocklen . Ry Rocklen is a contemporary artist based in Los Angeles , working primarily in sculpture . Rocklen 's work has been shown nationally and internationally , and has been included in several major survey exhibitions , including `` Made in LA '' at the Hammer Museum and the 2008 Whitney Biennial . Rocklen was born in 1978 and attended UCLA . He is represented by Honor Fraser gallery in Los Angeles and Praz-Delavallade in Paris/Los Angeles . Rocklen 's solo exhibitions , which have frequently been reviewed in art publications , often make use of found objects which have been adorned or otherwise modified . Said Sarah Lehrer-Graiwer of his 2009 exhibition at Parker Jones , `` But as much as Rocklen ’ s elaborate sculptural alterations to found objects revitalize the weary and return refuse from the brink of oblivion , they also scrutinize the contingencies of matter ’ s decomposition and express a sense of wonder at the accidental textures and forms to be discovered in states of decay . '' Katie Anania wrote , `` Rocklen seems to be conceding that his perception of objects is idiosyncratic and partial , so he works to dismantle our experience of them as well . '' Brian Sholis noted in Artforum , `` Rocklen 's role as an object healer stems from his interest in diverse notions of health and spirituality , two interrelated themes that underpin other works in the show . '' From the Made in LA catalogue : `` Ry Rocklen ( b . 1978 Los Angeles ) works with vintage objects that are chimerically transformed by the artist into farcical performative objects . In his hands , abandoned debris or kitsch is quixotically plasticized into a brand of postminimalist sculpture with a seductive touch of bling . Mundane objects are amplified and aestheticized when chromed or covered with mosaic tiles , producing a sculptural language that is theatrical , absurd , and graceful—a kind of wry ornamental formalism . A modular tiled floor made from paintings bought at thrift stores and flea markets becomes a stage for sculptures , including a tree composed of copper pipes , concrete , and VHS tape and a golden hay bale . In the production of a concretized uncanny , Rocklen attempts to achieve a fantasy of material alchemy that strips objects of their purpose and familiarity while revitalizing their use , circulation , and value . '' Trinie Dalton , writing in the 2008 Biennial Catalogue , remarked , `` Ry Rocklen ’ s sculptures paradoxically reflect at once a respect for the Duchampian sculptural tradition and an anarchic rebellion against art historical constraints . Collecting cast-off objects from the streets , dumps , or thrift stores , he doctors and assembles them into readymade sculptures charged with an eccentric delicacy that gives them a second , more “ poetic ” life . Rocklen strategically capitalizes on the viewer ’ s mental and emotional associations , as Robert Rauschenberg did for his Combines , by selecting objects as much for their cultural connotations as their form . At times employing a wry sense of humor to balance his stringent editing techniques , Rocklen treats manufactured items , like toys , food packaging , furniture remnants , and construction materials , with a spontaneity he traces back to his youth and the development of the creative process through pretend play . This sense of play is reenacted in Rocklen ’ s process-based studio practice , as he sifts through and rearranges society ’ s leftovers . ''
Terry Pratchett . Sir Terence David John Pratchett ( 28 April 1948 – 12 March 2015 ) was an English author of fantasy novels , especially comical works . He is best known for his `` Discworld '' series of 41 novels . Pratchett 's first novel , `` The Carpet People '' , was published in 1971 . The first `` Discworld '' novel , `` The Colour of Magic '' , was published in 1983 , after which Pratchett wrote an average of two books a year . His 2011 `` Discworld '' novel `` Snuff '' became the third-fastest-selling hardback adult-readership novel since records began in the UK , selling 55,000 copies in the first three days . The final `` Discworld '' novel , `` The Shepherd 's Crown '' , was published in August 2015 , five months after his death . Pratchett , with more than 85 million books sold worldwide in 37 languages , was the UK 's best-selling author of the 1990s . He was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire ( OBE ) in 1998 and was knighted for services to literature in the 2009 New Year Honours . In 2001 he won the annual Carnegie Medal for `` The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents '' , the first `` Discworld '' book marketed for children . He received the World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement in 2010 . In December 2007 , Pratchett announced that he had been diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer 's disease . He later made a substantial public donation to the Alzheimer 's Research Trust ( now Alzheimer 's Research UK ) , filmed a television programme chronicling his experiences with the condition for the BBC , and also became a patron for Alzheimer 's Research UK . Pratchett died on 12 March 2015 aged 66 . Early life . Pratchett was born on 28 April 1948 in Beaconsfield in Buckinghamshire , England ( where he attended Holtspur School ) , the only child of David ( 1921–2006 ) and Eileen Pratchett ( 1922–2007 ) , of Hay-on-Wye . His family moved to Bridgwater , Somerset , briefly in 1957 , following which he passed his eleven plus exam in 1959 , earning a place in High Wycombe Technical High School ( now John Hampden Grammar School ) where he was a key member of the debating society and wrote stories for the school magazine . Pratchett described himself as a `` non-descript student '' and , in his `` Who 's Who '' entry , credits his education to the Beaconsfield Public Library . His early interests included astronomy . He collected Brooke Bond tea cards about space , owned a telescope and wanted to be an astronomer but lacked the necessary mathematical skills . He developed an interest in reading science fiction and began attending science fiction conventions from about 1963–1964 , but stopped when he got his first job a few years later . His early reading included the works of H. G. Wells , Arthur Conan Doyle , and `` every book you really ought to read '' , which he later regarded as `` getting an education '' . Pratchett published his first short story entitled `` Business Rivals '' in the High Wycombe Technical School magazine in 1962 . It is the tale of a man named Crucible who finds the Devil in his flat in a cloud of sulphurous smoke . `` The Hades Business '' , which was published in the school magazine when he was 13 , was published commercially when he was 15 . Pratchett earned five O-levels and started A-level courses in Art , English and History . His initial career choice was journalism and he left school at 17 , in 1965 , to start an apprenticeship with Arthur Church , the editor of the `` Bucks Free Press '' , where he wrote , amongst other things , over eighty stories for the `` Children 's Circle '' section under the name Uncle Jim . Two of these episodic stories contain characters found in his novel `` The Carpet People '' ( 1971 ) . While on day release from his apprenticeship he finished his A-Level in English and took the National Council for the Training of Journalists proficiency course where he received the highest marks of his group . Early career . Pratchett had his writing breakthrough in 1968 when he interviewed Peter Bander van Duren , co-director of a small publishing company , Colin Smythe Ltd. During the meeting , Pratchett mentioned he had written a manuscript , `` The Carpet People '' . Colin Smythe Ltd published the book in 1971 , with illustrations by the author . The book received strong , if few , reviews and was followed by the science fiction novels `` The Dark Side of the Sun '' ( 10 May 1976 ) and `` Strata '' ( 15 June 1981 ) . After various positions in journalism , in 1980 Pratchett became Press Officer for the Central Electricity Generating Board ( CEGB ) in an area which covered four nuclear power stations . He later joked that he had demonstrated `` impeccable timing '' by making this career change so soon after the Three Mile Island nuclear accident in Pennsylvania , US , and said he would `` write a book about my experiences , if I thought anyone would believe it '' . The first Discworld novel , `` The Colour of Magic '' , was published in hardback by Colin Smythe Ltd in 1983 . The paperback edition was published by Corgi , an imprint of Transworld , in 1985 . Pratchett 's popularity increased when the BBC 's `` Woman 's Hour '' broadcast `` The Colour of Magic '' as a serial in six parts , and later `` Equal Rites '' . Subsequently , the hardback rights were taken by the publishing house Victor Gollancz Ltd , which remained Pratchett 's publisher until 1997 , Colin Smythe having become Pratchett 's agent . Pratchett was the first fantasy author published by Gollancz . Pratchett gave up working for the CEGB to make his living through writing in 1987 , after finishing the fourth Discworld novel , `` Mort '' . His sales increased quickly and many of his books occupied top places on the best-seller list ; he was the UK 's best-selling author of the 1990s . According to `` The Times '' , Pratchett was the top-selling and highest earning UK author in 1996 . Some of his books have been published by Doubleday , another Transworld imprint . In the US , Pratchett is published by HarperCollins . According to the `` Bookseller 's Pocket Yearbook '' ( 2005 ) , in 2003 Pratchett 's UK sales amounted to 3.4 % of the fiction market by hardback sales and 3.8 % by value , putting him in second place behind J. K. Rowling ( 6 % and 5.6 % , respectively ) , while in the paperback sales list Pratchett came 5th with 1.2 % and 1.3 % by value ( behind James Patterson ( 1.9 % and 1.7 % ) , Alexander McCall Smith , John Grisham , and J. R. R. Tolkien ) . His sales in the UK alone are more than 2.5 million copies a year . Later life . Pratchett married Lyn Purves at the Congregational Church , Gerrards Cross , on 5 October 1968 , and they moved to Rowberrow , Somerset , in 1970 . Their daughter Rhianna Pratchett , who is also a writer , was born there in 1976 . In 1993 , the family moved to Broad Chalke , a village west of Salisbury , Wiltshire . He listed his recreations as `` writing , walking , computers , life '' . He described himself as a humanist and was a Distinguished Supporter of Humanists UK ( formerly known as the British Humanist Association ) and an Honorary Associate of the National Secular Society . He was the patron of the Friends of High Wycombe Library . In 2013 he gave a talk at Beaconsfield Library which he had visited as a child and donated the income from the event to it . On a number of occasions he also visited his former school to speak to the students and look around . Pratchett was well known for his penchant for wearing large , black fedora hats , as seen on the inside back covers of most of his books . His style has been described as `` more that of urban cowboy than city gent . '' Concern for the future of civilisation prompted him to install five kilowatts of photovoltaic cells ( for solar energy ) at his house . Having been interested in astronomy since childhood , he had an observatory built in his garden . An asteroid ( 127005 Pratchett ) is named after him . On 31 December 2008 , it was announced that Pratchett was to be knighted ( as a Knight Bachelor ) in the Queen 's 2009 New Year Honours . He formally received the accolade at Buckingham Palace on 18 February 2009 . Afterwards he said , `` You ca n't ask a fantasy writer not to want a knighthood . You know , for two pins I 'd get myself a horse and a sword . '' In late 2009 , he did make himself a sword , with the help of his friends . He told a Times Higher Education interviewer that `` At the end of last year I made my own sword . I dug out the iron ore from a field about 10 miles away – I was helped by interested friends . We lugged 80 kilos of iron ore , used clay from the garden and straw to make a kiln , and lit the kiln with wildfire by making it with a bow . ' Colin Smythe , his longtime friend and agent , donated some pieces of meteoric iron – 'thunderbolt iron ' has a special place in magic and we put that in the smelt , and I remember when we sawed the iron apart it looked like silver . Everything about it I touched , handled and so forth ... And everything was as it should have been , it seemed to me . '' In 2013 Pratchett was named Humanist of the Year by the British Humanist Association ( now known as Humanists UK ) for his campaign to fund research into Alzheimers , his contribution to the right to die public debate and his Humanist values . Alzheimer 's disease . In August 2007 , Pratchett was misdiagnosed as having had a minor stroke a few years before , which doctors believed had damaged the right side of his brain . In December 2007 , he announced that he had been newly diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer 's disease , which had been responsible for the `` stroke '' . He had a rare form of posterior cortical atrophy ( PCA ) , a disease in which areas at the back of the brain begin to shrink and shrivel . Describing the diagnosis as an `` embuggerance '' in a radio interview , Pratchett appealed to people to `` keep things cheerful '' and proclaimed that `` we are taking it fairly philosophically down here and possibly with a mild optimism . '' He stated he felt he had time for `` at least a few more books yet '' , and added that while he understood the impulse to ask `` is there anything I can do ? `` , in this case he would only entertain such offers from `` very high-end experts in brain chemistry . '' Discussing his diagnosis at the Bath Literature Festival in early 2008 , Pratchett revealed that by then he found it too difficult to write dedications when signing books . In his later years Pratchett wrote by dictating to his assistant , Rob Wilkins , or by using speech recognition software . In March 2008 , Pratchett announced he would donate US $ 1,000,000 ( about £494,000 ) to the Alzheimer 's Research Trust , and that he was shocked `` to find out that funding for Alzheimer 's research is just 3 % of that to find cancer cures . '' He said : `` I am , along with many others , scrabbling to stay ahead long enough to be there when the cure comes along . '' In April 2008 , Pratchett worked with the BBC to make a two-part documentary series about his illness , `` Terry Pratchett : Living With Alzheimer 's '' . The first part was broadcast on BBC Two on 4 February 2009 , drawing 2.6 million viewers and a 10.4 % audience share . The second , broadcast on 11 February 2009 , drew 1.72 million viewers and a 6.8 % audience share . The documentary won a BAFTA award in the Factual Series category . Pratchett also made an appearance on `` The One Show '' on 15 May 2008 , talking about his condition . He was the subject and interviewee of the 20 May 2008 edition of `` On the Ropes '' ( Radio 4 ) , discussing Alzheimer 's and how it had affected his life . On 8 June 2008 , news reports indicated that Pratchett had an experience which he described as : `` It is just possible that once you have got past all the gods that we have created with big beards and many human traits , just beyond all that , on the other side of physics , there just may be the ordered structure from which everything flows '' and `` I do n't actually believe in anyone who could have put that in my head '' . He went into further detail on `` Front Row '' , in which he was asked if this was a shift in his beliefs : `` A shift in me in the sense I heard my father talk to me when I was in the garden one day . But I 'm absolutely certain that what I heard was my memories of my father . An engram , or something in my head ... This is not about God , but somewhere around there is where gods come from . '' On 26 November 2008 , Pratchett met the Prime Minister Gordon Brown and asked for an increase in dementia research funding . Pratchett tested a prototype device to address his condition . The ability of the device to alter the course of the illness has been met with scepticism from Alzheimer 's researchers . In an article published mid-2009 , Pratchett stated that he wished to die by assisted suicide ( although he disliked that term ) before his disease progressed to a critical point . He later said he felt `` it should be possible for someone stricken with a serious and ultimately fatal illness to choose to die peacefully with medical help , rather than suffer . '' Pratchett was selected to give the 2010 BBC Richard Dimbleby Lecture , entitled `` Shaking Hands With Death '' , broadcast on 1 February 2010 . Pratchett introduced his lecture on the topic of assisted death , but the main text was read by his friend Tony Robinson because Pratchett 's condition made it difficult for him to read . In June 2011 Pratchett presented a one-off BBC television documentary , `` , '' about assisted suicide . It won the Best Documentary award at the Scottish BAFTAs in November 2011 . In September 2012 Pratchett stated : `` I have to tell you that I thought I 'd be a lot worse than this by now , and so did my specialist . '' In the same interview , he stated that the cognitive part of his mind was `` untouched '' and his symptoms were physical ( normal for PCA ) . However , in July 2014 he cancelled his appearance at the biennial International Discworld Convention , saying : `` the Embuggerance is finally catching up with me , along with other age-related ailments '' . Death . The use of small capitals is a reference to how the character of Death speaks in Pratchett 's works . Many public figures paid tribute following Pratchett 's death , including British Prime Minister David Cameron and the comedian Ricky Gervais , and authors including Nick Harkaway , Ursula K. Le Guin , Terry Brooks , Margaret Atwood , George R. R. Martin , and Neil Gaiman . Pratchett was memorialised in a graffito in East London , and the video game company Frontier Developments added a space station to ' named `` Pratchett 's Disc '' . Developers of Dota 2 , Valve Corporation , added an item to their game called `` Octarine Core '' , in reference to Pratchett 's novel `` The Colour of Magic '' . Users of the social news site Reddit organised a tribute by which an HTTP header , `` codice_1 '' , is added to a site 's responses , a reference to the Discworld novel `` Going Postal '' . In their June 2015 Web Server survey , Netcraft reported that approximately 84,000 websites had been configured with the header . This included the Guardian newspaper website , which , using their estimated page views , Netcraft estimated that the addition would cause terabytes of additional bandwidth per day . Pratchett 's humanist funeral service was held on 25 March 2015 . Computers and the Internet . Pratchett started to use computers for writing as soon as they were available to him . His first computer was a Sinclair ZX81 ; the first computer he used properly for writing was an Amstrad CPC 464 , later replaced by a PC . Pratchett was one of the first authors to routinely use the Internet to communicate with fans , and was a contributor to the Usenet newsgroup alt.fan.pratchett from 1992 . However , he did not consider the Internet a hobby , just another `` thing to use '' . He had many computers in his house , with a bank of six monitors rigged up to ease writing . When he travelled , he always took a portable computer with him to write . His experiments with computer upgrades are reflected in `` Hex '' . Pratchett was also an avid video game player , and collaborated in the creation of a number of game adaptations of his books . He favoured games that are `` intelligent and have some depth '' , citing `` Half-Life 2 '' and fan missions from `` Thief '' as examples . Additionally , he played `` Oblivion '' , which he described as `` wonderful '' , and used many of its non-combat-oriented , fan-made mods . Pratchett wrote dialogue for a mod for `` Oblivion '' which added a Nord companion named Vilja . He also worked on a similar mod for `` Skyrim '' which featured Vilja 's `` great-great-granddaughter ” . He is also said to have enjoyed playing the first `` Tomb Raider '' game . Natural history . Pratchett had a fascination with natural history that he referred to many times , and he owned a greenhouse full of carnivorous plants . In 1995 , a fossil sea-turtle from the Eocene epoch of New Zealand was named in honour of him `` Psephophorus terrypratchetti '' by the palaeontologist Richard Köhler . In 2016 , Pratchett fans petitioned the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry ( IUPAC ) to name chemical element 117 , temporarily called `` ununseptium '' , as `` octarine '' with the proposed symbol Oc ( pronounced `` ook '' ) . The final name chosen for element 117 was `` tennessine '' with the symbol Ts . Orangutans . Pratchett was a trustee for the Orangutan Foundation UK but was pessimistic about the animal 's future . His activities included visiting Borneo with a Channel 4 film crew to make an episode of `` Jungle Quest '' in 1995 , seeing orangutans in their natural habitat . Following Pratchett 's lead , fan events such as the Discworld Conventions have adopted the Orangutan Foundation as their nominated charity , which has been acknowledged by the foundation . One of Pratchett 's most popular fictional characters , the Librarian of the Unseen University 's Library , is a wizard who was transformed into an orangutan in a magical accident and decides to remain in that condition as it is so convenient for his work . Amateur astronomy . Pratchett had an observatory in his back garden and was a keen astronomer from childhood . He made an appearance on the BBC programme `` The Sky at Night '' . Terry Pratchett First Novel Award . Pratchett sponsored a biennial award for unpublished science fiction novelists , the Terry Pratchett First Novel Award . The prize is a publishing contract with his publishers Transworld . In 2011 the award was won jointly by David Logan for `` Half Sick of Shadows '' and Michael Logan for `` Apocalypse Cow '' . In 2013 the award was won by Alexander Maskill for `` The Hive '' . Sir Terry Pratchett Memorial Scholarship . In 2015 , the estate of the late Sir Terry Pratchett announced an in-perpetuity endowment to the University of South Australia . The Sir Terry Pratchett Memorial Scholarship supports a Masters scholarship at the University 's Hawke Research Institute . Awards . Pratchett received a knighthood for `` services to literature '' in the 2009 UK New Year Honours list . He was previously appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire , also for `` services to literature '' , in 1998 . Following this , Pratchett commented in the Ansible SF/fan newsletter , `` I suspect the 'services to literature ' consisted of refraining from trying to write any , '' but added , `` Still , I can not help feeling mightily chuffed about it . '' Pratchett was the British Book Awards ' 'Fantasy and Science Fiction Author of the Year ' for 1994 . Pratchett won the British Science Fiction Award in 1989 for his novel , `` Pyramids '' , and a Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel in 2008 for `` Making Money '' . Pratchett was awarded ten honorary doctorates : University of Warwick in 1999 , the University of Portsmouth in 2001 , the University of Bath in 2003 , the University of Bristol in 2004 , Buckinghamshire New University in 2008 , the University of Dublin in 2008 , Bradford University in 2009 , University of Winchester in 2009 , The Open University in 2013 for his contribution to Public Service and his last , from the University of South Australia , in May 2014 . Pratchett won the 2001 Carnegie Medal from the British librarians , recognising `` The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents '' as the year 's best children 's book published in the UK . `` Night Watch '' won the 2003 Prometheus Award for best libertarian novel . In 2003 , BBC conducted The Big Read to identify the `` Nation 's Best-loved Novel '' and finally published a ranked list of the `` Top 200 '' . Pratchett 's highest-ranking novel was `` Mort '' , number 65 , but he and Charles Dickens were the only authors with five in the Top 100 ( four of his were from the `` Discworld '' series ) . He also led all authors with fifteen novels in the Top 200 . Three of the five `` Discworld '' novels that centre on the `` trainee witch '' Tiffany Aching won the annual Locus Award for Best Young Adult Book in 2004 , 2005 and 2007 . In 2005 , `` Going Postal '' was shortlisted for the Hugo Award for Best Novel ; however , Pratchett recused himself , stating that stress over the award would mar his enjoyment of Worldcon . Pratchett received the NESFA Skylark Award in 2009 and the World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement in 2010 . In 2011 he won Margaret A. Edwards Award from the American Library Association , a lifetime honour for `` significant and lasting contribution to young adult literature '' . The librarians cited nine Discworld novels published from 1983 to 2004 and observed that `` Pratchett 's tales of Discworld have won over generations of teen readers with intelligence , heart , and undeniable wit . Comic adventures that fondly mock the fantasy genre , the Discworld novels expose the hypocrisies of contemporary society in an intricate , ever-expanding universe . With satisfyingly multilayered plots , Pratchett 's humor honors the intelligence of the reader . Teens eagerly lose themselves in a universe with no maps . '' He was made an adjunct Professor in the School of English at Trinity College Dublin in 2010 , with a role in postgraduate education in creative writing and popular literature . `` I Shall Wear Midnight '' won the 2010 Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy presented by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America ( SFWA ) as a part of the Nebula Award ceremony . In 2016 , SFWA announced that Sir Terry would be the recipient of the Kate Wilhelm Solstice Award , presented at the 2016 SFWA Nebula Conference . Fanbase . Pratchett 's `` Discworld '' novels have led to dedicated conventions , the first in Manchester in 1996 , then worldwide , often with the author as guest of honour . Publication of a new novel was sometimes accompanied by an international book signing tour ; queues were known to stretch outside the bookshop as the author continued to sign books well after the intended finishing time . His fans were not restricted by age or gender , and he received a large amount of fan mail from them . Pratchett enjoyed meeting fans and hearing what they think about his books , saying that since he was well paid for his novels , his fans were `` everything '' to him . Writing . Pratchett said that to write , you must read extensively , both inside and outside your chosen genre and to the point of `` overflow '' . He advised that writing is hard work , and that writers must `` make grammar , punctuation and spelling a part of your life . '' However , Pratchett enjoyed writing , regarding its monetary rewards as `` an unavoidable consequence '' , rather than the reason for writing . Fantasy genre . Although during his early career he wrote for the sci-fi and horror genres , Pratchett later focused almost entirely on fantasy , and said : `` It is easier to bend the universe around the story . '' In the acceptance speech for his Carnegie Medal he said : `` Fantasy is n't just about wizards and silly wands . It 's about seeing the world from new directions '' , pointing to J. K. Rowling 's `` Harry Potter '' novels and J. R. R. Tolkien 's `` The Lord of the Rings '' . In the same speech , he acknowledged benefits of these works for the genre . Pratchett believed he owed `` a debt to the science fiction/fantasy genre which he grew up out of '' and disliked the term `` magical realism '' which , he said , is `` like a polite way of saying you write fantasy and is more acceptable to certain people ... who , on the whole , do not care that much . '' He expressed annoyance that fantasy is `` unregarded as a literary form '' , arguing that it `` is the oldest form of fiction '' ; he described himself as `` infuriated '' when novels containing science fiction or fantasy ideas were not regarded as part of those genres . He debated this issue with novelist A. S. Byatt and critic Terry Eagleton , arguing that fantasy is fundamental to the way we understand the world and therefore an integral aspect of all fiction . On 31 July 2005 , Pratchett criticised media coverage of `` Harry Potter '' author J. K. Rowling , commenting that certain members of the media seemed to think that `` the continued elevation of J. K. Rowling can be achieved only at the expense of other writers '' . Pratchett later denied claims that this was a swipe at Rowling , and said that he was not making claims of plagiarism , but was pointing out the `` shared heritage '' of the fantasy genre . Pratchett also posted on the `` Harry Potter '' newsgroup about a media-covered exchange of views with her . Style and themes . Pratchett is known for a distinctive writing style that included a number of characteristic hallmarks . One example is his use of footnotes , which usually involve a comic departure from the narrative or a commentary on the narrative , and occasionally have footnotes of their own . Pratchett 's earliest Discworld novels were written largely to parody classic sword-and-sorcery fiction ( and occasionally science-fiction ) ; as the series progressed , Pratchett dispensed with parody almost entirely , and the Discworld series evolved into straightforward ( though still comedic ) satire . Pratchett had a tendency to avoid using chapters , arguing in a Book Sense interview that `` life does not happen in regular chapters , nor do movies , and Homer did not write in chapters '' , adding `` I 'm blessed if I know what function they serve in books for adults . '' However , there were exceptions ; `` Going Postal '' and `` Making Money '' and several of his books for younger readers are divided into chapters . Pratchett offered explanations for his sporadic use of chapters ; in the young adult titles , he said that he must use chapters because ' [ his ] editor screams until [ he ] does ' , but otherwise felt that they were an unnecessary 'stopping point ' that got in the way of the narrative . Characters , place names , and titles in Pratchett 's books often contain puns , allusions and cultural references . Some characters are parodies of well-known characters : for example , Pratchett 's character Cohen the Barbarian , also called Ghengiz Cohen , is a parody of Conan the Barbarian and Genghis Khan , and his character Leonard of Quirm is a parody of Leonardo da Vinci . Another hallmark of his writing was the use of capitalised dialogue without quotation marks , used to indicate the character of Death communicating telepathically into a character 's mind . Other characters or types of characters were given similarly distinctive ways of speaking , such as the auditors of reality not having quotation marks around the words they speak , Ankh-Morpork grocers never using punctuation correctly , and Golems Capitalising Each Word In Everything They Say . Also , common spelling mistakes were used to indicate a persons level of literacy . Pratchett made up a new colour , octarine , a 'fluorescent greenish-yellow-purple ' , which is the eighth colour in the `` Discworld '' spectrum—the colour of magic . Indeed , the number eight itself is regarded in the Discworld as being a magical number ; for example , the eighth son of an eighth son will be a wizard , and his eighth son will be a `` sourcerer '' , extremely powerful users of magic with abilities far beyond what most wizards usually achieve ( which is one reason why wizards are not allowed to have children ) . Discworld novels often included a modern innovation and its introduction to the world 's medieval setting , such as a public police force ( `` Guards ! Guards ! `` ) , guns ( `` Men at Arms '' ) , submarines ( `` Jingo '' ) , cinema ( `` Moving Pictures '' ) , investigative journalism ( `` The Truth '' ) , the postage stamp ( `` Going Postal '' ) , modern banking ( `` Making Money '' ) , and the steam engine ( `` Raising Steam '' ) . The `` clacks '' , the tower-to-tower semaphore system that sprang up in later novels , is a mechanical optical telegraph ( as created by the Chappe brothers and employed during the French revolution ) before wired electric telegraph chains , with all the change and turmoil that such an advancement implies . The resulting social upheaval driven by these changes serves as the setting for the main story . Influences . Pratchett made no secret of outside influences on his work : they were a major source of his humour . He imported numerous characters from classic literature , popular culture and ancient history , always adding an unexpected twist . Pratchett was a crime novel fan , which was reflected in frequent appearances of the Ankh-Morpork City Watch in the `` Discworld '' series . Pratchett was an only child , and his characters are often without siblings . Pratchett explained , `` In fiction , only-children are the interesting ones '' . Pratchett 's earliest inspirations were `` The Wind in the Willows '' by Kenneth Grahame , and the works of Isaac Asimov and Arthur C. Clarke . His literary influences were P.G . Wodehouse , Tom Sharpe , Jerome K. Jerome , Roy Lewis , Alan Coren , G. K. Chesterton , and Mark Twain . Publishing history . While Pratchett 's UK publishing history remained quite stable , his relationships with international publishers were turbulent ( especially in America ) . He changed German publishers after an advertisement for Maggi soup appeared in the middle of the German-language version of `` Pyramids '' . The Discworld series . Pratchett began writing the Discworld series in 1983 to `` have fun with some of the cliches '' and it is a humorous and often satirical sequence of stories set in the colourful fantasy Discworld universe . The series contains various story arcs ( or sub-series ) , and a number of free-standing stories . All are set in an abundance of locations in the same detailed and unified world , such as the Unseen University and 'The Drum/Broken Drum/Mended Drum ' public house in the twin city Ankh-Morpork , or places in the various continents , regions and countries on the Disc . Characters and locations reappear throughout the series , variously taking major and minor roles . The Discworld itself is described as a large disc resting on the backs of four giant elephants , all supported by the giant turtle Great A'Tuin as it swims its way through space . The books are essentially in chronological order , and advancements can be seen in the development of the Discworld civilisations , such as the creation of paper money in Ankh-Morpork . Many of the novels in Pratchett 's Discworld series parody real-world subjects such as film making , newspaper publishing , rock and roll music , religion , philosophy , Ancient Greece , Egyptian history , the Gulf War , Australia , university politics , trade unions , and the financial world . Pratchett also included further parody as a feature within the stories , including such subjects as Ingmar Bergman films , numerous fiction , science fiction , and fantasy characters , and various bureaucratic and ruling systems . Other Discworld books . Pratchett wrote or collaborated on a number of Discworld books that are not novels in themselves but serve to accompany the series . `` The Discworld Companion '' , written with Stephen Briggs , is an encyclopaedic guide to Discworld . The third edition was renamed `` The New Discworld Companion '' , and was published in 2003 . The fourth and most recent edition of the companion , `` Turtle Recall '' was published on 18 October 2012 . Briggs also collaborated with Pratchett on a series of fictional Discworld `` mapps '' . The first , `` The Streets of Ankh-Morpork '' ( 1993 ) , was illustrated by Stephen Player . It was followed by `` The Discworld Mapp '' ( 1995 ) , also illustrated by Stephen Player , which comprises a large , comprehensive map of the Discworld itself with a small booklet that contains short biographies of the Disc 's prominent explorers and their discoveries . Two further `` mapps '' have been released , focusing on particular regions of the Disc : Lancre , and Death 's Domain . Between 1997 and 2015 , ten Discworld Diaries were published as collaborations with Briggs or the Discword Emporium . Pratchett and Tina Hannan collaborated on `` Nanny Ogg 's Cookbook '' ( 1999 ) . The design of this cookbook , illustrated by Paul Kidby , was based on the traditional `` Mrs Beeton 's Book of Household Management '' , but with humorous recipes . Pratchett and Bernard Pearson collaborated on `` The Discworld Almanak '' , for the Year of the Prawn , with illustration by Paul Kidby , Pearson and Sheila Watkins . Collections of Discworld-related art have also been released in book form . `` The Pratchett Portfolio '' ( 1996 ) and `` The Art of Discworld '' ( 2004 ) are collections of paintings of major Discworld characters by Paul Kidby , with details added by Pratchett on the character 's origins . In 2005 , Pratchett 's first book for very young children was `` Where 's My Cow ? '' Illustrated by Melvyn Grant , this is a realisation of the short story Sam Vimes reads to his child in `` Thud ! '' . `` The Unseen University Cut Out Book '' was published in 2006 developed with Alan Bately and Bernard Pearson . The book contains cut-out templates of seven of the major buildings in the Unseen University . Following on from the release of Sky 's adaptation of `` Hogfather '' , `` Terry Pratchett 's Hogfather , The Illustrated Screenplay '' was released in 2006 . It was written by Vadim Jean and `` mucked about with by Terry Pratchett '' . It contains the final shooting script , pictures from the film and additional illustrations by Stephen Player . It was published by Gollancz . Pratchett and the Discworld Emporium published `` The Compleat Ankh-Morpork City Guide '' in 2012 which combined a trade directory , gazetteer , laws and ordinances together with a fully revised city map with artwork by Bernard Pearson , Ian Mitchell and Peter Dennis , who followed it with `` The Compleat Discworld Atlas '' ( 2015 ) , a much enlarged and updated version of the original 'Mapp ' and gazetteer , with information on all the countries of the Discworld . Pratchett resisted mapping the Discworld for quite some time , noting that a firmly designed map restricts narrative possibility ( i.e. , with a map , fans would complain if he placed a building on the wrong street , but without one , he could adjust the geography to fit the story ) . `` The Science of Discworld '' . Pratchett wrote four `` Science of Discworld '' books in collaboration with Professor of mathematics Ian Stewart and reproductive biologist Jack Cohen , both of the University of Warwick : `` The Science of Discworld '' ( 1999 ) , ' ( 2002 ) , ' ( 2005 ) , and ' ( 2013 ) . All four books have chapters that alternate between fiction and non-fiction : the fictional chapters are set within the Discworld universe , where characters observe , and experiment on , a universe with the same physics as ours . The non-fiction chapters ( written by Stewart and Cohen ) explain the science behind the fictional events . In 1999 , Pratchett appointed both Cohen and Stewart as `` Honorary Wizards of the Unseen University '' at the same ceremony at which the University of Warwick awarded him an honorary degree . `` Folklore of Discworld '' . Pratchett collaborated with the folklorist Dr Jacqueline Simpson on `` The Folklore of Discworld '' ( 2008 ) , a study of the relationship between many of the persons , places and events described in the Discworld books and their counterparts in myths , legends , fairy tales and folk customs on Earth . Other novels and writing . Pratchett 's first two adult novels , `` The Dark Side of the Sun '' ( 1976 ) and `` Strata '' ( 1981 ) , were both science-fiction , the latter taking place partly on a disc-shaped world . Subsequent to these , Pratchett mostly concentrated on his `` Discworld '' series and novels for children , with two exceptions : `` Good Omens '' ( 1990 ) , a collaboration with Neil Gaiman ( which was nominated for both Locus and World Fantasy Awards in 1991 ) , a humorous story about the Apocalypse set on Earth , and `` Nation '' ( 2008 ) , a book for young adults . After writing `` Good Omens '' , Pratchett began to work with Larry Niven on a book that would become `` Rainbow Mars '' ; Niven eventually completed the book on his own , but states in the afterword that a number of Pratchett 's ideas remained in the finished version . Pratchett also collaborated with British science fiction author Stephen Baxter on a parallel earth series . The first novel , entitled `` The Long Earth '' was released on 21 June 2012 . A second novel , `` The Long War '' , was released on 18 June 2013 . `` The Long Mars '' was published in 2014 . The fourth book in the series , `` The Long Utopia '' , was published in June 2015 , and the fifth , `` The Long Cosmos '' , in June 2016 . In 2012 , the first volume of Pratchett 's collected short fiction was published under the title `` A Blink of the Screen '' . In 2014 , a similar collection was published of Pratchett 's non-fiction , entitled `` A Slip of the Keyboard '' . Juvenile literature . Pratchett 's first children 's novel was also his first published novel : `` The Carpet People '' in 1971 , which Pratchett substantially rewrote and re-released in 1992 . The next , `` Truckers '' ( 1988 ) , was the first in `` The Nome Trilogy '' of novels for young readers , about small gnome-like creatures called `` Nomes '' , and the trilogy continued in `` Diggers '' ( 1990 ) and `` Wings '' ( 1990 ) . Subsequently , Pratchett wrote the `` Johnny Maxwell '' trilogy , about the adventures of a boy called Johnny Maxwell and his friends , comprising `` Only You Can Save Mankind '' ( 1992 ) , `` Johnny and the Dead '' ( 1993 ) and `` Johnny and the Bomb '' ( 1996 ) . `` Nation '' ( 2008 ) marked his return to the non-Discworld children 's novel , and this was followed in 2012 by `` Dodger '' , a children 's novel set in Victorian London . On 21 November 2013 Doubleday Children 's released Pratchett 's `` Jack Dodger 's Guide to London '' . In September 2014 an anthology of children 's stories , `` Dragons at Crumbling Castle '' , written by Pratchett , and illustrated by `` Mark Beech '' , was published . This was followed by another collection , `` The Witch 's Vacuum Cleaner '' , also illustrated by Mark Beech , in 2016 . A third volume , `` Father Christmas 's Fake Beard '' , was released in 2017 . Unfinished texts . According to Pratchett 's assistant Rob Wilkins , Pratchett left `` an awful lot '' of unfinished writing , `` 10 titles I know of and fragments from many other bits and pieces . '' In the past , Pratchett himself mentioned at least two texts , `` Scouting for Trolls '' , and a `` Discworld '' novel centering on a new character . The notes left behind outline ideas about `` how the old folk of the Twilight Canyons solve the mystery of a missing treasure and defeat the rise of a Dark Lord despite their failing memories '' , `` the secret of the crystal cave and the carnivorous plants in the Dark Incontinent '' , about Constable Feeney of the Watch , first introduced in `` Snuff '' , involving how he `` solves a whodunnit among the congenitally decent and honest goblins '' , and on a second book about Amazing Maurice from `` The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents '' . Pratchett 's daughter is the current custodian of the Discworld franchise , and has stated on several occasions that she has no plans to publish any of her father 's unfinished work , or to continue the Discworld on her own . Pratchett had told Neil Gaiman that anything that he had been working on at the time of his death should be put in the middle of a road and then destroyed by a steamroller crushing it . On 25 August 2017 Rob Wilkins , who manages the Pratchett estate , fulfilled this wish by destroying Terry Pratchett 's computer hard-drive . He did this by running it over with a steamroller called `` Lord Jericho '' at the Great Dorset Steam Fair . Comic books and graphic novels . Four graphic novels of Pratchett 's work have been released . The first two , originally published in the US , were adaptations of `` The Colour of Magic '' and `` The Light Fantastic '' and illustrated by Steven Ross ( with Joe Bennett on the latter ) . The second two , published in the UK , were adaptations of `` Mort '' ( subtitled `` A Discworld Big Comic '' ) and `` Guards ! Guards ! `` , both illustrated by Graham Higgins and adapted by Stephen Briggs . The graphic novels of `` The Colour of Magic '' and `` The Light Fantastic '' were republished by Doubleday on 2 June 2008 . An adaption of `` Small Gods '' was published on 28 July 2016 . Feature films . Pratchett held back from `` Discworld '' feature films ; though the rights to a number of his books have been sold , no films have yet been made , albeit various books have been adapted into feature-length television dramas ( see Television section below ) . Radio . Pratchett had a number of radio adaptations on BBC Radio 4 : `` The Colour of Magic '' , `` Equal Rites '' ( on `` Woman 's Hour '' ) , `` Only You Can Save Mankind '' , `` Guards ! Guards ! `` , `` Wyrd Sisters '' , `` Mort '' , and `` Small Gods '' have all been dramatised as serials , as was `` Night Watch '' in early 2008 , and `` The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents '' as a 90-minute play . The 4-part BBC Radio 4 adaptation of `` Eric '' by Robin Brooks again started on 6 March 2013 . `` Guards ! Guards ! '' was adapted as a one-hour audio drama by the Atlanta Radio Theatre Company and performed live at Dragon*Con in 2001 . In 2014 , a six-part adaption of `` Good Omens '' aired on BBC Radio 4 , and featured cameos by both Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman . Television . `` Truckers '' was adapted as a stop motion animation series for Thames Television by Cosgrove Hall Films in 1992 . `` Johnny and the Dead '' was made into a TV serial for Children 's ITV on ITV , in 1995 . `` Wyrd Sisters '' and `` Soul Music '' were adapted as animated cartoon series by Cosgrove Hall for Channel 4 in 1996 ; illustrated screenplays of these were published in 1998 and 1997 respectively . In January 2006 , BBC One aired a three-part adaptation of `` Johnny and the Bomb '' . A two-part , feature-length version of `` Hogfather '' starring David Jason and the voice of Ian Richardson was first aired on Sky One in the United Kingdom in December 2006 , and on ION Television in the US in 2007 . Pratchett was opposed to live action films about `` Discworld '' before because of his negative experience with Hollywood film makers . He changed his opinion when he saw that the director Vadim Jean and producer Rod Brown were very enthusiastic and cooperative . A two-part , feature-length adaptation of `` The Colour of Magic '' and its sequel `` The Light Fantastic '' aired during Easter 2008 on Sky One . A third adaptation , `` Going Postal '' was aired at the end of May 2010 . The Sky adaptations notably feature the author 's presence in cameo roles . He is also credited as having `` mucked about '' with these adaptations . In 2012 , Pratchett founded a television production company of his own , Narrativia , which is to hold the rights to his works , and which is in development of a television series , `` The Watch '' , based on the Ankh-Morpork City Watch . In 2016 , Neil Gaiman stated that Terry had given him his blessing to go forward with an adaptation of `` Good Omens '' if he so wished . It is currently formatted as a six-part series . In January 2017 Gaiman confirmed the miniseries will be available on Amazon Prime in 2018 and will be broadcast on the BBC after its Amazon release . Theatre . Twenty one of Pratchett 's novels have been adapted as plays by Stephen Briggs and published in book form . They were first produced by the Studio Theatre Club in Abingdon , Oxfordshire . They include adaptations of `` The Truth '' , `` Maskerade '' , `` Mort '' , `` Wyrd Sisters '' and `` Guards ! Guards ! '' Stage adaptations of Discworld novels have been performed on every continent in the world , including Antarctica . In addition , `` Lords & Ladies '' has been adapted for the stage by Irana Brown , and `` Pyramids '' was adapted for the stage by Suzi Holyoake in 1999 and had a week-long theatre run in the UK . In 2002 , an adaptation of `` Truckers '' was produced as a co-production between Harrogate Theatre , the Belgrade Theatre Coventry and Theatre Royal , Bury St. Edmunds . It was adapted by Bob Eaton , and directed by Rob Swain . The play toured to many venues in the UK between 15 March and 29 June 2002 . A version of `` Eric '' adapted for the stage by Scott Harrison and Lee Harris was produced and performed by The Dreaming Theatre Company in June/July 2003 inside Clifford 's Tower , the 700-year-old castle keep in York . It was revived in 2004 in a tour of England along with Robert Rankin 's `` The Antipope '' . In 2004 , a musical adaptation of `` Only You Can Save Mankind '' was premiered at the Edinburgh Festival , with music by Leighton James House and book and lyrics by Shaun McKenna . In January 2009 , the National Theatre announced that their annual winter family production in 2009 would be a theatrical adaptation of Pratchett 's novel `` Nation '' . The novel was adapted by playwright Mark Ravenhill and directed by Melly Still . The production premiered at the Olivier Theatre on 24 November , and ran until 28 March 2010 . It was broadcast to cinemas around the world on 30 January 2010 . Pratchett worked with Youth Music Theatre UK to bring adaptations of both `` Mort '' and `` Soul Music '' to the stage . In August 2014 , an adaptation of `` Soul Music '' was performed at the Rose Theatre , Kingston . Role-playing games . `` GURPS Discworld '' ( Steve Jackson Games , 1998 ) and `` GURPS Discworld Also '' ( Steve Jackson Games , 2001 ) are role-playing source books which were written by Terry Pratchett and Phil Masters , which offer insights into the workings of the Discworld . The first of these two books was re-released in September 2002 under the name of `` The Discworld Roleplaying Game '' , with art by Paul Kidby . Works about Pratchett . A collection of essays about his writings is compiled in the book `` Terry Pratchett : Guilty of Literature '' , edited by Andrew M. Butler , Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn , published by Science Fiction Foundation in 2000 ( ) . A second , expanded edition was published by Old Earth Books in 2004 ( ) . Andrew M. Butler wrote the `` Pocket Essentials Guide to Terry Pratchett '' published in 2001 ( ) . `` Writers Uncovered : Terry Pratchett '' is a biography for young readers by Vic Parker , published by Heinemann Library in 2006 ( ) . A BBC docudrama based on Pratchett 's life . `` Terry Pratchett : Back In Black '' was broadcast in February 2017 and starred Paul Kaye as Pratchett . Neil Gaiman was involved with the project which used Pratchett 's own words to create a `` surreal '' , `` witty '' and `` in character '' documentary touching on some `` important topics '' . Terry 's long term assistant Rob Wilkins stated that Terry was working on this documentary before he died , and according to the BBC , finishing it would `` show the author was still having the last laugh '' .
Lehi Ward Tithing Barn-Centennial Hall . The Lehi Ward Tithing Barn-Centennial Hall , located behind 651 North 200 East in Lehi , Utah , was built in 1872 . It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998 . It was moved to its present location in 1880 . Tithe barns in Europe are some of the largest and oldest timber frame buildings . They are found in many European countries . In America , The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the only known religious group which built tithing barns .
Carenum eximium . `` Carenum eximium '' is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Scaritinae . It was described by Sloane in 1916 .
Mikko Simula . Mikko Simula ( born 1973 , Helsinki ) is a Finnish professional football player who is currently playing for the Veikkausliiga side Atlantis FC based in Helsinki in Finland . Currently Mikko works as a nurse in Malmi hospital . Mikko 's hobbies are cooking and sailing . Mikko used to say : Everything but sailing is irrelevant .
Strong–Huttig School District . Strong–Huttig School District No . 83 is a public school district in Strong , Arkansas . The school district supports more than 300 students and employs more than 50 education and staff . The school district encompasses of land in Union County supporting Strong , Huttig and Felsenthal . History . The district begin in 1903 . On July 1 , 2004 , the Strong School District consolidated with the Huttig School District to form the Strong-Huttig School District . Ordinarily a school district with fewer than 350 students for two consecutive years would be required to consolidate . In 2016 the Arkansas Board of Education granted a waiver that allowed Strong–Huttig to continue operating .
Anne Stephens ( WRAF officer ) . Air Commandant Dame Anne Stephens ( 4 November 1912 - 26 July 2000 ) was Director of the British Women 's Royal Air Force from 1960 until her retirement in 1963 . She was awarded an MBE in 1946 and became a Dame in 1961 . Family and early life . Stephens 's father was General Sir Reginald Byng Stephens and she was descended from the brother of Admiral John Byng ( 1704-1757 ) , who was shot after a court-martial found him guilty in failing to relieve the siege of Minorca during the Seven Years ' War . She was educated privately except for a short period at Hatherop Castle School , and engaged in voluntary work near her home in Gloucestershire until 1939 brought the opportunity to volunteer for service in the Women 's Auxiliary Air Force ( WAAF ) . Service career . Stephens joined the 27th ( Gloucester ) company of the WAAF when it was formed in 1939 , becoming its first commanding officer . During the Second World War Stephens served in Britain , Belgium , and Germany , and was the second member of the WAAF to cross the channel after D-Day . After the war she continued to serve in the WAAF , which in 1949 became the Women 's Royal Air Force ( WRAF ) . In 1950 she took charge of the WRAF training depot at RAF Hawkinge , becoming the first woman to run an RAF station . In 1951 she was promoted to Group Officer ; from 1952 to 1954 she was Inspector of the WRAF , and , from 1954-57 , its Deputy Director under Dame Henrietta Barnett . She spent two years in Germany with the 2nd Tactical Air Force and in 1960 was appointed Director of the WRAF and an Honorary Aide de Camp to Queen Elizabeth II , with the rank of Air Commandant , on Barnett 's retirement . She held this post until she retired in 1963 , when she was succeeded by Dame Jean Conan Doyle . Later life . In retirement , Stephens lived in Sibford Ferris , Banbury , Oxfordshire and volunteered with the British Red Cross and other organisations . She died on 26 July 2000 , aged 87 , unmarried . Her estate was valued at £680,546 .
Benstead . William Charles Benstead -Born August 03 1955 . Son of Alfred Charles Benstead and Edna Mary Lister .
Lytton Road Assembly Rooms . The Lytton Road Assembly Rooms were built by E. Fergusson Taylor in New Barnet around 1870 . Film pioneer Birt Acres gave a display of moving pictures to the Lyonsdown Photographic Society there on 10 January 1896 . The building became a cinema in 1925 and was replaced with a purpose built building in 1926 known as The Hippodrome , the New Barnet Kinema , the New Barnet Picture Theatre , and The Regal from 1933 . It later became a Mecca bingo hall , a snooker club , and finally a Quazer laser war games centre . It was demolished in 1999 and the flats known as Clivedon Court were built on the site .
Religion in the United States . Religion in the United States is characterized by a diversity of religious beliefs and practices . Various religious faiths have flourished within the United States . A majority of Americans report that religion plays a very important role in their lives , a proportion unique among developed countries . Historically , the United States has always been marked by religious pluralism and diversity , beginning with various native beliefs of the pre-colonial time . In colonial times , Anglicans , Catholics and mainline Protestants , as well as Jews , arrived from Europe . Eastern Orthodoxy has been present since the Russian colonization of Alaska . Various dissenting Protestants , who left the Church of England , greatly diversified the religious landscape . The Great Awakenings gave birth to multiple evangelical Protestant denominations ; membership in Methodist and Baptist churches increased drastically in the Second Great Awakening . In the 18th century , deism found support among American upper classes and thinkers . The Episcopal Church , splitting from the Church of England , came into being in the American Revolution . New Protestant branches like Adventism emerged ; Restorationists and other Christians like the Jehovah 's Witnesses , the Latter Day Saint movement , Churches of Christ and Church of Christ , Scientist , as well as Unitarian and Universalist communities all spread in the 19th century . Pentecostalism emerged in the early 20th century as a result of the Azusa Street Revival . Scientology emerged in the 1950s . Unitarian Universalism resulted from the merge of Unitarian and Universalist churches in the 20th century . Since the 1990s , the religious share of Christians has decreased due to secularization , while Buddhism , Hinduism , Islam , and other religions have spread . Protestantism , historically dominant , ceased to be the religious category of the majority in the early 2010s . Christianity is the largest religion in the United States with the various Protestant Churches having the most adherents . In 2016 , Christians represent 73.7 % of the total population , 48.9 % identifying as Protestants , 23.0 % as Catholics , and 1.8 % as Mormons , and are followed by people having no religion with 18.2 % of the total population . Judaism is the second-largest religion in the U.S. , practised by 2.1 % of the population , followed by Islam with 0.8 % . Mississippi is the most religious state in the country , with 63 % of its adult population described as very religious , saying that religion is important to them and attending religious services almost every week , while New Hampshire , with only 20 % of its adult population described as very religious , is the least religious state . The most religious region of the United States is American Samoa ( 99.3 % religious ) . History . From early colonial days , when some English and German settlers moved in search of religious freedom , America has been profoundly influenced by religion . That influence continues in American culture , social life , and politics . Several of the original Thirteen Colonies were established by settlers who wished to practice their own religion within a community of like-minded people : the Massachusetts Bay Colony was established by English Puritans ( Congregationalists ) , Pennsylvania by British Quakers , Maryland by English Catholics , and Virginia by English Anglicans . Despite these , and as a result of intervening religious strife and preference in England the Plantation Act 1740 would set official policy for new immigrants coming to British America until the American Revolution . The text of the First Amendment to the country 's Constitution states that `` Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion , or prohibiting the free exercise thereof ; or abridging the freedom of speech , or of the press ; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble , and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances . '' It guarantees the free exercise of religion while also preventing the government from establishing a state religion . However , the states were not bound by the provision and as late as the 1830s Massachusetts provided tax money to local Congregational churches . The Supreme Court since the 1940s has interpreted the Fourteenth Amendment as applying the First Amendment to the state and local governments . President John Adams and a unanimous Senate endorsed the Treaty of Tripoli in 1797 that stated : `` the Government of the United States of America is not , in any sense , founded on the Christian religion . '' Expert researchers and authors have referred to the United States as a `` Protestant nation '' or `` founded on Protestant principles , '' specifically emphasizing its Calvinist heritage . The modern official motto of the United States of America , as established in a 1956 law signed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower , is `` In God We Trust '' . The phrase first appeared on U.S. coins in 1864 . According to a 2002 survey by the Pew Research Center , nearly 6 in 10 Americans said that religion plays an important role in their lives , compared to 33 % in Great Britain , 27 % in Italy , 21 % in Germany , 12 % in Japan , and 11 % in France . The survey report stated that the results showed America having a greater similarity to developing nations ( where higher percentages say that religion plays an important role ) than to other wealthy nations , where religion plays a minor role . In 1963 , 90 % of U.S. adults claimed to be Christians while only 2 % professed no religious identity . In 2016 , 73.7 % identified as Christians while 18.2 % claimed no religious affiliation . Freedom of religion . The United States federal government was the first national government to have no official state-endorsed religion . However , some states had established religions in some form until the 1830s . Modeling the provisions concerning religion within the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom , the framers of the Constitution rejected any religious test for office , and the First Amendment specifically denied the federal government any power to enact any law respecting either an establishment of religion or prohibiting its free exercise , thus protecting any religious organization , institution , or denomination from government interference . The decision was mainly influenced by European Rationalist and Protestant ideals , but was also a consequence of the pragmatic concerns of minority religious groups and small states that did not want to be under the power or influence of a national religion that did not represent them . Christianity . The most popular religion in the U.S. is Christianity , comprising the majority of the population ( 73.7 % of adults in 2016 ) . According to the Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies newsletter published March 2017 , based on data from 2010 , Christians were the largest religious population in all 3,143 counties in the country . Roughly 48.9 % of Americans are Protestants , 23.0 % are Catholics , 1.8 % are Mormons ( the name commonly used to refer to members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ) . Christianity was introduced during the period of European colonization . The Southern Baptist Convention , with over 16 million adherents , is the largest of more than 200 distinctly named Protestant denominations . In 2007 , members of evangelical churches comprised 26 % of the American population , while another 18 % belonged to mainline Protestant churches , and 7 % belonged to historically black churches . A 2015 study estimates some 450,000 Christian believers from a Muslim background in the country , most of them belonging to some form of Protestantism . In 2010 there were approximately 180,000 Arab Americans and about 130,000 Iranian Americans who converted from Islam to Christianity . Dudley Woodbury , a Fulbright scholar of Islam , estimates that 20,000 Muslims convert to Christianity annually in the United States . Mainline Protestant denominations . Historians agree that members of mainline Protestant denominations have played leadership roles in many aspects of American life , including politics , business , science , the arts , and education . They founded most of the country 's leading institutes of higher education . According to Harriet Zuckerman , 72 % of American Nobel Prize Laureates between 1901 and 1972 , have identified from Protestant background . Episcopalians and Presbyterians tend to be considerably wealthier and better educated than most other religious groups , and numbers of the most wealthy and affluent American families as the Vanderbilts and Astors , Rockefeller , Du Pont , Roosevelt , Forbes , Whitneys , Morgans and Harrimans are Mainline Protestant families , though those affiliated with Judaism are the wealthiest religious group in the United Statesand those affiliated with Catholicism , owing to sheer size , have the largest number of adherents of all groups in the top income bracket . Christian settlers . Beginning around 1600 European settlers introduced Anglican and Puritans religion , as well as Baptist , Presbyterian , Lutheran , Quaker , and Moravian denominations . Beginning in the 16th century , the Spanish ( and later the French and English ) introduced Catholicism . From the 19th century to the present , Catholics moved to the US in large numbers due to immigration of Italians , Hispanics , Portuguese , French , Polish , Irish , Highland Scots , Dutch , Flemish , Hungarians , Germans , Lebanese ( Maronite ) , and other ethnic groups . During the 19th century , two main branches of Eastern Christianity also arrived to America . Eastern Orthodoxy was brought to America by Greek , Russian , Ukrainian , Serbian , and other immigrant groups , mainly from Eastern Europe . In the same time , several immigrant groups from the Middle East , mainly Armenians , Copts and Syriacs , brought Oriental Orthodoxy to America . Several Christian groups were founded in America during the Great Awakenings . Interdenominational evangelicalism and Pentecostalism emerged ; new Protestant denominations such as Adventism ; non-denominational movements such as the Restoration Movement ( which over time separated into the Churches of Christ , the Christian churches and churches of Christ , and the Christian Church ( Disciples of Christ ) ) ; Jehovah 's Witnesses ( called `` Bible Students '' in the latter part of the 19th century ) ; and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ( Mormonism ) . The strength of various sects varies greatly in different regions of the country , with rural parts of the South having many evangelicals but very few Catholics ( except Louisiana and the Gulf Coast , and from among the Hispanic community , both of which consist mainly of Catholics ) , while urbanized areas of the north Atlantic states and Great Lakes , as well as many industrial and mining towns , are heavily Catholic , though still quite mixed , especially due to the heavily Protestant African-American communities . In 1990 , nearly 72 % of the population of Utah was Mormon , as well as 26 % of neighboring Idaho . Lutheranism is most prominent in the Upper Midwest , with North Dakota having the highest percentage of Lutherans ( 35 % according to a 2001 survey ) . The largest religion , Christianity , has proportionately diminished since 1990 . While the absolute number of Christians rose from 1990 to 2008 , the percentage of Christians dropped from 86 % to 76 % . A nationwide telephone interview of 1,002 adults conducted by The Barna Group found that 70 % of American adults believe that God is `` the all-powerful , all-knowing creator of the universe who still rules it today '' , and that 9 % of all American adults and 0.5 % young adults hold to what the survey defined as a `` biblical worldview '' . Episcopalian , Presbyterian , Eastern Orthodox and United Church of Christ members have the highest number of graduate and post-graduate degrees per capita of all Christian denominations in the United States , as well as the most high-income earners.However , owing to the sheer size or demographic head count of Catholics , more individual Catholics have graduate degrees and are in the highest income brackets than have or are individuals of any other religious community . Judaism . After Christianity , Judaism is the next largest religious affiliation in the US , though this identification is not necessarily indicative of religious beliefs or practices . There are between 5.3 and 6.6 million Jews . A significant number of people identify themselves as American Jews on ethnic and cultural grounds , rather than religious ones . For example , 19 % of self-identified American Jews do not believe God exists . The 2001 ARIS study projected from its sample that there are about 5.3 million adults in the American Jewish population : 2.83 million adults ( 1.4 % of the U.S. adult population ) are estimated to be adherents of Judaism ; 1.08 million are estimated to be adherents of no religion ; and 1.36 million are estimated to be adherents of a religion other than Judaism . ARIS 2008 estimated about 2.68 million adults ( 1.2 % ) in the country identify Judaism as their faith . According to a 2017 study , Judaism is the religion of approximately 2 % of the American population . Jews have been present in what is now the US since the 17th century , and specifically allowed since the British colonial Plantation Act 1740 . Although small Western European communities initially developed and grew , large-scale immigration did not take place until the late 19th century , largely as a result of persecutions in parts of Eastern Europe . The Jewish community in the United States is composed predominantly of Ashkenazi Jews whose ancestors emigrated from Central and Eastern Europe . There are , however , small numbers of older ( and some recently arrived ) communities of Sephardi Jews with roots tracing back to 15th century Iberia ( Spain , Portugal , and North Africa ) . There are also Mizrahi Jews ( from the Middle East , Caucasia and Central Asia ) , as well as much smaller numbers of Ethiopian Jews , Indian Jews , Kaifeng Jews and others from various smaller Jewish ethnic divisions . Approximately 25 % of the Jewish American population lives in New York City . According to the Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies newsletter published March , 2017 , based on data from 2010 , Jews were the largest minority religion in 231 counties out of the 3143 counties in the country . According to a 2014 survey conducted by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public life , 1.7 % of adults in the U.S. identify Judaism as their religion . Among those surveyed , 44 % said they were Reform Jews , 22 % said they were Conservative Jews , and 14 % said they were Orthodox Jews . According to the 1990 National Jewish Population Survey , 38 % of Jews were affiliated with the Reform tradition , 35 % were Conservative , 6 % were Orthodox , 1 % were Reconstructionists , 10 % linked themselves to some other tradition , and 10 % said they are `` just Jewish '' . The Pew Research Center report on American Judaism released in October 2013 revealed that 22 % of Jewish Americans say they have `` no religion '' and the majority of respondents do not see religion as the primary constituent of Jewish identity . 62 % believe Jewish identity is based primarily in ancestry and culture , only 15 % in religion . Among Jews who gave Judaism as their religion , 55 % based Jewish identity on ancestry and culture , and 66 % did not view belief in God as essential to Judaism . A 2009 study estimated the Jewish population ( including both those who define themselves as Jewish by religion and those who define themselves as Jewish in cultural or ethnic terms ) to be between 6.0 and 6.4 million . According to a study done in 2000 there were an estimated 6.14 million Jewish people in the country , about 2 % of the population . According to the 2001 National Jewish Population Survey , 4.3 million American Jewish adults have some sort of strong connection to the Jewish community , whether religious or cultural . Jewishness is generally considered an ethnic identity as well as a religious one . Among the 4.3 million American Jews described as `` strongly connected '' to Judaism , over 80 % have some sort of active engagement with Judaism , ranging from attendance at daily prayer services on one end of the spectrum to attending Passover Seders or lighting Hanukkah candles on the other . The survey also discovered that Jews in the Northeast and Midwest are generally more observant than Jews in the South or West . Reflecting a trend also observed among other religious groups , Jews in the Northwestern United States are typically the least observant of tradition . The Jewish American community has higher household incomes than average , and is one of the best educated religious communities in the United States . Islam . Islam is the third largest religion in number in the United States , after Christianity and Judaism , representing the 0.8 % of the population in 2016 . According to the Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies newsletter published in March 2017 , based on data from 2010 , Muslims were the largest minority religion in 392 counties out of the 3143 counties in the country . Islam in America effectively began with the arrival of African slaves . It is estimated that about 10 % of African slaves transported to the United States were Muslim . Most , however , became Christians , and the United States did not have a significant Muslim population until the arrival of immigrants from Arab and East Asian Muslim areas . According to some experts , Islam later gained a higher profile through the Nation of Islam , a religious group that appealed to black Americans after the 1940s ; its prominent converts included Malcolm X and Muhammad Ali . The first Muslim elected in Congress was Keith Ellison in 2006 , followed by André Carson in 2008 . Research indicates that Muslims in the United States are generally more assimilated and prosperous than their counterparts in Europe . Like other subcultural and religious communities , the Islamic community has generated its own political organizations and charity organizations . Bahá'í Faith . The United States has perhaps the second largest Bahá'í community in the world . First mention of the faith in the U.S. was at the inaugural Parliament of World Religions , which was held at the Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893 . In 1894 , Ibrahim George Kheiralla , a Syrian Bahá'í immigrant , established a community in the U.S . He later left the main group and founded a rival movement . According to the Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies newsletter published March , 2017 , based on data from 2010 , Bahá'ís were the largest minority religion in 80 counties out of the 3143 counties in the country . Rastafarianism . Rastafarians began migrating to the United States in the 1950s , '60s and '70s from the religion 's 1930s birthplace , Jamaica . Marcus Garvey , who is considered a prophet by many Rastafarians , rose to prominence and cultivated many of his ideas in the United States . Buddhism . Buddhism entered the US during the 19th century with the arrival of the first immigrants from East Asia . The first Buddhist temple was established in San Francisco in 1853 by Chinese Americans . During the late 19th century Buddhist missionaries from Japan travelled to the US . During the same time period , US intellectuals started to take interest in Buddhism . The first prominent US citizen to publicly convert to Buddhism was Henry Steel Olcott in 1880 who is still honored in Sri Lanka for these efforts . An event that contributed to the strengthening of Buddhism in the US was the Parliament of the World 's Religions in 1893 , which was attended by many Buddhist delegates sent from India , China , Japan , Vietnam , Thailand and Sri Lanka . The early 20th century was characterized by a continuation of tendencies that had their roots in the 19th century . The second half , by contrast , saw the emergence of new approaches , and the move of Buddhism into the mainstream and making itself a mass and social religious phenomenon . According to a 2016 study , Buddhists are approximately 1 % of the American population . According to the Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies newsletter published March , 2017 , based on data from 2010 , Buddhists were the largest minority religion in 186 counties out of the 3143 counties in the country . Hinduism . Hinduism is the fourth largest faith in the United States , representing approximately 1 % of the population in 2016 . The first time Hinduism entered the U.S. is not clearly identifiable . However , large groups of Hindus have immigrated from India and other Asian countries since the enactment of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 . During the 1960s and 1970s Hinduism exercised fascination contributing to the development of New Age thought . During the same decades the International Society for Krishna Consciousness ( a Vaishnavite Hindu reform organization ) was founded in the US . In 2001 , there were an estimated 766,000 Hindus in the US , about 0.2 % of the total population . According to the Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies newsletter published March , 2017 , based on data from 2010 , Hindus were the largest minority religion in 92 counties out of the 3143 counties in the country . In 2004 the Hindu American Foundation—a national institution protecting rights of the Hindu community of U.S.—was founded . American Hindus have one of the highest rates of educational attainment and household income among all religious communities , and tend to have lower divorce rates . Jainism . Adherents of Jainism first arrived in the United States in the 20th century . The most significant time of Jain immigration was in the early 1970s . The United States has since become a center of the Jain Diaspora . The Federation of Jain Associations in North America is an umbrella organization of local American and Canadian Jain congregations to preserve , practice , and promote Jainism and the Jain way of life . Sikhism . Sikhism is a religion originating from the Indian subcontinent which was introduced into the United States when , around the turn of the 20th century , Sikhs started emigrating to the United States in significant numbers to work on farms in California . They were the first community to come from India to the US in large numbers . The first Sikh Gurdwara in America was built in Stockton , California , in 1912 . In 2007 , there were estimated to be between 250,000 and 500,000 Sikhs living in the United States , with the largest populations living on the East and West Coasts , with additional populations in Detroit , Chicago , and Austin . The United States also has a number of non-Punjabi converts to Sikhism . Taoism . In 2004 there were an estimated 56,000 Taoists in the US . Taoism was popularized throughout the world through the writings and teachings of Lao Tzu and other Taoists as well as the practice of Qigong , Tai Chi Chuan and other Chinese martial arts . No religion . In 2016 , approximately 18.2 % of the Americans declared to be not religiously affiliated . Agnosticism , atheism , and humanism . A 2001 survey directed by Dr. Ariela Keysar for the City University of New York indicated that , amongst the more than 100 categories of response , `` no religious identification '' had the greatest increase in population in both absolute and percentage terms . This category included atheists , agnostics , humanists , and others with no stated religious preferences . Figures are up from 14.3 million in 1990 to 34.2 million in 2008 , representing an increase from 8 % of the total population in 1990 to 15 % in 2008 . A nationwide Pew Research study published in 2008 put the figure of unaffiliated persons at 16.1 % , while another Pew study published in 2012 was described as placing the proportion at about 20 % overall and roughly 33 % for the 18–29-year-old demographic . In a 2006 nationwide poll , University of Minnesota researchers found that despite an increasing acceptance of religious diversity , atheists were generally distrusted by other Americans , who trusted them less than Muslims , recent immigrants and other minority groups in `` sharing their vision of American society '' . They also associated atheists with undesirable attributes such as amorality , criminal behavior , rampant materialism and cultural elitism . However , the same study also reported that `` The researchers also found acceptance or rejection of atheists is related not only to personal religiosity , but also to one 's exposure to diversity , education and political orientation – with more educated , East and West Coast Americans more accepting of atheists than their Midwestern counterparts . '' Some surveys have indicated that doubts about the existence of the divine were growing quickly among Americans under 30 . On 24 March 2012 , American atheists sponsored the Reason Rally in Washington , D.C. , followed by the American Atheist Convention in Bethesda , Maryland . Organizers called the estimated crowd of 8,000–10,000 the largest-ever US gathering of atheists in one place . Deism . In the United States , Enlightenment philosophy ( which itself was heavily inspired by deist ideals ) played a major role in creating the principle of religious freedom , expressed in Thomas Jefferson 's letters and included in the First Amendment to the United States Constitution . American Founding Fathers , or Framers of the Constitution , who were especially noted for being influenced by such philosophy of deism include Thomas Jefferson , Benjamin Franklin , Cornelius Harnett , Gouverneur Morris , and Hugh Williamson . Their political speeches show distinct deistic influence . Other notable Founding Fathers may have been more directly deist . These include Thomas Paine , James Madison , possibly Alexander Hamilton , and Ethan Allen . Spiritual but not religious . `` Spiritual but not religious '' ( SBNR ) is self-identified stance of spirituality that takes issue with organized religion as the sole or most valuable means of furthering spiritual growth . Spirituality places an emphasis upon the wellbeing of the `` mind-body-spirit , '' so holistic activities such as tai chi , reiki , and yoga are common within the SBNR movement . In contrast to religion , spirituality has often been associated with the interior life of the individual . One fifth of the US public and a third of adults under the age of 30 are reportedly unaffiliated with any religion , however they identify as being spiritual in some way . Of these religiously unaffiliated Americans , 37 % classify themselves as spiritual but not religious . Native American religions . Native American religions historically exhibited much diversity , and are often characterized by animism or panentheism . The membership of Native American religions in the 21st century comprises about 9,000 people . Neopaganism . Neopaganism in the United States is represented by widely different movements and organizations . The largest Neopagan religion is Wicca , followed by Neo-Druidism . Other neopagan movements include Germanic Neopaganism , Celtic Reconstructionist Paganism , Hellenic Polytheistic Reconstructionism , and Semitic neopaganism . Druidry . According to the American Religious Identification Survey ( ARIS ) , there are approximately 30,000 druids in the United States . Modern Druidism arrived in North America first in the form of fraternal Druidic organizations in the nineteenth century , and orders such as the Ancient Order of Druids in America were founded as distinct American groups as early as 1912 . In 1963 , the Reformed Druids of North America ( RDNA ) was founded by students at Carleton College , Northfield , Minnesota . They adopted elements of Neopaganism into their practices , for instance celebrating the festivals of the Wheel of the Year . Wicca . Wicca advanced in North America in the 1960s by Raymond Buckland , an expatriate Briton who visited Gardner 's Isle of Man coven to gain initiation . Universal Eclectic Wicca was popularized in 1969 for a diverse membership drawing from both Dianic and British Traditional Wiccan backgrounds . Nordic Paganism is the umbrella term for polytheistic followers of the Proto-Norse period religions involving the Nordic pantheon of gods . This pantheon includes : the Æsir ; Odin , Thor , Loki , Sif , Heimdallr , Baldr , and Týr to name a few , and the Vanir ; Freyja , Freyr , Njörðr , Nerthus , and others . The followers of Nordic Paganism include Odinists , Tyrists , Lokians , Asatru , and practitioners of `` Seiðr , '' among other varying followers . Nordic Pagans follow the teachings of the Hávamál . This old text , along with the Prose Edda and Poetic Edda , gives the basis for Norse mythology , stories , legends , and beliefs . In popular culture , Norse mythology is well known . Fairy tale creatures , such as Elves , Dwarves , Giants , and Trolls all come from Norse mythology . These can be seen in famous works such as J.R.R . Tolkien 's `` Lord of the Rings '' . This is one of the earlier works to bring Norse concepts to life . Comic book producer `` Marvel Comics '' has taken a different approach , making Thor a modern superhero , and Loki a villain . These comics have spawned several movies and toys . Norse Mythology and the Scandinavian-Germanic lifestyle were looked at more in-depth than ever before with the popular TV series `` Vikings . '' Though not perfect on accuracy , it is very close to how these people would have lived and worshiped in the 1st and 2nd centuries . There is also a more negative light to Nordic Paganism 's popularity . Many white supremacy groups , including the Aryan Brotherhood , Sons of Odin , and the Nazis all used Nordic symbols and express Norse teachings in a skewed manner to support their beliefs that White Men are the superior race and gender of the world . Nazis famously used the symbol Sowilō , for their SS pins . Their use of symbols such as these were originally tied to Guido von List . The Aryan Brotherhood and Soldiers of Odin use the Hammer of Thor ( Mjölnir ) and the symbol Odal ( rune ) , which they use to represent Odin , to mark themselves as part of the gang . This has led to many prisons banning the wearing of Mjölnir by inmates due to their gang affiliation . New Thought Movement . A group of churches which started in the 1830s in the United States is known under the banner of `` New Thought '' . These churches share a spiritual , metaphysical and mystical predisposition and understanding of the Bible and were strongly influenced by the Transcendentalist movement , particularly the work of Ralph Waldo Emerson . Another antecedent of this movement was Swedenborgianism , founded on the writings of Emanuel Swedenborg in 1787 . The New Thought concept was named by Emma Curtis Hopkins ( `` teacher of teachers '' ) after Hopkins broke off from Mary Baker Eddy 's Church of Christ , Scientist . The movement had been previously known as the Mental Sciences or the Christian Sciences . The three major branches are Religious Science , Unity Church and Divine Science . Unitarian Universalism . Unitarian Universalists ( UU 's ) are among the most liberal of all religious denominations in America . The shared creed includes beliefs in inherent dignity , a common search for truth , respect for beliefs of others , compassion , and social action . They are unified by their shared search for spiritual growth and by the understanding that an individual 's theology is a result of that search and not obedience to an authoritarian requirement . UU 's have historical ties to anti-war , civil rights , and LGBT rights movements , as well as providing inclusive church services for the broad spectrum of liberal Christians , liberal Jews , secular humanists , LGBT , Jewish-Christian parents and partners , Earth-centered/Wicca , and Buddhist meditation adherents . Government positions . The First Amendment guarantees both the free practice of religion and the non-establishment of religion by the federal government ( later court decisions have extended that prohibition to the states ) . The U.S . Pledge of Allegiance was modified in 1954 to add the phrase `` under God '' , in order to distinguish itself from the state atheism espoused by the Soviet Union . Various American presidents have often stated the importance of religion . On February 20 , 1955 , President Dwight D. Eisenhower stated that `` Recognition of the Supreme Being is the first , the most basic , expression of Americanism . '' President Gerald Ford agreed with and repeated this statement in 1974 . Statistics . `` See also : List of U.S. states and territories by religiosity '' The U.S. Census does not ask about religion . Various groups have conducted surveys to determine approximate percentages of those affiliated with each religious group . 2016 Gallup , Inc. data . Gallup carries out since 2008 the Gallup Daily tracking survey , an unprecedented survey of 1,000 U.S. adults each day , 350 days per year . It covers political , economic , wellbeing and demographic topics.Data is weighted to match the U.S. population according to gender , age , race , Hispanic ethnicity , education , region , population density , and phone status in order to correct data for unequal selection probability . 2016 Public Religion Research Institute data . In 2016 , a poll by the Public Religion Research Institute estimated that 69 % of the Americans are Christians , with 45 % professing attendance at a variety of churches that could be considered Protestant , and 20 % professing Catholic beliefs . The same study says that other non-Christian religions ( including Judaism , Buddhism , Hinduism , and Islam ) collectively make up about 7 % of the population . Attendance . A 2013 survey reported that 31 % of Americans attend religious services at least weekly . It was conducted by the Public Religion Research Institute with a margin of error of 2.5 . In 2006 , an online Harris Poll ( they stated that the magnitude of errors can not be estimated due to sampling errors , non-response , etc . ; 2,010 U.S. adults were surveyed ) found that 26 % of those surveyed attended religious services `` every week or more often '' , 9 % went `` once or twice a month '' , 21 % went `` a few times a year '' , 3 % went `` once a year '' , 22 % went `` less than once a year '' , and 18 % never attend religious services . In a 2009 Gallup International survey , 41.6 % of American citizens said that they attended a church , synagogue , or mosque once a week or almost every week . This percentage is higher than other surveyed Western countries . Church attendance varies considerably by state and region . The figures , updated to 2014 , ranged from 51 % in Utah to 17 % in Vermont . Religion and politics . In August 2010 , 67 % of Americans said religion was losing influence , compared with 59 % who said this in 2006 . Majorities of white evangelical Protestants ( 79 % ) , white mainline Protestants ( 67 % ) , black Protestants ( 56 % ) , Catholics ( 71 % ) , and the religiously unaffiliated ( 62 % ) all agreed that religion was losing influence on American life ; 53 % of the total public said this was a bad thing , while just 10 % see it as a good thing . Politicians frequently discuss their religion when campaigning , and fundamentalists and black Protestants are highly politically active . However , to keep their status as tax-exempt organizations they must not officially endorse a candidate . Historically Catholics were heavily Democratic before the 1970s , while mainline Protestants comprised the core of the Republican Party . Those patterns have faded away—Catholics , for example , now split about 50–50 . However , white evangelicals since 1980 have made up a solidly Republican group that favors conservative candidates . Secular voters are increasingly Democratic . Joe Biden is the first Catholic vice president . Joe Lieberman was the first major presidential candidate that was Jewish , on the Gore–Lieberman campaign of 2000 ( although John Kerry and Barry Goldwater both had Jewish ancestry , they were practicing Christians ) . Bernie Sanders ran against Hillary Clinton in the Democratic primary of 2016 . He was the first major Jewish candidate to compete in the presidential primary process . However , Sanders noted during the campaign that he does not actively practice any religion . In 2006 Keith Ellison of Minnesota became the first Muslim elected to Congress ; when re-enacting his swearing-in for photos , he used the copy of the Qur'an once owned by Thomas Jefferson . André Carson is the second Muslim to serve in Congress . A Gallup poll released in 2007 indicated that 53 % of Americans would refuse to vote for an atheist as president , up from 48 % in 1987 and 1999 . But then the number started to drop again and reached record low 43 % in 2012 and 40 % in 2015 . Mitt Romney , the Republican presidential nominee in 2012 , is Mormon and a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . He is the former governor of the state of Massachusetts , and his father George Romney was the governor of the state of Michigan . The Romneys were involved in Mormonism in their states and in the state of Utah . On January 3 , 2013 , Tulsi Gabbard became the first Hindu member of Congress , using a copy of the Bhagavad Gita while swearing-in . 2010 ARDA data . The Association of Religion Data Archives ( ARDA ) surveyed congregations for their memberships . Churches were asked for their membership numbers . Adjustments were made for those congregations that did not respond and for religious groups that reported only adult membership . ARDA estimates that most of the churches not responding were black Protestant congregations . Significant difference in results from other databases include the lower representation of adherents of 1 ) all kinds ( 62.7 % ) , 2 ) Christians ( 59.9 % ) , 3 ) Protestants ( less than 36 % ) ; and the greater number of unaffiliated ( 37.3 % ) . ARIS findings regarding self-identification== . The United States government does not collect religious data in its census . The survey below , the American Religious Identification Survey ( ARIS ) of 2008 , was a random digit-dialed telephone survey of 54,461 American residential households in the contiguous United States . The 1990 sample size was 113,723 ; 2001 sample size was 50,281 . Adult respondents were asked the open-ended question , `` What is your religion , if any ? '' Interviewers did not prompt or offer a suggested list of potential answers . The religion of the spouse or partner was also asked . If the initial answer was `` Protestant '' or `` Christian '' further questions were asked to probe which particular denomination . About one third of the sample was asked more detailed demographic questions . Religious Self-Identification of the U.S . Adult Population : 1990 , 2001 , 2008Figures are not adjusted for refusals to reply ; investigators suspect refusals are possibly more representative of `` no religion '' than any other group . Ethnicity . The table below shows the religious affiliations among the ethnicities in the United States , according to the Pew Forum 2014 survey . People of Black ethnicity were most likely to be part of a formal religion , with 85 % percent being Christians . Protestant denominations make up the majority of the Christians in the ethnicities .
Bob Bercich . Robert Edward Bercich ( born November 9 , 1936 in Chicago , Illinois ) is a former American football safety in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys . He played college football at Michigan State University . Early years . Bercich attended Argo Community High School , before moving on to Michigan State University . As a sophomore , he was moved between halfback and fullback . He became a starter at fullback as a junior and split time with Park Baker . New York Giants . The New York Giants selected Bercich in the fifteenth round ( 179th overall ) of the 1959 NFL Draft with a future draft pick , which allowed the team to draft him before his college eligibility was over . He was also drafted by the Los Angeles Chargers in the second round of the 1960 AFL Draft . He was released on September 5 , 1960 . Dallas Cowboys . On September 8 , 1960 , he was claimed off waivers by the Dallas Cowboys . He became the first starter ( 6 starts ) at strong safety in franchise history , while splitting time with Gary Wisener ( 3 starts ) and Fred Doelling ( 3 starts ) . He finished with 46 tackles ( 19 solo ) , 2 interceptions and 11 passes defensed . In 1961 , he suffered a concussion during the seventh game against the New York Giants and did not play another contest in the season . The next year , he missed the pre-season with a knee injury and was released before the start of the 1962 season . Personal life . His son Pete Bercich played and coached in the NFL for the Minnesota Vikings .
Labellum ( botany ) . In botany , the labellum ( or lip ) is the part of the flower of an orchid or `` Canna '' , or other less-known genera that serves to attract insects , which pollinate the flower , and acts as a landing platform for them . `` Labellum '' ( plural : `` labella '' ) is the Latin diminutive of `` labium '' , meaning lip . The labellum is a modified petal and can be distinguished from the other petals and from the sepals by its large size and its often irregular shape . It is not unusual for the other two petals of an orchid flower to look like the sepals , so that the labellum stands out as distinct . In orchids , the labellum is the modified median petal that sits opposite from the fertile anther and usually highly modified from the other perianth segments . It is often united with the column and can be hinged or movable , facilitating pollination . Often , the orchid labellum is divided into three or more lobes . Some have modified fleshy lumps on the upper surface generally referred to as the callus ( plural : `` calli '' ) , with some being divided into multiple ridges or a central keel . When the callus is flat and broad , it is sometimes called a plate , which can have fringed margins . The callus can be highly modified with striking colors that may aid in pollinator deceit and mimicry . The labellum in orchids is often large and complex enough that terminology describing relative positions for structures on it becomes useful : the hypochile is the basal portion nearer the connection with the rest of the flower , the mesochile is the middle portion , and the epichile is the distal portion .
Kate Rogal . Kate Rogal ( born 1986 ) is an American actress . Early life . Rogal is the daughter of actress Lori Cardille who starred in George A. Romero 's `` Day of the Dead '' ( 1985 ) . She graduated with a BFA from the Carnegie Mellon University School of Drama in 2006 , and apprenticed with the United Stuntman ’ s Association . Career . Rogal has performed mostly in supporting roles , her most notable roles are Kate Favor on `` Psych '' , Jez in `` Gravy '' . and Gretchen in `` Concussion '' . In theater Rogal starred in the off-Broadway play `` Muckrakers '' Other work . Rogal is also an artist working mostly with beads and other textile mediums . Personal life . Rogal married `` Twin Peaks '' actor Dana Ashbrook in 2015 .
Bongbong . Bongbong is one of the 44 barangays of the municipality of Ubay , in the province of Bohol , Philippines . The barangay 's total land area is { convert||ha|abbr=out } . According to the , it has a population of . Bongbong celebrates its annual fiesta on 8 December in honor of their patron saint . Location . Located on the central part of the municipality , Bongbong is bounded to the north by Lomangog , to the south by San Pascual , to the east by Biabas and to the west by both Lomangog and San Pascual . Bongbong is from the town center , Poblacion .
Norman Clyde Peak . Norman Clyde Peak , standing tall , is in natural company among the high peaks of the Palisades region of the Sierra Nevada in California . It raises on the main ridge of the Palisades ' , between Middle Palisade and Palisade Crest . Norman Clyde Glacier on its north face , and Middle Palisade Glacier on its east both feed the headwaters of the South Fork of Big Pine Creek . It is named posthumously for mountaineer Norman Clyde , who first climbed it by way of the Norman Clyde Glacier in 1930 .
The Book Collector . The Book Collector is a London based journal that deals with all aspects of the book . It is published quarterly and exists in both paper and digital form . It prints independent opinions on subjects ranging from typography to national heritage policy , from medieval libraries to modern first editions . It has run series on Unfamiliar Libraries , Literary and Scientific Autographs , Author Societies , Contemporary Collectors and many other subjects . History . An earlier series that preceded the Book Collector , was the `` Book Handbook '' . `` The Book Collector '' was launched by the novelist Ian Fleming in the same year , 1952 , that he wrote the first James Bond novel , `` Casino Royale '' . The journal has had only four editors since it was founded . After the death in 1965 of John Hayward , the friend and muse of T.S . Eliot , it was edited for fifty years by Nicolas Barker , sometime publisher and first head of conservation at the British Library . In 2015 he stepped down and James Fergusson , founding obituaries editor of `` The Independent '' , 1986-2007 , took his place . Essays about book collecting by Geoffrey Keynes in the Book Collector has been published in a compilation volume . Publication . `` The Book Collector '' publishes four times a year in March , June , September and December . Each issue consists of 192pp and is sent to subscribers by airmail , where appropriate . Subscribers also have digital access to every issue of `` The Book Collector '' , as printed , since its first appearance in 1952 and to its predecessor `` Book Handbook '' , which was published in twenty-eight numbers between 1947 and 1951 . There is no restriction for libraries and other institutions on the number of digital users . `` The Book Collectors website holds its complete archive , indexed .
Limited jurisdiction . Limited jurisdiction , or special jurisdiction , is the court 's jurisdiction only on certain types of cases such as bankruptcy , family matters , etc . Courts of limited jurisdiction , as opposed to general jurisdiction , derive power from an issuing authority , such as a constitution or a statute . Special jurisdiction courts must demonstrate that they are authorized to exert jurisdiction under their issuing authority . In contrast , general jurisdiction courts need only to demonstrate that they may assert in personal jurisdiction over a party .
Leckford Road . Leckford Road is a road in North Oxford , England . It runs between Kingston Road to the west and Woodstock Road to the east . Location . To the north halfway along is a junction with Warnborough Road . To the south , Leckford Place links with Plantation Road . Opposite the east end on the Woodstock Road is the Victorian St Philip and St James Church with its dominating spire , now used as the Oxford Centre for Mission Studies . History . The houses in Leckford Road were leased between 1873 and 1885 as part of the St John 's College North Oxford estate . The most famous resident of the road was Bill Clinton , the former US president between 1993 and 2001 . He lived in 46 Leckford Road while studying as a Rhodes Scholar at University College , Oxford from 1968 to 1970 . He shared the house with Frank Aller , Aller 's girlfriend Jan ( Jana ) Brenning , David Satter , and Strobe Talbott ( later an editor of `` Time '' magazine ) . Wyndham House , a retirement home that backs onto Leckford Road on land originally owned by St John 's College , Oxford , was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother in 1973 . Leckford Road is the former location of St Philip and St James Church of England Aided Primary School ( `` Phil and Jim '' or `` Pip and Jim '' ) , now in Navigation Way . The buildings have been converted for new use as Leckford Place School , part of d'Overbroeck 's College , an independent day school for boys and girls between 11 and 16 .
JOSS . JOSS ( an acronym for JOHNNIAC Open Shop System ) was one of the very first interactive , time-sharing programming languages . JOSS I , developed by J. Clifford Shaw at RAND was first implemented , in beta form , on the JOHNNIAC computer in May 1963 . The full implementation was deployed in January 1964 , supporting five terminals and the final version , supporting ten terminals , was deployed in January 1965 . JOSS was written in a symbolic assembly language called EasyFox ( E and F in the US military 's phonetic alphabet of that time ) . EasyFox was also developed by Cliff Shaw . JOSS was dubbed `` The Helpful Assistant '' for its conversational user interface . Originally green/black typewriter ribbons were used in its terminals with green being used for user input and black for the computer 's response . Mathematically , JOSS was interesting because it stored all numbers as an integer and a decimal exponent . This means calculations were exact decimal values , as opposed to floating point calculations . One third plus one third plus one third was exactly one . Any command that was not understood elicited the response `` Eh ? '' or `` SORRY '' . JOSS II , was developed by Charles L. Baker , Joseph W. Smith , Irwin D. Greenwald , and G. Edward Bryan for the PDP-6 computer between 1964 and February 1966 . Many variants of JOSS were developed and implemented on a variety of platforms . Some of these variants remained very similar to the original : TELCOMP , FOCAL , CAL , CITRAN , ISIS , PIL/I , JEAN ( ICT 1900 series ) , AID ( PDP-10 ) ; while others , such as MUMPS , developed in distinctive directions . Sample program . 1.2 Stop if q < 0 or r ( q,2 ) =0 . 1.4 Do part 2 while q > 1 and a~=0 . 1.5 Type a in form 3 . 2.1 Do part 11 if p < 0 . 2.2 Do part 12 if p > =q . 2.3 Do part 13 if p=0 . 2.6 Do part 14 if r ( p,2 ) =0 . 14.1 Set a=-a if r ( q,8 ) =3 or r ( q,8 ) =5 . 20.1 Type p , q in form 1 if a=1 . 20.2 Type p , q in form 2 if a=-1 . Note that this is not an original sample , but rather one from a modern simulator . There are some syntactic differences from the original JOSS language .
Matt Myers ( wrestler ) . Matthew Butler ( born 16 June 1991 ) is a British professional wrestler . He currently works for New Generation Wrestling where he performs under the name 'The Amazing ' Matt Myers . He also performs for a number of other British professional wrestling promotions . Various British promotions ( 2006–Present ) . After making his professional debut aged fifteen , Myers worked for a number of independent promotions including XWCA , Real Deal Wrestling , Dynamic Pro Wrestling and All Star Wrestling . While competing in RDW , he engaged in a feud with Colossus and Nathan Cruz over possession of the RDW Tag Team Championships . Following his debut for XWCA in 2012 , Myers has reignited his feuds with Dave Breaks and Dara Diablo which began in NGW . In 2013 he began competing for Tidal Championship Wrestling , where he feuded with then champion Liam Lazarus . 2014 saw Myers debut for House Of Pain : Evolution . His first feud saw him fend off the bullying tactics of Barricade , who eventually left Myers alone after turning face as part of a different angle . Myers then teamed with Danny Chase to form Battle Squad : Amazing , who defeated former WWF Tag Team Champions Too Cool in their debut match . New Generation Wrestling ( 2008–present ) . Myers appeared on the first ever NGW show in 2008 , before taking part in the tournament to crown its inaugural champion , losing in the quarter finals to eventual winner Alex Cyanide . In 2009 , he began a longstanding series of matches against close friend Nathan Cruz , with the two exchanging victories before Myers engaged in a feud with Dave Breaks which lasted much of 2010 , ending in a two out of three falls match at the Second Anniversary Show , which Myers won . A series of victories against El Ligero , CJ Banks and Colossus paved the way for Myers to face Nathan Cruz , now a heel at Eternal Glory 2011 . Myers defeated Cruz to capture the championship , successfully defending it in their rematch a month later . Myers lost the title to Rampage Brown at Destiny 2012 after losing consciousness during their match before tapping out or being pinned . He went on to lose his rematch to Rampage at Full Force 2012 . Myers competed in a variety of one off matches throughout the first half of 2013 , before challenging a repentant and down on his luck Nathan Cruz to a match at the Fifth Anniversary Show , offering Cruz the opportunity at redemption following his failed Cruz Enterprises . Their match at the Fifth Anniversary Show ended in a no contest when they were attacked by debuting faction The Control . In 2014 Myers became involved in the Control war angle , defeating Sam Wilder and losing to Mark Haskins at the Sixth Anniversary Show , then teaming with Nathan Cruz for consecutive victories against the Proven at Eternal Glory 2014 and Full Force 2015 . At Destiny 2015 he won the Destiny rumble by last eliminating Marty Scurll to be named the number one contender to Rampage Brown 's Undisputed NGW Championship , a title he had lost to Rampage at the same event three years previously . During their match at the Seventh Anniversary Show , Myers was in a winning position against Brown when he was hit with the belt by Dara Diablo , costing him the match and the championship . Myers went on to face Diablo at Ultimate Showdown , winning by disqualification . A second match at A New Dawn , contested under hair vs hair rules was won by Diablo , who despite his victory chose to shave his own head instead of Myers . At Collision Course , Myers was involved in a triple threat GenX League qualifier with Robbie X and Ashton Smith , which ended in a ten-minute time limit draw . On the same night , Matt Myers was announced as the winner of a fan poll to name the number one contender to Nathan Cruz 's Undisputed NGW Championship at Eternal Glory 2015 . Personal life . Myers became a fan of Professional Wrestling at a young age after Grandparents on both his mother 's & father 's side was big fans of Professional Wrestling themselves . However , being 'just a fan ' was never enough for Matt – both him & long time friend Nathan Cruz regularly created wrestling rings & hosted shows for the entertainment of their friends with their own characters & storylines , showing an understanding of the fundamentals of Professional Wrestling at a very young age . Matt Myers is considered responsible for the starting point of the eventual success of Professional Wrestling in Hull as it was his actions that got the very first Professional Wrestling School to be set-up in the city after convincing The Urban Warrior ( Ron Wilkinson – PWA ) to open up an Academy to give himself & Nathan Cruz the training they needed to get out of the back garden and into the ring . After almost two years of training and a handful of matches under his belt , Matt eventually saw through the facade of The Urban Warrior and how inexperienced of a trainer he was . Upon seeing this , Matt Myers left the school and he and friend Luke Ingamells ( whom he had met at the PWA school ) decided to open a school themselves and bring in a more experienced trainer in Dave Rayne to teach them and Nathan Cruz among others . What first was intended to be just a school – both him & Luke Ingamells decided to give promoting a shot where Myers came up with the name New Generation Wrestling , a name which has stuck with the company for almost eight years including the transition of ownership to Rich Dunn in 2011 . Matt has a degree in Television & Film Design after graduating from the Hull School of Art & Design in 2014 . However , after losing much passion for the subject throughout the course & after , Matt now works full-time in social-care within a drug & alcohol agency tailored for those within the Criminal Justice System . Matt also regularly assists head trainers El Ligero and Nathan Cruz at the NGW Academy .
'39 . `` '39 '' is a song by British rock band Queen . Composed by lead guitarist Brian May , it is the fifth track on their fourth studio album `` A Night at the Opera '' . The song was also the B-side to `` You 're My Best Friend '' . The song relates the tale of a group of space explorers who embark on what is , from their perspective , a year-long voyage . Upon their return , however , they realise that a hundred years have passed , because of the time dilation effect in Einstein 's special theory of relativity , and the loved ones they left behind are now all dead or aged . Recording . May sings lead vocal on the studio recording of the song , one of his few lead vocals on Queen recordings . May had asked bassist John Deacon to play double bass as a joke but a couple of days later he found Deacon in the studio with the instrument , and he had already learned to play it . Since Queen had named their albums `` A Night at the Opera '' and `` A Day at the Races '' after two of the Marx Brothers ' most popular films , surviving brother Groucho Marx invited Queen to visit him at his Los Angeles home in March 1977 ( five months before he died ) . The band thanked him , and performed `` '39 '' a cappella . Live performances . The song was first performed in Edinburgh in September 1976 and remained in setlists until December 1979 , although the song was briefly performed in 1984 . Instead of May singing the lead vocals live , Mercury did . The song is featured on the live album `` Live Killers '' . George Michael performed `` '39 '' at the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert in April 1992 . Michael cited this song as his favourite Queen song , claiming he used to busk it on the London Underground . Recently , Queen have included the song on the setlists of their Queen + Adam Lambert tours in 2012 & 2014-2015 featuring Adam Lambert & both Queen + Paul Rodgers Tours which were Queen + Paul Rodgers Tour & Rock the Cosmos featuring Paul Rodgers ; as on the album , it is sung by May .
FreshMail . FreshMail is an email marketing service provider , founded in 2008.The system has more than 60,000 active users and offers free accounts to anyone who has up to 500 subscribers .
Balacra similis . `` Balacra similis '' is a moth of the family Erebidae . It was described by Hulstaert in 1923 . It is found in the Democratic Republic of Congo .
Holm of Skaw . The Holm of Skaw is a small islet off the northeast coast of the island of Unst . It is just northeast of the settlement of Skaw . There is a lighthouse on the island . Tidal currents are slack between Holm of Skaw and Herma Ness at high water , and the passage may be made by small boats . The Skaw Röst , a dangerous tidal race , forms off the shore of the Holm of Skaw and Lamba Ness .
SNCF Class Z 23500 . Class Z23500 is a class of railway electric multiple units operated in France . They were built by Alstom and Ateliers du Nord de la France , ( which became Bombardier ) for SNCF and are used on the TER Network . These sets consist of 2 double deck coaches . They were built from 1997 and a total of 80 units were built . The units were ordered by the following regions : Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur , Nord-Pas-de-Calais and Rhône-Alpes . They are mainly used on stopping services around the French Riviera ( Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur ) , Lille ( Nord-Pas-de-Calais ) and Lyon ( Rhône-Alpes ) .They are all in the TER livery , which is a Blue Front in a diagonal line with a metallic grey side . However the Rhône-Alpes units have green and purple sides with Rhône-Alpes written on the side in Large writing .
Louis-Gaston Mayila . Louis-Gaston Mayila ( born 25 January 1947 ) is a Gabonese politician . He is the President of the Union for the New Republic ( UPRN ) , a political party . Political career . Mayila was born at Boungounga , located in Ngounie Province . In 1973 , he became an official at the Shell Gabon oil company in charge of training and recruitment ; he was also appointed as Secretary-General of Civil and Commercial Aviation in the same year . He then became Director of the National School of Administration in 1974 , and at the end of 1974 he became Deputy Personal Adviser to the President of Gabon , Omar Bongo . Subsequently he was appointed as Director of the Cabinet of the President of the Republic in 1975 . While retaining that post , he obtained the rank of Minister in 1976 and was assigned responsibility for posts and telecommunications ; he was also placed in charge of relations with the National Timber Company of Gabon ( `` Société Nationale des Bois du Gabon '' , SNBG ) . He held the position of Minister of Postal Services , Reform and Semi-Public Firms , Tourism , and National Parks until being dismissed from the government on 4 February 1978 . Mayila was Secretary-General of the Government with the rank of Minister in 1980 ; subsequently he was Minister of National Education from late 1980 to 1987 . He was then Minister of Labor , Employment , Human Resources , and Professional Training from 1987 to 1989 , Minister of State for Labor , Employment , and Professional Training from 1989 to 1990 , and Personal Adviser to the President of the Republic for Development and Public Investments from 1990 to 1992 . In 1992 , Mayila resigned from his post as Personal Adviser to the President and founded a new party , the People 's Unity Party ( `` Parti de l'Unité du Peuple '' , PUP ) . However , his new party allied with the ruling Gabonese Democratic Party ( PDG ) and supported President Bongo 's candidacy in the 1993 presidential election . Mayila participated in the negotiations that led to the signing of the Paris Accords between the government and the opposition in 1994 and was then appointed as Minister-Delegate under the Prime Minister in charge of Decentralization and Mobile Security . He was subsequently promoted to the post of Minister of the Interior , Decentralization , and Mobile Security in early 1995 . Mayila became President of the Economic and Social Council ( CES ) in early 1997 , and he rejoined the PDG in 2005 . He was given the position of Vice-President of the PDG . At the time of the November 2005 presidential election , he worked on Bongo 's re-election campaign as President of the Commission for Gabonese Abroad . In early 2006 , he was appointed to the government as Deputy Prime Minister for Social Affairs and left his post at the CES . Mayila supported some independent candidates at the time of the December 2006 parliamentary election , although none of them were successful ; he did not personally stand as a candidate . Feeling marginalized within the PDG , he threatened to quit in order to create a new party . On 28 February 2007 , PDG Secretary-General Simplice Nguédet Manzéla publicly called on Mayila to abandon his threat and respect party discipline by discussing his complaints strictly within the party 's internal structures . On 16 July 2007 , Mayila announced the formation of a new party , the UPRN , which was intended to be part of the Presidential Majority coalition of parties supporting President Bongo . Bongo promptly dismissed Mayila from the government in a decree issued on the same day , appointing Jean-François Ndongou to take over his portfolio . Mayila , still awaiting the legalization of the UPRN , met with Bongo on 3 October 2007 to explain the difficulties his new party was experiencing and `` to resolve misunderstandings '' . On 12 January 2008 , Mayila held a press conference to announce that the party had been legally recognized and would therefore participate in the April 2008 local elections . Mayila remained supportive of Bongo following his dismissal from the government ; in his office , he kept a photograph of himself whispering into Bongo 's ear . Speaking to the Associated Press in March 2008 , he said that Gabon was `` neither dictatorship nor democracy , neither paradise nor hell . We are something in between . '' While acknowledging the country 's problems— '' no roads , not enough schools , too much unemployment '' —he stressed that Gabonese would `` fix things on our own time , in our own way—peacefully—not through war . '' Omar Bongo died in June 2009 . As the President of the UPRN , Mayila backed opposition candidate Pierre Mamboundou for the 30 August 2009 presidential election ; the UPRN was one of several parties to support Mamboundou in an effort to unite behind a single opposition candidate . Immediately following the coalition 's selection of Mamboundou , Mayila told the press on 21 July 2009 : `` You have asked for a single candidate for the opposition ... I offer you hope , I offer you a new way for Gabon . '' Following the election , Mayila held a press conference on 31 August 2009 in which he claimed that Mamboundou had won the election with 39.15 % of the vote . The other two main candidates , Ali-Ben Bongo and André Mba Obame , also claimed victory , but Mayila said that the figures he provided , which included a breakdown of votes from each province , `` demonstrate [ d ] clearly '' that Mamboundou was the winner . Business career . Aside from politics , Mayila has also served as president of numerous companies , notably national airlines . He has been the President of Air Inter Gabon , COFMA ( `` Compagnie Forestière de Tsamba Magotsi '' ) , AGAR , and Air Gabon .
Wonderland ( band ) . Wonderland were an Irish girlband , formed by Louis Walsh and Westlife band-member Kian Egan . The band were put together after auditions were held for five females in July 2008 . Its five members were Jodi Albert , Sharon Condon , Corrina Durran , Leigh Learmont , and Kasey Smith . Wonderland 's debut single `` Not a Love Song '' was released on 25 February 2011 in Ireland and on 6 March 2011 in the United Kingdom . Their eponymous debut album was released on 6 June 2011 , the same day as their second single , `` Starlight '' . Wonderland released their third single , `` Nothing Moves Me Anymore '' , in August 2011 . The following month , it was announced the band had been dropped by their record label . The group later decided to split up . Formation . In July 2008 , it was announced that Louis Walsh and Westlife singer Kian Egan were to hold open auditions for a new girl group that they would co-manage . Auditions for five females between the ages of fifteen and twenty-five were held in Dublin that month . On 26 July 2008 , seven hundred girls auditioned for the girl group in front of Walsh , Egan and A & R scout , Sheila Burgess . Walsh said `` We 're looking for talent . Undiscovered talent , young with a good attitude and who will look good . We do n't want good -- we want great . '' Over three thousand hopefuls auditioned . In December 2008 , it was revealed that the band had been put together , but had not been named . Sharon Condon , Corrina Durran , Leigh Learmont , Kasey Smith , and Jodi Albert were picked to form the new band . Albert told `` Hello Magazine '' in February 2011 that around three thousand girls turned up to the auditions . She said that over three months , there were eight rounds where the numbers got smaller and eventually the girls were whittled down to the five who formed the band . Albert added that the girls had `` gravitated towards each other '' and become friends during the process . The girls decided to name the band Wonderland and Learmont revealed that it took the band a year and a half to come up with the name . Condon told Maria Duffy of `` Hello Magazine '' that the band thought of names such as `` Daisy Chains and Wildflowers but nothing seemed right . '' Egan eventually came up with the name Wonderland after he noticed a poster for the 2010 adaptation of `` Alice in Wonderland '' on the side of a bus . Condon explained , `` It just clicked with him straight away and when he put it to us and to the record company , we just all knew it was right . Now I could n't imagine any other name . '' History . In October 2008 , it was reported that Wonderland had signed a six figure record deal with Mercury Records . The band made their first live television appearance on `` The Late Late Show '' in December 2008 . In May 2010 , it was announced that Wonderland were to support Westlife on their Where We Are Tour tour . The band were also invited to play at the 2010 Isle of Wight Festival . Walsh announced that he would launch Wonderland with a reality television programme , entitled `` Louis Walsh & Kian Egan 's Next Big Thing '' ( previously `` The Management '' ) in October 2010 . The programme followed the band for two years as they prepared to release their debut single and album . It began airing on ITV2 on 30 October 2010 in the UK and was later broadcast on TV3 in Ireland . Wonderland were given a mention on the popular gossip blog written by Perez Hilton , after fans sent him a link to one of their performances . Wonderland 's debut single was confirmed to be `` Not a Love Song '' and it was released in Ireland on 25 February 2011 and in the UK on 6 March . Albert described the song as `` fun and cheeky '' . She added that it has a `` rocky edge '' , but with a bit of country in it too . During an interview with Digital Spy , Durran said they had received a positive reception to the song when they sang it on the Westlife tour . On 4 March 2011 , Wonderland released an EP entitled `` Introduction to Wonderland '' . The EP contains `` Not a Love Song '' , one music video and three live acoustic tracks . The band recorded their self-titled debut album in 2010 . In a November 2010 interview , Durran said that nine tracks had been recorded , with a few more to finish . Wonderland worked with Andy Hill , Shep Solomon and Bob Clearmountain on the tracks . `` In Your Arms '' written with Mark Owen and a cover of Lady Antebellum 's `` Need You Now '' were confirmed for the album . In February and March 2011 , Wonderland toured with both Boyzone and Westlife around the UK and Ireland . The band also performed at several schools around the country . Durran said that the experience was `` one of the best things we 've ever done '' and that the band had had a `` brilliant reaction and have been bombarded with positive comments on facebook from the students . '' Wonderland toured with Olly Murs during April and May 2011 and will support American rapper 50 Cent on his UK tour later in the year . `` Wonderland '' was released on 6 June 2011 , the same day as the band 's second single `` Starlight '' . `` Nothing Moves Me Anymore '' was released as the third single from the album . In September 2011 , Melanie Finn of the `` Evening Herald '' reported Wonderland had been dropped by Mercury Records . Of the news , Walsh told Finn `` They had some great songs , they could all sing and they worked really hard . They tried to do something different and it 's just a shame it did n't work out . But people have n't heard the last of them . '' Egan also confirmed the news and added `` It 's been an amazing journey for us all . Incredible memories were made . '' Caitriona Giblin of the `` Irish Daily Star '' reported Wonderland 's future remained uncertain as no one had confirmed any plans for them to continue .
Adgaon , Mulshi . Adgaon is a village in Mulshi taluka of Pune District in the state of Maharashtra , India.The village is administrated by a Sarpanch who is an elected representative of the village as per constitution of India and Panchayati raj ( India ) .Talukas surrounding the village are Karjat taluka , Talegaon Dabhade Taluka , Mawal taluka and by Khalapur taluka . Districts closest to the village are Raigad district , Thane district , Mumbai City district and Mumbai Suburban district . Nearest railway stations around the village are Vadgaon railway station , Begdewadi railway station , Lonavala railway station , Talegaon railway station and Kamshet railway station .
Auguste Borget . Auguste Borget ( 1808–1877 ) was a French artist known for his drawings and prints of exotic places , in particular China . He was born in 1808 in Issoudun , Indre . At age 21 , he went to Paris where he became a close friend of Honoré de Balzac . Borget periodically exhibited at the Paris Salon from 1836 to 1859 . Beginning in 1836 , he traveled through North and South America before stopping briefly in Honolulu in May , 1838 , on board the ship `` Psyche '' , on a world tour . He went to Canton in September 1838 and stayed in the region for 10 months . While in Canton , he met the English artist George Chinnery , and they went on sketching trips together . In July 1839 he visited Manila , Singapore and Calcutta . In 1840 he traveled widely in India , returning to Paris in the summer of that year . Borget ’ s sketches and watercolors from China were the basis for his most famous publication `` Sketches of China and the Chinese '' , published in 1842 . His book `` La Chine ouverte '' was illustrated with fine woodcut engravings . A major Salon of his original works , including watercolors and boldly executed oil paintings was held in Paris in 1843 . Borget died in 1877 . The Hong Kong Museum of Art , the Honolulu Museum of Art , Musée Bertrand ( Châteauroux , France ) , Musée de la Roche ( Issoudun , France ) and the National Museum of Singapore are among the public collections holding works by Auguste Borget .
Mengcheng County . Mengcheng County ( ) is a county in the northwest of Anhui Province , China . It is under the administration of Bozhou city , bordering Lixin County . It is famous for its beef production and for Zhuangzi , 4th century BCE philosopher . Niu Qun , a well-known comedian , used to serve as deputy magistrate of Mengcheng County .
Standard trading conditions . Standard Trading Conditions ( STC ) are standardized terms imposed by some countries for accepting cargo by shipping lines , airlines and logistics services providers like freight forwarders and customs agents . They are usually printed as the fine print behind the shipping documents like bill of lading , air way bill , or consignment note . These standard trading conditions state the general contract terms and conditions between the two contracting parties who do a contract of transportation or storage or otherwise handling of goods . They are often based on the standardized trading rules suggested by FIATA .
Surgeon Bong Dal-hee . `` Surgeon Bong Dal-hee '' ( ) is a 2007 South Korean medical drama television series starring Lee Yo-won ( in the title role ) , Lee Beom-soo , Kim Min-joon and Oh Yoon-ah . It aired on SBS from January 17 to March 15 , 2007 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 18 episodes . Plot . Bong Dal-hee ( Lee Yo-won ) approaches her life and work with a simple-minded gungho sincerity . She 's had frail health since she was a little girl , and after she undergoes heart surgery , Dal-hee decides to pursue her dream of becoming a doctor . She graduates from a little-known medical school in her hometown , the remote island of Ulleungdo , and against all odds , gets accepted into the prestigious Hankook University Hospital residency program in Seoul . Dal-hee is determined to become a cardiothoracic surgeon , all the more so because of her own heart condition . Her old-fashioned name , provincial upbringing and lack of competitiveness mark her as different among the first year residents . She immediately gets on the bad side of Ahn Joong-geun ( Lee Beom-soo ) , a brilliant but extremely strict cardiothoracic surgeon who often gets angry at the mistake-prone Dal-hee . Adding to the negative impression is Dal-hee 's friendship with recently divorced general surgeon Lee Geon-wook ( Kim Min-joon ) , who was Joong-geun 's rival since their intern years . Geon-wook is attracted to Dal-hee , but he still has lingering feelings for his ex-wife , pediatrician Jo Moon-kyung ( Oh Yoon-ah ) . Geon-wook and Moon-kyung split up after he learned that their six-year-old son was fathered by another man before they married , leaving him feeling betrayed and angry . Meanwhile , as they continue to work together , Joong-geun and Dal-hee grow closer . Called a `` troublemaker '' by her colleagues but loved by her patients for her compassionate personality , Dal-hee must learn to deal with professional setbacks , tensions on the job , hospital politics , patient deaths , romantic confusion and recurring ill health , on her way to becoming a full-fledged surgeon . Reception . `` Surgeon Bong Dal-hee '' was a hit ; it recorded average ratings of 22.4 % and a peak of 29.3 % , and was number one in its timeslot for most of its run ( beating the competition `` Dal-ja 's Spring '' on KBS2 and `` Goong S '' on MBC ) . The series also received several acting , directing and popularity awards . Awards and nominations . 2007 43rd Baeksang Arts Awards 2007 SBS Drama Awards
1953 in poetry . Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation 's poetry or literature ( for instance , Irish or France ) . Poets in the anthology `` Images of Tomorrow '' . Dannie Abse – Drummond Allison – Eurasia Anderson - William Bell – Thomas Blackburn – Maurice Carpenter - Alex Comfort – Yorke Crompton – N. K. Cruikshank – Keith Douglas – George Every – John Fairfax – G. S. Fraser – John Gibbs – W. S. Graham - F. Pratt Green – J. C. Hall – Michael Hamburger – John Heath-Stubbs – Glyn Jones – Sidney Keyes – Francis King – James Kirkup – Norman Nicholson – I. R. Orton – Michael Paffard – Kathleen Raine – Anne Ridler – Walter Roberts – W. R. Rodgers – Joseph Rykwert – John Smith – Muriel Spark – Derek Stanford – J. Ormond Thomas – W. Price Turner – John Wain – John Waller – Vernon Watkins – Gordon Wharton - Margaret Willy – David Wright
Rally Responsibility Success . Rally Responsibility Success ( `` Rassemblement responsabilité réussite '' ) is a political party in Saint Martin , led by Alain Richardson . It won in the 1 July and 8 July 2007 Territorial Council elections 6 out of 23 seats .
Hugoton , Kansas . Hugoton is a city in and the county seat of Stevens County , Kansas , United States . As of the 2010 census , the city population was 3,904 . History . Settlers from McPherson , Kansas established a settlement in what was then west-central Seward County , Kansas in 1885 . They originally named this settlement Hugo in honor of French writer Victor Hugo , but then changed its name to Hugoton to distinguish it from Hugo , Colorado . The first post office in Hugoton was established in April 1886 . In 1886 , the Kansas Legislature reestablished the surrounding area as Stevens County , and Gov . John Martin designated Hugoton as the interim county seat . This set off a violent county seat war with nearby Woodsdale . Hugoton became the permanent county seat in 1887 , but the conflict continued , culminating in the Hay Meadow Massacre . During the 1890s , economic decline drove many residents to leave for newly opened territories in the American Southwest , and the population declined significantly . The Santa Fe Railway reached Hugoton in 1913 , which spurred growth . Natural gas was discovered southwest of the city in 1927 , leading to the development of the Hugoton Natural Gas Area and the transformation of Hugoton into a major center of natural gas extraction . Geography . Located in southwestern Kansas at the intersection of U.S. Route 56 , K-25 , and K-51 , Hugoton is approximately north of Amarillo , west-southwest of Wichita , and southeast of Denver . It lies in the High Plains region of the Great Plains approximately southeast of the Cimarron River . It also lies within , and is the namesake of , the Hugoton Natural Gas Area . The Hugoton natural gas field is the largest such field in North America and the second largest in the world . According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of , all land . Climate . Hugoton has a semi-arid steppe climate ( Köppen `` BSk '' ) with hot , dry summers and cold , dry winters . The average temperature is 55 °F ( 13 °C ) , and the average yearly precipitation is 18.4 inches ( 468 mm ) . Hugoton experiences precipitation an average of 58 days a year and snowfall an average of 4 days a year . Snowfall averages 10.4 inches ( 264 mm ) per year . On average , the coldest month is January , the hottest month is July , and the wettest month is May . The hottest temperature recorded in Hugoton was 112 °F ( 44 °C ) in 1980 ; the coldest temperature recorded was -20 °F ( -29 °C ) in 1959 . 2010 census . As of the 2010 census , there were 3,904 people , 1,413 households , and 993 families residing in the city . The population density was 2,168.9 people per square mile ( 837.4/km² ) . There were 1,560 housing units at an average density of 866.7 per square mile ( 339.1/km² ) . The racial makeup of the city was 87.0 % White , 0.8 % American Indian , 0.3 % African American , 0.2 % Asian , 10.1 % from somer other race , and 1.6 % from two or more races . Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 36.4 % of the population . There were 1,413 households of which 40.3 % had children under the age of 18 living with them , 57.5 % were married couples living together , 4.5 % had a male householder with no wife present , 8.2 % had a female householder with no husband present , and 29.7 % were non-families . 26.8 % of all households were made up of individuals , and 11.7 % had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older . The average household size was 2.71 , and the average family size was 3.32 . In the city , the population was spread out with 30.3 % under the age of 18 , 8.8 % from 18 to 24 , 25.1 % from 25 to 44 , 22.4 % from 45 to 64 , and 13.4 % who were 65 years of age or older . The median age was 33.6 years . For every 100 females , there were 98.8 males . For every 100 females age 18 and over , there were 96.3 males age 18 and over . The median income for a household in the city was $ 52,161 , and the median income for a family was $ 57,269 . Males had a median income of $ 45,750 versus $ 33,188 for females . The per capita income for the city was $ 20,851 . About 11.6 % of families and 14.8 % of the population were below the poverty line , including 22.1 % of those under age 18 and 7.6 % of those age 65 or over . 2000 census . As of the 2000 census , there were 3,708 people , 1,380 households , and 968 families residing in the city . The population density was 2,084.6 people per square mile ( 804.3/km² ) . There were 1,579 housing units at an average density of 887.7 per square mile ( 342.5/km² ) . The racial makeup of the city was 81.53 % White , 1.08 % African American , 0.67 % Native American , 0.32 % Asian , 14.51 % from other races , and 1.89 % from two or more races . Hispanic or Latino of any race were 22.92 % of the population . There were 1,380 households out of which 37.8 % had children under the age of 18 living with them , 58.8 % were married couples living together , 8.4 % had a female householder with no husband present , and 29.8 % were non-families . 27.2 % of all households were made up of individuals and 13.9 % had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older . The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.25 . In the city the population was spread out with 30.5 % under the age of 18 , 8.6 % from 18 to 24 , 27.6 % from 25 to 44 , 18.7 % from 45 to 64 , and 14.6 % who were 65 years of age or older . The median age was 34 years . For every 100 females , there were 92.7 males . For every 100 females age 18 and over , there were 87.9 males . The median income for a household in the city was $ 41,932 , and the median income for a family was $ 50,225 . Males had a median income of $ 37,930 versus $ 22,750 for females . The per capita income for the city was $ 17,115 . About 6.9 % of families and 9.3 % of the population were below the poverty line , including 7.8 % of those under age 18 and 2.2 % of those age 65 or over . Economy . As of 2011 , 67.5 % of the population over the age of 16 was in the labor force . 0.0 % was in the armed forces , and 67.5 % was in the civilian labor force with 64.9 % being employed and 2.6 % unemployed . The composition , by occupation , of the employed civilian labor force was : 27.2 % in management , business , science , and arts ; 25.2 % in natural resources , construction , and maintenance ; 25.0 % in sales and office occupations ; 14.3 % in service occupations ; 8.3 % in production , transportation , and material moving . The three industries employing the largest percentages of the working civilian labor force were : agriculture , forestry , fishing and hunting , and mining ( 23.0 % ) ; educational services , health care , and social assistance ( 20.7 % ) ; and construction ( 8.3 % ) . The cost of living in Hugoton is relatively low ; compared to a U.S. average of 100 , the cost of living index for the city is 80.5 . As of 2011 , the median home value in the city was $ 79,300 , the median selected monthly owner cost was $ 991 for housing units with a mortgage and $ 445 for those without , and the median gross rent was $ 628 . Government . Hugoton is a city of the second class with a mayor-council form of government . The city council consists of five members and meets on the first Monday after the 4th day of each month . The mayor and the council members are elected for four-year terms . As the county seat , Hugoton is the administrative center of Stevens County . The county courthouse is located downtown , and all departments of the county government base their operations in the city . Hugoton lies within Kansas 's 1st U.S. Congressional District . For the purposes of representation in the Kansas Legislature , the city is in the 39th district of the Kansas Senate and the 124th district of the Kansas House of Representatives . Primary and secondary education . Heritage Christian Academy , a Christian school , offers preschool and classes for grades K-8 . Transportation . U.S. Route 56 and K-25 enter Hugoton concurrently from the north , intersecting K-51 , which runs east-west , in the southern part of the city . Both U.S. 56 and K-25 then run concurrently with K-51 to the west . Hugoton Municipal Airport is located on the south side of U.S. 56 less than a mile west of the city . Publicly owned , it has two paved runways and is used for general aviation . A line of the Cimarron Valley Railroad passes through the northwestern corner of the city . Media . `` The Hugoton Hermes '' is the city 's sole newspaper , published weekly . Two radio stations are licensed to Hugoton : K222AK , a translator station of NPR affiliate High Plains Public Radio in Garden City , Kansas , broadcasts from Hugoton on 92.3 FM ; KFXX-FM broadcasts from Garden City on 106.7 FM , playing a Classic Hits format . Hugoton is in the Wichita-Hutchinson , Kansas television market .
Novočėbė . Novočėbė is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality , in Kaunas County , central Lithuania . According to the 2011 census , the village has a population of 1 inhabitant .
Les Biches ( film ) . `` Les Biches '' ( `` The Does '' ) is a 1968 French-Italian film starring Stéphane Audran , Jean-Louis Trintignant , and Jacqueline Sassard . It was directed by Claude Chabrol , and depicts a tortured lesbian relationship between the Audran and Sassard characters . Audran won the Silver Bear for Best Actress at the 18th Berlin International Film Festival . The film had a total of 627,164 admissions in France . Plot . On the Pont des Arts in Paris , a rich and beautiful woman , Frédérique , picks up a penniless female street artist called `` Why '' . Frédérique seduces Why and takes her to her villa in Saint Tropez . The villa is occupied by two gay friends of Frédérique , Robegue and Riasis . At a party , Why meets an architect , Paul Thomas . She leaves the party with him . They are followed by Robegue and Riasis , acting on Frédérique 's orders . They watch as Paul sleeps with Why . Frédérique visits Paul and sets out to seduce him . The two start having an affair . Frédérique invites Paul to move into the villa , kicking out Robegue and Riasis . One morning Why finds a note saying that Paul and Frédérique have gone to Paris . She follows them and goes to Frédérique 's apartment . Discovering Frédérique alone , Why confesses to being jealous of both Frédérique and Paul . Frédérique tells Why she finds her love repulsive , and Why stabs her with a poisoned dagger . Why calls Paul , pretending to be Frédérique , and invites him to the apartment . When he arrives Why is waiting for him dressed in Frédérique 's clothes . Production . Chabrol later admitted he included the lesbian plot in order to help the film at the box office . It was the first film he made with Andre Genovese . It is about the equilibrium of such a relationship , when someone else intervenes about the bargains that people make with each other . And about the rich , the advantage that they have over the poor , their richness . They can buy people , and the poor have to submit , until they revolt , and the only possible revolt is destruction . It is from a Marxist point of view but it is not political at all . I 'm sure you can not make a revolution with a camera . But you can show up all the people and things you dislike . Reception . The film was not successful at the box office but it has become one of Chabrol 's most famous movies . It revived his reputation critically after a series of disappointing films . Chabrol said later the film marked a creative turning point for him . `` With the films since `` Les Biches '' I think I 'm finally on the right track , '' he said . `` I knew I was interested in murder but what I did n't realise is that my interest is n't in solving puzzles . I want to study the human behaviour of people involved in murder .
2015 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps . The 2015 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps , formally the WEC 6 Heures de Spa-Francorchamps , was an endurance sports car racing event held on 2 May at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Stavelot , Belgium . Spa-Francorchamps hosted the second race of the 2015 FIA World Endurance Championship with 54,000 people attending the race weekend . The No . 17 Porsche of Timo Bernhard , Brendon Hartley , and Mark Webber qualified in pole position and maintained the lead until it was issued with a stop-and-go penalty , allowing Marc Lieb , Romain Dumas and Neel Jani to take over the lead . Audi 's No . 7 car of André Lotterer , Marcel Fässler and Benoît Tréluyer took over the lead when Jani made a scheduled pit stop . Lotterer and Lieb battled for the position until the former made a pit stop that had Tréluyer assume his driving duties . He overtook Lieb to move to the front of the race where he remained for the rest of the event to win after Audi elected to keep him on track . Lieb , Dumas and Jani finished second and Bernhard , Hartley and Webber came in third . Lotterer , Fässler and Tréluyer covered a record-breaking track distance of over 176 laps . The Le Mans Prototype 2 ( LMP2 ) category was won by the No . 38 Jota Sport of Simon Dolan , Harry Tincknell and Mitch Evans . The car was penalised for jumping the start , but Evans took the class lead after passing co-pole sitter Julien Canal in the No . 26 G-Drive Racing entry and held it for most of the race to earn his first category win in the World Endurance Championship ; while it was Dolan and Tincknell 's second in the sport . The No . 99 Aston Martin Racing car of Fernando Rees , Richie Stanaway and Alex MacDowall took the victory in the Le Mans Grand Touring Professional ( LMGTE Pro ) class , their first in the World Endurance Championship . Porsche Team Manthley 's cars finished second and third after Gianmaria Bruni was penalised for a pit stop infringement , and Darren Turner in the No . 97 Aston Martin entered the pit lane . The Le Mans Grand Touring Amateur ( LMGTE Am ) category was won by Paul Dalla Lana , Pedro Lamy and Mathias Lauda , ahead of AF Corse 's No . 83 Ferrari of François Perrodo , Emmanuel Collard and Rui Águas . The result meant Lotterer , Fässler and Tréluyer extended their Drivers ' Championship advantage over Lieb , Dumas and Jani to be 14 points ahead of the three drivers . Alexander Wurz , Mike Conway and Stéphane Sarrazin moved from fourth to third with their Toyota teammates Anthony Davidson and Sébastien Buemi dropping to fourth position . Bernhard 's , Hartley 's and Webber 's third-place finish meant they moved into fifth place . Audi moved further ahead of Porsche in the Manufacturers ' Championship while Toyota dropped to third position with six races left in the season . Entrants . Thirty-four cars were officially entered for the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps , with the bulk of the entries in Le Mans Prototype 1 ( LMP1 ) and Le Mans Prototype 2 ( LMP2 ) . The 2014 race winners , Toyota , returned to defend their title . Three manufacturers were represented in LMP1 , including a trio of cars entered by Audi Sport Team Joest and Porsche , while Toyota elected to bring only two vehicles . René Rast , Marco Bonanomi and Filipe Albuquerque made their first appearances in the 2015 championship driving the 9 Audi , while Nico Hülkenberg , Earl Bamber and Nick Tandy in Porsche 's No . 19 car all entered the LMP1 category for the first time in their careers . As in Silverstone , Rebellion Racing chose not to take part in the event , leaving Team ByKolles as the sole LMP1 privateer team . Christian Klien returned to compete for Team ByKolles having originally intended to race for the team only at Silverstone . LMP2 consisted of ten cars with 30 drivers . With Tandy driving for Porsche , KCMG employed Toyota 's test and reserve driver Nicolas Lapierre to fill his position for the Spa-Francorchamps race and the 24 Hours of Le Mans . GP2 Series driver Mitch Evans made his first appearance in sports car racing alongside European Le Mans Series competitor Simon Dolan , and Nissan factory driver Harry Tincknell for Jota Sport . Despite a failed buyout of the team by Kairos , a data encryption company , Team SARD Morand confirmed their commitment to the World Endurance Championship and opted to bring one car which was driven by Oliver Webb , Pierre Ragues and Zoël Amberg . Johannes van Overbeek returned to co-drive for Extreme Speed Motorsports after missing the season 's opening round because of a rib injury . The Le Mans Grand Touring Endurance Professional ( LMGTE Pro ) field consisted of three manufacturers ( Aston Martin , Ferrari and Porsche ) , while the Le Mans Grand Touring Endurance Amateur ( LMGTE Am ) entrants were six teams : Aston Martin Racing , AF Corse , Larbre Compétition , Dempsey-Racing Proton , Porsche Team Manthley , and SMP Racing . The No . 91 Porsche 911 was vacated after regular driver Michael Christensen missed the Spa race because of a United SportsCar Championship commitment , while Richard Lietz moved to the team 's No . 92 entry and the car was driven by Sven Müller and Kévin Estre . Nicki Thiim was unable to attend the event because he was taking part in the ADAC GT Masters Championship , so the No . 95 Aston Martin was driven as a two-driver operation by Marco Sørensen and Christoffer Nygaard . The team 's No . 97 entry became a three-person driver team when McLaren factory driver Robert Bell made his first start of the year alongside Stefan Mücke and Darren Turner . Ferrari 's factory team AF Corse entered a second car in LMGTE Am which was driven by Duncan Cameron , Alex Mortimer and Matt Griffin . Preview . The 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps was confirmed as part of the FIA World Endurance Championship 's 2015 schedule in an FIA World Motor Sport Council meeting in Doha on 3 December 2014 . It was the second of eight scheduled endurance sports car races of the 2015 FIA World Endurance Championship , and the fourth running of the event as part of the championship . It was held on 2 May 2015 at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Stavelot , Belgium following two days of practice and qualifying . The Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps is a race track that is 7.004 kilometres ( 4.352 mi ) long and has twenty corners . Endurance racing events were first held at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in 1924 with the Spa 24 Hours . Thirty-nine years later , the track began holding World Sportscar Championship races which later expanded to . It was cancelled after the 1975 running because of modern safety concerns . It was resurrected in 1982 on the reconfigured Spa-Francorchamps track layout and remained on the calendar until 1990 . Spa-Francorchamps again began holding endurance sports car races from 1999 , and the 6 Hour event was made part of the FIA World Endurance Championship in 2012 . The race is considered by many as a final preparation event for the 24 Hours of Le Mans . Before the race Audi Sport Team Joest drivers André Lotterer , Marcel Fässler and Benoît Tréluyer led the Drivers ' Championship with 25 points , seven ahead of their nearest rivals Marc Lieb , Romain Dumas and Neel Jani in second , and a further three in front of third-placed Anthony Davidson , Sébastien Buemi and Kazuki Nakajima . Their teammates Alexander Wurz , Mike Conway and Stéphane Sarrazin were fourth on 12 points , and Loïc Duval , Lucas di Grassi and Oliver Jarvis stood in fifth place on ten points . Audi led the Manufacturers ' Championship with 35 points , seven ahead of rival Toyota in second ; the third-placed manufacturer Porsche had scored 19 points . Audi had won the preceding 6 Hours of Silverstone with Lieb , Dumas and Jani finishing in second place , while Davidson , Buemi and Nakajima came in third position . Some teams made modifications to their cars in preparation for the event . Audi installed low-downforce setups on its No . 7 and 8 cars while their third entry used a version observed at the Silverstone race . The design was optimised to omit downforce , thereby reducing drag , for better preparation for competing on high-speed tracks . This was done by modifying the car 's side pods and openings on the inside surface of its fenders . New cooling techniques were achieved by creating new suspension solutions to restrict spring displacement which also reduced underside turbulent airflow . Porsche chose to use high downforce configurations on all three of their 919 Hybrid cars as they did previously at Silverstone . The ByKolles 01 was further developed and had a new front nose equipped after it completed a shakedown test on 24 April . Practice . Three practice sessions—two on Thursday and a third on Friday—were held before the Saturday race . The Thursday afternoon and evening sessions lasted 90 minutes ; the third , one-hour session was held on Friday afternoon . The first session was held in heavy rain . Lieb 's No . 18 Porsche was fastest with a time of 2:16.616 , ahead of Davidson in the No . 1 Toyota in second . Brendon Hartley and Hülkenberg in Porsche 's two other cars were third and fourth ; Rast 's No . 9 Audi rounded out the top five . LMP2 was led by Jonny Kane 's No . 42 Strakka Racing Nissan with a lap of 2:32.672 ; he battled with Tincknell for the quickest class time . Estre 's Porsche was the quickest in LMGTE Pro while Klaus Bachler helped the German company to be the fastest in LMGTE Am . The session was disrupted when Nakajima drove into the back-end of Jarvis 's car heading into Les Combes corner . Nakajima was unable to see Jarvis because of heavy spray reducing visibility on the Kemmel straight . Nakajima complained of severe back pain and was transported to Verviers hospital where a check-up found he had fractured vertebra . He was deemed unfit to take part in the race . Toyota 's test and reserve driver Kamui Kobayashi was in Japan and unavailable , so the No . 1 car ran as a two-driver operation for the remainder of the event weekend . It missed the second practice session because it required monocoque rebuilding . The No . 8 Audi also missed the second practice session because it was undergoing rear-end repairs . Heavy rain continued to affect the track in the second practice session . Conditions deteriorated as the session advanced , and several cars elected not to improve their quickest times to avoid driving off the track after going through standing water . Conditions allowed the fastest LMP2 and LMGTE vehicles to reach the top five quickest overall times . Bamber recorded the fastest time at 2:25.495 , nearly half a second faster than Bernhard in the sister Porsche in second . Lotterer was third-fastest and had the fastest time early in the session . Evans achieved the only time under the 2:34.500 mark in LMP2 with a lap of 2:34.370 . Lietz led LMGTE Pro with No . 83 AF Corse Ferrari of Rui Águas the fastest driver in LMGTE Am . The final practice was held on a dry race track which allowed for faster lap times . Lotterer set the quickest time of the weekend so far at 1:57.368 recorded in the session 's final minute , and was 0.011 seconds faster than the second-fastest car of Hülkenberg . Jani was a further five-tenths of a second behind in third place , and was narrowly faster than teammate Hartley in fourth . Sam Bird was the fastest LMP2 driver in the No . 26 G-Drive Racing car with a time of 2:08.415 , four-tenths ahead of Matthew Howson 's KCMG Oreca . Toni Vilander recorded the quickest LMGTE Pro time ahead of Fernando Rees in the No . 97 Aston Martin , while Pedro Lamy , driving the British marque 's No . 98 car , was the fastest driver in LMGTE Am . A brief full course yellow flag was displayed when Bachler 's back-end collided with the Pouhon corner tyre barrier , while Turner avoided going into the Les Combes wall and was temporarily beached in the turn 's gravel trap . Both drivers returned to the track and continued . Qualifying . Friday 's late afternoon qualification session was divided into two groups lasting 25 minutes each . Cars in LMGTE Pro and AM were sent out first and , after a five-minute interval , LMP1 and LMP2 vehicles drove onto the track . All cars were required to be driven by two participants for one timed lap each , with the starting order determined by the competitors ' fastest average times . The fastest qualifier was awarded one point which went towards the Drivers ' and Manufacturers ' Championships . The session took place in clear , mild and dry weather . Hülkenberg 's first timed lap of 1:55.130 surpassed the LMP1 pole position record time only to be surpassed by Hartley 's 1:54.777 lap time to place the No . 17 Porsche in provisional pole position . Bernhard took over from Hartley and recorded a lap that was 0.027 seconds faster than the latter lowering the car 's two-lap average time to 1:54.767 clinching pole position . It was the third consecutive event where Bernhard , Mark Webber and Hartley started from pole position . They were joined on the grid 's front row by the sister No . 19 car after Tandy set a lap time at the session 's conclusion that put him 0.257 seconds behind his teammates . Jani and Lieb qualified in third position , three-tenths of a second slower than the two sister Porsche cars . Lotterer twice went onto the track and improved his first lap time by 0.116 seconds to 1:55.114 , while Fässler was unable to find a rhythm , and could not improve on his co-driver 's fastest time , restricting them to qualifying fourth . Duval and di Grassi took fifth place with the latter stating that the team was not happy with the No . 8 car 's setup , and that overnight work had to be undertaken . Davidson and Buemi held fifth place until di Grassi and Duval 's lap times demoted them to sixth . Conway and Sarrazin secured seventh with the latter saying that he was held up by slower cars on his two timed laps . Albuquerque and Rast filled the grid 's fourth row by qualifying eighth ahead of the No . 4 Team ByKolles car . In LMP2 , Bird and Julien Canal took the fastest two-lap average time of 2:07.761 ; Canal pushed hard on new tyres during his second timed run having disliked his previous attempt . The pair were two-tenths of a second faster than the second-place qualifiers , Howson and Lapierre , and held the class pole position until Canal 's lap . Team SARD Morand 's No . 43 car took third in the category , while the second G-Drive Racing entry was fourth , with fifth-placed qualifier Tincknell recording the session 's best class individual lap time . Richie Stanaway and Rees , competing in the No . 99 Aston Martin , were the fastest LMGTE Pro qualifiers with a two-lap average time of 2:16.840 . Gianmaria Bruni was 0.070 seconds off the Aston Martin 's pace , and started from second place in the category , displacing Turner and Mücke from the position . Turner 's fastest lap was invalidated after he went off the track and was required to set another time . James Calado and Davide Rigon secured fourth in AF Corse 's No . 71 Ferrari with Sørensen and Nygaard rounding out the top five . Aston Martin 's No . 98 entry driven by Paul Dalla Lana and Lamy took pole position in LMGTE Am , more than a second faster than the No . 50 Larbre Compétition Corvette of Paolo Ruberti and Gianluca Roda . Post-qualifying . KCMG 's No 47 car had its qualifying lap times disallowed after it was discovered in post-qualifying scrutineering that the vehicle 's skid block had insufficient rigidity and had been excessively flexible . The penalty meant Team SARD Morand 's No . 43 car was promoted to second in LMP2 and the No . 47 entry was required to start from the pit lane with a 30-second time penalty . Qualifying results . Pole position winners in each class are indicated by . – The No . 47 KCMG had all its laptimes deleted because of insufficient rigidity of the skid block and started from the pit lane . Race . Weather conditions at the start of the race were dry and cloudy with an air temperature ranging from and a track temperature between ; a 50 percent chance of rain was forecast . 54,000 people attended the race weekend . The race began at 14:30 Central European Summer Time ( ) . Hartley maintained his pole position advantage heading into the first turn . Lieb passed Tandy to take over second position , while Fässler moved to third , after passing Tandy at the Bus Stop chicane at the first lap 's conclusion . Tandy reclaimed third from Fässler shortly afterward . Team SARD Morand held the LMP2 lead before its car was overtaken by Tincknell and Bird on lap two . Duval moved in front of Wurz for fifth and the Toyota driver dropped to seventh . Jota Sport was issued with a drive-through penalty after its car was adjudged to have jumped the start and rejoined in sixth in LMP2 , allowing Bird to the front of the category . Tandy drove to the inside of Estre to lap him , but made head-on contact with his car and went straight into the Pif Paf corner barrier . Both drivers continued , but Tandy drove into the pit lane for repairs , falling to the rear of the field . Fässler battled with Lieb for second as the two moved through slower traffic , but the Audi driver spun at the Bus Stop chicane allowing Lieb to take over second . Ryan Dalziel brought the No . 30 Extreme Speed Motorsports car into the team 's garage to allow his mechanics to replace a broken boost line falling to the rear of the LMP2 field . Most of the field elected to make their first scheduled pit stops before the first hour had passed . Hartley went straight on at the Bus Stop chicane after locking his front brakes . He rejoined the track by driving onto the escape road and through a marshal 's post . This prompted the stewards to call Hartley up to their office and he went up after he was relieved . Fässler crossed the white line at the pit lane entry , which led to Audi receiving a reprimand from the stewards . Tincknell moved back into second place in LMP2 and separated both G-Drive cars . Roald Goethe went backwards into the Eau Rouge corner exit barrier after taking over from Stuart Hall , requiring lengthy repairs to his car . Estre was issued with a drive-through penalty after he was adjudged to have caused the collision between himself and Tandy . Tandy stopped his Porsche briefly at the pit lane entry , while Bonanomi went wide driving up to Radallion corner battling Wurz for sixth . The incident involving Hartley handed the No . 17 Porsche a 15-second , stop-and-go penalty as he was deemed not to have respected track limits and causing danger to marshals . Bernhard took the penalty on the 17th lap , promoting teammate Jani to the lead . Evans moved to the front of the LMP2 field after overtaking Canal heading into the Bus Stop chicane . Fässler ceded third position to Duval at Les Combes corner . Bernhard was caught by Duval and used his car 's hybrid boost system on the Kemmel straight , moving ahead of the German under braking for Les Combes corner . Fässler briefly pressured Bernhard before entering the pit lane for a scheduled stop and Lotterer took over his seat . Lotterer lapped in the 1:58 second range which allowed him to run 12 seconds behind leader Dumas . Bonanomi 's left-hand window became detached on the Kemmel straight , necessitating an extra pit stop for a replacement window . Patrick Dempsey spun the No . 77 car at the Bus Stop chicane , forcing several drivers to take avoiding action . Trummer drove into his garage with back-end technical problems with his car and retired . Dempsey 's co-driver Marco Seefried spun and heavily struck the left-hand turn tyre barrier before Pouhon corner . Dumas extended his advantage over Lotterer to 19 seconds , while Canal reclaimed the LMP2 lead when Evans made a scheduled pit stop . Lotterer made a pit stop for tyres and fuel . Dumas and Jarvis reacted shortly afterwards . Di Grassi took over from Jarvis , while Lotterer gained five seconds on Dumas . While switching drivers from Bernhard to Webber , Porsche changed a problematic damper on the No . 17 car . Approaching Blanchimont corner Kristian Poulsen went backwards into the barrier after colliding with a G-Drive Racing car that was lapping him . This prompted a localised yellow caution flag , and enabled Aleksey Basov and Khaled Al Qubaisi to inherit second and third places in LMGTE Am . Rigon was lapping Al Qubaisi at the Bus Stop chicane , but the Porsche driver drove defensively and both cars spun . Bruni reduced his speed to avoid colliding with the stationary cars . Webber passed Rast for sixth place , while Poulsen retired because of accident damage while attempting to return to the pit lane . Dumas held a 24-second advantage over Lotterer with di Grassi in third , while Evans moved back into the LMP2 lead . Both Toyota cars were battling for fourth position with Webber close behind . Webber overtook Davidson for fifth at the Radillion corner exit moving ahead of Sarrazin on the Kemmel straight one lap later . Di Grassi slowed with technical problems and limped into his garage for an engine control unit and front-left nose change . Toyota 's No . 1 car was pushed into its garage with mechanical problems ; it rejoined the circuit for a few laps until a throttle problem emerged , causing the car to run at a reduced pace . Lotterer retook the lead after the No . 18 Porsche driver switch took longer than expected . Rast passed Conway around the outside for fourth at the Bus Stop chicane . Vilander challenged Lietz for second in LMGTE Pro until Vilander was issued a track limit abuse penalty . Lotterer and Lieb battled each other for first place . Lotterer drove defensively after passing slower traffic going into Les Combes corner to keep the position . Lieb ran wide off the track at the Stavelot corner exit while lapping a slower car . Tréluyer took over from Lotterer during a pit stop and Lieb regained the lead . Tréluyer caught Lieb and passed him around the outside at La Source corner , holding the lead until Lieb reclaimed it by employing his car 's hybrid boost system to overtake him on the Kemmel straight . Tréluyer managed to take over the first position when he got ahead of Lieb around the outside of Pif Paf corner , despite the two making earlier contact at Pouhon corner . Lieb made a pit stop for new tyres and Jani climbed aboard the No . 18 car . Bruni passed Bell to move into second in LMGTE Pro . Smoke bellowed from the left exhaust of Bird 's car , and he drove to his garage for diagnosis . Bruni reduced the time deficit to Alex MacDowall and passed him by using the Bus Stop chicane kerbs to claim the LMGTE Pro lead . Tréluyer was under eight seconds in front of Lieb as the final hour began . Lapierre moved ahead of Paul-Loup Chatin to take over fourth place in LMP2 , while Jani reduced the time deficit to two seconds in arrears of Tréluyer on lap 154 . He passed him with hybrid boost assistance on the Kemmel straight on the following lap . Audi elected to keep Tréluyer on track when Lieb made a pit stop for fuel . He remained there until lap 164 when he stopped for fuel but not tyres . Jarvis went straight into Stavelot corner 's barriers in the event 's closing two minutes . Tréluyer maintained the lead for the rest of the race winning after completing 176 laps at a track record-breaking distance of . Jani finished second , 13.424 seconds adrift of the No . 7 Audi , and Bernhard completed the podium positions by finishing third , albeit one lap behind . It was Audi 's second consecutive overall series ' victory of the season . Unchallenged in the closing stages , Jota Sport were victorious in LMP2 , one lap ahead of the second-place G-Drive Racing car of Gustavo Yacamán , Ricardo González and Pipo Derani , and third-position finishers Webb , Ragues and Amberg of Team SARD Morand . It was Evans 's first LMP2 victory in the World Endurance Championship , while it was Tincknell and Dolan 's second in the series . Bruni was issued with a one-minute , stop-and-go penalty because his mechanics did not check one of his tyres at his final scheduled pit stop . Rees took over the class lead which he maintained to clinch victory in LMGTE Pro . Turner held third , but made a pit stop , allowing Lietz and Muller to finish in second and third places in the category . This was Rees 's , Stanaway 's and MacDowall 's first class victories in the World Endurance Championship . Aston Martin finished as the winners in LMGTE Am , ahead of the No . 83 AF Corse of François Perrodo , Emmanuel Collard , and Agias with SMP Racing 's No . 72 entry of Viktor Shaitar . Aleksey Basov and Andrea Bertolini completed the class podium positions . Dalla Lana , Mathias Lauda 's and Lamy 's win was their second consecutive in LMGTE Am . Post-race . The top three finishers of all four classes appeared on the podium to collect their trophies and in a later press conference . Tréluyer was delighted with the victory , saying : `` What a race , It was a tough lights-to-flag job , just like at Silverstone , but it was huge fun and we ’ re already looking forward to Le Mans . '' He further stated : `` We did it and I am very happy for the team because we had a really strong weekend and it feels great to win in this fashion . '' Lotterer said of the result : `` It 's no holds barred all the time and is very fun , especially at Spa-Francorchamps . It 's for this type of race that we hit track . '' Dumas , who finished in second alongside Lieb and Jani , stated he found driving in dry weather conditions difficult because he was not experienced participating in such conditions . Lieb said his battle with Tréluyer was `` great '' and said the contact between the two drivers was part of motor racing . Jani stated while he did not win the race he praised his car . Third-place co-finisher Webber said that his team had `` too many own goals '' and that they did not wanted to be `` gifted results '' if they were not performing at the highest level . Bernhard said that despite taking the stop-and-go penalty his team did not give up and gave it their best effort to stand on the podium . Following the first free practice crash between Nakajima and Jarvis , Davidson called for cars to be equipped with brighter flashing rain lights and that what happened to his co-driver was `` every driver 's worst nightmare '' . He suggested Formula One rain lights provided by McLaren Electronic Systems were brighter than those employed in the World Endurance Championship . Toyota 's technical director Pascal Vasselon believed Nakajima 's lack of reaction time along with the absence of flashing rain lights contributed to his injury . Christopher Reinke , Audi Sport 's Le Mans Prototype manager , stated such a measure had been discussed but the issue was complex , while the Automobile Club de l'Ouest 's ( ACO ) sporting manager , Vincent Beaumesnil , said he was unsure that brighter lights would have assisted Nakajima . In early June , the sport 's governing body , the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile ( FIA ) and the ACO , required all Le Mans Prototype cars carry additional flashing rain lights at the rear of their cars from the 24 Hours of Le Mans onward after the FIA 's Endurance Committee observed their usage under wet weather conditions and felt there was an improvement in visibility . The result meant Lotterer , Fässler and Tréluyer increased their Drivers ' Championship advantage to 14 points ahead of second-placed Lieb , Jani and Dumas . Wurz , Conway and Sarrazin moved from fourth to third with 22 points , three in front of their teammates Davidson and Buemi . Bernhard 's , Webber 's and Hartley 's third-place finish meant they rounded out the top five with 17 points . Audi increased its lead in the Manufacturers ' Championship on 70 points , 17 ahead of their nearest rivals Porsche in second , and a further six in front of third-placed manufacturer Toyota with six races left in the season . Race result . The minimum number of laps for classification ( 70 % of the overall winning car 's race distance ) was 123 laps . Class winners are denoted by the symbol .
Keota , Colorado . Keota is a mostly abandoned town located on the prairie in the Pawnee National Grasslands in Weld County in the U.S. state of Colorado . Keota 's elevation is . Keota is located approximately 50 miles east of Greeley on County Road 103 . Pawnee Buttes , a pair of prominent sandstone escarpments which are significant nesting areas for hawks , falcons , and eagles , is located nearby . History . Keota was established as a homestead in 1880 by two sisters , Mary and Eva Beardsley and sold to the Lincoln Land and Cattle Co. in 1888 . Keota was a station stop on the `` Old Prairie Dog Express '' on the Colorado-Wyoming Division of the Burlington & Missouri River Railroad . The railroad was abandoned and the trackage removed in 1975 . The rail road was mainly used for cattle shipping . Keota lost its incorporated status in 1990 . There were four different newspapers at four different times from 1908-1975 . A post office operated briefly in 1890 , was reopened in 1909 , and closed in 1974 . The school was established in 1888 and closed sometime in 1951 , but the foundation is still there . The schoolhouse was torn down in the 1950s . The Dean Bivens family , who maintained the roads , moved out in September 1999 . The town of Line Camp in James A. Michener 's novel `` Centennial '' ″was drawn from Keota.″ Present habitation . As of 2008 , the town is home to several residents in modern houses surrounding the historic townsite . There are remains of the general store , several houses , and foundations on what was the north side of the town along with several foundations ( including the foundation of the previously-mentioned Schoolhouse ) . Water supply . The Keota water tower still stands to this day , however it is not in operation and would likely no longer be safe for storage of public drinking water . Water was once brought to Keota via rail cars due to its isolated location on Colorado 's eastern plains .
Distributed switching . Distributed switching is an architecture in which multiple processor-controlled switching units are distributed . There is often a hierarchy of switching elements , with a centralized host switch and with remote switches located close to concentrations of users . Use in telephony networks . Distributed switching is often used in telephone networks , though it is often called `` host-remote switching '' . In rural areas , population centers tend to be too small for economical deployment of a full-featured dedicated telephone exchange , and distances between these centers make transmission costs relatively high . Normal telephone traffic patterns show that most calling is done between people in a community of interest , in this case a geographical one : the population center . Use of distributed switching allows for the majority of calls that are local to that population center to be switched there without needing to be transported to and from the host switch . The host switch provides connectivity between the remote switches and to the larger network , and the host may also directly handle some rare and complex call types ( conference calling , for example ) that the remote itself is not equipped to handle . Host switches also perform OAM & P ( Operation , Administration , Maintenance , and Provisioning ) functions , including billing , for the entire cluster of the host and its remote switches . A key capability of a remote switch is the ability to act in emergency standalone ( ESA ) mode , wherein local calls can still be placed even in the event that the connection between that remote and the host has been lost . In this mode , only local calling is available anyway , so the billing capability of the host switch is not required . ESA is increasingly available on digital loop carrier platforms as well as on purpose-built remote switches in order to improve the scope of their utility . Use within telecommunications equipment platforms . Many data-centric telecommunications platforms such as routers and Ethernet switches utilize distributed switching on separate cards within an equipment chassis . Even when this is used , it is common to have a centralized switching fabric to interconnect the distributed switches . This architecture has become less common as backplane bus speeds and centralized switch fabric capacities have increased .
En plats i solen ( Kent album ) . `` En plats i solen '' ( Swedish for `` A Place in the Sun '' ) is the ninth studio album by Swedish alternative rock band Kent . It was released on 30 June 2010 , just eight months after the release of their previous album , `` Röd '' , but was released exclusively as digital download on the band 's website on 23 June . The album is produced primarily with Swedish producer Stefan Boman , who worked with the band on `` Du & jag döden '' from 2005 . The lead single , `` Skisser för sommaren '' , was released on 14 June 2010 , the same day as the band announced the album details . `` En plats i solen '' has peaked at number one in Sweden and Finland , number two in Norway and number four in Denmark . The album was written and recorded in the early spring of 2010 , and was finished on 8 June . Some of the songs are leftovers from the recording of `` Röd '' . Lead singer Joakim Berg told `` Svenska Dagbladet '' that they wanted to record the songs `` while they were still fresh '' .
Arkansas Highway 128 . Highway 128 ( AR 128 , Ark . 128 , and Hwy . 128 ) is a designation for four east–west state highways in Southwest Arkansas . One route of begins at Highway 7 in Sparkman and runs east to Highway 9 at Holly Springs . A second route of begins at Highway 51 at Joan and runs east to Highway 7/Highway 8 at Gravel Junction . A third route begins at Highway 7 near DeGray Lake Resort State Park and runs east and north to US Highway 270 Business ( US 270B ) in Hot Springs . A fourth route begins at Highway 5 in Fountain Lake and runs east to US 70 . All routes are maintained by the Arkansas Department of Transportation ( ArDOT ) . Route description . All four routes are low-traffic , two-lane , undivided roads winding through the Piney Woods of Southwest Arkansas . No segment of Highway 157 has been listed as part of the National Highway System , a network of roads important to the nation 's economy , defense , and mobility . The ArDOT maintains Highway 128 like all other parts of the state highway system . As a part of these responsibilities , the department tracks the volume of traffic using its roads in surveys using a metric called average annual daily traffic ( AADT ) . ArDOT estimates the traffic level for a segment of roadway for any average day of the year in these surveys . Sparkman to Holly Springs . Highway 128 begins at Sparkman , a small town in rural Dallas County . It runs due east as Main Street , passing Sparkman Elementary School and Sparkman High School before entering downtown . Continuing east , Highway 128 exits the town and enters a rural , forested area . It passes through the unincorporated community of New Hope , and intersects Highway 207 at Pine Grove . Near Pine Grove , Highway 128 passes the historic Sardis Methodist Church , listed on the National Register of Historic Places ( NRHP ) . Continuing southeasterly , Highway 128 passes near the Brazeale Homestead , also listed on the NRHP , before crossing Tulip Creek and White Oak Creek . Southeast of these creek crossings , a proposed intersection with Highway 273 is marked on the county map produced by ArDOT ( as of January 2018 ) . The Highway 273 extension was approved in 1973 , but remains unbuilt . Highway 128 continues southeast to Holly Springs , passing the NRHP-listed Capt . Goodgame House . In Holly Springs , Highway 128 terminates at an intersection with Highway 9 . AADT for the highway was highest at the western terminus , 1,600 vehicles per day . Outside the city limits of Sparkman , the traffic counts dropped below 1,000 with a low of 740 between Pine Grove and Holly Springs . Joan to Gravel Ridge . The highway begins at Highway 51 east of Arkadelphia . It runs south through a sparsely populated rural area with swamps , sloughs , and pine trees , crossing L'eau Frais Creek and becoming a section line road southbound . The highway passes a small , discontinuous segment of the Big Timber Wildlife Management Area ( WMA ) south of the creek crossing . Highway 128 turns west at Mill Creek , terminating at an intersection with Highway 7/Highway 8 at Gravel Junction . Other than the termini , Highway 128 does not intersect any other state highways . AADT for the highway was estimated to be 270 VPD at a point north of the route 's midpoint in 2016 . De Gray Lake Resort State Park to Hot Springs . Highway 128 begins north of DeGray Lake Resort State Park in the Ouachita Mountains . It runs east across Caney Creek to Caney , where it serves as the northern terminus of Highway 283 . Highway 128 turns north at the junction , weaving through a sparsely populated pine forest . The route briefly overlaps Highway 84 at De Roche . North of the overlap , Highway 128 becomes the eastern edge of the Jack Mountain WMA , which offers deer , turkey , and bear hunting ( among others ) to permitted hunters through the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission ( AGFC ) . Upon entering Garland County , Highway 128 begins an overlap with Highway 290 around the southeastern edge of Lake Hamilton , with the concurrency ending just north of Red Oak . The highway bridges the Ouachita River between Lake Hamilton and Lake Catherine just east of Carpenter Dam before entering Hot Springs , the county seat of Garland County , where it becomes Carpenter Dam Road . Highway 128 winds north through an undeveloped section of the city before crossing US Highway 70 ( US 70 ) and US 270 , known as the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Expressway in Hot Springs , at exit 7 . North of this interchange , the highway passes an industrial facility and the Arkansas State Police Troop K Headquarters before terminating at a junction with US 270B ( Malvern Avenue ) . Fountain Lake to US 70 . In northeast Garland County , Highway 128 begins at Highway 5 ( Park Avenue ) in Fountain Lake . The entire length of the highway is known as Lonsdale Cutoff Road . The highway runs east across the South Fork Ouachita River , with a historic 1928 bridge paralleling the highway 's modern span . East of the town , Highway 128 passes through rural forested area , nearing the Saline County line before turning southward . Highway 128 briefly enters Saline County before returning to Garland County , intersecting US 70 , where the route terminates . The roadway continues south to Lonsdale as a county road . AADT for the highway was estimated to be 1,700 VPD near the eastern terminus in 2016 . History . The first section of Highway 128 was created between Holly Springs and Pine Grove in 1937 , replacing State Road 7A .
SS Clan Mackinnon . Three steamships of the Clan Line were named `` Clan Mackinnon '' .
North Dakota College Athletic Conference . The North Dakota College Athletic Conference was an NAIA-associated collegiate athletic conference that ceased operations following the 1999–00 academic school year when it merged with the South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference to form the Dakota Athletic Conference . The conference originally started as the Interstate Athletic Conference in 1922 , with five North Dakota schools and Moorhead State Teachers College from Minnesota . Moorhead State left in 1931 to help found the Northern State Teachers Conference in 1931 , and the remaining members brought in more schools to regroup as the NDCAC .
Glodu River ( Vasilatu ) . The Glodu River is a tributary of the Vasilatu River in Romania .
Castelo de Monsaraz . Castelo de Monsaraz is a castle in Reguengos de Monsaraz , Portugal . It is classified as a National Monument .
Jim Brown ( darts player ) . Jim Brown ( born 14 February 1971 ) is a professional Scottish darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation events . He earned a PDC Tour Card in 2017 .
Philippine Rating Services Corporation . Philippine Rating Services Corporation , known as PhilRatings is a rating agency in the Philippines . PhilRatings provides credit ratings for bonds , commercial paper , banks and other financial institutions , local governments , project finance transactions and asset-backed securities . It is an affiliate of Standard & Poor 's . PhilRatings has been assigning ratings since 1985 . History . PhilRatings was founded as CIBI Ratings , part of the Credit Information Bureau , Inc. , known as the CIBI Foundation , which was set up in 1982 by the Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission , Central Bank of the Philippines ( now Bangko Sentral ) , and the Financial Executives Institute of the Philippines . In 1998 , PhilRatings became a separate company but remained a wholly owned subsidiary of the CIBI Foundation .
Emre İşçiler . Emre İşçiler ( born 28 September 1989 in Manisa , Turkey ) is a Turkish professional footballer . He currently plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Balıkesirspor in the Turkish Second League . Career . İşçiler became a fan favorite with his assists and his goals for Balkes fans . He started his professional career with Manisaspor and he also played for İzmirspor with two years loan contract . His contract will end on 31 May 2012 by his profile in Turkey Football Federation .
Grabovac ( Obrenovac ) . Grabovac is a village situated in Obrenovac municipality in Serbia .
Nijō Motonori . , son of regent Nijō Morotsugu , was a Japanese poet and `` kugyō '' ( court noble ) of the Muromachi period ( 1336–1573 ) . Later , he became known as . He held regent positions kampaku two times from 1424 to 1428 and from 1433 to 1445 , and sesshō two times from 1428 to 1432 and from 1432 to 1433 . He was the father of Nijō Mochimichi .
After Midnight ( The Seldom Scene album ) . `` After Midnight '' is an album by the progressive bluegrass Maryland band The Seldom Scene .
Alfonso Sánchez-Tabernero . Alfonso Sánchez-Tabernero ( Salamanca , 17 September 1961 ) is a Full Professor of Media Management and the current President of the University of Navarra . Early life and education . Alfonso Sánchez-Tabernero was born on 17 September 1961 in Salamanca to a family steeped in the livestock industry . His paternal grandfather was a doctor and his father a lawyer . On his mother ’ s side , both his great-grandfather and his great-great-grandfather served as President of the University of Salamanca . He has three siblings . He studied in a school run by the Marist Order . At 18 he moved to Pamplona to take a degree in journalism at the University of Navarra . Teaching career . In 1991 , he was appointed professor and Associate Dean of the School of Communication at the Universidad del País Vasco . Having returned to Pamplona , he was Dean of the School of Communication at the University of Navarra from 1996 to 2005 . In 2007 , he was awarded the status of Full Professor . He served as President of the European Media Management Education Association from 1998 to 2004 .
Toucan Prize . The Toucan Prize ( ) is a literary prize given by the city of Munich to the best new publication by a Munich author . It has been awarded since 1965 and is endowed with 6,000 Euros .
Uttanahalli . Uthanahalli is a small village on Ooty Road near Mysore city , Karnataka state , India . Location . Uthanahalli is about five km from Mysore city on the highway to Nanjangud . Transportation . City bus number 202 comes directly from City Bus Station , Mysore to Utanahalli village . The route to the village passes through Chamundi Hill footroad , Hosahundi and APMC Yard . APMC Yard . The Agricultural Produce Marketing Center of Mysore district is located near Uttanahalli village . Farmers sell their produce here which are procured by wholesale dealers . This facility is provided by the provincial government of Karnataka . Landmarks . The village has a fairly large square where the city buses make the return journey . There is one primary school and the steps to the temple start from the square . The village is populated by farmers . The village square has one grocery , one bakery , one teashop and ten other small shops . Jwalamukhi Temple . Jwalamuki Tripurasundhari Temple is situated on a beautiful hillock in the very middle of Uttanahalli village squire . Durga is worhipped here and a very large number of devotees visit this temple everyday . The temple and the village is located on the base of the Chamundi Hill in Mysore . Osho Sannidhi . Osho Meditation Center in Uthanahalli is about six kilometres from Mysore . The ashram is situated in the very middle of a large expanse of paddy fields . The center is about one kilometer from the village square . The Osho center conducts three day yoga camps and there is a lot of cottages for visitors .
Australian Baptist Ministries . Australian Baptist Ministries ( formerly Baptist Union of Australia ) is the oldest and largest national cooperative body of Baptists in Australia . The Baptist Union of Australia was inaugurated on August 24th , 1926 at the Burton Street Church in Sydney . History . Baptist work in Australia began in Sydney in 1831 , forty-three years after the British penal colony was established . The first preacher was John McKaeg , who conducted the first Baptist service on Sunday April 24 in `` The Rose and Crown Inn '' on the corner of Castlereagh and King Streets . The first baptism , of two female congregants , was conducted by McKaeg in Woolloomooloo Bay on 12 August 1832 . It was not until 1835 that the first church was established in Hobart Town by Henry Dowling , a strict Calvinist . John Saunders , who had been sent by the Baptist Missionary Society of England to Sydney in 1834 , raised the funding to erect a second church which was opened on 23 September 1836 . The first state Union was formed in Victoria in 1862 . The national Baptist Union was founded in 1926 by representatives from existing state unions . Affiliations . Australian Baptist Ministries is a member of the Asia Pacific Baptist Federation ( formerly Asian Baptist Federation ) and the Baptist World Alliance . Ministry arms of ABM include Global Interaction ( formerly known as the Australian Baptist Missionary Society ) , Australian Baptist World Aid , Baptist Care , and a number of Delegated Bodies which represent communities of practice , developing strategies and resources that benefit the Australian Baptist movement . These include : Crossover Australia , and Crossover Remote ( formerly Northreach ) . The national work is divided among one territory and six state unions , which operate independently , with the national body functioning as a governance council to facilitate collaborative ministries and mission initiatives across the Baptist movement in Australia . Demographics . In 2016 , the Union comprised 70,997 members in 994 churches . The National Church Life Survey in 2001 estimated weekly attendance of Baptist Churches in Australia at 112,200 .
Pieter Serry . Pieter Serry ( born 21 November 1988 ) is a professional Belgian road cyclist , currently riding for .
John Cadman , 1st Baron Cadman . John Cadman , 1st Baron Cadman ( 7 September 1877 – 31 May 1941 ) was a British mining engineer , petroleum technologist and public servant . Early life . Cadman was educated at Armstrong College , University of Durham and received a first class Honours in Geology in 1899 . Career . Cadman served as Inspector of Mines in Trinidad and Tobago in the first decade of the 20th Century . At that time Trinidad and Tobago was a British Colony . As Inspector of Mines he was responsible for the commercialization of Trinidad 's oil in 1907 . In this effort Cadman was joined by Arthur `` Beeby '' Thompson who was an engineer with oilfield experience in Russia . Cadman would later go on to teach petroleum engineering at Birmingham University in the UK . Cadman is credited with creating the course `` Petroleum Engineering '' . He was well known for his love of shellfish . He was later Chairman of the Anglo-Persian Oil Company in the 1930s . He expanded production fourfold and eventually joined a venture by Henri Deterding of Shell to stabilize petroleum prices . Honours . He was created CMG in 1916 , KCMG in 1918 and GCMG in 1929 . In 1937 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Cadman , of Silverdale in the County of Stafford . In 1940 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society . On 17 May 2007 Silverdale Parish Council voted to name a new street `` Cadman Close '' in honour of Lord Cadman .
Nuspirit Helsinki . Nuspirit Helsinki is a musical collective from Finland . The group was conceived in 1998 by Tuomas Kallio and Hannu Nieminen . Their eponymous debut was released in 2002 via the Guidance Recordings imprint . In 2008 , the group released `` Our Favorite Things '' . Nuspirit Helsinki , no longer active as a band , now serves as an umbrella for other projects . The work of the group has been remixed by various artists including Jazzanova and Jori Hulkkonen .
Postenje , Ljubovija . Postenje ( ) is a village in Serbia . It is situated in the Ljubovija municipality , in the Mačva District of Central Serbia . The village had a Serb ethnic majority and a population of 383 in 2002 .
Wielki Staw . Wielki Staw ( , Polish for `` The Big Pond '' ) - post glacial natural lake in the Krkonoše mountains , in western Poland . It is situated in the Karkonosze National Park at the bottom of the cirque , on the southern slope of the Smogornia mountain . With its area of 8.3 hectares , it is the biggest glacial lake in the whole range . Its depth reaches 25 m , the sjores are covered in subalpine species . Waters of the lake host rare species , some of them even extinct like Isoetes lacustris . Due to the regulations of a nature reserve , the object is closed and can be watched only from the top of the cirque . The place is accessible from the Polish–Czech Friendship Trail ( red marks ) .
Apraxia . Apraxia is a motor disorder caused by damage to the brain ( specifically the posterior parietal cortex ) in which the individual has difficulty with the motor planning to perform tasks or movements when asked , provided that the request or command is understood and the individual is willing to perform the task . The nature of the brain damage determines the severity , and the absence of sensory loss or paralysis helps to explain the level of difficulty . The term comes from the Greek ἀ- `` a- '' ( `` without '' ) and πρᾶξις `` praxis '' ( `` action '' ) . Causes . Apraxia is most often due to a lesion located in the dominant ( usually left ) hemisphere of the brain , typically in the frontal and parietal lobes . Lesions may be due to stroke , acquired brain injuries , or neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer 's disease or other dementias , Parkinson 's disease , or Huntington 's disease . It is also possible for apraxia to be caused by lesions in other areas of the brain including the non-dominant ( usually right ) hemisphere . Ideomotor apraxia is typically due to a decrease in blood flow to the dominant hemisphere of the brain and particularly the parietal and premotor areas . It is frequently seen in patients with corticobasal degeneration . Ideational apraxia has been observed in patients with lesions in the dominant hemisphere near areas associated with aphasia ; however , more research is needed on ideational apraxia due to brain lesions . The localization of lesions in areas of the frontal and temporal lobes would provide explanation for the difficulty in motor planning seen in ideational apraxia as well as its difficulty to distinguish it from certain aphasias . Constructional apraxia is often caused by lesions of the inferior non-dominant parietal lobe , and can be caused by brain injury , illness , tumor or other condition that can result in a brain lesion . Diagnosis . Although qualitative and quantitative studies exist , there is little consensus on the proper method to assess for apraxia . The criticisms of past methods include failure to meet standard psychometric properties as well as research-specific designs that translate poorly to non-research use . The Test to Measure Upper Limb Apraxia ( TULIA ) is one method of determining upper limb apraxia through the qualitative and quantitative assessment of gesture production . In contrast to previous publications on apraxic assessment , the reliability and validity of TULIA was thoroughly investigated . The TULIA consists of subtests for the imitation and pantomime of non-symbolic ( “ put your index finger on top of your nose ” ) , intransitive ( “ wave goodbye ” ) and transitive ( “ show me how to use a hammer ” ) gestures . Discrimination ( differentiating between well- and poorly performed tasks ) and recognition ( indicating which object corresponds to a pantomimed gesture ) tasks are also often tested for a full apraxia evaluation . However , there may not be a strong correlation between formal test results and actual performance in everyday functioning or activities of daily living ( ADLs ) . A comprehensive assessment of apraxia should include formal testing , standardized measurements of ADLs , observation of daily routines , self-report questionnaires and targeted interviews with the patients and their relatives . As stated above , apraxia should not be confused with aphasia ; however , they frequently occur together . It has been stated that apraxia is so often accompanied by aphasia that many believe that if a person displays AOS ; it should be assumed that the patient also has some level of aphasia . Treatment . Treatment for individuals with apraxia includes speech therapy , occupational therapy , and physical therapy . Generally , treatments for apraxia have received little attention for several reasons , including the tendency for the condition to resolve spontaneously in acute cases . Additionally , the very nature of the automatic-voluntary dissociation of motor abilities that defines apraxia means that patients may still be able to automatically perform activities if cued to do so in daily life . Nevertheless , research shows that patients experiencing apraxia have less functional independence in their daily lives , and that evidence for the treatment of apraxia is scarce . However , a literature review of apraxia treatment to date reveals that although the field is in its early stages of treatment design , certain aspects can be included to treat apraxia . One method is through rehabilitative treatment , which has been found to positively impact apraxia , as well as activities of daily living . In this review , rehabilitative treatment consisted of 12 different contextual cues , which were used in order to teach patients how to produce the same gesture under different contextual situations . Additional studies have also recommended varying forms of gesture therapy , whereby the patient is instructed to make gestures ( either using objects or symbolically meaningful and non-meaningful gestures ) with progressively less cuing from the therapist . It may be necessary for patients with apraxia to use a form of alternative and augmentative communication depending on the severity of the disorder . In addition to using gestures as mentioned , patients can also use communication boards or more sophisticated electronic devices if needed . No single type of therapy or approach has been proven as the best way to treat a patient with apraxia , since each patient 's case varies . However , one-on-one sessions usually work the best , with the support of family members and friends . Since everyone responds to therapy differently , some patients will make significant improvements , while others will make less progress . The overall goal for treatment of apraxia is to treat the motor plans for speech , not treating at the phoneme ( sound ) level . Research suggests that individuals with apraxia of speech should receive treatment that focuses on the repetition of target words and rate of speech . Research rerouted that the overall goal for treatment of apraxia should be to improve speech intelligibility , rate of speech and articulation of targeted words . Prognosis . The prognosis for individuals with apraxia varies . With therapy , some patients improve significantly , while others may show very little improvement . Some individuals with apraxia may benefit from the use of a communication aid . However , many people with apraxia are no longer able to be independent . Those with limb-kinetic and/or gait apraxia should avoid activities in which they might injure themselves or others . Occupational therapy , physical therapy , and play therapy may be considered as other references to support patients with apraxia . These team members could work along with the SLP to provide the best therapy for people with apraxia . However , because people with limb apraxia may have trouble directing their motor movements , occupational therapy for stroke or other brain injury can be difficult . No medication has been shown useful for treating apraxia .
Raleigh DeGeer Amyx . Raleigh DeGeer Amyx ( born 1938 ) is an American collector of Presidential , Americana , military , sports , NASA , and Olympic artifacts , including gold , silver , and bronze winners medals presented to athletes . Early life , education . Amyx was born in 1938 in Kansas City , Kansas , and later moved to St. Louis , Missouri , where he resided during the World War II years . In 1945 , his father , Eugene Raleigh Amyx , accepted a transfer by his employer Johnson & Johnson , to Louisville , Kentucky . There Raleigh was raised until his graduation from Atherton High School . Career . Amyx served in the U.S. Army and worked at the FBI . At one time he served in the Investigation Division , which included the kidnapping and white slave trade units . He served as a Messenger to FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover . In 1957 Hoover presented an inscribed and signed sepia-toned photo to Amyx . About the same time , Amyx was asked by the Director 's Office to take a message to the then Majority Leader of the United States Senate , Lyndon B. Johnson , and to then Senator John F. Kennedy . While in the Senate Office with Kennedy , Amyx asked him to inscribe and sign a photograph , to which he obliged . Later Amyx became an Association Executive , overseeing and co-authoring the `` Gymnastics Safety Manual '' . Following a near-fatal bout with throat cancer , Amyx founded American Heritage Manuscripts and Collectibles . Collector . Amyx claims he started collecting at age seven , when he `` opened '' a museum consisting of some coins , stamps , butterflies and a dead bat . Admission was 2 cents . Amyx 's large private collection as an adult is specialized in Presidential , Sports , Military , and NASA collectibles , particularly those owned and used by famous Americans . Presidential collection . In the early 1980s , Amyx claims he saw `` Backstairs at the White House '' , a television mini-series adapted from the book `` My Thirty Years Backstairs at the White House '' by Lillian Rogers Parks , who had been a housekeeper and seamstress at the White House for thirty years . Amyx was inspired to gather mementos from former White House employees into a collection , and placed numerous advertisements in the `` Washington Post '' . One response said , `` You do n't know who to leave all this stuff to . You 'd be out on a walk with the president and he would say 'Here 's a little something for you ' ... We took it for granted in those days . It was just work . Now it 's history . '' Amyx has stated he recognized the historical importance of both the items and the stories , and gathered signed provenance letters from each contributor to authenticate the items . Amyx has since worked with some 100 people who have held long-term household positions for First Families since the days of Herbert Hoover , and some whose parents and/or grandparents served in the White House as far back as the 19th century . His official White House china collection ranks as the world 's second-largest privately owned such collection . One piece from the collection was traded to Robert L. McNeil and is featured in the book `` American Presidential China '' . Another item in the collection is President Dwight D. Eisenhower 's Rolex Datejust , which is the 150,000th officially-certified Rolex Chronometer made . This watch was featured in `` Jake 's Rolex World '' Magazine . Sports collection . Amyx has a collection of sports collectibles relating to baseball , football , boxing , horse racing and the Olympics . Amyx possesses three official Super Bowl rings presented to Washington Redskins players in 1982 , 1987 , and 1991 . According to the Olympian Collectors Club , his Olympic Medal and memorabilia collection ranks within the top four collections in the world . His collection includes over 50 Olympic medals in gold , silver , and bronze dating back to 1896 . He is a member of the International Society of Olympic Historians , with research interests in the Olympic Movement , Olympic history , promotion of Olympic Games , and Olympic gymnastics . Media presence . Amyx has acquired , authenticated , and appraised historical items for collectors and for entities such as the Smithsonian Institution . Portions of the Raleigh DeGeer Amyx Presidential collection have been exhibited at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum . He has made national television appearances , such as on `` Good Morning America '' . His collection was filmed by ABC . In addition to TV , a number of newspaper and book references have mentioned him and his collection . Auction companies , such as RR Auction , have also published articles and videos featuring Raleigh DeGeer Amyx .
Roam ( disambiguation ) . `` Roam '' is the fourth single from The B-52 's ' 1989 hit album `` Cosmic Thing '' .
WikiConference North America . WikiConference North America , formerly known as WikiConference USA , is an annual conference organized by the Wikimedia community in North America . The first two events were held at New York Law School and Washington , D.C. 's National Archives Building in 2014 and 2015 , respectively . The third annual conference , rebranded WikiConference North America , was held at San Diego 's Central Public Library in 2016 , with a pre-conference day at Balboa Park . WikiConference North America 2017 was held in Montreal in 2017 , as a pre-conference to Wikimania , and WikiConference 2018 was held in Columbus , Ohio at Ohio State University 's Thompson Memorial Library . Description . The annual conference is organized by and for Wikipedia editors , enthusiasts , and volunteers . Staff from the Wiki Education Foundation , which co-sponsored the 2015 event , and the Wikimedia Foundation also attend each year . The conference has been held in New York City ; Washington , D.C. ; San Diego ; Montreal ; and Columbus , Ohio . 2014 . The inaugural WikiConference USA was held during May 30 – June 1 , 2014 at New York Law School 's Tribeca campus in Lower Manhattan . The conference was established as a national event for the American Wikipedia community , and was `` devoted to topics concerning the Wikimedia movement in the United States , as well as related topics of free culture and digital rights '' . It was hosted by Wikimedia Foundation affiliates for the District of Columbia and New York City , with grant funding provided by the foundation and additional support from `` Consumer Reports '' , the Institute for Information Law & Policy at New York Law School , and the City University of New York . The event 's program featured two days of keynotes , panels , presentations , and workshop sessions about the state of Wikipedia , addressing issues such as diversity , gender bias , and the socialization of new editors , as well as a one-day unconference . Approximately 250 people attended the conference . According to `` O'Dwyer 's '' magazine , sessions about conflict-of-interest editing on Wikipedia were `` front and center '' . 2015 . The second WikiConference USA was held at the National Archives Building in Washington , D.C. , during October 9–11 , 2015 . The conference was co-sponsored by the National Archives and Records Administration ( NARA ) , which was a sponsor of Wikimania when the event was held in Washington , D.C. in 2012 , and the Wiki Education Foundation ; Wikimedia Foundation affiliates for the District of Columbia and New York City were also WikiConference partners . Activities included panels , presentations , speeches , and workshops related to Wikipedia 's community , collaborations with cultural institutions , role in education , and technology development . Attendees also had access to the National Archives Museum and the Innovation Hub , where records are digitized . The conference featured presentations by Pamela Wright , NARA 's chief innovation officer ; Andrew Lih ; John Howard , who serves as director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health ; David Ferriero , Archivist of the United States ; Alice Backer of the organization AfroCrowd , which seeks to improve coverage of Africans and African Americans in Wikipedia and other projects ; and Danielle Citron , a law professor at the University of Maryland who spoke about hate crimes in cyberspace . Diversity was a central theme throughout the conference , which inspired NARA to host a Wikimedia Diversity Conference in June 2016 . 2016 . The third annual event , called WikiConference North America , was held in San Diego 's Central Public Library during October 7–10 , 2016 . The conference 's scope was increased to include Wikimedians in Canada and Mexico , and the event featured a series of edit-a-thons . Alex Madva , an assistant professor at California State Polytechnic University , Pomona and contributor to the American Philosophical Association 's blog , coordinated one on October 8 to improve articles about philosophy and philosophers . The American Chemical Society sponsored another to improve coverage of chemistry and notable chemists . Mike Connolly Miskwish of the Campo Indian Reservation , who also serves as an adjunct faculty member of Native American studies at San Diego State University , facilitated an edit-a-thon in conjunction with Indigenous Peoples ' Day to improve Wikipedia articles about indigenous peoples . Katherine Maher , executive director of the Wikimedia Foundation , facilitated a Wikimedia movement strategy session , and Kelly Doyle , who was hired by West Virginia University Libraries as the first Wikipedian in residence for focusing on gender equality , also presented at the conference . On the day preceding the conference , a `` Wiki Culture Crawl '' was organized at Balboa Park , allowing editors to visit affiliated museums free of charge for the purpose of improving Wikipedia articles related to local GLAMs and other cultural institutions . `` Convene '' , a monthly journal published by the Professional Convention Management Association , said the 2016 event was `` organized just the way you might expect that contributors to the world ’ s largest online encyclopedia would approach the task : using the 'wiki ' collaborative approach . '' The journal 's Barbara Palmer also noted that Sydney Poore , Rosie Stephenson-Goodknight , and other organizers all lived outside California . On the conference 's final day , attendees created the `` WikiConference North America User Group '' to document best practices for organizing Wikimedia events . 2017–2018 . WikiConference North America was held at Le Centre Sheraton Hotel in Montreal , Quebec , Canada from August 9–10 , 2017 , as a pre-conference to Wikimania , the official annual conference of the Wikimedia Foundation . The 2018 conference took place in Columbus , Ohio , October 18–21 , 2018 , at Ohio State University 's Thompson Memorial Library and other campus locations .
Treaty of Amity and Commerce between France and Japan . In 1859 , Gustave Duchesne de Bellecourt arrived and became the first French representative in Japan . A French Consulate was opened that year at the Temple of Saikai-ji , in Mita , Edo , at the same time as an American Consulate was established at the Temple of Zenpuku-ji , and a British Consulate at the Temple of Tōzen-ji . The ratified Treaty was brought to the `` shōgun '' by Duchesne de Bellecourt , on February 4 , 1860 .
Fathabad , Andika . Fathabad ( , also Romanized as Fatḩābād ) is a village in Qaleh-ye Khvajeh Rural District , in the Central District of Andika County , Khuzestan Province , Iran . At the 2006 census , its population was 106 , in 16 families .
Mischa Hausserman . Mischa Hausserman ( born October 31 , 1941 ) is an Austrian-born American film and television actor . Hausserman was born in Vienna , Austria . He had moved to the United States in 1965 . He studied acting at the Herbert Berghof Studios and then went on to New York University .
Craig Minogue . Craig Minogue ( born 1962 ) is an Australian prisoner , convicted for the 1986 bombing of the Russell Street Police Headquarters in Russell Street , Melbourne , Victoria , Australia . Minogue was sentenced to life imprisonment , with a non-parole period of 30 years . In 2012 Mingoue was awarded his PhD in applied ethics , human and social services by La Trobe University . Russell Street Bombing . The Russell Street Bombing occurred at proximately 1 pm on 27 March 1986 , Easter Thursday . The blast killed 21-year-old Constable Angela Taylor and left 22 people injured and caused massive damage to the Russell Street Police Headquarters and surrounding buildings , with damage estimated at over $ 500,000 . Prison life . Minogue initiated many legal challenges against the Victorian government , mostly concerning his treatment while imprisoned . In 2002 Minogue applied unsuccessfully to the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal ( VCAT ) and sought copies of prison management and operation manuals . His request was refused , but he was granted access to limited information and restricted to viewing such information while within the prison library . This decision was widely criticized by academics and lawyers as promoting a lack of administrative transparency in the prison system and creating a situation where the rules that prisoners are supposed to abide by are concealed from them . In 2005 Minogue , who entered the prison system illiterate , completed his Bachelor of Arts Degree with Honours from Deakin University . In the same year he was accepted as a PhD . student at La Trobe University , the first prisoner in Australia and one of the few in the world to do so . Minogue uses his website to post information about his academic work . In a coronial inquest into deaths in the fire at the prison Minogue gave evidence over three days . At the completion of the inquest the State Coroner found Corrections Victoria was , in his words , `` moribund and corrupt '' . A book by Monash University academic and historian Dr. Bree Carlton , `` Imprisoning Resistance '' , examined prisoner resistance which led to the Jika Jika fire . In 2016 , after it was revealed Minogue had applied for parole and following media and public pressure on the Victorian government , Daniel Andrews , the Premier of Victoria , legislated to eliminate parole for persons convicted of killing a police officer . The law was applied retrospectively and impacted Minogue 's application for parole . In 2017 Minogue sought to challenge the validity of the new legislation , and in the 2017 annual report of the Victorian Parole Board it was reported that the matter is in its early stages of being heard before the High Court of Australia .
Milošev Do . Milošev Do ( Serbian Cyrillic : Милошев До ) is a village in the municipality of the Prijepolje in the Zlatibor District of Serbia . According to the 2002 census , Milošev Do had a population of 126 people . Milošev Do lies between Jadovnik and Zlatar mountains , on the Mileševka river . It consists of the hamlets of Prisoje , Gvozd and Svičevići .
Chambers Estates , Dania Beach , Florida . Chambers Estates is a former census-designated place ( CDP ) in Broward County , Florida , United States . The population was 3,556 at the 2000 census . The community is now a part of Dania Beach , Florida . Geography . Chambers Estates is located at ( 26.056366 , -80.202598 ) . According to the United States Census Bureau , the CDP has a total area of 1.4 km² ( 0.6 mi² ) , all land . Demographics . As of the census of 2000 , there were 3,556 people , 1,336 households , and 883 families residing in the CDP . The population density was 2,496.3/km² ( 6,455.9/mi² ) . There were 1,432 housing units at an average density of 1,005.3/km² ( 2,599.8/mi² ) . The racial makeup of the CDP was 78.07 % White ( 59.1 % were Non-Hispanic White , ) 11.08 % African American , 0.28 % Native American , 1.83 % Asian , 5.40 % from other races , and 3.35 % from two or more races . Hispanic or Latino of any race were 25.90 % of the population . There were 1,336 households out of which 36.6 % had children under the age of 18 living with them , 40.5 % were married couples living together , 18.2 % had a female householder with no husband present , and 33.9 % were non-families . 25.0 % of all households were made up of individuals and 7.9 % had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older . The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.16 . In the CDP , the population was spread out with 27.8 % under the age of 18 , 9.4 % from 18 to 24 , 34.2 % from 25 to 44 , 20.1 % from 45 to 64 , and 8.6 % who were 65 years of age or older . The median age was 34 years . For every 100 females , there were 95.0 males . For every 100 females age 18 and over , there were 91.9 males . The median income for a household in the CDP was $ 37,756 , and the median income for a family was $ 36,750 . Males had a median income of $ 32,394 versus $ 23,958 for females . The per capita income for the CDP was $ 17,707 . About 12.5 % of families and 12.8 % of the population were below the poverty line , including 14.5 % of those under age 18 and 3.5 % of those age 65 or over . As of 2000 , English as a first language accounted for 76.00 % of all residents , while Spanish made up 22.81 % , and French was the mother tongue of 1.17 % of the population .
Correlation function . A correlation function is a function that gives the statistical correlation between random variables , contingent on the spatial or temporal distance between those variables . If one considers the correlation function between random variables representing the same quantity measured at two different points then this is often referred to as an autocorrelation function , which is made up of autocorrelations . Correlation functions of different random variables are sometimes called cross-correlation functions to emphasize that different variables are being considered and because they are made up of cross-correlations . Correlation functions are a useful indicator of dependencies as a function of distance in time or space , and they can be used to assess the distance required between sample points for the values to be effectively uncorrelated . In addition , they can form the basis of rules for interpolating values at points for which there are no observations . Correlation functions used in astronomy , financial analysis , econometrics , and statistical mechanics differ only in the particular stochastic processes they are applied to . In quantum field theory there are correlation functions over quantum distributions . Definition . For possibly distinct random variables `` X '' ( `` s '' ) and `` Y '' ( `` t '' ) at different points `` s '' and `` t '' of some space , the correlation function is where formula_2 is described in the article on correlation . In this definition , it has been assumed that the stochastic variables are scalar-valued . If they are not , then more complicated correlation functions can be defined . For example , if `` X '' ( `` s '' ) is a random vector with `` n '' elements and `` Y '' ( t ) is a vector with `` q '' elements , then an `` n '' × '' q '' matrix of correlation functions is defined with formula_3 element When `` n '' = '' q '' , sometimes the trace of this matrix is focused on . If the probability distributions have any target space symmetries , i.e . symmetries in the value space of the stochastic variable ( also called internal symmetries ) , then the correlation matrix will have induced symmetries . Similarly , if there are symmetries of the space ( or time ) domain in which the random variables exist ( also called spacetime symmetries ) , then the correlation function will have corresponding space or time symmetries . Examples of important spacetime symmetries are — Higher order correlation functions are often defined . A typical correlation function of order `` n '' is If the random vector has only one component variable , then the indices formula_3 are redundant . If there are symmetries , then the correlation function can be broken up into irreducible representations of the symmetries — both internal and spacetime . Properties of probability distributions . With these definitions , the study of correlation functions is similar to the study of probability distributions . Many stochastic processes can be completely characterized by their correlation functions ; the most notable example is the class of Gaussian processes . Probability distributions defined on a finite number of points can always be normalized , but when these are defined over continuous spaces , then extra care is called for . The study of such distributions started with the study of random walks and led to the notion of the Itō calculus . The Feynman path integral in Euclidean space generalizes this to other problems of interest to statistical mechanics . Any probability distribution which obeys a condition on correlation functions called reflection positivity lead to a local quantum field theory after Wick rotation to Minkowski spacetime . The operation of renormalization is a specified set of mappings from the space of probability distributions to itself . A quantum field theory is called renormalizable if this mapping has a fixed point which gives a quantum field theory .
List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Nithsdale . The following is a list of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in the Nithsdale Area of Search . For other areas , see List of SSSIs by Area of Search .
Masayuki Onishi . is a former Japanese football player . Playing career . Onishi was born in Hokkaido on July 5 , 1977 . After graduating from Aichi Gakuin University , he joined J1 League club Yokohama F. Marinos in 2000 . However he could not play at all in the match . In 2001 , he moved to J2 League club Albirex Niigata . Although he played many matches as substitute forward until May , he could hardly play in the match from June . He retired end of 2001 season .
Fetal scalp blood testing . Fetal scalp blood testing is a technique used in obstetrics during labor to confirm whether fetal oxygenation is sufficient . The procedure can be performed by creating a shallow cut by a transvaginally inserted blood lancet , followed by applying a thin pipe to the site that samples blood by capillary action . Two constituents that are commonly tested by this method are pH and lactate , both being indicators of acid base homeostasis . A low pH and high level of lactate indicate that there is acidosis , which in turn is associated with hypoxia . pH and lactate appear to have the same sensitivity in indicating hypoxia during labour . Analysis of pH requires a relatively large amount of blood ( 30–50 μl ) , and sampling failure rates of 11–20 % have been reported . Analysis of lactate only requires 5 μl of blood .
David Edwardes ( deputy herald ) . David Edwardes ( c. 1630 – 1690 ) was a member of the Edwardes family of Rhydygors Carmarthen . He was appointed a deputy herald by Clarenceux King of Arms . He died without issue . He married Elizabeth , daughter of David Morgan of Coed Llwyd , Pembrokeshire . He was the deputy herald for Cardiganshire , Brecknock , Pembrokeshire , Carmarthenshire and Glamorgan . He compiled large genealogical volumes and he was an armorist . He was consulted by contemporary British and Continental genealogists . His will was proved in Carmarthen on the 31st November 1690 . William Lewes of Llwynderw acquired his collections after his death .
Fifth Council of Constantinople . Fifth Council of Constantinople is a name given to a series of six patriarchal councils held in the Byzantine capital Constantinople between 1341 and 1351 , to deal with a dispute concerning the mystical doctrine of Hesychasm . These are referred to also as the Hesychast councils or the Palamite councils , since they discussed the theology of Gregory Palamas , whom Barlaam of Seminara opposed in the first of the series , and others in the succeeding five councils . The result of these councils is accepted as having the authority of an ecumenical council by Orthodox Christians who sometimes call it the Ninth Ecumenical Council . Principal supporters of the view that this series of councils comprises the Ninth Ecumenical Council include Metropolitan Hierotheos ( Vlachos ) of Nafpaktos , Fr . John S. Romanides , and Fr . George Metallinos . As it became clear that the dispute between Barlaam and Palamas was irreconcilable and would require the judgment of an episcopal council . A series of six patriarchal councils was held in Constantinople on 10 June 1341 , August 1341 , 4 November 1344 , 1 February 1347 , 8 February 1347 , and 28 May 1351 to consider the issues . Collectively , these councils are accepted as having ecumenical status by Orthodox Christians , some of whom call them the Fifth Council of Constantinople and the Ninth Ecumenical Council . The dispute over Hesychasm came before a synod held at Constantinople in May 1341 and presided over by the emperor Andronicus III Palaeologus . The assembly , influenced by the veneration in which the writings of Pseudo-Dionysius were held in the Eastern Church , condemned Barlaam , who recanted . Barlaam 's primary supporter Emperor Andronicus III died just five days after the synod ended . Although Barlaam initially hoped for a second chance to present his case against Palamas , he soon realised the futility of pursuing his cause , and left for Calabria where he converted to the Roman Church and was appointed Bishop of Gerace . After Barlaam 's departure , Gregory Akindynos became the chief critic of Palamas . A second council held in Constantinople in August 1341 condemned Akindynos and affirmed to findings of the earlier council . Akindynos and his supporters gained a brief victory at the third synod held in 1344 which excommunicated Palamas and one of his disciples , Isidore Buchiras . Palamas and Buchiras recanted . In 1347 , however , after a vicious civil war , their protector , John Cantacuzenus , entered Constantinople and forced his opponents to crown him co-emperor . In February 1347 , a fourth synod was held which deposed the patriarch , John XIV , and excommunicated Akindynos . Isidore Buchiras , who had been excommunicated by the third synod , was now made patriarch . In the same month , the Barlaamite party held a competing synod which refused to acknowledge Isidore and excommunicated Palamas . Akindynos having died in 1348 , Nicephorus Gregoras became the chief opponent of Hesychasm . In May 1351 , a patriarchal council conclusively exonerated Palamas and condemned his opponents . This synod ordered that the metropolitans of Ephesus and Ganos be defrocked and jailed . All those who were unwilling to submit to the orthodox view were to be excommunicated and kept under surveillance at their residences . A series of anathemas were pronounced against Barlaam , Akindynos and their followers ; at the same time , a series of acclamations were also declared in favor of Gregory Palamas and the adherents of his doctrine . Gregoras refused to submit to the dictates of the synod and was effectively imprisoned in a monastery until the Palaeologi triumphed in 1354 and deposed Cantacuzenus .
Axe Records . Axe Records is a Canadian record label founded by Greg Hambleton in 1972 . After a number of years of inactivity , the label was revived in 2013 . It is particularly notable as the original recording label of Canadian duo Gary and Dave . History . Axe Records was founded by Greg Hambleton in 1972 . The label was initially distributed by London Records of Canada . The first artists signed to the label included Canadian group Thundermug . In 1974 Axe moved into offices in the Toronto Sound Studio building on Overlea Boulevard . By 1975 , the label was distributed by GRT Records in Canada . The company had no consistent international distribution . The company 's most successful artist duo , Gary and Dave , was distributed by London Records in the United States . Its principal rock band , Thundermug , was distributed by the Big Tree and the Epic labels and , as of 1975 , at the initiative of Hambleton , by Mercury Records . International licensing arrangements were signed with EMI Electrola , Basart and Decca UK . The label 's major recording success was with Gary and Dave . The label also released records by Thundermug , Fergus , The Sattalites , Rain ( with Charity Brown ) , Keith Hampshire , Major Hoople 's Boarding House , Steel River , Tom Northcott and Walter Ostanek , among others . In 2013 , the label was revived by its founder and owner , Greg Hambleton , to re-issue and market the original recordings by its original artists , as well as to sign new artists .
James Jones ( author ) . James Ramon Jones ( November 6 , 1921 – May 9 , 1977 ) was an American novelist known for his explorations of World War II and its aftermath . He won the 1952 National Book Award for his first published novel , `` From Here to Eternity '' , which was adapted for the big screen immediately and made into a television series a generation later . Life . James Ramon Jones was born and raised in Robinson , Illinois , the son of Ramon and Ada M. ( née Blessing ) Jones . He enlisted in the United States Army in 1939 at the age of 17 and served in the 25th Infantry Division , 27th Infantry Regiment before and during World War II , first in Hawaii at Schofield Barracks on Oahu , then in combat on Guadalcanal at the Battle of Mount Austen , the Galloping Horse , and the Sea Horse , where he injured his ankle . He returned to the US and was discharged in July 1944 . He also worked as a journalist covering the Vietnam War . His wartime experiences inspired some of his most famous works , the so-called war trilogy . He witnessed the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor , which led to his first published novel , `` From Here to Eternity '' ( 1951 ) . `` The Thin Red Line '' ( 1962 ) reflected his combat experiences on Guadalcanal and `` Whistle '' ( posthumous , 1978 ) was based on his hospital stay in Memphis , Tennessee , recovering from surgery on an ankle he had reinjured on the island . Jones was the father of two children including Kaylie Jones , an author best known for `` A Soldier 's Daughter Never Cries '' , a thinly veiled memoir of the Joneses ' life in Paris during the 1960s . ( The son Jamie Jones was adopted in France . ) Kaylie Jones ' novel was made into a film starring Kris Kristofferson , Barbara Hershey and Leelee Sobieski in 1998 . The release of this film , along with the 1998 release of a new film version of `` The Thin Red Line '' , directed by Terrence Malick and produced by Robert Michael Geisler and John Roberdeau , sparked a revival of interest in James Jones ' life and works . In 2011 , Ms. Jones was instrumental in publishing an uncensored edition of James Jones ' `` From Here to Eternity '' . Jones assisted in the 1950 formation of the Hanby Writers ' Colony in Marshall , Illinois , by his then-lover Lowney Hanby and her husband Harry Hanby . It was funded partly by Harry and , after the financial success of `` From Here To Eternity '' , partly by Jones . Originally conceived as a Utopian commune where budding artists could focus exclusively on their writing projects , the colony dissolved after only a few years , because James Jones relocated to France following his marriage to Gloria Mosolino after a fight with Lowney leaving the colony back in a financially compromised situation in 1957 . Jones died in Southampton , New York , of congestive heart failure and is buried in Poxabogue-Evergreen Cemetery , Bridgehampton , New York . His papers are now held at the Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas at Austin . His widow , Gloria , died on June 9 , 2006 . Many of James Jones 's books are still available in digital format including excerpts from `` They Shall Inherit the Laughter '' , published as `` To the End of the War '' . Work . Jones called his first novel `` They Shall Inherit the Laughter '' . It was a thinly disguised autobiographical novel of his experiences in Robinson immediately after World War II . After several rejections—with various complaints and claims about the work being too shrill and lacking perspective—he abandoned it and began writing `` From Here to Eternity '' . Charles Scribner 's Sons published `` Eternity '' in 1951 , and it won the annual U.S. National Book Award for Fiction . The Modern Library Board later named it one of the 100 best novels of the 20th century . His second published novel , `` Some Came Running '' ( 1957 ) , had its roots in the abandoned first effort . In contrast to `` Eternity '' , it was savaged by critics . They were especially harsh about the frequently misspelled words and punctuation errors ; they did n't recognize that such elements were a conscious style choice by Jones to evoke the provinciality of the novel 's characters and setting . Jones apparently played around with this style in several short stories written at about the same time as `` Some Came Running '' ( later collected in `` The Ice-Cream Headache and Other Stories '' ) , only to abandon it by the time he finished `` The Thin Red Line '' in 1962 , in favor of the blunt but more grammatically sound style most associated with him today . `` Some Came Running '' was immediately adapted as a film starring Frank Sinatra , Dean Martin , and Shirley MacLaine , which was critically acclaimed and nominated for five Oscars . His novella `` The Pistol '' ( 1959 ) was drawn from his military experience , not unlike `` From Here to Eternity '' and `` The Thin Red Line '' . Jones did not live long enough to finish his last novel , `` Whistle '' ; he knew he was dying of congestive heart failure while writing it . However , he left behind copious notes for Willie Morris to complete the final section after his death , and `` Whistle '' was published a year later , in 1978 . That completed Jones ' war trilogy ( the first parts being `` From Here to Eternity '' and `` The Thin Red Line '' ) , of which he wrote : `` It will say just about everything I have ever had to say , or will ever have to say , on the human condition of war and what it means to us , as against what we claim it means to us . '' Adaptations . `` From Here to Eternity '' was adapted as a film of the same name in 1953 ; as a television miniseries of the same name in 1979 ; as a TV series of the same name in 1980 . A musical adaption of the book opened in London in 2013 . `` Some Came Running '' was adapted as a 1958 film of the same name . `` The Thin Red Line '' was adapted as 1964 and 1998 films of the same name .
Jasper County Courthouse ( Indiana ) . The Jasper County Courthouse in Rensselaer , Indiana is a building from 1898 . It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983 and is located in the Rensselaer Courthouse Square Historic District . The Jasper County Courthouse was erected in 1898 at a total cost of $ 141,731.94 . It is located in the center of the Courthouse Square bounded by Washington , Cull en , Harrison and Van Rensselaer Streets . The Courthouse Square , itself , is defined by a retaining wall of concrete , about 18 '' high and a foot wide . There are steps leading from the street to the walks leading to all four entrances to the building . The building stands on a bedrock . The building has four floors for a total of , plus a basement and the tower . The clock tower is high . The building is faced Bedford limestone , and features medieval elements . Entrances on the north and south sides are framed in two-story Tudor arches supported on clusters of columns . Flanking these entrances are three-story round towers . Centered over the entrance is a wall dormer , which is surmounted by the clock tower . The clock tower also has a wall dormer on each face of its pyramidal roof . On either side of the entrances and towers are five double-hung windows on each floor , with wall dormers over two bays . The corners have narrow , windowless turrets . The entrance bay , dormer , and flanking towers project from the building . The stone masonry support walls have arches between rooms . Each of the first three floors above the basement have terrazzo floors , marble wainscoting and oak woodwork , and the stairs have marble treads . The plaster columns in the stairwell have been decorated to look like marble . The stair rails are of hand-hammered iron with marble rails . In 1982 an elevator was installed to serves the first three floors . The second floor features include four brass chandeliers with lead blown shades and two newel post lamps to match . The recently decorated walls are highlighted with gold paint and some gold leaf decoration . The entrance to the Auditor 's Office has stained glass windows on either side and above the door . The third floor is used entirely by the two courts . A brass chandelier with lead blown glass shades is in the foyer between the courtrooms . The courtrooms are almost identical with the original oak judicial benches with their hand carved seals of the State of Indiana on the back panel of each bench . The walls are decorated with plaster leaf swag . There are plaster columns on either side connected by plaster arches . There is decorative plasterwork around the windows . The stained glass panels , which surround the courtroom entrances , are set in carved wooden frames . The clock tower , itself , has three floors ; the first has windows , the second contains the clock , and the third the bell . Significance . The Jasper County Courthouse is an example of Victorian adaptation of the medieval forms of architecture . Several features show this , such as the free standing chimneys , the high pitched roof , the gabled dormers , the turrets , and the painted plaster columns in the hallways . The first architect employed for this building was Alfred Grind ! e , who later associated himself with Charles R. Weatherhogg , of Fort Wayne , Indiana . Before the building was completed , Mr. Grindle dropped out and Mr. Weatherhogg completed the architectural part of the work .
Barrier Treaty . The `` Barrier Treaties '' ( , ) were a series of agreements signed and ratified between 1709 and 1715 that created a buffer zone between the Dutch Republic and Kingdom of France by allowing the Dutch to occupy a number of fortresses within the Spanish or Austrian Netherlands . They ultimately proved ineffective as a means of defence and were cancelled by Austria in 1781 . Background . Between 1672-1697 , a series of wars with France demonstrated the Dutch Republic 's vulnerability to invasion via the Spanish Netherlands , leading to debate on how to design fortifications effective in the flat terrain of the Netherlands and where to locate them . This resulted in the concept of forward defence or so-called 'Barrier Fortresses ' in the Spanish Netherlands to provide 'strategic depth . ' It was accepted no fortified place could hold out indefinitely ; the Republic was nearly over-run in 1672 by the speed with which the French captured major fortresses like Maastricht and saved only by flooding . The Barrier was intended to slow down an attacking army and allow the Dutch time to reinforce their defences without the expense of a large standing army . The 1697 Treaty of Ryswick permitted the Dutch to garrison a number of cities including Namur and Ypres but in February 1701 , the French quickly occupied these . Re-establishing the Barrier was the primary Dutch objective during the War of the Spanish Succession , specified in Article 5 of the 1701 Treaty of the Hague that reformed the Grand Alliance . The Barrier also had an economic element since the 1648 Peace of Münster gave the Dutch a monopoly over the Scheldt , making its extent a matter of debate , particularly with Britain . The Scheldt estuary was a key transportation point for European import and export ; its control was a valuable commercial asset and allowed the merchants of Amsterdam to severely undermine the trade of their commercial rival Antwerp . The First Treaty ; 1709 . The first Treaty was signed on 29 October 1709 between Britain and the States-General and was primarily driven by the need to keep the Dutch in the war . In return for their support of the Protestant succession and commitment to continuing the war , Britain agreed a Barrier that effectively gave the Dutch permanent control of the Spanish Netherlands . It included Nieuwpoort , Ypres , Menen , Lille , Tournai , Valenciennes , Maubeuge , Charleroi and Namur . The terms were seen as overly generous by British commercial interests since they included ports in Northern Flanders like Dendermonde and Ghent that controlled trade along the Scheldt , rather than blocking potential invasion routes . The Second Treaty ; 1713 . The 1710 British General election replaced the existing Whig government with a Tory administration that derived much of its support from the powerful City of London merchants guild . This led to demands for greater protection of British commercial access and the removal of Ostend and Dendermonde from the list . A revised version was signed on 29 January 1713 , which reduced the number of Barrier fortresses to 15 while Britain agreed to ensure compliance from the future ruler of the Spanish Netherlands . The Third Treaty ; 1715 . The third and final Barrier Treaty confirmed terms contained in the 1714 Treaty of Rastatt between Austria and France . This established a permanent Austro-Dutch military force of 30,000 to 35,000 men stationed in the Austrian Netherlands , the Dutch paying 40 % of the costs and Austria 60 % plus an additional lump sum to maintain the Barrier and its garrisons , now reduced to seven plus a mixed garrison at Dendermond . It also renewed the 1648 Münster agreement over the Scheldt but promised 'equal treatment ' for Dutch and British commerce . The Treaty was signed on 15 November 1715 , then further detailed by two Austrian-Dutch agreements of 30 and 31 January 1716 . Aftermath . The Republic ended the war in 1713 effectively bankrupt and the protection that cost them so much proved illusory . The Austrians were reluctant to pay for fortresses they did not control and they were quickly overrun when the War of the Austrian Succession began in 1740 . After Austria allied with France in 1756 , the Barrier became irrelevant and the Treaty was declared void by Emperor Joseph II in 1781 . However , the forts themselves were only part of the Dutch defence system ; political and diplomatic treaties were far more important , particularly since Britain could not allow a hostile power to control ports in Northern Flanders like Ostend . Britain 's agreement to act as Guarantor of the Treaty and provide the Dutch with military support against any aggressor ultimately proved to be far more effective than the Barrier itself . After Napoleon 's defeat in 1815 , the Dutch Republic combined with the former Austrian Netherlands and Prince Bishopric of Liège to become the United Kingdom of the Netherlands . A stronger and more complex Barrier was constructed along the new Netherlands/France border , supervised by Wellington ; this program was largely complete by 1820 but the fortresses became part of Belgium following independence in 1830 .
LoRa . LoRa ( Long Range ) is a patented digital wireless data communication technology developed by Cycleo of Grenoble , France , and acquired by Semtech in 2012 . LoRa uses license-free sub-gigahertz radio frequency bands like 169 MHz , 433 MHz , 868 MHz ( Europe ) and 915 MHz ( North America ) . LoRa enables very-long-range transmissions ( more than 10 km in rural areas ) with low power consumption . The technology is presented in two parts — LoRa , the physical layer and LoRaWAN ( Long Range Wide Area Network ) , the upper layers . LoRa and LoRaWAN permit inexpensive , long-range connectivity for Internet of Things ( IoT ) devices in rural , remote and offshore industries . They are typically used in mining , natural resource management , renewable energy , transcontinental logistics , and supply chain management . LoRa PHY . The LoRa physical layer protocol is closed and proprietary ; therefore , there is no freely available official documentation . However , several people have analyzed it and documented their findings . LoRaWAN . LoRaWAN is the network on which LoRa operates , and can be used by IoT for remote and unconnected industries . LoRaWAN is a media access control ( MAC ) layer protocol but mainly is a network layer protocol for managing communication between LPWAN gateways and end-node devices as a routing protocol , maintained by the LoRa Alliance . Version 1.0 of the LoRaWAN specification was released in June 2015 . In basic terms , one can consider LoRaWAN to be a new WiFi to connect new IoT devices across every industry . LoRaWAN defines the communication protocol and system architecture for the network , while the LoRa physical layer enables the long-range communication link . LoRaWAN is also responsible for managing the communication frequencies , data rate , and power for all devices . Devices in the network are asynchronous and transmit when they have data available to send . Data transmitted by an end-node device is received by multiple gateways , which forward the data packets to a centralized network server . The network server filters duplicate packets , performs security checks , and manages the network . Data is then forwarded to application servers . The technology shows high reliability for the moderate load , however , it has some performance issues related to sending acknowledgements .
Corruption Perceptions Index . Transparency International ( TI ) has published the Corruption Perceptions Index ( CPI ) since 1995 , annually ranking countries `` by their perceived levels of corruption , as determined by expert assessments and opinion surveys . '' The CPI generally defines corruption as `` the misuse of public power for private benefit '' . The CPI currently ranks 176 countries `` on a scale from 100 ( very clean ) to 0 ( highly corrupt ) '' . Denmark and New Zealand are perceived as the least corrupt countries in the world , ranking consistently high among international financial transparency , while the most perceived corrupt country in the world is Somalia , ranking at 9 out of 100 since 2017 Methods . Transparency International commissioned the University of Passau 's Johann Graf Lambsdorff to produce the CPI . Countries need to be evaluated by at least three sources to appear in the CPI . The CPI measures perception of corruption due to the difficulty of measuring absolute levels of corruption . Validity . A study published in 2002 found a `` very strong significant correlation '' between the Corruption Perceptions Index and two other proxies for corruption : black market activity and overabundance of regulation . All three metrics also had a highly significant correlation with real gross domestic product per capita ( RGDP/Cap ) ; the Corruption Perceptions Index correlation with RGDP/Cap was the strongest , explaining over three fourths of the variance . ( Note that a lower index on this scale reflects greater corruption , so that countries with higher RGDPs generally had less corruption . ) Economic implications . Research papers published in 2007 and 2008 examined the economic consequences of corruption perception , as defined by the CPI . The researchers found a correlation between a higher CPI and higher long-term economic growth , as well as an increase in GDP growth of 1.7 % for every unit increase in a country 's CPI score . Also shown was a power-law dependence linking higher CPI score to higher rates of foreign investment in a country . Criticism and limitations . Because corruption is willfully hidden , it is impossible to measure directly ; instead , proxies for corruption are used . Seligson states that corruption is a very `` difficult phenomenon to measure '' , there have been many attempts to solve this problem but they 've all come up with limitations . The Index has been criticized on the basis of its methodology . Media outlets frequently use the raw numbers as a yardstick for government performance , without clarifying what the numbers mean . The local Transparency International chapter in Bangladesh disowned the index results after a change in methodology caused the country 's scores to increase ; media reported it as an `` improvement '' . In a 2013 article in `` Foreign Policy '' , Alex Cobham suggested that CPI should be dropped for the good of Transparency International . It argues that the CPI embeds a powerful and misleading elite bias in popular perceptions of corruption , potentially contributing to a vicious cycle and at the same time incentivizing inappropriate policy responses . Cobham writes , `` the index corrupts perceptions to the extent that it 's hard to see a justification for its continuing publication . '' However , recent econometric analyses that have exploited the existence of natural experiments on the level of corruption and compared the CPI with other subjective indicators have found that , while not perfect , the CPI does appear to consistently and validly measure the magnitude of corruption across the world . In the United States , many lawyers advise international businesses to consult the CPI when attempting to measure the risk of Foreign Corrupt Practices Act violations in different nations . This practice has been criticized by the `` Minnesota Journal of International Law '' , which wrote that since the CPI may be subject to perceptual biases it therefore should not be considered by lawyers to be a measure of actual national corruption risk . Transparency International also publishes the Global Corruption Barometer , which ranks countries by corruption levels using direct surveys instead of perceived expert opinions , which has been under criticism for substantial bias from the powerful elite . Transparency International has warned that a country with a clean CPI score may still be linked to corruption internationally . For example , while Sweden had the 3rd best CPI score in 2015 , one of its state-owned companies , TeliaSonera , was facing allegations of bribery in Uzbekistan .
Stefan Wallat . Stefan Wallat ( born 15 February 1987 ) is a German lightweight rower . He won a gold medal at the 2014 World Rowing Championships in Amsterdam with the lightweight men 's eight .
Penstemon rhizomatosus . `` Penstemon rhizomatosus '' is a rare species of flowering plant in the plantain family known by the common names Scheel Creek beardtongue and rhizome beardtongue . It is endemic to Nevada in the United States , where it occurs only in the Schell Creek Range of White Pine County . This plant was first described in 1998 . It is a perennial herb growing up to about 28 centimeters in maximum height . The clusters of stems arise from a woody caudex and thick taproot . The leaves are lance-shaped and borne on winged petioles . They are up to 3.5 centimeters long including the petioles and are coated in short white hairs . The inflorescence is a thyrse of flowers . The flower has a hairy , glandular calyx of sepals and a purple or reddish corolla between 1 and 2 centimeters long . The staminode is hairless . Blooming occurs in June through August . This plant grows in a subalpine , or sometimes an alpine climate . It grows on rocky terrain , such as outcrops , scree slopes , and crevices in cliffs . The rock is usually limestone , or sometimes quartzite . There are six known occurrences of this plant , all located on four peaks in the central Schell Creek Range . They occur within the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest .
Index of Guam-related articles . The following is an alphabetical list of articles related to the United States Territory of Guam .
Walt Whitman ( disambiguation ) . Walt Whitman ( 1819–1892 ) was an American poet , essayist and journalist .
Nicole Hahn Rafter . Nicole Hahn Rafter ( 1939–2016 ; English pronunciation : ni-kohl h-ah-n raf-ter ) was a feminist criminology professor at Northeastern University . She received her bachelor of arts degree from Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania , achieved her Master of Arts in Teaching from Harvard University , and obtained a Ph.D. in Criminal Justice from State University of New York in Albany . She began her career as a high school and college English professor and switched to criminal justice in her mid-thirties . In 1977 , Rafter began teaching at Northeastern University 's College of Criminal Justice in Boston , Massachusetts . There she developed one of the country 's first courses on women and crime as well as a course on crime films . In 1999 , she resigned her position as a full-time professor to focus on her writing projects . She continued affiliation with Northeastern University as an adjunct professor overseeing dissertation students , but not teaching regular courses . In 2002 she resumed teaching at the College of Criminal Justice with a graduate course in Biological Theories of Crime . During the 1980s , Rafter began publishing her writings mainly focusing on the female prison system . She argued there have always been differences between the prison systems of the different sexes . She also asserted that academia has focused little on women since the majority of studies were done on male institutions by male writers . She wrote about the history of prisons for women , noting the differences between them and commenting on the effects that gender has on institutions . In 1988 , Rafter published `` White Trash : the Eugenic Family Studies 1877-1919 '' , writing about the eugenic movement in the United States and the way in which the poor were shaped as inferior through heredity . At the beginning of the 1990s , Rafter accounted for gender in the eugenic movement in the United States , showing how women were negatively affected with biological notions of being carriers of disease through reproduction . Intellectual history . Rafter achieved a Ph.D. in Criminal Justice from State University of New York , Albany , which sparked her academic career in feminist criminology . Thereafter , she began writing about delinquent individuals . Her first publication on this topic was in 1969 , with her first group of writings was released throughout the 1980s . Rafter began researching and creating arguments for the feminis < nowiki/ > t cause after her book `` White Trash : the Eugenic Family Studies 1877-1919 . '' This led to her 1997 course at Northeastern University entitled Gender , Representation , and Social Control . This served to teach criminology students knowledge of the workings of prison institutions and their reciprocal influences . In the 2000s she began focusing on the representation of crime film < nowiki/ > s in mass media and culture . She explored this in her 2006 paper `` Shots in the Mirror : Crime Films and Society '' . At the same time , she began research into the biological theories of crime . In 2004 she wrote `` Earnest A. Hooton and the Biological Tradition in American Criminology '' , examining the historical importance of Earnest Hooton ’ s theories of biological explanations of crime while crediting Hooton with building a history for criminology . She also wrote an introduction for Cesare Lombroso ’ s `` Criminal Women '' in 2004 . In the first decade of the 21st century , Rafter published three works relating to crime films and criminology . These works include `` Badfellas : Movie Psychos , Popular Culture , and Law '' , `` Shots in the Mirror : Crime Films and Society '' , and `` Crime , Film , and Criminology : Recent Sex Crime Movies '' . In 2008 she published `` The Criminal Brain : Understanding Biological Theories of Crime '' . Contributions to feminist criminology . Rafter contributed extensively to feminist criminology through her historical research of female prison systems , crime films and their social understandings of sex and crime being their reason for gendering . Her work has influenced the ways in which biological crime theorists have studied women . Her work of gender and justice has evolved with feminist criminological thinking . Rafter contributed to feminist criminology through her research and literature on the female prison system starting in 1975 . She wrote her last contribution in 1999 . Arguing that research and writing at the time only focused on men and was written by men , Rafter led the way in documenting historical gender relations in prisons using , for example , the New York State Prison for Women at Auburn . Another early article Rafter published in 1985 which has been cited six times claims that women in state prisons from 1800-1935 were only given partial justice documenting the differences and the emphasis given to male prison systems . Rafter ’ s work on female prison systems occurred during the time when feminism was becoming a focal point in critical criminology . Rafter ’ s contributions to feminist criminology at Northeastern University in particular included her creating the syllabus for one of the first courses on women and crime and crime films . Rafter ’ s `` Shots in the Mirror : Crime Films and Society '' has been cited a total of twenty-one times which is indicative of her influence . Rafter 's syllabus elaborates on how our depiction of on-screen crime in movies actually forms our understanding of everyday crime within society . She argues within this book that crime films produce social hierarchies within crime that are reproduced in everyday life . Depicting , for example , the sexualized female character and the villainous man . Therefore , Rafter greatly contributed to the literature on crime films and their reproduction in everyday crime . Recognition . Northeastern University recognizes one of Rafter ’ s areas of expertise as biological theories of crime . Her historical account of eugenic family studies published in 1988 and , more recently , her book on the biological theories and writings of Earnest A. Hooton , have both been cited five times . Allegedly , Rafter ’ s most influential contribution to feminist criminology was her re-translation and resource guide to Cesare Lombroso ’ s `` La Donna Delinquente '' in which she reinterprets women as being inferior and argues , therefore , their committing crimes at a lower level than male offenders . Rafter has shown a large interest in the history of biological theories of crime and her translation of `` Criminal Woman '' persuades advances in further research of the history of criminology specifically surrounding crime and women .
Adam Bartoš . Adam Bartos ( born ) is a Czech male volleyball player . He is part of the Czech Republic men 's national volleyball team . On club level he plays for Tours VB .
Aspa family . Aspa is the collective name of both the farm and the group of interrelated Norwegian families of noble origins in Møre og Romsdal , a `` fylke '' ( county ) in southwestern Norway . Several members of this group played significant roles in the political and ecclesiastical history of Norway in the Middle Ages . The group 's name comes from its origin , the two farms on the island of Aspøya in the present municipality of Tingvoll , also in Møre og Romsdal – Aspa and Boksaspa . The Family . The first certain members of the clan were `` Aslak Jonsson '' ( died before 1463 ) and his wife , `` Lady Gro '' . The title of `` Lady '' suggests that she was previously married to a knight . Aslak was mentioned in 1443 , when he willed his estate , including one-half of the Aspa farm to his daughter `` Jorann '' , who was married to Trond Toraldsson . They were the parents of the 25th Archbishop of Nidaros , `` Olav Trondsson '' ( d. 1474 ) . His brother `` Ivar Trondsson '' of Aspa ( mentioned 1453–1489 ) inherited the farm from his mother . It is possible that he married to a woman from the Teiste family , the clan that might have produced Hans Bjørnsson Teiste , the 29th Bishop of Bergen . Olav and Ivar donated , in 1473 , a large part of their lands , consisting a number of farms in Nordmøre , to the Nidaros Cathedral for a period of 30 years but a hundred years and several lawsuits would pass before the donation was returned to the Aspa family . On 11 September 1578 in Trondheim , the `` Herredag '' declared Ivar 's grandson , `` Auden Tostensson '' of Aspa , the rightful heir to all the original Aspa properties of the Cathedral . Auden 's daughter 's son `` Auden Ågesson '' settled at Molde , as the owner of several farms , including Reknes . In other branches of the clan , the surname `` Trygge '' occurred later but its origins are uncertain . There is a prevailing theory among the Norwegian genealogists that Jorunn , the mother of the 28th and last Catholic Archbishop of Nidaros , Olav Engelbrektsson , might be from the `` Aslak Jonsson '' branch of the Aspa family as the daughter of Ivar Trondsson from Frei in Nordmøre , and the niece of Olav Trondsson , the 26th Archbishop . But , throughout the lives of Jorunn and her son , the records were more concerned with the church , the politics and the wars than with the families . So there may not be enough evidence to prove that Jorunn was the niece of Olav Trondsson and the mother of Olav Engelbrektsson as well as the sister of the 26th Archbishop of Nidaros Gaute Ivarsson , and the grandmother of Torbjørn Olavssøn Bratt , the first Lutheran `` superintendent '' of Trondheim . Engelbrektsson did help with the education and careers of Torbjørn and his brother , Jens Olavssøn Bratt , but their biographies at `` Norsk Biografisk Leksikon '' do not name him as their uncle and Jorunn as their grandmother .
Apalachee massacre . The Apalachee massacre was a series of raids by English colonists from the Province of Carolina and their Indian allies against a largely peaceful population of Apalachee Indians in northern Spanish Florida that took place during Queen Anne 's War in 1704 . Against limited Spanish and Indian resistance , a network of missions was destroyed ; most of the population either was killed or captured , fled to larger Spanish and French outposts , or voluntarily joined the English . The only major event of former Carolina Governor James Moore 's expedition was the Battle of Ayubale , which marked the only large-scale resistance to the English raids . Significant numbers of the Apalachee , unhappy with the conditions they lived in under the Spanish , simply abandoned their towns and joined Moore 's expedition . They were resettled near the Savannah and Ocmulgee Rivers , where conditions were only slightly better . Moore 's raiding expedition was preceded and followed by other raiding activity that was principally conducted by English-allied Creeks . The cumulative effect of these raids , conducted between 1702 and 1709 , was to depopulate Spanish Florida beyond the immediate confines of Saint Augustine and Pensacola . Background . English and Spanish colonization efforts in southeastern North America began coming into conflict as early as the middle of the 17th century . The founding in 1670 by the English of Charles Town ( present-day Charleston , South Carolina ) in the recently established ( 1663 ) Province of Carolina heightened tensions with the Spanish in Florida . Traders , raiders , and slavers from the new province penetrated into Florida , leading to raiding and reprisal expeditions on both sides . In 1700 , Carolina 's governor , Joseph Blake , threatened the Spanish with assertions that English claims to Pensacola , established by the Spanish in 1698 , would be enforced . Blake 's death later that year interrupted these plans , and he was replaced in 1702 by James Moore . La Florida . The Spanish population of Florida at the time was fairly small compared to that of the nearby English colonies . Since its founding in the 16th century , the Spanish had set up a network of missions whose primary purpose was to pacify the local Indian population and convert them to Roman Catholicism . In the Apalachee Province ( roughly present-day western Florida and southwestern Georgia ) there were 14 mission communities with a total population in 1680 of about 8,000 . Many but not all of these communities were populated by the Apalachee ; others were inhabited by other tribes that had migrated southward to the area . By the early 18th century the Apalachee Province had become a major source of food for the principal towns of St. Augustine and Pensacola , which were situated near lands not well suited for agriculture . The native populations of Florida were not entirely happy with Spanish rule ; there had been several uprisings against the Spanish in the 17th century . The Indians were often forced to do work for the Spanish military garrisons and plantation owners , including the labor of hauling goods to St. Augustine , about away . These policies , and mistreatment by overbearing Spanish masters , led some Apalachees to flee to the English in Carolina . Spanish policy also forbade Indians the possession of muskets , which made them dependent on the Spanish for protection against the English-armed Creeks . Raids before 1704 . News that the War of the Spanish Succession ( known in North America as Queen Anne 's War ) had widened to include England arrived in Carolina by September 1702 , and Governor Moore convinced the provincial assembly in September 1702 to fund an expedition against St. Augustine . The expedition was a failure , and there was rioting in Charles Town over the expenses incurred . One significant accomplishment of the St. Augustine expedition was the destruction of coastal Spanish mission towns in Guale Province ( present-day coastal Georgia ) . After the expedition , Florida Governor José de Zúñiga y la Cerda ordered the remaining Spanish missions in Apalachee and Timucua Province to be moved closer together for defensive purposes . Missions in Mocama Province were consolidated south of the St. Johns River , and those in Timucua were consolidated at San Francisco de Potano . In early 1703 Creeks attacked San José de Ocuya and San Francisco de Potano , also raiding either Patali or Piritiba ; it is possible that as many as 500 Indians were enslaved as a result of these raids . Ayubale . In 1703 ex-Governor Moore presented to the Carolina assembly and his replacement , Nathaniel Johnson , a plan for an expedition against the Spanish towns in Apalachee Province . He promised that , unlike the St. Augustine expedition , the colony would not have to pay for anything ; he expected its costs to be recovered by the taking of loot and slaves . On September 7 , 1703 , the Carolina assembly approved the plan , asking Moore to go `` to the Assistance of the Cowetaws and other our friendly Indians , and to attacque the Appalaches . '' After recruiting 50 colonists , he traveled to the upper waters of the Ocmulgee River , where he recruited 1,000 Creek Indians to join the expedition against their traditional enemies . On January 25 , 1704 , Moore 's force arrived at Ayubale , one of the larger mission towns in Apalachee . While most of the Creeks raided the surrounding villages , Moore took most of the whites and 15 Creek into Ayubale itself around 7:00 am . The only resistance was organized by Father Angel Miranda , who retreated into the town 's church compound , which was surrounded by a mud wall . With 26 men he successfully held the English at bay for nine hours , and only surrendered himself , his men , and 58 women and children after they ran out of arrows . According to one Spanish account , Miranda threw himself and his followers on Moore 's mercy . He was , according to this account ( but apparently not others ; see below ) then summarily slain in cold blood by Moore 's Indian allies , and some of his followers were then tortured and killed . Word of the attack reached San Luis de Apalachee , eight leagues ( about ) south of Ayubale , where Captain Juan Ruíz de Mexía raised a force of 400 Apalachee and 30 Spanish cavalry . This force engaged Moore 's at Ayubale , and was decisively defeated . More than 200 Apalachees were killed or captured , three Spaniards were killed and eight were captured , with Mexía among the captured . There is evidence that as many as 50 Apalachee joined with the English against the Spanish-led forces in this encounter . Moore considered making an attack on the fort at San Luis , but his force had suffered a significant number of wounds , so he opted instead for an attempt at extortion . Some of the Spanish prisoners managed to escape , so he released Miranda , Mexía and others to go to San Luis with the hope that the San Luis garrison commander would then pay a ransom for them . However , the garrison commander refused to pay . Further raiding in Apalachee . Following the battle at Ayubale , Moore continued his march through Apalachee . One village , San Lorenzo de Ivitachuco , survived when its leader surrendered his church 's gold ornaments and a train of supplies . Moore moved slowly , since many of the Apalachee apparently wanted to leave with the English . According to his report , most of the population of seven villages joined his march voluntarily . In Moore 's report of the expedition he claimed to have killed more than 1,100 men , women , and children . He also stated that he `` removed into exile '' 300 and `` captured as slaves '' more than 4,300 people , mostly women and children . The only major missions to survive in Apalachee were San Luis and San Lorenzo de Ivitachuco . The Spanish at first attempted to fortify these places , but they were eventually judged to be indefensible and abandoned . The survivors were consolidated at Abosaya , east of San Francisco de Potano . Spanish authorities in St. Augustine and Pensacola mobilized their meager forces , but did not return to Ayubale until after Moore 's force had clearly left the area . They buried the Christian dead , many of whom they reported as exhibiting evidence of torture . Despite the losses , they did not immediately abandon or consolidate the missions until further raiding took place , after which the demoralized surviving Apalachee insisted they would either retreat to Pensacola or go over to the English . Later raids . In the wake of Moore 's raids , further raids were made into northern Florida , principally executed by the Creeks . In August 1704 , Creeks destroyed the Yustagan missions of San Pedro and San Mateo ; a year later they attacked the Apalachee at Abosaya . Further attacks against Abosaya the next month prompted the survivors to flee to St. Augustine . In the spring of 1706 , Creek raiders besieged San Francisco de Potano and attacked the La Chua ranch near Abosaya ; both of these were abandoned , and Timucua was virtually depopulated by May 1706 . According to Apalachee scholar John Hann , between Moore 's raids and these later ones , 2,000 Indians went into exile , and an unknown number were enslaved . The French governor of Mobile , Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville , wrote that raiding the Florida area resulted in the killing of 2,000 Apalachees and the capture 32 Spaniards , 17 of whom were burned alive . By the end of 1706 the Spanish presence in Florida had been reduced to St. Augustine and Pensacola . Consequences . Many survivors fled westward and settled near the French colonial outpost of Mobile , while others ended up near either St. Augustine or Pensacola ; Bienville reported that about 600 refugees were settled near Mobile . The Apalachees taken by Moore were resettled either along the Savannah River , or among the Creek on the Ocmulgee River . The free Apalachee refugees that settled these areas were frequently harassed by slavers ; in some cases Indians taken as slaves were freed after protests were made to Carolina authorities . The Spanish responded to the raids by encouraging privateering raids against Carolina coastal plantations . In the following years , the English colonists continued to make inroads against Spanish and French interests in Florida and on the Gulf Coast , but they were never able to capture St. Augustine , Pensacola , or Mobile , the main Spanish and French settlements . Pensacola was twice besieged by Creek forces in 1707 , apparently with English colonial support . English-supplied Indians also made incursions into French-dominated territories to the west , but English intentions to assault Mobile never got beyond the planning stages ; there was a raid on an Indian village near Mobile in 1709 . Historiography . Due in part to the somewhat fragmentary , unclear , and contradictory primary materials about these raids , historians have at times written widely varying accounts of the number of Indians that were enslaved . Although Moore claimed in his report that a large number of Apalachee were enslaved , modern historians believe that a significant number of those resettled by Moore went voluntarily , and were not actually slaves . Vernon Crane , in `` The Southern Frontier , 1670–1732 '' ( originally published in 1929 ) , uncritically accepts Moore 's numbers , and 19th century South Carolina historian Edward McCrady only mentions 1,400 Apalachees being taken , of whom only 100 were slaves . Historian Allan Gallay , in a modern analysis , opines that the raids in 1704 alone resulted in the enslavement of between 2,000 and 4,000 Indians . Opinions also differ as to the long-term fate of the Indians that voluntarily went with Moore . Since a 1715 census of the Savannah River settlements counted fewer than 650 Apalachees , Allan Gallay believes that the balance were probably sold into slavery . James Covington believes that a combination of factors was to blame : in addition to active slaving against those settlements , disease , starvation , intermarriage with other tribes , and migration to other communities account for the difference .
KBRD . KBRD ( 680 AM ) is a non-commercial , listener-supported radio station broadcasting a Nostalgia format licensed to Lacey , Washington , United States . The station is currently owned by `` BJ & Skip 's for the Music '' . The foundation is a 501 ( c ) 3 organization , so donations are tax deductible . It is dedicated to the preservation of the music of the first half of the 20th century . It is a daytimer station , signing on at sunrise and signing off at local sunset to protect KNBR in San Francisco , California . As of May 2014 KBRD programming can also be heard 24 hours a day on KCFL FM 89.5 in the Westport-Aberdeen , Washington , area . History . The station was assigned the call letters KNTE on March 7 , 1994 . On October 7 , 1994 , the station changed its call sign to KLDY then again on February 17 , 1995 , to the current KBRD . Larry `` Skip '' Morrow owned an FM radio station but was interested in also owning an AM station . When he purchased what was to become KBRD , there was n't enough radio equipment to go on the air . He was also interested in the KBRD call letters ; when the station was ready to go on the air , they belonged to someone else , so the station signed on under his ownership as KLDY . When KBRD became available , Morrow transferred the KLDY callsign to his classical AM station at 1280 , making 680 KBRD . KBRD was named for BJ , Morrow 's Moluccan cockatoo . who was the `` music director '' . If BJ danced to the music , it was put on KBRD 's playlist . Morrow ran both KBRD and his FM radio station from his living room . Ten years after KBRD went on the air , Larry Morrow died of cancer ; before his death , he transferred ownership of the radio station to a foundation he created : `` BJ and Skip 's for The Music Foundation . '' Morrow 's network of friends maintain the radio station with the help of the foundation . Format . Although officially described as a `` nostalgia '' station , KBRD plays an eclectic mixture of jazz , rock , swing , country , dixieland , ragtime , zydeco , western swing , novelty and other music , much of which can be heard nowhere else in the country . A typical hour broadcast on KBRD might contain music by Artie Shaw , Aunt Dinah 's Quilting Party , Bessie Smith , Boots Randolph , Clicquot Club Eskimos , Captain Stubby and the Buccaneers , Bing Crosby , the Harmonicats , Sheb Wooley , Marty Robbins , Jelly Roll Morton , Nat King Cole , the Korn Kobblers , George Formby , Nana Mouskouri , Perry Como , Merle Travis , Louis Armstrong and the ever-popular Hoosier Hot Shots . KBRD broadcasts without commercial interruption . Awards . The KBRD website states that the station was named the 9th best radio station in the country by E ! Entertainment . Listening online . KBRD 's AM signal reaches out only about 50 miles from Lacey , Washington ( only during daylight hours ) , but KBRD is available via streaming media continuously from its website .
Canadian Cardiovascular Society . The Canadian Cardiovascular Society ( CCS ) is the national voice for cardiovascular physicians and scientists in Canada . The CCS is a membership organization that represents more than 1,800 professionals in the cardiovascular field . Its mission is to promote cardiovascular health and care through knowledge translation , professional development and leadership in health policy . The official journal of the Canadian Cardiovascular Society is the Canadian Journal of Cardiology ( editor-in-chief – Stanley Nattel ) . CCS Membership Categories . Regular Members are specialists in cardiovascular health and diseases , or specialists who do not have a specialty qualification in a cardiovascular discipline but are recognized as having a major interest and time commitment to cardiovascular disease , or those with doctorates who are directly involved in cardiovascular teaching and research . Associate Members are individuals with an interest in cardiovascular health and diseases , and do not qualify as a Regular Member or as a Member-in-Training . Member-in-Training are those individuals who are currently engaged in a formal cardiovascular-related training program . Individuals remain eligible for such membership for as long as they are engaged in formal training . Life Members are those individuals who have been Regular Members in good standing for at least ten consecutive years and who are retired and/or disabled , and request to be elected a Life Member . Honorary Members The Society may , from time to time , identify any physician , surgeon , scientist or other individual for special distinction and confer Honorary Membership . Partners and Affiliates . In addition to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada ( HSFC ) , a number of other Canadian cardiovascular associations have established affiliations with the CCS , including those that represent physician specialities , nurses , researchers , technicians , and other cardiovascular professionals . The CCS and its affiliates are all active participants at the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress , which is conducted by the CCS and HSFC . The Society also has strong ties with the Canadian Medical Association and is a specialty society of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada . Internationally , the CCS represents Canada at the Interamerican Society of Cardiology and together with the HSFC is the Canadian voice at the World Heart Federation . Choosing Wisely Canada recommendations . 1 . Don ’ t perform stress cardiac imaging or advanced non-invasive imaging when initially evaluating patients when there are no cardiac symptoms present unless the patient has high-risk markers . 2 . Don ’ t perform annual stress cardiac imaging or advanced non-invasive imaging in asymptomatic patients in a routine follow-up . 3 . Don ’ t perform stress cardiac imaging or advanced non-invasive imaging in pre-operative assessment for patients who are scheduled to undergo low-risk non-cardiac surgery . 4 . Don ’ t perform echocardiography in routine follow-up for adult patients who have mild , asymptomatic native valve disease with no change in signs or symptoms . 5 . Don ’ t order annual electrocardiograms ( ECGs ) in patients who are low-risk and do not have any symptoms . Canadian Cardiovascular Society Angina Grading Scale . It is similar to the New York Heart Association Functional Classification of heart failure .
Frederick Holman ( swimmer ) . Frederick Holman ( March 1883 – 23 January 1913 ) was an English competitive swimmer from Dawlish , Devon , England . Holman represented Great Britain at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London , where he won the gold medal in the men 's 200-metre breaststroke event and did not compete in any other events . He died of typhoid fever in Exeter in January 1913 aged 29 . He was married but had no children . Holman is an `` Honor Swimmer '' member of the International Swimming Hall of Fame .
Eratoena . `` Eratoena '' is a genus of small sea snails , marine gastropod molluscs in the family Triviidae , the trivias .
Charles-Emmanuel Sédillot . Charles-Emmanuel Sédillot ( 18 September 1804 – 29 January 1883 ) was a French military physician and surgeon . He was the son of orientalist Jean Jacques Emmanuel Sédillot ( 1777–1832 ) , and an older brother to historian Louis-Pierre-Eugène Sédillot . Born in Paris , he studied surgery under Alexis Boyer and Philibert Joseph Roux . In 1836 he became professor of operative surgery at Val-de-Grâce , followed by a professorship at Strasbourg five years later . Sedillot was a pioneer of urethrotomic and gastrotomic operations , and known for his work with dislocations and his treatment of pyaemia . He is credited with coining the term `` microbe '' ( from micros `` small '' and bios `` life '' ) .
Start Up ( 2013 TV series ) . `` Start Up '' is a national American docu-series television show created by Gary Bredow . The series is produced by Jenny Feterovich and Gary Bredow and is broadcast by PBS , Create TV Network and World Channel . Premise . The show is filmed all across America where host Gary Bredow conducts in-depth interviews with small business owners about how they were able to get their business off the ground . Season 1 ( 2013 ) consisted of 13 half-hour episodes . Season 2 ( 2014 ) consisted of 13 half-hour episodes . Season 3 ( 2015 ) consisted of 13 half-hour episodes . Season 4 will premiere in early September 2016 . Gary Bredow is a dedicated advocate for American small business . Although his focus has always been on writing and film , as an entrepreneur , he co-owns several businesses in the Detroit area including Detroit Tough Gym with producer Jenny Feterovich , Fern and Dales Hair Salon with wife Rebecca and Brooklyn Street Studios . `` It started off as just overwhelming curiosity in how people did business , '' Bredow said . `` I wanted to be a better business person . '' `` There 's something really incredible happening in this country . People are fed up with traditional employment , and they 're taking back control of their lives . It 's truly inspiring , and I feel incredibly privileged to be part of the entrepreneur movement in America . '' says Gary Bredow Inspiration . The inspiration for START UP came at the height of the financial crash in 2009 . His father had lost his pension and retirement benefits , and Bredow noticed that many of the people around him were deciding to pursue their own business versus seeking new employment . “ It ended up being the perfect storm . These things that kept them up at night , that they fantasized about doing , now they were forced to do it , ” he said . “ It ended up being a positive thing and that 's really how the idea for Start Up was born . '' Bredow called on friend and producer Jenny Feterovich to partner with him on the series . Feterovich cast the first season of the START UP through a rigorous research process , casting 39 businesses that made it into Season one . Now entering their 4th season , Bredow says `` We really want to do this as long as humanly possible , and we 'll never run out of fascinating stories . '' Awards . The show was nominated for an Emmy Award on June 14 , 2014 at the 36th annual Emmy Awards , National Academy of Arts and Science Michigan Chapter .
Ihar Zyankovich . Ihar Zyankovich ( ; ; born 17 September 1987 ) is a Belarusian professional football player currently playing for Kaisar . Club . Zyankovich moved to Aktobe for the 2014 season , signing a one-year contract , with his contract not being renewed in December of the same year . In June 2015 , Zyankovich returned to Kazakhstan , signing for FC Tobol , moving to FC Taraz in January 2016 . In January 2017 , Zyankovich signed for FC Aktobe . On 11 January 2018 , FC Atyrau announced the signing of Zyankovich . International . In May 2018 , Zyankovich was called up to the Kazakhstan national team for the first time .
Employee motivation . Employee motivation , i.e . methods for motivating employees , is an intrinsic and internal drive to put forth the necessary effort and action towards work-related activities . It has been broadly defined as the `` psychological forces that determine the direction of a person 's behavior in an organisation , a person 's level of effort and a person 's level of persistence '' . Also , `` Motivation can be thought of as the willingness to expend energy to achieve a goal or a reward . Motivation at work has been defined as 'the sum of the processes that influence the arousal , direction , and maintenance of behaviors relevant to work settings ' . `` Motivated employees are essential to the success of an organization as motivated employees are generally more productive at the work place . Motivational techniques . Motivation is the impulse that an individual has in a job or activity to reaching an end goal . There are multiple theories of how best to motive workers , but all agree that a well-motivated work force means a more productive work force . Taylorism . Fredrick Winslow Taylor was one of the first theorist to attempt to understand employee motivation . His theory of scientific managemen < nowiki/ > t , also referred to as Taylorism , analyzes the productivity of the workforce . Taylor 's basic theory of motivation , is that workers are motivated by money . He viewed employees not as individuals , but as pieces of a larger workforce ; in doing so his theory stresses that giving employee 's individual tasks , supplying them with the best tools and paying them based on their productivity was the best way to motive them . Taylor 's theory developed in the late 1890 's and can still be seen today in industrial engineering and manufacturing industries . Hawthorne effect . In the mid 1920 's another theorist , Elton Mayo , began studying the workforce . His study of the Hawthorne Works , lead him to his discovery of the Hawthorne effect . The Hawthorne effect is the idea that people change their behavior as a reaction to being observed . Mayo found that employee 's productivity increased when they knew they were being watched . He also found that employees were more motivated when they were allowed to give input on their working conditions and that input was valued . Mayo 's research and motivational theories were the start of the Human Relations school of management . Job design . Several studies validate the effectiveness of using job design techniques to increase employee motivation . A study conducted by Campion and Thayer used a job design questionnaire to determine how job designs fostering motivation affected employees . Campion and Thayer found that jobs with more motivational features have lower effort requirements , a better well-being , and fewer health complaints . The study also found that jobs scoring high on the motivational subscale of the questionnaire contained employees who were more satisfied and motivated , had a higher rating pertaining to job performance , and had fewer absences . Hackman . conducted a study pertaining to work redesign and how redesigning work could improve productivity and motivation through job enlargement or enrichment . The study 's results found that redesigning a job can improve the quality of the product or service that is provided , increase the quantity of work , and can increase work satisfaction and motivation . The last study on job design was conducted by Dunham , who wanted to determine if there was a relationship between job design characteristics and job ability and compensation requirements . Dunham believed organizations were overlooking job ability requirements and compensation when they enlarged or enriched employee 's jobs . The study found that organizations were not taking into account the increased job ability requirements that job enrichments or enlargements entail nor were the organizations increasing compensation for employees who were given extra tasks and/or more complex tasks . Rewards . Using rewards as motivators divides employee motivation into two categories : intrinsic and extrinsic motivation . Intrinsic rewards are internal , psychological rewards such as a sense of accomplishment or doing something because it makes one feel good . Extrinsic rewards are rewards that other people give to you such as a money , compliments , bonuses , or trophies . This applies to Douglas McGregor 's Scientific Theory that formed Theory X , which applies to the extrinsic wants of employees . The basis for the motivation is supervision structure and money . Scientific Theory is based on the grounds that employees do n't want to work so they have to be forced to do their job , and enticed with monetary compensation.Theory Y , also derived from McGregor 's theory , says that employees are motivated by intrinsic or personal reward . With this theory different factors can be used to heighten the intrinsic benefit that employees are receiving at their job . '' Many studies have been conducted concerning how motivation is affected by rewards resulting in conflicting and inconsistent outcomes . Pierce , Cameron , Banko , and So conducted a study to examine how extrinsic rewards affect people 's intrinsic motivation when the rewards are based on increasingly higher performance criteria . Pierce et al . found that rewarding people for meeting a graded level of performance , which got increasingly more difficult , spent more time on the study 's activities and experienced an increase in intrinsic motivation . Participants who were not rewarded at all or only rewarded for maintaining a constant level of performance experienced less intrinsic motivation . Another study that examined the effects of extrinsic rewards on intrinsic motivation was conducted by Wiersma . Wiersma conducted a meta-analysis to summarize the inconsistent results of past studies . The meta-analysis by Wiersma concluded that when extrinsic rewards are given by chance , they reduce intrinsic motivation . This result is supported when task behavior is measured during a free-time period . However , it is not supported when task performance is measured when the extrinsic reward is in effect . Wiersma also found that these results can not be generalized to all situations . A study conducted by Earn also examined the effects of extrinsic rewards on intrinsic motivation . Earn wanted to know if extrinsic rewards affected a person 's intrinsic motivation based on the subject 's locus of control . Earn found that pay increases decreased intrinsic motivation for subjects with an external locus of control whereas pay increases increased intrinsic motivation for subjects with an internal locus of control . The study also found that when the controlling aspect of the extrinsic reward was made pertinent by making pay dependent on a certain amount of performance , higher pay undermined the intrinsic motivation of subjects and their locus of control was not relevant . Intrinsic rewards : Job Characteristics Model . The JCM links the core job dimensions listed above to critical psychological states which results in increased employee intrinsic motivation . This forms the basis of this `` employee growth-need strength . '' The core dimensions listed above can be combined into a single predictive index , called the `` Motivating Potential Score '' . Employee participation . 1 . Increase employee participation by implementing quality control `` circles '' . Quality control circles involve a group of five to ten problem solving employees that come together to solve work-related problems such as reducing costs , solving quality problems , and improving production methods . Other benefits from quality control circles include an improved employee-management relationship , increased individual commitment , and more opportunities for employee expression and self-development . A study by Marks et al . focused on assessing the effect that quality circles had on participating employees and found that the attitudes of employees who participated in quality circles were influenced in the areas concerning participation , decision making , and group communication . Although group communication was influenced , communication through the organization as a whole was not and neither was employee 's personal responsibility for their work . The results of this study suggest that quality circles can provide employees with informational and social support that can help increase their motivation . 2 . Increase motivation through employee participation by using open-book management . Open-book management is when a company shares important financial data with employees . Sharing the information empowers employees by putting trust into them . Employees become personally and meaningfully involved with the organization beyond just doing their assigned tasks , which increases their motivation and production Open book management is a four-step process . The first step involves employers sharing financial data with their employees . Employees need to know how the company , as a whole , is doing financially . Next , employers must teach their employees how to read and interpret the financial data . Employees can look at all the data a company gives them ; however , to understand the data , they must know how to interpret the numbers . Third , employees have to be empowered to make necessary changes and decisions for the success of the organization . Employers should treat their employees like partners to promote increased employee motivation . The last step involves employers paying their employees a fair share of profits through bonuses and incentives . Bonus numbers must be attached to numbers that employees see regularly and can influence the financial data . With these steps in mind , the friction between employees and between employee/management can be drastically reduced . `` Work motivation is a set of energetic forces that originate both within as well as beyond an individual ’ s being , to initiate work-related behavior and to determine its form , direction , intensity , and duration ” ( Pinder , 1998 , p. 11 ) . Quality-of-work-life programs . Work-life balance is an employee 's perception of how a proper balance between personal time , family care , and work are maintained with minimal conflict . Employers can use work-life balance as a motivational technique by implementing quality-of-work-life programs . Examples of such programs include flextime , workplace wellness , and family support . Flexible work schedules can allow an employee to work whenever they can as long as a certain number of hours are worked each week and some employers allow their employees to work from home . Sometimes employers utilize flextime schedules that allow employees to arrive to work when they choose within specified limits . A wellness program can involve having an exercise facility , offering counseling , or even having programs set up to help employees lose weight or stop smoking cigarettes . Family support programs involve help with parenting , childcare , and some programs allow employees to leave for family purposes . One study found that men often identify themselves with their career and work roles while women often identified themselves with the roles of mother , wife , friend , and daughter . The Sloan Foundation found that even though women enjoy working as much as men , women prefer to work nights and weekends if time needs to be made up instead of cutting their hours . A study conducted by the Alliance for Work-Life Progress surveyed employees to find out the type of workplace flexibility employees say they would like to use in the following year . Burrus et al . found that 71 percent of people want an occasional opportunity to adjust their schedule , 57 percent want to work from a location other than their office , 73 percent want to make their work-life flexibility arrangement official , and 12 percent want to work fewer hours . A motivated employee becomes engaged in their workplace . Employee engagement is an important part of an organization 's success . Research has found that organizations with engaged employees have three times higher profit margins compared to organizations with disengaged employees . Shareholder returns , operating income , and revenue growth have also had higher financial performance in employee engaged organizations . In addition , employee engagement is linked to lower absenteeism within an organization . Employers who practice employee motivation and engagement techniques in their organization will likely see an increase in overall business performance . Maslow 's hierarchy of needs . Abraham Maslow viewed motivation as being based off a hierarchy of needs , of which a person can not move to the next level of needs without satisfying the previous level . Maslow 's hierarchy starts at the lowest level of needs , basic physiological needs . Basic physiological needs include air , water , and food . Employers who pay at least a minimal living wage will meet these basic employee needs The next level of needs is referred to as safety and security needs . This level includes needs such as having a place to live and knowing one is safe . Employers can meet these needs by ensuring employees are safe from physical , verbal and/or emotional hazards and have a sense of job security . The third level of needs is social affiliation and belonging . This is the need to be social , have friends , and feel like one belongs and is loved . Implementing employee participation programs can help fulfill the need to belong . Rewards such as acknowledging an employee 's contributions can also satisfy these social and love needs . The fourth level on the hierarchy is esteem needs . This level is described as feeling good about one 's self and knowing that their life is meaningful , valuable , and has a purpose . Employers should use the job design technique to create jobs that are important to and cherished by the employee . These first four needs , Maslow called D-Needs ( deficient ) . The last level Maslow described is called self-actualization . Maslow called this the B-Need ( being ) . This level refers to people reaching their potential states of well-being . An employer who ensures that an employee is in the right job and has all other needs met will help the employee realize this highest need . `` Maslow further expanded self-actualization into four needs : cognitive , aesthetic , self-actualization , and self-transcendence . '' Herzberg 's two-factor theory . Frederick Herzberg developed the two-factor theory of motivation based on satisfiers and dissatisfiers . Satisfiers are motivators associated with job satisfaction while dissatisfiers are motivators associated with hygiene or maintenance . Satisfiers include achievement , responsibility , advancement , and recognition . Satisfiers are all intrinsic motivators that are directly related to rewards attainable from work performance and even the nature of the work itself . Dissatisfiers are extrinsic motivators based on the work environment , and include a company 's policies and administration such as supervision , peers , working conditions , and salary . Herzberg believed providing for hygiene and maintenance needs could prevent dissatisfaction but not contribute to satisfaction . Herzberg also believed that satisfiers hold the greatest potential for increased work performance . Work-life programs are a form of satisfier that recognizes the employee 's life outside of work which , in turn , helps motivate the employee . Improving a job to make it more interesting can improve the overall satisfaction an employee is experiencing on the job . A dissatisfier looked at by employees is how relationships form with colleagues . Colleagues play an important role of the workplace as they are all interacting daily . Forming high quality relationships with peers can extrinsically improve employee motivation . Vroom 's expectancy theory . The expectancy theory of motivation was established by Victor Vroom with the belief that motivation is based on the expectation of desired outcomes . The theory is based on four concepts : valence , expectancy , instrumentality and force . Valence is the attractiveness of potential rewards , outcomes , or incentives . Expectancy is a person 's belief that they will or will not be able to reach the desired outcome . Instrumentality is the belief that a strong performance will be well rewarded . Force is a person 's motivation to perform . In general , people will work hard when they think that it is likely to lead to desired organizational rewards . Vroom thought that people are motivated to work toward a goal if they believe the goal is worthwhile and if they perceive that their efforts will contribute to the achievement of that goal . Force = Valence x Expectancy x Instrumentality Locke 's goal theory . As Human Relations management took hold , increasing intrinsic motivation and attending to individuals became a larger concern for employers . Increasing intrinsic motivation could be achieved through the Goal Setting Theory by Edwin A. Locke . Employers that set realistic and challenging goals for their employees create employee motivation . By allowing employees to engage in their job , and achieve satisfaction when reaching a goal it can entice them to want to keep setting new goals to reach new successes and yield superior performance . The theory is logical because employees are going to set more difficult goals but the goals will be attainable with increased effort . Once in the pattern of setting goals , employees can also develop goal commitment , where they are more likely to stick to jobs until they are finished . Employees that work along side their employers in the goal-setting process have the intrinsic benefit of participating in decisions , which can lead to higher motivation as they are empowered in their workplace . As employees reach these personally set goals , management can reinforce those efforts by showing recognition toward their success .
Khargram . Khargram is a village , with a police station , in Khargram CD Block in Kandi subdivision of Murshidabad district in the state of West Bengal , India . Demographics . As per the 2011 Census of India , Khargram had a total population of 11,209 , of which 5,705 ( 51 % ) were males and 5,504 ( 49 % ) were females . Population below 6 years was 1,308 . The total number of literates in Khargram was 5,976 ( 60.36 % of the population over 6 years ) . Police station . Khargram police station has jurisdiction over Khargram CD Block . Transport . SH 7 running from Rajgram ( in Birbhum district ) to Midnapore ( in Paschim Medinipur district ) passes through Khargram . Healthcare . Khargram Rural Hospital functions with 50 beds .
Relkino . Relkino ( 21 April 1973 – after 1989 ) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire . He was the highest-priced European of his generation and won four of his sixteen races between July 1975 and October 1977 . After winning one race as a two-year-old in 1975 he showed improved form in the early part of the following year , winning the 2000 Guineas Trial Stakes and finishing second to Empery in The Derby . The rest of his three-year-old career was disappointing but he reached his peak in 1977 , winning the Lockinge Stakes over a mile and then recording an upset victory in the Benson and Hedges Gold Cup . After his retirement from racing , he had some success as a breeding stallion . Background . Relkino was a `` very attractive , well-made '' bay horse with a white blaze and a white coronet on his right front foot bred by Cleaboy Farms . He was sired by Relko , the French-trained winner of the 1963 Epsom Derby . His dam , Pugnacity , was a `` grand racemare '' ( rated 117 by Timeform ) , whose wins included the Lowther Stakes , Falmouth Stakes and King George Stakes . She produced several other winners including Triumphant , who in turn produced the Irish Champion Stakes winner Timarida . As a descendant of the broodmare Ballisland , Pugnacity was a distant relative of the Irish 1000 Guineas winner Tarascon . As a yearling , the colt was offered for sale and bought for 58,000 guineas by the trainer Dick Hern , acting on behalf of Marcia Anastasia Christoforides , Lady Beaverbrook . The price was the highest paid at auction for any yearling in Britain in 1974 . Lady Beaverbrook was considered an eccentric character who gave most of her horses names consisting of one word with seven letters ( Bustino , Terimon , Boldboy , Niniski , Mystiko , Petoski ) , as this was the most common form for Derby winners . Relkino was sent into training with Hern at West Ilsley in Berkshire . Relkino was a very headstrong animal with a tendency to bolt : Willie Carson , who rode the horse in some of his major victories admitted that `` I could n't hold one side of him the first time I rode him work '' . 1975 : two-year-old season . Relkino made his debut in the Ecchinswell Maiden Stakes over six furlongs at Newbury Racecourse in July , in which he took the lead at half distance and drew away to win `` very comfortably '' by four lengths . A month later , over the same course and distance , he started odds-on favourite for the Washington Singer Stakes but ran poorly and finished last of the five runners behind Lady Beaverbrook 's other runner Homeboy . 1976 : three-year-old season . On his three-year-old debut , Relkino won the 2000 Guineas Trial Stakes at Ascot Racecourse in April , leading from the start to beat the Reg Akehurst-trained Loh by three-quarters of a length . In May he contested the 2000 Guineas over the Rowley Mile at Newmarket Racecourse and finished sixth of the seventeen runners behind Wollow , Vitiges , Thieving Demon , Patris and Frankie . On 2 June 1976 , Relkino was one of twenty-three runners for the 197th running of the Derby Stakes at Epsom Downs Racecourse . Starting a 1 outsider he was among the leaders from the start , turned into the straight in third place behind Vitiges and moved to the front approaching the final quarter mile . He maintained his advantage until the final furlong , when he was overtaken by the French-trained Empery and finished second , three lengths behind the winner and a head in front of Oats . The rest of Relkino 's second season was disappointing . He finished unplaced behind the subsequently disqualified Trepan in the Eclipse Stakes in which he appeared to be `` thoroughly outpaced '' and then finished fifth behind Hawkberry in the Great Voltigeur Stakes at York Racecourse . In the latter race he led in the straight but dropped away quickly after being headed a furlong and a half from the finish . In the Valdoe Stakes at Goodwood Racecourse in September , he was beaten a length by Obstacle , a three-year-old colt trained by Henry Candy , to whom he was conceding nine pounds . On his final appearance of the season , Relkino was badly-drawn in stall 1 for the Champion Stakes at Newmarket and finished eleventh of the twenty runners behind Vitiges . 1977 : four-year-old season . Relkino began his third season in the Westbury Stakes over ten furlongs at Sandown Park Racecourse in April , in which he led from the start , setting a very fast pace , before being overtaken in the closing stages and finishing second by three quarters of a length to the Henry Cecil-trained Lucky Wednesday . He was then dropped in distance for the Lockinge Stakes over one mile at Newbury in May in which he was ridden by Willie Carson and started at odds of 4/1 . He was among the leaders from the start and got the better of a prolonged struggle with Jellaby and Thieving Demon to record his first win in over a year . In the Diomed Stakes at Epsom in June , Relkino finished sixth in an unsatisfactory race in which he was forced into the rails and repeatedly bitten by the subsequently disqualified Marinsky . He continued to campaign over a mile , but was well-beaten when finishing fourth to Jellaby in the Queen Anne Stakes after disputing the early lead . In the Sussex Stakes at Goodwood in July he was beaten again , finishing third to the Eclipse Stakes winner Artaius . In August started a 33/1 outsider for the sixth running of the Benson and Hedges Gold Cup over ten and a half furlongs at York Racecourse , with the betting being headed by Artaius . The other runners included the previously undefeated French colt Lightning , the Hardwicke Stakes winner Orange Bay , the Irish Derby winner Malacate , and the Irish 1000 Guineas winner Sarah Siddons . The race also attracted Smuzka and Negros , two Polish horses who were the first horses from behind the Iron Curtain to race in Britain . Willie Carson settled the colt toward the middle of the field as Artaius and Negros disputed the early lead . Relkino moved forward in the straight , overtook Artaius approaching the final furlong and accelerated away to win by four lengths with Orange Bay finishing third . As in the previous year , Relkino ended his season with a run in the Champion Stakes , but produced a much better performance . Restrained towards the back of the eight-runner field he moved forward in the final quarter mile to contest the lead with Arctic Tern , North Stoke and Flying Water . He was unable to withstand the finishing burst of Flying Water and finished second , two lengths behind the winner and two and a half lengths ahead of North Stoke in third . Assessment . In 1975 , Relkino was not awarded a weight in the British Free Handicap , a ranking of the best two-year-olds to race in the United Kingdom , which was headed by Wollow . He was given a rating of 104 by the independent Timeform organisation , twenty-six pounds below their top-rated juvenile Manado . In the following year , Relkino was rated sixteen pounds inferior to Vitiges in the British Free Handicap for three-year-olds . He was given a rating of 123 by Timeform , twelve pounds behind their Horse of the Year Youth : in their annual `` Racehorse of 1976 '' , Timeform commented that the colt seemed to be `` no longer as keen on racing as he was '' . In the inaugural International Classification in 1977 , Relkino was rated equal with Exceller as the sixth-best older horse in Europe behind Balmerino , Orange Bay , Buckskin , Gentilhombre and Sagaro . Timeform gave him a rating of 131 , two pounds behind their top-rated older male Balmerino . Stud career . In the autumn of 1977 , following his win at York , Relkino was syndicated at £8,000 a share , giving him a theoretical value of £320,000 . He began his stud career in 1978 at the Barton Stud at Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk and was later based at Chris Sweetings ' Conduit Stud near Chipping Norton in Oxfordshire . He had limited success as a sire of flat racers , with the best of his offspring being the Scottish Derby winner Dazari . He was more successful as a National Hunt stallion , siring Relkeel a three-time of the Bula Hurdle who was described by David Nicholson as `` the best horse I ever trained '' , as well as Arctic Kinsman ( Supreme Novices ' Hurdle ) and Buckhouse Boy ( Rendlesham Hurdle ) . His last foals were born in 1990 .
Odds Are . `` Odds Are '' is a song by Canadian rock band Barenaked Ladies . It is the second single from their 2013 album , `` Grinning Streak '' . It was released as a promotional single on July 14 , 2013 . The song is also the theme song for the television show `` Working the Engels '' . History . `` Odds Are '' was written by Ed Robertson and Kevin Griffin , lead vocalist and guitarist from Better Than Ezra . `` Odds Are '' was recorded during the sessions for `` Grinning Streak '' from February to April 2013 , and was produced by multi-platinum , multi-Juno Award-winning producer Gavin Brown . The band first premiered the song live on May 5 , 2013 at Sunfest on the Waterfront in West Palm Beach , Florida . In 2017 , American singer/songwriter Kalie Shorr released her EP titled `` Slingshot '' which featured a country/pop version of `` Odds Are '' . Music video . Rooster Teeth Productions produced the music video for `` Odds Are '' released on October 8 . The video features the band as news anchors reporting on the apocalypse occurring at the same time . Many Rooster Teeth personalities are featured as cameo guests including Barbara Dunkelman , Gavin Free , Burnie Burns , Gus Sorola , and Adam Kovic , with several internet personalities such as Justine Ezarik , Freddie Wong , and Greg Miller making appearances as well . Charts . `` Odds Are '' has been relatively successful on the charts , debuting at # 43 on the Adult Rock chart , # 49 on the Hot Adult Contemporary chart , and # 46 on the Canada Adult Contemporary chart ( eventually rising to # 15 ) .
52nd Baeksang Arts Awards . The 52nd Baeksang Arts Awards ceremony was held on June 3 , 2016 at Kyung Hee University ’ s Grand Peace Hall . It was hosted by Miss A 's Suzy and Shin Dong-yup . Nominations and winners . Complete list of nominees and winners ( denoted in bold )
Gluggo . `` Gluggo '' is an album by the Spencer Davis Group , originally released in 1973 on Vertigo Records VEL 1015 . The word `` gluggo '' is a slang term for alcohol . Although the Spencer Davis Group is more known for jazz and blues infected songs , this collection is much more rock oriented . The original vinyl album had 10 tracks , but the CD release has bonus tracks that include `` Touching Cloth '' , the B-side to the single `` Mr . Operator '' , and these latter two songs as previously unreleased rough mixes . `` Do n't You Let It Bring You Down '' backed with `` Today Gluggo , Tomorrow the World '' was also released as a single . The personnel on this recording included three of the original four members . Reception . Billboard recommended the album for its mix of blues , folk , and rock . The album charted as high as # 206 , appearing on Billboard `` Bubbling Under the Top LPs '' chart .
Akikan ! is a Japanese light novel series about a group of anthropomorphic drink cans who do battle . It was created by Riku Ranjō , with illustrations by Hiro Suzuhira , known for her artistry in `` Shuffle ! '' . The first novel was released on May 24 , 2007 , and as of April 24 , 2009 , eight volumes have been published by Shueisha under their Super Dash Bunko label . A manga adaptation began serialization in `` Ultra Jump '' on October 18 , 2008 , an anime adaptation began airing on January 3 , 2009 . On December 22 , 2008 , an early release of the first episode was streamed on the internet through Bandai Channel . On the day the final episode aired on March 28 , 2009 , an `` Akikan ! OVA '' followed on October 23 , 2009 . At Anime Weekend Atlanta 2011 , Sentai Filmworks announced that they have licensed both TV series and OVA and was released in 2012 . Story . Akikan ( ” Empty Can ” ) is the unlikely story of high school boy Kakeru Daichi , whose can of melon soda magically transforms into a human girl . More `` akikan '' girls begin appearing , each of them needing to be infused with carbon dioxide from their respective drink types to survive . The akikans were created as part of the 'Akikan Elect ' to determine whether steel cans or aluminium cans are superior . The akikans must battle each other until only the strongest type is left standing . Light novels . The original light novels written by Riku Ranjō and illustrated by Hiro Suzuhira began release on Shueiesha 's `` Super Dash Bunko '' label from May 24 , 2007 with ten volumes released as of October 19 , 2015 Manga . A manga adaptation illustrated by Momotaro Miyano began serialization in Shueisha 's `` Ultra Jump '' magazine from October 18 , 2008 . Anime . An anime adaptation by Brain 's Base aired in Japan between January 3 , 2009 and March 28 , 2009 . A special episode ( episode 6.5 ) aired on February 15 , 2009 instead of usual one : this was half-hour three-part live-action show with Akikan voice actors and musicians . An original video animation episode was released on October 23 , 2009 . The series and OVA has been licensed in North America by Sentai Filmworks for release in 2012 . The series uses three pieces of theme music , two openings and one ending theme . The opening themes are by Charmy Queen for episodes 1-6 and `` Juicy Extacy '' by Little Non for episodes 7-12 . The ending theme is by Nomiko ( singer ) and TECHNOBOYS PULCRAFT GREEN-FUND ( music ) , which has different variations ( 14 overall ) in each episode ( including special and OVA ) with guest artists sometimes . The first and second openings released on single discs . The ending theme ( versions from anime series and special episode ) released on single disc too . The OVA-version of ending theme released as part of OST disc .
Aglaia puberulanthera . `` Aglaia puberulanthera '' is a species of plant in the Meliaceae family . It is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea . it also has green flowers and red fingers
WQML ( FM ) . WQML ( 101.5 FM ) is a radio station broadcasting a Contemporary Christian format . it is branded as Pura Palabra Radio . Licensed to Ceiba , Puerto Rico , the station serves the eastern Puerto Rico area . The station is currently owned by Pura Palabra Media Group through its licensee , Caguas Educational TV . On November 9 , 2017 , Pura Palabra Media Group ( Otoniel Font , president ) files to swap WQML/98.7 in Culebra and a $ 1.2 million cash payment to New Life Broadcasting ( Juan Carlos Matos Barreto , president ) in exchange for the then-WNVE . Once the swap closes , the station will switch to Pura Palabra Radio and the call letters will changed to WQML . According to the terms of the contract , New Life will allow Pura Palabra Media to program the HD3 channel of WNVM as part of the deal in order to feed its San Juan-licensed translator W268BK at 101.5 FM which carries its Pura Palabra Radio programming . The sale was completed on May 22 , 2018 . The station changed its call sign to WQML on March 30 , 2018 .
Stefan Templeton . R. Stefan Templeton ( born July 15 , 1967 ) is the founder of the SPEAR Project ( Standing Patrol for Emergency Assessment and Response ) . Of American and Norwegian descent , he is the grandson of the civil rights leader Dr. Furman L. Templeton . A linguist educated in Oxford and at the Sorbonne , Stefan Templeton studied shipbroking in 1990 while working as a structural weld inspector on oil platforms in the North Sea , having completed a rigorous training in deep-sea saturation diving in France , and went on to become an airborne search-and-rescue paramedic and disaster management specialist . He currently holds the rank of Commander in ELISA ( Light Airborne Medical Rescue Squadron ) based in Cruas , France and has led and co-ordinated civil-military operations most recently in Padang , Indonesia . Stefan Templeton has conducted humanitarian missions around the globe when sudden onset natural disasters occur . He is currently the CEO of the Conceptium Group LLC , based in Washington D.C. , which he founded in 1999 and specializes in procurement of infrastructure equipment for waterways projects in the Maghreb and West Africa . He is also the founder of Studio 2412 . In his youth , Templeton divided his time between the rough neighborhoods of Baltimore where he trained in the martial arts and aristocratic circles in Europe . Much of this was documented in David Matthews ' auto-biography Ace of Spades . He is the grandson of Gerda Boyesen , the founder of Biodynamic Psychology . A holder of a multiple black belts , he also teaches safety and self-defense seminars to police forces , civic groups , humanitarian workers and NGOs on location . Education . National Professional Divers ' Institute in Marseille Downed-aircraft water rescue , firefighting and emergency medical training for divers at Scotland 's Robert Gordon University Disaster Management and Emergency Response Training at George Washington University and Johns Hopkins University . ICRC certification course ( providing potable water in large-scale humanitarian crises ) at University of Neuchâtel , Switzerland . Humanitarian missions . Templeton has acted as coordinator and civil-military forward field liaison in numerous airborne missions that he has organized in Honduras , Cambodia , Bosnia , Kashmir , Morocco , Indonesia and Colombia , specializing in rapid response deployment and assessment with the aim of paving the way for the relief efforts of military and civil humanitarian groups . Ten days after the devastating tsunami that ensued due to the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake , Templeton helped insert 27 medical personnel in Aceh Jaya ( Indonesia ) to conduct emergency assessment in the most inaccessible regions and coordinate delivery of supplies in collaboration with ELISA ( Equipe Légere d'Intervention de Secours Aéroportée ) and PFC ( Paramedics for Children ) , with the support of Newmont Mining Corporation CEO Richard Ness . Templeton flew 24 surveillance and GPS mapping missions in order to provide geo-referenced intelligence to the UNJLC , thereby convincing them to use the Calang Camp as the relief distribution hub where the team then coordinated landing zones for USMC LCAT vessels delivering 30,000+ tons of supplies . Between January 5 and February 14 , 2005 , the team completed a pediatric vaccination campaign of 3,150 children . In March 2007 and November 2007 , in collaboration with the Kush Organization and the U.S. Institute of Peace , Templeton conducted missions in Abyei province in Southern Kordofan ( Southern Sudan ) to assess the situation in Agok , with special emphasis on analyzing water supply . He was accompanied by Charles O'Connell on both missions . An evacuation plan based on access to drinking water was set up in preparation for what seemed to be an imminent attack by Janjaweed forces . The mission was documented by freelance writer and photographer David Matthews who was writing a feature article for The Washington Post . When Abyei Town was attacked and destroyed by SAF forces on May 14 , 2008 , the evacuation plan was implemented and in June 2008 Templeton helped lead 60,000+ refugees from Abyei to Agok .
Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression . The Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression is a nonprofit , nonpartisan institution devoted solely to the defense of the First Amendment rights guaranteeing freedom of speech and of the press . The Center was founded in 1989 , under the direction of former University of Virginia president Robert M. O'Neil . J. Joshua Wheeler succeeded O'Neil as Director of the Center in 2011 . The Center manages a number of programs and activities to fulfill its mission , including the drafting of `` amicus curiae '' briefs in support of First Amendment litigants , congressional testimony , educational programs , artistic exhibitions and prizes , and the Jefferson Muzzles . The center is located at Pantops Farm , a property in Charlottesville , Virginia which was once owned by Jefferson , and is now owned by the University of Virginia . The Center has close ties to the University of Virginia , but is not officially affiliated . It was founded with initial contributions from The New York Times and Worrell Enterprises Inc . In addition to its Muzzle Awards , it also produces the William J. Brennan , Jr. , Award which recognizes those showing extraordinary devotion to the principles of free speech .
Mirza Azam . Mirza Azam is a Bangladeshi politician and is a member of the Bangladesh Awami League . He has been elected to the national parliament five times and has served as State Minister of Government . He also has established educational institutions in Bangladesh . Early life and career . Azam was born on 13 September 1962 at Sukhnagari village in Jamalpur District . His father is Mirza Abul Kashem and mother is Nurunnahar Begum . He was a well-known figure of student politics in Jamalpur . With the inspiration of the Father of the Nation , Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman he started his political career from student life in 1977 . In the year 1977 , he was a member of Bangladesh Chhatra League , Jamalpur District Branch while he was a student of High School . He was an Amusement and Entertainment Secretary of the Student union of Government Ashek Mahmud College in 1979 . In 1981 , he was elected Vice-President of Chhatra League , Jamalpur District Branch . In 1986 , he was the Convener of Bangladesh Awami Jubo League , Jamalpur District Branch . In 1991 , he was elected as the President of Bangladesh Awami Jubo League and Joint-General Secretary of Bangladesh Awami League , Jamalpur District Branch . He was elected the Organizing Secretary of Bangladesh Awami Jubo League of the Central Executive Committee in 1993 . In 1996 , he was elected as the General Secretary of Bangladesh Awami League of Jamalpur District Branch . He served as the General Secretary of Bangladesh Awami Jubo League of the Central Executive Committee from 2003 to 2012 . He performed his duties as the member of Central Executive Committee of Bangladesh Awami League for three times in 2009,2012 and 2016 . In government . He has been elected as a member of the National Parliament five times : in 1991 , 1996 , 2001 , 2008 and 2014 . He was the Whip of Opposition Party in the 8th Bangladesh National Parliament and Whip of Ruling Party of the 9th Bangladesh National Parliament . He performed duties as the Member of Standing Committees regarding Ministry of Food , Ministry of Science and Information & Communication Technology and Ministry of Home Affairs & Ministry of Education in the 5th , 7th and 9th National Parliament respectively . He also served as the Member of Standing Committee regarding Government Commitment Committee in the 7th National Parliament . He has taken oath as the State Minister of Government of the People 's Republic of Bangladesh on 12 January 2014.. He has taken on his duties in the Ministry of Textiles and Jute on 13 January 2014 . He has established around fifty educational institutions . Among these Sheikh Fazilatunnesa University , Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib Fisheries College , Bangabandhu College , Sheikh Kamal College , Khaja Shah Sufi Eunus Ali Degree College , Aleya Azam College , Mirza Azam Degree College , Nurunnahar and Mirza Kashem women degree college , Abdul Jalil Technical College , Abdul Hai Batchu Women Technical College are the renowned ones .
Boiruna . `` Boiruna '' is a genus of snakes of the subfamily Dipsadinae .
Yamaha Zuma 125 . The `` Yamaha Zuma 125 '' is a scooter introduced by Yamaha Motor Company in September 2008 . It is a 125 cc version of its smaller 49cc cousin , the Zuma . Outside the United States it is known as the Yamaha BW 's Fi 125 . Model information . The body design of the Zuma 125 is similar to the Zuma in respect to its overall form and dual headlight configuration . Its size is slightly larger , and it includes a metal bracket around the headlights . The Taiwanese , Japanese and South American models have stacked front lights with a single headlight . The bulbs used are HS1 styled halogen lights . It is intended as a street-bike , with the capacity for handling light off-road conditions such as unpaved roads . Many of the design components like the steel frame , wide tires , oiled-type air filters , robust shocks , and front/rear off-road-style brush deflectors were included to facilitate both riding conditions . Engine . The engine is a 123 cc 4-stroke SOHC 4-valve with 10:1 compression . The fuel injection system is similar to the ones installed on most Yamaha bikes , and uses a 24mm injector . The exhaust manifold comes equipped with an O2 sensor . The rated power output is close to . After the break in period , the Zuma 125 can achieve a maximum speed of around . This same engine ( minus the fuel injection ) is also used in Yamaha 's Cygnus-X scooter . There is currently an established aftermarket with numerous parts that allow the engine to be enlarged up to 287 cc . Depending on driving style and riding conditions , the Zuma 125 's fuel economy is around .
E. W. Doss . E. W. Doss served as a member of the 1869–1871 California State Assembly , representing the 4th District .
Atipara . Atipara is a village in Barisal District in the Barisal Division of southern-central Bangladesh .
West End Bar . The West End Bar , also known for a time as the `` West End Gate '' , was located on Broadway near 114th Street in the Morningside Heights neighborhood of the Borough of Manhattan in New York City . From its establishment in 1911 , the bar served as a popular gathering place for Columbia University students , faculty and administration ( its slogan was `` Where Columbia Had Its First Beer '' ) . The bar was also a meeting place for many Beat Generation writers as well as many 1960 's student activists when they attended the university . History . In the early 1940s , in the formative days of the Beat Generation , students including Allen Ginsberg , Jack Kerouac , and Lucien Carr spent hours at the bar discussing their studies and their futures . In the 1960s , the bar was host to student activists upset about racial discrimination in the area and US foreign policy regarding Vietnam . Mark Rudd , who led the Columbia branch of Students for a Democratic Society and was a prominent member of the Weather Underground after his expulsion from the university in 1968 , spent time at the bar while a student . After closing for a year and a half , it was leased from Columbia University by a group led by Jeff Spiegel and his wife Katie Gardner , a graduate of Columbia 's School of Journalism . They renovated The West End , making an effort to have it look like everyone thought it might have looked as an old Victorian era bar/restaurant . They expanded one room for catering , parties and even beer pong , a basement room for live Jazz , and a large side dining room that could be used late night , after the kitchen was closed , by drinkers and revelers . The West End was popular with students , Columbia faculty and staff . For four years from 1990-1994 , Jazz historian Phil Schaap continued to run a jazz program there , featuring giants of Jazz from the swing era including , on its opening night , Buddy Tate and Branford Marsalis . The jazz program was later discontinued as a nightly feature . Schaap started the jazz program when he was an undergraduate at Columbia in the 1970s . In 2004 , The West End began brewing its own beers including its very popular , nearly 10 % `` Ker O'Whack '' , named for Columbia dropout and author , Jack Kerouac . The West End in 1990 also became a full service restaurant , including a widely popular Sunday brunch . It installed flat screen monitors for sports events . `` Playboy Magazine '' featured The West End as `` College Bar of the Month '' in its February 2005 issue . The West End `` qua '' West End was sold in April 2006 and was replaced in late 2006 by `` Havana Central at the West End '' , part of the expanding `` Havana Central '' chain of Cuban restaurants . The Havana Central closed for good on May 28 , 2014 . In September 2014 , the space reopened as Bernheim & Schwartz Restaurant and Hall , which was described by its owners as a tribute to brewing in Manhattan , and especially to Bernheim & Schwartz , a brewery founded in 1903 and located at 128th Street and Amsterdam Avenue . Bernheim & Schwartz closed in April 2017 .
Halu . Halu ( , also Romanized as Hālū ) is a village in Nameh Shir Rural District , Namshir District , Baneh County , Kurdistan Province , Iran . At the 2006 census , its population was 127 , in 23 families .
Crime of the Century ( album ) . `` Crime of the Century '' is the third studio album by the English rock band Supertramp , released in September 1974 on A & M Records . `` Crime of the Century '' was Supertramp 's commercial breakthrough in both the US and UK , aided by the UK hit `` Dreamer '' and the US hit `` Bloody Well Right '' . It was a UK Top 10 album and a US Top 40 album , eventually being certified Gold in the US in 1977 after the release of `` Even in the Quietest Moments ... '' . The album was Supertramp 's first to feature drummer Bob Siebenberg ( at the time credited as Bob C. Benberg ) , woodwinds player John Anthony Helliwell , bassist Dougie Thomson , and co-producer Ken Scott . The album has received critical acclaim , including its inclusion in `` Rolling Stones `` 50 Greatest Prog Rock Albums of All Time '' . The album 's dedication reads `` To Sam '' , which is a nickname for Stanley August Miesegaes , the Dutch millionaire who supported the band financially from 1969–72 . Background and recording . After the failure of their first two albums and an unsuccessful tour , Supertramp broke up ; Rick Davies and Roger Hodgson recruited new members , drummer Bob C. Benberg , woodwinds player John Helliwell , and bassist Dougie Thomson . The record label A & M , in particular A & R man Dave Margereson ( who would become their manager for the next ten years ) , sent this new line-up to a seventeenth-century farm in west Dorset in order to rehearse together and prepare the album . The album was recorded at several studios , including Ramport Studios ( owned by The Who ) and Trident Studios , with co-producer Ken Scott . While recording the album , Davies and Hodgson recorded approximately 42 demo songs , from which only 8 were chosen to appear on the album . Several other tracks appeared on later albums ( `` Crisis ? What Crisis ? `` , `` ... Famous Last Words ... '' ) . Due to a contractual agreement , all the songs are credited jointly to the two writers , but some of the songs were in fact written by one or the other individually . Scott commented that Davies and Hodgson `` were very , very different personalities . Those differing personalities made the music sound the way it did . '' `` Asylum '' was written by Rick Davies , `` Hide in Your Shell '' by Roger Hodgson , and both `` School '' and `` Crime of the Century '' are actual Davies/Hodgson collaborations . Hodgson remarked of `` Hide in Your Shell '' : `` I was 23 when I wrote that song , confused about life and like a lot of people are at that age , trying to hide my insecurities . I ’ ve always been able to express my innermost feelings more openly in song and `` Hide in Your Shell '' came to me at a time when I was feeling very lonely – lonely both in life and within the band – with no one who shared my spiritual quest . '' `` Dreamer '' was composed by Roger Hodgson on his Wurlitzer piano at his mother 's house when he was 19 years old . At that time he recorded a demo of the song using vocals , Wurlitzer , and banging cardboard boxes for percussion . Hodgson recalled : `` I was excited – it was the first time I laid hands on a Wurlitzer . '' Supertramp cut their own recording of the song in imitation of this early demo . Also , Hodgson stated on `` In the Studio with Redbeard '' while talking about the making of the album that the band had difficulty recreating the song when recording it . Another of Hodgson ’ s philosophical musings , `` If Everyone Was Listening '' , was inspired by the `` As You Like It '' adage `` All the world ’ s a stage , and all the men are merely players '' . According to `` Entertainment Weekly '' , the message of the song is , `` Not knowing what ’ s going on in everyone ’ s mind is just another form of not being in control . The fear comes not from the absence of knowledge of another person ’ s thought process , but rather from confronting the fact that we have no control over anything . '' The song would later provide the title track for Michael Ball 's 2014 album of the same name . The album was named after the final song , `` Crime of the Century '' , which the band members felt was the strongest song on the album . Shortly after his departure from Supertramp , Hodgson commented : `` I 've had more people come up to me and say that that song touched them more deeply than any other . That song really came together when we were living together at Southcombe Farm , Thorncombe , and just eating , sleeping , and breathing the ideas for the album . The song just bounced between Rick and I for so many weeks before it finally took form . '' For unknown reasons , in several interviews both before and since , Hodgson has attributed the song as being written solely by Davies . Hodgson describes `` School '' as `` my song basically '' but admits that Davies wrote both the piano solo and a good deal of the lyrics . On the `` In the Studio with Redbeard '' episode devoted to `` Crime of the Century '' , Roger Hodgson stated that `` Rudy '' was the character on the album and was seen as somewhat autobiographical of Rick Davies ' life at the time . Hodgson and Davies both stated that communication within the group was at a peak during the recording of this album , while drummer Siebenberg stated that he thought it was this album on which the band hit its `` artistic peak '' . `` Crime of the Century '' deals loosely with themes of loneliness and mental stability , but is not a concept album . Davies consciously linked the opening track `` School '' to `` Bloody Well Right '' with the line `` So you think your schooling is phoney '' , and according to Hodgson , any unifying thread beyond that was left to the listener 's imagination . The sound of the train in `` Rudy '' was recorded at Paddington station , while the crowd noises in the song were taken from Leicester Square . Artwork . Photographer Paul Wakefield did his first album work by photographing the cover of `` Crime of the Century '' . A & M Records art director Fabio Nicoli invited Wakefield to the studio where Supertramp were recording and had him read the lyrics . With the album title already chosen , Wakefield started asking himself `` what an appropriate sentence could be for 'the crime of the century ' '' and combined it with a line of `` Asylum '' , “ when they haunt me and taunt me in my cage ” . One of his ideas , a prison cell window floating in space with a person silently screaming through the bars , was approved by the band , and when Wakefield started working a bit more on it , he reduced the prisoner to just his hands clutching the bars , `` a resignation to fate that the other didn ’ t have . It felt like there would be no reprieve . '' A friend made the set of polished aluminum bars and welded it to a stand , and underneath it Wakefield 's twin brother grabbed the bars , with his hands whitened with stage make-up . Through multiple exposure , Wakefield shot 12 pictures on transparency film , which he then combined with a backlit starscape , that was actually a black card sheet filled with holes in a darkened studio . Half of the resulting pictures had the expected result . The back cover photograph , featuring Supertramp in their underwear holding dress suits and top hats , was originally made when the LP was meant to be a gatefold . Reception . `` Crime of the Century '' was Supertramp 's first U.S. Top 40 album and was eventually certified Gold in the U.S. in 1977 , after the release of `` Even in the Quietest Moments ... '' . The album also marked the commercial breakthrough for the band in the United Kingdom ; `` Crime of the Century '' peaked at number four in the album chart in March 1975 , and `` Dreamer '' reached number thirteen on the singles chart in the same month . The album was particularly successful in Canada , entering the chart for over two years and selling over one million copies . In 1978 , `` Crime of the Century '' was ranked 108th in `` The World Critic Lists '' , which recognised the 200 greatest albums of all time as voted for by notable rock critics and DJs . In a 1981 review , Robert Christgau was ambivalent towards the album 's `` straight-ahead art-rock '' , which he called `` Queen without preening . Yes without pianistics and meter shifts . '' Adam Thomas 's retrospective review in `` Sputnikmusic '' described it as one of the better albums of the 1970s for its powerful expression of young adult confusion and alienation , and for its consistent contrast between prog and pop elements . In the 1987 edition of `` The World Critic Lists '' , CBC 's Geoff Edwards ranked `` Crime of the Century '' the 10th greatest album of all time . A 1998 public poll , aggregating the votes of more than 200,000 music fans , saw `` Crime of the Century '' voted among the all-time top 1000 albums , and it was listed in the 2005 book `` 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die '' . In 2015 , it was chosen as the 27th greatest progressive rock album by `` Rolling Stone '' . Paul Elliott of `` Classic Rock '' magazine called it a progressive rock masterpiece . Many of the songs on the album remained staples of the band 's shows well into the 21st century ( `` School '' , `` Bloody Well Right '' , `` Rudy '' , and the title song ) . Almost all of the album appears on the band 's 1980 live album `` Paris '' although the tracks that feature orchestrations on the studio versions ( `` Asylum '' , `` Rudy '' , and `` Crime of the Century '' ) were replaced by string synthesisers or Oberheim synthesisers , which were played mainly by John Helliwell with some help from Roger Hodgson . Roger Hodgson has also included songs from the album ( “ Dreamer ” , “ Hide in Your Shell ” , “ School ” and “ If Everyone Was Listening ” ) in his concerts . Releases . The first release was on vinyl by A & M Records in 1974 . In 1977 , it became the first pop music LP title re-issued by the audiophile label Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab . A & M released it as one of the first CDs in its `` Audio Master Plus '' series in 1984 , which it then reissued in 1990 . Mobile Fidelity also released its own remastered CD version on a gold disc as part of its `` Ultradisc '' series , in November 1984 . A new remastered CD version of the album was released by A & M in 1997 , followed by a different remaster on 11 June 2002 . The newer A & M remasters feature all of the album art restored plus credits and full lyrics which were missing from some earlier editions . Both 1997 and 2002 A & M remasters were from the original tapes by Greg Calbi and Jay Messina at Sterling Sound in New York . Both remasters are heavily criticised by audiophiles who claim they were mastered `` too loud '' as part of the `` loudness war '' mastering trend . The 1997 remaster has all tracks peaking at 100 percent , significantly altering the original dynamic range of the recording and effectively adding new distortion to the sound . The 2002 edition is not quite as loud but still has much of the same effect . The album was re-issued by German audiophile label Speaker 's Corner in 1999 , as a 180 gram vinyl LP . It has none of the dynamic range compression applied to the A & M remastered CD versions . It was announced in October 2014 that the album , remastered by Ray Staff , would be reissued in CD , digital download , and 180g vinyl formats on 9 December 2014 . In addition to the original album , the release would include a complete recording of a 1975 Hammersmith Odeon concert , a 24-page booklet of photographs , and an essay written by Phil Alexander with new interviews with Ken Scott , Dave Margereson , and most of the band members . Two 10x8 prints and a longer version of the essay were announced as exclusives of the vinyl version . Track listing . All tracks credited to Rick Davies and Roger Hodgson .
Cecil Gosling . Cecil Gosling ( 22 February 1910 – 19 May 1974 ) was an English cricketer . He played for Essex between 1929 and 1930 .
Vejdirektoratet . Vejdirektoratet or the Danish Road Directorate is responsible for the national road network of Denmark , which comprises motorways , a number of main roads and many of the country 's bridges – a total of about 4,000 kilometres . Organisation . The structure of the Directorate includes ; The Danish Road Directorate is based at six service centres across the country and forms part of the Danish Ministry of Transport , Building and Housing .
Edwin Austin Abbey . Edwin Austin Abbey ( April 1 , 1852August 1 , 1911 ) was an American muralist , illustrator , and painter . He flourished at the beginning of what is now referred to as the `` golden age '' of illustration , and is best known for his drawings and paintings of Shakespearean and Victorian subjects , as well as for his painting of Edward VII 's coronation . His most famous set of murals , `` The Quest and Achievement of the Holy Grail '' , adorns the Boston Public Library . Biography . Abbey was born in Philadelphia in 1852 . He studied art at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts under Christian Schuessele . Abbey began as an illustrator , producing numerous illustrations and sketches for such magazines as Harper 's Weekly ( 1871–1874 ) and Scribner 's Magazine . His illustrations began appearing in Harper 's Weekly at an early age : before Abbey was twenty years old . He moved to New York City in 1871 . His illustrations were strongly influenced by French and German black and white art . He also illustrated several best-selling books , including `` Christmas Stories '' by Charles Dickens ( 1875 ) , `` Selections from the Poetry of Robert Herrick '' ( 1882 ) , and `` She Stoops to Conquer '' by Oliver Goldsmith ( 1887 ) . Abbey also illustrated a four-volume set of `` The Comedies of Shakespeare '' for Harper & Brothers in 1896 . He also created illustrations for Goldsmith 's `` She Stoops to Conquer '' ( 1887 ) , for a volume of `` Old Songs '' ( 1889 ) , and for the comedies ( and a few of the tragedies ) of Shakespeare . Among his water-colours are `` The Evil Eye '' ( 1877 ) , `` The Rose in October '' ( 1879 ) , `` An Old Song '' ( 1886 ) , `` The Visitors '' ( 1890 ) , and `` The Jongleur '' ( 1892 ) . Possibly his best known pastels are `` Beatrice , '' `` Phyllis , '' and `` Two Noble Kinsmen . '' In 1890 he made his first appearance with an oil painting , `` A May Day Morn , '' at the Royal Academy in London . He exhibited `` Richard duke of Gloucester and the Lady Anne '' there in 1896 , and in that year was elected A.R.A. , becoming a full member in 1898 . In 1902 he was chosen to paint the coronation of King Edward VII . It was the official painting of the occasion and , hence , resides at Buckingham Palace . He did receive a knighthood , although some say he refused it in 1907 . Friendly with other expatriate American artists , he summered at Broadway , Worcestershire , England , where he painted and vacationed alongside John Singer Sargent at the home of Francis Davis Millet . He completed murals for the Boston Public Library in the 1890s . The frieze for the Library was titled `` The Quest and Achievement of the Holy Grail '' . It took Abbey eleven years to complete this series of murals in his England studio . In 1904 he painted a mural for the Royal Exchange , London `` Reconciliation of the Skinners & Merchant Taylors ' Companies by Lord Mayor Billesden , 1484 '' . Pennsylvania State Capitol . In 1908–09 , Abbey began an ambitious program of murals and other artworks for the newly completed Pennsylvania State Capitol in Harrisburg , Pennsylvania . These included allegorical medallion murals representing `` Science '' , `` Art '' , `` Justice '' , and `` Religion '' for the dome of the Rotunda , four large lunette murals beneath the dome , and multiple works for the House and Senate Chambers . For the Senate chamber he finished only one painting , `` Von Steuben Training the American Soldiers at Valley Forge '' , and he was working on the `` Reading of the Declaration of Independence '' mural in early 1911 , when his health began to fail . He was diagnosed with cancer . Studio assistant Ernest Board continued work on the mural with little supervision from Abbey , and with contributions by John Singer Sergeant . Abbey died in August 1911 , leaving two rooms of the commission unfinished . The remainder of the work was given to Violet Oakley , who completed the commission from start to finish using her own designs . Legacy . Abbey was elected to the National Academy of Design , in 1902 , and The American Academy of Arts and Letters . He was honorary member of the Royal Bavarian Society and the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts , and was made a chevalier of the French Legion of Honour . He was a prolific illustrator , and attention to detail , including historical accuracy , influenced successive generations of illustrators . In 1890 , Edwin married Gertrude Mead , the daughter of a wealthy New York merchant . Mrs Abbey encouraged her husband to secure more ambitious commissions , although with their marriage commencing when both were in their forties , the couple remained childless . After her husband 's death , Gertrude was active in preserving her husband 's legacy , writing about his work and giving her substantial collection and archive to Yale . Edwin had been a keen supporter of the newly founded British School at Rome ( BSR ) , so , in his memory , she donated £6000 to assist in building the artists ' studio block and , in 1926 , founded the Incorporated Edwin Austin Abbey Memorial Scholarships . The scholarships were established to enable British and American painters to pursue their practice . Recipients of Abbey funding – Scholars and , more recently , Fellows – devote their scholarship to working in the studios at the BSR , where there has , ever since , been at least one Abbey-funded artist in residence . Previous award holders include Stephen Farthing , Chantal Joffe and Spartacus Chetwynd . The Abbey Fellowships ( formerly 'Awards ' ) were established in their present form in 1990 , and the Abbey studios also host the BSR 's other fine art residencies , such as the Derek Hill Foundation Scholarship and the Sainsbury Scholarship in Painting and Drawing . A bust of Edwin Abbey , by Sir Thomas Brock , stands in the courtyard of the BSR . Edwin also left bequests of his works to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York , to the Museum of Fine Arts , Boston and to the National Gallery in London . Abbey is buried in the churchyard of Old St Andrew 's Church in Kingsbury , London . His grave is Grade II listed .
Emporia Township , Lyon County , Kansas . Emporia Township is a township in Lyon County , Kansas , United States . History . Emporia Township was founded in 1857 .
How to Make a Monster ( album ) . `` How To Make A Monster '' is the third compilation album by the American garage punk band the Cramps . Comprising rare , previously-unreleased tracks , the release is a 2-CD set that includes a 28-page book with extensive liner notes by members Lux Interior and Poison Ivy , as well as rare and previously unseen photos and flyers from their personal collection . Content included . Disc 1 contains 1976 rehearsal material , some 1982 studio demos with Terry Graham of the Gun Club on drums , and several other previously unreleased studio recordings . Disc 2 contains two historic live performances of relatively poor recording quality , both from very early in the band 's career ( one at Max 's Kansas City and the other at CBGB ) . Track listing . All songs by Lux Interior and Poison Ivy Rorschach , except where otherwise noted Disc 2 . Live at Max 's Kansas City , 1/14/77
Nahuel Tecilla . Nahuel Ezequiel Tecilla ( born 16 January 1995 ) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a defender for Primera B Metropolitana side Atlanta , on loan from Argentine Primera División side Lanús . Career . Tecilla started his senior footballing career in Primera D with El Porvenir , he scored four goals in fifty-nine appearances for the club . 2016 saw Tecilla join Argentine Primera División side Lanús . A year later , in July 2017 , Tecilla was loaned out to Primera B Metropolitana 's Atlanta . He made his professional debut on 4 September 2017 during a goalless draw with Colegiales , however the match was later awarded as a Atlanta win following Colegiales fielding an ineligible player . In the reverse fixture later that season , Tecilla scored his first professional career goal versus Colegiales in a 3–3 draw on 27 January .
Ilsington . Ilsington is a village and civil parish situated on the eastern edge of Dartmoor , Devon , England . It is one of the largest parishes in the county , and includes the villages of Ilsington , Haytor Vale , Liverton and South Knighton . The parish is surrounded , clockwise from the north , by the parishes of Bovey Tracey , Teigngrace ( a short border only ) , Newton Abbot , Ogwell ( another short border ) , Bickington , Ashburton , Widecombe-in-the-Moor and Manaton . In 2001 the population of the parish was 2,444 , greatly increased from the 886 residents recorded in 1901 . The parish is represented in parliament by Mel Stride , as part of the Central Devon constituency . History . The village is believed to be an ancient settlement - probably existing 200 to 300 years before the Norman Conquest . It is mentioned in the Domesday Book as Ilestintona , and there is known to have been a church there since at least the 11th century . St. Michael 's parish church , as seen today , dates back to the 15th century . It was the site of an incident which has passed into local folklore : in 1639 the schoolroom , which was above the west lychgate of the church , collapsed into the street and churchyard . Apart from its agricultural history , Ilsington 's industrial archaeology reflects the mining of the 18th and 19th centuries . The Atlas tin mine and the Smallacombe iron mine were major local enterprises – with the cottages at Lewthorne Cross being built for William Grose , the mine captain and mine workers . Nearby , at Haytor , granite was quarried and carried down to the Stover Canal at Ventiford , Teigngrace , on the Haytor Granite Tramway , the route of which is now commemorated in the Templer Way footpath . Haytor granite was used in the building of many civic structures including London Bridge , over the Thames in London . Through the centuries , Ilsington village appears to have been largely self-supporting . Census returns and church records show a variety of rural occupations among the local community including farmers , blacksmiths , carpenters , thatchers and stone workers . It had an ancient manor house which fell into ruin after occupation ceased in about 1825 . The village 's most famous resident was the playwright John Ford , who was born at Bagtor House . Today . Today , the village has a pub ( The Carpenters Arms ) a hotel ( The Ilsington Hotel ) and a village shop ( Ilsington Village Shop ) , a non-profit shop where the villagers work voluntary shifts throughout the week . Nearby Haytor Vale has the Rock Inn , and Liverton has The Star and The Welcome Stranger . There are two schools in the parish : Blackpool School and Ilsington Primary School . `` The Book of Ilsington : A Photographic History of the Parish '' was written by Dick Wills who lived in the parish all his life , and was the 14th generation of the Wills family to live and farm at Narracombe . He died shortly after the publication of his book in 2000 . Liverton United F.C . play in the South West Peninsula League Premier Division , and Ilsington Villa A.F.C . play in the South Devon Football League .
Dr Heckle and Mr Jive ( Pigbag album ) . `` Dr Heckle and Mr Jive '' is the debut album by English band Pigbag , released in 1982 by record label Y . It reached No . 18 on the UK national charts and No . 1 on the UK independent chart . Reception . `` Trouser Press '' described the band and the album as having `` plenty of technical know-how and nothing to say '' .
Frank V. Ortiz Jr.. Francis Vincent `` Frank '' Ortiz Jr. ( March 14 , 1926 – February 27 , 2005 ) was an American diplomat . He was Ambassador of the United States to Barbados , and Grenada as well as Special Representative to Dominica , Saint Lucia , Antigua , St. Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla , and St. Vincent from 1977 to 1979 , United States Ambassador to Guatemala from 1979 to 1980 , United States Ambassador to Peru from 1981 to 1983 , and United States Ambassador to Argentina from 1983 to 1986 . Biography . Ambassador Ortiz was born on March 14 , 1926 to Frank Valencia Ortiz y Barbero ( 1896–1992 ) and Margaret Mary Delgado y Garcia de Noriega ( 1900–1993 ) in Santa Fe , New Mexico , where his family has lived since the 17th century . Both his parents were Democratic politicians . He had one younger sister and one younger brother . He graduated from Santa Fe High School . At age 17 , he went to Washington , D.C. to work as an aide in the United States Senate . In 1945 , he joined the United States Air Force and fought in World War II . He received a B.S . from Georgetown University in 1950 , and an M.S . from George Washington University in 1957 . He also attended the University of Madrid in 1950 , the American University of Beirut in 1952 , and the National War College in 1956-1957 . He married Dolores Duke , with whom he had four children . Dolores died in Santa Fe on December 27 , 2013 at the age of 88 . Career . From 1951 to 1953 , he worked in the United States Department of State on issues pertaining to Egypt and Sudan . From 1953 to 1955 , he was an economic officer in Addis Ababa , Ethiopia , and a political officer in Mexico City from 1955 to 1957 . From 1957 to 1961 , he worked as an assistant in the Department of State . From 1967 to 1970 , he worked as a political counsellor in Lima , Peru , and as Deputy Chief of Mission in Montevideo , Uruguay from 1970 to 1973 . From 1973 to 1975 he worked in the State Department with regards to Argentina , Uruguay , and Paraguay , and became Deputy Executive Secretary from 1975 to 1977 . From 1977 to 1979 , he was Ambassador to Barbados and Grenada , and Special Representative to Dominica and Saint Lucia . He was Ambassador to Guatemala from 1979 to 1980 . Then he was appointed Political Advisor to Southern Hemispheric Military Command in Panama . From 1981 to 1983 , he was Ambassador to Peru . He was then Ambassador to Argentina from 1983 to 1986 . During the late 1980s he taught at the University of New Mexico . In 1990 , he retired to Santa Fe and became very involved in preserving Spanish New Mexican culture and history at the New Mexico History Museum , the National Hispanic Cultural Center , Las Golondrinas and elsewhere . He died in Santa Fe on February 27 , 2005 .
Colours ( Adam F album ) . `` Colours '' is an album by the drum and bass artist Adam F , released in 1997 by Positiva Records .
Miss America 1964 . Miss America 1964 , the 37th Miss America pageant , was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City , New Jersey on September 7 , 1963 and was broadcast on CBS . Donna Axum became the first Miss Arkansas to win the crown .
The Don Rickles Show . `` The Don Rickles Show '' is an American comedy television series . The series stars Don Rickles , Louise Sorel , Erin Moran , Robert Hogan and Joyce Van Patten . The series aired on CBS from January 14 until April 21 , 1972 .
J. Aidan Carney . J Aidan Carney born 1934 in County Roscommon , Ireland , is a pathologist associated with the Mayo Clinic . He is best known for describing what became known as Carney syndrome , the separate phenomenon of Carney 's triad , and Carney-Stratakis syndrome . He graduated in medicine from University College Dublin in 1959 , and interned in St. Vincent ’ s . After further work in Dublin he moved to the Mayo Clinic in 1962 , becoming consultant there in 1966 . His doctorate at the University of Minnesota in 1969 was on the `` Morphology of Myosin and Thick Filament Diameter in Experimental Cardiac Hypertrophy . ''
Rodney Dethridge . Frank Rodney Dethridge ( born 13 September 1961 ) is a former English cricketer . Dethridge was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium . He was born in Pembury , Kent . Dethridge made his debut for Bedfordshire in the 1982 Minor Counties Championship against Hertfordshire . Dethridge played Minor counties cricket for Bedfordshire till 1983 , which included 11 Minor Counties Championship matches . He made his only List A appearance against Somerset in the 1992 NatWest Trophy . In this match , he scored 31 runs before being run out . With the ball , he claimed a single wicket , that of Vic Marks , for the cost of 21 runs from 7 overs . His performance in this match earnt him the man-of-the-match award .
William Barstow Strong . William Barstow Strong ( May 16 , 1837 – August 3 , 1914 ) served as president of the Atchison , Topeka and Santa Fe Railway from 1881 to 1889 . He is often referred to as either William B . Strong or W. B . Strong . Life and career . He was born in Brownington , Vermont on May 16 , 1837 . Strong graduated from Bell 's Business College in Chicago , Illinois , in 1855 , and soon launched his career in railroading . His first railroad job was as a station agent for the Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad , a position that was introduced to him by his older brother James . He married Abbie J. Moore , October 2 , 1859 , in Beloit , Wisconsin . They had three children , a girl and two boys . He worked his way through several railroad jobs successively for the Chicago , Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway , McGregor Western Railway , Chicago and North Western Railway , Chicago , Burlington and Quincy Railroad ( CB & Q ) , and as superintendent of the Michigan Central Railroad in the 1870s . In this position , Strong was succeeded by Henry Brockholst Ledyard in 1876 . He returned to the CB & Q after working on the Michigan Central and then joined the management team of the Santa Fe as General Manager , and was promoted to Vice President within a month . On July 12 , 1881 , he succeeded T. Jefferson Coolidge as president of the Atchison , Topeka and Santa Fe Railway ( ATSF ) . Under his tenure , the ATSF expanded to about 7,000 miles ( 11,265 km ) of right-of-way , which at the time made the ATSF the largest railroad in North America . He held the presidency until his retirement in 1889 . The city of Barstow , California , where the ATSF maintained extensive shop and equipment construction and repair facilities , the town of Strong City , Kansas , and Stronghurst , Illinois are named in his honor . Other uses of the name `` William Barstow Strong '' . `` William Barstow Strong '' was the name of an observation car owned by the ATSF and operated in business trains in the latter part of the 20th century . `` William B . Strong '' was included in a list of names that traveled aboard NASA 's Stardust spacecraft which visited the comet Wild 2 in 2004 .
University of Maryland School of Music . The University of Maryland School of Music ( officially abbreviated `` UM School of Music '' ) is a music school located in College Park , Maryland outside of Washington , D.C . The School of Music is the largest performing arts unit at the University of Maryland , College Park . Academics . The UM School of Music is a comprehensive music school , with undergraduate and graduate programs areas of study . The School offers the following degrees : Doctor of Philosophy ( PhD ) , Doctor of Musical Arts ( DMA ) , Master of Music ( MM ) , Master of Arts ( MA ) , Bachelor of Music ( BM ) , Bachelor of Music Education ( BME ) , and Bachelor of Arts ( BA ) . Specializations within these degrees include composition , conducting , music education , music history & literature , music theory , and performance ( piano , string , voice & opera , wind & percussion , jazz ) . Academically , the UM School of Music is a constituent of the university 's College of Arts & Humanities . Logistically , the School is a resident of the university 's Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center , a facility completed in 2001 . The is a program of the UM School of Music . History . From the time when UM was still Maryland Agricultural College , student bands and choirs and military bands have existed on campus . The Department of Music was founded in 1954 and accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music in 1966 . In 1995 the Board of Regents approves the re-designation of the Department of Music as the UM School of Music .
Ahun , Iran . Ahun ( , also Romanized as Āhūn ) is a village in Jakdan Rural District , in the Central District of Bashagard County , Hormozgan Province , Iran . At the 2006 census , its population was 956 , in 227 families .
2012–13 San Diego Sockers season . The 2012–13 San Diego Sockers season was the fourth season of the San Diego Sockers professional indoor soccer club as a franchise in the Professional Arena Soccer League . The Sockers , a Pacific Division team , played their home games in the Valley View Casino Center in San Diego , California . General manager John Kentera and head coach Phil Salvagio led the Sockers to the best regular season record in the PASL and their fourth consecutive league championship . Season summary . The Sockers were very successful in the regular season , finishing 15–1 and clinching the Western Division title for the fourth consecutive season . They began the season with a 37-game win streak , one of the best in professional sports history , and the last three PASL league championships . The team 's win over Toros Mexico on November 23 , 2012 , gave the Sockers the new United States record for consecutive wins by a professional soccer team . The team remained undefeated at home but the streak was snapped after 48 games by a 6–5 overtime road loss to longtime rival Dallas Sidekicks on January 27 , 2013 . San Diego also performed well at the box office , placing second in the league ( behind only Dallas ) in overage home attendance . The team advanced to the postseason and earned the right to play for the Ron Newman Cup in the PASL National Championship . The Sockers defeated the Turlock Express in two straight games , winning the Pacific Divisional Finals and advancing to the Semi-Finals in San Diego where they defeated the Las Vegas Legends in overtime . The team defeated the Detroit Waza 8–6 in regulation for the league championship on March 11 , 2013 . The Sockers also participated in the 2012–13 United States Open Cup for Arena Soccer . They defeated the Arizona Storm in the Wild Card round , the Anaheim Bolts in the Round of 16 , the Turlock Express in the Quarter-Finals , and the Las Vegas Legends in the Semi-Finals before losing 6–7 to the Detroit Waza in the Championship game on March 2 , 2013 . History . This is the third franchise to bear the `` San Diego Sockers '' name . The original Sockers were founded in 1978 and played in the NASL , original MISL , and the CISL before folding in 1996 . The second Sockers were revived for the WISL in 2001 and transitioned to the second MISL in 2002 before folding in 2004 . The current Sockers franchise was founded in 2009 and played its first three seasons at the Chevrolet Del Mar Arena in Del Mar , California . For the 2012–13 season , the Sockers returned to the former San Diego Sports Arena ( now the Valley View Casino Center ) which hosted the indoor games of both of the previous Sockers franchises . Off-field moves . The majority of San Diego Sockers games were broadcast live on XEPE-AM ( 1700 AM , `` ESPN Radio 1700 '' ) with Craig Elsten on play-by-play plus sideline reporter Tim Strombel at home games . ( The Ron Newman Cup league championship game aired on XEPRS-AM , `` The Mighty 1090 '' . ) The same team presented every regular season match as streaming audio on the Sockers ' official website and their audio accompanied the video of America One Sports webcasts of Sockers games . 2012–13 is Elsten 's fourth seasons the voice of the Sockers . Roster moves . In October 2012 , the team re-signed veteran forward Paul Wright for the 2012-13 season . Wright 's 25-year professional soccer career began with the San Diego Nomads and continued with the Cleveland Crunch , the original San Diego Sockers , the Milwaukee Wave , the Los Angeles Salsa , the Baltimore Blast , the Wichita Wings , the Sacramento Knights , the Kansas City Wizards , the Western Mass Pioneers , the Philadelphia KiXX , the second San Diego Sockers , the San Diego Fusion , the Anaheim Bolts , and a previous stint with the current San Diego Sockers . Awards and honors . The San Diego Hall of Champions honors athletes with ties to the San Diego area each month by selecting its Stars of the Month . For November 2012 , this list included Sockers forward Miguel `` Chiky '' Luna . For December 2012 , the honorees included Sockers top-scorer Kraig Chiles . In January 2013 , the Hall announced that Kraig Chiles was one of 15 area athletes selected as a 2012 Star of the Year . For January 2013 , the honorees included high-scoring midfielder Brian Farber . For February 2013 , the hall honored team captain Aaron Susi . On November 27 , 2012 , citing his eight goals in the Sockers ' match against Toros Mexico , the Professional Arena Soccer League named Kraig Chiles , the league 's leading scorer and its reigning Most Valuable Player , as their Player of the Week . On December 25 , 2012 , the PASL named Sockers team captain Aaron Susi as their Player of the Week . The league cited the veteran 's 2 goals and 3 assists in his team 's victory over the Anaheim Bolts on December 22 as well as his 25 total points to date this season . The team honored former Sockers player and coach Brian Quinn with a halftime ceremony during the January 5 , 2013 , game against the Turlock Express . Quinn played for the original Sockers franchise from 1983 to 1991 and later served as coach of both the original and first revival versions of the team . On January 2 , 2013 , the San Diego Hall of Champions announced that Quinn would be inducted into its Breitbard Hall of Fame on February 25 , 2013 , as part of the Class of 2013 . On January 22 , 2013 , the league cited his game-winning goal in the Sockers defeat of the Las Vegas Legends in naming Brian Farber as the PASL 's Player of the Week . Farber scored two goals and two assists with the final score coming just 2.2 seconds before the end of regulation . It gave San Diego their first lead of the match and the win , preserving their record-setting winning streak and clinching the Pacific Division title for the team . On February 5 , 2013 , the PASL named Kraig Chiles as its player of the week for the second time this season . The league cited his offensive performance against the Anaheim Bolts the previous weekend where he set a new regular season goal scoring record , breaking his own make from last season . On February 12 , 2013 , the league named Kraig Chiles as its player of the week for the second week in a row and third time this season . Chiles broke the league points record held by Bernie Lilavois since the 2008–09 season . He also became the first player in PASL history to score 50 goals in a single season . In postseason honors , forwards Kraig Chiles and Brian Farber were named to the 2012-13 PASL All-League First Team . Forward Aaron Susi was named to the 2012-13 PASL All-League Second Team and Chiles was also named the 2012-13 PASL Most Valuable Player . Regular season . † Game also counts for US Open Cup , as listed in chart below .
Kuchaluy-e Sofla . Kuchaluy-e Sofla ( , also Romanized as Kūchalūy-e Soflá ; also known as Kachū-ye Pā'īn and Kachū-ye Soflá ) is a village in Qarah Quyun-e Jonubi Rural District , Qarah Quyun District , Showt County , West Azerbaijan Province , Iran . At the 2006 census , its population was 95 , in 22 families .
Willamette Leadership Academy . Willamette Leadership Academy is a public charter military academy in Lane County , in Goshen , in Eugene , Oregon , United States . History and Academics . The Willamette Leadership Academy and the Pioneer Youth Corps of Oregon are 501 c 3 non-profit organizations . WLA is accredited through the NAAS and Oregon Dept of Education . All teachers are highly qualified and certified . All the PYCO Academies are recognized as TIER-ONE schools by the US Armed Forces . PYCO opened in 1993 as an after school program . PYCO soon developed units in Medford , Cottage Grove , Eugene and Salem . In 1997 PYCO developed and alternative education program . In 2000 PYCO was one of the first 5-year charter schools to open . In 2003 PYCO moved from Eugene to Veneta under the Fern Ridge School District and opened Willamette Leadership Academy . Willamette Leadership Academy currently serves multiple counties . WLA employs approximately 17 staff members . In 2008 , 100 % of the school 's seniors received their high school diploma . Of 3 students , 3 graduated and 0 dropped out .
Renault 5 Turbo . The Renault 5 Turbo or R5 Turbo is a high-performance hatchback automobile launched by the French manufacturer Renault at the Brussels Motor Show in January 1980 . The car was primarily designed for rallying , but was also sold in a street version . A total of 4987 ( turbo 1 : 1820 and turbo 2 : 3167 ) R5 Turbos were manufactured during a six-year production run . Design . In response to Lancia 's rallying success with the mid-engined Stratos , Renault 's Jean Terramorsi , vice-president of production , asked Bertone 's Marc Deschamps to design a new sports version of the Renault 5 Alpine supermini . The distinctive new rear bodywork was styled by Marcello Gandini at Bertone . Although the standard Renault 5 has a front-mounted engine , the 5 Turbo featured a mid-mounted Cléon-Fonte with fuel fed by Bosch K-Jetronic fuel injection and a Garrett AiResearch T3 turbocharger OHV 2 valves per cylinder Inline-four engine placed behind the driver in mid-body in a modified Renault 5 chassis . In standard form , the engine developed @ 6000 rpm and maximum torque of @ 3250 rpm . Though it used a modified body from a standard Renault 5 , and was badged a Renault 5 , the mechanicals were radically different , the most obvious difference being rear-wheel drive and rear-mid-engined instead of the normal version 's front-wheel drive and front-mounted engine . At the time of its launch it was the most powerful production French car . The first 400 production 5 Turbos were made to comply with Group 4 homologation to allow the car to compete in international rallies , and were manufactured at the Alpine factory in Dieppe . Many parts later transferred to the alpin 310 , such as suspension or wheel set . Renault 5 Turbo 2 . Once the homologation models were produced , a second version named Turbo 2 was introduced using more stock Renault 5 parts replacing many of the light alloy components in the original 5 Turbo version , and droppping the stunning and specific Bertone seats and Dashboard for the interior of the R5 Alpine . Many parts also became dark grey rather than the iconic red or blue . The Turbo 2 was less expensive , but had nearly the same levels of performance , top speed of and 0–100 km/h in 6.9 seconds . To differentiate it from the Turbo 2 , the original 5 Turbo is often referred as `` Turbo 1 '' . The concept of a mid-engined small Renault returned with the 1998 announcement of the Renault Clio V6 . Awards . In 2004 , `` Sports Car International '' named the R5 Turbo number nine on the list of Top Sports Cars of the 1980s . Motorsport . The R5 turbo was conceived with dual intent , promoting the sales of the common R5 and being homologated in the FIA group 3 and 4 categories of the rally championship ( today WRC ) . All the motorsport derivatives were based on the Turbo 1 . At first the competition cars existed in 3 versions : the version “ usine ” ( French for “ factory ” ) officially run by the Renault Sport division , the lesser spec “ competition client ” that were sold to private teams ( 20 built each year ) , and as a kit , that could be used to gradually convert a street legal version towards the competition client version . Over the years , the performances and cost increased , and lesser cars were run . So the kit was dropped , the client version caught up with the factory specs , and finally the 20 client couldn ’ t be sold anymore . They were built for homologation as group B , and immediately scavenged for spare parts . The factory pushed the engine output up to for the Critérium des Cévennes , for the Tour de Corse , and by 1984 as much as in the R5 Maxi Turbo . Driven by Jean Ragnotti in 1981 , the 5 Turbo won the Monte Carlo Rally on its first outing in the World Rally Championship . The 2WD R5 turbo soon faced the competition of new Group B four-wheel drive cars that proved faster on dirt . WRC victories . We can cite several victories throughout the early 80 ’ s in the national championships in France , Portugal , Switzerland , Hungary , and Spain , many victories in international rallies throughout Europe , with wins in iconic rallies such as Monte-Carlo . After the factory ceased support , it lived a second life being developed by many teams and enthusiasts to compete in regional championships and local races in which it was ubiquitous and reached many success for almost 20 years . At the time of retirement , the newly created historical coategories allowed these cars to return to international events and competitions , living a third life . For these reasons it has accessed to a legendary status and has a huge fan base . Popular culture . Because of it 's over the board concept and stunning visuals , the R5 turbo was featured in widely in film and media . In most of these cameos , the extrovert proportions and colour palette sets the car to be driven by female characters , giving a strong graphic presence .
Hednota toxotis . `` Hednota toxotis '' is a moth in the family Crambidae . It was described by Meyrick in 1887 . It is found in Australia , where it has been recorded from Victoria .
Premusia . `` Premusia '' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae .
Danarto . Danarto ( 27 June 1941 in Sragen , Central Java – 10 April 2018 ) was an Indonesian writer and artist . His father was Jakio Harjodinomo , a sugar factory foreman . His mother , named Siti Aminah , was small batik trader in the market . His work is well known ; especially a collection of short stories : `` Godlob '' . Another collection of short stories , `` Adam Ma'rifat '' , won the Literature Prize of the ( Jakarta Arts Council ) in 1982 . In 2009 Danarto accepted the Ahmad Bakrie Award for literature . Life . After completing his education at the elementary school ( SD ) and junior high school ( SMP ) , he continued his schooling in literature at the secondary school ( SMA ) in Solo . In 1958–1961 he studied at the Indonesian Institute of the Arts , Yogyakarta ( ASRI ) majoring in Art . During this period , he also edited the children 's magazine , `` Si Kuncung '' . Until 1964 , he was a member of the art and drama group `` Sanggarbambu '' ( Bamboo Monastery ) . In 1969–1974 he worked at the arts center Jakarta ( Taman Ismail Marzuki ) . In 1973 he became a lecturer at the Academy of Fine Arts LPKJ ( now IKJ ) Jakarta . He was the chief designer for the Indonesian cultural group that visited Osaka , Japan , for Expo '70 . During 1978 , he toured Europe and Asia with a theatrical troupe , led by the choreographer and director Sardono , acting and designing sets . In 1988 , he received the S.E.A . Write Award . In later years , he has worked as a theatrical director in Jakarta . He died on 10 April 2018 at the age of 76 .
Hamlet Winstanley . Hamlet Winstanley ( 1698–1756 ) was an English painter and engraver . Life . Hamlet Winstanley was born in Warrington , Lancashire , the second son of William Winstanley , a tradesman . In 1707 he was placed under the tuition of Samuel Shaw , rector of the parish and master of the Boteler free grammar school . John Finch , rector of Winwick and brother of the Earl of Nottingham , gave him access to his collection of paintings , and enabled him to study in London at the academy of painting , founded in 1711 , in Great Queen Street , Lincoln 's Inn Fields . He remained in London for three years , having the personal attention of Sir Godfrey Kneller . Winstanley returned to Warrington in 1721 with a commission to paint the portrait of Sir Edward Stanley . Its success led to his introduction to James Stanley , 10th Earl of Derby , and the earl ordered him to come and paint for him at his seat at Knowsley Hall . During the next two years he painted landscapes and portraits , including one of the earl . He was in Rome from 1723 to 1725 . He spent his later years at Warrington , where he built Stanley Street , and named it after his patrons at Knowsley . He died at Warrington on 18 May 1756 . His collections of copper-plates and prints are stated by Horace Walpole to have been sold by auction at Essex House on 18 March 1762 . Works . There are sketches of Rome and studies of antique figures drawn by Winstanley . The British Museum purchased two fine examples of pen and wash drawings by Winstanley in 1870 . He executed large copies of the `` Three Graces '' by Raphael , in the Farnesina Palace at Rome , and of the `` Triumph of Bacchus '' by Annibale Caracci , in the Farnese Palace . Etchings from pictures by old masters ( including Ribera , Rembrandt , Vandyck , Carlo Dolci , Tintoretto , Titian , Rubens , Snyders , and Salvator Rosa ) , in the possession of the Earl of Derby were bound together in a portfolio known as the `` Knowsley Gallery '' . Winstanley executed portraits of the Stanleys , of John Blackburne of Orford Hall , of Samuel Peploe , and Jonathan Patten of Manchester . Several of his portraits were etched or engraved ; that of the Earl of Derby was retouched by Gerard Van der Gucht ; and the portrait of Edward Waddington , painted in 1730 , was engraved in mezzotint by John Faber Junior . Some of his landscape and other subjects were at Knowsley , and Winstanley also made etchings of Sir James Thornhill 's paintings in the dome of St Paul 's Cathedral .
Strawberry Hills , New South Wales . Strawberry Hills is an unofficial urban locality in Sydney , in the state of New South Wales , Australia . Strawberry Hills is located east of Central railway station , within the suburbs of Surry Hills and Redfern which are part of the local government area of the City of Sydney . It is named after the smell of strawberries that lingers in the air . The neighbourhood features mostly mixed commercial/residential & business developments with medium to high density residential developments , including terrace housing and newer apartment blocks . Strawberry Hills is also the home of a number of significant cultural organisations including Opera Australia , The Australia Council for the Arts , and numerous notable entertainment venues including the Belvoir Street Theatre and the Strawberry Hills Hotel , a renowned traditional Australian jazz venue located on Elizabeth Street . History . The area originally known as Strawberry Hill , was named after the hill centred under 'Northcott Place ' at Surry Hills . Strawberry Hill was part of a 70-acre land grant to John Palmer in 1794 . Facing substantial debts , his holdings were subdivided into large blocks for the Provost Marshal 's Sale of 1814 . John Connell farmed the largest of these blocks south of Devonshire Street . He sold the property to Thomas Horton James , who subdivided the block as the Strawberry Hill Estate in 1832 . Strawberry Hill was a huge mound of sand , made mobile in the 1820s by the destruction of undergrowth by woodcutters , turfcutters , graziers and quarriers . During the 1830s the sand began to advance on the new Strawberry Hill Estate . Unregulated and unrestrained low-cost housing developed in the area . By the 1870s the area was well known for its poor sanitary conditions . After the construction of the Central Railway Station and associated resumptions and demolition , industry became established in Surry Hills , with warehouses springing up in streets like Marshall Street . Inner-city housing stock became depleted . A cycling velodrome and associated sporting facility was built on Strawberry Hill in the early 20th century . After World War II , regeneration of Surry Hills as a residential area began with an influx of migrants and change of policy . The New South Wales Housing Commission demolished the original housing stock and built three storey medium-density housing on Devonshire and Clisdell Streets . By 1961 the fifteen-storey tower `` Northcott Place '' was completed on Strawberry Hill .
William Scott ( English cricketer , born 1903 ) . William Ernest Newnham Scott ( 31 May 1903 – 6 August 1989 ) was an English first-class cricketer . Scott was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break . Scott had been invited by Hampshire for a trial in 1925 . A hand injury prevented him from playing for the county that season . Instead Scott made his first-class debut for Hampshire against Essex . Scott made five appearances for Hampshire during the 1927 County Championship , with his final first-class match for the county coming against Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge . Scott died at Newport on the Isle of Wight on 6 August 1989 . At the time of his death , Scott was the only man born on the island to play first-class cricket .
United States Senate special election in Vermont , 1934 . The 1934 United States Senate special election in Vermont took place on January 16 , 1934 . Republican Ernest W. Gibson , Sr. was elected to the United States Senate to serve the remainder of the deceased Porter H. Dale 's term , defeating Democratic candidate Harry W. Witters .
William Raoul Reagle Transue . William Raoul Reagle Transue ( January 31 , 1937 – December 17 , 2008 ) was an American mathematician and topologist . He is the son of mathematician William Reagle Transue and Monique Serpette who moved from her native France to the US in 1936 . Bill , as he was known , earned his bachelor 's degree from Harvard University in 1958 , and his Ph.D. in mathematics from The University of Georgia in 1967 under Billy Joe Ball . He was a professor of mathematics at Auburn University from 1967 until his retirement over 30 years later .
Oceans of Wisdom . `` Chie no umi '' ( ) is a `` chūban yoko-e '' ( 19 × 25.4 cm ) sized woodblock print series by the Japanese artist Hokusai . The ten fishing-themed prints comprise one of Hokusai 's rarest sets . Published by Moriya Jihei , it seems to have been issued around 1832–34 and publication of the prints ceased abruptly . Some preparatory drawings are extant for prints that were never made . The title of the series can be read in two ways . The characters read as `` A Thousand Pictures of the Ocean '' , but when read aloud the title sounds like `` Oceans of Wisdom '' . The prints , which feature scenes of fishing including shellfish-gathering , whaling and fly-fishing , allow Hokusai to explore one of his favourite themes , that of man expressing himself through labour and harmoniously working with the forces of nature . This is particularly evident in the print `` Chōshi in Shimōsa Province '' , which shows fishing boats struggling in a stormy sea , echoing his roughly contemporaneous `` Great Wave '' . The series ' use of colour differs from other landscape prints of the time with richly overprinted shades and an unusual palette of yellow , green and varying red pigments . Hokusai also employs the rare technique of using black for colour and not just line , suggestive of the influence of Western oil painting .
Nea Vyssa . Nea Vyssa ( Greek : Νέα Βύσσα ) is a village in the northeastern part of the Evros regional unit in Greece . It was the seat of the municipality of Vyssa until 2011 . In 2011 its population was 2,805 . It is situated near the border with Turkey and the river Evros , about halfway between Orestiada and Edirne in Turkey . The nearest villages are Kavyli to the southwest , and Kastanies to the northwest . The village is served by the station `` Vyssa '' on the railway line Alexandroupoli - Ormenio . History . The name of the village under Ottoman rule was `` Achyrochori '' ( Αχυροχώρι ) or `` Ahırköy '' ( Ахоркьой ) . After the Greco-Turkish War ( 1919-1922 ) Greek refugees from the village Vyssa ( now Bosna , 4 km to the north in Turkey ) settled in Achyrochori . It was renamed to Nea Vyssa in 1932 . The origin of the name Vyssa may be the Thracian tribe of Bessoi . The family of mathematician Constantin Carathéodory was from old Vyssa .
Reta Jo Lewis . Reta Jo Lewis is the Director of Congressional Affairs and a Senior Fellow at the German Marshall Fund of the United States and an attorney , former diplomat , and candidate for Mayor of the District of Columbia . Reta Jo Lewis joined the German Marshall Fund ’ s Transatlantic Leadership Initiative as a Senior Fellow in January 2015 . She also became the Director of the GMF ’ s Congressional Affairs Program in April 2016 . In this role , Lewis engages with Congress on behalf of the GMF , and arranges briefings and testimony on Capitol Hill with GMF experts on Transatlantic issues . Previously , Lewis was the Special Representative for Global Intergovernmental Affairs at the Department of State . As part of Secretary Hillary Clinton 's 21st Century Statecraft , Special Representative Lewis ' office was responsible for serving the global needs of U.S. intergovernmental officials and the entities they represent . Lewis was tasked to build and enhance relationships between state and local officials in the U.S. and their foreign counterparts around the world . Global Engagement . Before joining the GMF , Lewis was involved in numerous community and civic activities . Previously , She served as the Special Representative for Global Intergovernmental Affairs . In this capacity , she reported directly to the Secretary of State , and fostered peer-to-peer relations between the U.S. Department of State , State and Local-level officials , and their international counterparts . Prior to her position at the State Department , Lewis was the Director of Business Outreach for the Obama-Biden Transition Project , and forged relationships between the incoming administration , business leaders , and national business associations . She also served as Chair of the District of Columbia Commission for Women , where she launched the Commission ’ s economic and international committees . In addition , Lewis is a member of the International Women ’ s Forum . Lewis was a member of the National Finance Committee for Hillary Clinton 's 2008 presidential campaign , a role she reprised in the 2016 presidential election cycle . She is also a pledged delegate for Hillary Clinton from the District of Columbia during the 2016 Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia . Lewis has worked as Counsel at Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge , LLP < nowiki/ > where she provided strategic corporate legal and consulting services to firm clients seeking to develop opportunities in emerging markets in Asia , Africa and Latin America . Lewis worked with multilateral organizations , firm entrepreneurs , and business owners on a wide array of industries that included investments in infrastructure , financial and energy projects . Formerly , Lewis was a partner at Greenberg Traurig , LLP . Under Mayor Sharon Pratt Kelly , Lewis worked serving as Chief of staff to the Department of Public Works . Lewis served as the Vice President and Counselor to the President at the United States Chamber of Commerce . Lewis served in the Clinton White House from 1993-1995 . As Special Assistant to the President for Political Affairs , she was the senior domestic political advisor for the Summit of the Americas held in Miami , Florida . She was the principal staff coordinator for the White House Task Forces on the 1996 Atlanta Olympic , Paralympics Games and the 1994 FIFA World Cup of Soccer . Lewis has also served as a partner at an international law firm and as an attorney-advisor . In this position , she represented the City and County of Denver and Mayor Wellington Webb on international issues . She served as the city ’ s principal liaison to the U.S. government of Denver ’ s hosting of the 1997 G-8 Summit and Summit of African Leaders that preceded the G-8 . While an associate at a prestigious law firm , she served as the national tour director for the Nelson Mandela eight city U.S.A tour , where she provided counsel and advice to ANC Leader Nelson Mandela and senior officials . Education . Lewis holds a B.A . from the University of Georgia , a M.S.A.J . from American University and a J.D . from Emory University School of Law . She is a member in good standing of the District of Columbia and Georgia bars . Campaign for mayor . Lewis announced her candidacy for Mayor of the District of Columbia on July 2 , 2013 . She struggled to connect with voters and did not poll above the single digits . The Sunlight Foundation , a government transparency advocacy organization , noted that Lewis tweeted and later deleted a message that said `` Reta Lewis may not be a strong candidate , but today I 've learned that she 's a great babysitter . ''
St. Andrew 's College , Aurora . St. Andrew 's College , also known as SAC , is an independent school founded in 1899 located in Aurora , Ontario , Canada . It is a university-preparatory school for boys in grades 5 to 12 , with a focus on academic achievement , athletics , and leadership development . It is accredited by the Canadian Educational Standards Institute and is affiliated with other associations , including CAIS , CASE , NAIS and the International Boys ' Schools Coalition ( IBSC ) . St. Andrew 's College was first situated near what was then the village of York Mills ( now part of Toronto ) on land north of York Mills Road between Old Yonge Street and what is now Bayview Avenue , in a house named Chestnut Park that was previously owned by Sir David Macpherson . In 1905 , the School moved to Rosedale , and made its final move to the current campus in Aurora in 1926 . The School has a campus in a suburban environment . Its Georgian architecture is built around the traditional quadrangle form . There are four boarding houses on campus , which are home to approximately half of the 613 boys . Many teaching faculty also live on campus . St. Andrew 's College 's Arms were registered with the Canadian Heraldic Authority on August 15 , 2006 . Academics . The School 's mission statement is `` Dedicating ourselves to the development of the complete man , the well-rounded citizen '' . Sports are a compulsory activity and considered an essential part of school life and culture ; 62 teams across 22 sports are offered by the School . As of 2002 , every classroom and common area at St. Andrew 's College is covered by a wireless network . The students have a broad selection of courses to choose from , including Advanced Placement ( AP ) classes to better prepare them for post-secondary studies . As well , many AP examinations are offered at this testing location . Example of AP courses offered are chemistry , English , calculus , statistics , economics and computer science . SAC has a 100 % university acceptance rate and graduates move on to post-secondary education around the world , including Canadian , American and British universities . Students . More than half the students from over 25 countries attending `` St. Andrew 's College '' live in residence . Day boys , from York Region and the surrounding area , are a part of the four `` day '' houses : Ramsey , Laidlaw , Smith or Perrier . Middle School consists of students in grades 5 through 8 while Upper School comprises students in grades 9 through 12 . Macdonald House is the home to all boarders attending grades 5 through 8 . Upper School residents live in the four boarding houses : Flavelle , Sifton , Memorial and Macdonald . The programs for Middle School students are generally independent from those for Upper School . The Middle School clans are Douglas , Montrose , Wallace and Bruce . Each student is also part of a clan , where they participate in various activities to earn Clan Points . In addition , St. Andrew 's students hail from an array of different backgrounds . Half of the School 's student body are boarders and nearly 50 % of the boarding community is international , coming from such countries and regions as the Korea , Bahamas , Mexico , Hong Kong , Japan , Taiwan , the Philippines , Germany , Indonesia , Spain , Bermuda , China , Nepal and the United States to name a few . The remaining students are from various provinces across Canada . Academic facilities . Coulter Hall - A three-floor building designated for use by the Social Sciences and English departments . The basement floor is the lockers for Smith and Laidlaw houses and also houses the History and Cadet departments and the first floor is home to social science courses while the second is home to the history and business departments . Ketchum Auditorium - The School 's auditorium , adjacent to Coulter Hall . The Ketchum Auditorium is home to St. Andrew 's annual school plays and drama department . McLaughlin Hall - A three-storey wing connecting the Bedard Athletic Centre , Coulter Hall , and Rogers Hall . It is completely devoted to science-related studies . The first floor is designated for geographic studies . The second floor is designated for biological studies and computer science . The third is designated for mathematics , chemistry and physics . It also features a permanently installed Focault pendulum , one of only a handful in Canada . Towers Library - the main library at St. Andrew 's College . It is named after Graham Towers , the first governor of the Bank of Canada , and an Old Boy . Wirth Art Gallery - is a facility designed to house the arts and media arts departments for the School . It is also the location of noted in-house local artist Tino Paolini . It was named for Old Bot Alf Wirth '59 . Student and school facilities . Ackerman Field - named after Gorden Ackerman , a former football coach and teacher at the College , the Ackerman Field is one of the School 's sports fields . Bedard Athletic Centre - This building , named after the School 's sixth Headmaster , Robert Bedard , is home to the School 's athletic needs . It houses one of the two gymnasiums on campus , as well as 6 international squash courts , a 25-metre six lane indoor swimming pool , the fitness and weight training facility , 10 locker rooms , and a fully staffed sports injury clinic . Dunlap Hall - This is one of the original four buildings on campus . Today it houses the School 's administrative facility . Dunlap Hall is separated into two floors : the first serves numerous functions including the Headmaster 's office , admission office and the School 's administration office . The second floor houses the alumni and advancement office and the university guidance office . Staunton Gallery - The main part of the School where most of the students congregate , was dedicated to departing Headmaster Ted Staunton . The commons area is adjacent to the Wirth Art Gallery . Cole Hall - The dining hall where breakfast , lunch , and dinner are served daily . It is also the site for many formal meals and ceremonies , like the annual St. Andrew 's Day lunch & dinner in November . The music rooms are also located in the basement of the Great Hall . High Ropes Course - The high ropes course is the School 's only rope course and is frequently used to train the School 's cadets , especially those in grade 12 who wish to become cadet instructors , where completing the high ropes course is mandatory . Memorial Chapel - The School 's main Chapel , which is dedicated to the Andreans who fought and died during World War I and II . The donation was made by Sir Joseph Flavelle , who also donated funds to establish Flavelle House . Morning services as well as some special services like the Remembrance Day Service are held in the Memorial Chapel . Quad - Located directly in front of the boarding houses , the quad is supposed to represent the sacred ground at St. Andrew 's , and is used to host Prize Day in June and the annual Cadet inspection in May . However , students are allowed to use the quad for athletic purposes at designated times during the day . Yuill Family Gymnasium - The main athletic facility for all Middle School students . Yuill Gym may also be used for Upper School activities , such as the annual Homecoming dance or some assemblies . Moreover , the Yuill gym is home to the Middle School rockclimbing facility . It was named for Old Boy Bill Yuill '57 . Yuill Family Athletic Complex - The upper fields of the School . Consists of a state of the art synthetic turf field , with an 800-seat stadium , press box , and scoreboard . Surrounding the field is a 6-lane regulation track . The complex also includes a regulation size baseball diamond , batting cages , warm-up mounds , and multipurpose athletic courts . The complex was completed in Spring of 2012 and is named for its lead donor , Old Boy Bill Yuill '57 . La Brier Family Arena - A new hockey arena . It is being used for U12 , U14 , U16 , JV and Varsity teams . Built and completed in 2014 , it is the cornerstone in our athletic program . Rogers Hall - Built in 2003 , this is the main building for the Middle School . The Center for Leadership , Innovation , and Performance ( CLIP ) - A fairly new addition to the campus ( 2015 ) , which is home to the Business , Robotics , and Music classrooms , The Band room , where the Symphonic Band , Wind Ensemble , Jazz Band , and Pep Band practice and play , and the Wirth Theatre , where all of the school plays are held . The CLIP provides a connection from the Staunton Gallery to the Cole Dining Hall . Cadet Corps . St. Andrew ’ s is also home to Canada ’ s second largest Royal Canadian Army Cadets Corps . Established in 1905 , the # 142 St. Andrew 's College Highland Cadet Corps is now a credit earning , multi-year leadership program , but still culminates in an annual inspection in May . The School 's cadet corps is also affiliated with the 48th Highlanders of Canada , retaining the same motto ( `` Dileas Gu Brath '' - `` Faithful Forever '' ) as well as uniform ( scarlet tunic and Modern Gordon tartan ) . In 2005 , the centennial year , the Corps was granted the Freedom of the City of Aurora . The Pipes and Drums Band is an integral part of the St. Andrew 's College Highland Cadet Corps and one of its best known elements . The primary responsibility of the Pipes and Drums Band is to provide music for the Battalion when it is on the march . In this role , the Band will be front and centre at the Annual Church Parade , the Headmaster 's Parade and the Annual Inspection in May . As well , the St. Andrew 's College Cadet Corps has won a multitude of awards . It won the Strathcona Cup for general efficiency of private school cadet corps in 1944 , 1945 , 1947 , 1954 , 1955 , 1961 , 1964 , 1967 , 1973 , 1980 , 1981 and 1983 . Moreover , it won the Earl Grey Challenge Trophy for the Best Cadet Corps in Canada in 1960-1961 . Rank structure . Similar to the Canadian Forces , a Cadet can be promoted on merit gained through Cadet accreditation and leadership within the corps . The rank structure is equivalent to that of the Royal Canadian Army Cadets ; the Cadet Corps is one of only a few Cadet Corps in Canada which still keeps Cadets officers ranks . Piping and drumming . In addition to the normal Cadet Corps , the Pipes and Drums Band are also paramount to the School 's Cadet Corps . Internationally renowned as `` North America 's piping heartland '' for its Piping and Drumming program , St. Andrew 's College attracts hundreds of potential pipers each year to its summer `` Ontario School of Piping and Drumming at St. Andrew ’ s College '' camp . Like the Cadets in the Royal Canadian Army Cadets program , pipers and drummers can elevate their rank in the same way that the normal school Cadets do . School events . Each year , St. Andrew 's hosts certain events that are special only to the School . Some of these activities and events involve the School 's entire student body , while others invite Old Boys ( SAC alumni ) , alumnies and their friends and families . These events serve different purposes , some of which are integral to the School 's identity while others are used for fundraising causes . Clans . Students in a particular Upper School house , both day and boarding , are in the same clan . Athletics . St. Andrew 's College is one of the original members of Ontario ’ s “ Little Big Four ” ( the others being Ridley College , Trinity College School , and Upper Canada College ) . The photographs of each year ’ s representative teams line the walls along the first and second floors of the Bedard Athletic Centre . Sports are mandatory — all Upper School boys must participate in two out of three sports terms during the year , while Middle School students must participate in all three terms . Notes . 7.^http : //www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/people/perrin_jd2.shtml
Vladislav Artemiev . Vladislav Mikhailovich Artemiev ( ; born 5 March 1998 ) is a Russian chess grandmaster and a chess prodigy . He competed in the FIDE World Cup in 2015 and 2017 . Chess career . Artemiev won the bronze medal in the Under 14 division of the European Youth Chess Championship in 2011 . He won twice the World 's Youth Stars - Vanya Somov Memorial , a round-robin tournament for juniors in Kirishi , in 2012 and 2013 . In 2013 , he also won the Russian Junior Championship . Artemiev played for the Russian team at the World Youth Under-16 Chess Olympiads of 2012 and 2013 . At the 2012 event , he helped his team to win the gold medal and also won the individual silver medal for his performance on board three . In the following year , he won the team silver and the individual gold for the best performance on board one ( 2580 ) . In 2014 he won the Andranik Margaryan Memorial in Armenia and the Moscow Open F Group ( Student Grandmaster Cup ) , a category 12 round-robin tournament , with a score of 8/9 points ( +7=2-0 ) for a performance rating of 2869 . In March 2015 , Artemiev won the 9th Georgy Agzamov Memorial in Tashkent on tiebreak over Vladislav Tkachiev . In July 2015 , he won the Russian Championship Higher League and as a result qualified for the Russian Championship Superfinal . In this latter event he scored /11 points . In 2016 , Artemiev shared first place with Vidit Santosh Gujrathi , finishing second on tiebreak , in the Lake Sevan tournament in Martuni , Armenia , and finished runner-up in the World Junior Chess Championship . In October 2016 , he won the Russian Blitz Chess Championship with a score of 18/22 , 2.5 points ahead of his closest followers , Dmitry Andreikin and Alexander Morozevich . One year later , Artemiev won the Russian Blitz Championship again with /20 points . In December 2017 , he won the gold medal in the men 's blitz chess event of the IMSA Elite Mind Games in Huai'an , China . In February 2018 , he participated in the Aeroflot Open . He finished sixth out of ninety-two , scoring 6/9 ( +4–1=4 ) , thus becoming a 2700+ rated player for the first time in his career .
Djououri-Aguilli ( department ) . Djououri-Aguilli is a department of Haut-Ogooué Province in south-eastern Gabon . The capital lies at Bongoville .
Rauni Luoma . Rauni Maria Erika Luoma-Ervi ( 15 October 1911 – 12 January 1996 ) was a Finnish actress . Her career peaked at the Finnish National Theatre in 1955–1978 . She also appeared in 25 films between 1935 and 1984 .
Simon W. Tudor . Simon Woodson Tudor ( November 5 , 1887—May 10 , 1956 ) was a prominent educator , businessman , church and civic leader , and philanthropist in the central Louisiana city of Pineville in the first half of the twentieth century . Background . Tudor was born in Madison County , Kentucky , to James A. Tudor and the former Malinda Alice Turner . He was educated first at Georgetown College in Georgetown , Kentucky . He then relocated to Pineville , which is located east of the Red River from the larger city of Alexandria . Tudor received his bachelor 's degree in 1913 from Baptist-affiliated Louisiana College in Pineville . While he attended Louisiana College , he was also the athletic director and the football , basketball , and baseball coach from 1910 to 1913 and again , after his graduation , from 1914 to 1917 . He coached at the Methodist-affiliated Centenary College in Shreveport in 1912 . He taught school in Vernon Parish from 1913 to 1914 . He concluded his brief educational career as a principal in Pineville public schools from 1917 to 1920 . On September 21 , 1913 , Tudor married the former Frances Ollie Beall ( 1894–1992 ) , the daughter of William Columbus Beall and the former Sarah Frances Curry . They had a son , Robert Beall Tudor , Sr. ( 1914–1987 ) , and a daughter , Dorothy Louise Tudor . Tudor 's grandson Michael Simon Tudor ( born 1945 ) is an attorney who has been active in the leadership of the Republican Party in Rapides Parish . Another grandson , Robert Beall `` Buddy '' Tudor , Jr. , expanded the family construction business statewide after he graduated from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge . Business and philanthropy . In 1920 , Tudor entered the real estate business , both residential and commercial buildings . In 1946 , he founded his Tudor Construction Company and served as the company president until his death . Tudor was a deacon of the First Baptist Church of Pineville and a member of the Louisiana College trustess from 1941 until his death . He was the trustees president from 1943 to 1953 . A generous benefactor to the college , Tudor was honored by the naming of the men 's dormitory `` Tudor Hall '' . Tudor thereafter donated twenty-seven acres of land to Louisiana College for several construction projects undertaken during the administration of LC president G. Earl Guinn . Tudor is interred at Greenwood Memorial Park in Pineville .
Jeff Deyo . Jeff Deyo ( born November 5 , 1969 ) is an American contemporary Christian music solo artist and worship leader . He was also the lead singer of the band Sonicflood from its creation in 1999 through 2000 . Deyo was born in Minnesota . He left Sonicflood in 2000 . He is the married father of four children . He was named one of Radio & Records magazine 's Top 10 Breaththrough Artists of the Year in 2002 . '' After leaving Sonicflood , Deyo became the `` lead worshiper '' in the Jeff Deyo Band . With Sonicflood , Deyo was an integral part of their debut self-titled gold-selling album . The album produced two No . 1 Christian radio hits in `` I Could Sing of Your Love Forever '' and `` I Want to Know You '' . After leaving the group in 2000 , he ventured out on his own , continuing the modern worship trend that started with Sonicflood . Deyo 's solo debut album , `` Saturate '' , was released in 2002 and produced the No . 1 radio single `` More Love , More Power '' , which featured supporting vocals from tobyMac . His second album , `` Light '' , featured another No . 1 radio single in `` Bless the Lord '' , which featured vocals from Rita Springer . In 2005 , Deyo released the live album , `` Surrender '' , which featured him leading worship at the 2005 Parachute Music Festival in New Zealand . `` Surrender '' would turn out to be Deyo 's last studio record for Gotee Records , his label home since the creation of Sonicflood . As of January 22 , 2007 , Deyo has been signed to Indelible Creative Group . His first studio album through his new record label , `` Unveil '' , was released on May 22 , 2007 . Gotee Records also issued a greatest hits collection on June 19 , 2007 , entitled `` The Worship Collection '' . He starred in the 2008 Christian film `` The Imposter '' starring himself , Kevin Max , and Kerry Livgren From the super band Kansas . He played the band leader James . In January 2010 , Deyo joined the music department of North Central University in Minneapolis , MN as a faculty member in studio arts . He also continues to serve in Celebration Church in Lakeville , Minnesota .
Rouze . Rouze ( Languedocien : `` Rosa '' ) is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France . Population . Inhabitants of Rouze are called `` Rouzéens '' .
Jam Session with Feeling . `` Jam Session with Feeling '' is the second descarga album recorded by Cuban bassist Cachao . Following the recording and release of `` Cuban Jam Sessions in Miniature '' , which received critical and commercial acclaim , Cachao assembled a similar roster of musicians to record `` Jam Session with Feeling '' in Havana in 1958 . The album was meant to be released by Maype , but due to the political events of the time , it was not released until 1962 , in the United States , once Maype had relocated there . The title of the album is a reference to `` filin '' ( feeling ) , the 1940s movement in which forms such as the bolero were used as a basis for descargas ( improvised jam sessions ) . Recording . The album focuses on improvised arrangements of Afro-Cuban standards : danzones , boleros and sones . This is unlike `` Cuban Jam Sessions in Miniature '' , where the compositions were novel and not adscribable to any genre besides the unspecific `` descarga '' . On `` Jam Session with Feeling '' , many of the songs are decades-old such as Eusebio Delfín 's bolero `` ¿Y tú qué has hecho ? '' ( 1922 ) , Ernesto Lecuona 's canción `` Siboney '' ( 1929 ) , Moisés Simons ' son-pregón `` El manisero '' ( 1930 ) , and Arsenio Rodríguez ' son `` A buscar camarón '' ( 1943 ) . Also included is `` ( Camina ) Juan Pescao '' , one of Orestes López most famous danzones which was the title track to the Spanish reissue of Cachao 's 1958 `` Con el ritmo de Cachao '' , a straight-ahead danzón album also recorded in 1958 . The album features Cachao 's brother , Orestes López on piano and Niño Rivera on electric tres , both of whom had previously performed as guests on `` Cuban Jam Sessions in Miniature '' . The wind section is formed by trombonist Generoso `` Tojo '' Jiménez and trumpeters Armandito Armenteros ( cousin of Alfredo `` Chocolate '' Armenteros ) and Alejandro `` El Negro '' Vivar . The album features both Ricardo Abreu ( leader of Los Papines ) and Tata Güines on tumbadora , the latter doubling on the drums ( trap set ) . Release . Following the relocation of Maype to Miami , the album was originally released as a 12 '' vinyl record in 1962 with the catalog number US-122 . In 1992 it was released on cassette ( USC-122 ) and CD ( CD-122 ) . `` Jam Session with Feeling '' was followed by `` Descarga '' ( US-168 ) , also recorded for Maype with a similar lineup .
Simple Simon ( novel ) . `` Simple Simon : A Thriller '' is 1996 young-adult novel written by American author Ryne Douglas Pearson . The novel was adapted into film titled `` Mercury Rising '' in 1998 . Plot . Arts Jeffersons has protect an autistic 16-years old Simon Lynch from government assassin , who hacked on code of government property . Film adaptation . The novel was adapted to 1998 film `` Mercury Rising '' directed by Harold Becker , and starring Bruce Willis , Alec Baldwin , and Miko Hughes .
Jakarta ( DJ ) . Jakarta is a French EDM , and Electro house production team , consisting of Danny Wild , Alan Pride , David Kane , and Dave King . Their work is available on Hypetraxx Records , and has been remixed by Mondotek . Their music is in the tribal house style , but with a childlike voice . Their most relevant tracks are `` Superstar '' and `` One Desire '' , which did well on the French charts in 2008 . Their first single , `` One Desire '' , was distributed by Airplay Records for France , Universal ( Belgium , Spain ) , Dancestreet ( Germany ) , Sony BMG ( Mexico ) , TMC Nordic ( Scandinavia ) , Magic Records ( Poland ) , and Teta ( Israel ) . `` One Desire '' stayed at number 2 on the charts for four months in 2008 . The group created two 3D animated video clips with characters that are mostly babies . Their main character is Totosse , a dancing baby with a red Mohawk haircut .
JMG Academy . The JMG Academy is a sports organisation and training company established by French international football player Jean-Marc Guillou . Overview . Guillou had established Académie de Sol Beni in Abidjan in 1994 via a partnership with ASEC Mimosas . JMG Academy was established in 2002 following a disagreement between Guillou and ASEC over control of the Academy . The success of the academy in Abidjan saw JMG expand into other parts of the world . Locations . The company has nine academies throughout the world : Ivory Coast from 1994 ; Madagascar from 2000 ; Thailand from 2005 ; Mali from 2006 ; Algeria ( in parternship with Paradou AC ) , Egypt , and Vietnam from 2007 ; Ghana from 2008 ; and Belgium from 2009 . The projects in Egypt , Thailand and Vietnam have all been assisted by Arsenal F.C..
Partei für Freiheit und Fortschritt . The Party for Freedom and Progress ( , PFF ) is a regional liberal political party in the German-speaking Community of Belgium . The party still retains the German version of the name of the all-Belgian liberal party in the sixties , the Party for Freedom and Progress and is a constituent member of the Reformist Movement .
Saori Kimura . is a Japanese volleyball player who played for Toray Arrows . She also played for the All-Japan women 's volleyball team and was a captain of the team . She was a participant at the 2004 Summer Olympics , 2008 Summer Olympics , 2012 Summer Olympics and 2016 Summer Olympics , winning a bronze medal in 2012 . Her nicknames are Japan 's future , Infinite Saorin ( ニッポンの未来 サオリン無限大 `` Nippon no mirai Saorin Mugendai '' ) and Miracle Saorin . She was so versatile that she could play any position . On 10 July 2012 , Toray announced that Kimura will move to VakıfBank Türk Telekom next season . On 3 June 2013 , Daikin ( which is a sponsor of Galatasaray Daikin ) announced that Kimura will move to Galatasaray Daikin next season . On 5 June 2014 Toray Arrows announced her joining next season . On 2017 , she announced her retirement .
National Register of Historic Places listings in Fairfield County , Connecticut . __NOTOC__ This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Fairfield County , Connecticut , United States . The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below , may be seen in an online map . There are 288 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county , including 9 National Historic Landmarks . Of these , 55 are located in the city of Bridgeport and covered separately in National Register of Historic Places listings in Bridgeport , Connecticut . Thirty-four are covered in National Register of Historic Places listings in Greenwich , Connecticut and another 34 are covered in National Register of Historic Places listings in Stamford , Connecticut . There are 166 properties and districts which are entirely outside those three cities or which span outside , and which are covered here in this list ( Merritt Parkway is listed here as well as in the Greenwich and Stamford lists ) . All of the National Historic Landmarks , are listed here or in the Greenwich and Stamford subareas . Forty-six of these here or in Greenwich or Stamford are historic districts . Architecture addressed in the NRHP listings is quite varied . Of special interest is an unusual concentration of modern or International Style houses in New Canaan , Connecticut , designed by the `` Harvard Five '' architects , including : Landis Gores House , the Richard and Geraldine Hodgson House , the Philip Johnson Glass House , and the Noyes House . There are numerous bridges included in the listings . Seven are moveable bridges , including the Saugatuck River Bridge from 1884 , the oldest moveable bridge in the state , and the Washington Bridge which carries U.S. 1 into New Haven County . Five are moveable railway bridges : the Mianus River Railroad Bridge , the Norwalk River Railroad Bridge , the Saugatuck River Railroad Bridge , the Pequonnock River Railroad Bridge ( in Bridgeport ) , and the Housatonic River Railroad Bridge . One bridge is part of a dam and hydroelectric plant complex , the Stevenson Dam Hydroelectric Plant . Five bridges bring roads across shorter crossings : the Perry Avenue Bridge in Norwalk , the Main Street Bridge and the Turn-of-River Bridge in Stamford , the Riverside Avenue Bridge in Greenwich , and the picturesque Pine Creek Park Bridge in Fairfield . Also there are numerous bridges that are included in the Merritt Parkway listing , out of 69 original bridges of the parkway . ( This includes both bridges carrying the Merritt Parkway , and bridges crossing it ) . Other bridges are contributing structures within historic districts , such as the Pulaski Street Bridge within the South End Historic District of Stamford , and a concrete arch bridge from 1941 in the Aspetuck Historic District . There are nine NRHP-listed lighthouses ( including two in Bridgeport ) . Seven sites are listed partially or wholly for their association with the marches of French general Rochambeau 's troops through the county , on their way to and from victory at Yorktown , Virginia in 1781 . The sites still evoke the character of the well-mapped route of the army in 1781 and 1782 .
Bona of Pisa . Bona of Pisa ( c. 1156–1207 ) was a member of the Third order of the Augustinian nuns who helped lead travellers on pilgrimages . In 1962 , she was canonized a saint in the Catholic Church by Pope John XXIII . She is considered the patron saint of travellers , and specifically couriers , guides , pilgrims , flight attendants , and the city of Pisa . Biography . A native of Pisa , she is reported as having experienced visions from an early age . On one occasion , the figure on the crucifix at the Holy Sepulchre church held out his hand to her . At another church , she saw a vision of Jesus , the Virgin Mary , and three saints , including James the Greater . She was frightened by the light around these figures , and ran away . James pursued her , and led her back to the image of Jesus . Bona observed a very pronounced devotion to James for the rest of her life . By the age of ten , she had dedicated herself as an Augustinian tertiary . She regularly fasted from an early age , taking only bread and water three days a week . Four years later , she made the first of her many journeys , going to see her father who was fighting in the Crusades near Jerusalem . On her trip home , she was captured by Muslim pirates on the Mediterranean Sea , wounded , and subsequently imprisoned . She was later rescued by some of her countrymen , and completed her trip home . Shortly thereafter , she set out on another pilgrimage , this time leading a large number of pilgrims on the long and dangerous thousand-mile journey to Santiago de Compostela , where James the Greater is honored . After this , she was made one of the official guides along this pilgrimage route by the Knights of Saint James . She successfully completed the trip nine times . Despite being ill at the time , she took and completed a tenth trip , and returned home to Pisa , dying shortly thereafter in the room she kept near the Church of San Martino in Pisa , where her body has been preserved to the present day . Veneration . Her feast day is celebrated on 29 May . She is also regarded as a patron saint of travellers , and specifically couriers , guides , pilgrims , flight attendants , and the city of Pisa .
ATKV . The Afrikaans Language and Culture Association ( Afrikaans : Afrikaanse Taal- en Kultuurvereniging ) , ATKV , is a society that aims to promote the Afrikaans language and culture . The association was founded in 1930 in Cape Town . Since its inception and up to the end of Apartheid in 1994 , membership was only open to members of the Afrikaner Christian community . Membership was opened to include people of all ethnicities , sharing the same values as the ATKV ( i.e . speaking Afrikaans and belonging to the Christian faith ) . History . The Witwatersrand Gold Rush of 1886 and Anglo Boer War ( 1899–1902 ) resulted in an influx of foreigners to the Zuid Afrikaanse Republiek . Because the Boer Republics became British colonies right after the Anglo Boer War , the Afrikaners felt marginalised and stigmatized . This culminated in the mass urbanisation of unskilled Afrikaners during the great depression years . Like many British soldiers and immigrants the impoverished Afrikaners found refuge in the former South African Railways . Provision was made for them by the South African Government in railway camps ( a forerunner of the Apartheid Township ) later known as `` Spoorwegkampe '' . The combination of the above factors caused the Afrikaners to fear erosion of their culture and language . In 1930 Edwin Robert Carney and Sybrand ( Sybie ) Jacobus van der Spuy started talking about an association for Afrikaners . Van der Spuy felt that an Afrikaans debate association would be sufficient . Edwin Carney showed preference to the idea of an Afrikaans language and culture association because in his opinion such an association would have more bargaining power to the authorities . On Tuesday , August 19 , 1930 , twelve Afrikaners from different sections of the railway services met in Cape Town and the Afrikaans Language and Cultural Association ( ATKV ) was founded . Sybie van der Spuy was chosen as the first chairman and HJ Kamerman as the first secretary of the newly founded ATKV . Publications . `` Die Taalgenoot '' is a quarterly magazine published by the ATKV for its members , with content sourced from Afrikaans speaking people in South Africa and in the diaspora . Holiday resorts . The ATKV owns and operates seven holiday resorts in South Africa . Historically these resorts were only open to white Afrikaans speakers that were members of the ATKV . Since the early 1990s these resorts have been open to the general public with discount to organisation members . Crescendo / CrescendoKreatief . Beginning 1994 , ATKV started organizing an annual music competition dedicated to Afrikaans music . The competition was known as Crescendo from its inception until 2005 . In 2006 , it was renamed CrescendoKreatief and became a songwriting-based competition . The competition was terminated after the 2012 competition season . Projects . The ATKV has been active in many areas of South African culture and language . ATKV Hartenbos Museum . During 1937 the ATKV decided to establish a museum in Hartenbos . As the idea of the Symbolic Ox Wagon Trek of 1938 originated in Hartenbos , the museum concentrates on the Great Trek of 1838 ( when the Boers , dissatisfied with British rule , left the Cape Colony en masse ) . The museum also focuses on the history of Hartenbos itself .
Palazzo Campanella . Palazzo Tommaso Campanella , mostly called Palazzo Campanella , is a major building in Reggio Calabria , Italy , as it is the seat of the Regional Council of Calabria ( Consiglio Regionale della Calabria ) . Overview . Dedicated to the Calabrian philosopher Tommaso Campanella , this building is located in the street called `` Cardinale Portanova '' .
Folk Museum ( Anuradhapura ) . Anuradhapura Folk Museum is a folk museum of Sri Lanka . It is situated near the Anuradhapura Archaeological Museum . The museum was established on August 22 , 1971 . The museum serves to exhibit objects that used by the folk community of Sri Lanka and reflecting the lifestyle of the rural peasantry that gradually transits to modern style . the folk museum has variety of traditional objects such tools of cultivation , kitchen utensils , medical equipment , musical items , etc . Opening hours . The museum is open from 9.00 to 17.00 hrs . It is closed on Monday and every public Holidays .
Mechi River . The Mechi River is a trans-boundary river flowing through Nepal and India . It is a tributary of the Mahananda River . Course . The Mechi originates in the Mahabharat Range in Nepal . It flows through Nepal , forms the boundary between India and Nepal and then flows through the Indian state of Bihar to join the Mahananda in Kishanganj district . The Mechi-Mahananda interfluve is a transitional area between the hills and the plains and exhibits a wide range of topographical variations . The rivers originating in the hills attain a braiding character and have well developed alluvial fans . The Mahananda river system of which Mechi is a part has a catchment area of in Nepal and in India . Embankments . Embankments exist of the left bank of the Mechi River for in West Bengal . These need remodelling to prevent floods in the Naxalbari area of Darjeeling district . There also is a need for new embankments . As the Mechi forms the international border , it was agreed at a meeting of the Nepal-India Joint Standing Technical Committee to take due care in aligning the embankments so that they would be at identified distance from the border and the top levels of the embankments should be kept same on both sides , as far as practicable . River link ing . There is a proposal to link the Mechi to the Kosi . Kosi–Mechi interlinking is part of a NPR 56000 billion River Interlinking Project proposed to Nepal by India . The Kankai forms part of this project . Besides the High Dam , a barrage across Kosi river will also be constructed near village Chatra , below the proposed Kosi High Dam , to transfer water to the Mechi through the Kosi–Mechi link canal .
USS Pursuit ( AM-108 ) . USS `` Pursuit '' ( AM-108 ) was an acquired by the United States Navy for the dangerous task of removing mines from minefields laid in the water to prevent ships from passing . `` Pursuit '' was laid down by Winslow Marine Railway and Shipbuilding Company , Winslow , Washington , on 12 November 1941 ; launched on 12 June 1942 , sponsored by Miss Carrie Ann Copp ; and commissioned on 30 April 1943 , Lt. Romer Franklin Good , USNR , in command . World War II Pacific operations . Following shakedown off the U.S. West Coast , `` Pursuit '' escorted a round trip convoy between San Francisco , California and Pearl Harbor before getting underway for the New Hebrides on 25 October . `` Pursuit '' was command ship during the invasion of Betio Island ( codename : `` Helen '' ) in the Tarawa Atoll , Gilbert Islands , before joining Task Force TF 52 for the Kwajalein invasion in which she served as an antisubmarine and minesweeping ship . On 21 March 1944 she returned to San Francisco , California , as a convoy escort . She steamed again for Pearl Harbor on 21 April , to escort convoys to the Marshalls through July . On 4 October she got underway from Eniwetok to Manus , Admiralty Islands , to stage for the invasion of the Philippines . Arriving in Leyte Gulf on 24 October , she conducted minesweeping operations and anti-submarine patrols , and searched for survivors of sunken ships and downed aircraft . Lingayen Gulf operations . On 6 January 1945 `` Pursuit '' reached Lingayen Gulf among the first ships of the invasion force , where she operated until steaming for Leyte Gulf on 14 January . Back off Luzon on 28 January she swept off the San Felipe and San Antonio invasion beaches then on the 29th swept in Subic Bay . After completing this operation she proceeded to Guam and Ulithi on 4 February to prepare for the invasion of Okinawa . Okinawa Invasion operations . Arriving at Okinawa on 24 March with Task Group TG 52.3 , she commenced sweeping operations until the 31st , then took her part in an inner anti-submarine screen for the landing forces at Hagushi Beaches . On 6 April `` Pursuit '' shot down one suicide plane and assisted in shooting down several others , sailing on 27 May for Portland , Oregon . Post War decommissioning . After the cessation of hostilities , `` Pursuit '' got underway for the east coast . Arriving Norfolk , Virginia 5 January 1946 , from 28 April to 5 September she served as a target ship for torpedo bombing practice off the Florida coast until ordered to Orange , Texas for inactivation . She arrived there on 7 November , and was decommissioned on 30 April 1947 . Recommissioned as survey ship . Recommissioned 15 February 1950 , `` Pursuit '' left Texas and proceeded off Labrador and Greenland as part of Hydrographic Survey Group 2 . For the next three years she spent the winter survey season operating in the Caribbean , and the summer months in the northern latitudes off Labrador and Greenland . Reclassified AGS–17 , 15 August 1951 , `` Pursuit '' continued that employment schedule until mid-1954 when she set course for İskenderun , Turkey , 6 October , returning to Norfolk , Virginia , 23 March 1955 . On 15 July she was underway for a survey and resupply mission along the Arctic `` DEW Line '' . Having sounded previously uncharted waters both above and below the Arctic Circle , she returned to the east coast , at New York , 10 October . During 1956 , 1957 , and 1958 `` Pursuit '' again conducted hydrographic and oceanographic surveys off the coast of Turkey . On her return she resumed surveys in the Caribbean . Reassigned to the Pacific in 1960 , Pursuit departed New York on 15 February for Pearl Harbor , arriving 14 April . She operated in Hawaiian waters until May when she sailed for Long Beach , California . Final decommissioning . Mooring there 9 May , she began inactivation and decommissioned 30 June 1960 . Her name was struck from the Navy List on 1 July 1960 . Awards . `` Pursuit '' earned 8 battle stars for World War II service .
Borowskie Żaki . Borowskie Żaki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Turośń Kościelna , within Białystok County , Podlaskie Voivodeship , in north-eastern Poland . It lies approximately west of Turośń Kościelna and south-west of the regional capital Białystok .
Pierre Gauthier . Pierre Gauthier ( born May 28 , 1953 ) is a former General Manager of the Montreal Canadiens , Mighty Ducks of Anaheim , and Ottawa Senators . He is currently the director of player personnel of the Chicago Blackhawks . Hockey career . Gauthier started out in the NHL working for the Quebec Nordiques in various scouting roles from 1981 to 1993 . He has also served Canada in international hockey , managing the 1996 and 1997 world championship teams and assisting in the 1998 Canadian Olympic squad . Mighty Ducks of Anaheim and Ottawa Senators . From 1993 to 1995 , he was the Assistant general manager for the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim . He left this position in 1995 to become the third general manager of the Ottawa Senators , signing a five-year contract . His time with Ottawa coincided with a turnaround in the team 's fortunes . After the 1997–98 season he left his contract early , citing family issues , saying he would take time off to explore life away from hockey . Seventeen days later he was re-hired by the Ducks where he served as president and general manager . He was fired in 2002 after Anaheim missed the playoffs for three consecutive seasons . Montreal Canadiens . On July 21 , 2003 , Gauthier joined the Montreal Canadiens as Director of Professional Scouting . On July 24 , 2006 , he was named Assistant General Manager while keeping the responsibilities attached to professional scouting . On February 8 , 2010 , he was named Vice President and General Manager of the Montreal Canadiens . Gauthier had a very controversial year as the Canadiens general manager in 2011–12 . Gauthier fired the team coach Jacques Martin mid-season with the team slumping . Martin 's replacement , Randy Cunneyworth , was chosen by Gauthier as the interim coach . Cunneyworth did not speak French , and this decision was heavily scrutinized by the Montreal media . There was outrage and protest among some Canadiens fans . Gauthier also incited the wrath of fans by trading 2010 playoff hero Michael Cammalleri to the Calgary Flames during a game against the Boston Bruins . Cammalleri had been critical of the organization in the days leading up to the trade , and the move was perceived by many to be a response to those comments . When he learned of the trade , Cammalleri asked if he could keep the jersey from his final game as a souvenir . Gauthier told him he could have it for the price of $ 1,250 . On March 29 , 2012 , the Montreal Canadiens announced Gauthier had been relieved of his duties as general manager of the team . He then joined the Chicago Blackhawks , as Director of Player Personnel and had his name engraved on the Stanley Cup in 2013 & later in 2015 . So as to right Gauthier 's wrong , the new management gifted Cammalleri with the jersey from his final game as a souvenir .
Prodoxus phylloryctus . `` Prodoxus phylloryctus '' is a moth of the Prodoxidae family . It is found in south-western Colorado , United States . The habitat consists of open oak-pine forests . The wingspan is 9–13 mm . The forewings are mostly dark brown with numerous white bands and patches . The hindwings are light to medium gray . The larvae feed on `` Yucca baccata '' . They mine the leaves of their host plant . They either feed singly or communally in mines parallel with the leaf surface . Communal mines have the form of blotches on the leaf surface . Pupation occurs in a cocoon inside the larval gallery .
Amazonas gubernatorial election , 2014 . The Amazonas gubernatorial election will be held on 5 October 2014 to elect the next Governor of the state of Roraima . If no candidate receives more than 50 % of the vote , a second-round runoff election will be held on 26 October . Governor José Melo is running for his first full term after assuming the Governorship in April 2014 .
Martín Casillas . Martín Casillas ( 1556–1618 ) was a Spanish architect ( ″alarife″ , best known for designing the Cathedral of Guadalajara in Jalisco , Mexico . His place of birth is disputed between extremeñas from Almendralejo or Trujillo ( Cáceres ) . is documented his training alongside Francisco Becerra , who was unable to reach new Spain as an apprentice in 1573 , although another option barajada is that you arrived later along with teammate Alonso Pablos ( or Sanchez ) workshop . It worked then and at least until 1585 , in « Middle samples » the Cathedral of Mexico , the work directed by Claudio de Arciniega , moving then to Guadalajara city Guadalajara . from his work in Jalisco is more documentation , including the transfer of land in Valle de Guadalupe ( Jalisco ) . Theatre `` Architect Martin Casillas '' of Guadalajara was baptized in his memory .
Federal budget of Germany . The establishment of the annual budget of the Federal Republic of Germany is known as the German budget process . Purpose . The primary purpose of the budget is to create an overview of the country 's revenues and expenses for the following fiscal year or years . Since the budget is based on past expenditures , it is merely a prediction of the future which can lead to unexpected budget deficits as the fiscal year progresses . In the short term , such deficits are commonly financed by borrowing money which has led to the significant long-term debt of the German federal government . Procedure . The Bundestag passes the budget as an addendum to the annual or bi-annual budget act ( Art . 110 , Basic Law . Revenues and expenses are separated by ministries and other administrative entities . Example Budget . The budget for the 2005 fiscal year ( also demonstrating the basic budget structure ) can be found below .
List of Avianca Perú destinations . This is a list of airports that Avianca Perú flies to as of April 2018 . The airline serve to 33 destinations .
Flying Fox Pass . Flying Fox Pass is a locality in the Barren Grounds Nature Reserve in New South Wales , Australia , overlooking the Kangaroo Valley . It is the site of a former flying fox cablecar which lifted valuable timber from the valley to be transported by road and rail systems . Little remains of the flying fox , just a cement plinth and rusted remnants of the wire and winching equipment . A walking track extends to the pass , but dense vegetation growth precludes any vista from the site .
Riversdale ( disambiguation ) . Riversdale was the last home of William Butler Yeats .
Calculus of negligence . In the United States , the calculus of negligence , also known as the Hand rule , Hand formula , or BPL formula , is a term coined by Judge Learned Hand and describes a process for determining whether a legal duty of care has been breached ( see negligence ) . The original description of the calculus was in `` United States v. Carroll Towing Co. '' , in which an improperly secured barge had drifted away from a pier and caused damage to several other boats . Articulation of the rule . where `` B '' is the cost ( burden ) of taking precautions , and `` P '' is the probability of loss ( `` L '' ) . `` L '' is the gravity of loss . The product of P x L must be a greater amount than B to create a duty of due care for the defendant . Rationale . The calculus of negligence is based on the Coase theorem . The tort system acts as if , before the injury or damage , a contract had been made between the parties under the assumption that a rational , cost-minimizing individual will not spend money on taking precautions if those precautions are more expensive than the costs of the harm that they prevent . In other words , rather than spending money on safety , the individual will simply allow harm to occur and pay for the costs of that harm , because that will be more cost-efficient than taking precautions . This represents cases where B is greater than PL . If the harm could be avoided for `` less '' than the cost of the harm ( B is less than PL ) , then the individual `` should '' take the precautions , rather than allowing the harm to occur . If precautions were not taken , we find that a legal duty of care has been breached , and we impose liability on the individual to pay for the harm . This approach , in theory , leads to an optimal allocation of resources ; where harm can be cheaply avoided , the legal system requires precautions . Where precautions are prohibitively expensive , it does not . In marginal-cost terms , we require individuals to invest one unit of precautions up until the point that those precautions prevent exactly one unit of harm , and no less . Criticism . Critics point out that term `` gravity of loss ( L ) '' is vague , and could entail a wide variety of damages , from a scratched fender to several dead victims . Even then , on top of that , how exactly a juror should determine a value for such a loss is abstract in itself . The speculative nature of the rule also seizes upon how a juror should determine the probability of loss ( P ) . Additionally , the rule fails to account for possible alternatives , whether it be the use of alternate methods to reach the same outcome , or abandoning the risky activity altogether . Human teams estimating risk need to guard against judgment errors , cf . absolute probability judgement . Use in practice . In the U.S. , juries , with guidance from the court , decide what particular acts or omissions constitute negligence , so a reference to the standard of ordinary care removes the need to discuss this moot `` rule '' . Juries are not told this `` rule '' but essentially use their common sense to decide what an ordinarily careful person would have done under the circumstances . The `` calculus of negligence '' has less practical value for the lay researcher seeking to understand how the courts actually determine negligence cases in the United States than the jury instructions used by the courts in the individual states . Outside legal proceedings , this rule is the core premise of insurance , risk management , quality assurance , information security and privacy practices . It factors into due care and due diligence decisions in business risk . Restrictions exist in the cases where the loss applies to human life or the probability of adverse finding in court cases . One famous case of abuse by industry in recent years related to the Ford Pinto . Quality assurance techniques extend the use of probability and loss to include uncertainty bounds in each quantity and possible interactions between uncertainty in probability and impact for two purposes . First , to more accurately model customer acceptance and process reliability to produce wanted outcomes . Second , to seek cost effective factors either up or down stream of the event that produce better results at sustainably reduced costs . Example , simply providing a protective rail near a cliff also includes quality manufacture features of the rail as part of the solution . Reasonable signs warning of the risk before persons reach the cliff may actually be more effective in reducing fatalities than the rail itself . Australia . In Australia , the calculus of negligence is a normative judgement with no formula or rule . In NSW , the test is how a reasonable person ( or other standard of care ) would respond to the risk in the circumstances considering the 'probability that the harm would occur if care were not taken ' and , 'the likely seriousness of the harm ' , 'the burden of taking precautions to avoid the risk of harm ' , and the 'social utility of the activity that creates the risk of harm ' . State and Territory legislatures require that the social utility of the activity that creates the risk of harm be taken into account in determining whether or not a reasonable person would have taken precautions against that risk of harm . For example , in `` Haris v Bulldogs Rugby League Club Limited '' the court considered the social utility of holding football matches when determining whether a football club took sufficient precautions to protect spectators from the risk of being struck by fireworks set off as part of the entertainment during a game .
Aron Kader . Aron Kader ( born July 24 , 1974 ) is an American comedian . Background . Kader was born to a Palestinian Muslim father and Mormon mother . He spent his early years in Provo , Utah . His father , Omar Kader , was a professor of Political Science at Brigham Young University who went on to found a government contracting firm in Northern Virginia . His mother , Dr. Nancy Stowe Kader , a native of Ogden , Utah , is a bioethicist and management consultant with a nursing degree from BYU . Career . Kader is one of four members of the Axis of Evil Comedy Tour . He has performed in the New York Arab American Comedy Festival , started by fellow tour member Dean Obeidallah . Comedians from the Axis of Evil Comedy Tour such as Ahmed Ahmed were included on the DVD release of Michael Moore 's film 11 . He also acted on the pilot Beverly Hills S.U.V . Aron can also be seen in the upcoming documentary , The Muslims are Coming ! , which features a group of Muslim American comedians touring the United States in an effort to counter Islamophobia . The film also features various celebrities including Jon Stewart , David Cross , Janeane Garofalo , Rachel Maddow and many others . Kader also been a member of the Sultans of Satire , a stand-up comedy show presented by the Levantine Cultural Center since 2005 . In February 2009 , Kader organized the Comedy Cafe as part of Dubai Shopping Festival . Over a period of four weeks he offered workshops to aspiring Middle East comics and held headline shows each Saturday that brought together Axis of Evil comedians and other Arab , Middle Eastern and Iranian comics . In March 2012 , Kader returned to Dubai to host a special comedy workshop to find two opening acts for his comedy show 'Aron Kader of Axis of Evil : Live in Dubai ' on April 1 . Kader can be seen performing regularly at his hometown club , the Comedy Store in Los Angeles .
Neighborhoods of New Haven , Connecticut . The city of New Haven , Connecticut has many distinct neighborhoods . In addition to Downtown , centered on the central business district and the Green , are the following neighborhoods : the west central neighborhoods of Dixwell and Dwight ; the southern neighborhoods of The Hill , historic water-front City Point ( or Oyster Point ) , and the harborside district of Long Wharf ; the western neighborhoods of Edgewood , West River , Westville , Amity , and West Rock ; East Rock , Cedar Hill , Prospect Hill , and Newhallville in the northern side of town ; the east central neighborhoods of Mill River and Wooster Square , an Italian-American neighborhood ; Fair Haven , an immigrant community located between the Mill and Quinnipiac rivers ; Quinnipiac Meadows and Fair Haven Heights across the Quinnipiac River ; and facing the eastern side of the harbor , The Annex and East Shore ( or Morris Cove ) . List of neighborhoods . New Haven is made up of approximately 40 distinct neighborhoods , each listed below .
Eucalyptus globoidea . `` Eucalyptus globoidea '' , known by the common name White Stringybark , is a tree native to eastern Australia . It has thick , fibrous bark usually colored light gray over reddish brown . It is also known for its distinctive glossy green leaves in its adult life . It favors warm humid to sub-humid climates and whitish flowers from April to June in its native Australia . The tree was first described by naturalist W. F. Blakely in 1927 . Globoidnan A is a lignan found in `` E. globoidea '' . This molecule has been found to inhibit the action of HIV integrase , an enzyme which is responsible for the introduction of HIV viral RNA into a host 's cellular DNA .
James Sweeney ( Medal of Honor ) . James Sweeney ( September 24 , 1845 – June 26 , 1931 ) was a Union Army soldier during the American Civil War . He received the Medal of Honor for gallantry during the Battle of Cedar Creek fought near Middletown , Virginia on October 19 , 1864 . The battle was the decisive engagement of Major General Philip Sheridan 's Valley Campaigns of 1864 and was the largest battle fought in the Shenandoah Valley . Medal of Honor citation . `` The President of the United States of America , in the name of Congress , takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Private James Sweeney , United States Army , for extraordinary heroism on 19 October 1864 , while serving with Company A , 1st Vermont Cavalry , in action at Cedar Creek , Virginia . With one companion Private Sweeney captured the State flag of a North Carolina regiment , together with three officers and an ambulance with its mules and driver . '' The companion mentioned in his citation was corporal Frederick A. Lyon , who also received the Medal of Honor . One of the captured officers was the mortally wounded general Stephen Dodson Ramseur , who died the next day . Sweeney was sent to Washington , D.C. with the captured Confederate flag . He was personally introduced to Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton by General George Custer . Stanton personally presented the Medal of Honor to Sweeney who was also promoted to corporal .
Assured tenancy . An assured tenancy is a legal category of residential tenancy to an individual ( or individuals jointly ) in English land law . Statute affords a tenant under an assured tenancy a degree of security of tenure . A tenant under an assured tenancy may not be evicted without a reasonable ground in the Housing Act 1988 and , where periodic , changes in rent are potentially subject to a challenge before a rent assessment committee . Assured tenancies were introduced by the Housing Act 1988 that applies to tenancies entered from its commencement date or those assured tenancies it converted from the Housing Act 1980 . The Act replaced most of the greater rent protection under the Rent Act 1977 and in rarer cases , other Rent Acts . However , since 28 February 1997 , all new residential tenancies with three exceptions are deemed to be assured shorthold tenancies . These exceptions are those excluded by notice before or after the tenancy , those specifying it is not a shorthold , and lettings to existing assured tenants . The assured tenancy replaced the secure tenancy , with greater tenant protections , introduced by the Housing Act 1980 . Non-assured ( or assured shorthold ) tenancies . An exception to this are assured tenancies which are converted from being regulated by the Housing Act 1980 ( except if granted by approved bodies under ss56-68 of the Housing Act 1980 before 15 January 1989 , and before that date the tenant made an application to the court under section 24 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 ( for the grant of a new tenancy ) , and on 15 January 1989 the 1980 Act tenancy is continuing by virtue of that section or of any provision of Part IV of the said Act of 1954 . ) The term seemingly denoting `` home '' , dwelling house , has been held to apply widely by the Courts , to exclude only businesses and highly indistinct factual arrangements of accommodation within a house or a flat ( where the home is shared in an esoteric manner and no particular tenant or set of joint tenants can be said to be entitled exclusively the whole of any one part and anti-exclusion case law does not operate ) ; flats and single rooms are included within the definition of a separate dwelling house as are converted barns , windmills etc . Because domestic rates were abolished a distinction exists between tenancies granted before 1 April 1990 and those from that date . Before this a `` dwelling house '' ( see above ) tenancy with a rateable value of £750 ( £1,500 in Greater London ) ( payable per year ) can not be an assured tenancy . From this date if the rent is more than £100,000 per year ( £8,333.33 per month ) it can not be an assured tenancy . Similar for those tenancies before that date , if rent is less than two-thirds of the rateable value , or if after that date it does not exceed £250 per year ( £1,000 per year in Greater London ) it can not be an assured tenancy . These detailed areas include a tenancy under which agricultural land , exceeding two acres , is let together with the dwelling-house . To be exact this excludes tenancies to which part II of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 applies . Tenancies eligible to be protected business tenancies ( contracted out business tenancies ) or partly let for business use are ineligible to be assured tenancies . This does not apply to tenancies involving landlords other than the specified universities and colleges . A letting for this purpose can not be assured . This applies where the landlord lives in another part of the same building in which the let accommodation is situated . Although these are excluded , lettings by local authorities and housing association may have other protections , such as secure tenancies under the Housing Act 1985 . It is possible for a person to have more than one `` home '' in which case it is a legal question of fact as to whether a home is the principal home . Although this provision stipulates `` occupation '' this need not be continuous , if a mere temporary absence this will still be capable of being an assured tenancy . Whether a tenancy is assured can vary depending on circumstances after the tenancy commencement . It may be that the tenant has not by eviction ceased to live in a tenancy in which case they are no longer occupying the dwelling as their principal home . Here the tenant thus loses security of tenure . or , if the tenancy agreement gives the landlord a power to end the tenancy , by the landlord exercising that power . If a fixed term assured tenancy comes to an end in one of these ways but occupation continues , known as `` holding over '' , a periodic assured tenancy will from that event be created , known as a statutory periodic tenancy . Security of tenure remains . In order to regain possession , the landlord may do so only on one of a number of statutory grounds , which are set out in Schedule 2 of the Housing Act 1988 . To obtain an order for possession , the landlord must serve a `` section 8 notice '' on the tenant , setting out the ground or grounds that are relied on and then , after a period of time that varies depending on the grounds chosen , apply to the court for possession . Unlawful eviction of a tenant is a criminal offence ( under s1 of the Protection from Eviction Act 1977 ) unless the landlord reasonably believed the tenant was no longer in the premises , is sharing living accommodation with the tenant or is letting the property for holiday purposes . Increases of rent . Rent without specific provision under an assured , periodic tenancy can not be increased within 52 weeks of commencement , and unless a statutory ( implied ) periodic tenancy , this may only be increased upon the service of a `` section 13 notice '' in the appropriate form for England or for Wales , however as with general contract law a historic lease amendment or new lease neglecting such a notice before such an increase accepted by the tenant will be deemed to have supervened , preventing the tenant from relying on an earlier contract in not serving a section 13 notice . Naturally where fixed term and not periodic , and where a rent review clause exists in the periodic tenancy , contractual arrangements also avoid the need for the section 13 notice . The section 13 notice gives the right to the tenant to challenge the rent set under section 14 before a rent assessment committee where it is unreasonable that the market would charge such a rent , disregarding improvements performed by the tenant to the property where they were not obliged to carry these out . Comparison with assured shorthold tenancies . From 28 February 1997 most tenancies are deemed to be assured shorthold tenancies ( ASTs ) under which the landlord has an absolute right to possession where having served a notice on the tenant , before this date they had to be accompanied by a prescribed warning , fixed term , and for at least six months . The only aspect of a shorthold which allows the tenant some control over the tenancy is the right of the tenant to refer the rent initially payable to a rent assessment committee , however it can reduce the rent only if it is `` significantly higher '' than the rents under other comparable assured shortholds . In this unusual scenario , the landlord can serve a notice before or after the tenancy has begun stating it is not to be a shorthold , where no rent assessment application has been made . In other regards , except security of tenure , as a subset of assured tenancies these follow the definition requirements of an assured tenancies .
Carpenter Medal . The Carpenter Medal was awarded by the Senate of the University of London once every three years . The recipient was a former student who had submitted a thesis ( resulting in the award of a doctorate ) of exceptional distinction in statistical , genetic , comparative or experimental psychology during the three-year period . This could include work on the physiology of the central nervous system and `` special senses '' . It was accompanied by a prize of £20 . The medal was named after William Benjamin Carpenter , registrar of the university from 1856 until 1879 . The Carpenter Testimonial Committee had allocated money for an annual prize in 1881 , but the Carpenter Medal was not instituted until 1910 , with the first award for the period ending 31 May 1913 . The medal need not be awarded if the Senate did not consider that a sufficiently good thesis had been submitted during the three-year period .
Dédestapolcsány . Dédestapolcsány is a village in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county , Hungary . Etymology . Dédes comes from a Slavic personal name `` Deduš '' derived from `` dědъ '' . `` Dedus '' ( 1240 ) . Tapolcsány comes from Slovak/Slavic `` Topoľčany '' ( - poplar tree , see also Topoľčany ) or `` Tepličany '' ( hot spring or stream , see also Tepličany , now a part of Družstevná pri Hornáde ) . `` Tapolchan '' ( 1438 ) .
Mike Thurman . Michael Richard Thurman ( born July 22 , 1973 ) is a former professional baseball player who pitched in Major League Baseball for the Montreal Expos from 1997 to 2001 and for the New York Yankees in 2002 . Thurman was drafted in the first round ( 31st overall ) of the 1994 amateur draft , after playing for Oregon State University in college . He is a graduate of Philomath High School , where he made numerous contributions to the baseball program and has served as a coach there during a summer league . His records still stand at Philomath .
Nova Esperança do Sul . Nova Esperança do Sul is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul , Brazil .
Kosmos 2282 . Kosmos 2282 ( meaning `` Cosmos 2282 '' ) is a Russian US-KMO missile early warning satellite which was launched in 1994 as part of the Russian Space Forces ' Oko programme . The satellite is designed to identify missile launches using infrared telescopes . Kosmos 2282 was launched from 23 at Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan . A Proton-K carrier rocket with a DM-2 upper stage was used to perform the launch , which took place at 23:58 UTC on 6 July 1994 . The launch successfully placed the satellite into geostationary orbit . It subsequently received its Kosmos designation , and the international designator 1994-038A . The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 23168 . This satellite only worked for 17 months before failing .
List of Asian Games medalists in sepak takraw . This is the complete list of Asian Games medalists in sepak takraw from 1990 to 2018 .
Yolande Henderson . Yolande Henderson ( 14 January 1934 – 5 December 2015 ) was a high school teacher from Karachi , Pakistan . Education . She finished her schooling from St Anne ’ s School , Mumbai before moving to Pakistan in 1950 . She began her teaching career in 1954 after graduating from St Joseph 's College , Karachi . She received a scholarship to do her MA in Literature from Laval University , Canada , which she completed in 1957 . Career . She joined St Patrick 's High School , Karachi while Father Stephen Raymond was principal . Her teaching career with this school lasted for 34 years until the day she retired . In a 2013 tribute in the `` Christian Voice '' to the late Bishop Anthony Theodore Lobo she eulogised Raymond calling him `` an educational visionary and leader . '' While teaching at St Patrick 's she also completed her teacher training . Henderson became headmistress of the St Patrick ’ s `` O '' Levels section in 1991 . Under her , the St Patrick ’ s `` O '' Levels section was an exceptional institution with strict discipline , excellent academics , and great extracurricular activities . Henderson retired in 2006 because of her failing health . She is remembered as one of the teachers who `` focused more on the lessons of life and character-building than the curriculum . '' At an 18 October 2010 school reunion to celebrate the 150-year anniversary of its founding , one of her former students described her as `` one of the most well-loved teachers and mentors . '' Another student , Roland de Souza , described her as `` one of the best teachers '' he had . On 6 May 2011 , The Old Patricians ( former students of the school ) presented the Yolande Henderson Gold Medal to the top student from the Cambridge `` O '' level section at the closing ceremony of the 150th anniversary of the school . On 12 October 2012 , the Society of Pakistan English Language Teachers ( SPELT ) paid tribute to Henderson , for whom it was said that `` her students spread across the world are better human beings thanks to her guidance . '' In March 2013 , she was asked by `` The Express Tribune '' to write a tribute to the late Bishop Anthony Theodore Lobo , a former principal of St Patrick 's High School . Death . On 5 December 2015 , she died from intestinal cancer in Karachi at age 81 . Her memorial was held the next day at St Patrick 's Cathedral , Karachi .
2nd Asia Pacific Screen Awards . The 2nd Asia Pacific Screen Awards were held in 2008 . Winners and nominees . Winners are listed first and in bold .
New York State Route 356 . New York State Route 356 ( NY 356 ) was an east–west state highway in Erie County , New York , in United States . The final western terminus of the route was at an intersection with U.S. Route 62 ( US 62 ) on the Tonawanda–Amherst town line . Its eastern terminus was at a junction with NY 270 in the Amherst hamlet of Getzville . When NY 356 was first assigned in the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York , it began at NY 384 in the city of Tonawanda . It was truncated to US 62 in 1980 and removed entirely on January 7 , 1988 . The former routing of NY 356 east of the Tonawanda city limits is now maintained by Erie County . Route description . NY 356 began at an intersection with NY 265 in the city of Tonawanda . It headed eastward on Young Street , then North Ellicott Creek Road , running along the northern edge of Ellicott Creek as it headed through the town of Amherst . NY 356 met Sweet Home Road , a local highway leading to the main campus of SUNY Buffalo , and crossed over Ellicott Creek shortly afterward . Not far to the northeast of the creek , North Ellicott Creek Road merged into Dodge Road . NY 356 continued east on Dodge Road to the hamlet of Getzville , where it ended at a junction with NY 270 . History . NY 356 was assigned as part of the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York . It began at NY 384 ( now NY 266 ) in the city of Tonawanda and ended at NY 270 in the hamlet of Getzville . On April 1 , 1980 , ownership and maintenance of NY 356 between the Tonawanda city line and US 62 was transferred from the state of New York to Erie County as part of a highway maintenance swap between the two levels of government . As a result , NY 356 was truncated eastward to begin at US 62 . The NY 356 designation was removed entirely on January 7 , 1988 . The former routing of NY 356 is now maintained by Erie County as County Route 580 ( CR 580 ) from the Tonawanda city line to US 62 , CR 232 between US 62 and Sweet Home Road , and CR 294 ( North Forest Road ) and CR 45 ( Dodge Road ) east of Ellicott Creek . The portion of NY 356 's former routing that traversed Ellicott Creek was dismantled as part of Interstate 990 's construction .
Tepeköy , Mersin . Tepeköy is a town in Mersin Province , Turkey . It 's part of Mezitli district ( which is an intracity district within Greater Mersin ) . Mostly surrounded by Toros Mountains , Tepeköy is a mountain town at an average altitude of about . It is situated at . The main road is to another town Fındıkpınarı to east . The distance to Mersin is . The population of the town was 2539 as of 2012 . The village was founded by Turkmens . In 1994 it was declared a township .
Alhambra High School ( Arizona ) . Alhambra High School in a high school that forms part of the Phoenix Union High School District in Phoenix , Arizona . The campus is located at 3839 West Camelback Road , northwest of downtown Phoenix , Arizona , United States . The school predominantly serves students from partner elementary districts Alhambra , Isaac and Phoenix Elementary , although students from across the district come to Alhambra for its Phoenix Union Magnet Program—Medical and Health Studies . History . Alhambra High was founded in 1962 , and was , along with East and Maryvale , one of three schools opened by the Phoenix Union High School District in the 1960s . Student population . The school , like all other schools within the PUHSD , is a minority-majority school . 77.6 % of the students enrolled are identified as `` Hispanics '' . African Americans form 7.2 % of the student population . Sports . Alhambra 's Boys Basketball team won two state titles , in 1974 and 1985 , under coach Phil Kemp . The team defeated East High in 1974 , and Catalina High School in 1985 . The school 's Boys Cross Country team has been placed first in a number of occasions : 2010 , 2009 , and 2007 .
Matt Hill ( musician ) . Matt Hill ( born June 17 , 1985 ) is an American electric blues singer , guitarist and songwriter . To date , Hill has released two albums , and he has also gained a reputation for his energetic live performances . Hill won a Blues Music Award in May 2011 , in the category of 'Best New Artist Debut ' for his first album , `` On the Floor '' . Life and musical career . Hill was born in Rocky Mount , North Carolina , United States . Originally inspired by his uncle 's listening choice of Creedence Clearwater Revival , Hill had learned to play the guitar by his mid-teens . He met the drummer Chuck Cotton at a local blues gig , and impressed by the fact that Cotton had played alongside Bob Margolin , they jointly started a band , which ended up competing at the 2005 International Blues Challenge in Memphis , Tennessee . After playing in another couple of bands , Hill joined Margolin on tour , which saw Hill meet fellow blues musicians including Carey Bell , Hubert Sumlin , Pinetop Perkins and Nappy Brown . Along with his playing experience , Hill slowly nurtured a raucous on-stage presence , partly inspired by Howlin ' Wolf , Jerry Lee Lewis and Nappy Brown . Hill commented `` I 've been obsessed with Jerry Lee since I was a kid , and when I saw Nappy Brown crawlin ' around , taking his clothes off , well I thought , this is for me ! '' Matt Hill 's 2010 debut album was entitled `` On the Floor '' , partly attributable to his stage antics . The collection , produced by Margolin and Dave Gross , contained eleven Hill originals amongst the 14 tracks . AllMusic noted that `` Why the F*ck ( Do You Think I Cuss ) , '' written by Margolin , had `` Hill 's screaming vocals and a thick twang-heavy bass solo make it the album 's stand-out track '' . In May 2011 , it garnered Hill the 'Best New Artist Debut ' gong at the Blues Music Awards . Hill was later nominated in two categories at the Blues Blast Awards in Chicago , Illinois . In 2011 , he married the singer Nikki Hill , and they relocated to St. Louis , Missouri . His follow-up album , `` Tappin ' That Thang '' , was issued on May 29 , 2012 . Months after the release of `` Tappin ' That Thang '' , Hill began playing alongside his wife and singer Nikki Hill . In October 2014 , Matt Hill and the Deep Fryed Two 's last performance was at the Daytona Blues Festival . In October and November that same year , Hill toured Western Europe with his wife .
Eisenhower High School ( Rialto , California ) . Dwight D. Eisenhower High School ( est . 1959 ) , is located in Rialto , California , United States on the corner of Baseline Avenue and Lilac Ave . The school is named for U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower . Eisenhower High School is located in Rialto , California , which lies north of Interstate 10 , between the cities of San Bernardino and Fontana . It is one of three comprehensive high schools in the Rialto Unified School District and serves a student population of approximately 2,400 in grades 9-12 . Established in 1959 , Eisenhower has served more than four generations of the community 's members and prides itself on its outstanding programs . Dwight D. Eisenhower High School has been awarded National Blue Ribbon School 1993 and California Distinguished School 1994
Natalya Gvozdikova . Natalya Fedorovna Gvozdikova ( ) is a Soviet and Russian film and theater actress . Biography and career . Natalia Gvozdikova was born on January 7 , 1948 in the Borzya Chita Oblast . Her father was soldier Feodor Titovich Gvozdikov ( 1911 ) and mother was Nina Gvozdikova ( 1921-2005 ) . Natalia Gvozdikova 's husband was actor Evgeny Zharikov ( 1941-2012 ) , a People 's Artist of the USSR . Gvozdikova 's son is Fedor Zharikov ( 1976 ) . Her elder sister Lyudmila Fedorovna Gvozdikova ( 1941 ) is an actress of the Leningrad State Theater of Miniatures under the direction of Arkady Raikin . She graduated from the VGIK , specialized as a theater and film actress ( 1967-1971 , acting course of Sergei Gerasimov and Tamara Makarova ) . Between 1971–1993 she worked as an actress at the State Theater of the Film Actor . Personal life . On the set of the movie `` Born to Revolution '' she dated her on-screen spouse , actor Evgeniy Zharikov , and after one year they got married . On August 2 , 1976 their son was born , Fedor Zharikov , who graduated from the Institute of Foreign Languages , received the rank of officer , was a French language translator , and now works as a chief information security officer in aircraft construction . In 1994-2001 Zharikov had an affair with the journalist Tatiana Sekridova , who bore him a son Sergei and daughter Katya . After Sekridova went to the press about this , Zharikov ended the relationship , then spoke about the affair with regret and remorse . Gvozdikova reconciled with her husband and they stayed married until his death . Zharikov died on January 18 , 2012 in Moscow , at the Botkin hospital from cancer . He was buried on January 21 , at the so-called actor 's alley of the Troyekurovskoye Cemetery .
Jardine House . Jardine House ( ) , formerly known as Connaught Centre ( ) , is an office tower in Hong Kong . The building is located at 1 Connaught Place , Central on Hong Kong Island . It is owned by Hongkong Land Limited , a subsidiary of Jardines . At the time of its completion in 1972 , Jardine House was the tallest building in Hong Kong and in Asia . In 1980 , the Hopewell Centre usurped the title of the tallest building in Hong Kong . The building is interconnected by the Central Elevated Walkway with buildings of Hongkong Land Limited like Exchange Square and the International Finance Centre . Previous Jardine Houses . The first three generations of Jardine Houses were situated at 20 Pedder Street , at the corner of Des Voeux Road Central . The first Jardine House was probably built around 1841 after Jardine 's successful bid for its lots on The Praya Central . In 1908 , the second Jardine House was built . It was rebuilt in around 1956 as a 16-storey building . The building was sold by Jardines during the land acquisition exercise of the Landmark complex in Central and 20 Pedder Street is now occupied by the Wheelock House . New Jardine House . The new building was constructed on a piece of reclaimed land , under a lease term of 75 years , which was secured by Hongkong Land Limited at a record price of HK $ 258 million in 1970 , payable interest free over a period of 10 years . In exchange , the Government agreed that no building directly to the north of Jardine House would ever be built to obstruct its views . As a result , the height of General Post Office building was capped at . Building costs were estimated at $ 120 million . Construction of the fifty-two-storey building took 16 months . Metal lettering from the Old Jardine House was salvaged and used in the lobby of the New Jardine House . Design . The building is constructed with a metal frame , and a curtain wall with round windows . The thickness of the structural frame is reduced because of the shape of the windows . Unusually for a Jardine property , elevators were produced by Otis Elevator , while escalators were manufactured by Schindler Elevator . The circular design of the windows has earned the building the nickname , `` The House of a Thousand Arseholes . '' In popular culture . Jardine House was prominently displayed in the 1988 NBC television miniseries `` Noble House '' as the headquarters for Struan 's . It also appeared in establishing shots in `` The Amsterdam Kill '' and `` The Mighty Peking Man '' ( 1977 ) . The building was also featured in the 1978 episode titled `` The Chinese Web '' of `` The Amazing Spider Man '' TV series .
Colombia at the 1992 Summer Olympics . Colombia competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona , Spain . 49 competitors , 46 men and 3 women , took part in 31 events in 11 sports . Archery . After missing the 1988 archery competition , Colombia returned for its second Olympic tournament in 1992 . This time , the nation sent a female archer . She fared no better than Juan Echavarria had eight years earlier . Boxing . Men 's Light Flyweight ( – 48 kg ) Cycling . Eight male cyclists represented Colombia in 1992 . Fencing . Two male fencers represented Colombia in 1992 .
Charles Orlanducci . Charles Orlanducci ( born October 28 , 1951 in Vescovato , Haute-Corse ) is a French retired professional football defender .
Vigna . `` Vigna '' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family , Fabaceae , with a pantropical distribution . It includes some well-known cultivated species , including many types of beans . Some are former members of the genus `` Phaseolus '' . According to `` Hortus Third '' , `` Vigna '' differs from `` Phaseolus '' in biochemistry and pollen structure , and in details of the style and stipules . `` Vigna '' is also commonly confused with the genus `` Dolichos '' , but the two differ in stigma structure . `` Vigna '' are herbs or occasionally subshrubs . The leaves are pinnate , divided into 3 leaflets . The inflorescence is a raceme of yellow , blue , or purple pea flowers . The fruit is a legume pod of varying shape containing seeds . Familiar food species include the adzuki bean ( `` V. angularis '' ) , the black gram ( `` V. mungo '' ) , the cowpea ( `` V. unguiculata '' , including the variety known as the black-eyed pea ) , and the mung bean ( `` V. radiata '' ) . Each of these may be used as a whole bean , a bean paste , or as bean sprouts . The genus is named after Domenico Vigna , a seventeenth-century Italian botanist and director of the Orto botanico di Pisa . Uses . Root tubers of `` Vigna '' species have traditionally been used as food for Aborigines of the Northern Territory .
1955 Wimbledon Championships – Girls ' Singles . Sheila Armstrong defeated Béatrice de Chambure in the final , 6–2 , 6–4 to win the Girls ' Singles tennis title at the 1955 Wimbledon Championships .
Harrison Avenue . Francis Burton Harrison Avenue , more commonly known as F.B . Harrison Avenue or simply Harrison Avenue ( formerly F.B . Harrison Street or Harrison Street ) , is a major north-south collector road in Pasay , western Metro Manila , Philippines . It is a four-lane undivided arterial running parallel to Roxas Boulevard to the west and Taft Avenue to the east , from Pasay 's border with Malate district in the north to Baclaran in Parañaque in the south . The avenue is named for U.S. Governor-General of the Philippines , Francis Burton Harrison . Street description . Harrison Avenue has a right-of-way width of approximately 25 meters . It is a public transportation or medium-occupancy-vehicle corridor which is frequented by intra-metropolitan jeepneys and mega-taxis . This condition gives Harrison Avenue its relatively slow-moving , congested and highly pedestrian character . History . Harrison Avenue forms part of an old Spanish coastal highway that linked the Province of Manila to La Laguna and other southern provinces . It was called Calle Real or Camino Real ( Spanish for `` royal street '' ) which spanned from Ermita to Muntinlupa . At present , only the Las Piñas and Muntinlupa section is called Calle Real or Real Street as an alternative name for the road . The Pasay portion is renamed Harrison Avenue while those of the City of Manila and Parañaque have been renamed to Del Pilar Street and Elpidio Quirino Avenue respectively .
Peter Rice ( executive ) . Peter Rice ( born 1966 ) is a businessman and the current President of 21st Century Fox as well as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Fox Networks Group . Early life . Rice was born in the United Kingdom in 1966 and raised in Britain . He earned a degree from the University of Nottingham in 1989 . 21st Century Fox . Rice was appointed President of 21st Century Fox in 2017 . In addition to working on strategic initiatives at 21st Century Fox , Rice continues to serve as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer for Fox Networks Group . He is also the Chairman of the Board of National Geographic Partners and a member of the Board of Directors for Hulu . Rice became Chairman and Chief Executive Officer for Fox Networks Group in 2012 , supervising Fox Broadcasting Company and 20th Century Fox Television , FX Networks , FOX Sports ( encompassing Fox ’ s national sports channels , FS1 and FS2 and its 22 regional sports networks ) and National Geographic Partners ( which includes the National Geographic channels and brands ) . In 2016 , Fox Networks Group received 144 Primetime and Sports Emmy nominations . FOX Sports won 10 Sports Emmy Awards , the most of any network group and FS1 earned eight awards , the most of any network . Fox received 103 Primetime Emmy nominations spanning FX , FOX , National Geographic Channel and shows from 20th Century Fox Television & Fox 21 Television Studios , and won 27 Primetime Emmy Awards . FX earned 56 nominations , setting a new record for nominations by a basic cable network , surpassing its own previous record of 45 set in 2014 . `` The People v. O.J . Simpson '' earned 22 nominations and `` Fargo '' received 18 , the second and third highest total number of nominations of any show that year . In 2017 , under Rice ’ s leadership , Fox Networks Group received 153 Primetime and Sports Emmy nominations , and won a collective 26 Emmys . Before assuming his current role , Rice served as Chairman of Entertainment for Fox Networks Group . During that time , Rice helped propel FOX to three seasons as the number one network , extending its run on top to eight consecutive years . Earlier , Rice served as Chairman of Entertainment for Fox Broadcasting . He replaced Peter Ligouri and reported to then Fox Networks Group Chairman Tony Vinciquerra . Fox Filmed Entertainment . Prior to his roles in Fox 's television business , Rice was President for Fox Searchlight Pictures . He began his tenure there in 2000 , during which time he released some of the most critically acclaimed films of the decade and some of the highest-grossing films in Fox Searchlight ’ s history , including `` Juno '' , `` The Last King of Scotland '' , `` Bend it Like Beckham '' , `` Little Miss Sunshine '' , `` Sideways '' and `` Napoleon Dynamite '' . With Rice at the helm , Fox Searchlight received 51 Academy Award and 42 Golden Globe Award nominations , including a record of 12 nominations and eight wins for Slumdog Millionaire at the 81st Annual Academy Awards . From 2007 - 2008 , Rice also oversaw Fox Atomic , which created comedy and genre films , including `` Turistas '' and `` 28 Weeks Later '' . Fox Atomic closed in 2009 . Rice began his career at Twentieth Century Fox in 1989 , working for Tom Sherak , then head of U.S. distribution and marketing for Fox Filmed Entertainment . His roles included Director of Acquisitions , Vice President of Production and Senior Vice President , and in 1998 , Rice was named Executive Vice President of Production for Twentieth Century Fox . Rice cultivated relationships with some of the most talented young filmmakers of the time , including Danny Boyle , Bryan Singer , Baz Luhrmann , Alex Proyas and the Hughes Brothers . Rice worked as a creative executive on director Danny Boyle 's `` A Life Less Ordinary '' and oversaw the director 's `` The Beach '' . Rice worked with director Baz Luhrmann in the development and production of his films , Oscar Best Picture nominee `` Moulin Rouge '' and modern-day adaptation `` William Shakespeare 's Romeo and Juliet '' . Rice was the supervising creative executive on `` X-Men '' , which started a successful movie franchise that would go on to gross more than $ 4.3 billion at the global box office . He also worked on blockbuster films `` Independence Day '' and ' . Rice is expected to make the transition to The Walt Disney Company following its purchase of many of 21st Century Fox ’ s assets . He is seen as a potential successor to Robert Iger as its CEO . Personal life . Rice lives in Los Angeles with his family . He serves on the Board of Directors of the National Cable & Telecommunications Association , Southern California Public Radio and the Walter Kaitz Foundation . Rice also sits on the Motion Picture & Television Fund ’ s Board of Governors .
Aizu-Tajima Station . is a railway station on the Aizu Railway Aizu Line in Minamiaizu , Minamiaizu District , Fukushima Prefecture , Japan , operated by the Aizu Railway . Lines . Aizu-Tajima Station is served by the Aizu Line , and is located 42.0 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Nishi-Wakamatsu Station . Station layout . Aizu-Tajima Station has two island platforms ; however , platform 1 nearest the station building deadheads to a bay platform . Platforms 3 and 4 are connected by an overhead passage , History . Aizu-Tajima Station opened on December 27 , 1934 .
T. V. Varadarajan . `` T. V. '' S. Varadarajan is a Tamil drama and television actor and news anchor from India . He had been a news reader for Doordarshan for over 28 years . Early life . Varadarajan was working with Bank of India at their Zonal Office in Chennai , before he got an offer as a news reader for Indian 's national television channel Doordarshan . Career . Varadarajan worked for over 28 years as a news anchor for Doordarshan emerging as one of its most familiar faces . Eventually , he got chances to act in plays by Y. Gee . Mahendra . In the 1990s , Varadarajan formed his own drama troupe . One of his plays `` Elavasa Enaippu '' won six awards from the Mylapore Academy . Veteran Tamil film director K. Balachander gave him a chance to act in television serials . Since then , he has acted in leading roles in three of Balachander 's television serials namely `` Premi '' , `` Kai Alavu Manasu '' and `` Kadhal Pagadai '' . His recent play , 'Ithu Namma Naadu ' was a resounding success . 'Ithu Namma Naadu ' is a political satire that was enacted on 11 September 2013 . This play was written by 'Tughlak ' Sathya and Varadarajan directed and starred in it . The official Facebook page of the satire is ithunammanaadu Currently , he plays the character of Raghavan in the Sun TV serial `` Thamarai . ''
Ardmore Open . The Ardmore Open was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour from 1952 to 1954 . It was played at Dornick Hills Golf & Country Club in Ardmore , Oklahoma .
Dorika . `` Dorika '' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae . It is considered a synonym of `` Timora '' .
Shepherd Sisters . The Shepherd Sisters ( also known as The Sheps ) were an American vocal quartet from Middletown , Ohio , United States . The band consisted of four real-life sisters : Martha , Gayle , Judith , and MaryLou Shepherd . In the late 1950s , they appeared on `` Arthur Godfrey 's Talent Scouts '' . One of their first recordings , `` Gone with the Wind '' got them a call from Dick Clark . Subsequently they made many appearances on Dick Clark 's `` American Bandstand '' . In New York City , Morty Craft had a song he wanted them to record , `` Alone ( Why Must I Be Alone ) '' . In 1957 `` Alone '' would become their biggest hit and their signature song . In the U.S. it reached No.18 on the `` Billboard '' Hot 100 chart ; in the UK Singles Chart it made No.14 . Its chart progress may have been hindered by several rival cover versions on both sides of the Atlantic . In all the Shepherd Sisters recorded over thirty songs , many of them on one of Morty Craft 's record labels such as Melba and Lance . Craft also introduced them to the DJ Alan Freed , the man often credited with coining the term `` rock and roll . '' The Shepherd Sisters played the Brooklyn and Manhattan Paramount Theaters and toured with Alan Freed 's 'America 's Greatest Teenage Recording Stars ' , along with The Everly Brothers , Paul Anka , Buddy Holly and the Crickets , Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers , Jerry Lee Lewis , Fats Domino , Danny and the Juniors , Lee Andrews and the Hearts , The Twin Tones , Little Joe Dubs , Thurston Harris , Terry Nolan , and Jo Ann Campbell . Besides rock and roll the Shepherd Sisters were also a stage and cabaret act . They performed at hotels , nightclubs , New York 's Apollo Theater , and casinos in Reno and Las Vegas , Nevada . They also sang in the Philippines , Canada , South America , and parts of Europe . Martha died in 1992 and Judith died in 2009 . Gayle ( born Joyce Gayle Shepherd in Middletown , Ohio on May 31 , 1936 ) died of dementia on May 7 , 2018 , at age 81 . As of 2018 , MaryLou Shepherd is the only surviving member of the quartet .
Fairy prion . The fairy prion ( `` Pachyptila turtur '' ) is a small seabird with the standard prion plumage of black upperparts and white underneath with an `` M '' wing marking . Taxonomy . The fairy prion is a member of the Pachyptila genus , and along with the blue petrel makes up the prions . They in turn are members of the Procellariidae family , and the Procellariiformes order . The prions are small and typically eat just zooplankton ; however as a member of the Procellariiformes , they share certain identifying features . First , they have nasal passages that attach to the upper bill called naricorns . Although the nostrils on the albatross are on the sides of the bill . The bills of Procellariiformes are also unique in that they are split into between 7 and 9 horny plates . They produce a stomach oil made up of wax esters and triglycerides that is stored in the proventriculus . This is used against predators as well as an energy rich food source for chicks and for the adults during their long flights . Finally , they also have a salt gland that is situated above the nasal passage and helps desalinate their bodies , due to the high amount of ocean water that they imbibe . It excretes a high saline solution from their nose . Etymology . `` Pachyptila '' , the word , comes from the Greek words `` pakhus '' and `` ptilon '' . `` Pakhus '' means thick or stout and `` ptilon '' means a feather . Also from the Greek language , `` prion '' comes from the word `` priōn '' meaning a saw , which is in reference to its serrated edges of its bill . Description . The fairy prion is the smallest prion and it measures between long . Its plumage is blue-grey on its upperparts , and white underneath . They have a dark `` M '' on their upperparts extending to their wingtips , and their tail is wedge-shaped with a dark tip . They have a blue bill and feet . Feeding . The diet consists mainly of planktonic crustaceans and other tiny sea animals , which they feed at night from the water 's surface . Breeding . They breed colonially and prefer small islands . The nest is situated in soil , hidden by vegetation and is dug with the bill or feet , or it is in a hollow in a crevice . When coming back to their nest at night , they will coo softly and listen for their mate . Range and habitat . The fairy prion is found throughout oceans and coastal areas in the Southern Hemisphere . Conservation . Widespread and common throughout its large range , with an estimated population of 5,000,000 , the fairy prion is evaluated as least concern on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . Its range is .
New London Township , Chester County , Pennsylvania . New London Township is a township in Chester County , Pennsylvania , United States . The population was 5,631 at the 2010 census . It was the birthplace of U.S . Founding Father Thomas McKean . History . New London Township was chartered in 1723 . The Rudolph and Arthur Covered Bridge and Linton Stephens Covered Bridge are listed on the National Register of Historic Places . Geography . According to the United States Census Bureau , the township has a total area of , all of it land . Demographics . At the 2010 census , the township was 91.9 % non-Hispanic White , 1.4 % Black or African American , 0.9 % Asian , and 1.4 % were two or more races . 4.9 % of the population were of Hispanic or Latino ancestry . As of the census of 2000 , there were 4,583 people , 1,365 households , and 1,205 families residing in the township . The population density was 386.5 people per square mile ( 149.2/km² ) . There were 1,390 housing units at an average density of 117.2/sq mi ( 45.3/km² ) . The racial makeup of the township was 96.68 % White , 0.96 % African American , 0.09 % Native American , 0.65 % Asian , 0.04 % Pacific Islander , 0.89 % from other races , and 0.68 % from two or more races . Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.38 % of the population . There were 1,365 households , out of which 59.6 % had children under the age of 18 living with them , 80.7 % were married couples living together , 4.9 % had a female householder with no husband present , and 11.7 % were non-families . 8.9 % of all households were made up of individuals , and 2.7 % had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older . The average household size was 3.36 and the average family size was 3.60 . In the township the population was spread out , with 37.6 % under the age of 18 , 5.0 % from 18 to 24 , 33.3 % from 25 to 44 , 19.6 % from 45 to 64 , and 4.6 % who were 65 years of age or older . The median age was 34 years . For every 100 females , there were 99.0 males . For every 100 females age 18 and over , there were 98.2 males . The median income for a household in the township was $ 77,468 , and the median income for a family was $ 79,929 . Males had a median income of $ 60,298 versus $ 37,727 for females . The per capita income for the township was $ 24,824 . About 1.4 % of families and 2.0 % of the population were below the poverty line , including 1.0 % of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over .
A861 road . The A861 road is a circuitous , primarily coastal , road in Highland , Scotland . The A861 serves the communities of the remote Ardgour , Sunart , Moidart and Ardnamurchan areas Although the ends of this road are only apart ( the direct link being by way of the A830 road ) its total length is .
Heliardo Vieira da Silva . Heliardo Vieira da Silva ( born 14 December 1991 ) is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Tondela .
Le Sers Airfield . Le Sers Airfield is an abandoned World War II military airfield in Tunisia , about 3 km of As Sars ; 130 km southwest of Tunis . It was a temporary airfield constructed by Army Engineers using compacted earth for its runway , parking and dispersal areas , not designed for heavy aircraft or for long-term use . The prevailing temperatures in the area are some of the hottest in the world , making steel planking unsuitable for airfield use . Its last known use was by the United States Army Air Force Twelfth Air Force in 1943 during the North African Campaign . The 31st Fighter Group flew Supermarine Spitfires from the airfield between 12 April and 15 May ; the 52d Fighter Group flew P-40 Warhawks between 14 April and 21 May . The fighter units out after the Tunisian Campaign ended to airfields closer to the coast and the airfield was closed and the airfield was dismantled . Today , there are no remaining traces of the airfield as the area around the town of As Sars consists largely of agricultural fields , which has obliterated much of the airfield . Today the remains of a runway are visible from satellite imagery .
Athletics at the 2013 Southeast Asian Games – Men 's 400 metres . The men 's 400 metres at the 2013 Southeast Asian Games , the athletics was held in Naypyidaw , Myanmar . The track and field events took place at the Wunna Theikdi Stadiumon December 15 . Schedule . All times are Myanmar Standard Time ( )
Mark Forster ( footballer ) . Mark Erwin Forster ( born 1 November 1964 ) is an English former footballer who scored 13 goals from 38 appearances in the Football League playing as a forward for Darlington , and contributed to their promotion to the Third Division in 1985 . He was on the books of Leicester City , but never played for them in the League , and went on to play non-league football for clubs including Guisborough Town and South Bank .
Tom Dennie . Tom Dennie ( 17 September 1922 – 10 February 2009 ) was a Canadian cross-country skier who competed in the 1948 Winter Olympics .
2016–17 College of Charleston Cougars women 's basketball team . The 2016–17 College of Charleston Cougars women 's basketball team represented the College of Charleston during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women 's basketball season . The Cougars , led by third year head coach Candice M. Jackson , played their home games at the TD Arena and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association . They finished the season 9–21 , 6–12 CAA play to finish in seventh place . They lost in the first round of the CAA Women 's Tournament to UNC Wilmington . Due to the revelation that Charleston had supplied improperly sized basketballs in its home conference wins over William & Mary and UNCW , the CAA announced on February 2 that those games would be treated as Charleston losses for purposes of CAA tournament seeding , although they still count as Charleston wins for all other purposes . Schedule . ! colspan=9 style= '' background : # 800000 ; color : # F0E68C ; '' | Non-conference regular season ! colspan=9 style= '' background : # 800000 ; color : # F0E68C ; '' | CAA regular season ! colspan=9 style= '' background : # 800000 ; color : # F0E68C ; '' | CAA Women 's Tournament See also . 2016–17 College of Charleston Cougars men 's basketball team
Peacock Flies Southeast . The `` Peacock Flies Southeast '' ( ) , originally `` An Old Poetry Written for Jiao Zhongqing 's Wife '' ( 古詩為焦仲卿妻作 ) , is the earliest long narrative gushi ( 古詩 , a kind of poems ) on the history of Chinese literature . It is called one of the two best yuefu ( 樂府 ) , and the other is `` Ballad of Mulan '' ( 木蘭辭 ) . In the poem , Liu Lanzhi ( 劉蘭芝 ) married Jiao Zhongqing ( 焦仲卿 ) , but Jiao ’ s mother made them divorce because she did n't like Liu . Liu 's brother made her marry to the other man after she went back . In the end , both of them committed suicide before Liu 's second marring . This poem is collected in `` Yuefu Shi Ji '' by Guo Maoqian .
Telephone numbers in Sweden . In Sweden , the area codes are , including the leading `` 0 '' , two , three or four digits long , with larger towns and cities having shorter area codes permitting a larger number of telephone numbers in the eight to ten digits used ( including the leading '0 ' ) . Before the 1990s , ten-digit numbers were very rare , but they have become increasingly common because of the deregulation of telecommunications , the new 112 emergency number ( which required change of all numbers starting with 11 ) , and the creation of a single area code for the Greater Stockholm area . No subscriber number is shorter than five digits . The longest subscriber numbers have eight digits ( only in the Stockholm area ) . Special numbers . Sweden adopted 00 as its international access code in 1999 replacing 009 , 007 and 008x . Carrier pre-selection was introduced at the same time . According to the postal and telecommunication services supervising authority Post- och Telestyrelsen , it seems possible that Sweden will adopt a closed numbering plan in the future .
Taikun . is an archaic Japanese term of respect derived from Chinese `` I Ching '' which once referred to an independent ruler who did not have an imperial lineage . Its literal meaning is `` Great Lord/Prince '' or `` Supreme Commander '' . In the Edo period , this word was used as a diplomatic title designating the `` shōgun '' of Japan in relations with foreign countries , as an attempt to convey that the `` shōgun '' was more important than the Japanese Emperor . The official name is . The term was first used by the Tokugawa shogunate in an attempt to extricate Japan from the Sino-centric system of relations . As Shogun , he certainly could not call himself the , but he also could not use the term . As formal language is extremely important in diplomacy , the connotations of most alternative terms were found to be inappropriate , and so `` taikun '' was chosen to best represent the shogun in formal diplomatic communications . A modified version of this word appears in the English language as `` tycoon '' , referring to a wealthy business manager . The term is notable as a Japanese word in English that does not refer to Japanese culture .
Matthew Bennett ( TV producer ) . Matthew Bennett is an American television producer and director and former Broadway stage actor . Theater . From 1986 until 2003 , Bennett was an actor in New York City . He made a career on the New York stage in the original productions of `` Floyd Collins '' , `` Titanic , '' `` Blood Brothers '' , `` Zara Spook and Other Lures '' , `` Amour '' , `` Radio Gals '' , Anne Bogart 's `` Marathon Dancing '' , and the original off-Broadway ( Sullivan Street ) production of `` The Fantasticks '' . Bennett created the musical stage play , `` Ten Years Apart '' , as well as the play `` Badger Country '' , both with writing partner Sean McCourt . Television . Bennett is the founder of the television and film production company , Silent Crow Arts . Notably , he created the first modern `` after show '' television format : the '' Deadliest Catch '' partner series , `` After The Catch '' , for Discovery Channel . Bennett has also served as Executive Producer , director and showrunner on many television specials , pilots and series . In addition to performing on stage and in film , Bennett also acted in roles for television 's `` Law & Order '' , `` Law and Order SVU '' , and `` Remember WENN '' . Recognition . The theatrical production `` Ten Years Apart '' in which Bennett also starred , was created by Bennett and his partner Sean McCourt . `` St. Paul Pioneer Press '' called the production `` Innovative , but ultimately ineffective , '' noting that its stars ( Matthew Bennett and Sean McCourt ) `` are both adept musicians , highly adaptable actors and solid singers . Their resumes show accomplishment , and they 're both gifted and versatile enough to enjoy good strong careers . '' The `` Cincinnati Enquirer '' called the musical `` a wrenching tale of a full life , '' and said , `` Some musicals offer nothing more than an excuse to come in out of the rain . But this play put a hand on my heart ... The play got to me . Tears . Hard swallows . Long thoughts . '' Personal life . Bennett was married to actress Dorrie Joiner until her early death in 1999 . He is now married to actress Marsha Dietlein Bennett .
Winter Springs , Florida . Winter Springs is a city in Seminole County , Florida , United States . The population was 33,282 at the 2010 census . According to the 2013 Census Bureau estimates , the city has a population of 33,871 . It is part of the Orlando–Kissimmee–Sanford Metropolitan Statistical Area . Awards and press . The City of Winter Springs was ranked by the August 2011 issue of Money Magazine as the 97th best place to live in the United States . Demographics . As of the census of 2000 , there were 31,666 people , 11,774 households , and 8,901 families residing in the city . The population density was 2,207.3 inhabitants per square mile ( 852.0/km² ) . There were 12,306 housing units at an average density of 857.8 per square mile ( 331.1/km² ) . The racial makeup of the city was 88.73 % White , 4.59 % African American , 0.19 % Native American , 1.94 % Asian , 0.04 % Pacific Islander , 2.52 % from other races , and 1.99 % from two or more races . Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10.52 % of the population . There is a Jewish community . There were 11,774 households out of which 38.1 % had children under the age of 18 living with them , 61.2 % were married couples living together , 11.1 % had a female householder with no husband present , and 24.4 % were non-families . 18.8 % of all households were made up of individuals and 6.4 % had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older . The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.08 . In the city the population was spread out with 27.0 % under the age of 18 , 7.3 % from 18 to 24 , 29.4 % from 25 to 44 , 25.4 % from 45 to 64 , and 10.8 % who were 65 years of age or older . The median age was 37 years . For every 100 females , there were 94.3 males . For every 100 females age 18 and over , there were 90.2 males . The median income for a household in the city was $ 58,247 , and the median income for a family was $ 75,682 . Males had a median income of $ 64,716 versus $ 39,720 for females . The per capita income for the city was $ 26,166 . About 3.3 % of families and 4.2 % of the population were below the poverty line , including 4.5 % of those under age 18 and 4.8 % of those age 65 or over . Schools . The City of Winter Springs has seven public schools and many private schools located within its city borders .
George Milligan ( moderator ) . Very Rev Prof George Milligan DD DCL LLD ( 1860-1934 ) was a Scottish minister of the Church of Scotland who served as Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1923 . He was professor of divinity and Biblical criticism at Glasgow University . Life . He was born in Kilconquhar in Fife , the son of the renowned Rev Prof William Milligan and Annie Mary Moir , daughter of David Macbeth Moir . The family moved to Aberdeen in his first year . He studied divinity at Aberdeen University , graduating MA in 1879 , then did postgraduate studies at Edinburgh , Gottingen and Bonn . From 1910 to 1932 he was professor of divinity and Biblical criticism in succession to his father . He was moderator from 1923 to 1924 and was succeeded by Rev David Cathels .
Samuli Pohjamo . Samuli Pohjamo ( born 4 April 1950 , Oulu ) is a Finnish Centre Party politician and journalist . He has served as a Member of the European Parliament ( MEP ) from 1999 to 2004 , and again from 19 April 2007 . In the spring 1999 , the Finnish MEP Sirkka-Liisa Anttila opted to resign three months before her term was up to accept a position in the Parliament of Finland . Pohjamo , having been second runner-up in the previous election ( Olli Rehn , the first Centre Party runner-up , declined ) , became a member for the brief period until the next election , the following summer . In the 1999 European Parliament elections , Pohjamo was re-elected with a 25,000 votes , most of them coming from his home region in Oulu . During his five-year term he served as a member of the Committee on Regional Development . In the 2004 election , Pohjamo increased his tally of votes to 27,490 , but his lack of nationwide support ( only 3,000 of those votes came from outside the Oulu electoral district ) caused him to fall short of the mark , becoming his party 's first runner-up . When fellow Centre Party representative Paavo Väyrynen resigned his membership in the European Parliament to move into the position of Finland 's Minister for Foreign Trade and Development , Pohjamo was once again raised from the position of runner-up into a parliament member . Samuli Pohjamo has been an editor-in-chief in Suomenmaa .
1996–97 Japan Ice Hockey League season . The 1996–97 Japan Ice Hockey League season was the 31st season of the Japan Ice Hockey League . Six teams participated in the league , and the Seibu Tetsudo won the championship .
Alta M. Hulett . Alta M. Hulett ( 4 June 1854 near Rockford , Illinois – 27 March 1877 , in California ) was a United States lawyer . Biography . She learned telegraphy when only 10 , and for some time was a successful operator . Subsequently she taught school , and employed her leisure in the study of law . In 1872 she passed the required examination and applied for admission to the bar , but was rejected on account of her sex . She then worked toward securing the passage of a bill through the state legislature , giving all women , whether married or single , the right to practise law . Succeeding in this , she went to Chicago , where she spent a year in an office , after which she was again examined , admitted to the bar , and began the practice of law . Career . Hulett studied law with William Lathrop in Rockford , Illinois , and became the first woman admitted to the bar in Illinois in 1873 . She practiced law in Chicago , Illinois , for three years . In failing health , she moved to California in 1876 , where she died March 27 , 1877 , aged 22 years .
Endocardial fibroelastosis . Endocardial fibroelastosis ( EFE ) is a rare heart disorder usually occurring in children two years old and younger . It may also be considered a reaction to stress , not necessarily a specific disease . It should not be confused with endomyocardial fibrosis . Signs and symptoms . EFE is characterized by a thickening of the innermost lining of the heart chambers ( the endocardium ) due to an increase in the amount of supporting connective tissue and elastic fibres . It is an uncommon cause of unexplained heart failure in infants and children , and is one component of HEC syndrome . Fibroelastosis is strongly seen as a primary cause of restrictive cardiomyopathy in children , along with cardiac amyloidosis , which is more commonly seen in progressive multiple myeloma patients and the elderly . Cause . A review cites references to 31 different diseases and other stresses associated with the EFE reaction . These include infections , cardiomyopathies , immunologic diseases , congenital malformations , even electrocution by lightning strike . EFE has two distinct genetic forms , each having a different mode of inheritance . An x-linked recessive form , and an autosomal recessive form have both been observed . Treatment . The cause should be identified and , where possible , the treatment should be directed to that cause . A last resort form of treatment is heart transplant . History . An infant with dilated , failing heart was no rarity on the pediatric wards of hospitals in the mid-twentieth century . On autopsy , most of these patients ' hearts showed the thickened endocardial layer noted above . This was thought to be a disease affecting both the heart muscle and the endocardium and it was given various names such as : idiopathic hypertrophy of the heart , endocardial sclerosis , cardiac enlargement of unknown cause , etc . Some of these hearts also had overt congenital anomalies , especially aortic stenosis and coarctation of the aorta . The term `` endocardial fibroelastosis '' was introduced by Weinberg and Himmelfarb in 1943 . In their pathology laboratory they noted that usually the endocardium was pearly white or opaque instead of normally thin and transparent and microscopically showed a systematic layering of collagenous and elastic fibers . they felt their new term was more adequately descriptive , and , indeed it was quickly and widely adopted . Clinicians began applying it to any infant with a dilated , failing heart , in spite of the fact that the only way to definitively establish the presence of EFE was to see it at autopsy . EFE had quickly become the name of a disease , and it continues to be used by many physicians in this way , though many patients with identical symptoms do not have the endocardial reaction of EFE . In the latter decades of the twentieth century new discoveries and new thinking about heart muscle disease gave rise to the term `` cardiomyopathy '' . Many of the cases of infantile cardiac failure were accordingly called `` primary cardiomyopathy '' as well as `` primary EFE '' , while those with identifiable congenital anomalies stressing the heart were called `` secondary EFE '' . In 1957 Black-Schaffer proposed a unitary explanation that stress on the ventricle , of any kind , may trigger the endocardial reaction , so that all EFE could be thought of as secondary . This prescient paper convinced few readers at the time . Evidence gradually accumulated as to the role of infection as one such type of stress . The studies of Fruhling and colleagues in 1962 were critical . They followed a series of epidemics of Coxsackie virus infection in their part of France . After each epidemic there were increased numbers of cases with EFE coming to autopsy . On closer study there were cases of pure acute myocarditis , cases of mixed myocarditis and EFE , and cases where myocarditis had healed , leaving just EFE . They were able to culture Coxsackie virus from the tissues of many of the cases at all stages of this apparent progression . A similar progression from myocarditis to EFE was later observed at Johns Hopkins but no virology was done . Noren and colleagues at University of Minnesota , acting on an idea floated at a pediatric meeting , were able to show a relation between exposure to maternal mumps in fetal life , EFE , and a positive skin test for mumps in infants . This brought on a large ongoing controversy and finally prompted a virologist colleague of theirs to inject embryonated eggs with mumps virus . The chicks at first showed the changes of myocarditis , about a year later , typical EFE , and transitional changes in between . Despite this , the controversy about the role of mumps continued as the actual incidence of EFE plummeted . The proponents of mumps as a cause pointed to this as the effect of the recent implementation of widespread mumps immunization . Evidence that viral infection may play a role as a cause or trigger of EFE was greatly reinforced by the study directed by Towbin in the virus laboratory of Texas Children 's Hospital . They applied the methods of today 's genetics to old preserved specimens from autopsies of patients with EFE done well before mumps immunization began and found mumps genome in the tissues of over 80 % of these patients . It seems undeniable that transplacental mumps infection had been in the past the major cause of EFE , and that immunization was indeed the cause of EFE having become rare . Non-infectious causes of EFE have also been studied , spurred by the opening of new avenues of genetics research . Now there are specific named genes associated with certain cardiomyopathies , some of which show the characteristic reaction of EFE . A typical example is Barth syndrome and the responsible gene , tafazzin . Developments in echocardiography , both the technology of the machines and the skill of the operators , have made it no longer necessary to see the endocardium at autopsy . EFE can now be found non-invasively by the recording of increased endocardial echos . Fetal echocardiography has shown that EFE can begin to accumulate as early as 14 weeks of gestation , and increase with incredible rapidity and even that it can be reversed if the stress can be removed early in fetal life . The North American Pediatric Cardiomyopathy Registry was founded in 2000 and has been supported since by the National Heart , Lung and Blood Institute . Because of the logic of the diagnostic tree , where EFE applies to many branches of the tree and thus can not occupy a branch , it is not listed by the Registry as a cause but rather , `` with EFE '' is a modifier that can be applied to any cause . Thus , the past half century has seen EFE evolve from a mysterious but frequently observed disease to a rare but much better understood reaction to many diseases and other stresses .
Amélie-les-crayons . Amélie-les-crayons ( born 1981 ) is a French singer-songwriter , with an emphasis on theatricality and humour in her performances and that of her group . 2001–2003 : the beginning . Amélie started in 2001 in bars and cafés in Lyon , France , as a solo piano singer . A 6-track CD , `` Le Chant des Coquelicots '' , was released in 2002 . In 2003 , she put a real band together with funny-haired Heiko ( piano , clarinet , tuba ) , Michel ( accordion ) and Laurent ( double bass ) . They soon were very popular in their region , then over France and Switzerland . An ambitious theatrical show was created in January 2004 introducing the magical piano ( which opens itself and grows flowers in the inside ) , funny special effects and the astonishing contact that Amélie creates with her audience . 2004–2006 : les crayons . After the release of the new album `` Et Pourquoi les Crayons ? '' in May 2004 , they went on touring over France , Switzerland , Belgium and Canada up to August 2006 , nearly 200 concerts and 100 000 spectators . The show was shot in December 2005 for a DVD 'le Tour de la Question ' . In July 2006 , Amélie said good bye to her hometown audience in the Roman Theatre of Vienne , this time in front of a crowd of 8000 . By the end of 2006 , a few new songs were written and Amelie started working with long-time friend Olivier Longre who plays about 20 different instruments and by the end of spring 2007 , they were ready to record 15 new songs . 2007–2009 : the monster piano . The album 'La Porte Plume ' was released in October 2007 and a new tour began that would end in December 2009 . That time , the show was even more extraordinary : a 2-meter-high door-piano was the central character of a musical set where Amelie surrounded by her 3 boys ( Olivier , Antoine and Guillaume ) would appear , vanish , be suspended in mid-air , reappear on top of the monster-piano . The show was shot in March 2009 for the DVD 'A l'Ouest ' released in August . 2010 : writing again . Amelie was preparing a new show for 2011 . In the meantime , she was also collaborating to other artists shows or albums .
DeVon Hardin . DeVon Michael Hardin ( born August 7 , 1986 ) is an American former professional basketball player . A , forward-center , Hardin was selected in the 2008 NBA draft as the 50th overall pick by the Seattle SuperSonics . High school career . Hardin played at Newark Memorial High School in Newark , California . He averaged 12.9 ppg , 11.4 rpg and 4.4 bpg as a senior , earning first-team All-Metro honors from the San Francisco Chronicle . Considered a three-star recruit by Rivals.com , Hardin was listed as the No . 23 power forward and the No . 89 player in the nation in 2004 . College career . Hardin attended the University of California , Berkeley , where he played all of his four collegiate seasons for the Golden Bears and majored in social welfare . He declared for the 2007 NBA draft , but withdrew his name shortly before the event . Pro career . Hardin was selected 50th overall in the 2008 NBA draft by the Seattle SuperSonics , but suffered a stress fracture in his left tibia and was unable to participate in training camp . In January 2009 , he joined Greek first division club Egaleo AO , as a replacement for Andrae Patterson . Hardin had recently been released by Turkish team Mersin BB , after failing to properly recover from the stress fracture . Hardin 's draft rights , along with Chris Wilcox and Joe Smith , were traded to the New Orleans Hornets for Tyson Chandler on February 17 , 2009 . However , the trade was rescinded a day later , after Chandler failed his physical with the Thunder . He played for the Philadelphia 76ers in the Orlando Pro Summer League in 2010 . On August 1 , 2010 Hardin signed with Elitzur Yavne in the second division in Israel . For the 2011 season he began with Minsk 2006 in Belarus , then he signed with Marinos in Puerto la Cruz Venezuela . On October 20 , 2014 he was signed by Brazilian club Paulistano . On April 5 , 2015 , Hardin signed with Barako Bull Energy of the Philippine Basketball Association for the PBA Governors ' Cup . Personal life . DeVon is the son of Michael and Gale Hardin and he has one sister , Mykah Hardin . He is now the father of two children , son Isaiah and daughter Amaira .
Calyptostoma expalpe . `` Calyptostoma expalpe '' is a species of mite in the genus Calyptostoma .
Kish-e Rudbar . Kish-e Rudbar ( , also Romanized as Kīsh-e Rūdbār ; also known as Kīsheh Rūdbār ) is a village in Gurab Pas Rural District , in the Central District of Fuman County , Gilan Province , Iran . At the 2006 census , its population was 492 , in 122 families .
Planetarium ( Bump of Chicken song ) . is the tenth single by Bump of Chicken , released on July 21 , 2005 . The title track is from the album `` Orbital Period '' . Track listing . All tracks written by Fujiwara Motoo .
Lyndon Needs . Lyndon Needs is a guitarist from South Wales . He is best known as lead guitarist of a Teddy Boy band Crazy Cavan and the Rhythm Rockers . Needs is a founding member of Crazy Cavan and the Rhythm Rockers and known as wildly extrovert showman guitarist . He has also made solo albums .
From Corleone to Brooklyn . `` From Corleone to Brooklyn '' ( original title : `` Da Corleone a Brooklyn '' ) is an Italian `` poliziotteschi '' film directed by Umberto Lenzi . The film was released in Italy on 13 April 1979 and stars Maurizio Merli , Mario Merola and Van Johnson . Release . `` From Corleone to Brooklyn '' was released theatrically in Italy on 13 April 1979.where it was distributed by Variety Film . The film grossed 398.6 million Italian lira .
Lincoln House ( Mumbai ) . Lincoln House , previously known as Wankaner House , is a 50,000 sq foot heritage property located at 78 , Bhulabhai Desai Road , Breach Candy , Mumbai , India . Property History . A Grade-III listed mansion designed 1933 by British architect Claude Batley , the property was originally built for the Maharaja of Wankaner , HH Sir Amarsinhji Banesinhji and his son Pratapsinhji Jhala . From 1957 the property was leased to the U.S. Government and served as the Consulate General of the United States in Mumbai . In September 2015 was sold for a reported Rs 7.5 billion ( US $ 113 million ) , to Cyrus Poonawalla , Chairman of the Poonawalla Group , who plans to use the property as a family home . Although selling below the reserve price , the September 2015 purchase was reported as the most expensive residential property transaction in India 's history .
List of programs broadcast by Cartoon Network ( Latin America ) . This is a list of programs broadcast by Cartoon Network ( Latin America ) . Former programming . Although these shows are currently not in the regular line-up , some are periodically aired during corresponding blocks or special events ( like Cartoon Pop ) , or as filler after Cartoon Movie . Others can be viewed on `` Boomerang '' and `` Tooncast '' .
Aquiraz . Aquiraz is the thirteenth largest city in the state of Ceará and is located on the nation 's northeast coast . The municipality has a population of 78,438 with a population density of 160 inhabitants per square kilometer . Aquiraz is located from the state capital of Ceará , Fortaleza . It borders the municipalities of Maranguape , Caucaia , Pacatuba , Guaiuba , and Maracanau ; the Atlantic Ocean makes up its northeast border . The Pacoti and Catu rivers cross Aquiraz and empty into the ocean . Tourism is the main economic base of Aquiraz . Ceramic material are also produced in the town . History . Aquiraz was the first village of the Captaincy , and originally simply named the Vila da Capitania do Ceará ( Town of the Captaincy of Ceará ) . It was elevated to village level on February 30 , 1699 , and to city status on December 27 , 1938 . In the eighteenth century the Society of Jesus did notable work in the area . Aquiraz also served as the seat-city of Ceará before Fortaleza . Batoque Extractive Reserve . The municipality contains the Batoque Extractive Reserve , created in 2003 . Meat Market of Aquiraz . The Meat Market of Aquiraz dates to the 19th century and is built from local materials . The historian Clóvis Ramiro Jucá Neto called the market `` one of the most important works of traditional architecture in Brazil . '' The market has a simple rectangular floor plan . The woodwork is of carnaúba palm ( `` Copernicia prunifera '' ) . A single story roof is supported by a central brick column . The market became a protected structure by IPHAN in 1981 . Casa de Câmara e Cadeia de Aquiraz . The former Casa de Câmara e Cadeia de Aquiraz ( Town Hall and Jail of Aquiraz ) was built in two distinct stages : the first floor was built in the 18th century , and the second in 1877 . The building was adapted into a sacred art museum in 1967 called the São José de Ribamar Museum of Sacred Art ( Museu Sacro São José de Ribamar ) . It was closed for renovation in 1978 but reopened in 1980 . The museum collection consists of approximately 640 pieces of sacred art . They include carved wooden images and silver objects dating to the 18th century . Parish Church of Saint Joseph of Ribamar . The Parish Church of Saint Joseph of Ribamar ( Igreja Matriz de São José do Ribamar ) is located on Praça da Matriz and dates to the 18th century . The parish church is in a simple style with little adornment . The side of the church , unusually , faces the square , not the church façade . The ceiling of the chancel features scenes of the life of Saint Joseph . The structure has a large churchyard and with a low wall and cross .
USS Albert Gallatin ( 1871 ) . Albert Gallatin was a U.S. Revenue Cutter that grounded on Boo Hoo Ledge off Manchester , MA on 6 January 1892 . History . Named after President Thomas Jefferson 's Secretary of the Treasury , the `` Albert Gallatin '' was built in Buffalo , New York in 1871 at a cost of $ 65,000 . She was armed with a , brass Whitworth carriage gun , mounted in a broadside and sported an iron hull and mahogany decks . The initial propulsion was a horizontal , direct-acting steam engine with a Fowler steering propeller which was removed in 1874 . `` Albert Gallatin '' was ported in Boston Harbor and patrolled from Portsmouth , NH to Holmes Hole , MA . Captain Gabrielson also skippered the Revenue Cutter `` Dexter '' when it came to the aid of `` City of Columbus '' which wrecked off Martha 's Vineyard . The shipwreck . In the morning of 6 January 1892 , Capt . Gabrielson was attempting to make the safety of Gloucester Harbor during a snowstorm and became disoriented . The cutter hit Boo Hoo Ledge hard . While trying to free the ship of the ledge the ship flooded and the smokestack fell onto the ship , killing the ship 's carpenter , Mr. J. Jacobson . The other 39 members of the crew were rescued . At the time of her sinking , Gallatin was armed with two 20-pound Dahlgren guns on Marsilly carriages . In small arms , she had new Lee magazine rifles and other pistols cited in `` Barnstable ( MA ) Patriot '' , 12 January 1892 . The current coordinates of `` Albert Gallatin '' are , at a depth of around .
Tom Christensen . Tom Christensen ( born 1966 ) is a former Canadian politician and lawyer . He has served as British Columbia 's Minister of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation , as Minister of Education and as Minister of Children and Family Development . Biography . Born in Vernon , British Columbia , he received a law degree from the University of Victoria in 1994 and was called to the British Columbia bar in 1995 . In the 2001 British Columbia general election he was elected a Member of the Legislative Assembly for Okanagan-Vernon representing the British Columbia Liberal Party . He was returned in the 2005 election with 43 % of all votes . He did not seek reelection in 2009 .
2006–07 División de Honor Juvenil de Fútbol . The 2006–07 División de Honor Juvenil de Fútbol season was the 21st since its establishment .
2017 K League Challenge . The 2017 K League Challenge was the fifth season of the K League Challenge , the second tier South Korean professional league for association football clubs since its establishment in 2013 . The top-ranked team and the winner of the promotion play-offs among three clubs ranked between 2nd and 4th got promoted to the K League 1 after the regular season ended . Teams . Daegu FC , the second-placed team of the 2016 K League Challenge , and Gangwon FC , the promotion series winner , were promoted to the 2017 K League Classic . Suwon FC and Seongnam FC were relegated from the top tier . A total of 10 teams contested in the league . Personnel and kits . Note : Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality . Foreign players . Restricting the number of foreign players strictly to four per team , including a slot for a player from AFC countries . A team could use four foreign players on the field each game . Promotion-Relegation Playoffs . Promotion and relegation playoffs was held between 2nd~4th clubs of 2017 K League Challenge and 11th club of 2017 K League Classic . If scores are tied after regular time at Semi-Playoff and Playoff , the higher placed team advances to the next phase . The same conditions do not apply to Promotion-Relegation Playoffs . Second leg . `` Sangju Sangmu retained its 2018 K League 1 spot , 5:4 on penalties . Season Awards . The 2016 K League Awards was held on 20 November 2017 .
Fluxinella euphanes . `` Fluxinella euphanes '' is a species of extremely small deep water sea snail , a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Seguenziidae . Distribution . This marine species occurs off New Caledonia .
Glasflügel . The firm Glasflügel ( ) was founded by Eugen Hänle in 1962 and was located in Schlattstall , south of Kirchheim unter Teck . It was the first firm to manufacture a glass-fibre sailplane in large numbers . It was also responsible for a large number of innovations in sailplane design and technology : quick assembly systems for wings and tailplane , automatic control connections , trailing edge airbrake-flap combinations , hinged instrument panels , the parallelogram control stick and automatic trimming are some innovations introduced by Glasflügel and later adopted by other manufacturers . Some of these are standard features in nearly all gliders produced today . Glasflügel encountered financial difficulties in the 1970s which led to a co-operation with the firm Schempp-Hirth starting from May 1975 . The death of Eugen Hänle in a flight accident on September 21 of the same year further aggravated the company 's position , and after further changes in ownership in 1979 , it was finally dissolved in 1982 . Products . The projected Glasflügel 701 and 704 side-by-side two-seaters did not materialise due to the demise of the company . Licensed production . The British company Slingsby Aviation built the Kestrel under license as the Slingsby T-59 . Slingsby later developed the Slingsby Vega , a family of 15-metre span gliders heavily influenced by its previous experience with Glasflügel designs .
Library Wars ( film ) . is a 2013 film based on the novels of the same name by Hiro Arikawa . Filming began in October , 2012 , and the film was released on April 27 , 2013 . It was a critical and box office success in Japan , and was followed by a sequel , `` . '' Plot . The story is set in Japan , in 2019 . The Japanese government has a law making it illegal to have objectionable books , and authorizing the military Media Betterment Force to find and destroy blacklisted books . The libraries oppose this through a paramilitary Library Defense Force . Atsushi Dojo ( Junichi Okada ) train librarians to protect the libraries from physical attacks . A young woman named Iku Kasahara ( Nana Eikura ) , who cherishes the childhood memory of a Librarian protecting her choice of books from the MBF , enlists to try out for the Library Defense Force . It is hard going , and Dojo is determined to test her capabilities . Meanwhile the MBF expands their campaigns , testing the balance of power with the Library . Investigating what led to the aggressive campaign leads the team to a conspiracy around an infamous 1999 library massacre . An elaborate battle breaks out between the government and Library Defense forces .
US 67 Bridge over Little Missouri River . The US 67 Bridge over Little Missouri River is a historic bridge carrying U.S. Route 67 ( US 67 ) over the Little Missouri River , the border between Clark County and Nevada County , Arkansas . It consists of three steel Parker Pony trusses , with a total length of . Built in 1931 , it is one of only seven surviving multi-span Parker truss bridges in the state . The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007 .
Björkeryd . Björkeryd is a village in Karlskrona Municipality , Blekinge County , southeastern Sweden . According to the 2000 census it had a population of 106 people .
Urzainqui . Urzainqui is a town and municipality located in the province and autonomous community of Navarre , northern Spain .
Poșaga River . The Poșaga is a small river in the Apuseni Mountains , Alba County , western Romania . It is a left tributary of the river Arieș . It flows through the municipality Poșaga , and joins the Arieș near the village Poşaga de Jos . It is fed by several smaller streams , including Incești , Săgacea and Belioara .
Convention Baptiste d'Haïti . Convention Baptiste d'Haïti is one of the largest Protestant Christian denominations of Haiti . Other sizable Baptist communities also exist on Haiti . Sources . World Christian Encyclopedia , 2001 edition , Volume 1 , page 342
Aubry Township , Johnson County , Kansas . Aubry Township is one of seven townships in Johnson County , Kansas , USA . As of the 2000 census , its population was 5,440 . Aubry Township was organized in 1858 . Geography . According to the United States Census Bureau , Aubry Township covers an area of 48.85 square miles ( 126.52 square kilometers ) ; of this , 48.7 square miles ( 126.13 square kilometers , 99.69 percent ) is land and 0.15 square miles ( 0.4 square kilometers , 0.32 percent ) is water . The south edge of the city of Overland Park is within this township geographically but is a separate entity . Cemeteries . The township contains these two cemeteries : Aubry and Woodland .
First United Methodist Church ( Wetumpka , Alabama ) . First United Methodist Church is a historic church at 306 Tuskeena Street in Wetumpka , Alabama . It was built in 1854 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973 .
Tom Cross ( film editor ) . Tom Cross is an American television and film editor . He began his career in 1997 as an assistant editor , contributing to such diverse projects as `` We Own the Night '' ( 2007 ) , `` Crazy Heart '' ( 2009 ) , `` The Switch '' ( 2010 ) and the Primetime Emmy Award-winning drama series `` Deadwood '' . He came to worldwide prominence in 2015 when he won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Editing , BAFTA Award for Best Editing , and Academy Award for Best Editing ( among other honors ) for his work on the acclaimed film `` Whiplash '' ( 2014 ) . He has cited `` The Wild Bunch '' ( 1969 ) and `` The French Connection '' ( 1971 ) as influences on the editing of this film , and reunited with writer/director Damien Chazelle on the musical romantic comedy `` La La Land '' ( 2016 ) . He is the son of Loc and Jim . His mother is from Vietnam .
Georg Warsow . Georg Warsow ( born 22 September 1877 , date of death unknown ) was a German road racing cyclist who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics . He was born in Bütow . In 1912 he was a member of the German cycling team which finished sixth in the team time trial event . In the individual time trial competition he finished 36th .
Chlorograpta . `` Chlorograpta '' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae .
Sergio Sánchez ( runner ) . Sergio Sánchez ( born 1 October 1982 in La Pola de Gordón ) is a Spanish long-distance runner who specializes in the 5000 metres . He finished sixteenth at the 1999 World Youth Championships and eighth at the 2008 World Indoor Championships , both in the 3000 metres . He also won a bronze medal at the European Athletics Indoor Cup that year . At the 2009 World Championships in Athletics he ran in the 5000 m but did not progress beyond the heats stage . A fourth-place finish at the 2009 European Cross Country Championships earned him a team gold medal alongside the Spanish men . He was a surprise winner of the 2009 Cross Internacional de Venta de Baños , beating the reigning European champion Alemayehu Bezabeh . In early 2010 he ran a Spanish record in the 2000 m and then set a European indoor record over 3000 m ( 7:32.41 mins ) . He went on to take a silver medal at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships behind Bernard Lagat . He reached the final race of the 5000 metres at the 2010 European Athletics Championships in Barcelona , but did not manage to finish the race on home soil . He was the top-performing European at the Cross de la Constitución in December , taking fourth place . In June 2013 he took the European Cup 10000m title , with a time of 28:31.75 , after battling Turkey 's Halil Akkaş and overtaking him by 0.07 seconds . On September 12 , 2013 he was identified as having that was taken during the Spain Athletics Championships held in July 2013 .
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Acosta Sales & Marketing . Acosta Sales & Marketing is a full-service sales , marketing and service company in North America . Headquartered in Jacksonville , Florida , Acosta is a sales and marketing company for consumer packaged goods ( CPG ) companies . History . Acosta is a sales and marketing agency in Jacksonville , Florida , founded in 1927 . Throughout its history Acosta has grown its business through acquisition . In 1956 , `` Common & Company Food Brokers '' merged with Acosta . Robert ( Hy ) Albritton , who owned Common , became president and CEO of Acosta when Lou Acosta retired in 1959 . For the first 40 years , the company expanded in northeast Florida but remained small and profitable ; in the early 1970s there were around 12 employees servicing a single market . Beginning in the 1970s , the Company started to acquire leading sales and marketing agents in contiguous markets within the Southeast . At that time , the Company recognized the value of increased reach and believed that further consolidation would occur with Consumer Packaged Goods ( CPG ) companies , retailers and wholesalers . In 1974 Hy Albritton retired and Delmer Dallas became company president ; expansion was at the top of his agenda . An office in Tampa was opened and the service area expanded to central Florida . A branch in Birmingham , Alabama , was started in 1977 . In 1981 , the Miami office was opened , and Acosta began serving the whole state of Florida . Dallas recognized that the company could grow faster through acquisitions so `` Raley Brothers '' was purchased in 1983 , providing an immediate presence in Georgia . Acosta began doing business in the Carolinas in 1989 , effectively covering the southeast U.S . Thereafter , the company expanded westward into Louisiana and began operations in Tennessee and Virginia . The 1990s brought mass consolidation of food retailers and manufacturers and centralization of procurement centers . In 1992 the top five chains accounted for less than 20 % of all grocery sales , but as mass retailers like Walmart began to sell groceries , the dynamics in the industry changed . In order to compete , supermarket chains had to become larger as well , and a wave of major mergers took place . By the mid-1990s , the company was servicing 27 markets and employed over 2,000 and held the leading position in the Southeast , seeking growth beyond its core region and the traditional CPG sales and marketing agency business . With the merger of Acosta and PMI-Eisenhart ( located in the Midwest ) in July 1998 and the subsequent acquisitions of Kelley-Clarke ( located in the West ) in June 1999 , the MAI companies ( located in the Northeast ) in August 1999 , and Luke Soules ( located in Texas and New Mexico ) in July 2003 , Acosta became a national agent and positioned itself favorably for future growth . In 2002 , the company also expanded into Canada by bringing together five leading agencies across the country . By the early 2000s , the top five grocery chains controlled 40 % of all sales , and the consolidation trend continued . Faced with a handful of supermarket chains to sell to , manufacturers began to consolidate as well . As a result , both manufacturers and nationwide chains wanted to deal with national sales and marketing agents rather than contend with regional firms . Acosta has also bolstered its business through various acquisitions of agencies dedicated to certain business channels . For example , in 2008 Acosta acquired C. Lloyd Johnson Company and entered the military channel , and in 2010 it acquired to expand its marketing in-store activation services . In 2012 , the company entered the foodservice channel through various acquisitions which shaped a national foodservice platform . In addition , in 2012 , the company made the largest acquisition in its history with Sales Solutions , a leading sales and merchandising , experiential marketing and interactive firm . In 2014 , Acosta acquired . In July 2017 Acosta acquired Actionlink . Outside advice and equity partner . Acosta has had partnerships with investment companies such as Berkshire Partners , AEA Investments , Thomas H. Lee , and The Carlyle Group . Gary Chartrand . Former company president Delmer Dallas recruited Gary Chartrand from the Carnation Company in 1983 and mentored him as a successor . Chartrand was named President in 1993 and CEO when Dallas retired in 1996 . Two years later Chartrand was elected Chairman of the Board , and company acquisitions accelerated across the US and Canada . Chartrand believed the best way to protect Acosta was to expand coast-to-coast . As the company expanded , it made strategic acquisitions and mergers which created immediate penetration into new markets and significantly increased the company ’ s client base . Robert Hill . After working 25 years with Acosta , Gary Chartrand named Robert E. Hill Jr. as its President and CEO , effective January 1 , 2009 . Chartrand remained with the company as executive chairman of the board of directors . Recently , Robert Hill made the Power 50 list by Supermarket News , which represents leaders among top retailers , wholesalers , manufacturers , associations and more . Clients and customers . Acosta has developed and maintains long-standing relationships with leading companies . In fact , Acosta works with 25 of the top 30 CPG companies . Several of the relationships originated over 50 years ago . Examples of the Company ’ s longstanding relationships include the Clorox Company and Coca-Cola North America which have been clients since the 1930s and 1950s , respectively . Services and channels . Acosta ’ s channels are : club , convenience , drug , e-commerce , electronics , foodservice , grocery , home improvement , mass merchandisers , military , natural/specialty foods , telecom , and value . Acosta Sales and Marketing publishes a series of industry insights throughout the year . The research focuses on current and developing industry trends . Their “ Hot Topic Reports ” are narrowly focused , while their “ The Why ? Behind the Buy ” and “ The Why ? Behind the Dine ” reports feature broader industry coverage . The most recent report showcased the changes in U.S. consumers ' eating habits . Trends in snacking also were discussed in the report . Twenty-five per cent of total U.S. shoppers surveyed by Acosta said they eat a snack once a day , while 26 % said they eat a snack two or three times a day and 4 % do so four or more times a day . In 2015 , Acosta Sales & Marketing , partnered with Univision Communications Inc. ( UCI ) , the leading media company serving Hispanic America , to release `` The Why ? Behind The Buy '' U.S. Hispanic Shopper Study . The report reveals valuable insights into U.S. Hispanic shopper behavior . With the growth of the U.S. Hispanic population , this report will help CPG companies and retailers develop marketing strategies to best attract this important consumer segment . Awards and recognition . Acosta received Top Women in Grocery Awards from Progressive Grocer , a respected CPG industry magazine , for several years in a row . Progressive Grocer 's Top Women in Grocery awards program recognizes the integral role women play across all areas of the dynamic retail food industry , within the retailer and supplier communities . The awards are distributed in three categories : Senior-Level Executives , Rising Stars and Store Managers . Acosta also participates in the Network of Executive Women ( NEW ) to promote opportunities for women in the CPG industry . Acosta ’ s achievements have been recognized by the organization .
Nikon F-601M . The Nikon F-601m is a manual focus , autoexposure , auto film loading and advancing 35 mm SLR camera manufactured by the Nikon Corporation and released in 1990 . It was sold in USA as the N6000 . The F-601m is a simplified version of the F-601 , with no autofocus capability and no built-in flash .
Humpin ' Around . `` Humpin ' Around ' '' is a song by American singer Bobby Brown . It spent two weeks at number one on the U.S. R & B chart and reached number three on the `` Billboard '' Hot 100 . It is rumored that the song was originally titled `` Fuckin ' Around '' , with the name later changed to make it more radio friendly , and to avoid potential censorship . The song contains an interpolation of Dancing Days by Led Zeppelin . Music video . The music video features Brown dancing outside with women in cages , with cut scenes of a girl trying to break in to his phone and personal belongings to find his mistress in NYC . A second video was shot primarily outside for the Dance Remix , along with random shots and outtakes from the original video .
2012 BNP Paribas Masters – Doubles . Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi were the defending champions but decided not to participate together . Bopanna played alongside Mahesh Bhupathi and successfully defended the title , defeating Qureshi and his partner Jean-Julien Rojer 7–6 ( 8–6 ) , 6–3 in the final .
Zululand dwarf chameleon . The Zululand dwarf chameleon ( `` Bradypodion nemorale '' ) is a species of lizard in the family Chamaeleonidae . It is also known as the Qudeni dwarf chameleon . It is endemic to South Africa .
Merseburg ( Verwaltungsgemeinschaft ) . Merseburg was a `` Verwaltungsgemeinschaft '' ( `` collective municipality '' ) in the Saalekreis district , in Saxony-Anhalt , Germany . The seat of the `` Verwaltungsgemeinschaft '' was in Merseburg . It was disbanded on 1 January 2010 .
47th Filmfare Awards . The 47th Filmfare Awards were held on 16 February 2002 in Mumbai , India . The awards were dominated by `` Lagaan '' . `` Dil Chahta Hai and Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham '' were the night 's other big winners . Best Director . `` Ashutosh Gowariker – Lagaan '' Best Performance in a Leading Role , Male . `` Aamir Khan – Lagaan '' Best Performance in a Leading Role , Female. `` Kajol – Kabhie Kushi Kabhie Gham '' Best Performance in a Supporting Role , Male . `` Akshaye Khanna – Dil Chahta Hai '' Best Performance in a Supporting Role , Female . `` Jaya Bachchan – Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham '' Best Performance in a Comic Role . `` Saif Ali Khan – Dil Chahta Hai '' Best Performance in a Negative Role . `` Akshay Kumar – Ajnabee '' Best Story . `` Lagaan – Ashutosh Gowariker '' Best Screenplay . `` Dil Chahta Hai – Farhan Akhtar '' Best Dialogue . `` Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham – Karan Johar '' Scene of the Year . `` Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham '' Best Music Direction . `` Lagaan – A. R. Rahman '' Best Lyricist . `` Lagaan – Javed Akhtar for Radha Kaise Na Jale '' Best Playback Singer , Male . `` Lagaan – Udit Narayan for Mitwa '' Best Playback Singer , Female . `` Lagaan – Alka Yagnik for O Re Chorri '' R.D.Burman Award . `` Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy – Dil Chahta Hai '' Best Art Direction . `` Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham – Sharmishta Roy '' Best Background Score . `` Aks – Ranjit Barot '' Best Choreography . `` Dil Chahta Hai – Farah Khan for Woh Ladki Hai Kahan '' Best cinematography . `` Asoka – Santosh Sivan '' Best Editing . `` Dil Chahta Hai – A. Sreekar Prasad '' Best Sound . `` Aks – Rakesh Ranjan '' Special Award . `` Raveena Tandon for Aks and Amisha Patel for `` Lifetime achievement award . `` Gulzar and Asha Parekh '' Best Film . `` Dil Chahta Hai '' Best Actor . `` Amitabh Bachchan – Aks '' Best Actress . `` Karisma Kapoor – Zubeidaa '' Big winners and nominees . The following film received multiple nominations . The following film received multiple awards .
Room Girl . Room Girl is the debut album by Japanese artist Meg , released on July 9 , 2003 . This album was released under Meg 's then all-lowercase pseudonym `` meg '' . `` Room Girl '' peaked at number 87 on the Oricon weekly charts .
Aharonov–Bohm effect . The Aharonov–Bohm effect , sometimes called the Ehrenberg–Siday–Aharonov–Bohm effect , is a quantum mechanical phenomenon in which an electrically charged particle is affected by an electromagnetic potential ( V , A ) , despite being confined to a region in which both the magnetic field B and electric field E are zero . The underlying mechanism is the coupling of the electromagnetic potential with the complex phase of a charged particle 's wave function , and the Aharonov–Bohm effect is accordingly illustrated by interference experiments . The most commonly described case , sometimes called the Aharonov–Bohm solenoid effect , takes place when the wave function of a charged particle passing around a long solenoid experiences a phase shift as a result of the enclosed magnetic field , despite the magnetic field being negligible in the region through which the particle passes and the particle 's wavefunction being negligible inside the solenoid . This phase shift has been observed experimentally . There are also magnetic Aharonov–Bohm effects on bound energies and scattering cross sections , but these cases have not been experimentally tested . An electric Aharonov–Bohm phenomenon was also predicted , in which a charged particle is affected by regions with different electrical potentials but zero electric field , but this has no experimental confirmation yet . A separate `` molecular '' Aharonov–Bohm effect was proposed for nuclear motion in multiply connected regions , but this has been argued to be a different kind of geometric phase as it is `` neither nonlocal nor topological '' , depending only on local quantities along the nuclear path . Werner Ehrenberg ( 1901–1975 ) and Raymond E. Siday first predicted the effect in 1949 . Yakir Aharonov and David Bohm published their analysis in 1959 . After publication of the 1959 paper , Bohm was informed of Ehrenberg and Siday 's work , which was acknowledged and credited in Bohm and Aharonov 's subsequent 1961 paper . The effect was confirmed experimentally , with a very large error , while Bohm was still alive . By the time the error was down to a respectable value , Bohm had died . Significance . In the 18th and 19th centuries , physics was dominated by Newtonian dynamics , with its emphasis on forces . Electromagnetic phenomena were elucidated by a series of experiments involving the measurement of forces between charges , currents and magnets in various configurations . Eventually , a description arose according to which charges , currents and magnets acted as local sources of propagating force fields , which then acted on other charges and currents locally through the Lorentz force law . In this framework , because one of the observed properties of the electric field was that it was irrotational , and one of the observed properties of the magnetic field was that it was divergenceless , it was possible to express an electrostatic field as the gradient of a scalar potential ( e.g . Coulomb 's electrostatic potential , which is mathematically analogous to the classical gravitational potential ) and a stationary magnetic field as the curl of a vector potential ( then a new concept – the idea of a scalar potential was already well accepted by analogy with gravitational potential ) . The language of potentials generalised seamlessly to the fully dynamic case but , since all physical effects were describable in terms of the fields which were the derivatives of the potentials , potentials ( unlike fields ) were not uniquely determined by physical effects : potentials were only defined up to an arbitrary additive constant electrostatic potential and an irrotational stationary magnetic vector potential . The Aharonov–Bohm effect is important conceptually because it bears on three issues apparent in the recasting of ( Maxwell 's ) classical electromagnetic theory as a gauge theory , which before the advent of quantum mechanics could be argued to be a mathematical reformulation with no physical consequences . The Aharonov–Bohm thought experiments and their experimental realization imply that the issues were not just philosophical . Because of reasons like these , the Aharonov–Bohm effect was chosen by the `` New Scientist '' magazine as one of the `` seven wonders of the quantum world '' . Potentials vs. fields . It is generally argued that Aharonov–Bohm effect illustrates the physicality of electromagnetic potentials , `` Φ '' and A , in quantum mechanics . Classically it was possible to argue that only the electromagnetic fields are physical , while the electromagnetic potentials are purely mathematical constructs , that due to gauge freedom are n't even unique for a given electromagnetic field . However , Vaidman has challenged this interpretation by showing that the AB effect can be explained without the use of potentials so long as one gives a full quantum mechanical treatment to the source charges that produce the electromagnetic field . According to this view , the potential in quantum mechanics is just as physical ( or non-physical ) as it was classically . Aharonov , Cohen , and Rohrlich responded that the effect may be due to a local gauge potential or due to non-local gauge-invariant fields . Two papers published in the journal in 2017 `` Physical Review A '' have demonstrated a quantum mechanical solution for the system . Their analysis shows that the phase shift can be viewed as generated by solenoid 's vector potential acting on the electron or the electron 's vector potential acting on the solenoid or the electron and solenoid currents acting on the quantized vector potential . Global action vs. local forces . Similarly , the Aharonov–Bohm effect illustrates that the Lagrangian approach to dynamics , based on energies , is not just a computational aid to the Newtonian approach , based on forces . Thus the Aharonov–Bohm effect validates the view that forces are an incomplete way to formulate physics , and potential energies must be used instead . In fact Richard Feynman complained that he had been taught electromagnetism from the perspective of electromagnetic fields , and he wished later in life he had been taught to think in terms of the electromagnetic potential instead , as this would be more fundamental . In Feynman 's path-integral view of dynamics , the potential field directly changes the phase of an electron wave function , and it is these changes in phase that lead to measurable quantities . Locality of electromagnetic effects . The Aharonov–Bohm effect shows that the local E and B fields do not contain full information about the electromagnetic field , and the electromagnetic four-potential , ( `` Φ '' , A ) , must be used instead . By Stokes ' theorem , the magnitude of the Aharonov–Bohm effect can be calculated using the electromagnetic fields alone , `` or '' using the four-potential alone . But when using just the electromagnetic fields , the effect depends on the field values in a region from which the test particle is excluded . In contrast , when using just the electromagnetic four-potential , the effect only depends on the potential in the region where the test particle is allowed . Therefore , one must either abandon the principle of locality , which most physicists are reluctant to do , or accept that the electromagnetic four-potential offers a more complete description of electromagnetism than the electric and magnetic fields can . On the other hand , the AB effect is crucially quantum mechanical ; quantum mechanics is well-known to feature non-local effects ( albeit still disallowing superluminal communication ) , and Vaidman has argued that this is just a non-local quantum effect in a different form . In classical electromagnetism the two descriptions were equivalent . With the addition of quantum theory , though , the electromagnetic potentials `` Φ '' and A are seen as being more fundamental . Despite this , all observable effects end up being expressible in terms of the electromagnetic fields , E and B . This is interesting because , while you can calculate the electromagnetic field from the four-potential , due to gauge freedom the reverse is not true . Magnetic solenoid effect . The magnetic Aharonov–Bohm effect can be seen as a result of the requirement that quantum physics be invariant with respect to the gauge choice for the electromagnetic potential , of which the magnetic vector potential formula_1 forms part . Electromagnetic theory implies that a particle with electric charge formula_2 travelling along some path formula_3 in a region with zero magnetic field formula_4 , but non-zero formula_1 ( by formula_6 ) , acquires a phase shift formula_7 , given in SI units by In quantum mechanics the same particle can travel between two points by a variety of paths . Therefore , this phase difference can be observed by placing a solenoid between the slits of a double-slit experiment ( or equivalent ) . An ideal solenoid ( i.e . infinitely long and with a perfectly uniform current distribution ) encloses a magnetic field formula_4 , but does not produce any magnetic field outside of its cylinder , and thus the charged particle ( e.g . an electron ) passing outside experiences no magnetic field formula_4 . However , there is a ( curl-free ) vector potential formula_1 outside the solenoid with an enclosed flux , and so the relative phase of particles passing through one slit or the other is altered by whether the solenoid current is turned on or off . This corresponds to an observable shift of the interference fringes on the observation plane . The same phase effect is responsible for the quantized-flux requirement in superconducting loops . This quantization occurs because the superconducting wave function must be single valued : its phase difference formula_9 around a closed loop must be an integer multiple of formula_17 ( with the charge formula_18 for the electron Cooper pairs ) , and thus the flux must be a multiple of formula_19 . The superconducting flux quantum was actually predicted prior to Aharonov and Bohm , by F. London in 1948 using a phenomenological model . The first claimed experimental confirmation was by Robert G. Chambers in 1960 , in an electron interferometer with a magnetic field produced by a thin iron whisker , and other early work is summarized in Olariu and Popèscu ( 1984 ) . However , subsequent authors questioned the validity of several of these early results because the electrons may not have been completely shielded from the magnetic fields . An early experiment in which an unambiguous Aharonov–Bohm effect was observed by completely excluding the magnetic field from the electron path ( with the help of a superconducting film ) was performed by Tonomura et al . in 1986 . The effect 's scope and application continues to expand . Webb `` et al . '' ( 1985 ) demonstrated Aharonov–Bohm oscillations in ordinary , non-superconducting metallic rings ; for a discussion , see Schwarzschild ( 1986 ) and Imry & Webb ( 1989 ) . Bachtold `` et al . '' ( 1999 ) detected the effect in carbon nanotubes ; for a discussion , see Kong `` et al . '' ( 2004 ) . Monopoles and Dirac strings . The magnetic Aharonov–Bohm effect is also closely related to Dirac 's argument that the existence of a magnetic monopole can be accommodated by the existing magnetic source-free Maxwell 's equations if both electric and magnetic charges are quantized . A magnetic monopole implies a mathematical singularity in the vector potential , which can be expressed as a Dirac string of infinitesimal diameter that contains the equivalent of all of the 4π '' g '' flux from a monopole `` charge '' `` g '' . The Dirac string starts from , and terminates on , a magnetic monopole . Thus , assuming the absence of an infinite-range scattering effect by this arbitrary choice of singularity , the requirement of single-valued wave functions ( as above ) necessitates charge-quantization . That is , formula_20 must be an integer ( in cgs units ) for any electric charge `` q '' e and magnetic charge `` q '' m. Like the electromagnetic potential A the Dirac string is not gauge invariant ( it moves around with fixed endpoints under a gauge transformation ) and so is also not directly measurable . Electric effect . Just as the phase of the wave function depends upon the magnetic vector potential , it also depends upon the scalar electric potential . By constructing a situation in which the electrostatic potential varies for two paths of a particle , through regions of zero electric field , an observable Aharonov–Bohm interference phenomenon from the phase shift has been predicted ; again , the absence of an electric field means that , classically , there would be no effect . where `` t '' is the time spent in the potential . The initial theoretical proposal for this effect suggested an experiment where charges pass through conducting cylinders along two paths , which shield the particles from external electric fields in the regions where they travel , but still allow a varying potential to be applied by charging the cylinders . This proved difficult to realize , however . Instead , a different experiment was proposed involving a ring geometry interrupted by tunnel barriers , with a bias voltage `` V '' relating the potentials of the two halves of the ring . This situation results in an Aharonov–Bohm phase shift as above , and was observed experimentally in 1998 . Aharonov–Bohm nano rings . Nano rings were created by accident while intending to make quantum dots . They have interesting optical properties associated with excitons and the Aharonov–Bohm effect . Application of these rings used as light capacitors or buffers includes photonic computing and communications technology . Analysis and measurement of geometric phases in mesoscopic rings is ongoing . It is even suggested they could be used to make a form of slow glass . Several experiments , including some reported in 2012 , show Aharonov-Bohm oscillations in charge density wave ( CDW ) current versus magnetic flux , of dominant period `` h '' /2 '' e '' through CDW rings up to 85 µm in circumference above 77 K. This behavior is similar to that of the superconducting quantum interference devices ( see SQUID ) . Mathematical interpretation . The Aharonov–Bohm effect can be understood from the fact that one can only measure absolute values of the wave function . While this allows for measurement of phase differences through quantum interference experiments , there is no way to specify a wavefunction with constant absolute phase . In the absence of an electromagnetic field one can come close by declaring the eigenfunction of the momentum operator with zero momentum to be the function `` 1 '' ( ignoring normalization problems ) and specifying wave functions relative to this eigenfunction `` 1 '' . In this representation the i-momentum operator is ( up to a factor formula_23 ) the differential operator formula_24 . However , by gauge invariance , it is equally valid to declare the zero momentum eigenfunction to be formula_25 at the cost of representing the i-momentum operator ( up to a factor ) as formula_26 i.e . with a pure gauge vector potential formula_27 . There is no real asymmetry because representing the former in terms of the latter is just as messy as representing the latter in terms of the former . This means that it is physically more natural to describe wave `` functions '' , in the language of differential geometry , as sections in a complex line bundle with a hermitian metric and a U ( 1 ) -connection formula_28 . The curvature form of the connection , formula_29 , is , up to the factor i , the Faraday tensor of the electromagnetic field strength . The Aharonov–Bohm effect is then a manifestation of the fact that a connection with zero curvature ( i.e . flat ) , need not be trivial since it can have monodromy along a topologically nontrivial path fully contained in the zero curvature ( i.e . field free ) region . By definition this means that sections that are parallelly translated along a topologically non trivial path pick up a phase , so that covariant constant sections can not be defined over the whole field free region . The monodromy of the flat connection only depends on the topological type of the loop in the field free region ( in fact on the loops homology class ) . The holonomy description is general , however , and works inside as well as outside the superconductor . Outside of the conducting tube containing the magnetic field , the field strength formula_37 . In other words , outside the tube the connection is flat , and the monodromy of the loop contained in the field-free region depends only on the winding number around the tube . The monodromy of the connection for a loop going round once ( winding number 1 ) is the phase difference of a particle interfering by propagating left and right of the superconducting tube containing the magnetic field . If one wants to ignore the physics inside the superconductor and only describe the physics in the outside region , it becomes natural and mathematically convenient to describe the quantum electron by a section in a complex line bundle with an `` external '' flat connection formula_28 with monodromy rather than an external EM field formula_41 . The Schrödinger equation readily generalizes to this situation by using the Laplacian of the connection for the ( free ) Hamiltonian Equivalently , one can work in two simply connected regions with cuts that pass from the tube towards or away from the detection screen . In each of these regions the ordinary free Schrödinger equations would have to be solved , but in passing from one region to the other , in only one of the two connected components of the intersection ( effectively in only one of the slits ) a monodromy factor formula_43 is picked up , which results in the shift in the interference pattern as one changes the flux . Effects with similar mathematical interpretation can be found in other fields . For example , in classical statistical physics , quantization of a molecular motor motion in a stochastic environment can be interpreted as an Aharonov–Bohm effect induced by a gauge field acting in the space of control parameters .
Cap ( sport ) . In sport , a cap is a metaphorical term for a player 's appearance in a game at international level . The term dates from the practice in the United Kingdom of awarding a cap to every player in an international match of association football . In the early days of football , the concept of each team wearing a set of matching shirts had not been universally adopted , so each side would distinguish itself from the other by wearing a specific sort of cap . The act of awarding a cap is now international and is applied to other sports . Although in some sports physical caps may not now always be given ( whether at all or for each appearance ) the term `` cap '' for an international or other appearance has been retained as an indicator of the number of occasions on which a sportsperson has represented a team in a particular sport . Thus , a `` cap '' is awarded for each game played and so a player who has played `` x '' games , for the team , is said to have been `` capped x '' times or have won `` x '' caps . The practice of awarding a physical cap varies from sport to sport . It may be awarded prior to a player 's debut or , particularly for national teams , a commemorative cap may be awarded after a player reaches the 100th cap . Association football . As an example , the England men 's association football teams still awards physical caps . Players are awarded one cap for every match they play — unless they play in a World Cup or European Championship finals tournament . Then they are given a single cap for the competition — with the names of all their opponents stitched into the fabric of the cap itself . For example , when David Beckham made his one hundredth appearance for England , because a number of his appearances had been at World Cup and European Championship final tournaments for which he received only one cap , he received only his 85th physical cap . The world record holder for the highest number of international caps as of 5 November 2010 is retired American player Kristine Lilly , who has 354 caps ( between 1987 and 2010 ) . In men 's association football , the record belongs to former player Ahmed Hassan of Egypt ; he surpassed Claudio Suárez with his 178th cap on 27 March 2012 . The first footballer to win 100 international caps was Billy Wright of England 's Wolverhampton Wanderers . Wright went on to appear 105 times for England , 90 of them he obtained whilst he was a captain . FIFA rules state that any club that refuses to release a player for national team duty is barred from using the player for two matches , a rule which is intended to discourage clubs from pretending that the player is injured . However , it is a player 's choice to refuse to play for or retire from his or her national team . Women . Bold denotes players currently active in international football . Cricket . In cricket , there are two types of caps . Firstly , there is the international type , as described above . Some countries also award a domestic type generally known as a `` county cap '' . The latter system is most commonly applied in English county cricket . Most counties do not automatically award caps to players on their first appearance ; instead , they have to be `` earned '' through good performances . Indeed , one can play at the highest domestic level for several years , and have a quite significant career in first-class cricket , without ever winning a cap . Records . The world record for the number of caps in Test cricket is held by Sachin Tendulkar of India , who has , over the course of a 22-year career , collected 200 . Tendulkar also holds the record for One Day Internationals , with 463 caps . Rugby Union . In rugby union , 35 players have reached 100 international caps as of 5 June 2012 . Players from England , Scotland , Wales and Ireland are eligible for selection to the British and Irish Lions touring squad . Lions matches are classed as full international tests , and caps are awarded . The Pacific Islanders team , composed of players from Fiji , Samoa , Tonga , Niue and Cook Islands have a similar arrangement , although no players involved have so far reached 100 caps ( Fijian Nicky Little is closest with 71 caps ) . Players still active at Test level are in bold type . Rugby League . In rugby league , only three players have achieved 50 Test match caps . The record for most caps is held by former Australian Kangaroos player & captain Darren Lockyer with 59 games . Former New Zealand Kiwis player & captain Ruben Wiki has 55 caps , and the current Australian Kangaroos player & captain Cameron Smith has 50 caps . Players still active at Test level are in bold type . The most capped Briton is Warrington Wolves forward Adrian Morley who has 52 caps ( 30 for Great Britain , 22 for England ) .
List of mills in Longdendale and Glossopdale . Mills in Glossop , Derbyshire and Tintwistle , Cheshire , England.The first mills were built in the 1760s , and were powered by the water of the River Etherow and its tributaries . As the industry developed , the mills changed hands , were demolished , were converted to use steam , or consolidated into larger units . They changed their names and their functions . Water powered mills were smaller than the later steam powered mills found in Greater Manchester . The mills . All registered in Annals of Glossop .
Geoffrey von Maltzahn . Geoffrey von Maltzahn , Ph.D. ( born July 22 , 1980 ) is an American biological engineer and entrepreneur in biotechnology and life sciences industry who has founded a number of companies including Indigo Agriculture , Kaleido Biosciences , Seres Therapeutics , Axcella Health and Sienna Biopharmaceuticals . He is an inventor with 200 bioengineering and biotechnology patents and applications while has co-authored more than 20 peer-reviewed publications . He is a partner at Flagship Pioneering , a Massachusetts-based firm that funds start-ups in the healthcare and agriculture industries . Early life and education . Geoffrey von Maltzahn was born in Arlington , Texas , and subsequently moved to Alexandria , Virginia . He was awarded his S.B . in Chemical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology ( MIT ) in 2003 , his Master of Science degree in Bioengineering from the University of California , San Diego in 2005 , and his PhD from the Harvard–MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2010 . Career . In 2009 , Geoffrey von Maltzahn joined Flagship Pioneering , where he focuses on inventing and building new life science companies . In the same year , he co-founded Axcella Health , a company focused on developing amino acid therapeutics . In 2010 , he co-founded Seres Therapeutics and served as the Chief Technology Officer . In 2013 , he co-founded Indigo Agriculture , a company focused on improving the microbiome of modern crops and is currently Chief Innovation Officer . In 2015 , he founded Kaleido Biosciences , is a clinical-stage biotechnology company engaged in the development of the microbiome . Until 2017 , he served as the CEO of the company . See also . Indigo Agriculture David Perry
List of extinct rodents . This list of extinct rodents lists the prehistoric rodents from the fossil record that are extinct−no longer extant . The list may include extinct rodents of any period up to the ongoing Holocene −Anthropocene extinction event of the present Holocene epoch , that began approximately 11,700 years before present . Fossils from related groups such as Lagomorpha ( rabbits and hares ) should not be included here . Extinct prehistoric rodents . Prehistoric extinctions ( beginning of the Holocene to 1500 AD )
August 18 ( Eastern Orthodox liturgics ) . August 17 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - August 19 All fixed commemorations below are observed on August 31 by Eastern Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar . For August 18 , Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on August 5 .
Dąbrowica Duża . Dąbrowica Duża is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Tuczna , within Biała Podlaska County , Lublin Voivodeship , in eastern Poland . It lies approximately north-west of Tuczna , south-east of Biała Podlaska , and north-east of the regional capital Lublin .
Mosocho Academy . Mosocho Academy was a primary boys ' boarding school admitting pupils from standard Three to Eight . In 1989 , the school expanded to include the secondary wing which admitted its first batch of students in forms One and Two that year . In 1992 , when the first Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education examination was sat , the school emerged as a top-twenty best in the country . From then , the schools attracted students from all over the country and beyond . Good performance continued for a time until in 1996 . Decline in academic standards visited the school immediately after the death of the proprietor Dr Hon Z. T. Onyonka in 1996 . However , inept financial and academic leadership drove it to almost financial ruin . It was bought in 2001 , after the death of Onyonka , by an educational entrepreneur of Indian origin . The school has undergone several changes , it stopped admitting boarding students and became a mixed secondary school . Head teachers . Upon inception , the school was headed by Mr Otwoma from 1986 to 1988 . Otwoma left the school to work with the Gestetner company in early 1989 . He was succeeded by Mr. D. A. Mokoro from 1989 to 1991.He was demoralized as his dream to be sponsored to study in the United States did not materialize . He resigned to go back to the Teachers Service Commission ( TSC ) for redeployment . Mokoro was a teacher at Kabianga High School before he got official release by the TSC to join Mosocho Academy . He started the secondary wing and taught religious studies in that section . Thereafter , he joined the University of Nairobi where he graduated with a B.Ed ( Hons ) degree before proceeding to Kenyatta University from where he earned his master 's degree in Educational Planning and Economics of Education . In 1992 , the schools were headed by Mr. Francis Gichana who was a retiree from the TSC and a close neighbor to Dr Onyonka . 1991 was marked by the repeal of section 2a of the constitution of Kenya and the reintroduction of multiparty politics . The son of Mr Gichana ( Dennis Gichana ) was involved in these politics and chose to oppose the then incumbent Onyonka in Kitutu Chache constituency in the 1992 general elections .
Sour mix . Sour mix ( also known as sweet and sour mix ) is a mixer that is yellow-green in color and is used in many cocktails . It is made from approximately equal parts lemon and/or lime juice and simple syrup and shaken vigorously with ice . This produces a pearly-white liquid with a pronounced flavor . Optionally , egg-whites may be added to make the liquid slightly foamy . Sour mix can be mixed with liquor ( s ) to make a sour drink ; most common are vodka sour ( vodka ) and whiskey sour ( whiskey ) . Pre-mixed versions are available , and are in use in many bars . These typically consist of a powder which must be rehydrated by adding water prior to use .
Yannik Oettl . Yannik Oettl ( born November 19 , 1996 ) is a German soccer player who currently plays for UCF Knights , at the University of Central Florida ( UCF ) . Career . Oettl made his professional debut for SpVgg Unterhaching on matchday 37 , on 16 May 2015 , in a 1–0 win against Preußen Münster . His only other appearance for the first team was a 1–0 loss against Rot-Weiß Erfurt . He also made an appearance for the reserve team . Oettl signed with FC Augsburg on 26 June 2015 . In 2017 he moved to the US and studies at the University of Central Florida in Orlando .
Darren Davis ( footballer ) . Darren Davis ( born 5 February 1967 ) is an English former professional footballer who played for Maidstone United , Notts County , Lincoln City and Scarborough . In June 2002 he was appointed manager of Gedling Town . He is currently Assistant Manager of the Notts County 's Centre of Excellence .
White-naped swift . The white-naped swift ( `` Streptoprocne semicollaris '' ) is the largest representative of the swift family in the New World and one of the two largest species in the world . Only the purple needletail of Asia may be slightly larger . This bird is found principally in western and central Mexico , with one record on the Guatemalan border . This species is essentially a bird of wild highland landscapes , where it favors cliff faces , deep river gorges and high crags . Its main habitats are pine-oak forests , tropical deciduous forests and second-growth scrub . This swift is usually found at an elevation of and , much more rarely , down to sea level . The white-naped swift is huge for a swift , measuring long , being some 20 % larger than its more common and much more widespread cousin , the white-collared swift . Weight in the species can vary from with a reported average weight of . The adults are brown-black , glossed blue on the back , and have a white crescent on the nape . The tail is fairly squared off , but can be held in a minorly notched way when flying . The more widespread white-collared swift is similar , sometimes measuring nearly as large . The white-collar , however , has a complete white collar ( whereas the White-nape has no white on the underside ) and has a strongly notched tail . This is a gregarious species , with breeding colonies sometimes including up to 200 individuals . It has been observed roosting alongside several other species of swift as well . Breeding colonies often forage together to several miles away from the breeding site . It has a powerful , fast and direct flight , and will ascent thermals to great heights . White-naped swifts feeds in flight on a variety of flying insects , including beetles , bees and flying ants . The nest is typically a shallow depression ( made by the parents ) in dry sand , usually lacking any materials or saliva , although they are apparently picky about the consistency of the soil used . The nests have usually been found in caves , with the nest located on ledges off the main chamber . Two white eggs are laid . The details of brooding behavior are not known . This swift is normally silent when seen solitary and noisy when encountered in a group . The call is described as `` cree-cree-cree '' . The call is delivered both while in flight and while perched on the walls of the nesting cave .
Redwood Meadows . Redwood Meadows is a townsite in Alberta , Canada—the only townsite recognized by Alberta Municipal Affairs at this time . The Townsite of Redwood Meadows is located along Highway 22 , approximately 20 km west of Calgary , 18 km south of Cochrane and 5 km northeast of Bragg Creek . It has an elevation of and is approximately in size ( 1.62 km² or 0.6 sq mi ) . Redwood Meadows is located in census division No . 6 and in the federal riding of Foothills . Administration . Although the Townsite of Redwood Meadows is located within the Tsuu T'ina Nation 145 Indian reserve , it has its own Town Council of a mayor and six councillors . History . In the early 1970s , the land upon which Redwood Meadows is developed was leased to Sarcee Developments Ltd. ( SDL ) , a wholly owned Tsuu T'ina company . The Head Lease , 75 years in duration , commenced in 1974 and will terminate in 2049 ( unless there is a lease renewal ) . SDL sub-leases individual lots to the residents , which will also terminate in 2049 . Services . Redwood Meadows shares municipal and emergency services with nearby municipalities through various contracts and agreements . It is serviced with water , sewer , parks and roads and has a volunteer fire department . The Redwood Meadows Golf and Country Club is located in the townsite . Demographics . The Townsite of Redwood Meadows had a population of 983 in the 2011 Census according to Alberta Municipal Affairs . Its most recent municipal census prior to this indicated that it had a population of 1,150 on June 30 , 2005 .
Kastellokampos . Kastellokampos ( ) is a neighbourhood of the city of Patras , Achaea , Greece . It has been part of the municipality of Patras since 1879 . It is situated on the Gulf of Patras coast , 6 km north of the city centre of Patras and 1.5 km southwest of Rio . The population is between 2,000 and 3,000 . The river Charadros flows into the sea in Kastellokampos . Motorway 5 passes east of the neighbourhood . Kastellokampos has a station on the Piraeus–Patras railway , served by Proastiakos suburban rail .
MISMO . The Mortgage Industry Standards Maintenance Organization ( MISMO ) is a not-for-profit , wholly owned subsidiary of the Mortgage Bankers Association ( MBA ) responsible for developing standards for exchanging information and conducting business in the U.S. mortgage finance industry . It has more than 175 member organizations representing a cross-section of the residential and commercial mortgage industries . MISMO standards are accepted and deployed by almost every entity involved in creating or regulating mortgages in the United States , including banks , credit unions , mortgage lenders , Fannie Mae , Freddie Mac , Ginnie Mae , the Federal Housing Administration and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau , in addition to settlement services providers , real estate appraisers and other third parties . Use of MISMO standards has been found to lower per-loan costs , improve profit margins , reduce errors and speed up the loan process by reducing manual , paper-based processes and creating cost savings for consumers . Mission . MISMO states its mission is “ to drive standardized data and information and improved business practices between all mortgage stakeholders through collaborative and innovative initiatives that improve efficiency , reduce costs and facilitate stakeholder success. ” The organization says it is committed to fostering an open process to develop , promote and maintain industry standards . Membership . Membership in MISMO is open to any organization involved in the mortgage industry , including mortgage lenders , banks , credit unions , mortgage servicers , third-party vendors and individuals . Membership includes an End-User License and/or a Distributor License for use of MISMO standards , access to MISMO standards , and access to , the organization 's members-only online collaboration tool . In 2017 , MISMO changed from a tiered membership structure to single type of membership and rate for all corporate members but kept its existing individual contributor membership . Leadership . MISMO is led by a board of directors that oversees MISMO 's administration and policy developments . The board is advised by residential and commercial standards governance committees as well as strategic planning , education , and membership and revenue committees . Committee members are elected from a cross section of MISMO members . Standards Development . MISMO standards are established through a voluntary , collaborative process . Subject matter experts from all sectors of the mortgage finance industry are invited to participate in the process , but only MISMO members may vote on proposed standards . Standards are created through individual workgroups and `` communities of practice . '' As of August 2018 , MISMO has a total of 21 workgroups and communities of practice . Topics range from blockchain technology , eNote validation rules , eMortgages , closing instructions and others . MISMO members can request the creation of a new workgroup or community of practice , which need to be approved by MISMO ’ s governing board . In addition to standards and specifications , MISMO develops implementation guides and toolkits to help other organizations adopt standards and to solve their various business issues . Education . MISMO provides courses and webinars to help lenders adopt technology and prepare for future technology advancements impacting the mortgage industry . Topics include eMortgages , `` MISMO Fundamentals '' and the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act ( HMDA ) . Certifications . MISMO offers several certification programs for organizations and professionals . The Certified MISMO Standards Professional ( CMSP ) is a point-based certification program for professionals who demonstrate advanced knowledge of MISMO standards and best practices . The MISMO Software Compliance Certification is designed for technology companies that can demonstrate their products comply with MISMO standards . There are two certification levels , `` Standard '' and `` Premier . '' MISMO also offers a TILA RESPA Integrated Disclosures ( TRID ) Certification program for companies that use MISMO standards and best practices appropriately on mortgage loan disclosures that lenders must give borrowers . Affiliations and Related Bodies . MISMO has affiliations with The Appraisal Institute , The Property Records Industry Association , the American Land Title Association , CRE Finance Council and a number of other entities to build standards for both residential and commercial property transactions . Parent . MISMO is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Mortgage Bankers Association .
Cryptopidae . The Cryptopidae are a family of scolopendromorph centipedes . Cryptopids are blind ( lacking ocelli ) and possess 21 pairs of legs as adults . The genus `` Cryptops '' is the numerically largest in the family , comprising over 150 species worldwide . Classification . The genera `` Plutonium '' and `` Theatops '' , formerly classified in the cryptopid subfamily Plutoniuminae , are now placed in the recently elevated family Plutoniumidae .
David Logan ( Oregon politician ) . David Logan ( April 5 , 1824 – March 26 , 1874 ) was an American attorney and politician in the territory of and later state of Oregon . A native of Illinois , he moved to Oregon in 1850 where he served in the Oregon Territorial Legislature and in the Oregon Constitutional Convention . A founder of the Oregon Republican Party , he also served as mayor of Portland . Early life . David Logan was born in the state of Kentucky on April 5 , 1824 . The family later moved to the town of Springfield , Illinois . His father , Stephen T. Logan , practiced law as a partner with Abraham Lincoln in Springfield . David Logan studied law in Springfield under his father and Lincoln passing the bar in 1844 in Sangamon County . An anti-Democrat and Whig politically , Logan was to become a partner with Lincoln and his father in their practice before his drinking led to a falling out with his father . Due to this falling out , Logan 's father sent him to join the army and fight in the Mexican-American War . David Logan also briefly moved to California . After Logan returned from the war , his father sent him to Oregon . In 1850 , Logan arrived in what was then the Oregon Territory and set up a law practice in Lafayette . He moved to Portland soon after and continued practicing law . The next year he ran for representative office in the Oregon Territorial Legislature for Yamhill County , but lost to Matthew P. Deady . Logan and Deady would have a long-running feud , Logan 's drunkenness would continue to plague him , and further troubles included accusations of the rape of a Native American girl . On January 20 , 1852 , he represented the United States in a customs dispute with the Hudson 's Bay Company at a court in Olympia , which was still part of the Oregon Territory at that time . Political career . In June 1854 , Logan was elected to the Oregon Territorial Legislature to represent Washington County , which at that time included Portland and part of what later that year became Multnomah County . In 1857 , he was elected to represent Multnomah County at the Oregon Constitutional Convention . Held from August to September in Salem , Logan was on the Judicial Department Committee . Though he voted against the adoption of the Oregon Constitution , the document was approved and became effective upon statehood on February 14 , 1859 . He also helped found the Oregon Republican Party . Upon statehood , Logan stood as the new Republican Party 's candidate for the state 's seat in the House of Representatives . He lost in both 1859 and 1860 to Lansing Stout . Logan was elected as the Mayor of Portland on April 6 , 1863 , and served until April 1864 when Henry Failing was elected to the office . In 1868 , he ran for Oregon 's seat in Congress as the Republican nominee , losing to Joseph Showalter Smith . Later years . In 1862 , he married Mary Porter Waldo ; they had no children . Logan entered a partnership with Erasmus D. Shattuck in 1857 , and remained a partner until 1874 . In 1871 , he partly retired to a farm in Yamhill County . On March 26 , 1874 , David Logan died in Yamhill County at the age of 49 . He was called the `` greatest jury lawyer of his time '' .
Bolba block . Bolba ( Hindi : बोलबा ) is one of ten Tehsils ( known in English as 'Blocks ' ) in the Simdega District of the Indian state of Jharkhand . The block contains about 26 villages . The Bolba block is considered a community development block . Simdega City , Rajagangapur City , Bamra City , and Biramitrapur City are nearby cities . The Bolba block is bordered by two other Simdega blocks : Kersai ( to the northwest ) and Thethaitangar ( to the northeast ) . Geography . Dangadi , situated in the Bolba Block , is a waterfall and a popular picnic spot in Simdega . The Bolba block has an elevation of .
DigEplayer . The `` digEplayer '' is a product line of `` digEcor . '' digEplayers are self-contained , portable audio video on demand ( AVOD ) hard-disk based digital entertainment devices . Similar in size to a portable DVD player , digEplayers are pre-programmed with movies , television shows , cartoons , videos and music , as well as airport maps , destination information , promotions and advertising . The digEplayer was the first portable self-contained AVOD In-flight entertainment ( IFE ) device and created a whole new IFE product category . Product history . The digEplayer was the brainchild of Tacoma , Washington native and entrepreneur Bill Boyer Jr. , who at the time was a baggage handler at SeaTac-based Alaska Airlines . In response to information posted about in-flight entertainment challenges on the Alaska Airlines employee website , Boyer conceived of a portable hard-disk based audio video on demand media player that he later named the digEplayer . On behalf of Aircraft Protective Systems ( APS ) , a Washington corporation he founded earlier to commercialize other products he developed for the aircraft industry , he obtained $ 2.5 million initial financing from family and an Angel investor to fully develop and market his conceived product , which became the first self-contained portable AVOD in-flight entertainment ( IFE ) device . Boyer/APS contracted with San Diego-based e.Digital Corporation to develop and manufacture the original digEplayer , dubbed the digEplayer 5500. e.Digital engaged Korean OEM Digitalway to do the industrial hardware design . Additionally , e.Digital licensed video encoding and encryption security from DivX , Inc. and licensed other media player technology from Ittiam Systems . Digitalway was also the original manufacturer of the digEplayer 5500 until e.Digital transferred manufacturing to Maycom Co. Boyer was able to convince 20th Century Fox and later other studios to provide first-run movies and other content for the player . Boyer 's employer , Alaska Airlines , became the first customer for the digEplayer , Based upon the apparent success of the Alaska Airlines digEplayer implementation , APS was able to sell the digEplayer to additional airlines . digEcor later created the digEplayer XT and digEplayer XLP products as part of the digEplayer product line . The digEplayer XT was originally designed by Triad System Engineering but was revamped and extended by digEcor . In 2010 , digEcor introduced the digEplayer L-Series to the aviation industry with the release of the digEplayer L7 and L10 . Manufactured by Lafeel Media Technologies in China , the digEplayer L7 sports a 7 '' screen while the L10 delivers a 10 '' display , thus the naming derivative : 'L ' for Lafeel and the number designation for the relative size of the screen . In February 2011 , Minneapolis-based Sun County Airlines announced that it would introduce the digEplayer L7 for domestic flights longer than three hours . The carrier will also begin offering the digEplayer L7 on flights to London on May 27 , 2011 . Azerbaijan Airlines , Thomas Cook and Danish charter airline Jet Time have also announced plans to introduce the digEplayer L7 on their flights . To date over 25 airlines , accounting for over 20,000 devices , have used the digEplayer L-Series in all cabin classes . Company history . digEcor was founded by Bill Boyer Jr. originally as Aircraft Protective Systems , Inc. ( APS ) - a Washington corporation . Boyer and his investors sold all stock in APS to Utah-based Wencor , an international aircraft parts distributor , in October , 2003 . Wencor renamed Washington-based APS `` digEcor '' and moved its headquarters to Springville , Utah . digEcor 's ownership was later donated to three non-profit organizations . August 2013 , digEcor was sold to Total Aviation Solutions of Australia . Recognition . The digEplayer 5500 received the `` IFE Product of the Year '' award at the March 2004 IPEC/LARA Inflight Online Awards Dinner . Alaska Airlines received the `` Airline IFE Service of the Year '' based upon the implementation of the digEplayer 5500. digEcor vs. e.Digital Corporation . In March 2006 , digEplayer supplier e.Digital announced that its contract manufacturer , Maycom , was either unwilling or unable to fulfill a purchase order it had placed to fulfill a fully paid order from digEcor for 1,250 digEplayer 5500s and batteries . In May 2006 , digEcor , filed a lawsuit against e.Digital regarding non-delivery of the purchase order placed in November , 2005. digEcor sought , among other things , actual damages of $ 793,750 and consequential damages of not less than $ 1,000,000 . e.Digital eventually delivered the players to digEcor without batteries in October 2006 and the parties entered into a partial settlement agreement reducing the actual damages claim to $ 80,000 for the undelivered batteries . digEcor also sought an injunction barring e.Digital from engaging in any competition with digEcor until after 2009 , alleging violation by e.Digital of an April 2002 agreement not to compete with digEcor for a period of 7 years it entered into with Bill Boyer Jr. , original owner of digEcor ( then named APS ) and conceiver of the product and business model . On September 10 , 2009 , the Court ruled against digEcor and dismissed all of its remaining claims against e.Digital . On October 15 , 2009 , the court modified its previous summary judgement to reflect the court ’ s award of $ 80,000 in favor of digEcor and against e.Digital for undelievered batteries .
Arash Shahamati . Arash Shahamati ( ; born 18 March 1998 ) is an Iranian footballer who plays as a defender for Persian Gulf Pro League club Esteghlal .
Pyramiden ( album ) . `` Pyramiden '' is the third solo album by Swedish musician Peter Morén of the band Peter Bjorn And John , and his second in Swedish . So far , two singles have been released , both digital only . The album is named after the Russian ghost town of Pyramiden , which also partly inspired the album . While Morén 's second album I Spåren Av Tåren focused more on soul and classic baroque-pop influences , Pyramiden has a more new wave and modern indie rock style , interlaced with acoustic influences . The album is notably more political than Moren 's previous work , with the title having a double meaning in the form of career pyramids and pyramid schemes , and the idea of the pyramid as a type of grave . An English-language version of `` Säg Mitt Namn '' was released on the Volym 1 compilation album by INGRID and is included in the Broken Swenglish Vol . 1 EP released by Morén in late 2013 , along with 'Constant Reaction ' ( 'Orsak Och Verkan ' ) and an English-language rewrite of 'Erik M. Nilsson ' entitled 'Going Places ' . The second EP in the series included translations of the title track , 'Odyssén ' ( as 'The Odyssey ' ) , and 'Capri , Cannes & Brighton ' . Track listing . 12 . `` Älskar Hur Du Älskar ( I Love How You Love ) ( Paris Sisters Cover ) '' ( Bonus track ) - 2:24
Ravenface . Ravenface are a British metalcore band , originating from Blackpool in Lancashire , formed in 2008 . They released their self-titled EP in 2009 , which was followed by their debut studio album `` This Is Annihilation '' the following year on 30 November . The band performed at Hammerfest III on 18 March 2011 in Prestatyn , performing on the Fresh Blood Stage . Their second studio album titled `` Divided Kingdom '' was released in 2012 . It featured guest vocals by Mutiny Within 's Chris Clancy on the eponymous track . In mid-2013 , James Denton founded the metal band No Sin Evades His Gaze , which features ex-Bleeding Oath bassist Moat Lowe , initially as a side project . Ravenface decided to split in 2014 , with both vocalist James Denton and drummer Theo Harvey now focusing on No Sin Evades His Gaze ; former drummer Dom Rodriguez focusing on his band called Heritage ; and guitarist Jack Ormond-Prout focusing on his band called Jagwar . The band announced in 2017 they were reuniting , marking it with a re-release of their second studio album `` Divided Kingdom '' , the funds from which they would use to record a third studio album . The band released two singles from their upcoming third album titled `` Tyrants and Kings '' and `` Fighters '' in 2018 . Musical style and influence . The band 's style has primarily been described as metalcore . The band have stated they are influenced by bands such as Metallica , DevilDriver , Lamb of God , Avenged Sevenfold , Linkin Park , Five Finger Death Punch , Killswitch Engage , Meshuggah , Gojira , Decapitated .
Alppila Upper Secondary School . Alppila Upper Secondary School ( Finnish : Alppilan Lukio ) is a school located in Helsinki , Finland . The school was founded in 1959 . The current principal is Sari Tiitta from Helsinki . There are around 600 students .
2004 British Formula 3 International Series . The 2004 Formula 3 International Series was the 54th British Formula 3 International Series season . It commenced on 3 April , and ended on 1 October after twenty-four races . Drivers and teams . The following teams and drivers were competitors in the 2004 British Formula 3 International Series . The Scholarship class is for older Formula Three cars . Teams in the Invitation class are not series regulars , and do not compete for championship points .
José Peraza . José Francisco Peraza Polo ( born April 30 , 1994 ) is a Venezuelan professional baseball second baseman and shortstop for the Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball ( MLB ) . He previously played for the Los Angeles Dodgers . Atlanta Braves . Peraza signed with the Atlanta Braves for $ 350,000 as an international free agent on July 2 , 2010 . He made his professional debut in 2011 for the Dominican Summer League Braves . Peraza split the 2012 season between the Gulf Coast League Braves and the Danville Braves . He was promoted to the Rome Braves in 2013 , where he spent the whole season . He started 2014 with the Lynchburg Hillcats of the Class A-Advanced Carolina League . In 66 games with Lynchburg , Peraza batted.342 and stole 35 bases . He was promoted to the Mississippi Braves of the Class AA Southern League in June , and selected to play in the All-Star Futures Game in July . Peraza was also named the Braves top prospect and # 58 on MLB.com 's Top 100 list . He hit.339/364/.441 with 60 stolen bases between the two levels . At the end of the season , Peraza was named the Braves Minor League Player of the Year . The Braves added Peraza to their 40-man roster on November 19 , 2014 , to protect him from being selected in the Rule 5 draft . He was invited to spring training in 2015 , and sent down on March 16 to begin the season with the Gwinnett Braves of the Class AAA International League . With the emergence of Jace Peterson at second base , the Braves decided to begin starting Peraza at center field to increase his experience in the outfield and overall versatility . When outfielder Mallex Smith was promoted to Triple-A in June 2015 , Peraza returned to man second base . Los Angeles Dodgers . On July 30 , 2015 , in a three-team trade , the Los Angeles Dodgers acquired Peraza , Mat Latos , Michael Morse , Bronson Arroyo , Alex Wood , Jim Johnson , and Luis Avilán , while the Miami Marlins acquired minor league pitchers Victor Araujo , Jeff Brigham , and Kevin Guzman , and the Braves received Héctor Olivera , Paco Rodriguez , minor league pitcher Zachary Bird and a competitive balance draft pick for the 2016 MLB Draft . He was initially assigned to the Oklahoma City Dodgers of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League , however , he was promoted him to the major league roster on August 10 and made his debut that night as the starting second baseman against the Washington Nationals . His first major league hit was a triple off of Nationals starter Gio González . He was the third Los Angeles Dodger to hit a triple in his first major league game , joining Doug Rau in 1972 and Gary Moore in 1970 . He wound up battling hamstring injuries during his time with the club and only played in seven games before he was shut down for good . In those games , he had four hits ( including one double and one triple ) in 22 at-bats for a.182 average and also stole three bases . Cincinnati Reds . On December 16 , 2015 , Peraza , along with Scott Schebler and Brandon Dixon , were traded to the Cincinnati Reds in a three team trade that sent Frankie Montas , Micah Johnson and Trayce Thompson to the Dodgers and Todd Frazier to the Chicago White Sox . Peraza opened the 2016 season with the Louisville Bats of the International League , playing as a shortstop . He had spent time with the major league team in spring training , but was sent to the minors so he could get regular playing time . Peraza was recalled for the first time in 2016 on May 13 , and returned to Louisville five days later . On June 14 , Peraza was recalled for the second time , and expected to play a utility role . He was optioned to the minors on August 2 , as the Reds wanted him to play regularly at shortstop . On August 21 , he returned to the Reds , starting at shortstop in place of the injured Zack Cozart . During the 2016–17 offseason , Brandon Phillips was traded to the Atlanta Braves , a move that was expected to give Peraza a chance to become the Reds ' starting second baseman . Just after the All-Star break , Peraza had lost his starting position to Scooter Gennett . He played in 143 games , getting 487 at bats for the Reds , hitting.257 with 5 home runs and 37 RBI 's . He also stole 23 bases . Peraza was named the Reds ' starting shortstop prior to the start of the 2018 season .
Jacques Dominati . Jacques Dominati ( 11 March 1927 – 8 September 2016 ) was a French journalist and policitian . Born in Corsica , he was a member of the French Resistance during World War II . He started his career as a journalist , and he was expelled from Charles de Gaulle 's Rally of the French People over his support for French Algeria . He served as a member of the National Assembly from 1967 to 1978 , and from 1982 to 1993 , representing Paris . He served as the mayor of the 3rd arrondissement of Paris from 1983 to 1995 . He served as a member of the French Senate from 1995 to 2004 , representing Paris . Early life . Jacques Dominati was born on 11 March 1927 in Ajaccio , Corsica , France . He became an orphan at the age of two , when his father died . During World War II , he served in the French Resistance in Corsica . After the war , he moved to Grenoble and later to Paris . Career . Dominati was a journalist for `` Le Parisien libéré '' , which later became `` Le Parisien '' . Dominati joined the Rally of the French People . He served as Jacques Soustelle 's parliamentary assistant . He was elected to the Council of Paris in 1959 . He was expelled from the Rally of the French People over his support for French Algeria . Dominati joined the Independent Republicans , and he served as a member of the National Assembly from 1967 to 1978 , representing Paris . His parliamentary assistant was Jean-Marie Le Chevallier . In 1977 , Dominati was appointed as deputy minister for French repatriates and civil servants under Prime Minister Raymond Barre . He then joined the Union for French Democracy , and he served as a member of the National Assembly from 1982 to 1993 , once again representing Paris . Meanwhile , he served as the mayor of the 3rd arrondissement of Paris from 1983 to 1995 . He also served in the French Senate from 24 September 1995 to 30 September 2004 . Personal life and death . Dominati had two sons , Laurent Dominati and Philippe Dominati , both of whom served in the National Assembly . He was a personal friend of Jean-Marie Le Pen 's , who became one of his sons 's godfather . He also had a daughter , Isabelle Miller , who is an author . Dominati retired in Corsica . He died on 8 September 2016 .
Oneonta Municipal Airport . Oneonta Municipal Airport is a public use airport located three nautical miles ( 6 km ) north of the central business district of Oneonta , a city in Otsego County , New York , United States . The airport is owned by the City of Oneonta . It once had scheduled air service on Mohawk Airlines , formerly known as Catskill Airways . Facilities and aircraft . Oneonta Municipal Airport covers an area of at an elevation of 1,763 feet ( 537 m ) above mean sea level . It has one runway designated 6/24 with an asphalt surface measuring 4,200 by 75 feet ( 1,280 x 23 m ) . For the 12-month period ending February 21 , 2008 , the airport had 21,600 aircraft operations , an average of 59 per day : 86 % general aviation , 14 % air taxi , and < 1 % military . At that time there were 9 aircraft based at this airport : 67 % single-engine , 22 % multi-engine and 11 % helicopter .
Anas . `` Anas '' is a genus of dabbling ducks . It includes the pintails , most teals , and the mallard and its close relatives . It formerly included additional species but following the publication of a molecular phylogenetic study in 2009 the genus was spit into four separate genera . The genus now contains 31 living species . The name `` Anas '' is the Latin for `` duck '' . Systematics . The genus `` Anas '' was introduced by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in 1758 in the tenth edition of his `` Systema Naturae '' . `` Anas '' is the Latin word for a duck . The genus formerly included additional species . In 2009 a large molecular phylogentic study was published that compared mitochondrial DNA sequences from ducks , geese and swans in the family Anatidae . The results confirmed some of the conclusions of earlier smaller studies and indicated that the genus as then defined was non-monophyletic . Based on the results of this study , `` Anas '' was split into four proposed monophyletic genera with five species including the wigeons transferred to the resurrected genus `` Mareca '' , ten species including the shovelers and some teals transferred to the resurrected genus `` Spatula '' and the Baikal teal placed in the monotypic genus `` Sibirionetta '' . Phylogeny . Cladogram based on the analysis of Gonzalez and colleagues published in 2009 . Fossil record . Highly problematic , albeit in a theoretical sense , is the placement of the moa-nalos . These are in may be derived from a common ancestor of the Pacific black duck , the Laysan duck , and the mallard , and an unknown amount of other lineages . Phylogenetically , they may even form a clade within the traditional genus `` Anas '' . However , as opposed to these species – which are well representative of dabbling ducks in general – the moa-nalos are the most radical departure from the anseriform bauplan known to science . This illustrates that in a truly evolutionary sense , a strictly phylogenetic taxonomy may be difficult to apply .
Muslim Bandhmati . The Bandhmati are a Muslim community found in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India . Origin . The Muslim Bandhmati are Muslim converts from the Hindu Bandhmati caste . In Hindi , the word `` bandhmati '' literally means a manufacturer of ropes . The exact circumstances to their conversion to Islam are unclear , with a number of differing traditions . One relate to conversion at the hand of the Sufi preacher Syed Salar Masud , who is buried in Bahraich . The community is concentrated in Saharanpur District , and also found in the other districts of the Doab region of western Uttar Pradesh . They speak Urdu among themselves , and Hindi with outsiders . Present circumstances . The Bandhmati are sub-divided into three endogamous groups , the Bhishti , Faqir and Karach . Historically these three groups were strictly endogamous , but this is no longer the case . Like other Muslim communities of the Doab , they are undergoing a process of Islamization , and this has led to the abandonment of clan exogamy . Marriages now occur within close kin , and they practice both parallel-cousin and cross-cousin marriages . The Bandhmati are Sunni Muslims , although they still incorporate many folk beliefs . Some pre-Islamic Hindu ceremonies survive , such as the mundane ceremony . The traditional occupation of the Bandhmati remains the manufacture of rope . But like other Muslim artisan communities , they have seen a decline in their traditional occupation . Many have taken to raising poultry ; a few are now small-scale farmers . Others have immigrated to towns like Saharanpur , where they are now daily wage labourers . Like other Muslim artisans groupings , they have a caste association , which deals with intra community disputes , and acts as an instrument of social control .
Jiří Král . Jiří Král ( born ) is a Czech male volleyball player . He is part of the Czech Republic men 's national volleyball team . On club level he plays for Beauvais Oise Universite Club .
Nino Muñoz . In 1999 , Muñoz 's received his first professional assignment : shooting a fashion story for British `` Vogue '' with Gisele Bündchen . Muñoz has continued to work with Bündchen throughout his career and has photographed some of Hollywood 's finest such as , Tom Cruise , Hilary Swank , Leonardo DiCaprio , Julianne Moore , Don Cheadle , Adrien Brody , Maggie Gyllenhaal , Sam Rockwell , Jay-Z , Christina Aguilera , Beyoncé , Daniel Craig , and Jake Gyllenhaal . Throughout his career , Muñoz has developed an extensive portfolio of cover stories shooting for global fashion . He is also an photographer , with clients such as Bruno Magli , Lexus , Dune , Colcci , Rosa Cha , Misha , Falabella , Victoria 's Secret , True Religion , Vero Moda , and London Fog . Nino has also worked with major networks including : HBO , The CW , BBC America , NBC , Fox , CBS , Warner Bros. , and Space . In a story on Muñoz called `` Coasting West , '' the photography journal `` PhotoIcon '' wrote : `` The extensive beaches of Southern California and the glitter of Los Angeles was a spiritual homecoming for Nino Muñoz . His experience of New York 's fashion world made the move to photographing the Hollywood celebrity circuit a natural progression—and Nino 's natural charm and warm personality has made him a popular society snapper in Hollywood . '' In 2008 , Muñoz and Bündchen collaborated to celebrate the 30th anniversary of `` American Photo '' magazine . A selection of Muñoz 's photographs were on view in the `` Beauty CULTure '' exhibit at the Annenberg Space for photography in Los Angeles in 2012 . Muñoz has volunteered his time to the non-profit organization the Art of Elysium , and in 2007 , he joined forces with them and French Connection to host an exhibit of his photos , the proceeds of which benefited the Art of Elysium . As of May 2018 , Muñoz is represented by .
Dionysiaca . The `` Dionysiaca '' ( , `` Dionysiaká '' ) is an ancient Greek epic poem and the principal work of Nonnus . It is an epic in 48 books , the longest surviving poem from antiquity at 20,426 lines , composed in Homeric dialect and dactylic hexameters , the main subject of which is the life of Dionysus , his expedition to India , and his triumphant return to the west . Composition . The poem is thought to have been written in the late 4th and/or early 5th century AD . The `` Dionysiaca '' appears to be incomplete , and some scholars believe that a 49th book was being planned when Nonnus stopped work on the poem , although others point out that the number of books in the `` Dionysiaca '' is the same as the 48 books of the `` Iliad '' and `` Odyssey '' combined . It has been conjectured that conversion to Christianity or death caused Nonnus to abandon the poem after some revisions . Editors have pointed out various inconsistencies and the difficulties of Book 39 which appears to be a disjointed series of descriptions , as evidence of the poem 's lack of revision . Others have attributed these problems to copyists or later editors , but most scholars agree on the poem 's incompleteness . Poetic models . The primary models for Nonnus are Homer and the Cyclic poets ; Homeric language , metrics , episodes , and descriptive canons are central to the `` Dionysiaca '' . The influence of Euripides ' `` Bacchae '' is also significant , as is probably the influence of the other tragedians whose Dionysiac plays do not survive . His debt to poets whose work survives only in disjointed fragments is far harder to gauge , but it is likely that he alludes to earlier poets ' treatments of the life of Dionysus , such as the lost poems by Euphorion , Peisander of Laranda 's elaborate encyclopedic mythological poem , Dionysius , and Soteirichus . Reflections of Hesiod 's poetry , especially the `` Catalogue of Women '' , of Pindar , and Callimachus can all be seen in the work of Nonnus . Theocritus ' influence can be detected in Nonnus ' focus on pastoral themes . Finally , Virgil and especially Ovid seem to have influenced Nonnus ' organization of the poem . Influence . Nonnus seems to have been an important influence for the poets of Late Antiquity , especially Musaeus , Colluthus , Christodorus , and Dracontius . Although it is difficult to determine whether Claudian influenced Nonnus or Nonnus influenced Claudian , the two poets have some striking similarities in their treatments of Persephone . Nonnus remained continuously important in the Byzantine world , and his influence can be found in Genesius and Planudes . In the Renaissance , Poliziano popularized him to the West , and Goethe admired him in the 18th century . He was also admired by Thomas Love Peacock in 19th-century England . Metrics and style . The metrics of Nonnus have been widely admired by scholars for the poet 's careful handling of dactylic hexameter and innovation . While Homer has 32 varieties of hexameter lines , Nonnus only employs 9 variations , avoids elision , employs mostly weak caesurae , and follows a variety of euphonic and syllabic rules regarding word placement . It is especially remarkable that Nonnus was so exacting with meter because the quantitative meter of classical poetry was giving way in Nonnus ' time to stressed meter . These metrical restraints encouraged the creation of new compounds , adjectives , and coined words , and Nonnus ' work has some of the greatest variety of coinages in any Greek poem . The poem is notably varied in its organization . Nonnus does not seem to arrange his poem in a linear chronology ; rather , episodes are arranged by a loose chronological order and by topic , much as Ovid 's `` Metamorphoses '' . The poem states as its guiding principle `` poikilia '' , diversity in narrative , form , and organization . The appearance of Proteus , a shapeshifting god , in the proem serves as a metaphor for Nonnus ' varied style . Nonnus employs the style of the epyllion for many of his narrative sections , such as his treatment of Ampelus in 10–11 , Nicaea in 15–16 , and Beroe in 41–43 . These epyllia are inserted into the general narrative framework and are some of the highlights of the poem . Nonnus also employs `` synkrisis '' , comparison , throughout his poem , most notably in the comparison of Dionysus and other heroes in Book 25 . The complexity of organization and the richness of the language have caused the style of the poem to be termed Nonnian `` Baroque . '' Critical responses to the `` Dionysiaca '' . The size of Nonnus ' poem and its late date between Imperial and Byzantine literature have caused the `` Dionysiaca '' to receive relatively little attention from scholars . The contributor to the `` Encyclopædia Britannica '' ( 8th edition , 1888 ) , noting the poem 's `` vast and formless luxuriance , its beautiful but artificial versification , its delineation of action and passion to the entire neglect of character , '' remarked , `` His chief merit consists in the systematic perfection to which he brought the Homeric hexameter . But the very correctness of the versification renders it monotonous . His influence on the vocabulary of his successors was likewise very considerable , '' expressing the 19th-century attitude to this poem as a pretty , artificial , and disorganized collection of stories . As with many other late classical poets , newer scholarship has avoided the value-laden judgments of 19th-century scholars and attempted to reassess and rehabilitate Nonnus ' works . There are two main focuses of Nonnian scholarship today : mythology and structure . Nonnus ' compendious accounts of Dionysiac legend and his use of variant traditions and lost sources have encouraged scholars to use him as a channel to recover lost Hellenistic poetry and mythic traditions . The edition of Nonnus in the Loeb Classical Library includes a `` mythological introduction '' which charts the `` decline '' of Dionysiac mythology in the poem and implies that the work 's only value is as a repository of lost mythology . Nonnus remains an important source of mythology and information to those researching classical religion , Hellenistic poetry , and Late Antiquity . Recently , however , scholars have focused more positively on Nonnus ' use of mythology within the poem as a way of talking about contemporary events , as a way of playing with generic conventions , and as a way of engaging with predecessors intertextually , leading to an encouraging reassessment of his poetic and narrative style . The unconventional structure of the `` Dionysiaca '' encouraged harsh criticism of the poem in scholarship . Robert Shorrock and Francois Vian have been at the forefront of reexamining the structure of the poem . Earlier scholars have looked to elaborate ring composition , a prophetic astrological program in the tablets of Harmonia , rhetorical encomium , or epyllion as structural concepts behind the poem to make sense of the unconventional narrative . Others have felt that the style of the poem relies on dissonant juxtaposition for effect , using the so-called `` jeweled style '' of detailed narrative cameoes within a loose structure akin to Late Antique mosaics . Vian has proposed looking at the poem 's encyclopedic content as paralleling the full range of the Homeric cycle poetry . Shorrock 's contention is that the `` Dionysiaca '' employs a variety of narrative organizational principles and viewpoints , attempts to narrate all of classical mythology through the myths of Dionysus , and uses allegory and allusion to challenge his readers to draw meaning from his unconventional epic . Contents . - The poem opens with the poet 's invocation of the muses , his address to Proteus , and his commitment to sing the various episodes of Dionysus ' life in a varied style ( stylistic concept of ( poikilia ) . The narrative starts with the origins of Dionysus : Zeus kidnaps Europa and her father orders Cadmus ( Dionysus ' maternal grandfather ) to search for her . While Zeus is distracted making love to the nymph Plouto , the monster Typhon , following orders of his mother , the Earth , steals Zeus ' weapons ( the thunderbolts ) and tries to dominate the world causing chaos and destruction wherever he goes . Zeus is now making love to Europa , but when he realises the dire situation calls Pan , Eros and Cadmus for help : Pan provides Cadmus with a pastoral disguise and he is supposed to charm Typhon with a pastoral song and Eros ' help , while Zeus recovers his weapons . Typhon is so charmed by Cadmus ' song that he promises him whatever he wants in exchange for it , not understanding that Cadmus is actually singing how he is defeated by Zeus . - Zeus steals the lightning from Typhon and takes Cadmus to a safe place . When Typhon notices the disappearance of Cadmus and of Zeus ' weapons , he attacks the cosmos with all his poisons and the help of his animals . Chaos and destruction follow . During the night Zeus is encouraged to fight by Victory itself ( Nike ) . The following morning Typhon challenges Zeus into combat and is defeated and killed by him after a long battle that affects the whole cosmos . While the earth repairs itself , Zeus promises to Cadmus the hand of Harmonia , daughter of Ares and Aphrodite , and bids him to found Thebes . - Cadmus ' ship wanders the sea and stops at Samothrace , where Harmonia lives with her step-mother Electra and her step-brother Emathion . Joining them at their beautiful palace , he tells Electra of his lineage . Hermes bids Electra give her daughter Harmonia to be Cadmus ' bride without a dowry . - Harmonia refuses to marry Cadmus because of his poverty , but Aphrodite takes the shape of Peisinoe , a girl of the neighbourhood , and produces a full encomium of Cadmus ' beauty to convince her . Harmonia willingly leaves Samothrace with Cadmus who sails with her to Greece . Cadmus consults the oracle at Delphi and is told to follow a cow until she collapses and found there Thebes . There he slays Ares ' dragon ( thus attracting the god 's anger onto himself ) , sows its teeth , and reaps the crop of sown-men . - Cadmus then founds Thebes , dedicating its seven doors to seven gods and planets . The gods attend to his wedding with Harmonia and enrich them with their gifts , of which the necklace given to her by Aphrodite receives particular attention . They have four daughters ( Autonoe , Agaue , Ino and Semele ) and a son ( Polydorus ) . Cadmus gives Autonoe 's hand to Aristaeus , well known as an inventor . They have a son , Actaeon , who becomes a passionate hunter . One day he sees Artemis bathing naked in a spring and is punished for it with his transformation into a stag which is then devoured by his dogs . Autonoe and Aristaeus search for his body but can only find it when the ghost of Actaeon appears to his father and tells him to find the bones of a stag and bury them . Agaue marries Echion and bears Pentheus to him . Ino marries Athamas , but Semele is reserved for Zeus , who is resenting the death of the first Dionysus ( Zagreus ) , whom he had engendered with Persephone . Beginning of the story of Persephone : all the gods of the Olympus are madly in love with her . - Demeter , upset by Zeus ' attention goes to Astraeus , god of prophecy , who casts Persephone 's horoscope which tells of her imminent rape by Zeus . Demeter conceals Persephone in a cave , but Zeus sleeps with her in the form of a snake and she bears Zagreus . At Hera 's bidding the Titans kill Zagreus and chop him . In anger , Zeus floods the world , causing havoc to the pastoral deities and the rivers . - Life on earth is miserable . Aion , god of time , begs Zeus to ease mortal life . Zeus predicts that the birth of Dionysus will change everything . Eros makes Zeus fall in love with Semele . The girl wakes up after a horrible nightmare predicting her death , consumed by the thunderbolt , and is told to sacrifice to Zeus to avert the omen . Spattered by the victim 's blood she bathes naked in a river nearby , where Zeus spots her beauty and falls madly in love with her . That night Zeus joins Semele in her bed and metamorphoses into different animals during the courtship . Semele becomes pregnant with Dionysus . Envy tells Hera of the deed and she disguises herself as an old woman the young girl trusts and tricks her into asking to see Zeus armed in full power with the lightning . She does and Zeus can not say no to her . The fires of thunder burn Semele alive and Zeus immortalizes her . Zeus rescues Dionysus from the fire and sews him into his thigh until he is ready to be born . Hermes receives baby Dionysus after birth and carries him to the daughters of Lamos , river nymphs , until Hera drives them mad . Hermes then gives the boy to Ino and she places him under the care of her attendant Mystis , who teaches him the rites of the mysteries . Hera finds out the whereabouts of Dionysus , but Hermes reaches him before she does and transfers him to the care of Rhea . Dionysus grows up in the mountains of Lydia where he learns to hunt and to dominate beasts . His early pursuits make his mother Semele proud . In the meantime a mad Ino wanders in the hills until Apollo takes pity on her and restores her sanity . Ino 's household mourns for her disappearance , while his husband Athamas marries Themisto . Themisto goes mad and kills her son . Athamas goes mad too and slaughters his son Learchos . Ino arrives when he is about to kill their son Melicertes whom she saves by jumping into the sea , becoming divinized . Meanwhile , Dionysus has become a teenager and lives in Lydia with a court of Satyrs . He falls in love for the first time with one of them , Ampelus ( Vine ) . His passion for the boy is only spoiled by the knowledge that he will soon die , just as all the young lovers of the gods do . Dionysus and Ampelos indulge in a series of sports contests , the god allowing the boy to win . Dionysus organizes a swimming contest and allows Ampelus to win . Ampelus is elated by his success and dresses up as a Bacchante as a form of celebration . Dionysus warns the boy to stay close to him , just in case a deity is jealous of their happiness and tries to kill him . A portent tells Dionysus that Ampelus will die and become a vine . Ate ( Delusion ) makes Ampelus jealous reminding him that Dionysus and the gods usually give their friends a special present , a special mount , and suggests that he should make a bull his own . Deluded , Ampelus rides a bull and provokes Selene by saying that he is a better bull-rider than her . Selene sends a gadfly to sting the bull . The animal starts kicking and Ampelus falls on his head on the ground . A satyr brings Dionysus the ill news . Dionysus prepares the body for the funeral and makes a long lament . Eros tries to console and distract him with the story of Calamos and Carpos , two handsome youngsters who were in love with each other . During a swimming contest Carpos drowns and Calamos , incapable of living without him , commits suicide . Calamos becomes the reeds of the river and Carpos the fruit of the earth . Dionysus is comforted with the story but mourning does not leave him . In the meantime the Seasons visit the house of Helios , the Sun . Autumn enquires when the vine will appear on earth and become her personal attribute . Description of the tablets of Phanes , on which all the oracles of the future are engraved . Prediction of the metamorphosis of Ampelus into a vine . In the meantime , Dionysus mourns for Ampelus . Ampelus is transformed into the vine and Dionysus makes wine for the first time , reflecting on how Ampelus has escaped death . Dionysus adopts the vine as his personal attribute and claims to be superior to the other gods , because no other plant is so beautiful and provides so much merriment to humankind . Insertion of a second legend on the origins of the vine : it was growing wild and unknown of until Dionysus saw a snake suckling the juice from the grapes ; Dionysus and his satyrs build the first wine press , make wine for the first time and have the first feast of the harvest , completely inebriated . Zeus sends Iris to the halls of Rhea , ordering Dionysus to make a war against the impious Indians if he wants to join the gods on Olympus . Rhea gathers the troops for Dionysus . Catalogue of heroic troops including seven contingents from Greece and seven peripheral contingents . Catalogue of semi-divine troops , also gathered by Rhea for Dionysus . Dionysus sets his army in motion until they encounter the first Indian contingent , led by Astraeis . Hera deludes Astraeis to go to battle against the Bacchic troops . Maenads and satyrs massacre the Indian troops until Dionysus takes pity of them and turns the waters of the neighbouring lake Astacid . The Indians try wine for the first time . The Indians become drunk , fall asleep and are bound by the Dionysiac troops . Story of the virgin nymph Nicaea , who lives near the lake Astacid , enjoys hunting and refuses to behave like a woman . The shepherd Hymnus ( a personification of the pastoral song ) falls in love with her and courts her . Nicaea refuses even to listen to him and the boy becomes so desperate that he even asks her to kill him ( a frequent line in the speeches of unrequited lovers ) . Nicaea takes the line literally and shoots him dead . The nature and its gods lament the dead shepherd and call for revenge . Eros inspires in Dionysus a mad desire for Nicaea . Dionysus woos her and offers her a number of gifts , which she despises . After a day hunting , Nicaea drinks from a river whose waters are turned into wine , following Dionysus ' earlier intervention in the first battle against the Indians . Inebriated , Nicaea falls asleep and is raped by the god as a punishment for killing Hymnus . Dionysus abandons her and when she wakes up she realises that she has been raped . She tries to find her rapist but soon she realises that she is pregnant and gives birth to Telete ( 'Initiation ' ) . Dionysus founds the city of Nicaea , as a double commemoration of the namesake nymph and of his first battle against the Indians . Dionysus travels through the east and is entertained by a shepherd , Brongus , in a country fashion . In thanks for his hospitality , Dionysus gives him some wine and teaches him how to grow and harvest the vine . Astraeis informs Orontes , son-in-law of the Indian king Deriades , of the defeat of the Indian army and the ruse of the waters turned into wine . Orontes is furious and harangues his troops not to fear the effeminate Dionysus and his army of women . The Indians charge in and at first seem to win , but Dionysus screams like nine thousand men and detains them . Orontes and Dionysus engage in single combat : a tap of a vine cluster on Orontes ' chest is enough to split his armour . Orontes plunges his sword into his own belly and throws himself into the river nearby , giving it his name ( Orontes river ) . The Bacchic troops massacre the Indians . Astraeis flees . Dionysus arrives in Assyria , where the king Staphylus ( `` Cluster of grapes '' ) , his wife Methe ( `` Drunkenness ) and his son Botrys ( `` Grapes '' ) entertain him in their marvelous palace in a drunken celebration . During his night with them he dreams that the wild king Lycurgus attacks him like a lion attacks a deer . The next morning Staphylus gives Dionysus splendid presents and encourages him to fight . While Dionysus is busy filling Assyria with his vine , Staphylus suddenly dies and his palace is filled with mourning voices . Dionysus returns to the palace only to find his friend dead . Dionysus consoles Methe and Botrys giving them wine and hosts the funeral games for Staphylus , with contests of singing and pantomime . The end of the games brings the mourning to an end . In a dream , Eris drives Dionysus to war . Methe , Botrys and their servant Pithos ( `` Wine-jar '' ) join the Bacchic forces . They arrive in Arabia , where king Lycurgus has been stirred to fight by Hera . At the same time Hera deludes Dionysus with a false dream , in which Hermes counsels Dionysus to approach Lycurgus peaceably and without weapons . Lycurgus attacks Dionysus and the Bacchantes with a massive pole-axe . Dionysus jumps into the sea where he is entertained and consoled by Nereus . In his warlike paroxysm Lycurgus even attacks the sea and provokes the gods . Lycurgus attacks the Bacchantes a second time , in particular Ambrosia who is metamorphosed into a vine and suffocates Lycurgus with its shoots , while the Bacchantes throng to kill him . Poseidon causes an earthquake , but Hera saves him temporarily until Zeus punishes him turning him into a blind wanderer . While Dionysus is entertained in the halls of Nereus , the Bacchic army is dispirited . The satyr Pherespondos arrives at the court of the Indian king Deriades and gives him Dionysus ' message : he should accept the cult of the vine or face him in battle . Deriades , a son of the river ( Jhelum River ) dismisses Dionysus ' offer of peace . Dionysus leaves the bottom of the sea , joins his troops and prepares for battle . The Bacchic troops arrive at the river Hydaspes , where the trees and animals receive Dionysus with joy . The Indians see the miracles performed by Dionysus and are tempted to surrender , but Hera deceives their leader Thureus . The Indians try to ambush the Bacchic troops but a nymph warns Dionysus of the impending peril . In the battle Oeagrus , Aeacus , and Erectheus all distinguish themselves . Dionysus and Aeacus fight the Indians in the river , where most of them drown . Hera encourages the Hydaspes to drown the Bacchic troops as they cross the river . The Bacchic army starts to cross the Hydaspes using strange means of navigation . The Hydaspes is upset because his waters are fouled with blood and dead bodies and because of how easily the Bacchic troops cross it . He tries to drown them in a flood . Dionysus responds angrily to the threat and sets the river banks on fire . The survival of the vegetation , fish and river nymphs is under threat . Hydaspes asks Tethys to help him . Zeus and Hera stay the anger of the contenders . Hydaspes surrenders and Dionysus draws back his torch . The Bacchic army finishes crossing the river only to find that Deriades has placed his troops on the other bank of the river . The gods come down from the Olympus to save their protégés and the army settles in the hills nearby . Thureus tells the Indian king Deriades of what has happened . The news of the defeat reaches the Indian people and their morale deteriorates . In the forest , the Bacchic troops celebrate their victory . Leucus sings the story of Aphrodite 's weaving contest with Athena and her defeat . The poet invokes the Muse in his second proem , saying that in emulation of Homer he will skip over the first six years of the war . Comparison of Dionysus ' deeds with those of Perseus , Minos , and Heracles , concluding that Dionysus is better than the heroes . Return to the main narrative : the Ganges , Deriades and the Indian people are scared by a number of Bacchic miracles . Dionysus is angry because Hera is delaying his victory . Rhea sends Attis to visit Dionysus and give him a shield that will protect him in battle and promises that he will conquer the city of the Indians in the seventh year of the war . Description of the shield , covered with constellations and adorned with a number of scenes : foundation of Thebes , Ganymede and Zeus and the Lydian myth of Tylos . Athena drives Deriades to gather his allies . Catalogue of Indian troops : fourteen contingents from the Indus valley and the eastern areas of the Median empire . Descriptions rich in ethnographic material . Deriades exhorts his troops to attack Dionysus near the mouth of the Indus . Dionysus places his battalions carefully and harangues his troops . In the meantime , in the Olympus , Zeus encourages Apollo and Athena to join their brother Dionysus and also addresses the gods who back the Indian side ( Hera and Hephaestus ) . The battle rages . Exploits and deaths of Phaleneus , Dexiochus and Clytios . Exploits of Corymbasos . Strange deaths in battle . Exploits of the Cyclopes and Korybantes . Exploits of Dionysus ' lover , Hymenaeus , who is wounded by an Indian arrow and healed by Dionysus . Exploits of the Dionysiac troops , especially Aristeus , the Kabeiri and the Korybantes . Offensive of the Bacchantes , wounded by the Indians and healed by Dionysus . The battle comes to a halt with the arrival of night . Rhea sends Ares a deceitful dream : he should abandon the battle because Hephaestus is about to seduce Aphrodite . Ares leaves at once . Exploits of Morrheus , Deriades ' son-in-law . Tectaphus is slain by Eurymedon ( one of the Cabiri , children of Hephaestus and Cabiro ) . Hera encourages Deriades to fight and Dionysus is about to flee , but Athena stops him . Dionysus goes back to battle and massacres the Indian troops . Hera goes to Persephone and tricks her into lending her the services of a Fury , Megaira , whom she instructs to madden Dionysus . Hera also instructs Iris to persuade Hypnus to cause Zeus to sleep , promising him the hand of Pasithea . Hera borrows Aphrodite 's girdle , the cestus , in order to seduce Zeus . Hera charms Zeus with the girdle , they make love , and while Zeus sleeps Megaira drives Dionysus mad . In the absence of Dionysus , Deriades and Morrheus rout the Bacchantes . The Bacchic army panics . A Grace tells Aphrodite about Dionysus ' madness and of how Morrheus is pursuing the Bacchante Chalcomede . Aphrodite sends Aglaia to fetch Eros , who is playing kottabos with Hymenaeus . In exchange for a chaplet made by Hephaestus , Eros agrees to cause Morrheus to fall in love with Chalcomede . Shaken by lovesickness Morrheus loses interest in battle and pursues Chalcomede , who makes him think that she reciprocates his feelings . Morrheus ' lovesickness becomes more acute during the night . Chalcomede fears for her virginity but is comforted by Thetis , who asks her to delude Morrheus and promises that a serpent will protect her virginity . Morrheus wanders on his own during the night and his servant Hyssacos recognises the signs of love and comforts him . Beginning of a new day : Morrheus nourishes his hope of love , while the Bacchic troops are completely dispirited in the absence of Dionysus . Morrheus attacks the Bacchantes and takes some captives as a gift for Deriades , who sends them to be tortured and killed in various ways . Chalcomede lures Morrheus out of the battle . Deriades drives the Bacchantes inside the city walls . The Indians slay the Bacchantes in the city . Chalcomede lures Morrheus away from the battle making him believe that she is in love with him . When he is about to rape her the serpent that protects her virginity attacks him . In the meantime Hermes lets the Bacchantes out of the city . Zeus awakens and forces Hera to cure Dionysus ' madness by breastfeeding him ( a sign of adoption ) and anointing him with ambrosia . Dionysus rejoins his army . Confrontation of pro-Dionysiac and pro-Indian divinities in the Olympus : Athena defeats Ares , Hera defeats Artemis , Apollo confronts Poseidon , but Hermes pacifies them . On earth , Deriades harangues his troops and charges with his elephants . After a series of combats and descriptions of carnage , Deriades fights one-on-one with Dionysus : Dionysus eludes him adopting different shapes , imprisons him with the tendrils of a vine and finally releases him . Dionysus orders the Rhadamanes to build a fleet for him . Deriades presides the Indian assembly , in which he harangues his troops for the sea-battle . The two armies sign a truce to bury the dead . Dionysus builds the pyre for Opheltes and celebrates funeral games , including a chariot race , pugilism , wrestling , foot race , discus , archery and javelin throw . Two omens foretell Dionysus ' victory , first a solar eclipse and then an eagle ( i.e . Dionysus ) throwing a serpent ( i.e . Deriades ) to the river . The first of them is interpreted by the seer Idmon , the second by Hermes , who tells at length the story of Phaethon from his genealogy to his death and catasterism . The sea-battle begins on the arrival of Dionysus ' brand-new fleet . Deriades and Dionysus harangue their troops , and Aeacus and Erechtheus ask the gods for help . The narrative of the battle is dominated by descriptions of carnage until the Indians are routed by a burning ship sent into their line . Deriades flees . Deriades returns to battle and is confronted by Dionysus who grazes him with his thyrsus and forces him to jump into the river Hydaspes , calling the war to an end . Deriades ' wife ( Orsiboe ) and daughters ( Cheirobie and Protonoe ) mourn him . Dionysus buries the dead , celebrates his victory and distributes spoils . Modaeus is appointed as governor of India . Dionysus travels to Tyre , admires the city , and hears the story of its founding from Heracles . This book describes the mythical history of the city of Beroe ( Beirut ) . The poet tells the story of the nymph Beroe , daughter of Aphrodite . He describes her birth and her maturation . Aphrodite goes to Harmonia to find out the destiny of Beirut , and she prophesies its future prosperity in the Roman Empire under Augustus . Dionysus and Poseidon both fall in love with Beroe . Dionysus pursues her through the forests in love , meeting with Pan , and wooing the nymph with demonstrations of his abilities . Dionysus and Poseidon decide to fight over the girl . The army of Poseidon 's sea gods and the army of Dionysus battle each other . Zeus gives Beroe 's hand to Poseidon who consoles Dionysus . Dionysus arrives at Thebes and Pentheus refuses his rites and arrests Dionysus . The Furies attack Pentheus ' palace and Agave and her sisters are driven mad . Teiresias and Cadmus try to propitiate Dionysus but Pentheus attacks the god who tells him the story of the Tyrsenian pirates . Pentheus imprisons Dionysus , but the god destroys the palace and escapes . Dionysus tricks Pentheus into spying on his mother and her sisters in their frenzy and is killed by them . The thiasus arrives at Athens and the city rejoices . Dionysus teaches Icarius viticulture , and the farmer gives his neighbors wine . When they are drunk they kill Icarius . His daughter Erigone , informed by a dream , finds her dead father and hangs herself , but is then made into a constellation by Zeus . Ariadne bewails her abandonment by Theseus and Dionysus weds her . Dionysus drives the women of Argos to kill their children for refusing his rites . Perseus is incited by Hera to attack the Bacchantes and turns Ariadne into stone after which the Argives accept the rites of Dionysus on Hermes ' demand . Hera prays to Gaia , who stirs her sons the Giants to fight Dionysus and they are slain . Dionysus wrestles with the daughter of King Sithon to win her hand and then slays the king when he wins . Dionysus goes to Asia Minor where he meets the nymph Aura . Aura vies with Artemis in a beauty contest , and Artemis , in spite , has Nemesis make Dionysus fall in love with Aura and pursue her . Ariadne appears to Dionysus in a dream and complains that he has forgotten her . Dionysus rapes Aura as she sleeps ; when she awakes she goes mad and slaughters shepherds and destroys a shrine of Aphrodite . Artemis mocks the pregnant Aura as Nicaea helps her give birth to the twins after whom Mt . Dindymon is named . Aura tries to get a lion to eat the children , but they are saved and she is transformed into a spring . One of the children , Iacchus is given to Athena , Ariadne 's crown is made a constellation , and Dionysus is enthroned on Olympus .
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Index of psychology articles . Psychology ( from psykhē `` breath , spirit , soul '' ; and , `` -logia '' `` study of '' ) is an academic and applied discipline involving the scientific study of human mental functions and behavior . Occasionally , in addition or opposition to employing the scientific method , it also relies on symbolic interpretation and critical analysis , although these traditions have tended to be less pronounced than in other social sciences , such as sociology . Psychologists study phenomena such as perception , cognition , emotion , personality , behavior , and interpersonal relationships . Some , especially depth psychologists , also study the unconscious mind . __NOTOC__ A. A-not-B error - Abnormal psychology - Acceptance and commitment therapy - Acting out - Action research - Active intellect - Active learning - Activity theory - Actor-observer bias - Adaptive behavior - Adjustment disorder - Adolescent psychology - Advanced Placement Psychology - Affect ( psychology ) - Affect display - Affectional bond - Affectional orientation - Affective forecasting - Affective science - Affirming the consequent - Afterburn ( psychotherapy ) - Age regression - AIDS dementia complex - Alter ego - Altered state of consciousness - Alzheimer 's disease - American Psychological Association - `` The American Psychologist '' - Anal retentive - Anal stage - Analytical psychology - Anamnesis ( philosophy ) - Anima and animus - Animal hoarding - Anomic aphasia - Anorexia nervosa - Anterograde amnesia - Anticipation ( emotion ) - Anti-social behaviour - Anxiety disorder - Applied behavior analysis - Applied psychology - Approach-avoidance conflict - Archetypal psychology - Artificial demand - Artisan temperament - Asian psychology - Asperger syndrome - Association ( psychology ) - Attachment theory - Attachment disorder - Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder - Attention seeking - Attention span - Attitude ( psychology ) - Attribution ( psychology ) - Attribution theory - Attributional bias - Atypical depression - Auditory processing disorder - Audience effect - Aura - Australasian Society for Experimental Psychology - Australian Psychological Society - Authoritarian personality - Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule - Autism spectrum - Autoassociative memory - Automatic behavior - Availability heuristic - Aversion therapy - Avoidant personality disorder - B. Backward inhibition - Barnes Akathisia Scale - Barnes maze - Beck 's cognitive triad - Behavior modification - Behavior modification facility - Behavioral communication - Behavioral economics - Behavioral engineering - Behavioral medicine - Behavioral neurology - Behavioral neuroscience - Behavioral theories of depression - Behaviour therapy - Behavioural despair test - Behavioural genetics - Behavioural sciences - Beyond the Pleasure Principle - Bias disorder - Bicameralism ( psychology ) - Bidirectional associative memory - Binge drinking - Binge eating - Bioenergetic analysis - Biological psychology - Bipolar disorder - Bipolar I disorder - Bipolar II disorder - Block design test - Blood-injection-injury type phobia - Blunted affect - Body dysmorphic disorder - Body image - Body language - Body psychotherapy - Borderline intellectual functioning - Borderline personality disorder - Borromean clinic - Brief psychotherapy - Brief reactive psychosis - British Journal of Social Psychology - British Psychological Society - Bulimia nervosa - Burn Syndrome - Burnout ( psychology ) - Bystander effect C. California Psychological Inventory - California School of Professional Psychology - Canadian Psychological Association - Cannon-Bard theory - Care perspective - Cassandra ( metaphor ) - Castration anxiety - Catatonic schizophrenia - Center for Evolutionary Psychology - Character orientation - Character structure - Chemical imbalance - Child ( archetype ) - Child abuse - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services - Child development - Child directed speech - Child sexual abuse - Childhood disintegrative disorder - Chinese Classification of Mental Disorders - Chunking ( psychology ) - Cinderella complex - Cinderella effect - Circadian rhythm - Circadian rhythm sleep disorder - Classical Adlerian psychology - Classical Adlerian psychotherapy - Classical conditioning - Clinical psychology - Closure ( psychology ) - Cognitive behavioral therapy - Cognitive bias - Cognitive development - Cognitive dimensions of notations - Cognitive disorder - Cognitive dissonance - Cognitive distortion - Cognitive elite - Cognitive interventions - Cognitive load - Cognitive map - Cognitive neuropsychology - Cognitive psychology - Cognitive restructuring - Cognitive revolution - Cognitive science - Cognitive shift - Cognitive slippage - Cognitive space - Cognitive specialization - Cognitive style - Cognitive test - Cognitive therapy - Cognitivism ( psychology ) - Cohort effect - Collective consciousness - Collective identity - Collective intelligence - Collective unconscious - Color agnosia - Color psychology - Combat stress reaction - Communication disorder - Communication sciences - Community mental health service - Community psychology - Comparative psychology - Compensation ( psychology ) - Complex ( psychology ) - Complex post-traumatic stress disorder - Compliance ( psychology ) - Compulsive behavior - Computational theory of mind - Conceptual blending - Concrete operational stage - Concurrent validity - Conditioning , operant - Conduct disorder - Confirmation bias - Congenital disorder - Conservation ( psychology ) - Contact hypothesis - Content validity - Continuous reinforcement - Control freak - Control theory - Convergent and divergent production - Convergent thinking - Conversion disorder - Coordination disorder , developmental - Coping ( psychology ) - Coping skill - Cotard delusion - Counseling psychology - Creative problem solving - Criminal psychology - Critical period - Critical psychology - Critical thinking - Cross-sectional study - Crowd manipulation - Crowd psychology - Cue-dependent forgetting - Cultivation theory - Cultural dimensions - Cultural identity - Cultural psychology - Culture shock - Cyclopean image - D. Da Costa 's syndrome - Dead inside ( concept ) - Death drive - Decay theory - Decision theory - Declarative learning - Declarative memory - Deconstruction therapy - Deep trance identification - Defence mechanism - Déjà vu - Delay reduction hypothesis - Delayed sleep phase syndrome - Delusion and Dream in Jensen 's Gradiva - Delusional disorder - Demand ( psychoanalysis ) - Demand characteristics - Dementia praecox - Dental fear - Dependency need - Dependent personality disorder - Depersonalization disorder - Depressive Disorder Not Otherwise Specified - Depressive personality disorder - Depressive position - Depressive realism - Depth psychology - Dereistic thinking - Desensitization ( psychology ) - Design thinking - Designated patient - Desire ( psychoanalysis ) - detachment ( philosophy ) - Detection theory - Deterrence ( psychology ) - Developmental coordination disorder - Developmental disorder - Developmental lines - Developmental profile - Developmental psychology - Developmental stage theories - Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders - Dialectical behavior therapy - Dialogical self - Diathesis–stress model - Dichotic listening - Differential psychology - Diogenes syndrome - Discursive psychology - Disinhibited attachment disorder - Disintegrative disorder - Disorder of written expression - Disorganized schizophrenia - Displacement ( psychology ) - Dissocial personality disorder - Dissociation - Dissociative amnesia - Dissociative disorder - Dissociative fugue - Dissociative identity disorder - Distancing language - Distressed personality type - Distributed cognition - Divergent thinking - Doctor of Psychology - Dominance and submission - Door-in-the-face technique - Double bind - Double depression - Dream dictionary - Dream interpretation - Dream journal - Dream transference - Drive Theory - Dual-coding theory - Dual diagnosis - Dump job - Dysfunctional family - E. Early childhood education - Early intervention in psychosis - Eating disorder - Ecological psychology - Educational organization - Educational psychology - Edwards Personal Preference Schedule - Ego - Ego ideal - Ego psychology - Ego reduction - Egocentric predicament - Ego-dystonic sexual orientation - Elective mutism - Electra complex - EMDR Institute - Emotion and memory - Emotional age - Emotional blackmail - Emotional conflict - Emotional contagion - Emotional dysregulation - Emotional expression - Emotional insecurity - Emotional intelligence - Emotional isolation - Emotional labor - Emotional reasoning - Empathic distress - Empathy gap - Empty-chair technique - Encoding ( memory ) - Encounter group - Endogenous depression - Energy psychology - Engram - Environmental psychology - Epiphany ( feeling ) - Equity theory - Erikson 's stages of psychosocial development - Ethics and evolutionary psychology - European Association for Psychotherapy - Evolutionary developmental psychology - Evolutionary educational psychology - Evolutionary Principle - Evolutionary psychology - Executive functions - Existential therapy - Experimental group - Experimental method - Experimental neurosis - Experimental psychology - Experimental Psychology Society - Experimenter 's bias - Explicit memory - Exposure and response prevention - Expressed emotion - Expressive language disorder - External validity - Extraversion and introversion - Eysenck Personality Questionnaire F. F-scale - Face perception - Face validity - Facial expression - Factitious disorder - Factorial ANOVA - Faculty psychology - False awakening - Family therapy - Fantasy ( psychology ) - Fast mapping - Fear of flying - Feature integration theory - Feedback loop - Female sexual arousal disorder - Feral child - Fetal alcohol syndrome - `` The Fifth Discipline '' - Fight-or-flight response - Fixation ( psychology ) - Flashback ( psychology ) - Flashbulb memory - Flooding ( psychology ) - Flow ( psychology ) - Flowerpot technique - Fluid and crystallized intelligence - Folie à deux - Folk psychology - Fooled by Randomness - Foot-in-the-door technique - Forensic psychology - Formal operational stage - Foundations of Cyclopean Perception - Four discourses - Four stages of competence - Fragile X syndrome - Free association ( psychology ) - Free-floating anxiety - Free-running sleep - Functional autonomy - Functional disorder - Functional psychology - Functional symptom - Fundamental attribution error - Fundamental Interpersonal Relations Orientation G. Ganser syndrome - Gender identity - Gender identity disorder - Gender narcissism - Gender role - General adaptation syndrome - General intelligence factor - Generalized anxiety disorder - Genetic predisposition - Genie ( feral child ) - Genital stage - Geon ( psychology ) - Geschwind–Galaburda hypothesis - Gestalt psychology - Gestalt theoretical psychotherapy - Gestalt therapy - Global aphasia - God helmet - Grand mal epilepsy - Grandiose delusions - Graz School - Grounding ( punishment ) - Group attribution error - Group Dynamics ( Myers-Briggs ) - Group dynamics - Group intelligence - Group polarization - Group psychotherapy - Group-serving bias - Group synergy - Guilt - Guilty but mentally ill - H. Habit ( psychology ) - Hair pulling - Halo effect - Hamilton Depression Rating Scale - Hawthorne effect - Healing temple - Health and Human Services - Health psychology - Heffter Research Institute - Hidden observer - Hierarchy of needs - High IQ society - Highway hypnosis - History of psychology - Histrionic personality disorder - Holland Codes - Homosexual panic - Hopfield net - Host ( psychology ) - How the Mind Works - Human behavior - Human bonding - Human computer interaction - Human Givens - Humanistic psychology - Hyperactivity disorder - Hyperkinetic disorder - Hypertensive crisis - Hypoactive sexual desire disorder - Hypomanic episode - Hysterical neurosis - I. 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Haunted ( Six Feet Under album ) . `` Haunted '' is Six Feet Under 's debut album . It was released on Metal Blade in 1995 , after Chris Barnes ' departure from Cannibal Corpse . Track listing . All Songs Written By Chris Barnes & Allen West . Album art . The picture used for the album art is from the cover of the movie 'The Haunting of Morella ' .
Mykola Fomin . Mykola Vasylyovych Fomin ( born in 1909 in Kharkiv ; died in 1974 in Kharkiv ) was a Soviet football player . He was a brother to Volodymyr and Kostiantyn Fomins . International career . Fomin played his only game for USSR on July 30 , 1933 in a friendly against Turkey .
Frederick Richard West . Frederick Richard West ( 1799 – 1 May 1862 ) was a British Tory MP for Denbigh Boroughs and East Grinstead . He was a member of the Canterbury Association . Early life . West was born in 1799 in Hanover Square , London . He was the third son of Frederick West ( 1767–1852 ) and Maria Myddleton . He attended Eton and Christ Church , Oxford , from where he left in 1818 without a degree . Political career . West was an MP for Denbigh Boroughs from 1826 to 1830 , for East Grinstead from 1830 to 1832 , and again Denbigh Boroughs again from 1847 to 1857 . He was a member of the Canterbury Association from 7 May 1850 . Family . His first marriage was on 14 November 1820 to Lady Georgiana Stanhope . Her parents were Philip Stanhope , 5th Earl of Chesterfield ( 1755–1815 ) and Henrietta , the third daughter of Thomas Thynne , 1st Marquess of Bath . His second marriage was in 1827 to Theresa John Cornwallis Whitby , the only daughter of Captain John Whitby RN , and Mary Anna Theresa Symonds . A son from the second marriage was William Cornwallis-West , who later became an MP for West Denbighshire .
2013 Coupe de France Final . The 2013 Coupe de France Final was the 95th final of France 's most prestigious football cup competition . The final took place on 31 May 2013 at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis and was contested between Bordeaux and Evian . The winner of the Coupe de France was guaranteed a place in the group stage of the UEFA Europa League with the club 's appearance being dependent on whether it qualifies for the 2013–14 UEFA Champions League . The final was broadcast live on France 2 . Evian TG reached the final for the first time in their history . Bordeaux won their fourth Coupe de France , and first since 1987 , after a 3-2 victory against Évian . Summary . Bordeaux opened the scoring in the 39th minute when Diabaté went around Evian goalkeeper Bertrand Laquait to slot home . Bordeaux were awarded a penalty a minute into the second half when Diabate was brought down , but Laquait saved the spot kick with a one-handed stop down to his left from Diabate . Evian equalised in the 51st minute when Yannick Sagbo controlled the ball on his chest before finishing from close range . Bordeaux went ahead again two minutes later when Henri Saivet scored from five yards out . In the 70th minute the scores were level again when Brice Dja Djedje finished at the back post after a cross from the left . With one minute remaining Diabate got the winning goal when he scored from seven yards out when played in Nicolas Maurice-Belay .
Di Giorgio , California . Di Giorgio is an unincorporated community in Kern County , California . It is located south of Edison , at an elevation of . The first post office at Di Giorgio opened in 1944 . The name honors Joseph Di Giorgio , agricultural entrepreneur and founder of DiGiorgio Corporation . Di Giorgio overlies the large Mountain View Oil Field , and gives its name to one of the field 's many productive areas .
Tarlabaşı . Tarlabaşı is a neighbourhood in the Beyoğlu district in Istanbul , Turkey stretching from Taksim Square and Talimhane in the north to in the south . It is bordered on the east side by the four-lane Tarlabaşı Bulvarı and by Dolapdere Caddesi on the west . On Tatli Badem ( `` Sweet Almond ' ) Street , there is a museum dedicated to the Polish poet Adam Mickiewicz who died here of cholera in 1855 . His body in 1855 was transported to France ( Montmorency ) and then - in 1890 - to Poland ( Cracow ) , where he was finally buried . In the 1990s , large numbers of Kurdish immigrants from southeastern Turkey moved into Tarlabaşı mixing in with the local Romani population . More recently , it has become the home to many migrants from neighbouring countries and Africa . The neighborhood is home to a sizable transgender community as well . Tarlabaşı is about 20,000 square metres , consisting of 9 blocks and 278 plots , in Tarlabaşı were declared a regeneration area by the government in February 2006 following a petition from the local municipality . The recently released renewal law for the Protection of Deteriorated Historic and Cultural Heritage through Renewal and Re-use , forms the basis of the renewal process in Tarlabaşı as well as in many other neighbourhoods within the historic city .
Franco Amurri . Franco Amurri ( born 12 September 1958 ) is an Italian film director , producer and screenwriter , best known for directing such films as `` Da grande '' , which inspired the Tom Hanks film `` Big '' , `` Monkey Trouble '' and `` Flashback '' . His father was author and television writer Antonio Amurri . He has a daughter , Eva Amurri , with actress Susan Sarandon .
Janowice , Silesian Voivodeship . Janowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bestwina , within Bielsko County , Silesian Voivodeship , in southern Poland . It lies approximately south-east of Bestwina , north of Bielsko-Biała , and south of the regional capital Katowice . The village has a population of 1,663 .
Alexander Leith Hay . General Alexander Leith-Hay [ `` formerly '' Alexander Leith ] ( 1758 – 16 May 1838 ) , was a British army officer . Life . Hay was born in Aberdeen on 21 December 1758 , the second son of John Leith ( 1731–1763 ) of Leith Hall , Aberdeenshire and his wife , Harriet ( d. 1780 ) , daughter and heir of Alexander Steuart of Auchluncart . He was appointed a lieutenant in the 7th Dragoons immediately on his birth , captain 1768 , and colonel in the army 1794 . Upon the death of Andrew Hay in 1789 he inherited the estate of Rannes , Aberdeenshire , and assumed the additional title Hay of Rannes , being descended from that family through his paternal grandmother . On 1 October in the same year he was gazetted colonel of a regiment raised by himself and called by his name . He was promoted to be major-general 1796 , lieutenant-general 1803 and full general 1838 . He was deputy lieutenant and justice of the peace for the county of Aberdeenshire . Family . He married in 1784 Mary , daughter of Charles Forbes of Ballogie ; she died in 1824 . The couple had two sons and four daughters , including their eldest son , Andrew Leith Hay . Another son , John James Leith , was a Rear-Admiral in the Royal Navy and the father of Alexander Forbes-Leith , 1st Baron Leith of Fyvie . Leith died in August 1838 .
Ramat Shlomo . Ramat Shlomo ( , lit . Shlomo 's ( Solomon 's ) Heights ) is a large Jewish housing development in northern East Jerusalem . The population , mostly ultra-Orthodox , is 20,000 . Ramat Shlomo was built on land occupied by Israel since its capture from Jordan in the 1967 Six-Day War . The international community considers Israeli settlements in East Jerusalem illegal under international law , but the Israeli government disputes this . History . Ramat Shlomo was founded in 1995 . It borders Ramot to the west , Har Hotzvim to the south , and Shuafat to the east . Initially called `` Reches Shuafat '' ( Shuafat Ridge ) , it was later named for Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Auerbach . Originally Ramat Shlomo was supposed to be the site of the Teddy Stadium . After lengthy protest by Haredi Jews living in neighborhoods overlooking the future stadium , the stadium was moved to the Malha neighbourhood . Less than 200 meters separate the neighborhood 's furthermost houses from the first row of homes in Shuafat and Beit Hanina . In June 2008 , Israel 's interior ministry approved construction of an additional 1,300 apartments in Ramat Shlomo . Israel says that most of the building is on land annexed by the state and thus does not violate its commitment not to build on disputed land . In March 2010 , the Jerusalem municipality approved the construction of an additional 1,600 apartments in Ramat Shlomo . The announcement coincided with the visit of U.S . Vice-President Joe Biden , angering the U.S. government and prompting the Palestinian Authority to pull out of US-brokered indirect `` proximity talks '' intended to revive the Israeli–Palestinian peace process . The European Union was also critical of the decision . Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu replied that Israel 's policy on building in Jerusalem was the same policy followed by all Israeli governments over the past 42 years , and had not changed . In October 2014 , Netanyahu approved the construction of 660 additional units , followed by an additional 500 in November . In November 2015 Netanyahu gave approval to begin marketing the 1,000 properties . Political status . The neighborhood is across the Green Line on land occupied by Israel since its capture from Jordan in the 1967 Six-Day War and annexed to Israel in a move not recognized by the international community . As such it is considered an Israeli settlement in East Jerusalem by the international community . Israel disputes this and considers Ramat Shlomo to be a neighborhood within the Israeli designated borders of Jerusalem . The New York Times printed an article referring to Ramat Shlomo as a settlement in the West Bank and two days later issued a correction , stating that `` [ i ] t is a neighborhood in East Jerusalem , not a settlement in the West Bank '' . The international community considers Israeli settlements to be illegal under international law , violating the Fourth Geneva Convention 's prohibition on transferring civilian population into territory held under military occupation . Israel disputes that East Jerusalem is occupied territory and rejects that settlements are illegal . Archaeology . A quarry from the period of the Second Temple was found at Ramat Shlomo , King Herod used stones from this quarry for his massive construction project which expanded the Temple Mount . Stones extracted from the quarry were of the magnitude of several tons . Jewish tombs have also been discovered in Ramat Shlomo dating to this period . Landmarks . The facade of the Chabad Synagogue in Ramat Shlomo is a replica of Lubavitch World Headquarters , known simply as `` 770 '' at 770 Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn , New York .
Miracle on 34th Street . `` Miracle on 34th Street '' ( in the United Kingdom initially released as `` The Big Heart '' ) is a 1947 American Christmas comedy-drama film written and directed by George Seaton and based on a story by Valentine Davies . It stars Maureen O'Hara , John Payne , Natalie Wood and Edmund Gwenn . The story takes place between Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day in New York City , and focuses on the impact of a department store Santa Claus who claims to be the real Santa . The film has become a perennial Christmas favorite . `` Miracle on 34th Street '' won three Academy Awards : Gwenn for Best Actor in a Supporting Role , Valentine Davies for Best Writing , Original Story , and George Seaton for Best Writing , Screenplay . The film was nominated for Best Picture , losing to `` Gentleman 's Agreement '' . In 2005 , the film was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being `` culturally , historically or aesthetically significant '' . The Academy Film Archive preserved `` Miracle on 34th Street '' in 2009 . Davies also penned a short novelization of the tale , which was published by Harcourt Brace simultaneously with the film 's release . Plot . Kris Kringle ( Edmund Gwenn ) is indignant to find that the man ( Percy Helton ) assigned to play Santa in the annual Macy 's Thanksgiving Day Parade is intoxicated . When he complains to event director Doris Walker ( Maureen O'Hara ) , she persuades Kris to take his place . He does so well he is hired to play Santa at Macy 's flagship New York City store on 34th Street . Ignoring instructions to steer parents to buy from Macy 's , Kris directs one shopper ( Thelma Ritter ) to a competitor . Impressed , she tells Julian Shellhammer ( Philip Tonge ) , head of the toy department , that she will become a loyal customer . Attorney Fred Gailey ( John Payne ) , Doris 's neighbor , takes the young divorcée 's daughter Susan ( Natalie Wood ) to see Santa . Doris has raised her to not believe in fairy tales , but Susan is shaken after seeing Kris speak Dutch with a girl who does not know English . Doris asks Kringle to tell Susan that he is not Santa , but he insists that he is . Worried , Doris decides to fire him . However , Kris has generated so much positive publicity and goodwill for Macy 's that Macy ( Harry Antrim ) promises Doris and Julian bonuses . To alleviate Doris 's misgivings , Julian has Granville Sawyer ( Porter Hall ) administer a `` psychological evaluation '' . Kris passes , and questions Sawyer 's own mental health . The store expands on the concept . To avoid looking greedy , competitor Gimbels implements the same policy , forcing Macy 's and others to escalate . Eventually , Kris does the impossible : he reconciles bitter rivals Macy and Gimbel ( Herbert Heyes ) . Pierce ( James Seay ) , the doctor at Kris ' nursing home , assures Doris that Kris is harmless . Kris makes a pact with Fred – he will work on Susan 's cynicism while Fred does the same with Doris , disillusioned by her failed marriage . When Susan reveals she wants a house , Kris reluctantly promises to do his best . Kris learns that Sawyer has convinced young employee Alfred ( Alvin Greenman ) that he is unstable simply because he is kind-hearted . Finding Sawyer unwilling to budge , Kris hits him on the head with Sawyer 's umbrella , which was on the desk . Sawyer exaggerates his pain in order to have Kris confined to Bellevue Hospital . Tricked into cooperating , and believing Doris to be in on the deception , Kris deliberately fails his examination and is recommended for permanent commitment . However , Fred persuades Kris not to give up . At a hearing before Judge Henry X. Harper ( Gene Lockhart ) , District Attorney Thomas Mara ( Jerome Cowan ) gets Kris to assert that he is Santa Claus and rests his case . Fred argues that Kris is not insane because he actually is Santa . Mara requests Harper rule that Santa does not exist . In private , Harper 's political adviser , Charlie Halloran ( William Frawley ) , warns him that doing so would be disastrous for his upcoming reelection bid . The judge buys time by hearing evidence . Doris quarrels with Fred when he quits his job at a prestigious law firm to defend Kris . Fred calls Macy as a witness . When Mara asks if he believes Kris to be Santa , Macy starts to equivocate , but when pressed , he remembers the good Kris has done and states , `` I do ! '' Afterward , Macy fires Sawyer . Fred then calls Mara 's own young son ( Bobby Hyatt ) , who testifies that his father told him that Santa was real . Mara concedes the point . Mara then demands that Fred prove that Kris is `` the one and only '' Santa Claus on the basis of some competent authority . While Fred searches frantically , Susan writes Kris a letter to cheer him up , which Doris also signs . When a mail sorter ( Jack Albertson ) sees Susan 's letter , he suggests delivering the many letters to Santa that are also taking up space in the dead letter office . Fred presents Judge Harper with three of those letters ( from 21 full mailbags ) , addressed simply to `` Santa Claus '' and delivered to Kris , asserting the Post Office has acknowledged that he is `` the '' Santa Claus . Harper insists on seeing all of the letters , which , after some resistance , Fred dumps onto the bench and says that the Post Office recognizes Kris to be the one and only Santa Claus . After clearing out a path from among all of the letters , Harper declares that , since the Post Office has recognized `` this man '' ( meaning Kris ) to be Santa Claus , that his court will not dispute that conclusion . Harper then dismisses the case . On Christmas morning , Susan is disappointed that Kris could not get her what she wanted . Kris gives Fred and Doris a route home that avoids traffic . Along the way , Susan sees her dream house with a `` For Sale '' sign in the front yard . Fred learns that Doris had encouraged Susan to have faith and suggests they get married and purchase the house . He then boasts that he must be a great lawyer since he proved Kris was Santa . However , when they spot a cane inside that looks just like Kris 's , he is not so sure . Production . Although the film is set during the Christmas season , studio head Darryl F. Zanuck insisted that it be released in May , arguing that more people go to the movies in warmer weather . The studio rushed to promote it while keeping its Christmas setting a secret . Fox 's promotional trailer depicted a fictional producer roaming the studio backlot and encountering such stars as Rex Harrison , Anne Baxter , Peggy Ann Garner , and Dick Haymes extolling the virtues of the film . In addition , the movie posters prominently featured O'Hara and Payne , with Gwenn 's character kept in the background . The film opened in New York City at the Roxy Theatre on June 4 , 1947 . By contrast , modern home video packaging has Gwenn and Wood dominating the imagery , with the DVD release having Kringle in his Santa Claus costume . O'Hara was initially reluctant to take the role , having recently moved back to Ireland . She immediately changed her mind after reading the script and came back to the United States for the film . The Christmas window displays seen in the film were originally made by Steiff for Macy 's . Macy 's later sold the window displays to FAO Schwarz in New York . FAO Schwarz then sold the windows to the Marshall & Ilsley Bank of Milwaukee , Wisconsin , where they are on display every December in the bank 's lobby on North Water Street . The house shown at the end of the film is a 1703 square foot single family home built in 1943 at 24 Derby Road , Port Washington , New York . The home looks practically the same as it did in 1947 , except that the roof line has been altered by the addition of a window . Rowland Hussey Macy , called R. H. Macy in the film , died 70 years prior to the film ( in 1877 ) . Legal inaccuracies . In the book `` Reel Justice '' , the authors claim that Judge Harper could have dismissed the case early without the political repercussions he feared . In their theory , once the prosecutor rested his case immediately after Kris Kringle admitted in court simply that he believed he was Santa Claus , Judge Harper could have ruled that prosecution had forfeited its opportunity to prove that Kringle was dangerous ( the basic point of such hearings ; Kringle 's actual mental state itself being irrelevant ) , and ordered him immediately released . However , this high standard for involuntary commitment was not instituted until 1975 with the U.S. Supreme Court 's decision `` O'Connor v. Donaldson '' . When demonstrating that he has taken several mental examinations in the past , Kris Kringle answers his own question about who was the Vice President under John Quincy Adams as Daniel D. Tompkins . Tompkins actually served under James Monroe . John C. Calhoun is the correct answer to Kringle 's question . Tompkins was the 6th vice-president and Quincy Adams was the 6th president , leading to confusion in the script . Release . The film was re-released in theatres on December 20 and 23 , 2015 , as part of the `` TCM Presents '' series by Turner Classic Movies and Fathom Events . Critical reception . `` Miracle on 34th Street '' received mostly positive reviews from critics . Bosley Crowther of `` The New York Times '' said : `` For all those blasé skeptics who do not believe in Santa Claus—and likewise for all those natives who have grown cynical about New York—but most especially for all those patrons who have grown weary of the monotonies of the screen , let us heartily recommend the Roxy 's new picture , `` Miracle on 34th Street '' . As a matter of fact , let 's go further : let 's catch its spirit and heartily proclaim that it is the freshest little picture in a long time , and maybe even the best comedy of this year . '' Today , it is considered by many as one of the best films of 1947 . The film currently holds a 96 % `` Fresh '' rating on the review aggregate website Rotten Tomatoes . The Catholic Legion of Decency gave the movie a `` B '' , `` morally objectionable in part '' rating . This was mainly due to the fact that O'Hara was portraying a divorcée in the film . Awards and honors . The film won Academy Awards for Best Actor in a Supporting Role ( Edmund Gwenn ) , Best Writing , Original Story ( Valentine Davies ) and Best Writing , Screenplay . It was also nominated for Best Picture , losing to `` Gentleman 's Agreement '' . It was ranked ninth by the American Film Institute on `` 100 Years ... 100 Cheers '' , a list of America 's most inspiring films . `` Miracle on 34th Street '' was listed as the fifth best film in the fantasy genre in the American Film Institute 's `` Ten top Ten '' lists in 2008 . In 2005 , `` Miracle on 34th Street '' was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being `` culturally , historically , or aesthetically significant '' . American Film Institute Lists Home media and colorization . `` Miracle on 34th Street '' was first released on VHS and laserdisc in 1987 . In 1985 , it became one of the first full-length black and white films to be colorized . The 4½-month process was carried out by Color Systems Technology , Inc . In 1993 , this version was released on laserdisc and VHS and was followed four years later by a `` 50th Anniversary Edition '' , remastered by THX . The first DVD release was in October 1999 , featuring the B & W version alongside the original theatrical trailer and a TV spot . In November 2006 , it was re-released as a two-disc `` Special Edition '' DVD , with disc one containing an `` all new colorized version '' carried out by Legend Films . The second disc had the original black-and-white version and numerous extras , including `` The 20th Century Fox Hour '' s 1955 TV remake . Both discs also included a full-length audio commentary by Maureen O'Hara . The B & W disc has since been re-released several times , including in a pairing with the 1994 remake . In October 2009 , 20th Century Fox released the B & W version on Blu-ray with all previous extras , bar the TV remake . Remake . A 1994 feature film starred Richard Attenborough , Elizabeth Perkins , Dylan McDermott , J. T. Walsh , Timothy Shea , James Remar , Jane Leeves , Simon Jones , William Windom and Mara Wilson . It was adapted by John Hughes from the Seaton script , and directed by Les Mayfield . Due to Macy 's refusal to give permission to use its name , it was replaced by the fictitious `` Cole 's '' . Gimbels no longer existed by 1994 and was replaced with the fictional `` Shopper 's Express '' . Alvin Greenman ( Alfred in the original version ) played a doorman . This version had a more serious tone than the original and a large portion was rewritten , although the majority of the plot and characters remained intact . The film also added a subtext concerning religious faith . In other media . There are four remakes of the movie and a Broadway musical . Radio . `` Lux Radio Theater '' broadcast an adaptation in 1947 which starred the original cast including Natalie Wood . In 1948 it was done again on Lux , without Natalie Wood 's participation , and it was adapted as a half-hour radio play on two broadcasts of `` Screen Director 's Playhouse '' , all featuring Edmund Gwenn in his screen role . In these production Kris correctly cites James Monroe as the President for whom Daniel D. Tompkins was the Vice-President . Theatre . A 1963 Broadway musical version , entitled `` Here 's Love '' , was written by Meredith Willson . The novella was adapted into a stage play by Will Severin , Patricia Di Benedetto Snyder and John Vreeke in 2000 . It is a favorite in many community and regional theaters during the Christmas season . The characters ' names are those used in the novella , and the stage setting is distinctly late 1940s . Production rights are held by Samuel French , Inc. Television . A 1955 one-hour television adaptation of the movie starred Thomas Mitchell as Kris , Macdonald Carey as Fred , Teresa Wright as Doris , and Sandy Descher as Susan . This version did not show the drunken Santa at all . Titled `` The Miracle on 34th Street '' , it originally aired as an episode of `` The 20th Century Fox Hour '' . It was later re-run as `` Meet Mr. Kringle '' . Ed Wynn played Kris in a 1959 television adaptation of the movie . Also featured was Orson Bean . It was broadcast live and in color on NBC the day after Thanksgiving . NBC made a kinescope of the program , probably for broadcasting opening night on the West Coast . The copy was in a large collection of kinescopes donated by NBC to the Library of Congress and recently unearthed by Richard Finegan , who reported his experiences in the December 2005 issue of `` Classic Images '' . A 1973 television version featured Jane Alexander , David Hartman , Roddy McDowall , Sebastian Cabot as Kris ( without his natural beard ; he was forced to shave and wear a false beard for the role ) , Suzanne Davidson , Jim Backus , David Doyle and Tom Bosley . It was adapted by Jeb Rosebrook from the George Seaton screenplay , and directed by Fielder Cook . Mrs. Walker 's first name is changed to Karen in this version . This would prove to be the final version in which the department store was actually Macy 's . David Doyle , who played R. H. Macy in this version , had played Mr. Sawyer in the original Broadway cast of `` Here 's Love '' 10 years earlier . Puppets . The flagship Macy 's Department Store at Herald Square in New York features a 30-minute puppet version of the story within its Santaland display , featuring the voice talents of Broadway stars Brian Stokes Mitchell and Victoria Clark .
Manfred Pohlschmidt . Manfred Pohlschmidt ( born 27 August 1940 ) is a retired German football player . He started his Bundesliga career with SC Preußen Münster in the 1963–64 season . During his career he also played for Hamburger SV and FC Schalke 04 . In 1971 , he retired from professional football .
VR6 engine . VR6 engines , and the later VR5 variants , are a family of internal combustion engines , characterised by a narrow-angle ( 10.5° or 15° ) V engine configuration . Developed by the Volkswagen Group in the late 1980s , evolutions of these engines are still produced by them . When containing six cylinders , a VR-engine 's cylinder block consists of two cylinder banks ( left : 1-3-5 ; right : 2-4-6 ) while there is only a single cylinder head covering both rows of cylinders . Description . The name VR6 comes from a combination of V engine ( German : V-Motor ) , and the German word `` Reihenmotor '' ( meaning `` inline engine '' or `` straight engine '' ) - and so is described as a `` Vee-Inline engine '' ( VR-Motor ) . It shares a common cylinder head for the two offset banks of cylinders . It has a specific sound that is unique and different than either inline or `` V '' engines . The engine is currently in use in a variety of VW models , one such example is the Volkswagen Passat NMS . This engine configuration was also adopted for the Horex VR6 Motorbike . The Volkswagen VR6 was specifically designed for transverse engine installations in front-wheel drive vehicles . The narrow angle of 15° between the two 'rows ' in the VR6 engine is a more compact size than a wider angle V6 design . This made it possible for Volkswagen to install six-cylinder engines in existing four-cylinder cars . The wider configuration of a wider angle V6 engine would have required an extensive redesign of the vehicles to enlarge the engine compartment . The VR6 is also able to use the firing order of a straight-six engine . The narrow angle between cylinders allows the use of just one cylinder head - whereas wider angle Vee engines require two separate cylinder heads , one for each cylinder bank . The VR6 arrangement needs two overhead camshafts to drive all the valves , regardless of whether the engine has two valves per cylinder , or four per cylinder . This simplifies engine construction and reduces costs . In early VR6 engines with 12 valves ( two per cylinder ) two overhead camshafts were used . The forward camshaft ( in the transversely mounted engine ) has six cam lobes to control the three intake and three exhaust valves of the front cylinder bank , without using rockers . The rear camshaft is designed the same way , but controls the rear cylinder bank . The operating principle of this design is comparable to a single overhead camshaft ( SOHC ) design with intake and exhaust valves of one bank driven by one camshaft . The later VR6 engine designs with 24 valves ( four per cylinder ) had two overhead camshafts as well , however with a slight change of operation principle : In the 24 valve engine all intake valves are operated by the front camshaft ( with the aid of rockers ) , while all the exhaust valves are operated by the rear camshaft ( again with rockers ) . This operating principle is more akin to a double overhead camshaft ( DOHC ) design , with one camshaft for intake valves , and one for exhaust valves . There are several different variants of the VR6 engine . The original VR6 engine displaced 2.8 litres and featured a 12 valve design ( two valves per cylinder ) . These engines produced a DIN-rated power output of , and of torque . Detailed specifications . Volkswagen Group identifies the original VR6 by the chassis `` AAA '' engine ID code . It operates on the four-stroke cycle , and has an engine displacement of 2.8 litres . The 2.8 VR6 cylinder bore diameter is , and the piston stroke is , although some European engines had a displacement of 2.9 litres ( this variant identified by the `` ABV '' engine ID code ) . The 2.9 VR6 bore diameter is , and the stroke is . The `` Vee '' angle is 15° , and the compression ratio ( CR ) is 10:1 . The drop-forged steel six-throw crankshaft runs in seven main bearings ; unlike the majority of wide angle V6 engines which have only four main bearings . The connecting rod bearing journals are offset 22° to one another . Two overhead camshafts ( OHCs ) operate the automatic hydraulic valve lifters which , in turn , open and close the intake and exhaust valves . Since the two 'rows ' of pistons and cylinders share a single cylinder head and head gasket , the piston crown ( or top surface ) is tilted . Intake and exhaust valves need different camshafts to vary valve overlap ( they may be coaxial like in some 90° V8 ) . Because of the cylinder arrangement in the VR6 - with two rows of combustion chambers within the same cylinder head , the intake and exhaust ports between the two rows of cylinders are of varying lengths . Without compensation , these varying port lengths would result in the two rows of cylinders producing different amounts of power at a particular engine RPM . Depending on the specific generation of VR6 , the difference in port lengths are compensated for by specific tuning of the intake manifold , the camshaft overlap and lift profile , or a combination thereof . The fuel injectors , operated by the Bosch Motronic engine control unit ( ECU ) system , are mounted behind the bend of the intake manifolds . VR6 engines also use an auxiliary electric pump to circulate the engine coolant while the engine is running , and also during the cooling fan 'after-run ' cycle , in addition to the belt-driven main water pump . The centerline of the cylinders are also offset from the centerline of the crankshaft by . To accommodate the offset cylinder placement and narrow `` Vee '' design , the connecting rod bearing journals are offset 22° to each other . This also allows the use of a 120° firing interval between cylinders . The firing order is : 1 , 5 , 3 , 6 , 2 , 4 . History and evolution . The Volkswagen Group VR6 engine was introduced in Europe by Volkswagen in 1991 , in the Passat and Corrado ; and in North America the following year . The Passat , Passat Variant ( wagon ) , and U.S.-specification Corrado used the original 2.8 litre design ; the European-specification Corrado and the 4WD Passat Syncro received a 2.9-litre version with . This version also had a free flowing catalytic converter , sharper camshafts , fuel pressure regulator , enlarged inlet manifold , and larger throttle body . It was also sold to Mercedes Benz for use in their vans , and designated as M104.900 . The 2.9-litre engine , as destined for the Corrado , was originally designed to benefit from a dual-tract variable-length inlet manifold - called the VSR ( ) , and made by Pierburg for Volkswagen Motorsport . This gave extra low-down torque , but was deleted before production on cost grounds , and was instead offered as an aftermarket option . This design was later sold to Schrick , who redesigned it and offered it as the Schrick VGI ( `` Variable Geometry Intake '' ) . In 1992 , with the introduction of the Volkswagen Golf Mk3 , a six-cylinder engine was available for the first time in a lower-midsize segment hatchback in Europe . North America waited until 1994 to receive this engine ; at the same time , the European model started to use the 2.9-litre in the VR6 Syncro model . The corresponding Vento/Jetta VR6 versions appeared in the same years . Volkswagen Group removed a cylinder from the VR6 in 1997 to create the VR5 ( aka 'V5 ' ) , the second block to use an uneven number of cylinders in a Vee design after the Honda V3 triples of MotoGP fame . This version , which had a 2.3-litre capacity , was capable of , and had a maximum torque of . It was introduced in the Passat in 1997 , and the Golf and Bora in 1999 . Further modifications were added to the design in 1999 , with the introduction of the 24-valve 2.8-litre VR6 . This engine produced , and of torque . The new version was not available in the Passat ( as it was incompatible with the then-current generation 's longitudinal engine layout ) , but was introduced as the range-topper in the Golf and Bora for European markets under engine codes AQP and AUE from 1999 . The VR6 name was dropped as a commercial designation , and the 4WD system ( now renamed 4motion ) became standard on the V6 ( VR6 ) in Europe . The corresponding multi-valve V5 was only released in 2001 , with a power increase , to . The multi-valve V6 ( VR6 ) was introduced in North America in 2001 aboard the T4 Eurovan , producing , and in the GTI in 2002 ( where it retained the VR6 name ) . In 1999 , an updated 12-valve VR6 model was released for the North American market A4-platform Golf Mk4/GTI/Jetta product line . This new VR6 improved performance via updated camshafts , variable geometry intake manifold , an increased compression ratio of 10.5:1 , and updated emissions equipment . Power increased to at 5,800 rpm , while torque increased to at 3,200 rpm . This engine option was available from 1999.5—2002 , when it was replaced by the revised 24-valve engine producing more power and torque , engine code BDF , at the same time as the European market also introduced this revised engine . In 2001 , the VR6 was enlarged to 3.2 litres , to create a limited-production , high-performance , version of the New Beetle called Beetle RSi . The Beetle RSi was the first production vehicle to use the 3.2 litre 24-valve VR6 engine . This engine was later used in the Mk4 Golf R32 , and was also introduced in the original Audi TT . According to Volkswagen Group , these variants produced in TT trim ( engine ID code : BHE ) , and in R32 trim ( engine ID code : BFH/BML ) . The then range-topping 3.2-litre VR6 was later used in the current Audi A3 and the Mk5 Golf R32 . In 2005 , the European market version of Volkswagen 's sixth generation Passat , now with a transverse engine layout , went on sale with a revised version of the 3.2-litre VR6 as its top-spec engine . For North America , the Passat received a new 3.6-litre VR6 with a narrower 10.6 degree cylinder angle , producing . These revised 3.2 and 3.6 feature Fuel Stratified Injection ( FSI ) . This new 3.2 FSI VR6 develops at 6,250 rpm , and at 3,000 rpm . The 3.2 VR6 engine was recently used by professional drifter Wojciech Gozdziewicz from Poland , who swapped his original BMW engine out of the car in favor of the VW power plant . The introduction of the Passat VR6 also marked the first time a VR6 powered vehicle was made available in North America before Europe . The Passat R36 , available from early 2008 , received an uprated version of the 3.6 FSI VR6 engine , with at 6,600 rpm and at 2,400 rpm , standard 4motion four-wheel drive , and standard Direct-Shift Gearbox ( DSG ) . The first generation Porsche Cayenne base model is powered by a 3.2-liter VR6 engine producing ; modifications in the exhaust manifold allow power to peak at 6700 rpm . This is the same 3.2-liter motor found in the Volkswagen Touareg and Volkswagen R32 . Other applications of `` VR '' technology . Volkswagen Group has also developed a series of compound VR engines referred to as `` W engines '' , which resemble two narrow angle VR cylinder blocks mated together at 72 degrees . Typically , these W engines are significantly shorter but only marginally wider than their conventional V engine counterparts . For example , the W12 engine configuration is conceptually similar to two VR6 blocks mated together at 72 degrees . Likewise , W8 engine and W16 engine designs follow the same concept . The W8 resembles two four-cylinder `` VR4 '' blocks arranged in a V configuration . The W16 resembles two eight-cylinder `` VR8 '' blocks arranged in a V configuration , or two W8 blocks places end-to-end .
Clareville House . Clareville House is a grade II listed office building with retail premises on the ground floor on the north side of Panton Street , in the City of Westminster , London . It also borders Oxenden Street and Whitcomb Street . The narrow and pedestrianised Whitcomb Court is on the north side of the building . It was designed in 1955 by Albert Richardson and built in 1961-3 for Stone 's Chop House which closed in 1981 .
Sada Sawaya Halt railway station . ( ) is located in Pakistan .
Nicholas Matthews Condy . Nicholas Matthews Condy , or Nicholas Condy the Younger ( 1816 – 20 May 1851 ) was a British maritime painter . Birth and Education . He was born in Union Street , Plymouth in 1816 to Nicholas Condy ( 1793–1857 ) and Ann Trevanion Condy ( née Pyle ; 1792–1860 ) . His father was a painter of landscapes , and they are often confused for each other . He went to the Mount Radford School in Exeter and later studied under The Reverend C Thomas of Lew Trenchard . Intended for a career in the Army or Navy , he instead became a professional marine painter . Artistic career . His work attracted the early admiration of the Earl of Egremont , J M W Turner ’ s patron . Three of his sea-pieces were exhibited at the Royal Academy from 1842 to 1845 , which gave hopes of his becoming a distinguished artist . Death . He lived in Plymouth until his sudden and premature death at the Grove , Plymouth , on 20 May 1851 when aged only thirty-two . He left a widow , Flora Ross , the third daughter of Major John Lockhart Gallie , of the 28th Regiment and a daughter , Harriet Charlotte Florence Pigott Condy ( 1846-1880 ) who married the painter Walter Duncan ( 1848-1932 ) . After his death Flora married her cousin Samuel Charles Roby . Style and artistic achievement . Condy used a detailed knowledge of ships acquired in his home town to paint accurate ship portraits , and his native Devon countryside is featured in such paintings as `` Ships off Devonport '' and `` The Post Office Packet Shelldrake off Falmouth '' ( both in the National Maritime Museum , London ) . He was a successful and established artist whose work is still sought after today .
Misbegotten ( film ) . `` Misbegotten '' is a 1998 film directed by Mark L. Lester . Plot summary . A killer obsessed with fathering a child , but has troubles with relationships with women , becomes a father via artificial insemination . He then tracks the woman down and terrorizes her and her husband . Production . Filming took place in Britannia Beach , British Columbia . Rating . The film was rated R when released . Reception . The film received generally poor reviews , with `` TVguide.com '' giving it only one and a half stars .
Distorsio decipiens . `` Distorsio decipiens '' is a species of medium-sized sea snail , a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Personidae , the `` Distortio '' snails .
Jeremiah Sulunteh . Jeremiah Congbeh Sulunteh ( born October 11 , 1958 , in Gboimu Town , Suacoco , Bong County , Liberia ) is the Vice Standard Bearer of Liberia 's Alternative National Congress ( ANC ) political party , and its Vice Presidential candidate for the 2017 Liberia Presidential Elections . Sulunte 's career in the areas of administration , teaching , and politics spans more than 30 years . For more than 3 decades he has been a politician , administrator and academician . Sulunteh served as the Minister of Transport from 2006 to 2008 in Liberia under Ellen Johnson Sirleaf , and late as a Minister of Post and Telecommunications from 2008 to 2010 , and as Minister of Labor from 2010 to 2012 before his appointment to Ambassador of Liberia in the United States of America in March 2012 . Early life and Education . Jeremiah Sulunteh was born on October 11 , 1958 , in Gboimu Town , Suacoco , Bong County , Liberia , to Sulunteh Yeibah , a farmer , and his wife , Kanny Bu-Nquoi , now deceased . After completing his secondary education in Suacoco Town , Sulunteh entered the Booker Washington Institute , a vocational school in Kakata , Liberia , where he earned a diploma in Agriculture in 1980 . He later earned a B.S . in Economics at Cuttington University in Suacoco in 1988 , an M.P.A . at the American University in Cairo , Egypt , in 1994 , where his thesis was entitled `` The Political Economy of African Development : A Comparative Study of Kenya and Tanzania , '' and an M.A . in Economics at York University in Toronto , Canada , in 2001 , where he taught economics classes and wrote a thesis titled , `` Public Sector Deficits and Macroeconomic Performance : Adjustment , Reform and Growth , the Case of Ghana . '' Public service career . Sulunteh has worked as a financial aid advisor at York University , as an accounts representative at the Royal Bank of Canada , as project coordinator for the Friends of Liberia , as an administrative assistant to the Vice President for Administration at Cuttington University , and as a field financial analyst for a Bong County , Liberia , Agricultural Development Project . He has taught Public Finance Administration and Administrative Theory and Practice at the University of Liberia , as well as Economic Development at the Graduate School of Cuttington University , where he served as associate vice president for Planning and Development and then as administrator until 2006 . Political career . He is currently the Vice Standard Bearer of Liberia 's Alternative National Congress ( ANC ) political party , and its Vice Presidential candidate for the 2017 Liberia Presidential Elections . In 2005 , Sulunteh ran for Liberia 's vice-presidency on a ticket with Winston Tubman , but the pair did not survive the first round of balloting , and went on to support the eventual winner , Ellen Johnson Sirleaf . Personal life . Sulunteh is married to Kabeh Sulunteh and together they have three children . He speaks and writes Kpelle , his native tongue , which is Liberia 's most commonly spoken indigenous language , as well as English , which is the dominant language of government and commerce .
Saint-Loube . Saint-Loube is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France .
Bhutan at the Olympics . The first Olympics that Bhutan participated in was the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics . For each Summer Olympic Games from then until 2008 , Bhutan was only represented by archers . Archery is the national sport of Bhutan . The first non-archer to compete for Bhutan was Kunzang Choden in the 2012 Olympics . She competed in the women 's 10m air-rifle event . The 2012 Bhutan team contained no men . Bhutan has never won an Olympic Medal . In spite of the fact that Bhutan is very mountainous , it has never competed in the Winter Games . The Bhutan Olympic Committee was formed in 1983 and recognized by the IOC the same year .
Handarako . Handarako is a settlement in Kenya 's Tana River County .
Monkeys and apes in space . Before humans went into space , several other animals were launched into space , including numerous other primates , so that scientists could investigate the biological effects of space travel . The United States launched flights containing primate passengers primarily between 1948-1961 with one flight in 1969 and one in 1985 . France launched two monkey-carrying flights in 1967 . The Soviet Union and Russia launched monkeys between 1983 and 1996 . Most primates were anesthetized before lift-off . Overall thirty-two monkeys flew in the space program ; none flew more than once . Numerous backup monkeys also went through the programs but never flew . Monkeys and apes from several species were used , including rhesus monkeys , cynomolgus monkeys , squirrel monkeys , pig-tailed macaques , and chimpanzees . United States . The first primate astronaut was Albert , a rhesus monkey , who on June 11 , 1948 , rode to over on a V-2 rocket . Albert died of suffocation during the flight . Albert was followed by Albert II who survived the V-2 flight but died on impact on June 14 , 1949 , after a parachute failure . Albert II became the first monkey and the first primate in space as his flight reached - past the Kármán line of 100 km taken to designate the beginning of space . Albert III died at 35,000 feet ( 10.7 km ) in an explosion of his V2 on September 16 , 1949 . Albert IV , on the last monkey V-2 flight , died on impact on December 8 that year after another parachute failure . His flight reached 130.6 km . Alberts , I , II , and IV were rhesus monkeys while Albert III was a cynomolgus monkey . Monkeys later flew on Aerobee rockets . On April 18 , 1951 , a monkey , possibly called Albert V , died due to parachute failure . Yorick , also called Albert VI , along with 11 mouse crewmates , reached 236,000 ft ( 72 km , 44.7 mi ) and survived the landing , on September 20 , 1951 , the first monkey to do so ( the dogs Dezik , and Tsygan had survived a trip to space in July of that year ) , although he died 2 hours later . Two of the mice also died after recovery ; all of the deaths were thought to be related to stress from overheating in the sealed capsule in the New Mexico sun while awaiting the recovery team . Albert VI 's flight surpassed the 50-mile boundary the U.S. used for spaceflight but was below the international definition of space . Patricia and Mike , two cynomolgus monkeys , flew on May 21 , 1952 , and survived , but their flight was only to 26 kilometers . On December 13 , 1958 , Gordo , also called Old Reliable , a squirrel monkey , survived being launched aboard Jupiter AM-13 by the US Army . He was killed due to mechanical failure of the parachute recovery system in the rocket nose cone . On May 28 , 1959 , aboard the JUPITER AM-18 , Able , a rhesus monkey , and Miss Baker , a squirrel monkey flew a successful mission . Able was born at the Ralph Mitchell Zoo in Independence , Kansas . They travelled in excess of 16,000 km/h , and withstood 38 `` g '' ( 373 m/s2 ) . Able died June 1 , 1959 , while undergoing surgery to remove an infected medical electrode , from a reaction to the anesthesia . Baker became the first monkey to survive the stresses of spaceflight and the related medical procedures . Baker died November 29 , 1984 , at the age of 27 and is buried on the grounds of the United States Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville , Alabama . Able was preserved , and is now on display at the Smithsonian Institution 's National Air and Space Museum . Their names were taken from the 1943-1955 US military phonetic alphabet . On December 4 , 1959 , Sam , a rhesus monkey , flew on the Little Joe 2 in the Mercury program to 53 miles high . Miss Sam , also a rhesus monkey , followed in 1960 , on Little Joe 1B although her flight was only to in a test of emergency procedures . Ham and Enos also flew in the Mercury program but they were chimpanzees . The names 'Sam ' and 'Ham ' were acronyms . Sam was named in homage to the School of Aerospace Medicine at Brooks Air Force Base in San Antonio , Texas . The name 'Ham ' was taken from Holloman Aerospace Medicine at Holloman Air Force Base , New Mexico . Goliath , a squirrel monkey , died in the explosion of his Atlas rocket on November 10 , 1961 . A rhesus monkey called Scatback flew a sub-orbital flight on December 20 , 1961 , but was lost at sea after landing . Bonny , a pig-tailed macaque , flew on Biosatellite 3 , a mission which lasted from June 29 to July 8 , 1969 . This was the first multi-day monkey flight but came after longer human spaceflights were common . He died within a day of landing . Spacelab 3 on the Space Shuttle flight STS-51-B featured two squirrel monkeys named No . 3165 and No . 384-80 . The flight was from April 29 to May 6 , 1985 . France . France launched a pig-tailed macaque named Martine on a Vesta rocket on March 7 , 1967 , and another named Pierette on March 13 . These suborbital flights reached and , respectively . Martine became the first monkey to survive more than a couple of hours after flying above the international definition of the edge of space . ( Ham and Enos , launched earlier by the United States , had been chimpanzees ) . Soviet Union and Russia . The Soviet /Russian space program used only rhesus monkeys in its Bion satellite program in 1980s and 1990s . The names of the monkeys began with sequential letters of the Russian alphabet ( А , Б , В , Г , Д , Е , Ё , Ж , З ... ) . The animals all survived their missions but for a single fatality in post-flight surgery , after which the program was cancelled . Argentina . On December 23 , 1969 , as part of the 'Operación Navidad ' ( Operation Christmas ) , Argentina launched Juan ( a tufted capuchin , native to Argentina 's Misiones Province ) using a two-stage Rigel 04 rocket . It ascended perhaps up to 82 kilometers and then was recovered successfully . Other sources give 30 , 60 or 72 kilometers . All of these are below the international definition of space ( 100 km ) . Later , on the February 1 , 1970 the experience was repeated with a female monkey of the same species using a X-1 Panther rocket . Although it reached a higher altitude than its predecessor , it was lost after the capsule 's parachute failed . China . The PRC spacecraft Shenzhou 2 launched on January 9 , 2001 . Inside the reentry module ( precise information is lacking due to the secrecy surrounding China 's space program ) a monkey , dog , and rabbit rode aloft in a test of the spacecraft 's life support systems . The SZ2 reentry module landed in Inner Mongolia on January 16 . No images of the recovered capsule appeared in the press , leading to the widespread inference that the flight ended in failure . According to press reports citing an unnamed source , a parachute connection malfunction caused a hard landing . Iran . On January 28 , 2013 , AFP and Sky News reported that Iran had sent a monkey in a `` Pishgam '' rocket to a height of and retrieved `` shipment '' . Iranian media gave no details on the timing or location of the launch , while details that were reported raised questions about the claim . Pre-flight and post-flight photos clearly showed different monkeys . The confusion was due to the publishing of an archive photo from 2011 by the Iranian Student News Agency ( ISNA ) . According to Jonathan McDowell , a Harvard astronomer , `` They just mixed that footage with the footage of the 2013 successful launch . '' On December 14 , 2013 , AFP and BBC reported that Iran again sent a monkey to space and safely returned it . Rhesus monkeys Aftab ( 2013.01.28 ) and Fargam ( 2013.12.14 ) were each launched separately into space and safely returned . Researchers continue to study the effects of the space trip on their offspring .
1946–47 BAA season . The 1946–47 BAA season was the inaugural season of the Basketball Association of America . ( Following its third , the 1948–49 season , the BAA and National Basketball League merged to create the National Basketball Association or NBA . ) The league launched with 11 teams playing a 60-game schedule . The postseason tournament at its conclusion , the 1947 BAA Playoffs , ended with the Philadelphia Warriors becoming the first BAA Champion , beating the Chicago Stags 4 games to 1 in the BAA Finals . The NBA recognizes the three BAA seasons as part of its own history , sometimes without comment , so the 1946–47 BAA season is sometimes considered the first NBA season . Statistics leaders . Note : Prior to the 1969–70 season , league leaders in points and assists were determined by totals rather than averages .
Turkey Night Grand Prix . The Turkey Night Grand Prix is an annual race of midget cars . It has been held on Thanksgiving night most years since 1934 at various southern California race tracks , promoted by J. C. Agajanian and later his heirs . Traditionally a dirt track event , it has been held more frequently on asphalt since the turn of the 21st century , although it returned to dirt in 2012 . Drivers . The event is considered a major event in the midget cars series . It frequently attracts drivers from other disciplines , especially former drivers that have moved to the highest levels of auto racing ; the major auto racing circuits in the United States end their seasons prior to Thanksgiving , so major drivers do not have any schedule conflicts with their main circuits . Drivers that have competed in the event include Parnelli Jones , A. J. Foyt , Johnnie Parsons , Bill Vukovich , Danny Oakes , Tony Stewart , J.J. Yeley , Jason Leffler , Kasey Kahne , and Kyle Larson . Locations . Several locations have hosted the race .
Will Hill . William Hill III ( born March 7 , 1990 ) is an American professional Canadian football safety and linebacker who is currently a free agent . He was most recently a member of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League ( CFL ) . He played college football for the University of Florida and was a member of Florida 's 2009 BCS National Championship team . He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the New York Giants in 2012 , and has also played for the Arizona Rattlers of the Arena Football League . He played for the Baltimore Ravens from 2014–2015 . Early years . Hill was born in Jacksonville , Florida , and was raised in West Orange , New Jersey . He attended St. Peter 's Preparatory School in Jersey City , New Jersey . At St. Peter 's Preparatory School , he was a two-sport athlete in football and track . In football , he played receiver , quarterback , running back , and safety in his junior year . He ran for 682 yards from both running back and quarterback positions and threw for 758 yards . He had three interceptions and 68 tackles playing free safety and had 444 yards receiving . As a senior , Hill had 947 yards passing and seven touchdowns , he rushed for 960 yards and 19 touchdowns and had 43 tackles , four interceptions , and three pass breakups on defense . He was a first team all-state selection . He was the 2007 New Jersey Offensive Player of the Year . In track and field , Hill competed as a sprinter . He recorded a personal-best time of 52.9 seconds in the 400-meter dash as a freshman . In addition , he also ran a 4.4-second 40-yard dash as a senior . Following his high school senior season , Rivals.com , ESPN , and Scout.com all rated Hill as the top high school safety in the nation . ESPN rated him as the second overall football prospect and the top-ranked overall athlete in the nation . Rivals rated Hill tenth and Scout rated him sixth among all college football recruits . College career . Hill accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida , where he played for coach Urban Meyer 's Florida Gators football team from 2008 to 2010 . As a free safety and special teams contributor , he was chosen to be on the 2008 SEC Football All-Freshman Team . Hill compiled 48 tackles and two interceptions as a freshman for the Gators . He recorded the first tackle of the 2009 BCS Championship Game , in which the Gators defeated the Oklahoma Sooners by a score of 24–14 . Professional career . Hill was not selected in the 2011 NFL Draft . Hill later signed with the Arizona Rattlers of the Arena Football League ( AFL ) . New York Giants . On May 14 , 2012 , Hill was signed by the New York Giants . He was eventually activated to their active roster . On June 2 , 2014 , Hill was waived by the Giants . On June 3 , 2014 , Hill was activated from the other league exempt list by the Arizona Rattlers . Baltimore Ravens . It was reported on July 25 , 2014 that the Baltimore Ravens signed Hill after former Giants teammate , Aaron Ross , was injured in training camp and lost for the entire 2014 season . On November 24 , 2014 , in Week 12 against the New Orleans Saints , Hill intercepted quarterback Drew Brees and returned it 44 yards for a touchdown . The Ravens won the game by a score of 34-27 . On August 27 , 2015 , the Ravens signed him to a two-year contract extension worth roughly $ 7 million . On November 30 , 2015 , in Week 12 , Hill recovered a potential game-winning field goal blocked by defensive end Brent Urban as time expired and returned it for a game-winning touchdown against the Cleveland Browns on `` Monday Night Football '' . Hill was then awarded as the AFC Special Teams Player of the Week in recognition of his successful performance . On March 16 , 2016 , the Ravens released Hill upon learning that he had failed a drug test and would be suspended ten games . Hamilton Tiger-Cats . On May 9 , 2017 , Hill signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League ( CFL ) . In his second game with the team , Hill was ejected for grabbing a referee by his uniform after disputing a call on the field . He was subsequently suspended for one game by the league . Hill was also issued a fine for punching a Saskatchewan player in a separate incident on the same play . On August 10 , 2017 Hill was released by the Tiger-Cats who were 0-6 at the time , citing character concerns . Hill appeared in 5 games for the Ti-Cats and contributed 25 defensive tackles , one tackle on special teams and one quarterback sack . Personal troubles . On October 8 , 2012 , the NFL suspended Hill for using the prescription drug Adderall . He was able to return to the Giants ' active roster on November 5 . Hill was suspended a second time for the first four games of the 2013 season for violating the NFL substance abuse policy ; his suspension ended on September 30 . Following his second suspension , Hill underwent drug rehabilitation in March and April in Boston , and followed that with outpatient meetings in New Jersey . On December 21 , 2013 , Hill was arrested in New Jersey on a warrant for outstanding child support payments . Despite the arrest , Hill still played that Sunday against the Detroit Lions . During the game , he intercepted a pass thrown by Matthew Stafford in the fourth quarter and scored on a 38-yard touchdown to tie the game and force overtime . In overtime , the Giants would go on to win the game by a score of 23-20 . In March 2014 , New Jersey police issued a warrant for Hill 's arrest for failure to pay child support . On May 30 , 2014 , Hill was suspended for the first six games of the 2014 season for violations of the league 's substance abuse policy . Hill has been trying to make changes in his personal life . `` I sit in the house with my family . I used to be a nightclub guy , especially coming out of college . I 've just been watching a lot of movies . I 'm a homebody . I took a long look in the mirror and decided to change a lot of things , '' Hill said in December 2014 .
Sri Sri University . Sri Sri University ( ) has been established under the Sri Sri University Act , 2009 No . 15024-I-Legis.-33/08/L , notified in Odisha Gazette No . 1899 on 26 December 2009 . The University came into operation in the year 2012 and is emerging as a centre for premier education in India . The University is uniquely placed in offering education that combines Western innovation with the ancient values and wisdom from the East . It offers a range of pivotal as well as unique courses that seek to preserve the ancient wisdom of the East thorough programmes in yogic science , classical visual and performing arts and on the other hand , offers the best of western innovation through cutting- edge programs in osteopathy , good governance and management . Over the years , it is rapidly evolving into a multidisciplinary university with its foundation strongly rooted in spiritual , cultural and academic excellence . At present the University is offering different courses in the areas of Management , Architecture , Humanities , Agriculture , Health and Wellness , Science , Literature , Osteopathy and Performing & Fine Arts . Founder . Sri Sri Ravi Shankar is the founder of Sri Sri University . Popularly known as Sri Sri , he has been an advocate of India 's ancient traditions , scientific knowledge and spiritual heritage . History . On 22 February 2012 Sri Sri University was notified by the Higher Education Department of the Government of Odisha as a legal entity after clearing a High Power Committee ( HPC ) scrutiny of its infrastructure , academic , regulatory , financial and manpower preparedness . The notification has featured in an extraordinary issue of Government of Odisha Gazette . Statutory approvals . The university has received approval from the Government of Odisha , University Grants Commission , All India Council for Technical Education and Council of Architecture to offer its degree programmes . As an independent university Sri Sri University is also empowered as per the Sri Sri University Act 2009 to offer new courses as and when required . Awards . Sri Sri University 's focus on sustainable living , emphasis on synthesis of ancient and modern along with innovation in teaching learning process have been appreciated and received recognition. , Campus facilities . The campus houses the admin block , academic block , computer lab , library , seminar halls , practise halls , amphitheatre , hostels , Vidya ( skill training centre ) , dining hall and cafeteria . The academic block houses classrooms , tutorial centers and a student activity centre . The university offers sports facilities including a gym , basketball court , lawn tennis court , volleyball court and a cricket ground . Student clubs . There are currently 16 clubs dedicated to different activities . Vocational training . The university has started a vocational program in collaboration with Larsen and Tubro under their Corporate Social Responsibility commitments . All students of this vocational program are employed by L & T in their domestic and international projects . To begin with the university had started only bar bending and masonry skill programs . But presently new programs like driving , tailoring and other vocations have been included .
Tuomo Hakala . Tuomo Hakala ( born 9 October 1957 ) is a retired Finnish footballer . During his club career , Hakala solely played for RoPS Rovaniemi . He made 9 appearances for the Finland national team , without scoring .
Hanifi Rohingya ( Unicode block ) . Hanifi Rohingya is a Unicode block containing characters for Hanifi Rohingya script used for writing the Rohingya language in Myanmar and Bangladesh .
Leopold Kohr . Leopold Kohr ( 5 October 1909 in Oberndorf bei Salzburg , Austria – 26 February 1994 in Gloucester , England ) was an economist , jurist and political scientist known both for his opposition to the `` cult of bigness '' in social organization and as one of those who inspired the '' small is beautiful '' movement . For almost twenty years , he was Professor of Economics and Public Administration at the University of Puerto Rico . He described himself as a `` philosophical anarchist . '' His most influential work was `` The Breakdown of Nations '' . Life and work . Kohr grew up in the small town of Oberndorf near Salzburg , and it remained his ideal of community . He often commented on the fact that the Christmas carol `` Silent Night '' was written and composed as `` Stille Nacht '' in his home village . He earned doctorate degrees in law , at the University of Innsbruck , Austria , and political science , at the University of Vienna . He also studied economics and political theory at the London School of Economics . In 1937 , Kohr became a freelance correspondent during the Spanish Civil War , where he was impressed by the limited , self-contained governments of the separatist states of Catalonia and Aragon , as well as the small Spanish anarchist city-states of Alcoy and Caspe . He became a close friend of journalist George Orwell and shared offices with correspondents Ernest Hemingway and André Malraux . Kohr fled Austria in 1938 after it was annexed by Nazi Germany and emigrated to the United States . He later became an American citizen . Kohr taught economics and political philosophy at Rutgers University , in the U.S. state of New Jersey , from 1943 to 1955 . From 1955 to 1973 , he was professor of Economics and Public Administration in the University of Puerto Rico , in San Juan , except for a period in 1965-66 when he was professor of Economics at the University of the Americas in Mexico City , Mexico ; during these years he developed his concepts of village renewal and traffic calming , and `` lent his advice to local city planning initiatives . '' He also advised the independence movement of the nearby island of Anguilla . After many rejections by American and British publishers , Kohr 's first book , `` The Breakdown of Nations '' , was published in 1957 in Britain after a chance meeting with anarchist Sir Herbert Read . Kohr moved from Puerto Rico to Wales , where he taught political philosophy at the University College of Wales , Aberystwyth from 1968 until 1977 . The project of Welsh independence , founded on the ideal of 'cymdeithas ' ( community ) was dear to him , and Kohr became a mentor to Plaid Cymru and a close friend of its then leader , Gwynfor Evans . After retiring from teaching , Kohr divided his time between Gloucester , England , and Hellbrunn , outside Salzburg . In 1983 , in Stockholm , Sweden , Kohr received the Right Livelihood Award , `` for his early inspiration of the movement for a human scale . '' In 1984 , Salzburg created the Leopold Kohr Academy and Cultural Association `` Tauriska '' to put his theories of regional autonomy into practice . Kohr was planning to return to his hometown of Oberndorf to live when he died in 1994 . His ashes were buried in Oberndorf . Salzburg journalist Gerald Lehner completed a biography of Kohr , based in part on long audiotaped interviews , in 1994 . Kohr was a charming conversationalist and a witty , elegant debunker of popular assumptions . Author Ivan Illich describes him as `` a funny bird—meek , fey , droll , and incisive '' , as well as `` unassuming '' and even `` radically humble . '' Philosophy . Kohr described himself as a `` philosophical anarchist . '' Kohr protested the `` cult of bigness '' and economic growth and promoted the concept of human scale and small community life . He argued that massive external aid to poorer nations stifled local initiatives and participation . His vision called for a dissolution of centralized political and economic structures in favor of local control . In his first published essay `` Disunion Now : A Plea for a Society based upon Small Autonomous Units '' , published in Commonweal in 1941 , Kohr wrote about a Europe at war : `` We have ridiculed the many little states , now we are terrorized by their few successors . '' He called for the breakup of Europe into hundreds of city states . Kohr developed his ideas in a series of books , including `` The Breakdown of Nations '' ( 1957 ) , `` Development without Aid '' ( 1973 ) and `` The Overdeveloped Nations '' ( 1977 ) . [ ... ] there seems to be only one cause behind all forms of social misery : bigness . Oversimplified as this may seem , we shall find the idea more easily acceptable if we consider that bigness , or oversize , is really much more than just a social problem . It appears to be the one and only problem permeating all creation . Whenever something is wrong , something is too big . [ ... ] And if the body of a people becomes diseased with the fever of aggression , brutality , collectivism , or massive idiocy , it is not because it has fallen victim to bad leadership or mental derangement . It is because human beings , so charming as individuals or in small aggregations , have been welded into overconcentrated social units . Kohr was an important inspiration to the Green , bioregional , Fourth World , decentralist , and anarchist movements , Kohr contributed often to John Papworth 's ` Journal for the Fourth World ' , Resurgence . One of Kohr 's students was economist E. F. Schumacher , another prominent influence on these movements , whose best selling book `` Small Is Beautiful '' took its title from one of Kohr 's core principles . Similarly , his ideas inspired Kirkpatrick Sale 's books `` Human Scale '' ( 1980 ) and `` Dwellers in the Land : The Bioregional Vision '' ( 1985 ) . Sale arranged the first American publication of `` The Breakdown of Nations '' in 1978 and wrote the foreword .
Ernest Blackie . Ernest Morell Blackie ( 19 August 1867 – 1943 ) was an Anglican bishop in the 20th century . Blackie was born in Leamington Spa and educated at Cheltenham Grammar School and the University of London . Ordained in 1891 , he was a curate at St Mark 's Gloucester and then a minor canon at Rochester Cathedral until 1900 . He later became the rector of Limpsfield and then St Paul 's York Place , Edinburgh before becoming the vicar of Windsor and an Honorary Chaplain to the King . From 1921 to 1937 he was a residentiary canon at Lincoln Cathedral and for seven years a suffragan bishop in the Diocese of Lincoln ( five as Suffragan Bishop of Grantham and two as Bishop of Grimsby ) before his final appointment as Dean of Rochester , a position he held until his death in 1943 . In 1903 Blackie married Caroline Stewart , daughter of James Haldane Stewart Jr. and Emily Leveson-Gower of Titsey Place . Her father was the son of James Haldane Stewart senior ( the 19th century ecumenical prelate ) and Mary Dale , daughter of David Dale . Emily Leveson-Gower was a member of one of Britain 's most aristocratic families and was a descendant of Thomas Howard , 4th Duke of Norfolk , Edmund Beaufort , 4th Duke of Somerset , Edward Seymour , 1st Duke of Somerset , Charles Brandon , 1st Duke of Suffolk , Henry Cavendish , 2nd Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne , Clarence , Thomas Tufton , 6th Earl of Thanet , George Plantagenet , 1st Duke of Clarence , Richard Neville , 16th Earl of Warwick or Warwick the Kingmaker William Russell , 1st Duke of Bedford and John Manners , 1st Duke of Rutland , William Cecil , 1st Baron Burghley , Thomas Cromwell , 1st Earl of Essex as well as Henry VII of England and James V of Scotland .
2012 Vintage Yachting Games – Tempest . The Tempest was an event on the 2012 Vintage Yachting Games program at Lake Como , Italy . Six out of the nine scheduled race were entered . 30 sailors , on 15 boats , from 4 nations entered . Race area and Course . Of the three Campo 's ( Race Area 's ) available for the 2012 Vintage Yachting Games at Lake Como Campo Charlie was used for the Tempest event . In general this Campo is situated in front of the city of Bellano . For the 2012 edition of the Vintage Yachting Games three different courses were available . The Tempest could use course 1 or 2 . Wind conditions . The Northern part of Lake Como was reportedly a thermic wind venue . In this time of year the normal situation is that at about 13:00 the Swiss mountains are heated up and a Southern wind hits the racing areas with about 10 to 14 knots . As result of this no races were scheduled in the morning . Unfortunately during the event the temperature in Switzerland were low . Also was the thermal South breeze battling with the gradient wind from the North . As result the actual wind did not came above the 8 knots during the races and was instable at times . Campo Bravo has normally a tendency to have a slightly higher wind speed than the two other Campo 's this due to the fact that it is more Northern than Charlie so that the Southern thermal breeze is strengthened and that the fact that the lake narrows in front of Dervio . Summary . In the Tempest six out of the planned nine races were completed . In the Tempest class ( Olympic between 1972 – 1976 ) the battle went between team of Cornelia Christen , Ruedi Christen from Switzerland and the team of president of the German Sailing Federation : Rolf Bähr , Christian Spranger . In the last two races the Swiss team showed their light air competencies and won both races . The Italian host team of Alessandro Castelli , Paolo Brambilla came in fourth after Klaus Wende , Max Reichert who took the bronze . The Tempest , known by the older sailors as a class for the heavy weightssailors , give a wonderful display of mixed team sailing .
Mongiardino Ligure . Mongiardino Ligure is a `` comune '' ( municipality ) in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont , located about southeast of Turin and about southeast of Alessandria .
Eldon Enclosures . Eldon is a privately held company headquartered in Madrid , Spain , and a global manufacturer of standard and customized enclosure solutions for the industrial and building markets . Product manufacturing is developed in several European production facilities and a plant in Umbergaon , India . The company has 6 distribution centers and is present in 45 countries around the world . All products have relevant certifications and approvals . Name . Eldon literally means “ devices for electricity ” , a representative name for a company manufacturing enclosures designed to protect highly sensitive electrical and electronic components . History . Founded in 1922 in Nässjö , Sweden , the original company , was called Elekto Ljus & Kraft , name that was changed to AB Eldon-Verken in 1948 . Initially building electrical installation equipment and selling radios , the latest invention at the time , they soon began manufacturing a junction box designed for the use with electric ovens . In 1963 the first acquisition was made with the take-over of their biggest competitor , Elektriska Osterman AB . Four years later the Eldon-Osterman companies have merged under the common name of Eldon AB . In 1967 the company expanded abroad , by opening sales offices in several European Countries , starting with the UK and Belgium . The Dutch subsidiary was inaugurated in 1970 in the north of the Netherlands , in Drachten . In 1999 Eldon AB was sold to EQT Partners and in 2006 the new management team acquired the majority shareholding from EQT .
Brandon Manzonelli . Brandon Manzonelli ( born December 23 , 1989 in St. Louis , Missouri ) is an American soccer player who currently plays for Springfield Demize in the USL Premier Development League . Club career . Manzonelli signed with Spanish club Villareal CF in 2006 at the age of 16 , and played 25 games with the club 's U-18 team , recording eight goals and 10 assists , as well as played three games with Villareal 's reserves After trialling with Manchester City and Blackburn Rovers of the Premier League , Manzonelli signed with New England Revolution in early 2008 . Manzonelli made his full professional debut for Revolution on July 1 , 2008 , as a second-half substitute in a US Open Cup third-round game against Richmond Kickers . After his release by New England , Manzonelli trialled with numerous clubs in Europe , including teams from Italy , Spain , Germany , Denmark , Scotland and England . However , he failed to earn a contract due to Citizenship issues . Manzonelli finally returned to soccer when he signed for NASL club Atlanta Silverbacks on March 21 , 2013. International career . He was called in by Thomas Rongen for the United States under-20 team for a friendly against Mexico on July 11 , 2008 and recorded two assists in the 3-0 victory . Manzonelli played in the Milk Cup in Northern Ireland last July/August with the u-20 USA against Belgium , Northern Ireland , and Wales and got an assist against Wales .
Arhopala amphimuta . `` Arhopala amphimuta '' is a species of butterfly belonging to the lycaenid family described by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1860 . It is found in Southeast Asia - Peninsular Malaya , Sumatra , Borneo , Bangka , the Philippines ( `` A. a. amphimuta '' ) , Thailand , Mergui , Burma , Langkawi , Penang ( `` A. a. milleriana '' Corbet , 1941 ) and Java ( `` A. a. quadra '' ( Evans , 1957 ) ) .
Abasár . Abasár is a village ( population 2,593 ) in Heves county in Hungary , situated near Gyöngyös in the foothills of the Mátra mountains . It was founded as Saár ( literally `` mud '' , later Sár ) in 1261 , and later took the prefix Aba from the Aba clan . To the west of the village is the Sár-hegy ( Sár Hill ) , a national nature reserve .
Cannabis in Slovakia . Cannabis in Slovakia is illegal . Possession or use of small amounts of cannabis ( or only 1 joint ) is punishable by up to eight years in prison . In April 2012 , `` The Wall Street Journal '' reported that Robert Fico , the incoming Slovak prime minister , might push for partial legalisation of cannabis possession , and has argued for the legalisation of possession of up to three doses of cannabis for personal use . Proposed reform . In February 2018 , Justice Minister Lucia Žitňanská raised the issue of decriminalization of drugs in Slovakia . For example , in the case of a first detained joint , a cannabis cigarette , the offender would be punished only by offense . The criticism of the offense would only be highlighted after a repeated violation of the law within 12 months . However , the measure would not apply equally to all . For people under the age of 18 , the automatic duty of medical diagnosis , social counseling , or even treatment of drug addiction would result . The decriminalized drugs and amounts were proposed as : cannabis up to 1g , pervitin up to 0.2g , heroin up to 0.5g , cocaine up to 0.3g . Žitňanská also argued that the working group had been working on the proposal since 2013 and should help to improve the government 's insight into drug traffickers , their punishment , and the uniform criminalization of drug users in the polluted sphere . Slovak National Party ( SNS ) officials disagreed with any law that would legalize drugs , ease access to their acquisition , or legitimize distribution and use . They also referred to the unsubstantiated allegations that they are closing people in jail in Slovakia . However , the SNS has emphasized that the prosecution is either more criminal or recidivist . The SNS declined the decriminalization of small amounts of drugs ; its leader Andrej Danko did not even want to deal with cannabis and said : `` I do not believe we live in a state where 30 % of young people try the drug . '' Rather than decriminalization , SNS highlighted prevention . They did not support the proposal to decriminalize the so-called hard drugs , which Žitňanská later proposed to remove for the purpose of coalition satisfaction . Žitňanská did not have the full support of her party in the struggle for a change in drug policy . After Žitňanská left the Ministry of Justice , Gábor Gál joined the political party Most-Híd and assessed there was no political will in the government coalition to allow Justice Minister Gál to submit an amendment to the law on partial decriminalization of cannabis . Whether this issue is still open until the deadline for the ordinary parliamentary elections in 2020 is not yet known .
Freestyle slalom skating . Freestyle slalom skating is a highly technical field of skating that involves performing tricks around a straight line of equally spaced cones . The most common spacing used in competitions is 80 cm , with larger competitions also featuring lines spaced at 50 cm and 120 cm . Equipment . Most freestyle slalomers use inline skates although some use quad skates . Those who use inline skates tend to use a full rocker wheel configuration , however there are variations of the rockers which are used . Some skaters prefer to use a 'full hi-lo ' rocker , which means the largest wheel is the second in from the back , with the smallest at the front . A common way to rocker your wheels is by putting larger wheels in the center and smaller wheels on each end . AN example of this is having 80 mm wheels in the 2nd and 3rd position and 76 mm in the front and back . A short frame ( 230–245 mm ) is used to give them the maximum possible maneuverability . The inline skates are very tight with a very strong cuff , to give sustaining ankle support . Popular skates used to include the FSK skate range by Salomon , now unavailable , the market is now dominated arguably by Seba skates , formed by a world class slalom skater , and other brands such as Powerslide and RollerBlade . List of slalom moves . The list of basic moves from easiest to hardest . There are many more moves than the ones shown in the list , and many variations on how to complete each move . The names of these moves may differ between countries . Instruction . Both the ICP and Skate IA offer slalom instructor certification programs which develop the ability of skaters and coaches in breaking down slalom tricks . They also expand instructors ' ability in identifying and solving problems in slalom skating . Instruction Manuals . `` The Art of Falling '' ( ) by Naomi Grigg , a renowned freestyle slalom instructor and former champion freestyle slalom skater , was published in June 2014 .
SKOAR ! `` SKOAR ! '' is an Indian magazine , website , and community dedicated to video games . It is a part of 9.9 Mediaworx and was started in 2003 as a bi-monthly publication by Jasubhai Digital Media ( JDM ) Pvt . Ltd. History and profile . `` SKOAR '' was launched in 2003 as a sister publication to `` Digit '' in order to cater to more hardcore gamers . The tagline of `` SKOAR ! '' was `` ... when it 's done '' . `` SKOAR ! s tagline was changed to `` India 's only gaming magazine '' as of 2010 ( which may or may not be true as a statement in itself ) . Publishing of SKOAR ! as a magazine was stopped in 2011 , and it was made into a gaming section inside its sister publication `` Digit '' and an occasional supplement in some of Digit 's special issues . In 2014 SKOAR ! was relaunched as a digital e-magazine that was given away with every issue of `` Digit '' in the form of a SKOAR ! DVD . The e-magazine was an interactive PDF that was provided on the DVD , which also contains other gaming software such as full games , game demos , videos that are of interest to gamers , wallpapers , and more . `` SKOAR ! '' was re-instated as a print supplement with `` Digit '' in November 2014 , and continues to this day ( as of their April 2015 issue ) . The `` SKOAR '' website was relaunched on 4 April 2015 , and apart from PC and console gaming , also covers mobile gaming extensively . Sections . `` SKOAR ! features `` sections dealing with PC as well as console games . The games are rated on the basis of visual appeal , sound , gameplay and mojo factor and employ a horizontal bar with a maximum rating of 10 . The SKOAR ! expo . `` SKOAR ! '' has been arranging gaming expos in metropolitans of India . On 30 January 2008 it has conducted 4 expos . The first expo was held in Mumbai , the second one in Bangalore and a third one was held in January 2007 in Delhi . The fourth expo was conducted in Mumbai at MMRDA grounds , Bandra Kurla Complex for spend three days ( 25 to 27 January 2008 ) .
Faerieworlds . Faerieworlds is an annual music and arts festival currently held annually in the U.S. state of Oregon . The festival 's primary theme is the `` realm of the faerie '' . As of 2015 , the festival moved to Hornings Hideout near Portland after many recent festivals had been held at Mount Pisgah in the Howard Buford Park Recreation Area southeast of Eugene , Oregon . The 2015 and 2016 festivals were held the first weekend of at Horning 's Hideout and the 2017 festival will be held on August 25-27 . Events . Faerieworlds was started by Emilio and Kelly Miller-Lopez of the musical group Woodland , and Robert Gould of the transmedia arts company Imaginosis . The festival features artists , authors , musicians and crafters whose work is connected to or inspired by folklore , specifically faerie lore . Locations . Faerieworlds Festivals have now taken place in Sedona and Prescott , Arizona , Santa Fe , New Mexico , Los Angeles , California , North Plains , Oregon , and from 2005 to 2008 at Secret House Winery in Veneta , Oregon . Faerieworlds 2009 was moved to Mount Pisgah to accommodate a larger number of daily attendees and to allow onsite camping to thousands of guests , and it was held there from 2010 to 2014 . In 2014 , the Lane County Board of Commissioners voted to not allow Faerieworlds , and another event , to use the Buford Park location in 2015 . The result of this was a return of the festival to Hornings Hideout , an outdoor festival venue just west of Portland Oregon . Performers and artists . The festival main stage has included such acts as Donovan , Omnia , Wardruna , Faun , Rasputina , Woodland , Johnny Cunningham , Susan McKeown , John Renbourn , Karan Casey , Gaia Consort , Treguenda , Frenchy and the Punk ( formerly The Gypsy Nomads ) , Sharon Knight , S. J. Tucker and Heather Alexander , as well as their band Tricky Pixie , and Qntal . Artists and authors featured at Faerieworlds have included Lindsey Stirling , Brian Froud , Tony DiTerlizzi , Michael Hague , Wendy Froud , Jen Delyth , Terri Windling , Charles Vess , Charles De Lint and Amy Brown . FaerieCon== . The creators of Faerieworlds also produce an event on the east coast called FaerieCon International , which first took place on the weekend of October 10-12 , 2007-2008 in Philadelphia at the Pennsylvania Convention Center . FaerieCon moved to Baltimore in 2009 and took place at the Baltimore Marriott Hunt Valley Inn in 2009-2016 , and will return to the now Delta Marriott Hunt Valley on November 4-6 , 2017 . In February 2012 and 2013 FaerieCon West was held at the Renaissance Hotel in Seattle . FaerieCon West eventually was renamed Mythicworlds : Convention and Masquerades , and now takes place annually at the Seatac Doubletree Hilton , with the 2017 event announced for February 2–4 .
Caloptilia hidakensis . `` Caloptilia hidakensis '' is a moth of the Gracillariidae family . It is known from the islands of Hokkaidō and Honshū in Japan and from the Russian Far East . The wingspan is about 11 mm . The larvae feed on `` Acer mono '' . They probably mine the leaves of their host plant .
Agonops . `` Agonops '' is a monotypic genus of beetles in the family Carabidae , with `` Agonops humerosus '' as its sole species . The name `` Agonops '' is a replacement name for `` Agonopsis '' , 1889 , being a junior homonym of `` Agonopsis '' , 1861 , a genus of fishes . `` Agonops humerosus '' is now often placed in the genus `` Agonum '' as `` Agonum humerosum '' , with `` Agonops '' placed in the synonymy of `` Agonum '' .
Uncial 0263 . Uncial 0263 ( in the Gregory-Aland numbering ) , is a Greek uncial manuscript of the New Testament . Paleographically it has been assigned to the 6th century . Description . The codex contains small part of the Gospel of Mark 5:26-27,31 , on one parchment leaf ( 28 cm by 22 cm ) . It is survived in a fragmentary condition . Written in one column per page , 17 lines per page , in uncial letters . Currently it is dated by the INTF to the 6th century . Location . Currently the codex is housed at the Berlin State Museums ( P. 14045 ) in Berlin . Text . The text-type of this codex is unknown , as the text is too brief to determine its textual character . Aland did not place it in any of Categories of New Testament manuscripts .
Srbice ( Domažlice District ) . Srbice is a village and municipality ( `` obec '' ) in Domažlice District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic . The municipality covers an area of , and has a population of 381 ( as at 28 August 2006 ) . Srbice lies approximately north-east of Domažlice , south-west of Plzeň , and south-west of Prague .
Ereda . Ereda is a village in Alutaguse Parish , Ida-Viru County in northeastern Estonia . During the German occupation in World War II a Nazi labor camp was situated there as a satellite camp of Vaivara concentration camp .
Rondo in A major for Violin and Strings , D 438 ( Schubert ) . The Rondo for Violin and Strings , D 438 , is a composition in A major by Franz Schubert . He wrote the rondo in 1816 . Like the roughly contemporary Adagio and Rondo concertante in F major , D 487 , the work is a concertante piece designed to highlight the skills of the violin soloist . Background . Schubert composed the piece in 1816 , along with a number of other works featuring a violin soloist including the three sonatinas ( D 384/385 & D 408 ) and the Konzertstück in D major , D 345 . It is believed that the work was composed with the intent that either the composer himself or his brother Ferdinand would take the soloists part . The piece was unpublished during the composer 's lifetime , not seeing publication until 1897 , when Breitkopf & Härtel published it in an edition edited by Eusebius Mandyczewski . Structure . The composition , which is written for a violin soloist and an accompanying group made up of violins , violas & cellos , is structured as a single multi-tempo movement divided into two sections , the `` Introduction '' ( Marked : `` Adagio '' ) and the `` Rondo '' ( Marked : `` Allegro giusto '' ) . It takes around 13 - 15 minutes to perform .
Fashion , Faith , and Fantasy in the New Physics of the Universe . `` Fashion , Faith , and Fantasy in the New Physics of the Universe `` is a book by mathematical physicist Roger Penrose , released in September 2016 . The book is based on his lectures that he gave at Princeton University in 2003 .
Lyons baronets . There have been two baronetcies created for people with the surname Lyons . Both recipients were later elevated to the peerage .
List of 20th Century Fox films ( 1935–99 ) . This is a list of films produced by the U.S. film studio 20th Century Fox Film Corporation and released between its May 31 , 1935 creation as a merger between Fox Film Corporation ( 1915–1935 ) and 20th Century Pictures ( 1933–1935 ) until 1999 . For subsequent releases by 20th Century Fox , see List of 20th Century Fox films ( 2000–present ) .
Gewächshaus für tropische Nutzpflanzen . The Gewächshaus für tropische Nutzpflanzen is a botanical garden specializing in tropical crops , maintained by the University of Kassel . It is located in greenhouses at Steinstraße 19 , Witzenhausen , Hesse , Germany , and open several afternoons per week . The greenhouses were first established in 1902 to support the colonial School of Agriculture , Trade and Industry ( founded 1898 ) , and then consisted of a central palm house with adjacent tropical and cold houses . These houses were replaced in 1937 with larger facilities which were extensively damaged in World War II . Postwar reconstruction was slow and the greenhouses did not resume operation until 1957 under the auspices of the `` Deutschen Instituts für Tropische und Subtropische Landwirtschaft GmbH '' ( DITSL ) . A modern greenhouse of was built in 1965 , with many improvements in 1971 . Seminar rooms totaling and a research area of were added in 1987 and 1995 respectively . Today the greenhouses proper are divided into five areas : a high palm house of as well as a coffee house , cocoa house , field cultures room , and orangery , each with a floor area of and high .
Electoral district of Wanneroo . Wanneroo is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia . The district is located in the northern suburbs of Perth . Wanneroo is a marginal seat ; it has been held by the government of the day on every occasion since its creation in 1989 . Geography . Wanneroo is based in the outer northern suburbs of Perth . It includes the suburbs of Ashby , Banksia Grove , Carramar , Gnangara , Hocking , Jandabup , Madeley , Mariginiup , Pearsall , Sinagra , Tapping , Wangara and Wanneroo . History . Wanneroo was first created for the 1989 state election . It replaced the abolished seat of Joondalup , and was won by Labor MP Jackie Watkins , then the member for Joondalup . Watkins lost the seat one term later when Labor lost government at the 1993 state election . The seat remained in Liberal Party hands for two terms until the party lost government at the 2001 state election . This pattern asserted itself again at the 2008 state election when Labor 's two term hold on the seat ended with the defeat of the Labor government .
Oilouch . Oilouch is an island in the Rock Islands of Palau .
Teodora Enache . Teodora Enache ( 30 September 1967 , Onești ) is a Romanian jazz singer . She is considered one of the best Romanian jazz vocalists . Enache studied mathematics at Alexandru Ioan Cuza University in Iași graduating with honors in 1991 , but decided to move to music professionally . Her first high-profile public performance was in 1993 at the jazz festival in Sibiu . During her career , Enache collaborated with such jazz musicians as Curtis Fuller , Les Paul , Stanley Jordan , Ricardo Scala , Theodosii Spassov , Burton Greene , and Benny Rietveld .
North Dakota Highway 6 . North Dakota Highway 6 ( ND 6 ) is a major north–south highway in North Dakota . It runs from South Dakota Highway 63 in McLaughlin to Interstate 94 Business Loop in downtown Mandan . Route description . Highway 6 begins at the South Dakota-North Dakota State Line , and the northern terminus of South Dakota Highway 63 . It intersects North Dakota Highway 24 twice , and in between the two ends of that road passes through Selfridge . North of there it passes by Breien , and later encounters the eastern terminus of North Dakota Highway 21 turning right at that intersection before making a sharp left curve and heading north again . At the intersection with Morton County Road 136 it passes by Saint Anthony , then runs along the west side of the Morton County State Game Management Area . A sign that the route is approaching its northern terminus is when it passes by the Mandan Municipal Airport . The route does n't officially enter Mandan , until roughly around 19th Street , and from there it passes by a USDA lab , and a local Youth Corrections Center . It then crosses a bridge over the Heart River , where on the other side it becomes 10th Avenue and cuts through the Mandan Municipal Golf Course . Immediately after a bridge over the BNSF Mandan Rail Yard North Dakota Highway 6 ends at Interstate Business Loop 94 , although 10th Avenue continues northbound as a local residential city street .
Tonel . António Leonel Vilar Nogueira Sousa ( ; born 13 April 1980 ) , known as Tonel , is a retired Portuguese professional footballer who played as a central defender , and is the manager of C.F . União de Lamas . Over ten seasons , he amassed Primeira Liga totals of 224 games and 15 goals , mainly representing Sporting with which he won four major titles . He also played three years in Croatia , with Dinamo Zagreb . Porto / Marítimo . Coming through the youth teams of FC Porto , Tonel was born in Lourosa ( Santa Maria da Feira ) , and made his professional debut when he was loaned out to Académica de Coimbra during 2000–01 , helping them promote to the Primeira Liga in his second year . Despite earning a good reputation during his three-season spell , he was deemed surplus to requirements by his parent club and was released , moving to C.S . Marítimo during the 2004 off-season as part of an exchange deal with Porto which saw Pepe arrive at the `` Estádio do Dragão '' . Tonel enjoyed a hugely successful season for the Madeira side , picking up some European experience during their UEFA Cup tie against Rangers . He formed a fomidable partnership with Dutch Mitchell van der Gaag in defence and became one of the team 's leading figures , playing 28 league games and scoring once , in a 2–1 home win over Boavista F.C . on 25 September 2004 . Sporting . On 23 July 2005 , after an impressive season , Tonel signed a three-year deal with Sporting Clube de Portugal for €500,000 . The second stint with another club of the Big Three was much more successful this time , as he was an everpresent figure at Sporting 's back four since his arrival alongside Brazil international Ânderson Polga , also scoring the occasional goal on set pieces . After furthering his link with the `` Lions '' until 2011 , Tonel scored five goals overall during 2007–08 , including one in a 2–1 win at FC Dynamo Kyiv for the group stage of the UEFA Champions League ( incidentally , Polga netted the other ) . In late October 2008 , after an injury in a draw at F.C . Paços de Ferreira , he lost his place to youth graduate Daniel Carriço , and never regained it again during the season , although he himself took Polga 's place midway through the following campaign . Dinamo Zagreb . On 27 August 2010 , after falling out of favour with new manager Paulo Sérgio , 30-year-old Tonel signed for Croatian club GNK Dinamo Zagreb . He made his official debut in an Eternal derby match against HNK Hajduk Split , on 11 September ; he was awarded No . 13 shirt in the Prva HNL , but played with No . 28 in European fixtures , as Dario Šimić had been registered with the former number at the start of the 2010–11 season , before retiring in August 2010 . Tonel was released at the end of his contract , in December 2012 . Beira-Mar . On 7 January 2013 , Tonel returned to his homeland and joined top division club S.C. Beira-Mar , signing until June 2014 . After suffering relegation , however , he terminated his link and went on to spend a further two seasons in the second tier with C.D . Feirense . Belenenses . On 9 June 2015 , 35-year-old Tonel returned to the Portuguese top division after agreeing to a one-year contract with C.F . Os Belenenses . Early into the campaign , he was criticized for committing a 90th-minute penalty in favour of his former team Sporting when the score was 0–0 at the Estádio José Alvalade , with his action resulting in an eventual loss . International career . Tonel made his debut with Portugal in a UEFA Euro 2008 qualifier against Kazakhstan in Coimbra , playing 77 minutes in a 3–0 win on 15 November 2006 . His second cap came more than three years after ( on 3 March 2010 ) , as he was called as a last-minute replacement for injured Ricardo Carvalho for a friendly with China , played in the same venue ( 2–0 win ) .
1939 New York Giants season . The 1939 New York Giants season was the fifteenth season for the club in the National Football League ( NFL ) .
Nicolas Goussé . Nicolas Goussé ( born 2 January 1976 in Thouars , France ) is a retired French football striker . Career . Goussé helped Troyes become one of the winners of the 2001 UEFA Intertoto Cup . In the final Troyes beat Newcastle United on away goals after the second leg finished 4-4 at St James ' Park ; Goussé scored one of Troyes ' goals . He joined Evian Thonon Gaillard in January 2009 .
Glossary of motion picture terms . `` Most of the terms listed in Wikipedia glossaries are already defined and explained within Wikipedia itself . However , glossaries like this one are useful for looking up , comparing and reviewing large numbers of terms together . You can help enhance this page by adding new terms or writing definitions for existing ones . '' This glossary of motion picture terms , ( also , glossary of film terms ) , is a list of definitions about motion pictures .
Rabbits and hares in art . File : Johann Georg Seitz Gemüsestilleben mit Häschen.jpg|thumb| '' Gemüsestilleben mit Häschen '' ( `` Still Life with Rabbits '' ) by Rabbits and hares are common motifs in the visual arts , with variable mythological and artistic meanings in different cultures . The rabbit as well as the hare have been associated with moon deities and may signify rebirth or resurrection . They may also be symbols of fertility or sensuality , and they appear in depictions of hunting and spring scenes in the Labours of the Months . Judaism . File : Pederastic gifts Macron Louvre G142 n3.jpg|thumb|left|upright|The rabbit as a gift in courtship , exterior detail of a red-figure In Judaism , the rabbit is considered an unclean animal , because `` though it chews the cud , does not have a divided hoof . '' This led to derogatory statements in the Christian art of the Middle Ages , and to an ambiguous interpretation of the rabbit 's symbolism . The `` shafan '' in Hebrew has symbolic meaning . Although rabbits were a non-kosher animal in the Bible , positive symbolic connotations were sometimes noted , as for lions and eagles . 16th century German scholar Rabbi Yosef Hayim Yerushalmi , saw the rabbits as a symbol of the Diaspora . In any case , a three hares motif was a prominent part of many Synagogues . Antiquity . In antiquity , the hare , because it was prized as a hunting quarry , was seen as the epitome of the hunted creature that could survive only by prolific breeding . Herodotus , Aristotle , Pliny and Claudius Aelianus all described the rabbit as one of the most fertile of animals . It thus became a symbol of vitality , sexual desire and fertility . The hare served as an attribute of Aphrodite and as a gift between lovers . In late antiquity it was used as a symbol of good luck and in connection with ancient burial traditions . Christian art . In Early Christian art , hares appeared on reliefs , epitaphs , icons and oil lamps although their significance is not always clear . The `` Physiologus '' , a resource for medieval artists , states that when in danger the rabbit seeks safety by climbing high up rocky cliffs , but when running back down , because of its short front legs , it is quickly caught by its predators . Likewise , according to the teaching of St . Basil , men should seek his salvation in the rock of Christ , rather than descending to seek worldly things and falling into the hands of the devil . The negative view of the rabbit as an unclean animal , which derived from the Old Testament , always remained present for medieval artists and their patrons . Thus the rabbit can have a negative connotation of unbridled sexuality and lust or a positive meaning as a symbol of the steep path to salvation . Whether a representation of a hare in Medieval art represents man falling to his doom or striving for his eternal salvation is therefore open to interpretation , depending on context . The `` Hasenfenster '' ( hare windows ) in Paderborn Cathedral and in the Muotathal Monastery in Switzerland , in which three hares are depicted with only three ears between them , forming a triangle , can be seen as a symbol of the Trinity , and probably go back to an old symbol for the passage of time . The three hares shown in Albrecht Dürer 's woodcut , `` The Holy Family with the Three Hares '' ( 1497 ) , can also be seen as a symbol of the Trinity . The idea of rabbits as a symbol of vitality , rebirth and resurrection derives from antiquity . This explains their role in connection with Easter , the resurrection of Christ . The unusual presentation in Christian iconography of a Madonna with the Infant Jesus playing with a white rabbit in Titian 's Parisian painting , can thus be interpreted christologically . Together with the basket of bread and wine , a symbol of the sacrificial death of Christ , the picture may be interpreted as the resurrection of Christ after death . The phenomenon of superfetation , where embryos from different menstrual cycles are present in the uterus , results in hares and rabbits being able to give birth seemingly without having been impregnated , which caused them to be seen as symbols of virginity . Rabbits also live underground , an echo of the tomb of Christ . As a symbol of fertility , white rabbits appear on a wing of the high altar in Freiburg Minster . They are playing at the feet of two pregnant women , Mary and Elizabeth . Martin Schongauer 's engraving `` Jesus after the Temptation '' ( 1470 ) shows nine ( three times three ) rabbits at the feet of Jesus Christ , which can be seen as a sign of extreme vitality . In contrast , the tiny squashed rabbits at the base of the columns in Jan van Eyck 's `` Rolin Madonna '' symbolize `` Lust '' , as part of a set of references in the painting to all the Seven Deadly Sins . Hunting scenes in the sacred context can be understood as the pursuit of good through evil . In the Romanesque sculpture ( c. 1135 ) in the Königslutter imperial Cathedral , a hare pursued by a hunter symbolises the human soul seeking to escape persecution by the devil . Another painting , `` Hares Catch the Hunters '' , shows the triumph of good over evil . Alternatively , when an eagle pursues the hare , the eagle can be seen as symbolizing Christ and the hare , uncleanliness and the evil 's terror in the face of the light . In Christian iconography , the hare is an attribute of Saint Martin of Tours and Saint Alberto di Siena , because legend has it that both protected hares from persecution by dogs and hunters . They are also an attribute of the patron saint of Spanish hunters , Olegarius of Barcelona . White hares and rabbits were sometimes the symbols of chastity and purity . In secular art . In non-religious art of the modern era , the rabbit appears in the same context as in antiquity : as prey for the hunter , or representing spring or autumn , as well as an attribute of Venus and a symbol of physical love . In cycles of the Labours of the Months , rabbits frequently appear in the spring months . In Francesco del Cossa 's painting of April in the Palazzo Schifanoia in Ferrara , Italy , Venus ' children , surrounded by a flock of white rabbits , symbolize love and fertility . In Italian Renaissance and Baroque art , rabbits are depicted more often than hares . In an allegory on lust by Pisanello , a naked woman lies on a couch with a rabbit at her feet . Pinturicchio 's scene of `` Susanna in the Bath '' is displayed in the Vatican 's Borgia Apartment . Here , each of the two old men are accompanied by a pair of hares or rabbits , clearly indicating wanton lust . In Piero di Cosimo 's painting of Venus and Mars , a cupid resting on Venus clings to a white rabbit for similar reasons . Still lifes in Dutch Golden Age painting and their Flemish equivalents often included a moralizing element which was understood by their original viewers without assistance : fish and meat can allude to religious dietary precepts , fish indicating fasting while great piles of meat indicate `` voluptas carnis '' ( lusts of the flesh ) , especially if lovers are also depicted . Rabbits and birds , perhaps in the company of carrots and other phallic symbols , were easily understood by contemporary viewers in the same sense . As small animals with fur , hares and rabbits allowed the artist to showcase his ability in painting this difficult material . Dead hares appear in the works of the earliest painter of still life collections of foodstuffs in a kitchen setting , Frans Snyders , and remain a common feature , very often sprawling hung up by a rear leg , in the works of Jan Fyt , Adriaen van Utrecht and many other specialists in the genre . By the end of the 17th century , the grander subgenre of the hunting trophy still life appeared , now set outdoors , as though at the back door of a palace or hunting lodge . Hares ( but rarely rabbits ) continued to feature in the works of the Dutch and Flemish originators of the genre , and later French painters like Jean-Baptiste Oudry . From the Middle Ages until modern times , the right to hunt was a vigorously defended privilege of the ruling classes . Hunting Still lifes , often in combination with hunting equipment , adorn the rooms of baroque palaces , indicating the rank and prestige of their owners . Jan Weenix ' painting shows a still life reminiscent of a trophy case with birds and small game , fine fruits , a pet dog and a pet monkey , arranged in front of a classicising garden sculpture with the figure of Hercules and an opulent palace in the background . The wealth and luxurious lifestyle of the patron or owner is clearly shown . The children 's tales of the English author Beatrix Potter , illustrated by herself , include several titles featuring the badly behaved Peter Rabbit and other rabbit characters , including her first and most successful book `` The Tale of Peter Rabbit '' ( 1902 ) , followed by `` The Tale of Benjamin Bunny '' ( 1904 ) , and `` The Tale of The Flopsy Bunnies '' ( 1909 ) . Potter 's anthropomorphic clothed rabbits are probably the most familiar artistic rabbits in the English-speaking world , no doubt influenced by illustrations by John Tenniel of the White Rabbit in Lewis Carroll 's book `` Alice 's Adventures in Wonderland '' . Joseph Beuys , who always finds a place for a rabbit in his works , sees it as symbolizing resurrection . In the context of his action `` How to Explain Pictures to a Dead Hare '' , he stated that the rabbit `` ... has a direct relationship to birth ... For me , the rabbit is the symbol of incarnation . Because the rabbit shows in reality what man can only show in his thoughts . He buries himself , he buries himself in a depression . He incarnates himself in the earth , and that alone is important . '' `` Masquerade ( book ) '' ( 1979 ) , written and illustrated by the artist Kit Williams , is ostensibly a children ’ s book , but contains elaborate clues to the location of a jewelled golden hare , also made by Williams , which he had buried at the location in England to which the clues in the book led . The hare was not found until 1982 , in what later emerged as dubious circumstances . The Welsh sculptor Barry Flanagan ( 1944-2009 ) was best known for his energetic bronzes of hares , which he produced throughout his career . Many have a comic element , and the length and thinness of the hare 's body is often exaggerated . Dürer 's `` Young Hare '' . Probably one of the most famous depictions of an animal in the history of European art is the painting `` Young Hare '' by Albrecht Dürer , completed in 1502 and now preserved in the Albertina in Vienna . Dürer 's watercolor is seen in the context of his other nature studies , such as his almost equally famous `` Meadow '' or his `` Bird Wings '' . He chose to paint these in watercolor or gouache , striving for the highest possible precision and `` realistic '' representation . The hare pictured by Dürer probably does not have a symbolic meaning , but it does have an exceptional reception history . Reproductions of Dürer 's `` Hare '' have often been a permanent component of bourgeois living rooms in Germany . The image has been printed in textbooks ; published in countless reproductions ; embossed in copper , wood or stone ; represented three-dimensionally in plastic or plaster ; encased in plexiglas ; painted on ostrich eggs ; printed on plastic bags ; surreally distorted in `` Hasengiraffe '' ( `` Haregiraffe '' ) by Martin Missfeldt ; reproduced as a joke by Fluxus artists ; and cast in gold ; or sold cheaply in galleries and at art fairs Since early 2000 , Ottmar Hörl has created several works based on Dürer 's `` Hare , '' including a giant pink version . Sigmar Polke has also engaged with the hare on paper or textiles , or as part of his installations , and even in rubber band form . Dieter Roth 's `` Köttelkarnikel '' ( `` Turd Bunny '' ) is a copy of Dürer 's `` Hare '' made from rabbit droppings , and Klaus Staeck enclosed one in a little wooden box , with a cutout hole , so that it could look out and breathe . Dürer 's `` Hare '' has even inspired a depiction of the mythological Wolpertinger .
New York Genealogical and Biographical Society . The New York Genealogical and Biographical Society ( NYGBS ) is a non-profit institution located at 36 West 44th Street in New York City . Founded in 1869 , it is the second-oldest genealogical society in the United States , and the only genealogical society in New York that is statewide . Its purpose is to collect and make available information on genealogy , biography , and history , particularly as it relates to the people of New York State . The Society also publishes periodicals and books , conducts educational programs , maintains a Committee on Heraldry , and offers other services . History . The New York Genealogical and Biographical Society was organized on the evening of February 27 , 1869 , by seven gentlemen meeting at the home of Dr. David Parsons Holton in New York City . On March 26 a certificate of incorporation was filed in the office of the Secretary of State of New York , stating that `` the particular business and objects of the Society are to discover , procure , preserve and perpetuate whatever may relate to Genealogy and Biography , and more particularly to the genealogies and biographies of families , persons and citizens associated and identified with the State of New York . '' In April the By-Laws were adopted and officers elected , the first president being the historian Dr. Henry R. Stiles . The seal of the Society was adopted on May 8 , 1869 . In establishing the Society the founders were inspired by the example of the New England Historic Genealogical Society , founded in 1845 . In at least one respect , however , they differed from the New England model . While women would not be admitted to membership in the Boston society until 1898 , the New York society on May 1 , 1869 elected Mrs. Frances K. Forward Holton a member , followed by many others . The Society immediately established a library , and in December 1869 published an eight-page Bulletin . The reception of this publication encouraged the Trustees to launch a quarterly journal , `` The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record '' , the first issue of which was dated January 1870 . Thus were established two of the oldest institutions in American genealogy . Today the Society is the second oldest genealogical society and library in the United States , and the `` Record '' the second-oldest genealogical periodical in continuous publication in the English-speaking world . The Society 's first permanent home was at Mott Memorial Hall , a house at 64 Madison Avenue . In 1888 the Society obtained space in the Berkeley Lyceum Building at 19 West 41st Street , and two years later moved to the new Berkeley Lyceum building at 23 West 44th Street . In 1891 Mrs. Elizabeth Underhill Coles died , leaving the Society a bequest of $ 20,000 . With this money the Society was able to purchase in 1896 a four-story brownstone at 226 West 58th Street , between Broadway and Seventh Avenue . This became Genealogical Hall , the home of the Society for the next 33 years . By 1912 Genealogical Hall was already inadequate to hold the library , and the Trustees decided to try to raise $ 65,000 to acquire the adjacent building lot for expansion . J. Pierpont Morgan contributed $ 10,000 on the condition that the Society raise the remainder , and this was accomplished by the end of 1913 , mainly through the efforts of president Clarence Winthrop Bowen . Various factors intervened to prevent the proposed expansion , and Mr. Bowen was still president 16 years later when the Society moved across town into a new building at 122-124-126 East 58th Street . The new facility , erected at a cost of $ 300,000 , replaced three brownstone houses on the site . It was designed by the noted New York architectural firm of La Farge , Warren and Clark . The formal dedication on December 11 , 1929 , was attended by an impressive list of dignitaries , headed by former President of the United States Calvin Coolidge and former Governor of New York and Secretary of State ( and future Chief Justice of the United States ) Charles Evans Hughes . The new building provided impressive and ample space for the growth of the library . Over the years the Society had also expanded its publications program . By 1929 each issue of the Record ran over 100 pages , and it had become recognized as one of the leading scholarly journals of genealogy . Since 1890 the Society had also published several volumes of its Collections , starting with the marriage and baptismal registers of New York State 's oldest church , the Reformed Dutch Church of New Amsterdam and New York City . The Great Depression and World War II slowed the Society 's progress — the `` Record '' , for example , became greatly reduced in size . In this period , and the years after the war , interest in genealogy was low and some may have questioned whether the Society could survive . But amazing changes were in the offing . When the Society was founded in 1869 , the New Yorkers who had an interest in tracing their roots , or the time to do so , were mainly those whose lineages stretched back to the colonial period , and the Society for its first hundred years catered almost exclusively to that part of the population . In the 1970s there were the first signs of change . The 19th century was now more distant than the 18th had been in 1869 , and there was increasing interest in its records , which were also now becoming more accessible . Descendants of 19th-century immigrants , and Americans of African descent , discovered that they too could delve into genealogy . The telecast of Alex Haley 's book Roots and the 1976 Bicentennial were catalysts that precipitated this new wave of interest . The increased mobility of the population , leaving so many Americans far removed from their roots , and an increase in leisure time , especially among older Americans , were other factors in the expansion . All over the country new genealogical societies , publications , and activities developed , and the older institutions began to experience unprecedented growth as well . The Society was affected by this growth . In the late 1980s computers began to be used in administration , publishing , and the library . In 1990 , The NYG & B Newsletter was launched and became an instant success ; in 2004 it was renamed `` The New York Researcher '' . At first an eight-page publication , each issue now contains an average of 24 pages . In 1995 , after the Society celebrated its 125th anniversary , the `` Record '' passed the same milestone . The Society continues to publish books dealing with New York genealogy . The Society ’ s formal education programs began in 1977 with a fall lecture series . Today each year ’ s local calendar is filled with a variety of lectures as well as book signings , walking tours , all-day events , and a biennial genealogical conference . Beginning in 1992 the Society conducted many out of town programs , at such locations as Albany , Saratoga Springs , Buffalo , Tarrytown , and Elizabeth , N.J. , often in cooperation with other genealogical societies . The Society has also established a presence at national , regional and local genealogical conferences sponsored by other organizations . In the mid-1990s genealogy began to undergo a `` sea change '' with the advent of the Internet . The numbers of people who were pursuing genealogy skyrocketed as a result . The Society joined this new world in December 1998 when it launched its own website , nygbs.org ( now newyorkfamilyhistory.org ) . It brought many new members to the organization . The site has been completely redesigned twice since its inauguration ; updates are made at least weekly , sometimes daily . The eighty year old building was showing its age and in need of major rehabilitation and upgrades . This reality brought the Board of Trustees to the controversial decision to sell the building and combine the library collection with that of the New York Public Library . The building was sold to one of the tenants in November 2007 , and in September 2008 the bulk of the collection was transferred to the Public Library ’ s Irma & Paul Milstein Division of United States History , Local History , and Genealogy , thus instantly transforming that collection into the premiere repository for New York genealogical research . The NYG & B collection is fully cataloged and online at www.nypl.org . With the transfer of the collection to NYPL the NYG & B began a new partnership with that e organization . Co-sponsored programs are held frequently . This arrangement has proved successful for the Society and its membership , and for the NYPL . In November 2008 the Society purchased a commercial condominium at 36 West 44th Street in the landmark Bar Building and created entirely new offices on the 7th floor . The well-known New York architect Peter Pennoyer and designer John Claflin put the finishing touches on the plans . The space was cleared and new , attractive offices , library , and meeting room were constructed . e-Library . Launched in November 2005 , the NYG & B eLibrary provides Society members with the ability to remotely access digitized versions of paper manuscripts from the NYG & B Library 's collection . The eLibrary was funded by a grant from the Homeland Foundation , as well as the donations of several New York Genealogical and Biographical Society members . There are currently over forty thousand fully searchable pages of material in the eLibrary database . Content includes cemetery transcriptions , religious records , civil records , family records , vital records as well as the Society 's own publication , `` The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record '' . Material is continually added to the eLibrary . In 2015 , the eLibrary 's platform was moved to Findmypast.com . Members of the NYG & B still have free access to the eLibrary , and they also have free access to the U.S and Canadian collections on the Findmypast website as a benefit of membership . Library . The Society 's former collection consisted of more than 80,000 books , some 40,000 manuscripts , and over 25,000 microforms and computer media . The library 's major focus was New York State genealogy and local history . For New York 's colonial period , the library 's resources were unparalleled . Other well represented areas included the New England and Middle Atlantic States . There was also an extensive collection of reference books for beginning genealogists of every background . The Manuscript Collection , in particular , was a treasure-trove of unpublished material on early New York families . Items consisted of original deeds , wills , etc . as far back as the 16th-century , unpublished genealogies and genealogists ' research notes , transcriptions of New York church and cemetery records , genealogical charts , maps , personal diaries , vital records from family bibles , papers of prominent genealogists and historians as well as other relevant genealogical material . The library was permanently closed on 1 June 2008 ; all material was donated to the New York Public Library . Portrait Collection . Shortly after the dedication of the Society 's 58th Street building in 1929 , plans were made for the artistic enhancement of the building with the use of suitable portraits . Clarence Winthrop Bowen , president of the Society ( 1907–1931 ) , after whom the third floor gallery was named , and Samuel P. Avery , Jr. , art connoisseur , Trustee and Benefactor , raised gifts for a small endowment for this purpose . Some of the portraits were gifts , while a number were commissioned by the Society or purchased . Fifteen of the works were painted by Frank O. Salisbury ( 1874–1962 ) , one of the most popular English portrait painters of the twentieth century . Photographs of a number of the paintings have been reproduced in `` The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record '' , and citations are given in the catalog as appropriate . The Avery Art and Publication Fund enabled the Society to acquire portraits and publish high quality illustrations in the `` Record '' for over fifty years . In 1992 eight portraits given by the Delafield Family Association were added to the collection . With the move to smaller quarters the Society is unable to exhibit the entire collection . As a result , those portraits they are unable to exhibit are in storage or given , on loan , to other groups or societies who are able to provide a forum for some of these portraits . Publications . `` The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record '' : Since 1870 , the Society has published `` The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record '' , which is ranked as one of the leading scholarly genealogical journals . In the more than 125 annual volumes of the `` Record '' will be found a vast collection of material relating to New York families of the 17th , 18th and 19th centuries . With four issues per year , the `` Record '' continues to publish compiled genealogies , transcripts of New York primary sources , and newly discovered origins of immigrants to New York . `` The New York Researcher '' : Since 1990 , the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society has published this newsletter . It is published on a quarterly basis and brings NYG & BS members news about Society activities and genealogical events of New York interest , as well as feature articles on New York genealogical sources and research techniques and New York-related queries . In 2004 , the newsletter was renamed `` The New York Researcher '' . Other publications . The NYG & B has sponsored the publication of a number of books , including New York church , probate , and naturalization records . Some of these are part of the series known as the `` Collections '' of the Society . Recent publications include `` Voices of the Irish Immigrant : Information Wanted Ads in The Truth Teller , New York City 1825-1844 '' , `` Minutes of Coroners Proceedings , City and County of New York , John Burnet , Coroner , 1748-1758 '' , `` Kings County , New York , Administration Proceedings 1817-1856 '' , as well as several others . A complete list of volumes is available through the Society 's office . A truncated list of books published can be found on the NYGBS website . In 2015 , the NYG & B published the `` New York Family History Research Guide and Gazetteer '' , a monumental 858-page guide to genealogical research in New York State . The first third of the book contains chapters on the major record groups , published sources , and essential repositories containing New York records . The rest of the book contains guides to all 62 counties of New York State . Each county guide features a map , list of place names ( current and historic ) organized by city and town , a description of local repositories , and a bibliography of key printed and online sources .
Excultanus . `` Excultanus '' is a genus of leafhoppers in the family Cicadellidae . There are about eight described species in `` Excultanus '' . Species . Data sources : i = ITIS , c = Catalogue of Life , g = GBIF , b = Bugguide.net
Glantane East . Glantane East is a megalithic complex situated from Millstreet , County Cork , Ireland . It is set in the Keel River valley on the north-west upper slopes of Musherabeg mountain , in the townland of Glantane . The complex includes a wedge tomb , two stone circles and a pair of stone alignments . The wedge tomb is known locally as `` The Flags '' and is in height , with a capstone square resting on two sidestones and a backstone . Some of the double-walling remains in place while a stone is positioned between the two sidestones . A stone circle lies in the field next to the wedge tomb . It is nearly in diameter with five standing and six fallen stones , some of which now lie in the surrounding ditch which is at least partly stone-faced . In the center of the circle is a large hole , where it is assumed a boulder or boulder-burial once stood . The remaining stones vary in height from and are surrounded by a wide fosse and low bank . Two tall pillar-like stones are situated along the outer face of the fosse and 8m to the south-east of the circle . One is fallen .
Helen Donath . Helen Jeanette Donath ( née Erwin ; born July 10 , 1940 ) is an American soprano with a career spanning fifty years . Biography . She was born in Corpus Christi , Texas and studied there at Del Mar College in New York with Paola Novikova . She debuted as a concert and Lieder singer in New York in 1958 . In 1961 , she became a member of the at the Cologne Opera . She sang from 1963 until 1968 at the Staatsoper Hannover where she met her future husband , choir master and conductor Klaus Donath . Their son , Alexander Donath , is a stage and opera director . In 2000 , all three were involved in Michigan Opera Theatre 's production of `` Der Rosenkavalier '' where Donath sang the Marschallin . In 1967 , she sang Pamina in Mozart 's `` The Magic Flute '' at the Salzburg Festival , which began a long association with the festival . From 1970 until 1990 , she was a regular member of the Vienna State Opera . She has performed all over the world including at the Vienna State Opera , Metropolitan Opera , Salzburg Festival , Covent Garden , La Scala , Barcelona , Paris , Florence , Tokyo , Berlin , Munich . In 2006 , she had performances as Despina in `` Così fan tutte '' at the Vienna State Opera , Salzburg Festival and other places . Donath performed works of Bach , Mozart , Haydn , Schumann , Wagner , Richard Strauss , and has worked and recorded under Herbert von Karajan , Karl Richter , Wolfgang Sawallisch , Rafael Kubelík , Antal Doráti , Leonard Bernstein , Georg Solti , Giuseppe Patanè , Daniel Barenboim , Nikolaus Harnoncourt , Neville Marriner , Helmuth Rilling , Colin Davis , Eugen Jochum , Riccardo Muti , Zubin Mehta , Eliahu Inbal . She was awarded in 2005 the `` Verdienstkreuz I. Klasse des Niedersächsischen Verdienstordens '' ( Cross of Merit 1st Class of Lower Saxony ) , in 1990 the `` Niedersachsenpreis '' ( State Prize of Lower Saxony ) and made Kammersängerin of Bavaria . Recordings . Donath has made many opera and operetta recordings with various companies . Her finest moments on disc include her Eva in Wagner 's `` Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg '' and Sophie in Strauss 's `` Der Rosenkavalier '' .
Holger Bech Nielsen . Holger Bech Nielsen ( born 25 August 1941 , Copenhagen ) is a Danish theoretical physicist , Professor emeritus at the Niels Bohr Institute , at the University of Copenhagen , where he started studying physics in 1961 . Work . Nielsen has made original contributions to theoretical particle physics specifically in the field of string theory . Independently of Nambu and Susskind , he was the first to propose that the Veneziano model was actually a theory of strings and this is why he is considered among the fathers of string theory . He was awarded the highly esteemed Humboldt Prize in 2001 for his scientific research . Several physics concepts are named after him , e.g . Nielsen–Olesen vortex and the Nielsen-Ninomiya no-go theorem for representing chiral fermions on the lattice . In the original Dual-Models , which later would be recognized as the origins of string theory , the Koba-Nielsen variables are also named after him and his collaborator Ziro Koba . He is known in Denmark for his enthusiastic public lectures on physics and string theory , and he is often interviewed in daily news , especially on matters regarding particle physics . In a series of recent ( 2009 ) papers uploaded on the arXiv.org web site , he and fellow physicist Masao Ninomiya proposed a radical theory to explain the seemingly improbable series of failures preventing the Large Hadron Collider ( LHC ) from becoming operational . The collider is intended to be used to find evidence of the hypothetical Higgs boson particle . They suggested that the particle might be so abhorrent to nature that its creation would ripple backward through time and stop the collider before it could create one , in a fashion similar to the time travel Grandfather paradox . Subsequently LHC claimed the discovery of Higgs boson on 4 July 2012 . He is a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters .
Atrytonopsis hianna . `` Atrytonopsis hianna '' , the dusted skipper , is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae . It is found in the United States from eastern Wyoming , central Colorado , northern New Mexico and central Texas east to New Hampshire and Massachusetts , south to peninsular Florida and the Gulf Coast . The wingspan is 32–43 mm . There is one generation with adults on from May to June in the north . In the south there are two generations with adults on wing from March to October in Florida . The larvae feed on `` Andropogon gerardi '' and `` Andropogon scoparius '' . Adults feed on the nectar from various flowers , including Japanese honeysuckle , wild strawberry , blackberry , wild hyacinth , phlox , vervain and red clover .
Annual cannabis use by country . This is a list of the annual prevalence of cannabis use by country ( including some territories ) as a percentage of the population aged 15–64 ( unless otherwise indicated ) . The indicator is an `` annual prevalence '' rate which is the percentage of the youth and adult population who have consumed cannabis at least once in the past survey year . Table . The primary source of information is the `` World Drug Report 2011 '' ( WDR 2011 ) , some older numbers are from the `` World Drug Report 2006 '' ( WDR 2006 ) , published by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime ( UNODC ) .
List of archives in South Sudan . This is list of archives in South Sudan .
South African general election , 1910 . The 1910 South African general election was held for the 121 seats in the House of Assembly of the Union of South Africa , on 15 September 1910 . This was the first general election , after the Union came into force on 31 May 1910 . In addition to the general election , the first election to the provincial councils of Cape Province and Transvaal took place on the same day . Those councils used the same electoral districts as those for the House of Assembly seats in the province . The first election for the provincial councils of Natal and Orange Free State , which did not use the same constituency boundaries as the House of Assembly , took place on a later date . The South African National Party ( known as the South African Party from 1911 ) of General Louis Botha won a slim majority . The Unionist Party became the official opposition . Franchise . The South Africa Act 1909 provided that the franchise in each province should be the same as that in the corresponding colony before the Union , until altered by the Union Parliament . The Act included entrenching clauses , providing that black and coloured voters could only be removed from the common voters roll in the Cape of Good Hope , by legislation passed by a two-thirds majority by both houses of Parliament in joint session . The franchise , in all parts of the Union , was limited to men over the age of 21 . There were some additional qualifications and disqualifications which varied between provinces . The franchise in the Orange Free State and Transvaal was limited to white men . The traditional `` Cape Qualified Franchise '' system of the Cape of Good Hope was based on property and wage qualifications , equally open to people of all races . At the time of the National Convention in 1908 , which drafted the terms of what became the South Africa Act , `` 22,784 Native and Coloured persons out of a total of 152,221 electors '' were entitled to vote in Cape elections . Natal had a theoretically non-racial franchise , but in practice few non-white electors ever qualified . It was estimated , in 1908 , that `` 200 non-Europeans out of a total of 22,786 electors had secured franchise rights '' . Electoral system . The South Africa Act 1909 provided for single member electoral divisions , with members of the House of Assembly being elected using the relative majority ( also known as first past the post ) electoral system . South African National Party . The first Union Prime Minister ( and former Transvaal Prime Minister ) , General Botha , assembled an electoral alliance before the first Union election . This grouping was composed of the governing parties of three of the colonies being united and some individual politicians from Natal ( which did not have a pre-Union party system ) . The colonial parties involved were the South African Party of Cape Colony ( itself largely based on the Afrikaner Bond ) , Het Volk from the Transvaal and Orangia Unie from the Orange River Colony ( which was restored to its pre-1902 name of Orange Free State as a province of the Union ) . The alliance was known , in 1910 , as the South African National Party ( which should not be confused with the National Party formed in 1914 , following a split in the South African Party ) . It subsequently formalised itself as the South African Party , in 1911 . Unionist Party of South Africa . The Unionist Party of South Africa was formed , in May 1910 , under the leadership of Leander Starr Jameson ( a former Prime Minister of Cape Colony ) , by the merger of the three colonial opposition parties joined by some individual politicians from Natal . The parties merged into the Unionist Party were the Unionist Party of Cape Colony ( formerly known as the Cape Progressive Party ) , the Constitutional Party of the Orange River Colony and the Progressives of Transvaal . The party was a pro-British conservative party . It favoured the maintenance of a pro-British political culture in South Africa similar to that present in the other 'white dominions ' . South African Labour Party . The South African Labour Party , formed in March 1910 following discussions between trade unions and the Independent Labour Party of Transvaal , was a professedly socialist party representing the interests of the white working class . The party leader was Colonel F. H. P. Creswell . Delimitation of electoral divisions . The South Africa Act 1909 had provided for a delimitation commission to define the boundaries for each electoral division . The representation by province is set out in the table below . Results . The votes , by party , are not available .
Indonesian Americans . Indonesian Americans ( ) are migrants from the multiethnic country of Indonesia to the United States , and their U.S.-born descendants . As of the 2010 United States Census , they were the 15th largest group of Asian Americans , a position they still retain since the 2000 Census , and one of the fastest growing Asian Americans . Overview . Indonesian international students came to the United States in significant numbers as early as the mid-1950s , beginning with a 1953 International Cooperation Administration ( now U.S. Agency for International Development ) program to allow University of Indonesia medical faculty to pursue higher studies at the University of California , Berkeley . Permanent settlement in the U.S. began to grow in 1965 , due to the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 , which opened the door to Asian immigration , and the violent and chaotic Transition to the New Order in Indonesia , which spurred emigration from that country . Between 1980 and 1990 , the number of Indonesians in the United States tripled , reaching 30,085 . A large proportion live in Southern California : 29,710 respondents to the 2000 census who listed `` Indonesian '' as one of their ethnicities lived there . Between 2000 and 2010 , the number of census respondents identifying themselves as Indonesian ( either alone or in combination with other responses ) grew by 51 % from 63,073 to 95,270 . Chinese Indonesian asylum seekers . Active lobbying of politicians by Chinese American groups contributed to an unusually high number of successful Chinese Indonesian applicants for political asylum to the United States in 1998 . According to the U.S. Department of Justice , 7,359 applicants were granted asylee status and 5,848 were denied in the decade up to 2007 . In recent years , however , it has become increasingly difficult for applicants to prove to immigration officials that they would face targeted violence if returned to Indonesia . In 2004 , the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled in `` Sael v. Ashcroft '' that a Chinese Indonesian couple was eligible for political asylum after citing the existence of anti-Chinese violence and of laws that prohibit Chinese schools and institutions . The same court in the following year granted Marjorie Lolong eligibility for asylum after finding that she is `` a member of [ women and Christian ] sub-groups that are at a substantially greater risk of persecution than the [ ethnic Chinese ] group as a whole . '' However , the court reversed its findings through an `` en banc '' decision and stated that it understood the Board of Immigration Appeals ' ( BIA ) `` decision to preclude a general grant of asylum to Indonesian Chinese Christians . '' The dissenting opinion criticized the BIA 's rejection of testimony regarding the Indonesian government 's inability to control persecution despite its intentions . Ethnicity . The first Indonesians to move to Southern California were Indos ( Indonesians of mixed Native Indonesian and European descent ) . However , the majority of Indonesians who came in the 1960s were of Chinese descent . Unofficial estimates suggest that as many as 50 % of the Indonesians in Southern California are of Chinese descent . Interracial marriage is not uncommon , especially among the young , though the elderly often prefer that their children marry other Indonesian or Chinese . Religion . A large proportion of Indonesians in the U.S. are Christians , though Muslims are also present . The first Indonesian church in the U.S. was a Seventh-day Adventist Church established in Glendale , California in 1972 with a predominantly Indo congregation ( now located in Azusa , CA ) ; however , as more `` pribumi '' migrants joined the church , racial tensions arose , and the Indos withdrew to other churches . The second Indonesian church to be founded in the U.S. was a Baptist church , started by an ethnic Chinese pastor and with a predominantly ethnic Chinese congregation . By 1988 , there were 14 Indonesian Protestant congregations ; ten years later , that number had grown to 41 , with two Indonesian Catholic congregations as well . Workforce . Roughly one of every eight Indonesian Americans worked as a cook , waiter , or waitress . Media . Indonesians have founded a number of publications in California . The earliest was the `` Indonesian Journal '' , founded in 1988 , and published primarily in the Indonesian language . Others include the Loma Linda-based `` Actual Indonesia News '' ( founded 1996 , also in Indonesian ) , and the Glendora-based `` Indonesia Media '' ( founded 1998 ) . Los Angeles-based monthly `` The Indonesia Letter '' has the largest circulation .
Richmond Vampire . The Richmond Vampire ( also called locally the Hollywood Vampire ) is a recent urban legend from Richmond , Virginia . Local residents claim that the mausoleum of W. W. Pool ( Dated 1913 ) in Hollywood Cemetery holds the remains of a vampire . Supposedly Pool was run out of England in the 1800s for being a vampire . Oral legends to this effect were circulating by the 1960s . They may be influenced by the architecture of the tomb , which has both Masonic and ancient Egyptian elements , and double Ws looking like fangs . Because this cemetery is adjacent to Virginia Commonwealth University , the story became popular among students , especially from the 1980s onward . It was first mentioned in print in the student newspaper Commonwealth Times in 1976 . In the past few years , the vampire story has been combined with the collapse of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad 's Church Hill Tunnel under Church Hill , a neighborhood of eastern Richmond , Virginia , which buried several workers alive on October 2 , 1925 . This part of the story showed up online in 2001 and was first reported in print in 2007 in `` Haunted Richmond : The Shadows of Shockoe '' . According to this newer story , the tunneling awakened an ancient evil that lived under Church Hill and brought the tunnel crashing down on the workers . Rescue teams found an unearthly blood-covered creature with jagged teeth and skin hanging from its muscular body crouching over one of the victims . The creature escaped from the cave-in and raced toward the James River . Pursued by a group of men , the creature took refuge in Hollywood Cemetery , where it disappeared in a mausoleum built into a hillside bearing the name W. W. Pool . According to Gregory Maitland , an urban legend and folklore researcher with the paranormal research groups Night Shift and the Virginia Ghosts & Haunting Research Society , the `` creature '' that escaped the tunnel collapse was actually the 28-year-old railroad fireman , Benjamin F. Mosby ( 1896-1925 ) , who had been shoveling coal into the firebox of a steam locomotive of a work train with no shirt on when the cave-in occurred and the boiler ruptured . Mosby 's upper body was horribly scalded and several of his teeth were broken before he made his way through the opening of the tunnel . Witnesses reported he was in shock and layers of his skin were hanging from his body . He died later at Grace Hospital and was buried at Hollywood Cemetery .
Oued El Abid . Oued El Abid is a wadi in the north-east of Tunisia . The Barrage Oued El Abid ( سد وادي العبيد ) is a dam on the river at 36 ° 49 '13 `` north , 10°42'11 '' east that was built in 2002 and holds 10 million m³ . The name of the river means wadi of the Valley of Slaves .
2007–08 South West Peninsula League . The 2007–08 South West Peninsula League season was the first in the history of the South West Peninsula League , a football competition in England , that feeds the Premier Division of the Western Football League . The league had been formed in 2007 from the merger of the Devon County League and the South Western League , and is restricted to clubs based in Cornwall and Devon . The Premier Division of the South West Peninsula League is on the same level of the National League System as the Western League Division One . Premier Division . The Premier Division featured 18 teams which had played in other leagues the previous season . Nine were from the South Western League : Bodmin Town , Falmouth Town , Launceston , Liskeard Athletic , Plymouth Parkway , St Blazey , Saltash Town , Tavistock and Torpoint Athletic . Eight were from the Devon County League : Buckland Athletic , Cullompton Rangers , Dartmouth , Elburton Villa , Holsworthy , Ivybridge Town , Newton Abbot Spurs and Witheridge . One club , Clyst Rovers , had played in the Western League Division One during 2006–07 , and had transferred directly from that league .
Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 . Denmark selected their entrant for the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 in Istanbul , Turkey through the `` Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2004 '' . The final was held in the Aarhus Kongrescentrum in Aarhus on 7 February 2004 and was hosted by Natasja Crone and Peter Mygind . After missing out on the 2003 contest , DR returned to the format of 2002 , with one final and no semi-finals . A total of 315 songs were submitted , with 10 songs being selected to compete . All songs had to be sung in Danish and translated into English for Eurovision . The winner was chosen in two rounds of voting - in the first round , the top 5 songs were selected by televoting . After they 'd been performed again , the winner was chosen by 4 televoting regions and SMS voting . The winner was Thomas Thordarsson with the song `` Sig Det ' Løgn '' , which was translated into and sung in English as `` Shame on You '' . Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2004 . The positions of the other five entries were never announced . At Eurovision . For the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 , a semi-final round was introduced in order to accommodate the influx of nations that wanted to compete in the contest.Due to missing the 2003 contest , Denmark had to compete in the semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 . Thordarsson sang in the 19th position , following Croatia and preceding Serbia and Montenegro . At the close of the voting , the song had received 56 points , placing 13th in a field of 22 . Denmark did not qualify to the final.Therefore , Denmark had to compete in the semi-final again in ESC 2005 .
Voogie 's Angel . is a three-episode Japanese original video animation series , based on a 1996 radio drama series of the same name created by Aoi Takeuchi . Character designs in the animation were redone by Masami Ōbari , based on the original designs created by Shinichi Miyamae for the radio series and its CD releases . A hundred years after the Earth 's surface is invaded by aliens ( Space Emigrants , or SE ) and humans have been forced to live in underwater cities , the last hope of saving the Earth lies in the hands of five cybernetically enhanced women . These women are trained to carry out attacks against the SE in hopes of reclaiming Earth for mankind . An OVA directed by Hayato Date titled 電脳戦隊ヴギィ ’ ズ・エンジェル外伝 進め！スーパー・エンジェルス！ was released on August 21 , 1998 . Another OVA , titled 電脳戦隊ヴギィ ’ ズ・エンジェル -Forever and ever- , was released on January 25 , 1999 .
Tibouchina semidecandra . `` Tibouchina semidecandra '' , the princess flower , glory bush , or lasiandra , is a sprawling , evergreen shrub or small ornamental tree native to Brazil and ranges from 10 to 15 feet ( 20 feet with proper training ) in height . It can be trimmed to any size and still put on a vivid , year-long flower display . The dark green , velvety , four to six-inch-long leaves have several prominent longitudinal veins instead of the usual one , and are often edged in red . Large , royal purple blossoms , flaring open to five inches , are held on terminal panicles above the foliage , creating a spectacular sight when in full bloom . Some flowers are open throughout the year but they are especially plentiful from May to January . Princess-Flower is ideal for the mixed shrubbery border or used in small groupings to compound the impact of bloom-time . Cultivation . Plant in full sun for best color and maximum flowering . They can tolerate the shade but will not thrive . Plant in most soils with good drainage and a slightly acid mix is even better . Nematodes can affect `` Tibouchina '' and over watering can contribute to mushroom root-rot . `` Tibouchina '' can be difficult to establish . After planting , they may seem to lack the will to grow for a season or two , but then suddenly take off . After that , `` Tibouchina '' is easy . Chemistry . `` Tibouchina semidecandra '' contains the dimeric ellagitannin nobotanin B .
Gmina Czorsztyn . __NOTOC__ Gmina Czorsztyn is a rural gmina ( administrative district ) in Nowy Targ County , Lesser Poland Voivodeship , in southern Poland , on the Slovak border . It takes its name from the village of Czorsztyn , its former seat ( until 1993 ) . The present seat of the gmina is Maniowy , which lies approximately east of Nowy Targ and south of the regional capital Kraków . The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 7,201 . Villages . Gmina Czorsztyn contains the villages and settlements of Czorsztyn , Huba , Kluszkowce , Maniowy , Mizerna , Sromowce Niżne and Sromowce Wyżne . Neighbouring gminas . Gmina Czorsztyn is bordered by the gminas of Krościenko nad Dunajcem , Łapsze Niżne , Nowy Targ and Ochotnica Dolna . It also borders Slovakia .
A Piñata Named Desire . `` A Piñata Named Desire '' is the eleventh episode of the seventh season of the animated comedy series `` American Dad ! '' . It first aired on Fox in the United States on February 13 , 2011 . This episode mainly centers on Roger and Stan , who begin to experience tensions growing against each other for the dominant figure in the house . Roger becomes tired of Stan 's stance as the authoritarian figure of the house , and he challenges Stan 's leadership qualities . Stan insists that he is better at Roger at everything , and he tells him that he has a mission that involves acting . Unknown to Stan , Roger spies on him , only to find out that Stan is a terrible actor . Roger later boasts to the house that he is a better actor than Stan , but he eventually teaches him to improve his acting skills . Meanwhile , Steve and his friends plan to throw their last slumber party together . This episode was written by Chris and Matt McKenna and directed by Bob Bowen , with Jacob Hair as the assistant director . It received highly positive reviews from television critics and fans alike upon its initial airing . The episode was viewed by over 3.94 million viewers upon its initial airing , and it garnered a 1.9 rating in the 18-49 demographic , according to the Nielson ratings . It featured guest appearances from Lucy Lawless and Terry Crews , as well as several recurring voice actors and actresses for the show . Plot . Roger auditions for a new play entitled `` Piñata Man '' and begins boasting about his acting ability , infuriating Stan . Stan insists that he 's a better actor and is still the `` top dog '' in the house . Francine gets frustrated with their constant fighting while Hayley attributes it to sexual tension and says they should just have sex already and get over it . Roger , disbelieving the story , follows Stan to work and sees that he is indeed acting as a waiter in a CIA sting . However Stan is a terrible actor , unable to even offer water to the patrons convincingly and causing the sting to turn sour , resulting in the deaths of several agents . Back home Roger taunts Stan over his failure and Stan finally admits that he ca n't act , with Roger recommending an acting coach ( who , as Stan correctly predicts , is another of Roger 's personas . ) Stan shows progress by acting out a scene from `` WarGames '' , but refuses to perform the love scene with Roger as the `` leading lady '' . At the casting call for `` Piñata Man '' , the title role goes to Stan , who reveals that he took the acting lessons so he could steal the role right out from under Roger and reassert his dominance . On Opening Night , Roger injures the leading lady and her understudy so he can claim the role and show up Stan . The performance devolves into the pair desperately trying to outdo one another , including damaging the set and turning a scene into an impromptu battle rap . When they come to the love scene , Roger is confident that Stan wo n't be able to kiss him , but Stan gets over his disgust and does so ; this leads to another battle of one-upmanship as they perform increasingly raunchier sexual acts until finally they 're both arrested for public indecency for simulating sexual intercourse on stage . In the police car , Stan and Roger have become friends again , complimenting each other 's acting talent to the confusion of Francine and Hayley reaffirming what she said at the start of the episode . Meanwhile , Steve and his friends plan to have a slumber party together . Vince Chung and the rest of the school students overhear and make fun of them , and Steve 's friends think that they are too old to have a slumber party . Steve later suggests that this be the last sleepover that he and his friends will ever have . At a local pizzeria , Steve and his friends get into an argument over details , including a moment where Toshi tells Snot to `` eat his balls '' after he screams at him to learn English . In the end , they hold a sleepover at Steve 's treehouse , being reunited with the alleged fifth member of the group who had moved away years ago , and this time all trying to achieve autofellatio with that fifth member succeeding as the other boys watch in awe . Production . `` A Piñata Named Desire '' was written by series regulars Chris and Matt McKenna , in their second episode of the season . This would be the first episode that both writers would write since the season six episode `` Fart-break Hotel '' . This episode was directed by series regular Bob Bowen , with Jacob Hair as the assistant director . This would be the third time Bowen has directed an episode for the season , having also directed season six episode `` For Whom the Sleigh Bell Tolls '' and `` White Rice '' . Seth MacFarlane , the creator and executive producer of `` American Dad ! `` , as well as its sister shows `` Family Guy '' and `` The Cleveland Show '' , served as the executive producer for the episode , along with series veterans Mike Barker , Rick Wiener , Matt Weitzman , and Kenny Schwartz . Diana Retchey was the animation producer for the episode , in her seventh episode of the season . She has also been the animation producers for many Cartoon Network shows , such as `` Johnny Bravo '' and `` Samurai Jack '' . Amanda Bell served as the production manager , while Michael Wittenberg would serve as the post-production supervisor for the episode . This would be Bell 's eighth episode of the season where she served as the production manager , while this would be Wittenberg 's ninth episode of the season as the post-production supervisor . This episode featured a guest appearance from Lucy Lawless , who provided the voice for Stacy . Recurring voice actors Curtis Armstrong , Daisuke Suzuki and Eddie Kaye Thomas guest starred as Steve 's friends in the episode . Armstrong previously reprised his role in `` Stan 's Food Restaurant '' , while Suzuki and Thomas reprised their roles in `` Best Little Horror House in Langley Falls '' . Reception . `` A Piñata Named Desire '' was broadcast on February 13 , 2011 as part of the animation television night on Fox . The show started off the line up , the third consecutive week that `` American Dad '' started off Fox 's `` Animation Domination '' block . It was followed by `` The Simpsons '' , `` Bob 's Burgers '' , and its sister shows `` Family Guy '' and `` The Cleveland Show '' . It was viewed by 3.94 million viewers upon its original airing , despite airing simultaneously with `` Dateline '' `` NBC '' , `` 60 Minutes '' on CBS , and `` America 's Funniest Home Videos '' on ABC . It achieved a 1.9 rating in the 18-49 demographic , the lowest rating of the line up . The episode 's total viewership and ratings were significantly down from the previous episode , `` Stanny Boy and Frantastic '' , which was viewed by 4.80 million viewers upon its initial airing , and garnered a 2.2 rating in the 18-49 demographic . `` A Piñata Named Desire '' was met with highly positive reception by television critics and fans alike upon its initial release . Rowan Kaiser of `` The A.V . Club '' gave the episode a very positive review , saying the show `` is back in fine form tonight , something notable from the start when they bypass a full credit sequence in favor of a simple title card . '' Kaiser highly praised the main plot , calling the interaction between Stan and Roger `` fantastic throughout . '' However , he wrote a mixed review about the secondary plot of the episode , suggesting that Steve 's idea to plan a `` sleepover to end all sleepovers '' with his friends is `` a pretty typical sitcom plot for adolescents '' . Furthermore , `` American Dad '' adds nothing new except more self-blowjob-attempt jokes . It 's not terrible , and if nothing else , it highlights just how good the Roger/Stan [ ... ] storyline is . Despite his criticisms , he rated the episode an A- , the highest grade of the night , scoring higher than `` The Simpsons '' episode `` The Blue and the Gray '' , the `` Bob 's Burgers '' episode `` Sexy Dance Fighting '' , the `` Family Guy '' episode `` Friends of Peter G. , and `` The Cleveland Show '' episode `` A Short Story and a Tall Tale '' . Jason Hughes of `` TV Squad '' also gave the episode a positive review , calling it `` funny '' . He praised the main plot , find it hilarious when `` seeing Stan completely screw up a mission because he 's not as good at acting as Roger is . '' As for Roger 's acting in the episode , he says `` it should have been obvious that he 's a natural , '' especially when `` he even has boobs when he plays women . ''
Chatham coot . The Chatham coot ( `` Fulica chathamensis '' ) , also known as the Chatham Island coot ' '' , is an extinct bird in the rail family , Rallidae , that was endemic to the Chatham Islands of New Zealand . It was described from subfossil bones in 1892 by Scottish explorer , ornithologist and botanist Henry Forbes , who was director of the Canterbury Museum in Christchurch at the time . Taxonomy . The Chatham coot and the related New Zealand coot ( `` F. prisca '' ) are classified as coots on the basis of anatomical features of the pelvis and humerus typical of the genus . There has been disagreement regarding the relationship between the two species . They have variously been considered full species , subspecies or lacking in taxonomic distinction . At one point a new genus , `` Nesophalaris '' , was proposed for them . A review by Trevor Worthy and Richard Holdaway in 2002 recommended that the two coots be treated as separate species . Description . Remains of the coot were first found by Forbes in dune deposits on Chatham Island in 1892 , since when much further material has been recovered from dunes and from Moriori middens on the island . It was a large coot , slightly larger than the New Zealand coot , some 40 cm in length and 1.9 kg in weight . Apart from a disproportionately long neck , and long legs and toes , it was similar in shape to other coots and was probably able to fly . Its large salt glands indicate that it inhabited the brackish waters of Te Whanga Lagoon . The common occurrence of its bones in middens show that it was a frequent food item , with over-hunting the main cause of its extinction .
Don Ferguson ( rower ) . Don Ferguson ( born 12 January 1912 , date of death unknown ) was an Australian rower . He competed in the men 's eight event at the 1936 Summer Olympics . Ferguson rowed for the New South Wales Police club in Sydney . In 1936 the Police Club 's eight dominated the Sydney racing season , the New South Wales state titles and won the Henley-on-Yarra event . They were selected in toto as Australia 's men 's eight to compete at the 1936 Berlin Olympics with their attendance funded by the NSW Police Federation . The Australian eight with Ferguson rowing in the two seat finished fourth in its heat , behind Hungary , Italy and Canada . It failed to qualify through the repechage to the final .
The Long and Winding Road . `` The Long and Winding Road '' is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1970 album `` Let It Be '' . It was written by Paul McCartney and credited to Lennon–McCartney . When issued as a single in May 1970 , a month after the Beatles ' break-up , it became the group 's 20th and last number-one hit on the `` Billboard '' Hot 100 chart in the United States . It was the final single released by the quartet . The main recording of the song took place in January 1969 and featured a sparse musical arrangement . When preparing the tapes from these sessions for release in April 1970 , producer Phil Spector added orchestral and choral overdubs . Spector 's modifications angered McCartney to the point that when the latter made his case in the British High Court for the Beatles ' dissolution , he cited the treatment of `` The Long and Winding Road '' as one of six reasons for doing so . New versions of the song with simpler instrumentation were subsequently released by McCartney and by the Beatles . In 2011 , `` Rolling Stone '' ranked `` The Long and Winding Road '' at number 90 on their list of 100 greatest Beatles songs . Inspiration . Paul McCartney said he came up with the title `` The Long and Winding Road '' during one of his first visits to his property High Park Farm , near Campbeltown in Scotland , which he purchased in June 1966 . The phrase was inspired by the sight of a road `` stretching up into the hills '' in the remote Highlands surroundings of lochs and distant mountains . He wrote the song at his farm in 1968 , inspired by the growing tension among the Beatles . Based on other comments McCartney has made , author Howard Sounes writes , the lyrics can be seen as McCartney expressing his anguish at the direction of his personal life , as well as a nostalgic look back at the Beatles ' history . McCartney recalled : `` I just sat down at my piano in Scotland , started playing and came up with that song , imagining it was going to be done by someone like Ray Charles . I have always found inspiration in the calm beauty of Scotland and again it proved the place where I found inspiration . '' Once back in London , McCartney recorded a demo version of `` The Long and Winding Road '' during one of the recording sessions for `` The Beatles '' . Later , he offered the song to Tom Jones on the condition that the singer release it as his next single . In Jones ' recollection , he was forced to turn it down since his record company were about to issue `` Without Love '' as a single . The song takes the form of a piano-based ballad , with conventional chord changes . McCartney described the chords as `` slightly jazzy '' and in keeping with Charles ' style . January 1969 . The Beatles recorded several takes of `` The Long and Winding Road '' at their Apple Studio in central London on 26 January 1969 and again on 31 January . The line-up on the track was McCartney on lead vocals and piano , John Lennon on bass guitar , George Harrison on electric guitar , Ringo Starr on drums , and guest keyboardist Billy Preston on Rhodes piano . This was during a series of sessions for an album and film project then known as `` Get Back '' . Lennon , usually the band 's rhythm guitarist , played bass only occasionally and made several mistakes on the recording . In May 1969 , Glyn Johns , who had been asked by the Beatles to compile and mix the `` Get Back '' album , selected the 26 January recording . Since the song had been deemed unsuitable for inclusion in the band 's filmed rooftop concert on 30 January , the Beatles also taped a master version of `` The Long and Winding Road '' at Apple the following day . This 31 January version , which had slightly different lyrics from the released take , and was recorded with Johns in an unofficial producer 's role , was used in the film , subsequently titled `` Let It Be '' . For the 1969 and 1970 versions of the `` Get Back '' album – both of which were rejected by the Beatles – Johns used the 26 January mix as released on the `` Anthology 3 '' album in 1996 . April 1970 . In early 1970 , Lennon and the Beatles ' manager , Allen Klein , turned over the recordings to American producer Phil Spector with the hope of salvaging an album , which was then titled `` Let It Be '' . McCartney had become estranged from his bandmates at this time , due to his opposition to Klein 's appointment as manager . Several weeks were lost before McCartney replied to messages requesting his approval for Spector to begin working on the recordings . Spector chose to return to the same 26 January recording of `` The Long and Winding Road '' . Spector made various changes to the songs . His most dramatic embellishments occurred on 1 April 1970 , the last ever Beatles recording session , when he added orchestral overdubs to `` The Long and Winding Road '' , `` Across the Universe '' and `` I Me Mine '' at Abbey Road Studios . The only member of the Beatles present was Starr , who played drums with the session musicians to create Spector 's characteristic `` Wall of Sound '' . Already known for his eccentric behaviour in the studio , Spector was in a peculiar mood that day , according to balance engineer Peter Bown : `` He wanted tape echo on everything , he had to take a different pill every half hour and had his bodyguard with him constantly . He was on the point of throwing a wobbly , saying 'I want to hear this , I want to hear that . I must have this , I must have that . ' '' The orchestra became so annoyed by Spector 's behaviour that the musicians refused to play any further ; at one point , Bown left for home , forcing Spector to telephone him and persuade him to coming back after Starr had told Spector to calm down . Spector succeeded in overdubbing `` The Long and Winding Road '' , using eight violins , four violas , four cellos , three trumpets , three trombones , two guitars , and a choir of 14 women . The orchestra was scored and conducted by Richard Hewson , a young London arranger who had worked with Apple artists Mary Hopkin and James Taylor . This lush orchestral treatment was in direct contrast to the Beatles ' stated intentions for a `` real '' recording when they began work on `` Get Back '' . On 2 April , Spector sent each of the Beatles an acetate of the completed album with a note saying : `` If there is anything you 'd like done to the album , let me know and I 'll be glad to help … If you wish , please call me about anything regarding the album tonight . '' All four of the band members sent him their approval by telegram . Controversy over Spector 's overdubs . According to author Peter Doggett , McCartney had felt the need to accommodate his bandmates when accepting Spector 's version of `` Let It Be '' ; but , following his announcement of the Beatles ' break-up in a press release accompanying the release of his solo album , `` McCartney '' , on 9 April , he repeatedly listened again to `` The Long and Winding Road '' and came to resent Spector 's additions . On 14 April , with manufacturing underway for `` Let It Be '' , he sent a terse letter to Klein , demanding that the harp be removed from the song and that the other added instrumentation and voices be reduced . McCartney concluded the letter with the words : `` Do n't ever do it again . '' Klein attempted to phone McCartney but he had changed his number without informing Apple ; Klein then sent a telegram asking McCartney to contact him or Spector about his concerns . According to Klein , `` The following day , a message was relayed to me [ from McCartney ] that the letter spoke for itself . '' With `` Let It Be '' scheduled for release in advance of the similarly titled documentary film , Klein allowed the production process to continue with Spector 's version of `` The Long and Winding Road '' intact . In an interview published by the `` Evening Standard '' in two parts on 22 and 23 April 1970 , McCartney said : `` The album was finished a year ago , but a few months ago American record producer Phil Spector was called in by Lennon to tidy up some of the tracks . But a few weeks ago , I was sent a re-mixed version of my song 'The Long and Winding Road ' with harps , horns , an orchestra , and a women 's choir added . No one had asked me what I thought . I could n't believe it . '' The Beatles ' usual producer , George Martin , called the remixes `` so uncharacteristic '' of the Beatles , while Johns , who was denied a production credit by Lennon , described Spector 's embellishments as `` revolting … just puke '' . McCartney asked Klein to dissolve the Beatles ' partnership , but was refused . Exasperated , he took the case to the High Court in London in early 1971 , naming Klein and the other Beatles as defendants . Among the six reasons McCartney gave for dissolving the Beatles was that Klein 's company , ABKCO , had caused `` intolerable interference '' by overdubbing `` The Long and Winding Road '' without consulting McCartney . In his written affidavit , Starr countered this statement by saying that when Spector had sent acetates of `` Let It Be '' to each of the Beatles for their approval , with a request also for feedback : `` We all said yes . Even at the beginning Paul said yes . I spoke to him on the phone , and said , 'Did you like it ? ' and he said , 'Yeah , it 's OK. ' He did n't put it down . '' Starr added : `` And then suddenly he did n't want it to go out . Two weeks after that , he wanted to cancel it . '' Speaking shortly after the overdubbing sessions , Spector said that he had asked whether any of the Beatles would like to help him produce the album , but none of them had wanted to . Spector said that McCartney was being hypocritical in his criticism : `` Paul had no problem picking up the Academy Award for the `` Let It Be '' movie soundtrack , nor did he have any problem in using my arrangement of the string and horn and choir parts when he performed it during 25 years of touring on his own . If Paul wants to get into a pissing contest about it , he 's got me mixed up with someone who gives a shit . '' Release and reception . The song was released on the `` Let It Be '' album on 8 May 1970 . On 11 May , seven days before the album 's North American release , Apple issued `` The Long and Winding Road '' as a single in the United States with `` For You Blue '' on the B-side . In the context of the recent news regarding the Beatles ' split , the song captured the sadness that many listeners felt . On 13 June 1970 , it became the Beatles ' twentieth and final number-one single on the `` Billboard '' Hot 100 chart in America and held the top position for a second week . The band thereby set the all-time record for number of chart-topping singles on the `` Billboard '' Hot 100 . The Beatles achieved this feat in the space of 74 months from their debut US number one , `` I Want to Hold Your Hand '' , in February 1964 – an average of one chart-topping single per 3.7 months , another all-time record . The single 's contemporary US sales were insufficient for gold accreditation by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) . In February 1999 , the song was certified platinum by the RIAA for sales of 1,000,000 . In 2011 , `` Rolling Stone '' placed `` The Long and Winding Road '' at number 90 on its list of `` The 100 Greatest Beatles Songs '' . On a similar list compiled by `` Mojo '' in 2006 , the song appeared at number 27 . In his commentary for the magazine , Brian Wilson described it as his `` all time favourite Beatles track '' , saying that while the Beatles were `` genius songwriters '' , this song was distinguished by a `` heart-and-soul '' melody '' . Wilson concluded : `` When they broke up I was heartbroken . I think they should have kept going . '' Other recordings . Since release in 1970 , there have been six additional recordings released by McCartney . The 26 January take , without the orchestration and overdubs , was released on `` Anthology 3 '' in 1996 . This version included a bridge section spoken , rather than sung , by McCartney . In 2003 , McCartney persuaded Starr and Ono ( as Lennon 's widow ) to release `` Let It Be ... Naked '' , touted as the band 's version of `` Let It Be '' remixed by independent producers . McCartney claimed that his long-standing dissatisfaction with the released version of `` The Long and Winding Road '' ( and the entire `` Let It Be '' album ) was in part the impetus for the new version . The new album included a later take of `` The Long and Winding Road '' , recorded on 31 January . With no strings or other added instrumentation beyond that which was played in the studio at the time , it was closer to the Beatles 's original intention than the 1970 version . This take is also the one seen in the film `` Let It Be '' and on the Beatles ' 2015 video compilation `` 1 '' . Starr said of the `` Let It Be ... Naked '' version : `` There 's nothing wrong with Phil 's strings [ on the 1970 release ] , this is just a different attitude to listening . But it 's been 30-odd years since I 've heard it without all that and it just blew me away . '' McCartney and producer George Martin re-recorded `` The Long and Winding Road '' with instrumentation incorporating a lead saxophone , for the soundtrack to McCartney 's 1984 film , `` Give My Regards to Broad Street '' . A second new studio recording of the song was made by McCartney in 1989 and used as a B-side of single releases from his `` Flowers in the Dirt '' album , starting with the `` Postcard Pack '' vinyl format of `` This One '' . `` The Long and Winding Road '' became a staple of McCartney 's post-Beatles concert repertoire . On the 1976 Wings Over the World Tour , where it was one of the few Beatles songs played , it was performed on piano in a sparse arrangement using a horn section . On McCartney 's 1989 solo tour and since , it has generally been performed on piano with an arrangement using a synthesiser mimicking strings , but this string sound is more restrained than on the Spector recorded version . The live performance recording of the Rio de Janeiro concert in April 1990 is on the album `` Tripping the Live Fantastic '' . McCartney also played the song to close the Live 8 concert in London . Several other artists have performed or recorded `` The Long and Winding Road '' . As McCartney had envisaged , Ray Charles recorded a cover version , which was released on his 2006 album `` Ray Sings , Basie Swings '' . In the US , a recording by Billy Ocean peaked at number 24 on `` Billboard '' s Adult Contemporary chart . Other versions include a 1999 Royal Albert Hall performance by George Michael , a 1977 single release by Melba Moore , a 1978 recording by Peter Frampton , and a 2010 performance at the White House by Faith Hill when Barack Obama gave McCartney the Gershwin Prize . In 2002 , British Pop Idol series one contestants Will Young and Gareth Gates recorded a version released as a double A-side with Gates ' version of `` Suspicious Minds '' ; the single peaked atop the UK Singles Chart and the Scottish Singles Chart . The duet by itself also reached number four in Ireland .
Puzieux , Vosges . Puzieux is a commune in the Vosges department in Grand Est in northeastern France . Puzieux in the Vosges département should not be confused with the Pusieux in the Moselle département to the north . Geography . Puzieux is sited on the north-east of the Vosges Plain , close to the neighbouring Meurthe-et-Moselle département . The village is within the Canton of Mirecourt , itself some to the south-east . Beyond the south side of Puzieux is the approach path for the local airport . The communal territory is traversed by two streams called Les Pierres and Oëlleville . The streams are set in grassland , while the slightly drier land in the commune is used for arable farming . Around the village there are some orchards along with the surviving traces of old vineyards . Save at the outer limits ff the commune , little remains of the forest which probably covered most of the land here in ancient times . History . The name Puzieux has mutated from the Gallo-Roman period name which was Puzeoli . Various ideas have been advanced concerning the ancient origin of this name , but the most plausible is that it refers to a pit dug in the ground for the storage of grain . It is known from other sources that Pusieux was at the heart of the Xantois region which produced large amounts of farmed wheat at that time : the presence of grain storage facilities at the heart of such a region would therefore not be surprising . During the Thirty Years ' War the village was destroyed by invading Swedish forces . The first half of the seventeenth century was a miserable period . During the reign , in France , of Louis XIII Puzieux was subjected to the ravages of the French invaders supported by their savage northern allies . At one point it was reported that only three houses of the village remained . It was only with the return of some measure of peace in 1670 and , more particularly , after 1697 when the Treaty of Ryswick confirmed the restoration of Lorraine to the Dukes of Lorraine , that the village could be reconstructed . Modern research suggests that the village rebuilt during the early decades of the eighteenth century was actually the result of the fusion of three villages that had been destroyed by the Swedes , being those previously known as Puzieux , Méréville and Fontenelle .
GeoScience Victoria . GeoScience Victoria , formerly the Geological Survey of Victoria ( GSV ) is a government agency responsible for mapping the geology of Victoria , Australia . The Geological Survey was founded in the 1852 in the Victorian gold rush era , and proceeded to actively explore the state of Victoria for geological and mineral resources , discovering and mapping extensive gold , brown coal and petroleum resources . Originally a core element of the Mines Department , it was folded into the `` Department of Primary Industries '' [ DPI ] and renamed Geoscience Victoria in February 2004 . Victoria 's mineral , petroleum , extractive and geothermal industries are managed by DPI . The DPI regulates the industries , promotes the development of the state 's earth resources , maintains the earth resources database and provides scientific and strategic policy advice to government . The DPI also provides licensing , monitors environmental standards and reviews significant projects . Following its move to DPI , Geoscience Victoria commenced a major and original program of research and remapping of the state , incorporating new understanding of the state 's tectonic origins , producing a new series of seamless digital maps and a publicly available database of earth sciences data . In mid-2012 , cuts to the Victorian public service announced by the Baillieu government resulted in almost half of Geoscience Victoria 's staff being retrenched , as a result of which it lost the capability to undertake original research on a meaningful scale , and its 'mission ' was redefined as no more than a source of government earth science data . It is now only able to mine data it already has .
USS William Isom ( ID-1555 ) . USS `` William Isom '' ( ID-1555 ) was a United States Navy tanker in commission from 1918 to 1919 . Construction , acquisition , and commissioning . SS `` William Isom '' was built as a commercial tanker in 1917 at Baltimore , Maryland , by the Baltimore Drydock and Shipbuilding Corporation for the Sinclair Gulf Corporation . The United States Shipping Board acquired her from Sinclair Gulf on 24 April 1918 for service in World War I . The U.S. Navy acquired her from the Shipping Board on 1 May 1918 , assigned the naval registry Identification Number ( Id . No . ) 1555 , and commissioned as USS `` William Isom '' the same day at New York City with Lieutenant Commander Wenzel Habel , USNRF , in command . United States Navy career . Initially assigned to the Naval Overseas Transportation Service , `` William Isom '' had been reassigned to the Fleet Train by 1 July 1918 to serve as a depot tanker . In that role , she carried fuel and supplies to various American ships and stations . She appears never to have seen service overseas , but rather remained close to the shores of the United States throughout her 15 months of naval service . On 21 August 1919 , `` William Isom '' simultaneously was decommissioned , transferred to the U.S . Shipping Board , and returned to the Sinclair Gulf Corporation . Later career . The ship resumed mercantile service with the Sinclair Gulf Corporation as SS `` William Isom '' . In 1920 , she was sold to the American Italian Commercial Corporation , then in the mid-1920s to the Cuba Distilling Company . In 1930 , Edwin B. DeGolia acquired her and in 1931 renamed her SS `` Edwin B. DeGolia '' . She served with the Hillcone Steamship Company under that name until late 1947 or early 1948 , when the Artemis Maritime Company of Panama acquired her and renamed her SS `` Demosthenes '' . She continued in mercantile service with Artemis under the name `` Demosthenes '' until late in 1955 or early in 1956 . At that point , all mention of her in mercantile lists ceased .
The fortified castle of Guise . The fortified castle of Guise is a fortified castle in the town of Guise , of the department of Aisne in the French region of Hauts-de-France . It was first built in 10th century , and later rebuilt into a fortification . However , it was mostly destroyed during the WWI . Later in 1952 , it was repaired by the Club du Vieux Manoir . Under the Club of Vieux Manoir continuous efforts in restoration , the fortified castle of Guise is now one of the historical tourist sites in Guise . Location . The fortified castle of Guise is located on the hills by the river Oise , which flows into the Seine at Conflans-Sainte-Honorine . It is now located in the Northern France , near the border of France and Belgium . History . It is at the medieval castle , first built with timbers in the 10th century and later in the 12th century rebuilt with the local stones . The castle is dominated by the keep . In the 16th century the dukes of Guise allowed the construction of one of Northern Europe 's biggest bastions , which would later attract the attention of Vauban . After the shellfire during the First World War , the castle could have disappeared as a waste disposal site . Sources . Les Amis du Château Fort de Guise , Château Fort de Guise , Editions Ouest-France , 2014 .
Human trafficking in Utah . Human trafficking in Utah is the illegal trade of human beings for the purposes of reproductive slavery , commercial sexual exploitation , and forced labor as it occurs in the state of Utah , and it is widely recognized as a modern-day form of slavery . It includes `` the recruitment , transportation , transfer , harboring or receipt of persons by means of threat or use of force or other forms of coercion , of abduction , of fraud , of deception , of the abuse of power , or of a position of vulnerability or of the giving or receiving of payments or benefits to achieve the consent of a person having control over another person , for the purpose of exploitation . Exploitation shall include , at a minimum , the exploitation of prostitution of others or other forms of sexual exploitation , forced labor services , slavery or practices similar to slavery , servitude or the removal of organs . '' Human trafficking occurs at a high rate in Utah and is growing . Human trafficking laws . On June 19 , 1862 , the United States made slavery illegal in all US territories , including Utah territory , effectively overturning the Act in Relation to Service . Currently , the Mann Act and the Trafficking Victims Protection Act ( TVPA ) , are used to prosecute human trafficking cases in Utah that cross state lines . Under the TVPA , human trafficking includes any exploitation of a minor or the use of force , fraud or coercion on an adult . In 2008 , Utah passed `` Human Trafficking Amendments to the Utah Code '' , which prohibited human trafficking within the state of Utah . Unlike the TVPA , Utah defines human trafficking as `` forced labor or forced sexual exploitation '' . Unlike the TVPA , Utah law makes no exceptions for minors . Because Utah requires proof of force , even for minors , prosecutions in Utah are very difficult . Utah law also does not allocate any funds for victims or give them special rights . However , the Utah legislative is looking into expanding existing laws on human trafficking . Anti-human trafficking efforts . In 2012 , Shared Hope International chose Salt Lake City as one of ten areas for in-depth study for child sex trafficking . The report criticized Salt Lake City 's handling of domestic minor sex trafficking . They say that victims are held like juvenile delinquents , that buyers of sex acts from minors are not punished , and that training to identify sex trafficking victims are minimal . They noted that even though almost everyone they interviewed had worked with a child sex trafficking case in the last two years , there were very few arrests . They point to weak laws . Since the report was released , there has been a cultural change , and cases that would have previously been handled as prostitution are now being handled as human trafficking . This is partially because law enforcement is now better educated and lawmakers are giving them better tools to identify cases of human trafficking . In 2016 , the Internet Crimes Against Children ( ICAC ) Task Force helped make 71 arrests in Utah , as part of an anti-human trafficking sting operation known as Operation Broken Heart III . Human trafficking rings have also been found to be operating out of Bountiful , using hotels in Salt Lake City to sell their victims , and in Thai massage parlors across the Wasatch Front .
List of contemporary classical violinists . This is a list of notable contemporary classical violinists . For the names of notable violinists of all classical music eras see List of classical violinists .
Aaron Harris ( drummer ) . Aaron Harris ( born November 11 , 1977 ) is an award-winning musician and composer , best known for his career with Los Angeles , California-based post-metal band Isis . He was with the band from its inception in 1997 to its dissolution in 2010 . Since Isis ' demise , Harris has become increasingly involved in his career as a composer and producer . His composing work has appeared in projects for A24 , Warner Bros. , Universal , Disney , Lionsgate , Netflix , NBC , Red Bull and Samsung , among others . As a producer Harris has also worked on records for Palms , Puscifer , Team Sleep , Pelican , Zozobra , Huey , Jakob , The Jezabels and more . His early experience in drumming came from his father , who is also a drummer . Harris would play along to Led Zeppelin , Pink Floyd , Emerson , Lake & Palmer and The Police , and has reached his current level of proficiency without any lessons or formal training . Melvins and Neurosis are also direct influences on his and Isis ' sound . He cites Bill Bruford as an influence on his later material , having been introduced to his work through Danny Carey . Harris ' first band was named Loga , which he joined whilst in high school . He was given a cassette of Melvins by the band members and asked to emulate the style of their drummer , Dale Crover . His material , he says , “ changed [ Harris ' ] life [ ... ] it really shaped me into a whole new drummer. ” In October 2006 Harris began endorsing Paiste cymbals . In 2009 , Harris also signed an endorsement deal with Sonor drums . He is also sponsored by Evans Drumheads and Vater . Harris is endorsed by Vater drumsticks , and Heil microphones . In April 2012 it was announced that Harris had joined Chino Moreno of Deftones , along with former bandmates Jeff Caxide and Clifford Meyer , in a side project by the name of Palms . Their first album was originally slated for release in 2012 on Ipecac Records . It was released on June 25 , 2013
Songs for My Father . `` Songs for My Father '' is an album by composer/bassist Graham Collier recorded in 1970 and originally released on the British Fontana label . Reception . Allmusic said `` Songs for My Father '' is the first evidence listeners have of the maturing Collier , moving jazz aesthetics around in order to more fully articulate his sophisticated palette '' . On All About Jazz Nic Jones noted `` it 's the one that offers the greatest insight into Collier 's more recent methodology , not least because the numbers of musicians involved are more indicative of his later work with larger ensembles '' .
Watford Vicarage Road tube station . Watford Vicarage Road was a proposed London Underground station in Watford , Hertfordshire . The station would have been part of the Croxley Rail Link project , a scheme to extend the Metropolitan line to Watford Junction railway station , served by Metropolitan line trains between Watford Junction and Central London via . Originally the station was to be named either `` Watford Hospital '' or `` Watford General Hospital '' . On 25 January 2017 , the Watford Observer newspaper published an update on the Croxley Rail Link confirming work had stopped as there was an ongoing funding issue . Site . Watford Vicarage Road was to have been a newly constructed station on a re-opened section of the former LNWR Watford and Rickmansworth Railway line which was closed by British Rail in 1996 . The station was to have been located to the west of Vicarage Road , adjacent to Holywell allotments , with the platforms in the railway cutting below the road . The single-storey glass and metal-clad station building is to be at street level , with staircases and lifts providing platform access . Designs for the new station , and others on the link , have been prepared by Acanthus LW Architects . The new station was to have been between the sites of two former railway stations on the old LNWR line ; to the west of the former and to the east of the former Watford West railway station ( which was located to the west of the new station site , on Tolpits Lane ) . It is not planned to re-open these disused stations and the platforms at both former stations will be removed or modified to accommodate the two new tracks . Name . The name originally proposed for the station was Watford Hospital , to reflect its proximity to Watford General Hospital . Local campaigners petitioned Transport for London ( TfL ) to name the station after Vicarage Road Stadium , home of Watford F.C. , as they felt that it was a more easily recognised local landmark . TfL stated that their policy is not to name new stations after individual roads in order to ensure geographical understanding across the whole Tube network . However , in recognition of local opinion and the wider recognition of the Vicarage Road name in association with the football club , they agreed to waive this rule . On 8 August 2013 TfL announced that they would name the station `` Watford Vicarage Road '' .
Juliane Nguyen . Juliane Nguyen is an Assistant Professor at University at Buffalo School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences . She received her PharmD and PhD from Philipps-Universität Marburg in Germany , completing her PhD in Dr. Thomas Kissel 's group . After receiving her degrees , she completed a Post doc with Dr. Francis Szoka at University of California , San Francisco . Her research is focused on exosomes and lipid based drug delivery systems . She was awarded a National Science Foundation CAREER award in 2018 for her work as well as $ 1.5M from the NIH titled `` RNA EXO-Codes : A novel way to reprogram pathological exosomes '' .
The Ghost in You . `` The Ghost in You '' is a song by the English rock band The Psychedelic Furs , written by the band 's lead singer Richard Butler and bass player Tim Butler . It was the second single from the band 's fourth studio album , `` Mirror Moves '' ( 1984 ) . As a single it peaked at number 59 on the US `` Billboard '' Hot 100 and number 68 on the UK Singles Chart . British filmmaker Tim Pope directed the song 's official music video .
Platycheirus rosarum . `` Platycheirus rosarum '' is a species of hoverfly found in the Palearctic . Like its close relative `` Platycheirus granditarsus '' , it can be found in marshy meadows and ditches ; indeed , the two species can often be found together . The flight time is between May and October , though it peaks in abundance in June and July . Description . For terms , see : Morphology of Diptera . Tergite 2 is black . Tergite 3 and sometimes tergite 4 have a divided whitish to yellowish band . Male metatarsus 1 lacks a protuberance . Wings have a violet sheen . See references for determination . Distribution . Palearctic : Fennoscandia south to Iberia and the Mediterranean basin , Ireland eastward through Europe to European Russia and Siberia . Nearctic : Alaska to Nova Scotia and south to New Jersey . Biology . Habitat : River , stream and pond margins with tall herbaceous vegetation and fen . Around the periphery of bogs , `` Salix '' swamp .
Stary Toruń . Stary Toruń ( Old Toruń ) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Zławieś Wielka , within Toruń County , Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship , in north-central Poland . It lies approximately west of Toruń . The village is the original place of the location of Toruń in 1233 , from where it was translocated to the contemporary location after approximately 3 years . Accordning to historic sources , there was a Teutonic Order stronghold together with a settlement and a church ( demolished in the 16th century ) . The exact location of that settlement remains unknown until today .
Pigeiros . Pigeiros is a former civil parish in the municipality of Santa Maria da Feira , Portugal . In 2013 , the parish merged into the new parish Caldas de São Jorge e Pigeiros . It has a population of 1,369 inhabitants and a total area of 5.13 km² .
Kevin A. Mayer . Kevin A. Mayer is Chairman of Direct-to-Consumer and International division of The Walt Disney Company . He was previously the Executive Vice President , Corporate Strategy & Business Development of Disney where he managed their acquisitions of Pixar , Marvel Entertainment and Club Penguin . He also directed the divestitures of Miramax and ABC Radio , as well as Hungama and UTV in India . Mayer originally joined Disney in 1993 and returned in 2005 after heading Clear Channel Interactive and then working as partner at L.E.K . Consulting . Mayer has a BSEE from Massachusetts Institute of Technology , an MSEE from San Diego State University , and an MBA from Harvard Business School .
Habban Valley . Habban Valley is a village in India which is 70 km from Solan via Rajgarh . Geography . The Habban Valley is surrounded by forests of deodar and is located in the hills of Sirmaur , a lush green village that is 6770 ft in elevation and is 70 km from Solan . Direct buses are available from Shimla , Solan , and Rajgarh but personal vehicles are also driven within the area . The weather is usually pleasant around the year . The wildlife in the area consists of : peacocks , deer , tigers , bears , kakkar , kastura and ghol . There are also various trails within Habban Valley which include a 7-km trek to Banalidhar or take a longer trek ( 15 km ) to Churdhar . Habban is located next 10km away from neighboring Shaya village which contains the shrine of the widely revered Shirgul Devta .
Akshay Chandra Sharma . Early life . Born in a small village of Rajasthan during the rule of British in India . He did his schooling from `` Shree Jain School '' and `` Ummed School '' in Ladnu . When he grew to youth , he was greatly influenced by ideological principles of Mahatma Gandhi , who was the main leader of freedom movements in India during that time . He worked as the principle of Bharatiya Vidya Mandir at Bikaner and established the `` Bharatiya Vidyamandir Shodh Pratisthan '' there . He also established `` Hindi Vidyalaya '' at Ladnu . He travelled to many foreign destinations like Switzerland , France , Britain , London on invitation of `` Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan '' to give lectures on `` आज के परिपेक्ष में रामायण '' ( `` Credibility of Ramayan in modern times '' ) . Awards . He was honoured by `` Vivek Sansthan '' with `` Pragya Pujan '' award besides many other awards at literature festivals .
Aransa . Aransa , opened in 1986 , is a Catalan ski resort located in Arànser , municipality of Lles de Cerdanya . Surrounded by the mountains of Tossa Plana de Lles at and Pic de Sirvent at , the resort is in the basin where the Lakes of the Pera pitch to Segre River . There are of trails for cross-country skiing located from in elevation . The red circuit , El Mirador , reaches the highest point with an excellent view on the `` comarques '' of Alt Urgell and Cerdanya and over the Cadí Range .
1950 Bari Grand Prix . The 1950 Bari Grand Prix was a non-championship Formula One motor race held on 9 July 1950 at the Lungomare Circuit , in Bari , Italy . It was the sixth race of the 1950 Formula One season . The 60-lap race was won by Alfa Romeo driver Giuseppe Farina . Juan Manuel Fangio finished second , also in an Alfa Romeo , and Stirling Moss third in an HWM-Alta .
33 Hours in the Life of God . `` The Oath '' is a short lived 1976 American TV anthology series . It consisted of two films , `` 33 Hours in the Life of God '' and `` Sad and Lonely Sundays '' . The series did not proceed but the two episodes aired as stand alone movies . `` 33 Hours in the Life of God '' . `` 33 Hours in the Life of God '' is a 1976 American TV movie . It was directed by Glenn Jordan . It screened alongside `` Sad and Lonely Sundays '' . Plot . 33 hours in the life of a top surgeon . Reception . The `` Los Angeles Times '' called it `` old fashioned and predictable '' . `` The Sad and Lonely Sundays '' . `` The Sad and Lonely Sundays '' is a 1976 American TV movie . It was a sequel to `` 33 Hours in the Life of God '' and was based on a script by Rod Serling .
The Good Stuff ( Peter Mulvey album ) . `` The Good Stuff '' is an album by American songwriter Peter Mulvey , released in 2012 . Reception . Martin Chilton of `` The Telegraph '' wrote of the album `` That it all came together wonderfully is a testament to Mulvey , his band 's musicianship and the choice of original , interesting and varied songs. '' . Kiel Hauck of `` PopMatters '' wrote `` While a few of the tracks on The Good Stuff feel a bit tired and re-hashed , the album as a whole is quite pleasing and captures the essence of folk music in true form . ''
United Front Party ( Ghana ) . The United Front Party ( UPF ) is a recently formed Ghanaian political party . The party 's founder is Akwasi Addai Odike . He has been reported as saying the party was founded as an alternative to Ghana 's two main political parties , the New Patriotic Party and National Democratic Congress party .
Ossi Reichert . Rosa `` Ossi '' Reichert ( 25 July 1925 – 16 July 2006 ) was a German alpine skier . Her greatest victory was in the 1956 Winter Olympics giant slalom at Cortina d'Ampezzo , Germany 's sole gold medal at these games ( and Germany 's first gold medal in Olympics after the Second World War ) . After having seriously injured an ankle in 1954 , she was not expected to do well at these games . She also drew the # 1 start position for the one-run event . Josefa „ Putzi “ Frandl , who won the silver medal in the event , once stated that , `` Ossi was disappointed to draw # 1 as that was usually not a good position . The first racer down the course usually has to scrape off a bit of snow , which slows you down . But Ossi had a great run and overcame that difficulty . '' Reichert also participated in the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo , where she won a silver medal in the slalom , beating her fellow German Annemarie Buchner for the bronze medal . Domestically Reichert won three German titles in 1956 , in the slalom , giant slalom and combined events . She retired the same year to run the hotel of her parents in her home town the Allgäu region .
Octavina . The octavina or Philippine octavina is a guitar-shaped Filipino instrument with a tuning similar to the laúd . Originally a Spanish instrument , the octavina was soon incorporated into other cultures , notably including Filipino culture . History . With the large Spanish influence on Filipino culture from the 16th to the 19th century , many traditional Spanish instruments became incorporated into local music , and after passed time , have evolved into entirely unique instruments . The Spanish precursor to the octavina may have been the smaller-bodied , 12 string Bandurria-like instrument called the `` Octavilla '' , although its use was not as prominent or popular . The name as translated in all versions of the instrument has the prefix of octa- which refers to the tuning of each set of double strings . Today it is most commonly found in the local variant of the rondalla , a hispanic string orchestra . Construction . Formed like a guitar with in most cases , a figure eight-shaped body and a round sound hole , the Octavina has a shorter neck , often with only 16 frets , though some octavinas may have 18 to 20 frets , like its close relative , the laúd . The instrument is played like the laúd plays , the lower notes in accompaniments and in unison with the bass notes .
Charles Henri Baker . Charles-Henri Jean-Marie Baker ( born June 3 , 1955 ) is a Haitian industrialist and presidential candidate . He is a former member of the Group of 184 . Baker was a candidate for president in Haiti 's 2006 and 2010 elections . Early and personal life . Baker was born in Port-au-Prince . His father Édouard Baker was a mulatto who was a prominent engineer , agronomist , well-known soccer player , and son of an Episcopalian missionary from England , who married an Afro-Haitian woman . His mother , Louise Barranco , was a businesswoman from a light-skinned mulatto elite family , who was the founder of the first supermarket chain in Haiti and whose father was a trader . Baker has two brothers and three sisters . After completing his elementary education in Haiti , he traveled to the United States . In 1972 he graduated from Redondo Union High School in Redondo Beach , California . He later attended Saint Leo University in Florida , graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in business administration in 1976 . In 1975 , he married Marie Florence Apaid , sister of André Apaid . He has four children and seven grandchildren . Business career . Baker began his business career as a manager at the age 21 in his family-owned and operated supermarket chain . When his father became ill , he took over the family-owned 90-acre farm Habitation Dujour , which grew sugarcane , banana , and tobacco . Eventually , the land expanded another 120 acres which made it the largest flue-cured tobacco farm in Haiti , with more than 200 acres . Simultaneously , from 1982 to 1985 he worked with the tobacco growers of Haiti through the Comme il faut Company , where he held the position of Assistant to the Leaf Growing Manager . Beginning in the late 1980s , Baker purchased a garment factory , Pantalon Boucanier S.A.. This factory , which is monitored by Betterworks an affiliate of OIT , adheres to strict international standards . It employs hundreds of Haitians who are paid the minimum salary required by Haitian law . It has set up an incentive program which permits workers to make 50 % more than the minimum salary while getting the 25 % benefits required by Haitian law . Baker sells the garments produced in these factories to major corporations such as Walmart and K-Mart . In 2000 , he joined the Association des Industries d ’ Haïti as a member and a year later became its vice president . Baker was a prominent member of the Group of 184 ( G 184 ) , a coalition of Haitian organizations opposing Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide . The group 's actions contributed to the US orchestrated coup d'état against Aristide in 2004 . 2006 Haitian presidential election . In August 2005 , Baker announced his intention to run for the president of Haiti in the elections originally planned for November 2005 but later moved to February 2006 . Baker and his Respè coalition received 8.24 percent of the vote , losing to René Préval . 2010 Haitian presidential election . Charles Henri Baker ran for President of Haiti in the November 28 , 2010 Haiti elections , under the Respè Party of Haiti . Newspaper articles alleged that Baker tried to buy votes in the run-up to the elections .
1982 Miami Redskins football team . The 1982 Miami Redskins football team was an American football team that represented Miami University in the Mid-American Conference ( MAC ) during the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season . In its fourth and final season under head coach Tom Reed , the team compiled a 6–4 record ( 5–3 against MAC opponents ) , finished in third place in the MAC , and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 195 to 121 . The team 's statistical leaders included John Appold with 1,051 passing yards , Jay Peterson with 1,157 rushing yards , and Keith Dummitt with 333 receiving yards .
Adolf Gawalewicz . Adolf Gawalewicz ( 2 September 1916 - 11 June 1987 ) was a Polish jurist and writer best known for his memoirs of his years at Auschwitz and other Nazi concentration camps . Life and work . Gawalewicz spent his childhood and high-school years in Lvov , graduating from `` gimnazjum '' in 1935 , and then in June 1939 , obtained a law degree from the Jagiellonian University in Cracow . He worked for a time in the municipal administration of the city of Cracow . After the Nazi invasion of Poland he participated in underground resistance and distributed underground publications , activities for which he was arrested by the Nazis on 16 September 1940 , and incarcerated in the Montelupich Prison . On 9 January 1941 , he was deported to the Auschwitz concentration camp where he was assigned inmate number 9225 . Władysław Fejkiel ( 19111995 ) reports that in the winter of 1941/42 Gawalewicz was brought to the camp 's infirmary in a state of unconsciousness and so extremely emaciated that his body weight could not have been more than 35 kg ; the medic 's first thought was to prepare his death certificate . The nightmare of Auschwitz continued for Gawalewicz for nearly three and a half years , and later continued , from the middle of June 1944 onwards , at successive Nazi concentration camps : Buchenwald , Dachau , Mittelbau-Dora , Ellrich , and Bergen-Belsen . At the time of his liberation by British forces , he was in a state of total exhaustion and afflicted by a serious pulmonary condition . In view of this , he was evacuated to a sanatorium in Sweden on 24 June 1945 , where owing to a successful lung operation and a lengthy convalescence his health was partly restored . He returned to Poland on 5 July 1946 , and resumed his work in the municipal administration of Cracow . In 1948 , he obtained his doctorate in law with a thesis on the `` Implications of the Nazi Occupation of Poland on the Laws of Civil Administration '' . He dedicated himself to writing , authoring numerous publications and articles in the field of Nazi concentration camps studies as well as in his professional domain of jurisprudence . His most famous book is `` Refleksje z poczekalni do gazu : ze wspomnień muzułmana '' ( `` Reflections in the Gas Chamber 's Waiting Room : From the Memoirs of a Muselmann '' ) first published in 1968 ( 3rd ed. , 2000 ) , which , apart from being a personal memoir , is a study of the moral questions posed by the specific conditions of a Nazi concentration camp experience . The text ranks among the preeminent testimonials of such Holocaust survivors as Tadeusz Borowski , Halina Birenbaum , Primo Levi , and Elie Wiesel , who addressed the question of moral choice . Giorgio Agamben , for his part , chose to highlight Gawalewicz 's observation that the abnormal conditions of the camp accounted for the aggravation of the normal physical and psychological differences between men . Agamben quotes Gawalewicz as saying : `` Camp conditions made these differences more pronounced , and we often witnessed reversals of the roles played by physical and psychological factors . '' Patricia Treece brings out Gawalewicz 's sophisticated analysis of the six distinct ways in which the concentration-camp system served the larger , but not readily apparent , purposes of Nazi Germany . Gawalewicz participated as a material witness in the Frankfurt Auschwitz Trials in the 1960s . During the trial , he sparred with Nazi war criminal , Josef Klehr . The transcript of the exchange was published ( in the original German version ) in Hermann Langbein 's monumental `` Der Auschwitz-Prozess : eine Dokumentation '' ( 1965 ) . During the post-War discussions on the stance that Auschwitz was to assume as a museum for posterity , he expressed the opinion that he believed would be shared by all former inmates that the camp should be left completely intact , without any decorative or modernizing changes , especially in the outdoor spaces , as opposed to those who never experienced the camp as it was in real life . He wrote for a former prisoner : Every perspective of the external structure , every stair , every brick or what might otherwise seem an insignificant detail is invested with the memory of the immeasurable immensity of suffering and dignity , of degradation and pride . Likewise the vision of dearest friends the fellow inmates is inextricably bound up with the camp as it was when `` they '' existed . He died suddenly in Cracow on 11 June 1987 .
Dallas Smith Corporation . Dallas Smith Corporation is a builder of low floor vehicle platforms , including buses for paratransit operators . Founded in 1954 , the Greencastle , Indiana-based company has offices in both Greencastle and Phoenix , Arizona .
Felipe Rutini . Felipe Rutini ’ s was born on December 3rd , 1866 at Torre San Patrizio , Province of Ascoli Piceno , in the region of Le Marche , Italy . He is best known as one of the four great Italian winemakers in Mendoza . and founder of `` Rutini Wines '' , La Rural Winery and the Wine Museum of Mendoza . Early life . Felipe attended the Royal School of Agriculture of Ascoli Piceno , where he obtained the degree of Agricultural Technician . The Italian Risorgimento and the state of war in Europe drove him to the Americas and in 1884 he travelled to Mendoza , Argentina , where he settled . Rutini acquired an estate in the district of Coquimbito , where he founded La Rural winery in 1885 . Personal life . In 1890 he married Ernesta Cremaschi , an Italian immigrant , whose family also worked in the wine industry . They gave birth to seven children . In the 1900s Felipe created a partnership with his sister-in-law ’ s husband , Ángel Cavagnaro , which boosted the business and led him to start producing and marketing wine on a larger scale . The winery . Initially , the winery comprised two buildings and the family house . In 1910 he inaugurated new , spacious facilities to make the first Argentine high-end wines . State-of-the-art machinery was imported from Europe . Felipe Rutini ’ s growth strategy included expanding to new markets , mainly Buenos Aires and Santa Fe , Argentina . His death and legacy . After his death his descendants returned to Coquimbito to continue the work of Don Felipe and expand the business , guided by Doña Ernesta and her sons Francisco , Italo and Oscar . In the 1930s they planted red and white varieties for high-end wines in their new estate in Tupungato and in their properties at Maipú and Rivadavia . Within a few years the brands under Bodega La Rural became well known by consumers and produced wines including the famous `` San Felipe '' in its distinctive `` canteen bottle '' and `` Felipe Rutini '' , launched on the 100th anniversary of the winery ’ s foundation .
Eddie Robinson ( soccer ) . Eddie Robinson ( born June 19 , 1978 ) is an American retired soccer player who now works in the front office for Houston Dynamo in Major League Soccer . During his playing career he gained selection for the United States national soccer team . Background . Born in Orlando , Florida , Robinson played college soccer at University of North Carolina from 1996 to 2000 , finishing his career with four goals and eight assists in 73 games . Professional playing career . After graduating , Robinson was selected 20th overall in the 2001 MLS SuperDraft by San Jose Earthquakes . He saw very little playing time in the Quakes backline during his rookie year , appearing in only one game . However , in 2002 he was a fixture on the backline , due to injuries suffered by Earthquakes defenders Troy Dayak and Jeff Agoos . Robinson proved to be quite effective in set pieces due to his large vertical leap . Robinson won two MLS Cups with the Earthquakes , in 2001 and 2003 , but struggled greatly to stay healthy . Right hamstring problems limited him to 13 games in 2003 , and he missed most of the 2004 season due to a ruptured tendon in his left hamstring . He became a starter in 2005 . The San Jose franchise moved to Houston for the 2006 season and became Houston Dynamo . Robinson remained with the club through the 2011 season , winning both the 2006 MLS Cup and 2007 MLS Cup along the way . At the end of the 2011 season , the club declined his 2012 contract option and he entered the 2011 MLS Re-Entry Draft . Robinson was not selected in the draft and became a free agent . He announced his retirement at the age of on January 11 , 2012. International . Robinson earned his first cap for the United States on January 19 , 2008 in a friendly against Sweden . He scored his first international goal in the 2-0 victory . Post-playing career . Upon his retirement , Houston Dynamo announced that Robinson would `` work with the Dynamo Academy , serve as a color commentator for various TV and radio broadcasts , and work with Dynamo Charities as an ambassador to the Houston community . Beginning in the fall [ of 2011 ] , Robinson will also take over as head coach of the Dynamo U-16 squad . ''
Yin Pín the clown . Efraín Coutiño ( Tuxtla Gutierrez , Chiapas , November 9 , 1960 ) , better known as `` Yin Pin '' , is a Mexican singer and clown . On April 30 , 1978 , Coutiño began his jobs as a clown like a hobby but after he has decided to play the role of a clown who sang to children in a TV program called `` Zona de Diversión '' ( 1994 ) .
Waldenberg Messias Coelho . Waldenberg Messias Coelho ( born 27 January 1989 in Maceió , Alagoas , Brazil ) , commonly known as Berg , is a Brazilian professional footballer who is currently a free agent . He is a versatile attacker and can play as an Attacking Midfielder .
Kringle . Kringle ( , ) is a Scandinavian pastry , a Nordic variety of pretzel . Pretzels were introduced by Roman Catholic monks in the 13th century in Denmark , and from there they spread throughout Scandinavia and evolved into several kinds of sweet , salty or filled pastries , all in the shape of kringle . In Danish and Norwegian , the word is `` kringle '' , plural `` kringler '' ; , plural `` kringlid '' ; , plural `` kringlor '' ; plural `` kringlur '' , plural `` kringlur '' ; ; and . The word originates from the Old Norse `` kringla '' , meaning ring or circle . In the Netherlands , a particular type of sweet kringle is well known under the Dutch name `` krakeling '' . The shape of the kringle has given name to a similarly entangled feature found in some proteins , the so-called Kringle domain . Scandinavia . In Denmark , `` kringle '' denotes the pretzel-like knotted shape rather than the pretzel pastry type . Kringler may be made from puff pastry ( like Danish pastry ) or yeast dough , filled with remonce or marzipan and raisins , sprinkled with coarse sugar , nut flakes or icing . Other types of kringle in Scandinavia includes `` saltkringler '' , which are small salty kringler - the Scandinavian equivalent of pretzels - , and `` kommenskringler '' which are half-hand-sized breads in the kringle shape , made from unsweetened yeast dough spiced with caraway seeds . `` Sukkerkringler '' are similar , sweet pretzels , sprinkled with sugar instead of caraway . `` Smørkringler '' are large crusty and sweet pretzels with a spread of butter on the backside . Smørkringler are not as popular nowadays . Kringler are pastries with a long history in Denmark , and are still popular items in modern Danish bakeries . Nowadays , kringle is usually made with only one crossing and not two , as in the original kringle and pretzel shape . United States . In the United States , kringles are hand-rolled from Danish pastry dough ( `` wienerbrød '' dough ) that has been rested overnight before shaping , filling , and baking . Many sheets of the flaky dough are layered , then shaped into an oval . After filling with fruit , nut , or other flavor combinations , the pastry is baked and iced . Racine , Wisconsin has historically been a center of Danish-American culture and kringle making . A typical Racine–made kringle is a large flat oval measuring approximately 14 inches by 10 inches and weighing about 1.5 pounds . The kringle became the official state pastry of Wisconsin on June 30 , 2013 . A Wisconsin distillery , in Middleton , Wisconsin , makes a kringle cream liqueur from Wisconsin cream , rum , sugar , and natural kringle flavor . In other parts of the United States , kringle may refer to a slightly sweet buttermilk cookie shaped like a pretzel or figure eight . Other places where kringles may be found in the US include the Ballard area of Seattle , Washington ; Redmond , Washington ; Solvang , California ; central Iowa ; Burr Ridge , Illinois ; Springfield , Missouri and Watertown , Massachusetts . In 2005 , Dana College in Blair , Nebraska , held a Kringle Kontest , which was won by Kirsten 's Danish Bakery in Burr Ridge , Illinois . Symbolism . Baker 's guilds in Europe have used the kringle or pretzel as a symbol for centuries . It is told ( but currently unconfirmed by historic documents ) , that when Vienna was besieged by the Turkish Ottoman armies in 1529 , local bakers working in the night gave the city defence an early warning of the attacking enemy . For this , they were later rewarded by the Pope , with permission to use a crown as part of their kringle guild symbol . For unknown reasons , the guild in Denmark is now the only baker 's guild in the world with official authority to display a royal crown as part of their baker 's guild trade symbol that is often hung outside of bakery shops .
Aplosonyx nigricollis . `` Aplosonyx nigricollis '' is a species of beetle belonging to the family Chrysomelidae . It can be found in Malay Peninsula and in Indonesia ( Nias , Mentawai Islands , Batu Islands ) .
WMMX . WMMX ( 107.7 FM ) is a radio station broadcasting a Hot Adult Contemporary format . Licensed to Dayton , Ohio , US , it serves the Dayton area . The station is currently owned by iHeartMedia , Inc. and licensed as Citicasters Licenses , L.P. Its studios are located just outside downtown Dayton and its transmitter is in south Dayton off Interstate 75 . History . In early 1985 , Urban WDAO moved to AM , and 107.7 switched to an Adult Contemporary format as Star 107.7/WWSN under owner Stoner Broadcasting . This format would last until 1991 , when the station switched to Hot AC under Vice President/General Manager Deborah Parenti ( who oversaw the switchover of the call letters from WWSN to WMMX ) and Randy James as Mix 107.7/WMMX . In 1993 , Bob Sweeney became the new Morning Show host , replacing `` The Tall Guys '' . He would serve as morning host along with co-host Kristi Leigh until 2005 , when he moved to Smooth Jazz 106.5 WDSJ as Morning Show host , and would be replaced by PD Jeff Stevens . The station would be sold by Stoner Broadcasting to American Radio Systems in 1995 , and in turn Jacor would purchase the station in 1998 , and later be merged with Clear Channel Communications eventually taking over the station . In the late 1990s , the station would take a 1980s-lean , as the 1980s Oldies format became popular during this period , and the station would air a 1980s Oldies format during the weekends called `` The Time Warp Weekend '' . Upon his move from sister Alternative WXEG 103.9 The X in the Summer of 1998 , new PD Jeff Stevens would not only replace midday host Kate Burdett , who moved on to other stations in the Dayton cluster , but also add a specialty show to the line-up entitled The Time Warp Cafe from Noon-1 PM , spotlighting music from the 1980s and adding in a `` Vault '' song , which is a song that reached cult status in the 1980s or received a lot of play via music video on MTV but never hit big on the charts . The first song played during this segment was `` Do n't Pay The Ferryman '' by Chris DeBurgh . A few years later , a `` Sounds like the 80s '' song was added , which was a song from the early 1990s that featured an 1980s artist . The very first title played was `` So Close '' by Daryl Hall and John Oates from 1990 . It was later retitled `` A Taste of the 90s '' to broaden the selection of titles that could be played . In 2006 , the `` Time Warp Weekend '' was replaced by `` The Whatever Weekend '' , in response to the growing popularity of Adult Hits stations across the country . In early 2010 , weekends were renamed `` The Weekend Mix '' and remain named that to this day . The 1980s lean also continued , including the rebroadcast of Casey Kasem 's American Top 40 countdowns Saturday mornings from 6 to 10 , which featured originally aired broadcasts from 1980 to 1988 . WMMX has been airing the rebroadcasts of AT40 since 2001 when they were packed as `` AT40 Flashback '' , at which time the shows were condensed three-hour rebroadcasts of AT40 , usually beginning the countdowns around # 30 . This was due to syndicator Premiere Networks believing that songs between # 40- # 31 would be too unknown for the target audience to remember , which could cause listeners to tune out due to the unfamiliarity with said songs . When Premiere canceled the program , WMMX continued to rerun the package until they were replaced by an all-new rebroadcast package from Premiere , branded as `` Casey Kasem 's American Top 40 : The '80s '' in April 2007 , which would broadcast the shows in their original , four-hour format . In 2018 , WMMX added on its HD2 channel a continuous cycle of the Casey Kasem shows from the 1970s and 1980s , which feeds the IHeartRadio channel devoted to those shows .
Jordan Murphy ( English actor ) . Jordan Murphy ( born 14 January 1988 ) is a British actor . He made his first appearance in 2004 when he played Liam Fisher in the episode `` A Life Lost '' of the TV series `` Casualty '' . Jordan made appearances on television in 2005 . He played Josh Giggs in `` The Bill '' ( episodes # 296 and # 297 ) and the long-running TV series `` Doctor Who '' when he played Ernie in the episodes `` The Empty Child '' and `` The Doctor dances . In 2012 , he played in Mat Whitecross 's film ' about The Stone Roses . He appeared in the British comedy-drama `` My Mad Fat Diary '' on E4 as part of the main cast for all three seasons .
Sarkam , Takht . Sarkam ( ) is a village in Shamil Rural District , Takht District , Bandar Abbas County , Hormozgan Province , Iran . At the 2006 census , its population was 379 , in 84 families .
Bhand Deva Temple . The main Bhand Deva Temple is situated on the banks of a pond in the centre of the 4 km wide Ramgarh crater about 40 km from the city of Baran , Rajasthan , which was possibly created by a meteor . It is located near Ramgarh village , Mangrol , Baran district of Eastern Rajasthan . Coordinates : 25°20'0 '' N 76°37'27 '' E The main Shiva temple was constructed in the style of Khajuraho Group of Monuments and is known as ‘ Little Khajuraho. ’ Up a flight of more than 750 stairs are two related temples located in a cave on Ramgarh Hill and dedicated to the goddesses Kisnai and Annapurna ( Annapoorna devi ) . The stairs are said to have been constructed by Jhala Jalim ( or Zalim ) Singh ( a descendant of Madhu Singh Madho Singh I ) , who ruled as a regent over Jhalawar State from 1771 until the British intervention in 1838 . During Kartik Purnima ( Kartik Poornima ) a fair is organised at this temple for worshiping the two goddesses . The site is now protected by the State Archaeological Department . This temple dedicated to Tantric tradition of Saivism is a noteworthy example of Nagar style temple . As the inscriptions state , it was built in the 10th century by Raja Malaya Verma of Nag dynasty of Malwa as a memorial of his victory over his enemies and as a tribute showing his gratitude to Lord Shiva whom he held in esteem . With the passage of time in 1162 A.D. , the edifice was renovated by Raja Trisna Verma of Med dynasty . The temple has audience hall vestibule spire and base . The audience hall has eight huge pillars with images of yaksha , Kinnar Kichak Vidyachar gods and goddesses apsanas and amorous couples . ''
L-rhamnose isomerase . In enzymology , a L-rhamnose isomerase ( ) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction Hence , this enzyme has one substrate , L-rhamnose , and one product , L-rhamnulose . This enzyme belongs to the family of isomerases , specifically those intramolecular oxidoreductases interconverting aldoses and ketoses . The systematic name of this enzyme class is L-rhamnose aldose-ketose-isomerase . Other names in common use include rhamnose isomerase , and L-rhamnose ketol-isomerase . This enzyme participates in fructose and mannose metabolism . Structural studies . As of late 2007 , 6 structures have been solved for this class of enzymes , with PDB accession codes , , , and .
John Laycock ( Australian politician ) . John Connell Laycock ( 2 December 1818 – 30 November 1897 ) was an Australian politician . He was born in Sydney to storekeeper and pastoralist Thomas Laycock and Margaret Connell . He owned land at Yamba . On 1 February 1843 he married Mary Jane Simpson , with whom he had four children . In 1859 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Central Cumberland . He transferred to Clarence in 1864 , but resigned in 1866 . Laycock died at Parramatta in 1897 .
Ernst Gerlach . Ernst Gerlach ( born 19 March 1947 in Schönebeck ) is a former East German handball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics . He was a member of the East German handball team which won the gold medal . He played one match and scored two goals .
Roy Hearn . Roy Hearn ( 22 February 1908 – 18 August 1978 ) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League ( VFL ) .
ABC Television . ABC Television is a service of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation launched in 1956 . As a public service broadcaster , the ABC provides four non-commercial channels within Australia , and a partially advertising-funded satellite channel overseas . ABC is one of five main free-to-air networks in Australia . History . The history of the ABC 's television operations can be traced back to 1953 , when the federal Television Act was passed , providing the initial regulatory framework for both the ABC and commercial television networks . Over the next three years , planning for the introduction of a national television service was put in place , land for studios and transmitters in Sydney and Melbourne was acquired , and overseas tutors were brought to Australia to assist with training . Commercial station TCN-9 Sydney was the first to broadcast in Australia , soon followed by the ABC 's own ABN-2 Sydney and later ABV-2 in Melbourne . Six stations , three in Melbourne and three in Sydney , were in operation in time to cover the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne . The ABC 's first television broadcast was inaugurated by Prime Minister Robert Menzies on 5 November , at the Gore Hill studios in Sydney , followed two weeks later by transmission in Melbourne . Outside broadcasting was also initiated on 5 November , from the ABC 's first outside broadcast van . The van , now in the collection of the National Museum of Australia , was instrumental in the production of thousands of outside broadcasts . It was restored in time to be displayed at the Sydney Olympic Games and was used to film the visit of Queen Elizabeth II to the site of the National Museum in 2000 . Although radio programs could be broadcast nationally by landline , television relay facilities were not put in place until the early 1960s . This meant that news bulletins had to be sent to each capital city by teleprinter , to be prepared and presented separately in each city , with filmed materials copied manually and sent to each state . A purpose-built television studio was built in Sydney , and opened on 29 January 1958 , replacing temporary sound studios used since the ABC 's television services launched in 1956 . In the same year , technical equipment was also moved to permanent locations , while main transmitters were introduced to Melbourne and Sydney in 1957 and 1958 , respectively . Direct relays between Sydney and Melbourne , as well as Canberra , were also established in 1961 , replacing temporary microwave relays as a means of simultaneously airing programs across multiple stations . Videotape equipment , allowing the sharing of footage with much greater ease and speed , was installed in each state capital by 1962 . ABQ-2 Brisbane was the third ABC TV station to launch ; it was followed a year later by counterparts in Perth , Hobart , and Adelaide . ABC-3 Canberra opened a year later , with ABD-6 Darwin finally completing the ABC 's coverage of every state in 1971 . Teletext services were introduced to ABC in 1983 to allow hearing-impaired viewers access to closed captions . International television service Australia Television International was established in 1993 . Australia Television was sold to the Seven Network in 1998 ; however , the service continued to show content from ABC News until its closure in 2001 . The ABC 's television operations joined its radio and online divisions at the Corporation 's Ultimo headquarters in 2000 . In 2002 , the ABC launched ABC Asia Pacific , the replacement for the defunct Australia Television channel operated previously by the Seven Network . Much like its predecessor , and companion radio network Radio Australia , the service provided a mix of programming targeted at audiences throughout the Asia-Pacific region . Funding cuts in 2003 , meanwhile , led to the closure of Fly and the ABC Kid 's Channel . ABC2 , now ABC Comedy , a second attempt at a digital-only television channel , was launched on 7 March 2005 , running on a budget of $ 3 million per year . Minister for Communications Helen Coonan inaugurated the channel at Parliament House three days later . Genre restrictions limiting the types of programming the channel could carry were lifted in October 2006 ; ABC2 was henceforth able to carry programming classified as comedy , drama , national news , sport and entertainment . In the lead-up to the 2007 federal election , the Australian Government endorsed a proposal submitted to the Australian Communications and Media Authority by the ABC to launch a second digital channel targeted at children . The new channel , titled ABC3 , was to aim to provide at least 50 % Australian-made content . At midday on 8 February 2008 , ABC Television was rebranded as ABC1 , complementing the existing ABC2 digital-only channel launched on 7 March 2005 . As of 2009 , ABC announced an Australia-wide upgrade to its Digital service , and that it would provide a seven-day Electronic Program Guide and give new logical channel numbers for all of ABC ’ s television services . The new ABC logical channel numbers are below . These services are available nationally through digital terrestrial television , and all the digital TV services are also available through the VAST free-to-air satellite service . Only the primary ABC channel is available on the Optus Aurora satellite platform . In June 2010 , playout was moved to a new facility shared with WIN Television at Ingleburn . On 6 December 2016 , ABC upgraded its HD format from 720p to 1080i . Australia . Within Australia , the ABC currently operates four television channels , all of them non-commercial . ABC , the Corporation 's original television service , receives the bulk of funding for television and shows first-run comedy , drama , documentaries , and news and current affairs . In each state and territory a local news bulletin is shown at 7pm nightly . ABC Comedy , launched in 2005 , shows comedic content in addition to some repeats from ABC TV of which the amount has decreased gradually since ABC Comedy 's inception . It is not a 24-hour channel , but is broadcast daily from 5pm to around 2am the following night . The channel shares airspace with the ABC Kids programming block from 5am to 7pm . ABC Me ( originally ABC3 ) became a fully fledged channel on 4 December 2009 , but has been part of the electronic guide line-up since 2008 , broadcasting an ABC1 simulcast until 4 December 2009 , then an ABC Radio simulcast and teaser graphic until its official launch . It is broadcast from 6am to 9pm daily , and consists of a broad range programmes aimed at a young audience aged 6–15 , with a core demographic of 8–12 . ABC Kids ( previously `` ABC For Kids on 2 '' and `` ABC 4 Kids '' ) is a new preschool children 's block featuring children 's programming aimed at the 0 to 5 age groups . ABC Kids broadcasts during ABC2 's downtime , from 5am to 7pm daily . ABC News , a 24-hour news channel , featuring the programming from ABC News and Current Affairs , selected programs from the BBC World News channel , coverage of the Federal Parliament 's Question Time , documentaries and factual , arts programming and state or national election coverage . The eight ABC stations carry opt outs for local programming . In addition to the nightly 7pm news , the stations also broadcast weekly state editions of `` 7.30 '' on Friday evenings ( until 5 December 2014 ) , state election coverage and in most areas , live sport on Saturday afternoons . Overseas . The Australia Network is an international satellite television service operated by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation , funded by advertising and grants from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade . Aimed at the Asia-Pacific region , the service broadcasts a mixture of English-language programming , including general entertainment , sport , and current affairs . Other . Between 2001 and 2003 , the ABC operated two separate digital channels . The ABC Kids and Fly TV channels , opened soon after the launch of digital terrestrial television in Australia , showed programs focused mainly at children and teenagers . The two channels closed in 2003 when the ABC was unable to secure government funding . The Australian government announced a proposal in September 2007 to launch a new digital-only children 's channel , to be named ABC3 . The proposal indicated that the channel would be aimed at children below the age of 15 years , with 50 % of its programming derived from Australian sources . Unlike its predecessor , the ABC Kids channel , ABC3 would run from 6am to 9pm each day , and feature drama , comedy , animation and music . The proposal received support from the Liberal Party of Australia during its election campaign . On 22 April 2009 , the current Labor government announced its commitment to the proposal as part of its response to the Australia 2020 Summit conducted in 2008 and ABC3 was duly launched on 4 December . On 21 January 2010 , the ABC announced plans to launch a 24 Hour news channel before the end of the year . The ABC plans , if the funding is received , to increase the number of TV stations to six ; this would result in ABC5 ( general entertainment and classic movies , women's-oriented ) and ABC6 ( kids 6-13/youth ) being broadcast in addition to the other services .
Kitab al-Aghani . `` Kitab al-Aghani '' ( , `` The Book of Songs '' ) , is an encyclopedic collection of poems and songs that runs to over 20 volumes in modern editions by the 10th-century Arabic litterateur Abu al-Faraj al-Isfahani ( also known as al-Isbahani ) . Abu al-Faraj claimed to have taken 50 years in writing the work , which ran to over 10 000 pages . It can be seen as having three distinct sections : the first dealing with the '100 Best Songs ' chosen for the caliph Harun al-Rashid , the second with royal composers and the third with songs chosen by the author himself . It spans the period from the Jahiliyya to the end of the 9th century CE . Abu al-Faraj importantly included performance directions for many of the songs included in Kitab al-Aghani . Due to the accompanying biographical annotations on the personages in `` Kitab al-Aghani '' , the work is an important historical and literary historical source ; it is also useful for those interested in the sociology of Arabic literature . Reception . The prominent 14th-century historian Ibn Khaldun called `` The Book of Songs '' the register of the Arabs : `` It comprises all that they had achieved in past of excellence in every kind of poetry , history , music , etc . So far as I am aware , no other book can be put on a level with it in this respect . It is the final resource of the student of belles lettres and leaves him nothing further to be desired '' .
Aiyathurai Nadesan . Aiyathurai Nadesan , a prominent and veteran minority Sri Lankan Tamil journalist was shot dead on May 31 , 2004 on his way to work in eastern Sri Lankan town of Batticaloa by gunmen belonging to an armed paramilitary group widely believed to be so called Karuna Group . Biography . Nadesan , the father of four children and aged 50 at the time of his death , hailed from Nelliyadi , a town in North Jaffna District in Sri Lanka . He wrote under the pen name Nellai Nadesan . Large crowds attended Nadesan 's funeral on 3 June 2004 in his hometown . The normal life of Nelliyady , came to a standstill . Shops were closed . The hearse was taken to the Nelliyady Madhya Maha Vidiyalayam Thursday morning from his residence where funeral orations were delivered by Tamil National Alliance parliamentarians , LTTE activists and Sunanda Deshapriya of the Free Media Movement . A protest demonstration was held in Colombo on 9 June 2004 , condemning Nadesan ’ s killing , and a one-day shutdown was observed in the town of Trincomalee . Police have yet to make any arrests in his death . Career . He was the Vice-President of the Sri Lanka Tamil Media Alliance and a recipient of the Best Journalist of 2000 Prize awarded by the Sri Lanka Editors ’ Guild . He was the Batticaloa based columnist for Virakesari , the country ’ s leading Tamil language newspaper , for more than twenty years . And also he was the local correspondent for Shakthi TV News and the London based International Broadcasting Corporation . For being a prominent member of the local press , Nadesan received the prize for the best Tamil journalist in 2000 . Past incidents of intimidation . `` Those responsible for the incident were linked to pro-Government Tamil paramilitaries . Mr. Nadesan had received a telephone death threat after his paper ran an article in March 2000 about atrocities committed by a member of the People ’ s Liberation Organization of Tamil Eelam or PLOTE , an armed paramilitary group that supports the Government ’ s battle against LTTE separatists . Mr. Nadesan had not written the article , although he had regularly written about the activities of PLOTE and other pro-Government Tamil groups in Batticaloa . '' In July 2001 the Commanding Officer of the 233 Brigade in Batticaloa , Col. Manawaduge warned and threatened Nadesan . He was summoned to the Commanding Officer 's office and told that he writes only anti-government and anti-military news and articles and warned that if he continues in this fashion , action would be taken against him under the Prevention of Terrorism Act . This incident was the subject of an intervention by Free Media Movement on 24 July 2001 . This incident was also reported by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of the Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression in February 2002 .
Swedish Match ( yacht ) . `` Swedish Match '' ( also known as `` Nokia '' , `` Avant '' ) is a Volvo Ocean 60 yacht that competed in the 1997–98 Whitbread Round the World Race . Career . `` Swedish Match '' was designed by Bruce Farr and built by Cookson Boats . `` Swedish Match '' competed in the 1997–98 Whitbread Round the World Race and finished 3rd . She was skippered by Gunnar Krantz . She was given a new name , `` Nokia '' , and competed in the 1999 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race . She won line honours in the 1999 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race skippered by Stefan Myralf and Michael Spies . The winning time , 1 day , 19 hours , 48 minutes , and 2 seconds stood as a record until `` Wild Oats XI '' beat it in the 2005 edition . In 2003 , she competed in the Volvo Baltic Race under the name `` Avant '' .
Deuterocohnia brevispicata . `` Deuterocohnia brevispicata '' is a species in the genus `` Deuterocohnia '' . This species is endemic to Bolivia .
B . B. Bhattacharya . Barid Baran Bhattacharya ( 9 March 1945 – 14 February 2017 ) was an Indian economist and educationist . He was vice-chancellor of Jawaharlal Nehru University . He was also Director and Professor at the Institute of Economic Growth , Delhi . Early life and background . Bhattacharya was born in Silchar , Assam on 9 March 1945 . His father was a civil engineer who belonged to the very first batch of Jadavpur Engineering College . His mother was a homemaker . He spent his childhood growing up in Silchar , where he completed his High School from the then Narsing High School , Silchar , Assam securing 1st Division marks in 1959 and other places across India as his father had a transferable job . Education and career . Bhattacharya passed B.Com and M.A. , in Economics from the University of Allahabad with first position in the order of Merit and obtained Ph.D. in Economics from Delhi School of Economics , University of Delhi . He was UNESCO Fellow at Polish Academy of Sciences , Warsaw and Ford Foundation post doctoral fellow at the University of California , Berkeley . He specializes in macro economics , monetary economics , public finance , international finance , development economics and economic modeling . He is India ’ s one of the leading experts on economic modeling and forecasting and his forecasts are used by various government agencies and the World Bank , as well as frequently quoted by media . He is also a regular commentator in media on economic issues . He has a deep interest in culture and literature . He has held many important positions in learned societies and institutions . He was President of the Indian Economic Association , the Indian Econometric Society and of the Indian Association of Research on National Income and Wealth . He is the Chief Editor of the Journal of Income and Wealth and Member of the Editorial Boards of many other technical journals in Economics . He has served as chairman and member of many important Committees and Commissions of the various ministries of the Government of India , notably , Human Resource Development , Finance , Agriculture as well as the Reserve Bank of India , Planning Commission , Finance Commission , Central Statistical Organization and University Grants Commission . He is a Member of governing bodies and executive councils of many reputed universities and research institutes in India . He is the Member of the Supervisory Board of Foundation for Innovation Politique in Paris . He is now , also an Economics faculty member at Indian Institute of Management , Lucknow . Awards and honors . He has received many awards and honors in India and abroad . Few are Government of France ’ s award of Order de Palms Academie , Bank of Baroda ’ s Sun-Lifetime Achievement Award , Amity Life Time Academic Achievement Award , Ambassador of Peace by Universal Peace Foundation , Kalidas Samman by Oriental Heritage Society of India , World Management Congress Lifetime Achievement Award , etc . Recently he has been nominated for Mother Teresa Lifetime Achievement Award . He has also been honored by Governments of Romania , Mongolia and Poland .
Thomas Lynch ( admiral ) . Thomas Charles Lynch ( born April 7 , 1942 ) is a retired rear admiral in the United States Navy . He was Superintendent of the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis , Maryland from June 15 , 1991 to August 1 , 1994 . He was reassigned in the aftermath of an exam cheating scandal there . Born in Lima , Ohio , the son of Rodney and Marie Lynch , he is a 1964 graduate of the United States Naval Academy . He played football there , lettering three times and captaining the 1963 team . He also was involved in boxing . Lynch also held the command of the Eisenhower Battle Group during the course of Operation Desert Shield , and chief of Navy Legislative Affairs . He retired in 1995 , in the position of Director of the Navy Staff at the Pentagon in Washington , D.C . In 2012 , Lynch was named to the board of directors of Premier Holdings Corporation , an energy services holding company . He is also a member of many boards of private and public corporations , including Safeguard Scientifics , Inc. , The Musser Group , Livingston Group , Chrysalis Holdings , and The Staubach Company . As the chairman of the board at mortgage bank NewDay USA , he also appears as its spokesman for VA home loans on television . He is a trustee on the Naval Academy Foundation , member of the Army-Navy Game Committee , Philadelphia Sports Congress as well as a distinguished graduate of the Naval Academy . He was married to Kathleen Quinn and has three children . His wife died on May 18 , 2010 .
União Esportiva . União Esportiva was a Brazilian football club based in Belém , Pará state . They won the Campeonato Paraense twice . History . The club was founded on August 15 , 1906 . União Esportiva won the Campeonato Paraense in 1908 and in 1910 . The club folded in 1967 . Stadium . União Esportiva played their home games at Baenão . The stadium has a maximum capacity of 17,518 people .
The Crimson Campaign . `` The Crimson Campaign '' is the second book in `` The Powder Mage '' trilogy written by American author Brian McClellan . It was first published by Orbit Books on May 6 , 2014 and is the sequel to `` Promise of Blood '' ( 2013 ) . The third and last book , titled `` The Autumn Republic '' , was released on February 10 , 2015 . Plot . Field Marshal Tamas has committed a brutal coup against Adro 's monarchy and is now in open war with the Kez . Cut off behind enemy lines with only a fraction of his army , he must lead his men through northern Kez to safety , meanwhile defending his country against the angry god Kresimir , who wants the head of the man who shot him in the eye . Taniel Two-Shot , presuming his father to be dead , finds himself the last line of defense against the devastating army of the most powerful god . Reception . Review of `` The Crimson Campaign '' were generally favorable . `` Publishers Weekly '' referred to the book as a `` swirling sequel '' and `` Staffer ’ s Book Review '' stated it was `` just great fun . '' `` Kirkus Reviews '' gave a more reserved appraisal stating the `` book is less relentlessly inventive than the inaugural volume but still impressively distinctive and pungent… '' . Richard Bray of Fantasy-Faction wrote in his review , `` In all , `` The Crimson Campaign '' is the rare middle book of a trilogy that actually kicks its pace up a notch . It ’ s an amazing work , and has the series well-situated for an outstanding finale in `` The Autumn Republic '' due out next year .
George Prentiss Kendrick . George Prentiss Kendrick was an American artist , currently in the collections by Los Angeles County Museum of Art , Minneapolis Institute of Art , Virginia Museum of Fine Arts , The Metropolitan Museum of Art , The Art Institute of Chicago , National Museum of American History , Dallas Museum of Art and Victoria & Albert Museum .
Mongezhdi . Mongezhdi ( , also Romanized as 'Mongezhdī and Mongazhdī ) is a village in Qaleh-ye Khvajeh Rural District , in the Central District of Andika County , Khuzestan Province , Iran . At the 2006 census , its existence was noted , but its population was not reported .
AGBU Ararat Nicosia FC . Armenian General Benevolent Union Ararat Nicosia Futsal Club is a futsal club based in Nicosia , Cyprus .
Jeewan Jyoti ( 1953 film ) . `` Jeewan Jyoti '' , also `` Jeevan Jyoti '' , is a 1953 Bollywood film directed by Mahesh Kaul . It is the debut film of Shammi Kapoor . It stars Shashikala , Leela Mishra , and Chand Usmani .
Pardosa ludia . `` Pardosa ludia '' is a species of spider in the genus `` Pardosa '' , family Lycosidae . It is endemic to Myanmar . It was described for the first time by Thorell , in 1895 .
Świdry , Pisz County . Świdry ( ) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Biała Piska , within Pisz County , Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship , in northern Poland . Before 1945 the area was part of Germany ( East Prussia ) . The village has a population of 310 .
Megachile mendica . `` Megachile mendica '' is a species of bee in the family Megachilidae . It was described by Cresson in 1878 .
Billy Kahora . Billy Kahora is a Kenyan writer and editor based in Nairobi . He was commended by the 2007 Caine Prize judges for his story `` Treadmill Love '' . His stories `` Urban Zoning '' and `` Gorilla ’ s Apprentice '' were shortlisted for the prize in 2012 and 2014 , respectively . He has written the non-fiction novella `` The True Story of David Munyakei '' the screenplay for `` Soul Boy '' and co-wrote `` Nairobi Half Life '' . As Managing Editor of Kwani Trust , Kahora has edited seven issues of the `` Kwani ? '' journal . He is a contributing editor to the `` Chimurenga Chronic '' .
Roger Mullin . William Arthur Roger Mullin ( born 12 March 1948 ) was a Scottish National Party ( SNP ) politician . He was the Member of Parliament ( MP ) for Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath from May 2015 , until being defeated at the 2017 snap general election . Education and career . Roger Mullin graduated from the University of Edinburgh with a M.A . Honours degree in Sociology in 1977 . He was a Member of the Institute of Personnel and Development and also holds a Higher National Certificate in Electrical and Electronic Engineering . He is an Honorary Professor at the University of Stirling , and lectured postgraduates on Applied Decision Theory , The Political Environment , and Organisation Change . He wrote a monthly column in `` The Times Educational Supplement Scotland '' . He is now a Founding Director of Momentous Change Ltd . Political career . Mullin joined the SNP in 1966 . He is a former Vice-convener of the Scottish National Party . He was the SNP candidate at the Paisley North by-election in 1990 , where he finished in second place behind Irene Adams of the Labour Party , with 29.4 % of the vote . He also finished in second place at the 1992 general election in the same seat , with a reduced share of 23.3 % of the vote . He unsuccessfully fought three earlier Westminster campaigns at the February 1974 general election in South Ayrshire , again in South Ayrshire at the October 1974 general election and at Kirkcaldy in 1987 . His wife , Barbara Mullin , was also a candidate for the SNP at the 1992 general election in the Ayr constituency . However , neither him or his wife were elected . In January 2015 , Mullin was selected as the official SNP candidate for the Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath constituency and subsequently was elected on 7 May 2015 with 27,628 votes and a 52.2 % of the vote . Mullin had a majority of 9,974 votes over Kenny Selbie , the Labour Party candidate who was hoping to succeed Gordon Brown , the former Prime Minister who retired in what had once been Labour 's safest seat in Scotland . Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath saw a turnout of 69.73 % ; the highest recorded for this constituency . As a Member of Parliament , Mullin was a Treasury Spokesperson for the SNP , and a member of the Regulatory Reform Select Committee He led a campaign in Westminster to reform Scottish Limited Partnerships which had been exposed by the Herald newspaper in Scotland as being vehicles for tax evasion and laundering of criminal assets . Since leaving parliament he has continued to comment and campaign on Scottish Limited Partnerships , including being critical of the Law Society of Scotland ’ s lack of effective action . Mullin presented a ten minute rule bill to parliament on 20 April 2016 entitled Forensic Linguistic ( standards ) Bill . He also presented a Private Members Bill on Double Taxation Treaties for developing countries ) on 13 October 2015 . Mullin led a Westminster Hall debate on the subject of The Use of Children as Suicide Bombers spelling out the significant rise on the use of children and young girls as human guided weapons . Mullin was Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Explosive Weapons , in which capacity he addressed the 19th International Meeting of Mine Action National Programme Directors and United Nations Advisers at the United Nations in Geneva 2016 . He led a Westminster Foundation for Democracy project in Iraqi Kurdistan , and while in Kurdistan , became the first British MP to enter the City of Mosul during hostilities to see at first hand work being undertaken to begin to clear the city of improvised explosive devices . In 2016 , he was appointed by the SNP leader and Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon to the party ’ s Scottish Growth Commission . After leaving Parliament , Mullin was appointed Special Envoy for the All Party Parliamentary Group on Explosive Threats in July 2017 . He has also undertaken research into Brexit and Scottish Business along with former MP colleague Michelle Thomson . In May 2018 , Mullin became part of the Advisory Team of the African Entrepreneurial Network
2013 Vuelta a España , Stage 1 to Stage 11 . The 2013 Vuelta a España began on 24 August , and stage 11 occurred on 4 September . The 2013 edition began with a team time trial stage – where each member of a team started together racing against the clock – in Vilanova de Arousa with the second stage unusually a mountain stage . The eleventh stage , after the first rest day , is the only individual time trial of the race . Stage 1 . For the fourth year in succession , the Vuelta began with a team time trial .
George W. Rogers Jr.. George W. Rogers Jr. ( April 5 , 1927 – May 9 , 2017 ) was an American politician . Rogers was born in Vicksburg , Mississippi , he graduated from Carr Central High School in 1944 and entered the Counter-Intelligence Corps of the U.S. Army . He studied engineering and Japanese for two years , and then served in Japan as part of the occupation force . Upon his return to the United States in 1947 , Rogers resumed his education at Yale University , graduating in 1949 with a degree in International Relations . Rogers was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship and studied for his master 's degree at Balliol College of Oxford University from 1949 to 1951 . He then received a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Mississippi Law School in 1954 . Rogers had a distinguished career of public service to the people of Mississippi and to the nation . He represented Vicksburg and the surrounding area in the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1952 to 1977 . Believing education to be the key to transforming Mississippi , he rose to become Chairman of the House Education Committee . Among his accomplishments , he worked to increase education funding in Mississippi , focusing on 16th section land income , and to ensure equal educational opportunity for all students through the Minimum Foundation Program , which was subsequently mirrored by many states . He was instrumental in the establishment of the first public television station in Mississippi . As an attorney , Rogers also had the distinction of appearing for the people of Mississippi before the United States Supreme Court in November 1965 . The legal case dealt with the official boundary between the states of Mississippi and Louisiana as a result of the shifting course of the Mississippi River and its effect on mineral rights . George Rogers then answered the call of the nation when President Carter 's Director of Central Intelligence asked him to serve on his senior staff . Rogers was the Director of Information Systems Management within the Intelligence Community Staff from 1978 to 1992 , serving three administrations with distinction . In April of this year , George was honored with the Rabbi Perry Nussbaum Civil Justice Award , which is dedicated to men and women who have stood against racial bigotry and religious prejudice . After being nominated by , William Winter , the former governor of Mississippi , Millsaps College of Jackson , Mississippi chose Rogers to receive the award with this statement : `` Your brave persistence in challenging the status quo , your refusal to compromise values for political gain , your farsighted approach to legislative policy , and your lifetime of public service has served as a force for progress in the state of Mississippi and the nation at large . '' George was a devoted disciple of God , serving as Deacon and then Elder of the Presbyterian Church for over 60 years , teaching Sunday School , playing in the bell choir , and serving on finance committees .
Hayes County , Nebraska . Hayes County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nebraska . As of the 2010 census , the population was 967 . Its county seat is Hayes Center . The county was created in 1877 and later organized in 1884 . It was named after President Rutherford B. Hayes . In the Nebraska license plate system , Hayes County is represented by the prefix 79 ( it had the seventy-ninth-largest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922 ) . Geography . According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of , of which is land and ( 0.03 % ) is water . Demographics . As of the census of 2000 , there were 1,068 people , 430 households , and 312 families residing in the county . The population density was 2 people per square mile ( 1/km² ) . There were 526 housing units at an average density of 1 per square mile ( 0/km² ) . The racial makeup of the county was 97.19 % White , 0.19 % Black or African American , 0.28 % Asian , 1.78 % from other races , and 0.56 % from two or more races . 2.53 % of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race . There were 430 households out of which 28.10 % had children under the age of 18 living with them , 67.00 % were married couples living together , 2.60 % had a female householder with no husband present , and 27.40 % were non-families . 26.50 % of all households were made up of individuals and 15.60 % had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older . The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.02 . In the county , the population was spread out with 26.60 % under the age of 18 , 5.50 % from 18 to 24 , 21.50 % from 25 to 44 , 26.50 % from 45 to 64 , and 19.90 % who were 65 years of age or older . The median age was 42 years . For every 100 females there were 100.40 males . For every 100 females age 18 and over , there were 102.60 males . The median income for a household in the county was $ 26,667 , and the median income for a family was $ 31,125 . Males had a median income of $ 19,211 versus $ 16,806 for females . The per capita income for the county was $ 14,099 . About 14.60 % of families and 18.40 % of the population were below the poverty line , including 26.20 % of those under age 18 and 12.90 % of those age 65 or over .
Marantochloa . `` Marantochloa '' is a genus of plant in family Marantaceae described as a genus in 1860 . It is native to tropical Africa and to islands in the Indian Ocean .
Jack Killilay . John William Killilay ( May 24 , 1887 – October 21 , 1968 ) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Boston Red Sox during the season . Listed at , 165 lb. , Killilay batted and threw right-handed . He was born in Leavenworth , Kansas . Killilay posted a 4-2 with 28 strikeouts and a 3.54 ERA in 14 appearances , including seven starts , one complete game , and 61 innings of work . Killilay died in Tulsa , Oklahoma at age 81 .
Society of Gilders . The Society of Gilders ( SoG ) is an international non-profit organization dedicated to the practice and preservation of the art of using gold and metal leaf . SoG offers technical help for gilders , restorers , conservators , craftsmen , and all those interested in the gilding arts . Classes and conferences held by SoG bring gilders together from around the globe to learn , discuss and share . Membership is open to any interested individual , institution or corporation . Mission . The Society of Gilders is a non-profit educational organization devoted to the art and craft of gilding . The society 's mission is to preserve traditional gilding skills and techniques , and to promote the highest standards in the practice of gilding . History . A landmark event in the world of gilding took place at the Newark Museum in New Jersey during the winter of 1986 . While attending a week-long gilding course hosted by the museum ’ s Arts Workshop , gilders met and exchanged gilding recipes , anecdotes , techniques and ethical concerns . The participants expressed a unanimous desire to extend this collaboration into an organization patterned after the ancient craftsmen ’ s guilds . Originally called the Guild of Gilders , the group changed their name to the Society of Gilders , welcoming fellow gilders and anyone interested in the art of gilding to join their ranks . Today the Society of Gilders continues to grow , and the Regional Education Program continues to teach the art of gilding in many disciplines . Conferences have been held in Charleston , South Carolina ( 2000 ) , Washington DC ( 2001 , 2003 , 2006 and 2008 ) , and New Orleans , Louisiana ( 2007 to 2013 ) . Museum of Gilding Arts . The Society opened the Museum of Gilding Arts in Pontiac , Illinois in 2015 . Displays include the history of gold beating , its use as a decorative element and a display of works of art by the Society 's members . There is also a recreation of the M. Swift & Sons factory , a gold leaf manufacturing company founded in Hartford , Connecticut in 1887 .
Morley Drury . Morley E. Drury ( February 15 , 1903 – January 21 , 1989 ) , nicknamed `` The Noblest Trojan of Them All , '' was a quarterback for the University of Southern California . College career . A graduate of Long Beach Polytechnic High School , Drury was a prominent quarterback for the USC Trojans of the University of Southern California , helping coach Howard Jones in leading USC during the 1920s . Drury 's finest season came in 1927 as the senior captain employed his skillful passing and rushing to carry the Trojans to an 8–1–1 record . USC shared the Pacific Coast Conference title with Stanford University , battling the Indians to a 13–13 deadlock . The only smudge on the Trojan record was a mid-season loss to powerful Notre Dame , 7–6 . Drury had 180 yards and three touchdowns against Washington , prompting the crowd at Memorial Coliseum to give him a 10-minute standing ovation . Drury led the team in scoring ( 76 points ) and rushing ( 1163 yards ) and won first-team All-America honors . His 1163 yards marked the first time a USC player surpassed 1,000 yards rushing and stood as a USC record until Mike Garrett eclipsed the mark with 1440 yards during his 1965 Heisman Trophy campaign . Drury was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1954 . Drury died in 1989 . In 2010 , Morley Drury joined his late brother , former NHL hockey player and United States Olympian Herb Drury , as an inductee of the Midland ( Ontario ) Sports Hall of Fame , in the Athlete category .
HMS Impulsive ( D11 ) . HMS `` Impulsive '' was an built for the Royal Navy during the 1930s . She has been the only ship of the Navy to bear this name . Description . The I-class ships were improved versions of the preceding H-class . They displaced at standard load and at deep load . The ships had an overall length of , a beam of and a draught of . They were powered by two Parsons geared steam turbines , each driving one propeller shaft , using steam provided by three Admiralty three-drum boilers . The turbines developed a total of and gave a maximum speed of . `` Impulsive '' carried a maximum of of fuel oil that gave her a range of at . The ships ' complement was 145 officers and ratings . The ships mounted four 4.7-inch ( 120 mm ) Mark IX guns in single mounts . For anti-aircraft ( AA ) defence , they had two quadruple Mark I mounts for the 0.5 inch Vickers Mark III machine gun . The I class was fitted with two above-water quintuple torpedo tube mounts for British 21 inch torpedo torpedoes . One depth charge rack and two throwers were fitted ; 16 depth charges were originally carried , but this increased to 35 shortly after the war began . Construction and career . `` Impulsive '' was laid down on 9 March 1936 by J. Samuel White and Company at their Cowes shipyard , launched on 1 March 1937 and completed on 29 January 1938 . She attacked and sank the in the Barents Sea north-east of Murmansk in Russia on 16 September 1942 . `` Impulsive '' was sold for scrap to W. H. Arnott , Young and Company , Limited on 22 January 1946 and broken up at Sunderland .
Egervár . Egervár is a village on the Sárvíz ( Zala ) stream in Zala County , Hungary .
Putt-Putt Fun Center . Putt-Putt Fun Center is the name of a chain of family amusement centers and miniature golf courses in the United States , Australia , Indonesia , and Lebanon . Although the official name of the company is Putt-Putt Fun Center , since the company 's founding in Fayetteville , North Carolina in 1954 Putt-Putt has marketed franchises under the names of Putt-Putt Golf , Putt-Putt Golf and Games , and Putt-Putt Fun Centers . Services . The chain is known primarily for its development of its Putt-Putt brand of miniature golf ; however , Putt-Putt locations may include indoor activities such as restaurants , laser tag , amusement arcades ; and outdoor activities including kiddie rides , bumper boats , batting cages , climbing walls , and go-karts .
Stephan Kuttner . Stephan George Kuttner ( March 24 , 1907 in Bonn – August 12 , 1996 in Berkeley ) , an expert in Canon Law , was recognized as a leader in the discovery , interpretation and analysis of important texts and manuscripts that are key to understanding the evolution of legal systems from Roman law to modern constitutional law . Biography . Born in Bonn , Germany , into a family of Jewish ancestry , Kuttner was raised as a Lutheran and converted to Roman Catholicism in 1932 . He received his law degree from Berlin University in 1931 , where he was a classmate and friend of the legal historian Hsu Dau-lin . Two years later he fled Nazi Germany for Italy , where he worked as a research fellow at the Vatican Library and taught at the Lateran University in Rome . In 1940 , he emigrated to the United States with his young family . He was a professor at Washington , D.C. 's Catholic University of America from 1940 to 1964 , where a chair in canon law is named in his honor . At Yale University he was the first occupant of the T. Lawrason Riggs Chair of Catholic Studies , which he held for five years . Thereafter he became the first Director of the Robbins Collection in Roman and Canon Law in the University of California , Berkeley School of Law ( 1970–1988 ) , and continued as Emeritus Professor of Law until his death . Kuttner had a large family and at the time of his death was survived by his wife , Eva ( née Illch ) , eight of nine children , twenty grandchildren , 14 great-grandchildren and a sister . Eva Kuttner died on November 14 , 2007 . Works . To organize the field of textual scholarship in medieval canon law he founded the Institute of Medieval Canon Law in 1955 , which he presided over for 25 years and which now is affiliated to the University of Munich and bears his name . He also launched a series of international congresses in medieval canon law , the tenth of which was in session at the time of his death . He was appointed by Pope Paul VI to serve on the initial Commission for the Reform of the Code of Canon Law . Kuttner also founded the publishing series Monumenta Iuris Canonici and the journal `` Bulletin of Medieval Canon Law '' . The latter originally appeared in the journal `` Traditio '' , before becoming an independent journal . The author of many scholarly works , Kuttner received numerous academic awards and honors in the U.S. and abroad . He held honorary degrees from Cambridge , Paris , Bologna and Salamanca universities and was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences , the Institut de France and the American Philosophical Society . Kuttner was recognized for his life 's work by his 1969 induction into the prestigious Order Pour le Mérite , Germany 's highest honor to bestow on artists , scholars , and scientists . An accomplished pianist , who in his youth studied under Paul Hindemith , he also composed music , wrote and translated poetry , and corresponded widely in several languages . In 1990 , his Missa Brevis , written for 16 vocal parts , was performed by The Boston Cecilia . The has Kuttner 's extensive Collection of scholarly off-prints as well as his scholarly correspondence . A data base of these titles is now available at the Institute . In the future the database might be accessible on the Internet .
2012–13 Uganda Big League . The 2012-13 Ugandan Big League was the 4th season of the official second tier Ugandan football championship . Overview . The 2012–13 Uganda Big League was contested by 19 teams divided into two groups . The Elgon Group was won by CRO FC and the Rwenzori Group was won by Bright Stars FC . The third promotion place went to Soana FC who won the promotion play-off . Clubs within the Big League enter the Ugandan Cup and Bright Stars FC progressed as far as the Quarter Finals where they were defeated 2-0 away to SC Victoria University , the eventual winners of the competition . Elgon Group . `` Hoima Busia FC were docked 6 points and 6 goals for not honouring fixtures with Rwenshama FC and Kasese Youth FC . '' `` Rwenshama FC were docked 6 points and 6 goals for not honouring fixtures with Mbale Heroes FC and Bugembe United FC . 'Kasese Youth FC were docked 6 points and 6 goals for not honouring fixtures with Ngora Freda Carr FC and Soroti Garage FC . 'FCC ruled in favour of Jinja MC when Kasese Youth did not turn up for their fixture - points and goals adjustments unknown . '' Rwenzori Group . `` UTODA FC were docked 9 points and 9 goals for not honouring fixtures with Baza Holdings FC and Bright Stars FC . 'Iganga MC FC were docked 3 points and 3 goals for not honouring their fixture with Bright Stars FC . 'Iganga MC FC did not travel to Mvara Boys FC - points and goals adjustments unknown . ''
Eldorado , Saskatchewan . Eldorado was a mining town located on Beaverlodge Lake in northern Saskatchewan , Canada . The original name was Beaverlodge . Originally established by the Eldorado Mining and Refining company the town was later displaced by Uranium City . It housed miners , company families and related workers . A one-room school looked after elementary students up to grade six , after which students were bussed to Uranium City . Eldorado had its own air service of DC3s and DC4s , which supplemented commercial air service by Pacific Western Airlines . Air was the accepted mode of travel to and from Eldorado and Uranium City . The nearby Beaverlodge Mine was in operation from 1953 until 1982 . Eldorado and Uranium City are along Saskatchewan Highway 962 an isolated stretch of highway . The first post office was established in 1953 with John Edgar Hamlin as postmaster ; E.A.Garton ( Ed ) was the postmaster from January 11 , 1955 , to April 29 , 1970 . The post office was closed July 20 , 1982 , with May A. Grona as the last postmaster . Geology . Uranium was discovered in the Beaverlodge District in 1946 . The Eldorado Company 's major production in the town area came from the Fay-Ace-Verna mine shafts , mostly from uranium deposits located in the Archaen Tazin Group . The deposits are found within the footwall and hanging wall of the St. Louis fault .
Jean Donald Gow . Jean Middleton Donald Gow ( January 26 , 1903 - November 6 , 2005 ) was the president and founder of the Naval Reading Services for the Naval Service of Canada . She was also an author , illustrator , and a researcher and writer for Canadian Broadcasting Corporation . Early life . Gow was born Jean Middleton Donald in Hampshire , England to Dr. ( Colonel ) David and Mrs. Donald . Her family immigrated to Victoria , British Columbia , in 1910 . She grew up in Esquimalt . She trained at the Royal Drawing Academy in London , earning a teacher-artist certificate . She then returned to British Columbia and participated in several art exhibitions . A collection of her sketches and watercolours from this time period is in the Royal British Columbia Museum . In 1929 , she married Lieutenant Commander Francis R.W.R . ( Peter ) Gow in England . They lived in England until 1935 . They then lived in Halifax until 1938 , and then were stationed in Esquimalt and Ottawa before returning to Halifax during the Second World War . Career . In 1940 Gow created an illustrated travel book , `` Quebec Patchwork '' . It was published by MacMillan . In 1942 , Gow 's husband died in a plane crash . She began to do volunteer work , including organizing a Naval Reading Service to provide naval personnel on ships with reading material . After the war Gow worked as a librarian with the Department of National Defence , and later supported herself through illustrating and writing books . She began working for CBC in 1951 ; she wrote and did research for radio and television , covering children 's shows , documentaries , and public affairs . She retired in 1968 . She published two more books , `` Design of Days '' ( 1988 ) and `` Alongside the Navy , 1910-1950 '' ( 1999 ) . The latter covered her experiences as a navy wife living in Halifax , Esquimalt , and Ottawa . Gow spent 40 years completing research for a biography on Edward , Duke of Kent . This was never published . This research , as well as other documents , is in the Jean Donald Gow fonds at the Nova Scotia Archives . Death . Jean Gow died on November 6 , 2005 in Ottawa , Ontario at the age of 102 .
Przyborów , Nowa Sól County . Przyborów ( ) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nowa Sól , within Nowa Sól County , Lubusz Voivodeship , in western Poland . It lies approximately east of Nowa Sól and south-east of Zielona Góra . The village has a population of 1,200 .
Renner Lutheran Church . Renner Lutheran Church , also known as Nidaros Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church , is a historic church located in Renner , South Dakota . The church is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Renner Lutheran Sanctuary . It is reportedly the oldest church in operation in South Dakota . History . The church was founded as Nidaros Church in 1868 . First located in the sod home Norwegian immigrants John and Kirsti Thompson , a church was later built on the prairie roughly 3 miles south of Baltic , South Dakota . That church was later destroyed in a wind storm , and rebuilt in 1878 . The original church 's 100 foot steeple was believed to be the cause of its destruction , so a shorter steeple was selected during reconstruction . Additional churches were also constructed in the region to accommodate churchgoers , since frequent flooding along the Big Sioux River made travel difficult . The church was moved to Baltic around 1911 or 1912 , since the town had no church of its own at the time . It was moved a second time in 1939 to Renner , South Dakota , where it stands today . The church has been in continuous operation for more than 125 years , and is considered the oldest operational church in the state of South Dakota . It is part of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America denomination . The church 's altar was constructed in 1886 , and remains a central fixture in the sanctuary . The church was renamed Renner Lutheran Church in 2009 , to avoid confusion with the East and West Nidaros churches that were also part of the congregation .
Lois Barker . Lois Anna `` Tommie '' Barker ( April 7 , 1923 – February 14 , 2018 ) was a utility player who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League ( AAGPBL ) during the season . Listed at 5 ft 3 in , 130 lb , she batted and threw right-handed . Born in Dover , New Jersey , Barker was one of seven girls in a nine-sibling family . While growing up in Chester Borough , she used to watch her father coach baseball teams and her brother 's career as an Olympic track athlete . In an interview , Barker recalled catching batting practice for a local men 's team when she was eight years old . She admitted to growing up `` more boy than girl '' . The reason , she explained matter-of-factly , stems from the nickname she received as an infant – Tommie . In fact , her family thought she would be a boy and had a name all picked out , Thomas Henry . As she told the story , her brothers and sisters , when passing her crib , would exclaim , `` There 's our Tommie ! `` , and the name stuck . Barker graduated from Roxbury High School , where she played softball . She started to play in organized leagues and tournaments in 1947 with the Chester Farmerettes , being able to play all positions except catcher . In one game , she turned an unassisted triple play while playing at shortstop . After making the league at tryouts held in Irvington , she signed a contract and went to the AAGPBL rookie camp in South Bend , Indiana . Barker entered the league in 1950 with the Grand Rapids Chicks , being used primarily in the outfield and at third base . Making the AAGPBL at age 27 as a rookie , was the fulfillment of a lifelong dream . Grand Rapids , managed by Johnny Rawlings , took fourth place with a 59–53 record and advanced to the postseason , but lost in the first round of the best-of-five series to the Fort Wayne Daisies . Baker was a.125 hitter in 32 games and received a contract for the 1951 season , but she was unable to play due to family commitments . Following her baseball career , Barker took a job in a company connected with the aerospace industry , working at all the way from entry level to supervisor during 40 years , until her retirement in 1990 . She also played softball for about ten years after she obtained permission to play amateur sports again . Asked about her most exciting memories while playing in the AAGPBL , Barker explained that it was `` A childhood dream being fulfilled and really coming true ; To be a part of something really neat and to be part of the war effort in some small way ; Being paid for playing the game you loved to play ; Many friendships that are very special even today , and making the playoffs after losing the first 20 games '' . She also describes the first AAGPBL game in which she played , a night game no less , when she felt `` pretty nervous…lost a fly ball in the lights and it hit me on the head ! '' She claimed not feeling badly about that now , especially after seeing José Canseco lost a fly ball ( hit by Carlos Martínez ) that bounced off Canseco 's head and over the wall for a home run . `` It was a few years ago '' ( 1993 ) , she added . At the time that it happened to her , though , all she wanted to do was `` catch the next train back to New Jersey '' . Barker is part of `` Women in Baseball '' , a permanent display based at the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown , New York , which was unveiled in 1988 to honor the entire All-American Girls Professional Baseball League rather than any individual personality . She also was honored by the Chester Historical Society in 1999 , during the Chester Township 's Bicentennial Parade celebration . After retirement , Barker focused much of her time and energy visiting friends and family and traveling to reunions of the AAGPBL Players Association . Besides this , she spent countless hours responding to request for autographs and corresponding with young athletes interested in hearing of her days in the league . She lived in Chester Borough , New Jersey , and loved to watch baseball and travel . Barker died February 14 , 2018 in Morristown , New Jersey .
Bourbonnais Creole . Bourbonnais Creole is a group of French-based creole languages spoken in the western Indian Ocean . The close relation of the languages is a consequence of the similar historical and cultural backgrounds of the islands . The name is derived from the former name of Réunion Island , which was called Bourbon Island prior to 1793 . Another name is Mascarene Creole , derived from the main island group associated with these languages .
Chawkbazar Thana . Chawkbazar ( ) is a thana under the Chittagong District in Chittagong Division , Bangladesh . It is one of the busiest places of Chittagong . Educational Institutions . Many notable educational institutions are situated in this area such as Chittagong College , Government Hazi Mohammad Mohshin College , Chittagong Government High School , Hazi Muhammad Mohsin High School , Chittagong Medical College , several campuses of International Islamic University Chittagong etc .
Anne Lauber . Anne Lauber ( born 28 July 1943 in Zürich ) is a Canadian composer , conductor , and music educator . A member of the Canadian League of Composers and an associate of the Canadian Music Centre , she has been commissioned to write works by the Quebec Symphony Orchestra , the Toronto Symphony Orchestra , the Canadian Music Competitions , the Canada Council , and the Ministère des Affaires culturelles du Québec among many other groups . In 1985 she was awarded first prize for her `` Arabesque '' at the International Guitar Competition in Marl , Germany . She became a naturalized Canadian citizen in 1972 . In 2007 the Eastman School of Music featured her in the school 's Women in Music Festival . Her son Tristan Lauber is a successful concert pianist . Education and work as a teacher . Born in Zürich , Switzerland , Lauber studied the violin and piano privately before entering the Lausanne Conservatory in 1964 on a scholarship from the Association des musiciens suisses . She studied there through 1967 where she was a pupil of Andras Kovach and Zoltán Kodály . At the same time she studied music composition privately with Jean Perrin and Darius Milhaud . In 1967 Lauber came to Canada to pursue studies in music composition privately with André Prévost . She eventually enter the graduate music composition program at the Université de Montréal ( UM ) where she continued studies with Prévost and Serge Garant . From the UM she earned a Master of Music in 1982 and a Doctor of Music in 1986 , both in composition . In 1980 she studied conducting privately with Jacques Clément . Lauber is a former faculty member of the Université du Québec à Montréal , Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières , Concordia University and the Université de Montréal . She served as the vice-president of the Quebec region of the Canadian Music Centre in 1987 , and then was president from 1988 until 1992 .
Thanunchai Baribarn . Thanunchai Baribarn ( , born October 3 , 1972 ) is a Thai retired professional footballer who played as a Midfielder for the Thailand national team from 1999-2002 , in various tournaments such as the 1999 Southeast Asian Games , the 2000 King 's cup and the Asian Cup in 2000 and 2002 . He scored 6 goals for the national team .
Chris Gray ( American football ) . Christopher William Gray ( born June 19 , 1970 in Birmingham , Alabama ) is a former American football guard of the National Football League . He was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the fifth round of the 1993 NFL Draft . He played college football at Auburn . Gray played four seasons with the Dolphins until 1996 , one season for the Chicago Bears in 1997 and finally over a decade with the Seattle Seahawks . He retired from the Seahawks prior to the 2008 season because he was `` at risk for paralysis because of a lower back and spine injury ... '' Chris Gray holds the Seahawks franchise record for consecutive starts with 121 and is 9th for total games with 145 . Although he never made it into the Pro Bowl , he was an integral part of the offensive line that blocked for Matt Hasselbeck and Shaun Alexander during their five consecutive playoff appearances ( 2003–2007 ) , including Alexander 's MVP year in 2005 . He was also on the 1999 AFC West Champion Seahawks . During his career with the Seahawks , he played every position on their offensive line .
Alexander Sheafe . Alexander Sheafe was Governor of the Bank of England from 1752 to 1754 . He had been Deputy Governor from 1750 to 1752 . He replaced William Hunt as Governor and was succeeded by Charles Palmer .
Kim Jae-woong . Kim Jae-woong ( ; born 1 January 1988 ) is a South Korean football midfielder who plays for Seoul E-Land . Club career . Kim , having spent his youth career with Kyung Hee University , was selected by Incheon United from the 2011 K-League draft intake . His first game for Incheon was as a starter in the first round match of the 2011 K-League Cup against Daejeon Citizen . His first match in the K-League itself in the third week of the league , on 20 March 2011 , as a substitute . In just his third match in the K-League , against Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma he scored his first goal within a minute of kickoff , and had added two more to be joint top scorer for Incheon by the tenth week of the league . Kim went on loan to K League Challenge side , FC Anyang in 2014 , scoring from just within his own half during a game against Goyang HI FC in June of the same year .
Penicillium pimiteouiense . `` Penicillium pimiteouiense '' is a species of fungus in the genus `` Penicillium '' which was isolated from sandy beach soil from the Penang Island in Peninsular Malaysia .
Łodzia coat of arms . Łodzia ( obsolete Polish for `` boat '' ) is a Polish coat of arms . It was used by many noble families of the Kingdom of Poland and the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth . A variant serves as the coat of arms of the city of Łódź ( the city 's name literally means `` Boat '' ) . It 's a classic example of the so-called `` canting arms '' well known in European heraldry as it was borne by the medieval lords de Łodzia ( a feudal lordship ) and their clan . Hence the boat in the shield , clearly alluding to the estate 's name literally meaning `` Boat ( town ) '' . Also some unrelated families would bear it who were either legally adopted into the clan by its bloodline members or misattributed to the clan by error or usurpation . History . `` Łodzia '' is one of the oldest Polish coats of arms . Its earliest appearance ( 1303 ) is on a seal belonging to Wojciech of Krośno , Palatine of Kalisz . The first blazon description dates from 1411 . The first `` Łodzia '' coat of arms featured a golden letter M on the shield , and a boat in the crest . That version was used by Mikołaj of Łodzia in 1301 . By 1315 , however , all the bearers of the coat of arms had adopted the version used by Wojciech of Krośno . Initially the coat of arms had a checkerboard background , which by 1382 had been supplanted by a plain red field . Until the 16th century , variously shaped boats were depicted . After the publication of Bartosz Paprocki 's `` Herby rycerstwa polskiego '' ( The Coats-of-Arms of Polish Chivalry , 1584 ) , most authors adopted the present version . Paprocki was also the first to mention the crest as comprising peacock feathers with boat superimposed . The `` Łodzia '' coat of arms was used by over 150 families , mostly around Kalisz , Poznań and Sieradz . After the Union of Horodło , it was also adopted by several Lithuanian families . Blazon . Gules , a rudderless and mastless boat Or .
Conquest Airlines . Conquest Airlines was an American regional airline initially headquartered in Jefferson County , Texas , and later headquartered in Austin , Texas . Conquest operated primarily on routes within Texas from its hub in Austin ( at the now closed Robert Mueller Municipal Airport ) . History . Rafael Rivas and Victor Rivas , two brothers from Queens , New York City , created the concept of Conquest Airlines . The airline began in April 1988 with flights from Beaumont-Port Arthur , Texas to Austin and Dallas ; the airline later added Corpus Christi , McAllen , and San Antonio . In the late 1980s the airline shifted its hub and operations to Austin . Rafael Rivas , who became the executive vice president of Conquest , said that the airline chose Austin as its hub since Dallas and Houston were not centrally located in Texas . Rivas added that by being located in Austin , the airline would avoid competition from regional airline carriers operating in Houston and the Dallas-Fort Worth areas . In addition the airline catered to passengers traveling within Texas instead of passengers planning to do inter-state travel . Rivas added that his airline did not intend to compete with Southwest Airlines ; it intended to compete with the automobile . Around November 1989 the airline 's aircraft carried 21,000 passengers on 2,500 trips per month . Conquest originally had its headquarters on the grounds of Southeast Texas Regional Airport in unincorporated Jefferson County , Texas , Texas . Conquest planned to move its headquarters to Austin in the beginning of 1990 . In 1989 Conquest moved its corporate headquarters , 78 employees , and six aircraft to Austin . The City of Austin granted its first ever tax abatement in exchange for the relocation of the corporate headquarters . The abatement relieved the airline of about $ 1.3 million worth of aircraft property taxes over a 7-year period . Austin politicians said that the relocation of Conquest would lead to the employment of 200 Austinites at Conquest for at least 14 years and a $ 47 tax base that would contribute to the stabilization of property values after the end of the abatement . In 1991 , the Airline expanded its network and began international flights between San Antonio , TX and Monterrey , Mexico . The company promoted John W. Jones as the Director of Stations , who was instrumental in mapping the company 's growth as an international airline . Unfortunately the economic conditions generated by the first Gulf War prevented the airline from continuing flights into Mexico and the international service was suspended . Aeromexico 's regional airline , Aerolitoral was already operating flights between San Antonio , TX and Monterry , Mexico . The market was not large enough to sustain the additional capacity offered by Conquest Airlines . Jones later went on in 1994 to manage the international operations for Aerolitoral ( today known as Aeromexico Connect ) . The airline expanded throughout the Southeastern United States and in 1993 opened a hub in Birmingham , Alabama . From Birmingham , the company offered flights to Little Rock ( AR ) , Mobile ( AL ) , Atlanta ( GA ) , Greenville ( SC ) and Charleston ( SC ) . The airline connected both hubs with service via an Austin-Tyler-Little Rock-Birmingham route . In 1993 the airline had 16 aircraft and 300 employees . Afterwards the airline 's business declined . During a point in which the airline had about one and one half years of the abatement left , officials from the airline and the City of Austin acknowledged that the airline may fail as a company . In an attempt to survive , the airline removed 100 employees and 10 aircraft . In 1994 Conquest 's tax base was appraised at $ 4.7 million . In 1995 Conquest Industries sold the airline subsidiary to Air L.A. Inc . The new owners terminated Conquest 's operations on July 28 , 1997 and relocated the company to Oklahoma . The former Conquest Airlines building in Austin is now a Bahá'í Faith building . Fleet . Originally the airline operated 19-seat Beechcraft B-1900Cs . The aircraft were not equipped with toilets . In March 1994 , the airline operated a fleet of Fairchild Swearingen Metroliners , seating 19 passengers . Destinations . It served the following Texas cities : Abilene , Amarillo , Austin , Beaumont , Corpus Christi , Dallas Love Field , Greenville/Spartenburg SC , Charleston SC , Birmingham , AL , Harlingen , Houston ( Sugar Land Regional Airport ) , Laredo , McAllen , Nacogdoches ( service to Austin ) , San Antonio , San Angelo , and Tyler . Conquest also served New Orleans .
Daboya , Ghana . Daboya is a village in the West Gonja district , a district in the Northern Region of north Ghana . Daboya is represented by the Damango-Daboya constituency .
Ring culture . Ring culture is a method of cultivating tomato plants . Tomato plants are grown in a bottomless pot , a `` ring '' , and the pot is partially submerged in a tray of water . It is perhaps best described as Two Zone Culture . The gardener aims to have one layer or zone of roots in a container ( bottomless pot ) and a second layer or zone of roots in some permeable material like gravel , sand or coarse ashes below . Ring culture forces the plants to develop two root systems : one which will absorb the nutrients contained in the soil and another which will absorb the water from the tray . It enables a gardener to grow an excellent group of tomatoes in shallow soil . It is used in greenhouses largely for tomatoes and enables a heavy crop to be grown above , for instance , a gravel path or an ash bed .
Larry D. James . Lieutenant General Larry D. James , Ret . is the deputy director of NASA 's Jet Propulsion Laboratory . He assumed his duties on Sep. 23 , 2013 . He acts as the Laboratory 's Chief Operating Officer responsible to the Director for the day-to-day management of JPL 's resources and activities . This includes managing the Laboratory 's solar system exploration , Mars , astronomy , physics , Earth science , interplanetary network programs , and all business operations . These activities employ 5000 scientists , engineers , technicians , and business support personnel , generating $ 1.8 billion in annual revenues . Prior to his current role , he served as the Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence , Surveillance and Reconnaissance , Headquarters USAF . Lt Gen James ' prior command was the 14th Air Force and Joint Functional Component Command for Space from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California . He has held numerous positions of leadership throughout the United States Air Force and has extensive experience with space issues . Background and education . Larry James graduated from the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs , Colorado in 1978 with a Bachelor of Science in astronautical engineering . In 1983 , he received his Master of Science degree in astronautical engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge , Massachusetts . US Air Force officer career . James entered the Air Force as a distinguished graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy in 1978 . His career has spanned a wide variety of space operations and acquisition assignments , including space shuttle payload specialist , Air Staff program element monitor , Global Positioning System satellite program manager and Chief of Operations , 14th Air Force . James has commanded at the squadron , group and wing levels , and was Vice Commander of the Space and Missile Systems Center . He has served on the staffs of Headquarters U.S. Air Force , U.S. Space Command and Air Force Space Command . He also served as the Senior Space Officer for Operation Iraqi Freedom at Prince Sultan Air Base , Saudi Arabia . Prior to his last assignment , the general was Vice Commander , 5th Air Force , and Deputy Commander , 13th Air Force , Yokota Air Base , Japan . Current Position . General James retired from the Air Force on August 1 , 2013 , and assumed the role of deputy director of JPL on Sep. 23 , 2013 . He was selected after a search committee considered a number of candidates . Previous Command . Gen. James was previously assigned as Commander , 14th Air Force ( Air Forces Strategic ) , Air Force Space Command , and Commander , Joint Functional Component Command for Space , U.S. Strategic Command , Vandenberg Air Force Base , Calif. As the U.S. Air Force 's operational space component to USSTRATCOM , General James led more than 20,500 personnel responsible for providing missile warning , space superiority , space situational awareness , satellite operations , space launch and range operations . As Commander , JFCC SPACE , he directed all assigned and attached USSTRATCOM space forces providing tailored , responsive , local and global space effects in support of national , USSTRATCOM and combatant commander objectives .
Specialist law enforcement agency . A specialist law enforcement agency is a law enforcement agency which specialises in the types of laws it enforces , or types of activities it undertakes , or geography it enforces laws in , or these in combination . The specialisation may be imposed voluntarily by policy , consensus with other agencies , or logistical constraints , or it could be imposed legally by law and jurisdiction , or it is result of the historical evolution of the agency , or combinations thereof . For example , some agencies only enforce laws related to taxation or customs . Other agencies can only operate in certain areas , for example government-occupied buildings and land , or on waterways . Some agencies have otherwise unrestricted jurisdiction , but specialise in certain types of operations , for example highway patrols . See for a list of specialist agencies .
Shang archaeology . Shang archaeology is concerned with the archaeological evidence for the Shang dynasty . Choice of excavation sites and interpretation of finds have been heavily influenced by the textual historical record . Excavation sites . The earliest and to-date most well known Shang site is Yinxu , near Anyang in Henan province . Work began in 1928 initially as an investigation of the source of oracle bones . It was carried out by a team from the new research organisation Academia Sinica , and directed by the Harvard-trained anthropologist Li Ji . Fifteen seasons of excavation were carried out at Anyang until 1937 , when the Second Sino-Japanese War forced the archaeologists to evacuate . During that time , the Anyang excavators uncovered large pounded-earth ( `` hangtu '' ) architectural foundations , sacrificial burial cemeteries , and gigantic shaft tombs , not to mention caches of bronze vessels . Historians have come to associate the site with Yinxu , the traditional name of the Shang capital for the last twelve kings of the dynasty , starting with Pan Geng . Excavations at Anyang resumed in 1950 , under the auspices of a new Institute of Archaeology , and a permanent field station was established there in 1958 . The successes at Anyang encouraged further archaeological efforts , awareness of which has been fostered by the State Bureau of Cultural Relics . In 1952 , excavations at Erligang , near Zhengzhou , disclosed the remains of a walled city at least as large as Anyang , but from a demonstrably earlier period . Excavations were difficult , however , because the ancient city lay beneath the modern one . The still older site of Erlitou , near Luoyang , was discovered in 1959 by a survey prospecting for Xia remains . The three sites of Erlitou , Erligang , and Anyang have been taken to provide a complete chronological sequence for the early Bronze Age in China . There have also been other finds away from the Yellow River valley . A significant early achievement was the discovery of an Erligang-period city at Panlongcheng , not far from the Yangzi River . Further and more distinct finds surfaced later in the middle and lower Yangzi regions , including the Wucheng site in Jiangxi , suggesting local civilisations separate from those of the Yellow River region . This argument has grown stronger with the discoveries further afield – that of spectacular sacrificial pits at Sanxingdui , Sichuan in 1986 , and of a rich tomb at Xingan , Jiangxi , in 1989 . Oracle bones . Oracle bones were first recognised for their true nature in 1898 , and scholars have been labouring to decipher them ever since . They circulated among collectors and antique dealers , and to this day some 200,000 oracle bone fragments from the Xiaotun site in Anyang have been counted . These inscriptions record the pyromantic divinations performed at the court of the Shang kings . The king or his diviners would address an oral `` charge '' to a specially prepared turtle plastron or cattle scapula while applying a hot poker or brand to produce a series of heat cracks in the shell or bone . They then interpreted these cracks as auspicious or inauspicious , after which engravers carved into the surface of the shell or bone the subject of the charge , sometimes the forecast , and less frequently the result . Bronze metallurgy . Bronze has been left behind in China in quantities not comparable to anywhere else in the world . Both technologically and artistically , the metalworking tradition that arose in China is unlike any other in the world . The technological feature which distinguishes Shang bronzes from those found elsewhere in the world is the technique of casting as opposed to hammering . Casting was a far more extravagant technique compared to hammering , and required both abundant mineral resources and organisation of labour . The earliest evidence for bronze casting are the two dozen bronze vessels unearthed at Erlitou . Bronzes appear in much large quantities at Erligang , and show technological and artistic advances .
Tim Mei Avenue . Tim Mei Avenue ( ) is a street in Admiralty , Hong Kong . The street is built on land reclaimed as part of the Central Reclamation Phase II , which was completed in 1997 and reclaimed 5.3 hectares of land at the former Tamar naval base . The area was subsequently known as the Tamar site . Tim Mei Avenue connects Harcourt Road and Lung Wo Road ( 龍和道 ) . Buildings along the street include CITIC Tower and the Central Government Complex . Civic Square . Civic Square , whose access is from Tim Mei Avenue , was conceived as public open space accessible to all . The square was however closed off in July 2014 after protesters opposed to the creation of new towns in certain parts of the New Territories gathered in the square and stormed into the Legislative Council ( LegCo ) complex from there . The government erected a 3-metre fence all around the square for security costing around HK $ 2 million without consulting LegCo . Since early September , the government reopened the square to the public , daily between 6am and 11pm . A student-led march in protest against the framework for electoral reform of the election of the chief executive by universal suffrage announced by the NPC Standing Committee to `` reclaim '' the privatised Civic Square was a trigger for the Umbrella Revolution .
Wilson Folleco . Wilson Adalberto Folleco Morales ( born September 4 , 1989 in Imbabura Province ) is an Ecuadorian footballer currently playing for El Nacional . Club career . Folleco started playing professionally for Imbabura . He spent about a year playing their and already got interest from many teams because of his versatile position . He was loaned out to Deportivo Cuenca in the 2008 season . He had a spectacular season with Cuenca even though they did not do very well in the liguilla final . He will play for Barcelona for the 2009 season . International career . Folleco played in the 2007 Pan American Games with Ecuador . He will be called up to play the 2009 South American Youth Championship .
John William Carrington . John William Carrington was the 9th Civil Auditor General . He was appointed on 1 December 1817 , succeeding E. Tolfrey , and held the office until 1823 . He was succeeded by Henry Augustus Marshall .
Barulaganye Bolofete . Barulaganye Bolofete ( born 12 December 1979 ) is a Botswana footballer . He currently plays as a midfielder for TASC FC . He two matches played for the Botswana national football team between 2001 and 2002 .
1909 VMI Keydets football team . The 1909 VMI Keydets football team represented the Virginia Military Institute in their nineteenth season of organized football . First-year coach William Gloth lead VMI to a 4–3 season .
Josia similis . `` Josia similis '' is a moth of the family Notodontidae . It is only known from north-eastern Brazil .
William Spencer Bagdatopoulos . William Spencer Bagdatopoulos ( 1888–1965 ) was a painter and commercial artist , and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts . He is known for his Orientalist renditions of people and monuments in the East . Early life . Born of mixed Greek-English parentage on the island of Zante , Greece , in 1888 , he spent his childhood in the Netherlands . He entered the Academie van Beeldende Kunsten , Rotterdam ( the Rotterdam Art Academy ) at age 11 . At the age of sixteen he travelled to what was then called the Near East , painting in Egypt and Palestine , and going on to study art for another year at the Athens Academy ( 1906–07 ) . He traveled and worked in Turkey , Egypt , Palestine , returning to London in 1908 at the age of 20 , where he studied and started working as an artist , painting commissions for portraits , illustrations , murals , and posters for business houses , shipping companies , and the railways . He was elected a member of the Royal Society of Arts , England in 1909 , and was a medalist at the National Competition of 1913 in South Kensington . The following year , he served with the British Army during World War I . Work in India . In 1924 , Bagdatopoulos was commissioned by the Times of India in Bombay to tour the country on their behalf . From 1924-26 he travelled to every part of India , painting images of Indian sights , such as the Golden Temple , the gopuram at Madurai , the Taj Mahal , and the bazaars of Darjeeling . Some of his art was reproduced in the Times of India annuals . He also illustrated advertisements for the magazine and travel posters for the Indian Railways Promotion Bureau . A biographical note in the `` Who 's Who on the Pacific Coast '' describes him as 'Chief artist and pictorial advisor to Times of India mag . ; recognized as an authority on far and near eastern advt ' . Work in U.S.A.. In 1928 , Bagdatopoulos moved to the USA , becoming a naturalized U. S. citizen . He settled in Santa Barbara , California in 1932 working as an artist , chiefly painting portraits . He also seems to have worked as a set designer for stage and film , since his entry in `` Who 's who in California : a biographical directory , 1928-29 '' asserts that Bagdatopoulos 'as Designer of Sets , is always inventing and creating new novelness ' . He turned later in his career to 'the more demanding discipline of printmaking , producing a considerable body of works in both etching and drypoint ' .
Laura Branigan in Concert . `` Laura Branigan In Concert '' is the second video released by American pop-singer Laura Branigan . It was aired on Television through the syndicated concert series , SRO : In Concert , before being released internationally on VHS and Laserdisc . The show was filmed in the Trump Regency Showroom in Atlantic City , New Jersey .
Ligurian Alps . The Ligurian Alps are a mountain range in northwestern Italy . A small part is located in France . They form the south-western extremity of the Alps , separated from the Apennines by the Colle di Cadibona . The Col de Tende separates them from the Maritime Alps . They form the border between Piedmont in the north and Liguria in the south . Geography . Administratively the range is divided between the Italian provinces of Cuneo , Imperia and Savona and the French department of Alpes-Maritimes ( south-western slopes ) . The Ligurian Alps are drained by the Tanaro River , along with other tributaries of the Po River , on the Piedmontese side , and by several smaller rivers that flow directly to the Mediterranean Sea on the Ligurian and French side . Chief peaks and passes . The chief peak of the Western Ligurian Alps is Punta Marguareis ( 2,651 m ) , and there are several other summits over 2000 m , while in Eastern Ligurian Alps ( also called `` Ligurian Prealps '' ) the maximum elevation is 1739 m ( Monte Armetta ) . Some important passes in the Ligurian Alps are listed below . Conservation . Around of the Ligurian side of the range since 2007 are part of the Parco naturale regionale delle Alpi Liguri .
Alhaj Shamim Uddin . Alhaj Shamim Uddin ( born 17 March 1931 ) is a senior politician of Pakistan . He migrated from Badaun , India to Karachi , Pakistan on 7 May 1950 with over 40 families . He has been associated with social causes , politics and public welfare . Major positions held . Alhaj Shamim Uddin was appointed as the chief election agent for Maulauna Shafi Okaarvi and Zahoor ul Hasan Bhopali who were the candidates of PAKISTAN NATIONAL ALLIANCE- PNA for National and Provincial Assembly respectively in 1970 . He was responsible to look after the election process and supervised the polling agents for these two candidates . Organizational affiliations . Civil Defense Organization was formed with the purpose to reduce to the minimum the number of casualties in the people , to minimise damage and dislocation to essential services , to ensure uninterrupted production in mills and factories , to provide active civilian support to war efforts , and to maintain in the people a high standard of morale and a strong `` will to win '' . Alhaj Shamim Uddin had successfully undergone the civil defence training in 1965 . Being a post warden in 1965 war , he fulfilled his duty in educating the people regarding the defensive techniques and safety precautions in war conditions . Alhaj Shamim Uddin founded this non political organisation with the profound intention to revive Islamic spirit in all sects . Pakistan Islamic Forum consists of a Founder chairman , one central President and general secretary with other office bearers . It also has power structure on town levels , Union Council Level with office bearers , general members and workers . This organisation organizes various Islamic conferences and seminars aiming to unite the Muslims to serve together for a common purpose . He is still the founder and chairman of this organisation . Pakistan Islamic Forum celebrates Birth anniversary of Muhammad by organising Islamic Conferences since 1995 . This conference has a unique motive to assemble Aalims and scholars from all Islamic sects on one platform which largely contributes to rejuvenate the core teachings of Muhammad . Religious roles . Dating back to 1970s when Jamiat Ulema-e-Pakistan held the recognition as one of the exalted political party , the local residents and supporters of Alhaj Shamim Uddin encouraged him to become a part of JUP to boost it further . Leaders and religious figures at that time uplifted the incentives of Pakistan movement and Pakistan Muslim league . Alhaj Shamim Uddin was the President of Karachi , Information Secretary of Sindh and member of central working committee ( during the Presidency of Maulana Shah Ahmed Noorani ) . He was affiliated with JUP from 1970 to 1978 . Alhaj Shamim Uddin became Naaib Nazim and Information Secretary of Jamaat Ahle Sunnat . He worked for the party from 1972 to 1979 . Autobiography . Alhaj Shamim Uddin wrote his biography and compiled in the book known as 'YAADON KE DIYE ' . His memoir is based on two volumes , covering the experiences from 1950 to 2008 .
Thuriostoma . `` Thuriostoma '' are a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae .
Höffner ( furniture retailer ) . Höffner is a furniture retailer in Germany . A company of that name was founded in 1874 by Rudolf Höffner , and became Berlin 's biggest furniture retailer before World War II . Based in the eastern part of Berlin , the company was discontinued after the war . In 1967 Kurt Krieger bought the right to the name `` Höffner '' and created a new company under that name . This company was initially based in Berlin-Wedding , but the headquarters moved to Schönefeld , Brandenburg after Germany 's reunification . Höffner 's mascot is a man wearing a hat and a red bow tie named Höffi .
Martinique 's anole . Martinique 's anole ( `` Anolis roquet '' ) , also called savannah anole , is a species of anole lizard . It is endemic to the island of Martinique , located in the Caribbean Lesser Antilles . It varies in body size , shape , scalation , and coloration . Its dorsal surface ranges from green to gray-green , brown , or gray brown , with some populations also having areas of blue-green color . Its ventral and dewlap colors also vary . Its markings include dark marbling , spots , and chevrons ; and light markings including flank stripes . It is unusual among anoles in having a voice ; it can make a squeaking noise when it is caught . The Barbados anole ( `` A. extremus '' ) was formerly included here as another subspecies .
Main Street station ( SEPTA ) . Main Street station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station in Norristown , Pennsylvania , United States . It serves the Norristown Line . It is one of the two stations on the short electrified branch to Elm Street in Norristown . This branch leaves the main ( diesel-only ) line to Pottsville and Reading . Currently owned by Norfolk Southern Railway , the Reading Railroad once operated passenger service on that line . The station has 76 parking spaces . It is located at Main and Markley Streets . In FY 2013 , Main Street station had a weekday average of 189 boardings and 181 alightings . History . The original Main Street structure was originally the last Lehigh Valley Transit Company stop on the Liberty Bell Limited ( also known as the Liberty Bell High Speed Line ) from Allentown to Philadelphia , turning onto Mount Airy Street going towards what is now the Norristown Transportation Center ( formerly the Lafayette Street station ) and formerly connected with the Norristown High Speed Line . In the 1960s , the Reading Railroad built a replacement structure to connect to the Pottsville Line as a spur . It also served the Stony Creek Branch to Lansdale . In 1981 , SEPTA abandoned the main route towards Pottstown and used the route to Elm Street to be part of the Manayunk/Norristown line .
Sataspes cerberus . `` Sataspes cerberus '' is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae . It was described by Georg Semper in 1896 and it is known from the Philippines . The posterior sternites of the abdomen underside of the males are primrose-yellow and the basal costal tuft of the forewing and hindwing underside is yellow . The thorax and abdomen uppersides of the females have no yellow scaling and the discs on the forewing and hindwing underside are blue .
Château Saint-Maire . Château Saint-Maire ( Saint-Maire Castle ) is a castle in Lausanne , Switzerland , that serves as the seat of the cantonal government , the Council of State of Vaud . It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance . History . The château was built from 1397 to 1425 by the Bishops of Lausanne to serve as their fortified residence . Begun under Guillaume of Menthonay , it was completed under his successor , Guillaume of Challant , and named after Saint Marius , the first Bishop of Lausanne . It served as the bishop 's residence until 1536 , when Bern captured Lausanne and secularized the bishopric ( the bishop , Sébastien of Montfalcon , escaped through a hidden stairwell ) . The Bernese installed a bailiff in the château and used it as an armory . Upon the creation of the canton of Vaud in 1803 , it became seat of the cantonal government , a role it has retained . Architecture . The château was built as a single massive rectangular block , as was common at the time , with brick for the upper portion and sandstone for the lower portion . It originally had Ghibelline merlons , which gave it a somewhat Italian appearance , but due to the wet climate , the roof was extended and the merlons filled , probably in the 16th century . The windows that form a row just below the eaves fill the gaps between the merlons , and the arches above the windows fill the v-shaped openings in the Ghibelline style of merlon . In 1789 , the Bernese built an annex on the west side of the castle , through which it is now entered . A tower that formerly stood next to the château was demolished in 1890 , and around the same time , a statue of Abraham Davel was installed against the front wall .
Zero Girl . Zero Girl is a five-issue comic book written and illustrated by Sam Kieth , published by Homage Comics an imprint of DC Comics The plot concerns high school student Amy Smootster , and her attempts to start a relationship with her guidance counselor Tim . Another plot thread follows her relationship with circles and squares -- -it seems that circular objects tend to help or defend her , while squares try to hurt her . All of this has something to do with her feet producing copious but never-defined fluid when she feels shame . There was a five-issue follow-up story , set fifteen years later , called `` Zero Girl : Full Circle '' , which put Amy and Tim in the background and focused on Tim 's daughter , Nikki . Allusions . This work contains one reference to Kieth 's most famous work , The Maxx : Tim describes that he bought his yellow bug from `` that chick named Julie '' ( a character in The Maxx ) . When Amy asks for clarification , Tim replies `` that 's another story . '' The character `` Jim '' who makes a brief cameo in Zero Girl : Full Circle , is Sarah 's friend Jimmy from The Maxx . Editions . Both of the series have been collected into trade paperbacks .
Fritz Pollard Jr.. Frederick Douglas `` Fritz '' Pollard Jr. ( February 18 , 1915 – February 15 , 2003 ) was an American athlete who competed mainly in the 110 metre hurdles . While a student at the University of North Dakota , he was a running back for the football team . He was `` picked All North Central Conference in 1937 and 1938 , and was a Collier 's Magazine Little All-America selection in football in 1938 . '' He also competed as a member of the university 's varsity boxing team . Pollard competed for the United States in the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin in the 110 meter hurdles where he won the bronze medal . Pollard graduated from UND with a bachelor 's degree majoring in education . He went on to earn a law degree from the John Marshall Law School ( Chicago ) . He also served in the U.S. Army as a special services officer during World War II . '' Some years after he war , he became a Foreign Service officer and retired in 1981 as the director of the State Department 's overseas schools for US citizens . Pollard was a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity . Pollard 's father was Fritz Pollard Sr. , the first African American head coach in the National Football League .
27.5 Mountain bike . 27.5 mountain bikes , also called tweeners , are mountain bikes which use a wheel that is approximately 27.5 inches in diameter with a large volume ISO 56-584 ( 27.5 x 2.25 ) mountain bike tire installed in a ISO 584 mm rim . The wheel size is also known as `` 650B '' , and is used as a `` marketing term '' by some manufacturers for their 27.5 '' , the 650B has traditionally been a designation for a 26 inch diameter ( ISO ~ 40-584 demi-ballon tire ) using the same ISO 584 mm rim used by French tandems , Porteurs and touring bicycles . The 27.5 inch are seen as a compromise between the two existing standards of the original 26 inch ( ISO 559 mm rim ) and recently emerged 29 inch mountain bikes . They were pioneered by Kirk Pacenti in 2007 , and as of 2013 , at least 10 companies are launching models with 27.5 inch wheels , and parts manufacturers are following suit . Nino Schurter won the World Cup event at Pietermaritzburg , South Africa , and placed second in the Olympics in 2012 on 27.5 inch wheels .
Concore Entertainment ( record label ) . Concore Entertainment is an American record label based in Los Angeles , California . Concore Entertainment was founded in 1998 by Charve Norris Aka Charve The Don , known for producing Freddie Jackson on the album Here It Is , Immature on the album On Our Worst Behavior , Sweetest Love from the album Playtyme Is Over and Cherish . The company is home to a diverse roster of recording artists , musicians such as Tito Jackson from The Jackson 5 and brother of Michael Jackson . Producer Steve Russell from the platinum selling group Troop 3x Grammy winner producing and writing for Chris Brown , Kelly Clarkson , Jordin Sparks , B2K , Ciara , Jennifer Hudson , Charlie Wilson and more . Concore Entertainment also launched the career of Brazilian international star Natalia Damini who has had # 1 songs on Billboard Emerging Artist Chart and # 9 on Billboard Trending 140 and # 15 on Billboard Next Big Sound and Natalia was also # 1 on DRT ( Digital Radio Tracking Charts ) and # 1 on Spotify Top 25 . History . Concore Entertainment CEO Charve The Don started out as an artist , advanced to a producer , then manager and eventually , an executive . He scored his first record deal at 15 years old with Macola Records , whose roster included NWA , Eazy E , Dr. Dre , Ice Cube . 2 Live Crew , Timex Social Club . At 16 Charve was signed with CBS Records which is Sony and from there he started producing major recording artist such as Immature , Freddie Jackson and Cherish .
Anaphe ( moth ) . `` Anaphe '' is a genus of moths in the family Notodontidae .
Suzane von Richthofen . Suzane Louise von Richthofen ( born November 3 , 1983 ) is a Brazilian prison inmate who murdered her parents on October 31 , 2002 with help from her boyfriend and his brother . She was put on trial in São Paulo in July 2006 and was sentenced to 40 years in prison . Life . Born in São Paulo , Brazil , Suzane is the daughter of the German engineer Manfred Albert von Richthofen , and his wife , Marisia von Richthofen ( née `` Marísia Sílvia Abdalla '' ) , a Brazilian of Lebanese descent . Her father was working as a director of the State Company for Highway Development in São Paulo , her mother was a psychiatrist . Suzane has a younger brother , Andreas Albert von Richthofen , born on April 26 , 1987 . Her father claimed to be a grandnephew of Manfred von Richthofen , German war pilot of World War I , but this is still disputed ; the German von Richthofen family denies any link to them . After graduating from a German High School , Suzane studied law at the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo . She was described as happy , but a little shy . Suzane was known to have a good relationship with her parents and her brother . In the summer of 1999 , she started practising Brazilian jiu-jitsu , where she got to know Daniel Cravinhos de Paula e Silva , who became her boyfriend and accomplice in the murder . The declared net worth of the Richthofen clan is over 5.5 million dollars . However , prosecutors suspect that two anonymous accounts in Swiss banks , containing at least 10 million euros , were opened by Suzane 's father in her name when she turned 18 in November 2001 . The money is thought to be the result of corruption at `` DERSA - Desenvolvimento Rodoviário S/A '' , a company in which Manfred von Richthofen was the engineer responsible for the construction of the Mário Covas beltway . This project , originally budgeted to cost around US $ 340 million , in fact ran to over US $ 1 billion by the time it was complete . If the accounts are in her name , nothing prevents Suzane from gaining access to the money after serving her sentence . Murder . In the late hours of October 31 , 2002 , Suzane von Richthofen , who had planned the murder of her parents for months , checked if they were already asleep , then disconnected the alarm system of the estate and opened the door to her 21-year-old-boyfriend , Daniel Cravinhos and his brother , 26-year-old Christian Cravinhos , who had been waiting outside . The Cravinhos brothers went upstairs to the parents´ bedroom and hit them with iron bars before strangling them with towels . Suzane was waiting in the living room downstairs . After the murder was accomplished , the three simulated a break-in by pocketing money they found , spreading papers in the library , and creating a mess in the house . Then they left ; Suzane and Daniel went to a motel , while Christian went to a fast-food restaurant . Early in the morning , Suzane and Daniel picked up her little brother , Andreas , then aged 15 , at an internet cafe and went home , where they `` discovered '' the crime , called the police at once and told them their story . The investigating officers , however , doubted that the crime was a burglary and suspected that the perpetrators were known to the victims ; they soon began to question the children and the employees of the Richthofen family . What made them suspicious was not only the crime scene , with the alarm system switched off and the papers spread very regularly , as if by design , but also Suzane 's extraordinarily cold behavior - she was seen in the house 's swimming pool with Daniel the day after the murder , and celebrated her 19th birthday with friends just hours after the parents´ burial . The investigators focused their attention on Suzane and her boyfriend and began shadowing them . The clue for the arrest came with Christian Cravinhos , who had bought a motorcycle a few days later and paid cash in 100-dollar bills . A few days later , on November 9 , 2002 he was arrested , as well as his brother and Suzane , who soon confessed to the murder . Suzane was released from prison in May 2005 , when the Supreme Court of Justice granted her habeas corpus . She then awaited her trial under house arrest . Motives . Suzane 's parents , who at first allowed her relationship to Daniel Cravinhos , changed their opinion when they discovered that he used marijuana almost daily . Also , his lower-class background and his unwillingness to work or to attend school caused their disagreement . In July , 2002 , her parents were on vacation , so Daniel moved in with the children for a month , much to Suzane 's delight . When the parents came back home , Suzane suggested they buy her a flat in which she could live with Daniel , but her father refused , saying that she could do whatever she liked to only if she earned money herself . She continued meeting Daniel secretly . Suzane claimed that she did all for love , for fear that Daniel would leave her if the parents were not killed . Her lawyer , Denivaldo Barni , said that Suzane had no motive at all , but was forced to the crime by Daniel , whom she adored like a god . Another part of the motive may have been the parents ' wealth , estimated at about seventeen million dollars , which Suzane would inherit in the event of the parents´ death . As Prosecutor Roberto Tardelli put it , Suzane wanted to `` get her hands on the money and assets her parents had worked so hard to obtain '' ; she `` wanted her freedom and independence without having to work for it '' . On trial , Daniel Cravinhos claimed that Suzane was physically violated by her father , which she and her brother Andreas von Richthofen deny . It was also claimed that the Richthofen parents were alcoholics , but in the autopsy no alcohol was detected in their bodies . Trial . On June 5 , 2006 , Suzane von Richthofen , along with the Cravinhos brothers , was put on trial in São Paulo for `` homicídio qualificado '' , the equivalent of First Degree Murder in Brazilian law . The trial was delayed and finally started on July 17 . On trial , Suzane blamed Daniel Cravinhos for everything , while the Cravinhos brothers claimed that they acted on her wishes . Prosecutor Roberto Tardelli , however , called Suzane the `` mastermind '' of the crime . Roberto Tardelli called for 50 years imprisonment for each of the three defendants . Suzane was described as a `` personification of the evil blonde '' . On July 22 , 2006 , Suzane was sentenced to 40 years in prison for the crime . Daniel Cravinhos got the same sentence and his brother Christian was sentenced to 38 years for conspiracy . , she is in custody in a women 's prison outside São Paulo . Brazilian public attention . The case generated significant media attention in Brazil due to the stark contrast between the brutal crime and what was initially perceived to be the personality of the daughter . While the Cravinhos brothers fitted the stereotype of the uneducated , unemployed , drug-addicted killers , this was not true for Suzane : She was a pretty , blonde girl from an upper-middle-class family of German and Lebanese descent , `` well-behaved '' , always doing well at school , speaking three foreign languages and doing ballet . A discussion emerged in the Brazilian public about the worth of family values and the effects of education : Do a high standard of education and high class status lead to good character ? The question as to whether Suzane was the evil mind behind the crime or just Daniel 's tool was also widely discussed . Many people who initially were emotionally on Suzane 's side , changed their opinion when a TV interview with her was shown . Before the interview , when the cameras were already on , she was instructed for the interview by her lawyer . He told her to cry out loud during the broadcast , to create public sympathy . In the outcome , however , the interview dealt a major blow to her credibility . In court , Suzane still was very cold , while the Cravinhos brothers were crying most of the time . At one occasion , she even started to laugh .
1963 Old Dominion 500 . The 1963 Old Dominion 500 was a NASCAR Grand National Series ( now Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series ) event that was held on September 22 , 1963 , at Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville , Virginia . Background . Martinsville Speedway is one of five short tracks to hold NASCAR races . The standard track at Martinsville Speedway is a four-turn short track oval that is long . The track 's turns are banked at eleven degrees , while the front stretch , the location of the finish line , is banked at zero degrees . The back stretch also has a zero degree banking . Summary . The race was scheduled for 500 laps ; taking three hours and forty-two minutes to complete . Fred Lorenzen defeated Marvin Panch by a single lap and two seconds . Twenty thousand people came to witness three lead changes and five cautions for eighteen laps . Junior Johnson won the pole position for this race ; driving speeds up to in qualifying . Speeds during the actual race managed to reach up to . Jimmy Massey became the last-place finisher after having to drop out prior to the race due to a terminal crash with Jimmy Pardue . Jack Anderson pulled out of the race on lap 13 after dealing with a faulty head gasket in his vehicle . An oil leak would take Bobby Keck out of the action on lap 26 . A faulty vehicle bearing forced Perk Brown out of the race on lap 43 . Problems with the vehicles ' brakes would force Major Melton and Fred Harb to retire from the race . Most of the car owners that were involved in the race were independents and had no affiliation with a multi-car team . This race still holds the record for the fewest leaders in a NASCAR Cup Series race at Martinsville along with the 1961 Old Dominion 500 , the 1965 Old Dominion 500 and the 1976 Old Dominion 500 . Individual winnings for this race were as low as $ 100 ( $ when adjusted for inflation ) and as high as $ 3,800 ( $ when adjusted for inflation ) . At least nine notable crew chiefs attended this race ; including Ray Fox , Herman Beam , Glen Wood and Herb Nab . The transition to purpose-built racecars began in the early 1960s and occurred gradually over that decade . Changes made to the sport by the late 1960s brought an end to the `` strictly stock '' vehicles of the 1950s ; most of the cars were trailered to events or hauled in by trucks . Qualifying . Failed to qualify : Bobby Keck ( # 57 ) , Possum Jones ( # 05 )
Weischlitz . Weischlitz is a municipality in the Vogtlandkreis district , in Saxony , Germany . Weischlitz station is on the Plauen–Cheb Line and the Gera Süd–Weischlitz railway . It is located in the eastern part of the municipality . Gutenfürst station is located in the western part of Weischlitz municipality at Leipzig–Hof railway . Bundesautobahn 72 , a federal motorway between Hof and Chemnitz , crosses the municipality . The Elster viaduct , one of its largest bridges , is located within Weischlitz municipality , close to the village of Pirk .
Gachi Bolaghi-ye Sofla . Gachi Bolaghi-ye Sofla ( , also Romanized as Gachī Bolāghī-ye Soflá ) is a village in Arshaq-e Markazi Rural District , Arshaq District , Meshgin Shahr County , Ardabil Province , Iran . At the 2006 census , its population was 84 , in 17 families .
Helianthemum guerrae . `` Helianthemum guerrae '' is a species of plant in the Cistaceae family . It is endemic to Spain . Its natural habitat is Mediterranean Matorral shrubland vegetation . It is threatened by habitat loss .
Books on Tape ( artist ) . Books on Tape is a one-man electronic and rock act from Los Angeles , California . Raised on punk rock and related products , Todd Drootin got turned on to electronic music and hip hop in the nineties . With Matt Dennebaum , he forms the duo Subverse , whose sole , self-released cassette `` Nobody Likes You '' ( 1998 ) , although a fairly obscure item in itself , got them some well-deserved kudos . Unfortunately , the band had to split shortly afterwards as their members moved to opposite coasts : Matt went to New York City , and Todd made a home out of Los Angeles . Fueled by this experience , Todd went solo under the name Books on Tape , a project in which he would craft his now instantly recognizable signature . Unlike many electronica producers ( bedroom or otherwise ) , Todd is unafraid to do things you 're not supposed to do , like trying to recreate a guitar strumming effect in a sequencer , or laying his songs upon shockingly unorthodox rhythms . However , two important qualities can be found in equal measure in his entire oeuvre : energy and groove . In December 2002 , the first widely available Books on Tape CD was released under the title `` Throw Down Your Laptops '' ( Deathbomb Arc ) . As a companion release , No Type released a 10 '' EP featuring a different version of the song `` Hey Typical ! '' plus unreleased material . Following that , a CD , titled `` Books on Tape Sings The Blues '' , was released in September 2003 by No Type and Greyday Productions . In October 2003 , Books on Tape made its first New York City appearance at the esteemed CMJ festival , garnering rave reviews . This was followed up by an eastern Canadian tour and more New York dates in early 2004 . Books on Tape has also appeared at Pop Montreal and the MACRoCk conference in Harrisonburg , VA . In late 2004 came the 40-minute EP `` The Business End '' ( Greyday Productions ) , which hit Chart Attack ! 's ( Canadian college radio ) electronic # 1 slot for seven weeks and ended the year as the number two electronic record in Canada for 2004 . In 2005 , Books on Tape hit the road numerous times in preparation for his upcoming release on Alien8 Recordings ( The Unicorns , Les Georges Leningrad ) exposing new parts of the country to the unique , high-energy live efforts that have made a name for Books on Tape . `` Dinosaur Dinosaur '' ( Alien8 Recordings ) was released on October 18 , 2005 , and is widely being hailed as Books on Tape 's finest release to date , and more closely representing Todd 's punky live sound . Todd 's sister , Stefanie Drootin , who plays bass with Bright Eyes and The Good Life , is a guest vocalist on the track `` When Siblings Attack '' . In support of this album , Books on Tape toured the U.S. with The Show Is the Rainbow ( who quite ironically has a song making fun of Bright Eyes ' Conor Oberst ) in fall 2005 and with Captain Ahab in spring 2006 , as well as eastern Canada in early 2006 with comedian Nick Flanagan . Late 2006 marked the release of Books On Tape 's self-released CD-R of remixes and rarities , `` Who Shot Ya ? `` , featuring remixes from numn , Doofgoblin , Poingly , and Brian Miller ( of Foot Village ) . The enhanced portion of the CD contains a photo of Nasty , Books On Tape 's cat . Books on Tape 's notoriously raucous live shows have occurred on bills with such diverse and respected acts as Cursive , Restiform Bodies , Parts and Labor , TV on the Radio , John Frusciante and Flea , Daedelus , Stars as Eyes , Rilo Kiley , The Good Life , XBXRX , Wolf Eyes , OOIOO , Shonen Knife , Prefuse 73 and many more .
Darrieus wind turbine . The Darrieus wind turbine is a type of vertical axis wind turbine ( VAWT ) used to generate electricity from the energy carried in the wind . The turbine consists of a number of curved aerofoil blades mounted on a vertical rotating shaft or framework . The curvature of the blades allows the blade to be stressed only in tension at high rotating speeds . There are several closely related wind turbines that use straight blades . This design of wind turbine was patented by Georges Jean Marie Darrieus , a French aeronautical engineer ; filing for the patent was October 1 , 1926 . There are major difficulties in protecting the Darrieus turbine from extreme wind conditions and in making it self-starting . Method of operation . In the original versions of the Darrieus design , the aerofoils are arranged so that they are symmetrical and have zero rigging angle , that is , the angle that the aerofoils are set relative to the structure on which they are mounted . This arrangement is equally effective no matter which direction the wind is blowing—in contrast to the conventional type , which must be rotated to face into the wind . When the Darrieus rotor is spinning , the aerofoils are moving forward through the air in a circular path . Relative to the blade , this oncoming airflow is added vectorially to the wind , so that the resultant airflow creates a varying small positive angle of attack ( AoA ) to the blade . This generates a net force pointing obliquely forwards along a certain 'line-of-action ' . This force can be projected inwards past the turbine axis at a certain distance , giving a positive torque to the shaft , thus helping it to rotate in the direction it is already travelling in . The aerodynamic principles which rotate the rotor are equivalent to that in autogiros , and normal helicopters in autorotation . As the aerofoil moves around the back of the apparatus , the angle of attack changes to the opposite sign , but the generated force is still obliquely in the direction of rotation , because the wings are symmetrical and the rigging angle is zero . The rotor spins at a rate unrelated to the windspeed , and usually many times faster . The energy arising from the torque and speed may be extracted and converted into useful power by using an electrical generator . The aeronautical terms lift and drag are , strictly speaking , forces across and along the approaching net relative airflow respectively , so they are not useful here . We really want to know the tangential force pulling the blade around , and the radial force acting against the bearings . When the rotor is stationary , no net rotational force arises , even if the wind speed rises quite high—the rotor must already be spinning to generate torque . Thus the design is not normally self-starting . Under rare conditions , Darrieus rotors can self-start , so some form of brake is required to hold it when stopped . One problem with the design is that the angle of attack changes as the turbine spins , so each blade generates its maximum torque at two points on its cycle ( front and back of the turbine ) . This leads to a sinusoidal ( pulsing ) power cycle that complicates design . In particular , almost all Darrieus turbines have resonant modes where , at a particular rotational speed , the pulsing is at a natural frequency of the blades that can cause them to ( eventually ) break . For this reason , most Darrieus turbines have mechanical brakes or other speed control devices to keep the turbine from spinning at these speeds for any lengthy period of time . Another problem arises because the majority of the mass of the rotating mechanism is at the periphery rather than at the hub , as it is with a propeller . This leads to very high centrifugal stresses on the mechanism , which must be stronger and heavier than otherwise to withstand them . One common approach to minimise this is to curve the wings into an `` egg-beater '' shape ( this is called a `` troposkein '' shape , derived from the Greek for `` the shape of a spun rope '' ) such that they are self-supporting and do not require such heavy supports and mountings . See . Fig . 1 . In this configuration , the Darrieus design is theoretically less expensive than a conventional type , as most of the stress is in the blades which torque against the generator located at the bottom of the turbine . The only forces that need to be balanced out vertically are the compression load due to the blades flexing outward ( thus attempting to `` squeeze '' the tower ) , and the wind force trying to blow the whole turbine over , half of which is transmitted to the bottom and the other half of which can easily be offset with guy wires . By contrast , a conventional design has all of the force of the wind attempting to push the tower over at the top , where the main bearing is located . Additionally , one can not easily use guy wires to offset this load , because the propeller spins both above and below the top of the tower . Thus the conventional design requires a strong tower that grows dramatically with the size of the propeller . Modern designs can compensate most tower loads of that variable speed and variable pitch . In overall comparison , while there are some advantages in Darrieus design there are many more disadvantages , especially with bigger machines in the MW class . The Darrieus design uses much more expensive material in blades while most of the blade is too close to the ground to give any real power . Traditional designs assume that wing tip is at least 40m from ground at lowest point to maximize energy production and lifetime . So far there is no known material ( not even carbon fiber ) which can meet cyclic load requirements . Giromills . Darrieus 's 1927 patent also covered practically any possible arrangement using vertical airfoils . One of the more common types is the H-rotor , also called the Giromill or H-bar design , in which the long `` egg beater '' blades of the common Darrieus design are replaced with straight vertical blade sections attached to the central tower with horizontal supports . Cycloturbines . Another variation of the Giromill is the Cycloturbine , in which each blade is mounted so that it can rotate around its own vertical axis . This allows the blades to be `` pitched '' so that they always have some angle of attack relative to the wind . The main advantage to this design is that the torque generated remains almost constant over a fairly wide angle , so a Cycloturbine with three or four blades has a fairly constant torque . Over this range of angles , the torque itself is near the maximum possible , meaning that the system also generates more power . The Cycloturbine also has the advantage of being able to self-start , by pitching the `` downwind moving '' blade flat to the wind to generate drag and start the turbine spinning at a low speed . On the downside , the blade pitching mechanism is complex and generally heavy , and some sort of wind-direction sensor needs to be added in order to pitch the blades properly . A schematic of a self-acting pitch control system that does not require a wind-direction system is shown in Figure 4 . Helical blades . The blades of a Darrieus turbine can be canted into a helix , e.g . three blades and a helical twist of 60 degrees , similar to Gorlov 's water turbines . Since the wind pulls each blade around on both the windward and leeward sides of the turbine , this feature spreads the torque evenly over the entire revolution , thus preventing destructive pulsations . This design is used by the Turby , Urban Green Energy , Enessere , Aerotecture and Quiet Revolution brands of wind turbine .
Eivind Blehr . Eivind Blehr ( 20 January 1881 , Lærdal – 27 July 1957 ) was a Norwegian minister in the NS government of Vidkun Quisling , from 1942 to 1944 . In the Norwegian post-war legal purges he was convicted of treason and sentenced to 20 years of forced labour . He was the son of former prime minister Otto Blehr and feminist Randi Blehr .
Have Gun , Will Travel ( band ) . Have Gun will Travel is an alternative folk-rock band , launched on January 24 , 2006 . Based in Bradenton , Florida , they make reference to the town in several songs , including `` Salad Days '' from the album `` Postcards from the Friendly City '' ( `` The Friendly City '' is also a reference to Bradenton ) . The band has Americana , folk-rock , country music , and punk-rock influence , and has been featured in a national Chevy TV commercial , as well as the PBS series `` Roadtrip Nation '' , and CBS ’ s `` The Good Wife '' . On July 31 , 2015 the band released their fifth album , `` Science from an Easy Chair '' , a full-length concept album based entirely on British explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton and his 1914-16 Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition . Lead vocalist Matt Burke 's songwriting draws on western themes of life and death , honor , and morality throughout the band 's narrative songs . Albums . Since the 2008 release of their debut full-length album `` Casting Shadows Tall As Giants '' , the album has been in the top 5 most-played album of the year on Tampa 's WMNF 88.5 FM . Their fifth album , `` Science from an Easy Chair '' , was released on July 31 , 2015 . Popular culture . Their song `` Blessing and a Curse '' ( from the album `` Casting Shadows Tall as Giants '' ) was used during the final scenes and the credits of `` The Good Wife '' season 3 episode 21 ( `` The Penalty Box '' , aired April 22 , 2012 ) . Another song , `` Standing at the End of the World '' , was used in the intro to YouTuber Paulsoaresjr 's 7 Days to Die Let 's Play series .
2012 Carisap Tennis Cup – Singles . Adrian Ungur was the defending champion but decided not to participate . Gianluca Naso won the final against Andreas Haider-Maurer 6–4 , 7–5 .
Andrew Hoyem . Andrew Hoyem ( born 1935 ) is a typographer , letterpress printer , publisher , poet , and preservationist . He is the founder and was the director of Arion Press in San Francisco until his retirement in October 2018 . Arion Press `` is considered the nation 's leading publisher of fine-press books , '' according to the `` Minneapolis Star Tribune '' . Arion Press `` carries on a grand legacy of San Francisco printers and bookmakers , '' according to Michael Kimmelman of `` The New York Times '' . As a publisher , Hoyem has focused on creating limited-edition books of notable literature illustrated with original prints from prominent artists , including Jim Dine , Robert Motherwell , Jasper Johns , John Baldessari , Richard Diebenkorn , Wayne Thiebaud , Alex Katz , Martin Puryear , and Kiki Smith . Hoyem has published such contemporary writers as Seamus Heaney , Robert Alter , Tom Stoppard , Lawrence Ferlinghetti , David Mamet , and Helen Vendler . Hoyem summarized his career in an interview with Elizabeth Farnsworth of the PBS-TV `` NewsHour '' with Jim Lehrer : `` I started out by having a combined interest in literature and visual arts , and enjoyed drawing as well as writing poetry , and those two interests really came to one in the making of books by hand . '' Biography . Hoyem was born in 1935 in Sioux Falls , South Dakota . He graduated from Pomona College and served in the U.S. Navy . In 1961 he became a partner with Dave Haselwood in The Auerhahn Press , a small literary press that published Beat Generation writers . In 1966 he formed Grabhorn-Hoyem in partnership with Robert Grabhorn , the surviving proprietor of the Grabhorn Press , which he established in 1920 with his brother , Edwin . After Grabhorn 's death in 1973 , Hoyem re-formed the company as the Arion Press , taking its name from the Greek poet of legend who was saved by a dolphin . Since 1975 , he has published more than 80 limited-edition books under the Arion Press imprint , including Melville 's `` Moby-Dick '' , Joyce 's `` Ulysses '' , and a folio `` Bible '' . The scholar James D. Hart , writing in `` Fine Printing : The San Francisco Tradition '' , characterized Hoyem 's books `` as marked by an unusual inventiveness '' , praising the handset folio edition of `` Moby-Dick '' as a `` majestic volume '' , among Arion 's `` virtuoso performances '' . According to `` Biblio '' magazine , `` Many authorities rank this edition of `` Moby-Dick '' as one of the two or three greatest American fine-press books . '' Hoyem 's most ambitious project is the `` Folio Bible '' , with production extending over several years . This is likely to be the last Bible to be printed from metal type , following in the tradition of large-format Bibles printed from movable type that extends from Johannes Gutenberg through John Baskerville , the Doves Press , and the Oxford Lectern Bible , designed by Bruce Rogers . The `` Christian Science Monitor '' reported that `` From melting the lead , to proofreading , to physically lifting 40-pound frames of type , the consensus of Andrew Hoyem , as publisher of the Arion Press , and his small crew of eight craftspeople , is that a hand-wrought Bible is intrinsically valuable ” . In 1989 Arion acquired Mackenzie & Harris , the oldest and largest remaining type foundry in the United States , established with equipment displayed at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition in 1915 . In 2000 the future of the type foundry and letterpress operations was threatened by eviction , requiring the logistical challenge and expense of moving over 140 tons of equipment and metal type to a suitable new facility . In response , Hoyem founded the nonprofit Grabhorn Institute to help preserve and continue the operation of one of the last integrated facilities for typefounding , letterpress printing , and bookbinding , developing it as a living museum and educational and cultural center , open to the public , with a gallery and tours as well as an apprenticeship program . The press and foundry relocated to the Presidio of San Francisco as a cultural tenant . In 2000 the hot-metal typecasting and letterpress printing operation was designated by the National Trust for Historic Preservation as part of `` the nation 's irreplaceable historical and cultural legacy '' under its Save America 's Treasures program .
List of transit exchanges in Metro Vancouver . The following is a list of current bus loops and transit exchanges in Metro Vancouver .
Duplicaria copula . `` Duplicaria copula '' is a species of sea snail , a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Terebridae , the auger snails .
1954–55 Magyar Kupa . The 1954–55 Magyar Kupa ( English : `` Hungarian Cup '' ) was the 23rd season of Hungary 's annual knock-out cup football competition .
Patric Suter . Patric Suter ( born 17 May 1977 ) is a retired male hammer thrower from Switzerland . His personal best is 80.51 metres , achieved in September 2003 in Löffingen , is the current Swiss record . Suter is also a five time national champion . In December 2007 , Suter officially retired from athletics after a dispute with the national governing body . A member of the Hochwacht Zug club , Suter trained under the guidance of Vasiliy Sidorenko .
Maritje Kill . The Maritje Kill is a tributary of the Hudson River in Hyde Park , New York . Its source is three miles northeast of the village of Hyde Park , and it enters the Hudson at the Hyde Park campus of the Culinary Institute of America ( CIA ) . The river 's name uses an old Dutch version of the given name Marietje , meaning `` little Mary '' . It is one of two major waterways in Hyde Park , and flows north to south through the town . The river was used by natives since around 1700 BCE , and farms and mills existed around the river from the 18th to mid-20th centuries . The Culinary Institute of America purchased part of the surrounding area in 1970 . Course . The source of the Maritje Kill is roughly two miles east of the Hudson River , just east of New York State Route 9G . The river runs generally southeast , through land and two trails of the FDR Home 's Roosevelt Farm & Forest , until it reaches the Hudson River at a cove at an undeveloped plot of the Hyde Park campus of the Culinary Institute of America , crossing under Amtrak 's Empire Corridor railway in the process . Name . The river uses an old Dutch version of the name Marietje , meaning `` little Mary '' . It is a kill , a word taken from the Dutch word for `` creek '' . The river had kept that name since the area 's early history , around the United States ' Colonial Era . Other names in use include Marytie 's Kill and Maricha Kill . In 1936 , Franklin D. Roosevelt wrote in a letter to Helen W. Reynolds that `` Maritje Kill runs , as you know , right through our place . We have always called it by that name , but I do not know who the little Mary was . '' Reynolds was a friend and longtime collaborator with FDR , on local history ; they were both founding members of the Dutchess County Historical Society . History . The Culinary Institute of America owns forested land around the river toward the north end of its developed campus . The site 's earliest inhabitance likely started near the Maritje Kill , possibly due to the river 's abundance in fish , edible plants , and clean water . A one-year archaeological survey found evidence of human activity in the wooded property dating at least 3,600 years , with elements dating from around 1700 BCE and up until the mid-20th century . Prehistoric objects included stone tools , byproducts of tool production , projectile points , and fire hearths found in the site 's portion used for crop cultivation . In The US 's Colonial Era , several mills were built on the river . The earliest settlements in the area date to the 1600s , however the earliest recorded land transfer was in 1719 . A saw mill was located on the property since at least 1786 , owned by a Revolutionary War militia officer and his family . The family burial ground is a short distance across the kill . According to a 1789 map , a grist mill was located on the northern bank of the kill a short distance west of US Route 9 . An 1893 county atlas shows large ponds or lakes behind the dam , indicating that the stream level had once been considerably higher . The property changed ownership multiple times in the 1800s . James Roosevelt owned the land as part of his estate in the 1820s , and by the 1860s a farmhouse and stone terraces were constructed along the stream by Moses Beach . In the 1890s the Webendorfer family of Long Island built additional farm buildings . Artifacts and ruins from the Colonial Era dwellings exist , including a site with two house structures , a dam , a mill , retaining walls , and outbuildings and barns . The site was found to be eligible as a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places . Excavations unearthed foundation walls , a well , cistern , and post molds , and artifacts from the mid-to-late 1700s , including ceramics , tobacco pipes , coins , buttons , buckles , military objects , thimbles , domesticated animal remains , and an inscribed piece of slate . There are no documents of mills existing on the river east of Route 9 , though a large stone dam lies a short way east of the highway , which has a long wooden trough built into it . In February 1976 , a collision of two freight trains caused a wreck at the mouth of the river . One of the cars fell into the Maritje Kill 's cove , and reportedly the cars spilled hydrochloric acid . A large development , Bellefield at Historic Hyde Park , is planned to be constructed in the forestland across the highway from the CIA . The development will include shops , hotels , spas , 559 units of housing , and a 45-acre farm . It will also include the Parkside Residences at Maritje Place , a group of houses , apartment-style townhouses , and other residential buildings along the Maritje Kill . The developer T-Rex Capital has owned it for several years , after acquiring it from the developer Baker-Gagne , which planned a similar project and abandoned it during the Financial crisis of 2007–2008 . Trails . The kill crosses through land and two trails of the FDR Home 's Roosevelt Farm & Forest . The National Park Service has also desired a connection through to south of the CIA campus , which would require a crossing of the kill . The school plans to eventually make a road crossing the kill , however a concern is over the unstable riverbanks there and a historic site just south of the river . Environmental protection . The Maritje Kill Critical Environmental Area surrounds part of the kill in Hyde Park . It includes wetlands and areas designated as containing rare animals and plants .
Death Threat ( album ) . `` Death Threat '' is a 2009 studio album by industrial disco band My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult . Release . `` Death Threat '' was released by the band 's own SleazeBox Records label . In Italy , the album was released in digipack format by Rustblade . Touring . The band toured the U.S. in support of the album during May 2009 . The live lineup of the Death Threat Tour included Groovie Mann , Buzz McCoy , Justin Thyme , Pepper Somerset , Stella Suicide , and Brett Piranha .
John Stewart ( died 1769 ) . John Stewart ( died 1769 ) , of Castle Stewart , Wigtownshire , was a Scottish politician . He was a Member ( MP ) for Wigtownshire in 1747–1754 .
Symplocos fuscata . `` Symplocos fuscata '' is a species of plant in the Symplocaceae family . It is endemic to Ecuador . Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests .
RSS Racing . RSS Racing ( also known as Ryan Shane Sieg Racing ) is an American professional stock car racing team that currently competes in the NASCAR Xfinity Series . The team is owned by Rod Sieg and Pamela Sieg . The team currently fields the Nos . 38 , 39 and 93 Chevrolet Camaro race cars for drivers Ryan Sieg , J. J. Yeley and Jeff Green , who rotate in the organization 's entries . Sieg primarily drives the 39 , Yeley the 38 and Green the 93 . Equipment . The team purchased rolling chassis from Kevin Harvick Incorporated until KHI 's shutdown . The team formerly used Earnhardt Childress Racing engines ; RSS Racing has used engines from Pro Motor Engines since 2013 . Car No . 37 history . J. J. Yeley drove the No . 37 car in the 2018 Kansas Lottery 300 at Kansas Speedway , start-and-parking the car , while Angela Cope took over in the No . 38 . Car No . 38 history . Gray Gaulding drove a No . 38 entry during the 2017 Drive Sober 200 at Dover , starting-and-parking the car . Jeff Green would then drive the car at Charlotte and Kansas . The team become a full-time team in 2018 . Green would drive the season opener without start and parking only in Superspeedways include Daytona and Talladega . Green finished an outstanding 11th place , the best finish with the number 38 car . Green Start-and-Parked the next two races at Atlanta and Las Vegas . J. J. Yeley then took over the car , finishing 21st as ISM Raceway , and 34th at Auto Club Speedway . Car No . 39 history . The No . 39 car was the first entry for RSS Racing in the Xfinity Series . Ryan Sieg , son of owner Rod Sieg , was the driver for the 3 races it entered in 2013 . He finished 24th at Indy , 21st at Kansas , and withdrew at Atlanta . In 2014 , Sieg returned , planning to run the first 5 races , but would run for Truck points . However , after finishing 9th at Daytona , and also running well at other tracks , he declared he was running for rookie of the year and transferring his points to the Xfinity Series . After the 2014 Treatmyclot.com 300 , the team was penalized due to the maximum rear body height being too high . Crew chief Kevin Starland and car chief Timothy Brown were placed on probation , the former also being fined $ 10,000 . Sieg ran in the top 20 for most of the races , but did well at Daytona again . Finishing 3rd for his first top 5 finish , and helped push Kasey Kahne to the victory . Sieg finished 16th in points . For 2015 , Sieg returned with sponsorship from Uncle Bob 's Self Storage . He would run well again , finishing 11th in points and picking up an 8th place finish at Kansas . Sieg returns again in 2016 , picking up another 3rd place finish at Daytona in July . The team would make the Xfinity chase , but was out after Round 1 . Sieg ’ s performance dropped slightly in 2017 , missing the chase and finishing 15th in the standings , but got a career best second place finish at the June Iowa race to William Byron . Stephen Leicht drove the finale race at Homestead , in order for Sieg to drive the No . 93 for owner points . The team started 2018 with J. J. Yeley finishing 18th at Daytona . Ryan Sieg then took over the car starting at Atlanta . Car No . 93 history . In 2016 , a second , part-time team was announced . Scott Lagasse Jr. was the driver at Daytona , finishing in 29th place . The team skipped Atlanta , but was back at Las Vegas with Josh Reaume driving . He ran 13 laps , called it a day , and finished in 38th place . At Phoenix , Dylan Lupton drove , finishing 19th . This team later start and park with Josh Reaume and Josh Wise driving to save their cars for the next race . On June 23 , 2016 , Starr joined the team to drive remainder of the season , with sponsorship Massimo Motors , and the team did not start and park . In 2017 , the No . 93 team returned as a start and park car with Jordan Anderson , Stephen Leicht , Jeff Green , and Gray Gaulding . Sieg drove this car at Homestead , to be able to secure top 33 owners points . Sieg returned to the car in 2018 with a 21st place finish at Daytona . J. J. Yeley took over the car , blowing an engine at Atlanta , and start and parking Las Vegas . Jeff Green then became the driver starting with Phoenix , starting and parking the car . Truck No . 27 history . Dennis Setzer drove this truck on occasion when the 93 or 38 were occupied by someone else . Truck No . 37 history . Dennis Setzer drove this truck on occasion when the 38 or the 93 was occupied by another driver . Truck No . 38 history . Mike Garvey ran this truck as a start and park entry . Dennis Setzer also drove this truck on occasion . Truck No . 39 history . In 2009 , the No . 39 team made its debut at Michigan with Sieg driving . In 2013 , Sieg , Ryan Lynch , Austin Dillon , and Alex Guenette ran with the team . Lynch ran at Kentucky , Dillon at Eldora , and Guenette at Mosport . The team ran a limited schedule in 2014 . The No . 39 team returned in 2015 at Atlanta , with Sieg driving , and finished 11th . Truck No . 93 history . The team occasionally field start and park operations to fund the No . 39 such as the No . 93 Ryan Sieg , Jason White , Kenny Habul , and Chris Jones ran the No . 93 on a part-time basis in 2013 , White also running in 2014 .
East Chicago station . East Chicago is a train station at 5615 Indianapolis Boulevard in East Chicago , Indiana . It serves the South Shore Line commuter rail line from Chicago , Illinois to South Bend , Indiana . The station was built in 1956 as part of a South Shore Line project that removed a street running section on Chicago Avenue and placed the line on an elevated roadbed parallel to the Indiana Toll Road in order to improve speed and mitigate traffic issues . Prior to that , South Shore Line trains stopped in downtown East Chicago . In 2005 the station was remodeled with high level platforms to assist passengers with disabilities , and to decrease station dwell times . Facilities . East Chicago consists of a single high-level island platform situated between two gauntlet tracks which permit the passage of freight trains . The northern track provides service to Chicago while the southern track services Michigan City and South Bend . At this location the South Shore Line is situated on an embankment and the platform traverses Indianapolis Boulevard . The station building is located east of Indianapolis Boulevard at ground level . The station is equipped with ticket vending machines ; staffed service ended in 2017 . Adjacent to the station is a parking lot with capacity for 1,200 cars . Bus connections . East Chicago Transit
Lagrangian–Eulerian advection . In scientific visualization , Lagrangian–Eulerian advection is a technique mainly used for the visualization of unsteady flows . The computer graphics generated by the technique can help scientists visualize changes in velocity fields . This technique uses a hybrid Lagrangian and Eulerian specification of the flow field . It is a special case of a line integral convolution . The method consists of using nearest-neighbour interpolation followed by an error correction mechanism . The Lagrangian specification is used during the integration to update the particle positions . The property of interest is advected in the Eulerian frame of reference . It was originally designed by Bruno Jobard and others for steady flows but was extended to unsteady flows . The main idea is to create a white noise texture of the desired resolution , which is used as a base , on top of which the vector field can be applied . That means for every particle looking backward in the vector field to find out the new value for the cell it is contained in . Then looking forward – to calculate the new position of the particle in the cell . In its application , the Lagrangian–Eulerian method can be accelerated using the GPUs used in common chipsets present in Nvidia and ATI Radeon graphics cards .
Ram Singh Kaswan . Ram Singh Kaswan ( born 10 August 1945 ) is leader of Bharatiya Janata Party and Member of Parliament from Churu in Rajasthan , India . He was born on 10 August 1945 at village Kalri in Churu district ( Rajasthan ) . His father ’ s name is Deep Chand and mother ’ s Kastoori Devi . Education . Kaswan was educated at Doonger College , Bikaner and Rajasthan University . His educational qualification is B.A. , LL.B ... Personal life . He married with Kamla Kaswan on 8 May 1965 and has three daughters and one son Rahul Kaswan who succeeded his father as MP for Churu . He is a self-proclaimed Agriculturist , Political and Social Worker and Advocate.His favourite pastime is reading . He has visited Malaysia and Singapore .
Playing Favorites ( 10,000 Maniacs album ) . `` Playing Favorites '' is a live album by 10,000 Maniacs released in 2016 . The album was recorded on September 13 , 2014 at the Reg Lenna Center for the Arts in Jamestown , New York . This is their first live album with current lead vocalist Mary Ramsey and also marks the return of founding member John Lombardo who contributes lead vocals on `` My Mother the War '' .
Moores Flat , California . Moores Flat ( variant : Moore 's Flat ; formerly , Clinton ) is a former settlement in Nevada County , California . It is situated at an elevation of above sea level . Moores Flat is located north-northeast of North Bloomfield . Gold rush history . Moores Flat was settled between 1851 and 1852 as a gold rush site with `` Marks & Co. '' one of its few known gold dust dealers . Gold was found buried in tertiary gravel channels . In 1880 , the population was 50 . By the early 1900s , the population of the town declined quickly . The Clinton post office opened in 1854 ; the name was changed to Moores Flat in 1857 . It closed for a time in 1903 , and then closed for good in 1910 . The miner and California State Assemblyman , S. L. Blackwell , was associated with the town 's post office in 1880 . The name honors H.M. Moore who built the first house and a store there in 1851 .
Kay Nehm . Kay Nehm ( born 4 May 1941 in Flensburg ) is a German lawyer . He served as Attorney General of Germany from 7 February 1994 until 31 May 2006 . Nehm studied law at LMU , the University of Freiburg and the University of Kiel . He was appointed a federal judge at the Federal Court of Justice in 1991 . As an Attorney General , he was widely regarded as having sometimes taken politically unpopular but legally stringent decisions . During his time in office , he investigated the German-based perpetrators of the September 11 attacks . Since 2014 , Nehm has been serving as president of the `` Deutscher Verkehrsgerichtstag '' . In 2016 , he was appointed by Federal Minister of Transport and Digital Infrastructure Alexander Dobrindt to serve on the German government ’ s Ethics Commission on Autonomous Driving .
Auguste Marie Raymond d'Arenberg . Prince Auguste Marie Raymond d'Arenberg , Count of La Marck Grandee of Spain ( 30 August 1753 – 26 September 1833 ) , was the second son and fourth child of Charles , 5th Duke of Arenberg , the head of the House of Arenberg ( and who still held the rank of sovereign princes ) . Father . d'Arenberg was born on 30 August 1753 at Brussels , where his father resided . The duke , who had served with great distinction during the Seven Years ' War , and was a field-marshal in the Austrian army , originally intended Prince Auguste for the same service , in which , indeed , he began his career at the age of fifteen ; but family circumstances altered his career . Uncle . Louis Engelbert , Comte de La Marck , the last of his name , and the father-in-law of Charles , 5th Duke of Arenberg , was the officer of a regiment of German infantry in the service of France , and , having no son , proposed that Prince Auguste should enter the French service , offering , if he did so , to give him his regiment . The proposition was accepted , and it was further arranged that on the death of his maternal grandfather , the young prince should take the title of Comte de La Marck , by which he subsequently became known . Move to France . The family of Arenberg had constantly borne arms in the Austrian army , but belonged to a sovereign house , they were free to take service wherever they pleased ; the Duke d'Arenberg , however , who stood high in the estimation of the Empress-Queen , Maria Theresa , judged it advisable to obtain her consent to this change in the career of his son . The request was made at the very moment when the marriage was decided on between the Archduchess Marie Antoinette and the Dauphin of France ; and the empress , in acceding to it , strongly recommended the Prince of Arenberg to her daughter . He was accordingly presented in due form to Louis XV , assisted at all the fêtes which were given on the occasion of the marriage , was warmly welcomed by the dauphine , and honored by a kindness and confidence never afterwards withdrawn . Consequently , La Marck was a zealous defender of Marie Antoinette , whom he endeavored to represent as much less disposed towards political interference—until the gravity of events compelled her to interfere—than she has often described during his later life . Title . After being thus presented , Prince Auguste joined his regiment in the South of France , remained with it for a year to learn his duty , and then , at the age of 20 , returned to court , where , having succeeded to his grandfather 's title , and being invested with the rank of Grandee of Spain , he enjoyed every facility for establishing a political and social connection of the highest kind . Duel . Marck distinguishing himself in India fighting under Count de Bussy , and from whence he returned severely wounded . On his return he was involved in a duel in Paris with a former young Swedish officer of his regiment , called M. Peyron . Marck and Peyron had exchanged words before Marck 's regiment had embarked for India when Peyron had resigned his commission . They fought with swords , and after a few passes M. Peyron fell dead , having received a sword thrust through an eye . The Count perceived at the same moment that he also was wounded , by a torrent of blood which gushed from his mouth . M. Peyron 's sword had in fact pierced his lungs just below the armpit , leaving a slight mark on his back . Marck recovered from his wounds and directed his martial qualities towards his military career . He bestowed considerable pains on the discipline of his regiment , which became a model for the rest of the service , was appointed inspector-general of infantry , and finally vice-president of the committee for regulating the tactics of the troops of the line , in which latter capacity he acquired considerable reputation . Court life . These duties were Marck 's chief occupation till 1789 , apart from them , having married in 1776 , Marck led an agreeable life , alternately at Raismes , his country residence near Valenciennes , and at Versailles , where his rank and position gave him the means of observing all that was passing , which he appears to have noted with care and tolerable impartiality . As he had no personal interests to serve , sought no employment , needed no title , had ample wealth , and , the ties of friendship excepted , stood aloof from all who sought the monarch 's levée or the minister 's ante-chamber . Friendship with Mirabeau . In 1789 Marck met with Count de Mirabeau at a dinner given by the Prince de Poix , the Governor of Versailles , to which Mirabeau was taken by M. de Meilhan , a friend of Marck . Though de La Marck and Mirabeau met each other several times after this on terms of growing intimacy , it was not till the convocation of States-General , in 1789 , that their friendship became closely cemented . Marck , who was friend of both the queen and Mirabeau , became a communicator between them . After the march on Versailles Marck consulted Mirabeau as to what measures the king ought to take , and Mirabeau drew up a state paper , which was presented to the king by `` Monsieur '' , afterwards Louis XVIII . However as events unfolded these negotiations came to nothing . Revolution . During this period Marck was first a member of the States-general , and afterwards of the National Assembly . However he was deprived of command of his regiment by the National Assembly and when the royal cause became hopeless he left France , and entered the Austrian army with the rank of major-general . He was employed as a diplomatist on various occasions , but never on any military service . On his brother 's establishment at Paris , he was anxious to re-enter the service of France ; this however Napoleon would not allow him to do , and he remained at Vienna till 1814 , when he came to Brussels , and was made lieutenant-general by the new king of the Netherlands . He left the Dutch army after the revolution of 1830 , and died in 1833 .
Rafael Bonachela . Rafael Bonachela ( born 28 March 1972 ) is a Spanish choreographer of contemporary modern dance and is currently Sydney Dance Company ’ s artistic director . Bonachela 's aesthetic has been described as a fusion of classical and neoclassical ballet ; formally constructed with use of patterning and layering , 'canon set in evocative contexts ' and often set against 'dramatic projections ' He has worked not only with contemporary dance but also with artists from popular culture , such as Kylie Minogue , Tina Turner , Sarah Blasko and Katie Noonan as well as fashion designers Dion Lee and Toni Maticevski . Bonachela has been commended for his efforts to popularise dance in Australia and ‘ stimulating collaborations with Australian artists from other fields ' . Bonachela was named winner of the dance category for The Monthly ’ s ( Sydney Magazine ) Art Awards 2013 and was listed as one of Sydney ’ s Top 100 Most Influential People in 2012 for his efforts to popularise dance . In February 2013 , Bonachela was also honoured with an Officer ’ s Cross of the Order of Civil Merit by His Majesty the King of Spain in recognition of his achievements in culture and extraordinary services in support of Spain . Early life and education . Bonachela was born and raised in Barcelona , Spain . At 15 , Bonachela began commuting from his home in the Barcelona precinct La Garriga into the city to take jazz and dancing lessons at the Cadaqués Centre Dance School . Spain . Encouraged by a teacher at the Cadaqués Dance School , Bonachela auditioned for the Catalan dance company Lanònima Imperial when he was age 17 . Bonachela spent a year touring with Lanònima Imperial . London . Bonachela auditioned and successfully secured a position at the London Studio Centre Dance College in 1992 . With the help of a scholarship granted by the local mayor at the time , Bonachela moved to London . Three years later , he successfully auditioned for Britain 's oldest dance company , Rambert - he was 20 years old . After a decade of dancing with the company he became Rambert 's associate choreographer and quit dancing altogether . In 2006 , Bonachela set up the Bonachela Dance Company in order to focus on and develop his own choreography . Between 2006 and 2009 Bonachela Dance Company was commissioned to make works for Candoco , George Piper Dances , ( Institut del Teatre Contemporanea de Cuba ) , Dance Works Rotterdam and Kylie Minogue . Sydney . In 2008 , Bonachela premiered his first full-length production for Sydney Dance Company at Carriageworks and in 2009 replaced the late Tanja Liedtke as the company 's Artistic Director . Since taking on the role , Bonachela has choreographed and curated several pieces for Sydney Dance Company , collaborating with many Australian and International organisations and artists from a variety of fields ( see Works below ) . `` We Unfold '' ( 2009 ) . Following the success of 360° , Bonachela premiered in 2009 – his first major work as Artistic Director for Sydney Dance Company . Inspired by and set to the music of the Italian Composer Ezio Bosso , ' was described as 'genuinely moving and other worldly ' . `` New Creations 1 : 6 Breaths '' ( 2010 ) . In 2010 , Bonachela collaborated again with Ezio Bosso for his piece . `` 6 Breaths '' is a composition inspired by six forms of breath and was followed by a second work ' ( listed below ) , an emotional response to the effect of weather elements on landscapes . `` 6 Breaths '' charts the journey from human ’ s first breath ( at birth ) to their last . Played by six cellos , it is divided into six sections including ‘ Out of Breath ( breathless ) ’ , ‘ Crying Breath ( weeping ) ’ and ‘ Under One ’ s Breath ( whisper ) ’ . `` Are We That We Are '' was also performed as part of the work and was choreographed by Sydney-born artist Adam Linder . His work investigates mysticism and spirituality , rapture and trance states , psychedelia and sexuality , to expose realms of awareness beneath the surface of everyday reality . `` New Creations 2 : Irony of Fate and Soledad '' ( 2010 ) . New Creations 2 re-staged two of Bonachela 's works : and —an intimate and intense duet . Originally performed in London in 2004/2005 for Rambert Dance Company , ' was a solo work created for and danced for the final time by Amy Hollingsworth in 2010 . Accompanied by the violinist Ruth Palmer , this duet of musician and dancer combines both performers abilities to 'transport themselves to the outer limits of possibility ' in a simultaneous movement of stretching and weaving . Commissioned by Probe in 2005 , performed in Europe by the Bonachela Dance Company and set to the music of Mexican singer Chavela Vargas , the remounted repertoire ' was awarded both the Guglielmo Ebreo Prize and the Critics ’ Prize at the first ever Biennale Danza e Italia international competition for best independent choreographer in 2006. is a Latin style duet , performed by Emily Amisano and Richard Cilli . `` LANDforms '' ( 2011 ) . Born out of a creative concept devised by Bonachela and Ezio Bosso , ' took its inspiration from the landscape ; the elements and their impact on the earth and the industrial landscape of cities . ' is a continuation of the piece 6 Breaths and was described by Antonia Salib as 'an emotional response to the effect of weather elements on landscapes ' . Bonachela also collaborated for the first time with Australian Singer Katie Noonan for this piece . ' was performed as part of a double bill titled ' , alongside Italian choreographer Jacopo Godani 's piece `` . '' `` The Land of Yes & The Land of No '' ( 2011 ) . Another collaboration between Bonachela and Ezio Bosso , ' was a dance that explored movement , tempo and lighting . The performance started slowly and gently - building in intensity and speed as it reached its finale . Designed by a British team made up of ( production ) , ( lighting ) and ( costumes ) , the performance generated a 'fizzing electron storm of activity ' . `` 2 One Another '' ( 2012 ) . In 2012 , Bonachela premiered his piece ' ; ‘ a sensual study of human interaction ’ with a ‘ baroque-meets-electronica soundtrack ' created by composer Nick Wales and featuring fragments of poetry by Samuel Webster . This piece brought much acclaim to Bonachela ’ s work in Australia , and won several national awards including Most Outstanding Choreography ( 2013 Australian Dance Awards ) and Best Ensemble ( 2012 Green Room Awards ) . `` Project Rameau '' ( 2012 ) . Joining forces with the Australia Chamber Orchestra , Bonachela and Richard Tognetti ( Artistic Director and Leader of the Australian Chamber Orchestra ) presented a collaboration titled . ' is a celebration of the music of Jean-Philippe Rameau . The piece combined baroque ballet , opera music and contemporary dance to present a theatrical and dynamic performance . `` Emergence : Chapter One and Chapter Two '' ( 2013 ) . As part of the De Novo programme of works at Sydney Dance Company premiering March 2013 , Bonachela presented ' – a collaboration with Sarah Blasko and composer Nick Wales . For the first time , Bonachela also worked with Fashion Sydney-born fashion designer Dion Lee , who created tailored and fitted costumes for the dancers . The two performances , titled ' and ' were described as Bonachela as being 'all about patterns , chaos and complexity and how there is an elegance about complexity. ’ `` Kaldor Public Art Projects : 13 Rooms '' ( 2013 ) . In April 2013 , Bonachela collaborated with Kaldor Public Art Projects to develop the choreography for artists Jennifer Allora and Guillermo Calzadilla ’ s work Revolving Door . The live performance was presented as part of the Kaldor Public Art Project 27 , curated by Klaus Biesenbach and Hans Ulrich Obrist . `` Les Illuminations '' ( 2013 ) . ' performed in two acts , was dedicated solely to Benjamin Britten ’ s music and was described as 'a reflection of love in all forms ' . Originally performed in the 1940 's , the orchestral piece Les Illuminations was dedicated to Britten 's lifelong partner Peter Pears . According to Ian Bostridge ( Guardian ) , the piece was 'an emotional serenade of tenor , horns and strings ' . Featuring the Australian Chamber Orchestra , Sydney Dance Company , legendary soprano Taryn Fiebig ( Melbourne performance ) , songstress Katie Noonan ( Hong Kong performances ) and costume designed byToni Maticevski , ' was presented as part of the Australian Chamber Orchestra 's Program ' alongside ' ( 2012 ) . `` Interplay : 2 in D Minor '' ( 2014 ) . In 2014 , Sydney Dance Company and Carriageworks ( with the support of The Balnaves Foundation ) launched a major multi-year program ' , under the Artistic Direction of Bonachela . The program supported young Australian choreographers through the creation and presentation of new and diverse dance works . `` Scattered Rhymes : In My Own Words '' ( 2014 ) . Nominated for an Australian Dance Award for Dance on Film , `` was '' a short dance film presented at Sydney Theatre in October 2014 as a part of `` . '' Directed by Pedro Greig and featuring choreography by Bonachela , the piece was accompanied by an original score by acclaimed GRAMMY® nominated composer Tarik O ’ Regan and Australian composer Nick Wales . The piece drew on the poems of Petrarch , the 14th-century Italian poet who wrote verse after verse about a woman whom he fell deeply in love with , even though they never spoke . ' also showcased Andonis Foniadakis ’ new work `` Parenthesis , '' investigating the theme of duality in an intimate relationship . `` Inside There Falls '' ( 2015 ) . For Sydney Festival 2015 , Bonachela was invited by Artist Mira Calix to choreograph a piece for her installation ' at Carriageworks in 2015 . `` Inside There Falls '' was a combination of art , dance and music ; an installation in the form of a shimmering paper labyrinth and invites audiences to 'explore her and create their own narratives from hidden paper pathways ' . `` Frame of Mind '' ( 2015 ) . Sydney Dance Company 's 2015 season premiered Bonachela ’ s `` . '' The piece featuring a dramatic contemporary-classical soundtrack by Bryce Dessner ( The National ) and recorded by Kronos Quartet and was described as 'a hymn to the joy and pain of life and a salute to the redemptive power of motion ' . `` Frame of Mind '' was showcased as a double bill - the first performance titled `` Quintett '' was presented by the 'living legend ' William Forsythe . Set to Gavin Bryars ’ iconic track `` Jesus ’ Blood Never Failed Me Yet , Quintett '' was 'a glorious celebration of movement , light and life ' . `` CounterMove : Lux Tenebris '' ( 2016 ) . Included in another double bill , ' was presented as Part One of Sydney Dance Company 's ' in 2016 . Exploring the way light and darkness affects our moods and memories , Bonachela worked closely with composer Nick Wales , and designer Benjamin Cisterne to achieve `` Lux Tenebris . '' `` Lux Tenebris '' presented a striking environment in which disturbing images suggesting group violence or orgiastic sexuality were glimpsed as snapshots through ominous flashing lights.The dancing for both the men and women in this piece was aggressive and muscular . Alexander Ekman ’ s ' was presented as Part Two of `` ; '' a 'laugh-out-loud ' piece that 'poked fun at contemporary dance ' . `` Nude '' ( 2017 ) . In collaboration with the Art Gallery of New South Wales ' and their major summer exhibition : ' presented as part of Sydney Festival 2017 '' , '' Bonachela choreographed `` . '' In the highly physical piece , dancers 'responded ' to paintings , sculptures , photographs and works on paper by renowned artists such as Pablo Picasso , Lucian Freud , Henri Matisse and Louise Bourgeois . `` Ocho '' ( 2017 ) . Most recently , Bonachela 's piece ' was presented alongside Taiwanese choreographer Cheng Tsung-lung 's ' , as a part of a double act titled `` Orb '' in April / May 2017 . ' ( translated to eight in Spanish ) marks the eighth year Bonachela has been with Sydney Dance Company . ' explored the notions human connection , acceptance and unity at a time of unfolding political maelstrom . The work 's soundscape combined a electronica score created by Nick Wales and vocals by Aboriginal singer Rrawun Maymuru . ' by Cheng Tsung-lung , the Artistic Director of Taiwan ’ s `` Cloud Gate 2 '' , completed the double bill and explored the 'striking new piece harnesses the power of the moon and the mythology and poetry of mankind ' .
Beaver County Courthouse ( Beaver , Utah ) . The Beaver County Courthouse in Beaver , Utah was built in 1882 in a Late Victorian architectural style . It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970 . Construction took place from 1876 to 1882 , and a vault and jail were added to the rear in later years . The building is now home to the Beaver DUP Courthouse Museum , operated in the summer by the Daughters of Utah Pioneers .
Juan Francisco Rivera Bedoya . Juan Francisco Rivera Bedoya ( born 16 May 1942 ) is a Mexican politician affiliated with the Institutional Revolutionary Party . As of 2014 he served as Deputy of the LX Legislature of the Mexican Congress representing Nuevo León .
Smychka . Smychka ( ) was a popular political term in Soviet Russia and Soviet Union . It can be roughly translated as `` collaboration in society '' `` union '' , `` alliance '' , `` joining the ranks '' . The generic meaning of the noun `` смычка '' , derived from the verb `` сомкнуть '' , is joining of two things : contact , joint , linkage , coupling , like joining the two opposite branches of a railroad whose construction was started from both ends . The best known example of the usage of the term was the motto and the Soviet politics of `` smychka of the city and the village '' ( `` смычка города и деревни '' ) , which was understood as the alliance of proletariat and the poor peasantry . Another example was `` smychka of Christianity and social revolution '' , see `` Voskresenie '' .
Christopher Buchtmann . Christopher Buchtmann ( born 25 April 1992 ) is a German footballer who plays as a left winger for FC St. Pauli in the 2 . Bundesliga . Early career . Buchtmann started his career at Hannover 96 before joining Borussia Dortmund when he was thirteen . He moved to England joining Liverpool youth academy . In February 2010 , he left Liverpool for a reported transfer fee of £100,000 to join Fulham , where he was in the development squad after signing an 18-month contract . However after three months at the club , Buchtmann left Fulham to return to Germany and sign with 1 . FC Köln . After two years of playing for the reserves , he made his debut for the relegated club , coming on as a substitute for Sławomir Peszko in the 68th minute as Köln lost 4–1 against Freiburg . He added another appearance in the last game of the season , in a 4–1 defeat to Bayern Munich . In July , after a training camp in preparation of the 2012–13 season , Buchtmann was one of five players demoted to the reserve squad by coach Holger Stanislawski . FC St. Pauli . In late August , Buchtmann left Köln to join FC St. Pauli after his contract with Köln was terminated . In January 2013 , he signed a new contract with the club until 2015 . The 2013–14 season was a breakthrough for him , as he established himself in the first team . In late January , he signed a new contract with the club , which would keep him until 2016 . In March 2016 , Buchtmann agreed to a contract extension until 2019. International career . Buchtmann represents the German national team , playing under 15 , under 16 , under 17 , under 18 , under 19 and under 20 . Buchtmann was captain for the national team in the squad that lead Germany winning the UEFA European Under-17 Championship . As a result of his performance , Buchtmann was named by the UEFA as one of the most promising stars in the future .
Mister Bibal . Samuel Ludwig Salla , better known by his stage name Mister Bibal , is a Cameroon-born and Paris-based musician and producer . Music career . Samuel learnt to play the piano at the age of 3 . In 2009 , he released his first beatstape `` Beats & Breaks '' as a free download . In September 2010 , he signed a contract with a recording company , Bunker Sounds , and launched his EP `` Râ '' . A few months later , he performed with DJ Spinna and Onra on the stage at the Dooinit Festival . Mister Bibal 's track `` MicroOsc '' has been featured at Juste Debout 's in a dance competition between Les Twins vs. Lil'O & Tyger B .
Sheikhupura ( disambiguation ) . Sheikhupura is a city in Punjab , Pakistan .
William Starr Miller House . The William Starr Miller House is a mansion located at 1048 Fifth Avenue , in the Borough of Manhattan on the Upper East Side of New York City . Prior to William Starr Miller , this site was the home to David Mayer ( died in 1914 ) , a founder of the David Mayer Brewing Company and a friend of Oscar S. Straus . History . It was originally constructed for the industrialist William Starr Miller . Miller hired the renowned New York-based , Beaux-Arts architectural firm Carrere and Hastings to design a six-story Louis XIII-style townhouse for himself and his family , to be located in Manhattan at 1048 Fifth Avenue ( on the southeast corner at East 86th Street ) . The work was completed in 1914 . William Starr Miller 's daughter , Edith Starr Miller married the widowed Lord Queenborough in July 1921 , in the music room . Miller died at the house in 1935 and his widow continued to live there until her death in 1944 . After Mrs. Miller 's death , the townhouse was occupied by Grace Vanderbilt ( 1870–1953 ) , wife of Cornelius Vanderbilt III ( 1873–1942 ) , and then by the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research . Purchased in 1994 by art dealer and museum exhibition organizer Serge Sabarsky ( 1912–1996 ) and cosmetics billionaire Ronald S. Lauder ( born 1944 ) , the building was fully renovated by German architect Annabelle Selldorf and restored to its original state . It is now home to the Neue Galerie New York , which opened on November 16 , 2001 .
Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council election , 1988 . Elections to the Wigan council were held on Thursday , 5 May 1988 , with one third of the seats up for election as well as an extra vacancy in Beech Hill . Following the previous election , two by-elections had taken place , with the Labour Party successfully defending their seats in Ince and Newtown . This year 's election seen an improvement in participation , with all wards fought and five parties contesting in some form , by way of the Greens fielding their first ever slate of four candidates and the return of long-time Communist contender H. Kedward in Leigh Central . Despite this , the number of candidates contesting actually fell by five from the previous year 's 64 , as the turbulent new merger of the old SDP-Liberal Alliance , Social and Liberal Democrats , fielded just half the number of candidates they 'd managed in 1987 and , at 11 , the lowest since 1980 . This was reflected by the results on the night as the SLD suffered a large drop in their vote , returning them to third place behind the Conservatives and reducing their vote total to four figure for the first time since the aforementioned 1980 election . The overwhelming beneficiary of SLD losses were the Labour , helping their vote share hit a record high of 68.6 % and the highest vote figure gained - beyond the anomaly of 1979 - since the council 's creation . Seat wise , Labour made two gains of the night , one in the SLD-Labour marginal of Aspull-Standish and the other in the more significant SLD bastion of Langtree , which until this point had only elected SLD candidates , where Labour managed to equal SLD votes and draw the larger straw . Labour achieved a record capture of seats , with opposition wins curtailed to an exceptional SLD performance - and gain - of one of the seats fought in Beech Hill and a Conservative hold in their bastion of Swinley . Overall turnout fell from 37.1 % to 32.4 % .
Chew Moor railway station . Chew Moor railway station briefly served the village of Chew Moor , between Lostock and Westhoughton , England . History . The station was opened in 1848 by the Liverpool and Bury Railway . In August 1852 the company opened Lostock Junction station less than a mile to the north , rendering Chew Moor surplus to requirements . Location . Chew Moor station was situated immediately north of what is now the M61 overbridge across the line . By 2016 , no trace of the station could be seen . The double tracks through the site were in use as part of the Manchester to Southport Line and were planned to be electrified .
Carole Bradford . Carole Bradford ( born 30 November 1961 ) is a retired English middle and long-distance runner . She twice won the bronze medal at the IAAF World Women 's Road Race Championships , in 1984 ( 10 km ) and 1985 ( 15 km ) , as well as winning team gold in both years . She also won a team gold at the 1986 World Cross Country Championships and team silver at the 1984 World Cross Country Championships .
Canton of Les Cévennes ardéchoises . The canton of Les Cévennes ardéchoises ( before 2016 : `` canton of Les Vans '' ) is an administrative division of the Ardèche department , southern France . Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015 . Its seat is in Les Vans .
Marsden ( New Zealand electorate ) . Marsden is a former parliamentary electorate , in the Whangarei District and in the Northland Region of New Zealand . Population centres . The initial 24 New Zealand electorates were defined by Governor George Grey in March 1853 , based on the New Zealand Constitution Act 1852 that had been passed by the British government . The Constitution Act also allowed the House of Representatives to establish new electorates , and this was first done in 1858 , when four new electorates were formed by splitting existing electorates . Marsden was one of those four electorates , and it covered the northern area split off from the electorate . The electorate was mixed urban and rural , around the city of Whangarei . History . The electorate existed from 1858 to 1972 , and the first election was held on 29 November 1859 , which was during the term of the 2nd Parliament . James Farmer was the first representative . The second representative was John Munro , who was elected on 27 December 1860 , and served the whole term of the 3rd Parliament . Francis Hull was elected to the 4th Parliament , resigned in 1869 and was succeeded by Munro in the February by-election . Munro served the rest of the term , plus the term of the 5th Parliament . All subsequent representatives have always served full terms . In the there was some doubt about the validity of the election result , and a law was passed to confirm the result in Marsden and two other electorates . The was contested by Robert Thompson and Joseph Dargaville , and they received 955 and 550 votes , respectively . Thompson was thus declared elected . Thompson acquired the labels 'Marsden Thompson ' and 'the member for roads and bridges ' in Parliament . He was known for his devotion to the interests of his district , which was desperately in need of good roads , and his only reason for being a Liberal was that the government was the only source of funding for roads and bridges ( as with many other Liberals representing country electorates ) . He was pro-freehold ( land ) , and was opposed to Liberal policies such as labour legislation and old age pensions . In , when he stood unsuccessfully for Auckland West against a sitting Liberal member , he was once more an Independent , and his programme – freehold ( land ) , acquisition of Maori land and opposition to prohibition had not altered . Alfred Murdoch unsuccessfully contested the Marsden electorate in the as an independent Liberal against the incumbent from the Reform Party , Francis Mander . Mander retired at the , and Murdoch was elected . At the next election in , Murdoch was defeated by William Jones of the Reform Party , but Murdoch defeated Jones in turn in when he stood for the United Party . After two parliamentary terms , Murdoch was defeated in by James Barclay of the Labour Party . In , Murdoch , now standing for the National Party , defeated Barclay and won the electorate back , and held it until he retired in .
Donna Ulisse . Donna Ulisse is an American country music and bluegrass singer-songwriter . Signed to Atlantic Records in 1991 , she released her debut album , `` Trouble at the Door '' , that year and two singles which charted on the `` Billboard '' Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart . She appeared on national TV shows Hee Haw , Nashville Now , Crook & Chase , and NBC 's Hot Country Nights . After leaving Atlantic Records in the early 90 's , Donna took some time off and concentrated on song writing , however she did make some appearances . She returned in 2007 , this time recording Bluegrass music , with a new album `` When I Look Back '' on Hadley Music Group . Ulisse tours with her band The Poor Mountain Boys performing at festivals and concert venues . She won the award for 2016 International Bluegrass Music Association ’ s Songwriter of the Year . In 2017 , she signed with Mountain Home Music Company , record label of some of bluegrass music ’ s brightest stars and released her eleventh career album `` Breakin ’ Easy '' , produced by bluegrass legend Doyle Lawson .
After Burst . is a Japan-exclusive action video game released for the Game Boy in 1990 . Gameplay . Players must control a combat robot as they make their way towards their ultimate goal : destroying the enemy orb . Each level only has one screen to blast hostile robots , solve challenging platforms , and manipulate a series of short puzzles . 30 stages await players as they look forward to a boss battle on every tenth stage . A weapon is available ; its gunfire can be altered by changing the angle of the gun . Even the distance of the shot can be changed by holding down the button for extended periods of time . A two-player duel mode has been added ; allowing players to fight either another player or the AI . This game employs a third-person perspective with a side-view . Reception . On release , `` Famitsu '' magazine scored the game a 17 out of 40 .
Lymansville Company Mill . The Lymansville Company Mill is a historic industrial complex at 184 Woonasquatucket Avenue in North Providence , Rhode Island . The oldest portion of the complex , a three-story brick building which originally a textile spinning and carding building , was built in 1884 . The mill was significantly expanded in subsequent years , with its last addition taking place in 1951 . The Lymansville Company was founded in 1884 and closed in 1957 . Auguste Albert Sack , the leading partner in the company , was a German immigrant with significant work experience in New England 's textile industry . The complex was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012 . In 2016 , a developer announced a $ 14-million plan to develop 101 apartments in the complex . The plan received a state historic building tax credit , as well as town tax incentives .
List of Rajshahi Division cricketers . This is presenting a complete list in alphabetical order of cricketers who have played for Rajshahi Division in first-class , List A or Twenty20 matches since the team was formed ahead of the 1999–2000 season for the first National Cricket League ( NCL ) competition . Complying with other club lists , details are the player 's name followed by his years active as a Rajshahi player , current players to the end of the 2015–16 season . Please to note that this list excludes players who appeared for the team in 1999–2000 `` only '' . This is because the NCL was not a first-class competition in its opening season .
Germ cell tumor . A germ-cell tumor ( GCT ) is a neoplasm derived from germ cells . Germ-cell tumors can be cancerous or benign . Germ cells normally occur inside the gonads ( ovary and testis ) . GCTs that originate outside the gonads may be birth defects resulting from errors during development of the embryo . Cause . Some investigators suggest that this distribution arises as a consequence of abnormal migration of germ cells during embryogenesis . Others hypothesize a widespread distribution of germ cells to multiple sites during normal embryogenesis , with these cells conveying genetic information or providing regulatory functions at somatic sites . Extragonadal GCTs were thought initially to be isolated metastases from an undetected primary tumor in a gonad , but many germ cell tumors are now known to be congenital and originate outside the gonads . The most notable of these is sacrococcygeal teratoma , the single most common tumor diagnosed in babies at birth . Of all anterior mediastinal tumors , 15–20 % are GCTs of which about 50 % are benign teratomas . Ovarian teratomas may be associated with anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis . Classification . The two classes reflect an important clinical difference . Compared to germinomatous tumors , nongerminomatous tumors tend to grow faster , have an earlier mean age at time of diagnosis ( around 25 years versus 35 years , in the case of testicular cancers ) , and have a lower five-year survival rate . The survival rate for germinomatous tumors is higher in part because these tumors are very sensitive to radiation , and they also respond well to chemotherapy . The prognosis for nongerminomatous tumours has improved dramatically , however , due to the use of platinum-based chemotherapy regimens . Mixed . Mixed germ cell tumors occur in many forms . Among these , a common form is teratoma with endodermal sinus tumor . Teratocarcinoma refers to a germ cell tumor that is a mixture of teratoma with embryonal carcinoma , or with choriocarcinoma , or with both . This kind of mixed germ cell tumor may be known simply as a teratoma with elements of embryonal carcinoma or choriocarcinoma , or simply by ignoring the teratoma component and referring only to its malignant component : embryonal carcinoma and/or choriocarcinoma . They can present in the anterior mediastinum . Location . In females , GCTs account for 30 % of ovarian tumors , but only 1 to 3 % of ovarian cancers in North America . In younger women , they are more common , thus in patients under the age of 21 , 60 % of ovarian tumors are of the germ-cell type , and up to one-third are malignant . In males , GCTs of the testis occur typically after puberty and are malignant ( testicular cancer ) . In neonates , infants , and children younger than 4 years , most are sacrococcygeal teratomas . Males with Klinefelter syndrome have a 50 times greater risk of GSTs . In these persons , GSTs usually contain nonseminomatous elements , present at an earlier age , and seldom are gonadal in location . Treatment . Women with benign GCTs such as mature teratomas ( dermoid cysts ) are cured by ovarian cystectomy or oophorectomy . In general , all patients with malignant GCTs have the same staging surgery that is done for epithelial ovarian cancer . If the patient is in her reproductive years , an alternative is unilateral salpingoophorectomy , while the uterus , the ovary , and the fallopian tube on the opposite side can be left behind . This is not an option when the cancer is in both ovaries . If the patient has finished having children , the surgery involves complete staging , including salpingoophorectomy on both sides , as well as hysterectomy . Most patients with germ-cell cancer need to be treated with combination chemotherapy for at least three cycles . The chemotherapy regimen most commonly used in GCTs is called PEB ( or BEP ) , and consists of bleomycin , etoposide , and a platinum-based antineoplastic ( cisplatin ) . Prognosis . The 1997 International Germ Cell Consensus Classification is a tool for estimating the risk of relapse after treatment of malignant germ-cell tumor . A small study of ovarian tumors in girls reports a correlation between cystic and benign tumors , and conversely , solid and malignant tumors . Because the cystic extent of a tumor can be estimated by ultrasound , MRI , or CT scan before surgery , this permits selection of the most appropriate surgical plan to minimize risk of spillage of a malignant tumor . Access to appropriate treatment has a large effect on outcome . A 1993 study of outcomes in Scotland found that for 454 men with nonseminomatous ( nongerminomatous ) GCTs diagnosed between 1975 and 1989 , five-year survival increased over time and with earlier diagnosis . Adjusting for these and other factors , survival was 60 % higher for men treated in a cancer unit that treated the majority of these men , though the unit treated more men with the worst prognosis . Choriocarcinoma of the testicles has the worst prognosis of all germ-cell cancers .
N , N-Dimethylsphingosine . `` N '' , '' N '' -Dimethylsphingosine ( also known as DMS ) is an inhibitor of sphingosine kinase . In rats with neuropathic pain , the natural metabolite DMS is unregulated in the dorsal horn . Furthermore , DMS induces mechanical hypersensitivity when injected into rats .
Tinerkouk District . Tinerkouk District is a district of Adrar Province , Algeria .
Isaac Ellmaker Hiester . Isaac Ellmaker Hiester ( May 29 , 1824 – February 6 , 1871 ) was an American political leader of the nineteenth Century . He was a member of the Hiester Family political dynasty . He was the son of William Hiester and cousin of Hiester Clymer . Biography . Hiester was born in New Holland , Lancaster County , Pennsylvania on May 29 , 1824 . He graduated from Yale University in 1842 , and while at college helped to found the Scroll and Key Society . He then studied law , and was admitted to the bar in 1845 , afterwards practicing in Lancaster , Pennsylvania . In 1848 , the Governor of Pennsylvania appointed Hiester Deputy Attorney General ( District Attorney ) for Lancaster County , and he held the post until 1851 . In 1852 , he successfully ran for a seat in the United States House of Representatives as a Whig . He was defeated for reelection in 1854 , and ran unsuccessfully as a Democrat in 1856 . Hiester returned to his law practice , and sided with the Union during the American Civil War . He was a Delegate to the 1868 Democratic National Convention , and also represented Pennsylvania on the Democratic National Committee . He died in Lancaster on February 6 , 1871 . Hiester was buried at Lancaster Cemetery .
Pacółtowo , Ostróda County . Pacółtowo ( ) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Grunwald , within Ostróda County , Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship , in northern Poland . It lies approximately south-east of Gierzwałd ( the gmina seat ) , south-east of Ostróda , and south-west of the regional capital Olsztyn . The village has a population of 220 .
Lock Island . Lock Island is an island in the River Thames in England connected to Shepperton Lock , near Shepperton . There is a stretch of open ground where refreshments are served , making the island a popular place to visit or stop and rest . The Thames River Police have a station on the Island . The Weybridge Mariners ' Boat Club is also situated there . The island is connected to Hamhaugh Island by a walkway across the weir .
Kozyndan . Kozyndan is the joint pseudonym of Los Angeles-based husband-and-wife illustrator team Kozue and Dan Kitchens , known in particular for their whimsical and occasionally absurd illustrations of modern cityscapes . Education and background . The pair met while majoring in illustration at California State University , Fullerton . Since then , their projects have included CD covers for bands such as Weezer and The Postal Service , clothing ( including lines of illustrated shoes ) , and posters for companies such as Nike , Inc. Kozyndan care deeply about the topic of shark finning . In December 2012 , Dan Kitchens posted a controversial statement about finning to accompany an Instagram photo of shark fins for sale . He referred to those who engage in the practice of finning as `` Chinks '' due to Chinese consumption of the shark dorsal fin . Video work . The team has recently created conceptual designs for American McGee 's video game `` Bad Day L.A. '' . Other video game work includes the cover design for ' and artwork using characters from Katamari Damacy . Australia . In the spring of 2011 , Kozyndan toured Australia , with exhibitions in Perth , Melbourne , and Sydney . A portion of the proceeds went to benefit the Japanese earthquake relief fund . On-air . The pair also do radio shows at Dublab .
Leo Renier . Leo Renier is a former Roman Catholic priest and Belgian musician , living in the Philippines since 1969 , responsible for the preservation of the Spanish Historical Organs in the Philippines and the revival of its organ culture . He is the moving spirit behind the performance of Baroque music in a country , which eventually may lead to the discovery of Philippine Baroque music . He is the founder of the Las Piñas Boys Choir ( 1969 ) and of the International Bamboo Organ Festival , held every year since 1976 at the St. Joseph ’ s Church of Las Piñas City , Metro Manila , a former school director of St. Joseph 's Academy until 1994 . Early life and career . Born in Hasselt ( Belgium ) on February 22 , 1944 , he is the 6th child of a family of nine . Since grade 3 he was a member of the boys ' choir ( Saviozangers ) of the '' St.Jozefscollege '' in his hometown Hasselt ( Belgium ) . Two of the former choir conductors , Leo Van Nevel and who later played a major role in the choir life of Flandres , have influenced his involvement in music for the rest of his life . During his high school days ( 1952–61 ) , he took up organ ( with Albert van den Born , organist at the Basilica of Our Lady in Tongeren , Belgium ) and music history ( with Camille Swinnen , musicologist and founder of the “ Basilica Concerten ” ) at the Municipal Conservatory in Hasselt . He joined the Mission Congregation of Scheut ( CICM ) in 1962 . During his formation years , he was in charge of the Schola ( Gregorian chant ) and the liturgical music . When studying in Louvain ( 1964–68 ) , he was a member of the team which spearheaded the renewal of liturgical music at the University Parish in line with the new directions of the Second Vatican Council . During that same period , he took up private lessons in harmony with . Las Piñas Boys Choir . He arrived in the Philippines in February 1969 and attended a language course before being assigned to the Parish of St.Joseph in Las Piñas , home of the Bamboo Organ . He stayed there as assistant parish priest and director of the parochial school until 1994 . Soon after his arrival , he formed the `` Himig Kawayan Boys Choir '' , which had their first public appearance during the Midnight Mass of Christmas of the same year . Three years later , the choir participated in the First National Children 's Choir Competition , organized at the Cultural Center of the Philippines , where they ended with a third prize . Because of the many engagements that followed , Leo Renier contacted Engracio Tempongko , who had been the assistant of Fr.John Van de Steen CICM , conductor of the then famous Manila Cathedral Choir during the 60 ’ s . The name of the choir was changed into the “ Las Piñas Boys Choir ” . And when they participated in the Third National Children ’ s Choir Competition in 1975 , the choir ended first . History has proven that the choir has become the place to provide the musicians the Bamboo Organ needs to safeguard its future . Several of the alumni have taken up a career in music , among them the present conductor of the choir , Armando Salarza , and the organ builder Cealwyn Tagle . The Restoration of the Bamboo Organ and the yearly Festival . Leo Renier , together with his colleague Fr . Mark Lesage , spearheaded the restoration of the Bamboo Organ done by Johannes Klais Orgelbau in Bonn , Germany ( 1973–75 ) . While the organ was in Bonn , he undertook a study trip to Graus and Roda de Isábena in Spain , in search for the background of Fr . Diego Cera , the builder of the Bamboo Organ . After the organ was flown back to the Philippines by SABENA Belgian World Airlines ( free of charge ) , he initiated the International Bamboo Organ Festival and became its first artistic director ( 1976–94 ) . The Festival received its much-needed support from the Cultural Center of the Philippines and their president Dr.Lucresia R.Kasilag , the various embassies , and the private sector so that soon the Festival firmly established itself as part of the cultural life of Metro Manila . Training of Filipino organists . But the restoration of the Bamboo Organ would not be complete without training local organists . In cooperation with the Goethe Institut Manila , he organized for 3 consecutive years ( 1976–78 ) a workshop for organists , conducted by in order to develop an organ school where young boys and girls would be trained to play the Bamboo Organ . Among the participants was the music and piano teacher of St.Joseph ’ s Academy , Donna Ofrasio , who soon became the resident organist , teacher of the Bamboo Organ and wife of the then priest , Leo Renier . Some 40 local students were trained under her tutelage between 1977 and 1994 . In 1979 , Leo Renier became director of the St.Joseph ’ s Academy ( SJA ) of Las Piñas . Under his administration , a Technical School was built with the help of the Belgian Government , offering courses in auto mechanics , electronics , electricity , and metal to the 3rd and 4th year students of SJA . He was also assigned as National Director of Chiro Philippines ( 1978-1992 ) . He resumed his position as conductor of the Las Piñas Boys Choir and expanded the choir by letting the previous members after the mutation of their voices join as tenors and basses . The yearly Festival now became the venue where the boys were exposed to the great choral works by J.S.Bach , Mozart and , Haydn , with Miles Morgan as Festival conductor from 1982 to 2000 . At the same time , the resident organist was exposed to the teaching methods of the visiting organist ( among them Peter Hurfort , Luigi F.Tagliavini , Guy Bovet , Stanislas Deriemaeker , Hans and Martin Haselböck ) . Results followed soon . In 1982 , a long-term cooperation was established with the Institute for Churchmusic in Graz , and their director Dr.Johann Trummer , providing scholarships for young talents from Las Piñas , selected from among the members of the Las Piñas Boys Choir and the piano/organ department of SJA . Among them were Armando Salarza , Gerardo Fajardo and Bernabe Palabay as organ scholars ; Cealwyn Tagle and Edgar Montiano ( 1969-2002 ) as organ builders . This development had been without any doubt the result of the restoration of the Bamboo Organ , which from long before it was granted the title , behaved like a real `` National Treasure '' : for the benefit of the national musical heritage . The 300 years old Philippine organ tradition . In October 1977 , Hans Gerd Klais has undertaken a study trip to the islands of Cebu and Bohol and requested Leo Renier to accompany him . It was the beginning of the making of an inventory of the few historical Spanish organs the Philippines possessed : these instruments were completely forgotten and in most cases abandoned . The following organs were visited : Argao in Cebu ( still playable ) , and Loboc , Baclayon , Loay , Maribojoc and Antiquera in Bohol . Klais published an article about his findings with technical descriptions and drawings in “ Acta Organologica ” . It was obvious that these instruments were endangered , as was already the case in Antiquera with only a few pipes and the windchest stored in the church tower . But a restoration like the one undertaken for the Bamboo Organ would be too costly and unaffordable . The only solution would be the transfer of technology , by having a Filipino organ builder . A Philippine organ builder . In 1988 , Cealwyn Tagle was sent to Austria to work as an apprentice at the workshop of organ builder Helmut Allgauer in Grünbach am Schneeberg . Being a family enterprise , his exposure involved all aspects of the crafts starting with the selection of the woods , the making of the technical drawings and ending with the voicing of the organ . He was joined two years later by Edgar Montiano ( +2002 ) . In 1992 , they moved to Klais Orgelbau in Bonn each for their own specialization , to become part of the team which would build the Klais organ in the EDSA Shrine in Manila . If the Las Piñas Bamboo Organ would always be in need of a good organist , there would also be a need in the future for a second pipe organ to play the music that was not playable at the Bamboo Organ . Funds were gathered for the construction of a practice organ in Las Piñas to be ready by the time Armando Salarza would return to Las Piñas after finishing his studies in Austria ( 1992 ) . As a first step , in 1989 Renier had a new wing constructed ( the Centennial Building ) on the school grounds of SJA , with a new library , 10 classrooms , and an auditorium which would eventually house the practice organ . This “ Auditorium Organ ” would also become a final thesis for the two Filipino apprentices to prove their skill as organ builders . The organ was inaugurated on February 21 , 1994 . In the same year , Renier assisted in the establishment of the “ Diego Cera Organ Builders ” ( DCOB ) who put up their workshop in Talon ( Las Piñas ) to become a self-sustaining enterprise . He negotiated with Fr.Pedro G.Galende OSA the restoration of the organ of San Agustin in Intramuros , which would become the first historical organ in the country to be restored by the DCOB ( completed in 1998 ) . It appeared now that all these muted instruments soon would be able to speak again . Social engagement , educator and editor . After having served Las Piñas for 25 years , Leo Renier became an NGO-worker , and founded the “ Center for Small Entrepreneurs ” ( CSE ) with their offices in the Asian Social Institute ( ASI ) . He left priesthood and married Donna Ofrasio , a music teacher in the parochial school which he served as director until 1994 , and moved to Silang , where he engaged in hog farming for 10 years . But his expertise and care for the Philippine organ patrimony never left him . He was a consultant for church music at the Manila Cathedral Basilica , Intramuros , Manila ( 2006-2009 ) . He engaged in teaching church music at the Maryhill School of Theology ( SY 2007-2009 ) and was invited as a resource person on liturgical music for the First Liturgical Music Congress held in San Beda College , Mendiola , Manila ( October 29–30 , 2013 ) and for the 9th Biennial National Convention of Church Cultural Heritage practitioners in Sorsogon ( 1 – 4 June 2015 ) . He organized the yearly Summer Course for Church musicians in Las Piñas since 2012 . He was also a contributor to the Geschichte der Kirchenmusik published by Laaber Verlag ( 2014 ) . Since 2009 , he became again a member of the program committee of the International Bamboo Organ Festival , became a trustee of the Bamboo Organ Foundation in 2013 and was appointed as Executive Director of the International Bamboo Organ Festival . Renier took the initiative to have the liturgical repertoire of Nic Sengson performed during the 37th ( “ Awitan Kristo ” ) and 40th ( “ Exodus ” ) International Bamboo Organ Festival . To make organ music available for Filipino organists , Renier made use of the computer programs so that decent scores of otherwise unavailable music for a divided keyboard ( one of the characteristics of the colonial organs ) would be within the reach of student organists . Without these ready-for-use scores available , Filipino organ students would not be able to demonstrate the real personality of the Spanish organs . At the same time , to combat the wrong practices of organists who were adjusting to the electronic organ and were using the entertaining style fitted to these instruments , he made organ accompaniments available for some 150 popular hymns . The Historical organs of the Philippines . The Diocese of Bohol with its magnificent baroque churches is the keeper of seven out of 17 historical organs ( Baclayon , Dimiao , Garcia Hernandez , Loay , Loboc , Loon and Maribojoc ) . The Boholanos developed over the years a very strong awareness of their cultural heritage . They have a professionally trained curator in charge : Fr.Milan Ted D.Torralba . Having now an organ builder in the country , they were the first to take advantage of the situation and engaged in the restoration of the organs in Loay ( 1999 ) , Loboc ( 2003 ) and Baclayon ( 2008 ) . With the number of playable instruments steadily increasing , the possibility was discussed with Guy Bovet when performing for the 7th time at the International Bamboo Organ Festival in 2010 , to make the existence of an Iberian organ tradition in the Philippines known to the rest of the world by means of a recording . His acquaintance with the Spanish organ tradition and its literature and his equal familiarity with the Philippines made him the ideal person to be entrusted with a project featuring the character of each of the six instruments . Sound engineer was Claude Maréchaux . Both had to work in sometimes extremely difficult circumstances to get a quiet environment , even at night . Together with the 4 CD ’ s , a booklet was produced containing a first written history of the pipe organs in the Philippines . The launching of the CD ’ s took place on 17 November 2011 in the church of San Agustin in Intramuros , and so the name “ The Historical Organs of the Philippines ” had been coined . The Bamboo Organ stopped being a single curiosity : it now became part of a cultural history which sadly had been forgotten . On August 5 , 2011 , King Albert II of Belgium had conferred on Renier the Knighthood in the Order of the Crown for his cultural and social contributions to the Philippines The Bohol earthquake ( October 15 , 2013 ) . However , the same problem as the one that had plagued Las Piñas soon became obvious in Bohol : without organists , the money spent for the restoration of these instruments would be a waste . Leo Renier discussed this problem with Usec . Daniel Corpuz of the Department of Tourism . A budget of Php.200,000 was soon approved by the DOT . The 2 days long monthly workshop was conducted by Mrs.Donna O.Renier for advanced piano students between November 2012 and October 2013 . The training program came to an abrupt end with the earthquake of October 15 , 2013 . The 3 restored organs ( Baclayon , Loay and Loboc ) only experienced minor damages : the Filipino restorer , Cealwyn Tagle , had glued the joints together as an additional security , being aware that an eventual earthquake would have shaken the organ case so that the entire organ would have fallen apart . The organ of Loboc was the only one in continuous danger since it was leaning forward hooked into a wall with cracks . Two more organs in Loon and Maribojoc ( not yet restored ) were completely buried under the rubble of a totally destroyed church . Only one month earlier , Leo Renier had submitted a petition ( including an inventory ) to the National Museum , to have all 17 Historical Organs of the Philippines declared National Cultural Treasures . This request had been endorsed on September 12 , 2013 , by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts ( NCCA ) and on September 27 , 2013 , by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines ( NHCP ) . Fortunately , that so much awareness around the pipe organs had been built up during the previous years , if not they would have disappeared into complete oblivion , as what had happened during previous centuries with so many Filipino pipe organs hit by an earthquake . Leo Renier was requested by the NHCP to make an assessment of the five organs in Bohol , and to participate at the Expert ’ s Conference held on 17–20 November 2014 in Cebu and Tagbilaran . While waiting for the rehabilitation or reconstruction of the churches , the three organs of Loboc , Loay and Baclayon have been dismantled ( 2014–15 ) and kept in bodegas ; in Loon and Maribojoc , all organ parts have been carefully recovered together with all other artworks . In 2014 , Leo Renier negotiated with the Department of Tourism the initial funding of the restoration of the 3 remaining Spanish organs in Cebu : Argao , Dalaguete and Boljoon . The first two have been dismantled ( Sept.1-10 , 2015 ) and were transported to the workshop of the Diego Cera Organ Builders . With the help of Prof.Guido Dedene and Cealwyn Tagle , he opened a website “ Organographia Philipiniana ” with a complete inventory of all the pipe organs in the Philippines , to bring the country back on the map of Iberian Organ tradition ( together with Spain , Portugal , Mexico , Latin America ) .
Our Lady Help of Christians Church , Tile Cross . Our Lady Help of Christians is a Grade II* listed catholic church in Tile Cross , Birmingham . Built in 1966-1967 and designed by Richard Gilbert Scott of Giles Scott , Son and Partner . The church is active with Sunday mass at 10:00 and 18:00 . The nearby Our Lady 's Catholic Primary School is associated with the church . Architecture . The church was designed by Richard Gilbert Scott , son of renowned architect Giles Gilbert Scott . It has a subtly polygonal T-shaped plan which allows a forward altar surrounded by the congregation . Above the altar the roof is partly formed by extraordinary curved serrated ribbed trusses of reinforced concrete , faced externally with copper cladding . Inside the stained glass is by John Chrestien . The church demonstrates many of the ideas enshrined in `` De Sacra Liturgia '' of 1963 and the Catholic Church 's pronouncements on forward altars and centralised planning made in 1964 , but it is no mere auditorium of worship ; every element is carefully conceived , demonstrating and integration of architecture , engineering and stained glass art . The building featured in the book , `` 100 Buildings , 100 Years '' , published by the Twentieth Century Society in 2014 . Organ . The church has a Rowntree & Brennan II Box Organ dating from 1975 . A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register .
Josiah Quincy ( New Hampshire ) . Josiah Quincy ( March 7 , 1793 – January 19 , 1875 ) was an American politician and lawyer who served as the President of the New Hampshire Senate . Quincy was born March 7 , 1793 in Lenox , Massachusetts , and moved to Rumney , New Hampshire after being admitted to the bar . Quincy died on January 19 , 1875 in Rumney .
Skåneleden . The Skåneleden Trail is a long distance walking trail that stretches all over the beautiful countryside of Skåne , situated in the very south of Sweden . The trail is over 1000 kilometres long and divided into five separate trails , with a total of over 90 sections . The trail can easily be recognized by the orange trail marks along the footpath . The trail runs from the west to east and from north to south and passes through a highly diversified landscape such as rocky coastlines , undulating ridges , deep forests and white sandy beaches . Throughout the trail , there are about 90 permanent windshields for overnighting . The Skåneleden Trail is included in the 5000 kilometre long North Sea Trail , which passes through Sweden , Norway , Denmark , Germany , the Netherlands and the United Kingdom . • SL 1 `` Kust till kustleden '' ( i.e . Coast to Coast Trail ) , 370 km ( two divisions , East and West ) , stretching from Sölvesborg in the east to Ängelholm in the west . • Sl 2 `` Nord-sydleden '' ( i.e . North to South Trail ) , 337 km ( two divisions , North and South ) , stretching from Hårsjö ( west of Vittsjö ) in the north to Trelleborg in the south . The southern section passes through Dalby Söderskog , Skåne 's smallest and oldest national park . • SL 3 `` Ås-åsleden '' ( i.e . Ridge to Ridge Trail ) , 162 km - Stretching from Åstorp to Brösarp . This part of the Skåneleden Trail runs through Söderåsens National Park - Skåne 's largest national park . • SL 4 `` Österlenleden '' ( i.e . South-eastern Coastal Trail ) , 188 km , starting and ending in Ystad . Between the cities of Simrishamn and Kivik the trail passes through Stenshuvud National Park . The northern part of the trail passes through Brösarps Backar ( Brösarps slopes ) . • SL 5 `` Öresundsleden '' ( i.e . Öresund Trail ) , 211 km - Stretching from Utvälinge in the north to Malmö in the south . A detached part of the Öresundsleden trail runs from Foteviken bay to the Falsterbo Canal . The County Council of the region of Scania is the head of development and marketing of Skåneleden Trail . On behalf of Region Skåne , The Scanian Landscape Foundation manages the trail , including functions of coordinating the municipal work and the contact with the visitors . The municipalities are in turn responsible for the maintenance of the trail .
Ronnie Cairns . Ronald Cairns ( 4 April 1934 – August 2016 ) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside forward . Career . Born in Chopwell , Cairns played for Consett , Blackburn Rovers , Rochdale , Southport and Wigan Athletic . He played for Rochdale in the 1962 Football League Cup Final .
Tomas Franck . Tomas Bengt Erik Franck ( born October 14 , 1958 , Angelholm ) is a Swedish jazz tenor saxophonist . Franck was raised in the town of Helsingborg , where he took up clarinet as a youth , switching to tenor sax in his teens . He studied at the Musik-högskolan in Malmö in the early 1980s , where he formed a group called Equinox and performed with Peps Persson ; starting in 1982 , he began playing with Fredrik Norén , an association that would last until 1986 . In the 1990s he worked with the Radioens Big Band and was the recipient of the Ben Webster Prize in 1991 . Franck has performed and recorded extensively as a sideman with , among others , Nikolaj Bent-zon , Ben Besiakov , Thomas Blachman , Thomas Clausen , Carsten Dahl , Niels Lan Doky , Billy Drummond , Al Foster , Lennart Ginman , Roy Haynes , Kirk Lightsey , Doug Raney , and Jens Winther .
Heathcote Botanical Gardens . The Heathcote Botanical Gardens ( 5 acres ) are subtropical botanical gardens located at 210 Savannah Road , Fort Pierce , Florida , United States . The site began as the commercial nursery of landscape architect , Molly Crimmons , and her husband , Jim . The Gardens were established in 1985 when the site was purchased by local citizens with contributions from the City of Fort Pierce , St. Lucie County , the State of Florida and Friends of Heathcote Botanical Gardens . They currently include a Japanese garden , Reflection Garden , Herb Garden , Rainforest Display , Native Plants Garden , and a Palm and Cycad Walk . The James J. Smith Bonsai Collection is the largest public collection of tropical bonsai in the country , with exhibits ranging from a 25-year-old bougainvillea to assorted Ficus species . Other garden plants include : bamboo , a banyan tree , bromeliads , Clerodendrums , `` Clusia rosea '' , `` Coccoloba uvifera '' , `` Codiaeum sp . `` , crotons , `` Encephalartos gratus '' , orchids , `` Pandanus utilis '' , `` Petrea volubilis '' , philodendrons , pineapple , `` Podocarpus gracilior '' , Tillandsias , and `` Zamia pumila '' .
Karen Bertelsen . Karen Bertelsen is a Canadian television personality , known for hosting various programs , including HGTV Canada 's `` Superstar '' -styled shows , `` Handyman Superstar Challenge '' , `` Designer Superstar Challenge '' and Slice Network 's `` Superstar Hair Challenge '' . She was nominated for a Gemini Award in the hosting category for the W Network makeover show `` Stylin ' Gypsies '' . She began her career on the local community channel Cable 14 in Hamilton , and then moved to CFMT . She was also a personality for MuchMoreMusic . Most recently Bertelsen hosted the `` W Expert Challenge '' and the lifestyle show `` Playing House '' , both for Canada 's W Network .
Harvard College Women 's Center . The Harvard College Women ’ s Center was established in September 2006 as a division of the Office of Student Life . The mission of the HCWC is `` to promote gender equity by raising awareness of women ’ s and gender issues , developing women ’ s leadership , and celebrating women who challenge , motivate , and inspire . In alignment with these goals , it centralizes resources and offers student-focused programming to strengthen individuals and student organizations . The Women ’ s Center is committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive environment for all genders that encourages dialogue and diversity . '' It is located in Harvard Yard 's Canaday Hall , B basement and is open to all Harvard undergraduates , regardless of gender . Programming . The Women ’ s Center also serves the undergraduate body through its support of the Radcliffe Mentor Program , Women 's Leadership Award . The Harvard College Women ’ s Leadership Award honors a senior ( of any gender ) who demonstrated exceptional leadership and who has made a meaningful impact on fellow students , the campus , and/or the community . Along with honoring a senior at Harvard College , the ceremony also presents a professional who has benefited women with the Harvard College Women ’ s Professional Achievement Award . It is given to a woman who has demonstrated exceptional leadership and distinguished herself in her profession , in public service , or in the arts . The Harvard College Women ’ s Center directs the application process , although a separate selection committee makes the final decision . The Women ’ s Leadership Award is made possible by an endowment given by Terrie Fried Bloom ’ 75 .
Lituiherpia . `` Lituiherpia '' is a genus of sterrofustian solenogasters , shell-less , worm-like , marinemollusks .
Brewton Historic Commercial District . The Brewton Historic Commercial District is a historic district in Brewton , Escambia County , Alabama . It is centered on U.S. Route 31 . During its heyday it was the largest commercial center on the railroad between Montgomery and the Gulf Coast ports of Pensacola and Mobile . The district was the early commercial area of the town , with the majority of the structures dating to the late 19th and early 20th centuries . It contained 47 properties . It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 15 , 1982 .
Whac-A-Mole ( House ) . `` Whac-A-Mole '' is the eighth episode of the third season of `` House '' and the fifty-fourth episode overall . Plot . When 18-year-old orphan Jack ( Patrick Fugit ) has a heart attack while working at a children 's restaurant , House and his team discover that he has a series of infections all at the same time . They must find out what is causing this bizarre infection and stop it before Jack dies - leaving his 11-year-old sister Kama and 8-year-old brother Will alone to fend for themselves . House first gives each member of his team one test to do on the patient , while writing his diagnosis on a piece of paper and sealing it in an envelope and giving them three hours to decide . Foreman runs an MRI , Chase does a blood culture for bacteria , and Cameron decides to play House 's game and does not tell anyone . House finds out Jack has hepatitis A . They treat him for it , and he improves , but starts bleeding out of his arm , ear and nose . Foreman extracts some spinal fluid , and when he turns the patient back onto his back , the patient 's rib breaks . The team members each run their own tests and find he has osteomyelitis . They find he tests positive for syphilis ( Foreman 's diagnosis ) , `` Eikenella corrodens '' ( Cameron 's diagnosis ) and botulism ( Chase 's diagnosis ) . They clear all the infections out of his system , but he starts having seizures every few hours . House suspects drugs might still be left in his system from when he used drugs before his parents died , so they put him in a sauna to have him sweat it out . However , his blood test is negative for drugs . The team does an MRI scan on his head to look for possible causes for the seizures , and find 20 odd tumors all over his brain . House then thinks the tumors are just pus , which would explain why they grew so suddenly . The antibiotics for the infections along with the IVIG produced a favourable environment for the fungus . The team draws fluid from the patient 's head . They find abscesses from aspergillus , a fungal infection , but they do not know what caused this . Eventually House and his team diagnose the case and determine that he needs a bone marrow transplant . Kama is not a match , but Will is . Jack tells Foreman he will take the transplant when Will is 18 and can legally decide if he wants to do this , even though Foreman repeatedly assures him that there is minimal risk to him . House then deduces that the patient will not take the transfusion because he can not shoulder the responsibility of taking care of his two siblings , seeing as he is only 18 . The episode ends with Kama and Will being led away from the brother and , most likely , into a foster care system . Foreman tells the patient that he 'll change his mind in the future . The patient then says `` I do n't think so '' to which Foreman replies `` It 's what I want to believe . '' Wilson 's car is impounded by the police at the beginning of the episode because of the ongoing narcotics investigation of House . Wilson consults a lawyer about his car , who recommends that Wilson drop House before he follows him . Meanwhile , tension between House and Wilson rises as Wilson has lost his license to prescribe medicine and House makes little effort to help . The episode ends with Wilson waiting at the bus stop as House drives by on his motorcycle . Throughout the episode House experiences pain in his shoulder , believing it to be from using his cane improperly . He asks all of his team members , at separate times , to prescribe him Vicodin , which they refuse because he is under a police investigation . Cuddy eventually gives him a prescription , but tells him the pain in his shoulder is psychological , which Wilson later claims is a result of House 's conscience .
Ancient Roman bathing . Bathing played a major part in ancient Roman culture and society . It was one of the most common daily activities in Roman culture , and was practiced across a wide variety of social classes . Though many contemporary cultures see bathing as a very private activity conducted in the home , bathing in Rome was a communal activity . While the extremely wealthy could afford bathing facilities in their homes , most people bathed in the communal baths thermae . In some ways , these resembled modern-day spas . The Romans raised bathing to a high art as they socialized in these communal baths . Communal baths were also available in temples such as The Imperial Fora . Courtship was conducted , as well as sealing business deals , as they built lavish baths on natural hot springs . Such was the importance of baths to Romans that a catalogue of buildings in Rome from 354 AD documented 952 baths of varying sizes in the city . Although wealthy Romans might set up a bath in their town houses or in their country villas , heating a series of rooms or even a separate building especially for this purpose , and soldiers might have a bathhouse provided at their fort ( as at Chesters on Hadrian 's Wall , or at Bearsden fort ) , they still often frequented the numerous public bathhouses in the cities and towns throughout the empire . Small bathhouses , called `` balneum '' ( plural `` balnea '' ) , might be privately owned , while they were public in the sense that they were open to the populace for a fee . Larger baths called thermae were owned by the state and often covered several city blocks . The largest of these , the Baths of Diocletian , could hold up to 3,000 bathers . Fees for both types of baths were quite reasonable , within the budget of most free Roman males . Bathing in Greek and Roman times . Some of the earliest descriptions of western bathing practices came from Greece . The Greeks began bathing regimens that formed the foundation for modern spa procedures . These Aegean people utilized small bathtubs , wash basins , and foot baths for personal cleanliness . The earliest such findings are the baths in the palace complex at Knossos , Crete , and the luxurious alabaster bathtubs excavated in Akrotiri , Santorini ; both date from the mid-2nd millennium BC . They established public baths and showers within their gymnasium complexes for relaxation and personal hygiene . Greek mythology specified that certain natural springs or tidal pools were blessed by the gods to cure disease . Around these sacred pools , Greeks established bathing facilities for those desiring healing . Supplicants left offerings to the gods for healing at these sites and bathed themselves in hopes of a cure . The Spartans developed a primitive steam bath . At Serangeum , an early Greek balneum ( bathhouse , loosely translated ) , bathing chambers were cut into the hillside from which the hot springs issued . A series of niches cut into the rock above the chambers held bathers ' clothing . One of the bathing chambers had a decorative mosaic floor depicting a driver and chariot pulled by four horses , a woman followed by two dogs , and a dolphin below . Thus the early Greeks used natural features , but expanded them and added their own amenities , such as decorations and shelves . During later Greek civilization , bathhouses were often built in conjunction with athletic fields . The Romans emulated many of the Greeks ' bathing practices , and surpassed them in the size of their baths . As in Greece , the Roman bath became a focal center for social and recreational activity . With the expansion of the Roman Empire , the idea of the public bath spread to all parts of the Mediterranean and into regions of Europe and North Africa . By constructing aqueducts , the Romans had enough water not only for domestic , agricultural , and industrial uses , but also for their leisurely pursuits . Aqueducts provided water that was later heated for use in the baths . Today , the extent of the Roman bath is revealed at ruins and in archaeological excavations in Europe , Africa , and the Middle East . These Roman baths varied from simple to exceedingly elaborate structures , and they varied in size , arrangement , and decoration . Most contained an `` apodyterium '' —a room just inside the entrance where the bather stored his clothes . Next , the bather progressed into the `` tepidarium '' ( warm room ) , then into the `` caldarium '' ( hot room ) for a steam , and finally into the `` frigidarium '' ( cold room ) with its tank of cold water . The caldarium , heated by a brazier underneath the hollow floor , contained cold-water basins which the bather could use for cooling . After taking this series of sweat and/or immersion baths , the bather returned to the cooler tepidarium for a massage with oils and final scraping with metal implements called strigils . Some baths also contained a `` laconium '' ( a dry , resting room ) where the bather completed the process by resting and sweating . The layout of Roman baths contained other architectural features of note . Because wealthy Romans brought slaves to attend to their bathing needs , the bathhouse usually had three entrances : one for men , one for women , and one for slaves . The preference of symmetry in Roman architecture usually meant a symmetrical facade , even though the women 's area was usually smaller than the men 's because of fewer numbers of patrons . Usually solid walls or placement on opposite sides of the building separated the men 's and women 's sections . Roman bathhouses often contained a courtyard , or `` Palaestra '' , which was an open-air garden used for exercise . In some cases the builders made the palaestra an interior courtyard , and in other cases the builders placed the palaestra in front of the bathhouse proper and incorporated it into the formal approach . Sometimes the palestra held a swimming pool . Most often a colonnade outlined the palaestra 's edges . Republican bathhouses often had separate bathing facilities for women and men , but by the 1st century AD mixed bathing was common and is a practice frequently referred to in Martial and Juvenal , as well as in Pliny and Quintilian . However , gender separation might have been restored by Emperor Hadrian but there is evidence it was n't . To many Roman moralists , baths illustrated how far the Rome of their own day had fallen into decline and so became a negative image ; Cato the Elder publicly attacked Scipio Africanus for his use of the bathhouses . Roman bathhouses offered amenities in addition to the bathing ritual . Ancillary spaces in the bathhouse proper housed food and perfume-selling booths , libraries , and reading rooms . Stages accommodated theatrical and musical performances . Adjacent stadia provided spaces for exercise and athletic competitions . Inside the bathhouses proper , marble mosaics tiled the elegant floors . The stuccoed walls frequently sported frescoes of trees , birds , and other pastoral images . Sky-blue paint , gold stars , and celestial imagery adorned interior domes . Statuary and fountains decorated the interior and exterior . The Romans also developed baths in their colonies , taking advantage of the natural hot springs occurring in Europe to construct baths at Aix and Vichy in France , Bath and Buxton in England , Aachen and Wiesbaden in Germany , Baden , Austria , and Aquincum , Hungary , among other locations . These baths became centers for recreational and social activities in Roman communities . Libraries , lecture halls , gymnasiums , and formal gardens became part of some bath complexes . In addition , the Romans used the hot thermal waters to relieve their suffering from rheumatism , arthritis , and overindulgence in food and drink . Thus the Romans elevated bathing to a fine art , and their bathhouses physically reflected these advancements . The Roman bath , for instance , included a far more complex ritual than a simple immersion or sweating procedure . The various parts of the bathing ritual ( undressing , bathing , sweating , receiving a massage and resting ) , required separate rooms which the Romans built to accommodate those functions . The segregation of the sexes and the additions of diversions not directly related to bathing also had a direct impact on the shape and form of bathhouses . The elaborate Roman bathing ritual and its resultant architecture served as precedents for later European and American bathing facilities . Formal garden spaces and opulent architectural arrangement equal to those of the Romans re-appeared in Europe by the end of the eighteenth century . Major American spas followed suit a century later . Criticism and concerns . While the baths were enjoyed by almost every Roman , there were those who criticized them . The water was not renewed often and the remains of oil , dirt or even excrement were kept warm , providing a milieu for bacteria . The emperor Marcus Aurelius complained about the dirtiness . Celsus , while commending its therapeutic virtues , warns not to go with a fresh wound , because of the risk of gangrene . And it was said that 'Wine , women , warmth , to life destruction give , But it is by wine , women , warmth that we live ' The objections of the philosopher Seneca were instead about the associated noise that interrupted his work when he resided above a bath .
Siege of Maastricht ( 1793 ) . The Siege of Maastricht was a siege of the city of Maastricht in 1793 , marking the final action of the 1793 campaign of the War of the First Coalition . The city was successfully defended against the French Republic by a French Royalist force . Course . It was the last of several Republican sieges of the town during 1793 . Charles-François Dumouriez was attempting to invade Holland and had put Francisco de Miranda in command of a Republican force sent to Maastricht . Miranda hoped to take the city in a few days with only 15,000 men and invested it from the Wyck suburb side . The city 's governor was Jean Thérèse de Beaumont d'Autichamp , a former cavalry general in the French royal army and his forces were ready for the siege . Miranda wrote demanding that Autichamp surrender , adding that city would capitulate after the tenth bomb fired , despite Miranda only having four 16 pounders and ten mortars and shot which was of the wrong caliber for the mortars . On 27 February 1793 , the Republican lines were themselves besieged by 50,000 Austrians and 20,000 Prussians , whose arrival Miranda had not foreseen . He ordered a retreat .
Varpe . Varpe is a village in Saaremaa Parish , Saare County in western Estonia . Before the administrative reform in 2017 , the village was in Lääne-Saare Parish .
Vanessa Lann . Vanessa Lann is an American composer living in the Netherlands . She is known for contemporary compositions for underutilized instruments such as the clarinet , bassoon and toy piano . Her compositions have been broadcast on radio , recorded on compact discs , and performed in music festivals in Europe and North America . She has written numerous types of compositions , including concertos and operas . In 1990 , she was musical director at the American Repertory Theater . Reviewer David Toub described her music as `` expertly performed '' . `` New York Times '' music reviewer Allan Kozinn described her composition `` Is a Bell ... a Bell ? '' as a `` propulsively rhythmic score '' which was charming with its use of two toy pianos to bring out `` different timbral qualities . '' Music reviewer Jed Distler described her compositions as `` gracious keyboard writing and humor . '' Dutch music critic for the prominent daily newspaper `` de Volkskrant '' , Frits van der Waa , has reviewed her music on numerous occasions . He described her hour-long opera `` The Silence of Saar '' in 2013 as an `` endless series of mind-numbing variations , '' he described her music in 2005 as `` intense but sweet juicy tension , '' and her composition for the Delft Chamber Music Festival in 2007 as `` beautiful . ''
Rythm Syndicate . Rythm Syndicate ( the official and purposely misspelled version of the band name , used on their albums , singles , and publicity material , spelled `` rhythm '' without the first `` h '' ) is an R & B group from Connecticut , United States consisting of singer Evan Rogers , guitarist/keyboardist Carl Sturken , second guitarist Mike McDonald ( also handling backing vocals ) , bassist John Nevin , saxophonist Rob Mingrino , and drummer Kevin Cloud . Rogers and Sturken were already well-established producers and songwriters , having helmed many well-received albums during the mid to late-1980s , with Rogers having also released sporadic solo albums during the decade . The group plans to reunite for a one-off live performance in their home state of Connecticut at the Mohegan Sun Wolf Den . The original restored `` Rythm '' spelling will be used for this gig to avoid confusion with another band in Ohio using the same name using `` Rhythm '' . When the reunion will happen will depend on Sturken and Rogers ' currently busy schedule of writing and producing for other artists . The predecessor band to Rythm Syndicate , Too Much Too Soon , reunited on April 20 , 2013 at the Elks BPO Rockville Lodge in Ellington , CT with surviving members Kevin Cloud , David Nevin ( who died in 2015 ) , Evan Rogers , Carl Sturken , John `` Noodle '' Nevin , and Kirk Cloud performing ( keyboardist Keith Cloud died in 1996 ) . The group had two hits in 1991 : `` P.A.S.S.I.O.N . `` , which reached number 2 on the `` Billboard '' Hot 100 and `` Hey Donna '' , which attained number 13 . `` P.A.S.S.I.O.N . '' peaked at number 58 in the UK Singles Chart in July 1991 . The group 's releases were on the Impact Records label .
Neoregelia 'Rouge ' . 'Rouge ' is a hybrid cultivar of the genus `` Neoregelia '' in the Bromeliad family .
Niger Delta People 's Volunteer Force . The Niger Delta People 's Volunteer Force is one of the largest armed groups in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria and is composed primarily of members of the region 's largest ethnic group , the Ijaw . The group was founded in 2004 in an attempt to gain more control over the region 's vast petroleum resources , particularly in Delta State . The NDPVF has frequently demanded a greater share of the oil wealth from both the state and federal government and has occasionally supported independence for the Delta region . Until 2005 the group was spearheaded by their presently incarcerated charismatic leader , Alhaji Mujahid Dokubo-Asari , who is viewed by many Delta residents as a folk hero . Founding and initial conflict . The NDPVF 's strongly Ijaw agenda has led to conflict with both the Nigerian state and federal governments , as well as with neighboring ethnic groups , notably long-time rivals the Itsekiri . This rivalry precipitated a number of conflicts in the region , centered primarily around the cities of Warri and subsequently the 'oil capital ' of Port Harcourt . The issue of local government ward allocation has proven particularly contentious , as the Ijaw feel that the way in which wards have been allocated ensures that their superior numbers will not be reflected in the number of wards controlled by politicians of Ijaw ethnicity . Control of the city of Warri , the largest metropolitan area in Delta State and therefore a prime source of political patronage , has been an especially fiercely contested prize . This has given birth to heated disputes between the Ijaw , the Itsekiri and the Urhobo about which of the three groups are `` truly '' indigenous to the Warri region , with the underlying presumption being that the `` real '' indigenes should have control of the levers of power , regardless of the fact that all three groups enjoy ostensibly equal political rights in their places of residence . Prior to 2003 , the center of regional violence was Warri . However , after the violent convergence of NDPVF with the Niger Delta Vigilante ( NDV ) led by Ateke Tom ( the NDV is also composed primarily of Ijaws ) , conflict became focused on Port Harcourt and outlying towns . The two groups dwarf a plethora of smaller militias supposedly numbering more than one hundred . All of the groups are constituted mostly by disaffected young men from Warri , Port Harcourt , and their sub-urban areas . Although the smaller groups are autonomous from within , they have formed alliances with and are largely controlled from above by either Asari and his NDPVF or Tom 's NDV who provide military support and instruction . The NDPFV attempted control such resources primarily through oil `` bunkering '' , a process in which a petroleum pipeline is tapped and the petroleum extracted onto a barge . Bunkering is illegal in the eyes of both the Nigerian state and the petroleum corporations , but is justified by the militias on the basis that they are being exploited and have not received adequate profits from the monstrously profitable but ecologically destructive petroleum industry . Bunkered petroleum is usually sold for profit , usually to destinations in West Africa , but also further afield . Bunkering is a fairly common practice in the Delta but in this case the militia groups are the primary 'perpetrators ' . The intense confrontation between the NDPVF and NDV seems to have been brought about by Asari ’ s political falling out with the NDPVF ’ s financial supporter Peter Odili , governor of Rivers State following the April 2003 local and state elections . After Asari publicly criticized the election process as fraudulent , the Odili government withdrew its financial support from the NDPVF and began to support Tom ’ s NDV , effectively launching a paramilitary campaign against the NDPVF .
Hélder Castro . Hélder Fernando Ferreira de Castro ( born 24 January 1986 in Fiães ( Santa Maria da Feira ) ) is a Portuguese footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder .
Puya eryngioides . `` Puya eryngioides '' is a species of plant in the Bromeliaceae family . It is endemic to Ecuador . Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland . It is threatened by habitat loss .
List of awards and nominations received by Alice in Chains . This is a list of awards and nominations earned by American rock band Alice in Chains . Alice in Chains has received ten Grammy nominations . Their first nomination was for the song `` Man in the Box '' , nominated for Best Hard Rock Performance in 1992 . The album `` Dirt '' was nominated in the same category in 1993 . Six more songs were nominated between 1995 and 2011 . The album `` Jar of Flies '' was nominated for Best Recording Package in 1995 , and the album `` The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here '' was nominated for Best Engineered Album , Non Classical in 2014 . The music video for the song `` Would ? `` , Alice in Chains ' contribution to the 1992 film `` Singles '' , won the award for Best Video from a Film at the 1993 MTV Video Music Awards . In 2009 they won the `` Kerrang ! '' Icon award , and in 2010 they won two `` Revolver '' Golden Gods awards for `` Black Gives Way to Blue '' . American Music Awards . The American Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony created by Dick Clark in 1973 . Concrete Foundations Awards . The Concrete Foundations Awards was an awards ceremony held by the Foundations Forum to recognize the significant contributions made by key artists to the heavy metal genre and the music industry as a whole . Northwest Area Music Awards . The Northwest Area Music Awards ( NAMA ) was an awards ceremony held by the Northwest Area Music Association . Alice in Chains received nine nominations in 1991 and won one award . The other eight nominations are unknown . SPIN 's Readers ' Poll Awards . The SPIN 's Readers ' Poll is an awards held annually by American music magazine SPIN . Billboard Music Awards . The Billboard Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony held by `` Billboard '' magazine . Kerrang ! Awards . The Kerrang ! Awards is an annual awards ceremony held by `` Kerrang ! `` , a British rock magazine . Fryderyk Awards . The Fryderyk Awards is an annual awards ceremony held by the Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry . Metal Storm Awards . The `` Metal Storm '' Awards is an annual awards held by `` Metal Storm '' , an Estonian heavy metal magazine . Revolver Golden Gods Awards . The `` Revolver '' Golden Gods Awards is an annual awards ceremony held by `` Revolver '' , an American hard-rock and heavy metal magazine . Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards . The Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards is an annual awards ceremony held by `` Metal Hammer '' , a British heavy metal magazine . Loudwire Music Awards . The Loudwire Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony held by Loudwire , an American music website . Juno Awards . The Juno Awards are presented by the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences . Grammy Awards . The Grammy Awards are awarded annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences . MTV Video Music Awards . The MTV Video Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony established in 1984 by MTV .
Mpondo Revolt ( 1950-1962 ) . Ngquza Hill Massacre ( also called Ingquza Hill Massacre ) occurred on 6 June 1960 , on the Ngquza Hill near Flagstaff and Lusikisiki in the then Eastern Pondoland ( today part of Eastern Cape ) . After years of dissatisfaction and opposition to the application of the Apartheid government 's Land Rehabilitation Programme/Betterment Scheme ; the use of chiefs by the apartheid state ; and the Bantu Authorities Act of 1951 which meant that Transkei would gain independence , a group of Mpondo men and women gathered on Ngquza Hill to attend a meeting by iKongo ( congress ) , a movement formed to fight for the rights of the Mpondo people in Eastern Pondoland . The peaceful gathering was met with a violent response from the state . Two military aircraft bombarded the villagers with teargas and smoke bombs , while armed policemen surrounded the crowd . Eleven people died , 58 were injured and twenty three people arrested . Preceding events . The Ngquza Hill Massacre represents the height of revolts against the white apartheid state known as the Mpondo Revolts . The Mpondo Revolts were a series of rebellions and resistances to the apartheid government 's policies in the 1950-1960s . One of the reasons given for these revolts is the Rehabilitation/Betterment Scheme . The Betterment Scheme was a result of the Native Trust and Land Act which came into being in 1936 . This act led to the establishment of the South African Native Trust ( SANT ) which sought to purchase additional land which would increase the 7 % prescribed by the Natives Land Act of 1913 to 13 % of the South African land surface . In 1939 , the state embarked on a policy of conservation measures known as `` Betterment '' . This scheme was about resettlements , stock control , rotational grazing , fencing of grazing land , culling , regular dipping and promotion of government-sponsored cattle sales . The scheme was implemented by magistrates in the villages but they were met with 'cold silence ' in the early 1940s . However , it was in 1947 that it was first applied to the Transkei in Butterworth . The first resistance to the rehabilitation happened in Mount Ayliff as early as 1942 . The amaXesibe formed an organisation known as iKongo which sought to fight to protect their land in 1947. iKongo would later be adopted in Pondoland as the Mpondo people wanted to protect their land from the South African government in the 1950s and 1960s . The Bantu Authorities Act of 1951 deepened the resistance to the Betterment Scheme . The introduction of the act meant that the tribal leaders were the extended arm of the South African apartheid government . The chiefs were used to implement the plans of the state and were less accountable to the people . Additionally , the system increased taxes , shifted away from elected authority and saw a reduction in popular participation . The Bantu Authorities system was imposed from outside with little consultation with the people of Pondoland . Chiefs were also known to accept bribes from the government and private companies in return for allotting people land . In early March 1960 , thousands of Mpondo people gathered on various parts of Pondoland on the day the apartheid government-created Isisekelo Tribal Authority was due to begin operations in Bizana . The movement became known as Intaba ( Mountain ) when it was not called iKongo , because it hosted its meetings on mountainous areas . Some members of iKongo , such as Anderson Ganyile , were ANC members , but there was no evidence that the movement had any affiliations to the ANC . While the initial meeting was held in Bizana at Mount Nonqulwana , other mountains/hills like Ngquza , Nqindili and Ndlovu also hosted meetings . Wealthy individuals such as chiefs and traders were expected to contribute large sums to the movement while evangelists and teachers who had been politicised through Bantu Education took leadership roles . It became apparent to the iKhongo/mountain committees that there were government agents within their ranks and their activities were reported to the magistrates . The iKongo agreed that if these members did not co-operate they would be burned or killed . Between March and June 1960 , late ANC stalwart Govan Mbeki reported that 27 kraals and 22 people , including two chiefs , headman , five police informants and bodyguards were burnt . The Massacre . On 6 June 1960 , thousands Mpondo tribesmen heeded a call for a mass meeting to discuss the violence in Pondoland , as well as the Bantu Authorities Act of 1951 and the Betterment Scheme at Ngquza Hill between Flagstaff and Lusikisiki with the iKongo . The meeting was disrupted by airplanes which dropped smoke bombs and teargas while armed police officers surrounded the meeting . Although the people at the meeting raised a white flag to signal peace , the police opened fire . 11 people were killed , 58 were injured and twenty-three arrested . Shortly after the massacre , violence broke out in the Flagstaff District where a police patrol was ambushed and stoned by angry Mpondo people . The police retaliated by shooting at them . Two police officers were injured and one headman was arrested . In November 1960 , further violence by police disrupted a meeting in Ngqindile near Flagstaff . The Chief and his Indunas ( headmen ) were violently killed , others were wounded and ten huts in the kraal were burnt down . Several violent clashes took place in Bala near Flagstaff and police officials were rushed to the area while military aircraft monitored the meeting by hovering over the mountains . Aftermath . After the massacre a commission of Inquiry was set up in mid-July to investigate the Ngquza Hill Massacre and hear the grievances of the people of Eastern Pondoland . The Mpondo people demanded the removal of Bantu Authorities , the removal of Paramount Chief Botha Sigcau , a relief from taxes , and representation in the South African government . On 11 October , the commission of Inquiry declared to a group of 15000 people that the grievances of the people of Pondoland were unacceptable . On 25 October , a meeting of 6000 people rejected the findings of the commission and initiated a boycott of white traders . On 1 November 1960 , all white business were boycotted in Bizana . The boycott ended in January 1961 . The Bantu Authorities System collapsed in Bizana , Lusikisiki and Flagstaff in mid-July 1960 . The Mountain committee/ iKongo took over the local judicial and administrative functions in the absence of chiefs . They set up people 's courts , allocated land and hut sites , punished the informers and supporters of the Tribal Authorities System . In September 1960 , the iKongo organised a census boycott and sent a petition to the United Nations . On 30 November 1960 , the South African apartheid government declared a State of Emergency in Flagstaff , Bizana , Ntabankulu , Lusikisiki and Mount Ayliff . Entrance to these districts without a permit was prohibited . The government blocked all entrances to these towns . Chiefs and headman were granted more power and any rebellion was suppressed . 30 people were sentenced to death and only nine of these sentences were cancelled . In March 1997 , Ngquza Hill Massacre survivor , Clememt Xabu , addressed the Truth and Reconciliation Commission . Xabu described the gathering as peaceful and narrated the terror around the massacre . `` Some of us were able to run into the forest . There were people around the whole mountain shooting at us . People were injured . We carried 58 people to ... a house . Eleven were killed instantly , '' Xabu said . A monument which cost R15 million was erected in honour of the victims of the Ngquza Hil Massacre . A municipality known as Ingquza Hill Local Municipality was named in honour of the massacre .
The Civil Servant . The Civil Servant ( ) is a 1931 Soviet film directed by Ivan Pyryev . Plot . The film tells about the cashier Apollo Fokine , who works on the board of the railway and became the object of the attack of the wrecking group . He resists , and while sakoyazh with money suddenly turns up under the stairs and Fokine with the help of his wife gets the opportunity to take the money himself .
Liberal Party of Canada leadership election , 2003 . The 2003 Liberal Party of Canada leadership election ended on November 14 , 2003 , electing former Finance Minister Paul Martin as the party 's new leader , replacing outgoing Prime Minister Jean Chrétien . Stakes for the race were high as the winner would go on to become Prime Minister , and the winner would take a party that was high in the polls without a significant challenger . Paul Martin spent the entire race as the front runner , as his supporters had secured a lock on the party executives of the federal and most provincial sections of the party . Because of Martin 's apparent strength , several prominent candidates , such as Allan Rock , and Brian Tobin , did not go beyond the formative stages . Martin 's sole serious challengers were John Manley and Sheila Copps , the former of whom withdrew before delegate selection began . Martin easily captured the leadership with 93.8 % of the delegates . The party would be beset by significant infighting afterwards , as he and his supporters moved to remove Chrétien supporters from cabinet and even from Parliament . Martin 's initial tactics to secure the leadership were generally seen , in retrospect , as weakening his eventual tenure as prime minister . Sheila Copps . MP for Hamilton East , Ontario ( 1984–2004 ) Deputy Prime Minister ( 1993–1996 , 1996–1997 ) Minister of the Environment ( 1993–1996 ) Minister of the Multiculturalism and Citizenship ( 1996 ) Minister of the Communications ( 1996 ) Minister of Canadian Heritage ( 1996–2003 ) Minister of Amateur Sport ( 1996–1999 ) Copps , 50 , was a candidate during the 1990 leadership election , finishing in third . Paul Martin . MP for LaSalle—Émard , Quebec ( 1988–2008 ) Minister of Finance ( 1993–2002 ) Minister responsible for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec ( 1993–1996 ) Martin , 55 , was a candidate during the 1990 leadership election , finishing in second.Martin 's loss during the 1990 leadership election result and Jean Chrétien 's slim win during the 1997 election led to a period of infighting within the party , with Martin leaving cabinet in June 2002 , and Chrétien , in the face of a leadership review , announcing his intention to step down February 2004 . John Manley . MP for Ottawa South , Ontario ( 1988–2004 ) Deputy Prime Minister ( 2002–2003 ) Minister of Industry , Science and Technology ( 1993–1995 ) Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs ( 1993–1995 ) Minister of Industry ( 1995–2000 ) Minister of Foreign Affairs ( 2000–2002 ) Minister of Finance ( 2002–2003 ) Manley , 53 , withdrew from the race on July 22 , 2003 and endorsed Martin .
Nate Shaw . Nathaniel `` Nate '' Shaw ( born May 20 , 1945 ) is a former American football defensive back in the National Football League for the Los Angeles Rams . Shaw also was an assistant coach for several college football teams . Playing career . Shaw was born in San Diego , California and graduated from Abraham Lincoln High School . He went on to play college football at USC , where he was a defensive back and was named to the All-Pac-10 team in 1965 and was a consensus All-American in 1966 . He was drafted in the 5th round of the 1969 NFL Draft by the Los Angeles Rams and played two seasons with the Rams . Coaching career . After retiring from playing football , Shaw coached defensive backs at Oregon State from 1976 to 1979 , and then at his alma mater USC for 7 years from 1980 to 1986 . Personal life . Following his coaching career , Shaw worked in hotel sales and ran a plumbing business . He is the brother of former NFL and college assistant coach Willie Shaw and the uncle of current Stanford head coach David Shaw .
Darklands ( album ) . `` Darklands '' is the second studio album by Scottish alternative rock band The Jesus and Mary Chain . It was released on 31 August 1987 by Blanco y Negro Records . Unlike their previous album , `` Psychocandy '' , drum machines were used in place of drummer Bobby Gillespie , who had left to pursue a career as the frontman with Primal Scream . Lead vocals are performed by Jim Reid , with the exception of `` Darklands '' , `` Nine Million Rainy Days '' and `` On the Wall '' , which are sung by William Reid . `` Darklands '' reached number five on the UK Albums Chart , the band 's highest-peaking album on the chart to date . The album was included in the book `` 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die '' . Primal Scream later recorded a cover version of the album 's title track as a B-side to their 1998 single `` If They Move , Kill 'Em '' . Personnel . Credits adapted from the liner notes of `` Darklands '' .
Carolina Torres . Carolina Alejandra Torres Guzmán ( born March 16 , 1979 in Temuco ) is a Chilean pole vaulter . She won the silver medal at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo , vaulting her personal best of 4.30 metres . She also competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens , Greece .
William Missingham . William Thomas Missingham ( 15 May 1868 – 1 February 1933 ) was an Australian politician . He was born at Jamberoo to farmer David Missingham and Priscilla , `` née '' Noble . Educated at Jamberoo and Kiama , he moved to the Richmond River area in 1890 to manage the Pearce Creek butter factory and , in 1898 , became a dairy farmer . On 25 November 1891 , he married Margaret Elizabeth Dorrough , with whom he had four children . He served on Terania Shire Council from 1906 to 1922 and as president from 1909 to 1922 ; he was also vice-president ( 1914–17 ) and president ( 1918–22 ) of the Shires Association of New South Wales . In 1922 , he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as a Progressive member for Byron ; he was the party 's deputy leader from 1925 to 1932 ( it had become the Country Party in 1927 ) . With the re-introduction of single-member districts in 1927 , he became member for Lismore . Missingham held his seat until his death at Croydon in 1933 .
The Golden Spiders . `` The Golden Spiders '' is a Nero Wolfe detective novel by Rex Stout . It was first published in 1953 by The Viking Press . Plot introduction . A youngster comes to Wolfe 's office and tells Wolfe that he saw a woman driving a car , apparently being menaced by her passenger . The next day , the boy is murdered while washing car windows at a nearby intersection . Plot summary . After Nero Wolfe reacts petulantly to a change in one of his favourite meals , Archie Goodwin plays a prank on him by allowing Pete Drossos , a neighbourhood child , to enter and ask for Wolfe ’ s help on a case . Pete claims that while he was washing the windows of car at a stop light the driver , a woman wearing distinctive golden earrings in the shape of spiders , silently asked him to summon a police officer , and Pete believes she was being threatened by her male passenger . To indulge Pete , Wolfe has Archie pass Pete ’ s information on to the police , but the next day they learn that the same car , now driven by a man in a brown suit and hat , has struck and killed Pete . Matthew Birch , an agent of the Immigration and Naturalization Service , was also struck and killed by the same car , apparently on the same day that Pete approached Wolfe . While this suggests Birch was the man Pete saw in the car evidence at the scene proves Birch was killed before Pete , ruling him out as Pete 's murderer . Wolfe is visited by Pete ’ s mother , who gives them his savings of $ 4.30 and asks them to use it to find his killer . Archie , angered at Wolfe ’ s reluctance to get involved , puts an advertisement in the newspaper , asking the woman in the car to contact Wolfe . Laura Fromm , a wealthy widow , responds to the advertisement and arrives at Wolfe ’ s house wearing the golden spider earrings . Wolfe and Archie quickly determine that she is not the person they seek , but she is horrified on learning of Pete ’ s death and claims that she may know who was driving . Fromm refuses to reveal the information , but the next day Wolfe and Archie receive news that she too has been struck by a car and killed . Infuriated by the fact that two people who came to him for help are now dead , Wolfe decides to solve the murders . Archie learns that the last people to see Fromm alive are all directly or indirectly connected to a charity for displaced persons that Fromm supported with sizeable donations . While Wolfe assigns his operatives Saul Panzer , Fred Durkin and Orrie Cather to pursue various leads , Archie approaches those present at a dinner attended by charity officials - including Fromm ’ s secretary Jean Estey , attorney Dennis Horan and his wife , and director Angela Wright - and offers to sell the details of the conversation between Wolfe and Fromm in an attempt to flush out the guilty party . Before he can approach Paul Kuffner , the charity ’ s public-relations director , Kuffner approaches Wolfe and offers to pay for the information . Realising he has been tipped off , Wolfe rejects the offer . Saul , who has been posing as a displaced person seeking help from the charity , reveals that after he had approached Horan for help he was subsequently visited by a man who tried to blackmail him out of $ 10,000 . Meanwhile , Fred has tracked down two hoodlums who claim to have been working with Birch . On discovering that Fred is a private investigator they attempt to torture him for information , but Archie , Saul and Orrie — who have been independently following either Fred or the hoodlums — manage to rescue him . Saul confirms that one of the hoodlums , “ Lips ” Egan , is the blackmailer , and a notebook in his pocket reveals the existence of a blackmail ring targeting poor , illegal immigrants . Before the investigators can interrogate the hoodlums further , Horan arrives unexpectedly at Egan ’ s base of operations . Archie takes Horan and the hoodlums to Wolfe ’ s office , where they are held for questioning by Wolfe and Inspector Cramer . Horan tries to distance himself from the two hoodlums , but Egan confesses to the blackmail and implicates Horan as well . Egan reveals that Birch was one of the ringleaders of the operation , but that he in turn took orders from an unknown woman . This confirms to Wolfe a flawed assumption made by the police : that the driver of the car that killed Pete was a man , when in fact it was a woman disguised as a man . With the principals and several police officers assembled in his office , Wolfe reveals the identity of the murderer : Fromm ’ s secretary Jean Estey . Estey was the true mastermind of the blackmail ring , but Fromm had begun to suspect her and , after overhearing the codeword she used - “ said a spider to a fly ” - had given the spider earrings to Estey as a subtle way of confronting her . Estey murdered Birch when he demanded a larger share of the blackmail proceeds , then killed Pete and Fromm to hide her connections to Birch and the illegal operation . When a clothing store owner brought in by Orrie identifies Estey as having purchased the suit and hat worn by the driver who killed Pete , she is arrested for the murders and Horan and Egan are arrested for the blackmail . Wolfe burns Egan 's notebook to prevent the identities of the blackmail victims from being exposed , leading Archie to worry that he may be charged with destroying evidence , but all three defendants are convicted even without it . The unfamiliar word . In most Nero Wolfe novels and novellas , there is at least one unfamiliar word , usually spoken by Wolfe . `` The Golden Spiders '' contains one , spoken not by `` The Golden Spiders : A Nero Wolfe Mystery '' ( A & E Network ) . The A & E Network original movie ' first aired March 5 , 2000 . The Jaffe/Braunstein Films production starred Maury Chaykin as Nero Wolfe , and Timothy Hutton as Archie Goodwin . Veteran screenwriter Paul Monash adapted the novel , and Bill Duke directed . A & E initially planned that `` The Golden Spiders '' would be the first in a series of two-hour mystery movies featuring Nero Wolfe . The high ratings ( 3.2 million households ) garnered by the film , along with the critical praise accorded Maury Chaykin as Nero Wolfe and Timothy Hutton as Archie Goodwin , prompted A & E to order a weekly one-hour drama series — `` A Nero Wolfe Mystery '' — into production . Other members of the principal cast of `` The Golden Spiders '' who would continue in the A & E series `` A Nero Wolfe Mystery '' include Bill Smitrovich ( Inspector Cramer ) , Colin Fox ( Fritz Brenner ) , Fulvio Cecere ( Fred Durkin ) , R.D . Reid ( Sergeant Purley Stebbins ) and Trent McMullen ( Orrie Cather ) . Saul Rubinek , who would take the role of Lon Cohen in the series , was cast as Saul Panzer in the pilot . `` Nero Wolfe '' ( Paramount Television ) . `` The Golden Spiders '' was loosely adapted as the premiere episode of `` Nero Wolfe '' ( 1981 ) , an NBC TV series starring William Conrad as Nero Wolfe and Lee Horsley as Archie Goodwin . Other members of the regular cast include George Voskovec ( Fritz Brenner ) , Robert Coote ( Theodore Horstmann ) , George Wyner ( Saul Panzer ) and Allan Miller ( Inspector Cramer ) . Guest stars in the series debut include Carlene Watkins ( Jean Estey ) , Penelope Windust ( Laura Fromm ) , Katherine Justice ( Angela Bell [ Wright ] ) , David Hollander ( Pete Drossos ) and Liam Sullivan ( Paul Kessler [ Kuffner ] ) . Directed by Michael O'Herlihy from a teleplay by Wallace Ware ( David Karp ) , `` The Golden Spiders '' aired January 16 , 1981 . `` Nero Wolfe '' ( Radiotelevisione italiana S.p.A. ) . Roberto Jannone adapted `` The Golden Spiders '' for the third episode of the RAI TV series `` Nero Wolfe '' ( Italy 2012 ) , starring Francesco Pannofino as Nero Wolfe and Pietro Sermonti as Archie Goodwin . Set in 1959 in Rome , where Wolfe and Archie reside after leaving the United States , the series was produced by Casanova Multimedia and Rai Fiction and directed by Riccardo Donna . `` La principessa Orchidea '' aired April 19 , 2012 .
Tom Pagnozzi . Thomas Alan Pagnozzi ( born July 30 , 1962 , in Tucson , Arizona ) is a former Major League Baseball ( MLB ) catcher who played twelve seasons for the St. Louis Cardinals . He played collegiately for Arkansas . Besides catcher , Pagnozzi also made 40 appearances at first base and seven at third base during his career , which spanned from 1987 to 1998 . Initially a backup catcher and utility player for the Cardinals , in 1990 Pagnozzi impressed Cardinals manager Joe Torre enough to move Todd Zeile , then the Cardinals ' hot catching prospect , to third base to make room for him . Pagnozzi remained the Cardinals ' regular catcher until 1996 . While he had moderate power and was considered an run batted in ( RBI ) threat , he was primarily regarded for his defense , for which he won Gold Gloves in 1991 , 1992 , and 1994 . Pagnozzi also made the National League All-Star team in 1992 . From 1986 to 1990 , Pagnozzi played in the Puerto Rican Liga de Béisbol Profesional Roberto Clemente with the Indios de Mayagüez ( Mayagüez Indians ) . Pagnozzi retired from MLB as a player in 1998 at the age of 36 after having been released by the Cardinals in August . His offensive career totals included a batting average of.253 with 44 home runs and 320 RBI . He placed in the top five in Cardinals franchise history in catcher defensive categories such as games caught , innings , putouts , stolen bases allowed , caught stealing , and fielding percentage . Pagnozzi now makes his home in Fayetteville , Arkansas , giving extensively to the youth of the community , as well as the community as a whole . He recovered well after an auto accident on December 22 , 2008 , near his home . Pagnozzi , who was driving with Cardinals farmhand Casey Rowlett , hit a patch of ice and that caused his truck to flip several times . The two men emerged with minor injuries ; however , another passenger was seriously injured . Tom Pagnozzi 's nephew , Matt Pagnozzi , is also a catcher , and made his debut with the Cardinals on September 29 , 2009 .
Ana Corradi . Ana María Corradi de Beltrán ( born 25 April 1962 in La Banda , Santiago del Estero ) is an Argentine politician . Elected for the Viable Santiago Movement , she sits in the Argentine Senate representing Santiago del Estero Province in the majority block of the Front for Victory . Corradi qualified as a pre-school teacher in 1982 and was a nursery teacher from 1983 until 1995 . She graduated as a public accountant in 1991 from the Catholic University of Santiago del Estero and was chief of commerce for the La Banda municipality from 1992 then Director of Incomes for the city from 1994 to 1995 . From 1995 until 2003 she served as a La Banda councillor before returning to the municipal administration , acting as government secretary 2004-05 . From 23 March 2005 , Corradi was a provincial deputy , serving until February 2007 . Later that year she was elected to the Argentine Senate and sits in the Front for Victory principally alongside Justicialist Party politicians . Although second on the list , the first candidate of the Viable Santiago Movement , Héctor `` Chabay '' Ruiz , mayor of La Banda , did not take his Senate seat , leaving Corradi to assume the position .
Just You and Me ( Adie album ) . `` Just You and Me '' is the second solo studio album released by Adie on 9 March 2010 .
Yashodha Lanka . Yashodha Lanka ( born 1 October 1992 ) is a Sri Lankan cricketer . He made his first-class debut for Badureliya Sports Club in the 2010–11 Premier Trophy on 4 April 2011 .
San Bernardino Mountains . The San Bernardino Mountains are a high and rugged mountain range in Southern California in the United States . Situated north and northeast of San Bernardino and spanning two California counties , the range tops out at at San Gorgonio Mountain – the tallest peak in all of Southern California . The San Bernardinos form a significant region of wilderness and are popular for hiking and skiing . The mountains were formed about eleven million years ago by tectonic activity along the San Andreas Fault , and are still actively rising . Many local rivers originate in the range , which receives significantly more precipitation than the surrounding desert . The range 's unique and varying environment allows it to maintain some of the greatest biodiversity in the state . For over 10,000 years , the San Bernardinos and their surroundings have been inhabited by indigenous peoples , who used the mountains as a summer hunting ground . Spanish explorers first encountered the San Bernardinos in the late 18th century , naming the eponymous San Bernardino Valley at its base . European settlement of the region progressed slowly until 1860 , when the mountains became the focus of the largest gold rush ever to occur in Southern California . Waves of settlers brought in by the gold rush populated the lowlands around the San Bernardinos , and began to tap the mountains ' rich timber and water resources on a large scale by the late 19th century . Recreational development of the range began in the early 20th century , when mountain resorts were built around new irrigation reservoirs . Since then , the mountains have been extensively engineered for transportation and water supply purposes . Four major state highways and the California Aqueduct traverse the mountains today ; these developments have all had significant impacts on area wildlife and plant communities . Geography and climate . The San Bernardinos run for approximately from Cajon Pass in the northwest – which separates them from the San Gabriel Mountains – to San Gorgonio Pass , across which lie the San Jacinto Mountains , in the southeast . The Morongo Valley in the southeast divides the range from the Little San Bernardino Mountains . Encompassing roughly , the mountains lie mostly in San Bernardino County , with a small southern portion reaching into Riverside County . The range divides three major physiographic regions : the highly urbanized Inland Empire to the southwest , the Coachella Valley in the southeast , and the Mojave Desert to the north . Most of the range lies within the boundaries of the San Bernardino National Forest . From its northwestern end , the crest of the mountains rises steadily until they are interrupted by the gorge of Bear Creek . The northern part of the San Bernardinos is a large upland plateau characterized by a series of extensive subalpine basins , including Big Bear Valley , and is home to several large water supply reservoirs . South of the Big Bear area the range is cut by the Santa Ana Canyon , the broad valley of the Santa Ana River , and rises dramatically to culminate at Mount San Gorgonio and eleven other peaks that exceed in elevation . The mountains feature a steep drop into the Coachella Valley and San Gorgonio Pass – the latter of which is one of the deepest mountain passes in the United States , exceeding the Grand Canyon 's depth by over . Many cities lie at the base of the San Bernardino Mountains . These include San Bernardino , Redlands and Yucaipa in the south ; Yucca Valley to the east ; and Hesperia to the northwest . In addition , there are several mid-sized to large towns in the mountains themselves , including Big Bear Lake , Big Bear City , Crestline , Lake Arrowhead and Running Springs . Cities within the San Bernardino Mountains total a population of about 44,000 , with this number sometimes increasing tenfold during peak tourist season . Several regional streams and rivers also have their headwaters in the mountains . The principal drainage is provided by the Santa Ana River , which runs westwards into the Pacific Ocean in Orange County . Other streams flowing off the mountains include the Whitewater River , flowing southeast through the Coachella Valley into the Salton Sea , and the Mojave River , which drains northwards into the Mojave Desert . The San Bernardino Mountains ( along with the adjacent San Gabriel and San Jacinto Mountains ) are a humid island in the mostly semi-arid southern California coastal plain . Parts of the San Bernardino Mountains have annual precipitation totals in excess of 40 inches ( e.g . Lake Arrowhead and Barton Flats areas ) , and provide an important water resource for the coastal plain below . Most of the precipitation falls between November and March ; summers are mostly dry except for infrequent thunderstorms during late summer . During the colder winter storms , snow can fall above 3,000 feet , but most usually falls above 5,000 feet . Ski resorts ( mostly in the Big Bear area ) capitalize on this snowfall , the most reliable south of the Sierra Nevada Mountains . Geology . The San Bernardinos are part of the Transverse Ranges of Southern California , a mountain chain formed by tectonic forces between the North American and Pacific Plates along the San Andreas Fault . An early version of the range rose in the Miocene , between eleven and five million years ago , but has largely eroded . The range was shaped into its present form during the Pleistocene epoch beginning approximately two million years ago , with regional uplift continuing to the present . The rocks that make up the mountains are much more ancient than the mountains themselves – ranging from 18 million years to 1.7 billion years old . The San Andreas Fault was also responsible for the formation of both major mountain passes that mark the east and west ends of the range . These mountains are shaped by several primary tectonic or fault blocks – the Big Bear block , which forms the large montane plateau that characterizes the northern portions of the range ; and the more complex and fractured San Gorgonio , Wilson Creek and Yucaipa Ridge blocks , which form the rugged and heavily dissected southern parts of the mountains . Because of their large , steep rise above the surrounding terrain , the San Bernardinos have been subject to great amounts of erosion that have carved out numerous river gorges . Rocks and sediment from the mountains are deposited on the surrounding valley floors as massive alluvial fans . Regional alluvial deposits can reach depths of or more , and their permeable soils constitute several major groundwater basins . Indigenous peoples . Archaeological discoveries in the San Bernardino Valley suggest that humans have populated the region for at least 10,000-12,000 years . Several Native American groups held the lands surrounding the San Bernardinos . These included the Gabrielinos , who occupied the Inland Empire area southwest of the mountains ; the Cahuilla , who lived in the Coachella Valley and Salton Sea basin ; and the Serrano and Chemehuevi peoples , whose territory comprised land north and northeast of the San Bernardinos , adjacent to the Mojave Desert . Most of these tribes did not have permanent settlements in the mountains , with the possible exception of a few groups of Serrano . Indigenous peoples traveled into the mountains in the summer to hunt deer and rabbits , gather acorns , berries and nuts , and seek refuge from the desert heat . They established well-traveled trade routes , some of which were later used by Europeans to explore and settle the region . The precipitous Mojave Road ( or Mojave Trail ) crested the San Bernardinos east of Cajon Pass and permitted trade between people of the Inland Empire basin and the Mojave Desert . San Gorgonio Pass , which forms the largest natural break in the Transverse Ranges , also allowed interaction between coastal and desert tribes . River canyons , especially those of the Mojave and Santa Ana , provided the major means of entry to the mountains . Many archaeological sites have been discovered along Deep Creek , a tributary of the Mojave River , in particular . Explorers and early settlers . During the 17th and 18th centuries , various Spanish explorers passed through coastal Southern California and claimed the area for Spain . In 1769 , the Spanish government began an effort to bring what they called Alta California under their control and introduce Christianity to native peoples through the construction of missions . It was not until 1772 when the military governor of Alta California , Pedro Fages , became the first European known to reach the San Bernardino Mountains . Although the original purpose of his expedition was to pursue deserters from the Spanish army , he ended up venturing into not just the San Bernardinos but also the San Jacinto Mountains , the Mojave Desert , and eventually north into the Central Valley . The San Bernardinos and their surrounds were sporadically explored throughout the next 50 years or so - first by Francisco Garcés , the first known European to use the Mojave Road , in 1776 , followed by José Maria de Zalvidea , who surveyed the Mojave River area in 1806 . In 1810 , Francisco Dumetz led a small company to build a temporary chapel near what is now Redlands . On May 20 , the Feast Day of Bernardino of Siena , Dumetz named the San Bernardino Valley . This name was applied to San Bernardino Peak by 1835 , and was in wide use for the entire range by 1849 . In 1819 , San Bernardino de Sena Estancia was created near present-day San Bernardino as an outpost of nearby Mission San Gabriel Arcángel . Although sometimes referred to as an `` asistencia '' , or `` a mission on a small scale with all the requisites for a mission , and with Divine Service held regularly on days of obligation , except that it lacked a resident priest '' , San Bernardino was really just an `` estancia '' , or cattle ranch . In 1820 , a -long irrigation ditch or `` zanja '' was dug using Native American labor to furnish water from Mill Creek , a major stream flowing out of the San Bernardinos , to the estancia and surrounding croplands . For the next twenty years , the Spanish – then the `` Californios '' under newly independent Mexico – practiced agriculture and ranching at the foot of the mountains . The high country of the San Bernardinos remained largely unexplored until 1845 , when Benjamin D. Wilson led a party of 22 men from a rancho near present-day Riverside to catch several Mohave cattle rustlers who had fled into the mountains . Wilson was the first recorded European to see the Big Bear Valley , and named Bear Lake ( today 's Baldwin Lake ) for the abundance of California grizzly in the area . The party captured and skinned more than twenty bears . Later , they found and arrested the rustlers , who were hiding along the Mojave River . Wilson 's expedition opened the interior of the San Bernardinos to later exploration , and discouraged Native Americans such as the Mohave from staging similar raids over the mountains . Beginning in 1851 , Mormon colonists began emigrating to the San Bernardino Valley . The Mormons bought and subsequently split up Rancho San Bernardino , and greatly improved the area 's agricultural production by bringing in thousands of head of livestock and overhauling the local irrigation network . In order to obtain lumber for their settlements , they also began the first large-scale logging operations in the San Bernardino Mountains , starting in the Mill Creek valley . Luis Vignes built the first sawmill in the range sometime between 1851 and 1853 . By 1854 , six lumber mills were in operation in the mountains , some as high as the crest of the range three-quarters of a mile above San Bernardino , accessed by a twisting road through Waterman Canyon . Some of these mills were driven by waterwheels , although most were steam powered . Prospectors William F. Holcomb and Ben Choteau 's 1860 discovery of gold on Holcomb Creek kicked off a flood of gold seekers to the San Bernardino Mountains . Mining boomtowns , including Belleville , Clapboard Town , Union Town , Bairdstown and Doble , were established almost overnight . Belleville even exceeded the population of San Bernardino itself for a short time and narrowly lost to the latter city for election as the county seat . Numerous mills and processing plants were constructed in the area , which became known as Holcomb Valley . In 1873 , Eli `` Lucky '' Baldwin built California 's largest stamp mill in Holcomb Valley . Although another major gold strike was made in that same year , area deposits petered out by the 1880s , and the mountains were quickly depopulated , with most of the miners settling down in the San Bernardino Valley and the Mojave Desert near present-day Hesperia . Many structures built by miners , including chutes , sluices and a few cabins , can still be found in the area today . Reservoirs and recreation . In 1880 , Frank Elwood Brown designed the first dam in the Big Bear Valley , forming Big Bear Lake – the world 's largest artificial reservoir at the time – to supply water to citrus farms around San Bernardino . By 1910 , a new dam had been built , increasing the size of the lake threefold . An unintended effect of the lake was to dramatically increase tourism in the San Bernardino Mountains , and its shores were developed with lodges and visitor facilities by the 1920s . The old logging camp of Big Bear Lake was expanded to accommodate increasing numbers of tourists from all over Southern California . Originally proposed in 1891 by the Arrowhead Reservoir and Power Company – and reportedly inspired by the success of the Big Bear Lake project – Lake Arrowhead was to be one of a series of three reservoirs that would divert water draining off the northwestern San Bernardino Mountains into the San Bernardino Valley , and furnish water to a 260 KW hydroelectric plant . Although the project was never completed to full extent , Arrowhead became one of the most popular fishing destinations in Southern California . In the early 20th century , John Baylis built the Pinecrest Resort on Lake Arrowhead . This was followed by several other tourist developments , including the Skyland Inn and Thousand Pines Camp . Most early tourists arrived by stagecoach , though in time the old Mormon logging road through Waterman Canyon was overhauled , allowing for the passage of automobiles . Development of resorts also proliferated on rivers and high mountain valleys . The Seven Oaks Camp was established on the banks of the Santa Ana River in 1890 , and resorts also grew up at Crestline and Running Springs in higher regions of the San Bernardino Mountains . Snow in the San Bernardinos was seen as an obstacle before the 1920s and practically shut down recreation in the winter . However , more and more Southern Californians braved the dangers of winter travel in the mountains , and Lake Arrowhead became a sought-after winter destination by the 1930s . Skiing did not become a popular recreational activity in the mountains until a simple sling lift was built at Big Bear in 1938 . By 1949 , a -long chair lift was built , hugely increasing the amount of skiers the area 's resorts could accommodate . Known as the Lynn Lift , it operated until 1970 , but was demolished in 1981 due to its limited capacity . Tommi Tyndall , who founded ski schools at Big Bear , Mill Creek , Snow Summit and Sugarloaf Mountain , is widely credited for introducing and later advocating the sport in the San Bernardino Mountains , as well as for bringing snowmaking technology , without which the present-day ski industry would be severely crippled during dry winters . Transportation . During the early 20th century , the roads that serviced the San Bernardino Mountains were steep and narrow , and conflicts occurred between those who believed that the automobile could provide fast and cheap transportation up the steep grades of the mountains , and those who worried that cars were dangerous and would cause accidents with the stagecoaches then in use . In 1908 , W.C. Vaughan drove up the Waterman Canyon road to Lake Arrowhead in protest of county restrictions , with police in hot pursuit . In spite of a total ban on automobiles imposed by the county the following year , Jack Heyser took a car down the narrow stage roads around modern-day Crestline in 1910 , proving that the mountains could be safely serviced by automobiles . By 1911 , cars had largely replaced horse-drawn carts as the primary mode of transport in the mountains , and new toll roads were constructed through the range to service them . Among the first were roads through Cajon Pass , City Creek Canyon ( SR 330 ) , and Mill Creek and Santa Ana Canyons ( SR 38 ) . The largest and most famous road through the San Bernardinos – California State Route 18 , more popularly known as the Rim of the World Highway for as it winds through the mountains – was dedicated on July 18 , 1915 . Traveling from Crestline through Big Bear City and north into the Mojave Desert , the Rim of the World Highway is one of the most spectacular roads in Southern California , affording motorists wide views of the San Bernardino Valley , Santa Ana Canyon , and Big Bear Lake . Water management . In the late 1950s , work began on the California Aqueduct , a massive system of canals and pipelines designed to bring water from Northern California to growing cities in the parched south . The East Branch of the aqueduct passes over the San Bernardino Mountains through a complex arrangement of pumping stations , reservoirs and power stations . The aqueduct feeds Silverwood Lake , a large reservoir created by the construction of a dam on the northern flank of the San Bernardinos in 1973 . From Silverwood , the water passes through the mountains via the San Bernardino Tunnel , and drops down to the Devil Canyon Power Plant in the San Bernardino Valley , using the enormous hydraulic head afforded by the mountains to generate up to 276 MW of power . The streams of the San Bernardino Mountains are also prone to flash floods , a danger that has prompted the construction of numerous flood control dams throughout the range . The largest of these is Seven Oaks Dam – the sixth highest dam in the United States – on the Santa Ana River . In 1969 , the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers deemed the Santa Ana the greatest flood threat in the United States west of the Mississippi River because of its course through heavily developed areas . Completed in 1999 , the dam is designed to completely contain a 350-year flood . Many other dams , including Mojave Forks Dam on the Mojave River and various retention basins and check dams on smaller drainages , provide more localized flood and sediment control . Ecology and wildlife . The San Bernardino Mountains , along with the nearby San Gabriel and San Jacinto ranges , is considered a sky island – a high mountain region whose plants and animals vary dramatically from those in the surrounding semi-arid lands . The San Bernardinos in particular comprise the largest forested region in Southern California , and support some 1,600 species of plants . Foothill regions are primarily composed of chaparral and evergreen oak woodland communities , with a transition to forests of deciduous oak , yellow pine , Jeffrey pine , incense cedar and several fir species at elevations above . Deeper within the mountains , perennial streams fed by springs and lakes nourish stands of alders , willows and cottonwoods . About 440 species of wildlife inhabit the mountains , including many endangered species such as the San Bernardino flying squirrel , California Spotted Owl , Mountain yellow-legged frog , Southern Rubber Boa , and Andrew 's marbled butterfly . The mountains once had an abundant population of California grizzly , but hunting eliminated their populations by 1906 . Black bears roam the highlands today , but they are not native to the region : they were imported from the Sierra Nevada by the California Department of Fish and Game in the 1930s , in part to attract tourists to the mountains .
Intercession of saints . Intercession of the saints is a doctrine held by the Eastern Orthodox , Oriental Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches . The practice of praying through saints can be found in Christian writings from the 3rd century onwards . The 4th-century Apostles ' Creed states belief in the communion of saints , which certain Christian churches interpret as supporting the intercession of saints . As in Christianity , this practice is controversial in Judaism and Islam . Biblical basis . Advocates of the doctrine say that Jesus ' parable of The Rich Man and Lazarus in indicates the ability of the dead to pray for the living . On the basis of Christ 's intercession for believers , who is present at the Right hand of God ( ; ) , it is argued by extension that other people who have died but are alive in Christ may be able to intercede on behalf of the petitioner ( ; ) Aquinas quotes Revelation 8:4 : `` And the smoke of the incense of the prayers of the saints ascended up before God from the hand of the angel '' . Both those for and against the intercession of saints quote . Catholic and Orthodox views . Roman Catholic Church doctrine supports intercessory prayer to saints . Intercessory prayer to saints also plays an important role in the Eastern Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox churches . Also some Anglo-Catholics believe in saintly intercession . This practice is an application of the Catholic doctrine of the Communion of Saints . It is understood that some of the early basis for this was the belief that martyrs passed immediately into the presence of God , and could obtain graces and blessings for others . A further reinforcement was derived from the cult of the angels which , while pre-Christian in its origin , was heartily embraced by the faithful of the sub-Apostolic age . According to St. Jerome , `` If the Apostles and Martyrs , while still in the body , can pray for others , at a time when they must still be anxious for themselves , how much more after their crowns , victories , and triumphs are won ! '' The Catholic doctrine of intercession and invocation is set forth by the Council of Trent , which teaches that `` ... the saints who reign together with Christ offer up their own prayers to God for men . It is good and useful suppliantly to invoke them , and to have recourse to their prayers , aid , and help for obtaining benefits from God , through His Son Jesus Christ our Lord , Who alone is our Redeemer and Saviour . '' Intercessory prayer to saintly persons who have not yet been canonized is also practiced , and evidence of miracles produced as a result of such prayer is very commonly produced during the formal process of beatification and canonization . Protestant views . Therefore , Protestants believe that the instruction from the mouth of Jesus is to address the Father . Neither Jesus nor any of the Apostles ever gave instruction to address prayers to saints . On the contrary , Paul states `` For there is one God and one mediator between God and mankind , the man Christ Jesus , who gave himself as a ransom for all people '' ( 1 Timothy 2:5-6 ) . Anglican views . The first Anglican articles of faith , the `` Ten Articles '' ( 1536 ) , defended the practice of praying to saints , while the `` King 's Book '' , the official statement of religion produced in 1543 , devotes an entire section to the importance of the `` Ave Maria '' ( `` Hail Mary '' ) prayer . However , the Thirty-Nine Articles ( 1563 ) condemn the `` invocation of saints '' as `` a fond thing , vainly invented , and grounded upon no warranty of Scripture , but rather repugnant to the Word of God '' ( Article XXII ) . Theologians within the Anglican Communion make a clear distinction between a `` Romish '' doctrine concerning the invocation of saints and what they view as the `` Patristic '' doctrine of intercession of the saints , permitting the latter , but forbidding the former . The bishop William Forbes termed the Anglican practice `` advocation of the saints '' , meaning `` asking for the saints to pray with them and on their behalf , not praying to them '' . Lutheran views . The Lutheran confessions approve honouring the saints by thanking God for examples of his mercy , by using the saints as examples for strengthening the believers ' faith , and by imitating their faith and other virtues . However , they strongly reject invoking or asking help of saints . The Augsburg Confession emphasizes that Christ is the only mediator between God and man , and that he is the one to address prayers to . Nevertheless , within the apology to the Augsburg Confession ( article XXI ) , the intercession of the Saints is assumed , though direct invocation is condemned . Reformed views . Like the Lutheran churches , the Calvinist and other Reformed churches understand the `` communion of saints '' mentioned in the Apostles ' Creed to comprise all believers , the living as well as the dead . Invocation of saints is considered to be a transgression of the First Commandment . Methodist views . The Methodist Articles of Religion from 1784 , in their XIV . article , reject the invocation of the saints unanimously with the Anglican Thirty-Nine Articles as `` a fond thing vainly invented , and grounded upon no warranty of Scripture , but rather repugnant to the Word of God '' . Judaism . There is some evidence of a Jewish belief in intercession , both in the form of the paternal blessings passed down from Abraham to his children , and 2 Maccabees , where Judas Maccabaeus sees the dead Onias and Jeremiah giving blessing to the Jewish army . In ancient Judaism , it was also popular to pray for intercession from Michael in spite of the rabbinical prohibition against appealing to angels as intermediaries between God and his people . There were two prayers written beseeching him as the prince of mercy to intercede in favor of Israel : one composed by Eliezer ha-Kalir , and the other by Judah ben Samuel he-Hasid . Those who oppose this practice feel that to God alone may prayers be offered . In modern times one of the greatest divisions in Jewish theology ( `` hashkafa '' ) is over the issue of whether one can beseech the help of a `` tzadik '' – an extremely righteous individual . The main conflict is over a practice of beseeching a `` tzadik '' who has already died to make intercession before the Almighty . This practice is common mainly among Chasidic Jews , but also found in varying degrees among other usually Chareidi communities . It strongest opposition is found largely among sectors of Modern Orthodox Judaism , Dor Daim and `` Talmide haRambam , '' and among aspects of the Litvish Chareidi community . Those who oppose this practice usually do so over the problem of idolatry , as Jewish Law strictly prohibits making use of a mediator ( `` melitz '' ) or agent ( `` sarsur '' ) between oneself and the Almighty . The perspectives of those Jewish groups opposed to the use of intercessors is usually softer in regard to beseeching the Almighty alone merely in the `` merit '' ( `` tzechut '' ) of a `` tzadik '' . Those Jews who support the use of intercessors claim that their beseeching of the `` tzadik '' is not prayer or worship . The conflict between the groups is essentially over what constitutes prayer , worship , a mediator ( `` melitz '' ) , and an agent ( `` sarsur '' ) . Islam . Tawassul is the practice of using someone as a means or an intermediary in a supplication directed towards God . An example of this would be such : `` O my Lord , help me with [ such and such need ] due to the love I have for Your Prophet . '' Some Shi'a practice seeking intercession from saints , in particular from Muhammad 's son-in-law , Ali and Ali 's son , Husayn . A well-known Persian Shi'a hymn reads `` Z bandegi-ye 'Ali na-ajab bashar be-khoda rasad '' ( `` It is not strange that man , through servitude to 'Ali , will reach God '' ) . Serer religion . In the religion of the Serer people of Senegal , the Gambia and Mauritania , some of their ancient dead are canonized as Holy Saints , called `` Pangool '' in the Serer language . These ancient ancestors act as interceders between the living world and their supreme deity `` Roog '' .
Anthony Colbert . Anthony Colbert ( 1934-2007 ) was a British illustrator and painter . Born in Newport , Isle of Wight on 17 July 1934 , he grew up in Littlehampton , West Sussex , and studied at Worthing College of Art , and , during his National service , at Farnham School of Art . After three years working for commercial art studios in Brighton and London , he joined the staff of `` The Observer '' in 1959 as an editorial illustrator , working there for eight years . He was known for his illustrations for `` a series of campaigning articles on crime , mental health and social welfare . '' Illustrator and engraver John Lawrence said of him , `` He was an innovative illustrator who had the gift to work quickly and imaginatively so his images were very suitable for newspapers . '' From the mid-1960s he had a parallel career illustrating books , including an edition of Charlotte Brontë 's `` Jane Eyre '' for The Folio Society ( 1965 ) , and collaborations with Tony Parker on `` Five Women '' ( 1965 ) and `` People of the Streets '' ( 1968 ) . In 1967 he went to Vietnam with the Save the Children Fund to document the plight of children in a war zone , and his drawings were exhibited at the AIA gallery later that year . In 1968 he went freelance , working for a variety of clients including `` The Guardian '' , `` New Statesman '' , `` Radio Times '' , `` New Society '' , the environmental magazine `` Resurgence '' , the `` Times Educational Supplement '' , the `` Times Literary Supplement '' and `` Nova '' , as well billboard advertisements , including a campaign for Bull 's Blood wine . He continued illustrating books , including James Riordan 's `` Tales from Tartary '' ( 1978 ) , and wrote and illustrated two picture books , `` Amanda Has a Surprise '' ( 1971 ) and `` Amanda Goes Dancing '' ( 1972 ) . For twenty years he lectured part-time at a number of art schools , including Camberwell College of Arts , Brighton College of Art and Exeter College of Art and Design , and was an external assessor at Goldsmiths ' College for three years . He took up painting landscapes in 1986 , exhibiting them in annual solo shows at galleries in Arundel , Pembridge and Kington . He moved to Staunton-on-Arrow , Herefordshire , in 1988 , and later to Devon , where he fell ill with cancer . He died there on 29 June 2007 , survived by his two daughters , Amanda and Gemma , and his son Laurence . He was divorced .
1973 Cal State Fullerton Titans football team . The 1973 Cal State Fullerton Titans football team represented California State University , Fullerton during the 1973 Division II football season . Cal State Fullerton competed in the California Collegiate Athletic Association ( CCAA ) . This was their last year in the CCAA , as they would move to the Pacific Coast Athletic Association ( PCAA ) the following year . The team was led by second-year head coach Pete Yoder , and played home games at Santa Ana Stadium in Santa Ana , California . They finished the season with a record of seven wins and four losses ( 7–4 , 1–3 CCAA ) . Team players in the NFL . No Cal State Fullerton Titans were selected in the 1974 NFL Draft .
Global ( Paul van Dyk album ) . `` Global '' is a DVD and CD set of Paul van Dyk 's worldwide DJ-ing tours . The CD is a music-only version of the DVD . DVD extras ( not matched on the CD ) include videos of `` Another Way '' , `` For An Angel '' , `` Forbidden Fruit '' , `` We Are Alive '' and `` Tell Me Why ( The Riddle ) '' .
Dange Ia Menha . Dange Ia Menha is a town and commune of Angola , located in the province of Cuanza Norte .
Brilliant Earth . Brilliant Earth is a company that designs and sells engagement rings and other jewelry that it certifies as being ethically sourced . According to `` Businessweek '' it has been influential in creating a market for jewelry that appears to be ethically-sourced . History . The idea for Brilliant Earth was conceived in 2004 by two Stanford alumni , Beth Gerstein and Eric Grossberg . After having difficulty finding her own ethically-produced engagement ring in 2003 , Gerstein found out Grossberg had done a feasibility study at Stanford that indicated that there was enough consumer demand to validate the business model . The two founded Brilliant Earth in August 2005 . The company 's website was launched in July 2006 . Operations . Canadian mines are the industry 's primary source of ethically mined diamonds , because the working conditions are regulated by the government . The company initially sourced its diamonds exclusively from the Diavik and Ekati mines in Canada , but has since also started sourcing diamonds from Namibia and Botswana , where it assessed that the diamonds were sourced to the company 's ethical standards . Brilliant Earth uses recycled gold , silver and platinum materials or obtains them from co-ops that meet standards set by the Alliance for Responsible Mining . The company 's sapphires are from either Australia or Malawi . It also sells `` vintage rings '' that have had previous owners , as well as `` lab-grown diamonds '' . Brilliant Earth sells jewelry via its website as well as in showrooms in San Francisco , Los Angeles , Boston , Chicago , Washington , D.C. , San Diego and Denver . The company donates five percent of its profits to charities that help African communities affected by conflict diamonds . It also `` champions the concept of buying 'conflict-free ' diamonds that don ’ t contribute to warfare and dictatorships . '' In 2015 , Brilliant Earth helped to fund a mobile school in Lungudi , a village in the Democratic Republic of the Congo , for students at risk of working in the local diamond mines . Controversy . In June 2017 , `` The Next Web '' reported Brilliant Earth was indicating significant numbers of their available inventory as having Canadian origins , despite eight of the ten listed Indian suppliers indicating none of the so-listed diamonds were from Canadian mines . The report was initiated following an April 2017 YouTube video posted by diamond industry insider Jacob Worth , wherein he investigated the origin of a Brilliant Earth diamond he had purchased , allegedly with a Canadian origin , to the New York supplier who indicated having no records of those origins . Brilliant Earth filed a lawsuit against Worth for defamation , but the suit was `` discontinued with prejudice and without any costs or disbursements , according to a notice filed Oct. 27 in New York Supreme Court . '' No settlement is known to have been reached . The video and related content posted by Worth were also taken down .
Trifsorich . Trifsorich or Trisorik of Toul ( died 532 ) was the 9th bishop of Toul . Trifsorich succeeded Albaud of Toul in 525 , but very little is known about him . Biography . When Thierry I , king of Austrasia and son of Clovis I , ordered a special tax to be levied on all cities of his states , the bishop Trifsorich , aware that Toul would be unable to produce the sum demanded , as recent wars had exhausted its resources , resolved to ask the king for relief . He therefore sent to him one of his deacons , who so eloquently explained the position of the city that the king waived its entire contribution . Trifsorich died in 532 and was buried at the Abbey of St. Evre , Toul . His successor was Dulcitius .
Emma Cons . Emma Cons ( 4 March 1838 – 24 July 1912 ) was a British social reformer , educationalist and theatre manager . Early life . Born in St. Pancras , London , she trained as an artist and joined the Ladies ' Co-operative Art Guild in London , run by Caroline Hill , mother of the future housing reformer and founder of the National Trust , Octavia Hill . As Cons 's father Frederick Cons was suffering from ill health , she needed to work and the Guild helped her get work as an illuminator as well as restoring manuscripts for John Ruskin . Cons also tried working as a watch engraver , and as a stained glass designer but experienced harassment from men who resented a woman working amongst them . From 1864 , Cons worked for Octavia Hill as a rent collector , starting work at Barrett 's Court , Oxford Street . Later Cons moved to South London , and in 1879 she established the South London Dwellings Company around Surrey Lodge , Lambeth , near to Waterloo station . Political career . In 1889 , Cons became the first female alderman on the London County Council ( LCC ) , working alongside the first elected women members Jane Cobden ( elected for Bow and Bromley ) and Lady Sandhurst ( elected for Brixton ) . The elections were challenged by anti-suffragists , but as Cons had not been elected , she had been asked by the LCC Progressives to become an alderman , and it was difficult to challenge her position . When she voted , however , she became liable for a fine : De Souza v. Cobden , which reached the Court of Appeal in 1891 , ruled Cobden and Cons could legally be members of the council but could not vote . After this , Cons ' commitment to the cause of women 's suffrage was energetic , and she served on the Committee for the Return of Women as Councillors , became Vice-President of the Women 's Local Government Society , and Vice President of the Women 's Liberal Federation . Educationalist . Cons also helped found Swanley Horticultural College ( which amalgamated with Wye College later part of Imperial College London , a part of University of London before closure in 2009 ) , in 1892 , the first such college for women , and she founded Morley College for working men and women , aided by money donated by Bristol based millionaire manufacturer and philanthropist , Samuel Morley . Cons also founded the Working Girls Home , a hostel in Drury Lane , London , and she established various crèches and clinics for women including what was described as 'the Home for Feeble-Minded girls ' at Bodmin . Cultural heritage . In 1880 , Emma Cons , re-opened what is now the Old Vic Theatre in Lambeth , south London , as the `` Royal Victoria Coffee and Music Hall '' . It was `` a cheap and decent place of amusement on strict temperance lines '' . Through this initiative , she brought the plays of William Shakespeare and also opera to working class people . In 1882 , Samuel Morley began to take an interest in the affairs of the theatre , and in 1884 he joined the executive committee . He contributed a large amount of money to the scheme , and his business advice was of value . Morley College developed from the lectures given at the Old Vic . In 1896 , Cons devoted her autumn holiday in Cyprus to trying to help refugee Armenians , who had fled from persecution in Turkey . In 1908 , Cons became the first woman to speak at the Institute of Directors , on behalf of the South London Dwellings Company . Personal life . Emma Cons died on 24 July 1912 , of a cerebral haemorrhage , at Chippen 's Bank , Hever , Kent , home of her friend , Ethel Everest . Her niece , Lilian Baylis ( 1874–1937 ) , assisted in running the Old Vic . Her sister , Ellen Cons ( 1840–1920 ) , was also closely associated with many philanthropic schemes , and was one of the governors of the Old Vic . Plaques to Emma Cons . Plaques honouring Emma Cons are displayed outside the Old Vic on the corner with Waterloo Road and in the basement area bar . Another round blue plaque was put up by the Greater London Council , on the street wall of 136 Seymour Place , Marylebone , where she lived and worked . Today , the building is WLM Seymour Place .
Lalbagh , Mangalore . Lalbagh is situated about 3 km to the north of Hampankatta and is the most happening place in Mangalore these days The main office of the Mangalore City Corporation is also located here Popular hangouts . 1.Saibeen Complex : This mall is famous for its Gaming Zone , food joints , electronics shops , Music World , Fun City Gaming Center , Accolades Books & Library etc . 2.Bharath Mall : This mall houses the Pantaloons , Big Bazar , Food Bazar , BIG Cinemas Multiplex , etc . 3.Pabbas : This Ice Cream Parlor is well known for its Ice Creams and the innovative names they give to their Ice cream . Public utilities . 1.Mangalore City Corporation Headquarters : The headquarters of the Mangalore City corporation is located in this building . This building is very beautifully designed . 2.KSRTC Bus Stand : The state-run KSRTC buses start from here , unlike the private buses which start from State Bank . 3.Mangala Stadium : This stadium hosts some sports events of the city 4.Public swimming pool : This swimming pool is run by the city corporation . This swimming pool is well maintained and open for public at reasonable fares . Mangalore is a great city and it is the base of Mangalore Metro headquarters . 5 . Lalbagh House : This house was originally built by Mr. Rupert Fernandes then belonged to his wife Mrs. Celine Fernandes and now belongs to her youngest son Mr. Alfred Fernandes .
The Fews . The Fews ( from Irish : `` na Feá/Feadha '' , meaning `` the woods '' ) is a former Irish barony in County Armagh , modern-day Northern Ireland , based on the territory of the O'Neills of the Fews . It was at a later period divided into the baronies of Fews Lower and Fews Upper . Sometimes known as the Highlands of South Armagh , it was historically a rough and dangerous area , populated by Gaelic clans . There were only a few safe and guarded passes through these hills and they included Jerrettspass and Poyntzpass , both named due to their historic role as passes through the hills and bogland . It was settled mostly by Scots with names such as McClelland , Sterritt , Morrow , Hamilton and Atkinson during the Plantation of Ulster .
Teruhiko Mashiko . is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan , a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet ( national legislature ) . Overview . A native of Kōriyama , Fukushima and graduate of Waseda University , he ran unsuccessfully for the House of Representatives in 1986 after serving in the assembly of Fukushima Prefecture for one term since 1983 . He ran again in 1990 and was elected for the first time . After losing his seat in 1996 , he ran unsuccessfully in 2000 but was elected in 2003 . He lost his seat again in 2005 . In 2007 , he was elected , this time to the House of Councillors , for the first time .
One Happy Family . `` One Happy Family '' is an American sitcom television series that aired from January 13 until June 23 , 1961 . Premise . A meteorologist and his wife live with her parents and grandparents . Reruns . The show has aired on Decades in the past .
Bob Sloman . Robert Sloman ( c. 1898 – December 1970 ) was an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1920s . He played at representative level for Great Britain , and England , and at club level for Oldham , as a , i.e . number 11 or 12 , during the era of contested scrums . Background . Bob Sloman was born in Plymouth , Devon . International honours . Bob Sloman won caps for England while at Oldham in 1923 against Wales , in 1924 against Other Nationalities , in 1925 against Wales , in 1926 against Wales , in 1928 against Wales , and won caps for Great Britain while at Oldham in 1928 against Australia ( 3 matches ) , and New Zealand ( 2 matches ) . Bob Sloman was selected for Great Britain while at Oldham for the 1924 Great Britain Lions tour of Australia and New Zealand , he did not play in any of the Test matches on this tour . Championship Final appearances . Bob Sloman played right- , i.e . number 12 , in Oldham 's 2-13 defeat by Wigan in the Championship Final during the 1921–22 season at The Cliff , Broughton on Saturday 6 May 1922 . County League appearances . About Bob Sloman 's time there was Oldham 's victory in the Lancashire County League during the 1921–22 season . Challenge Cup Final appearances . Bob Sloman played left- , i.e . number 11 , in Oldham 's 4–21 defeat by Wigan in the 1924 Challenge Cup Final during the 1923–24 season at Athletic Grounds , Rochdale on Saturday 12 April 1924 . About Bob Sloman 's time , there was Oldham 's 16–3 victory over Hull Kingston Rovers in the 1925 Challenge Cup Final during the 1924–25 season at Headingley Rugby Stadium , Leeds , the 3–9 defeat by Swinton in the 1926 Challenge Cup Final during the 1925–26 season at Athletic Grounds , Rochdale , and the 26–7 victory over Swinton in the 1927 Challenge Cup Final during the 1926–27 season at Central Park , Wigan . County Cup Final appearances . About Bob Sloman 's time , there was Oldham 's 5–7 defeat by Warrington in the 1921 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1921–22 season at The Cliff , Broughton , Salford on Saturday 3 December 1921 , and played right- , i.e . number 10 , in the 10–0 victory over St Helens Recs in the 1924 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1924–25 season at The Willows , Salford on Saturday 22 November 1924 .
Get Dancin ' . `` Get Dancin ' '' is a song written by Bob Crewe and Kenny Nolan and performed by Disco-Tex and the Sex-O-Lettes . It reached # 1 on the US Disco chart , # 3 on the US Dance chart , # 8 on the UK Singles Chart , # 8 in Canada , # 10 on the `` Billboard '' Hot 100 , # 19 in Australia , and # 32 on the US R & B chart in 1974 . The song was featured on their 1975 album , `` Disco Tex & His Sex-O-Lettes Review '' . The song was produced by Bob Crewe and arranged by Bruce Miller . The single ranked # 100 on `` Billboard 's '' Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1975 . Later uses . The song was featured on an episode of The Simpsons .
Doc McMahon . Henry John McMahon ( December 19 , 1886 – December 11 , 1929 ) was a right-handed starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Boston Red Sox during the 1908 season . McMahon was born in Woburn , Massachusetts and attended the College of the Holy Cross . McMahon 's only major league appearance was on October 6 , 1908 , in Boston 's next-to-last game of the season . He started against the New York Highlanders at the Huntington Avenue Baseball Grounds and collected an 11–3 , complete game victory , allowing three earned runs ( 3.00 ERA ) , 14 hits and no walks while striking out three over nine innings of work . He helped himself with the bat , hitting 2-for-5 . Coincidentally , the Highlanders ' starting pitcher , Andy O'Connor , was also appearing in his only major league game . McMahon played a few years in the minor leagues . He studied dentistry at Tufts University and opened a practice in his hometown of Woburn , Massachusetts , where he died of heart trouble eight days short of his 43rd birthday .
Sollia . Sollia is a former municipality in Hedmark county , Norway . The municipality existed from 1864 until 1965 . History . `` Solliden '' with 386 inhabitants was established as a municipality in Kristians amt , when it was separated from Ringebu municipality in 1864 . It was moved to Hedemarkens amt on 1 January 1891 . An uninhabited part of Ringebu was moved to Sollia on 1 January 1899 . During the 1960s , there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee . On 1 January 1965 , Sollia , then with 356 inhabitants , was merged and became a part of the municipality of Stor-Elvdal . Name . The first element is `` sol '' which means `` the Sun '' and the last element is the finite form of `` li '' which means `` hillside '' . Thus , the name means `` the sunny hillside '' .
Rodino Oneiro . `` Rodino Oneiro '' is the second studio album by Greek singer Demy , released in Greece and Cyprus on 22 December 2014 by Panik Records . The album includes seven singles , `` The Sun '' , `` Nothing Better '' , `` Oso O Kosmos Tha Ehi Esena '' , `` Rodino Oneiro '' , `` Proti mou fora '' , `` Where Is the Love '' and `` I Alitheia Moiazei Psema '' . The album has peaked at number 7 on the Greek Albums Chart . Singles . `` The Sun '' was released as the lead single from the album on 15 May 2013 . The song peaked at number 1 on the Greek Singles Chart . `` Nothing Better '' was released as the second single from the album on 5 February 2014 . `` Oso O Kosmos Tha Ehi Esena '' was released as the third single from the album on 7 July 2014 . The song peaked at number 1 on the Greek Singles Chart . `` Rodino Oneiro '' was released as the fourth single from the album on 8 November 2014 . `` Proti mou fora '' was released as the fifth single from the album in 2015 . `` Where Is the Love '' was released as the sixth single from the album on 6 February 2015 . `` I Alitheia Moiazei Psema '' was released as the seventh and final single from the album in 2015 . The song peaked at number 1 on the Greek Singles Chart .
Dinshaw Edulji Wacha . Sir Dinshaw Edulji Wacha ( 1844–1936 ) was a Parsi Indian politician from Bombay . He was one of the founders of the Indian National Congress , and its President in 1901 . Wacha was a member of the Bombay Municipality for 40 years and was quite active . He was the President of the Bombay Presidency for three years from 1915-1918 , after being the Secretary for thirty years from 1885-1915 . He was active in various different areas , especially education , social reforms and economics and finance . In 1897 he embarrassed the Indian government by making everyone aware of their financial errors and shortcomings . He pointed out that they were foolishly overspending on military and civil expenditures . Wacha was very bright and was knighted in 1917 . He was effective in communicating with the public and educating them on the political and economic situation of India . It is said that no economic issue or financial mistake could get past him as he would always recognize the error and bring it to the attention of the people . He was associated with the cotton industry and was the President of the Indian Merchants ' Chamber in 1915 . He was knighted in 1917 . Sir Dinshaw was a member of the Bombay Legislative Council , the Imperial Legislative Council and the Council of State . He headed the Western India Liberal Association from 1919 to 1927 . Relationship with Indian National Congress . Wacha played a significant role in the early days of the Indian National Congress , helping to shape its structure and the way in which it conducted its activities . Wacha was instrumental in steering the Congress away from actively soliciting the support of India 's princes . Though Dadabhai Naoroji believed that `` the Princes seem the only quarter where we can expect to get it [ funds ] to any large extent , '' Wacha was more skeptical of any significant support from the princes . According to him , although the princes shared a personal sympathy with the Congress 's goals , the Residents ( British members of the courts ) would have quickly worked to discipline them if they took too active of a role . Wacha doubted whether their support could be relied upon and sought to support the Congress by focusing more on private donations . Wacha further worked to strengthen the Congress structure by encouraging the creation of a representative committee at the Madras Congress to draft new rules intended to give Congress a definite institutional form . These guidelines included local standing committees composed of delegates who had previously attended Congress meetings that were to meet regularly , subcommittees that would meet once a week , and the implementation of elections to select the General-Secretary each year . In the late 1900s , Wacha was sceptical of the unity of the Indian National Congress . He believed that part of the reason for this lack of unity was the structure of the organization . While attendees showed renewed interest and enthusiasm at annual meetings , this enthusiasm quickly faded in the periods in between . `` It [ enthusiasm ] breaks out sporadically at a Congress , but soon , the occasion being over , it subsides -- to be restored again for a time on another occasion . This spirit of persistent disinterested agitation all over the country is not visible . There may be here and there few seized of the spirit , but they have not the strength and influence to cohere around a central point . '' This was state of the Congress in its early stages when Wacha presided over it . Wacha lamented the lack of dedicated leaders who were willing to devote to Congress 's political goals . He observed how many figures , such as Pherozeshah Mehta , who would have made capable leaders , eschewed total alliance with the Congress for fear of damage to their private careers . Despite this lack of support from Indian leaders , Wacha did acknowledge the vital role that the Scotsman , Allan Hume , played in maintaining Congress in between sessions , stating , `` He is the man to give us steam . '' Still , Wacha expressed concern over Hume 's growing influence over Congress and micromanagement of its affairs . `` Because he is indispensable ... [ Hume ] ought not to behave as a tyrant ... He thinks in all matters he must have the upper hand . '' Wacha encouraged fellow Indians to take a more active and vocal role in Congress affairs , expressing , `` We [ Indians ] ought to be energetic and patriotic enough to make an advance in our political progress without such aid . We can not expect a perennial crop of Allan Humes to assist us . ''
Outer Plane . In the fantasy role-playing game `` Dungeons & Dragons '' , an Outer Plane is one of a number of general types of planes of existence . They can also be referred to as `` godly planes '' , `` spiritual planes '' or `` divine planes '' . The Outer Planes are home to beings such as deities and otherworldly creatures such as demons , celestials and devils . Each Outer Plane is usually the physical manifestation of a particular moral and ethical alignment and the entities that dwell there often embody the traits related to that alignment . The intangible and esoteric Outer Planes—the realms of ideals , philosophies , and gods—stand in contrast to the Inner Planes , which compose the material building blocks of reality and the realms of energy and matter . All Outer Planes are spatially infinite but are composed of features and locations of finite scope . Many of these planes are often split into a collection of further infinites called `` layers '' , which are essentially sub-planes that represent one particular facet or theme of the plane . For example , Baator 's geography is reminiscent of Hell as depicted in Dante 's `` The Divine Comedy '' . In addition , each layer may also contain a number of `` realms '' . Each realm is the home to an individual deity , or occasionally a collection of deities . Publication history . The Outer Planes were presented for the first time in Volume 1 , Number 8 of `` The Dragon '' , released July 1977 . In the article `` Planes : The Concepts of Spatial , Temporal and Physical Relationships in D & D '' , Gary Gygax mentions that there are 16 Outer Planes and describes the Seven Heavens , the Twin Paradises , and Elysium as `` Typical higher planes '' , Nirvana as the `` plane of ultimate Law '' and Limbo as the `` plane of ultimate Chaos ( entropy ) '' , and the Nine Hells , Hades ' three glooms , and the 666 layers of the Abyss as `` Typical lower planes '' . Other Outer Planes mentioned by name in the article include the Happy Hunting Grounds , Olympus , Gladsheim , Pandemonium , Tarterus , Gehenna , Acheron , and Arcadia . The Outer Planes were presented again in an appendix of the known planes of existence in the original ( 1st edition ) AD & D `` Players Handbook '' , published in June 1978 . This appendix included an abstract diagram of the planes , and mentioned the same 16 Outer Planes : The Seven Heavens of absolute lawful good , the Twin Paradises of neutral good lawfuls , the planes of Elysium of neutral good , the Happy Hunting Grounds of neutral good chaotics , the planes of Olympus of absolute good chaotics , the planes of Gladsheim ( Asgard , Valhalla , Vanaheim , etc . ) of chaotic good neutrals , the planes of Limbo of neutral ( absolute ) chaos ( entropy ) , the Planes of Pandemonium of chaotic evil neutrals , the 666 layers of the Abyss of absolute chaotic evil , the planes of Tarterus of evil chaotic neutrals , Hades ' `` Three Glooms '' of absolute ( neutral ) evil , the furnaces of Gehenna of lawful evil neutrals , the Nine Hells of absolute lawful evil , the nether planes of Acheron of lawful evil neutrals , Nirvana of absolute ( neutral ) lawfuls , and the planes of Arcadia of neutral good lawfuls . In 1993 , TSR wanted to do a series of books about the Outer Planes . Zeb Cook , creator of the Planescape universe , describes it this way : `` So there was this huge collection of over ten years of stuff that was just kind of quietly ignored with no sense of logic to it , and we figured that 'Oh , we do n't need to explain it-it 's enough to say `` It came from The Outer Planes . '' ' So [ one of the TSR designers ] said , 'Let 's do this series of books , one about each Plane , ' which would have been about 10 million books , so TSR said , 'Well , that 's a good idea , but 10 million books is not such a great idea . We 'd rather create a campaign world that 's set in the Outer Planes , ' because they had figured out by that point that worlds sold . And so they came to me , the senior designer with a huge gaping hole in my schedule , and wanted me to take this idea and execute it . 'Make us a campaign world that 's completely different from all of the ones we have… . ' '' Standard D & D cosmology . The standard `` Dungeons & Dragons ( D & D ) '' cosmology contains seventeen Outer Planes . Cosmologically , they are arranged in a ring of sixteen planes with the Good-aligned planes , or `` Upper Planes '' at the top , and the Evil-aligned planes , or `` Lower Planes '' at the bottom . Depictions usually display the Lawful planes ( or Planes of Law ) to the left , and the Chaotic planes ( or Planes of Chaos ) to the right . Between all of these sit the Neutral planes , or the Planes of Conflict . One further plane sits in the centre of the ring , the Outlands , being neutral in alignment . At the center of the Outlands is a `` Spire '' of infinite height ; the city of Sigil floats above the Spire 's pinnacle . The standard D & D cosmology is the official cosmology used in the `` Planescape '' and `` Greyhawk '' campaign settings . Many of the alternative names derive from the 1st-edition `` Manual of the Planes '' ( 1987 , ) , and the in-game explanation given in the Planescape setting is that these names are used by the `` Clueless '' , or characters from the Prime Material unfamiliar with the planes . Forgotten Realms cosmology . The `` Forgotten Realms '' cosmology was originally the same as that of a standard `` Dungeons & Dragons '' campaign . The cosmology for the 3rd edition of `` D & D '' was altered substantially so that it contained twenty-six Outer Planes , arranged in a tree-like structure around the central 'trunk ' of the material plane of Toril . Unlike the Outer Planes of the standard D & D cosmology which were heavily alignment-based , the Outer Planes of the `` Forgotten Realms '' cosmology were faith-based . The planes of the Forgotten Realms were retooled in the 4th edition to match the new default cosmology , with many of the planes or realms being relocated to the Astral Sea , and a handful now located in the Elemental Chaos . The Barrens of Doom and Despair plane is designed to be inhospitable to `` Dungeons & Dragons '' players . Even though there is little light or water , other characters from the franchise can be found here . Five deities make their homes here , including Bane ( his home was previously referred to as Acheron ) , Beshaba , Hoar , Loviatar , and Talona . The Barrens of Doom and Despair consist of a single infinite plane , with no constituent layers . It links via the Astral Plane to the planes of the Prime Material ( such as Toril ) and a number of portals directly connect it with Hammergrim and the Blood Rift . Beshaba 's realm , the Blood Tor , links directly to the Abyss . Eberron cosmology . This is a description of the Eberron Cosmology prior to the Eberron fourth edition rules . For 4th edition cosmology information , please see World of Eberron . The `` Eberron '' cosmology , used in the original `` Eberron '' campaign setting , contained thirteen Outer Planes in 3rd edition , and gained at least two for 4th edition under the new cosmology . They exhibit traits similar to those of the `` standard D & D cosmology '' but also some ( Irian , Mabar , Fernia , and Risia ) appear more like Inner Planes . The cosmology was unique in that the Outer Planes orbited around Eberron through the Astral plane , now they are floating like other planes in the Astral sea . As they orbited , their overlap with the material plane changed and access to those planes became easier or restricted . See also Chapter 5 of the `` Eberron Campaign Setting '' Like most other D & D campaign settings , in 3rd edition `` D & D '' Eberron has a number of planes . Besides the Prime Material Plane , the Ethereal Plane , the Plane of Shadow , and the Astral Plane , the Eberron Campaign Setting has thirteen relatively unique planes . Gates or portals to any of the planes are very rare . These thirteen planes metaphysically orbit around Eberron , and depending on their current location are considered in one of four states . 4th Edition Cosmology . In the 4th Edition , most of the Outer Planes have been replaced by Astral Domains in the Astral Sea . Known Astral Domains include Celestia and the Nine Hells . The Abyss is an exception ; it is now located in the Elemental Chaos . Bytopia . Bytopia , also known as the Twin Paradises , `` ( bi- + utopia ) '' or , more fully , the Twin Paradises of Bytopia , is a lawful good/neutral good aligned plane of existence . It is one of a number of alignment-based Outer Planes that form part of the standard `` Dungeons & Dragons '' `` ( D & D ) '' cosmology , used in the `` Planescape '' , `` Greyhawk '' , and some editions of the `` Forgotten Realms '' campaign settings . Bytopia is a virtuous plane of cultivated beauty , and is home to many of the deities of the gnomish pantheon . Publication history . The plane known as the Twin Paradises was mentioned for the first time by name in the article `` Planes : The Concepts of Spatial , Temporal and Physical Relationships in D & D '' , in `` The Dragon '' # 8 , released July 1977 . In the article Gary Gygax describes the plane as one of the `` Typical higher planes '' . The plane was mentioned again in an appendix of the known planes of existence in the original ( 1st edition ) AD & D `` Players Handbook '' , published in June 1978 , where it was described as `` The Twin Paradises of neutral good lawfuls '' . Structure . Bytopia is a spatially infinite plane , consisting of two layers or sub-planes . It is unique in the sense that the two layers are laid facing one another , each looking down ( or up ; the terms are relative here ) at the other . A traveller can look up from one layer and see the other above him looking back down ( or , from the other side 's perspective , up ) , provided that the sky is clear . To get from one layer to the other , travellers must either climb tall mountains , or fly . Gravity reverses when someone reaches the middle point between the two layers . Bytopia shares its borders with the neighbouring planes of the Seven Mounting Heavens of Celestia and the Blessed Fields of Elysium ; travel is possible between Bytopia and these planes at certain locations . Dothion is a serene pastoral layer of meadows and wild-flowers ; it is home to the souls of farmers , craftsmen , honest merchants , and gnomish commoners . `` The Golden Hills '' , a separate plane in the 3rd-Edition Forgotten Realms cosmology , is located here , and is home to the gnome deity Garl Glittergold , as well as Baervan Wildwanderer , Baravar Cloakshadow , Flandal Steelskin , Gaerdal Ironhand , Nebelun the Meddler , and Segojan Earthcaller . Flandal shares his `` Mithral Forge '' with Ama-Tsu-Mara . The godly realms of `` Deephome '' , home of Callarduran Smoothhands , god of the svirfneblin , and `` Prosperity '' , realm of Inari , are also located on Dothion . Shurrock is the mountainous untamed twin , home of hidden beasts and monsters . The gnomish underground mining city of `` Quarry '' that specialises in gemcutting is located here . Rangers often foray into this wilderness to slay creatures that have threatened the folk of Dothion . A number of godly realms exist on this layer , including `` Heart of Justice '' , realm of Kiri-Jolith , and `` Windwrath '' , realm of Tefnut . `` Martyrdomain '' was the realm of Ilmater in previous editions of `` Dungeons & Dragons '' . Gray Waste . The Gray Waste ( more fully , the Gray Wastes of Hades ; also , Hades , The Three Glooms , Hope 's Loss or The Nadir ) is a strongly evil aligned plane of existence . It is one of a number of alignment-based Outer Planes that form part of the standard `` Dungeons & Dragons '' ( `` D & D '' ) cosmology , used in the `` Planescape '' , `` Greyhawk '' , and some editions of the `` Forgotten Realms '' campaign settings . Publication history . The plane known as Hades was mentioned for the first time by name in the article `` Planes : The Concepts of Spatial , Temporal and Physical Relationships in D & D '' , in `` The Dragon '' # 8 , released July 1977 . In the article Gary Gygax describes the plane as Hades ' three glooms , one of the `` Typical lower planes '' . The plane was mentioned again in an appendix of the known planes of existence in the original ( 1st edition ) AD & D `` Players Handbook '' , published in June 1978 , where it was described as `` Hades ' `` Three Glooms '' of absolute ( neutral ) evil '' . Description . According to Trenton Webb 's critical review of `` Planes of Conflict '' for British RPG magazine `` Arcane '' , the Gray Waste `` erodes the sense of purpose that is the hallmark of an alignment-based philosophy . One symptom of this is the place 's ability to fade the colour from a character 's clothes ! '' Limbo . Limbo or more fully , the Ever-Changing Chaos of Limbo , is a chaotic neutral-aligned plane of existence . The plane known as Limbo was mentioned for the first time by name in the article `` Planes : The Concepts of Spatial , Temporal and Physical Relationships in D & D '' , in `` The Dragon '' # 8 , released July 1977 . In the article Gary Gygax describes the plane as the `` plane of ultimate Chaos ( entropy ) '' . The plane was mentioned again in an appendix of the known planes of existence in the original `` Advanced Dungeons & Dragons '' ( `` AD & D '' ) `` Players Handbook '' , published in June 1978 , where it was described as `` The planes of Limbo of neutral ( absolute ) chaos ( entropy ) '' . Limbo is described as a place of pure chaos where everything is in constant motion and change , especially the landscape , which can shift unpredictably and randomly rolls over upon itself like liquid . Very few places in Limbo are stable enough for normal travel . Limbo is home to the slaadi and their lords ( most notably Ygorl and Ssendam ) , and to the githzerai . Very few gods call Limbo home , as the plane is not well-suited to any sort of permanent structures . The shared realm of Tempus and the Red Knight can be found on Limbo , as can Shaundakul 's realm . The elven god Fenmarel Mestarine calls this chaotic plane home as well . Fauna include the Chaos dragon . Limbo is named after the Limbo of Catholic mythology , where the souls of the dead who died before Jesus 's death went , before he descended there to release them , but there is little similarity of philosophy between the two realms . In appearance , it is based on the Abyss in John Milton 's `` Paradise Lost '' .
Folker ( album ) . `` Folker '' is Paul Westerberg 's sixth solo album . It peaked at number 178 on the `` Billboard '' 200 and number 18 on the Top Independent Album charts . `` Folker '' marks the final chapter in a trilogy of albums for the previous leader of The Replacements , which started back in 2002 with the release of the double album `` Stereo/Mono '' . Much like that set , `` Folker '' was entirely written , produced and recorded by Westerberg in his basement studio , with the recording kept as simple and lo-fi as possible . Westerberg has stated in interviews that he wanted to create a folk album in the vein of Rod Stewart 's earliest solo work , consisting of an acoustic bass with minimal instrumentation layered on top of the tracks . Westerberg shopped `` Jingle '' around to major retailers like Target and Best Buy for use in advertising , but they passed .
Principles of Hindu Reckoning . `` Principles of Hindu Reckoning '' ( `` Kitab fi usul hisab al-hind '' ) is a mathematics book written by the 10th- and 11th-century Persian mathematician Kushyar ibn Labban . It is the second-oldest book extant in Arabic about Hindu arithmetic using Hindu numerals ( ० ۱ ۲ ۳ ۴ ۵ ۶ ۷ ۸ ۹ ) , preceded by `` Kibab al-Fusul fi al-Hisub al-Hindi '' by Abul al-Hassan Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Uglidis , written in 952 . Although Al-Khwarzimi also wrote a book about Hindu arithmetic in 825 , his Arabic original was lost , and only a 12th-century translation is extant . In the tenth century , the Persian mathematician Abu al-Wafa ( 940–997 ) wrote `` Kitab fi ma yahtaj ilailhi al-kuttab wal-ual min ilm al-hisab '' , a work on mathematics in Arabic , but he did not use the Hindu-Arabic numerals . Kushyar ibn Labban did not mention the Indian sources for `` Hindu Reckoning '' , and there is no earlier Indian book extant which covers the same topics as discussed in this book . `` Principles of Hindu Reckoning '' becomes one of the foreign sources for `` Hindu Reckoning '' in the 10th and 11th century in India . It was translated into English by Martin Levey and Marvin Petruck in 1963 from the only extant Arabic manuscript at that time : Istanbul , Aya Sophya Library , MS 4857 and a Hebrew translation and commentary by Shālôm ben Joseph 'Anābī . Indian dust board . Hindu arithmetic was conducted on a dust board similar to the Chinese counting board . A dust board is a flat surface with a layer of sand and lined with grids . Very much like the Chinese counting rod numerals , a blank on a sand board grid stood for zero , and zero sign was not necessary . Shifting of digits involves erasing and rewriting , unlike the counting board . Content . There is only one Arabic copy extant , now kept in the Aya Sophya Library in Istanbul . There is also a Hebrew translation with commentary , kept in the Bodleian Library of Oxford University . In 1965 University of Wisconsin Press published an English edition of this book translated by Martin Levey and Marvin Petruck , based on both the Arabic and Hebrew editions . This English translation included 31 plates of facsimile of original Arabic text . `` Principles of Hindu Reckoning '' consists of two parts dealing with arithmetics in two numerals system in India at his time . The similarity between decimal Hindu algorithm with Chinese algorithm in Sunzi Suanjing are striking , except the operation halving , as there was no hybrid decimal/sexagesimal calculation in China . Addition . Kushyar ibn Labban described in detail the addition of two numbers . The Hindu addition is identical to rod numeral addition in Sunzi Suanjing There was a minor difference in the treatment of second row , in Hindu reckoning , the second row digits drawn on sand board remained in place from beginning to end , while in rod calculus , rods from lower rows were physically removed and add to upper row , digit by digit . Subtraction . In the 3rd section of his book , Kushyar ibn Labban provided step by step algorithm for subtraction of 839 from 5625 . Second row digits remained in place at all time . In rod calculus , digit from second row was removed digit by digit in calculation , leaving only the result Multiplication . Kushyar ibn Labban multiplication is a variation of Sunzi multiplication . Division . Professor Lam Lay Yong discovered that the Hindu division method describe by Kushyar ibn Labban is totally identical to rod calculus division in the 5th-century `` Sunzi Suanjing '' . Besides the totally identical format , procedure and remainder fraction , one telltale sign which discloses the origin of this division algorithm is in the missing 0 after 243 , which in true Hindu numeral should be written as 2430 , not 243blank ; blank space is a feature of rod numerals ( and abacus ) . Extraction of square root . Kushyar ibn Labban described the algorithm for extraction of square root with example of formula_5 Kushyar ibn Labban square root extraction algorithm is basically the same as Sunzi algorithm The approximation of non perfect square root using Sunzi algorithm yields result slightly higher than the true value in decimal part , the square root approximation of Labban gave slightly lower value , the integer part are the same . Multiplication . The Hindu sexagesimal multiplication format was completely different from Hindu decimal arithmetics . Kushyar ibn Labban 's example of 25 degree 42 minutes multiplied by 18 degrees 36 minutes was written vertically as with a blank space in between Influence . Kushyar ibn Labban 's `` Principles of Hindu Reckoning '' exerted strong influence on later Arabic algorists . His student al-Nasawi followed his teacher 's method . Algorist of the 13th century , Jordanus de Nemore 's work was influenced by al-Nasawi . As late as 16th century , ibn Labban 's name was still mentioned .
University of Arizona Museum of Art . The University of Arizona Museum of Art ( UAMA ) is an art museum in Tucson , Arizona , operated by the University of Arizona . The museum 's permanent collection includes more than 6,000 works of art , including paintings , sculptures , prints and drawings with an emphasis on European and American fine art from the Renaissance to the present . The museum is located on the UA 's campus near Park Avenue and Speedway Boulevard . Admission is free to UA students , faculty , and staff with student ID . It is part of `` the Museum Neighborhood , '' a cluster of four museums within walking distance of each other ; the other three museums are the Center for Creative Photography , Arizona State Museum , and Arizona Historical Society ( a non-UA institution located just off campus ) . History . A university gallery at the University of Arizona existed in the 1930s . In the 1930s , the Works Projects Administration , one of the New Deal agencies , donated 200 lithographs and prints created by artists that it supported . These works formed the core of the museum 's initial collection of works . In 1944 , University of Arizona alumnus Charles Leonard Pfeiffer donated many American paintings . This was followed by the addition of the Samuel H. Kress Collection , a donation from the Samuel H. Kress Foundation , which originally comprised 50 European paintings , in the early 1950s . Museum director Peter Bermingham led the museum for over 20 years , from 1978 to 1998 . During his tenure , the museum more than doubled its holdings . Peter Briggs , who had begun his work in the museum as curator of collections in 1990 under Bermingham , was promoted to chief curator , but his contract was not renewed in 2004 . On the day after Thanksgiving 1985 , shortly after the museum opened , a woman distracted a guard on the museum 's staircase while a man working with her cut Willem de Kooning 's `` Woman-Ochre '' out of its frame and hid it under his coat while the two left . Guards realized immediately afterward that the painting had been stolen . It was found in 2017 by some Silver City , New Mexico , antique dealers , in the house of a woman who had died , and returned to the museum shortly afterwards . The museum is currently raising funds for its restoration . Collections . The expansion of the museum 's permanent collection of the museum is funded by the Edward J. Gallagher , Jr. Memorial Bequest , an endowment which has funded museum acquisitions since 1980 . The endowment has led to the acquisition of over a thousand pieces , including works by Honoré Daumier , James Abbott McNeill Whistler , José Posada , Käthe Kollwitz , Frank Stella , Richard Diebenkorn , Helen Frankenthaler , Roy Lichtenstein , Robert Rauschenberg , Elizabeth Catlett , and Robert Colescott . The research arm of the museum is the Archive of Visual Arts ( AVA ) . The archive received its first major contribution with Robert McCall 's gift of over 200 paintings and drawings to the museum . The gift was announced in 2007 by McCall , who estimated the value of the works to be between $ 2.5 million and $ 3 million . Among the donated McCall pieces of space art are `` Mars Outpost '' and `` Mars Metropolis '' .
DFB-Bundestag . The DFB-Bundestag ( National Conference ) is the highest body of the German Football Association ( , DFB ) . As football parliament it is the legislative assembly of the DFB . Structure . The DFB-Bundestag convenes regularly every three years . The term of office for DFB presidential board and executive board is also three years . The national conference is composed of a total of 259 voting delegates , including members of the presidential board and executive board , the delegates of the state and regional associations of the DFB and the Deutsche Fußball Liga members . Additionally the honorary members and the members of the judiciary bodies , the statutory auditors and the committees , also participate as advisory capacity . The national conference can make decisions if at least half of the voters are present . For the elections of the steering committee and the executive board , a simple casting of majority vote is sufficient for the decision . For amendments to the statutes a two-thirds majority is required . Venues . The 41st national conference was held in October 2013 in Nuremberg . The 42nd national conference will be held in November 2016 in Erfurt .
Leonora Jackson McKim . Leonora Jackson McKim ( born Leonora Jackson , February 20 , 1879 in Boston , Massachusetts , United States ; died January 7 , 1969 ) was one of the first American women to achieve international acclaim as a concert violinist . Biography . Leonora Jackson studied violin from childhood , with Carl Becker and S. E. Jacobsohn , and in Europe , with Charles Dancla at the Paris Conservatoire and Carl Markees in Berlin . First Lady Frances Folsom Cleveland was one of her early patrons , enabling her to study in Chicago , Paris , and Berlin . She was decorated by Queen Victoria and performed throughout Europe and the United States with leading orchestras including the London Philharmonic and the Boston Symphony . She retired from performing after her marriage in 1915 to Dr. William Duncan McKim ( 1855–1935 ) . The McKims were avid supporters of the arts , holding musical programs in their home and collecting a large number of works of art , many of which were donated to the Smithsonian Institution and the Maryland Historical Society after the death of Dr. McKim .
Nick Montgomery . Nicholas Anthony Montgomery ( born 28 October 1981 ) is an English-born Scottish professional footballer currently playing for Australian side Wollongong Wolves in the National Premier Leagues NSW as a midfielder . Born in Leeds , England he started his career with Sheffield United where he spent twelve years as a professional , making 399 appearances . Towards the end of his time in England , Montgomery had a short spell on loan with Millwall . In 2012 , he moved to Australia to play for Central Coast Mariners , and became club captain in 2015 . Montgomery represented Scotland at under-21 level and as part of a Scotland 'Futures ' side . He obtained Australian citizenship in 2017 . Sheffield United . Montgomery supported Leeds United as a child and started his professional career by coming through the youth ranks at Sheffield United . He made his début for the Blades at Carrow Road against Norwich City on 21 October 2000 . He subsequently established himself as a regular in the first-team where he became a mainstay of central midfield for the Blades . Montgomery had to wait until November 2001 before he scored his first goal for the club , coming in a 4–0 home victory over Birmingham City . Montgomery was an integral member of the 2005–06 squad that saw the Blades being promoted back to the Premier League . As a result of his hard work over the season , he was runner-up to Phil Jagielka in the club 's Player of Year awards . During the 2009–10 season Montgomery played a main role in an injury plagued Sheffield United squad eventually winning player of the season , including scoring his first league goal for four seasons in the Blades 3–0 home victory against Blackpool in March 2010 . With the club looking to reduce their wage bill , a few months of speculation followed as to whether he would leave United but on he eventually signed a new 3-year deal in June that year after reportedly turning down an approach from Yorkshire rivals Leeds United , despite being a lifelong Leeds fan . For the 2011–2012 season the Blades found themselves in the third tier of English football for the first time in over 20 years and Montgomery found himself out of the first team picture for the first time in his United career . Losing his place in midfield to Michael Doyle he was confined to occasional substitute appearances as the season progressed . With first team opportunities limited Montgomery joined Championship team Millwall on loan in March 2012 , agreeing a deal to remain there until the end of the season . However at the end of the month Montgomery 's loan spell came to an end after he sustained a calf problem , forcing him to return to Bramall Lane for medical treatment . He only had twenty minutes of game time with Millwall as substitutions against Doncaster Rovers and Leeds United . Montgomery still went on to make appearances as a Sheffield United player , including playing in the play-offs , in which the team lost to Huddersfield Town in the final at Wembley Stadium on penalties . Central Coast Mariners . Montgomery ended his 12-year stay at Sheffield United by the cancellation of his contract through a mutual agreement on 31 August 2012 . This allowed him to join United 's sister club Central Coast Mariners in the Australian A-League . He was a key part to the side that reached the 2013 A-League Grand Final but missed the grand final due to suspension . The Mariners went on to win 2–0 . Montgomery was elected as vice-captain for the 2013–14 season , and made his debut as captain in a 1–0 win against rivals Sydney FC on 18 January 2014 . Wollongong Wolves . On the 12th of May 2017 it was announced Montgomery had signed for the National Premier Leagues NSW outfit Wollongong Wolves , and on the 14th of May made his debut for the Wolves in a round 10 2-0 victory against Rockdale at WIN Stadium . International career . Despite being born in Leeds , Montgomery is eligible to play for Scotland although turning down an opportunity to play for England after interest from Sven-Göran Eriksson . He then made his début for the Scotland U21 side in April 2003 in a 1–0 victory over Austria , scoring from 50-yards and his second and last appearance in another 1–0 victory , this time over Croatia in November of the same year . He subsequently appeared for a team of Scotland Futures in 2005 , featuring in a 2–0 defeat of Poland in December . Career statistics . For the English league section 'Other ' includes games played in the Football League Trophy and Football League play-offs . Club . Central Coast Mariners Personal life . Montgomery has a wife , Josie , and two twin daughters Leah and Chloe . In parallel to his football career , Nick also run a company called in Australia that sells football related products . Montgomery possesses UEFA/AFC B and A coaching licences .
Giovanni Battista Moroni . Giovanni Battista Moroni ( c. 1520/24 – February 5 , 1579 ) was an Italian painter of the Late Renaissance period . He is also called Giambattista Moroni . Best known for his elegantly realistic portraits of the local nobility and clergy , he is considered one of the great portrait painters of sixteenth century Italy . Biography . Moroni was the son of architect Andrea Moroni . He trained under Alessandro Bonvicino `` Il Moretto '' in Brescia , where he was the main studio assistant in the 1540s , and worked in Trent , Bergamo and his home town of Albino , near Bergamo , where he was born and died . His two short periods in Trento coincided with the first two sessions of the Council of Trent , 1546–48 and 1551–53 . On both occasions Moroni painted a number of religious works ( including the altarpiece of the `` Doctors of the Church '' for the church of Santa Maria Maggiore , Bergamo ) as well as the series of portraits for which he is remembered . During his stay in Trent he also made contact with Titian and the Count-Bishop , Cristoforo Madruzzo , whose own portrait is by Titian but for whom Moroni painted portraits of his sons . There were nineteenth-century claims that he was trained by Titian at Trento ; however , it is improbable he ever ventured to the Venetian 's studio for long , if at all . Moroni 's period as the fashionable portraitist of Bergamo , nowhere documented but in the inscribed dates of his portraits , is unexpectedly condensed , spanning only the years ca . 1557–62 , after which Bergamo was convulsed in internecine strife and Moroni retired permanently to Albino , ( Rossi , Gregori et al . ) where , in his provincial isolation , he was entirely overlooked by Giorgio Vasari . His output at Bergamo , influenced in part by study of the realism of Savoldo , produced in the few years a long series of portraits that , while not quite heroic , are full of dignified humanity and grounded in everyday life . The subjects are not drawn exclusively from the Bergamasque aristocracy , but from the newly self-aware class of scholars and professionals and exemplary government bureaucrats , with a few soldiers , presented in detached and wary attitudes with Moroni 's meticulous passages of still life and closer attention to textiles and clothing than to psychological penetration . His output of religious paintings , destined for a less sophisticated audience in the local sub-Alpine valleys , was smaller and less successful : `` the exact truth of parts nowhere added up , in his altar pictures , even to the semblance of credibility , '' Freedberg has observed of their diagrammatic schemes borrowed from Moretto and Savoldo and others . for example , he painted a `` Last Supper '' for the parish at Romano in Lombardy ; `` Coronation of the Virgin '' in Sant'Alessandro della Croce , Bergamo ; also for the cathedral of Verona , `` SS Peter and Paul '' , and in the Brera of Milan , the `` Assumption of the Virgin '' . Moroni was engaged upon a `` Last Judgment '' in the church of Gorlago , when he died . Overall , his style in these paintings shows influences of his master , Lorenzo Lotto , and Girolamo Savoldo . Giovanni Paolo Cavagna was an undistinguished pupil of Moroni ; however , it is said that in following generations , his insightful portraiture influenced Fra ' Galgario and Pietro Longhi . S.J . Freedberg notes that while his religious canvases are `` archaic '' , recalling the additive compositions of the late Quattrocento and show stilted unemotive saints , his portraits are remarkable for their sophisticated psychological insight , dignified air , fluent control and exquisite silvery tonality . Patrons for religious art were not interested in an individualized , expressive `` Madonna '' ; they desired numinous archetypal saints . On the other hand , patrons were interested in the animated portraiture . Public collections with works by Moroni . The National Gallery ( London ) has one of the best collections of his work , including the celebrated portrait known as `` Il sarto '' ( `` The Tailor '' ) . Other portraits are found in the Uffizi ( the `` Nobleman Pointing to Flame '' inscribed `` Et quid volo nisi ut ardeat ? `` ) , Berlin Gallery , the Canon Ludovico de ' Terzi and Moroni 's self-portrait ; and in the National Gallery , Washington , the seated half-figure of the Jesuit Ercole Tasso , traditionally called `` Titian 's Schoolmaster '' , although there is no real connection with Titian . The Accademia Carrara ( Bergamo ) ( `` Portrait of an old man '' ) . Ashmolean Museum ( University of Oxford ) , Brooks Museum of Art ( Memphis , Tennessee ) , Detroit Institute of Arts , the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco , the Hermitage Museum , the Honolulu Museum of Art , Kunsthistorisches Museum ( Vienna ) , the Liechtenstein Museum ( Vienna ) , the Musée du Louvre , Musée Condé Chantilly ( Chantilly , France ) , Museo Poldi Pezzoli ( Milan ) , the Museum of Fine Arts , Boston , National Galleries of Scotland , the National Gallery of Art ( Washington D.C. ) , The Metropolitan Museum of Art ( New York ) , the Art Gallery of New South Wales , the National Gallery of Canada ( `` Portrait of a Man '' ) , the National Gallery , London , the Norton Simon Museum ( Pasadena , California ) , Pinacoteca Ambrosiana ( Milan ) , Pinacoteca di Brera ( Milan ) , Rijksmuseum , the Ringling Museum of Art ( Florida ) , Studio Esseci ( Padua , Italy ) , University of Arizona Museum of Art , Virginia Museum of Fine Arts , National Gallery of Ireland ( `` Portrait of a Gentleman and his two Children '' ) the Uffizi ( `` Portrait of Giovanni Antonio Pantera '' ) , and the Worcester Art Museum ( `` Portrait of a Man '' ) are among the public collections holding works by Giovanni Battista Moroni .
Geyser FC . Geyser FC is a football ( soccer ) club from Chad based in N'Djamena . In 2011 the team has played in Chad Premier League . Stadium . The club plays home matches on Stade Omnisports Idriss Mahamat Ouya . Kits . The team plays in blue and orange kits .
Jack Bee Garland . Jack Bee Garland ( 9 December 1869 – 19 September 1936 ) also known as Elvira Virginia Mugarrieta , Babe Bean , Jack Beam , Jack Maines , and Beebe Beam . was an author , nurse and adventurer . Garland was assigned female at birth but lived as a male in San Francisco 's Tenderloin District , and had erotic relationships with young men he met there , making him a notable early example of both an FTM transgender individual and an FTM individual with a sexual attraction to other men . As Babe Bean . Born in San Francisco , California to a father who was a military officer serving as Mexican consul to San Francisco , in 1897 , took residence in Stockton , California . Using the name Babe Bean and pretending to be mute , Garland got a job with `` The Stockton Evening Mail '' writing stories that focused on social problems such as gambling and vagrancy . As Beebe Beam . On October 5 , 1899 , Garland adopted the male identity of Beebe Beam and accompanied United States Army forces to the Philippines in 1899 to participate in the Philippine War for a year , writing , `` I saw war and I lived it . '' Beam was a cabin boy on the troop transport `` City of Para '' to pay the way to the Philippines . Beam became sick on the journey and was set ashore after the captain found out about Beam 's sex . The enlisted soldiers took up a collection to buy a ticket . When the captain would not allow Beam back on the ship , the soldiers gave Beam a uniform and hid Beam until they were safely away from Hawaii . Beam was discovered again and confined , but , dressed as a soldier , Beam escaped and followed the regiments to their Philippine garrisons . Beam served as a Spanish language interpreter and nurse , living in military camps with the Sixteenth , Twenty-Ninth , Forty-Second , and Forty-Fifth United States Volunteer Infantry regiments . During that time in the Philippines , Beam did not participate in combat , but witnessed the Battle of San Mateo and joined several marches throughout Luzon . Beam accompanied United States military forces to Santa Cruz , Laguna de Bey , Camarines , and Caloccan , as well as Manila and smaller garrisons . Beam spent almost a year in the Philippines before returning to the United States . On October 21 , 1900 , Beam published `` My Life as a Soldier , '' in the `` San Francisco Examiner '' Magazine . Although Beam never enlisted and did not participate in combat , Beam marketed the story as a woman soldier in the Philippines . During World War I , Beam was arrested in December 1917 at Seal Beach as a German spy . As Jack Bee Garland . Shortly after publishing the Philippine adventure , Beam abandoned newspaper writing and assumed the identity Jack Bee Garland , living as a man until death . Jack Garland was committed to social work with the American Red Cross and other charitable organizations . Garland died of peritonitis in San Francisco on September 19 , 1936 . The hospital discovered Garland 's biological sex , provoking a series of newspaper articles . Garland had a tattoo that showed an American flag under the word Manila alongside an infantry insignia . Newspapers suggested that Garland should be buried with military honors as a veteran , and Garland 's sister , Victoria Shadbourne , perpetuated the idea by suggesting that Beebe Beam had been a lieutenant in the United States Army . No record of that service existed , and Garland was denied a military burial . Trans man Lou Sullivan has written a detailed biography of Garland .
Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge . Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge ( born February 28 , 1976 in Saint-Jérôme , Quebec ) is a Canadian actor and film producer best known for major roles in Quebec films `` Nitro '' and `` The 3 L'il Pigs ( Les 3 p'tits cochons ) '' in 2007 . Profile . After participating in a first commercial ad at the age of 6 , Thivierge 's career started very early at the age of 8 when he had his first minor television and film roles on `` Épopée rock '' , `` Manon '' , `` Les annees des reves '' , `` Le Matou '' and `` La Dame en couleurs '' in 1984 and 1985 . However , it was in the mid-2000s whereThivierge started to play lead roles in `` Nitro '' as well as in the `` 3 L'il pigs '' , two of the biggest box-office Quebec hits in 2007 . Another notable role was in Lance et Compte : Le Revanche in 2006 , where he played a paraplegic lawyer defending one of the fictional National de Quebec hockey who was charged with second degree murder and later for involuntary homicide following an on-ice incident where a player died from his injuries following a check from the accused player . During his lengthy acting career , Thivierge participated in a total of 30 films and television series including `` Le Négociateur '' , Casino , `` Les Immortels '' , `` Chambres en Ville '' and `` Ramdam '' . In addition , in 2004 , Thivierge produced the film , `` Trois petits coups '' and also starred in theater and musical plays , while he occasionnally co-hosted radio shows such as the morning show `` C't'encore drôle '' on CKMF-FM in Montreal . Personal life . Thivierge was married to Quebec actress Mariloup Wolfe whom he met in 2001. the couple have two children , Manoé and Miró . Thivierge also has a daughter , Charlie , from a previous relationship . Mariloup and Guillaume split up on November 13 , 2015 after a 14 years relationship . Awards and nominations . In 2006 , Thivierge received a Gemini Award nomination for his role in `` Casino '' , while he won an award for BestSupporting Actor role in a Children 's Series for his role in `` Ramdam '' .
FK Pacific . FK Pacific was an American soccer team , founded in 2003 . The team participated in the Pacific Coast Soccer League ( PCSL ) , a recognised Division III league in the American Soccer Pyramid which features teams from western Canada and the Pacific Northwest region of the United States of America . They last participated in the PCSL in 2007 . Pacific played their home matches at the Starfire Sports Complex in the city of Tukwila , Washington , 11 miles south of downtown Seattle , and at the Memorial Stadium in Seattle itself . The team 's colors were red , blue and black .
Mombaruzzo . Mombaruzzo is a `` comune '' ( municipality ) in the Province of Asti in the Italian region Piedmont , located about southeast of Turin and about southeast of Asti . Mombaruzzo borders the following municipalities : Bruno , Carentino , Cassine , Castelnuovo Belbo , Fontanile , Frascaro , Gamalero , Maranzana , Nizza Monferrato , Quaranti , and Ricaldone . Mombaruzzo is known for the famous `` Amaretti of Mombaruzzo '' .
ISIRI 13262 . ISIRI 13262 is a standard published by the Institute of Standards and Industrial Research of Iran ( ISIRI ) in 2011 based on EC . It defines the stands for two-wheel motor vehicles .
Mike Mason ( American football ) . Mike Mason ( born February 28 , 1985 in Rocky Mount , North Carolina ) is an American football wide receiver who was signed briefly by the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League.Mason was signed on May 3 , 2007 but suffered a major knee injury after only 3 games and also was arrested He was signed as an undrafted free agent after completing his college career . Mason , along with Adarius Bowman and Jesse Holley , was part of the so-called `` Big Three '' highly rated wide receivers in 2003 . Out of those three , only Holley made it through his senior season at North Carolina . Mason is most known for having exceptional speed . He also set the school record for wide receivers in the power clean ( 320 lbs . ) and the 40-yard dash ( 4.24s ) .
Happn . Happn is a location-based social search mobile app that allows users to like or dislike other users , and allows users to chat if both parties liked each other ( a match ) . The app can often be used as a hookup app Happn was founded by Didier Rappaport . and developed by FTW & Co . The application is compatible with Android , iPhone , and Windows . The app uses a feed based upon the location of users ' phone , listing possible matches . In July 2014 , the app had 40,000 daily users . In January 2016 , happn had 10 million users . The focus of Happn is to match users based on locations where they 've crossed paths .
Robert Logan Sr.. Robert Logan Senior ( 1837–1919 ) was a notable boat builder and the founder of the Logan boat building and boat designing dynasty . Early life . He was born in Dumbarton , Scotland , in 1837 , and was educated in Glasgow . By the early 1870s Robert was foreman of a boat-building firm of Robert Steele & Co in Greenock on the River Clyde . During this time he received a commission from his older brother James who had emigrated to New Zealand in 1864 and was now based in Auckland . He was to build a small steamer , named the `` Eclipse '' , for the service from Auckland to Riverhead at the head of the Waitematā Harbour and have it shipped there from Glasgow . Emigration to New Zealand . Subsequently , Robert Logan decided to join his brother and together with his family emigrated to New Zealand , arriving in Auckland on the `` Zealandia '' on 15 October 1874 . The family settled in Devonport , where he obtained a position at the Niccol boat building firm . In 1878 he set up in business as a boat builder in Devonport , close to what was then called the Flagstaff Wharf . Initially business was difficult , specially as he had a large family to support . In 1879 he received a commission from Arch Buchanan for the 20 ft yacht `` Lala '' for his son . Later that year Buchanan also ordered a second yacht called `` Lala II '' for himself , with which he hoped to win the Second Class race in the Auckland Anniversary Regatta . Logan decided to simultaneously build a second yacht as a private venture to show what he could do . He named it `` Jessie Logan '' after one of his daughters . The performance of `` Lala II '' and in particular that of `` Jessie Logan '' which finished second and first respectively in the Auckland Anniversary Regatta following their launch established Logan 's reputation . However orders were still slow due to the economic downturn at the time and Logan was forced to sell `` Jessie Logan '' via a raffle , known at the time as an Art Union . Eventually however more orders were placed and the business prospered . As his sons came of age many joined him in his business . In approximately 1890 Archibald and Robert left to set up in business as R. & A. Logan . In 1892 they were joined by their brother John , and the firm became known as Logan Brothers . By this time Logan , his sons and the Bailey boat building family were the dominant yacht building enterprises in New Zealand . This dominance was to last until the 1930s . In 1895 Logan Senior transferred his boat building business to the south side of Waitematā Harbour . By 1900 Logan had a shed 120 feet long by 50 feet wide which enabled him to build vessels under cover up to 120 feet long . Based on his experiences in building lifeboats on the Clyde , he pioneered the use of frameless diagonally planked two and three-skinned boats in New Zealand . This method of construction consisted of two thinner layers of planks that were diagonal to each other ( fastened with galvanised nails ) and a third skin of planks ( fastened with copper nails ) running horizontally fore and aft along the yacht . When combined with the use of the locally grown kauri Agathis australis the resulting hulls were extraordinarily long-lived , being highly resistant to rot and damage . Besides yachts he also designed and built the coastal steamers : P.S . `` Birkenhead '' , S.S. `` Kapanui '' ( 1908 ) , S.S. `` Kawaii '' ( 1899 ) , S.S. `` Kotiti , ( 1898 ) '' , S.S. `` Neptune '' ( 1883 ) , `` Taniwha ( 1898 ) and `` Waimarie '' ( 1896 ) . An unusual project was the design and construction of the royal barge Vuna for the King of Tonga . Personal life . He married Margaret McLay . They had eight children , among them Archibald ( known as Arch ) , Robert , John , Jim ( who became a carpenter ) , Jack ( who died young ) and Jessie . His sons Archibald , Robert and John formed the very successful Logan Brothers boat building company while Archibald Logan was a very successful yacht designer . Jessie Logan . She was built in his Devonport waterfront yard by Robert Logan Senior in December 1879-January 1880 and was launched on 24 January 1880 to take part in the Auckland Anniversary Regatta Second Class race on 29 January 1880 . Robert Logan Senior designed her and owned her during her first season . For the next nine seasons she proved to be unbeatable in her class except when the rules were changed to allow much bigger yachts into her class . She was built as a radical for the time 28 ft 6in ( 12.34m ) LOA . centreboarder of two skins of kauri , laminated in diagonal fashion and built without frames in a form of construction that became standard for New Zealand yacht builders for two generations after Jessie Logan . Daisy . Built in 1880 for S. Holland . Maggie . Built in 1881 for Walter Jones . Christina . Built in 1881 for W. Williams . Merry Duchess . Launched in February 1884 . This yacht was designed and built by Logan for a Mr Brooke of Waiwera . This sailing yacht was unusual at the time in having a canoe stern . She was later converted into a launch . Akarana . Launched in 1888 , Akarana was a keel cutter with a LOA of 39 ft ( 11.88 m ) was designed and built by Logan as a spec project with the hope of successfully completing in the Australian Centennial Regatta . The boat building market in New Zealand was in a downturn as the country was in the grip of a depression , and Logan hoped than success in completion would not only allow him to sell her in Australia , but would also lead to commissions from that country . Laurina . Launched in November 1888 . This keel fishing yacht was designed and built for Frank Williams . In 1893 she was renamed Mohican II by her new owner James Slator but later reverted to her original name . Moana . This yacht was designed and built in late 1890 by Logan for W.R. Wilson and F.R . Wilson . The same individuals commissioned another yacht of the same name in 1895 from Logan Brothers . Rona . Rona ( 1892 ) was designed by George Lennox Watson for Wellington merchant and benefactor Alexander Horsburgh Turnbull . Aorere . Launched on 26 November 1892 . This yacht was designed and built by Logan for Tom Kilfoyle . Waitangi . This gaff rigged cutter was built using a frameless 3 directional kauri timber construction . 58 ft ( 17.67m ) LOA . Ordered by a Wellington syndicate consisting of Sydney Winstanley , J David M Georgeson , James ( Jas ) Jamieson , William Waters and Thomas Kirker with the object of winning the New Zealand First class Championship . The contract which was signed on 21 April 1894 called for payment of ₤500 . comprising ₤300 in cash and the rest in trade on the syndicates existing yacht . Payment would only be made upon the yacht being sailed down to Wellington and winning the coveted championship . Logan launched the yacht on 13 December 1894 , sailed her from Auckland to Wellington in 6 days 18 hours . Not only did Logan subsequently win the championship but he also won the ₤100 prize money . Vixen . Built 1895 . Designed by R. J. Scott . Rarere . Built 1895 . This yacht was designed and built by Logan for the Harvey brothers . Miru . Built 1895 Designed by William Fife . Sister to Ruru . Ruru . Built 1895 . Designed by William Fife . Sister to Miru .
Zylks , Louisiana . Zylks is an unincorporated community in Caddo Parish , Louisiana , United States . Zylks is located on Louisiana Highway 1 and the Kansas City Southern Railway in the northwest corner of the parish , north-northwest of Rodessa .
Ulises Zurita . Ulises Zurita Jiménez ( born 29 March 1997 ) is a Mexican footballer who plays as a Defender for Venados F.C . on loan from Guadalajara .
Bandera , Texas . Bandera is the county seat of Bandera County , Texas , United States , in the Texas Hill Country , which is part of the Edwards Plateau . The population was 857 at the 2010 census . It is part of the San Antonio Metropolitan Statistical Area . Bandera calls itself the `` Cowboy Capital of the World '' . The Frontier Times Museum , founded by J. Marvin Hunter and named for Hunter 's `` Frontier Times '' magazine , is located in Bandera across from the First Baptist Church . Bandera also has a large presence in biker culture . History . A visitor to Bandera can see a sign on Main Street , in front of the fire department , which states that Bandera was founded by Roman Catholic immigrants from Poland . St. Stanislaus Catholic Church was built by those immigrants , and the church is one of the oldest in Texas . Many of the residents are descended from those original Polish immigrants . Several stories exist regarding the origin of the name `` Bandera '' . One says that in the 19th century , a flag was placed at the top of a path that came to be called Bandera Pass , due to `` bandera '' being the Spanish and Polish word for flag . Bandera was the starting point of the Great Western Cattle Trail , during the second half of the 19th century . Geography . Bandera is located in east-central Bandera County at ( 29.7258 , -99.0750 ) . It is northwest of downtown San Antonio , on the Medina River . According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of , of which , or 0.55 % , is water . Demographics . As of the census of 2000 , there were 957 people , 408 households , and 239 families residing in the city . The population density was . There were 488 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 94.98 % White , 0.21 % African American , 0.52 % Native American , 2.51 % from other races , and 1.78 % from two or more races . Hispanic or Latino of any race were 21.84 % of the population . There were 408 households out of which 24.5 % had children under the age of 18 living with them , 43.4 % were married couples living together , 11.3 % had a female householder with no husband present , and 41.4 % were non-families . 34.1 % of all households were made up of individuals and 16.2 % had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older . The average household size was 2.22 and the average family size was 2.86 . In the city , the population was spread out with 21.5 % under the age of 18 , 6.7 % from 18 to 24 , 23.5 % from 25 to 44 , 23.2 % from 45 to 64 , and 25.1 % who were 65 years of age or older . The median age was 44 years . For every 100 females , there were 83.3 males . For every 100 females age 18 and over , there were 82.3 males . The median income for a household in the city was $ 31,089 , and the median income for a family was $ 36,500 . Males had a median income of $ 27,604 versus $ 17,813 for females . The per capita income for the city was $ 16,502 . About 11.0 % of families and 15.3 % of the population were below the poverty line , including 18.0 % of those under age 18 and 17.1 % of those age 65 or over . Education . Bandera is served by the Bandera Independent School District and home to the Bandera High School Bulldogs .
Squash at the 2011 Island Games . Squash at the 2011 Island Games was held from 26 June–1 July 2011 at the Westridge Squash & Tone Zone .
Myrtle McAteer . Myrtle McAteer ( June 12 , 1878 – October 26 , 1952 ) was an American tennis player around the turn of the 20th century . At the U.S. National Championships ( now known as the U.S. Open ) , McAteer won the singles title in 1900 , and doubles titles in 1899 and 1901 . She also was a singles finalist in 1901 , a doubles finalist in 1900 , and a mixed doubles finalist in 1901 . She was also the first singles champion of the storied event in Cincinnati . She knocked off future International Tennis Hall of Famer Juliette Atkinson in the singles final in 1899 to take the title . In all , she reached 10 finals in Cincinnati , and in addition to her singles title in 1899 she won singles titles in 1900 and 1904 , and doubles titles in 1899 , 1900 , 1904 & 1905 . Her other finalist appearances came in singles in 1903 and 1905 , and in doubles in 1903 . At the U.S. Clay Court Championships in 1915 , she was a singles quarterfinalist and a mixed doubles semifinalist . She died in Los Angeles , California in 1952 .
William MacIntyre . William MacIntyre ( c. 1791/92 – 4 March 1857 ) was a Scottish physician known for publishing the first case report of multiple myeloma in 1850 . MacIntyre graduated from the University of Edinburgh in 1811 . He was appointed to HMS Ramillies as Assistant Surgeon on 5 December 1812 . In 1820 he married Mary Warren Plowman , sister of the Ramillies ' surgeon Henry Plowman , and had two daughters . He then established a successful practice , eventually in Harley Street , London . He was also a consultant to the Western General Dispensary and Metropolitan Convalescent Institution . He became a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians in 1851 .
Thérèse Elfforss . Antoinette Thérèse Elfforss née Öberg ( born 30 November 1823 in Stockholm – died 16 April 1905 in Stockholm ) was a Swedish stage actress and theatre director . She was the managing director of the travelling Elfforss theater company between 1869 and 1888 . Life . Thérèse Elfforss was the daughter of the factory owner Anders Öberg and Maria Elisabeth Kannström . Career . She was a student of the school of the Royal Swedish Ballet and the `` Dramatens elevskola '' , and active at the Royal Dramatic Theatre in 1837-42 . Between 1842 and 1846 , she was active at the `` Nya Teatern '' , and from 1846 to 1893 an actress of the travelling Elfforss theater company ( in 1869-82 and 1886-88 as its director ) . She married the actor Lars Erik Elfforss , director of his own recently formed theater company , in 1847 , and became known under the name Thérèse Elfforss . She took over the leadership of the theater company during her husband 's illness and formally after his death in 1869 . As an actress , Thérèse Elfforss started in roles as ingenue and heroine but moved on to character roles in modern Nordic and foreign plays of the new realistic movement , and according to a critic : `` Her performances was characterized by spirituality , fine details , lively vitality '' , and in recognition of her her ability , she was given the sobriquet `` The Mrs Hwasser of the country side '' , after the renowned actress of the Royal Dramatic Theatre , who was at that time regarded the greatest actress in Sweden . As director , she focused on Nordic plays , such as Swedish plays by F. A. Dahlgren , Axel Anrep , Emilie Lundberg , but also Lorentz Dietrichson , Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson and Ibsen . Her greatest financial success was , however , `` Around the World in Eighty Days '' by Jules Verne , and she also staged less serious operettas , because `` During the grand days of the Elfforss company in the 1870s and 1880s , the taste for operettas was so great that such an economic and practical director as Mrs E. could scarcely ignore it . '' Her company performed with success at `` Djurgårdsteatern '' in Stockholm , and toured Finland in 1869 , 1870 , 1874 , 1877 and 1878 . In 1888 , she transformed the leadership to the actor August Lindberg ( after which the theater company changed its name to the Lindeberg theater company ) , and continued to perform in the Lindeberg company until 1893 . Between 1890 and 1893 , the Lindeberg company staffed the `` Stora Teatern '' in Gothenburg . When the Lindeberg company was dissolved in 1893 , she retired to her son Julius Erik Engelbrekt Elfforss in Stockholm , where she died .
Venez tous mes amis ! Venez tous mes amis ! is an compilation album of 17 songs by French singer of Jewish Algerian origin Enrico Macias in duo collaborations with other artists . It is in celebration of 50 years of a musical career in France and internationally . 15 are well-known Enrico Macias hits , and two are special new songs for the album
Basketball at the 2001 Summer Universiade . The Basketball competitions in the 2001 Summer Universiade were held in Beijing , China .
Bremen-Lesum station . Bremen-Burg is a railway station serving the Lesum district of Bremen . The station is located on the Bremen-Vegesack–Bremen railway line .
News values . According to A. Boyd : `` News journalism has a broadly agreed set of values , often referred to as 'newsworthiness ' ... '' The language of news is linear , elaborating on event report along a single dimension with added information , illustration , quotation and discussion . More often than not it is the news values of a particular event that slots it into the number one position but perceptions as regards news values can differ . News values , sometimes called news criteria , determine how much attention a news story is given by a media outlet , and the attention it is given by the audience . They explain how editors and other journalists decide that one piece of information is news while another is not . News values are not universal and can vary widely between different cultures . In Western practice , decisions on the selection and prioritization of news are made by editors on the basis of their experience and intuition , although analysis by J. Galtung and M. Ruge showed that several factors are consistently applied across a range of news organizations.This theory tested on the news presented in four different Norwegian newspapers from the Congo and Cuba crises of July 1960 and the Cyprus crisis of March-April 1964 , and the data are in the majority of cases found to be consistent with their theory . Some of these factors are listed below , together with others put forward by Schlesinger and Bell . According to Ryan , `` there is no end to lists of news criteria '' . Among the many lists of news values that have been drawn up by scholars and journalists , some , like Galtung and Ruge 's , attempt to describe news practices across cultures , while others have become remarkably specific to the press of certain ( often Western ) nations . These lists show the considerable overlap in the conceptualization of news values , while at the same time point to the vastly different aspects of news production that news values may refer to ( see further discussion of this point in the section ‘ Conditions of news ’ below ) . Galtung and Ruge , in their seminal study in the area put forward a system of twelve factors describing events that together are used as a definition of 'newsworthiness ' . Focusing on newspapers and broadcast news , Galtung and Ruge devised a list describing what they believed were significant contributing factors as to how the news is constructed . Their theory argues that the more an event accessed these criteria the more likely it was to be reported on in a newspaper . Furthermore , three basic hypotheses are presented by Galtung and Ruge : the additivity hypothesis that the more factors an event satisfies , the higher the probability that it becomes news ; the complementarity hypothesis that the factors will tend to exclude each other ; and the exclusion hypothesis that events that satisfy none or very few factors will not become news . In 2001 , this 1965 study was updated by Tony Harcup and Deirdre O'Neill , in a study of the British press . The findings of a content analysis of three major national newspapers in the UK were used to evaluate critically Galtung and Ruge 's original criteria and to propose a contemporary set of news values . Forty years on , they found some notable differences , including the rise of celebrity news values and that good news ( as well as bad news ) was a significant news value , as well as the newspaper 's own agenda . They examined three tabloid news papers . A variety of external and internal pressures influence journalists ' decisions on which stories are covered , how issues are interpreted and the emphasis given to them . These pressures can sometimes lead to bias or unethical reporting . Achieving relevance , giving audiences the news they want and find interesting , is an increasingly important goal for media outlets seeking to maintain market share in a rapidly evolving market . This has made news organizations more open to audience input and feedback , and forced them to adopt and apply news values that attract and keep audiences . Given these changes and the rapid rise of digital technology in recent years , Harcup and O ’ Neill updated their own study in 2016 . The growth of interactive media and citizen journalism is fast altering the traditional distinction between news producer and passive audience and may in future lead to a deep-ploughing redefinition of what 'news ' means and the role of the news industry . Social media enable members of the public both to access and to give an account of evidence crucial to the reporting of a story that is missed by the official media . In 2018 , Hal Pashler and Gail Heriot published a study showing that perceptions of newsworthiness tend to be contaminated by a political usefulness bias . In other words , individuals tend to view stories that give them `` ammunition '' for their political views as more newsworthy . They give credence to their own views . Conditions for News . Some researchers ( e.g . Galtung & Ruge 1965 , p. 67 ; Bell 1991 , p. 159 ; Gans 2004 , pp . 78–9 ; and Brighton & Foy 2007 , p. 26 ) suggest that Composition and Co-option are news values that concern how news stories fit with the other stories around them . The aim here is to ensure a balanced spread of stories with minimal duplication across a news program or edition ( Brighton & Foy 2007 , p. 26 ) . Editors have a particular target audience in mind . Each news output has its own system of setting its news agenda . Other conditions/criteria relate to the news agenda . Here some researchers propose the news values of Frequency , Continuity , The News Barrier , Predictability , Follow-up and News Agenda among others ( Galtung & Ruge 1965 , p. 66-7 ; Østgaard 1965 , p. 51 ; Schulz 1982 , p. 151 ; Bell 1991 , pp . 15 , 151 ; Harcup & O ’ Neill 2001 , p. 279 ) . Bell ( 1991 , p. 15 ) sums up the rationale for considering these as news values by stating quite simply that ‘ once something is in the news , it tends to stay there ’ . This means that when an issue is on the news agenda , other events concerning the same issue are more likely to be reported as news because they fit the news agenda . Other criteria listed above relate quite specifically to the news actors or events that have the potential to be reported as news . Personalization , for example , concerns the actions of individuals and whether an event can be contextualised in more personal terms ( affecting specific people , not the generalised masses ) . Some researchers try to tease apart the different aspects of the news production process that these conditions apply to as well as the many different perspectives from which news values can be viewed and analysed . For example , recent research by Bednarek & Caple ( 2017 ) adopts a discursive perspective on news values analysis , and examines only those news values that relate specifically to news actors and the events they are involved in . Their approach to the systematic analysis of news values in both verbal and visual news reporting is called discursive news values analysis , or DNVA . Audience perceptions of news . Conventional models concentrate on what the journalist perceives as news . But the news process is a two-way transaction , involving both news producer ( the journalist ) and the news receiver ( the audience ) , although boundary between the two is rapidly blurring with the growth of citizen journalism and interactive media . Little has been done to define equivalent factors that determine audience perception of news . This is largely because it would appear impossible to define a common factor , or factors , that generate interest in a mass audience . Basing his judgement on many years as a newspaper journalist Hetherington ( 1985 ) states that : “ …anything which threatens people ’ s peace , prosperity and well being is news and likely to make headlines ” . Whyte-Venables ( 2012 ) suggests audiences may interpret news as a risk signal . Psychologists and primatologists have shown that apes and humans constantly monitor the environment for information that may signal the possibility of physical danger or threat to the individual ’ s social position . This receptiveness to risk signals is a powerful and virtually universal survival mechanism . A 'risk signal ' is characterized by two factors , an element of change ( or uncertainty ) and the relevance of that change to the security of the individual . The same two conditions are observed to be characteristic of news . The news value of a story , if defined in terms of the interest it carries for an audience , is determined by the degree of change it contains and the relevance that change has for the individual or group . Analysis shows that journalists and publicists manipulate both the element of change and relevance ( ‘ security concern ’ ) to maximize , or some cases play down , the strength of a story . Security concern is proportional to the relevance of the story for the individual , his or her family , social group and societal group , in declining order . At some point there is a Boundary of Relevance , beyond which the change is no longer perceived to be relevant , or newsworthy . This boundary may be manipulated by journalists , power elites and communicators seeking to encourage audiences to exclude , or embrace , certain groups : for instance , to distance a home audience from the enemy in time of war , or conversely , to highlight the plight of a distant culture so as to encourage support for aid programs . Evolutionary perspectives . An evolutionary psychology explanation for why negative news have a higher news value than positive news starts with the empirical observation that the human perceptive system and lower level brain functions have difficulty distinguishing between media stimuli and real stimuli . These lower level brain mechanisms which function on a subconscious level make basic evaluations of perceptive stimuli , focus attention on important stimuli , and start basic emotional reactions . Research has also found that the brain differentiates between negative and positive stimuli and reacts quicker and more automatically to negative stimuli which are also better remembered . This likely has evolutionary explanations with it often being important to quickly focus attention on , evaluate , and quickly respond to threats . While the reaction to a strong negative stimulus is to avoid , a moderately negative stimulus instead causes curiosity and further examination . Negative media news is argued to fall into the latter category which explains their popularity . Lifelike audiovisual media are argued to have particularly strong effects compared to reading . Women have on average stronger avoidance reactions to moderately negative stimuli . They point to negative news as the main reason for avoiding international news . The stronger avoidance reaction to moderately negative stimuli can be explained evolutionary as it being the role of men to investigate and potentially respond aggressively to the threat while women and children withdraw . Men and women also differ on average on how they enjoy , evaluate , remember , comprehend , and identify with the people in negative news depending on if the news are negatively or positively framed . One explanation may be that the negative news are framed according to male preferences by the often male journalists who cover such news and that a more positive framing may attract a larger female audience . References . Bednarek , M. , and Caple , H. ( 2017 ) `` The Discourse of News Values : How News Organizations Create Newsworthiness '' . New York : Oxford University Press . Bell , A . ( 1991 ) `` The Language of News Media '' . Oxford : Blackwell . Brighton , P. , & Foy , D. ( 2007 ) `` News Values '' . London : Sage . Caple , H. and Bednarek , M. 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Norm Trerise . Norm Trerise ( born 3 June 1947 ) is a Canadian middle-distance runner . He competed in the men 's 1500 metres at the 1968 Summer Olympics .
Bragi Ólafsson . Bragi Ólafsson ( born 11 August 1962 in Reykjavík , Iceland ) is a musician and a writer . Internationally he is best known for his work as a bassist in The Sugarcubes , the avant-garde pop band from Iceland that brought fame to Björk , who went on to solo success with her unique brand of diverse musical genres . The Sugarcubes , who favored strange , offbeat melodies , came together in 1986 , but the Sugarcubes ' members had played together in different combinations in various Icelandic groups before . Bragi and Einar Örn Benediktsson ( trumpet / vocals ) had released records on Einar 's own label , Gramm . In 1986 Bragi also launched his writing career , publishing his first book , a poetry volume called `` Dragsúgur '' ( Draught ) . In 1992 The Sugarcubes disbanded as Björk began her solo career . Bragi , meanwhile , has continued to work on Bad Taste Ltd. , the company formed by the Sugarcubes to publish poetry and sign other bands but is no longer a practising musician . He enjoys considerable success as a novelist , playwright and poet in Iceland , having twice been nominated to the Icelandic Literature Prize .
David Gaither . David C. Gaither ( born March 4 , 1957 ) is a Minnesota resident , business and non-profit executive with over 20 years of private sector leadership positions ranging from early stage/startups using private equity , to venture capital funded expansions of stage II organizations to publicly traded , fortune 500 firms in telecommunications , direct response marketing , executive search and turnaround efforts and a former member of the Minnesota Senate who represented District 43 , which included portions of Minnetonka , Plymouth and Medicine Lake . A Republican , he was elected in 2002 and served three years before resigning to become Governor Tim Pawlenty 's chief of staff . Gaither lives in Plymouth , Minnesota where he is the Executive Director of the International Education Center ( IEC ) in Minneapolis one of the largest CBO providers of Adult Basic Education ( ABE ) services in the state of Minnesota . Serving newly arrived adult immigrants and refugees , providing English language instruction , math classes , GED classes , computer classes , citizenship classes , jobs skills training.• Member of International Visitor Program , Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs , U.S. Department of State , providing a focus on the role that NGOs play in U.S. resettlement efforts . Personal life . Gaither was born in Milwaukee , Wisconsin . He graduated from Wayzata High School as a member of the National Honor Society and was a four time state champion and record holder in the hurdles . While at the University of Minnesota he established a number of records and earned All Big Ten honors in the High Hurdles . He volunteered as Area Director of the Wayzata/Plymouth Youth Football Association , and as Board Member of the Lake Minnetonka Athletic Association and as Vice Chair of the Plymouth Planning Commission before becoming State Senator of SD43 . Minnesota Legislature , State Senator , Assistant Minority Leader . Gaither 's endorsements included , Education Minnesota , Minnesota Chamber of Commerce , Twin West Chamber of Commerce , Taxpayer League of Minnesota and was a member of the Commerce , Capital Investment , E-12 Education Finance , Regulated Utilities , Jobs , Energy and Community Development , and Employee Relations committees . In 2005 , Gaither resigned from his position as State Senator to assume the role of Chief of Staff under Governor Tim Pawlenty . Governor Pawlenty Chief of Staff . Senior executive leading a highly complex and visible statewide enterprise serving 5.2 million citizens with over 30,000 employees and a $ 30 billion annual budget . Led the Governor ’ s 24-member Cabinet . Principal and confidential advisor to the Governor on policy , budget , appointments , federal affairs , communications , media relations , operations , and emergency response . Responsible for the Governor ’ s Office , leading a 45+ member team dedicated to constituent services , legislative affairs , Cabinet/judicial appointments , media , and scheduling . Member of the Governor ’ s 2006 successful re-election team . As Chief of Staff , Gaither was also responsible for negotiation agreements among the Democratic-led Senate , the Republican-led House , and the Governor . Gaither was instrumental in both the Minnesota Twins Stadiums and University of Minnesota Football Stadiums passing .
Alex Dey . Alejandro `` Alex '' Dey ( born June 26 , 1958 ) is a Mexican American , life coach , motivational speaker , sales adviser and published writer . He is the author of the book `` La Biblia Del Vendedor '' . Dey writes and talks about subjects such as self-improvement , life coaching and sales techniques . Dey began his motivational speaker career in 1985 at the age of 27 in Mexico City . In 2012 , Dey received an honorary doctorate from the `` Instituto Americano Cultural '' in Mexico . Early life . Dey was born Alejandro Torresdey in Parral , Chihuahua , on June 26 , 1958 . He spent his first thirteen years of life in between the border of USA and Mexico , while he was a shoe shiner he got adopted by an American family which gave him work and shelter . At the age of 14 his adoptive family introduced him to motivation audio tapes , by the age of 18 Day was already a fan . At the age of 19 Day became successful in his sales career . At the age of 26 he opened a chain of restaurants in Texas generating his first million dollars . Career . After his success in sales and restaurants , Dey moved to Miami where he opened the `` Dey Research Institute '' which purpose is to study Hispanic behavior . Prepared with this information Dey started giving seminars to insurance companies in Mexico City . During 1987 , he arrived to Mexico City where he began training groups of 20 or 30 people eventually up to 120 ; By the year 1995 , Day spoke to audiences no smaller than 1000 people . Alex Dey gives the opening monologue in Ingles Sin Barreras .
Haliophyle . `` Haliophyle '' is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family .
Maksim Buznikin . Maksim Buznikin ( born 1 March 1977 ) is former Russia international forward or attacking midfielder . Buznikin spent his prime years playing for Spartak Moscow and Lokomotiv Moscow . In 2005 Buznikin was chosen Rostov 's footballer of the year .
James McNaughton Hester . James McNaughton Hester ( 19 April 1924 – 31 December 2014 ) was an internationally recognized educator . Hester was born in Chester , Pennsylvania . He spent his boyhood at various stations to which his father , a United States Navy Chaplain , was assigned , including Hawaii and Samoa . In 1942 , he was graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School in Long Beach , California . He attended Princeton University , where he won honors in the humanities , election to Phi Beta Kappa , and was awarded an A.B . degree in 1945 . After joining the United States Marine Corps ' officer candidate programme , he was trained to be a Japanese language officer . He subsequently served in Japan in a civilian capacity as the civil information and education officer on the Fukuoka Military Government Team . In 1947 , Hester entered Pembroke College , Oxford , as a Rhodes Scholar , earning a bachelor 's degree in Philosophy , Politics and Economics . Upon his return to the United States in 1950 , he became assistant to the American Secretary to the Rhodes Trustees . Recalled to active duty with the Marines in 1951 , Hester served seventeen months as a battalion adjutant and instructor at Marine Corps Base Quantico , Quantico , Virginia . After leaving the services , he spent several months at the National Archives in Washington , D.C. , doing research for his doctoral thesis . He received the D. Phil . degree from Oxford University in 1955 . After three years of business experience in management consultation and consumer research , Hester returned to academic life . In 1957 , he became provost ( administrative and academic head ) of the Brooklyn Center of Long Island University in New York City and subsequently Vice President of Long Island University . In 1960 , he became Dean of both undergraduate and graduate schools of arts and science at New York University . He became 11th President of New York University in 1962 , at the age of 37 . The University awarded him an honorary degree ( L.H.D . ) in 1977 . Hester was appointed first Rector of the United Nations University in November 1974 by United Nations Secretary General Kurt Waldheim after a worldwide search . He commenced full-time duty as Rector at the University 's headquarters in Tokyo in September 1975 . Hester served as chairman of the President 's Task Force on Priorities in Higher Education in the United States ( 1969 ) . He was also president and a member of the executive committee of the Association of Colleges and Universities of the State of New York , and was president and member of the board of trustees of its Commission on Independent Colleges . Hester served on the board of the American Council on Education , on the New York State Regents Advisory Council on Higher Education and Regional Co-ordinating Council for Post Secondary Education in New York City . He was the United States member on the Administrative Board of the International Association of Universities and a member of the executive committee of the Association of American Universities . Upon leaving the rectorship , Hester served a term as President of The New York Botanical Garden , and until his death remained President of the Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation in New York , an operating foundation charged by its founder to support research on the causes , manifestations and control of violence , aggression , and dominance . This programme is carried out through grants in a wide variety of fields and by conferences and publications . After retiring from full-time involvement in the academic world , Hester continued a second career as highly regarded artist , whose oil paintings and portraits were commissioned by a wide array of individuals and institutions . Hester was married in 1953 to the former Janet Rodes . They had three children , Janet , Margaret and Martha . He died 31 December 2014 in Princeton , New Jersey . Honors . Hester held honorary degrees from many leading universities and colleges , and was a Chevalier of the French Legion of Honour . In 1981 , H.M. Emperor Showa of Japan conferred upon Hester the Order of the Sacred Treasure , First Class .
United States v. South-Eastern Underwriters Ass'n . `` United States v. South-Eastern Underwriters Association '' , 322 U.S. 533 ( 1944 ) , is a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that the Sherman Act , the federal antitrust statute , applied to insurance . To reach this decision , the Court held that insurance could be regulated by the United States Congress under the Commerce Clause , overturning `` Paul v. Virginia '' . Congress responded by enacting the McCarran-Ferguson Act of 1945 which limited antitrust laws ' applicability to the business and assured state authority would continue over insurance .
1984 NCAA Division I-A football rankings . Two human polls comprised the 1984 National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA ) Division I-A football rankings . Unlike most sports , college football 's governing body , the NCAA , does not bestow a national championship , instead that title is bestowed by one or more different polling agencies . There are two main weekly polls that begin in the preseason—the AP Poll and the Coaches ' Poll .
Pierre Notting . Pierre Notting ( 1825–1895 ) was a Luxembourgian rosarian known for his breeding of rose cultivars . In 1855 , in association with his friend Jean Soupert , he established the `` Soupert & Notting '' company specializing in growing roses in Limpertsberg . During the next years , and as from 1861 , `` Soupert & Notting '' obtained medals at international competitions in France , Belgium , Germany , the Netherlands , the United Kingdom and the United States of America . In 1874 , Jean Pernet , père from Lyon dedicated them a moss rose : `` Soupert & Notting '' . Pierre Noting died in Luxembourg in 1895 . His death was commemorated with an apricot-colored tea rose , called “ Souvenir de Pierre Notting ” , which in 1899 obtained a great gold medal in Ixelles , followed in 1903 by first prizes in Maastricht and Douai .
Barton Family Foundation . The Barton Family Foundation is a charity established in 2005 by United States Congressman Joe Barton to provide support to `` select charitable organizations '' in , which Barton represents . His daughter-in-law , Amy Barton , is the Foundation 's Executive Director . The foundation spent $ 130,000 on overhead between 2005 and 2008 and made $ 90,000 in donations . The foundation drew page one attention from the `` New York Times '' when it was revealed that major energy corporations , such as the Chicago-based nuclear energy producer , Exelon Corporation , make large gifts to the Foundation . In June 2008 , at a time when Barton had introduced legislation to assist corporations with the recycling of spent nuclear fuel , Barton solicited a $ 25,000 donation to the Foundation from Exelon . Exelon has also donated $ 80,000 to Barton 's campaign funds . According to a 2008 `` New York Times '' story , the foundation pledged $ 400,000 to the local Boys and Girls Club to help build a $ 1.2 million clubhouse . The `` Washington Times '' reported in 2009 that the foundation gave only $ 90,000 for the clubhouse . The foundation also pledged $ 500,000 for a local Meals on Wheels group . Although the foundation made no direct gifts to that charity , Energy Future Holdings and BNSF Railway gave $ 35,000 in the foundation 's name . Both companies have also supported Barton election campaigns . The donations by major energy corporations led to an investigation by the Office of Congressional Ethics in 2009 . Barton was cleared of unethical conduct charges .
Progressive Surinamese People 's Party . The Progressive Surinamese People 's Party ( , PSV ) was a political party in Suriname . The party was a member of the Christian Democrat Organization of America . The party was founded in August 1946 by , among others , Father Jozef Weidmann and Coen Ooft . In 1948 , party member Julius Caesar de Miranda , on behalf of the PSV , went to the First Round Table Conference in the Netherlands , where he pleaded for universal suffrage for men and women . One of the results of this conference was that the census and capacity selection right for men was replaced by an universal suffrage for men and women . At the 1973 elections , the PSV belonged to the coalition `` National Party Combination '' ( NPK ) , led by Henck Arron , who obtained 22 of the 39 seats . The PSV received two ministerial posts in the Arron cabinet . In 1977 , the NPK once again won 22 of the 39 seats in a slightly changed composition , with another two PSV ministers in the cabinet . As a result of the military coup in 1980 led by sergeant Dési Bouterse , this government came to an end prematurely . After the restoration of democracy , the PSV no longer played a major role in Surinamese politics .
Roman Pindel . Roman Pindel ( born 18 November 1958 ) is a Polish Roman Catholic bishop . Ordained to the priesthood on 22 May 1983 , Pindel was named bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bielsko–Żywiec , Poland on 6 January 2014 .
Joseph Druar . Joseph Henry Druar ( born September 5 , 1962 in Buffalo , New York ) is an American former ice dancer . He competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics with Susie Wynne . The duo won the gold medal at the U.S . Figure Skating Championships twice .
Johann Baptist Allgaier . Johann Baptist Allgaier ( June 19 , 1763 , Schussenried – January 3 , 1823 , Vienna ) was a German-Austrian chess master and theoretician . He was also the author of the first chess handbook in German – `` Neue theoretisch-praktische Anweisung zum Schachspiel '' ( Vienna 1795–96 ) . About his biography . Relatively few details of his life are known . Only a few years after his death almost all information concerning his life , including dates of birth and death , were lost . Daniel Fiske traveled to Vienna between 1862 and 1863 and searched the archives of the city for some details about him , but in vain . Only in 1870 Anton Baron Reissner ( a founder of the Wiener Schachgesellschaft and collaborator of the `` Neue Berliner Schachzeitung '' ) , by working in archives and by interviewing Allgaier 's family members and others who knew him , managed to recover some details of the life of this master . Subsequently , it was discovered that some information was also present in the memories of Karl Heinrich von Ritters Lang written in 1842 , but not known to the chess historians of the time . Biography . Johann Baptist Allgaier was born in 1763 in the Duchy of Württemberg , his mother tongue was the Swabian dialect . His father , Georg Allgaier , was employed at a monastery as a `` Hofmeister '' , the person , who , in those days , was in charge of the education of the children of the rich and noble families . The young Johann received a Catholic education and was directed by his father towards the study of theology . Following a trip to Poland , however , he learned chess from a Polish Jew and the game became his main interest at the expense of the study of theology . Subsequently , in 1798 , he moved to Vienna and joined the army . In the Austrian capital , he was able to improve his chess skills . Towards the end of 1780 , he won an important match from which he earned 1500 florins and the reputation of the city 's best player . This allowed Allgaier access to the aristocratic circles of the capital where he gave chess lessons . He also became the teacher of the sons and brothers of the Emperor Francis II . Since Allgaier was in the army , he participated in the Napoleonic wars between Austria and France . In 1809 , he was employed in a field hospital , where he became ill with chronic asthma . Later it was moved to Prague where he became an accountant at the military hospital . He returned to Vienna in 1816 where the Emperor gave him , for health reasons ( asthma ) , a modest pension . In order to make some additional money , he played chess in the Cafés of Vienna , and in particular to the `` Zur Goldenen Krone '' , the meeting place of many strong players in the capital , including Anton Witthalm and the Count Johann Somssich . Witthalm was one of the persons interviewed by Anton Baron Reissner to reconstruct Allgaier 's life of that period . Witthalm reported that Allgaier 's style was brilliant and mainly focused on attacking , while Somssich , by contrast , was more cautious and defensive . When Allgaier played , a crowd of spectators gathered at the premises of the Café to admire his brilliant play . Santo Vito , who edited the 6th and 7th edition of Allgaier 's book , collected some of these games in an appendix . Allgaier was used to accept the challenge of anyone for a gulden . This price for weaker players , also included a short lesson of the master after the game . In fact , Allgaier throughout most of his life had to deal with a constant shortage of money as it emerges from the memoirs of Karl Heinrich von Ritters Lang . Financial problems were often the reasons , for some players , to accept Mälzel 's offer to operate the Turk . Allgaier played hidden in the chess Automaton in 1809 . A game played that year by the Turk against Napoleon at Schönbrunn Palace is attributed to Allgaier . At the end of December 1822 , he was admitted to the military hospital in Vienna and died a few days later of dropsy . The fact that he died in a public institution , although he was married , gives , according to Anton Baron Reissner , a clear proof of Allgaier 's shortage of money . This was also confirmed by the papers of his legacy , which Reissner examined . Influence on chess . In 1795 and 1796 published in Vienna ( in two volumes ) his book `` Neue Theoretische-praktische Anweisung zum Schachspiel '' , which was regarded in some parts of Europe as the best text book of the time and was reprinted several times , even after his death ; the seventh and final edition was in 1843 . From his treatise , it is clear that Allgaier knew very well the literature of his time . He was influenced both by the ideas of Philidor and the Modenese Scholl ( del Rio , Lolli and Ponziani ) between which he tried some sort of compromise . The influence of the French master seemed dominant , however , and Allgaier was later called the “ German Philidor ” . Allgaier had a particular preference for the pawn , which he believed to be , `` ceteris paribus '' , a decisive advantage since it can advance , as Philidor had taught in his treatise , against the enemy castling ( e.g . e2–e4–e5 , f2–f4 , g2–g4 , f4–f5 etc. ) . Unlike Philidor , however , he did not think that after 1.e4 e5 the move 2.Nf3 was a mistake . The French master believed that this move was wrong , in principle , because it prevents the f2-pawn from advancing and supporting , if needed , the e5-pawn . The pieces , according to Philidor , were better developed behind the pawns and , consequently , the knight had to be placed on e2 or f3 , but only `` after '' the f-pawn was moved to f4 . Often in Philidor 's analysis , White occupies the center with e2–e4 followed by c2–c3 and d2–d4 , starting from this configuration , the French pushed the pawn on e4 to e5 with the goal to gain space in the center and on the kingside . If the opponent attacked the e5-pawn with ... f6 , Philidor supported it with f2–f4 and in case of fxe5 , he continued with dxe5 . At this point , having reached a configuration where White had a kingside majority , Philidor could advance the pawn e- , f- , and possibly g-pawn against the enemy castling . According to Philidor this attack was not only winning , but , due to the fact that Black could not prevent the opponent from achieving a kingside majority , the French believed that the first player had a decisive advantage and , with perfect play , White would always win the game . The Modenese School , in contrast , preferred to develop the pieces quickly , change a couple of pawns in the center and concentrate all its forces against a specific target ( usually the opponent 's king ) . Allgaier is half-way between the two Schools , he agrees with Philidor on the force of the kingside majority , but at the same time he argues that his experience as a player and as a student of chess led him to believe that the pieces ' play `` all'italiana '' was a good alternative . Thus , the move 2.Nf3 was , according to Allgaier , perfectly playable if followed by a strategy that would lead to maximize the influence of the pieces rather than pawns . The games reported by Santo Vito , which , at least part of them , were probably played by Allgaier show that he was much more inclined to tactical play where the pieces come violently in contact with each other rather than to the slow movements of infantry advocated by Philidor ( this fact is also confirmed by Witthalm ) . Only in his writings , he is closer to Philidor , whose ideas were prevailing at the time . From this perspective , it is probably not a coincidence that the variant of the King 's Gambit named after him ( 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 g5 4.h4 g4 5.Ng5 , the so-called Allgaier 's Gambit ) is a particularly sharp opening . After 5 ... h6 , in fact , White must sacrifice the knight with 6.Nxf7 , leading to a very tactical game ( the author 's analysis on this opening line is contained in the fourth edition of the Neue Anweisung of 1819 ) . Style of play and games . In the sixth and seventh edition of the `` Neue Anweisung '' , Santo Vito added an appendix containing four games played by the strongest players in Vienna . Anton Witthalm , interviewed by Reissner , affirmed that Allgaier had a very tactical style of play and the games recorded by Santo Vito ( or at least part of them ) were played by Allgaier . These games are rare and can not be found in the common chess databases like ChessBase , or and , consequently , are here reported . In the original text , there were no comments to the games ; punctuation and the notes between square parenthesis come from analysis carried out with the chess engine FireBird 1.2 . The first and second game show a more complex tactical struggle ; game three , on the other hand , indicates a very poor endgame technique . 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bc4 f5 4.d4 fxe4 5.Nxe5 Nh6 6.Bxh6 dxe5 7.Qh5+ Kd7 8.Qf5+ Kc6 9.Qxe4+ ? [ 9.Qxe5 gxh6 ? 10.Qb5+ Kd6 11.Qd5+ Ke7 12.Qe5+ ] 9 ... Kb6 10.Be3 exd4 11.Bxd4+ c5 12.Be3 Nc6 13.Nc3 a6 14.Nd5+ Ka7 15.b4 Bd6 16.bxc5 Qa5+ 17.c3 ? [ 17.Bd2 ! ] 17 ... Bxc5 18.0-0 Bd7 19.Rab1 Rae8 20.Bxc5+ Qxc5 21.Qf4 Ne5 22.Bb3 Bc6 23.c4 b5 ? [ 23 ... Rhf8 ] 24.Ne3 [ 24.cxb5 ! Bxd5 25.Rfc1 ] 24 ... g5 25.Qf6 Rhf8 26.Qh6 bxc4 27.Nxc4 Rxf2 28.Rxf2 Qxf2+ 29.Kxf2 Ng4+ 30.Kg3 Nxh6= 31.Rf1 Re2 32.Rf2 Nf5+ ? [ 32 ... Rxf2= ] 33.Rxf5 Rxg2+ 34.Kh3 g4+ 35.Kh4 Bf3 36.Rf7+ Kb8 37.Ne5 Rxh2+ 38.Kg5 h6+ 39.Kf4 Rf2 40.Nxf3 Rxf3+ 41.Kxg4 Rxf7 42.Bxf7 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 d5 5.exd5 Nxd5 6.Nxf7 Kxf7 7.Qf3+ Ke6 8.Nc3 Nce7 9.d4 c6 10.Bg5 h6 11.Bxe7 Bxe7 12.0-0-0 ? Bg5+ 13.Kb1 Rf8 14.Qe4 Rf4 [ 14 ... Rf5 ? 15.Rhe1 ] 15.Qxe5+ Kf7 16.Nxd5 cxd5 17.Bxd5+ Kf8 18.Bb3 Rf5 19.Qe4 Qc7 [ 19 ... Qe8 ! = ] 20.Qd3 [ 20.g4 ! Rxf2 21.Qh7+− ] 20 ... h5 21.h4 Be7 22.f3 a5 23.a4 b5 24.g4 bxa4 25.Bxa4 Rf6 26.Rhe1 Rb8 27.g5 ? gives the f5-square to the black bishop [ 27.Re4= Rfb6 28.b3 ] 27 ... Rfb6 28.b3 g6 29.d5 ? Bf5 30.Rxe7 Qxe7 31.Qc3 Kg8 32.Kb2 Rc8 33.Bc6 Qd6 34.Re1 a4 35.Qa5 a3+ 36.Qxa3 Rbxc6 37.dxc6 Qxc6 38.c4 Ra8 39.Qe7 Qa6 40.Qe2 Qa3+ 41.Kc3 Qa5+ 42.Kb2 Qc5 43.Kc3 Qa5+ 44.Kb2 Qb4 ? [ 44 ... Qa3+ 45.Kc3 Rb8 46.Qd1 Qa5+ 47.Kb2 Rd8 ] 45.Ra1 [ 45.Qd1 Qa3+ 46.Kc3 Rb8 47.Re5 ! White is worse , but not immediately lost ] 45 ... Rb8 46.Qe3 Qxc4 47.Rc1 Qxh4 48.Qd2 Be6 49.Rc3 Qb4 50.Qc2 Bf5 51.Qd2 Qb7 52.Qd6 Qb6 53.Qg3 Qb5 54.Qg2 Re8 55.Rc4 Bd3 56.Kc3 Bxc4 57.bxc4 Re3+ 58.Kd2 Qb2+ 1.e4 e5 2.f4 d6 3.Nf3 Bg4 4.Bc4 Nf6 5.c3 Bxf3 6.Qxf3 Nc6 7.0-0 exf4 8.d4 g5 9.Bxf4 ! gxf4 10.Qxf4 Be7 11.e5 dxe5 12.dxe5 Qd7 13.exf6 Bc5+ 14.Kh1 0-0-0 15.b4 [ 15.Bxf7 ] 15 ... Bd6 16.Qf2 Kb8 17.Na3 Rhg8 18.Qf5 Qxf5 19.Rxf5 Ne5 20.Re1 Rg4 21.Bb3 Nd3 22.Ref1 Rh4 23.h3 Ne5 24.Nb5 a6 25.Nxd6 cxd6+− 26.Rd1 Kc7 27.Bd5 Rg8 28.Rd4 Rh6 29.a4 Rgg6 30.Rdf4 Rg3 31.Bf3 ? Nxf3 32.Rxf3 Rxf3 33.Rxf3 Kd7 34.Kh2 Ke6 35.Kg3 ? [ 35.Re3+ Kxf6 36.Re8 and 37.Rb8 ] 35 ... Rxf6 36.Rxf6+ Kxf6 37.Kf4 d5 ? 38.a5 ? [ 38.h4 ! h6 ( 38 ... Ke6 39.Kg5 Ke5 40.Kh6+− ) 39.g4 b6 40.h5 ! b5 41.a5 Ke6 42.g5+− ] 38 ... h6 ? [ 38 ... Ke6 ! 39.Kg5 Ke5 40.Kh6 Ke4= ] 39.g3 ? [ 39.g4 like in the previous variation ] 39 ... Ke6 40.h4 f5 41.Ke3 Ke5 42.h5 Ke6 43.Kd4 Kd6 44.c4 dxc4 45.Kxc4 Kc6 46.Kd4 Kb5 [ 46 ... Kd6= ] 47.Kc3 ? ? [ 47.Ke5 Kxb4 48.Kxf5 Kxa5 49.g4 Kb5 50.g5 hxg5 51.h6+− ] 47 ... b6 48.axb6 Kxb6 49.Kb3 Kb5 50.Kc3 Ka4 ? ? [ 50 ... Kc6 51.Kc4 Kb6= ] 51.Kc4 Ka3 52.b5 axb5+ 53.Kxb5 Kb3 54.Kc5 Kc3 55.Kd5 1–0 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.d3 d5 5.exd5 cxd5 6.Bb5+ Nc6 7.Nf3 Bd6 8.Qe2 0-0 9.0-0 ? Nd4 10.Nxd4 exd4 11.Nd1 a6 [ 11 ... Qa5 ! ] 12.Ba4 b5 13.Bb3 Re8 14.Qd2 Qe7 15.c3 dxc3 ? ! [ 15 ... Qe5 ! 16.f4 Qh5 ] 16.Nxc3 ? d4 17.Nd5 ? Nxd5 18.Bxd5 Qe5 19.Bxf7+ Kxf7 20.f4 Qe3+ 21.Kh1 Bb7 22.Qc2 Qe2 23.Qb3+ Kf8 24.Rg1 Bxg2+ 0–1
Same-sex marriage in Minnesota . Same-sex marriage is fully legal and recognized in the U.S. state of Minnesota . Same-sex marriages have been recognized if performed in other jurisdictions since July 1 , 2013 , and the state began issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples on August 1 , 2013 . After 52.6 % of state voters rejected a constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage in November 2012 , the Minnesota Legislature passed a same-sex marriage bill in May 2013 , which Governor Mark Dayton signed on May 14 , 2013 . Minnesota was the second state in the Midwest , after Iowa , to legalize marriage between same-sex couples and the first in the region to do so by enacting legislation rather than by court order . Minnesota was the first state to reject a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage , though Arizona rejected one in 2006 that banned all legal recognition and later approved one banning only marriage . Minnesota is also where one of the first same-sex marriage cases in the world took place . In `` Baker v. Nelson '' , the Minnesota Supreme Court unanimously held in 1972 that it did not violate the U.S. Constitution to limit marriage to opposite-sex couples , and the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear the case on appeal . Lawsuits . `` Baker v. Nelson '' was the first case in United States history in which a same-sex couple sued over marriage rights . In 1971 , the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled that Minnesota 's laws prohibited marriages between same-sex partners and did not violate the Federal Constitution . On October 10 , 1972 , the Supreme Court , declining to hear the case on appeal , issued a one-sentence order that said : `` The appeal is dismissed for want of a substantial federal question . '' Responding to the State Supreme Court ruling , in June 1972 , at the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party ( DFL ) State Convention , delegates voted to add a plank to the party platform supporting same-sex marriage rights . This is the first known case of support by a major United States political party for same-sex marriage , though it is worth noting that many DFL state representatives disassociated themselves from the plank and the DFL party rules subsequently changed to make amendments to the party platform much harder to achieve for future conventions . In May 2010 , `` Marry Me Minnesota '' , a gay rights organization , sued the state of Minnesota , challenging the state 's `` Defense of Marriage Act '' , which was passed in 1997 . The trial court dismissed the suit in March 2011 , citing `` Baker v. Nelson '' as `` binding precedent . '' Marry Me Minnesota , founded by same-sex couples for the purpose of suing the state , announced plans to appeal the decision . Efforts to amend the State Constitution . In 2004 , 2006 , 2007 and 2009 , bills were introduced into the Minnesota House and Senate to have Minnesota voters consider an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution , restricting marriage to unions between a man and a woman and outlawing civil unions that offer comparable rights . On May 11 , 2011 , the Minnesota Senate passed a bill to place a proposed amendment to the State Constitution on the ballot that would ban same-sex marriage , though not civil unions . The question presented to voters on the ballot read : `` Shall the Minnesota Constitution be amended to provide that only a union of one man and one woman shall be valid or recognized as a marriage in Minnesota ? '' The amendment was defeated by Minnesota voters , making Minnesota the first U.S. state to reject a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage . Arizona rejected a ban on same-sex marriages and civil unions in 2006 and then adopted a ban on only same-sex marriages in 2008 . Minnesota 's constitutional amendment proposal was rejected by 52.6 % of voters . Legislation . In 1997 , the State Legislature passed a statutory ban on same-sex marriage shortly after passage of the federal `` Defense of Marriage Act '' . Late in 2008 , State Senator John Marty , DFL-Roseville , announced plans to introduce a bill legalizing same-sex marriage . On February 19 , 2009 , a bill to allow civil unions in Minnesota was introduced in the Minnesota House of Representatives sponsored by Reps. Joe Mullery , Mindy Greiling , and Tom Tillberry . On March 5 , 2009 , a bill to allow same-sex marriage in Minnesota was introduced in the Minnesota Senate . Its authors were Senators Scott Dibble , Linda Higgins , John Marty , Mee Moua , and Patricia Torres Ray . The bill failed to get a hearing by the Senate Judiciary Committee . In December 2012 , Representative Alice Hausman and Senator Marty announced plans to introduce same-sex marriage legislation in 2013 . They and legislative leaders expressed varying views on its prospects . In January 2013 , Dibble said Democrats planned to focus early in the session on `` kitchen-table issues '' of improving the economy and creating jobs and would wait at least a month or two before pressing for the legalization of same-sex marriage . On February 28 , 2013 , `` HF 1054 '' , officially titled `` Marriage between two persons provided for , and exemptions and protections based in religious associations provided for '' , was introduced in the Minnesota Legislature to legalize same-sex marriage in the state . On March 12 , both the Senate and House policy committees passed the same version of the marriage bill , `` Senate bill SF925 '' and `` House Bill HF1054 '' . Other committees of each chamber reviewed the financial impact of the legislation on 6 and 7 May . On May 9 , 2013 , the House passed the legislation by a vote of 75-59 , with all but two Democrats voting for the bill and all but four Republicans voting against . On May 13 , 2013 , the Senate passed the bill on a vote of 37-30 , with all but three Democrats voting for the bill and all but one Republican voting against . Governor Mark Dayton signed the bill into law on May 14 , 2013 , on the south steps of the Minnesota State Capitol before a crowd of 6,000 people . Under the provisions of the legislation , the first same-sex marriage were likely to take place on August 1 , 2013 . The legislation also gives Minnesota courts authority over divorce proceedings in the case of a same-sex couple married in Minnesota when neither party resides in a state that recognizes their marriage . Some Minnesota counties announced plans to make marriage licenses available as early as June 6 . Marriage statistics . At least 1,640 same-sex couples married in Minnesota from August to September 2013 , representing one-third of all marriages celebrated during that time . 75 % of same-sex marriage licenses were issued in Hennepin County and Ramsey County . Approximately 1,433 marriage licenses were issued in the twelve counties that rejected Minnesota Amendment 1 in 2012 , the constitutional amendment which sought to ban same-sex marriage . Of the counties that favored the amendment , Clay County issued the most marriage licenses with 31 . Other counties including Cook County issued seven licenses , while Aitkin County and Lyon County issued two licenses each .
AllVid . AllVid was a proposal to develop technology enabling smart broadband-connected video devices to access the content on the managed networks of cable operators , telcos , and satellite-TV operators . It was initially proposed in the U.S. Federal Communications Commission 's ( FCC ) National Broadband Plan in 2010 . The AllVid hardware would act as a universal adapter for all types of pay TV content such as video-on-demand and pay-per-view , as well as interactive programming guides , delivered through a wide variety of means , including cable TV , satellite TV , VDSL , IPTV , and Internet TV . AllVid was intended to replace CableCARD . Unlike CableCARD rules which only applied to cable operators , AllVid would apply to all Multichannel Video Programming Distributor ’ s ( MVPDs ) including satellite and telco companies . As of January 2017 , AllVid was never adopted or developed . Responses . Google has supported the AllVid proposal , stating that `` Google supports an all-video ( “ AllVid ” ) solution like the one put forth in the NOI . Consumers would be well-served by having such an inexpensive universal adapter available at retail , which would feature an easy-to-use , common interface , and employ nationwide interoperability standards to connect to televisions , digital video recording devices ( “ DVRs ” ) , and other smart video devices . These navigation devices effectively would separate the network interface from the device functionality , making video more “ portable ” across platforms and devices . '' The AllVid proposal has been criticized by the Motion Picture Association of America for providing insufficient protection against copyright infringement by unauthorized multichannel video programming distributors and by AT & T for preempting market forces already underway . Unlock The Box . In January 2016 , FCC chairman Tom Wheeler proposed rulemaking to `` unlock the set-top box '' and the FCC voted to move forward with the proposal in February 2016 . Critics claimed that this proposal was essentially AllVid which Wheeler refuted . The FCC never had a vote to adopt the proposal because Wheeler could not get a majority of commissioners to support it .
Germán Riesco . Germán Riesco Errázuriz ( ; May 28 , 1854 – December 8 , 1916 ) was a Chilean political figure , and he served as President of Chile between 1901 and 1906 . Early life . He was born in Rancagua , the son of Mauricio Riesco , a Spanish merchant and of Carlota Errázuriz Zañartu , sister of President Federico Errázuriz Zañartu , of Basque descent . He studied at the Seminario Conciliar and at the University of Chile . At the age of 17 ( four years before graduating as a lawyer ) he obtained his first public job as a clerk at the ministry of Justice , in order to help support financially his family . He graduated as a lawyer on April 19 , 1875 , and was promoted to chief clerk at the ministry in 1880 . The same year he married his cousin , María Errázuriz Echaurren , thus becoming brother-in-law to future president Federico Errázuriz Echaurren . He became clerk of the Appeals Court of Santiago in 1891 , and clerk of the Supreme Court in 1897 . He retired from the judiciary in 1898 , to dedicate himself to private practice . Presidency . Germán Riesco 's first incursion in politics was when elected as a senator for Talca in 1900 . After the sudden death of president Federico Errázuriz Echaurren and due to the proximity of the presidential elections , he was proclaimed candidate by the Liberal Alliance , on March 8 , 1901 . This alliance was formed by the radicals , the democrats , the Balmacedists and the liberals , even though Riesco was more of a Conservative . From the beginning his candidacy was strongly opposed by the clerical-conservative groups . Their newspaper `` El Porvenir '' led a campaign accusing him of being a `` threat against religion '' . Nonetheless , he was elected by a huge majority of votes , thanks mainly to the fact that he had almost no political exposure , since most of his life had been spent in the judiciary . Himself summarized his appeal by saying that he `` was n't a threat to anybody '' . He assumed on September 18 , 1901 . Public policies . As president Riesco was faced with crippling parliamentary divisions . He was forced to appoint no fewer than 17 different governments , each lasting an average of just three and a half months . Even though he had been elected with the support of the Liberal Alliance , he was deserted by them and had to seek the support of the Conservative Coalition ( his former opponents ) . In the end , he had to switch back and forth between both groups in order to complete his term . The result was that since he lacked a congressional majority of his own , he was forced to name caretaker ministers , lacking efficacy or permanence . As a former member of the judiciary , his principal efforts were channeled towards legal reforms . He managed to establish a new Code of Civil Procedure ( 1902 ) which is still in force today , and a Code of Penal Procedure ( 1906 ) , which lasted almost 100 years . In 1905 he began construction of the new building for the Supreme Court , that was finished in 1911 . He concluded several important public works , such as the sewers for the city of Santiago and the new network of electrical trams . He greatly expanded the secondary education , specially for women , and doubled the number of Normal Schools for the preparation of new teachers . Due to the rising inflation , he was forced to refuse a return to the metallic conversion , and to authorize a new emission of paper money . This measure caused a dramatic fall in the exchange rates and higher inflation , which in turn gave way to higher social unrest . International situation . On the international stage , at the end of 1901 , Chile and Argentina were on the brink of war , due to border disputes . There was an ongoing naval arms race , and both countries called their reserve soldiers . Nonetheless , diplomacy prevailed , and both countries signed the May Treaties on May 28 , 1902 , followed by arbitration on Patagonia , on November 20 of the same year . These treaties were complemented by the union of the telegraphic lines of both countries , with commonality of tariffs . He signed a final peace treaty with Bolivia on October 20 , 1904 , putting an official end to the War of the Pacific . He also re-established the diplomatic relations with Peru in 1906 , in order to move ahead on the solution of the Tacna and Arica controversy ; and gave the first impulse to establishing a claim to Antarctica , by issuing a law regimenting seal-hunting there . Social unrest . During his administration , the so-called `` social question '' suddenly became critical . Between 1903 and 1905 , there were a great many strikes in different areas : miners , ship-loaders and railroad workers in the north of the country ; house-painters , tanners , postal workers , policemen , garbage collectors and bus drivers in Santiago ; coal miners in La Calera , Lebu , Lota and Coronel , ship-loaders in Valparaíso ; most of which ended in deaths and injuries of the protesters . Meat riots . On October 22 , 1905 , some of the poorest people in Santiago organized a march to protest for the high price of meat . The price of meat was kept artificially high by the government , by means of the combination of a special tariff applied to cattle imports from Argentina , in order to protect the domestic producers , and high inflation . These factors put the price of the product beyond the financial means of a high percent of the population . By the time that the march arrived peacefully to La Moneda and asked for an audience with President Riesco , it had already swelled to about 25 to 30 thousand people . The people started to grow impatient when the president did n't appear , and when the police tried to dissolve them , they fought back and tried to storm the presidential palace . The police responded by shooting at the crowd , and riots ensued . The violence lasted for almost a week , with widespread riots and looting , in what was called the `` Meat riots '' or the `` red week '' . Between 200 and 250 protesters were killed over this period . This revolt emphasized that the social problems were far more serious than what the authorities believed . Antofagasta general strike . A few months later , a similar revolt took place in Antofagasta . The workers that were laying the rails for the Antofagasta-Bolivia railroad presented a letter of demands to management , that was completely refused by the company . As a result , a general strike was called . The previous experience with the Meat riots alerted the government , that decided to send in the `` Esmeralda '' regiment and the cruise-ship `` Blanco Encalada '' to reinforce the local forces . On February 6 , 1906 , approximately 3 thousand workers gathered in the public square of Antofagasta to protest in favor of his demands . The troops opened fire on the unarmed workers , causing approximately 58 deaths and more than 300 injured . Valparaiso earthquake . The earthquake had been announced ten days earlier by the chief of the Navy Metheorological Office . August 16 , 1906 started as a very clear day , but in the afternoon started to drizzle . As the sun was setting , and when most of the people were having their suppers , came the first shock . It lasted for about 4 minutes . After the first shock , people started to look for survivors . After approximately fifteen minutes , the second shock hit the port . This one was shorter , approximately a minute , but far stronger than the first one . It completed the destruction of the city and caused most of the victims . Most of the city was leveled , and some looting happened . The governor decreed martial law and any looter caught in the act was shot immediately . With the total interruption of the communications , the city was isolated . The first news arrived to Santiago ( located only 120 kilometers inland ) on the afternoon of the 17 . Three days later , on the 20 , the ministers of Interior and War managed to arrive to the port . President Riesco and the newly elected Pedro Montt arrived on the 25 . They had to travel by train , on foot and by horseback in order to arrive to the destroyed port . He died in Santiago , at the age of 62 , on December 8 , 1916 , of a heart ailment .
Society in the Joseon Dynasty . Society in the Joseon Dynasty was built upon Neo-Confucianist ideals , namely the three fundamental principles and five moral disciplines . There were four classes , the yangban nobility , the `` middle class '' chungin , sangmin , or the commoners and the cheonmin , the outcasts at the very bottom . Society was ruled by the yangban , who constituted 10 % of the population and had several privileges . Slaves were of the lowest standing . During this period clan structure became stricter and bloodline was of utmost importance . Family life was regulated by law , strictly enforcing Confucian rituals . Compared to Goryeo practices before , marriage rituals were restructured and aggravated . Noblemen could have only one wife and several concubines but their children born from commoner or slave concubines were considered illegitimate and denied any yangban rights . The roles and rights of women were reduced compared to previous eras in Korean history . Yangban women were completely hidden from the outer world and every woman had to conform to Confucian ideals of purity , obedience , chastity and faithfulness . Women were subjects of male dominance throughout their lives , obliged to listen to their fathers , husbands , fathers-in-law and firstborn sons . Homes were divided into male and female quarters to separate the sexes . Guiding principles . Korean society has always been hierarchical and the conscious , government-backed spreading of Neo-Confucianism reinforced this idea . Even though the philosophy originates in China , and Japan and Vietnam also adopted it , Korea integrated Confucianism into daily life , transformed it to fit the nation 's needs and developed it in a way that became specific to Korea . This means that Korean society placed utmost importance on hierarchy between classes , older and younger people , emphasized family values , the keeping of order and harmony and the inferior social status of women . Rituals became very important , ceremonies , paying respect to one 's ancestors and the need for lifelong learning were valued . Neo-Confucians considered hard work , purity , politeness and refraining from improper behaviour as desirable and valuable human qualities . They could be regarded as prudish , since showing passionate emotions was something noble people were expected to avoid . It was important that everyone knew their standings in society and behaved accordingly . The Korean language reflects this notion even today , by the use of honorifics , which signal whether the speaker addresses a senior person or someone of a higher social standing . Direct communication between the king and the common people was possible through the `` sangeon '' ( ) written petition system and the `` gyeokjaeng '' ( ) oral petition system . Through the `` gyeokjaeng '' oral petition system , commoners could strike a gong or drum in front of the palace or during the king 's public processions in order to appeal their grievances or petition to the king directly . This allowed even the illiterate members of Joseon society to make a petition to the king . More than 1,300 `` gyeokjaeng '' -related accounts are recorded in the Ilseongnok . Structure . The basis of Joseon society was a system similar to caste systems . Historian Baek Ji-won considers the Korean system comparable to that of India . According to Michael Seth , the Korean system could , in principle , be compared to India 's ( apart from the religious connotations ) . In practice , however , classes may not have been as impenetrable and clearly separated as in India . Bruce Cumings , on the other hand , thinks that the Korean structure can not be called a true caste system but a system where certain castes existed . In theory , there were three social classes , but in practice , there were four . The top class were the yangban , or `` scholar-gentry '' , the commoners were called sangmin or `` yangmin '' , and the lowest class was that of the cheonmin . Between the yangban and the commoners was a fourth class , the chungin , `` middle people '' . The ruling class and the recipient of privileges was the yangban class . This elite aristocracy was hereditary and held most of the wealth , the slaves and the land . They were also called `` sadaebu '' , `` scholar-officials '' , because when compared to Goryeo aristocracy or the Japanese bushido , they were not landowners who engaged in military actions . Yangban strove to do well at the royal examinations to obtain high positions in the government . They did not pay any form of taxes , and they avoided manual labor and conscription . However they had to excel in calligraphy , poetry , classical Chinese texts , and Confucian rites . In theory , commoners could apply for royal exams but in practice , from the 1600s , the family background of applicants was thoroughly checked and had to provide evidence of yangban status on their father 's side up to three generations and one generation on the mother 's side . Nobles lived separately from commoners , in designated areas of a town or village and spent most of their free time at Confucian academies or gisaeng houses . Yangban families were rare in the northern and eastern parts of the country and on Jeju Island and were mostly demoted yangban that were exiled there . High government positions were filled by yangban from Gyeongsang and Chungcheong provinces mainly . The scholar-aristocracy made up about 10 % of Korea 's population . Civilian offices `` ( munban ) '' , as well as military posts `` ( muban ) '' were occupied by yangban men , the latter were filled by provincial yangban , whose only way to obtain a scholarly certificate was to become military officials . The men were prepared for the exam by the `` muhak '' , the military schools . From the mid-Joseon period , they belonged to different lineages than the civilian officials . Around 80 % of Joseon society was made up of commoners , called `` sangmin '' . They were a free class , obliged to pay taxes , serve in the army , and undertake corvée labour . Peasants , artisans , fishermen and merchants made up this class , but merchants were regarded as lowly by yangban . Some peasants owned their lands , but others cultivated yangban property as tenants . The last place on the social ladder was the outsider class , the `` cheonmin '' . Slaves belonged here . They were divided into two groups : `` sanobi '' ( private slaves ) and `` gongnobi '' ( slaves owned by the state ) . Both groups had `` in-house slaves '' ( solgeo nobi ) and `` outside slaves '' ( oegeo nobi ) . The latter lived like any peasant , could own property and , just like peasants , gave a portion of the crop or textile tributes to their owners . The number of slaves fluctuated throughout the Joseon period : there were times when their numbers reached 30 % of the population . Slaves could not have family names except for those who already had one when they became enslaved . In theory , marriage between slaves and commoners was forbidden , but the rule was often ignored . By the end of the dynasty , the number of slaves declined . State slavery was abolished in 1800 while private slavery was finally banned in 1894 . Besides slaves , people of certain professions were also numbered among the cheonmin class . For example , professionals dealing with animal slaughter ( butchers , people working with animal skins ) , most probably because of old Buddhist views . Innkeepers , gisaengs , entertainers , gravediggers , bark peelers , basket makers , shamans and ferrymen were also cheonmin people . It was a hereditary status , and their children were not allowed to advance on the social ladder . The middle class , called chungin or jungin was a small but important one . They were below the yangban nobles but above the common people . They were usually `` technical experts '' , such as interpreters , scribes , astronomers , accountants , physicians , jurists and musicians . Provincial small officeholders also belonged to this class . They oversaw local bureaucracy and so were impossible to overlook . Many of them became wealthy , some by exploiting peasants . In the 19th century , chungin who spoke foreign languages were the ones who introduced Western culture to Korea . The chungin people also included the illegitimate children of yangban . Born from commoner or slave concubines , they made up a substrate within the chungin , called `` seoeol '' . The illegitimate children of the scholar-gentry were not allowed to be recognised as yangban and so could not inherit land or wealth from their fathers or participate in government exams . Their fate caused much discussion among Confucian scholars , as recognising their existence would have meant that the well-defined lines between commoners and nobility would have been blurred . Joseon society is special in that the elite class remained the same for many centuries . While there were constant wars , with different groups changing in top positions throughout Europe and Asia , the Korean ruling class remained largely untouched , from Goryeo times to the end of the Joseon dynasty . The structure of the social system also remained the same for five centuries , which is unique in the world . Clans , family and marriage . Korea has a clan system , every Korean belongs to a bongwan ( 본관 ) that can trace ancestry back to the founding father of the clan . Different clans may share certain surnames , differentiated by the founding city or town of the clan . Clan structure had existed well before the founding of Joseon but the spread of Confucianism made its rules stricter , dogmatized in state laws . Clans are based upon paternal blood lineage , named `` jok '' ( 족 , 族 ) , `` pa '' ( 파 , 派 ) or `` munjung '' ( 문중 , 門中 ) . The history of the clan , with birth , marriage and death details of its members are registered in the jokbo ( 족보 , 族譜 ) even today . This kind of registry making became regular in the 15th century . Traitors and sentenced criminals were expelled from the clan and from the lineage . Outsiders could not join a lineage . Family life was regulated by the `` Gyeongguk daejeon '' ( 경국대전 , 經國大典 ) , a code of law compiled in the 15th century . It regulated the jesa , the ancestor rituals , emphasizing that ancestors are important members of a lineage . Jesa is conducted by the oldest male family member of the deceased , the other family members line up behind him according to their ranks in the family . Rituals have strict rules and pre-set orders , with the type of sacrificial food and its placement order defined , as well . These rituals became common and solidified during the Joseon era . Just like rituals , marriage also had stern rules to follow . While in Goryeo marriage within members of the same clan was permitted , Joseon took exogamy very seriously and forbade such marriages , even if a clan had more than a million members . Michael Seth , professor of history at the James Madison University , claims that the reason for this was the adaptation of the gwageo ( 과거 ) , the government examination system of China , as well as the integration of Confucianism into everyday life , making proving one 's lineage of utmost importance . Marriage was conducted at a young age , in 1471 the lowest possible age was 15 for boys and 14 for girls . Men usually got married before the age of 30 , women had to be below 20 . Commoners usually married at an earlier age than yangban class children . Significant age difference between husband and wife was daily occurrence . Marriage and married life rituals were regulated by Zhu Xi 's `` Zhuzi Jiali '' ( 朱子家禮 , Korean : 주자가례 , `` Juja garye '' ) , but customs were modified according to Korean traditions . For example , according to Confucian customs , wedding ceremonies were held at the house of the groom 's father , however , in Korea the exact opposite had been the custom . As a compromise , a part of the ceremony was to be held at the bride 's home , after which they would proceed to the groom 's home . in Goryeo times the newlyweds usually lived at the bride 's home for years , but by adapting Confucianism this had to change . The bride had to move to her new family . In practice there were occasions when the couple chose to live where the parents had a bigger need of looking after or where land was more arable . Koreans also adapted another Chinese custom , the `` minmyeoneuri '' ( 민며느리 ) , or child brides , when 6- and 7-year-old girls were given off to marriage . They usually spent the years leading up to the actual wedding ceremony at their mothers-in-law 's , where they worked as maids . This custom was not widespread and mainly observed by poor families , who could not afford to have a wedding otherwise . Because of such poor conditions , it could happen that the age difference between the bride and the groom was more than 30 years . The most important possession for a Korean family was the firstborn son , or `` jangja '' ( 장자 ) . It had always been the case , but Confucianism strengthened the idea even further . It was so important that no man could die without having a male heir . If they were unable to produce one , they had to adopt ( from the same lineage ) . Most of the wealth and land of the family was inherited by the firstborn son , and other sons also inherited some part of it ; girls were denied any such rights . Men were allowed to have more than one wife and several concubines . Women . During the Goryeo Dynasty women had considerable freedom . They could freely mingle with men , have their own possessions , and inherit land . That changed drastically during the second half of the Joseon era after the Imjin War , women 's situation became gradually worse . Their life was regulated by Neo-Confucianism but in a much stricter way than in China , which started the philosophy . Women had to conform to Confucian ideals , as children they were subordinated to their fathers , when they married , to their husbands , and when they got old , to their firstborn son . Being virtuous , modest , obedient and faithful was required of them ; virtuous women were rewarded by the state from 1434 . Yangban noblewomen were completely segregated from the rest of society . During the day they could not leave their homes , and if they had to , they were transported in a litter called `` gama '' ( 가마 ) . They were forbidden to play games and have fun outside their homes or they could be beaten . These ideals and segregation could not completely be maintained in the lower classes , as commoner and slave women had various works to do . Nevertheless , even the peasant houses had separate rooms for men and women , and wealthier families had male and female quarters : `` sarangchae '' , or `` outer rooms '' ( 사랑채 ) for men and `` anche '' ( 안채 ) or `` anbang '' ( 안방 ) , `` inner rooms '' for women . By the end of the Joseon Dynasty commoner women who had fulfilled their Confucian duties of bearing a son bared their breasts in public as a sign of pride . Noblewomen were forbidden to do so . Most women were illiterate , as schools taught men exclusively . Even after the introduction of hangul , when literacy improved , women who could read and write made up only 4 % as late as the 19th century . Women of the yangban could receive an education from within the family , for instance the 18th century crown princess Lady Hyegyeong was taught to read and write hangul by an aunt-in-law . Women were not allowed to learn hanja , the Chinese characters used to write Korean . Women were also denied the right to participate in the jesa , the ancestor honoring rituals , which is also a significant divergence from the original Chinese practices . Households headed by women disappeared at the beginning of the Joseon era , and they gradually lost their right to inheritance , as well . The reason was that marrying daughters off required expensive dowry , resulting in calling daughters `` dodungnyeo '' ( 도둑녀 ) , `` thieves '' . As according to the new Confucian ideals , women had to obey their in-laws after marriage , the birth family regarded it unnecessary to provide her inheritance . Married daughters were often labelled `` chulga oein '' ( 출가외인 , 出嫁外人 ) , `` one who left the family and became a stranger '' . Women had to obey their husbands and in-laws and had no right to apply for a divorce . Men could divorce their wives based on the `` chilgeojiak '' ( 칠거지악 ) , the `` seven sins '' : disobedience towards in-laws , inability to bear a son , adultery , jealousy , hereditary disease , talkativeness and theft . Women were expected to be faithful to their husbands beyond death so widows were not allowed to remarry . In lower classes such marriages still happened , as families , for financial reasons , married off the burdensome widows to men who could not afford to marry otherwise . While the breaking of the rule in lower classes was widely ignored by authorities , yangban widows were forbidden to remarry , or their children would be cast out of the noble class . Members of the royal lineage were treated even more strictly , with Seongjong of Joseon ordering the execution of his cousin when he discovered she had cohabited with a servant after being widowed . As women could not be the heads of a household anymore , widows often were considered financial burdens and sometimes driven to commit suicide . Women were expected to protect their virtue at any cost , and by the late Joseon era they often wore small knives called `` paedo '' ( 패도 , 佩刀 ) attached to the norigae ( the colourful pendant hanging from the upper part of the hanbok ) , to commit suicide rather than dishonor their families even by giving cause to gossips . Men could have second wives besides their first wife and have several concubines , as well . Being a second wife or a concubine of a nobleman was considered a rise on the social ladder for commoner or slave women , but their children were considered illegitimate and denied any yangban rights . First wives and legitimate children of noblemen often despised these women and their offspring . Society considered these children outcasts . Women could only have four types of `` professions '' in Joseon : they could become gungnyeo ( palace women ) , shamans , physicians or gisaeng . The latter , who are often compared to Japanese geisha , could live a freer life than most women . They could read and write , were skilled in music , arts , poetry and served as intellectual companions to men in a period where wives were not allowed to be true companions because of the Confucian restrictions . The most famous gisaeng is probably Hwang Jin-yi , who lived in the 16th century and is considered a role model of progressive , self-conscious women in Korea . By the end of the era , women almost became `` nameless '' in Korea . They were referred to mostly by their husband 's or children 's names ( `` ... 's wife '' , `` ... 's mother '' ) .
The One That Got Away ( Katy Perry song ) . `` The One That Got Away '' is a song by American singer Katy Perry for her third studio album , `` Teenage Dream '' ( 2010 ) . The song was produced by Dr. Luke and Max Martin , both of whom also co-wrote the song with Perry . The song is a mid-tempo pop ballad about a lost love . It features references to the rock band Radiohead as well as the relationship of Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash to express the strength of the relationship . The song was released in October 2011 by Capitol Records as the album 's sixth single . `` The One That Got Away '' peaked at number three on `` Billboard '' Hot 100 , with `` Teenage Dream '' becoming the seventh album in the 53-year history of the Hot 100 to generate at least six top 10s . The single reached the top of the `` Billboard '' Hot Dance Club Songs , Adult Top 40 , and Mainstream Top 40 charts . The accompanying music video for the song was directed by Floria Sigismondi and premiered in November 2011 , featuring actor Diego Luna . An official remix featuring rapper B.o.B was released to digital retailers on December 20 , 2011 . An official acoustic rendition was released to digital retailers on January 16 , 2012 , this version was included in ' edition . The song has been covered by several artists , including Richard Marx , Jordan Pruitt , and Selena Gomez & the Scene . Release and artwork . Capitol Records said that they are not specifically releasing the song in hopes of it reaching No . 1 and rewriting Hot 100 history ( since Perry was the first woman to obtain five No . 1s on the chart from one album ) , rather the decision came out of `` Perry 's fondness for the song , its ear-catching hook and her obvious track record of success at pop radio '' . EMI Music/Capitol Records EVP/marketing and promotion Greg Thompson told `` Billboard '' that , `` if it goes to No . 1 , that would be great , If not , we still have a Katy song on the radio in fourth quarter '' , presumably boosting sales for `` Teenage Dream '' in the Christmas season . `` The One That Got Away '' officially impacted U.S. radio on October 11 , 2011 . In late September 2011 , Perry wrote the following message on her Twitter account : `` The One That Got Away ... It 's happening ! ! ! `` , along with a picture of the official single artwork . The artwork shows a pink-haired Perry looking up at the sky while wearing a disc-shaped hat . The photo gives a whimsical nod to the 1970s , with its distinctively retro appearance . Composition and writing . Originally titled `` In Another Life '' , the song was produced by Dr. Luke and Max Martin , both of whom co-wrote it with Perry . It is a midtempo pop song positioned on the piece of E major and has a tempo of 134 beats per minute . Joanna Holcombe from Yahoo ! Music noted that the song is about first loves . Leah Greenblatt from `` Entertainment Weekly '' , said that the song is `` a midtempo ode to a summer-after-high-school love with whom she recalls sharing Mustang makeout sessions to Radiohead ' '' . Michael Wood from `` Spin '' magazine said that the song is one of the album 's quieter cuts and that it recall ( s ) `` Perry 's singer-songwriter days at L.A. 's Hotel Café '' . The song follows the chord progression of E–G♯m–C♯m–A , and Perry 's vocal range spans from B3 to E5 . Kitty Empire noticed that Perry 's vocal is wistful throughout the song and that the references to June and Johnny Cash were unexpected . Rob Sheffield from `` Rolling Stone '' stated that when Perry sings , 'I was June , and you were my Johnny Cash , ' `` it 's understood that she 's thinking of the scrubbed-up Hollywood version of June and Johnny , from `` Walk the Line '' . '' In 2017 , the singer revealed that `` The One That Got Away '' was about Josh Groban . Chart performance . On the week ending October 16 , 2011 , the song debuted at number 94 on `` Billboard '' Hot 100 . In its sixth week it entered the top 10 making `` Teenage Dream '' one of only seven albums in `` Billboard '' s 53-year history to have six singles enter the top 10 . On December 24 , 2011 , The single later entered the top five , making `` Teenage Dream '' one of three albums to have six or more top-five singles from one album on the chart . On December 31 , 2011 , the single fell one position . On the charts dated January 7 , 2012 , helped by the release of the remix with B.o.B. , the single reached number three on the Hot 100 , and it topped the Hot Dance Club Songs chart , the seventh song on the album to do so setting a new record in the chart . On January 14 , 2012 , the single stayed in the same position as the previous week on the Hot 100 . On January 21 , 2012 , the single fell from number three to six , and faced the hurdle of breaking the record established by Michael Jackson . On week January 28 , 2012 , the song remained stable in the same position last week . On February 4 , 2012 , back to fifth position in the chart . On February 11 , 2012 , the single dropped to number nine , but stable in the top ten . On February 18 , 2012 , the single dropped to number 14 , leaving the top ten of the chart . Finally , the song fell down to 21 the next week , making it Perry 's only `` Teenage Dream '' single to fail to reach number one , peaking at three . As of January 2015 , the song has sold more than 2,750,000 copies in the United States alone . `` The One That Got Away '' debuted at number 87 in Australia on the week ending October 10 , 2011. before peaking at number 27 . In New Zealand , the song debuted at number 40 and later peaked at number 12 . It was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand ( RIANZ ) after selling 7,500 copies there . Background . Perry started filming for the video on September 30 , 2011 . Filming ended on October 2 , 2011 . The video was shot at the Lima Residence , a contemporary home located in Calabasas , an affluent city in Los Angeles County , California . Mexican actor Diego Luna plays Perry 's boyfriend in the video . Photos from the set surfaced online , showing Perry wearing a conservative long-sleeved dress as well as sporting gray hair and prosthetic face wrinkles . The video was directed by Floria Sigismondi , who previously directed the video for `` E.T . '' The music video premiered on November 11 , 2011 . On November 4 , 2011 , a teaser for the video was released , narrated by Stevie Nicks . Nicks provides the elderly woman 's voice , speaking about the past and her desire to go back for one day . The video contains scenes of her and her past boyfriend ( Luna ) fighting , intertwined with scenes of them in love . She is later shown as a nostalgic , elderly woman dressed conservatively and standing by a fence looking into the distance . A seven-minute extended version of the video was shown on November 11 , 2011 , exclusively at select advance screenings of the motion picture `` My Week with Marilyn '' . As of October 2018 , the video has more than 650 million views on YouTube . Synopsis . Released on November 11 , 2011 , the video begins with an elderly woman ( Perry ) in a white long-sleeved dress walking through a modernistic home . She blandly walks past her husband ( played by Herman Sinitzyn ) , hinting that the two are in a loveless marriage . While making herself a cup of coffee , the elderly woman , unhappy with her present situation , begins to think about her colorful past when the song begins : her younger self with her artist boyfriend ( Luna ) . As the song plays , the happy girl and the boyfriend paint portraits of each other , dress up wildly , dance at a party , and give each other a makeshift tattoo . As the elderly woman sadly reminisces while sitting on her ( and the husband 's ) fancy bedroom alone in a silk nightgown , her younger self and the boyfriend get into an argument which culminates in her splashing red paint on one of his elaborate paintings after he did the same to one of hers and he leaves angrily then drives away . The woman 's younger self appears to her older self 's bedroom with each on the bed as they both sing . The younger version is also shown in her older self 's closet , crying and singing while the boyfriend is seen driving in a Ford Mustang to blow off steam from the fight . At the same time in the present , the older woman is shown driving out of her garage in a similar type of car as the boyfriend is driving in the flashback . The boyfriend opens the sun visor above him while driving and finds the veil of the dress the younger version of Perry had worn while partying . He stares at the veil , hinting that he decides to make up with her . But he does not notice the large boulders on the road from a small rock slide . He swerves to avoid the rocks and accidentally drives off a cliff , dying in the subsequent crash without getting a chance to make up , while the woman 's younger self also 'dies ' at the same time ( possibly representing the death of her colorful personality ) . The song ends abruptly as the sounds of the car violently rolling down the cliff are heard . While Johnny Cash 's cover of `` You Are My Sunshine '' plays quietly in the background , the woman 's older self now sports a dark conservative long-sleeved dress and is revealed to have driven to that same spot where the boyfriend had died . She walks up to the edge of the cliff and leans against a fence when the boyfriend ( either a ghost or a hallucination ) appears before her on the other side of the fence . The two hold hands , revealing matching tattoos on their hands . When the older woman snaps back to reality , the Johnny Cash music stops suddenly and the boyfriend vanishes . Saddened , the elderly woman turns back and silently walks away from the cliff as the screen fades to black . Extended version . A seven-minute director 's cut version was shown exclusively at select advance screenings of the motion picture `` My Week with Marilyn '' on November 11 , 2011 . The extended version shows a more cinematic side to the plot of the original music video and includes never-before-seen footage , as well as extended dialogue between the characters . Reception . Jillian Mapes of `` Billboard '' commented that the video was `` beautifully-shot '' and praised the interesting plot . A writer of `` Rolling Stone '' wrote : `` It 's a cute clip for a sweet song , but the heavy-handed aging makeup is hard to get over . '' Erin Strecker from `` Entertainment Weekly '' compared the video with `` Titanic '' ( 1997 ) and Rihanna 's video for `` We Found Love '' . Strecker also noted that the video was more `` tragic '' than he was expecting from Perry . Jocelyn Vena of MTV News said : `` Katy Perry 's moody , contemplative clip for 'The One That Got Away ' perfectly encapsulates both the joy of falling in love and the heartbreak of letting go . It travels through time and space and recalls the story of Perry 's one that got away . '' Consequence of Sound 's Chris Coplan called the video a `` little more somber '' than the videos Perry made for `` E.T . '' and `` Last Friday Night ( T.G.I.F. ) '' . `` The Sims 3 '' version . On January 17 , 2012 , Electronic Arts announced that they would be teaming up with Perry to help promote their new expansion pack for `` The Sims '' game franchise called ' , which sees the release of a limited collector 's edition that contains in-game content based on herself . An official music video for `` The One That Got Away '' featuring Perry as a Sim was uploaded on EA 's YouTube channel . The storyline shows a female Sim and a male Sim falling in love and getting married . One day , the male Sim collapses in the bathroom floor , he is taken to the hospital and then dies . His wife is then seen mourning at his funeral . Suddenly , she is transported `` to another life '' , Katy Perry 's Candyfornia featured in her `` California Gurls '' music video , where her love interest is still alive and well ; they eventually reunite and kiss . It also features most of the in-game content that will be included for the collector 's edition of `` The Sims 3 : Showtime '' and in the stuff pack `` The Sims 3 : Katy Perry 's Sweet Treats '' . Live performances and other versions . `` The One That Got Away '' was part of the setlist of Perry 's worldwide 2011 concert tour , California Dreams Tour . On October 16 , 2011 , Perry performed the song on the UK version of `` The X Factor '' . Perry performed the song at the American Music Awards on November 20 , 2011 . Her AMA 2011 performance was followed by a lengthy standing ovation , and presentation of a special award acknowledging Perry as the only female to have five number-one singles from the same album in the United States . Perry performed the song as part of a Live Lounge special for BBC Radio 1 's Fearne Cotton on March 19 , 2012 along with `` Part of Me '' , `` Firework '' , `` Thinking of You '' and a censored version of `` Niggas in Paris '' . A remix featuring American rapper B.o.B was released in December 2011 . B.o.B added two new verses , one at the beginning and another replacing the bridge of the album version of the song . The decision for Capitol Records to release a remix and reduce the price of the song to give Perry a sixth number-one song has been criticized by some , noting that this is not Perry 's first time adding a featured guest to her single releases . The hit single `` ET '' , was modified with verses from Kanye West , while `` Last Friday Night ( T.G.I.F . ) '' was given a remix featuring Missy Elliott . However , `` Billboard '' , which compiles the charts , have issued multiple columns defending Perry and Capitol , underlining that they are operating under chart rules and that numerous other acts , such as Rihanna and Britney Spears , used the same tactics for charting purposes over the years . An acoustic version of the song , produced by Jon Brion , was released to the iTunes Store on January 16 , 2012 , garnering more favorable reviews , with critics noting that `` The One That Got Away '' sounds very naturally as a ballad . Perry 's label , Capitol Records , sponsored a contest in January 2012 encouraging fans to record their own acoustic version of the song for a chance to have it featured on Perry 's Facebook wall . The song was also included in the setlist of The Prismatic World Tour , in which it is interpolated with Perry 's 2009 song `` Thinking of You '' . A violin cover of the song by music student Grace Youn , which Youn had uploaded to YouTube in 2011 , was used in the opening scene of Perry 's 2012 documentary , ' . Credits and personnel . Credits adapted from `` Teenage Dream '' album liner notes . Certifications . ! scope= '' row '' | South Korea ( Gaon Music Chart )
Rosai–Dorfman disease . Rosai–Dorfman disease , originally known as sinus histiocytosis with massive lymphadenopathy , is a rare disorder of unknown cause that is characterized by abundant histiocytes in the lymph nodes or other locations throughout the body . Signs and symptoms . The histiocytosis of Rosai–Dorfman disease can occur in lymph nodes , causing lymphadenopathy , or can occur outside lymph nodes in extranodal disease . Lymphadenopathy . Lymphadenopathy can occur in one or more groups of lymph nodes . Among 358 cases of Rosai–Dorfman disease that Rosai collected in a disease registry for which the location of lymphadenopathy was specified , 87.3 % had cervical lymphadenopathy . Axillary , inguinal , and mediastinal lymphadenopathy are also found in Rosai–Dorfman disease . Extranodal disease . Accumulation of histiocytes may occur outside of lymph nodes . The most common sites of extranodal disease in Rosai 's registry were skin , nasal cavity/paranasal sinuses , soft tissue , eyelid/orbit , bone , salivary glands , and central nervous system . The symptoms of this disease vary with the site of accumulation similar to other regional tumors . For instance , accumulation in closed spaces such as the cranium can lead to poor outcomes compared to growth in the dermis of an extremity where surgical excision is possible . Cause . The etiology of the condition is unknown . Possible but unproven infectious causes are `` Klebsiella '' , polyomaviridae , Epstein–Barr virus , parvovirus B19 , and human herpesvirus 6 . Jilin University researchers suggested in 2017 that monocytes recruited to inflammatory lesions could produce macrophage colony-stimulating factor , which leads to a complex signal transduction , which leads to the histiocytosis characteristic of Rosai–Dorfman disease . Diagnosis . The differential diagnosis of Rosai–Dorfman disease includes both malignant and nonmalignant diseases , such as granulomatosis with polyangiitis , Langerhans cell histiocytosis , Langerhans cell sarcoma , lymphoma , sarcoidosis , IgG4-related disease , and tuberculosis . The disease is diagnosed by biopsy of affected tissues . Microscopic examination of stained specimens will show histiocytes with lymphocytes and possibly other types of cells trapped within them , a phenomenon known as emperipolesis . Upon immunohistochemical staining , the histiocytes will be positive for S100 , CD68 , and CD163 but negative for CD1a . Classification . In 2016 the Histiocyte Society proposed a classification of histiocytoses into five groups designated by letters : `` C '' , `` H '' , `` L '' , `` M '' , and `` R '' . Group `` R '' included Rosai–Dorfman disease and `` miscellaneous noncutaneous , non-Langerhans cell histiocytoses '' . Rosai–Dorfman disease itself was classified into `` Familial '' , `` Classical ( nodal ) '' , `` Extranodal '' , `` Neoplasia-associated '' , and `` Immune disease-associated '' subtypes . Treatment . Some patients have no symptoms , spontaneous remission , or a relapsing/remitting course , making it difficult to decide whether therapy is needed . In 2002 , authors from Sapienza University of Rome stated on the basis of a comprehensive literature review that `` clinical observation without treatment is advisable when possible '' . Therapeutic options include surgery , radiation therapy , and chemotherapy . Surgery is used to remove single lymph nodes , central nervous system lesions , or localized cutaneous disease . In 2014 , Dalia and colleagues wrote that for patients with extensive or systemic Rosai–Dorfman disease , `` a standard of care has not been established '' concerning radiotherapy and chemotherapy . History . In 1969 , pathologists Juan Rosai and Ronald Dorfman published a paper on `` sinus histiocytosis with massive lymphadenopathy '' . With the discoveries that the condition can occur outside the head/neck region and in tissues other than lymph nodes , the condition later became known as `` Rosai-Dorfman disease '' . Four years earlier , Pierre-Paul Louis Lucien Destombes had described four patients having `` adenitis with lipid excess '' which is recognized as the original description of the condition . Therefore , the condition is sometimes called `` Destombes-Rosai-Dorfman disease '' .
Kammeri . Kammeri is a village in Kambja Parish , Tartu County in southern Estonia , located about 23 km south of the city of Tartu . In 2000 Kammeri had a population of 92 . Kammeri Manor ( ) was first mentioned in the middle of the 16th century , when it belonged to the Dückers . Other owners include the Fersens , Rennenkampffs , Helmersens and Stadens . After the dispossession in 1919 the manor building was used as a school . The building was demolished in 2009 to build a modern schoolhouse . Kammeri village school was established in 1765 . Baltic German geologist Gregor von Helmersen ( 1803–1885 ) was born in Kammeri Manor . Also the German diplomat Berndt von Staden ( de ) ( born 1919 ) spent his childhood in the manor .
David Watson ( musician ) . David Watson ( born 1960 ) is a musician originally from New Zealand . Watson has lived and worked in New York City since 1987 . Originally known as a guitarist , since 1991 Watson 's work has also featured new music for the Highland Bagpipes . Before moving to New York , while in New Zealand in the 1980s , Watson co-founded Braille Records to document the local experimental music scene . He organized national improvisation festivals ( Off the Deep End , in 1984 and 1985 ) and in 2001 started the alt.music festival to present new experimental music in Auckland . Watson 's work includes regular performances with MacArthur Award winner John Zorn ; ongoing recording projects with Lee Ranaldo and Christian Marclay ; a premier performance of a Robert Ashley work in New York ; performances in Europe with rock-minimalism pioneer Rhys Chatham ; recording project with downtown drum legend Jonathan Kane ; performances with Zeena Parkins at Brooklyn Academy of Music and a score for Jeremy Nelson Dance . Watson released his disc `` Throats '' - with vocalists Makigami Koichi and Shelley Hirsch - on Ecstatic Peace ; and a double CD `` Fingering an Idea '' , on Phill Niblock 's XI Records to critical acclaim . Together with Tony Buck and Ranaldo he formed the band Glacial . In 2010 Ranaldo released the solo album `` Maelstrom From Drift '' on Three Lobed Recordings with guest appearances of Tony Buck and David Watson . The band released `` On Jones Beach '' In 2012 .
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Koka Subba Rao . Koka Subba Rao ( born 15 July 1902 – 6 May 1976 ) was the ninth Chief Justice of India ( 1966–1967 ) . He also served as the Chief Justice of the Andhra Pradesh High Court . Early life . He was born at Rajahmundry on the banks of Godavari River on 15 July 1902 in a Velama family . His father , a lawyer , died early . Rao graduated from the Government Arts College , Rajamundry and studied law at Madras Law College . He was a good sportsman . Professional life . He joined the office of his father-in-law , P. Venkata Raman Rao Naidu , who was junior of the Andhra Kesari Prakasam Pantulu . He was recruited as District Munsif and worked for a few months in Bapatla , Guntur district . After Venkata Raman Rao was elevated as Judge of Madras High Court , Subbarao partnered with gifted brother-in-law P. V. Rajamannar , who later became Advocate-General and Chief Justice of Madras High Court . They commanded the cream of legal work from all parts of composite Madras state . He was elevated to the Bench in 1948 . After the separation of Andhra , Rajaji wanted to send Govinda Menon , a senior judge to head the Andhra Pradesh High Court to be established in Guntur in 1954 . But Prakasam insisted on having Subbarao as the Special Officer to facilitate the formation of High Court . Automatically he became the Chief Justice . When Sri Venkateswara University was established at Tirupati in 1954 , Subbarao became its first Chancellor and remained in the position till the University Act was amended restoring the Chancellorship to the Governor . After tenures as a judge at Madras High Court and a Chief Justice at Andhra Pradesh High Court , he was appointed as a Supreme Court judge on 31 January 1958 . He was appointed as Chief Justice of India on 30 June 1966 . His most famous judgment was for the landmark Golaknath v. State of Punjab case where he ruled that Fundamental Rights could not be amended . Subba Rao retired on 11 April 1967 to contest in the fourth presidential elections as the consensus candidate of opposition parties . Golaknath Case . The Judgment of SUBBA RAO , C.J. , SHAH , SIKRI , SHELAT and VAIDIALINGAM , JJ . was delivered by SUBBA RAO , C.I . According to this Judgment- ( i ) the power to amend the Constitution is not to be found in Art . 368 but in Arts . 245 , 246 and 248 read with Entry 97 of List 1 ; ( ii ) the amending power can not be used to abridge or take away the fundamental rights guaranteed in Part III of the Constitution ; ( iii ) a law amending the Constitution is `` Law '' within the meaning of Art . 13 ( 2 ) and ( iv ) . the First , Fourth and Seventeenth Amendments though they abridged fundamental rights were valid in the past on the basis of earlier decisions of this Court and continue to be valid for the future . On the application of the doctrine of `` prospective overruling '' , as enunciated in the judgment , the decision will have only prospective operation and Parliament will have no power to abridge or take away Fundamental Rights from the date of the judgment . The Judgment of WANCHOO , BHARGAVA and MITTER , JJ . was delivered by WANCHOO , J . According to this Judgment ( i ) the power of amending the Constitution resides in Art . 368 and not in Arts . 245 , 246 and 248 , read with EntrY 97 of List 1 ; ( ii ) there , are no restrictions on the power if the procedure in Art . 368 is followed and all the Parts of the Constitution including Part III can be amended , ( iii ) an amendment of the Constitution is not `` 'law '' under Art . 13 ( 2 ) ; and ( iv ) the doctrine of `` prospective overruling '' can not be applied in India . HIDAYATULLAH , J. delivered a separate judgment agreeing with SUBBA RAO , CJ . on the following two points : ( i ) that the power to amend the Constitution can not be used to abridge or take away fundamental rights ; and ( ii ) that a law amending the Constitution is `` law '' under Art . 13 ( 2 ) . He agrees With WANCHOO , J. that the power to amend does not reside in Arts . 245 and 248 read wish Entry 97 of List 1 . Art . 368 , according to him , is sui generis and procedural and the procedure when correctly followed , results in an amendment . He does not rely on the doctrine of `` prospective overruling '' . As regards the First , Fourth and Seventh Amendments , these having long endured and been acquiesced in , he does not treat the question of their validity as being before him . As regards the Seventeenth Amendment he finds sufficient support for it in the Constitution as amended by the First , Fourth and Seventh Amendments and holds that the new definition of `` estate '' , introduced by the Amendment , though it is `` law '' under Art . 13 ( 2 ) and is an inroad into fundamental rights , is beyond the reach of the courts because it falls within the word `` law '' in Arts . 31 ( 1 ) , ( 2 ) , 2A and 31A ( 1 ) . He , however , declares section 3 of the Seventeenth Amendment Act ultra vires the amending process as an illegitimate exercise of the amending power . [ BACHAWAT and RAMASWAMI , JJ . delivered separate judgments concurring with WANCHOO , J . ] Political life . He has contested for the President of India in 1967 as a candidate of united opposition parties . He lost the elections to Zakir Hussain . He died on 6 May 1976 .
Chinatown , Los Angeles . Chinatown is a neighborhood in Downtown Los Angeles , California that became a commercial center for Chinese and other Asian businesses in Central Los Angeles in 1938 . The area includes restaurants , shops and art galleries but also has a residential neighborhood with a low-income , aging population of about 20,000 residents . The original Chinatown developed in the late 19th century , but it was demolished to make room for Union Station , the city 's major ground-transportation center . A separate commercial center , known as `` New Chinatown , '' opened for business in 1938 . Street and natural limits of the Chinatown neighborhood are : north , Beaudry Avenue , Stadium Way , North Broadway ; east , the Los Angeles River ; and southwest , Cesar Chavez Avenue . Chinatown beyond the concentrated business center is flanked by the Elysian Park to the north , Lincoln Heights to the east , Downtown to the south and southwest and Echo Park to the west and northwest . There are two schools and a branch library in Chinatown , as well as a city park and a state park . Many motion pictures have been filmed in the area . Old Chinatown . In the early 1860s , thousands of Chinese men , most of them originating from Guangdong province in southern China , were hired by Central Pacific Railroad Co. to work on the western portion of the first transcontinental railroad . Many of them settled in Los Angeles . In 1871 , nineteen Chinese men and boys were killed by a mob of about five hundred white men in one of the most serious incidents of racial violence that has ever occurred in America 's West . This incident became known as `` Massacre of 1871 '' . The first Chinatown , centered on Alameda and Macy Streets ( now Cesar Chavez Avenue ) , was established in 1880 . Reaching its heyday from 1890 to 1910 , Chinatown grew to approximately fifteen streets and alleys containing some two hundred buildings . It boasted a Chinese Opera theater , three temples , a newspaper and a telephone exchange . But laws prohibiting most Chinese from citizenship and property ownership , as well as legislation curtailing immigration , inhibited future growth . From the early 1910s , Chinatown began to decline . Symptoms of a corrupt Los Angeles discolored the public 's view of Chinatown ; gambling houses , opium dens and a fierce tong warfare severely reduced business in the area . As tenants and lessees rather than outright owners , the residents of Old Chinatown were threatened with impending redevelopment , and as a result the owners neglected upkeep of their buildings . Eventually , the entire area was sold and then resold , as entrepreneurs and developers fought the area . After thirty years of decay , a Supreme Court ruling approved condemnation of the area to allow for construction of a major rail terminal , Union Station . Residents were evicted to make room for Union Station , causing the formation of the New Chinatown . Seven years passed before an acceptable relocation proposal was put into place , situating a new Chinatown in its present location . Old Chinatown was gradually demolished , leaving many businesses without a place to do business and forcing some to close . Nonetheless , a remnant of Old Chinatown persisted into the early 1950s , situated between Union Station and the Old Plaza . Several businesses and a Buddhist temple lined Ferguson Alley , a narrow one-block street running between the Plaza and Alameda . The most notable of the surviving buildings was the old Lugo house , having been built in 1838 by the prominent `` Californio '' family . Some decades later , the Lugo house became the original home of Loyola Marymount University , and later still , it was rented to Chinese-Americans who ran shops on the ground floor and a lodging house upstairs . Christine Sterling , who had brought to fruition the Olvera Street and China City projects ( described below ) , argued that remaining buildings of Old Chinatown were an eyesore and advocated successfully for the razing of all the remaining structures between the Plaza and Union Station . Today the space is occupied by a small park and a parking lot . `` The original Chinatown 's only remaining edifice is the two-story Garnier Building , once a residence and meeting place for immigrant Chinese , '' according to `` Angels Walk – Union Station/El Pueblo/Little Tokyo/Civic Center '' guide book . The Chinese American Museum is now situated in Garnier Building . In the late 1950s the covenants on the use and ownership of property were removed , allowing Chinese Americans to live in other neighborhoods and gain access to new types of employment . China City . Christine Sterling , who worked tirelessly to bring about the conversion of Olvera alley into the Mexican-themed Olvera Street , conceived of a similar plan for the displaced Chinese American population . In 1938 , she opened China City , a walled enclave featuring Chinese-style architecture , restaurants , shops , rickshaw rides , a lotus pond , and a temple . Costumed workers greeted tourists , and a Chinese opera troupe performed live shows in front of the shops . Some replica buildings in China City came from the set of the 1937 Hollywood blockbuster , `` The Good Earth '' . China City received mixed support from Chinese American residents and businessmen . Many welcomed the economic opportunity the project provided . Others preferred the New Chinatown project , considered less distorted by the stereotyping lens of Hollywood . During its eleven-year existence , China City was destroyed by fire and rebuilt numerous times . In 1949 , an act of arson destroyed China City . New Chinatown and Little Italy . The area that today encompasses New Chinatown was at one time part of Los Angeles ' Little Italy . In the early 20th century , Italian immigrants settled in the area north of the Old Plaza . Many built businesses , including wineries ( San Antonio Winery is still in existence ) . The Italian American Museum of Los Angeles in the El Pueblo de Los Ángeles Historical Monument opened in 2016 . In the 1930s , under the efforts of Chinese-American community leader Peter Soo Hoo Sr. , the design and operational concepts for a New Chinatown evolved through a collective community process , resulting in a blend of Chinese and American architecture . The Los Angeles Chinatown saw major development , especially as a tourist attraction , throughout the 1930s , with the development of the `` Central Plaza , '' a Hollywoodized version of Shanghai , containing names such as `` Bamboo Lane '' , `` Gin Ling Way '' and `` Chung King Road '' ( named after the city of Chongqing in mainland China ) . Chinatown was designed by Hollywood film set designers , and a `` Chinese '' movie prop was subsequently donated by film director Cecil B. DeMille to give Chinatown an exotic atmosphere . The Hop Sing Tong Society is situated in Central Plaza , as are several other Chinatown lodges and guilds . Near Broadway , Central Plaza contains a statue honoring Dr. Sun Yat-sen , the Chinese revolutionary leader who is considered the `` founder of modern China '' . It was erected in the 1960s by the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association . A 7-foot tall statue of martial artist Bruce Lee was unveiled at Central Plaza on June 15 , 2013 . During the 1980s , many buildings were constructed for new shopping centers and mini-malls , especially along Broadway . Metro Plaza Hotel was opened in the southwest corner of Chinatown in the early 1990s . A large Chinese gateway is found at the intersection of Broadway and Cesar Chavez Avenue , funded by the local Teochew-speaking population . New Chinatown is served by the Gold Line of the city 's Metro Rail ; parts of Old Chinatown were uncovered during excavation for another portion of the L.A. subway ( the Red Line connection to Union Station ) . The Metro Rail station in Chinatown has been described as a spectacular pagoda-themed facility and as a cliché of neo-pagoda architecture by Christopher Hawthorne , the Los Angeles Times architecture critic . In 1983 , two Los Angeles Police officers died in the line of duty when their patrol car was broadsided by a speeding car at the intersection of College Street and Broadway . The speeding car was carrying three suspects thought to be escaping from a drug deal gone bad . In 1984 , a violent shootout in a jewelry store on Gin Lin Way resulted in the death of a Los Angeles Police officer . In 1985 , a shooting occurred in the First Chinese Baptist Church on Yale Street . A pastor and a deacon were killed by a mentally ill man who was a former member of the church . The gunman was killed when an off-duty law enforcement officer returned fire . In 1996 , Academy Award-winning ( for the `` Killing Fields '' in 1985 ) Cambodian refugee , physician and actor , Haing S. Ngor , was killed in the Chinatown residential area in a bungled robbery attempt by members of an Asian gang . It had been speculated that he was assassinated for his activism against the Khmer Rouge government of Cambodia , but this idea was later proved unfounded . By 2000 many people had left the Chinatown for the City of Monterey Park , which has a Chinese community in the San Gabriel Valley . In 2000 `` AsianWeek '' said that the Los Angeles Chinatown was `` troubled . '' On June 28 , 2008 , a celebration of the 1938 founding of New Chinatown was held with the L.A. Chinatown 70th Anniversary Party . `` Though lacking the hustle and bustle of San Francisco 's Chinatown , Los Angeles ' version has charms of its own . '' Demographics . The 2010 U.S. census counted 20,913 residents in the 0.91-square-mile Chinatown neighborhood , excluding the population of the Los Angeles County Jail complex . That made an average of 9,650 people per square mile , which included the empty Cornfield area . The ethnic breakdown in 2010 was : Latino , 36.7 % , Asian , 34.6 % ; blacks , 13.8 % whites , 12.4 % ; and others , 2.3 % . The median household income in 2010 dollars ( $ 29,000 ) , was the third-lowest in Los Angeles County , preceded by Watts ( $ 28,200 ) and Downtown ( $ 24,300 ) . The percentage of households earning $ 20,000 or less ( 53.6 % ) was the third-largest in Los Angeles County , preceded by Downtown ( 57.4 % ) and University Park ( 56.6 % ) . The average household size of 2.8 people was just about the city norm . Renters occupied 91 % of the housing units , and home- or apartment owners the rest . Education . Just 11.7 % of Chinatown residents aged 25 and older possessed a four-year degree in 2010 , the sixth-least in Los Angeles County . Library . Los Angeles Public Library operates the Chinatown Branch . Retail . There are numerous small , specialized grocery stores in Chinatown . The Chinese Vietnamese own many bazaars . The stores sell products such as soap , toys , clothes , music CDs at low prices . Several restaurants in Chinatown serve mainly Cantonese cuisine but there are also various Asian cuisine restaurants such as Teochew Chinese , Vietnamese , Indonesian , and Thai , which reflects the diverse character of Chinatown . Few boba cafes have opened in Chinatown , but a large number are to be found in the Chinese enclaves in the San Gabriel Valley . TS Emporium and Tin Bo are stores selling ginseng and herbs as well as other household merchandises are operated within the confinement of this particular Chinatown . Dynasty Center , Saigon Plaza , and the Chinatown Phuoc Loc Tho Center feature many Vietnamese-style bazaars with people engaged in bargain shopping for items such as clothing , toys , Chinese-language CDs , pets , household items , funerary products , and so on . Its entrepreneurs are ethnic Chinese from Vietnam . There are over 20 art galleries to see , mostly featuring non-Chinese modern art , with works from up and coming artists in all types of media . Popular galleries include Acuna-Hansen Gallery , Black Dragon Society , China Art Objects , and The Gallery at General Lee 's . Spaces such as Telic Art Exchange , Betalevel and The Mountain Bar often have readings , performances and lectures . Restaurants=== . Chinatown is in the process of becoming an entirely new place . Chinatown at the height of popularity was filled with bustling Chinese restaurants that included barbecue delicatessens with glass displays of roast duck and suckling pig and Cantonese seafood restaurants with dim sum . As the action in Chinese cuisine became centered in the San Gabriel Valley , southeast Asian eating places filled some of the empty spaces and offered Vietnamese pho noodle soup and submarine sandwiches called banh mi . As downtown revives , Chinatown has been sparked into life by cheap rents , the gallery boom in the 2000s and deep-rooted sense of community . Chinese bakeries and other shops continue to serve the area . Traditional Chinese restaurants that have remained are being joined by a variety of new restaurants as the opportunities Chinatown offers is recognized by additional restaurateurs . The area is better served by transit than many areas with Union Station so close by . Even though low-income seniors remain , college graduates can find their first apartment here and condos are becoming available for the affluent . This economic diversity encourages a diversity of places to serve the area . Three of Chinatown 's restaurants highlight the history and diversity of this neighborhood . Nomenclature . The words `` Los Angeles Chinatown '' are written and pronounced as follows as ( ) in Cantonese , ( ) in Mandarin Chinese or officially known as ( ) . Events . • Chinese New Year Parade • Lantern festival at the Chinese American Museum • The Firecracker Run and Fun Walk • Mid-autumn Moon Festival • Miss Los Angeles Chinatown Pageant A midnight firecracker display occurs every Chinese New Year 's Eve at Thien Hau Temple and Xuan Wu San Buddhist Association . Filming . Chinatown has served as the setting for many Hollywood films . The conclusion of the film `` Chinatown '' was filmed on Spring Street . The movie `` Rush Hour '' was filmed on location in Chinatown . It is said that a stroll down Old Chinatown Plaza has many rewards , including recognizing many other locations that are used in filmmaking and television production .
Morton Tubor . Morton Tubor ( born June 1 , 1920 ) is an American film editor and sound editor . In both capacities , he worked mostly in low budget horror and exploitation films . As a film editor , he worked on Francis Ford Coppola 's `` Dementia 13 '' ( 1963 ) , Jack Hill 's `` Switchblade Sisters '' ( 1975 ) , and Paul Bartel 's `` Cannonball '' ( 1976 ) , among other films . He also edited Samuel Fuller 's relatively big budget `` The Big Red One '' ( 1980 ) . As a sound editor , many of his credits were for television documentaries , including several National Geographic and Time-Life specials . He was the sound editor for Peter Bogdanovich 's `` Nickelodeon '' ( 1976 ) .
Calguia defiguralis . `` Calguia defiguralis '' is a species of snout moth in the genus `` Calguia '' . It was described by Francis Walker in 1863 . It is found in Borneo and Guangdong , China . It has also been recorded from Australia , Sri Lanka and Taiwan .
Correa reflexa . `` Correa reflexa '' , commonly known as common correa or native fuchsia , is a shrub which is endemic to Australia . Description . Plants are quite variable and a large number of varieties and local forms have been identified . Heights vary from prostrate to 1.5 metres high . Leaves are generally oval in shape and range from 10mm to 50mm long . Their surfaces often have visible oil glands and short hairs . The pendant , tubular flowers occur in groups of 1 to 3 and are up to 40 mm long with 4 flaring triangular tips . Colour is variable including pale green , red with yellow tips and other variations . Taxonomy . The species was first formally described in 1800 by botanist Jacques Labillardière in `` Relation du Voyage à la Recherche de la Pérouse '' based on the type from Adventure Bay in southern Tasmania . He gave it the name `` Mazeutoxeron reflexum '' . The species was transferred to the genus `` Correa '' in 1803 by Étienne Pierre Ventenat in `` Jardin de la Malmaison '' . Natural hybrids have been recorded with `` Correa alba '' , `` C. pulchella '' , `` C. aemula '' and `` C. decumbens '' . Cultivation . `` Correa reflexa '' prefers a position with good drainage and some shade . The species is generally not suited to tropical regions , although use of forms from sub-tropical areas of New South Wales may afford some success . Tip pruning after flowering promotes a more compact form and enhanced flowering in the following season . Plants are generally pest and disease free . Propagation from seed is difficult , but plants may be readily propagated from semi-mature cuttings of new seasons growth which also ensures plants are true-to-form .
2010 Rally Bulgaria . The 2010 Rally Bulgaria was the seventh round of the 2010 World Rally Championship season . The rally took place over July 9–11 , and was based in Borovets , around outside the capital city , Sofia . The rally was also the third round of the Junior World Rally Championship . Rally Bulgaria made its début in the World Rally Championship , having been approved to the calendar in September 2009 . The event was won by Sébastien Loeb , who took his fourth win of the season , and the 58th of his WRC career . Loeb was part of a 1-2-3-4 by Citroën cars , as team-mate Dani Sordo finished second , Petter Solberg finished third in his privately run car and Sébastien Ogier was fourth in a car run by the Citroën Junior Team ; the first such result by any manufacturer since 1993 . __TOC__
Spadenland . Spadenland ( ) is a quarter in Hamburg , Germany , in the borough of Bergedorf at the Elbe . In 2016 the population was about 500 people . Agriculture plays a very big role in this quarter for the metropolitan area . Geography . Spadenland is located at the Elbe river . It borders to the quarters Tatenberg , Ochsenwerder , Wilhelmsburg and Rothenburgsort . Politics . Spandenland and Tatenberg were the only quarters where the CDU won the majority of the votes in the Hamburg state election in 2011 . However the CDU also lost these two quarters in the Hamburg state election in 2015 and the SPD became the most popular party in these quarters as well . Transport . Spadenland has no S-Bahn or U-Bahn station but two different bus lines .
2010 Fort Wayne FireHawks season . The 2010 Fort Wayne Firehawks season was the first season for the Continental Indoor Football League ( CIFL ) franchise . In November 2009 , the FireHawks were announced as the successor team to the Fort Wayne Freedom . Owners J. Michael Loomis and John Christner purchased the assets left from the Freedom franchise , who had played the two seasons before the FireHawks were announced . Christner 's first action as General Manager was naming former Freedom head coach Willie Davis as the team 's first head coach . On December 9 , 2009 , it was confirmed that Loomis and Christner would take over the entities that used to run the Freedom . Before the season started , the team announced they had signed Katie Hnida as the team 's placekicker . Hnida is best known for becoming the first woman to score a point in an NCAA football game and speaking out during the recruiting scandal at her first school , the University of Colorado . According to `` The Journal Gazette '' in 2011 , former players said they were still owed from the 2010 season . Team owner Mike Loomis did not confirm or deny the reports in that article . The team drew about 2,000 fans per game , according to CIFL stats . Week 4 : vs. Cincinnati Commandos . The FireHawks suffered a loss in their first game as a franchise April 2 , 2010 , a 55–27 loss to the Cincinnati Commandos . During the game , the FireHawks also lost their quarterback , Adam Gibson , during the game , leaving the FireHawks searching for another quarterback before the next week . Week 5 : vs. Miami Valley Silverbacks . The FireHawks earned their first victory April 10 , 2010 , 44–28 against the Miami Valley Silverbacks , as new quarterback , Kota Carone-Colors , paced the team with seven touchdown passes . Week 6 : vs. Wisconsin Wolfpack . Throughout the season the team experienced many ups and downs , none lower than a 0–49 defeat at the hands of the Wisconsin Wolfpack . Three weeks into the season , the FireHawks received a blow , when co-owner and general manager John Christner left the organization , leaving Loomis as the sole owner . Week 7 : vs. Chicago Cardinals . The FireHawks ' showed no effects from the front office problems , as the following week the team came out and defeated the Chicago Cardinals 69–45 , but the team played without Hnida , as a blood clot on her foot put her out for the season . Week 8 : vs. Wisconsin Wolfpack . The FireHawks got a quick chance at revenge against the Wolfpack , but they failed losing 32–33 as they could n't score from the 1-yard line with seconds left , as backup quarterback , Mike Whitaker 's pass sailed over the hands of Jermaine Woolfolk . The FireHawks did n't dress a kicker during the game , citing `` low ceilings '' as the reason not to dress the team 's new kicker , David McLane , an intern for the team . Week 9 : vs. Miami Valley Silverbacks . The FireHawks won their next game against Miami Valley , 26–8 . Week 10 : vs. Marion Mayhem . During the week before the team 's first game at the Marion Mayhem , Loomis stated that the team would continue to play despite its mounting financial struggles . The Mayhem , who were having financial problems of their own , forced the FireHawks next game back to June 12 . Week 11 : vs. Cincinnati Commandos . The FireHawks continued their season the following week against the undefeated Commandos , losing 46–49 after leading by 12 with 4:12 left in the game . Week 12 : vs. Marion Mayhem . The team was scheduled to the Mayhem the next week , but before they played the FireHawks the franchise folded . The folding of Marion credited the FireHawks with two forfeit wins , but hurt the team financially by costing them a home game . Because the Mayhem did n't finish the season , several of Marion 's players were signed by Fort Wayne in the subsequent weeks to join in the FireHawks ' playoff run . Week 14 : vs. Chicago Cardinals . The FireHawks went to Chicago and shutout the Cardinals 48–0 . The FireHawks finished 6–4 during the 2010 Continental Indoor Football League season , earning a third-seed in the playoffs . Semifinals : vs. Wisconsin Wolfpack . In the first playoff game in team history , the FireHawks lost to the second-place Wolfpack , 25–24 .
Martin Sigmund . Martin Sigmund ( born 19 July 1982 ) is a retired Czech football player who played in the Czech First League for FK Teplice .
Memphis , Missouri . Memphis is a city in Scotland County , Missouri , United States . The population was 1,822 at the 2010 census . It is the county seat of Scotland County . Memphis is located adjacent to U.S. Highway 136 , east of Lancaster and west of Kahoka . History . Although Scotland County was organized by an act of the Missouri General Assembly on January 29 , 1841 the town of Memphis did not come to be until more than two years later . County commissioners met at Sand Hill on May 15 , 1843 to select the county seat . A spot near the geographical center of the county was chosen , and after some debate , was named Memphis , after the ancient city of Memphis , Egypt . The name had been previously used by a U.S. Post Office that operated on the North Fabius River a short distance away . The land for the town , about fifty acres , was donated to the county by early settler Samuel Cecil . After being laid out in town lots , the original plat of Memphis was filed with county court on October 11 , 1843 . However , a few homes already existed on the site and had for several years , the first being a log cabin constructed in 1835 by Burton Tompkins . Scotland County 's first courthouse , a two-story brick structure , was completed in June , 1845 at a cost of $ 1,500 . However , just a decade later the building was declared unsafe by the county court and a second , larger courthouse was constructed in the middle of the town square in 1856 at a cost of $ 19,500 . The second building served the county well until the turn of the 20th century , but at just forty feet by seventy feet it was becoming increasingly cramped . It was condemned in May , 1905 and razed in early 1907 . The current Scotland County courthouse was constructed between October , 1907 and July , 1908 at a cost of $ 50,000 . Civil War . Scotland County was the scene of two notable engagements during the American Civil War . On July 13 , 1862 Confederate Colonel Joseph C. Porter approached Memphis in four converging columns totalling 125–169 men and captured it with little or no resistance . They first raided the Federal armory , seizing about a hundred muskets with cartridge boxes and ammunition , and several uniforms . The Confederates rounded up all adult males , who were taken to the court house to swear not to divulge any information about the raiders for forty-eight hours . Porter freed all militiamen or suspected militiamen to await parole , a fact noted by champions of his character . Citizens expressed their sympathies variously ; Porter gave safe passage to a physician , an admitted supporter of the Union , who was anxious to return to his seriously ill wife . A verbally abusive woman was threatened with a pistol by one of Porter ’ s troops , perhaps as a bluff . Porter ’ s troops entered the courthouse and destroyed all indictments for horse-theft ; the act is variously understood as simple lawlessness , intervention on behalf of criminal associates , or interference with politically motivated , fraudulent charges . At Memphis , a key incident occurred which would darken Colonel Porter ’ s reputation , and which his detractors see as part of a consistent behavioral pattern which put him and his men beyond the norms of warfare . According to the `` History of Shelby County , ” which is generally sympathetic to Porter , “ Most conceded that Col. Porter ’ s purpose for capturing Memphis , MO . was to seize Dr. Wm . Aylward , a prominent Union man of the community. ” Aylward was captured during the day by Captain Tom Stacy 's men and confined to a house . Stacy was generally regarded as a genuine bushwhacker , with his company called `` the chain gang '' by the other members of Porter 's command due to their behavior . After rousing Doctor Aylward overnight and removing him from his home , ostensibly to see Porter , guards claimed that he escaped . However , witnesses reported hearing the sounds of a strangling , and his body was found the next day , with marks consistent with hanging or strangulation . Supporters of Porter attribute the murder of Aylward to Stacy . However , a Union gentleman who came to inquire about Aylward and a captured officer before the discovery of the body stated that when he asked Porter about Aylward , the response was , `` He is where he will never disturb anybody else . '' 20th century . In the late 1920s , Memphis was the birthplace of The Pheasant Aircraft Company . Geography . Memphis is located at ( 40.460889 , -92.169908 ) , along the North Fabius River . According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water . 2010 census . As of the census of 2010 , there were 1,822 people , 813 households , and 466 families residing in the city . The population density was . There were 994 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 98.5 % White , 0.2 % African American , 0.5 % Native American , 0.1 % Asian , 0.1 % from other races , and 0.8 % from two or more races . Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.2 % of the population . There were 813 households of which 27.2 % had children under the age of 18 living with them , 41.5 % were married couples living together , 10.9 % had a female householder with no husband present , 4.9 % had a male householder with no wife present , and 42.7 % were non-families . 39.1 % of all households were made up of individuals and 20 % had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older . The average household size was 2.15 and the average family size was 2.85 . The median age in the city was 43.8 years . 24 % of residents were under the age of 18 ; 7.3 % were between the ages of 18 and 24 ; 20.2 % were from 25 to 44 ; 25.1 % were from 45 to 64 ; and 23.3 % were 65 years of age or older . The gender makeup of the city was 44.6 % male and 55.4 % female . 2000 census . As of the census of 2000 , there were 2,061 people , 888 households , and 523 families residing in the city . The population density was 1,316.1 people per square mile ( 506.9/km² ) . There were 1,052 housing units at an average density of 671.8/sq mi ( 258.7/km² ) . The racial makeup of the city was 98.88 % White , 0.19 % Native American , 0.15 % Asian , 0.15 % from other races , and 0.63 % from two or more races . Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.53 % of the population . There were 888 households out of which 25.9 % had children under the age of 18 living with them , 47.0 % were married couples living together , 9.2 % had a female householder with no husband present , and 41.1 % were non-families . 36.8 % of all households were made up of individuals and 21.7 % had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older . The average household size was 2.18 and the average family size was 2.87 . In the city the population was spread out with 23.0 % under the age of 18 , 7.8 % from 18 to 24 , 21.6 % from 25 to 44 , 19.1 % from 45 to 64 , and 28.5 % who were 65 years of age or older . The median age was 43 years . For every 100 females there were 79.4 males . For every 100 females age 18 and over , there were 73.6 males . The median income for a household in the city was $ 24,508 , and the median income for a family was $ 33,750 . Males had a median income of $ 21,947 versus $ 17,134 for females . The per capita income for the city was $ 16,220 . About 15.2 % of families and 17.6 % of the population were below the poverty line , including 22.8 % of those under age 18 and 16.2 % of those age 65 or over .
Detention dam . A detention dam is a dam built to catch surface runoff and stream water flow in order to regulate the water flow in areas below the dam . Detention dams are commonly used to reduce the damage caused by flooding or to manage the flow rate through a channel . Detention dams can also be constructed to replenish groundwater and trap sediment . Detention dams are one of three classifications of dams which include : storage dams , diversion dams , and detention dams . Storage dams are used to store water for extended lengths of time . The stored water then can be used for irrigation , livestock , municipal water supply , recreation , and hydroelectric power generation . Diversion dams are used to raise the water level in order to redirect the water to the designated location . The diverted water can be used for supplying irrigation systems or reservoirs . Purposes . Detention dams are constructed for multiple purposes including : flood control , flow rate restriction , subsurface water replenishment , and sediment trapping . Detention dams are used in flood prone areas for flood control . A detention dam is built at an elevation above the flood prone zone . Flood water is collected in the basin above the dam and released at a flow rate the flood zone and channel can accommodate . Channels can include dikes , canals , streams , drain pipes , and rivers . The basin above a flood detention dam should remain at the lowest water level in order to prevent overtopping . Overtopping is when the water level behind the dam exceeds the dam crest height . The dam crest is the top edge of the dam . Overtopping is caused by extreme flooding or severe waves . The severe waves can be a result of high winds , landslides , and earthquakes . The detention dam design must take into account the probability of overtopping occurring and be designed accordingly . Detention dams built to restrict flow rate regulate the amount water released into channels . Detentions dams used to replenishment the subsurface water or groundwater hold surface runoff to allow the ground to absorb the water . Groundwater is water that has drained into an aquifer due to the force of gravity . An aquifer is layers of permeable soils and rocks below the earth 's surface that allow water to accumulated between the rocks and soils . Debris dams are a type of detention dam used to collect sediment to prevent it from flowing into areas where large sediment buildup may be damaging . Design . Detention dams have two basic designs . The detention dam can be made from concrete or masonry which usually involves the use of a metal reinforcing substructure or frame . The concrete or masonry style dam commonly has a cross sectional shape similar to a right triangle with the sloping face pointing downstream and the perpendicular face pointing upstream . Detention dams can also be made from rock or earth to form a gravity embankment style dam . The cross sectional shape of an earth and rock gravity embankment style dam closely resembles an equal lateral triangle with the angled sides facing upstream and downstream . Detentions dams built today are designed and constructed with large safety factors in order to take into account and compensate for the probability of failure . Flood Detention Dam Design . Flood detention dams are commonly used as part of a flood or storm water detention system . Flood detention systems combine the use of detention basins , detention dams , and channels in order efficiently collect and regulate the runoff . The detention facilities not only regulate the amount of water that is released , but control the quality of the water that is released . The runoff is monitored in order to prevent harmful contaminates and debris from damaging resources like : lakes , rivers , and wetlands . Flood detention dams are constructed methodically . The watershed topographical data , hydrological records , and geological structure for the area are analyzed in order to determine the most effective location for the flood detention dam ( s ) . The analyzed watershed topographical data , hydrological records , and geological structure display the potential storage capacity , environmental impacts , and physical limitations of the area . As a result , models can be generated to simulate the effectiveness of possible flood detention dam locations and designs . The general design for a flood detention dam has a cross sectional shape of a trapezoid where the longer of the parallel sides is the base of the dam , and the angled sides face upstream and downstream . The flood detention dam has an opening at the top in order to release the flood water at a controlled rate that the channels below can accommodate . The flood detention dam models can be used to determine the necessary dam height and overflow opening size in order to prevent overtopping . Disadvantages . Detention dams can cause injury and damage if they are not built and maintained correctly . Poorly maintained and older detention dams can pose a reliability threat because they may not meet the current structural safety and hydraulic requirements . For example , a detention dam in a populated area that does conform to the current structural safety and hydraulic requirements has a high probability of failing . If severe flood were to occur , the nonconforming detention dam could be overtopped and breached resulting in injury and damage of the surrounding populated area below the detention dam . Sediment Detention Dam Example . The area of Fifteenmile Creek , Wyoming was flagged by the United States Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management in the 1960s because the area was in need of an aggressive sediment control system . Over the course of 10 years , US $ 2 million was spent to construct 34 sediment detention dams , 110 reservoirs , and 21 spreader dikes in order to manage the sediment issue . The purpose of the sediment control system was to reduce the amount of suspended sediment in the Bighorn River . The high sediment concentration in the Bighorn River was largely attributed to the drainage from the Fifteenmile Creek erosion . The control system was intended to reduce the sediment amount by 25 % . However , 20 years after installation the control system was analyzed and uncovered that the detention dams had been improperly maintained , resulting in sediment detention failure . In addition to poor maintenance , the functional lives of the detention dams were shortened because of the location and climate . As a result , people who live downstream of the Bighorn River have to cope with the effects of the sediment . The high amounts of sediment released from the failed detention dams and control system have increased the cost to filter municipal water due to suspended sediment in the Bighorn River . The high sediment deposits have also damaged fisheries and reduced the amount of water that can be stored in a downstream reservoir . Flood Detention Dam Example . In San Antonio , Texas , the Olmos Creek detention dam was constructed as a flood detention dam . Even though the Olmos Creek detention dam ’ s primary purpose was as a flood detention dam , the dam also acts as debris or sediment detention dam to trap pollutants from entering regional the water supply . The Olmos Creek detention dam is unique because it is located in an urban area with a large floodplain and the area around the detention dam is used as a recreational and wildlife area . As a result , the Olmos Creek detention dam is a multipurpose facility that can handle large floods , trap pollutants , and provide a recreational and wildlife area for the community .
Édgar Velásquez . Edgar Velásquez ( born 3 April 1974 in Tucupita ) is a retired boxer from Venezuela . He competed in the men 's light flyweight ( – 48 kg ) division during the early 1990s . Velasquez is best known for having won the gold medal as an amateur in his weight category at the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata , Argentina . He made his professional debut on November 27 , 1996 , defeating Juanito Rubillar in the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo , Japan .
Sara M. Gonzalez . Sara M. Gonzalez formerly represented District 38 in the New York City Council , which comprises Sunset Park , Boerum Hill , Red Hook , Windsor Terrace , among other neighborhoods within the borough of Brooklyn . In 2013 , Gonzalez was defeated for re-election in the Democratic primary by Carlos Menchaca ; she left office on December 31 , 2013 . In November 2002 , Gonzalez was chosen in a special election to fill a seat vacated by former City Councilman Angel Rodriguez , who was forced to resign after pleading guilty to charges of bribery and extortion . While in office , she was the chairwoman of the Juvenile Justice Committee on the Council . Gonzalez was formerly the chairwoman of Community Board 7 in Sunset Park , in addition to being the executive director of Hispanic Young People 's Alternatives , which was a non-profit organization that offered after-school and tutorial programs to Hispanic youths . Gonzalez is an alumna of College of Staten Island , and has attended Columbia School of Business Management .
Monument to Canadian Aid Workers . The Monument to Canadian Aid Workers ( French : `` Monument commémoratif de l'aide humanitaire canadienne '' ) is a monument in Ottawa , Ontario , Canada . It is dedicated to Canadian aid workers who have lost their lives during foreign deployments . As a monument , it is internationally unique in its form and purpose . Motivation for the Monument . In 1996 two Canadian aid workers were killed in a short period in different incidents . Tim Stone , the executive director of the organization PATH Canada ( `` Programme for Appropriate Technology in Health '' ) died in the crash of hijacked Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 on the Comoros Islands . Three weeks later 51-year-old nurse Nancy Malloy of the Canadian Red Cross and working with the International Committee of the Red Cross died in a field hospital in the Chechen city Novye Atagi near Grozny . She was murdered in her sleep along with five other colleagues by unknown assailants . The organization PATH Canada , the Canadian Red Cross , and the Canadian Nurses Association sought a way to remember their service and began a project to realize a monument in their and other fallen aid workers ' honor . The monument itself was dedicated four years later on June 28 , 2001 . Monument . The monument is located in Rideau Falls Park in Ottawa . It consists of a rectangular bronze arch with two bronze feathers , one on the top and the other at the side of the arch , all standing on a granite platform . There are also two granite benches where visitors can sit . The height of the monument is 3.35 metres with a base area of 4.27 x 4.88 metres . The design was created by John Greer from Halifax , Nova Scotia who won the monument 's national design competition in May 1999 . His design was entitled `` Reflection '' which also became the name of the monument . The project was financed by a private fundraising effort and an approximately $ 75,000 investment by the Canadian International Development Agency . The monument has three key messages . First , it is intended to appreciate Canada 's long-standing activities in international development and humanitarian assistance ; second , it honors all Canadians who died while serving in these fields abroad ; third , it pays a personal tribute to Nancy Malloy and Tim Stone . Part of the project was to create a permanent list of all Canadian aid workers who have lost their lives in foreign deployments . The list currently holds 88 individuals , marking their names and dates of birth and death .
Hillingdon Hospital . Hillingdon Hospital is an NHS hospital , located in Pield Heath Road , Hillingdon , Greater London . It is one of only two hospitals run by the Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust , the other being Mount Vernon Hospital . History . The hospitals has its origins in a workhouse infirmary built in 1838 . A separate female infirmary was not added until 1907 . The facility came under the management of Middlesex County Council in 1929 and the council started to develop the site in 1932 . The works included replacing the wooden floors with concrete ones , the wooden ones being too weak to cope with the weight of an operating theatre table and equipment . The hospital was damaged by bombs in October 1940 , causing much damage . There were no casualties , and the hospital was moved to temporary accommodation . This proved to be unpopular , and following the war , the number of beds in the hospital declined owing to a lack of staff . The Medical Director of the time , Dr W. Arklay Steel , was concerned about the poor condition of the hospital . In 1948 , when the hospital joined the National Health Service , it consisted of a series of temporary buildings in varying states of disrepair . In 1957 , it was agreed to rebuild Hillingdon Hospital and , in 1960 , a new maternity wing was opened by the Duchess of Kent . Sir Arnold France , Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Health , opened the new Hillingdon Hospital on 10 January 1967 . It had cost £3.2 million to build . It provided seven new wards , including the provision of some single rooms , outpatients department , imaging department , accident and emergency services , operating theatres and recovery suites , pathology laboratories , physiotherapy , occupational therapy and a canteen . A central vacuum system and piped oxygen were available throughout the hospital . In December 2008 , Bevan Ward was opened . This ward , named in honour of the founder of the NHS , Aneurin Bevan , consisted of three clusters of eight ensuite patient rooms . It was visited in April 2009 by Health Secretary Alan Johnson , who was apparently struck by the high level of patient satisfaction . The newly refurbished Fleming Ward opened in November 2009 . An eye clinic at the hospital received an award in August 2010 from the Macular Disease Society for its work in Macular degeneration . An urgent care centre , for non-life threatening injuries , opened at the hospital in 2013 . Services . The hospital has a PALS office based on site and its own hospital radio station ( Radio Hillingdon ) , staffed by volunteers . Criticism . Hillingdon hospital has received criticism over the years : in 2003 , there was a case of post-mortem desecration of a body . Additionally , a high MRSA hospital infection rate was recorded ; and several complaints regarding the expensive parking on site . Hygiene standards have been criticised on several occasions , achieving the dubious award of being 4th worst for hygiene in a survey from the Healthcare Commission .
Zlavast . Zlavast ( ) is a village in the municipality of Bugojno , Bosnia and Herzegovina . It is roughly 70 km west of Sarajevo .
Eugenia marchiana . `` Eugenia marchiana '' is a species of plant in the Myrtaceae family . It is endemic to Jamaica . It is threatened by habitat loss .
Vladimir Zhukov . Vladimir Sergeevich Zhukov ( born June 20 , 1972 in RSFSR ) , known as the `` Nizhegorodsky Chikatilo '' , is a Russian serial killer , rapist and pedophile . Biography . Zhukov was a radio engineer by trade , working in the Nizhny Novgorod branch of the Russian division as an international telephone operator . Due to the nature of his job , he often went on business trips to various cities in Russia . He was married , and raised his wife 's foster child . Between 1999 and 2007 , Zhukov abducted and raped girls aged between 7 and 12 years . In January 2003 , he committed three rapes in Novosibirsk , where he was on a business trip , but this could not be proven because none of the victims were found . In August 2004 , he killed a 9-year-old boy and 12-year-old girl in the Bogorodsky District . On June 24 , 2006 , he kidnapped and killed a 9-year-old girl in the village of Voskresenskoye , throwing her body into a lake outside Nizhny Novgorod . In August 2007 , he was arrested : one of his rape victims managed to memorize the car and the view from the window of Zhukov 's apartment , where the criminal had dragged her to . After his detention , he confessed to 26 , and then to 32 total crimes committed in Nizhny Novgorod , Novosibirsk and Yaroslavl . He was investigated for involvement in similar crimes in other cities , where he traveled on business trips . On September 15 , 2008 , the Nizhny Novgorod Regional Court found Vladimir Zhukov guilty of 3 murders and 11 rapes and sentenced him to life imprisonment , in addition , the court decided that the convicted should pay 2.8 million rubles in compensation to the victims ' families . On April 28 , 2009 he was sentenced by the Novosibirsk Regional Court to 11 years imprisonment for 3 rapes committed in Novosibirsk in January 2003 . This verdict was incorporated into the life imprisonment . It is suggested that Zhukov committed many more crimes in several regions in Russia . He is serving his sentence in the White Swan prison . In September 2010 , he confessed to the abduction of a girl of 8–10 years in 2002 in the city of Gorodets , followed by a rape and murder in the Koverninsky District .
Degagah , Saqqez . Degagah ( , also Romanized as Degāgāh and Dagāgāh ; also known as Degāgā , Deh Āqā , Deh Gāgeh , Deh-i-Āgha , and Deh-i-Gāgeh ) is a village in Chehel Cheshmeh-ye Gharbi Rural District , Sarshiv District , Saqqez County , Kurdistan Province , Iran . At the 2006 census , its population was 366 , in 61 families .
Per Wästberg . Per Erik Wästberg ( born 20 November 1933 ) is a Swedish writer and a member of the Swedish Academy since 1997 . Wästberg was born in Stockholm , son of Erik Wästberg and his wife Greta née Hirsch , and holds a degree in literature from Uppsala University . He was editor-in-chief of Sweden 's largest daily newspaper , `` Dagens Nyheter '' 1976–1982 , and has been a contributor since 1953 . He is an older brother of Olle Wästberg . Literary work . Wästberg , who , as a luminary of Amnesty International and a former president of International PEN – as well as being a member of the Nobel Prize for Literature committee – possesses his own impeccable do-gooding credentials , has rescued a beguiling soul from oblivion while subtly reminding readers . The novel of Anders Sparrman wrote by Per Wästberg shows that the subject of this poetic biographical novel , was a Swedish natural scientist , the first zoologist to study , for example , the African rhino . Even by the time he died , in 1820 , no one had traveled further south . But as Per Wästberg reveals in a touching postscript , Sparrman ’ s life , despite laudable scientific discovery and ground breaking cartography , remained obscure . Political works . Wästberg has campaigned extensively for human rights . He was President of the PEN International from 1979 until 1986 and founder of the Swedish section of Amnesty International ( 1963 ) . In connection with this , he was involved in the anti-colonial movement . He was especially active in the struggle against Apartheid in South Africa , where he became a close friend of Nadine Gordimer . He was expelled by the government in Rhodesia in 1959 , and after publication of his anti-Apartheid book `` På svarta listan '' ( `` On the Black List '' ) in 1960 , he was banned from entering both Rhodesia and South Africa . He returned to South Africa only in 1990 , after the release from jail of Nelson Mandela .
Nutmeg ( band ) . Nutmeg is a band from Sweden . They formed in 2000 in Örnsköldsvik . In 2006 Johan Bergqvist joined the roster on guitar . The band has toured throughout Sweden over the years , including prestigious gigs at Emmaboda Festival , the Rookie Festival in Hultsfred and Trästocksfestivalen . Their debut album `` The Trigger '' was released in 2009 on the indie label `` Iconic Noise '' , and was rewarded 5/5 in Sweden 's largest music magazine `` Groove '' , which earned it a placed in the `` Top 10 albums released 2009 '' . The second album is under production and will be released later this year .
Emotion Engine . The Emotion Engine is a central processing unit developed and manufactured by Sony Computer Entertainment and Toshiba for use in the PlayStation 2 video game console . It was also used in early PlayStation 3 models sold in Japan and North America ( Model Numbers CECHAxx & CECHBxx ) , to provide PlayStation 2 game support . Mass production of the Emotion Engine began in 1999 and ended in late 2012 with the discontinuation of the PlayStation 2 . Description . The Emotion Engine consists of eight separate `` units '' , each performing a specific task , integrated onto the same die . These units are : a CPU core , two Vector Processing Units ( VPU ) , a 10 channel DMA unit , a memory controller , and an Image Processing Unit ( IPU ) . There are three interfaces : an input output interface to the I/O processor , a graphics interface ( GIF ) to the graphics synthesizer , and a memory interface to the system memory . The CPU core is tightly coupled to the first VPU , VPU0 . Together , they are responsible for executing game code and high-level modeling computations . The second VPU , VPU1 , is dedicated to geometry-transformations and lighting and operates independently , parallel to the CPU core , controlled by microcode . VPU0 , when not utilized , can also be used for geometry-transformations . Display lists generated by CPU/VPU0 and VPU1 are sent to the GIF , which prioritizes them before dispatching them to the Graphics Synthesizer for rendering . CPU core . The CPU core is a two-way superscalar in-order RISC processor . Based on the MIPS R5900 , it implements the MIPS-III instruction set architecture ( ISA ) and much of MIPS-IV , in addition to a custom instruction set developed by Sony which operated on 128-bit wide groups of either 32-bit , 16-bit , or 8-bit integers in single instruction multiple data ( SIMD ) fashion ( i.e . four 32-bit integers could be added to four others using a single instruction ) . Instructions defined include : add , subtract , multiply , divide , min/max , shift , logical , leading-zero count , 128-bit load/store and 256-bit to 128-bit funnel shift in addition to some not described by Sony for competitive reasons . Contrary to some misconceptions , these SIMD capabilities did not amount to the processor being `` 128-bit '' , as neither the memory addresses nor the integers themselves were 128-bit , only the shared SIMD/integer registers . For comparison , 128-bit wide registers and SIMD instructions had been present in the 32-bit x86 architecture since 1999 , with the introduction of SSE . However the internal data paths were 128bit wide , and its processors were capable of operating on 4x32bit quantities in parallel in single registers . The processor is MIPS-based with a modified instruction set . Its main VU0 core is a superscalar , in-order 2-issue design with 6 stage long integer pipelines and a 15 stage long floating point pipeline . Its assortment of registers consists of 32 128 bit VLIW SIMD registers ( naming/renaming ) , one 64 bit accumulator and two 64 bit general data registers , 8 16 bit fix function registers , 16 8 bit controller registers . The processor also has two 64 bit integer ALUs , a 128bit Load-Store Unit ( LSU ) , a Branch Execution Unit ( BXU ) and a 32 bit VU1 FPU coprocessor ( which acted as a sync controller for the VPU0/VPU1 ) containing a MIPS base processor core with 32 64-bit FP registers and 15 32-bit integer registers . The ALUs are 64-bit , with a 32-bit FPU that is n't IEEE 754 compliant . The custom instruction set 107 MMI ( Multimedia Extensions ) was implemented by grouping the two 64-bit integer ALUs . Both the integer and floating-point pipelines are six stages long . To feed the execution units with instructions and data , there is a 16 KB two-way set associative instruction cache , an 8 KB two-way set associative non blocking data cache and a 16 KB scratchpad RAM . Both the instruction and data caches are virtually indexed and physically tagged while the scratchpad RAM exists in a separate memory space . A combined 48 double entry instruction and data translation lookaside buffer is provided for translating virtual addresses . Branch prediction is achieved by a 64-entry branch target address cache and a branch history table that is integrated into the instruction cache . The branch mispredict penalty is three cycles due to the short six stage pipeline . Vector processing units . The majority of the Emotion Engine 's floating point performance is provided by two vector processing units ( VPU ) , designated VPU0 and VPU1 . These were essentially DSPs tailored for 3D math , and the forerunner to hardware vertex shader pipelines . Each VPU features 32 128-bit vector SIMD registers ( holding 4D vector data ) , 16 16-bit fixed-point registers , four FMAC ( Floating point Multiply-ACcumulate ) units , a FDIV ( Floating point DIVide ) unit and a local data memory . The data memory for VPU0 is 4 KB in size , while VPU1 features a 16 KB data memory . To achieve high bandwidth , the VPU 's data memory is connected directly to the GIF , and both of the data memories can be read directly by the DMA unit . A single vector instruction consists of four 32-bit single-precision floating-point values which are distributed to the four single-precision ( 32-bit ) FMAC units for processing . Contrary to popular belief , the Emotion Engine is not a 128-bit processor as it does not process a single 128-bit value , but a group of four 32-bit values that are stored in one 128-bit register . This scheme is similar to the SSEx extensions by Intel . The FMAC units take four cycles to execute one instruction , but as the units have a six-stage pipeline , they have a throughput of one instruction per cycle . The FDIV unit has a nine-stage pipeline and can execute one instruction every seven cycles . Image Processing Unit ( IPU ) . The IPU allowed MPEG-2 compressed image decoding , allowing playback of DVDs and game FMV . It also allowed vector quantization for 2D graphics data . DMA , DRAM and Memory Management Unit ( MMU ) . The memory management unit , RDRAM controller and DMA controller handle memory access within the system . Internal data bus . Communications between the MIPS core , the two VPUs , GIF , memory controller and other units is handled by a 128-bit wide internal data bus running at half the clock frequency of the Emotion Engine but , to offer greater bandwidth , there is also a 128-bit dedicated path between the CPU and VPU0 and a 128-bit dedicated path between VPU1 and GIF . At 150 MHz , the internal data bus provides a maximum theoretical bandwidth of 2.4 GB/s . External interface . Communication between the Emotion Engine and RAM occurs through two channels of DRDRAM ( Direct Rambus Dynamic Random Access Memory ) and the memory controller , which interfaces to the internal data bus . Each channel is 16 bits wide and operates at 400 MHz DDR ( Double Data Rate ) . Combined , the two channels of DRDRAM have a maximum theoretical bandwidth of 25.6 Gbit/s ( 3.2 GB/s ) , about 33 % more bandwidth than the internal data bus . Because of this , the memory controller buffers data sent from the DRDRAM channels so the extra bandwidth can be utilised by the CPU . The Emotion Engine interfaces directly to the Graphics Synthesizer via the GIF with a dedicated 64-bit , 150 MHz bus that has a maximum theoretical bandwidth of 1.2 GB/s . To provide communications between the Emotion Engine and the Input Output Processor ( IOP ) , the input output interface interfaces a 32-bit wide , 37.5 MHz input output bus with a maximum theoretical bandwidth of 150 MB/s to the internal data bus . The interface provides enough bandwidth for the PCMCIA extension connector which was used for the network adapter with built-in P-ATA interface for faster data access and online functionality . An advantage of the high bandwidth was that it could be easily used to introduce hardware extensions like the Network Adapter with built-in IDE HDD support or other extensions to extend functionality and product lifecycle which can be seen as a competitive advantage . In newer variants ( like the slim edition ) , the interface would however offer vastly more bandwidth than what is required by the PlayStation 's input output devices as the HDD support was removed and the PCMCIA connector design was abandoned in favor of a slimmer design . Fabrication . The Emotion Engine contained 10.5 million transistors on a die measuring 240 mm2 . It was fabricated by Sony and Toshiba in a 0.25 µm ( 0.18 µm effective LG ) complementary metal–oxide–semiconductor ( CMOS ) process with four levels of interconnect . Packaging . The Emotion Engine was packaged in a 540-contact plastic ball grid array ( PBGA ) . Uses . The primary use of the Emotion Engine was to serve as the PlayStation 2 's CPU . The first SKUs of the PlayStation 3 also featured an Emotion Engine on the motherboard to achieve backwards compatibility with PlayStation 2 games . However , the second revision of the PlayStation 3 lacked a physical Emotion Engine in order to lower costs , performing all of its functions using software emulation performed by the Cell Broadband Processor , coupled with a hardware Graphics Synthesizer still present to achieve PlayStation 2 backwards compatibility . In all subsequent revisions , the Graphics Synthesizer was removed ; however , a PlayStation 2 software emulator is available in later system software revisions for use with Sony 's PS2 Classics titles available for purchase on the Sony Entertainment Network .
Bidens laevis . `` Bidens laevis '' is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family known by the common names larger bur-marigold and smooth beggarticks . It is native to South America , Mexico , and the southern and eastern United States . It grows in wetlands , including estuaries and riverbanks `` Bidens laevis '' is similar in appearance to its relative `` Bidens cernua '' and the two are sometimes confused . This is an annual or perennial herb growing over 20 centimeters tall and sometimes much taller , exceeding one meter in height and sometimes approaching two . The narrow lance-shaped leaves are 5 to 15 centimeters long , with finely toothed edges and pointed tips . The inflorescence bears one or more flower heads which bend down as they become heavy with fruit after flowering . Each head has a center of yellow disc florets and a fringe of 7 or 8 yellow ray florets each up to 3 centimeters long . The fruit is a dry achene with sharp barbs that adhere to fur and clothing , thus helping the plant with seed dispersal .
Lipochaeta . `` Lipochaeta '' , common name nehe ' '' , is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family , Asteraceae that is endemic to Hawaii . Taxonomy . There are difficulties regarding the classification of this genus for its affinities are uncertain . Some studies have been done to clarify its taxonomic and phylogenetic relationships .
Rio Grande Sun . The `` Rio Grande Sun '' is a weekly newspaper located in Española , New Mexico . In 2012 , the newspaper was the focus of a documentary film titled `` The Sun Never Sets '' . The film was produced and directed by Ben Daitz and narrated by Bob Edwards .
Flight of the Lost Balloon . `` Flight of the Lost Balloon '' is a 1961 film produced , written and directed by Nathan Juran that was filmed in Puerto Rico . It stars Mala Powers and Marshall Thompson with the working title being `` Cleopatra and the Cyclops '' . The film was inspired by Jules Verne 's `` Five Weeks in a Balloon '' and beat the major Irwin Allen film release of the book to the cinemas . However the name of Jules Verne was dropped and was nowhere to be found in the credits , though the name of Verne 's balloon , the `` Victoria '' , remained . As a promotional gimmick people who bought tickets for the film were given a `` motion sickness pill '' . Production . Nathan Juran agreed to make the film because he had a percentage of the profits . It was shot over ten days in Puerto Rico .
509th Security Forces Squadron . The 509th Security Forces Squadron is a United States Air Force Security Forces squadron at Whiteman Air Force Base . The squadron contains nearly 600 security police total . The manning is vital to the protection of Whiteman AFB 's B-2 Spirit aircraft . History . The `` Department of Defence '' reported that on March 31 , 2017 , a group of Airmen from the 507th Security Forces Squadron here deployed to Kandahar Air Base , in support of the Afghan Air Force in its fight against insurgents and in support of Resolute Support Mission in Afghanistan as part of Operation Freedom 's Sentinel . For the following 6 months , the team will be part of the Air Force FAST teams-which are made up of security forces airmen who travel with aircraft to provide extra security around unsecured airfields .
Kębłowice , Lower Silesian Voivodeship . Kębłowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kąty Wrocławskie , within Wrocław County , Lower Silesian Voivodeship , in south-western Poland . Prior to 1945 it was in Germany .
Llanos el Salado . The Llanos el Salado is a large endorheic basin of central Mexico . It is located on the Mexican Plateau , and covers portions of several Mexican states , including eastern and northeastern Zacatecas , Northern San Luis Potosí , western Tamaulipas , southwestern Nuevo León , and southeastern Coahuila . El Salado blends into the Bolsón de Mapimí , another endorheic basin , on the north . The basin has an arid climate , and is covered by the dry shrublands of the Meseta Central matorral . The rivers and streams of the basin , both perennial and seasonal , do not drain to the sea , but instead drain to a number of salt lakes .
Richard Compton-Burnett . Richard Compton-Burnett ( born 1 July 1961 ) is an English cricketer . He played one first-class match for Cambridge University Cricket Club in 1981 .
Émile Chatelain . Émile Chatelain ( 25 November 1851 – 26 November 1933 ) was a French Latinist and palaeographer . Biography . A member of the École française de Rome ( 1876–1877 ) , collaborator of Henri Denifle for the `` Chartularium '' , curator of the Bibliothèque de la Sorbonne , whose catalogs of manuscripts and `` incunabula '' he wrote , and study director at the École Pratique des Hautes Études , Émile Chatelain was elected a member of the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres in 1903 . He was behind the reissue of the French-Latin dictionary by Quicherat and Daveluy . Holder of the chair of paleography at the École Pratique des Hautes Études from its origins , he became interested in manuscripts of the late antiquity and the early Middle Ages and especially the best represented writing , the Uncial script and the palimpsests . Under the influence of one of his listeners , Paul Legendre , he devoted considerable research to the use of Tironian notes . The archaeologist and epigrapher Louis Chatelain was his son .
Afghan parliamentary election , 2005 . Afghanistan held parliamentary and provincial council elections on 18 September 2005 . The first results were declared on 9 October , with final results being delayed by accusations of fraud , and were finally announced on 12 November . Results . Former warlords and their followers gained the majority of seats in both the lower house and the provincial council ( which elects the members of the upper house ) . Women won 28 % of the seats in the lower house , six more than the 25 % guaranteed in the 2004 constitution . Party results . Only a minority of candidates contested the election on a party ticket , whilst a number of elected MP 's were loosely associated with certain parties . Below is a table detailing the NDI 's assessment of formal party strength . Due to the often unclear nature of Afghan party politics the figures given are not exact , and do not include unofficial party supporters , but are instead limited to the candidates who openly declared their party allegiance . Turnout . Turnout was estimated at about 50 % , substantially lower than at the presidential election in October 2004 . This is blamed on the lack of identifiable party lists as a result of Afghanistan 's new electoral law , which left voters in many cases unclear on who they were voting for . Turnout was highest in the Turkmen , Uzbek and the Tajik populated provinces in the north - generally over 60 % - and 50 % in some of the Pashtun southeastern areas where the Taliban insurgency is strongest . Turnout was also surprisingly low ( 34 % ) in the capital Kabul , which is dominated by Tajiks . Voting irregularities . During the 2009 Afghan elections , former U.S . Ambassador to Afghanistan Ronald E. Neumann recalled that the `` indelible '' ink used in the 2005 election to prevent people from voting more than once had turned out to be washable after all . The same problem had also occurred in the 2004 presidential elections , and was repeated again in the 2009 elections . Electoral system . Approximately twelve million voters were eligible to vote for the 249-seat Wolesi Jirga , the lower house of parliament , and 34 provincial councils . The 2,707 parliamentary candidates ( 328 female , 2,379 male ) are all independent ; parties are not recognized by law and lists do not exist . This has been the subject of criticism : relatively unknown people could win a seat as easily as very popular candidates . It has also made it considerably difficult for the population to decide who to vote for , even though some candidates may be a member of or ( financially ) backed by a political party . Another source of criticism is the use of the single , non-transferable vote in multi-member constituencies , particularly in the absence of party lists . In other words , each province elects a number of members , but each voter can vote for only one candidate . This runs the risk of fragmenting the vote to the point where candidates can be elected virtually by chance . Early returns confirmed this fear . For example , in Farah Province , one of the first provinces to declare , 46 candidates competed for five seats . No candidate polled more than 11 % , and four of the five elected candidates polled less than 8 % . In Kabul , which had 33 seats available , most of the candidates elected received well under 1 % while over 30 % of the votes cast went to three candidates , with the leading candidate receiving over 25 times the vote of the candidate elected with the lowest vote share , and several elected candidates receiving less than 2000 votes . This creates the risk of a legislature in which the majority of members have little or no legitimacy . Because a sizable percentage of the Afghan population is unable to read and write , all candidates had an icon as well . Those icons were included on the lists . These included , but were not limited to , pictures of footballs , cars or different sorts of flowers . Because there were not enough different icons , some candidates had multiple icons as their symbol : two or three footballs behind each other , like Gulallay Habib ( of the Kabul parliament candidate list ) . For example , the candidate list for the Nuristan section of the parliament looked . Candidates were not able to choose the icons themselves : instead , the electoral committee chose them . Forty-five candidates were refused because of connections with armed groups or for not giving up their government jobs . People vote for a candidate in their own province . Each province has a number of representatives in parliament , depending on the population . The largest province by population , Kabul , has 33 seats ( 390 candidates , 50 female , 340 male ) , whereas the small ones like Nuristan , Nimruz and Panjshir , have only two . The total number of candidates for the provincial councils was 3,025 . Each province , except Oruzgan , had women running for seats in the provincial council . Female candidates ran for parliament in all districts . District council elections , originally also scheduled for the same date , were not held in 2005 ( district numbers , boundaries and population figures had to be determined first ) . These were the first parliamentary elections in Afghanistan in 33 years : after communist rule , civil war and Taliban rule , the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan toppled the Taliban regime and after the presidential elections in 2004 , parliamentary elections were organized in 2005 . Originally , according to the 2001 Bonn agreement , the elections were to be held in June 2004 . However , due to the security situation , Hamid Karzai ( then interim President , now President of Afghanistan ) moved the elections more than a year to the later date . Security was still an issue , as Taliban and others threatened to disrupt the elections violently . Several candidates were killed before polling . A quarter of the seats - 68 seats - in the parliament are reserved for women , as well as 10 seats for the Kuchi community . Those are minimum numbers : there is no maximum for the number of seats for those groups . The 102 members of the Meshrano Jirga , the upper house , are indirectly elected by the provincial councils .
Auto-Mixte . Auto-Mixte built cars between 1906 and 1912 using a hybrid-technology under license from Pieper , after Henri Pieper died . From 1912 to 1914 the cars were made as Pescatore , named after the owner . The outbreak of World War I marked the end of the car . The workshop was eventually taken over by a motorcycle manufacturer Gillet Herstal . Auto-Mixte made buses for the City of London as well ; one electric engine driving each wheel , therefore creating one single walkway without obstructions .
GhostNet . GhostNet ( ) is the name given by researchers at the Information Warfare Monitor to a large-scale cyber spying operation discovered in March 2009 . The operation is likely associated with an Advanced Persistent Threat . Its command and control infrastructure is based mainly in the People 's Republic of China and has infiltrated high-value political , economic and media locations in 103 countries . Computer systems belonging to embassies , foreign ministries and other government offices , and the Dalai Lama 's Tibetan exile centers in India , London and New York City were compromised . Discovery . GhostNet was discovered and named following a 10-month investigation by the Infowar Monitor ( IWM ) , carried out after IWM researchers approached the Dalai Lama 's representative in Geneva suspecting that their computer network had been infiltrated . The IWM is composed of researchers from The SecDev Group and Canadian consultancy and the Citizen Lab , Munk Centre for International Studies at the University of Toronto ; the research findings were published in the `` Infowar Monitor '' , an affiliated publication . Researchers from the University of Cambridge 's Computer Laboratory , supported by the Institute for Information Infrastructure Protection , also contributed to the investigation at one of the three locations in Dharamshala , where the Tibetan government-in-exile is located . The discovery of the 'GhostNet ' , and details of its operations , were reported by `` The New York Times '' on March 29 , 2009 . Investigators focused initially on allegations of Chinese cyber-espionage against the Tibetan exile community , such as instances where email correspondence and other data were extracted . Compromised systems were discovered in the embassies of India , South Korea , Indonesia , Romania , Cyprus , Malta , Thailand , Taiwan , Portugal , Germany and Pakistan and the office of the Prime Minister of Laos . The foreign ministries of Iran , Bangladesh , Latvia , Indonesia , Philippines , Brunei , Barbados and Bhutan were also targeted . No evidence was found that U.S. or UK government offices were infiltrated , although a NATO computer was monitored for half a day and the computers of the Indian embassy in Washington , D.C. , were infiltrated . Since its discovery , GhostNet has attacked other government networks , for example Canadian official financial departments in early 2011 , forcing them off-line . Governments commonly do not admit such attacks , which must be verified by official but anonymous sources . Technical functionality . Emails are sent to target organizations that contain contextually relevant information . These emails contain malicious attachments , that when opened , drop a Trojan horse on to the system . This Trojan connects back to a control server , usually located in China , to receive commands . The infected computer will then execute the command specified by the control server . Occasionally , the command specified by the control server will cause the infected computer to download and install a Trojan known as Gh0st Rat that allows attackers to gain complete , real-time control of computers running Microsoft Windows . Such a computer can be controlled or inspected by attackers , and the software even has the ability to turn on camera and audio-recording functions of infected computers , enabling monitors to perform surveillance . Origin . The researchers from the IWM stated they could not conclude that the Chinese government was responsible for the spy network . However , a report from researchers at the University of Cambridge says they believe that the Chinese government is behind the intrusions they analyzed at the Office of the Dalai Lama . Researchers have also noted the possibility that GhostNet was an operation run by private citizens in China for profit or for patriotic reasons , or created by intelligence agencies from other countries such as Russia or the United States . The Chinese government has stated that China `` strictly forbids any cyber crime . '' The `` Ghostnet Report '' documents several unrelated infections at Tibetan-related organizations in addition to the Ghostnet infections . By using the email addresses provided by the IWM report , Scott J. Henderson had managed to trace one of the operators of one of the infections ( non-Ghostnet ) to Chengdu . He identifies the hacker as a 27-year-old man who had attended the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China , and currently connected with the Chinese hacker underground . Despite the lack of evidence to pinpoint the Chinese government as responsible for intrusions against Tibetan-related targets , researchers at Cambridge have found actions taken by Chinese government officials that corresponded with the information obtained via computer instrusions . One such incident involved a diplomat who was pressured by Beijing after receiving an email invitation to a visit with the Dalai Lama from his representatives . Another incident involved a Tibetan woman who was interrogated by Chinese intelligence officers and was shown transcripts of her online conversations . However , there are other possible explanations for this event . Drelwa uses QQ and other instant messengers to communicate with Chinese Internet users . In 2008 , IWM found that TOM-Skype , the Chinese version of Skype , was logging and storing text messages exchanged between users . It is possible that the Chinese authorities acquired the chat transcripts through these means . IWM researchers have also found that when detected , GhostNet is consistently controlled from IP addresses located on the island of Hainan , China , and have pointed out that Hainan is home to the Lingshui signals intelligence facility and the Third Technical Department of the People ’ s Liberation Army . Furthermore , one of GhostNet 's four control servers has been revealed to be a government server .
Gheorghe Mihoc . Gheorghe Mihoc ( July 7 , 1906 – December 25 , 1981 ) was a Romanian statistician . He was born in Brăila , the son of a worker . In 1908 , his father moved the family to Bucharest . Here he attended elementary school and the Gheorghe Şincai high school . He enrolled at the University of Bucharest , Faculty of Sciences , and was awarded his degree in mathematics in June 1928 . He then went to Italy and studied statistics and actuarial studies at the University of Rome ; he earned a Doctor of Statistical and Actuarial Sciences in July 1930 . In 1930 he was appointed professor in the School of Statistics , Actuarial Studies , and Calculation , which had been established that year ( it later became an Institute ) . The school was headed by Octav Onicescu . There Mihoc taught courses in actuarial mathematics from 1930 to 1948 . On April 28 , 1934 , he earned his Doctorate in Mathematics from the University of Bucharest , in front of a commission consisting of Dimitrie Pompeiu , as chairman , Anton Davidoglu , and Octav Onicescu . The subject of his thesis was `` On the general properties of interdependent statistical variables '' . From 1937 , Mihoc went to the University of Bucharest as assistant to Octav Onicescu , first at mechanics , then at algebra and probabilities calculation ( 1937-1942 ) . That same year ( 1937 ) he also taught general mathematics with the students from the preparation year of the Polytechnic University of Bucharest . Between 1942 and 1946 he was conference lecturer of general mathematics at the Faculty of physics-chemistry of Bucharest University . Then , in 1946 he was appointed professor at the Commercial academy from Bucharest , for financial mathematics ( 1946-1949 ) . In 1948 , after the reform of education in all degrees , he was appointed head of the department of probability calculation and mathematical statistics at the Faculty of mathematics and physics of Bucharest University , then as professor head of department of applied mathematics . From the autumn of 1962 he was again professor , head of the department of probability calculation and mathematical statistics ( successor to professor Onicescu ) . As statistician and actuar , Gheorghe Mihoc was employed on April 15 , 1929 at the Central house of social insurance . He worked here as director at the directorate of insurance ( 1939-1940 ) , as director of the directorate of pensions ( 1940-1942 ) , as director of the Office of studies and actuariat ( 1942-1945 ) . He was administrator at the House of pensions of the writers ( 1940-1945 ) and administrator at the House of pensions of the composers , painters and sculptors ( 1940-1943 ) . In 1945 he was appointed chief actuary of the Central house of social insurance . Gheorghe Mihoc was dean of the Faculty of mathematics and physics of the Bucharest University from 1951 until 1960 , and from 1960 to 1963 he was prorector of the Bucharest University . In July 1963 he was appointed rector . He was a corresponding member of the Academy from 1955 until 1963 , and on March 20 he became titular member at the section of mathematical sciences . In April 1964 he was appointed director of the Statistical Centre of the Academy . He was member in the old `` Mathematical gazette '' and member in the board of C.R.C.C.S . In November 1964 Mihoc was awarded the title of Honorary Professor . Being reputed as specialist in probability calculation , he was invited to different countries to give lectures in this field .
Maria College , Hong Kong . Maria College ( ) , Registration No.215287 , was established in 1976 . The College is located at No . 25-35 Castle Peak Road , in Sham Shui Po , Kowloon , Hong Kong . History . Established in 1976 , Maria College ( Registration No . 215287 ) is a Hong Kong-based private secondary school specialized in university bachelor 's degree and secondary school programs . It has been registered with the Education Bureau since 1977 . School Features . Maria College is a private school which provides HKDSE and GCE program .
Polyolefin . A polyolefin is any of a class of polymers produced from a simple olefin ( also called an alkene with the general formula CnH2n ) as a monomer . For example , polyethylene is the polyolefin produced by polymerizing the olefin ethylene . Polypropylene is another common polyolefin which is made from the olefin propylene . Industrial polyolefins . Most polyolefin produced in the industrial scale are made via polymerization through the use of catalysts . One example is the use of Ziegler-Natta catalyst for the polymerization of ethylene to polyethylene . Properties . Polyolefin properties range from liquidlike to rigid solids , and are primarily determined by their molecular weight and degree of crystallinity . Polyolefin degrees of crystallinity range from 0 % ( liquidlike ) to 60 % or higher ( rigid plastics ) . Crystallinity is primarily governed by the lengths of polymer 's crystallizable sequences established during polymerization . Examples include adding a small percentage of comonomer like 1-hexene or 1-octene during the polymerization of ethylene , or occasional irregular insertions ( `` stereo '' or `` regio '' defects ) during the polymerization of isotactic propylene . The polymer 's ability to crystallize to high degrees decreases with increasing content of defects . Low degrees of crystallinity ( 0-20 % ) are associated with liquidlike-to-elastomeric properties . Intermediate degrees of crystallinity ( 20-50 % ) are associated with ductile thermoplastics , and degrees of crystallity over 50 % are associated with rigid and sometimes brittle plastics . Polyolefin surfaces are not effectively joined together by solvent welding because they have excellent chemical resistance and are unaffected by common solvents . They can be adhesively bonded after surface treatment ( they inherently have very low surface energies and do n't wet-out well ( the process of being covered and filled with resin ) ) , and by some superglues ( cyanoacrylates ) and reactive ( meth ) acrylate glues . They are extremely inert chemically but exhibit decreased strength at lower and higher temperatures . As a result of this , thermal welding is a common bonding technique . Practically all polyolefins that are of any practical or commercial importance are poly- '' alpha '' -olefin ( or poly-α-olefin or polyalphaolefin , sometimes abbreviated as PAO ' '' ) , a polymer made by polymerizing an `` alpha '' -olefin . An `` alpha '' -olefin ( or α-olefin ) is an alkene where the carbon-carbon double bond starts at the α-carbon atom , i.e . the double bond is between the # 1 and # 2 carbons in the molecule . Alpha-olefins such as 1-hexene may be used as co-monomers to give a alkyl branched polymer ( see chemical structure below ) , although 1-decene is most commonly used for lubricant base stocks . Many poly-alpha-olefins have flexible alkyl branching groups on every other carbon of their polymer backbone chain . These alkyl groups , which can shape themselves in numerous conformations , make it very difficult for the polymer molecules to align themselves up side-by-side in an orderly way . This results in lower contact surface area between the molecules and decreases the intermolecular interactions between molecules . Therefore , many poly-alpha-olefins do not crystallize or solidify easily and are able to remain oily , viscous liquids even at lower temperatures . Low molecular weight poly- '' alpha '' -olefins are useful as synthetic lubricants such as synthetic motor oils for vehicles and can be used over a wide temperature range . Even polyethylenes copolymerized with a small amount of alpha-olefins ( such as 1-hexene , 1-octene , or longer ) are more flexible than simple straight-chain high-density polyethylene , which has no branching . The methyl branch groups on a polypropylene polymer are not long enough to make typical commercial polypropylene more flexible than polyethylene . Uses . Polyolefins are used for blow moulded or rotationally moulded components , e.g . toys , for heat-shrink tubing used to mechanically and electrically protect connections in electronics , and for rash guards or undergarments for wetsuits . Polyolefin sheets or foams are used in a wide variety of packaging applications , sometimes in direct contact with food . Polyolefin elastomer POE is used as a main ingredient in the molded flexible foam technology such as in the fabrication of self skinned footwear ( for example , Crocs shoes ) , seat cushions , arm rests , spa pillows , etc . Hydrogenated polyalphaolefin ( PAO ) is used as a radar coolant . Head makes polyolefin tennis racket strings . Polyolefin is also used in pharmaceutical and medical industry for HEPA filter certification—a PAO aerosol is passed through the filters and the air that exits is measured with an aerosol detector . Elastolefin is a fiber used in fabrics . IKEA 's Better Shelter uses structural panels made out of polyolefin foam , stating , `` They are tough and durable. '' . Piping systems for the conveyance of water , chemicals or gases are commonly produced in Polypropylene , and to a much greater extent Polyethylene . Piping systems in high-density Polyethylene ( HDPE , PE100 , PE80 ) are fast becoming the most commonly used drinking water , waste water and natural gas distribution piping systems in the world . Polyalphaolefin , commonly referred to as a synthetic hydrocarbon , is used in various types of air compressors including reciprocating , centrifugal , and rotary screw compressors where high pressures and temperatures can be an issue . These base fluids are the most widely used variety of synthetic oil blends mainly for their ability to maintain performance in spite of temperature extremes and their similarity to - but improved performance over - mineral oil base fluids .
1197 . Year 1197 ( MCXCVII ) was a common year starting on Wednesday ( link will display the full calendar ) of the Julian calendar .
Nicholas Tan . Nicholas Tan is a Singaporean former national swimmer and model . Tan has represented Singapore at the Southeast Asian Games ( SEA Games ) , the Asian Games , World Championship and FINA Swimming World Cup . He is the gold medallist in the men 's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay in the 2007 Southeast Asian Games . He holds a number of national records in the 100 butterfly , 50 butterfly and 400 free relay . Early life and education . Tan was born and raised in Singapore . His early years of education were spent at the Raffles Institution and Raffles Junior College where he learned swimming and started competing at the age of 13 . He later joined the Swimfast Aquatic Club , where he was trained and went to represent Singapore at his first international competition at the age of 15 . While in high school , Tan was also involved in biomedical research and presented one of his research papers on stem cells at the 2007 World Congress in Computer Science , Computer Engineering , and Applied Computing at the age of 18 . He was nominated for Best Paper Award at the World Congress on Engineering 2007 . Tan was also a founding team member of Garena , a gaming platform provider based in Singapore which later became Sea Ltd and IPOed for $ 1 billion USD . Tan went to Harvard University and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Biology . While at Harvard , Tan participated in three NCAA Division I Swimming Championships . He won 200 butterfly in 1:51.27 in the first collegiate meet against Cornell and Dartmouth at the 2008 NCAA Division I Men 's Swimming and Diving Championships . His other titles came from the 100 butterfly and 100 freestyle with a time of 47.06 . Career . Tan first joined the Singapore National Team when he was 15 . At the age of 18 , Tan broke the open national record of Ang Peng Siong in the 100 butterfly and 50m butterfly . He competed in the Singapore National Championships in 2007 and won 3 titles in 100m freestyle , 100m butterfly and 200m butterfly . Tan 's major breakthrough came during the 2007 Southeast Asian Games , where he won a gold medal for Singapore in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay in 54.79 sec and a bronze in the 50m freestyle . In that year , he also competed at the World Aquatics Championships and 2007 FINA Swimming World Cup . In 2010 , Tan participated in the Asian Games and took part in four events including 100 m butterfly , 4 × 100 m freestyle relay , 50 metre butterfly and stood 4th position in the 4 × 100 metre medley relay together with Lionel Khoo , Rainer Ng and Clement Lim . Recent life and work . In 2014 , Tan started modeling after being selected by European brand Dolce & Gabbana for its international advertising campaign . He also appeared in various magazines including Esquire , GQ , Men 's Folio and August Man . In 2016 , Tan worked on a shopping mall project in South Africa called Home Africa .
Terry on the Fence . `` Terry on the Fence '' is a 1985 British drama film directed by Frank Godwin and starring Jack McNicholl , Neville Watson , Tracey Ann-Morris and Susan Jameson . Premise . A young tearaway becomes involved with a gang of criminals .
Hylas . In classical mythology , Hylas ( ) was a youth who served as Heracles ' ( Roman Hercules ) companion and servant . His abduction by water nymphs was a theme of ancient art , and has been an enduring subject for Western art in the classical tradition . Genealogy . In Greek mythology , Hylas was the son of King Theiodamas of the Dryopians . After Heracles killed Theiodamas in battle , he took on Hylas as arms bearer and taught him to be a warrior . The poet Theocritus ( about 300 BC ) wrote about the love between Heracles and Hylas : `` We are not the first mortals to see beauty in what is beautiful . No , even Amphitryon 's bronze-hearted son , who defeated the savage Nemean lion , loved a boy—charming Hylas , whose hair hung down in curls . And like a father with a dear son he taught him all the things which had made him a mighty man , and famous . '' Argonauts . Heracles took Hylas with him on the Argo , making him one of the Argonauts . Hylas was kidnapped by nymphs of the spring of Pegae , Mysia when they fell in love with him , and he vanished without a trace ( Apollonios Rhodios ) . This upset Heracles greatly , so he along with Polyphemus searched for a great length of time . The ship set sail without them . According to the Latin `` Argonautica '' of Valerius Flaccus , he never found Hylas because he had fallen in love with the nymphs and remained `` to share their power and their love . '' Cultural references . Or that same daintie lad , which was so deareTo great Alcides , that when as he dydeHe wailed womanlike with many a teare , And every wood , and every valley wydeHe fild with Hylas name ; the Nymphes eke `` Hylas '' cryde . Hylas is also mentioned in Christopher Marlowe 's play `` Edward II '' : `` Not Hylas was more mourned for of Hercules / Than thou hast been of me since thy exile '' ( Act I , Scene I , line 142-3 ) , and in Oscar Wilde 's `` The Picture of Dorian Gray '' , Chapter 11 . `` ... and gilded a boy that he might serve at the feast as Ganymede or Hylas . '' `` Hylas '' is the name of one of the two characters in George Berkeley 's `` Three Dialogues between Hylas and Philonous '' . He represents the materialist position against which Berkeley ( through Philonous ) argues . In this context , the name is derived from ὕλη , the classical Greek word for `` matter . '' Stanisław Lem adopted these characters in his 1957 non-fiction , philosophical book , `` Dialogi '' ( `` Dialogues '' ) . In the 1963 film , `` Jason and the Argonauts '' , Hylas ( played by Scottish actor John Cairney ) is depicted as an intelligent and witty character who serves a role as the `` sidekick '' of Hercules . In the film he is not abducted by water nymphs , but instead crushed under the body of the stricken Talos when he foolishly tries to retrieve a goddess ' gold brooch pin dropped by Hercules . Hercules then leaves the Argonauts afterwards to search for his friend in vain . In the third sentence of Eric Linklater 's 1929 novel , `` Poet 's Pub '' , Hylas is mentioned as a character : `` The hunted poet Hylas stood up , weak as water because of the rape he had eluded , and vanished before his knees could knock again . '' Thomas Azier 's debut album is named `` Hylas '' . Its opening track of the same name retells Hylas ' encounter with the nymphs .
Otluca HES . Otluca HES is a three stage hydroelectric plant of Turkey . It is in Anamur ilçe ( district ) of Mersin Province . It is to the north of Anamur and on Dragon Creek . The main unit is at Technical details . The technical details are as follows ; The total annual energy production capacity is 224 GW-hr . But currently the last unit has n't been put into operation yet . The plant is being operated by the company Beyobası ( a subdiary of Akfen ) .
IRAM 30m telescope . The IRAM 30m millimeter radio telescope is a radio telescope for astronomical observations in the millimeter range of wavelengths , operated by the Institute for Radio Astronomy in the Millimeter Range ( IRAM ) ) and located on the Sierra Nevada , in Spain , close to the Pico Veleta peak . It is the second largest millimeter-wave telescope in the world after the Large Millimeter Telescope , but has to date been much more scientifically productive than its larger competitor . Each year more than 200 scientists from all over the world visit this observatory to explore the universe at millimeter wavelengths , with interests going from the Solar System to interstellar dust and gas or cosmology . Formally started in 1980 and in use for astronomical observations beginning in 1984 , the observatory features a radio telescope produced by MT Mechantronics with a pedestal-yoke design . The 30m telescope is one of the largest and most sensitive millimeter telescopes in the world , and is equipped with a suite of heterodyne receivers and continuum cameras operating at wavelengths of around 3 , 2 , 1 , and 0.9mm . IRAM offers guided tours through the observatory and public talks during the summer months .
Youcef Ghazali . Youcef Ghazli ( born July 29 , July in London , England ) ( ) is an Algerian footballer striker . He currently plays for CR Belouizdad in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 .
Joseph Oller . Joseph Oller ( Josep Oller i Roca in Catalan ) ( 1839–1922 ) was a Spanish entrepreneur who lived in Paris for most of his life . He co-founded the famous cabaret Moulin Rouge with Charles Zidler and was the inventor of the parimutuel betting . Biography . Born in Terrassa , Joseph Oller emigrated to France with his family as a child . Later , he moved back to Spain to study at the university in Bilbao . There , he became fond of cockfighting and started his career as a bookmaker . Once in Paris , in 1867 , Joseph Oller invented a new method of wagering , which he named Pari Mutuel ( French for Parimutuel betting ) . He successfully introduced his pool method system at French race tracks . Nonetheless , in 1874 , Joseph Oller was sentenced to fifteen days in prison and fined for operating illegal gambling . Later , in 1891 , the French authorities legalised his system and banned fixed-odds betting . Quickly , Oller ’ s Pari Mutuel spread across most race tracks around the world , but the method was operationalised in engineered systems like that of the automatic totalisator , invented by George Alfred Julius . In 1870 , he moved to London for a while to avoid the Franco-Prussian War . There he came into contact with the world of the stage . From 1876 , Joseph Oller focused his attention on the entertainment industry . First he opened various auditoriums and venues : Fantaisies Oller , La Bombonnière , Théâtre des Nouveautés , Nouveau Cirque and the Montagnes Russes . But it was in 1889 , when he inaugurated the famous Moulin Rouge . In 1892 , he opened the first Parisian music-hall : Paris Olympia offering new forms of entertainement . He was buried at Père Lachaise Cemetery .
Dariusz Stola . Dariusz Stola ( born 11 December 1963 in Warsaw , Poland ) is a professor of history at the Institute of Political Studies of the Polish Academy of Sciences . He teaches modern history and studies 20th-century human migrations , the Holocaust , Polish-Jewish relations , and the history of postwar Poland 's communist regime . He is the author or co-author of seven books and of over a hundred scholarly papers . Since 2014 he has been the director of the POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews . He is a two-time recipient of the `` Polityka '' magazine award , and a recipient of the award of the Edward Raczyński Polish Foundation in London , England . At a 4 April 2012 public meeting at Warsaw 's Jewish Historical Institute , Stola remarked that communism in Poland could have existed without the Jews , but it would not have existed if the Poles had not taken part in it .
Baia de Aramă . Baia de Aramă is a small Romanian town located in Mehedinți County , in the historical region of Oltenia , with a population of 5,349 . The Brebina River runs through the town . Some Dacian ruins can be found in the town , as well as the 17th century Baia de Aramă Monastery . The name of the town means `` copper mine '' , suggesting that Baia de Aramă was once a strong copper mining town . However , over the years , many of the mines in the town have closed , leaving roughly half the town unemployed . Eight villages are administered by the town : Bratilovu , Brebina , Dealu Mare , Mărășești , Negoești , Pistrița , Stănești and Titerlești .
Kotal-e Khushk . Kōtal-e Khushk ( ) , also called Ąaćbaną and Kōtal-e Darband , is a mountain pass in Daykundi Province , central Afghanistan .
Lynnville Township , Ogle County , Illinois . Lynnville Township is located in Ogle County , Illinois . As of the 2010 census , its population was 642 and it contained 247 housing units . Geography . According to the 2010 census , the township has a total area of , of which ( or 99.94 % ) is land and ( or 0.06 % ) is water .
Nela Ticket . `` Nela Ticket '' ( English : Low Class Ticket ) is an 2018 Telugu action comedy film , produced by Ram Talluri on his production banner SRT Entertainments and directed by Kalyan Krishna Kurasala . It features Ravi Teja , Malvika Sharma , Jagapathi Babu in the lead roles and music composed by Shakthi Kanth Karthick . The film released worldwide on 25 May 2018 . Development . In August 2016 US based NRI , Ram Talluri signed Ravi Teja for his next film . After much delay , in December 2017 director Kalyan Krishna Kurasala joined the project and Mumbai based model Malvika Sharma was signed in as a female lead , which marks her debut in cinema . Jagapathi Babu was also signed to play the main antogonist and Shakthi Kanth Karthick joined as a music composer . Filming . Principal photography began on 5 January 2018 in Hyderabad . Films 's shoot was wrapped up n early May 2018 . Soundtrack . The music is composed by Shakthi Kanth Karthick , and was released by Lahari Music Company , who held the audio launch on 10 May 2018 with Pawan Kalyan . Reception . In its review of the film , The Times of India gave a rating of 1.5/5 and wrote “ Mindless action scenes , love at first sight ( quite literally ) , a dozen comedians who fail to evoke laughter , an evil politician and an aloof , goofy young man who suddenly turns into a saviour . Sounds familiar ? Ravi Teja ’ s latest venture Nela Ticket is as predictable as they come . Loud and boorish , this Kalyan Krishna directorial lacks imagination and creativity. ” The Hindustan Times gave a rating of 1.5/5 and wrote “ Nela Ticket scores low on sensitivity though with its rape jokes and the lead ’ s stalker-like behavior . Was it necessary to have a character threaten rape to get his way ? Isn ’ t it time for Tollywood to lose this trope to get audiences to laugh , because it is tone-deaf and insensitive . And really , what is funny about it ? ” . 123telugu gave a rating of 2.25/5 and wrote `` The film completely falters at the script level itself . Though the key points are joined well at the end , the way they are brought into the plot look logicless . Too many loopholes are clearly visible in the proceedings right throughout the film . Yet another drawback of the film is that it is painfully long . There was no need to stretch the plot to such extent in both the halves . After a point in time in the first half , you get so irritated to see the first half never coming to an end . The selection of heroine is pathetic as there is absolutely no chemistry between the lead pair and they don ’ t look good as a pair '' . SMTV 24X7 gave a positive review , praising the story , direction and performances.They commented : `` ... The director has made the film an entertaining watch by including the regular masala elements of Ravi Teja 's movies . Its comedy and an emotional quotient will strike a chord with the audience ... . As usual , Ravi Teja has delivered a brilliant performance . ''
Heimdalshøe . Heimdalshøe is a mountain in Vågå and Nord-Fron municipality in Oppland , in southern Norway . The mountain is located between the upper Heimdalen in Nord-Fron and the upper Sikkilsdalen in Vågå . It is at a height of meters above sea level and is the highest mountain in the Nord-Fron municipality . The prominence of 670 meters is among Scandinavia 's 200 highest .
Concord , California . Concord ( ) is the largest city in Contra Costa County , California . At the 2010 census , the city had a population of 122,067 making it the 8th largest city in the San Francisco Bay Area . Founded in 1869 as the community of Todos Santos by Salvio Pacheco , the name was changed to Concord within months . The city is a major regional suburban East Bay center within the San Francisco Bay Area , and is east of San Francisco . Geography . Concord is located at . It is northeast of San Francisco , northeast from Oakland , southwest of Sacramento , and north of San Jose . According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of , all of it land . The focal point of downtown Concord is Todo Santos Plaza , which encompasses an entire city block and is known for its farmers market , free summer concerts , and large number of surrounding restaurants . Much of the area immediately around downtown has recently been redeveloped , with new high-density apartment and condominium projects to take advantage of the proximity to public transportation and to the area surrounding the park . Despite this , some crime and homelessness remain issues in the downtown area . To the north and east of downtown is the older residential area of Concord , with many homes dating back to before World War II . In the far northern edge of town is a primarily industrial area , dominated by the Tesoro Golden Eagle Refinery ( which is actually not located within city limits ) . The southeastern area of the city , centered along Clayton Road , is primarily residential and was mostly developed in the 1960s and 1970s . In the southwest area of the city is the primarily Latino neighborhood known as Four Corners , centered around the intersection of Monument Boulevard and Oak Grove Road . Concord is bordered on the west by Pleasant Hill and the unincorporated community of Pacheco , on the south by Walnut Creek , on the southeast by Clayton , on the northeast by Pittsburg and the unincorporated community of Bay Point , and on the north by the unincorporated community of Clyde . Although it shares no border with Concord , Martinez ( the county seat ) is located almost immediately adjacent to Concord on the northwest . The North Concord BART station is also known as Martinez BART . Climate . Concord has a hot summer Mediterranean climate ( Köppen `` Csa '' ) . Official data from the National Weather Service cooperative station in Concord shows average January temperatures are a maximum of and a minimum of . Average July temperatures are a maximum of and a minimum of . There are an average of 45.0 days with highs of or higher and 3.8 days with lows of or lower . The highest recorded temperature was on September 1 , 2017 . The lowest record temperature was on December 23 , 1998 . Average annual precipitation is , falling on an average of 57 days annually . The wettest year was 1995 with and driest year was 2007 with . The most rainfall in one month was in December 2005 , which included the 24-hour maximum rainfall of on December 31 . History . The valleys north of Mount Diablo were inhabited by the Miwok people , who hunted elk and fished in the numerous streams flowing from the mountain into the San Francisco Bay . In 1772 , Spanish explorers began to cross the area , but did not settle there . In 1834 , the Mexican land grant Rancho Monte del Diablo at the base of Mount Diablo was granted to Salvio Pacheco ( for whom the nearby town of Pacheco is named ) . Concord was founded under the name of Todos Santos ( `` all saints '' ; a name still borne by the central city plaza and park between Willow Pass Road and Salvio Street ) , on the initiative of Pacheco in 1869 . It achieved prominence in the 19th century when most residents of Pacheco relocating to Concord to avoid the devastation of fire and flood which crippled Pacheco 's formerly booming economy . Concord was incorporated on February 5 , 1905 . The area around Concord in the surrounding Ygnacio and Clayton Valleys was a large agricultural area . Crops that were grown included grapes , walnuts , almonds , wheat , hay , and even tomatoes . The area to the east ( now the site of the Concord Naval Weapons Station ) was the site of a few enormous wheat ranches over , and was almost a sea of wheat all the way to the marshes bordering Suisun Bay . During Prohibition , many vineyards were removed and replaced with walnut orchards . The town of Cowell , now incorporated into Concord , produced cement . The first Concord post office opened in 1872 . Port Chicago disaster . The munitions on board a Navy cargo ship exploded while being loaded during World War II , resulting in the largest number of casualties among African Americans in any one incident during that war . On the evening of July 17 , 1944 a massive explosion instantly killed 320 sailors , merchant seamen and civilians working at the pier . The blast was felt 30 miles away . A subsequent refusal by 258 black sailors to load any more ammunition was the beginning of the Navy 's largest-ever mutiny trial in which 50 men were found guilty . Future Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall sat in on most of the proceedings and declared that he saw a prejudiced court . 2010 . The 2010 United States Census reported that Concord had a population of 122,067 . The population density was 3,996.2 people per square mile ( 1,542.9/km² ) . The racial makeup of Concord was 78,767 ( 64.5 % ) White , 4,371 ( 3.6 % ) African American , 852 ( 0.7 % ) Native American , 13,538 ( 11.1 % ) Asian ( 4.4 % Filipino , 2.4 % Chinese , 1.3 % Indian , 0.7 % Vietnamese , 0.6 % Japanese , 0.6 % Korean ) , 816 ( 0.7 % ) Pacific Islander , 15,969 ( 13.1 % ) from other races , and 7,754 ( 6.4 % ) from two or more races . Hispanic or Latino of any race were 37,311 persons ( 30.6 % ) . The Census reported that 121,020 people ( 99.1 % of the population ) lived in households , 512 ( 0.4 % ) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters , and 535 ( 0.4 % ) were institutionalized . There were 44,278 households , out of which 15,421 ( 34.8 % ) had children under the age of 18 living in them , 21,725 ( 49.1 % ) were opposite-sex married couples living together , 5,642 ( 12.7 % ) had a female householder with no husband present , 2,707 ( 6.1 % ) had a male householder with no wife present . There were 2,952 ( 6.7 % ) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships , and 512 ( 1.2 % ) same-sex married couples or partnerships . 10,406 households ( 23.5 % ) were made up of individuals and 3,625 ( 8.2 % ) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older . The average household size was 2.73 . There were 30,074 families ( 67.9 % of all households ) ; the average family size was 3.22 . The population was spread out with 28,000 people ( 22.9 % ) under the age of 18 , 10,946 people ( 9.0 % ) aged 18 to 24 , 35,834 people ( 29.4 % ) aged 25 to 44 , 32,903 people ( 27.0 % ) aged 45 to 64 , and 14,384 people ( 11.8 % ) who were 65 years of age or older . The median age was 37.0 years . For every 100 females , there were 98.8 males . For every 100 females age 18 and over , there were 97.0 males . There were 47,125 housing units at an average density of 1,542.8 per square mile ( 595.7/km² ) , of which 44,278 were occupied , of which 27,069 ( 61.1 % ) were owner-occupied , and 17,209 ( 38.9 % ) were occupied by renters . The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.9 % ; the rental vacancy rate was 7.0 % . 71,004 people ( 58.2 % of the population ) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 50,016 people ( 41.0 % ) lived in rental housing units . 2000 . As of the census of 2000 , there were 121,780 people , 44,020 households , and 30,329 families residing in the city . The population density was 4,041.0 people per square mile ( 1,560.0/km² ) . There were 45,083 housing units at an average density of 1,496.0/sq mi ( 577.5/km² ) . The racial makeup of the city is 70.71 % White , 3.04 % Black or African American , 0.76 % Native American , 9.39 % Asian , 0.50 % Pacific Islander , 9.65 % from other races , and 5.94 % from two or more races . 21.81 % of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race . There were 44,020 households out of which 34.4 % had children under the age of 18 living with them , 51.4 % were married couples living together , 12.3 % had a female householder with no husband present , and 31.1 % were non-families . 23.2 % of all households were made up of individuals and 7.2 % had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older . The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.22 . In the city , the age of the population was spread out with 25.3 % under the age of 18 , 9.0 % from 18 to 24 , 32.8 % from 25 to 44 , 22.2 % from 45 to 64 , and 10.7 % who were 65 years of age or older . The median age was 35 years . For every 100 females , there were 97.6 males . For every 100 females age 18 and over , there were 95.3 males . The median income for a household in the city was $ 55,597 , and the median income for a family was $ 62,093 . Males had a median income of $ 45,734 versus $ 34,860 for females . The per capita income for the city was $ 24,727 . About 5.2 % of families and 7.6 % of the population were below the poverty line , including 9.0 % of those under age 18 and 6.2 % of those age 65 or over . Government . In the California State Legislature , Concord is in , and in . Politics . In 2017 , Concord had 65,061 registered voters with 31,759 ( 48.8 % ) registered as Democrats , 14,447 ( 22.2 % ) registered as Republicans , and 15,623 ( 24 % ) decline to state voters . Economy . Concord has been primarily a bedroom community for San Francisco and Oakland over the last forty years , but during the last decades , jobs within the city have increased . Round Table Pizza is headquartered in Concord , and corporations with strong Bay Area regional ties , such as Chevron and Bank of America , have established extensive back-office operations there , diversifying the local economy . Concord also has a strong retail sector including the Sunvalley Mall , which used to be one of the 50 largest malls in the US , auto dealerships , Costco , and Fry 's Electronics . Prior to its dissolution , Atrivo was headquartered in Concord . Naval Weapons Station . To the north of the city of Concord is the Concord Naval Weapons Station ( CNWS ) , which was established in 1942 . The station functioned as a World War II armament storage depot , supplying ships at Port Chicago . The CNWS supported war efforts during the Vietnam War and through the end of the Gulf War , processing and shipping out thousands of tons of material to Southeast Asia and the Middle East . The station consists of two areas : the inland area ( ) which is within the Concord city limits , and tidal area ( ) . Because of changes in military operations , parts of the inland area began to be mothballed and by 1999 , the CNWS had only a minimal contingent of military personnel . In 2007 , the U.S. Federal Government announced that the inland portion of the CNWS will be closed . The tidal area of the base is not scheduled for closure . The tidal area was transferred to the U.S. Army Surface Deployment and Distribution Command ( SDDC ) and is now known as Military Ocean Terminal Concord ( MOTCO ) . The city is working on a reuse plan that may include developing the land while keeping a large portion for open-space and parks projects . The city has had many meetings on this subject and any plan for reuse is subject to approval by the Navy . Transportation . Until 1995 , the city was the eastern terminus of the Concord line of Bay Area Rapid Transit ( BART ) commuter train system ; the line has since been extended eastward to Bay Point . The County Connection provides limited public transportation in the city and to other points in the county . Buses run from the North Concord BART station to Martinez , the county seat . Main thoroughfares include Willow Pass Road , Concord Avenue , Concord Boulevard , Clayton Road , Monument Boulevard , Ygnacio Valley Road , Oak Grove Road and Treat Boulevard . The city is also served by Interstate 680 , and state highways 4 and 242 . Buchanan Field Airport is a public county-owned airfield in the City of Concord . It currently does not have any scheduled passenger service , but was once served by American Eagle , WestAir Commuter Airlines , Pacific Southwest Airlines ( PSA ) and later by PSA successor USAir with the latter two airlines operating nonstop jet service between the airfield and Los Angeles International Airport ( LAX ) . News . The city of Concord is served by the daily newspaper , the `` East Bay Times '' ( formerly the `` Contra Costa Times '' ) published by Bay Area News Group-East Bay ( part of the Media News Group , Denver , Colorado ) , with offices in Walnut Creek . The paper was originally run and owned by the Lesher family . Since the death of Dean Lesher in 1993 , the paper has had several owners . The publisher also issues a weekly paper , the `` Concord Transcript '' for Concord and nearby Clayton . The city is also served by Concord Patch , a local news website covering community news and events , and by a news and talk blog called Claycord.com . Patch Media is owned by AOL Inc. Radio . Concord falls within the catchment area of many high-power San Francisco Bay Area radio stations although some stations from Sacramento are also available . KVHS FM 90.5 also known as `` The Edge '' is a Concord-based student run radio station . It is run from the campus of Clayton Valley Charter High School . Concord and the neighboring cities of Pleasant Hill and Walnut Creek are also served by KKDV FM 92.1 . The commercial station brands itself `` Diablo Valley 's hometown station '' and plays a mix of current hits and those from the last few decades . From 1963 to 1993 , Concord had a local radio station , KWUN AM 1480 , also known as `` Contra Costa 's K-15 '' . Television . Concord is served by major television stations broadcasting primarily out of San Francisco , Sacramento , and San Jose . The region 's Fox affiliate , KTVU , is based in ( and licensed to ) Oakland at Jack London Square along with co-owned independent station KICU-TV ( licensed to San Jose ) . Over-the-air reception is difficult in many parts of the city due to hills on either side of the valley . The sole Concord-licensed TV station , KTNC , gave up its broadcast frequency as part of the FCC reverse spectrum auction in 2017 . It had broadcast on channel 42 from the top of Mount Diablo , but is now available on virtual channel 42 via a subchannel of KCNS channel 39 . Education . Concord is served by the Mount Diablo Unified School District ( MDUSD ) . Among the MDUSD schools is Mt . Diablo High School , opened in 1901 and currently home to four academies , including the Digital Safari Academy , a three-year program involving the integration of multimedia with the core curriculum through integrated , project-based learning . Beyond MDUSD schools , Clayton Valley Charter High School is also home to several acclaimed academies . Catholic schools De La Salle High School for boys and Carondelet High School for girls are also located here . De La Salle 's football team holds the U.S. record winning streak of 151 games , set between 1992 and 2004 . During that span , De La Salle won 12 California North Coast sectional championships and was named national champion five different times ( once by ESPN , four times by USA Today ) . In August 2014 , a Hollywood film titled When the Game Stands Tall was released with the plot line based on their 151-game winning streak . California State University , East Bay has a campus in Concord . Concord High School won the 2010 Northern California Boys Division II Football Championship , coached by Brian Hamilton . Ygnacio Valley High School won the 1987 Northern California Boys Division I Basketball Championship , coached by Jim Grace . Public libraries . The Concord Library of the Contra Costa County Library is located in Concord . The library is adjacent to the Concord Civic Center . Arts and culture . Concord is the home of the annual Concord Jazz Festival and was the home of the Concord Records jazz record label until it was bought in 1999 . Jazz musician Dave Brubeck was born in Concord and in 2006 a park adjacent to Concord High School on Concord Boulevard was renamed in his honor . Concord is also home to the 18-time World Champion Blue Devils Drum and Bugle Corps . The corps is made up of talented musicians from around the world . The Concord Blue Devils are the most decorated drum and bugle corps in the history of Drum Corps International . The Public-access television channel is operated through TelVue Virtual Television Networks . The headquarters of the Kabul Soccer Club is located in Concord . Sister city . In 1974 , Concord became a sister city with Kitakami , Iwate , in Japan . The city established a small Japanese style park in the city , and placed half of a sculpture , `` The Communion Bridge '' , in it . The matching half of the bridge is in Kitakami .
Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival in New York . The Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival in New York is an annual sporting and multicultural event held in August on Meadow Lake in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park in Queens , New York to celebrate the fifth moon ( or the fifth month ) of the lunar calendar . In addition to providing audiences with traditional Chinese foods and performances , the festival , now in its 18th year , hosts over 150 dragon boat teams from across North America , making it one of the largest dragon boat festivals in the United States . Depending on the competitive division , teams compete for cash prizes or airline tickets . In 1986 , the Hong Kong Tourism Bureau donated traditional teak wood boats to several cities including New York . In 1990 , the locally based Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office promoted and organized the inaugural Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival in New York , which was held on the Hudson River in Battery Park City . Several of the original organizers are still involved with the festival , including Henry Wan , who now serves as the festival 's chairman . The festival is now an independent non-profit company organized under the laws of the State of New York and receives its funding through sponsorships by various companies . The Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office continues to be a substantial supporter of the festival . In addition to the change in corporate structure , the festival 's fleet of dragon boats has grown from 4 teak wood dragon boats to over 30 dragon boats . Many of the boats are made of fiberglass . All the boats are approved by the International Dragon Boat Federation for international dragon boat racing .
Fernando Alvarez ( jockey ) . Fernando Alvarez ( ; August 30 , 1937 – June 27 , 1999 ) was an American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey and trainer who rode winners from coast to coast including in the two most important races in California . A native of Santiago Chile , Alvarez began riding there at age sixteen , winning with his very first mount . The following year he went to Panama where he rode for seven years before emigrating to the United States . In 1964 Fernando Alvarez rode Roman Brother to a second-place finish in the third leg of the U.S . Triple Crown series , the Belmont Stakes . He then won with the colt in the American Derby and Discovery Handicap . Alvarez 's most significant wins came at Santa Anita Park for Louis R. Rowan , co-founder of the Oak Tree Racing Association . Aboard Ruken , he won the 1967 Santa Anita Derby and on Quicken Tree , the 1970 Santa Anita Handicap . Alvarez followed up on his victories in the Santa Anita Derby and the Stepping Stone Purse at Churchill Downs that gave him his first ever mount in the Kentucky Derby in which he finished eighth . After retiring from riding at the end of 1976 , Fernando Alvarez turned to training for a time and on March 27 , 1977 earned his first win at Santa Anita Park . Fernando Alvarez died on June 27 , 1999 at age sixty-one . He was living in Azusa , California at the time of his death . His son , Fernando Alvarez Jr. , also became a trainer .
Renate Neu . Renate Neu is a German rower who competed for the SG Dynamo Potsdam / Sportvereinigung ( SV ) Dynamo . She won the medals at the international rowing competitions .
Hordeum mosaic virus . Hordeum mosaic virus ( HoMV ) is a pathogenic plant virus . It affects barley crops .
Felicia Tang . Felicia Tang ( born Felicia Lee on October 22 , 1977 — September 11 , 2009 ) was the stage name of an American actress and model known for her work with Playboy TV , calendars , internet sites , and import car shows . Early life . Tang was born in Singapore . She moved to Perth , Western Australia , where she attended a girl 's private Catholic school for two years . When she was 13 years-old , she moved with her family to Los Angeles , California . She started modeling for fashion catalogs and bikini calendars at the age of 19 , while pursuing a course in marketing and business administration in college . Career . Tang made softcore appearances in adult videos for Peach DVD , including the titles `` Asian Fever '' , `` Hotel Decadence '' , `` Sugar Daddy Wanted '' , and `` Peach Ultra Vixens : Asians '' . She appeared on Playboy TV multiple times ( such as on `` Naked Sports '' & `` 7 Lives Xposed '' ) and made appearances on other adult cable programs . Her mainstream film appearances include uncredited roles in `` Rush Hour 2 '' ( 2001 ) , `` Cradle 2 the Grave '' and `` The Fast and the Furious '' ( also 2001 ) . Tang started her own website ( FeliciaTang.com ) in 2002 . The site featured erotic material such as nude images , webcam , and film stills . Tang blogged and chatted with members of the site , cultivating a friendly atmosphere with her readers . A model who worked with Tang described her as `` a bright , bubbly , kind , beautiful woman . '' In 2003 , she appeared in an erotic online video with Singapore-born television personality Tila Tequila . The video featured the two nude models fondling each other in a swimming pool . Tang closed the website in October 2008 and announced that she was retiring from modeling to pursue a career in real estate . All of the content on her website went offline in 2008 . Tang was a competitor on a pay-per-view strip poker TV tournament hosted by Carmen Electra . Death . In April 2009 , she met Brian Lee Randone in Las Vegas . He was a former pastor and reality show contestant ( on `` The Sexiest Bachelor In America '' in 2000 ) , and they started dating . They had been living together for four months when Tang was found dead on September 11 at their house . Randone was charged with murder and torture and held for $ 2 million in bail . Following her death , Tang 's family released a statement reading : `` Felicia loved life and lived it to its fullest . However , she was more than just a public figure . Felicia was above all a human being , a daughter , a sister , a friend to many who continue to love and honor her , as much in life and in her passing . '' Randone 's trial began on November 16 , 2011 . The medical examiner stated that Tang was found with 320 wounds from blunt force trauma ( not including bruises ) and with high doses of the drug GHB in her system , together with trace amounts of cocaine . A witness testified that Tang had been a regular user of GHB for years , and that she had also used cocaine and/or crystal methamphetamine . The prosecution argued that Tang was forcibly smothered , while the defense argued that she died from a GHB overdose and that the wounds were caused by falls and seizures related to GHB consumption . On December 9 , 2011 , Randone was found not guilty on both charges . The trial attracted significant media attention , with the case dubbed `` the preacher and the porn star '' , and has had further media coverage in subsequent years . The verdict surprised the prosecution ; the presence of pulseless electrical activity in Tang 's body was one detail presented at trial and cited in interviews with jurors as a reason to acquit .
Trio ( 1801 ship ) . `` Trio '' enters `` Lloyd 's Register '' in 1802 with Shannon , master , Greenock , owner , and trade Dublin . She became a slave ship but the French Navy captured her in January 1806 early in her first slave trading voyage . Capture . `` Lloyd 's Register '' for 1806 lists `` Trio '' with `` J. Haster '' , master , Johnson , owner , and trade Liverpool–Africa . Captain James Hassler sailed from Liverpool on 21 September 1805 , bound for West Africa . `` Lloyd 's List '' reported on 8 April 1806 that a French squadron consisting of a 84-gun ship-of-the-line and three frigates had captured `` Trio '' , and the sloop-of-war off the coast of Africa . L'Hermite 's squadron captured `` Trio '' in January off Sierra Leone . The French made a cartel of her and she arrived at Falmouth on 7 April 1806 with the crew of `` Favourite '' , which the French had captured on 6 January . She then sailed on to Plymouth . The entry for `` Trio '' in `` Lloyd 's Register '' has the notation `` captured '' above her name . Spilsbury 's log . Francis P. Spilsbury was the surgeon aboard `` Favorite '' and he kept a log of her voyage to Africa . The French captured `` Trio '' on 22 January at Cape Mount . The French swept into the bay where they found `` Trio '' and three American vessels . `` Trio '' fired a gun and then struck . The French sold the female slaves she had gathered to the Americans and divided the male slaves among the French vessels . The French made a cartel of `` Trio '' , and on 24 January , after looting almost all the possessions of `` Favorite '' s crew , put her crew on board `` Trio '' . The French also put on board the crews of `` Trio '' , `` Robert '' , of Liverpool , `` Hero '' , of Glasgow , `` Flora '' , of London , and `` Belle '' , of Greenock . L'Hermite provided sufficient provisions for 150 men for five days . On the 25th some of the men from the merchantmen became mutinous . Captain John Davie , of `` Favourite '' , read the Articles of War and gave the ringleaders 36 lashes each ; this ended the mutiny . `` Trio '' had 160 men aboard and reached Freetown , Sierra Leone , on 2 February . `` Trio '' reached Crookhaven on 29 March where she took on provisions . However , `` Trio '' s mate and surgeon deserted . `` Trio '' reached Falmouth on 8 April . Post script . Under the rules governing cartels , `` Trio '' would probably have sailed on to France , carrying French prisoners in exchange for the British prisoners she had brought . Although the Registers continue to list `` Trio '' until 1810 , the data is stale , unchanging from 1806 .
Radka Štusáková . Radka Štusáková ( born 22 August 1972 ) is a Czech judoka . She competed in the women 's middleweight event at the 1996 Summer Olympics .
NewHive . NewHive is both a social network and a creation engine for Web 2.0 content . It is a web platform that encourages users to develop their own creative content that has been coined by NewHive as , `` expressions '' . Many members of the NewHive community are productive artists with established practices , creating , “ A critical framework around post-internet art practices by engaging with the art world and contemporary society '' . Features . The NewHive site uses Python , MongoDB , and JavaScript in a user-friendly interface . The site is hosted by Amazon 's cloud services . Though simple but powerful on-line tools that can be learned quickly , NewHive allows text , links , photos , videos , drawings , music , GIFs , and more to be composed into website collages . It also allows embedding of material from YouTube , Spotify , and so on . GIFs can be combined into single scrolling pages , which NewHive calls GIF walls . When you save a page on the site , you can add tags or allow others to remix it to help it reach a broader audience or you can leave it private . NewHive has been involved with new practices in contemporary art since its launch , fostering trends and allowing for the creation of thousands of art works . In addition to working with curators and promoting works created by users , it regularly commissions multimedia mixtapes , singles , zines , ebooks , curated exhibitions , and solo projects by emerging and established artists engaged with the Internet . NewHive also works in partnership with organizations like Asylum Arts , the Goethe-Institut and the Museum of the Moving Image . Revenue model . NewHive is presently backed by private investors and is free to use , and ads will never be placed on expressions but NewHive hopes to eventually sell new tools to the creators who use them as one of their means to raise revenue . CEO Zach Verdin said , “ In addition to a marketplace that will allow third-party developers to create applications , extensions and widgets ; the New Hive will provide services…such as customized URLs and personally branded hives ... History . The concept behind NewHive was developed in 2008 by cofounders Zach Verdin , Cara Bucciferro , Abram Clark , and Andrew Sorkin and was on-line in private beta in November 2011 . Seed funding of $ 100,000 was obtained from private donors including SV Angel in 2012 allowing the platform to be launched in beta followed by a public launch on February 18 , 2014 . Visual artists , like Molly Soda and Labanna Babalon , were among the first people to appear on NewHive .
Fox Theatre ( Toronto ) . The Fox Theatre is a cinema in the Beaches neighbourhood of Toronto , Ontario at the intersection of Queen Street and Beech Avenue . It has operated since 1914 . The Fox Theatre has a single screen and shows a mixture of second-run movies , independent and foreign films , and classic favourites . History . The Fox opened in 1914 as the 'Pastime Theatre ' , built and owned by Arthur Brooks Webster . After less than a year , the name was changed to the 'Prince Edward ' , the name it would use until 1937 , when it was changed to the Fox Theatre . A stained glass panel with the Prince Edward name , over the doorway from the lobby , remains from the Prince Edward period . It is the second-oldest movie cinema in Toronto , after the Revue Cinema , opened in 1912 . In October 2007 , The Fox Theatre re-opened its doors after undergoing an extensive restoration . Some of the changes include 250 new plush reclining red-finish seats with cupholders , a 1930s-inspired carpet , a new concessions stand with an old-fashioned popcorn machine and menu chalkboard , a reupholstered smoking wall , one-of-a-kind classic light up movie posters , and the original Prince Edward and candy bar signs .
Operation Purple Haze . Baghdad Soldiers , working together with Iraqi Army troops , discovered two caches totaling approximately 700 lbs . of homemade explosives in the early morning hours of 15 July 2007 in Operation Purple Haze . Operation Details . The 3rd Battalion , 5th Brigade , 6th Iraqi Army Division and Soldiers from 1st Battalion , 64th Armor Regiment made the cache finds during Operation Purple Haze , part of an ongoing effort to establish security in the western Baghdad Jamiya ’ a neighborhood . The homemade explosives , 14 50-lb . bags , were found in an abandoned house along with ball bearings and detonation cord . An explosive ordnance disposal unit conducted a controlled detonation of the one bag of homemade explosives at the site of the discovery . The bag was torn and the explosives were leaking , making the bag unsafe for transportation . All other items in the cache were removed from the house prior to demolition . In a separate raid during the same operation , a smaller cache of munitions and weapons was discovered . Two machine guns , one AK-47 assault rifle and a variety of knives , grenades and other small explosives were uncovered in a second abandoned home in the neighborhood .
Carlos Amano . is a Japanese retired professional wrestler better known by the ring name . Amano made her debut for JWP Joshi Puroresu in December 1994 and early on began also making appearances for the Gaea Japan promotion , where she most notably became one of the four founding members of the Oz Academy stable . Amano joined Gaea Japan full-time in 2002 and remained with the promotion until its folding in 2005 , becoming a one-time AAAW Tag Team Champion . Afterwards , Amano began working for Oz Academy , now a full-time promotion , where she went on to become a two-time Oz Academy Openweight Champion and a three-time Oz Academy Tag Team Champion . Amano retired from professional wrestling in August 2014 . JWP and Gaea Japan ( 1994–2005 ) . Amano made her debut under her real name for the JWP Joshi Puroresu on December 4 , 1994 , when she faced another debutante , Tomoko Miyaguchi , in a singles match . Early on in her career , Amano also began making regular appearances for the Gaea Japan promotion , where , during the summer of 1997 , she , Mayumi Ozaki , Chikayo Nagashima and Sugar Sato formed a villainous stable named Oz Academy . On December 8 , 1997 , Amano also ventured into the world of mixed martial arts , when she took part in an event held by Central Martial Arts Association . Amano won her only MMA fight , when her opponent , Yoko Takahashi , was disqualified for illegally kicking her in the head . Amano won her first championship back in her home promotion , when she and Command Bolshoi defeated Hikari Fukuoka and Tomoko Kuzumi for the JWP Tag Team Championship on January 15 , 1999 . During the reign , Amano began working under the new ring name `` Carlos Amano '' . After a thirteen-month reign , they lost the title to ZAP I and ZAP T on February 10 , 2000 . Later that same year , Amano quit JWP to first become a freelancer , continuing to make appearances for Gaea Japan . In November 2002 , Amano officially joined Gaea Japan , making the promotion her new home . Amano also made appearances for independent events held by Mayumi Ozaki under the Oz Academy banner , most notably winning the ¥10,000,000,000 Iron Woman Tournament on August 8 , 2004 , defeating Aja Kong in the finals . On September 20 , 2004 , Amano won her only title in Gaea Japan , when she and Manami Toyota defeated Aja Kong and Amazing Kong for the AAAW Tag Team Championship . After a six-month reign , they lost the title to Ran Yu-Yu , the former Tomoko Miyaguchi , and Toshie Uematsu , just days before the folding of Gaea Japan . At the promotion 's final event on April 10 , 2005 , Amano was defeated by Aja Kong in a singles match . Oz Academy ( 2005–2014 ) . Following the folding of Gaea Japan , Amano joined Oz Academy , which Mayumi Ozaki had now turned into a full promotion . Despite being one of the founding members of the Oz Academy stable in Gaea Japan , since 2005 , Amano has mainly worked as a member of the Oz Seikigun ( `` regular army '' ) , opposing the villainous stable , led by Ozaki . In early 2006 , Amano , along with several other Oz Academy workers , made her first trip to Mexico , taking part in events held by AAA . Amano returned to AAA in early 2008 to take part in the Reina de Reinas Universal Tournament , from which she was eliminated by Estrellita . On January 13 , 2008 , Amano defeated Aja Kong to become the second Oz Academy Openweight Champion . The following July , Amano and Dynamite Kansai defeated Chikayo Nagashima and Sonoko Kato to become the inaugural Oz Academy Tag Team Champions . However , Amano 's and Kansai 's reign lasted less than a month , before they lost the title to D-Fix ( Kaoru and Mayumi Ozaki ) . After a reign of 364 days , Amano lost the Oz Academy Openweight Championship to Mayumi Ozaki on January 11 , 2009 . Amano regained the title from Manami Toyota on September 21 , 2009 , and on May 2 , 2010 , once again became a double champion , when she and Toyota won the Oz Academy Tag Team Championship from Akino and Ran Yu-Yu . After another month-long reign , Amano and Toyota lost the title to Aja Kong and Kaoru Ito . On July 11 , 2010 , Amano also lost the Oz Academy Openweight Championship to Kaoru . Amano and Toyota won the Oz Academy Tag Team Championship once more on June 26 , 2011 , by defeating Hiroyo Matsumoto and Tomoka Nakagawa . After a seven-month reign , they lost the title to Aja Kong and Sonoko Kato on January 15 , 2012 . On August 17 , 2014 , while recovering from a knee injury , Amano announced that she would be following her doctor 's advice and retiring from professional wrestling due to damage to her brainstem . Her official retirement ceremony took place on April 15 , 2015 .
Best linear unbiased prediction . In statistics , best linear unbiased prediction ( BLUP ) is used in linear mixed models for the estimation of random effects . BLUP was derived by Charles Roy Henderson in 1950 but the term `` best linear unbiased predictor '' ( or `` prediction '' ) seems not to have been used until 1962 . `` Best linear unbiased predictions '' ( BLUPs ) of random effects are similar to best linear unbiased estimates ( BLUEs ) ( see Gauss–Markov theorem ) of fixed effects . The distinction arises because it is conventional to talk about `` estimating '' fixed effects but `` predicting '' random effects , but the two terms are otherwise equivalent . ( This is a bit strange since the random effects have already been `` realized '' ; they already exist . The use of the term `` prediction '' may be because in the field of animal breeding in which Henderson worked , the random effects were usually genetic merit , which could be used to predict the quality of offspring ( Robinson page 28 ) ) . However , the equations for the `` fixed '' effects and for the random effects are different . In practice , it is often the case that the parameters associated with the random effect ( s ) term ( s ) are unknown ; these parameters are the variances of the random effects and residuals . Typically the parameters are estimated and plugged into the predictor , leading to the Empirical Best Linear Unbiased Predictor ( EBLUP ) . Notice that by simply plugging in the estimated parameter into the predictor , additional variability is unaccounted for , leading to overly optimistic prediction variances for the EBLUP . Best linear unbiased predictions are similar to empirical Bayes estimates of random effects in linear mixed models , except that in the latter case , where weights depend on unknown values of components of variance , these unknown variances are replaced by sample-based estimates . Example . Suppose that the model for observations is written as where `` ξj '' and `` εj '' represent the random effect and observation error for observation `` j '' , and suppose they are uncorrelated and have known variances `` σξ '' 2 and `` σε '' 2 , respectively . Further , `` xj '' is a vector of independent variables for the `` j '' th observation and `` β '' is a vector of regression parameters . The BLUP problem of providing an estimate of the observation-error-free value for the `` k '' th observation , can be formulated as requiring that the coefficients of a linear predictor , defined as should be chosen so as to minimise the variance of the prediction error , subject to the condition that the predictor is unbiased , BLUP vs BLUE . In contrast to the case of best linear unbiased estimation , the `` quantity to be estimated '' , formula_6 , not only has a contribution from a random element but one of the observed quantities , specifically formula_7 which contributes to formula_8 , also has a contribution from this same random element . In contrast to BLUE , BLUP takes into account known or estimated variances .
Oregon Penutian languages . Oregon Penutian is a hypothetical language family in the Penutian language phylum comprising languages spoken at one time by several groups of Native Americans in present-day western Oregon and western Washington in the United States . Various languages in the family are divided by dialects that are in most cases identical to the various identified tribal bands in the region . The languages were spoken largely along both banks of the lower and middle Columbia River , in the Willamette Valley , in the Oregon Cascade Range , along the Oregon Coast , and in the valleys of the Umpqua and Rogue rivers . The area in which the languages were spoken includes the most populated areas of Oregon today . Recent internal classifications of Penutian , such as that of Scott DeLancey , have abandoned Oregon Penutian , while retaining the Oregon Coast family .
Maria Oudeman . Maria Johanna ( Marjan ) Oudema ( born 1958 ) is president of Utrecht University . She is also a director of Norwegian oil and gas company Statoil as well as Het Concertgebouw , the Rijksmuseum , Solvay SA and SHV Holdings . She was previously a member of the executive committee of Akzo Nobel and executive director Strip Products Division at Corus Group , now Tata Steel Europe .
Accra witteae . `` Accra witteae '' is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae . It is found in the Democratic Republic of Congo .
Forty-Seventh Camp of Rochambeau 's Army . The Forty-Seventh Camp of Rochambeau 's Army is a historic military camp site in Windham , Connecticut . Located along Scotland Road a short way east of Windham Center , it was the site of a French Army camp in November 1782 , when that army was en route from victory at Yorktown to Rhode Island . The camp site is considered of archaeological importance , because it can shed light on transient military camp sites , whose locations are not often known . It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003 . Description and history . Rochambeau 's 47th camp was , according to a map prepared by a French military engineer , located on both sides of Scotland Road , between Ballamahack Road and Middle Hill Road , east of the village center of Windham . The modern roadway , designated Connecticut Route 14 , is one of the most evocative sections of the army 's march route in terms if its landscape , and is also listed on the National Register . The site occupied by the army is about in size , with the street-facing sections lined with stone walls . When the French Army marched west from Providence to the area outside New York City in 1781 , its chosen site in Windham was the fourth camp , and was located west of Windham Center on the banks of the Shetucket River . French diarists described the route west of Windham as being particularly difficult . An enlisted man in the first brigade recounted having a rest day at this site on the return march , where they were joined by the second brigade `` in frightful weather '' .
Texana A . Castle . Texana A . Castle ( 1863-1930 ) was an African-American Baptist , who lived in Bryan , Texas for most of her life . She was affiliated with Baptist missionary projects and founded the Bryans Colored Rescue Home in the mostly negro community of Boonville , Texas . Early life . Texana A. Childress was born in March , 1863 in Texas . Little is known of her early life , other than that she had a brother , J. L. Sample , who also lived in the Cottonwood area near Bryan , Texas . She could read and write , but had not attended school . On May 2 , 1885 in Bryan , Childress married Jefferson D. Castle , ( 1855-1940 ) who had been a slave in Louisiana before moving to Brazos County , Texas and becoming a prominent landholder . The couple had 12 children , but only 6 were living by the 1910 census . Career . In 1905 there was a call from the African-American community in Bryan to build an industrial school and colored orphans home . In the early part of the following year , the `` Fathers and Mothers Protection Society '' , founded by Castle and located in Bryan obtained a charter from the state . Within a month , eleven acres of land had been purchased by the society on Harvey Street , along `` the southeast line of the old Boonville town tract '' . By September , ground had been broken , for the planned institution . A nine-room two-story residence was constructed and the cornerstone was laid by the following summer . Castle served as the administrator of the home , but did not live there , as she and her husband were farmers and kept a separate home . The Bryan Colored Rescue Home operated as a training institute to teach farming skills and morals to black youths . The residents raised crops for their own use , and planted cotton on rented fields as cash crops . Resident managers , which in the early days included Castle 's daughter Mary ( née Castle ) Palmer lived on site and taught at the school . Castle traveled to raise funds for the organization and spoke at many conventions throughout the state , as well as various churches . In 1913 , it was reported that six thousand dollars had been raised for the home . After thirty-seven years in Bryan , the couple moved to Big Springs , Texas in the early 1920s . Death and legacy . Castle died in 1930 . The home she founded continued operating for around a decade after Castle left Bryan , but finally closed in 1933 and the orphans who were residents at that time were relocated .
Michael Phillips ( figure skater ) . Michael Phillips was a British competitive ice dancer . With partner Linda Shearman , he became the 1963 European champion and 1963 World silver medalist . He died in August 2016 .
Alex Robinson . Alex Robinson ( born August 8 , 1969 ) is an American comic book writer and artist . Early life . Alex Robinson grew up in Yorktown Heights , New York , and graduated from Yorktown High School in 1987 . After a year spent at SUNY Brockport , he went to the School of Visual Arts in New York City , where he studied under Will Eisner , Sal Amendola , Gahan Wilson , and Carmine Infantino . He graduated with a BFA in cartooning in 1993 . Career . Robinson 's first major work was `` Box Office Poison '' , originally serialized by Antarctic Press and then collected into graphic novel form in 2001 by Top Shelf Productions . `` Box Office Poison '' concerns the life and trials of a group of young people in New York City ( the central protagonist works in a bookstore , a job Robinson himself held for seven years . ) Robinson 's second graphic novel , `` Tricked '' , also published by Top Shelf , was released in August 2005 , and both `` Box Office Poison '' and `` Tricked '' have been translated into French , Spanish , Italian , Portuguese , Polish and German . In October 2007 `` Alex Robinson 's Lower Regions '' was released , a 56-page comic about `` a sexy barbarian fighting monsters . '' Two sequels are planned for the coming years . His next graphic novel , `` Too Cool to Be Forgotten '' , a time travel/high school story , was published by Top Shelf in July 2008 , with `` A Kidnapped Santa Claus '' , adapted from a Frank L. Baum story , following in November 2009 . Robinson 's newest book , `` Our Expanding Universe '' , was released in November 2015 . Along with Mike Dawson , Tony Consiglio , and a few other cartoonists , Robinson is part of a loosely associated collective called The Ink Panthers . They also have a podcast called `` The Ink Panthers Show '' available on iTunes . Robinson also has a podcast with Pete `` The Retailer '' Bonavita called `` Star Wars Minute '' in which they analyze , scrutinize , and celebrate the `` Star Wars '' movies one minute at a time . Awards . `` Box Office Poison '' was nominated for 2001 Harvey , Eisners , Firecracker , and Ignatz Awards . Although the book itself did n't win , Robinson won the Eisner Award for Talent Deserving of Wider Recognition . In addition , the French translation of the book ( titled `` De Mal en Pis '' ) won the Prix Du Premier Album at the Angoulême International Comics Festival in 2005 . `` Tricked '' was nominated for an Eisner Award , and won both the 2006 Harvey Award for Best Original Graphic Novel and the 2006 Ignatz Award for Outstanding Graphic Novel . Robinson was also nominated in the Best Writer category for the Harvey Award . `` Too Cool to be Forgotten '' won the 2009 Harvey Award for Best Original Graphic Album .
Mercedes-Benz M152 engine . The M152 is a twin-turbocharged V8 engine produced by Mercedes-Benz from 2012 to 2015 . Design . The M152 is based on the naturally aspirated M157 engine and has been revised by AMG . It has a bore of 98.0 mm and a stroke of 90.5 mm , with a 12.6:1 compression ratio . Compared to its predecessor , the M152 features new cylinder heads , intake manifold , and lubrication system . It also now has twin turbochargers , direct injection , and a start stop system .
1642 in science . The year 1642 in science and technology involved some significant events .
Zhou Yun ( footballer ) . Zhou Yun ( ; born 31 December 1990 ) is a Chinese footballer who currently plays for Jiangsu Sainty in the Chinese Super League . Club career . Zhou Yun played for Jiangsu Sainty 's academy until he was promoted to the senior team during the 2008 season . At the time , the club was competing in the second-tier League One and had already won the division title and promotion to the top tier . Jiangsu 's manager Pei Encai decided to give Zhou his debut in the final game of the season against Yantai Yiteng on 15 November 2008 in a 2–0 victory . Zhou spent the following season on the bench as Pei Encai decided to stick with experienced players to keep Jiangsu in the Super League . In the 2010 season Zhou was given his chance to become a regular within the team . He played sixteen league games at the end of the season and helped guide the club to a mid-table finish . Zhou went on to become a vital member of the team 's defence in 2011 as the club finished in their highest ever position of fourth . International career . Zhou was called up to the Chinese national team for the first time when he was included in the squad for a 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualifying match against Iraq that was held on 22 March 2013 , however he did not play . Zhou made his debut in a friendly against Uzbekistan on 6 June 2013 in a 2–1 defeat . Career statistics . `` Statistics accurate as of match played 4 November 2017 . '' 1Other tournaments include Chinese FA Super Cup . Club . Jiangsu Sainty
K League . K League ( Hangul : K리그 ) ( Korea Professional Football League ) is South Korea 's professional association football league including the first division K League 1 and the second division K League 2 . History . The K League Classic was founded in 1983 as the Korean Super League , with five member clubs . The initial five clubs were Hallelujah FC , Yukong Elephants , POSCO Dolphins , Daewoo Royals , and Kookmin Bank FC . Hallelujah FC won the inaugural title , finishing one point ahead of Daewoo Royals to lift the crown . In 1998 , Korea 's football league was reformed and renamed the K League ( K League was official orthography by 2012 ) . Since its creation , the league has expanded from an initial 5 to 16 clubs . Of the five inaugural clubs , only Yukong Elephants , POSCO Dolphins , and Daewoo Royals remains in the K League ; Kookmin Bank FC dropped out of the league at the end of 1984 , and Hallelujah FC followed the season after . In 2013 , K League introduced the division system . The first division 's name was K League Classic , the second division 's name was K League Challenge and the comprehensive brand name was K League . The fact that both the first and second divisions had very similar names has caused some degree of confusion and controversy . Beginning with the 2018 season , the first division was renamed to K League 1 and the second division to K League 2 . Structure . Below the K League 1 is the K League 2 , and below the K League 2 is the National League , a closed semi-professional league established in 2003 . The fourth level of football in South Korea is the K3 League . There was no official system of promotion and relegation . However , beginning in 2013 , the champions of K League 2 are eligible for promotion to the K League 1 , provided that they meet certain criteria . All-time K League Clubs . [ 1 ] Yukong renamed to SK Energy [ 2 ] GS Group is separated from LG Group [ 3 ] Hanil Bank is merged by Woori Bank Records and statistics . For details , see K League records and statistics . Foreign players . At the inception of the K League in 1983 , only two Brazilian players made rosters . At the time , rules allowed each club to have three foreign players and that the three could also play simultaneously in a game . From the 1996 season , each team had five foreign players among whom three could play in a game at the same time . Moreover , from the 2000 season to the 2002 season , the limit on foreign players was expanded seven but only three could play in a game at the same time . The limit was lower to five in 2003 , four in 2005 , and three in 2007 . From the 2009 season , the number of foreign players went back up to four per team , including a slot for a player from AFC countries . In the 1985 season , Piyapong Pue-on of Thailand led foreign players in the league in scoring and assists . Other leading players were Rade Bogdanović , who had 10 goals and 10 assists in the 1996 season . Valeri Sarychev , the K League 's most famous foreign goalkeeper , played in 320 league games from 1992 to 2004 . He was eventually naturalized as a Korean citizen and given the Korean name `` Shin Eui-Son '' which means `` God 's hand '' because of his stellar play . In the 1990s , the trend was for the K League to get foreign players from Eastern Europe like Rade Bogdanović , Radivoje Manic , Saša Drakulić and Denis Laktionov . From 2000 , Brazilians became the K League 's priority such as Tavares , Mota , Nádson , Adilson and Edu . Since 2009 , players from AFC have been fairly popular especially those from Australia , China PR , Japan and Uzbekistan . Franchise relocations . [ 1 ] K League officially began city franchise policy in 1990 , But Pohang Steelers began in 1988 and Busan IPark began in 1989 . [ 2 ] Actually Bucheon SK held all home matches at Mokdong Stadium in Seoul until 2000 . Because Bucheon Stadium was under construction . [ 3 ] Gwangju Sangmu and Sangju Sangmu are sepate leagal entities by K League . Officially , not relocated and founded as a new club . [ 4 ] Ansan Police and Asan Police are sepate leagal entities by K League . Officially , not relocated and founded as a new club .
Ray Pulis . Raymond `` Ray '' Pulis ( born 21 November 1964 ) is a former footballer , who played in the Football League for Newport County where he made one Football League appearance . He later joined Trowbridge Town . His brother Tony is also a former professional footballer and later went into management . Career . Born in Pill , Newport , Monmouthshire , Pulis made his debut as an 18-year-old in the 3rd Division for his local side Newport County against Plymouth Argyle in the 1982–83 season , laying on the final goal late in the game in a 4-2 win . He then played in a Football League Group Cup match at Chester City , being injured late in the game . He made several appearances that season for the Wales Youth team under manager Mike England . He left the club the following season following a dispute in which the club were told to reinstate his contract , but he instead joined non-league Trowbridge Town . He rejoined the reformed Newport club in January 1993 , scoring 4 goals in 34 appearances . He is the brother of former player turned manager Tony Pulis and is currently chairman of Pill AFC .
Do the Handicapped Go to Hell ? `` Do the Handicapped Go to Hell ? '' is the ninth episode of the fourth season of the animated television series `` South Park '' , and 57th episode of the series overall . `` Do the Handicapped Go to Hell ? '' originally aired in the United States on July 19 , 2000 on Comedy Central . It is the first part of a two-part episode , which concludes in the following episode `` Probably '' . It links the events and some of the characters of the ' into the animated series . This episode is rated TV-MA in the United States . In the episode , the boys become obsessed with religion after a sermon about hell scares them . Meanwhile , Saddam returns to Hell and tries to dispose of Satan 's new boyfriend . Plot . Frightened into piety by Father Maxi 's fire-and-brimstone sermon , Stan , Cartman , and Kenny begin to attend Sunday school classes with a nun named Sister Anne , who teaches them about Communion and confession . Issues arise when the children begin to ask questions regarding their classmates Kyle , who is Jewish , and Timmy , who is disabled and can say little more than his own name . The priest explains that both will go to Hell if they do not confess their sins . Later , in the confessional , Father Maxi tries to choke Cartman after he unwittingly confesses all the pranks he has played on the priest . Cartman tells the other kids that he has felt God 's angry hand , which scares them even more . Meanwhile , in Hell , Satan and the people of Hell sing `` The Hukilau Song '' ( featuring Frank Sinatra , Dean Martin , Tiny Tim , Mao Zedong , Diana , Princess of Wales , Adolf Hitler , among many others ) . Satan is torn between two lovers : Chris , an overly sensitive man he is living with ( voiced by Dian Bachar ) , and Saddam Hussein , Satan 's emotionally abusive ex , whom he had killed at the end of ' . Satan is surprised to see Saddam , though Saddam points out the obvious logic : `` Yeah , you killed me . Where was I gon na go , Detroit ? '' It 's apparent that Satan is still attracted to Saddam , and he struggles to choose between him and Chris and Chris invited Saddam for dinner . Back in South Park , the boys , frightened of dying without having confessed all their sins , are rushing to church when Kenny is hit by a bus . When they arrive at the church , they discover Father Maxi copulating with a woman in the confessional . A brunette woman with glasses runs away and shortly after Father Maxi is on his knees begging forgiveness then yells `` Mrs. Donovan is a temptress from hell ! '' The boys , horrified at the priest 's blatant sinfulness and hypocrisy , decide that they will have to save everyone themselves . The episode ends with Cartman using a bullhorn and a stereotypical , exaggerated Southern preacher 's accent on a street corner , directing a large group of children to the creation of a new religious movement . Reception . IGN rated the episode 9/10 , stating `` It 's also one of the better religious satires the show has done '' . They comment that the funniest of the episode is the love triangle between Satan , Saddam Hussein and Chris . They conclude that the episode is an example of `` some of the most scathing commentary on social institutions there is '' .
National Register of Historic Places listings in Harris County , Texas . __NOTOC__ This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places in Harris County , Texas . It is intended to be a complete list of properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Harris County , Texas , United States . Number of listings by area . The properties are distributed across Harris County . There is a concentration in `` Downtown Houston '' , defined as the area enclosed by Interstate 10 , Interstate 45 , and Interstate 69 . More than 100 are in the `` Houston Heights '' neighborhood whose borders are , approximately , Highway I-10 on the South , I-610 on the North , 45 on the East and Durham on the West . The `` inner Harris County '' area is defined as the rest of the area within the Interstate 610 loop ; `` outer Harris County '' is defined as the rest of Harris County . There are no listings at all in a few of Houston 's exclaves , which extend even beyond the Harris County borders .
Hochstetterbreen . Hochstetterbreen is a glacier in Olav V Land on Spitsbergen , Svalbard . It debouches into Hinlopen Strait . The glacier is named after Austrian geographer Ferdinand von Hochstetter .
Chi Capricorni . Chi Capricorni , Latinized from χ Capricorni , is a star in the southern constellation of Capricornus . Based upon an annual parallax shift of 18.14 mas as seen from the Earth , the star is located about 180 light years from the Sun . It is visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of +5.28 . Properties . This is an A-type main sequence star with a stellar classification of A0 V. It is a candidate Lambda Boötis star , showing a chemically peculiar spectrum with a low abundance of most elements heavier than oxygen . The star is around 251 million years old and is spinning rapidly with a projected rotational velocity of 212 km/s . It has 2.78 times the mass of the Sun and is radiating 21 times the solar luminosity from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 10,878 K. At an angular separation of 1,199 arcseconds lies a faint proper motion companion designated HIP 99550 . At the estimated distance of Chi Capricorni , this is equal to a projected separation of 28,300 AU . It has a visual magnitude of 10.94 and a classification of M0 Vk , indicating this is a red dwarf star . Chinese Name . In Chinese , ( ) , meaning `` Twelve States '' , refers to an asterism which is represent twelve ancient states in the Spring and Autumn period and the Warring States period , consisting of χ Capricorni , φ Capricorni , ι Capricorni , 38 Capricorni , 35 Capricorni , 36 Capricorni , θ Capricorni , 30 Capricorni , 33 Capricorni , ζ Capricorni , 19 Capricorni , 26 Capricorni , 27 Capricorni , 20 Capricorni , η Capricorni and 21 Capricorni . Consequently , χ Capricorni itself is represent the state Qi ( ) , together with 112 Herculis in `` Left Wall of Heavenly Market Enclosure '' ( asterism ) . R.H.Allen had opinion that χ Capricorni , together with φ Capricorni , were represent the state Wei ( 魏 ) .
Nine Muses discography . South Korean girl group Nine Muses consists of one studio album , six extended plays ( EPs ) , two single albums , one soundtrack appearance , five collaborations , thirteen music videos and thirteen promotional single .
Skagen Odde . Skagen Odde , also Skagens Odde , sometimes known in English as the Scaw Spit or The Skaw , is a sandy peninsula which stretches some northeast and comprise the northmost area of Vendsyssel in Jutland , Denmark . Skagen Odde is reported to be one of the largest spit systems in Europe , created by a continuous process of marine sand and gravel deposition , moved in a north-east direction by longshore currents . The width of the spit varies from 3 to 7 km ( 2 to 4 mi ) . Contrary to common belief , the northmost point of Jutland and Denmark proper is located on the beach of Nordstrand and not on the sandbar of Grenen . Geography . Skagen Odde covers the narrow peninsula from Ålbæk in the south , to the area around Grenen in the northeast where the Skagerrak meets the Kattegat . It comprises the towns of Skagen , Hulsig and the holiday resort of Kandestederne . At Kandestederne , the coastal cliff is noted to be raised with marine deposits . Protected areas of the peninsula include Grenen at , Hulsig Hede at , Råbjerg Mile at , and part of Bunken Klitplantage at . Still in a state of flux , the peninsula was formed some 15,000 years ago when the ice melted around Vendsyssel creating a coastline stretching south to Frederikshavn . It was formed by sedimentary materials drifting from Jutland 's west coast . The northernmost point is located on Skagen Nordstrand , where currents bring sand to the Skagens Rev reef , causing it to grow ( ) in an easterly direction every year while the western side is slowly eroded . This explains why the summer houses built on the coast around 1900 are now some from the beach . The sand spit is reported to be extending at the rate per year . The spit 's evolution has been `` influenced by isostatic uplift ( causing a drop in relative sea level ) and eustatic sea level change . '' Wildlife . The particular flora and fauna are attributed to the Odde 's sand and salt air climate . The dunes are covered with heath , purple heather and other plants , both indigenous and cultivated . The dune pansy is a native flower with colors ranging from white to blue-violet . Creeping willow curls in the shape of a rose called the `` Skagen rose '' . While not a flower , it is dried and used to decorate souvenirs . The dune plantation was established in 1888 to the south of Skagen , and developed on both sides of the road that runs between Frederikshavn and Skagen , in order to stop the sand dunes from moving . It also facilitated better fishing catches . To the south , plantations ( some even 100 years old ) feature trees , including pines ( mountain pine , Austrian pine , Scots pine and contorta ) , spruce , oak , birch in patches , as well as reindeer moss . These cultivated forests are also recreational areas , with well laid-out walkways . Here , the forest floor is spread with anemones , corydalis , scented honeysuckle and moss . Common fauna include squirrel , fox , deer , hare and viper . The sand lizard , the brown tiger beetle , and the labyrinth spider have also been reported . Birds gather at the Odde 's `` Lands-end '' , particularly during the spring breeding and autumn migration seasons . Raptors are the dominant species during the spring . During April–May , recorded species include sea eagle , golden eagle , buzzard , red kite , falcon and crane . In autumn seabirds gather . Gannet , guillemot and many species of skua are commonly noted , as well as nightjar , woodlark , and coal tit . The area of Skagens Odde and Grenen works as a bottleneck , funnelling the migratory birds across the seas to Bohuslän in Sweden each spring . Therefore , it is regarded as the best site for bird observing in the country and the best site for observing migratory birds of prey in all of Northern Europe . Since 2005 the annual Skagen Bird Festival have been celebrated here , centered around Skagen 's White Lighthouse . The Festival attracts more than a thousand visitors and participants . Attractions . The Skagen Odde Nature Centre located near the northern tip is a museum devoted to the effects of sand , water , wind and light . Designed by Jørn Utzon , it is the most northerly building on Skagen Odde . A primitive light erected on Skagen Odde in 1695 to mark the spit 's end has been reconstructed in a more inland position , while three lighthouse towers , all still standing , have been constructed on Skagen Odde . Byfogedgården is Denmark 's northernmost beech forest . Inside is Krøyer 's House , which was rented by Marie and P.S . Krøyer ( a bailiff ) from 1895 to 1909 and now converted into a museum . Refugees from Eastern Prussia were once housed in open areas of the forest . On what were once the sea shores of the Spirbakken settlements , relics of Neolithic , Bronze Age , early Iron Age ( about 500 BC ) and Viking hunters are occasionally found buried in the sand . The St. Laurentii Church was buried in the sand drift disaster of the 1700s . It was probably built in 1387 and closed down in 1795 .
Little Catskin . `` Little Catskin '' is an American fairy tale from Kentucky , collected by Marie Campbell in `` Tales from the Cloud Walking Country '' , listing her informant as Big Nelt . It is Aarne-Thompson type 510B , unnatural love . Others of this type include `` Catskin '' , `` Cap O ' Rushes '' , `` Donkeyskin '' , `` Allerleirauh '' , `` The King Who Wished to Marry His Daughter '' , `` The She-Bear '' , `` Mossycoat '' , `` Tattercoats '' , `` The Princess That Wore A Rabbit-Skin Dress '' , and `` The Bear '' . Synopsis . A man put away his dead wife 's wedding gown , saying he would not remarry to a less pretty woman . His two older daughters mistreated the youngest daughter until she had to patch her gowns with catskin . One day , she put on her mother 's gown . Her father begged her to tell him who she was . She demanded and got a dress the color of all the clouds that go by , and another of all the flowers that bloom ; then she told him that she was his daughter Little Cat Skin . He drove her away , and she took the dresses and went to work in a queen 's kitchen . The queen had a party , and told Little Cat Skin she could come , and even gave her an old dress , but Little Cat Skin wore the dress of clouds . The queen 's son fell in love with her . She went to another party in that dress , and then a third in the dress of flowers . The son gave her a ring and fell sick with love . Little Cat Skin offered to cook something for him , and she put the ring in the dish . He saw her and thought she looked like the girl , and when he found the ring , he knew she was . They married .
Nevins , Illinois . Nevins is an unincorporated community in Edgar County , Illinois , United States .
Women 's rights in Iran . In the Annals of history dating back to the great Achaemenid Empire ( 2000 – 550 BCE ) , women in Iran have , for the most part , been subordinate to men . Women ’ s rights in Iran have changed with every regime change throughout history . With the rise of each regime , a series of mandates for women ’ s rights arose , which affected a broad range of issues from voting rights to dress code . For Iranian women , their rights and legal status have changed since the early 20th century . Women ’ s rights in Iran are limited compared to the women in developed nations . The World Economic Forum ’ s 2017 Global Gender Gap Report ranked Iran 140 out of 144 countries for gender parity . Women in Iran constitute 19 % of the workforce in 2017 with only 7 % growth since 1990 . The legal rights of women have gone through many changes during the past three political regimes in Iran . During the Qajar , the royal dynasty that ruled Iran from the late 1800s to the early 20th century , women were more isolated as they were not engaged in politics , and their economic contribution was limited to household work . These conditions transformed to a great extent during the Pahlavi regime from 1925-1979 where women had much more freedom , but that freedom soon retracted after the Iranian revolution in 1979 . During the Qajar and soon after the beginning of the Islamic revolution , the status of women in society was equal to second-class citizens . History . Iran 's history is commonly divided into three segments : Pre-Islamic , post-Islamic , and the modern era . Though little is known about Iran 's pre-Islamic time , the recorded history starts with the Achaemenid Empire in 2000 B.C . During the rule of the Achaemenid Empire , Greek historical accounts include that women were able to participate in civic affairs ; however , this participation was still limited and considered unusual to the general population . Greek historian , Herodotus , after his visit to the Achaemenian Empire , recounted that Persian men and women worked together in managing the affairs of the states and participated in public ceremony together . Royal women had access to education , were trained horse riders , and participated in official ceremonies , such as the King ’ s birthday and Naw-ruz , the annual Persian New Year . After the fall of the Achaemenid Empire and the rise of Sassanid Empire , women 's position in Iran degraded and their status was inferior to men . During this era , elite women veiled themselves as a form of protection from non-elite men . The Persian Constitutional Revolution . During the Qajar and soon at the beginning of the Islamic revolution “ most women in Persian were second-class citizens with limited if any , rights such as to inheritance or to obtain a basic education . For example , tribal and nomadic groups ( like the Kurds , Bakhtiari , Qashqai ) allowed their women to interact with men to a certain extent , and even some considered polygamy and Mu ’ ta ( Shia temporary marriage ) as undesirable. ” Iranian women played a significant role in the Persian Constitutional Revolution of 1905–11 . They participated in large numbers in public affairs and held important positions in journalism and in schools and associations that flourished from 1911 to 1924 . Prominent Iranian women who played a vital part in the revolution include Bibi Khatoon Astarabadi , Noor-ol-Hoda Mangeneh , Mohtaram Eskandari , Sediqeh Dowlatabadi , and Qamar ol-Molouk Vaziri . At the turn of the 20th century , many educated Persian women were attracted to journalism and writing . `` Danesh '' ( 1907 ) was the first specialized journal focusing on women 's issues . Later , `` Shokoufeh '' , `` Nameie Banovan '' , `` Alam e Nesvan '' , and `` Nesvan e Vatan Khah '' were published in Tehran . Moreover , `` Nesvan e Shargh '' in Bandar Anzali , `` Jahan e Zanan '' in Mashhad , `` Dokhtaran e Iran '' in Shiraz , and `` Peik e saadat '' in Rasht addressed women 's issues throughout Persia ( Iran ) . Although the defeat of the constitutionalists ( 1921–25 ) and the consolidation of power by Reza Shah ( 1925–41 ) destroyed the women 's journals and groups , the state during these years implemented social reforms such as mass education and paid employment for women . Reza Shah also began his controversial policy of `` Kashf-e-Hijab '' , which banned the wearing of the Islamic hijab in public . But like other sectors of society in the years under Reza Shah 's rule , women lost the right to express themselves , and dissent was repressed . Pahlavi era . In 1925 , the military commander , Reza Khan , overthrew the Qajar dynasty . In the same year , he was declared the Shah of Iran , which marked the beginning of the Pahlavi era . Iran ’ s societal structure and the status of women began to improve after the Shah went on a visit to Turkey in 1936 . The Shah was inspired by the modernization that was taking place there by the Turkish leader , Atatürk . In a speech he gave upon his return from Turkey , the former Shah of Iran said : “ I am extremely delighted that women have become aware of their rights and entitlement… Now women are on their way to gain other rights in addition to the great privilege of motherhood. ” After Reza Shah was banished to the Morris Island by the Allied powers , his son , Mohammad Reza , took over . The Shah 's government began its White Revolution in 1962 and ratified essential women 's rights measures , including suffrage and the Family Protection Law of 1967 . The Shah ’ s White Revolution helped to increase the legal rights of women . In 1975 , this law was amended to be more heavily in favor of women , by ending extrajudicial divorce and restricting polygamy . It also raised the minimum age of marriage of girls from 13-15 to 18 . Women and the Iranian Revolution . Because the first Pahlavi Shah banned the use of the hijab , many women decided to show their favor for the Islamic revolutionary leader , Ayatollah Khomeini , by wearing a chador , thinking that this would be the best way to show their support without having to be vocal . Women took part in the Iranian revolution by participating in the protests . Organizations supportive of the Islamic Revolution , such as Mujahidin , welcomed women into their organization and gave women essential tasks . Ayatollah Khomeini also encouraged women to take part in the protest against the Shah . Khomeini 's era . With the rise of Ayatollah Khomeini , women 's roles were limited as they were encouraged to raise large families and tend to household duties . Khomeini believed this to be the most vital role women could pursue . It was this belief that led to the closing of women 's centers , childcare centers and the abolishment of family planning initiatives . Post-Khomeini era . After the passing of Ayatollah Khomeini , women put more pressure on the government to grant more rights to women . Khamenei , who followed Khomeini took a more liberal approach and enabled women ’ s advancement by reopening the women ’ s centers and restoring many of the laws that were abdicated after the revocation of Family Protection Laws . In May 1997 , the overwhelming majority of women voted for Mohammad Khatami , a reformist cleric who promised more political freedom . His election brought a period during which women became increasingly bold in expressing ideas , demands , and criticisms . The awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to Shirin Ebadi , an Iranian human rights and women 's right activist , further emboldened women 's rights activists inside Iran and cemented their relationships with Iranian feminists abroad . During the Sixth Parliament , some of Iran 's strongest advocates of women 's rights emerged . Almost all of the 11 female lawmakers of the ( at the time ) 270-seat Majlis tried to change some of Iran 's more conservative laws . However , during the elections for the Seventh Majlis , the all-male Council of Guardians banned the 11 women from running for office , and only conservative females were allowed to run . The Seventh Majlis reversed many of the laws passed by the reformist Sixth Majlis . Legal rights . During Mohammad Reza Shah ’ s era , women were given the right to divorce or sue for divorce and also gained the right to vote . Abortion also became a right for women in cases such as rape . It was during this period that segregation laws were lifted and men and women were allowed to associate in public together . Most initiatives concerning women ’ s rights during the Pahlavi dynasty began with the White Revolution in 1962 , which eventually led to the enfranchisement of women . This enfranchisement came from the Prime Minister Asadollah Alam . Most revolutionary initiatives came with the White Revolution . A law was passed which gave women limited voting rights , allowing them the right to vote in local elections . Protests led by Ayatollah Khomeini regarding voting rights resulted in the repeal of the law . Khomeini believed that such power for women was comparable to prostitution . Since the voting rights law was repealed , women were not allowed to take part in a referendum held during the White Revolution . However , the Minister of Agriculture suggested that women ’ s movement leaders set up a voting booth to voice their suggestions . Though their votes did not count , the high number of women votes convinced Mohammad Reza Shah to grant women voting rights soon after the referendum . In September of the same year , 1963 , in the parliamentary elections , six women were elected to the parliament , and two women were appointed by the Shah to serve in the Senate . Hijab . Hijab is a veil worn by Muslim women when interacting with males outside of their immediate family . Before the rise of the Achaemenian empire , women were not forced to wear a veil . In 1935 , Reza Shah mandated that women should no longer be veiled in public . After Reza Shah mandated women to appear in public unveiled in 1935 , a significant number of women became isolated in their houses as they felt going outside their home with no Hijab was equivalent to being naked . Women 's dependency during this period grew as they relied on others to run errands . The unveiling law did not last long . When Mohammad Reza rose to power , he abdicated this law , and the hijab became an individual decision . Compulsory Hijab was re-instated in Iran after the Islamic revolution in 1979 . Sexual law and zina . Zina is an Islamic legal term referring to unlawful sexual intercourse . In the Iranian penal code of 1991 , extramarital sex ( zina ) is punishable by stoning or slashing . An entire chapter of Iranian penal code deals with punishments for extramarital sex . Another chapter details how such relations can be proved and verified in the court . Marriage law . As part of the White Revolution , Mohammad Reza Shah also enacted the Family Protection Laws . These were a series of laws that included women ’ s rights to divorce , helped to raise the marriage age for both boys and girls , and curtailed the custom of polygamy , mandating spousal consent before lawfully marrying a second wife . Under these laws , the right of divorce for women was granted by allowing women to put an end to a marriage if they were unhappy . The law also gave the right to women to keep custody of their children . In addition , it gave women the right to an abortion under certain circumstances , such as rape and if the woman ’ s life was at risk . In 2008 , President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad 's administration introduced a `` family support bill '' in the parliament that would have allowed men to marry a second wife without his first wife 's permission and put a tax on `` Mariyeh '' – which is seen by many women `` as a financial safety net in the event a husband leaves the marriage and is not forced to pay alimony . '' In September 2008 , however , the bill for the tax was returned by Iran 's judiciary to the legislative council with complaints about the polygamy and tax articles , and these were removed from the bill . During the Ahmadinejad administration , `` Siqeh '' , or temporary marriages ( that can last from 30 minutes to a lifetime ) , was used , especially in response to the financial demands of prenuptial agreements . The temporary marriages , enacted by `` fatwa '' in 1983 under Khomeini , are heavily criticized as a form of legalized prostitution. < a href= '' Women % 27s_rights_in_Iran % 23cite_note-Chron-4 '' > a > < /a > < a href= '' Women % 27s_rights_in_Iran % 23cite_note-Siq1-21 '' > a > < /a > < a href= '' Women % 27s_rights_in_Iran % 23cite_note-query.nytimes.com-22 '' > a > < /a > Divorce law . Divorce law in the Islamic republic of Iran was initially based upon the general rule in Shari'a law that gives men the sole right to end a marriage at any time . This is based on Article 1133 of the previous Civil Code ( 1928 ) that states : A man can divorce his wife whenever he wishes to do so. < a href= '' Women % 27s_rights_in_Iran % 23cite_note-iranhrdc.org-23 '' > a > < /a > This law in the Iranian constitution was modified in 1967 by the Family Protection Act which granted women more rights regarding divorce and established mandatory procedures regarding divorce . This also served as an amendment that made all private divorces illegal . `` < a href= '' Women % 27s_rights_in_Iran % 23cite_note-iranhrdc.org-23 '' > a > < /a > More divorce rights were given to women , including the right to apply for a divorce under specific conditions . Article 1130 of the Civil Code gave the court more power to grant a judicial divorce requested by a woman as well as providing specific circumstances in which the wife can attain power of attorney and expedite the divorce process. < a href= '' Women % 27s_rights_in_Iran % 23cite_note-iranhrdc.org-23 '' > a > < /a > In modern Iran , divorce can be obtained by both men and women , and the custody of children is given to women rather than men . Civil law . Iran ’ s civil law system can be seen as very gender distinct , with numerous laws pertaining to favor men over women and few , if any , laws favoring women . Iran follows strict Islamic laws . One of the civil laws that is recognized in Iran is the legal age of puberty . In Iran , children that reach the age of puberty also gain penal responsibility , meaning that once a child has surpassed the age of puberty , he or she is legally tried as an adult . This can be seen as disadvantageous towards women , as female children reach puberty around the age of ten and boys around the age of fourteen . This means that girls as young as the age of ten can be prosecuted criminally . Punishments can vary from prison sentences to lashes and , rarely , the death penalty. < a href= '' Women % 27s_rights_in_Iran % 23cite_note-24 '' > a > < /a > Laws in Iran forces gender equality to be practically non-existent . Women continue to face mistreatment , especially by law enforcement officers . An example of this would be the mass amount of violence against women during the 2009 Iranian presidential election , where many women were arrested for voting for Mir-Hossein Mousavi . One anonymous woman recollected what happened in prison , and said that one of the prison guards told her , “ I will do something you will never forget . I 'll make it so you never want to leave your house again , so any time you hear my name , you will tremble . '' In the end , these women ’ s votes were never counted . Mahmoud Ahmadinejad won the election by a landslide and , as a result , massive protests against this election occurred , saying that the election was a fraud . Ahmadinejad took office regardless. < a href= '' Women % 27s_rights_in_Iran % 23cite_note-25 '' > a > < /a > Education . Female education in Iran is a relatively recent advancement in society . Women have been allowed to attend school as of the late 19th century and have been allowed to attend college for merely 80 years . During the Qajar years , two schools were opened for girls , both of which were opened by missionaries for minority girls such as Christian , Jew , and Zoroastrian girls . Among the elite families , some provided their daughters with education through private tutors , but , for the most part , Muslim girls were denied education as the clergies feared female education would negatively impact the fabric of Islamic society . For the pious and faithful Muslim women , education was only acceptable when it was in agreement with the teachings of Islam . The first school for Muslim girls opened at the end of 19th century in 1899 . Women 's education began to increase by 1920 as 58 schools in Tehran provided education for nearly 3,000 girls . During the reign of Mohammad Reza Shah and his western development model and policies , women 's education accelerated much more rapidly during the 1960s and 1970s . Before the fall of his dynasty , women ’ s enrollment in universities was just over 30 percent . When Khomeini reached power in 1979 , under his rule , the government began to Islamisize the Shah ’ s westernized education system . To do this , they began purifying it to be culturally and religiously aligned with the new Islamic regime in Iran . The options for what women could study was halved , as the goal of purification of the Shah ’ s education system was to help the new system meet the needs of the society . Women were no longer able to study the following fields : veterinary medicine , geology , agricultural sciences , animal husbandry , and natural resources . These limitations were slowly lifted through lobbying efforts . By the end of the 20th century , all the limitations were lifted , and women were able to begin studying in these various fields . However , higher education was still male dominated . Educational opportunities increased through the rule of Mohammad Khatami , who served as President of Iran from 1997-2005 . Khatami viewed the home as the proper setting for Iranian women , yet did not seek to exclude women from participating in the public sphere . Noting the increasing dominance of women in higher education , Khatami stated that though the increase was concerning , he did not wish to create obstacles to reduce this participation . Khatami called for an opening of majors and specialties for women in universities and an end to the quota system , which was introduced after the Islamic revolution in Iran to put a cap on women ’ s entrance to universities . At the beginning of Khatami 's presidency , over 95 percent of girls in Iran attended elementary school . In 1997-98 , 38.2 percent of Iranian women enrolled in higher education . This number rose to 47.2 percent by 2000 . As female enrollment in schooling continued to climb , the segregation of the sexes in academic specialization continued to persist through the end of the 1990s . In the 1998-99 academic year , males dominated enrollment in math-physics at 58 % and technical fields with 71 % of secondary school students . Women disproportionately enrolled in the humanities and the experimental sciences at 61 % of the enrollment . Gender specialization continued through the university level where a majority of women studied in the fields of basic sciences , medical sciences , and arts . Agriculture , veterinary science , engineering , and humanities were pursued mostly by men . Overall , however , the decade was characterized by a three-fold increase in female enrollment in higher education . The statistics of the Khatami presidency show the slow rise of female participation in education . Women pursuing teaching positions in higher education also made gains during this period , as women held nearly half of all assistant professorships at universities , nearly double that held a decade before . However , the number of women accepted into tenure-track and full-time professorships in 2001-02 remained low at 17.3 % , which is disproportionate to the number of educated women in Iranian society . Male-dominated fields were overtaken by females as female numbers dramatically increased in the medical fields from 51 % female versus 49 % male . Data shows that nearly 80 % of Iranian women are literate , but only 21 % of these women are employed . In contrast , 85 % of males are literate , and 79 % of them are employed . In total , 40 % of educated women are unemployed . Over the past two decades , the number of women attending university institutions has multiplied . This rapid increase has caused concerns for the Iranian officials . In 2009 , Iranian parliament ( Majlis ) questioned if they need to establish a quota for the number of women entering public colleges . The conservatives believe that the increase in women 's access to higher education is contrary to Islamic values and can threaten the traditional family structure that forms the basis of Islamic society . Despite all the improvement and advancement made concerning higher education for women , there have been many ups and downs regarding this issue . On August 6 , 2012 , the Mehr News Agency in Iran “ posted a bulletin that 36 universities in the country had excluded women from 77 fields of study '' . This was part of an effort by the parliament to put a quota on women 's participation in higher education . The increase in women ’ s enrollment in some fields is more apparent than others . For example , in 2008 , 66 % of students in medical sciences were women . The writer and activist Bibi Khatoon Astarabadi founded the first school for Persian girls in 1907 . In this school , Iranian women could study a variety of subjects , including history , geography , law , calculus , religion , and cooking . Iranian women rights activists determined that education was a key for Iranian women and society . They argued that giving women education was best for Iran , in that the mothers would raise better sons for their country . Enrollment of 12 women into the Tehran University in 1936 , marked the entry of women into university education in Iran . As of 2006 , women account for well over half of the university students in Iran and 70 % of Iran 's science and engineering students . Such education and social trends are increasingly viewed with alarm by the Iranian conservatives groups . A report by the Research Center of the Majlis ( controlled by conservatives ) warned that the large female enrollment could cause `` social disparity and economic and cultural imbalances between men and women . '' In 1994 , Ali Khamenei , Supreme leader of Iran , declared percentage of female university was 33 % before Islamic Revolution but after that on 2012 , became 60 % . The Iranian Revolution initiated social changes that helped more women enroll in universities . Today more than 60 % of all university students in Iran are women . Many Iranian women have been influential in the sciences , such as Jaleh Amouzgar , Eliz Sanasarian , Janet Afary , and Alenush Terian . Maryam Mirzakhani won gold medals in the 1994 and 1995 International Mathematical Olympiads , and in 2014 her work on dynamics made her the first woman in the world to win the Fields medal , which is widely considered to be the most prestigious award in mathematics . In 2001 , Allameh Tabatabaii University , Tarbiat Modares University , and Azzahra University initiated a Women 's Studies academic field at the Master of Arts level , and shortly thereafter Tehran University organized a similar program . Economic rights . During the Achaemenid Empire , women ’ s contribution to the economy was through their engagement in agricultural duties , such as sowing seeds , harvesting , and tending livestock , but their primary role in society was bearing children . In rural areas and amongst poor urban families , women contributed to the economy by specializing in trades , such as making clothing and carpets . The rate of women ’ s participation and contribution to Iran 's economy `` has been 14.7 and 14.4 in urban and rural areas respectively . According to the statistics of the 2006 census , out of the total households having a woman head of 10-year-old and over , only 14.1 % in the urban and 13.9 percent in the rural areas have been employed from an economic point of view '' . Iran ’ s 2007 census showed that 10 % of women were actively contributing to the economy . In contrast , over 60 % of men were economically active . Statistics show that of the managerial positions available , the possibility of women obtaining such a position is one-third that of men . As of 2006 , women ’ s labor-force participation rates remained very low at 12.6 % in rural areas with an overall rate of 12.5 % . In contrast , the rate for men is 66.1 % . This data is not truly reflective of reality as women 's engagement in informal and private sectors are not included in the data . World Bank figure estimates women ’ s participation in all sectors at 32 % and 75 % for men . The estimated data for women ’ s leadership role is at 3.4 % in 2006 . Political rights . For a short period during the Achaemenian Empire , women rose to power due to a lack of an adult male heir . First Purandukht and later Azarmidukht were given the title king of kings and ruled the country for a year . Their reign was short-lived as the Zoroastrian priesthood was against female leadership . For most of the Islamic era in Iran , women were not allowed to engage in state affairs . However , soon after the rise of the Safavid dynasty in the 16th century , women were allowed to contribute to state affairs . Women 's position was still subordinate to men , but they were allowed to manage their personal property and participate in cultural activities . Women gained a foothold in state affairs in the latter part of Pahlavi dynasty as they were given the right to vote . Iran ’ s Queen Farrah Pahlavi was at the forefront of the women ’ s movement and worked closely with the Shah to help women gain more rights in the 1960s and 1970s . It was during this period that the first woman was elected to Iran ’ s parliament , Dr. Farrakhroo Parsay , in 1963 . During the first decade after the revolution in the early 1990s , there were only three women in parliament among the 268 members with women occupying 1.5 % of the seats in the first three parliaments . Today , there are 17 women among the 271 individuals in parliament . Therefore , women 's presence doubled to 3.3 % of the seats . The women in parliament have ratified a total of 35 bills concerning women ’ s issues . Sports . Women contributed to the development of polo in Persia 2,500 years ago . `` The queen and her ladies-in-waiting played against the emperor and his courtiers . '' Women participate in numerous sports in Iran and have represented the country in sporting events , such as the Asian Games , Olympic games , and World Cups . An issue that has been voiced particularly in recent years has been in regard to women ’ s participation at stadiums for men ’ s volleyball and soccer . Efforts have been made to allow women to enter Iranian stadiums alongside men , but the proposal has not yet been approved . The ban on women entering stadiums has caused an uproar among both men and women in Iran . It has been indicated numerous times by lawmakers that women ’ s duty is to raise children and not to attend sporting games . Women are not allowed to ride bicycles in Iran pursuant to an Islamic fatwa issued by Ayatollah Ali Khamenei , Iran ’ s Supreme Leader and autocrat . According to the Muslim clerics of Iran , if a man observes a woman riding a bicycle , it will lead to corruption in society with terrible consequences , including corruption that will lead to crime , sexual offenses , financial crimes , spiritual infidelity , religious disobedience , and many others. < a href= '' Women % 27s_rights_in_Iran % 23cite_note-42 '' > a > < /a > Women 's health . The average life expectancy for Iranian women has increased from 44.2 years in 1960 to an average of 75.7 years in 2012 and the maternal mortality rate dropped from 83 to 23 per 100,000 between 1990 and 2013 . In the 20th century , female social activists , health workers , and non-governmental organizations promoted the health of women by stressing the importance of regular check-ups such as the Pap smear , mammography , and blood tests . Vitamin D and calcium supplementation and hormone replacement therapy were emphasized with the goal of preventing osteoporosis . Even with the increased life expectancy that Iranian females have gained within the last 50 years , HIV/AIDS has become an alarming health problem among Iranian females . The HIV/AIDS rate with Iranian females has increased over five times between 2007 and 2015 . As for concerns with mental health , depression in Iranian women was ranked first among diseases in 2011 compared to their second-place ranking in 2003 . As for their social health , the delinquency of women has increased in recent years with crimes related to drugs and violence compared to Iranian men . In 2005 , the Iranian parliament approved abortions carried out before four months gestation if a woman 's life was at risk or if the fetus was malformed . With technical support from the United Nations Population Fund , the government undertook literacy and family planning initiatives . The fund 's specific contributions to the Literacy Movement Organization of Iran included training more than 7,000 teachers , developing a nine-episode television series on women 's health issues ( including family planning ) , and procuring computers and other equipment . Women 's rights movement in Iran . Women ’ s efforts to seek equal rights date back to the 19th and early 20th centuries . There is little available information on women ’ s rights movements prior to the Qajar dynasty , but more accounts are available from the Qajar and post Qajar era . Women 's movements in Iran can be divided into eight periods . 1905-1925 : this period was during the constitutional revolution , which marked the end of the Qajar dynasty . Women ’ s efforts were mostly secretive , and their goals were to improve literacy , women ’ s health , and prevent polygamy and domestic violence . 1925-1940 ’ s : This era is marked by the beginning of the Pahlavi dynasty and the reign of Reza Shah . It was a new era in which women were unveiled and gained access to universities . 1940 ’ s-1950 ’ s : The era of nationalization of Iran 's oil industry brought women further access to education and political activism to some extent . However , aside from the Family Protection Law that failed and was repealed , no major reforms were made during this era . 1960 ’ s-1970 ’ s : During the era of the White Revolution and period of modernization , women saw greater legal reforms concerning voting rights , family protection laws , as well as an increase in women ’ s participation in the economy . 1979-1997 : The era of the revolution featuring change to the political sphere , caused the closure of women ’ s centers and the decline of women ’ s contributions to the economy . 1997-2005 : Khatami ’ s era and the era of reforms gave more access to the feminist press and free press . 2005-2013 : The Ahmadinejad era or the neo-conservative era saw the increase of repression and the rise of unemployment . 2013–Present : The era of moderation under the rule of President Rouhani has not seen any major reforms related to the status of women as hardliners already repealed most reforms . In the mid 19th century , Tahirih was the first woman to appear in public without wearing a veil , and she is known as the mother of the women ’ s rights movements in Iran . After Tahirih , there were others who followed in her footsteps to raise the status of women . Among these individuals was Safiya Yazdi , the wife of a leading clergy , Muhammad Husain Yazdi . Safiya Yazdi , with the support of her husband , opened Iffatiyah Girls School in 1910 and gained praise for her outspoken lectures on women ’ s issues . Women in Iran are becoming increasingly informed about the current trends within global feminism . They are also becoming more transnationally engaged , especially with regard to the mechanisms , tools , and machineries created through the U.N. gender projects and conventions , such as CEDAW . However , due to the vetting power of the conservative Guardian Council , attempts made by the reformist deputies in the sixth Majlis to ratify CEDAW did not succeed . Most women activists , including Islamic as well as secular ones , have been framing their demands within the CEDAW framework . In recent years , the government has made investments in women ’ s organizations and women 's activist initiatives that seek to empower women to learn skills that can help women gain more independence . The women 's rights movement in Iran continues to attempt to institute reforms , particularly with the One Million Signatures Campaign to End Discrimination Against Women. < a href= '' Women % 27s_rights_in_Iran % 23cite_note-Democracy_Digest-58 '' > a > < /a > The Persian cultural sphere . Women of modern Iran have close contacts with the women from the Iranian cultural sphere , that is , Persian-speaking countries , primarily Tajikistan , Afghanistan , and the Kurdish areas of Iraq and Central Asia . Many women 's rights activists , artists , and literary figures in the region cross borders to assist each other . For example , Iranian journalist Jila Bani Yaghoub and filmmaker Samira Makhmalbaf have contributed to the culture of Afghanistan . Iranian intellectual Farah Karimi wrote a book entitled `` Slagveld Afghanistan '' that criticizes Dutch military policies in Afghanistan , and in 2006 , she was appointed as the representative of the United Nations in Afghanistan affairs . In 2003 , Sima Bina , the voice of Khorasan ( a region of northeastern Iran ) , performed secular threnodies at the `` Théâtre du Soleil '' for the benefit of the `` Afghanistan : one child one book '' project created by the organization Open Asia . Moreover , in 2004 , the World Bank funded a `` network of Persian women '' for promoting the welfare of women in Persian-speaking lands . Tajik women founded more than 100 non-governmental organizations ( NGOs ) in recent decades to defend their rights and improve their quality of life . Nobel laureate Shirin Ebadi acted as a role model for a new generation of Tajik women . Many Tajik businesswomen have economic ties with Iran . In 2005 , a conference on poverty among women was organized in Iran , and a group of Tajik journalists , activists , university lecturers , and athletes were invited to Iran to exchange experiences . In 2006 Anousheh Ansari , a woman whose family fled the country after the 1979 revolution was the first Iranian woman in space . The feat , undertaken in Kazakhstan , was reportedly an inspiration to many Iranian women . Relationship with western feminism . Some suggest that only by accepting help from western feminists , whose progress has been recognized within western society , can the Iranian Women ’ s Movement be recognized . This perspective suggests that western feminism can offer freedom and opportunity to Iranian women that their own religious society can not . In addition , advocates of this view argue that no matter what the Iranian Women ’ s Movement is able to achieve within Iranian society , the status of individual women within this society will always be less than what has been achieved by western feminists . By contrast , others suggest that parochial movements of women will never be successful , and that until a global sisterhood made up of women from all nations and religions has been established , feminism has not truly arrived . There is a third perspective suggesting that a global women ’ s movement will inevitably ignore and undermine the unique elements of indigenous Iranian feminism which have arisen as a result of their history and religion . Signing the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights a multilateral treaty adopted by the United Nations has not improved women ’ s situation much either . Howland in her book “ Religious Fundamentalism and the Human Rights of Women ” concerning the individual liberty within a democracy makes two suggestions to “ the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ( ICCPR ) , `` a major human right treaty with 140 states '' ... Her first suggestion is `` that in a spirit of democracy we first have to recognize that many of the women ’ s rights at stake in this context are core civil and political rights rather than simply issues of gender equality within the family. ” She further explains ” that religious fundamentalist has structured the dialogue to make the dispute appear to be about women ’ s rights within the family or private issues of religious belief , ” but she argues that “ there has been little focus on recognizing these so-called private rights and wrongs within the family as public political rights '' … The second suggestion made by Howland is that “ a state should be obligated to protest its citizens against certain actions that have heretofore been characterized as private. ” Crimes against women . Amnesty International noted in 2008 that the extent and prevalence of violence against women in the Kurdish regions of Iran is impossible to quantify , but discrimination and violence against women and girls in the Kurdish regions is both pervasive and widely tolerated . Furthermore , Kurdish cultural norms which facilitate the practice of forced child marriage perpetuate the fear of violence amongst Kurdish girls in Iran. < a href= '' Women % 27s_rights_in_Iran % 23cite_note-Amnesty_International_2008-68 '' > a > < /a > In 2008 , self-immolation `` occurred in all the areas of Kurdish settlement ( in Iran ) , where it was more common than in other parts of Iran '' . < a href= '' Women % 27s_rights_in_Iran % 23cite_note-amnesty.org-69 '' > a > < /a > It was reported that in 2001 , 565 women lost their lives in honor-related crimes in Ilam , Iran , of which 375 were reportedly staged as self-immolation. < a href= '' Women % 27s_rights_in_Iran % 23cite_note-amnesty.org-69 '' > a > < /a > In Iran , honour killings occur primarily among tribal minority groups , such as the Kurdish , Arab , Lori , Baluchi , and Turkish-speaking tribes , while honor-related crimes are not a tradition among Persians who are generally less socially conservative . Discriminatory family laws , articles in the Criminal Code that show leniency towards honor killings , and a strongly male dominated society have been cited as causes of honor killings in Iran. < a href= '' Women % 27s_rights_in_Iran % 23cite_note-74 '' > a > < /a >
Tiglieto Abbey . Tiglieto Abbey ( `` Badia di Tiglieto '' , also known as `` Santa Maria alla Croce de Civitacula '' ) is a monastery in Tiglieto , Liguria , northern Italy . It was the first Cistercian abbey to be founded in Italy , and also the first outside France . The abbey is located on the left bank of the brook known as the Orba , 382 metres above sea level in the Province of Genoa , near the border of the Region of Piedmont . History . The abbey , founded in 1120 at the instigation of Peter of Tarentaise , was a daughter house of La Ferté Abbey . The first abbot was probably Opizzone . It may have gained the name Tiglieto ( ) after being given the estate of that name by the Margrave Anselm of Ponsone in 1131 . Communities from Tiglieto settled Staffarda Abbey and Casanova Abbey as its daughter houses , both in the present Region of Piedmont . In 1442 , through Pope Eugenius IV , Tiglieto became an abbey `` in commendam '' . In 1648 it was turned into a family estate of the last commendatory abbot , Cardinal Raggio , and dissolved . In 1747 the area was occupied by the Austrians , who shortly afterwards were driven out by the Genoese . In 2000 Tiglieto was reoccupied by the Cistercians . Buildings and precinct . The church is a primitive Romanesque brick basilica ; the original side-chapels were removed in the 14th century to make way for a new east end . The nave was vaulted in the Baroque period , and a new choir at the west end was added at the same time , as was a Baroque campanile . The conventual buildings are to the south of the church . The early Gothic chapter house in the east range has survived , with a square chapter room with nine bays from the early 13th century and symmetrical triforium windows looking onto the central courtyard and the site of the cloister , no longer extant , with the dormitory with bricked-up windows in the upper storey , as have the sacristy , the `` Fraternei '' and to the south the refectory building , as well as the lay brothers ' block in the west , now converted for residential purposes . The entire precinct was renovated for the new community that took over the premises in 2000 .
Dangeul . Dangeul is a commune in the Sarthe department in the Pays de la Loire region in north-western France .
ASM International ( society ) . ASM International , formerly known as the American Society for Metals , is a professional organization for materials scientists and engineers . Their website defines the society as an engineering and scientific community , `` led by its members , guided by the members needs and fueled by member participation , '' sharing information and ideas through local chapter meetings , international conferences and expositions , affiliate societies , education courses and various technical publications . ASM provides several information resources , including the ASM Handbooks , a series of reference books that provide data on various types of metals . These handbooks are recognized as a standard reference in the field of materials science . Examples of topics covered by the ASM Handbooks are mechanical properties of metals , corrosion studies , and much more . Other publications include technical journals such as `` Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A '' and `` Journal of Phase Equilibria and Diffusion '' . ASM also hosts numerous international conferences each year . Five affiliate societies focused on specific areas of materials science also fall under the ASM umbrella : The Heat Treating Society ( HTS ) , the Thermal Spray Society ( TSS ) , the International Metallographic Society ( IMS ) , the Electronic Device Failure Analysis Society ( EDFAS ) , and Shape Memory and Superelastic Technology ( SMST ) . Each society is led by volunteers , produces specific technical content for members , and holds its own international event . As the charitable arm of ASM , the ASM Materials Education Foundation also operates several `` Materials Camps '' in the summers for high school students and teachers . These camps are intended to educate the public about the materials field , and encourage young people to pursue careers in materials science and engineering . History . ASM has been in existence , under various names , since 1913 , when it began as a local club in Detroit called the Steel Treaters Club . During World War I , the Steel Treaters Club became the Steel Treating Research Society , with groups in Detroit , Chicago , and Cleveland . After World War I , the Chicago group seceded and formed the American Steel Treaters Society . In 1920 the local chapters were reunified into the new American Society for Steel Treating ( ASST ) . The society expanded its technical scope beyond steel during the 1920s . In 1933 it became the American Society for Metals ( ASM ) . Gradually the society expanded its geographic scope beyond the U.S. and its technical scope beyond metals to include other materials . It became known as ASM International in 1986. , ASM claims 29,000 members worldwide .
Pinnaroo Cemetery and Crematorium , Brisbane . The Pinnaroo Cemetery and Crematorium is a cemetery and crematorium located at Graham Road , Bridgeman Downs , Brisbane , Queensland , Australia . It is operated by the City of Brisbane . History . The cemetery opened in 1962 and the crematorium , chapel and function room opened in 2002 . Burial and cremation options . Unlike many cemeteries in Brisbane , Pinnaroo is still open with new burial sites available . The cemetery offers lawn and lawn beam memorials , but not traditional headstones . Ashes can be placed in niches , or buried or scattered in gardens .
Chenchun Road station . Chenchun Road ( ) is a station under construction on Line 13 of the Shanghai Metro , part of phase two of the line . Located at Hunan Road and Chenchun Road in the city 's Pudong New Area , the station is expected to open with the remainder of phases two and three of Line 13 by the end of 2018 .
Echidnopsis dammaniana . `` Echidnopsis dammaniana '' is a succulent species in the genus `` Echidnopsis '' . The plants have angled stems and purple flowers . It is found in Ethiopia , Kenya and Somalia and is unusual in collections . It can be found at Gibraltar Botanic Gardens .
Postage stamps and postal history of British Somaliland . Originally mail from British Somaliland used postage stamps of Egypt , then India . In 1903 , about 30 types of stamps of India were overprinted `` BRITISH / SOMALILAND '' . First stamps . In 1904 the protectorate issued its own stamps , featuring a profile of King Edward VII , and inscribed `` SOMALILAND PROTECTORATE '' . Issues of George V used the same design with George 's profile . George VI . After George VI ascended the throne , the new series of 12 values used three pictorial designs ; a Berbera blackhead sheep , Lesser kudu antelope , and a map . The 1938 series included a 3/4 on portrait of the king ; in 1942 , with the restoration of civil postal service after the Italian occupation , new stamps used a full-face portrait , and the sheep design was re-engraved . Change of currency . Around 1950 the currency changed from annas and rupees to cents and shillings , and the 1942 stamps were appropriately surcharged . The UPU 75th anniversary issue was printed in cents and shillings , but its issue date was 24 October 1949 ( 10th Oct. in London ) , before the changeover , so those stamps had to be surcharged in the old currency . Queen Elizabeth II . Queen Elizabeth II ushered in a new series featuring a variety of local wildlife and scenes . Some values of these stamps were overprinted in 1957 with `` OPENING / OF THE / LEGISLATIVE / COUNCIL / 1957 '' , and in 1960 with `` LEGISLATIVE / COUNCIL / UNOFFICIAL / MAJORITY , / 1960 '' to mark the events as named by the overprints . All the stamps of British Somaliland were withdrawn from sale on 25 June 1960 . For the week prior to formal unification on 1 July , stamps of Italian Somaliland and Somalia were used .
Jury trial . A jury trial , or trial by jury , is a lawful proceeding in which a jury makes a decision or findings of fact . It is distinguished from a bench trial in which a judge or panel of judges makes all decisions . Jury trials are used in a significant share of serious criminal cases in almost all common law lawful systems ( Singapore , for example , is an exception ) , and juries or lay judges have been incorporated into the legal systems of many civil law countries for criminal cases . Only the United States makes routine use of jury trials in a wide variety of non-criminal cases . Other common law legal jurisdictions use jury trials only in a very select class of cases that make up a tiny share of the overall civil docket ( like malicious prosecution and false imprisonment suits in England and Wales ) , but true civil jury trials are almost entirely absent elsewhere in the world . Some civil law jurisdictions , however , have arbitration panels where non-legally trained members decide cases in select subject-matter areas relevant to the arbitration panel members ' areas of expertise . The availability of a trial by jury in American jurisdictions varies . Because the United States legal system separated from that of the English one at the time of the American Revolution , the types of proceedings that use juries depends on whether such cases were tried by jury under English common law at that time rather than the methods used in English courts now . For example , at the time , English `` courts of law '' tried cases of torts or private law for monetary damages using juries , but `` courts of equity '' that tried civil cases seeking an injunction or another form of non-monetary relief did not . As a result , this practice continues in American civil laws , but in modern English law , only criminal proceedings and some inquests are likely to be heard by a jury . The use of jury trials , which evolved within common law systems rather than civil law systems , has had a profound impact on the nature of American civil procedure and criminal procedure rules , even if a bench trial is actually contemplated in a particular case . In general , the availability of a jury trial if properly demanded has given rise to a system in which fact finding is concentrated in a single trial rather than multiple hearings , and appellate review of trial court decisions is greatly limited . Jury trials are of far less importance ( or of no importance ) in countries that do not have a common law system . Greece . Ancient Athens had a mechanism , called `` dikastaí '' , to assure that no one could select jurors for their own trial . For normal cases , the courts were made up of `` dikastai '' of up to 500 citizens . For capital cases – those that involved death , loss of liberty , exile , loss of civil rights , or seizure of property – the trial was before a jury of 1,001 to 1,501 `` dikastai '' . In such large juries , the unanimity rule would be unrealistic , and verdicts were reached by majority . Juries were appointed by lot . Jurists cast a ceramic disk with an axle in its middle : the axle was either hollow or solid . Thus the way they voted was kept secret because the jurists would hold their disk by the axle by thumb and forefinger , thus hiding whether its axle was hollow or solid . Since Periclean times , jurists were compensated for their sitting in court , with the amount of one day 's wages . The institution of trial by jury was ritually depicted by Aeschylus in the Eumenides , the third and final play of his `` Oresteia '' trilogy . In the play , the innovation is brought about by the goddess Athena , who summons twelve citizens to sit as jury . The god Apollo takes part in the trial as the advocate for the defendant Orestes and the Furies as prosecutors for the slain Clytaemnestra . In the event the jury is split six to six , and Athena dictates that in such a case , the verdict should henceforth be for acquittal . Rome . `` The peregrine praetor ( literally , traveling judge ) within the next ten days after this law is passed by the people or plebs shall provide for the selection of 450 persons in this State who have or have had a knight 's census ... provided that he does not select a person who is or has been plebeian tribune , quaestor , triumvir capitalis , military tribune in any of the first four legions , or triumvir for granting and assigning lands , or who is or has been in the Senate , or who has fought or shall fight as a gladiator for hire ... or who has been condemned by the judicial process and a public trial whereby he can not be enrolled in the Senate , or who is less than thirty or more than sixty years of age , or who does not have his residence in the city of Rome or within one mile of it , or who is the father , brother , or son of any above-described magistrate , or who is the father , brother , or son of a person who is or has been a member of the Senate , or who is overseas . '' Holy Roman Empire and modern Germany . A Swabian ordinance of 1562 called for the summons of jurymen ( ' ) , and various methods were in use in Emmendingen , Oppenau , and Oberkirch . Hauenstein 's charter of 1442 secured the right to be tried in all cases by 24 fellow equals , and in Friburg the jury was composed of 30 citizens and councilors . The modern jury trial was first introduced in the Rhenish provinces in 1798 , with a court consisting most commonly of 12 citizens ( ' ) . The system whereby citizens were tried by their peers chosen from the entire community in open court was gradually superseded by an `` engine of tyranny and oppression '' in Germany , in which the process of investigation was secret and life and liberty depended upon judges appointed by the state . In Constance the jury trial was suppressed by decree of the Habsburg Monarchy in 1786 . The Frankfurt Constitution of the failed Revolutions of 1848 called for jury trials for `` the more serious crimes and all political offenses '' , but was never implemented after the Frankfurt Parliament was dissolved by Württemberg dragoons . An 1873 draft on criminal procedure produced by the Prussian Ministry of Justice proposed to abolish the jury and replace it with the mixed system , causing a significant political debate . In the Weimar Republic the jury was abolished by the Emminger Reform of 4 January 1924 . Between 1948 and 1950 in American-occupied Germany and the Federal Republic of Germany , Bavaria returned to the jury trial as it had existed before the emergency decrees , but they were again abolished by the 1950 Unification Act ( ' ) for the Federal Republic . In 1979 , the United States tried the East German LOT Flight 165 hijacking suspects in the United States Court for Berlin in West Berlin , which declared the defendants had the right to a jury trial under the United States Constitution , and hence were tried by a West German jury . England and Wales . According to George Macaulay Trevelyan in `` A Shortened History of England '' , during the Viking occupation : `` The Scandinavians , when not on the Viking warpath , were a litigious people and loved to get together in the 'thing ' to hear legal argument . They had no professional lawyers , but many of their farmer-warriors , like Njal , the truth-teller , were learned in folk custom and in its intricate judicial procedure . A Danish town in England often had , as its main officers , twelve hereditary 'law men . ' The Danes introduced the habit of making committees among the free men in court , which perhaps made England favorable ground for the future growth of the jury system out of a Frankish custom later introduced by the Normans . '' The English king Æthelred the Unready set up an early legal system through the Wantage Code of Ethelred , one provision of which stated that the twelve leading thegns ( minor nobles ) of each wapentake ( a small district ) were required to swear that they would investigate crimes without a bias . These juries differed from the modern sort by being self-informing ; instead of getting information through a trial , the jurors were required to investigate the case themselves . In the 12th century , Henry II took a major step in developing the jury system . Henry II set up a system to resolve land disputes using juries . A jury of twelve free men were assigned to arbitrate in these disputes . As with the Saxon system , these men were charged with uncovering the facts of the case on their own rather than listening to arguments in court . Henry II also introduced what is now known as the `` grand jury '' through his Assize of Clarendon . Under the assize , a jury of free men was charged with reporting any crimes that they knew of in their hundred to a `` justice in eyre '' , a judge who moved between hundreds on a circuit . A criminal accused by this jury was given a trial by ordeal . `` Nullus liber homo capiatur , vel imprisonetur , aut desseisetur de libero tenemento , vel libertatibus , vel liberis consuetudinibus suis , sut utlagetur , aut exuletur , aut aliquo modo destruatur , nec super eum ibimus , nec super eum mittemus , nisi per legale judicium parium suorum , vel per legem terrae . '' `` No free man shall be captured , and or imprisoned , or disseised of his freehold , and or of his liberties , or of his free customs , or be outlawed , or exiled , or in any way destroyed , nor will we proceed against him by force or proceed against him by arms , but by the lawful judgment of his peers , and or by the law of the land . '' Although it says `` and or by the law of the land '' , this in no manner can be interpreted as if it were enough to have a positive law , made by the king , to be able to proceed legally against a citizen . The law of the land was the consuetudinary law , based on the customs and consent of John 's subjects , and since they did not have Parliament in those times , this meant that neither the king nor the barons could make a law without the consent of the people . According to some sources , in the time of Edward III , `` by the law of the land '' had been substituted `` by due process of law '' , which in those times was a trial by twelve peers . The Magna Carta of 1215 further secured trial by jury by stating that In 1670 two Quakers charged with unlawful assembly , William Penn and William Mead , were found not guilty by a jury . The judge then fined the jury for contempt of court for returning a verdict contrary to their own findings of fact and removed them to prison until the fine was paid . Edward Bushel , a member of the jury , nonetheless refused to pay the fine . Bushel petitioned the Court of Common Pleas for a writ of `` habeas corpus '' . The ruling in the `` Bushel 's Case '' was that a jury could not be punished simply on account of the verdict it returned . Many British colonies , including the United States , adopted the English common law system in which trial by jury is an important part . Jury trials in criminal cases were a protected right in the original United States Constitution and the Fifth , Sixth , and Seventh Amendments of the U.S. Constitution extend the rights to trial by jury to include the right to jury trial for both criminal and civil matters and a grand jury for serious cases . Role . Some jurisdictions with jury trials allow the defendant to waive their right to a jury trial , thus leading to a bench trial . Jury trials tend to occur only when a crime is considered serious . In some jurisdictions , such as France and Brazil , jury trials are reserved , and compulsory , for the most severe crimes and are not available for civil cases . In Brazil , for example , trials by jury are applied in cases of voluntary crimes against life , such as first and second degree murder , forced abortion and instigation of suicide , even if only attempted . In others , such as the United Kingdom , jury trials are only available for criminal cases and very specific civil cases ( malicious prosecution , civil fraud and false imprisonment ) . In the United States , jury trials are available in both civil and criminal cases . In Canada , an individual charged with an indictable offence may elect to be tried by a judge alone in a provincial court , by judge alone in a superior court , or by judge and jury in a superior court ; summary offences can not be tried by jury . In the United States , because jury trials tend to be high profile , the general public tends to overestimate the frequency of jury trials . Approximately 150,000 jury trials are conducted in state courts annually , and an additional 5,000 jury trials are conducted in federal courts . Two-thirds of jury trials are criminal trials , while one-third are civil and `` other '' ( e.g. , family , municipal ordinance , traffic ) . Nevertheless , the vast majority of criminal cases are settled by plea bargain , which removes the need for a jury trial . Some commentators contend that the guilty-plea system unfairly coerces defendants into relinquishing their right to a jury trial . Others contend that there never was a golden age of jury trials , but rather that juries in the early nineteenth century ( before the rise of plea bargaining ) were `` unwitting and reflexive , generally wasteful of public resources and , because of the absence of trained professionals , little more than slow guilty pleas themselves '' , and that the guilty-plea system that emerged in the latter half of the nineteenth century was a superior , more cost-effective method of achieving fair outcomes . Pros and cons . In countries where jury trials are common , juries are often seen as an important check against state power . Other common assertions about the benefits of trial by jury is that it provides a means of interjecting community norms and values into judicial proceedings and that it legitimizes the law by providing opportunities for citizens to validate criminal statutes in their application to specific trials . Alexis de Tocqueville also claimed that jury trials educate citizens about self-government . Many also believe that a jury is likely to provide a more sympathetic hearing , or a fairer one , to a party who is not part of the governmentor other establishment interestthan would representatives of the state . This last point may be disputed . For example , in highly emotional cases , such as child rape , the jury may be tempted to convict based on personal feelings rather than on conviction beyond reasonable doubt . In France , former attorney , then later minister of Justice Robert Badinter , remarked about jury trials in France that they were like `` riding a ship into a storm '' , because they are much less predictable than bench trials . Another issue with jury trials is the potential for jurors to be swayed by prejudice , including racial considerations . Infamous cases include the Scottsboro Boys , a group of nine African American teenagers accused of raping two White American women on a train in 1931 , for which they were indicted by an all-white jury , the acquittal of two white men Roy Bryant and J. W. Milan by an all-white jury for the murder of 14 year old Emmett Till in 1955 ( they admitted killing him in a magazine interview a year later ) , and the 1992 trial in the Rodney King case in California , in which white police officers were acquitted of excessive force in the violent beating of a black man by a jury consisting mostly of whites without any black jurors . The positive belief about jury trials in the UK and the U.S. contrasts with popular belief in many other nations , in which it is considered bizarre and risky for a person 's fate to be put into the hands of untrained laymen . Consider Japan , for instance , which used to have optional jury trials for capital or other serious crimes between 1928 and 1943 . The defendant could freely choose whether to have a jury or trial by judges , and the decisions of the jury were non-binding . During the Tōjō-regime this was suspended , arguably stemming from the popular belief that any defendant who risks his fate on the opinions of untrained laymen is almost certainly guilty . Jury trials in multi-cultural countries with a history of ethnic tensions may be problematic , and lead to juries being unduly biased and partial . A major issue in jury trials is the secretive nature of the process . While proponents may say that secrecy allows the jury to remain impartial by protecting it from undue pressure or attention , opponents contend that this prevents there from being a transparent trial . The fact that juries do not often have to give a reason for their verdict is also criticized , since opponents argue it is unfair for a person to be deprived of life , liberty or property without being told why it is being done so . In contrast where there is a decision by a judge or judges , they are required to provide often detailed reasons of both fact and law as to why their decision was made . One issue that has been raised is the ability of a jury to fully understand statistical or scientific evidence . It has been said that the expectation of jury members as to the explanatory power of scientific evidence has been raised by TV police procedural and legal dramas , in what is known as the 'CSI effect ' ( after the American television programme ) . In at least one English trial the misuse or misunderstanding or misrepresentation by the prosecution of statistics has led to wrongful conviction . Argentina . Is one of the first countries in Latin America that has implemented the Trial by Juries . Although it has a Civil Law process , since November of 2015 , it now has Jury system for serious crimes cases . Australia . The Australian Constitution provides that : `` 80 . The trial on indictment of any offence against any law of the Commonwealth shall be by jury , and every such trial shall be held in the State where the offence was committed , and if the offence was not committed within any State the trial shall be held at such place or places as the Parliament prescribes . '' The first trials by civilian juries of 12 in the colony of New South Wales were held in 1824 , following a decision of the NSW Supreme Court on 14 October 1824 . The NSW Constitution Act of 1828 effectively terminated trial by jury for criminal matters . Jury trials for criminal matters revived with the passing of the Jury Trials Amending Act of 1833 ( NSW ) ( 2 William IV No 12 ) . Challenging potential jurors . The `` voir dire '' system of examining the jury pool before selection is not permitted in Australia as it violates the privacy of jurors . Therefore , though it exists , the right to challenge for cause during jury selection can not be employed much . Peremptory challenges are usually based on the hunches of counsel and no reason is needed to use them . All Australian states allow for peremptory challenges in jury selection , however , the number of challenges granted to the counsels in each state are not all the same . Until 1987 New South Wales had twenty peremptory challenges for each side where the offence was murder , and eight for all other cases . In 1987 this was lowered to three peremptory challenges per side , the same amount allowed in South Australia . Eight peremptory challenges are allowed for both counsels for all offences in Queensland . Victoria , Tasmania and the Northern Territory allow for six . Western Australia allows five peremptory challenges per side . Majority and unanimous verdicts in criminal trials . In Australia majority verdicts are allowed in South Australia , Victoria , Western Australia , Tasmania , the Northern Territory , New South Wales and Queensland , while the ACT require unanimous verdicts . Since 1927 South Australia has permitted majority verdicts of 11:1 , and 10:1 or 9:1 where the jury has been reduced , in criminal trials if a unanimous verdict can not be reached in four hours . They are accepted in all cases except for `` guilty '' verdicts where the defendant is on trial for murder or treason . Victoria has accepted majority verdicts with the same conditions since 1994 , though deliberations must go on for six hours before a majority verdict can be made . Western Australia accepted majority verdicts in 1957 for all trials except where the crime is murder or has a life sentence . A 10:2 verdict is accepted . Majority verdicts of 10:2 have been allowed in Tasmania since 1936 for all cases except murder and treason if a unanimous decision has not been made within two hours . Since 1943 verdicts of `` not guilty '' for murder and treason have also been included , but must be discussed for six hours . The Northern Territory has allowed majority verdicts of 10:2 , 10:1 and 9:1 since 1963 and does not discriminate between cases whether the charge is murder or not . Deliberation must go for at least six hours before delivering a majority verdict . The Queensland `` Jury Act 1995 '' ( s 59F ) allows majority verdicts for all crimes except for murder and other offences that carry a life sentence , although only 11:1 or 10:1 majorities are allowed . Majority verdicts were introduced in New South Wales in 2006 . In New South Wales , a majority verdict can only be returned if the jury consists of at least 11 jurors and the deliberation has occurred for at least 8 hours or for a period that the court considers reasonable having regard to the nature and complexity of the case . Additionally , the court must be satisfied through examination of one or more of the jurors on oath , that a unanimous verdict will not be reached if further deliberation were to occur . Austria . Austria , in common with a number of European civil law jurisdictions , retains elements of trial by jury in serious criminal cases . Belgium . Belgium , in common with a number of European civil law jurisdictions , retains the trial by jury through the Court of Assize for serious criminal cases and for political crimes and for press delicts ( except those based on racism or xenophobia ) , and for crimes of international law , such as genocide and crime against humanity . Canada . Under Canadian law , a person has the constitutional right to a jury trial for all crimes punishable by five years of imprisonment or more . The Criminal Code also provides for the right to a jury trial for most indictable offences , including those punishable by less than five years imprisonment , though the right is only constitutionally enshrined for those offences punishable by five years imprisonment or more . Generally , it is the accused person who is entitled to elect whether their trial will proceed by judge alone or by judge and jury ; however , for the most severe criminal offences—murder , treason , alarming Her Majesty , intimidating Parliament , inciting to mutiny , sedition , and piracy—trial by jury is mandatory unless the prosecution consents to trial by judge alone . Criminal Code Section 642 ( 1 ) : If a full jury and alternate jurors can not be provided , the court may order the sheriff or other proper officer , at the request of the prosecutor , to summon without delay as many people as the court directs for the purpose of providing a full jury and alternate jurors . Section 642 ( 2 ) : Jurors may be summoned under subsection ( 1 ) by word of mouth , if necessary . Section 642 ( 3 ) : The names of the people who are summoned under this Section shall be added to the general panel for the purposes of the trial , and the same proceedings with respect to calling , challenging , excusing and directing them shall apply to them . According to the case of `` R v Mid-Valley Tractor Sales Limited '' ( 1995 CarswellNB 313 ) , there are limitations on the powers granted by Section 642 . These powers are conferred specifically upon the judge , and the section does not confer a further discretion to delegate that power to others , such as the sheriff ’ s officer , even with the consent of counsel . The Court said that to hold otherwise would nullify the rights of the accused and the prosecution to object to a person being excused inappropriately , and may also interfere with the rights of the parties to challenge for cause . The selection of an impartial jury is the basis of a fair trial . The Supreme Court of Canada also held in `` Basarabas and Spek v The Queen '' ( 1982 SCR 730 ) that the right of an accused to be present in court during the whole of his trial includes the jury selection process . In `` Tran v The Queen '' ( 1994 2 SCR 951 ) , it was held that an accused only has to show that they were excluded from a part of the trial that affected their vital interests , they do not have to demonstrate actual prejudice , just the potential for prejudice . As well , a valid waiver of such a right must be clear , unequivocal and done with full knowledge of the rights that the procedure was enacted to protect , as well as the effect that the waiver will have on those rights . France . In France , a defendant is entitled to a jury trial only when prosecuted for a felony ( `` crime '' in French ) . Crimes encompass all offenses that carry a penalty of at least 10 years ' imprisonment ( for natural persons ) or a fine of €75,000 ( for legal persons ) . The only court that tries by jury is the `` cour d'assises , '' in which three professional judges sit together with six or nine jurors ( on appeal ) . Conviction requires a two-third majority ( four or six votes ) . Greece . The country that originated the concept of the jury trial retains it in an unusual form . The Constitution of Greece and Code of criminal procedure provide that felonies ( Greek : Κακουργήματα ) are tried by a `` Mixed Court '' composed of three professional judges , including the President of the Court , and four jurors who decide the facts , and the appropriate penalty if they convict . Certain Felonies , such as terrorism , are exempt , due to their nature , from the jurisdiction of the `` Mixed Courts '' and are tried instead by the Court of Appeals both in first and second instance . Gibraltar . Being a Common Law jurisdiction , Gibraltar retains jury trial in a similar manner to that found in England and Wales , the exception being that juries consist of nine lay people , rather than twelve . Hong Kong . Hong Kong , as a former British colony has a common law legal system . Article 86 of Hong Kong 's Basic Law , which came into force on 1 July 1997 following the handover of Hong Kong from Britain to China provides : `` The principle of trial by jury previously practised in Hong Kong shall be maintained . '' Criminal trials in the High Court are by jury . The juries are generally made of seven members , who can return a verdict based on a majority of five . There are no jury trials in the District Court , which can impose a sentence of up to seven years imprisonment . This is despite the fact that all court rooms in the District Court have jury boxes . The lack of juries in the District Court has been severely criticized . Clive Grossman SC in a commentary in 2009 said conviction rates were `` approaching those of North Korea '' . Many complex commercial cases are prosecuted in the District Court rather than before a jury in the High Court . In 2009 , Lily Chiang , former chairwoman of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce , lost an application to have her case transferred from the District Court to the High Court for a jury trial . Justice Wright in the Court of First Instance held that there was no absolute right to a trial by jury and that the `` decision as to whether an indictable offence be tried in the Court of First Instance by a judge and jury or in the District Court by a judge alone is the prerogative of the Secretary for Justice . '' Chiang issued a statement at the time saying `` she was disappointed with the judgment because she has been deprived of a jury trial , an opportunity to be judged by her fellow citizens and the constitutional benefit protected by the Basic Law '' . In civil cases in the Court of First Instance jury trials are available for defamation , false imprisonment , malicious prosecution or seduction unless the court orders otherwise . A jury can return a majority verdict in a civil case . India . The first case decided by an English jury in India happened in Madras in 1665 , for which Ascentia Dawes ( probably a British woman ) was charged by a grand jury with the murder of her slave girl , and a petty jury , with six Englishmen and six Portuguese , found her not guilty . With the development of the East India Company empire in India , the jury system was implemented inside a dual system of courts : In Presidency Towns ( Calcutta , Madras , Bombay ) , there were Crown Courts and in criminal cases juries had to judge British and European people ( as a privilege ) and in some cases Indian people ; and in the territories outside the Presidency Towns ( called `` moffussil '' ) , there were Company Courts ( composed with Company officials ) without jury to judge most of the cases implying indigenous people . After the Crown Government of India ( Raj ) adopted the Indian Penal Code ( 1860 ) and the Indian Code of Criminal Procedure ( 1861 , amended in 1872 , 1882 , 1898 ) , the criminal jury was obligatory only in the High Courts of the Presidency Towns ; elsewhere , it was optional and rarely used . According sections 274 and 275 of the Code of Criminal Procedure , the jury was composed from 3 ( for smaller offences judged in session courts ) to 9 ( for severe offences judges in High Courts ) men ; and when the accused were European or American , at least half of the jurors had to be European or American men . The jury found no place in the 1950 Indian Constitution , and it was ignored in many Indian states . The Law Commission recommended its abolition in 1958 in its 14th Report . Jury trials were abolished in India in most courts except for Matrimonial Disputes of Parsis by a very discrete process during the 1960s , finishing with the 1973 Code of Criminal Procedure , which is still in force today . Parsis in India can LEGALLY use Jury System to decide divorces wherein randomly selected members called ` delegates ` from the community decide the fact of the matrimonial disputes of Parsis . Jury system for Parsi Matrimonial dispute cases is a mix of Panchayat system and Jury system found in US etc . countries . The law which governs this is ` The Parsi Marriage and Divorce Act , 1936 ` as amended in 1988 . Without any proper study comparing existing judicial systems and without any effort to improve the system , it was claimed that the 8:1 acquittal of Kawas Nanavati in `` K. M. Nanavati vs. State of Maharashtra '' , which was overturned by higher courts on the grounds that the jury was misled by the presiding judge and were susceptible to media and public influence , was the reason . A study by Elisabeth Kolsky argues that many `` perverse verdicts '' were delivered by white juries in trial of `` European British subjects '' charged with murder , assault , confinement of Indians . Ireland . In the Republic of Ireland , a common law jurisdiction , jury trials are available for criminal cases before the Circuit Court , Central Criminal Court and defamation cases , consisting of twelve jurors . Juries only decide questions of fact ; they have no role in criminal sentencing in criminal cases or awarding damages in libel cases . It is not necessary that a jury be unanimous in its verdict . In civil cases , a verdict may be reached by a majority of nine of the twelve members . In a criminal case , a verdict need not be unanimous where there are not fewer than eleven jurors if ten of them agree on a verdict after considering the case for a reasonable time . Juries are selected from a jury panel , which is picked at random by the county registrar from the electoral register . The principal statute regulating the selection , obligations and conduct of juries is the Juries Act 1976 as amended by the Civil Law ( Miscellaneous Provisions ) Act 2008 , which scrapped the upper age limit of 70 . Juries are not paid , nor do they receive travel expenses . They do receive lunch for the days that they are serving ; however , for jurors in employment , their employer is required to pay them as if they were present at work . For certain terrorist and organised crime offences the Director of Public Prosecutions may issue a certificate that the accused be tried by the Special Criminal Court composed of three judges instead of a jury , one from the District Court , Circuit Court and High Court . Italy . The Corte d'Assise is composed of 2 judges and 6 laypersons chosen at random among Italian citizens 30 to 65 years old . Only serious crimes like murder can be tried by the Corte d'Assise . Japan . On May 28 , 2004 , the Diet of Japan enacted a law requiring selected citizens to take part in criminal court trials of certain severe crimes to make decisions together with professional judges , both on guilt and on the sentence . These citizens are called `` saiban-in '' ( 裁判員 `` lay judge '' ) . The `` saiban-in '' system was implemented in May 2009 . New Zealand . The New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 provides a defendant with the right to a jury trial if they are charged with a criminal offence punishable by two years imprisonment or more . For most offences , the defendant can choose to forego a jury trial in favour of a judge-alone ( bench ) trial . Serious `` category 4 '' offences such as murder , manslaughter and treason are always tried by jury , with some exceptions . Civil jury trials are restricted to cases involving defamation , false imprisonment or malicious prosecution . New Zealand previously required jury verdicts to be passed unanimously , but since the passing of the Criminal Procedure Bill in 2009 the Juries Act 1981 has permitted verdicts to be passed by a majority of one less than the full jury ( that is an 11-1 or a 10-1 majority ) under certain circumstances . Norway . Norway has a system where the lower courts ( tingrett ) is set with a judge and two lay-judges , or in bigger cases two judges and three lay-judges . All of these judges convict or acquit , and set sentences . Simple majority is required in all cases , which means that the lay-judges are always in control . In the higher court/appellate court ( lagmannsrett ) there is a jury ( lagrette ) of 10 members , which need a minimum of seven votes to be able to convict . The judges have no say in the jury deliberations , but jury-instructions are given by the chief-judge ( lagmann ) in each case to the jury before deliberations . The voir-dire is usually set with 16 prospective jurors , which the prosecution and defense may dismiss the 6 persons they do not desire to serve on the jury . This court ( lagmannsretten ) is administered by a three-judge panel ( usually 1 lagmann and 2 lagdommere ) , and if 7 or more jury members want to convict , the sentence is set in a separate proceeding , consisting of the three judges and the jury foreman ( lagrettens ordfører ) and three other members of the jury chosen by ballot . This way the laymen are in control of both the conviction and sentencing , as simple majority is required in sentencing . The three-judge panel can set aside a jury conviction or acquittal if there has been an obvious miscarriage of justice . In that event , the case is settled by three judges and four lay-judges . In May 2015 , the Norwegian Parliament asked the government to bring an end to jury trials , replacing them with a bench trial ( meddomsrett ) consisting of two law-trained judges and three lay judges ( lekdommere ) . This has not been fully implemented yet as of February 2016 , but is expected soon . Russia . In the judiciary of Russia , for serious crimes the accused has the option of a jury trial consisting of 12 jurors . The number of jury trials remains small , at about 600 per year , out of about 1 million trials . A juror must be 25 years old , legally competent , and without a criminal record . The 12 jurors are selected by the prosecution and defense from a list of 30–40 eligible candidates . The Constitution of Russia stipulates that , until the abolition of the death penalty , all defendants in a case that may result in a death sentence are entitled to a jury trial . Lawmakers are continuously chipping away at what types of criminal offenses merit a jury trial . They are similar to common law juries , and unlike lay judges , in that they sit separately from the judges and decide questions of fact alone while the judge determines questions of law . They must return unanimous verdicts during the first 3 hours of deliberation , but may return majority verdicts after that , with 6 jurors being enough to acquit . They may also request that the judge show leniency in sentencing . Juries have granted acquittals in 15–20 % of cases , compared with less than 1 % in cases decided by judges . Juries may be dismissed and skeptical juries have been dismissed on the verge of verdicts , and acquittals are frequently overturned by higher courts . Trial by jury was first introduced in the Russian Empire as a result of the Judicial reform of Alexander II in 1864 , and abolished after the October Revolution in 1917 . They were reintroduced in the Russian Federation in 1993 , and extended to another 69 regions in 2003 . Its reintroduction was opposed by the Prosecutor General . Singapore . Singapore fully abolished the jury system in 1969 , though jury trials for non capital offenses had already been abolished a decade earlier . Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew , a former trial lawyer , explained why he supported the policy to the BBC and in his memoirs , saying , `` I had no faith in a system that allowed the superstition , ignorance , biases , and prejudices of seven jurymen to determine guilt or innocence . '' South Africa . The jury system was abolished in South Africa in 1969 by the Abolition of Juries Act , 1969 . The last jury trial to be heard was in the District of Kimberley . Some judicial experts had argued that a system of whites-only juries ( as was the system at that time ) was inherently prejudicial to 'non-white ' defendants ( the introduction of nonracial juries would have been a political impossibility at that time ) . More recently it has been argued that , apart from being a racially divided country , South African society was , and still is , characterized by significant class differences and disparities of income and wealth that could make re-introducing the jury system problematic . Arguments for and against the re-introduction of a jury system have been discussed by South African constitutional expert Professor Pierre de Vos in the article `` Do we need a jury system ? '' On 28 March 2014 , the Oscar Pistorius trial was adjourned due to the illness of one of the two assessors that assist the judge on questions of fact ( rather than law ) , in place of the jury , to reach a verdict . The legal system in the UK sees no reason to block extradition on this , as witnessed in the Shrien Dewani case . Sweden . In Sweden , juries are uncommon ; the public is represented in the courts by means of lay judges ( nämndemän ) . However , the defendant has the right to a jury trial in the lower court ( tingsrätt ) when accused of an offense against the fundamental laws on freedom of expression and freedom of the press . If a person is accused of e.g . libel or incitement to ethnic or racial hatred , in a medium covered by the fundamental laws ( e.g . a printed paper or a radio programme ) , she has the right to have the accusation tried by a jury of nine jurors . This applies also in civil ( tort ) cases under the fundamental laws . A majority of at least six jurors must find that the defendant has committed the alleged crime . If it does not , the defendant is acquitted or , in a civil case , held not liable . If such a majority of the jurors hold that said crime has in fact been committed , this finding is not legally binding for the court ; thus , the court ( three judges ) can still acquit the defendant or find him/her not liable . A jury acquittal may not be overruled after appeal . In Swedish civil process , the `` English rule '' applies to court costs . Earlier , a court disagreeing with a jury acquittal could , when deciding on the matter of such costs , set aside the English rule , and instead use the `` American rule '' , that each party bears its own expense of litigation . This practice was declared to violate the rule of presumption of innocence according to article 6.2. of the European Convention on Human Rights , by the Supreme Court of Sweden , in 2012 . Switzerland . As of 2008 , only the code of criminal procedure of the Canton of Geneva provides for genuine jury trials . Several other cantons – Vaud , Neuchâtel , Zürich and Ticino – provide for courts composed of both professional judges and laymen ( `` Schöffengerichte '' / `` tribunaux d'échevins '' ) . Because the unified Swiss Code of Criminal Procedure ( set to enter into force in 2011 ) does not provide for jury trials or lay judges , however , they are likely to be abolished in the near future . United Kingdom . The United Kingdom consists of three separate legal jurisdictions , but there are some features common to all of them . In particular there is seldom anything like the U.S. voir dire system ; jurors are usually just accepted without question . Controversially , in England there has been some screening in sensitive security cases , but the Scottish courts have firmly set themselves against any form of jury vetting . England and Wales . In England and Wales ( which have the same legal system ) , everyone accused of an offence which carries more than six months imprisonment has a right to trial by jury . Minor ( `` Summary only '' ) criminal cases are heard without a jury in the Magistrates ' Courts . Middle-ranking ( `` triable either way '' ) offences may be tried by magistrates or the defendant may elect trial by jury in the Crown Court . Serious ( `` indictable '' ) offences , however , must be tried before a jury in the Crown Court . Juries sit in few civil cases , being restricted to false imprisonment , malicious prosecution , and civil fraud ( unless ordered otherwise by a judge ) . Juries also sit in coroner 's courts for more contentious inquests . All criminal juries consist of 12 jurors , those in a County Court having 8 jurors and Coroner 's Court juries having between 7 and 11 members . Jurors must be between 18–75 years of age , and are selected at random from the register of voters . In the past a unanimous verdict was required . This has been changed so that , if the jury fails to agree after a given period , at the discretion of the judge they may reach a verdict by a 10-2 majority . This was designed to make it more difficult for jury tampering to succeed . In 1999 the then Home Secretary Jack Straw introduced a controversial bill to limit the right to trial by jury . This became the Criminal Justice Act 2003 , which sought to remove the right to trial by jury for cases involving jury tampering or complex fraud . The provision for trial without jury to circumvent jury tampering succeeded and came into force in 2007 , the provision for complex fraud cases was defeated . Lord Goldsmith , the then Attorney General , then pressed forward with the Fraud ( Trials Without a Jury ) Bill in Parliament , which sought to abolish jury trials in major criminal fraud trials . The Bill was subject to sharp criticism from both sides of the House of Commons before passing its second Commons reading in November 2006 , but was defeated in the Lords in March 2007 . The trial for the first serious offence to be tried without a jury for 350 years was allowed to go ahead in 2009 . Three previous trials of the defendants had been halted because of jury tampering , and the Lord Chief Justice , Lord Judge , cited cost and the additional burden on the jurors as reasons to proceed without a jury . Previously in cases where jury tampering was a concern the jurors were sometimes closeted in a hotel for the duration of the trial . However , Liberty director of policy Isabella Sankey said that `` This is a dangerous precedent . The right to jury trial is n't just a hallowed principle but a practice that ensures that one class of people do n't sit in judgement over another and the public have confidence in an open and representative justice system . The trial started in 2010 , with the four defendants convicted on the 31st of March 2010 by Mr Justice Treacy at the Old Bailey . Scotland . In Scots law the jury system has some similarities with England but some important differences , in particular there are juries of 15 in criminal trials , with verdicts by simple majority . Northern Ireland . In Northern Ireland , the role of the jury trial is roughly similar to England and Wales , except that jury trials have been replaced in cases of alleged terrorist offences by courts where the judge sits alone , known as `` Diplock courts '' . Diplock courts are common in Northern Ireland for crimes connected to terrorism . Diplock courts were created in the 1970s during The Troubles , to phase out Operation Demetrius internments , and because of the argument that juries were intimidated , though this is disputed . The Diplock courts were shut in 2007 , but between 1 August 2008 and 31 July 2009 , 13 non-jury trials were held , down from 29 in the previous year , and 300 trials per year at their peak . United States . A distinctive feature of jury trials in the United States is that verdicts in criminal cases must be unanimous . Every person accused of a crime punishable by incarceration for more than six months has a constitutionally protected right to a trial by jury , which arises in federal court from Article Three of the United States Constitution , which states in part , `` The Trial of all Crimes ... shall be by Jury ; and such Trial shall be held in the State where the said Crimes shall have been committed . '' The right was expanded with the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution , which states in part , `` In all criminal prosecutions , the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial , by an impartial jury of the state and district wherein the crime shall have been committed . '' Both provisions were made applicable to the states through the Fourteenth Amendment . Most states ' constitutions also grant the right of trial by jury in lesser criminal matters , though most have abrogated that right in offenses punishable by fine only . The Supreme Court has ruled that if imprisonment is for six months or less , trial by jury is not required , meaning a state may choose whether or not to permit trial by jury in such cases . Under the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure , if the defendant is entitled to a jury trial , he may waive his right to have a jury , but both the government ( prosecution ) and court must consent to the waiver . Several states require jury trials for all crimes , `` petty '' or not . In the cases `` Apprendi v. New Jersey '' , and `` Blakely v. Washington '' , the Supreme Court of the United States held that a criminal defendant has a right to a jury trial not only on the question of guilt or innocence , but any fact used to increase the defendant 's sentence beyond the maximum otherwise allowed by statutes or sentencing guidelines . This invalidated the procedure in many states and the federal courts that allowed sentencing enhancement based on `` a preponderance of evidence '' , where enhancement could be based on the judge 's findings alone . Depending upon the state , a jury must be unanimous for either a guilty or not guilty decision . A hung jury results in the defendants release , however charges against the defendant are not dropped and can be reinstated if the state so chooses . Jurors in some states are selected through voter registration and drivers ' license lists . A form is sent to prospective jurors to pre-qualify them by asking the recipient to answer questions about citizenship , disabilities , ability to understand the English language , and whether they have any conditions that would excuse them from being a juror . If they are deemed qualified , a summons is issued . English common law and the United States Constitution recognize the right to a jury trial to be a fundamental civil liberty or civil right that allows the accused to choose whether to be judged by judges or a jury . In the United States , it is understood that juries usually weigh the evidence and testimony to determine questions of fact , while judges usually rule on questions of law , although the dissenting justices in the Supreme Court case `` Sparf et al . v. U.S. 156 U.S. 51 ( 1895 ) '' , generally considered the pivotal case concerning the rights and powers of the jury , declared : `` It is our deep and settled conviction , confirmed by a re-examination of the authorities that the jury , upon the general issue of guilty or not guilty in a criminal case , have the right , as well as the power , to decide , according to their own judgment and consciences , all questions , whether of law or of fact , involved in that issue . '' Jury determination of questions of law , sometimes called jury nullification , can not be overturned by a judge if doing so would violate legal protections against double jeopardy . Although a judge can throw out a guilty verdict if it was not supported by the evidence , a jurist has no authority to override a verdict that favors a defendant . It was established in Bushel 's Case that a judge can not order the jury to convict , no matter how strong the evidence is . In civil cases a special verdict can be given , but in criminal cases a general verdict is rendered , because requiring a special verdict could apply pressure to the jury , and because of the jury 's historic function of tempering rules of law by common sense brought to bear upon the facts of a specific case . For this reason , Justice Black and Justice Douglas indicated their disapproval of special interrogatories even in civil cases . There has been much debate about the advantages and disadvantages of the jury system , the competence or lack thereof of jurors as fact-finders , and the uniformity or capriciousness of the justice they administer . The jury has been described by one author as `` an exciting and gallant experiment in the conduct of serious human affairs '' . Because they are fact-finders , juries are sometimes expected to perform a role similar to a lie detector , especially when presented with testimony from witnesses . A civil jury is typically made up of 6 to 12 persons . In a civil case , the role of the jury is to listen to the evidence presented at a trial , to decide whether the defendant injured the plaintiff or otherwise failed to fulfill a legal duty to the plaintiff , and to determine what the compensation or penalty should be . A criminal jury is usually made up of 12 members , though fewer may sit on cases involving lesser offenses . Criminal juries decide whether the defendant committed the crime as charged . The sentence may be set by either the jury or the judge ; generally , in felony cases the jury sets punishment while in lesser offenses it may be set by the judge . Verdicts in criminal cases must be unanimous , with the following exceptions : Currently , two states , Oregon and Louisiana , do not require unanimous verdicts in criminal cases . Each requires a 10–2 majority for conviction , except for capital crimes : Oregon requires unanimous verdicts for guilty to any murder case and Louisiana requires all 12 . But in Oregon , unlike any other state , a Not Guilty verdict may be reached in any case ( murder included ) by a vote of 10 to 2 or 11 to 1 . In civil cases , the law ( or the agreement of the parties ) may permit a non-unanimous verdict . A jury 's deliberations are conducted in private , out of sight and hearing of the judge , litigants , witnesses , and others in the courtroom . Not every case is eligible for a jury trial . In the majority of U.S. states , there is no right to a jury trial in family law actions not involving a termination of parental rights , such as divorce and custody modifications . Only eleven states allow juries in any aspect of divorce litigation ( Colorado , Georgia , Illinois , Louisiana , Maine , Nevada , New York , North Carolina , Tennessee , Texas and Wisconsin ) . Most of these limit the right to a jury to try issues regarding grounds or entitlement for divorce only . Texas provides jury trial rights most broadly , including even the right to a jury trial on questions regarding child custody . However , anyone who is charged with a criminal offense , breach of contract or federal offence has a Constitutional right to a trial by jury . Civil trial procedure . `` In the United States , a civil action is a lawsuit ; civil law is the branch of common law dealing with non-criminal actions . It should not be confused with legal system of civil law . '' The right to trial by jury in a civil case in federal court is addressed by the Seventh Amendment . Importantly , however , the Seventh Amendment does not guarantee a right to a civil jury trial in state courts ( although most state constitutions guarantee such a right ) . The Seventh Amendment provides : `` In Suits at common law , where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars , the right of trial by jury shall be preserved , and no fact tried by a jury shall be otherwise re-examined in any Court of the United States , than according to the rules of the common law . '' In Joseph Story 's 1833 treatise `` Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States '' , he wrote , `` [ I ] t is a most important and valuable amendment ; and places upon the high ground of constitutional right the inestimable privilege of a trial by jury in civil cases , a privilege scarcely inferior to that in criminal cases , which is conceded by all to be essential to political and civil liberty . '' The Seventh Amendment does not guarantee or create any right to a jury trial ; rather , it preserves the right to jury trial in the federal courts that existed in 1791 at common law . In this context , common law means the legal environment the United States inherited from England . In England in 1791 , civil actions were divided into actions at law and actions in equity . Actions at law had a right to a jury , actions in equity did not . Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Rule 2 says `` [ t ] here is one form of action – the civil action '' , which abolishes the legal/equity distinction . Today , in actions that would have been `` at law '' in 1791 , there is a right to a jury ; in actions that would have been `` in equity '' in 1791 , there is no right to a jury . However , Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 39 ( c ) allows a court to use one at its discretion . To determine whether the action would have been legal or equitable in 1791 , one must first look at the type of action and whether such an action was considered `` legal '' or `` equitable '' at that time . Next , the relief being sought must be examined . Monetary damages alone were purely a legal remedy , and thus entitled to a jury . Non-monetary remedies such as injunctions , rescission , and specific performance were all equitable remedies , and thus up to the judge 's discretion , not a jury . In `` Beacon Theaters v. Westover '' , the US Supreme Court discussed the right to a jury , holding that when both equitable and legal claims are brought , the right to a jury trial still exists for the legal claim , which would be decided by a jury before the judge ruled on the equitable claim . There is not a United States constitutional right under the Seventh Amendment to a jury trial in state courts , but in practice , almost every state except Louisiana , which has a civil law legal tradition , permits jury trials in civil cases in state courts on substantially the same basis that they are allowed under the Seventh Amendment in federal court . The right to a jury trial in civil cases does not extend to the states , except when a state court is enforcing a federally created right , of which the right to trial by jury is a substantial part . The court determines the right to jury based on all claims by all parties involved . If the plaintiff brings only equitable claims but the defendant asserts counterclaims of law , the court grants a jury trial . In accordance with Beacon Theaters , the jury first determines the facts , then the judge enter judgment on the equitable claims . Following the English tradition , U.S. juries have usually been composed of 12 jurors , and the jury 's verdict has usually been required to be unanimous . However , in many jurisdictions , the number of jurors is often reduced to a lesser number ( such as five or six ) by legislative enactment , or by agreement of both sides . Some jurisdictions also permit a verdict to be returned despite the dissent of one , two , or three jurors . Waiver of jury trial . The vast majority of U.S. criminal cases are not concluded with a jury verdict , but rather by plea bargain . Both prosecutors and defendants often have a strong interest in resolving the criminal case by negotiation resulting in a plea bargain . If the defendant waives a jury trial , a bench trial is held . For civil cases , a jury trial must be demanded within a certain period of time per Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 38 . `` For years , in an effort to avoid the slow-moving wheels of the U.S. judicial system , many American companies have forced their customers and employees to agree to settle disputes outside of the courts , through private arbitration ... but the rising cost of arbitration proceedings has led some companies to decide they might be better off in the court system after all [ so long as ] they do n't have to tangle with juries . The new tactic [ is to ] let disputes go to court , but on the condition that they be heard only by a judge . '' The article goes on to claim `` The list includes residential leases , checking-account agreements , auto loans and mortgage contracts . Companies that believe juries are biased toward plaintiffs hope this approach will boost their chances of winning in court . Critics say that unfairly denies citizens ' access to the full range of legal options guaranteed by the Constitution . '' The states , ( in part , in Item 55 ) `` ... the issue has to be determined by looking at the way in which the courts handled the problem under English criminal procedure and by deciding whether , in the result , the appellant can be said to have had a fair hearing . ''
Choluteca Department . Choluteca is one of the 18 departments `` ( departamentos ) '' into which Honduras is divided . The departmental capital is city of Choluteca . The Choluteca river runs through the department . History . In the mesoamerican classical period , the indigenous Cholultecas were engaged in trade in a vast territory encompassing the south of Mexico , Belize , Guatemala , parts of El Salvador and Nicaragua . In the exercise of this industry they reached the South Coast of Honduras , and founded the settlement of what is now the city of Choluteca hundreds of years before the Spanish conquest . Choluteca was created as a division of colonial rule from Guatemala in March 1535 . Upon independence from Spain , the department of Choluteca was created on June 28 , 1825 , as one of the seven original departments in which Honduras was divided after independence during the government of the first head of state of Honduras , Dionisio de Herrera . Its borders were changed twice after the original partition . In 1843 the district of Guascorán was added to its territory , until then part of Comayagua . In 1893 its westernmost part was split , with the creation of the Valle department . Geography . Choluteca is the southernmost department of Honduras with an area of 4360 km² . In 2015 it had an estimated population of 447,852 inhabitants . Chuleteca has many lands that are used for agriculture , fishing , sugar production , and shrimp farms . The head of the department is the city of Choluteca , which is located on the Choluteca river that crosses the department . One crosses the Choluteca Bridge to enter the city . Choluteca is bordered to the north by the departments of Francisco Morazán and El Paraíso , to the west by the Golfo de Fonseca and the department of Valle , and to the east and south by Nicaragua . Deputies . The Choluteca Department has a number of 9 deputies elected for the National Congress . Economy . The department is , historically , a prominent producer of gold , silver , and copper . The region also had a cattle industry .
Michael Power ( bishop ) . Michael Power ( October 17 , 1804 – October 1 , 1847 ) was the first Roman Catholic Bishop of Toronto . Early years . Born in Halifax , Nova Scotia , Canada to Captain William and Mary Roach Power , immigrants from Waterford , Ireland . At the age of twelve he was sent to the Seminary of St. Sulpice , Montreal and completed his training at the Seminary of Quebec . He was ordained a priest on August 17 , 1827 by Bishop John Dubois of New York . He served as missionary priest of the Archdiocese of Québec and the Diocese of Montréal . Father Power was appointed pastor at Drummondville , where he remained until 1831 when he was sent as pastor to Montebello . From 1833 to 1839 he was pastor of Sainte-Martine , near Valleyfield . In 1839 when he was appointed Vicar General of Montréal . First Bishop of Toronto . The diocese was created on December 17 , 1841 out of the Diocese of Kingston . Father Power was appointed the first Bishop of the new See , and consecrated in 1842 in Laprairie , Quebec , by Bishop Rémi Gaulin of Kingston . Power was the first English-speaking Bishop to be born in Canada . Bishop Power immediately drew up rules for the diocese , which were adopted by the clergy . During the course of his episcopate he had to cope with several unworthy clerics and did not hesitate to threaten and apply harsh punishment . In the autumn of 1842 he asked the general of the Jesuits for men to assume direction of the Indian missions in the western and northern parts of his diocese . They arrived the following July and established their base in Sandwich . Between 1843 and 1845 , he visited the various areas of the diocese . In 1844 , Power and other Canadian bishops successfully petition the Pope for the creation of an ecclesiastical province in Canada . The dioceses of Quebec , Montreal , Kingston and Toronto were united under the metropolitan Province of Quebec , and Quebec became the Archdiocese . On May 8 , 1845 , Bishop Power laid the cornerstone for St. Michael 's Cathedral . In January 1847 Power left on a six-month visit to Europe , seeking to recruit additional priests and to raise money for his cathedral . While in Ireland he arranged for the Sisters of Loreto to establish a mission in Toronto . He also witnessed the famine that was driving unprecedented numbers of Irish to emigrate . Death . More than 90,000 landed at Quebec in 1847 to escape the Great Famine . Typhus was rife among them and spread to the Canadian towns , including Toronto . Power contracted the disease while calling on some of the victims and succumbed to it on 1 Oct. 1847 . He was 42 years of age . Power 's remains are buried in a crypt beneath St. Michael 's Cathedral . Legacy . A sculpture of Bishop Power , created by John Cochrane , is located at the main entrance the archbishop 's residence in Toronto . Bishop Power 's most notable achievements were the building of St. Michael 's Cathedral , Toronto and the Bishop 's Palace on Church Street . In 2005 , Mark G. McGowan wrote a book called , `` Michael Power : The Struggle to Build the Catholic Church on the Canadian Frontier '' . In 2009 , Bishop Power was featured prominently in the docudrama `` Death or Canada '' , which tells the story of the Irish Famine and its impact on Toronto in 1847 . Power is portrayed as the hero of Toronto and is described as a `` martyr of charity . '' A contributor to the film , Mark G. McGowan also wrote a book , `` Death or Canada : The Irish Famine Migration to Toronto , 1847 '' . In May 2017 , Cardinal Thomas Collins , Archbishop of Toronto , announced that he had commenced the process of beatification for Michael Power , making the case that the late bishop be considered for sainthood in the Catholic Church .
Pattern 1914 Enfield . The Rifle.303 Pattern 1914 ( or P14 ) was a British service rifle of the First World War period . A bolt action weapon with an integral 5-round magazine , it was principally contract manufactured by companies in the United States . It served as a sniper rifle and as second line and reserve issue until being declared obsolete in 1947 . The Pattern 1914 Enfield was the successor to the Pattern 1913 Enfield experimental rifle and the predecessor of the U.S. Rifle M1917 Enfield . History . During the Boer War the British were faced with accurate long-range fire from Mauser rifles , model 1893 and 1895 , in 7×57mm caliber . This smaller , high-velocity round prompted the War Department to develop their own `` magnum '' round , the .276 Enfield , in 1910 . An advanced new rifle using a modified Mauser M98-pattern action was built to fire it , the Pattern 1913 Enfield ( P13 ) ; effective mass production was still some way off when World War I started , to say nothing of the logistical nightmare of introducing a new rifle cartridge in wartime , so nothing came of it . Production history . The primary contractor ( Vickers ) was unable to produce more than a handful of rifles , so the P14 became a `` de facto '' afterthought . The Short , Magazine Lee–Enfield therefore remained the standard British rifle during World War I and beyond . The need for additional small arms combined with a shortage of spare industrial capacity led the British government to contract with United States commercial arms manufacturers , Winchester , Remington and Eddystone ( a subsidiary of Remington set up principally to manufacture the P14 ) to produce the P14 for the British before the US entered the war in 1917 . Problems were encountered with specifications , quality and shortage of machine tools and skilled workers , with the result that the first rifles were not accepted by British inspectors until February 1916 . Shortly afterwards a modification was made to enlarge the bolt lugs and the rifle became the Mark I* . However , each factory produced slightly differing parts , leading to interchangeability issues ; Winchester was particularly troublesome in this regard , going so far as to refuse for months to change to the new Mark I* standard . Therefore , the official designation of the rifle was dependent upon its manufacturer : e.g. , the Pattern 1914 Mk I W and Pattern 1914 Mk I* W is a Mk I or Mk I* of Winchester manufacture , R would be Remington , or E for Eddystone . The P14 's principal combat use during World War I was as a sniper rifle , since it was found to be more accurate than the Short , Magazine Lee–Enfield , either in standard issue form or with modified `` fine-adjustment '' aperture rearsights designated Pattern 1914 Mk I W ( F ) and Pattern 1914 Mk I* W ( F ) or , from April 1918 , Aldis Pattern 1918 telescopic sights designated Pattern 1914 Mk I* W ( T ) ( modified and telescopic sights were mainly used on Winchester-manufactured rifles , the Winchesters being thought to be of superior quality ) . Eventually Winchester manufactured 235,293 rifles , Remington manufactured 400,000 and Eddystone manufactured 600,000 , totaling 1,235,293 rifles . When the U.S. entered World War I , the P14 was modified and standardized by the U.S . Ordnance Department and went into production at the same factories as had produced the P14 , production of that rifle having ceased , as the Model of 1917 . Sometimes called the M1917 Enfield , it was chambered for the standard US .30-06 Springfield cartridge and enjoyed some success as a complement for the Springfield M1903 rifles which were America 's official standard issue , soon far surpassing the Springfield in total production and breadth of issue . In 1926 the Pattern 1914 Enfield was re-designated by the British military as the No3Mk1 . Prior to and during World War II , the Pattern 1914 Enfield was used , after undergoing modification ( `` Weedon Repair Standard '' , formally the Mk2 standard ) in Britain mainly as a rearguard rifle . The modification consisted of armourers at the Weedon Royal Ordnance Depot or various other commercial companies inspecting the rifles , removing the volley sights and performing any necessary repair prior to issue . Post Dunkirk and with the great loss of arms that the British forces endured in 1940 the No3Mk1 stock suddenly became a valued resource . The rifle was also used again as a sniper rifle , the configuration being different from the World War I incarnation . Additionally , the US also sent some M1917 Enfield rifles to the UK under Lend-Lease , though the different.30-06 Springfield chambering limited use and necessitated clearly marking the rifles with a 2 inch wide red band around the stock . The Australian Army also used some quantities of the sniper variant of the P14 during World War II . Once sufficient numbers were built up of the Short Magazine Lee–Enfields and No4 ’ s the No3Mk1 were either relegated primarily to equip the World War II British Home Guard or used as sniper rifles . The P14/No3Mk1 was declared obsolete in British service in 1947 . Surplus P14s were sold throughout the Commonwealth , especially Canada , New Zealand , Australia and South Africa , where they proved popular for full-bore target shooting , and being sporterised for game shooting . Design details . Adapting the design to fire the standard.303 British round led to the Rifle.303 Pattern 1914 ( P14 ) , a design fed from a five-round internal box magazine . With its prominent sight protection ears on the receiver , `` dog-leg '' bolt handle and `` pot-belly '' magazine , it was distinctive in appearance . The action was essentially a Mauser design with some Lee–Enfield features and optimised for rapid fire , with the action cocking on closing , a feature highly valued by the British Army with its emphasis on riflemen highly trained for rapid fire , but less valued in other armies , such as the US or Germany , where cock-on-opening designs such as the M1903 Springfield and Gewehr 98 were preferred . Cock-on-opening actions became more difficult to operate when heated by rapid fire as the effort to open the bolt had to overcome the striker spring to cock the action as well as unsticking the fired case from the chamber . The P14 was an advanced design for the time , and was said to be the most advanced service rifle of World War I . The Pattern 1914 Enfield had a large , strong bolt action , and the bolt travel is long , as it was designed for the dimensionally large and powerful.276 Enfield cartridge . The bolt action had a Model 98 Mauser type claw extractor and two forward lugs ; there was also a rear safety lug formed by the base of the bolt handle sitting in a recess in the receiver . Much faster and smoother to operate than a Model 98 Mauser , the bolt was well-supported throughout its travel and the camming action on opening and closing the bolt facilitated ease and speed of operation . The unusual 'dog-leg ' shaped bolt handle is low profile and places the bolt knob just rearwards of the trigger close to the firer 's hand , again facilitating rapid cycling and fire . Like the Lee–Enfield , the safety falls under the firer 's thumb and can be operated silently . Due to the original Pattern 1913 Enfield action being designed around the high-powered.276 Enfield experimental cartridge with a larger diameter case than the.303 British , the internal box magazine capacity for the smaller diameter.303 British was six rounds , although the employed stripper clips held only five cartridges . The Pattern 1914 Enfield like the Mauser Gewehr 98 had no magazine cut-off mechanism , which when engaged permits the feeding and extraction of single cartridges only while keeping the cartridges in the magazine in reserve . The rifle was designed with a iron sight line consisting of rear receiver aperture battle sight calibrated for .303 British Mk VII ball ammunition at with an additional ladder aperture sight that could be flipped up and was calibrated for in increments and in increments . The ladder aperture sight moves vertically on a slide , and hence was not able to correct for wind drift . The rear sight element was protected by sturdy `` ears '' and proved to be faster and more accurate than the typical mid-barrel sight offered by Mauser , Enfield or the Buffington battle sight of the 1903 Springfield . The front sighting element consisted of a wing guards protected front post , and was adjusted laterally and locked into position during assembly at the arsenal . The Pattern 1914 Enfield rear sight element was situated on an elongated receiver bridge , which added weight to the action , as well as lengthening the bolt . There were also volley-fire sights similar to those on the Short Magazine Lee–Enfield fitted to the left side of the weapon for use up to , though these were of little use and were usually deleted when the weapon was refurbished . The advanced aperture sights with their long sight radius contributed to a well-deserved reputation for accuracy , and WW1 snipers considered it to be more accurate than the standard Short Magazine Lee-Enfield Mk III infantry rifle . Compared to the Lee–Enfield the Pattern 1914 Enfield was more accurate , more durable ; however , it was heavier – the Lee—Enfield Mk III weighed empty – and had only half the magazine capacity , giving it a significantly lower effective rate of fire . The pre World War professional British Army emphasized besides marksmanship also on rapid-fire training , resulting in the annual Mad minute qualification shoot for their riflemen . In contrast to the Boer War experience which had led to the P13/P14 project , World War I conditions favored volume of fire , at which the Short Magazine Lee–Enfield excelled .
Ceracanthia schausi . `` Ceracanthia schausi '' is a species of snout moth . It was described by Heinrich in 1956 , and is known from Costa Rica and Belize .
Greg Glienna . Greg M. Glienna ( born in Chicago , Illinois , August 23 , 1963 ) is an American director and screenwriter best known as the creator of the original 1992 film `` Meet the Parents '' . Glienna also wrote `` A Guy Thing '' and wrote and directed `` Relative Strangers '' . He is also the co-author ( with Mary Ruth Clarke ) of the play `` Suffer the Long Night '' which had its Los Angeles premiere August 2008 .
List of Parma Calcio 1913 statistics and records . This list encompasses the major honours won by and records set by Parma Calcio 1913 , their managers and their players , an Italian professional football club currently playing in Serie D and based in Parma , Emilia-Romagna . The player records section includes details of the club 's leading goalscorers and those who have made most appearances in first-team competitions . It also records notable achievements by Parma players on the international stage , and the highest transfer fees paid and received by the club and details Parma 's achievements in major competitions . Although Parma have never won a domestic league title , they have won three Italian Cups , one Supercoppa Italiana , as well as two UEFA Cups , one European Super Cup and one UEFA Cup Winners ' Cup . The club won all eight of these trophies between 1992 and 2002 , a period in which it is also achieved its best ever league finish as runners-up in the 1996–97 season . `` Statistics accurate as of 28 May 2018 '' Honours . Parma have won eight major titles in their history , with all eight coming in the space of ten years between 1992 and 2002 . The only two major honours that Parma are yet to win are the Serie A title and the UEFA Champions League , the most prestigious domestic and continental competitions , respectively . Perhaps reflecting this , Parma are one of just four clubs worldwide who have won a major European trophy without having also won a national league title , along with West Ham United , Real Zaragoza and Bayer Leverkusen . The club were also the only side to represent Italy in European competition for every year between 1991 and 2005 . Players . `` All current players are in bold . '' Appearances . Antonio Benarrivo heads the all-time appearances list in Serie A and European competitions and is the only player who was at the club for all eight major trophy victories , but Alessandro Lucarelli holds the appearance record for all league competitions , playing through all four categories in the past decade . Oscar del Calcio . The Oscar del Calcio awards are presented in multiple categories to the best performers over the course of a Serie A season . Parma players have won five of these trophies while at the club ; only five clubs have won more . Internationals . Antonio Mirante has been called up to the squad , but is yet to play for the national team as a Parma player , while Fabio Cannavaro captained Italy 5 times as a Parma player . Highest transfer fees paid . Parma 's record signing is Hidetoshi Nakata , who signed for the club from Roma in 2001 . It remains the highest fee paid for an Asian player in the history of the game . Highest transfer fees received . The club 's record sale came in the summer of 2000 , when current Serie A record goalscorer Hernán Crespo moved to S.S. Lazio .
Somite . Somites ( outdated : primitive segments ) are divisions of the body of an animal or embryo . Somites are bilaterally paired blocks of paraxial mesoderm that form along the head-to-tail axis of the developing embryo in segmented animals . In vertebrates , somites subdivide into the sclerotomes , myotomes and dermatomes that give rise to the vertebrae of the vertebral column , rib cage , and part of the occipital bone ; skeletal muscle , cartilage , tendons , and skin ( of the back ) . The word `` somite '' is also used in place of the word `` metamere '' . In this definition , the somite is a homologously paired structure in an animal body plan , such as is visible in annelids and arthropods . Development . The mesoderm forms at the same time as the other two germ layers , the ectoderm and endoderm . The mesoderm at either side of the neural tube is called paraxial mesoderm . It is distinct from the mesoderm underneath the neural tube which is called the chordamesoderm that becomes the notochord . The paraxial mesoderm is initially called the “ segmental plate ” in the chick embryo or the “ unsegmented mesoderm ” in other vertebrates . As the primitive streak regresses and neural folds gather ( to eventually become the neural tube ) , the paraxial mesoderm separates into blocks called somites . Formation . The pre-somitic mesoderm commits to the somitic fate before mesoderm becomes capable of forming somites . The cells within each somite are specified based on their location within the somite . Additionally , they retain the ability to become any kind of somite-derived structure until relatively late in the process of somitogenesis . The development of the somites depends on a clock mechanism as described by the clock and wavefront model . In one description of the model , oscillating Notch and Wnt signals provide the clock . The wave is a gradient of the FGF protein that is rostral to caudal ( nose to tail gradient ) . Somites form one after the other down the length of the embryo from the head to the tail , with each new somite forming on the caudal ( tail ) side of the previous one . The timing of the interval is not universal . Different species have different interval timing . In the chick embryo somites are formed every 90 minutes . In the mouse the interval is variable . For some species , the number of somites may be used to determine the stage of embryonic development more reliably than the number of hours post-fertilization because rate of development can be affected by temperature or other environmental factors . The somites appear on both sides of the neural tube simultaneously . Experimental manipulation of the developing somites will not alter the rostral/caudal orientation of the somites , as the cell fates have been determined prior to somitogenesis . Somite formation can be induced by `` Noggin '' -secreting cells . The number of somites is species dependent and independent of embryo size ( for example , if modified via surgery or genetic engineering ) . Chicken embryos have 50 somites ; mice have 65 , while snakes have 500 . As cells within the paraxial mesoderm begin to come together , they are termed somitomeres , indicating a lack of complete separation between segments . The outer cells undergo a mesenchymal–epithelial transition to form an epithelium around each somite . The inner cells remain as mesenchyme . `` Notch '' signalling . The `` Notch '' system , as part of the clock and wavefront model , forms the boundaries of the somites . `` DLL1 '' and `` DLL3 '' are `` Notch '' ligands , mutations of which cause various defects . Notch regulates `` HES1 '' , which sets up the caudal half of the somite . `` Notch '' activation turns on `` LFNG '' which in turn inhibits the `` Notch '' receptor . `` Notch '' activation also turns on the `` HES1 gene '' which inactivates `` LFNG '' , re-enabling the `` Notch '' receptor , and thus accounting for the oscillating clock model . `` MESP2 '' induces the `` EPHA4 '' gene , which causes repulsive interaction that separates somites by causing segmentation . `` EPHA4 '' is restricted to the boundaries of somites . `` EPHB2 '' is also important for boundaries . Mesenchymal-epithelial transition . Fibronectin and N-cadherin are key to the mesenchymal-epithelial transition process in the developing embryo . The process is probably regulated by paraxis and `` MESP2 '' . In turn , `` MESP2 '' is regulated by `` Notch '' signaling . Paraxis is regulated by processes involving the cytoskeleton . Specification . The Hox genes specify somites as a whole based on their position along the anterior-posterior axis through specifying the pre-somitic mesoderm before somitogenesis occurs . After somites are made , their identity as a whole has already been determined , as is shown by the fact that transplantation of somites from one region to a completely different region results in the formation of structures usually observed in the original region . In contrast , the cells within each somite retain plasticity ( the ability to form any kind of structure ) until relatively late in somitic development . Derivatives . In the developing vertebrate embryo , somites split to form dermatomes , skeletal muscle ( myotomes ) , tendons and cartilage ( syndetomes ) and bone ( sclerotomes ) . Because the sclerotome differentiates before the dermatome and the myotome , the term `` dermomyotome '' refers to the combined dermatome and myotome before they separate out . Dermatome . The dermatome is the dorsal portion of the paraxial mesoderm somite which gives rise to the skin ( dermis ) . In the human embryo it arises in the third week of embryogenesis . It is formed when a dermamyotome ( the remaining part of the somite left when the sclerotome migrates ) , splits to form the dermatome and the myotome . The dermatomes contribute to the skin , fat and connective tissue of the neck and of the trunk , though most of the skin is derived from lateral plate mesoderm . Myotome . The myotome is that part of a somite that forms the muscles of the animal . Each myotome divides into an epaxial part ( `` epimere '' ) , at the back , and a hypaxial part ( `` hypomere '' ) at the front . The myoblasts from the hypaxial division form the muscles of the thoracic and anterior abdominal walls . The epaxial muscle mass loses its segmental character to form the extensor muscles of the neck and trunk of mammals . In fishes , salamanders , caecilians , and reptiles , the body musculature remains segmented as in the embryo , though it often becomes folded and overlapping , with epaxial and hypaxial masses divided into several distinct muscle groups . Sclerotome . The sclerotome forms the vertebrae and the rib cartilage and part of the occipital bone ; the myotome forms the musculature of the back , the ribs and the limbs ; the syndetome forms the tendons and the dermatome forms the skin on the back . In addition , the somites specify the migration paths of neural crest cells and the axons of spinal nerves . From their initial location within the somite , the sclerotome cells migrate medially towards the notochord . These cells meet the sclerotome cells from the other side to form the vertebral body . The lower half of one sclerotome fuses with the upper half of the adjacent one to form each vertebral body . From this vertebral body , sclerotome cells move dorsally and surround the developing spinal cord , forming the vertebral arch . Other cells move distally to the costal processes of thoracic vertebrae to form the ribs . In arthropods . In crustacean development , a somite is a segment of the hypothetical primitive crustacean body plan . In current crustaceans , several of those somites may be fused .
Cannabis policy of the Barack Obama administration . During the presidency of Barack Obama , the government eased enforcement of federal marijuana laws in U.S. states permitting cannabis use . Contrastingly , `` Time '' reported in 2012 , `` Two years [ after his first year in office ] , the Obama Administration is cracking down on medical marijuana dispensaries and growers just as harshly as the Administration of George W. Bush did . ''
IL Manglerud Star . Idrettslaget Manglerud Star is a Norwegian alliance sports club from Manglerud , Oslo . It has sections for association football ( one for elite and one for grassroots football ) and ice hockey . General history . The club was founded in 1964 as a merger between `` SK Star '' ( founded 1913 ) and `` Manglerud IL '' . The club counts 1913 as its founding date . The club colors are green . Ice hockey . Manglerud Star Ishockey is the name of the ice hockey section . It has played in the highest Norwegian league . The home arena is Manglerudhallen . Manglerud Star Toppfotball . Manglerud Star Toppfotball is the name of the top-level football section . It consists of a men 's and women 's senior team , and reserves teams for men and women . The men 's team currently plays in the Norwegian Second Division , but played in the First Division when it formerly cooperated to form the team FK Oslo Øst . The women 's team plays in the First Division , the second tier . The men 's and women 's reserves team both play in the Third Division . Grassroots football . The `` grassroots football '' ( ) section of the club goes by the name Manglerud Star Fotball . A senior men 's team ( bearing no relation to Manglerud Star Toppfotball ) currently plays in the Seventh Division , the eighth tier of Norwegian football . A reserves team and a `` third team '' both play in the eighth division . Other sports . The club formerly fielded a team in rink bandy . The women 's team won the national championships in 1985 , edging out Hasle-Løren IL .
Ernest A. Raba . Ernest A. Raba ( December 1 , 1912 in San Antonio , Texas – December 3 , 2007 in San Antonio , Texas ) was a dean of the St. Mary 's University School of Law . Early life . Raba was born of immigrant parents . His father , Ernst W. Raba , was a well-known photographer and artist in San Antonio , Texas . He attended grammar school at St. Joseph Parochial School , then attended St. Mary ’ s Academy High School , the predecessor of Central Catholic . Early career . Raba graduated summa cum laude from St. Mary 's University , Texas in 1934 . He then received his law degree from St. Mary 's University School of Law in 1937 , graduating at the top of his class . After involvement in private practice , Raba taught as an Adjunct Law Professor at St. Mary 's University School of Law . In 1942 , he was inducted into the Army . Soon after , he was accepted into the first Judge Advocate General ’ s School for service members at the University of Michigan Law School . Following the JAG program , Raba served in the JAGC 8th Service Command Headquarters in Dallas . He later served as Staff Judge Advocate at Fort Polk , Louisiana . Dean of St. Mary 's Law . Shortly after his time in the service , Raba was appointed Dean of St. Mary 's University School of Law in 1946 . Raba oversaw the move of the law campus from downtown San Antonio to its current location at the St. Mary 's University campus . Raba also helped the Law School achieve accreditation from two national accreditation bodies . In 1978 , Raba retired as the longest tenured law school dean in the United States . Honors and awards . Among many other awards , Raba received the Distinguished Alumni Award ( 1977 ) ; Distinguished Law Graduate Award ( 1982 ) ; the St. Thomas More Award ( 1988 ) ; and the Lifetime Achievement Award ( 2005 ) . Additionally , the main faculty building on the Law School campus is named after him .
Megachile semicircularis . `` Megachile semicircularis '' is a species of bee in the family Megachilidae . It was described by van der Zanden in 1996 .
Las Anod District . Las Anod District ( ) is a district in the northern Sool region of Somalia . It has its capital at Las Anod . Other settlements include Yagori , Adhi'adeye , Bo'ame , Tukaraq .
Union Theological Seminary ( Philippines ) . Union Theological Seminary is the oldest Protestant seminary in the Philippines . It was created when the Ellinwood Bible Training School ( founded by the Presbyterians in 1905 ) and the Florence B. Nicholson Bible Seminary ( established by the Methodists in 1905 ) merged into one theological institution in 1907 . The fusion of these two institutions was a significant event for the The Comity Agreement , which intended to unify various mainline Protestant denominations established by American missionaries during American Colonial Era of the Philippines . Though the United Church of Christ in the Philippines and the United Methodist Church in the Philippines collectively support it , the seminary is independent of both in structure and curricular formation . Since its creation , the seminary has produced pastors and church workers who contributed substantially to Protestantism in the Philippines . Graduates of the seminary went to work for well-established local churches . Its alumni played a vital role in the creation of the United Church of Christ in the Philippines in 1948 . Through the leadership and dedication to ecumenical ministries , individuals who came from UTS took part in the formation of the Association of Theological Education in Southeast Asia in 1957 and the National Council of Churches in the Philippines in 1963 . History . When various Protestant denominations from America came to the Philippines in the early 1900s , the missionaries started teaching Filipinos about the Bible and basic doctrines . These trained workers have played an active role in the evangelization throughout the islands . Bible study courses had been conducted in churches and homes until Protestant churches started to make their own theological institutions . On August 25 , 1903 , the Manila Bible Institute was initiated and has become an annual event to train church workers within a course of one month . Numerous pastors from Manila and Dagupan attended the training . Since then , various Bible schools were established and theological education among Protestants in the Philippines has become more institutionalized not only in Manila , but in other provinces as well . Ellinwood Bible School . With the help of James B. Rodgers and other missionaries , the Presbyterian Mission has established churches in Manila and nearby provinces . One of the most prominent churches is the Ellinwood Malate Church , which was named after Francis F. Ellinwood , the Secretary General of the Presbyterian Mission Board during that time . Rodgers envisioned to establish a school in Manila . After a few years , the church founded a school in 1905 . It was called Ellinwood Bible School , which was also named after him . The school taught basic instructions about the Bible , preaching , health and good manners . The Bible school had separated classes for boys and girls . In 1906 , the buildings were erected for the Bible school : one for young men and the other one is for young women . Dormitories were also built as part of the expansion under the direction of George W. Wright . Florence B. Nicholson Seminary . The Methodist Episcopal Mission instituted the Florence B. Nicholson Bible Seminary on October 11 , 1905 in Manila . The president of the seminary was Harry Farmer . In 1906 , a seminary was established in Dagupan , Pangasinan . The following year , the classes in Dagupan were transferred to Manila after acquiring a property in Caloocan ( which was then part of Rizal ) . Students from the provinces transferred and continued their studies in Manila . On December 4 , 1908 , the first batch of students graduated from a three-year course . The Union . Because of the vision of uniting various Protestant traditions , the Presbyterian and the Methodist Missions have combined efforts to hold Bible classes for workers in 1905 . Under the direction of Wright and Farmer , the sessions have been proven to be a success and made it as a regular event . Earlier in 1907 , the leadership of the Ellinwood Bible School and the Florence Nicholson Seminary came up with an idea of a possible establishment of a united theological institution that would jointly train church workers from these two Protestant traditions . After a conference was held , this vision came to reality and gave birth to the Union Bible Seminary . Its first classes join institutions started in June 1907 in Ellinwood building in Malate . The following years , classes were also held in Caloocan . The division of classes into two different locations were found to be inconvenient , so they just decided to hold the sessions in Ellinwood buildings and the Central Methodist Church . The said “ union ” was first considered to be a mutual cooperation . The established bond was so strong that almost everything from the faculty to properties had been mutually shared . In the succeeding years , more denominations decided to join the union and started sending their students to seminary . The United Brethren joined the cooperative effort in 1911 , the Disciples of Christ in 1916 , and the Congregationalists in 1919 . In 1920 , the name Union Theological Seminary was adopted as official name of the institution . A year after , the corporation was formed having its own Constitution and By-Laws . In its earlier years , the newly incorporated seminary did not have facilities of its own until a new building was erected at the corner of Taft Avenue and Herran Street ( now Pedro Gil ) . It was dedicated in 1926 . During World War II , the seminary temporarily suspended classes and resumed after the war had ended . In the bombing of Manila in 1945 , the city was severely devastated . Many of the historic buildings and landmarks were ruined , but UTS building remained intact and stays firm even until today . From 1926 to 1962 , the seminary stood on Taft Avenue , Manila . During the special meeting of the Board of Trustees on June 2 , 1961 held at Baguio City , it was approved that the seminary be assigned to a new location . The Board of Founders of the Nanking Theological Seminary provided the funds needed to buy a property . There were two options at that time . First was to acquire the 5-hectare property at the University of the Philippines in Diliman , which would substantiate the seminary ’ s relationship with the university ( which was also founded by the Presbyterians ) .The second option was to purchase a property in a nearby province south of Manila . The latter choice was more appealing , because the site would be great to establish the new UTS community and it would create an opportunity for expansion for its ministries in the rural areas . In June 1962 , the seminary moved to Dasmariñas , Cavite . The 97-hectare property had started to be developed even before the transfer . The buildings for dormitories , classrooms , library and refectory was already in progress at that time . Housing projects for the faculty was also initiated . The seminary continues to stay in this vicinity until today . While the seminary was still in its original location , a Union High School was established in Manila by the Evangelical Union in 1919 . Later on , the Union Christian College in San Fernando , La Union , was founded in 1936 with elementary and college departments . The seminary began offering college courses in Manila , which eventually led to the birth of Manila Union University in 1947 . This institution has become the Philippine Christian College . These schools were all initiated by the seminary leadership to serve the educational needs of pastors , their families and the surrounding communities . For many years , the seminary and the colleges existed independently and cooperatively under separate boards . Most of the facilities in Manila had been shared with the Philippine Christian College until the seminary moved to its new location in Dasmariñas , Cavite . Since then , the seminary just occupied a small portion of the building along Taft Avenue , mostly for administrative and academic functions for post-graduate studies . The Philippine Christian College attained its university status in 1976 . The College of Agriculture was then offered in its Dasmariñas , where the Union Theological Seminary was situated . In 1978 , Union Theological Seminary merged with Philippine Christian University to create Philippine Christian Center of Learning . This seminary has been involved in various movements for the protection of human rights . Upon the request of the bishops of the UCCP and United Methodist Church in the Philippines in early 2001 , the institution willingly accepted and granted shelter to several families of Mangyans from Mindoro who had left their homes due to massive military operations in their localities . The seminary has proclaimed its vicinity as a `` kanlungan '' ( “ refuge ” in Filipino ) and served as a sanctuary to the victims of forced displacement and oppression . The Critical Asian Principle . Since 1972 , the Union Theological Seminary in partnership with member seminaries and divinity schools of the ATESEA , has adopted the Critical Asian Principle as the basis of perspective for implementing the operation of various theological programs of the member schools . The CAP celebrates and emphasizes the Asian experience as theological education ’ s situational , hermeneutical , missiological and pedagogical principle . These four key principles were conceptualized to empower Asian churches develop theologies of their own that are fully liberated from the culturally extraneous framework and evolve values that privilege Asian thought , reflection , and action in their actual theologies . The Centennial Curriculum . Considering recommendations from the World Alliance of Reformed Churches and adopting the Revised Critical Asian Principle , the seminary has devised the Centennial Curriculum to make the education contextual , holistic and responsive to current challenges and experiences of the people to become more relevant in the Philippine situation . The primary language used in the instruction is Filipino , but English is alternatively used to facilitate communication with international students .
Boy Scouts of America sex abuse cases . The Boy Scouts of America ( BSA ) is one of the largest youth organizations in the United States , with 2.7 million youth members and over 1 million adult volunteers . There were nearly 2,000 reported cases of abuse within the Boy Scouts of America prior to 1994 , and at least one abuse incident as recent as 2006 . The high risk of volunteer youth organizations has been recognized , and in 1988 , the BSA created a sex abuse education and prevention program in the 1980s called the Youth Protection program to help address the problem . In 2010 , a jury ordered that the Scouts pay $ 18.5 million to a Scout who was abused in the 1980s—it was the largest punitive damages award to a single plaintiff in a child abuse case in the US . 1988 Youth Protection program . Like most youth organizations , the BSA has struggled with the problem of sex abuse and how to handle abuse allegations . J.L . Tarr , a Chief Scout Executive in the 1980s , said regarding sexual assault cases against Scout leaders across all 50 states : `` That 's been an issue since the Boy Scouts began . '' Several reports have surfaced over the years regarding incidents of sexual abuse within the Boy Scouts of America to include incidents of repeat offenders . There have also been several high-profile court cases that resulted in convictions and settlements involving such incidents . In the 1980s , BSA developed its Youth Protection program , a comprehensive program to educate and prevent abuse . A centerpiece of the program is the `` two deep '' leadership criterion which dictates that no adult can ever be alone with any members . Before joining , a member must discuss with their parents a pamphlet on sexual abuse . The Youth Protection Plan from the organization is linked to a CDC report on such programs . Kenneth Lannings , the FBI agent who helped develop the BSA 's Youth Protection Plan , wrote that `` A skilled pedophile who can get children into a situation where they must change clothing or stay with him overnight will almost always succeed in seducing them . '' BSA adopted the following policies to provide additional barriers to child abuse within scouting . These policies are primarily for the protection of its youth members ; however , they also serve to protect its adult leaders from false accusations of abuse . The plan has been criticized for not making criminal background checks a requirement for all volunteers until 2008 , and that failure to require those allowed additional child molesters into the organization . 1991 `` Washington Times '' investigation . In May 1991 , the `` Washington Times '' published a major five-part investigation entitled `` Scouts Honor '' on sex abuse in the BSA . Staff from the newspaper had worked for two years preparing the series , reviewing internal and personnel records from the Boy Scouts ; court records from more than 20 states ; and more than 1,000 newspaper articles ; as well as interviewing more than 200 people , including molesters , families of victims , Scout leaders , sex abuse experts and lawyers . The newspaper restricted itself to reported cases of male Scout leaders abusing Boy Scouts before the introduction of its Youth Protection program . In summation , they wrote `` The Boy Scouts are a magnet for men who want to have sexual relations with children ... Pedophiles join the Scouts for a simple reason : it 's where the boys are . '' The newspaper discovered that 1,151 Scouts reported being abused by their leaders during the studied 19-year period , mostly before the implementation of the Youth Protection Plan . They published a detailed list of 416 cases from 1971–1990 where a US Scout leader was arrested or banned from Scouting for sexual abuse of Scouts , adding that experts said the real number of abusers and victims was probably several times higher . The newspaper articles later formed the basis for a book by the main journalist involved , Patrick Boyle : `` Scout 's Honor : Sexual Abuse in America 's Most Trusted Institution '' . The series , written shortly after the inception of BSA 's Youth Protection program , concluded that `` After decades of shying away from the problem , the Scouts have created what many child abuse experts call one of the best sex abuse education programs in the country . The program teaches boys , leaders and parents about resisting , recognizing and reporting abuse . '' Legal actions . A number of lawsuits have resulted . A study of 50 lawsuits against the Boy Scouts of America showed that from 1986 to 1991 BSA and local councils agreed to pay more than $ 15 million in damages . According to federal tax returns , BSA payments to one law firm in Miami working on abuse cases were more than one-half million dollars ; the BSA insurance reserve , from which the damages are paid , stood at $ 61.9 million . The actual payment total , said the `` Washington Times '' in 1991 , is probably far higher because the Scouts sometimes agree to pay damages only if the payments are kept secret . Keeping damage awards confidential is commonly required by insurers . In August 2007 , the Washington state Supreme Court ordered BSA to hand over documents concerning sexual abuse by Scout leaders . These documents showed that the organization removes about 180 of its leaders each year , although most of these removals have to do with other issues besides child abuse . 2010 `` Lewis v. Boys Scouts of America et al. '' . Lewis v. Boys Scouts of America et al . was a case filed in Multnomah County , Oregon , by Kerry Lewis , a former member of the BSA who alleged having been abused by former scout leader Timur Dykes in the 1980s . In 1983 , Timur Dykes had confessed to the local BSA co-ordinator that he had molested 17 Boy Scouts , but was allowed to continue working with the Scouts where , attorneys argued , he subsequently abused Lewis . In 2010 , the jury on the case held in favor of the plaintiff and ordered that the Scouts pay $ 18.5 million as punishment for their actions—the largest punitive damages awarded to a single plaintiff in a child abuse case in the US . Kelly Clark , an attorney representing the abused scout , had alleged the BSA failed to properly handle the abuse , saying `` We saw numerous examples of the Scouts writing to law enforcement saying 'it would be best for the good of Scouting if this could avoid being made too public . ' '' Some observers said the case `` could have a snowball effect in much the same way high-profile molestation suits against the Roman Catholic Church had '' . Patrick Boyle , author of `` Scout 's Honor : Sexual Abuse in America 's Most Trusted Institution '' , was quoted as commenting `` Until this case , the Boy Scouts of America had managed to keep these cases largely underwater nationally . All of a sudden , it 's gotten blown out of the water and the public knows that the Scouts have had this problem , too -- just like the Catholic Church . '' The trial provided a rare opportunity for an American jury to view confidential files held by BSA , although BSA had fought to keep the files secret . They showed BSA knowledge of abuse dated back to the 1920s . Reports said that in the US , the Scouts settled about 60 similar historic cases out of court over recent years . In 2010 in Portland , Oregon , attorneys Paul Mones and Kelly Clark won a $ 19.9 million verdict against the Boy Scouts of America filed by a former scout who had been sexually abused by his Scout leader in the mid- 1980s . This verdict resulted in the release of the Perversion Files that had been maintained by the Boy Scouts for about ninety years . The files , which were released for the period 1965 through 1985 , detailed the sexual abuse of scouts by their adult leaders . 2012 Release of `` Ineligible Volunteer '' files . Since the 1920s , the BSA has maintained a highly confidential set of `` ineligible volunteer '' files , nicknamed the `` perversion files '' . On October 19 , 2012 , the Boy Scouts of America were forced by court order to release over of documentation on 1200 alleged child sexual abuse cases within the organization , covering the time period from 1965 to 1985 . It has been alleged that BSA may have helped cover-up the abuse cases , sometimes with the aid of police and other officials , `` to protect the good name and good works of Scouting . '' The reports showed incidents where accused abusers were allowed to continue in the Scouts , and in more than a third of the cases covered in the documents , information about the allegations were not passed on to police . A recently released letter by a Louisiana BSA executive to the BSA 's national personnel division revealed : `` This subject and Scouts were not prosecuted to save the name of Scouting . '' The files revealed cases of collusion between the BSA and the Justice System , as in a 1962 Johnston PA case where a BSA leader pleaded guilty to `` serious morals '' violations involving Scouts . A local Scouting executive learned of the abuse from a member of the local executive board who served as both mayor and police chief . Newspapers failed to report the connection to the scouts because , as the executive wrote to BSA national 's personnel division in explanation , `` No mention of Scouting was involved in the case in as much as two of the three judges who pronounced sentence are members of our Executive Board '' . Among the files include a 1972 BSA executive writing `` I would like to let this case drop ... One father has threatened legal action which could only injure the Boy Scouts of America . My personal opinion in this particular case is , ‘ If it don ’ t stink , don ’ t stir it. ’ '' Supporters of the BSA are quick to point out that the cases discussed in the files occurred prior to 1985 . Critics , meanwhile , point out that as of 2012 , the BSA has refused to release those files dating from after 1985 . A Texas judge has ordered the release of the post-1985 files , but the BSA is currently in the process of appealing to avoid that release . A Minnesota district judge has also ordered the released . A California judge has similarly ordered the release of more files , and the California state supreme court has denied an appeal from the BSA . A BSA spokesman commented that `` The BSA believes confidentiality of the Files helps to encourage prompt reporting of abuse ''
Frank Andreasen . Frank Andreasen is a Danish darts player . Career . Andreasen has been playing darts professionally since 2015 , in which he won the Danish darts championship , beating Per Laursen in the finale . This victory ensured him a spot in the Winmau World Masters , in which he finished in the Last 80 .
Pablo Medina . Pablo Medina is a Cuban American poet and novelist , Professor in the Department of Writing , Literature , and Publishing at Emerson College and Director of its MFA Program . Biography . Medina was born in Havana , Cuba and emigrated to New York City in 1960 . He received an M.A . degree from Georgetown University . `` Pork Rind and Cuban Songs '' ( 1975 ) , Medina ’ s first collection of poems , was the first publication by a Cuban author written directly from the English language . His memoir , `` Exiled Memories '' ( 1990 ) , was the first of several autobiographical accounts to be published from the generation of Cubans who emigrated to the United States after the Cuban Revolution . Medina chronicles early memories from his childhood in Cuba as well as his arrival in New York City ; the memoir is a personal reflection on his own self-identity , irreconcilably divided between Cuban and American culture . Among his recent publications are a collection of translated poems by Virgilio Piñera , `` The Weight of the Island : Selected Poems of Virgilio Piñera '' ( 2015 ) and a collection of original poems , `` Island History : Poems '' ( 2015 ) .
Fiston Mwanza Mujila . Fiston Nasser Mwanza Mujila ( born 1981 in Lubumbashi ) is a Congolese writer . He lives in Graz , Austria , where he teaches African literature . Biography . Fiston Mwanza Mujila was the recipient of the gold medal for literature at the 2009 Francophone Games in Lebanon for his text `` The Night '' . In 2014 , Fiston Mwanza Mujila 's debut novel , `` Tram 83 '' , was published by Éditions Métailié to considerable acclaim . In autumn 2015 , an English translation ( by Roland Glasser ) of `` Tram 83 '' was published by Deep Vellum Publishing in Dallas , Texas , and received widespread praise . This translation was also published by Jacaranda in the UK and Scribe in Australia and New Zealand . Other translations of `` Tram 83 '' have appeared in Italian , Catalan , Dutch , Swedish , Spanish and German . Mujila lives in Graz , Austria . The 2015 Etisalat Prize for Literature was awarded to Mujila on 19 March 2016 for `` Tram 83 '' , having earlier been announced on the longlist for the Man Booker International Prize , and awarded the Grand Prix of Literary Associations ( Belles-Lettres Category ) on 26 February 2016 . He won the German International Literature Award for `` Tram 83 '' .
Paul Murry . Paul Murry ( November 25 , 1911 – August 4 , 1989 ) was an American cartoonist and comics artist . He is best known for his Disney comics , which appeared in Dell Comics and Gold Key Comics from 1946 to 1984 . Like many Disney comic book artists Murry started his career working at the Walt Disney Studios . During his time there he was an assistant to legendary animator Fred Moore . In the 1940s , Murry worked on Disney newspaper strips , including the Sunday `` Uncle Remus and His Tales of Brer Rabbit '' strip from the first installment on October 14 , 1945 through July 14 , 1946 . After leaving the studio in 1946 he began to work for Western Publishing doing stories featuring the Disney characters . Dell `` Four Color '' No . 129 ( 1946 ) featuring three Uncle Remus stories penciled by Murry was the first comic book containing his artwork . He is best known for his rendition of Mickey Mouse and associated characters . This includes serials starring Mickey and Goofy in `` Walt Disney 's Comics and Stories '' and `` Mickey Mouse Magazine '' . Many of these serials were written by Carl Fallberg . Murry 's first published Mickey Mouse story was `` Mickey Mouse and the Monster Whale , '' in `` Vacation Parade '' # 1 ( July 1950 ) . Murry also drew such characters as Donald Duck , Uncle Scrooge , Brer Rabbit , The Sleuth , and others . `` The Phantom Blot '' and `` Super Goof '' comic books contained many Murry stories . Besides Disney , Murry also drew Woody Woodpecker comics , the `` Buck O'Rue '' comic strip ( written by Dick Huemer ) , and gag cartoons . Further reading . `` Profili Album Paul Murry : Mice , Ducks and Cheesecake '' ( Glamour International , 2002 ) . Includes a generous selection of Murry 's girlie cartoons done in the 1950s along with a sequence from the Buck O'Rue western comic strip Murry did with writer Dick Huemer from 1951-1953 . The book has text in Italian and English .
E Is for Everything on Fat Wreck Chords . `` E Is for Everything on Fat Wreck Chords '' is a compilation EP from Californian punk rock band Bracket . It was released on November 19 , 1996 through Fat Wreck Chords and consists of earlier EPs released on the label back as far as 1994 . The album cover parodied the debut release from NOFX . `` E Is for Everything ... '' included the five songs from `` F is for Fat '' , released earlier that year . Those tracks were originally intended to be part of `` Like You Know '' , the bands scheduled third album for Caroline Records . Also included are the three songs from `` Stinky Fingers '' released in 1994 . Despite the `` everything '' indicated in the title , the release is missing `` Homesick '' from 1995 's `` For Those About to Mock '' . Also excluded are the two songs from `` Bs . '' which had previously appeared on `` 924 Forestville St. '' in 1994 . An early version of `` My Stepson '' was included as a hidden track on the band 's second album , `` 4-Wheel Vibe '' . Track listing . All songs written and composed by Bracket .
Richard Empson . Sir Richard Empson ( c. 1450 – 17 August 1510 ) , minister of Henry VII , was a son of Peter Empson . Educated as a lawyer , he soon attained considerable success in his profession , and in 1491 was a Knight of the Shire for Northamptonshire in Parliament , and Speaker of the House of Commons . Career . Richard Empson , born about 1450 , was the son of Peter Empson ( d.1473 ) and Elizabeth Joseph . John Stow claimed that his father was a sieve maker , but there is no evidence of this . His father , Peter Empson , held property at Towcester and Easton Neston in Northamptonshire . Early in the reign of Henry VII he became associated with Edmund Dudley in carrying out the King ’ s rigorous and arbitrary system of taxation , and in consequence he became very unpopular . Retaining the royal favour , however , he was knighted at the creation of the future Henry VIII as Prince of Wales on 18 February 1504 , and was soon High Steward of the University of Cambridge , and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster , but his official career ended with Henry VII 's death in April 1509 . Thrown into prison by order of the new King , Henry VIII , he was charged , like Dudley , with the crime of constructive treason , and was convicted at Northampton in October 1509 . His attainder by Parliament followed , and he was beheaded on 17 August 1510 . In 1512 his elder son , Thomas , was `` restored in blood '' , meaning that his father 's attainder was reversed so far as it affected him , by Act of Parliament .
Ferhat Korkmaz . Ferhat Korkmaz ( born 14 September 1981 ) is a Swedish-born Turkish footballer who plays for Väsby United as a defender .
Ancient Egyptian afterlife beliefs . Ancient Egyptian afterlife beliefs were centered around a variety of complex rituals , that were influenced by many aspects of Egyptian culture . Religion was a major contributor , since it was an important social practice that bound all Egyptians together . For instance , many of the Egyptian gods played roles in guiding the souls of the dead through the afterlife . With the evolution of writing , religious ideals were recorded and quickly spread throughout the Egyptian community . The solidification and commencement of these doctrines were formed in the creation of afterlife texts which illustrated and explained what the dead would needed to know in order to complete the journey safely . By fostering common traditions through publication , many Egyptian afterlife practices were universally understood and transmitted throughout the kingdom . Egyptian religious doctrines included three basic afterlife ideologies ; belief in an underworld , eternal life , and rebirth of the soul . The underworld , also known as the Duat had only one entrance that could be reached by traveling through the tomb of the deceased . The initial image a soul would be presented with upon entering this realm was a corridor lined with an array of fascinating statues , including a variation of the famous hawk headed god , Horus . It must also be noted that the path taken to the underworld may have varied between kings and common people . After entry , spirits were presented to another prominent god , Osiris . Osiris would determine the virtue of the deceased ’ s soul and grant those deemed deserving a peaceful afterlife . The Egyptian concept of 'eternal life ' was often seen as being reborn indefinitely . Therefore , the souls who had lived their life elegantly and were guided to Osiris to be born again . In order to achieve the ideal afterlife , many practices must be performed during one ’ s life . This may have included acting justly and following the beliefs of Egyptian creed . Additionally , the Egyptians stressed the rituals completed after an individual ’ s life has ended . In other words , it was the responsibility of the living to carry out the final traditions required so the dead could promptly meet their final fate . Ultimately , maintaining high religious morals by both the living and the dead , as well as complying to a variety of traditions guaranteed the deceased a smoother transition into the underworld . Funeral practices . There were many challenges the dead had to face before they were able to enter into the final stages of the afterlife . However , through the support of the living , the dead had access to the protection and knowledge they would need to be reborn in the netherworld . Tombs . The design and scale of Egyptian burial tombs varied from period to period , even though their function remained the same . While most tombs were built during the lifetime of the person it was meant for , Egyptian tombs were constructed to house the body of the dead , but also functioned to transmit the soul to the underworld . Most of the what was found in a tomb depended on the status of the person buried within it . However , in order to assist the dead , most tombs were decorated with afterlife texts meant to help guide the deceased ’ s soul to the afterlife , something that was attainable to all . Afterlife texts . Throughout the centuries , the Egyptian people decorated their tombs and coffins with religious spells and texts hoping to help the dead in the afterlife . As Egyptian culture developed these texts , too , evolved , becoming more complex and extensive in nature . Pyramid Texts . The Pyramid Texts were the first religious spells to be carved into the walls of royal ancient Egyptian pyramids . Beginning in the Old Kingdom period , these texts were used exclusively by the Egyptian pharaohs to decorate the walls of their tombs . However , Egyptian Queens and high-ranking government officials soon began to use Pyramid Texts in their burial tombs as well . The purpose of these texts were to help the pharaoh successfully complete his journey through the afterlife , by conveying knowledge to the deceased about the paths he should take and the dangers he might face along the way . Coffin Texts . In the Middle Kingdom period the Pyramid texts were replaced by the Coffin Texts . The Coffin Texts were spells that were inscribed into the coffins of the dead . They were meant to protect the deceased in the afterlife and provide them with the transformation magic they would need along their journey . These Coffin Texts were generally more attainable , providing the common people of Egypt the opportunity to attain a proper afterlife . It is also important to note that the collection of Coffin Texts known as The Book of Two Ways functioned as the earliest manual to the afterlife . Book of the Dead . The Book of the Dead was an extensive collection of spells that included material from both the Pyramid Texts and the Coffin Texts . In the New Kingdom period , papyrus was normally what the Book of the Dead was recorded on . However , it could also be found on the tomb walls , coffins and the wrappings of mummies . Like the Coffin Texts , the spells illustrated within the Book of the Dead were used by everyone . These spells offered advice , protection and knowledge to the dead as they journeyed through the netherworld . Books of the Netherworld . The Books of the Netherworld contained multiple texts that provided the deceased with a description of the underworld and served as a guide to help the dead during their final journey . Since the deceased were often seen replicating the rebirth cycle of Ra as they traveled through the afterlife , these texts primarily focused on the second half of the sun god ’ s journey , which took him through the underworld at night . The earlier Books of the Netherworld , which include the Amduat and the Book of Gates , divided their narratives into twelve parts , symbolizing the twelve hours the sun god spent in the underworld . Later books such as the Book of Caverns and the Book of the Earth used a more sectionalized approach when presenting their narratives . All of these books also contained complex illustrations of the netherworld , which could often be seen etched in to coffins and the walls of burial tombs . Books of the Sky . The Books of Sky consisted of three afterlife texts titled , the Book of Nut , the Book of Day and the Book of Night . Carved into the ceiling of tombs these texts emphasized the role the goddess Nut played in the Egyptian Afterlife . Coffins . Coffins in Egyptian culture date back to the Old Kingdom . During this era , coffins were relatively simple ; they were equilateral makings with minor details . These included three openings , one that the Ka was intended to pass through and two that represented eyes . However , as time passed coffins and their structures evolved . By the New Kingdom , coffins had not only become more popular around the area , but were distributed for sale . The deceased 's body was now represented by the coffin as it held a shape and was decorated with features that resembled the individual inside it . The deceased were also often depicted in white clothes , because it represented the soul 's purity after it had passed through judgement , in the Hall of Maat . Additionally , the orientation of the deceased was very important to ancient Egyptians . In early periods , the body would have laid promptly on their side with their head directed to the south . This later shifted and with the body flat on it 's back , the north became a more favorable position for the dead 's head to lie . Mummification . Mummification was a practice that the Ancient Egyptians adopted because they believed that the body needed to be preserved in order for the dead to be reborn in the afterlife . Initially , Egyptians thought that like Ra , their physical bodies or Khat , would reawaken after they completed their journey through the underworld . Once the Egyptians realized that the bodies of their dead would eventually decay , they started to see the remains of the dead as a vassal for the deceased ’ s spirit . The body was dismembered and wrapped in bandages to safeguard it , if the soul decided to return . Funeral offerings . To many Egyptians the tomb was seen as a home for the dead , so it was customary to leave offerings near the body of the deceased . Egyptians believed that even after one ’ s death their spirit would live because their life force was a separate entity that could detach itself from the body . This life force was called the Ka , and was consider to be one part of what the Egyptian believed to be the immortal soul . The Ba was another part of the soul that had increased mobility and dwelled within the Ka . Offerings that were left for the dead included clothing and valuable ornaments . However , the most important offering was food , because even though the Ka was separated from the body it could still starve . Journey to the afterlife . Ancient Egyptians theorized the passage to the afterlife in a series of stages . The first phase was believed to encompass the vehicle of transportation , which would eventually direct their departed souls to immortality . Individuals were subjected to a multitude of passages ; but the choice of route was not theirs , it was dependent on their status . The aspect that was most universally influential in determining what passage was taken was one ’ s position among their leaders . Despite the differences between voyagers , beliefs concerning the afterlife are astronomically reliant on religious ideologies . For example , early people often used religion to understand and comprehend , as well as relate to natural occurrences since science had not yet defined everyday incidents . To demonstrate , there was no justification for the sun ’ s orbit , so religious myths redefined and answered the questions prehistoric people had . Yet , since natural incidences were explained by religious beliefs , other realms of creed mimicked the natural patterns of life . For instance , the general ideology associated with the path to the underworld was believed that as night overshadowed the land , the deceased would begin their journey . And with the rising of the sun , a new day was not only thought to have begun , but a new life as well . Boat passages to the underworld were strictly reserved for pharaohs who had died . The Egyptian sun god , Ra , was believed to travel to the underworld by boat as the sun set . As a way to mimic Ra 's daily expedition , the ancient people of Egypt would construct model boats , ranging in many sizes in which they would bury alongside their Pharaohs . For example , next to the Pyramid of Khufu , researchers uncovered a boat the size of traditional ships , which displayed not only the extreme devotion Egyptians had for their leader , but their dedication to obtaining eternity for all . In other words , a great deal of the requirements for the deceased to properly reach the underworld rested on the living . In order for Pharaohs to arrive at their final destination , his people had to construct a variety of boats to ensure his departure . As a result , communities had to come together to support each other , otherwise their perspective of immortality , as well as their beliefs would end indefinitely . Therefore , commitment to helping others achieve eternity was a vital component to Egyptian culture , as demonstrated by the gallant boats buried with their rulers . Additionally , an alternate vehicle for entrance to the underworld was the coffin . While king 's often used coffins in addition to , or in substitution of the boat belief , everyday citizens had less choice . Therefore , this method was more universal while alluding to a different , more ‘ frequent ’ path of entry . To compare , while passages by boat directed the deceased to the sun god , Ra , coffins were thought to guide individuals to the sky goddess , Nut . Each coffin was uniquely attributed to the person who rested in it . In other words , every coffin was subject to a variety of interpretations , all of which were intended to promote the deceased in obtaining eternity . However , not all who died were presented with the opportunity to travel to the underworld . Since the living were obligated to ensure that the deceased could travel to the afterlife , it was also in their control to eliminate one ’ s chance in achieving eternity . Therefore , the living had an array of options that prevented a second life to an unworthy individual who had passed away . The most famous included decapitation , which when executed , “ killed a person twice. ” As a result , the second death associated with decapitation was also assumed to have annihilated the chance at another life . As noted in Egyptian texts , this instance was incredibly feared , but happened most often to those who rebelled or disobeyed the king . Judgement of the dead . To the Ancient Egyptians , the judgement of the dead was the process that allowed the Egyptian gods to judge the worthiness of the souls of the deceased . Deeply rooted in the Egyptian belief of immortality , judgement was one of the most important parts of the journey through the afterlife . As such , many variations of judgement scenes appear in the Egyptian Afterlife Texts . Each soul that entered the afterlife was handled individually during judgement . Once the deceased finished their journey through the underworld , they arrived at the Hall of Maat . Here their purity would be the determining factor in whether they would be allowed to enter the Kingdom of Osiris . The deceased 's first task was to correctly address each of the forty-two judges , by name , while reciting the sins they did not commit during their lifetime . This process allowed the dead to demonstrate that they knew each of the judges ’ names or Ren and established that they were pure , and free of sin . After confirming that they were sinless , the deceased was presented with the balance that was used to weight their heart against the feather of Maat . Anubis was the god often seen administering this test . If the deceased ’ s heart balanced with the feather of Maat , Thoth would record the result and they would be presented to Osiris , who admitted them into the Sekhet-Aaru . However , if their heart was heavier than the feather , it was to be devoured by the Goddess Ammit , permanently destroying the soul of the deceased . Rebirth . There were numerous ways for Egyptians to secure their fate . Many of the actions Egyptian people took after death were to influence the god 's decision in allowing for another life . For example , scholars have concluded that ancient Egyptian women were forced to redefine their gender by encompassing more masculine features . Osiris , who was the ultimate ruler of the underworld , was applauded for his incredible superiority as a result of his virility . Additionally , the overall theme associated with gods connected their male attributes to resurrection , and goddesses were much more vigilant . This ideology was conspired from original doctrines , which denoted the overall creator a male . Statues and other forms of display made significant notice of their creator ’ s masculine qualities , more specifically pointing out his erect penis . Therefore , to appease their god 's preferences women 's tombs and coffins displayed male qualities . Examples of male modifications included name combinations , in which women engraved “ Osiris ” before their own name on their coffins . This demonstrated the collaboration of women and a god who was capable of rebirth , because alone her sex restricted her . These displays of gender transformation are just one of many ways that people of today are able to identify the idea of rebirth after death in Egyptian practices . After judgement , entities were thought to return to the Mother Goddess ' womb . During this stage , the soul meets its former body that is restored . To demonstrate , in the Book of Dead there is a series of lines that read as follows , `` I unite your limbs , I hold your discharges together , I surround your flesh , I drive away the fluids of your decay , I sweep away your b3w , I wipe away your tears , I heal all your limbs , each being united with the other ; I surround you with the work of the weaving goddess , I complete you and form you as Re . '' The belief continues as the nude being approaches the Goddess and enters her womb as her son . To compare , this dogma is deeply related to the birth of the sun god Ra , who enters the goddess 's womb every night , and is reborn as the sun rises . Ra ’ s relation to the afterlife is very connected through the religious components that justify the rising and setting of the sun . Ultimately , the immortality desired by ancient Egyptians was reflected in endless lives . By doing worthy deeds in their current life , they would be granted a second life for all of eternity . Sekhet-Aaru . Sekhet-Aaru , or commonly recognized as the `` Field of Reeds , ” was the final destination for all souls who had been granted rebirth . This ideology evolved in the Fifth Dynasty . Sekhet-Aaru was essentially thought to be paradise and encompassed this visualization . To further elaborate , the Field of Reeds were visualized as a very lush region , filled with waterfalls among other natural wonders . Egyptian images , such as Papyrus of Nebseni , depicted the land to be divided into numerous sections . Each division was imagined to resemble island structures , in which travel by boat is necessary . Those who were granted access to the Field of Reeds included both gods and righteous souls . The fertility of the land was greatly emphasized as this possessed two of the major rewards in obtaining immortality : access to the Nile , and the ability to farm foods . As a result , the deceased ate and drank the same delicacies devoured by their gods . In turn , this promoted the belief that by obtaining immortality , individuals also accumulated aspects that resembled gods . Additionally , a third notable honor of residing in Sekhet-Aaru was the means of communication . The deceased were able to convey thoughts to one another , the gods , and those they had previously lost .
Franklin R. Carpenter . Franklin Reuben Carpenter ( November 5 , 1848 at Parkersburg , West Virginia – April 1 , 1910 in Chicago , Illinois ) , was a notable mining specialist . He received his advanced academic education at Ohio University , earning the Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy degrees . After graduation , he moved to the West , where he explored the geology and mining potential of the Black Hills and served as President , Dean of Faculty , and Professor of Geology at the Dakota School of Mines in Rapid City , South Dakota . He invented a new smelting process , authored a number of works on geology and papers on mining and smelting , and was elected a Fellow of the Geological Society of America . A descendant of John Carpenter ( c1713-1760 ) of Deptford , Gloucester County , New Jersey and of a Carpenter family with a tradition of ironworking , he married on December 23 , 1874 in Arapahoe County , Colorado to Annette Howe ; they were the parents of eleven children .
Greatest Hits ( The Hooters album ) . `` Greatest Hits '' is a compilation album by the American rock band , The Hooters released in 1992 . Background . `` Greatest Hits '' contains songs from The Hooters ' three albums on Columbia Records : `` Nervous Night '' ( 1985 ) , `` One Way Home '' ( 1987 ) and `` Zig Zag '' ( 1989 ) .
Viral disease . A viral disease ( or viral infection ) occurs when an organism 's body is invaded by pathogenic viruses , and infectious virus particles ( virions ) attach to and enter susceptible cells . Structural characteristics . Basic structural characteristics , such as genome type , virion shape and replication site , generally share the same features among virus species within the same family . There are five double-stranded DNA families : three are non enveloped ( Adenoviridae , Papillomaviridae and Polyomaviridae ) and two are enveloped ( Herpesviridae and Poxviridae ) . All of the non-enveloped families have icosahedral capsids . There is one family of partly double-stranded DNA viruses : Hepadnaviridae . These viruses are enveloped . There is one family of single-stranded DNA viruses that infect humans : Parvoviridae . These viruses are non-enveloped . There are seven positive single-stranded RNA families : three non enveloped ( Astroviridae , Caliciviridae and Picornaviridae ) and four enveloped ( Coronoviridae , Flaviviridae , Retroviridae and Togaviridae ) . All the non-enveloped families have icosahedral nucleocapsids . There are six negative single-stranded RNA families : Arenaviridae , Bunyaviridae , Filoviridae , Orthomyxoviridae , Paramyxoviridae and Rhabdoviridae . All are enveloped with helical nucleocapsids . There is one family with a double-stranded RNA genome : Reoviridae . There is one additional virus ( Hepatitis D virus ) which has not yet been assigned to a family but is clearly distinct from the other families infecting humans . There is one family and one genus of viruses known to infect humans that have not been associated with disease : the family `` Anelloviridae '' and the genus `` Dependovirus '' . Both of these taxa are non-enveloped single-stranded DNA viruses . Useful rules of thumb . Among the human infecting families there are a number of rules that may assist physicians and medical microbiologists/virologists . As a general rule , DNA viruses replicate within the nucleus while RNA viruses replicate within the cytoplasm . Exceptions are known to this rule : poxviruses replicate within the cytoplasm and orthomyxoviruses and hepatitis D virus ( RNA viruses ) replicate within the nucleus . Four families have segmented genomes : Bunyaviridae , Orthomyxoviridae , Arenaviridae and Reoviridae ( acronym BOAR ) . All are RNA viruses . Three families are transmitted almost exclusively by arthropods : Bunyavirus , Flavivirus and Togavirus . Some Reoviruses are transmitted from arthropod vectors as well . All are RNA viruses . Only one family of enveloped viruses causes gastroenteritis ( Coronaviridae ) . All other viruses associated with gastroenteritis are non enveloped . These are tables of the clinically most important viruses . Notes . In 2010 it was reported that the presence of a tobamovirus ( Pepper mild mottle virus ) in the stool was associated with clinical disease and a specific immune response . If this association can be confirmed it is the first known case of disease caused by a virus previously considered pathogenic only to plants . Diagnosis and treatment . Viral disease is usually detected by clinical presentation , for instance severe muscle and joint pains preceding fever , or skin rash and swollen lymph glands . Laboratory investigation is not directly effective in detecting viral infections , because they do not themselves increase the white blood cell count . Laboratory investigation may be useful in diagnosing associated bacterial infections , however . Viral infections are commonly of limited duration , so treatment usually consists in reducing the symptoms ; antipyretic and analgesic drugs are commonly prescribed .
Toni Mendez . Toni Mendez ( November 2 , 1908 - March 9 , 2003 ) was an agent for writers and cartoonists handling negotiations , licensing and syndication/secondary rights agreements . In addition she became secondary rights representative of all properties for Field Enterprises , Newspaper Enterprise Association and Publishers-Hall Syndicate . Mendez played a key role in the formation of the National Cartoonist Society and was involved with the now defunct Newspaper Features Council . Among her numerous clients were Milton Caniff , B. Kliban and Frank Willard . She was involved with negotiating media tie-in deals for television series such as `` Steve Canyon '' , `` Tom Corbett , Space Cadet '' and `` All in the Family '' . Mendez was known for her stylish hats . Ted Rall concluded the acknowledgement for `` Wake Up , You 're Liberal ! '' ( 2004 ) by stating `` During the last few years of her long , interesting and important life , my agent Toni Mendez encouraged this project as only she could . Toni , here 's to you ; I hope I did well '' . Early life . Born and raised in New York City , she briefly attended Columbia University before becoming a Rockette . She then had a solo dancing career and eventually became a choreographer . This led to her involvement with the American Theatre Wing Hospital Committee producing entertainment for hospitalized servicemen during World War II . She recruited cartoonists to give chalk talks , and the ensuing camaraderie they enjoyed doing them eventually encouraged creation of the National Cartoonist Society . As the trouble shooter for the association she gained experience that allowed a segue into a career ( as Toni Mendez , Inc. ) handling business affairs for cartoonists and eventually branching out to also handling writers and illustrators . Personal life . She married Harry S. Dale , vice-president of the Book of the Month Club on September 17 , 1958 . Dale died on October 24 , 1962 . Mendez then married Samuel `` Shap '' O. Shapiro , vice-president and circulation director of Cowles Communications on April 14 , 1965 . Shapiro died on September 4 , 1990 . Her niece is famed lyricist Cynthia Weil who cited her aunt as inspiring her own career , stating that Mendez `` understood the creative soul '' . Later years . She was a speaker at the 1995 Festival of Cartoon Art . Editor & Publisher in its obituary reported , `` She was involved with running her agency until the end of her life . '' Bequests from her estate partially funded the launch of the National Cartoonist Society Foundation and production of the `` We Are Family '' music video , the latter of which became the object of controversy . Awards . In 1972 the Newspaper Feature Council awarded her their Jester Award . Ohio State University in 1987 awarded her its Distinguished Service Award . She also was honored by the United States Navy and Anti-Defamation League .
Marcus Steegmann . Marcus Steegmann ( born 4 February 1982 ) is a German football player for Viktoria Köln .
Kusum Dola . `` Kusum Dola '' is an Indian Bengali television soap opera which aired on Bengali Entertainment Channel Star Jalsha and is available on the digital platform Hotstar . It premiered on 22 August 2016 , and was telecasted daily . It was produced by Magic Moments Motion Pictures of Saibal Banerjee and Leena Ganguly . In January 2018 , it had a TRP of 11.2 . The series ended on 2 September 2018 , airing 731 episodes ; and was replaced by Irabotir Chupkotha . `` Kusum Dola '' is a love triangle based series which starred Madhumita Sarkar , Rishi Kaushik and Aparajita Ghosh Das in lead roles , the latter two for the third time since their corresponding portrayal of the characters `` Indra '' and `` Mohor '' in the 2005 Zee Bangla television drama serial `` Ekdin Pratidin '' , and their respective characterization of `` Ujaan '' and `` Hiya '' in the 2008 Star Jalsha romantic drama series `` Ekhane Aakash Neel '' , which ended in 2010 . Plot . On a trip to Jaisalmer , Kolkata based IPS Officer Ranojoy Chatterjee aka `` Rono '' meets Roopkatha , a sophisticated , cultured girl of humble origin . They mutually develop romantic feelings but can not express the same , though before they bid adieu , Rono asks her to wait for his call , implying to an imminent love confession . Rono gets posted to Sundarpur ( a village in North Bengal ) , where he meets police officer Jayanta Mukherjee and his studious but outgoing and short-tempered daughter , Emon . Upon accidentally losing his cell phone , Rono could not contact Roopkatha , who feeling cheated , decides to move on in life , and incidentally gets married to Rono 's cousin , Badshah ; unbeknownst to the fact herself . Rono confronts Roopkatha for marrying his brother and after he clears her misunderstanding , he explains her his dilemma that he can never betray his beloved brother by annulling his marriage with Roopkatha . Though Rono commits Roopkatha that he will never fall in love with any other woman and start his own family . Later Badshah , getting to know the true extent of the relationship that co-exists between Rono and Roopkatha , leaves the house without informing anyone , not intending to become a third person in Rono-Roopkatha 's relationship . Meanwhile , in Sundarpur , Gogna ( a local goon and Emon 's stalker ) shoots Jayanta , in a police firing . Rono gives a dying Jayanta his word that he will look after Iman after Jayanta 's death . The villagers force Rono to marry a reluctant Emon , as he does so out of sympathy , in order to secure Emon 's future . However , Rono makes it clear that he is committed to Roopkatha , whom he could not marry due to tragic events . Emon readily agrees not to keep any expectation from him ( as a husband ) and will walk out of his life soon after getting her career ( as a doctor ) straight . Emon continues her medical studies from the Chatterjee house amidst all the family feuds , as she struggles to win over Rono 's family members in parallel . Roopkatha and Emon 's relationship grows bitter day by day , as she inflicts upon Emon all her frustration on account of Rono 's betrayal . Meanwhile , Rono gets emotionally attached to Emon , given her repeated attempts to make the lives of Rono 's family members happier ; and subsequently falls in love with her , but can not confess . Afterwards , Emon brings Badshah back after a chance encounter with him during her North Bengal trip . Badshah returns to free Roopkatha from their namesake relationship , however , the latter insists to stay in the relationship only to remain in Rono 's association . Meanwhile , Emon-Rono 's relationship takes a positive turn after Emon finally confesses love to Rono on his birthday . A devastated Roopkatha accuses Rono to get her pregnant , but seeing Emon firmly believes Rono to be innocent , reveals that her accusation was fake and plans to leave the house but is stopped by Badshah and the family . Later , during `` Durga Puja '' celebration , Emon helps Koli ( Rono 's sister ) reunite with and get married to her lover , Dipto . On the other hand , Rono fulfilling his promise to his dying college friend , Krishnamoy ( who is an antisocial leader ) , brings his pregnant wife Shruti to Kolkata for safely conducting her delivery . Emon starts suspecting Rono , as he often has to stay at the rented hotel overnight to keep on checking Shruti 's health . Rono 's family members also inquire him about the same and stand by Emon , while amid all the tension , Shruti gives birth to her and Krishna 's child , `` Michhil '' . Emon thinking Rono to be the biological father of Shruti 's child , feeling cheated by Rono , files for a divorce . Rono is forced to leave the house because of his supposed infidelity , while Shruti sympathizes with him and is shown to develop romantic feelings for Rono . When Rono receives a showcause regarding his relationship with Shruti , Emon files the signed divorce papers on a backdate to save Rono from any legal action . Emon gets to know she is pregnant , but is then abducted by the supposedly-dead Krishnamoy who seeks revenge from Rono , having misunderstood his relationship with Shruti . Emon is rescued by Rono , whom she once again misunderstand to have wronged Kriahnamoy like her as well and hence , files a lawsuit against Rono for infidelity . Meanwhile , Shruti confesses her love to Rono . In court , Rono is proved innocent and Emon repents for her actions . Also , the court declares Rono-Emon 's supposed divorce to be null and void . Later , Rono goes to meet Krishnamoy in jungle to plead him for changing his way of living for the sake of Shruti and their baby . But Krishna , in a fit of rage , shoots Rono , who is saved after Shruti donates her blood to him , while Krishna is arrested . Post recovery , Rono is adamant not to forgive Emon and his family for mistrusting him , while Shruti , along with Michhil , leaves for North Bengal to serve her job there . Eventually , with the help of their lawyers-turned-friends , Rono and Emon resolve their differences and reunite . Gogna returns and kidnaps Emon , but is injured by Rono who comes to Emon 's rescue . After Emon ( now an intern ) saves Gogna from a mortal danger and cures him up with her treatment , Gogna repents for his misdeeds and decides to mend his ways , but promises Iman to stand by her at times of need . Roopkatha has an emotional burst-out but is assured by Badshah to be by her side always as he loves her . Roopkatha reciprocates his love , marking a fresh start for the two . Shruti comes to Rono , asking him to take Michhil 's responsibility as she is revealed to be in the last stage of breast cancer and is on the verge of death . Rono tries his level best to help Shruti recover from her disease , but Emon once again grows insecure for Rono . When Rono could not remain present during Emon 's delivery , due to Shruti 's operation , Emon breaks all ties with Rono and later , leaves for Ujanpur ( to serve sa a doctor there ) with her new-born daughter , Pekhom , and Sabitri . Rono too gets a transfer for his job there , for his concern about Emon and Pekhom 's security . Emon grows extremely angry at Rono 's actions , while some days later , after an emotional trauma , Shruti finally dies in Ujanpur Hospital ; only after expressing her desire to Rono and Emon that they should reunite with each other post her demise . With her death , Rono and Emon feel depressed and once again begin to come close to each other . Later , Rono has to arrest Emon , regarding her role/fault in the accidental death of a patient named Parasar , under her charge , caused at her hospital . But , soon he arranges for her bail , and decides to find out the true culprits as well as the persons responsible for illegal trafficking of new born children from the hospital . Later , the case in taken to the court where Madhuparna defends Emon as her lawyer , and after Nurse Ratnabali is proven guilty for the crime , Emon is released free of charge . Emon and Rono finally resolve their differences and relocate themselves to Kolkata in the Chatterjee house . Meanwhile , Roopkatha grows jealous and agitated over Emon for getting a happy peaceful life , which she herself yearns for , having no children as of yet . She acts very harsh towards everyone , especially Emon regarding her trauma and to pacify her Emon gives her daughter Pekhom 's charge to Roopkatha , who quickly gets over-possessive of Pekhom and will not allow others , even Emon to see the child . Krishnamoy too arrives , having been released from jail , to take his son Michhil back with him , leaving Rono disheartened . To mend the gloomy atmosphere in the family , especially to cheer up Rono , Emon plans for a trip . Emon manages to take an initially-reluctant Roopkatha on the trip as well . However , Badshah suffers from a heart attack which leads to his abrupt death , shocking everyone . A desolate Roopkatha blames Emon for being responsible for Badshah 's demise , as had she not forced her to come on the trip , Badshah would not have came as well . Later , a widowed Roopkatha , feeling life to have turned colourless and worthless for her , attempts suicide by drowning herself in the river . But Rono rescues her . After Roopkatha is diagnosed with severe depression , Rono stands by her to help her recover , while she blames Rono for her condition and seeks him as the loved one to fill in her loneliness . Rono 's family wants Roopkatha out of the house to avoid any further tension regarding her , provided Badshah is no more.But Rono dismisses such decision . Rono feels guilty thinking himself to be the reason for Roopkatha 's plight , and hence , decides to stand by to her all her life . Emon and other family members feel insecure due to Rono 's growing proximity towards Roopkatha , and everyone suspect them for having an affair . Meanwhile , Tublu gets an offer to play the lead role in a Hindi film , giving his career a boost . Soon after , an eccentric Roopkatha assumes herself to be pregnant , and thinking it to be Rono 's child , a heart-broken Emon leaves the house and shifts to her hospital campus ( along with Pekhom ) to pursue an M.D . degree , parallelly maintaining her private practice and part-time job as a teacher at college . Rono tries to sort out things with her but to no avail . Soon it is revealed that Roopkatha is not pregnant and instead has a tumour in her uterus , that poses a threat to her life . Roopkatha struggles to accept the fact and is finally made to the leave the Chatterjee house for her own betterment so that she can start her life afresh . Emon and Rono however remain separated . Epilogue - 5 Years Later . 5 years later , Roopkatha , now a college professor and totally stable on her own , meets Emon , now a successful professional doctor , to invite her to her wedding . Later , she meets Rono who has abandoned living with his family as well , to discuss her marriage preparations . Secretly , Roopkatha plans to reunite Emon-Rono by getting them remarried on the day of her wedding and their twelfth marriage anniversary . Meanwhile , Emon receives the `` Konya Rotno '' award . Emon , as per Roopkatha 's request , manages to bring the Chatterjees to Roopkatha 's wedding , much to their distaste , as all assume that Roopkatha is getting married to Rono ; and hence , venge out their anger publicly at the wedding venue . However , Roopkatha surprises everyone by introducing a man named Alok as her groom . She makes it clear that she indeed shares only a friendly relationship with Rono , and pursues him to remarry Emon on the occasion . As he does so , Emon emotionally confronts him , marking their reunion , sorting out all their differences . His family members too realise his innocence in the events from 5 years ago ; and finally apologising to him for their past misunderstandings , reunite with him , welcoming him and Emon back into their family . Lastly , Roopkatha , taking the heartfelt apologies , blessings and good wishes from the Chatterjees ; gets married to Alok , marking a new phase in her life ; as the series ends on a joyous note ! Development . Screenwriter Leena Gangopadhyay who has previously written down the script for Bengali TV shows like ETV Bangla 's long-running drama series `` Sonar Horin '' and another daily soap `` Binni Dhaner Khoi '' , Zee Bangla 's partition-themed love saga `` Keya Patar Nouko '' , and Star Jalsha 's serials `` Ishti Kutum '' and `` Jol Nupur '' ; developed the central idea for `` Kusum Dola '' , whose premise was initially based on a love triangle . She made the main female protagonist , tentatively named `` Shimul '' , a village girl who is bright in her studies and quite upfront by nature . Circumstances force the girl to marry a man ( the lead hero ) , who is previously committed to another woman ( the third main lead ) . The story follows the man 's story to get over his feelings for the other woman and how he finally falls in love with the heroine ( Shimul ) . Ganguly decided to have the backdrop of an extended family , and had the other woman ( named `` Roopkatha '' ) get married to the hero 's brother and live in the same house as the hero ( named `` Rono '' ) . Casting . Rishi Kaushik who had previously collaborated with Ganguly and Banerjee in their production `` Ishti Kutum '' , was selected to portray the lead role of IPS Ranojoy Chatterjee a.k.a . `` Rono '' . Later Rishi said in a 2018 interview that his character `` Rono '' is reserved and headstrong like his real-life self . Aparajita Ghosh Das who had been playing the heroine in another TV serial `` Kojagori '' ( on Zee Bangla ) , was cast in to play the other prominent lead character , Roopkatha , taking into account her onscreen chemistry with Kaushik . Actress Madhumita Sarkar , noted for her portrayal of `` Juni '' in medical romance-drama series `` Care Kori Na '' , and `` Pakhi '' and `` Khushi '' respectively in the romance saga `` Bojhena Se Bojhena '' ; was cast to portray Shimul ( later named Emon ) . Broadcast and streaming services . The series premiered on 22 August 2016 and replaced Prasenjit Chatterjee starrer `` Mahanayak '' TV series and was telecast everyday on Bengali GEC Star Jalsha and its corresponding channel with HD feed , Star Jalsha HD . It is available via optimum cable connection or by satellite TV connections . The show has been distributed by Star India , in association with Novi Digital Entertainment . On the digital platform , `` Kusum Dola '' is available for viewing on the app Hotstar . New episodes are released earlier than on TV , and the service is available for viewers having a premium subscription plan . Filming . The show has been filmed at several locations , the most prominent being Kalimpong . Soundtrack . The title song for the series `` Kusum Dola '' has been sung by singer Anwesha Dutta Gupta , who has frequently collaborated with the production house Magic Moments Motion Pictures for recording theme songs for Bengali television serials . While , the original music has been given by Debojyoti Mishra . Adaptations . The show had been officially remade in Tamil as `` Nenjam Marappathillai '' . It airs on Star Vijay starting from October 9 , 2017 and stars actors like Amit Bhargav , Sharanya T. Sundaraj and Nisha Krishnan ( later replaced by Soumiya ) .
Red-chinned lorikeet . The red-chinned lorikeet ( `` Charmosyna rubrigularis '' ) is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae . It is endemic to New Britain , New Ireland , New Hannover and Karkar Island in Papua New Guinea . Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest .
John Dease . Conly John Paget Dease ( 26 May 1906 – 1 February 1979 ) was a prominent Australian radio presenter and quiz show host in the 1940s and 50s . He was born in Bhamo , Upper Burma , son of an English lieutenant in the 91st Punjabi Regiment . He completed his schooling after the family 's return to Somerset . Rather than follow his father into the army , he migrated in 1923 to South Australia as one of the Barwell Boys . He was first indentured as a farm labourer to E. H. Mattner of Clare , South Australia but failed to impress however , and likewise failed in a 1925 apprenticeship to printer Hunter Brothers of Leabrook . In 1928 he began teaching at Scotch College , Adelaide followed by a stint at Tudor House , Moss Vale , New South Wales then from 1930–1933 at Scots College , Sydney . He was meanwhile building his stage skills with Doris Fitton 's Independent Theatre , featuring in productions such as `` Musical Chairs '' and `` Ship of Heaven '' until 1933 , when he started working professionally for J C Williamson in musical comedies . In 1935 he signed up as an announcer with radio 2GB , headquarters of the Macquarie Radio Network , eventually becoming its chief announcer . He has been named as one of the 'Five D 's of Australian Radio ' with Jack Davey , Bob Dyer , Terry Dear and Harry Dearth . His longest-running program was `` World Famous Tenors '' . Other programs include `` Nature Speaks '' ( sponsored by Edward Hallstrom ) 1947 – 54 . As a volunteer he recorded approximately two hundred Talking Books for the Blind . `` The Quiz Kids '' . In 1942 he began the program for which he is now best remembered , `` The Quiz Kids '' . Modelled on a US program of the same name ( one of whose panel members was the young James D. Watson ) , its format involved a panel of five Sydney schoolboys and girls aged 11 to 15 , who were challenged by questions sent in by listeners from all around Australia . The listener was rewarded with cash and sponsors ' products in the event of no 'Quiz Kid ' supplying a satisfactory answer . A separate panel in Melbourne was used for six weeks each year . Deese played the avuncular quizmaster . In all publicity photographs and public appearances he wore an academic gown and mortarboard , as were the panel members , many of whom , such as NSW premier Neville Wran , senior academics John Lambert , Jack Goldring and James Seymour Hagan , were to achieve eminence as adults . Barry Jones , who later went on to become a Labor politician , was a member of the Melbourne panel in 1947 and 1948 . Others included Sue Pearson ( mother of Christopher Pearson ) , David Low , Nola Manning , Michael Connors , Leon Smith , Yvonne Cossart , Milton Osborne , Alana Conlan , Tom Kalmar , Annette Cumine . The first team in 1942 consisted of James Hagan , Bernard Lake , Alan Mitchell , Audrey Baker and Dorothy Revie . The program was broadcast on 2GB Sunday 7:30pm ; Tuesday 8pm from 1943 ; Sunday 7:30pm from 1959 and was terminated on 14 October 1962 . Sponsors were Colgate-Palmolive 1942–1944 ; Johnson & Johnson 1944–1958 ( ? ) . The program was revived for television on ABC Television from 1964–1968 after an abortive simulcast attempt in 1957 . Acting career . Dease was an active supporter of live theatre , helping Peter Finch establish the Mercury Theatre in 1946 . Apart from parts in episodes of various TV series ( `` Chopper Squad '' , `` Case for the Defence '' , `` Certain Women '' ) , he played Sir Hubert Wilkins in the 1946 movie `` Smithy '' , 'Whitty ' in the 1970 movie `` Ned Kelly '' and newsreader 'Ken ' in the successful 1978 movie `` Newsfront '' . He was also in demand as commentator on newsreels and travelogues such as `` The Dance of the Eyes '' . Personal life . Always of left-wing political persuasion ( he was associated with the Aid Russia Committee Paper and presented a paper at the Congress of Friendship and Aid to the Soviet Union in Sydney Town Hall , 30 August 1941 ) , he was elected vice-president of Actors Equity but forced to resign in 1948 after being labelled a Communist . In 1972 he appeared in a Labor Party advertisement under the slogan `` It 's Time '' although he was an Australia Party candidate for the federal seat of Evans . He joined the Labor Party in 1974 . Dease married Margaret Mary Mildred 'Greta ' Lofberg in December 1938 . She publicly filed for divorce in 1944 . He remarried in 1948 to Rankura 'Kura ' Margery De Villiers Walmsley née East . They were still married until his death in 1979 . He was also survived by children John , Sarah , and Geoffrey .
Harry Dixon Loes . Harry Dixon Loes ( 1892–1965 ) was a well-known Christian hymn writer who wrote many prominent Christian hymns , including This Little Light of Mine ( 1920 ) and Blessed Redeemer ( 1920 ) with Avis Christiansen . Loes was born in 1892 in Kalamazoo , Michigan . Loes studied music at Moody Bible Institute and the American Conservatory . Loes worked as a music director at several churches and taught music at Moody Bible Institute until his death in Chicago 1965 . He also wrote `` Love Found a Way . ''
List of listed buildings in Tranent , East Lothian . This is a list of listed buildings in the parish of Tranent in East Lothian , Scotland .
Gdów . Gdów is a village in Wieliczka County , Lesser Poland Voivodeship , in southern Poland . It is the seat of the gmina ( administrative district ) called Gmina Gdów . It lies approximately south-east of Wieliczka and south-east of the regional capital Kraków . The village has a population of 4,500 . History . Archaeological excavations conducted in and around Gdów attest that settlements existed in the area in the Paleolithic , Neolithic and Bronze ages . From the records of Jan Długosz ( pl ) the first permanent settlement was founded in the eleventh century by the wealthy Gedkę Family ( pl ) , bearing the Griffin ( pl ) coat of arms , who probably also founded the church . The church was reported for the first time in 1272 in a document that is the oldest document discovered to-date referencing Gdów . A major influence on the development of Gdów was its location at the crossroads of trade routes leading to Hungary and Austria , Kraków to Limanowa ( pl ) and Bochnia ( pl ) to Myślenice ( pl ) . Larger development of the settlement was hampered by the Raba river which often burst its banks . Legend has it that in the early fifteenth century King Władysław III Warneńczyk ( pl ) lost his way while heading for Niepołomice ( pl ) castle but was saved by the Lady of Gdów ( pl ) who pointed him in the correct direction . In 1444 King Władysław in appreciation granted a special dispensation to the church and Mary , and Gdów was transferred to Court Secretary Fihauser . In later years Gdów often changed owners , among them Stanislaw II ( Wielopolski ) and Nicholas II , with the last owners in the late seventeenth century being the Lubomirski Family ( pl ) . Augustus III of Saxony ( pl ) granted Gdów the privilege of organizing four fairs each year and a weekly market effectively giving Gdów the status of a city . In 1772 the First Polish Partition ( pl ) placed Gdów together with the lands situated on the right bank of the Vistula River under Austrian rule . Later , during the Kraków Uprising , an important battle took place on the outskirts of Gdów and adjacent to the local cemetery . The Battle of Gdów , chronicled by the local priest Ludwik Kusionowicz , took place on February 26 , 1846 . Austrian troops commanded by General Ludwig von Benedek and peasants from other regions encouraged by Austrian authorities easily defeated the Polish nationalist `` insurgents '' led by the absent Colonel Suchorzewski . Many were slaughtered in the aftermath of the fighting but a collective grave for 154 of the insurgents killed during the battle was subsequently created in the corner of the cemetery under a mound crowned with an impressive monument . The cemetery also contains the grave of Sylwester Kusionowicz , `` nephew '' of Ludwik , under a beautiful and evocative statue of the Virgin Mary , created by the master sculptor Edward Stehlik ( pl ) , which poignantly looks out over the Gdów battlefield . After Poland regained its independence Gdów became the administrative centre for the local district lying within Wieliczka County .
Petr Švehla . Petr Švehla ( born April 1 , 1972 in Hodonín ) is a retired amateur Czech Greco-Roman wrestler , who competed in the men 's featherweight category . He picked up two career medals at the European Championships ( 2001 and 2004 ) , scored a bronze in the 60-kg division at the 2005 World Wrestling Championships in Budapest , Hungary , and also represented as part of the Czech Republic team in two editions of the Olympic Games ( 2000 and 2004 ) . Before his sporting career ended in 2009 , Svehla trained as a member of the wrestling squad for PSK Olymp Praha in Prague , under his longtime coach Ervin Varga . Svehla made his official debut at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney , where he competed in the men 's bantamweight division ( 54 kg ) . He lost two matches in the prelim pool each to China 's Wang Hui ( 3–8 ) and Iran 's Hassan Rangraz ( 2–8 ) . Placing on the bottom of the pool and sixteenth overall , Svehla failed to advance to the quarterfinals . Shortly after the Games , Svehla came stronger from his Olympic setback with a marvelous victory and a gold medal effort over Georgia 's Irakli Chochua in the 58-kg division at the 2001 European Championships in Istanbul , Turkey . Although he missed his title defense in the same tournament twice , Svehla managed to halt his medal drought by picking up the bronze in Haparanda , Sweden three years later . Determined to return to the Olympic scene and medal , Svehla entered the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens on his second debut , as a 30-year-old veteran , in the men 's 55 kg class . Earlier in the process , he placed fourth from the 2003 World Wrestling Championships in Créteil , France to guarantee his spot on the Czech wrestling team to the Games . As a resemblance to his previous Olympics , Svehla delivered the same fate with a pair of unprecedented defeats from U.S. wrestler and 1996 Olympic silver medalist Dennis Hall ( 2–3 ) and Ukraine 's Oleksiy Vakulenko ( 0–4 ) , leaving him again on the bottom and placing nineteenth in the final standings . At the 2005 World Wrestling Championships in Budapest , Hungary , Svehla overcame from his another Olympic setback to capture the bronze medal over the host nation 's Laszlo Kliment with a striking 2–1 effort in the 60-kg category .
Aircraft Ship Integrated Secure and Traverse . The Aircraft Ship Integrated Secure and Traverse ( ASIST ) system is a shipboard helicopter landing system developed by Canadian company Indal Technologies ( now part of US conglomerate Curtiss-Wright ) . ASIST completed sea trials by July 31 , 1992 , and production units are in operation with the Chilean Navy , Republic of Singapore Navy , Turkish Navy and United States Navy . Mode of Operation . The ASIST system employs a sophisticated electro-optic tracking system which detects a laser beacon-equipped helicopter . The system tracks the helicopter and provide real time helicopter position simultaneously via visual cues to the pilot . A computer-controlled rapid securing device will also be driven by the position data to track the helicopter at low hover . Once the system has detected that the helicopter has landed on the deck , the securing device automatically approaches the helicopter and secures it . The securing device and traversing system are then used to align the helicopter with the deck tracks and manoeuvre it into a hangar , all without the need for manned intervention . All ASIST electrical and mechanical systems are modular and are housed in the hangar or below deck level to minimize space and weight requirements .
Asphalt ( 1964 film ) . `` Asphalt '' ( 아스팔트 ) is a 1964 South Korean film directed by Kim Ki-young . Synopsis . A revenge melodrama about a criminal whose wife is killed during his arrest . After serving 20 years in prison he attempts to kill the arresting officer 's wife out of revenge , but fails and is again imprisoned .
Air Combat ( arcade game ) . `` Air Combat '' ( エアーコンバット Eā Konbatto ) is a 1993 arcade game developed by Namco . It runs on Namco System 21 , made specifically for processing 3D polygonal graphics . `` Air Combat '' was succeeded by `` Air Combat 22 '' , released in 1995 . Gameplay . •In Cadet mode , the player has to eliminate `` 3 '' bombers and `` 3 '' fighter jets •In Captain mode , the player has to eliminate `` 2 '' bombers and `` 4 '' fighter jets •In Ace mode , `` all '' of the enemy aircraft are fighter jets In addition , Ace difficulty requires the player to only shoot down the enemy aircraft with their machine gun , as the aircraft will use countermeasures against missiles . Once all of the aircraft are gone , the player has the opportunity to land on an aircraft carrier . Should they do so , the player can access an extra stage , where they will have to destroy one `` flanker '' , that is extra quick . The game then repeats until the player gets a game over .
James Hamilton ( physician ) . James Hamilton FRSE FRCSE FRCPE ( 1767–1839 ) was a Scottish physician . He was a co-founder of the Lying-In Hospital in Edinburgh in 1791 . He was president of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh from 1812 to 1815 . He was professor of medicine and midwifery at the University of Edinburgh from 1800 to 1839 . Life . He was born in Edinburgh in 1767 , the son of Dr Alexander Hamilton . He attended the High School in Edinburgh , and then studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh ( in part under his father ) . He also studied at Paris , Leiden and the University of St Andrews receiving his MD from the latter in 1792 . In 1800 , he succeeded his father as professor of midwifery at the University of Edinburgh . In 1824 , he was elected a fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh , his proposer being Andrew Coventry . In 1825 , he fell out with fellow Edinburgh doctor James Crawford Gregory as to whether or not midwifery should be a compulsory component of the University course . He bypassed the Senate of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh on this issue , and received consent direct from the Lord Provost , William Trotter . When Gregory next met him he beat him ferociously with his cane . He was fined £100 for the assault . After he died , he was succeeded in his professorship by James Young Simpson . Private life and death . He was married at least twice : firstly to Isabella ( 1770-1809 ) and then to Mary Anne ( 1775-1837 ) . He lived at 23 St Andrew Square in Edinburgh 's New Town . His younger brother was Rev Henry Parr Hamilton . He died on 21 November 1839 and was buried with his family in St Cuthberts Churchyard in Edinburgh . The family vault lies to the south-east of the church close to the entrance to Princes Street Gardens .
Marcel ( song ) . `` Marcel '' was the German entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1963 , performed in German by Heidi Brühl . The song was performed third on the night , following the Netherlands ' Annie Palmen with `` Een speeldoos '' and preceding Austria 's Carmela Corren with `` Vielleicht geschieht ein Wunder '' . At the close of voting , it had received 5 points , placing 9th in a field of 16 . The song is sung from the perspective of a young woman telling her lover ( the titular Marcel ) that he is moving too quickly for her . She tells him that `` only a gentleman has a chance with me '' and that he needs to respect that . Brühl also recorded the song in English . It was succeeded as German representative at the 1964 Contest by Nora Nova with `` Man gewöhnt sich so schnell an das Schöne '' .
Stankowo , Greater Poland Voivodeship . Stankowo ( ) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gostyń , within Gostyń County , Greater Poland Voivodeship , in west-central Poland . It lies approximately north-west of Gostyń and south of the regional capital Poznań . The village has a population of 280 .
Chiquinho Carlos . Francisco Carlos ( born 26 April 1963 ) , known as Chiquinho Carlos , is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as a forward . He spent 11 years of his professional career in Portugal ( 21 in total in the country ) , amassing Primeira Liga totals of 271 games and 70 goals over the course of nine seasons and representing mainly Benfica , Vitória de Guimarães and Braga . Football career . Born in Taquaritinga , São Paulo , Chiquinho Carlos started playing with Botafogo Futebol Clube ( SP ) and Clube de Regatas do Flamengo . In 1986 , he moved to Portugal where he would remain for the rest of his career , representing S.L . Benfica , Vitória de Guimarães , S.C. Braga , Vitória de Setúbal , Académico de Viseu FC and Atlético Clube de Portugal . Chiquinho scored in his first official game for Benfica , a 2–2 away draw against FC Porto on 24 August 1986 . He won the double in his first season , going on to appear in 80 competitive matches during his two-year spell and net 21 goals . Additionally , he competed with the former side in the 1987–88 European Cup , playing the full 120 minutes in the final , a penalty shootout loss to PSV Eindhoven . From ages 35–44 , Chiquinho Carlos played amateur football with C.D . Mafra and G.D. Igreja Nova . Immediately after retiring he returned to the former , acting as goalkeeper coach for several years .
Edwin Fábrega . Edwin Fábrega is a corregimiento in Santiago District , Veraguas Province , Panama with a population of 3,434 as of 2010 . It was created by Law 53 of November 22 , 2002 .
Natalise . Natalise ( born Robin Nathalis Chow ) is an American singer-songwriter . Natalise has been featured on television networks such as the WB , UPN , CBS , ABC , and MTV . She is also known for her appearances in the `` New York Times '' , `` Blender , '' and `` Maxim '' . Natalise 's first single `` Love Goes On '' from the album `` Forever Now '' was made popular when it aired on San Francisco 's KYLD , Wild 94.9 . Her subsequent singles `` Wonderful '' and `` Enough '' also received airplay on San Francisco 's pop/adult AC station Alice 97.3 . Natalise 's second album `` I Came to Play '' received awards for Best Dance CD , Best Produced , Best Video by a Female , and Best Dance Song by Muse 's Muse . Natalise was also voted `` Girlfriend of the Day '' in August 2008 by Maxim and `` Video of the Week '' by Blender.com . Many of Natalise 's songs , including `` The Hotness '' and `` I Came to Play '' were heard on various MTV programs , such as `` Yo Momma , '' `` My Super Sweet Sixteen , '' and `` Next . '' She was also heard on `` Degrassi : The Next Generation '' and `` One Tree Hill . '' Natalise has performed at various Los Angeles iconic venues , such as the House of Blues , the Roxy , and the Viper Room . She has also sung the National Anthem for the Golden State Warriors on many occasions . Early life . Natalise started taking piano lessons when she was 3 , dance at 7 , and went on to study at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music , focusing on Opera and Musical Theatre from the age of eight to 14 . During her early teens , she also sang in her church choir , as well as traveled and competed as a jazz singer with her high school band . Education . Natalise attended Stanford University , graduating with high-honors in three years with a degree in Communication with a focus in Journalism . She also received her MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business . Currently . Natalise recently announced that she is about to head into the studio soon to work on her next project . She is slated to record in London with grammy-winning producer Ken Nelson ( `` Coldplay '' , `` Keane )
Sima Milovanov . Sima Milovanov ( Serbian Cyrillic : Cимa Mилoвaнoв ; 10 April 1923 – 16 November 2002 ) was a Serban footballer who was part of Yugoslavia national football team at the 1954 FIFA World Cup . He later became a manager with Cyprus .
Francis Bond Head . Sir Francis Bond Head , 1st Baronet KCH PC ( 1 January 1793 – 20 July 1875 ) , known as `` Galloping Head '' , was Lieutenant-Governor of Upper Canada during the rebellion of 1837 . Biography . Bond Head was an officer in the corps of Royal Engineers of the British Army from 1811 to 1825 ; as such he earned a Waterloo Medal . Afterwards he attempted to set up a mining company in Argentina . He married Julia Valenza Somerville in 1816 , and they eventually had four children . Bond Head was born to parents James Roper Mendes Head and Frances Anne Burgess . He was descended from the Spanish Jew Fernando Mendes , who accompanied as her personal physician Catherine of Braganza in 1662 when she came to England to marry Charles II . His grandfather Moses Mendes married Anna Gabriella Head and took on the Head name following the death of his wife 's father . Bond Head was appointed Lieutenant-Governor of Upper Canada in 1835 in an attempt by the British government to appease the reformers in the colony , such as William Lyon Mackenzie , who wanted responsible government . He appointed reformer Robert Baldwin to the Executive Council , though this appointment was opposed by the more radical Mackenzie . In any case he ignored Baldwin 's advice , and Baldwin resigned ; the Legislative Assembly of the 12th Parliament of Upper Canada then refused to pass any money bills , so Bond Head dissolved the government . In the subsequent election campaign , he appealed to the United Empire Loyalists of the colony , proclaiming that the reformers were advocating American republicanism . The Conservative party , led by the wealthy landowners known as the `` Family Compact '' , won the election to the 13th Parliament of Upper Canada . In December 1837 , Mackenzie led a brief and bungled rebellion in Toronto . Sir Francis Bond Head later boasted that despite the evidence that poured in from every district in the Province he allowed Mackenzie to prepare a revolt . He further claimed that he encouraged the outbreak by sending all the troops from the province , laying a trap for Mackenzie . Despite there being no troops the York Militia had been preparing for an attack . Bond Head sent the colonial militia to put down the rebellion , which they did within four days . In response to the rebellion , Britain replaced Bond Head as Lieutenant-Governor with Sir George Arthur then Lord Durham . Bond Head returned to England and settled down to write books and essays . In later life Bond Head lived at Duppas Hall , overlooking Duppas Hill in Croydon , where he organised protests against the proposed outlawing of horse-riding in the area . He was appointed to the Privy Council in 1867 .
Locality-sensitive hashing . Locality-sensitive hashing ( LSH ) reduces the dimensionality of high-dimensional data . LSH hashes input items so that similar items map to the same “ buckets ” with high probability ( the number of buckets being much smaller than the universe of possible input items ) . LSH differs from conventional and cryptographic hash functions because it aims to maximize the probability of a “ collision ” for similar items . Locality-sensitive hashing has much in common with data clustering and nearest neighbor search . Hashing-based approximate nearest neighbor search algorithms generally use one of two main categories of hashing methods : either data-independent methods , such as locality-sensitive hashing ( LSH ) ; or data-dependent methods , such as Locality-preserving hashing ( LPH ) . Definitions . A family is interesting when formula_16 . Such a family formula_1 is called `` formula_18-sensitive '' . Alternatively it is defined with respect to a universe of items that have a similarity function formula_19 . An LSH scheme is a family of hash functions coupled with a probability distribution over the functions such that a function formula_20 chosen according to satisfies the property that formula_21 for any formula_22 . Locality-preserving hashing . A locality-preserving hashing is a hash function `` f '' that maps a point or points in a multidimensional coordinate space to a scalar value , such that if we have three points `` A '' , `` B '' and `` C '' such that In other words , these are hash functions where the relative distance between the input values is preserved in the relative distance between of the output hash values ; input values that are closer to each other will produce output hash values that are closer to each other . This is in contrast to cryptographic hash functions and checksums , which are designed to have maximum output difference between adjacent inputs . Locality preserving hashes are related to space-filling curves . Amplification . Given a formula_24-sensitive family formula_1 , we can construct new families formula_26 by either the AND-construction or OR-construction of formula_1 . To create an AND-construction , we define a new family formula_26 of hash functions , where each function is constructed from random functions formula_29 from formula_1 . We then say that for a hash function formula_31 , formula_32 if and only if all formula_33 for formula_34 . Since the members of formula_1 are independently chosen for any formula_31 , formula_26 is a formula_38-sensitive family . To create an OR-construction , we define a new family formula_26 of hash functions , where each function is constructed from random functions formula_29 from formula_1 . We then say that for a hash function formula_31 , formula_32 if and only if formula_33 for one or more values of . Since the members of formula_1 are independently chosen for any formula_31 , formula_26 is a formula_48-sensitive family . Applications . LSH has been applied to several problem domains including Bit sampling for Hamming distance . One of the easiest ways to construct an LSH family is by bit sampling . This approach works for the Hamming distance over d-dimensional vectors formula_49 . Here , the family formula_1 of hash functions is simply the family of all the projections of points on one of the formula_51 coordinates , i.e. , formula_52 , where formula_53 is the formula_54th coordinate of formula_55 . A random function formula_56 from formula_57 simply selects a random bit from the input point . This family has the following parameters : formula_58 , formula_59 . Min-wise independent permutations . Suppose is composed of subsets of some ground set of enumerable items and the similarity function of interest is the Jaccard index . If is a permutation on the indices of , for formula_60 let formula_61 . Each possible choice of defines a single hash function mapping input sets to elements of . Define the function family to be the set of all such functions and let be the uniform distribution . Given two sets formula_62 the event that formula_63 corresponds exactly to the event that the minimizer of over formula_64 lies inside formula_65 . As was chosen uniformly at random , formula_66 and formula_67 define an LSH scheme for the Jaccard index . Because the symmetric group on n elements has size n ! , choosing a truly random permutation from the full symmetric group is infeasible for even moderately sized n. Because of this fact , there has been significant work on finding a family of permutations that is `` min-wise independent '' - a permutation family for which each element of the domain has equal probability of being the minimum under a randomly chosen . It has been established that a min-wise independent family of permutations is at least of size formula_68 . and that this bound is tight . Because min-wise independent families are too big for practical applications , two variant notions of min-wise independence are introduced : restricted min-wise independent permutations families , and approximate min-wise independent families . Restricted min-wise independence is the min-wise independence property restricted to certain sets of cardinality at most . Approximate min-wise independence differs from the property by at most a fixed . TLSH . TLSH is locality-sensitive hashing algorithm designed for a range of security and digital forensic applications . The goal of TLSH is to generate a hash digest of document such that if two digests have a low distance between them , then it is likely that the messages are similar to each other . Testing performed in the paper demonstrates that on a range of file types identified the Nilsimsa hash as having a significantly higher false positive rate when compared to other similarity digest schemes such as TLSH , Ssdeep and Sdhash . An implementation of TLSH is available as open-source software . Random projection . The random projection method of LSH due to Moses Charikar called SimHash ( also sometimes called arccos ) is designed to approximate the cosine distance between vectors . The basic idea of this technique is to choose a random hyperplane ( defined by a normal unit vector ) at the outset and use the hyperplane to hash input vectors . Given an input vector and a hyperplane defined by , we let formula_71 . That is , formula_72 depending on which side of the hyperplane lies . Each possible choice of defines a single function . Let be the set of all such functions and let be the uniform distribution once again . It is not difficult to prove that , for two vectors formula_73 , formula_74 , where formula_75 is the angle between and . formula_76 is closely related to formula_77 . In this instance hashing produces only a single bit . Two vectors ' bits match with probability proportional to the cosine of the angle between them . Stable distributions . formula_78 maps a `` d '' dimensional vector formula_79 onto a set of integers . Each hash function in the family is indexed by a choice of random formula_80 and formula_81 where formula_80 is a `` d '' dimensional entries chosen independently from a stable distribution and formula_81 is a real number chosen uniformly from the range [ 0 , r ] . For a fixed formula_84 the hash function formula_85 is given by formula_86 . Other construction methods for hash functions have been proposed to better fit the data . In particular k-means hash functions are better in practice than projection-based hash functions , but without any theoretical guarantee . LSH algorithm for nearest neighbor search . One of the main applications of LSH is to provide a method for efficient approximate nearest neighbor search algorithms . Consider an LSH family formula_1 . The algorithm has two main parameters : the width parameter and the number of hash tables . In the first step , we define a new family formula_26 of hash functions , where each function is obtained by concatenating functions formula_29 from formula_1 , i.e. , formula_91 . In other words , a random hash function is obtained by concatenating randomly chosen hash functions from formula_1 . The algorithm then constructs hash tables , each corresponding to a different randomly chosen hash function . In the preprocessing step we hash all points from the data set into each of the hash tables . Given that the resulting hash tables have only non-zero entries , one can reduce the amount of memory used per each hash table to formula_93 using standard hash functions . Given a query point , the algorithm iterates over the hash functions . For each considered , it retrieves the data points that are hashed into the same bucket as . The process is stopped as soon as a point within distance formula_94 from is found .
Canadian Colonial Airways . Canadian Colonial Airways was founded in 1929 in Montreal , Quebec , Canada . In 1942 , it reformed as Colonial Airlines , which was later absorbed by Eastern Air Lines .
Jolyn Beer . Jolyn Beer ( born 26 May 1994 ) is a German sport shooter . She participated at the 2018 ISSF World Shooting Championships , winning a medal .
Plura ( disambiguation ) . The pleura ( sometimes plura ) , is a serous membrane which folds back onto itself to form a two-layered membrane structure . Refer to Pleural cavity
Alberto Ramírez ( Peruvian footballer ) . Alberto Ramírez Dioses ( born November 5 , 1968 ) is a Peruvian manager and retired footballer who played as a striker . Club . Ramírez started his senior career with Huacho based club Juventud La Palma . He played most of his career in Peru , with notable teams such as Sport Boys , Sporting Cristal , Universitario de Deportes , FBC Melgar , and Juan Aurich . Outside of his home country , Alberto played in Bolivia with The Strongest and in Mexico with Tampico Madero and Puebla . He has also played in the Second Division in Spain with Xerez CD , where he played 11 matches and scored one goal . International . He played for the Peru national team for a brief period , scoring 3 goals in 11 matches . Managerial career . He started managerial career with Second Division side Club Atlético Torino in the 2009 Peruvian Segunda División season .
Limmen National Park . Limmen National Park , announced in 2012 , is the second largest in Australia covering in the Northern Territory . Located about 600 km south-east of Darwin on the Gulf of Carpentaria , the park incorporates wetlands , sandstone structures and numerous rivers , including the Limmen Bight River from which the park takes its name . A major attraction in the park are the 'Lost Cities'—sandstone rock formations resembling tall apartment blocks .
The Casual Vacancy . `` The Casual Vacancy '' is a 2012 novel written by J. K. Rowling . The book was published worldwide by the Little , Brown Book Group on 27 September 2012 . A paperback edition was released on 23 July 2013 . It was Rowling 's first publication since the `` Harry Potter '' series , her first apart from that series , and her first novel for adult readership . The novel is set in a suburban West Country town called Pagford and begins with the death of beloved Parish Councillor Barry Fairbrother . Subsequently , a seat on the council is vacant and a conflict ensues before the election for his successor takes place . Factions develop , particularly concerning whether to dissociate with a local council estate , 'the Fields ' , with which Barry supported an alliance . However , those running for a place soon find their darkest secrets revealed on the Parish Council online forum , ruining their campaign and leaving the election in turmoil . Major themes in the novel are class , politics , and social issues such as drugs , prostitution and rape . The novel was the fastest-selling in the United Kingdom in three years and had the second best-selling opening week for an adult novel there since Dan Brown 's `` The Lost Symbol '' . It became the 15th best-selling book of 2012 during its first week of release . Within the first three weeks the book 's total sales topped one million copies in English in all formats across all territories , including the US and the UK The book also set a Goodreads record for the all-time biggest 'started reading ' day , later winning the Best Fiction category in the Goodreads Choice Awards 2012 . The book was adapted into a television drama broadcast in 2015 . Contents . The book is dedicated to Rowling 's husband , Dr Neil Murray . This was the third time Murray has received a dedication from his wife , after he shared a dedication in the fifth `` Harry Potter '' book , `` Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix '' and the seventh `` Harry Potter '' book , `` Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows '' . The book is split into seven parts , and features varying narratives . Each section is headed by a definition from Charles Arnold-Baker 's book `` Local Council Administration '' . Plot summary . The novel is split into seven parts , the first depicting the aftermath of the death of local Pagford Parish Councillor , Barry Fairbrother , who suffers a burst aneurysm in the car park of a local golf course . The inhabitants of the town share the news with their friends and relatives and chaos ensues . The problem arises in deciding whether local council estate 'The Fields ' should remain as part of Pagford , or instead join the local city of Yarvil , a contentious debate in which Barry Fairbrother was passionately in favour of the former option ; his death is seen by many as an opportunity to end the debate once and for all . The fate of the methadone rehabilitation clinic , Bellchapel , is also a key controversy in the parish . After the date for the election to elect a replacement for Fairbrother is announced , the children of some of the councillors and election candidates decide to make damaging , yet often accurate , posts on the Parish Council online forum . Andrew , son of Simon Price is the first to do so , by means of an SQL injection which he learned how to perform in school , operating under the name 'The_Ghost_Of_Barry_Fairbrother ' and informing everyone that his father had obtained a stolen computer . Sukhvinder ( who , like Andrew , learns about hacking in ICT class ) follows , posting that her mother , Dr. Parminder Jawanda , was in love with Barry . Thirdly , Fats Wall posts , claiming his adoptive father Cubby ( a Deputy Headteacher ) suffers from obsessive fear of having molested a child without any memory of the fact . Finally , in a desperate attempt to relieve the guilt weighing on him for costing his father his job , Andrew confides in Simon and posts that Council leader , Howard Mollison , is having an affair with his business partner Maureen . Howard 's son , Miles Mollison , is the winning candidate , much to the displeasure of his wife , Samantha , who confesses she did not know if she still loves him , only to eventually reconcile . Another focus of the novel is the traumatic life of Krystal Weedon . 16-year-old Krystal lives in The Fields with her 4-year-old brother Robbie and their heroin addicted prostitute mother Terri . Social worker Kay is determined for Terri to stop her drug use and take responsibility for the care of Robbie , however , Terri relapses and her drug dealer Obbo rapes Krystal . Spurred on to start a family elsewhere , Krystal has unprotected sex with Fats in an attempt to become pregnant . It is during one of these instances that Robbie runs away from the pair in a park , eventually falling and drowning in a river , despite Sukhvinder 's attempts to save him . Krystal is so distraught she commits suicide by taking a heroin overdose , the novel culminating with the siblings ' funeral . Conception . Rowling first had the idea on an aeroplane to the United States , whilst on tour for `` Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows '' . Referring to the original conception of the `` Harry Potter '' series on a train from Manchester to London , Rowling said `` Obviously I need to be in some form of vehicle to have a decent idea . This time I was on a plane . And I thought : local election ! And I just knew . I had that totally physical response you get to an idea that you know will work . It 's a rush of adrenaline , it 's chemical . I had it with Harry Potter and I had it with this . So that 's how I know . '' Rowling 's movement from children 's literature to adult literature arose from being `` ready to change genre '' . Referring to the `` Harry Potter '' series Rowling commented , `` The thing about fantasy—there are certain things you just do n't do in fantasy . You do n't have sex near unicorns . It 's an ironclad rule . It 's tacky . '' Critics questioned whether younger `` Harry Potter '' fans might be drawn into wanting to read the book , Rowling responded saying , `` There is no part of me that feels that I represented myself as your children 's babysitter or their teacher . I was always , I think , completely honest . I 'm a writer , and I will write what I want to write . '' Rowling rejected Little , Brown 's claims that the book was a `` black comedy '' , saying in an interview with `` The New Yorker '' , `` It 's been billed , slightly , as a black comedy , but to me it 's more of a comic tragedy . '' If the novel had precedents , `` it would be sort of nineteenth-century : the anatomy and the analysis of a very small and closed society . '' Choice of title . For two years , the working title of the novel was `` Responsible '' , until Rowling picked up Charles Arnold-Baker 's work on local government , `` Local Council Administration '' , whilst looking something up and came across the term `` casual vacancy . '' `` The New Yorker '' questioned Rowling 's original choice of title , and she remarked `` This is a book about responsibility . In the minor sense—how responsible we are for our own personal happiness , and where we find ourselves in life—but in the macro sense also , of course : how responsible we are for the poor , the disadvantaged , other people ’ s misery . '' Social issues . `` The Casual Vacancy '' features a range of social issues , including rape , racism , heroin and marijuana use , pornography , domestic abuse , child abuse , self-harm and suicide . Sukhvinder Jawanda is often berated by her mother , Parminder , and will resort to self-harm . Andrew Price , along with his brother Paul , suffer child abuse from their father Simon Price during the novel . `` The New Yorker '' questioned Rowling whether this represented her difficult childhood and relationship with her father , Rowling replied `` Andrew 's romantic idea that he 'll go and live among the graffiti and broken windows of London—that was me . I thought , I have to get away from this place . So all of my energies went into that . `` , although she added , `` I did not have an easy relationship with my father , but no one in 'The Casual Vacancy ' is a portrait of any living person . '' Politics and poverty . One of the novel 's major themes is politics . `` The Guardian '' referred to `` The Casual Vacancy '' as a `` parable of national politics '' , with Rowling saying , `` I 'm interested in that drive , that rush to judgment , that is so prevalent in our society , We all know that pleasurable rush that comes from condemning , and in the short term it 's quite a satisfying thing to do , is n't it ? '' Rowling was also critical of the Conservative-Liberal Democrat Coalition that had led since the general election in 2010 saying , `` There has been a horribly familiar change of atmosphere [ since the 2010 election ] , it feels to me a lot like it did in the early 90s , where there 's been a bit of redistribution of benefits and suddenly lone-parent families are that little bit worse off . But it 's not a 'little bit ' when you 're in that situation . Even a tenner a week can make such a vast , vast difference . So , yeah , it does feel familiar . Though I started writing this five years ago when we did n't have a coalition government , so it 's become maybe more relevant as I 've written . '' Rowling went on to say that Britain held a `` phenomenally snobby society '' , and described the middle class as `` pretentious '' and `` funny '' . Rowling has commented on her economic situation before the success of `` Harry Potter '' as being `` poor as it is possible to be in modern Britain , without being homeless '' and said that this was why she was drawn to writing about poverty . Critical response . Rowling was interviewed in `` The Guardian '' concerning the response `` The Casual Vacancy '' would receive . She said `` I just needed to write this book . I like it a lot , I 'm proud of it , and that counts for me . '' Referring to her initial idea of publishing under a pseudonym she commented , `` I think it 's braver to do it like this . And , to an extent , you know what ? The worst that can happen is that everyone says , 'Well , that was dreadful , she should have stuck to writing for kids ' and I can take that . So , yeah , I 'll put it out there , and if everyone says , 'Well , that 's shockingly bad—back to wizards with you ' , then obviously I wo n't be throwing a party . But I will live . I will live . '' When released , `` The Casual Vacancy '' received mixed reviews . Lev Grossman for `` Time '' wrote in a positive review , `` It 's a big , ambitious , brilliant , profane , funny , deeply upsetting and magnificently eloquent novel of contemporary England , rich with literary intelligence and entirely bereft of bullshit . '' The `` Wall Street Journal '' wrote `` Once you get your Mileses and Simonses straight and events begin to unfurl , it becomes a positively propulsive read . 'The Casual Vacancy ' may not be George Eliot , but it 's J.K. Rowling ; and that 's pretty good . '' `` The Guardian '' wrote , `` The Casual Vacancy is no masterpiece , but it 's not bad at all : intelligent , workmanlike , and often funny . '' `` The Economist '' opined , `` This is a novel of insight and skill , deftly drawn and , at the end , cleverly pulled together . It plays to her strengths as a storyteller . '' David Robinson of `` The Scotsman '' praised the novel , saying , `` It is far grittier , bleaker ( and , occasionally , funnier ) than I had expected , and—the acid test—I suspect it would do well even if its author 's name were n't J.K . Rowling . '' `` The Telegraph '' lauded the novel as well , writing , `` One marvels at the skill with which Rowling weaves such vivid characters in and out of each other 's lives , rendering them so complex and viscerally believable that one finds oneself caring for the worst of them . '' Further positive reviews have come from reviewers for the Associated Press , `` Express.co.uk '' , `` The Daily Mirror '' , `` The Kansas City Star '' , `` The New Zealand Herald '' and the `` Daily Beast '' , the latter remarked that the book was a `` page turner . '' `` The New York Times Michiko Kakutani panned the novel , comparing it unfavourably to Rowling 's `` Harry Potter '' series and saying , `` We do not come away feeling that we know the back stories of the 'Vacancy ' characters in intimate detail the way we did with Harry and his friends and enemies , nor do we finish the novel with a visceral knowledge of how their pasts—and their families ' pasts—have informed their present lives . '' The `` Los Angeles Times '' criticised the book , stating that it `` fails to conjure Harry Potter 's magic . '' Columnist Jan Moir in the `` Daily Mail '' called it `` more than 500 pages of relentless socialist manifesto masquerading as literature '' , though the paper 's official review states Rowling is `` adept at manipulating emotions , her plotting is neat '' though the book is missing a touch of magic . `` The Daily Telegraph '' maintained the novel was humorous but said `` The novel pretty much explodes towards the end , losing shape in its fury at the dirty , unfair England that we Muggles have made for ourselves . It 's like `` The Archers '' on amyl nitrate . '' `` The Times '' said `` The difficulty , in this fat novel , is the difference between the reader 's level of interest in a wholly invented world , such as Harry Potter 's , and the world we 're stuck with . Rowling has a sharp eye for vivid details , and there are passages of very good writing in this book ... But her fictions have little shadow in them . '' Sales , awards and honours . Within hours of the book 's release , it had reached Number 1 position on the Amazon Book Chart in the United States . It was the second biggest adult opening of all time in the United Kingdom , falling short of Dan Brown 's 2009 novel , `` The Lost Symbol '' , which sold 550,946 copies . It also fell short of Rowling 's last release , `` Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows '' , that sold 2.6 million copies and became the fastest-selling book in history , a record that was lost to Harper Lee 's 'Go Set a Watchman ' in 2015 . It became the 15th best-selling book of 2012 during its first week of release . Little , Brown and Company has announced that within the first three weeks the book 's total sales have topped one million copies in English in all formats across all territories , including the US and the UK The book won the Best Fiction category in the Goodreads Choice Awards 2012 . Portrayal of Sikhism . A Sikh family plays an important part in the novel , and the description of the character Sukhvinder sparked some controversy amongst followers of the Sikh faith . Avtar Singh Makkar , the head of India 's Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee , commented that Rowling 's book would be examined by the scrutiny board of SGPC for anything objectionable . Rowling stated that she admires the Sikh religion and had done a vast amount of research on Sikhism . Other members of the Sikh community appreciated the fact that Rowling portrayed Sikhs and Sikhism in a favourable light and actually draws attention to discriminations faced by Sikhs . Adaptation . On 3 December 2012 , BBC One and BBC Drama commissioned an adaptation of `` The Casual Vacancy '' . It was a joint production with US channel HBO . Filming began in August 2014 . In 2015 , the adaptation was broadcast on BBC One , as 3 one-hour segments . Warner Bros. is serving as the worldwide TV distributor of the series , except in the United Kingdom . Some aspects of the story were modified for the TV adaptation . For example , the controversial decision to be made by the parish council was changed from closing a methadone clinic , to closing a country house bequeathed to the village as a public amenity by a rich philanthropist , and replacing it with a spa .
Cinctura branhamae . `` Cinctura branhamae '' is a species of sea snail , a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fasciolariidae , the spindle snails , the tulip snails and their allies . Distribution . This species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico .
Stanley Colman . Stanley Colman ( 6 January 1862 – 27 February 1942 ) was an English cricketer . He played six first-class matches for Surrey in 1882 .
Andy Dales . Andy Dales ( born 13 November 1994 ) is an English professional footballer who plays for Scunthorpe United , as a striker . Club career . Dales spent 10 years with the youth team of Derby County after joining at the age of 9 . He then played in non-league with Mickleover Sports , and trained with the V9 Academy , before signing for Scunthorpe United in June 2018 . He scored on his professional debut on 4 August 2018. International career . Dales was an England C international .
Kota Iskandar , Johor . Kota Iskandar ( Jawi : كوتا إسكندر ) ( formerly Johor State New Administrative Centre ( JSNAC ) ) is an administrative centre for the state government of Johor , Malaysia . It is located in Iskandar Puteri , Johor Bahru District and it is the first phase of the Iskandar Puteri project . The Iskandar Puteri project itself is a part of Iskandar Malaysia . Kota Iskandar was developed by Cahaya Jauhar Sdn Bhd and the first Phase was completed in 2008 . Name . Kota Iskandar was named after the late Sultan of Johor , Almarhum Sultan Iskandar . History . Kota Iskandar was officially launched by Sultan Iskandar on 19 April 2009 . Within the same month , 2,200 civil servants moved to the new complex and the first sitting for Johor legislative assembly happened on 19 June 2009 . In February 2010 , public transportation was introduced to the area . Architecture . The administrative centre consist of the State Assembly Building , Chief Minister 's and State Secretariat 's Office ( Dato ' Jaafar Muhammad Building ) . The buildings are based on a Johor-Malay and Moorish architecture . The Chief Minister 's and State Secretary Office houses the chief minister 's office , state EXCO offices , Secretary of State office and many other departments . It has of office space in a five storey structure .
Vladimir Petrov ( diplomat ) . Vladimir Mikhaylovich Petrov ( ; 15 February 1907 – 14 June 1991 ) was a member of the Soviet Union 's clandestine services who became famous in 1954 for his defection to Australia . Early life . He was born Afanasy Mikhaylovich Shorokhov ( ) , into a peasant family in the village of Larikha , in central Siberia . He joined the Komsomol in 1923 , using his Communist Party affiliation to gain an education , which would greatly benefit him . Through this education he was able to do well enough on his naval recruiting tests to become specially selected for the cipher-work training course . After the two-year technical course which qualified him as a cipher specialist , he was posted to a ship in the Baltic Sea to encrypt and decrypt the secret signals . Intelligence career . Petrov also gave information about the defection of Burgess and Maclean of the Cambridge Five . Their escape had been handled by Kislitsyn , an M.G.B . officer who was in Australia when Petrov defected in 1954 . Petrov also disclosed that Burgess and McLean were living in Kuibyshev in 1954 . ( National Archives Reference : kv/2/3440 ) Joining OGPU . He decided to join the Soviet spy organization , the OGPU , in May 1933 . He was subsequently admitted to the `` Special Cipher Section '' , which was attached to the `` Foreign Department '' of the OGPU . It was his status in this section which allowed him to learn many Soviet secrets by reading the top secret ciphers . Petrov lived through the purges of Stalin under Yagoda , Yezhov , and Beria . Even though a great number of his friends , colleagues , and superiors were arrested and executed , Petrov escaped unscathed . Australia and defection . Having graduated from cipher clerk to full-fledged agent , Petrov was sent to Australia by the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs ( MVD ) in 1951 . His job there was to recruit spies and to keep watch on Soviet citizens , making sure that none of the Soviets abroad defected . Ironically , it was in Australia where the fateful events would occur , which led to his own defection from the USSR . This came about through his association with Polish-born doctor and musician Michael Bialoguski , who played along in seeming to allow Petrov to recruit him to gather information , while at the same time reporting to Australian Security Intelligence Organisation on Petrov 's activities . Vladimir Petrov applied for political asylum in 1954 , on the grounds that he could provide information regarding a Soviet spy ring operating out of the Soviet Embassy in Australia . Petrov states in his memoirs ( ghost written by Michael Thwaites ) that his reasoning for defecting lay not in an imminent fear of being executed , but in his disillusionment with the Soviet system and his own experiences and knowledge of the terror and human suffering inflicted on the Soviet people by their government . He witnessed the destruction of the Siberian village in which he was born , caused by forced collectivization and the famine which resulted . Life after defection . Petrov became an Australian citizen in 1956 . He and his wife Evdokia 's names were changed to Sven and Maria Anna Allyson . They lived a quiet suburban life in Melbourne . He died in 1991 , and she died in 2002 . The whereabouts of the Petrovs were still the subject of a D-Notice in 1982 . Fictional works . Petrov 's defection has inspired a number of fictional works .
Cantharidus turneri . `` Cantharidus turneri '' is a species of sea snail , a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae , the top snails . Description . The shell grows to a length of 9 mm , its diameter 8 mm . Distribution . This marine species occurs off Stewart Island , New Zealand .
The Manor , Mosman . The Manor is a mansion in the Sydney suburb of Mosman . Built circa 1911 , loosely in the Federation Queen Anne style , it stands in the harbour-front street of Iluka Road , in the Mosman locality of Clifton Gardens . It is listed on the heritage register of New South Wales . History and description . The Manor 's original owner , William John Bakewell , of Bakewell Bros. , initially planned a cottage of eight rooms , but the project kept growing until it was a mansion with fifty-five rooms , most of which were lined with beaten copper . It was spread over six allotments in Margaret Street , which later became Iluka Road . It became known locally as Bakewell 's Folly . In 1922 , the Theosophical Society rented The Manor for a community of some fifty people , headed by Charles Leadbeater , a claimed clairvoyant , and a major figure in the Society . The Manor became an important centre for the Society and was regarded as a great `` occult forcing-house '' . The English writer Mary Lutyens stayed at The Manor in the 1920s and described it as `` a huge and hideous villa '' . The young Indian Jiddu Krishnamurti , who was presented as the new `` World Teacher '' , stayed in nearby David Street with his brother Nitya while Lutyens—his eventual biographer—stayed at The Manor . The Theosophical Society bought the house in 1925 , holding it under a trust deed . In 1926 they started the radio station 2GB ; the initials stood for Giordano Bruno , a saint . The station operated from The Manor for a few years . In 1951 , they set up The Manor Foundation Ltd to own and run the house . The Society still used The Manor as of 2013 .
Philippe Graffin . Philippe Graffin ( born 1964 ) is a French violinist and recording artist . He was born in Romilly-sur-Seine , France . The French Violinist Philippe Graffin was a student of the late Joseph Gingold and Philippe Hirschhorn and has established a particular reputation for his interpretations of his native repertoire as well for his interest in rare and contemporary works . He rediscovered original settings of classics such as Chausson 's `` Poème '' and Ravel 's `` Tzigane '' and has also championed the forgotten violin concertos of G. Fauré and the concerto by English composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor . Philippe has shared the stage with some of the greatest musicians of our time : Yehudi Menuhin , M. Rostropovich , Martha Argerich , and Sergiu Comissiona . He regularly partners with cellists Gary Hoffman and Truls Mork ; pianists Pascal Devoyon , Steven Kovacevich , Claire Désert , as well as with the Chilingirian Quartet and Tango Factory among others . A number of composers have written works for him including David Matthews , Yves Prin , Vassili Lobanov and Philippe Hersant . The Lithuanian composer Vytautas Barkauskas dedicated his award-winning violin concerto `` Jeux '' to Philippe and wrote a double concerto Duo Concertante for him and violinist Nobuko Imai and Russian composer , Rodion Shchedrin wrote a concerto for violin , trumpet and string orchestra , dedicated to Philippe . He has performed with many of Europe 's finest orchestras such as The Philharmonia , BBC Symphony Orchestra , Gothenburg Symphony , Royal Flemish Philharmonic , George Enescu Philharmonic , St Petersburg Philharmonic and with chamber orchestras such as the English Chamber Orchestra , Swedish Chamber Orchestra , Camerata Nordica and Orchestra di Padova et del Veneto . He works often in Lithuania where he played under the baton of Mstislaw Rostropovich in 2001 . He tours regularly to South Africa and has played with the orchestras of Johannesburg , Cape Town and Durban . He has performed in prestigious venues such as Amsterdam 's Concertgebouw , the Palazetto Bru-Zane in Venice and for series such as France 's Concerts du Poche and Rive Gauche Musique and at the BBC Proms in the Royal Albert Hall . He was the founder of the chamber music festival , Consonances de Saint-Nazaire , and its artistic director throughout its twenty-five year history . He has also been artistic director of several events at London 's Wigmore Hall . Following the success of his festival at Flagey in Brussels with Gerard Depardieu , recorded and documented by Belgian Television RTBF , Graffin curates 'Ysaÿe 's Knokke ' in September 2017 , a festival in Knokke le Zout , where the great Belgian violinist Ysaÿe had his summer residence . Philippe Graffin plays a Domenico Busano violin , made in Venice , 1730 . In demand as a teacher Philippe Graffin gives masterclasses around the world and is currently professor at the Paris Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique and guest professor at the Brussels Conservatoire Royal . Recordings . Philippe Graffin has made numerous landmark recordings for a variety of independent record labels . For Hyperion his recordings include the Ysaÿe sonatas , the chamber music of Chausson , the three Saint-Saëns violin concertos , a collection of rare French works for violin and orchestra and rare sonatas of Pierre de Bréville and Joseph Canteloube , world première recordings of concertos by Frederic Cliffe and Baron Frédéric d'Erlanger and a disc of works by the Belgian composer Joseph Jongen . For Avie Records he made the world premiere recording of the Violin Concerto of Afro-English composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor , a recital disc of Debussy , Enesco & Ravel with Claire Désert , Elgar ’ s Violin Concerto , coupled with Chausson 's `` Poème '' in original manuscript versions , shortlisted for the Gramophone awards and a double CD of Mozart duos and the Sinfonia Concertante with Nobuko Imai . He recorded Miklós Rózsa ’ s Sinfonia Concertante with Raphael Wallfisch for ASV and for Onyx Classics he recorded a virtuoso recital CD entitled ‘ Hungarian Dances ’ and a disc of Schumann works . For Dutton Vocalion he has recorded works for violin and orchestra of Frederick Delius and the violin concertos of David Matthews , one of which was dedicated to him . For Timpani Records he recorded Philippe Gaubert 's violin concerto . His most recent recordings include releases on the Dutch Cobra label of the violin concerto of Finnish composer Tauno Marttinen with the Turku Philharmonic , a recording of Tchaikovsky 's violin concerto and Shchedrin 's Concerto Parlando and the Mendelssohn and Schumann violin concertos , and a release for Dutton Vocalion of the Britten and Delius violin concertos which has had critical acclaim .
Bulbine frutescens . `` Bulbine frutescens '' is a species of flowering plant in the genus `` Bulbine '' , native to southern Africa ( South Africa , Lesotho , Swaziland ) . `` Bulbine '' comes from the Greek word `` bolbine '' , a general word for a bulbous plant , but particularly `` Ornithogalum '' . The name is misleading , as plants do not have a bulbous base . `` Bulbine frutescens '' is mostly dormant in summer , blooming in the spring , and then again in autumn although somewhat less . It can be propagated easily by stem cuttings . The cuttings can be planted immediately and kept in a shady area . They do not need any special attention or treatment , and build strong roots in a couple of months .
Andy Gibb . Andrew Roy Gibb ( 5 March 1958 – 10 March 1988 ) was an English singer , songwriter , performer , and teen idol . He was the younger brother of the Bee Gees : Barry , Robin , and Maurice Gibb . Gibb came to international prominence in the late 1970s with six singles that reached the Top 10 in the United States , starting with `` I Just Want to Be Your Everything '' ( 1977 ) , followed by three other top 20 singles . Gibb 's success was brief due to drug addiction and depression . He died just five days after his 30th birthday . 1958–1975 : Early life and first recordings . Andrew Roy Gibb was born on 5 March 1958 in Manchester , England . He was the youngest of five children of Barbara and Hugh Gibb . His mother was of Irish and English descent and his father was of Scottish and Irish descent . He had four siblings : his sister Lesley , and three brothers , Barry and fraternal twins Robin and Maurice . At the age of six months , Gibb emigrated with his family to Queensland , Australia , settling on Cribb Island just north of Brisbane . After moving several times around Brisbane and Sydney , Andy returned to the United Kingdom in January 1967 as his three older brothers began to gain international fame as the Bee Gees . In his childhood , his mother Barbara described Andy as `` A little devil , a little monster . I 'd send him off to school , but he 'd sneak off to the stable and sleep with his two horses all day . He 'd wander back home around lunchtime smelling of horse manure , yet he 'd swear he had been at school . Oh , he was a little monkey ! '' He quit school at the age of 13 , and with an acoustic guitar given to him by his older brother Barry , he began playing at tourist clubs around Ibiza , Spain ( when his parents moved there ) , and later in the Isle of Man , his brothers ' birthplace , where his parents were living at the time . In June 1974 , Gibb formed his first group , Melody Fayre ( named after a Bee Gees song ) , which included Isle of Man musicians John Alderson on guitar and John Stringer on drums . The group was managed by Andy 's mother , Barbara , and had regular bookings on the small island 's hotel circuit . Gibb 's first recording , in August 1973 , was a Maurice Gibb composition , `` My Father Was a Rebel '' , which Maurice also produced and played on . It was not released . Another track on the session performed by him was `` Windows of My World '' co-written by him with Maurice . At the urging of his brother Barry , Gibb returned to Australia in 1974 . Barry believed that as Australia had been a good training ground for the Bee Gees it would also help his youngest brother . Lesley Gibb had remained in Australia , where she raised a family with her husband . Both Alderson and Stringer followed Andy to Australia with the hope of forming a band there . With Col Joye producing , Andy , Alderson and Stringer recorded a number of Andy 's compositions . The first song was a demo called `` To a Girl '' ( with his brother Maurice playing organ ) , which he later performed on his television debut in Australia on `` The Ernie Sigley Show '' . Sigley later informed the audience that it was from Gibb 's forthcoming album , but it was never released . In November the same year , he recorded six demos – again produced by Joye – including `` Words and Music '' , `` Westfield Mansions '' and `` Flowing Rivers '' ( which was later released ) . What may have detracted from the `` training ground '' aspect of Australia for Andy compared to his brothers was that Andy was relatively independent financially , mainly because of his brothers ' support and their largesse ; hence , the group 's sporadic work rate . Andy would disappear for periods of time , leaving Alderson and Stringer out of work with no income . Despondent , Alderson and Stringer returned to the UK . Gibb later joined the band Zenta , consisting of Gibb on vocals , Rick Alford on guitar , Paddy Lelliot on bass , Glen Greenhalgh on vocals , and Trevor Norton on drums . Zenta supported international artists Sweet and the Bay City Rollers on the Sydney leg of their Australian tours . `` Ca n't Stop Dancing '' ( which was a Ray Stevens song , later a US hit for duo The Captain and Tennille in May 1977 ) was mooted for release , but did n't eventuate , although Gibb did perform it on television at least once on the revitalised `` Bandstand '' show hosted by Daryl Somers . Zenta would appear later as a backing band for Gibb , but did not participate on Gibb 's recording sessions around 1975 , which featured Australian jazz fusion group Crossfire . `` Words and Music '' was released on the ATA label only in Australia and New Zealand , owned by Joye . It was his first single , the song , backed by another Andy Gibb composition `` Westfield Mansions '' . The single would eventually reach the Top Twenty on the Sydney music charts in 1976 , although the ballad was one of his well-known hits . He married his girlfriend , Kim Reeder on July 11 , 1976 . They divorced on January 15 , 1978 . They had a daughter , Peta , who was born on January 25 , 1978 . 1975–1980 : International success . Robert Stigwood , who at the time was the Bee Gees 's manager , signed Andy to his label , RSO Records in early 1976 , after he had heard some of Andy 's demo tapes . Andy soon moved to Miami Beach , Florida , to begin working on songs with his brother Barry and co-producers Albhy Galuten and Karl Richardson . In late 1976 in Miami , Andy , with older brother Barry producing and recording in the famed Criteria Studios , set about making his first album , `` Flowing Rivers '' , around the same time as Eagles finishing their album `` Hotel California '' as Eagles guitarist Joe Walsh played on two songs on his first album . The first release from the album , and Gibb 's first single released outside Australia , was `` I Just Want to Be Your Everything '' which was written by Barry , who also provided backup vocals . It reached number one in the United States and Australia and was the most played record of the year . In Britain it was a lesser hit , just scraping into the Top 30 . Eight of the ten tracks on the album were Andy Gibb compositions , mostly songs written during his time in Australia . These included a re-recording of his previous single , `` Words and Music '' . In September 1977 `` Flowing Rivers '' , with another number one single `` ( Love Is ) Thicker Than Water '' ( also co-written by Gibb and his brother Barry ) to support it , quickly became a million selling album . That single broke in early 1978 during the time that the Bee Gees ' contributions to the `` Saturday Night Fever '' soundtrack were dominating the world charts . In the United States it replaced `` Stayin ' Alive '' at the top of the Hot 100 on the day before Andy 's 20th birthday , only to be surpassed by `` Night Fever '' at number one there two weeks later . On 25 January 1978 , he had a daughter , Peta Jaye , but the couple had already separated before Reeder discovered she was pregnant . They divorced later that year . Andy then began work with the Gibb-Galuten-Richardson production team on his second album , `` Shadow Dancing '' , which was released in April 1978 . The title track , written by all four Gibb brothers , was released as a single in the United States in April 1978 . In mid-June it began a seven-week run at number one , achieving platinum status and the honour of being Billboard 's number one song of 1978 . In the United States , Andy became the first male solo artist to have three consecutive number one singles on the `` Billboard '' Hot 100 , with all of the weeks at # 1 from those singles just barely inside a year , from 30 July 1977 through 29 July 1978 . Two further Top Ten singles , `` An Everlasting Love '' ( which reached number five ) and `` ( Our Love ) Do n't Throw It All Away '' ( which reached number nine ) , were released from the album , which became another million seller . In 1979 Gibb performed along with Bee Gees , ABBA , and Olivia Newton-John ( duet with `` Rest Your Love on Me '' ) at the Music for UNICEF Concert at the United Nations General Assembly , which was broadcast worldwide . He returned to the studio to begin recording sessions for his final full studio album , `` After Dark '' . In March 1980 the last of Gibb 's Top Ten singles charted just ahead of the album 's release . `` Desire '' was recorded for the Bee Gees ' 1979 album `` Spirits Having Flown '' and featured their original track , complete with Andy 's original `` guest vocal '' track . A second single , `` I Ca n't Help It '' , a duet with family friend and fellow British and Australian expat Olivia Newton-John , reached the top 20 . Later in the year , `` Andy Gibb 's Greatest Hits '' was released as a finale to his contract with RSO Records , with two new songs : `` Time Is Time '' ( number 15 in January 1981 ) and `` Me ( Without You ) '' ( Gibb 's last top 40 chart entry ) shipped as singles , before RSO founder Robert Stigwood had to let him go due to his cocaine addiction and behavioural problems . `` After Dark '' and `` Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow '' were non-single songs added to the album , the latter of which was a duet with P. P. Arnold , who had previously worked with Barry Gibb , including singing uncredited backups on `` Bury Me Down by the River '' from `` Cucumber Castle '' . During his relationship with actress Victoria Principal , Gibb worked on several projects outside the recording studio , including performances in Andrew Lloyd Webber 's `` Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat '' on Broadway and Gilbert & Sullivan 's `` The Pirates of Penzance '' in Los Angeles . He also co-hosted the television music show , `` Solid Gold '' , from 1980 to 1982 . Around the same time , Gibb was invited to sing the first verse on Queen 's `` Play the Game '' , and lead singer Freddie Mercury apparently was amazed with Gibb 's abilities . According to some sources , the tape was found in 1990 in a search of Queen archives for bonus tracks for a CD but was not used . Since it has not been heard by any Queen collectors , its existence is somewhat doubtful , although record producer Mack has also confirmed that the version did exist . 1981–1986 : Decline and live performances . Gibb was ultimately fired from both `` Dreamcoat '' and `` Solid Gold '' because of absenteeism caused by cocaine binges . Said Zev Buffman , a Broadway producer and financier for `` Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat '' , `` When Andy was at the theater , he was a joy . But he was n't there enough '' , adding that of the five people to play Joseph up to that point , Gibb was the best actor . He also said after Gibb 's death , `` We 'd lose him over long weekends . He 'd come back on Tuesday , and he 'd look beat . He was like a little puppy – so ashamed when he did something wrong . He was all heart , but he did n't have enough muscle to carry through . '' An unnamed co-star in `` Dreamcoat '' was quoted as saying , `` I hear he spent most of his time in his hotel room in front of the TV . I guess he was frightened and insecure . That 's what happens when you 're the baby brother of the Bee Gees . '' Commenting after Gibb 's death , `` Solid Gold '' producer Brad Lachman stated , `` ... [ Andy ] was a very charming , vulnerable and charismatic performer . He clearly meant well . He was n't being difficult . He was going through problems he could n't deal with . He wanted everyone to love him . He had so much going for him , and he just could n't believe it . '' His romance with Principal also ended shortly thereafter when she gave him an ultimatum to choose between her or drugs , but not before they recorded and released a duet of the Everly Brothers ' `` All I Have to Do Is Dream '' in the summer of 1981 . He reportedly heard her singing in the shower and convinced her to go into the studio with him . This would be Gibb 's last official single , and his last US chart entry , peaking at number 51 . After his relationship with Principal ended , Gibb began dating Kari Michaelsen of the NBC television sitcom `` Gim me a Break ! `` , on which he guest starred.. In 1984 and 1985 Gibb did finish two successful contracts at the Riviera Hotel in Las Vegas . His family convinced him to seek treatment for his drug addiction , which included a stay at the Betty Ford Center in the mid-1980s . It was during this time that Gibb began touring small venues with a stage show featuring his hits as well as covers . He also appeared in guest-starring roles on several television sitcoms including `` Gim me a Break ! '' and `` Punky Brewster '' . Following an extensive tour of East Asia , he regularly performed shows in Las Vegas and Lake Tahoe . In 1984 , he was the headline performer at the Viña del Mar Festival in Chile , performing two nights in a row . He also held a two-week engagement at San Francisco 's historic Fairmont Hotel in March 1986 . 1987–1988 : Attempted comeback and final days . In early 1987 , Gibb went through another drug rehabilitation program and thought he had finally beaten his habits . Gibb now aimed to get a recording contract for release of a new album in 1988 . He returned to the studio in June 1987 recording four songs ; one of them , `` Man on Fire '' , was released posthumously in 1991 on a Polydor Records anthology . Another track , `` Arrow Through the Heart '' , was the final song Andy would ever record and was featured on an episode of VH1 's series , `` Behind the Music '' , and released on the Bee Gees ' `` Mythology '' 4-disc box set in November 2010 . The songs are co-written by Gibb with his brothers Barry and Maurice . Their demo recordings with engineer Scott Glasel were heard by Clive Banks from the UK branch of Island Records . Gibb never formally signed a contract but the record label planned to release a single in Europe that spring , followed by another single that summer with the album to follow . In early March 1988 , Barry had arranged for Island in England to sign Andy , but when he went to England at the start of 1988 , he panicked . Gibb missed meetings with the record company and blamed himself for his trouble writing songs . The deal was never signed . Earlier that year , Barry , Robin , and Maurice announced that Andy would join the Bee Gees which would have made them a four-member group . Death . By early February 1988 , Gibb had seemingly beaten his drug addiction , regained his health and was ready to begin recording new material for a new album . On 5 March 1988 , Gibb celebrated his 30th birthday in London while working on the new album . Soon after , he entered John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford complaining of chest pains . At around 8:30 am on 10 March 1988 , Gibb 's doctor told him that more tests were needed to determine the cause of his chest pains . Later that day , Gibb slumped into unconsciousness and died as a result of myocarditis , an inflammation of the heart muscle caused by a recent viral infection ( a diagnosis supported by William Shell , a cardiologist who had previously treated Gibb ) . With the announcement of Gibb 's death , his ex-wife Kim Reeder was not surprised . `` I always knew that one day I 'd get a call with news like this . It was only a matter of time . '' The Gibb family would also maintain it was not an overdose that killed Gibb — as some media reports suggested — but natural causes after years of abuse of alcohol and other drugs . Gibb 's body was returned to the United States , where he was interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Hollywood Hills , Los Angeles . The headstone reads Andy Gibb / March 5 , 1958 – March 10 , 1988 / `` An Everlasting Love '' . Legacy . The Andy Gibb Memorial Foundation was established to keep his name and memory alive by contributing to the charities that Gibb supported , such as the American Heart Association , the American Cancer Society , and the Diabetes Research Institute . Following the 2003 death of brother Maurice Gibb at Mount Sinai Medical Center & Miami Heart Institute in Miami Beach , Florida , the family asked that donations be made to the Andy Gibb Memorial Foundation in lieu of flowers .
The Snake Corps . The Snake Corps are an indie band based in London , England . History . Formed in 1984 , from the ashes of the ( then ) broken-up Sad Lovers & Giants , Tristan Garel-Funk and Nigel Pollard conceived the band , but Pollard left prior to recording the first album . Vocalist Marc Lewis responded to an advert in Melody Maker for a singer and shared a flat with Garel-Funk , the pair recruited Liam McGuinness on Bass and John Greville of Rudimentary Peni on drums . The music was an original fusion of post-punk , indie rock and a dynamic guitar and vocal soundscape . Not unlike Sad Lovers & Giants before them , they focused on creating dreamy rock anthems and at least partly , discarded the post-punk influences of many their contemporaries . Consequently , the band found that the European market was more aligned to their musical style and they toured abroad extensively . Distancing themselves from Britain and shunning UK dates meant that the regular indie labels were largely uninterested . However , Midnight Music , who had been the home of early SL & G , signed the band . A new album was already recorded , but this did not surface for some years , eventually appearing on the small Ophidian label , an offshoot of Rotator Records , thanks to a friend of Garel-Funk . The word Ophidian can mean 'snake-like ' . The Snake Corps reformed in 2010 . Carl Jones joined on guitar , Liam McGuinness rejoined on Bass with a new drummer Richie Harris . The Snake Corps made a triumphant return to live performance with a gig in Salamandra Venue Barcelona , Spain on 18 September 2010 . The reformed Snake Corps with Marc on lead vocals were busy in 2011 , playing gigs in London and Berlin with Steve Williams on lead guitar . Now with 3 original members they also played several sell out gigs in Spain in the autumn of 2011 ( including the Rock Kitchen in Madrid ) these now featured Simon Meek on keyboards , with Liam McGuinness moving to guitar , and original bass player Jim Blanchard also rejoining the band , with Dave Vigay on drums . The band played London 's 02 Academy in Islington on 21 April 2012 supporting Chameleons Vox and had their best gig since reforming 2 years before . Carl Jones joined again on guitar for gigs in Spain in 2014 ( Valencia ) and 2015 ( Tarragona ) and left the band in 2016 . They released a new EP featuring 4 new songs in September 2016 Gigs followed in Berlin in October and Madrid in November . They played their first-ever gig in Italy in Salerno in 17 April and play with their old friends the Chameleons Vox in Brighton in 17 May
U.S. National Dancesport Champions ( Professional Latin ) . The United States national professional ballroom dance champions are crowned at the United States Dance Championships ( formerly USBC and USDSC ) , as recognized by the National Dance Council of America ( NDCA ) and the World Dance & DanceSport Council ( WD & DSC ) . The International Latin division consists of International-style cha cha , samba , rumba , paso doble , and jive .
Okinawa Island . is the largest of the Okinawa Islands and the Ryukyu ( `` Nansei '' ) Islands of Japan . The island is approximately long and an average wide , and has an area of . It is roughly south of the rest of Japan , roughly the same distance off the coast of China , and north of Taiwan . The Greater Naha area , home to the prefectural seat of Okinawa Prefecture on the southwestern part of Okinawa Island , has roughly 800,000 of the island 's 1.3 million residents , while the city itself is home to about 320,000 . Okinawa has been a critical strategic location for the United States Armed Forces since the end of World War II . The island hosts around 26,000 US military personnel , about half of the total complement of the United States Forces Japan , spread among 32 bases and 48 training sites . US bases in Okinawa played critical roles in the Korean War , Vietnam War , War in Afghanistan and Iraq War . The presence of the US military in Okinawa has caused political controversy both on the island and elsewhere in Japan . Okinawa 's population is among the longest living peoples in the world . Residents have less cancer , heart disease and dementia than Americans , while Okinawan women live longer than anywhere else on Earth . History . Early Okinawan history is defined by midden or shell heap culture , and is divided into Early , Middle , and Late Shell Mound periods . The Early Shell Mound period was a hunter-gatherer society , with wave-like opening Jōmon pottery . In the latter part of this period , archaeological sites moved near the seashore , suggesting the engagement of people in fishing . In Okinawa , rice was not cultivated until the Middle Shell Mound period . Shell rings for arms made of shells obtained in the Sakishima Islands , namely Miyakojima and Yaeyama islands , were imported by Japan . In these islands , the presence of shell axes , 2500 years ago , suggests the influence of a southeastern-Pacific culture . After the Late Shell Mound period , agriculture started about the 12th century , with the center moving from the seashore to higher places . This period is called the Gusuku period . Gusuku is the term used for the distinctive Ryukyuan form of castles or fortresses . Many gusukus and related cultural remains in the Ryukyu Islands have been listed by UNESCO as World Heritage Sites under the title Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu . There are three perspectives regarding the nature of gusukus : 1 ) a holy place , 2 ) dwellings encircled by stones , 3 ) a castle of a leader of people . In this period , porcelain trade between Okinawa and other countries became busy , and Okinawa became an important relay point in eastern-Asian trade . Ryukyuan kings , such as Shunten and Eiso , were important rulers . An attempted Mongolian invasion in 1291 during the Eiso Dynasty ended in failure . Hiragana was imported from Japan by Ganjin in 1265 . `` Noro '' , village priestesses of the Ryukyuan religion , appeared . The Sanzan period began in 1314 , when the kingdoms of Hokuzan and Nanzan declared independence from Chūzan . The three kingdoms competed with one another for recognition and trade with Ming China . King Satto , leading Chūzan , was very successful , establishing relations with Korea and Southeast Asia as well as China . The Hongwu Emperor sent 36 families from Fujian in 1392 at the request of the Ryukyuan King . Their job was to manage maritime dealings in the kingdom . Many Ryukyuan officials were descended from these Chinese immigrants , being born in China or having Chinese ancestors . They assisted the Ryukyuans in developing their technology and diplomatic relations . In 1407 , however , a man named Hashi overthrew Satto 's descendant , King Bunei , and installed his own father , Shishō , as king of Chūzan . After his father died , Hashi became king , and the Xuande Emperor of China gave him the surname `` Shō '' ( Chinese : Shang ) . In 1429 , King Shō Hashi completed the unification of the three kingdoms and founded the Ryūkyū Kingdom with its capital at Shuri Castle . His descendants would conquer the Amami Islands . In 1469 , King Shō Taikyū died , so the royal government chose a man named Kanemaru as the new king , who chose the name Shō En and established the Second Shō Dynasty . His son , Shō Shin would then conquer the Sakishima Islands and centralize the royal government , the military , and the noro priestesses . In 1609 , the Japanese domain of Satsuma launched an invasion of the Ryukyu Kingdom , ultimately capturing the king and his capital after a long struggle . Ryukyu was forced to cede the Amami Islands and become a vassal of Satsuma . The kingdom became both a tributary of China and a tributary of Japan . Because China would not make a formal trade agreement unless a country was a tributary state , the kingdom was a convenient loophole for Japanese trade with China . When Japan officially closed off trade with European nations except the Dutch , Nagasaki , Tsushima , and Kagoshima became the only Japanese trading ports offering connections with the outside world . A number of Europeans visited Ryukyu starting in the late 18th century . The most important visits to Okinawa were from Captain Basil Chamberlain in 1816 and Commodore Matthew C. Perry in 1852 . A Christian missionary , Bernard Jean Bettelheim , lived in the Gokoku-ji temple in Naha from 1846 to 1854 . In 1879 , Japan annexed the entire Ryukyu archipelago . The Meiji government then established Okinawa Prefecture . The monarchy in Shuri was abolished and the deposed king Shō Tai ( 1843–1901 ) was forced to relocate to Tokyo . Hostility against Japan increased in the islands immediately after the annexation in part because of the systematic attempt on the part of Japan to eliminate Ryukyuan culture , including the language , religion , and cultural practices . The island of Okinawa was the site of most of the ground warfare in the Battle of Okinawa during World War II , when U.S. Army and Marine Corps troops fought a long and bloody battle to capture Okinawa , so it could next be used as the major air force and troop base for the planned invasion of Japan . During this 82-day-long battle , about 95,000 Imperial Japanese Army troops and 12,510 Americans were killed . The Cornerstone of Peace at the Okinawa Prefecture Memorial Peace Park lists 149,193 persons of Okinawan origin – approximately one quarter of the civilian population – who either were killed or committed suicide during the Battle of Okinawa and the Pacific War . During the American military occupation of Japan ( 1945–52 ) , which followed the Imperial Japanese surrender on September 2 , 1945 , in Tokyo Bay , the United States controlled Okinawa Island and the rest of the Ryukyu Islands . The Amami Islands were returned to Japanese control in 1953 , but the rest remained in American military possession until June 17 , 1972 , with numerous U.S. Army , U.S. Marine Corps , and U.S. Air Force bases there . Demographics . As of September , 2009 , the Japanese government estimates the population at 1,384,762 , which includes American military personnel and their families . The Okinawan language , called `` Uchinaaguchi '' , is spoken mostly by the elderly . But several local groups promote the use of the Okinawan language by younger people . Whereas the northern half of Okinawa Island is sparsely populated , the south-central and southern parts of the island are markedly urbanized—particularly the city of Naha and the urban corridor stretching north from there to Okinawa City . Geography . Okinawa is the fifth largest island in Japan ( excluding the disputed islands north of Hokkaido ) . The island has an area of . It is roughly south of the rest of Japan . The island is connected to nearby islands by a land bridge : Yokatsu Peninsula ( aka Katsuren Peninsula ) is connected via the Mid-Sea Road to Henza Island , Miyagi Island , Ikei Island , and Hamahiga Island . Similarly , from the Motobu Peninsula on the northwestern side , all of Sesokojima , plus both of Yagaji Island and Kōri-jima are connected by bridges . Okinawa Island has multiple beaches such as Manza Beach , Emerald Beach , Okuma Beach , Zanpa Beach , Moon Beach and Sunset Beach . Geology . The southern end of the island consists of uplifted coral reef , whereas the northern half has proportionally more igneous rock . The easily eroded limestone of the south has many caves , the most famous of which is Gyokusendō in Nanjō . An 850 m-long stretch is open to tourists . Fauna . In the forests of Yanbaru , there are a small number of endemic Yanbaru kuina ( also known as the Okinawa rail ) , a small flightless bird that is close to extinction . The critically endangered Okinawa woodpecker is also endemic on this island . The Indian mongoose was introduced to the island to prevent the native habu pit viper from attacking the birds . It did not succeed in eliminating the habu , but instead preyed on birds , increasing the threat to the Okinawa rail . Climate . The island has a humid subtropical climate bordering on a tropical rainforest climate . The island supports a dense northern forest and a rainy season occurring in the late spring . Food . There are many local pubs ( `` izakaya '' ) and cafes that serve Okinawan cuisine and dishes , such as `` gōyā chanpurū '' ( bitter melon stir fry ) , `` fu chanpurū '' ( wheat gluten chanpurū ) , and `` tonkatsu '' ( tenderized , breaded , fried pork cutlet ) . Okinawan soba is the signature dish and consists of wheat noodles served hot in a soup , usually with pork ( rib or pork belly ) . This contrasts with the mainland soba , which is buckwheat noodles . Rafute , which is braised pork belly , is another popular Okinawan dish . American presence on the island has also led to some creative dishes such as taco rice , which is now a common meal served in bentos , and common use of spam . Economy . Among the prefectures of Japan , Okinawa has the youngest and fastest-growing population , but has the lowest employment rate and average income . The island economy is primarily driven by tourism and the US military presence , with efforts in recent years to diversify into other sectors . Tourism . Tourist attractions include Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium ( at one time the world 's largest aquarium ) , Century Beach , Pineapple Park , the Orion Beer Factory and Hiji Falls . In recent years , Okinawa has become an increasingly popular destination for tourists from China and Southeast Asia . U.S. military presence . There are 32 U.S. military bases located on Okinawa Island . In total , these bases occupy approximately 25 % of the island 's area . The major bases are Futenma , Kadena , Hansen , Torii , Schwab , Foster , and Kinser . The bases primarily exist to serve Japanese and U.S. strategic interests , but are unpopular with most local residents , despite recent efforts to move the bases out of core areas following incidents involving military personnel and resultant protests ( including the 1995 Okinawa rape incident ) . Economically , the bases have been of declining importance , especially after Okinawan sovereignty returned to Japan , recently accounting for 4 to 5 % of the island economy , but the economic impact may be double edged , as the presence of the bases may be hampering investment ( and tourism potential ) . In 2012 , an agreement was struck between the United States and Japan to reduce the number of U.S. military personnel on the island , moving 9,000 personnel to other locations and moving bases out of heavily populated Greater Naha , but 10,000 marines will remain on the island , along with other U.S. military units . Attempts to completely close bases on the southern third of the island , where 90 % of the population lives ( all but about ) have been impeded by both the U.S. desire that alternative locations be found where bases subject to closure could move to ( e.g . Henoko Peninsula roughly mid-island ) , as well as by local Okinawan opposition to any suggested locations on the island ( who demand no US troops at all anywhere on the island ) . There exists also a smaller contingent of Japanese military bases on the island , whom the local Okinawans also view as colonizers . Tokyo itself has a different view of the situation from that of local residents , who complain that despite being home to less than 1 % of Japan 's population and area , Okinawa hosts the majority of the U.S. military presence in Japan . In late December 2013 , the governor of Okinawa , Hirokazu Nakaima , gave permission for land reclamation to begin for a new U.S. military base at Henoko reneging on previous promises , furthering the effort to consolidate the American troop presence on the island , though away from urban Naha . This resulted in his loss of the governorship . Several former US military facilities in Okinawa have been re-developed as commercial areas , most notably the American Village in Chatan , Okinawa , which opened in 1998 , and the Aeon Mall Okinawa Rycom in Kitanakagusuku , Okinawa , which opened in 2015 . Transportation and logistics . Naha Airport is the main transportation hub for the Ryukyu Islands and has an increasingly large role in regional logistics . All Nippon Airways opened a cargo hub at the airport in 2009 , providing overnight freight service between Japan and other Asian countries . Transportation . Naha Airport serves the island . There are multiple bus companies , such as Toyo Bus , Ryukyu Bus Kotsu , Naha Bus , and Okinawa Bus . There is also a monorail . The Okinawa Expressway is a toll road that runs from Naha to Nago , and has a speed limit of , the highest on the island . There are also many ferries to many of the nearby islands , such as Ie Shima . Tomarin Port in Naha , has ferries to nearby islands such as Aguni , Tokashiki and Zamami . In popular media . `` Teahouse of the August Moon '' ( 1956 ) , starring Marlon Brando and Glenn Ford , was based on the hit Broadway play . The storyline of the play and the film were set in Okinawa , but actual filming took place in mainland Japan near Nara and in a studio in California . Okinawa was the setting for the 1974 Japanese science fiction kaiju film `` Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla '' , which featured a shisa dog as one of the monsters in the film ; due to an awkward translation from Japanese to English , this monster is known in the film as King Caesar . Several scenes were filmed in the then-recently discovered Gyokusendo caves . Okinawa was also the setting for the 1986 film `` The Karate Kid , Part II '' , in which Mr. Miyagi ( Pat Morita ) returns home to Okinawa with his student Daniel LaRusso ( Ralph Macchio ) . Although Okinawa was the setting for the film , only short scenes of the film were actually filmed in Okinawa . Okinawa was the setting of the World War II fighting in the 2016 movie `` Hacksaw Ridge '' , detailing the true story of US soldier Desmond Doss . Okinawa was the setting for the horror anime series `` Blood+ '' and sports manga `` Harukana Receive '' . Okinawa was also the setting for the 2018 Japanese superhero kaiju film `` Ultraman Geed the Movie '' .
National Register of Historic Places listings in northern Worcester County , Massachusetts . __NOTOC__ This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places ( NRHP ) designated in northern Worcester County , Massachusetts . It includes listings from all Worcester County communities through which Massachusetts Route 2 passes , and those that lie to their north . This includes the communities of Ashburnham , Ashby , Athol , Fitchburg , Gardner , Harvard , Lancaster , Leominster , Lunenburg , Phillipston , Royalston , Templeton , Westminster , and Winchendon . National Register listings for other communities in the county are listed elsewhere .
Orlin Pavlov . Orlin Orlinov Pavlov ( born April 23 , 1979 ) ( Bulgarian Cyrillic : Орлин Орлинов Павлов ) is a Bulgarian singer and actor . History . Orlin Pavlov was born in Sofia , Bulgaria to a family of musicians . Both his parents were opera singers during the 60 's through the 80 's . He graduated Plovdiv University , subject `` Scene synthetic arts '' . During his study years he was working as an actor in theatre in Gabrovo . In 2002 , Orlin Pavlov was invited to become the lead singer of the pop group Kaffe . Kaffe was the first Bulgarian band to represent the country in the 2005 Eurovision Song Contest in Kiev , Ukraine with the song Lorraine which ranked 19th with the total of 49 points respectively . In 2006 , Orlin Pavlov starts a solo career with the song `` Dream on '' , following by different collaborations during the years with other colleagues . He was participating in Dancing Stars in 2008 , and Vip Brother in 2012 , where he won both reality formats . In 2010 , he was also a host , of one of the daily shows in Pro BG TV . In 2009 , he was selected in the panel as a jury in VIP Dance Bulgaria and also in 2015 in Eurovision Child Song Contest , which was held in Bulgaria for the first time . In 2014 , he accomplished his first international tour in United States , in cities Chicago , Los Angeles , Las Vegas , New York , Kape Code and Atlanta with huge success . In 2016 , he was participating in third reality format of the Bulgarian version of Your Face Sounds Familiar , where he was acting as a copy of different musicians from Bulgaria and abroad , with eight more competitors . In addition to his singing career , Orlin Pavlov has also a career in acting . He played in a comedy series `` Home arrest '' ( Bulgarian : Домашен арест ) at BTV and also in series `` Reward '' ( Bulgarian : Отплата ) at Nova TV . In 2014 , he played the leading role in Nikolay Iliev 's movie `` Living Legends '' ( Bulgarian : Живи Легенди ) . In 2016 , he synchronized the leading role of the dog Max , in new Disney movie called `` The Secret Life of Pets '' ( Bulgarian : Тайният живот на домашните любимци ) , on cinemas in August 2016 . In 2017 Orlin Pavlov is going to synchronize the leading role as the Beast in new Disney movie `` Beauty and the Beast '' ( Bulgarian : Красавицата и Звяра ) , in cinemas from 17 March .
Emin Nouri . Emin Nouri ( , ; born 22 July 1985 in Kardzhali , Bulgaria ) is a Swedish footballer who plays for Kalmar FF . He is an ethnic Swedish Turk of Bulgarian Turkish descent . He joined Östers IF 1996 from local side Växjö Norra . Nouri has also played for the Swedish national U-21 team . In 2014 , he was called up to the Azerbaijan national football team by manager Berti Vogts for a match against Uzbekistan .
Gymnophryxe inconspicua . `` Gymnophryxe inconspicua '' is a Palaearctic species of tachinid flies in the genus `` Gymnophryxe '' of the family Tachinidae . Distribution . Palaearctic : China , Western & Southern Europe , Mongolia , Western Siberia .
Christianshavns Vold . Christianshavns Vold is a former rampart which was part of the bastioned fortification ring which used to surround Copenhagen , Denmark . Running along the full south-eastern perimeter of Christianshavn and Holmen , it used to form a protective barrier towards the island of Amager . It consists of earthworks with 12 bastions and in front of it ran a moat , Stadsgraven , now forming a broad canal which separates Christianshavn from the rest of Amager . On the other side of Stadsgraven . on Amager , was a lower system of outworks called Christianshavns Enveloppe of which only the northern half survives . Along with Kastellet on the other side of the harbour , it is the only intact part of the fortification system . Today Christianshavns Vold serves as an important greenspace for Christianshavn 's inhabitants . The southern half of the rampart is a municipal park whereas the northern portion is part of Freetown Christiania , a self-built , semi-autonomous community which has existed since the early 1970s . Part of Christiania is located on the far side of Stadsgraven and the two halves are connected by the Dyssebroen footbridge . History . As part of his endeavour to modernize Copenhagen 's fortifications , Christian IV constructed Christianshavn as a fortified merchant 's town at a shallow-watered , marshy area north of Amager to complete a fortification ring around Copenhagen . The town was laid out with low earthworks facing Amager . The rampart was constructed with four and a half bastions and a city gate , known as Amagerport , through which all traffic to and from Amager had to pass . In the 1670s , when Vestervold was extended to reach the sea , Christiansvold was moved and extended to match the new course of Vestervold . Only the two northernmost bastions , today known as Løvens Bastion and Elefantens Bastion , remained on their original location . The new Christianshavns Vold had 5 very large bastions . Around the entire complex was a moat with a protecting counterscarp . From 1682-92 Christianshavns Vold was again extended this time in northwards , to guard the entrance to the harbour and protect the new base for the Royal Fleet at what was to become known as Nyholm . The extension included 7 new bastions , named for members of the Royal family . The last extension of Christianshavns Vold was constructed as late as 1878-82 , when a rampart was constructed along the eastside of the newly reclaimed Refshaleø . Kalvebod Bastion . Kalvebod Bastion takes its name after Kalveboderne , the shallow waters which were located to the south of Copenhagen in what is now its Southern Docklands . The bastion contains two buildings . Magasinbygningen , the larger of the two , is a two-storey , L-shaped storage building from 1800 . The other one is a small forge from 1757 . Both are today owned by Karberghus , a privately owned property which mainly invests in historic properties . Enhjørningens Bastion . Enhjørningens Bastion ( The Unicorn 's Bastion ) dates from 1668-70 . The bastion contains a gunpowder magazine from c. 1675 which was formerly used as a storage space by Copenhagen Municipality 's park authority . It now serves as club house for Qajaq København , a kayak cluv . The bastion has for centuries also housed various industrial enterprises . A large defunct chimney is left at the site . Panterens Bastio . Panterens Bastion ( The panther 's Bastion ) contains a former military training facility for shooting with hand guns . The buildings , a complex of red brick buildings , has now been converted into apartments . Am unnamed footbridge connects the bastion to Amager Boulevard on the other side of Stadsgraven . Elefantens Bastion . Elefantens Bastion ( The Elephant 's Bastion ) is located just south of Torvegade . It replaced Møllebastionen ( The Mill Bastion ) in 1667-70 . A windmill , Breslaus Mølle , stood on the bastion from 1670 to 1842 . Løvens Bastion . Løvens Bastion ( The Lion 's Bastion ) is located a little north of Torvegade . The bastion is home to Lille Mølle , a smock mill which replaced an older stub mill in 1783 . The mill cap was removed in 1897 and it was later converted into a private residence . It was taken over by National Museum in the early 1970s and is now operated as a historic house museum.An adjacent building contains the restaurant Løven + Bastionen . Ulrichs Bastion . Ulriks Bastion ( Ulrik 's Bastion ) dates from 1682-92 . It was named after Ulrik Christian Gyldenløve , a son of Christian V and Sophie Amalie Moth . It was used by Søetatens Laboratorium and became part of Bådsmandsgade Barracks in the 1830s . It has been part of Christiania since 1971 . Sophie Hedvigs Bastion . Sophie Hedvigs Bastion dates from 1682-92 . It received its name after Princess Princess Sophia Hedwig , a daughter of Christian V by QueenCharlotte Amalie . It contained a gunpowder mill from 1687 to 1750 and then an oil mill until it became part of Bådmandsgade Barracks in the 1830s . It is now part of Christiania . The footbridge Dyssebroen connects the bastion to Dyssen on the other side of Stadsgraven . Vilhelms Bastion . Vilhelms Bastion dates from 1682 . It received its name after Prince William of Denmark , a son of Christian V by Queen Charlotte Amalie . The bastion contains a gunpowder magazine from 1688 . It was designed by Hans van Steenwinckel the Youngest . A half-timbered building was constructed next to it in 1690 . Carls Bastion . Carls Bastion ( Cgarles ' Bastion ) dates from the years after 1682 . It was named after Prince Charles , a son of Christian V by Queen Charlotte Amalie . The bastion contains a gunpowder magazine from 1690 . It was designed by Hans van Steenwinckel the Youngest . Frederiks Bastion . Frederiks Bastion ( Frederik 's Bastion ) dates from the years after 1682 . It was named after Crown Prince Frederick , Christian V 's son by Queen Charlotte Amalie , who succeed him in 1744-45 . The bastion contains a gunpowder magazine from 1690 . It was designed by C.E.D . von Øtken . Yje building , which is known simply as Frederiks Bastion , is used as a venue for exhibitions , concerts , workshops , meetings and other events . Charlotte Amalies Bastion . Charlotte Amalies Bastion is located just north of Refshalevej . It dates from the years after 1682 and is named after Charlotte Amalie , Christian C 's queen . Restaurant 56° is located in a former gunpowder magazine . The gunpowder magazine is from 1744-45 . It was designed by C.E.D . von Øtken . Quintus Bastion . Quintus Bastion or Christiani Quinti Bastion dates from the years after 1682 . It was named after Christian V. It became part of the Nyholm Dockyards in the 1770s . In 1858 , it became home to the storage facility Søbefæstningens Materialgård . Galf of the bastion was made available to Søminekorpset in the 1870s and several buildings were subsequently built at the site . Christianshavns Vold today . Christianshavns Vold generally remains well-preserved as a historic site . Torvegade , the main thoroughfare of Christianshavn , running from Knippels Bridge to the dam to Amager , passes between Løvens Bastion and Elefantens Bastion at the site where Amagerport used to lie . The grounds serve as a public park , part of the city 's Fortification Ring park band . The windmill on Løvens Bastion , Lille Mølle which was converted into a private home in 1917 , has been converted into a historic house museum . The northern part of the rampart is today part of Freetown Christiania . The two former gunpowder magazines at Frederiks and Carls Bastions serve as venues for small concerts and art exhibitions . Public art and memorials . On the Lion 's Bastion stands a memorial to the writer Martin Andersen Nexø who was born in nearby Sankt Annæ Gade . The work , a bronze torso on a granite plinth , was created by Knud Nellemose . On the Panther 's Bastion stands another memorial . It depicts Christians Holm , one of the driving forces behind the preservation of Christianshavns Vold .
Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line . The is a rapid transit line owned and operated by Tokyo Metro in Tokyo , Japan . On average , the line carries 1,447,730 passengers daily ( 2017 ) , the second highest of the Tokyo Metro network , behind the Tozai Line ( 1,642,378 ) . The line was named after the Chiyoda ward , under which it passes . On maps , diagrams and signboards , the line is shown using the color `` green '' ( ) , and its stations are given numbers using the letter `` C '' . Overview . The 21.9 km main line serves the wards of Adachi , Arakawa , Bunkyō , Chiyoda , Minato and Shibuya , and a short stretch of tunnel in Taitō with no station . A 2.1 km branch line between Ayase and Kita-Ayase is located in Adachi . Its official name , rarely used , is . On maps , diagrams and signboards , the line is shown using the color green ( ) , and its stations are given numbers using the letter `` C '' . Trains have through running onto other railway lines on both ends . More than half of these are trains to the northeast beyond Ayase onto the East Japan Railway Company ( JR East ) Joban Line to . The rest run to the southwest beyond Yoyogi-Uehara onto the Odakyu Odawara Line to and to on the Odakyu Tama Line . According to the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation , as of June 2009 the Chiyoda Line was the second most crowded subway line in Tokyo , at its peak running at 181 % capacity between Machiya and Nishi-Nippori stations . Branch line . Both stations are located in Adachi , Tokyo . Rolling stock . , the following train types are used on the line , all running as ten-car formations unless otherwise indicated . History . The Chiyoda Line was originally proposed in 1962 as a line from Setagaya in Tokyo to Matsudo , Chiba ; the initial name was `` Line 8 '' . In 1964 , the plan was changed slightly so that through service would be offered on the Joban Line north of Tokyo , and the number was changed to `` Line 9 '' . Line 9 was designed to pass through built-up areas in Chiyoda , and also intended to relieve the busy Ginza Line and Hibiya Line , which follow a roughly similar route through central Tokyo . The first stretch was opened on December 20 , 1969 between and . The line was almost completed by October 10 , 1972 when it reached , although the 1 km section to was not completed until March 31 , 1978 . The branch line to was opened on December 20 , 1979 . This branch primarily serves as a connection to Ayase Depot , but also serves Kita-Ayase station constructed in the area . A three-car shuttle service operates between Ayase and Kita-Ayase . The Chiyoda Line was one of the lines targeted in the Aum sarin gas attack on 20 March 1995 . On May 15 , 2006 , women-only cars were introduced on early-morning trains from on the Joban Line to Yoyogi-Uehara . On March 18 , 2008 , the Chiyoda Line became the first subway line in Japan with operations by reserved-seating trains when Odakyu `` Romancecar '' limited express services began running between Kita-Senju and ( on the Hakone Tozan Line ) and ( on the Odakyu Tama Line ) . Trains also run from/to using tracks connecting to the Yurakucho Line .
Michiyo Takagi . is a Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet ( national legislature ) as a member of the New Komeito Party . A native of Kitakyushu , Fukuoka and graduate of Soka University she was elected for the first time in 2003 .
Principles of Mathematical Logic . `` Principles of Mathematical Logic '' is the 1950 American translation of the 1938 second edition of David Hilbert 's and Wilhelm Ackermann 's classic text `` Grundzüge der theoretischen Logik '' , on elementary mathematical logic . The 1928 first edition thereof is considered the first elementary text clearly grounded in the formalism now known as first-order logic ( FOL ) . Hilbert and Ackermann also formalized FOL in a way that subsequently achieved canonical status . FOL is now a core formalism of mathematical logic , and is presupposed by contemporary treatments of Peano arithmetic and nearly all treatments of axiomatic set theory . The 1928 edition included a clear statement of the Entscheidungsproblem ( decision problem ) for FOL , and also asked whether that logic was complete ( i.e. , whether all semantic truths of FOL were theorems derivable from the FOL axioms and rules ) . The former problem was answered in the negative first by Alonzo Church and independently by Alan Turing in 1936 . The latter was answered affirmatively by Kurt Gödel in 1929 . The text also touched on set theory and relational algebra as ways of going beyond FOL . Contemporary notation for logic owes more to this text than it does to the notation of `` Principia Mathematica '' , long popular in the English speaking world .
Oncideres polychroma . `` Oncideres polychroma '' is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae . It was described by Dillon and Dillon in 1946 . It is known from Brazil .
Mario Carević . Mario Carević ( born 29 March 1982 in Makarska ) is a retired Croatian football midfielder . He made his debut for the Croatian national team playing in a friendly match against Macedonia in 2003 . While he was a regular for the U15 through U21 youth selections , he was capped only once for the senior national team . Club Career . Carević started his professional career at Hajduk Split , playing five seasons before moving to Saudi Arabia to play for Al-Ittihad ( Jeddah ) . He then spent a season in Germany playing for Bundesliga side VfB Stuttgart , before returning to Split in 2006 on a one-year loan . In the season 2007–08 he played for SC Lokeren , a club from Belgian first division . In 2010 , he joined Kortrijk , who loaned him out to Maccabi Petah Tikva of the Israeli Premier League during the 2011–12 season . Coaching Career . In September 2018 Carević joined former club Hajduk Split , this time as an assistant coach , as part of newly-appointed coach Zoran Vulić 's staff . In a previous coaching stint at the club , Carević was a player under coach Vulić . In fact , Carević , with 107 appearances , was Vulić 's most used player in the 156 matches he spent on the bench of Hajduk .
Gnathang Monastery . Gnathang Monastery is a Buddhist monastery in Sikkim in northeastern India . The monastery is about 100 years old .
FCA Srbija . Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Serbia ( Serbian : ; abbr . FCAS ) or FCA Srbija , is a Serbian automotive manufacturing company based in Kragujevac , Serbia — a joint venture ( JV ) between Fiat Chrysler Automobiles ( FCA ) which owns 67 % of the operation and the Republic of Serbia , which owns the remainder . The FCAS headquarters and assembly plant are located on the former site of Zastava Automobiles ( 1953-2008 ) — 70 miles south of Belgrade on the Lepenica river in the country 's central Šumadija region . Heavily damaged during the collapse of Yugoslavia , the factory was completely renovated and modernized , reopening in April 2012 as one of Europe 's state of the art car factories . The operation currently has roughly 2,000 employees and works closely with 15 other companies and component suppliers , many located at the adjacent Grosnica Supplier Park — with a combined workforce of roughly 6,000 tied to production at FCAS . The factory has a daily output of roughly 400 cars . The JV is the largest foreign industrial investment in Serbia and as the country 's largest exporter , with exports valued at 1 billion euro ( $ 1.1 billion ) in 2016 . The plant manufactures the Fiat 500L , a five-door , five passenger , front-engine , front-wheel drive , high-roof B-segment MPV , which FCA markets globally in more than 100 countries — with the notable exception of Russia . By early 2018 , production surpassed 500,000 units . Background . From 1955 to 1999 , the Krugujevac plant manufactured Zastava Automobiles under the Zastava and Fiat brands . Serbia 's central Šumadija region was severely impacted in the 1990s by the collapse of Yugoslavia , as well as the subsequent war and its sanctions . The factory buildings were severely damaged in 1999 by the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia . By early 2000s , automotive companies began opening new manufacturing plants in nearby Hungary , Romania , Slovakia , and Slovenia — representing brands including Audi , Mercedes Benz , Renault , and Suzuki . Manufacturing costs in Serbia were projected at one fifth those of Italy and half of those in Poland . In April 2008 , Fiat reached an agreement to purchase the damaged Kragujevac plant , completing a joint venture with the Republic of Serbia that same year and renaming the company `` Fiat Automobili Srbija '' ( FAS ) . When FAS became a subsidiary of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles in 2014 , the factory was renamed Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Serbia ( FCAS ) . FCA pledged €700 million in return for a 67 percent stake in the company ( then owned by the state ) and an additional €100 million investment by the Serbian government . This was later increased to €300 million . Fiat pledged not to cut jobs and to pay a backlog in wage payments , saying the plant would become a dedicated Fiat production site with a maximum production capacity of 330,000 units . The joint venture agreement between Serbia and FCA expires on 31 December 2018 . In the end , the financing consisted of an investment by the government of Serbia of more than €300 million , partially financed from credit of €500 million in credit given by European Investment Bank with Republic of Serbia guarantees for €300 million while €200 million of the same credit line guaranteed by Servizi Assicurativi del Commercio Estero ( SACE ) . While the joint venture contract is not publicized , FCAS is exempt from employee income tax and social security contributions , Serbia 's profit tax for 10 years from the first year , and property taxes , among others . In 2013 , wages at FCAS were one fifth of Italian wages and one third of Polish wages . Kragujevac also offers beneficial transport links and close proximity to European markets . North American models are exported by rail and ship from the port of Bar , Montenegro . Plant . Between 2010 and 2012 , Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and Government of Serbia invested more than €500 milion and spent three years upgrading the plant infrastructure , restored its buildings , developed new production departments and installed state of the art machinery and production systems . The renovated Kregujevac plant incorporates 51 buildings total and five primary process-related buildings — with an area of approximately 220,000 square meters covering more than 140 hectares adjacent to the Lepenica river . Renovation included architectural , structural , geo-technical , mechanical , and electrical work as well as public health design , seismic retrofit design , fluid tank design , and pipe-rack bridge design . The new work included planting 1,000 native trees in the factory area and creating a bio-lake hosting several endangered species . In 2013 the plant employed 3,800 workers with an average age of 30 , and incorporates `` World Class Manufacturing '' standards at the silver level . The FCAS headquarters ( building 18c ) has a ground floor museum , a permanent exhibition highlighting the history of the site and Kragujevac — along with a training academy as well as corporate and manufacturing offices . A nearby building has an on-site kindergarten for employee families . The co-located Grosnica Supplier Park includes sub-works for Magneti Marelli ( bumpers , spoilers , exhaust systems and catalytic converters ) , Johnson Controls MM ( instrument panels , interior , interior parts and plastic parts ) , Dräxlmaier ( electrical ) , with other plants nearby , including Johnson Controls ( seats ) , PMC ( suspension systems , sheet metal stampings and chassis assemblies ) , SIGIT ( rubber and plastic parts ) as well as HTL . Layoff , strike and stoppages . In June 2016 , FCAS laid off nearly 30 percent of its workforce and ended one of its three shifts . At the time , the plant employed 3,100 with up to 900 workers per shift . European sales of the 500L had fallen by 16 percent in the first quarter of 2016 . On 27 June 2017 , after two days of protests , 90 % of the workforce at FCAS began a strike that ended just over two weeks later . Workers demanded an hourly wage increase from 2 to 2,40 euros , paid overtime , an end to layoffs , a work reorganization , and compensation allowance for shifts that start or finish at night , from 10 PM to 5 AM , when the public transportation is n't operating . Two unions supported the strike , the Autonomous Metalworkers ’ Union of Serbia ( SSMS ) and the Industry , Energy and Mining Workers ’ Union , GS IER Nezavisnost . The strike halted the factory 's 440 car-per-day production . By late March of 2018 , FCAS had undergone four plant closures to adjust supply to demand — the last of the stoppages from March 23rd to April 3rd , 2018 .
Giorgio Federico Ghedini . Giorgio Federico Ghedini ( 11 July 189225 March 1965 ) was an Italian composer . In addition to orchestral works , in 1949 he premiered a one-act opera based on the American novella , `` Billy Budd '' , by Herman Melville . Life . Ghedini was born in Cuneo in 1892 . He studied organ , piano and composition in Turin , then graduated in composition from the Bologna Conservatory under Marco Enrico Bossi in 1911 . He worked as conductor for a certain time , then he gave up to devote himself to teaching . He worked as a teacher of composition in Turin ( 1918-1937 ) , Parma ( 1937-1941 ) , and finally Milan , where he directed the local Conservatory ( 1951-1962 ) . Among his pupils , the most eminent were Marcello and Claudio Abbado , Luciano Berio , Guido Cantelli , Niccolò Castiglioni , Carlo Pinelli , and Fiorenzo Carpi . Guido Cantelli conducted the NBC Symphony Orchestra in a broadcast concert of Ghedini 's `` Pezzo concertante for two violins , viola , and orchestra '' . He died in Nervi , near Genoa , in 1965 . Style . The composer was a deep lover of ancient music ; he transcribed many works by such composers as Girolamo Frescobaldi , Claudio Monteverdi , and Andrea and Giovanni Gabrieli . Ghedini 's works are often inspired by music from the Renaissance and Baroque eras , but combined with a very personal language which combines ancient and modern styles . Among his masterworks are a `` Concerto for orchestra '' ( in memory of Guido Cantelli ) , two violin concertos `` Il Belprato '' and `` Concentus Basiliensis '' , and a concerto for two cellos `` L'Olmeneta ( The Elm Grove ) '' and `` Musica Notturna '' ( `` Night Music '' ) . Ghedini 's most celebrated concert piece is `` Concerto dell'Albatro '' ( `` Albatross Concerto '' ) for violin , cello , piano , narrator and orchestra , which includes fragments from Herman Melville 's novel `` Moby-Dick '' in its final movement . He wrote a large number of chamber , vocal and choral works . He also wrote a one-act opera based on Melville 's novella `` Billy Budd '' , which was first performed in 1949 .
George G. Moore . George G. Moore ( July 2 , 1844 – November 26 , 1925 ) was a Union Army soldier during the American Civil War . He received the Medal of Honor for gallantry during the Battle of Fisher 's Hill near Strasburg , Virginia fought September 21–22 , 1864 . The battle was one of the engagements of the Valley Campaigns of 1864 . Medal of Honor citation . “ The President of the United States of America , in the name of Congress , takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Private George G. Moore , United States Army , for extraordinary heroism on 22 September 1864 , while serving with Company D , 11th West Virginia Infantry , in action at Fisher 's Hill , Virginia , for capture of flag . ”
Oxy-fuel welding and cutting . Oxy-fuel welding ( commonly called oxyacetylene welding , oxy welding , or gas welding in the U.S. ) and oxy-fuel cutting are processes that use fuel gases and oxygen to weld and cut metals , respectively . French engineers Edmond Fouché and Charles Picard became the first to develop oxygen-acetylene welding in 1903 . Pure oxygen , instead of air , is used to increase the flame temperature to allow localized melting of the workpiece material ( e.g . steel ) in a room environment . A common propane/air flame burns at about , a propane/oxygen flame burns at about , an oxyhydrogen flame burns at , and an acetylene/oxygen flame burns at about . During the early 20th century , before the development and availability of coated arc welding electrodes in the late 1920 's that were capable of making sound welds in steel , oxy-acetylene welding was the only process capable of making welds of exceptionally high quality in virtually all metals in commercial use at the time . This not only included carbon steel but also alloy steels , cast iron , aluminum , and magnesium . In recent decades it has been obsolesced in almost all industrial uses due to various arc welding methods offering greater speed and , in the case of gas tungsten arc welding , the capability of welding very reactive metals such as titanium . Oxy-acetylene welding is still used for metal-based artwork and in smaller home based shops , as well as situations where accessing electricity ( e.g. , via an extension cord or portable generator ) would present difficulties . The oxy-acetylene ( and other oxy-fuel gas mixtures ) welding torch remains a mainstay heat source for manual brazing and braze welding , as well as metal forming , preparation , and localized heat treating . In addition , oxy-fuel cutting is still widely used , both in heavy industry as well as light industrial and repair . In oxy-fuel welding , a welding torch is used to weld metals . Welding metal results when two pieces are heated to a temperature that produces a shared pool of molten metal . The molten pool is generally supplied with additional metal called filler . Filler material depends upon the metals to be welded . In oxy-fuel cutting , a torch is used to heat metal to its kindling temperature . A stream of oxygen is then trained on the metal , burning it into a metal oxide that flows out of the kerf as slag . Torches that do not mix fuel with oxygen ( combining , instead , atmospheric air ) are not considered oxy-fuel torches and can typically be identified by a single tank ( oxy-fuel cutting requires two isolated supplies , fuel and oxygen ) . Most metals can not be melted with a single-tank torch . Consequently , single-tank torches are typically suitable for soldering and brazing but not for welding . Uses . In short , oxy-fuel equipment is quite versatile , not only because it is preferred for some sorts of iron or steel welding but also because it lends itself to brazing , braze-welding , metal heating ( for annealing or tempering , bending or forming ) , rust or scale removal , the loosening of corroded nuts and bolts , and is a ubiquitous means of cutting ferrous metals . Apparatus . The apparatus used in gas welding consists basically of an oxygen source and a fuel gas source ( usually contained in cylinders ) , two pressure regulators and two flexible hoses ( one for each cylinder ) , and a torch . This sort of torch can also be used for soldering and brazing . The cylinders are often carried in a special wheeled trolley . There have been examples of oxyhydrogen cutting sets with small ( scuba-sized ) gas cylinders worn on the user 's back in a backpack harness , for rescue work and similar . There are also examples of pressurized liquid fuel cutting torches , usually using gasoline . These are used for their increased portability . Regulator . The regulator ensures that pressure of the gas from the tanks matches the required pressure in the hose . The flow rate is then adjusted by the operator using needle valves on the torch . Accurate flow control with a needle valve relies on a constant inlet pressure . Most regulators have two stages . The first stage is a fixed-pressure regulator , which releases gas from the cylinder at a constant intermediate pressure , despite the pressure in the cylinder falling as the gas in it is consumed . This is similar to the first stage of a scuba-diving regulator . The adjustable second stage of the regulator controls the pressure reduction from the intermediate pressure to the low outlet pressure . The regulator has two pressure gauges , one indicating cylinder pressure , the other indicating hose pressure . The adjustment knob of the regulator is sometimes roughly calibrated for pressure , but an accurate setting requires observation of the gauge . Some simpler or cheaper oxygen-fuel regulators have only a single stage regulator , or only a single gauge . A single-stage regulator will tend to allow a reduction in outlet pressure as the cylinder is emptied , requiring manual readjustment . For low-volume users , this is an acceptable simplification . Welding regulators , unlike simpler LPG heating regulators , retain their outlet ( hose ) pressure gauge and do not rely on the calibration of the adjustment knob . The cheaper single-stage regulators may sometimes omit the cylinder contents gauge , or replace the accurate dial gauge with a cheaper and less precise `` rising button '' gauge . Gas hoses . The hoses are designed for use in welding and cutting metal . A double-hose or twinned design can be used , meaning that the oxygen and fuel hoses are joined together . If separate hoses are used , they should be clipped together at intervals approximately apart , although that is not recommended for cutting applications , because beads of molten metal given off by the process can become lodged between the hoses where they are held together , and burn through , releasing the pressurised gas inside , which in the case of fuel gas usually ignites . The hoses are color-coded for visual identification . The color of the hoses varies between countries . In the United States , the oxygen hose is green , and the fuel hose is red . In the UK and other countries , the oxygen hose is blue ( black hoses may still be found on old equipment ) , and the acetylene ( fuel ) hose is red . If liquefied petroleum gas ( LPG ) fuel , such as propane , is used , the fuel hose should be orange , indicating that it is compatible with LPG . LPG will damage an incompatible hose , including most acetylene hoses . The threaded connectors on the hoses are handed to avoid accidental mis-connection : the thread on the oxygen hose is right-handed ( as normal ) , while the fuel gas hose has a left-handed thread . The left-handed threads also have an identifying groove cut into their nuts . Gas-tight connections between the flexible hoses and rigid fittings are made by using crimped hose clips or ferrules , often referred to as 'O ' clips , over barbed spigots . The use of worm-drive hose clips or Jubilee clips is specifically forbidden in the UK and other countries . Non-return valve . Acetylene is not just flammable ; in certain conditions it is explosive . Although it has an upper flammability limit in air of 81 % , acetylene 's explosive decomposition behaviour makes this irrelevant . If a detonation wave enters the acetylene tank , the tank will be blown apart by the decomposition . Ordinary check valves that normally prevent back flow can not stop a detonation wave because they are not capable of closing before the wave passes around the gate . For that reason a flashback arrestor is needed . It is designed to operate before the detonation wave makes it from the hose side to the supply side . Between the regulator and hose , and ideally between hose and torch on both oxygen and fuel lines , a flashback arrestor and/or non-return valve ( check valve ) should be installed to prevent flame or oxygen-fuel mixture being pushed back into either cylinder and damaging the equipment or causing a cylinder to explode . European practice is to fit flashback arrestors at the regulator and check valves at the torch . US practice is to fit both at the regulator . The flashback arrestor ( not to be confused with a check valve ) prevents shock waves from downstream coming back up the hoses and entering the cylinder , possibly rupturing it , as there are quantities of fuel/oxygen mixtures inside parts of the equipment ( specifically within the mixer and blowpipe/nozzle ) that may explode if the equipment is incorrectly shut down , and acetylene decomposes at excessive pressures or temperatures . In case the pressure wave has created a leak downstream of the flashback arrestor , it will remain switched off until someone resets it . Check valve . A check valve lets gas flow in one direction only . It is usually a chamber containing a ball that is pressed against one end by a spring . Gas flow one way pushes the ball out of the way , and a lack of flow or a reverse flow allows the spring to push the ball into the inlet , blocking it . Not to be confused with a flashback arrestor , a check valve is not designed to block a shock wave . The shock wave could occur while the ball is so far from the inlet that the wave will get past the ball before it can reach its off position . Torch . The torch is the tool that the welder holds and manipulates to make the weld . It has a connection and valve for the fuel gas and a connection and valve for the oxygen , a handle for the welder to grasp , and a mixing chamber ( set at an angle ) where the fuel gas and oxygen mix , with a tip where the flame forms . Two basic types of torches are positive pressure type and low pressure or injector type . Welding torch . A welding torch head is used to weld metals . It can be identified by having only one or two pipes running to the nozzle , no oxygen-blast trigger , and two valve knobs at the bottom of the handle letting the operator adjust the oxygen and fuel flow respectively . Cutting torch . A cutting torch head is used to cut materials . It is similar to a welding torch , but can be identified by the oxygen blast trigger or lever . When cutting , the metal is first heated by the flame until it is cherry red . Once this temperature is attained , oxygen is supplied to the heated parts by pressing the oxygen-blast trigger . This oxygen reacts with the metal , forming iron oxide and producing heat . It is the heat that continues the cutting process . The cutting torch only heats the metal to start the process ; further heat is provided by the burning metal . The melting point of the iron oxide is around half that of the metal being cut . As the metal burns , it immediately turns to liquid iron oxide and flows away from the cutting zone . However , some of the iron oxide remains on the workpiece , forming a hard `` slag '' which can be removed by gentle tapping and/or grinding . Rose bud torch . A rose bud torch is used to heat metals for bending , straightening , etc . where a large area needs to be heated . It is so-called because the flame at the end looks like a rose bud . A welding torch can also be used to heat small areas such as rusted nuts and bolts . Injector torch . A typical oxy-fuel torch , called an equal-pressure torch , merely mixes the two gases . In an injector torch , high-pressure oxygen comes out of a small nozzle inside the torch head which drags the fuel gas along with it , using the venturi effect . Fuels . Oxy-fuel processes may use a variety of fuel gases , the most common being acetylene . Other gases that may be used are propylene , liquified petroleum gas ( LPG ) , propane , natural gas , hydrogen , and MAPP gas . Many brands use different kinds of gases in their mixes . Acetylene . Acetylene is the primary fuel for oxy-fuel welding and is the fuel of choice for repair work and general cutting and welding . Acetylene gas is shipped in special cylinders designed to keep the gas dissolved . The cylinders are packed with porous materials ( e.g . kapok fibre , diatomaceous earth , or ( formerly ) asbestos ) , then filled to around 50 % capacity with acetone , as acetylene is soluble in acetone . This method is necessary because above 207 kPa ( 30 in² ) ( absolute pressure ) acetylene is unstable and may explode . There is about 1700 kPa ( 250 psi ) pressure in the tank when full . Acetylene when combined with oxygen burns at 3200 °C to 3500 °C ( 5800 °F to 6300 °F ) , highest among commonly used gaseous fuels . As a fuel acetylene 's primary disadvantage , in comparison to other fuels , is high cost . As acetylene is unstable at a pressure roughly equivalent to 33 feet/10 meters underwater , water submerged cutting and welding is reserved for hydrogen rather than acetylene . Gasoline . Oxy-gasoline , also known as oxy-petrol , torches have been found to perform very well , especially where bottled gas fuel is not available or difficult to transport to the worksite . Tests showed that an oxy-gasoline torch can cut steel plate up to thick at the same rate as oxy-acetylene . In plate thicknesses greater than the cutting rate was better than oxy-acetylene ; at it was three times faster . The gasoline is fed either from a pressurised tank ( whose pressure can be hand-pumped or fed from a gas cylinder ) . OR from a non pressurised tank with the fuel being drawn into the torch by venturi action by the pressurised oxygen flow . Another low cost approach commonly used by jewelry makers in Asia is using air bubbled through a gasoline container by a foot-operated air pump , and burning the fuel-air mixture in a specialized welding torch . Hydrogen . Hydrogen has a clean flame and is good for use on aluminium . It can be used at a higher pressure than acetylene and is therefore useful for underwater welding and cutting . It is a good type of flame to use when heating large amounts of material . The flame temperature is high , about 2,000 °C for hydrogen gas in air at atmospheric pressure , and up to 2800 °C when pre-mixed in a 2:1 ratio with pure oxygen ( oxyhydrogen ) . Hydrogen is not used for welding steels and other ferrous materials , because it causes hydrogen embrittlement . MPS and MAPP gas . `` Methylacetylene-propadiene '' ( MAPP ) `` gas '' and `` LPG gas '' are similar fuels , because LPG gas is liquefied petroleum gas mixed with MPS . It has the storage and shipping characteristics of LPG and has a heat value a little less than acetylene . Because it can be shipped in small containers for sale at retail stores , it is used by hobbyists and large industrial companies and shipyards because it does not polymerize at high pressures — above 15 psi or so ( as acetylene does ) and is therefore much less dangerous than acetylene . Further , more of it can be stored in a single place at one time , as the increased compressibility allows for more gas to be put into a tank . MAPP gas can be used at much higher pressures than acetylene , sometimes up to 40 or 50 psi in high-volume oxy-fuel cutting torches which can cut up to steel . Other welding gases that develop comparable temperatures need special procedures for safe shipping and handling . MPS and MAPP are recommended for cutting applications in particular , rather than welding applications . On 31 April 2008 the Petromont Varennes plant closed its methylacetylene/propadiene crackers . As they were the only North American plant making MAPP gas , many substitutes were introduced by the companies who had repackaged the Dow and Varennes product ( s ) - most of these substitutes are propylene , see below . Propylene and Fuel Gas . Propylene is used in production welding and cutting . It cuts similarly to propane . When propylene is used , the torch rarely needs tip cleaning . There is often a substantial advantage to cutting with an injector torch ( see the propane section ) rather than an equal-pressure torch when using propylene . Quite a few North American suppliers have begun selling propylene under proprietary trademarks such as FG2 and Fuel-Max . Butane , propane and butane/propane mixes . Butane , like propane , is a saturated hydrocarbon . Butane and propane do not react with each other and are regularly mixed . Butane boils at 0.6 °C . Propane is more volatile , with a boiling point of -42 °C . Vaporization is rapid at temperatures above the boiling points . The calorific ( heat ) values of both are almost equal . Both are thus mixed to attain the vapor pressure that is required by the end user and depending on the ambient conditions . If the ambient temperature is very low , propane is preferred to achieve higher vapor pressure at the given temperature . Propane does not burn as hot as acetylene in its inner cone , and so it is rarely used for welding . Propane , however , has a very high number of BTUs per cubic foot in its outer cone , and so with the right torch ( injector style ) can make a faster and cleaner cut than acetylene , and is much more useful for heating and bending than acetylene . The maximum neutral flame temperature of propane in oxygen is . Propane is cheaper than acetylene and easier to transport . The role of oxygen . Oxygen is not the fuel . It is what chemically combines with the fuel to produce the heat for welding . This is called 'oxidation ' , but the more specific and more commonly used term in this context is 'combustion ' . In the case of hydrogen , the product of combustion is simply water . For the other hydrocarbon fuels , water and carbon dioxide are produced . The heat is released because the molecules of the products of combustion have a lower energy state than the molecules of the fuel and oxygen . In oxy-fuel cutting , oxidation of the metal being cut ( typically iron ) produces nearly all of the heat required to `` burn '' through the workpiece . Oxygen is usually produced elsewhere by distillation of liquefied air and shipped to the welding site in high-pressure vessels ( commonly called `` tanks '' or `` cylinders '' ) at a pressure of about 21,000 kPa ( 3,000 lbf/in² = 200 atmospheres ) . It is also shipped as a liquid in Dewar type vessels ( like a large Thermos jar ) to places that use large amounts of oxygen . It is also possible to separate oxygen from air by passing the air , under pressure , through a zeolite sieve that selectively adsorbs the nitrogen and lets the oxygen ( and argon ) pass . This gives a purity of oxygen of about 93 % . This method works well for brazing , but higher-purity oxygen is necessary to produce a clean , slag-free kerf when cutting . Types of flame . The welder can adjust the oxy-acetylene flame to be carbonizing ( aka reducing ) , neutral , or oxidizing . Adjustment is made by adding more or less oxygen to the acetylene flame . The neutral flame is the flame most generally used when welding or cutting . The welder uses the neutral flame as the starting point for all other flame adjustments because it is so easily defined . This flame is attained when welders , as they slowly open the oxygen valve on the torch body , first see only two flame zones . At that point , the acetylene is being completely burned in the welding oxygen and surrounding air . The flame is chemically neutral . The two parts of this flame are the light blue inner cone and the darker blue to colorless outer cone . The inner cone is where the acetylene and the oxygen combine . The tip of this inner cone is the hottest part of the flame . It is approximately and provides enough heat to easily melt steel . In the inner cone the acetylene breaks down and partly burns to hydrogen and carbon monoxide , which in the outer cone combine with more oxygen from the surrounding air and burn . An excess of acetylene creates a carbonizing flame . This flame is characterized by three flame zones ; the hot inner cone , a white-hot `` acetylene feather '' , and the blue-colored outer cone . This is the type of flame observed when oxygen is first added to the burning acetylene . The feather is adjusted and made ever smaller by adding increasing amounts of oxygen to the flame . A welding feather is measured as 2X or 3X , with X being the length of the inner flame cone . The unburned carbon insulates the flame and drops the temperature to approximately . The reducing flame is typically used for hard facing operations or backhand pipe welding techniques . The feather is caused by incomplete combustion of the acetylene to cause an excess of carbon in the flame . Some of this carbon is dissolved by the molten metal to carbonize it . The carbonizing flame will tend to remove the oxygen from iron oxides which may be present , a fact which has caused the flame to be known as a `` reducing flame '' . The oxidizing flame is the third possible flame adjustment . It occurs when the ratio of oxygen to acetylene required for a neutral flame has been changed to give an excess of oxygen . This flame type is observed when welders add more oxygen to the neutral flame . This flame is hotter than the other two flames because the combustible gases will not have to search so far to find the necessary amount of oxygen , nor heat up as much thermally inert carbon . It is called an oxidizing flame because of its effect on metal . This flame adjustment is generally not preferred . The oxidizing flame creates undesirable oxides to the structural and mechanical detriment of most metals . In an oxidizing flame , the inner cone acquires a purplish tinge , gets pinched and smaller at the tip , and the sound of the flame gets harsh . A slightly oxidizing flame is used in braze-welding and bronze-surfacing while a more strongly oxidizing flame is used in fusion welding certain brasses and bronzes The size of the flame can be adjusted to a limited extent by the valves on the torch and by the regulator settings , but in the main it depends on the size of the orifice in the tip . In fact , the tip should be chosen first according to the job at hand , and then the regulators set accordingly . Welding . The flame is applied to the base metal and held until a small puddle of molten metal is formed . The puddle is moved along the path where the weld bead is desired . Usually , more metal is added to the puddle as it is moved along by dipping metal from a welding rod or filler rod into the molten metal puddle . The metal puddle will travel towards where the metal is the hottest . This is accomplished through torch manipulation by the welder . The amount of heat applied to the metal is a function of the welding tip size , the speed of travel , and the welding position . The flame size is determined by the welding tip size . The proper tip size is determined by the metal thickness and the joint design . Welding gas pressures using oxy-acetylene are set in accordance with the manufacturer 's recommendations . The welder will modify the speed of welding travel to maintain a uniform bead width . Uniformity is a quality attribute indicating good workmanship . Trained welders are taught to keep the bead the same size at the beginning of the weld as at the end . If the bead gets too wide , the welder increases the speed of welding travel . If the bead gets too narrow or if the weld puddle is lost , the welder slows down the speed of travel . Welding in the vertical or overhead positions is typically slower than welding in the flat or horizontal positions . The welder must add the filler rod to the molten puddle . The welder must also keep the filler metal in the hot outer flame zone when not adding it to the puddle to protect filler metal from oxidation . Do not let the welding flame burn off the filler metal . The metal will not wet into the base metal and will look like a series of cold dots on the base metal . There is very little strength in a cold weld . When the filler metal is properly added to the molten puddle , the resulting weld will be stronger than the original base metal . Welding lead or 'lead burning ' was much more common in the 19th century to make some pipe connections and tanks . Great skill is required but can be quickly learned . In building construction today some lead flashing is welded but soldered copper flashing is much more common in America . In the automotive body collision industry before the 1980s , oxyacetylene gas torch welding was seldom used to weld sheetmetal , since warpage was a byproduct besides the excess heat . Automotive body repair methods at the time were crude and yielded improprieties until MIG welding became the industry standard . Since the 1970s , when high strength steel became the standard for automotive manufacturing , electric welding became the preferred method . After the 1980s , the oxyacetylene torch fell out of use for sheetmetal welding in the industrialized world . Cutting . For cutting , the setup is a little different . A cutting torch has a 60- or 90-degree angled head with orifices placed around a central jet . The outer jets are for preheat flames of oxygen and acetylene . The central jet carries only oxygen for cutting . The use of several preheating flames rather than a single flame makes it possible to change the direction of the cut as desired without changing the position of the nozzle or the angle which the torch makes with the direction of the cut , as well as giving a better preheat balance . Manufacturers have developed custom tips for Mapp , propane , and polypropylene gases to optimize the flames from these alternate fuel gases . The flame is not intended to melt the metal , but to bring it to its ignition temperature . The torch 's trigger blows extra oxygen at higher pressures down the torch 's third tube out of the central jet into the workpiece , causing the metal to burn and blowing the resulting molten oxide through to the other side . The ideal kerf is a narrow gap with a sharp edge on either side of the workpiece ; overheating the workpiece and thus melting through it causes a rounded edge . Cutting is initiated by heating the edge or leading face ( as in cutting shapes such as round rod ) of the steel to the ignition temperature ( approximately bright cherry red heat ) using the pre-heat jets only , then using the separate cutting oxygen valve to release the oxygen from the central jet . The oxygen chemically combines with the iron in the ferrous material to oxidize the iron quickly into molten iron oxide , producing the cut . Initiating a cut in the middle of a workpiece is known as piercing . For a basic oxy-acetylene rig , the cutting speed in light steel section will usually be nearly twice as fast as a petrol-driven cut-off grinder . The advantages when cutting large sections are obvious : an oxy-fuel torch is light , small and quiet and needs very little effort to use , whereas a cut-off grinder is heavy and noisy and needs considerable operator exertion and may vibrate severely , leading to stiff hands and possible long-term vibration white finger . Oxy-acetylene torches can easily cut through ferrous materials in excess of 200 mm ( 8 inches ) . Oxygen lances are used in scrapping operations and cut sections thicker than 200 mm ( 8 inches ) . Cut-off grinders are useless for these kinds of application . Robotic oxy-fuel cutters sometimes use a high-speed divergent nozzle . This uses an oxygen jet that opens slightly along its passage . This allows the compressed oxygen to expand as it leaves , forming a high-velocity jet that spreads less than a parallel-bore nozzle , allowing a cleaner cut . These are not used for cutting by hand since they need very accurate positioning above the work . Their ability to produce almost any shape from large steel plates gives them a secure future in shipbuilding and in many other industries . Oxy-propane torches are usually used for cutting up scrap to save money , as LPG is far cheaper joule for joule than acetylene , although propane does not produce acetylene 's very neat cut profile . Propane also finds a place in production , for cutting very large sections . Oxy-acetylene can cut only low- to medium-carbon steels and wrought iron . High-carbon steels are difficult to cut because the melting point of the slag is closer to the melting point of the parent metal , so that the slag from the cutting action does not eject as sparks but rather mixes with the clean melt near the cut . This keeps the oxygen from reaching the clean metal and burning it . In the case of cast iron , graphite between the grains and the shape of the grains themselves interfere with the cutting action of the torch . Stainless steels can not be cut either because the material does not burn readily . The importance of eye protection . Proper protection such as welding goggles should be worn at all times , including to protect the eyes against glare and flying sparks . Special safety eyewear must be used—both to protect the welder and to provide a clear view through the yellow-orange flare given off by the incandescing flux . In the 1940s cobalt melters ’ glasses were borrowed from steel foundries and were still available until the 1980s . However , the lack of protection from impact , ultra-violet , infrared and blue light caused severe eyestrain and eye damage . Didymium eyewear , developed for glassblowers in the 1960s , was also borrowed—until many complained of eye problems from excessive infrared , blue light , and insufficient shading . Today very good eye protection can be found designed especially for gas-welding aluminum that cuts the sodium orange flare completely and provides the necessary protection from ultraviolet , infrared , blue light and impact , according to ANSI Z87-1989 safety standards for a Special Purpose Lens . Fuel leakage . Fuel gases that are denser than air ( Propane , Propylene , MAPP , Butane , etc ... ) , may collect in low areas if allowed to escape . To avoid an ignition hazard , special care should be taken when using these gases over areas such as basements , sinks , storm drains , etc . In addition , leaking fittings may catch fire during use and pose a risk to personnel as well as property . Safety with cylinders . When using fuel and oxygen tanks they should be fastened securely upright to a wall or a post or a portable cart . An oxygen tank is especially dangerous for the reason that the oxygen is at a pressure of 21 MPa ( 3000 lbf/in² = 200 atmospheres ) when full , and if the tank falls over and its valve strikes something and is knocked off , the tank will effectively become an extremely deadly flying missile propelled by the compressed oxygen , capable of even breaking through a brick wall . For this reason , never move an oxygen tank around without its valve cap screwed in place . On an oxyacetylene torch system there will be three types of valves , the tank valve , the regulator valve , and the torch valve . There will be a set of these three valves for each gas . The gas in the tanks or cylinders is at high pressure . Oxygen cylinders are generally filled to approximately 2200 psi . The regulator converts the high pressure gas to a low pressure stream suitable for welding . Acetylene cylinders must be maintained in an upright position to prevent the internal acetone and acetylene from separating in the filler material . Chemical exposure . A less obvious hazard of welding is exposure to harmful chemicals . Exposure to certain metals , metal oxides , or carbon monoxide can often lead to severe medical conditions . Damaging chemicals can be produced from the fuel , from the work-piece , or from a protective coating on the work-piece . By increasing ventilation around the welding environment , the welders will have much less exposure to harmful chemicals from any source . The most common fuel used in welding is acetylene , which has a two-stage reaction . The primary chemical reaction involves the acetylene disassociating in the presence of oxygen to produce heat , carbon monoxide , and hydrogen gas : C2H2 + O2 → 2CO + H2 . A secondary reaction follows where the carbon monoxide and hydrogen combine with more oxygen to produce carbon dioxide and water vapor . When the secondary reaction does not burn all of the reactants from the primary reaction , the welding process can produce large amounts of carbon monoxide , and it often does . Carbon monoxide is also the byproduct of many other incomplete fuel reactions . Almost every piece of metal is an alloy of one type or another . Copper , aluminium , and other base metals are occasionally alloyed with beryllium , which is a highly toxic metal . When a metal like this is welded or cut , high concentrations of toxic beryllium fumes are released . Long-term exposure to beryllium may result in shortness of breath , chronic cough , and significant weight loss , accompanied by fatigue and general weakness . Other alloying elements such as arsenic , manganese , silver , and aluminium can cause sickness to those who are exposed . More common are the anti-rust coatings on many manufactured metal components . Zinc , cadmium , and fluorides are often used to protect irons and steels from oxidizing . Galvanized metals have a very heavy zinc coating . Exposure to zinc oxide fumes can lead to a sickness named `` metal fume fever '' . This condition rarely lasts longer than 24 hours , but severe cases can be fatal . Not unlike common influenza , fevers , chills , nausea , cough , and fatigue are common effects of high zinc oxide exposure . `` Flashback '' is the condition of the flame propagating down the hoses of an oxy-fuel welding and cutting system . To prevent such a situation a flashback arrestor is usually employed . The flame burns backwards into the hose , causing a popping or squealing noise . It can cause an explosion in the hose with the potential to injure or kill the operator . Using a lower pressure than recommended can cause a flashback .
Tipulamima nigriceps . `` Tipulamima nigriceps '' is a moth of the family Sesiidae . It is known from Sierra Leone .
Esmaeelabad , Mirjaveh . Esmaeelabad , Mirjaveh ( ) is a village in Cheshmeh Ziarat Rural District , in the Mirjaveh of Zahedan County , Sistan and Baluchestan Province , Iran . At the 2006 census , its population was 146 , in 23 families .
Emmanouil Argyropoulos . Emmanouil Argyropoulos ( ; 1889–1913 ) was a Greek pioneer aviator of the early 20th century . Apart from being the first Greek aviator who performed a flight over his homeland , he also became the first casualty of Greek military aviation . First flight in Greece . Argyropoulos , originally a civil engineer , abandoned his profession and went to Paris in order to study aeronautics . At the end of January 1912 , he acquired his pilot license and returned to Greece together with a privately owned Nieuport IV.G 50-hp aircraft . On February 8 , 1912 , Argyropoulos became the first Greek aviator to perform a flight in Greece , an event that was widely commented upon in the local press . After taking off from the Rouf district of Athens , he performed a 16-minute-long flight around the city , including an overflight of the Acropolis . An hour later he carried out a second flight , this time with Prime Minister Eleftherios Venizelos as his passenger . Venizelos , was enthusiastic about the concept of aerial warfare , and stated that Greece should immediately take advantage of this newly invented weapon . Balkan Wars and death . When the Balkan Wars broke out in October 1912 , he joined the military aviation with the rank of Lieutenant . On 4 April 1913 , during a reconnaissance mission , his aircraft , a captured Ottoman Blériot XI , fell from a height of 600 m. while flying over the Langadas region near Thessaloniki . Both Argyropoulos and his passenger , the athlete and poet Konstantinos Manos , were killed . Argyropoulos thus became the first loss of Greek military aviation , and marked the end of air activities in the Balkan Wars .
Ambush of Tinsalane . The ambush of Tinsalane occurred on February 11 , 2012 , when armed groups of Ansar Dine and the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad ( MNLA ) fought against a convoy of the Malian army who came to reinforce the troops besieged in Tessalit . The ambush . On February 10 , 2012 , the Malian army launched an offensive to rescue the garrison of Amachach camp , near Tessalit , besieged by the rebels . The army deployed on the ground 107 all-terrain vehicles , 6 BRDMs , as well as helicopters piloted by Ukrainian mercenaries . The ambush took place in Tinsalane , 20 kilometers south of Tessalit . According to Malian military sources , `` The aim was to attract as many rebels as possible to the army , then to use combat helicopters to pound enemy positions ( ... ) We chose to fight at Tessalit , because we could quickly transfer injured in Gao thanks to the airport that we control again since the weekend. `` According to officers of the Malian army , more than 100 rebels have been killed , 50 taken prisoner and 70 vehicles destroyed . According to reports from sources close to the MNLA , on the morning of February 11 , 2012 , a convoy of Malian soldiers and militia departed the cities of Kidal and Anfif and moved towards Tessalit to strengthen the military forces of the besieged city . However , this convoy was ambushed by an MNLA brigade in Tinsalane . After several hours of fighting , the Malian forces fled , leaving 17 dead and 14 prisoners including commander Yousouf Ag Bougara . Six vehicles were destroyed and four captured . According to an MNLA spokesman , Hama Ag Sidahmed , the losses of the separatists were only 4 wounded . According to a resident of the city of Alkhalil , on the border with Algeria , the drivers of about 25 rebel vehicles were left wounded , and sought admission to Algerian hospitals . Fighting continued on 13 and 14 February , and the Malian army claimed it had managed to enter Tessalit , and refuel the Amachach camp , which the rebels denied .
William G. Burrill . William G. Burrill ( ) was sixth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Rochester , serving from 1984 to 1999 .
Rhabditida . Rhabditida is an order of free-living , zooparasitic , and phytoparasitic microbivorous nematodes living in soil . The Cephalobidae , Panagrolaimidae , Steinernematidae , and Strongyloididae seem to be closer to the Tylenchia , regardless of whether these are merged with the Rhabditia or not .
Connecticut Route 135 . Route 135 is a Connecticut state highway running entirely in the town of Fairfield . It connects U.S. Route 1 in downtown Fairfield to Route 58 in the northern part of town . Route description . Route 135 begins as North Benson Road at an intersection with US 1 in downtown Fairfield and heads north , intersecting I-95 at southbound Exit 22 about later . Route 135 continues north , passing by Fairfield University , then turns right onto Stillson Road . It then heads northeast for another until it ends at an intersection with Route 58 . Route 135 is two lanes wide and is classified as a minor arterial road for its entire length . It carries traffic volumes of about 14,600 per day . History . Modern Route 135 was created at an undetermined time between 1943 and 1953 . It was established as a route from the Fairfield Business District to the Merritt Parkway and points north via Route 58 . Prior to the creation of modern Route 135 , an earlier Route 135 was established in 1932 in the Greater Waterbury area , which has since been absorbed into modern Route 188 .
Smiffys . Smiffys is a wholesale , fancy dress manufacturer specialising in party fashion , leisure and entertainment products . History . Founded in 1894 by Robert Henry Smith , `` Smiffys '' is part of the R H Smith & Sons ( Wig Makers Ltd ) group and has become a global organisation with offices and showrooms worldwide . As a fancy dress , Halloween and Carnival manufacturing company in the UK , Smiffys distribute nearly 5,000 products to over 5,000 stockists around the world with over 26 million items shipped every year . Smiffys originally began as Wigmakers , but soon established itself as a fancy dress manufacturer and supplier . The company supplies dress up costumes , wigs and accessories under the brands Smiffys and Fever , and currently employs 250 people . Their head office is in Gainsborough , Lincolnshire , and the creative services team is based in Landmark Court Leeds , where products are designed and created . However , in October 2016 , in the wake of the Brexit Referendum , the company 's director , Elliott Peckett , announced that it would open a new headquarters in the Netherlands to safeguard access to its markets and talent pools . Brands . R H Smith & Sons brands include the `` Time4Fun '' - a range of children 's toy and leisure items , `` Fever Collection '' - a collection of playful and inspiring dress-up for adults and `` Smiffys '' .
Henry O'Brien ( colonel ) . Henry F. O'Brien ( died July 14 , 1863 ) was the colonel of the 11th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment who was killed during the New York City draft riots in 1863 . As commander of the Fire Zouaves , he rallied around 150 infantry against approaching rioters in front of `` Oliver 's Livery Stable '' near the East River . As police under Inspector Daniel C. Carpenter began withdrawing after fighting with rioters on Second Avenue , O'Brien arrived with two companies at 34th Street and Second Avenue . After a brief skirmish with the rioters , the mob retreated and O'Brien left his command and walked up the avenue entering a nearby drugstore . However , after a few moments , he was attacked by a group of rioters who had reorganized him as he left the building . Severely beaten by the crowd , he was kicked and hit with stones as he lay on the street , which continued for more than an hour . Although some local residents attempted to help , rioters attacked bystanders attempting to bring him food and water . He was eventually taken by rioters to his nearby home where he was tortured to death and mutilated beyond recognition . After rioters had left , his body was transferred to Bellevue Hospital .
Kayla Stra . Kayla Stra ( born 3 December 1984 ) is a jockey and television personality in Thoroughbred horse racing who began racing in Australia , until coming to compete in the United States at racetracks in California . She currently rides once again in Australia , after riding in the Northern California circuit . This was after a 2 year riding stint in the Southern California area . Stra is also known for her appearances on the reality television show `` Jockeys '' on Animal Planet . Kayla Stra was born in Adelaide , South Australia , Australia , where she launched her career in horseracing prior to moving to California in Late 2007 . From a very young age , Stra was interested in horses , having talked her parents into buying her a pony when she was eight years old . During her late childhood and adolescence , Stra worked at racing stables and eventually bought her first horse—a Thoroughbred named Gurtie , which she trained on her own for picnic races ( unregistered race horses ) before getting her certificate in racing . Stra acknowledges her first trainer , Ray Moore , as someone who has had a strong racing influence in her life . Moore taught Stra how to be a horseman—how to communicate with horses by reading their body language and having a keen feel for what they 're thinking . Stra credits John Letts as one of her mentors for his outstanding jockey career , having won two Melbourne Cups and hundreds upon hundreds of stake races . As an apprentice , Stra was always in the top five riders and won all her premierships . During this time , she began traveling to different tracks to learn more from those experiences . Stra eventually racked up approximately 500 victories in her native country and became the `` poster girl '' for Australian horseracing . Now , she hopes to continue that success in the much larger US market . Racing in California , on 9 November 2007 Kayla Stra won her first American race aboard Flying Bearcat at Hollywood Park Racetrack . One notable victory was at Santa Anita on 49–1 longshot Paddin ' Mud . In addition , Kayla scored an opening day victory at Del Mar with King Ledley , and then scored another victory aboard the same horse within three weeks . King Ledley is owned by Racing Capital Group , LLC , which is a race horse syndication company who primarily uses Kayla as their jockey . Racing Capital Group 's web site is racingcapitalgroup.com. , where she is their featured jockey . Stra 's career goal to date is to hang in the game and not let the industry down . But here , she will face the toughest competitors in the world—serious professional athletes who are not likely to cut any slack for the new girl . Stra became a leading Adelaide apprentice jockey who posted 220 winners in Australia . Her biggest Australian win was in the 2005 City of Marion Stakes with gelding Navy Shaker . Stra was one of the jockeys featured in Animal Planet 's 2009 reality television show , `` Jockeys '' . It lasted for two seasons . Stra returned to professional horse racing in January 2013 , after the birth of her son , Brys Headley , in November 2012 . Soon after her return to racing , a steward banned her from the Betfair Hollywood Park jockeys ' room for breastfeeding her son . One of the stewards had allegedly told Stra 's agent that she needed to decide whether she was going to focus on caring for her child or her profession . California Horse Racing Board chairman David Israel overruled the steward , stating `` Kayla Stra 's baby can be in the jocks ' room . Her nanny can be with the baby . And both the mother and the nanny can do all the things they need to do . ''
Kinosaki District , Hyōgo . was a district located in Hyōgo Prefecture , Japan . The district was dissolved in 2005 , and its towns were merged into Mikata District and the city of Toyooka , both within Hyōgo Prefecture . As of 2003 , the district had an estimated population of 41,455 and a density of 98.36 persons per km² . The total area was 421.48 km² .
David Wakefield ( rugby league ) . David Wakefield is a former professional rugby league footballer of the 1950s and 1960s . He played at club level for Stanley Rangers ARLFC , Wakefield Trinity ( Heritage № 632 ) , and Doncaster ( Heritage № 190 ) , as a , i.e . number 9 , during the era of contested scrums .
2010–11 Club América season . The 2010–11 América season was the 64th professional season of Mexico 's top-flight football league . The season is split into two tournaments—the Torneo Apertura and the Torneo Clausura—each with identical formats and each contested by the same eighteen teams . América will begin their season on July 24 , 2010 against Pachuca .
Unmanned ground vehicle Miloš . Unmanned ground vehicle Miloš , called Little Milosh , is an unmanned ground vehicle ( UGV ) developed by the Military Technical Institute Belgrade , following the development of Unmanned ground vehicle Milica in 2009 . UGV Miloš is in serial production and first customer are Serbian Armed Forces . Overview . During 2009 Military Technical Institute Belgrade presented its first battle UGV , Milica . Continuous development lead to a new UGV , named Miloš . Miloš has better autonomy and a smaller remote control station which is carried and operated by a single soldier . The UGV fits into small trailer and can be carried by smaller 4x4 military vehicles or in numbers on larger vehicles to the deployment zone . For surveillance and detection it uses thermal camera , a day and night camera , and a laser ranger . It has one or two weapons attached on its turret . Maximum total weight is around 700kg or 300kg of cargo . Two day/night cameras are installed on front and back for driving . It was presented to the public at the 2017 Partner Fair in Belgrade . Potential operators . After the Unmanned Systems Exhibition and Conference ( UMEX ) 2018 fair , the UAE requested to test UGV Milosh for their armed forces .
Narayan barb . The Narayan barb ( `` Pethia narayani '' ) , is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to India where it is found in clear hill streams in the Western Ghats . This species can reach a length of TL . It is also found in the aquarium trade .
Disaster Prevention Day . In Japan , September 1 is . This day commemorates the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake and is a day on which disaster preparations are taken nationwide , especially in the Kantō region . History . On September 1 , 1923 Tokyo and surrounding areas were devastated by a massive 7.9 magnitude earthquake , with a death toll of over 100,000 people from the disaster , including a large number of Koreans and socialists murdered by mobs . In June 1960 during the Prime Ministership of Nobusuke Kishi , the decision was made that September 1 would become Disaster Prevention Day in order to reduce the death toll from disasters . One year after the 1995 Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake the Japanese government declared the anniversary date of January 17 to be Disaster Response Volunteers Day ( 防災とボランティアの日 , bousai to borantia no hi ) . Subsequent to the Great East Japan Earthquake , the Japanese government added November 5 ( Tsunami Readiness Day , 津波防災の日 , tsunami bousai no hi ) to the calendar of national awareness days . Activities . In 2013 1.33 million people participated in drills in 43 of Japan 's 47 prefectures . In 2014 , about 2.35 million people participated in them , while in 2015 , about 1.6 million people did . In 2015 the Tokyo Metropolitan Government sent a package to households with preparation advice including a manga story .
Identity in social insects . Eusocial insects have developed from their organization and ability to recognize one another within their society . This recognition of others , from recognizing individuals to groups , is an indication of society , and creates an identity colony wide for each insect . Individuality thesis . Ghiselin ( 1969 , 1974 ) and David Hull ( 1976 , 1978 ) asserted that complex or high level social insects are individuals rather than being like organisms . This claim originally related to the issues regards the nature and reality of species , but can be interpreted to relate to inter colonial developments . Within the colonies of social insects such as ants , dynamic social recognition systems make their advanced societies possible . The mediator for the social recognition systems included a blend of hydrocarbons that each individual within a colony carried as a way to recognize others from within the same colony . The individuality of the sole insect and the cohesion of the colony are very similar in the ways that they approach recognition and solve conflicts . In the eusocial wasp `` Metapolybia cingulata '' , every individual fulfils a specific role in the colony in terms of nest building and for this reason the colony is able to thrive and actually have a nest . The roles have been categorized as : specialized water foragers , specialized pulp foragers , active builders , active generalists , and idle workers . If even one of these roles , even the `` idle workers '' , did not accomplish their goal , the colony as a whole would be unsuccessful in maintaining a nest and would ultimately die . Recognition through hydrocarbons . Some species of ants have evolved to have the ability to recognize other individuals from their colony to avoid aggression when met . The mechanics of this recognition is mediated by a mixture of specific signatures emanating from the individual , this mixture is a blend of hydrocarbons that emanate from the individual through the insects cuticles . The mixture of hydrocarbons is specific to the insect ’ s colony and is called the insect ’ s label . Upon one insect ’ s interaction with other insects , the perceived label is compared with its internal colony odor , the “ template ” . If the perceived label does n't match the ingrained template then the encountered individual will be rejected . The process of recognition by the individual is split into three components : production , perception , and action . The production factor includes the making of the label ; in ants and other social insects the label is a signature mixture of long-chain hydrocarbons ( cuticular hydrocarbons , CHCs ) . The perception factor involves the specific individual detecting the label on the other 's cuticle and comparing what they perceive to their own innate template . A template-label differential is what is perceived and if that differential exceeds a certain point the ants will turn to aggression and if not they will accept or ignore the other individual . Conflicts . Organisations built from individuals rather than cells face innate problems when it comes to reproduction . A collection of individuals that make up the colony result in a less-than-one relatedness which therefore causes conflict over the allocation of reproduction . The effects of these differences cost the whole colony as the colony must produce offspring that have genes suppressing the behaviors that allow conflict to arise .
Codringtonia helenae . `` Codringtonia helenae '' is a species of air-breathing land snail , a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Helicidae , the typical snails . Geographic distribution . `` C. helenae '' is endemic to Greece , where it occurs in the central part of Peloponnese .
News UK . News Corp UK & Ireland Limited ( trading as News UK , formerly News International and NI Group ) , is a British newspaper publisher , and a wholly owned subsidiary of the American mass media conglomerate News Corp . It is the current publisher of `` The Times '' , `` The Sunday Times '' and `` The Sun '' newspapers and its former publications include the `` Today '' , `` News of the World '' and `` The London Paper '' newspapers . Until June 2002 , it was called News International plc . On 31 May 2011 the company name was changed from News International Limited to NI Group Limited , and on 26 June 2013 to News UK . News UK 's main competitor is DMG Media , which is in turn owned by the Daily Mail and General Trust . History . Between 1987 and 1995 , News International owned , through its subsidiary News ( UK ) Ltd , `` Today '' , the first UK national newspaper to be printed in colour . All of News International 's newspapers ( with the exception of `` The London Paper '' , launched in 2006 ) were founded by other owners , in some cases hundreds of years ago . In October 2005 News International sold TSL Education , publishers of `` Times Higher Education '' , `` Times Educational Supplement '' , and other education titles , for £235m ( $ 415m ) . `` The Times Literary Supplement '' , previously part of TSL Education , has been retained by News International as part of this deal . Darwin Ltd , who had taken over the company , continued to produce the same product . Phone hacking allegations . In July 2009 `` The Guardian '' , a newspaper owned by Guardian Media Group reported that News Group Newspapers paid in excess of £1m to settle legal cases that threatened to reveal News Group journalists ' use on repeated occasions of illegal methods in the pursuit of stories . It has been alleged that News Group staff , including Clive Goodman , illegally accessed voicemail for the mobile phones of thousands of public figures , including politicians and celebrities . Goodman was jailed in 2007 for tapping the mobile phones of three members of the royal staff ; this is an offence under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act . It was stated by News International at the time that Goodman had acted without their knowledge , and that no other journalists made use of such methods . The evidence uncovered by `` The Guardian '' apparently shows that many more figures were in fact the subject of phone-taps , including Nigella Lawson , Lenny Henry , Gwyneth Paltrow , John Prescott , Boris Johnson and Tessa Jowell . In 2008 , the `` News of the World '' paid in excess of £400,000 in damages to Gordon Taylor , the chief executive of the Professional Footballers ' Association , who was suing the newspaper for its involvement in the illegal interception of messages to his mobile phone . According to `` The Guardian '' , this payment , made in exchange for Taylor 's silence 'prevented the public from knowing anything about the hundreds of pages of evidence which had been disclosed in Taylor 's case . ' In contrast to News International 's earlier denials of knowledge , `` The Guardian '' cites suppressed evidence revealing that `` News of the World '' s editorial staff were involved with private investigators who engaged in illegal phone-hacking , and that both reporters and executives were commissioning purchases of confidential information ; this is illegal unless it is shown to be in the public interest . Apparently , these activities were well-known within the `` News of the World '' , being `` openly paid for by the accounts department with invoices which itemised illegal acts '' . The paperwork is alleged to show that the above occurred during the tenure of Andy Coulson , who was chief press advisor to David Cameron , leader of the UK 's Conservative Party , until his resignation on 21 January 2011 . On 4 July , `` The Guardian '' reported that a private investigator at the `` News of the World '' had hacked into the phone of the murdered teenager Amanda Dowler , causing both her parents and police investigating her murder to wrongly believe she was still alive . This occurred during the period that Rebekah Brooks ( née Wade ) was editor . On 7 July , British newspaper `` The Daily Telegraph '' alleged that the families of dead British service personnel were targeted by private investigators working for the `` News of the World '' . This led to The Royal British Legion severing ties with the paper until such allegations are proved false . On the same day , James Murdoch announced the `` News of the World '' would be shut down after the publication of one more edition on 10 July 2011 , due to the allegations . The newspaper had already been faced with the withdrawal of a number of sponsors which had advertised their products and services in the newspaper , not to mention the inevitable fall in sales that the newspaper would have faced had it remained in circulation . Rebekah Brooks £10m payout . `` The Guardian '' newspaper , citing official company accounts , claims Brooks received a £10.8m payoff for leaving News International . Brooks reappointed as CEO . In September 2015 , Rebekah Brooks was reappointed as CEO of the company , now named News UK . Operations . The company 's major titles are published by subsidiary companies , Times Newspapers Ltd and News Group Newspapers . These newspapers were until 2010 written at a large site in Wapping in east London , near Tower Hill , which earned the nickname `` Fortress Wapping '' after a fierce dispute with the union to which the workforce had previously belonged . The printing of the papers is now undertaken at Waltham Cross , Knowsley , and Lanarkshire ( the largest and fastest print press in the world ) . The News Building , where all of News UK 's London operations are based , was opened on 16 September 2014 by the Mayor of London , Boris Johnson . Times Newspapers Ltd=== . Times Newspapers Limited publishes the compact daily newspaper `` The Times '' and the broadsheet `` The Sunday Times '' . Times Newspapers was formed in 1967 when The Thomson Corporation purchased `` The Times '' from the Astor family and merged it with `` The Sunday Times '' , which it had owned since 1959 . The company was purchased by Murdoch 's News International in February 1981 . The acquisition followed an intense 21 days of negotiations with the print unions conducted by John Collier and Bill O'Neill . `` The Times Literary Supplement '' , `` Times Educational Supplement '' and `` Times Higher Education Supplement '' were also part of the group ; the latter two publications have since been sold . In 2006 an American edition of `` The Times '' was launched in New York , Boston and some other East Coast U.S. cities . Murdoch states that the law and the independent board prevent him from exercising editorial control . However , an article in The Spectator following the resignation of James Harding stated that the trust has `` never played much of a role in the 30 years Murdoch has owned the paper '' and suggested that Murdoch had pressurised Harding to resign . News Group Newspapers Ltd. News Group Newspapers Ltd publishes the tabloid newspaper `` The Sun '' . The `` News of the World '' was another tabloid newspaper owned by the company ; however its closure was announced on 7 July 2011 , following new evidence about a phone hacking scandal at the newspaper . The final issue was released on 10 July 2011 . The `` News of the World '' was purchased by Murdoch in January 1969 . `` The Sun '' was acquired in October 1969 from International Publishing Corporation . Murdoch states that he acts as a `` traditional proprietor '' ; exercising editorial control on major issues such as which political party to back in a general election or policy on Europe . NI Free Newspapers Limited . `` The London Paper '' was the first newspaper to be launched by News International rather than bought . It was an evening freesheet distributed at bus and rail stations in London . It was published five days a week from September 2006 to September 2009 , when it closed faced with competition from other free papers .
Herbert Hargreaves . Herbert Silvester Hargreaves ( 30thMarch 1913 – 29 September 1990 ) was an English first-class cricketer , who played nineteen matches for Yorkshire County Cricket Club between 1934 and 1938 . He also appeared for Yorkshire Second XI between 1934 and 1938 , and the Minor Counties in 1937 . Born in Cinder Hill , Shireoaks , Worksop , Nottinghamshire , England , Hargreaves was a right arm fast medium bowler , who took 59 wickets at 21.20 , with a best of 5 for 93 against Kent . He scored 53 runs at an average of 3.31 , with a best score of 9 , and took five catches . Hargreaves took a wicket with his first ball against Cambridge University in 1934 . He had connections with Hull Town C.C . and Sheffield United C.C. , and went to Perth , Scotland , as a professional in 1939 . Hargreaves died in September 1990 , in Bury St Edmunds , Suffolk . His son , John Hargreaves , played Minor County cricket for Suffolk , including a Gillette Cup match in 1966 .
Tia Mowry . Tia Dashon Mowry ( ; born July 6 , 1978 ) is an American actress originally known for her teen role as Tia Landry in the sitcom `` Sister , Sister '' ( opposite her identical twin sister Tamera Mowry ) . She also portrayed medical student Melanie Barnett in the comedy-drama series `` The Game '' . She also starred in the television movie `` Twitches '' and its sequel `` Twitches Too '' . Mowry has voiced Sasha in `` Bratz '' . She also starred in the sitcom `` Instant Mom '' . Tia and her sister Tamera were in a singing group in the early 1990s called Voices . The group debuted their first single , `` Yeah , Yeah , Yeah ! `` , in 1992 . Family and early life . Mowry was born in Gelnhausen in West Germany . Her mother , Darlene Renée Mowry ( née Flowers ) , managed her children 's careers when they were in the group Voices , and also worked as a security guard . Her father , Timothy John Mowry , was in the U.S. Army at the time of her birth , and later became a custody officer/jailer with the City of Glendale Police Department , when the family moved to California . Her father , who is white , has Irish ancestry , and her mother is of Afro-Bahamian descent . Her parents met in high school , in Miami , Florida . Both joined the U.S. Army , and both would eventually reach the rank of Sergeant . Her family is `` close-knit '' and `` very spiritual '' , as the sisters became born-again Christians when they were eight . Tia is two minutes younger than her twin sister , Tamera . Tamera was born first , at 4:30pm , followed by Tia at 4:32pm . She also has two younger brothers , actor Tahj Mowry and Tavior Mowry , who played college football for University of California , Davis . Career . Mowry and her sister began entering pageants and talent shows while their family was stationed at Fort Hood , Texas . At age 12 , they convinced their mother to move to California with them so they could pursue acting . She agreed , on the condition that they land an acting job within the first month of their stay . In 1990 , their family moved to California permanently , settling in Los Angeles , and she and her sister began appearing in commercials and small roles . She is well known for playing Tia Landry , a twin separated at birth and reunited with her sister as a teenager in the show `` Sister , Sister '' . The series was developed for them after a producer spotted them on the set of `` Full House '' , a show on which their brother made regular appearances . `` Sister , Sister '' was initially on ABC but was cancelled by the network after two years and picked up by The WB , where it ran for another four years . During its run , they appeared on an episode of their brother Tahj Mowry 's show `` Smart Guy '' . They also did voice-over work for the Kids ' WB cartoon series `` Detention '' . After the show ended , both Mowry and her sister studied psychology at Pepperdine University . She also went to Europe to study humanities and Italian for a period . Both she and her sister appeared in the Rob Schneider comedy film `` The Hot Chick '' , playing cheerleaders . Mowry also did voiceovers for the `` Bratz '' cartoon series as the voice of Sasha . In 2005 , Mowry and her sister both starred in the Disney Channel Original Movie `` Twitches '' and reprised their roles in its sequel , `` Twitches Too '' and before co-starred in the 2000 movie `` Seventeen Again '' . Tia also appeared on an episode of her sister 's television show , `` Strong Medicine '' , in January 2006 , playing the role of Keisha , the twin sister of Tamera Mowry 's character , Dr. Kayla Thornton . Mowry has a starring role in the BET television series `` The Game '' as Melanie Barnett . Mowry has been nominated for a Teen Choice Award and a `` NAACP Image Awards '' for best actress in a comedy . In the `` Blue 's Clues '' episode `` Blue 's Birthday '' , Mowry and her sister make a cameo appearance as two of the celebrities wishing Blue a happy birthday . Their only line is said in unison : `` Happy Birthday , Blue ! '' Beginning in July 2011 , the Style Network began airing `` Tia & Tamera '' , a reality show which follows the day-to-day lives of the twins ; Tia being pregnant and Tamera planning her wedding . Mowry and her sister are both singers . They have showcased their vocal abilities on episodes of `` Sister Sister '' , including covers of `` You Ca n't Hurry Love '' , `` Amazing Grace '' and `` I 'm Going Down '' , which Tamera performed . They also sang the theme song during season five and six . In May 2012 , Mowry published her first book , `` Oh , Baby : Pregnancy Tales and Advice from One Hot Mama to Another '' , about her pregnancy and being a working mother . In May 2012 , Mowry stated via her Twitter account that she would not be returning to `` The Game '' , for a sixth season . In August 2013 it was announced that she was cast in the lead role in a new Nick at Nite comedy series `` Instant Mom '' alongside Michael Boatman and Sheryl Lee Ralph . Since 2015 , Mowry has starred in her Cooking Channel series `` Tia Mowry at Home '' where she makes everything from macaroni and cheese , cake , pie , curry chicken , collard greens , shakshuka , potato , galette and various types of cocktails . Some of her guest stars have included her Game co-stars Pooch Hall , Hosea Sanchez , Wendy Raquel Robinson , Brittany Daniel , Lilly Singh from YouTube and Kelly Rowland from Destiny 's Child . In 2016 , Mowry started a podcast on PodcastOne called `` Mostly Mom with Tia Mowry '' . On April 29 , 2016 , she appeared with her twin sister on the daytime talk show `` The Real '' , where she promoted her new book `` Twintution '' . Personal life . Mowry met actor Cory Hardrict on the set of their movie , Hollywood Horror . They dated for six years , then became engaged on Christmas Day , 2006 , and married in California on April 20 , 2008 . On January 11 , 2011 , `` People '' announced that Mowry and Hardrict were expecting their first child ; Mowry made the announcement herself on `` 106 & Park '' . The pregnancy was documented on the show `` Tia & Tamera '' featuring her sister , Tamera Mowry , on the Style Network . The couple welcomed their son , Cree Taylor Hardrict , on June 28 , 2011 . On November 8 , 2017 , Mowry announced that she was pregnant with her second child , a girl . The couple welcomed their daughter , Cairo Tiahna Hardrict , on May 5 , 2018 . Mowry is the head coach of the Entertainment Basketball League celebrity team . She coaches the Atlanta team whose players include her husband , Cory Hardrict , and ex co-star , Pooch Hall . She recently coached at the battle of the sexes game in Chicago against the Sky of the WNBA .
The Shadow Girl . The Shadow Girl is a 2011 novel by Australian author John Larkin . It was awarded the 2012 Victorian Premier 's Award for young adult fiction .
¡Que viva México ! `` ¡Que viva México ! '' ( `` Da zdravstvuyet Meksika ! '' ) is a film project begun in 1930 by the Russian avant-garde director Sergei Eisenstein ( 1898–1948 ) . It would have been an episodic portrayal of Mexican culture and politics from pre-Conquest civilization to the Mexican revolution . Production was beset by difficulties and was eventually abandoned . Jay Leyda and Zina Voynow call it Eisentein 's `` greatest film plan and his greatest personal tragedy '' . Overview . Eisenstein left for Mexico in December 1930—after various projects proposed by Charles Chaplin and Paramount Pictures fell through , and Paramount released him from his contract . The Mexican film was produced by Upton Sinclair and a small group of financiers recruited by his wife Mary Craig Kimbrough Sinclair , under a legal corporation these investors formed , the Mexican Film Trust . Their contract with Eisenstein called for a short , apolitical feature film about or involving Mexico , in a scenario to be designed and filmed by Eisenstein and his two compatriots , Grigori Alexandrov and Eduard Tisse . Other provisos of the contract , which Eisenstein signed on 24 November 1930 , included that the film would be completed ( including all post-production work ) by April 1931 , and would show or imply nothing that could be construed as insulting to or critical of post-Revolution Mexico ( a condition imposed by the Mexican government before it would allow the three Soviets entry into their country ) . Filmed material was also to be subject to censorship by the Mexican government , at first after it was filmed and printed , later in 1931 during shooting via an on-site censor . Eisenstein shot somewhere between 175,000 and 250,000 linear feet of film ( 30 to 50 hours ) before the Mexican Film Trust stopped production , the Trust having run out of money and patience with Eisenstein 's unwillingness/inability to complete the film expeditiously , and Eisenstein having received orders for his `` speediest return '' to the USSR from Soyuzkino , from which he had been absent since 1929 . Although the original intent was for Eisenstein to proceed from Mexico to California and edit the film he had taken , he was not allowed to re-enter the United States by the Department of Immigration , nor later could any agreement be reached by the Trust with Soyuzkino which would have allowed the footage be sent to the USSR for completion by him there . Through Sinclair , the Mexican Film Trust attempted to arouse interest from a major American motion picture concern to finish the film , but after months of failure to find among them anyone interested in the property , finally contracted with independent producer-distributor Sol Lesser to produce two short features and a short subject culled from the footage , `` Thunder Over Mexico '' , `` Eisenstein in Mexico '' , and `` Death Day '' all released in 1934 . Later , others , with the Trust 's permission , attempted different versions , such as Marie Seton 's `` Time in the Sun '' ( 1939 ) . The title `` ¡Qué viva México ! `` , originally proposed by Eisenstein in correspondence with Upton Sinclair during the last months of shooting , was first used for a version made by Grigori Alexandrov , released in 1979 , about a decade after the footage was sent to the USSR by the Museum of Modern Art in exchange for several Soviet films from the Gosfilmofond film archive . The film was awarded with the Honorable Golden Prize at the 11th Moscow International Film Festival in 1979 . In 1998 , Oleg Kovalov released his free version `` Mexican Fantasy '' , and another has been proposed during the first years of the 21st century . Eisenstein and Mexico . In the early 20th century , many intellectuals and artists associated with the European avant garde were fascinated by Latin America in general , and by Mexico in particular : for the French artist and leader of the Surrealist movement André Breton , for instance , Mexico was almost the incarnation of Surrealism . And as film historian David Bordwell notes , `` like many Leftists , Eisenstein was impressed that Mexico has created a socialist revolution in 1910 '' . His fascination with the country dated back at least to 1921 , when at the age of twenty-two `` his artistic career started with a Mexican topic '' as he put on a theatrical version of the Jack London story `` The Mexican '' in Moscow . Film scholar Inga Karetnikova details this production as a classic example of avant-garde aesthetics , an exercise in form rather than documentary realism ; but `` indirectly '' , she argues , `` he did recreate the Mexican atmosphere '' . Above all , he saw in the Mexican revolution an instance of a `` zealous idealism '' that was also `` close to Eisenstein , just as it was to the entire generation of Soviet avant-garde of the early 1920s '' . Some years later , in 1927 , Eisenstein had the opportunity to meet the Mexican muralist Diego Rivera , who was visiting Moscow for the celebrations of the Russian revolution 's tenth anniversary . Rivera had seen Eisenstein 's film `` The Battleship Potemkin '' , and praised it by comparing it to his own work as a painter in the service of the Mexican revolution ; he also `` spoke obsessively of the Mexican artistic heritage '' , describing the wonders of Ancient Aztec and Mayan art and architecture . The Russian director wrote that `` the seed of interest in that country ... nourished by the stories of Diego Rivera , when he visited the Soviet Union ... grew into a burning desire to travel there '' . Original vision . There is no evidence that Eisenstein had any specific idea for a film about or set in Mexico before his actual arrival there in December 1930 , although he began shooting almost immediately . The Sinclairs had made it clear that they were expecting Eisenstein to concentrate on visual imagery , and anything by way of a plot would be secondary : they were looking for an artistic travelogue . Furthermore , although the film was to have been completed by April 1931 , it was n't until about that time that Eisenstein even settled on the basic idea of a multi-part film , an anthology with each part focused on a different subculture of the Mexican peoples . Only later still would this idea resolve itself into the concept of a six-part film encompassing the history of the nation , its people and its societal evolution to the present time . Specific details and the contents of each section , and how to connect them , would evolve further over the ensuing months while Eisenstein , Alexandrov and Tisse shot tens of thousands of feet of film . Toward the latter part of 1931 , the film was finally structured , in Eisenstein 's mind , to consist of four primary sections plus a brief prologue and epilogue . The modern film theorist Bordwell also claims that each episode would have its own distinct style , be `` dedicated to a different Mexican artist '' , and would `` also base itself on some primal element ( stone , water , iron , fire , air ) '' . The soundtrack in each case would feature a different Mexican folk song . Moreover , each episode would tell the story of a romantic couple ; and `` threading through all parts was the theme of life and death , culminating in the mockery of death '' . If true , these details were never communicated to the Sinclairs , who simply found themselves with recurring requests for additional funding as Eisenstein 's vision expanded , with no attempt by Eisenstein to respect the economic realities involved in making such an epic work and the financial and emotional limitations of his producers , his contract obligations , and his inability or unwillingness to cogently communicate to them before acquiring permission to proceed away from those contract obligations . This was the ultimate legacy of the film and would be repeated in the similarly aborted Soviet Eisenstein project , `` Bezhin Meadow '' . Alexandrov 's construction . Set in the time of the Maya civilization in Yucatán . Life including marriage and motherhood in Tehuantepec . It follows the courtship involving a golden necklace as a dowry , and eventual marriage , of a Concepción and Abundio . This part depicts the celebration of the Holy Virgin of Guadalupe , and then bullfighting in the Spanish colonial era ( played by real-life bullfighter David Liceaga Maciel and his younger brother ) . There is a brief pause between this episode and the following one . About the pulque industry under the rule of Porfirio Díaz . It follows a tragic romance between peon Sebastian and his bride Maria . Maria is held captive and abused by Sebastian 's boss , a `` hacendado '' , at which point Sebastian and his fellow workmen devise revenge . They are eventually chased , shot down and those captured are buried in the sand and trampled by riders . Maria breaks free and holds Sebastian 's dead body to her . Eisenstein repeatedly told Sinclair that the tale told in this episode would be threaded through the entire six-part picture , while contradictorily describing it as a separate intact episode in other correspondence . Story of the Mexican revolution as seen through the experiences of the woman soldiers who followed and fought with their men . No material for this episode was filmed , so it is the shortest and is constructed out of still photographs only . Showing Mexico at the time of filming , and the celebration of the Day of the Dead . Evidence indicates that Eisenstein secretly planned to compose this segment of satirical shots of fat priests , pompous generalissimos , girl scouts and football players , at least for the version to be shown in the U.S.S.R .
CECAFA Women 's Championship . The CECAFA Women 's Championship is an association football tournament for teams from Eastern Africa organized by Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations ( CECAFA ) . The next edition was scheduled for 11 to 20 September 2016 . History . The first tournament was played in Zanzibar in 1986 and won by the host team . After that there was no tournament for the next thirty years . The try for reviving the women 's championship in the CECAFA region had been attempted in Zanzibar for October 2007 . But the tournament was cancelled and never played . The next edition then was proposed for 2016 . That 2016 edition was hosted by Uganda and played in Jinja . There were no other bids to host the tournament . Burundi are expected to play their first official FIFA recognized games . Seven teams will take part , Group A : Uganda , Kenya , Burundi , Zanzibar and Group B : Ethiopia , Tanzania , Rwanda .
Abdurahman Al-Kuhaili . Abdurahman Al-Kuhaili ( ; born October 20 , 1985 ) is a Saudi football player who plays a Midfielder .
Ouachita Parish Sheriff 's Office . The Ouachita Parish Sheriff 's Office ( OPSO ) is the primary law enforcement agency of Ouachita Parish . It falls under the authority of the Sheriff , who is the chief law enforcement officer of the parish . The Sheriff . The sheriff of Ouachita Parish is Jay Russell . Sheriff Russell was sworn in as Sheriff of Ouachita Parish on July 1 , 2012 . He has had 28 years of law enforcement experience , beginning with the OPSO at the Ouachita Correctional Center under Sheriff Laymon Godwin . He then moved to the Patrol Division and was later promoted to corporal , becoming a Field Training Officer . Sheriff Russell has also served as a patrol officer for the West Monroe Police Department and the Farmerville Police Department . Fallen officers . Since the formation of the Ouachita Parish Sheriff 's Office , six deputies and one Sheriff have been killed in the line of duty . The most common cause of line of duty deaths to date is gunfire .
Lukas Van Eenoo . Lukas Van Eenoo ( ; born 6 February 1991 ) is a Belgian professional football player . He is a central midfielder who currently plays for Westerlo . Career . Van Eenoo made his debut for the first team of Cercle Brugge during the Bruges derby against Club Brugge . He was a substitute for Honour Gombami . Van Eenoo also played for various Belgian national youth teams . On 22 July 2010 , he scored his first senior team goal in a UEFA Europa League qualifying match against Turun Palloseura , thereby securing a place for his team in the third round of qualification .
Lilia Aguilar Gil . Lilia Aguilar Gil ( born 17 August 1977 ) is a Mexican politician affiliated with the PT . She currently serves as Deputy of the LXII Legislature of the Mexican Congress representing Chihuahua .
Ten City . Ten City ( derived from `` intensity '' ) was a Chicago , Illinois-based R & B and house-music act that enjoyed a number of club hits and Urban radio hits in the late 1980s and early 1990s and was one of the first exponents of deep house . Formerly known as Ragtyme , the group comprised vocalist Byron Stingily , guitarist Herb Lawson and keyboardist Byron Burke and were augmented by producer Marshall Jefferson . The group was signed by Atlantic Records and released the album `` Foundation '' in 1989 , which became the group 's only album to cross over , peaking at No . 49 on the US Top R & B/Hip-Hop Albums chart . Ten City is best known for the singles `` Devotion '' , `` Right Back to You '' and `` That 's the Way Love Is , '' which hit No . 1 on the US dance chart and No . 8 on the UK Top 40 in 1989 . Stingily , who left the group and became a successful solo artist , re-recorded the song and brought it back to No . 1 on the US dance chart in 1999 .
SMK Seksyen 10 Kota Damansara . SMK Seksyen 10 Kota Damansara ( or SMK S10 ) , is a government school serving Forms 1-6 . It is located in Kota Damansara , Selangor , Malaysia , just beside the community forest . History . SMK Seksyen 10 Kota Damansara received is first intake of students in 2001 . However , due to delayed construction the school buildings were incomplete , and students were required to share classrooms with SK Seksyen 6 Kota Damansara . Construction of the new school was finished in 2002 . Enrolment . The majority of the students are Malay , followed by Indian , Chinese and others . Sports . In football , the school was champion of the U-18 tournament in 2005 and 2006 . Other sports available include : badminton , softball , basketball , ping pong and netball . Majlis Tilawah Al-Quran ( MTQ ) competition . This school have won 6 times in 6 years from 2009-2014 - Syarahan Spontan ( L & P )
Cesar Grillon . Cesar Esteban Grillon was born in Asunción , Paraguay in 1957 . He was the first Consul General of Paraguay in Miami . He served in this position from 1986 - 1993 . He promoted his country and greatly increased the diplomatic , commercial , and cultural relationship between the United States and Paraguay . He was the first Ambassador of Paraguay to Jakarta , Indonesia . The Republic of Paraguay closed their Embassy to Indonesia in 2015 as part of right-sizing efforts. `` And the country 's 31-year-old Consul General in Miami , Cesar Esteban Grillon , is receiving much credit for softening Paraguayan government policy that leaned for decades towards protectionism . `` Cesar does in fact represent the new Paraguay , '' says Miami attorney Margaret Kent , a member of the law firm Feinchrieber & Associates . `` I think he is knocking down the doors that need to be knocked down . '' ``
Katja Kettu . Katja Maaria Kettu ( born `` Heikkinen '' , April 10 , 1978 ) is a Finnish contemporary writer and film producer . She debuted in 2005 with the novel `` Surujenkerääjä '' . The book was nominated for the Helsingin-Sanomat literature prize as best debut novel . Her breakthrough as writer succeeded with `` The Midwife '' ( Kätilö ) . In the book Kettu describes the love between a Finnish midwife and a German officer during the Second World War . She shows in brutal scenes of birth , abortion and murder how people are able to suffer for love . The story is inspired by the life of Kettu 's grandparents .
Agnès Arnauld . Mother Agnès Arnauld , S.O.Cist . ( 1593–1672 ) , was the Abbess of the Abbey of Port-Royal , near Paris , and a major figure in French Jansenism . She was born Jeanne-Catherine-Agnès Arnauld , a member of the Arnauld family , sister of Antoine Arnauld , `` le Grand Arnauld '' and of Mother Angélique Arnauld . She succeeded Angélique as head of the abbey in 1658 , thus leading it during the most repressive anti-Jansenist period . She organised the movement against signing the Formulary of Alexander VII and for this was confronted by Hardouin de Péréfixe , the Archbishop of Paris . She was also the author of the `` Constitutions '' of Port-Royal , a text which reformed the material and spiritual rule of the abbey in a spirit of Cistercian renewal . Bibliography . Perle Bugnon-Secrétan , `` Mère Agnès Arnauld . 1593 - 1672 . Abbesse de Port-Royal '' , Cerf , 1996 , 272 p .
Octennial Act . The Octennial Act ( 7 George III c.3 ; long title `` An act for limiting the duration of parliaments '' ) was a 1768 act of the Parliament of Ireland which set a maximum duration of eight years for the Irish House of Commons . Before this , a dissolution of parliament was not required except on the demise of the Crown , and the previous three general elections were held in 1715 , 1727 , and 1761 , on the respective deaths of Anne , George I , and George II . After the act , general elections were held in 1769 , 76 , 83 , 90 , and 98 . Limiting the duration of parliament was a prime objective of the Patriot Party . Heads of bills were brought , by Charles Lucas in 1761 and 1763 and by Henry Flood in 1765 , to limit parliament to seven years as the Septennial Act 1716 did for the Parliament of Great Britain . The heads were rejected by the Privy Council of Great Britain , which , under Poynings ' Law , had to pre-approve any bill before it was formally introduced in the Irish parliament . Since the end of the Seven Years ' War in 1763 , the British government had wished to increase the size of Irish regiments , the part of the British Army charged on the Irish exchequer rather than the British . In 1767 , the Chatham Ministry appointed George Townshend , 4th Viscount Townshend as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland and instructed him to secure the support of the Irish parliament for an Augmentation Bill to effect this increase . The British considered several possible concessions to win over the Patriot Party , and at his speech from the throne , Townshend promised judicial tenure quamdiu se bene gesserint ( on the model of the Act of Settlement 1701 ) and hinted at a Septennial Act . Lucas again introduced heads of a Septennial Bill on 20 October 1767 ; Barry Maxwell introduced heads of a judicial tenure bill the same day . In November , the appointment of James Hewitt , 1st Baron Lifford as Lord Chancellor of Ireland alienated the Undertakers who had hoped for the post . In addition , the British Privy Council added a wrecking clause to the judicial tenure bill , which caused the Irish parliament to reject the bill once returned to Dublin . The council also made three amendments to Lucas ' bill : to the preamble , to extend the limit from seven to eight years ( thus an Octennial Bill ) and to bring forward the date of the next general election from 1774 to 1768 . According to Francis Plowden , the Privy Council insisted on the modification to eight years as a wrecking amendment , expecting that the Irish parliament would reject the bill on principle once any amendment had been made to it , and was disappointed when its amended bill was passed . W. E. H. Lecky calls this `` without foundation '' , stating the actual reasons for eight years were that the Irish Parliament only met every second year , and to reduce the chance of Irish and British general elections coinciding . The Octennial Act reinvigorated the Commons , both with newly elected reformers and with MPs made more active by the prospect of imminent re-election . Changes included more assertiveness over supply bills and Poynings ' Law , easing the penal laws , and securing the Constitution of 1782 . There were unsuccessful attempts to shorten the maximum duration , in 1773 by Sir William Parsons and in 1777 by Sir Edward Newenham . The act was rendered moot when the Parliament of Ireland was abolished by the Act of Union 1800 . It was formally repealed by the Statute Law Revision ( Ireland ) Act 1879 .
Apostolos Parellis . Apostolos Parellis ( , born July 24 , 1985 ) is a Cypriot track and field athlete specializing in discus throw . He is the current Cypriot national record holder with since May 2016 . Parellis competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London narrowly missing a spot in the final after finishing 13th overall with an attempt of 63.48m. , just seven centimetres shy of the 12th position that gave the ticket to the final . In the 2015 Athletics World Championships in Beijing , Apostolos clinched 6th spot in the world with a 64.55m . throw . Since breaking the National Record in 2007 for the first time ( 57.81m . ) at the age of 22 , Parellis has been the islands top discus thrower , improving his personal best another eleven times . The 65.69m . mark was set in May 2016 at Heraklion , Crete , Greece . Early life . Apostolos Parellis grew up at the village of Paliometocho at the west of the capital Nicosia . He attended the Anthoupoli Junior High and then the Technical School from which he graduated with a mark of 17,6/20 . Parellis then went on to study Mechanical Engineering at the Frederick University and acquired the Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering in 2012 with a GPA of 3.87/4 . Coming from a sporting family , as a youngster Apostolos watched his father Lakis win many national titles at Rally driving and especially in the 2WD category . Racing is a family tradition that Demetris Parellis , Apostolos ’ brother , continues today . Apostolos and Demetris also have a younger sister . Career year by year . Apostolos Parellis ’ first major sporting success came in 2002 at the age of 17 , when he took 4th position in the discus event at the 2002 Gymnasiade at Caen , France . 2007 . On March 28 , Parellis set his first National Record by achieving a throw of 57.81m . at the Diagoreia meeting at GSP stadium . He broke Petros Mitsides ’ record of 56.39m . that stood since 2004 . The new NR came while competing against the previous holder Mitsides who during that meeting also broke his personal best . On July 14 the Cypriot discus athlete won bronze at the European Athletics U23 Championships that was held in Debrecen , Hungary , setting his second NR with a throw of 58.16m . 2008 . Despite not setting a new NR during the season , 2008 was a successful year for Parellis . By winning gold in the European Team Championships Second League , he helped Cyprus achieve promotion , while he also won first position in the Pancyprian Games . 2009 . During the season , Parellis also competed at the 2009 Mediterranean Games in Pescara , Italy and took 7th position with 60.12m . 2010 . Apostolos reached the 62 metres mark during the season . In April during the Cyprus University Championships , Parellis again broke the National Record with a throw at 61.82m. , while two months later he set a new record during a meeting with 61.92m . Parellis ’ good run continued at the European Athletics Championships in Barcelona , Spain where he took 17th position overall ( 60.57m . ) on July 31 . The season ended in October at the Commonwealth Games at Delhi , India , where Apostolos narrowly missed the podium , by finishing 4th . With a throw of 60.51m. , the Cypriot finished just 13 centimetres away from the bronze . 2011 . The year opened at the Games of the Small States of Europe at Liechtenstein in June , with Parellis having the honour of being Cyprus ’ flag bearer during the opening ceremony . He went on to win gold with 59.73m . In September , Parellis competed at the Summer Universiade in Shenzhen , China , and with a throw of 61.44 he took 6th position overall . 2012 . Two years after his last NR , Parellis once again improved his personal best in March , when he passed the 62 metres mark for the first time ( 62.49m . ) at a throwing meeting at GSP stadium . On June 2 Parellis broke the national record with a throw of 63.63m . at Heraklion , Crete , Greece while the following day at Chania , Crete , Apostolos again broke the NR , this time by thrashing the national record with a throw of 65.36m . In August , Parellis competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London . With a throw at 63.48m . the Cypriot finished in 13th position overall , just one spot and seven centimetres away from the final . By finishing 13th in the discus event , Parellis currently has the highest placing ( tied with high jump athlete Kyriakos Ioannou ) by an athlete representing Cyprus in the Olympic Games track and field events . 2013 . Following a difficult Olympic season , Parellis was unable to reach the same high standards during 2013 . But despite not coming close to his personal best , Apostolos qualified for the 2013 Athletics World Championships in Moscow , Russia , in August and took 19th position with 59.84m . Earlier , in June Parellis won silver at the Games of the Small States of Europe in Luxembourg with a throw at 59.11m . and seventh position ( 59.40m . ) at the 2013 Mediterranean Games in Mersin , Turkey . 2014 . The season started strong for Parellis , who returned to his big throws . In March at the European Winter Throwing Cup in Leiria , Portugal , he took 6th position with 61.44m . In May at the Matseia meeting at GSP stadium , Apostolos achieved his second best throw of his career by recording a mark of 63.89m . A few days later , on June 7 , during the Pancyprian Games , Parellis won gold with a throw of 63.71m. , the third best of his career . A third position ( 62.20m . ) at the Memorial Josef Odlozila meeting in Prague , Czech Republic and a silver medal ( 61.80m . ) at the 2014 European Cup Third League at Tbilisi , Georgia featured more good throws in the buildup for the Commonwealth Games in Scotland and the European Championships in Switzerland . In Glasgow , Scotland , on August 31 , Apostolos won the silver medal at the Commonwealth Games with a throw of 63.32m , while a few days later with a best throw of 60.32m . the Cypriot athlete took 16th overall position in the 2014 European Championships in Zurich . 2015 . After a 40-day training camp in South Africa and a two-week preparation period in the town of Monte Gordo , Portugal , Apostolos kicked off the season in the 2015 European Winter Throwing Cup in Leiria , Portugal . Speaking to the Press before the event , Parellis set his target at 60 meters , since it was his first competitive event of the year , but eventually managed to throw 65.04m. , which gave him the 4th place in the competition and most importantly , a spot in the 2015 World Championships in Beijing . The 65.04m . is Parellis ' second best throw in his career . Following his strong start to the season , Apostolos was invited for the first time in his career to compete at a IAAF Diamond League meet . On the 17th of May , the Cypriot thrower took part in the Shanghai Golden Grand Prix in China , where he took 7th spot with a best attempt of 61.77m . A few days later , on the 23rd of May , Parellis competed at the Dakar IAAF Grand Prix in Senegal , of the IAAF World Challenge series . He threw a best shot of 61.28m . to take 4th position . The next appearance by Parellis , in the buildup for the 2015 World Championships , came at the 2015 European Team Championships , second league , held at Stara Zagora , Bulgaria , on the 21st of June . With a best throw of 60.27m. , Parellis had to settle with third position . Before travelling to China , Parellis competed at his second IAAF Diamond League in his career , in London on July 24 , again taking 7th spot with a best throw of 61.07m . A few days earlier , on July 11 , the Cypriot thrower won first spot at the Madrid IAAF World Challenge with a 60.79m . throw . He also competed at the European Premier Meeting in Luzern on July 14 taking 4th spot . Next up was the 2015 World Championships in Athletics , for which Parellis travelled to China almost two weeks in advance for better preparation . In the qualification on August 27 , Parellis threw 64.41m. , the fourth best of the day , claiming a spot in the final of the discus event . Two days later , Apostolos had a best throw of 64.55m . which was enough to secure him sixth place in the world . The 2015 season ended for Apostolos with yet another IAAF Diamond League appearance . On September 3 in Zurich , Parellis threw 62.62m . which gave him a 6th-place finishing . 2016 . Following a pre-season training camp in South Africa , Parellis made his season debut with a meeting in Athens , Greece , where he threw 62.95m . to claim first spot in the event of March 5 . Twenty days later Parellis had a 64.77m . throw during an Amateur Athletic Association of Cyprus meeting in GSP stadium in Nicosia , just 23 centimeters shy of the Rio 2016 qualification mark . Parellis spent April at a training camp in Portugal , in preparation for his participation in the IAAF Diamond League series as well as for the European Championships and Olympic Games . At his first IAAF Diamond League meet , on May 22 , 2016 at Rabat , Morocco , Apostolos had a best throw at 63.46m . A few days later , at the `` Heraklion 2016 '' meeting in the Crete city , Apostolos managed to break his own national record , throwing 65.69m . National Record Progression . Since March 28 , 2007 , Apostolos Parellis set in eleven occasions a new National Record in discus . 1 . 57.81m . / March 28 / GSP stadium 2 . 58.16m . / July 14 / Debrecen , Hungary 3 . 59.05m . / May 16 / GSP stadium 4 . 60.55m . / June 4 / GSP stadium 5 . 60.94m . / June 20 / Bystrica , Slovakia 6 . 61.07m . / July 12 / Belgrade , Serbia 7 . 61.82m . / April 29 / GSP stadium 8 . 61.92m . / July 16 / GSP stadium 9 . 62.49m . / March 6 / GSP stadium 10 . 63.63m . / June 2 / Heraklion , Crete , Greece 11 . 65.36m . / June 3 / Chania , Crete , Greece 12 . 65.69m . / May 28 / Heraklion , Crete , Greece
Hwanghae Province . Hwanghae ( `` Hwanghae-do '' ) was one of the Eight Provinces of Korea during the Joseon . Hwanghae was located in the northwest of Korea . The provincial capital was Haeju . The regional name for the province was Haeseo . History== . In 1395 , the province was organized as P'unghae ( `` P'unghae-do ; '' 풍해도 ; 豊海道 ) . In 1417 , the province was renamed Hwanghae . The name derived from the names of the two principal cities of Hwangju ( 황주 ; 黃州 ) and Haeju ( 해주 ; 海州 ) . In 1895 , the province was reorganized into the Districts of Haeju ( `` Haeju-bu ; '' 해주부 ; 海州府 ) in the west and Gaeseong ( `` Gaeseong-bu ; '' 개성부 ; 開城府 ) in the east , but in 1896 , a new system of thirteen provinces was established , and Hwanghae Province was reconstituted . In 1945 , Korea was divided into Soviet and American zones of occupation , north and south respectively of the 38th parallel . The southernmost part of Hwanghae ( around the towns of Ongjin and Yonan County ) was cut off from the rest of the province by the dividing line and joined Gyeonggi Province in the southern half of the country . In 1948 , Hwanghae and Gyeonggi Provinces became parts of the new countries of North and South Korea respectively . In 1953 , at the end of the Korean War , the Northern Limit Line was established , which marked the maritime boundary between North and South Korea . The line runs between the mainland portion of Gyeonggi Province that had been part of Hwanghae before 1945 , and the adjacent offshore islands ( the largest of which is Baengnyeongdo ) . As a result , the mainland portion reverted to North Korean control , while the islands remained a part of South Korea . ( Since 1999 , North Korea has claimed a more southerly Maritime Military Demarcation Line , which would make the islands a part of North Korea as well . Disputes between North and South Korean naval vessels often occur in this area . ) In 1954 , North Korea 's Hwanghae Province was divided into North and South Hwanghae Provinces . Geography . Hwanghae was bounded by Pyeongan Province ( after 1896 South Pyeongan ) on the north , Gangwon Province on the east , Gyeonggi Province on the south , and the Yellow Sea on the west .
The Journals of Susanna Moodie . `` The Journals of Susanna Moodie '' is a book of poetry by Margaret Atwood , first published in 1970 . In the book , Atwood adopts the voice of Susanna Moodie , a noted early Canadian writer , and attempts to imagine and convey Moodie 's feelings about life in the Canada of her era . The book separates into three separate journals , which cover her arrival in 1832 to a post-death narration ending in 1969 . Journal One is from 1832–1840 , Journal Two encompasses 1841–1870 , and Journal Three continues on until 1969 , wherein a dead Susanna Moodie comments on twentieth century Canada . The book was later republished in 1997 with a new series of illustrations by artist Charles Pachter . References . Atwood , Margaret ( 1970 ) . `` The Journals of Susanna Moodie '' . Toronto : Oxford University Press..
The Egg ( film ) . `` The Egg '' is a 1922 American silent comedy film featuring Stan Laurel .
Margo McDermed . Margo McDermed is a Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives who represents the 37th district . The 37th district includes Mokena , Frankfort , New Lenox and portions of Joliet .
Fire Twister . `` Fire Twister '' ( also known in Germany as `` Fire Twister - Feuerhölle L.A. '' ) is a 2015 American-Canadian low-budget action-adventure-sci-fi film directed by George Erschbamer . The film was generally poorly received . Synopsis . As part of an eco-group , Scott , an ex-firefighter , Carla , a climate specialist , Barbie and Jason go to hang up an anti-oil advertisement banner on a large storage tank on top of a hill inside a Synco compound . They find a bomb on the tank , planted by the CIA , and run away as it explodes . The explosion creates a fire twister which passes down to the town below causing a vast amount of destruction . Two CIA agents start shooting as Scott and his companions ; they run and manage to hide behind some trees . They find Anthony , a chief engineer at Synco , who confesses they have been making a new hydrogen fuel ( MT-11 ) , which was stored in the tank that exploded . He says this fuel burns for a long time and that the twister will keep getting bigger . Scott ’ s group and Anthony follow the twister in their car , into the town . They find the twister coming toward them , and jump out of their car as it is swept into the twister . The twister destroys a house and continues through the town . Scott and his group survive unhurt , but lots of other people have been injured . Scott rescues a woman from a tree ; she then lets them borrow her car . The CIA agents re-appear , shooting at Scott ’ s group as they drive off . Anthony surmises that the twister is attracted to heat . Scott phones a colleague from the fire service and gives him the information on the twister . Mr. Garber , the Synco CEO , is interviewed by the press and blames the twister on Scott and Carla . A Synco employee speaks out on the news saying the fuel was only moved a couple of days ago , and that this tank wasn ’ t rated to safely hold the MT-11 fuel . Garber speaks to V , one of the CIA agents , on the phone , instructing her to kill Scott . The twister hits Los Angeles destroying many buildings . Scott follows the twister into the city . They see a car accident and get out to help , but it turns out to be a trap set by the CIA agents who take Scott and his group as hostages . Jason admits that the CEO of Synco paid him to get Scott to put the anti-oil banner on the tank so they could all be framed for the explosion . Jason grabs a gun off one of the CIA agents and buys time for Scott and his group to escape ; he is killed by the agents . Anthony and Scott realize that Garber may have been placed at Synco by a rival company to sabotage the business . Anthony hooks up some fuel canisters to the top of a car , and drives toward the volcano , planning to destroy it . He sets off an explosion at the base of the volcano , killing himself and making the twister bigger . Scott realizes that a really large explosion would destroy the twister , so he works out a plan to attract the twister into an open area and set off a large explosion using C4 and a fire engine full of fuel . They turn the fire hoses into flamethrowers , creating heat to attract the twister . A reporter sneaks into the Synco compound and sees the staff clearing everything out . She finds out that Garber is behind the explosion and creation of the fire twister , and that he has been paid a lot of money for doing it . Garber finds the reporter in his office , and kills her with a golf club . Scott drives the fire engine toward the twister ; Carla and Barbie use the flamethrowers to attract the twister toward them . They lure the twister to the Synco compound . The CIA agents defend the compound and shoot at Scott , but he drives straight past them into the compound , and the agents are killed by the following twister . Garber gets a helicopter so he can escape , however the helicopter is sucked into the twister before it can pick him up . Scott sets up the C4 and jumps out of the fire engine , and it explodes at the base of the twister , destroying it . An axe flies out of the explosion , killing Garber . Reception . Letterboxd and The Movie Scene both gave the film a rating of 1/5 . Radio Times gave the film a rating of 2/5 .
Mearns FM . Mearns FM is a community run radio station based in the North East of Scotland . There are transmitters in Laurencekirk , Inverbervie and Stonehaven leading to a coverage area stretching from St Cyrus to Newtonhill . The studio is located in Stonehaven Town Hall . History . The station began as Stonehaven Community Radio well over a decade ago . After a break the group reformed as Mearns FM which started broadcasting in the summer of 2009 . Community Radio in the Mearns area began in 1993 following a visit to North East Community Radio by some members of the Stonehaven Community Centre Management Committee . A steering group was formed and Stonehaven Community Radio was formed . It transmitted for the first time during July 1994 from the old primary school toilet block in Stonehaven Community Centre . At that time community stations could only operate for 28 days at a time . In 2004 five year community radio licences were introduced and a few enthusiasts decided to call a meeting . Around 30 people turned and up and a small group was formed to take the project forward . A draft constitution was adopted at the first AGM which was held in the late Summer of 2005 . The project was delayed because a round of broadcasting applications had just closed and Ofcom , the regulating authority , did not invite new applications until the late autumn of 2006 . It was necessary for the organisation to become a Company Limited by Guarantee and a registered charity . The committee originally planned the station to be named Stonehaven Community Radio but it was decided to become Mearns wide and be called Mearns FM . Because of the large geographical area of the Mearns the station applied for three transmitters which Ofcom subsequently agreed to and a licence was issued in early July 2007 . 6 June . 2009 was chosen for the station 's launch as it coincided with the annual Stonehaven Feein ' Market . At 11am the station was officially opened by the local MP , Sir Robert Smith . Mearns FM was granted a 5-year license extension in 2014 .
List of high schools in Zagreb . This is the list of schools providing secondary education in Zagreb , Croatia .
Roland Reid . Roland Reid ( born 13 September 1978 in Middelburg , South Africa ) is a South African-born Scottish rugby union footballer and coach . He played for Glasgow Warriors and Scotland , and also played Currie Cup rugby in South Africa . Reid could play at either flanker , Number Eight or Wing . Career . Reid began his rugby career in South Africa playing for the Golden Lions , between 1997 and 1999 , and for the South Africa U19 side . In 1999 , he moved to Scotland and played for Glasgow Warriors where he regularly changed positions for the side . Reid 's father was from Greenock and thus he was already Scottish-qualified . Reid 's great uncle Don Kitchenbrand had played football for Rangers in the 1950s . Reid received his first full Scotland cap in 2001 . He also played for Scotland A and Scotland Sevens , which he helped win the World Cup Plate in March 2008 . Reid was with Glasgow until 2004 , when he returned to South Africa to play Currie Cup rugby with the during the 2004 Currie Cup Premier Division . In season 2004-05 Reid moved to London Irish and the following season to Leeds Carnegie . He played for the provincial side Boland Cavaliers in the 2006 Currie Cup First Division , where he helped them win the competition to gain promotion to the Currie Cup Premier Division . Reid then moved back to Scotland where he played for Edinburgh until 2009 , when he retired from professional rugby due to a persistent knee injury . While playing at Edinburgh , Reid gained a UKCC Level 1 coaching certificate . He has a performance coaching business and a psychology degree from The Open University . In 2013 , he became the Assistant Coach for Scotland 's Women Rugby side under Julie Maxton .
Verticordia crebra . `` Verticordia crebra '' , commonly known as Barrens featherflower , crowded featherflower or Twertup featherflower , is a flowering plant in the myrtle family , Myrtaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia . It is a sprawling shrub with crowded , cylinder-shaped leaves with small , yellow flowers that are almost hidden by the leaves but with a style which extends well beyond the petals . The plant looks superficially like a miniature pine tree . Description . `` Verticordia crebra '' is a sprawling , open-branched shrub with a single main stem and which grows to a height of about and a width of . Its leaves are crowded over the entire plant , linear in shape and round in cross-section , long with a stalk long , giving the plant the appearance of a small pine tree . The flowers are scattered , appearing in a few upper leaf axils on erect or spreading stalks long , and apart from the styles are almost hidden by the foliage . The floral cup is shaped like half a sphere , about long , smooth and densely hairy . The sepals are pale yellow , long with 6 to 8 feathery lobes . The petals are roughly circular in shape , pale yellow , about long with irregularly toothed margins . The style is long , gently curved , hairy and extends well beyond the flower and the foliage . Flowering time is from May to October . Taxonomy and naming . `` Verticordia crebra '' was first formally described by Alex George in 1991 from specimens collected in the Fitzgerald River National Park and the description was published in `` Nuytsia '' . The specific epithet ( `` crebra '' ) is derived from the Latin word `` creber '' meaning `` close '' , `` pressed together '' or `` frequent '' , referring to the crowded leaves . George placed this species in Subgenus `` Verticordia '' , Section `` Verticordia '' along with `` V. helichrysantha '' , `` V. plumosa '' , `` V. stenopetala '' , `` V. sieberi '' , `` V. harveyi '' , `` V. pityrhops '' , and `` V. fimbrilepis '' . Distribution and habitat . This verticordia grows on rocky spongolite and in pockets of soil on laterite in low , open heath . It is only known from small areas in the Fitzgerald River National Park in the Esperance Plains and Mallee biogeographic regions . Conservation . `` Verticordia crebra '' is classified as `` Threatened Flora ( Declared Rare Flora — Extant ) '' by the Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife and has been listed as `` Vulnerable '' ( VU ) under the Australian Government Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 ( EPBC Act ) . The population size was estimated to be 7,000 mature plants in 4 populations in 2011 . The main threat to the species is too-frequent fires . Use in horticulture . While probably not an attractive garden plant , research is being done to determine the best methods of propagation and cultivation so that the species may be conserved in the event of loss of wild populations .
Schizocyathus . `` Schizocyathus '' is a monotypic genus of stony corals in the family Schizocyathidae , the only species being `` Schizocyathus fissilis '' . It is a deep water , azooxanthellate coral . Description . `` Schizocyathus fissilis '' is a solitary species of stony coral . The single corallite can grow to a height of and a diameter of . It is often horn-shaped . The septa are arranged in groups of six in three cycles . There are sometimes palliform lobes on the inner margins of the septa but the columella is weakly developed . Distribution . `` Schizocyathus fissilis '' is found in the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea . Its range includes the coast of Florida , the Gulf of Mexico , Bermuda , Antilles and Brazil , and in the eastern Atlantic , the Azores , Portugal and Morocco . Its depth range is . Biology . `` Schizocyathus fissilis '' is an azooxanthellate coral which does not harbour symbiotic zooxanthellae in its tissues . It feeds by extending its tentacles to catch plankton and by absorbing organic matter from the water . Sexual reproduction takes place with the liberation of sperm and eggs into the water column . The planula larvae drift with the currents , and when fully developed , settle on the seabed and undergo metamorphosis into polyps which secrete their own calcium carbonate skeletons . Additionally , `` Schizocyathus fissilis '' has an unusual method of asexual reproduction known as parricidal budding . This is a process in which a new polyp develops on the inner surface of a fragment of a parent corallite that has split apart longitudinally .
Undervud . Undervud ( , Russian spelling of `` Underwood '' ) is a Russian and Ukrainian musical group ( alternative rock , indie rock style ) established by Maksim Kucherenko ( Максим Кучеренко ) and Vladimir Tkachenko ( Владимир Ткаченко ) , two medical students from the Crimea . The group locates in Moscow and has the reputation of being loved all around the former Soviet Union . They released 8 albums , last one – in September 2015. the group are used in several films , cartoons and theatrical performances . are present in the charts of radio stations in Russia and other post-Soviet countries and are also aired by some overseas stations ( Israel , United States ) . Their albums occupy the top places in the final year charts . Undervud is the winner of several musical nominations , among them the Russian “ Baker ’ s dozen ” ( “ Best Album ” ) , “ Steppenwolf ” ( “ Best Lyrics ” and “ Best Song ” ) , Rock Alternative Music Prize and “ Song of the Year ” ( “ The most beautiful girl in the world ” ) , according to the radio station Jam FM . Undervud has always been loved by journalists , editors , writers and poets . Undervud is the winner of the International Voloshin Prize “ for aesthetics in contemporary music and poetic lyrics ” . It is the first musical group to receive such a high praise from the literary
Mormon Island , California . Mormon Island was once a mining town , which had an abundance of Mormon immigrants seeking gold in the American River during the California Gold Rush . Its site is in present-day Sacramento County , California . History . Early in March 1848 , W. Sidney , S. Willis , and Wilford Hudson , members of the Mormon Battalion , set out from Sutter 's Fort to hunt deer . Stopping on the south fork of the American River , they found gold . They told their story on returning to the fort , and soon about 150 Mormons and other miners flocked to the site , which was named Mormon Island . This was the first major gold strike in California after James W. Marshall 's discovery at Coloma . The population of the town in 1853 was more than 2,500 . It had four hotels , three dry-goods stores , five general merchandise stores , an express office , and many small shops . The first ball in Sacramento County was held here on December 25 , 1849 . A fire destroyed the town in 1856 , and it was never rebuilt . The community dwindled after the California gold rush and only a scattered few families were left in the 1940s . What was left of Mormon Island was eventually razed , as the Folsom Dam project was set to flood the town . The only visible remnant of this community is Mormon Island Cemetery , a relocation cemetery located south of the lake on the dry side of Mormon Island Dam ( off of Green Valley Road in Folsom , California ) . The cemetery also contains remains exhumed from other cemeteries that were inundated by the creation of Folsom Lake as well as relocated graves from Prairie City which were unearthed during construction of an on-ramp to U.S. Route 50 from Prairie City Road . Mormon Island is now registered as California Historical Landmark # 569 . Because the former site is under Folsom Lake , the historic marker is placed at the Folsom Point picnic area of Folsom Lake State Recreation Area . Geographical information . The `` island '' was formed by the American River to the western , northern , and eastern sides and a man-made canal formed the southern side . The canal was used to divert water in an effort to find gold deeper within the river bed . Over time , the bulk of the town formed south of this site . When the lake is at very low levels , some foundations of buildings and an arched bridge can be seen . Some outskirts of the town were exposed in late 2013 and early 2014 when Folsom Lake was at a record low due to the 2012–14 North American drought , but most of the town remains underwater .
Haykanoush Danielyan . Haykanoush Danielyan ( , December 3 ( 16 ) , 1893 – April 19 , 1958 ) was an Armenian opera singer ( soprano ) , Armenian classical singer , music educator , laureate of the USSR State Prize . Danielyan was the first Armenian singer who was awarded the title of People 's Artist of the USSR ( 1939 ) . Biography . Haykanush Danielyan was born in Tiflis . In 1920 she graduated from the Petrograd Conservatory . In 1920-1932 she sang in the opera theaters of Petrograd and Tiflis . In 1924 , together with the singers Levon Isetsky and Shara Talyan , she participated in the performances of Leninakan opera group and performed with concerts . In 1941-1951 she taught at Komitas State Conservatory of Yerevan . In 1949-1952 she was the director of the Pyotr Tchaikovsky musical school . Since 1932 she had been a soloist at the Yerevan Opera and Ballet Theater . In 1941 , she starred in the film `` Armenian Film-Concert '' shot at `` Yerevan '' TV studio . Haykanoush Danielyan had performed songs and romances from Armenian and foreign composers : Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky , Rimsky-Korsakov , Sergei Rachmaninoff , Alexander Glazunov . Member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union since 1941 . Member of parliament of Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union for 2 convocation ( 1946-1950 ) , Member of parliament of the Supreme Soviet of the Armenian SSR of the 1st and 3rd convocations .
Zacompsia fulva . `` Zacompsia fulva '' is a species of picture-winged fly in the genus `` Zacompsia '' of the family Ulidiidae .
Wolfgang Zimmerer . Wolfgang Zimmerer ( born 15 November 1940 ) is a retired West-German bobsledder who mostly competed as a driver together with his brakeman Peter Utzschneider . Zimmerer took part in the 1968 , 1972 and 1976 Winter Olympics and won four medals , with one gold ( two-man in 1972 ) , one silver ( two-man in 1976 ) , and two bronzes ( four-man in 1972 and 1976 ) . Zimmerer and Utzschneider won nine medals at the FIBT World Championships with four golds ( two-man : 1973 , 1974 ; four-man : 1969 , 1973 ) , three silvers ( two-man : 1970 , four-man : 1970 , 1975 ) , and two bronzes ( four-man : 1971 , 1973 ) . They also collected 10 medals at the European championships , including five golds : in two-man in 1968 , 1972 , and 1973 , and in the four-man in 1970 and 1973 . Zimmerer 's nieces Maria Höfl-Riesch and Susanne Riesch are Olympic alpine skiers .
Ekeciktolu , Aksaray . Ekeciktolu , Aksaray is a village in the District of Aksaray , Aksaray Province , Turkey .
Main Dyke . Main Dyke is a water channel running through the Fylde area of Lancashire in England . The Main Dyke is an outflow of the largely drained Marton Mere , Blackpool , though Marton Mere originally released its waters via Spen Brook in the opposite direction . The Main Dyke joins the River Wyre at Skippool , appearing to follow the course of an earlier `` Skippon River '' ( named as such on John Speed 's map of the county ) .
Ella , elle l'a . `` Ella , elle l'a '' ( French for `` Ella , She Has It '' ) is a single released by French singer France Gall . It was released as a single from her album `` Babacar '' , on 24 August 1987 , and became a hit across Europe , the Americas ( especially in Quebec and the Southern Cone ) and Asia ( especially in Japan ) Written by Michel Berger , the song is a tribute to Ella Fitzgerald , but also a protest against racism and an anthem to personal empowerment . Musically , `` it swings between sheared rhythms of the bass and flashed brass '' . The song is also available on the CD maxi for `` Évidemment '' , released on March 1988 . In addition , a live version from her concert album `` Le Tour de France '' was released in November that year . The song had great success between 1987 and 1988 , reaching number one in Austria and Germany in the latter year ; plus reaching the Top 10 in Sweden , Spain and Argentina . In France , the single was certified as silver disc by the SNEP , reaching # 2 . It was on the chart `` Top 50 '' during nineteen weeks , from October 24th 1987 ; and nine weeks on the Top 10 . In addition , it won two `` Victoires de la Musique '' in both years . It was covered live by French singer Alizée at a TV show in 2002 and by Belgian singer Kate Ryan in a dance version in 2008 . Kate Ryan version . Kate Ryan 's version of `` Ella , elle l'a '' is the third single of her album `` Free '' . It was released on 6 May 2008 in Belgium and on 9 May 2008 in the rest of Europe as a CD single . It had already topped number one on the `` Spanish Download Chart '' , and number seven on the Belgian Singles Chart . It also reached the top ten in Germany . It had entered the Swedish Singles Chart at number twelve , peaking at number two . In the Netherlands , `` Ella Elle L'a '' also peaked at number two . `` Ella , elle l'a '' was sung live by Ryan during her 2008 UK tour and it was released on 25 May 2009 as first single from the UK version of `` Free '' .
Chandra Pulla Reddy . Chandra Pulla Reddy ( 1917 – 9 November 1984 , Calcutta ) was an Indian communist leader . Chandra Pulla Reddy was born in 1917 at Velugodu village in what is currently the Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh . A leading activist in Indian freedom struggle as a student of Guindy Engineering College of the then Madras ( present Chennai ) against British colonial rule . He was dismissed from the college . Later he became the Kurnool district secretary of the then united Communist Party of India ( CPI ) . Later he became the editor of the party organ `` Janasakthi '' . C.P . Reddy became one of the main leaders of the Andhra Pradesh Coordination Committee of Communist Revolutionaries . Reddy began organising armed struggles in the Khammam and Warangal areas , without the approval of the APCCCR leadership . Reddy then conducted self-criticism . In December 1969 , the APCCCR leadership was arrested . In their absence Reddy strengthened his role inside the organisation . The leadership sent a letter of criticism from jail against the line implemented by Reddy . Effectively the organisation faced a split , with Reddy leading his own APCCR as of 1971 . In 1975 his group merged with the CPI ( ML ) led by Satyanarayan Singh . In 1980 , he broke away from the party , forming a CPI ( ML ) . He died on 9 November 1984 at Calcutta due to a massive heart attack . His `` Selected Writings '' consists , so far , of seven volumes . More are to come .
Women in the United States Air Force . There have been women in the United States Air Force since 1948 , and women continue to serve in it today . 1940s . The National Security Act of 1947 made the Air Force a separate military service . That year , some Women ’ s Army Corps ( WACs ) members continued serving in the Army but performed Air Force duties . In 1948 they were able to transfer to Women in the Air Force ( called WAF ) , and some did . WAF was created in 1948 with the Women 's Armed Services Integration Act , which gave women permanent status in the Regular and Reserve forces of the Air Force . Esther McGowin Blake was the first woman in the Air Force , having enlisted in the WAF the first minute of the first hour of the first day regular Air Force duty was authorized for women on July 8 , 1948 . The first commissioner of the WAF was Geraldine Pratt May , who was also the first Air Force woman to become a colonel . Korean War . During the Korean War , medical air evacuation nurses were the only women in the Air Force allowed to serve in the Korean battle zone . Other women carried out support roles at rear-echelon bases in Japan , as air traffic controllers , weather observers , radar operators , and photo interpreters . By the end of the Korean War , 12,800 WAF officers and enlisted women were serving worldwide . Vietnam War . 600 to 800 WAFs served in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War . In addition to serving as nurses and medical evacuation personnel , WAFs also served in a variety of support staff assignments in hospitals , with MASH Units , in service clubs , in headquarters offices , and in intelligence , as well as in a variety of personnel positions . In 1967 Public Law 90-130 was signed into law ; it removed legal ceilings on women 's promotions that had kept them out of the general and flag ranks , and dropped the two percent ceiling on officer and enlisted strengths for women in the armed forces . In 1969 women were allowed to join the Air Force Reserve Officers Training Corps . In 1971 Jeanne M. Holm became the first female airman promoted to brigadier general . Women in the Air Force since 1972 . `` Frontiero v. Richardson '' , was a landmark Supreme Court case which decided that benefits given by the military to the family of service members can not be given out differently because of sex . Air Force Lieutenant Sharron Frontiero and her husband Joseph , a veteran and full-time student , were the plaintiffs . In 1976 the WAF was ended and women were allowed into the Air Force as equal members . Also in 1976 , the Air Force Academy first admitted women ; in 1986 , the Air Force Academy ’ s top graduate was a woman for the first time ( Terrie Ann McLaughlin ) . Also in 1986 , six Air Force women served as pilots , copilots , and boom operators on the KC-135 and KC-10 tankers that refueled FB-111s during the raid on Libya . Women in the Air Force served in Operation Desert Shield ( 1990-1991 ) and Operation Desert Storm ( 1991 ) . Before the `` Do n't Ask Do n't Tell '' policy was enacted in 1993 , lesbians and bisexual women ( and gay men and bisexual men ) were banned from serving in the military . In 1993 the `` Do n't Ask Do n't Tell '' policy was enacted , which mandated that the military could not ask servicemembers about their sexual orientation . However , until the policy was ended in 2011 service members were still expelled from the military if they engaged in sexual conduct with a member of the same sex , stated that they were lesbian , gay , or bisexual , and/or married or attempted to marry someone of the same sex . On April 28 , 1993 , combat exclusion was lifted from aviation positions by Les Aspin , permitting women to serve in almost any aviation capacity . Also in 1993 , Sheila Widnall became the first female Secretary of the Air Force , making her the first woman to lead a U.S. military branch in the Department of Defense . That policy also excluded women being assigned to certain organizations based upon proximity to direct combat or `` collocation '' as the policy specifically referred to it . According to the Army , collocation occurs when , `` the position or unit routinely physically locates and remains with a military unit assigned a doctrinal mission to routinely engage in direct combat . '' Kelly Flinn , sometimes referred to as Kelly Flynn , was the first female B-52 pilot in the Air Force , but was discharged from the Air Force in 1997 after an adulterous affair with the husband of an enlisted subordinate , for military offenses including disobeying a direct order from her commanding officer to break off the affair , and for lying to him about having done so . Flinn 's trouble with the Air Force received widespread media attention at the time and was discussed in a Senate hearing on May 22 , 1997 . Women in the Air Force served in the Afghanistan War from 2001 until 2014 , and in the Iraq War from 2003 until 2011 . The Air Force Academy sexual assault scandal in 2003 involved allegations of sexual assault at the Air Force Academy , as well as allegations that the alleged incidents had been ignored by the Academy ’ s leadership . The United States Air Force Basic Training scandal involved 43 female trainees who alleged being victimized by their Military Training Instructors during and after basic military training starting from 2009 . Seventeen male instructors were accused of offenses ranging from seeking improper relationships to rape and 35 instructors were removed from their posts pending investigations . Nine of the accused instructors belonged to the 331st Training Squadron . The commander of the 331st Training Squadron , Lt. Col. Mike Paquette , was removed from command in June 2012 because of the problems in his unit . In August 2012 the commander of the 737th training group , Col. Glenn Palmer , was also relieved from his position due to the scandal . In 2012 Janet Wolfenbarger became the Air Force 's first female four-star general . In 2013 Defense Secretary Leon Panetta removed the military 's ban on women serving in combat , overturning the 1994 rule . Panetta 's decision gave the military services until January 2016 to seek special exceptions if they believed any positions must remain closed to women . The services had until May 2013 to draw up a plan for opening all units to women and until the end of 2015 to actually implement it . In December 2015 , Defense Secretary Ash Carter stated that starting in 2016 all combat jobs would open to women . In March 2016 , Ash Carter approved final plans from military service branches and the U.S. Special Operations Command to open all combat jobs to women , and authorized the military to begin integrating female combat soldiers `` right away . '' It was announced on June 30 , 2016 that , beginning on that date , otherwise qualified United States service members could not any longer be discharged , denied reenlistment , involuntarily separated , or denied continuation of service because of being transgender ( including but not limited to transgender women ) . Beginning on January 1 , 2018 , openly transgender people ( including but not limited to transgender women ) were allowed to join the military .
The First Day ( Kay Tse album ) . `` The First Day '' is the third album by Kay Tse , released on January 18 , 2007 . It contains 3 new songs , and 9 remastered tracks . On March 1 , 2007 , The First Day ( 2nd Edition ) was released as a re-release version of The First Day , and included a bonus DVD of Kay 's The First Day concert footage .
Brenthia leptocosma . `` Brenthia leptocosma '' is a species of moth of the Choreutidae family . It is found on Mauritius in the Indian Ocean . This species has a wingspan of 8–9 mm , the head is bronzy-fuscous with a white line above the eyes . The thorax is bronzy-fuscous with five fine white longitudinal lines . The abdomen is dark fuscous . Forewings are elongate-triangular , costa gently arched , dark bronzy-fuscous , irregularly irrorated ( speckled ) with white and white dots on costa beyond . There is a series of eight small rounded-oblong spots round apex and termen , each centered with a violet-metallic dot . The hindwings are rather dark-fuscous , with a small oblique-oval whitish spot in the middle of the disc , a fine violet-blue-metallic line just before termen from apex to below middle , followed by three or four black spots . This species is similar to `` Brenthia cyanaula '' in markings , but the palpi are quite different and characteristic . Host plants of this species are Boraginaceae bushes , ( mainly `` Cordia macrostachya '' but also `` Cordia myxa '' , `` Cordia abyssinica '' and `` Cordia holstii '' ) . None of these species are native to Mauritius .
Transmedia storytelling . Transmedia storytelling ( also known as transmedia narrative or multiplatform storytelling ) is the technique of telling a single story or story experience across multiple platforms and formats using current digital technologies , not to be confused with traditional cross-platform media franchises , sequels , or adaptations , not to be confused with traditional cross-platform media franchises , sequels , or adaptations , but usually working together with these other mediums . Henry Jenkins , author of the seminal book `` Convergence Culture '' , warns that this is an emerging subject and different authors have different understandings of it . He warns that the term `` transmedia '' `` per se '' means `` across media '' and may be applied to superficially similar , but different phenomena . In particular , the concept of `` transmedia storytelling '' should not to be confused with traditional cross-platform , `` transmedia '' media franchises , or `` media mixes '' . One example that Harry Jenkins gives is media conglomerate DC comics . This conglomerate released comic books prior to films coming out so the audience would have knowledge of the character 's backstory . Much of transmedia storytelling is not based on singular characters or plot lines , but rather focus on larger complex worlds where multiple characters and plot lines can be sustained for a longer period of time . In addition , Jenkins focused on how transmedia extends to attract larger audiences such as DC comics releasing coloring books to attract younger audience members . Sometimes , audience members will feel as though some transmedia storylines have left gaps in the plot line or character development , so they begin another extension of transmedia storytelling , which would be something such as fan fiction . The transmedia storytelling exists in the form of transmedia narratives . Kalinov and Markova define the term as : `` a multimedia product which communicates its narrative through a multitude of integrated media channels '' . From a production standpoint , transmedia storytelling involves creating content that engages an audience using various techniques to permeate their daily lives . In order to achieve this engagement , a transmedia production will develop stories across multiple forms of media in order to deliver unique pieces of content in each channel . Importantly , these pieces of content are not only linked together ( overtly or subtly ) , but are in narrative synchronization with each other . In his latest book , Nuno Bernardo shows TV and film producers how to use transmedia to build an entertainment brand that can conquer global audiences , readers and users in a myriad of platforms . History . The origins of the approach to disperse the content across various commodities and media is traced to the Japanese marketing strategy of media mix , originated in early 1960s . Some , however , have traced the roots to ' ( 1740 ) written by Samuel Richardson and even suggest that they go back further to the roots of earliest literature . Some sources say that transmedia storytelling can go back to ancient Greece , due to myths being told orally were based on the work of pottery . The Bible is a great example of successful transmedia storytelling because not only has the written word been passed down for generations , but also through oral narratives , and in more recent history movies and television shows , such as The Ten Commandments or The Nativity Story . By the 1970s and 1980s , pioneering artists of telematic art made experiments of collective narrative , mixing the ancestors of today 's networks , and produced both visions and critical theories of what became transmedia . The Macaulay Honors College , part of CUNY , New York , established a New Media Lab focusing on Transmedia Storytelling and content , under the direction of Robert Small . Current state . In 'Digital State : How the internet is changing everything ' ( 2013 ) , author Simon Pont argues that transmedia storytelling is a theory that is at last starting to find its practical stride . Pont cites Ridley Scott 's `` Alien '' -prequel `` Prometheus '' ( 2012 ) , and specifically the three viral films produced by 20th Century Fox as part of the advance global marketing campaign , as vivid executional examples of transmedia storytelling theory . One major franchise that has been a giant in transmedia storytelling is the Star Wars franchise . Even though Star Wars is a franchise , much like DC Comics , they have used transmedia storytelling to create mass success . Through the movies , television shows , comic books and even Disneyland rides , Star Wars has managed to spread their narrative across a multitude of platforms . Star Wars has had a major revitalization in the past few years , thus spreading the transmedia narrative across generations . Harry Potter would be the more modern version of this type of successful transmedia storytelling and Henry Jenkins gave a mention on Harry Potter and Star Wars by saying , `` It ’ s hard therefore to talk about anyone who came of age in the 1970s and 1980s for whom Star Wars and subsequent science-fiction franchises weren ’ t a central influence on their lives . We could look toward Harry Potter as a similar mainstream niche success , a seemingly contradictory category , but one that seems earned in both cases . It ’ s a mass success because almost everyone in the culture would have gone to see these films , or read the books in the case of Harry Potter , as they were released ; but at the same time , it ’ s also a niche success because there were so many subcultural practices that grew up around them . So each person ’ s experience of these mass hits would have had slightly different inflections and would have brought them into contact with like-minded communities . Liking Star Wars was no longer enough to gain fan street cred , and various forms of fan involvement could still be seen as being too geeky . There ’ s not just one Star Wars but many “ Star Warses , ” which is why I think the ancillary properties or transmedia extensions become so interesting to study . '' Where Robert McKee ( Story , 1998 ) argues that back-story is a waste of time ( because if the back-story is so good then this is surely the story worth telling ) , Pont proposes that storytellers like J. J. Abrams and Damon Lindelof have `` pretty much lined McKee 's argument up against a wall and shot it '' . Pont goes on to argue , `` Parallel and non-linear timelines , 'multi-verses ' , grand narratives with crazy-rich character arcs , 'back-story ' has become 'more story ' , the opportunity to add Byzantine layers of meaning and depth . You do n't create a story world by stripping away , but by layering '' . In 'Ball & Flint : transmedia in 90 seconds ' ( 2013 ) , Pont likens transmedia story-telling to `` throwing a piece of flint at an old stone wall '' and `` delighting in the ricochet '' , making story something you can now `` be hit by and cut by '' . Educational uses . Transmedia storytelling mimics daily life , making it a strong constructivist pedagogical tool for educational uses . The level of engagement offered by transmedia storytelling is essential to the Me or Millennial Generation as no single media satisfy their curiosity or lifestyle . Schools have been slow to adopt the emergence of this new culture which shifts the spotlight of literacy from being one of individual expression to one of community . Whether we see it or not , Jenkins notes that we live in a transmedia , globally connected world in which we use multiple platforms to connect and communicate . Using Transmedia storytelling as a pedagogical tool , wherein students interact with platforms , such as Twitter , Facebook , Instagram , or Tumblr permits students ' viewpoints , experiences , and resources to establish a shared collective intelligence that is enticing , engaging , and immersive , catching the millennial learners ' attention , ensuring learners a stake in the experience . Transmedia storytelling offers the educator the ability to lead students to think critically , identify with the material and gain knowledge , offering valuable framework for the constructivist educational pedagogy that supports student centered learning . Transmedia storytelling allows for the interpretation of the story from the individual perspective , making way for personalized meaning-making . In 'The Better Mousetrap : Brand Invention in a Media Democracy ' ( 2012 ) , Pont explains , `` Transmedia thinking anchors itself to the world of story , the ambition principally being one of how you can 'bring story to life ' in different places , in a non-linear fashion . The marketing of motion pictures is the most obvious application , where transmedia maintains that there 's a 'bigger picture opportunity ' to punting a big picture . Transmedia theory , applied to a movie launch , is all about promoting the story , not the 'due date of a movie starring ... ' In an industry built on the conventions of 'stars sell movies ' , where their name sits above the film 's title , transmedia thinking is anti-conventional and boldly purist . '' Transmedia storytelling is also used by companies like Microsoft and Kimberly-Clark to train employees and managers . Gronstedt and Ramos argues : `` At the core of every training challenge is a good story waiting to be told . More and more , these stories are being told across a multitude of devices and screens , where they can reach learners more widely , and engage with them more deeply . '' However , transmedia storytelling is n't used much at lower education levels . Children would thrive using transmedia storytelling worlds in their learning , but many of these worlds have copyrights linked to them . Transmedia storytelling has yet to tackle learning and educating children , but there have been a few transmedia worlds that have begun to show up with education , mostly by Disney .
Anisopodus acutus . `` Anisopodus acutus '' is a species of longhorn beetles of the subfamily Lamiinae that was described by Thomson in 1865 , and is known from Brazil .
Hearts in Motion . `` Hearts In Motion '' is the ninth studio album by Australian soft rock band Air Supply released in 1986 . The album was a serious step down in the band 's popularity . While their previous self-titled album had charted gold , `` Hearts In Motion '' did not attain any certification , peaking at # 84 on the US charts . The album did n't possess any successful singles , except for the minor hit `` Lonely Is the Night '' ( # 76 in the U.S. ) , which became a favourite among the band 's repertoire , and `` One More Chance '' ( # 80 ) . Track listing . All songs written by Graham Russell except where noted .
Vijay Manjrekar . Vijay Laxman Manjrekar ( 26 September 1931 – 18 October 1983 ) was a former Indian cricketer who played 55 Tests . He represented several teams ( Andhra , Bengal , Maharashtra , Mumbai , Rajasthan , Uttar Pradesh ) in his first class career . A small man , he was a fine cutter and hooker of the ball . He is the father of Sanjay Manjrekar . His Test match debut came against England at Calcutta in 1951 , making a composed 48 . He scored his first Test hundred in June 1952 against England at Headingley making 133 . It was his first Test in England and he was just 20 at the time . When he came in to bat his side was in trouble at 3/42 and faced a formidable lineup of bowlers in Trueman , Bedser and Laker . He put on 222 with Vijay Hazare in an innings that suggested he would be a force to be reckoned with in the future . He would however fail to fulfill his early promise and faced problems with his weight and footwork . He would eventually finish with a Test batting average of 39 , a disappointment for a man capable of averaging well into the 40 's . His finest series came against England in India 1961-62 when he made 586 runs at an average of 83.71 . This included the highest score of his seven centuries , with 189 at Delhi . Another notable performance was in 1964-65 where his innings of 59 and 39 helped India to a Test victory over Australia . He scored a century in his final Test innings , coming against New Zealand at Madras in February 1965 . He held the record ( subsequently beaten by Jonathan Trott ) for the most Test runs scored ( 3,208 ) without hitting a single six . He was among the four victims ( others being Pankaj Roy , Dattajirao Gaekwad and Madhav Mantri ) in India ’ s miserable 0-4 start in the second innings of the Headingley Test of 1952 with Fred Trueman playing havoc . Manjrekar was also an occasional offspinner and occasional wicketkeeper . He played for six teams in the Ranji Trophy , representing Bombay , Bengal , Uttar Pradesh , Rajasthan , Andhra Pradesh , and Maharashtra . He had a prolific career in the tournament , scoring 3,734 runs at an average of 57.44 . He died aged 52 in Madras on 18 October 1983 .
The Golden Knight . The Golden Knight is a 1970 Hong Kong martial arts film directed by Yueh Feng and starring Lily Ho Li Li . Plot . After her father 's murder at the hands of the Golden Knight organization , swords-women Yu Fei-hsia ( Lily Ho Li Li ) is accused of killing clan member in vengeance . To prove her innocents Yu Fei-hsia attempts to track down the real killer .
Qin Zhijian . Qin Zhijian ( born 1976 ) is a former male Chinese international table tennis player and current coach . Playing career . He has won four World Championship medals . He won the bronze medal at the 1999 World Table Tennis Championships and a gold medal at the 2001 World Table Tennis Championships with Yang Ying and two bronze 's at the 2003 World Table Tennis Championships with Ma Lin and Niu Jianfeng respectively . Coaching . In 2017 he became the China national table tennis team Men 's first team coach.. Before that , he was the personal coach of Ma Long since 2006 who he developed and trained into a Grand Slam Champion .
Parish of Buona . Buona is a remote civil parish of Yantara County in far North West New South Wales . The Geography , of the parish is mostly the flat , and very arid landscape of the Channel Country . The parish has a Köppen climate classification of BWh ( Hot desert ) . The nearest town is Tibooburra to the north west , which is on the Silver City Highway .
Chithrakoodam . `` Chithrakoodam '' is a 2003 Indian Malayalam film , directed by MS Pradeep Kumar , starring Abhinay and Jagadish in the lead role .
Japan National Route 244 . National Route 244 is a national highway of Japan connecting Abashiri , Hokkaidō and Nemuro , Hokkaidō in Japan , with a total length of 153.9 km ( 95.63 mi ) .
Apostolos Kontos . Apostolos Kontos ( Greek : Απόστολος Κόντος ) ( born on November 22 , 1947 ) is a Greek former professional basketball player and coach . He is considered to be one of the great players in Panathinaikos Athens history , and is the club 's all-time leading scorer . He was also a long-time member of the senior men 's Greek national basketball team . He played at the shooting guard and small forward positions , with small forward being his main position . Professional career . Kontos began his club playing career with Ionikos NF . With his next club , Panathinaikos Athens , he won 9 Greek League championships ( 1971 , 1972 , 1973 , 1974 , 1975 , 1977 , 1980 , 1981 , 1982 ) and 3 Greek Cups ( 1979 , 1982 , 1983 ) . He finished his playing career with AEK Athens . In the top-tier level Greek League , he scored a total of 8,712 points , which is the 4th most total points scored in the competition , since the 1963–64 season . National team career . Kontos played in 114 games with the senior men 's Greek national basketball team , scoring a total of 1,114 points . He played at the 1972 Pre-Olympic Basketball Tournament , the EuroBasket 1973 , and the EuroBasket 1975 with Greece 's senior national team . Coaching career . After his playing career ended , Kontos became a basketball coach . He was the head coach of AEK Athens during the 1993–94 season .
John Scott ( writer ) . John Scott ( 1912–1976 ) was an American writer . He spent about a decade in the Soviet Union from 1932 to 1941 . His best-known book , `` Behind the Urals : An American Worker in Russia 's City of Steel '' , is a memoir of that experience . The bulk of his career was as a journalist , book author , and editor with Time Life . Scott began his adult life as an idealistic socialist of democratic socialist character and traveled to the Soviet Union in 1932 to be part of the early Soviet zeitgeist of enthusiastically building socialism . He worked as a welder , chemist , and foreman at the new city of Magnitogorsk and married and had children there . He was disillusioned in 1937 and 1938 by the Great Purge , which removed him from normal Soviet life as a suddenly distrusted foreigner and which disappeared many of his Russian colleagues . In the late 1930s and early 1940s , he remained sympathetic to socialist ideals but had soured on Stalinism as the path for socialist development , although he believed that the Soviet economy was succeeding in raising the standard of living of the populace and that the Soviet regime would endure as long as that remained true . He moved back to the United States with his family and published his book about his Soviet experience . He worked in the Office of Strategic Services ( OSS ) during World War II . The OSS was the predecessor organization to the Central Intelligence Agency ( CIA ) . After that war , he was a journalist with `` Time '' magazine for several decades . He published various other books . In later years he publicly advocated against Bolshevism . After his retirement in 1973 , he served as vice president of Radio Liberty for several years . Magnitogorsk years . After leaving the University of Wisconsin in 1931 and getting some welding apprentice training at the General Electric plant in Schenectady , New York , Scott migrated to the Soviet Union in September 1932 at the age of 20 . He worked for 5 years in the new industrial city Magnitogorsk at an iron and steel plant . Most of his book is a memoir of his life and work experiences from 1932 to 1937 . Returning from a vacation in late 1937 , he found that the purge had `` made astonishing headway '' in only a few months and that , as a foreigner , he was no longer allowed into the plant . He talked with a fellow foreman and longtime friend , Kolya , who concluded : `` Better leave . This is no place for foreigners now . '' He and his wife , Maria ( Masha ) Ivanovna Dikareva Scott , decided that night to leave . The next day Masha applied for permission to go to the United States to live , which would turn out to take four years to come through . After three months of waiting while unemployed , Scott left Magnitogorsk for Moscow , planning to seek work as a translator or a secretary to a foreign journalist . In 1942 , the family moved to America , an outcome that took help from the U.S. embassy to come about . Scott came close to being a purge victim ; he stated that if he had switched citizenship during his good Soviet years , as some other foreign-born socialists had , he would have been sent , like them , into Siberian labor camps . This theme ( differing fates for foreign-born residents depending on citizenship status by the time of the purge ) is also confirmed in Robert Robinson 's memoir . Scott wrote `` Behind the Urals : An American Worker in Russia 's City of Steel '' about his experiences in Magnitogorsk , presenting the Stalinist enterprise of building a huge steel producing plant and city as an awe-inspiring triumph of collectivism . Scott contributed to the construction of Magnitogorsk as a welder working in treacherous conditions . His writing reflects the painful human price of industrial accidents , overwork , and the inefficiency of the hyperindustrialization program , the wretched condition of peasants driven from the land in the collectivization program and forced into becoming industrial laborers , and the harshness of Article 58 in the ideological purges . In `` Behind the Urals '' Scott recalls many examples of the danger workers faced in Magnitogorsk : I was just going to start welding when I heard someone sing out , and something swished down past me . It was a rigger who had been working on the very top . He bounced off the bleeder pipe , which probably saved his life . Instead of falling all the way to the ground , he landed on the main platform about fifteen foot below me . By the time I got down to him , blood was coming out of his mouth in gushes . He tried to yell , but could not . According to Scott , Stalin chose to industrialize Magnitogorsk for several reasons , and integrated the construction of Magnitogorsk into a five-year economic plan . First , Stalin began to emphasize industrial modernization in favor of agriculture by the mid-1930s . Second , Magnitogorsk was rich in iron ore and other minerals . Lastly , and perhaps most importantly , Magnitogorsk lies far from any borders and was less vulnerable to enemy attack . The Russian people shed blood , sweat , and tears to create something else , a modern industrial base outside the reach of an invader—Stalin 's Ural Stronghold—and modern mechanized army ... the population was taught by a painful and expensive process to work efficiently , to obey orders , to mind their own business , and to take it on the chin when necessary with a minimum of complaint . These are the things that it takes to fight a modern war . These experiences , however , had not yet disillusioned Scott with the Communist Party of the Soviet Union ( CPSU ) , which he believed was `` the source of initiative and energy which drove work forward . '' Scott expressed a deep sense of pride for his contributions as a welder in Magnitogorsk and was sympathetic to many Soviet ideals . Reflecting back on the poor working conditions , loss of life , and ideological purges , Scott explained that many average Soviet citizens saw moral value nonetheless in the Soviet alternative to the exploitative imperial default that would otherwise exist . To them `` it was worthwhile to shed blood , sweat , and tears '' to lay `` the foundations for a new society farther along the road of human progress than anything in the West ; a society which would guarantee its people not only personal freedom but absolute economic security . '' However , after leaving Magnitogorsk in 1938 , Scott spent the next 3 years in Moscow as an `` observer '' , waiting for the visa allowing him to bring his wife and children out of the USSR , and although his book as published in 1942 showed that he had abiding sympathy with the ideals of the Soviet experiment , by February 1938 in his then-classified debriefing by the U.S. embassy , he had already reached a private dread that `` the future of the Soviet Union does not look bright to me . '' It is clear that he still sympathized with socialist ideals but had found Stalinism and the purge to be a wrong turn away from them . He said , `` Unless the Party is restored to at least some of its former position as a leading force in the country and permitted to propagate certain basic socialist principles , there will be no cement to prevent demoralization and breakdown , no ideology to act as a religion or faith for youth . '' This was an accurate prediction , although the loss of zeal would take another half century to fully develop , long after chekism had displaced progressive idealism as the real driving force of the party . Even on the same page from 1942 on which he credited the CPSU with getting things done economically , he described Stalin 's leadership as full of `` ruthlessness and cold , colorless dogmatism . '' However , he saw most of the populace as focused solely on rising standard of living , which he saw had in fact occurred in the 1930s , and he said even in his private 1938 debriefing that `` I believe that the economic battle is gradually being won . '' He said , `` I believe that the popular feeling in the Urals is that the present regime has given them [ the common people ] , and is giving them , more goods and comforts than they have had before . It is possible that as long as the Soviet regime is able to keep the people at work and give them enough purchasing power to buy the things essential to their low standards it will endure . '' The `` low standards '' part of his statement is significant in fully understanding it . As Manya Gordon showed in 1941 , the overall arc of Russian standard of living from the 1910s through the 1930s was not at all what it should have been if a brutal civil war and forced collectivization had not happened at all , but given that those things did in fact happen , it was possible , among those people who had not been imprisoned , starved to death , or shot , to see improvement in 1938—relative to the deranged baseline of how horrible things had gotten by 1923 in the civil war 's aftermath . The latter nadir was the reference point by which the `` low standards '' were calibrated , and it was quite different from `` what should have been '' if Bolshevism had never destroyed the better angels of earlier Russian progressivism , which is how Scott 's examples of improved living standards and Gordon 's examples of degraded living standards were both accurate despite their apparent contradiction . It would be some years before Scott later became openly anti-Bolshevik . Reading his book of 1942 and the embassy dispatches in its addendum , which were from 1938 but were not published until decades later , it is traceable that in between the time when he was very enthusiastic about the Soviet future ( i.e. , in the early 1930s ) and the time when he became anti-Bolshevik ( years later ) was a transition that started in 1937 at the height of the purge . Moscow years and debriefing by the U.S. embassy in Moscow . From 1938 to 1941 , owing to the Soviet crackdown on foreign nationals during and after the Great Purge , Scott was no longer allowed to work in the plant at Magnitogorsk . He would have left Russia , but he could not bring his wife and children out of the country because his wife 's request for an exit visa was being held up . Waiting for his wife 's visa , he spent about 2.5 years in Moscow as a translator , journalist , observer of daily life , and sometime novelist . During this time , the U.S. embassy debriefed him about his time living and working in the USSR . Diplomatic dispatches conveyed this debriefed information to the United States . Their content is published in the addendum to Scott 's book . As his book 's editor , Stephen Kotkin , said , `` Embassy officials regularly debriefed American citizens living and working in the USSR . '' Most such people were American engineers doing consulting work in Soviet enterprises . Some were workers like Scott who had come to the USSR during the Great Depression with excitement about participating in what was then projected to be the successful construction of a great Soviet socialist future . Such debriefings were one of the only ways for the United States to get nonofficial information about Soviet life and industry , as most real economic data was a state secret in the USSR by the late 1930s , and the U.S. had little successful human intelligence in the country . It was ascertained in the United States , through the National Security Agency 's Venona Project , that the Soviet government was aware of Scott 's debriefing and its transmission to the United States , and that , in the paranoia of Stalinism , it characterized them as espionage , although Scott was never privy to any substantial Soviet secrets and was in fact only reporting facts that were fairly obvious to many Soviet workers and administrators , albeit undiscoverable outside the country . For example , these included hearsay about what sort of industrial plant was under construction in this or that city , how huge it was , and what kind of wages and apartments workers were finding available there . They also included objective information on dekulakization , the public and administrative mood during the height of the purge , and objective information on wrecking ( both real and doubtfully alleged , both physical and administrative ) . The three dispatches date from January , February , and March of 1938 and cover an array of topics , including the forced labor colony in Magnitogorsk ; activities of Soviet secret police , wrecking , both as industrial sabotage and ( as the Soviet view included ) incompetent but unintentional malpractice ; food stores ; and the production capabilities of the metallurgical plant in Magnitogorsk . In 1942 Scott moved back to the United States with his wife and two children . Amongst nearly 1,300 messages sent between New York and Moscow in 1942 , just twenty-three were successfully decrypted and translated by the Venona Project . A cable sent from New York to Moscow on May 22 , 1942 addressed to code name `` Viktor '' , who was the director of Soviet Intelligence during World War II Lieutenant General Pavel Fitin , credited `` Ivanov '' with delivering `` a mass of materials on the Soviet war industry '' to the United States . Nearly three years later cable number 207 sent from Moscow to a Soviet Intelligence office in New York on March 8 , 1945 revealed that the cover name `` Ivanov '' referred to John Scott . By Scott Nearing . Scott Nearing , Scott 's father , eventually broke with him because of his criticism of Bolshevik and Bolshevik-inspired systems . Nearing too had his own critiques of the Soviet system and advocated pacifism , but he remained sympathetic to socialism in countries with violently repressive regimes whereas his son did not . Nearing was a sympathetic socialist guest of the Albanian state of the Stalinist-inspired Hoxha regime as late as the 1970s . By Whittaker Chambers . Whittaker Chambers claimed that Scott tried to influence Time Magazine publisher Henry Luce to remove Chambers as foreign news editor because of Chambers ' anti-communist and anti-Soviet views . Scott 's own evolution in his views over the decades is relevant here as at the time of which Chambers spoke Scott still had hope for socialism in its non-Stalinist forms whereas by the 1970s his disillusionment was more extensive .
Vriesea minarum . `` Vriesea minarum '' is a species in the genus `` Vriesea '' . This species is native to Brazil .
Lex Veldhuis . Lex Veldhuis ( born 29 December 1983 ) is a Dutch professional poker player from Vlissingen , Netherlands . History . Veldhuis was formerly a notable StarCraft player . During an international event he met the French poker player Bertrand Grospellier . Grospellier inspired Veldhuis into playing online poker . In 2005 , Grospellier deposited Veldhuis ' first $ 10 at PokerStars . Later he played live tournaments as well , but was n't used to the slow pace . Online , he was used to playing very fast , and many tables at a time . While playing live , he often complained about the slow pace of the game . He met professional tennis player Raemon Sluiter , who advised him about sports mentality . Later Veldhuis helped and mentored Sluiter 's girlfriend Fátima Moreira de Melo with her professional poker career . Veldhuis was knocked out of the WSOP Vegas 2009 on day 2 after finishing high in day 1 through bluffs with 84,000 chips , which eventually caught him and ended his main event competition without cashing . Veldhuis is currently a member of Pokerstars Pro Team Online and streams high/mid stakes tournaments on PokerStars with average monthly buy-ins of US $ 40K on twitch.tv . He has an average viewership of approximately 9000 .
Visita de San Telmo . The `` visita '' or subordinate mission station of San Telmo may have been built in the years 1798-1800 by the Dominican missionaries based at Mission Santo Domingo . When the geographer Peveril Meigs , III , investigated the area in 1926 , he identified two areas on the Arroyo de San Telmo that had apparently been developed for agricultural use by the Dominicans : San Telmo de Arriba and San Telmo de Abajo , the latter being about 4 kilometers downstream to the southwest from the former .
Carlo Franchi ( composer ) . Carlo Franchi ( sometimes given as de Franchi , de Franchis or de Franco , circa 1743 – d. after 1779 ) was an Italian opera composer known for his opere buffe . He belonged to the Neapolitan school of composers and it is likely that he was born in or near Naples , where his first opera `` La vedova capricciosa '' had its premiere in 1765 . Subsequent works were performed in Rome , Venice , Mantua , Turin , Florence , and outside Italy in places such as Dresden and Lisbon . His intermezzo `` Il barone di Rocca Antica '' ( Rome , 1771 ) , written jointly with Pasquale Anfossi , was influential in the development of opera buffa .
Tommy Weston . Thomas Weston ( 2 August 1890 – 1952 ) was a footballer who played in the Football League for Aston Villa and Stoke . Career . Weston was born in Halesowen and played for several amateur sides before joining Aston Villa in 1911 . He soon established himself as first choice full back and earned a reputation as a tough and uncompromising defender . He helped Villa win the FA Cup in 1912–13 and 1919–20 . He made 178 appearances for the `` Villans '' in seven seasons he spent at Villa Park and finished runners-up in the First Division twice in 1912–13 and 1913–14 . He left in the summer of 1922 and joined newly promoted Stoke where he only managed to play four matches in 1922–23 before deciding to retire .
Pomphorhynchidae . Pomphorhynchidae is a family of parasitic worms from the order Echinorhynchida .
Vilniaus skaičiavimo mašinų gamykla . Vilniaus skaičiavimo mašinų gamykla was computer and computer-component manufacturer ( since 1957 ) , and developer ( Skaičiavimo mašinų specialus konstravimo biuras ) in the Lithuanian SSR , which in 1966 became part of industrial group .
Dilys Hamlett . Dilys Hamlett ( 31 March 1928 , South Tidworth , Hampshire – 7 July 2002 , Cupar , Fife ) was a British actress . Early life . Dilys Hamlett was born on 31 March 1928 in South Tidworth , Hampshire ( now in Wiltshire ) , and developed an early interest in literature and theatre . She studied at the Old Vic Theatre School in the early 1950s and it was there that she met , and married , a fellow student , Caspar Wrede . Career . After leaving the theatre school she went immediately into the West End , appearing in `` The Innocents '' before performing in several productions for the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre Company . Although she continued to work in the West End and for theatres throughout Britain she was particularly associated with the group of directors , including her husband , Caspar Wrede , who eventually formed the Royal Exchange Company in Manchester . She worked for Michael Elliott in the 59 Theatre Company and then for Braham Murray in the Century Theatre in Manchester . These two companies led directly to the formation of the 69 Theatre Company and then to the Royal Exchange . Though primarily known as a theatre actress she also directed a number of theatre productions and appeared in many television plays and films . Her film career included roles in `` Mix Me a Person '' ( 1962 ) , `` Assault '' ( 1971 ) , `` What Changed Charley Farthing ? '' ( 1974 ) , `` Diagnosis : Murder '' ( 1975 ) , `` The Rainbow '' ( 1988 ) , `` The Wolves of Willoughby Chase '' ( 1989 ) , `` The Fool '' ( 1990 ) , `` Harnessing Peacocks '' ( 1993 ) , and `` Hollow Reed '' ( 1996 ) . Personal life . She married Casper Wrede in 1951 in London . They had one son . They were divorced in 1976 .
Patrick Swayze ( song ) . `` Patrick Swayze '' is a song recorded by Swedish singer Sigrid Bernson . The song was released as a digital download in Sweden on 26 February 2018 and peaked at number 27 on the Swedish Singles Chart . It is taking part in Melodifestivalen 2018 , and qualified to andra chansen from the first semi-final on 3 February 2018 . It was written by Andrej Kamnik , Josefin Glenmark , Peg Parnevik , and Bernson .
Rob Hedden . Robert Ray Hedden ( born March 2 , 1954 ) is an American writer and film director . Early life . Hedden was born in Los Angeles , California , and raised in Laguna Beach . While a student at Laguna Beach High School , he began making short films . Hedden enrolled at Orange Coast College , studying film and music , subsequently transferring to the Brooks Institute to study film . Career . After graduating , Hedden worked for around seven years for Universal Studios . He wrote and directed his first feature film ' ( 1989 ) , which polarised opinion with critic Leonard Maltin dubbing it : `` The best film in the Friday series , imaginatively directed and written by Hedden '' yet with `` Entertainment Weekly '' labelling the film the eighth-worst sequel ever made . Hedden is known for such films as `` You May Not Kiss The Bride '' , `` The Condemned '' , and `` Clockstoppers '' which he co-produced . He also wrote and directed the TV movies `` The Colony '' , `` Alien Fury : Countdown To Invasion '' , directed and co-wrote `` Dying To Live '' and directed the USA TV Movies `` Any Place But Home '' ( 1997 ) and `` Kidnapped In Paradise '' ( 1999 ) . IMDB lists Hedden as writer , story editor , 'story by ' or 'teleplay ' in some 14 other films or episodes of series . He is a graduate of the Brooks Institute of Photography in Santa Barbara , California . Awards . `` What Is Brazil ? `` , his documentary film on the making of Terry Gilliam 's acclaimed film `` Brazil '' , earned a CINE Eagle Award and a C.I.N.D.Y . Award , and was selected for exhibition at the Smithsonian Institution . Rob Hedden also wrote , directed and co-produced the independent feature `` Boxboarders ! '' The comedy won the 'Outstanding Achievement in Filmmaking ' award at the 2007 Newport Beach Film Festival and was nominated for 'Best Picture ' at the 2007 Hollywood Giffoni International Film Festival .
Shanewis . `` Shanewis '' ( or `` The Robin Woman '' ) ( 1918 ) is an opera in one act and two scenes by Charles Wakefield Cadman with an English libretto by Nelle Richmond Eberhart . They collaborated with Tsianina Redfeather Blackstone , a Creek singer , who contributed elements from her life for the contemporary plot related to Native American issues . She sang the lead role in her opera debut when it was performed in Denver in 1924 , and also performed in Los Angeles in 1926 . Performance history . The opera , which debuted at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City on March 23 , 1918 , is the first American opera to have been presented at the Metropolitan Opera for more than a single season . Over a two-season span , it was staged eight times . The opera was later performed in Denver in 1924 and the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles in 1926 . At the Denver performance of 1924 , the title role was performed by soprano Tsianina Redfeather Blackstone ( Creek ) in her operatic debut . She also sang the lead in Los Angeles . Redfeather had earlier been a touring partner of Cadman when he lectured and performed Native American music . Redfeather collaborated on the libretto of the opera although she received no official credit . She provided much of the semi-autobiographical plot elements .
Rocha House . Rocha House is a historic site in Los Angeles , California , that was designated Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument # 13 in 1963 . It is located in Reynier Village in Mid-City , Los Angeles .
Cottens , Vaud . Cottens is a municipality of the canton of Vaud in Switzerland , located in the district of Morges . History . Cottens is first mentioned in 1041 as `` Chotens '' . Geography . Cottens has an area , of . Of this area , or 75.4 % is used for agricultural purposes , while or 14.8 % is forested . Of the rest of the land , or 11.4 % is settled ( buildings or roads ) . Of the built up area , housing and buildings made up 6.8 % and transportation infrastructure made up 3.4 % . Out of the forested land , 12.7 % of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.1 % is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees . Of the agricultural land , 65.7 % is used for growing crops and 7.2 % is pastures , while 2.5 % is used for orchards or vine crops . The municipality was part of the Cossonay District until it was dissolved on 31 August 2006 , and Cottens became part of the new district of Morges . The municipality is located at the intersection of the Aubonne-Cossonay and Morges-Col du Mollendruz roads . Coat of arms . The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is `` Azure , a Saltire Cross pattee Argent between an Ear of Wheat , two Mullets ( of five ) and a Crescent all of Or . '' Demographics . Cottens has a population ( ) of. , 15.4 % of the population are resident foreign nationals . Over the last 10 years ( 1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of 25.6 % . It has changed at a rate of 16.2 % due to migration and at a rate of 9.4 % due to births and deaths . Most of the population ( ) speaks French ( 305 or 88.9 % ) , with German being second most common ( 23 or 6.7 % ) and Portuguese being third ( 6 or 1.7 % ) . Of the population in the municipality 69 or about 20.1 % were born in Cottens and lived there in 2000 . There were 153 or 44.6 % who were born in the same canton , while 73 or 21.3 % were born somewhere else in Switzerland , and 43 or 12.5 % were born outside of Switzerland . In there were 3 live births to Swiss citizens and 2 births to non-Swiss citizens , and in same time span there were 3 deaths of Swiss citizens and 1 non-Swiss citizen death . Ignoring immigration and emigration , the population of Swiss citizens remained the same while the foreign population increased by 1 . There were 4 Swiss men and 1 Swiss woman who emigrated from Switzerland . At the same time , there were 2 non-Swiss men and 3 non-Swiss women who immigrated from another country to Switzerland . The total Swiss population change in 2008 ( from all sources , including moves across municipal borders ) was a decrease of 7 and the non-Swiss population increased by 5 people . This represents a population growth rate of -0.5 % . The age distribution , in Cottens is ; 61 children or 13.8 % of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 60 teenagers or 13.6 % are between 10 and 19 . Of the adult population , 45 people or 10.2 % of the population are between 20 and 29 years old . 75 people or 17.0 % are between 30 and 39 , 70 people or 15.9 % are between 40 and 49 , and 43 people or 9.8 % are between 50 and 59 . The senior population distribution is 56 people or 12.7 % of the population are between 60 and 69 years old , 19 people or 4.3 % are between 70 and 79 , there are 10 people or 2.3 % who are between 80 and 89 , and there are 2 people or 0.5 % who are 90 and older . , there were 121 people who were single and never married in the municipality . There were 185 married individuals , 19 widows or widowers and 18 individuals who are divorced . , there were 139 private households in the municipality , and an average of 2.5 persons per household . There were 36 households that consist of only one person and 10 households with five or more people . Out of a total of 139 households that answered this question , 25.9 % were households made up of just one person and there was 1 adult who lived with their parents . Of the rest of the households , there are 45 married couples without children , 53 married couples with children There were 2 single parents with a child or children . There were 2 households that were made up of unrelated people . there were 51 single family homes ( or 56.7 % of the total ) out of a total of 90 inhabited buildings . There were 14 multi-family buildings ( 15.6 % ) , along with 20 multi-purpose buildings that were mostly used for housing ( 22.2 % ) and 5 other use buildings ( commercial or industrial ) that also had some housing ( 5.6 % ) . Of the single family homes 11 were built before 1919 , while 3 were built between 1990 and 2000 . The greatest number of single family homes ( 15 ) were built between 1961 and 1970 . The most multi-family homes ( 5 ) were built before 1919 and the next most ( 4 ) were built between 1996 and 2000. there were 143 apartments in the municipality . The most common apartment size was 4 rooms of which there were 53 . There were 2 single room apartments and 52 apartments with five or more rooms . Of these apartments , a total of 139 apartments ( 97.2 % of the total ) were permanently occupied , while 1 apartment was seasonally occupied and 3 apartments ( 2.1 % ) were empty. , the construction rate of new housing units was 31.7 new units per 1000 residents . The vacancy rate for the municipality , was 0 % . Twin Town . Cottens is twinned with the town of Combronde , France . Politics . In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 25.26 % of the vote . The next three most popular parties were the SP ( 22.68 % ) , the FDP ( 19.11 % ) and the Green Party ( 12.54 % ) . In the federal election , a total of 122 votes were cast , and the voter turnout was 46.6 % . Economy . , Cottens had an unemployment rate of 3.5 % . , there were 28 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 10 businesses involved in this sector . 9 people were employed in the secondary sector and there were 4 businesses in this sector . 25 people were employed in the tertiary sector , with 13 businesses in this sector . There were 189 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity , of which females made up 45.5 % of the workforce . the total number of full-time equivalent jobs was 45 . The number of jobs in the primary sector was 20 , all of which were in agriculture . The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 8 of which 4 or ( 50.0 % ) were in manufacturing and 4 ( 50.0 % ) were in construction . The number of jobs in the tertiary sector was 17 . In the tertiary sector ; 3 or 17.6 % were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles , 3 or 17.6 % were in the movement and storage of goods , 3 or 17.6 % were technical professionals or scientists , 3 or 17.6 % were in education and 1 was in health care . , there were 9 workers who commuted into the municipality and 140 workers who commuted away . The municipality is a net exporter of workers , with about 15.6 workers leaving the municipality for every one entering . Of the working population , 7.4 % used public transportation to get to work , and 67.2 % used a private car . Religion . From the , 77 or 22.4 % were Roman Catholic , while 200 or 58.3 % belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church . Of the rest of the population , there were 26 individuals ( or about 7.58 % of the population ) who belonged to another Christian church . There was 1 individual who was Islamic . 48 ( or about 13.99 % of the population ) belonged to no church , are agnostic or atheist , and 4 individuals ( or about 1.17 % of the population ) did not answer the question . Education . In Cottens about 142 or ( 41.4 % ) of the population have completed non-mandatory upper secondary education , and 50 or ( 14.6 % ) have completed additional higher education ( either university or a `` Fachhochschule '' ) . Of the 50 who completed tertiary schooling , 54.0 % were Swiss men , 34.0 % were Swiss women . In the 2009/2010 school year there were a total of 57 students in the Cottens ( VD ) school district . In the Vaud cantonal school system , two years of non-obligatory pre-school are provided by the political districts . During the school year , the political district provided pre-school care for a total of 631 children of which 203 children ( 32.2 % ) received subsidized pre-school care . The canton 's primary school program requires students to attend for four years . There were 36 students in the municipal primary school program . The obligatory lower secondary school program lasts for six years and there were 20 students in those schools . There were also 1 students who were home schooled or attended another non-traditional school . , there were 6 students in Cottens who came from another municipality , while 51 residents attended schools outside the municipality .
Their Compact . `` Their Compact '' is a 1917 American silent western film produced and distributed by Metro Pictures and directed by Edwin Carewe . The film stars Francis X. Bushman and Beverly Bayne , a popular romantic screen duo at the time . This film is lost . Plot . As described in a film magazine , Jim ( Bushman ) goes west to forget an affair with a vivacious but heartless eastern girl . He is wounded by a gang of toughs who try to scare him away from his mine , and Mollie ( Bayne ) nurses him until he recovers . Verda ( Adams ) , his former sweetheart , comes west as the wife of his chum Bob ( Mortimer ) . While Bob places his wife in Jim 's care and leaves on a business trip , Verda plans to run away with the leader of the thugs , who has stolen the gold from Jim 's mine . However , the early return of Jim frustrates her plans , so she accuses Jim of insulting her . Bob then swears that he will kill Jim , but is shot by the gang leader . Verda and the gangster leave , but Jim overtakes them and brings Verda back to her dying husband . She is then driven out of town , and Jim and Mollie have a happy reunion . Reception . Like many American films of the time , `` Their Compact '' was subject to cuts by city and state film censorship boards . The Chicago Board of Censors directed that two shooting scenes at the cabin during a fight be cut .
Karl Beattie . Karl Beattie ( born 2 April 1963 ) is an English television director , producer and cameraman . Beattie and wife Yvette Fielding co-own and run Antix Productions . Career . Karl Beattie 's documented life has references to him teaching martial arts within the US . In 2002 , Karl Beattie and Yvette Fielding , established their own television production company , Antix Productions . Their first production was `` Most Haunted '' for the British TV channel Sky Living , along with a number of spin offs including `` Most Haunted Live ! '' . In 2006 he created , produced and directed `` Ghosthunting With ... '' , a paranormal show for ITV2 which features Yvette Fielding leading various celebrities around haunted locations . In 2008 Karl and Yvette Launched The Paranormal Channel later known as The Unexplained Channel which ran for 2 years . Controversy . In 2004 , Beattie was the subject of media attention when he claimed to be the only living samurai outside Japan , as one of only eight foreigners to have ever been awarded the title , which many sources have refuted . The samurai class was officially abolished in 1868 and has never been revived . There were claims of fakery and stunts being used on the 2015 Most Haunted Live by viewers but the claims have been rejected by Beattie on Twitter . Three days after the live show Beattie staged a reconstruction to attempt to explain what some viewers claimed was faked . Even this reconstruction was full of inconsistencies and just reinforced the fact that this episode was faked . Personal life . Karl Beattie met Yvette Fielding while they were working on `` What 's Up Doc ? '' and then again on `` City Hospital '' . They have a daughter Mary-Lea , 18 and a step-son , William . They live on a farm in Sandbach , Cheshire . He is a vegetarian and is a Freemason .
Arup Bose . Arup Bose ( born 1 April 1959 ) is an Indian statistician . He is a Professor of Theoretical Statistics and Mathematics , in Indian Statistical Institute , Kolkata . Arup Bose obtained his B Stat , M Stat and PhD ( Statistics ) degrees from the Indian Statistical Institute , Kolkata . Prof. G. Jogesh Babu was his PhD supervisor . He then joined Purdue University , USA , as an Assistant Professor . After four years at Purdue , he returned to India in 1991 and joined the Indian Statistical Institute , Kolkata as an Associate Professor and was promoted to full Professorship in 1995 . Most notable areas of his research include , sequential analysis , statistical estimation in diffusion processes , the law of large numbers and central limit theorems , resampling methods , censored data problems , M-estimation , U-statistics , time series , asymptotic properties of estimators and so on . He is a member of Bernoulli Society for Mathematical Statistics and Probability , Netherlands , life member of Calcutta Statistical Association and a life member of Indian Mathematical Society . He was awarded the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology in 2004 , the highest science award in India , in the mathematical sciences category . He was an invited speaker in International Congress of Mathematicians 2010 , Hyderabad on the topic of `` Probability and Statistics . ''
Khara , Punjab . Khara is a village located within the Kasur in the Punjab region of Pakistan . It is part of Kasur Tehsil and is located at 31°9'41N 74°25'28E with an altitude of 195 metres ( 643 feet ) .
Emmalena , Kentucky . Emmalena is an unincorporated community within Knott County , Kentucky , United States . A post office was established on October 5 , 1894 . Its name is a blend of those of two women in the community : Emma Thurman , wife of the local school teacher who petitioned for the post office , and Orlena Combs Morgan , shopkeeper and first postmistress .
Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex . The Shree Chhatrapati Shivaji Sports Complex , Balewadi , Mahalunge , Pune is an Indian sports complex , which includes the Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex Stadium . The complex is situated in Balewadi , Mahalunge Pune , about 14–15 km from Pune downtown and 4–5 km from Hinjawadi , Pune . This complex was the venue for the 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games . History . This complex was built in 1994 for the National Games 1994 , which were hosted by Pune . The 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games were hosted here . In 2008 the World Junior Table Tennis Circuit was successfully held here . The 2009 FIVB Men 's Junior World Championship was held here . It was won by Brazil . The city is also the host of FIBA Asia Under-16 Championship for Women 2009 . Other games . Beginning in fall 2012 , the Athletics Stadium will undergo a retrofitting and become the host stadium for the Elite Football League of India and the home arena for the Pune Marathas . The 2011 Rollball World Cup was held in this games village . This was the first world cup of Roll Ball . Denmark was the winner of this tournament . Also the 3rd Roll Ball World Cup in 2015 was organized here . The 2009 FIVB Men 's Junior World Championship was held on 31 July 2009 to 9 August 2009 . Host India ended 4th in this tournament . This Tournament was conducted in Badminton Hall and Boxing Arena . Brazil won this championship . Athletics . The Athletics stadium has a seating capacity of roughly 11,000 people at a time , Flood lights and an 8 lane track . Football . The athletics stadium also hosts the I-League matches for Pune F.C.. It has also hosted matches for the India national football team . India played against Vietnam in a friendly match over here . India played their first match in the 2012 London Olympic Qualifiers ( first round ) against Myanmar . India won it by a score 2-1 . India drew with Qatar in the 2012 London Olympic Qualifier ( Second round ) at the stadium by a score 1-1 . Then during the 2011 Indian Federation Cup the Balewadi Sports Complex co-hosted with the Salt Lake Stadium the Federation Cup group-stages . The Federation Cup is the second most important football competition in India . This stadium will also be the host for upcoming Indian Super League for FC Pune City bought by Bollywood actor Hritik Roshan . Aquatics Centre . This Aquatics centre contains two 50 x 25m swimming pools , with a seating capacity of 3500 people . This has changing room for players . Seating and lounges are for VIPs . For public usage the pool timings are 6:00 AM – 9:00AM and 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM from Monday to Saturday . Badminton Hall . The Badminton hall 6 competition courts and 4 warm-up courts , and has a seating capacity of 3800 people at a time . This hall is air condition and has wooden floor . It has changing room for players and sitting & lounges for VIPs . This venue is the home ground of Pune Pistons a franchise in Indian Badminton League ( IBL ) . So far 3 IBL matches have been played on this venue . Basketball . The first edition of FIBA Asia Under-16 Championship for Women was played on this stadium from 30 November 2009 to 6 December 2009 . Host India finished on fifth position . It has been a host for the UBA Pro Basketball League , India 's prime professional basketball division . Boxing Arena . The Boxing arena has 3 rings , and 5 warm-up rings , with a seating capacity of 3500 peoples . This hall is air conditioned and has changing rooms for players . This arena is the host of 2011 World Series Boxing . Shooting Range . The complex has 15 shooting ranges , with a seating capacity of 1500 . The ranges are constructed according to ISSF rules world championship . Ranges : 50 m,25 m and 10 m are available Table Tennis Hall . The hall , with a seating capacity of 1500 people , successfully held World Junior Table Tennis Circuit in September 2008 . This has 4 competition tables and 4 warm up tables . This hall is air conditioned and has changing rooms for players . Seating and lounges are for VIPs . Tennis Court . The Tennis courts feature one central court and four competition courts , with six warm-up courts . Centre court has a seating capacity of 4200 people . Weightlifting Hall . This hall seats 3000 people . It hosted the 2009 commonwealth bench press championships . The most famous athlete to compete was Britain 's strongest man Paddy the Pac man Jumelle . The hall is air conditioned and has one competition podium and 10 warm-up platforms . Seating and lounges are provided for VIPs . There is also a changing room for competitors . Wrestling Hall . The Wrestling Hall , which is used by Kabaddi club Puneri Paltan , has four rings , and six warm-up rings with a seating capacity of 4,400 people . This has seating and lounges for VIPs . This also has change room for players . This is an air conditioned hall . Velodrome . The velodrome is outdoor and the surface is made of concrete . While it was a prime venue for the 3rd Nationals Games in the year 1993-94 it has never been a place for any major events thereafter , and was left unused . In 2014 it was announced that with a Rs 10 crore maintenance grant from the governments for the entire complex , the facelift of the velodrome had top priority . At that time the velodrome was in dilapidated state . Games village . This is a non sporting venue at the sports city with 400 rooms , ranging between three and five star . Other buildings . This centre has equipment to develop physical and physiological attributes . This hall is air condition hall and has provision for Yoga and Meditation . This has provision for sauna and chill water bath for recovery . Filmset . Several scenes for the 2016 film Dangal were filmed at this sports complex in December 2015 . The film is about two Indian daughters who won the gold and silver medal in wrestling at the 2010 Commonwealth Games .
Hamilton—Wentworth ( provincial electoral district ) . Hamilton—Wentworth was an electoral riding in Ontario , Canada . It was represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1934 to 1971 .
Welfare chauvinism . Welfare chauvinism ( also welfare state nationalism ) is a term used for the political notion that welfare benefits should be restricted to certain groups , particularly to the natives of a country as opposed to immigrants . It is used as an argumentation strategy by right-wing populist parties , which describes a rhetorical connection between the problems of the welfare state and , in essence , immigration , but also other social groups such as welfare recipients and the unemployed . The focus is placed on categorizing state residents in two extremes : the `` nourishing '' and `` debilitating '' and the contradiction between them in the competition for the society 's scarce resources . Background . The term welfare chauvinism was first used in social science in the 1990 paper `` Structural changes and new cleavages : The progress parties in Denmark and Norway '' by Jørgen Goul Andersen and Tor Bjørklund . They described it as the notion that `` welfare services should be restricted to our own '' . `` Nourishing '' and `` debilitating '' . In the description of society and the problems of the welfare state , populists , especially right-wing populists and welfare chauvinists , use a line of argument based on two extremes in which citizens are divided into 'nourishing ' and 'debilitating ' groups . The nourishing group consists of those who are a part of society 's welfare and the country 's prosperity : community builders ; `` the people '' ; the ordinary honest working man . The second group as standing outside of `` the people '' are the debilitating group , believed to be promoting or utilizing welfare without adding any value to society . The debilitating group consists of bureaucrats , academics , immigrants , the unemployed , welfare recipients and others . As such , welfare is seen as a system with embedded exclusion mechanisms . Right-wing populists and welfare chauvinism . According to welfare chauvinists , the safety net of the welfare state are for those whom they believe belong in the community . By the right-wing populist standard , affiliations with society are based in national , cultural and ethnic or racial aspects . Considered to be included in the category are those that are regarded as nourishing . The debilitating group ( primarily immigrants ) is considered to be outside of society and to be unjustly utilizing the welfare system . In essence , welfare chauvinists consider immigration to be a drain on societal scarce resources . They believe these resources should be used for the ethnically homogeneous native population , preferably children and the elderly . The same principle of argument is , according to the academics Peer Scheepers , Mérove Gijsberts and Marcel Coenders , transferred to the labor market ; where the competition for jobs is made out to be an ethnic conflict between immigrants and the native population . In times of high unemployment this rhetorical coupling amplifies and enhances the legitimacy of the welfare chauvinist and other xenophobic arguments . Political parties and welfare chauvinism . Examples of contemporary parties that use , or used , a welfare chauvinist argumentation strategy : the Progress Party and Danish People 's Party in Denmark , Front National in France , Freedom Party of Austria in Austria , The Republicans in Germany , Sweden Democrats , UK Independence Party in Britain and New Democracy in Sweden and One Nation in Australia .
Liddle 's syndrome . Liddle 's syndrome , also called Liddle syndrome is a genetic disorder inherited in an autosomal dominant manner that is characterized by early , and frequently severe , high blood pressure associated with low plasma renin activity , metabolic alkalosis , low blood potassium , and normal to low levels of aldosterone . Liddle syndrome involves abnormal kidney function , with excess reabsorption of sodium and loss of potassium from the renal tubule , and is treated with a combination of low sodium diet and potassium-sparing diuretics ( e.g . amiloride ) . It is extremely rare , with fewer than 30 pedigrees or isolated cases having been reported worldwide as of 2008 . Signs and symptoms . Children with Liddle syndrome are frequently asymptomatic . The first indication of the syndrome often is the incidental finding of hypertension during a routine physical exam . Because this syndrome is rare , it may only be considered by the treating physician after the child 's hypertension does not respond to medications for lowering blood pressure . Adults could present with nonspecific symptoms of low blood potassium , which can include weakness , fatigue , palpitations or muscular weakness ( shortness of breath , constipation/abdominal distention or exercise intolerance ) . Additionally , long-standing hypertension could become symptomatic . Cause . This syndrome is caused by dysregulation of the epithelial sodium channel ( ENaC ) due to a genetic mutation at the 16p13-p12 locus . These channels are found on the surface of epithelial cells found in the kidneys , lungs , and sweat glands . The ENaC transports sodium into cells . The mutation changes a domain in the channel so it is no longer degraded correctly by the ubiquitin proteasome system . Specifically , the PY motif in the protein is deleted or altered so the E3 ligase ( Nedd4 ) no longer recognizes the channel . This loss of ability to be degraded leads to high amounts of the channel being chronically present in the collecting duct . This results in a hyperaldosteronism-like state , since aldosterone is typically responsible for creating and inserting these channels . The increased sodium resorption leads to increased resorption of water , and hypertension due to an increase in extracellular volume . Diagnosis . Evaluation of a child with persistent high blood pressure usually involves analysis of blood electrolytes and an aldosterone level , as well as other tests . In Liddle 's disease , the serum sodium is typically elevated , the serum potassium is reduced , and the serum bicarbonate is elevated . These findings are also found in hyperaldosteronism , another rare cause of hypertension in children . Primary hyperaldosteronism ( also known as Conn 's syndrome ) , is due to an aldosterone-secreting adrenal tumor ( adenoma ) or adrenal hyperplasia . Aldosterone levels are high in hyperaldosteronism , whereas they are low to normal in Liddle syndrome . A genetic study of the ENaC sequences can be requested to detect mutations ( deletions , insertions , missense mutations ) and get a diagnosis . Treatment . The treatment is with a low sodium ( low salt ) diet and a potassium-sparing diuretic that directly blocks the sodium channel . Potassium-sparing diuretics that are effective for this purpose include amiloride and triamterene ; spironolactone is not effective because it acts by regulating aldosterone and Liddle syndrome does not respond to this regulation . Amiloride is the only treatment option that is safe in pregnancy . Medical treatment usually corrects both the hypertension and the hypokalemia , and as a result these patients may not require any potassium replacement therapy . Liddle syndrome resolves completely after kidney transplantation . History . It is named after Dr. Grant Liddle ( 1921–1989 ) , an American endocrinologist at Vanderbilt University , who described it in 1963 . Liddle described the syndrome in a family of people exemplifying a heritable , autosomal dominant hypertension with symptoms of low potassium , renin , and aldosterone .
Gibson Les Paul bass . The Gibson Les Paul bass is a bass guitar first manufactured by Gibson in 1969 , just after the relaunch of the Les Paul guitar in 1968 . History . The first model simply called `` Les Paul Bass '' , had a few interesting features , most notably low impedance circuitry , especially designed for recording in the studio . It had a Honduras mahogany body with a three-piece mahogany set neck with 24 frets , and a 30 1/2 '' scale . Besides volume and tone control it had a number of tone-shaping switches ( passive circuitry ) and two oval humbuckers . The original Les Paul Bass turned out to be a flop , and in 1971 the model was redesigned and renamed name Les Paul Triumph . This model had built-in switching to change from low to high impedance , but was , in essence , much the same , using the same woods and construction . A hollow body version was created in 1973 , named the Les Paul Signature bass ' '' . This was a long scale bass ( 34½ '' ) with double cutaways . Very different from the preceding models , but still bearing the Les Paul name . All Les Paul Bass models were once discontinued in 1979 . In recent times Gibson has concentrated on its classic designs , and in the early 1990s decided to give the Les Paul bass another chance . Offerings included flattop versions ( `` Deluxe '' and `` Special '' ) and a carved-top `` Standard '' model . Les Paul basses were available in 4 or 5-string models . The first 1990s version of the Standard model featured Bartolini electronics and pickups . This version is recognizable because there is no pickup selector switch . The most recent incarnation of the Les Paul Standard bass , introduced in 1997 , featured a chambered body which reduced the weight . This Standard model also featured a carved maple top and saw a switch to passive electronics with TB Plus pickups , which are very high output humbuckers with ceramic magnets . This version features a three-way pickup selector switch . The Les Paul Standard bass was discontinued in 2006 . In 2011 , the Gibson Les Paul Bass Oversized was released . The difference from the Les Paul Standard Bass is that it has a larger body and stoptail with tune-o-matic bridge .
Mutya ng Pilipinas 2005 . Mutya ng Pilipinas 2005 , the 37th edition of Mutya ng Pilipinas , Inc. , was held on June 11 , 2005 in Intramuros , Manila . Maria Carmeniezinas Maxilom Nicolosi , came out victorious as the winner of Mutya ng Pilipinas Asia Pacific International 2005 .
William Guarnere . William J. Guarnere ( April 28 , 1923March 8 , 2014 ) was a United States Army soldier who fought in World War II as a non-commissioned officer with Easy Company , 2nd Battalion , 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment , in the U.S. Army 's 101st Airborne Division . Guarnere wrote `` Brothers in Battle , Best of Friends : Two WWII Paratroopers from the Original Band of Brothers Tell Their Story '' with long-time friend Edward `` Babe '' Heffron and journalist Robyn Post in 2007 . Guarnere was portrayed in the 2001 HBO miniseries `` Band of Brothers '' by Frank John Hughes . Early life and education . Guarnere was born in South Philadelphia , Pennsylvania in 1923 . He was the youngest of 10 children , to Joseph and Augusta Guarnere , who were of Italian origin . He joined the Citizens Military Training Camp ( CMTC ) program during the Great Depression . Guarnere 's mother told the government her son was 17 when he was , in fact , only 15 . He spent three summers in the CMTC , which took four years to complete . His plan upon completion of training was to become an officer in the United States Army . Unfortunately , after his third year , the program was canceled due to the war in Europe . Following the attack on Pearl Harbor and six months prior to graduation , Guarnere left South Philadelphia High School and went to work for Baldwin Locomotive Works , making Sherman tanks for the Army . This upset his mother , because none of her other children had graduated from high school . Guarnere switched to the night shift and returned to school , earning his diploma in 1942 . Because of his work , he had an exemption from military service . However , on 31 August 1942 , Guarnere enlisted in the U.S. Army Airborne and started training at Camp Toccoa , Georgia . Military Service . Guarnere was assigned to Easy Company , 2nd Battalion , 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment , 101st Airborne Division . He made his first combat jump on D-Day as part of the Allied invasion of France . Guarnere earned the nickname `` Wild Bill '' because of his reckless attitude towards the enemy . He displayed strong hatred for his enemy , since his elder brother , Henry Guarnere , had been killed fighting in the Italian campaign at Monte Cassino . In the early hours of 6 June , he joined Lieutenant Richard Winters and a few others trying to secure the small village of Sainte-Marie-du-Mont and the exit of causeway number 2 leading from the beach . As they headed south , they heard a German platoon coming to bring supplies and took up ambush positions . Winters told the men to wait for his order to fire , but Guarnere , claiming he thought Winters might be hesitant to kill , opened fire immediately with his Thompson SMG , killing most of the unit . Later that morning , he also joined Winters in assaulting a group of four 105mm Howitzers at Brécourt Manor . Winters declared Guarnere as Second Platoon Sergeant as the 13 men attacked about 50 Germans . The attack was later used as an example of how a squad could attack a vastly larger force in a defensive position . Guarnere was wounded in mid-October 1944 , while Easy Company was securing the line on `` The Island '' on the south side of the Rhine . As the sergeant of Second Platoon , he had to go up and down the line to check on and encourage his men , who were spread out over a distance of about a mile . While driving a motorcycle that he had stolen from a Dutch farmer across an open field , he was shot in the right leg by a sniper . The impact knocked him off the motorcycle , fractured his right tibia , and lodged some shrapnel in his right buttock . He was sent back to England on 17 October . While recovering from injuries , he did n't want to be assigned to another unit , so he put black shoe polish all over his cast , put his pants leg over the cast , and walked out of the hospital in severe pain . He was caught by an officer , court-martialed , demoted to private , and returned to the hospital . He told them he would just go AWOL again to rejoin Easy Company . The hospital kept him a week longer and then transferred him back to his unit . He arrived at Mourmelon-le-Grand , just outside Reims , where the 101st was on R and R ( rest and recuperation ) , about 10 December , just before the company was sent to the Battle of the Bulge in Belgium , on December 16 . Because the paperwork did not arrive from England about his court-martial and demotion , he was reinstated in his same position . While holding the line , just up the hill southwest of Foy , a massive artillery barrage hit the men in their position . Guarnere lost his right leg in the incoming barrage , while trying to drag his friend Joe Toye ( who had also lost his right leg ) to safety . This injury ended Guarnere 's participation in the war . Guarnere received the Silver Star for combat during the Brecourt Manor Assault on D-Day , and was later decorated with two Bronze Stars and two Purple Hearts , making him one of only two Easy Company members ( the other being Lynn Compton ) to be awarded the Silver Star throughout the duration of the war while a member of Easy Company . In his autobiography , `` Beyond Band of Brothers : Memoirs of Major Richard Winters '' , Richard Winters referred to Guarnere as a `` natural killer . '' Later life and death . Guarnere returned to the United States in March 1945 and took on many odd jobs . He wore an artificial right leg until he was able to secure full disability from the Army , then threw away the limb and retired . He became an active member of many veterans organizations , and presided over many Easy Company reunions . After returning home from Europe , Guarnere married his girlfriend Frances Peca ( d. 1997 ) and had two sons , Eugene and William Jr. Eugene would follow his father 's footsteps and briefly served in Vietnam . At the time of his death , Guarnere had nine grandchildren and fourteen great-grandchildren . Guarnere wrote `` Brothers in Battle , Best of Friends : Two WWII Paratroopers from the Original Band of Brothers Tell Their Story '' with his best friend Edward `` Babe '' Heffron and Robyn Post , outlining Easy Company 's experiences . The book was published by Berkley Publishing Group , Penguin Books , in 2007 . Guarnere also wrote a short piece for `` Silver Eagle : the official biography of Band of Brothers veteran Clancy Lyall '' , which was used as the afterword . British publisher Pneuma Springs Publishing released the book in March 2013 . Guarnere and Heffron remained lifelong friends after returning home . Guarnere was Heffron 's best man at the latter 's wedding in 1954 . He was also the godfather to Heffron 's daughter Patricia . Guarnere died of a ruptured aneurysm at Jefferson University Hospital , Philadelphia on 8 March 2014 . He was 90 years old . He is survived by his two sons , nine grandchildren and fourteen great-grandchildren . Legacy . Guarnere was honored by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania with a half-staff flag order by Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett to celebrate his life and military service . He is laid to rest in SS . Peter and Paul Cemetery 1600 S. Sproul Rd , Springfield , PA 19064 . Following his death , Wild Bill 's granddaughter formed the Wild Bill Guarnere Memorial Fund to continue Bill 's tradition of giving back to Veterans . September 19 , 2015 , the Fund presented an 8 ' Bronze Statue of Wild Bill Guarnere , by sculptor Chad Fisher , to the Delaware County Veterans Memorial . The statue captures the energy , the spirit and the courage of not just Wild Bill , but also of those men who he stood so proudly with from Easy Company . The statue is a testament to the true grit and determination of America 's greatest generation and an awe-inspiring tribute to a man always willing to share his heart . The statue also speaks to the values Bill instilled in his family : bravery , decency , love for one 's self and others and American pride .
Robert Laxer . Robert Mendel Laxer ( September 10 , 1915 – October 24 , 1998 ) was a Canadian psychologist , professor , author , and political activist . Life and career . Laxer was born in Montreal , Quebec , in 1915 and graduated from McGill University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1936 and a Master of Arts degree in 1939 . Laxer joined the Communist Party of Canada during the Great Depression . He worked as a freelance journalist until 1941 when he joined the Canadian Army and served during the Second World War . Upon returning to Canada in 1947 , he became a paid organizer for the Communist Party 's successor , the Labor-Progressive Party . Following the Twentieth Party Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union , the accusations by Nikita Khrushchev of crimes by Joseph Stalin , and the 1956 Soviet invasion of Hungary , Laxer joined many other disillusioned Communists in resigning from the party . He returned to school and ultimately obtained a doctorate in clinical and learning psychology from the University of Toronto . From 1960 to 1964 , he was a lecturer in the University of Toronto 's department of psychology and a clinical psychologist at Toronto General Hospital . He then taught at York University , and later became an associate professor at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education and became a full professor in 1968 . In 1969 , he joined his son , James Laxer , and Mel Watkins to form the Waffle , a socialist group within the New Democratic Party . Through the 1970s , he wrote numerous articles and books advocating Canadian economic independence from the United States and , in particular , Canadian ownership of the oil industry . He was appointed by Pierre Trudeau to the board of directors of Petro-Canada which had been created as a state-owned crown corporation , in part , due to Laxer 's arguments . In the 1980s , Laxer was active in the Council of Canadians , the peace movement , and as an opponent of the Canada–United States Free Trade Agreement . Laxer had two sons , James and Gordon , both of whom were political economists and writers , and a daughter , Linda , a social worker and therapist .
Sandhai Muslims . The Sandhi ( or Sindhi ) Muslims are a community found in the state of Gujarat in India . They are one of a number of communities of pastoral nomads found in the Banni region of Kutch . History and origin . The Sandhi are said to have emigrated about 300 years ago , from Sindh to Kutch and Saurashtra . In Saurashtra , they are found mainly in Junagadh district . They speak Kutchi , with many Sindhi loanwords . Present circumstances . The Sandhi are an endogamous community , and are divided into 82 clans . They do not practice clan exogamy , except the Hala and Shetha clans . Their major clans include the Sandh , Sameja , Jiruka , Jokhiya , Jakhra , Samma , Sumra , Jadeja , Nareja , Juneja , Daudani , Dal , Gothi , Solanki , Virsa , Theba , Nayi , Bughiya , Bafars , Hala , Shetha , Vindhani , Pariya ( Visar ) and Khokhar . Some of these clans such as the Jadeja , Nareja and Solanki claim Rajput ancestry . The Sandhi of Kutch are a community of Maldhari cattle breeders . They take their cattle to the bazaars of Bhuj . They also raise goats and buffaloes . Like other Kutchi communities , many of them have migrated to other parts of India in search of employment . They are Sunni Muslims and most follow the Hanfi mazhab and Barelvi maslak . In Saurashtra , the Sandhi are mainly farmers , living in their own settlements . They have a statewide association , the Akhil Saurashtra Sindhi Muslim Vikas Jamat , which deals with community issues .
Peter Gvozdják . Peter Gvozdják ( born 16 November 1965 ) is a Slovak chess composer . In 2000 Peter Gvozdják gained the title FIDE Solving Master , then in 2001 the title International Master of the FIDE for Chess Compositions and finally in 2012 the title Grandmaster of the FIDE for Chess Compositions In the WCCI for years 2007–2009 Peter Gvozdják took silver medals in three sections : twomovers , threemovers and fairies . Peter Gvozdják is one of world 's leading expert for problems with cyclic shift of play when comparing two or more phases . He published two monographies on the subject , Cyclone covering years up to 2000 and Cyclone 2 covering years 2000–2009 .
Sir Thomas Grosvenor , 5th Baronet . Sir Thomas Grosvenor , 5th Baronet ( 1693 – February 1732/3 ) was an English Member of Parliament and an ancestor of the modern day Dukes of Westminster . Thomas Grosvenor was the second surviving son of Sir Thomas Grosvenor , 3rd Baronet . His two oldest brothers had died young . and his elder surviving brother Richard became the 4th Baronet . In 1727 Richard and Thomas won the two parliamentary seats for the city of Chester . Thomas succeeded to the baronetcy when Richard died in July 1732 . However , by that time he was already very ill with tuberculosis himself and , having been advised to travel to Italy , died in Naples in the following February . Having no children , he was succeeded by his younger brother Robert .
Antispila isorrhythma . `` Antispila isorrhythma '' is a moth of the family Heliozelidae . It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1926 . It is found in India . The wingspan is about 4 mm . The forewings are grey , irrorated with blackish . The markings are shining white . The hindwings are pale grey . The larvae feed on `` Vitis '' species . They mine the leaves of their host plant .
Ghada Shouaa . Ghada Shouaa ( ; born September 10 , 1972 ) is a retired Syrian heptathlete . At the 1996 Summer Olympics , she won her country 's first and only Olympic gold medal . Biography . Born in the small Syrian city of Mhardeh in the Hama Governorate , Shouaa 's first sport was basketball . She played on the Syrian national team for a few years , but then decided to compete in athletics . She did her first heptathlon in 1991 , and was immediately sent to the 1991 World Championships in Tokyo , where she placed last . She concluded her first athletics season with a silver medal in the Asian championships . Shouaa debuted at the Olympics in the 1992 Barcelona Games , placing 25th in spite of an injury . Her breakthrough did not come until 1995 , when she won the important heptathlon meet in Götzis , scoring 6715 points . This boosted her to one of the favourites for the title at the 1995 World Championships , held in Gothenburg . After co-favorite Sabine Braun dropped out with an injury , Shouaa won the title with a comfortable margin . The following season , Shouaa again won the Götzis meet , bringing the still-standing Asian record to 6942 points . In Atlanta , three months later , she confirmed her status as the best heptathlete at the time , winning Syria 's first Olympic gold medal . A serious injury ruined the following season , and she was unable to make a serious comeback until 1999 , when she placed third at the World Championships behind Eunice Barber . Shouaa attempted to defend her Olympic title in Sydney , but she again became injured and did not even finish the first event . After this disappointment , she decided to retire from athletics . Civil War in Syria . During a visit to Syria in 2013 or 2014 , Shouaa appeared in a picture with a heavy machine gun while accompanying the National Defence Forces ( Syria ) , a branch of Syrian Armed Forces . In a speech , Shouaa greeted the Syrian Arab Army , saying the army 's motto 'Homeland , Honor , Honesty ' represents `` each and every honest Syrian form which he/she draws the ability for steadfastness and making achievements for Syria 's sake '' .
Maria Petraliphaina . Maria Doukaina Komnene Petraliphaina ( ) was the wife of Theodore Komnenos Doukas , ruler of Epirus and in 1224–1230 self-proclaimed Emperor of Thessalonica . She is the earliest consort of the Epirote state known by name : the two wives of Michael I Komnenos Doukas , predecessor of her husband , were members of the Melissenos family but their first names are unknown . Origin and family . Maria was a member of the Petraliphas family , of Italian origin . Her brother John Petraliphas was a ranking noble in the court of the Byzantine emperor Isaac II Angelos ( ) , and was appointed as governor of Thessaly and Macedonia . In 1195 , however , he played a leading role in Isaac 's ouster and his replacement with Alexios III Angelos ( ) . John 's daughter Theodora Petraliphaina married Michael II Komnenos Doukas , the illegitimate son of the founder of the Epirote state , Michael I Komnenos Doukas . Marriage . She married Theodore Komnenos Doukas sometime during Theodore 's stay at the court of the Theodore I Laskaris . Theodore was a son of the `` sebastokrator '' John Doukas and of Zoe Doukaina . After the Fourth Crusade captured Constantinople in 1204 , he followed Laskaris to Asia Minor , where Laskaris founded the Empire of Nicaea . In , Theodore was invited by his half-brother Michael I Komnenos Doukas to Epirus , where Michael had founded an independent Greek principality . Michael wanted Theodore 's aid , as his only son , the future Michael II , was underage and illegitimate , while Michael 's other half-brothers were considered to lack the ability to rule . According to Konstantinos Varzos , the firstborn child of Maria and Theodore must have been born . In the sources , Theodora is never mentioned by her original family name , but always by her husband 's surnames as `` Doukaina '' and `` Komnene '' .
Prebble Glacier . Prebble Glacier ( ) is a glacier , 9 nautical miles ( 17 km ) long , flowing westward from Mount Kirkpatrick in Queen Alexandra Range to enter Walcott Neve north of Fremouw Peak . Named by the Northern Party of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition ( NZGSAE ) ( 1961–62 ) for Michael Prebble , of the base support party , who assisted the party with preparations and training .
Come Out ( Reich ) . `` Come Out '' is a 1966 piece by American composer Steve Reich . Reich was asked to edit down tape footage into a form of collage for a benefit for the Harlem Six and `` Come Out '' was a byproduct of the collage 's production . The Harlem Six were six black youths arrested for a murder of Margit Sugar , a Hungarian refugee , in Harlem in the weeks following the Little Fruit Stand Riot of 1964 . Only one of the six was responsible while the lead witness is generally considered the actual perpetrator . Truman Nelson , a civil rights activist and New Yorker who had asked Reich to compose a sound collage that was separate from `` Come Out '' , gave him a collection of tapes with recorded voices to use as source material . Nelson agreed to give Reich creative freedom with the tapes that he presented him for the sound collage . `` Come Out '' was a loop of four seconds of the more than 70 hours of tapes Nelson presented to Reich . Analysis . Reich eventually used the voice of Daniel Hamm , one of the boys involved in the riots but not responsible for the murder ; he was nineteen at the time of the recording . At the beginning of the piece , he says , `` I had to , like , open the bruise up , and let some of the bruise blood come out to show them '' ( alluding to how Hamm had punctured a bruise on his own body to convince police that he had been beaten while in jail ) . The police had not previously dealt with Hamm 's injuries since he did not appear seriously wounded and they had beaten him themselves . Reich re-recorded the fragment `` come out to show them '' on two channels , which initially play in unison . They quickly slip out of sync to produce a phase shifting effect , characteristic of Reich 's early works . Gradually , the discrepancy widens and becomes a reverberation and , later , almost a canon . The two voices then split into four , looped continuously , then eight , until the actual words are unintelligible . The listener is left with only the rhythmic and tonal patterns of the spoken words . Reich says in the liner notes of his album `` Early Works '' of using recorded speech as source material that `` by not altering its pitch or timbre , one keeps the original emotional power that speech has while intensifying its melody and meaning through repetition and rhythm . '' The piece is a prime example of process music . In dance , the piece was used in 1982 by the Belgian choreographer Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker as part of one of her seminal works , `` Fase '' , which became a cornerstone of contemporary dance .
Charlotte and Her Boyfriend . `` Charlotte and Her Boyfriend '' ( ) is a 13-minute 1958 film by Franco-Swiss director Jean-Luc Godard . It is shot entirely in or from a hotel room , in which Jules ( Jean-Paul Belmondo ) gives Charlotte ( Anne Collette ) a seemingly endless and self-indulgent tirade on her faults and his tribulations . Belmondo 's voice is in fact dubbed by Godard . It is a homage to Jean Cocteau 's successful one-act play `` Le Bel Indifférent '' , where the roles are opposite . It can be seen on the Criterion and Optimum DVDs of `` À Bout de Souffle '' .
Prakasam Stadium . Prakasam Stadium was a cricket ground in Guntur , Andhra Pradesh , India . The ground held two first-class matches in the 1958/59 Ranji Trophy , with Andhra Pradesh playing Hyderabad and Mysore .
IBM PC Convertible . The IBM PC Convertible is the first laptop computer released by IBM . Released on April 3 , 1986 , the Convertible was also the first IBM computer to use the 3½-inch floppy disk format which went on to become the industry standard . Like modern laptops , it featured power management and the ability to run from batteries . It was the follow-up to the IBM Portable and was model number 5140 . It was replaced in 1991 by the IBM PS/2 L40 SX , and in Japan by the IBM Personal System/55note , which was the predecessor to the ThinkPad . Predecessors . IBM engineers in 1983 reportedly developed a Tandy Model 100-like laptop , codenamed `` Sweetpea '' , which Don Estridge rejected for not being PC compatible . In 1984 the larger LCD screen of another prototype ( `` P-14 '' ) reportedly failed the `` Chiclet rule '' , especially after the poor reception of the Data General-One 's display . Description . The PC Convertible used the CMOS version of the Intel 8088 CPU running at 4.77 MHz , 256 kB of RAM ( expandable to 640 kB ) , dual 720 kB 3.5 '' floppy drives , and a monochrome CGA-compatible LCD screen at a price of $ 2,000 . It weighed 13 pounds ( 5.8 kg ) and featured a built-in carrying handle . The PC Convertible had expansion capabilities through a proprietary ISA bus-based port on the rear of the machine . Extension modules , including a small printer and a video output module , could be snapped into place . The machine could also take an internal modem , but there was no room for an internal hard disk . The concept and the design of the body was made by German industrial designer Richard Sapper . Pressing the power button on the computer did not turn it off , but put the machine into `` suspend '' mode , which would hold in place as long as there was battery power . This avoided the long boot-up process . The CMOS 80c88 CPU has a static core , which held its state indefinitely by stopping the system clock oscillator . It can resume processing when the clock signal is restarted , as long as it is kept powered . The CMOS 80C88 processor used very little power while the clock signal is stopped . The system RAM in the Convertible is SRAM rather than DRAM , both for lower power consumption and less circuitry to fit into the cramped laptop case . The Convertible had 256k of RAM included , with 128k ( and eventually also 256k ) memory cards available . There was space for 4 memory cards in the system , so at least one of those has to be a 256k card in order to be able to upgrade the system to full 640k base memory . The screen was only half the size of the lid , so text characters and graphics were compressed vertically , appearing half their normal height . The display was capable of 80x25 text and graphics modes of 640x200 and 320x200 pixels . Pressing a lever between the two floppy drives just below the display detached the entire screen from the unit . This feature allowed the convenient use of a full-size desktop monitor while at one 's desk , an early forerunner of the `` docking station '' concept , as well as Apple 's PowerBook Duo . Reception . The machine sold very poorly for a number of reasons . The Convertible was heavy , not much faster than the Portable it replaced ( despite the newer CMOS processor and use of static RAM ) , did n't come with traditional PC expansion ports ( such as serial ports and a parallel port ) without an add-on , and had a hard-to-read , oddly-shaped LCD screen ( the first screens lacked a backlight ) . It also competed against faster portables based on the Intel 80286 that offered optional hard drives , from companies such as Compaq , and laptops from companies such as Toshiba and Zenith that were lighter and offered similar specifications , sometimes at half the price . The keyboard was also widely criticized .
Union for Relief . The `` Union for Relief ' ( `` Union pour la Relève ( UPR ) '' ) is a political party of Benin . In the parliamentary election held on 31 March 2007 , the party won three out of 83 seats .
Yukon Hotel . The Yukon Hotel is a National Historic Site of Canada and part of the Dawson Historical Complex . It is a log building with a three-storey false facade on First Avenue at the corner of Church Street in Dawson City , Yukon . The building was constructed during the Klondike Gold Rush in 1898 by J.E . Binet , who named it `` Binet Block '' . A local entrepreneur , he and his brother J.O . Binet also operated Malden House , the Marconi Hotel , and Binet Brothers Saloon , and the Binet Bros. Hotel and General Merchants in Mayo . He and his workers used available materials , rushing to complete it by November . The narrow building had large street-level windows flanking the main entrance . Only the facade was made of milled lumber , as it was in short supply ; the remainder of the building was made of `` rough logs chinked with mud '' . It was leased to the Government of Canada for $ 1000 per month , which used it for the office of the Commissioner of Yukon , William Ogilvie , for land and timber agent offices , the territorial registrar , and as living quarters for the staff . In November 1900 , the government relocated its offices to the post office , newly constructed at the corner of Third Street and King Street . Binet then operated the building as a residence . The building then changed ownership many times . Henry Freeman bought Binet Block in 1909 and operated it as the `` Miner 's Rest Hotel '' . In 1913 , Minnie Witmore renamed it the `` Freeman Hotel '' . The building was purchased by hotelier Emma Wilson in 1933 , whose adjacent hotel was destroyed by fire . She renamed it the `` Yukon Hotel '' after a previous but no longer existing hotel operated by James Booge from 1898 to 1902 and John Borland from 1903 to 1907 . Wilson operated the hotel until 1957 , after which it was boarded up . Pierre Berton and other Dawson City natives urged the Government of Canada to save and restore the structure . In 1975 , the Heritage Canada Foundation purchased the `` vacant and decaying '' building for $ 1 , and by 1980 had spent $ 386,000 to renovate it . In 1983 the foundation sold the building , and in 1985 , innkeeper and operator of the Eldorado Hotel , Peter Jenkins , purchased it . It was designated a National Historic Site of Canada on 12 June 1982 , and a commemorative plaque is installed on a large rock adjacent to the building . It was selected based on its `` representation of typical commercial structures built at the height '' of the Klondike Gold Rush , such as siting flush to the sidewalk , roof pitch , three-storey false facade , and log construction . It forms part of the Dawson Historical Complex with other frontier buildings identified by the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada , including the adjacent St. Paul 's Anglican Church , the Bank of British North America building , and the Carnegie Library .
Claudio Villanueva . Claudio Paulino Villanueva Flores ( born August 3 , 1988 ) is an Ecuadorian racewalker . He placed 45th in the men 's 50 kilometres walk at the 2016 Summer Olympics . He won the 2017 Pan American Race Walking Cup 50 kilometres race walk .
Antti Nurmesniemi . Antti Aarre Nurmesniemi ( 30 August 1927 in Hämeenlinna – 11 September 2003 in Helsinki ) was a Finnish designer . He is perhaps best known for his coffee pots and his interior design work . Biography . Antti Nurmesniemi 's work includes enamel coffee pots and furniture such as the Jakkara sauna stool , as well as interior design work . He has been referred to as the `` Grand Old Man of Finnish Design '' , and he won the Lunning Prize in 1959 . He was married to textile designer Vuokko Eskolin-Nurmesniemi , known for her striped designs for Marimekko . Nurmesniemi was involved in the modernist design of the Palace Hotel from 1951-1953. with Olli Borg and Olavi Hänninen . Eero Aarnio worked for him for a short time , and they are credited together in at least one source for the Ball Chair design in the 1960s . Mary Quant put the chair in her Bond Street store known for mod fashions . Aarnio also came up with the Bubble Chair , while Nurmesniemi designed the steel and leather covered poly-foam Triennale chair in 1960 ; Tecta Möbel 's F 10 fiberglass , rubber , aluminum and chrome plated steel chair in 1968 ; the chrome and fabric covered foam Tuoli chair sold by Cassina in 1978 ; and the wicker and tubular steel D 35 ca . 1984 .
Finalrune . FinalRune Productions is an independent audio drama production company based in Alfred , Maine . Their award-winning productions were featured in the `` Wall Street Journal '' on February 25 , 2010 . Production Style . FinalRune Productions uses field recording techniques for recording radio drama , a technique taught to director Fred Greenhalgh by his mentor , Roger Gregg ( of Crazy Dog Audio Theatre ) . On location recording is more like film recording than traditional , studio-based radio drama . Actors , director , and sound recordist go to an acoustical environment similar to that referenced in the play , and record in stereo to a compact flash recording device . The result is a drama that has natural sound that is laborious and difficult to re-create in post-production . This process also greatly speeds up post-production . Company history . FinalRune Productions began in 2006 with the production of the story Day of the Dead , by Fred Greenhalgh . Since then , FinalRune has released over a dozen other titles , mostly original work . In 2010 , FinalRune released the pilot of an audio serialization of the novel `` Open Season '' by Archer Mayor . This pilot was produced on location and is an example of how dramatized treatments of novels different from a single-voiced audiobook .
John Cutting Berry . John Cutting Berry ( January 16 , 1847 – February 9 , 1936 ) was an American physician and missionary . He was dispatched by the American Board to Japan , where he practiced medicine in places including Kobe , Kyoto , and Okayama . In 1911 he was awarded the Order of the Sacred Treasure , 3rd class . Life . Berry was born in the state of Maine in 1847 . His father , a captain , died when he was four years old , and he was sent taken in by one of father 's friends . He worked for his living from the age of 11 . At the age of 17 he was baptized as a Christian . When he was 20 , a ship he was riding in was caught in a storm , but he survived . Feeling that God had saved him for a reason , he resolved to dedicate the remainder of his life to God . In 1871 he graduated from Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia and was ordained as a missionary by the American Board . He arrived in Japan in June 1872 . That July he became the medical director of the International Hospital of Kobe , where he examined poor Japanese people for free if they would listen to him read from the Bible . Berry also established a clinic for the poor in front of Ikuta Shrine in Kobe called , and , along with Japanese doctors , Japan 's first charitable hospital , in Sanda . On the request of Kanda Takahira , the governor of Hyōgo prefecture , Berry also took charge of Kobe Hospital and undertook other medical activities in Kobe , Himeji , Akashi , Kakogawa , Arima , and Sanda . Berry typically examined between 500 and 700 patients a month and instructed other local doctors on the side . In January 1873 , Berry conducted the first human dissection in the prefecture at Kobe Hospital , before an audience of 750 doctors and medical students . In the autumn of 1873 , Berry was requested to personally inspect Kobe 's prison , which was suffering an epidemic of beriberi , and was appalled by the unsanitary conditions and inhumane treatment of prisoners within . He appealed to the prefecture 's governor to reform its prison system , and several more missionaries followed Berry in inspecting the prison , presenting plans to the Japanese government for prison reform . These actions were the beginning of a prison reform movement with Japan . Berry obtained the permission of Home Lord Ōkubo Toshimichi to inspect the prisons in Osaka , Kyoto , Hyōgo , and Harima , and he prepared a report on the conditions within . This report is thought to have had some influence on the methods used by Japan 's system of criminal punishments . Berry moved to Okayama in 1878 , where he strove to reform the prefecture 's hospitals . In 1883 he moved to Kyoto , and in 1887 became the head of Doshisha Hospital . He was also involved in the establishment of the hospital 's associated women 's nursing school , the first women 's nursing school in Japan . In 1893 Berry left Japan and moved back to the U.S. , where he practiced eye and ear medicine and acted as a visiting doctor for less well-funded facilities . In 1911 he received the Order of the Sacred Treasure , 3rd class .
Pólýfónía . `` Pólýfónía '' ( ) is the second album by Icelandic Apparat Organ Quartet , released on 9 December , 2010 . A digital version was released on 3 December 2010 . The cover was designed by . According to the band , the album is `` more accessible and more suited to the musical tastes of the masses . The working title was at one point 'Fanfare for the Common Man . ' '' The album is composed almost entirely of new , unreleased material , except for the song `` Macht parat den Apparat , '' which was featured on the 2003 single for `` Romantika . '' The track `` Cargo Frakt '' was released as a single on gogoyoko on November 29 , 2010 .
Porgy and Bess discography . `` Porgy and Bess '' , the opera by George Gershwin , has been recorded by a variety of artists since it was completed in 1935 , including renditions by jazz instrumentalists and vocalists , in addition to operatic treatments .
Margi Scharff . Margi Scharff ( b. February 11 , 1955 , Memphis , Tennessee - d. July 2 , 2007 , Tiburon , California ) was an American artist . Among her better known pieces were `` The Night Room '' , `` Pillar of Warmth '' and `` A Series of Miscellaneous Connections '' . Scharff was given to using found objects in her art . Death . Scharff died of ovarian cancer , aged 52 , in 2007 .
Gangwei . Gangwei ( ) is a Town in Longhai City , in Zhangzhou , Fujian .
Rinehart & Company . Rinehart & Company was an American publishing company , the successor to Farrar & Rinehart , Inc . The latter was renamed Rinehart & Company in 1946 following the departure of John C. Farrar . The brothers Stanley M. Rinehart , Jr. and Frederick R. Rinehart continued to operate the company until its merger with Henry Holt and Company and the John C. Winston Company in 1960 , to form Holt , Rinehart and Winston ( HRW ) . The Rinehart brothers were the sons of Mary Roberts Rinehart , a famous mystery writer whose books were published by the company . Indeed , Rinehart had supported her sons by leaving Doubleday , Doran when they ( with Farrar ) established Farrar & Rinehart in 1929 ; her bestselling mysteries were a mainstay of the new imprint .
Canton of Hayange . The canton of Hayange is an administrative division of the Moselle department , northeastern France . Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015 . Its seat is in Hayange .
Yakub and Aiubkhan Magomadov . Aiubkhan and Yakub Magomadov are two brothers from Kurchaloy , Chechnya , who have disappeared in respectively 2000 and 2004 . Amnesty International fears that the `` disappearance '' of Yakub , may be connected to his efforts to find his younger brother , detained by the Russian federal forces in his home on October 2 , 2000 , and not been seen since . The family searched for him throughout the Russian Federation , eventually lodging a complaint with the European Court of Human Rights in 2001 . Yakub told AI delegates in March 2004 about his brother 's `` disappearance '' and the intimidation his family faced after their complaint to the ECHR . His family last saw him in April 2004 , when he left Chechnya to travel to Moscow . In September 2005 AI learned that Yakub Magomadov had reportedly been seen alive in August 2005 in detention at the Russian federal forces headquarters at Khankala , where he may be being held secretly and tortured . According to Memorial , two members of Kadyrovtsy ( Chechen militia ) brought a note from him to his family , saying they would help arrange freeing him for ransom . In November 2005 their cases have been urged towards the European Court by Amnesty and the family of Yakub and Aiubkhan . On June 12 , 2007 , the ECHR has found the state of Russia guilty of disappearance and presumed death of Ayubkhan Magomadov in its judgement in the case of Magomadov and Magomadov v. Russia . At the same time , the Court has not found that his brother Yakub 's disappearance in 2004 had anything to do with his filing a complaint to the European Court .
Denmark–Ghana relations . Denmark– Ghana relations refers to the current and historical relations between Denmark and Ghana . Denmark has an embassy in Accra and Ghana has an embassy in Copenhagen . Relations date back to 1660 , when Danes settled the Gold Coast . Bilateral relations are described as warm and strong . Denmark has assisted Ghana with development since 1958 . In 2007 , Danish export to Ghana amounted 108 million DKK , while Ghanaian export to Denmark amounted 210 million DKK . Development assistance . From 1958 , Denmark assisted Ghana with development . The development assistance stopped in the end of the 1970s to 1983 . Ghana was chosen as a Danish programme country in 1990 . Denmark assists Ghana with economic development , peace and stability , health , transport , support to the private sector and the fight against poverty .
Chandampet . Chamdampet is a village in Nalgonda district of the Indian state of Telangana . It is located in Chandampet mandal of Devarakonda division .
Athletics at the 2015 African Games – Men 's 5000 metres . The men 's 5000 metres event at the 2015 African Games was held on 17 September .
Ebenezer N. Briggs . Ebenezer N. Briggs ( November 1 , 1801 – January 26 , 1873 ) was an American lawyer and politician in the U.S. state of Vermont . He served as the Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives and as President Pro Tem of the Vermont Senate . He was also the father-in-law and law partner of Governor Ebenezer J. Ormsbee . Early life . Briggs was born in Middleboro , Massachusetts on November 1 , 1801 . He was raised and educated in Salisbury , Vermont , studied law , and began to practice law in Salisbury in 1823 . He later practiced in Pittsford and Brandon . For several years he served as Addison County State 's Attorney . John Prout , later a Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court , studied law at Briggs ' direction and became Briggs ' partner after attaining admission to the bar . For many years Briggs was the attorney for the Rutland Railroad , and also served as an officer and director of the Brandon National Bank . For several years he practiced in partnership with Ebenezer J. Ormsbee , who served as Vermont Governor from 1886-1888 . Political career . Originally a Whig and later a Republican , Briggs served several terms in the Vermont House of Representatives and was Speaker from 1834-1836 and from 1845-1847 . He also served several terms in the Vermont Senate . From 1843-1844 he was Senate President Pro Tem . Briggs died in Brandon on January 26 , 1873 . Family life . Briggs was the father of Jennie L. Briggs ( February 1 , 1841 – June 1 , 1866 ) , the first wife of Governor E. J. Ormsbee .
Rosina Schneeberger . Rosina Schneeberger ( born 16 January 1994 ) is an Austrian alpine ski racer .
Eupentacta quinquesemita . `` Eupentacta quinquesemita '' is a species of sea cucumber , a marine invertebrate with an elongated body , a leathery skin and tentacles surrounding the mouth . It is commonly known as the stiff-footed sea cucumber or white sea cucumber , and occurs on rocky coasts in the northeastern Pacific Ocean . Description . `` Eupentacta quinquesemita '' can grow to a length of up to . The tube feet are arranged in four longitudinal rows ; they are non-retractable and give the animal a spiny appearance . The skin between the tube feet is smooth , but both body wall and tube feet contain calcareous ossicles that make them stiff . The mouth is surrounded by ten branched feeding tentacles , the two lowest ones being smaller than the rest . The general body colour is white , the tentacles ( often the only parts of the animal that are visible ) being creamy-white , often with yellowish or pinkish bases . Bits of shell or other fragments often adhere to the tube feet . Distribution and habitat . `` E. quinquesemita '' is found in the northeastern Pacific Ocean , its range extending from Alaska to California . It is found on rocky shores in low intertidal and shallow subtidal zones , where it tends to hide itself in crevices and under boulders . It is common among harbour installations , pilings and floats , especially where there is vigorous water movement . Larvae often settle in locations with strong currents among hydroids and algae . Ecology . A deposit and suspension feeder , `` E. quinquesemita '' uses its feeding tentacles to push material into its mouth , extracting the edible material and eliminating the unwanted debris . The larvae of a parasitic snail , `` Thyonicola americana '' , enter in this way and develop into adults which invade the viscera while maintaining a connection to the gut lumen to release offspring . The sea cucumber is preyed on by several species of starfish , such as `` Solaster stimpsoni '' , `` Pycnopodia helianthoides '' and `` Leptasterias hexactis '' , and fish such as the kelp greenling ( `` Hexagrammos decagrammus '' ) . This sea cucumber exhibits a seasonal pattern of evisceration , expelling its guts in the autumn and growing a new set in the spring , resulting in a high proportion of `` T. americana '' parasites not completing their life cycle , but not all individuals do this . Breeding takes place between March and May , females liberating large , yolky eggs into the sea where they are fertilised by sperm produced by the males . The larvae are well-ciliated but do not feed , developing their calcareous armour in about a fortnight before settling .
DOER Marine . DOER Marine ( Deep Ocean Exploration and Research ) is a marine technology company established in 1992 by oceanographer Sylvia Earle , based in Alameda , California , in the San Francisco Bay Area . It is developing a vehicle , Deepsearch ( and Ocean Explorer HOV Unlimited ) , with some support from Google 's Eric Schmidt with which a crew of two or three will take 90 minutes to reach the seabed , as the program Deep Search .
The Raw Shark Texts . `` The Raw Shark Texts '' is the debut novel by author Steven Hall , released in 2007 . The book was released by Canongate Books in the US and the UK and published by HarperCollins in Canada . The title is a play on `` Rorschach Tests '' , which are inkblot tests . The novel is a work of Meta-fiction which uses Concrete poetry , linguistic jokes and cultural references . It is the story of an amnesiac re-discovering his past life through a surreal collection of clues he has left himself while evading a steampunk villain and the shark of the title . Plot summary . Eric Sanderson wakes up with no memory of who he is or any past experiences . He is told by a psychologist that he has a dissociative condition known as fugue but a trail of written clues purporting to be from his pre-amnesiac self describe a more fantastic and sinister explanation for his lack of memories . According to these , he has activated a `` conceptual shark '' called a Ludovician which `` feeds on human memories and the intrinsic sense of self '' and is relentlessly pursuing him and will eventually erase his personality completely . When the Ludovician attacks Eric Sanderson , he decides to go in search of a doctor named Trey Fidorous , identified by the letters from his previous self , in the hope he may be able to help to explain what happened to him and how to defeat the shark . Eric travels through Britain in search of clues and is contacted by a mysterious figure called Mr. Nobody , who is part of a megalomaniac network intelligence called Mycroft Ward . Mr. Nobody attempts to subdue and control Eric but Eric manages to escape with the help of an associate of Fidorous named Scout . Scout takes Eric to meet Fidorous , travelling through `` un-space '' ( an underground network of empty warehouses and unused cellars ) . They begin a romantic relationship during the journey but Eric feels betrayed when he discovers that Scout has brought him to Fidorous to use him as bait for the shark in the hope of destroying Ward . With their help Fidorous builds a conceptual shark-hunting boat and they sail out on a conceptual ocean . After a battle with the shark they throw a laptop hooked up to the Mycroft Ward database into its mouth , destroying both Ward and the shark . Eric and Scout remain in the conceptual universe while Eric 's dead body is discovered back in the real world . Jaws . The plot of Jaws is referenced extensively and fully acknowledged by the characters in the book , who view it through the device of the conceptual becoming real . The climax of the novel follows the events in the film in detail , highlighting the sense of determinism and post-modern self-awareness . Kung Fu . There is a passage which draws on the traditional legend of the all-powerful martial arts master defeating better armed and more numerous opponents , in which writing the characters for various fighting forms defeats the opponents using the forms themselves . Casablanca . A postcard with a still from the film Casablanca is received by Dr Randle from an ( apparently ) deceased Eric Sanderson . The author has described Casablanca as his favourite love story . Visual style . The book uses different typographical sizes and structures to create pictures as a literal way of highlighting the cross-over between the objective reality and its description . Several pages form a flip book animation of a shark attack made out of text . The author has stated that he was interested in `` text imagery '' and `` exploring ideas about language and the evolution of ideas and language in a visual sense '' . Negatives or un-chapters . The Raw Shark Texts consists of 36 core chapters bound into the novel itself , and an additional 36 `` lost '' sections , known as `` negatives '' or `` un-chapters '' which exist outside of the main printed text . These extra 'un-chapters ' ( also written by Steven Hall ) have been found periodically since the book 's initial release , hidden either online or in the real world . Unique negative content has also been discovered in several translated editions of the Raw Shark Texts since publication of the original English language edition in 2007 . Several sections of the Raw Shark Texts Forum are devoted to the ongoing process of discovering and documenting the negatives . Many negatives are still unaccounted for . Characters . Eric narrates the story . Before losing his memory , Eric 's partner , Clio Aames is killed in a scuba diving accident . According to the accounts from his previous self , he attempted to use the conceptual shark to create a conceptual version of Clio from his memories of her but that it had caused him to lose his memory and sense of identity . The `` 2nd Eric Sanderson '' , post-amnesia , is lost and confused , unable to get a handle on who he is or what is real . Scout is described as a young woman who has been damaged by the powerful Mycroft Ward . Her relationship with Eric develops from his rescuer and guide to romantic partner complicated by the fact that she has ulterior motives for seeking him out . The connection between her and Clio is ambiguous : they have an identical tattoo and the damage by Ward appears similar to Clio 's cancer . One of two characters to know Sanderson both before and after his amnesia , Fidorous is described as an archetypal eccentric academic who is the definitive expert on the pseudo-scientific world that conceptual sharks and Mycroft Ward inhabit . Clio Aames is the first Eric Sanderson 's girlfriend , revealed only in the text through various letters and fragments . A large cat of unfriendly temperament , who belongs to Sanderson before his amnesia and accompanies him on his journey afterwards . Described as a 19th-century alchemist who , in his search for immortality , manages to download his personality into other people . In the present of the narrative Ward is seen as an internet based network of linked intelligences with the single-minded purpose of self-preservation through absorbing people 's personalities . Dr. Randle is a retired doctor , presumably of psychology who counsels Sanderson on his condition . An agent of Mycroft Ward who attempts to trap Sanderson . Awards . `` The Raw Shark Texts '' won the Borders Original Voices Award ( 2007 ) , the Somerset Maugham Award ( 2008 ) , and was shortlisted for the Arthur C Clarke Award ( 2008 ) . Film adaptation . Screenwriter Simon Beaufoy ( `` Slumdog Millionaire '' ) has completed a `` Raw Shark Texts '' screenplay for Blueprint Films . No director or cast have been confirmed for this project .
Santee State Park . Santee State Park is in the Sandhills of South Carolina on the western edge of the Lake Marion . It is located off SC 6 , three miles ( 5 km ) northwest of the town of Santee and I-95 . The park offers boating , hiking , camping , birding , canoeing and kayaking . Well known for fishing , this park offers a chance to catch record size Largemouth Bass . Other fish that abound are Striped bass , Channel catfish , Trout , White Perch , White bass , Crappie , Shellcrackers and Bream and Chain ( Jack ) . Lake Marion can be accessed by two boatramps that the park has . The park was created in 1942 when Orangeburg County donated the land . It has 2 campgrounds . Cypress View Campground has 50 sites and Lakeshore Campground has 108 sites . Restroom facilities with hot showers are accessible by both campgrounds . Many sites can accommodate RVs up to 40 feet in length . There are also 30 rondette cabins , each with 2 bedroom and 1 bath , 10 of which are on piers over the lake . The park has 3 hiking trails and 1 biking trail . The `` Limestone Nature Trail '' and the `` Oak Pinolly Nature Trail '' are 1 mile hiking trails . The `` Sinkhole Pond Nature Trail '' is a half mile hiking trail . The biking trail is 7 miles long .
Lotorp . Lotorp is a locality situated in Finspång Municipality , Östergötland County , Sweden with 701 inhabitants in 2010 .
Grezzo . is a Japanese video game developer . It was founded in December 2006 . Koichi Ishii , known for his work on the `` Mana '' series of games by Square Enix , was hired as CEO and president of the company in April 2007 .
Glaucocharis swanni . `` Glaucocharis swanni '' is a moth in the family Crambidae . It was described by David E. Gaskin in 1988 . It is found in Myanmar .
Rudbar Rural District ( Semnan Province ) . Rudbar Rural District ( ) is a rural district ( `` dehestan '' ) in the Central District of Damghan County , Semnan Province , Iran . At the 2006 census , its population was 4,536 , in 1,215 families . The rural district has 21 villages .
Isle of Man Transport . Isle of Man Transport ( ) is an agency of Isle of Man Government that operates public transport on the Isle of Man . The three railways are operated under the banner of `` Isle of Man Railways '' , and the `` Isle of Man Transport '' title is defunct : buses have operated under the heading of `` Bus Vannin '' since 2009 . In addition to these services , there are other forms of public transport on the island that are not government-owned and operated : these include the Douglas Bay Horse Tramway operated by Douglas Corporation ( the local authority ) and Protours ( Isle of Man ) , an independent coach company . There are also three privately-owned and operated short-distance tourist railways : the Groudle Glen Railway , the Great Laxey Mine Railway , and The Orchid Line ( a miniature railway within the Curraghs Wildlife Park ) .
Lisa 's First Word . `` Lisa 's First Word '' is the tenth episode of `` The Simpsons fourth season . It was first broadcast on the Fox network in the United States on December 3 , 1992 . In the episode , as the Simpson family gathers around Maggie and tries to encourage her to say her first word , Marge reminisces and tells the story of Lisa 's first word . Elizabeth Taylor appeared for the voicing of Maggie 's first word . The episode was directed by Mark Kirkland and written by Jeff Martin . After its initial airing on Fox , the episode was later released as part of a 1999 video collection : ' , and released again on the 2003 DVD edition of the same collection . The episode features cultural references to two chains of fast food restaurants , Wendy 's and McDonald 's , as well as a reference to the 1981 arcade video game `` Ms. Pac-Man '' . `` Lisa 's First Word '' received positive reception from television critics , and acquired a Nielsen rating of 16.6 . Plot . The Simpson family are trying unsuccessfully to get Maggie to speak , inspiring Marge to share the story of Lisa 's first word . The story flashes back to March 1983 where Homer , Marge and Bart originally lived in an apartment on the Lower East Side of Springfield . Homer and Marge had to cope with Bart , who was two years old at the time . Marge reveals to her husband and their son that she is pregnant again , and points out to Homer that they will probably need a bigger place . After viewing several unsuitable properties , they buy a house on Evergreen Terrace with a $ 15,000 down payment from the sale of Grampa 's house . In 1984 , the Simpsons move into their new home and meet their new neighbours , Ned Flanders and his family . Meanwhile , Krusty the Clown begins a promotion for the 1984 Summer Olympic Games with his Krusty Burger chain . The promotion is a scratch-off game where customers could win free Krusty Burgers if America wins a gold medal , but the game cards all feature events that `` Communists never lose '' . However , Krusty receives word of the Soviet boycott of the Olympics and that he stands to lose $ 44,000,000 from all the free burgers he will have to give away . Bart is forced to give up his crib so it can be used for the new baby . Homer builds him a new bed shaped like a clown , which terrifies Bart . When Lisa is born and gets all the attention , Bart takes an immediate dislike to her . Eventually , he is about to run away until Lisa says her first word , `` Bart '' . Thrilled that his name is his sister 's first word , Marge explains to Bart that Lisa adores him . He accepts her as his little sister and they both find it funny that they each call Homer by his name , rather than `` daddy '' as he wishes . Back in the present day , Homer takes Maggie to bed , commenting on how the sooner kids learn to talk , the sooner they learn to talk back , and tells Maggie that he hopes she never says a word . But as soon as he turns off the light and closes the door , Maggie takes her pacifier out of her mouth and utters the word `` daddy '' , before going to sleep . Production . `` Lisa 's First Word '' was written by Jeff Martin , and directed by Mark Kirkland . `` The Simpsons '' writers Mike Reiss and Al Jean were discussing about having an episode where Maggie would say her first word , and Reiss thought it would be cute to have her say `` daddy '' when no one could hear her . Jeff Martin was assigned to write the episode because he had done another flashback episode in the past , `` I Married Marge '' . Martin was excited to do another flashback episode because he thought it was fun to check out old newspapers and go back and see what was in the news back in 1983 and 1984 . Martin felt it was a good way of finding a new set of things to make jokes about . In the episode , Homer builds a scary clown-shaped bed for Bart . The scene was inspired by Mike Reiss , whose dad had built him a clown-shaped bed when he was younger , and just like Bart , Reiss was scared of sleeping in it . As the flashback begins in 1983 , a young Homer strolls down the street , singing Cyndi Lauper 's song `` Girls Just Want to Have Fun '' , which was released the same year . The idea for this sequence came from animation director Chuck Sheetz , who suggested it because the length of the final version of the episode was too short . The Fox censors wrote a note concerning Homer 's line , `` Bart can kiss my hairy , yellow butt ! '' after Marge tells Homer that Bart might be jealous of baby Lisa , citing that the line is considered `` coarse '' , due to the fact that Bart was two during the flashback . Maggie 's first word was provided by the Academy Award-winning actress Elizabeth Taylor , who would also voice herself in the season four finale , `` Krusty Gets Kancelled '' . While promoting the episode , the producers initially did not reveal who the voice of Maggie would be , prompting speculation as to the identity of the actress . Although it was only one word , the voice came out `` too sexy '' and Taylor had to record the part numerous times before the producers were satisfied and thought it sounded like a baby . Several sources , including John Ortved 's `` The Simpsons '' history article `` Simpsons Family Values '' in `` Vanity Fair '' , have reported that after Taylor had been made to repeatedly record the line , she said `` fuck you '' to series creator Matt Groening and stormed out of the studio . Groening recounted this event on a 1994 appearance on `` Late Night with Conan O'Brien '' , and was also quoted by the `` New York Daily News '' in 2007 as saying `` We did 24 takes , but they were always too sexual . Finally Liz said , 'F— you , ' and walked out . '' However , Groening later denied the story in the DVD commentary for the episode `` Gump Roast '' , while Jean stated in a piece after Taylor 's death in 2011 that Taylor had said `` fuck you '' in jest and in Maggie 's voice and did not storm out . Cultural references . The `` Springfield Shopper '' headline from the day Lisa was born ( `` Mondale to Hart : Where 's the beef ? '' ) uses the then-current advertising slogan for Wendy 's . Mondale , a candidate in the 1984 presidential election , used the `` Where 's the beef ? '' phrase at an election rally in 1984 while mocking one of his opponents . Marge begins telling her story of Lisa 's first word by saying : `` This story begins in the unforgettable spring of 1983 . Ms. Pac-man struck a blow for women 's rights and a young Joe Piscopo taught us how to laugh '' , making references to the 1981 arcade video game `` Ms. Pac-Man '' and the American actor Joe Piscopo . The episode features an `` Itchy & Scratchy '' cartoon called `` 100-Yard Gash '' , which uses the music from the 1981 film `` Chariots of Fire '' . The Olympic promotion by Krusty Burger is loosely based on a similar `` scratch-and-win '' promotion by McDonald 's , in which McDonald 's visitors could win a Big Mac , french fries , a drink , or even a cash prize up to $ 10,000 if Team USA won a medal in the visitor 's listed event . McDonald 's lost millions on the promotion due to the 1984 Summer Olympics boycott by the Soviet Union , as happened to Krusty . At one point in the episode , Dr. Hibbert refers to Olympic gymnastic medalist Mary Lou Retton . Reception . In its original American broadcast , `` Lisa 's First Word '' was watched by 28.6 million viewers , the most-watched episode of the season . It finished thirteenth in the ratings for the week of November 30 to December 6 , 1992 , with a Nielsen rating of 16.6 . The episode was the highest-rated show on Fox that week . It acquired the highest national Nielsen rating of the show since the season two episode `` Bart Gets an `` F '' '' aired on October 11 , 1990 . Since airing , the episode has received mostly positive reviews from television critics . Warren Martyn and Adrian Wood , the authors of the book `` I Ca n't Believe It 's a Bigger and Better Updated Unofficial Simpsons Guide '' , said the episode is a `` convincing portrait of young marriage and hardship in the days of Reaganomics—and the biggest name to guest voice gets the littlest , but the most significant , to say '' . When asked to pick his favorite season out of `` The Simpsons '' seasons one through twenty , Paul Lane of the `` Niagara Gazette '' picked season four and highlighted `` the sweetly funny '' `` Lisa 's First Word '' . David Johnson at DVD Verdict named it `` one of the greatest flashback episodes '' . Dave Manley at DVDActive said in a review of `` The Simpsons : Greatest Hits '' DVD that it is `` one of the better episodes and probably my personal favourite on the disc , although most Simpsons connoisseurs would probably go for the previous episode [ on the DVD ] '' , and added that there are `` some great parodies in the episode too '' . The `` Orlando Sentinel '' s Gregory Hardy named it the fourteenth best episode of the show with a sports theme ( the Olympics in this case ) . Elizabeth Taylor 's performance as Maggie was praised by critics . She was named the 13th greatest guest spot in the history of the show by IGN . Taylor also appeared on AOL 's list of their favorite 25 `` Simpsons '' guest stars . Todd Everett at `` Variety '' called the last scene in the episode , where Maggie speaks her first word , `` quite a heart-melter '' . He added that `` it is probably no surprise that the casting of Elizabeth Taylor as the voice for baby Maggie Simpson 's first word was a publicity stunt [ ... ] No mind , the episode in question delivered well-rounded view of series ' multiple attractions . '' `` Total Films Nathan Ditum ranked her performance as the best guest appearance in the show 's history . Fox rebroadcast the episode on April 3 , 2011 in memory of Taylor , following her death on March 23 . `` Ca n't sleep , clown will eat me '' . Inspired by an event in `` The Simpsons '' writer Mike Reiss ' childhood , young Bart does not want to give up sleeping in the crib to make way for his newborn sister . Noticing Bart 's affection for Krusty the Clown but unable to afford a professionally built Krusty-themed bed , Homer decides to build a bed with Krusty 's likeness to please his son . However , because of Homer 's poor handicraft skills , the bed takes on an ominous appearance and frightens Bart , especially in the darkened room . In his first night in the new bed , far from `` laughing himself to sleep '' , Bart imagines that the face on the headboard of the bed comes to life , intoning with evil glee , `` if you should die before you wake ... '' , before collapsing into evil cackling . The next morning , Bart is curled up into the fetal position on the floor next to the sofa downstairs , repeatedly uttering the phrase `` ca n't sleep , clown will eat me ... '' The catchphrase inspired the Alice Cooper song `` Ca n't Sleep , Clowns Will Eat Me '' from the 2001 album `` Dragontown '' . The phrase has since found its way into popular use . Merchandise . `` Lisa 's First Word '' originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on December 3 , 1992 . The episode was selected for release in a 1999 video collection of selected episodes titled : `` The Simpsons : Greatest Hits '' . Other episodes included in the collection set were `` Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire '' , `` Sweet Seymour Skinner 's Baadasssss Song '' , `` Trash of the Titans '' , and `` Bart Gets an `` F '' '' . It was included in `` The Simpsons '' season 4 DVD set , which was released on June 15 , 2004 as `` The Simpsons — The Complete Fourth Season '' . The episode was again included in the 2003 DVD release of the `` Greatest Hits '' set , but this time the set did not include `` Trash of the Titans '' .
Melek Amet . Melek Amet ( 4 October 1960 - 22 May 2008 ) was one of the best rated models of the eighties in Communist Romania . She was the first Crimean Tatar fashion model in Romania , she broke down many barriers and became the symbol of a cultural shift . Biography . Melek , which in Crimean Tatar language means `` Angel '' , was the daughter of Ğemal Seyidğan ( also spelled in Romanian as : Gemal Seidgean ) and Ğewerkan ( also spelled in Romanian as : Gevercan ) . Her father Ğemal was from Medgidia and he had been a prosperous trader who invested his profit in land becoming a well-known landlord in Constanta , but the communists confiscated his properties and sentenced him to hard labor in the forced labor camps at the Danube-Black Sea Channel . When he was released , he fell in love with a beautiful schoolteacher . Her name was Ğewerkan , she was from Alakapî/Poarta Albă and she was twenty years younger than him . They married and , hoping to escape the harassment of the Muslims practiced by authorities in Dobruja , they moved to Bucharest where , on 4 October 1960 , Melek , their only child , was born . Melek had two short marriages . The first , when she was 18 , with Mircea Trofin , the son of Virgil Trofin who was Deputy Prime Minister under Ceausescu , and the second with her schoolmate Sergiu Mocanu , politician , former director of the Democratic Party . Mircea Trofin was the one who approached her to sign for Venus Fashion House in Bucharest where , under the direction of Zina Dumitrescu , her career took off . Melek embodied the perfect elegance and she became one of the most appreciated models prior to 1989 . She went on to major Romanian magazines , particularly to `` Modern '' magazine . Along with Ilinca Vlad , Eugenia Enciu , Rodica Protasievici , Romanita Iovan , Janine and Catalin Botezatu , she has been part of the golden modeling generation in Romania . She toured with Stela Popescu , Alexandru Arsinel and Romica Puceanu . She presented exclusive collections to the Central Committee of the Romanian Communist Party , diplomatic corps and embassies and she was famous for her high-profile relationships . She was very hard working and always ready to help . She was stylish and she liked very much hats . Many believe that she was the most popular model in the communist era . After a successful decade run between 1981 and 1992 , she worked in international transports , she sold soft drinks , cars , chocolate and dresses . However , she never retired from modeling founding the Blu Models Agency . She also pursued a career as TV show host . In 2006 Melek was diagnosed with ovarian cancer and she went through surgery . In 2008 the disease recurred and she eventually lost the fight . Melek died on 22 May 2008 and she is resting at Ghencea Muslim Cemetery in Bucharest . Legacy . Melek cherished the brightness of life more than anyone . She knew how to smile to hostile destiny . Her last wish was to regain possession of her father 's wealth and to build an oncology clinic to save lives . Although the court ruled in her favor granting possession of her father 's properties , local authorities continue to refuse legal execution .
Frank T. Mildren . Frank Thomas Mildren ( July 8 , 1913 – September 14 , 1990 ) was a United States Army four-star general who served as Commander , Allied Land Forces South East Europe ( COMLANDSOUTHEAST ) from 1971 to 1973 . Mildren was born on July 8 , 1913 and graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1939 . Promoted to four star rank on April 1 , 1971 , he retired from the army in 1973 . Mildren died on September 14 , 1990 and was buried in Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery .
Tony Bristow . Tony Bristow is a well renowned groundsman in the Birmingham and District Premier League and the Warwickshire Cricket League . Bristow 's main ground is Coventry and North Warwickshire CC where he often caters for the Warwickshire 2nd XI . Bristow 's playing career peaked at his first-class appearances in his home Australia and minor county cricket in the United Kingdom . Born in NSW he made his 1st Grade debut at the age of 17 . After playing 9 years for Charlestown he decided to come to England as a professional cricketer and is still going strong in the Birmingham League for Coventry . He is also full-time groundsman at Coventry . In the 2011 Season he has signed for Warwickshire League side Bablake and on his debut scored 176 against Kenilworth
Roman Catholic Diocese of Béziers . The Roman Catholic Diocese of Béziers was situated in France . It is no longer an independent diocese , and is part of the Diocese of Montpellier . Traditionally , the first Bishop of Béziers is considered to be the Egyptian saint , Aphrodisius , said to have sheltered the Holy Family at Hermopolis and to have become a disciple of Christ , also to have accompanied Sergius Paulus to Gaul when the latter went thither to found the Church of Narbonne , and to have died a martyr at Béziers . Local traditions made St. Aphrodisius arrive at Béziers mounted on a camel . Hence the custom of leading a camel in the procession at Béziers on the feast of the saint ; this lasted until the French Revolution but was revived in the late 20th century . The first historically known bishop is Paulinus mentioned in 418 ; St. Guiraud was Bishop of Béziers from 1121 to 1123 ; St. Dominic refused the See of Béziers to devote himself to the crusade against the Albigenses . Among the fifteen synods held at Béziers was that of 356 held by Saturninus of Arles , an Arian archbishop , which condemned Hilary of Poitiers . Later synods of 1233 , 1246 and 1255 condemned the Cathars . A Papal Brief of 16 June 1877 , authorized the bishops of Montpellier to call themselves bishops of Montpellier , Béziers , Agde , Lodève and Saint-Pons , in memory of the different dioceses united in the present Diocese of Montpellier . From 1500 . From 1802 , the constitutional bishops of l'Hérault resided at Montpellier .
Tel-musici . The Tel-musici was an early entertainment innovation , which used telephone lines to transmit phonograph recordings to individual households . Subscribers called a central `` music room '' to request selections , which they listened to at home over specially designed loudspeakers called `` magnaphones '' . The service later incorporated live programs , expanding its operations to more along the lines of a general `` telephone newspaper '' . A Tel-musici company was incorporated in Delaware in 1908 , and the service began operation in Wilmington the next year . However , although there were plans to expand throughout the United States , only this single location ever became operational , until it ceased operations around 1914 . History . The primary individual behind the Tel-musici was inventor George R. Webb . In January 1908 , while soliciting for investors , he arranged a demonstration of the concept at a Baltimore hotel , where listeners telephoned a remote location with their requests , which were played back as `` '10 cents ' worth of Lohengrin , ' or 'a quarter 's worth of ragtime ' '' to the assembled participants . Shortly thereafter , a Tel-musici company with a capitalization of $ 10,000 was incorporated in the state of Delaware by `` a number of Baltimorians '' . In 1909 an operating Tel-musici system was established in Wilmington , Delaware with George Webb as the company president , and J. J. Comer the general manager . The music rooms ' musical library was described as comprehensive and `` embracing a complete line of all the latest productions '' . The charge was three cents for each requested standard tune , and seven cents for grand opera . Subscribers were required to guarantee purchases totaling $ 18 per year . Provisions were also made for transmitting a general program in lieu of individual requests . The promoters hoped to interest local telephone companies in installing their own Tel-musici operations . The Wilmington operation was later taken over by the Wilmington and Philadelphia Traction Co. , which operated a Wilmington telephone franchise , and an advertisement for a Tel-musici `` dance music program '' appeared as late as 1914 . However , it does not appear that any additional installations became operational . In 1912 , George Webb began promoting the similarly conceived Magnaphone system , established in New York City , which was intended to transmit recording and other audio offerings to subscribers for eight dollars a month . The New York Magnaphone and Music Company was granted a twenty-five year franchise for operations `` in the Borough of Manhattan and that part of the Borough of The Bronx west of the Bronx River '' , however , the franchise was never built . J. J. Comer would later participate , in conjunction with the Automatic Electric Company of Chicago , with development of the Musolaphone system , which briefly operated in southside Chicago , and which transmitted live news and entertainment to subscribing homes and businesses over telephone lines .
Battle of Haslach-Jungingen . The Battle of Haslach-Jungingen , also known as the Battle of Albeck , fought on 11 October 1805 at Ulm-Jungingen north of Ulm at the Danube between French and Austrian forces , was part of the War of the Third Coalition , which was a part of the greater Napoleonic Wars . The outcome of this battle was a French victory . Background . During the Ulm Campaign , Napoleon 's Grand Army had executed a massive right wheel to trap the Austrian army led by Karl Mack von Lieberich . Starting on the Rhine River , facing east , the various French corps arrived on the Danube River , facing south . From the Danube , using Marshal Michel Ney 's VI Corps as a pivot , the Grand Army continued its right wheel until most of Napoleon 's corps were facing west . The bulk of the Austrian army was now trapped , though Napoleon did not know exactly where most of the enemy units were located . The French believed that the Austrian garrison of Ulm formed part of a rearguard , not a large army . Marshal Joachim Murat was placed in command of the VI Corps on the north bank and the V Corps and a large force of cavalry on the south bank . His mission was to drive west toward Ulm . On 11 October Murat ordered Marshal Michel Ney to move the bulk of his VI Corps to the south bank of the Danube . Ney argued that the north bank force was too small but Murat brushed him off with the comment , `` I know nothing of plans except those made in the face of the enemy . '' Ney reluctantly complied with his orders , leaving only the division of Pierre Dupont on the north bank , supported by Tilly 's VI Corps cavalry . The battle . The battle occurred when Mack and Archduke Ferdinand made an attempt to break out from the French forces that were surrounding them at Ulm . Later that day , Dupont found himself faced with 35,000 Austrian troops , including 10,000 cavalry , which Mack had sent eastward along the bank of the Danube . Dupont felt that retreat would lead to an Austrian pursuit and the destruction of his division , so he chose instead to attack the numerically superior Austrians . He also hoped that he could blunt their attack and at the same time convince them that he had a greater force at his disposal than was in fact the case . Dupont 's 4,100-man 1st Division of the VI Corps was made up of two battalions of 9th Light Infantry and two battalions each of the 32nd and 96th Line Infantry Regiments under Generals of Brigade Jean Rouyer and Jean Marchand . Tilly 's cavalry brigade included the 1st Hussar Regiments , plus the 15th and 17th Dragoons . This made a total of 900 horsemen . His nearest support was a division of dragoons under the command of General Louis Baraguey d'Hilliers . Throughout the day the French were able to launch a series of holding attacks against the Austrian force , the fiercest taking place at the village of Ulm-Jungingen just to the west of Albeck . Here the church was held by the 9th Light . Rouyer fortified the church and sent skirmishers forward to blunt the Austrian attacks . He then sent forward reserve columns that had been held outside the village when the Austrian assault slowed at the church . Mack was unable to make effective use of his massive superiority in cavalry because woods to the north of Dupont ’ s position protected that general ’ s flank . As the battle progressed , Field Marshal Mack came to believe that the French troops he was now facing were part of an advance guard , not an isolated group , which prevented him from committing all of his reserves . This blunder allowed Dupont to hold off the Austrians long enough for nightfall to come , at which point he withdrew with his exhausted troops , 6,000 Austrian prisoners and 8 captured cannons toward Brenz . In addition , the Austrians lost 1,100 killed or wounded . Mack was lightly wounded and he withdrew back into Ulm . The Austrians inflicted a loss of 1,000 killed and captured 2 cannons on Dupont 's command . The Austrian Latour Light Dragoons Nr . 4 seized the eagle of the 15th Dragoons . Strategic consequences . Murat 's error gave Mack a great opportunity to break out to the east on the north bank of the Danube . Mack 's very weak leadership and Dupont 's aggressive response prevented the Austrian army from escaping the trap that Napoleon had set for them . For a few more days , only Dupont and some cavalry blocked the north bank while Mack dithered . After the fighting at Haslach-Jungingen a furious argument broke out between Ney and Murat as to who was responsible for the danger into which Dupont had been placed . Napoleon intervened in this altercation , in the end supporting Ney . On 14 October , at the Battle of Elchingen , Mack tried to break out again , but the rest of Ney 's corps attacked across the river to the north bank . This plugged one of Mack 's few remaining escape hatches .
Traditionalist Communion . The Traditionalist Communion ( , CT ) was one of the names adopted by the Carlist movement as a political force since 1869 .
Australian stinkfish . `` Callionymus australis '' , the Australian stinkfish , is a species of dragonet only found in the Indian Ocean off of northwestern Australia . This species grows to a length of TL .
Jeremiah 6 . Jeremiah 6 is the sixth chapter of the Book of Jeremiah in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible . This book contains the prophecies spoken by the prophet Jeremiah , and is a part of the Book of the Prophets .
Cocev Kamen . Situated in the north-east of the Republic of Macedonia Cocev Kamen ( ) is a hilltop cave site of volcanic origin near the town of Kratovo . Objects ( bones ) discovered near the cave suggest human presence since the Paleolithic . Authors agree that the site served as a gathering point for sacrificial rituals from the Neolithic , the Bronze age , throughout antiquity until the Middle Ages as clarified by an abundance of pottery shards , stone ( flint ) tools and bone fragments unearthed from the surrounding areas . Several caves and rock shelters are decorated with red figurative art work . Comparison with similar sites in Bulgaria and Italy suggest that the paintings are indeed prehistoric . Debated remains the notion that Cocev Kamen has also been used as an ( astronomical ) observatory . `` There are visible interventions on the stone surface everywhere , in the form of stairs , pools , thrones , and one big cave was completely rearranged , with a large part of its wall ripped off to make a fenced platform looking at the nearby hill , which contains big natural stones ... '' These alterations served ceremonial purposes during offerings to fertility deities .
Aramaic studies . Aramaic studies is the study of the Aramaic language and Syriac Christianity . A specialist in Aramaic studies is known as a Aramaicist . British , French , and German scholars of the 18th and 19th centuries who were involved in the study of Syriac/Aramaic language and literature were commonly known by the designation Syriacist ( a scholar of Syriac studies , at a time when the Syriac language was little understood outside Assyrian , Syriac Christian and Maronite Christian communities . In Germany the field of study is distinguished between `` Aramaistik '' ( Aramaic studies ) and `` Neuaramaistik '' ( Neo-Aramaic ( Syriac ) studies ) . Aramaic studies is the term used at the University of Oxford and University of Leiden . At some other universities , Aramaic studies are mostly incorporated into a more 'general ' field of studies , such as Eastern Christianity at the School of Oriental and African Studies , University of London , as Eastern Christianity at Duke University , or as Semitic studies at the Freie Universität Berlin . Most students learn the Aramaic language and Syriac language within a biblical studies program . Aramaic academic journals include the annual `` Aramaic Studies '' , a leading journal for Aramaic language and literature published by Brill Academic Publishers . The journal incorporates the previous `` Journal for the Aramaic Bible '' for a more inclusive scope , to include all aspects of Aramaic language and literature , even when not , or only indirectly , related to Biblical texts .
Coastal Carolina Fair . The Coastal Carolina Fair is an annual fair that occurs at the Exchange Park Fairgrounds in Ladson , South Carolina . It lasts 11 days beginning on the last Thursday in October with music performances each night . Also , the fair has a variety fair rides . There are annual exhibits in Creative Arts , Two Flower Shows , Fine Art and Photography Exhibits , and Farm Animals in the Barn . The fair includes vendors in both the Agricultural and Commercial Buildings , and a food fair . The fair is an all volunteer fundraiser of The Exchange Club of Charleston . The 2013 Coastal Carolina Fair allowed The Exchange Club of Charleston to donate over $ 800,000 to over 90 non-profit charities in the Low Country of South Carolina .
IL Molde-Olymp . Idrettslaget Molde-Olymp is a Norwegian sports club from Molde , founded in 1971 as a merger between `` Molde FIL '' and `` SK Olymp '' . It has sections for athletics and speed skating . As a stadium IL Molde-Olymp uses Molde idrettspark , the former home ground of football club Molde FK . Its most prominent former member is Simon Rønsholm Sandvik , Otto Berg , winner of the silver medal in long jump at the 1934 European Championships in Athletics . Karen Fladset , Oddrun Hokland and Hilde Hovdenak represented the club ( including predecessor clubs ) in their early careers .
2011–12 Färjestad BK season . The 2011–12 Färjestad BK season is Färjestad 's 37th and current season in the top tier Swedish league Elitserien ( SEL ) . The regular season began on September 15 , 2011 at home against Skellefteå AIK and is scheduled to end on March 6 , 2012 on away ice against Frölunda HC . The 2011–12 season sees Färjestad attempting to defend their Swedish championship title from the previous season . Summary . Färjestad was the only team in the league without a win in regulation time ( 60 minutes ) after the first 11 games , having faced all teams in the league once . Färjestad were also located on the 12th and final spot with only 8 points in the standings at that time . This brought Niklas Czarnecki 's head-coaching position for the club into question by many experts , although Czarnecki remained in the club at that time . In their 12th game of the season , where they met Frölunda on 15 October 2011 at Löfbergs Lila Arena , Färjestad took an inevitable 2–1 win in front of 7,566 spectators and also took their first regulation-time win of the season , advancing to the 11th spot in the standings . This began what would become a five-game winning streak , before losing 1–5 against HV71 at home ice on 29 October . On 13 October 2011 , new Färjestad forward Hannes Hyvönen received a match penalty when he illegally made a hit to the head of Per Hallin to the boards in a home game against Timrå . As a consequence , Hyvönen was suspended for three games and fined 14,000 SEK . Just two weeks later , on 29 October , Czech defenceman Martin Ševc also received a match penalty , was suspended for three games and had to pay an 18,000 SEK fine after making hate speech against HV71 defenceman Daniel Rahimi . One week later , Färjestad received their third suspension of the season when defenceman Sanny Lindström was suspended for two games and forced to pay a 20,000 SEK fine for hitting Modo player Janos Hari to the head on 5 November 2011 . After a three-game streak of losses between 7–14 January 2012 , Färjestad dropped in the standings and fell closer to the line for playoff qualification . As a result , head coach Czarnecki was fired . One of the team 's assistant coaches at that time , Leif Carlsson , took over . Andreas Johansson took over Carlsson 's former position as one of the assistant coaches . Färjestad finished 6th in the regular season and were facing 3rd-seeded HV71 in the quarterfinals . Färjestad came out on top in six games and advanced to the semifinals , where they are playing against 4th-seeded Brynäs IF
Kansas African American Legislative Caucus . The Kansas African American Legislative Caucus , `` formerly known as the Kansas Black Legislative Caucus '' , is an American political and educational organization . The Caucus is composed of seven African Americans elected to the Kansas Legislature . History . The Caucus was organized in March 1975 to foster greater participation of minority groups in the political process and enhance their awareness of critical political issues . Founding members of the Caucus include : Representatives Norman E. Justice , Clarence C. Love , Theo Cribbs , Eugene Anderson and William K. Marshall and Senator Billy Q. McCray .
Kazuo Ozaki . is a former Japanese football player . He played for Japan national team . Club career . Ozaki was born in Tokyo on March 7 , 1960 . After graduating from high school , he joined Mitsubishi Motors in 1978 . In 1978 , the club won all three major title in Japan ; Japan Soccer League , JSL Cup and Emperor 's Cup . The club also won 1980 Emperor 's Cup , 1981 JSL Cup and 1982 Japan Soccer League . He was also elected Japanese Footballer of the Year awards in 1982 . In July 1983 , Ozaki moved to Germany and joined Arminia Bielefeld . He was the second Japanese to play in the Bundesliga after Yasuhiko Okudera . In 1985 , Arminia Bielefeld was relegated to 2 . Bundesliga . From 1988 , he played at St. Pauli ( 1988-89 ) and Düsseldorf ( 1989-90 ) . In 1990 , Ozaki returned to Japan and joined Mitsubishi Motors ( later `` Urawa Reds '' ) . He moved to Verdy Kawasaki in 1993 . He retired in 1994 . National team career . In August 1979 , Ozaki was elected Japan U-20 national team for 1979 World Youth Championship . He played in 3 matches as captain . On February 8 , 1981 , he debuted for Japan national team against Malaysia . He played at 1982 Asian Games . He played 17 games and scored 3 goals for Japan until 1983 . After he moved to Germany in 1983 , he was not elected Japan .
Huxley on Huxley . `` Huxley on Huxley '' is a 2009 documentary directed by Mary Ann Braubach , narrated by Peter Coyote and includes interviews with Laura Huxley , drummer John Densmore ( whose band , The Doors , was named after Aldous Huxley ’ s 1954 book , The Doors of Perception ) , spiritual leader Ram Dass , Esalen co-founder Michael Murphy , artist Don Bachardy , philosopher Huston Smith and actor Nick Nolte , star of the adaptation of Aldous Huxley 's 1955 novel `` The Genius and the Goddess '' . The film features archival footage of Aldous Huxley , Timothy Leary , Mike Wallace , and Igor Stravinsky , and photographs from Laura and Aldous Huxley ’ s personal collection , as well as other historical archives . History . Italian-born Laura Huxley , a teenage violin virtuoso , played for European royalty and made her American debut at Carnegie Hall before leaving the concert stage to become a renowned psychotherapist and author . In 1956 , Laura married Aldous Huxley , a famous writer and prophet of the 20th century . His 1933 novel `` Brave New World '' had established him as an English literary giant . Laura was his muse but also tripped right alongside him . Together they exploring the likes of LSD and mescaline . These sessions helped spark the psychedelic movement of the 1960s . The Huxley home in the Hollywood Hills was a center of the west coast avant garde . Regulars at their Saturday luncheons included celebrities such as Orson Welles , Igor Stravinsky , George Cukor and Christopher Isherwood . Laura guided Aldous through the psychedelic sessions that inspired his final novel , `` Island '' . Aldous , in turn , encouraged Laura to become a psychotherapist and write her first book , `` You Are Not the Target '' , which became a national bestseller . In 1960 , the Huxleys began experimenting with Dick Alpert ( now Ram Dass ) and Timothy Leary , from whom Aldous later split over his free wheeling approach to psychedelics . The following year , Aldous ’ s lectures at UC Berkeley on the Human Potential Movement became the inspiration for the founding of the Esalen Institute , a gathering place for developers of revolutionary ideas , transformative practices and innovative art forms .
Submarine Squadron 11 . Submarine Squadron 11 ( also known as SUBRON 11 ) is a squadron of submarines based at Point Loma Submarine Base , San Diego , California , United States . History . Submarine Squadron 11 is a squadron of submarines based in San Diego , California . It consists of five s , a floating dry-dock , and Undersea Rescue Command . The squadron staff is responsible for providing training , material and personnel readiness support for all units . Submarine Squadron 11 is located on Naval Base Point Loma in San Diego , Calif . Submarine Squadron 11 was commissioned July 1 , 1986 , aboard her flagship , at Naval Submarine Base Point Loma , San Diego . Over the years , Squadron 11 has continued to evolve . Older submarines have transferred , or been decommissioned , henceforth the squadron has received newer submarines with upgraded sensors and weapons capability . Squadron 11 submarines represent the most advanced submarine technology and are among the most capable and clean attack submarines in the world . Submarine Squadron 11 units maintain a very aggressive operational schedule , including training and operations with other ships in the Southern California operating area , independent operations to enhance readiness and deployments to the Western Pacific , Indian Ocean and the Persian Gulf . Their missions include anti-submarine , anti-surface , strike , special and mine warfare , intelligence , surveillance and reconnaissance .
Callanish IV . The Callanish IV stone circle ( ) is one of many megalithic structures around the better-known ( and larger ) Calanais I on the west coast of the Isle of Lewis , in the Outer Hebrides ( Western Isles ) , Scotland . Description . Callanish IV is around two miles southeast of the Callanish Stones , about 180 metres west of the unfenced B8011 road . The stone circle forms a pronounced oval measuring 13.3 by 9.5 metres . Only five stones currently stand , but there could have been as many as thirteen . The stones range in size from 2 to 2.7 metres . In the centre is a dilapidated cairn . A small slab , 60 centimetres high , is set on edge within the cairn .
Mounia Bourguigue . Mounia Bourguigue ( born January 21 , 1975 ) is a taekwondo practitioner from Morocco . She competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney , where she placed 5th , and at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens , where she placed 11th . She won medals at the World Championships in 1997 and in 2003 .
11th Arizona State Legislature . The 11th Arizona State Legislature , consisting of the Arizona State Senate and the Arizona House of Representatives , was constituted from January 1 , 1933 to December 31 , 1934 , during Benjamin Baker Moeur 's first term as Governor of Arizona , in Phoenix . The number in both houses remained constant , with 19 senators and 63 representatives . The Democrats held every seat in the Senate , and increased the large majority they held the house . Sessions . The Legislature met for the regular session at the State Capitol in Phoenix on January 12 , 1933 ; and adjourned on March 14 . There were 3 special sessions of this legislature during 1933-34 . The third special session ran from November 26 – December 14 , 1934 . Members . The asterisk ( * ) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature . Members . The asterisk ( * ) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature .
Emily Rigl . Emily Rigl ( 1854 - ? [ `` after 1921 '' ] ) was a 19th-century stage actress who primarily performed in the United States . Although not a major star , she was considered to be a talented actress . Biography . Rigl was born in the Netherlands or Austria ( sources vary on this point ) and trained as a ballet dancer , as her father was an instructor in that subject . She came with her sister Betty to the United States in 1866 , where she debuted in the chorus of `` The Black Crook '' at Niblo 's Garden , in which Betty had a prominent role . Emily left that long-running show after two years , studied acting , and joined Augustin Daly 's company by 1874 as an actress . She was active on the stage in numerous roles on Broadway and in traveling companies at least through 1907 . According to `` The Oxford Companion to American Theatre '' , although `` never a major star , she was still considered one of the best actresses of her day . '' Her roles included performances in `` Humpty Dumpty '' ( 1868 ) , `` What Should She Do ? '' ( 1874 , for Daly ) , `` The Big Bonanza '' ( 1875 ) , `` Saratoga '' ( 1875 ) , `` Pique '' ( 1875 , with Maurice Barrymore ) , `` The Galley Slave '' ( 1879 ) , `` Mr. Barnes of New York '' ( 1888 ) , `` Devil 's Island `` ( 1898 ) , `` Uncle Tom 's Cabin '' ( 1901 production ) , and `` The Spell '' ( 1907 ) . She starred in a number of productions with Harry Lacy . As a prominent actress of her day , the press would report on any `` scandals '' that occurred concerning Rigl . When starring with Joseph Haworth in `` The Crust of Society '' , she announced on stage that he had `` made her life unbearable and I will not stand it any longer . '' They may have had an affair before that point , but in any event , that was the last performance of the play . Family . Her sister Betty 's acting career was much shorter , she retired from the stage after marrying Niblo 's theater manager William Whitney . Fate/Death . Her exact death date is lost or unknown . She is last mentioned in U.S. newspapers as attending a gala ballet and opera in early 1921 .
Citizens ' Action Party presidential primary , 2009 . A primary election was held for the first time among the members of Costa Rica ’ s Citizens ’ Action Party ( PAC ) , known as the Citizens ' National Convention ( `` Convención Nacional Ciudadana '' ) for the selection of the party 's candidate in the 2010 general election . This was a closed primary , as potential electors were required to register before the election up till April 30 , 2009 . PAC is one of Costa Rica ’ s major parties and was for this time the main oppositional political force , but unlike other major parties , has never until then held a primary for the nomination of the party ’ s candidate , as previous candidate Ottón Solís was chosen by the party ’ s National Assembly for the 2002 and 2006 general elections and was regarded as almost indisputable party leader ( and de facto Leader of the Opposition ) . After negotiations with other party members interested in the nomination , most noticeable former deputy and vice-president nominee Epsy Campbell and businessman and scientist Román Macaya , the Convention ’ s date was established in May 31 of that year . Several debates among PAC and PLN 's candidate were organized in different colleges , NGOs and news networks . In PAC 's case the most noticeable were May 17 in Repretel Canal 6 , May 24 in Teletica Canal 7 and May 28 in government ’ s own Canal 13 , three of Costa Rica ’ s main television channels . The polls were open from 6 am to 8 pm and although 67.170 were registered to vote only 22.450 did so . The results was a landslide victory for Solís achieving over 71 % of the votes . Campbell received 18 % and Macaya 9 % .
Union of Resistance Forces . The Union of Resistance Forces ( URF ) was one of the rebel groups fighting in the War in Chad ( 2005–2010 ) . It was backed by Sudan . In 2008 , the fighters were equipped with small arms and vehicles bearing a UFCO logo . It confirmed that their fighters had clashed with Chad 's government forces in the southeastern Salamat region in May , 2009 in what is called the Battle of Am Dam . In April 2010 , their fighters along with other rebels clashed with government forces in Eastern Chad in the Battle of Tamassi .
Kingfield Stadium . Kingfield Stadium , also known as Laithwaite Community Stadium for sponsorship reasons , is the home of Woking F.C . in the Kingfield area of Woking , Surrey which has a capacity of 6,036 of which 2,500 are seated on grandstands . Stands . The main stand , called the Leslie Gosden Stand , is much higher than the others with entirely covered seating . Opposite this stand is the Kingfield Road End , which is a covered terrace . One side of the ground has two small seated stands and a small open terrace known as `` moaners ' corner '' . The other side is a long open terrace , called the Chris Lane Terrace , which is reserved for away fans when a match requires crowd segregation but can be used by anybody when there is no segregation in place . Above the Chris Lane Terrace there is a camera tower where the highlights are filmed from . Attendances . The record official attendance at the ground is 7,020 for the FA Amateur Cup match between Woking and Finchley in the 1957-58 season . Unofficial reports suggest as many as 8,100 were present when Woking played Charlton Athletic in the FA Cup 1st Round on November 27 , 1926 but the official attendance that day is recorded as 5,593 . 7,020 v Finchley , FA Amateur Cup . Average attendance - Woking F.C . Other uses . Hayes & Yeading United shared the use of the stadium for three seasons ; 2011–12 , 2012–13 and 2013-14 . As well as hosting Woking F.C . games , matches have also been played at Kingfield by the English National Game XI and the England women 's U17 team . The ground also hosted an FA Women 's cup semi-final in 2014 . Following the conclusion of the 2017–18 season , it was announced Sheerwater would ground-share for the 2018–19 and 2019–20 campaigns .
Charles Warren Stone . Charles Warren Stone ( June 29 , 1843 – August 15 , 1912 ) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania and the second Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania . Early life . Charles W. Stone was born near Groton , Massachusetts . He attended Lawrence Academy at Groton , and graduated from Williams College in Williamstown , Massachusetts , in 1863 . He moved to Pennsylvania in 1863 and settled in Warren . He served as superintendent of schools of Warren County , Pennsylvania , in 1865 . He studied law , was admitted to the bar in 1867 and commenced practice in Warren . He was a trustee of Pennsylvania State College . Personal life . He married Lizzie Moorhead , a native of Erie , of which her father was one of the oldest citizens . She attended the Erie Academy , in which she afterwards taught . Stone taught in this academy , and it is in this way they met . They had 4 daughters and 2 sons . The eldest son acted as Stone 's private secretary , and the youngest attended the preparatory department of Columbia College . The eldest daughter married Mr. Allen , of Warren . The second daughter , Ann , was an interesting young woman and a favorite in Washington society and attended school near Philadelphia and afterwards traveled in Europe . The third daughter , Bessie , attended Baltimore College . Career . Stone served as member of the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives in 1870 and 1871 , and served in the Pennsylvania State Senate in 1877 and 1878 . He was Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania during the term of Governor Henry M. Hoyt , from 1879 to 1883 . He was appointed secretary of the Commonwealth on January 18 , 1887 , and served until his resignation to accept nomination for Congress . Stone was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-first Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Lewis F. Watson . He was reelected to the Fifty-second and to the three succeeding Congresses . He served as chairman of the United States House Committee on Coinage , Weights , and Measures during the Fifty-fourth and Fifty-fifth Congresses . He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1898 . He was also an unsuccessful candidate for Governor of Pennsylvania in 1898 . He resumed the practice of law and died at his home near Warren , Pennsylvania . Interment in Oakland Cemetery in Pleasant Township , Pennsylvania . The Honorable Charles Warren Stone Museum was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976 .
Level 2 ( Last Chance to Reason album ) . `` Level 2 '' is the second full-length album by metal band , Last Chance to Reason . It was released in 2011 through Prosthetic Records and is their first release since leaving Tribunal . Background . Teaming up with producer Jamie King ( Between the Buried and Me , The Human Abstract ) , the band set out to create a modern take on the classic progressive concept album . Drawing influence from the 1970s prog of King Crimson and Yes , composers Steve Reich and Schoenberg as well as prog-metal masters Opeth , Dream Theater , Between the Buried and Me and Cynic , LCTR ’ s `` Level 2 '' takes the band in awe-inspiring new directions . Set in a Tron-like virtual world , the album 's concept revolves around the relationship between man and technology , our move from physical reality to virtual spaces and what these changes mean to our lives and our art . The lyrics are expressed from the point of view of an artificial intelligence facing the violent reality of a videogame world . Not content to simply release the piece as a musical endeavor , LCTR has teamed up with acclaimed indie developer Tom Vine and pixel artist Francis Coulombe to create a fully interactive version of the album in which the story unfolds through LCTR 's thematic riffs , stirring vocal hooks and progressive virtuosity while the player blasts his way through viscous gameplay inspired by classics such as R-Type , Contra , and Super Metroid.However , there has only been a demo released so far , which is the full level of “ Upload Complete '' .
Flori Lang . Flori Lang ( born 30 January 1983 ) is a Swiss sprinter swimmer who won three medals at the European Championships of 2003 , 2008 and 2011 . He also competed in two freestyle events at the 2008 Summer Olympics , but did not reach the finals . By 2011 he won 37 national titles . In April 2012 , he starting training in finswimming and just a few months later set a world record and won a European gold medal in 50 m with bifins . Lang has a sister , Sandra . He holds a degree of Bachelor of Arts in Banking & Finance from the University of Zurich .
A Land Remembered . `` A Land Remembered '' is a best-selling novel written by author Patrick D. Smith , and published in 1984 by Pineapple Press . It is historical fiction set in pioneer Florida . The story covers over a century of Florida history from 1858 to 1968 . It is available in both hardcover and trade paperback editions . There is also a two-volume edition for children , which is used in many Florida schools . Plot summary . `` A Land Remembered '' focuses on the fictional story of the MacIveys , who migrated from Georgia into Florida in the mid-19th century . After settling , this family struggles to survive in the harsh environment . First they scratch a living from the land and then learn to round up wild cattle and drive them to Punta Rassa to ship to Cuba . Over three generations , they amass more holdings and money , and move further from their connection to the native , untamed land . The author . Patrick D. Smith , a multiple award-winning author , was born in Mendenhall , Mississippi , and later moved to Florida in 1966 . `` A Land Remembered '' is his sixth published novel , following `` The River Is Home '' , `` The Beginning '' , `` Forever Island '' , `` Allapattah '' and `` Angel City '' . Characters . The first grown main character . He became rich from cattle herding and later an orange grove . He gets malaria from an attack of several hundred thousand 'skeeters ' , but is healed ( temporarily ) by Miami Billie , an Indian medicine man . Died near the end of Zech 's piece of the book when he became too weak from the cold to fight his malaria when he tried to save orange trees from a freeze . Is the father of Zech . Tobias 's wife . Her main occupation is cooking for all the men with the help of Pearlie Mae and Glenda . She never complains . Everybody loves her . She dies from a heart attack a few years before Tobias does . The second generation 's main character . He lived a somewhat lonely life away from other children and had two dogs , Nip and Tuck who were killed , and a Marsh Tackie horse named Ishmael . He marries Glenda and has the son Solomon , called Sol . He has an affair with an Indian woman named Tawanda , which results in another son , Toby Cypress . Zech is an experienced gunman and horse rider and kills several bandits . When getting revenge his foot is shot and he is weaker till his death in a horse-riding accident and drowns . Zech 's wife . She seems more of a tomboy in her adulthood and gives birth to two children throughout her life , one of which ends in a miscarriage . Sadly she dies near the end of Zech 's life when she 's impaled by a bull . Zech shoots the bull out of rage . The third generation 's main character . He lived a sad life of power . After his father 's death he became power hungry , wanting to leave a mark with his money and the business his family started . He calls himself `` the least of the MacIveys '' . Eventually he finds Bonnie , a young waitress , and changes . After her death in a hurricane and a reunion with Toby he eventually realizes the destruction his greed has brought upon the land . He goes to Punta Rassa to live his last days . He dies of a heart attack at the end of the book . Solomon 's love interest . She 's the daughter of an abusive father and is hired by Solomon as a housewife . The two live together for almost seven years . They finally admit they want to get married as she and Sol are in the roof rafters trying to ride out a hurricane . She is ripped away from Sol and is counted among the 2,000 dead . Sol later dislikes the lake which carried their house away and dikes it . A black former slave . He is encountered by Tobias after slavery was banned , wearing only a pair of feed sack pants . He had nowhere to go , and was on the run when Tobias ' dogs found him hiding in a hole . Tobias hires him . He is a great help in catching cows , since he is much stronger than all the other cattle drovers . He eventually marries a former slave , Pearlie Mae . He leaves later to start a farm , calling himself Skillit MacIvey on the land deed . Skillit only appears two more times in the book : when he returns for Tobias 's funeral and when Sol remembers all the people in his life . A black former slave . Though half his age , she marries Skillit and gives birth to five children . A hired worker , former town drunk . Bonzo and he began working for Tobias for their first successful mission . Frog is seen as almost a brother to Tobias and he is always a help . He dies from being impaled by the same bull that killed Glenda , and is buried next to Tobias and Emma . As he lies dying , he asks Zech if his gravestone can read `` Frog MacIvey '' and Zech agrees , claiming he would have done that anyway . A hired worker , former town drunk . He says little , compared to Frog . He dies from malaria early in the book . A hired worker that Zech hired to replace Bonzo . Zech 's Seminole Indian mistress . He only sees her three times . The first time when he and his father deliver cows to the Indian village , the second when Zech comes to get two new horses , the third when he visits the village again . When they come to Tobias ' funeral , Tawanda 's parents inform Zech of her death during childbirth . Zech buys a headstone for her that reads `` Tawanda MacIvey , Beloved '' . Son of Tawanda and Zech . Although ridiculed by other children in his village because of his white father , he was respected by the adults because of his MacIvey blood . When Zech visits the village , the two bond . When he is 15 , he sees his father again , now with his other son , Sol , and the two brothers start to bond . Toby later becomes the village chief and has three children with his wife , Minnie . He comes to hate Sol for ruining the forest , and the two avoid contact for almost half a century . He sees Sol again when Sol is about to die , making his peace with his half-brother .
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Banuj . Banuj ( , also Romanized as Bānūj ; also known as Banūch and Bāynūj ) is a village in Hashivar Rural District , in the Central District of Darab County , Fars Province , Iran . At the 2006 census , its population was 2,402 , in 596 families .
Cellulose triacetate . Cellulose triacetate , ( triacetate , CTA or TAC ) is a chemical compound produced from cellulose and a source of acetate esters , typically acetic anhydride . Triacetate is commonly used for the creation of fibres and film base . It is chemically similar to cellulose acetate . Its distinguishing characteristic is that in triacetate , at least `` 92 percent of the hydroxyl groups are acetylated . '' During the manufacture of triacetate , the cellulose is completely acetylated ; whereas in normal cellulose acetate or cellulose diacetate , it is only partially acetylated . Triacetate is significantly more heat resistant than cellulose acetate . History . Triacetate , whose chemical equation is [ C6H7O2 ( OOCCH3 ) 3 ] n , was first produced commercially in the U.S. in 1954 by Celanese Corporation . Eastman Kodak was a manufacturer of CTA until March 15 , 2007 . Mitsubishi Rayon Co. Ltd. is the only remaining manufacturer . In 2010 , Eastman Chemical announced a 70 % increase in cellulose triacetate output at its Kingsport ( TN ) manufacturing site to achieve the increasing demand for the chemical 's use as an intermediate in the production of polarized films for liquid crystal displays ( LCD ) s. Production . Triacetate is derived from cellulose by `` acetylating '' cellulose with acetic acid and/or acetic anhydride . Acetylation converts hydroxyl groups in cellulose to acetyl groups , which renders the cellulose polymer much more soluble in organic solvents . The cellulose acetate is dissolved in a mixture of dichloromethane and methanol for spinning . As the filaments emerge from a spinneret , the solvent is evaporated in warm air , in a process known as dry spinning , leaving a fibre of almost pure triacetate . A finishing process called `` S-Finishing '' or surface saponification is sometimes applied to acetate and triacetate fabrics using a sodium hydroxide solution . This removes part or all of the acetyl groups from the surface of the fibres leaving them with a cellulose coating . This reduces the tendency for the fibres to acquire a static charge . Chemistry . CAS number 9012-09-3 As a fibre . Triacetate fibres have a crenate cross section . Usage scenarios . Triacetate is particularly effective in clothing where crease or pleat retention is important , such as skirts and dresses . In the 1980s triacetate was also used with polyester to create shiny tracksuits . The fabric was smooth and shiny on the outside and soft and fleecy on the inside .
2014 Vasilevskis . 2014 Vasilevskis , provisional designation , is a stony Phocaean asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt , approximately 10 kilometers in diameter . It was discovered on 2 May 1973 , by American astronomer Arnold Klemola at the U.S. Lick Observatory on Mount Hamilton , California . It was named after Stanislavs Vasilevskis , staff member at the discovering observatory . Orbit and classification . `` Vasilevskis '' is a member of the Phocaea family ( ) , a group of asteroids with similar orbital characteristics , named after the family 's namesake , 25 Phocaea . It orbits the Sun in the inner main-belt at a distance of 1.7–3.1 AU once every 3 years and 9 months ( 1,360 days ) . Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.29 and an inclination of 21° with respect to the ecliptic . No precoveries were taken prior to its discovery . Physical characteristics . `` Vasilevskis '' has been characterized as a common S-type asteroid . Rotation period . In May 2014 , a photometric lightcurve analysis by American astronomer Robert Stephens at the Center for Solar System Studies ( ) , California , gave a rotation period of hours with a brightness variation of 0.26 in magnitude ( ) . Alternative measurements also made in 2014 , include an observation by astronomer René Roy , which rendered a period of hours with an amplitude of 0.31 in magnitude ( ) , and an analysis at the Burleith Observatory ( ) , with a period of hours , or 49 % of the first period ( ) . Diameter and albedo . According to the space-based surveys carried out by the Japanese Akari satellite and the NEOWISE mission of NASA 's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer , the asteroid measures between 9.1 and 11.8 kilometers in diameter , and its surface has an albedo between 0.265 and 0.451 . The `` Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link '' assumes an albedo 0.23 – derived from 25 Phocaea , the family 's largest member and namesake – and calculates a diameter of 9.6 kilometers with an absolute magnitude of 12.3 . Naming . This minor planet was named after astronomer Stanislavs Vasilevskis ( died 1988 ) , long-time staff member at the discovering Lick Observatory from 1949 to 1974 . A specialist for astrometric instrumentation , in particular the computational analysis of the position of astronomical objects from photographic plates , he has also performed broad astronomical surveys to obtain the parallax and proper motion of stars . The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center before November 1977 ( ) .
Juliet Rylance . Juliet Rylance ( born Juliet van Kampen ; 26 July 1979 ) is an English actress and producer , known for her roles in `` The Knick '' and `` McMafia '' . Early life . Rylance was born as Juliet van Kampen in Hammersmith , London , to Claire van Kampen , a composer , and Chris van Kampen , an architect . Her younger sister , Nataasha ( now deceased ) , became a filmmaker . Her parents divorced when she was seven , and her mother subsequently married actor Mark Rylance . She was educated at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art . Career . Her first major role upon leaving RADA was as Medea in Neil LaBute 's ' at the Union Theatre in London . She then went on to play Perdita in `` The Winter 's Tale '' and Cressida in `` Troilus and Cressida '' at Shakespeare 's Globe Theatre . She portrayed British writer Mary Sidney in `` I Am Shakespeare '' , written by her step-father Mark Rylance and directed by Matthew Warchus at the Chichester Festival Theatre and its UK tour . That same year , along with two of her contemporaries , David Sturzaker and director Tamara Harvey , she started her own production company , Theater of Memory . She subsequently starred in the Theater of Memory 's productions of `` Romeo and Juliet '' and `` Bash : Latter-Day Plays '' , portraying Juliet and Medea respectively . In 2009 , Rylance played Desdemona at the theater in New York City , in `` Othello '' , for which she was nominated for a Lucille Lortel Award . She next appeared in the Sam Mendes-directed Bridge Project , a joint venture between the Brooklyn Academy of Music in Brooklyn and The Old Vic in London . She appeared as Rosalind and Miranda , respectively , with her husband appearing alongside her as Orlando and Ariel . Rylance was awarded a 2010 Obie Award for her performance as Rosalind . In 2012 , Rylance co-starred in the horror film `` Sinister '' . In 2013 she appeared in and produced the film `` Days and Nights '' , based on the Anton Chekov play `` The Seagull '' , and written and directed by her husband . From 2014 to 2015 , she starred in the Cinemax medical drama `` The Knick '' . Personal life . In 2008 , Rylance married actor Christian Camargo at New York City Hall . They had met when he worked with her stepfather Mark Rylance at Shakespeare 's Globe Theatre .
Cooper MacNeil . Cooper MacNeil ( born September 7 , 1992 in Hinsdale , Illinois ) is an American born racecar driver who currently competes in the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship . He drives the No . 50 Riley Motorsports / WeatherTech Mercedes-AMG GT3 in the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship GTD class with co-driver Gunnar Jeannette . 2010. Cooper won the National SCCA Touring 2 Points Championship and finished 2nd Place in the SCCA Runoffs at Road America . 2011. Cooper competed in his first 24 Hours of Daytona . He captured his first win in Ferrari Challenge at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca as well as his first win in IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge at Montreal . 2012 . Alex Job Racing racing with a full ride with teammate Leh Keen . During the 12 Hours of Sebring Leh and his teammates led a strong battle throughout the race . Encountered minor hiccups and climbed one spot to a second-place finish . At Long Beach consistent podium battle . Lost lead half way through on pit stop and never regained the top position . Leh won pole at Lime Rock Park . Cooper started the Porsche and keeps team in top three before handing car to Leh who , despite several on-track run ins , brings the car home in first place under caution . Leh qualified car in third at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park . Cooper MacNeil starts car and has excellent run , handing car over to Cooper in the GTC lead . Leh dices with # 66 Porsche and # 11 Porsche before finishing second . Leh and Cooper struggle with brake issues early at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course and finishing fourth . Cooper started car in second at Baltimore and hands off to Leh still running second . Leh lead briefly , but finished second . Cooper and Leh ran in top three for duration of VIR race , leading multiple times . Leh took the lead on final lap when # 11 JDX car must pit for fuel . The win seals GTC driver championship for Cooper and team championship for Alex Job Racing . As for in the Rolex Sports Car Series Leh and Andrew finished eighth in GT points . Four third-place finishes , including Rolex 24 At Daytona and Indianapolis Motor Speedway .
Steve Gregory ( American football ) . Stephen C. Gregory ( born January 8 , 1983 ) is an American football coach and former safety in the National Football League ( NFL ) , who is currently a defensive assistant coach for the Detroit Lions . He was signed by the San Diego Chargers as an undrafted free agent in 2006 . He played college football at Syracuse . Gregory was also a member of the New England Patriots and Kansas City Chiefs . Early years . Gregory lived in Staten Island , New York for most of his youth . He was a Jets fan growing up . He attended St. Margaret Mary Parochial Elementary school grades 6-8 then attended Monsignor Farrell High School before transferring to Curtis High School . He played college football at Syracuse University . San Diego Chargers . The defender started his career as an undrafted free agent , and signed with the San Diego Chargers as an undrafted free agent in 2006 . He played for them until 2011 . He started 31 of 85 games , recording 241 tackles , four interceptions and two sacks . New England Patriots . On March 15 , 2012 , Gregory signed with the New England Patriots . On Thanksgiving Night—November 22 , 2012—Gregory had a primary role in the Patriots ' victory over his home-town team , the New York Jets . In the game , Gregory had an interception , 2 recovered fumbles ( one leading to a touchdown , during the now infamous Butt-Fumble play ) , 5 tackles , and 1 pass deflection . At the end of the game , on the national NBC broadcast , Gregory was awarded the traditional Thanksgiving award , along with teammates Tom Brady and Vince Wilfork . Between 2012 and 2014 , he started 23 games for the New England Patriots . Gregory was released by the Patriots on February 28 , 2014 . Kansas City Chiefs and retirement . Gregory was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs on July 31 , 2014 . Gregory announced his retirement from football on August 9 , 2014 . He cited the birth of his daughter with his wife Rosanne as giving him a new perspective on life , with plans to coach . He ended his career with 357 tackles , seven interceptions , 25 defensed passes , three sacks and two touchdowns , out of 111 NFL games . Among other plays , he was famous for recovering the ball in the butt fumble and returning it for a touchdown . On June 4 , 2015 , the Syracuse athletic department announced Gregory would return to his alma mater as a Special Teams Quality Control coach . By that time , he had played 111 career games in the NFL , during which time he posted 357 tackles and seven interceptions as a defensive back for the Chargers and Patriots .
HMS Phoebe ( 43 ) . HMS `` Phoebe '' was a light cruiser of the Royal Navy . She was built by Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company ( Govan , Scotland ) , her keel was laid down on 2 September 1937 . She was launched on 25 March 1939 , and commissioned on 30 September 1940 . Mediterranean . `` Phoebe '' s first six months were spent in the Home Fleet , escorting troop convoys on the first stage of their long voyage via the Cape to the Middle East . In April 1941 she was transferred to the 7th Cruiser Squadron in the Mediterranean . Enemy-held territory here was to keep the British Fleet busy for the next two-and-a-half years , and `` Phoebe '' was to have her fair share of the action . One of her first operations was the evacuation of troops from Greece and Crete , which was followed quickly by the Syria landings and transporting troops to and from Tobruk . Africa . On 23 October 1942 , `` Phoebe '' was torpedoed by the German submarine off the Congo Estuary , while on passage to French Equatorial Africa . Her route was from Simonstown in South Africa to Freetown Sierra Leone but the ship had to refuel at Pointe Noire . Two U-boats ( `` U-161 '' and ) were patrolling that area at the time . After the hit , a corvette coming up from the harbour prevented the U-boat from finishing off the cruiser . About 60 crew members were tragically killed , including John Lamprill , Electrical Mechanic 5c , C/MX 89526 ( and three more died from malaria in the following days ) . After provisional repairs , `` Phoebe '' made for New York for complete repairs . It was an incredible feat to sail with a gaping hole ( ) in her hull . The repairs were not completed until June 1943 . In October 1943 , she returned to the Mediterranean to take part in the Aegean operations . Far East . In May 1944 , `` Phoebe '' was transferred to the Eastern Fleet and was involved in strike operations against the Andaman Islands , Sabang in Northern Sumatra and the Nicobar Islands . In January 1945 , a busy month , she was switched to supporting amphibious operations in Burma and was engaged in actions against Akyab , Ramree Island off the Arakan Coast , and Cheduba Island . From April to May 1945 , `` Phoebe '' was involved in the amphibious assault on Rangoon as part of the East Indies Fleet 's , 21st Aircraft Carrier Squadron . Post war . After VJ-Day , `` Phoebe '' returned home for refitting and spent five years in the peacetime Mediterranean Fleet . In early 1948 , the cruiser took elements of Royal Marines 40 Commando to Haifa , to assist in the British withdrawal from Mandate Palestine . On 30 June `` Phoebe '' embarked the last G. O. C. Palestine and rearguard troops , as the evacuation was completed . After a period in reserve she was sold for scrap in 1956 . This brought to an end a relatively short but eventful career .
Bhanpuri . Bhanpuri is a census town in Raipur District in the state of Chhattisgarh , India . Geography . Bhanpuri is located at . It has an average elevation of 301 metres ( 987 feet ) . Demographics . India census , Bhanpuri had a population of 16,357 . Males constitute 53 % of the population and females 47 % . Bhanpuri has an average literacy rate of 65 % , higher than the national average of 59.5 % ; with male literacy of 74 % and female literacy of 55 % . 17 % of the population is under 6 years of age .
Swimming at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships – Women 's 50 metre breaststroke . The heats for the women 's 50 m breaststroke race at the 2009 World Championships took place in the morning of 1 August , with the final in the evening session of 2 August at the Foro Italico in Rome , Italy .
Sir Iain Colquhoun , 7th Baronet . Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Iain Colquhoun , 7th Baronet , KT , DSO & Bar , FRSE ( 20 June 1887 – 12 November 1948 ) was a British Army officer during the First World War , a Scottish baronet , a grandfather of an Irish earl and a great-grandfather of a Scottish duke . Military career . During the First World War , Colquhoun served in the Scots Guards . In 1914 , the opposing troops on the Western Front had unofficially observed a Christmas truce . The following year , however , when the 28-year-old Captain Colquhoun agreed to a German officer 's request for a short truce on Christmas Day , lasting about an hour , he was brought before a court-martial . He was defended by Raymond Asquith , son of Prime Minister H. H. Asquith ( the Prime Minister was Colquhoun 's wife 's uncle ) . On 17 January 1916 , he was found guilty after a five-hour trial , but received the lightest possible sentence , a reprimand . By 1918 he was Commanding Officer of 4th Battalion , Leicestershire Regiment in 59th ( 2nd North Midland ) Division . When the German Spring Offensive opened on 21 March 1918 , the division 's forward defences were quickly overrun . 2/4th Leicesters had only just come out of the line after 24 hours of continuous trench duty , but were sent straight back up to assist in the defence . The battalion could get no further forward than the rear of the Battle Zone where the 'line ' was no more than a yet-to-be-dug trench marked out with the turf removed and no barbed wire . The men extended along the line even though they were completely exposed in the open . Under the inspiring leadership of Lieutenant-Colonel Colquhoun and Regimental Sergeant-Major 'African Joe ' Withers , the battalion held off the Germans for the rest of the day , with modest casualties . Colquhoun was wounded during the war and awarded the Distinguished Service Order ( 1916 ) and Bar ( 1918 ) and a Mention in Dispatches . After the war he was Honorary Colonel of the 9th Battalion Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders and Glasgow University Officer Training Corps , and President of the Dunbartonshire Territorial Association . Post-war . He was Lord Lieutenant of Dunbartonshire from 1919 until his death , Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1932 , 1940 and 1941 and Lord Rector of Glasgow University from 1934-1937 . He was created a Knight of the Thistle in 1937 . He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 1938 and resigned in 1942 . Family . He succeeded his father as the 7th baronet in 1910 , as Sir Iain Colquhoun of Luss , and Chief of the Clan Colquhoun . Sir Iain married Geraldine Bryde ( Dinah ) Tennant ( a granddaughter of Sir Charles Tennant , 1st Baronet ) on 10 February 1915 , and they had two sons ( the elder succeeding his father as 9th baronet ) and three daughters . One of their daughters Fiona , a Segrave Trophy winner , married the 8th Earl of Arran ( 1910–1983 ) , an Irish peer ; the present 9th Earl being their son .
Castle Hill , Winchester . Castle Hill is a series of buildings used as council offices in Winchester , Hampshire . History . The buildings were designed by James Robinson and Sir Arthur Blomfield , initially to accommodate the headquarters of the 1st Volunteer Battalion of Hampshire Regiment , and were completed in 1895 . This unit evolved to become the 4th Battalion the Hampshire Regiment in 1908 . The battalion was mobilised at Castle Hill in August 1914 before being deployed to India . After the battalion left the site , the buildings were decommissioned and occupied by Hampshire County Council who used them for their Council Chamber and also as the location of their Basing and Portal meeting rooms . In September 2014 the buildings also became the home of the Winchester Register Office .
Electoral district of Dundas ( Western Australia ) . Dundas was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1897 to 1911 . First created for the 1897 election , the district was located in the Goldfields region . It was abolished ahead of the 1911 election , at which point sitting member Charles Hudson of the Labor Party transferred to the seat of Yilgarn .
Charles Washington . Charles Washington ( May 2 , 1738 – September 16 , 1799 ) was the youngest brother of United States President George Washington . He was a son of Augustine Washington and his second wife , Mary Ball Washington . Biography . Charles was born at Hunting Creek in Stafford County , Virginia ( now Fairfax County ) . He married Mildred Thornton , daughter of Colonel Francis Thornton and Frances Gregory in 1757 . They had four children and resided in Fredericksburg , Virginia . He arrived in present Jefferson County , West Virginia , between April and October 1780 and founded Charles Town . There he erected a house , Happy Retreat , the same year . In 1786 , on 80 acres ( 323,750 m² ) of his adjoining land , Charles laid out the streets of Charles Town , naming many of them after his brothers and one after his wife , Mildred . He donated the four corner lots at the intersection of George and Washington Streets for public buildings of the town and county , provided the town become the seat of the county upon its separation from Berkeley County . Jefferson County was formed in 1801 as Charles anticipated . The county court house stands on one of these lots . Charles died sometime between July and September , 1799 , only a short while before the death of his brother , George . The grave sites of Charles and Mildred are near Evitts Run and have recently been located and surrounded by a stone wall .
St. Sebastian Goan High School . St. Sebastian Goan High School is co-ed English medium school in Mumbai . St. Sebastian Goan High School which was started in 1925 is a High School recognized by the Maharashtra State Board of Education . It is a Christian School , established and administered by the Roman Catholic Church . The School is under the religious jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Mumbai . The School aims primarily at the education of the Catholic Community and to the extent possible of the members of all other communities . The School stands for academic excellence , development of skills and character formation based on the love of God and the service of man as modeled in Jesus Christ , with a view to training citizens distinguished for their all round development and sincere commitment to God and country . Alumni include Jeetendra and Rajesh Khanna , both of whom are Bollywood actors , among others .
Howard Cantour.com . `` Howard Cantour.com '' is a 2012 short film directed by actor Shia LaBeouf . The short was shown at the Cannes Film Festival on May 18 , 2012 , followed by an online premiere on December 17 , 2013 . The short film follows the eponymous internet film critic Howard Cantour , who was played by Jim Gaffigan . `` Howard Cantour.com '' is derived from `` Justin M. Damiano '' , a comic by Dan Clowes , although LaBeouf did not seek permission from Clowes , or acknowledge Clowes in the film 's credits . Synopsis . The film opens with Howard Cantour ( Jim Gaffigan ) reflecting on being a critic and how a review can either promote or devastate a film 's chances of survival . The movie then cuts to a scene of Howard sitting in a restaurant with Dakota ( Portia Doubleday ) , a young review critic . Howard is dismissive of her , saying that he would n't have bothered talking to her if she was n't attractive . The two discuss an upcoming film preview and Dakota states that she believes that the two of them should help the movie out as the film 's production company is not going to heavily promote it . Howard states that he hopes that the film fails , as he has grown jaded with how directors overall deal with reality in a film . He goes on to argue that he grew disgusted with the film 's director , Holly Pondyoke ( Dito Montiel ) , as he had filmed a scene in a previous film where a kid stole his mother 's ring , which Howard believes was done only to show how horrible people can be . Howard attends the film 's preview , where he interacts with fellow online film critic Rocco ( Thomas Lennon ) and is told that only specific film critics ( namely newspaper critics ) will be allowed into the discussion with the director . Rocco disdainfully says that he thinks that the film 's production company believes that the online film critics will treat the film like a newspaper critic would , meaning that they would review the film more positively . Dakota then approaches the two men and asks their opinion about the film , to which Rocco says that he would be posting a mixed review . He 's surprised when Dakota says that Howard would be writing a negative review , as at one point Howard had given the director an overwhelmingly positive review . However it is this same review that gains Howard entrance into the discussion . He 's nervous , but correctly assumes that the newspaper critics would try to commandeer the entire proceedings . Howard wishes that his younger self that had written the positive review were there and reminisces how he had written the review in order to impress his then-wife Ellen . He leaves without talking to the director , only for Dakota to ask if he had asked the director about the shot that they had discussed earlier about the stolen ring . Dismayed that he did not talk to the director , Dakota brings him over . The director then explains that the film in question had a deleted scene that explained the reasons behind the scene , but Howard doubts the truthfulness of this claim . Howard debates over whether or not to post his scathing review and briefly thinks about how his wife Ellen left him before ultimately choosing to upload his review . Plagiarism . LaBeouf removed `` Howard Cantour.com '' from his website , claiming that he was not copying Clowes , but rather was inspired by him and `` got lost in the creative process . '' He later issued several apologies to Clowes via Twitter , who responded by saying that `` The first I ever heard of the film was this morning when someone sent me a link . I 've never spoken to or met Mr. LaBeouf ... I actually ca n't imagine what was going through his mind . '' `` The A.V . Club '' remarked on the apology , which they found was identical to a Yahoo ! Answers post on the subject of plagiarism posted in 2010 . This raised allegations about further plagiarism on LaBeouf 's part , as various sites noted that some of LaBeouf 's other works appear to have been copied without attribution and that further apologetic tweets from LaBeouf appeared to have been fashioned after unrelated apologies by other public figures . A lawyer for Clowes later issued a cease and desist letter to LaBeouf through his lawyer , which LaBeouf later posted on Twitter . Reception . Upon its initial premiere at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival `` Howard Cantour.com '' received a large amount of critical acclaim . `` IndieWire '' posted a review that stated that the film was `` ultimately a surprisingly successful movie on the experience of watching a movie that should only serve to encourage LaBeouf to further test the directorial waters '' . `` Howard Cantour.com '' also received some praise when it was released to the Internet , but has since experienced a backlash due to LaBeouf 's plagiarism of Clowes ' comic .
Komandarm Fedko-class oiler . The `` Komandarm Fedko '' class is a class of replenishment tankers operated by the Indian and Chinese navies . Four ships of the `` Komandarm Fedko '' class were constructed by the Soviet Union , later Russia , of which one was bought by India , one by China and two are in commercial service . INS `` Jyoti '' ( meaning `` light '' ) is the second largest ship in the Indian Navy after the aircraft carrier . Likewise `` Qinghai-Hu '' is the second largest ship in the People 's Liberation Army Navy after the aircraft carrier . History . was constructed by the Admiralty Shipyard of St. Petersburg , Russia . It was built to be a Project 15966M merchant tanker , but was modified and purchased by the Indian Navy , and commissioned on 20 July 1996 . The ship was based at Bombay , where it arrived in November 2006 . It is deployed as a major force multiplier in sustaining the navy 's blue water operations . It can increase the range of a naval task force without tanker support from seven days and to 50 days and . INS `` Jyoti '' visited Shanghai in 2003 , and participated in exercises by the Indian and Singapore navies in 2010 .
Black Track ( Soil & `` Pimp '' Sessions album ) . `` Black Track '' is the tenth studio album by pioneering jazz group Soil & `` Pimp '' Sessions , from Japan . It was released on April 6 , 2016 . Track listing . The album was released with a version ( VIZL-94 ) that included a DVD containing a 60-minute documentary called `` Scenes by the BLACK TRACK Recording Document '' , directed by Yohei Furuki & Filipe R. Martinez .
Promises Kept ( The Supremes album ) . `` Promises Kept '' is an unreleased album by The Supremes , recorded during the latter half of 1971 with multiple producers . Ultimately , the project was shelved by Motown in favor of a different set , `` Floy Joy '' , produced entirely by Smokey Robinson the following year . The idea for the title came from Supreme Mary Wilson who said that `` I 'd heard the phrase and loved it . I wanted to use it on the next album . '' Assigned the catalogue number M-746 and originally scheduled for a December 1971 release , no finished track listing is known to exist from the 19 songs recorded for the project . Five songs were released in 2002 on `` The '70s Anthology '' CD while another 13 appeared on the 2006 boxset ' .
Andy Cook ( footballer , born 1969 ) . Andrew Charles Cook ( born 10 August 1969 ) is a former professional football player , who is now the physiotherapist at National League side Eastleigh . Playing career . After playing for Halterworth and Mountbatten school teams , Cook gained representative honours for Eastleigh and Winchester Schools , and Hampshire Schools , before signing as a trainee at Southampton in 1985 . He signed full professional terms in July 1987 , and made his full first-team debut at home to Manchester United on 15 August that year . Having only played 22 first-team games in all competitions , and scoring one goal , and failing to settle into a regular first-team slot at either left-back or left-midfield , Cook signed for Exeter City ( then managed by former Southampton player Alan Ball ) in September 1991 for a fee of about £50,000 . Cook 's nomadic career has subsequently taken him to Swansea City , Portsmouth , Millwall , and , lastly , Salisbury City . Career as physiotherapist . He retired at the end of the 2005–06 season , becoming Salisbury 's Football in the Community Officer . He then became manager of the club 's reserve team before becoming part of City 's physio staff . In Summer 2008 , he left Salisbury to become Woking 's physio and also registering as a player . Following the departure of Kim Grant as manager , he was briefly joint caretaker boss of Woking with Phil Gilchrist . In 2009 , Cook joined Conference South side Eastleigh as a physio .
Meimu . Meimu ( born 24 September 1963 ) , real name , is a Japanese manga illustrator . While attending classes at Osaka University of Arts , he made his debut as a manga artist . Meimu 's talents have been featured in various genres of storytelling , from science fiction to horror . Some of his works have also appeared in the adult manga magazine `` Lemon People '' and the manga anthology series `` Petit Apple Pie '' . His wife is manga artist Misuzu Suzuki.. Meimu was the character designer for the first `` Star Ocean '' video game .
Mezaourou . Mezaourou is a town and commune in Sidi Bel Abbès Province in northwestern Algeria .
Express Burn Disc Burning Software . Express Burn Disc Burning Software is an optical disc authoring program for Windows and Mac . It allows users to burn audio , data , and video discs to CD , DVD , or Blu-Ray disc formats . Express Burn is a proprietary commercial software with a free version available for non-commercial use . Though originally released in 2002 , the name `` Express Burn '' has been trademarked by NCH Software since 2010. , Express Burn is listed as having over two million downloads on CNet 's Download.com . Audio Discs - CD . Express Burn can be set to burn audio discs for use in older CD players , and supports wav , mp3 , wma , au , aiff , ra , ogg , flac , aac and many others . Audio is transcribed with direct digital recording ( so audio quality is maintained ) . The user can choose to normalize the volume of tracks beforehand , and CDs can be burned in seamless mode ( with no pause between tracks ) . Video Discs - DVD/Blu-Ray . The video burning re-encodes video files to be playable on a DVD player ( Plus version only ) , and users are given the choice of widescreen or standard ratios as well as PAL or NTSC formats for video authoring . Express Burn supports avi , mpg , vob , asf , wmv , mp4 , ogm and all video formats that have a DirectShow based codec . Users can also create chapters for their movie/video . Data Discs - CD/DVD/Blu-Ray . Data discs made with Express Burn support multilevel folders and long file names , and are fully ISO compliant with Joliet extension . Resulting DVDs and Blu-ray discs are ISO compliant ( DVD-R , DVD-RW , DVD+R , DVD+RW , BD-R , BD-RE , BD-R DL , BD-RE DL ) . Controversy . Previously , Express Burn and other NCH products came bundled with optional browser plugins like the Ask and Chrome toolbars , which sparked complaints from users and triggered malware warnings from antivirus software companies like Norton and McAfee . NCH has since unbundled all toolbars in all program versions released after July 2015 . See also . Comparison of disc authoring software
Elzéar Bédard . Elzéar Bédard ( 24 July 1799 – 11 August 1849 ) was a lawyer and a member of the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada . He later became a judge . He was born at Quebec City in 1799 , the son of Pierre-Stanislas Bédard . Bédard received a typical education for the time which he completed in 1818 . He then pursued a career in the priesthood but abandoned this and in 1819 articled to become a lawyer which took place in 1824 . By 1830 , he was involved in provincial politics and ran unsuccessfully in Kamouraska . He won a by-election in 1832 for Montmorency , a riding left vacant by Philippe Panet . He aligned himself with Louis-Joseph Papineau 's Patriote party program and in 1834 was the member who introduced the Ninety-Two Resolutions , although likely he did not have a significant role in the preparation . He was the first mayor of Quebec City , ( 1833–1834 ) , but lost the next election to René-Édouard Caron . A close friend and supporter of Lord Gosford , he was appointed a judge of the Court of King 's Bench in 1836 , an appointment that was called bribery by his radical adversaries in the Patriote party . Bédard was a political moderate at a time when a more extreme outlook was held by most politicians and this stance brought him some adversity and misfortune during his political life .
Tennessee State Route 352 . State Route 352 ( SR 352 ) is a state highway that exists completely within Unicoi County in the eastern portion of the U.S. state of Tennessee , the area commonly called Tri-Cities region . Route description . SR 352 begins concurrent with US 19W and SR 36 at an interchange with I-26/US 23 ( Exit 43 ) in the Temple Hill community . US 19W/SR 36/SR 352 travel to the southwest through rural areas to a y-intersection where US 19W and SR 36 turn southeast and SR 352 turns southwest to pass through Flag Pond and follow the former alignment of US 23 . In Flag Pond , it breaks away from the former US 23 alignment at another y-intersection , where it continues south into North Carolina as Old Asheville Highway . SR 352 then leaves Flag Pond and twists and turns its way through the mountainous terrain of Unicoi County . It ends at the North Carolina state line , where the roadway continues as NC 212 . Major Intersection . The entire route is in Unicoi County .
Hymer , Kansas . Hymer is an unincorporated community in Diamond Creek Township , Chase County , Kansas , in the United States . History . Hymer is a corruption of the surname of Frank and George Hegwer , original landowners . A post office was opened in Hymer in 1872 , and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1943 . Hymer was a station on the Atchison , Topeka and Santa Fe Railway . In 1910 , it contained a population of 30 .
Magomed Mayrbekov . Magomed Adamovich Mayrbekov ( ; born 14 May 1993 ) is a Russian football player . He made his debut in the Russian Professional Football League for FC Terek-2 Grozny on 10 October 2013 in a game against FC Chernomorets Novorossiysk .
Eteobalea teucrii . `` Eteobalea teucrii '' is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae . It is found in Spain and Morocco . The wingspan is about 22 mm . The forewings are bronzy black with three white dorsal patches . The hindwings are shining , leaden grey . Adults are on wing from September to the beginning of October . The larvae form galls on `` Teucrium fruticans '' . They are white without markings and a black head . They reach a length of about 11 mm .
Garlic bread . Garlic bread ( also called garlic toast ) consists of bread ( usually a baguette or sour dough like a ciabatta ) , topped with garlic and olive oil or butter and may include additional herbs , such as oregano chives . It is then either grilled or broiled until toasted or baked in a conventional or bread oven . It is typically made using a French baguette , or sometimes a sourdough like ciabatta which is partially sliced downwards , allowing the condiments to soak into the loaf while keeping it in one piece . The bread is then stuffed through the cuts with oil and minced garlic before baking . Alternatively , butter and garlic powder are used , or the bread is cut lengthwise into separate slices which are individually garnished . Some variants are topped with a variety of cheeses , often mozzarella , cheddar or feta . Some restaurants use clarified butter in place of olive oil . Commercial variants . Commercially manufactured frozen garlic bread was developed in the 1970s by Cole 's Quality Foods in Muskegon , Michigan . North America . In the United States and Canada , garlic bread is often paired with pasta dishes , particularly lasagna and spaghetti . South America . In Brazil the bread is commonly served in churrascarias as an entrée . In Peru it is very common to find in pizzerias . Australia . In Australia the bread is widely available at pizzerias and supermarkets . Europe . Garlic bread is widely popular across Europe , and is available in many different food shops and restaurants . In the United Kingdom , as in the United States and Canada , it usually accompanies pasta dishes , though it is commonly served in restaurants as an appetiser or side order with any main course . Cultural references . British comedian Peter Kay famously mentioned the bread in his stand-up routine , quoting his father 's disbelief upon hearing of it ( `` Garlic bread ? Garlic bread ? '' ) . He subsequently referenced this in his sitcom Phoenix Nights , when nightclub owner Brian Potter ( played by Kay ) says , `` Garlic bread – it ’ s the future , I ’ ve tasted it '' . In a 2004 poll by Gold ( then UKTV Gold ) to find the best British television comedy one-liner , this came top . In the 2010 film Scott Pilgrim vs. the World , Scott mentions this as his favorite food .
Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle . `` Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle '' is a 2004 American stoner comedy film and the first installment of the `` Harold & Kumar '' series . The film was written by Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg , and directed by Danny Leiner . The story follows Harold Lee ( John Cho ) and Kumar Patel ( Kal Penn ) as they decide to go to the fast food chain White Castle after smoking marijuana , but end up on a series of comical misadventures along the way . The film also features Fred Willard , Paula Garcés , Anthony Anderson , Dan Bochart , Ethan Embry , Jamie Kennedy , Bobby Lee , Christopher Meloni , Ryan Reynolds , Shaun Majumder , David Krumholtz , Eddie Kaye Thomas , Malin Åkerman , and Neil Patrick Harris , who plays a fictionalized version of himself . Plot . Investment banker Harold Lee is persuaded by his colleagues to do their work while they leave for the weekend . Meanwhile , Kumar Patel attends a medical school interview , but intentionally botches it to prevent getting accepted . Harold is attracted to his neighbor , Maria , but is unable to admit his feelings . After smoking marijuana with Kumar , and seeing an advertisement for White Castle , the pair decide to get hamburgers to satisfy their hunger . After traveling to the nearest White Castle in New Brunswick , they find it replaced by `` Burger Shack '' but learn of another White Castle in Cherry Hill . Kumar suggests stopping at Princeton University to buy more marijuana . Kumar buys marijuana from one of the students and they are discovered by campus security and forced to flee , losing their marijuana after it falls in the toilet . Harold and Kumar resume their drive , and when Kumar pulls over to urinate , a raccoon gets in the car and bites Harold . Kumar takes Harold to a hospital where Kumar 's father and older brother work . Kumar steals ID badges to obtain medical marijuana , but after being mistaken for his brother , Kumar is forced to perform surgery on a gunshot victim and , after the surgery , the patient tells them how to reach White Castle . Kumar spots Maria at a movie theatre , and decides to get her attention so Harold can talk to her , but Harold panics and crashes the car . They are rescued by Freakshow , a tow-truck driver , who takes them to his house to repair their car . Harold and Kumar are propositioned by Freakshow 's surprisingly alluring wife , but after Freakshow suggests a foursome , Harold and Kumar flee in disgust . Kumar picks up a hitchhiker , Neil Patrick Harris , who is high on ecstasy . Harold and Kumar go into a convenience store to get directions and Harris drives away in their car . The duo are then harassed by a racist police officer for jaywalking . Harold attempts to punch Kumar for antagonizing the officer , but ends up punching the officer instead , resulting in his arrest . Kumar fakes a 911 call to distract the police and breaks into the station to free Harold . After Harold and Kumar flee the pair encounters an escaped cheetah . After smoking marijuana with it , they decide to ride it to white castle , but Harold goes unconscious after hitting his head on a branch . After encountering a group of extreme sports punks who have been harassing the pair , Harold and Kumar steal their truck . A police officer spots the speeding truck and chases them . They are trapped when they reach the edge of a cliff . Spotting the White Castle below , Harold and Kumar use a hang glider from the truck to reach their destination . The pair place their orders but are disheartened to find they have no money . Harris suddenly appears , and pays for their meal as an apology for stealing their car . Kumar realizes he wants to be a doctor , but is afraid of conforming to the stereotype of Indians becoming doctors . Harold then notices his co-workers pull up with two women and gets angry at them because they said they had to work with clients but were actually out partying . He tells them off and threatens to get them fired and humiliated if it happens again . After returning to their apartment they encounter Maria . Harold professes his feelings for her and they kiss . She informs Harold that she is leaving for Amsterdam but will return in ten days . Kumar convinces Harold to go with him to Amsterdam to pursue Maria , reminding him that marijuana is legal in the Netherlands . Production . While living in Los Angeles , screenwriters Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg decided to write a low-budget stoner film and base the main characters on their high school friends from Randolph High School . They based the character of Harold on their real-life friend Harold Lee . Hurwitz got the idea to base the film around White Castle from his own experience craving White Castle burgers when he lived in Pennsylvania for several years . At the time , Pennsylvania did not have any White Castle locations and Hurwitz had to have family members bring him frozen White Castle burgers from New Jersey . The filmmakers received permission from White Castle in 2002 to use the chain 's name in the film . One scene that depicted a White Castle being closed was changed at the request of the company 's director of marketing . The film was also supposed to feature a hunt for Krispy Kreme donuts , but the food was changed to hotdogs when Krispy Kreme refused to allow the film to use their name . Casting . Hurwitz and Schlossberg included a role for Neil Patrick Harris as himself in the script without asking him first . Harris liked the script and agreed to appear in the film . During casting , both Kal Penn and actor Sendhil Ramamurthy were being considered for the role of Kumar . After auditioning seven times , Penn eventually won the part . Filming . `` Harold & Kumar '' began filming on May 12 , 2003 . The film is set in New Jersey , but was mainly filmed in Toronto , Ontario , Canada . Scenes set at Princeton University were actually filmed at the University of Toronto 's Victoria College and Knox College . The production design team had to build a White Castle franchise especially for the shoot since Canada does not have White Castle restaurants . During filming , Penn ate veggie burgers as he is a vegetarian . Soundtrack . `` Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle : Original Soundtrack '' was released on July 27 , 2004 . It contains 16 songs from the film . Marketing . In the 11 days before the film 's release , New Line Cinema turned a parking lot on Sunset Strip into a temporary White Castle . The restaurant served 40,000 burgers to patrons , including Quentin Tarantino , Farah Fawcett and Jay Leno . White Castle launched several promotions in tandem with the film 's release . The restaurant chain featured beverage cups with pictures of Harold and Kumar . They also provided free hamburgers to moviegoers attending the film 's premiere . Cho and Penn were inducted into the company 's White Castle Cravers Hall of Fame in 2004 . Box office . In its opening weekend , the film grossed $ 5,480,378 in 2135 theatres in the United States and Canada . In total it had a worldwide gross of $ 23,936,908 . Critical reception . The film was positively received by critics , with a 74 % rating at Rotten Tomatoes based on 147 reviews ; the consensus states `` The likable leads and subversion of racial stereotypes elevate Harold and Kumar above the typical stoner comedy . '' Film critic Roger Ebert of the `` Chicago Sun-Times '' awarded the film 3 out of 4 stars and wrote `` One secret of fiction is the creation of unique characters who are precisely defined . The secret of comedy is the same , with the difference being that the characters must be obsessed with unwholesome but understandable human desires . '' Home media . The `` Extreme Unrated '' edition of the DVD was released on January 4 , 2005 . It includes special features like a mockumentary , `` The Art of the Fart '' , `` The Backseat Interview '' , an interview with Cho and Penn , and a making-of featurette about the Land of Burgers animated segment . The DVD also features two commentaries : one by writers Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg and one by actor Dan Bochart in character as Extreme Sports Punk # 1 . The film was re-released on DVD in 2007 and a remastered edition was released in 2008 . The film was released on Blu-ray on November 13 , 2012 . As of August 17 , 2008 , the film had 2,878,770 DVD sales in the United States , grossing $ 30,609,751 . Sequels . `` Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay '' is the 2008 sequel to `` White Castle '' . The movie revolves around Harold and Kumar trying to get to Amsterdam to find Maria , but when the two are mistaken for terrorists on the plane , they are sent to the Guantanamo Bay detention camp . Both Hurwitz and Schlossberg announced plans to write a third `` Harold and Kumar '' film , with Greg Shapiro returning as producer , and Kal Penn and John Cho returning in their title roles , While Todd Strauss-Schulson directed the film . `` A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas '' , was released on November 4 , 2011 in 2D and 3D .
Nemanja Andrić . Nemanja Andrić ( Serbian Cyrillic : Heмaњa Aндpић ; born June 13 , 1987 in Belgrade ) is a Serbian football midfielder currently playing with Balmazújvárosi FC . He has been playing with Rad since 2005 , when he came from another Belgrade 's club , FK Obilić . Club statistics . `` Updated to games played as of 2 June 2018 . ''
Berdorf . Berdorf ( ) is a commune and small town in eastern Luxembourg . It is part of the canton of Echternach , which is part of the district of Grevenmacher . Berdorf is known for the sandstone rocks surrounding it . , the town of Berdorf , which lies in the centre of the commune , has a population of 872 . Other towns within the commune include Bollendorf-Pont , Grundhof , Weilerbach .
Tutor Systems . Tutor Systems is an Australian ludic learning tool that allows learners to check their answers for accuracy themselves . There are different sets of tasks , from pre-school to grammar school . This is the English adaptation of German-speaking `` LÜK '' , of which `` LÜK '' means `` lernen , üben , kontrollieren '' ( learn , practice , check ) . History . This learning tool was invented in the 1960s by the German Heinz Vogel ( 1919-1980 ) and is still used successfully today at home , in nursery , primary and secondary schools . Australia and New Zealand , Tutor Systems has been published since the 1970s and also exported to Malaysia and Japan . There are versions in 18 languages distributed in 35 countries , including `` Veritech '' in France and Canada , `` LÜK '' in German-speaking countries , `` YUP '' in Turkey , `` LYCK '' in Sweden and `` ARCO '' in Venezuela . It is produced by `` Modern Teaching Aid '' under licence of the Westermann Verlag . Use . The set consists of a workbook , a flat red box ( `` Tutor plastic tray '' ) with small depressions and a number of tiles that fit into the depressions and are printed on both sides - on the front with a number , on the back with the part of a motif . The objective is to solve a set of tasks from the workbook and insert the tiles into the tray according to the results . The tray is then closed , turned over and re-opened - comparing the pattern on the back of the tiles and the printed drawing in the workbook , students see if all the tasks have been solved correctly . Already in the first year , more than 15 000 trays were sold . Today about 600 different workbooks are available and cover all school branches . `` Tutor Systems '' is often used like other classical self-control learning devices in the context of individual work . It is used mostly in pre-schools and primary schools , but also in grammar schools and at university to obtain a more sustainable learning success .
Daryl Davis . Daryl Davis ( born March 26 , 1958 ) is an American R & B and blues musician , activist , author , actor and bandleader . Known for his energetic style of boogie-woogie piano , Davis has played with such musicians as Chuck Berry , Jerry Lee Lewis , B . B . King , Bruce Hornsby , and Bill Clinton . His efforts to improve race relations , in which as an African-American he engaged with members of the Ku Klux Klan ( KKK ) , have been reported on by media such as CNN , NPR , and `` The Washington Post '' . Davis summed up his advice as : `` Establish dialogue . When two enemies are talking , they 're not fighting . '' Davis is a Christian and has used his religious beliefs to convince Klansmen to leave and denounce the KKK . He is the subject of the 2016 documentary `` Accidental Courtesy : Daryl Davis , Race & America '' . Early life . Born in Chicago , Illinois , United States , Davis was the son of a Department of State Foreign Service officer , and moved around the globe with his parents during most of his early childhood . Living in various foreign countries , including African nations , Davis grew accustomed to the casually integrated schools of foreign diplomats , where children of many nations , races and cultures were schooled together — and grew up oblivious to the racism in his home country . Not until he returned to the United States , at age 10 , did he discover that people could hate him for his skin color , alone . The awakening incident came when he joined an all-white Cub Scout troop , in Belmont , Massachusetts , and — while carrying the flag , with his troop , in a local parade — began to be struck with rocks and bottles thrown from the crowd , until troop leaders formed a protective ring around him ; young Davis did not understand the incident until he discussed it with his father . The illogic of it , in his mind , led to a lifelong curiosity about such attitudes — a curiosity which would later shape much of his future activity . Musical career . Perhaps because of his birth in Chicago , Illinois , Davis absorbed the style of blues musicians from the Mississippi Delta who had migrated North . In 1980 , Davis earned a bachelor of music degree from Howard University , where he was a member of the Howard University Choir and Jazz Vocal Ensemble . Davis `` was mentored by legendary pianists Pinetop Perkins and Johnnie Johnson who both claimed him as their godson and praised his ability to master a piano style that was popular long before he was born , '' according to his Kennedy Center profile . He has frequently played backup for musical legend Chuck Berry , widely regarded as a founder of rock n ' roll . Davis has also played with Jerry Lee Lewis , another of the founders of rock n ' roll . Davis was a friend of Muddy Waters and he played piano in The Legendary Muddy Waters Blues Band . Davis has also performed with blues icon B . B . King . Davis has played with such artists as Elvis Presley ’ s Jordanaires , The Platters , The Drifters , The Coasters , Bo Diddley , Percy Sledge , and Sam Moore ( of Sam & Dave ) . Davis was awarded `` Best Traditional Blues/R & B Instrumentalist '' at the 2009 Washington Area Music Awards . For several years , Davis served as Artistic Director of the Centrum ( arts organization ) Acoustic Blues Festival . `` Davis ’ piano work impresses with his winning combination of technique and abandon , and his vocals are strong and assured , '' wrote a reviewer in `` Living Blues Magazine '' . `` Black rock ’ n ’ roll lives ! '' Career as writer and lecturer , and anti-racism activist . Davis has worked to improve race relations by seeking out , engaging in dialogue with , and befriending members of the Ku Klux Klan . In 1983 , he was playing country western music in a `` white '' bar in Frederick , Maryland when a patron came up to him and said it was the first time he had `` heard a black man play as well as Jerry Lee Lewis '' . Davis explained to the man that `` Jerry Lee learned to play from black blues and boogie woogie piano players and he 's a friend of mine . '' The white patron was skeptical and over a drink admitted he was a member of the KKK . The two became friends and eventually , the man gave Davis contact information on KKK leaders . A few years later , Davis decided he wanted to interview Klan members and write a book on the subject . He had a `` question in my head from the age of 10 : 'Why do you hate me when you know nothing about me ? ' That question had never been answered from my youth . '' In meeting with the Grand Dragon of the KKK in Maryland , Roger Kelly , he concealed his race before the interview . The meeting was tense . Kelly arrived at the motel with a bodyguard dressed in military style fatigues and armed with a gun . Davis became friends with Kelly , with Davis later invited by Kelly to be his daughter 's godfather . When Kelly left the Klan , he gave his robe to Davis , who hopes to one day display it in a `` Museum of the Klan '' . Davis eventually went on to befriend over 20 members of the KKK , and claims to have been directly responsible for between 40 and 60 , and indirectly over 200 people leaving the Klan . He found that the Klansmen had many misconceptions about blacks , which stem mostly from intense brainwashing in their youth . When they got to know him , Davis claims , it was more difficult to maintain their prejudices . Davis recounted his experiences in his 1998 book , ' . Klan members have often invited Davis to meetings and they have given him their robes and hoods . Among the `` Knights of the Ku Klux Klan '' he interviewed were Grand Klaliff Chester Doles , Grand Giant Tony LaRicci , and Grand Giant Bob White , according to `` The Washington Post '' . One Klan member gave Davis a medallion stamped with the words `` KKK – Member in good standing . '' However , not all Klan members were receptive to Davis 's advances . Some reacted with anger or even violence . Davis stated , `` I was not seriously injured . I 've faced knives and guns and of course fists . I 've had to physically fight upon occasion , but that is not my first resort . I did not carry any weapons to my interviews . On one occasion , it was only one Klansman who attacked me . On another , it was 3 of them . I won , both physically on the street and legally in court . '' Davis claims to be responsible for helping to dismantle the KKK in Maryland because things `` fell apart '' after he began making inroads with its members there . Contrary to this claim , the KKK remains active in Maryland . Richard Preston , leader of the Confederate White Knights whose robe was alleged to have been surrendered to Davis , was arrested for firing his gun at black counter-protesters at the 2017 Unite the Right rally . Daryl Davis offered to post Preston 's bail . He later took Preston to the National Museum of African American History . Shortly thereafter he was asked to give away the bride at Preston 's wedding . `` The lesson learned is : ignorance breeds fear , '' says Davis . `` If you do n't keep that fear in check , that fear will breed hatred . If you do n't keep hatred in check , it will breed destruction . '' Chester Doles , a member of the Klan , was convinced that Davis was a spy for the Anti-Defamation League or some other Klan-buster . And Davis 's friends found his fascination with the Klan to be odd . `` He 's attracted to controversy , '' says Adolph Wright , an old friend and fellow musician who believes Davis is a bit eccentric . `` When the crowd goes right , he goes left , '' Wright told the `` Post '' . Davis has given numerous lectures across the country about racism and his interactions with persons holding racist beliefs . Davis 's father , the retired senior Foreign Service officer William B. Davis , believed that his son engaged with the Klan because he needed to make sense of their hatred , to seek common ground . He remarked to `` The Washington Post '' that his son `` has done something that I do n't know any other black American , or white American , has done . '' `` Accidental Courtesy '' documentary . In 2016 , the documentary film , `` Accidental Courtesy : Daryl Davis , Race & America '' debuted on the PBS TV series `` Independent Lens '' . The film , directed and produced by Matt Ornstein , showed Davis interacting with KKK members and white Aryans , and provided contrasting views of his activities from members of the Southern Poverty Law Center and Black Lives Matter . The film was shown on PBS on February 13 , 2017 , and reran thereafter . Frank Ancona , the Klansman depicted at the opening and close of the documentary film `` Accidental Courtesy '' , was found shot dead in Missouri on February 11 , 2017 , two days before the airing of the film . Ancona 's wife and step-son were both charged for the murder . Acting career . Davis has acted on stage , film and television . He played a minor character in HBO 's television series `` The Wire '' . He appeared on stage in William Saroyan ’ s `` The Time of Your Life '' with Marcia Gay Harden , Brigid Cleary , and Richard Bauer , and in `` Elvis Mania '' at an off-Broadway theater in New York City . He received positive reviews for his role in Zora Neal Hurston ’ s `` Polk County '' .
Dafnonas . Dafnonas ( ) is a settlement in the municipality Xanthi in the Xanthi regional unit of Greece .
Haldon Gold Cup . The Haldon Gold Cup is a Grade 2 National Hunt chase in Great Britain which is open to horses aged four years or older . It is run at Exeter over a distance of about 2 miles and 1½ furlongs ( 2 miles , 1 furlong and 109 yards , or 3,520 metres ) , and during its running there are twelve fences to be jumped . The race is scheduled to take place each year in late October or early November . The event is named after Haldon , a ridge of high ground in Devon on which Exeter Racecourse is located . The race became a limited handicap in 1996 . The 2005 edition was marred by the death of Best Mate , a three-time winner of the Cheltenham Gold Cup .
Edmund Burke on Croker and Tammany . `` Edmund Burke on Croker and Tammany '' is an earnest satire by Mark Twain . It was first written for the `` North American Review '' , and with their permission was given as a pre-prublication address by Twain on October 17 , 1901 . It was published that same year as a pamphlet under the auspices of a reform committee known as The Order of Acorns . The essay arose from Twain 's involvement in a campaign to defeat the Tammany Hall candidate for mayor of New York City . Twain 's squib was widely credited with helping to defeat Richard Croker 's candidate , Edward M. Shepard .
Annette Main . Annette Main ( born 1951/1952 ) is a New Zealand local body politician . She was the 27th Mayor of Whanganui , and the first woman to hold that office . Early life and family . Main was born in Castlecliff in Whanganui and attended Castlecliff School and Whanganui High School . She trained as a teacher , before becoming a parent . She worked for New Zealand Post in their public relations department , for the Whanganui District Council as a tourism officer , and then ran a tourism business . Political career . In 1998 main was elected to the Manawatu-Wanganui Regional Council , where she served for 12 years . During that time she chaired the environment committee and served as deputy chair . In 2010 she was elected Mayor of Whanganui , becoming the first woman to hold the position . She was re-elected in 2013 . As Mayor , she supported the New Zealand Geographic board 's decision to change the town 's name to include an `` h '' . She did not stand for re-election in 2016 , instead successfully pursuing a seat on the Whanganui District Health Board . Main was named an officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to local government in the 2017 New Year Honours list . In 2018 she was appointed to the council of the Universal College of Learning .
2018 Uber Cup group stage . This article lists the fixtures of the group stage for the 2018 Uber Cup in Bangkok , Thailand . `` All times Thailand Standard Time ( ) ''
Kirsten Hughes ( actress ) . Kirsten Hughes ( born 1963 ) is a former British actress best known for playing cartoon strip heroine Jane in the 1987 film `` Jane and the Lost City '' . Hughes is the daughter of a BP businessman and was raised in Fleet in Hampshire before training at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art . She first came to notice when she appeared as an air stewardess in an ad for British Airways in 1986 . She played Elizabeth Robertson in an episode of the schools ' series `` Starting Out '' alongside Joanna Lumley and Rebecca Lacey ( 1986 ) . In 1987 she played cartoon strip heroine Jane in the film `` Jane and the Lost City '' . Hughes played Mary McKinnon in `` The Kitchen Toto '' ( 1987 ) , Anna in `` At the Cafe Continental '' ( 1989 ) , Trudy/Kate Hindley in `` Boon '' ( 1987-1991 ) , Allison Mannering in the Channel 5 children ’ s television series `` The Enid Blyton Adventures '' ( 1997 ) , and Cynthia Barton in `` Reversals '' ( 2003 ) . From 1995 to 2011 she was the partner of Sir Benjamin Slade , and worked with him in making Maunsel House and neighbouring Woodlands Castle into a successful wedding venue . After a three-year affair , she later `` ran off with the handyman '' . After breaking up with her new partner after a year , Hughes works as a weddings co-ordinator .
Hitz939 . Hitz939 is a radio station operated by Grant Broadcasters in Bundaberg , Australia . Using the callsign 4RUM , Hitz939 is notable for being the first commercial FM licence in the Bundaberg region . Commencing broadcast on 29 March 1993 as a rock format station Hitz FM 93.9 , the first song broadcast was `` We Built This City '' by Starship . Since then , the station has moved towards a Hot Adult Contemporary format , playing a mix of 1980s , 1990s , 2000s and new music appealing to a 25-40 audience . Hitz939 broadcasts almost exclusively local content , the exception being Fitzy and Wippa . All other programs are broadcast from Bundaberg Broadcasters studio hub on Maryborough St. Hitz 939 On-Air Line-up . 6am - 9am : Brekky with Matty & Trace 9am - 12pm : Workday with Mark 12pm - 4pm : Kenny In The Backseat 4pm - 5pm : Fitzy & Wippa 5pm - 7pm : Drive with Kate , Tim & Marty Ratings . In survey results released on July 12 , 2016 , Hitz939 was found to be Bundaberg 's most listened to station , with 23.3 % of the audience . Hitz939 also led in the Breakfast and Workday timeslots and on weekends . Hitz939 also had the highest 10+ cumulative audience , with 28,300 listeners .
Stacey Donovan . Stacey Donovan ( born October 9 , 1964 ) is an American former pornographic actress and model , who reached the height of her career in the 1980s . At the time she was a favorite of porn producers and directors because of her blonde hair , blue eyes , lithe body , girl-next-door appearance and the apparent eagerness and enthusiasm she displayed in her sex scenes . `` I do n't enjoy [ working in pornography ] '' , she told `` The Baltimore Sun '' in October 1985 in an article reprinted in the `` San Diego Union-Tribune '' . She noted that she earned about $ 1,000 a day . `` But I do n't like to take my clothes off in front of everyone . '' Career . In the late 1980s she testified on behalf of the Meese Commission . Jerry Butler stated in his autobiography that Donovan was a `` grown-up tomboy '' and that she was `` unenthusiastic '' in her performances . He added he believed she would `` be more at home climbing trees than doing porno '' . Mainstream . Prior to entering the Adult business , Donovan was a model . She did a couple of TV-commercials for Swatch in the early 1980s and allegedly on the cover of Seventeen . 1987 Incident . Donovan testified in April 1987 in San Fernando ( CA ) Municipal Court in a publicized case of two men charged with felony pandering in the production of sex videotape . Donovan and five other performers , among them Steve Drake and Tracey Adams , testified that they were paid to go to a Sand Canyon home in June 18 , 1986 , and perform sex acts before cameras . Donovan said she had never wanted to be an actress . She said she performed at the Sand Canyon house , as well as in about 74 other films , `` just for the money '' and stated that she no longer wanted to appear in sex films . She testified that she was acting as an informant for federal and county law enforcement agencies in other pandering cases involving film producers . Donovan claimed that her daily pay ranged up to $ 1,000 .
Himertula . `` Himertula '' is a genus of bush cricket in the subfamily Phaneropterinae and tribe Letanini . Species can be found mostly in the Indian sub-continent .
Büyükçekmece Basketbol . Büyükçekmece Basketbol , for sponsorship reasons Demir İnşaat Büyükçekmece , is a Turkish professional basketball club based in Büyükçekmece , Istanbul which plays Turkish Basketball Super League . Their home arena is Gazanfer Bilge Sports Hall with a capacity of 3,000 seats . History . Tüyap Büyükçekmece was founded in 2011 , in Büyükçekmece . The team began playing in the TB3L for 2011-12 season . In 2012-13 season , the team promoted to TB2L as a champion . In their first season in TB2L the team finished ninth and they completed the league . In the 2014–15 season , the team finished fourth of regular season . The team beat Akhisar Belediye in quarter-final . Then the team beat Denizli Basket in semi-final and Tüyap Büyükçekmece reached the TB2L Final . The Final was lost to Yeşilgiresun Belediye , but Tüyap was still promoted to the highest tier .
Harrison Hill . Harrison Hill ( 622m ) is a small mountain located at the confluence of the Harrison and Fraser Rivers in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia , Canada . Harrison Knob ( ~225m ) is a prominent shoulder to the east of the main peak of Harrison Hill . Harrison Hill and Harrison Knob are on the north side of the Fraser opposite Chilliwack , Harrison Knob overlooks the confluence directly , Harrison Hill itself separates the Fraser downstream from that confluence and overlooks on its north Harrison Bay , a large , shallow lake-like sidewater of the Harrison River , while at its western foot is the community of Lake Errock . At its eastern foot , just below Harrison Knob , had been the formerly large sawmill town of Harrison Mills , which spanned both sides of the Harrison and was served by the mainline of the Canadian Pacific Railway , which runs along the north side of the mountain 's base . The Indian Reserves of the Scowlitz First Nation are at the western end of Harrison Bay and at its outlet at its eastern end , while the reserve of the Chehalis First Nation is along its north shore , and Kilby is on its east shore . Archaeological site . Harrison Knob and Harrison Hill important in regional archaeology as the site of a number of surviving Coast Salish mound or `` pyramid '' cemeteries . Built of earth and stone and called the Scowlitz Mounds , also the Fraser Valley Pyramids , the structures date from 1000 to 1500 BP . In the Halkomelem language , Harrison Knob is called Qithyll , there are 198 mounds in 15 distinct clusters over an area comprising 10 km2 .
Thomas Cantwell . Thomas Edward Cantwell ( 14 December 1864 – 29 December 1906 ) was a British anarchist activist . Born in the Pentonville Road area of London , Cantwell spent some time working as a basket-maker before entering the printing trade . Interested in anarchism , he joined the Socialist League in about 1886 , and was elected to its council the following year . There , he was a prominent support of the anarcho-communist Joseph Lane . The anarchist wing of the league became increasingly prominent , and from 1890 , all the key posts were held by anarcho-communists . In 1892 , David Nicholl , editor of its newspaper , `` Commonweal '' , was imprisoned , and Cantwell replaced him . He focused on producing revolutionary propaganda for the group . The following year , he was arrested for putting up posters calling for a protest against the wedding of Prince George , Duke of York , and Princess Mary of Teck , which stated that `` He who would be free himself must strike the blow '' . Although he was held in prison for some time , charges were dismissed . The owner of one of the hoardings where Cantwell had placed a poster then sued him and his colleague , Young , and they were each fined two guineas . In 1894 , Cantwell spoke at a rally the day before the opening of Tower Bridge , arguing that the contribution of the workers who had built the bridge was not appropriately recognised . He was arrested , and his colleague C. T. Quinn was also arrested , after he went to the Police Court to ask about Cantwell . Both were charged with sedition ; unfortunately for Cantwell , he had in his possession leaflets printed by the Necessity Group entitled `` Why Vaillant threw the Bomb '' , so he was also charged with possession of manuscripts explaining the use of explosives . Cantwell denied advocating violence , but was found guilty and served six months in prison . On release , Cantwell joined the anarchist Freedom Group , spending some time as an editor of its newspaper , `` Freedom '' . He worked as a compositor for anarchist publications , but suffered a stroke in 1902 , and thereafter was in poor health , dying in 1906 .
Stare Tarnowo . Stare Tarnowo ( ) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czempiń , within Kościan County , Greater Poland Voivodeship , in west-central Poland .
International Society for the Suppression of Savage Customs . The International Society for the Suppression of Savage Customs ( ISSSC ) is an organization imagined by Joseph Conrad in his novel `` Heart of Darkness '' ( published 1899 ) , by which he criticises the corrective impulses of his contemporary colonialists , mainly by mocking the Berlin Conference of 1884 . `` Heart of Darkness '' tells the story of Charles Marlow , an Englishman who took a foreign assignment from a Belgian trading company as a ferry-boat captain in Africa . The novel is widely regarded as both critiquing the imperialist expansion into Africa , whilst also examining the themes of power dynamics and morality . Although Conrad does not give the name of the river , at the time of writing the Congo Free State , the location of the large and important Congo River , was a private colony of Belgium 's King Leopold II . Marlow is given a text by Kurtz , an ivory trader working a distance into Africa along the Congo river . Marlow , a recurring character and alter ego of Conrad himself , describes that journal as “ a beautiful piece of writing ” or “ vibrating with eloquence ” , among others . Kurtz has already been described as a poet , so this description fits the conception of Kurtz as a man of artistic ability . Marlow finds a quotation by Kurtz in which he asserts that whites “ must necessarily appear to them in the nature of supernatural beings – we approach them with the might of a deity ” , one of a series of suggestions of that Kurtz regards himself elevated to a godlike position . The document is ended with the sentence , handwritten at a later date , “ Exterminate all the Brutes ! ” . This text is the second which Marlow encounters on his journey up the river , the first of which is the Russian Harlequin 's book on sailing which he originally mistakes as cipher as it is written in Russian .
1942 VFL Grand Final . The 1942 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Essendon Football Club and Richmond Football Club , held at the Princes Park in Melbourne on 19 September 1942 . It was the 46th annual Grand Final of the Victorian Football League , staged to determine the premiers for the 1942 VFL season . The match , attended by 49,000 spectators , was won by Essendon by a margin of 53 points , marking that club 's seventh premiership victory and first since 1924 .
John Ostell . John Ostell ( 7 August 1813 – 6 April 1892 ) architect , surveyor and manufacturer , was born in London , England and emigrated to Canada in 1834 , where he apprenticed himself to a Montreal surveyor André Trudeau to learn French methods of surveying . In 1837 he married Eleonore Gauvin , a member of a prominent French Catholic family in the city . His marriage ensured entry to French Canadian society , he was appointed diocesan architect for Montreal . In 1849 he formed a partnership with his nephew Henri-Maurice Perrault ( 1828–1903 ) , this was the formation of one of the first architectural dynasties in Canada . He mostly worked in the Greek Revival style of architecture . His first work in Montreal was the city 's original Custom House , completed in 1836 . This was followed by the McGill University Arts Building , 1839–1843 , the oldest building on the McGill campus , extended 1860-1862 ; Asile des Soeurs de la Providence ( aka Asile de la Providence ) , 1842 ( demolished ) ; High School of Montreal , 1845 ( demolished ) ; Protestant Orphan Asylum , 1848 ( demolished ) ; Palais episcopal ( Episcopal Palace ) 1849 , burnt 1852 ; Eglise de Notre-Dame-de-Toutes-Graces , 1851 ; Church of St Anne , 1853 ( demolished ) ; Grand séminaire de Montréal , 1854 ; and the Old Montreal Court House , now known as the Édifice Lucien-Saulnier.1856-1859 . Ostell submitted designs for the new St. James Cathedral in Toronto in 1849 , placing second in the competition to Frederick William Cumberland . The only residential home left standing built by Ostell is the former home of Louis-Hippolyte LaFontaine in downtown Montreal at 1395 Overdale Ave . Unfortunately , the home is falling into ruin . In 1859 he largely abandoned architecture having established a successful lumber business in 1852 . The factory made doors and windows for export to Upper Canada ( Ontario ) , Australia , the USA and Britain . By 1856 the factory covered and employed 75 workers and had a turn over of goods worth £18,750 per annum .
Azospira restricta . `` Azospira restricta '' is a species of nitrogen-fixing bacteria . It is a root bacteria and together with `` Azospira oryzae '' they are the two species in the genus . It is Gram-negative , non-spore-forming , with straight to curved rod-shaped cells with a single polar flagellum . The type strain is SUA2T ( =NRRL B-41660T=DSM 18626T=LMG 23819T ) .
Area school . In New Zealand and Australia , an area school is a school that takes children from kindergarten age ( usually 4 or 5 years old ) all the way through to tertiary entrance exams ( at about age 18 ) . They tend to be built in small towns where the cost of separate primary and secondary schools can not be justified .
Lizzy Igasan . Elizabeth Jane Igasan ( born 16 September 1982 ) is a New Zealand field hockey player who was captain of the national team and a participant in the 2004 Summer Olympics and 2008 Summer Olympics . Early life . Igasan was born in Whangarei and attended Whangarei Girls ' High School and Rangitoto College . She grew up with her mother , two sisters , Connie and Mary-Anne , and a brother , James . Her parents separated when she was four years ' old . Field hockey . Igasan is a penalty corner specialist and defender , and plays for North Harbour in the New Zealand Hockey League . She played her first game in the New Zealand women 's national field hockey team in 2001 , and , after playing in the 2004 Summer Olympics and the 2006 Commonwealth Games , but being unavailable for the World Cup qualifying tournament , was chosen as captain of the team for the 2008 Summer Olympics . She won the New Zealand women 's Player of the Year award in 2004 , 2005 and 2008 . Other activities . Igasan was a participant in Dancing with the Stars 2009 alongside Geraldine Brophy , Rebecca Hobbs and Barbara Kendall , and partnering Cody Stephens , but was eliminated in week two , the first contestant of the season to be eliminated .
Greatest Hits 3 ( Tim McGraw album ) . `` Greatest Hits 3 '' is the third greatest hits collection from country singer from Tim McGraw . The album was released on October 7 , 2008 . The official announcement of the album was made on August 28 , 2008 , on McGraw 's official website . No new material was recorded for `` Greatest Hits 3 '' . However , the album does include two songs not previously released on any of McGraw 's albums : `` Find Out Who Your Friends Are '' ( a number one collaboration with Tracy Lawrence and Kenny Chesney , also featured on Lawrence 's 2007 album `` For the Love '' ) and `` Nine Lives '' , a collaboration with Def Leppard . The album also features a live version of `` Real Good Man '' ( 2003 ) . On October 14 , 2008 , McGraw issued a statement regarding his disappointment with his record label 's decision to release the compilation instead of a new studio record . McGraw stated : `` It has to be just as confusing to the fans as it is to me . I had no involvement in the creation or presentation of this record . '' He went on to say : `` In the spirit of an election year , I would simply say to my fans , I 'm Tim McGraw , and I do n't approve their message . ''
Acanthurus monroviae . `` Acanthurus monroviae '' is a tropical fish which is found in the eastern Atlantic ocean . It is commercial in fisheries , and is also used in aquariums . It was first named by Franz Steindachner in 1876 , and is known commonly as the Monrovia doctorfish .
Oedemera atrata . `` Oedemera atrata '' is a species of beetle belonging to the family Oedemeridae subfamily Oedemerinae . These beetles are present in Albania , Croatia , France , Italy , Greece , Spain and in the Near East . They are entirely black or very dark green or dark purple . The adults grow up to long and can mostly be encountered from May through July feeding on pollen and nectar .
Scott Thomas ( American football ) . Scott Thomas is a former American football player . He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 2012 . Collegiately , Thomas played for Air Force and was the captain of their one loss 1985 team . He was named to the 1985 College Football All-America Team and was MVP of the 1985 Bluebonnet Bowl . After he graduated , he flew combat missions in Desert Storm flying F-16s . He was shot down and picked up by Search and Rescue forces as he was being stalked by Iraqi forces intent on capturing him . He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross .
Clairton City School District . The Clairton City School District is a diminutive , suburban , public school district . The Clairton City School District encompasses approximately serving the City of Clairton in Allegheny County , Pennsylvania . According to 2000 federal census data , it served a resident population of 8,491 . By 2010 , the district 's population declined to 6,797 people . In 2009 , Clairton City School District residents ' per capita income was $ 14,608 , while the median family income was $ 31,539 . In the Commonwealth , the median family income was $ 49,501 and the United States median family income was $ 49,445 , in 2010 . Clairton CIty School District officials reported that , in school year 2007-08 , the District provided basic educational services to 808 pupils through the employment of 78 teachers , 40 full-time and part-time support personnel , and 7 administrators . Clairton CIty School District received more than $ 9.2 million in state funding in school year 2007-08 . According to school district administrative officials , during the 2005-06 school year , the District provided basic educational services to 860 pupils . The District employed : 7 administrators , 99 teachers , and 31 full-time and part-time support personnel . Special education services were provided by both the District and the Allegheny Intermediate Unit # 3 . Occupational training and adult education in various vocational and technical fields were provided by the district and the Steel Center Area Vocational-Technical School . Clairton CIty School District operates Clairton Middle School High School ( 7th-12th ) and Clairton Elementary School ( K-6th ) both housed in a single building . Academic achievement . In July 2012 , the Pennsylvania Department of Education ( PDE ) released a report identifying Clairton City School District schools as among the lowest-achieving schools for reading and mathematics in 2011 . Clairton City Elementary School and Clairton City Middle High School are both among the 15 % lowest-achieving schools in the Commonwealth . Parents and students may be eligible for scholarships to transfer to another public or nonpublic school through the state 's Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit Program passed in June 2012 . The scholarships are limited to those students whose family 's income is less than $ 60,000 annually , with another $ 12,000 allowed per dependent . Maximum scholarship award is $ 8,500 , with special education students receiving up to $ 15,000 for a year 's tuition . Parents pay any difference between the scholarship amount and the receiving school 's tuition rate . Students may seek admission to neighboring public school districts . Each year the PDE publishes the tuition rate for each individual public school district . Fifty three public schools in Allegheny County are among the lowest-achieving schools in 2011 . According to the report , parents in 414 public schools ( 74 school districts ) were offered access to these scholarships . For the 2012-13 school year , eight public school districts in Pennsylvania had all of their schools placed on the list , including : Sto-Rox School District , Chester Upland School District , Clairton City School District , Duquesne City School District , Farrell Area School District , Wilkinsburg Borough School District , William Penn School District and Steelton-Highspire School District . Funding for the scholarships comes from donations by businesses which receive a partial state business tax credit for donating . Statewide Academic Ranking . Clairton City School District was ranked 492nd out of 498 Pennsylvania school districts for student academic achievement by the `` Pittsburgh Business Times '' in 2013 . The ranking was based on the last three years of student academic performance on the PSSAs for : math , reading , writing and science . The PSSAs are given to all children in grades 3rd through 8th and the 11th grade in high school . Adapted examinations are given to children in the special education programs . In January 2012 , testimony before the Pennsylvania Senate Education Committee Public Hearing on Fiscally Distressed School Districts revealed that only 42.8 % of the district 's students were on grade level in both reading and mathematics as measured on the 2010-11 PSSAs . Statewide 75.3 % of Pennsylvania 's public schools ( including charter schools ) students were on grade level in both reading and math . Additionally , one of the districts two schools had achieved adequate yearly progress as defined by the Pennsylvania Department of Education under No Child Left Behind . In 2004 , 27.1 % of the students were achieving on grade level in reading and mathematics . At that time 60 % of students statewide were on grade level in reading and math . In 2013 , the Pittsburgh Business Times also reported an Overachievers Ranking for 498 Pennsylvania school districts . Clairton City School District ranked 326th . The editor describes the ranking as : `` a ranking answers the question - which school districts do better than expectations based upon economics ? This rank takes the Honor Roll rank and adds the percentage of students in the district eligible for free and reduced-price lunch into the formula . A district finishing high on this rank is smashing expectations , and any district above the median point is exceeding expectations . '' In 2013 , the Clairton City School District remained ranked 102nd out of 105 western Pennsylvania school districts , by the Pittsburgh Business Times . The ranking was based on the last three years of student academic performance on the PSSAs for : math , reading , writing and science . ( includes 105 districts in : Allegheny County , Armstrong County , Beaver County , Butler County , Fayette County , Washington County and Westmoreland County excludes Duquesne City School District & Midland Borough School District which do not operate high schools . ) In 2009 , the academic achievement of students in the Clairton City School District was in the bottom 1 percentile of 500 Pennsylvania school districts . Scale - ( 0-99 ; 100 is state best ) District Adequate Yearly Progress History . In 2013 , Clairton City School District declined to Warning status achieving 4 of 10 measures for AYP . In 2012 , the District achieved AYP . In 2011 , Clairton City School District achieved Adequate Yearly Progress ( AYP ) through Safe Harbour . In 2011 , 94 percent of the 500 Pennsylvania public school districts achieved the No Child Left Behind Act progress level of 72 % of students reading on grade level and 67 % of students demonstrating on grade level math . In 2011 , 46.9 percent of Pennsylvania school districts achieved Adequate Yearly Progress ( AYP ) based on student performance . An additional 37.8 percent of school districts made AYP based on a calculated method called safe harbor , 8.2 percent on the growth model and 0.8 percent on a two-year average performance . Graduation rate . In 2012 , Clairton City School District 's graduation rate was 76 % . In 2011 , Clairton City School District 's graduation rate was 80.65 % . In 2010 , the Pennsylvania Department of Education issued a new , 4-year cohort graduation rate . Clairton City School District 's rate was 80 % for 2010 . Middle High School . Clairton Middle High School is located at 501 Waddell Avenue , Clairton . According to the National Center for Education Statistics , in 2010 , the school reported an enrollment of 360 pupils in grades 7th through 12th , with 313 pupils eligible for a federal free or reduced-price lunch . The school employed teachers , yielding a student–teacher ratio of 9:1 . According to a report by the Pennsylvania Department of Education , 6 teachers were rated `` Non‐Highly Qualified '' under No Child Left Behind . In 2012 , Clairton City Middle High School declined to Warning AYP status . In 2011 , Clairton Middle High School achieved AYP status through Safe Harbor , even though it missed all but one academic metric measured . In 2010 , Clairton High School and Middle School are in Warning Status due to chronically low student achievement . The Clairton City High School ranked 114th of 123 high schools in western Pennsylvania for academic achievement based on the last three years of PSSA results on : math , reading , writing and science , by Pittsburgh Business Times on April 4 , 2012 . College Remediation . According to a Pennsylvania Department of Education study released in January 2009 , 60 % of the Clairton City High School graduates required remediation in mathematics and or reading before they were prepared to take college level courses in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education or community colleges . Less than 66 % of Pennsylvania high school graduates , who enroll in a four-year college in Pennsylvania , will earn a bachelor 's degree within six years . Among Pennsylvania high school graduates pursuing an associate degree , only one in three graduate in three years . Per the Pennsylvania Department of Education , one in three recent high school graduates who attend Pennsylvania 's public universities and community colleges takes at least one remedial course in math , reading or English . SAT scores . In 2012 , 28 Clairton City School District students took the SAT exams . The District 's Verbal Average Score was 381 . The Math average score was 380 . The Writing average score was 347 . The statewide Verbal SAT exams results were : Verbal 491 , Math 501 , Writing 480 . In the USA , 1.65 million students took the exams achieving scores : Verbal 496 , Math 514 , Writing 488 . According to the College Board the maximum score on each section was 800 , and 360 students nationwide scored a perfect 2,400 . From January to June 2011 , 42 students took the SAT exams . The district 's Verbal Average Score was 389 . The Math average score was 392 . The Writing average score was 356 . Pennsylvania ranked 40th among state with SAT scores : Verbal - 493 , Math - 501 , Writing - 479 . In the United States 1.65 million students took the exam in 2011 . They averaged 497 ( out of 800 ) verbal , 514 math and 489 in writing . Dual enrollment . Clairton City Midldle High school offers a dual enrollment program . This state program permits high school students to take courses , at local higher education institutions , to earn college credits . Students remain enrolled at their high school . The courses count towards high school graduation requirements and towards earning a college degree . The students continue to have full access to activities at their high school . The college credits are offered at a deeply discounted rate . The state offers a small grant to assist students in costs for tuition , fees and books . Under the Pennsylvania Transfer and Articulation Agreement , many Pennsylvania colleges and universities accept these credits for students who transfer to their institutions . The Pennsylvania College Credit Transfer System reported in 2009 , that students saved nearly $ 35.4 million by having their transferred credits count towards a degree under the new system . For the 2009-10 funding year , the school district received a state grant of $ 8,108 for the program . In 2010 , Governor Edward Rendell eliminated the grants to students , from the Commonwealth , due to a state budget crisis . Graduation requirements . Clairton City School Board has determined that a student must earn 26.5 credits , including English 4 credits , Mathematics 4 credits , Social Studies 4 credits , Science 4 credits , Humanities 2 credits , Health 0.5 credits , Physical Education 2 credits , Electives 2 credits , Independent and Family Living 1 credits and Computer Application Courses 2 credits . By law , all Pennsylvania secondary school students must complete a project as a part of their eligibility to graduate from high school . The type of project , its rigor and its expectations are set by the individual school district . Effective with the graduating class of 2017 , the Pennsylvania State Board of Education eliminated the state mandate that students complete a culminating project in order to graduate . By Pennsylvania School Board regulations , beginning with the class of 2017 , public school students must demonstrate successful completion of secondary level course work in Algebra I , Biology , and English Literature by passing the Keystone Exams . The exam is given at the end of the course . Keystone Exams replace the PSSAs for 11th grade . Students have several opportunities to pass the exam , with those who do not able to perform a project in order to graduate . For the class of 2019 , a Composition exam will be added . For the class of 2020 , passing a civics and government exam will be added to the graduation requirements . In 2011 , Pennsylvania high school students field tested the Algebra 1 , Biology and English Lit exams . The statewide results were : Algebra 1 38 % on grade level , Biology 35 % on grade level and English Lit - 49 % on grade level . Individual student , school or district reports were not made public , although they were reported to district officials by the Pennsylvania Department of Education . Students identified as having special needs and qualifying for an Individual Educational Program ( IEP ) may graduate by meeting the requirements of their IEP . Clairton Middle School . Clairton Middle School 8th grade was ranked 138th out of 155 western Pennsylvania middle school 8th grades in 2011 , by the `` Pittsburgh Business Times '' . The ranking was based on five years of student academic performance on the PSSAs for math , reading , writing and three years of science . The seventh grade ranked 138 out of 153 western Pennsylvania seventh grades , by the Pittsburgh Business Times in 2010 for academic achievement as reflected by four years of results on : math , reading and writing . PSSAs . Clairton Elementary School . Clairton Elementary School is located at 501 Waddell Avenue , Clairton . According to the National Center for Education Statistics , in 2010 , the school reported an enrollment of 377 pupils in grades kindergarten through 6th , with 346 pupils receiving a federal free or reduced-price lunch due to family poverty . The school employed 36 teachers , yielding a student–teacher ratio of 10:1 . According to a report by the Pennsylvania Department of Education , 100 % of its teachers were rated `` Highly Qualified '' under No Child Left Behind . Clairton Elementary School provides full day kindergarten for 100 % of its pupils . In 2012 , Clairton Elementary School declined to School Improvement I AYP status due to low student achievement in reading and mathematics . In 2011 , Clariton Elementary School declined to Warning status due to not achieving AYP . In 2010 , the school achieved AYP status . The sixth grade ranked 192nd out of 207 western Pennsylvania sixth grades , by the Pittsburgh Business Times in 2010 for academic achievement as reflected by four years of results on : math , reading , and writing . PSSAs . Fifth Grade . The fifth grade ranked 275th out of 287 western Pennsylvania fifth grades , by the `` Pittsburgh Business Times '' in 2010 for academic achievement as reflected by four years of results on : math , reading , and writing . PSSAs . Fourth Grade . The fourth grade ranked 300th out of 313 western Pennsylvania fourth grades , by the `` Pittsburgh Business Times '' in 2010 for academic achievement as reflected by four years of results on : math , reading , writing and two years of science PSSAs . Third Grade . The third grade ranked 102nd out of 105 western Pennsylvania third grades , by the Pittsburgh Business Times in 2012 for academic achievement as reflected by the last three years of results on : math , reading , science and writing on the PSSAs . In 2010 , the 3rd grade ranked 316th out of 327 3rd grades . Special education . In December 2012 , the Clairton City School District administration reported that 166 pupils or 21.3 % of the district 's pupils received Special Education services , with 33 % of the identified students having a specific learning disability . In December 2010 , the District Administration reported that 171 pupils or 21.5 % of the district 's pupils received Special Education services , with 26 % of the identified students having a specific learning disability . In December 2009 the district administration reported that 174 pupils or 22.6 % of the district 's pupils received Special Education services . This was the highest percentage of students receiving special education services in Allegheny County school districts . In compliance with state and federal laws , the District engages in identification procedures to ensure that eligible students receive an appropriate educational program consisting of special education and related services , individualized to meet student needs . At no cost to the parents , these services are provided in compliance with state and federal law ; and are reasonably calculated to yield meaningful educational benefit and student progress . To identify students who may be eligible for special education , various screening activities are conducted on an ongoing basis . These screening activities include : review of group-based data ( cumulative records , enrollment records , health records , report cards , ability and achievement test scores ) ; hearing , vision , motor , and speech/language screening ; and review by the Instructional Support Team or Student Assistance Team . When screening results suggest that the student may be eligible , the District seeks parental consent to conduct a multidisciplinary evaluation . Parents who suspect their child is eligible may verbally request a multidisciplinary evaluation from a professional employee of the District or contact the Supervisor of Special Education . In 2010 , the state of Pennsylvania provided $ 1,026,815,000 for Special Education services . The funds were distributed to districts based on a state policy which estimates that 16 % of the district 's pupils are receiving special education services . This funding is in addition to the state 's basic education per pupil funding , as well as , all other state and federal funding . The Special Education funding structure is through the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act ( IDEA ) funds and state appropriations . IDEA funds are appropriated to the state on an annual basis and distributed through intermediate units ( IUs ) to school districts , while state funds are distributed directly to the districts . Total funds that are received by school districts are calculated through a formula . The Pennsylvania Department of Education oversees four appropriations used to fund students with special needs : Special Education ; Approved Private Schools ; Pennsylvania Chartered Schools for the Deaf and Blind ; and Early Intervention . The Pennsylvania Special Education funding system assumes that 16 % of the district ’ s students receive special education services . It also assumes that each student ’ s needs accrue the same level of costs . Over identification of students , in order to increase state funding , has been an issue in the Commonwealth . Some districts have more than 20 % of its students receiving special education services while others have 10 % supported through special education . The state requires each public school district and charter school to have a three-year special education plan to meet the unique needs of its special education students . In 2012 , the Obama Administration 's US Department of Education issued a directive that schools include students with disabilities in extracurricular activities , including sports . Clairton City School District received a $ 1,000,850 supplement for special education services in 2010 . For the 2011-12 , 2012–13 and 2013-14 school years , all Pennsylvania public school districts received the same level of funding for special education that they received in 2010 . This level funding is provided regardless of changes in the number of pupils who need special education services and regardless of the level of services the respective students required . Additionally , the state provides supplemental funding for extraordinarily impacted students . The District must apply for this added funding . Gifted education . Clairton City School District Administration reported that 3 pupils or 0.54 % of its students were gifted in 2009 . The highest percentage of gifted students reported among all 500 school districts and 100 public charter schools in Pennsylvania was North Allegheny School District with 15.5 % of its students identified as gifted . By law , the district must provide mentally gifted programs at all grade levels . The referral process for a gifted evaluation can be initiated by teachers or parents by contacting the student ’ s building principal and requesting an evaluation . All requests must be made in writing . To be eligible for mentally gifted programs in Pennsylvania , a student must have a cognitive ability of at least 130 as measured on a standardized ability test by a certified school psychologist . Other factors that indicate giftedness will also be considered for eligibility . Bullying policy and school safety . In 2012 the Administration reported there were 8 incidents of bullying in the District . Additionally , there were 5 incidents that involved law enforcement where weapons were brought to school . In 2009 , the Administrative reported there were 4 incidents of bullying in the Clairton City School District . The Clairton City School Board prohibits bullying by district students and faculty . The policy defines bullying and cyberbullying . The Board directs that complaints of bullying shall be investigated promptly , and corrective action shall be taken when allegations are verified . No reprisals or retaliation shall occur as a result of good faith reports of bullying . The board expects staff members to be responsible to maintain an educational environment free from all forms of bullying . All Pennsylvania schools are required to have an anti-bullying policy incorporated into their Code of Student Conduct . The policy must identify disciplinary actions for bullying and designate a school staff person to receive complaints of bullying . The policy must be available on the school 's website and posted in every classroom . All Pennsylvania public schools must provide a copy of its anti-bullying policy to the Office for Safe Schools every year , and shall review their policy every three years . Additionally , the district must conduct an annual review of that policy with students . The Center for Schools and Communities works in partnership with the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime & Delinquency and the Pennsylvania Department of Education to assist schools and communities as they research , select and implement bullying prevention programs and initiatives . Education standards relating to student safety and antiharassment programs are described in the 10.3 . Safety and Injury Prevention in the Pennsylvania Academic Standards for Health , Safety and Physical Education . Wellness policy . The Clairton City School Board established a district wellness policy in June 2006 - Policy 246 . The policy deals with nutritious meals served at school , the control of access to some foods and beverages during school hours , age appropriate nutrition education for all students , and physical education for students K-12 . The policy is in response to state mandates and federal legislation ( P.L . 108 - 265 ) . The law dictates that each school district participating in a program authorized by the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act ( 42 U.S.C . 1751 et seq ) or the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 ( 42 U.S.C . 1771 et seq ) `` shall establish a local school wellness policy by School Year 2006 . '' The legislation placed the responsibility of developing a wellness policy at the local level so the individual needs of each district can be addressed . According to the requirements for the Local Wellness Policy , school districts must set goals for nutrition education , physical activity , campus food provision , and other school-based activities designed to promote student wellness . Additionally , districts were required to involve a broad group of individuals in policy development and to have a plan for measuring policy implementation . Districts were offered a choice of levels of implementation for limiting or prohibiting low nutrition foods on the school campus . In final implementation these regulations prohibit some foods and beverages on the school campus . The Pennsylvania Department of Education required the district to submit a copy of the policy for approval . Clairton City School District offers a free school breakfast and free or reduced-price lunch to children in low income families . All students attending the school can eat breakfast and lunch . Children from families with incomes at or below 130 percent of the federal poverty level are provided a breakfast and lunch at no cost to the family . Children from families with incomes between 130 and 185 percent of the federal poverty level can be charged no more than 30 cents per breakfast . A foster child whose care and placement is the responsibility of the State or who is placed by a court with a caretaker household is eligible for both a free breakfast and a free lunch . Runaway , homeless and Migrant Youth are also automatically eligible for free meals . The meals are partially funded with federal dollars through the United States Department of Agriculture . In 2013 , the USDA issued new restrictions to foods in public schools . The rules apply to foods and beverages sold on all public school district campuses during the day . They limit vending machine snacks to a maximum of 200 calories per item . Additionally , all snack foods sold at school must meet competitive nutrient standards , meaning they must have fruits , vegetables , dairy or protein in them or contain at least 10 percent of the daily value of fiber , calcium , potassium , and Vitamin D. In order to comply with the Healthy , Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 all US public school districts are required to raise the price of their school lunches to $ 2.60 regardless of the actual cost of the lunch . Clairton City School District provides health services as mandated by the Commonwealth and the federal government . Nurses are available in each building to conduct annual health screenings ( data reported to the PDE and state Department of Health ) and to dispense prescribed medications to students during the school day . Students can be excluded from school unless they comply with all the State Department of Health ’ s extensive immunization mandates . School nurses monitor each pupil for this compliance . Nurses also monitor each child 's weight . Enrollment and Consolidation . In 2011 , Clairton City School District officials sent letters to four neighboring school districts : West Jefferson Hills School District , Elizabeth Forward School District , South Allegheny School District and West Mifflin Area School District seeking voluntary merger talks . The proposal was rebuffed by all four school districts . In 2009 , a proposal was made by a local advocate , David Wassel , to consolidate Allegheny County school districts to save tax dollars and improve student services . The proposal was that Clairton City and South Park School District join with West Jefferson Hills School District . According to the Pennsylvania Department of Education , there are fewer than 780 students enrolled in K-12 in 2009 . There were 59 students in the Class of 2009 . The district 's class of 2010 has 50 students . Enrollment in the Clairton City School District is projected to continue to decline to 710 in 2015 . Clairton City School District administrative costs per pupil in 2008 was $ 1643 per pupil . This is the second highest among in the 500 school districts in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania . The lowest administrative cost per pupil in Pennsylvania was $ 398 per pupil . A Standard and Poors study found that an optimal school district size , to conserve administrative costs , was 3000 pupils . Consolidation of the administration with an adjacent school district would achieve substantial administrative cost savings for people in both communities . According to a proposal made in 2009 by Governor Edward G Rendell , the excessive administrative overhead dollars could be redirected to improve lagging academic achievement , to enrich the academic programs or to substantially reduce property taxes . Consolidation of two central administrations into one would not require the closing of any schools . In March 2011 , the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants Fiscal Responsibility Task Force released a report which found that consolidating school district administrations with one neighboring district would save the Commonwealth $ 1.2 billion without forcing the consolidation of any school buildings . The study noted that while the best school districts spent 4 % of the annual budget on administration , others spend over 15 % on administration . On June 29 , 2011 , Rep Marc J. Gergely predicted the district will be forced to consolidate with its neighboring district , in the next few years , based in the current state funding of the district . More than 40 percent of elementary schools and more than 60 percent of secondary schools in western Pennsylvania are projected to experience significant enrollment decreases ( 15 percent or greater ) . Pennsylvania has one of the highest numbers of school districts in the nation . In Pennsylvania , 80 % of the school districts serve student populations under 5,000 , and 40 % serve less than 2,000 . This results in excessive school administration bureaucracy and not enough course diversity . In a survey of 88 superintendents of small districts , 42 % of the 49 respondents stated that they thought consolidation would save money without closing any schools . Budget . Pennsylvania public school districts budget and expend funds according to procedures mandated by the General Assembly and the Pennsylvania Department of Education ( PDE ) . An annual operating budget is prepared by school district administrative officials . A uniform form is furnished by the PDE and submitted to the board of school directors for approval prior to the beginning of each fiscal year on July 1 . Under Pennsylvania ’ s Taxpayer Relief Act , Act 1 of the Special Session of 2006 , all school districts of the first class A , second class , third class and fourth class must adopt a preliminary budget proposal . The proposal must include estimated revenues and expenditures and the proposed tax rates . This proposed budget must be considered by the Board no later than 90 days prior to the date of the election immediately preceding the fiscal year . The preliminary budget proposal must also be printed and made available for public inspection at least 20 days prior to its adoption . The board of school directors may hold a public hearing on the budget , but are not required to do so . The board must give at least 10 days ’ public notice of its intent to adopt the final budget according to Act 1 of 2006 . In 2011 , the average teacher salary in Clairton City School District was $ 59,966.01 a year , while the cost of the benefits teachers receive was $ 20,638.68 per employee , for a total annual average teacher compensation of $ 80,594.70 . According to a study conducted at the American Enterprise Institute , in 2011 , public school teachers ’ total compensation is roughly 50 percent higher than they would likely receive in the private sector . The study found that the most generous benefits that teachers receive are not accounted for in many studies of compensation , including : pension , retiree health benefits and job security . In 2009 , the district employed 94 teachers . The average teacher salary in the district was $ 60,601 . The beginning salary was $ 38,000 , while the highest salary was $ 123,600 . Teachers work an 8-hour day with one planning period included . The district provides 4 IEP days for working on plans for special education and gifted students . Additionally , the teachers received a defined benefit pension , health insurance , professional development reimbursement , 3 paid personal days , 10 paid sick days which accumulate , 3 paid bereavement leave days and many other benefits . The district offers an extensive retirement/longevity package which includes 10 years of district paid health insurance or $ 40,000 . Additionally , each employee receives $ 50 per day for all unused sick and personal days . According to Rep. Glen Grell , a trustee of the Public School Employees ’ Retirement System Board of Trustees , a 40-year educator can retire with a pension equal to 100 percent of their final salary . In 2007 , the Clairton City School District employed 80 teachers working 190 days with 183 student days . The average teacher salary in the district was $ 55,836 for 180 days worked . The average teacher salary in Pennsylvania was $ 54,977 . As of 2007 , Pennsylvania ranked in the top 10 states in average teacher salaries . When adjusted for cost of living Pennsylvania ranked fourth in the nation for teacher compensation . Administrative costs Clairton City School District administrative costs per pupil in 2008 was $ 1,643 per pupil . This is the second highest per pupil administration spending among the 500 public school districts operating in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania . The lowest administrative cost per pupil in Pennsylvania was $ 398 per pupil . The Pennsylvania School Boards Association keeps statistics on salaries of public school district employees in Pennsylvania . According to the association , the average salary for a superintendent for the 2007-08 school year was $ 122,165 . Superintendents and administrators receive a benefit package commensurate with that offered to the district 's teachers ' union . Per pupil spending In 2008 , per pupil spending at Clairton City School District was ranked 49th in the state at $ 15,652 for each child . In 2010 , the District ’ s per pupil spending was $ 15,621.04 . In 2011 , Pennsylvania ’ s per pupil spending was $ 13,467 , ranking 6th in the United States . In 2007 , the Pennsylvania per pupil total expenditures was reported as $ 12,759 . The U.S. Census Bureau reported that Pennsylvania spent $ 8,191 per pupil in school year 2000-01 . In 2007 , the Pennsylvania per pupil total expenditures was reported as $ 12,759 . Among the fifty states , Pennsylvania ’ s total per pupil revenue ( including all sources ) ranked 11th at $ 15,023 per student , in 2008-09 . Pennsylvania ’ s total revenue per pupil rose to $ 16,186 ranking 9th in the nation in 2011 . Reserves In 2008 , the Clairton City School District reported an unreserved designated fund balance of $ 561,531.00 and an unreserved-undesignated fund balance of $ 928,683.00 . In 2010 , Clairton City School District Administration reported $ 613,570 in the unreserved-undesignated fund balance . The District also reported zero in its unreserved-designated fund in 2010 . By 2013 , the District reported a total balance of $ 526,000 in its reserves . Pennsylvania public school district reserve funds are divided into two categories – designated and undesignated . The undesignated funds are not committed to any planned project . Designated funds and any other funds , such as capital reserves , are allocated to specific projects . School districts are required by state law to keep 5 percent of their annual spending in the undesignated reserve funds to preserve bond ratings . According to the Pennsylvania Department of Education , from 2003 to 2010 , as a whole , Pennsylvania school districts amassed nearly $ 3 billion in reserved funds . By 2013 , reserves held by Pennsylvania public school districts , as a whole , had increased to over $ 3.8 billion . Audit In August 2010 , the Pennsylvania Auditor General conducted a performance audit on the district . Several findings were reported to the school board and administration . Tuition Students who live in the Clainton City School District 's attendance area may choose to attend one of Pennsylvania 's 157 public charter schools . A student living in a neighboring public school district or a foreign exchange student may seek admission to Clairton City School District . For these cases , the Pennsylvania Department of Education sets an annual tuition rate for each school district . It is the amount the public school district pays to a charter school for each resident student that attends the charter and it is the amount a nonresident student 's parents must pay to attend the District 's schools . The 2012 tuition rates are Elementary School - $ 11,223.66 , High School - $ 12,349.18 . Budget referendum In 2011 , the Clairton City School Board sought to raise property taxes beyond the Act 1 index limit through a voter referendum . The board sought to raise taxes an additional.57 mills over the 5 mills already permitted by law . The referendum failed Yes - 163 , No - 916 . In the 2011-12 budget the Clairton City School District kept its all-day kindergarten program , while furloughing three teachers and multiple non professional staff members . In 2013 , U.S. Steel 's Clairton Coke Works plant sought a property reassessment . The assessment dropped from $ 14.5 million to $ 2.5 million . This reduced the property tax bill from $ 360,000 to $ 20,000 . Clairton City School District is funded by a combination of : a local earned income tax 0.5 % , Business Privilege Tax of.006 ( 6 mills ) , Mercantile Tax on Retail of.00075 ( 3/4 mill ) and Mercantile Tax on Wholesale of.0005 ( 1/2 mill ) , a property tax , a $ 5.00 per person for the Local Services Tax , a real estate transfer tax 0.5 % , coupled with substantial funding from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the federal government . Grants can provide an opportunity to supplement school funding without raising local taxes . Grants can provide an opportunity to supplement school funding without raising local taxes . Interest earnings on accounts also provide nontax income to the District . In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania , pension income and Social Security income are exempted from state personal income tax and local earned income tax , regardless of the level of the individual ’ s personal wealth . The average Pennsylvania public school teacher pension in 2011 exceeds $ 60,000 a year plus they receive federal Social Security benefits : both are free of Pennsylvania state income tax and local income tax which funds local public schools . State basic education funding . For the 2013-14 school year , the Clairton City School District will receive a 1.2 % increase or $ 6,837,019 in Pennsylvania Basic Education Funding . This is $ 84,209 more than its 2012-13 state BEF to the District . Additionally , Clairton City School District will receive $ 101,362 in Accountability Block Grant funding to focus on academic achievement and level funding for special education services . Among the public school districts in Allegheny County , South Fayette Township School District received the highest percentage increase at 5.5 % . The District has the option of applying for several other state and federal grants to increase revenues . The Commonwealth ’ s budget increased Basic Education Funding statewide by $ 123 million to over $ 5.5 billion . Most of Pennsylvania ’ s 500 public school districts received an increase of Basic Education Funding in a range of 0.9 % to 4 % . Eight public school districts received exceptionally high funding increases of 10 % to 16 % . The highest increase in state funding was awarded to Austin Area School District which received a 22.5 % increase in Basic Education Funding . The state funded the PSERS ( Pennsylvania school employee pension fund ) with $ 1,017,000,000 and Social Security payments for school employees of $ 495 million . For the 2012-13 school year , Clairton City School District received $ 6,854,172 in state basic education funding . The district also received special education funding . The Governor 's Executive Budget for 2012-2013 includes $ 9.34 billion for kindergarten through 12th grade public education , including $ 5.4 billion in basic education funding , which is an increase of $ 49 million over the 2011-12 budget . The state also provides $ 100 million for the Accountability Block grant . Clairton City School District received $ 101,362 in Accountability Block Grant funding . The state will also provide $ 544.4 million for School Employees ’ Social Security and $ 856 million for School Employees ’ Retirement fund called PSERS . This amount is a $ 21,823,000 increase ( 0.34 % ) over the 2011-2012 appropriations for Basic Education Funding , School Employees ' Social Security , Pupil Transportation , Nonpublic and Charter School Pupil Transportation . Since taking office , Corbett ’ s first two budgets have restored more than $ 918 million in support of public schools , compensating for the $ 1 billion in federal stimulus dollars lost at the end of the 2010-11 school year . In 2011-12 , the district received $ 6,752,810 in state Basic Education Funding . Additionally , the district received $ 101,362 in Accountability Block Grant funding for its all-day kindergarten . The enacted Pennsylvania state Education budget included $ 5,354,629,000 for the 2011-2012 Basic Education Funding appropriation . This amount was a $ 233,290,000 increase ( 4.6 % ) over the enacted State appropriation for 2010-2011 . The highest increase in state basic education funding was awarded to Duquesne City School District , which got a 49 % increase in state funding for 2011-12 . In 2010 , the district reported that 882 students received free or reduced-price lunches , due to the family meeting the federal poverty level . For the 2010-11 budget year , Clairton City School District received a 2 % increase in state basic education funding for a total of $ 7,025,624 . In Allegheny County , the highest increase went to South Fayette Township School District which received an 11.32 % increase in state funding . One hundred fifty school districts in Pennsylvania received a 2 % base increase for budget year 2010-11 . The highest increase in the state was given to Kennett Consolidated School District of Chester County which was given a 23.65 % increase in state funding . The state 's hold harmless policy regarding state basic education funding continued where each district received at least the same amount as it received the prior school year , even where enrollment had significantly declined . The amount of increase each school district received was set by Governor Edward Rendell and then Secretary of Education Gerald Zahorchak , as a part of the state budget proposal given each February . This was the second year of Governor Rendell ’ s policy to fund some districts at a far greater rate than others . In the 2009-2010 budget year , the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania provided Clairton City School District a 2 % increase in Basic Education funding for a total of $ 6,887,866 . Four Allegheny County public school districts received increases of over 6 % in Basic Education Funding in 2009-10 . Chartiers Valley School District received an 8.17 % increase . The majority of Allegheny County public districts ( 21 ) received the base 2 % increase . In Pennsylvania , more than 15 school districts received Basic Education Funding increases in excess of 10 % in 2009 . Muhlenberg School District in Berks County received the highest with a 22.31 % increase in funding . The amount of increase each public school district received was set by then Governor Edward G. Rendell and the Pennsylvania Secretary of Education Gerald Zahorchak , as a part of the state budget proposal . According to the U.S. Census Bureau , Pennsylvania spent $ 7,824 Per Pupil in the year 2000 . This amount increased up to $ 12,085 by the year 2008 . The state 's Basic Education Funding to the Clairton City School District in 2008-09 was $ 6,752,809.79 . Accountability Block Grant . The state provides supplemental funding in the form of accountability block grants . The use of these funds is strictly focused on specific state approved uses . Clairton City School District uses its $ 275,121 to fund all-day kindergarten . These annual funds are in addition to the state 's basic education funding . The 2008-09 school year was the fifth year the district offered all-day kindergarten to its pupils . Schools districts apply each year for Accountability Block Grant funds . In 2009-10 the state provided $ 271.4 million in Accountability Block grants ; $ 199.5 million went to providing all-day kindergartens . Education Assistance grant . The state 's EAP funding provides for the continuing support of tutoring services and other programs to address the academic needs of eligible students . Funds are available to eligible school districts and full-time career and technology centers ( CTC ) in which one or more schools have failed to meet at least one academic performance target , as provided for in Section 1512-C of the Pennsylvania Public School Code . In 2010-11 the Clairton City School District received $ 87,683 . Classrooms for the Future grant . Classroom for the Future was a state program which provided districts with hundreds of thousands of extra state funding to buy laptop computers for each core curriculum high school class ( English , Science , History , Math ) , along with other specialized equipment and provided funding for teacher training to optimize the use of the computers . The program was funded from 2006-2009 . Clairton City School District did not apply for funding in 2006-07 , nor did it apply in 2007-08 . The district was awarded $ 74,691 in the 2008-09 fiscal year . Science It ’ s Elementary grant . Clairton Elementary School successfully applied to participate and received a Science It ’ s Elementary grant in 2008-09 . For the 2008-09 school year , the program was offered in 143 schools reaching 66,973 students across the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania . In 2007 , the Pennsylvania Department of Education initiated an effort to improve science instruction in the Commonwealth ’ s public elementary schools . Called Science : It ’ s Elementary , the program was a hands on instruction approach for elementary science classes that develops problem-solving and critical thinking skills . To encourage schools to adopt the program ’ s standards aligned curriculum , the state provided a grant to cover the costs of materials and extensive mandatory teacher training . The district was required to develop a three-year implementation plan for the participating school . The school district administration was required to appoint a district liaison who was paid $ 3,000 by PDE to serve as the conduit of all information between the district and the Department and its agents along with submitting orders and distributing supplies to implementing teachers . For the 2006-07 state education budget , $ 10 million was allocated for the program . The grant program was expanded to $ 14.5 million in the 2008-09 budget . The grant was discontinued in the state ’ s 2011 budget by Governor Edward G. Rendell . Equity in Education grant . In 2012 , the District received $ 50,000 to fund after school programs and tutoring efforts . The funding is provided by the Heinz Endowments . The grant to Clairton City is the first such significant grant by the Endowment to an Allegheny County School District outside of the Pittsburgh Public Schools . The District also receive a separate $ 15,000 grant to support a mentoring Program in the High School . Mentors are Clairton City teachers who meet with the students twice a month during school hours . Other grants . Clairton City School District did not participate in : Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection 's Environmental Education annual grants , 2012 Striving Readers Comprehensive Literacy grant , nor the federal 21st Century Learning grants . Federal Stimulus grant . Clairton City School District received an extra $ 1,445,987 in ARRA - Federal Stimulus money to be used in specific programs like special education and meeting the academic needs of low-income students . The funding was limited to the 2009-10 and 2010-11 school years . Due to the temporary nature of the funding , schools were repeatedly warned to use the funds for one-time expenditures like acquiring equipment , making repairs or purchasing books and software . Race to the Top Grant . Clairton City School district officials applied for the Race to the Top federal grant which would have brought the district millions of additional federal dollars for improving student academic achievement . The district has been identified as a turnaround district due to the very poor academic achievement . This means the district will receive an extra $ 700 per student , as a supplement to all other Race To The Top funding . Participation required the administration , the school board and the local teachers ' union to sign an agreement to prioritize improving student academic success . In Pennsylvania , just 120 public school districts and 56 charter schools agreed to participate . Pennsylvania was not approved for the grant . The failure of districts to agree to participate was cited as one reason that Pennsylvania was not approved . Common Cents state initiative . The Clairton City School Board elected to participate in the Pennsylvania Department of Education Common Cents program . The program called for the state to audit the district , at no cost to local taxpayers , to identify ways the district could save tax dollars . Multiple examples of ways the district could reduce costs were identified for the school board . After the review of the information , the district was not required to implement the recommended cost savings changes . Through analysis of the data , the team identified nine potential cost-savings opportunities for the district , which included : establish shared services for major utility purchasing ; develop shared services for Food Service Management ; and establish a shared services center for technology purchasing . Real estate taxes . The Clairton City School Board set property tax rates in 2011-12 at 7.5000 mills for buildings and 75.4000 mills for land . A mill is $ 1 of tax for every $ 1,000 of a property 's assessed value . Property taxes , in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania , apply only to real estate - land and buildings . The property tax is not levied on cars , business inventory , or other personal property . Certain types of property are exempt from property taxes , including : places of worship , places of burial , private social clubs , charitable and educational institutions and government property . Additionally , service related , disabled US military veterans may seek an exemption from paying property taxes . Irregular property reassessments have become a serious issue in the commonwealth as it creates a significant disparity in taxation within a community and across a region . Allegheny County has been struggling with a property tax reassessment for several years . On the local level , Pennsylvania district revenues are dominated by two main sources : 1 ) Property tax collections , which account for the vast majority ( between 75-85 % ) of local revenues ; and 2 ) Act 511 tax collections , which are around 15 % of revenues for school districts . In 2012 , Allegheny County underwent a property value reassessment . The total assessed value of the district 's 5,000-plus taxable properties went up by roughly 23 percent . The average yearly property tax paid by Mercer County residents amounts to about 4.09 % of their yearly income . Allegheny County ranked 209th out of the 3143 United States counties for property taxes as a percentage of median income . According to a report prepared by the Pennsylvania Department of Education , the total real estate taxes collected by all school districts in Pennsylvania rose from $ 6,474,133,936 in 1999-00 to $ 10,438,463,356 in 2008-09 and to $ 11,153,412,490 in 2011 . Property taxes in Pennsylvania are relatively high on a national scale . According to the Tax Foundation , Pennsylvania ranked 11th in the U.S. in 2008 in terms of property taxes paid as a percentage of home value ( 1.34 % ) and 12th in the country in terms of property taxes as a percentage of income ( 3.55 % ) . Act 1 Adjusted index . The Act 1 of 2006 Index regulates the rates at which each school district can raise property taxes in Pennsylvania . Districts are not allowed to raise taxes above that index unless they allow voters to vote by referendum , or they seek an exception from the state Department of Education . The base index for the school year is published by the PDE each year . The Act 1 Index can be adjusted higher , depending on a number of factors , such as property values and the personal income of district residents . Act 1 included 10 exceptions , including : increasing pension costs , increases in special education costs , a catastrophe like a fire or flood , increase in health insurance costs for contracts in effect in 2006 or dwindling tax bases . The base index is the average of the percentage increase in the statewide average weekly wage , as determined by the PA Department of Labor and Industry , for the preceding calendar year and the percentage increase in the Employment Cost Index for Elementary and Secondary Schools , as determined by the Bureau of Labor Statistics in the U.S. Department of Labor , for the previous 12-month period ending June 30 . For a school district with a market value/personal income aid ratio ( MV/PI AR ) greater than 0.4000 , its index equals the base index multiplied by the sum of.75 and its MV/PI AR for the current year . In June 2011 , the Pennsylvania General Assembly eliminated six of the ten the exceptions to the Act 1 Index . The following exceptions were maintained : 1 ) costs to pay interest and principal on indebtedness incurred prior to September 4 , 2004 for Act 72 schools and prior to June 27 , 2006 for non-Act 72 schools ; 2 ) costs to pay interest and principal on electoral debt ; 3 ) costs incurred in providing special education programs and services ( beyond what is already paid by the State ) ; and 4 ) costs due to increases of more than the Index in the school ’ s share of payments to PSERS ( PA school employees pension fund ) taking into account the state mandated PSERS contribution rate . A specific timeline for Act I Index decisions is published annually , by the Pennsylvania Department of Education . The School District Adjusted Index for the Clairton City School District 2006-2007 through 2011-2012 . For the 2013-14 budget year , Clairton City School Board applied for an exception to exceed their Act 1 Index limit due to teacher pension costs . For the school budget year 2013-14 , 311 Pennsylvania public school districts adopted a resolution certifying that tax rates would not be increased above their index . Another 171 school districts adopted a preliminary budget leaving open the option of exceeded the Index limit . For the exception for pension costs , 89 school districts received approval to exceed the Index in full while others received a partial approval of their request . For special education costs , 75 districts received approval to exceed their tax limit . For the pension costs exception , 169 school districts received approval to exceed the Index . Eleven Pennsylvania public school districts received an approval for grandfathered construction debts . For the 2012-13 budget year , Clairton City School Board applied for two exceptions to exceed the Act 1 Index : excessive teacher pension costs and rising special education costs . For 2012-2013 , 274 school districts adopted a resolution certifying that tax rates would not be increased above their index ; 223 school districts adopted a preliminary budget leaving open the option of exceeded the Index limit . For the exception for pension costs , 194 school districts received approval to exceed the Index . For special education costs , 129 districts received approval to exceed the tax limit . For the 2011-12 school year the Clairton City School Board applied for exceptions to exceed the Act 1 Index due to escalating pension costs and special education costs . Each year , the Clairton City School Board has the option of adopting either 1 ) a resolution in January certifying they will not increase taxes above their index or 2 ) a preliminary budget in February . A school district adopting the resolution may not apply for referendum exceptions or ask voters for a tax increase above the inflation index . A specific timeline for these decisions is publisher each year by the Pennsylvania Department of Education . According to a state report , for the 2011-2012 school year budgets , 247 school districts adopted a resolution certifying that tax rates would not be increased above their index ; 250 school districts adopted a preliminary budget . Of the 250 school districts that adopted a preliminary budget , 231 adopted real estate tax rates that exceeded their index . Tax rate increases in the other 19 school districts that adopted a preliminary budget did not exceed the school district ’ s index . Of the districts who sought exceptions 221 used the pension costs exemption and 171 sought a Special Education costs exemption . Only 1 school district sought an exemption for Nonacademic School Construction Project , while 1 sought an exception for Electoral debt for school construction . For the 2010-11 school year budget , the Clairton City School Board applied for multiple exceptions to exceed the Act 1 Index . The approved exceptions included : Maintenance of Selected Revenue Sources and Pension Obligations . In the Spring of 2010 , 135 Pennsylvania school boards asked to exceed their adjusted index . Approval was granted to 133 of them and 128 sought an exception for pension costs increases . Property tax relief . In 2010 , Clairton City School District property tax relief was set at $ 271 for 1,725 approved properties . In 2009 , the Homestead/Farmstead Property Tax Relief from gambling for the Clairton City School District was $ 275 per approved permanent primary residence . In the district , 1,700 property owners applied for the tax relief . The relief was subtracted from the total annual school property tax bill . Property owners apply for the relief through the county Treasurer 's office . Farmers can qualify for a farmstead exemption on building used for agricultural purposes . The farm must be at least and must be the primary residence of the owner . Farmers can qualify for both the homestead exemption and the farmstead exemption . In Allegheny County , 60 % of eligible property owners applied for property tax relief in 2009 . Additionally , the Pennsylvania Property Tax/Rent Rebate program is provided for low income Pennsylvanians aged 65 and older ; widows and widowers aged 50 and older ; and people with disabilities age 18 and older . The income limit is $ 35,000 for homeowners . The maximum rebate for both homeowners and renters is $ 650 . Applicants can exclude one-half ( 1/2 ) of their Social Security income , so people who make substantially more than $ 35,000 may still qualify for a rebate . Individuals must apply annually for the rebate . This can be taken in addition to Homestead/Farmstead Property Tax Relief . Property taxes in Pennsylvania are relatively high on a national scale . According to the Tax Foundation , Pennsylvania ranked 11th in the U.S. in 2008 in terms of property taxes paid as a percentage of home value ( 1.34 % ) and 12th in the country in terms of property taxes as a percentage of income ( 3.55 % ) . Extracurriculars . Clairton City School District offers a variety of clubs , activities and sports . The Clairton City School Board determines eligibility policies to participate in these programs . According to the policies , students must maintain a record of academic proficiency sufficient to ensure that participation in interscholastic athletic activities will not interfere with academic achievement . By Pennsylvania law , all K-12 students in the district , including those who attend a private nonpublic school , cyber charter school , charter school and those homeschooled , are eligible to participate in the extracurricular programs , including all athletics . They must meet the same eligibility rules as the students enrolled in the district 's schools . Sports . According to PIAA directory July 2013
Graphic Packaging . Graphic Packaging International , Inc. ( ) is a Fortune 1000 corporation based in Sandy Springs , Georgia , United States . It is a leading company in the design and manufacturing of packaging for commercial products . GPI manufactures paperboard and folding cartons for a wide range of popular consumer goods , particularly beverages and packaged food . The company operates mills in Kalamazoo and Battle Creek , Michigan , West Monroe , Louisiana , Augusta , Georgia , Texarkana , Texas and in Macon , Georgia , that uses recycled municipal wastewater in the manufacture of food grade cardboard and coated paper board . Its President and Chief Executive Officer is Michael P. Doss .
Theatre Rice . Theatre Rice is an ASUC sponsored theater group that conducts dedicated shows on the University of California , Berkeley campus regularly , performs externally throughout the San Francisco Bay area , and tours throughout California . Shows traditionally include improvisation , sketch comedy , drama , films , live music , adaptations , musicals , dances , and duologues . Other forms of performance have been featured as well . History . Theatre Rice , the first modern Asian American theatre group at Berkeley , was started in the autumn of 1998 . Since its conception , Theatre Rice has grown considerably , both artistically and physically . In the past several years , the group has begun to attract an increasingly larger audience and a greater membership . Theatre Rice has emerged from a relatively unknown group to a group whose performances have become an anticipated community event . Mission . Theatre Rice was conceived to provide people ( particularly , but not exclusively , Asian Americans ) who might not otherwise have a chance to participate in theatrical arts the opportunity to act , write , sing , direct , dance , and learn behind-the-stage techniques . What sets Theatre Rice apart from other dramatic groups is its open and unintimidating environment , and the basic ethic that effort and commitment are more important than experience or innate talent . Because the group contains both seasoned and fledgling actors , there exists a healthy dynamic within which members can share their experiences and learn from each other . The Asian American aspect of Theatre Rice is important because it is a step towards combating the misrepresentation , as well as the lack of representation , of the Asian American community in popular culture . By its mere existence , Theatre Rice is fulfilling its purpose of putting forth ideas that stem from the minds of Asian Americans , and therefore addressing the Asian American population as well as the greater community within Berkeley and beyond . Charity work . A percentage of every show 's profits goes to a charity or nonprofit organization , selected out of a pool of organizations usually submitted by the cast and alumni . Organizations have traditionally been associated with Asian American and performing arts communities , such as the Asian American Theater Company , the API Youth Promoting Advocacy and Leadership , Youth For Asian Theatre , and the National Asian Women 's Health Organization . More recent donations include Theatre Rhinoceros , the Japanese Red Cross in the aftermath of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami , Direct Relief International to help Hurricane Sandy survivors , and St. Baldrick 's Foundation . Awards and recognitions . Theatre Rice was voted Best On-Campus Acting Group by the Daily Cal 's Best of Berkeley 2009 and Best Performance Group in the Best of Berkeley 2011 . Show history . Fall 2014 Showcase Show - Adventure Awaits Fall 2014 Midsemester Show - Rated TR Spring 2014 Showcase Show - What If Spring 2014 Midsemester Show - Questionable Life Choices Fall 2013 Showcase Show - Fancy That Fall 2013 Midsemester Show - License Revoked Spring 2013 Showcase Show - Seal of Approval Spring 2013 Midsemester Show - Uncommon Sense Fall 2012 Showcase - Error 404 Fall 2012 Midsemester Show - High Voltage Spring 2012 Showcase Show - Challenge Accepted Spring 2012 Midsemester Show - Occupie Fall 2011 Midsemester Show - Spellcheck Spring 2011 Showcase - Do n't Touch That ! Spring 2011 Midsemester Show - Instant Gratification ! Fall 2010 Midsemester Show - Right Angle Spring 2010 Showcase - Aged to Perfection Spring 2010 Midsemester Show - Spacebar Fall 2009 Showcase - Apocalypse : Later Fall 2009 Midsemester Show - Local Warming Spring 2009 Showcase - Lucky You Spring 2009 Midsemester Show - Stimulus Package
Kalle Lyytinen . Kalle Lyytinen is the Iris S. Wolstein Professor of Management Design at Case Western Reserve University 's Weatherhead School of Management , where he is also director of their Doctor of Management program . His research focuses on how organizations design and manage digital innovations . Lyytinen is notable for his breadth of scholarship and leadership in the field of Information Systems . In 2013 , he received the Association for Information Systems Leo Award , which is the association 's top honor . Background . Lyytinen is notable for his breadth of scholarship and leadership in the field of Information Systems . In 2013 he received the Association for Information Systems Leo Award , which is the association 's top honor . A study published in 2016 found that Lyytinen was the field 's most central researcher - essentially the Paul Erdos of Information Systems . He is the former Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of the Association for Information Systems . Lyytinen has written over 300 scholarly publications . Notable books include : `` Information Systems : The State of the Field '' , with John Leslie King , published by John Wiley & Sons in 2006 , and , `` Information Systems Development and Data Modeling - Conceptual and Philosophical Foundations '' , with Rudy Hirschheim and Heinz Klein , published by Cambridge University Press in 1995/2008 . Lyytinen received his PhD , Econ Lic , and MS from the University of Jyvaskyla ( Finland ) , and has received honorary doctorates from Umeå University ( Sweden ) , Copenhagen Business School ( Denmark ) , and Lappeenranta University of Technology ( Finland ) .
Bill Mays at Maybeck . `` Bill Mays at Maybeck : Maybeck Recital Hall Series Volume Twenty-Six '' is an album of solo performances by jazz pianist Bill Mays . Music and recording . The album was recorded at the Maybeck Recital Hall in Berkeley , California in September 1992 . Most of the material is swing standards . Release and reception . The AllMusic reviewer recommended one track in particular : `` 'A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square ' ( which starts and ends with a very impressionistic fantasy , making one wonder if its swinging middle section was indeed a dream ) is most memorable '' . `` The Penguin Guide to Jazz '' wrote that the standards were played with imagination , but that some of the other tracks were lacking expression .
Clanawley . Clanawley ( ) is a barony in County Fermanagh , Northern Ireland . To its east lies Upper Lough Erne , and it is bordered by three other baronies : Magheraboy to the north ; Tirkennedy and Knockninny to the east . It also borders three baronies in the Republic of Ireland : Tullyhaw to the south ; and Drumahaire and Rosclogher to the west . History . The territory of Clanawley was first recorded in 1306 , and derives its name from `` Amhlaoibh '' , the son of the first Maguire king of Fermanagh , `` Donn Carrach Mag Uidhir '' . This makes the MacAwleys ( ) a branch of the Maguires . The name Amhlaoibh is derived from the Norse name Olaf , which became popular in a number of Gaelic families . `` Amblaoibh Mag Uidhir '' when he died in 1306 is noted as being the `` taísech '' ( chief ) of the small sept or territory of `` Muintir Pheodacháin '' . It was also spelt Clonawley and Scoticised to Glenawley during the plantation of Ulster .
Methia knulli . `` Methia knulli '' is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae . It was described by Linsley in 1940 .
Walter Tuchman . Walter Tuchman led the Data Encryption Standard development team at IBM . He was also responsible for the development of Triple DES .
Akmal Kholmatov . Akmal Kholmatov ( born 4 April 1976 ) is a Tajikistani footballer who plays for FC Andijon . Club . Kholmatov played for Regar-TadAZ between 1993 and 1996 . During 1996 Kholmatov moved to Uzbekistan , signing for Neftchi Fargʻona , and becoming an Uzbek citizen in 2001 . After 12 years at Neftchi Fargʻona , Kholmatov moved to fellow Uzbek club Pakhtakor Tashkent for three seasons , before joining Iranian side PAS Hamedan in 2011 . A year later Kholmatov returned to Uzbekistan with Lokomotiv Tashkent before rejoining Neftchi Fargʻona in 2014 . Kholmatov left Neftchi Fargʻona at the end of the 2015 season . After leaving Neftchi Fargʻona , Kholmatov featured for FC Istiklol in the pre-season friendlies , scoring in a 3-1 defeat to Várda SE in February 2016 . In June 2016 , Kholmatov left FC Istiklol returning to Neftchi Fargʻona . Name controversy . Kholmatov came under scrutiny in 2007 , when the Asian Football Confederation launched an investigation into the identities of two Central Asian players who they believed had falsified documentation to play in AFC competitions . The investigation showed that the two players registered `` Akmal Kholmatov '' and `` Akhmal Holmatov '' were actually the same person . International . Kholmatov played for Tajikistan between 2003 and 2007 , taking part in their 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign . International . `` Statistics accurate as of match played 18 November 2007 ''
New Bataan , Compostela Valley . , officially the , is a of the Philippines in the province of . According to the , it has a population of people . It is about from Compostela , from the provincial capital Nabunturan , and from Tagum City . The municipality was founded on June 18 , 1968 , through Republic Act No . 4756 . According to the , it has a population of people . The town 's festivals include `` Araw '' Celebration , held every 18 June ; Founder 's Day , held every 10 August ; Sal ’ lupongan Festival , held every 13 June . Its patron saint is San Antonio de Padua . The municipality was one of the hardest-hit towns of Typhoon Bopha when it hit the town on December 3 , 2012 . Geography . New Bataan has a total land area of and situated north and west of Davao Oriental province ; south of Municipality of Compostela and west of Municipality of Maragusan . It is surrounded with mountain ranges , and more than 50 % of its territory is forest cover that has been the sources of living for some people living there . The barangays of New Bataan that are mostly covered with forest are Andap , Tandawan , Camanlangan , Manurigao . Manurigao is the most remote among the barangay because of the absence of a better road and transportation . The municipality is also watered by various rivers . One of which is the Mayo River that flows from the mountain of Andap and empties into the Agusan River . The Batoto river is also one of the biggest , it flows from the eastern part of the area . The northeastern portion of the municipality forms part on the contiguous plain of Compostela valley . Barangays . New Bataan is politically divided into 16 barangays , further subdivided into 204 puroks . Demographics . In the , the population of New Bataan was people , with a density of .
Hey Pretty . `` Hey Pretty '' is a song by singer-songwriter Poe . The song in its original version , on her 2000 album `` Haunted '' , was a sultry pop rant of a woman seeking sexual satisfaction on any grounds possible . It was remade with most of her vocals eliminated and replaced with a reading by her brother , author Mark Z. Danielewski , from his hit book `` House of Leaves '' . This new version became a moderate radio hit . Getting `` Hey Pretty '' on the radio was a challenge in 2001 as alternative radio was playing few female-led acts in the post-Lilith Fair backlash . In an interview with MTV , Poe explained the way in which the Drive-By Remix came about : `` Radio was not interested . I called a few program directors , and they [ said ] , 'We really love the record , but we 're just not playing women . ' This one [ program director ] in Portland , Oregon [ 94.7 KNRK 's Mark Hamilton ] , said , 'My station is basically in the same boat . Do some crazy mix that you think will fit this format , and I 'll play it once . ' I go home , and I 'm like , 'They 're not playing women ? Fine , I 've got a brother . ' So I called my brother , and I 'm like , 'You got ta come over and read a piece of your book in this song. ' ... ( The DJ ) played it and got inundated with phone calls . By the end of the week he had played it 25 times , which would n't have meant all that much because it 's a small station in Portland . But the next week , KROQ in Los Angeles had it ... . '' There are at least two different versions . One ends with the line , `` Dark Languages Rarely Survive , '' followed by a woman saying , `` Das nicht zu Hause sein '' twice . This is German for `` Not being at home '' , a recurring phrase in the book `` House of Leaves '' . The second ending has that line followed by Poe coming back in with the chorus . The video , directed by Matthew Rolston , features erotic imagery of a scantily-dressed Poe washing , driving , and lounging on a vintage car along with a look-alike model with a similar build , hair , and identical outfit . The car scenes are interlaced with shots of Mark Danielewski performing the spoken-word portions of the song , as well as footage of Poe and her look-alike mud wrestling . The song was featured on the soundtrack to the MTV original series Spyder Games . In January 2009 Ford began using the original version of the song in television commercials . Charts . `` Billboard '' ( United States )
Andréa Zimmermann . Andréa Ursina Zimmermann ( born August 18 , 1976 ) from Monthey is a Swiss ski mountaineer and mountain runner . Zimmermann was born in Bienne . She competed first in the 2000 Trophée du Muveran race and has been member of the national team since 2001 .
Pacifique Plante . Pacifique Plante ( 1907 – August 9 , 1976 in Guadalajara , Mexico ) was a crime fighting Montreal lawyer from the 1940s to the 1950s . He was also known as Pax Plante . Between 1940 and 1950 , he waged war against organized crime , vice and corruption in Montreal . In 1948 , Plante denounced corruption inside the police force . With the assistance of the journalist Gérard Filion , he published a series of articles in `` Le Devoir '' ( from November 1949 to February 1950 ) where he affirmed that police `` protection '' encouraged the activities of the underworld . With Jean Drapeau , he took part in the Caron Inquiry , which led to the arrest of several police officers . Books about Plante . The non-fiction book `` City Unique '' by William Weintraub deals with his fight against vice in Montreal . The book has won a QSPELL Award .
Mediterranean moray . The Mediterranean moray ( sometimes also called Roman eel , `` Muraena helena '' , '' زريمباية '' ) is a fish of the moray eel family . It has a long eel-like body and is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea . Its bite can be dangerous to humans . Appearance and characteristics . The Mediterranean moray has an elongated , eel-like body and can reach a length of 1.5 meters and weigh over 15 kilograms . Its coloration varies from dark grey to dark brown with fine dark spots . The skin is slimy and without scales . The dorsal fin begins behind its head and continues to the caudal fin ( fused with the anal fin ) . Pectoral fins are absent , teeth are long and sharp-pointed ( like other morays ) , the mouth is long and robust and reaches behind the gills . Ecology . The Mediterranean moray inhabits the coastal waters of the eastern Atlantic Ocean from the British Isles to the coast of Senegal ; the waters of the Canary Islands and the Azores ; and the Mediterranean Sea . It prefers rocky bottoms and lives in depths of from 16.5 to 264 feet ( 5 to 80 meters ) . It is a solitary and territorial species . The Mediterranean moray spends most of the day in cavities and clefts between rocks and is more active at night . It hunts fish , crayfish and cephalopods , but also feeds on dead animals . The Mediterranean moray 's reproduction is not well known . They spawn about 60,000 eggs into open water , from which planktonic transparent leptocephali hatch . One parasitic crustacean , the trematode `` Folliculovarium mediterraneum '' and the flatworm `` Lecithochirium grandiporum '' are parasites of the Mediterranean moray . Human importance . The bite of the Mediterranean moray can be dangerous mainly due to the mildly toxic slime of its skin . It can be utilized fresh and eaten broiled , boiled and baked . The skin can be used for leather .
Stary Ujazd . Stary Ujazd ( ) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Ujazd , within Strzelce County , Opole Voivodeship , in south-western Poland . It lies approximately north of Ujazd , south-east of Strzelce Opolskie , and south-east of the regional capital Opole . Before 1945 the area was part of Germany ( see `` Territorial changes of Poland after World War II '' ) .
Maria Nikolajeva . Maria Nikolajeva ( born 16 May 1952 ) is a Swedish literary critic and academic , specialising in children 's literature . Since 2008 , she has been Professor of Education at the University of Cambridge and a Professorial Fellow of Homerton College , Cambridge . She has also been Director of Cambridge 's Centre for Children 's Literature since 2010 . She previously taught at Stockholm University and Åbo Akademi University .
Optical power meter . An optical power meter ( OPM ' '' ) is a device used measure the power in an optical signal . The term usually refers to a device for testing average power in fiber optic systems . Other general purpose light power measuring devices are usually called radiometers , photometers , laser power meters ( can be photodiode sensors or thermopile laser sensors ) , light meters or lux meters . A typical optical power meter consists of a calibrated sensor , measuring amplifier and display . The sensor primarily consists of a photodiode selected for the appropriate range of wavelengths and power levels . On the display unit , the measured optical power and set wavelength is displayed . Power meters are calibrated using a traceable calibration standard such as a NIST standard . A traditional optical power meter responds to a broad spectrum of light , however the calibration is wavelength dependent . This is not normally an issue , since the test wavelength is usually known , however it has a couple of drawbacks . Firstly , the user must set the meter to the correct test wavelength , and secondly if there are other spurious wavelengths present , then wrong readings will result . Sometimes optical power meters are combined with a different test function such as an Optical Light Source ( OLS ) or Visual Fault Locator ( VFL ) , or may be a sub-system in a much larger instrument . When combined with a light source , the instrument is usually called an Optical Loss Test Set . Optical Loss Test Sets ( OLTS ) are available in dedicated hand held instruments and platform-based modules to suit various network architectures and test requirements . They are used to measure optical power and power loss , and reflectance and reflected power loss . The products may also be used as optical sources or optical power meters , or to measure optical return loss or event reflectance . Sensors . An important part of an optical power meter sensor , is the fiber optic connector interface . Careful optical design is required to avoid significant accuracy problems when used with the wide variety of fiber types and connectors typically encountered . Another important component , is the sensor input amplifier . This needs very careful design to avoid significant performance degradation over a wide range of conditions . Power measuring range . A typical OPM measures accurately under most conditions from about 0 dBm ( 1 milli Watt ) to about -50 dBm ( 10 nano Watt ) , although the display range may be larger . Above 0 dBm is considered `` high power '' , and specially adapted units may measure up to nearly + 30 dBm ( 1 Watt ) . Below -50 dBm is `` low power '' , and specially adapted units may measure as low as -110 dBm . Irrespective of power meter specifications , testing below about -50 dBm tends to be sensitive to stray ambient light leaking into fibers or connectors . So when testing at `` low power '' , some sort of test range / linearity verification ( easily done with attenuators ) is advisable . At low power levels , optical signal measurements tend to become noisy , so meters may become very slow due to use of a significant amount of signal averaging . dBm = 10 log ( P1 / P2 ) where P1 = measured power level ( e.g . in mWatts ) P2 = reference power level , which is 1 mW Calibration and accuracy . Optical Power Meter calibration and accuracy is a contentious issue . The accuracy of most primary reference standards ( e.g . Weight , Time , Length , Volt etc . ) is known to a high accuracy , typically of the order of 1 part in a billion . However the optical power standards maintained by NIST , are only defined to about one part in a thousand . By the time this accuracy has been further degraded through successive links , instrument calibration accuracy is usually only a few % . The most accurate field optical power meters claim 1 % calibration accuracy . Comparatively , this is orders of magnitude less accurate than a typical electrical voltmeter . Further , the in-use accuracy achieved is usually significantly lower than the claimed calibration accuracy , by the time additional factors are taken into account . In typical field applications , factors may include : ambient temperature , optical connector type , wavelength variations , linearity variations , beam geometry variations , detector saturation . Therefore , achieving a good level of practical instrument accuracy and linearity is something that requires considerable design skill , and care in manufacturing . Extended sensitivity meters . A class of laboratory power meters has an extended sensitivity , of the order of -110 dBm . This is achieved by using a very small detector and lens combination , and also a mechanical light chopper at typically 270 Hz , so the meter actually measures AC light . This eliminates unavoidable dc electrical drift effects . If the light chopping is synchronized with an appropriate synchronous ( or `` lock-in '' ) amplifier , further sensitivity gains are achieved . In practice , such instruments usually achieve lower absolute accuracy due to the small detector diode , and for the same reason , may only be accurate when coupled with singlemode fiber . Occasionally such an instrument may have a cooled detector , though with the modern abandonment of Germanium sensors , and the introduction of InGaAs sensors , this is now increasingly uncommon . Pulse power measurement . Optical power meters usually display time averaged power . So for pulse measurements , the signal duty cycle must be known to calculate the peak power value . However , the instantaneous peak power must be less than the maximum meter reading , or the detector may saturate , resulting in a wrong average readings . Also , at low pulse repetition rates , some meters with data or tone detection may produce improper or no readings . A class of `` high power '' meters has some type of optical attenuating element in front of the detector , typically allowing about a 20 dB increase in maximum power reading . Above this level , an entirely different class of `` laser power meter '' instrument is used , usually based on thermal detection . Wavelength-selective meters . An increasingly common special-purpose OPM , commonly called a `` PON Power Meter '' is designed to hook into a live PON ( Passive Optical Network ) circuit , and simultaneously test the optical power in different directions and wavelengths . This unit is essentially a triple power meter , with a collection of wavelength filters and optical couplers . Proper calibration is complicated by the varying duty cycle of the measured optical signals . It may have a simple pass/ fail display , to facilitate easy use by operators with little expertise . Wavelength sensitivity of fiber optic power meter is a problem when used a photodiode for voltage current measurement . If the temperature sensitive measurement replaces voltage-current measurement by photodiode the wavelength sensitivity of an OPM can be reduced . Thus if the photodiode is reverse biased by a constant voltage source and supplied with constant current , when triggered by light the junction dissipates power . The temperature of the junction rises and the temperature rise measured by thermistor is directly proportional to the Optical power . Due to constant current supply the reflection of power to photodiode is nearly zero and the transition to and fro of electrons between valance band and conduction band is stable .
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy ( film ) . `` Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy '' is a 2011 Cold War espionage film directed by Tomas Alfredson . The screenplay was written by Bridget O'Connor and Peter Straughan , based on John le Carré 's 1974 novel of the same name . The film , starring Gary Oldman as George Smiley , along with Colin Firth , Tom Hardy , John Hurt , Toby Jones , Mark Strong , Benedict Cumberbatch , and Ciarán Hinds , and featuring David Dencik , is set in London in the early 1970s and follows the hunt for a Soviet double agent at the top of the British secret service . The film was produced through the British company Working Title Films and financed by France 's StudioCanal . It premiered in competition at the 68th Venice International Film Festival . A critical and commercial success , it was the highest-grossing film at the British box office for three consecutive weeks . It won the BAFTA Award for Best British Film . The film also received three Academy Awards nominations : Best Adapted Screenplay , Best Original Score , and for Oldman , Best Actor . The novel had previously been adapted into the award-winning BBC TV miniseries `` Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy '' ( 1979 ) with Alec Guinness playing the lead role of Smiley . Plot== . In October 1973 , `` Control '' , head of British intelligence ( referred to as `` The Circus '' ) , sends agent Jim Prideaux to Budapest to meet a Hungarian general wishing to defect . Prideaux is shot . Amidst the international incident that follows , Control and his right-hand man George Smiley are forced into retirement . Control dies of illness shortly afterward . Smiley 's wife Anne is having an affair with his colleague Bill Haydon and has moved out . Percy Alleline becomes the new Chief , Bill Haydon his deputy , and Roy Bland and Toby Esterhase his lieutenants . Despite Control and Smiley 's misgivings , their successors had already begun a secret operation— '' Witchcraft '' —to obtain highly sensitive information from the Soviet Union , which is in turn being traded with the CIA for American intelligence . Smiley is enlisted by Cabinet Office civil servant Oliver Lacon to investigate a claim by Ricki Tarr , a British spy , that for years there has been a mole in a senior role in the Circus , a suspicion that Control had held too , but had not shared with Smiley . Smiley chooses a trustworthy agent , Peter Guillam , and retired Special Branch officer Mendel to help him . He interviews former Circus analyst Connie Sachs , who was sacked by Alleline after she deduced that Alexei Polyakov , a Soviet cultural attaché in London , was a spy . Tarr tells Smiley that on an assignment in Istanbul , he had an affair with Irina , a Soviet agent . She wanted to reveal the name of a mole in the top ranks of the Circus but when Tarr reported this to London , they ignored him and ordered him straight home , while the Soviets promptly kidnapped Irina . Concluding that the mole had intercepted his message , Tarr went into hiding , suspected of defecting and murdering the British station chief . Smiley sends Guillam to steal the Circus logbook for the night Tarr had called and finds the pages for that night have been cut out , supporting Tarr 's story . Smiley discovers that Prideaux is alive , having been exchanged with the Soviets after a period of brutal interrogation , and is living a life of solitude as a school teacher . Smiley interviews Prideaux , who reveals that the true purpose of the mission to Hungary was to get the name of the mole . Control had codenamed the suspects `` Tinker '' ( Alleline ) , `` Tailor '' ( Haydon ) , `` Soldier '' ( Bland ) , `` Poorman '' ( Esterhase ) , and `` Beggarman '' ( Smiley ) . Smiley learns that Alleline , Haydon , Bland , and Esterhase have been meeting Polyakov—the `` Witchcraft '' source—at a safe house somewhere in London , where Polyakov gives them supposedly high-grade Soviet intelligence , in exchange for low-grade British material to help him maintain his cover with the Soviets . However , the mole is actually passing substantive material , including American intelligence , to Polyakov , his handler , whilst Polyakov 's material has just enough substance to persuade the CIA to share information with the British . Smiley blackmails Esterhase with a threat of deportation to get the safe house 's location . Smiley then has Tarr appear at the Paris office , implying he knows who the mole is . The mole is revealed to be Haydon when he meets Polyakov at the safe house , where Smiley captures him . The Circus plans to exchange Haydon with the Soviets but he is killed by Prideaux , avenging his betrayal by his once closest friend . Smiley returns to the Circus as its new chief . He comes home to find Anne having returned to him . Development . The project was initiated by Peter Morgan when he wrote a draft of the screenplay , which he offered to Working Title Films to produce . Morgan dropped out as the writer for personal reasons but still served as an executive producer . Following Morgan 's departure as writer , Working Title hired Peter Straughan and Bridget O'Connor to redraft the script . Park Chan-wook considered directing the film , but ultimately turned it down . Tomas Alfredson was confirmed to direct on 9 July 2009 . The production is his first English language film . The film was backed financially by France 's StudioCanal and had a budget corresponding to $ 21 million . The film is dedicated to O'Connor , who died of cancer during production . Casting . The director cast Gary Oldman in the role of George Smiley , and described the actor as having `` a great face '' and `` the quiet intensity and intelligence that 's needed '' . Many actors were connected to the other roles at various points , but only days before filming started , Oldman was still the only lead actor who officially had been contracted . David Thewlis was in talks for a role early on . Michael Fassbender was in talks at one point to star as Ricki Tarr , but the shooting schedule conflicted with his work on ' ; Tom Hardy was cast instead . On 17 September 2010 , Mark Strong was confirmed to have joined the cast . Jared Harris was cast but had to drop out because of scheduling conflicts with ' ; he was replaced by Toby Jones . John le Carré appears in a cameo as a guest in a party scene . Filming . Principal photography took place between 7 October and 22 December 2010 . Studio scenes were shot at a former army barracks in Mill Hill , North London . Blythe House in Kensington Olympia , West London , was used as the exterior for `` The Circus . '' The interior hall of Budapest 's Párizsi Udvar served as the location for the café scene , in which Jim Prideaux is shot . Empress Coach Works in Haggerston was used as the location for the Merlin safe house . Other scenes were filmed on Hampstead Heath and in Hampstead Ponds , where Smiley is shown swimming , and in the physics department of Imperial College London . The events which take place in Czechoslovakia in the novel were moved to Hungary , because of the country 's 20 % rebate for film productions . The teams filmed in Budapest for five days . Right before Christmas , the team also filmed in Istanbul for nine days . The production reunited Alfredson with cinematographer Hoyte van Hoytema and editor Dino Jonsäter , with whom he had made his previous film `` Let the Right One In '' . Post-production and music . The film took six months to edit . The final song in the film , Julio Iglesias ' rendition of the French song `` La Mer '' , set against a visual montage of various characters and subplots being resolved as Smiley strides into Circus headquarters to assume command , was chosen because it was something the team thought George Smiley would listen to when he was alone ; Alfredson described the song as `` everything that the world of MI6 is n't '' . A scene where Smiley listens to the song was filmed , but eventually cut to avoid giving it too much significance . Heard at a Circus office party , sung along to by the guests , is `` The Second Best Secret Agent in the Whole Wide World '' , composed by Sammy Cahn and Jimmy Van Heusen , and performed by Sammy Davis , Jr. , from the British spy spoof `` Licensed to Kill '' ( 1965 ) . At the same office Christmas function , the Circus staff sing the official `` State Anthem of the USSR '' , conducted by a figure dressed as Father Christmas but wearing a Lenin mask . Release . The film premiered in competition at the 68th Venice International Film Festival on 5 September 2011 . StudioCanal UK distributed the film in the United Kingdom , where it was released on 16 September 2011 . The US rights were acquired by Universal Pictures , which have a permanent first-look deal with Working Title , and they passed the rights to their subsidiary Focus Features . Focus planned to give the film a wide release in the United States on 9 December 2011 but pushed it to January 2012 , when it was given an 800 screen release . Critical response . `` Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy '' received generally positive reviews . The film scored 83 % on Rotten Tomatoes , based on 217 reviews , with an average rating of 7.8/10 . The site 's summary called the film `` a dense puzzle of anxiety , paranoia , and espionage that director Tomas Alfredson pieces together with utmost skill '' . Metacritic , which assigns a normalised rating in the 0–100 range based on reviews from top mainstream critics , calculated an average score of 85 based on 42 reviews , indicating `` universal acclaim '' . Jonathan Romney of `` The Independent '' wrote , `` The script is a brilliant feat of condensation and restructuring : writers Peter Straughan and the late Bridget O'Connor realise the novel is overtly about information and its flow , and reshape its daunting complexity to highlight that '' . David Gritten of `` The Daily Telegraph '' declared the film `` a triumph '' and gave it a five star rating , as did his colleague , Sukhdev Sandhu . Stateside , Peter Travers of `` Rolling Stone '' wrote , `` As Alfredson directs the expert script by Peter Straughan and Bridget O'Connor , the film emerges as a tale of loneliness and desperation among men who can never disclose their secret hearts , even to themselves . It 's easily one of the year 's best films . '' M. Enois Duarte of `` High-Def Digest '' also praised the film as a `` brilliant display of drama , mystery and suspense , one which regards its audience with intelligence '' . Detractors of the film included Peter Hitchens of `` The Mail on Sunday '' , who wrote that the plot would be too baffling for viewers who had not read the book , and that the film 's makers had `` needlessly messed it up '' . David Edwards of the `` Daily Mirror '' wrote , `` The big question – and one le Carré himself asked when the film was announced – is whether such a hefty novel can fit comfortably into a feature-length production . In answering this , the writers have pared things back , meaning it 's far pacier than the seven-part TV show . Unfortunately , the plot is every bit as bewildering with an overload of spy-speak , a few too many characters to keep track of and a final act that ends with a whimper , rather than a bang . '' `` The Telegraph '' s Guy Stagg , meanwhile , thought that the movie needed a car chase in the middle . Writing in `` The Atlantic '' , le Carré admirer James Parker favourably contrasted Smiley with the James Bond franchise but found this `` Tinker Tailor '' adaptation `` problematic '' compared to the 1979 BBC mini-series . He wrote : `` To strip down or minimalize le Carré , however , is to sacrifice the almost Tolkienesque grain and depth of his created world : the decades-long backstory , the lingo , the arcana , the liturgical repetitions of names and functions '' . Box office . The film topped the British box office chart for three consecutive weeks and earned $ 80,630,608 worldwide . Possible sequel . While doing press for Working Title 's `` Les Misérables '' film adaptation , producer Eric Fellner stated that fellow producer Tim Bevan was working with writer Straughan and director Alfredson on developing a sequel to `` Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy '' . Fellner did not specify whether or not the sequel would be based on `` The Honourable Schoolboy '' or `` Smiley 's People '' , the two remaining Smiley novels in Le Carré 's Karla trilogy . While doing press for `` Dawn of the Planet of the Apes '' in 2014 , Oldman stated that talk of a sequel , an adaptation of `` Smiley 's People '' , had since disappeared ; while also stressing that he would still like to see the film produced . However , in July 2016 Oldman confirmed that the sequel was in its early stages , stating , `` There is a script , but I do n't know when we will shoot . ''
Mercedes Chilla . Mercedes Chilla López ( born January 19 , 1980 in Jerez de la Frontera , Cádiz ) is a javelin thrower from Spain . She has represented Spain at two Summer Olympics ( 2004 and 2008 ) and has also competed at the World Championships in Athletics . Chilla is the Spanish record holder for the event , with a best mark of 64.07 metres , and has won medals at the Mediterranean Games and the Ibero-American Championships . Career . She first reached the international podium at the 2003 Summer Universiade , where she took the bronze medal . She attended her first Olympic competition at the 2004 Athens Games and she was 22nd overall . In 2005 , she enjoyed success at the regional level with another javelin bronze at the 2005 Mediterranean Games and she improved on her previous global competition performance with a fifteenth-place finish at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics . Her 2006 season saw her gain a slew of European honours , starting with a bronze at the 2006 European Cup Winter Throwing and another third-place finish at the 2006 European Cup . She completed a trio of bronze medal performances by reaching the podium at the 2006 European Athletics Championships . She capped off a successful season with a personal best and Spanish record throw of 63.20 metres at the Herculis meeting in August 2006 . She suffered a number of injuries between 2008 and 2010 , interrupting her international career , but she still managed ninth place at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and eleventh place at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics . She took the javelin gold at the 2010 Ibero-American Championships in Cádiz , nearing her top form with a winning throw of 62.39 m. Chilla improved her Spanish record the following week , throwing 64.07 m to win at the `` Liga de Clubes de División de Honor '' meeting in Valencia , Spain . This mark made her fifth in the world rankings and demonstrated her potential to return to the podium at the 2010 European Athletics Championships .
Juho Lehmus . Johannes ( Juho ) Lehmus ( 19 December 1858 , Orivesi - 6 April 1918 , Tampere ; original surname `` Lindgren '' ) was a Finnish shoemaker , smallholder and politician . He was a member of the Parliament of Finland from 1916 until his death in 1918 , representing the Social Democratic Party of Finland ( SDP ) . During the Finnish Civil War , he sided with the Reds , was made prisoner by White troops and shot in Tampere on 6 April 1918 .
Britta Becker . Britta Becker ( born 11 May 1973 in Rüsselsheim , Hesse ) is a former German field hockey midfield player . Becker made her debut in the German women 's field hockey team in 1991 and was the youngest in the Olympic squad in 1992 . She was part of the 1995 winning team in the European Cup and the bronze medal winning team in the 1998 World Cup . She retired in 2004 , just before her team won the Olympic gold medal in Athens . She has four children , Emily Blooma ( *1999 ) , Nik David ( *2001 ) , Polly Marie ( *2007 ) and Jilly Lina ( *2009 ) .
Craig Reynolds ( actor ) . Craig Reynolds ( born Harold Hugh Enfield , July 15 , 1907 – October 22 , 1949 ) was an American film actor of the 1930s and 1940s . Early life and career . Reynolds was born in Anaheim , California , in 1907 , the son of Leila Maybelle ( née Goold ) and Oscar Davenport Enfield . Reynolds enjoyed a film career spanning the 1930s and 1940s , although the majority of his roles occurred during the first decade of his career . As an actor with Warner Brothers he was seen as a rising star and played second lead in several films throughout the 1930s . These included `` Paris in Spring '' ( 1935 ) , `` Gold Mine in the Sky '' ( 1938 ) and `` The Mystery of Mr. Wong '' ( 1939 ) . However , his career stalled after he left acting to join up during the Second World War . He was awarded a Purple Heart for his military service , and returned to acting following the war . However , he was killed in October 1949 , aged 42 , in a motorcycle accident in Los Angeles , California . Personal life . He married actress Barbara Pepper in 1943 , with whom he had two sons , John and Dennis . After his death in 1949 , she never remarried .
2017–18 Liverpool L.F.C . season . The 2017–18 season is Liverpool Ladies Football Club 's 29th season of competitive football and its eighth season in the FA Women 's Super League and at the top level of English women 's football , being one of the league 's foundation clubs . Following a reorganisation of top-level women 's football in England , the 2017–18 season was the first after the FA WSL shifted its calendar to match the traditional autumn-to-spring axis of football in Europe .
Go and Go . Go And Go ( March 2 , 1987–2000 ) was an Irish Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning an American Triple Crown race- the Belmont Stakes . Background . Owned and bred by Swiss businessman Walter Haefner , Go And Go was bred at his Moyglare Stud Farm in Maynooth , County Kildare . The horse was sired by Be My Guest and out of the mare Irish Edition . His grandsire was the great Northern Dancer , and his damsire , Alleged , was a two-time winner of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe and 1977 European Horse of the Year . Racing career . Racing at age two in Ireland , Go And Go was trained by Dermot Weld and ridden by Michael Kinane . Between July and September 1989 , he had four starts , losing in his first , then winning the next two before finishing tenth in the Group I National Stakes at the Curragh . Sent to the United States , Go And Go won the important Laurel Futurity on the turf course at Laurel Park in Maryland . He then ran eighth in the 1989 Breeders ' Cup Juvenile at Gulfstream Park . In 1990 , Go And Go was back in Ireland , where he won the Minstrel Stakes at the Curragh in his three-year-old debut . He then ran fourth in the Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial , after which his handlers decided to try him for the first time on the dirt and entered him in June 's Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park in New York . With regular jockey Michael Kinane aboard in the third and longest leg of the U.S . Triple Crown series , Go and Go won the 1½ mile race . His victory in the nine-horse field came over runners-up Thirty Six Red and Baron De Vaux , plus the fourth-place finisher , the heavily favored Unbridled , who had won the Kentucky Derby and finished second in the Preakness Stakes . Go And Go then finished seventh in August 's Travers Stakes at Saratoga Race Course . In November 's Breeders ' Cup Classic , he was pulled up and did not finish . Left to race in the United States , Go and Go was trained by D. Wayne Lukas and ridden by Kent Desormeaux . Racing in California under Lukas , he finished third in December 's Native Diver Handicap and January 1991 San Fernando Stakes . He was then dropped down to an allowance race , which he won . Sent next to Arlington Park in Chicago , he raced for the last time , finishing fourth in the 1991 Washington Park Handicap . Stud record . Go and Go was retired to stud duty , where he met with modest success . Standing at Dr. Jerry Bilinski 's Waldorf Farm in North Chatham , New York , his best foal was gelding Hot Wells , winner of the Gr.III Southwest Stakes , who was also 4th in the 1998 Preakness Stakes . He also sired filly Marisa Go , who won the ungraded Zadracarta stakes at Woodbine , and Go Mikey Go , who won the 1998 Albany Handicap . Go Mikey Go is best known for being rescued from slaughter by the Thoroughbred Rescue Foundation . In April 2000 he was euthanized as a result of a pelvis fracture sustained in a paddock accident . He is buried at Waldorf Farm .
Jesse Overstreet . Jesse E. Overstreet ( December 14 , 1859 – May 27 , 1910 ) was a U.S. Representative from Indiana . In 1900 , Overstreet introduced the legislation that was ultimately passed as the Gold Standard Act . Born in Franklin , Indiana , Overstreet attended the schools of his native city . He was graduated from the Franklin High School in 1877 and from Franklin College in 1882 . He was admitted to the bar in 1886 and commenced practice in Franklin . He served as member of the Republican State central committee of Indiana in 1892 . Overstreet was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-fourth and to the six succeeding Congresses ( March 4 , 1895 - March 3 , 1909 ) . He served as chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of Justice ( Fifty-sixth and Fifty-seventh Congresses ) , Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads ( Fifty-eighth through Sixtieth Congresses ) . He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1908 to the Sixty-first Congress . He resumed the practice of his profession . He died in Indianapolis , Indiana , May 27 , 1910 . He was interred in the Columbus City Cemetery , Columbus , Indiana .
Argyresthia columbia . `` Argyresthia columbia '' is a moth of the family Yponomeutidae . It is found in Canada in south-eastern British Columbia and is possibly also present in Alberta . The wingspan is 12–14 mm . The forewings are straw yellow and the hindwings are pale grey . Adults are on wing from in June . The larvae feed on `` Larix occidentalis '' . They bore into the terminal twigs of their host plant .
Orbiel Aqueduct . The Orbiel Aqueduct ( ) is one of several aqueducts on the Canal du Midi . Until its building , the canal crossed the River Orbiel on the level . A dam on the Orbiel was demolished and replaced with the Aqueduct . It was built in 1686-87 by and designed by Marshal Sebastien Vauban , It is found in the city of Trèbes .
Majorens oppasser . `` Majorens oppasser '' is a 1964 Danish comedy film directed by Sven Methling and starring Dirch Passer .
Adolf Philipp . Adolf Philipp , also seen as Adolph Philipp ( January 29 , 1864 – July 30 , 1936 ) , was a successful Broadway composer , writer , lyricist , director , and performer , who also wrote under the pseudonyms Jean Briquet and Paul Hervé . Biography . Adolf Philipp was born in Hamburg , Germany . His early play , `` The Poor Nobleman '' , ran for a thousand nights in Vienna and was performed in major cities throughout Germany . He emigrated to the United States in 1889 and became an American citizen on June 2 , 1898 . He developed an interest in portraying German-American life . After founding the Deutsch-Amerikanisches Theater in Berlin , which enjoyed only limited success from 1904 to 1907 , he cultivated a more receptive audience in New York City for his string of musical comedies and plays from 1907 to 1934 , and in 1912 he opened the Adolf Philipp Theatre in Manhattan on East Fifty-Seventh Street . Adolf Philipp 's frequent business partner was his brother , Paul Philipp , a Broadway producer and father of Robert Philipp , the noted American Impressionist painter , who in his earlier years performed on stage in Europe in Adolf 's productions .
Hand of Fate ( video game ) . `` Hand of Fate '' is an action role-playing video game developed and published by Defiant Development for Linux , Microsoft Windows , OS X , PlayStation 4 and Xbox One , released in February 2015 . A PlayStation Vita version was announced but ultimately cancelled due to development issues . `` Hand of Fate '' has the player work their way through randomized dungeons , generated by cards selected from customizable decks , to try to reach a final boss of each dungeon . Most of the game is played through an in-game tabletop tableau , with the player 's actions narrated and executed by the mysterious Dealer , at times requiring the player to make choices to proceed . When combat occurs , the game switches to a third-person perspective brawler-style game , requiring the player to time attacks , blocks , dodges , and other abilities to defeat enemies without losing all their health . As the player progresses , they can earn tokens , which , upon completion of a dungeon ( successfully or not ) , gain them additional cards that they can used to customize their decks for the next dungeon run . `` Hand of Fate '' received generally positive reviews , and led to the successful crowdfunded physical variation of the game . A sequel , `` Hand of Fate 2 '' , was released in November 2017 . Gameplay . `` Hand of Fate '' is an action role-playing video game with roguelike and deck-building elements . The player takes the role of a nameless hero that meets a strange Dealer voiced by Anthony Skordi , in a `` cabin at the end of the world '' . This dealer narrates the player 's adventure , dealing the game 's cards , rewards , penalties , lore , and commentary . He also serves as the primary antagonist for the game . On starting a new game , the player is given a starting deck of cards , consisting of equipment , hero class , and encounter cards . The player earns more cards as they progress in the game , which they can use to customize their deck up to a fixed size . Furthermore , the dealer has his own deck from which surprising elements such as more challenging encounters and monsters are drawn that also grows as the player gains cards and progresses through the game . In the game 's Story Mode , the player must defeat thirteen bosses : twelve court cards and the Dealer himself . These bosses , representing the royalty of each suit , must be defeated in order , but the player can return to previous bosses to challenge again and unlock new rewards . After a certain number of these bosses are defeated , the player also unlocks Endless Mode , which provides an infinite number of `` floors '' of increasing difficulty for the player to challenge with every card they have collected up to that point . To progress in Story Mode , the player must complete a `` dungeon '' by exploring two or more `` floors '' created by a tableau of randomized , face-down encounter cards dealt from the combined deck of `` both '' player and Dealer . In addition to random encounters , each floor also includes either an exit encounter that lets the player reach the next floor , or a boss encounter on the final floor of that dungeon . The player starts with a limited amount of health , food , and initial equipment , modified by the player 's selected class card and certain conditions obtained over the course of the story . To navigate each floor of the dungeon , the player moves a token across the tableau one card at a time , revealing it if face down . When each card is encountered , the Dealer narrates the event and resolves its effects . Events can include meeting non-player characters , shops to buy and sell cards that benefit the player for the remainder of that dungeon , enemy encounters , or chance events that may benefit or hinder the player . Some of these events include a tree of options that the player can choose , while chance is presented as four shuffled cards representing rates of success or failure . Each movement step consumes food , and certain events can cause the player to gain or lose health , food , gold , blessings , curses , or equipment . The latter three can augment the player 's attack power , defensive power , health , speed , or provide special abilities or conditions both inside and out of combat . If the player encounters a monster or maze of traps , the number and type of enemy are determined by cards drawn by the Dealer ( if any ) . The game then enters a third-person perspective action mode , where the player can attack , dodge , reflect and counterattack enemies and traps represented by the cards that were drawn . Damage taken is reflected in the player 's overall health , which can be recovered normally with food or at certain shops and healers . On completing some encounters , the Dealer will present special tokens representing new cards that the player will receive at the conclusion of that dungeon , regardless of whether they won or were defeated . If the player 's character loses all of their health ( i.e. , by encounter or starvation ) or chooses to forfeit from the in-game menu , they lose that dungeon , and the board is reset after they receive their tokens . If the player successfully beats the dungeon 's boss , they progress one step forward in the story . The Dealer awaits the player for the final showdown and confrontation , so the player must pay close attention to deck-building , strategy , tactics , and chance in order to succeed . Development . `` Hand of Fate '' was first shown at the 2013 Game Developers Conference . A playable demo build was shown to the public at PAX Australia in July 2013 . By this point , the game had been in development for under six months . Defiant Development are a team of approximately fifteen based in Brisbane , they described `` Hand of Fate '' as their `` first big push '' onto PC platforms following their previous mobile projects . Like all other Defiant games , `` Hand of Fate '' is built in Unity . The game was part funded through a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign . It was one of the first Australian projects to launch on Kickstarter . The campaign launched in November 2013 and concluded in December 2013 , achieving its target . Not only was the campaign a financial success , it also allowed Defiant to build an audience and get feedback on pre-release builds . A Greenlight campaign was launched simultaneously so that the game could be released on Steam , and the game was approved in January 2014 . A week following the crowdfunding campaign , an alpha build was released for Kickstarter backers . A beta version followed in February 2014 , and in July , the game launched for Windows , OS X , and Linux on Steam Early Access . The full version was released for Windows , OS X , Linux , PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on 17 February 2015 . A sequel , `` Hand of Fate 2 '' , had been announced with a planned early 2017 release , but was eventually first released on November 7 , 2017 for personal computers and PlayStation 4 , with an Xbox One version to release shortly afterwards . The sequel will add more challenges that the player must meet to proceed in dungeons , stronger monsters to face in battle , and companions that can be gained during the adventure which assist the player in combat . `` Hand of Fate 2 '' will also release on the Nintendo Switch on July 17 , 2018 . Board game . Defiant worked with the board game development company Rule & Make to transition the video game into a deck-building game called `` Hand of Fate : Ordeals '' . The board game allows for one to four players to cooperatively work together to process through quests in a similar manner as the video game . They sought about $ 22,000 in crowd-funding for publication via a Kickstarter campaign in May 2017 ; the campaign surpassed its goal within a day , and ended with more than $ 360,000 pledged . Release . In July 2016 , Defiant Development partnered with IndieBox to produce an exclusive , custom-designed , physical release of `` Hand of Fate '' . This individually-numbered collector ’ s box included a themed USB drive < nowiki/ > with DRM-free copy of the game , official soundtrack , instruction manual , Steam key , and several custom-made collectibles . Reception . `` Hand of Fate '' received positive reviews . Aggregating review websites GameRankings and Metacritic gave the Microsoft Windows version 81.58 % based on 13 reviews and 78/100 based on 27 reviews , the Xbox One version 79.75 % based on 12 reviews and 80/100 based on 11 reviews and the PlayStation 4 version 79.28 % based on 18 reviews and 79/100 based on 15 reviews . The game sold about 400,000 copies across personal computers and consoles , and it was downloaded more than 1.5 million times as part of a free game promotion for Xbox Live .
Stomp ( Steps song ) . `` Stomp '' is a song by Steps , released as a single , which became the group 's second and last single to hit No . 1 on the UK Singles Chart . Debuting at No . 1 in October 2000 and spending 11 weeks on the UK chart , this track was later released in Australia , Japan , and Europe . The song features ( with minor alterations in key and modulation ) an orchestral riff from `` Everybody Dance '' , released by Chic in 1978 . Claire , Faye , Lisa and H sing lead vocals . Music video . The video was filmed in Chiswick and features group members Lisa and H looking after a penthouse apartment while the owner Bill ( Dave Legeno ) is away on business . They , and the other group members , then throw a party for all their friends , but struggle to tidy up before the owner returns . Lee Latchford-Evans rides a Honda CBR 600 FX/Y to the party . Track listings and formats . These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of `` Stomp '' . A-side : `` Stomp '' . Credits adapted from the liner notes of `` Buzz '' .
Philip Sington . Philip Sington is an English novelist and playwright . He was born in 1962 in Cambridge , UK . He read history at Trinity College , Cambridge . Together with the mystery writer Gary Humphreys he has co-authored six thrillers under the joint pseudonym of Patrick Lynch . Their third book , `` Carriers '' ( 1995 ) , was adapted as a TV movie of the same name in 1998 . They also collaborated on the stage play `` Lip Service '' , which was premiered at the Finborough Theatre in London in 2000 . His first solo novel , `` Zoia 's Gold '' , was published in November 2006 by Simon & Schuster . It was based in part on the life of the Russian-Swedish artist Zoia Korvin-Krukovsky . `` The Einstein Girl '' , his second solo novel , was published in August 2009 by Harvill Secker , part of Random House . His third solo novel , `` The Valley of Unknowing '' , was published in 2012 , also by Harvill Secker . He lives in London and regularly posts on his blog , `` This writer 's tale '' .
Dorotowo , Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship . Dorotowo ( ) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stawiguda , within Olsztyn County , Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship , in northern Poland . It lies approximately north of Stawiguda and south-west of the regional capital Olsztyn . While traditionally Prussian , with the Second Peace of Thorn in 1466 the area became part of the Kingdom of Poland until 1772 ; 1772–1945 Kingdom of Prussia and Germany ( East Prussia ) .
Cuba High School ( Illinois ) . Cuba High School , also known as Cuba Senior High School , or CHS , is a public four-year high school located at 20325 North IL Route 97 south of Cuba , Illinois , a small city in Fulton County , in the Midwestern United States , at the intersection of Illinois Routes 95 and 97 . CHS is part of Cuba Community Unit School District 3 , which serves the communities of Cuba , Fiatt , Marietta , and Smithfield , and includes Cuba Middle School , and Cuba Elementary School The campus is located 9 miles southwest of Canton , and serves a mixed small city , village , and rural residential community . The school districts lies within the Canton micropolitan statistical area . Enrollment . Cuba High School is a small school with an enrollment at 159 students annually that commute daily from the neighboring villages and rural areas . Academics . In 2009 , Cuba High School did not make Adequate Yearly Progress , with 35 % of students meeting standards , on the Prairie State Achievement Examination , a state test that is part of the No Child Left Behind Act . The school 's average high school graduation rate between 1999-2009 was 85 % . Athletics . Cuba High School competes in the Prairieland Conference and is a member school of the Illinois High School Association . The CHS mascot is the Wildcats with colors of red and black ; however , they coop with neighboring Spoon River Valley High School for most athletics . Their combined name and mascot is the North Fulton Wildcats , with colors of red and black . The school has no state championships on record in team athletics and activities . The varsity football team , the North Fulton Wildcats , qualified for state tournament most recently in 2007 and 2008 , and reached the semi-finals in 2007 . The 2009 Wildcat baseball team , led by twin brothers Josh and Jeremy Ellsworth , finished with an overall record of 27 wins and 4 losses , earning third place in the IHSA state tournament . History . Smithfield High School consolidated into Cuba High School in the 1940s . The former Smithfield High School building then served as a grade school for the Cuba district until 1990 . After 1990 the village of Smithfield then assumed control of the building and used it as a community center and private art gallery .
Khanik , Eresk . Khanik ( , also Romanized as Khānīk ) is a village in Raqqeh Rural District , Eresk District , Boshruyeh County , South Khorasan Province , Iran . At the 2006 census , its population was 122 , in 34 families .
Udroaia River . The Udroaia River is a headwater of the Valea Boaru River in Romania .
Smooth Sailin ' ( Sonny Throckmorton song ) . `` Smooth Sailin '' is a song co-written by Curly Putman and Sonny Throckmorton . Throckmorton released his version of the song in 1978 on his debut album , `` Last Cheater 's Waltz '' . It was re-released in 1979 on Mercury Records as a double-A-side with `` Last Cheater 's Waltz '' . This double-sided single peaked at number 47 on the country music charts that year . A year later , T.G . Sheppard recorded `` Smooth Sailin ' '' for his Warner Bros. Records album of the same name . Sheppard 's version went to number six on the same chart in 1980 .
Bellaire Court Historic District . The Bellaire Court Historic District encompasses a former tourist court cottage complex at 637 Park Avenue in Hot Springs , Arkansas . The complex was built in the 1930s , when the advent of vacation travel by automobile rose to prominence . The complex is roughly L-shaped , with a long leg of the L perpendicular to the road , and the short leg at the rear , facing Magnolia Street . It is a single story structure with Craftsman styling , built out of wood and finished in stone veneer and brick trim . At the front of the complex is a manager 's house , with cottage-style units lined behind it , each with a space that was originally a garage , but has since been filled in as part of a conversion to full-time residential units . The complex was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004 .
HD 97658 . HD 97658 is a star 70 light years away in the constellation of Leo . The star is slightly too dim to be seen with the naked eye , though almost any additional equipment will allow it to be seen . The star itself is a metal-poor early K-dwarf that is somewhat older than the sun . Planetary system . On November 1 , 2010 , a super-earth was announced orbiting the star along with Gliese 785 b as part of the NASA-UC Eta-Earth program . The planet orbits in just under 9.5 days and was originally thought to have a minimum mass of 8.2 ± 1.2 M⊕ . Spurred by the possibility of transits , additional data was acquired for less than a year which found a lower mass for the star and hence reduced the minimum mass of the planet to 6.4 ± 0.7 M⊕ , and improved certainty on the time of possible transit . Transits of the planet were apparently detected and announced on September 12 , 2011 ; this would make HD 97658 the second-to-brightest star with a transiting planet after 55 Cancri and indicating a low-density planet like Gliese 1214 b . However , the occurrence of transits was quietly retracted on April 11 , 2012 , and three days later it was announced that observations by the MOST space telescope could not confirm transits . Transits of radii larger than 1.87 R⊕ were ruled out . Further transit measurements were taken in April 2012 and were confirmed with transit readings made in the following year , March and April 2013 . It was determined that HD 97658 b had a diameter 2.34 times that of Earth . Using a radial velocity mass of 7.86 M⊕ and the radius measured from the transits taken in 2012 and 2013 and in early 2014 , the density of the planet was calculated as 3.44 g cm−3 . It is likely therefore that the super-Earth exoplanet HD 97658 b has a large rocky core covered with a thick layer of volatiles , either a deep ocean of water or a thick atmosphere possibly made up of a mixture of helium and hydrogen . The gravity on this exoplanet 's surface is about 1.6 times greater than that of Earth 's .
1983 Virginia Tech Hokies football team . The 1983 Virginia Tech Hokies football team represented the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season . The team 's head coach was Bill Dooley .
Jazz Realities . `` Jazz Realities '' is an album by Carla Bley , Michael Mantler and Steve Lacy with Kent Carter and Aldo Romano . The album was released on the Fontana label in 1966 . Reception . The Allmusic review awarded the album 3 stars .
Freddy Kottulinsky . Winfried Philippe Adalbert Karl Graf Kottulinsky Freiherr von Kottulin , better known as Freddy Kottulinsky ( 20 July 1932 – 4 May 2010 ) , was a German-Swedish racing and rallying driver who won the Paris-Dakar Rally in 1980 . He was born in Munich . Biography . A member of old Austrian-Silesian nobility , in 1953 he went to Sweden , where he set up a repair shop . In the 1960s and mostly with a Swedish racing licence , Kottulinsky competed in Formula 3 , Formula Vee and Formula 2 . In F3 he became Swedish champion in 1966 on a Lotus 35 Cosworth . Together with Ronnie Peterson and Torsten Palm he in 1970 scored a Swedish win in the F3 European Cup for nations . In 1974 he won Formel Super V 's European Gold Cup on a Lola T320 . He also entered rallies , as did his daughter Susanne Kottulinsky who had been born in 1960 . His granddaughter Mikaela Åhlin-Kottulinsky is also a racing driver in Audi Sport TT Cup . In 1980 he won the Paris-Dakar Rally together with Gerd Löffelmann in a 4WD VW Iltis prepared by Audi . When asked for the first time to drive one of three cars that were supposed to support Jean Ragnotti , Kottulinsky , who had neither experience nor desire to race in a desert , declined indirectly by asking for a high salary . Shortly before the race began , the team hired him anyway , and Kottulinsky entered the race with hardly any preparation . He did not have tent nor sleeping bag , but enough spare parts to keep the car running without having to wait for support . The design of this four wheel drive system provided the basis for Audi 's Quattro system , which debuted later in 1980 on the original Audi Quattro . In that time , Kottulinsky also trained the mechanics to drive the team 's service vehicles quickly and safely . This developed into Audi Fahrsicherheitstraining ( driving safety lessons ) , for which Kottulinsky worked 25 years until retirement . Kottulinsky lived in Görkwitz in Thüringen for several years , promoting the local race track Schleizer Dreieck . At over 70 years of age , he was still entering motorsport events , e.g . on 11 August 2006 with a Datsun 240Z in the AvD-Historic-Marathon-400 on the Nordschleife of the Nürburgring . He died in May 2010 in Karlstad .
Andy Sutcliffe . Andy Sutcliffe ( 9 May 1947 – 13 July 2015 ) was a British racing driver from England . Born in Mildenhall , Suffolk , Sutcliffe began his racing career in 1969 . He competed in Formula Three from 1970 to 1973 , before contesting the 1974 European Formula Two Championship , finishing tenth overall in a BMW-powered March 732 entered by Brian Lewis . He was entered for that year 's Formula One British Grand Prix at Brands Hatch , in a Brabham BT42 run by the Italian Scuderia Finotto team , but did not appear . In 1977 , he was again entered for the British Grand Prix , this time at Silverstone , in a March 761 run by the RAM Racing team . He failed to pre-qualify . He later worked at a nursery in Ashford , Kent .
Blakesburg , Indiana . Blakesburg is an unincorporated community in Russell Township , Putnam County , in the U.S. state of Indiana . History . A post office was established at Blakesburg in 1828 , and remained in operation until 1839 . The community was named after an early settler named Blake .
Supravesical fossa . The supravesical fossa is a fossa bounded by the medial umbilical fold and median umbilical fold .
Ranzow–Sander House . The Ranzow–Sander House is a historic building located in the West End of Davenport , Iowa , United States . It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1983 . History . Charles F. Ranzow built this house in 1881 . He established his paint store downtown , Charles F. Ranzow and Sons . The building is a contributing property in the West Third Street Historic District . The store sold oils , glass , doors and the like . In 1884 the house was sold to Julius Sander . He was employed in the hardware trade and opened his own store in 1890 . Architecture . This Vernacular Eastlake cottage shows elements of the Queen Anne and Gothic Revival styles . It is a 1½-story house features an irregular plan , a steeply pitched roof , and bits of gable-end decorations . There are also decorative details across the top of the porch . Also noteworthy are the textured wall surfaces and the paneled vergeboards .
Leukoplakia . Leukoplakia generally refers to a firmly attached white patch on a mucous membrane which is associated with an increased risk of cancer . The edges of the lesion are typically abrupt and the lesion changes with time . Advanced forms may develop red patches . There are generally no other symptoms . It usually occurs within the mouth , although sometimes mucosa in other parts of the gastrointestinal tract , urinary tract , or genitals may be affected . The cause of leukoplakia is unknown . Risk factors for formation inside the mouth include smoking , chewing tobacco , excessive alcohol , and use of betel nuts . It is a precancerous lesion , a tissue alteration in which cancer is more likely to develop . The chance of cancer formation depends on the type , with between 3–15 % of localized leukoplakia and 70–100 % of proliferative leukoplakia developing into squamous cell carcinoma . Leukoplakia is a descriptive term that should only be applied after other possible causes are ruled out . Tissue biopsy generally shows increased keratin build up with or without abnormal cells , but is not diagnostic . Other conditions that can appear similar include yeast infections , lichen planus , and keratosis due to repeated minor trauma . The lesions from a yeast infection can typically be rubbed off while those of leukoplakia can not . Treatment recommendations depend on features of the lesion . If abnormal cells are present or the lesion is small surgical removal is often recommended ; otherwise close follow up at three to six month intervals may be sufficient . People are generally advised to stop smoking and limit the drinking of alcohol . In potentially half of cases leukoplakia will shrink with stopping smoking ; however , if smoking is continued up to 66 % of cases will become more white and thick . The percentage of people affected is estimated at 1–3 % . Leukoplakia becomes more common with age , typically not occurring until after 30 . Rates may be as high as 8 % in men over the age of 70 . Classification . Leukoplakia could be classified as mucosal disease , and also as a premalignant condition . Although the white color in leukoplakia is a result of hyperkeratosis ( or acanthosis ) , similarly appearing white lesions that are caused by reactive keratosis ( smoker 's keratosis or frictional keratoses e.g . morsicatio buccarum ) are not considered to be leukoplakias . Leukoplakia could also be considered according to the affected site , e.g . oral leukoplakia , leukoplakia of the urinary tract , including bladder leukoplakia or leukoplakia of the penis , vulvae , cervix or vagina . Leukoplakia may also occur in the larynx , possibly in association with gastro-esophageal reflux disease . Oropharyngeal leukoplakia is linked to the development of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma , and sometimes this is associated with tylosis , which is thickening of the skin on the palms and soles of the feet ( see : Leukoplakia with tylosis and esophageal carcinoma ) . Dyskeratosis congenita may be associated with leukoplakia of the oral mucosa and of the anal mucosa . Mouth . Within the mouth , leukoplakia is sometimes further classified according to the site involved , e.g . leukoplakia buccalis ( leukoplakia of the buccal mucosa ) or leukoplakia lingualis ( leukoplakia of the lingual mucosa ) . There are two main clinical variants of oral leukoplakia , namely homogenous leukoplakia and non-homogenous ( heterogenous ) leukoplakia , which are described below . The word leukoplakia is also included within the nomenclature of other oral conditions which present as white patches , however these are specific diagnoses which are generally considered separate from leukoplakia , with the notable exception of proliferative verrucous leukoplakia , which is a recognized sub-type of leukoplakia . Homogenous leukoplakia . Homogenous leukoplakia ( also termed `` thick leukoplakia '' ) is usually well defined white patch of uniform , flat appearance and texture , although there may be superficial irregularities . Homogenous leukoplakia is usually slightly elevated compared to surrounding mucosa , and often has a fissured , wrinkled or corrugated surface texture , with the texture generally consistent throughout the whole lesion . This term has no implications on the size of the lesion , which may be localized or extensive . When homogenous leukoplakia is palpated , it may feel leathery , dry , or like cracked mud . Non-homogenous leukoplakia . Non-homogenous leukoplakia is a lesion of non-uniform appearance . The color may be predominantly white or a mixed white and red . The surface texture is irregular compared to homogenous leukoplakia , and may be flat ( papular ) , nodular or exophytic . `` Verrucous leukoplakia '' ( or `` verruciform leukoplakia '' ) is a descriptive term used for thick , white , papillary lesions . Verrucous leukoplakias are usually heavily keratinized and are often seen in elderly people . Some verrucous leukoplakias may have an exophytic growth pattern , and some may slowly invade surrounding mucosa , when the term proliferative verrucous leukoplakia may be used . Non-homogeneous leukoplakias have a greater risk of cancerous changes than homogeneous leukoplakias . Proliferative verrucous leukoplakia . Proliferative verrucous leukoplakia ( PVL ) is a recognized high risk subtype of non-homogenous leukoplakia . It is uncommon , and usually involves the buccal mucosa and the gingiva ( the gums ) . This condition is characterized by ( usually ) extensive , papillary or verrucoid keratotic plaques that tends to slowly enlarge into adjacent mucosal sites . An established PVL lesion is usually thick and exophytic ( prominent ) , but initially it may be flat . Smoking does not seem to be as strongly related as it is to leukoplakia generally , and another dissimilarity is the preponderance for women over 50 . There is a very high risk of dysplasia and transformation to OSCC or to verrucous carcinoma . Erythroleukoplakia . Erythroleukoplakia ( also termed speckled leukoplakia , erythroleukoplasia or leukoerythroplasia ) is a non-homogenous lesion of mixed white ( keratotic ) and red ( atrophic ) color . Erythroplakia ( erythroplasia ) is an entirely red patch that can not be attributed to any other cause . Erythroleukoplakia can therefore be considered a variant of either leukoplakia or erythroplakia since its appearance is midway between . Erythroleukoplakia frequently occurs on the buccal mucosa in the commisural area ( just inside the cheek at the corners of the mouth ) as a mixed lesion of white nodular patches on an erythematous background , although any part of the mouth may be affected . Erythroleukoplakia and erythroplakia have a higher risk of cancerous changes than homogeneous leukoplakia . Sublingual keratosis . Sometimes this term is used to describe leukoplakia of the floor of mouth or under the tongue . It is not universally accepted to be a distinct clinical entity from idiopathic leukoplakia generally , as it is distinguished from the latter by location only . Usually sublingual keratoses are bilateral and possesses a parallel-corrugated , wrinkled surface texture described as `` ebbing tide '' . Candidal leukoplakia . Candidal leukoplakia is usually considered to be a largely historical synonym for a type of oral candidiasis , now more commonly termed chronic hyperplastic candidiasis , rather than a subtype of true leukoplakia . However , some sources use this term to describe leukoplakia lesions that become colonized secondarily by Candida species , thereby distinguishing it from hyperplastic candidiasis . Oral hairy leukoplakia . Oral hairy leukoplakia is a corrugated ( `` hairy '' ) white lesion on the sides of the tongue caused by opportunistic infection with Epstein-Barr virus on a systemic background of immunodeficiency , almost always human immunodeficiency virus ( HIV ) infection . This condition is not considered to be a true idiopathic leukoplakia since the causative agent has been identified . It is one of the most common oral lesions associated with HIV infection , along with pseudomembraneous candidiasis . The appearance of the lesion often heralds the transition from HIV to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome ( AIDS ) . Syphilitic leukoplakia . This term refers to a white lesion associated with syphilis , specifically in the tertiary stage of the infection . It is not considered to be a type of idiopathic leukoplakia , since the causative agent `` Treponema pallidum '' is known . It is now rare , but when syphilis was more common , this white patch usually appeared on the top surface of the tongue and carried a high risk of cancerous changes . It is unclear if this lesion was related to the condition itself or whether it was caused by the treatments for syphilis at the time . Esophagus . Leukoplakia of the esophagus is rare compared to oral leukoplakia . The relationship with esophageal cancer is unclear because the incidence of esophageal leukoplakia is so low . It usually appears as a small , nearly opaque white lesion that may resemble early esophageal squamous cell carcinoma . The histologic appearance is similar to oral leukoplakia , with hyperkeratosis and possible dysplasia . Bladder . In the context of lesions of the mucous membrane lining of the bladder , leukoplakia is a historic term used to describe a visualized white patch which histologically represents keratinization in an area of squamous metaplasia . The symptoms may include frequency , suprapubic pain ( pain felt above the pubis ) , hematuria ( blood in the urine ) , dysuria ( difficult urination or pain during urination ) , urgency , and urge incontinence . The white lesion may be seen during cystoscopy , where it appears as a whitish-gray or yellow lesion , on a background of inflamed urothelium and there may be floating debris in the bladder . Leukoplakia of the bladder may undergo cancerous changes , so biopsy and long term follow up are usually indicated . Signs and symptoms . Most cases of leukoplakia cause no symptoms , but infrequently there may be discomfort or pain . The exact appearance of the lesion is variable . Leukoplakia may be white , whitish yellow or grey . The size can range from a small area to much larger lesions . The most common sites affected are the buccal mucosa , the labial mucosa and the alveolar mucosa , although any mucosal surface in the mouth may be involved . The clinical appearance , including the surface texture and color , may be homogenous or non-homogenous ( see : classification ) . Some signs are generally associated with a higher risk of cancerous changes ( see : prognosis ) . Leukoplakia may rarely be associated with esophageal carcinoma . Causes . The exact underlying cause of leukoplakia is largely unknown , but it is likely multifactorial , with the main factor being the use of tobacco . Tobacco use and other suggested causes are discussed below . The mechanism of the white appearance is thickening of the keratin layer , called hyperkeratosis . The abnormal keratin appears white when it becomes hydrated by saliva , and light reflects off the surface evenly . This hides the normal pink-red color of mucosae ( the result of underlying vasculature showing through the epithelium ) . A similar situation can be seen on areas of thick skin such as the soles of the feet or the fingers after prolonged immersion in water . Another possible mechanism is thickening of the stratum spinosum , called acanthosis . Tobacco . Tobacco smoking or chewing is the most common causative factor , with more than 80 % of persons with leukoplakia having a positive smoking history . Smokers are much more likely to suffer from leukoplakia than non-smokers . The size and number of leukoplakia lesions in an individual is also correlated with the level of smoking and how long the habit has lasted for . Other sources argue that there is no evidence for a direct causative link between smoking and oral leukoplakia . Cigarette smoking may produce a diffuse leukoplakia of the buccal mucosa , lips , tongue and rarely the floor of mouth . Reverse smoking , where the lit end of the cigarette is held in the mouth is also associated with mucosal changes . Tobacco chewing , e.g . betel leaf and areca nut , called paan , tends to produce a distinctive white patch in a buccal sulcus termed `` tobacco pouch keratosis '' . In the majority of persons , cessation triggers shrinkage or disappearance of the lesion , usually within the first year after stopping . Alcohol . Although the synergistic effect of alcohol with smoking in the development of oral cancer is beyond doubt , there is no clear evidence that alcohol is involved in the development of leukoplakia , but it does appear to have some influence . Excessive use of a high alcohol containing mouth wash ( > 25 % ) may cause a grey plaque to form on the buccal mucosa , but these lesions are not considered true leukoplakia . Sanguinaria . Sanguinaria ( Bloodroot ) is a herbal extract which is included in some toothpastes and mouthwashes . Its use is strongly associated with development of leukoplakia , usually in the buccal sulcus . This type of leukoplakia has been termed `` sanguinaria associated keratosis '' and more than 80 % of people with leukoplakia in the vestibule of the mouth have used this substance . Upon stopping contact with the causative substance , the lesions may persist for years . Although this type of leukoplakia may show dysplasia , the potential for malignant transformation is unknown . Ultraviolet radiation . Ultraviolet radiation is believed to be a factor in the development of some leukoplakia lesions of the lower lip , usually in association with actinic cheilitis . Micro-organisms . Candida in its pathogenic hyphal form is occasionally seen in biopsies of idiopathic leukoplakia . It is debated whether candida infection is a primary cause of leukoplakia with or without dysplasia , or a superimposed ( secondary ) infection that occurs after the development of the lesion . It is known that Candida species thrive in altered tissues . Some leukoplakias with dysplasia reduce or disappear entirely following use of antifungal medication . Smoking , which as discussed above can lead to the development of leukoplakia , can also promote oral candidiasis . Candida in association with leukoplakia should not be confused with white patches which are primarily caused by candida infection , such as chronic hyperplastic candidiasis ( `` candidal leukoplakia '' ) . The involvement of viruses in the formation of some oral white lesions is well established , e.g . Epstein-Barr virus in oral hairy leukoplakia ( which is not a true leukoplakia ) . Human papilloma virus ( HPV ) , especially HPV 16 and 18 , is sometimes found in areas of leukoplakia , however since this virus can be coincidentally found on normal , healthy mucosal surfaces in the mouth , it is unknown if this virus is involved in the development of some leukoplakias . `` In vitro `` experimentation has demonstrated that HPV 16 is capable of inducing dysplastic changes in previously normal squamous epithelium . Epithelial atrophy . Leukoplakia is more likely to develop in areas of epithelial atrophy . Conditions associated with mucosal atrophy include iron deficiency , some vitamin deficiencies , oral submucous fibrosis , syphilis and sideropenic dysphagia . Trauma . Another very common cause of white patches in the mouth is frictional or irritational trauma leading to keratosis . Examples include nicotine stomatitis , which is keratosis in response to heat from tobacco smoking ( rather than a response to the carcinogens in tobacco smoke ) . The risk of malignant transformation is similar to normal mucosa . Mechanical trauma , e.g . caused by a sharp edge on a denture , or a broken tooth , may cause white patches which appear very similar to leukoplakia . However , these white patches represent a normal hyperkeratotic reaction , similar to a callus on the skin , and will resolve when the cause is removed . Where there is a demonstrable cause such as mechanical or thermal trauma , the term idiopathic leukoplakia should not be used . Tumor suppressor genes . Tumor suppressor genes are genes involved in the regulation of normal cell turnover and apoptosis ( programmed cell death ) . One of the most studied tumor suppressor genes is p53 , which is found on the short arm of chromosome 17 . Mutation of p53 can disrupt its regulatory function and lead to uncontrolled cell growth . Mutations of p53 have been demonstrated in the cells from areas of some leukoplakias , especially those with dysplasia and in individuals who smoke and drink heavily . Definition . Leukoplakia is a diagnosis of exclusion , meaning that which lesions are included depends upon what diagnoses are currently considered acceptable . Accepted definitions of leukoplakia have changed over time and are still controversial . It is possible that the definition will be further revised as new knowledge becomes available . In 1984 an international symposium agreed upon the following definition : `` a whitish patch or plaque , which can not be characterized clinically or pathologically as any other disease , and is not associated with any physical or chemical agent except the use of tobacco . '' There were however problems and confusion in applying this definition . At a second international symposium held in 1994 it was argued that whilst tobacco was a likely causative factor in the development of leukoplakia , some white patches could be linked directly to the local effects of tobacco by virtue of their disappearance following smoking cessation , suggesting that this kind of white patch represents a reactive lesion to local tissue irritation rather than a lesion caused by carcinogens in cigarette smoke , and could be better termed to reflect this etiology , e.g . smokers ' keratosis . The second international symposium therefore revised the definition of leukoplakia to : `` a predominantly white lesion of the oral mucosa that can not be characterized as any other definable lesion . '' In the mouth , the current definition of oral leukoplakia adopted by the World Health Organization is `` white plaques of questionable risk having excluded ( other ) known diseases or disorders that carry no increased risk for cancer '' . However , this definition is inconsistently applied in the medical literature , and some refer to any oral white patch as `` leukoplakia '' . The term has been incorrectly used to describe white patches of any cause ( rather than specifically referring to idiopathic white patches ) and also to refer only to white patches which have a risk of cancerous changes . It has been suggested that leukoplakia is an unhelpful term since there is so much inconsistency surrounding its use , and some clinicians now avoid using it at all . Biopsy . Tissue biopsy is usually indicated to rule out other causes of white patches and also to enable a detailed histologic examination to grade the presence of any epithelial dysplasia . This is an indicator of malignant potential and usually determines the management and recall interval . The sites of a leukoplakia lesion that are preferentially biopsied are the areas that show induration ( hardening ) and erythroplasia ( redness ) , and erosive or ulcerated areas . These areas are more likely to show any dysplasia than homogenous white areas . exfoliative cytology is an alternative to incisional biopsy , where a stiff brush is scraped against the lining of the mouth to remove a sample of cells . This is then made into a smear which can be examined microscopically . Sometimes the biopsy site can be selected with adjunct methods which aim to highlight areas of dysplasia . Toluidine blue staining , where the dye is preferentially retained by dysplastic tissue , is sometimes used , but there is high false positive rate . Other methods involve the use of illuminescence , relying on either the property of normal autoflorescent molecules in mucosa such as collagen and keratin which is lost from areas of dysplasia or carcinoma under blue light , or by initially staining of the mucosa with toluidine blue or dilute acetic acid and examination under white light . Histologic appearance . Leukoplakia has a wide range of possible histologic appearances . The degree of hyperkeratosis , epithelial thickness ( acanthosis/atrophy ) , dysplasia and inflammatory cell infiltration in the underlying lamina propria are variable . In mucous membranes , hyperkeratosis can be defined as `` an increase in the thickness of the keratin layer of the epithelium , or the presence of such a layer in a site where none would normally be expected . '' In leukoplakia , the hyperkeratosis varies in thickness , and may be either ortho- or para-keratosis , ( depending upon whether cell nuclei are lost or retained in the superficial layers respectively ) , or a mixture of both in different areas of the lesion . The epithelium may show hypertrophy ( e.g . acanthosis ) or atrophy . Red areas within leukoplakia represent atrophic or immature epithelium which has lost the ability to keratinize . The transition between the lesion and normal surrounding mucosa may be well demarcated , or poorly defined . Melanin , a pigment naturally produced in oral mucosa , can leak from cells and give a grey color to some leukoplakia lesions . Generally dysplasia is subjectively graded by pathologists into mild , moderate or severe dysplasia . This requires experience as it is a difficult skill to learn . It has been shown that there is high degree of inter-observer variation and poor reproducibility in how dysplasia is graded . Severe dysplasia is synonymous with the term carcinoma in situ , denoting the presence of neoplastic cells which have not yet penetrated the basement membrane and invaded other tissues . Differential diagnosis . There are many known conditions which present with a white lesion of the oral mucosa , but the majority of oral white patches have no known cause . These are termed leukoplakia once other likely possibilities have been ruled out . There are also few recognized subtypes of leukoplakia , described according to the clinical appearance of the lesion . Almost all oral white patches are usually the result of keratosis . For this reason oral white patches are sometimes generally described as keratoses , although a minority of oral white lesions are not related to hyperkeratosis , e.g . epithelial necrosis and ulceration caused by a chemical burn ( see : Chemical injury ) . In keratosis , the thickened keratin layer absorbs water from saliva in the mouth and appears white in comparison with normal mucosa . Normal oral mucosa is a red-pink color due the underlying vasculature in the lamina propria showing through the thin layer of epithelium . Melanin produced in the oral mucosa also influences the color , with a darker appearance being created by higher levels of melanin in the tissues ( associated with racial/physiologic pigmentation , or with disorders causing melanin overproduction such as Addison 's disease ) . Other endogenous pigments can be overproduced to influence the color , e.g . bilirubin in hyperbilirubinemia or hemosiderin in hemochromatosis , or exogenous pigments such as heavy metals can be introduced into the mucosa , e.g . in an amalgam tattoo . Almost all white patches are benign , i.e . non-malignant . The differential diagnosis of a white lesion in the mouth can be considered according to a surgical sieve ( see table ) . Leukoplakia can not be rubbed off the mucosa , distinguishing it readily from white patches such as pseudomembraneous candidiasis , where a white layer can be removed to reveal an erythematous , sometimes bleeding surface underneath . The white color associated with leukoedema disappears when the mucosa is stretched . A frictional keratosis will generally be adjacent to a sharp surface such as a broken tooth or rough area on a denture and will disappear when the causative factor is removed . Some have a suggested as general rule that any lesion that does not show signs of healing within 2 weeks should be biopsied . Morsicatio buccarum and linea alba are located at the level of the occlusal plane ( the level at which the teeth meet ) . A chemical burn has a clear history of placing an aspirin tablet ( or other caustic substance such as eugenol ) against the mucosa in an attempt to relieve toothache . Developmental white patches usually are present from birth or become apparent earlier in life , whilst leukoplakia generally affects middle aged or elderly people . Other causes of white patches generally require pathologic examination of a biopsy specimen to distinguish with certainty from leukoplakia . Management . A systematic review found that no treatments commonly used for leukoplakia have been shown to be effective in preventing malignant transformation . Some treatments may lead to healing of leukoplakia , but do not prevent relapse of the lesion or malignant change . Regardless of the treatment used , a diagnosis of leukoplakia almost always leads to a recommendation that possible causative factors such as smoking and alcohol consumption be stopped , and also involves long term review of the lesion , to detect any malignant change early and thereby improve the prognosis significantly . Predisposing factors and review . Beyond advising smoking cessation , many clinicians will employ watchful waiting rather than intervene . Recommended recall intervals vary . One suggested program is every 3 months initially , and if there is no change in the lesion , then annual recall thereafter . Some clinicians use clinical photographs of the lesion to help demonstrate any changes between visits . Watchful waiting does not rule out the possibility of repeated biopsies . If the lesion changes in appearance repeat biopsies are especially indicated . Since smoking and alcohol consumption also places individuals at higher risk of tumors occurring in the respiratory tract and pharynx , `` red flag '' symptoms ( e.g . hemoptysis - coughing blood ) often trigger medical investigation by other specialties . Surgery . Surgical removal of the lesion is the first choice of treatment for many clinicians . However , the efficacy of this treatment modality can not be assessed due to insufficient available evidence . This can be carried out by traditional surgical excision with a scalpel , with lasers , or with eletrocautery or cryotherapy . Often if biopsy demonstrates moderate or severe dysplasia then the decision to excise them is taken more readily . Sometimes white patches are too large to remove completely and instead they are monitored closely . Even if the lesion is completely removed , long term review is still usually indicated since leukoplakia can recur , especially if predisposing factors such as smoking are not stopped . Medications . Many different topical and systemic medications have been studied , including anti-inflammatories , antimycotics ( target Candida species ) , carotenoids ( precursors to vitamin A , e.g . beta carotene ) , retinoids ( drugs similar to vitamin A ) , and cytotoxics , but none have evidence that they prevent malignant transformation in an area of leukoplakia.Vitamins C and E have also been studied with regards a therapy for leukoplakia . Some of this research is carried out based upon the hypothesis that antioxidant nutrients , vitamins and cell growth suppressor proteins ( e.g . p53 ) are antagonistic to oncogenesis . High doses of retinoids may cause toxic effects . Other treatments that have been studied include photodynamic therapy . Prognosis . The annual malignant transformation rate of leukoplakia rarely exceeds 1 % , i.e . the vast majority of oral leukoplakia lesions will remain benign . A number of clinical and histopathologic features are associated with varying degrees of increased risk of malignant transformation , although other sources argue that there are no universally accepted and validated factors which can reliably predict malignant change . It is also unpredictable to an extent if an area of leukoplakia will disappear , shrink or remain stable . Epidemiology . The prevalence of oral leukoplakia varies around the world , but generally speaking it is not an uncommon condition . Reported prevalence estimates range from less than 1 % to more than 5 % in the general population . Leukoplakia is therefore the most common premalignant lesion that occurs in the mouth . Leukoplakia is more common in middle-aged and elderly males . The prevalence increases with increasing age . In areas of the world where smokeless tobacco use is common , there is a higher prevalence . In the Middle East region , the prevalence of leukoplakia is less than 1 % ( 0.48 % ) . Etymology . The word leukoplakia means `` white patch '' , and is derived from the Greek words λευκός - `` white '' and πλάξ - `` plate '' . History . The term `` leukoplakia '' was coined in 1861 by Karl Freiherr von Rokitansky , who used it to describe white lesions of the urinary tract . In 1877 Schwimmer first used the term to describe an oral white lesion . It is now thought that this white lesion on the tongue represented syphilitic glossitis , a condition not included in the modern definitions of oral leukoplakia . Since , the word leukoplakia has been incorporated into the names for several other oral lesions ( e.g . `` candidal leukoplakia '' , now more usually termed hyperplastic candidiasis ) . In 1930 it was shown experimentally that leukoplakia could be induced in rabbits that were subjected to tobacco smoke for 3 minutes per day . According to one source from 1961 , leukoplakia can occur on multiple different mucous membranes of the body , including in the urinary tract , rectum , vagina , uterus , vulva , paranasal sinuses , gallbladder , esophagus , eardrums , and pharynx . Generally , oral leukoplakia is the only context where the term is in common usage in modern medicine . In 1988 , a case report used the term `` acquired dyskeratotic leukoplakia '' to describe an acquired condition in a female where dyskeratotic cells were present in the epithelia of the mouth and genitalia .
Oudehorne . Oudehorne ( ) is a village in Heerenveen in the province of Friesland , the Netherlands . It had a population of around 835 in January 2017 . History . Before 1934 , Oudehorne was part of the Schoterland municipality .
Eucithara marginelloides . `` Eucithara marginelloides '' is a small sea snail , a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae . Description . The length of the shell attains 15 mm . The interstices of the longitudinal ribs are either smooth or more or less thickly covered with fine revolving striae . The color of the shell is yellowish or ashwhite , with fine , rather close chestnut revolving lines , sometimes interrupted by the ribs , sometimes crossing them , sometimes obsolete . The shoulder is usually tinged with chocolate . Distribution . This marine species occurs off the Philippines , New Guinea and New Caledonia .
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House at 326 North Peterboro Street . House at 326 North Peterboro Street is a historic home located at Canastota in Madison County , New York . It was built about 1890 and is a large , -story frame residence in the Queen Anne style . It features a sweeping verandah with paired Doric order columns and square cut balusters with a large conical roof at the corner . It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986 .
Odostomia paupercula . `` Odostomia paupercula '' is a species of sea snail , a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae , the pyrams and their allies . Description . The bluish-white shell has a very elongate conic shape . Its length measures 3.3 mm . The two whorls of the protoconch are smooth , forming a depressed helicoid spire , whose axis is at right angles to that of the succeeding turns , in the first of which it is about half immersed . The eight whorls of the teleoconch are moderately rounded , slightly shouldered at the summit , somewhat contracted at the sutures . They are marked by four strong spiral cords and axial ribs , which are a little less strong than the cords ; 18 of the ribs occur upon the first , 16 upon the second to fifth , 20 upon the sixth , and 34 upon the penultimate turn . The junctions of the ribs and spiral cords form moderately strong tubercles , while the spaces enclosed between them appear as almost circular , well-impressed pits . The periphery of the body whorl is marked by a spiral keel a little less strong than those between the sutures . The base of the shell is well rounded , somewhat attenuated anteriorly . It is marked by five almost equal and equally spaced spiral cords and two very slender lirations , the latter near the columella . The deep grooves between the spiral cords are marked by numerous slender axial lirations . The sutures are subchanneled . The aperture is irregular , somewhat channeled anteriorly . The posterior angle is obtuse . The outer lip is thin , rendered sinuous by the spiral cords . The columella is slender , sigmoid , reinforced by the base , and provided with a strong , deep-seated fold at its insertion . The parietal wall is covered with a faint callus . Distribution . This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off the Bay of Panama .
Constituency PK-51 ( Haripur-III ) . Constituency PK-51 ( Haripur-III ) is a constituency for the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan .
Sicolovăț River . The Sicolovăț River is a tributary of the Danube in Romania .
Dmitry Bertman . Dmitry Alexandrovitch Bertman ( Russian : Дмитрий Александрович Бертман , born 31 October 1967 ) is a Russian theatre and opera director and the founder and artistic director of Helikon Opera in Moscow . Early years . Bertman was born in Moscow , the son of Alexander Bertman and Ludmila Zhumaeva . He graduated from Russian Academy of Theatre Arts where he studied under Georgy Ansimov . Back in his student years he staged a number of opera , musical and dramatic performances at first in his studio theater and later in professional theaters in Moscow , Tver , Odessa and Syktyvkar . In 1990 Bertman founded Helikon Opera and remains its artistic director . Career . In 1990 Dmitry Bertman established Helikon Opera theatre in Moscow . The theatre was included to the state theatres in 1993 and became one of the biggest opera houses in Russia . Helikon Opera offers a wide repertoire , including operas of the 18th–20th centuries , both rare and the most popular ones , as well as operettas and musicals . The theatre actively tours Russia and abroad . Since 1994 Dmitry Bertman has held master-classes at the Bern Opera Studio , teaching the approaches to acting and performance of Konstantin Stanislavski , Michael Chekhov and Feodor Chaliapin . Several times he has been a jury member of Belveder Vocal Contest , Ottavio Ziino Opera Competition in Roma , New York International Opera Auditions and other competitions . He teaches at both the Moscow State Conservatory and the Russian Academy of Theatre Arts where he has been artistic director of the academy 's musical theatre workshop from 1996 and Head of the Music Theatre Department from 2003 . Since 1994 , Berman has also been a lecturer at the Berne Opera studio in Switzerland . Awards . Between 1997 and 2000 Dmitry Bertman received the Golden Mask Award ( Best Stage Director ) for his productions of `` Carmen '' , `` The Tsar 's Bride '' and `` Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District '' .
Dorymyrmex planidens . `` Dorymyrmex planidens '' is a species of ant in the genus `` Dorymyrmex '' . Described by Gustav Mayr in 1868 , the species is endemic to Argentina and Chile .
Benton Township , Carver County , Minnesota . Benton Township is a township in Carver County , Minnesota , United States . The population was 939 as of the 2000 census . History . Benton Township was organized in 1858 , and named for Thomas Hart Benton , a U.S . Senator from Missouri . Geography . According to the United States Census Bureau , the township has a total area of , of which is land and ( 2.58 % ) is water . The city of Cologne is located entirely within the township geographically but is a separate entity . Cemeteries . The township contains five cemeteries : Cologne United Methodist , Saint Bernard , Saint John 's United Church of Christ , Snapsburg and Zion Lutheran Church . Demographics . As of the census of 2000 , there were 939 people , 307 households , and 249 families residing in the township . The population density was 27.6 people per square mile ( 10.7/km² ) . There were 311 housing units at an average density of 9.2/sq mi ( 3.5/km² ) . The racial makeup of the township was 99.47 % White , 0.11 % Native American , 0.32 % Asian , 0.11 % from other races . Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.53 % of the population . There were 307 households out of which 38.8 % had children under the age of 18 living with them , 72.6 % were married couples living together , 4.2 % had a female householder with no husband present , and 18.6 % were non-families . 15.0 % of all households were made up of individuals and 6.5 % had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older . The average household size was 3.06 and the average family size was 3.43 . In the township the population was spread out with 28.1 % under the age of 18 , 9.6 % from 18 to 24 , 26.6 % from 25 to 44 , 23.6 % from 45 to 64 , and 12.0 % who were 65 years of age or older . The median age was 37 years . For every 100 females , there were 115.4 males . For every 100 females age 18 and over , there were 116.3 males . The median income for a household in the township was $ 62,574 , and the median income for a family was $ 63,839 . Males had a median income of $ 38,173 versus $ 28,917 for females . The per capita income for the township was $ 22,652 . About 1.2 % of families and 2.6 % of the population were below the poverty line , including 2.4 % of those under age 18 and 8.8 % of those age 65 or over .
Göran Högberg . Göran Högberg ( born 20 December 1948 ) is a Swedish long-distance runner . He competed in the marathon at the 1980 Summer Olympics .
Shawn Haviland . Shawn Parker Haviland ( born November 10 , 1985 ) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent . Early career . Haviland attended Farmington High School ( Connecticut ) . Clayton Haviland , Haviland ’ s grandfather , played for Cornell Big Red baseball , and Tim Haviland , his father , played for Connecticut Huskies baseball . Haviland played college baseball for Harvard Crimson baseball . In 2006 , Haviland was named Ivy League Pitcher of the Year . In 2005 , Haviland helped Harvard win the Ivy League Baseball Championship Series , qualifying the team for the 2005 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament . While in college , Haviland played in the Cape Cod Baseball League . Haviland pitched for the Wareham Gatemen . In 2008 , Haviland graduated from Harvard University with a degree in government . Haviland was selected in the 33rd round of the 2008 Major League Baseball draft by the Oakland Athletics . Career . Haviland was assigned to A 's affiliate team the Vancouver Canadians . In 2009 , Haviland played for the Kane County Cougars . In 2010 , he played for the Sacramento River Cats and the Stockton Ports . Haviland 's pitching ranked in the top in the A 's farm system during the 2010 Oakland Athletics season . Haviland had the most strikeouts of all A 's minor leaguers with 169 strikeouts . Between 2011 and 2014 , Haviland remained in the A 's farm system , playing for the Midland RockHounds and the Stockton Ports . In 2015 , Haviland became a free agent and signed a contract with the Chicago White Sox where he played with the Charlotte Knights . Haviland was eventually traded to the Boston Red Sox and played for the Pawtucket Red Sox . In 2016 , Haviland played for the New Britain Bees . Later in the year , the Cleveland Indians signed Haviland to a contract and assigned him to the Columbus Clippers . In 2017 , Haviland signed with the Boston Red Sox . Haviland appeared in Spring league games for the Red Sox , and started a Major League Baseball Spring game against the Tampa Bay Rays . Haviland also appeared in a game with United States national baseball team . Later , Haviland has appeared as the starting pitcher for the Pawtucket Red Sox .
Gyosaku Morozumi . was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army , commanding the Japanese ground forces of the Battle of Mindanao of 1945 in the closing months of the war . Biography . Morozumi was born in Nagano prefecture . He graduated from the 22nd class of the Imperial Japanese Army Academy in May 1905 , serving initially with the IJA 58th Infantry Regiment , a new regiment which had been raised as a reserve force in the closing stages of the Russo-Japanese War . As a second lieutenant , he returned to the Army ’ s Infantry Warfare School , where he specialized in armor . His rise through the ranks was uneventful , serving a staff post with the Inspectorate General of Military Training , and a field posting as battalion commanders within the IJA 59th Infantry Regiment , IJA 1st Infantry Regiment , IJA 29th Infantry Regiment and IJA 65th Infantry Regiments and as commander of the Hongo Regimental District . The IJA 65th Regiment was one of the units at the Battle of Nanking in 1937 during the Second Sino-Japanese War and was accused of the massacre of prisoners of war following the battle 's end . Morozumi was promoted to major general in August 1939 . At the start of the Pacific War , he was assigned to the IJA 39th Division , which was still engaged in operations on the Chinese mainland , including the Battle of Zaoyang–Yichang and the Central Hubei Operation . In 1943 , he became commander of the IJA 5th Depot Division In March 1944 , Morozumi was promoted to lieutenant general and was given command of the IJA 30th Division , which was a garrison force based in Korea . However , in November of the same year , the IJA 30th Division was ordered to the Philippines and Morozumi was based at Surigao in northeastern Mindanao under the overall command of the IJA 35th Army . After General Sosaku Suzuki , commander of the IJA 35th Army transferred to Leyte in order to better coordinate defenses against the invading Allies in the Battle of Leyte , Morozumi was left in command with the defenses of the island of Mindanao , which soon came under attack by the American 24th , 31st , and 40th Infantry Divisions and the Philippine Commonwealth military including local resistance fighters . By April 1945 , his forces were split and isolated . Morozumi was officially confirmed as commander of the IJA 35th Army after Suzuki was killed in battle . However , in practice , Morozumi largely ignored his appointment , knowing that communications were too poor to permit any real supervision of the other elements under his nominal command . He was forced to surrender Mindanao by the war 's end .
Butteriss Gate . Butteriss Gate is a hamlet in the parish of Wendron , Cornwall , England . Butterriss Gate is north-east of Helston and lies on the A394 road that runs from Helston to Penryn .
Horse ( 1941 film ) . is a 1941 black-and-white Japanese film directed by Kajiro Yamamoto and starring Hideko Takamine , whom Yamamoto had directed in his film `` Composition Class '' ( `` Tsuzurikata Kyōshitsu '' ) three years before . `` Uma '' was actually completed by assistant director Akira Kurosawa . It follows the story of Ine Onoda , the eldest daughter of a poor family of farmers , who raises a colt from birth and comes to love the horse dearly . When the horse is grown , the government orders it auctioned and sold to the army . Ine struggles to prevent the sale . Overview . The film is a tale about a young girl and the colt she raises from its birth . But it is also about the struggle of farmers existing on the edge of poverty . Akira Kurosawa is credited as the film 's production coordinator , which is equivalent to first assistant director . It is the last film Kurosawa was to work on as an assistant before starting his own directing career . The film took three years to plan and a year to film . Kajiro Yamamoto had to commute to the far mountainous location but had to turn his attention to his money making comedies in Tokyo and so he left production in the hands of his assistant , Kurosawa . Plot . A young girl , Ine Onoda , from a poor village family wants nothing more than to own a horse . Her family soon takes in a pregnant mare which they have signed on to care for over the winter . Financial troubles push the family towards the edge of ruin and neither they nor the horse is eating much . The horse becomes very ill and the vet determines only grass will save it . Ine walks many miles through the snow to a hot spring where grass grows year round and saves the horse 's life . That spring it gives birth to a colt and it looks as if Ine will finally have her horse . But when the colt is grown , the government orders it auctioned and sold to the army , as unpaid bills force the family to sell the colt . Ine takes a job in a mill to save money to buy her horse back . On the day of the auction , she is outbid and cries as the horse is led away for the last time .
Right Here , Right Now ( David Benoit album ) . `` Right Here , Right Now '' is an album by American pianist David Benoit released in 2003 , and recorded for the GRP label . The album reached # 10 on `` Billboards Jazz chart .
Pseudovalsella . `` Pseudovalsella '' is a genus of fungi within the Melanconidaceae family .
Piano Quartet in E major ( Saint-Saëns ) . The Piano Quartet in E major , Op . posth. , by Camille Saint-Saëns , also known as the Piano Quartet Nº.1 in E major , WoO , was one of the composer 's earliest compositions for piano , violin , viola and cello . Completed in 1853 , when he was 18 years of age , the quartet remained in manuscript until 1992 . Background . Instead of publishing the work , Saint-Saëns donated the manuscript , with others , to the library of the Conservatoire de Paris . The Bibliothèque Nationale de France assumed the manuscript in 1964 . The work was finally published in 1992 , by the Éditions Musicales du Marais . It is unknown why the composer left this work unpublished despite having performed it . Silvertrust speculated in his article that it was because in the 1850s chamber music was hard to publish in France due to the interest in operas and that by the 1870s the work , which shows signs that the composer was inspired by Beethoven , Schubert and Schumann , was too German sounding to publish in France following the Franco-Prussian War . It is also possible that Saint-Saëns was reluctant to present the work to a Parisian audience that was , at the time , sceptical of music by contemporary French composers .
Akan Volcanic Complex . Akan Volcanic Complex is a volcanic group of volcanoes that grew out of the Akan caldera . It is located within Akan National Park , about 50 km Northwest of Kushiro in eastern Hokkaidō , Japan . Description . A number of peaks are arranged around therim of Lake Akan ( Akan-ko ) , which fills a 24×13 km caldera , the tallest being Me-Akan ( Meakan ) , O-Akan ( Oakan ) and Akan-Fuji . Oakan is prominently located at the Northeast side of the caldera , while Meakan occupies the opposite , Southwest side , in a cluster of nine stratovolcanoes that include Akan-Fuji , one of many symmetrical Japanese volcanoes named after the renowned Mount Fuji , and Fuppushi volcano ( a.k.a . Fuppushi-dake , not to be confused with Mount Fuppushi , which is located in Southwestern Hokkaido ) . Volcanology . The Akan caldera was formed 31,500 years ago . Its elongated shape is due to its incremental formation during major explosive eruptions , from the early to the mid-Pleistocene periods . The Nakamachineshiri crater of Meakan volcano was formed during a major eruption about 13,500 years ago . The Me-Akan group of nine overlapping cones on the eastern side of Lake Akan has had mild eruptions since the beginning of the 19th century . The last eruption of this historical volcano was in 2008 . Oakan , Meakan , Furebetsu and Fuppushi are the major post-caldera volcanoes of the Akan volcanic complex . Me-Akan is one of the most active volcanoes of Hokkaido . Its summit contains the active craters of Ponmachineshiri and Naka-Machineshiri , sites of frequent phreatic eruptions in historical time . Akan-Fuji and O-Akan have not erupted in historical time . Akan is rated with a volcanic explosivity index of 4 on the Smithsonian VEI scale , the scale 's fourth-highest score , based on the volcano 's largest known eruption , around 7050 BC .
Weightlifting at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Women 's +75 kg . The Women 's +75 kg weightlifting event took place on 30 July . The event took place at the Clyde Auditorium .
Naval Medical Research Unit Six . Naval Medical Research Unit Six ( NAMRU-6 ) is a biomedical research laboratory of the US Navy located in Lima , Peru . It is the only US military command located in South America . Its mission is to identify infectious diseases threats of military and public health importance and to develop and evaluate interventions and products to mitigate those threats . NAMRU-6 consists of of laboratory and office space in Lima ; 5000 square feet of lab space in Iquitos , Peru and 2000 square feet of lab space in Puerto Maldonado , Peru . The Lima facility includes Biosafety Level 3 ( BSL-3 ) facilities , while the other two laboratories are only biosafety level 2 rated . The Lima facility also contains a vivarium for animal research that is Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care International ( AAALAC ) certified . Mission . Partner nations include ministries of Defense or Health in Honduras , El Salvador , Nicaragua , Venezuela , Ecuador , Argentina , Bolivia , Paraguay and Colombia . The lab conducts research throughout Peru including the cities and districts of Arequipa , Cuzco , Junin , La Libertad , Lambayeque , Madre De Dios , Piura , San Martin , Tumbes , Puno , Lima , Loreto and Ucayali . All animal research conducted at NAMRU-6 is subject to approval by an Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee ( IACUC ) and all human research conducted by NAMRU-6 is conducted under supervision of duly constituted Institutional Review Board ( IRB ) . History . The idea for NAMRU-6 originated in 1978 with an idea of ADM Dileo-Paoli , the Peruvian Surgeon General , who proposed to the US Navy Surgeon General to establish a program of tropical medicine with joint participation between the US and Peruvian Navies . The command began with the arrival of 4 US Navy Active duty members under the Officer in Charge , CDR Michael Kilpatrick on January 20 , 1983 . NAMRU-6 was signed into agreement on October 21 , 1983 in Lima between Fernando Schwalb Lopez Aldan , Minister of Foreign Affairs of Peru and Ambassador Frank V. Ortiz . This agreement was further signed by RADM Jorge Tenorio De la Fuente , the Peruvian Surgeon General and VADM Lewis H. Seaton the US Navy Surgeon General in Washington D.C. on November 14 , 1983 . On Jan 6th 1984 , The US Chief of Naval Operations established the laboratory as a detachment of Naval Medical Research Institute , Bethesda , Maryland , it was then known as the acronym NMRID . In December 1983 , Rear Admiral Roger F Milnes represented the US Navy Surgeon General in a ceremony laying the cornerstone of the new 7330 meter facility , jointly funded by the Peruvian and US Navies . This first building was inaugurated on July 4 , 1985 by the President of Peru , the Architect Fernando Belaunde Terry and the US Ambassador David Jordan . An annex building for animal research was inaugurated in 1987 . The facility was one of the first in Peru to be able to work with BSL-3 agents such as Brucella melitensis , Yersinia pestis and Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis . Additionally in July 1985 , the first clinics of investigation were inaugurated on the grounds of the Naval Clinic in Iquitos , Peru . In 1998 , NAMRU-6 became part of the newly reorganized Naval Medical Research Center . The Base Re-alignment and Closure ( BRAC ) process had ordered the closure of NMRI on the Bethesda campus and its relocation to the Walter Reed Forest Glen Annex with Walter Reed Army Institute of Research , where it was established as Naval Medical Research Center ( NMRC ) , NAMRID was subsequently renamed as NMRCD to reflect the change of name of its parent command . On 16 November 2010 , NMRCD officially changed its command status from a detachment of NMRC with an officer-in-charge , to a full command , NAMRU-6 with a commanding officer . A modern laboratory facility was constructed and inaugurated in Iquitos in July 2005 by US Ambassador Curtis Struble and Vice Admiral Jose Ricardo Rafael Aste Daffos , the head of Amazonian Operations for the Peruvian Navy . The civilian staff has been awarded the Department of the Navy Award of Merit for Group Achievement twice , once in 1990 and again from 1995-1997 . Important scientific achievements include completing a Cholera vaccine field efficacy trial on 18,000 volunteers in Peru in 1993 , development of an FDA approved rapid malaria diagnostic test ( BinaxNow ) from 1996–2001 , the first clinical descriptions of Mayaro virus in 1999 , the first identification of novel strains of dengue in Peru in 2000-1 , investigations of HIV and hepatitis , conducting field efficacy trials resulting in region specific national malaria treatment guidelines in 2000 , association of spotted fever rickettsia with an outbreak of febrile illness in 2004 , demonstrating superiority of glucantime to pentamidine therapy for cutaneous leishmaniasis in 2005 , developing non-human primate models of campylobacter and Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli diarrhea , a field trial of 2 yellow fever vaccines in children in 2005 , and the discovery of Iquitos virus in 2010 .
Hugh of Fleury . Hugh of Fleury ( Hugo Floriacensis , Hugo a Santa Maria ) ( d. not before 1118 ) was a French Benedictine monk and ecclesiastical writer . He is known only by his works . He is frequently misidentified as a different Hugh of Fleury , who became Abbot of Canterbury and died in 1124 .
Nuestra Belleza México 2008 . The 15th annual Nuestra Belleza México pageant , was held at the Arena Monterrey of Monterrey , Nuevo León , Mexico on September 20 , 2008 . Thirty-three contestants competed for the national title , which was won by Karla Carrillo from Jalisco , who later competed in Miss Universe 2009 in The Bahamas . Carrillo was crowned by outgoing Nuestra Belleza México titleholder Elisa Nájera . She was the second Jalisciense to win this Title . The Nuestra Belleza Mundo México title was won by Perla Beltrán from Sinaloa , who later competed in Miss World 2009 in South Africa where she was the 1st Runner-up . Beltrán was crowned by outgoing Nuestra Belleza Mundo México titleholder Anagabriela Espinoza . She was the second Sinaloense to win this Title . As the Suplente/1st Runner-up the Nuestra Belleza Internacional México 2009 title was won by Laura Zúñiga from Sinaloa , and she would compete in Miss International 2009 in China , but was dethroned on December 25 , 2008 . She was the second Sinaloense to win this T. This year was the 15th anniversary of Nuestra Belleza México Organization , and on the final night thirteen ex-Queens were invited to the event . The Recognition `` Corona al Mérito 2008 '' was for Priscila Perales , Nuestra Belleza México 2005 , Semifinalist in Miss Universe 2006 and Miss International 2007 . Preliminary Competition . The Preliminary Competition was held at the Arena Monterrey of Monterrey , Nuevo León , Mexico a few days before to Final Competition . Prior to the final telecast , all contestants competed in swimsuit and evening gown as part of the selection for the others top 10 finalists who were revealed during the beginning of the two-hour live telecast of the Nuestra Belleza México 2008 Pageant live on Televisa on September 20 . The Preliminary Competition was hosted by Silvia Salgado and Patricio Cabezut . National Costume Competition . In this competition the contestants are not evaluated , only the costumes . It is a competition showing the country 's wealth embodied in the colorful and fascinating costumes made by Mexican designers combining the past and present of Mexico . For the Nuestra Belleza México Organization this event is very important because it discloses the creative work of the great Mexican designers and also elects the costume to represent Mexico in Miss Universe the next year . Also , some costumes are elected to represent Mexico in other beauty contests . The winning costume designer receives the `` Aguja Diamante Award '' . Titleholders celebration . As part of the pageant 15th Anniversary , 16 Nuestra Belleza México titleholders from the first pageant in 1994 to the outgoing and current titleholders were in attendance . Contestants . 1 Nadia Ramos was going to compete in 2007 but had to leave the competition due to a family emergency and given the opportunity to participate this year .
Walter Kerdiff . Walter Kerdiff ( died c.1564 ) was an Irish judge and landowner of the sixteenth century . Family . As his surname suggests his family came originally from Cardiff , but they had long been settled in Ireland , near Finglas in County Dublin ; there was also a long established de Kerdiff family in Cork , although it is unclear if the two families were related . The bridge now called `` Cardiff 's Bridge '' on the River Tolka was named for the family . Landowner . Walter was the principal landowner in Finglas in the last years of the reign of Henry VIII , and later owned lands at Castleknock , Pelletstown ( modern Blanchardstown ) and Turvey in County Dublin , and at Shallan in County Meath . He claimed ownership of lands at Dowth , also in County Meath , which led to a lawsuit in 1555 with another High Court judge , Luke Netterville , who was the head of an old-established landowning family from Dowth . Kerdiff 's acquisition of such extensive lands suggests that , like most of his colleagues , he had acquired considerable wealth from the Dissolution of the Monasteries , although Kenny notes that there is no firm evidence of this . Judge . Walter was appointed a judge of the Court of Common Pleas ( Ireland ) in 1535 , and served until 1558 . He was one of the Irish judges who signed a petition to King Henry VIII in 1541 asking for the legal title to the King 's Inn to be vested in the petitioners . He died about 1564 .
Veli Ağbaba . Veli Ağbaba ( born 3 April 1968 ) is a Turkish politician from the Republican People 's Party ( CHP ) , who has served as a Member of Parliament for Malatya since 12 June 2011 . Early life and education . Veli Ağbaba was born in Yazıhan , Malatya Province on 3 April 1968 as the son of Hüseyin and Elif Ağbaba . He completed his high school education in Malatya at Turan Emeksiz High School . He graduated from Anadolu University in 1989 . In his youth , Ağbaba founded the Anadolu University Student Association . He is married with three children . Political career . Ağbaba joined Social Democratic Populist Party ( SHP ) in 1993 after his military service . He served as a Malatya Municipal Councillor between 1994 and 1999 . In the local elections of 18 April 1999 , Ağbaba was elected Republican People 's Party ( CHP ) Provincial President . Member of Parliament . Ağbaba was elected as a CHP Member of Parliament for Malatya in the 2011 general election . He was re-elected in June 2015 and November 2015 . He is member of the Atatürkist Thought Association , a secular organization that espouses the ideas of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk , the founder of modern Turkey . A report that up to 400 workers had been killed during the construction of the new Istanbul New Airport prompted Ağbaba to lodge a written questionnaire to the Turkish parliament on 13 February 2018 .
Cry for Help ( EP ) . `` Cry For Help EP '' is an EP released by the German hard rock band Bonfire . It was released in 2012 as a charity to prevent animal abuse . It was supported by PETA and specifically combated the Ukrainian government 's policy to reward people for killing stray street dogs . The track 'Cry For Help ' was originally part of the album `` Double X '' , but has been re-recorded for this release . The band donated 1 Euro to PETA for each sale made of this EP . Although Dominik Huelshorst was the one whom performed on this release , the band 's new drummer , Harry Reischmann is shown in the music video to the song .
The Planets are Blasted . `` The Planets are Blasted '' is the second album by the Boston Spaceships , released in 2009 . Track listing . All songs written by Robert Pollard .
George Bowman ( footballer ) . George Alexander Bowman ( born 27 June 1872 in Montrose ) was a Scottish footballer , who played for Montrose , Third Lanark and Scotland .
List of exoplanet firsts . The first . The choice of `` first '' depends on definition and confirmation , as below . The three systems detected prior to 1994 each have a drawback , with Gamma Cephei b being unconfirmed until 2002 ; HD 114762 b is near the boundary of exoplanet / brown dwarf mass ; while the PSR B1257+12 planets orbit a pulsar . This leaves 51 Peg b ( discovered and confirmed 1995 ) as the first confirmed exoplanet around a normal star .
Gentry Crowell . Gentry Crowell ( December 10 , 1932 – December 20 , 1989 ) was a Tennessee Secretary of State whose office was a target of investigation in Operation Rocky Top and committed suicide during the investigation . Crowell was born December 10 , 1932 , in Chestnut Mound , Smith County , Tennessee . A Democrat , he served in the Tennessee House of Representatives from 1969 to 1977 ( 86th to 89th Tennessee General Assemblies ) , serving at various times as chairman of the General Welfare Committee , Rules Committee , and the House Democratic Caucus . He was first elected Secretary of State by the state legislature in 1977 , took office that year , and continued in that position until his death , having been re-elected by the legislature in 1981 , 1985 , and 1989 . In January 1979 , while serving as Secretary of State , Crowell witnessed Governor Ray Blanton 's signature on the pardons and commutations of prison sentences that Blanton notoriously issued shortly before leaving office . While signing the documents , Blanton stated , `` this takes guts , '' to which Crowell responded , `` some people have more guts than they 've got brains . '' In 1989 , the Secretary of State 's office was a target of investigation for Operation Rocky Top , due to staff involvement in a public corruption scandal involving fund-raising irregularities and fraudulent charity bingo operations . Crowell 's administrative assistant was indicted for embezzlement of thousands of dollars from the Democratic Caucus campaign fund , of which Crowell was treasurer . Crowell was called to testify before the federal grand jury in the Rocky Top investigation , but was not indicted in the investigation . He died at age 57 on December 20 , 1989 , after shooting himself in the mouth with a.38-caliber pistol on December 12 . He is buried in Cedar Grove Cemetery in Lebanon , Tennessee .
St Cuthbert Without . St Cuthbert Without , or simply St Cuthbert , is a civil parish within the City of Carlisle in Cumbria , England . The parish lies immediately to the south of Carlisle itself and comprises the following settlements - Blackwell , Durdar , Carleton , Brisco and Wreay ( the first three are usually regarded as outlying parts of Carlisle , although were not part of the former county borough of Carlisle ) . According to the 2001 census it had a population of 2,043 . The civil parish was formed in 1866 and has seen various boundary changes during its existence , mostly due to the expansion of Carlisle , although the former separate parish of Wreay was absorbed in 1934 . The parish is named after St Cuthbert 's Church in Carlisle city centre . The `` Without '' part of the name means this was the part of the ecclesiastical parish of St Cuthbert 's that was outside the city boundary or walls . The original civil parish of Carlisle St Cuthbert was split in 1866 to form St Cuthbert Without and St Cuthbert Within - the latter of which became part of a merged Carlisle civil parish in 1904 . St Mary 's Church ( Wreay ) , built in 1842 , is notable for its architecture . At one time the parish included the modern Carlisle suburbs and districts of Botchergate , St Nicholas , Currock , Upperby and Harraby . The M6 , A6 and West Coast main railway line all run through the parish . The A6 meets the M6 at junction 42 ( the Golden Fleece Roundabout ) in Carleton . At different times there have been railway stations at Wreay and Brisco . The main river in the parish is the River Petteril . Blackwell . Blackwell ( ) is a village in the parish , just south Carlisle . Carlisle Racecourse is in the village . Brisco . Brisco ( ; postcode district CA4 ) is a village in the parish . It is located a few miles south of Carlisle , near Junction 42 of the M6 motorway . There is St Ninian 's well in the village . In the Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales of 1870-72 it had a population of 323 . Brisco railway station served the village . Carleton . Carleton ( ; postcode district CA1 ) is a hamlet on the A6 road , in the parish ; it is near the residential area ( suburb of Carlisle ) of Harraby . In the Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales of 1870-72 it had a population of 181 . It is a few miles to the south-east of the city centre of Carlisle and is near the River Petteril . Durdar . Durdar ( ; postcode district CA2 ) is a small suburban area based around a crossroads ( with a pub the Black Lion , and a petrol station/garage ) in the parish , 2 km to the south of the city of Carlisle .
Boffa . Boffa is a town and sub-prefecture located on Guinea 's coast . It is the capital of Boffa Prefecture . Boffa is the nearest town to the mouth of the River Pongo . As of 2014 it had a population of 27,047 people .
2014 Latrobe City Traralgon ATP Challenger 1 – Doubles . Ryan Agar and Adam Feeney were the defending champions , but did not compete this year . Brydan Klein and Dane Propoggia won the title , defeating Jarmere Jenkins and Mitchell Krueger 6–1 , 1–6 , [ 10–3 ] in the final .
Roderick Bell . Roderick Bell ( October 6 , 1947 - March 29 , 2014 ) was a Canadian diplomat . In 1976 he was Second Secretary next the Headquarters of the United Nations . In 1995 he was acting director Federation Ombudsmen of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe . From 1997 to 2000 he was director of the unit `` United Nations & Commonwealth Affairs . From 2003 to 2007 he was Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Saudi Arabia with concurrent accreditation to the Arab Republic of Yemen , Bahrain and Oman . From 2000 to 2003 he was Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to JordanAmbassador Roderick L. Bell . ( Also covers Iraq . ) .
A Woman of Mystery . `` A Woman of Mystery '' ( 1958 ) is a British crime film directed by Ernest Morris and starring Dermot Walsh , Hazel Court , and Ferdy Mayne . The film features an early performance from Michael Caine in an uncredited role . Plot . Ray Savage , reporter for a sensational magazine in London is assigned over his objections to investigate a pretty blonde hat-check attendant 's suicide . Inquiring at Jane Hale 's place of work he learns that someone from her past had recognized her , and she was afraid . Finding a luggage label on her suitcase , he follows the lead to a dubious hotel where the manager tells him someone had taken a shot at her while she was staying there . From there he goes to her former place of work , then to the home of her friend at work who tells him that Miss Hale regularly called her mother , long distance . Following the number to a sanatorium where questioning Mrs. Hale yields nothing , but the cooperative administrator tells him the upscale neighborhood Jane was living before she went on the run . Finally determining that she had been employed at an escort agency , he is so excited as to ignore the indications that he is being followed until he returns home to be attacked by three men who try to duplicate Miss Hale 's supposed suicide by knocking him on the head and turning the gas on . Rescued by his girlfriend he grabs a gun and starts taking up housebreaking , until he determines the escort agency is cover for a counterfeiting operation . Then he shoots it out with the villains but feels frustrated because the mastermind behind the operation , the man who killed Jane , has apparently gotten away unseen . That does n't last , because Jane 's new boyfriend comes after Ray to try to kill him and Jane 's friend who came to talk to Ray .
Cholathadam . Cholathadam is a rural area in Kottayam district in the state of Kerala in India . It includes in the village of Poonjar Thekkekara located 15 km far from the town Erattupetta . Landmarks . Cholathadam consists of a church called St. Mary 's Church , two temples , one nursery school , DST Convent and the Gramodayam Library . The ancestors who got the land from the King of Poonjar Palace , cultivated there and made a good culture and civilization . The first ancestors are from the families of Naduthottiyil ( Vadakkeputhenpurackal ) , Vilakkunnel , Vadayattu and Plathottathil . Cholathadam consists of Anuggumpadi , Chakkippara and Kaithakulam . This is a place where Christians and Hindu 's live unitedly.The construction of the new church is completed by the leadership of Fr.Jose Keeranchira ( Vicar ) on 31/12/2014 .
Love Agenda . `` Love Agenda '' is the second album by Band of Susans , released on April 17 , 1989 by Blast First and Restless Records . Page Hamilton , later frontman for Helmet , played guitar on the album and sang the lead vocals on the track `` It 's Locked Away '' . Also notable was bassist Susan Stenger singing her first lead vocals on the songs `` The Pursuit of Happiness '' , `` Birthmark '' and `` Hard Light '' . Robert Poss was an admirer of the Rolling Stones and CD versions of `` Love Agenda '' features a cover of `` Child of the Moon '' . Personnel . Adapted from `` Love Agenda '' liner notes .
Adja-Ouèrè . Adja-Ouèrè is a town , arrondissement , and commune in the Plateau Department of south-eastern Benin . The commune covers an area of 550 square kilometres and as of 2013 had a population of 115,953 people .
The Saint Who Forged a Country . `` The Saint Who Forged a Country '' ( ) is a 1942 Mexican film directed by Julio Bracho . It stars Ramon Novarro , Domingo Soler , and Gloria Marín . It was released under the English title in English in 1944 .
Michael Vega . Michael Vega ( born September 4 , 1969 in Colorado Springs , Colorado ) is an American actor . He grew up in central New Jersey and attended Trenton State College where he studied theatre and communications . After spending several years in New York City , Vega moved in 2002 to the San Francisco Bay Area and has enjoyed great success in theatre , including appearances in `` Schoenberg '' by John Fisher , `` Bent '' by Martin Sherman , and `` A Queer Carol '' by Joe Godfrey , all at Theater Rhinoceros in San Francisco , and `` The Gravedigger 's Tango '' by Ian Walker at the Phoenix Theater in San Francisco . Vega starred as Ishi in a play based on Ishi 's life presented July 3–27 , 2008 , at Theatre Rhinoceros . Written by the theater 's artistic director , John Fisher , the play addresses many angles of the Ishi story . The `` San Francisco Chronicle '' said the work `` is a fierce dramatic indictment of the ugliest side of California history '' . In 2008 , he starred in his first feature film `` Beatific Vision '' , co-starring Marianne Shine .
Japanese occupation of British Borneo . Before the outbreak of World War II in the Pacific , the island of Borneo was divided into five territories . Four of the territories were in the north and under British control – Sarawak , Brunei , Labuan , an island , and British North Borneo ; while the remainder , and bulk , of the island was under the jurisdiction of the Dutch East Indies . On 16December 1941 , Japanese forces landed at Miri , Sarawak having sailed from Cam Ranh Bay in French Indochina . It took the Japanese less than a month to conquer the entire island . The Japanese subsequently renamed the northern part as , Labuan as and the neighbouring Dutch territories as . For the first time in modern history all of Borneo was under a single rule . British Borneo was occupied by the Japanese for over three years . They actively promoted the Japanisation of the local population by requiring them to learn the Japanese language and customs . The Japanese divided the North Borneo into five provincial administrations ( `` shus '' ) and constructed airfields . Several prisoner of war camps were operated by the Japanese . Allied soldiers and most colonial officials were detained in them , together with members of underground movements who opposed the Japanese occupation . Meanwhile , local Malay leaders were maintained in position with Japanese surveillance and many foreign workers were brought to the territory . Towards the end of 1945 , Australian commandos were deployed to the island by US submarines with the Allied Z Special Unit conducting intelligence operations and training thousands of indigenous people to fight the Japanese in guerrilla warfare in the Borneo Campaign in preparation for the arrival of the main Allied liberation missions . Following landings in North Borneo and Labuan from 10June 1945 by a combination of Australian and American forces , the island of Borneo was liberated . The British Military Administration formally took over from the Japanese on 12September 1945 . Background . The Japanese intention to gain control of Borneo was associated with the concept of a unified Greater East Asia . This was developed by General Hachirō Arita , an army ideologist who served as Minister for Foreign Affairs from 1936 to 1940 . Japanese leaders envisioned an Asia guided by Tokyo with no western interference and likened the Japanese Empire to an Asian equivalent of the Monroe Doctrine . The island was seen by Japan as strategically important , being located on the main sea routes between Java , Sumatra , Malaya and the Celebes . Control of these routes was vital to securing the territory . With the Anglo-Japanese Alliance , Japanese immigrants had been welcomed since the 1900s . Companies such as Mitsubishi and Nissan were involved in trade with the territory . Japanese immigrants had also been in the Kingdom of Sarawak since 1915 , with some of them working as hawkers and some Japanese women working in the red-light district . This presented opportunities for espionage , which were taken up by the Japanese military , especially from 1930 . Secret telegrams revealed that the Japanese ships docking regularly at Jesselton were engaged in espionage . In 1940 the Americans and British had placed an embargo on exports of raw materials to Japan because of its continuing aggression in China and the Japanese invasion of French Indochina . Chronically short of natural resources , Japan needed an assured supply , particularly of oil , in order to achieve its long-term goal of becoming the major power in the Pacific region . Southeast Asia , which mostly consisted of European colonies , subsequently became a prime target for Japan . It hoped to obtain resources as well to ending the Western colonialism period . Invasion . The Japanese invasion plan called for the British territories to be taken and held by the Imperial Japanese Army ( IJA ) and the Dutch territories to the south by the Imperial Japanese Navy ( IJN ) . The IJA allocated the 35th Infantry Brigade to northern Borneo . The Brigade was led by Major General Kiyotake Kawaguchi and consisted of units previously stationed at Canton in southern China . On 13December 1941 , the Japanese invasion convoy left Cam Ranh Bay in French Indochina , with an escort of the cruiser , the destroyers of the 12th Destroyer Division , , and , submarine-chaser `` Ch 7 '' and the aircraft depot ship `` Kamikawa Maru '' . Ten transport ships carried the advance party of the invasion force . The Support Force—commanded by Rear Admiral Takeo Kurita—consisted of the cruisers and and the destroyers and . The Japanese forces intended to capture Miri and Seria , then move on Kuching and the nearby airfields . The convoy proceeded without being detected and , at dawn on 16December , two landing units secured Miri and Seria with little resistance from British forces . Kuala Belait and Lutong were captured on the same day with around 10,000 Japanese soldiers ashore . On 22December , Brunei Town was captured and the main Japanese force moved westwards towards Kuching after securing the oilfields in northern Sarawak . The Japanese air force bombed Singkawang airfield to deter any Dutch attack . After escorts drove off a lone Dutch submarine , the Japanese task force entered the mouth of the Santubong River on 23December . The convoy , including twenty transports carrying Japanese troops commanded by Colonel Akinosuke Oka , arrived off Cape Sipang and had completed disembarkation by the next morning . The 2nd Battalion of the 15th Punjab Regiment , which was stationed in Kuching , was the sole Allied infantry unit on the island . Although they resisted the Japanese attack on the airfield , they were soon outnumbered and retreated up the Santubong River . On 25December , Japanese troops successfully captured Kuching airfield . The Punjab Regiment retreated through the jungle to the Singkawang area . After the Japanese secured Singkawang on 29December , the rest of the British and Dutch troops retreated further into the jungle , moving south to Sampit and Pangkalanbun , where a Dutch airfield was located at Kotawaringin . On 31December a force under Lieutenant Colonel Genzo Watanabe moved northward to occupy the remainder of Brunei , Beaufort and Jesselton . Jesselton was defended by the North Borneo Armed Constabulary with 650 men . They provided little resistance and the town was taken on 9January . On 3January 1942 the IJA invaded Labuan Island . On 18January , using small fishing boats , the Japanese landed at Sandakan , the seat of government of British North Borneo . On the morning of 19January Governor Charles Robert Smith surrendered British North Borneo and was interned with his staff . The occupation of British Borneo was thus completed . The Dutch southern and central Borneo were also taken by the IJN , following its attacks from east and west . After ten weeks in the jungle-covered mountains , Allied troops surrendered on 1April . Propaganda and assimilation . The Tokyo-based `` Asahi Shimbun '' newspaper and the Osaka-based `` Mainichi Shimbun '' began publication in Malay in both Borneo and the Celebes Island , carrying news on behalf of the Japanese government . Following their occupation , the Japanese began a process of assimilation of the local people . Propaganda was displayed throughout the Bornean territories and slogans such as `` Asia for Asians '' and `` Japan , the light of Asia '' were widely displayed . Ethnocentrism was central to this plan with Japanese values , world view , culture , spirit , emperor worship and racial superiority being promulgated . Attempts were also made to inculcate anti-Western feeling with local government officers required to attend Japanese night classes . Unlike his counterparts in North Borneo and Sarawak which were previously ruled by European officials , the Brunei Sultan , Ahmad Tajuddin , was retained by the Japanese with no reduction in salary . Malay government officials were usually retained in their posts . Administrative areas . Each of the five `` shus '' had a Japanese provincial governor , or the administration remained in the hands of the local people with Japanese surveillance . Each of the provinces constituted prefectures or . Jesselton and Sandakan were renamed Api and Elopura respectively . Occupation forces . Once Sarawak was secured , control of the rest of British Borneo fell to the Kawaguchi Detachment , while neighbouring Dutch Borneo was administered by the IJN . In mid-March 1942 , the navy detachment was redeployed to Cebu . The 4th Independent Mixed Regiment , also known as the Nakahata Unit , under Colonel Nakahata Joichi took over the tasks of mopping up operations , maintaining law and order , and establishing a military government . On 6April 1942 , the unit came under Lieutenant General Marquess Toshinari Maeda 's Borneo Defence Army who became responsible for the area . His headquarters was initially at Miri , but Maeda considered it unsuitable and moved to Kuching . In July the Nakahata Regiment was reorganised into two 500-man battalions , the 40th and 41st Independent Garrison Infantry Battalions . Maeda was killed along with Major Hataichi Usui and Pilot-Captain Katsutaro Ano in an air crash while flying to Labuan Island on 5September 1942 . The Japanese then renamed the island in remembrance to him . Maeda was replaced by Lieutenant General Masataka Yamawaki from 5September 1942 to 22September 1944 . By 1943 the battalions combined strength had reduced to 500 men . The military government moved its headquarters again in April 1944 to Jesselton . Yamawaki was formerly Director of the Resources Mobilisation Bureau ; his appointment in 1942 was interpreted by the Allies as part of a drive to establish Borneo as a significant location for storage of supplies and the development of supporting industry . Law enforcement in Borneo fell to the notorious `` Kenpeitai '' , the Japanese military police , who were directly responsible to the military commander and the Japanese War Ministry . They had virtually unlimited power and frequently used torture and brutality . The `` Kenpeitai '' headquarters were in a two-storey bungalow on Java Street ( Jalan Jawa ) , Kuching . From April 1944 it was relocated to the Sports Club Building in Api . Japanese justice became synonymous with punishment out of all proportion to the offence . They revived the pre-war civil court system from November 1942 , with local magistrates applying the Sarawak Penal Code . With the Allied advance in the Pacific , the Japanese realised that Borneo was likely to be retaken . The Borneo Defence Army was strengthened with additional units and renamed 37th Army . Command passed to Lieutenant General Masao Baba from 26December 1944 . Military infrastructure and bases . Airfields were constructed by prisoners of war and conscripted labour from various locations , including from Brunei , Labuan , Ranau and Elopura . Before the Japanese occupation , there were only three airfields : in Kuching ; Miri ; and Bintulu in Sarawak , while in North Borneo there were none . Due to this the Japanese planned to construct a total of twelve airfields in different parts of northern Borneo to strengthen its defence , of which seven were to be located in Api , Elopura , Keningau , Kudat , Tawau , Labuan and Lahad Datu . The Japanese also launched a series of road projects in North Borneo , with the roads linking Ranau with Keningau and Kota Belud with Tenghilan to be improved as well a new road linking Kudat and Kota Belud to be constructed . As these roads passed through mountainous areas , a large number of forced labourers were needed to realise the projects . In preparing for Allied retaliation Lieutenant general Masataka Yamawaki created an indigenous force consisting of around 1,300 men in 1944 . Most of them were stationed in Kuching , with others in Miri , Api and Elopura ; all were tasked to maintain peace and order , gather intelligence and to recruit . Brunei harbour was also used by the IJN as a refuelling depot and as a staging post for the Battle of Leyte Gulf . Prisoner of war camps . The Japanese had major prisoner of war ( POW ) camps at Kuching , Ranau , and Sandakan , plus smaller ones at Dahan and other locations . Batu Lintang camp held both military and civilian prisoners . The camp was finally liberated on 11September 1945 by elements of the Australian 9th Division under the command of Brigadier Tom Eastick . Sandakan camp was closed by the Japanese prior to the Allied invasion ; most of its occupants died as a result of forced marches from Sandakan to Ranau . In total the Japanese are believed to have held an estimated 4,660 prisoners and internees at all camps in northern Borneo , with only 1,393 surviving to end of the war . Economy . Following the occupation government offices re-opened on 26December 1941 . Japanese companies were brought in and granted monopolies in essential goods . In early 1942 the first branch of Yokohama Specie Bank opened in Kuching in the former building of Chartered Bank . The Japanese Southern Development Treasury also opened an office to oversee investment throughout northern Borneo . Two Japanese insurance companies , Tokyo Kaijo Kasai and Mitsubishi Kaijo Kasai , began operations . All motor vehicles were confiscated by Japan Transport Co. for limited compensation . The Japanese recruited labours to construct airfields for extra food and payment , while detainees were forced to work . The POWs who worked to build the airstrip also received a small salary weekly , typically enough to purchase an egg . Together with the rest of Southeast Asia , Japan exploited Borneo as a source of raw materials . The Japanese authorities enforced a food self-sufficiency policy . Priority for all resources including foodstuffs was given to Japanese troops with only a limited ration available for the local population . Through Mitsui Morin and Mitsui Bussan , foodstuffs such as rice , maize , tapioca , sweet potatoes and coconut oil were monopolised . Sago supplies were controlled by the Mitsubishi 's Tawau Sangyo . Stealing and smuggling were punishable by death . The IJA and the IJN attempted to rebuild the oil industry to contribute to Japan 's war effort . The Japanese particularly exploited the Chinese community , mainly due to their support for the Kuomintang and contributions to the China Relief Fund and British war efforts . The elites in major towns bore the heaviest burden and those with lesser resources went bankrupt . The military government strictly controlled Chinese businesses , those who were unwilling were forcibly encouraged . Japanese policy in this area was summarised in `` Principles Governing the Implementation of Measures Relative to the Chinese '' [ `` Kakyō Kōsaku Jisshi Yōryō '' ] issued by the Japanese headquarters in Singapore in April 1942 . Before the invasion , the Japanese government had printed unnumbered military yen notes for use in all occupied territories in Southeast Asia . Increasing inflation coupled with Allied disruption of Japan 's economy forced the Japanese administration to issue banknotes of larger denominations and increase the amount of money in circulation . From January 1942 the Japanese set the military notes at par with the national yen . Residents . Effects of the occupation among the local population varied widely . The Japanese allowed Malay officials to maintain their positions in the civil service , but generally Malays were abused together with the Chinese and the indigenous peoples . In response to a directive from Singapore in 1942 , the poor treatment of indigenous people began to be alleviated as they were not perceived to be the main enemies of Japan . With the sparse and widely dispersed local population in northern Borneo , the Japanese military administration had little choice but rely to forced labour from abroad , mainly from elsewhere in the Dutch East Indies and occupied China , under the management of the North Borneo Labour Business Society ( `` Kita Boruneo Romukyokai '' ) . Chinese skilled workers were brought from Shanghai , Guangzhou and Shantou , and Indonesians from Java . Although all workers were provided with board and lodging , the Chinese received better treatment as they were considered to be the more skilled workers . Most of the Javanese workers were sent to Brunei , while the more skilled Chinese workers were employed in boat-building in Kuching and Elopura . Young Chinese males attempted to avoid being captured for forced labour , while young Chinese females were terrified of being taken as comfort women . Many coastal inhabitants fled to avoid these threats . A search for Chinese agitators on the Mantanani Islands in February 1944 led to the mass killing of 60 Suluk and several Chinese civilians . As both Korea and Taiwan had been under the domination of Japan for decades , many citizens of both territories were forced to work for the Japanese military under harsh conditions . A number were sent to Borneo to work as prison guards , replacing the existing Japanese guards . They received no training for the treatment of POWs and many were involved in brutalising the prisoners , whose treatment deteriorated after the replacement of Japanese guards in Elopura by the Taiwanese in April 1943 . Albert Kwok . On the west coast of North Borneo , a resistance movement developed led by Albert Kwok , a Chinese from Kuching , who after working with the China Red Cross moved to Jesselton in 1940 . He collaborated with local indigenous groups in North Borneo . After establishing contact with American forces in the Philippines Kwok travelled to Tawi-Tawi for training . He returned with three pistols , a box of hand grenades and a promise of further weapons . However , the promised weapons were not delivered and Kwok had to launch a revolt with his locals armed with only knives and spears . Though they were poorly equipped , the attack still managed to kill at least 50 Japanese soldiers and temporarily capture Api , Tuaran and Kota Belud in early November . As the Japanese began to retaliate , Kwok 's force retreated to their hide-out . The Japanese launched ruthless counter-measures , bombing coastal settlements and machine-gunning local people . Almost all villages in the area were burnt down and 2,000–4,000 civilians were executed . The Japanese threatened further mass civilian killings and so Kwok surrendered with several of his senior aides . They were executed on 21January 1944 in Petagas , Putatan . After the failed uprising the Japanese conducted regular reprisals . The inhabitants of North Borneo were unable to organise a further uprising due to the level of Japanese surveillance . Force Z . As part of the Borneo Campaign Australian commandos were landed using US submarines . The Allied Z Special Unit began to train Dayak people from the Kapit Division in guerrilla warfare . This army of tribesmen killed or captured some 1,500 Japanese soldiers . They also provided intelligence vital to securing Japanese-held oil fields and to facilitating the landings of Australian forces in June 1945 . Most of the Allied activities were conducted under two intelligence and guerrilla warfare operations : Operation Agas in North Borneo ; and Operation Semut in Sarawak . Tom Harrisson , a British anthropologist , journalist and co-founder of `` Mass-Observation '' was among those parachuted in to work with the resistance . Liberation . The Allies organised a liberation mission known as the Operation Oboe Six to reconquer the northern part of Borneo . This followed their success with Operations Oboe One and Oboe Two . Under the cover of a naval and aerial bombardment , the 9th Australian Division landed on Borneo and Labuan on 10June with a force of around 14,000 personnel . With narrow roads and swampy conditions near the island beaches , the unloading operations by Royal Australian Engineers were hampered . Landings in the Brunei Bay area went more easily . The prediction of strong Japanese resistance proved inaccurate , with only few air raids against the Allied forces . The 24th Infantry Brigade , part of the 9th Division , landed at the southern end of Labuan , near the entrance of Brunei Bay , and commanding the approach to northern Borneo . The 20th Infantry Brigade landed near Brooketon , on a small peninsula at the southern end of the bay . The 20th Infantry Brigade rapidly secured Brunei Town against relatively light opposition , suffering only 40 casualties in the campaign . The 24th Infantry Brigade encountered stronger opposition in taking Labuan , where the defenders withdrew to an inland stronghold and held out among dense jungle-covered ridges and muddy swamps . To subdue the Japanese resistance an intense naval and artillery bombardment was laid down over the course of a week before an assault was put in by two companies of infantry supported by tanks and flamethrowers . After securing Labuan , the 24th Infantry Brigade was landed on the northern shore of Brunei Bay on 16June , while the 20th Infantry Brigade continued to consolidate the southern lodgement by advancing south-west along the coast towards Kuching . The 32nd Battalion landed at Padas Bay and seized the town of Weston before sending out patrols towards Beaufort , inland . The town was held by around 800–1,000 Japanese soldiers and on 27June an attack was carried out by the 43rd Battalion . Amid a torrential downpour and in difficult terrain , the 32nd Battalion secured the south bank of the Padas River . Meanwhile one company from the 2/43rd was sent to take the town and another marched to the flanks , to take up ambush positions along the route that the Japanese were expected to withdraw along . The 28th Battalion secured the lines of communication north of the river . On the night of 27/28June , the Japanese launched six counter-attacks . Amid appalling conditions , one Australian company became isolated and the next morning another was sent to attack the Japanese from the rear . Fighting its way through numerous Japanese positions , the company killed at least 100 Japanese soldiers and one of its members , Private Tom Starcevich was later awarded the Victoria Cross for his efforts . Following this , the Japanese withdrew from Beaufort and the Australians began a slow , cautious advance , using indirect fire to limit casualties . By 12July they occupied Papar , and from there sent out patrols to the north and along the river until the cessation of hostilities . In August the fighting came to an end . The division 's total casualties in the operation were 114 killed and 221 wounded , while the Japanese losses were at least 1,234 . Japanese surrender . After the surrender of Japan on 15August 1945 Lieutenant General Masao Baba , commander of Japanese forces in northern Borneo , surrendered at Layang-layang beach of Labuan on 9September . He was then brought to the headquarters of Australian 9th Division , where at the official surrender ceremony on 10September he signed the surrender document and handed over his sword to the divisional commander , Major General George Wootten . The location became known as Surrender Point . It was estimated that around 29,500 Japanese remained on the island . 18,600 belonged to the IJA , 10,900 to the IJN . The greatest concentrations of Japanese troops were in the interior . There were some Japanese who refused to surrender and moved further inland . After calls from Lieutenant general Baba they also surrendered . The Japanese repatriation following the surrender took several months , delayed due to lack of shipping . It was supervised by the Australians as Borneo along with New Guinea , Papua and the Solomon Islands were under their authority . Australian forces also supervised the destruction of Japanese weapons and ammunition and the evacuation of internees and Allied POWs from Japanese camps . The observation revealed that despite the destruction caused by the Allied bombardments , there were few Japanese casualties . Widespread malnutrition and disease amongst the population was caused by acute food shortages . In response the BMA provided food and medical supplies and reconstructed the public infrastructure , including roads , bridges , the rail network , sewerage and water supplies . War crimes trials . The Australians held war crime trials on Labuan from 3December 1945 to 31January 1946 . There were 16 trials involving 145 alleged war criminals , and these resulted in 128 convictions and 17 acquittals . Lieutenant Colonel Tatsuji Suga , who had been responsible for the Batu Lintang camp administration , believing that his entire family had been killed during the US atomic bombing of Hiroshima committed suicide before his trial 's conclusion . Captain Susumi Hoshijima , who was responsible for the administration of Sandakan camp , was found guilty of war crimes and hanged in Rabaul , New Guinea in 1946 . Many Korean and Taiwanese who had been prison guards were tried in the minor war crimes trials . In Sandakan 129 Taiwanese guards were found guilty of brutalising POWs and 14 were sentenced to death . The International Military Tribunal for the Far East concluded that during the resistance movement in North Borneo the military police were involved in torturing and killing hundreds of Chinese in an apparently systematic attempt to exterminate the Suluk coastal population . The last commander of the Japanese army in northern Borneo , Masao Baba , was charged on 8March 1947 with command responsibility for the Sandakan death marches that caused the death of over 2,000 Allied POWs and brought to Rabaul for trial . During the trial he confessed to being aware of the weakened condition of the prisoners but still issuing direct orders for a second march . The trial concluded on 5June with a death sentence ; Baba was hanged on 7August 1947 . War memorials . To honour the sacrifices of fallen liberators during operations for the recovery of Borneo , a cemetery named the Labuan War Cemetery was constructed and maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission . The cemetery holds the graves of 3,908 soldiers , including some POWs from Borneo and the Philippines . Most of the graves are unidentified , the 1,752 identified graves lists 1,523 soldiers , 220 airmen , five sailors and four civilians ; 858 Australians , 814 British , 43 Indians , 36 Malayans and 1 New Zealander as well as members of the local forces from North Borneo , Brunei and Sarawak . 34 Indian soldiers , whose remains were cremated , are commemorated on a memorial in the Indian army plot . Each grave was originally marked with a large cross , but later replaced with a headstone . The headstones of those whose names were unknown are emboldened with the words `` Known Unto God '' . The Petagas War Memorial garden is built on the site where hundreds of people , including women and children , were massacred by the Japanese . The memorial lists 324 members of Kinabalu guerrillas of various races and ethnic groups . Other memorials such as the Kundasang War Memorial , the Last POW Camp Memorial and Quailey 's Hill Memorial are dedicated to Australian and British soldiers who died in the death marches as well to honouring the sacrifices of the native population . Sandakan Memorial Park is built on the site of Sandakan Camp to honour POWs and internees . The Cho Huan Lai Memorial is dedicated to the Chinese Consulate General and several colleagues who were executed by the Japanese . The Sandakan Massacre Memorial is dedicated to 30 Chinese who were executed by the Japanese for being members of underground movements . The Sandakan War Monument is dedicated to the citizens of the town who died in the war . For bravery in fighting the Japanese in close combat Tom Starcevich was honoured with the Starcevich Monument . The Japanese also remembered , through the Tawau Japanese War Memorial .
James Henderson ( footballer , born 1877 ) . James T. Henderson ( born 10 June 1877 ) was an English professional footballer who played as a left-sided wing half . Career . Born in Morpeth , Northumberland , Henderson started his career with his local club Morpeth Harriers in the Northern Alliance before signing for Reading in 1903 . He moved on to Bradford City in May 1904 , leaving the club in July 1905 after 14 league appearances to sign for Leeds City . His Leeds debut was their first-ever match in the Football League , which was against Bradford ; his former club 1–0 . He went on to play 75 league matches and five cup games in three seasons , before joining Preston North End in 1908 . After making only six league appearances for Preston , Henderson signed for Clapton Orient , joining his brother Bill . A year later he joined Rochdale , where he remained until transferring to South Liverpool in 1914 . He returned to Rochdale after World War I and played for the club until December 1919 . He later played non-League football for Rochdale Pioneers and worked as a trainer at Rochdale until 1930 . Away from football Henderson was also a good sprinter , running 100 years in 11 second for Morpeth Harriers athletics club in 1908 .
Canadian Center for Emergency Preparedness . The Canadian Center for Emergency Preparedness ( CCEP ) was a Canadian , federally incorporated , not-for-profit organization that encouraged and promoted disaster management elements and practices to organizations , communities , and individuals in both the public and private sectors . CCEP 's aim was to reduce the risk , impact and cost of disasters . CCEP was established in 1993 . In 2013 , it ceased operations and transferred its assets to the Emergency Management and Public Safety Institute ( EMPSI ) of Centennial College , Toronto , Ontario . It formally dissolved on January 22 , 2014 . Objectives . CCEP 's main objectives are to increase risk and disaster awareness , promote the need for appropriate disaster management plans ; and communicate information on the availability of resources , expertise , and technology . CCEP also supports working towards a more disruption resilient global economy by influencing public and government policy . The core philosophy of CCEP is to ensure that organizations and individuals in their respective sectors have the ability to mitigate disruptions that affect economic sustainability/viability , thus affecting the health of global economies as a whole . Individual preparedness . CCEP supports GetPrepared , a federal program that provides individuals with tools and templates to develop a family emergency plan and create an emergency kit . Small business preparedness . CCEP offers a program called B-ReadyNow that guides small business owners through risk awareness practices for their business . The program provides resources to help small business owners ensure that they are prepared for all types of business disruptions , including time sensitive advice , learning and coaching tools , a web-based plan builder , and a webcast on the topic .
Princess Augusta Reuss of Köstritz . Princess Augusta Reuss , Junior Line ( Auguste Reuss ; 26 May 1822 – 3 March 1862 ) was Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin as the first spouse of Frederick Francis II , Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin . Early life . Princess Augusta , third child and second daughter of Prince Heinrich LXIII Reuss-Köstritz , and his first wife , Countess Eleonore of Stolberg-Wernigerode , was born at Klipphausen , Kingdom of Saxony . Her family belonged to the Junior line of the House of Reuss . Marriage . On 3 November 1849 in Ludwigslust , Augusta married Frederick Francis II , Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin son of Paul Frederick , Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin . Together they had six children . Death . Augusta 's early death raised some questions in the court . It was said that Augusta died of `` bronchial problems associated with heart disease '' . One biographer said , she died of a type of fever . Augusta was buried in the gardens of Schwerin Castle and by 1905 a memorial portrait was built by sculptor Wilhelm Wandschneider .
Hainesville , New Brunswick . Hainesville is a community in the Canadian province of New Brunswick . Notable people . William Clarke - Owned sawmills in the early 20th century
Li Li ( Water Margin ) . Li Li is a fictional character in `` Water Margin '' , one of the Four Great Classical Novels in Chinese literature . Nicknamed `` Life Taking Judge '' , he ranks 96th among the 108 Stars of Destiny and 60th among the 72 Earthly Fiends . Background . The novel describes Li Li as a man with a reddish beard and fiery round eyes like those of a tiger . Although he was born in Luzhou ( 蘆州 ; present-day Hefei , Anhui ) , he has moved to Jieyang Ridge ( 揭陽嶺 ; believed to be in present-day Jiujiang , Jiangxi ) near the Xunyang River . He is a close friend of his neighbour Li Jun . Li Li runs an inn on Jieyang Ridge , where he serves his guests food and drinks spiked with drugs that will make them unconscious . When they are out cold , he will rob them , and sometimes butcher them and use their flesh to make fillings for the `` baozi '' he serves to other unwary customers . Joining Liangshan . When Song Jiang is en route to exile in Jiangzhou ( 江州 ; present-day Jiujiang , Jiangxi ) , he and his escorts pass by Jieyang Ridge and take a rest in Li Li 's inn . Li Li serves them drugged wine and is about to murder them for their valuables when Li Jun and his friends Tong Wei and Tong Meng show up and stop him . Li Jun checks the official documents carried by the escorts and learns that the prisoner they are escorting is actually Song Jiang , who has a reputation for being a generous and chivalrous hero . Li Jun , who has long heard of Song Jiang 's name , had earlier heard that Song Jiang will be passing by Jieyang Ridge and has been waiting to meet the man he admires . He then asks Li Li to revive Song Jiang and his escorts . Li Li , Li Jun and the Tong brothers then introduce themselves to Song Jiang and befriend him before seeing him off on his journey to Jiangzhou . In Jiangzhou , Song Jiang gets into trouble after writing a seditious poem while he was drunk , and ends up being arrested and sentenced to death . The outlaws from Liangshan Marsh show up in Jiangzhou , storm the execution ground , and rescue him . In the meantime , Li Jun has gathered many of his friends , including Li Li , to help the Liangshan outlaws . They sail to the riverbank , where they meet up with the outlaws who are stranded there after being cornered by government forces , and ferry them safely along the river back to the outlaw stronghold at Liangshan Marsh . Li Li , Li Jun and the others then join the outlaw band there . Campaigns and death . Li Li becomes one of the scout leaders of Liangshan after the 108 Stars of Destiny come together in what is called the Grand Assembly . He is posted at the tavern north of Liangshan . He is in charge of making preparations to receive and host the envoys from the imperial court when they come to announce Emperor Huizong 's amnesty for the outlaws . Li Li follows the Liangshan heroes on their campaigns against the Liao invaders and rebel forces on Song territory after they received amnesty from the emperor . During the campaign against Fang La 's rebel forces , Li Li gets severely wounded at the battle of Qingxi County ( 清溪縣 ; present-day Chun'an County , Zhejiang ) and eventually dies of his wounds .
Lake Beseck . Lake Beseck , also known as Beseck Lake , is a body of water in Middlefield , Connecticut measuring a little less than 1 mile in length and a quarter mile in width . It is owned by the Department of Environmental Protection and was created in 1846 when it was dammed . The initial dam , finished in 1848 , was ten feet lower than the current one . The dam was raised in 1852 and in 1870 , each time by five feet ; it was rebuilt in 1938 .
Coppery emerald . The coppery emerald ( `` Chlorostilbon russatus '' ) is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae . Appearance . Coppery emeralds are very small in size . Males are often 8-8.5 cm and females are usually 7-7.5 cm . Males plumage is green with more darker colors going down such as copper orange and grey whereas females are brown with a green tinge . Habitat . The coppery emerald is found most commonly in the northern most regions of Columbia and Venezuela . Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forest and heavily degraded former forest .
Swoop ( Philadelphia Eagles ) . Swoop is the mascot used by the NFL Football team the Philadelphia Eagles . It is depicted as an American bald eagle wearing a sports jersey of the Philadelphia Eagles . Fictional biography . Born Eagles Forest in Neshaminy State Park , Swoop was a bald eagle with poor eyesight and strength , but a `` strong and true '' heart . The bird gained a humanoid appearance and size after a Philadelphia Eagles fan gave him a jersey that increased his strength , and his vision grew to match his heart . Hoping to help others , he became an overseer of the Eagles community . Appearances . During the NFL regular season , Swoop regularly appears as an animated character in the weekly Eagles Kids Club television show . Since the show 's debut in 2005 , the animated version of Swoop has been serving as a host of this show . Swoop is best known for his stunts during the Philadelphia Eagles Football Games such as zip lining across Lincoln Financial Field parachuting into the stadium . He has been seen sporting a pink wig for breast cancer awareness . Swoop made a cameo appearance in an NFL Shop commercial where a thief disguised as a kangaroo mascot tried to steal Philadelphia Eagles jerseys from the locker room after a game . Swoop walks into the locker room and the kangaroo tries to escape , but the security guards catch it . Swoop also made a cameo appearance in the 1994 comedy film ' , where Ventura beats the mascot after the latter shooed away an albino pigeon .
Labuhan Lombok . Labuhan Lombok is a port town in eastern Lombok , Indonesia , 74 kilometres east of the city of Mataram . True to the name , which means `` Port of Lombok '' , it is best known as the port for ferries to the neighboring island of Sumbawa . The town is also called Tanjung Kayangan . The port is located to the south of the town and connects with Poto Tano in Sumbawa .
Vivo ( Luis Miguel album ) . `` Vivo '' ( ) is the third live album by Mexican singer Luis Miguel . It was filmed at the Auditorio Coca-Cola concert hall in Monterrey , Mexico , where Miguel performed from 13 to 17 April 2000 , as part of the second leg of his Amarte Es Un Placer Tour . `` Vivo '' was released in a live audio CD , DVD and VHS format . `` Vivo '' is the first Spanish-language live album to be released on NTSC , PAL , and DVD formats . The audio version was produced by Miguel while David Mallet directed the video album . The audio disc was released on 3 October 2000 , while the video album was released on 24 October . Miguel 's renditions of `` Y '' and `` La Bikina '' , which he specifically performed during the concert shows in Mexico where he was joined by Cutberto Pérez 's band Mariachi 2000 , made available as singles for the album . After its release , `` Vivo '' received generally favorable reviews from critics , who praised Miguel 's vocals , his live performances of his tracks , and the mariachi songs . One reviewer , however , criticized the video album 's lack of subtitles , closed captions , and supplemental materials . Miguel received several accolades , including a Grammy nomination for Best Latin Pop Album and a Latin Grammy nomination for Best Male Pop Vocal Album . Commercially , the album peaked at number two on the albums chart in Spain and on the `` Billboard '' Top Latin Albums chart in the United States . It also topped the albums chart in Argentina and was certified triple Platinum and Gold in Mexico . Background and release . In 1999 , Luis Miguel released his thirteenth studio album `` Amarte Es un Placer '' . To further promote the record , he launched the Amarte Es Un Placer Tour which lasted from 1999 into 2000 . As part of the second leg of his tour , Miguel presented five shows at the Auditorio Coca-Cola in Monterrey , Mexico from 13 to 17 April 2000 , and drew over 50,000 spectators . Miguel was accompanied by a 13-piece band during his tour which included horns , keyboards , guitars and three female backup singers . His hour-and-a-half show consisted mainly of pop songs and ballads from `` Amarte Es un Placer '' and his earlier career , as well as medleys of boleros from the `` Romance '' -themed albums . During his concerts in Monterrey , he was joined by Cutbert Pérez 's band Mariachi 2000 and performed live covers of `` Y '' and `` La Bikina '' , which were made available as singles for `` Vivo '' . Miguel 's concerts in Monterrey were recorded for `` Vivo '' . Miguel produced the album himself while the video was directed by David Mallet . The audio disc for the album was released on 3 October 2000 while the video album was launched on VHS and DVD on 24 October . It is first the Spanish-language live album to be released on NTSC , PAL , and DVD formats . `` La Bikina '' was released as the lead single from the album 15 September 2000 . A writer for `` La Opinión '' noted that the release day was likely meant to coincide with the Mexican Independence Day . It peaked at number two on the `` Billboard '' Hot Latin Songs in the United States . `` Y '' was released as the album 's second single on 14 November 2000 and peaked at number eight on the Hot Latin Songs chart . The live renditions of `` Quiero '' and `` Cómo Es Posible Que a Mi Lado '' were also released as a promo single in Colombia in 2001 . Reception . After its release , `` Vivo '' received generally positive reviews from music critics . AllMusic reviewer Perry Seibert gave the video album two out of five stars and criticized its lack of subtitles , closed captions , and supplemental materials , but stated that it should not `` dissuade fans of Latino music from checking out this entertaining DVD from Warner Bros '' . The audio version itself was rated three out of five stars by an editor of AllMusic . `` Billboard '' editor Leila Cobo complimented Miguel 's vocals and praised the `` truly spectacular '' tracks on `` Vivo '' including `` La Bikina '' . However Cobo felt that he was `` less convincing '' on `` Quiero '' and `` Tú , Sólo Tú '' , which she regarded `` stuck-in-the- 's 80s funk/disco nuances '' , due to Miguel taking it `` all so seriously '' . Mario Tarradell of `` The Dallas Morning News '' gave the album a `` B '' rating complimenting the record 's `` crisp , clean '' sound , Miguel 's `` melodic voice '' , Mariachi 2000 's participation on `` La Bikina '' which Tarradell calls the best track on `` Vivo '' . Tarradell also lauded the live renditions of `` Quiero '' and `` Suave '' as `` pleasurable '' . However , he opined Miguel `` milked the whole Latin standards thing too long '' on the `` Romance '' medleys . The `` Los Angeles Daily News '' critic Sandra Barrera rated `` Vivo '' four out of four stars commenting while the album may be viewed as `` another attempt by the record-breaking artist at glorifying himself as the king of Latin pop prima donnas '' , she noted that it `` does n't detract from the gorgeous body of work '' . She also thought all of the record 's tracks `` represent the best of Miguel '' and noted the `` Romance '' medleys `` best illustrate why Miguel is the top-selling pop singer in Latin America '' . Richard Torres of `` Newsday '' wrote a positive review of the record noting Miguel 's vocals are `` deeper and gruffer than on his studio albums '' which he felt gives the uptempo songs `` a deeper , funkier edge '' . He praised Miguel 's ballads `` sublime '' , the bolero medleys , and the mariachi songs , concluding : `` Miguel 's the best purveyor of love songs around , and `` Vivo '' captures the best at his best . '' At the 43rd Annual Grammy Awards in 2001 , `` Vivo '' received a nomination for Best Latin Pop Album , which went to `` MTV Unplugged '' ( 2000 ) by Shakira . At the 2nd Annual Latin Grammy Awards in the same year , it was nominated Best Male Pop Vocal Album which was awarded to `` El Alma al Aire '' ( 2000 ) by Alejandro Sanz . At the 13th Annual Lo Nuestro Awards in 2000 , `` Vivo '' was nominated Pop Album of the Year but lost to `` Paulina '' ( 2000 ) by Paulina Rubio . It was also nominated Album of the Year at the 2001 El Premio de la Gente Ritmo Latino Music Awards which also lost to `` Paulina '' . At the 2001 `` Billboard '' Latin Music Awards , Miguel won the award for Pop Album of the Year by a Male Artist . Commercial performance . In the United States , `` Vivo '' debuted and peaked at number two on the `` Billboard '' Top Latin Albums chart on the week of 21 October 2000 with `` Mi Reflejo '' ( 2000 ) by Christina Aguilera holding off the number one position . The album also peaked at 93 on the `` Billboard '' 200 chart and number two on the Latin Pop Albums chart . It was certified double Platinum in the Latin field in America by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) for shipments of 200,000 copies and ended 2001 as the ninth best-selling Latin album of the year . In Argentina , `` Vivo '' debuted atop the albums chart and the disc was certified double Platinum by the Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers for shipping 120,000 copies while the video received Platinum certification for shipments of 8,000 copies . In Spain , it peaked at number two on the albums chart and was certified triple Platinum by the Productores de Música de España for shipping 300,000 copies . In Mexico , the record was awarded Platinum and Gold for shipping 525,000 units and the video received a Gold certification in Brazil sales of 25,000 copies .
Christopher Trudgeon . Christopher Trudgeon ( born 17 June 1951 ) is an English former cricketer . He was a right-handed batsman who played for Cornwall . He was born in St Austell , Cornwall , UK . Trudgeon made his only List A appearance for the side during the 1980 season , against Devon . From the upper-middle order , he scored 9 runs . Trudgeon played for Cornwall in the Minor Counties Championship between 1981 and 1987 .
Freedom of religion in North Korea . In North Korea , the Constitution guarantees `` freedom of religious beliefs '' . However , in reality there is no freedom of religion in the country . According to one report at least 200,000 Christians have gone missing since 1953 . Christians in North Korea are said to be the most persecuted in the world . The Democratic People 's Republic of Korea is officially an atheist state , but government policy continues to interfere with the individual 's ability to choose and to manifest a religious belief . The regime continues to repress the religious activities of unauthorized religious groups . Recent refugee , defector , missionary , and nongovernmental organizations ( NGO ) reports indicate that religious persons engaging in proselytizing in the country , those who have ties to overseas evangelical groups operating across the border in the People 's Republic of China , and specifically , those repatriated from China and found to have been in contact with foreigners or missionaries , have been arrested and subjected to harsh penalties . Refugees and defectors continued to allege that they witnessed the arrests and execution of members of underground Christian churches by the regime in prior years . Due to the country 's inaccessibility and the inability to gain timely information , this activity remains difficult to verify . Religion in North Korea . Traditionally , religion in North Korea primarily consists of Buddhism and Confucianism and to a lesser extent Korean shamanism and syncretic Chondogyo . Since the arrival of Europeans in the 18th century , there is also a Christian minority . According to the United States Central Intelligence Agency , the government sponsors religious groups only to create an illusion of religious freedom . North Korea sees organised religious activity as a potential pretext to challenging the leadership and social order . Religion many times is practiced privately in secret . Status of religious freedom . The government deals harshly with all opponents , and those engaged in religious activities often face the harshest of treatment . In particular , those of Christian faith are persecuted the most , and North Korea is ranked as the worst country in the world in terms of Christian persecution by watchdog group Open Doors . , an estimated 150,000 to 200,000 persons are believed to be held in political prison camps ( Kwalliso ) in remote areas , many for religious and political reasons . The number of Christians in prison camps is estimated at tens of thousands . Family members of believers are considered guilty by association and sent to labor camps or prisons . Punishable religious activities include propagating religion , possessing religious items , praying , singing hymns , and having contact with religious persons . In March 2006 the Government reportedly sentenced Son Jong-nam to death for espionage . However , some NGOs claimed that the sentence against Son was based on his contacts with Christian groups in China , his proselytizing activities , and alleged sharing of information with his brother in South Korea . Son 's brother reported that information indicated that Son was alive as of spring 2007 . Because the country effectively bars outside observers from investigating such reports , it was not possible to verify the Government 's claims about Son Jong-nam 's activities or determine whether he had been executed . A fellow inmate of the Pyongyang prison where Son was held states that he died there in December 2008 . In 2013 , the South Korean newspaper `` JoongAng Ilbo '' reported that North Koreans in Wonsan discovered in possession of a Bible were among a group of 80 North Koreans killed in a wave of mass executions in the country . Others in the group were executed for other `` relatively light transgressions such as watching South Korean movies or distributing pornography . '' However , others have testified in interviews that North Korean citizens have full rights to own and use religious texts and worship at church , although there may not be many young believers .
It 's What You Value . `` It 's What You Value '' is a song by English musician George Harrison , released on his 1976 album `` 3 '' . As a single release in the United Kingdom , in May 1977 , it was issued in a generic sleeve . The lyrics in the song are in reference to Harrison paying drummer Jim Keltner with a Mercedes 450 SL , in lieu of financial payment , for playing on his 1974 Dark Horse Tour .
David Toews . David Toews ( born June 7 , 1990 ) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player . He was drafted by the New York Islanders in the 3rd round , 66th overall , in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft . He is the younger brother of current Chicago Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews Amateur . At the 2005 WHL Bantam Draft , Toews was selected in the sixth round , 117th overall by the Brandon Wheat Kings . Toews began his career at Shattuck-Saint Mary 's with its Tier I Bantam team . At the beginning of his second season with Shattuck-Saint Mary 's , Toews and teammate Kelsey Tessier left the team and school after being expelled for cheating . Toews received an old copy of a chemistry exam from a classmate to use as a study guide for an upcoming exam . When Toews wrote the exam , he was concerned about running out of time and wrote , verbatim , the answers from the old test . When his professor noticed the similarities between Toews ' answers and those of the old test , he was expelled as he had already been on academic probation . As a result , both players moved to Superior , Colorado to play for the Colorado Outlaws midget `` AAA '' team of the Midwest Elite Hockey League , where they lived with their Shattuck-Saint Mary 's teammate Brett Kostolansky 's parents . Toews returned to Shattuck-Saint Mary 's the following season on a probationary basis . During his first season with the prep team at Shattuck-Saint Mary 's , Toews was named to the Manitoba roster for the ice hockey tournament at the 2007 Canada Games . There , he helped the team to their best finish in the tournament 's history , losing 6–4 to Ontario in the gold-medal game . In the off-season before his final year at Shattuck-Saint Mary 's , Toews gave a verbal commitment to attend the University of North Dakota and play for the North Dakota Fighting Sioux men 's ice hockey team beginning in the 2008–09 season . Heading into the 2008 NHL Entry Draft , Toews was ranked 79th among North American skaters by the NHL Central Scouting Bureau . He had previously been ranked 71st among North American skaters in January 2008 . On June 21 , 2008 , Toews was drafted in the third round , 66th overall by the New York Islanders . Professional . On September 9 , 2011 , the Chicago Blackhawks acquired Toews from the New York Islanders for future considerations . On September 23 , 2011 , the Blackhawks assigned Toews to the Rockford IceHogs of the AHL . The IceHogs loaned Toews to the Toledo Walleye of the ECHL on October 13 , 2011 . Toews signed a one-year contract with the Bakersfield Condors for the 2012–13 season . In January Toews was placed on waivers and claimed by the Idaho Steelheads . On September 4 , 2013 Toews signed a contract with the Reading Royals . International play . Toews ' first experience with Hockey Canada came as a member of the national under-18 team when , on August 8 , 2007 , he was named to the roster for the 2007 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament . Toews recorded one assist in four games played through the tournament as Canada was defeated 5–4 by Russia in the bronze-medal game .
Asparagine . Asparagine ( symbol Asn or N ) , is an α-amino acid that is used in the biosynthesis of proteins . It contains an α-amino group ( which is in the protonated −NH form under biological conditions ) , an α-carboxylic acid group ( which is in the deprotonated −COO− form under biological conditions ) , and a side chain carboxamide , classifying it as a polar ( at physiological pH ) , aliphatic amino acid . It is non-essential in humans , meaning the body can synthesize it . It is encoded by the codons AAU and AAC . A reaction between asparagine and reducing sugars or other source of carbonyls produces acrylamide in food when heated to sufficient temperature . These products occur in baked goods such as French fries , potato chips , and toasted bread . History . Asparagine was first isolated in 1806 in a crystalline form by French chemists Louis Nicolas Vauquelin and Pierre Jean Robiquet ( then a young assistant ) from asparagus juice , in which it is abundant , hence the chosen name . It was the first amino acid to be isolated . Three years later , in 1809 , Pierre Jean Robiquet identified a substance from liquorice root with properties which he qualified as very similar to those of asparagine , and which Plisson identified in 1828 as asparagine itself . The determination of asparagine 's structure required decades of research . The empirical formula for asparagine was first determined in 1833 by the French chemists Antoine François Boutron Charlard and Théophile-Jules Pelouze ; in the same year , the German chemist Justus Liebig provided a more accurate formula . In 1846 the Italian chemist Raffaele Piria treated asparagine with nitrous acid , which removed the molecule 's amine ( –NH2 ) groups and transformed asparagine into malic acid . This revealed the molecule 's fundamental structure : a chain of four carbon atoms . Piria thought that asparagine was a diamide of malic acid ; however , in 1862 the German chemist Hermann Kolbe showed that this surmise was wrong ; instead , Kolbe concluded that asparagine was an amide of an amine of succinic acid . In 1886 , the Italian chemist Arnaldo Piutti ( 1857–1928 ) discovered a mirror image or `` enantiomer '' of the natural form of asparagine , which shared many of asparagine 's properties , but which also differed from it . Since the structure of asparagine was still not fully known – the location of the amine group within the molecule was still not settled – Piutti synthesized asparagine and thus determined its true structure . Structural function in proteins . Since the asparagine side-chain can form hydrogen bond interactions with the peptide backbone , asparagine residues are often found near the beginning of alpha-helices as asx turns and asx motifs , and in similar turn motifs , or as amide rings , in beta sheets . Its role can be thought as `` capping '' the hydrogen bond interactions that would otherwise be satisfied by the polypeptide backbone . Asparagine also provides key sites for N-linked glycosylation , modification of the protein chain with the addition of carbohydrate chains . Typically , a carbohydrate tree can solely be added to an asparagine residue if the latter is flanked on the C side by X-serine or X-threonine , where X is any amino acid with the exception of proline . Dietary sources . Asparagine is not essential for humans , which means that it can be synthesized from central metabolic pathway intermediates and is not required in the diet . Biosynthesis . The precursor to asparagine is oxaloacetate . Oxaloacetate is converted to aspartate using a transaminase enzyme . The enzyme transfers the amino group from glutamate to oxaloacetate producing α-ketoglutarate and aspartate . The enzyme asparagine synthetase produces asparagine , AMP , glutamate , and pyrophosphate from aspartate , glutamine , and ATP . In the asparagine synthetase reaction , ATP is used to activate aspartate , forming β-aspartyl-AMP . Glutamine donates an ammonium group , which reacts with β-aspartyl-AMP to form asparagine and free AMP . Degradation . Asparagine usually enters the citric acid cycle in humans as oxaloacetate . In bacteria , the degradation of asparagine leads to the production of oxaloacetate which is the molecule which combines with citrate in the citric acid cycle ( Krebs cycle ) . Asparagine is hydrolyzed to aspartate by asparaginase . Aspartate then undergoes transamination to form glutamate and oxaloacetate from alpha-ketoglutarate . Function . Asparagine is required for development and function of the brain . It also plays an important role in the synthesis of ammonia . The addition of N-acetylglucosamine to asparagine is performed by oligosaccharyltransferase enzymes in the endoplasmic reticulum . This glycosylation is important both for protein structure and protein function . Alleged cancer link in laboratory mice . According to a 2018 article in `` The Guardian '' , a study found that decreasing levels of asparagine `` dramatically '' reduced the spread of breast cancer in laboratory mice . The article noted that similar studies had not been conducted in humans .
Ulomorpha . `` Ulomorpha '' is a genus of crane fly in the family Limoniidae . Distribution . Canada , United States , North Korea & Japan .
Bent Sørmo . Bent Sørmo ( born 22 September 1996 ) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Kristiansund . Career . Sørmo was born in Levanger . After impressing in his local club Levanger Sørmo was awarded with a contract by Rosenborg in December 2013 . He played his first professional game for Rosenborg when he start in Norwegian Football Cup first-round game versus Orkla . He rejoined Levanger on loan in 2015 , and in the summer that year the loan was made permanent . In December 2017 he signed for Kristiansund .
Windows in the Jungle . `` Windows in the Jungle '' is the ninth studio album by British rock band 10cc . It was released in October 1983 and was the last album by the band for nine years , as well as their final album for Mercury Records and the final album to feature the lineup formed during the making of `` Look Hear ? . '' Paul Burgess and Rick Fenn would join Gouldman 's version of the band . Eric Stewart recalled that the finished album did not meet his initial expectations : `` Windows started as a concept album and I 'm sorry I did n't pursue that goal , the pressure for the `` hit single '' always got in the way with 10cc albums . I longed to be like Pink Floyd and just go for large musical statements like `` One Night in Paris '' and `` Feel the Benefit '' , but we were locked onto the singles roundabout , the 'quick buck ' , and it was impossible to break free at the time . The album was not really very successful , 10cc wise , anywhere in the rest of the world really , but in terms of sales today it was a minor hit . '' Two singles were released from the album , `` 24 Hours '' in early 1983 , and `` Feel The Love ( Oomachasaooma ) '' , which was given a tennis-themed music video by former 10cc members Godley and Creme . Neither reached the charts . A limited edition 10 '' version of `` 24 Hours '' was released , featuring live versions of `` I 'm Not in Love '' and `` Dreadlock Holiday '' from the 10th Anniversary tour in 1982 . A third single , released only in the Netherlands , was `` Food For Thought '' coupled with the non-album `` The Secret Life of Henry '' . The latter became available on CD in 2006 on the Japanese limited edition version of the album . Track listing . All songs written by Eric Stewart and Graham Gouldman .
Keith Bagley . Keith Parker Bagley ( 10 February 1931 – 5 July 1999 ) was a New Zealand rugby union player . A lock , Bagley represented , , and at a provincial level . He was a member of the New Zealand national side , the All Blacks , on their 1953–54 tour of Britain , Ireland , France and North America , playing in 20 of the 36 games on tour , and scoring one try . However , he did not appear in any of the Test matches . Bagley died in Gisborne on 5 July 1999 , and was buried at Taruheru Cemetery .
Bruce Peake . Bruce Peake ( born 27 January 1937 ) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League ( VFL ) .
St Decuman 's Church , Watchet . The Church of St Decuman in Watchet , Somerset , England has a 13th-century chancel with the rest of the church being from the 15th century . It has been designated as a Grade I listed building . The dedication is because Watchet is believed to be the place where Saint Decuman was killed . The church stands on a prominent site overlooking the town . It was restored and reseated by James Piers St Aubyn in 1886-1891 , with further internal alterations being made in 1896 when the Caen stone reredos was erected . Wyndham Chapel . The Wyndham Chapel occupies the east end of the north aisle and is dedicated to the Wyndham family of nearby Orchard Wyndham House , former lords of the manor . Included is a memorial to Sir John Wyndham ( 1558 – 1645 ) , who played an important role in the establishment of defence organisation in the West Country against the threat of the Spanish Armada . Next to his monument is one to his parents , and the chest tomb of his grandparents , with monumental brasses , serves to separate the chapel from the chancel . A mural monument exists with kneeling effigies of two of Sir John 's sons , Henry and George , as well as other monuments to the later family of Wyndham . Churchyard . In the churchyard is the remains of a 15th century stone cross .
Colomieu . Colomieu is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France .
Carl Adolph Rothe . Carl Adolph Rothe ( December 8 , 1767 – July 12 , 1834 ) was a naval officer in the Royal Danish Navy and governor of the Danish West Indies from 1820 to 1822 . Biography . Rothe was born on December 8 , 1767 in Tybjerggård on Zealand , Denmark , to parents Tyge Jesper Rothe and Karen Bjørn . The Rothe family originates from Germany , coming to Denmark in the end of the 17th century . On January 12 , 1811 he married Benedicte Ulfsparre de Tuxen ( 1790-1877 ) in Helsingør , the daughter of Louis de Tuxen and Charlotte Elisabeth Klingfeldt . The couple had no less than eight children : Louis , Anna Rosine , Andrea Bjørn , Karen , Charlotte Elisabeth , Martha Gustava , Margrethe Christine and Louise . Rothe joined the Danish navy as a naval volunteer ( cadet ) in 1778 and on April 2 , 1783 he was commissioned as an officer in the rank of a Second Lieutenant . In his naval career Rothe , fought in the Battle of Copenhagen in 1801 against the British fleet , commanding the ship ( pram ) Nyborg . He was promoted to the rank of Captain in 1806 , and served as the second in command of the ship Prinds Christian Frederik under command of captain Carl W. Jessen from December 24 , 1807 . He participated in the battle of Battle of Zealand Point on March 22 , 1808 , which he survived as the second in command of Prinds Christian Frederik . After that battle , in which he was wounded , he spent two months as an English prisoner of war in Göteborg , Sweden . He was promoted to the rank of Counter Admiral as of April 16 , 1833 . From November 11 , 1808 until July 25 , 1814 Carl was governor of Bornholm and Christiansø , and was the governor of the Virgin Islands in the Danish West Indies from 1820 to 1822 . He died , 66 years old , in Copenhagen on July 12 , 1834 . He is buried on Holmens Cemetery .
22nd Ohio Infantry . The 22nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry , originally mustered in as the 13th Missouri Volunteer Infantry , was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War . Three-months regiment . The 22nd Ohio Infantry ( Three Months Service ) was organized at Camp Jackson in Columbus , Ohio April through May 1861 in response to President Lincoln 's call for 75,000 volunteers and mustered into service on May 23 , 1861 . The regiment moved to Parkersburg , Virginia , May 30 , then to Burning Springs , Elizabethtown , and to Three Forks . The regiment was attached to Cox 's Brigade , District of the Kanawha . It participated in operations against guerrillas in Gilmer , Calhoun and Braxton Counties and railroad guard duty until August . It mustered out on August 19 , 1861 , by John R. Edie , Major 15th Infantry U.S.A. , Mustering Officer . The 22nd Ohio Infantry ( 3 Months Service ) does not share lineage with the subsequent 22nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry ( 3 Years Service ) . Three-years regiment . The 22nd Ohio Infantry ( Three Years Service ) was organized at Benton Barracks in St. Louis , Missouri , originally mustered in as the 13th Missouri Volunteer Infantry ( two companies were recruited in St. Louis and one was recruited in Illinois ; the remainder were recruited in Ohio ) . It mustered in for three years service on November 5 , 1861 . The regiment 's designation was officially changed to the 22nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry on July 7 , 1862 . The regiment was attached to 2nd Brigade , 2nd Division , District of West Tennessee and Army of the Tennessee , to July 1862 . 2nd Brigade , 2nd Division , District of Corinth , Mississippi , to September 1862 . 1st Brigade , 2nd Division , District of Corinth , Mississippi , to October 1862 . 2nd Brigade , 2nd Division , District of Corinth , Mississippi , to November 1862 . 2nd Brigade , District of Corinth , Mississippi , XIII Corps , Department of the Tennessee , to December 1862 . 2nd Brigade , District of Corinth , XVII Corps , to January 1863 . 4th Brigade , District of Jackson , XVI Corps , Army of the Tennessee , to March 1863 . 2nd Brigade , 3rd Division , XVI Corps , to May 1863 . Kimball 's Provisional Division , XVI Corps , to July 1863 . 2nd Brigade , Kimball 's Division , District of Eastern Arkansas , to August 1863 . 2nd Brigade , 2nd Division , Arkansas Expedition , to January 1864 . 2nd Brigade , 2nd Division , VII Corps , Department of Arkansas , to March 1864 . 3rd Brigade , 3rd Division , VII Corps , Department of Arkansas , to May 1864 . 2nd Brigade , 2nd Division , VII Corps , to February 1865 . 1st Brigade , 3rd Division , VII Corps , to August 1865 . The 22nd Ohio Infantry mustered out of service on August 28 , 1865 , having been reduced to two companies on November 18 , 1864 , when most of the regiment mustered out due to the expiration of their enlistments . Detailed service . Reconnaissance from Smithland , Ky. , toward Fort Henry , Tenn. , January 31-February 2 . Operations against Fort Henry , Tenn. , February 2–6 . Capture of Fort Henry February 6 . Investment and capture of Fort Donelson , Tenn. , February 12–16 . Expedition to Clarksville and Nashville , Tenn. , February 22-March 5 . Moved to Pittsburg Landing , Tenn. , March 14–17 . Battle of Shiloh April 6–7 . Advance on and siege of Corinth , Miss. , April 29-May 30 . Pursuit to Booneville June 1–6 . Duty at Corinth , Miss. , until October . Expedition to Iuka , Miss. , September 17–19 . Battle of Corinth October 3–4 . Pursuit to Ripley October 5–12 . Box Ford , Hatchie River October 7 ( 3 companies ) . Near Ruckersville October 7 ( detachment ) . Near Ripley October 7 ( detachment ) . Garrison at Trenton and duty along line of the Mobile & Ohio Railroad until March 1863 . Near Yorkville January 28 , 1863 . Dyersburg January 30 . Moved to Jackson , Tenn. , March 11 , thence to Corinth , Miss. , April 29 , and return to Jackson , Tenn. , May 3 . Ordered to Memphis , Tenn. , May 20 , then to Vicksburg , Miss. , June 1 . Siege of Vicksburg June 3-July 4 . Surrender of Vicksburg July 4 . Ordered to Helena , Ark. , July 16 . Steele 's Expedition to Little Rock , Ark. , August 13-September 10 . Bayou Fourche and capture of Little Rock September 10 . Duty at Little Rock until October 28 . Ordered to Brownsville October 28 , and duty there until October 24 , 1864 . Near Searcy May 18 , 1864 . Near Brownsville July 13 . Near Searcy August 13 . Ordered to Camp Dennison , Columbus , Ohio , October 24 . Casualties . The regiment lost a total of 207 men during service ; 2 officers and 36 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded , 2 officers and 167 enlisted men died of disease .
Fontaine Bluff . Fontaine Bluff ( ) is a bluff west of Cape Murray on the south side of Carlyon Glacier in Antarctica . It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from tellurometer surveys and Navy air photos , 1959–63 , and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Lieutenant Commander R.K. Fontaine , U.S. Navy , commander of USS `` Hissem '' on ocean station duty in support of aircraft flights between Christchurch and McMurdo Sound , 1963–64 .
Metasia angustipennis . `` Metasia angustipennis '' is a moth in the family Crambidae . It was described by Rothschild in 1921 . It is found in Niger .
USS Thorn ( DD-988 ) . USS `` Thorn '' ( DD-988 ) , a `` Spruance '' -class destroyer , was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Lieutenant Jonathan Thorn ( 1779–1811 ) , who took part in Decatur 's expedition to destroy the captured frigate `` Philadelphia '' in 1804 . `` Thorn '' was laid down on 29 August 1977 by Ingalls Shipbuilding , Pascagoula , Miss . ; launched on 3 February 1979 ; and commissioned on 16 February 1980 . `` Thorn '' was decommissioned and stricken from the Navy list on 25 August 2004 . `` Thorn '' was sunk as a test/target on 22 July 2006 .
Saint-Célestin , Quebec ( village ) . Saint-Célestin is a village municipality in the Centre-du-Québec region of the province of Quebec in Canada . It is enclaved within the municipality that is also called Saint-Célestin .
Richard Gaywood . Richard Gaywood ( fl . 1650–1680 ) was an English engraver . Life . He was a pupil of Wenceslaus Hollar , and worked in his style . A friend of Francis Barlow , he engraved many of his designs . Works . Gaywood was prolific , the bulk of his work consisting of portraits and frontispieces to books , for which he was widely employed by publishers . Much of his work was for Peter Stent . Gaywood is noted for his etchings of birds and animals after Francis Barlow . They worked together on a large etching after Titian 's `` Venus and the Organist '' , which was dedicated to John Evelyn . Gaywood 's portraits include copies from engravings by Hollar , and those in the `` Centum Icones '' of Anthony van Dyck . Others were those of : William Drummond of Hawthornden , and the early kings of Scotland in his `` History of Scotland '' , 1655 ; Oliver Cromwell ; James Shirley ; Sir Peter and Lady Ellinor Temple ; George Monck , Duke of Albemarle ( after Barlow ) ; Madame Anne Kirk ; General William Fairfax ; Sir Bulstrode Whitelocke ; and John Browne the instrument maker . Among the frontispieces and title-pages was that to Johann Jacob Wecker 's `` Secrets of Art and Nature '' ( 1660 ) . Other plates were a set of social scenes , representing the `` Five Senses '' , a view of Stonehenge , `` The most magnificent Riding of Charles the II to the Parliament , 1661 '' , `` The Egg of Dutch Rebellion '' ( satirical print , 1673 ) , `` Capture of a Whale at Sea '' , `` Democritus '' , and `` Heraclitus '' .
Ivanovka , Russia . Ivanovka ( ) is the name of several rural localities in Russia .
K-On ! is a Japanese four-panel comic strip seinen manga written and illustrated by Kakifly . The manga was serialized in Houbunsha 's manga magazine `` Manga Time Kirara '' between the May 2007 and October 2010 issues . It was also serialized in Houbunsha 's magazine `` Manga Time Kirara Carat '' . The manga relaunched from April 2011 to June 2012 with two separate storylines published in `` Manga Time Kirara '' and `` Manga Time Kirara Carat '' . The manga is licensed in North America by Yen Press . A follow-up manga , `` K-On ! Shuffle '' , began serialization in July 2018 . A 13-episode anime adaptation produced by Kyoto Animation aired in Japan between April and June 2009 . An additional original video animation ( OVA ) episode was released in January 2010 . A 26-episode second season , titled `` K-On ! ! '' ( with two exclamation marks ) , aired in Japan between April and September 2010 , with an OVA episode released in March 2011 . An animated film based on the series was released in Japan on December 3 , 2011 . Bandai Entertainment had licensed the first season until their closure in 2012 . Sentai Filmworks has since re-licensed the first season , in addition to acquiring the rights for the second season and film . The title of the series comes from the Japanese word , which means popular music . `` K-On ! '' has achieved strong sales in Japan , and by 2011 gross revenues had reached over 15 billion yen . Plot . In an unspecified part of Japan , four high school girls join the light music club of the all-girls private Sakuragaoka High School to try to save it from being disbanded . However , they are the only members of the club . At first , Yui Hirasawa has no experience playing musical instruments or reading sheet music , but she eventually becomes an excellent guitar player . From then on , Yui , along with bassist Mio Akiyama , drummer Ritsu Tainaka , and keyboardist Tsumugi Kotobuki spend their school days practicing , performing , and hanging out together . The club is overseen by music teacher Sawako Yamanaka who eventually becomes their homeroom teacher as well during their final year of high school . In their second year , the club welcomes another guitarist , underclassman Azusa Nakano . After Azusa joins they gain more structure and begin to practice more . After their third year , Yui , Mio , Ritsu and Tsumugi graduate and enroll into a university . There they join its light music club alongside three other students : Akira Wada , Ayame Yoshida , and Sachi Hayashi . Meanwhile , Azusa continues to run the high school light music club alongside Yui 's sister Ui , their classmate Jun Suzuki , and new members Sumire Saitō and Nao Okuda . Manga . `` K-On ! '' began as a four-panel comic-strip manga written and illustrated by Kakifly . The manga was originally serialized in Houbunsha 's `` Manga Time Kirara '' manga magazine between the May 2007 and October 2010 issues , ending on September 9 , 2010 . The manga also appeared as a guest bimonthly serialization in `` Manga Time Kirara '' s sister magazine `` Manga Time Kirara Carat '' starting with the October 2008 issue . The manga relaunched from April 2011 to June 2012 in two separate magazines . Chapters published in `` Manga Times Kirara '' , from the May 2011 issue released on April 8 , 2011 to the July 2012 issue released on June 9 , 2012 , focus on the main cast as they attend college . Chapters published in `` Manga Time Kirara Carat '' , from the June 2011 issue released on April 28 , 2011 to the August 2012 issue released on June 28 , 2012 , focus on Azusa , Ui , and Jun as they continue the light music club . Four `` tankōbon '' volumes were released between April 26 , 2008 and September 27 , 2010 . The manga was licensed by Yen Press for English release , with the first volume released in North America on November 30 , 2010 . The college arc of the second manga run , titled , was released on September 27 , 2012 , and the high school arc , titled , was released on October 27 , 2012 . Yen Press have also licensed these volumes in North America . In Indonesia , the series is licensed by Elex Media Komputindo . An anthology entitled , which features several guest strips from various artists , was released in September 2009 . An official anthology series , began sale from November 27 , 2009 , with five volumes released as of October 12 , 2011 , and two `` Story Anthology Comics '' were released on November 26 , 2011 . An illustration book with official art and fan art from well known dōjin artists was released on January 27 , 2010 . A follow-up manga by Kakifly , titled `` K-On ! Shuffle '' , began serialization in `` Manga Time Kirara '' on July 9 , 2018 . Anime series . A 13-episode anime adaptation directed by Naoko Yamada , written by Reiko Yoshida , and produced by Kyoto Animation aired between April 3 and June 26 , 2009 on TBS in Japan . The episodes began airing on subsequent networks at later dates which include BS-TBS , MBS , and CBC . The TBS airings are in 4:3 ratio , and the series began airing in widescreen on BS-TBS on April 25 , 2009 . Seven BD/DVD compilation volumes were released by Pony Canyon between July 29 , 2009 and January 20 , 2010 . An additional original video animation ( OVA ) episode was released with the final BD/DVD volumes on January 20 , 2010 . The BD/DVD volumes contained extra short anime titled `` Ura-On ! '' . The series later began airing on Japan 's Disney Channel from April 2011 . Animax has aired the anime in Hong Kong , Thailand , and Taiwan . Both an English-subtitled and English-dubbed version by Red Angel Media began airing on March 16 , 2010 on Animax Asia . At their industry panel at Anime Expo 2010 , anime distributor Bandai Entertainment announced that they have acquired `` K-On ! '' for a DVD and Blu-ray Disc release , with Bang Zoom ! Entertainment producing an English dub for the show . The series was released over four volumes in standard and limited editions for each format starting on April 26 , 2011 . Bandai released the full first season on DVD under their `` Anime Legends '' line on February 7 , 2012 . Manga Entertainment released the series in the UK in individual DVD volumes during 2011 , and in a complete DVD of the first season on April 30 , 2012 . A planned BD box set release in 2012 was cancelled . Sentai Filmworks has licensed the first season and re-released the series on DVD on September 23 , 2014 . Sentai also re-released the series on Blu-ray on September 1 , 2015 . It was displayed on screen at the `` Let 's Go '' live concert in Yokohama , Japan on December 30 , 2009 that a second season would be produced . The second season , titled `` K-On ! ! '' ( with two exclamation marks ) , aired with 26 episodes on TBS in Japan between April 7 and September 28 , 2010 . An additional OVA episode was released with the final BD/DVD volumes on March 16 , 2011 . As with the first season , the BD/DVD volumes contained extra short anime titled `` Ura-On ! ! '' . This season has also aired on Animax Asia starting October 20 , 2010 . Sentai Filmworks licensed the second season and released the series on DVD and Blu-ray in two boxsets released on June 19 , 2012 and August 28 , 2012 respectively . The series continues using the English dub cast from the previous season . Film . A film adaptation of `` K-On ! '' was released in Japan on December 3 , 2011 . It follows the girls as they travel to London to celebrate their graduation . Developed as an original story , it was produced by Kyoto Animation with Naoko Yamada as the director . The film features the two songs `` Ichiban Ippai '' and `` Unmei wa Endless '' by Aki Toyosaki . The ending theme is `` Singing '' by Yōko Hikasa . The film opened at # 2 with a gross of ¥317,287,427 ( $ 4,070,919 USD ) from 137 theaters , and has earned a total of ¥1,639,685,078 ( $ 21,419,792 USD ) by the end of its run . The film features a London cafe inspired by the Troubadour Cafe in Earl 's Court , and `` K-On ! '' fans often visit the cafe . The film was released on BD and DVD on July 18 , 2012 . Sentai Filmworks released the film on BD/DVD in North America on May 21 , 2013 . Madman Entertainment released the film in Australia on BD/DVD . Music . The first season anime 's opening theme is `` Cagayake ! Girls '' by Aki Toyosaki with Yōko Hikasa , Satomi Satō and Minako Kotobuki . The ending theme is `` Do n't Say 'Lazy ' '' by Hikasa with Toyosaki , Satō and Kotobuki . The opening and ending theme singles were released on April 22 , 2009 . A single containing the insert song used in episode six was released on May 20 , 2009 . A series of character song singles have been released containing songs sung by the voice actresses of the five main characters . The singles for Yui ( by Toyosaki ) and Mio ( by Hikasa ) were released on June 17 , 2009 . The singles for Ritsu ( by Satō ) and Tsumugi ( by Kotobuki ) were delayed , but later released together with the single for Azusa ( by Ayana Taketatsu ) on August 26 , 2009 . The singles for Ui Hirasawa ( by Madoka Yonezawa ) and Nodoka Manabe ( by Chika Fujitō ) were released on October 21 , 2009 . The anime 's original soundtrack , largely composed by Hajime Hyakkoku , was released on June 3 , 2009 . The four songs highlighted in episode eight of the anime were released on the mini album on July 22 , 2009 . The single `` Maddy Candy '' by Sawako 's band Death Devil ( sung by Asami Sanada ) was released on August 12 , 2009 . The second season anime 's first opening theme is `` Go ! Go ! Maniac '' and the first ending theme is `` Listen ! ! `` ; both songs are sung by Toyosaki , Hikasa , Satō , Kotobuki , and Taketatsu . The singles containing the songs were released on April 28 , 2010 . From episode 14 onwards , the respective opening and ending themes are `` Utauyo ! ! Miracle '' and `` No , Thank You ! `` , both by Toyosaki , Hikasa , Satō , Kotobuki , and Taketatsu . The singles containing these songs were released on August 4 , 2010 . The single `` Pure Pure Heart '' also sung by Toyosaki , Hikasa , Satō , Kotobuki , and Taketatsu was released on June 2 , 2010 . Another single , `` Love '' , by Sawako 's band Death Devil ( sung by Sanada ) was released on June 23 , 2010 . A single sung by Toyosaki , `` Gohan wa Okazu/U & I '' , was released on September 8 , 2010 . The composer Bice who wrote the song `` Gohan wa Okazu '' died on July 26 , 2010 of a heart attack ; the song was their final work . A second set of character song singles were released , starting with the singles for Yui ( by Toyosaki ) and Mio ( by Hikasa ) on September 21 , 2010 . The show 's second album , `` Ho-kago Tea Time II '' , was released on both normal double CD and limited edition that came with a cassette tape on October 27 , 2010 . The second set of singles for Ritsu ( by Satō ) , Tsumugi ( by Kotobuki ) , and Azusa ( by Taketatsu ) were released on November 17 , 2010 . The set of singles for Jun ( by Yoriko Nagata ) , Ui ( by Yonezawa ) , and Nodoka ( by Fujitō ) were released on January 19 , 2011 . The singles and albums were released by Pony Canyon . The first set of character song singles will be released on vinyl at Canime Summer Festival . Video games . A rhythm video game titled , developed by Sega for the PlayStation Portable , was released on September 30 , 2010 . The gameplay involves the player matching button presses in time with music featured in the anime . The game supports local multiplayer for up to five PSPs . The game features 19 songs from the first anime season and first set of character song CDs . The player can customize the clothing , hair style and accessories of the characters , plus customization of the light music room and Yui 's bedroom . There is also a custom track maker . A remastered HD port of the game was released for the PlayStation 3 on June 21 , 2012 . An arcade game developed by Atlus , was released in Japanese arcades in spring 2013 . The game features rhythm gameplay and also awards trading cards that can be used to read songs into the game . A second arcade game by Sega titled was released on November 13 , 2014 . Reception . The first manga volume of `` K-On ! '' was the 30th highest-selling manga volume in Japan for the week of April 27 and May 3 , 2009 , having sold over 26,500 volumes that week . The following week , the first and second manga volumes were the 19th and 20th highest-selling manga volumes in Japan , having sold 23,200 and 22,500 volumes each the week of May 4 and May 10 , 2009 . As of May 2009 , the first two manga volumes each sold about 136,000 copies each . The third volume sold over 120,000 copies the week of December 14–20 , 2009 , and became the 46th top-selling manga for the first half of 2010 in Japan ( ending May 23 ) , selling over 328,000 copies . The single for the first anime 's opening theme , `` Cagayake ! Girls '' , debuted at fourth in the ranking on the Oricon weekly singles chart , selling approximately 62,000 copies . The ending theme `` Do n't Say 'Lazy ' '' debuted at second in the ranking , selling 67,000 copies . It was also awarded Best Theme Song at the 2009 ( 14th ) Animation Kobe Awards . Additionally , `` Cagayake ! Girls '' and `` Do n't Say 'Lazy ' '' were certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of Japan ( RIAJ ) for 250,000 full-track ringtone digital music downloads ( `` Chaku Uta Full '' ) , respectively . The mini album `` Ho-kago Tea Time '' debuted at No . 1 on the Oricon weekly CD albums charts selling 67,000 copies , making it the first image song album credited to fictional anime characters that reached the highest position . The second anime 's opening theme `` Go ! Go ! Maniac '' and ending theme `` Listen ! ! '' debuted at No . 1 and No . 2 in their first week of release on the Oricon singles chart , selling over 83,000 and 76,000 copies , respectively . `` Go ! Go ! Maniac '' became the first anime image song to ever top the singles chart and the band also became the first female vocalists to occupy the top two spots on the singles chart in 26 years since Seiko Matsuda in 1983 . The season 's second ending and opening themes , `` No , Thank You ! '' and `` Utauyo ! Miracle '' respectively , sold 87,000 and 85,000 in their first week and ranked at No . 2 and No . 3 in the Oricon charts respectively , only being beaten by SMAP 's single , `` This is Love '' . `` No , Thank You ! '' and `` Utauyo ! Miracle '' were certified Gold by the RIAJ in August 2010 for 100,000 copies shipped . The single `` Gohan wa Okazu '' / '' U & I '' debuted at No . 3 on the Oricon singles chart , selling 53,000 in its first week . The album `` Ho-kago Tea Time II '' debuted at No . 1 on the Oricon weekly CD albums charts selling 127,000 copies . The first Japanese DVD volume of the anime series sold around 8,000 copies to debut seventh in the ranking on the Oricon charts for the week of July 29 , 2009 . The Blu-ray Disc release of the first volume sold about 33,000 copies in the same week , to top the Oricon BD charts . In August 2009 , the first volume of `` K-On ! '' was the top-selling anime television Blu-ray Disc in Japan , having surpassed the previous record holder `` Macross Frontier '' , which sold approximately 22,000 copies of its first volume . It was the second best-selling Blu-ray Disc in Japan , trailing only ' , with around 49,000 copies . However , in October 2009 , the first volume of `` Bakemonogatari '' surpassed `` K-On ! s previous record , having sold 37,000 copies at that time . Later , with the release of `` K-On ! ! '' volume 3 , total BD sales for the series have outsold `` Bakemonogatari '' . `` K-On ! '' received a Best TV Animation Award at the 2010 Tokyo International Anime Fair . `` K-On ! ! '' won the Best Television award at the 2010 ( 15th ) Animation Kobe Awards . Both series have sold a combined total of over 520,000 BD copies as of February 20 , 2011 . The film was nominated for the 2012 Japan Academy Prize for Animation of the Year award . At the beginning of September 2010 , the Kyoto prefectural government began using `` K-On ! ! '' to promote the census and encourage people to be counted . In 2011 , Sharp and Bandai announced plans to jointly launch a calculator with designs of the characters from `` K-On ! '' . `` K-On ! '' has influenced a string of tourism for the rural town of Toyosato , related to the phenomenon of the anime pilgrimage , home to the elementary school that was used as a model for the high school in the anime . The school has opened portions of itself to the public as an exhibit for the series . Matthew Li of `` Anime Tourist '' described the exhibit as , `` A place that genuinely understands its fanbase and carries all the sentimental props one can remember from the show and more ; housing items seen in the school , like a museum . '' The anime has also inspired real-life musicians . Hiroto , the bassist of The Sixth Lie , joined a band that was influenced by `` K-On ! '' when he was in junior high school .
Batts Combe quarry . Batts Combe quarry , is a limestone quarry on the edge of Cheddar village on the Mendip Hills , Somerset , England . It has been operating since the early 20th century and is currently owned and operated by Singleton Birch Ltd . The output in 2005 was around 4,000 tonnes of limestone per day , one third of which was supplied to an on-site lime kiln , the remainder being sold as coated or dusted aggregates . The limestone at this site is close to 99 % carbonate of calcium and magnesium ( dolomite ) . In former years it was a major supplier of limestone for railway track ballast purposes . A lime-burning kiln at the site was closed for a while in 2006 after testing showed quicklime dust was escaping into the atmosphere . The kiln , which produced 200,000 tonnes of quicklime a year for use in the steel industry , required £300,000 of investment to resolve the problems . The closure followed an earlier warning from the Environment Agency when the company was notified that it should tighten up procedures at the site . Quicklime dust is a health hazard , which in large quantities can cause skin irritation and damage to the eyes and throat . In March 2009 however the lime kiln closed , supposedly indefinitely , following a drop in demand from the site 's sole customer , Corus . ; the quarry has since been taken over by Melton Ross , Lincolnshire-based Singleton Birch . There is some evidence of a Bronze Age field system at the site . Boxes were placed in Hanson woodland adjoining the company 's Batts Combe quarry to encourage dormice to breed , and monitored with the help of pupils from Wells Cathedral School .
Liverpool City Council election , 1946 . Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 1 November 1946 . Ward results . ( PARTY ) - Party of former Councillor Due to the disruptions caused by the Second World War , no comparisons are made . Aigburth 28 November 1946 . On 9 November 1946 the aldermanic vacancy caused by the death of Alderman William Denton ( ? ? ? ) , Vere Egerton Cotton C.B.E . ( Conservative , elected to the Aigburth ward on 1 November 1946 ) was elected as an Alderman . Castle Street 4th February 1947 . Alderman John Case died on 1 December 1946 . On 8 January 1947 the Council elected Councillor Herbert Neville Bewley ( Conservative ) Garston 2nd April 1947 . Alderman Sir Sydney Jones died on 16 February 1947 . Councillor Joseph Williams ( ) was elected by the Council as an Alderman on 5 March 1947 to fill the vacant post left by the death of Alderman North Scotland 29th May 1947 . Caused by the resignation of Councillor Thomas Fay ( Labour , elected ? ? ? ) .
Santa Anna Independent School District . Santa Anna Independent School District is a public school district based in Santa Anna , Texas . The district has two campuses – Santa Anna Secondary ( Grades 7–12 ) and Santa Anna Elementary ( Grades PK–6 ) . Academic achievement . In 2009 , the school district was rated `` academically acceptable '' by the Texas Education Agency . Athletics . Santa Anna High School plays six-man football .
Oliver Trask . Oliver Trask is a fictional character on the FOX television series `` The O.C . `` , portrayed by Taylor Handley . Oliver appeared in the series ' first season as a thorn in Ryan Atwood and Marissa Cooper 's relationship , soon developing a severe obsession with the latter . After holding Marissa captive at gunpoint in his penthouse , Oliver was arrested and sent to a rehabilitation clinic . Concept and creation . Oliver was created by Josh Schwartz , whose concept for the character was `` based on a guy ... a friend of mine dated who faked having cancer to [ hang on to her ] . '' Schwartz said of the guy `` That kind of desperation and loneliness was really fascinating to me , and that 's what inspired the Oliver character . '' Characterization . Taylor Handley says of his character that `` Oliver is very intelligent , ( ... ) and intelligent people are good manipulators . '' Handley also elaborated that `` [ his ] character is very needy due to his past '' which would take some of Marissa 's attention away from Ryan , and that , by request , he dyed his hair dark for the show to give `` a more sinister look '' . Oliver used to go to a school referred to as `` Pacific '' . At his former school Oliver was obsessed with a girl and cut his wrists . She had a restraining order filed against him , and later attended rehabilitation . Storylines . According to Schwartz the storyline was `` designed as a six-episode arc where we would bring in a character whose circumstances coming into this world were not unlike Ryan 's '' . Season 1 . Oliver Trask is a rich kid who lives in the penthouse of a hotel . His parents own a chain of hotels , and are largely absent from his life . He left his last school , Pacific High , because a girl took out a restraining order against him , after he became obsessed with her . Oliver eventually attempts suicide because she rejects him . He meets Marissa at therapy , and falls for her and transfers to Harbor to get close to her . Marissa initially thinks of him as nothing but a casual friend , and so does n't notice anything sinister in his constant presence in her life . Marissa 's boyfriend , Ryan Atwood , does n't trust him , and warns Marissa about her new friend 's intentions . Marissa and many of their friends dismiss Ryan 's warnings as jealousy ; Luke Ward believes him , however , having taken an instant dislike to Oliver . In the episode `` The Truth '' , Oliver invites Marissa and her friends to a weekend getaway at his parents ' beach house . There , he makes a pass at Marissa , who rejects his advances . Distraught , he produces a gun and threatens to kill himself . Ryan bursts in and pleads with Oliver to put the gun down for Marissa 's sake . Oliver does so , and is led away in police custody . Reception . `` TV Guide '' described Oliver as a `` clichéd plot device '' and a `` cookie-cutter villain '' , but Schwartz said that reception was mixed with viewers loving the character as `` someone that we love to hate . '' Other reception noted that he was irritating but `` addicting person to watch '' , that he `` was able to exude as much hate that a writer could place on a single character '' , and that he was an `` audience-infuriating nut '' . `` Entertainment Weekly '' included him their list of `` 21 Most Annoying TV Characters Ever '' , commenting : `` Oliver ( Taylor Handley ) was around for only six episodes , but it seemed like much longer . Just the mention of Oliver 's name still makes us brood . '' Effect . Oliver 's appearance lasted only a few episodes - from `` The Best Chrismukkah Ever '' ( Season 1 , Episode 13 ) to `` The Truth '' ( Season 1 , Episode 18 ) . However , the character 's actions had long term implications . Already existing trust issues between Ryan and Marissa were exacerbated by the conflict over Oliver 's true colors . It is argued by Seth in `` The Ties that Bind '' ( Season 1 , Episode 27 ) that Marissa 's relationship with Oliver may have driven Ryan to seek solace with Theresa , resulting in the scandal over Theresa 's pregnancy and marriage that arises in the final episodes of the show 's first season and into the second season . Rumors . It was rumoured that Oliver would return for the finale of season two . These rumours were untrue ( though in the second season finale , after Seth hears a door bell ring he quips : `` With the way things are going right now , I bet that 's Oliver . '' This could have been a reference to these rumors , but was more likely due to how badly things seemed to be going for the characters . ) Schwartz made repeated references to Oliver 's return . He is quoted as stating that a return was the alternative option to the lesbian storyline between Marissa and Alex . After the finale for that season aired , rumors then arose that Oliver would return in the third season with Kirsten , who was in rehab for alcoholism . However , this never happened , although in the third season finale when Marissa apologizes to Ryan for all the craziness , Ryan assures that he would not have done anything different , `` except for maybe Oliver , '' to which Marissa laughed and said `` me too . ''
Tish ( film ) . `` Tish '' is a 1942 comedy-drama film directed by S. Sylvan Simon and starring Marjorie Main and ZaSu Pitts . Reception . The film made $ 576,000 in the US and Canada and $ 112,000 elsewhere , earning the studio a profit of $ 160,000 .
Valeri Alikov . Valeri Alikov or Valery Alikov ( ) also known as Valeri Mikor ( Валери Микор ) ( 1 January 1960 – 11 September 2016 ) was a Hill Mari-speaking Mari poet , critic and translator . Life . He was born in Novaya Sloboda ( Äвäсир ) village of Gornomariysky District , and died in 2016 after a serious illness ( lung cancer ) . In the years 1995-2007 , Valery Alikov released the literary magazine `` Tsikmӓ '' which he named after the capital of his district , Tsikmӓ ( Цикмӓ or Kozmodemyansk ) .
Anoixia . Anoixia ( , ) is a village of the Volvi municipality . Before the 2011 local government reform it was part of the municipality of Arethousa . The 2011 census recorded 238 inhabitants in the village . Anoixia is a part of the community of Filadelfio .
Timex Sinclair 2050 . The Timex Sinclair 2050 ( TS2050 ) was a computer modem built by Westridge for Timex Computer Corp . Very few were sold with Timex Sinclair label , most with the designed Timex case was sold with the label Westridge 2050 because Timex exited the computer market when the modem started to be manufactured . A lot of people bought the modem board and made custom casing . Because it was very slow ( 300bit/s ) , a magazine published a way to modify the modem to convert it to a serial port , allowing users to connect faster modems . A cassette was released with the modem with software for TS1000/TS1500 on side A and for TS2068 on side B , to control it . At least two bulletin board systems based on the TS2068 and TS2050 existed as of 1988 .
Open and Free Technology Community . The Open and Free Technology Community ( OFTC ) is an IRC network that provides collaboration services to members of the free software community in any part of the world . OFTC is an associated project of Software in the Public Interest , a non-profit organization which was founded to help organizations develop and distribute open hardware and software . Their servers are all accessible from the domain name [ irc : //irc.oftc.net irc.oftc.net ] . OFTC currently has 32 volunteer staff members , and 21 sponsors . History . OFTC was founded at the end of 2001 by a group of experienced members of the open source and free software communities aiming to provide these communities with better communication , development , and support infrastructure . OFTC is ruled by a written constitution and the staff elect the officers among each other using a voting mechanism . OFTC became a member project of Software in the Public Interest ( SPI ) in July 2002 , and SPI became the legal owner of the project 's domain names . Projects . OFTC currently develops 3 projects for its purposes : `` oftc-hybrid '' , the IRC daemon , `` oftc-ircservices '' , the IRC services suite , and `` oftc-oftcdns '' , a GeoIP DNS responder to handle user distribution across the servers . OFTC uses Trac for its source browsing and bug tracking . Prospective users of the software can find tarball releases at http : //www.oftc.net/releases/ . Developers contributing to the code base should read and be familiar with Subversion .
Trianthema portulacastrum . `` Trianthema portulacastrum '' is a species of flowering plant in the ice plant family known by the common names desert horsepurslane , black pigweed , and giant pigweed ' '' . It is native to areas of several continents , including Africa and North and South America , and present as an introduced species in many other areas . It grows in a wide variety of habitat types and it can easily take hold in disturbed areas and cultivated land as a weed . It is an annual herb forming a prostrate mat or clump with stems up to a meter long . It is green to red in color , hairless except for small lines of hairs near the leaves , and fleshy . The leaves have small round or oval blades up to 4 centimeters long borne on short petioles . Solitary flowers occur in leaf axils . The flower lacks petals but has purple , petallike sepals . The fruit is a curved , cylindrical capsule emerging from the stem . It is up to half a centimeter long and has two erect , pointed wings on top , where the capsule opens . [ Seed dispersal ] occurs in a number of ways . One seed may be carried on the detached cap of the fruit , which floats on water . Other seeds may fall out of the remaining part of the fruit or remain on the plant after it dies and withers , resprouting the following season . This species is a host plant for the beet leafhopper ( `` Circulifer tenellus '' ) .
Ryan Knight ( American football ) . Ryan Knight ( born 1966 ) is a former American football running back . After a standout career at Rubidoux High School in Riverside , California , Knight had a mediocre college football career for the USC Trojans . He is the older brother of Sammy Knight , who played twelve seasons in the National Football League .
Østmarka . Østmarka is a forested area to the east of Oslo and part of the congregation of woodland areas known as Oslomarka . The area is situated within the municipalities Oslo , Lørenskog , Rælingen , Ski and Enebakk . Østmarka is delimited to the west by populated areas of Oslo , to the north of communities of Skårer , Lørenskog and Rælingen and to the east by the lake Øyeren , to the south-east lies Enebakk and to the south-west Sørmarka , another forested area . The change from Østmarka to Sørmarka takes place at the lake Langen . Østmarka is marked by its location on top of basement rock ( more than 1 billion years old ) containing easy-to-see folds that make up valleys and hills in the north-south direction . For this reason the terrain has a lot of hills , no matter where one goes . Along the upper marine border ( about 210 meters ) the ice of the last ice age has left large amounts of gravel and sand . Sand , Sandbakken ( `` Sandy Hill '' ) , Sandbekken ( `` Sandy Creek '' ) and Grusbakken ( `` Gravel Hill '' ) are all on about the same elevation . The sand mines at Ødegården have been left there by the ice . Beach snails have been found at Lutvann at an elevation of 200 meters . Nature reserve . Østmarka nature reserve has an area of 12.5 square kilometers . It received its status in 1990 and was expanded in 2002 . The purpose of the protection is the conservation of a substantial , relatively untouched coniferous forest along with plant and animal life typical of this part of Oslomarka , and which has particular scientific and educational significance . The bulk of the reserve is located in Rausjømarka and is owned by the municipalities Oslo , Lørenskog and Rælingen . Highest peaks . ( • ) signifies that the trigonometric point is not situated on the peak 's highest point . Plank Road . During the period when small sawmills were being increasingly used throughout the forests of Oslomarka and the timber export became a substantial industry - from ca 1750 and well into the 19th century - this engendered a big need for transportation . In Østmarka alone there were over 2,000 drivers and 4-5000 horses occupied with moving planks between Øyeren and Kristiania ( today Oslo ) . It was too long to drive from Enebakk via Øyeren and Strømsveien to get to Kristiania . This is why the Plank Road was built . The Plank Road starts at Eikeberg and Børter in Enebakk - it crosses the ice on Børtervann and moves up to Rausjø and turns up towards Vangen and Skjelbreia , further over Eriksvann , Søndre Skytten , Elvåga , across to Nøklevann , Rustadsaga , Østensjøvannet and down to the city . The Plank Road is today open and tagged as a ski track .
US–Saudi Arabia AWACS Sale . The sale of AWACS ( Airborne Warning and Control System ) surveillance planes to Saudi Arabia by the United States administration of President Ronald Reagan was a controversial part of what was then the largest foreign arms sale in US history . The sale saw objections from a majority of Americans , prominent US Senators , the State of Israel and the Israel lobby . The sale included five E-3 Sentry AWACS aircraft and eight KE-3 refueling aircraft , with spare parts and support , delivered between June 1986 and September 1987 . AWACS . The United States Air Force began using the E-3 Airborne Warning and Control System aircraft in 1977 following ten years of prototype design , development , and testing . The U.S. currently has a fleet of 32 E-3s , the largest in the world . NATO possesses 17 , the United Kingdom has seven , Saudi Arabia has five , and France has four . The E-3 is a modified Boeing 707 commercial jetliner characterized by the strikingly large thirty-foot rotating antenna mounted on its roof . This antenna can detect and track other aircraft within an area of , flying at any altitude or over any terrain , allowing the AWACS to detect aircraft that remain hidden from ground radar . An Associated Press writer described blue carpet and `` subdued '' lighting , `` as in a movie theatre . '' Reaction in the United States . Only months old , the Reagan Administration announced its plans to sell five of the U.S.-made AWACS to Saudi Arabia . The proposal , part of the largest foreign arms sale ever , was not received warmly on Capitol Hill where Congressional consent was required . The AWACS proposal was also harshly rejected by Israel and disapproved of by a majority of Americans . Upon formal introduction of the AWACS proposal to Congress in the fall of 1981 , many Senators reacted coldly . `` This is one of the worst and most dangerous arms sales ever , '' proclaimed Massachusetts Senator Edward Kennedy . Senator Donald Riegle said , `` We are being asked to submit to a kind of blackmail ; the price gouging of oil . '' While Israel 's `` unreserved opposition '' was based on the real security threat it faced , its `` profound regret '' could have been rooted in perceived betrayal by the United States . A protector of Israel since the Six-Day War , the U.S. was planning to sell military surveillance planes to Saudi Arabia , a country hostile towards Israel . A `` Boston Globe '' editorial from May 4 , 1981 recognized this contradiction as well as other threats posed by the AWACS sale , noting , `` the intention to sell AWACS planes to Saudi Arabia constitutes not only a manifest contradiction of Reagan 's campaign promise to enhance Israel 's security , but also serves to further destabilize the Mideast , a region whose stability was supposed to be a strategic priority of the Reagan foreign policy . '' The sensitivity of Congress to the threats against peace and stability , was matched by its sensitivity to Israel 's concerns . The Reagan Administration actively sought to diminish Israel 's voice and influence over the deal . In public speeches , Administration officials admonished Israel for getting involved in a U.S. foreign policy matter . Secretary of State Alexander Haig said the President must be `` free of the restraints of overriding external vetoes , '' and went on to say that were the AWACS deal blocked by Israeli influence , there would be `` serious implications on all American policies in the Middle East ... . I 'll just leave it there . '' Reagan himself declared , `` It is not the business of other nations to make American foreign policy . '' The Administration even commissioned former government officials to speak about AWACS as part of the peace cause . Richard Nixon 's Secretary of State Henry Kissinger said `` it is essential for the peace process in the Middle East . '' Congress approved the AWACS sale , and as part of the then-largest arms export ever , the planes were a symbolic commitment to the US/Saudi relationship . US arms sale to Saudi Arabia , 2010 . On October 20 , 2010 , the US State Department notified Congress of its intention to make the biggest arms sale in American history—an estimated $ 60.5 billion purchase by Saudi Arabia , trumping the former US-Saudi AWACS sale . The package represents a considerable improvement in the offensive capability of the Saudi armed forces . Israel did not raise objections to the sale , except to say that it was `` not thrilled about it . '' At the time , a senior administration official stressed : `` This is a big development , because it 's part of a larger regional strategy and the maintenance of a strong US presence in the region . We 're paying attention to the needs of our allies and what everyone in the region believes is a flexing of muscles by a more aggressive Iran . One way to deal with that is to make our allies and friends strong . '' Further reading . Nicholas Laham , Greenwood Publishing Group , [ 2002 ]
Vespa ducalis . `` Vespa ducalis '' , the black-tailed hornet , is a hornet and an insect in the genus `` Vespa '' . It was described by Smith in 1852 . In Japan , it is called Description . It has a body length of between 24 and 37 mm with a distinctive black tail . Fully grown , it can be only slightly smaller than the Asian giant hornet ( `` Vespa mandarinia '' ) which has a body length of 45 mm . Distribution . It is found in Asia in places such as China ( mainland ) , Hong Kong , India ( northeast part ) , Japan , the Korean Peninsula , Myanmar , Nepal , Siberia in Russia , Taiwan , Thailand and Vietnam ( north and central part ) . Behaviour . The larvae of `` Vespa ducalis '' basically only eat the pupae and larvae of paper wasps and so adult `` Vespa ducalis '' will often attack the nests of paper wasps and hunt the larvae , while ignoring the adults . They will habitually return to the same target colony to raid it . Nest . The colonies it creates are the smallest of those in the genus `` Vespa '' . The nest is underground and on average contains around 50 hornets .
Miltona Township , Douglas County , Minnesota . Miltona Township is a township in Douglas County , Minnesota , United States . The population was 814 at the 2000 census . Miltona Township was organized in 1871 , and named after Lake Miltona . Geography . According to the United States Census Bureau , the township has a total area of 35.8 square miles ( 92.8 km² ) , of which 27.1 square miles ( 70.2 km² ) of it is land and 8.7 square miles ( 22.6 km² ) of it ( 24.33 % ) is water . Demographics . As of the census of 2000 , there were 814 people , 345 households , and 259 families residing in the township . The population density was 30.0 people per square mile ( 11.6/km² ) . There were 780 housing units at an average density of 28.8/sq mi ( 11.1/km² ) . The racial makeup of the township was 99.26 % White , 0.12 % African American , 0.12 % Asian , and 0.49 % from two or more races . Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.25 % of the population . There were 345 households out of which 22.9 % had children under the age of 18 living with them , 67.8 % were married couples living together , 3.5 % had a female householder with no husband present , and 24.9 % were non-families . 21.4 % of all households were made up of individuals and 6.4 % had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older . The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.75 . In the township the population was spread out with 20.3 % under the age of 18 , 5.2 % from 18 to 24 , 24.0 % from 25 to 44 , 35.0 % from 45 to 64 , and 15.6 % who were 65 years of age or older . The median age was 45 years . For every 100 females , there were 112.0 males . For every 100 females age 18 and over , there were 111.4 males . The median income for a household in the township was $ 38,083 , and the median income for a family was $ 42,500 . Males had a median income of $ 25,208 versus $ 22,381 for females . The per capita income for the township was $ 20,773 . About 4.9 % of families and 8.1 % of the population were below the poverty line , including 10.2 % of those under age 18 and 14.6 % of those age 65 or over .
Wallers Corner , Virginia . Wallers Corner is an unincorporated community in Caroline County , in the U.S. state of Virginia .
2012 BH Telecom Indoors . The 2012 BH Telecom Indoors was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts . It was the tenth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2012 ATP Challenger Tour . It took place in Sarajevo , Bosnia and Herzegovina between 12 and 18 March 2012 .
Tudor Arghezi . Tudor Arghezi ( ; 21 May 1880 – 14 July 1967 ) was a Romanian writer , best known for his unique contribution to poetry and children 's literature . Born Ion N. Theodorescu in Bucharest , he explained that his pen name was related to `` Argesis '' , the Latin name for the Argeș River . Early life . `` This young man , at an age when I was still prattling verses , with an audacity that knows no boundaries , but not yet crowned by the most glittering success , parts with the entire old versification technique , with all banalities in images in ideas that have for long been judged , here and elsewhere , as a summit of poetry and art . '' He began stating his admiration for Symbolism and other trends pertaining to it ( such as the Vienna Secession ) in his articles of the time , while polemicizing with `` Junimeas George Panu over the latter 's critique of modernist literature . In 1904 , he and Vasile Demetrius published their own magazine , `` Linia Dreaptă '' , which ceased to exist after only five issues . Arghezi , Gala Galaction , and Demetrius maintained a close friendship , as witnessed by the latter 's daughter , the actress and novelist Lucia Demetrius . After a four-year-long stint as an Orthodox monk at Cernica Monastery , he traveled abroad in 1905 . He visited Paris and then moved to Fribourg , where he wrote poetry and attended courses at the local University ; dissatisfied with the Roman Catholic focus encouraged by the latter , he moved to Geneva , where he was employed in a jeweler 's workshop . During the Romanian Peasants ' Revolt of 1907 , the poet , known for his left-wing discourse and vocal criticism of the violent repression of the peasant movement , was kept under surveillance by Swiss authorities ; a local newspaper claimed that Arghezi 's mail had been tampered with , causing a scandal that led to the resignation of several officials . News he gathered of the revolt itself left a lasting impression on Arghezi : much later , he was to dedicate an entire volume to the events ( his `` 1907-Peizaje '' , `` Landscapes of 1907 '' , which he described as `` dealing with [ ... ] the contrast between a nation and an abusive , solitary , class '' ) . Early 1910s . He returned to Romania in 1910 , and published works in `` Viața Românească '' , `` Teatru '' , `` Rampa '' , and N. D. Cocea 's `` Facla '' and `` Viața Socială '' , as well as editing the magazine `` Cronica '' in collaboration with Galaction ; his output was prolific , and a flurry of lyrics , political pamphlets and polemical articles gained him a good measure of notoriety among the theatrical , political and literary circles of the day . Cocea contributed to his early fame by publishing one of Arghezi 's first influential poems , `` Rugă de seară '' ( `` Evening Prayer '' ) . During the period , Arghezi also became a prominent art critic , and engaged in the defense of Ștefan Luchian , a painter who was suffering from multiple sclerosis and was facing charges of fraud ( based on the suspicion that he could no longer paint , and had allowed his name to be signed to other people 's works ) . He became a regular presence at the Bucharest Kübler Café , where a Bohemian circle of artists and intellectuals was being formed — it included the writers Ion Minulescu , Liviu Rebreanu , Eugen Lovinescu , Victor Eftimiu , Mihail Sorbul and Corneliu Moldovanu , as well as the painters Iosif Iser , Alexandru Satmari , Jean Alexandru Steriadi , the composer Alfons Castaldi , and the art collector Krikor Zambaccian . According to Zambaccian , Arghezi was more rarely seen at Bucharest 's other major literary venue , Casa Capșa . By that time , he was also an associate of the controversial political figure and art patron Alexandru Bogdan-Pitești , and , with Galaction , Cocea , Minulescu , Adrian Maniu and various visual artists , he regularly attended a circle hosted by Bogdan-Pitești on Știrbey-Vodă , nearby the Cișmigiu Gardens . He authored a small poem in honor of Bogdan-Pitești . `` A barbaric war . Once upon a time , we had pledged our duty to fight against the arming of civilized states . With every newborn baby , the quantity of explosive matter destined to suppress him was also being created . As progress and « rational outlook » were being viewed as calamities , arms and ammunitions factories were increasing the shell storages , were fabricating the artillery used in extermination . '' German occupation and Văcărești prison . Eventually , he collaborated with the German authorities who had occupied most of Romania in late 1916 ( `` see Romanian Campaign '' ) , and wrote articles for the German-backed `` Gazeta Bucureștilor '' ; he was one among the diverse grouping of intellectuals to do so — it also included Bogdan-Pitești , Galaction , Constantin Stere , Dimitrie D. Pătrășcanu , Alexandru Marghiloman , Ioan Slavici , Grigore Antipa , and Simion Mehedinți . Arrested along with eleven other newspapermen and writers , among them Slavici , he was accused of `` collaboration with the enemy '' for his anti-Entente activities . According to Arghezi himself , the Royal Commissioner charged with investigation had initially kept the group secluded in a Bucharest hotel , arguing that they were an ongoing danger to Allied forces in Bucharest . Sentenced and imprisoned in the Văcărești facility , Arghezi pleaded his cause in letters and petitions addressed to a `` Mr. General '' , who has been tentatively identified with Premier Artur Văitoianu , asking for a conditional release after his illegitimate son , Eli Lotar , with Constanța Zissu , who had been born in 1905 , left home and went missing . Despite their political rivalry , Nicolae Iorga , who had given his full backing to the Entente during the war , repeatedly called on authorities to pardon Arghezi free ; his plea was eventually granted , and Arghezi was released in late 1919 . Expressing his thanks to Iorga for his intervention , he nonetheless continued to oppose him on several issues , and the polemic , turned sarcastic , was to prolong itself over the next two decades . Interwar literature . In 1927 , he published his first volume of collected poems , titled `` Cuvinte Potrivite '' ( `` Fitting Words '' or `` Suitable Words '' ) , which made the Poporanist paper `` Viața Româneascăs Mihai Ralea hail Arghezi as `` our greatest poet since Eminescu '' ( while likening his `` mixture of the sublime and the awkward '' to `` nihilism '' ) . The avant-garde magazine `` Integral '' celebrated Arghezi with a special issue in 1925 - in it , Benjamin Fondane wrote : `` Arghezi is against all things : in his poetry , against eloquence , in favour of reinstating modesty , decency [ ... ] [ i ] n his prose , against cowardice in expression , in favour of violence and indecency '' . Arghezi was in charge of the satirical newspaper `` Bilete de Papagal '' and published his first prose effort , `` Icoane de Lemn '' ( `` Wooden Icons '' ) , in 1928 . In 1932 , he published `` Flori de Mucigai '' ( `` Flowers of Mildew '' ) and `` Poarta Neagră '' ( `` The Black Gate '' ) - collections of poetry inspired by the years he spent in detention ( in itself , a theme never before used in Romanian poetry ) and influenced by the works of Charles Baudelaire and other Symbolists . He also began writing the works that made him most familiar to the public , his poems and short prose for children . Among the more famous are `` Cartea cu Jucării '' ( `` The Toy-Laden Book '' ) , `` Cântec de Adormit Mitzura '' ( `` A Song to Get Mitzura to Sleep '' ) , `` Buruieni '' ( `` Weeds '' ) and , the most popular of all , `` Zdreanță '' ( `` Rag '' ) , about a lovable mutt . In 1933-1934 , he completed two satirical pieces , the dystopian novel `` Tablete din Țara de Kuty , povestiri swiftiene '' ( `` Tablets from the Land of Kuty . Swiftian Stories '' ) and `` Cimitirul Buna-Vestire '' ( `` Buna-Vestire Cemetery '' - a large-scale pamphlet described as an `` apparent novel '' by George Călinescu ) , as well as a long novel on the topic of maternal love and filial devotion , `` Ochii Maicii Domnului '' ( `` Our Lord 's Mother 's Eyes '' ) . He routinely visited art shows throughout the 1920s ( accompanied by Vasile and Lucia Demetrius ) , helping to establish the artistic reputation of painters such as Oscar Han , Nicolae Dărăscu , Camil Ressu , Francisc Șirato , and Nicolae Vermont . He also authored the preface to Nicolae Tonitza 's first art catalog , and welcomed `` Arta Română '' , the modernism group established by Tonitza and Gheorghe Petrașcu in 1920 . By the mid-1930s , Arghezi contributed the art chronicle to the newspaper `` Mișcarea '' - mouthpiece of the National Liberal Party-Brătianu . Interwar polemic . In 1934 , his lyrical works were virulently attacked by Nicolae Iorga , who saw them as `` comprising all of the most repulsive in concept and all of the most trivial in shape '' ; such accusations against Arghezi and the group of writers around him became commonplace in the Iron Guard 's press - writing in `` Sfarmă-Piatră '' , Vintilă Horia accused Arghezi of `` a willing adhesion to pornography '' and of `` betrayal '' . The latter statement centered on Arghezi 's earlier collaboration with `` Gândirea '' - the newspaper published by Nichifor Crainic , an intellectual figure on the far right who shared Arghezi 's initial religious traditionalism . `` Gândirea '' and its affiliated magazines alleged that the influence of Crainic 's thought ( `` Gândirism '' ) had played a major part in Arghezi 's early works , while attacking his Jewish editors with anti-Semitic slurs ( and implying that his works would have decreased in quality because of their influence ) . To these , Argezi replied with a dose of irony : `` [ ... ] I have never ever read `` Gândirea '' , not even when I was contributing articles to it '' . `` [ ... ] for a while , all the cultural institutions were associated against my writing : the University , the Academy , the poets , the press , the police , the courts , the censorship , the Gendarmerie and even the closest colleagues . '' His political attitudes at the time were more complex , and he continued collaboration with left-wing magazines such as `` Dimineața '' and `` Adevărul '' while expressing staunchly monarchist views and support for King Carol II . According to some views , Arghezi developed a sympathy for the Iron Guard towards the end of the 1930 ( his poem `` Făt-Frumos '' was contended to be a homage to the movement 's leader , Corneliu Zelea Codreanu , assassinated in late 1938 ) . This perspective , notably favored by essayist Alex Mihai Stoenescu , was disputed by the literary critic Ion Simuț , who argued that evidence to support it was sporadic and contradictory . World War II . In 1939 , Arghezi became suddenly and severely ill , being incapacitated by sciatica . The extreme pain and mysterious causes became topics of major interest , and it was rumored that his was an unprecedented disease . Upon examination ( made difficult by Arghezi 's iatrophobia ) , some of Romania 's top physicians , including Nicolae Gh . Lupu , George Emil Palade , and Constantin Ion Parhon , decided that Arghezi 's sciatic nerve was being pressed on by an unknown body . Dumitru Bagdasar identified the cause as a cancerous tumor , and Arghezi underwent radiation therapy — the verdict and suffering caused the poet to maintain a growing animosity towards Bagdasar , which he later expressed in writing . After a period of deterioration , he regained his health unexpectedly . `` A flower blossomed in my garden , one like a plumped-up red bird , with a golden kernel . You blemished it . You set your paws on it and now it has dried up . My corn has shot into ears as big as Barbary Doves and you tore them away . You took the fruits out of my orchard by the cartload and gone you were with them . You placed your nib with its tens of thousands of nostrils on the cliffs of my water sources and you quaffed them from their depths and you drained them . Morass and slobber is what you leave behind in the mountains and yellow drought in the flatlands — and out of all the birds with singing tongues you leave me with bevies of rooks . '' The authorities confiscated all issues , and the author was imprisoned without trial in a penitentiary camp near Târgu Jiu , in which communist political leaders Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej , Nicolae Ceausescu and Ion Gheorghe Maurer were also imprisoned . He was freed in 1944 , only days after the King Michael Coup , which resulted in the fall of the Antonescu regime . Arghezi and the Communist regime . A controversial intellectual , Arghezi had a fluctuating relationship with the newly established Communist regime . Although he was awarded several literary prizes under during the period of Soviet-induced transition to a people 's republic , he became a harsh critic of censorship and agitprop-like state control in media , and was targeted as a decadent poet very soon after the communist-dominated republican institutions took power ( 1948 ) . A series of articles written by Miron Radu Paraschivescu and Sorin Toma ( son of the Stalinist literary figure Alexandru Toma ) in the Romanian Communist Party 's official voice , `` Scînteia '' , described his works as having their origin in Arghezi 's `` violent insanity '' , called his style `` a pathological phenomenon '' , and depicted the author as `` the main poet of Romanian `` bourgeoisie '' ; the articles were headlined `` Poezia Putrefacţiei sau Putrefacția Poeziei '' ( `` The Poetry of Decay or the Decay of Poetry '' , in reference to Karl Marx 's `` The Misery of Philosophy '' - the title of which in turn mocked Pierre-Joseph Proudhon 's `` Philosophy of Misery '' ) . The writer had to retreat from public life , spending most of these years at the house he owned in Văcărești , Bucharest , the one he called `` Mărțișor '' ( the name it still goes by today ) ; his main source of income was provided by selling the yields of cherries the surrounding plot returned . However , as Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej , who was also an inmate in penitentiary camp near Târgu Jiu , consolidated his power over the state and Party post-1952 , Arghezi was discovered as an asset to the new , more `` national '' tone of the regime — as several other censored cultural figures , he was paid a visit by Miron Constantinescu , the Communist activist overseeing the rehabilitation process . Once exonerated , he started being awarded numerous titles and prizes . Arghezi was elected a member of the Romanian Academy in 1955 , and celebrated as national poet on his 80th and 85th birthdays . Although never turned-Socialist Realist , he adapted his themes to the requirements - such as he did in `` Cântare Omului '' ( `` Ode to Mankind '' ) and `` 1907 '' . In 1965 , Arghezi also won recognition abroad , being the recipient of the Herder Prize . Arghezi 's mysterious illness resurfaced with the same symptoms in 1955 , and he was rapidly interned in the care of Ion Făgărășanu . He was diagnosed with a chronic infection that had originated in surgery he had undergone in 1934 , provoking an abscess in the area around his lumbar vertebrae ; he was released soon completing a treatment which included streptomycin injections . He died and was buried in the garden of his house next to his wife Paraschiva in 1967 ( she had died the previous year ) , with tremendous pomp and funeral festivities orchestrated by Communist Party officials . His home is now a museum . It was managed by his daughter , Mitzura until her death in 2015 . Arghezi and Paraschiva also had a son , known as Baruțu , but actually called Iosif . Arghezi 's work . Arghezi is perhaps the most striking figure of Romanian interwar literature , and one of the major poets of the 20th century . The freshness of his vocabulary represents a most original synthesis between the traditional styles and modernism . He has left behind a vast `` oeuvre '' , which includes poetry , novels , essays , journalism , translations and letters . The impact of his writings on Romanian poetic language was revolutionary , through his creation of unusual lyrical structures , new subgenres in prose - such as the poetic novel , the `` tablet '' ( `` tableta '' ) and the `` ticket '' ( `` biletul '' ) . He excelled at powerful and concise formulations , the shock value of which he exploited to startle lazy or conformist thinking , and his writings abound in paradoxes , as well as metaphysical or religious arguments . Evidencing the satirical genre 's leading role throughout Arghezi 's literary career , George Călinescu argued that it had become a contributing factor to much of his poetry and prose fiction . Arghezi re-established an aesthetic of the grotesque , and experimented at length with prosody . In much of his poetry ( notably in his `` Flori de mucigai '' and `` Hore '' ) , Arghezi also built upon a tradition of slang and argot usage , creating an atmosphere which , according to Călinescu , recalled the universe of Anton Pann , as well as those of Salvatore Di Giacomo and Cesare Pascarella . He introduced a vocabulary of intentional ugliness and decay , with the manifest goal of extending the limits of poetic language , the major theme in his `` Cuvinte Potrivite '' ; nevertheless , the other half of Arghezi 's poetic universe was that of family life , childhood , and small familiar spaces , rendered in minutely detailed poems . In an era when the idea of the impossibility of communication was fashionable , he stood against his contemporaries through his strong belief in the power of the written word to communicate ideas and feelings — he was described by Tudor Vianu as `` a fighting poet , subject to attacks as well as returning them '' . Despite his association with the Communist regime , Arghezi is widely acknowledged as a major literary figure . His work has traditionally been a staple of Romanian literature textbooks for decades . In cultural reference . Aside from various sketches Arghezi had drawn of himself , his portrait was drawn by various artists he met or befriended . Around 1910 , he was included in group portraits by Ary Murnu and Camil Ressu , both of which depicted the literary society formed around the Kübler Café in Bucharest . An abstract depiction of Arghezi , showing him as a figure with a hunter case-shaped head , and sitting on an electric chair , was published by M. H. Maxy . Shortly before they died , Arghezi and his wife were the subject of an oil painting by Corneliu Baba . Tudor Arghezi was several times portrayed in Romanian film : in 1958 , Grigore Vasiliu Birlic played a major part in Arghezi 's `` Doi Vecini '' ( a character loosely based on the author ) ; an eponymous film based on the life of Ștefan Luchian was released in 1981 , starring Florin Călinescu as Arghezi .
Dr. Carl V. Reynolds House . Dr. Carl V. Reynolds House , now known as the Albemarle Inn , is a historic home located at Asheville , Buncombe County , North Carolina . It was built in 1909 , and is a three-story , square frame dwelling in the Colonial Revival / Neoclassical style . It features a flat roofed portico with pairs of fluted Corinthian order columns and half-round pilasters . The home was converted into apartments in the 1940s and now houses an inn . It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982 .
Rhea Fain . Rhea Fain was a NASCAR Busch Series team owner . A controversial figure in the sport , he was not well regarded by racers , and many of his team efforts failed to last for more than a handful of races . Involvement with Morgan Shepherd . In May 1999 , Fain partnered with Morgan Shepherd to field the No . 05 Wendy 's Pontiac . The team failed to qualify for the Coca-Cola 600 and the partnership dissolved . Black Cat Racing . Black Cat Racing was one of Fain 's teams . Conrad Burr was the driver of the No . 13 entry in 2004 . They were to run Kim Crosby in the No . 28 Boudreaux 's Butt Paste Pontiac but she pulled out after Speedweeks . The team was a collaboration with Drew White of White Motorsports .
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All of My Senses . `` All of My Senses '' is an EP from Grant Hart , formerly of the band Hüsker Dü . It was released in 1990 . The title track is taken from the album `` Intolerance '' ( 1989 ) . Track listing . All songs written by Grant Hart , except `` Signed D. C. '' by Arthur Lee
Cornuticlava binaiae . `` Cornuticlava binaiae '' is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family . It is found on Seram Island in Indonesia . The wingspan is about 22 mm . The ground colour of the forewings is white with indistinct brownish suffusions and brown spots along the costa and dorsum , as well as small brownish dots on the veins . The hindwings are white . Etymology . The species name refers to Gunung Binaia , the type locality .
Bernard Wilson ( singer ) . Bernard Wilson ( July 12 , 1946 – December 26 , 2010 ) was a second tenor and baritone R & B , funk and soul music vocalist , who was a member of Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes , and thus helped to define the “ Sound of Philadelphia ” in the 1970s . Early career . Wilson was a North Philadelphia native who grew up in the Strawberry Mansion neighborhood . His parents died while Wilson was still young and he was thereafter raised by his grandmother . He attended Bok Technical High School , but left home at the age of 16 to seek fame and fortune as an entertainer . In 1970 , Wilson joined the evolving line-up of Harold Melvin and the Bluenotes , which featured Harold Melvin – another native of Philadelphia . With the addition of Teddy Pendergrass to the group and the release of their first record , the Bluenotes achieved great success . Their self-titled LP with Philadelphia International Records overseen by Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff , landed three singles on the `` Billboard '' charts . It was this early to mid-1970s lineup that had such hits as `` If You Do n't Know Me by Now , '' `` The Love I Lost , '' `` Do n't Leave Me This Way , '' and `` Bad Luck . '' Other chart toppers for the band such as `` I Miss You '' and `` Wake Up Everybody , from their5 self-titled platinum record soon followed . Wilson stayed with the Bluenotes through six albums and then left the group in 1977 , shortly after Teddy Pendergrass 's departure , to pursue a solo career . Later career . Wilson had hoped to recover from his illnesses and sing gospel , however the last time he performed was during the 1990s , at the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City . Death . Wilson died of complications of a stroke and heart attack on December 26 , 2010 at age 64 .
Valle Church ( Aust-Agder ) . Valle Church ( ) is a parish church in Valle municipality in Aust-Agder county , Norway . It is located in the village of Valle . The church is part of the Valle og Hyllestad parish in the Otredal deanery in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark . The white , wooden , cruciform church was built in 1844 by Anders Thorsen Syrtveit using plans by the famous architect Hans Linstow . There have been churches in Valle since the Middle Ages . The main part of the church is and the choir is . Altogether with the entrance and the sacristy , the church is . The church seats about 400 people comfortably on the main floor and in the upper gallery . Traditionally , the gallery sat about 150 unmarried people and the main floor sat about 350 married people . The steeple is tall .
Leon Ehrenpreis . Eliezer 'Leon ' Ehrenpreis ( May 22 , 1930 – August 16 , 2010 , Brooklyn ) was a mathematician at Temple University who proved the Malgrange–Ehrenpreis theorem , the fundamental theorem about differential operators with constant coefficients . Ehrenpreis was one of Claude Chevalley 's students at Columbia University . Religion . Ehrenpreis was also a Rabbi , having received his ordination from the renowned Rabbi Moshe Feinstein . He was the author of a work on the Chumash and other religious topics , currently in manuscript . Miscellaneous . Ehrenpreis ran the New York City Marathon every year from its inception until 2007 .
Stanley Rabjohn . Stanley E. Rabjohn ( October 6 , 1914 – July 21 , 2001 ) was an American film editor .
Henry Knight ( cricketer ) . Henry Knight ( born `` Henry Austen '' , 27 May 1797 – 31 May 1843 ) was a nephew of Jane Austen and an English cricketer who played for Sussex . He was born in Rowling , Kent and died in Kent . He was the third son of Jane Austen 's brother Edward Austen Knight , who had added the additional surname of Knight in 1812 when he inherited the Chawton House estate from Thomas Knight . He joined the Army in 1818 as a cornet , was promoted lieutenant in 1821 , captain in 1823 and half-pay major in 1826 . He retired in 1837 . Knight made a single first-class appearance for Sussex , in 1827 , against Kent . In the twelve-a-side match , Knight finished on 3 not out in the first innings , and did not bat in the second . His brothers , George Thomas , Edward and Brook and nephews Philip and Gerald Portal all played first-class cricket . He married twice : firstly Sophia , daughter of Lewis Cage , with whom he had a son , and secondly Charlotte , the daughter of the Rev . Edward Worthey , with whom he had a daughter .
Jingchuan County . Jingchuan County ( ) is county under charge of Pingliang City , Gansu Province of China . It has a land area of 1,486 square kilometers , and a population of 330,000 in 2004 . The postal code is 744300 . The seat of government is Chengguan Town . History . Under the name Jingzhou , Jingchuan was formerly the seat of Gansu 's Jing Prefecture . Education . From 2006 to 2008 , after intensive systematic study , Living Knowledge Communities , Northwest Normal University and Jingchuan County Education Bureau have jointly organized a 3-year project called “ The Learning School Community in Rural China Project ” ( LSCiRC ) . Involving 9 primary and 9 middle schools in Jingchuan County , the LSCiRC aims to help put traditional rural schools on a trajectory of transformation into learning schools . LiKeCom ’ s long-term goal is to translate the Jingchuan experience into a model for replication in other impoverished communities of rural China so as to speed up rural educational and community development in China . Project experts are invited to organize regular trainings for rural teachers and school principals and administrators , scientific educational action researches , exchange activities and encourage the establishment of pluralist communities of practice to raise the human capacity of the rural community with the application of information and communication technologies .
Lower Debert . Lower Debert is a small community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia , located in Colchester County .
Earl of Northumberland . The title of Earl of Northumberland was created several times in the Peerage of England and of Great Britain , succeeding the title Earl of Northumbria . Its most famous holders were the House of Percy ( `` alias '' Perci ) , who were the most powerful noble family in Northern England for much of the Middle Ages . The heirs of the Percys , via a female line , were ultimately made Duke of Northumberland in 1766 . Percy family . William de Percy , 1st Baron Percy , who came from the village of Percy in Normandy , was in the train of William I . After arriving in England following the Harrying of the North ( 1069–70 ) , he was bestowed modest estates in Yorkshire by Hugh d'Avranches . However , by the reign of Henry II the family was represented by only an heiress , Agnes de Percy ( d.1203 ) following the death of the third feudal baron . As her dowry contained the manor of Topcliffe in Yorkshire , Adeliza of Louvain , the widowed and remarried second wife of Henry I , arranged the marriage of Agnes with her own young half-brother , Joscelin of Louvain . After their wedding , the nobleman from the Duchy of Brabant in the Holy Roman Empire settled in England . He adopted the surname Percy and his descendants were later created Earls of Northumberland . The Percys ' line would go on to play a large role in the history of both England and Scotland . As nearly every Percy was a Warden of the Marches , Scottish affairs were often of more concern than those in England . In 1309 Henry de Percy , 1st Baron Percy purchased Alnwick Castle from Antony Bek , Bishop of Durham . The castle had been founded in the late 11th century by Ivo de Vesci , a Norman nobleman from Vassy , Calvados in Normandy . Descendent of Ivo de Vesci John de Vesci succeeded to his father 's titles and estates upon his father 's death in Gascony in 1253 . These included the barony of Alnwick and a large property in Northumberland and considerable estates in Yorkshire , including Malton . Due to being under age , King Henry III of England conferred the wardship of John 's estates to a foreign kinsmen , which caused great offence to the de Vesci family . The family 's property and estates had been put into the guardianship of Bek , who sold them to the Percys . From this time the fortunes of the Percys , though they still held their Yorkshire lands and titles , were linked permanently with Alnwick and its castle . Henry de Percy , 2nd Baron Percy , who was granted the lands of Patrick IV , Earl of March , in Northumberland , by Edward II in 1316 , began to improve the size and defences of the castle . He was appointed to Edward III 's Council in 1327 and was given the manor and castle of Skipton . Was granted , by Edward III , the castle and barony of Warkworth in 1328 . He was at the siege of Dunbar and the Battle of Halidon Hill and was subsequently appointed constable of Berwick-upon-Tweed . In 1346 , Henry commanded the right wing of the English Army which defeated a larger Scottish force at the Battle of Neville 's Cross . His son , Henry de Percy , 3rd Baron Percy married Mary of Lancaster , an aunt of John of Gaunt 's wife Blanche of Lancaster . 1377 creation . In 1377 the next Henry Percy , was created Earl of Northumberland , which title he was given after the coronation of Richard II . Nor was this all , for he was that Northumberland whose doings in the next reign fill so large a part of Shakespeare 's `` Henry IV '' , and he was the father of the most famous Percy of all , Henry Percy the fifth , better known as `` Hotspur . '' Hotspur never became Earl of Northumberland , being slain at Shrewsbury in the lifetime of his father , whose estates were forfeited under attainder on account of the rebellion of himself and his son against King Henry IV . 1416 creation . Henry V restored Hotspur 's son , the second Earl , to his family honours , and the Percys were staunch Lancastrians during the Wars of the Roses which followed , the third Earl and three of his brothers losing their lives in the cause . The fourth Earl was involved in the political manoeuvrings of the last Yorkist kings Edward IV and Richard III . Through either indecision or treachery he did not respond in a timely manner at the Battle of Bosworth Field , and thus helped cause his ally Richard III 's defeat at the hands of Henry Tudor ( who became Henry VII ) . In 1489 , he was pulled from his horse and murdered by some of his tenants . The fifth Earl displayed magnificence in his tastes , and being one of the richest magnates of his day , kept a very large household establishment . Henry Percy , the sixth Earl of Northumberland , loved Anne Boleyn , and was her accepted suitor before Henry VIII married her . He married later to the daughter of the Earl of Shrewsbury , but as he died without a son , his nephew , Thomas Percy became the seventh Earl . Thereafter , a succession of plots and counterplots—the Rising of the North , the plots to liberate Mary Queen of Scots , and the Gunpowder Plot – each claimed a Percy among their adherents . On this account the eighth and ninth Earls spent many years in the Tower , but the tenth Earl , Algernon , fought for King Charles in the Civil War , the male line of the Percy-Louvain house ending with Josceline , the eleventh Earl . The heiress to the vast Percy estates married the Duke of Somerset ; and her granddaughter married a Yorkshire knight , Sir Hugh Smithson , who in 1766 was created the first Duke of Northumberland and Earl Percy , and it is their descendants who now represent the famous old house . The current duke lives at Alnwick Castle and Syon House , just outside London . Earls of Northumberland ( 1416 , cont. ) . Various references use at least three different sequences of numbers for the Earls ; the ones shown here are those used in the individual articles on the 12 Earls . The major difference arises from the question of whether Henry ( 1394–1455 ) was 1st as a new creation or 2nd as a restoration of the rights of his grandfather , Henry ( 1341–1408 ) Earls of Northumberland , fifth re-creation ( 1749 ) . The line continues with the Dukes of Northumberland ( third creation ) Further reading . The Earls of Northumberland in Literature and Media
Mayogon . Mayogon is a village in Madaya Township in Pyin Oo Lwin District in the Mandalay Division of central Myanmar . It lies just north Mandalay city and several kilometres south-west of Madaya town .
SS Esturia ( 1910 ) . `` Esturia '' was a 2,143 gross register ton oiler , built by Armstrong Whitworth & Company , Walker in 1910 . She operated as an oil tanker for the Burmah Oil Company , before being chartered by the Royal Australian Navy on 11 September 1914 , during the First World War , as an oiler and stores ship . She served as the destroyer depot ship for , and in Australian and Malayan waters . After being dispatched to Port Said , Egypt with the destroyers , she was transferred to the Admiralty . After serving with the Admiralty , she was sold in 1918 to Shell Tankers UK , who operated her until 1928 when she was sold to the Greek company Mavris Bros Piraeus and renamed `` Loukia '' . Fate . `` Loukia '' was lost on 4 March 1937 , during a storm , after hitting a mine off Cape San Sebastian , Catalonia , Spain , during the Spanish Civil War . `` Loukia '' exploded , killing 22 of the 23 crew .
Cardinal McKeefry Catholic Primary School . Cardinal McKeefry School is a Catholic primary school and intermediate school for girls and boys catering from Year 1 to Year 8 ( 5 to 13 years old ) . The school traces its origins to the Marist Brothers ' first school opened in New Zealand in 1876 . The current school was opened in 1970 by Cardinal Peter McKeefry and named after him . Location . Cardinal McKeefry is located in Wellington New Zealand , in the city 's western suburbs . It is a 9-minute drive from the Wellington CBD , and close to the suburbs of Karori , Kelburn , Northland , Wilton , Wadestown and Ngaio . Students from further afield also attend . History . The school is the successor of the first New Zealand Marist Brothers ' School which commenced in Boulcott Street in 1876 . That school was relocated to Hawkestone Street in 1911 and as Marist Thorndon offered education for boys from Year 4 – Year 8 ( i.e . generally boys aged from 9 to 12 ) . The school shifted in stages to its present site when the Hawkestone St site was taken under the Public Works Act 1928 for the Wellington Urban Motorway . The present school was opened in 1970 by Cardinal McKeefry and was named after him . In August 1978 , Bishop Owen Snedden , Auxiliary Bishop of Wellington ( acting in the interregnum following Cardinal McKeefry 's death and before the appointment of his successor , Thomas Stafford Cardinal Williams ) signed the integration agreement for Cardinal McKeefry Catholic Primary School and , with St Bernard 's School , Brooklyn , it became one of the first two schools to be integrated into the State education system under the Private Schools Conditional Integration Act 1975 . The school ceased to be a boys-only , years 4 to 8 school and became a State-Integrated , full primary , co-educational , school . School activities . Students take part in a range of activities within the school , Wellington City and further afield . These include singing and choral festivals , arts and technology classes , cultural activities and regional sporting events . Regular educational trips and visits take place to venues such as the Museum of New Zealand 'Te Papa ' in downtown Wellington , and the nearby Karori Wildlife Sanctuary . School size , character and facilities . Roll size for the school was 85 students in 2018 . The school charter includes 'Catholic character ' which involves curriculum covering spirituality , concepts of inclusiveness and respect for diversity . An after school care service operates . Grass playing fields and hard surface outdoor spaces are present on-site . Children walk or catch a bus to and from school , and a drop off area is within the school grounds for those arriving by car .
Jeeves and Wooster . `` Jeeves and Wooster '' is a British comedy-drama series adapted by Clive Exton from P. G. Wodehouse 's `` Jeeves '' stories . The series was a collaboration between Brian Eastman of Picture Partnership Productions and Granada Television . It aired on the ITV network from 22 April 1990 to 20 June 1993 , with the last series nominated for a British Academy Television Award for Best Drama Series . It starred Hugh Laurie as Bertie Wooster , a young gentleman with a `` distinctive blend of airy nonchalance and refined gormlessness '' , and Stephen Fry as Jeeves , his improbably intelligent and bold valet . The stories are set in the United Kingdom and the United States in an unspecified period between the late 1920s and the 1930s . Wooster is a bachelor , a minor aristocrat and member of the idle rich . He and his friends , who are mainly members of The Drones Club , are extricated from all manner of societal misadventures by the indispensable valet ( `` gentleman 's personal gentleman '' ) Jeeves . When Fry and Laurie began the series they were already a popular double act due to regular appearances on Channel 4 's `` Friday Night Live '' and their own show `` A Bit of Fry & Laurie '' ( BBC , 1987–95 ) . In the television documentary `` Fry and Laurie Reunited '' ( 2010 ) , upon reminiscing about their involvement in the series , it was revealed that they were initially reluctant to play the part of Jeeves and Wooster but decided to do so in the end because the series was going to be made with or without them and they felt no one else would do the parts justice . Theme and opening credits . The theme ( called `` Jeeves and Wooster '' ) is an original piece of music in the jazz/swing style written by composer Anne Dudley for the programme . Dudley uses variations of the theme as a basis for all of the episodes ' scores and was nominated for a British Academy Television Award for her work on the third series . Characters . Many of the programme 's supporting roles—including significant characters such as Aunt Agatha , Madeline Bassett and Gussie Fink-Nottle—were played by more than one actor . One prominent character , Aunt Dahlia , was played by a different actress in each of the four series . Conversely , Francesca Folan played two very different characters : Madeline Bassett in series one and Lady Florence Craye in series four . Richard Braine also appeared as the conniving Rupert Steggles in series one before taking over the role of Gussie Fink-Nottle in series three and four . Episodes . Four series were produced , with 23 episodes in total ; each series but the first consisted of six episodes , with all being broadcast each spring from 1990–93 . The five episodes of the first series were directed by Robert Young and first aired in April and May 1990 . The second series , directed by Simon Langton , aired in April and May 1991 . The third series , directed by Ferdinand Fairfax , aired from March to May 1992 . Fairfax also directed the six episodes of the fourth and final series , which initially aired in May and June 1993 . Reception . The third series of `` Jeeves and Wooster '' won a British Academy Television Award for Best Design for Eileen Diss . The final series won a British Academy Television Award for Best Graphics for Derek W. Hayes and was nominated for a British Academy Television Award for Best Drama Series ; it also earned a British Academy Television Award for Best Original Television Music for Anne Dudley and a British Academy Television Award for Best Costume Design for Dany Everett . In retrospect , Michael Brooke of BFI Screenonline called screenwriter Clive Exton `` the series ' real star '' , saying his `` adaptations come surprisingly close to capturing the flavour of the originals '' by `` retaining many of Wodehouse 's most inspired literary similes . '' DVD releases . Granada Media released all four series on DVD in Region 2 between 2000 and 2002 . On 1 September 2008 , ITV Studios Home Entertainment released `` Jeeves and Wooster : The Complete Collection '' , an eight-disc box set featuring all 23 episodes of the series . In Region 1 , A & E Home Video released the entire series on DVD in the US and Canada . In Region 4 , Shock Entertainment has released the entire series on DVD in Australia . It was initially released in season sets in 2007/2008 , followed by a complete series collection on 4 August 2008 .
Hōkyō-ji . Hōkyō-ji is a Sōtō Zen Buddhist temple founded about 1278 in Echizen , Fukui prefecture , Japan . History and founding . Jakuen left Eihei-ji in 1261 . He meditated in solitary with the wild animals at the base of Mount Ginnanpo , about away . By one account , a leader of the Fujiwara clan in charge of the Ono District , Ijira Tomotoshi happened to find him during a hunt , and offered his financial support . In 1278 , Tomotoshi 's son Tomanari built a temple for Jakuen who apparently wished to revere Ju-ching by taking the name from the Hōkyō era in China , a period during which Ju-ching was Dogen 's teacher . Giun , who was Jakuen 's student and eventual Dharma heir , joined Hōkyō-ji in 1279 , where he succeeded Jakuen as the abbot in 1299 for 15 years . Later Giun went to Eihei-ji for 18 years . Keizan joined in 1282 , when he became `` ino '' . Studying with Jakuen , Keizan experienced enlightenment at Hōkyō-ji in 1285 .
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Juan José Cartagena . Juan José Cartagena ( c. 1815 - c. 1895 ) was Mayor of Ponce , Puerto Rico from April 1876 to 4 July 1879 and again from February 1881 to October 1881 . He is best remembered because while he was mayor , the city saw the installation of the clock on the front facade of Casa Alcadia.The clock was brought from London and its installation was performed under the care of Julio E. Steinacker . The clock cost 1,000 Spanish pesos . The clock was installed on 13 August 1877 , the same day that Ponce received the title of `` City '' by the Spanish Crown . The construction of Hospital Tricoche also occurred under Cartagena 's administration . Mayoral term . Cartagena was mayor of Ponce from April 1876 to 4 July 1879 . On 11 December 1878 Cartagena gave an inaugural speech for the opening of Hospital Tricoche . Cartagena was mayor of Ponce again from February through October 1881 . Others accompanying Mayor Cartagena included Dr. Rafael del Valle , Dr. Manuel Pasarell , the journalist Mario Braschi , and Eduardo Neumann Gandía . Honors . There is a street in `` Urbanizacion Las Delicias '' of Barrio Magueyes in Ponce named after him .
Quality Hill , Kansas City . Quality Hill is a historic neighborhood near downtown Kansas City , Missouri , USA , situated on a 200-foot-high bluff which overlooks the confluence of the Kansas and Missouri rivers in the West Bottoms below . It is on the west side of downtown , bounded by Broadway to the east , I-35 to the west , 7th Street to the north , and 14th Street to the south . The Kansas border is half a mile away through the West Bottoms . Since 1978 , Quality Hill has been listed as an historic district on the National Register of Historic Places . Today , it includes residences , large businesses ( including the headquarters of Kansas City Southern Industries and DST Systems and a large branch of the State Street Corporation ) , retail establishments , entertainment venues , two cathedrals , and private clubs . History . Situated within fourteen blocks of the Missouri River , Quality Hill is the oldest established residential area in the Kansas City metropolitan area to remain continuously inhabited . French origins . The Chouteau Society , a society dedicated to highlighting Kansas City 's French origins , erected a signpost at the northwest corner of 11th and Washington streets , in French and English , which states the corner was the site of an early-18th-century French missionary church , the oldest structure known to have been built by Europeans in the region . This would have been during the era of French fur trappers who traveled the region 's rivers . The first recorded church on the site was built in 1822 at the behest of François Chouteau , who is credited as the founder and first Euro-American permanent settler of Kansas City . Today , the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception , seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph , is on the site of Chouteau 's church . Known for its gold-covered dome , the cathedral is the oldest standing building on Quality Hill . Two blocks down Washington Street is Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral , which was built beginning in the 1860s , and serves as the seat of the Episcopal Diocese of West Missouri . Several buildings on Quality Hill date to before the Civil War . Lewis and Clark Expedition . On September 15 , 1806 , the Lewis and Clark Expedition stopped on what is now known as Quality Hill , on its return from the Pacific Ocean . Meriwether Lewis noted in his journal that the site offered a `` commanding situation for a fort . '' Today , the site is commemorated by a large bronze sculpture including a figure of the enslaved man York , the only monument in Missouri to include a slave . Informational signposts and a lookout point are at the north end of Case Park , located at 8th Street and Jefferson Street . The sculpture was made by Eugene Daub . Quality Hill 's heyday . Between its formal inception as a neighborhood by Kersey Coates in 1857 and a short time after the end of World War I , Quality Hill was the most fashionable and expensive neighborhood in Kansas City . Many of the city 's leaders of power and industry lived high on Quality Hill 's limestone bluffs in large houses overlooking the West Bottoms below , which contained the city 's industrial heart , rail center , and famous stockyards . From Quality Hill they had ready access to their businesses and to the ports of commerce . One figure who greatly influenced Quality Hill 's rise was Tom Pendergast , a notorious political boss in the city . In the early 20th century , his brother , Jim Pendergast , a saloon owner in the West Bottoms , began a Democratic Party political machine which soon achieved nearly total power over politics in the region . His chief rival was Joe Shannon . Shannon 's faction was nicknamed `` the rabbits '' because of their connection to the old ways of doing things in lowlands along the rivers ( one of the early nicknames for Kansas City was `` Rabbitville '' ) , while the Pendergast faction was nicknamed `` the goats '' because of their desire to climb out of the Bottoms . Tom Pendergast succeeded his brother as boss of the machine . In 1941 , Pendergast arranged for President Franklin D. Roosevelt 's Works Progress Administration to build a large park on Quality Hill overlooking the Kansas City Downtown Airport , which also was built during his reign . This park is known as Case Park today , occupying the entire edge of Quality Hill 's bluffs . Tom Pendergast commissioned a statue of his brother Jim to be placed in the park , and it still stands . Until the completion of Kansas City International Airport in 1972 , Case Park was a popular spot to watch planes take off from the Downtown Airport . One consideration in the decision to build the new airport was the difficulty planes encountered taking off from the Downtown airport , as they had to climb steeply to avoid the 200-foot bluffs and Quality Hill 's buildings . The Kansas City Riverfront Bicycle Trail , a 20-mile bicycle route along the Missouri River around downtown Kansas City , also runs through the park and along the bluff . In 1953 , the American Hereford Association placed a fiberglass statue of a bull on a 90-foot pylon at its headquarters at 715 Kirk Drive , with President Dwight D. Eisenhower presiding . The bull was nicknamed `` Bob '' by locals , a name derived from the acronym created by the phrase `` bull on building . '' It either was loved as an icon or reviled as kitsch detracting from the city 's beauty . The statue 's sculptor was Will Decker with Rochetti and Parzini of New York City , and it was manufactured at the Colonial Plastic Corporation of Newark , New Jersey . Decline and redevelopment . Beginning in the 1960s , Downtown Kansas City 's population began a steep decline . The city 's center of population moved south to the suburbs . Elite who used to live on Quality Hill gradually moved to upscale areas farther south , such as the Country Club Plaza and Sunset Hill . As a result , houses were divided into multiple families , income levels of residents went down , and Quality Hill gradually fell into extreme disrepair . In the early 1970s , Arnold Garfinkel , a real estate developer , began acquiring and assembling properties and by 1976 , he controlled several large parcels . Garfinkle created a report promoting the investment possibilities on Quality Hill . He envisioned a combination of new development and historic renovation . Garfinkel did not implement his ambitious plan , but it served as a catalyst for other investors , who began renovations on several loft buildings . These new developments encouraged the Kansas City LCRA , in 1983 , to revise the downtown central business district plan to include the revitalization of the Quality Hill area . That same year , LCRA selected McCormack Baron Salazar , a development company from St. Louis with strong historic preservation experience , to serve as master developer for the effort . The City , in partnership with the neighborhood and a consortium of the Hall Family Foundation , DST Systems , J.E . Dunn and others , acquired nearly all of Quality Hill from Garfinkle and others . McCormack Baron Salazar , as developer , built many new structures , both residential and commercial , and refurbished old ones . In the 1990s , the architecture firm HNTB bought the American Hereford building for its world headquarters and removed the bull statue from the building . In 2002 , HNTB and other firms arranged to have the bull moved across I-35 to Mulkey Square . In 2004 , Kansas City Southern Industries completed a multimillion-dollar new headquarters between the two cathedrals and designed after Quality Hill 's distinctive architectural style . Around that time , State Street purchased Quality Hill property from DST Systems and opened a major branch . The Heart of America United Way ( the Kansas City Metropolitan Area branch of the United Way ) also maintains its headquarters in the heart of Quality Hill , in the former Virginia Hotel and in a 19th-century house along Pennsylvania street . Previously it was also located in a 19th-century house on the corner of Washington Street and 11th Street . In 2016 , that location was converted into Quality Hill Academy , a local charter school for grades K-3 . Today . Since the late 20th century , Quality Hill has regained its attraction as a highly upscale urban neighborhood . According to Tony Salazar , it is widely regarded as one of the best successes in urban renewal in the United States . Quality Hill 's appeal to potential residents is based both in its historic beauty and its ready access to the cultural and business life of downtown Kansas City . Its architecture – both historic and new , reflects Kansas City 's origins . It is mostly of a 19th-century French and Federal style , similar to St. Louis 's historic Soulard neighborhood . In February 2008 , McCormack Baron Salazar , who owned and managed its large property as a development called New Quality Hill , sold 21 buildings ( consisting of 382 residential units_ to C.R.E.S . Management LLC , a Kansas City-based development company . Its plans were for a major restoration of all the buildings and area landscape . Many other properties are privately owned , including residences and businesses . Quality Hill contains undeveloped land , most of which is owned by DST Systems and the Kauffman Foundation . This property includes several large , often-unused parking lots and many vacant house lots . The Kauffman Foundation has continued refurbishing its remaining historic buildings for lease . Recently some residents voiced concerns that the New Quality Hill portion of the neighborhood is declining . McCormack Baron Salazar initially said it was working to address those concerns , but in November 2006 decided to sell the bulk of its property on Quality Hill . As redevelopment of Downtown Kansas City burgeons , and with the population having swelled from 3,000 in 2002 to over 16,000 in 2006 , Quality Hill 's population continues to grow rapidly ( and the cost of living there continues to increase ) . The Quality Hill Playhouse features many Broadway and off-Broadway shows . The River Club , one of two private city clubs on the Missouri side of Kansas City ( along with the Kansas City Club in the nearby Library District ) , is on Quality Hill , on 8th Street between Jefferson Street and Pennsylvania Avenue , near the Lewis and Clark historic site .
Euphorbia lavrani . `` Euphorbia lavrani '' is a species of plant in the Euphorbiaceae family . It is endemic to Namibia . Its natural habitat is rocky areas .
Status of same-sex marriage . A same-sex marriage is a marriage of a same-sex couple . The legal status of same-sex marriage has changed in recent years in numerous jurisdictions around the world . The current trends and consensus of political authorities and religions throughout the world are summarized in this article . Civil recognition . The Netherlands was the first country to legalize same-sex marriages , with the first marriages performed in the Amsterdam city hall on 1 April 2001 . Since then , same-sex marriages have been performed legally in Belgium ( 2003 ) , Spain ( 2005 ) , Canada ( 2005 ) , South Africa ( 2006 ) , Norway ( 2009 ) , Sweden ( 2009 ) , Portugal ( 2010 ) , Iceland ( 2010 ) , Argentina ( 2010 ) , Denmark ( 2012 ) , Brazil ( 2013 ) , France ( 2013 ) , Uruguay ( 2013 ) , New Zealand ( 2013 ) , the United Kingdom ( 2014 ) , Luxembourg ( 2015 ) , the United States ( 2015 ) , Ireland ( 2015 ) , Colombia ( 2016 ) , Finland ( 2017 ) , Malta ( 2017 ) , Germany ( 2017 ) and Australia ( 2017 ) . In Mexico , same-sex marriages are performed in Mexico City ( 2010 ) and in twelve states : Quintana Roo ( 2012 ) , Coahuila ( 2014 ) , Chihuahua ( 2015 ) , Nayarit ( 2015 ) , Jalisco ( 2016 ) , Campeche ( 2016 ) , Colima ( 2016 ) , Michoacán ( 2016 ) , Morelos ( 2016 ) , Chiapas ( 2017 ) , Puebla ( 2017 ) and Baja California ( 2017 ) , as well as in some municipalities of Querétaro ( 2015 ) , but same-sex marriages are legally recognized throughout the country . Austria will begin performing same-sex marriages by January 2019 . Africa . South Africa is the only African country that legally recognizes same-sex marriage . South Africa . In December 2005 , in the case of `` Minister of Home Affairs v Fourie '' , the Constitutional Court of South Africa ruled unanimously that bans on same-sex marriage were unconstitutional . The Court gave Parliament one year to change the laws , or same-sex marriage would be legalized by default . In November 2006 , Parliament passed the Civil Union Act , under which both same-sex and opposite-sex couples may contract unions . A union under the Civil Union Act may , at the choice of the spouses , be called either a marriage or a civil partnership ; whichever name is chosen , the legal effect is identical to that of a traditional marriage under the Marriage Act . Both religious and civil officials may refuse to perform same-sex marriages . Argentina . On 22 July 2010 , Argentina became the first country in Latin America to legalise same-sex marriage . The law also allows same-sex couples to adopt . And in many jurisdictions , including the city of Buenos Aires , it is also legal for non-residents and tourists . Brazil . On 25 October 2011 , Brazil 's Supreme Court of Justice ruled that two women can enter into civil marriage under the current law , thus overturning the decision of two lower court 's ruling against the women . Following this ruling , a growing number of courts of Brazilian states , such as the most populous state of São Paulo , implemented directives which allowed for same-sex civil marriages in the same manner as other marriages . Same-sex couples can currently have registered partnerships and full rights to adopt children in all states , and same-sex marriages based on court orders have occurred in several states in individual cases . On 14 May 2013 , Brazil 's National Justice Council ( CNJ ) ruled in favor of recognizing same-sex marriage nationwide . Canada . In Canada between 2003 and 2005 , court rulings in Ontario , British Columbia , Quebec , Manitoba , Nova Scotia , Saskatchewan , Newfoundland and Labrador , New Brunswick , and Yukon ruled the prohibition of same-sex marriage to be contrary to the Charter of Rights , thus legalizing it in those jurisdictions ( which covered 90 % of the population ) . In response to these rulings , the governing Liberal party minority government introduced legislation to allow same-sex couples to marry . On 20 July 2005 , the Canadian Parliament passed the `` Civil Marriage Act '' , defining marriage nationwide as `` the lawful union of two persons to the exclusion of all others . '' This was challenged on 7 December 2006 by a motion tabled by the newly elected Conservative party , asking the government to introduce amendments to the `` Marriage Act '' to restrict marriage to opposite-sex couples ; it was defeated in the House of Commons by a vote of 175 to 123 . Canada does not have a residency requirement for marriage ; consequently , many foreign couples have gone to Canada to marry , regardless of whether that marriage will be recognized in their home country . In fact , in some cases , a Canadian marriage has provided the basis for a challenge to the laws of another country , with cases in Ireland and Israel . The plaintiff in the case of `` United States v. Windsor '' , which challenged the Defense of Marriage Act , wed her wife in Ontario . Since 11 November 2004 , the Canadian federal government 's immigration department , Citizenship and Immigration Canada ( CIC ) , considers same-sex marriages performed in Canada valid for the purposes of sponsoring a spouse to immigrate . Canadian immigration authorities previously considered long-term , same-sex relationships to be equivalent to similar heterosexual relationships as grounds for sponsorship . Colombia . The Colombian Constitutional Court ruled in February 2007 that same-sex couples are entitled to the same inheritance rights as heterosexuals in common-law marriages . This ruling made Colombia the first South American nation to legally recognize same-sex couples . In January 2009 , the Court ruled that same-sex couples must be granted all rights offered to cohabiting heterosexual couples . On 26 July 2011 , the Court ordered the Congress to pass legislation giving same-sex couples similar rights to marriage within two years ( by 20 June 2013 ) . The law was defeated . In April 2016 , the Colombian Constitutional Court voted 6-3 to allow same-sex marriage , with the ruling taking effect immediately . In 2015 , the Colombian Constitutional Court ruled that same-sex couples could adopt children . Costa Rica . In 2006 , the Supreme Court ruled in a 5–2 decision that it was not required by the constitution to recognize same-sex couples in family law . Legal recognition of same-sex unions has been considered by the Legislative Assembly . In 2016 the government motioned at the Inter-American Court of Human Rights to pass judgement over the rights of same-sex couples . The Court agreed and in 2018 the Court 's binding sentence was that Costa Rica ( and presumably all the other member states of the Pact of San José ) was required to provide same rights to same-sex couples that heterosexual couples enjoy including marriage . Cuba . While same-sex marriage remains illegal in Cuba , a 2018 draft of a proposed new constitution suggests amending the text to classify marriage in Cuba as `` a consensual union between two people . '' Ecuador . The 2008 new constitution made Ecuador the first country in South America where same sex civil union couples are legally recognized as a family and share all the same rights of married heterosexual couples ( except for adoption ) . Mexico . Same-sex couples can marry in Mexico City and in the states of Chihuahua , Coahuila , Guerrero , Jalisco , Nayarit , Quintana Roo and Sonora . In individual cases , same-sex couples have been given judicial approval to marry in several other states . Since August 2010 , same-sex marriages performed within Mexico are recognized by the 31 states without exception . On 9 November 2006 , Mexico City 's unicameral Legislative Assembly passed and approved ( 43–17 ) a bill legalizing same-sex civil unions , under the name `` Ley de Sociedades de Convivencia '' ( Law for Co-existence Partnerships ) , which became effective on 16 March 2007 . The law recognizes property and inheritance rights to same-sex couples . On 11 January 2007 , the northern state of Coahuila , which borders Texas , passed a similar bill ( 20–13 ) , under the name `` Pacto Civil de Solidaridad '' ( Civil Pact of Solidarity ) . Unlike Mexico City 's law , once same-sex couples have registered in Coahuila , the state protects their rights no matter where they live in the country . Twenty days after the law had passed , the country 's first same-sex civil union took place in Saltillo , Coahuila . On 21 December 2009 , Mexico City 's Legislative Assembly legalized ( 39–20 ) same-sex marriages and adoption by same-sex couples . Eight days later , the law was enacted and became effective in March 2010 . On 28 November 2011 , the first two same-sex marriages occurred in Quintana Roo after discovering that Quintana Roo 's Civil Code did not explicitly prohibit same-sex marriage , but these marriages were later annulled by the governor of Quintana Roo in April 2012 . In May 2012 , the Secretary of State of Quintana Roo reversed the annulments and allowed for future same-sex marriages to be performed in the state . On 30 April 2013 , a male same-sex couple asked the Civil Registrar of Chihuahua to marry . The Civil Registar rejected because the State Constitution defines marriage as the union of a man and a woman . On 7 May 2013 , the couple appealed the decision of the Civil Registar and on 19 August , judge , José Juan Múzquiz Gómez , of the Tenth District Court of the Chihuahua State recognized that they have the right to marry . The Civil Registar had up to 3 September to appeal the decision . The government of the state did not appeal the decision and allowed the deadline to pass . On 4 September 2013 , Chihuahua became the third state in Mexico to allow same-sex couples to marry . In January 2010 , in the northwestern Mexican state of Sonora , a same-sex marriage bill has been proposed . In southeastern Tabasco , the state 's largest political parties , the Institutional Revolutionary Party ( PRI ) and the Party of the Democratic Revolution ( PRD ) , have announced their support for same-sex marriage in the 2010 agenda . In the western state of Michoacán , the Party of the Democratic Revolution ( PRD ) has announced it will propose bills concerning civil unions , same-sex marriage and adoption by same-sex couples in 2010 . In neighboring Colima , governor Mario Anguiano Moreno has agreed to discuss the legalization of civil unions and adoption by same-sex couples . On 12 June 2015 , the governor of Chihuahua announced that his administration would no longer oppose same-sex marriages within the state . The order was effective immediately , thus making Chihuahua the third state to legalize such unions . Peru . In April 2014 , legislator Carlos Bruce received a petition signed by 10,000 people in favor of allowing civil unions for same-sex couples . Bruce had proposed the change in the law in September 2013 . The bill was scheduled to be debated on 7 April in front of the Commission of Justice and Human Rights , but was postponed until after Easter . In June 2014 , different bills granting same-sex couples various forms of recognition were discussed in Congress . During the debate , politician Carlos Bruce , who had earlier announced to the public that he was gay , decided that the original Civil Union bill he submitted , with more rights , should be voted on separately from other proposals . More than one bill allowing for recognition of same-sex relationships was to be discussed in the next parliamentary session beginning in August . United States . On 26 June 2015 , the US Supreme Court ruled that same-sex marriage is a constitutional right under the 14th Amendment to the Constitution , thereby making same-sex marriage legal throughout the United States . Prior to 26 June 2015 , same-sex marriages were legal in the District of Columbia , Guam , and thirty-six states . In 2005 , California became the first state to pass a bill authorizing same-sex marriages without a court order , but this bill was vetoed by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger . In 2008 , the Supreme Court of California overturned a 2000 law banning same-sex marriages . The legal effect of the court ruling was curtailed by another voter initiative called Proposition 8 later that year . Proposition 8 was upheld by the California Supreme Court in 2009 , holding that same-sex couples have all the rights of heterosexual couples , except the right to the `` designation '' of marriage . On 26 June 2013 , the Supreme Court ruled in Hollingsworth v. Perry that Proposition 8 was unconstitutional , allowing same-sex marriages to resume in California . Federal recognition . In 1996 , the U.S. Congress passed the Defense of Marriage Act ( DOMA ) l. Section 3 of DOMA defined marriage as a union between a man and a woman , and its purpose was to enable states to deny recognition of same-sex marriages performed in other states . DOMA also denied federal recognition to same-sex couples who were legally married under state law . On 26 June 2013 , the U.S. Supreme Court declared Section 3 of DOMA to be unconstitutional in `` United States v. Windsor '' . The court said that the provision was `` a deprivation of the equal liberty of persons that is protected by the Fifth Amendment . '' With this ruling the federal government recognized same-sex marriages performed by states that allowed same-sex marriage . It also affected several federal rights , including enabling a U.S. citizen to petition a same-sex spouse for immigration . The Court in the `` United States v. Windsor '' case did not , however , address the constitutionality of DOMA Section 2 , which allowed a state to deny recognition of same-sex marriages granted in other states . In February 2015 , the United States Department of Labor issued its final rule amending the definition of spouse under the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 ( FMLA ) in response to the `` Windsor '' decision . The new rule became effective 27 March 2015 . The revised definition of `` spouse '' extended FMLA leave rights and job protections to eligible employees in a same-sex marriage or a common-law marriage entered into in a state where those statuses were legally recognized , regardless of the state in which the employee worked or resided . Accordingly , even if an employer had employees working where same-sex or common law marriage was not recognized , those employees ' spouses would trigger FMLA coverage if an employee was married in one of the states that recognized same-sex marriage or common law marriage . The `` Obergefell v. Hodges '' decision on 26 June 2015 eliminated the distinction between same-sex marriage and opposite-sex marriage at the federal level , holding that marriage was a constitutional right , and that same-sex couples were entitled to equal rights under the law . Civil unions . Several states offered alternative legal certifications that recognized same-sex relationships . Before states enacted these laws , U.S. cities began offering recognition of these unions . These laws bestowed marriage-like rights to these couples , and were referred to as civil unions , domestic partnerships , or reciprocal beneficiaries depending on the state . The extent to which these unions resembled marriage varied by state , and several states had enhanced the rights afforded to them over time . The U.S. jurisdictions that used these forms of same-sex union recognition instead of marriage were : Colorado ( 2009 ) , Wisconsin ( 2009 ) , and Nevada ( 2009 ) . U.S . Territories . An attempt to ban same-sex marriages and any other legal recognition of same-sex couples in the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico failed in 2008 . Puerto Rico already banned same-sex marriage by statute . Same-sex marriage is still not performed in American Samoa , an unorganized territory of the U.S . The application of the U.S. Supreme court decision to the territory is unclear and has not been challenged . Uruguay . Uruguay became the first country in South America to allow civil unions ( for both opposite sex and same-sex couples ) on 1 January 2008 . Children can be adopted by same-sex couples since 2009 . A same-sex marriage bill passed in the Chamber of Deputies in December 2012 , as well as in the Senate in April 2013 but with minor amendments . The amended bill was approved by the Chamber of Deputies in a 71–21 vote on 10 April and was signed by the President on 3 May 2013 . The law took effect on 5 August 2013 . Asia . No country in Asia currently performs same-sex marriages , and only Israel and Armenia recognize same-sex marriages performed overseas . However , on 24 May 2017 the Constitutional Court in Taiwan ruled that same-sex couples have a right to marry , and gave the legislature two years to amend Taiwanese marriage laws accordingly . In that case , Taiwan would become the first country in Asia to recognize same-sex marriage . Cambodia . In 2004 King Norodom Sihanouk announced that he supported legislation extending marriage rights to same-sex couples . In 2011 , a ban prohibiting gay marriage was abolished , making same-sex marriages neither illegal or legal . Some village chiefs may occasionally issue marriage certificates to same-sex couples if one of them is willing to identify as the opposite sex on the marriage license . China . Same-sex marriage is not legally recognized . Article 2 of the Marriage Law declares `` one husband and one wife '' as one of the principles guiding marriages . The principle , first codified in 1950 , was intended to outlaw polygamy , but is now also interpreted to disallow same-sex marriages . Many other articles of the same law also assumes the marriage is a heterosexual union . The National People 's Congress proposed legislation allowing same-sex marriages in 2003 . However , the proposal failed to collect the 30 votes needed to be added to the agenda . In 2009 , changes to Hong Kong 's Domestic and Cohabitation Relationships Ordinance were made to protect same-sex partners . On 13 May 2013 , the Court of Final Appeal , in a 4:1 decision , gave transgender people the right to marry as their identified gender rather than their biological sex at birth , but only in heterosexual relationships ( i.e. , a transgender woman could not marry a cisgender woman ) . On 5 January 2016 , a court in Changsha agreed to hear a lawsuit against the Bureau of Civil Affairs of Furong District for its June 2015 refusal to let a gay man marry his partner . On 13 April 2016 , the court ruled against the couple . They vowed to appeal , citing the importance of his case for LGBT progress in China . Currently , Hong Kong and Beijing will grant spousal visas to same-sex couples . These documents allow foreign same-sex married couples to live in China , though only one member of the couple may work . In Hong Kong , this visa must be renewed every six months and does not grant the right to work or earn permanent residency . India . Same-sex marriage is not explicitly prohibited under Indian law , but it is emphasized in heteronormativity . Israel . Marriages in Israel are performed under the authority of the religious authorities to which the couple belong . For Jewish couples the responsible religious authority is the orthodox Chief Rabbinate of Israel , which does not permit same-sex marriages . However , on 21 November 2006 the Supreme Court of Israel ruled that five same-sex Israeli couples who had married in Canada were entitled to have their marriages registered in Israel . Japan . Article 24 of the Japanese constitution states that `` Marriage shall be based only on the mutual consent of both sexes and it shall be maintained through mutual cooperation with the equal rights of husband and wife as a basis . '' The purpose of the clause was to amend previous feudal arrangements where the father or husband was legally recognized as the head of the household . However , the new constitution had the unintended consequence of defining the marriage as a union of `` both sexes '' , i.e . man and woman . However , on 27 March 2009 , a justice ministry official was reported to have said that Japan had granted permission for its citizens to marry foreign same-sex partners in countries where same-sex marriage is legal . Japan does not allow same-sex marriage within Japan , and had until that point also refused to issue a key document required for citizens to wed overseas if the applicant 's intended spouse was of the same gender . Under the change , the Ministry of Justice instructed local authorities to issue the key certificate—which states a person is single and of legal age—for those wanting to enter same-sex marriages . Nepal . In November 2008 , Nepal 's highest court issued a final judgement on matters related to LGBT rights . A new Nepalese constitution , approved by the Constituent Assembly on 16 September 2015 , included several provisions pertaining to LGBT rights . Based on the ruling of the Supreme Court of Nepal in late 2008 , the government was debating legalising same-sex marriage . Several sources suggested that the new constitution would include this provision . However , the new constitution did not address that topic explicitly . Philippines . The New People 's Army of the Philippines conducted the country 's first same-sex marriage in 2005 . However it was not recognized by the government . Within the government there has been some debate on the issue of same-sex unions . The Roman Catholic Church is strongly opposed to any form of same-sex unions , but the Metropolitan Community Church Philippines has been conducting same-sex holy unions in the Philippines since 1991. , the legalisation of same-sex marriage is not `` under consideration '' in the Philippines , though there has been some discussion of a possible ban on same-sex marriage , including refusal to recognize marriages performed overseas . South Korea . On 30 July 2004 , the Democratic Labor Party of South Korea filed a formal complaint against the Incheon District Court 's decision to refuse recognition of same-sex marriages . The complaint was filed on the grounds that the decision was unconstitutional , because neither the Constitution nor civil law define marriage as being between a man and a woman ( the only mentioned requisite is age of majority ) and that the Constitution explicitly forbids discrimination `` pertaining to all political , economic , social , or cultural aspects of life of an individual . '' The Committee also claimed that refusal to recognize same-sex marriages constitutes discrimination based on sexual orientation and a refusal to provide equal protection under the law . Taiwan . In 2003 , the government of the Republic of China ( Taiwan ) , led by the Presidential office , proposed legislation granting marriages to same-sex couples under the Human Rights Basic Law . However , it has not proceeded . Currently , `` Same-sex couples can legally register their partnerships in 11 of Taiwan ’ s cities and counties that account for 80 percent of the country ’ s population . '' On 22 December 2014 , a proposed amendment to the Civil Code which would legalize same-sex marriage was due to go under review by the Judiciary Committee . If the amendment passes the committee stage it will then be voted on at the plenary session of the Legislative Yuan in 2015 . The amendment , called the marriage equality amendment , would insert neutral terms into the Civil Code replacing ones that imply heterosexual marriage , effectively legalizing same-sex marriage . It would also allow same-sex couples to adopt children . Yu Mei-nu of the Democratic Progressive Party ( DPP ) , who is the convener of the current legislative session , has expressed support for the amendment , as have more than 20 other DPP lawmakers as well as two from the Taiwan Solidarity Union and one each from the Kuomintang and the People First Party . The Constitutional Court ruled on 24 May 2017 that current laws , which say that marriage is between a man and a woman , are unconstitutional . The panel of judges has given the island 's parliament , known as the Legislative Yuan , two years to amend or enact new laws , which could potentially make Taiwan the first place in Asia to allow same-sex marriage . The Court further stipulated that should the Legislative Yuan fail to amend or enact laws legalizing same-sex marriage within two years , same-sex couples will be able to marry by going through current marriage registration processes at any household registration office , and Taiwan will officially be the first country in Asia to allow same-sex marriage . Europe . Same-sex civil marriages are legally recognized nationwide in the Netherlands , Belgium , Spain , Norway , Sweden , Portugal , Iceland , Denmark , France , the United Kingdom ( excluding Northern Ireland , Jersey , Alderney and Sark ) , Luxembourg , Ireland , Malta , Germany and Finland . In a number of other European countries , same-sex civil unions give similar or identical rights to marriage . A poll conducted by EOS Gallup Europe in 2003 found that 57 % of the population in the then 15-member European Union supported same-sex marriage . Support among the member states who joined in 2004 was around 28 % , meaning that 53 % of citizens in the 28-member EU supported legalizing same-sex marriage . Albania . Albania 's government announced its intention to propose a bill allowing same-sex marriage in 2009 . However , no bill has been presented . Austria . On 1 January 2019 , Austria will begin to perform same-sex marriages after the Constitutional Court deemed the existing laws restricting marriage to heterosexual couples discriminatory . Belgium . On 1 June 2003 , Belgium became the second country in the world to legally recognise same-sex marriage . Cyprus . Civil cohabitations have been legal in Cyprus since 11 December 2015 . The bill to establish civil cohabitation was approved by the parliament on 26 November 2015 with a 39-12 vote . It was published in the official gazette on 11 December 2015 and took effect upon publication . Czech Republic . On 15 March 2006 , the parliament of the Czech Republic voted to override a presidential veto and allow same-sex partnerships to be recognised by law , effective 1 July 2006 , granting registered couples inheritance and health care rights similar to married couples . The legislation did not grant adoption rights . The parliament had previously rejected similar legislation four times . Denmark . On 15 June 2012 , Denmark became the eleventh country in the world to legalise same-sex marriage . The autonomous territory Greenland legalised same-sex marriage on 1 April 2016 , and the Faroe Islands followed on 3 May 2017 . Finland . Registered partnerships were performed in Finland between 2002-2017 . Legislation for same-sex marriage was submitted by individual members of the Parliament in March 2012 but it was turned down by the Legal Affairs Committee in February 2013 . A similar bill was introduced to the Parliament in December 2013 as a citizens ' initiative , with the support of 160,000 people . In June 2014 the Legal Affairs Committee recommended to reject it , but on 28 November 2014 the full Parliament rejected that recommendation by a vote of 92–105 , thus paving the way for the legalisation of same-sex marriage . The initiative was approved by the full session at the second reading on 12 December 2014 . A new citizens ' initiative was started on 29 March 2015 aiming to rescind the new marriage law . The new initiative collected almost 110,000 signatures by 29 September 2015 but it was rejected by the Legal Affairs Committee and later voted down by the full Parliament on 17 February 2017 , by 120-48 . The new marriage law took effect on 1 March 2017 . France . Since 1999 , same-sex civil unions ( PACS ) have been legal in France . In June 2011 , an Ifop poll found that 63 % of respondents were in favour of same-sex marriage . France legalised same-sex marriage on 23 April 2013 . The bill was confirmed in the Constitutional Court of France on 17 May 2013 and signed by the French President on 18 May 2013 . Germany . Equal marriage ( including full adoption rights ) was passed by the Lower House of the German Parliament ( the Bundestag ) on 30 June 2017 , was approved by the Upper House ( the Bundesrat ) on 7 July , and was signed into law on 20 July 2017 by President Frank-Walter Steinmeier . It came into effect on 1 October 2017 . Registered life partnerships ( `` Eingetragene Lebenspartnerschaft '' ) ( effectively , a form of civil union ) have been instituted since 2001 , giving same-sex couples most of the rights and obligations of marriage . Step-child adoption was legalized in 2004 and extended to children adopted by one partner first ( successive adoption ) in 2013 . Greece . In Greece , there is a legal recognition of same-sex couples since 24 December 2015 . Attempts to give equal rights to registered partners or to legalize same-sex marriage began in Spring 2008 , after the Greek Minister of Justice , Transparency and Human Rights announced that a bill was to be introduced to the Hellenic Parliament in order to regulate civil partnerships for opposite-sex couples , but refused to include provisions for same-sex couples as well . In 2013 the case was brought to the European Court of Human Rights , which ruled that the exclusion of same-sex couples from the bill was discriminatory and a violation of human rights . On 9 November 2015 , a new bill granting same-sex couples all the rights of marriage except adoption was published . After a public consultation , which ended on 20 November 2015 , the bill was submitted to the Hellenic Parliament on 9 December 2015 , and approved 14 days later , on 23 December , with 194 MPs voting yes , 55 voting no and 51 being absent . The following day , the law was signed by the President of Greece and published in the government gazette . It took effect upon publication . Hungary . Unregistered cohabitation has been recognized since 1996 . It applies to any couple living together in an economic and sexual relationship ( common-law marriage ) , including same-sex couples . No official registration is required . The law gives some specified rights and benefits to two persons living together . These rights and benefits are not automatically given – they must be applied for to the social department of the local government in each case . An amendment was made to the Civil Code : `` Partners – if not stipulated otherwise by law – are two people living in an emotional and economic community in the same household without being married . '' Widow-pension is possible , partners can not be heirs by law ( without the need for a will ) , but can be designated as testamentary heirs . The Hungarian Parliament on 21 April 2009 passed legislation by a vote of 199–159 , called the `` Registered Partnership Act 2009 '' which allows same-sex couples to register their relationships so they can access the same rights , benefits and entitlements as opposite-sex couples ( except for the right to marriage , adoption , IVF , surrogacy , taking a surname or become the legal guardian of their partner 's child ) . The legislation does not allow opposite-sex couples to register their relationships ( out of fear that there might be duplication under the law ) . The law came into force on 1 July 2009 . Since 1 January 2012 the Hungarian Constitution bans same-sex marriage . Iceland . On 11 June 2010 , a law was passed to make same-sex marriage legal in Iceland . The law took effect on 27 June 2010 . Ireland . The Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010 was first debated in Dáil Éireann on 3 December 2009 . It passed in Dáil Éireann without a vote on 1 July 2010 due to all parties supporting the bill . The bill passed in Seanad Éireann on 8 July 2010 with a vote of 48–4 . It was signed by the President of Ireland on 19 July 2010 . The law took effect on 1 January 2011 . It grants many rights to same-sex couples through civil partnerships but does not recognise both civil partners as the guardians of a child being raised by the couple . Irish law allows married couples and individuals to apply to adopt and allows gay couples to foster . The Act also gives new protections to cohabitating couples , both same-sex and opposite-sex . A referendum that took place on 22 May 2015 has amended the Irish constitution to make same-sex marriage legal . The Marriage Act 2015 was signed into law on 29 October 2015 . Italy . On 11 May 2016 , Italian MPs voted 372 to 51 , and 99 abstaining , to approve Civil Unions in Italy . This came nearly a year after the European Court of Human Rights found Italy to be in breach of the European Convention of Human Rights . The Italian law on Civil Unions ( Legge 20 maggio 2016 N. 76 ) delivers all of the rights of marriage to same sex partners , except for joint adoption and stepchild adoption . Latvia . In December 2005 , the Latvian Parliament passed a constitutional amendment defining marriage as a union between a man and a woman . President Vaira Vike-Freiberga signed the amendment shortly afterward . Malta . On 14 April 2014 , the Maltese parliament voted in favour of civil unions at par with marriage ( equal to marriage in all but the name ) with all rights and obligations , including the right to adoption and recognition of same-sex marriage contracted abroad . The first foreign same-sex marriage was registered on 29 April 2014 and the first civil unions began on 14 June 2014 . On 12 July 2017 , Malta legalized same-sex marriage with a near unanimous parliamentary vote . Netherlands . The Netherlands became the first country in the world to legalise same-sex marriages on 1 April 2001 . The possibility exists in its European territory as well as the Caribbean Netherlands ( Bonaire , Sint Eustatius and Saba ) while those marriages can be registered in Aruba , Curaçao and Sint Maarten . Norway . Same-sex marriage is legally performed in Norway . The Norwegian government proposed a gender-neutral marriage law on 14 March 2008 , that would give same-sex couples the same rights as heterosexuals , including church weddings , adoption and assisted pregnancies . On 29 May 2008 , the Associated Press reported that two Norwegian Opposition parties came out in favor of the new bill , assuring the bill 's passage when the vote was held on 11 June . Prior to this , there were some disagreements with members of the three-party governing coalition on whether the bill had enough votes to pass . With this , it became almost certain that the bill would pass . The first hearings and the vote were held , and passed , on 11 June 2008 . 84 votes for and 41 against . This also specified that when a woman who is married to another woman becomes pregnant through artificial insemination , the partner would have all the rights of parenthood `` from the moment of conception '' . The law became effective from 1 January 2009 . Norway was also the second country to legalize registered partnerships , doing so in 1993 . Since 1 January 2009 , all registered partnerships from 1993–2008 were upon request by the couples upgraded to marriage status . Portugal . In March 2001 , the Socialist government of then Prime Minister António Guterres introduced legislation that would extend to same-sex couples the same rights as heterosexual couples living in a de facto union for more than two years . Same-sex marriage became a source of debate in February 2006 when a lesbian couple was denied a marriage license . They took their case to court alleging violation of the 1976 constitution which prohibits discrimination based on one 's sexual orientation . Prime Minister José Sócrates of the Socialist Party was reelected in September 2009 and included same-sex marriage in his party 's program . A bill recognizing same-sex marriage was proposed by the government and approved by parliament on 8 January 2010 . However , Portugal 's parliament rejected alternative proposals that included a provision to allow homosexual couples to adopt as a couple ( single homosexuals can legally adopt ) . Although personally against it , the Portuguese President ratified the bill on 17 May 2010 . The law became effective on 5 June 2010 , after publication in the official gazette , on 31 May . The first marriage was celebrated on 7 June 2010 between Teresa Pires and Helena Paixão , the same lesbian couple that was denied a marriage licence in 2006 . Slovenia . In July 2006 , Slovenia became the first former Yugoslav country to introduce domestic partnerships nationwide . In December 2009 the Slovenian government approved a new Family Code , which includes same-sex marriage and same-sex adoption . The bill was approved by parliament , but rejected by voters in a 2015 referendum . On 24 February 2017 , a new law came into effect which gives same-sex partnerships all the legal rights of marriages , with the exception of adoption and in-vitro fertilisation . Spain . Spain became the third country in the world ( after the Netherlands and Belgium ) to legalize same-sex marriage . After being elected in June 2004 , Spanish prime minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero restated his pre-election pledge to push for legalization of same-sex marriage . On 1 October 2004 , the Spanish Government approved a bill to legalize same-sex marriage , including adoption rights . The bill received full parliamentary approval on 30 June 2005 and passed into law on 2 July , becoming fully legal on 3 July . Polls suggest that 62 % to 76 % of Spain supports same-sex marriage . Sweden . Following a bill introduced jointly by six of the seven parties in the Riksdag , a gender-neutral marriage law was adopted on 1 April 2009 . It came into force on 1 May , replacing the old legislation on registered partnerships . On 22 October , the assembly of the Church of Sweden ( which is no longer officially the national church but whose assent was needed for the new system to function smoothly with regard to church officials ) voted strongly in favor of the new law . Switzerland . Switzerland has allowed registered partnerships for same-sex couples since 1 January 2007 . A constitutional amendment to legalize same-sex marriage was introduced in 2013 in the Swiss parliament , and remains pending as of 2018 . England and Wales . On 18 November 2004 the United Kingdom Parliament passed the Civil Partnership Act , which came into force in December 2005 and allows same-sex couples in England and Wales to register their partnership . The government stressed during the passage of the bill that it is `` not '' same-sex marriage , and some same-sex rights activists have criticized the act for not using the terminology of marriage . However , the rights and duties of partners under this legislation are exactly the same as for married couples . An amendment proposing similar rights for family members living together was rejected . The press widely referred to these unions as `` gay marriage . '' During and following the 2010 election , all parties stated they were in favor of allowing same-sex marriage in the UK . Following a public consultation , as of 2013 a bill allowing same-sex marriage in England and Wales , and also providing an exemption for conducting of same-sex marriage ceremonies for religious bodies whose doctrines oppose such relationships , passed its second reading on 5 February 2013 in a 400–175 vote . The bill passed its third reading in the House of Lords on 15 July 2013 and the Commons accepted all of the Lords ' amendments on the following day , with Royal Assent granted on 17 July 2013 . The law went into effect on 29 March 2014 . Scotland . In Scotland , which is a separate legal jurisdiction , the devolved Scottish Parliament also introduced Civil Partnerships , and performed also a consultation on the issue of same-sex marriage . On 25 July 2012 the Scottish Government announced it would bring forward legislation to legalise both civil and religious same-sex marriage in Scotland . The Government reiterated its intention to ensure that no religious group or individual member of the clergy would be forced to conduct such ceremonies ; it also stated its intention to work with Westminster to make necessary changes to the Equality Act to ensure that this would be guaranteed . No legislative plans have currently been announced for a similar law in Northern Ireland . On 4 February 2014 , the Scottish Parliament passed the Marriage and Civil Partnership ( Scotland ) Act 105 to 18 , legalizing same-sex marriage with effect from 16 December 2014 . Australia . The Australian Parliament passed a bill legalising same-sex marriage on 7 December 2017 . The bill received royal assent on 8 December , and took effect on 9 December 2017 . The law replaced the previous ban on same-sex marriage , and followed a voluntary postal survey which took place from September to November 2017 , which returned a 61.6 % `` Yes '' vote in favour of same-sex marriage . Fiji . On 26 March 2013 , Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama expressed his opposition to same-sex marriage . Answering a question from a caller on a radio talk show , he stated that same-sex marriage `` will not be allowed because it is against religious beliefs '' . New Zealand . Civil unions , which grant all of the same rights and privileges as marriage excluding adoption , have been legal since 2005 . On 17 April 2013 , the Marriage ( Definition of Marriage ) Amendment Bill , a private member 's bill sponsored by lesbian Labour MP Louisa Wall that would legalise same sex marriage was passed by Parliament , 77 votes to 44 . The bill received Royal Assent from the Governor-General on 19 April and took effect on 19 August 2013 . In the first year after the law came into effect , 926 same-sex marriages were registered in New Zealand , including 532 marriages ( 57.5 % ) between New Zealand citizens , and 237 marriages ( 25.6 % ) between Australian citizens . Samoa . Samoa is a deeply conservative Christian nation . In 2012 , Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi was dismissive of the idea of same-sex marriage being adopted in Samoa , and indicated that he would not support it . He reiterated this position , on explicitly religious grounds , in March 2013 . Religious recognition . The religious status of same-sex marriage has been changing since the late 20th century and varies greatly among different world religions . Among Christian churches , same-sex marriage is not recognized by the Roman Catholic church , Orthodox churches , or conservative Protestant churches . Many mainline Protestant churches recognize same-sex unions , while other Protestant churches remain divided . Among Jewish communities , Reform Jewish communities are the most supportive of same-sex unions , while Conservative Jewish communities are more divided . Same-sex marriage is not recognized by Orthodox Jewish communities . Recognized . Some religious institutions that recognize same-sex relationships avoid using the terms `` marriages '' or `` weddings '' , and instead call them `` blessings '' or `` unions . '' Some religious groups allow individual congregations to set their own policies regarding the blessing of same-sex relationships . Not recognized . The following religious traditions or institutions do not recognize same-sex marriage or unions in any congregation , and may view same-sex relationships as immoral .
Hyposmocoma ipohapuu . `` Hyposmocoma ipohapuu '' is a species of moth of the Cosmopterigidae family . It is known only from Volcano Village on Hawaii . It is probably restricted to the rainforest areas around Hawaii Volcanoes National Park . The elevation for the type locality is approximately . The length of the forewings is for males and for females . Adults have a forewing pattern that differs from any other described species in the `` Hyposmocoma '' genus . It consists of a wide pale yellow band along the anal margin of the forewing , curving proximally at the wing margin towards the costa . There is a small , round , dark brown mark present approximately two thirds of the way from the wing base to the apex . The mature larval case is in length and wide , smooth with banding that follows the length of the case . The case widens slightly at both ends . Case-making larvae were collected on the abaxial surface of old fronds of `` Cibotium glaucum '' . The habit of residing in old tree fern fronds , still attached to the stump , is typical of several purse case species including `` Hyposmocoma filicivora '' . Etymology . The species is named `` ipohapuu '' , which means `` tree-fern lover '' in Hawaiian .
Lutfo Dlamini . Lutfo Ephraim Dlamini ( born 1960 ) is a politician from Swaziland .
This Is Not a Test ( novel ) . `` This Is Not a Test '' is a novel written by Canadian author Courtney Summers . It was first published on June 19 , 2012 by St. Martin 's Press . The novel takes place in a fictional Canadian town called Cortege , during the beginning of a zombie apocalypse . `` This Is Not a Test '' follows Sloane Price , a suicidal and abused teen girl as she faces the mental torments of her abusive father and being abandoned by her elder sister all the while reluctantly surviving alongside five other damaged teenagers . In 2013 , it made the Inky Awards Shortlist and was a nominee for Silver Inky . In 2014 , it was an Ontario Library Association Forest of Reading White Pine Honour Book . Summary . Barricaded in Cortege High with five other teens while zombies try to get in , Sloane Price observes her fellow captives become more unpredictable and violent as time passes although they each have much more reason to live than she has . Themes . themes explored in `` This Is Not a Test '' involve depression , survival , betrayal , and death . Though its premise is about a zombie apocalypse , it is used as a framing device used to explore the human nature and emotional damages . Rather than action , `` This Is Not a Test '' explores the boundaries of the human mind and body in its desperation or reluctance to survive . Reception . `` This Is Not a Test '' received a lot of praise , `` Publishers Weekly '' stating that Summers ' book is `` The Breakfast Club '' meets George Romero ... '' and listing it as one of its week of June 17 , 2012 picks . It was also one of Kirkus ' New & Notable Books for Teens for June 2012 . In 2013 , it was among the Silver Inky Shortlist , ALA/YALSA Top Ten Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers , and ALA/YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults . The next year , it was a 2014 OLA White Pine Honour Book On Goodreads , as of July 7 , 2015 , it has an average 3.98 out of 5 stars from 9,500+ ratings and 1,800+ reviews
Swallowed in Black . `` Swallowed in Black '' is the second full-length album by Sadus released in 1990 . Reissued by Displeased Records in 2007 with 3 bonus tracks and a videoclip
James Bull ( cricketer ) . James Jonathan Bull ( born 22 December 1976 ) is an English cricketer . Bull is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm off break . He was born at Leicester , Leicestershire . Bull made his first-class debut for Oxford University against Northamptonshire in 1996 . From 1996 to 1999 , he represented the University in 11 first-class matches , the last of which came against Cambridge University . In his 11 first-class matches , he scored 246 runs at a batting average of 15.37 , with a high score of 47 . In the field he took a single catch . In 2001 , Bull represented the Leicestershire Cricket Board in a single List A match against the Warwickshire Cricket Board in the 2001 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy . In his only List A match he scored 10 runs and took a single catch . With the ball he took a single wicket at a cost of 12 runs . He currently plays club cricket for Loughborough Town Cricket Club in the Leicestershire Premier Cricket League .
Deretrachys villiersi . `` Deretrachys villiersi '' is a species of beetle in the Cerambycidae family . It was described by Huedepohl in 1985 .
Johnny Glynn . Johnny Glynn ( `` c. '' 1917 – 10 January 1959 ) was President of the Irish Rugby Football Union . Glynn was a native of Williamsgate Street , Galway . He played rugby for Galwegians and Connacht , winning twelve caps , and became a well-known referee . He also served as president of his local club . His sudden death led to the two clubs erecting a memorial trophy in his name known as the Glynn Cup , which would be played for between the clubs every Saint Patrick ’ s Day .
Onkar Singh ( politician ) . J. S. Onkar Singh is a former Indian politician . He was son of shri Narayan Singhji b. at Bela Dandi , Badaun District ; educated privately at Home ; m. Smt . Prakashwati ; 1 s. and 1 d. ; agriculturist ; previously associated with the Jan Sangh ; was Member , District Board , Badaun , 1948 ; Chairman , Zila Parishad , Badaun , 1974 and again in 1976 ; Member ( i ) Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly , 1952–57 and ( ii ) Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council , 1958—62 Member , ( i ) Third Lok Sabha , 1962—67 and ( i ) Fourth Lok Sabha 1967— 70 ; was in detention under D.I.R . from August 1975 to August 1976 .
Pardomima amyntusalis . `` Pardomima amyntusalis '' is a moth in the Crambidae family . It was described by Francis Walker in 1859 . It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo ( Equateur , Katanga ) , Ivory Coast , Kenya , Madagascar , Mozambique , Sierra Leone , Uganda , Zambia , Sri Lanka , India , Indonesia ( Java ) , Myanmar and Australia , where it has been recorded from Western Australia .
Top Gun ( 1955 film ) . `` Top Gun '' is a 1955 Western film directed by Ray Nazarro . The plot concerns an ex-gunslinger ( Sterling Hayden ) who arrives in a small town warning of an impending attack by his old gang . The film features Rod Taylor in one of his first American roles . Plot . Rick Martin returns home to Casper , Wyoming , where he is unwanted because of his reputation as a gunslinger . He does have a few friends in town , including Marshal Bat Davis and hotel owner Jim O'Hara . As Rick visits his mother 's grave , he notices a marker beside hers with his name on it ; there is also an open grave , ready for him . Bat arrives and Rick informs him that an outlaw they have both ridden with in the past , Tom Quentin , and his gang of fifteen men are on the way to take what they want from Casper . Bat tells the town council this and tries to rustle up a posse . In spite of Rick wanting to stay and help , the officials insist he leave town by midnight . Rick rides to former sweetheart Laura Mead 's ranch to ask her to marry him and move to California , but she is engaged to a wealthy council member , Canby Judd . Rick learns his mother was cheated out of her ranch by Judd and murdered by him . After a fistfight , Judd hires gunfighter Lem Sutter to ambush Rick , but when Sutter ends up dead , and Judd lies about how it happened , Bat has no choice but to place Rick under arrest . Bat tries to head off Quentin on the trail , but is shot . Townspeople now beg Rick for help . He is able to kill Quentin in a fair fight , and Laura kills Judd when he is about to shoot Rick in the back . Rick and Laura pack up and leave for California . Production . Female lead Karin Booth was married to the grandson of Allan Pinkerton—founder of the world-famous Pinkerton Detective Agency—and producer Edward Small announced plans to star her as a female Pinkerton detective , but no film seems to have resulted .
1940 Rice Owls football team . The 1940 Rice Owls football team represented Rice University during the 1940 college football season .
Plénise . Plénise is a commune in the Jura department in Franche-Comté in eastern France .
Francis Burden . Francis Burden ( 1829/30 – 13 January 1882 ) was a British civil engineer and chess player . He was also skilled at whist and billiards . Hans Renette has suggested that Burden may have inspired Henry Bird to play what is now known as the Bird Defense in the Ruy Lopez . Biography . Burden was born in Belfast in either 1829 or 1830 , and lived in London for many years , where he met and trained Cecil Valentine De Vere in chess . He visited Venezuela in his capacity as a businessman around 1870 , after which he developed a fever and was forced to retire from chess . He died on 13 January 1882 , at the age of 52 , on the same day that his close friend Samuel Boden died . At the time of his death , he had been retired from chess for twelve or thirteen years .
Elsi Borg . Elsi Naemi Borg ( October 3 , 1893 – December 30 , 1958 ) was a Finnish architect . Life . She was born in Nastola and died in Helsinki . She graduated from Helsinki University of Technology in 1919 . She designed the Children 's Castle in Helsinki and the Taulumäki Church in Jyväskylä . She worked with Olavi Sortta to design the military hospital in Viborg . Her brother was architect Kaarlo Borg . She is also the sister of graphic artist Esther Borg and Parliament member Margit Borg-Sundman .
W. Willard Wirtz . William Willard Wirtz Jr. ( March 14 , 1912 – April 24 , 2010 ) was a U.S. administrator , cabinet officer , attorney , and law professor . He served as the Secretary of Labor between 1962 and 1969 under the administrations of Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson . Wirtz was the last living member of Kennedy 's cabinet . Early life . Wirtz was born on March 14 , 1912 , in DeKalb , Illinois , the son of Alpha Belle ( `` née '' White ) and William Willard Wirtz , Sr . He attended Northern Illinois University , where he became a brother of Alpha Phi Omega . While a student at Beloit College , he met the former Mary Jane Quisenberry . They married in 1936 . They had two sons , Richard and Philip Wirtz . Career . He graduated from Harvard Law School in 1937 and was immediately appointed to the faculty of the University of Iowa College of Law by the dean of the law school ( and future U.S. Supreme Court justice ) Wiley B. Rutledge . Wirtz was a professor of law at Northwestern University from 1939 to 1942 . He served with the War Labor Board from 1943 to 1945 , and was chairman of the National Wage Stabilization Board in 1946 . Wirtz returned to teach law at Northwestern until 1954 . His students included future U.S. Supreme Court justice John Paul Stevens , whom Wirtz recommended for what became his 1947–48 clerkship with Justice Rutledge . He was active in Democratic politics and wrote speeches for Adlai Stevenson during his 1952 Presidential campaign . Wirtz was appointed by the Under-Secretary of Labor in 1961 . He held the post of Labor Secretary throughout the Kennedy and Johnson administrations , during which time he is credited for having dealt effectively with the various trade union strikes of the 1960s . One of his programs , meant to deal with a shortage of farmworkers after the end Bracero program in 1964 and a shortage of summer jobs for teenagers , was meant to replace the migrant workers with 17-year-old high school students . More than 18,000 were recruited for the A-TEAM , or Athletes in Temporary Employment as Agricultural Manpower , but only 3,300 ever worked in the fields , and many of them quickly quit or staged strikes because of the poor working conditions , including oppressive heat and decrepit housing . The program was cancelled after the first summer . While serving in the Labor Department , Wirtz developed programs for the Johnson administration 's War on Poverty . He advocated for remedial education for school dropouts and for retraining programs for unemployed workers . Wirtz 's relationship with Johnson was compromised by Wirtz sending a private memorandum to the President expressing concerns about the United States ' involvement in the Vietnam War . Later life . Following his public service , he practiced law in Washington , D.C. as a partner in Wirtz & Gentry ( 1970–78 ) , Wirtz & Lapointe ( 1979– [ ? ] ) , and Friedman & Wirtz ( 1984–1989 ) . Named in 2000 , the Wirtz Labor Library is the main library of the U.S. Department of Labor in the Frances Perkins Building in Washington , D.C.. The library contains 181,000 items , including the James Taylor collection ( labor history ) , the Folio collection ( trade union serials ) and a 30,000 volume labor law collection . Wirtz wrote a memoir entitled `` In the Rear View Mirror '' which was published in 2008 by The Beloit College Press . Personal life and death . Wirtz was married to Mary Jane Quisenberry ( 1913-2002 ) with whom he had 2 children . He died in an assisted living facility in Washington , D.C. , on April 24 , 2010 . At the time of his death he was the oldest living former cabinet member and the last surviving member of the Kennedy administration cabinet .
Neptunea hedychra . `` Neptunea hedychra '' is a species of sea snail , a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae , the true whelks .
Malakand Agency . The Malakand Agency ( ) was one of the Tribal Areas in the North West Frontier Province ( now Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province ) of Pakistan until 1970 . It included the princely states of Chitral , Dir and Swat , and an area around the Malakand Pass known as the Malakand Protected Area . The largest city in the area was Mingora , while the three state capitals were Chitral , Dir , and Saidu Sharif . In 1970 , following the abolition of the princely states , the agency became the Malakand Division , which was divided into districts , one of which was the Malakand Protected Area , known as Malakand District . In 2000 the Malakand Division was abolished . Despite the constitutional changes since 1970 , the expression Malakand Agency is still used , sometimes of the entire area of the former Agency , but more often of Malakand District .
Calumet Farm . Calumet Farm is a Thoroughbred breeding and training farm established in 1924 in Lexington , Kentucky , United States by William Monroe Wright , founding owner of the Calumet Baking Powder Company . Calumet is located in the heart of the Bluegrass , a well-known horse breeding region . Calumet Farm has a record history of Kentucky Derby and Triple Crown winners and throughout its history of over 87 years , it has produced some of the greatest Thoroughbred horses of all time . History . Though Calumet was initially based in Libertyville , Illinois , the more favorable climate of Kentucky made it a better place for a horse farm and led to W. M. Wright acquiring the land and relocating his Standardbred breeding operation . At a time in American history when harness racing was the most popular type of horse racing , in 1931 the farm 's trotter `` Calumet Butler '' won the most prestigious event of the day , the Hambletonian . Following the death of W. M. Wright , in 1932 his son Warren Wright , Sr. took over the business and began converting it to Thoroughbred breeding and training . His acquisition of quality breeding stock saw Calumet Farm develop into one of North America 's most successful stables in Thoroughbred racing history . Calumet Farm was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991 . The Pennsylvania Railroad named its baggage car # 5868 the `` Calumet Farm '' . The farm 's breeding success was notably anchored by a part ownership in Blenheim , a stallion imported from England , and its Foundation Sire , Bull Lea . Calumet Farm has produced eight Kentucky Derby winners , more than any other operation in U.S. racing history . As well , Calumet Farm is both the leading breeder and owner of Preakness Stakes winners with seven each . From the farm 's many great foals , two colts also won the U.S . Triple Crown and three females won the Triple Crown for fillies . Under Warren Wright , Sr. and his wife Lucille Parker Wright who inherited the property on his death in 1950 , Calumet was the number one money-earning farm in racing for twelve years . Among the farm 's best-known horses are Nellie Flag , Armed , Two Lea , Mar-Kell , A Gleam , Twilight Tear , Mark-Ye-Well , A Glitter , Bewitch , Coaltown , Real Delight , Bardstown , Our Mims , Davona Dale , Alydar , and Before Dawn . The names of the Calumet Farm official winners of the Kentucky Derby , and the years they won , are : Whirlaway ( 1941 ) , Pensive ( 1944 ) , Citation ( 1948 ) , Ponder ( sired by Pensive - 1949 ) , Hill Gail ( 1952 ) , Iron Liege ( 1957 ) , Tim Tam ( 1958 ) , Forward Pass ( 1968 by DQ ) . Two of these greats , ( Whirlaway ( 1941 ) and Citation ( 1948 ) ) are the United States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing champions . In all , the farm produced eleven horses that have been inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame . Lucille Wright died in 1982 and according to the terms of her husband 's will , the farm went to the heirs of their only child Warren Wright , Jr. ( 1920–1978 ) . Son-in-law John Thomas Lundy ( J.T . ) , married to Lucille `` Cindy '' Wright , took over as head of operations and president . Calumet Farm won the 1990 Eclipse Award for Outstanding Breeder . In November of that year , details surrounding the death of 15-year-old Alydar - America 's leading sire of the time - and the collection of a $ 36 million insurance policy brought a cloud of suspicion over the business . Under Calumet president J.T . Lundy , mismanagement and fraud had left the farm with a massive debt load that led Calumet Farms to file for bankruptcy protection in 1991 as they were losing one million dollars a month . After years of legal proceedings , in 2000 , J.T . Lundy along with Gary Matthews , the farm 's former attorney and chief financial officer , were convicted of fraud and bribery and sent to prison . In 1992 , a trust established by Henryk de Kwiatkowski , a Polish-born Canadian citizen , purchased Calumet Farm , saving it from possible liquidation . Since 1992 , the farm has been fully restored to its former beauty . In 2012 , the Calumet Investment Group bought Calumet Farm from the de Kwiatkowski Trust for over $ 36 million . Calumet Investment Group in turn leased it to Brad M. Kelley , believed to be a member of the investment group . Kelley 's horses race under the name of Calumet Farm , but they carry Kelley 's black and gold racing colors , as the original `` Devil 's Red and Blue '' silks of Calumet had been sold to a Brazilian investment group . The win of Oxbow in the 2013 Preakness Stakes marked the return of Calumet to the winner 's circle of a Triple Crown race for the first time since 1968 .
Anthem for the Year 2000 . `` Anthem for the Year 2000 '' is a song by Silverchair , which was released as the first single from their third album , `` Neon Ballroom '' . The song reached number 3 on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart , but did not make # 1 like the first singles from their previous albums , `` Frogstomps `` Tomorrow '' and `` Freak Shows `` Freak '' . This trend would continue with `` Dioramas lead single , `` The Greatest View '' , but would end with `` Young Moderns lead , `` Straight Lines '' . `` Anthem for the Year 2000 '' is included on the MuchMusic 's `` Big Shiny Tunes 4 '' . Video . The music video was directed by Gavin Bowden , who also made some videos for the Red Hot Chili Peppers . Australian actress Maggie Kirkpatrick played the robot politician . Track listing . Australian ( MATTCD080 ) /Cassette ( MATTC080 ) & European ( 6668362 ) CD single Limited numbered UK CD single ( 6670882 ) UK limited 7 '' numbered picture disc
Ana Francisca de Borja y Doria . Ana Francisca Hermenegilda de Borja y Doria , condesa de Lemos ( 1640–1706 ) was the wife of Peruvian Viceroy Pedro Antonio Fernández de Castro , conde de Lemos . During his five-month absence from the capital , she was governor of the colony . She thus became the first female governor of the Viceroyalty of Peru . Biography . Ana was born into the House of Borja ( Italian : `` Borgia '' ) . She was a distant relative of Francisco de Borja y Aragón , poet and viceroy of Peru from 1615 to 1621 , and , like him , descended from Saint Francis Borgia . She was the daughter of Francisco Diego Pascual de Borja y Aragón y Centelles , 8th duque de Gandía , and of Artemisa María Ana Teresa Gertrudis , princesa de Doria de Melfi . Her elder sister Magdalena was the wife of Philippe François , 1st Duke of Arenberg . Her second marriage , on July 20 , 1664 , was to her cousin , Pedro Antonio Fernández de Castro Andrade y Portugal , 8th conde de Villalba , 10th conde de Lemos , 7th marqués de Sarria . By this marriage she became the condesa ( countess ) de Lemos . Her husband was named viceroy of Peru on June 12 , 1667 , under the authority of Mariana of Austria , regent for her son Charles II of Spain . The Count and Countess of Lemos arrived in Peru at the port of Callao on November 9 , 1667 . They were received by the Spanish of the colony with much pomp . The viceroy took possession of his office on November 21 , 1667 . On June 7 , 1668 , Viceroy Pedro Antonio Fernández de Castro sailed from Callao for Islay , Arequipa and Puno , leaving his wife in charge of the government of Peru , as `` gobernadora '' ( female governor ) . This was an official appointment . The royal decree by which the count held the position of viceroy provided that in his absence from the capital , the government would be entrusted to his wife . She was not a figurehead ; she exercised real authority and ran the business of the colony during her husband 's absence , making decisions and issuing decrees . Her authority was recognized by the Audiencia of Lima . She met with them and other officials on July 5 , 1668 . News of the July 11 , 1668 , attack on Portobelo , Panama , by the English pirate Henry Morgan arrived in Lima on the following August 31 . In response , Countess Lemos sent supplies and military equipment in aid of the defenders and readied the colonial navy to guard against pirates off the Peruvian coast . Pirates did attack the port of Callao during her period in office . The viceroy returned and resumed his office on November 12 , 1668 . The countess had been governor of Peru for five months and five days . She had two children before leaving Spain , and three children in Lima . By virtue of the different locations of birth , the first two were Peninsulares and the later three were Criollos . Her fourth child , Rosa Francisca , was born September 18 , 1669 , and named for Blessed Rose of Lima . The countess had much influence in the Court of Spain , and because of that , with the papacy . She continued the work of her uncle , Viceroy Francisco de Borja y Aragón , to achieve the beatification and canonization of St. Rose . Beatification was conferred on February 12 , 1668 . The official celebration was held on April 15 of that year , in the Basilica of San Pedro , and the official communication arrived in Lima on January 18 , 1669 . The count and countess sent a sculpture of St. Rose to the Vatican . Melchiorre Cafà was the sculptor . On the occasion of her beatification , her wooden coffin was replaced by one of silver , at the expense of the countess . At the request of Spanish regent Mariana of Austria , on August 11 , 1670 , Rose was named patron of the Spanish possessions in the Americas and the Philippines . She and Francis Borgia were canonized on April 12 , 1671 , by Pope Clement X . Rose was the first native-born American to become a Catholic saint . Viceroy Count Lemos died December 6 , 1672 . The countess and her children left Peru on June 11 , 1675 . She died in 1706 .
Grays River Covered Bridge . The Grays River Covered Bridge is a one-lane covered bridge over the Grays River in western Wahkiakum County , Washington . It is the only covered bridge still in use as a public highway in Washington State . The bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971 . History . The bridge was built in 1905 in order to allow horse and wagon agricultural traffic to cross the river . Hans P. Ahlberg , whose dairy farm spanned both sides of the river , was instrumental in getting county commissioners to authorize the project , which was built on his property by the Ferguson & Huston company of Astoria , Oregon . The bridge was covered three years later in 1908 to preserve the expensive wooden trusses from the ravages of the area rains . The roof of the covered bridge was originally built of `` board and batten cedar siding with a capped tin roof . '' The bridge received a major restoration and reconstruction in 1988 . In disrepair and at risk of being torn down , residents worked to raise funds for restoration . Reconstruction was completed by Dulin Construction of Centralia , Washington , for a cost of $ 295,980.00 . The new bridge included steel beams some of which received a wood veneer to maintain the bridge 's historic appearance . On September 30 , 1989 , the bridge was rededicated to public use , with author , granger , and Grays River resident Robert Michael Pyle serving as master of ceremonies . Engineering . The Howe truss timber bridge with timber decking spans 155.5 feet , is 22.5 feet high ( 16.75 inside clearance ) , and 14 feet wide with cedar shingles for the exterior . Management . The bridge is the centerpiece of Ahlberg Park which has been managed by the Grays River Grange since 2011 and is the site of an annual Covered Bridge Festival .
Sir John Johnston , 3rd Baronet . Sir John Johnston , 3rd Baronet of Caskieben ( circa 1648 – 23 December 1690 ) was a Scottish soldier who was executed for his part in the abduction of Mary Wharton . Biography . Johnston was born about 1648 , the only son of Sir George Johnston , 2nd Baronet by his wife , a daughter of Sir William Leslie , 3rd Baronet of Wardes . In 1660 his father had sold the family estate of Caskieben in Aberdeenshire to Sir John Keith , who renamed it Keith Hall . Johnston was a captain in the army , and served under King William III in Flanders and in Ireland , where he was present at the Battle of the Boyne . In November 1690 Johnston aided his friend Captain James Campbell in the abduction and forced marriage of thirteen-year-old heiress Mary Wharton . Though Campbell escaped , for his part in the affair Johnston was hanged at Tyburn on 23 December 1690 , aged forty-two . He was unmarried , and was succeeded by his cousin John Johnston of Newplace , a merchant at Aberdeen .
Superman vs . Predator . `` Superman vs . Predator '' is an intercompany crossover pitting DC Comics icon Superman against the Predator creature first seen in the 1987 John McTiernan film `` Predator '' starring Arnold Schwarzenegger . Previous encounters . A previous storyline had already featured the other DC Comics icon Batman fighting the Predator , while Superman had also been shown battling the Aliens from the Alien film series . Most recently Batman and Superman have been shown battling both the Predators and the Aliens side by side . Plot . A S.T.A.R . Labs expedition uncovers an ancient derelict spacecraft in the jungles of Central America . Superman investigates the ship and is afflicted by an alien virus causing his powers to fluctuate wildly . The group is captured by a band of mercenaries working for a clandestine scientist . He plans to use the alien technology to facilitate selective global genocide based on genetic sequencing , but he did n't count on one thing - the meanest alien hunter in the galaxy ! The Predator senses Superman is a worthy opponent and begins stalking him while concurrently seeking to reclaim the stolen technology appropriated by the scientist . It 's a race against time for Superman to save countless millions of lives .
Spy 's Demise . `` Spy 's Demise '' is an action game written by Alan Zeldin for the Apple II , published by Penguin Software in 1982 . It was ported to the Atari , Commodore 64 , 4A , and Vector-06c . The game contained a puzzle which could be solved for a `` Spy 's Demise '' T-Shirt . According to `` Antic '' magazine in June 1984 , only four people had solved it . The original draft by Alan Zeldin was called `` Poof ! `` , with identical game play . For marketing , it was decided to change the graphics to fit a spy theme and Mary Locke at Penguin Software created the animated spy character . The `` Spy 's Demise '' title was inspired by a drink name at a spy-themed bar in Milwaukee named `` The Safe House '' . `` Spy 's Demise '' was followed by a sequel , `` The Spy Strikes Back '' , written by Penguin Software founder Mark Pelczarski and Robert Hardy . Both games , along with Penguin 's `` Thunderbombs '' , were later released together as `` Arcade Album # 1 '' for the Apple II , Atari 8-bit , and Commodore 64 . Gameplay . The first level of `` Spy 's Demise '' consists of twelve floors . The player must cross the series of floors , one at a time , while avoiding seven elevators at varying positions . Being hit by an elevator results in loss of a life . Finishing all floors starts the next level . Floors are gradually removed from level to level making it more difficult for the player to avoid the elevators . The game 's music is a looped rendition of Hungarian Dance # 5 in G Minor . The puzzle consisted of a nine-line cryptogram , one line of which was displayed after completing the corresponding level . It revealed a phone number to call , and a person 's name for whom to ask . There is a tenth line in the programming code which is never displayed in the game itself . That tenth line gives a code word that is to be spoken to the person who answers the phone , but it was a trap planted by Penguin Software to foil anyone who tried to solve the puzzle by scanning the program code instead of playing through the end of the game ! Reception . In the July/August 1983 `` New Products '' column of Atari computer magazine `` ANALOG Computing '' , the author wrote `` SPY 'S DEMISE '' is the winner of this issue 's 'Potato Chip ' award . You ca n't stop playing it . '' In 1984 `` Softline '' readers named the game the eighth-worst Atari program of 1983 , tied with `` Gwendolyn '' . Legacy . A type-in machine language listing for a clone of `` Spy 's Demise '' was printed in `` ANALOG Computing '' as `` Elevator Repairman '' ( 1985 ) . Another clone is `` Elevator '' ( 1986 ) by David Bayliss for MS-DOS .
Cliff Couser . Clifford Couser ( born May 18 , 1971 ) is a heavyweight boxer . Nicknamed `` The Black Bull '' and often `` Twin Tyson '' for his resemblance to Mike Tyson , Couser fought several contenders from his era . Couser has also claimed a numerous times to be the half brother of Mike Tyson . Professional career . Couser turned pro in 1993 and has beaten notable fighters , such as James `` Quick '' Tillis , Jorge Luis Gonzalez and Monte Barrett . His career peak was 25-10 , until he lost to former light Heavyweight and Heavyweight champion Michael Moorer and went 1-11 after that . He has won the Utah State Heavyweight title and also the North American Heavyweight titles . Outside the Ring . Couser played Mike Tyson in the HBO film ' . He has a son by the name of Sky Christopher King who resides in Rosedale , Mississippi and a daughter by the name of Shae Moore who lives in Las Vegas .
1954–55 Soviet Cup ( ice hockey ) . The 1954-55 Soviet Cup was the fifth edition of the Soviet Cup ice hockey tournament . 21 teams participated in the tournament , which was won by CDSA Moscow for the second consecutive season .
Andrew of Rhodes . Andrew of Rhodes ( Andrew of Colossus ; died 1440 ) was a Greek Dominican theologian . He was Greek by birth , and born to Eastern Orthodox parents . In early youth he had no opportunities for education , but afterwards devoted himself to Latin and Greek , and to theology , especially the questions in dispute between the Latin and Greek Churches . The study of the early Fathers , both Greek and Latin , convinced him that in the disputed points , truth was on the side of the Latin Church . He therefore solemnly abjured his error , made a profession of faith , and entered the Dominican Order about the time of the Western Schism . He led thenceforth an apostolic life . He was especially earnest in his efforts to induce his fellow-Greeks to follow in his footsteps and reunite with Rome . In 1413 he was made Archbishop of Rhodes . The Dominican biographer , Jacques Échard , credits him with having taken an active part in the twentieth session of the Council of Constance ( 1414–18 ) . Others maintain that there is here a confusion with Andrew of Colaczy , in Hungary . At the Council of Basle , he delivered an oration in the name of the Pope ( Mansi , XXIX , 468–481 ) . He took part in the Council of Ferrara-Florence , and was one of the six theologians appointed by the papal legate , Cardinal Julian , to reply to the objections of the Greeks . He proved that it was fully within the province of the Church to add the Filioque clause to the Creed , and that the Greek Fathers had been of the same opinion . After the close of the Council , trouble arose between the Latins and Greeks in Cyprus ; the latter accused the former of refusing to hold communion with them . Andrew was sent thither by Pope Eugene IV , and succeeded in establishing peace . He also succeeded in overcoming the local forms of the Nestorian , Eutychian , and Monothelite heresies . The heretical bishops abjured and made a profession of faith at a synod held at Nicosia ; some of the prelates went afterwards to Rome to renew their profession before the Holy See . There are preserved in the Vatican manuscript copies of his treatise on the Divine essence and operation , compiled from the commentaries of St. Tomas Aquinas , and addressed to Cardinal Bessarion also a little work in the form of a dialogue in reply to a letter of Mark of Ephesus against the rites and ceremonies of the Roman Church ( `` Patrologia Graeca '' , CL , 862 ) .
East Berkshire ( UK Parliament constituency ) . East Berkshire was a county constituency in the county of Berkshire . It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom , elected by the first past the post voting system . The constituency was created for the 1983 general election , and abolished for the 1997 general election . History . This safe Conservative seat was represented for its entire existence by Andrew MacKay . Boundaries . The District of Bracknell , and the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead wards of Datchet , Horton and Wraysbury , Old Windsor , Sunningdale and South Ascot , and Sunninghill . The constituency was created from parts of the seats of Wokingham , Windsor and Maidenhead , and Beaconsfield . Its main settlement was Bracknell , and it also included Ascot , Sunningdale , Sunninghill , Datchet , Crowthorne , Sandhurst , and Old Windsor .
Keisuke Takano . Keisuke Takano ( 高野 圭佑 , born December 28 , 1991 in Kure , Hiroshima ) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Chiba Lotte Marines in Japan 's Nippon Professional Baseball .
Swatara Furnace . Swatara Furnace is a historic iron furnace and national historic district located at Pine Grove Township , Schuylkill County , Pennsylvania . The district includes four contributing buildings and two contributing structure . They are the furnace ( 1830 ) , stone dam breast ( c. 1850 ) , ironmaster 's mansion ( c. 1830 , c. 1860 , c. 1881 , and c. 1969 ) , barn ( c. 1860 ) , stone foreman 's house ( c. 1830 ) , and stone worker 's double house ( c. 1830 ) . The limestone furnace measures 29 feet , 7 inches , wide , 29 feet , 8 inches , deep , and 22 feet high . It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991 .
James Grundy ( chess player ) . James Glover Grundy ( February 14 , 1855 – January 26 , 1919 ) was an English-American chess master . Chess career . Grundy is known to have played in only one chess tournament of any note . However , his result in that tournament was outstanding . In the Fifth American Chess Congress , held in New York City in January 1880 , Grundy tied for first with George Henry Mackenzie , with each scoring 13½/18 in the double round robin . Notable game . Grundy-Mackenzie , Fifth American Chess Congress , New York 1880 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.d3 b5 6.Bb3 Bc5 7.O-O d6 8.c3 Bg4 9.Be3 O-O 10.Nbd2 Qd7 11.Re1 Rad8 12.Bc2 Bxe3 13.fxe3 Ne7 14.a4 c6 15.Qe2 Ra8 16.Qf2 Ng6 17.h3 Bxf3 18.Nxf3 h6 19.Red1 Qe7 20.Nd2 Nh7 21.Nf1 Nh4 22.Ng3 g6 23.d4 Rad8 24.axb5 axb5 25.Ra6 c5 26.Rda1 b4 27.Ra7 Rd7 28.Rxd7 Qxd7 29.Nf5 Nxf5 30.exf5 bxc3 31.bxc3 cxd4 32.exd4 exd4 33.fxg6 fxg6 34.Qxd4 Qe6 35.Ra6 Rf6 36.Be4 Kg7 37.Ra7+ Kh8 38.Ra8+ Kg7 39.Bd5 Qe1+ 40.Kh2 h5 41.Ra7+ Kh6 42.Rxh7+ Kxh7 43.Qxf6 h4 44.Qf7+ Kh6 45.Qf4+ Kh7 46.c4 1–0
Dacian fortress of Moșna . It was a Dacian fortified town .
Altınyunus . The Altınyunus resort is located near the town of Çeşme , 80 km west of Izmir , Turkey . The resort belongs to the Yaşar Holding group . Area of activity . The resort , which covers an area of 140,000 m2 , is one of the largest hotels in Turkey . Construction started in 1972 and the hotel opened to the public in the summer season of 1974 . Following thorough renovation in 2006 the hotel can now accommodate over 1,000 guests .
La Rochette , Hautes-Alpes . La Rochette is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France . It is located about 10km north east of Gap .
AT & T Unix PC . The 3B1 ( also known as the PC7300 , or Unix PC ) was a Unix workstation computer originally developed by Convergent Technologies ( later acquired by Unisys ) , and marketed by AT & T in the mid- to late-1980s . Despite the name , the 3B1 had little in common with AT & T 's other 3B-series computers . PC7300 . The initial PC7300 model offered a modest 512 KiB of memory and a small , low performance 5 MB hard drive . This model , although progressive in offering a Unix system for desktop office operation , was underpowered and produced considerable fan and drive bearing noise even when idling . The modern-looking `` wedge '' design was innovative , and in fact the machine gained notoriety appearing in many movies as the token `` computer . '' AT & T 3B1 . A later enhanced model was renamed `` 3B1 '' . The cover was redesigned to accommodate a full-height 67 MB hard drive . This cover change added a 'hump ' to the case , expanded onboard memory to 1 or 2 MB , as well as added a better power supply . Operating system . The operating system is based on Unix System V Release 2 , with extensions from 4.1 and 4.2 BSD , System V Release 3 and Convergent Technologies . The last release was 3.51 . The Store . `` The Store '' is a public domain software repository which was available for all 3B1 users .
Jimwat . James `` Jim '' Wathigo Mburu , ( born 21 May 1985 ) , better known by his stage names Jimwat ( stylized Jimw @ t ) and Jimwizzy , is a Kenyan genge rapper . Personal life . The name Jimw @ t is coined from his names , James Wathigo . He was brought up in Kabete , Nairobi , Kenya and went to Musa Gitau Primary School and Kikuyu day secondary School , Thogoto . After his O levels he took a computer course and later studied graphic design . He started rapping while he was in|Class 7 . Music career . While still in Form 4 , Jimwat went to Calif Records and recorded his first song , `` Sema Nami Sweetie '' ( Sheng for `` talk with me sweetie '' ) . It was not released until he completed his O levels . On clearing high school , Jimwat released it and he was shocked to hear it on 98.4 Capital FM a few days after its release . Later , other stations followed suit . The same year , he was featured by Rhaptaz , ( a group composed of Gabu of P-Unit ) in `` Paulina '' which became a club hit and was used in the Close-Up `` Dance-o-Mania '' competition . He also did videos for the songs that same year . Later on , he was featured in the song `` Adila '' by Pararo and Riziki . He was also featured in Jua Cali ’ s `` Kwa Album Yangu '' ( Sheng for `` In My Album '' ) and `` Wanakimbia '' ( Kiswahili for `` They 're Running '' ) , which are in `` Juacalisekta '' , a mini album by Jua Cali . He then went on to pursue a solo career . In the same year , he released his most popular single to date , `` Under 18 '' , in which he featured Meg C. Other songs he has worked on are `` Mpaka Che '' with Pilipili , `` Tunakatika '' ( Sheng for `` We 're Dancing '' ) with Wambo-E and `` Chakula Kinywaji '' ( Kiswahili for `` Food Drink '' ) with Jua Cali , which was featured in his album `` Ngeli ya Genge '' . Jua Cali 's single , `` Sitoi Kitu Kidogo '' ( Kiswahili for `` I am not bribing '' ) , also featuring Jimwat , addresses the issue of corruption in Kenya and was included in the National Anti-Corruption Steering Campaign in 2008 . In 2009 , he was involved in a UN peace campaign where he collaborated in a peace song with artists Jua Cali , Mejja , Nyota Ndogo , Mr Lenny among other top artists in Kenya . He also worked on an anti-corruption song , `` Simama '' , ( Kiswahili for `` Stand Up '' ) with top Kenya artists . He later released a mellow jam , `` Fall in Love '' . His latest release , entitled `` Fan Wangu '' ( Sheng for `` My Fan '' ) , is a dedication to his loyal fans . Jimwat is set to release an album entitled `` Genge Nijenge ! '' ( Kiswahili for `` Build Me Genge ! '' ) . Jimwat is working with artists such as `` Das Walanguzi '' , `` Jedidah '' and Pace Kenya among others as he betters his musical career .
Prinny 2. is a 2.5D action platformer comedy video game by Nippon Ichi Software . Originally released in Japan in 2010 , the game made it to the North American market in 2011 . It is a sequel to ' Story . The game opens with the tutorial , in which Prinny first meets up with the Phantom Thief , a legendary thief of the Netherworld who steals rare items , though Prinny does n't know who he is yet . When the Prinny Squad enters Etna 's castle , she informs them that her panties were stolen , and forces the Prinny Squad to look for them by sunrise , or else she 'll turn them into panties . A note left by the Phantom Thief tells the Prinnies that he stole the panties , so the Squad goes looking for a rare item to lure him with . `` Asagi Wars : The Vengeance of Asagi '' . In this bonus story , Prinny Asagi and Flonne are watching TV , when a promo for a new tournament called Asagi Wars appears . Various Asagi doppelgängers are entered in the tournament , but Prinny Asagi , despite being the real Asagi , was not invited to the tournament . When she hears that `` outside interference is encouraged '' , Asagi goes out to get vengeance on her doppelgängers . Gameplay . The player must navigate through dangerous levels defeat the boss at the end of each stage . The player has 1000 lives to compensate for the game 's difficulty . Introduced to this game are three new moves , which can be accessed by entering Break Mode when the Combo Gauge is filled by collecting sweets . Break Mode increases attack power until the Combo Gauge is empty . The Husky Hip Pound is an advanced version of the Hip Pound that also deals damage . The Prinny Cyclone is an advanced version of the spinning dodge move . By enlarging the red scarf , the spinning dodge also deals damage . Finally , the Prinnikaze is a spinning air tackle that rockets into the ground . The game comes with the ability to choose from three difficulties . Normal mode retains the original gameplay of the first game . The Prinny can take three hits before he dies . In Baby Mode , the scarf icons are replaced with diapers , and areas that would normally deal damage are covered by destructible blocks . In Hell Mode , the Prinny gets no scarves , and as such , instantly dies in one hit , which can prove difficult later on in the game . Prinny Asagi Gameplay . In the special story mode , `` Asagi Wars : The Vengeance of Asagi '' , the player takes control of Prinny Asagi . Unlike the original gameplay , Prinny Asagi does n't have a hit count to determine health ; instead , her health is determined by the Ratings Gauge , a large meter that appears at the top of the screen . By performing flashy moves and following the audience , the Ratings Gauge will fill up . When Asagi takes damage , the Ratings Gauge will drop . If the Ratings Gauge reaches 0.00 % , Prinny Asagi automatically explodes . Unlike Prinnies , Prinny Asagi has access to a large arsenal of weapons , which can be cycled through with the and buttons . However , like all Prinnies , she can use the Hip Pound and the spinning dodge . Her weapons consist of the Asagi Wonder Buster , the Asagi Gatling Gun , Asagi 's Awesome Drill , Asagi 's Happy Flamethrower , Asagi 's Ridiculous Bazooka , the Asagi Shotgun , the Asagi Cat , an eggplant , and an electric guitar . Though some weapons are n't practical for combat , using specific weapons can make the Ratings Gauge increase . For example , the electric guitar causes the Combo Gauge to fill , which induces Break Mode , which fills the Ratings Gauge . Asagi is also limited by ammo for each weapon she owns , with some exceptions , such as the eggplant and the electric guitar . During the normal story , when Asagi is playable , her gameplay remains the same , spare two exceptions . Whenever a stage is started , Asagi will crush and destroy one Prinny , resulting in the loss of one life . Instead of having the Ratings Gauge , her health is governed by scarves , like all other Prinnies . Reception . The game received `` average '' reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic . In Japan , `` Famitsu '' gave it a score of one eight , one seven , one six , and one seven for a total of 28 out of 40 .
Pay Money to My Pain . Pay Money to My Pain ( stylized as Pay money To my Pain and abbreviated as P.T.P . ) was a Japanese alternative rock/metal band . All of the band 's lyrics are in English . History . Early in life , Kei started writing lyrics as a way to cope with his depression and dark feelings . In 2005 , after the disbandment of vocalist K 's previous band , Gun Dog , he recruited four members and formed Pay money To my Pain . Kei said that his lyrics expressed his deepest pain and when fans bought the CDs , they were literally buying into his pain . Hence , Pay money To my Pain . They began to produce songs by themselves before getting noticed by the record label VAP . From there , they released their first major single `` Drop of Ink '' on December 6 , 2006 . Several months later , they went to California where they recorded their first album , `` Another Day Comes '' , which was released on September 12 , 2007 . The album included `` Home '' , the `` Buzzer Beater '' ending song , and `` Another Day Comes '' , the ending song for `` Ultraseven X '' . Guitarist Jin left Pay Money to My Pain in April 2008 . The EP , `` Writing in the Diary '' , was released on July 30 , 2008 . The band 's song `` Bury '' , from the album `` After You Wake Up '' , was featured as the opening theme to the anime `` One Outs '' . Another of their songs , `` The Answer is Not in the TV '' , was featured in the Konami video game `` Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 '' . On June 9 , 2010 , Pay Money to My Pain released the single `` Pictures '' , which is an EP and a DVD sold separately . On January 26 , 2011 , Pay Money to My Pain released the 3rd album , Remember the Name . They performed , along with Lynch , at a charity event on August 10 , 2011 called `` Shikiyakou -Shikui- '' , which was hosted by Dead End . All proceeds were donated to the victims of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami on March 11 . In June 2012 , vocalist K was hospitalized . In that summer , Pay Money to My Pain performed their live show `` House of Chaos '' . They covered Buck-Tick 's song `` Love Letter '' for `` Parade II -Respective Tracks of Buck-Tick- '' , released on July 4 , 2012 . In October , K was again hospitalized and went through rehabilitation ; the band declared an activity stop . On December 30 , 2012 , K died of acute heart failure in his Yokohama home . On 20 September 2013 , announced a new album called `` Gene '' , with songs that K recorded before his death as well as songs recorded with guest vocalists . The album , released on November 13 , 2013 , included `` Rain '' , the theme song of the movie `` Sekisekirenren '' , `` Innocent in a Silent Room '' and a new version of `` Sweetest Vengeance '' . In December 2013 , Pay money To my Pain played their last concert , entitled `` From Here to Somewhere '' before disbanding . On January 2014 , `` Weight of my Pride '' was featured in episode 12 of the anime series ' . Their song `` Respect for the Dead Man '' was also used as the theme song for the `` Nobunagun '' anime which began airing on January 5 , 2014 . In December 29 , 2014 , a previously unreleased song named `` Room # 103 '' , which has K on vocals , was uploaded to Pay money To my Pain 's official YouTube channel . In December 29 , 2015 , another previously unreleased song named `` Relive '' , which has K on vocals , was uploaded to Pay money To my Pain 's official YouTube channel . On September 11th , 2016 , the band announced a limited edition Box Set entitled `` 10 Years from Drop of Ink '' that will include 5 CDs , 2 Blu-Rays , a 12 '' Vinyl and various trinkets that will cover their entire career . The Box Set is slated for a December 6th , 2016 release , 10 Years to the date of the release of their first major single `` Drop of Ink ''
Bob Craig ( Scottish footballer ) . Robert Craig ( 2 May 1886 – 19 April 1918 ) was a Scottish professional football full back who played in the Scottish Football League for Dundee Hibernian , Celtic and Morton . Personal life . Craig was born in May 1886 in Beith , Ayrshire , the son of William and Elizabeth Craig . His father was a French polisher . First World War . Robert Craig served as a private in the South Wales Borderers during the First World War and was wounded during a German attack at Messines , Belgium on 11 April 1918 , during the Spring Offensive . He was moved to No . 13 General Hospital , Boulogne-sur-Mer , France and died on 19 April 1918 , a few weeks shy of his 34th birthday . He was buried in Boulogne Eastern Cemetery .
Ernest Albert Savage . Ernest Albert Savage ( 1877–1966 ) was Principal Librarian of Edinburgh Public Libraries from 1922 to 1942 , President of the Scottish Library Association from 1929 to 1931 , and President of the Library Association ( now CILIP ) in 1936 . He wrote extensively on libraries and library science . Savage had a career-long concern with the training and professional status of librarians .
Jin Pengxiang . Jin Pengxiang ( Chinese : 晋鹏翔 ; Pinyin : `` Jìn Péngxiáng '' , born 25 January 1990 in Dalian ) is a Chinese football player who currently plays for Dalian Yifang on loan from Beijing Guoan in the Chinese Super League . Club career . Jin joined Zhejiang Greentown youth team system from Dalian Shide in 2006 . He started his professional football career in 2007 when he was sent to China League Two side Hangzhou Sanchao ( Zhejiang Greentown Youth ) . He was promoted to Hangzhou Greentown 's first team squad by Wu Jingui in 2010 . On 18 June 2011 , Jin made his Super League debut in a 1–0 home victory against Shanghai Shenhua , coming on as a substitute for Wu Wei in the 62nd minute . He became a regular player in the rest of the season , playing 19 league matches for the club . Jin was put into the transfer list in January 2012 after Takeshi Okada became the head coach of the club . On 5 February 2012 , he transferred to Chinese Super League newcomer Dalian Aerbin on a five-year deal . He made his debut for Dalian Aerbin on 11 March 2013 , in a 1–0 away defeat against Tianjin Teda . He quickly establish himself within the team and appeared 25 times in the 2012 league season . On 2 February 2015 , Jin transferred to fellow Chinese Super League side Beijing Guoan . On 4 July 2016 , Jin was loaned to China League One side Tianjin Quanjian until 31 December 2016 . On 10 July 2018 , he returned to Dalian Yifang on a half-year loan deal . Career statistics . `` Statistics accurate as of match played 1 July 2018 . ''
Julio González ( pitcher ) . Julio Enrique González Herrera ( December 20 , 1920 – February 15 , 1991 ) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Washington Senators in .
Chartered surveyors in the United Kingdom . A Chartered surveyor in the United Kingdom is a surveyor who is a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors ( `` RICS '' ) . Until the end of the 20th century , some members were members of the ISVA ( `` Incorporated Society of Valuers and Auctioneers '' ) , but this organisation merged into the RICS in 1999 . In the reforms of the RICS in the 1990s , the former divisional structure of the institution was abolished and the use of the alternative designations retained solely for the use of members to retain clarification when informing clients of specialist areas of expertise . Despite the attempt to unify the profession under one title chartered surveyor there is very little in common across the whole range of disciplines that are within the grasp of all members . The core membership is based in the construction profession , and another large sector deal with property ownership and management . Beyond these cores there are marine , land , rural and antiques specialists . Chartered surveyors in the core of the profession may offer mortgage valuations , homebuyer 's survey and valuations , full building surveys , building surveyors ' services , quantity surveying , land surveying , auctioneering , estate management and other forms of survey- and building-related advice . It is not usual for any individual member to have expertise in all areas , and hence partnerships or companies are established to create practices able to offer a wider spectrum of surveying services . Real Estate Valuation in the UK . The common public experience of chartered surveyors is in the process of obtaining a mortgage loan . Generally the surveyor is appointed by the lender after collecting a fee from the prospective borrower . The mortgage loan may be granted if the surveyor can confirm that the equity in the property in the present market is at or above the level of the loan requested . Types of survey . Typically , chartered surveyors can be engaged in three types of real estate survey . A mortgage valuation will be required by any mortgage lender as a condition of obtaining a mortgage loan . The homebuyer may take the option to instruct the same surveyor to carry out a `` RICS HomeBuyer Report '' or a `` RICS Building Survey '' ( sometimes called a `` Structural Survey '' ) , usually at additional cost . When the surveyor is instructed in this combined role , the mortgage valuation is still produced for the lender , and the HomeBuyer Report or Building Survey is additionally prepared for the borrower . This arrangement can avoid the potential conflict of interest where the surveyor has as client both the lender and the borrower in the transaction . Because of the ethics and professional liability division , borrowers should note that the lender 's survey is produced solely for the lender and the surveyor will not extend any liability for loss or omission to the borrower . Since reform of the RICS Red Book of valuation practice in recent years , the definition of a mortgage valuation has been deleted . It is now a market valuation which is the same definition given to the valuation in the RICS HomeBuyer Report . Before it was removed from the RICS Red Book the valuation for mortgage lending had different criteria from the market valuation . The Council of Mortgage Lenders recommends that buyers should not rely only on the mortgage valuation , but obtain a fuller survey for their own purposes . Various mortgage-related sources endorse this advice . However , a fuller survey is rarely a condition of the loan . The borrower may prefer to select an independent surveyor to undertake the HomeBuyer Report or Building Survey . Mortgage valuation report . A mortgage valuation is for the benefit of the lender . Its purpose is merely to confirm the property is worth the price paid , in order to protect the lender 's interests . Invariably there is a disclaimer on the report that confirms that the surveyor extends no responsibility to the borrower . This is a legally valid exclusion . RICS Home Surveys . Under the reforms undertaken by RICS in the early 21st century to better regulate the provision of professional products to the general public , a sector that is usually unable to fully appreciate the consequences of inadequate specification of the required items to be surveyed and how they are reported , RICS produced a new range of consumer products with RICS branding . Three consumer products are now available - These products have a consistent appearance over the range , with common typefaces and general format . The distinctions come in the detail that is subsequently provided . These are discussed below . RICS Condition Report . This is short report that looks briefly at the property to report on the visual condition of nine external elements of construction , nine internal elements of construction , seven services supplied to the building , and three key components of the grounds in which the property is sited . The reports rates conditions from 1 - good , 2 , - needing attention in the near future , 3 - needing attention now using a traffic light system to draw attention to things that matter . In practice this report is of little value to the buyer unless the surveyor attends at the same time as the buyer is carrying out a viewing and wants an early indication of general condition , making the most of the surveyor 's expert knowledge about how buildings can fail that are not obvious to the average buyer . Some surveyors agree to carry out these surveys as a precursor to then extending the service with a more detailed report in either of the other two types in the RICS Home Surveys suite . Usually , the fee for the first report is discounted in the fee for the detailed follow up report , since when the surveyor returns to the property , there is already an understanding of what problems are in the property . RICS HomeBuyer Report . This document format has been revised in 2010 to include an easy to assimilate format for the reader . The problem with the earlier format often reported to RICS by clients in receipt of the previous 'Homebuyer 's Survey and Valuation ' was that the structure did not easily distinguish the faults from the main description . A traffic light system was introduced and surveyors have to rate each element of the inspection according to priority . In this way , serious impediments are identified easily , and less critical defects commented upon to give the reader advice on what will need attention in the near future . It does not comment on the maintenance requirements for items found to be in satisfactory condition , only confirming that there is no cause for concern at this time . This format is suitable for a wide range of properties , but is best suited to traditionally built houses that are not subject to very serious distress or previous major alterations or extensions . This report is much longer than the condition report and looks in more detail at the property to report on the visual condition and maintenance needs of nine external elements of construction , nine internal elements of construction , seven services supplied to the building , and three key components of the grounds in which the property is sited . The reports rates conditions from 1 - good , 2 , - needing attention in the near future , 3 - needing attention now using a traffic light system to draw attention to things that matter . The report also includes commentary to advise your solicitor on issues that need addressing in the conveyance , and any risks that affect the building , grounds and people of a more general nature . There is also a market valuation of the property and an assessment of rebuilding costs for insurance purposes . Not all chartered surveyors are permitted to undertake providing the RICS HomeBuyer Report as it contains a market valuation . Under rules of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors , any surveyor undertaking these surveys must also be an RICS Registered Valuer and carry professional indemnity insurance for this task . This is an attempt by RICS to provide consumer confidence after the older valuation reports came into disrepute . RICS Building Survey . There are a number of variations to a residential building survey which offers the home purchaser a choice of products . The two main variants are the RICS Guidance note version stemming from the earlier RICS guidance note 2004 ( more recently updated by the `` Surveys of residential property RICS guidance note 3rd edition '' which was introduced in December 2013 ) . The primary difference between guidance note and the practice note for the consumer is the format of the reports . A bespoke style or a framework ( traffic light signal ) style . For surveyors guidance is `` best practice '' and practice note is `` mandatory '' . The guidance note version can be provided in an agreed word document style format with an appendix for photographs etc . There is also a choice ( at extra commissioning cost ) to add a market valuation and other services such as costing for repairs and project management / further investigation services by agreement as cited at the end of this description . In effect , is a fully bespoke report . The alternative is the practice note version ( introduced to the market in November 2012 ) . It is a similar traffic light signal format as the other RICS survey products such as the RICS condition report and the RICS homebuyer reports . Both report formats ( guidance note and practice note versions ) are appropriate for virtually all properties , including but not limited to listed buildings , thatched cottages , timber frame homes and so on . The building survey is the most detailed survey available from most firms of Chartered Surveyors . Thorough though it is , it may still lead to recommendations for further investigation from other specialists ; see below . The building survey report is much longer than the condition report but may not be much longer than the homebuyer report as its content depends on the condition observed in each individual case . The practice note version building survey looks in more detail at the property to report on the visual condition and maintenance needs of nine external elements of construction , with scope for sub-division into individual features , with the nine internal elements of construction and the seven services supplied to the building examined in a similar manner . Also the three key components of the grounds in which the property is sited can be subdivided as necessary . The practice note version of the report also rates conditions from 1 - good , 2 , - needing attention in the near future , 3 - needing attention now using a traffic light system to draw attention to things that matter . In this format , if there is a defect , not only will it be identified but its causes analyzed and methods of repair and elimination of the cause discussed in some detail . The report also includes commentary to advise your solicitor on issues that need addressing in the conveyance , and any risks that affect the building , grounds and people of a more general nature . There is also discussion on the means of escape in case of fire , which in older houses in particular can be compromised by poor design and alterations . There is no market valuation or an assessment of rebuilding costs for insurance purposes in the document . These can be added , along with cost estimates for the repairs by a separate agreement as discussed in the helpful RICS explanatory notes to clients . Collectively , a key feature of RICS building surveys are that they provide an opportunity for clients and surveyors to strike up a detailed dialogue about the property they are intending to purchase . Purchasers find a building survey useful in allowing for further negotiations on price or for providing a clients briefing document for extensions or repairs . The building survey is a very interactive process . Energy performance certificate . Chartered surveyors can also provide an energy performance certificate . Limits . Chartered Surveyors are not necessarily specialists in other fields , and may recommend further investigations by an electrician , a gas engineer , a structural engineer or expert of another kind , depending on what they find during their inspection . They may also recommend work by the buyer 's solicitor to confirm matters which might affect their valuation , such as ( with leasehold properties ) , the unexpired term of the lease , who is responsible for the boundaries , and so forth . The Chartered Surveyor 's inspection is typically non-intrusive . They do not have the authority to lift floorboards , drill holes , or perform excavations at a property which the prospective buyer does not , at this stage , own , which means that certain defects or problems may not be apparent from their inspection . Fees . These are a component of the Cost of moving house in the United Kingdom . Building surveying . As well as surveying , building surveyors in the UK give advice on design , construction , maintenance and repair . They may also assess damage or dilapidations on behalf of an insurance company . Fully qualified building surveyors in the UK can be members of the RICS , CIOB or CABE . Quantity surveying . Quantity surveyors work for private and commercial clients , main contractors and subcontractors in the construction industry . Their function is management of the commercial interfaces of construction : writing , negotiating , awarding and administering contracts , including variations and claims arising during the performance of a contract ; cost control and cost engineering , i.e . to document and estimate costs , progress , and risks . In the UK , not all quantity surveyors are necessarily chartered surveyors ; some may be chartered through the Chartered Institute of Building ( `` CIOB '' ) . Additional duties may include performing feasibility studies , preparing tenders , procuring materials , managing subcontractors , and even advice on taxation or building management . Surveyors may also be involved in dispute resolution . Quantity surveyors sometimes act as project managers of a construction site . Land surveying . Essentially , land surveying is making accurate maps and plans . Land surveying encompasses cadastral surveying , cartography , engineering surveying , hydrographic surveying and oceanographic surveying . Land surveyors may be accredited by the RICS , Chartered Institute of Building ( CIOB ) , or the Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors ( ICES ) , but only RICS members can call themselves `` chartered land surveyors '' . Auctioneering . Firms of chartered surveyors sometimes act in property auctions . Other aspects of surveying practice . As well as the services mentioned above , UK chartered surveyors may offer advice in boundary disputes , business rates , compulsory purchase matters and party walls . ( `` Party walls '' in the UK are walls on your property shared with your neighbours . )
Bozdag ( disambiguation ) . Bozdag or Falakro is a mountain in Drama prefacture , Greece .
Reginald McLaughlin . Reggio “ The Hoofer ” McLaughlin , tap dancer , instructor and choreographer started his artistic career in the subways of Chicago , where he had developed his unique style of tap dance hoofing , characterized by raw form of African American Tap . The combination of African foot stomping , Irish step and his lengthy experience contributes to the world of tap dancing . Reginald “ The Hoofer ” Mc Laughlin performed in various theatre shows and he worked with the pioneers of tap dance . As a principal tap dancer he was seen in two Duke Ellington Musicals : `` Jump for Joy '' and `` Beggars Holiday '' . In the theatre version of the `` Sammy Davis Jr. Story '' he played the role of Sammy Davis ' father and choreographed the tap numbers . At the Marcus Center of the Performing Arts in Milwaukee he was the featured tap dancer and choreographer of a production called `` We are the Drum '' . For the 150th anniversary for the Chicago Tribune Reggio was brought in as a specialty act with the Chicago Jazz Ensemble . Reggio has been featured on educational television programs such as Art Safari , Art Beat Chicago , and Inside Kentucky Schools . His feet are featured dancing to the documentary narration about the famous singer , Nat King Cole , he also appears in “ Gallery 37 a portrait of Chicago Youth ” and “ Vanishing Act ” . He has also been featured in JUBA- Masters of the tap , a tap documentary that has aired on PBS where he danced with his partner Ernest “ Brownie ” Brown , a legendary tap dancer who died in 2009 at the age of 93 . There is currently being filmed an instructional video and a new documentary highlighting his friendship , dance relationship with the Ernest `` Brownie '' Brown and the spectacular return to the Chair Dance routine , one of the classics of the 1930s . In 2004 Reginald “ the Hoofer ” obtained the prestigious Master Apprentice Award of Illinois Arts Council . Reggio the Hoofer is currently the principal Tap Dance teacher at Old Town School of Folk Music in Chicago . He is the producer and writer of his annual Christmas Show called “ The Nut Tapper ” , a unique , spirited , exhilarating and multicultural percussive variation of the classic ballet from Tchaikovsky 's Nutcracker Suite . The Nut Tapper is a swinging recreation of this popular holiday classic with fascinating rhythms of Tap , Spanish Gypsy Flamenco , Mexican Zapateado , Appalachian Clog etc . Reginald McLaughlin creates special artistic programs for children in difficult environments and performs in children hospitals .
E.C . Jones . Edward Culliatt Jones ( 1822–1902 ) , known as E.C . Jones , was an American architect who worked in Memphis , Tennessee with M.H . Baldwin in the firm Jones & Baldwin ( 1873–1880 ) and in Charleston , South Carolina as Jones & Lee with Francis D. Lee ( 1826–1885 ) . Nicholas J. Clayton worked at Baldwin & Jones . Jones was born in Charleston , South Carolina .
Littlemore railway station . Littlemore railway station was on the Wycombe Railway and served Littlemore in Oxfordshire . Littlemore was then a village but is now a suburb of Oxford . The Wycombe Railway opened the station in 1864 as part of its extension from Thame to Oxford . In 1963 British Railways withdrew passenger services between Princes Risborough and Oxford and closed all intermediate stations including Littlemore . The line through Littlemore remains open for freight traffic between the Didcot - Oxford main line at Kennington Junction and the BMW Mini factory at Cowley . In November 2014 Chiltern Railways ran a train filled with investors and local businessmen along the track to a temporary station at Oxford Science Park , signalling the possibility of a station in Littlemore by 2020 .
V604 Aquilae . V604 Aquilae or Nova Aquilae 1905 was a nova , which occurred in the constellation Aquila in 1905 with a maximum brightness of 7.6 mag .
Araeophylla languidella . `` Araeophylla languidella '' is a species of moth in the family Gelechiidae . It was described by Hans Georg Amsel in 1936 . It is found in Palestine .
Mun Jenmam . Mun Jenmam ( ) is a 2011-2012 Indian-Tamil language talk show which aired on Vijay TV from 19 November 2011 to 12 August 2012 for 39 episodes . The show is hosted by television presenter Raja Narayanan . The show was initially presented by Ajay Rathnam , a famous actor in Tamil Cinema . About the show . The show is noted for its interesting part on the person 's past life . Dr. Vethamalika ( http : //drvethamalika.com/index.php ) interviews patients under hypnosis and brings out the events in past lives that have connection with problems of the patients in current life .
Antisemitism in Turkey . Antisemitism in Turkey refers to acts of hostility against Jews in the Republic of Turkey , as well as the promotion of antisemitic views and beliefs in that country . Demographics . Jews have been living on the territory of the Ottoman Empire and modern Turkey for more than 2,400 years . Initially the population consisted of Romaniote Jews of Greek affiliation , but they were later assimilated into the community of Sephardic Jews who emigrated to the Ottoman Empire in the 15th century from Iberia following persecution by the Spanish Inquisition . Although Jews in 2009 only made up slightly more than 0.03 % of the Turkish population , the Turkish Republic nevertheless houses one of the largest Jewish communities in the Muslim world . The population of Turkish Jews counted 23,000 individuals that year . Most Jews reside in Istanbul . There are 23 active synagogues in Turkey , including 16 in Istanbul alone . Historically , the Jewish population of the Ottoman Empire reached its apex at the end of the 19th century , when Jews numbered around 500,000 individuals , of which approximately half lived on the territory of the modern Republic of Turkey . Despite Jews being only a tiny fraction of the population today , antisemitic sentiments are quite common among modern-day Turks . Public critique of Israeli policy in Turkey has a tradition of turning into expressions of general antisemitic sentiment . Since 2009 , a fall in the Jewish population has been registered on this account . By September 2010 the Jewish population dropped to 17,000 people , mostly due to an emigration to Israel which has been explained by security concerns stemming from rising antisemitic sentiments following incidents such as the 2006 Lebanon War , the 2008–2009 Gaza War and the May 2010 Gaza flotilla raid in which nine Turkish citizens were killed after assaulting Israeli Navy commandos boarding the flotilla ships to uphold the maritime blockade against Gaza . Jews and anti-semitism in The Ottoman Empire . In accordance with Islamic law , Jews in the Ottoman Empire had the status of dhimmi , which meant they were in principle subordinate to Muslims . However , the status of `` dhimmi '' guaranteed personal inviolability and freedom of religion . This , however , did not prevent antisemitism in Ottoman Turkey . The first Ottoman case of blood libel , that is claims of Jews abducting and sacrificing non-Jews in sinister rituals , was reported during the reign of Sultan Mehmed II in the 15th century ( according to other sources – at the beginning of the 16th century ) . Subsequently , and despite the mass migration of Jews from Spain in 1492 , such blood libels occurred rarely and were usually condemned by Ottoman authorities . Some Jewish sources mention blood libel incidents during the reign of Sultan Murad IV . Sultan Mehmet II issued a firman , a royal decree , which was the first of its kind in the Ottoman Empire and ordered that all cases related to the blood libel should be considered by the Divan , the highest council of the Empire . In general , the migration of Jews from Western Europe to Ottoman Empire was greeted kindly by the authorities . In 1553 , Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent taking up the opinion of his personal doctor and adviser , Moses Hamon , reconfirmed the orders of Mehmed II , which prohibit local courts from adjudicating the cases pertaining to alleged Jewish ritual murder . He also successfully counter-measured the intention of Pope Paul IV to place the Jews of Ancona into the hands of the Inquisition . However , later the attitude of the authorities towards the Jews deteriorated . In 1579 Sultan Murad III reportedly heard that Jewish women wore silk clothes decorated with precious stones , and ordered the destruction of all Jews in the Empire . Even though the decree was lifted , thanks to Shlomo Ashkenazi , the adviser to the Grand Vizier , a special clothing was ordered for Jews to wear . In particular , women were forbidden to wear silk , and men have been prescribed to wear a special form of hat . There were a number of known cases of blood libel in the 19th century on the territory of the Ottoman Empire : Aleppo ( 1810 ) , Beirut ( 1824 ) , Antioch ( 1826 ) , Hama ( 1829 ) , Tripoli ( 1834 ) , Jerusalem ( 1838 ) , Rhodes and Damascus ( 1840 ) , Marmora ( 1843 ) , Smyrna ( 1864 ) . The most famous of them were the Rhodes and Damascus affairs , both in 1840 , both of which had major international repercussions . Blood libel in Rhodes occurred in February 1840 , when the Greek Orthodox community , with the active participation of the consuls of several European states accused the Jews of kidnapping and murdering a Christian boy for ritual purposes . The Ottoman governor of Rhodes supported the accusation . Several Jews were arrested , some of whom have made self-incriminating confessions under torture , and the entire Jewish-quarter was blocked for twelve days . In July 1840 the Jewish community of Rhodes was formally acquitted of accusations . `` We can not permit the Jewish nation ... to be vexed and tormented upon accusations , which have not the least foundation in truth ... '' In 1866 , with the resumption of cases of blood libel , the Sultan Abdülaziz issued a firman , according to which the Jews were declared to be under his protection . Orthodox clergy limited such accusations thereafter , but another known case of blood libel happened in 1875 in Aleppo , but the alleged victim of the murder – the Armenian boy – was soon found alive and well . In the second half of the 19th century the Ottoman Empire initiated the Tanzimat reforms aimed at aligning the rights among its subjects regardless of ethnic origin and religion . These transformations positively affected the Jews , who finally acquired equal rights . In the beginning of the 20th century , the Jewish population in the Empire had reached 400–500,000 people . In 1887 there were five Jewish members in the Ottoman Parliament . However , actual equality was not achieved by Jews until much later . There were also conflicts with Muslims , especially in the area of present-day Israel . Towards the end of the 19th century , with increases in populations of Jews and Muslims to Palestine , the Arab population protested to the increasing Jewish presence , resulting in a ban in 1892 to all land sales to foreigners . Jews were forbidden to settle in Palestine or live in Jerusalem , regardless of whether they were subjects of the Empire or foreigners . Hostility to Jews increased with the increase in numbers of Jews in the region , and there was a major pogrom in Jaffa in March 1908 , in which the Arab population participated and which resulted in 13 people being seriously injured , several of whom died . The local government later was sacked . During the Greco-Turkish War of 1919–1922 the Jewish communities in Western Anatolia and Eastern Thrace were persecuted by the Greeks , and a Corlu pogrom occurred . In the Republic of Turkey . In 1923 when the creation of Turkish Republic was proclaimed , at that time there were 200,000 Jews living on its territory , including 100,000 in Istanbul alone . Jews were granted civil equality , however the subsequent pogroms and persecution triggered a mass Jewish emigration , that reduced the Jewish community by 10 times . In 1920 the opponents of the regime of Mustafa Kemal ( Atatürk ) launched an antisemitic campaign , claiming , besides classical antisemitic rhetoric , that the Jews supported Greek interestes in the Turkish War of Independence and illegally appropriated abandoned property . The campaign did not find a wide support and entirely ceased with the stabilization of Mustafa Kemal 's regime . In the same period the government forced the Jewish community to abandon the cultural autonomy granted to ethnic minorities , thereby violating of the Lausanne Treaty . It must be noted that this was the general policy of Mustafa Kemal 's regime , which affected Armenians and Kurds , among others . On 2 July 1934 pro-Nazi group headed by Cevat Rıfat Atilhan organized pogroms against Jews in Thrace . Authorities decisively stopped the anti-Jewish riots , announced a state of emergency in Eastern Thrace and brought looters to justice . At the same time , some sources mention there was a forcible eviction of Jews from Eastern Thrace , based on the Law on Resettlement `` ( № 2510 ) . Under this law , the Interior Minister had the right to relocate national minorities to other parts of the country depending on the level of their `` adaptation to Turkish culture '' . In particular , the Jews were expelled by Turkish authorities of the city of Edirne . In 1939–1942 the Turkey again saw antisemitic propaganda spreading that had seen support from Nazi Germany , in which the Turkish government did not intervene . In July 1942 the power in Turkey was taken by right-wing political parties . On 11 November 1942 a law on tax on property ( `` varlık vergisi '' ) was ratified by the Turkish Parliament . The tax rate for Jews and Christians was 5 times greater than for Muslims . As a result , about 1,500 Jews were sent to labor camps for non-payment of taxes . The Act was repealed on 15 March 1944 . It must however be noted , that in contrast to this , Turkey has accepted substantial numbers of Jewish refugees during the rise of fascism in Europe in the 1930s and the Second World War . There were cases of Turkish diplomats in Europe aiding Jews in escaping the Holocaust . From 1948 to 1955 , approximately 37,000 Turkish Jews emigrated to Israel . One stated reason for emigration was the pressure from authorities to use the Turkish language , even at home . In 1950 Atilhan and other right-wing Turkish politicians to a great extent spread antisemitic propaganda through the media , some of which , though , were confiscated by the authorities . Attacks on Jews and antisemitic incidents were recorded in 1955 , 1964 and 1967 . Authorities take steps to protect the Jewish population . In the 1970s – 1980s antisemitic sentiments in Turkey have increased . Anti-Jewish theses existed in the programs of certain political parties . Sources of antisemitism . The main ideological sources of antisemitism in Turkey are Islamism , left-wing anti-Zionism and nationalist right-wing extremism . Turkish intellectuals have always been pro-Palestinian and anti-Israel in their stance , while the debate of the Middle East conflict among laymen in Turkey often turns antisemitic . Nefes argues that anti-Semitic currents are not mainstream in Turkish politics while Turkish-Jewry has been seen as outsiders in Turkish society . In other words , Turkish Jewry is not perceived as a local threat , but come into consideration during relevant international conflicts as a suspicious non-native community . Islamist antisemitism . A Turkish specialist on inter-ethnic and inter-religious relations , Rifat Bali and other sources state that Jews who converted to Islam are portrayed by Turkish Islamist as an alien group of questionable loyalty . Islamists , though , refer to groups such as liberals , secularists and socialists as `` Shabbethaians '' , when wishing to attribute to them disloyalty . For instance , the Great Eastern Islamic Raiders ' Front ( `` İslami Büyük Doğu Akıncıları Cephesi '' ) , a radical Islamist terrorist organization established in 1984 , advocates the expulsion of any Jewish and Christian presence in Turkish political life . `` ... a snake was created to express its poison , just as a Jew was created to make mischief . '' In 1997 , the secular parties came to the power in Turkey and the influence of the Welfare Party has decreased significantly . However , in 2003 when Recep Tayyip Erdoğan , a leader of the Islamist Justice and Development Party , became the Prime Minister of Turkey , it marked the beginning of an Islamisation of the Turkish society . Erdoğan was also to become known for harsh anti-Israeli rhetoric . After the Israeli operation Cast lead in the Gaza Strip and with the appointment of new Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu in 2009 , anti-Israeli sentiments clearly became expressed in Turkish foreign policy . Several sources claim that the conflict following the Gaza Flotilla incident on 31 May 2010 was deliberately instigated by Turkish politicians in order to aggravate the relations with Israel for the sake of domestic and foreign policy gains . Furthermore , according to news reports from December 2012 , Turkey 's National Intelligence Organization has started investigating individuals who may be dual citizens of Israel and Turkey in connection to the Mavi Marmara `` Flotilla Incident '' of 2010 . Anti-Israeli and anti-Zionist Sentiments on the Left . Left-wing Turkish intelligentsia tends to view Israel as an instrument of U.S. imperialism in the Middle East . The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is thus interpreted as a conflict between a group `` oppressed by imperialism '' and a proxy of the United States . This tradition has existed since the 1970s , when Turks of the far-left joined the Palestine Liberation Organization and received military training through said organization , and some participated in combated against Israeli forces . Turkish-Jewish scholar , Rifat Bali , assessing the Turkish left-wing , say that for them Zionism – is an aggressive ideology that promotes antisemitism . In a special issue of left-wing magazine `` Birikim '' in 2004 , it has been asserted that antisemitism and Zionism – are two sides of one coin , `` Jewish conscience was captured by Israel '' and all efforts should be made for the destruction of Israel in its present form . Nationalist antisemitism and Nazi sympathy . At the end of March 2005 the attention of Western media was drawn towards Turkey to the fact that Adolf Hitler 's `` Mein Kampf '' was running at 4th place on the Turkish best-seller lists for the first two months of 2005 . Its low price ( 4.5 US dollars ) made it affordable and hit for high sales , from 50 to 100 thousand copies of the book were sold . The Turkish authorities withdrew the book from sales shortly after . On that occasion , Turkish sociologist and political scientist Doğu Ergil stated that `` Nazism , buried in Europe , is being resurrected in Turkey . '' A columnist of the liberal-leaning national newspaper `` Hürriyet '' , Hadi Uluengin , wrote in February 2009 about a `` new nationalist '' antisemitism among secularists . These groups fiercely criticized the government 's plan to provide to an Israeli company a long-term lease of section of the Turkish land on the border with Syria in return for an expensive operation on de-mining of that section ( which , after joining to the Mine Ban Treaty , Turkey was obliged to undertake until 2014 ) . Opposition arguments on the inadmissibility of investment of the `` Jewish finance '' were commented by Prime Minister Erdoğan as `` fascist '' and as a `` phobia towards minorities and foreigners . '' In June 2010 , during one of the anti-Israel demonstrations , protestors used Nazi symbols and slogans which glorified Adolf Hitler . Antisemitism in books and print media . Before the Israeli operation Cast Lead in Gaza in winter 2008–2009 , most of the antisemitic manifestations in Turkey were in the print media and books . The researchers at Tel Aviv University noted that many young and educated Turks under the influence of this propaganda were forming a negative attitude towards Jews and Israel , although they have never came across with them . Some sources say that many antisemitic sentiments are being published in Islamist publications such as `` Vakit '' and `` Milli Gazete '' as well as in ultra `` Ortadogu '' and `` Yenicag '' . For example , a famous Turkish writer Orhan Pamuk , who is prosecuted for public recognition of the Armenian Genocide in Turkey , has been named by the newspaper `` Yenicag '' as `` a lover of Jews '' , `` the best friend of the Jews '' and `` servant of the Jews . '' `` Ortadogu '' and `` Yenicag '' argued that well-known Kurdish leaders Mustafa Barzani and Jalal Talabani are Jews by birth and intend to create a `` Greater Israel '' under the guise of a Kurdish state . The magazine `` Vakit '' wrote that the Mossad and Israel are responsible for laying mines in southeastern Turkey , that is killing Turkish soldiers . `` Vakit '' and `` Milli Gazete '' published articles that praised Hitler and denied the Holocaust . `` Vakit '' wrote that the Chief rabbi of Turkey must leave the country because he did not condemn the Israeli operation `` Cast Lead '' . The publications in the media compare Israel to Nazi Germany , and the operation in Gaza to the Holocaust , media puts an equal mark between the words `` Jew '' and `` terrorist '' . `` Milli Gazete '' columnist expressed his desire never to see Jews on the streets of Turkish cities . In Turkey , antisemitic books are published and freely distributed , such as `` The Protocols of the Elders of Zion '' , `` International Jewry '' by Henry Ford and many others , including Turkish authors , who argue in their books that Jews and Israel want to seize power all over the world . Antisemitism in film and television . In 2006 , the film ' was screened in Turkey . Many critics regarded it as anti-American and antisemitic . The latter charge is based on the fact that the film has a scene where a Jewish doctor , an employee in the U.S. Army , trades bodies of prisoners of the Abu Ghraib detention centre . Footage from the Turkish TV show `` Ayrilik '' ( `` Farewell '' ) tells a story of love with operation Cast Lead in the background . The footage prompted the Israeli Foreign Ministry in October 2009 to summon the charge d'affaires of Turkey in Israel , D. Ozen to give explanations . Discontents were made as to the scene where the actors depicting Israeli soldiers shoot Palestinian `` soldiers '' and kill a Palestinian girl , as well as to a number of other scenes . The officials of the Israeli Foreign Ministry stated that `` the scene , does not have even a remote connection to the reality and depicts the Israeli army as the murderers of innocent children . '' In Israel , note that this is not a private initiative , since the series was shown on state channel . In January 2010 , after new TV series ' was aired in Turkey , the Turkish ambassador to Israel Oguz Chellikol was summoned to the Foreign Ministry of Israel for explanations . The Israel dissatisfaction was a scene where the agents of the Mossad , as performed by the Turkish actors , kidnapped Turkish children and took the Turkish ambassador and his family as hostages . The Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Israel , Danny Ayalon , in a conversation with the Turkish ambassador expressed his opinion that `` the scene , similar to the one shown in the series , make life of Jews in Turkey unsafe . '' At that meeting , Ayalon defiantly violated several rules of diplomatic etiquette , that eventually led to diplomatic scandal . Oguz Chellikol himself condemned the resumption of the said Turkish TV show series . Attacks on Jews are also heard on Turkish television . Representatives of the Jewish community in Turkey in early 2009 expressed concern about the antisemitic statements that were expressed in a number of television programs . In 2015 , an Erdogan-affiliated news channel broadcast a two-hour documentary titled `` The Mastermind '' ( a term which Erdogan himself had introduced to the public some months earlier ) , which forcefully suggested that it were `` the mind of the Jews '' that `` rules the world , burns , destroys , starves , wages wars , organizes revolutions and coups , and establishes states within states . '' Flyers , posters and vandalism . The banners at the press conference of the anti-Israeli Federation Association of Culture Osman Gazi in Eskisehir read : `` Dogs allowed , for Jews and Armenians the entrance is closed '' . In Istanbul the leaflets were posted calling `` not to buy at Jewish stores and not serve Jews . '' Some billboards in Istanbul had the following text : `` You can not be the son of Moses '' and `` Not in your book '' , with quotations from the Torah condemning the killing and with pictures of bloody children 's footwear . In Izmir and Istanbul some synagogues have been desecrated by insulting and threatening graffiti . The lists with names of famous Jewish physicians were distributed with the call to kill them in retaliation for an operation in Gaza . Lists was compiled and distributed with names of Jewish companies , both local and international to boycott . In June 2010 several Turkish shops put signs reading `` We do not accept dogs and Israelis '' . Violence against Jews . In the late 20th to early 21st centuries in Turkey , there were three anti-Jewish terrorist attacks . In all three cases , the militants attacked the main synagogue of Istanbul , Neve Shalom . On 6 September 1986 a terrorist from the Palestinian organization of Abu Nidal shot with a machine gun visitors at Istanbul synagogue Neve Shalom during Sabbath prayers . 23 Jews were killed and 6 were injured . On 15 November 2003 , suicide bombers using cars exploded near two synagogues in Istanbul in which 25 people were killed and 300 were wounded . Islamists have justified their actions by stating that there were `` Israeli agents working '' in the synagogues . Responsibility for the attacks were claimed by Al-Qaeda and Turkish Islamist organization , the Great Eastern Islamic Raiders ' Front . For these attacks the Turkish courts had convicted 48 people who were linked to Al-Qaeda . On 21 August 2003 , Joseph Yahya , a 35-year-old dentist from Istanbul , was found dead in his clinic . The murderer was arrested in March 2004 and admitted that he killed Yahya out of antisemitic motives . On 6 January 2009 a basketball match at the European Cup between Israeli `` FC Bnei Hasharon '' and Turkish `` Turk Telecom '' was interrupted by Turkish fans . The fans chanted insulting slogans and tried to throw objects at hand at Israeli athletes . Police defended the Israelis from the attack . Also in January 2009 an attack on Jewish soldier in the Turkish army was reported . The assailant was immediately punished by the commander of the military base . In the same period a number of Jewish students suffered a verbal abuse and physical attacks . In June 2010 , Islamists threatened with violence against Turkish Jews in connection with the Turkish-Israeli conflict over the `` Freedom Flotilla '' . Opposition to antisemitism . Direct antisemitic actions in Turkey are prosecuted by the government . In 2009 , a store owner , who posted on its door a banner reading `` Entrance for Jews and Armenians Forbidden ! '' was sentenced to five months in prison . However , a report of the World Jewish Congress noted that during the operation in Gaza , the Turkish justice system did not pursue antisemitic actions of participants and did not interfere with antisemitic incitement . In October 2004 , the socialist Turkish magazine Birikim published a statement entitled `` No tolerance for anti-Semitism ! '' It was signed by 113 well-known Turkish Muslim and non-Muslim intellectuals . A particularly hostile attitude towards Israel and Jews was reported during Israeli military operation Cast Lead , the Turkish police had to take measures to protect Jewish institutions in Turkey . Many liberal journalists in the newspaper `` Hürriyet '' , `` Milliyet '' and `` Vatan '' published weighted statements , noting that criticism of Israeli policies should not go into hostility towards the Jews . Protection of Jewish institutions in Turkey was reinforced in June 2010 after the incident with the `` Freedom Flotilla '' . Interior Minister Besir Atalay said that the authorities will not allow that Turkish Jews suffer from anti-Israel speeches . Addressing criticism of Israel in connection with the operation in Gaza , Prime Minister Erdogan said at the same time that `` anti-Semitism is a crime against humanity '' . On 27 January 2010 at the International Holocaust Remembrance Day Turkish Foreign Ministry announced that Turkey would continue its policy aimed against antisemitism , racism , xenophobia and discrimination . The mood in Turkish society . According to opinion polls conducted in 2007–2009 , the Turkish society has a high level of xenophobia . 64 % of Turks do not want to see Jews as their neighbors , 76 % has a negative attitude towards Jews , and only 7 % is positive . A reviewer of the left-liberal Turkish daily `` Radikal '' , Murat Arman , in 2005 wrote that the situation in Turkey reminds him of 1930 in Germany , where the media often discussed the dominance of Jews in the economy , the assumption about their clandestine activities directed against Germany , and a harmful effect on German society . He believes that this is an extremely dangerous trend , and that such a massive agitation against non-Muslims in Turkey has not been recorded for many years . In January 2010 , Israeli newspaper `` Haaretz '' published a report prepared by the International Centre for Political Studies at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Israel , which argued that anti-Israeli statements by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan contributed to the growth of antisemitism in Turkish society . Turkish Jews are concerned about antisemitic sentiments in Turkey , for example , some private shops posted tablets with the inscription `` Jews are not allowed '' . A similar concern is also raised by American Jewish organizations . Some experts believe that the growth of antisemitism in Turkey is not taking place , but most agree that a number of hazards exist , in particular , the emergence of antisemitic posters and attempts to conduct antisemitic propaganda in the Turkish schools . IDC Professor Barry Rubin believes that an open advocacy of antisemitism in Turkey `` is far superior to anything that happens in Europe . '' After the raid of Israel on `` Freedom Flotilla '' off the coast of Gaza , on 31 May 2010 , which resulted in the death of 9 Turkish citizens , the Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan said that `` Israel must put an end to speculation on Semitism around the world '' , and Islamist demonstrators on the anti-Israeli rallies have used antisemitic slogans , including phrase `` Death to the Jews '' . The head of the Jewish community in Turkey Silvio Ovadia said that `` any anti-Israeli statements can easily turn into a condemnation of Jews in general . Whenever a war breaks out in the Middle East , the antisemitism grows throughout the world . He believes that many people are not able to distinguish between Israelis and Jews and transfer the criticism of Israeli policies onto the Turkish citizens of Jewish origin . Rifat Bali , believes that any attempt to resist the growth of antisemitic sentiments would lead to the deterioration of the situation , Turkish Jews must either leave , or be prepared to live in a massive antisemitic environment . In July 2014 , Imam Mehmet Sait Yaz gave a sermon in Diyarbakir which was broadcast by OdaTV and later translated by cited by MEMRI . During the sermon , Yaz stated that `` You shall find the Jews to be the most hostile toward the believers . The most rabid and savage enemies of Islam on this Earth are the Jews . Who said this ? Allah did '' and that `` These Jews spoil all the agreements on Earth and have murdered 17 of their own prophets … And I declare here : All Jews who have taken up arms to murder Muslims must be killed , and Israel must be wiped off the map ! This will be done with the help of Allah . Have no fear . These are good tidings . This is gospel ... The Muslims will attack Israel and the Jews . The Jews will run and hide . When the Jew hides behind [ trees and ] stones , the [ trees and ] stones will say : ‘ Oh servant of Allah , there is a Jew behind you . Come and get him . '' AKP lawmaker Cuma Icten , who subsequently posted Yaz 's speech on his Facebook page , described Yaz 's words as `` magnificent . ''
U.S. Route 20 in Nebraska . U.S. Highway 20 is a part of the United States Numbered Highway System that runs for from Newport , Oregon to Boston , Massachusetts . Within the State of Nebraska it is a state highway that begins on the Wyoming–Nebraska state line west of Harrison near the Niobrara River and runs to the Nebraska–Iowa state line in South Sioux City . Throughout its length the route passes through a diverse range of landscapes including bluffs and escarpments in the Northwest Panhandle , the Nebraska Sandhills in the northern part of the state , and rolling hills and plains as the highway approaches the Missouri River valley south of Sioux City , Iowa . Throughout its length , US 20 is a two-lane highway with the exception of the easternmost which is four-lane divided highway , the last of which is concurrent with Interstate 129 . The between the Wyoming border and Valentine is designated as the Bridges to Buttes Byway , one of nine scenic byways in the state of Nebraska . Bridges to Buttes Scenic Byway . The Nebraska Department of Roads has designated nine stretches of state highway as scenic byways throughout the state . These are typically two-lane highways traveling through diverse terrain and passing by historical markers and attractions that put the rich history of Nebraska 's past on display . Along US 20 the route between the Wyoming state line and Valentine , a stretch , is designated the Bridges to Buttes Scenic Byway . Along this route , the highway passes through diverse landscapes such as escarpments and the Nebraska Sandhills as well as historical points of interest including Fort Robinson . Wyoming state line to Rushville . US 20 enters Nebraska along the Wyoming state line east of Van Tassell just north of the Niobrara River passing through gently rolling plains with intermittent rock outcroppings on the way to Harrison . Harrison , the state 's northwestern most town , is home to the Sioux County Historical Museum . Just a few miles northeast of town lies Sowbelly Canyon , a part of the Pine Ridge escarpment . The highway then continues into the eastern reaches of Sioux County which are marked by high plains , bluffs and escarpments including the Red Cloud Buttes as the road passes through Fort Robinson State Park . The park is home to Fort Robinson , a former U.S. Army fort instrumental during the Sioux Wars between 1876 and 1890 and where Crazy Horse surrendered in 1877 . From there the highway continues to the northeast where it enters Crawford . Here the highway runs to the north concurrently with N-2 and N-71 along the east side of town for a mile before turning to the northeast , traveling through rolling plains passing south of Whitney Lake before meeting up with US 385 west of Chadron . US 20 runs concurrently with US 385 to the west side of town where 385 departs to the south while US 20 continues east through Chadron . Chadron is home to Chadron State Park , Nebraska 's oldest state park containing nearly of Pine Ridge wilderness . It is also home to the Pine Ridge Ranger District of the Nebraska National Forest . The Museum of Fur Trade is also located in Chadron at the site of a former fur trading post run by the American Fur Company between 1837 and 1876 . The highway leaves Chadron and runs southeast alongside the Little Bordeaux Creek . As the road continues towards Hay Springs it makes a climb as it passes through a portion of the Pine Ridge Escarpment . To the north , the Beaver Wall escarpment provides views of the surroundings including the buttes at Crawford all the way to the Black Hills . In Hay Springs , US 20 meets up with N-87 , which joins from the south . Together , the two highways run concurrently for nearly , through Hay Springs and into Rushville . On the west side of Rushville , Highway 87 leaves to the north towards Pine Ridge , South Dakota while US 20 continues through town . Rushville to Valentine . After departing Rushville , US 20 bends to the northeast passing agricultural fields and grasslands . The highway passes through the small village of Clinton and continues on to the northeast before reaching the city of Gordon . Gordon was home to outlaw Doc Middleton who operated a saloon in town between 1900 and 1913 . Highway 20 leaves the city traveling east and just as the road turns to the northeast east of Gordon enters the western reaches of the Nebraska Sandhills . The road winds its way to the northeast before arriving at the village of Merriman in Cherry County . Cherry County is the largest county , by land area , in Nebraska with over it is larger than the states of Connecticut , Delaware , and Rhode Island combined . Here , US 20 intersects N-61 which is one of the most desolate highways in the state . Traveling south it is almost to the next town , Hyannis . From Merriman , US 20 continues east through the northern reaches of the sandhills . Between Merriman and Crookston , the highway is within of the South Dakota border . Continuing through the sandhills , the highway winds its way east until it enters the small village of Cody . Cody was named for a railroad foreman and not Buffalo Bill . The highway continues on to the east through the small villages of Nenzel , Kilgore , and Crookston . Here the highway crosses over the Minnechaduza Creek marking the northern extent of the Nebraska Sandhills . The route then turns southeast , running parallel to the Minnechaduza Creek along the edge of the sandhills towards the city of Valentine . US 20 meets up with several other highways in Valentine , US 83 , N-12 , and N-97 serving as a crossroads of North Central Nebraska . The Niobrara River runs along the southeast side of Valentine and the portion east of town is the start of the Niobrara Valley Preserve , which preserves thousands of acres or riverine canyons and grasslands along a stretch of the river . This portion of the river is also designated as a National Scenic River . Valentine marks the eastern terminus of the Bridges to Buttes Scenic Byway . Valentine to O'Neill . From Valentine , US 20 takes a southeast line crossing the Niobrara River back into the sandhills . It continues towards the southeast through the small villages of Wood Lake and Johnstown before turning to the east . After leaving Johnstown , the road enters flat plains where agricultural fields utilizing center pivot irrigation dot the landscape as the highway heads east towards Ainsworth . In Ainsworth , the road meets up with N-7 and runs concurrently for before US 183 also joins from the south . The three highways continue east and cross over a canyon formed by Long Pine Creek just north of Long Pine . later , the three highways diverge in Bassett . Highway 7 cotninues north towards Springview while US 183 heads south to Taylor . US 20 continues east through the small villages of Newport and Stuart before turning southeast and entering the city of Atkinson . From here the highway continues east along the southern edge of flat plains dotted with agricultural fields into the city of O'Neill . O'Neill is located in the Elkhorn Valley and lies just north of the river of the same name . O'Neill to Iowa . US 20 leaves O'Neill headed southeast concurrently with US 275 for before turning due east towards the village of Orchard . The highway continues east beyond Orchars and past the small villages of Royal , Brunswick , and Plainview . As US 20 continues east towards Osmond there is a marked change in terrain as the road transitions from the flat plains to rolling hills of eastern Nebraska on the way to the Missouri River . From Osmond , the highway continues east before crossing US 81 then turns northeast and travels along with Middle Logan Creek through the communities of Randolph and Belden . The highway takes a jog to the north at Laurel for before turning back to the east . After passing by the towns of Waterbury , Willis , and Jackson , US 20 emerges from the rolling hills into the Missouri River plain . As it approaches South Sioux City the highway becomes a four-lane divided highway for the first time along its entire length . Shortly , thereafter , the highway becomes expressway and runs concurrently with Interstate 129 as it intersects US 75 and US 77 . The highway continues east to the Missouri River where it crosses into Iowa functioning as a bypass around the southeastern side of Sioux City , Iowa . History . Prior to the assignment of US 20 , this route across northern Nebraska carried several different route numbers . In 1922 , the highway followed the routes of N-79 , N-78 , N-77 , N-65 , and N-49 from west to east between the Wyoming state line and South Sioux City . This route generally followed the former Cowboy Line , part of the Chicago and North Western Railway , from Wyoming to Sioux City via O'Neill . This is now a partially abandoned railway that has been converted into a biking and hiking trail . In the mid-1920s the multiple state highway designations gave way to a single route number , N-1 which encompassed the entire route from Wyoming to Iowa and was the immediate predecessor to US 20 in 1926 . There have been a few realignments of US 20 since its designation in 1926 . An older alignment of US-20 ran about south of the current section east of Laurel . This alignment went due east from Laurel , along present day 869th Road , passing Dixon and Allen to an intersection with present-day N-9 where it turned north to meet up with the current alignment . West of Fort Robinson , an old alignment of US 20 traveled along modern day Smiley Canyon Scenic Drive . This is a winding road that runs through Smiley Canyon north of the current alignment . During the winters , this area of US 20 would become treacherous leading to many accidents . In November , 2010 , Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman approved designating US-20 from Hay Springs to Fort Robinson in honor of Crazy Horse , capping a year-long effort by citizens of Chadron . The designation may extend east another 100 miles through Cherry County to Valentine . The following year , on June 5 , the highway was officially dedicated during a ceremony at Fort Robinson State Park .
Krumpendorf . Krumpendorf am Wörthersee ( ) is a municipality in Klagenfurt-Land District , in Carinthia , Austria . Geography . Krumpendorf stretches along the northern shore of Wörthersee , Carinthia 's largest bathing lake . The municipal area with is the smallest of all Carinthian municipalities . In the east , it borders on the state capital Klagenfurt . Krumpendorf can be reached via two junctions of the Süd Autobahn ( A2 ) from Vienna to Villach and the border with Italy . The municipal area comprises the cadastral communities of Pritschitz ( `` Pričiče '' ) , Krumpendorf , Drasing und Gurlitsch II . History . The original name `` Chrumpendorf '' was probably derived from the local denotation `` krumpe Felfer '' ( Slovene : `` vrba '' ) , i.e . `` crooked willow '' . Drasing Castle , located on a northern hillside , was first mentioned 1284 , it may have been the site of an outer ward of the nearby Moosburg ( Arnulf Castle ) `` Kaiserpfalz '' . Once a rural area , its picturesque setting nowadays makes Krumpendorf a popular destination for daytrippers and tourist resort . Beside the Baroque Krumpendorf Castle finished in 1740 , the overall appearance of the locality features several lavish hotels and mansions built in the typical fin-de-siècle 'Wörthersee Style ' . The name affix `` am Wörther See '' was added by resolution of the local government in 1987 , modified `` am Wörthersee '' in 2012 .
Arfon Jones . Arfon Jones is the Police and Crime Commissioner for North Wales Police . He is a member of Plaid Cymru . Jones had a long career in the North Wales Police , becoming Operational Inspector for the eastern division before retiring in 2008 . Jones served two full terms as county councillor for Gwersyllt West ward on Wrexham County Borough Council from 2008 until 2017 . He was lead member for Children 's Social Care in the Wrexham county administration led by Aled Roberts , and stood as Plaid Cymru 's candidate for the Wrexham Constituency in the 2010 General Election . In 2012 , Jones was reprimanded by the Chief Executive of Wrexham County Borough Council for sending Tweets from a council meeting contrary to the Council 's standing orders . Jones was elected North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner in the May 2016 election , succeeding Winston Roddick .
NATO Defense College . NATO Defense College ( NDC ) is the international military college for North Atlantic Treaty Organization countries in Rome , Italy . History . The idea of a NATO Defense College originated with General Dwight D. Eisenhower , the first Supreme Allied Commander Europe , who identified very early on the need for a new international institution with a unique education mission . On 19 November 1951 , the NATO Defense College opened its doors to Course 1 in Paris . In 1966 , France withdrew from the Alliance 's integrated military structure and the College moved to the EUR quartier of Rome , where it continues to fulfil its mission . On 10 September 1999 , the new College building , twice the size of the old one , was inaugurated in Cecchignola Città Militare , a military zone 2 km from the former site . On 13–14 October 2016 , the NATO Defense College celebrated the 50th anniversary of its move to Rome and the 65th anniversary of its foundation . Organization . The commandant is an officer with the rank of Lieutenant-General ; on November 29 , 2016 Lieutenant-General Chris Whitecross ( Royal Canadian Air Force ) assumed command . To accomplish its mission the College is organized into four main divisions that perform education and research tasks coordinated by the dean ( civilian equivalent of a 2-star general ) of the College . The divisions work closely together to provide breadth , flexibility and quality of high-level strategic education . The Director of Management ( a Brigadier General ) supervises management of the NDC 's financial and technical resources with the aim of improving the quality of life in the College and creating the best conditions for work and study . Research . Research at the NATO Defense College , carried out by the Research Division ( RD ) , provides the NATO 's senior leaders with timely analyses and recommendations on current issues concerning the Alliance . The activities of the RD can help to convey NATO 's positions to the wider audience of the international strategic community . The RD performs its tasks mainly through research papers – short academic essays and academic reports , and forum papers – in-depth studies , analyses and reports . Over the last year , the Research Division published about 20 studies and analyses , about 30 articles in journals ( `` International Herald Tribune '' , `` International Affairs '' , `` Defense News '' , `` Politique Étrangère '' , `` Washington Times '' , etc . ) , was regularly quoted in the `` New York Times '' , `` Newsweek '' , `` Le Figaro '' and news agencies , etc . The RD also organized 8 conferences and workshops and co-facilitated Reykjavik Conferences on Arctic Security and a Military Committee workshop on the Strategic Concept . Kyiv Week . NATO 's support for senior military education in Ukraine started with the first `` International Week '' , held in February 2001 . Since then a similar course has been running every year involving more than 500 participants at a time . The Partnership for Peace Consortium of Defense Academies and Security Studies Institutes . Was established in 1999 at the Washington Summit as a Consortium of the Willing and founded in the spirit of Partnership for Peace ( PfP ) . By Military Committee direction , the NATO Defense College `` is the focal military point of contact within NATO '' for the consortium , composed of 300 organizations in 46 countries . The NDC is actively involved in 6 of the 10 working groups . Advanced Distributed Learning . ADL 's goal is to provide learning systems that are both more effective and more cost-effective . Course members must follow at least one of the three different ADL courses , to ensure that they have all attained the same level of knowledge before embarking on the Senior Course . The Introduction to NATO ( the NATO Defense College is the content provider for this course ) ; European Security and Defence Policy , and RMA - the Revolution in Military Affairs .
Ölziit , Arkhangai . Ölziit ( , Blessed ) is a sum ( district ) of Arkhangai Province in central Mongolia . There is a concrete bridge over the Orkhon River just east of the sum center .
Uncial 0241 . Uncial 0241 ( in the Gregory-Aland numbering ) , is a Greek uncial manuscript of the New Testament . Paleographically it has been assigned to the 6th century . Description . The codex contains a small part of the First Epistle to Timothy 3:16-4:3,8-11 , on a fragment of one parchment leaf . Original size of the pages is unknown . Probably it was written in one column per page , 12 lines per page , in uncial letters ( originally 28 lines per page ) . The manuscript was added to the list of the New Testament manuscripts by Kurt Aland in 1956 . Currently it is dated by the INTF to the 6th century . Location . Currently the codex is housed at the Bodmer Library ( Cod . Bodmer 24 ) in Cologny . Text . The Greek text of this codex is a representative of the Alexandrian text-type with some alien readings . Aland placed it in Category III .
1969 Hazlehurst tornado outbreak . The 1969 Hazlehurst tornado outbreak was a tornado outbreak on January 23 , 1969 , that produced an F4 tornado that devastated the Hazlehurst , Mississippi , area , which caused 32 fatalities . Two additional tornadoes also occurred . Hazlehurst , Mississippi . At 4:19 a.m. ( CST ) , radar indicated a strong thunderstorm cell strengthening rapidly southeast of Jonesville , Louisiana in Concordia Parish . A tornado soon occurred in Jefferson County , Mississippi , south-southeast of Fayette , where some damage was reported . The tornado mainly traveled through sparsely populated areas , excluding the Hazlehurst area . Mainly trees were either debarked or uprooted , but structures in Hazlehurst sustained extensive damage . Several parts of the path were widened , with the widest part being about wide . At another point , the tornado caused ground scouring and downed trees in all directions . Most of the structural damage occurred to outbuildings and farm buildings . The tornado was first noted near the Hazlehurst area at 5:45 a.m. ( CST ) . A number of families in Hazlehurst lived on a hill near a lumber pond . The tornado dumped 18 people into the pond , of which all became missing . Afterwards , the pond was drained to try recovering the missing bodies . In Shady Grove , several buildings were destroyed . In Copiah County , 11 people were killed and 140 people were injured . The tornado caused $ 900,000 ( 1969 USD ) in Copiah County . A family in Simpson County lied down on the floor and were not injured . A bus was parked in front of the home , and its body was blown away . South of Harrisville , a log house was reduced to rubble . Throughout the rest of the path ( until the city of Puckett ) , 12 people were found dead . A family near Puckett were trying to escape the tornado , but their car would n't start . Instead , they jumped into a ditch and survived as their three-bedroom home was lifted off of its foundation . One of the family members was seriously injured by a falling limb . The tornado also lifted a tenant house into the air . A hog barn was also destroyed , which resulted in the fatalities of four hogs , of which 800 were in there . The tornado caused minor damage to trees before dissipating near Newton . Overall , 32 people were killed and 241 were injured .
IQTELL . IQTELL was a productivity app that allowed users to manage email , tasks , projects , calendars , contacts , Evernotes and more in a single app . IQTELL was available as a web app , as well as an iOS and Android app . All user information was automatically synced between all devices . iOS and Android apps supported offline access . The app could be used to implement concepts and techniques described in the book `` Getting Things Done '' by David Allen . History . IQTELL was created by Ran Flam and released in 2013 . In 2014 , mobile apps for iOS and Android were released . In 2015 , Premium and Platinum subscription plans were introduced ( while maintaining the free user version ) . In April 2017 , a new web app was launched . On July 31 , 2017 , all IQTell services have been closed . Productivity Methods . IQTell was designed to fit in with the `` Getting Things Done '' ( GTD ) productivity methods . Users may have had utilized GTD lists , such as Inbox , Actions , Projects , Someday , Ticklers , and Reference information to process their Inbox items into relevant GTD lists . Using the web app , iOS and/or Android apps , users could deploy macros/shortcuts to quickly process their email . Email was turned into tasks ( actions ) , projects , etc . The original email was removed from the email inbox . The email became a part of the items created ( e.g . actions , project , etc . ) and could also be viewed in the All Mail folder ( if Gmail ) , or the Archive folder ( if non-Gmail ) . Users had flexibility to use the out-of-the-box macros/shortcuts as well as edit/create additional macros . IQTELL features included email , calendars , contacts , list management , sharing and collaboration with team members . All of the features were compatible with commonly used organization software such as Evernote and iCloud .
Hannett . Hannett is a surname of United Kingdom descent .
Rosuvastatin . Rosuvastatin ( INN ) , marketed under the tradename Crestor , is a member of the drug class of statins , used in combination with exercise , diet , and weight-loss to treat high cholesterol and related conditions , and to prevent cardiovascular disease . It was developed by Shionogi . In 2013 Crestor was the fourth-highest selling drug in the United States , accounting for approx . $ 5.2 billion in sales . A generic version became available in the United States in 2016 . Medical uses . The primary use of rosuvastatin is for the treatment of dyslipidemia . Effects on cholesterol levels . The effects of rosuvastatin on LDL cholesterol are dose-related . Higher doses were more efficacious in improving the lipid profile of patients with hypercholesterolemia than milligram-equivalent doses of atorvastatin and milligram-equivalent or higher doses of simvastatin and pravastatin . Meta-analysis showed that rosuvastatin is able to modestly increase levels of HDL cholesterol as well , as with other statins . A 2014 Cochrane review determined there was good evidence for rosuvastatin lowering non-HDL levels linearly with dose . HDL increases by 7 % with no dose effect noted . Side effects and contraindications . Rosuvastatin has multiple contraindications , conditions that warrant withholding treatment with rosuvastatin , including hypersensitivity to rosuvastatin or any component of the formulation , active liver disease , elevation of serum transaminases , pregnancy , or breastfeeding . Rosuvastatin must not be taken while pregnant as it can cause serious harm to the unborn baby . In the case of breastfeeding , it is unknown whether rosuvastatin is passed through breastmilk , but due to the potential of disrupting the infant 's lipid metabolism , patients should not breast feed while on rosuvastatin . Structure . Rosuvastatin has structural similarities with most other synthetic statins , e.g. , atorvastatin , cerivastatin and pitavastatin , but unlike other statins , rosuvastatin contains sulfur ( in sulfonyl functional group ) . Crestor is actually a calcium salt of rosuvastatin , i.e . rosuvastatin calcium , in which calcium replaces the hydrogen in the carboxylic acid group on the right of the skeletal formula at the top right of this page . Mechanism of action . Rosuvastatin is a competitive inhibitor of the enzyme HMG-CoA reductase , having a mechanism of action similar to that of other statins . Putative beneficial effects of rosuvastatin therapy on chronic heart failure may be negated by increases in collagen turnover markers as well as a reduction in plasma coenzyme Q10 levels in patients with chronic heart failure . Pharmacodynamics . In a Cochrane systematic review the dose-related magnitude of rosuvastatin on blood lipids was determined . Over the dose range of 1 to 80 mg/day total cholesterol was reduced by 22.1 % to 44.8 % , LDL cholesterol by 31.2 % to 61.2 % , non-HDL cholesterol by 28.9 % to 56.7 % and triglycerides by 14.4 % to 26.6 % . Pharmacokinetics . Absolute bioavailability of rosuvastatin is about 20 % and Cmax is reached in 3 to 5 hours ; administration with food did not affect the AUC according to the original sponsor submitted clinical study and as per product label . However , a subsequent clinical study has shown a marked reduction in rosuvastatin exposure when administered with food . It is 88 % protein bound , mainly to albumin . Fraction absorbed of rosuvastatin is frequently misquoted in the literature as approximately 0.5 ( 50 % ) due to a miscalculated hepatic extraction ratio in the original submission package subsequently corrected by the FDA reviewer . It is likely that closer to 0.25 ( 25 % ) of the administered dose is absorbed . Rosuvastatin is metabolized mainly by CYP2C9 and not extensively metabolized ; approximately 10 % is recovered as metabolite `` N '' -desmethyl rosuvastatin . It is excreted in feces ( 90 % ) primarily and the elimination half-life is approximately 19 hours . Indications and regulation . Rosuvastatin is approved in the United States for the treatment of high LDL cholesterol ( dyslipidemia ) , total cholesterol ( hypercholesterolemia ) , and/or triglycerides ( hypertriglyceridemia ) . In February 2010 , rosuvastatin was approved by the FDA for the primary prevention of cardiovascular events . As of 2004 , rosuvastatin had been approved in 154 countries and launched in 56 . Approval in the United States by the FDA came on August 12 , 2003 . The results of the JUPITER trial ( 2008 ) suggested rosuvastatin may decrease the relative risk of heart attack and stroke in patients without hyperlipidemia , but with elevated levels of highly sensitive C-reactive protein . This could strongly impact medical practice by placing many patients on statin prophylaxis who otherwise would have been untreated . As a result of this clinical trial , the FDA approved rosuvastatin for the primary prevention of cardiovascular events . The AURORA trial randomized 2776 patients undergoing hemodialysis due to kidney damage to receive either rosuvastatin or placebo . The randomized , double-blind study ( 2005 to 2009 ) found no difference in the two groups in the primary end-point , a combination of cardiovascular mortality , nonfatal myocardial infarction , or nonfatal stroke . The study found no difference in all-cause mortality among this population at a mean follow-up of 3.8 years . FDA advisory for East Asian patients . Because Asians appear to process the drug differently , half the standard dose can have the same cholesterol-lowering benefit in those patients , though a full dose could increase the risk of side-effects , a study by the drug 's manufacturer , AstraZeneca , indicated . Therefore , physicians should start Asian-American or East Asian patients at the lowest dose level . Patent protection and generic versions . The main patent protecting rosuvastatin ( RE37,314 — due to expire in 2016 ) was challenged as being an improper reissue of an earlier patent . This challenge was rejected in 2010 , confirming protection until 2016 . In April 2016 the FDA approved the first generic version of rosuvastatin ( from Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc ) . In July 2016 Mylan gained approval for its generic rosuvastatin calcium . Marketing . The drug was billed as a `` super-statin '' during its clinical development ; the claim was that it offers high potency and improved cholesterol reduction compared to rivals in the class . The main competitors to rosuvastatin are atorvastatin ( Lipitor ) and simvastatin ( Zocor ) . However , people can also combine ezetimibe with either simvastatin or atorvastatin and other agents on their own , for somewhat similar augmented response rates . some published information for comparing rosuvastatin , atorvastatin , and ezetimibe/simvastatin results is available , but many of the relevant studies are still in progress . First launched in 2003 , sales of rosuvastatin were $ 129 million and $ 908 million in 2003 and 2004 , respectively , with a total patient treatment population of over 4 million by the end of 2004 . Typical per patient costs to the UK NHS are £18.03–26.02/month ( compared to £0.85–1.37/month for simvastatin ) . Debate and criticisms . In October 2003 , several months after its introduction in Europe , Richard Horton , the editor of the medical journal `` The Lancet '' , criticized the way Crestor had been introduced . `` AstraZeneca 's tactics in marketing its cholesterol-lowering drug , rosuvastatin , raise disturbing questions about how drugs enter clinical practice and what measures exist to protect patients from inadequately investigated medicines , '' according to his editorial . `` The Lancet 's '' editorial position is that the data for Crestor ’ s superiority rely too much on extrapolation from the lipid profile data ( surrogate end-points ) and too little on hard clinical end-points , which are available for other statins that had been on the market longer . The manufacturer responded by stating that few drugs had been tested so successfully on so many patients . In correspondence published in `` The Lancet '' , AstraZeneca 's CEO Sir Tom McKillop called the editorial `` flawed and incorrect '' and slammed the journal for making `` such an outrageous critique of a serious , well-studied medicine . '' In 2004 , the consumer interest organization Public Citizen filed a Citizen 's Petition with the FDA , asking that Crestor be withdrawn from the US market . On March 11 , 2005 , the FDA issued a letter to Sidney M. Wolfe , M.D . of Public Citizen both denying the petition and providing an extensive detailed analysis of findings that demonstrated no basis for concerns about rosuvastatin compared with the other statins approved for marketing in the United States . Myopathy . As with all statins , there is a concern of rhabdomyolysis , a severe undesired side effect . The FDA has indicated that `` it does not appear that the risk [ of rhabdomyolysis ] is greater with Crestor than with other marketed statins '' , but has mandated that a warning about this side-effect , as well as a kidney toxicity warning , be added to the product label . Diabetes mellitus . Statins increase the risk of diabetes , consistent with FDA 's review of the JUPITER trial , which reported a 27 % increase in investigator-reported diabetes mellitus in rosuvastatin-treated patients compared to placebo-treated patients .
The Gatekeepers ( film ) . `` The Gatekeepers '' ( Hebrew : שומרי הסף `` Shomrei HaSaf '' ) is a 2012 internationally co-produced documentary film by director Dror Moreh that tells the story of the Israeli internal security service , Shin Bet ( known in Hebrew as 'Shabak ' ) , from the perspective of six of its former heads . The film combines in-depth interviews , archival footage , and computer animation to recount the role that the group played in Israel ’ s security from the Six-Day War to the present . The film was nominated for Best Documentary Feature at the 85th Academy Awards . Background . Moreh has explained in interviews that he was inspired to make the film after watching Errol Morris ’ s Academy Award-winning documentary `` The Fog of War '' . Having just completed a film about former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon , he came to realize the decisive role that the Shin Bet had played behind the scenes for the past forty years . `` The idea to do this movie came to me while I was working on my previous film , Sharon . From my discussions with the prime minister ’ s innermost circle of advisors , I learned how the critique of some of these Gatekeepers influenced Sharon ’ s decision to disengage from Gaza . '' The problem , according to Moreh , was getting the `` Gatekeepers '' , or former heads of the Shin Bet , to agree to appear on camera and discuss their work and opinions . Given the secretive nature of the organization , none of them had ever done this before , and many of the topics he hoped to discuss with them were either classified or highly sensitive . Despite this initial difficulty , Moreh contacted one of the `` Gatekeepers '' , Ami Ayalon , who had since been elected to the Knesset for the Labor Party and was serving as a Minister without Portfolio in the Security Cabinet . Much to his surprise , Ayalon not only agreed to participate , he also helped Moreh contact the other surviving former heads of the Shin Bet : Avraham Shalom , Yaakov Peri , Carmi Gillon , and Avi Dichter . The sixth participant in the film , Yuval Diskin , was still serving as head of the Shin Bet at the time . Though all the men agreed to participate , some were reluctant initially to discuss various incidents associated with their careers . Shalom , for instance , did not want to discuss his role in the hijacking of the 300 bus and summary execution of two of the terrorists , though the ensuing scandal ultimately led to his resignation . Over time , however , and with careful prodding , he agreed to discuss even that , and it now features as one of the film ’ s seven segments . The Gatekeepers `` gave me an unprecedented , intimate opportunity to enter the inner sanctum of the people who have steered Israel ’ s decision-making process for almost half a century , '' Moreh has said . Moreh told `` The Economist '' that after interviewing the Shin Bet heads , he decided that Netanyahu `` poses a great threat to the existence of the state of Israel . '' He said that he seeks `` to change the point of view of young Israelis . To tell them a story of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that has not been told before . '' He told `` The Times of Israel '' that making the film `` changed me a lot [ ... ] . It made me more desperate , more bleak . I saw from their eyes how our leaders really don ’ t want to solve this problem . They do not have the audacity , the temerity , the will , the courage that we need from a leader . '' He added , `` I am not putting the blame only on the Israeli leaders . I think the Palestinian leaders suffer from the same horrible disease . I think that what [ former Israeli foreign minister ] Abba Eban said about how the Palestinians never miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity applies to both sides . '' Structure . Though the film follows a loose chronological order , each of these segments also delves into topics such as the controversy surrounding collateral damage , the efficacy of torture , and the morality of targeted assassination . The events described in the film are illustrated with archival footage and computer-generated imagery that brings historic photographs to life . An example of this is the computer-generated reenactment of the Bus 300 incident , based on photographs and eyewitness accounts . The film 's computer animations were created by the French company Mac Guff . The filmmakers . The director of `` The Gatekeepers '' , Dror Moreh , is an experienced cinematographer who served as director of photography on several feature films , including `` Urban Feel '' and `` Desperado Square '' , and on a number of documentaries , among them `` One Shot '' , `` Asesino '' , and `` Underdog : A War Movie '' . His credits as a director include `` The Rose '' ( a 6-part documentary series ) , `` To Be Mayumana '' ( a documentary about an Israeli dance group ) , `` Under Cover '' ( a 4-part docudrama about undercover police officers ) , `` Sharon '' ( a documentary about Prime Minister Ariel Sharon 's implementation of the Gaza Disengagement Plan ) , `` Occupational Hazard '' ( a documentary about an Israeli journalist in Iraq ) , and `` Caesarea '' ( an animated short about the history of Caesarea ) . The producer , is the founder of Cinephil , a film sales , co-productions , and distribution company , and has taught Media at Israel ’ s Open University and at the Management College in Tel Aviv . The interviewees . The film consists of interviews with six former Shin Bet leaders . Avraham Shalom , who ran Shin Bet from 1980 to 1986 , served on the team that brought Adolf Eichmann to justice and was forced to resign after ordering the summary execution of two terrorists . He was succeeded by Yaakov Peri , who was in charge of Shin Bet at the time of the Intifada . Carmi Gillon , head of Shin Bet from 1994 to 1996 , warned that extremists would try to kill Prime Minister Rabin ; the assassination of Rabin in 1995 shook the agency 's reputation and led to Gillon 's resignation . Amy Ayalon , his successor , sought to increase security around Israel 's leaders . Avi Dichter , Shin Bet head from 2000 to 2005 , was confronted with the Second Intifada . He was succeeded by Yuval Diskin , who served until 2011 . Release . Three years in production , the film was first released at the Jerusalem Film Festival in the presence of the Gatekeepers themselves . In North America , it was released on 31 August 2012 by Sony Picture Classics at the Telluride Film Festival in Colorado in the presence of Errol Morris , and a week later ( 6 September 2012 ) at the Toronto International Film Festival . It was also screened at the New York Film Festival . Its first screening in Europe took place at the International Documentary Film Festival in Amsterdam . After a one-week release in December 2012 to make it eligible for the Academy Awards , a wider theatrical release in North America began on 1 February 2013 . When the film was released , CNN reported that the former Shin Bet heads had made `` stunning revelations '' and that `` all six argue – to varying degrees – that the Israeli occupation of Palestinian land is bad for the state of Israel . '' CNN noted that Avraham Shalom `` says Israel lost touch with how to coexist with the Palestinians as far back as the aftermath of the Six Day War of 1967 '' and that a `` central theme of the documentary is the idea that Israel has incredible tactics , but lacks long-term strategy . '' Moreh is turning `` The Gatekeepers '' into a five-part series for Israeli television and a book . Official Israeli response . Barak Ravid wrote in `` Haaretz '' in March 2013 that there had been much `` internal debate between Israeli diplomats '' over `` the question of whether the film reinforces the anti-Israeli narrative in the West , or alternatively paints a more complex and positive picture of Israeli society and the internal arguments that take place within it . '' Mario Vargas Llosa praised the film as `` evidence of the level-headedness and clarity of some elements in Israeli society . '' Rafi Gamzu of Israel 's Foreign Ministry called the film `` proof of the highest order of Israeli democracy . '' Israel 's deputy consul general in Toronto , Hadas Wittenberg Silberstein , described it as `` a powerful film that brings viewers into confrontation with the political-security dilemmas Israel faces '' and that , while `` not completely unequivocal '' , is `` tendentious in its portrayal of Palestinian suffering . '' Yigal Palmor , spokesman of the Israeli Foreign Ministry , complained `` that the justification for the Shin Bet ’ s activity in the territories does not appear in the film . '' While this is justifiable in a film addressed to Israeli audiences , who do not have to have the situation explained to them , international audiences `` need more explanation of the background to understand how the three Shin Bet heads who appear in the film went into politics and how they are an inseparable part of a whole policy , some of which they criticize from within while agreeing completely with other aspects of it . None of them is a rebel who broke the rules and quit , or a subversive who tried to carry out a revolution . They see themselves as part of the establishment and as they see it , the purpose of their criticism is to improve it , not to smash it . '' Yaakov Hadas-Handelsman , Israel ’ s ambassador to Germany , has said that he `` used the screening of the film here as an opportunity to emphasize the strength of Israeli democracy ... and the doubts that policymakers in Israel must face before they order the killing of terrorists ... There are not many democracies where one can view such a discussion at all , particularly considering Israel ’ s security situation . '' Michael Oren , Israel ’ s ambassador in Washington , D.C. , came out strongly against the film , deploring the way in which Avraham Shalom `` kind of '' likens `` Israel to Nazi Germany . '' Oren said he had `` been hearing about Jews leaving the screening asking why we should keep supporting Israel . '' CNN reported in January 2013 that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had `` no plans '' to see the film . Reception . On the aggregator Rotten Tomatoes , the film holds a 93 % positive ratings from 105 critics , with an average rating of 8.3/10 . The site 's consensus reads : `` Strikingly stark , brutally honest , and rivetingly assembled , The Gatekeepers offers essential perspective on a seemingly intractable war from some of the men who fought it . '' The film holds a 91/100 on Metacritic based on 27 reviews , indicating `` universal acclaim . '' `` The New York Times '' critic A. O. Scott called the film the best documentary of 2012 , deeming it `` essential , eye-opening viewing if you think you understand the Middle East , '' while `` Times '' critic Manohla Dargis named it one of the top ten movies of the year . Joe Morgenstern , film critic for the `` Wall Street Journal '' , also called `` The Gatekeepers '' one of the year 's 10 best films . The film , noted Morgenstern , `` brings together all the surviving directors of Shin Bet , Israel 's internal security agency . What these tough and tough-minded men have to say about Israeli politicians , and the nation 's current stance vis à vis its enemies , is stunning and edifying in equal measure . '' `` The Gatekeepers '' was also named one of the year 's best films by David Edelstein of `` New York Magazine '' , Bob Mondello of NPR , David Denby of the `` New Yorker '' , Kenneth Turan of the `` Los Angeles Times '' , Lisa Schwarzbaum of `` Entertainment Weekly '' , Manohla Dargis of the `` New York Times '' , Peter Rainer of `` Christian Science Monitor '' , and Todd McCarthy of `` The Hollywood Reporter '' . `` The New York Times '' . Jodi Rudoren of the `` New York Times '' described the film as offering `` a disturbing narrative '' whose message is that `` The occupation is immoral and , perhaps more important , ineffective . Israel should withdraw from the West Bank as it did from the Gaza Strip in 2005 . And the prospect of a two-state solution to the Palestinian conflict diminishes daily , threatening the future of Israel as a Jewish democracy . '' `` Haaretz '' . Uri Klein , film critic of `` Haaretz '' , called `` The Gatekeepers '' `` one of the most intelligent , mature and self-disciplined documentaries that have been made here recently . '' But Aluf Benn , the editor of `` Haaretz '' , wrote in a column that the film is `` convenient for the Shin Bet , '' painting its chiefs as victims of the political leadership and going light on their own bending of the law . '' `` The Jerusalem Post '' . In an op-ed for `` The Jerusalem Post '' , Roz Rothstein and Roberta Seid of the advocacy group StandWithUs accused the film 's director of `` intellectual dishonesty '' and of ignoring `` history and context , '' saying that while `` the film tries to portray Israel ’ s antiterrorism policies as counterproductive and cruel , the interviews inadvertently tell a different story . '' They wrote that the film fails to acknowledge that Israel `` instituted Palestinian municipal self-government and administration , introduced freedom of speech and association , and vastly modernized the Palestinian economy as well as Palestinian health , welfare and education , turning the West Bank and Gaza into the world ’ s fourth fastest growing economy in the 1970s and 1980s . '' In addition , charged Rothstein and Seid , the viewer of `` The Gatekeeper '' `` never learns that Israel has repeatedly tried to do precisely what Moreh advocates '' only to have its offers of land for peace rejected repeatedly . While Moreh wishes audiences to believe that Israeli withdrawal from the West Bank would bring peace , Israel 's 2000 pullout from its Lebanese security zone and its 2005 removal of Gaza settlements led to increased `` threats and terrorism from Iranian proxy Hezbollah in Lebanon and from Iranian client Hamas in Gaza . '' Moreh ignored the `` hard realities '' that `` make the Shin Bet ’ s work so crucial and so heroic . '' Troy criticized the Shin Bet heads , for `` parlay [ ing ] their perspective as intelligence heads into preaching and politics , '' and characterized Moreh 's placement of Ayalon at the end of the movie as `` film-making sleight-of-hand that makes his leftist views appear to be the sextet ’ s consensus position . '' Troy also noted what he called the `` outrage gap '' : while a Jerusalem audience had `` reacted viscerally to descriptions of the beating deaths of two Palestinian terrorists , '' it `` seemed blasé about photos of suicide-bombing carnage . '' Troy argues , `` Rabin ’ s assassin did not 'murder hope ' – Hamas and Islamic Jihad did . '' Troy expressed pride that `` these thoughtful , tough but human and sensitive heroes helped Israel navigate the agonizing questions the country faces in defending itself from toxic terrorists , '' but added that `` I know of no Palestinian movies agonizing about similar dilemmas . '' Similarly , in an op-ed for `` The Jerusalem Post '' , history professor and Zionist activist Gil Troy wrote that `` the film showcases Israel ’ s democratic vitality while seeking to undermine it . '' Characterizing the interviewees as `` blaming Israel and robbing Palestinians of their responsibility , culpability and dignity , '' Troy viewed their outspokenness as a product of a `` voyeuristic Facebook culture . '' Troy argued that `` spooks should not speak , '' expressing doubt that `` the past six CIA directors would dare so abuse their positions – and the American public ’ s trust . '' Honors and awards . `` The Gatekeepers '' was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Feature Documentary in 2013 and for the Israeli Film Academy Award for Best Documentary . It won the Golden Trailer Award for Best Foreign Documentary Trailer , won Special Mention at the Biarritz International Festival of Audiovisual Programming in 2013 , won the Los Angeles Film Critics Association award for Best Documentary/Non-Fiction Film . It shared the Cinema for Peace Award for Most Valuable Documentary of the Year in 2013 with Searching for Sugar Man . It was named one of the year 's top five documentaries by the National Board of Review , and won the award for Best Non-Fiction Film from the National Society of Film Critics Awards . It won second place in the Best Non-Fiction Film category at the New York Film Critics Circle Awards . It was nominated for the PGA Award for Outstanding Producer of Documentary Theatrical Motion Pictures and for Best Documentary at the Satellite Awards . It was also nominated for Best Documentary Feature Film at the 7th Asia Pacific Screen Awards .
Csaba Szatmári ( footballer , born 1994 ) . Csaba Szatmári ( born 14 June 1994 ) is a Hungarian football defender who plays for OTP Bank Liga club Debrecen .
Coutures , Gironde . Coutures is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France .
Neighborhood House . The Neighborhood House , located in southwest Portland , Oregon , is listed on the National Register of Historic Places .
318th Cyberspace Operations Group . The United States Air Force 's 318th Cyberspace Operations Group is a United States Air Force information operations unit located at Joint Base San Antonio , Texas . Mission . The mission of the 318 Group is to be an information warfare group , training and integrating advanced tactics , technologies , and tools arming America 's warfighters with decisive information warfare combat power . History . The 318 Cyberspace Operations Group was originally constituted as the 8th Photographic Reconnaissance Group on 15 September 1943 and activated on 1 October 1943 . Unit personnel were trained to provide photographic intelligence for air and ground forces . Moving to India in February 1944 , the unit was equipped with F5 , F6 , F7 and P40 aircraft to conduct photographic reconnaissance , photographic mapping , and visual reconnaissance missions . Products created ranged from maps , mosaics , terrain models , to target charts of areas in Burma , China , French Indochina , and Thailand . Personnel also bombed and strafed enemy installations and provided escort for bombardment units , since the photographic aircraft were dual-capable as bombers . Redesignated the 8th Reconnaissance Group in June 1945 . Returned to the US , October – November 1945 . Inactivated on 5 November 1945 . Disbanded on 6 March 1947 . In 1985 , this Group was reconstituted and redesignated the 318th Electronic Warfare Group , but was never active under that designation . Reactivated in 2000 , the unit took the lead in developing information operations techniques , tactics and procedures for use by the combat air forces and other agencies .
2011 Dohuk riots . The 2011 Dohuk riots refers to riots which began on December 2 , 2011 in the Dohuk Governorate , Iraq . They were instigated by Friday prayers ' sermons by Ismail Osman Sindai , a radical Kurdish imam , calling for attacks against stores selling alcohol and massage parlours in Zakho . The riots soon developed into the looting and burning down of Assyrian and Yazidi-owned properties in other towns in the governorate , causing four million dollars of damage . The riots ended after Kurdistan Regional Government security forces intervened and began a massive crackdown on demonstrators . As a result of the riots , a group of secular Kurds attacked a number of buildings belonging to the Kurdistan Islamic Union party . Background . Assyrian personalities in the region had been wary of the changes of the Arab Spring , particularity the rise of radical Islam . The riots started in Zakho , the northern most town of Iraq , located close to the Turkish border . The town has a Kurdish majority with a sizeable Assyrian and Yezidi minority . Friday events . The small riots were instigated by Friday sermons in the northern city of Zakho after Muslim clerics called for the destruction of stores that sold alcohol in the city on December 2 , 2011 . Angry youth mobs attacked Assyrian and Yezidi-owned businesses such as stores , hotels , casinos , massage parlours in the northern town of Zakho . The violence spilled into nearby towns of Dohuk and Semel . Many Assyrian social clubs and homes were also attacked throughout the province . Angry Kurdish pro-government supporters that belonged to the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan and Kurdistan Democratic Party suspected Muslim Brotherhood-inspired Kurdistan Islamic Union ( KIU ) clerics to be behind the violence and attacked offices of the Islamic party in Dohuk and Erbil overnight . However , in an official statement , the KIU denied any connections to the riots . Targets . Riots began in Zakho but quickly expanded to Semel , Dohuk and surrounding Assyrian villages . Aftermath . On December 3 , the Kurdish intelligence agency Asaish arrested 20 KIU members of parliament and high officials within the party . The President of Iraqi Kurdistan Masoud Barzani ordered the formation of a committee to investigate the event . In an official press release , he stated : `` I condemn both these unlawful acts . I call on the people of the Kurdistan Region to preserve our traditions of ethnic and religious co-existence . I have ordered the formation of a committee to look into these disturbances and bring to justice those responsible . ''
Roy Edwards . Allan Roy Edwards ( March 12 , 1937 – August 16 , 1999 ) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who played 206 games in the National Hockey League with the Detroit Red Wings and the Pittsburgh Penguins . In 1958 , at age 21 , Edwards backstopped the Whitby Dunlops , Canada 's representative , to the World Hockey Championship at Oslo , Norway . He posted a perfect 7–0 record , three shutouts and an 0.86 goals-against average . In 1960 he became property of the Chicago Black Hawks . His name was engraved on the Stanley Cup in 1961 even though he never played a single game for Chicago . ( In fact he did not play his first NHL game until 1967-68 . ) Edwards ' road to the NHL was a long , winding one . In nine years , he played for seven teams in four leagues . On June 6 , 1967 the Pittsburgh Penguins selected him in the expansion draft , but traded him to the Detroit Red Wings the next day . In 1967–68 , Roger Crozier , the Red Wings ' first-string goaltender , retired due to illness , and Edwards was called upon to take his place . He led the team in games and wins for four consecutive seasons . A collision in 1970 with an opposing forward and the goalpost caused a hairline fracture in Edwards ' skull , and this caused him headaches and dizzy spells . His health caused him to retire , but only briefly . He made a comeback with the Pittsburgh Penguins , and after one season there he returned to the Wings . He had his best season in 1972–73 : he won 27 games and led the NHL with six shutouts . The following season , he lost his first three games and retired for good . Edwards was the uncle of Don Edwards , also an NHL goalie .
1994 Arab Junior Athletics Championships . The 1994 Arab Junior Athletics Championships was the sixth edition of the international athletics competition for under-20 athletes from Arab countries . It took place in Tunis , Tunisia . Qatar , after a good performance in 1992 , did not send a team to the competition . A total of 42 athletics events were contested , 23 for men and 19 for women . The women 's 10,000 metres was restored to the programme after a break in 1992 . A women 's triple jump was contested for the first time . The men 's 20 km road race made its third and final appearance at the championships , as junior road events were largely dropped from international competitions . The men 's hurdles finals were only recorded to the tenth of a second due to technical limitations . Wind affected parts of the competition , particularly the 200 metres races and the horizontal jumps . In line with increased participation , the standard of performers at this event improved . Hadi Soua'an Al-Somaily won a men 's hurdles double for Saudi Arabia and won multiple Asian titles as a senior . Ali Hakimi defended his 1500 metres title and added the 800 metres crown ; he was an Olympic finalist two years later . Younès Moudrik took the men 's long jump title – an event he would win twice at the African Championships in Athletics . Seventeen-year-old Abderrahmane Hammad was runner-up in the high jump but later became the first Arab to win a medal in the high jump at the Olympics . On the women 's side , Fatma Lanouar won the 800 metres in Tunis and was a two-time Mediterranean Games champion as a senior . The runner-up in that event , 16-year-old Hasna Benhassi of Morocco , had even greater success in her career , which included two Olympic and two World Championships medals . Future African champion Aïda Sellam of Tunisia won the javelin throw and a shot put bronze medal on home turf . The winner of the women 's walk , Nagwa Ibrahim Ali , would become a prominent athlete in her discipline regionally , with three African titles to her name .
Skriverøya . Skriverøya is a peninsula in Iddefjorden in the former commune of Idd . Here , one can fine cultural artefacts from the Iron Age , including the largest Nordic swords , and warhammers .
Greatest Hits ( Steely Dan album ) . `` Greatest Hits '' is a compilation album by Steely Dan , released in 1978 . It has sold over two million units in the U.S . The double album includes tracks from the band 's first six studio albums and includes a previously unreleased song , `` Here at the Western World '' , which was recorded during the sessions for `` The Royal Scam '' but not included on that album . Track listing . All songs by Walter Becker and Donald Fagen except where noted .
Jerry Boyarsky . Gerard Mark Joseph Boyarsky ( born May 15 , 1959 in Scranton , Pennsylvania ) is a former American football player who was a defensive tackle who played for four teams in the National Football League , including the New Orleans Saints , the Cincinnati Bengals , the Buffalo Bills , and the Green Bay Packers . He played college football at the University of Pittsburgh . Jerry Boyarsky graduated from Lakeland School District , Pennsylvania
Bay Haven School . The Bay Haven School is a historic school in Sarasota , Florida , United States . It is located at 2901 West Tamiami Circle . On April 23 , 1984 , it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places .
1951–52 Wisconsin Badgers men 's basketball team . The 1951–1952 Wisconsin Badgers men 's basketball team represented University of Wisconsin–Madison . The head coach was Harold E. Foster , coaching his eighteenth season with the Badgers . The team played their home games at the UW Fieldhouse in Madison , Wisconsin and was a member of the Big Ten Conference .
Olga Nazarova ( biathlete ) . Olga Viktorovna Nazarova ( born in Omsk on ) is a Russian-born Belarusian biathlete . Nazarova competed in the 2002,2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics for Belarus . Her best finish was 4th , as part of the 2006 Belarusian women 's relay team . Her best individual placing was 6th , in the individual and the mass start . In 2002 , she also finished 14th in the sprint , 11th in the pursuit and 7th with the relay team . In 2006 , she also finished 8th in the sprint , and 7th in the pursuit and individual . In 2010 , she finished 74th in the sprint . As of February 2013 , Nazarova has won one medal at the Biathlon World Championships , a bronze with the Belarusian women 's relay team , in 2005 . Her best individual result at the Biathlon World Championships is 9th , in the 2009 sprint . As of February 2013 , Nazarova has won eight Biathlon World Cup medals . This includes two individual medals , both bronze in mass start events at Holmenkollen in 03 and 06 . She also has two gold medals , won in the women 's relay with Belarus at Brezno in 03 and Hochfilzen in 04 . Her best overall finish in the Biathlon World Cup is 13th , in 09 .
Gaura River . The Gaura River is a headwater of the Șimon River in Romania .
Bahawalpur District . Bahawalpur District ( Punjabi , ) is one of the districts of Punjab , Pakistan . Its capital is the city of Bahawalpur . According to the 1998 Census of Pakistan it had a population of 2,433,091 , of which 27.01 % were urban . Bahawalpur district covers 24,830 km² . Approximately two-thirds of the district ( 16,000 km² ) is covered by the Cholistan Desert , which extends into the Thar Desert of India . The district is a major producer of cotton . Located in the south of the Punjab province , Bahawalpur district is bordered by India to its south and southeast , Bahawalnagar to its northeast , Vehari , Lodhran and Multan to its north , Rahimyar Khan to its west , and Muzaffargarh to its northwest . Demography . According to the 1998 census , the most widely spoken first language in the district was Saraiki , accounting for 75 % of the population , followed by Punjabi with 20 % and Urdu with 5.5 % . History . In 711 A.D. the various parts of Punjab and whole Sindh came under the Arab rule when Muhammad Bin Qasim conquered Sindh , Multan and surrounding areas of Shorkot . The region came securely under the control of the Umayyad Caliphate . The tribes known as Arain in the region are the decadents of those Arab soldiers who accompanied Muhammad Bin Qasim . Sultan Mahmud Ghaznavi took over the region in 997 C.E . for the Ghaznavid dynasty empire established by his father , Sultan Sebuktegin . He conquered the Shahis in Kabul in 1005 and followed it by the conquest of Punjab region . The Delhi Sultanate and later Mughal Empire ruled the region . The Punjab region became predominantly Muslim due to missionary Sufi saints whose dargahs dot the landscape of Punjab . During the period of British rule , Bahawalpur District increased in population and importance . The district capital Bahawalpur , which lies just south of the Sutlej River , was founded in 1748 by Muhammad Bahawal Khan and was incorporated as a municipality in 1874 . After the decline of the Mughal Empire , the Sikh Empire invaded some towns of modern Pakistan 's Punjab province but Bahawalpur had a stronghold of the state 's Abbasi nawabs in the city management and the town was free of Sikh empire . In 1836 Bahawalpur stopped paying tribute to Sikh empire . The state 's army had defend the territory and openly declared independence . The founder of the State of Bahawalpur was Nawab Bahawal Khan Abbasi I . The Abbasi family ruled over the State for more than 200 years ( 1748 to 1954 ) . During the rule of the last Nawab Sir Sadiq Muhammad Khan Abbasi V , Bahawalpur State was merged with Pakistan . During the 1960s ( 1954 ) the Nawab agreed ( Agreement dated 3 October 1947 ) for Bahawalpur to be absorbed into modern Pakistan . He was however given special privileges including the right to import several cars duty-free each year . Bahawalpur was formerly the capital of the state and now is the District and Divisional Headquarters of Bahawalpur Division . The Nawabs of Bahawalpur originally came from Sindh and claimed descent from the Abbasid caliph of Baghdad ; they formed a princely state and assumed independence in 1802 . The predominantly Muslim population supported Muslim League and Pakistan Movement . After the independence of Pakistan in 1947 , the minority Hindus and Sikhs migrated to India while the Muslim refugees from India settled in the Bahawalpur District . Cholistan Desert . East of Bahawalpur is the Cholistan Desert which covers an area of about 15,000 km2 and extends into the Thar Desert of India . The region was once watered by the Hakra River . At one time there were 400 forts in the area and archaeological finds around the Derawar Fort , the only place with a perennial waterhole , indicate that it was contemporaneous with the Indus Valley Civilisation . The average annual rainfall is only 12 cm , and the little cultivation that exists is made possible by underground wells , drawn up by the camels . The water is stored in troughs , built by the tribes , between sandhills and din waterholes called tobas . The forts here were built at 29 km intervals , which probably served as guard posts for the camel caravan routes . There were three rows of these forts . The first line of forts began from Phulra and went to Lera , the second from Rukhanpur to Islamgarh , and the third from Bilcaner to Kapoo . They are all in ruins now , and you can see that they were built with double walls of gypsum blocks and mud . Some of them date back to 1000 BCE , and were destroyed and rebuilt many times . Location . Bahawalpur is located in the southeast of Punjab province , the capital , Bahawalpur city , is 889 km from Karachi . The region surrounding Bahawalpur to the west , called the Sindh , is a fertile alluvial tract in the Sutlej River valley that is irrigated by floodwaters , planted with groves of date palms , and thickly populated . The chief crops are wheat , gram , cotton , sugarcane , and dates . Sheep and cattle are raised for export of wool and hides . East of Bahawalpur is the Pat , or Bar , a tract of land considerably higher than the adjoining valley . It is chiefly desert irrigated by the Sutlej inundation canals and yields crops of wheat , cotton , and sugarcane . Farther east , the Rohi , or Cholistan , is a barren desert tract , bounded on the north and west by the Hakra depression with mound ruins of old settlements along its high banks ; it is still inhabited by nomads . The principal inhabitants of the region surrounding Bahawalpur are Arain , Jat and Baluchi peoples . There are many historical sites in the area , including Uch , southwest of Bahawalpur , an ancient town dating from Indo-Scythian ( Yüeh-chih ) settlement ( c. 128 BC to AD 450 ) . Bahawalpur is also an important agricultural training and educational center . Soapmaking and cotton ginning are important enterprises ; cotton , silk , embroidery , carpets , and extraordinarily delicate pottery are produced . Factories producing cottonseed oil and cottonseed cake were built in the 1970s . It is an important marketing centre for the surrounding areas and is located on the crossroads between Peshawar , Lahore , Quetta and Karachi . Bahawalpur is also known for its distinctly embroidered slippers and shoes and the filigree pottery which is made here . The city of Bahawalpur is located favourably for commerce , lying at the junction of trade routes from the east , south-east , and south . It is a centre for trade in wheat , cotton , millet , and rice grown in the surrounding region . Dates and mangoes are also grown here . Canals supply water for irrigation . The principal industries are cotton ginning , rice and flour milling , and the handweaving of textiles . Transportation . Buses run daily between Bahawalpur and other major cities of Pakistan . Pakistan 's longest national highway , N-5 , also passes through town , connecting Bahawalpur to Karachi and Lahore .
Isola d'Asti . Isola d'Asti is a `` comune '' ( municipality ) in the Province of Asti in the Italian region Piedmont , located about southeast of Turin and about south of Asti . Isola d'Asti borders the following municipalities : Antignano , Asti , Costigliole d'Asti , Mongardino , Montegrosso d'Asti , Revigliasco d'Asti , and Vigliano d'Asti . The municipal seat is in the `` frazione '' of Isola Piano .
Contraction morphism . In algebraic geometry , a contraction morphism is a surjective projective morphism formula_1 between normal projective varieties ( or projective schemes ) such that formula_2 or , equivalently , the geometric fibers are all connected ( Zariski 's connectedness theorem ) . It is also commonly called an algebraic fiber space , as it is an analog of a fiber space in algebraic topology . By the Stein factorization , any surjective projective morphism is a contraction morphism followed by a finite morphism . Examples include ruled surfaces and Mori fiber spaces . Birational perspective . The following perspective is crucial in birational geometry ( in particular in Mori 's minimal model program ) . Let `` X '' be a projective variety and formula_3 the closure of the span of irreducible curves on `` X '' in formula_4 = the real vector space of numerical equivalence classes of real 1-cycles on `` X '' . Given a face `` F '' of formula_3 , the contraction morphism associated to `` F '' , if it exists , is a contraction morphism formula_1 to some projective variety `` Y '' such that for each irreducible curve formula_7 , formula_8 is a point if and only if formula_9 . The basic question is which face `` F '' gives rise to such a contraction morphism ( cf . cone theorem ) .
Loco Shed , Kalyan . Electric Loco Shed , Kalyan is an electric engine shed located in Kalyan in the Indian state of Maharashtra . Located east of Kalyan Junction railway station , it falls under the Mumbai CR railway division . History . Loco Shed can hold AC as well as DC Electric Loco as well as Diesel Loco . it one of the largest Loco Shed in India . Kalyan Loco Shed is the only shed in India to hold widest variety of locos . Currently shed handles 204 locos including 67 WAG 9 and is also used for banking from Karjat to Lonavala . Major and minor maintenance schedules of locomotives are carried out . The shed is divided into Light Schedule Repair Section , Heavy Schedule Repair Section , Heavy Repair ( Mechanical ) , Heavy Repair ( Electrical ) , Bogie Section , Machine Shop and Training Centre . The Railway Board sanctioned construction of Loco Shed , Kalyan in the year November 28th , 1928 . It is only shed to ever hold WCAM 3 engines .
Red Cow interchange . The Red Cow interchange is a major road junction in west Dublin , Ireland on the M50 , meeting the N7 Naas Road ( to Cork and Limerick ) at a free-flow grade-separated junction which incorporates a light railway line . The N7 route commences at this junction , junction 1 on the N7 and junction 9 on the M50 , and the `` Naas Road '' from the city centre via Inchicore to the Red Cow interchange comprises part of the R110 and the R810 . The junction is the busiest road junction in Ireland . Before a recent upgrade , it frequently had tailbacks several kilometres long on the routes leading to it . Original configuration . Opened in 1990 as part of the M50 Western Parkway project , the junction was originally a grade-separated interchange from the point of view of M50 travellers ; however , for N7 motorists it was a signal-controlled roundabout with negotiation of traffic lights required for all movements . From 1994 onwards the roundabout became the terminus of the N7 road following the decision to detrunk the road inside the M50 ( becoming the R110 road ) . The nickname `` Mad Cow roundabout '' was commonly used to refer to the junction , referring to the slang term given to cattle suffering from the brain disease BSE . The actual name of the roundabout referred to the `` Red Cow Inn '' , a landmark pub formerly in the vicinity ; there is now a hotel in the area also bearing the name Red Cow . Upgrade . The junction was upgraded as part of works on the M50 motorway . Congestion was alleviated by providing a third level of grade-separation , allowing Dublin–Cork/Limerick traffic to travel from the M50 to the N7 without having to navigate a roundabout . The was substantially complete by December 2008 , with only minor finishing works outstanding . A similar upgrade of the N4/M50 interchange was completed on 20 December 2007.. The junction is now a rather tight spaghetti-style interchange , a variant of the partially-unrolled cloverleaf design . Following the creation of a grade-separated junction at Newlands Cross in November 2014 , the last signal-controlled crossing on the N7/M7 route between the Red Cow interchange and Limerick was eliminated . Luas depot . The tram depot for the Luas Red Line , a halt ( Red Cow ) and a `` Park and Ride '' are located at the interchange . The Luas complex added extra traffic to the already-busy junction when it opened in 2004 . The tramline crossed the slip roads on the southern side of the junction , as well as crossing half of the road from the city centre before it met the junction ( the tram line reaches this point by following the median of the road ) . The issue of the traffic disruption added by the tram system was seemingly ignored during the original planning of the Luas system . After an outcry over this , government ministers were involved in discussions about the system passing over the junction on `` stilts '' , while the actual construction of the system was underway . The new interchange keeps trams separated from all other traffic .
Women & Politics Institute . The Women & Politics Institute ( WPI ) is a research institute located in the School of Public Affairs at American University , in Washington , D.C. Their mission is to close the gender gap in political leadership . The institute provides young women with academic and practical training that encourages them to become involved in the political process . It facilitates research to enhance the understanding of the challenges women face in the political arena . Description . Founded in 2000 by Karen O'Connor , the institute offers graduate , undergraduate and non-degree certificates in `` Women , Policy , and Political Leadership '' Currently this is the only certificate program of its kind in the nation . Undergraduate students are able to apply to the program as early as their second year of college . Certificates are awarded on the completion of 15 course credits . Six of these credits must be earned in WPI core classes , and students must also take at least two one-credit special topic weekend courses . WPI also offers one training program : WeLead . The bipartisan WeLead program is a nine-month-long intensive series of workshops and seminars . It prepares women to seek , obtain , and succeed in political positions in the White House , administrative agencies , congressional offices , campaign consulting firms , and lobbying firms . WPI 's special events bring together well-known politicians , media personalities , policy experts , diplomats , authors , and academics to discuss the status of women in politics and how to increase women ’ s political involvement . Jennifer L. Lawless serves as the current director of the Women & Politics Institute , as well as a Professor of Government at American University . Lawless was a congressional candidate in Rhode Island 's second district in 2006 . Lawless and the Institute are regularly contacted to discuss views on women candidates in the political arena and the realities that women face when running for office . Lawless recently published her second book , `` It Still Takes A Candidate : Why Women Do n't Run for Office '' , and has also published policy reports and numerous articles in political science journals . Lawless is the editor of `` Politics & Gender '' , a political science journal that will be housed at the Women & Politics Institute . External links . __FORCETOC__
Mukutmanipur Dam . The Mukutmanipur Dam is a dam in Khatra subdivision of Bankura district in the state of West Bengal , India . The Kangsabati River ( also variously known as the Kasai and Cossye ) rises from the Chota Nagpur Plateau in West Bengal , and passes through the districts of Purulia , Bankura and Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal before draining in the Bay of Bengal , from Mukutmonipur . It is the second largest earthen dam in India . The road over the dam is in length . In the middle there is a small hillock called Paresnath hill where several statues of Jain and Hindu deities are kept in open air . These statues are recovered during digging while the dam was built . There is another Jain statue lying at the bottom of the Pareshnath hill .
Indian general election , 2014 ( Uttar Pradesh ) . The Indian general election , 2014 polls in Uttar Pradesh for 80 Lok Sabha seats was held in six phases on 10 , 17 , 24 , 30 April and 7 , 12 May 2014 . The total voter strength of Uttar Pradesh was 134,351,297 . The main political parties in Uttar Pradesh are Bahujan Samaj Party ( BSP ) , Bharatiya Janata Party ( BJP ) , Indian National Congress ( INC ) and Samajwadi party ( SP ) . BJP allied with Apna Dal and INC allied with Rashtriya Lok Dal and Mahan Dal . Election schedule . Constituency wise Election schedule are given below-
Linear approximation . In mathematics , a linear approximation is an approximation of a general function using a linear function ( more precisely , an affine function ) . They are widely used in the method of finite differences to produce first order methods for solving or approximating solutions to equations . Definition . Given a twice continuously differentiable function formula_1 of one real variable , Taylor 's theorem for the case formula_2 states that This is a good approximation for formula_6 when it is close enough to formula_7 ; since a curve , when closely observed , will begin to resemble a straight line . Therefore , the expression on the right-hand side is just the equation for the tangent line to the graph of formula_1 at formula_9 . For this reason , this process is also called the tangent line approximation . If formula_1 is concave down in the interval between formula_6 and formula_7 , the approximation will be an overestimate ( since the derivative is decreasing in that interval ) . If formula_1 is concave up , the approximation will be an underestimate . Linear approximations for vector functions of a vector variable are obtained in the same way , with the derivative at a point replaced by the Jacobian matrix . For example , given a differentiable function formula_14 with real values , one can approximate formula_14 for formula_16 close to formula_17 by the formula The right-hand side is the equation of the plane tangent to the graph of formula_19 at formula_20 In the more general case of Banach spaces , one has where formula_22 is the Fréchet derivative of formula_1 at formula_7 . Optics . Gaussian optics is a technique in geometrical optics that describes the behaviour of light rays in optical systems by using the paraxial approximation , in which only rays which make small angles with the optical axis of the system are considered . In this approximation , trigonometric functions can be expressed as linear functions of the angles . Gaussian optics applies to systems in which all the optical surfaces are either flat or are portions of a sphere . In this case , simple explicit formulae can be given for parameters of an imaging system such as focal distance , magnification and brightness , in terms of the geometrical shapes and material properties of the constituent elements . Period of oscillation . where `` L '' is the length of the pendulum and `` g '' is the local acceleration of gravity . In the linear approximation , the period of swing is approximately the same for different size swings : that is , `` the period is independent of amplitude '' . This property , called isochronism , is the reason pendulums are so useful for timekeeping . Successive swings of the pendulum , even if changing in amplitude , take the same amount of time . Electrical resistivity . where formula_28 is called the `` temperature coefficient of resistivity '' , formula_29 is a fixed reference temperature ( usually room temperature ) , and formula_30 is the resistivity at temperature formula_29 . The parameter formula_28 is an empirical parameter fitted from measurement data . Because the linear approximation is only an approximation , formula_28 is different for different reference temperatures . For this reason it is usual to specify the temperature that formula_28 was measured at with a suffix , such as formula_35 , and the relationship only holds in a range of temperatures around the reference . When the temperature varies over a large temperature range , the linear approximation is inadequate and a more detailed analysis and understanding should be used .
St. Agnes Cathedral ( Springfield , Missouri ) . St. Agnes Cathedral is a Catholic cathedral in Springfield , Missouri , United States . Along with the Cathedral of St. Mary of the Annunciation in Cape Girardeau , Missouri it is the seat of the Diocese of Springfield-Cape Girardeau . St. Agnes Parish . Catholicism was established in Springfield when Archbishop Peter Richard Kenrick of St. Louis sent Father Graham to the area in 1866 . He celebrated the first Mass in the city on March 6 in the home of William Dailey , and then went on to establish Immaculate Conception Parish . The Atlantic and Pacific Railroad came through Springfield in 1870 and the number of Irish and German immigrants increased the number of Catholics . The railroad tracks also divided the city and crossing them , especially for school children , was considered dangerous . H.A . and L.S . Meyer bought a house south of the tracks at South and Elm Streets . It became St. Agnes Elementary School . The school opened with an enrollment of 35 children and the Sisters of Loretto as teachers . As the Catholic population increased on the south side Bishop John J. Hogan of Kansas City was petitioned to establish a new parish to serve their needs . St. Agnes Parish was established in 1908 . The parish acquired the vacant Central Congregational Church for its use until a new church could be built . The Rev . Dennis J. O ’ Driscoll arrived on September 18 and the parish leased the vacant Central Congregational Church for the first year . A new church was dedicated on November 24 , 1910 by Bishop Thomas F. Lillis . The school was relocated to the parish property the same year . St. Agnes High School , now Springfield Catholic High School , was established in 1916 . The stained glass windows of Our Lady of the Lillies and Saint Agnes were created by Stanley Uthwatt and Bernard Schahuber in 1921 . In 1935 a fire in the basement of the church building destroyed the wood floor and a new concrete floor was installed . A new high school building was constructed in 1938 . During World War II the old high school building was used as a U.S.O . Center . After the war it was used as a parish recreation center before it was torn down . The Solemn High Mass of Christmas in 1954 from St. Agnes was the first televised religious service from a church on Springfield . St. Agnes Cathedral . In 1956 Pope Pius XII established the Diocese of Springfield-Cape Girardeau . St. Agnes was chosen as the new diocesan cathedral and St. Mary of the Annunciation in Cape Girardeau was chosen as the co-cathedral . St. Louis Auxiliary Bishop Charles H. Hemsing was chosen as the diocese ’ s first bishop and he was installed in St. Agnes Cathedral on November 28 . The present elementary school building was constructed in 1958 . St. Agnes Chapel was added to the cathedral in 1986 when the church building underwent a major renovation . The same year the old elementary building was torn down .
USS Clifton ( 1861 ) . USS `` Clifton '' was a shallow-draft side-wheel paddle steamer , built in 1861 at Brooklyn , New York , as a civilian ferry . The Union Navy bought her early that December , and commissioned her after having her converted into a gunboat . In 1863 she ran aground , was captured and commissioned into the Texas Marine Department . Her career ended in 1864 when she ran aground and her Confederate crew burned her to prevent her recapture . US Navy service . `` Clifton '' steamed from New York to the Gulf of Mexico in February–March 1862 . In April she towed mortar schooners into the Mississippi River and supported them as they bombarded the Confederate fortifications below New Orleans . After the forts and city fell later in the month , she operated with Rear Admiral David Farragut 's squadron during its drive up the river to Vicksburg , Mississippi . There , on 28 June 1862 Clifton was damaged by enemy gunfire . `` Clifton '' participated in the Battle of Baton Rouge on 5 August 1862 . In October 1862 , `` Clifton '' took part in the capture of Galveston , Texas . She helped seize Fort Burton , at Butte La Rose , Louisiana , in April 1863 . In mid-July , her crew assisted in capturing the sailing bark `` H. McGuin '' . Later in the month she fired on Confederate batteries on the Atchafalaya River , Louisiana . Capture and Confederate service . On 8 September 1863 , during a Union attack on Sabine Pass , Texas , `` Clifton '' grounded while under intense cannon fire and was captured . Entering Confederate service with the Texas Marine Department , `` Clifton '' was employed as a gunboat . On March 21 , 1864 she ran aground off Sabine Pass while attempting to run the blockade . After attempts to refloat the ship failed , `` Clifton '' was burned by her crew to prevent capture by Union warships .
Robert K. Burns . Robert Kyle Burns ( July 26 , 1896 – June 26 , 1982 ) was an American biologist known for his work on sexual differentiation in vertebrates . Burns was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1955 . The New York Times reported in 1937 that Burns together with Thomas R. Forbes were able to change the sex of alligators by injecting them with female hormones . The National Academies Press said that Burns `` pioneered the experimental manipulation of sex hormones in order to establish their roles in sex determination and differentiation '' . Life and career . Burns was born in Hillsboro , West Virginia , and died in Bridgewater , Virginia . He received his Ph.D. from Yale University in 1924 .
Broadway Commercial Historic District . Broadway Commercial Historic District is a national historic district located at Cape Girardeau , Cape Girardeau County , Missouri . The district encompasses 35 contributing buildings and 1 contributing structure in a predominantly commercial section of Cape Girardeau . It developed between about 1868 and 1965 , and includes representative examples of Queen Anne , Mission Revival , and Art Deco style architecture . Located in the district is the separately listed Julius Vasterling Building , the Esquire Theater , and the Broadway Theater . Other notable buildings include the Star Service Station ( 1965 ) , Phil C. Haman Drug Store ( 1927 ) , Haman ’ s Shoe Store ( 1910 ) , Finney ’ s Drug Store ( c. 1906 ) , Broadway Prescription Shop ( c. 1930 ) , Kroger Super Market ( 1948 ) , Kroger Super Market Parking Lot ( 1948 ) , Pete Koch ’ s Sinclair Service Station ( 1954-1955 ) , Bell Telephone Company ( 1963 ) , American Legion Building ( 1920-1923 ) , and Vandeven Mercantile ( c. 1879 ) . It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016 .
Shapkin . Shapkin ( , from `` шапка '' meaning `` cap '' ) is a Russian masculine surname , its feminine counterpart is Shapkina . It may refer to
Adoxophyes perstricta . `` Adoxophyes perstricta '' is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae . It is found from the Philippines to New Guinea , New Britain and Java .
Hiram Caton . Hiram Pendleton Caton III ( 16 August 1936 – 13 December 2010 ) was a Professor of politics and history at Griffith University , Brisbane , Australia , until his retirement . He was an ethicist , a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Biology ( since 1994 ) , and a founding member of the Association for Politics and the Life Sciences . He was an officer of the International Society for Human Ethology . Caton held a National Humanities Fellowship at the National Humanities Center in 1982–83 . He was the inaugural Professor of Humanities at Griffith University in Brisbane , and later the Professor of Politics and History and Head of the School of Applied Ethics there . Education . Caton studied at the University of Chicago and received a PhD degree from Yale , with an ( earned ) D.Litt degree from Griffith University for his work in modern history . Research . Caton 's work has been concerned with ethics in the sciences ( particularly in life sciences and medicine ) , the history of ideas , and on biological bases for individual , social , and political behaviour . He has published some 175 articles , across six or seven fields—medical ethics and bioethics , human ethology , modern political and economic history , anthropology ( with special attention to the Freeman-Mead controversy ) , philosophy ( with emphasis on rationalism and positivism ) , crowd studies , identity psychology , and problems of the integration of biological/evolutionary factors into the social sciences , especially political science . He achieved notoriety as an AIDS denialist in the mid-1990s for his book `` The AIDS Mirage '' ( 1994 ) , in which he charged Donald Francis with `` inventing a viral epidemic '' in 1982 at the Centers for Disease Control . He also wrote `` The Politics of Progress : The Origins and Development of the Commercial Republic , 1600–1835 '' in which he explores what he considers to be the political forces surrounding the application of technology to subduing nature . Modern science , he argues , was born more from these political forces than from the ideological ones ( such as the Protestant Reformation ) that he feels are more usually credited with it . The book was reviewed in more than 20 professional journals . Some reviewers stressed that it set forth a new interpretation of what drove the creation of capitalism , partly by tapping little-known historical sources . In it , Caton attributes the key phase to events and leaders in France , the Netherlands , and England in the 1650–1700 period . It offers interpretations of the French Revolution , of the founding of the United States of America , of Adam Smith 's `` Wealth of Nations '' , and of the origin of the legend of wicked capitalism . Caton argues that Smith 's conception of economics was pre-industrial ( it failed to recognise that industrial technology had become a commodity ) and states that the wicked capitalism legend was created in the 1820–1840 period by a clique of factory owners . In the book , Caton rejects the belief that the human species is evolving to a higher type . In `` The Origin of Subjectivity : An Essay on Descartes '' , Caton argues that Descartes based his epistemology on optics ( 'optical epistemology ' ) ; and that he used his metaphysics 'as a flag to cover the goods ' -- a rationalist philosophy dedicated to 'the mastery and possession of nature ' . Caton 's publications on Margaret Mead , Derek Freeman , and the Samoa controversy are part of the standard literature . His edited volume , `` The Samoa Reader : Anthropologists Take Stock '' , remains the one comprehensive reader on the subject . Among his contributions to the volume are two studies on Freeman 's psychology . They were featured in 2005 in a lead article in the `` Chronicle of Higher Education '' . Also in 2005 , Caton was a consultant to the BBC for its documentary on the Freeman-Mead controversy , `` Tales from the Jungle '' . His last work focused on Charles Darwin . As a former officer of the International Society of Human Ethology , he worked to integrate the Society into the web of activities celebrating the bicentenary of Darwin 's birth ( 2009 ) . Caton also published a reinterpretation of Darwin 's contribution to the establishment of evolution . He has also devised a new interpretation of Darwin 's famous illness , which he presented at the ISHE conference in Detroit , August 2006 . This research was to be included in `` The Darwin Legend '' . Caton was an evolutionist skeptical of Darwinian mechanisms , and was also a catastrophist . Caton contributed a paper to a young earth creationist journal on the evolutionary basis for eugenics , the Holocaust , and euthanasia . There is no indication that Caton was a creationist .
Dalla cola . `` Dalla cola '' is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae . It is found in Colombia .
Duh Darrehsi . Duh Darrehsi ( , also Romanized as Dūh Darrehsī ) is a village in Qeshlaq-e Gharbi Rural District , Aslan Duz District , Parsabad County , Ardabil Province , Iran . At the 2006 census , its population was 53 , in 9 families .
Józefów , Gmina Goszczyn . Józefów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Goszczyn , within Grójec County , Masovian Voivodeship , in east-central Poland . It lies approximately north-east of Goszczyn , south of Grójec , and south of Warsaw .
Jacob Black . Jacob `` Jake '' Black is a character in the `` Twilight '' series by Stephenie Meyer . He is described as an attractive Native American of the Quileute tribe in La Push , near Forks , Washington . In the second book of the series ( `` New Moon '' ) , he discovers that he can shapeshift into a wolf . For the majority of the series , Jacob competes with Edward Cullen for Bella Swan 's love . In the films `` Twilight '' , `` New Moon '' , `` Eclipse '' , ' , and ' , Jacob is played by Taylor Lautner . Concept and creation . According to Stephenie Meyer , Jacob was originally meant to be a device through which Bella could learn Edward 's secret in `` Twilight '' . Meyer , her agent , and her editor all liked the character so much that they decided to give him a larger role in the following book , `` New Moon '' , with Meyer referring to the character as , `` my favorite gift that `` New Moon '' gave to me . '' `` Jacob was my first experience with a character taking over—a minor character developing such roundness and life that I could n't keep him locked inside a tiny role ... From the very beginning , even when Jacob only appeared in chapter six of `` Twilight '' , he was so `` alive '' . I liked him . More than I should for such a small part . '' Meyer has said that after Jacob started emerging as a prominent character in `` New Moon '' . `` Twilight Saga '' . Jacob is given a small role in the first book of the series . He is introduced as the son of Billy Black , an old Swan family friend . When Bella uses him to get information on Edward Cullen and his family , Jacob tells her Quileute legends and introduces her to the idea that Edward is a vampire . Bella comes to like Jacob , and he develops a crush on her . `` New Moon '' . In `` New Moon '' , Jacob 's character is used as a device to help Bella emerge from her months-long depression , brought on by her distress over Edward 's departure . The friendship between the two characters grows strong , but Jacob also develops romantic feelings for Bella that she does not reciprocate . It is revealed that , as a member of the Quileute tribe , Jacob is descended from an ancient line of `` shapeshifters '' that assume wolf form . In their backstory , the Quileutes and vampires are mortal enemies . When Jacob undergoes his first transformation into a wolf in front of Bella , it is in response to Paul , one of the pack members who becomes enraged when he was slapped by Bella , causing him to phase and attempt to attack her . Jacob rushes outside to defend Bella , and he jumps high over her and phases in midair . Jacob rushes at Paul first and bites and pushes him . Jacob is shown in this scene to be very talented even when this was his first transformation at attacking and countering Paul as he is able to hit him before he has a chance to attack . A scene shows him tackling Paul causing him to crash into a boat rack . He and Paul later arrive at Emily Young 's house and Paul apologizes to Bella . Soon , he becomes busy patrolling the forest with his pack , searching for vampires in the area . When Bella is caught by the vampire Laurent alone in a clearing , she is saved by Jacob and the wolf pack , who chase and kill Laurent . Sam first emerges from the woods , Laurent noticing more emerge runs away . Sam closes in on him but is struck back by Laurent just before he was about to tackle him . He later claims that Laurent was nothing but a simple kill . During the chase , Laurent is cornered by part of the pack while Jacob goes for the kill . Jacob and his friends are able to cover a range of 1.67 miles in just 1 minute meaning they are able to run at nearly or close to 100 mph at full run . Jacob serves as a rescue for Bella and a foil to Edward on multiple occasions in the narrative . When Bella , who has taken increasingly dangerous risks to feel closer to Edward , impulsively jumps off a cliff and almost drowns , Jacob rescues her . After Edward mistakenly believes she has died and plans to kill himself , Bella and Alice Cullen , rush to Italy to prevent his suicide , leaving Jacob heartbroken . Jacob is disgusted by Edward 's return and by Bella 's willingness to take Edward back after he left her . Jacob reminds Edward of his tribe 's treaty with the Cullen family , which states that the Cullens are not allowed to bite humans . Bella interrupts and points out to Jacob that she wants to become a vampire , and it 's her own decision . This angers Jacob , and he attempts to start a fight with Edward . Edward decides to leave with Bella , but Jacob grabs him and says : `` You do n't speak for her . '' causing Edward to uppercut punch him into the air , causing him to transform . Edward and Jacob are stopped immediately by Bella as she says : `` You ca n't harm each other without harming me . '' Jacob , now feeling full of guilt and knowing that he would not harm her due to him still having a tremendous crush on her and her being his best and closest friend , decides to accept her wish , but he is feeling hurt by her decision which causes him to run away . `` Eclipse '' . In `` Eclipse '' , Jacob , enraged that Bella plans to become a vampire , attempts to distance himself by not returning her phone calls and refusing to see her . Later , during the scene when Jacob visits Bella and Edward to discuss the vampire Victoria 's return , he tells Bella that he misses her and wishes that they could remain friends . With Edward 's approval , Bella begins to visit Jacob on a regular basis . On one of these visits , Jacob tells Bella that he is in love with her and that he wants her to choose him over Edward . Bella is caught off guard by his confession and tells him she only thinks of him as a friend . He forcibly kisses her , and she reacts by punching him in the face . This breaks her hand , though it does not affect Jacob because he is a werewolf and does n't get hurt easily . This act later enrages Edward , and the two get into a heated argument in front of Bella 's house . They come extremely close to a physical fight , until Bella pushes Edward always and pleads for them to stop . Edward , still fuming with rage , tells Jacob that if Bella gives him the word , he will harm him . Bella 's father comes outside at that moment , and demands to know what 's going on . Jacob admits that he kissed Bella , and she broke her hand punching him . Jacob apologizes and leaves . Later on , Jacob 's shapeshifter wolf pack and the Cullen family join forces to defeat Victoria and the army of newborn vampires she has created . The wolf pack have agreed to meet at their house . They are in their wolf form as they do n't trust the Cullen 's enough to be in their human form as they possibly believe this to be a plot to destroy the pack . Carlisle greets them and tells how they should accurately and successfully attack a newborn . Sam telepathically asks what a newborn is and what the difference is between them and the newborn . He tells them that the newborns are a fresh breed of vampires that were humans forcibly turned with a combination of both human and vampire strength with most of their human element relying on intelligence . Carlisle tells them that they should never let a single one get their arms around them as they are strong enough to crush their bodies . He also says that they should never go for the `` obvious '' kill as they can get outnumbered easily and lose most of the pack . As the Cullen 's demonstrate their tactics to the wolves on how they deal with newborns , Jacob also in his wolf form comes up to Bella . He nudges close to her as he still has a crush on her . She tells Jacob that if they join this attack many of them could get hurt or even killed . In response Jacob places his head in front of her and she pets him . Suddenly Edwards sees this and Jacob looks at him with a disgusted and annoyed look and walks off . The night before the battle , Edward and Jacob are alone with Bella on the top of a mountain . They are there , in a secluded spot , to protect her from Victoria and her blood-hungry army . It is night , and a blizzard beats at their tent . Bella is freezing to death , huddled in a blanket hold and shivering violently . Edward watches on with despair , as he can do nothing to help because his vampire skin is ice-cold . Jacob , being a werewolf , is never cold and has very a warm body . Because of his enhanced senses he can hear Bella 's teeth chattering as he claims that he `` ca n't sleep with all that teeth chattering going on . '' He moves forward to lay down with Bella , knowing his body heat would keep her warm . Edward shoves him away , outraged , and says he will not go near her . Jacob demands that Edward lets him go . Bella , hardly conscious , pleads for them not to fight . Jacob insists that Bella needs his warmth , and reluctantly Edward lets him crawl into the blankets with her . She cuddles into his warmth , still hardly conscious . Bella stops shaking and chattering . She falls asleep in his arms . While she is sleeping , Edward and Jacob begin to talk quietly . As the night wears on , their private conversation softens and the two become closer . Right before the battle the next morning , Jacob overhears Edward and Bella discussing their engagement . He did not know about this , because Bella was trying to keep it a secret until the battle was over , for she knew he 'd be reckless with his anger . Jacob is outraged , and refuses to believe that Bella truly loves Edward more than him . He threatens suicide by hoping he 'd be killed in the battle . He is about to run off to join the soon-to-be-battle . Bella , in an attempt to stop him from getting killed , demands to be kissed by him . Jacob does n't hesitate , and he kisses her passionately . Then , he leaves for the battle and Bella feels relieved to know that he no longer wants to be killed while fighting . After he is gone , she comes to the realization that she does love Jacob . In the battle , Jacob fights ferociously and savagely . He is in his wolf form as is the rest of the pack . He kills many vampires and together , with the Cullens , they defeat Victoria 's newborn army . The battle is over , but one newborn vampire who had remained hidden the whole time , emerges from hiding . Leah , one of the wolves , immediately attacks . The enemy vampire wraps his arms around her neck and tries to strangle her , but Jacob lunges forward and knocks him off . They engage in a brief but vicious fight . Jacob falls and the vampire crushes his body with violent force . At once the vampire is pulled off by the other wolves and killed . Jacob is now back in human form . He is writhing on the ground naked and in extreme agony . Carlisle , the doctor vampire , announces that the bones in the right half of his body are crushed . The other wolves , now back in their human form too , stare in horror as Carlisle continues to inspect him . He tells the others that Jacob is healing from but at an extremely low rate and says that he needs to re-align Jacobs bones in order to speed up his healing . Leah is full of guilt and shame , and insists that she `` had him '' [ the vampire ] . Sam tells her to shut up . Sam suggested that they bring Jacob back to Billy 's house so he start helping Jacob . Then , they haul Jacob off the ground and carry him off . At Jacob 's house , Bella overhears Jacob screaming in pain as Carlisle re-aligns him . One of the pack tells Bella that Carlisle is doing this to speed up Jacobs healing . He is in bed with a high fever . Bella is worried and apologizes to him , wishing he 'll get better soon . She also admits that it was a mistake to kiss him , and tries to tell him that even if she does love him , he has to accept that it is Edward who truly lies in her heart . Then she leaves , and Jacob his angered and deeply hurt . The epilogue is written from Jacob 's point of view ; angry and heartbroken at Bella 's decision to become a vampire . He runs away in his wolf form to escape his pain . `` Breaking Dawn '' . Jacob returns after an absence of several weeks to attend Bella and Edward 's wedding in `` Breaking Dawn '' . Though described as being still visibly pained by her decision , he tells Bella that he wants her to be happy . Bella tells him that she and Edward plan to have a normal honeymoon before she becomes a vampire . Jacob becomes enraged , because he knows that Edward 's vampire strength could kill her . Sam and the rest of the pack stop him before he phases into wolf form and gets into a fight with Edward . When Bella and Edward return from their honeymoon , Jacob becomes the narrator of the story for several chapters , during which he learns that she is pregnant with Edward 's half-human , half-vampire baby and is extremely ill . When Jacob informs the pack of Bella 's pregnancy , their leader Sam Uley plans an attack on the Cullens in order to kill Bella and her unborn child because of the threat he believes the child presents . Jacob , who feels that the Cullens are innocent , fights back against Sam and leaves the pack . Fulfilling his birthright as Alpha wolf , he is joined in a new pack by Seth and Leah Clearwater , who aid Jacob in protecting the Cullens . After the birth of Renesmee Carlie Cullen , Edward and Bella 's daughter , Jacob `` imprints '' - an involuntary response in which a wolf finds his soulmate - on her . Afterward , Jacob is completely over Bella , and they remain close friends . The relationship between Jacob and the Cullens is also dispelled , and he and Edward come to view each other as friends after Jacob emotionally bonds with Renesmee . Physical appearance . Wolf form : Jacob 's wolf form is that of a large russet brown wolf . He has equivalent abilities to his brothers . He is shown to be very intelligent in both reasoning and coordinating others . He is the largest and strongest wolf in the pack . Human form : In the first film , Jacob has a very skinny physique that undergoes major physical changes by the second film . Being a werewolf , Jacob develops a massive physique . He is able to lift heavy objects that no human is capable of picking up . For example , a dirt bike he easily picked up from his father 's truck . After becoming a wolf , he cuts off his long hair and gets the Quileute tattoo on his upper right arm . Personality and abilities . Bella describes Jacob as a `` happy person '' who extends his happiness to the people around him . As Jacob 's character emerges in `` New Moon '' , he is shown to be cheery , passionate , and adventurous , but hot-headed . Jacob is also able to shape-shift at will into a giant wolf , and sometimes when angered he will involuntarily phase . His body temperature is warmer than a human 's body should be , reaching about , which allows him to withstand very cold weather . In human form , his body heals within seconds , he possesses superhuman strength and speed , has a high durability rate , sharp senses and free running abilities . In wolf form he can communicate with his wolf pack telepathically , has enhanced superhuman strength and speed and a substantial size increase . While in wolf form , his teeth can cut through the `` granite-hard '' bodies of a vampire with ease . Members of Quileute wolf-pack do age if they do not phase for a long time , which was pointed out when they were talking about the tribe 's history , as long as they phase from every now and again they do n't age with Jacob 's body physically grown to the equivalent of a 25-year-old in `` Breaking Dawn '' but stopping after that . Jacob is the largest and strongest of the pack . Once they begin phasing , a Quileute shape-shifter may `` imprint '' - a method of finding one 's soulmate - on someone , and will act as whatever the imprintee wants or needs , whether it be an older brother , friend , protector , or lover . Jacob imprints on Edward and Bella 's newborn daughter , Renesmee in `` Breaking Dawn '' . While treating Jacob in `` Eclipse '' , Carlisle takes a blood sample and runs some tests on it . He discovers that he has 24 pairs of chromosomes , one more than a human . A distinction is made in `` Breaking Dawn '' between the old world Children of the Moon ( `` true werewolves '' ) and this shape-shifting Quileute tribe . The former are held to be a more ferocious and territorial type , with a transformative venomous bite and who involuntarily phase as do traditional werewolves on the full moon . The latter are implied as being blessed with the supernatural ability to shapeshift into other giant animals or `` spirits of nature '' . Film portrayal . Taylor Lautner played the part of Jacob Black in the film adaptation of `` Twilight '' . Due to major physical changes in the character of Jacob between `` Twilight '' and `` New Moon '' , director Chris Weitz considered replacing Lautner in the sequel with an actor who could more accurately portray `` the new , larger Jacob Black . '' In an attempt to keep the role , Lautner stated , `` I have been working out . I 've been working out since the day we finished filming `` Twilight '' . I just weighed myself today ; I 've put on 19 pounds ... [ and ] I 'm guaranteeing Weitz 11 more [ pounds ] by filming . '' Lautner would continue to play the role of Jacob in `` New Moon '' , and all the subsequent films . He also did his own stunts . Team Jacob . Many fans of the Twilight franchise , particularly teenagers , have debated whether Edward or Jacob is the better match for Bella . Both sides of the debate have coalesced around informal `` teams '' of followers , whether `` Team Jacob '' or `` Team Edward '' . In a poll done by `` Novel Novice Twilight '' and appearing on NNT News in 2008 , Team Jacob got 2,641 votes and Team Edward got 5,130 votes . A poll done by Top 7 with over 43,000 votes had Jacob trailing Edward by around 3,000 votes . Lautner portrayed a diehard Edward supporter in a December 12 , 2009 sketch lampooning `` Twilight '' fans on `` Saturday Night Live '' .
Free Exhibitions . The Free Exhibitions ( Swedish : Den Fria Konstutställningen , Finnish : Vapaat taidenäyttelyt ) were art exhibitions organized in Helsinki , Finland in the years 1896 , 1898 , 1900 and 1903 . They were labeled `` free '' because they did not have a jury to decide whose paintings or sculptures could be on display as other art exhibitions in Finland did at the time . These exhibitions were organized by the artist Sigurd Wettenhovi-Aspa ( 1870–1946 ) , who also had the largest number of works displayed in all of the Free Exhibitions . The artist Torsten Wasastjerna was also involved in the organization of the first two exhibitions . The exhibitions attracted attention among the press and public and even a few of Finland 's most famous artists , including Eero Järnefelt and Walter Runeberg , participated in one of them . However , the exhibitions gradually lost their popularity , and at the last exhibition in 1903 , Sigurd Wettenhovi-Aspa and his brother Ragnar Asp were the only two exhibitors . Wettenhovi-Aspa as an artist . Wettenhovi-Aspa studied art in Denmark , where he was taught by artists such as Kristian Zahrtmann and Peder Severin Krøyer . In 1892 , Wettenhovi-Aspa moved to Paris after he was awarded a grant . While living in Paris , Wettenhovi-Aspa took part in the Salon de la Rose + Croix in 1893 with Finnish sculptor Ville Vallgren and in Salon de Champ-de-Mars in 1894 . In 1895 , he was awarded a gold medal in an art exhibition in St. Etienne , France . Wettenhovi-Aspa had made his debut as a painter in 1891 in the Finnish Art Society 's exhibition . He was a regular participant in Finnish art exhibitions in the late 19th and early 20th centuries , but he also arranged many exhibitions in Finland and other Nordic countries . Throughout his career , Wettenhovi-Aspa was seen in the Finnish press as a person seeking publicity and sensation whose art was at best controversial and amateurish . Wettenhovi-Aspa was a much contested figure in the Finnish art world , but at the same time , he was friends with many famous Finnish creative artists including composer Jean Sibelius and painter Akseli Gallén-Kallela . 1896 . All willing artists were urged to send their works to this Free Exhibition , which opened on 10 December 1896 in the Ateneum Art Museum 's hall . The exhibition closed on 10 January 1897 and was seen by over 3,000 paying visitors . Wettenhovi-Aspa displayed 85 works of art and was thus the most substantial exhibitor . The other artists in the first Free Exhibition were Wettenhovi-Aspa 's wife Divina Asp , his brother Ragnar Asp , co-organizer Torsten Wasastjerna , Thorsten Waenerberg , C. E. Sjöstrand , Karin Nordenswan and Miss Boldt . The exhibition expanded after its opening as artists like A. J. Rapp send their work to be exhibited there . As the majority of the art work on view was Wettenhovi-Aspa 's , the press had the notion that the Free Exhibition was , in fact , his solo exhibition . Likely due to this , the other artists ' pieces were not reviewed as closely as Wettenhovi-Aspa 's . The press seemed to believe that in an open exhibition the works of art on display were weak and inadequate ; paintings or sculptures made with skill were not expected to be encountered . Generally speaking , the press responded to the exhibition critically and questioned its artistic value . Nonetheless , the first Free Exhibition was also described as interesting , worth the visit and possessing potential . 1898 . The second Free Exhibition opened on 2 April 1898 in the Ateneum Art Museum 's hall , once again organized by Sigurd Wettenhovi-Aspa and Torsten Wasastjerna . Twenty-three painters and 4 sculptors entered the exhibition ; in addition , there were 9 unsigned works . The artists were Walter Runeberg , Thorsten Waenerberg , Eero Järnefelt , Carl Eneas Sjöstrand , Alex Federley , Vilhelm Sjöström , J. Montell , Hanna Rönnberg , G. Rosinsky , Oskar Svenberg , Alexander Barkoff , Arthur Harald Gallén , Maria Kolnitsch , Baron Taube , A. J. Rapp , H. Sjernvall , J. F. Tuhkanen , Adolf von Becker , Hugo Backmansson , A. Sandberg , Elis Nyström , A. Loux , Ragnar Asp , Divina Asp and naturally Sigurd Wettenhovi-Aspa and Torsten Wasastjerna . Wettenhovi-Aspa had on display several sculptures and approximately 20 paintings . In total , there were 120 words of art being exhibited ; of these , 106 were paintings and the rest were sculptures . The exhibition expanded again after its opening when J. E. Engelberg , among others , sent a few landscapes to be displayed . The second Free Exhibition closed on 26 April 1898 , and in all , it had over 4,000 visitors . Once again , the exhibition was seen in the press as mainly an exhibition of Wettenhovi-Aspa 's works . Other artists ' did not receive as much notice as Wettenhovi-Aspa , with the exception of Alexander Barkoff , whose art was seen both as trash and interesting . Some of the critics regarded the exhibition as refreshing and interesting and wished it plenty of visitors . Others considered the exhibition substandard . 1900 . Wettenhovi-Aspa organized the third Free Exhibition alone in 1900 . The exhibition opened on 11 November 1900 , and unlike the previous two exhibitions , was not held in the Ateneum Art Museum because it was under renovation . Instead , the exhibition was organized in the Kappeli Restaurant on Helsinki 's Esplanade . There were 9 participants in the third Free Exhibition : Sigurd Wettenhovi-Aspa , his brother Ragnar Asp , Alexander Barkoff , John Rafael Eklund , Teuvo Koskelo , Arvid Liljelund , A. J. Rapp , Karl Walter Smedberg and an artist going by the pseudonym `` Henni '' . Arvid Liljelund 's artwork was exhibited posthumously . The exhibition closed on 11 November 1900 , and during the month it was open , it had over 5,700 visitors . Press focused once again mainly on criticizing Wettenhovi-Aspa and his works of art . Alexander Barkoff was said to stand out , and the other artists who were exhibited were mentioned only briefly . The exhibition was , yet again , seen as Wettenhovi-Aspa 's solo exhibition . The exhibition 's critiques were somewhat inconsistent . While some reporters said the artwork on display was ugly and amateurish , others felt the exhibition gave pleasure and food for thought . 1903 . The fourth and the last Free Exhibition opened to the public on 5 April 1903 . The venue was once again the Ateneum Art Museum . There were musical performances in the opening , and it was announced as the biggest and the most interesting Free Exhibition to date . The only exhibitors in the fourth Free Exhibition were Sigurd Wettenhovi-Aspa and his brother Ragnar Asp . Wettenhovi-Aspa had 47 pieces of artwork on display and Ragnar Asp had 6 . Wettenhovi-Aspa 's pieces were history paintings , portraits , landscapes and busts . Ragnar Asp had made a few landscapes and a copy of a Rembrandt . Also , J. E. Engelberg sent a large landscape to the exhibition to be put on display after the opening . The exhibition was said to have had a substantial number of visitors when it closed on 28 April 1903 . Because Wettenhovi-Aspa and his brother were the only participants in the exhibition , the press focused on Wettenhovi-Aspa 's artwork and wrote virtually nothing about Ragnar Asp . Generally , it was thought that Wettenhovi-Aspa had grand ideas but that his technique was not good enough to realize them . In relation to other art exhibitions in Nordic countries and in France . Art life in Nordic countries was changing in the late 19th century . Old traditions were questioned and new art exhibitions were founded . Swedish artists , including Carl Larsson and Ernst Josephson , had founded an artists ' society named Konstnärsförbundet in 1886 . The society protested against the Swedish art life and education , both of which were thought to be stagnant . The Royal Swedish Academy of Arts arranged exhibitions sporadically , but Konstnärsförbundet held an annual exhibition from the year 1886 onwards . In 1882 in Norway , artists , including Frits Thaulow and Christian Krohg , established The Autumn Exhibition as an objection to Cristiania 's Art Society , which was viewed as bourgeois . Anyone could nominate their artwork to the exhibition , but there was a jury deciding whose pieces would be put on display . In Denmark , Den Frie Udstilling was founded in 1891 by young Danish artists . The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts was considered too conservative at the time and the artists wanted to create an alternative for their juried exhibitions . Den Frie Udstilling continues to arrange exhibitions that are free to all artists today . It could be argued that Den Frie Udstilling in Denmark and the Salon de la Rose + Croix in France influenced Wettenhovi-Aspa when he was living in Copenhagen and Paris . He might have wanted to bring something similar to the Finnish art world to what he had seen in Europe . The name Free Exhibition , Fria Utställningen , is the first obvious indicator that the Danish exhibitions might have been the model for the Finnish Free Exhibitions . Another indicator is the fact that Wettenhovi-Aspa was living in Denmark when Den Frie Udstilling was founded in 1891 and also took his Free Exhibition to Copenhagen in 1901 . Additionally , Salon des Indépendants was a juryless exhibition , and in that regard , the similarities between it and the Free Exhibitions can be seen . As mentioned previously , Wettenhovi-Aspa took part in the Salon de la Rose + Croix . The founder of the salon , Joséphin Péladan , was a peculiar character in late 19th century Paris who might have influenced the young Wettenhovi-Aspa . Similarities between Péladan and Wettenhovi-Aspa are found upon examination of their public personas . They both organized exhibitions that had grandiose openings with musical performances . In addition , Wettenhovi-Aspa arranged a game of tombola as part of the second Free Exhibition 's opening . Also , they were both ridiculed and criticized for organizing their exhibitions . The purpose of Free Exhibitions was said to be giving young artists an opportunity to get their art on view without the restrictions of a jury . An alternative motive for organizing Free Exhibitions might have been Wettenhovi-Aspa 's wish to gain more visibility for his own art . One plausible explanation for the Free Exhibitions running their course might be that they were at first interesting to the public , but as a result of their artistic value being weak , the public lost their interest and its attitude became even derisive . Furthermore , the Free Exhibitions in Finland were perhaps identified too much with one person and because of this were a fleeting phenomenon in the Finnish art history .
2009 Collier Township shooting . The 2009 Collier Township shooting , also referred to as the LA Fitness shooting , was a mass shooting and murder-suicide that took place on August 4 , 2009 in an LA Fitness health club in Collier Township , a suburb of Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania . The attack resulted in four deaths , including that of the perpetrator , who took his own life . Nine other people were injured . The fitness center is approximately south of Pittsburgh , in the Great Southern Shopping Center , a strip mall located in the Kirwan Heights section of Collier Township . Details . The shooting occurred at a women 's aerobics class at the LA Fitness center at approximately 8:15 p.m . The shooter entered the class , placed a duffel bag on the ground , turned off the lights , took out two handguns and began firing , police said . According to police , the gunman fired 52 shots with two Glock 9×19mm semiautomatic pistols before committing suicide by shooting himself in the head with a .45-caliber revolver . A .32-caliber semiautomatic pistol found in his pocket was not used . Three women and the gunman died , and about nine other people were injured . The Allegheny County Medical Examiner 's office identified the three women who died as Heidi Overmier , 46 , of Collier Township ; Elizabeth Gannon , 49 , of Green Tree , Pennsylvania ; and Jody Billingsley , 38 , of Mt . Lebanon , Pennsylvania . Biography . George Sodini ( September 30 , 1960 – August 4 , 2009 ) , a 48-year-old systems analyst at the law firm of K & L Gates and a resident of Scott Township , was identified as the perpetrator . He had written about contemplating carrying out a shooting , which he referred to as the `` exit plan '' , while also revealing that he `` chickened out '' of carrying out such a shooting earlier in the year . His website states that he was `` never married '' and concludes `` Death Lives ! '' Sodini states , `` Probably 99 % of the people who know me well do n't even think I was this crazy . '' Sodini is reported to have left a note inside the gym bag stating his hatred for women . Nearly a week after the murders , it was revealed that Sodini had brought an inert grenade on a Port Authority bus on July 28 , 2009 . After a passenger sitting next to him notified police , he was questioned about the incident but no charges were filed . Motive . On a website registered in his name , Sodini chronicled over a nine-month period his rejections by women and his severe sexual frustration . `` Who knows why ? I am not ugly or too weird . No sex since July 1990 either ( I was 29 ) '' , he writes . `` Last time I slept all night with a girlfriend it was 1982 . Girls and women do n't even give me a second look ANYWHERE '' . About his problems with women , he wrote : `` Women just do n't like me . There are 30 million desirable women in the US ( my estimate ) and I can not find one '' . In 2008 , Sodini posted online videos , in which he discusses his emotions , along with a tour of his home , the latter which was a homework assignment from `` a self-help seminar [ he ] had attended on how to date women '' . Legal . On August 18 , 2009 , it was revealed that Sodini bequeathed his estate , valued at $ 225,000 , to his alma mater the University of Pittsburgh . A spokesperson for the university stated that it had `` no interest in receiving any such distribution '' and requested that it go to the victims and the victims ' families . In March 2012 , State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. filed a legal motion attempting to pre-emptively seek exemption from liability under Sodini 's $ 100,000 personal liability policy . Victims of the shooting claim that the insurance company neglected to ensure Sodini got mental health care . TGSCOM . TGSCOM Inc. , an online gun wholesaler based in Green Bay , Wisconsin , sold Sodini an empty Glock 9 mm magazine and magazine loading apparatus used in the attack . TGSCOM sold a used handgun to Seung-Hui Cho , who subsequently used it during the 2007 Virginia Tech shootings . TGSCOM also sold an empty magazine and a holster to Steven Kazmierczak , who shot and killed five people at Northern Illinois University in 2008 . TGSCOM closed in 2012 , having become the subject of investigations by the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol , Tobacco , Firearms and Explosives , the Wisconsin Better Business Bureau , and Green Bay police . Aftermath . On August 6 , 2009 , approximately 75 people , including friends , women 's rights advocates , clergy members , and local officials , held a vigil at the Pittsburgh City-County Building in downtown Pittsburgh in honor of the shooting 's victims . In the aftermath , some feminist groups attributed misogyny and toxic masculinity as a contributing factor . George Sodini has since widely been discussed online by the incel movement .
Langenegg . Langenegg is a municipality of 1125 inhabitants ( as of 1 January 2015 ) which is in the Austrian province of Vorarlberg . Geography . Langenegg is located in the Bregenz Forest the westernmost province of Austria , Vorarlberg , in district of Bregenz southeast of Lake Constance . It covers an area of ​​10.47 km² , 38.6 % of which is forested and 54.6 % is used for agricultural purposes . Geographically , the municipality forms a `` long corner '' , hence the name Langenegg ( German : Egg ≈ Eck ( e ) = corner ) . The municipality is a member of the German-Austrian joint project Nagelfluhkette National Park . Neighbouring communities . The municipality of Langenegg borders five other municipalities in Vorarlberg . These communities , also located in the Bregenz Forest , are clockwise from the north : Doren , Krumbach , Hittisau , Lingenau and Alberschwende . History . The Habsburgs ruled the cities in Vorarlberg partly from Tyrol and from Further Austria . From 1805 to 1814 it belonged to Bavaria , then back to Austria . Langenegg was part of Vorarlberg since its founding in 1861 . The place was part of the French occupation zone from 1945 until 1955 . On July 6 , 2010 Langenegg won the competition for the 11th European Village Renewal Award . Coat of arms . The municipal coat of arms was created by the Schrunser artist and heraldist Konrad Honold in 1969 . Population . The proportion of foreigners in 2002 was 7.1 % . Politics . The Langeneggian municipal council consists of 15 members . The election took place during the last local council elections in 2015 not by party lists , but by majority vote . Mayor of the municipality is Kurt Krottenhammer . Economy and infrastructure . In 2003 , there were 16 enterprises of trade and industry with 92 employees and four apprentices . There were 429 wage taxpayers in employment . Agriculture plays an important role . The share of agricultural land in the total area is 54.6 % . There are 42 farms , of which 35 are dairy farms . 2.6 million kilograms of milk are processed annually in the Langenegger dairy . The cheese factory produces 250 tons of cheese each year . In order to transport the milk to the dairy , three cable tracks are in use . During the industrialisation in Langenegg , the number of commuters working in the neighbouring municipalities increased . Unlike many municipalities in the region , Langenegg did not have a rich structure with regard to craft associations . That is why in the last few years , the municipality gave rise to numerous economic initiatives such as the `` Talent '' , the Langenegger currency that supports business in the village . Education . There is a school with 107 students ( as of November 2006 ) and a small kindergarten . Culture . The Hubertus chapel at Hälisbühl was built in 1992 . The parish church `` Unserer lieben Frau '' ( Maria ) was built in 1775 in Baroque style . The Bregenzerwald Umgang ( literally `` Bregenz forest walk '' ) shows the design of 12 traditionally built villages , including Langenegg , in the Bregenz Forest . By means of the landscape , public buildings , houses and everyday objects walkers are informed about the typical Bregenzerwälder architecture style through the ages . The Sennerei Langenegg ( dairy Langenegg ) is a 1978 fusion of three dairies , which were built in 1900 , 1947 and 1952 . This dairy has 30 suppliers for milk ( with about 450 cows ) and is part of the Käsestraße Bregenzerwald – a partnership of farmers , milkmen , artisans and gastronomists in the Bregenzerwald with the aim of small-scale agriculture , the diversity of local products and the Vorarlberg cheese culture .
Washington 's 32nd legislative district . Washington 's 32nd Legislative District is one of forty-nine districts in Washington state for representation in the state legislature . It includes the cities of Lynnwood , Edmonds ( both in Snohomish County ) and Shoreline ( in King County ) . The district 's legislators are state senator Maralyn Chase and state representatives Cindy Ryu ( pos . 1 ) and Ruth Kagi ( pos . 2 ) , all Democrats .
Sątoczno , Pomeranian Voivodeship . Sątoczno is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lipnica , within Bytów County , Pomeranian Voivodeship , in northern Poland . It lies approximately east of Lipnica , south of Bytów , and south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk . For details of the history of the region , see `` History of Pomerania '' . The village has a population of 36 .
Punishment ( album ) . `` Punishment '' is the third studio album released by American hardcore band Endwell . `` Punishment '' was released on April 26 , 2011 and is the band 's second studio album release after signing with Mediaskare Records . Endwell has stated that there was a black metal influence on this album , noticeable on tracks such as `` Dark Waves '' , `` Plague Wielders '' , and `` Fractal Gloom '' .
Écossaises , D 421 ( Schubert ) . The pieces do not have tempo indications , and recordings have ranged from under 2 minutes to over 4 minutes in length for all six pieces . Schubert wrote these `` Écossaises '' in May 1816 during a visit to Josef von Spaun 's new home in the Landstraße suburb south-east of Vienna . During the visit , Schubert was locked into his room for a prank , which was that he was to finish a composition before being released . He produced these six `` Écossaises '' , and the following words were inscribed on the ( now lost ) title page : `` Composed while confined to my room at Erdberg , May 1816 . ''
Domenico Sorrentino . Archbishop Domenico Sorrentino ( born 16 May 1948 ) is an Italian Catholic archbishop . Biography . He was born at Boscoreale , near Torre Annunziata and Pompei , outside Naples in Italy , in 1948 . He undertook the usual seminary studies and was ordained a Catholic priest for the Diocese of Nola on 24 June 1972 , having studied at the Roman ecclesiastical universities as a pupil of the Almo Collegio Capranica , an ancient Roman seminary named after Cardinal Domenico Capranica . About the same time , having left the Capranica , Sorrentino obtained a doctorate in theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome and at substantially the same time a doctorate in Political Science from the University of Rome La Sapienza . He followed for a number of years the normal course of appointments in his home diocese as curate and then parish priest , but after a relatively short time was appointed to diocesan responsibilities for catechetics . He was also involved in the establishment of a library centred on the figure of the church father , Paulinus of Nola . Sorrentino also became a teacher in the Institute of Religious Science at Nola and in the theological faculty at Naples . In 1992 he obtained a position in the Secretariat of State in Rome . Sorrentino 's activities as a speechwriter in the Secretariat of State brought him into contact with Stanisław Dziwisz , principal private secretary to Pope John Paul II . He was appointed on 17 February 2001 to the rank of archbishop and the post of Prelate of Pompeii , in effect a small diocese centred on a large and popular shrine of the Virgin in the modern township of Pompei , adjacent to the ruins of the Roman town buried in ancient times by volcanic eruption . Here Sorrentino set about plans for the rearrangement of the area surrounding the shrine , the provision of road access , and the like . Sorrentino was appointed to the post of Secretary of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments , on 2 August 2003 . His most recent came on 19 November 2005 , when he was appointed Bishop of Assisi , keeping the `` personal title of archbishop '' .
Bill Andress . William J. Andress ( June 28 , 1924 – May 19 , 2008 ) was a professional baseball umpire . Andress umpired 3 National League games in . After his death in 2008 , his body was donated to the University of Cincinnati College of Science .
Bonamia ovalifolia . `` Bonamia ovalifolia '' is a species of flowering plant in the morning glory family known by the common name bigpod lady 's nightcap . It is native to North America , where there are only two known occurrences . There is one each in Brewster County , Texas , and Coahuila on the opposite side of the Mexico–United States border . This plant produces a number of unbranching stems from a woody base . The silvery , blue-green leaves are round and about 1 centimeter in diameter . The purple flowers are each about 2 centimeters wide and bloom in May and June . The fruit is a rounded capsule . The plant 's habitat is the sandy stretches of land next to the Rio Grande at the border between the two countries .
Aurora Castillo . Aurora Castillo ( 1914–1998 ) better known as `` la doña -- '' a title of respect given to her by her largely Latino community -- '' was a Mexican-American environmentalist from Los Angeles , California . She co-founded the Mothers of East Los Angeles ( MELA ) in 1984 . The MELA organization has fought against a scheduled oil pipeline , and against a planned toxic waste incinerator , and they stopped a waste treatment plant located close to a high school . Castillo was awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize in 1995 . Personal Life . Aurora Castilla was a fourth generation Mexican . Family has always been important to her . `` Three years ago , Arthur Castillo , her only brother , died of cancer at 74 . Her twin , who has been married and childless for 40 years , lives in Canoga Park . Another sister , Henrietta , 78 , lives with Castillo in their childhood home . '' Her father , a U.S. Navy regimental sergeant bugler during World War I , was her hero . Career . Aurora Castillo 's career as an activist began in 1984 when her local priest of the East Los Angeles church asked the woman parishioners to protest the construction of a state prison in the neighborhood . The prison would have been the eight in the area and the woman united to form MELA . The women were motivated to protect their children and did so by informing the community of the threat of having a prison in their neighborhood , executing protesting marches every Monday and uniting with other groups like the Coalition Against the Prison in East Los Angeles . MELA continued to grow in size and experience . In 1987 MELA began a successful fight against the Lancer Project ( municipal waste incinerator ) . In 1988 MELA fought against another toxic waste incinerator . In 1989 MELA united with High School students from Huntington to stop a chemical plant treatment . Currently , MELA takes part in the water conservation program , leads a lead poison awareness program and sponsors higher education programs . Awards . Aurora Castillo was awarded the Goldman Environmental prize in 1995 .
Irena Kazazić . Irena Kazazić ( born 1972 ) is a Slovenian painter and writer of Serbian descent . Kazazić graduated in 2003 by Mladen Jernejec at Arthouse – College of Visual Arts in Ljubljana , Slovenia . She has built her personal image with the paintings of human legs inside shoes . The stories of the legs were painted very realistically . Details were visible of the socks and gloves , which were leaning towards the shoes . Intimacy and stories are the tools for creating her art . Iconography is personal , it looks like her diary was written on the walls . Her artistic language is inspired by the pop art of the 1980s . She also exhibits on SloART website . Kazazić was present on several art exhibitions in Europe and the United States .
Source Audio . Source Audio is a guitar effects pedal company based near Boston , Massachusetts . They are the creators of the Hot Hand Motion Controlled Wah Filter as well as Soundblox and Soundblox Pro effect pedals . They design their products in the United States , and import them from China . History . Source Audio was founded in 2005 by Roger Smith ( president ) and Jesse Remignanti ( vice president of engineering ) , while they worked together at the semiconductor firm , Analog Devices . Chief Scientist Bob Chidlaw , owner of two digital signal processing patents at Kurzweil Music Systems , and Chief Operating Officer C. Hunter Boll , former managing director at Thomas H. Lee Partners , joined shortly thereafter . Source Audio 's initial innovation was the Hot Hand Motion Controlled Wah Filter . The Hot Hand Motion Controller Ring converts hand movement into a digital signal using an accelerometer , a technology pioneered by Analog Devices . The ring combined with the Motion Controlled Wah Filter pedal produces effects similar to the Dunlop Cry Baby Wah , a pedal made famous by players like Jimmy Page and Jimi Hendrix . The unit offers 11 different wah filters , including classic wah , low pass , band pass , multi peak—and volume swell , which produce a wide range of wah effects . SA followed the Motion Controlled Wah Filter with the Motion Controlled Phaser/Flanger pedal . Like the Wah , the Phaser/Flanger is compatible with the Hot Hand Wireless Adapter and offers multiple tone options . The Source Audio Phaser/Flanger offers both LFO and Envelope Follower filters . In 2008 Source Audio released the Soundblox Series , four Hot Hand compatible pedals . The Sounblox Tri-Mod Wah , Phaser , and Flanger offer effects similar to the original pedals , but package them in a smaller , easier to use format . The Soundblox Series also includes the Soundblox Multiwave Distortion , a pedal that incorporates both multi band and single band processing and produces several unique distortion tones . In total the pedal offers 21 different distortion types ranging from standard distortion to synth-like octave and foldback distortions . At the 2010 NAMM show SA introduced the Soundblox Pro Series . The Soundblox Pro Series offers the same effect types as the corresponding Soundblox pedals , but also include 6 user presets , a 7-band graphic EQ , a MIDI input and the capability to “ morph ” from one user preset to another with an expression pedal . 2010 also marked Source Audio ’ s entry into the bass effects pedal market with the Soundblox and Soundblox Pro Multiwave Bass Distortion pedals . The Bass Multiwave incorporates the same signal processing method as the Soundblox Pro Multiwave Distortion for the guitar but adapts it to fit the lower frequency range of the bass guitar . Source Audio products currently in development include envelope filter pedals for both the bass and guitar .
Are You Lonesome Tonight ? ( song ) . `` Are You Lonesome Tonight ? '' is a song which was written by Roy Turk and Lou Handman in 1926 . It was recorded several times in 1927—first by Charles Hart , with successful versions by Vaughn De Leath , Henry Burr , and the duet of Jerry Macy and John Ryan . In 1950 the Blue Barron Orchestra version reached the top twenty on the `` Billboard 's '' Pop Singles chart . In April 1960 , after Elvis Presley 's two-year service in the United States Army , he recorded the song at the suggestion of manager Colonel Tom Parker ; `` Are You Lonesome Tonight ? '' was Parker 's wife , Marie Mott 's , favorite song . Its release was delayed by RCA Victor executives , who thought the song did not fit Presley 's new ( and publicized ) style . When `` Are You Lonesome Tonight ? '' was released in November 1960 it was an immediate success in the U.S. , topping `` Billboard 's '' Pop Singles chart and reaching number three on the R & B chart . A month after the song 's release , it topped the UK Singles Chart . Presley 's version was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America in 1961 and upgraded to double platinum in 1992 . `` Are You Lonesome Tonight ? '' was later recorded by several other artists , with versions by Donny Osmond and Merle Haggard becoming top-twenty hits on the pop and country charts respectively . `` Billboard '' ranked `` Are You Lonesome Tonight ? '' number 81 on its `` Hot 100 All-Time Top Songs '' list in 2008 . Composition and early versions . The song was written in 1926 by vaudevillians Lou Handman and Roy Turk with three verses , followed by a spoken bridge . They based the bridge on a line in Ruggero Leoncavallo 's `` Pagliacci '' , and `` You know someone said that the world 's a stage . And each must play a part '' refers to `` All the world 's a stage '' from William Shakespeare 's `` As You Like It '' . This recitation is printed on the inside back cover of the original 1927 sheet music , and is sung on Stanley Kirkby 's recording in 1928 , Al Jolson 's recording in 1949 and Blue Barrron recording in 1950 ( US top 20 hit ) . Billboard reported in 1960 its discovery that it was written by songwriter and vaudeville pianist Dave Dreyer . Several versions of `` Are You Lonesome Tonight ? '' were recorded in 1927 . The first , by Charles Hart , was recorded on May 9 and released on Harmony Records ( 431-H ) as the B-side of `` Sweet Marie '' . On June 13 , Vaughn De Leath recorded the song as the B-side of `` It 's a Million to One You 're in Love '' for Edison Records ( Ed-52044 ) . De Leath had the first hit version of the song , which peaked at number four in November . On July 10 , 1927 , the Newport Society Orchestra recorded the song with Irving Kaufman the vocalist ; it was released on Harmony Records ( 511-H ) with `` I 'm Walkin ' On Air '' . A version by the duet of Jerry Macy and John Ryan was released on Okeh Records ( Ok-40866 ) as the B-side of `` Carolina Mine '' . Henry Burr 's version peaked at number ten , and Little Jack Little had a hit with the song for Columbia Records . The Carter Family recorded it in 1936 , changing several elements of the original version . Although Gene Austin included the song in his shows during the 1930s , he never recorded it . In March 1950 , the Blue Barron Orchestra released `` Are You Lonesome Tonight ? '' with `` Penny Wise and Love Foolish '' on the B-side , and it peaked at number nineteen on `` Billboard 's '' Top Pop Singles chart . In April Don Cornell released a version without the narrative bridge as the B-side of his RCA Victor single , `` Stay With the Happy People '' . `` Billboard '' called it a : `` dreamy waltz ... ( that ) gets effective treatment ( on the recording ) '' . Based on votes sent to `` Billboard '' , the song received 78 points from disc jockeys , 78 from record dealers , 79 from jukebox operators and 78 points overall ; on the magazine 's 100-point scale , it was rated `` Good '' . Al Jolson recorded a version with the spoken bridge on April 28 , 1950 , in Los Angeles ; Gordon Jenkins conducted the orchestra . With `` No Sad Songs For Me '' on the B-side , it was released by Decca Records in June . According to `` Billboard '' , although the version was `` revived '' by Jolson 's `` schmaltz style '' his recitation of the bridge was `` hamboned '' . Based on votes sent to the magazine , the song received 71 points from disc jockeys , 71 from record dealers and 71 from jukebox operators ; with an overall score of 71 , it was rated `` Good '' . In 1958 Jim Flaherty 's Western Caravan recorded the song on the label , with B side My Foolish Heart sung by Maury Dubois . This version with vocals by Howie Stange gained quite a following in New England , mainly due to Jim Flaherty 's tireless promoting . At the November 1959 DJ Convention held in Nashville , Jim Flaherty handed Chet Atkins a copy of song with the encouragement of getting `` that kid down south ( Elvis Presley ) who is shaking things up '' to record it . In 1959 , Jaye P. Morgan released the song on MGM Records , with `` Miss You '' on the B-side , and her version peaked at number 65 on `` Billboard 's '' Pop Singles chart . Elvis Presley 's version . In the final months of his service in the United States Army , Elvis Presley began experimenting with new material in anticipation of his return to recording . His first recording session was scheduled for March 20 , 1960 , and RCA 's Studio B had recently been equipped with a new three-track recorder . To improve the recording of Presley 's voice , engineer Bill Porter had Telefunken U-47 microphones installed . A follow-up session was scheduled for April . During the selection of material for the sessions , Presley 's manager , Colonel Tom Parker , suggested `` Are You Lonesome Tonight ? '' . The favorite song of Parker 's wife , Marie Mott ( who knew the song from Gene Austin 's act , since he was also managed at the time by her husband ) , it was the only time he intervened in Presley 's choice of repertoire . Presley returned to the studio with his band , consisting of Scotty Moore , drummer D. J. Fontana , pianist Floyd Cramer , guitarist Hank Garland , bassist Bobby Moore , percussionist Buddy Harman , and the Jordanaires , on April 3 . After the eight songs Parker needed for `` Elvis Is Back ! '' were recorded , Presley moved on to his manager 's request . At 4 am on April 4 , the singer began recording `` Are You Lonesome Tonight ? `` , accompanied by acoustic guitar , drums , bass , and the backup group . He asked everyone else in the studio to leave the session , told Chet Atkins to turn the lights out , and performed the song with the spoken bridge . After the second take , Presley said to producer Steve Sholes , `` Throw that tune out ; I ca n't do it justice '' . Sholes told engineer Bill Porter to ignore Presley 's order and asked the singer to do a new take , explaining that the Jordanaires had bumped into their microphone stand while recording in the dark . Presley performed the song once more , and that take became the master for the single . At the very end of the song , the producer can be heard stapling the pages of the singer 's contract together . Release and reception . `` Are You Lonesome Tonight ? '' was not released for several months while RCA executives decided if the ballad reflected Presley 's new style , but they and Parker ultimately decided to release the song . It was released as a single on November 1 , 1960 , with `` I Got ta Know '' on the B-side , and pressing was assigned to plants in New Jersey , Indianapolis and Los Angeles . Copies ( with a sleeve featuring a smiling Presley in a chartreuse shirt against a blue background ) were sent to 5,000 disc jockeys . Orders for the single began at 900,000 copies the first week and climbed to 1,200,000 during the second . The song debuted on `` Billboard 's '' Top 40 at number 35 on November 14 , moved a week later to number two and topped the chart by November 28 ( replacing Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs ' `` Stay '' ) . Presley 's 15th chart-topping single , it held the top position until January 9 , 1961 . `` Are You Lonesome Tonight ? '' peaked at number three on the R & B chart , remaining on it for ten weeks . The song topped the `` Cash Box '' singles chart and reached number 45 on the `` Cash Box '' country singles chart . A month after its UK release it topped the UK Singles Chart . Three months after its release , the single had sales of two million copies worldwide ; that year , the Recording Industry Association of America certified it gold . A November 7 , 1960 `` Billboard '' review called Presley 's rendition a `` warm and touching performance '' . In a later review , AllMusic praised Presley 's vocal range , calling `` Are You Lonesome Tonight ? '' a `` tender ... sugary ballad ... full of soul and intense and intimate power '' defining `` one of Presley 's darkest moments '' . Legacy . The success of `` Are You Lonesome Tonight ? '' made the song one of Presley 's live staples . He performed it live for the first time on March 25 , 1961 , at a Bloch Arena benefit in Honolulu for the USS Arizona Memorial , one of Presley 's four live performances between his return from the Army and his shift in career focus to acting . Returning to music in 1968 , Presley included the song on his playlist for the NBC special `` Elvis '' and performed it live the following year during his first Las Vegas engagement . A version of the song , recorded on August 26 and documenting Presley altering the words of the narration ( `` Do you gaze at your bald head and wish you had hair '' ) and laughing through the rest of the bridge , was released in 1980 as part of the `` Elvis Aron Presley '' box set . In 1982 this `` laughing version '' was a radio hit in the United Kingdom and reached number 25 on the British Singles Chart . Presley included the song in his 1972 documentary , `` Elvis on Tour '' , and the 1977 CBS special `` Elvis in Concert '' . On March 27 , 1992 , the RIAA certified `` Are You Lonesome Tonight ? '' double platinum . In 2008 ( the 50th anniversary of `` Billboard 's '' Hot 100 ) , the song was number 81 on the magazine 's `` Hot 100 All-Time Top Songs '' list . Later versions . Frank Sinatra recorded `` Are You Lonesome Tonight ? '' without the spoken bridge for his 1962 album , `` All Alone '' , and the Lettermen included the song on their 1964 album `` She Cried '' . Pat Boone recorded a version ( also without the spoken bridge ) in 1966 for his album , `` Memories '' . Doris Day recorded the song on June 6 , 1967 , for `` The Love Album '' . Helen Shapiro recorded the song for his first album in 1962 Italian singer , Bobby Solo , recorded it both in English and Italian in the 1960s . `` Ti senti sola stasera ? '' can be viewed on YouTube.com . Swedish singer Ann-Louise Hanson had her first hit with her version `` Är du ensam i kväll ? '' ( 1960 ) . Donny Osmond 's 1973 version is a B-side to When I Fall in Love . and Merle Haggard 's cover on his 1977 album `` My Farewell to Elvis '' peaked at number 12 on `` Billboard 's '' Top Country Singles . A 1983 version by John Schneider peaked at number 53 on the Country Singles chart . In 1989 Sam Kinison performed a version of the song on `` The Tonight Show '' , substituting a bitter rant for the Shakespeare-inspired bridge . Bryan Ferry 's version of `` Are You Lonesome Tonight ? '' was part of the soundtrack for 1992 's `` Honeymoon in Vegas '' . There is also an answer song . In 1960 , Dodie Stevens ( of `` Pink Shoelaces '' fame ) answered Elvis and recorded , `` Yes , I 'm Lonesome Tonight . ''
Snow Fall . `` Snow Fall : The Avalanche at Tunnel Creek , '' is a `` New York Times '' multimedia feature by reporter John Branch about the 2012 Tunnel Creek avalanche , published on December 20 , 2012 . The article won the 2013 Pulitzer Prize in Feature Writing and a Peabody Award . Packaged together as a six-part story interwoven with interactive graphics , animated simulations and aerial video , `` Snow Fall '' became one of the most talked about online news articles in 2013 and garnered praise and debate over it being an example of `` the future of online journalism . '' The article became highly influential among online journalism circles , with many other publications attempting similar multimedia features and even coined an industry term , `` to snowfall . '' Origins . In a Q & A with `` New York Times '' readers published the day after `` Snow Fall '' ’ s launch , Branch described how the story evolved beyond a traditional news article . `` Credit Joe Sexton , the sports editor , with seeing something bigger , '' Branch explained . `` A couple of days after the avalanche in February , `` The Times '' had a front-page article about the recent spate of avalanche deaths , particularly among expert skiers . To most editors , that would have been more than enough . But Joe saw the potential for telling the story in a more powerful , yet narrower , way . And he assigned me the task . The key was the cooperation of those involved . Every one of them opened his or her heart to me , a stranger with only a loose idea of where the story might head . They were honest and gracious and trusting . And when I returned with their stories , and we saw how their various perspectives of the same avalanche wove together , we invited the smart people in our interactive and graphics departments to help with the telling . '' Format . A graphics and design team of 11 staffers worked on the feature ( including a photographer , three video people , and a researcher ) , taking more than six months to put the piece together . Digital Designer Andrew Kueneman said that running a full screen piece with lots of media required the newspaper to publish outside of its typical content management system . `` This story was not produced in our normal CMS , '' Kueneman explained . `` We do n't have the luxury of doing this type of design typically on the web . Now we just have more options and more tools . '' Graphics Director Steve Duenes told Poynter that the format presented `` ways to allow readers to read into , and then through multimedia , and then out of multimedia . So it did n't feel like you were taking a detour , but the multimedia was part of the one narrative flow . '' `` The experience sort of absorbs you , '' Duenes added . `` That was really the intention -- to try to get closer to a seamless and coherent article that included all of the elements that made the article strong . '' Poynter 's Jeff Sonderman explained that a flyover animation transported the reader to the mountains and ski areas where the story takes place . `` Graphics Editor Jeremy White gathered LIDAR elevation data and satellite imagery for the terrain , created a virtual model and then generated the animation , '' Sonderman detailed . `` And there is a small bio card that accompanies the introduction of each character , showing his or her photo , name , age and occupation . Clicking the card opens a hovering slideshow that helps you get to know that person better . '' Reaction . `` Snow Fall '' became a sensation in journalism circles . NYU 's Jay Rosen called it `` a break point in online journalism . '' The feature won the 2013 Pulitzer Prize in Feature Writing and a Peabody Award , which called it a `` spectacular example of the potential of digital-age storytelling , the web site combines thorough traditional reporting of a deadly avalanche with stunning topographic video . '' Influence in the journalism industry . The feature inspired the `` Times '' to appoint Sam Sifton `` Snowfaller in Chief , '' expanding multimedia narratives in the newsroom in the tradition of ' '' Snow Fall '' .
Planodes toekanensis . `` Planodes toekanensis '' is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae . It was described by Stephan von Breuning in 1959 .
Synthesiomyia nudiseta . `` Synthesiomyia nudiseta '' is one of the largest flies in the family Muscidae . The fly has a pair of forewings ; the paired hind wings have been reduced to halteres that help with stability and movement during flight . Key characteristics of this species include plumose ( that is , `` feathery '' ) segmented aristae , well-developed calypters , and sternopleural bristles . `` Synthesiomyia nudiseta '' is a forensically important species because it is necrophilous and can therefore help determine the time of colonization for the post mortem interval with its known life cycle . Classification . The species `` Synthesiomyia nudiseta '' , was named by Frederik Maurits van der Wulp in 1883 ; and `` S. nudiseta '' is the only known species under the genus `` Synthesiomyia '' . `` Synthesiomyia nudiseta '' is essentially a kind of necrophagous fly . Larvae of `` S. nudiseta '' were found in a cadaver in Costa Rica , and the larvae have also been shown to be important on decomposition of carcasses in Malaysia . `` S. nudiseta '' are said to be useful in the recognition of the range of post-death , and of importance to forensic entomology . In Brazil , `` S. nudiseta '' is very common in Rio de Janeiro , where it is highly synanthropic . Anatomy and defining characteristics . The `` Synthesiomyia nudiseta '' fly is one of the largest muscids , roughly 7 to 10 mm in length . As an adult fly , its abdomen is gray with a pattern resembling a checkerboard , similar to the type found on flesh flies . This species can be misidentified as a small sarcophagid ; however , it can be easily separated from sarcophagids because the thorax consists of four longitudinal stripes and the terminal segment of the abdomen is yellow instead of red . The antennae and palpi also are orange or yellow in color . In more detail , the posterior spiracles on the adult fly have s- shaped slits , which allow for air to enter the insect ’ s trachea . It also contains a highly chitinized and complete peritreme . More significant characteristics of `` S. nudiseta '' are its large and predacious larvae which can easily consume `` C. rufiffacies '' . Spiracular buttons are present in the premature third instar . The anterior spiracles contain five to seven papillae each . The puparia are enclosed in a silky white substance for protection . It is also closely related to Muscina differing primarily in the precise details of larval and adult morphology and in its location . Furthermore , some significant identifying characteristics for the adult flies in the family musicdae include a pair of antennae , three segmented plumose aristae , a frontal suture , well developed calypters , hypo pleura without bristles , and more than one sternopleural bristles . The distinct parastomal sclerite in the second instar larva can be known as its most unusual identifying characteristic . Diet . Larvae prefer carrion as their primary source of food but have been found in feces , rotting vegetable materials , and garbage . These larvae only feed on the surface of their food instead of burrowing in like other larvae in the same order . It has also been found that the larvae of `` S. nudiseta '' are very large and predacious . They are known to devour the larvae of `` Chrysomya Rufifacies '' , commonly known as the hairy maggot blow fly . Life cycle . The `` S. nudiseta '' flies are one of the first to arrive on the source of their food and lay their eggs , which are about 1.3 mm long . The larvae however , develop more slowly when compared to the larvae of the flies that arrive with `` S. nudiseta '' . Pupatation occurs even later with the larvae of the later arriving fly species . The life cycle of `` S. nudiseta '' from egg to adult lasts anywhere between 22–30 days and includes 3 instars . The species survives best in room temperature and warm environments , the optimal range for survival is anywhere from 25-31 degrees Celsius . `` S. nudiseta '' can introduce from four to nine generations per year . The higher the temperature is the larger the generation number will be . The entire larval stage for `` S. nudiseta '' lasts for approximately 13–15 days . Through research and experimentation , it has been found that the developmental period for the first instar is about 24 hours , the period is greater for the second instar , approximately 48 hours and the third instar has the longest developmental period at 230 hours . The first instar of the larval stage is between 1.5–3 mm long . These larvae have been found to have a very high mortality rate when compared to other larvae at this stage of development . There is only approximately a 65 % survival rate after this instar . At the second instar , the larvae are 3–7 mm long and have a very high level of viability . During the third instar level , the larvae are 7-19.5 mm . This level is broken down into two stages . The first stage is when the larvae continue to feed and collect nutrients needed during pupation . The second stage of development is when the third instar larvae begin the search for a suitable place to pupate where it can begin the pre-pupal stage . During the pre-pupal stage , the larvae begin to excrete a silk-like white liquid from their salivary glands which solidifies into a sort of scleritized protective film from which the puparium will form . The puparium is 7–8 mm in length and a brown-red color . The puparium is covered by a dirty white cocoon . Pupation occurs relatively close to the food source of the `` S. nudiseta '' larvae because they tend to not typically migrate very far . `` S. nudiseta '' larvae are one of the few species that can successfully pupate in a confined location . Besides the encasing cocoon , the outside environment is also helpful to the protection of this puparium since dust and soil particles have been found coating the outside surface . Distribution . `` Synthesiomyia nudiseta '' is found in tropical and subtropical regions . In the United States it is mainly collected from California to Texas and from North Carolina to Florida . Adult flies prefer direct sunlight and can usually be found outdoors . In Europe it is an introduced species and has only been recorded in Portugal , Spain and Italy . Forensic importance . `` Synthesiomyia nudiseta '' is a species that is found to be quite necrophilous . Like other Muscidae species , it prefers to surround itself in a wide range from garbage to human and animal remains . `` S. nudiseta '' will pupate slowly and in a restricted environment , and prefer not to migrate far away from the resource . Therefore , in stages of decomposition of forensic importance it is essential to verify all areas in close proximity to the corpse . Pupa have typically been found in victims ’ clothing in places such as the elastic waistbands of pants , the inner surfaces of the victim ’ s clothing , and even in the space in between the body and the ground . In the life cycle during stages of decomposition , `` S. nudiseta '' will be inclined to pupate with other species of flies when they arrive later in different waves . Depending on where `` S. nudiseta '' happens to be located geographically can affect how delayed the fly will take to pupate . For instance , in Hawaii , `` S. nudiseta '' is apt to feed on carrion as a food source and pupation invades similar to the flesh fly genus Sarcophaga , which is the second general decomposition wave .
Lacipea . `` Lacipea '' is a monotypic snout moth genus described by Francis Walker in 1863 . Its only species , `` Lacipea muscosella '' , was described by the same author in the same year and is found in Sri Lanka .
Santa Rosa ( Guaynabo ) . Santa Rosa is one of the 10 neighborhoods of Guaynabo , Puerto Rico .
Ministry of Agricultural and Livestock Development ( Nepal ) . The Ministry of Agricultural and Livestock Development is a governmental body of Nepal responsible for the growth and development of agriculture sector in the country . Local areas each have a District Agriculture Development Office ( DADO ) . The Ministry of Agricultural and Livestock Development is the central apex body of Government of Nepal to look after the agriculture and allied fields . History of the Ministry . The Government of Nepal established the early form of this ministry , the `` Department of Agriculture '' , in 1952 , dissolving the `` Agricultural Council '' , which was the highest governing body until that time . In 1974 , the department was developed into a ministry and the portfolio of `` Irrigation '' was included resulting in the `` Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation '' . After further restructuring , the Ministry of Irrigation was formed separately . It was in 1991 that the Government decided to strengthen cooperatives throughout Nepal and between 1999 and 2001 , the ministry was named the `` Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperative '' . When the portfolio of cooperatives was outsourced again , the ministry gained was known under the names of `` Ministry of Agriculture '' or `` Ministry of Agricultural Development '' depending on the current administration . In 2018 , under the second Oli cabinet , the portfolio of the ministry was enlarged and the portfolio of `` Land Management '' was added to the then `` Ministry of Agricultural Development '' and the portfolio of `` Cooperatives '' was returned to the ministry , while the Ministry of Land Reform and Management was discontinued . In August 2018 , the ministry 's portfolio was adjusted again , due to a cabinet expansion , the Ministry of Land Management , Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation was reopened while the agriculture-related portfolio was changed to Ministry of Agricultural and Livestock Development .
Rosolino Paternò , soldato ... . `` Rosolino Paternò , soldato ... '' ( also known as `` Operation Snafu '' and `` Situation Normal : A.F.U '' ) is a 1970 Italian comedy film . The film stars Martin Landau , Jason Robards , and Peter Falk . In the title role is Nino Manfredi . Plot . Sicily , 1943 , before the Allied assault in July . A pair of American commandos parachute inside the island for a secret mission . They are asked to check on the German weapons and positions before the assault . Along the way , they meet a wounded Italian prisoner of war . He agrees to help them complete their mission , provided there are no bumps in the road and no Germans thrown in . Production . The film was filmed in Licata and Agrigento . It was completely shot in English , with great difficulty for the lead actor Nino Manfredi due to his lacking of English language skills . The English-language version took its title from the American anacronym during the war used for situational conditions before any sanctioned mission by the military : SNAFU , meaning Situation Normal , All Fouled Up .
Colobothea lunulata . `` Colobothea lunulata '' is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae . It was described by Lucas in 1859 . It is known from Bolivia , Brazil , Ecuador and Peru .
Possession and acquisition licence . A possession and acquisition licence ( PAL ) is a firearms licence in Canadian law . All of the following require a licence in Canada A non-resident firearms declaration that has been confirmed by a customs officer is deemed to be a temporary licence for up to 60 days . A non-resident firearms declaration is a specific form that should be reviewed in advance of travel , not an oral statement at the border . The PAL is the primary licence for possession of a firearm and acquisition of ammunition , and it is both required and the only permissible document for a person to acquire or permanently import a firearm . Applicants must be 18 years of age or more . There is no requirement of citizenship or residency ( although different forms , and slightly different requirements apply ) . There is a separate licensing system to transport restricted firearms ( authorization to transport ) . In other words , while a PAL ( with appropriate endorsements ) may permit a person to purchase a restricted firearm , it does not in itself permit that person to transport it from the store to their home . ( This particular case can become an endorsement on a PAL . ) For non-restricted firearms separate authorization to transport is not required . Other firearms licences . NOTE : While issued licences read either `` Possession • Acquisition '' or `` Possession Only '' , the Firearms Act and regulations refer to either `` possession and acquisition licence '' or `` possession licence '' , without the word `` only '' . Obtaining/Applying . All licensing of firearms in Canada is managed by the RCMP 's Canadian Firearms Program ( CFP ) . In the Canadian system , there are three classes of firearms and firearm licences : non-restricted , restricted and prohibited . See below for complete details on prohibited , restricted and non-restricted firearms . A possession and acquisition licence is a licence that allows individuals in Canada to possess and acquire firearms as well as ammunition . Licences are typically valid for five years and must be renewed prior to expiry to maintain all classes . If an individual possessing a PAL is convicted of certain offences , a PAL can be revoked . If an individual does not renew their PAL prior to its expiration date or if they have their PAL revoked , they must legally dispose of any firearms in their possession . A licence for prohibited firearms can be issued to qualifying businesses , and very rarely to individuals ( firearms they own , as the gun laws changed over time . ) Previous convictions for serious violent , drug or weapons offences almost invariably result in the denial of the application . Licences are typically valid for five years and must be renewed prior to expiry to maintain all classes . Once licensed , an individual can apply for a firearm transfer ; and an authorization to transport ( ATT ) for restricted firearms . Classification of firearms . Like licences , firearms are classified into prohibited , restricted and non-restricted categories , as defined by Part III of `` Criminal Code ( R.S. , 1985 , c. C-46 ) '' History . PALs were introduced in Canada in 1995 as part of Bill C-68 as a replacement for the FAC ( firearms acquisition certificate ) system . Whereas the FAC was only required to acquire a firearm , a PAL is required to both acquire and possess firearms and to acquire ammunition . A PAL for non-restricted firearms allows its holders to acquire and possess any non-restricted firearm , while a PAL for restricted firearms ( which also covers prohibited firearms to those eligible ) allows the holder to acquire and possess restricted firearms . When first implemented , the PAL also allowed the holder to acquire a cross-bow , although no licence was required to possess one . There is no longer a licensing requirement for purchasing cross-bows . Transportation of firearms . The transportation regulations are broken down into two divisions : those for non-restricted firearms and those for restricted or prohibited firearms . These rules are laid out in the Storage , Display , Transportation and Handling of Firearms by Individuals Regulations . A non restricted firearm may be transported so long as it is unloaded . Such a firearm does not need to be encased or trigger locked . A restricted firearm must be disabled by use of a trigger , cable , or other locking device and locked in an opaque case . An unattended non-restricted firearm left in a vehicle must be locked in the trunk or other compartment , if one is available . In order to transport restricted or prohibited firearms , an individual must obtain an authorization to transport . An ATT is generally approved only for individuals to transport a restricted or prohibited firearm to a shooting range for target practice , gun show for sale , to a gunsmith or gun shop or for a competition ( e.g . : IPSC ) . An authorization to carry ( ATC ) allows a person to carry a restricted firearm or prohibited handgun concealed ( if specified as a condition of carry ) and loaded . An ATC for open carry is usually only issued to employees of armoured car companies or for other limited employment reasons . In very rare situations , an ATC may be issued for protection of life , which would allow the holder to have a loaded handgun with them , or at home , without violating safe storage rules that usually require an unloaded firearm to be trigger locked and secured .
Goodbye , Franziska ( 1957 film ) . `` Goodbye , Franziska '' ( German : `` Auf Wiedersehen , Franziska ! '' ) is a 1957 West German romance film directed by Wolfgang Liebeneiner and starring Ruth Leuwerik , Carlos Thompson and Josef Meinrad . It is a remake of the 1941 film of the same name .
Westerrönfeld . Westerrönfeld is a municipality in the district of Rendsburg-Eckernförde , in Schleswig-Holstein , Germany .
Goleh-ye Cheshmeh , South Khorasan . Goleh-ye Cheshmeh ( ) is a village in Bandan Rural District , in the Central District of Nehbandan County , South Khorasan Province , Iran . At the 2006 census , its population was 50 , in 11 families .
Sobiesierzno . Sobiesierzno is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Brodnica , within Brodnica County , Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship , in north-central Poland . The village has a population of 140 .
Campaign setting . A campaign setting is usually a fictional world which serves as a setting for a role-playing game or wargame campaign . A `` campaign '' is a series of individual adventures , and a `` campaign setting '' is the world in which such adventures and campaigns take place . Usually a campaign setting is designed for a specific game ( such as the `` Forgotten Realms '' setting for `` Dungeons & Dragons '' ) or a specific genre of game ( such as Medieval fantasy , or outer space/science fiction adventure ) . There are numerous campaign settings available both in print and online . In addition to published campaign settings available for purchase , many game masters create their own settings , often referred to as `` homebrew '' settings or worlds . Types of setting . The use of the term `` world '' in describing a campaign setting is loose , at best . Campaign worlds such as the `` World of Greyhawk '' detail entire cosmologies and timelines of thousands of years , while the setting of a game such as `` Deadlands '' might only describe one nation within a brief segment of alternate history . Setting genres have touched on every genre of high-action fictional storytelling from role-playing 's roots in fantasy to science fiction in settings such as `` Traveller '' to horror in the `` World of Darkness '' . Even modern-day spy thriller-oriented settings such as `` Spycraft '' have been introduced . A small number of campaign settings fuse two or more genres in a single game . In `` GURPS Infinite Worlds '' , for example , the characters play `` Infinity Patrol '' agents who travel to alternate worlds . `` Shadowrun '' combines fantasy with cyberpunk , `` Castle Falkenstein '' draws on fantasy and steampunk elements , and `` Torg '' mixes fantasy , science fiction , pulp and horror elements while `` Feng Shui '' combines Chinese historical fantasy with kung fu action tropes and dystopian science fiction . Fantasy . Fantasy settings draw their inspiration almost exclusively from fantasy literature , such as the works of J. R. R. Tolkien and Robert E. Howard . The setting in these games is usually a world with a level of technology similar to that of medieval Europe . Fantasy elements include magic and supernatural/mythological creatures , such as dragons , elves , and orcs . The very first role-playing settings from the late 1960s and early 1970s ( `` World of Greyhawk '' , and `` Blackmoor '' ) were based in the fantasy genre , primarily based on the popularity of fantasy works by authors such as J. R. R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis . Over the decades since , fantasy role-playing has evolved and expanded tremendously , even developing its own subgenres . The genre can be subdivided into high fantasy where supernatural events are commonplace , and low fantasy where there are few or no supernatural aspects . While pure fantasy games were initially popular , games such as `` Ars Magica '' popularized the notion of fantasy set within elements of real-world history . Later games would update this concept even further , bringing fantasy gaming into the present day in a genre known as urban fantasy ( e.g . ' ) or even into the future by combining urban fantasy with cyberpunk ( e.g . `` Shadowrun '' ) . Even when the main setting of a game is not taken directly from the history of our world , they still tend to draw heavily on historical models , though distorted by the presence of magic ; also , as gods often have direct and tangible interactions with the world , religion is usually very unlike our world . Fantasy typically remains the most played roleplaying genre with the majority of the top five roleplaying games by quarterly sales involving fantasy settings ( as seen in sales estimates for 2010-2013 ) . RPGs of the fantasy genre are sometimes collectively called `` Fantasy roleplaying games '' ( `` FRP '' ) . Science fiction . Science fiction settings are inspired by science fiction literature . The setting is generally in the future , sometimes near future but also quite often in the far future , though in many cases the setting bears no connection to the world we live in , e.g . Star Wars . Common elements involve futuristic technology , contact with alien life forms , experimental societies , and space travel . Psionic abilities ( i.e . ESP and telekinesis ) often take the place of magic . The genre can be divided similarly with science fiction literature into subgenres , such as cyberpunk or space opera . Science fiction settings for role playing were introduced with `` Metamorphosis Alpha '' in 1976 -- dungeon adventuring on a `` lost starship '' -- and in 1977 soon followed with `` Traveller '' , a space opera game . Its `` Third Imperium '' setting covered multiple worlds and alien races . Due to the success of `` Star Wars '' , and the impact that the franchise had on popular culture , many science fiction settings were introduced or adapted , especially during the 1980s . The scope of a science fiction setting is typically larger than that of a fantasy setting , encompassing multiple worlds or even entire galaxies . Such settings often involve detailed accounts of military and/or trading operations and organizations . `` Gamma World '' , introduced in 1978 , explored the replacement of traditional elements of fantasy settings with the pseudo-scientific elements of post-apocalyptic fiction . These settings lend themselves to the `` adventuring '' mode of most fantasy games , and thus focus on developing specific locations and loosely defined cultural or racial groups . Historical . Historical settings take place in the past . Because historical games often overlap the fantasy genre , a distinguishing mark is that fantasy games are set on a `` fantasy world '' similar to but distinct from Earth , while historical games are set in the past of Earth . Settings that have been explored in roleplaying games include Pendragon ( Arthurian ) , Sengoku ( Japanese warring states ) , Recon ( Vietnam War ) , Tibet ( historical Tibet ) , and Fantasy Imperium ( historical Europe ) . The roleplaying game `` Ars Magica '' is one such 'historical ' game , set in what its source materials call 'Mythic Europe ' : while history is generally accepted to unfold as depicted in real-world historical accounts , `` Ars Magica '' presents a detailed background for its setting , tying the existence of magic , wizards and the Faerie realms into a historical context while allowing for 'fantasy ' elements to come into play . Horror . Horror settings take their inspiration from horror literature . Horror role-playing can be divided into two major groups . Modern horror settings such as `` Call of Cthulhu '' were first introduced in the early 1980s , creating a hybrid of fantasy horror and modern thrillers . These settings tend to focus on organizations and societies in which generally normal people fight against malevolent supernatural entities . Such games often are structured as a straightforward `` monster hunt '' , though Call of Cthulhu also involves a great deal of investigation and clue-finding . The second style of horror game reverses the roles , with the player characters being such supernatural creatures as vampires and werewolves . This second style was popularized by White Wolf 's . A series of games by the same company followed , sharing a setting called the World of Darkness . The setting in both these styles of horror games is often contemporary , between the 19th century and the current day . Creating the correct mood and air of suspense is very important in these games . Some elements of fantasy role-playing settings were often related to the horror genre . Vampires and ghosts are typical fare in most such settings , for example . Campaign settings that combine horror and fantasy elements on an even footing include the Dungeons & Dragons settings `` Ravenloft '' and `` Ghostwalk '' . The D & D `` Heroes of Horror '' sourcebook also provides ways to emphasize horror elements within a more typical fantasy milieu . Humor . Humor games are based on creating situations which are funny or have a funny premise . Humor is not usually a genre in itself ( although it can be ) , but a modifier added to other genres . In 1983 `` Bureau 13 '' introduced humorous modern horror/fantasy gaming . In 1984 , the `` Paranoia '' game introduced a science fiction setting which used a post-apocalypse world in which to set a tongue-in-cheek game of futile struggle against a computer-controlled dictatorship . Humorous settings for multiple genres have since been released . Humorous settings typically develop few if any locations and organizations , focusing instead on specific characters of note and general tone . Multi-genre . Multi-genre games that mix elements of different genres together . For example , `` Deadlands '' presents a Wild West in which elements of horror and magic are prevalent , and `` Castle Falkenstein '' presents a Victorian-era world with Jules Verne- and H. G. Wells-inspired technology alongside fantasy elements like magics and the denizens of Faerie . Similarly , `` Shadowrun '' presents a futuristic dystopia that draws heavily from Cyberpunk influences such as cyberized limbs , megacorporations and the virtual reality internet in the form of the Matrix , while also including , as a major plot element , the return of magic to the world and the classic `` Dungeons and Dragons '' races of elves , dwarfs , trolls and so forth . Likewise , the superhero genre typically emulates the comic book universes such as the DC and Marvel Universes as a form of science fantasy set in contemporary setting where all fantastic elements from futuristic technology to mythic beings co-exist . More extreme mashups are also possible ; `` Torg '' combined fantasy , science fiction , pulp , and horror elements while `` Feng Shui '' combined Chinese historical fantasy with Kung Fu action tropes and dystopian science fiction . In `` GURPS Infinite Worlds '' , the characters played `` Infinity Patrol '' agents who travel to alternate worlds characterized by different genre elements including steampunk and horror . Licensed . Licensed games are tie-ins to larger media franchises . They were once rare but the number of these games is increasing . Licensed games are usually considered part of their franchise 's genre rather than a genre in and of themselves . Many licensed products are now defunct because of license expiration , while others such as `` Blood of Heroes '' take a system designed for a licensee 's game world and create a new world to match it .
Angela Besharah . Angela Besharah ( born August 12 ) is a Canadian actor , director , photographer and acting coach . Early life . Besharah was born in Ottawa , Ontario , Canada and is of Lebanese and British descent . Her mother worked in international development and her father is an architect . She started ballet at the age of 4 and continued to dance in ballet and jazz until her early teens . Besharah then took up the double bass and was a member of the Ottawa Youth Orchestra by the age of 12 . She auditioned for her first play at the age of 15 and landed the lead role . She continued to act in school productions until graduation . At the age of 16 , she was scouted to model in Milan , Italy . There she landed her first big campaign for United Colors of Benetton . Besharah continued to model internationally during summer breaks from school , working in Japan , Germany , Taiwan , the United States and Canada . Acting . Though originally enrolled at The University of Toronto for environmental science , Besharah changed to the theatre program in her second year . There she played roles such as Ophelia in `` Hamlet '' and an old Newfoundland bag lady version of Gower in `` Pericles , Prince of Tyre '' . Her Toronto theatre debut was as Corey in Theatre Passe Muraille 's `` Little Dragon '' . Besharah first appeared on film in a music video directed by Sloan 's Chris Murphy for The Local Rabbits and upon graduation was first cast on `` Mutant X '' . More recent credits include `` Good Witch '' , `` Reign '' , as Ann Gargan opposite Emmy nominated Tom Wilkinson , in the mini-series `` The Kennedys '' , Nelly McClean for BBC America 's `` Copper '' and in the supporting roles of Jobina on `` Lost Girl '' and Bridget Bishop on `` Bitten '' for Syfy and Showcase . Directing . The first play Besharah directed , `` Just Another Day on the Hunt '' , was awarded Best Direction and Best Production at the University of Toronto Drama Festival . She has since directed 11 more , six of which were original works . `` The Churkendoose '' was voted by the `` Toronto Star '' as a Top 10 Best Bet , and `` The Way '' was chosen by the `` Toronto Star '' as a Producer 's Pick . `` Mad 5/Still Alive '' was given a 4 star review by `` Eye Magazine '' , as was `` The Keeper 's Secret '' , their critic commenting , `` You ca n't help feeling like you 're seeing the future of theatre . '' Besharah was co-artistic director of Sterling Studio Theatre from 2012–14 , directing `` Echoes '' by N. Richard Nash , `` By A Thread '' by Diane Flacks , `` Sailor 's Song '' by John Patrick Shanley and `` The Bear '' by Anton Chekhov . She also directed two documentary shorts for the `` Get Involved ! '' series on TVO . Her first short film , `` Now & Then '' , premiered at the San Diego International Children 's Festival , and toured India with the WorldKids International Film Festival . It was screened at numerous festivals including the Brooklyn Film Festival and the Artisan 's Film Festival in the Hamptons , and was featured in `` The New York Times '' . Besharah coaches actors privately at Inside Light Studio and runs `` On Camera '' and `` Scene Study '' classes out of another studio . Awards . Besharah directed and co-wrote the short film `` Rive '' won Best Foreign Drama Short at the 2017 Atlanta Underground Film Festival .
De Vinne Press Building . The De Vinne Press Building , located at 393-399 Lafayette Street at the corner of East 4th Street , in the NoHo district of lower Manhattan , New York City , is a brick structure , built in 1885-1886 and designed by the firm of Babb , Cook & Willard in Romanesque Revival style . An addition was made to the building in 1892 . Theodore Low De Vinne , a leading New York typographer and printer had the building constructed for his printing company . De Vinne died in 1914 , and by 1922 , the company ceased operations . The building was purchased in 1982 by the late Edwin Fisher . It is now occupied by the Astor Center , owned by the Fisher family . The De Vinne Press Building was designated a New York City landmark in 1966 , and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977 .
Vladimir Matorin . Vladimir Anatolyevich Matorin ( ; May 2 , 1948 ) is a famous Russian opera singer . He is considered one of the greatest contemporary bass singer in Russia . Biography . Vladimir was born May 2 , 1948 , in Moscow , Russia . After graduation from Gnessin music academy he became a part of the Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Moscow Academic Music Theatre in 1974 . In 1991 he was invited to Bolshoi Theatre troup . He performed the major arias in such operas as Boris Godunov , Khovanshchina , Aleko and others .
Adad-nirari II . Adad-nirari II ( reigned from 911 to 891 BC ) is generally considered to be the first King of Assyria in the Neo-Assyrian period . Biography . Adad-nirari II 's father was Ashur-dan II , whom he succeeded after a minor dynastic struggle . It is probable that the accession encouraged revolts amongst Assyria 's nominal vassals . He firmly subjugated the areas previously under only nominal Assyrian vassalage , conquering and deporting troublesome Arameans following a battle at the junction of the Khabur and Euphrates in 910 BC . After subduing Neo-Hittite and Hurrian populations in the north , Adad-nirari II then twice attacked and defeated Shamash-mudammiq of Babylonia , annexing a large area of land north of the Diyala River and the towns of Hīt and Zanqu in mid Mesopotamia in the same year . He made further gains over Babylonia under Nabu-shuma-ukin I later in his reign . He also campaigned to the west , subjugating the Aramean cities of Kadmuh and Nisibin . Along with vast amounts of treasure collected , he also secured the Kabur river region . His reign was a period of returning prosperity to the Middle East region following expansion of Phoenician and Aramaean trade routes , linking Anatolia , Egypt under the Libyan 22nd Dynasty , Mesopotamia and the Mediterranean . Adad-nirari II 's son was named Tukulti-Ninurta II who continued to wage war against Assyria 's enemies . Because of the existence of full eponym lists from Adad-nirari II 's reign down to the middle of the reign of Ashurbanipal in the 7th century BC , year one of his reign in 911 BC is perhaps the first event in ancient Near Eastern history which can be dated to an exact year , although the Assyrian King List is generally considered to be quite accurate for several centuries before Adad-nirari 's reign , and scholars generally agree on a single set of dates back to Ashur-resh-ishi I in the late 12th century BC .
2000 Fort Worth tornado . During the evening hours of March 28 , 2000 , a powerful F3 tornado struck downtown Fort Worth , Texas , United States and adjacent areas , causing significant damage to numerous buildings and skyscrapers as well as two deaths . The tornado was part of a larger severe weather outbreak that caused widespread storms across Texas and Oklahoma in late-March , spurred primarily by the moist and unstable atmospheric environment over the South Central United States as a result of an eastward-moving upper-level low and shortwave trough . The tornado outbreak was well forecast by both computer forecast models and the National Weather Service , though the eventual focal point for the severe weather—North Texas—only came into focus on March 28 as the conditions favorable for tornadic development quickly took hold . The F3 Fort Worth tornado initially began as a relatively weak twister in River Oaks , gradually strengthening as it tracked southeastward and then eastward towards Fort Worth 's central business district . The twister damaged 266 homes across its long and path , out of which 28 were destroyed . Damage surveys indicated that much of the tornado 's destruction was due to structural deficiencies in many of the older subdivisions impacted by the tornado . Various high-rise and low-rise buildings in downtown Fort Worth sustained various degrees of structural damage including numerous broken windows . Nine other tornadoes also occurred across North Texas on March 28 ; although most were relatively inconsequential , another strong F3 tornado impacted portions of Arlington , including Arlington Municipal Airport . Aside from the two deaths caused by the tornado , a third person was killed in north Fort Worth after being struck by baseball-sized hail ; this was the first hail-related fatality in the United States since 1979 . Meteorological synopsis . Early on March 28 , an upper-level low tracked eastward into the Southern United States along with its associated shortwave trough , sending the subtropical jet through Texas and bringing along with it strong west-northwesterly winds in the upper-levels of the troposphere . Concurrently , a cold front extended zonally tracked south across the Great Plains before eventually stalling near the Red River valley , providing an additional focus area for storm development . Favorable conditions for severe weather were expected ahead of the upper-level low over areas of North Texas ; accordingly , the Storm Prediction Center ( SPC ) issued a moderate risk for severe weather for the region , citing an unstable atmosphere caused by steep lapse rates of 7.5-8.0 °C/km and high convective available potential energy values . The environment was expected to be conducive for the development of supercells as the warped subtropical jet produced strong wind shear over Texas . Later that day , a low-level low-pressure area developed west of Wichita Falls at the intersection of a dry line extended southward across Central Texas and the stationary front extended eastward across the Red River valley . With the low-pressure system now in place , the air mass over the Red River valley became increasingly unstable , featuring surface temperatures near 90 °F ( 32 °C ) and high dew points caused by the northerly surge of moisture induced by the subtropical jet . The combination of high temperatures and a moist atmosphere resulted in a favorable environment for thunderstorm development . However , despite the heat , temperatures alone were insufficient in breaking the capping inversion–an area of warmer air aloft that prevents the relativity cooler air near the surface from rising . Instead , the approaching shortwave trough provided the impetus necessary to force convection to occur , allowing for the formation of showers and thunderstorms . Initially , computer models indicated that the day 's storms would primarily feature strong winds and hail with a minimal risk for tornadoes , with severe weather occurring mainly north of the stalled front in Oklahoma . However , conditions improved further than expected , leading the National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office in Fort Worth , Texas to intensify its verbiage in its public forecasting products as the day progressed and highlighting areas around the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex as potential risk areas for tornadoes . Thunderstorms began to develop earnestly along the dry line as the afternoon progressed , beginning with initial storm development northeast of Abilene . The strong southwesterly winds aloft from the curved subtropical jet over the region helped to ventilate the storms , allowing for their persistence and intensity . The SPC issued its first of two tornado watches for the event at 2:53 p.m. CST ( 20:53 UTC ) for portions of southern Oklahoma and North-Central Texas . The most favorable environment for tornadoes was initially over the Red River but shifted southward to include the Dallas-Fort Worth area in the evening hours . As storms continued to develop along a line paralleling Interstate 35 , some storms congealed into a mesoscale convective system near the Metroplex ; this cluster of storms produced both F3 tornadoes in Fort Worth and Arlington . The complex of storms eventually evolved into a transient bow echo that continued to track eastward into Louisiana . Elsewhere , supercells continued to propagate eastward across North and South-Central Texas along the dry line , slowly weakening after sunset . Storm development and damage path . The thunderstorm that would eventually produce the infamous F3 tornado in Fort Worth developed from a cluster of storms that formed west of the city . At 4:38 p.m. CST ( 22:38 UTC ) , a severe thunderstorm warning was issued on the quickly organizing storm for Parker County . About an hour later , another severe thunderstorm warning was issued , this time for Tarrant County , as the storm continued to track eastward . Radar imagery showed that the supercell was rapidly organizing , developing a bounded weak echo region and hook echo—radar signatures that hint at a strong and potentially tornadic thunderstorm—in less than a half-hour . Radar also indicated that a broad mesocyclone had developed by around 6:00 p.m. CST ( 00:00 UTC ) , extending vertically through the entirety of the supercell . At around the same time , a wall cloud was spotted in association with the rotating thunderstorm while baseball-sized hail fell ahead of the rotation in northern Fort Worth along Interstate 820 . Winds from the downdraft of another small thunderstorm south of Fort Worth allowed the strengthening supercell to organize further . At 6:10 p.m. ( 00:10 UTC ) , a tornado warning was issued for Tarrant County , and accordingly emergency sirens were activated in the Fort Worth a minute later . The tornado touched down at 6:18 p.m. CST ( 00:18 UTC ) near Castleberry High School northwest of downtown Fort Worth . Initially , the tornado lacked a condensation funnel , and could only be visually identified as dust swirls near the ground beneath the rotating wall cloud aloft ; the tornado maintained this appearance for the first five minutes of its lifespan , after which a condensation funnel eventually developed . The first signs of damage occurred in the River Oaks area along Texas State Highway 183 where metal roof panels were stripped off of a vacant fast food restaurant . After crossing the highway , the tornado inflicted sporadic F0 damage to an older residential area , breaking tree branches and causing some damage to outbuildings ; a few chimneys were toppled off of homes . At the time , the tornado 's damage path was only a few hundred feet wide . A roof of a home near Roberts Cut Off Road was partially removed , signifying the first instance of F1 damage . Several large and rotted trees were uprooted by the tornado 's strong winds as it moved through the area . The tornado then passed directly over Castleberry High School , causing significant damage to the school 's field house . Tornadic debris—including rooftop air conditioning units , gravel , and other detached construction—was thrown by the tornado at the school 's western façade , causing minor damage . Throughout River Oak , three homes sustained major damage while 51 others experienced minor damage . The tornado crossed the Trinity River and dealt F1 or greater damage to over a hundred homes in the adjacent subdivision . Some roofs sustained partial roof loss and many large trees either lost limbs or were toppled . At the intersection of West Sixth Street and University Drive , the tornado abruptly turned east from its initial southeast heading , bringing it over the Linwood subdivision at around 6:22 p.m. CST ( 00:22 UTC ) . The homes in the neighborhood were mostly small , wood-framed structures on pier or beam foundations , making them highly vulnerable to the tornadic winds and resulting in widespread structural failure . A survey conducted by the Wind Damage and Engineering Program at Texas Tech University later concluded that many of the buildings that suffered total structural failure did so due to structural deficiencies rather than the strong winds associated with the tornado . The tornado then passed over a Montgomery Ward distribution center , causing roof damage to the complex and overturning numerous parked trucks ; one person was killed while trying to reach shelter after a truck fell on them . Another person was killed after being struck by a collapsing brick wall . Together , these two fatalities represented the only deaths associated with the Fort Worth tornado and the overall tornado outbreak . Several nearby metal buildings were toppled before the tornado once again crossed the Trinity River , entering Fort Worth 's central business district . The tornado struck several skyscrapers as it moved across downtown Fort Worth over the course of approximately a minute between 6:25 p.m CST ( 00:25 UTC ) and 6:26 p.m. CST ( 00:26 UTC ) . The first high-rise building impacted was the nine-story Cash America building , which was nearly destroyed by the tornado . All windows on the building 's northwestern and southwestern faces were blown out by the strong winds , and the travertine stone façade framing the building 's exterior crumbled . While a number of interior partition walls and suspended ceilings collapsed , the building 's steel frame remained intact . The tornado also peeled some of the brick masonry off the dome and five-story prayer tower of a nearby Baptist church . The tornado was at its peak strength when it struck the ten-story Mallick Tower , causing the building to lose most of its glass exterior . High-speed debris thrown up by the tornado broke windows in adjacent low-rise office and condominium buildings . Similar damage occurred to several other high-rises including the 35-story Bank One Tower , which lost 80 percent of its 3,000 windows ; the Union Pacific Resources Building lost 1,300 of its 5,000 windows . The tornado eventually dissipated at 6:28 p.m. CST ( 00:28 UTC ) near Interstate 35W after having spent ten minutes on the ground over the course of a four mile long and 250 yd ( 230 m ) wide path . Across Fort Worth , 212 homes were damaged , of which 28 were destroyed . Although the tornado dissipated just east of downtown Fort Worth , the parent supercell thunderstorm continued to cause damage , albeit minor and sporadic , to roofs , trees , fences , and billboards roughly near Interstate 30 and Brentwood Stair Road . Arlington tornado . After the Fort Worth tornado dissipated , another thunderstorm developed over Johnson County , tracking northeastward into Tarrant County and eventually merging with the supercell that had produced the earlier F3 tornado . The new development prompted the re-issuance of the tornado warning for Tarrant County at 6:40 p.m. CST ( 00:40 UTC ) . At 7:05 p.m. CST ( 01:05 UTC ) , the Arlington tornado touched down on South Cooper Road , causing initial damage to a restaurant ; the tornado 's touchdown coincided with the appearance of a tornado vortex signature on radar imagery . Well-built homes within a residential area along Embercrest Drive sustained widespread damage , with some houses experiencing up to F3-rated damage ; such damage occurred after garage doors failed , allowing tornadic winds to unroof homes and push out exterior walls . As a consequence , homes that faced the tornadic winds sustained more damage than homes whose attached garages were sheltered from the strong winds . After crossing Matlock Road , the tornado did additional damage to one- and two-story homes in another subdivision , producing F3 damage . Many homes suffered the collapse of brick masonry walls due to poor construction as they were not properly anchored to the homes ' frames . The tornado then swept across northern portions of the Arlington Municipal Airport , dealing F2 damage before briefly paralleling Interstate 20 . At 7:12 p.m. CST ( 01:12 UTC ) , the tornado crossed the interstate , overturning at least one 18-wheeler . The twister continued to track northeast , causing F2 damage to a subdivision northeast of Grand Prairie Municipal Airport in Dallas County before dissipating at 7:20 p.m. CST ( 01:20 UTC ) .
Saumagalu . Saumagalu is an islet of the Nukunonu island group of Tokelau . There is an old Japanese story about demons coming to the islet and taking over the local people because a human was fooled into summoning an old demon . It is often thought to be an example of an unknown group of tribes taking over the island which is often thought to be the Chinese people from ancient times as a warning about not trusting foreigners . The islet was finally freed from the demons by sacrificing a virgin .
USS LST-985 . USS `` LST-985 '' was an `` LST-542 '' -class tank landing ship in the United States Navy . Like many of her class , she was not named and is properly referred to by her hull designation . `` LST-985 '' was laid down on 3 January 1944 at the Boston Navy Yard ; launched on 25 February 1944 ; sponsored by Mrs. Charles E. Schofield ; and commissioned on 7 April 1944 . Service history . `` LST-985 '' apparently did not see combat service during World War II . Following World War II , `` LST-985 '' performed occupation duty in the Far East and saw service in China until mid-March 1946 . She returned to the United States and was decommissioned on 11 June 1946 and struck from the Navy list on 3 July that same year . On 13 October 1947 , the ship was sold to William E. Skinner for scrapping .
Aralam Reserved Forest . Aralam Reserved Forest , also known as Aaralam Forest , is a protected area in the Western Ghats , northern Kerala , India .
Rahul Pandit . Rahul Pandit ( born 22 April 1956 ) is an Indian condensed matter physicist , a professor of physics and a divisional chair at the Indian Institute of Science . Known for his research on phase transitions and `` spatiotemporal chaos and turbulence '' , Pandit is an elected fellow of Indian Academy of Sciences , Indian National Science Academy and The World Academy of Sciences . The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research , the apex agency of the Government of India for scientific research , awarded him the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology , one of the highest Indian science awards , for his contributions to physical sciences in 2001 . Biography . Rahul Pandit was born on 22 April 1956 in the Indian capital of New Delhi . After early schooling , he did his under-graduate studies as a National Talent Search scholar at the Indian Institute of Technology , Delhi and continued there to earn an MS in physics in 1977 . Subsequently , he moved to the US and obtained a second master 's degree in physics in 1979 from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign . His doctoral studies under the guidance of Michael Wortis were also at the same institution , to secure a PhD in 1982 . After completing his post doctoral studies at Cornell University in 1983 , he returned to India to join the Indian Institute of Science as a research associate in 1984 . Pandit has been serving out his career at IISc ever since . He has held several positions at the institute such as those of a research scientist ( 1985–90 ) , assistant professor ( 1990–96 ) and associate professor ( 1996–2002 ) till he became a professor in 2002 , a position he holds till date along with the chair of the Division of Physical and Mathematical Sciences of the institute . In between , he chaired the International Relations Cell of IISc and the Theoretical Sciences Unit of Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research ( JNCASR ) during 2002–08 and served as a member of the Condensed Matter Theory Unit of JNCASR until 2012 . A three-year stint as an adjunct professor at the International Centre for Theoretical Sciences of Tata Institute of Fundamental Research during 2009–12 was another position he has held . His current responsibilities include the MSIL Chair Professorship of IISc and Honorary Professorship of JNCASR . He has also been a visiting professor at various institutions such as Ohio State University , University of Missouri , Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics , Côte d'Azur Observatory and École Normale Supérieure . Legacy . Pandit has been focusing his work on the problems related to phase transitions , statistical mechanics and non-linear dynamics , Kuramoto-Sivashinsky equation and Complex-Ginzburg-Landau equations . His contributions reportedly include theoretical elucidation of `` multilayer-adsorption and wetting phenomena on attractive substrates '' and the scaling properties of `` quasiperiodic Schroedinger operators '' . He is known to have developed a `` a theory of hysteresis loops in model spin systems '' and a cardiac arrhythmias model and his studies have assisted in a wider understanding of low-amplitude defibrillation schemes and cardiac arrhythmias . `` Glass formation in soft condensed matter systems '' , interacting bosons , colossal magnetoresistance manganites and complex fluids have been some of his other interests . His studies have been documented by way of a number of articles and the online article repository of the Indian Academy of Sciences has listed 79 of them . Besides , he has mentored 15 research scholars in their doctoral studies . Pandit was involved , in the capacity of the secretary of the organizing committee , in the organization of `` STATPHYS 22 '' the international statistical physics conference of the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics held at IISc campus in 2004 . He is the secretary of the `` C3 Commission on Statistical Physics '' of the International Union for Pure and Applied Physics and has held the chair of IUPAP national committee in India . He is a former divisional associate editor of Physical Review Letters journal ( 2004–10 ) and a former member of the editorial advisory board of of Elsevier ( 2001–07 ) . He is a member of the divisional committee of the `` Innovation in Science Pursuit for Inspired Research '' ( INSPIRE ) program of the Department of Science and Technology and sits in the editorial board of `` Cambridge IISc Series '' , a publishing collaboration between the Indian Institute of Science and Cambridge University Press India . He has delivered invited speeches at various conferences including the `` International Symposium on Fluid Days '' held in December 2007–January 2008 . Awards and honors . Pandit , who was a National Talent Search scholar during his early college days ( 1972–77 ) , stood first in his Physics for his graduate examination in 1997 . While at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign , he held the Exxon Fellowship and on his return to India , he was a Young Associate of the Indian Academy of Sciences . He received the Young Scientist Medal of the Indian National Science Academy in 1988 . The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research awarded him the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize , one of the highest Indian science awards in 2001 . He was selected for the Meghnad Saha Award by the University Grants Commission in 2004 and the Indian Institute of Science chose him for the Professor Rustom Choksi Award . His alma mater , IIT Delhi selected him as the Distinguished Alumunus in 2010 . Pandit , a member of Phi Kappa Phi and Sigma Xi , was elected as a fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences in 1996 . A decade later , the Indian National Science Academy elected him as their fellow and he became an elected fellow of The World Academy of Sciences in 2015 . American Physical Society awarded him Outstanding Referee citation to him in 2012 for his work on Physical Review and Physical Review Letters journals . The award orations delivered by him include 2007 DAE Raja Ramanna Award Lecture on `` The mathematical modelling of cardiac arrhythmias '' of Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research . He has also been holding J. C. Bose National Fellowship of the Department of Science and Technology since 2007 .
Eburia opaca . `` Eburia opaca '' is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae .
Buzz Foto . Buzz Foto is a photo agency based in Los Angeles , California , founded by photojournalists Brad Elterman and Henry Flores . Buzz Foto is a producer and aggregator of editorial and creative photography , celebrity news and celebrity video footage . Buzz Foto has an online archive , a Media Grid based on Adobe Flash , of approximately one million images and digital assets . Buzz Foto serves a large base of newspapers , magazines , web portals , television stations , book publishers , and e-media clients around the world . Buzz Foto held the first modern day paparazzi exhibition at the Seyhoun Gallery in Beverly Hills , California , USA . History . Buzz Foto was founded in 2006 by Brad Elterman and Henry Flores . In 2007 , they debuted their brand `` Paparazzi As An Art Form ! '' in a televised interview on `` Extra '' Following that , ABC News did its first presentation on Buzz Foto . ABC presented the owners teaching a Parsons student , Justin Campbell . Campbell was ready for his first paparazzi experience on Stephen Colbert as Colbert made his way to his car after giving a presentation at a New York City Apple Inc. Store . In 2008 , Buzz Foto was exhibited at the Seyhoun Gallery , owned by Maryam Seyhoun in West Hollywood , California , for its first paparazzi exhibition . Seyhoun jumped at the idea of featuring this type of art , because in her words , `` It is art ! '' Christine N. Ziemba , a correspondent for the Los Angeles Times , argued that `` Paparazzi As An Art Form '' may not fly , ending the article with `` Do n't laugh too hard . Andy Warhol 's 'Gold Marilyn Monroe ' now hangs at the Museum of Modern Art . '' The First Modern Day Paparazzi Exhibition ran from February 16–21 , 2008 , during which ABC News did another interview with Elterman and Flores .
Ilektra Psouni . Ilektra Maria Psouni ( born 12 September 1985 ) is a water polo player from Greece . She was part of the Greek national team awarded the gold medal at the 2011 World Championship which took place in Shanghai in July 2011 . She also competed in the 2013 World Aquatics Championships .
KCMI . KCMI ( 97.1 FM ) is a radio station broadcasting a Christian radio format . KCMI is licensed to serve the community of Terrytown , Nebraska , United States . The station is currently operated under Christian Media Incorporated . Broadcasting . CMI ( Christian Media Incorporated ) has offices located in Scottsbluff , NE , and broadcasts on 97.1 FM , with translators 93.5 FM in Sidney and 99.1 FM in Rushville . Programming . KCMI features both Christian teaching and music . Preachers/teachers featured include Chuck Swindoll , Berni Diamond , Ravi Zecharias , Woodroll Kroll , Charles Morris and James Dobson . The standard music played on KCMI is worship/praise , as well as some contemporary Christian hits . The station also has special programs dedicated to music aimed towards children , Classic Christian music , hymns , Christian pop , and Christian rock ( see Local Programs , below ) . The station also carries nationally syndicated programs , such as Point of View , Classic Christian Gold , Focus on the Family , Haven Today , Adventures in Odyssey , Music Through the Night and My Money Life . Local programs . The Coffeebreak featuring Russ and Sherry is a talk show that often features interviews with people in the community . Praise/worship music is also played during this show , running weekdays from 10:00-11:00am ( MST ) . The Top 15 Weekly Worship Countdown counts down the top 15 worship/praise songs of the week . This show is hosted by Ryan and runs from 2:00pm to approximately 3:30pm of Fridays . Weekday SonShine is a program dedicated to playing children 's music , including Veggie Tales and Aussie Praise , and runs weekdays from 4:00-4:35pm . The show is hosted by Adam Scanlan ( brother of the previous Miss America ! ) ( Monday through Thursday ) and Ryan ( Friday ) , and is followed up with Adventures in Odyssey . The Refreshing is an easy-listening program hosted by Russ between 6:00-7:00pm weeknights . Classic Christian Music is played during the 7:00pm hour on weeknights . This is also hosted by Russ . The SonShine Station is a Saturday morning program whose target audience is children . Although similar to Weekday SonShine , the SonShine Station features an hour and a half of children 's music along with many other family programs , such as Paws and Tales , The Pond , and Down Gilead Lane , as well as a new episode of Adventures in Odessey . The SonShine Station is hosted by Adam and runs from 6:00-10:00am on Saturdays . C-Shift is a Contemporary Christian music program running from 4:00-6:00pm on Saturdays . The show features a mix of AC and light rock . Top 25 Contemporary Christian Countdown is a countdown program dedicated to the top 25 Christian contemporary and pop music . The program , hosted by Ryan , runs from 6:00-7:30pm on Saturdays and leads up to the 180Remix , listed below . The 180Remix is a Christian rock/alternative program hosted by Ryan . The program also features hip-hop and harder-edged pop , and runs from 7:30-10:30pm on Saturday nights . The 180remix Countdown is a 20 slot countdown program dedicated to Christian rock , alternative and CHR music , and is also hosted by Ryan . Hymn Time Country Style , one of KCMI 's most popular programs , runs from 6:00-10:00am on Sunday mornings . The show features older-style Christian music , as well as older Christian country . The show is hosted by Gary Almquist .
Kini Fotu . Tevita Kinisiliti Fotu , also known as Kini Fotu ( born circa 1965 ) is a Tongan former rugby union player . He played as number 8 . He represented Tonga in the international rugby union scene between 1986 and 1994 . Career . Although being first called up for the national team in 1994 , Fotu had his first international test cap for Tonga during the 1987 Rugby World Cup , in the match against Ireland in Napier , on 24 May 1987 , which was the only match in the tournament he played . His last international test cap was against Samoa , in Apia , on 17 June 1990 . At club level he played for Hornsby Rugby Union Club , with which he won the Best & Fairest Award in 1991 . After career . In 2003 , Fotu undertook a Diploma in Sports Development course at Port Macquarie TAFE and was the development officer for Tonga . A year before , he coached the Tonga national under-20 rugby union team .
Seleh Leha . Seleh Leha ( also transliterated Selekleka ) is a town in northern Ethiopia . Located in the Semien Mi'irabawi ( North Western ) Zone of the Tigray Region , this town has a latitude and longitude of with an elevation of 2107 meters above sea level . It is the administrative center of Medebay Zana woreda . This town serves as the primary market center for much of the surrounding area . Sorghum and finger millet are brought from the lowland portions of La'ilay and Tahtay Adiyabo for sale at Seleh Leha . History . Seleh Leha is mentioned in the `` Royal Chronicle '' as where `` Ras '' Mikael Sehul and his puppet Emperor Tekle Haymanot II spent one night in June 1770 during their campaign through Tigray . The chronicler describes the place as `` a holy land where there is no breath of scandal . '' Two British hunters passed through Seleh Leha and its neighbor Gilgil Beles in January 1923 , later describing the settlements in unflattering and dismissive words . In February 1936 , during the opening moves of the Second Italian-Abyssinian War , the Blackshirt `` 21st April '' Division , with the `` Gavininana '' and `` Gran Sasso '' Divisions clashed with the soldiers of Ras Imru Haile Selassie near Seleh Leha , as part of the Second Battle of Tembien . During the Italian occupation , a leprosarium was built in Seleh Leha ; this was abandoned by its Italian staff on 30 March 1941 , and later pillaged and destroyed by the locals . The town was later the center of heavy fighting between the 604th Army Corps of the Derg 's Third Revolutionary Army and troops of the Tigrayan People 's Liberation Front during the Battle of Shire , which ended on 19 February 1989 with a crushing defeat for the Derg . Demographics . Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency in 2005 , Seleh Leha has an estimated total population of 7,391 , of whom 3,529 are men and 3,862 are women . The 1994 census reported it had a total population of 4252 of whom 1,879 were males and 2,373 were females .
Nash & Thompson . Nash & Thompson was a British engineering firm that developed and produced hydraulically operated gun turrets for aircraft . As part of Parnall Aircraft it was also an important manufacturer of hydraulic-powered radar scanners used on radar systems such as H2S and AI Mark VIII . History . Nash & Thompson was established in 1929 at Kingston upon Thames by business partners Archibald Goodman Frazer Nash and Esmonde Grattan Thompson Nash & Thompson developed the hydraulic gun turrets that Frazer-Nash invented and his designs were consequently numbered in a series prefixed with `` FN '' . Parnall Aircraft . In May 1935 they formed Parnall Aircraft taking over George Parnall & Company and Hendy Aircraft Company . Thompson was appointed managing director and Frazer Nash technical director . The company 's major competition in the UK was from Boulton & Paul , which had licensed the designs of the French company S.A.M.M . ( Societe d'Application des Machines Motrices ) . The FN turrets used hydraulic power produced by the aircraft 's engine : the BP designs used individual hydraulic pumps for each turret supplied from the aircraft 's 24-volt electrical system . Products . Nash & Thompson built a wide range of turrets for aircraft . All were powered hydraulically and carried 0.303 inch ( 7.7 mm ) Vickers K or Browning machine guns , except where noted . Many were built by Parnall Aircraft with which they merged in 1935 .
Eupithecia violetta . `` Eupithecia violetta '' is a moth in the family Geometridae . It is found in Mexico . The wingspan is about 26 mm . The forewings are violet-grey , with a brown tinge toward the costa . The lines are black . The hindwings have a central black line , running from the inner margin to the lower end of the cell .
Jeff Twitty . Jeffrey Dean Twitty ( born November 10 , 1957 ) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for one season . He pitched for the Kansas City Royals for 13 games during the 1980 Kansas City Royals season .
Batopilas , Chihuahua . Batopilas ( Spanish ) is a small town , and seat of the surrounding municipality of the same name , in the Mexican state of Chihuahua , located along the Río Batopilas at the bottom of the Batopilas canyon , part of the Copper Canyon . As of 2010 , the town of Batopilas had a population of 1,220 . Its elevation above sea level is . The town is situated in a narrow valley , bordered by steep canyon walls . The government of Mexico declared it a Pueblo Mágico on October 19 , 2012 . Batopilas was a prominent silver-mining center from the early 18th to the early 20th century . Etymology . Native people of the region , Tarahumara or Rarámuri Indians called the area Bachotigori , meaning `` Place of the enclosed waters '' , as they described the canyon , and its abundance of tropical flora and fauna to the Spanish explorers travelling through this rough part of the Chihuahuan mountains . Batopilas is a mangled Spanish version of the indigenous word Bachotigori . History . The Tarahumara Indians most likely had known of silver in the area for a long time before a Spanish explorer found silver by the Río Batopilas around 1632 . The discovery was in the river itself , near the bank , and the silver ore was pure white and glistening . The mine was named the Nevada Mine because of the white ore color , Nevada meaning `` snow-capped '' in Spanish . The Spanish exploration party took specimens of the silver ore back to Mexico City and then shipped them to Spain . Very few local records exist from the period prior to 1845 due to two large fires that ravaged the area , the first one in 1740 and the second in 1845 . Most of what is known comes from documents available in the Colonial Archives in Madrid . Spanish Period ( 1708-1821 ) . Batopilas was officially founded in 1708 when Pedro de la Cruz filed a claim to a mine in the vicinity which he named the Guadalupe . Over time , as more and more mines were discovered , the town grew both in size and importance . One of the most prominent structures , Hacienda San Miguel , was originally erected in the mid seventeenth century , some thirty feet above the Río Batopilas , opposite the town . It was enlarged and rebuilt in the 1740s by Don Juan José de Rivolta , who turned it into a medieval-style castle , surrounded by guard towers and defensive walls . Rivolta made a fortune in Batopilas , and wielded significant power in the area , holding among other titles , that of alcalde ( mayor ) . Following Rivolta 's death , the hacienda was occupied by Rafael Alonzo Pastrana , who discovered several rich silver veins in the area . Between 1730 and 1750 , the Pastrana vein is estimated to have produced 48 million pesos , making its owner one of the richest men in the world . Pastrana further expanded the hacienda , enlarging the living quarters , and the ore processing facilities . Near the end of eighteenth century , Don Ángel Bustamante took over the hacienda and the Carmen mine . Between 1790 and 1820 , the mine produced over 30 million pesos worth of silver ore . Following his death and the Wars of Independence ( 1810-1821 ) , Batopilas fell into disrepair and continued deterioration until the second half of the nineteenth century . In 1840 only 10 families remained in Batopilas . American Investments ( 1861-1921 ) . Batopilas fortunes started to turn when Manuel Mendazona , a merchant from Culiacán , came to town in 1852 . He bought and restored Hacienda Pastrana and tried to restore both the town and the mines to their former glory . Old San Antonio and Carmen mines were reopened and a tunnel was started in 1854 cutting through several veins . Unfortunately , Mendazona died suddenly in 1856 before he could fully realize his plans . His brother-in-law and executor , Guadalupe Ramírez , continued with the work for the next 5 years before selling the tunnel and mines of San Miguel to an American investor , John R. Robinson in 1861 . John Robinson ( 1861-1879 ) . John Riley Robinson , a doctor , railroad superintendent , inventor and a future patent holder , was a gristmill operator in Mansfield in the 1850s , when he formed a partnership with several Wells Fargo financiers , including the president William K. Fargo , and Directors Ashbel H. and Danford N. Barney , among others to buy silver mines in Mexico . By the late 1850s the discovery of new silver mines in California had come to a stop , but the legends of rich Mexican veins were still abound . The partners raised $ 50,000 to buy the mines in Batopilas , and John Robinson departed for Mexico in February 1861 . On May 25 , 1861 Robinson was able to buy not only the San Miguel mines and the hacienda , but also the San Antonio complex for 27,700 pesos ( approximately $ 27,000 ) . The newly acquired property was transferred to a newly formed Batopilas Silver Manufacturing Co. in 1862 . During his tenure as a manager of Batopilas Silver Manufacturing Co. Robinson manifested himself as a pragmatic , bent on profits businessman , and a good diplomat . He made fairly minor improvements to the mining and smelting operations to improve efficiency . The town itself grew in size and attracted a mixed group of Mexicans , Americans , Tarahumara Indians , Africans , Chinese immigrants , all of whom came in search of work and better wages . Batopilas at this time was a collection of shacks , occupied by miners , prostitutes and transients . While the mines made the company and its shareholders extremely wealthy , the local populace remained largely poor and malnourished . During 1860s and 1870s silver and silver ore were transported south to the port of Mazatlán from where it was shipped to San Francisco , Asia , or New York City via Pacific Mail Steamship Company vessels . Mexico received no taxes or duties from this procedure , which eventually forced President Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada in 1872 to require the company to ship all silver to a newly established mint in Ciudad Chihuahua . Continued instability and political strife in Mexico during the French Invasion followed by revolt of general Porfirio Díaz wore Robinson down . He lost his two sons and two grandchildren to typhoid fever , and decided to return to the US and sell the company in 1876 . He finally succeeded selling it to a group led by the ex-Governor of Washington , DC Alexander Shepherd in 1879 for $ 600,000 . While improvements achieved during the tenure of John Robinson were rather modest , the town was able to get back on its feet , which did n't go unnoticed by the State government . By June 2 , 1877 decree a new Canton Andrés del Río was created with Batopilas becoming its center . It is unknown how much silver was extracted during John Robinson tenure , but it is estimated to be worth approximately $ 3,000,000 . Alexander Shepherd ( 1879-1921 ) . After the partners acquired the mines , they developed an ambitious plan to improve production and efficiency of the mines . They recruited several high ranking directors , such as U.S . Senator Jerome B. Chaffee , Andros Boynton Stone , head of an engineering firm , and Benjamin P.Cheney who provided banking , railroad , and political connections . At the same time , they also retained , recruited or developed good relations with important figures of Mexican elite , such as Enrique Creel and Porfirio Díaz . Unlike Robinson who largely stayed away from local politics , fighting bandits or modifying labor relations , Shepherd established control during his first years in Batopilas by replacing company experts and local officials with Americans and people loyal to him . He modified labor relations , establishing capitalist hire for wages system , increased the number of guards at the Hacienda San Miguel and largely eliminated organized banditry around Batopilas . The San Miguel tunnel , which was opportunistically rechristened as Porfirio Díaz tunnel , was extended , rails were laid on which the mule-drawn ore cars could be rolled , a new bridge was built across the river to bring the ore to the smelter at the Hacienda for processing . New motorized equipment was also installed at the processing plant . By 1883 , the company had produced 1,250,000 pounds of refined silver . Through his friendship with Díaz , Shepherd gained control of an area covering 132,779 acres , including ranch and timberlands and mining concessions . In 1884 and 1886 , further land , mining , water concessions were obtained . The company and Shepherd were also exempted from all taxes for twenty years with the exception of minting fee imposed by the Chihuahua mint . This exemption was later renewed for another 20 years . Through the vast land ownership southwest of Batopilas , Shepherd was also able to secretly smuggle silver south through Mazatlán . In 1887 Shepherd incorporated the Batopilas Consolidated Mining Company which included 350 separate workings and 10 companies owned by the original Batopilas Mining Company . By this point the population of Batopilas swelled to over 6,500 people . In 1884 the company paid its first dividend worth $ 2,000,000 at the time the company 's stock was introduced on New York Stock Exchange , but stopped the dividend payments in 1887 . Falling silver prices towards the end of the 19th century forced the company to invest in technology trying to maintain their profits , resulting in shrinking workforce . By 1906 the town population was reduced to about 4,000 people . Alexander Shepherd died on September 12 , 1902 from complications of peritonitis . He was briefly succeeded by his son-in-law E. A. Quintard , who died a year later . After Quintard 's death , Alexander Shepherd , Jr. , eldest son of Alexander Shepherd , took over as a manager of the company until its closure in 1921 . After Shepherd 's death in 1902 , the company 's directors could finally review the books regarding the true costs and production values of the mines . It was found that Shepherd had wildly overestimated certain expenses , for example , ore refining and ore hauling costs decreased nearly twice after his death . It is also unknown how much silver was transported and sold through the ports on Mexican Pacific coast , which was never reported to the company . Shepherd also reported annual labor costs of approximately $ 390 per worker to the government , but his personal notes indicated that they were only $ 75 , more in line with similar mines in Sinaloa and Sonora . One hand , Shepherd did much to improve the town , building bridges , aqueducts , roads , and a hydroelectric plant , which made Batopilas only the second city in Mexico after Mexico City to have electricity . He also opened and improved medical facilities to serve miners and other town residents . Most of these improvements were however primarily built to improve mining operations and living conditions at Hacienda San Miguel . Most miners made barely enough money to get them by , in fact , the average annual labor cost per worker was less than 2 % of the value of silver produced on average by each worker annually . Most miners rarely lived past 40 , many of them succumbing to silicosis as the company never invested in safety , and the medical facilities were inadequate to provide more than just basic services . The rise of nationalism in Mexico and dissatisfaction with widespread injustice and corruption of Porfirio Díaz administration finally resulted in the Mexican Revolution in 1910 . Most foreigners , especially Americans were forced to abandon their holding in Mexico and flee to the safety of El Paso . Pancho Villa and his lieutenants who controlled most of Northern Mexico made it practically impossible to safely transport silver anywhere from the mines which significantly curtailed the production . Following the years of revolution and subsequent industry , and land nationalization forced the owners of Batopilas mines to close them officially in 1921 . Aftermath ( 1921-current time ) . Following the American withdrawal and mine closing , the company property was divided among the people of the canyons as part of the Mexican agrarian reform . By the late 1990s 670,000 acres were given to 2,369 families in the Batopilas area . Nearly all of the allocated land is only suitable for goat grazing , and only 16,000 acres could be used as farmland . In 1980s Batopilas was considered the leading center of goat production in the State of Chihuahua . Most people left , and by the mid-1930s there were only a little over 400 people left in Batopilas . The hydroelectric plant built by Shepherd was destroyed in 1940 during a massive flood that devastated the town , and Batopilas had no electricity until 1989 . The mineral prices rebounded in the mid-1930s and during the World War 2 , and while they had no noticeable effect on Batopilas , the nearby copper works at La Bufa were affected . A one-lane dirt road was cut through the mountains and canyons by the mining company in 1940s connecting Creel to La Bufa . A road construction from La Bufa to Batopilas started in 1975 and finished in 1978 , finally breaking the town 's isolation . After 1984 drug raids drove producers from the plains into the mountains , Batopilas along with other remote communities in the Sierra Tarahumara were overtaken by the cartels . It was also reported recently that a former mayor of Batopilas was executed , while the current one survived an assassination attempt . It is hard to gauge how much silver was mined from Batopilas mines over the years , one estimate ( Wilson and Panczner ) is that mines in the area have produced seven times as much silver as come from the famous silver mine of Kongsberg in Norway . Little mining is now done in Batopilas , though there is still exploration and claims being assessed in the general area . Geography . The town of Batopilas lies along the Rio Batopilas , in the narrowest part of the canyon of the same name . It extends about 5 km along the right bank of the river . The main connection to the outside world is a five-hour bus connection to Creel along the newly finished Batopilas Road travelling through a community of Samachique . The road was widened and paved and a new La Bufa bridge was erected in 2016 for the total cost of 1,221,000,000 pesos . From Batopilas a dirt road extends to a largely abandoned community of Satevó , about 3 miles away . The original road was built by Peñoles , a large mining company , in 1990 while doing explorations in the area . In 1993 the one-lane road was extended to San Ignacio , and from there almost to Sinaloa state-line . Climate . The climate of Batopilas falls on the boundaries of three climatic types : Aw , tropical savanna ; Csa , Mediterranean , sub-tropical with dry summers , and BS . semi-arid steppe . Using the Köppen climate classification system the climate is Csa . However , using the Trewartha climate classification system the climate is BShl : semi-arid steppe with hot summers and mild winters . Tourism . Large fortunes that were made in mining can be most visibly observed in several haciendas which belonged to prominent people of Batopilas . The most prominent of them , called the Hacienda San Miguel , that Alexander Shepherd had rebuilt and enlarged after his relocation to Batopilas in 1880 . It stands across the river from the town and the most prolific mine of Shepherd 's tenure . The mansion has long been in ruins with an exception of a hotel and a few shacks occupied by local families that give tours to visitors for a small fee ( 10 pesos as of 2017 ) . Other haciendas include Antigua Casa de Raya , La Casa Cural , La Casa Biggler and Casa Barffuson , residence of Marquis Ángel de Bustamante . The small downtown area features several restaurants and hotels , and also houses Museo de Batopilas , a small exhibit featuring information and artifacts related to town 's mining past . Lying approximately southeast of Batopilas is Misión Ángel Custodio Satevó , built by Jesuits between 1760 and 1764 . This church is unique due its isolation and oftentimes called the `` Lost Mission '' . After the expulsion of the Society of Jesus in 1767 , the mission was taken over by the town of Batopilas and was largely neglected until 1974 when the cathedral was transferred to Franciscans . The building was since then restored in 2006-2010 . In Popular Culture . Batopilas is the subject of an extended , discursive , but highly charged conversation between actors Marlon Brando and Alex Montoya in a pulqueria in the 1966 Hollywood movie `` The Appaloosa '' .
Doggin ' Around . `` Doggin ' Around '' is a 1960 song written by Lena Agree and originally performed by Jackie Wilson . Reaching both the R & B and the pop singles charts in the U.S. , `` Doggin ' Around '' hit number one on the Hot R & B Sides chart for three weeks and peaked at number fifteen on the `` Billboard '' Hot 100 . The A-side of the single was `` Night '' , based on the aria `` My Heart at Thy Sweet Voice '' from the opera `` Samson and Delilah '' , by Saint-Saëns ; it made the top five on the R & B and pop charts . Michael Jackson also covered this song for his 1973 album , `` Music & Me '' . `` Doggin ' Around '' is also the title of a 1994 BBC `` Screen One '' production written by Alan Plater and was later used as the title of Plater 's autobiography .
Smoky Hollow Township , Cass County , Minnesota . Smoky Hollow Township is a township in Cass County , Minnesota , United States . The population was 61 as of the 2000 census . Geography . According to the United States Census Bureau , the township has a total area of 36.1 square miles ( 93.4 km² ) , of which 34.8 square miles ( 90.2 km² ) is land and 1.3 square miles ( 3.3 km² ) ( 3.52 % ) is water . Demographics . As of the census of 2000 , there were 61 people , 28 households , and 18 families residing in the township . The population density was 1.8 people per square mile ( 0.7/km² ) . There were 109 housing units at an average density of 3.1/sq mi ( 1.2/km² ) . The racial makeup of the township was 98.36 % White and 1.64 % Native American . There were 28 households out of which 21.4 % had children under the age of 18 living with them , 46.4 % were married couples living together , 3.6 % had a female householder with no husband present , and 35.7 % were non-families . 32.1 % of all households were made up of individuals and 10.7 % had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older . The average household size was 2.18 and the average family size was 2.78 . In the township the population was spread out with 21.3 % under the age of 18 , 3.3 % from 18 to 24 , 16.4 % from 25 to 44 , 44.3 % from 45 to 64 , and 14.8 % who were 65 years of age or older . The median age was 49 years . For every 100 females , there were 154.2 males . For every 100 females age 18 and over , there were 140.0 males . The median income for a household in the township was $ 21,875 , and the median income for a family was $ 21,875 . Males had a median income of $ 65,417 versus $ 13,750 for females . The per capita income for the township was $ 15,042 . There were no families and 10.4 % of the population living below the poverty line , including no under eighteens and 18.8 % of those over 64 .
Noida Sector 137 metro station . The Noida Sector 137 is an under construction metro station of the Noida Metro . Nearest residential societies are : Exotica Fresco , Ajnara Daffodil , Paramount Floraville , Paras Tierra , Gulshan Vivante and Supertech Ecocity . Felix hospital is located approx . 200 meter from this metro station . KPMG office is another popular landmark nearest to this metro station . However , the distance between KPMG office and metro station is around 400 meter . McDonald and Subway food points are available at the ground floor of KPMG office building . Medical shops , Shopping basket , hair salons , food points , ATMs of different banks are also available in each residential society market . railway , in the city of Noida in India .
Azmeri Haque Badhon . Badhon ( born 18 October 1986 ) is a Bangladeshi actress who became the 1st Runner-up at the Lux Channel I Miss Photogenic in 2006 . Later , she made her film debut with a film called `` Nijhum Aranya '' in 2010 opposite Ilias Kanchan and Champa . She has appeared in a number of TV dramas as well . Career . Azmeri Haque Badhon is well known for her work in drama serials such as Choita Pagla , Shuvo Bibaho , Chand ful Omaboshsha , Rong and Hijibiji Nothing . Azmeri Haque Badhon is a Bengali actress , model and dentist . Popular actor Azmeri Haque Badhon is also a noted model , but she is mostly busy with television plays these days .
Janine Boyd . Janine Boyd ( born February 5 , 1971 ) is the Representative of the 9th district of the Ohio House of Representatives . She is the daughter of Barbara Boyd , who held the same seat from 1993 to 2000 and from 2007 to 2014 . Boyd previously served on council for Cleveland Heights , where she often faced criticism for her attendance . In 2012 , she was appointed to council to replace Phyllis Evans . In 2014 , she announced that she would seek to replace her mother , Barbara Boyd , in the Ohio House of Representatives . She faced Republican Charles Hopson in the general election , and went on to win 85 % -15 % .
Bad Johnson . `` Bad Johnson '' is a 2014 American sex comedy film directed by Huck Botko . Plot . Rich is a sex addict who ruins every relationship through infidelity . He wishes that his penis would leave him alone . He wakes up one day to find his penis has taken on human form . Reception . The film currently holds a 29 % on Rotten Tomatoes .
Sanglah Hospital . Sanglah Hospital ( ) is the largest hospital in Bali . It was here that many of the victims of the 2002 Bali bombings were treated . History . Building work began in 1955 , and the hospital was officially opened by President Sukarno on 30 December 1959 . In 1962 , it started offering medical training in cooperation with the medical faculty of Udayana University . In 1978 it became the referral teaching hospital for the provinces of Bali , East Nusa Tenggara , West Nusa Tenggara and East Timor . In 2005 , it became a regional government public service institution ( BLUD ) , and was designated a Class A teaching hospital . Facilities . The hospital has a toal of 738 beds , and over 500 doctors and more than a thousand nurses on the staff.The hospital has a hyperbaric chamber , radiotherapy facilities and offers radiology and diagnostic imaging services . It also has an integrated cancer therapy unit , intensive care facilities and a burns unit . and carries out kidney transplants and in vitro fertilisation . It provides general checkups , has an HIV therapy center and also conducts research and development . Also on the hospital grounds are a pharmacy , shops and a bank .
Content protection network . A content protection network ( also called content protection system or web content protection ) is a term for anti-web scraping services provided through a cloud infrastructure . A content protection network is claimed to be a technology that protects websites from unwanted web scraping , web harvesting , blog scraping , data harvesting , and other forms of access to data published through the world wide web . A good content protection network will use various algorithms , checks , and validations to distinguish between desirable search engine web crawlers and human beings on the one hand , and Internet bots and automated agents that perform unwanted access on the other hand . A few web application firewalls have begun to implement limited bot detection capabilities . History . The protection of copyrighted content has a long tradition , but technical tricks and mechanisms are more recent developments . For example , maps have sometimes been drawn with deliberate mistakes to protect the authors ' copyright if someone else copies the map without permission . In 1998 , a system called `` SiteShield '' eased the fears of theft and illicit re-use expressed by content providers who publish copyright-protected images on their websites . A research report published in November 2000 by IBM was one of the first to document a working system for web content protection , called `` WebGuard '' . Around 2002 , several companies in the music recording industry had been issuing non-standard compact discs with deliberate errors burned into them , as copy protection measures . Google also notably installed an automated system to help detect and block YouTube video uploads with content that entail copyright infringement . However , as individuals and enterprises engaged in computer crime have become more skilled and sophisticated , they erode the effectiveness of established perimeter-based security controls . The response is more pervasive use of data encryption technologies . Forrester Research asserted in 2011 that there is an industry-wide `` drive toward consolidated content security platforms '' , and they predict in 2012 that `` proliferating malware threats will require better threat intelligence '' . Forrester also asserts that content protection networks ( especially in the form of software as a service , or SaaS ) enable companies to protect against both e-mail and web-borne theft of content . In some web applications , security is defined by URL patterns that identify protected content . For example , using the web.xml security-constraint element , content could be assigned values of NONE , INTEGRAL , and CONFIDENTIAL to describe the necessary transport guarantees .
Barbara Carlson . Barbara Carlson ( June 21 , 1938 – July 9 , 2018 ) was an American politician and radio host from Minneapolis , Minnesota . Her father , Harry Duffy , made a successful business of running the local lumber yard in Anoka , Minnesota . She was married to Minnesota Representative Arne Carlson from 1965 until they divorced in 1977 . Arne Carlson was later elected Governor of Minnesota in 1991 . They are the parents of two children : Tucker and Anne . Carlson married Martin `` Pete '' Anderson in 1983 . Carlson , a self-described conservative , served on the Minneapolis City Council as an Independent-Republican , and later as an Independent . She ran a campaign as a candidate for mayor of Minneapolis against Sharon Sayles Belton in 1997 . Carlson was a radio talk show host on KSTP . She wrote two books , including her 1996 autobiography , `` This Broad 's Life '' . She died of lung cancer on July 9 , 2018 , aged 80 .
Leo Pleysier . Leo Pleysier ( b. Rijkevorsel , 28 May 1945 ) is a Belgian writer .
Warrior of Light . Warrior of Light ( ; ) is an International Ukrainian-Belarusian Mikhail Zhyzneuski Memorial Award . Zhyzneuski was a Euromaidan activist and journalist , a member of the Self-Defense Maidan , Chevalier of the Order of Heavenly Hundred Heroes . It was founded in August 2015 based on the results of the International Ukrainian-Belarusian seminar held on July 1–2 , 2015 in the Writer 's Union of Ukraine . The prize is awarded annually `` for the book of Ukrainian or Belarusian author , which as a noble , brave hero who fights for justice , preaches high human values , and is an example for others to follow . '' The laureates are awarded a diploma , cash prize , and `` Warrior of Light '' statuette with an inscription . The inaugural presentation went to Bogdan Zholdak for his novel `` Ukry '' ( ) and Belarusian writer Anatol ' Barouski for the book `` Chosen will '' ( ) . Description . Warrior of Light ( ; ) is an International Ukrainian-Belarusian Mikhail Zhyzneuski Memorial Award . Zhyzneuski was a Euromaidan activist and journalist , a member of the Self-Defense Maidan , Chevalier of the Order of Heavenly Hundred Heroes . The prize is awarded annually `` for the book of Ukrainian or Belarusian author , which as a noble , brave hero who fights for justice , preaches high human values , and is an example for others to follow . '' The laureate is awarded a diploma , cash prize , and `` Warrior of Light '' statuette with an inscription . History . The prize was founded in August 2015 based on the results of the International Ukrainian-Belarusian seminar held on July 1–2 , 2015 in the Writer 's Union of Ukraine . Belarusian participants noted that Ukraine is for Belarusians new geopolitical center that will help Belarus to survive in conditions of total Russification and the attack of the Russian world . According to the organizers , the competition involved writers from Belarus and Ukraine , with one winner from each country . Danilenko noted that this year 's presentation is the debut of the award , but the organizers are planning to make such an award every year in Ukraine and revive the direction of chivalry .
Chris Caisey . Christopher Caisey ( born December 1 , 1985 ) is a Bermudian footballer who currently plays for Hamilton Parish FC . Club career . Caisey played for Bermuda Hogges in the USL Premier Development League . He was captain at Devonshire Cougars before skippering Hamilton . International career . He made his debut for Bermuda in an October 2011 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Trinidad and Tobago , his sole international game .
Consumer confidence . Consumer confidence is an economic indicator that measures the degree of optimism that consumers feel about the overall state of the economy and their personal financial situation . If the consumer has confidence in the immediate and near future economy and his/her personal finance , then the consumer will spend more than save . When consumer confidence is high , consumers make more purchases . When confidence is low , consumers tend to save more and spend less . A month-to-month trend in consumer confidence reflects the outlook of consumers with respect to their ability to find and retain good jobs according to their perception of the current state of the economy and their personal financial situation . Consumer confidence typically increases when the economy expands , and decreases when the economy contracts . In the United States , there is evidence that the measure is a lagging indicator of stock market performance . Usage . Investors , manufacturers , retailers , banks , public opinion researchers and government agencies use various assessments of consumer confidence in planning their actions . The ability to predict major changes in consumer confidence allows businesses to gauge the willingness of consumers to make new purchases . As a result , businesses can adjust their operations and the government can prepare for changing tax revenue . If confidence is dropping and consumers are expected to reduce their spending , most producers will tend to reduce their production volumes accordingly . For example , if manufacturers anticipate consumers will reduce retail purchases , especially for expensive and durable goods , they will cut down their inventories in advance and may delay investing in new projects and facilities . Similarly , if banks expect consumers to decrease their spending , they will prepare for the reduction in lending activities , such as mortgage applications and credit card use . Builders will plan for the decline in home construction volumes . The government will get ready for the reduction in future tax revenues . On the other hand , if consumer confidence is improving , people are expected to increase their purchases of goods and services . In anticipation of that change , manufacturers can boost production and inventories . Large employers can increase hiring rates . Builders can prepare for higher housing construction rates . Banks can plan for a rise in demand for credit products . Government can expect improved tax revenues based on the increase in consumer spending . Conference Board , Present Situation Index and the Business Cycles . Major drops in the Present Situation Index tend to precede a drop in the business cycle . The economy enters a recession after the Conference Board , Present Situation Index drops by 15 points from its prior year 's value . Consumer Confidence Index . The Consumer Confidence Index ( CCI ) is produced by the non-profit business group The Conference Board since 1967 . The CCI is designed to assess the overall confidence , relative financial health and spending power of the US average consumer . The Conference Board releases the headline Consumer Confidence Index figure each month , alongside a Present Situation Index and an Expectations Index . Methodology . The CCI is based on the data from a monthly survey of 5,000 US households . The data is calculated for the United States as a whole and for each of the country 's nine census regions . The survey consists of five questions on the following topics : i ) current business conditions , ii ) business conditions for the next six months , iii ) current employment conditions , iv ) employment conditions for the next six months , v ) total family income for the next six months . Opinion on current conditions make up to 40 % of the index and expectation about future as 60 % , thus making it a `` Leading Indicator '' . After all surveys are collected , each question 's positive responses are divided by the sum of its positive and negative responses . The resulting relative value is then used as an `` index value '' and compared against each respective monthly value for 1985 . In that year , the result of the index was arbitrarily set at 100 , representing it as index benchmark . That year was chosen as a benchmark year because it was neither a peak nor trough in the business cycle . The benchmark The index values for all five questions are averaged together to produce the CCI . The average of index values for questions i and iii form the Present Situation Index , and the average of index values for questions ii , iv and v form the Expectations Index . University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index . The University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index ( MCSI ) is produced by the University of Michigan and distributed by Thomson Reuters . The MCSI is designed to gauge consumer attitudes toward the overall business climate , the state of personal finances , and consumer spending . The University of Michigan releases three related figures each month : the Index of Consumer Sentiment ( ICS , or MCSI ) , the Index of Current Economic Conditions ( ICC ) , and the Index of Consumer Expectations ( ICE ) . The most recent data for ICS is published by Reuters here . The Index of Consumer Expectations is an official component of the U.S. Index of Leading Economic Indicators . On June 12 , 2013 , the CNBC reported that Thomson Reuters allows fee-paying customers access to the Index before it is available to others . The Index of Consumer Sentiment ( ICS ) is based on the monthly telephone survey of the US household data . The Index is aggregated from five questions on the following topics : i ) personal financial situation now and a year ago , ii ) personal financial situation one year from now , iii ) overall financial condition of the business for the next twelve months , iv ) overall financial condition of the business for the next five years , v ) current attitude toward buying major household items . The ICS is calculated from computing the `` relative scores '' for each of the five index questions : the percent giving favorable replies minus the percent giving unfavorable replies , plus 100 . Each relative score is then rounded to the nearest whole number . All five relative scores are then summed and the sum is divided by 6.7558 ( the 1966 base period ) and 2 is added to the result ( a constant to correct for sample design changes from the 1950s ) . ICC is calculated by dividing the sum of the rounded `` relative scores '' of the questions one and five by 2.6424 and adding 2 . ICE is calculated by dividing the sum of the rounded `` relative scores '' of the questions two , three , and four by 4.1134 and adding 2 . Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index . The Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index represents a four-week rolling average based on 250 telephone interviews a week with adults nationwide , giving a sample size of 1,000 for each four-week period . The survey began in December 1985 by the polling firm Langer Research Associates and was originally known as `` The ABC News Consumer Comfort Index '' before Bloomberg licensed the rights in 2011 . The Index is based on consumers ' ratings of the economy , the buying climate , and personal finances . Unlike the other indicators , it measures only current conditions with no questions about expectations . The Index aggregates consumer responses to three questions on the following topics : i ) national economy ( `` would you describe the state of the nation 's economy these days as excellent , good , not so good , or poor ? `` , ii ) on personal finances ( `` would you describe the state of your own personal finances these days as excellent , good , not so good , or poor ? '' ) and iii ) buying climate ( `` considering the cost of things today and your own personal finances , would you say now is an excellent time , a good time , a not so good time , or a poor time to buy the things you want and need ? '' ) . The Index is derived by subtracting the negative response to each question from the positive response to that question . The three resulting numbers are then added and divided by three . The index can range from +100 ( everyone positive on all three measures ) to -100 ( all negative on all three measures ) . Consumer Confidence Average Index . The Consumer Confidence Average Index ( CCAI ) is a monthly indicator that aggregates data from the above three major national polls on consumer confidence . It represents the rescaled average of the Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index , the University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index , and the Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index . The CCAI takes into account historical values of all three indexes starting from December 1985 . The value 0 of the Consumer Confidence Average represents the lowest value of each index . The value 100 of the Consumer Confidence Average represents the highest value of each index . Gallup Economic Confidence Index . The Gallup Economic Confidence Index is a broad indicator of Americans ’ confidence in national economic conditions , based on the combined responses to two questions . One question asks Americans to evaluate current economic conditions ; the other measures their perceptions of whether the economy is getting better or getting worse . Gallup has asked the component questions periodically since 1992 , monthly since October 2000 , and daily since January 2008 . Gallup reports results of the Economic Confidence Index on Gallup.com on a daily , weekly , monthly , and quarterly basis . Gallup ’ s Economic Confidence Index is a composite of the two questions that Gallup asks daily of a nationally representative sample of 500 adults , aged 18 and older , and reports weekly based on approximately 3,500 interviews . The first question asks Americans to rate economic conditions in the country today , and second question asks whether they think economic conditions in the country as a whole are getting better or getting worse . The two questions have equal weight in the index , which is reported without revisions or seasonal adjustments . They can also be analyzed separately , providing insight into changes in the overall index . The survey is conducted with respondents contacted on landlines and cellphones , and includes Spanish-language interviewing . Gallup calculates the Economic Confidence Index by adding the percentage of people rating current economic conditions ( [ `` excellent '' + `` good '' ] minus `` poor '' ) to the percentage saying the economy is ( `` getting better '' minus `` getting worse '' ) , and then dividing that sum by two . The Gallup Economic Confidence Index has a possible maximum of +100 ( reached if all Americans rate current economic conditions as excellent or good , and all Americans say the economy is getting better ) and a possible minimum of -100 ( reached if all rate the current economy as poor , and say the economy is getting worse ) . Canada . The Conference Board of Canada 's Index of Consumer Confidence has been ongoing since 1980 . It is constructed from responses to four attitudinal questions posed to a random sample of Canadian households . Those surveyed are asked to give their views about their households ' current and expected financial positions and the short-term employment outlook . They are also asked to assess whether now is a good or a bad time to make a major purchase such as a house , car or other big-ticket items . India . The relevance of a consumer confidence index for a country like India is evident from the fact that Consumption Expenditure accounts for over 60 % of India 's GDP . The BluFin Consumer Confidence Index is the first monthly , statistically robust index of consumer sentiment in India . The CCI is designed to provide reliable insights into the direction of the Indian national and regional economies . Released once a month , the index is computed from the results of a monthly survey of 4,000 consumers in 18 cities across India.The Zyfin ( formerly known as BluFin ) Consumer Confidence Index was developed by a team of financial economists and statisticians led by Dr. Sam Thomas , Ph.D. , Director of Research and Development at BluFin . Dr Thomas is also Professor of Banking and Finance at the Weatherhead School of Management , Case Western Reserve University , Israel . The Israeli consumer confidence index is conducted by Israel 's daily Globes and is published monthly by Globes 's research unit . Spain . The Spanish CCI is made since 2004 . The Instituto de Credito Oficial ( ICO ) based its calculation on the methodology of Michigan and the USA Conference Board . Since November 2011 is the Centro De Investigaciones Sociológicas ( CIS ) who is responsible for its publication . The CCI is built up from a monthly survey of opinion with implementing standardized telephone questionnaire to a representative sample of the population resident in Spain of 1000 individuals over 16 years . The sampling procedure is multistage , with selection of primary sampling units ( municipalities ) in a random proportional to each of the Spanish provinces and the secondary units ( households ) from telephone numbers and the last units ( individuals ) as cross-gender quotas and age . The CCI-CIS is published on 3th every month or the next working day in case of bank holidays or weekend . Worldwide . Prior to 2009 , there had been no systematic attempt to track and measure consumer confidence around the world . In 2009 and 2012 , Gallup collected global economic confidence data through its Gallup World Poll , and analyzed the data from 108 countries surveyed in both years . Gallup 's Economic Confidence Index is based on the combined responses to two questions : the first asking individuals to rate economic conditions in their country today , and the second , whether they think economic conditions in the country as a whole are getting better or getting worse . Nielsen Global Consumer Confidence . The Nielsen Global Consumer Confidence Index measures the confidence , major concerns and spending habits of online consumers in 54 countries on the half-annual basis . The Index is developed based on consumers ' confidence in the job market , status of their personal finances and readiness to spend . It is produced by the Nielsen Company ( Nielsen Customized Research ) from its Nielsen Global Online Consumer Survey . In April 2008 the survey answers included responses from 28,153 online users . In the first quarter 2015 , three of the best countries are India ( 130 ) , Indonesia ( 123 ) , and Philippines ( 115 ) among 60 countries surveyed , while three of the worst countries are Ukraine ( 41 ) , South Korea ( 46 ) , and Serbia ( 53 ) . GfK Consumer Confidence Barometer ( UK ) . The GfK Consumer Confidence Barometer has now been running in the same format across Europe since the early 1970s . GfK have been conducting the Consumer Confidence Barometer in the UK since June 1995 . The survey is carried out on a monthly basis on behalf of the European Commission , who sponsor the same research in all European Union member countries . The main aim of this research is to monitor the general public 's confidence in the British economy . Each month the survey tracks changes in personal finance , general economic situation , inflation , unemployment , current purchasing climate , consumer spending and saving . Quarterly research tracks car purchasing , home purchasing and home improvements . Results from The GfK Consumer Confidence Barometer are available as either a 6-monthly or annual subscription , running from May – April . Subscriptions can also be taken out part way through subscription year Purchase of back-data is also possible . The GfK Consumer Confidence Barometer is published on the last working day of each month at 00:01am
't Is genoeg . 't Is genoeg ( `` It 's Enough '' ) , spelled in full Het is genoeg in the official Eurovision web site , was the Netherlands ' entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1965 . Performed in Dutch by Conny Vandenbos , the song is sung from the perspective of a woman whose lover has been unfaithful in the past , but has attempted to make up for this infidelity with displays of love . The singer has had enough of all these games , all this playing with fire . The final outlook for the couple 's relationship is not certain , however : after describing the moments of happiness her lover does give her , Vandenbos ends the song by singing `` it 's enough '' . The song was performed first on the night , preceding the United Kingdom 's `` I Belong '' sung by Kathy Kirby . By the close of voting , it had received five points , placing it 11th in a field of 18 . It was succeeded as the entry from the Netherlands at the 1966 Contest by Milly Scott singing `` Fernando en Filippo '' .
1990 Israel Super Cup . The 1990 Israel Super Cup was the 19th Israel Super Cup ( 24th , including unofficial matches , as the competition was n't played within the Israel Football Association in its first 5 editions , until 1969 ) , an annual Israel football match played between the winners of the previous season 's Top Division and Israel State Cup . The match was played between Bnei Yehuda , champions of the 1989–90 Liga Leumit and Hapoel Kfar Saba , winners of the 1989–90 Israel State Cup . This was Bnei Yehuda 's 3rd Israel Super Cup appearance ( including unofficial matches ) and Kfar Saba 's 4th . Watched by a crowd of 600 at Hatikva Neighborhood Stadium , Bnei Yehuda won the match 1–0 .
Kjell Moe . Kjell Moe ( 27 October 1909 – 8 December 1999 ) was a Norwegian footballer who played for Fredrikstad between 1938 and 1945 . He won two Norwegian league titles and one Norwegian Cup . He was capped twice and scored one goal for Norway in 1945 ; aged 35 at the time he is the oldest player to make his debut for the Norwegian national team . Football career . Moe was born in Fredrikstad , and played for Gresvik before he transferred to Fredrikstad FK in 1938 . Moe was part of the team that won the Norwegian league in the 1937–38 season and the 1938–39 season . He also won the Norwegian Cup in 1940 where Skeid was beaten in the final ; a journalist from `` Morgenbladet '' claimed that Moe was one of Fredrikstad 's best players in the final . During the Second World War , no organized football was played , and when the Football Association of Norway was to select a national team squad for the first international match after the war , they decided to primarily call-up players from the reigning Norwegian champions , Fredrikstad . Norway started the match against Denmark on 26 August 1945 , which was dubbed `` the independence match '' , with six Fredrikstad-players with four of them Moe , Thorleif Larsen , Bjørn Spydevold and Reidar Olsen making their international debut . Aged 35 years and 305 days , Moe is the oldest player to make his debut for the Norwegian national team , while Olsen is the second-oldest debutant for Norway . Moe scored one goal in his debut , which Denmark won 4–2 . He also played Norway 's next match , which Denmark won 5–1 and this was his last international match . Moe was injured in the first match of the 1945 Norwegian Football Cup Final against Lyn , and was unable to play the rematch in Sarpsborg which Lyn won . The injury also ended his football career . Personal life . His brothers Sten and Sverre had been key players for Fredrikstad for several years when Kjell joined the team in 1938 , and a fourth brother , Thorleif , played for the team before he emigrated to the United States in 1923 . Sverre 's son Finn did also play for Fredrikstad ' first team .
Ample Destruction . `` Ample Destruction '' is the first studio album released by American power metal band Jag Panzer , released in 1984 . Originally released on Azra Records , a small independent label , it received poor marketing from the label , and thus became only an underground hit amongst the metal community , and was bootlegged repeatedly . Re-issues . The album was re-issued officially twice by two different companies , though the track listings were the same , with three bonus tracks : `` Black Sunday '' , `` Eyes of the Night '' and `` Lying Deceiver '' . There is also one other version of the album which includes four tracks from the `` Tyrants '' EP ( `` Battlezones '' , `` Death Row '' , `` Metal Melts with Ice '' and `` Iron Shadows '' ) , one track from the Tyrants era ( `` Tower of Darkness '' ) and four unreleased tracks from the `` Ample Destruction '' era ( `` Instrumental '' , `` Black Sunday '' , `` Eyes of the Night '' and `` Fallen Angel '' ) . This version was marketed by Azra International and includes lyrics for all 18 tracks .
Bill Montgomery ( Australian footballer ) . Bill Montgomery ( 22 March 1915 – 12 April 1988 ) was a former Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League ( VFL ) .
Pteri . Pteri ( ) is a village in Achaea , Greece . It is located about south of Aigio , and east of the Selinountas river valley . Pteri is part of the municipal unit of Aigio and had a population of 466 ( 4 for the village proper ) in 2011 .
USMC ( disambiguation ) . USMC is the United States Marine Corps .
Kevin Eubanks . Kevin Tyrone Eubanks ( born November 15 , 1957 in Philadelphia ) is an American jazz and fusion guitarist and composer . He was the leader of The Tonight Show Band with host Jay Leno from 1995 to 2010 . He also led the Primetime Band on the short-lived `` The Jay Leno Show '' . Personal background . Eubanks was born into a musical family . His mother , Vera Eubanks , is a gospel and classical pianist and organist . His uncle , Ray Bryant , was a jazz pianist . His older brother , Robin Eubanks , is a trombonist , and his younger brother Duane Eubanks is a trumpeter . Two cousins are also musicians , the late bassist David Eubanks and the pianist Charles Eubanks . Kevin studied violin and trumpet before settling on the guitar . As an elementary school student , Eubanks was trained in violin , trumpet , and piano at the Settlement Music School in Philadelphia . He later attended Berklee College of Music in Boston and then moved to New York to begin his professional career . Eubanks is a pescetarian and maintains a diet of fresh fruits , vegetables , grains , egg whites , and fish . He is also an avid fan of Philadelphia sports teams . He once lost a bet on the Philadelphia 76ers , and he was forced to eat a corn dog when he lost . In 2007 , he was voted PETA 's `` World 's Sexiest Vegetarian Man '' . Career . After Eubanks moved to New York , he began performing with noted jazzmen such as Art Blakey ( 1980–81 ) , Roy Haynes , Slide Hampton and Sam Rivers . Like his brother Robin , he has played on record with double bassist Dave Holland . In 1983 , while continuing to perform with others , he formed his own quartet , playing gigs in Jordan , Pakistan , and India on a tour sponsored by the U.S. State Department . Recording . His first recording as a leader , `` Guitarist '' , was released on the Elektra label when Eubanks was 25 years old . It led to a seven-album contract with the GRP label and four albums for Blue Note . In total , Eubanks has appeared on over 100 albums . In 2001 , he founded the label Insoul Music on which he has released six albums . Teaching . Eubanks has taught at the Banff School of Fine Arts in Canada , at Rutgers University , and at the Charlie Parker School in Perugia , Italy . In 2005 , Eubanks received an honorary doctorate degree from his alma mater , Berklee College of Music . He is a member of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity and has served as an active member of the Artistic Advisory Panel of the BMI Foundation since 1999 . `` The Tonight Show '' . In 1992 , Eubanks moved to the West Coast to play guitar in The Tonight Show Band . He composed `` Kevin 's Country , '' the theme music for `` The Tonight Show with Jay Leno '' . In 1995 , he replaced Branford Marsalis as leader of the band . When NBC moved Leno 's show from late night to prime time , Eubanks moved with the band to continue conducting music for the short-lived `` The Jay Leno Show '' . Eubanks appeared on the new show as The Primetime Band . On April 12 , 2010 , Eubanks announced on the show that he would be leaving `` The Tonight Show '' following its 18th season . His last show was on Friday , May 28 , 2010 . He indicated in an interview with `` The Philadelphia Inquirer '' that he wanted to concentrate on music , adding that his leaving was not provoked by any problems with Leno or NBC . Following his departure from `` The Tonight Show '' , he began touring with bandmate Marvin `` Smitty '' Smith on drums and Bill Pierce on saxophone . Television appearances . Eubanks has appeared on `` Hollywood Squares '' , `` V.I.P . `` , `` Muppets Tonight '' , `` Girlfriends '' , `` Longshot '' , `` Days of Our Lives '' and `` The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon '' . He has written four feature film scores . Equipment . On his website , Eubanks states his preference for Abe Rivera guitars , Boogie amplifiers and D'Addario guitar strings .
Tommaso d'Aquino ( bishop of Mottola ) . Tommaso d'Aquino , C.R . ( 1584–1651 ) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Mottola ( 1648–1651 ) . Biography . Tommaso d'Aquino was born in Naples and ordained a priest in the Congregation of Clerics Regular of the Divine Providence . On 8 February 1648 , he was selected as Bishop of Mottola and confirmed by Pope Innocent X on 24 August 1648 . On 20 September 1648 , he was consecrated bishop by Pier Luigi Carafa , Cardinal-Priest of Santi Silvestro e Martino ai Monti , with Fausto Caffarelli , Archbishop of Santa Severina , and Ranuccio Scotti Douglas , Bishop of Borgo San Donnino , serving as co-consecrators . He served as Bishop of Mottola until his death in 1651 .
Patrick E. Ngowi . Patrick E. Ngowi is a Tanzanian Businessperson , Entrepreneur , Environmentalist , Climate Reality Awareness Leader , Public Speaker , Youth Mentor , Published Columnist and Philanthropist . He is the Founder and Chairperson of Helvetic Group which has numerous subsidiaries operating across Africa He started his first business at the tender age of 15 years with only $ 50 and later when he turned 18 years , he received a loan of $ 1,800 from his parents . With a humble beginning as a trader , he has since then masterminded the growth of Helvetic into a group of diversified companies . Helvetic Solar Contractors ( 1st Place Winner of KPMG 's Top 100 Mid Sized Companies in Tanzania Award 2012 ) remains one of the most popular subsidiary under Helvetic Group . Helvetic Solar was the first company to offer solar solutions in northern Tanzania . In June 2016 , Patrick Ngowi was selected and recognized by the United Nations Secretary General - Ban ki-moon ; at the United Nations General Assembly , as 1 of 10 Sustainable Development Goals ( SGDs ) Global Pioneers ; inaugaural class of 2016 . The recognition was for translating UN 's Sustainable Development Goals into Sustainable Local Businesses . In 2015 , Patrick Ngowi was elected as Chairman of the United Nations Global Compact in Tanzania . The network houses Tanzania ’ s leading private sector and multinational companies . United Nations Global Compact is head quartered at the United Nations building in New York and was launched by former United Nations Secretary General , Kofi Annan , in year 2000 in Davos Switzerland , as part of private sector participation in building responsible business practices by honoring the 10 principles related to labour , human rights , environment and anti-corruption . Ngowi sits as board director or member of various global institutions and companies including being corporate member of , Tanzania National Business Council ( TNBC ) which is a 20 private sector member council , he represents Youth and Energy on the council chaired by the President of United Republic of Tanzania , the CEO Roundtable of Tanzania ( CEOrt ) , East Africa Business Council ( EABC ) and Global Philanthropy Forum ( GPF ) . In 2014 , Ngowi was invited to speak at the World Bank and IMF Annual Meeting held in Washington DC , United States America on the Youth Dialogue panel on Inclusive Growth and Entrepreneurship through Education , Innovation and Passion . He was also invited to speak at the Harvard Africa Business Conference held at Harvard University . and the African Development Bank Annual Meeting in 2014 held in Kigali , Rwanda . Helvetic Group partnered with The Climate Reality Project and Patrick spoke alongside Al Gore ( Former US Vice President ) at the first ever Climate Reality Leadership Corps in Africa held in Johannesburg , South Africa . In 2015 , Patrick was invited to speak at the Oxford Africa Conference held at the Oxford University in United Kingdom . Patrick has also spoken at the Business School at the University of Dar es salaam , Tanzania in 2013 and to MBA students at the London School of Economics ( LSE ) in 2014 . Aalto University in Helsinki , Finland invited him to participate and speak at the Energy Workshop organized by PhD students in 2015 . Ngowi 's inspirational story has been featured and profiled on Forbes ( The Young African Millionaire Lighting Up Tanzania ) and listed under Forbes list of 30 under 30 Africa 's Best Young Entrepreneurs and Forbes list of Young African Millionaires to Watch in 2013 Forbes again listed Patrick in the 2014 list of Africa 's Most Promising Young Entrepreneurs through Helvetic Group with networth in the millions of dollars . Patrick was named as East Africa 's Young Business Leader of the Year 2014 by Forbes and CNBC , listed among Top 100 Most Influential Africans 2013-2014 by New Africa Magazine and Top 100 Young Economic Leaders 2014-2015 by Choiseul Institute of Paris , France . Ngowi inspires many around the world , especially youth across Africa and continues to be featured and profiled extensively on various global media and news outlets including CNN , BBC , Forbes Magazine , Bloomberg KPMG , Ernest & Young , World Bank , IMF , Ventures Africa and many more . Philanthropy . Ngowi is the founder of the Light for Life Foundation , a non-profit social enterprise of which focuses on providing free solar and small wind power systems for youth and women in rural and off-grid parts of Tanzania . The Foundation works to create sustainable economic and business development opportunities for less privileged youth and women by providing new power outlets . New business models are born in rural Tanzania through providing much needed power . In September 2013 , the Light for Life Foundation received a 'Special Achievement Award ' from the Government of Tanzania , Prime Minister 's Office , in conjunction with the Tanzanian Private Sector Foundation after providing training and solar kits to over 1,000 women in rural Tanzania . Career . Ngowi is the founder of Helvetic Group which has sizeable stakes in companies that operate in diversified sectors to make up Helvetic Group of Companies . He is the founder of the Light for Life Foundation ( L4L ) , a non- profit organisation that installs solar and small wind power systems for the less privileged youth and women in rural parts of Tanzania . The social enterprise mainly targets rural primary and secondary schools . It also works and mentors low income youth and women doing businesses in rural parts of Tanzania .
Butch Songin . Edward F. `` Butch '' Songin ( May 11 , 1924 – May 12 , 1976 ) was a quarterback for the Boston College Eagles , the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Rugby Union , and for the American Football League 's Boston Patriots and the New York Titans . He also was an All-American defenseman for the BC Eagles ice hockey team . College career . From 1947 to 1949 , Songin was the starting quarterback for the Boston College Eagles . He completed 192 of 385 passes for 2,534 yards , 30 touchdowns , and 24 interceptions . Songin was a Hockey All-American for Boston College in 1948 . He was a member of the 1948–1949 national championship team . He was captain of the 1949–50 squad and also won All-American . He was a founding member of the Pike 's Peak Hockey Club . Today it is Boston College 's oldest hockey booster organizations . Songin also played 1 game for the Worcester Warriors of the Eastern Hockey League during the 1954–55 season . His nephew Tom Songin played right wing for the Boston Bruins Professional career . In 1950 Songin played three games for the Erie Vets of the AFL ( formerly the American Association ) before being sidelined by an injury , damaging the team 's chances of a championship . From 1953 to 1954 , Songin played for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union , predecessor of the Canadian Football League . He won the Grey Cup in his rookie season in 1953 . In 1960 Songin signed with the Boston Patriots of the newly created American Football League . On September 9 , 1960 , Songin played in the first ever AFL game , against the Denver Broncos . In his first season with Boston he completed 187 of 392 passes for 2,476 yards , 22 touchdowns , and 15 interceptions . In 1961 , he split starting duties with Babe Parilli . He completed 98 of 212 passes for 1,429 yards , 14 touchdowns , and 9 interceptions . In 1962 , he was the opening day quarterback for the New York Titans , but was replaced by Lee Grosscup . He played in 7 games , completing 42 of 90 passes for 442 yards , 2 touchdowns , and 7 interceptions . Death . Songin died of cancer May 12 , 1976 at his home in Foxboro , Massachusetts . He was 52 years old . At the time of his death , he was chief probation officer in the Wrentham District Court . He left his widow , Catherine E. ( Rockett-Currivan ) ; three daughters , a son , a stepson , a stepdaughter , three sisters and three brothers .
Script breakdown . A script breakdown is an intermediate step in the production of a play , film , comic book , or any other work that is originally planned using a script . Film and Television . In film and television , a script breakdown is an analysis of a screenplay in which all of the production elements are reduced into lists . Within these lists , are in essence the foundation of creating a production board , which is fundamental in creating a production schedule and production budget of an entire production of any film or television program in pre production . This process is a very tedious and complex task , and is usually the responsibility of the Assistant Director or first or 1AD within the production staff of any given production company . However , many film directors , film producers and screenwriters have knowledge of breaking down a script . In particular , literally breaking down the script is a very a thorough and detailed creative analysis of dramatic action in filmmaking , highlighting the reciprocal struggle , theme , and design elements of a screenplay . Which is to code the entire cast , extras , props , special effects , stunts , wranglers , picture cars , wardrobe , make-up and hair stylists , special equipment and or cameras , ADR , Foley , film scores and soundtracks etc. , which are all broken-down with different colored marker highlights within a shooting script . After which , these highlights are then organized and broken-down into strips to organize the production schedule within the actual physical production board . This process is more easily done nowadays utilizing a computer than done manually , with features inside Final Draft called tagger , or utilizing tagging mode inside Movie Magic Screenwriter , another effective computer program . This information can easily be imported over to Movie Magic Scheduling to create a digital production board , and then easily imported over to Movie Magic Budgeting to create the entire production budget . Most of the script and production computer software out there comes in both Microsoft and MacOS versions , and even though there is competing software on the market , these which are listed are considered to be an entertainment industry standard . This whole process of the script breakdown however is not to be confused with character breakdowns utilized with casting calls , this is an entire different process with similar names , however administered by two entirely separate departments . Comics . In comic books , it is the process of determining how each action , character , and piece of dialogue described in the script will be placed visually on a page . In the studio system that dominated mass-market comic-book production from the 1940s through the 1970s , breakdowns were done by the penciller or by a separate breakdown artist , rarely by the scriptwriter ; in some cases , breakdowns were done from a rough story outline before the dialogue was written ( the `` Marvel method '' ) . Later comics writers such as Alan Moore and Neil Gaiman , influenced by cinematic technique , began to include more layout details within their scripts . Cartoonists who both write and draw their own work sometimes begin with a script and do their own breakdowns , and sometimes work through drawings without a separate script .
Resnik , Babušnica . Resnik is a village in the municipality of Babušnica , Serbia . According to the 2002 census , the village has a population of 158 people .
Saheed Nagar . Saheed Nagar WNS or Sahid Nagar is a neighbourhood and major commercial area in Bhubaneswar , Orissa.Originally planned as an upscale residential area , Saheed Nagar is now primarily known as a high-street commercial area along Janpath .
Henham . __NOTOC__ Henham , or Henham-on-the-Hill is a village and civil parish in the Uttlesford district of Essex , England . The village is situated north from Stansted Airport . The parish includes the hamlets of Little Henham and Pledgdon Green . Parish population at the 2011 Census was 1,233 . Henham 's parish church is dedicated to St Mary the Virgin . The Saffron Brewery situated at a village farm , produces ales using the farm 's honey . The local public house is The Cock Inn . A dragon legend at Henham began with the 1669 pamphlet `` The Flying Serpent or Strange News Out of Essex '' , which promoted further alleged sightings of the dragon . Today , many signs in the village contain dragon motifs . Henham was a station on the Elsenham to Thaxted branch line . The village holds a bi-annual 10 kilometre run in the final weeks of May . Current notable residents include comedian Ed Byrne and actor John Savident . Hertfordshire , Minor Counties and Cambridgeshire cricketer Timothy Smith was born in the village . See also . The Hundred Parishes
Parcheh Qeshlaq ( 38°26′ N 47°23′ E ) , Ahar . Parcheh Qeshlaq ( , also Romanized as Pārcheh Qeshlāq ) is a village in Qeshlaq Rural District , in the Central District of Ahar County , East Azerbaijan Province , Iran . At the 2006 census , its population was 126 , in 23 families .
1994 Tondeña 65 Rhum Masters season . The 1994 Tondeña 65 Rhum Masters season was the 16th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association ( PBA ) . Summary . Formerly Ginebra San Miguel , the La Tondeña ballclub change its team name to Tondeña 65 Rhum Masters beginning the league 's 20th season . The PBA 's most popular team is now built around top draft pick Noli Locsin and the rest of their players from last season , following the retirement of their last two players who were part of all three championships of the franchise ; Chito Loyzaga and Dante Gonzalgo . The Rhum Masters lost their first six games in the All-Filipino Cup as their losing streak reach to 14 games dating back from the Governor 's Cup last year . On April 5 , Tondeña 65 escaped with an 89-87 victory over Shell Rimula X for their first win in the season , the Rhum Masters scored their second win against Alaska Milkmen but lost their last two games to finish last in the All-Filipino Cup . Import Darrin Mayo played three games in the Commissioner 's Cup , leading his team to a victory over Pepsi Mega , 104-103 , at the start of the second conference on June 17 . Mayo was replaced by six-year NBA veteran Mitchell Wiggins , who debut with 62 points in the Rhum Masters ' 106-108 loss to Swift on July 5 , wherein the Meaties played without the suspended import Ronnie Thompkins . On July 17 , Wiggins scored a season-high 78 points as Tondeña defeated Sta.Lucia Realtors in Overtime , 150-148 . From a 1-6 won-loss slate , the Rhum Masters won their last four games but were eliminated after San Miguel Beermen beat Shell in the final day of the eliminations to clinch the fifth and last slot in the semifinals . Tondeña got blasted by Shell , 110-130 , in their first game in the Governors Cup . Import Marlin Kimbrew suited up for just one game and scored 43 points in their loss to the Turbo Chargers , Kimbrew was replaced by Steve Hood . The Rhum Masters won their last two games in the eliminations against Sta.Lucia , 127-118 on October 25 , and Alaska , 129-111 on October 28 , where Steve Hood scored 65 points , to forge a knockout duel with Shell for the last berth in the semifinals . The Rhum Masters lost to the Turbo Chargers , 123-125 , in their playoff game on October 30 and failed to advance in the next round for the third time in the season . Roster . Assistant coaches : Philip Cezar / Arlene Rodriguez Team Manager : Bernabe Navarro
Mike Lee ( ice hockey ) . Michael Lee ( born October 5 , 1990 ) is an American former professional ice hockey goaltender who most notably split time between the Portland Pirates of the American Hockey League ( AHL ) and the Gwinnett Gladiators of the ECHL as a prospect in the National Hockey League 's Arizona Coyotes system . He was drafted in the third round ( 91st overall ) by the Phoenix Coyotes in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft . Lee was born in Fargo , North Dakota , but grew up in Roseau , Minnesota . He is currently an Assistant Coach at St Cloud State . Playing career . Prior to attending St . Cloud State , Lee was the goaltender for the Fargo Force of the USHL in 2008-9 . Despite being an expansion team , Lee led the Force to the USHL playoff finals . As a high school goaltender , Lee helped the Roseau Rams to the Minnesota state hockey championship . Lee was the first American goalie selected in the 2009 draft . He also played on the gold-medal winning USA team at the 2010 IIHF World Juniors . Lee started for Team USA in the gold medal game , but was relieved by Jack Campbell in the second period . When the Coyotes traded away backup goalie Devan Dubnyk , Lee was called up to be Mike Smith 's new backup , putting Lee in the NHL for the first time . However , he was sent down in favor of Mike McKenna before entering a game .
Canton of Oyonnax . The canton of Oyonnax is an administrative division of the Ain department , in eastern France . It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015 . Its seat is in Oyonnax .
Paw feet . Paw feet or claw feet are ornamental animal like feet attached to furniture making and design . It describes the terminals on the legs of furniture that resemble the feet of animals . Lions and dogs are two of the most popular types . It was used from ancient times through the Renaissance . Paw feet could be found on anything from tables to chests . Today it is common to see paw feet on faux antique bathtubs .
Tomáš Marcinek . Tomáš Marcinek is a Slovak professional ice hockey player who is currently playing for HKm Zvolen in the Slovak Extraliga .
Motorrad . Motorrad is the German word for motorcycle .
Eastern Peru caecilian . The eastern Peru caecilian , `` Epicrionops lativittatus '' , is a species of caecilian in the Rhinatrematidae family endemic to Peru . Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests , subtropical or tropical moist montane forests , and rivers .
Mansurabad , Najafabad . Mansurabad ( , also Romanized as Manşūrābād ) is a village in Najafabad Rural District , in the Central District of Sirjan County , Kerman Province , Iran . At the 2006 census , its existence was noted , but its population was not reported .
Moa Matthis . Moa Matthis , ( born 21 March 1966 ) is a Swedish literature critic and author . She writes for Dagens Nyheter , and she writes articles and books mostly for a feminist angle .
Niccolò de Rubini . Niccolò de Rubini ( died 8 August 1505 ) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Lacedonia ( 1486–1505 ) . Biography . On 2 June 1486 , Niccolò de Rubini was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent VIII as Bishop of Lacedonia . He served as Bishop of Lacedonia until his death on 8 August 1505 .
FXall . FXall ( FX Alliance Inc ) is a foreign exchange aggregator providing electronic trading to banks and brokers using an electronic communication network with headquarters in New York . The company provides electronic trading in the foreign exchange market to institutional clients using straight through processing . Clients include active traders , asset managers , corporate treasurers , market makers , broker-dealers and prime brokers . The company has been a subsidiary of Thomson Reuters since 2012 . History . FXall began operations in 2000 as a dealing platform for a consortium of 16 banking institutions , each owning between three and five percent of the company . By 2003 it had grown to having trading volume of $ 9bn overtaking its main rivals . In 2012 the company was acquired by Thomson Reuters for $ 625 million .
Musagenitsa Metro Station . Musagenitsa Metro Station ( ) is a station on the Sofia Metro in Bulgaria . It was put into operation on May 8 , 2009 together with four more metro stations .
Mohammad Shafiul Alam . Mohammad Shafiul Alam ( born 1959 ) is a civil servant in Bangladesh . He is the country 's 21st cabinet secretary . Early life and education . Alam was born in Cox 's Bazar on 14 December 1959 . He did his BA and LLB in 1979-80 and an MA in English in 1981 from the University of Chittagong . He also obtained an MS degree in development administration from Birmingham University , UK . Career . Alam is a member of Bangladesh Civil Service 1982 regular batch and has served important positions in field administration . He was the deputy commissioner of Magura and Mymensingh Districts . He was a member directing staff ( MDS ) of Bangladesh Public Administration Training Centre ( BPATC ) . He served as chairman of National Housing Authority under the Ministry of Public Works and of Bangladesh Forest Industries Development Corporation under the Ministry of Environment and Forest . He also served as the divisional commissioner of Rajshahi Division . He served as additional secretary at the Ministry of Communications . He served as secretary of the President 's Office . Then he served as chairman of the Land Appeal Board and as senior secretary of Ministry of Land . Now he is serving as cabinet secretary to the government of Bangladesh .
Yinian . Aisin-Gioro Yinian ( 1916–1987 ) , art name Rushiguan Ge ( 如是觀閣 ) was a Manchu nobleman , author and the last heir of the principality of Rui before the extinction of his line . He was also known by his Han Chinese name Jin Jishui ( ) . Life . The peerage of Prince Rui was created in 1636 in honor of Dorgon 's merits . Although Dorgon had no male heir , his nephew Dorbo was adopted by him and succeeded his title . Yinian was a descendant of Dorbo . Yinian was born in Beijing . In his early years , he was surrounded by the servants in his family residence and enjoyed a prestigious life . After the death of his uncle Zhongquan in 1939 , who had no offspring , Yinian was designated as his uncles successor . Puyi , the head of the house of Aisin-Gioro who had abdicated from the throne of China by then , was set up as a puppet by the Japanese empire in Manchuria during the second world war . Puyi attempted contacting Yinian and invited him to succeed his uncle 's peerage . Yinian was enraged by Puyi 's offer since he deeply despised Puyi for the latter 's cooperation with the Japanese . As a result , he refused his title and peerage and even compared Puyi with Shi Jingtang who cooperated with the Khitan < nowiki/ > s.Yinian 's living condition had worsened throughout years due to his uncle 's squandering of family properties . By the time of his uncle 's death , he had to pawn off valuable belongings he possessed . Despite not being able to make a living , he rejected the invitations that offered him a job in the administration system of Japanese occupation . After the wars , Yinian worked in Beijing library as a transcriber . He published several novels in the 40s . In the 1950s , he started a magazine with another Manchu writer Jin Shoushen from Wanyan clan . During the cultural revolution , he was able to make through the political turbulence without being harmed since he was not into the politics . In 1974 , he was invited by a government run publishing house to participate in the revision of the Compendium of Materia Medica . Yinian died in the year of 1987 unmarried and childless . Yinian 's memoir “ Life in the imperial mansion ” was a faithful recall of the aristocratic life of Qing dynasty nobles . His poetry also received a certain degree of recognition among the Chinese literati .
Crawfish Creek ( Chickamauga Creek tributary ) . Crawfish Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Georgia . It is a tributary to West Chickamauga Creek . Crawfish Creek received its name from the Cherokee Indians of the area , who saw crayfish in its water . A variant name is `` Crayfish Creek '' .
Visa policy of Fiji . Visitors to Fiji must obtain a visa from one of the Fijian diplomatic missions unless they come from one of the 107 visa exempt countries . All visitors must hold a passport valid for 6 months . __TOC__ Visa exempt countries . Citizens of the following 107 countries and territories do not require a visa for Fiji for visits up to 4 months . They are issued with Visitor Permits on arrival for stays not exceeding 4 months , which may be extended on application for up to two months at a time for an aggregate of six months .
Day 1 ( song ) . `` Day 1 '' ( `` Dia 1 '' ) is a song recorded by American singer Leslie Grace . This is her second single from her album `` Leslie Grace '' 2013 , which was released by Top Stop Music on November 19 , 2012 . The music video was released early February 2013 . In a studio , Leslie is singing into the camera modeling . The video ends with Leslie close up to the camera saying `` You 've had me from day one . '' It was recognized as among the most successful tropical songs by ASCAP in 2014 .
Yemen at the 2006 Asian Games . Yemen participated in the 2006 Asian Games held in Doha , Qatar with a total of 24 athletes ( 24 male , 0 female ) in six different sports .
Queen Elizabeth Stakes ( VRC ) . The Queen Elizabeth Stakes is a registered Victoria Racing Club Group 3 Thoroughbred horse race for horses aged three years old and over , under open handicap conditions , over a distance of 2600 metres at Flemington Racecourse , Melbourne , Australia on the last day of the VRC Spring Carnival in early November . Total prize money is A $ 300,000 . Winners . † Dead heat
Menace from the Moon ( 1925 novel ) . `` Menace from the Moon '' is a 1925 science fiction novel by English writer Bohun Lynch , part of an `` early twentieth-century flood of lunar fantasies '' inaugurated by H.G . Wells ' `` The First Men in the Moon '' ( 1901 ) . Synopsis . Inhabitants of the moondescendants of `` a Dutchman , an Englishman , and an Italian '' who in 1654 `` with their women rose to the moon by the help of an admirable machine '' find themselves threatened with extinction . Having lost the secrets of `` the engine which brought our forefathers hither '' , they issue distress signals in the form of optical projections , onto the mists of Dartmoor , of the universal `` Real Character '' expounded by 17th-century bishop and polymath John Wilkins in his `` An Essay towards a Real Character , and a Philosophical Language '' ( 1668 ) . Unfortunately the earthlings , not having adopted the Wilkins plan themselves , have difficulty apprehending the import of these spectral presentments ( mistaking them at first for `` Siamese writing '' ) and even once they do they lack the technology with which to respond . With time running out and their survival at stake , the impatient and irritable moon-men determine to command the attention of their terrestrial cousins in a more compelling way , deploying a devastating heat-ray capable of boiling the oceans : `` Hasten , hasten : help us to escape . Otherwise the whole earth will be burned dry and eaten up ... Answer us , fools ! '' After a demonstration of this apparatus so unnerves visitors to an Italian resort that they are unable to enjoy their lunch , a frenzied search for plans to the 17th-century moon-ship ends in frustration , a short scrap of Wilkinsese being all that is found once the plans ' hiding place is discovered . An anticlimax is reached when , just as the destruction of humanity seems inevitable , it is realized that these menacing messages had in fact been dispatched months earlieran obscure phenomenon had delayed their transitand that in the interim the moon 's infuriated denizens had inadvertently killed themselves through misfire of the very weapon with which they had sought to take revenge on what they believed to be an uncaring Earth . Explains Professor Lancelot Downey , the story 's scientific protagonist : `` I conceive the Moonfolk to be in the position of a native who , having learnt to fire a gun without knowing much about it , puts in three times the normal charge to produce a particularly deadly effect , and blows himself to pieces . '' Reception . One modern commentary has described the book as presenting `` World peril , partly in the mode of a house party mystery story , partly in the manner of the early H. G. Wells ... Ingenious , literate , but somewhat clumsily handled . '' Another observed , `` In the British tradition of novels where humanity is threatened , much of the action occurs in rural areas , the narrator is much more an observer than an active player in events , and technical issueshow 17th-century scientists managed to get to the moonare simply ignored . '' Acknowledgement . An author 's note expresses indebtedness to `` my friend Professor E.N . daC . Andrade for the historical and scientific machinery of this story . ''
Jack Stewart ( actor ) . Jack Stewart ( 1913–1966 ) was a British actor .
Farewell Summer ( 1992 film ) . Farewell Summer ( , ) is a 1992 Vietnamese 35mm romance film adapted from Nguyễn Đông Thức 's 1992 novel of the same name . The film was produced by Giaiphong Film Studio and directed by Lê Hoàng Hoa . Plot . This romance comedy film follows the story of the life and loves of four female pupils whose names begin with the letter `` H '' ( Hằng-Hạ-Hoa-Hân ) and the male student Long before their graduation . Production . Location at Marie Curie High School in Ho Chi Minh City and somewhere in Lâm Đồng , began since 13 April 1992 .
Dreamkiller ( film ) . `` Dreamkiller '' is a 2010 psychological thriller directed by Catherine Pirotta and starring Dario Deak and John Colton , who portray a scientific team of two doctors who embark on a research project to cure fear-ridden , phobic patients of all varieties . Just as fame and honor creep into the lives of Doctor Nicholas Nemet ( Dario Deak ) , and Doctor Marvin Stalberg ( John Colton ) , a series of murders occurs among cured patients which mirror the victims ’ initial homicidal fears . The film opened on February 19 , 2010 , on a limited release starting in Los Angeles and enjoyed an unusually long engagement of over 14 weeks in LA before beginning to expand in July 2010 . Many saw the film as a sleeper hit for its relatively unknown cast and low-budget production , while achieving success and popularity during its limited but very rare long theatrical run . LaDale Anderson of Canyon News wrote , `` A new independent film that is being compared to “ The Blair Witch Project , ” is taking the Los Angeles region by storm ” . Plot summary . A revolutionary form of psychotherapy designed to rid patients of their phobias yields deadly results when test-subjects begin dying in the same manner as their worst fears . When the Nazis were at the height of power , Adolf Hitler began working with doctors Carl Clauberg and Joseph Mengele to develop a weapon capable of inducing psychosis in enemy combatants . In 1945 , Hitler 's concentration camps were liberated , and Allied forces were said to have confiscated and destroyed all evidence of the experiments . Flash forward to the new millennium , when some of the most respected doctors on the planet unveil their latest project - the F.R.I.T . program . Though the doctors are confident that the F.R.I.T . program can help patients to conquer their greatest fears , the public is n't convinced . Their skepticism is confirmed when the test subjects begin perishing under mysterious circumstances . Someone - or something - is preying on their deepest , darkest fears , and now the race is on to save the rest of the patients before it 's too late . Production . Dreamkiller was written by director Catherine Pirotta and veteran screenwriter Clyde Ware ( Airwolf , The Man from U.N.C.L.E . ) and produced by Delaware Pictures out of Raleigh Studios . The director described the film : `` Fear is something everyone can relate to . I wanted to touch on fears that aren ’ t always talked about , like the fear of falling in love or rejection . `` [ 7 ] “ The theme of the film is fear . It limits us and stops us from doing things and fear kills our dreams . In the film , a group of patients with regular fears are being treated and their deaths begin to mirror what they fear . In life , if we don ’ t take control of our fears , it takes control of ourselves . You can control people and nations with fear . '' Music . The music for Dreamkiller was scored by Swedish Composer Marcus Sjowall with additional songs by Mike Pelavin and Dario Deak , Diandra Newlin and theme song `` Dreamkiller '' by Film/TV Composer Patrick Bowsher . As part of the promotion for the movie , a number of concerts were booked around Los Angeles featuring songs from the “ Dreamkiller ” soundtrack as played by The Ramp and featuring Dreamkiller ’ s lead actor Dario Deak singing . Concerts took place in various Los Angeles venues including the legendary Whisky a Go Go . Marketing . Delaware Pictures launched a marketing campaign for the film , titled “ What Do U Fear ? , ” posing this central question to many an ordinary citizen , with many a forthcoming response . “ Every one of us has a whole list of fears , and it was interesting how many people were actually happy and willing to talk about them , ” Deak said . This responsiveness was encouraging to Deak and Pirotta , who see bravery not as an absence of fear but as an acknowledgment and confrontation of it . One of the main goals of the “ Dreamkiller ” campaign is to spread a feeling of normalcy , to reassure viewers that their fears do not place them in a minority . A potential partnership with UCLA ’ s Counseling Center fell through , but Pirotta and Deak pursued connections with other psychological services offices nationwide , as well as celebrities and well-known figures . “ When you hear celebrities talking about their fears , you feel a little more normal , ” Pirotta said . “ There are no shortcuts in life – that ’ s one of the messages in the movie – sometimes you just have to be strong and get up every time you fall , and at the end the only way to defeat fear is to be brave , ” Pirotta said . Among the fears used in the As part of the same marketing campaign , a video titled “ Don ’ t fear black cats ” featuring the lead actor of the movie Dario Deak with his self-rescued black cat `` Penelope '' , was launched with a mission to bring awareness to human fears based on superstitious beliefs and stereotypes . The video was received with raving support and participated at the annual North Shore Animal League America 's DOGCATEMY AWARDS in New York on Nov 5th 2009 . Release . The film premiered on February 17 , 2010 at the Arclight Cinemas in Hollywood . Among the celebrities who attended to support the film were Boo Boo Stewart ( The Twilight Saga Eclipse ) and Carolyn Hennesy ( Cougar Town ) . Possible TV series . On June 13 , 2010 , Pirotta talked with Canyon News about a possible TV Series adaptation of the film .
Yeh Raat Phir Na Aayegi ( 1966 film ) . `` Yeh Raat Phir Na Aayegi '' is a 1966 Bollywood film starring Sharmila Tagore . Plot . `` Ye Raat Phir Na Aayegi '' is a rivetting film about a woman 's two-centuries old skeleton mysteriously coming to life as Kiran , after it was excavated by Reeta and her assistant Rakesh from a site of archaeological interest . Amid the passage of these surreal events , Reeta and her widower father come to know that Kiran has resurfaced after two centuries to claim Suraj , her lover from the past life , who is presently engaged to Reeta as her fiance . Box office . It was a moderate success at the box office . The film has a high rating ( 6.8 ) at the Internet Movie Database .
Tantalus ( disambiguation ) . Tantalus is a Greek mythological figure who is bound in a pool of water in Tartarus , forever thirsty but never able to drink .
East Los Angeles College . East Los Angeles College ( ELAC ) is a community college of the Los Angeles Community College District in the Los Angeles suburb of Monterey Park . Fourteen communities comprise its primary service area . With an enrollment of 34,697 students , ELAC is the largest campus in the Los Angeles Community College District . It was located in northeastern East Los Angeles before that part of unincorporated East Los Angeles was annexed by Monterey Park in the early 1970s . ELAC is a two-year college , offering associate degree programs in over 25 fields as well as both occupational programs and also academic transfer courses to prepare students for admission to the University of California and California State University systems . Theatre and arts . ELAC is the home to the Vincent and Mary Price Gallery and the Vincent Price Art Museum , the repository of the art collection of Vincent Price . In 1957 , impressed by the spirit of the students and the community 's need for the opportunity to experience original art works first hand , Vincent and Mary Grant Price donated 90 pieces from their private collection to establish the museum , which was the first `` teaching art collection '' owned by a community college in the United States . They ultimately donated some 2,000 pieces ; the collection contains over 9,000 pieces and has been valued in excess of $ 5 million . Clubs and organizations . All clubs in East Los Angeles College are operated and chartered with the ELAC Associate Student Union . The East Los Angeles College Alumni Association is responsible for continually connecting graduates to the student body and holds annual and bi-annual events to raise money for scholarships . East Los Angeles College Campus News is the college 's newspaper , and it was established in 1945 . The paper is managed by the students after they have successfully completed Journalism 101 . A print edition comes out every Wednesday during the Spring and Fall semesters . The current adviser is Jean Stapleton . Other organizations include East Side Spirit and Pride , the organization that founded the Husky marching band on campus , as well as helping to restore the football program in 1995 . In addition ESSP is now the alumni association for the college with Dennis Sanchez as the Chairperson and a board of directors of 23 members . Honors Program . The East Los Angeles Honors Program , which are recognized by the UC system , the Pomona colleges , Occidental and Loyola Marymount , offers rigorous courses that are designed to help students transfer and successfully transition to four-year universities . The Honors Program is open to both part and full time students and requires a 3.0 GPA to apply and be considered for enrollment . Successful completion of the Honors Program guarantees priority consideration for admission at 11 four year universities throughout California and Washington . ( ) Activity with area high school . ELAC 's football field is the site of graduation ceremonies for local high schools such as Garfield High School in East Los Angeles . It has also hosted the `` East L.A. Classic '' football game between Garfield against Theodore Roosevelt High School , that traditionally draws over 20,000 fans .
Jefferson Memorial Forest . The Jefferson Memorial Forest is a forest located in southwest Louisville , Kentucky , in the Knobs region of Kentucky . At , it is the largest municipal urban forest in the United States . The forest was established as a tribute to Kentucky 's veterans , and was designated as a National Audubon Society wildlife refuge . Facilities . The forest offers over 35 miles ( 50 km ) of various hiking trails , including several which offer views of downtown Louisville . Several discrete usage areas are featured , including the Tom Wallace Recreation Area , with the Tom Wallace Lake ; the Paul Yost Recreation Area , and the Horine Conference Center . Camping and fishing are both permitted . Tom Wallace Lake is stocked with trout and catfish once a year . Tom Wallace Recreation Area features various handicapped-accessible facilities , including a fishing dock and a -long natural trail , the Tuliptree Trail . The Horine Conference Center is a popular field trip destination for Louisville schools . The forest property is operated as parkland by Louisville Metro Government . A hiking trail , the Siltstone Trail , traverses much of the forest from east to west . There are several local hiking trails , in addition . Horine also features many hiking trails and both the Paul Yost and Tom Wallace Recreation Areas have horse trails . No mountain biking is permitted in the forest at this time , but the low traffic roads and hilly terrain afford road cyclists many challenging routes through the forest and surrounding areas . History . In 1946 , Jefferson County , Kentucky , undertook to establish a working forest preserve in the southern part of the county . The Jefferson County Memorial Forest was originally envisioned to be and was named as a memorial to the area 's dead of World War II . Since then , the forest has been redesignated to remember all who served in the armed forces . The original purchases were guided by Paul Yost , who was appointed as the county forester . Through 1954 , some were purchased . No further properties were purchased until a single tract was acquired in 1965 . The next acquisition was not until 1979 , and from then until the mid-1980s , the forest was expanded to about . Since then , acquisition has proceeded again slowly . In the late 1990s , the old ranger station , a former country schoolhouse , was renovated as a visitor and welcome center . On May 30 , 2004 parts of the park were ravaged by a tornado , which caused several trails to be temporarily closed . Natural history . There are some fifty types of trees , including ten species of oaks , and a rich flora of wildflowers and seventeen species of ferns and fern allies . A wide variety of animals can be seen , including bobcats , coyotes , red foxes , white-tailed deer , great blue herons and horned owls . Like many other natural areas in the eastern United States , the forest has a significant problem with invasive exotics , including tree-of-heaven ( Ailanthus altissima ) , autumn olive ( Eleagnus umbellata ) , Amur honeysuckle ( Lonicera maackii ) , Japanese honeysuckle ( Lonicera japonica ) , and princess tree ( Paulownia tomentosa ) . The forest is located in the Knobs region of Kentucky , also known as the Muldraugh Escarpment . This is a belt of rugged hills lying between the Bluegrass and the Pennyrile regions . The underlying geology of these hills is primarily siltstone and shale , with the siltstone creating extremely steep hillsides . The most important of these in the forest area is the Holtzclaw Siltstone , named after Holsclaw Hill .
Alva ( automobile ) . Alva was a range of cars made by Automobiles Alva , Courbevoie , Seine , France from 1913 to 1923 . Some of the line-up of cars had 4-cylinder engines made by SCAP , while others had engines ranging from 1.5 to 2.2-litre capacity . They were conventional in design , aside from the Perrot 4-wheel brakes introduced in 1921 , and some models that had an over head cam engine . References . ^ Georgano , G.N. , `` Alva '' , in G.N . Georgano , ed. , The Complete Encyclopedia of Motorcars 1885-1968 ( New York : E.P . Dutton and Co. , 1974 ) , pp.38 .
Fort de Saint-Julien . The Fort de Saint-Julien , renamed ' in German , is a military installation near Metz . It is part of the first fortified belt forts of Metz and had its baptism of fire in late 1944 in the Battle of Metz . Historical context . The first fortified belt consisted of Fort Saint-Privat ( 1870 ) Fort de Queuleu ( 1867 ) , Fort des Bordes ( 1870 ) , Saint-Julien ( 1867 ) , Fort Gambetta , Fort Déroulède , Fort Decaen , Fort de Plappeville ( 1867 ) and Group Fortifications of Saint-Quentin ( 1867 ) ; most of them were unfinished or still in the planning stages in 1870 , when the Franco-Prussian War broke out . During the period of German control following this war , Metz had a German garrison of 15,000 and 20,000 men at the beginning of this period , and housed more than 25,000 men before the First World War , gradually becoming the most important stronghold of the German Reich . Construction and facilities . Fort Saint-Julien is located in the hills above Saint-Julien-lès-Metz and overlooks the city of Metz and the Moselle valley . The fort follows the spirit of the `` detached forts '' concept developed by Raymond Adolphe Séré de Rivières in France and Hans Alexis von Biehler in Germany . The goal was to form a discontinuous enclosure around Metz of artillery forts spaced a cannon shot apart . Work began in 1867 . The fort was not complete in 1870 , when war broke out between France and Germany . The defensive system was completed and perfected by German engineers between 1871 and 1891 . The fort , pentagonal , is a bastion . Half buried behind a defensive system on a slope , the main casern is designed to withstand artillery fire . The fort is surrounded by a system of dry moats , evoking the fortifications of Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban . Successive assignments . While Alsace-Lorraine was under German control after the Franco-Prussian War , the fort became a training camp for German imperial troops . From 1890 the troops in the fort were provided by the XVI Army Corps stationed at Metz and Thionville . From 1914 to 1918 , the fort served as a relay for German soldiers at the front line . Surrendered to the French army in 1919 , the fort was re-taken twenty years later by the Germans during World War II . Beginning in September 1944 , German troops reorganized its defense , and integrated the fort with the defensive system set up around Metz . After World War II , the fort was abandoned . Part of the fort now houses a restaurant specializing in dishes from Alsace and Lorraine . Second World War . In late August 1944 , at the beginning of the Battle of Metz , the German command integrated the defensive system set up around Metz . On 2 September 1944 , Metz was declared a Hitler Reich fortress , to be defended to the last by German troops whose leaders were all sworn to the Führer . The next day General Walther Krause , then commander of the fortress of Metz , established his High Command , the main command post in the barracks was Fort de Plappeville , then known as Feste Alvensleben . The same day , the troops of General Krause took position on a line from Pagny-sur-Moselle to Mondelange , passing to the west of Metz by Chambley-Bussières , Mars-la-Tour , Jarny and Briey . After an initial withdrawal , starting 6 September 1944 , the German lines rested firmly on the forts of Metz . The US offensive , launched 7 September 1944 on the west line of the forts of Metz was cut short . American troops , stopped at the Moselle , despite taking two bridgeheads south of Metz , better defended than expected , were now low on supplies and figuratively out of breath . General Raymond McLain , in agreement with General Edwin Walker , decided to suspend the attack , pending new plans from the General Staff of the 90th Infantry Division . When hostilities resumed after a rainy month , the soldiers of the still held firm to the forts of Metz , though supplies lines were more difficult under artillery fire and frequent bombings . As a prelude to the assault on Metz , on 9 November 1944 , the Air Force sent some 1,300 heavy bombers , both Boeing B-17 Flying Fortresses and Consolidated B-24 Liberators , and dumped hundreds of bombs on fortifications and strategic points in the combat zone of the Third Army . As most bombers had no visibility and dropped their bombs from over 20,000 feet , the military targets were often missed . In Metz , 689 loads of bombs hit the seven forts identified as priority targets , but merely caused collateral damage . In the morning fog of 18 November 1944 , Colonel Donald Bacon gave the signal for the attack by the 2nd Battalion `` 378 Infantry Regiment '' on the Fort Saint-Julien . The fort 's strong position on the main road from Metz was in fact an essential goal . The assault battalion silently encircled the fort and attacked at 7:00 am precisely . The road down to Metz was then held by a company of the 462 Volks-Grenadier-Division that the US artillery campaign finally dislodged from the houses below , completing the encirclement of the fort around noon . American tanks and self-propelled guns then took position around the fort . For an hour , the 240-mm howitzers of `` Task force '' fired tirelessly preparing for the infantry attack . The soldiers of the 378th Infantry Regiment then rushed through a gap at the back of the fort , under fire from machine guns . Two light tanks provide covering fire , while a tank destroyer took position near the entrance and shot at the fort , which nevertheless resisted . Finally , a self-propelled 155mm gun managed to break the door . In the absence of heavy weaponry , the 200 German soldiers of the 462nd Volks-Grenadier-Division were trapped in the fort and could do nothing against American firepower . The next morning , in the mist of 19 November 1944 , the small detachment of 462 Volks-Grenadier-Division finally agreed to surrender to US troops . The fort Jeanne-d ’ Arc was the last of the forts of Metz to disarm . Determined German resistance , bad weather , floods , inopportunity , and a general tendency to underestimate the firepower of the fortifications of Metz , have helped slow the US offensive , giving the opportunity to the German Army to withdraw in good order to the Saar . The objective of the German staff , which was to gain the most possible time in keeping the US troops from arriving at the front of the Siegfried Line , was largely achieved .
Cascade Union Elementary School District . Cascade Union Elementary School District is a public school district based in Shasta County , California .
Aventine Triad . The Aventine Triad ( also referred to as the plebeian Triad or the agricultural Triad ) is a modern term for the joint cult of the Roman deities Ceres , Liber and Libera . The cult was established ca . 493 BC within a sacred district `` ( templum ) '' on or near the Aventine Hill , traditionally associated with the Roman `` plebs '' . Later accounts describe the temple building and rites as `` Greek '' in style . Some modern historians describe the Aventine Triad as a plebeian parallel and self-conscious antithesis to the archaic Capitoline Triad of Jupiter , Mars and Quirinus and the later Capitoline Triad of Jupiter , Minerva and Juno . The Aventine Triad , temple and associated `` ludi '' ( games and theatrical performances ) served as a focus of plebeian identity , sometimes in opposition to Rome 's original ruling elite , the patricians . Origins . The Aventine relationship between Ceres , Liber and Libera was probably based first on their functions as agricultural and fertility deities of the `` plebs '' as a distinct social group . Liber had been companion to both Ceres and to Libera in separate and disparate fertility cults that were widespread throughout the Hellenised Italian peninsula , long before their official adoption by Rome – or rather , their partial assimilation , as Ceres ' own cult appears to have been considered more tractable and obedient than Liber 's . Their Aventine cults , reported in later Roman sources as distinctively Greek in character , may have been further reinforced and influenced by their perceived similarities to particular Greek deities : Ceres to Demeter , Liber to Dionysus ( Roman Bacchus ) and Libera to Persephone ( Roman Proserpina ) . In keeping with Roman theology , the internal and external equivalence of the Aventine Triad remained speculative , broad and flexible . Long after its establishment , Cicero rejects the equivalence of Liber and Dionysus and asserts that Ceres is mother to Liber and Libera . Foundation . The Aventine Triad was established soon after the overthrow of the Roman monarchy and establishment of the Republic . Rome 's majority of citizen commoners ( plebs ) were ruled by the patricians , a small number of powerful , landed aristocrats who asserted a traditional , exclusive right to Rome 's highest religious , political and military offices . The `` plebs '' not only served in Rome 's legions : they were the backbone of its economy – smallholders , labourers , skilled specialists , managers of landed estates , vintners , importers and exporters of grain and wine . Against a background of famine in Rome , an imminent war against the Latins and a threatened plebeian secession , the dictator A. Postumius vowed a temple to the patron deities of the `` plebs '' , Ceres , Liber and Libera on or near the Aventine Hill . The famine ended and Rome 's plebeian citizen-soldiery co-operated in the conquest of the Latins . In 493 BC , a new built temple on or near the Aventine hill was dedicated to the Triad and Rome 's first recorded `` ludi scaenici '' ( religious dramas ) were held in honour of Liber , for the benefit of the Roman people . Liber 's festival , the Liberalia , may date from this time . Patrician dominance was manifest in the Capitoline Triad of Jupiter , Mars and Quirinus on the Capitoline Hill , at the heart of the city . The Capitoline temple lay within Rome 's sacred boundary ( pomerium ) . The Aventine lay outside it . In most versions of the Roman founding myth , this was the hill on which the unfortunate Remus lost to his brother Romulus in a contest of augury to decide Rome 's foundation , name and leadership . Postumius ' vow has been interpreted as a pragmatic , timely recognition of the plebeian citizenry as a distinct social and political grouping with its own values , interests and traditions ; the vow may have intended confirmation of the plebs and their deities as fully Roman , but its fulfillment focused plebeian culture and identity on a Triad of deities only part-assimilated into official Roman religion . Some aspects of their cults were still considered morally `` un-Roman '' by Rome 's authorities . Thus the Aventine Triad gave the `` plebs '' what has been variously described by modern historians as a parallel to the official Capitoline Triad , and its `` copy and antithesis '' . Among other religious innovations based on his antiquarian interests , the emperor Claudius redrew the `` pomerium '' to encompass the Aventine . Development . The `` plebs '' continued to establish and administer their own laws ( `` plebiscita '' ) and held formal assemblies from which patricians were excluded . They elected their own magistrates and sought religious confirmation of their decisions through their own augury , which in plebeian religious tradition had been introduced by Marsyas , a satyr or silen in the entourage of Liber . Meanwhile , the plebeian tribunes , an emergent plebeian nobility and a small but growing number of popularist politicians of patrician ancestry gained increasing influence over Rome 's religious life and government . Any person who offended against the sacred rights and person of a plebeian tribune was liable to declaration as `` homo sacer '' , who could be killed with impunity and whose property was , almost certainly , forfeit to Ceres . Even so , official `` Ludi Cereales '' were not established until as late as 202 BC . Liber 's festival and the Bacchic or Dionysian aspects of his cult were suppressed under the ferocious `` Senatus consultum de Bacchanalibus '' of 186 BC . The Liberalia rites were transferred to Cerealia ; after a few years they were restored to Liber . Varro 's complex , investigative Late Republican theology groups Ceres with Tellus and Venus , therefore ( in Varronian reasoning ) with Victoria ; and Ceres with Libera , when the latter is understood as the female aspect of Liber . Cults and priesthoods . Evidence is lacking for the earliest priesthoods of the Aventine Triad , whether in joint or individual cult to its deities . The plebeian aediles , named after their service of aedes ( shrine or temple ) may have acted as cult priests for their community and may have served Liber and Libera in this capacity . Ceres was served by a flamen Cerealis , usually a plebeian . His duties included the invocation of her assistant deities and cult service to the earth-goddess Tellus . From ca . 205 BC , a joint mystery cult to Ceres and Proserpina was held at the Aventine Triad 's temple , in addition to its older rites . This `` ritus graecus cereris '' recognised Libera as equivalent to Proserpina . Liber 's involvement , if any , is unknown . Initiation was reserved to women , and the cult was served by priestesses of high social caste . According to Cicero , men were forbidden to look on Ceres ' cult image ; this could imply the use of separate cult images , or the use of the same images in different , gender-segregated rites . Temple . The Aventine Triad 's temple was known by the name of its leading deity – thus , Roman sources describe it as the Temple of Ceres , though within it , each deity had a separate internal sanctuary ( `` cella '' ) . The temple served as a cult centre for the patron deities of the plebs , a sacred depository for plebeian records and the headquarters for the plebeian aediles ; the minutes or conclusions of senatorial decrees were also placed there , under the protection of Ceres as the guardian of laws on behalf of the Roman people . While the original temple fabric and furnishings may have been funded in whole or part by its patrician sponsors , its cult images and perhaps its maintenance were supported partly through voluntary offerings and partly through the fines collected by the plebeian aediles from those who infringed plebeian civil and religious laws . By the late Republic , it may have fallen into disrepair : Augustus undertook its restoration , which was completed by his successor Tiberius . Pliny the Elder 's later description of its style and designers as `` Greek '' are taken as further evidence of continued plebeian cultural connections with Magna Graecia , officially funded well into the Imperial era . No trace remains of the temple building , and the historical and epigraphical record offers only sparse details to suggest its exact location .
Prostanthera serpyllifolia . `` Prostanthera serpyllifolia '' , commonly known as small-leaved mintbush , is a small shrub that is native to southern Australia It grows up to 0.5 metres in height and has leaves that are ovate in shape and are 1.5 to 3 mm long and to 0.7 mm to 1.3 mm wide . Flowers occur in spring . The species was formally described in 1810 by botanist Robert Brown , based on plant material collected from the southern Eyre Peninsula in South Australia . Brown gave it the name `` Cryphia serpyllifolia '' , which stood until 1895 when the species was transferred to the genus `` Prostanthera '' . It occurs in New South Wales , Victoria , South Australia and Western Australia .
Anoplognathus parvulus . `` Anoplognathus parvulus '' is a beetle of the family Scarabaeidae native to eastern Australia .
1936 Naval Revolt . The 1936 naval revolt ( ) or Mutiny on the Tagus ships ( `` Motim dos Barcos do Tejo '' ) was a mutiny in Portugal that occurred on 8 September 1936 aboard the aviso and destroyer . It was organized by the Revolutionary Organization of the Fleet ( `` Organização Revolucionária da Armada '' , ORA ) , a left-wing group with links to the Portuguese Communist Party . The mutineers intended to demand António de Oliveira Salazar 's resignation and were apparently inspired by the ongoing Spanish Civil War . Mutiny . The Portuguese fleet lay at anchor in the estuary of the Tagus River on 8 September 1936 . The rebels planned to seize control of both the ships and the coastal forts . At 03:00 their ships were to begin their departure , following each other out at 15 minute intervals . No word was received from the fort garrisons , so the rebels ' plan would only work if they could embark before shore batteries came into action . However , a wireless operator tipped off the Portuguese Admiralty to the plan at around 01:00 . A boat was immediately dispatched to survey the situation of the fleet . Upon seeing the Admiralty launch , most of the Portuguese sailors realized their plot had been discovered and chose not to revolt . By then the crews of the and had already mutinied , forcing their officers below deck at gunpoint . The sailors on the `` Afonso '' attempted to lure the Admiralty officers aboard , but the launch fled and the crew opened fire with machine guns . It took almost an hour before the alarm was raised ashore . When the forts were finally alerted , they could n't target the mutineers ' ships due to a heavy mist . Yet the rebels were hesitant to leave without further orders from their leaders , and did not attempt a breakout until daylight . The Portuguese naval minister ordered coastal artillery to fire on any vessel attempting to leave the harbour . At 07:30 the `` Afonso '' and `` Dão '' raised steam and proceeded down the river at about . By now the mist had cleared and the shore batteries opened fire . The `` Afonso '' responded but was soon struck . A loyal submarine opened fire on her with a machine gun . Her bridge was destroyed in the engagement and her engines were crippled . The `` Dão '' , caught in the cross-fire between two forts , was also hit and both ships ran aground . The crews raised white flags to signal their surrender . Government forces boarded the `` Afonso '' and arrested its crew . In an attempt to conceal their actions , several sailors stripped off their uniforms and attempted to swim ashore . Loyal Portuguese troops raked them with machine gun fire . The rebels were rounded up near Belém Tower and taken prisoner . The leader of the revolt , a sailor from the `` Dão '' , committed suicide . Aftermath . The Portuguese Ministry of Maritime Affairs reported that 12 sailors were killed and 20 wounded . 238 were arrested and deported to a penal colony on Santiago , Portuguese Cape Verde . The Ministry dismissed both crews in their entirety , reinstating sailors only if they were able to prove they resisted the mutiny . An investigation was also opened into discipline aboard the aviso `` Bartolomeu Dias '' . According to historian Glyn Stone , the revolt was `` easily suppressed and remained an isolated incident '' and did not pose a threat to António de Oliveira Salazar . The government framed the mutiny as a Communist plot to surrender the Portuguese ships to the Spanish Republican Navy . On 10 September , Salazar introduced a law forcing all public servants to swear allegiance to the principles of the regime and an anti-communist paramilitary force , the Legião Portuguesa , was formed a week later . The mutiny also strengthened Portuguese support for Francisco Franco 's side in the Spanish Civil War . The revolt was the last military challenge to Portugal 's Estado Novo until 1974 . The mutiny forms of the backdrop for the 1984 novel `` The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis '' by José Saramago .
Siratus thompsoni . `` Siratus thompsoni '' is a species of sea snail , a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae , the murex snails or rock snails .
First Church of the Resurrection . First Church of the Resurrection is an historic church at 901 Tuscarawas Street East , Canton , Ohio , which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places . The church was dedicated , and its sanctuary completed , in 1862 . History . In 1810 , the Union ( Reformed and Lutheran ) Church was built . Two years later , its Sunday school began . In 1843 a choir was formed , and in 1862 the present church was built . In 1866 or 1871 , English-language services began . The church 's ladies ' aid society was founded in 1979 . In 1897 , it incorporated as the First German Reformed Church . The following year , a Sunday-school addition was built and the church was remodeled . In 1903 , its Women 's Missionary Society was founded . Three years later , the Andrew Carnegie Fund paid half the cost of a new organ . In 1916 the church was again remodeled , and in 1926 and 1927 a parish house , educational center and social hall were added . The parish house was destroyed by fire in 1937 . Three years later , the church 's name was changed to the First Evangelical and Reformed Church . In 1941 , a new parish house was built on the old site . Its name was again changed to the First United Church of Christ in a denominational merger with the United Church of Christ in 1959 . In 1966 , a new Fratelli Ruffatti organ was installed , and four years later a Bach musical festival was presented . The 901 Food Pantry began distributing food to the local community in 1978 . The following year , the Karl Koepke Memorial Chapel was dedicated . In 1982 the church was listed on the National Register for Historical Places , an outdoor lighted sign was built and the west parking lot opened . A new six-ton , 1,600-pipe Kegg organ was installed in 1993 . From 2002 to 2005 , a new office wing , classroom and meeting area were built . In 2005 , the church severed its ties with the United Church of Christ and became the independent First Church of the Resurrection . The Shepherd 's Garden was dedicated in 2007 , and traditional and contemporary worship services began . Handel 's `` Messiah '' was performed in 2008 , and the church celebrated its 200th anniversary in 2010 . All services are now conducted in English , rather than German .
1961 NCAA Men 's Basketball All-Americans . The consensus 1961 College Basketball All-American team , as determined by aggregating the results of seven major All-American teams . To earn `` consensus '' status , a player must win honors from a majority of the following teams : the Associated Press , the USBWA , The United Press International , the National Association of Basketball Coaches , the Newspaper Enterprise Association ( NEA ) , The Sporting News , and the National Collegiate Association Bureau ( NCAB ) . 1961 was the only year where the National Collegiate Association Bureau teams were used in determining consensus teams .
Phellinus tremulae . `` Phellinus tremulae '' is a species of polypore fungus in the family Hymenochaetaceae that grows on `` Populus tremula '' and on trembling aspen in Canada . The species was first described as `` Fomes igniarius '' f. `` tremulae '' by Appollinaris Semenovich Bondartsev in 1935 . It causes the disease Aspen trunk rot .
Kentucky Route 328 . Kentucky Route 328 ( KY 328 ) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Kentucky . The highway connects mostly rural areas of Lincoln , Pulaski , and Rockcastle counties with Waynesburg . Lincoln County . KY 328 begins at an intersection with KY 70 southwest of Eubank , within Lincoln County . It travels to the west-northwest and curves to the north-northwest . It crosses over Pilot Creek and then curves to the north-northeast . The highway then travels to the northeast . At the southern terminus of Ike Singleton Road , it turns left , to the north-northwest . It curves to the north-northeast and then the east-northeast and enters Waynesburg , where it crosses over some railroad tracks of Norfolk Southern Railway and intersects the western terminus of KY 3276 ( Old Waynesburg Road ) . KY 328 leaves the community and continues to the east-northeast to an intersection with KY 1247 . The two highways begin a concurrency to the east . One block later , they turn right , to the south-southeast , onto U.S. Route 27 ( US 27 ) . This intersection is just west of Double Spring Cemetery . Approximately later , KY 328 and KY 1247 split off . About three blocks later , KY 328 turns left , to the east-northeast . It curves to the east-southeast and crosses over Caney Creek . After some twists and turns in an easterly direction , it enters Pulaski County . Pulaski and Rockcastle counties . KY 328 heads to the east-southeast and curves to the east-northeast before it crosses over Buck Creek . It intersects the northern terminus of KY 865 . It curves to the east-southeast and intersects KY 39 . The two highways travel concurrently to the north-northwest . They enter Bee Lick , where they split . KY 328 turns right , to the east-northeast . Almost immediately , it enters Rockcastle County . It crosses over Bee Lick Creek again and then curves to the south-southeast . It intersects the northern terminus of KY 3273 ( Owen School Road ) . The highway crosses over Brushy Creek and meets its eastern terminus , an intersection with KY 618 ( Quail Road ) .
Borgarhreppur . Borgarhreppur was formerly a rural parish ( `` hreppur '' ) in Mýrasýsla county , west Iceland , named after the ancient farm and church estate Borg á Mýrum which was occupied by Skallagrímur Kveldúlfsson , one of Iceland 's original settlers . On 7 June 1998 Borgarhreppur joined the Borgarbyggð municipality , along with Álftaneshreppur and Þverárhlíðarhreppur .
USS Brandenburg ( 1901 ) . USS `` Brandenburg '' was only briefly in the United States Navy . `` Brandenburg '' was a twin-screw , steel-hulled steamship completed in 1901 by Bremer Vulkan Aktiengesellschaft of Bremen-Vegesack , Germany , for the Norddeutscher Lloyd Line , of Bremen . She was allocated to the United States when the Allied powers parceled out Germany ’ s merchant marine after World War I , and was commissioned at Southend-on-Sea , England , on 9 May 1919 , Lieutenant Commander Hiram L. Irwin in command . Sailing for Plymouth , England , on 10 May , `` Brandenburg '' arrived at her destination on the morning of the 11th , where she provisioned and coaled . Within a week of her arrival , dispatches concerning the ship indicated that the Allied Maritime Transport Council executive had allocated `` Brandenburg '' for “ trooping between England and Northern Russia ” and that repairs to fit her out for that service were estimated to take from three to four weeks . A shortage of enlisted men in the United States , however , prompted Vice Admiral Harry S. Knapp , Commander , U. S. Naval Forces in European Waters , to arrange for the British government take over the ship for the transport duty since the “ trooping ” would probably last through the summer . Accordingly , `` Brandenburg '' sailed for Liverpool on the afternoon of 17 May and arrived there on the afternoon of the 10th . At 1300 on 20 May 1919 , `` Brandenburg '' was decommissioned and turned over to the Alfred Holt Steamship Company , accredited representatives of the British Admiralty . `` Brandenburg '' s former American crew then sailed for the United States in the transport `` Louisville '' . Contemporary British mercantile lists carry `` Brandenburg '' as being operated by the Holt firm under government auspices at the outset . She remained in the hands of the Holt conglomerate , which included the Ocean Steamship Company ( or , more colloquially , the Blue Funnel Line ) through 1923 . She was renamed `` Hecuba '' in 1923 and was broken up for scrap in Italy in December 1924 .
Wójcice , Lower Silesian Voivodeship . Wójcice ( ) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Jelcz-Laskowice , within Oława County , Lower Silesian Voivodeship , in south-western Poland . Prior to 1945 it was in Germany .
Ihumwa . Ihumwa is an administrative ward in the Dodoma Urban district of the Dodoma Region of Tanzania . According to the 2002 and 2012 census. , the ward has a total population of 11,490 .
American Ride ( TV series ) . `` American Ride '' is an American historical documentary series produced by BYUtv and hosted by motorcycle-riding host Stan Ellsworth . From the seat of his Harley Davidson , Ellsworth narrates the series focusing on pivotal events in American history and visits the places where those events unfolded . The show won a regional 2013 Emmy Award for best host .
Wurundjeri Walk Trail . __NOTOC__ The Wurundjeri Walk Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians in the inner eastern suburbs of Blackburn South and Forest Hill in Melbourne , Victoria , Australia . The path is broken by many small road sections . For this entry the eastern end is considered to be Mahoneys Road that leads to Forest Hill Chase shopping centre Following the trail . The west end of Wurundjeri Walk Trail starts at Boardman Close , near the clubhouse of the Box Hill golf club . See the Gardiners Creek Trail for more detail . from Boardman Close the path ducks down a small lane and arrives at Roberts Avenue . Turn left ( north ) then right into Wellard Road ( east ) . Right at Nash Road , left at Joyhill Avenue , left again at Penrose Street , right into Mirabella Crescent and finally left into Middleborough Road . Go north up Middleborough Road to the pedestrian crossing and cross over to Wilks Place . The trail restarts at the end of the street . Follow the Wurundjeri Walk until the trail arrives at a tee intersection . Turn right ( south ) and head for Fulton Road . Go left ( east ) and along Fulton Road and cross over to the path that links to Finch Street . Continuing east along Finch Street , then Forest Glen Avenue to the parks parallel to Golden Glen Road and finally arriving at Mahoneys Road . Cross the road and go along Parkland Place , north of and beside `` Brand Receptions '' . The path intersects here with the Syndal Heatherdale Pipe Reserve Trail . Connections . Gardiners Creek Trail in the west . In the east , at Mahoneys Road , the Syndal Heatherdale Pipe Reserve Trail can be reached by a via Parkland Place . West end at ; east end at .
Athikkayam . Athikkayam is a village located in the Pathanamthitta district of Kerala State , India . It is a small village that is situated on the bank of the Pamba River It 's one of the 11 villages in Ranni taluk . Demographics . India census , Athikkayam had a population of 9,607 with 4,745 males and 4,862 females .
Chemirgoys . Temirgoy or Chemirgoy or Kemgui ( , ' ; or , ' ; or , ' ; , ' ) are one of the Adyghe tribes ( sub-ethnic groups ) of the Circassian people . They live mainly in Adygea and presented diaspora . The Temirgoy dialect of Adyghe ( , ' ) , and the Bzhedug dialect of Adyghe are the main languages of the Circassians in the Republic of Adygea . History . They were one of the strongest and most powerful Circassian tribes . They lived between the lower flows of the Belaya and Laba Rivers . On the north their lands extended to the Kuban . Sources note that Temirgoy tribe was richer than its neighbors . They cultivated cattle breeding and agriculture : millet , corn , wheat , rye and sunflower . Class differentiation in Temirgoy tribe was very clear . The most important family of princely origin was Bolotoko , which at some point controlled Temirgoy , Yegeruko and Mamheg tribes . 1864 - After the end of the Caucasian War , most Temirgoys resettled in other Circassian villages ( in Bzhedugii , Kabarda , village Urupskiy ( Schhaschefyzh ) current Assumption district of Krasnodar region ) , as well as in Turkey and the Middle East . 1881 - Turkey has left the population of the village Hadzhimukohabl ( now village Dondukovskaya ) , many of whom are Temirgoy .
Duddingston Kirk . Duddingston Kirk is a Parish Church in the Church of Scotland , located adjacent to Holyrood Park in Duddingston Village , on the east side of the City of Edinburgh . Regular services are held at the kirk , conducted by the minister , Rev Dr James A. P. Jack ( from 2001 ) . The church was built in or around 1124 by Dodin , a Norman knight , on land granted to Kelso Abbey by King David I of Scotland . As originally built , the kirk consisted of the chancel , nave and square tower . The traditional pattern of an east–west axis was adopted . The original entrance on the south wall includes a particularly fine example of Scoto-Norman stone carving , with a round-topped doorway . Following the enlargement of the parish boundaries , the Prestonfield Aisle was added in 1631 . This consists of a gallery , downstairs area and burial vaults were on the north side . In 1968 the kirk ’ s interior was reconditioned , with the former pipe organ removed . The entrance to the kirkyard from Duddingston village is notable for its gatehouse , built as a lookout point to deter `` bodysnatchers '' in the early 19th century . The Edinburgh bodysnatchers , known as `` resurrectionists , '' stole recently buried corpses to sell to anatomists , and , as in the notorious case of Burke and Hare , sometimes also resorted to murder . Given its proximity to central Edinburgh , Duddingston has long been a favourite location for many of the city ’ s artists and professionals . The novelist Walter Scott was ordained an elder at Duddingston in 1806 . The kirk has also been used as a venue during the Edinburgh Festival Fringe . Ministers . A famous and widely admired minister in the early 19th century ( 1805–1840 ) was the Reverend John Thomson , a notable painter and friend of Raeburn and Turner . He referred to his parishioners ( and large family ) as `` ma bairns '' and hence one possible explanation of the popular Scottish expression `` We ’ re a ' Jock Tamson ’ s bairns '' . [ Note the plaque opposite the church . ) He was replaced in 1841 by James Macfarlane FRSE DD ( 1808-1866 ) , who was Moderator of the General Assembly in 1865 . Stained Glass . The north triple window in the gallery is dedicated to Joan Carfrae , wife of the famous detective , Allan Pinkerton , who was born in Duddingston in 1822 and died in Chicago in 1887 . The window is designed by Douglas Strachan . The stained glass immediately east of the pulpit commemorates Dr Stevenson Macadam , an elder in the church .
Kathleen Lowe Melde . Kathleen Lowe Melde from the University of Arizona , Tucson , AZ was named Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers ( IEEE ) in 2012 `` for contributions to tunable antennas and their integration in electrical packaging '' . Education . B.S . degree from California State University , Long Beach , in 1985 , the M.S . degree from California State University , Northridge , in 1987 , and the Ph.D. degree from the University of California , Los Angeles , in 1996 , all in electrical engineering .
T. Kenneth Cribb Jr.. Troy Kenneth `` Ken '' Cribb Jr. is a former presidential advisor to President Ronald Reagan . Biography . Cribb was born August 7 , 1948 in Spartanburg , South Carolina . His parents were T. Kenneth Cribb Sr. and Dicksie Brown Cribb . His father was an agribusinessman , merchandising and marketing expert , civic and religious leader , and a trustee of Clemson University . He is a of Universidad Francisco Marroquin . Cribb graduated in 1970 from Washington and Lee University , and served as national director for ISI from 1971 to 1977 . After that , he went on to University of Virginia Law School , graduating in 1980 . He was deputy to the chief counsel of the Reagan campaign the same year . After working briefly as a Wall Street lawyer , he served as Assistant to the President for Domestic Affairs in the Reagan Administration , serving as President Reagan ’ s top advisor on domestic matters . Earlier in the administration he held the position of Counselor to the Attorney General . He was President of the Intercollegiate Studies Institute from 1989-2011 , and served on its board until May 2012 . During his tenure , ISI expanded its educational programs . He also served as vice chairman of the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board from 1989 to 1992 . He was also president of the Collegiate Network , an association of alternative college newspapers ; president of the Council for National Policy , a conservative umbrella organization ; member of the Board of Advisors for the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education ; is counselor to the Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy , a conservative legal organization . Cribb also serves on the Board of Advisors of the Russell Kirk Center for Cultural Renewal , an educational organization that continues the intellectual legacy of noted conservative icon Russell Kirk , and on the Board of Visitors of Ralston College , a start-up liberal arts college in Savannah . He also served as President of the Philadelphia Society . Cribb has been published in `` National Review , '' `` The American Spectator '' , The Intercollegiate Review , `` Modern Age '' , and `` Human Events '' . Heritage Foundation President , Edwin J. Feulner has stated that `` the conservative movement had no better friend in the highest councils of state during the Reagan era than Ken Cribb '' .